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DEPARTMENTS

Feathered friends: The evolution and impact of Santa Cruz Island’s endemic scrub jay

by Chuck Graham

Volume 43, Issue 48 Advice Goddess____________________ 21

OPINION

After Dark________________________ 15

Power to Speak: The teacher shortage: restoring a

noble profession

by Michael N. Cosenza, Ed.D. Letters

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Arts Listings_______________________ 18 Free Will Astrology_________________ 21 Happenings_______________________ 18 Food + Drink______________________ 20

NEWS

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Eye on the Environment: To express gratitude, share abundance and avoid waste on Thanksgiving

by David Goldstein VC Election 2020: Supervisor race could be decided in March

by Kimberly Rivers In Brief

by Kimberly Rivers

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The island cherry is an important food source for the island scrub jay, endemic to Santa Cruz Island.

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Talk of the town: Podcast shines light on Ventura County

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OPINION Letters Opportunity for affordable housing

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ecent news has published that Kmart in Santa Paula and Sears in Ventura will soon be closing, as has Kmart in Camarillo.

These buildings should be repurposed for housing. One really good thing is that there is plenty of parking, which is always a major concern in new builds.

Please don’t allow these buildings to be shuttered and become an eyesore. As a citizen, I would encourage and challenge these cities to partner with developers to immediately construct affordable housing.

And don’t forget green spaces.

Judith A. Beay Ventura

Turkey Day and politics I am sure that very little contentious talk will come from our assembled family over

a sumptuous table of traditional treats for Thanksgiving — we are all in agreement about Trump’s perfidy and manic decisions.

Of course he needs to be impeached and then removed from office by the Senate, forthwith.

The latter ain’t gonna happen, though. We now live in a society where facts themselves are enemies, and ill-willed partisans marshal anger against them. I sometimes imagine that Trumpsters view him the way one might view professional wrestlers — as a fake show that still amazes with its over-the-top, wellrehearsed performance. Some will say we have been dazzled by fantasy for centuries and fact-challenged for quite some time, but I disagree.

Fantasy once had its limited niche in our struggling rational consciousness, while now it is our consciousness. Talking and learning from rational people with different opinions and values keeps us sane. That talk across the political divide has been shut down. I honestly wouldn’t know how to express my worries and remedies for our country to an ardent Trump supporter, though I can imagine a different Thanksgiving dinner where that may have been possible.

There’s always been anti-science know-

nothings and religious fanatics, true. But the shift to pervasive crazy talk about our society over informed debate has overtaken us quite quickly as have the effects of climate change.

Projecting remedies for global warming out to 2050 is obviously too long an arc for our various eco-fixes. The shift in climate afflicts the world already.

And our ability to curb the worst of political fanaticism may actually take that long — at least a generation or two. And we will have to fix our political system the way we are trying to fix the way we live on the planet — with both radical and incremental changes. The analogy I’m posing here indicates we may need to adapt to our new political realities the way I believe we must to climate change — not just preserving nor restoring but adapting to changed conditions, which is nature’s way. What might that mean? Maybe that can inform the conversation over a problematic national holiday but one officially dedicated to sharing food, friendship and gratitude.

Happy Thanksgiving.

Robert Chianese Ventura

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Power to Speak

The teacher shortage: restoring a noble profession

by Michael N. Cosenza, Ed.D.

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ith all the political distractions in the news, one critical issue seems to get very little attention. This is the impending teacher shortage. I use the term impending because here in Ventura County, we have not felt the pain of the teacher shortage in quite the same way as other areas of the state.

That will not be the case for long, however.

One significant factor contributing to the shortage is that young high school and collegeage students are simply not choosing teaching as a career. In fact, the Learning Policy Institute (LPI) has reported a 73 percent enrollment decline in California teacher preparation programs since 2002. According to LPI, more than 75,000 candidates were enrolled to become teachers in 2002 compared to just over 20,000 in 2016. Looking at the same years, the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) reported a 47 percent decline in new teacher credentials issued, with 29,556 in 2002 dropping to 15,440 in 2016. This means each year we are sending fewer new teachers into the profession to take the place of retiring baby boomers and fill the openings created by increased population. In short, we are not preparing enough new teachers to sustain our school system.

In Ventura County, some school districts are already experiencing teacher shortages, especially in the areas of special education, mathematics and science. In other parts of the state, particularly rural and urban districts, shortages are impacting almost all subject

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areas. LPI’s 2017-18 survey revealed that 80 percent of California’s school districts reported some type of teacher shortage.

There are two overarching questions that need to be addressed. First, how do school districts fill positions when they cannot find credentialed teachers? And second, how do we encourage young people to pursue teaching as a career?

When someone fully qualified cannot be found to fill a teaching position, the default process is to issue a provisional or short-term teaching permit. In the 201617 school year, CTC issued 5,710 permits to fill vacant teaching positions.

Oftentimes, the recipients of these permits do not have expertise in the subject that they will teach or any experience in teaching strategies and classroom management. California’s children deserve better.

Another solution is fast-tracking individuals through alternative non-traditional teacher preparation programs. When candidates go through alternative programs, the clinical field experience, often referred to as student teaching, is reduced or eliminated. Research has shown that the best-prepared teachers are

those who spend a significant amount of time practicing their skills in a classroom where they can co-teach and co-plan with a mentor teacher who provides feedback and professional guidance. Often, those who go through alternative programs know their subject matter well but are less prepared in classroom management and teaching strategies, both of which are essential for teacher effectiveness and student success.

It is incumbent upon us all to figure out how to make the profession of teaching appealing to our young people who are making career choices. We know the many factors that make teaching a less-appealing career choice. They include low salaries, lack of supplies (resulting in out-of-pocket expenses), lack of parental support and student behavior issues. These have been issues for a long time and need to be addressed at the highest levels with policy changes. Additionally, there is a great deal of politicization of the teaching profession, which further contributes to its low appeal.

There are many state initiatives in place to recruit more people to the profession. Special funding exists for projects to transition

In Ventura County, some school districts are already experiencing teacher shortages, especially in the areas of special education, mathematics and science.

para-professionals to teachers, provide additional support for more bilingual teachers, offer grants for preparing special education teachers, and provide money for new teacher residencies. Though all of these are great initiatives, they are all short-term with limited funding and no guarantee of continuance.

Our most precious resources, our children, need teachers who are going to nurture and prepare them to become productive citizens who can achieve their dreams. We know that having high quality teachers in the classroom is vital to the academic achievement of our children, yet somehow, we fall short in honoring teaching as a noble profession.

It is time for school districts and universities to recognize that it is a joint responsibility to prepare new teachers by committing to partnerships that professionalize teacher preparation in the same manner as physicians, lawyers and other professionals are prepared.

Lastly, it is time for the state to put long-term funding behind school-university partnerships in the form of residency stipends, loan forgiveness and making the other initiatives mentioned here permanent. This will create a highly prepared and professional teaching force to sustain California’s schools long into the future.

Michael N. Cosenza is an associate professor of education in the Graduate School of Education at California Lutheran University and vice president of the California Council on Teacher Education.

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To express gratitude, share abundance and avoid waste on Thanksgiving

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his edition of the VCReporter comes out the day before Thanksgiving, the 156th time Americans have celebrated the holiday since Abraham Lincoln made Thanksgiving a national day of observance in 1863. At that time, our country was in the midst of the Civil War, and the commemoration made it clear that even during difficult times we still have much for which to be thankful.

The first Thanksgiving celebration in America in 1621 came amidst a backdrop of suffering and deprivation. The Pilgrims, who had arrived close to winter, struggled in a hostile wilderness, and nearly half died in the first year. Thanksgiving represented a recovery in a world still dangerous to them.

The Wampanoag tribe — credited with helping the Pilgrims learn to track deer, navigate the forest and develop a food supply — also were recovering from hardship when they joined the Pilgrims for Thanksgiving. The tribe had recently been decimated by disease.

Modern medicine now keeps epidemics at bay, cultivated fields yield abundant crops and the threat of a dark wilderness overwhelming a Pilgrim settlement has been replaced by a wilderness yielding to human development. However, some in our community still experience deprivation.

Monica White, president and CEO of Food Share, the local nonprofit food bank which distributes to food pantries throughout the county, says one in six people in Ventura County is “food insecure,” and 20 percent of these people are children. Food Share’s website explains the implications of this data, based on surveys of Ventura County residents served by Food Share’s program: In the month prior to seeking Food Share’s services, 69 percent of clients reported that they had to choose between food and utilities, 66 percent had to choose between food and medical care and 31 percent had to choose between food and education.

If you have plenty of food this Thanksgiving, one way to express gratitude is to help organizations such as Food Share, either by donating or volunteering.

You can learn more about joining the more than 400 people who volunteer to help Food Share provide sustenance to almost 75,000 people in an average month by calling Christina Forino, director of volunteer services, at 805-983-7100.

One upcoming opportunity to help Food Share will be through their canned tree drive on December 5 and 6, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., at Figueroa Plaza in downtown Ventura. White reports Food Share regularly collects over 200,000 pounds of food at this event, which celebrates the holiday spirit by involving teams in assembling donated cans into Christmas trees.

Although canned foods are associated with food distribution programs, 32 percent of food distributed

by Food Share is actually produce.

Food Forward is another local nonprofit channeling the surplus of those blessed with abundance to those who suffer from need. Rather than focusing on distribution of shelf-stable products, Food Forward focuses on fruit and vegetables, harvesting from donors’ backyards, collecting surplus and visually distressed produce from farmers’ markets, and taking advantage of other opportunities to capture surplus and prevent waste.

Ventura County Branch Manager Ally Gialketsis commented, “Harvesting surplus crops, from backyards or farms, and collecting at the farmers markets is a win-win-win; it not only feeds hungry people, it also generates a tax deduction for donors, and it prevents produce from rotting, which contributes to climate change.”

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Food Forward is currently recruiting volunteers to glean from the Channel Islands Harbor Farmers Market on Sunday, Dec. 8, 1:15 p.m.-2:30 p.m. As of this writing, the website notes that there are only two spots left for volunteers, but the organization also has upcoming backyard harvest volunteer opportunities, such as a Dec. 14 event (2-4 p.m.) in Ventura, which has seven spots left.

Produce collected by Food Forward is distributed through some of the same food pantries supplied by Food Share, but Food Forward also holds innovative distribution events. For example, the last Tuesday of each month, it sets up a free farmers market-style event to distribute produce at Simi at the Garden, a community garden at 1636 Sinaloa Road in Simi Valley.

Waste Free VC, a coalition of public sector agencies, nonprofit organizations and for-profit businesses involved in edible food recovery, is currently preparing for implementation of several programs by identifying types and quantities of food currently being donated and edible food being disposed. You can help by completing an online survey at www.surveymonkey.com/r/wastefreevc .

Pilgrims at the first Thanksgiving were grateful for having been sustained by their new environment and by the neighbors with whom they shared resources.

In that spirit of thankfulness and sharing, show your appreciation by reducing waste and donating food.

David Goldstein is an Environmental Analyst with the Ventura County Public Works Agency

Ojai yard waste site closed, short timeline to reopen

On Nov. 15, the Ojai green waste facility on Old Baldwin Road was closed by Santa Clara Organics. All phone numbers are disconnected for both Ojai Valley Organics and Santa Clara Organics.

According to Justin Bertoline, planner with the Ventura County Planning Department, the permit for the facility is set to expire on Dec. 11, 2019. “The applicant is currently considering whether or not to accept the mitigation measures that have been imposed on the permit modification,” he said via email to the VCReporter.

Santa Clara Organics has not renewed the lease for the property, which is owned by the county. “Currently there are several interested parties in acquiring ownership of the permit.

Ownership must be transferred before the termination of the lease or the CUP [conditional use permit] expires.”

This facility was used by property owners and landscape business operators to dispose of green yard waste, which was then mulched.

Increase in wallet theft during holidays

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The Thousand Oaks Police Department is recommending that the public take extra care in protecting purses and wallets in public places like restaurants and grocery stores as they have seen an increase in these types of thefts recently. Stolen credit and debit cards are usually used immediately at retailers or for online purchases.

“There was a 125 percent increase in wallet thefts,” said Tim Lohman with the Ventura County Sheriff Department, Public Information Office. The increase was between the 2017-18 and 2018-19 holiday seasons, Dec. 1-March 9 in each year. “The press release serves as a warning to the residents to be vigilant so we don’t see another increase this year.”

Department officials said groups of two thieves will use a “ruse or distraction” to occupy the victim, while the wallet is stolen.

Suggestions to increase security include: be aware, put wallet inside coat or front pants pocket, do not leave purse unzipped in shopping carts or on chairs, carry purse across your body. And be ready to report stolen items to credit card

companies quickly. Downloading credit card apps on your phone can help expedite the process.

Lost hiker found

On Nov. 13, after a seven-hour search involving multiple agencies — including 35 ground searchers, two helicopters, infrared camera and off-road vehicles — a lost 76-year-old male hiker was located off trail between large boulders near Tri-Peaks and Fossil trail near the Satwiwa Native American Indian Cultural Center in the Santa Monica Mountains.

He was found when a ground searcher with the East Valley and Fillmore Search and Rescue Team heard an “odd sound” at about 10:30 p.m. that night.

“The hiker became stuck in this area as a result of going off trail,” said Deputy Chris Dyer with the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department. He said the hiker does not normally carry a cell phone. “The angle at which he had become stuck made it difficult for him to ascend back up to the trail he had come from.

He did have a Patagonia jacket which would have kept him warm enough through the night.”

The hiker was ultimately hoisted out of the area by a helicopter and off loaded near Lake Sherwood. Officials emphasize the importance of giving a “hiking plan” to a friend or family member and that all hikers should carry the “Ten Essentials,” which include: compass, water, flashlight, first-aid kit and emergency blanket. A hiking plan form and the essentials list are online at www.vcsar3.org.

Cross-border insurance schemer convicted

Graciela Medina-Montes, 67, of Santa Paula has pled guilty to insurance fraud for a scheme in which she drove her 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe to Mexico and abandoned it. After returning to Santa Paula, she reported the car stolen.

California Department of Insurance investigators confronted Medina-Montes with evidence proving the Tahoe had been driven to Mexico. She then admitted that she drove it there and that it had not been stolen.

She has paid $500 restitution to National General Insurance, and she faces up to six years in jail, with fines up to $50,000.

Her sentencing hearing is set for Jan. 22, 2020, in Ventura County Superior Court.

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city of Oxnard. Incumbent John Zaragoza mary advance on to the November ballot then the top two vote getters will advance to in the general election. Party restrictions the November ballot. is termed out, but has announced he will for primary elections mean that for larger, be seeking the mayoral seat on the Oxnard party-affiliated races, like the presidential County supervisor candidates City Council (on the Nov., 2020 ballot). Four race, some voters can only cast votes for canCounty supervisors make a wide variety didates in their party. of decisions about the unincorporated areas candidates are vying for the District 5 seat: VC voter demographics Carmen Ramirez, current mayor pro tem In California the Democratic, Libertarian between the cities including zoning, housing Ventura County’s population is about and development, water management and of Oxnard and an attorney focusing on or American Independent (this is different 847,834 (most recent data from 2017, 2019 than no-party affiliation or decline-to-state) waste handling. The supervisors oversee the social security disability, consumer matters State of the Region Report, Ventura County parties allow any registered voter to vote in county medical services, Air Pollution Con- and immigration; Jeffrey Burum, a retired Civic Alliance), and has 453,869 registered trol District, Environmental Health and fire the primary for their candidates. Voters can voters. 108,074 of those voters are not affiliaccountant and U.S. Air Force veteran; request the party ballot, either by mail with and law enforcement departments. ated with any party. With 131,982 registered Veronica Robles Solis, current president of the postcard they will receive if registered Republicans and 183,459 registered DemoAs of press deadline, the candidates runas a permanent vote-by-mail voter, or at their ning for Ventura County Supervisor in Dis- the Oxnard School District Board of Trustcrats, the unaffiliated voters could cause a polling place. The Republican Party only trict 1 (Ventura, Ojai areas) include Matt ees; and Tim Flynn, mayor of Oxnard, seekmajor swing in a given race. 30,354 voters allows declared Republican voters to cast LaVere, mayor of Ventura. Two other can- ing the seat previously held by his father, are registered with other parties (Ventura a vote for their candidates in the primary County Elections on Nov. 25, 2019). didates are listed: Monica Gray, a resident John Flynn, who lost the seat to Zaragoza in AD AD PROOF election. of Ventura, and Jeff Ketelsen of Ojai, listed 2008 after holding it since 1972.

