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“It is a thrilling place to be”: A conversation with MVC Executive Director Elena Brokaw

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Purple is the New Party: Third party is a charm

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“Implacable pursuit of justice”: Moorpark College Black Student Union hosts Dr. Cornel West Public input sought on county workforce plan VC COVID Update In Brief

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r. Cornel West Ph.D. has been in the news recently. As one of the nation’s most prominent philosophers, activists and intellectuals, that happens regularly. Lately, however, it is Harvard University’s denial of West’s request for tenure that has stimulated media coverage.

When asked by Pauline Nassar, chief director of the Black Student Union (BSU) at Moorpark College, why he thought the school wasn’t giving him tenure, he responded, “Well, there could only be three reasons. One, because I’m too old.”

(West is almost 70.) Another possible reason: the idea that “his best work is behind him.”

West discarded both of those rationales, noting that others have been tenured at more advanced ages, and that he’s been invited to participate in the prestigious Gifford Lectures. The

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lecture series, hosted by the four ancient Scottish Universities of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and St. Andrews, focuses on the advancement of theological and philosophical thought, and is considered by many as “the highest honor in a philosopher’s career.” .

West spoke with Nassar during a Feb. 26 online conversation as part of a series of events coordinated for Black History Month by the Moorpark College BSU in partnership with Ventura and Oxnard Colleges. Over 700 people listened in to the conversation.

“It can’t be academics,” continued West, pointing to his many writings and professorships.

“It had to be politics.”

“And I don’t think my support of my dear friend Bernie Sanders upsets the powers that be at Harvard,” West continued. “I’m thoroughly convinced that it is precisely my outspokenness against the mainstream that deeply upsets a Harvard administration who would have to give their stamp of approval to someone who is so critical of the Israeli occupation and actually supports the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement.”

“I do hate injustice and oppression” West said that once someone comes out in support of that movement “you are usually cast as being an anti-Jewish or anti-Semitic person . . . you can call me any name you want but I’m never gonna stoop as low to hate Jews, I’m never gonna stoop as low to hate any group. But I do hate injustice and oppression.” Any group, he said, that engages in injustice or oppression “will 6— — March 4, 2021

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receive my moral critique.”

“Dr. West is unapologetic in his advocacy and fight for human rights. He declares his love for all oppressed people loudly,” said Gerald Richardson III, BSU president at Moorpark College.

Richardson also serves as the state legislative director for the Student Senate for California Community Colleges. He called West’s convictions, and his commitment to them, inspiring.

“That passion, that dedication and implacable pursuit of justice rejuvenated me. It motivated me to keep going, to dream big, to fight for what I believe in, and to seek justice at all cost.”

West, originally from Sacramento, is a skilled purveyor of the spoken and written word which he strives to direct at justice and love for “all oppressed people” in a morally consistent way, whether it is people in Palestine, Pakistan, Libya, Somalia or anywhere on Earth. He’s been doing this work since he was 14 and helped to shut down Sacramento area high schools to force administrators to include Black Studies curricula. Today, he is a professor of public philosophy at Harvard University and Professor Emeritus at Princeton University. He has written 20 books and edited another 13. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard in three years and holds a Ph.D. in philosophy from Princeton. He has participated in spoken word recordings including collaborations with Prince and Bootsy Collins. Called a civil rights activist, he prefers human rights activist, pointing out that the struggle goes beyond civil rights to such things as the right to food and water.

West said he insists on teaching freshmen at Harvard because it’s so important to talk with and be around the younger generation. His directive to the young people of Ventura County is to find a way to “be connected to the struggles for . . . love and justice,” and to effectively position yourself to do that, he said, you have to understand what makes you and where you come from.

“Justice is what love looks like in public” In seeking to “critically challenge our precious students,” West said it’s always important to “situate myself in a very rich tradition of those who have been willing to attempt to cultivate the best inside of me,” hailing the influence of his parents, Irene and Clifton West.

When talking “about race you don’t start with name calling and finger pointing; you begin with trying to understand what has gone into the shaping and molding of who we are so what we can accent the best of who we are...I cannot begin to understand my attempt to engage in truth telling and witness bearing and justice seeking without Irene and Clifton.”

He challenged students to “cultivate a critical consciousness,” and acknowledge the “roots” of who they are, but he emphasized that critical inquiry “must be founded in a moral and spiritual integrity.”

“Justice is what love looks like in public, just like tenderness is what love feels like in private.” West has shared this idea before in the context of education. He explained that institutions of learning all “purport to be in search of truth and justice and fairness,” but that is not

possible without everyone “engaging in a Socratic self examination.”

“For 400 years,” Black people in America have been “chronically, systemically hated and yet, we keep dishing out love, like Coltrane, Martin King, Ella Baker, Harriet Tubman, on and on . . . Stevie Wonder.”

He pointed to the trauma Black Americans and other people of color have borne that could have led to “Black versions of the KKK… but no, we want freedom for everybody.” The trauma of slavery and injustice has “caused us to be wounded healers not wounded hunters . . . We come to elevate the best.”

West emphasized the work of becoming “better love warriors, freedom fighters and wounded healers.”

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“People’s humanity comes in different colors” Today, West sees the country “wrestling with” a “spiritual decay . . . hatred, contempt, arrogance.” The pervasive attitude of “I’ll do anything with impunity. That’s not just polarization, thats gansterization . . . We are all living at a time when gangsterized ways of being in the world are being more pervasive.”

When asked about people, including college faculty, who may say they are “colorblind,” West responded that he believed they mean something different from what people of color think. He pointed to the long-held notion that people of color were “inferior.” Today, when someone says

Pauline Nassar they are “colorblind,” he guesses they “really mean they don’t see the inferiority” attributed to people of color in the past. “I reject being colorblind . . . affirm being lovestruck” by all people.

“I’m Christian. When you see folks you oughta be able to affirm, approve, even fall in love with the best of them . . . Be able to revel in each other’s humanity, without claiming we are somehow not seeing color.”

He said he figured it’s pretty impossible to not see his color, and that “preciousness” is at the core of each person’s humanity. Seeing their color “is what connects you to them . . . People’s humanity comes in different colors.”

“Keep on pushin’” The BSU at Moorpark College is taking active steps to address the structural racism and

injustices they’ve witnessed at their campus and across the district.

Richardson said a main concern for Black students on the Moorpark campus and across the Ventura County Community College District (VCCCD) “as a whole is racism and inequity.

Black students typically already enter higher education with disadvantages from academic and opportunity achievement gaps. So when we come on campus, when we are not being heard nor supported, it is impossible for our retention and graduation rates to increase.”

He said “culturally responsive support services” are needed along with “faculty and staff that we can identify with, and we need curriculum in all pathways that does not exclude our culture, experiences, research and accomplishments.”

To build the change they are seeking, Richardson authored a Black Lives Matter resolution put forward by the BSU that calls for the Associated Students of Moorpark College (ASMC) and Moorpark College to take several steps to address these issues, including: declaring racism a public health crisis and an enormous educational barrier to success; increasing diversity amongst faculty, staff and administration and promote the hiring of more Black individuals; working with the BSU and college administrators to ensure equitable student grievance processes and accountability of hate and racism (covert or overt) inflicted by any faculty, staff, administration or students on campus; increasing the availability and access of ethnic studies courses; and diversifying Euro-centric curriculum in all pathways.

West spoke about how his outlook on life and enjoyment of music helps him, saying that as a “blues man” he can cope with anything. He said a major mantra he works under follows the lyrics of Curtis Mayfield, and he encouraged the local college students to “keep on pushin’.”

The Conversation with Dr. Cornel West and the Black Lives Matter Resolution are online at: https://vcreporter.com/2021/03/moorparkcollege-black-student-union-dr-cornel-west/ More information about Moorpark College’s Black History Month events is online at: www. moorparkcollege.edu/black-history-month

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Case rate keeps county in highest tier

As of Monday, March 1, the seven-day case rate per 100,000 people remained in the highest tier level at 16.9%. That number needs to be at or below 7% for the county to qualify for the lower tier, with reduced restrictions in the state’s pandemic blueprint response.

Over the weekend 338 new cases were reported and eight additional people died from COVID-19 related issues.

Ventura County is now reporting 77,594 cases of the virus. That includes 162 inmates at county jails and correctional facilities, 61 people who are unhoused, 592 farmworkers, 141 first responders (including staff of correctional facilities) and 422 people who work in the grocery of food service sector.

The zip code with the highest number of positive cases is 93033 in Oxnard, with 13,454. Simi Valley (93065) has the second highest, with 6,061.

Of the total positive cases, 29,435 identified as Latinx, representing 62.7% of cases, while 27.1% identified as white. In just over 30,000 of the positive cases, however, the race or ethnicity of the people are unknown and that number is not calculated in the total race/ethnicity demographic percentage.

Vaccine update

As of Monday, March 1, Ventura County has administered 202,801 vaccine doses. That number includes 143,428 first

doses and 59,373 second doses.

Ventura County residents or those employed in the county currently in the following sectors are now eligible for vaccination: anyone age 65 and older; individuals working in education and childcare including teachers; long-term care residents; food and agriculture workers; healthcare and emergency response workers.

The county has also clarified that in-home caregivers who provide care to family members who are registered with a regional care center and who have “direct risk of COVID-19 exposure” along with a high risk of complications from COVID-19 are eligible to get the vaccine.

Those individuals with the following conditions qualify: cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, epilepsy, and those with certain healthcare needs such as requiring a ventilator or oxygen. Documentation from the regional center is required to verify the qualifying condition.

New appointments are added each Monday, and on other days when the county receives additional doses. Registration is online at www.vcrecovers.com and via phone for those with limited internet access at 805-477-7161.

Single dose vaccine coming to county On March 2, Dr. Robert Levin, medical officer with Ventura County Public Health confirmed that as early as next week the county could receive doses of Janssen-Johnson and Johnson single-dose coronavirus vaccine..

This vaccine received emergency use authorization on Feb. 27, 2021 from

the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), for ages 18 and up. That authorization states the ongoing clinical trial enrolled 43,783 participants in a randomized trial, in which half received the vaccine and half received placebo of saline. The authorization further states that the “FDA’s review has considered the safety and effectiveness data as they relate to the request for emergency use authorization.” The vaccine is about “66.1% effective in preventing moderate to severe/critical COVID-19 occurring at least 14 days and at least 28 days after vaccination, respectively.”

The FDA authorization letter is online at: https://www.fda.gov/media/146303/ download

More help for small businesses

In February the federal government announced changes to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) aimed at being more inclusive of small businesses.

The PPP loan application process is open through March 10 for small businesses with fewer than 20 employees and includes more help for sole proprietors, independent contractors and the self-employed.

The changes also allow business owners who have an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) to apply and eligibility was expanded to include business owners who have student loan debt delinquency and prior non-fraud felony convictions on their record.

In Ventura County, the Small Business Development Center can assist applicants and answer questions: 805-4099159; para Español 805-309-5874.

Public input sought on county workforce plan by Kimberly Rivers

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he Workforce Development Board of Ventura County (WDB) is seeking public input on its 2021-24 draft plan for workforce and economic development in the county.

The 2019 State of the Region Report issued by the Ventura County Civic Alliance found that Ventura County’s economic growth has been under 1.5% each year since 2013.

“These temperate numbers were before COVID-19,” says Rebecca Evans, executive director of the WDB. “Economic projections are changing and challenging to predict as we look toward recovering from the pandemic.”

According to the draft report, 13 industry sectors were represented in 73 survey responses between August and November 2020. There were 86 representatives from local industries including working groups for clean energy, business services, nonprofits and manufacturing as well as input from labor unions, education, community organizations and government.

Of the businesses who responded to the survey, 58% reported there were not enough skilled workers, making it challenging to fill positions. The survey found that industries with persistent gaps in skilled labor include healthcare, medical technology, the building and construction trades, manufacturing and product design.

“If businesses can’t find skilled workers locally, there is a risk that they might move their operations elsewhere,” said Tracy Perez, WDB chair and market manager at Manpower, a national recruiting company with an office in Oxnard.

The mandate of the WDB is to link public and private sectors to strengthen the local economy by laying out a plan to ensure there’s a local trained workforce to fill local well-paying jobs.

Perez said the WDB plans aim to “address the disparity between those in well-paying jobs and those who are struggling” by providing a roadmap to how the county “can provide workers with the skills and credentials necessary to secure financially-rewarding jobs and advance their careers.”

The draft report is online at workforceventuracounty.org/ about-us/wdb-regional-and-local-plans.

Send public comments before March 26 to HSA-Info.

