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When Ron Stumpf began his career back in 1977 as a commercial real estate broker, Stumpf and Company Real Estate was a one-man business.

But that changed when his two daughters and son each hit the age of 12, and he started occasion-

ally bringing the children to work with him.

ALL IN THE FAMILYFresno real estate brokerage succeeds through unity

Malissa Schartoff was in high school when her parents split up.

She found out when her mother picked her up from school one day — something she rarely did. When Schartoff got out of the car, her mother told her to tell her father she wanted a divorce and then drove off. Left with an abusive father, she began running away on a regular basis. She then got into “bad choice, bad habits and drugs.”

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PHOTO VIA MORROW-MEADOWS.COM | The California Endowment headquarters in Los Angeles is seen in this photo. The Endowment’s Building Healthy Communities has targeted Fresno as an area to combat health iniquities.

PHOTO VIA STUMPF AND COMPANY | Ron Stump, owner and founder of Stumpf and Company Real Estate in Fresno, poses with daughters Alexandra, left, and Veronica, right, both of whom are brokers for the commercial real estate business.

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Eldest daughter Alexandra Stumpf, now 34, recounted fondly watching her father walk potential buyers through commercial buildings and apartment complexes in the Valley, listening to his verbal back and forth as he negotiated deals.

“At a young age, I was brought into this business, and I was able to learn how to invest in real estate and also how to own a business,” Alexandra said, adding that as she got older, she worked in her father’s office doing administra-tive tasks that included bookkeeping at the age of 13.

Her younger sister, Veronica, didn’t recall going to work with dad quite so fondly, as “when Alex was doing book-keeping, my twin brother and I would be painting offices and warehouses Ron owns as investment properties” after tenants moved out.

Still, “it wasn’t all grunt work,” said Veronica, now 28, noting that she and her brother both had opportunities to

see their father in action and learn the real estate business, and she got oppor-tunities to do office work and learn the intricacies of the business, particularly after her sister left for college.

That exposure developed in her a strong interest in joining the family business, as it did for Alexandra, who after graduating college spent six years working in banking.

“Knowing my passion was in real es-tate, I wanted to get the financing back-ground of it.”

As for what inspired the women to get into business with their father, Alexandra Stumpf said, “We saw how hard he worked, how dedicated he was, how motivated he was, and it inspired us to want to follow his legacy and keep the Stumpf and Company Real Estate name going, so it wouldn’t end with our father.”

For her part, Veronica said that as miserable as the painting and cleaning initially were, it helped her appreciate the rewards of real estate investing and hard work.

Now both women are brokers for their father’s Fresno company, with Alex noting that he never pushed them to get into the business, telling his chil-dren, “You can do anything you want. It doesn’t have to be real estate.”

Their brother didn’t follow in the footsteps of his siblings and works as a long-haul trucker.

These days, Stumpf and Company is a three-person business, though Al-exandra and Veronica are contracted brokers — not partners — each with their own clients, like their father. Each of the three also has tasks to do indi-vidually to keep the business running smoothly, with Veronica noting, “We all have our strengths and weaknesses, so with a family business, it’s very hands on. You’re doing the bookkeeping, your also doing the transaction coordinat-ing,” along with tending to clients when somebody is away or otherwise indis-posed.

It helps that the three trust each other and appreciate each other’s pro-fessional skills to handle each other’s

clients, said Veronica, whose job in-cludes running the business’ website and handling much of the information technology work, tasks her father said he couldn’t do as well as his daughter.

“She really focuses on our marketing and online presence,” Alexandra said of her sister. “We’ve got one of the most impressive real estate websites in the Valley.”

“Probably in the state,” Ron chimed in.

“But really, we all work well together. It’s just a matter that we all don’t resent each other,” Alexandra said, adding that one of her tasks in the business is checking to see if her sister and father get back to clients promptly.

“I was able to teach them what I learned the hard way,” said Ron Stumpf, who never worked for another broker and had to learn his career on his own “by doing and making mis-takes.”

Because he has developed such a large client base after 40-plus years in the business, Ron Stumpf said, “some-times I can’t do it all by myself,” and oc-casionally turns over some clients to his daughters.

It helps that the family members say that they listen to each other and so far have avoided major workplace disputes while keeping family conflicts out of the office.

“We work with dad. We don’t work for him,” Veronica added. “It’s differ-ent working in a family business rather than other businesses, because you have a sense of camaraderie, because you are working with your family.”