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alifornia’s Channel Islands have proven to be a safe haven for a wide array of flora and fauna ever since the chain became a national park in 1980. Over the years, cooperative efforts by the National Park Service, The Nature Conservancy, the Institute for Wildlife Studies and other agencies have managed to bring Channel Islands National Park toward a natural balance.

This is seen in the return of several significant avian species, including the peregrine falcon, California brown pelican and bald eagle. All three species were decimated by DDT pesticides but have made remarkable comebacks.

Bald eagles, for example, were extinct on the islands for 50 years, leading up to 2002 when the first eaglets were returned to Santa Cruz Island. More eaglets followed through 2006, and after years of intensive efforts there are now roughly 70 bald eagles that have reestablished historic habitat across the national park.

In 2019, America’s national bird experienced something of a baby boom: This year there were 19 breeding bald eagle pairs on the islands, producing a total of 24 chicks, with 10 chicks on Santa Cruz Island, nine on Santa Catalina Island, two each on Anacapa and San Clemente Islands, and one on Santa Rosa Island.

Isolation has its advantages on the Channel Islands and with protections in place, it’s easy to see conservation at work. Once ranch animals were removed from the volcanic archipelago, much of the islands healed themselves, thus giving island endemics a chance to thrive. Still, more challenges lie ahead.

ECO GARDENER

“A fascinating, interesting and ecologically really important bird,” says Scott Sillet, a wildlife biologist for the Smithsonian Institute and its Migratory Bird Center, of the island scrub jay, a brilliant blue passerine species found only on Santa Cruz Island.

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One species of significant ecological importance is the endemic island scrub jay. Santa Cruz Island, the largest, most biodiverse isle off the California coast, is the only place in the world this passerine species exists. The island scrub jay evolved from its mainland cousin, the western scrub jay, thousands of years ago while surrounded by open ocean — first when the northern chain was just one island (named by scientists Santarosae), and ever since, beginning 20,000 years ago at the end of the last Ice Age. From there, sea levels rose 400 feet and the Northern Channel Islands were created. It wasn’t until 1994, however, that the jay became its own separate species, Aphelocoma insularis.

Birders from all over the globe flock to Santa Cruz Island just to get a mere glimpse of the jay, a streak of brilliant blue amongst the island oaks, Bishop pines, manzanita, toyon, lemonade berry and eucalyptus trees. It is typically heard before being seen, with its rattling, guttural, raspy calls filling the rocky canyons, but there is no denying its bright Dodger-blue wings, smoky gray back and creamy white breast.

Biologists from The Nature Conservancy, Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the Smithsonian Institute are currently in the middle of lengthy research projects involving the island scrub jay, which began in earnest in 2007. Although they’ve made several amazing discoveries about the species and its diversified habitats on Santa Cruz Island, biologists are also finding that there’s still much to learn about one of the rarest birds on the planet.

“A fascinating, interesting and ecologically really important bird,” said Scott Sillet, a wildlife biologist for the Smithsonian Institute and its Migratory

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impact of Santa Cruz Island’s endemic scrub jay Bird Center. “There are a lot of unknowns surrounding this bird.”

THE ISOLATION GAME

If you spend enough time on any of the islands, it can feel isolated out there, even though the Ventura County mainland is less than 20 miles away, with Los Angeles a mere 60 miles southeast. Yet, Channel Islands National Park is also known as “the Galapagos Islands of the North.” With over 60 endemic species, Santa Cruz Island possesses the greatest number of plant and animal species of all the islands in the park.

Thousands of years of isolation on the Channel Islands forced endemic flora and fauna to evolve, with island species becoming larger or smaller (based on competition, diversity of habitats and available food sources) than their mainland counterparts. In the case of the island scrub jay, a natural phenomenon called “gigantism” has allowed it to grow larger by a third, with a beefier beak and a deeper blue color than its mainland counterpart and distant cousin.

But it’s not just the isolation of the mountainous, 96-square-mile and 22-mile-long isle. Gigantism is also associated with a lack of predators. Sure, the island scrub jay contends with tree-climbing island foxes (another island endemic) and burly, ruthless ravens, but compared to what the western scrub jay endures on the mainland, the island variety looks over its shoulder far less.

Competitively, the island scrub jay has no peers among other songbirds. Island scrub jays are mostly omnivorous, feasting within 10 different plant communities on a healthy variety of insects such as crickets and earwigs, reptiles such as side-blotched and western fence lizards, and even deer mice and other birds’ eggs.

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There’s a flipside to this isolation game. Even though Santa Cruz Island is the largest isle off the coast, the range of the island scrub jay is described as tiny. Its small population size of roughly 2,000-plus jays makes it vulnerable to natural disasters such as wildfires (most recently the 258-acre blaze in the island’s central valley in April 2018). Even more worrisome is disease, such as the West Nile Virus. The mosquito-carrying virus has been well-documented on the mainland, but as far as anyone knows, it has never touched down on the Northern Channel Islands.

Due to these factors, the island scrub jay is listed as “vulnerable” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (ICUN). Over the last seven years, a number of jays have been trapped and vaccinated, but the practice is labor intensive.

“It harkens back to Wile E. Coyote and the Roadrunner,” said Sillet, referring to the classic Looney Tunes cartoons. “A peanut, string, stick and a box. If you like to fish, you’ll like to catch jays.”

“They’re hard to catch, really smart and they don’t want to get poked twice,” said Scott

Morrison, director of The Nature Conservancy (TNC) of California Conservation and Science Programs. “So there’s limitations on vaccinations. There’s a lot of field work involved.

We could prepare to bring them into captivity.”

Trapping occurs a few times annually. Blood and measurements are taken, as are swabs from beaks extracted to check for disease. It’s about a 15- minute checkup. Some jays are fitted with GPS and radio tags.

On neighboring Santa Rosa Island, several miles to the west of Santa Cruz Island, there is evidence of island scrub jays dating back to the late 1800s. Any effort to reestablish a population on Santa Rosa, the second largest isle off the California coast, would require a thorough study of the current population, its role in the food chain and how much food is available for them to thrive. The last population survey took place in 2008.

“At the moment we’re pretty confident that West Nile has not yet established itself on the island with residents and migrants,” continued Morrison. “Some birds have been tested. Some mosquitoes tested, but it’s a matter of when and not if.”

CACHE KINGS

I couldn’t make out what the jay was searching for. The cavity of an old, downed, bleached-out eucalyptus tree was captivating an island scrub jay. It was too busy thoroughly probing the cavity, so it didn’t mind me observing from just a few feet away.

After much probing, it finally emerged with its prize: an empty, nondescript snail shell.

Then it proceeded to pin it down on the trunk of the tree and pummeled it open with its beak, extracting anything remotely nourishing from the vacant shell.

“They’ll cache anything,” said Sillet. “They don’t become satiated during caching mode. They put as much food away as they can to get through a winter.”

That includes island cherries and, more importantly, acorns from island oak trees. Santa Cruz Island possesses extensive island oak groves because island scrub jays are responsible for enhancing those groves on the craggy isle.

Contrast this with Santa Rosa Island, where the extent of oak groves is reduced, due to a combination of island scrub jays going extinct during the late 1800s and, possibly, cattle grazing up until the late 1980s. On this windswept isle, topsoil has been blown away by perpetual northwest winds.

Sillet said that the soil of island oak groves on Soledad Peak at 1,574 feet, the location of a cloud forest restoration site located in the middle of Santa Rosa Island, is so badly eroded that the exposed root systems of the oak groves resemble those of mangrove trees in the tropics.

It’s estimated that a single, mature island scrub jay caches somewhere between 3,500 to 6,500 acorns per year on Santa Cruz Island. The birds have the innate ability to immediately cache the ballistic-shaped acorns with their points down to generate growth in a dark, shady

place. The embryo of the acorn is near the point.

All that caching of acorns on Santa Cruz has reestablished its oak groves, especially following the eradication of thousands of ranch animals (sheep, pigs, cattle and horses) that ran amuck across the island’s rolling marine terraces, tranquil Central Valley and steep, rocky canyons.

Volunteers have tried to replicate on Soledad at Santa Rosa Island how jays disperse acorns on Santa Cruz. During one restoration project, 3,000 acorns were planted. It took 600 volunteer hours to perform the equivalent work of just one island scrub jay.

“I like to think their role is restoring oak woodlands,” said Morrison of the jays. “They’re ecosystem engineers and they have prolific memories. Pretty phenomenal recovery of vegetation on Santa Cruz Island and the jays have had a hand in it.”

The jay’s manner is scattering seeds virtually everywhere, efficiently distributing acorns across the island, and in particular moving seeds upslope. The number one water input on the islands is fog, so when acorns are planted upslope, the fog sweeps over the islands and the moisture catches in the leaves of the island oaks. From there it trickles into the ground and eventually the creeks. This is a much-needed remedy at places like Soledad Peak.

“This all gives communities a head-start on climate change,” continued Morrison. “I’m a big believer in a whole bunch of species benefit on the island.”

Channel Islands National Park www.nps.gov/chis For more on the island scrub jay: www.nps.gov/chis/learn/nature/island-scrubjay.htm

While its overall population numbers are just around 2,000, the island scrub jay’s impact on the world around it is enormous. By caching thousands of acorns every year, it has helped to restore Santa Cruz Island’s precious oak woodlands.

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here’s a podcast in town highlighting the faces and businesses of Ventura County.

“Hi, this is Stephanie James. This is Melissa Lamb. And you’re listening to Topa Talk,” the duo say in each opening of a new episode.

James, 27, of Ojai and Lamb, 29, of Ventura met two years ago at their place of employment and immediately hit it off. James, a communications major who enjoys public speaking, and Lamb, who grew up performing in theatre and participating in speech and debate, were encouraged by their friends to start a podcast.

“We have a great banter back and forth and we had close friends continuously joke that we should have a podcast,” James said. “We want to shine a light on our community and have them learn more about the businesses that they already see and love and give them something to be proud of.”

In March, the Topa Talk podcast was born. James and Lamb began their journey by reaching out to Ventura County business owners, entrepreneurs and local personalities who wanted to be featured for an episode. As more listeners started tuning in, the duo received more requests from community members to be a part of the show.

“We want to give people some inspiration to go out and pursue a side hustle or a big dream they’ve always had and provide encouragement,” Lamb said.

James and Lamb went a step further by recording the musical introduction and ending jingle to

Topa Talk, with James on guitar and Lamb on the keyboard.

“My boyfriend is in a band called The Junglecats,” James said. “He was writing a song and I asked, ‘when are you going to release it?’

[When he told me] he didn’t want to do anything with it, I asked if we could steal the first eight seconds for the podcast.”

Every Saturday, a new episode ranging from 20 minutes to one hour is released with raw material.

“We don’t edit anything because we are very open and fun,” James said. “We had talked about being a

“Guests have taught us that community is key,” James said. “We’ve learned Ventura County is a special place full of people who want to support small businesses and make an impact on people’s lives.”

While Lamb is the question master, James relates more to the guests and also manages the Topa Talk social media pages. Both also carry notebooks during an interview to write down ideas for future episodes.

“I feel very lucky to have Stephanie as a partner, she has made this come to life,” Lamb said.

Since the launch, James said about 500 individuals between the ages of 25 and 38 from across the world tune in, with an average of 60 to 120 listeners per episode. James and Lamb said that they want their audience to feel inspired and empowered all while having a few laughs in between.

“Our listeners have shared our podcast with friends and family and have helped make us successful,” James said.

“We are just so grateful.”

The most important lesson James and Lamb have learned from launching a podcast is time management.

“We both like the idea of the audio-visual medium. It gives us the flexibility to do things on our own schedule,” James said.

For Season 2 of Topa Talk, the duo plans on expanding the podcast with bigger interviews.

“We are coming up with creative ways to switch things up slightly,” James said. “This year focuses on Ventura County and bringing those stories to light. In 2020, we want to get some people that hold more weight. We also want to release two episodes a month versus four.” ♦

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podcast for a while and started off recording aggressively.”

James and Lamb record their episodes using full board mixers with cable inserts, microphones and headphone jacks. Recording might take place in their own residences, or at an interviewee’s home or business. Past guests have included film director Josh Tickell (The Big Fix, Pump), Topa Topa Brewing Company co-founder Jack Dyer and Jake Adams and Luke Arreguin of the Ojai Comedy Festival, which will debut in 2020. (Adams is also involved with the Ojai There comedy show at Greater Goods.)

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case you didn’t hear it through the grapevine, Squashed Grapes is back . . . sort of.

Customers who loved the iconic Midtown Ventura winery and music venue waited a long time, but the popular jazz bar has opened its doors and uncorked its bottles once again. It’s operating under a new name, and has a new location — 4746 Market Street (next to Kelly Paper), putting it right in the midst of Ventura’s “Off Market” Tasting Trail.

“So, as of right now, we’re going by The Winery Ventura,” said Josh McNutt, one of four current owners.

“Legally, because our wine bond is Squashed Grapes, that’ll still be the parent corporation. So the DBA is The Winery Ventura. All our branding moving forward will be The Winery Ventura.”

In addition, there are a few more people in charge of the wines.

“When we moved here,” said co-owner Adam Randall, “we picked up two more partners just on the winery side of it (Steve Holt and Rick Boyer), and they’re both winemakers, so now there are three labels under the roof: Boyer Wines, Sensation Wines and Squashed Grapes.

But the facility is the winery and houses all three of us.”

New owners, new names, new wines and a much larger location. Remember the old wine barrel tables?

That was real wine in those barrels, an indication of how pressed McNutt and Randall were for space in their former location. The wine barrels are now stacked to the side where they should be. You can officially sit at real tables, and eventually there will be a new sign indicating the new name.

Squashed Grapes began in 2003 when it was opened

by Carolyn Taylor and Gwen Ripplinger in Camarillo.

“They based it on a business model like in Canada,” said McNutt, “where it’s a make-your-own-wine shop.”

Taylor and Ripplinger sold the business in 2006 to Randall and McNutt, and they moved the business in 2008 to the former location on Main Street near Seaward in Midtown.

So why move again? For McNutt, in a word: “Bigger.”

“We have proper manufacturing space,” Randall added, referring to the winery that has always been a part of the facility.

Yes, it really is a winery: They bring the grapes on site,

crush them and vint them. The grapes come from Santa Barbara County, Paso Robles and parts of Ventura and northern L.A. County.

They are busy bees when it comes to wine production.

Whites such as chardonnay and viognier, and reds like cabernet, pinot noir, syrah and a signature sangria. You can be assured that the wines you taste, whether they are made here or at other facilities, are their own. As Boyer emphasized: “It’s made by us.”