WDB@ventura.org.

Eye on the Environment

Crowdsourcing gives plastic bag solutions

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rowdsourcing, giving the public an opportunity to provide information rather than seeking it from single sources, is an efficient way to gather data and sometimes provides unexpected results.

Indeed, public agencies such as Ventura County Public Works often find out about potholes, illegal dumping, graffiti and discharges into storm drains through a crowdsourcing website, www.vcpublicworks.org/report-a-concern.

In response to my article about plastic bag recycling problems last week, so many readers provided helpful information that a follow-up article about solutions became possible. Thus, we have the following solutions: Pat Bonnell, of Simi Valley, noted the utility of reusing plastic bags as waste basket liners and also suggested another innovative bag reuse. She noted, “Some thrift stores take them to use for purchases.” Ms. Lilith (her full legal name) of Ventura also provided the thrift store suggestion, noting, in particular, Cat’s Cradle Rescue and Thrift Store, which accepts not only good, clean plastic bags with handles, but also clean bubble wrap.

Stan Wilson and Loretta Burton, both of Ventura, took a practical view of the issue. To deal with the shortage of plastic bag (and other plastic) recycling options, Wilson said, “The best solution is to just stop using it.” Burton noted that although plastic bags are widely distributed, consumers can still refuse a bag.

Even supermarkets declining to place items in customers’ cloth bags usually let customers bag their own groceries.

Betty (who declined to provide her last name) of Thousand Oaks suggested I check with local food distribution programs for plastic bag reuse opportunities. Kay Wilson-Bolton, Volunteer Director for Spirit of Santa Paula, said food pantries accepted clean, strong plastic bags prior to COVID-19 restrictions, and she “hates buying plastic bags,” but using new bags “minimizes exposure during the pandemic.” Food distribution programs will likely again provide a reuse opportunity for plastic bags after the pandemic.

One reader, who did not want to be named because he was not sure whether his solution is legal, regularly reuses plastic bags by

stuffing the bags into a bag distribution box attached to a post at a nearby dog park. Apparently, especially during COVID-19 changes in work patterns, the container is often empty.

I checked about the viability of this solution with public officials in charge of these programs. Ewelina Mutkowska, Ventura County’s Stormwater Program manager, said she thought such reuse, provided it is done with suitable bags which are properly disposed, would be a good way to solve a problem when bag boxes are empty. Brandon Kaysen, Environmental Services supervisor with the city of Ventura, said he also appreciated “innovative pursuit of reuse” but added, “The better solution is, call your city and report that a site is out of poo bags.” Bags purchased for distribution are the right size and shape for the task at hand, while bags from an eager, but unauthorized, volunteer might not be suitable or might overflow the container.

Marti Smith, of Newbury Park, provided the website plasticfilmrecycling.org to find plastic bag recycling options. Like earth911. com, some of the listings are outdated, so call

by David Goldstein before you bring bags to a store.

I also spoke to representatives from the Trex Corporation, which is based in Nevada but recycles most of the plastic bags collected from Ventura County after bags are consolidated at supermarket distribution centers. These recyclers, who make our old bags into decking, appreciated the instruction to ensure recycled bags are free of receipts and twist ties, but also asked for a clarification left out of the article last week. Food storage bags, such as zip lock bags, are acceptable only if the bags do not have a lining. Clear sandwich bags, for example, are okay, but bags coated with colored plastic, usually containing graphics identifying the enclosed product, are not acceptable.

Thanks also to John Snyder of Newbury Park, Deanne Escareno of Ventura and Terry Milligan of Camarillo for reporting grocery stores still accepting plastic bags.

David Goldstein, Environmental Analyst with Ventura County Public Works, can be reached at 805-658-4312 or david.goldstein@ventura.org.

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“It is a thrilling place to be” A conversation with Museum of Ventura County Executive Director Elena Brokaw

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ince she was named interim executive director in July 2016, Elena Brokaw has seen the Museum of Ventura County through some of the most challenging times in its 108-year history: financial struggles and the resulting temporary shutdown in September 2016, a major remodel, the Thomas Fire and a long-term closure that started in March 2020. And yet, under her guidance (her interim role has since been made permanent, with her official title now the Barbara Barnard Smith Executive Director), the museum has thrived. New exhibits, community events, lectures and more all filled its dance card week after week, month after month. Even during our collective COVID pause, it has continued to bring cultural content online. There’s always something new at venturamuseum.org, and that is a direct result of the work put in by Brokaw and her team.

Last year, the Ventura County Reporter intended to run an interview with Brokaw in March as part of our Women’s History Month coverage, which got cut short by the pandemic. For March 2021, we touched base with her again, and gave her the opportunity to share with us her thoughts on arts in the community, the future of the Museum of Ventura County, how it managed during the pandemic and more.

VCR: You come from a big ag family, but you studied art history at Harvard. Was art something you were always passionate about?

Elena Brokaw: I was known as the creative one in my family. When I was 9 or 10, I started writing “books” (that were really half-written stories that were about eight pages long) and loved acting and singing. Visual art was something that I discovered in high school when I took an art history course, and I was lucky enough to get to continue in college. I loved the challenge of writing intellectually about an art form that is, at its core, the antithesis of logic. I have never gotten it right, but I love trying.

borne out of the budget reductions that came along with the recession: We took five different programs and created a whole new department that focused on creating public/private partnerships to achieve goals that neither the public nor private sector could accomplish on their own.

Your career appears to have been about bringing arts into the community – Reno, Minneapolis, locally. What made you choose this line of work?

When I graduated from college, the expected next step for me would have been to keep going to school and end up either teaching art history or working at a museum. I did not want to go either of those routes because I didn’t want to be talking only to people who already knew they were interested in art. I lucked into the local arts agency field after I graduated — a line of work that I didn’t even know existed. When I worked at Ventura’s Cultural Affairs Division, I discovered public art, which is about bringing culture and art into everyone’s space. It’s about plunking something down in front of people that is unexpected and jolts people out of their routines. Public art at its best makes us newly aware of our space and place. So that is what my professional interests started to center on: bringing the arts into the public sphere, and helping communities find their own uniqueness through culture.

How did you get involved with the American Film Institute? What were your responsibilities there?

In college, my focus on 19th- and 20th-century American art led me to a lot of film courses.

I loved — and still love — movies (or as they called it in college, “the cinematic art form”).

Some of the most well-known director auteurs from the ’60s and ’70s — like David Lynch and Terrence Malick — graduated from AFI and when they had an opening in their alumni relations department I jumped at the chance to meet some of my heroes and heroines.

When did you return to Ventura County?

2003.

Can you tell us a little bit about what it was like working in Ventura’s community services and parks and rec departments?

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Elena Brokaw at the Museum of Ventura County’s Boroughs Children’s Garden, March 2, 2021. All photos by Jonathon McGee/Museum of Ventura County

How were you tapped as interim director for the Museum of Ventura County?

I left the city to focus on consulting — working in short term projects with government, non-profit, and business agencies to help articulate and achieve their goals. The museum’s executive director had just stepped down and so I agreed to serve as the interim director for six months — and then I never left.

Under your leadership, the museum seemed to come back from the brink. It secured public funding, underwent a significant revamp in 2017 and began offering more new exhibits and events. Even during the 2020 closures, there’s been a lot of online content.

How were you able to accomplish these things?

I think the very real danger that the museum might close opened a lot of people’s eyes and made us realize both how important the museum is to us as individuals and to us as a region, and

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also that there wasn’t “someone else” who was going to swoop in and take care of the problem.

I think what I have brought to the museum is a passion and a drive to make the museum the best that it can possibly be and a vision for how we can get there. When I look back at the last four years, it’s almost like the museum got a new battery — and what that battery is, is a whole bunch of people who are all revved up and motivated to bring their dreams and goals to life.

The museum is like an idea factory where the ideas can actually come to life. We have so many meetings where one person says “wouldn’t it be great if we did x,” and then two weeks later x is happening, but way better than the person who had the idea thought it could be, because a whole bunch of other people have brought their own ideas to the initial concept. It is a thrilling place to be.

I know one long-term goal was to catalog the museum’s vast holdings. How is that going?

That project is very difficult, very exciting, will take a very very long time, and is going great!

The county got us off to a great start. In our funding contract, they included funds specifically for the collections, granted us the use of a county building to stage our efforts, and required us to empty out our storage spaces. The county also helped foster a partnership with Cal State Channel Islands which provided tools and resources to start digitizing the collection. The project is directed by Research Library and Archives Director Deya Terrafranca and her team, with oversight and policy direction provided by a lot of volunteers who are members of the museum’s accessions, fine arts and farm implements committees.

What have been the biggest challenges as you right the ship?

We have a reinvention plan with six pillars which guides our long-term and everyday decision-making. That plan is formulated specifically to address issues that plague our museum and many other museums across the country. I would say that our greatest challenge is making everyone feel that the museum is relevant. Most people in our country today walk by museums without even noticing that they are there. Our goal is to make our museum a place that everyone knows about, that everyone can see themselves in, and that helps all of us make sense of who we are and our place in the world.

When museums etc. were required to shut down in March 2020, how did that impact the museum?

Well, it fundamentally changed everything that we do, and how we do it. We had just opened one show the week before the shutdown, and were ready to open two more the Saturday after we closed. And, we were planning a huge number of exhibits and events throughout the year. At first, because our mindset was so fixed on what we offered to the public on our campuses, we thought that we would essentially go dormant until the shutdown lifted. But less than one week later, we started publishing historical articles, creating online games, developing virtual learning modules for kids and families — and we have never stopped.

How challenging was it to pivot to a virtual museum experience?

I think the most difficult thing about the pivot was accepting that we would need to do it: that the shutdown was not a short-term situation, that our lives would be lived differently for a long time. Because the team that works at the museum is so tremendously talented, creative and dedicated, once that reality had sunk in, they immediately figured out both how to provide programs and content for people at home, and what people wanted and needed. And the response has been phenomenal. We actually have gained many more distant members and supporters because now everything we do is available online.

I know some organizations used the downtime to remodel, make improvements, etc.

Did the museum have similar projects?

Both of our sites are homes to older buildings, so we have been addressing some deferred maintenance in both campuses. We also have been working on some exciting new improvements in the gardens and the galleries, which we cannot wait to unveil!

Have you rethought anything about how the museum operates or the resources it offers in light of the pandemic and similar disasters?

I don’t think the museum will ever go back to just the way it was doing business before the pandemic. The response to the online and virtual programs has been so positive that we don’t ever plan to stop developing online content. Essentially, we are thinking of our website as our “third campus” — we produce exhibits, tours and events in Ventura, in Santa Paula and now online.

Does the museum have a target date for reopening?

We have two target dates. We are hoping to open the gardens, with renovations, art installations and kids activities, by June 1, 2021. We will have free admission for all of our garden programs. For the internal galleries, where air flow is limited, we hope to be able to open in July 2021.

What positive things are on the horizon for the museum?

So many! I mean, how many pages is your paper? We are planning through 2025. We want each program at the museum to be entertaining and educational, and are developing speakers series to accompany each exhibit . . . We are expanding the Burroughs Children’s Garden in

back of the Ventura Museum with more interactive kids’ activities. Through our partnership with the city of Ventura, we’ve been able to keep the Albinger Archeological Museum open all year round, and are planning new exhibits on the grounds. We have installed satellite exhibits in other cities in the county and are planning more partnerships to increase those. The Agriculture Museum in Santa Paula has a new garden, in partnership with the UC Hansen Agricultural Center and Master Gardeners. This is only the tip of the iceberg.

What place do you want the Museum of Ventura County to occupy in this community?

Our goal for the museum is that it become the entertainment and cultural center for our county. We want people to think of the museum as a place they can go to have a meaningful experience by themselves, with their families, with friends. We want the museum to be the place to go not to be educated, not to “better yourself” — we want the museum to be a place where people can express themselves and learn more about their place in the community and the world through that expression.

When you think about arts in the Ventura County community, what do you envision for the future?

I would like Ventura County to be a place where artists go to be inspired. I would like our county to be a place that fosters talent and supports emerging artists. I believe that our geography and climate provide a magnetic allure for artists, who for centuries have gravitated toward coastal cities like ours. I have always believed that our county can and should be an arts destination.

I would love to see our region recognized as a place to go to buy art, to visit museums, to go to festivals, to attend theatre, or just to have a unique and moving experience.

What do you think would need to happen for those best case scenarios to come true?