“What I like is there is no tiptoe-ing around each other. Everything’s straight forward,” Alexandra said. “We all are working together, so there is no trying to one-up one another or jeal-ousy or any of that.”

“Together, we’ve all actually done better than separately,” Ron Stumpf added. “It helps having us all together.”

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the three trust each other and appreciate each other’s professional skills to handle each other’s clients

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PHOTO VIA STUMPF AND COMPANY | Fresno’s Stumpf and Company Real Estate was born in 1977, and is now a three-person team consisting of (from left): Alexandra, Ron and Victoria Stumpf.

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tive launched in 2010 to push forward statewide policies, change narratives and help transform 14 California com-munities plagued by health iniquities. Included are the central, southeast and southwest areas of Fresno.

The California Endowment is part of the executive committee of the Fresno D.R.I.V.E. Initiative (Developing the Re-gion’s Inclusive and Vibrant Economy), which is sponsored by the Central Val-ley Community Foundation.

The Fresno D.R.I.V.E. Initiative is a 10-year investment plan to develop an inclusive and sustainable economy in the Fresno region through neighbor-hood development, human capital and economic development.

The initiative was launched in July 2019, and in January, Gov. Gavin New-som pledged $50 million to it from the state-spending plan.

“We want everyone in California, regardless of national origin, docu-mentation status, race, gender, sexual orientation — everyone should have access to the same opportunities,” said Sabina Gonzalez-Eraña, Fresno-based program manager at the California Endowment. “It doesn't mean that ev-eryone will end up in the same place, but we should all have the same basic opportunities.”

The D.R.I.V.E. Community Invest-ment plan identified 19 initiatives that call for $4.2 billion in investments over the next 10 years.

Some of the initiatives include one for supporting small businesses owned by women and people of color, water assurance for disadvantaged communi-ties, supporting more K-16 and college education and creating more perma-nent affordable housing.

According to the Urban Institute, a Washington D.C.-based think tank that conducts research on economic and social policy, Fresno is ranked at 59 out

of 59 major cities in California for eco-nomic and racial disparity.

Gonzalez-Eraña said that in order for the Fresno region to have a strong and vibrant economy, more economic and career opportunities need to be expanded to those women, people of color, and those living in disadvantaged areas — but it will take efforts from the business community in the area.

Though city leaders and the business community do want major companies or major economic engines, such as the next Bitwise, Gonzalez said that not many entities and companies would want to come a city with a divided city council, a city isolated by its northern and southern regions, a pool of low-level qualified job candidates and lower qualities of life.

“We need to have an economy that can compete in this state, in the global market. We have to be competitive,” Gonzalez said. “If everyone wants to be more successful, we actually have to be competitive as a city. We can’t be competitive if we are working with yes-terday’s tools, and if we are still doing the same thing that has gotten us to this point.”

Frank Lopez | Writer can be reached at: 490-3465 or e-mail [email protected]

Her first criminal case was at 18, and she would have run-ins with the law until she was in her mid-30s. She would also be involved in bad relationships and drug addiction, with methamphet-amine being the most heavily used. However, she was able to pull herself together, being sober for 11 years now. Eventually, she made her way to St. Francis.

At St. Francis Homeless Project, Inc. in Clovis, executive director Sandra Kaye and her team work with many who are formerly incarcerated, or who were in and out of the criminal justice system. They do this by making homemade dog

treats, which they bake at the Institute of Technology in Clovis.

With their help, Schartoff has been able to get a job as a catering coordina-tor for Panera Bread and is getting her business license. The transformation she’s seen in her life, she says, is breath-taking.

“I keep a key ring of my goals, and I once upon a time never thought I had the self worth to be able to do what I’ve done — in and out of jail from the time I was 18 until I was 35 years old,” Schar-toff said. “And I never thought that part of my life was going to end.”

Schartoff isn’t alone.

Editor’s Note: The Business Journal sat down with Sabina Gonzalez-Eraña, program manager of the California Endowment, to get some information on initiatives and programs that are aimed to address some of the most pressing social and economic issues in Fresno, and how the business community could help in these efforts.

As much as the Golden State has to boast about — a strong economy, ample options for entertainment and a natu-ral landscape that offers almost every climate — there remain glaring issues that affect all California communities.