The new location also provides adequate space for performances, wine tastings and private events. It includes additional parking and a big outdoor space for large parties. The Winery offers wine, eats and a wine membership. All customers are welcome, including children.

Despite the changes, it is still the same Squashed Grapes feel. It’s a community winery built by partners who enjoy making their products locally for customers they know by name.

“You can walk in this room most nights,” said McNutt, “and most everybody knows each other. It’s a sense of community.”

Some of the customers have even volunteered to travel with the owners to help harvest the grapes. Call it Cheers West, except they serve wine instead of beer.

The same applies to the choice of music. Much of it is homegrown and the selection is quite organic. Just about all styles of music are welcome. The schedule reflects everything from reggae to blues to big band to jazz.

“We contact them, and they’ll contact us,” said Boyer.

“We’ve had musicians who are up for GRAMMYs and they’ll ask if they can play.”

Musicians like the venue and the freedom that the winery offers to do their own thing and feel appreciated.

But wait. There’s more.

The Winery’s owners have another venue coming in about six months. The Grape will be located next to Yolanda’s on Main Street (not far from the old Squashed Grapes). It will be remodeled to include a 217-seat venue and a 21-and-over jazz club with a full bar. Big city sophistication. Ventura friendly.

The Winery is open Thursdays through Sundays. Like the venue on Facebook to get updated live music scheduling at www.facebook.com/thewineryventura. For more information, call 805-535-4295.

The Winery owners, from left: Adam Randall, Rick Boyer, Steve Holt and Josh McNutt.

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The Manhattan of Camarillo: Trivia Night, 7-9 p.m.

Friday, 11/29

LIVE MUSIC 805 Bar: Kenny Devoe, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

SUPPORT LOCAL MUSIC!

Wednesday, 11/27

LIVE MUSIC Bombay: Green Art People Family Reunion with VC/DC (Grateful Dead tribute), HipE Mark and Group “W” Bench, 6-9 p.m.

Café Fiore: Big Adventure The Garage: Detoxi CD release with The

Body Electric, VooDoo Dawn and DJs, 8 p.m.

Lucky Fools: Teresa Russell, 7-10 p.m.

Topa Topa Brewing (Ojai): Elwood, Winchester’s: Acoustic DNA

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Pre-Thanksgiving Show, 8 p.m.

OPEN MIC Grapes and Hops: Gypsy Jazz Jam, 6-9 p.m.

Lookout Bar: 7-10 p.m. with Tommy Foytek Sans Souci: Hosted by Sin Chonies, 10 p.m.

KARAOKE Golden China: 9 p.m.

Keynote: Jukebox Karaoke, 9 p.m.

O’Leary’s: Steve Luke and the Lions Den, 9 p.m.

Paddy’s: 9 p.m. hosted by Robin DANCING, TRIVIA, ETC. 805 Bar: Trivia Night, 6-8 p.m.

1901 Speakeasy: Trivia Night, 7 p.m.

Anacapa Brewing: Trivia Night, 8 p.m.

Bar Rincon at Whole Foods: King Trivia, 7 p.m.

Bogie’s: Salsa lessons, 6:30 p.m.; Salsa music, 9 p.m. p.m., 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m.; Line dancing and two-stepping with DJ Josh Kelly and special guests

Thirsty Ox: Game day/night

Thursday, 11/28 DJS

Star Lounge: DJ Terry, 8 p.m.

The Tavern: Get Right DJ, 10 p.m.

KARAOKE

GiGi’s: 8 p.m. with KJ Steve Luke; free pool Golden China: 9 p.m.

Monday, 12/2

Winchester’s: The Tossers, 7-10 p.m.

The Winery: Equinox, 7-10 p.m.

KARAOKE

(REO Speedwagon tribute), 8 p.m.

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Ventura Harbor Comedy Club: John

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DJS Bogie’s: Club Night, 9 p.m.

Bombay: DJ Erok and DJ Cam, 10 p.m.-1:45 a.m.

Chinaland: Funk Night with DJ J Scratch

El Rey (Ventura): 9:30 p.m.

Goods: Ella and Sage, 7-10 p.m.

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Harbor Cove Café: Ukelele jam with Gary

MadeWest Brewing: Jacob Marquez, 8 p.m.

KARAOKE GiGi’s: 9 p.m. with Steve Luke

Golden China: 9 p.m.

Ojai Underground Exchange: The Lookout Bar: 9 p.m. with Blue Jay _______________________________________________ Pearlman Girls (comedy and music), 7:30 p.m.

Ric’s: 8:30 p.m.

Orozco’s: Victor and Artis, 5:30 p.m.

The Shores: 8:30 p.m.

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Sunday, 12/1 _______________________________________________ Star Lounge: Vanise Terry Band, 9 p.m.

LIVE MUSIC Topa Topa Brewing (Ojai): Ted Lennon, 805 Bar: Kenny Devoe, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

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Copa Cubana: House Arrest, 3-6 p.m.

Winchester’s: 805 AllStarz, 7-10 p.m.

Discovery: Fortunate Youth with Nattali _______________________________________________ Rize and Kash’d Out, 7:30 p.m.

The Winery: Brad Rabuchin and friends, 7-10 p.m.

Four Brix: Mark Masson, 12-5 p.m.

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DJS Bogie’s: Club Night, 9 p.m.

Bombay: DJ Erok and DJ Cam, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.

Thirsty Ox: Fuego Friday, 10 p.m.

KARAOKE GiGi’s: 9 p.m. with Steve Luke

Golden China: 9 p.m.

Lookout Bar: 9 p.m. with Captain Kirk Ric’s: 8:30 p.m.

1901 Speakeasy: Brian Faith Band,

7:30-10:30 p.m.

The Garage: King Trivia with Lamar Miles, 8 p.m.

OPEN MIC

Thirsty Ox: 8:30 p.m. Comedy Quench The Garage: Manic Monday, 9 p.m.

Golden China: 9 p.m.

Outlaws: Hosted by Rockin’ Robin Sans Souci: 10 p.m.

Tipsy Goat: ROCKSTAR Karaoke, 10 p.m.

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Bottle & Pint (Newbury Park): King Trivia, 7 p.m.

Copper Blues: 7 p.m.

Fratelli’s: King Trivia, 6:30 p.m.

Poinsettia Pavilion: Poinsettia Pavilion Ballroom Dance Club, 7:30-9:45 p.m.

Tuesday, 12/3

LIVE MUSIC Bogie’s: Laurence Juber, 7:30 p.m.

Copa Cubana: Jerry McWorter Trio, 7-9 p.m.

Ric’s: Tour Support, 5-8 p.m.

DJS Q Club: Tacos and Turntables, 8-10 p.m.

Sans Souci: DJ Nick Dean, 10 p.m.

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Golden China: 7 p.m. with Doug Paulin Oak and Main: 7:30 p.m. with the Beers Brothers O’Leary’s: 805 Comedy Underground, 9 p.m.

The Tavern: 9 p.m.

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Azar’s Sports Bar: ROCKSTAR Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Golden China: 9 p.m.

Keynote: 9 p.m. with Leigh The Shores: 9:30 p.m.

Star Lounge: 8:30 p.m.

Thirsty Ox: 9 p.m. with Carson

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FREE community meals for those in need.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 27:

THANKSGIVING LUNCHEON 11:45 a.m. Entertainment at 1 p.m. Modest donations requested ($3-$6.50), but no one turned away. Moorpark Active Adult Center, 799 Moorpark Avenue, Moorpark.

THANKSGIVING BANQUET 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. A FREE meal for all in need. Turkey and all the fixins’. Ventura County Rescue Mission, 234 East Sixth Street, Oxnard. Info call: 805-4871234, www.vcrescuemission.org.

THANKSGIVING DINNER Three seatings, 4:45 p.m., 6 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. FREE but reservations required by calling 805583-6363. A community meal provided by the Simi Valley Council on Aging and Rotary Club of Simi Sunrise. Simi Valley Senior Center, 3900 Avenida Simi, Simi Valley.

THURSDAY, NOV. 28:

THANKSGIVING DINNER 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. A FREE meal offered by Moose Lodge 2047. For more information call: 805-484-9118. Camarillo Moose Family Center, 341-A Arneill Road, Camarillo.

THANKSGIVING LUNCH FOR THE HOMELESS: 12 p.m.

Hosted by the Simi Valley Knights of Columbus. FREE. Info 805-522-5801. Knights of Columbus Hall, 1255 Patricia Avenue, Simi Valley.

9th ANNUAL THANKSGIVING DINNER 12-4 p.m. Last year the Community Presbyterian Church of Ventura served 540 dinners to community members at this volunteer-run, free meal event. Volunteers are needed starting at 6 a.m. Monday to Wednesday the kitchen is open 3-6 p.m. to receive donations of food items for the meal. Young adults are encouraged to volunteer. To sign up and for more info call Jeri Bendot 805-804-2870. Community Presbyterian Church, 1555 Poli Street, Ventura, www.cpcventura.org.

THANKSGIVING IN THE PARK 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Organized by Calvary Chapel of the Ojai Valley. This community meal carries on the tradition started in 1999 to serve the unhoused in the Ojai Valley.

All are welcome, sign up to volunteer online.

Libbey Park, 210 South Signal Street, Ojai. www.calvaryojai.org/thanksgiving-christmas/.

in Ojai, address provided with ticket purchase online at: www.focusonthemasters.com.

CRAFTING GRATITUDE AND GIFTS 12 p.m. – 3 p.m. A hands-on event for the whole family working with local artists. Repurposing common materials to create crafty pieces of art for gifts or to keep. FREE. All materials provided. Santa Paula Art Museum, 117 North 10th Street, Santa Paula. www.santapaulaartmuseum.org.

WHEN HARRY MET SALLY Various showtimes. Re-live the laughs and romance of this classic love story back on the big screen.

Don’t forget the diner scene. Showing in Oxnard, Ventura and Thousand Oaks. www. fathomevents.com.

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE 7:30 p.m.

A performance of the top ten finalists from Season 16, along with all-star dancers Lauren Froderman and Cyrus Spencer. See the popular routines from the show performed live on stage. $44-$74. Tickets through Ticketmaster 800-745-3000 or online www.ticketmaster.com. Kavli Theatre, Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 Thousand Oaks Boulevard, Thousand Oaks. www.civicartsplaza.com.

MCCREA RANCH OPEN HOUSE 1-3 p.m.

Former home of the western movie hero Joel McCrea and his movie star wife Frances Dee this special ranch property is open to the public. The Visitor Center has information about the ranch lifestyle of the family and Thousand Oaks history, highlighting the areas ranching and farming past. Visit the bunk house, milk house and ranch shop.

FREE. $5 suggested donation. For more information call 805-495-2163. McCrea Ranch Visitor Center, 4500 North Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. www.crpd.org/facilities/ mccrea-ranch-visitor-center/.

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WEDNESDAY

WELCOME HOME PARTY 2-10 p.m.

Celebrate coming home for Thanksgiving with a pint the day before the big feast. Live music and wood fired pizza. Enegren Brewery, 444 Zachary Street, Moorpark.

THURSDAY

THANKSGIVING DAY

13th ANNUAL TURKEY TROT 8 a.m. 5k starts at 8, the FREE kids 1K kicks off at 9:15 a.m. Come burn some calories to make room for your Thanksgiving meal. Bring non-perishable food item for the Ventura County Area Agency on Aging Food Drive. Ventura Auto Center, 6451 Auto Center Drive, Ventura. www. venturaturkeytrot.com 15th ANNUAL TURKEY DAY DASH 7:30 a.m. and 8 a.m. start times. This fun event includes a 5K with professional timing and a family 1K. Don’t forget the ever popular Thanksgiving costume contest at 7:15 a.m.

Proceeds benefit the Conejo Valley YMCA youth, family and senior programs. $65 single, $150 family. Register online or by calling 805-523-7613. California Lutheran University, 60 W. Olsen Road, Thousand Oaks. www.turkeydaydash.org GIVE THANKS YOGA PRACTICE 9:45 a.m.

Join Pixie Kastrup for this slow flow practice to connect with the meaning of the season and center on our thankful hearts. A great way to start your Thanksgiving day. $25 donation.

All proceeds for this class will be donated to Food Share of Ventura County through RAKlife.

Bring a donated to the canned food drive – 10+ cans will get one free yoga class for you and a friend. Register online. Grassroots Yoga, 2280 East Main Street, Ventura. www.grassrootsyogaventura.com STAND UP COMEDY NIGHT 8 p.m. Whether you don’t have dinner plans or you need to get out of the family fray for a bit, head over to Oak & Main for some stand up laughs. Show details: 805-232-6298 Oak & Main, 419 East Main Street, Ventura.

SATURDAY

HOLIDAY TOUR AT THE BIRD MUSEUM 10 a.m. – 2p.m. The amazing Bird Museum is open during the holiday season for self-guided tours.

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$5 per person. Under 5 are free. See website for additional dates through end of December.

Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology, 439 Calle San Pablo, Camarillo. www.wfvz.org.

VINTAGE MARKETPLACE 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Forget the malls visit this holiday yard sale to support local small businesses. Vendors, bake sale and music. California Oil Museum, 1001 East Main Street, Santa Paula.

CHRISTMAS CARNIVAL and FREE PET MICROCHIPPING 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Visit the Santa Paula animal shelter on your way to the Christmas parade and Santa Paula residents can get your pet microchipped for free. Bring proof of residency. Santa Paula Animal Rescue Center, 705 East Santa Barbara Street, Santa Paula. www.santapaulaarc.org RUBY & SCARLETT AT THE CIRCUS CARNIVALE Two performances 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. This original children’s play is presented by Figure 8 Troupe, with the Actors’ Repertory Theatre of Simi and the Simi Valley Cultural Association. See the story of two sisters who spend an uncommon day at the circus, learning along the way about their individual gifts. An interactive performance for all ages. $5 ages 10 and under. $10 general.

No advance tickets necessary. For more info email: jgartdept@sbcglobal.net. ARTSpace Black Box Theatre, 2956 School Street, Simi Valley. www.figure8troupe.com.

SHOW AND TELL ART POP-UP 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. A unique community event featuring local artists, artisans, food and music. Taqueria Tepatitlan, 362 North Ventura Avenue, Ventura. professionalartistsventura@gmail.com.

CHRISTMAS TRAIN CHARITY TOY DRIVE and SANTA STOPS 5:15-9:10 p.m. various locations Catch the best photo op with Santa as he travels by train through Ventura County spreading holiday cheer. He will be handing out candy canes and accepting new, unwrapped gifts for the Rotary Clubs of Santa Paula and Fillmore annual toy drive. 5:15-5:35 p.m. at Montalvo Metrolink Station, 5:45-6:20 p.m. at Montgomery/Northbank stop in East Ventura, 6:30-7 p.m. at Alelia Street/Saticoy Depot, 7:30-8 p.m. at Santa Paula Depot, Railroad Plaza, and the final stop is 8:459:10 p.m. in Fillmore at Sespe Street and Old Telegraph Road.

SUNDAY

LETTERS TO and FROM SANTA through Dec. 14, all day. Children of all ages, and even the young at heart, can get a letter back from Santa Claus when they drop their letter in the giant red mailbox at the Camarillo Community Center. The mailbox was built by the Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters.

Make sure to include a return address! FREE. Camarillo Community Center, 1605 East Burnley Street, Camarillo.

11th ANNUAL GINGERBREAD HOUSE CONTEST Application deadline. Get your application to enter this fun contest to show of your gingerbread baking and building skills.

For details call 805-483-7960. Final creations must be turned in by Dec. 7, 1-4 p.m. at Heritage Square Hall, 731 South A Street, Oxnard. www.heritagesquareoxnard.com.