I think the arts — by which I mean cultural organizations, artists and arts supporters — need to get a seat at the table, either by being invited in or by making themselves indispensable. By a seat at the table, I mean being included in discussions about community-wide issues and initiatives, and helping to identify solutions. The arts sector can be a powerful ally in helping non-arts partners — like hospitals, businesses, community groups — achieve their goals. I believe that we are all better when we get out of our silos and work together.

Where do you see the museum in five years?

Ten years?

The plans for the museum have transitioned in the last two years from a laser focus on sustainability to ensuring our relevance for generations to come. We see only good things for this museum. Our goal is to make the Museum of Ventura County the best small history and art museum in the United States. And we know we can get there, with lots of hard work (and a little luck wouldn’t hurt either!).

Museum of Ventura County, 100 E. Main St., Ventura, 805-653-0323, venturamuseum.org.

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The Housing Element is part of the city’s General Plan, a document all cities and counties in California are required to have, which governs all land use in the applicable jurisdiction.

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Derrick Wilson named president of Botanical Gardens The Ventura Botanical Gardens has appointed Derrick Wilson as board president of the nonprofit organization for the 2021 term.

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NEW BUENAVENTURA ART ASSOCIATION Friday, March 5, 5-7 p.m. via Zoom. Oil painter and landscape artist Sharon Weaver hosts a live painting demonstration and paint-along featuring a coastal scene with rocks and palm trees. Part of the Virtual First Fridays celebrations taking place in Ventura. Free. zoom.us/j/97601149360?pwd=QlVxU1ZZM1FNYzRxZEFGSkgwYXh5UT09#success. realART Opening March 7. Spring Juried Show showcasing over 35 new artists from across the country, as well as work by Cheryl Kline, David Skinner, Sheila Daube and more.

Opening reception on Sunday, March 7, 3-5 p.m. with music by DJ Ritchie Rich. Masks required; CDC safety protocols will be followed. Whizin Market Square, 28861 Agoura Road, Agoura Hills, 310-452-4000, whatisrealart.com.

STUDIO CHANNEL ISLANDS March 6-May 22: Collectors Choice 2021, with extraordinary works by established and emerging artists from across the country and juried by Jo Lauria.

Facebook Live opening reception on Friday, March 6, at 1 p.m., streamed live from SCI. Opens online on Tuesday, March 9, with an interactive virtual tour.

Collectors Choice Gala and Fundraiser on Saturday,

Sharon Weaver offers a painting class and demo through the Buenaventura Art Association, taking place March 5 and coinciding with Ventura’s Virtual First Fridays. the guild’s gallery and shop in Ventura Harbor. 1567 Spinnaker Drive, Suite 105, Ventura, 805- 6446800, venturapottersguild.org/gallery.

VIRTUAL FIRST FRIDAYS Friday, March 5. ArtsVentura, the Ventura Artists’ Union and several participating artists and galleries bring creative content online the first Friday of every month. March will include a Virtual Costume Party at 6 p.m. For other events, visit

Join 2015-16 U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera in a celebration of his work during CLU’s Voices of the Nations series on March 10. Photo by Carlos Puma/UC Riverside May 22, 6-9 p.m. Ongoing: Virtual art exhibits include Gallery Virgins, Richard Barnett Portraits, Magical Realism, The Illusionists and Illuminated, as well as artist video talks, online art classes and children’s educational resources. 2222 E. Ventura Blvd., Camarillo, 805-383-1368, studiochannelislands.org.

VENTURA COUNTY POETRY PROJECT Sunday, March 7, 2 p.m. via Zoom. Generating Equality: International Women’s Day reading featuring Zayan Reza, Florence Weinberger, Dian Sousa, Lynne Thompson, Crystal Salas, Alís Morris Soto, Jeanette Clough, Joelle Hannah and Carmen Ramirez. Hosted by Mary Kay Rummel, NancyJean Pément and Marsha de la O. www.facebook. com/venturacountypoetry.

VENTURA POTTERY GALLERY Through March 31: March is Mermaid Month at Ventura Harbor, and the Ventura Potters’ Guild will host mermaids, mermen and sea creatures of all kinds on handcrafted ceramics displayed at its shop and gallery for the Treasures from the Sea exhibit. Ongoing: Talented ceramic artists from across Ventura County make up the Ventura County Potters Guild, and they display their works — housewares, home decor, figurines and more — at

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VOICES OF THE NATION: CELEBRATING THE WORK OF U.S. POETS LAUREATE Wednesday, March 10, 7 p.m. via Zoom. California Lutheran University continues its exploration of the work of U.S. poets laureate with readings by Juan Felipe Herrera. CLU students will also present selected poems by Herrera, and his work and context will be discussed by a panel of poets and scholars. Registration required: www. callutheran.edu/community-business/voices-ofthe-nation.html.

AUDITIONS AND CALLS TO ARTISTS EQUINOX Through March 8. Art City Gallery is currently accepting submissions for its spring art show, which opens March 20 and will celebrate renewal, rebirth and women artists. All women, people of color, LGBTQ+ non-conforming artists are encouraged to apply. $35 entry fee. Deadline for submission March 8 at 11:59 p.m.; selections announced March 14. Show runs March 20-April 25 at Art

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THEATER PERFORMANCE IN CASE YOU HADN’T HEARD: A CONVERSATION BETWEEN AMERICA’S PAST AND ITS PROMISE Through March 1 on demand.

Rubicon Theatre Company in partnership with Scott Schwartz and Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor presents this provocative look at issues surrounding race in America, drawing on the texts of 20 Black luminaries of past and present.

Free to Rubicon customers; order tickets and find discount code at www.rubicontheatre.org/ incaseyouhandtheard.

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The Simi Valley Virtual Arts Center presents the first in its online cabaret series featuring a musical dramedy about one woman’s stroke and recovery. Starring Farley Cadena. www.svvac.org/ virtual-cabaret-series.

VENTURA COUNTY POETRY PROJECT Thursday, March 4, 7:30 p.m. via Zoom. Poetry reading by Scott Noon Creley, open mic and Jackson Wheeler poetry series hosted by Marsha de la O, streamed live from E.P. Foster Library in Ventura. www.facebook.com/venturacountypoetry.

ART GALLERIES AND MUSEUMS AGRICULTURE MUSEUM Ongoing.

Virtual exhibits dedicated to Ventura County’s farming and ranching legacy, with antique tractors, farming implements, a living beehive, outdoor gardens and more. 926 Railroad Ave., Santa Paula, 805-525-3100, venturamuseum.org/ visit-agriculture-museum/.

ATRIUM GALLERY Opened Feb. 1 online: Message | Communication: Sharing of Ideas and Feelings, a juried competition. Opened Oct. 26: Origin, a virtual exhibition whereby artists reflect on creative beginnings, family history and more. vcartscouncil.org/atrium-gallery.

BEATRICE WOOD CENTER FOR THE ARTS Extended: Ventura County Handweavers and Spinners Guild 50th Anniversary Exhibition. 805-646-3381, www. beatricewood.com.

CALIFORNIA MUSEUM OF ART THOUSAND OAKS Through April

30 online: Defining Beauty, exploring the ever-changing concept of beauty through the works of contemporary artists Zara Monet Feeney, Francene Levinson and Sungjae Lee; and Car Culture, a study and interpretation of those participating in the driving culture of Los Angeles by Jonathan Michael Castillo. Ongoing: Virtual exhibits Life Interrupted and Empathy: Beneath the Surface. 350 W. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, 805-405-5240, cmato.org.

CALIFORNIA OIL MUSEUM Ongoing. “Museum from Home” resources, including Mineral Mondays, Women in STEM Wednesdays and Fossil Fridays. Kids’ educational giveaways every month. 1001 E. Main St., Santa Paula, 805-933-0076 or www.caoilmuseum.org or @caoilmuseum.

FOCUS ON THE MASTERS Ongoing. The Learning to See Student Art Showcase online, featuring work by students from Anacapa, Cabrillo, De Anza Academy of Technology; the Arts and Rio del Valle middle schools; and Montalvo, Pierpont and Sierra Linda elementary schools. focusonthemasters.com.

HARBOR VILLAGE GALLERY AND GIFTS Through March 15.

Buenaventura Art Association members’ show. Masks and social distancing required.

1559 Spinnaker Drive #106, Ventura Harbor Village, 805-644-2750, www.facebook.com/ HarborVillageGalleryGifts.

HILLCREST CENTER FOR THE ARTS Through April 26. The Arts Council of the Conejo Valley presents Hang With the Best, featuring painting, drawing, sculpture and photography made by Conejo Valley students in grades 6-12. 403 W. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, 805-381-2747, www.hillcrestarts.com.

KWAN FONG GALLERY Through May 30 online: Thinh Nguyen: Reorient.

Through March 19 online: Common Ground: Artists Reimagining Community. California Lutheran University, 120 Memorial Parkway, Thousand Oaks, 805-493-3697, blogs.callutheran.edu/kwanfong/.

MULLIN AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM Ongoing. Boasting one of the best collections of French automobiles in the world, as well as vehicles, artwork, sculpture and furniture from renowned designer Bugatti. 1421 Emerson Ave., Oxnard, 805-385-5400, mullinautomotivemuseum.com.

MUSEUM OF VENTURA COUNTY Recently opened: Wilson Stroh Wilson Architectural Driving Tour, with 37 stops across Ventura County and Southern California.

Based on the museum’s collection of architectural drawings from the Santa Paula-based mid-century design firm. Available online now: The MVC Gallery Marketplace has been created to help regional artists sell their works. Ongoing: Several virtual exhibits, George Stuart Historical Figures® and more.

100 E. Main St., Ventura, 805-653-0323 or venturamuseum.org.

OJAI POTTERY AND CLAY SCHOOL Through March 14. Join the creative clay community for a series of winter classes for throwers and handbuilders, beginner to advanced, online via Zoom and in the studio. $300-395. 212 Fox Street, Ojai, 805-798-3990, classes@ojaipottery.com, www.ojaipottery.com.

OJAI VALLEY MUSEUM Ongoing.

While the museum remains closed, it offers a virtual video featuring talented guests such as Perla Batalla, MAD Magazine cartoonist Sergio Aragones, a talk by Bill Weirick and more. Virtual exhibits are also viewable online at www.ojaivalleymuseum.org.

POPPIES ARTS AND GIFTS Through March 31: The shop celebrates its second anniversary by featuring the work of painter Jim Bruce, January’s Guest Artist who returns for March by popular demand. 323 E. Matilija St., Ojai, 805-798-0033, www.poppie-

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PORCH GALLERY OJAI Opened Feb. 12: George Stoll: camouflage, Tupperware, prime numbers and catenary curves, practical objects that are stripped of their industrial reference to be reimagined as beautiful and delicate sculptures. Ongoing: The Store at Porch Gallery features artist-created products, books, Beato Chocolates and unique gifts available both at the gallery and online. 310 E. Matilija, Ojai, 805620-7589, porchgalleryojai.com.

SANTA PAULA ART MUSEUM Through May 30 online: Silver Linings: Journey of Light, works by light-inspired artist Anette Power featuring family, everyday life and ordinary activities that now seem extraordinary during the pandemic. Ongoing virtual exhibits: The First Decade: Celebrating Ten Years of Acquisitions, an exhibition of works from the museum’s permanent collection in celebration of its 10-year anniversary. 117 N. 10th St., Santa Paula, 805-525-5554 or www.santapaulaartmuseum.org.

SIMI VALLEY VIRTUAL ARTS CENTER Ongoing. 25th Anniversary Photography Collection, photography by Jon Neftali and Worth Living For, a suicide prevention art campaign organized by the Simi Valley Youth Council. The Simi Valley Cultural Arts Centers has created an online presence to showcase work from both local and regional artists, theater and performing arts events and more. www.svvac.org.

SPICETOPIA Through March 7.

Buenaventura Art Association artists display their work on the walls of the gourmet spice and tea shop in Downtown Ventura. 576 E. Main St., Ventura. www.spice-topia.com.

VITA ART CENTER Through June 4: Winter/Spring 2021 Teen Art Program for ages 13-18 and Middle School Art Program for ages 10 and up. 28 W. Main St., Ventura, 805-6449214, www.vitaartcenter.com.

WILLIAM ROLLAND GALLERY Through May 30 online: Thinh Nguyen: Reorient. Through March 19 online: Common Ground: Artists Reimagining Community.

California Lutheran University, 160 Overton Court, Thousand Oaks, 805-493-3697, rolland♦ gallery.callutheran.edu.

March is Mermaid Month at the Ventura Harbor, and the Ventura Pottery Gallery gets into the ocean-inspired spirit with a large selection of ceramic Treasures from the Sea available for purchase.