In the San Joaquin Valley, the state’s most pressing issues — poverty, educa-tion, access to healthcare, air quality and affordable housing — are ampli-fied.

The California Endowment is the state’s largest private health founda-tion. The mission of the not-for-profit foundation is “to expand access to af-fordable, quality health care for under-served individuals and communities and to promote fundamental improve-ments in the health status of all Califor-nians.”

The California Endowment’s Building Healthy Communities (BHC) is a $1 bil-lion comprehensive community initia-

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Donald Promnitz | Writer can be reached at: 490-3461 or e-mail [email protected]

Sabina Gonzalez-Eraña

Actually, the previously incarcerated could be a major asset to the workforce. According to Inc., there are 70 million adults in the United States with criminal records and 10 million released from prison each year. Millions of them will be looking for work and will face chal-lenges like transportation to and from

their jobs (especially in rural areas), low wages and the stigma that often comes with having a criminal record.

Stephanie Moreno, student success specialist for Geekwise Academy, works with such individuals from the Valley on these and other hurdles. She says the students in the formerly incarcer-ated class are just like so many others who are now out of the criminal justice system. They’re looking to prove their worth as equal members of the work-

force — eager to prove society’s miscon-ceptions wrong.

“All that they’re asking for is an op-portunity to showcase that they are loyal, that they are productive, that they can contribute to a team,” Moreno said.

In that respect, it might be argued that their stigma is also a strength due to the motivation to prove their de-tractors wrong. Still, helping the class overcome their negative labels is a top priority, and Geekwise stressed this by allowing the class to pick their own name — the Dream Catchers — instead of simply being the “Formerly Incarcer-ated” class.

The Dream Catchers learn the ropes of coding through six weeks of class-room instruction, followed by a phase where they break off into groups and work for six to eight weeks without in-struction. These groups are then tasked with creating a social impact project, which will then be showcased. Cur-rently, there are more than a dozen members.

Miguel Hernandez is one such Dream Catcher. Arrested in December 2018 for residential burglary, his four-year term in prison was commuted to three years’ probation after staying in the Fresno County Jail for two months. While look-ing for work, his case worker pointed him to Geekwise after reading an article on the class. Hernandez had a lifelong interest in computers and signed up.

“We’re all here to put in our best ef-fort — our best work,” Hernandez said. “We kind of know that that stigma’s on us, as far as ‘felon,’ but we still know that we all have something to prove, more or less. We all have skills to show off.”

It can be trying to find work for many. However, many like Hernandez and Schartoff remain determined to show their potential and move beyond their pasts.

“It doesn’t define who we are,” Schart-off said. “It makes us stronger.

All that they’re asking for is an opportunity to showcase that they are loyal, that they are productive, that they can contribute to a team

California Endowment eyes a new path for Fresno’s future

PHOTO BY DONALD A. PROMNITZ | Malissa Schartoff, left, used the St. Francis Homeless Project to lift herself up to a job with Panera Bread.

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Retirement is an important mile-stone that often comes after years (or decades) of careful planning. For those who’ve saved diligently and are near-ing the end of their careers, the mere thought of market volatility can send shivers down their spines. Will a sud-den drop in the value of their portfolios impact their ability to retire? Will they really have enough money to live off of for the rest of their lives? Should they put their retirement plans on hold so they can maintain a steady paycheck?

If you are in this situation, now’s a good time to assess whether you have the right plan in place to help you tran-sition confidently into retirement, no matter what happens in the broader market. Here are some tips to keep in mind.

1. Pick your retirement date.If you haven’t already, take time now

to decide the year and month when you (and potentially your spouse or partner) want to retire. You may find it is closer than you think, just a few years away. Or you may decide you want to extend your time in the work-force – whether it’s continuing your current career or moving into a new full or part-time role. Either way, your answer can have a big impact on your investment decisions from this point forward.

2. Ensure your investments are diversi-fied.

Various parts of the market react to headlines and economic drivers differ-ently. For those nearing retirement, the recent spike in volatility is a reminder of how having a broadly diversified portfolio can help reduce your invest-ing risk. The goal of diversification is that if some of your investments lose value, those losses could be offset by gains with other investments.

How do you know if you’re properly diversified? The simplest answer is to check to see that your portfolio con-tains a mix of stocks, bonds, mutual funds, short-term cash investments, savings and other investing vehicles

that take into account your goals and comfort-level with risk. Going a step further, ensure you understand how each asset or investment in your port-folio is helping you reach your financial goals. If you’re unsure or want a second opinion, consider consulting a financial advisor for guidance.