26th ANNUAL DUDLEY HOUSE HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE Dec. 1, 6-8, 13-15, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. The annual fundraising for the 1892 historic Dudley House include a unique shopping boutique with weekend flea markets. Find one of a kind treasures for gifts or yourself. Antiques and collectibles, crafts and home décor. FREE. For more info call: 805-642-3345. The Dudley House, 197 North Ashwood, Ventura.

FREE FIRST SUNDAY AT MUSEUM OF VENTURA COUNTY 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. A festive, holiday theme at the museum includes crafts, holiday music. Ongoing exhibits include California Cool and Woven Earth. Museum of Ventura County, 100 East Main Street, Ventura.

SANTA PAWS PHOTO SHOOT 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Bring the whole family, two and four legged members all! Plus pocket pets, reptiles, rabbit and birds can pose for these professional photos with or without the Jolly Ol-Elf himself. $30 minimum requested donation. Bring your pets in costume or try use one from the Humane Society. Don’t forget to wear your holiday sweater for the ugliest sweater prizes. Firefly ceramics is offering Tile for Tails ($25) for you to hand paint a ceramic tile or take a paw print of your pet, with proceeds supporting a new dog kennel at the shelter. A fundraising event for the Humane Society of Ventura County, 402 Bryant Street, Ojai.

A TASTE OF THE MASTERS 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Support Focus on the Masters at this fun paella feast. Live music, hands on projects and plenty of Sangria! $50-$75. A private garden

SENIOR CITIZEN DRIVER EDUCATION CLASS 5 p.m. This class is meant to help senior drivers be aware of how age can change their ability to drive. Information for family members and caregivers will be provided. Presented by the Camarillo Police Station, Camarillo Health Care District and the Department of Motor Vehicles. FREE. Space is limited, please register by calling 805-388-5155. Camarillo Police Station, 3701 East Las Posas Road, Camarillo.

PAIN AND GLORY 3 and 6 p.m. A sometimes painful, and other times beautiful story of Salvador Mallo, a film director who experiences declining health in Italy. An Oxnard Film Society Screening. In Spanish with subtitles. Rated R. Plaza Cinemas 14, 255 West 5th Street, Oxnard. www.oxnardfilmsociety.org.

TUESDAY

THE STRONG AMERICA TOUR 1:30-4 p.m.

Part lecture, part community catalyst this

event will examine why so many towns in the country are struggling, despite strong growth.

Strong Towns president and founder Charles L. Marohn, Jr. will discuss unique pathways to community prosperity from his book Strong Towns: A bottom up revolution to rebuild American prosperity. $10 or free with book purchase. Register online www.facebook.com/ events/447804239181818. Camarillo Public Library, 4101 Las Posas Road, Camarillo.

WEDNESDAY

95th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF THE VENTURA COUNTY GARDEN CLUB 12:30 p.m.

A light luncheon with tea sandwiches and desserts, holiday caroling and speaker Roanna Prell will give a presentation about Garden Art – all to celebrate a community club that has been celebrating the art of gardening for nearly 100 years. Come in your vintage attire. For details contact Jacqualin at 805-816-6019 or starrjacqualin@yahoo.com. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 117 North 7th Street, Santa Paula.

WORLD AIDS DAY OBSERVATION 4:30-7:30 p.m.

First of a three part program this gathering focuses on HIV/AIDS both as a global health and a local social justice issue. From 4:30-6 p.m. new medical information will be presented in a sexual health education session. At 6 p.m. an advocate and activist living with HIV/AIDS will share his personal health story. A candlelight vigil at 7 p.m. will represent a dedication to stand up against injustice, recognizing loss, and finding connection in hope.

FREE. For more information call 805-493-3694.

California Lutheran University, Ullman Conference Center 100/101, Off Memorial Parkway on campus, 60 West Olsen Road, Thousand Oaks.

A VERY MERRY WAFFLE WEDNESDAY 5-8 p.m. Waffles for dinner? Yes of course.

Enjoy sweet and savory waffles at this family friendly community event. Bring an unwrapped toy for the gift drive. Those 21 and over can enjoy the poolside DJ and bar zone.

FREE. Palm Garden Hotel, 495 North Ventu Park Road, Thousand Oaks.

WESTSIDE HOLIDAY POTLUCK AND UGLY SWEATER CONTEST 6:30 p.m. A festive community event with prizes for the worst sweater. Bring a dish or dessert for the potluck, see website for list. No alcohol please. Everyone in the community is invited. Bell Arts Factory, Community Room, 432 North Ventura Avenue, Ventura. www.westsidecommunitycouncil.org/news.

THURSDAY

BOOK LAUNCH CELEBRATION 3-7 p.m.

Celebrate with author Deborah Jarchow and co-author Gwen W. Steege the release of The Weaving Explorer looks at a variety of ways to get started in weaving that don’t involve an expensive loom. RSVP to djweaves@me.com.

Studio C3, Studio Channel Islands, 2222 E. Ventura Blvd., Camarillo.

THE POLAR EXPRESS TRAIN RIDE Now through Dec. 29, various times. For the first time in Fillmore, enjoy a magical one-hour train ride with a cast of characters from the book, The Polar Express. With your golden ticket, join dancing chefs and others on a ride to the North Pole. Live onboard entertainment, hot chocolate and everyone taking home the first gift of Christmas. Feel free to wear your pajamas for a festive, cozy time. $40-$85.

Trains sell out. Tickets online. Got a group? Email jryan@raileventsinc.com. Fillmore and Western Railway, 351 Santa Clara Street, Fillmore. www.socalthepolarexpressride.com.

vcreporter.com PORT HUENEME TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY 5-8 p.m. Come play in the snow! Free photos with Santa, and a community tree lighting ceremony. Port Hueneme City Hall, 250 North Ventura Road, Port Hueneme.

WIRE WRAPPING JEWELRY WORKSHOP 6-9 p.m. Create a unique holiday gift or something special for yourself at this fun class with

OPENING ART ATRIUM GALLERY Nov. 29-Jan. 7, 2020.

County Employee, Retiree Show. Reception and awards ceremony on Friday, Dec. 13, 5:30-7 p.m. Closed weekends; free; 8 a.m.-6 p.m. weekdays at the Ventura County Hall of Administration, 800 S. Victoria Ave., Ventura.

More information at www.VCArtscouncil.org.

A LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS CHOIR WINTER CONCERT Sunday, Dec. 1, 2 p.m. and Monday, Dec. 2, 7 p.m. The 57 voices of the Cal State University Channel Island Choir will welcome the holiday season at this public concert titled A Light in the Darkness: Voices of Hope, Peace, Love and Comfort. Both sacred and secular music will be performed in contemporary and classical styles. The choir holds open auditions each semester to anyone 18 years and older, rehearsals are Monday nights.

Voluntary Donation. $6 parking. Sunday’s performance is at St. Columbia’s Episcopal Church, 1251 Las Posas Road, Camarillo. Monday’s performance is at Malibu Hall 100, CSUCI, One University Drive, Camarillo.

Julie Yip of Blue Box Imaginarium where you’ll learn to make gem stone pendants with wire. $50. All materials included, light refreshments served. Limited space, please register online.

California Oil Museum, 1001 East Main Street, Santa Paula. www.caoilmuseum.org.

OPENING THEATER ELF Dec. 4-8. A human raised by elves leaves the North Pole for New York City to find his father. A musical retelling of the hit film presented by Youth Musical Theatre at Moorpark College Performing Arts Center. Moorpark College Performing Arts Center, 7075 Campus Road, Moorpark, 805-378-1485, www.moorparkcollege.edu/departments/academic/ theatre-arts/performing-arts-center.

BLACKBOARD GALLERY Dec. 4-14. Illuminated, artwork made with light by Linda Sue Price, David Isakson and “Neon Queen” Lisa Schulte.

Reception on Friday, Dec. 6, 5-9 p.m. Studio Channel Islands, 2222 E. Ventura Blvd., Camarillo, 805-383-1368, studiochannelislands.org.

ONGOING ART 481 NORTH VENTURA AVENUE Through Dec. 2019. Eyes on the Westside, a temporary art installation by De Anza Academy of Technology and the Arts students celebrating the Westside’s diversity and community. www.insideoutproject.net/en/group-actions/ united-states-ventura.

Posse Youth Equestrian Program. Through Dec. 2019: Throwing Shade, the coast live oak tree and its woodland community. Ongoing: Antique farming equipment and various displays relating to the history of agriculture in Ventura County. 926 Railroad Ave., Santa Paula, 805525-3100 or www.venturamuseum.org.

THE BASIC PREMISE Through Dec. 14. The Individuation, collage and mixed media works

by Vanessa Wallace-Gonzales that explore the act of self-creation. 918 E. Ojai Ave., Ojai, www.thebasicpremisegallery.com.

BEATRICE WOOD CENTER FOR THE ARTS Through Dec. 28: Small Treasures, selections from members of the Ventura County Potters Guild; and Ojai Studio Artists Salon: Impressions. 8585 Ojai-Santa Paula Road, Ojai, 805-646-3381, www.beatricewood.com.

BELL ARTS FACTORY STUDIO #79 Through Dec. 2019. Prism, a large-scale painting/immersive art installation by Aliza J. Bejarano that captures the inner child. 432 N. Ventura Ave., Ventura, 805-836-2787, bellartsfactory.org.

BUENAVENTURA ART ASSOCIATION GALLERY Through Dec. 24. Annual Small Image Show, works less than 14 inches. 432 N. Ventura Ave., Studio 30, Ventura, 805-6481235 or www.buenaventuraartassociation.org.

CALIFORNIA MUSEUM OF ART THOUSAND OAKS Through Feb. 16, 2020. Empathy: Beneath the Surface, multidisciplinary perspectives on the idea of empathy, personal agency and the universal bonds that connect us. A variety of programs will accompany this exhibition, which marks the one-year anniversary of the Borderline shooting and the Woolsey Fire. 350 W. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, 805-405-5240, cmato.org.

CALIFORNIA OIL MUSEUM Through Feb. 16, 2020: Vintage Toy Wonderland: Memories of Our Youth from 1960s-1980s. Ongoing: Permanent petroleum exhibits as well as rotating exhibits of science, transportation and history. 1001 E. Main St., Santa Paula, 805933-0076 or www.caoilmuseum.org.

CAM STUDIO GALLERY Through Jan. 2, 2020. Trabaj/ho, Latinx and Filipinx artists (many from Oxnard) creating work about shared history and experiences. 329 N. Fifth St., Oxnard, 805-240-7347, www.carnegieam. org/cam-studio-gallery.

CHANNEL ISLANDS MARITIME MUSEUM Through Dec. 30: 2019 American Society of Marine Artists West Juried Regional Exhibition, the finest in contemporary marine art.

Ongoing: Port of Hueneme and Dutch Skies: Four Centuries of Seascape Paintings. 3900 Bluefin Circle in the Channel Islands Harbor, Oxnard, 805-984-6260 or www.cimmvc.org.

create art. 2222 E. Ventura Blvd., Camarillo, 805-383-1368 or studiochannelislands.org.

FOX FINE JEWELRY Through Jan. 18, 2020.

Rising From the Ashes, works that celebrate growth and recovery by seven artists who lost their homes in the Thomas Fire. 560 E. Main St., Ventura, 805-652-1800 or www.foxfinejewelry.com.

H GALLERY Through Dec. 14: White Rabbit, a group exhibition focusing on bad omens, folklore and superstition. Through Dec. 31: Captain Howdy (Dab Art Quarterly). 1793 E. Main St., Ventura, 805-626-8876 or www.dabart.me.

HILLCREST CENTER FOR THE ARTS Through Jan. 6, 2020. Bring on the Color!

403 W. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, 805381-1244, www.conejoarts.org.

JOHN SPOOR BROOME LIBRARY GALLERY Through Jan. 10, 2020. Royal Chicano Airforce: Veterana Show. CSU, Channel Islands, 1 University Drive, Camarillo, 805437-2772 or art.csuci.edu.

KWAN FONG GALLERY Through Jan. 3, 2020. Humanizing the Other, nuanced portraits of Mexicans and Mexican Americans by Salomón Huerta. California Lutheran University, 120 Memorial Parkway, Thousand Oaks, 805493-3697, blogs.callutheran.edu/kwanfong/.

LATITUDES FINE ART GALLERY Ongoing.

The photographic collections of Steve Munch and Stephanie Hogue, including color and black and white images of local landmarks, beautiful scenery and coastal wildlife. Hours: 11 a.m.-8 p.m. daily. 401 E. Main St., Ventura, 805-279-1221, www.latitudesfineart.com.

MULLIN AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM Ongoing: The museum pays homage specifically to the art deco and machine-age design eras (1918-1941).

All tickets must be purchased in advance, online.

1421 Emerson Ave., Oxnard, 805-385-5400 or www.mullinautomotivemuseum.com.

MURPHY AUTO MUSEUM Ongoing. More than 75 vintage cars and trucks from every period, in a 30,000-square-foot facility. 1930 Eastman Ave., Oxnard, 805-487-4333 or www.murphyautomuseum.org.

MUSEUM OF VENTURA COUNTY Through Jan. 19, 2020. Woven Earth, handwoven baskets from California’s native communities. Through Feb. 23, 2020: California Cool: Mid-century Modernism on the Central Coast, interior and graphic design, architecture, and urban development from 1945 to 1965 in Ventura County. Ongoing: Fine art, historical artifacts, an interactive Chumash Gallery and the George Stuart Historical Figures Collection®. 100 E. Main St., Ventura, 805653-0323 or venturamuseum.org.

OJAI VALLEY MUSEUM Through Jan. 19, 2020: Legacy: Krishnamurti and Ojai, an exploration of the life, influence and followers of Jiddu Krishnamurti. Ongoing: A collection of art, artifacts, photographs and paper ephemera relating to Ojai, housed in former St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. 130 W. Ojai Ave., 805-640-1390 or www.ojaivalleymuseum.org.

OVA ARTS Ongoing. Fine art and contemporary crafts by 39 artists, including Merilee Eaton, Gayel Childress and Peggie Williamson.

Ceramic arts, sculpture and textiles by local artisans. 238 Ojai Ave., Ojai, 805-646-5682 or ojaivalleyartists.com.

PACIFIC COAST ART Through Feb. 1, 2020.

A Retrospective: Tkachenko and Johnson, drawings by the late Eugene Tkachenko and abstract expressionist works by the late Stan Johnson. 2401 Eastman Ave., Unit 21, Oxnard, 805-216-2107, @pacificcoastart.

PACIFIC VIEW MALL Ongoing. The Ventura County Arts Council Arts Collective is now open on the second level near Sears. Various works by local artists. See artists as they work.

Workshops and classes for kids and adults offered periodically. 3301 E. Main St., Ventura, 805-676-1540 or www.shoppacificview.com.

PORCH GALLERY Through Dec. 1. Beatrice Wood: Bed Stories and More, hand-painted etchings made by the famed ceramicist in her 90s, which provide insight into her creative process. 310 E. Matilija St., Ojai, 805-6207589, porchgalleryojai.com.

REAGAN LIBRARY Through Jan. 5: Christmas Around the World, decorated trees representing the 26 countries that Ronald Reagan visited while in office. Through April 12, 2020: Egypt’s Lost Cities, statues, vessels and other artifacts over 1,000 years old excavated from Abukir Bay. 40 Presidential Drive, Simi Valley, 805-522-2977, www.reaganfoundation.org.

RINCON BREWERY Through Nov. 30. Ventura Land Trust’s Nature Photography Contest and Exhibit, featuring the work of 40 finalists.