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he best thing about Busy Bee Cafe is its vintage charm. The ’50s throwback diner has all the style of an old-fashioned soda shop, with round stools at the counter, black and white checkered flooring, lots of chrome accents and vinyl booths in a classic candy apple red — each one sporting its own mini jukebox with a selection of oldies but goodies. It has a menu to match: all the milkshake, malt and sundae options; egg creams, phosphates and ice cream sodas; and even flavored Cokes. And for food, there’s breakfast all day plus sandwiches, burgers and fried things galore, many available in full-sized or the more modest (and cheaper) “blue plate” portions. What’s not to love?

You can enjoy Busy Bee’s retro eats (if not decor) on its outdoor dining space on Main Street in Ventura. Better yet: Take the vintage flavor home with a to-go order, courtesy of the restaurant’s own delivery service.

The online takeout/delivery website is still under development, but the menu is online (www.busybee.cafe) and the phone gets picked up promptly. The person I spoke with was exceptionally kind and patient, answering all my questions thoroughly and graciously accepting my hemming and hawing. With her help, I settled on an Oreo milkshake and a chocolate malt, a blue-plate size of Ed’s one-half chicken basket, the barbecue chicken breast burger, a foot-long hot dog and an order of the loaded potato skins. There are some healthier options, like a primavera pasta and some nice salads, but if you’re going to a diner, you might as well embrace the experience.

I was given a 45-minute delivery time; it was closer to 30 and the food arrived hot and fresh, thanks to an exceptionally nice delivery person. Everything was packaged well; not a single item leaked, spilled or got mangled during transport.

The food was very much as expected: American classics that didn’t break any barriers, but satisfied nonetheless.

Unsurprisingly, the shakes were the highlights of the meal. Busy Bee makes some of the best in town, and both were rich, thick and delicious. Lots of Oreo cookie flavor for the one; the other had plenty of chocolate but not near enough malt. They’re also enormous — just like everything else on the menu.

The chicken basket came with three pieces of fried chicken, a mountain of fried potato wedges and a biscuit. That was the blue plate size — and it was easily enough for two to share, or one hungry person’s dinner and some leftovers.

It’s also some of the crispiest fried chicken I’ve had. The texture of the meat inside was good: not overdone, still plenty juicy. The flavor, however, was underwhelming — I’m not

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ADVICE GODDESS

Morose-Colored Glasses

I’m a woman in my 20s. Some stuff in my life was going really wrong, and I got depressed. I didn’t tell people, but it had to be obvious.

I distanced myself from my group of girlfriends, meaning I missed birthday parties, didn’t respond to group texts, and was overall not a great friend. Still, I did what I could, like taking a friend for a spa day after missing her birthday the week before. Weeks later, I learned she was still harboring resentment that I had missed her birthday. Don’t I deserve a bit of a break?

— Feeling Better Now

by amy alkon

On the day of your friend’s birthday, you felt like quite the party animal — if, by “party animal,” we mean “rat lying cold and dead in the corner of the cage.”

Depression gets a bad rap. It can be a terrible, dysfunctional thing when it’s caused by brain abnormalities or persists without end. However, psychiatrist Randolph Nesse explains that human emotions, including the feelbad ones, are psychological programs that evolved to solve recurring mating and survival issues. When you’re mired in frustrating, unrewarding endeavors, symptoms of depression like sadness, hopelessness, and fatigue appear to have a function. They slow you down, plant you on the couch, and force you to rethink and change unworkable situations in your life: dump that jerk, stand up to your boss, fake your death and move to Croatia.

Sadness is also a strong social signal. When we see someone’s sad, we’re motivated to comfort them (or at least cut them some slack). In an ancestral environment, countless centuries before apartments with locking doors, your friends would have noticed you were depressed. In a modern environment, suffering often

remains hidden. In other words, it’s possible this woman and your other girlfriends assumed you were socially sloppy, inconsiderate, and a bad friend — instead of understanding that you were a friend in need.

Take stock of the girlfriends around you and figure out whom you can trust to be real friends to you: those you can show who you really are, including all the sobby parts. Friends like that will mop up for you socially (in tactful ways) at times when your answer to, “Hi, how are you?” is likely to be: “Actually, I’m going to die alone, and then nobody will discover the body until the UPS guy comes to the wrong house and nearly keels over from the smell.”

Bad Harem Day

I’m a 31-year-old woman, and I recently started dating a guy about my age. We’ve gone on five dates, but we haven’t had sex, as I wanted to take things slowly. He’s been okay with that, but I’m quite certain he’s sleeping around elsewhere. I hate the idea of him having sex with other women. Still, we aren’t at the level of being committed, and I’m not comfortable having sex with him yet. What do you recommend I do?

— Disturbed

As you see it, the free-range penis should be more like those factory-farmed chickens.

The “hate” you describe feeling at the idea of him having sex with other women is actually jealousy — specifically, “sexual jealousy”: a stew of dark emotions (including humiliation, rage, despondency, and grief) that gets activated by the perception that a romantic relationship is at risk. Jealousy gets sneered at as some sort of pathetic emotional immaturity that’s to be avoided, a la “C’mon...be bigger than that.” That advice is like telling the police to ignore alarms going off in banks, which, sure, are sometimes false, but can be a sign there’s a cash transfer in progress — to the duffle bags of three gun-brandishing dudes in Richard Nixon masks.

Like bank alarms, sexual jealousy has a vital function. It triggers “mate-guarding” behavior: tactics to fend off threats “to a valued romantic relationship” that could lead to “infidelity or abandonment,” explains evolutionary psychologist David Buss.

Mate-guarding tactics frequently used by women include “monopolization” (like bolting oneself to a partner at a party), “appearance enhancement”

(hotting up to outdo any lurking competition), and “sexual inducement” (performing “sexual favors” to keep a partner around).

In other words, the discomfort you feel is a call to action loaded into you by evolution. But evolved motivations aren’t behavioral mandates.

Resolving to just suck up and ride out the discomfort seems the best way to avoid responding in ways potentially damaging to your long-term interests.

Letting fear of loss drive you to have sex before you’re ready could tag you with an air of desperation and/or cause you to confuse lust with love. Being gnawed by curiosity about the competition sometimes spins even normally stable and levelheaded women into crazycakes stalkers. Tempting as it might be to know whom you’re up against, it’s best a new fir tree doesn’t suddenly appear outside the guy’s apartment wearing the same go-go boots you do. (c)2021, Amy Alkon, all rights reserved. Got a problem? Write Amy Alkon, 171 Pier Ave, #280, Santa Monica, CA 90405, or e-mail AdviceAmy@aol.com. @amyalkon on Twitter.

Weekly podcast: blogtalkradio.com/amyalkon Order Amy Alkon’s new book, “Unf*ckology: A Field Guide to Living with Guts and Confidence,” (St. Martin’s Griffin, 2018).

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY ARIES

(March 21-April 19):

In late April of 1969, Cambridhgeshire, UK hosted the first-ever Thriplow Daffodil Weekend: a flower show highlighting 80 varieties of narcissus. In the intervening years, climate change has raised the average temperature 3.24 degrees Fahrenheit. So the flowers have been blooming progressively earlier each year, which has necessitated moving the festival back. The last pre-Covid show in 2019 was on March 23-24, a month earlier than the original. Let’s use this as a metaphor for shifting conditions in your world. I invite you to take an inventory of how your environment has been changing, and what you could do to ensure you’re adapting to new conditions.

TAURUS

(April 20-May 20):

Author Leo Buscaglia told us that among ancient Egyptians, two specific questions were key in evaluating whether a human life was well-lived. They were “Did you bring joy?” and “Did you find joy?” In accordance with your current astrological potentials, I’m inviting you to meditate on those queries. And if you discover there’s anything lacking in the joy you bring and the joy you find, now is a very favorable time to make corrections.

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20):

At age 11, the future first President of the United States George Washington became the “owner” of ten slaves. A few years later he “bought” 15 more. By the time he was president, 123 men, women, and children were struggling in miserable bondage under his control. Finally, in his will, he authorized them to be freed after he and his wife died.

Magnanimous? Hell, no. He should have freed those people decades earlier — or better yet, never “owned” them in the first place.

Another Founding Father, Benjamin Franklin

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not only freed his slaves but became an abolitionist. By my count, at least 11 of the other Founding Fathers never owned slaves. Now here’s the lesson I’d like us to apply to your life right now: Don’t procrastinate in doing the right thing. Do it now.

CANCER

(June 21-July 22):

During World War II, the Japanese island of Okunoshima housed a factory that manufactured poison gas for use in chemical warfare against China. These days it is a tourist attraction famous for its thousands of feral but friendly bunnies. I’d love to see you initiate a comparable transmutation in the coming months, dear Cancerian: changing bad news into good news, twisted darkness into interesting light, soullessness into soulfulness.

Now is a good time to ramp up your efforts.

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22):

“Scars speak for you,” writes author Gena Showalter. “They say you’re strong, and you’ve survived something that might have killed others.” In that spirit, dear Leo, and in accordance with astrological omens, I invite you to authorize your scars to express interesting truths about you in the coming weeks.

Allow them to demonstrate how resilient you’ve been, and how well you’ve mastered the lessons that your past suffering has made available. Give your scars permission to be wildly eloquent about the transformations you’ve been so courageous in achieving.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22):

According to novelist Doris Lessing, “Everybody in the world is thinking: I wish there was just one other person I could really talk to, who could really understand me, who’d be kind to me.” She implied that hardly anyone ever gets such an experience — or that it’s

so rare as to be always tugging on our minds, forever a source of unquenched longing. But I’m more optimistic than Lessing. In my view, the treasured exchange she describes is not so impossible. And I think it will especially be possible for you in the coming weeks. I suspect you’re entering a grace period of being listened to, understood, and treated kindly.

Here’s the catch: For best results, you should be forthright in seeking it out.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22):

“How much has to be explored and discarded before reaching the naked flesh of feeling,” wrote composer Claude Debussy. In the coming weeks, I hope you’ll regard his words as an incitement to do everything you can to reach the naked flesh of your feelings. Your ideas are fine. Your rational mind is a blessing. But for the foreseeable future, what you need most is to deepen your relationship with your emotions. Study them, please. Encourage them to express themselves. Respect their messages as gifts, even if you don’t necessarily act upon them.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21):

You may never wander out alone into a dark forest or camp all night on a remote beach or encounter a mountain lion as you climb to a glacier near the peak of a rugged mountain.

But there will always be a primeval wilderness within you — uncivilized lands and untamed creatures and elemental forces that are beyond your rational understanding. That’s mostly a good thing! To be healthy and wise, you need to be in regular contact with raw nature, even if it’s just the kind that’s inside you. The only time it may be a hindrance is if you try to deny its existence, whereupon it may turn unruly and inimical.

So don’t deny it! Especially now. (PS: To help

carry out this assignment, try to remember the dreams you have at night. Keep a recorder or notebook and pen near your bed.)

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21):

“What damages a person most,” wrote philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, “is to work, think, and feel without inner necessity, without any deep personal desire, without pleasure—as a mere automaton of duty.” Once a year, I think every one of us, including me, should meditate on that quote. Once a year, we should evaluate whether we are living according to our soul’s code; whether we’re following the path with heart; whether we’re doing what we came to earth to accomplish.

In my astrological opinion, the next two weeks will be your special time to engage in this exploration.

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19):

What are your edges, Capricorn? What aspects of your identity straddle two different categories? Which of your beliefs embrace seemingly opposed positions? In your relations with other people, what are the taboo subjects? Where are the boundaries that you can sometimes cross and other times can’t cross? I hope you’ll meditate on these questions in the coming weeks. In my astrological opinion, you’re primed to explore edges, deepen your relationship with your edges, and use your edges for healing and education and cultivating intimacy with your allies.

As author Ali Smith says, “Edges are magic; there’s a kind of forbidden magic on the borders of things, always a ceremony of crossing over, even if we ignore it or are unaware of it.”

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18):

According to intermedia artist Sidney Pink, “The idea of divine inspiration and an aha

moment is largely a fantasy.” What the hell is he talking about?! That’s fake news, in my view. In the course of my creative career, I’ve been blessed with thousands of divine inspirations and aha moments. But I do acknowledge that my breakthroughs have been made possible by “hard work and unwavering dedication,” which Sidney Pink extols. Now here’s the climax of your oracle: You Aquarians are in a phase when you should be doing the hard work and unwavering dedication that will pave the way for divine inspirations and aha moments later this year.