3. Balance your need for protection with growth.

Protecting your portfolio from cur-rent or future market downturns be-comes more important as you approach the day when you start living off your savings. Consider investing the money you plan to use for income in the first few years of retirement more conserva-tively in liquid vehicles that are easy to access. This can help give you peace of mind that you are prepared to handle upcoming expenses should the markets swing.

It’s also important to remember that your retirement could last 20, 30 or even 40 years. Balance your need for protection with continuing to grow your nest egg. Assets you won’t need for some time could be more aggressively positioned. At a minimum, ensure your assets can keep on pace with rising in-flation.

When the market moves, it’s an op-portunity to compare your investment strategy to your goals. Are you on track? No matter the answer, there are steps you can take to feel more confident about your ability to retire when and how you want to. For additional help talk to a financial advisor who is willing to discuss your personal circumstances and provide guidance on how to man-age your money for today’s market.

Nicolas Allen, CFP® is a Private Wealth Advisor with Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. in Fresno, CA. He spe-cializes in fee-based financial plan-ning and asset management strategies and has been in practice for 12 years. To contact him, consider http://www.ameripriseadvisors.com/nicolas.j.allen, (559) 490-7030 option 2, or 7433 N. First Street, Suite 102 Fresno, CA 93720.

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More Uber customers in Fresno and Modesto know the annoyance of for-getting something in a car than riders in other U.S. cities.

According to Uber’s Lost and Found Index, Fresno is fourth on the list of the “10 Most Forgetful Cities,” with Modesto trailing at the fifth spot. Both were the only California cities to make the list.

The fourth annual list compiles the most unique and popular items left in Uber cars by riders last year.

To compile the list, Uber dove into all the customer lost-and-found inquiries made in 2019, sorting by time, date and location of the query. The data gave Uber specific insights into which cities are the most forgetful and what times people are most forgetful.

The most unique items were gath-ered directly from rider comments. Uber compiled the most unique ones.

Cellphones topped the list of the “10 Most Commonly Forgotten Items,” fol-lowed by wallets, keys and backpacks/bags/purses at the fourth spot.

Without any ranking, some of the “50 Most Unique Lost Items” were: “mice for my pet snake to eat,” “official ‘Police Duty’ belt, “meat,” “my wife’s weed” and “Sriracha themed high socks.”

According to the 2020 Uber Lost and Found Index, riders are most forgetful on Fridays and Saturdays, and late at night. Specifically, the most common hours a rider forgets an item is at 6 p.m., 11 p.m. and midnight.

The 10 Most “Forgetful” Cities are:1. Lubbock, Texas,2. Oxford, Mississippi3. College Station, Texas4. Fresno, California5. Modesto, California6. Lawrence, Kansas7. St Cloud, Minnesota8. Columbus, Georgia9. Tallahassee, Florida10. Fayetteville, North Carolina

Downtown Fresno festival postponed

A popular food and music festival in Downtown Fresno has been postponed due to concerns about coronavirus.

Originally scheduled for March 21, FresYes Fest has been delayed until fall, according to Tioga Sequoia Brewing Co., which on Facebook said that an-other date will be announced shortly.

“It is with extreme caution and an obligation to our Central Valley friends and neighbors that we have decided to postpone FresYes Fest until the fall,” the Facebook post read. “The entire concept of this event is to bring people together to enjoy the best of the city and we can’t, in good conscience, do this while there is a threat to public health.”

In previous years, the event, spon-sored by the Downtown Fresno brew-ery, had closed off portions of Fulton Street and brought in thousands of visi-

tors. Dozens of food trucks came out and Tioga Sequoia even made brews special to the occasion.

In the post, the brewery said they “intend for most of the plans to carry over to the new date.”

Valley Venture firm lands fundingA start-up company with connections

to Fresno State just received heavy in-vestment to aid in its work of increas-ing access to fresh water at a lower cost.

Valley Ventures, an accelerator pro-gram of the Water, Energy, and Tech-nology Center (WET Center) at Fresno State, helped raise $6 million in new funding for Membrion Inc., a Seattle company that creates membranes out of silica gel materials to allow for a higher-performing desalination pro-cess that can purify pharmaceuticals, wastewater and other types of liquids.