4100 Telegraph Road, Ventura, www.venturalandtrust.org.

SANTA PAULA ART MUSEUM Through March 8, 2020: Art About Agriculture, presented annually by the Ag Art Alliance. Through Jan. 12, 2020: Beyond Function: Fiber, Wood and Clay, art by weaver Michael Rohde, woodworker Michael Adams and potter Nate Pidduck. 117 N. 10th St., Santa Paula, 805525-5554 or www.santapaulaartmuseum.org.

SESPE CREEK COLLECTIVE Ongoing. The Pot Lifer Museum presents letters, stories, photographs and more showcasing a dozen people serving life sentences for non-violent cannabis crimes. Must be 21+ with a valid ID or 18+ with a valid recommendation. 408 Bryant Circle, Suite C, Ojai, 855-722-9333 or sespe.org.

ONGOING THEATER ANNIE Through Dec. 1. Center Stage Players and Arts Repertory presents this musical tale about a plucky orphan who gets adopted by the wealthy Daddy Warbucks. Studio Channel Islands, 2222 E. Ventura Blvd., Camarillo, 818519-2694, www.csparepertory.net.

LOST IN YONKERS Through Dec. 15. Neil Simon’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play about two teenage brothers sent to live with an eccentric family in New York City in 1942. $22-24. Santa Paula Theater Center, 125 S. Seventh St., Santa Paula, 805-525-4645, www.santapaulatheatercenter.org.

MATILDA:THE MUSICAL Through Dec. 8. An extraordinary girl overcomes her difficult family and tyrannical principal to find friendship and a real home. $20-28. Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center, 3050 Los Angeles Ave., Simi, 805583-7900, simi-arts.org.

PIPPIN Through Dec. 1. A captivating musical about a young man searching for the secret to happiness. A Conejo Players Theatre production. $18-20. 351 S. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks, 805-495-3715, www.conejoplayers.org.

SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL Through Dec. 15. A delightful holiday musical the whole family can enjoy, starring several beloved Dr. Seuss characters. $10-24. Ojai ACT, 113 S. Montgomery St., Ojai, 805-646-0117, www.ojaiact.org.

WILLIAM ROLLAND GALLERY Through Jan. 9, 2020: Key Frames: A Celebration of Animation and Production Art, featuring concept art, storyboards, character design and more.

Through Dec. 4: Watch sculptor and artist in residence Delesprie as she works (Mondays and Wednesdays, 3-6 p.m.). California Lutheran University, 160 Overton Court, Thousand Oaks, 805-493-3697, rollandgallery.callutheran.edu. Pictured: Wizard of Oz redesign by Nic Lim.

643 PROJECT SPACE Through Nov. 30: Under PRESSure, new works by members of the printmaking group The Inkspots.

November gallery hours Saturdays, 1-4 p.m., with printmaking demos. 643 N. Ventura Ave., Ventura, www.643projectspace.com.

AGRICULTURE MUSEUM Through Dec. 15: Unbridled with the Compton Cowboys, Courtney Ellzey’s photographs of modern-day urban cowboys working with at-risk youth.

Includes artifacts from the Compton Junior

COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Through Jan. 26, 2020: Fall Colors. 147 N. Brent St., Ventura, www.buenaventuraartassociation.org.

FIRST FRIDAYS VENTURA The first Friday of every month, several local galleries open their doors to celebrate and promote Ventura’s art scene. Locations and more information at www.firstfridaysventura.com.

FIRST SATURDAYS STUDIO CHANNEL ISLANDS The first Saturday of every month, artists at Studio Channel Islands welcome visitors into their studios to watch them

NAPA HALL GALLERY Through Dec. 6: 100 Mile Finisher & Dead Man’s Bench, large-scale photos of ultrarunners by Larry Gassan; Nathan Plaisted and Daryke Cassar (Grad Wall); and Santa Rosa Island Inspirations (Palm Temporary).

CSU, Channel Islands, 1 University Drive, Camarillo, 805-437-2772 or art.csuci.edu.

OJAI ART CENTER Through Jan. 2, 2020.

Celebration and Joy, Ojai Art Center’s 80th birthday exhibit featuring works of celebration and joy. 113 S. Montgomery St., Ojai, 805646-0117 or www.ojaiartcenter.org.

THIRD FRIDAYS OJAI The third Friday of every month, local galleries and shops open their doors to celebrate and promote Ojai’s art scene. Locations and more information at www.facebook.com/OjaiVillageExperience/.

VITA ART CENTER Opened Nov. 23. Re-collec-tion, small works by Richard Amend, MB Hanrahan, Linda Ekstrom, John White and other outstanding artists who have shown at the gallery over the past 11 years. 28 W. Main St., Ventura, 805-644-9214, www.vitaartcenter.com. ♦

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My co-worker wanted to try the rosemary baguette ($4) with a blend of Sonora and durum flour, water, sea salt and fresh rosemary. It tasted very tangy with just the right amount of crunch.

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Again, none of the desserts we had were too sweet, and the apples were ripe and juicy with just a touch of brown sugar, all inside a puff pastry that was flaky and light.

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Sure, you might miss out on how “awesome” he is. You might also miss out on trying to call 911 with your face while zip-tied to the coffee table.

Of course, we can’t know exactly why the guy went so nasty on you. The easy assumption is that he just wanted sex and went all brat-o when he didn’t get it. However, research on men’s responses to romantic rejection suggests some interesting possibilities, including strong masculine “honor beliefs.” Social psychology doctoral student Evelyn Stratmoen explains, “Masculine honor beliefs dictate that men must respond aggressively to threat or insult in order to create and maintain their desired masculine reputations.”

“Honor beliefs” come out of a “culture of honor.” It rises up in places with weak or nonexistent formal law enforcement. It’s why men of yore

fought duels. In modern life, we see it in gangs and especially in prison.

Literary scholar Jonathan Gottschall explains in “The Professor in the Cage: Why Men Fight and Why We Like to Watch” that a “culture of honor” is a “culture of reciprocation.” “In a tit for tat fashion,” a man “returns favors and retaliates against slights.” His building a “reputation for payback” protects him physically, socially, and even economically, signaling to others not to cross him.

using “aggressive behaviors, possibly in an effort to restore his lost honor.”

Other research by social psychologist Khandis Blake and her colleagues found that men showed heightened aggression following romantic rejection by a “sexualized” woman: a woman wearing revealing, sexy clothing and expressing attitudes that “give an impression of sexiness and availability for sexual encounters.” The researchers grant that “women have varied reasons for self-sexualizing,” like finding it “empowering and enjoyable.” Their motivations may even be “nonsexual in nature.”

However, women with a sexualized look and demeanor activated a sexseeking mindset in men (primed “sexual goals,” as the researchers put it) in a way nonsexualized women did not. This sex goal activation — plus the presumption that a sexualized woman is “more interested in having sex” — increases “the expectancy that romantic interest is reciprocated.” Any romantic rejection that follows has a worse bite — “a greater ego threat,” especially in men with shaky self-esteem — triggering aggressive responses.

Now, this is not a call for women to start shopping at Burka Barn or

Wearing a miniskirt (or expressing “liberated” attitudes about sex) does not make you responsible for men’s behavior . . .

In two studies that Stratmoen and her colleagues ran, they found that as men’s “honor beliefs increased” — that is, when individual men had more intense honor beliefs — “so did their perceptions that a man’s aggressive responses to the woman rejecting his attempt to initiate a relationship with her were ... appropriate.” The Stratmoen team’s findings suggest that being romantically rejected “is perceived as an insult to the man’s honor,” making him, say, feel insulted and like less of a man and justified in

Amishcrombie & Fitch. Wearing a miniskirt (or expressing “liberated” attitudes about sex) does not make you responsible for men’s behavior any more than serving chocolate cake at a party makes you responsible for a guest’s subsequent struggle to fit into their favorite pants.

In short, you did everything right, asserting what works for you in kind and dignity-preserving ways. Though this guy’s party manners fell off faster than a bumper Scotch-taped to a car, other aggro men might be better at hiding their Mr. Scary Side. With those guys, your new “take it slow” approach should serve you well. And with the good guys out there, your not wanting to rush into anything is ultimately a signal: You’re a woman worth having — and for more than relationships that begin at 11 p.m. and end at 1, give or take 20 minutes after the guy’s shoe is confiscated and dragged off to a secure location by your sociopathic Pomeranian. (c)2019, 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 NOTE: Having absolutely nothing to do with Mercury being Retrograde, a renegade lunar eclipse, or any other stew of heavenly omens, we mistakenly published last week’s Free Will Astrology column a week early. Rob Brezsny knows which week is which; we just had a small karmic conundrum. We sincerely hope you can forgive us. This week we’re publishing the column we skipped. We will be back on track next week!

ARIES

(March 21-April 19):

“Beware of what disturbs the heart,” said Ibn Mas’ud, a companion of the prophet Mohammed. “If something unsettles your heart, then abandon it.” My wise Aries friend Artemisia has a different perspective.

She advises, “Pay close attention to what disturbs the heart. Whatever has the power to unsettle your heart will show you a key lesson you must learn, a crucial task you’d be smart to undertake.” Here’s my synthesis of Ibn Mas’ud and Artemisia: Do your very best to fix the problem revealed by your unsettled heart. Learn all you can in the process. Then, even if the fix isn’t totally perfect, move on. Graduate from the problem for good.

TAURUS

(April 20-May 20):

Taurus social critic Bertrand Russell won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1950. He’s regarded as the founder of analytic philosophy and one of the twentieth century’s premier intellectuals. But he went through a rough patch in 1940. He was adjudged “morally unfit” to accept his appointment as a professor at the City College of New York. The lawsuit that banned him from the job described him as being “libidinous, lustful, aphrodisiac, and irreverent.” Why? Simply because of his liberated opinions about sexuality, which he had conscientiously articulated in his book Marriage and Morals. In our modern era, we’re more likely to welcome libidinous, lustful, aphrodisiac, and irreverent ideas if they’re expressed respectfully, as Russell did. With that as a subtext, I invite you to update and deepen your relationship with your own sexuality in the coming weeks.

GEMINI

by rob brezsny (May 21-June 20):

In her poem “What the Light Teaches,” Anne Michaels describes herself arriving at a lover’s house soaked with rain, “dripping with new memory.” She’s ready for “one past to grow out of another.” In other words, she’s eager to leave behind the story that she and her lover have lived together up until now—and begin a new story. A similar blessing will be available for you in the coming weeks, Gemini: a chance for you and an intimate partner or close ally to launch a new chapter of your history together.

CANCER

(June 21-July 22):

Some scientists deride astrology despite being ignorant about it. For example, they complain, “The miniscule gravitational forces beaming from the planets can’t possibly have any effect on our personal lives.”

But the truth is that most astrologers don’t believe the planets exert influence on us with gravity or any other invisible force. Instead, we analyze planetary movements as evidence of a hidden order in the universe.

It’s comparable to the way weather forecasters use a barometer to read atmospheric pressure but know that barometers don’t cause changes in atmospheric pressure. I hope this inspires you, Cancerian, as you develop constructive critiques of situations in your own sphere. Don’t rely on naive assumption and unwarranted biases. Make sure you have the correct facts before you proceed. If you do, you could generate remarkable transformations in the coming weeks.

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22):

As you glide into the Season of Love, I’d love you to soak up wise counsel from the author bell hooks. (She doesn’t capitalize her name.) “Many people want love to function like a drug, giving them an immediate and sustained high,” she cautions. “They want to do nothing, just passively receive the good feeling.” I trust you won’t do that, Leo. Here’s more from hooks: “Dreaming that love will save us, solve all our problems or provide

a steady state of bliss or security only keeps us stuck in wishful fantasy, undermining the real power of the love—which is to transform us.” Are you ready to be transformed by love, Leo?

less than a dollar. I urge you to be on the lookout for bargains like that in the coming weeks. Something that could be valuable in the future may be undervalued now.

VIRGO

SAGITTARIUS

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22):

Burrow down as deep as you dare, Virgo. Give yourself pep talks as you descend toward the gritty core of every matter. Feel your way into the underground, where the roots meet the foundations. It’s time for you to explore the mysteries that are usually beneath your conscious awareness. You have a mandate to reacquaint yourself with where you came from and how you got to where you are now.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22):

It’s natural and healthy to feel both the longing to connect and the longing to be independent. Each of those urges deserves an honored place in your heart. But you may sometimes experience them as being contradictory; their opposing pulls may rouse tension. I bring this to your attention because I suspect that the coming weeks will be a test of your ability to not just abide in this tension, but to learn from and thrive on it.

For inspiration, read these words by Jeanette Winterson. “What should I do about the wild heart that wants to be free and the tame heart that wants to come home? I want to be held. I don’t want you to come too close. I want you to scoop me up and bring me home at night. I don’t want to tell you where I am. I want to be with you.”

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21):

The Louvre Museum in Paris displays 38,000 objects throughout its eighteen acres of floor space. Among its most treasured thirteenth-century artworks is “The Madonna and Child in Majesty Surrounded by Angels,” a huge painting by Italian painter Cimabue.

When a museum representative first acquired it in the nineteenth century, its price was five francs, or

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21):

Sagittarian performance artist Marina Abramovic observes that Muhammad, Buddha, Jesus, and Moses “all went to the desert as nobodies and came back as somebodies.” She herself spent a year in Australia’s Great Sandy Desert near Lake Disappointment, leading her to exclaim that the desert is “the most incredible place, because there is nothing there except yourself, and yourself is a big deal.” From what I can tell, Sagittarius, you’re just returning from your own metaphorical version of the desert, which is very good news. Welcome back! I can’t wait to see what marvels you spawn.

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19):

Upcoming events may bedevil your mind. They may mess with your certainties and agitate your selfdoubts. But if you want my view about those possibilities, they’re cause for celebration. According to my analysis of the astrological indicators, you will benefit from having your mind bedeviled and your certainties messed with and your self-doubts agitated.

You may ultimately even thrive and exult and glow like a miniature sun. Why? Because you need life to gently but firmly kick your ass in just the right way so you’ll become alert to opportunities you have been ignoring or blind to.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18):

fessed that he had “not read a novel in any language for many years.” Here’s my take on the subject: More than any other sign of the zodiac, you Aquarians have the potential to succeed despite not playing by conventional rules. And I suspect your power to do that is even greater than usual these days.

PISCES

(Feb. 19-March 20):

“If you are lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it,” wrote Piscean novelist John Irving. In the coming weeks, Pisces, you will have the power to get clearer than ever before about knowing the way of life you love. As a bonus, I predict you will also have an expanded access to the courage necessary to actually live that way of life. Take full advantage!

Homework: Possible definition of happiness: the state that results from cultivating interesting, useful problems. What’s your definition? FreeWillAstrology.com

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Every writer I’ve ever known says that a key practice to becoming a good writer is to read a lot of books. So what are we to make of the fact that one of the twentieth century’s most celebrated novelists didn’t hew to that principle? In 1936, three years before the publication of his last book, Aquarian-born James Joyce con-

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Classifieds | Legals Contact Tori Behar | 805.648.2244 ex.200 | tori@vcreporter.com | Deadline is Monday, 11 a.m. for Thursday publication

LEGAL Legal Notices A.P.N.: 108-0-150-385 T.S. No.: 20191855 Order No.1318459CAD Loan No. 800206 NOTICE OF UNIFIED TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 10/2/2018 AND SECURITY AGREEMENT DATED 10/2/2019. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 12/12/2019, 11:00 AM, S.B.S. TRUST DEED NETWORK, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded on 10/16/2018, as Document No. 20181016-00117239-0, Book XX, Page XX, of Official Records in the Office of the Recorder of Ventura, California, executed by JAFAETH SARAHI GOMEZ, TRUSTEE OF THE JSG TRUST, as Trustor, COMMUNITY WEST BANK, as Beneficiary. WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by a Cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state).