PISCES

(Feb. 19-March 20):

For you Pisceans, March is Love Yourself Bigger and Better and Bolder Month. To prepare you for this festival, I’m providing two inspirational quotes. 1. “If you aren’t good at loving yourself, you will have a difficult time loving anyone, since you’ll resent the time and energy you give another person that you aren’t even giving to yourself.” —Barbara De Angelis 2. “Loving yourself does not mean being self-absorbed or narcissistic, or disregarding others. Rather it means welcoming yourself as the most honored guest in your own heart, a guest worthy of respect, a lovable companion.” —Margo Anand.

Homework: What’s your theme song for 2021 so far? FreeWillAstrology.com Go to RealAstrology.com to check out Rob Brezsny’s expanded weekly audio horoscopes and daily text message horoscopes.

The audio horoscopes are also available by phone at 1-877-873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700.

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(TRAILER) 77 EXLD EZL10163 4AM3251 CA To satisfy the owner's storal property, which may inF110 - Mosing, Lucas; F134 age lien, PS Orange Co. Inc. clude but are not limited to: White, Gerald; F137 - SperTo be sold by: AIRPORT SELF STORAGE, 3551 W. 5TH ST. will sell at public lien sale on household and personal ling, Andreas VENTURA COUNTY, CA 93030 (09:00AM) OXNARD, March 24, 2021, the personitems, office and other equipPublic sale terms, rules, and al property in the below-lisment. The public sale of regulations be made Said sale is forwill the purpose of satisfying lien(s) of the above for ted units, which may include these items will begin at available prior to labor, the sale.

All towing, storage, materials, and lien charges. Together but are not limited to: house01:00 PM and continue until sales are subject to cancellaof advertising and expenses of sale. with costs hold and personal items, ofall units are sold. The lien tion. We reserve the right to fice and other equipment. sale is to be held at the onrefuse any bid.

Payment PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter 03/4/21 The public sale of these line auction website, must be in cash or credit items 09:304, AM www.storagetreasures.com, 22 —will begin — at March 2021card-no checks. Buyers must and continue until all units where indicated. For online lisecure the units with their are sold. The lien sale is to en sales, bids will be accepown personal locks. To claim be held at the online auction ted until 2 hours after the tax-exempt status, original website, www.storagetreastime of the sale specified.

RESALE certificates for each ures.com, where indicated.

PUBLIC STORAGE # 20627, space purchased is required.

For online lien sales, bids will 4568 E Los Angeles Ave,

By PS Orangeco, Inc., 701 be accepted until 2 hours Simi Valley, CA 93063, (805) Western Avenue, Glendale, after the time of the sale spe285-7018 CA 91201. (818) 244-8080. cified.

Sale to be held at www.storBond No. ALL SALES ARE PUBLIC STORAGE # 23411, 0304_VCReporter_CLASSIFIEDS.indd 22 agetreasures.com.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE To satisfy the owner's storage lien, PS Orange Co. Inc. will sell at public lien sale on March 16, 2021, the personal property, 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 01:00 PM and continue until all units are sold. The lien sale is to be held at the online auction website, www.storagetreasures.com, where indicated. For online lien sales, bids will be accepted until 2 hours after the time of the sale specified.

PUBLIC STORAGE # 20627, 4568 E Los Angeles Ave, Simi Valley, CA 93063, (805) 285-7018 Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com.

C019 - GLASGOW, DEBRA; C059 - Bondy, Bill; D080 Baskin, Louise; D120 - Norbut, Elizabeth; E015 - GLASGOW, DEBRA PUBLIC STORAGE # 24322, 2167 First Street, Simi Valley, CA 93065, (805) 2857073 Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com.

B054 - Lawrence, Deanna; B083 - picard, tom PUBLIC STORAGE # 26607, 120 West Easy Street, Simi Valley, CA 93065, (805) 2857067 Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com.

201 - Schimmel, Michelle; 277 - DeBrunner, Keith PUBLIC STORAGE # 25753, 875 W Los Angeles Ave, Moorpark, CA 93021, (805) 298-1384 Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com.

045 - Lucente, Michael; 610 Puntes, Alyssa 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.

Dated this 25th of February 2021 and 4th of March 2021

by PS Orangeco, Inc., 701 Western Avenue, Glendale, CA 91201. (818) 244-8080.

Bond No. 5908365.

2/25, 3/4/21 CNS-3443149# NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 3101 Grande Vista Dr, Newbury Park CA 91320 March 23rd, 2021 at 1:30 PM Heather Hall - xmas things/camping things/suitcases Jennifer Maples - ent center, end tables, tv, boxes, misc.

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

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter 03/4/21, 03/11/21

described below to enforce a lien imposed on said property pursuant to Sections 21700-21716 of the Business and Professions Code, Section 2328 of the CC, Section 535 of the Penal Code and provisions of the Civil Code.

The undersigned will sell at public sale by competitive bidding on the 19th day of March 2021, at 9:30 a.m. on the premises where said property has been stored and which are located at Esplanade Mini Storage at 2180 Craig Drive, Oxnard, in the County of Ventura, State of California, the following: 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 16 th day of March, 2021 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 # Daniella Arbizu 320 Ciera Carbajal 486 Fabiola Cuamatzi 542 Rocio Dela Rosa 311A Sarahi Esquivel 335 Beverly Footman 656 Jose Garcia 295A Jose Hurtado 602A Jose Hurtado 776A Sarah Juarez 076 Linda Leyva 602 Joseph Navarrete 255 Erick Ochoa 460 Stella Ordoobegian 406 Emma Ornelas 417 Maria Ramirez 616 Dina Russo 041 Rosalinda Torres 238 Victor Zavala 339 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 25th day of February 2021 and 4th day of March, 2021.

Andasol Management, Inc. Bond #: 791831C (888)564-7782 PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter 2/25/21, 03/4/21 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said property pursuant to Sections 21700-21716 of the Business and Professions Code, Section 2328 of the CC, Section 535 of the Penal Code and provisions of the Civil Code.

Unit Almazon Merchandise Unit Rivard Merchandise Unit Pena Merchandise Unit Garcia Merchandise Unit Meza Merchandise Unit Rivard Merchandise Unit Molina Merchandise Unit Cuilty Merchandise Unit Reed Merchandise Unit Banks Merchandise All property is sold "AS IS AND WITH ALL FAULTS" and without warranty either expressed or implied. ALL SALES ARE PAYABLE EITHER BY CASH OR MONEY ORDER ONLY, payable after the sale in full. All property purchased must be removed prior to the close of business the day of the sale.

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

Esplanade Mini Storage reserves the right to remove any or all units from this sale due to prior settlement .

Esplanade Mini Storage reserves the right to bid on any or all units in this sale.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter 03/4/21, 03/11/21 NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 2585 West 5th st. Oxnard, CA 93030 March 15th 2021 at 1:00 PM. Michelle Lapizco furniture, boxes, totes, bags, clothes Catherine Stevenson box spring, small electronics, sporting goods, stroller, walker David Torres power tools, work table, boxes, totes, home decor, electronics, furniture Doug Walzer power tools, furniture, rims/tires, totes, boxes, electric wheel chair, electronics Warren Peterson boxes, totes, sporting goods, clothes, small furniture The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter 02/25/21, 03/4/21 LIEN-SALE AUCTION AT MEATHEAD MINI STORAGE

The undersigned will sell at public sale by competitive bidding on the 19th day of March 2021, at 9:30 a.m. on the premises where said property has been stored and which are located at Esplanade Mini Storage at 2180 Craig Drive, Oxnard, in the County of Ventura, State of California, the following:

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 the California Self-Storage Facilities Act (California Business & Professions Code Section 21700 et seq.).

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AT MEATHEAD MINI STORAGE 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 the California Self-Storage Facilities Act (California Business & Professions Code Section 21700 et seq.). Lien Sales The undersigned will sell at public auction by competitive bidding on Friday, March 19th, 2021at 11:00 AM. on the premises where the property has been stored and which are located at Meathead Mini Storage, 1401 Maulhardt Avenue, Oxnard, California, the following: 212 Unit No. Jim Gay Miscellaneous personal and/or commercial property 235 Unit No. Jennifer Houghton Miscellaneous personal and/or commercial property 328 Unit No. Tamika Coleman Miscellaneous personal and/or commercial property Purchases must be paid for at the time of purchase in cash only. All purchased items will be sold AS IS, WHERE IS and must be removed at the time of sale.

Sale is subject to cancellation in the event of settlement between the owner and the obligated party.

Dated: 2/10/2021 Auctioneer: Kenneth D. Erpenbach dba Hitchin’ Post Auction Barn Bond No. MS879-23-57 (805) 434-1770 PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter 02/25/21, 03/4/21 ONE FACILITY – MULTIPLE UNITS Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 375 S. Laurel St. Ventura, CA 93001 March 23rd 2021 at 10:30 AM Robert Atkins- Couch, Dresser, Table, wicher furniture, outdoor furniture, mirrior, totes, dividers, bricks, rug Crystal D'Angelo- Armoire, bags, clothes, shoes, toys, boogie boards, skateboards, ladders, rug, beach chairs Gianna Cagliano- Antiques Elizabeth Tumulak- Purse, clothes, bags, shoes Anthony Evans- Bags, Clothes, speakers, cruthes, lawn chair, wicher basket, walker The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter 03/4/21, 03/11/21 Public Online Sale Citizens Self Storage 269 N. Aviador Street Camarillo, Ca 93010 Notice is hereby given that the undersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said property pursuant to Sections 2170021716 of the Business & Professions Code, Section 2328 of the UCC, Section 535 of the Penal Code and provisions of the Civil Code. The undersigned will sell by online auction at: www.storagetreasures.com, beginning 10:00 AM, March, 15 2021 and ending 10:00 AM March, 18 2021. The premises where said property is stored are located at Citizens Self Storage 269 N. Aviador Street Camarillo (CA) county of (Ventura), 0304_VCReporter_CLASSIFIEDS.indd 23 State of California, for the fol-

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said property pursuant to Sections 2170021716 of the Business & Professions Code, Section 2328 of the UCC, Section 535 of the Penal Code and provisions of the Civil Code. The undersigned will sell by online auction at: www.storagetreasures.com, beginning 10:00 AM, March, 15 2021 and ending 10:00 AM March, 18 2021. The premises where said property is stored are located at Citizens Self Storage 269 N. Aviador Street Camarillo (CA) county of (Ventura), State of California, for the following parties: Citizens Self Storage – 2 Units Robert Peralta– Misc.

Household Goods, baby toys Kevin Hatmaker- Clothes, Boxes (motorcycle will be removed Before auction is held) All purchased items must be paid for in CASH within 48 hours of the close of auction, all items are sold as is, where is, and must be removed within 72 hours after close of online auction. Sale is subject to cancellation in the event of settlement between owner and obligated party.

Agent reserves the right to halt sale of any unit.

Citizens Self Storage (805) 484-1738 Storage Treasures – California Bond #63747122 PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter 03/4/21, 03/11/21 NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 1285 E Thousand Oaks Blvd, Thousand Oaks, CA 91362 March 23, 2021 at 2:30 PM. Kevin Hatmaker: Furniture, personal effects Antonio Ward: Household Items Gesabel Vital: Tools The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter 03/4/21, 03/11/21

Legal Notices Ventura County Waterworks District No. 1 NOTICE INVITING BIDS Sealed bids will be received by mail at the County Surveyor's Public Counter, 3rd Floor, Administration Building, 800 South Victoria Avenue, Ventura, California 93009-1670, on April 1, 2021, and afterwards opened at 2:00 PM, for Specification No. WW21-02, Coating and Repair - College 1 & 2 and Gabbert Reservoirs , which consists of re-lining Gabbert Reservoir and recoating and relining College Reservoir 1 and 2.

The estimated cost of construction (Schedule I) is $ 1,000,000.

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.or g/es/contracting/ click on “Contract Bidding Opportunities” and then

consists of re-lining Gabbert Reservoir and recoating and relining College Reservoir 1 and 2.

The estimated cost of construction (Schedule I) is $ 1,000,000.

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.or g/es/contracting/ 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.

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.

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

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. A copy of the completed bond will not be accepted.

Bidders must have a Class A or C33 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.

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

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

This public works project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Agency, in addition to the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR).

Please Note: This contract requires an electronic Labor Compliance Monitoring Program. (LCP Tracker) For questions or assistance with regards to using the LCP Tracker Program, or any other Labor questions, please contact the LCP Officer at 805-654-2086. The limited exemption from prevailing wages pursuant to Labor Code Section 1771.5(a) does not apply.

Contractors and subcontractors shall keep accurate payroll records in accordance with Labor Code Section 1776. Contractors shall furnish weekly certified payrolls for the workers of the contractor and all subcontractors to the LCP Officer within 7 days following the end of the preceding week through LCP Tracker (See General Conditions 1.13).