AT: THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE GOVERNMENT CENTER HALL OF JUSTICE, 800 SOUTH VICOTRIA AVENUE, VENTURA, CALIFORNIA, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County, California, describing the land therein: (Exhibit A) LEGAL DESCRIPTION Parcel 1: Parcel D, of record of survey, in the County of Ventura, State of California, as shown on the record of survey, filed in Book 44, Page 80 of record of Survey Maps, in the Office of the County Recorder of said County Parcel 2: An easement for a private road forty (40) feet in width across a portion of Tract 59, Rancho Las Posas, in the County of Ventura, State of California, according to the Map thereof recorded in the Office of the County Recorder of said County in Book 3, Page 22 of Maps, the center line of which is described as follows: Beginning at a point on the Northerly line of said Tract 59 distant South 64 Degrees 01 Minutes 15 Seconds West, 104.91 feet along said Northerly line from a 2 inch capped iron pipe set at the corner common to Tract 59, 60 and 61 and designated as “B-4” on the recorded Map of said Rancho Las Posas; thence from said point of beginning South 12 degrees 18 minutes East 220.03 feet to a point in the center line of Bradley Road; from which point a 3/4 inch iron pipe monument designated as station 13 on the Map entitled “Map of Bradley Road in Rancho Las Posas, Ventura County, California” May 7, 1918 (RD. BK 5-9) records of Ventura County, bears South 47 degrees 14 minutes 50 seconds West. 36.63 feet The side lines of the above described easement to be prolonged or shortened to begin on the Northerly line of said Tract 59 and to terminate on the center line of said Bradley Road Parcel 3: An easement for private road purposes over the following described land: All those certain strips of land designated “proposed 60 feet wide easement for ingress, egress and public utilities”, on Parcel Map No 3361, in the County of Ventura, State of California, as shown on Parcel Map filed in Book 33, Pages 1 through 12, inclusive, of Parcel Maps, in the Office of the County Recorder of said County A.P.N.: 108-0150-385 The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 6909 SOLANO VERDE DRIVE, SOMIS, CA 93066. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any,

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shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the trustee within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warrant, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trust created by said Deed of Trust towit: $2,823,787.58 estimated. Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase the figure prior to sale.

Beneficiary hereby elects to conduct a unified foreclosure sale pursuant to the provisions of California Commercial Code section 9604 et seq., and to include in the non judicial foreclosure of the real property interest described in the Security Agreement dated 10/2/2019, between the original trustor and the original beneficiary, as it may have been amended from time to time, and pursuant to any other instruments between the trustor and beneficiary referencing a security interest in personal property. Beneficiary reserves its right to evoke its election as to some or all of said personal property and/or fixtures, or to add additional personal property and/or fixtures to the election herein expressed, as Beneficiary’s sole election, from time to time and at any time until the consummation of the Trustee’s Sale to be conducted pursuant to the Deed of Trust and this Notice of Trustee’s Sale. See the Deed of Trust, if applicable. The personal property which was given as security for trustor’s obligation is described as: ALL FARM PRODUCTS, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ALL (1) CROPS GROWN, GROWING OR TO BE GROWN, INCLUDING CROPS PRODUCED ON TREES, VINES AND BUSHES, AND AQUA CULTURAL GOODS PRODUCED IN AQUA CULTURAL I OPERATIONS, (2) LIVESTOCK, BORN OR UNBORN, (3) SUPPLIES USED OR PRODUCED IN FARMING OPERATIONS, AND (4) PRODUCTS OF CROPS OR LIVESTOCK IN UNMANUFACTURED STATES. ALL EQUIPMENT, ACCESSIONS, FIXTURES, AND GENERAL INTANGIBLES (INCLUDING PAYMENT INTANGIBLES AND SOFTWARE); INSTRUMENTS (INCLUDING PROMISSORY NOTES), DOCUMENTS, DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS, ALL ATTACHMENTS, ACCESSORIES, TOOLS, PARTS, SUPPLIES, INCREASES, AND ALL ADDITIONS TO, REPLACEMENTS OF AND SUBSTITUTIONS FOR ANY OF THE PROPERTY AND GOODS, ANY INSURANCE REFUNDS ON ANY OF THE FOREGOING PROPERTY AND GOODS; TOGETHER WITH ALL PRODUCTS AND PROCEEDS OF ANY OF THE PROPERTY OR GOODS. ALL RECORDS AND DATA RELATING TO ANY OF THE PROPERTY AND GOODS, IN WHATEVER FORM, AND ALL EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE NECESSARY TO UTILIZE, CREATE, MAINTAIN, AND PROCESS ANY SUCH RECORDS AND DATA ON ELECTRONIC MEDIA. ALL GROUND WATER ON, UNDER, PUMPED FROM OR OTHERWISE AVAILABLE TO THE PROPERTY. THE RIGHTS TO REMOVE OR EXTRACT ANY SUCH GROUND WATER INCLUDING ANY PERMITS, RIGHTS OR LICENSE GRANTED BY ANY GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY OR AGENCY AND ANY RIGHTS GRANTED OR CREATED BY ANY EASEMENT, COVENANT, AGREEMENT OR CONTRACT WITH ANY PERSON OR ENTITY. ANY RIGHTS TO WHICH THE PROPERTY IS ENTITLED WITH RESPECT TO SURFACE WATER, WHETHER SUCH RIGHT IS APPROPRIATIVE, RIPARIAN, PRESCRIPTIVE OR OTHERWISE AND WHETHER OR NOT PURSUANT TO PERMIT OR OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORIZATION OR THE RIGHT TO STORE ANY SUCH WATER. ANY SHARES OR ANY RIGHTS UNDER SUCH SHARES OF ANY PRIVATE WATER COMPANY, MUTUAL WATER COMPANY, OR OTHER NON-GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY PURSUANT TO WHICH DEBTOR OF THE

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PROPERTY MAY RECEIVE WATER. ALL RIGHT PURSUANT TO ANY CONTRACTS FOR PUMPING WATER TO THE PROPERTY OR FOR THE SHARING OF THE USE OR MAINTENANCE OF PUMPS, PUMPING PLANTS OR SIMILAR FACILITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PROPERTY. ALL REAL PROPERTY, THE PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY, AND ANY RENT GENERATED FROM REAL PROPERTY, INCLUDING BUT LIMITED TO THE REAL PROPERTY IDENTIFIED WITH THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION EXHIBIT ‘A’ ATTACHED HERETO. No warranty is made that any or all of the personal property still exists or is available for the successful bidder and no warranty is made as to the condition of any of the personal property, which shall be sold “as is” “where is”. The beneficiary under the Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned, a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a Written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call FOR SALE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL (855)986-9342, or visit this Internet Web site www. superiordefault.com using the file number assigned to this case 20191855. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: 11/7/2019.

S.B.S Trust Deed Network, A California Corporation, 31194 La Baya Drive, Suite 106, Westlake Village, California, 91362. 818-9914600 By: Colleen Irby, Trustee Sale Officer (11/14, 11/21, 11/27/19| TS#2019-1855 SDI-16668)/25820 TSG No.: 8757080 TS No.: CA1900285555 APN: 187-0-052-105 Property Address: 1834 ADELAIDE COURT OXNARD, CA 93035 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 07/10/2013. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 12/05/2019 at 11:00 A.M., First American Title Insurance

Company, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 07/26/2013, as Instrument No. 20130726-00132285-0, in book, page, of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of VENTURA County, State of California. Executed by: BOBBI MCCLENNY, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (Payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States) To the right of the main entrance, near the exit doors, of the Government Center Hall of Justice, 800 South Victoria Avenue, Ventura, CA 93009 All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED DEED OF TRUST APN# 187-0-052105 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1834 ADELAIDE COURT, OXNARD, CA 93035 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust.

The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $ 275,246.68. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust has deposited all documents evidencing the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust and has declared all sums secured thereby immediately due and payable, and has caused a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be executed. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property.

You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property.

You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (916)939-0772 or visit this Internet Web http://search.nationwideposting. com/propertySearchTerms.aspx, using the file number assigned to this case CA1900285555 Information about

postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. Date: First American Title Insurance Company 4795 Regent Blvd, Mail Code 1011-F Irving, TX 75063 First American Title Insurance Company MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE FOR TRUSTEES SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (916)9390772NPP0363291 To: VENTURA COUNTY REPORTER 11/14/2019, 11/21/2019, 11/27/2019/25716 TSG No.: 190985909-CA-MSI TS No.: CA1900285526 APN: 186-0011-150 Property Address: 2445 EL CAJON OXNARD, CA 93035. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 03/22/2018. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 12/12/2019 at 11:00 A.M., First American Title Insurance Company, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 03/30/2018, as Instrument No. 20180330-00036475-0, in book, page, of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of VENTURA County, State of California. Executed by: LARRY WHITE, AN UNMARRIED MAN, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (Payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States) At the main entrance to the Government Center Hall of Justice, 800 South Victoria Avenue, Ventura, CA 93003 All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED DEED OF TRUST APN# 186-0-011-150. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 2445 EL CAJON, OXNARD, CA 93035. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust.

The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $559,772.11. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust has deposited all documents evidencing the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust and has declared all sums secured thereby immediately due and payable, and has caused a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be executed. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does

not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property.

You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property.

You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 1-866539-4173 or visit this Internet Web https://www.hudsonandmarshall.com, using the file number assigned to this case CA1900285526 Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. Date: First American Title Insurance Company 4795 Regent Blvd, Mail Code 1011-F Irving, TX 75063. First American Title Insurance Company MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. FOR TRUSTEES SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 1-866539-4173NPP0363650 To: VENTURA COUNTY REPORTER 11/21/2019, 11/27/2019, 12/05/2019/25994 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF VENTURA ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 56-2019-00536077CU-PT-VTA This statement was filed NOV 15 2019, with the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, 800 S. Victoria Avenue, P.O. Box 6489, Ventura, CA 93006-6489, Civil Division.

PETITION OF: JAIRUS VIDAL KLEEFISCH FOR CHANGE OF NAME. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: JAIRUS VIDAL KLEEFISCH filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: JAIRUS VIDAL KLEEFISCH to KOURTNEY KATE VIDAL. 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: 12-302019. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: 21. The address of the court is Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, 800 S. Victoria Avenue, P.O. Box 6489,

Ventura, CA 93006-6489, Civil Division.

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once a week each week for four consecutive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: VENTURA COUNTY REPORTER. Date: NOV 15 2019. BY ORDER OF THE COURT, /s/ Michael D. Planet, Ventura Superior Court, Executive Officer and Clerk, By: ELIZABETH MULLER, Deputy Clerk.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 11/21/19, 11/27/19, 12/5/19 and 12/12/19./26065 LIEN SALE 12/09/19 10AM AT 2456 TELLER ROAD, NEWBURY PARK 11 HOND LIC# 6SCY476 VIN# 5J6RE3H47BL024325.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 11/27/19./26301 NOTICE INVITING FORMAL BIDS Sealed bids will be received in the bid box at the County Surveyor’s Public Counter, 3rd Floor, Administration Building, 800 South Victoria Avenue, Ventura, California 93009-1670, until 2:00 p.m. on December 12, 2019, and afterwards publicly opened, for Coating and Repair - District 1 Reservoirs (5), for Specification No. WW20-02(M), which consists of: -Moorpark Yard Reservoir - Interior re-lining, welding repair, and exterior coating spot repair of a 1.5 million gallon welded steel potable water tank -S&K Reservoir No.2 - Interior re-lining, welding repair, and exterior re-coating of a 0.31 million gallon bolted steel potable water tank -Gabbert Reservoir - Exterior re-coating of the roof, and exterior coating spot repair of a 2 million gallon welded steel potable water tank -Fairview Reservoir - Interior re-lining, welding repair, and exterior coating spot repair of a 2 million gallon welded steel potable water tank -Palmer Reservoir - Interior relining of roof, welding repair, and interior lining spot repair of a 1.5 million gallon welded steel potable water tank The estimated cost of construction is $ 970,000.

The plans, specifications and proposal forms for this project are filed in the office of the Ventura County Surveyor and are, by reference, made a part of this Notice. Construction bidding documents, including plans, specifications, addenda and any supplementary documents are now available on the Ventura County Web Site at: https://www.vcpublicworks.org/ esd/contracting/ then click on “Contract Bidding Opportunities” and then “eBidBoard Website” where the documents may be viewed, downloaded and printed.

Printed copies of the document can be purchased at most commercial printing companies that have internet access.

Printed copies may also be purchased for a non-refundable fee of $15.39, including tax and shipping, 5.39 if picked up) Make checks payable to the County of Ventura and send to the attention of, or bring to, the County Surveyor’s Office at the Ventura County Hall of Administration, 800 South Victoria Ave, Ventura, CA 93009-1670 (Surveyor’s Public Counter on 3rd floor).

A List of Plan Holders is available on the Website shown above.

An abstract of bids received will be available at the same web site under Bids & Subs.

When projects are awarded, the award notification to the State will be posted under Awarded Contracts.

Bids must be submitted on the proposal form furnished with said documents.

Subcontractor list must include a valid Contractor’s License Number.

Contractor and any subcontractors must

LEGAL be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations prior to bid time and shall be verified during bid verification processes.

Each bid must be accompanied by a bid guarantee in the amount of not less than 10% of the amount bid, PAYABLE TO THE VENTURA COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICT NO. 1 and guaranteeing that the bidder will enter into a contract in accordance with the terms of the bidding documents if award is made. The bid guarantee shall be in one of the following forms: a bid bond written by an admitted surety insurer on the form included with the Proposal form, a cashier’s check drawn by a National bank, a check certified by a National bank or cash. An electronically transmitted copy of the bid bond form, included in the Proposal form, may be used but the form must have the original signatures of the principal and surety.

Copies of the completed bond will not be accepted.

Bidders must have a Class A, OR C-33 California Contractors license, and will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond, each in the amount of 100% of the contract price.

In accordance with Section 22300 of the Public Contract Code, securities may be substituted for funds withheld.

Bidders, contractors, and other interested parties can obtain wage rates pertaining to Ventura County projects at the link provided below.

California general prevailing wage rates for construction can be obtained from the following Web site: http://www.dir. ca.gov/DLSR/PWD/index.htm.

The awarded contractor must post copies of the prevailing wage determinations at each job site.

11/27/19

CNS-3315409#/26339 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Tenants: Ocean Breeze Management, Simi at the Garden, Michelle Simpson, SB Builders, Robert Kupfer, Wayne Bailey.

Auction held on DECEMBER 12, 2019 at 11:00A.M. at PORTA-STOR, 330 West Park Row Avenue, Ventura, CA 93001.

(805) 643-3862. SOLD TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER. PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 11/27/19 and 12/5/19./26074 NOTICE OF PUBLIC ONSITE AUCTION 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 CA Business and Professions Code, CA Commercial Code Section 2328, Section 1812.600 - 1812.609 and Section 1988 of CA Civil Code, 353 of the Penal Code. The undersigned will sell at public sale by competitive bidding on the 17th day of December, 2019 at 10:30 A.M., on StorageTreasures.com: household goods, tools, electronics, and personal effects that have been stored and which are located at Trojan Storage of Oxnard, 1801 Eastman Avenue, Oxnard, County of Ventura, State of California, the following: Customer Name Unit# Victor Romero 480 585 Tommy Alfaro Shirley Barrera 027 Shirley Barrera 279 Daniel Carnevale 453 Shanquila Carter 738 102 Carlos Coronado Angela De Santiago 796A Tammy Donaldson 312A Alex Gaona 025 Othon Guerrero 615 523 Jesus Herrera Michele Hirschhorn 058 Maria Marron 747 Cruz Reyes 148 Steve Rodarte 555 Veronyca Solis 256 Monique Sotelo 052 Ana Diaz Torres 693 Deborah Young 168 Purchases must be paid for at the time of purchase in cash only. All purchased items sold as is, where is and must be removed at the time of sale. Sale subject to cancellation in the event of settlement between owner and obligated party.

Dated these for the 27th day of November and 5th day of December, 2019. Andasol Management, Inc. Bond#: 79183C. (888) 564-7782.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 11/27/19 and 12/5/19./26064 NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION 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 Lien Sale per California Self Storage Act (B&P Code Section 21700, et seq.). Golden State Storage will sell items at www.storagetreasures.com sale by competitive bidding ending on DECEMBER 13th, 2019 at 12:00pm. The said property has been stored and which are located at Golden State Storage, 161 East Gonzales Road, Oxnard, California 93036, County of Ventura, State of California the following units: Maria T Mendoza: Karaoke Machine, Canon all-in-one, Table Jigsaw, Vacuum Cleaner, Microwave, Projecter screen, Two shelving units, 20+ bags clothing, 15+boxes of unknowns and Various miscellaneous items.

Martin Hall: Drum, Bike, Peavey amp, stereo, 3 luggage pieces, Various electonics, computer, MTX Speaker, Laptop, 15+ Storage boxes and Various miscellaneous items.

Christina Brophy: Dresser, 3 drawer unit, Shower caddy, Boxes and Various miscellaneous items.

Deborah L Gibson: Futon, Chest, Vacuum, Backpack, Various funiture, 10+ Boxes of unknowns, various miscellaneous items.

Celia Andrade: Folding table, Computer towers, folding chairs, strollers, Toys, Sports Equipment, Clothing, Linens, Various miscellaneous items.

Purchases must be paid at the time of sale with Cash only. All Sales are subject to prior cancellation. Sale rules and regulations are available at the time of sale. Company reserves the right to refuse any online bids. Dated November 27, 2019 and December 5, 2019.

Auction by www.storagetreasures.com.

Phone: 480-397-6503. PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 11/27/19 and 12/5/19./26334 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE To satisfy the owner’s storage lien, PS Orange Co. Inc. will sell at public lien sale on December 18, 2019, the personal property in the below-listed units, which may include but are not limited to: household and personal items, office and other equipment. The public sale of these items will begin at 09:30 AM and continue until all units are sold.

PUBLIC STORAGE # 23411, 740 Arcturus Ave, Oxnard, CA 93033, (805) 248-7083 B040 - Valdez, Thomas; C009 - lavallee, danielle; F102 - Briden, Lynette “Lyny”; F374 - Togia, Trent; F462 - avila, mandy; F562 - Sherman, Melanie; F571 - Cole, Natasha PUBLIC STORAGE # 23050, 4400 McGrath St, Ventura, CA 93003, (805) 324-6011 B073 - Thomas, Georgette; B300 Craig, Donald; H260 - Hernandez, Edgar; H291 - White, Kimberlie; K050 - Medrano, Jenny; L024 - Purtile, Lucio PUBLIC STORAGE # 26812, 6435 Ventura Blvd, Ventura, CA 93003, (805) 329-5384 C055 - Galvez, Tim; C083 - Stinchfield, Dana; C207 - Bueno, Niurka; C232 Ferreira, Victor; D113 - Killian, Wayne; D121 - Jackson, Nick; D176 - Greer, Ocody; D207 - Ramirez, Anthony; D303 - Webb, Jessandra; D323 - Abraham, Nathlye; D329 - Perez, Vanessa PUBLIC STORAGE # 24110, 5515 Walker Street, Ventura, CA 93003, (805) 312-9304 B106 - Cantu, Irene; B190 - Kaaihue, Tiffany; D390 - Griffin, Kyrsha; E432 Burl, Eric; E444 - Suarez, Natasha PUBLIC STORAGE # 25779, 161 E Ventura Blvd, Oxnard, CA 93036, (805) 456-6430 B624 - Michl, Josh; B657 - Brush, Nicholas; R258 - Anaya, Ernestina; R262 - Puga, Jesus; R274 - Wimberly, Iya; R281 - Rivera, Antonio; R311 - Trejo, Stephanie; R316 - Navarro, Debbie; R321 - Johnson, Andrea; R366 - Guron, Joel & Latoya; R404 - Gonzales, Jesus; W202 - Ramirez, Sandra PUBLIC STORAGE # 24529, 30921 Agoura Rd, Westlake Village, CA 91361, (818) 332-3029

1058 - Fritschi, Talon; 1063 MAZIBUKO, Paige; 2073 - Moss, Marjorie; 3126 - Hutchinson, Alectra PUBLIC STORAGE # 20154, 23811 Ventura Blvd, Calabasas, CA 91302, (818) 226-2864 D001 - Ghods, David; F056 - Renzo, John Anthony; F110 Mosing, Lucas; F183 - Demarinis, Kyle; G319 - chapman, edward.

Public sale terms, rules, and regulations will be made available prior to the sale.

All sales are subject to cancellation.

We reserve the right to refuse any bid.

Payment must be in cash or credit card-no checks. Buyers must secure the units with their own personal locks. To claim tax-exempt status, original RESALE certificates for each space purchased is required. By PS Orangeco, Inc., 701 Western Avenue, Glendale, CA 91201. (818) 244-8080.

Bond No. ALL SALES ARE SUBJECT TO PRIOR CANCELLATION. TERMS, rules and regulations available at sale.

Dated this 27th of November & 5th of December 2019 by PS Orangeco, Inc., 701 Western Ave., Glendale, CA 91201, (818) 244-8080, Bond No. 6052683.

11/27, 12/5/19

CNS-3315964#/26302 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE To satisfy the owner’s storage lien, PS Orange Co. Inc. will sell at public lien sale on December 18, 2019, the personal property in the below-listed units, which may include but are not limited to: household and personal items, office and other equipment. The public sale of these items will begin at 09:30 AM and continue until all units are sold.

PUBLIC STORAGE # 20627, 4568 E Los Angeles Ave, Simi Valley, CA 93063, (805) 285-7018 C003 - Hernandez, Kimberly; C048 Radley, Brooke; C114 - Shaw, Christy; C246 - Segard, Christi; D105 - Coates, James; D120 - Norbut, Elizabeth; D166 - Mata, Erik PUBLIC STORAGE # 24322, 2167 First Street, Simi Valley, CA 93065, (805) 285-7073 B028 - Haseltine, Jeffrey; C075 shaffer, jake; D013 - Wright, Candace; D022 - De La Fuente, Ruby; D030 Intia, Jason PUBLIC STORAGE # 26607, 120 West Easy Street, Simi Valley, CA 93065, (805) 285-7067 013 - Aguayo, Angelica; 052 - Maddox, Tony; 119 - Schneider, Tyler; 174 - Quijano, Tiffany; 201 - Gendron, Anna; 215 - Bonesteel, Herbert; 269 Constante, Beverly; 302 - Hernandez, Marco; 385 - Chaney, Blaine; 395 Mohammed, Isam PUBLIC STORAGE # 25753, 875 W Los Angeles Ave, Moorpark, CA 93021, (805) 298-1384 507 - Benyo, Chris; 557 - Ostermann, Bruce; 569 - Meza, Brian; 583 Farr, Twylla; 612 - mason, quincy; 824 - Aleman Macias, Pedro.

Public sale terms, rules, and regulations will be made available prior to the sale.

All sales are subject to cancellation.

We reserve the right to refuse any bid.

Payment must be in cash or credit cardno checks. Buyers must secure the units with their own personal locks. To claim tax-exempt status, original RESALE certificates for each space purchased is required. Dated this 27th of November 2019 and this 5th of December 2019

by PS Orangeco, Inc., 701 Western Avenue, Glendale, CA 91201.

(818) 244-8080. Bond No. 5908365.

11/27, 12/5/19

CNS-3317393#/26303

Fict. Business Names FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2019103010020076-0 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ANAHATA SOAP WORKS, 4642 Student St., Ventura, CA 93003, Ventura County, Wendy Steiger, 4642 Student St., Ventura, CA 93003.

This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 11/20/2018. 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).) /s/ Wendy Steiger, Wendy Steiger. 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 October 30, 2019. PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 11/7/19, 11/14/19, 11/21/19 and 11/27/19./25662 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2019103110020119-0 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: OZEKI NOODLE RESTAURANT, 349 E. Esplanade Dr., #2C, Oxnard, CA 93036, Ventura County, Eun Sook Jeong, 2601 Wagon Wheel Road, #145, Oxnard, CA 93036.

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).) /s/ Eun Sook Jeong, Eun Sook Jeong. 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 October 31, 2019./ PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 11/7/19, 11/14/19, 11/21/19 and 11/27/19./25664 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2019102210019524-0 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: AMAZING DOLLAR PLUS LLC, 1275 Los Angeles Ave., Ventura, CA 93004, Ventura County, State of Incorporation / Organization, CA, AMAZING DOLLAR PLUS LLC, 758 Via Miguel, Santa Barbara, CA 93111. 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 7/1/2019. 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).) /s/ AMAZING DOLLAR PLUS LLC, Margarita Jimenez M., Margarita Jimenez M., Manager.

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 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 and Professions Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Ventura on October 22, 2019. PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 11/7/19, 11/14/19, 11/21/19 and 11/27/19./25665 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2019102810019870-0 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: AALBERS & ASSOCIATES, 2362 N Oxnard Blvd #201, Oxnard, CA 93036, Ventura County, Glen L. Aalbers, 5540 West 5th St #134, Oxnard, CA 93035.

This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 10/25/2019. 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).) /s/ Glen L. Aalbers, Glen L. Aalbers. 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 October 28, 2019. PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 11/7/19, 11/14/19, 11/21/19 and 11/27/19./25667 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2019102410019767-0 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: CHAPPELL ARCHITECTURE, 175 S Ventura Ave., Suite 104A, Ventura, CA 93001, Ventura County, State of Incorporation / Organization, California, Dylan Chappell Architects Inc., 175 S Ventura Ave., Suite 104A, Ventura, 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 6/1/19. 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).) /s/ Dylan Chappell Architects Inc., Dylan Chappell, Dylan Chappell, CEO. 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 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 and Professions Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Ventura on October 24, 2019. PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 11/7/19, 11/14/19, 11/21/19 and 11/27/19./25628 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2019102510019799-0 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: LAGOM

BY GIU, 5385 Cochran Street, Apt.

#8, Simi Valley, CA 93063, Ventura County, Adriano Paulo, 5385 Cochran Street, Apt. #8, Simi Valley, CA 93063.

This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 10/25/2019. 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).) /s/ Adriano Paulo, Adriano Paulo. 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 October 25, 2019. PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 11/7/19, 11/14/19, 11/21/19 and 11/27/19./25642 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2019102810019900-0 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: TOP REALTY, 348 Castleton St., Camarillo, CA 93012, Ventura County, Steve Suh, 348 Castleton St., Camarillo, CA 93012.

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).) /s/ Steve Suh, Steve Suh. 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 October 28, 2019. PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 11/7/19, 11/14/19, 11/21/19 and 11/27/19./25643 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2019110410020221-0 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: OCEANIC, I-26 3850 S Harbor Blvd, Oxnard, CA 93035, Ventura County, Ian Yun Kee Chang, I-26 3850 S Harbor Blvd, Oxnard, CA 93035. 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).) /s/ Ian Yun Kee Chang, Ian Yun Kee Chang. 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 November 4, 2019. PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 11/7/19, 11/14/19, 11/21/19 and 11/27/19./25681 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2019102810019846-0 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: GALAXY TRADING WAREHOUSE, 3503 Arundell Cir Unit 103C, Ventura, CA 93003, Ventura County, Raul Romo Atilano, 250 E Telegraph Rd Spc 172, Fillmore, CA 93015. 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).) /s/ Raul Romo Atilano, Raul Romo Atilano. 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 October 28, 2019. PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 11/14/19, 11/21/19, 11/27/19 and 12/5/19./25863 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2019110810020636-0 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: KMC WOODWORKS, 935 Peninsula, Ventura, CA 93001, Ventura County, Kevin Cosart, 935 Peninsula St., 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).) /s/ Kevin Cosart, Kevin Cosart. 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 November 8, 2019. PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 11/14/19, 11/21/19, 11/27/19 and 12/5/19./25864

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LEGAL FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2019110810020570-0 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SHIPWRIGHT FABRICATION BSB, 160 Evans Ave #8, Summerland, CA 93067, Santa Barbara County, Brent Sheldon Binkley, 160 Evans Ave #8, Summerland, CA 93067.

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).) /s/ Brent Sheldon Binkley, Brent Sheldon Binkley. 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 November 8, 2019. PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 11/14/19, 11/21/19, 11/27/19 and 12/5/19./25865 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2019102410019739-0 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1) EL COMAL, 2) EL COMAL TAQUERIA, 3) EL COMAL RESTAURANTS, 95 W Warner St., Ventura, CA 93001, Ventura County, Felix Geovanni Pineda, 95 W Warner St., Ventura, CA 93001, Jose Antonio Novoa Estrada, 95 W Warner St., Ventura, CA 93001. This business is conducted by: Married Couple. 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).) /s/ Felix Geovanni Pineda, Felix Geovanni Pineda. 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 October 24, 2019. PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 11/14/19, 11/21/19, 11/27/19 and 12/5/19./25866 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2019110610020409-0 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: HOME PRIDE CARPET CLEANING, 4160 Market St. #10, Ventura, CA 93003, Ventura County, Carolyn Lea Berg, 780 Lemon Grove Ave., Ventura, CA 93003, Jeffrey Allan Berg, 780 Lemon Grove Ave., Ventura, CA 93003. This business is conducted by: Married Couple. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 6/21/05. 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

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registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1.000).) /s/ Carolyn Lea Berg, Carolyn Lea Berg. 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 November 6, 2019. PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 11/14/19, 11/21/19, 11/27/19 and 12/5/19./25867 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2019103010020063-0 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: SPORT CLIPS CA 751, 715 Wendy Dr., Newbury Park, CA 91320, Ventura County, State of Incorporation / Organization, CALIFORNIA, SCJM2, LLC, 3581 Corte Castillo, Carlsbad, CA 92009. 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 July 1, 2019. 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).) /s/ SCJM2, LLC, Robin Chamberlain, Robin Chamberlain, Vice 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 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 and Professions Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Ventura on October 30, 2019. PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 11/14/19, 11/21/19, 11/27/19 and 12/5/19./25868 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2019103010020067-0 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: SPORT CLIPS CA 752, 391 Carmen Drive, Camarillo, CA 93010, Ventura County, State of Incorporation / Organization, CALIFORNIA, SCJM2, LLC, 3581 Corte Castillo, Carlsbad, CA 92009. 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 July 1, 2019. 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).) /s/ SCJM2, LLC, Robin Chamberlain, Robin Chamberlain, Vice 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 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

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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 and Professions Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Ventura on October 30, 2019. PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 11/14/19, 11/21/19, 11/27/19 and 12/5/19./25869 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2019103010020069-0 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: SPORT CLIPS CA 753, 2975 Cochran St., Suite C, Simi Valley, CA 93065, Ventura County, State of Incorporation / Organization, CALIFORNIA, SCJM2, LLC, 3581 Corte Castillo, Carlsbad, CA 92009. 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 July 1, 2019. 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).) /s/ SCJM2, LLC, Robin Chamberlain, Robin Chamberlain, Vice 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 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 and Professions Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Ventura on October 30, 2019. PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 11/14/19, 11/21/19, 11/27/19 and 12/5/19./25870 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2019110810020601-0 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: LEGACY EXTERMINATORS, INC., 1241 Fuchsia St., Oxnard, CA 93036, Ventura County, State of Incorporation / Organization, CA, LEGACY EXTERMINATORS, INC., 1241 Fuchsia St., Oxnard, CA 93036. This Business is conducted by: A Corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 11/8/2019. 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).) /s/ LEGACY EXTERMINATORS, INC., Joshua M.V. Bombara, Joshua M.V. Bombara, C.E.O. 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 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 and Professions Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Ventura on November 8, 2019. PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 11/14/19, 11/21/19, 11/27/19 and 12/5/19./25871 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2019111410020902-0 The following person(s)

is (are) doing business as: LAVISH NAILS & SPA, 724 N. Moorpard Rd, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360, Ventura County, CA, THANH HA THI NGUYEN, 724 N. Moorpark Rd, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: NOV 16, 2019. 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).) /s/ THANH HA THI NGUYEN, THANH HA THI NGUYEN. 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 November 14, 2019. PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 11/21/19, 11/27/19, 12/5/19 and 12/12/19./26061 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2019110710020549-0 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1) LITTLE MAY FILM, 2) DELICATE BALANCE FILMS, 206 Bainbridge Court, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360, Ventura County, State of Incorporation / Organization, CA, PERFECT TIMING PRODUCTIONS INC., 206 Bainbridge Court, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360.