NOTE: This requirement is in addition to the State requirement to upload payrolls into the State DIR electronic system, but LCP Tracker has a function to submit payrolls entered into that program to DIR. The successful bidder shall comply with all other requirements of Division 2, Part 7,

ors shall keep accurate payroll records in accordance with Labor Code Section 1776. Contractors shall furnish weekly certified payrolls for the workers of the contractor and all subcontractors to the LCP Officer within 7 days following the end of the preceding week through LCP Tracker (See General Conditions 1.13).

NOTE: This requirement is in addition to the State requirement to upload payrolls into the State DIR electronic system, but LCP Tracker has a function to submit payrolls entered into that program to DIR. The successful bidder shall comply with all other requirements of Division 2, Part 7, Chapter 1 of the California Labor Code. Bidder and all subcontractors shall hold a valid California Contractor's License and be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations prior to bid time and will be confirmed during bid verification processes.

In bidding on the project, it shall be bidder’s responsibility to evaluate the cost of complying with the above-referenced LCP oversight and Labor Code requirements.

The bidder shall include all costs of this compliance in the contract amount as no additional compensation shall be provided.

Bidders, contractors, and other interested parties requiring current wage rates pertaining to Ventura County projects, please refer to the DIR link provided above.

3/4/21 CNS-3445973# SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF VENTURA. NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION WELFARE & INSTITUTIONS CODE §366.26 J072701 HEARING DATE: 05/20/2021 TIME: 08:30 am COURTROOM: J1 In the matter of the Petition of the County of Ventura Human Services Agency regarding freedom from parental custody and control on behalf of Esmeralda S. Valdez, a child. To: Selina O. Valdez, David Marcelino, and to all persons claiming to be the parent's of the above-named person who is described as follows: name Esmeralda S. Valdez, Date of Birth: 10/26/2020, Place of Birth: Ventura, CA, Father's name: David Marcelino, Mother’s name: Selina O. Valdez. Pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code Section 366.26, a hearing has been scheduled for your child. You are hereby notified that you may appear on 05/20/2021, at 8:30 a.m., or as soon as counsel can be heard in Courtroom J1 of this Court at Juvenile Justice Center 4353 Vineyard Ave. Oxnard, CA 93036. YOU ARE FURTHER ADVISED as follows: At the hearing the Court must choose and implement one of the following permanent plans for the child: adoption, guardianship, or long term foster care. Parental rights may be terminated at this hearing. On 05/20/2021, the Human Services Agency will recommend termination of parental rights. The child may be ordered placed in long term foster care, subject to the regular review of the Juvenile Court; or, a legal guardian may be appointed for the child and letters of guardianship be issued; or, adoption may be identified as the permanent placement goal and the Court may order that efforts be made to locate an appropriate adoptive family for the child for a period not to exceed 180 days and set the matter for further review; or, parental rights may be terminated. You are entitled to be present at the hearing with your attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, you are entitled to have the Court appoint counsel for you. A thirty-day continuance may be granted if necessary for counsel to prepare the case.

At all termination proceedings, the Court shall consider the wishes of the child

child and letters of guardianship be issued; or, adoption may be identified as the permanent placement goal and the Court may order that efforts be made to locate an appropriate adoptive family for the child for a period not to exceed 180 days and set the matter for further review; or, parental rights may be terminated. You are entitled to be present at the hearing with your attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, you are entitled to have the Court appoint counsel for you. A thirty-day continuance may be granted if necessary for counsel to prepare the case.

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

After making such an order, the Court shall have no power to set aside, change, or modify it, but this shall not be construed to limit the rights to appeal the order. If the Court, by order or judgment, declares the child free from the custody and control of both parents, or one parent if the other no longer has custody and control, the Court shall, at the same time, order the child referred to the licensed County adoption agency for adoptive placement by that agency. The rights and procedures described above are set forth in detail in the California Welfare and Institutions Code Section 366.26. You are referred to that section for further particulars. Michael J. Planet, Executive Officer and Clerk, County of Ventura, State of California. Dated: 02/19/2021 by: Lorie Martinez Deputy Clerk, Children and Family Services Social Worker.

2/25, 3/4, 3/11, 3/18/21 CNS-3443945#

Probate NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF ELEANOR RYAN PARCE CASE NO. 56-202100551115-PR-PW-OXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of ELEANOR RYAN PARCE, ELEANOR R. PARCE, ELEANOR FRANCES RYAN. A Petition for probate has been filed by Thomas D. Parce in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. The petition for probate req u e s t s t h a t : T h o m a s D. Parce be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

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

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

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: April 8, 2021, Time: 10:30 AM, Dept.: J6, Location: Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue Oxnard, CA 93036 Oxnard.

If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state

portant actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: April 8, 2021, Time: 10:30 AM, Dept.: J6, Location: Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue Oxnard, CA 93036 Oxnard.

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: James D. Stephens SBN 195148 30200 Agoura Road, Suite 260 Agoura Hills, California 91301 (818) 707-8200 Ventura County Reporter 03/4/21, 03/11/21, 03/18/21

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

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: March 18, 2021, Time: 10:30 AM, Dept.: J6, Location: Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue #122 Oxnard, CA 93036.

Ventura County Juvenile and Probate Courthouse.

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: Linda Cuevas 732 Sycamore Dr. Port Hueneme, California 93041 (310) 993-6556 Ventura County Reporter 02/18/21, 02/25/21, 03/4/21

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF DOROTHY HEYWORTH, AKA DOROTHY LYNNE HEYWORTH NOTICE OF PETITION TO CASE NO. 56-2021ADMINISTER ESTATE OF 00549891-PR-PW-OXN URI ADAR AKA URI To all heirs, beneficiaries, BLINDER creditors, contingent creditCASE NO. 56-2021ors, and persons who may 00550967-PR-LA-OXN otherwise be interested in the To all heirs, beneficiaries, will or estate, or both of creditors, contingent creditDOROTHY HEYWORTH , ors, and persons who may AKA DOROTHY LYNNE otherwise be interested in the HEYWORTH, deceased. will or estate, or both, of: Uri A Petition for probate has Adar aka Uri Blinder been filed by Linda Cuevas in A PETITION FOR PROthe Superior Court of CaliforBATE has been filed by Brad nia, County of VENTURA. Smith, Managing Director of The petition for probate reGlassRatner Advisory & Capquests that: Linda Cuevas be ital Group, LLC, d/b/a/ B. Riappointed as personal repley Advisory Services in the resentative to administer the Superior Court of California, estate of the decedent.

County of VENTURA. The petition requests the deTHE PETITION FOR PROcedent's will and codicils, if BATE requests that Brad any, be admitted to probate.

Smith, Managing Director of The will and any codicils are GlassRatner Advisory & Capavailable for examination in ital Group, LLC, d/b/a/ B. Rithe file kept by the court. ley Advisory Services be apThe petition requests authorpointed as personal represity to administer the estate entative to administer the esunder the Independent Adtate of the decedent. ministration of Estates Act. THE PETITION requests au(This authority will allow the thority to administer the espersonal representative to tate under the Independent take many actions without Administration of Estates Act obtaining court approval. Bewith full authority . (This aufore taking certain very imthority will allow the personal portant actions, however, the representative to take many personal representative will actions without obtaining be required to give notice to court approval. Before taking interested persons unless certain very important acthey have waived notice or tions, however, the personal consented to the proposed representative will be reaction.) The independent adquired to give notice to interministration authority will be ested persons unless they granted unless an interested have notice or March 4, waived 2021 — —con23 person files an objection to sented to the proposed acthe petition and shows good tion.) The independent adcause why the court should ministration authority will be not grant the authority. granted unless an interested A hearing on the petition will person files an objection to be held in this court as folthe petition and shows good lows: Date: March 18, 2021, cause why the court should Time: 10:30 AM, Dept.: J6, not grant the authority.

Location: Superior Court of A HEARING on the petition California, County of Ventura, will be held on 04/01/2021 at 3:55 PM 3/2/21

tate 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 reProbate quired 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 04/01/2021 at 10:30 a.m. in Dept. J6 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 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: Yona Conzevoy (SBN 233055) Law Offices of Yona Conzevoy 9100 Wilshire Boulevard Suite 725 E. Beverly Hills, CA 90212 Telephone: (323) 813-8223 3/4, 3/11, 3/18/21 CNS-3444971#

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: Yona Conzevoy (SBN 233055) Law Offices of Yona Conzevoy 9100 Wilshire Boulevard Suite 725 E. Beverly Hills, CA 90212 Telephone: (323) 813-8223 3/4, 3/11, 3/18/21 CNS-3444971#

FIRST AMENDED PETITION NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF KATHRYN ANN STANIER, Decedent CASE NO. 56-202100550035-PR-PW-OXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of KATHRYN ANN STANIER. A Petition for probate has been filed by William Sloan in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. The petition for probate requests that: William Sloan be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

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

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

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: March 25, 2021, Time: 10:30 AM, Dept.: J6, Location: Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, 800 South Victoria Avenue, CA Ventura 93009. Ventura Hall of Justice.

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.

— March 4, 2021Attorney for Petitioner: Mary Ann Tardiff, ESQ. SBN 127063 Law Office of Mary Ann Tardiff 3540 El Camino Real Atascadero, California 93422 (805) 451.6683 Ventura County Reporter 02/25/21, 03/4/21, 03/11/21

the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: March 25, 2021, Time: 10:30 AM, Dept.: J6, Location: Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, 800 South Victoria Avenue, CA Ventura 93009. Ventura Hall of Justice.

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: Mary Ann Tardiff, ESQ. SBN 127063 Law Office of Mary Ann Tardiff 3540 El Camino Real Atascadero, California 93422 (805) 451.6683 Ventura County Reporter 02/25/21, 03/4/21, 03/11/21 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF BRUCE A. MULDER CASE NO. 56-202100550544-PR-PW-OXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of BRUCE A. MULDER. A Petition for probate has been filed by James N. Phan Esq. in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. The petition for probate requests that: James N. Phan Esq be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

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

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

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: March 25, 2021, Time: 10:30 AM, Dept.: J6, Location: Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue Oxnard, CA 93036. Probate.

If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF BRUCE A. MULDER CASE NO. 56-202100550544-PR-PW-OXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of BRUCE A. MULDER. A Petition for probate has been filed by James N. Phan Esq. in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. The petition for probate requests that: James N. Phan Esq be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

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

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

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: March 25, 2021, Time: 10:30 AM, Dept.: J6, Location: Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue Oxnard, CA 93036. Probate.

If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Petitioner: Law Offices of James Phan, P.C. 1500 Kings Highway North, Suite 201 Cherry Hill, NJ 08034 (888) 588-6982 Ventura County Reporter 02/18/21, 02/25/21, 03/4/21

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: MICHAEL FRANCIS KEOUGH AKA MICHAEL F. KEOUGH AND MICHAEL KEOUGH CASE NO. 56-202100549593-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 MICHAEL FRANCIS KEOUGH AKA MICHAEL F. KEOUGH AND MICHAEL KEOUGH. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by KELLY JEAN KEOUGHKEKAHUNA in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that KELLY JEAN KEOUGH-KEKAHUNA be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 03/11/21 at 10:30AM in Dept. J6 located at 4353 E. VINEYARD AVENUE, OXNARD, CA 93036 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing.

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR 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 RANDALL D. ARMOUR SBN 186309, LAW OFFICE OF RANDALL D. ARMOUR 25129 THE OLD ROAD SUITE #104 STEVENSON RANCH CA 91381 2/18, 2/25, 3/4/21 CNS-3440748#

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF RICHARD SANTILLAN CASE NO. 56-202000550809-PR-PW-OXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of RICHARD SANTILLAN A Petition for probate has been filed by Mario Gallegos in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. The petition for probate requests that: Mario Gallegos be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

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

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

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: April 1, 2021, Time: 10:30 AM, Dept.: J6, Location: Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, 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: Fred Rosenmund SBN 90033 2816 Rice Avenue Oxnard, California 93033 (805) 486-2500 Ventura County Reporter 03/4/21, 03/11/21, 03/18/21

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: MICHAEL FRANCIS KEOUGH AKA MICHAEL F. KEOUGH AND MICHAEL KEOUGH CASE NO. 56-202100549593-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 MICHAEL FRANCIS KEOUGH AKA MICHAEL F. KEOUGH AND MICHAEL KEOUGH. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by KELLY JEAN KEOUGHKEKAHUNA in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF RICHARD SANTILLAN CASE NO. 56-202000550809-PR-PW-OXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of RICHARD SANTILLAN A Petition for probate has been filed by Mario Gallegos in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. The petition for probate requests that: Mario Gallegos be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests the decedent's will and codicils, if

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF CHARLES EUGENE BOWMAN CASE NO. 56-202100550381-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 CHARLES EUGENE BOWMAN. A Petition for probate has been filed by David W. Bowman in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. The petition for probate requests that: David W. Bowman be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the de-

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF CHARLES EUGENE BOWMAN CASE NO. 56-202100550381-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 CHARLES EUGENE BOWMAN. A Petition for probate has been filed by David W. Bowman in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. The petition for probate requests that: David W. Bowman be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: March 25, 2021, Time: 10:30 AM, Dept.: J6, Location: Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue Oxnard, CA 93036 Oxnard- Juvenile Courthouse.