This Business is conducted by: A Corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 11/7/2019. 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).) /s/ PERFECT TIMING PRODUCTIONS INC., Danielle Bisutti, Danielle Bisutti, CEO. 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 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 and Professions Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Ventura on November 7, 2019. PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 11/21/19, 11/27/19, 12/5/19 and 12/12/19./26077 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2019110810020647-0 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1) JAWBONE, 2) WWW. JAWBONETACTICAL.COM, 4130 Angela St., Simi Valley, CA 93063, Ventura County, State of Incorporation / Organization, 843330768/CA, AMERICAN METAL PRECISION INC, 4130 Angela St., 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 11-8-2019. 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).) /s/ AMERICAN METAL PRECISION INC, Kevin Schroeder, Kevin Schroeder, CEO. 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 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 and Professions Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Ventura on November 8, 2019. PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 11/21/19, 11/27/19, 12/5/19 and 12/12/19./26079 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2019111210020734-0 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: IMMIGRANT SON CAFFE, 543 E Main St., Ventura, CA 93001, Ventura County, State of Incorporation / Organization, 4277990 CA, GIOPASTA, INC, 543 E Main St., Ventura, 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 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).) /s/ GIOPASTA, INC, Alessandro Tromba, Alessandro Tromba, President. NOTICEIn 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 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 and Professions Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Ventura on November 12, 2019.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 11/21/19, 11/27/19, 12/5/19 and 12/12/19./26081 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2019110510020337-0 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CAN “U” IMAGINE, 2823 Seahorse Ave., Ventura, CA 93001, Ventura County, Lisa Lyn Carrera, 2823 Seahorse Ave., 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: 12/11/2007. 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).) /s/ Lisa Lyn Carrera, Lisa Lyn Carrera. 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 November 5, 2019. PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 11/21/19, 11/27/19, 12/5/19 and 12/12/19./26083 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2019111310020793-0 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1) TLG WEALTH INSURANCE SERVICES, 2) THE LYND GROUP WEALTH MANAGEMENT, 3) THE LYND GROUP, 4) TLG TAX, 5) TLG LEGAL DOCUMENTS, 6) THE LYND GROUP FINANCIAL SERVICES, 801 S. Victoria Avenue, Suite #105, Ventura, CA 93003, Ventura County, State of Incorporation / Organization, CA, THE LYND GROUP ADVISORS LLC, 801 S. Victoria Avenue, Suite #105, Ventura, CA 93003. 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 1. 11/13/2019; 2. 11/13/2019; 3.

N/A; 4. N/A; 5. N/A; 6. 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).) /s/ THE LYND GROUP ADVISORS LLC, Michael Mansfield, Michael Mansfield, 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 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 and Professions Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Ventura on November 13, 2019.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 11/21/19, 11/27/19, 12/5/19 and 12/12/19./26101 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2019111310020821-0 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: JASON YOUNG, THE WINDOW GUY, 148 Estates Avenue, Ventura, CA 93003, Ventura County, California, Jason P. Young, Trustee of the J & B Young Family Trust dated November 5, 2019, 148 Estates Avenue, Ventura, CA 93003, Bree B. Young, Trustee of the J & B Young Family Trust dated November 5, 2019, 148 Estates Avenue, Ventura, CA 93003. This business is conducted by: An Unincorporated Assoc. other than a Partnership. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 2003. 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).) /s/ Jason P. Young, Trustee of the J & B Young Family Trust dated November 5, 2019, Jason P. Young, Trustee of the J & B Young Family Trust dated November 5, 2019. 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 November 13, 2019.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 11/21/19, 11/27/19, 12/5/19 and 12/12/19./26135 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2019110110020181-0 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: THE GRADIENT GALLERY, 298 S. Seaward Ave., Ventura, CA 93003, Ventura County, Nico Rosario Herring, 709 Paseo Camarillo #189, Camarillo, CA 93010.

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).) /s/ Nico Rosario Herring, Nico Rosario Herring. 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 November 1, 2019. PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 11/27/19, 12/5/19, 12/12/19 and 12/19/19./26296 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2019112210021445-0 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ZAHN LAW OFFICE, 4484 Market St., Suite 303304, Ventura, CA 93003, Ventura County, Loren Paul Zahn, 2503 Hillrose Pl., Oxnard, CA 93036. This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 2/1/2010. 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).) /s/ Loren Paul Zahn, L. Paul Zahn. 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 November 22, 2019. PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 11/27/19, 12/5/19, 12/12/19 and 12/19/19./26333 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2019111910021193-0 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: GREEN DADDY, 964 East Main Street, Ventura, CA 93001, Ventura County, State of Incorporation / Organization, CA, VAPE FAMILY LLC, 966 East Main Street, Ventura, CA 93001. This Business is conducted

LEGAL by: A Limited Liability Company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 11/19/2019. 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).) /s/ VAPE FAMILY LLC, Robert Anthony Pritchett, Robert Anthony Pritchett, 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 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 and Professions Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Ventura on November 19, 2019.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 11/27/19, 12/5/19, 12/12/19 and 12/19/19./26341 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2019112210021478-0 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ASCENSION ACADEMY, 226 West Ojai, Ste. 101 #519, Ojai, CA 93023, Ventura County, Derren George Ohanian, 701 Grandview Ave., Ojai, CA 93023, Sarah Breslaw, 701 Grandview Ave., Ojai, CA 93023. This business is conducted by: Copartners. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 11/22/2019. 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).) /s/ Derren George Ohanian, Derren George Ohanian. 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 November 22, 2019. PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 11/27/19, 12/5/19, 12/12/19 and 12/19/19./26342

Probate NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: WARWICK LEWIS ROSE CASE NO. 56-201900535581-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 WARWICK LEWIS ROSE. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by JOEL DANIEL ROSE AND JOSHUA SIMON ROSE in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that JOEL DANIEL ROSE AND JOSHUA SIMON ROSE 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: 12/18/19 at 9:00AM 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 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 SIBYLLE GREBE - SBN 141553 LORENZO C. STOLLER SBN 291581 CONOVER & GREBE, LLP 3424 W CARSON STREET, SUITE 320 TORRANCE CA 90503 11/14, 11/21, 11/27/19

CNS-3312135#/25835 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF HOLLY BETH YORK CASE NO. 56-201900535667-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: Holly Beth York A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Steven M. York in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Steven M. York 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 with full authority . (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 on 12/18/2019 at 9:00 am in Dept. J-6 located at 4353 E. VINEYARD AVENUE OXNARD CA 93036 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 formal Request for Special Notice (DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner: Steven G. Grossmann, Esq., SBN 162044 Law Offices of Steven G. Grossmann 455 East Thousand Oaks Blvd., Suite 101 Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 Telephone: (805) 497-8311 11/14, 11/21, 11/27/19

CNS-3312404#/25837 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: COLLEEN A. ELWY CASE NO. 56-201900535530-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 COLLEEN A. ELWY. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by KAYLA ELWY in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that KAYLA ELWY 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: 12/12/19 at 9:00AM 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 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 MARIA N. JONSSON, ESQ. - SBN 282624, OF COUNSEL KAIDEN ELDER LAW GROUP, P.C. 27240 TURNBERRY LANE, STE 200 VALENCIA CA 91355 11/14, 11/21, 11/27/19

CNS-3311567#/25843 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF DAVID J. ANDERSON, DECEDENT Case No: 56-2019-00535630PR-PW-OXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: DAVID J. ANDERSON. A Petition for Probate has been filed by: JOHN C. ANDERSON in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. The Petition for Probate requests that: JOHN C. ANDERSON 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: 12/18/2019 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept. J6.

Address of court: Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue, Oxnard, CA 93036, Juvenile Justice Complex.

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: Michael S. Shuttleworth. SBN: 197683, Shuttleworth Law Offices, One California Street, Auburn, CA 95603, (530) 823-7499.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 11/14/19, 11/21/19 and 11/27/19./25840 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF JACQUELINE A. STONE, DECEDENT Case No: 56-2019-00535752PR-LA-OXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: JACQUELINE A. STONE. A Petition for Probate has been filed by: EVAN BRYAN in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. The Petition for Probate requests that: EVAN BRYAN 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: December 18, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept. J6. Address of court: Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue, Oxnard, CA 93036, Juvenile Justice Complex.

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: Mark A. Lester, Esq., SBN: 96521, Jones, Lester, Schuck, Becker & Dehesa, LLP, 771 E. Daily Drive, Suite 230, Camarillo, CA 93010, (805) 6042655.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 11/14/19, 11/21/19 and 11/27/19./25844 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF DELLA BALADES BRAVO, DECEDENT Case No: 56-2019-00535256PR-PW-OXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of DELLA BALADES BRAVO. A Petition for Probate has been filed by: DAVID BRAVO in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. The Petition for Probate requests that: DAVID BRAVO 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: DEC 11, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept.

J6. Address of court: Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue, Oxnard, CA 93036, Juvenile Justice Complex / Probate Court.

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.

Petitioner: Thomas E. Olson, (SBN 82569), Benton, Orr, Duval & Buckingham, 39 North California Street, Ventura, CA 93001, (805) 648-5111.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 11/21/19, 11/27/19 and 12/5/19./26062 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF SALVADOR BRAVO, DECEDENT Case No: 56-2019-00535252PR-LA-OXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of SALVADOR BRAVO. A Petition for Probate has been filed by: DAVID BRAVO in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. The Petition for Probate requests that: DAVID BRAVO 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: DEC 11, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept.

J6. Address of court: Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue, Oxnard, CA 93036, Juvenile Justice Complex / Probate Court.

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.

Petitioner: Thomas E. Olson, (SBN 82569), Benton, Orr, Duval & Buckingham, 39 North California

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PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 11/21/19, 11/27/19 and 12/5/19./26063 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: DIANA RENEE PINTOR CASE NO. 56-201900535873-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 DIANA RENEE PINTOR. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by JULIA MARGARET PEDERSEN in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that JULIA MARGARET PEDERSEN 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: 01/09/20 at 9:00AM 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 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.

In Pro Per Petitioner JULIA MARGARET PEDERSEN 2131 ELIZABETH DRIVE VENTURA CA 93003 11/21, 11/27, 12/5/19

CNS-3315465#/26020 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF EDWARD CARREIRO SILVA, DECEDENT Case No: 56-2019-00535880PR-LA-OXN

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To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of EDWARD CARREIRO SILVA. A Petition for Probate has been filed by: OMBERTO SILVA in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. The Petition for Probate requests that: OMBERTO SILVA 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: January 9, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept. J6. Address of court: Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue, Oxnard, CA 93036, Juvenile Justice Complex / Probate Court.

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: Natalie E. Jay, (State Bar# 314463), Ferguson Case Orr Paterson LLP, 1050 S. Kimball Rd., Ventura, CA 93004, (805) 6596800.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 11/21/19, 11/27/19 and 12/5/19./26021 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF JONNA SARAFIAN, DECEDENT Case No: 56-2019-00535951PR-PW-OXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of JONNA SARAFIAN. A Petition for Probate has been filed by: KENDAL D. SARAFIAN in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA.

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The Petition for Probate requests that: KENDAL D. SARAFIAN 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: JAN 09, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept.

J6. Address of court: Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue, Oxnard, CA 93036, Juvenile Justice Complex / Probate Court.

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: Jonathon Cherne, (SBN 281548), Cherne Law PC, 5776 D Lindero Canyon Rd #257, Westlake Village, CA 91362, (818) 851-1305.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 11/21/19, 11/27/19 and 12/5/19./26084 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF RICHARD FRALEY JR., DECEDENT Case No: 56-2019-00535129PR-LA-OXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of RICHARD FRALEY JR. A Petition for Probate has been filed by: Petitioner LAURA FRALEY in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. The Petition for Probate requests that: LAURA FRALEY 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: 12/11/2019 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept.

J6. Address of court: Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue, Oxnard, CA 93036, Juvenile Justice Complex / Probate Court.

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: Todd Mannis, Esq., (SBN 149271), Grennier Law, 5700 Ralston Street, Suite 202, Ventura, California 93003, (805) 650-1624.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 11/21/19, 11/27/19 and 12/5/19./26086 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF JUANA VIRAMONTES, DECEDENT Case No: 56-2019-00535849PR-TR-OXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of JUANA VIRAMONTES. A Petition for Probate has been filed by: Petitioner REMBERTO VIRAMONTES, JR. in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. The Petition for Probate requests that: REMBERTO VIRAMONTES, JR. 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: January 9, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept. J6. Address of court: Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue, Oxnard, CA 93036, Juvenile Justice Complex / Probate Court.

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 Coporation, 400 Camarillo Ranch Road, Suite 102, Camarillo, CA 93012, (805) 4849002.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 11/27/19, 12/5/19 and 12/12/19./26098 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: ELKE WILHELMINE GAVULA AKA ELKE WILHELMINE STRUBE, ELKE WILHELMINE WHITE, ELKE WILHELMINE HALL AND ELKE W. GAVULA CASE NO. 56-201900536245-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 ELKE WILHELMINE GAVULA AKA ELKE WILHELMINE STRUBE, ELKE WILHELMINE WHITE, ELKE WILHELMINE HALL AND ELKE W. GAVULA. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by SILKE PATRICIA CRAMER in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that SILKE PATRICIA CRAMER 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: 01/15/20 at 9:00AM 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 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.

In Pro Per Petitioner SILKE PATRICIA CRAMER 24400 HART DRIVE TEHACHAPI CA 93561 11/27, 12/5, 12/12/19

CNS-3317591#/26304 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF JAMES PHILLIP BOHLEN, DECEDENT Case No: 56-2019-00535533PR-PW-OXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of JAMES PHILLIP BOHLEN. A Petition for Probate has been filed by: JAMES BRENTON BOHLEN in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. The Petition for Probate requests that: JAMES BRENTON BOHLEN 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.

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

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: December 18, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept. J6. Address of court: Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue, Oxnard, CA 93036, Juvenile Justice Complex / Probate Court.

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.

Petitioner: JAMES BRENTON BOHLEN, 2310 Richard Ct., Henderson, NV 89014, 702-6662272.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 11/27/19, 12/5/19 and 12/12/19./26332

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