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: Kevin G. Staker SBN 101400 1200 Paseo Camarillo, Suite 280 Camarillo, California 93010 (805) 482-2282 Ventura County Reporter 02/18/21, 02/25/21, 03/4/21 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF LEONARDO SALINASRODRIGUEZ CASE NO. 56-202100549893-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 LEONARDO SALINASRODRIGUEZ. A Petition for probate has been filed by Leticia Salinas in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. The petition for probate requests that: Leticia Salinas be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF LEONARDO SALINASRODRIGUEZ CASE NO. 56-202100549893-PR-LA-OXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the Probate will or estate, or both of LEONARDO SALINASRODRIGUEZ. A Petition for probate has been filed by Leticia Salinas in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. The petition for probate requests that: Leticia Salinas be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: March 18, 2021, Time: 10:30 AM, Dept.: J6, Location: Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue Oxnard, CA 93036- Ventura County 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 Ventura County Reporter 02/18/21, 02/25/21, 03/4/21

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: KIO EBRAHIMZADEH CASE NO. 56-202100550028-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 KIO EBRAHIMZADEH. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by HELEN RITZ in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that HELEN RITZ be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 03/18/21 at 10:30AM in Dept. J6 located at 4353 E. VINEYARD AVENUE, OXNARD, CA 93036 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing.

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR 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 ROBERT ARMAND ARABIAN - SBN 177963, GIFFORD, DEARING & ABERNATHY, LLP 515 S. FIGUEROA STREET #2060 LOS ANGELES CA 90071 2/18, 2/25, 3/4/21 CNS-3440809# NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: RICHARD C. MILLER CASE NO. 56-202100550151-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 RICHARD C. MILLER. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by LEON B. MILLER in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that LEON B.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: RICHARD C. MILLER CASE NO. 56-202100550151-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 RICHARD C. MILLER. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by LEON B. MILLER in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that LEON B. MILLER 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 limited 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 in this court as follows: 03/25/21 at 10:30AM in Dept. J6 located at 4353 E. VINEYARD AVENUE, OXNARD, CA 93036 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing.

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR 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 IRWIN R. MONROE - SBN 32239, IRWIN R. MONROE, A LAW CORPORATION 9401 WILSHIR E BOULEVARD, SUITE 1250 BEVERLY HILLS CA 90212 2/25, 3/4, 3/11/21 CNS-3442646# NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF JOHN WALLACE GORTON CASE NO. 56-202100550893-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: JOHN WALLACE GORTON A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by SARAH M. FISK in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that SARAH M. FISK be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the es-

ADMINISTER ESTATE OF JOHN WALLACE GORTON CASE NO. 56-202100550893-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: JOHN WALLACE GORTON A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by SARAH M. FISK in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that SARAH M. FISK 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 04/08/2021 at 10:30 A.M. in Dept. J6 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 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: Brian P. McGilvray, Esq. SBN 191907 5850 Canoga Ave., Ste. 400 Woodland Hills CA 91367 Telephone: (818) 710-2778 3/4, 3/11, 3/18/21 CNS-3445030# NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF JESS ALCANTAR DECEDENT CASE NO. 56-202100550586-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 JESS ALCANTAR. A Petition for probate has been filed by Guadalupe Alcantar in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. The petition for probate requests that: Guadalupe Alcantar 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.

A hearing on the petition will

creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of JESS ALCANTAR. A Petition for probate has been filed by Guadalupe Alcantar in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. The petition for probate requests that: Guadalupe Alcantar 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.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: March 25, 2021, Time: 10:30 AM, Dept.: J6, Location: Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue Oxnard, CA 93036 OxnardJuvenile Justice Center.

If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your 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: Theresa A. Loss, Esq. SBN 146920 Jones, Lester, Schuck, Becker & Dehesa, LLP 771 E. Daily Drive Suite 230 Camarillo, California 93010 (805) 604-2655 Ventura County Reporter 02/25/21, 03/04/21, 03/11/21 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF PATRICK K. CLARK DECEDENT CASE NO. 56-202100550814-PR-LS-OXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of PATRICK K. CLARK. A Petition for probate has been filed by Colleen ClarkSulava in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. The petition for probate requests that: Colleen ClarkSulavar be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: April 1, 2021, Time: 10:30 AM, Dept.: J6, Location: Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue Oxnard, CA 93036 OxnardJuvenile Justice Center.

If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your 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

lows: Date: April 1, 2021, Time: 10:30 AM, Dept.: J6, Location: Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue Oxnard, CA 93036 OxnardJuvenile Justice Center.

If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your 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) /Theresa A. Loss, Esq. (SBN 146920) Jones, Lester, Schuck, Becker & Dehesa, LLP 771 E. Daily Drive Suite 230 Camarillo, California 93010 (805) 604-2655 Ventura County Reporter 03/4/21, 03/11/21, 03/18/21

Name Change

800 South Victoria Avenue, Ventura, CA 93009 A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Ventura County Reporter Date: Jan. 11, 2021 MICHAEL D. PLANET Ventura Superior Court Executive Officer and Clerk By: MARIANA SUAZO Deputy Clerk 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/4/21 CNS-3438877# ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 56-202000547930-CU-PT-VTA SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF VENTURA. Petition of VALARIE CRIBB GROSSMAN, for Change of Name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: Valarie Cribb Grossman filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.) Valarie Cribb Grossman to Valarie Cataleya Grossman 2.) THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 04/12/21. Time: 8:20 AM. Dept.: 21. The address of the court is 800 South Victoria Avenue Ventura, CA 93009. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Ventura. Original filed: December 17, 2020. BY ORDER OF THE COURT, /s/ Michael D. Planet, Ventura Superior Court, Executive Officer and Clerk, By: Joan Foster, Deputy Clerk. PUBLISH: Ventura County Reporter 02/18/21, 02/25/21, 03/4/21, 03/11/21

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 56-202100549559-CU-PT-VTA Superior Court of California, County of Ventura Petition of: GIOVANNA FRANSECA PALFREY for Change of Name TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner GIOVANNA FRANSECA PALFREY filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as folORDER TO SHOW CAUSE lows: SARAH BETH GOTTLIEB GIOVANNA FRANSECA FOR CHANGE OF NAME PALFREY to GIOVANNA Case No. 56-2021FRANCESCA PALFREY 00550871-CU-PT-VTA The Court orders that all perSUPERIOR COURT OF sons interested in this matter CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF appear before this court at VENTURA. Petition of the hearing indicated below SARAH BETH GOTTLIEB, to show cause, if any, why for Change of Name. TO ALL the petition for change of INTERESTED PERSONS: name should not be granted.

1.) Petitioner: Sarah Beth Any person objecting to the Gottlieb filed a petition with name changes described this court for a decree chanabove must file a written obging names as follows: a.) jection that includes the reasSarah Beth Gottlieb to Sarah ons for the objection at least Beth Thiessen 2.) THE two court days before the COURT ORDERS that all matter is scheduled to be persons interested in this heard and must appear at the matter appear before this hearing to show cause why court at the hearing indicthe petition should not be ated below to show cause, if granted. If no written objecany, why the petition for tion is timely filed, the court change of name should not may grant the petition without be granted. Any person oba hearing. jecting to the name changes Notice of Hearing: described above must file a Date: 03-29-2021, Time: 8:30 written objection that inAM, Dept.: 43 cludes the reasons for the The address of the court is objection at least two court 800 South Victoria Avenue, days before the matter is Ventura, CA 93009 scheduled to be heard and A copy of this Order to Show must appear at the hearing to Cause shall be published at show cause why the petition least once each week for four should not be granted. If no successive weeks prior to the written objection is timely date set for hearing on the filed, the court may grant the petition in the following newspetition without a hearing. paper of general circulation, NOTICE OF HEARING: printed in this county: VenDate: 04/16/21. Time: 8:30 tura County Reporter AM. Dept.: 42. The address Date: Jan. 11, 2021 of the court is 800 South VicMICHAEL D. PLANET March 4, Avenue 2021 —Ventura, — 25 toria CA Ventura Superior Court 93009. A copy of this Order Executive Officer and Clerk to Show Cause shall be pubBy: MARIANA SUAZO lished at least once each Deputy Clerk week for four successive 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/4/21 weeks prior to the date set CNS-3438877# for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Ventura. Original 3/2/21 3:55 PM filed: February 19, 2021. BY

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.

NOTIC E O FChange HEARING: Name Date: 04/16/21. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: 42. The address of the court is 800 South Victoria Avenue Ventura, CA 93009. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Ventura. Original filed: February 19, 2021. BY ORDER OF THE COURT, /s/ Michael D. Planet, Ventura Superior Court, Executive Officer and Clerk, By: Jeanette Fimbres, Deputy Clerk. PUBLISH: Ventura County Reporter 02/25/21, 03/4/21, 03/11/21, 03/18/21 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. J072665 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF VENTURA. Petition of CARLOS SERGIO CEBALLOS, for Change of Name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: Carlos Sergio Ceballos filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.) Diane Flores Cerveny to Samantha Liz Ceballos 2.) THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 05/18/2021. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: J-1. The address of the court is 4353 E. Vineyard Ave. Oxnard, CA 93036Juvenile Justice Center. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Ventura. Original filed: January 29, 2021. BY ORDER OF THE COURT, /s/ Michael D. Planet, Ventura Superior Court, Executive Officer and Clerk, By: Lauren R. Carrillo, Deputy Clerk. PUBLISH: Ventura County Reporter 02/11/21, 02/18/21, 02/25/21, 03/4/21

Talia Teresa Ramirez to Talia Teresa Ramirez Cervantes 2.) THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 04/20/21. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: 21. The address of the court is 800 South Victoria Avenue Ventura, CA 93009. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Ventura. Original filed: February 4, 2021. BY ORDER OF THE COURT, /s/ Michael D. Planet, Ventura Superior Court, Executive Officer and Clerk, By: Mariana Suazo, Deputy Clerk. PUBLISH: Ventura County Reporter 02/11/21, 02/18/21, 02/25/21, 03/4/21 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 56-202100550353-CU-PT-VTA SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF VENTURA. Petition of SHARON CAPELTON, for Change of Name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: Sharon Capelton filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.)

Sharon Capelton to Sharon Boswell 2.) THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 04/23/21. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: 41. The address of the court is 800 S. Victoria Avenue Ventura, CA 93009.

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Ventura. Original filed: February 4, 2021. BY ORDER OF THE COURT, /s/ Michael D. Planet, Ventura Superior Court, Executive Officer and Clerk, By: Mariana Suazo, Deputy Clerk. PUBLISH: Ventura County Reporter 02/11/21, 02/18/21, 02/25/21, 03/4/21

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 56-202100550318-CU-PT-VTA SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF VENTURA. Petition of VIRIDIANA CERVANTES, for Change of Name. TO ALL ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE INTERESTED PERSONS: FOR CHANGE OF NAME 1.) Petitioner: Viridiana CerCase No. 56-2021vantes filed a petition with 00550365-CU-PT-VTA this court for a decree chanSUPERIOR COURT OF ging names as follows: a.)

CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF Talia Teresa Ramirez to Talia VENTURA. Petition of Teresa Ramirez Cervantes ARMIDA CALDERON, for 2.) THE COURT ORDERS Change of Name. TO ALL that all persons interested in INTERESTED PERSONS: this matter appear before this 1.) Petitioner: Armida court at the hearing indicCalderon filed a petition with ated below to show cause, if this court for a decree chanany, why the petition for ging names as follows: a.) change of name should not Armida Calderon to Armida be granted. Any person obRobleto 2.) THE COURT ORjecting to the name changes DERS that all persons interdescribed above must file a ested in this matter appear 26 — objection — March 2021before this court at the hearwritten that4,includes the reasons for the ing indicated below to show objection at least two court cause, if any, why the petidays before the matter is tion for change of name scheduled to be heard and should not be granted. Any must appear at the hearing to person objecting to the name show cause why the petition changes described above should not be granted. If no must file a written objection written objection is timely that includes the reasons for filed, the court may grant the the objection at least two 0304_VCReporter_CLASSIFIEDS.indd 26 petition without a hearing. court days before the matter

CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF VENTURA. Petition of ARMIDA CALDERON, for Change of Name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: Armida Calderon filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.)

Armida Calderon to Armida Robleto 2.) THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 04/23/21. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: 43. The address of the court is 800 S. Victoria Avenue Ventura, CA 93009.

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Ventura. Original filed: February 4, 2021. BY ORDER OF THE COURT, /s/ Michael D. Planet, Ventura Superior Court, Executive Officer and Clerk, By: Mariana Suazo, Deputy Clerk. PUBLISH: Ventura County Reporter 02/11/21, 02/18/21, 02/25/21, 03/4/21 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 56-202000548124-CU-PT-VTA Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA Petition of: Kimberly Ann DeGenaro for Change of Name TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner Kimberly Ann DeGenaro filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Kimberly Ann DeGenaro to Kymberly Ann Vross 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: 03/05/2021, Time: 8:30, Dept.: 41 The address of the court is 800 S. VICTORIA AVE. VENTURA, CA-93009 A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: VENTURA COUNTY REPORTER Date: 12/18/20 Michael D. Planet Judge of the Superior Court 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/4/21 CNS-3439726#

Summons SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) Case Number (Número del Caso): 56-2019-00536325CL-CL-VTA NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): MARIVIC A. PORTE YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR

SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) Case Number (Número del Caso): 56-2019-00536325CL-CL-VTA NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): MARIVIC A. PORTE YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff.

A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case.

There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court.There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association.

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

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

The name and address of the court is (El nombre y dirección de la corte es):

conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remisión a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro.

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

The name and address of the court is (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): Superior Court of the State of California, County of Ventura, 800 South Victoria Avenue Ventura, CA 93009- Hall of Justice.

The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff's attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is (El nombre, la dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): Morani Stelmch, Esq., State Bar No. 296670, Silverman Theologou, LLP 11630 Chayote St., Suite 3 Los Angeles, CA 90049; Tel: 213.226.6922 DATE (Fecha): October 15, 2020; Michael D. Planet, Clerk (Secretario), by Rachel Jacobs, Deputy (Adjunto) PUBLISH: Ventura County Reporter 02/18/21, 02/25/21, 03/4/21, 03/11/21

Trustee’s Sales T.S. No. 20-00415-CE-CA Title No. 1257697 A.P.N. 700-0-200-135 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 11/13/2013. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF TH E NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, (cashier’s check(s) must be made payable to National Default Servicing Corporation), drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state; will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made in an “as is” condition, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: Wei-Tzouh Chen and Carrie Chen as Trustees of the Wei-Tzuoh Chen and Carrie Chen Revocable Trust Dated February 25th 2000 Duly Appointed Trustee: National Default Servicing Corporation Recorded 11/19/2013 as Instrument No. 2013111900189058-0 (or Book, Page) of the Official Records of Ventura County, CA. Date of Sale: 04/01/2021 at 11:00 AM Place of Sale: At the Main Entrance to the Government Center Hall of Justice, 800 South Victoria Avenue, Ventura, CA. 93009 Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $7,311,075.86 Street Address or other common des-

may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: Wei-Tzouh Chen and Carrie Chen as Trustees of the Wei-Tzuoh Chen and Carrie Chen Revocable Trust Dated February 25th 2000 Duly Appointed Trustee: National Default Servicing Corporation Recorded 11/19/2013 as Instrument No. 2013111900189058-0 (or Book, Page) of the Official Records of Ventura County, CA. Date of Sale: 04/01/2021 at 11:00 AM Place of Sale: At the Main Entrance to the Government Center Hall of Justice, 800 South Victoria Avenue, Ventura, CA. 93009 Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $7,311,075.86 Street Address or other common designation of real property: 41800 E Pacific Coast Highway Malibu, CA 90265 A.P.N.: 700-0-200-135 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The requirements of California Civil Code Section 2923.5(b)/2923.55(c) were fulfilled when the Notice of Default was recorded. 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 or visit this Internet Web site www.ndscorp.com/sales, using the file number assigned to this case 20-00415-CECA. 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: 02/16/2021 National Default Servicing Corporation c/o Tiffany & Bosco, P.A., its agent, 1455 Frazee Road, Suite 820 San Diego, CA 92108 Toll Free Phone: 888264-4010 Sales Line 855219-8501; Sales Website: www.ndscorp.com By: Rachael Hamilton, Trustee

ing the file number assigned to this case 20-00415-CECA. 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: 02/16/2021 National Default Servicing Corporation c/o Tiffany & Bosco, P.A., its agent, 1455 Frazee Road, Suite 820 San Diego, CA 92108 Toll Free Phone: 888264-4010 Sales Line 855219-8501; Sales Website: www.ndscorp.com By: Rachael Hamilton, Trustee Sales Representative 03/04/2021, 03/11/2021, 03/18/2021 CPP350930

Fic. Business Name FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 20210205-10001707-0 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SAGE NETWORK & COMMUNICATIONS, 816 Via Alondra Camarillo, CA 9 3 0 1 2 , V e n t u r a C o u n t y.

State of Incorporation / Organization, California, Sage Network, Inc., 816 Via Alondra Camarillo, CA 93012, Sage Communications, Inc., 816 Via Alondra Camarillo, CA 93012. This business is conducted by: Copartners.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 2016.

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/ Sage Network, Inc. & Sage Communications, Inc., William Locker, President. NOTICE in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see Section 14411 ET SEQ., Bu s i n e s s & Pr o fe s s i o ns Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Ventura on February 5, 2021.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 03/4/21, 03/11/21, 03/18/21, 03/25/21 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 20210115-10000647-0 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ARRABELLA BLEU INDUSTRIES, 2945 Townsgate Road #200 Thousand Oaks, CA 91361. Ventura County. Shelea Bovier Bessette, 4607 Lakeview Canyon Rd., Westlake Village, CA 91361. 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/ Shelea Bovier Bessette.

NOTICE - in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires 3/2/21 3:56 PM at the end of five years from

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Bessette, 4607 Lakeview Canyon Rd., Westlake Village, CA 91361. 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 trueFic. anyBusiness material matter Namepursuant 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/ Shelea Bovier Bessette.

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., Bu s i n e s s & Pr o fe s s i o ns Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Ventura on January 15, 2021.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 02/11/21, 02/18/21, 02/25/21, 03/4/21 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 20210204-10001568-0 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: PRO PLUS ENTERPRISES, 1000 Town Center, Suite 300 Oxnard, CA 93036. Ventura County, State of Incorporation / Organization, DE, Cydcor LLC, 1000 Town Center, Suite 300 Oxnard, CA 93036.

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: 11/30/20. 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/ Cydcor LLC, Ron Nathanson, CFO. 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., Bu s i n e s s & Pr o fe s s i o ns Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Ventura on February 4, 2021.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 02/18/21, 02/25/21, 03/4/21, 03/11/21

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 20210204-10001461-0 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: PEETS DENTAL LAB LLC, 1688-B Callens Rd., Ventura, CA 93003. Ventura County, State of Incorporation / Organization, CA, Peets Dental Lab LLC, 6251 Montalvo Dr. 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: 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/ Peets Dental Lab LLC, Jose Sarabia, 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 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., Bu s i n e s s & Pr o fe s s i o n s Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Ventura on February 4, 2021.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 02/18/21, 02/25/21, 03/4/21, 03/11/21 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 20210127-10001046-0 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: FREDDIE B. SALON AND SPA, 1023 E. Thompson Blvd., Ventura, CA 93001.

Ventura County. Alfredo Berumen Jr., 5160 Jefferson Square Oxnard, CA 93033.

This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 07/30/2009. 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/ Alfredo Berumen Jr. 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., Bu s i n e s s & Pr o fe s s i o n s Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of

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 n ame 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., Bu s i n e s s & Pr o fe s s i o ns Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Ventura on January 27, 2021.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 02/11/21, 02/18/21, 02/25/21, 03/4/21 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 20210121-10000793-0 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SEASIDE MOTORSPORTS, 7978 Camp Chaffee Rd. Ventura, CA 93001. Ventura County.

Robert Justin Calhoun, 7978 Camp Chaffee Rd. 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/ Robert Justin Calhoun. 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., Bu s i n e s s & Pr o fe s s i o n s Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Ventura on January 21, 2021.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 02/11/21, 02/18/21, 02/25/21, 03/4/21 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 20210224-10002512-0 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: COASTAL MARINE CANVAS, 2889 Bunsen Ave., Unit O Ventura, CA 93003. Ventura County. Deborah Lyn Gastonguay, 1755 Spinnaker Dr. 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: 4/5/21. 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/ Deborah Gastonguay.

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 pursu-

formation 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/ Deborah Gastonguay.

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., Bu s i n e s s & Pr o fe s s i o ns Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Ventura on February 24, 2021.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 03/4/21, 03/11/21, 03/18/21, 03/25/21 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 20210204-10001512-0 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: HORSE CAMPING CATERER, 5920 Serena Street Simi Valley, CA 93063. Ventura County. Margaret Roy, 5920 Serena Street 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: 01/29/21. 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/ Margaret Roy. 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., Bu s i n e s s & Pr o fe s s i o ns Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Ventura on February 04, 2021.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 03/4/21, 03/11/21, 03/18/21, 03/25/21 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 20210218-10002277-0 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ANCIENT WISDOM ESSENTIAL OILS, 1517 Earl Ave., Simi Valley, Ca 930653617, Betty Held, 1517 Earl Ave., Simi Valley, Ca 93065.

This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 03/03/2016. 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 misde-

NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 20210218-10002277-0 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ANCIENT WISDOM ESSENTIAL OILS, 1517 Earl Ave., Simi Valley, Ca 930653617, Betty Held, 1517 Earl Ave., Simi Valley, Ca 93065.

This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 03/03/2016. 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/ Betty Sue Held. 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., Bu s i n e s s & Pr o fe s s i o n s Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Ventura on February 18, 2021.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 02/25/21, 03/4/21, 03/11/21, 03/18/21 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 20210204-10001488-0 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: LULU BELLE, 208 S. Pacific Ave. Ventura, CA 93001.

Lisa Louise Robinson, 208 S. Pacific 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: 12/01/20. 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 Louise Robinson.

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., Bu s i n e s s & Pr o fe s s i o n s Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Ventura on February 4, 2021.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 02/25/21, 03/4/21, 03/11/21, 03/18/21

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 20210222-10002350-0 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT, 1355 Lawrence Dr., #210 Newbury Park, CA 91320. Ventura County. Sarkis Kilejian, 370 Calle Jazmin 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: 1/8/21. 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/ Sarkis Kilejian. 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., Bu s i n e s s & Pr o fe s s i o n s Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Ventura on February 22, 2021.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 03/4/21, 03/11/21, 03/18/21, 03/25/21

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., Bu s i n e s s & Pr o fe s s i o ns Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Ventura on February 4, 2021.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 02/18/21, 02/25/21, 03/4/21, 03/11/21 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 20210210-10001897-0 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SHOP BENZYS, 1004 Jurymast Dr. Oxnard, CA 93030, Vanessa Mercedes Bonilla, 1004 Jurymast Dr. Oxnard, CA 93030. 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/ Vanessa Mercedes Bonilla. 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., Bu s i n e s s & Pr o fe s s i o ns Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Ventura on February 10, 2021.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 02/25/21, 03/4/21, 03/11/21, 03/18/21

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 20210204-10001609-0 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: VENTURA COUNTY BALLOONS, 1564 Echidna Pl. Ventura, CA 93003. Ventura County. Jamely Romero, 1564 Echidna Pl. 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: 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/ Jamely Romero. 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 Wanted provided in subdivision of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any WANTED change in the facts set forth We buy Classic Cars in the statement pursuant to Running or not section 17913 other than a We are local. change in residence address Foreign/Domestic or registered owner. A new Porsche/Mercedes/ fictitious business name Chevy etc... statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing We Come to you. of this statement does not of 1(310) 926-9343 itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business March 4, 2021 — — 27 name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see Section 14411 ET SEQ., Bu s i n e s s & Pr o fe s s i o n s Code). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Ventura on February 4, 2021.

PUBLISHED: Ventura County Reporter; 02/18/21, 3/2/21 3:56 PM

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