With the new funding, Membrion will be moving its headquarters to In-terbay, Washington.

“With this funding, we’re thrilled to move from the lab commercial produc-tion, develop a new manufacturing facility and ramp up production for customers,” said Greg Newbloom, CEO of Membrion.

The investors providing the $6 mil-lion are from outside the area.

The company completed the Valley Ventures Accelerator program in late 2019 and since then, Membrion has streamlined efforts on focusing and perfecting the “electrodialysis reversal” desalination process.

Newbloom said the company’s mem-branes are lowering the costs of mem-brane filtration by 30 percent.

“We are grateful for the help we received while being in the Valley Ventures Accelerator program,” said Newbloom. “The information and as-sistance we gained throughout the pro-gram, as well as the support given by the WET Center even after, allowed us to not only streamline this technology, but grow our company as a whole.”

RV Country unveils new service center

A new service center for one of the largest RV dealers in the western Unit-ed States opened recently, replacing one lost in a fire nearly two years ago.

Capacity to repair motorhomes, fifth wheels and more is back to full at RV Country, located at 3633 S. Maple Ave. A fire in February 2018 destroyed the pre-vious facility, causing losses of nearly $3 million, according to a press release. There were no injuries.

“Following the fire, we quickly re-organized our workspace while the remainder of the old facility was de-molished for the new construction,” said Charlie Power, RV Country vice president and director of operations. “It was challenging for both our custom-ers and our staff, and we’re grateful for their patience, support and hard work.”

The new facility has more than 50 service bays, a building for detailing and paint and a large-chassis shop. Valley Steel Construction was the gen-eral contractor for the project.

The new service center is a factory-authorized warranty location for ev-ery brand sold at the dealership’s 10 dealerships across the western United States.

They are currently hiring certified and master technicians to fill the ex-panded service center. It currently em-ploys 40 people, Power said.

Restaurants win Best of the Valley

Local eateries had a moment in the spotlight Monday with the Best of the Valley Restaurant Awards in Fresno.

Presented by the California Restau-rant Association, it was the 29th an-nual event celebrating the Central Val-ley’s best dining destinations in dozens of categories.

The awards are meant to highlight “the creativity and talent in culinary arts practiced in the Valley every day.” They are voted on by fellow restau-rant owners who are members of the Fresno chapter of the California Res-taurant Association.

The program also features a Life-time Achievement Award that this year went to David Borunda, a longtime Fresno restaurateur who operated the two Plaza Ventana Mexican Restau-rants.

A business graduate of Fresno City College, Borunda found success as a salesperson and real estate investor in the 1960s. He followed childhood advice from his father and decided to go into business for himself with the purchase of the Plaza Mexican Restau-rant in 1977, located at First and Shields avenues in Fresno.

For the first five years in the busi-ness, David and his wife Maria worked non-stop seven days a week, doing everything from cooking to cleaning. They expanded the restaurant into the Manchester Center food court in 1981, followed by the Fashion Fair Mall food court three years later. In that time they also opened two Plaza Fast Food locations in Fresno. Ownership of Caliente Wood Fired Grill from 1996-98 brought them into the South Valley market.

The Borundas opened Plaza Ventana Mexican Restaurant on West Shaw Avenue in Fresno in 1991, featuring

upscale dishes served by staff in white jackets, black pants and bow ties. The menu included items that were new to Fresno diners, including black beans and blue corn enchiladas inspired by David’s mother’s cooking.

Based on the success of Plaza Ven-tana, David closed his food court loca-tions as well as the First and Shields location, opening another Plaza Ven-tana at Blackstone and Shaw avenues in 2002. He operated two successful Plaza Ventana restaurants for 16 years before closing them in 2018 and 2019 and retiring.

He was known for his gracious ser-vice to countless restaurant guests and served as a mentor to the many young people who worked in his restaurants.

“I am in the human development business,” Borunda used to say, when asked about being in the restaurant business.

Here’s a list of the Best of the Valley Award winners by category, along with the nominees:

Best Fast Food: Chick-fil-A; Best Fast Casual: Heirloom; Best Family Din-ing: Pismo’s Coastal Grill; Best Fine Dining: The Annex Kitchen; Best Sports Bar: The Mad Duck Neighbor-hood Grill & Taphouse; Best Breakfast: Benaddiction; Best Pizza: Mike’s Piz-zeria Lounge; Best Seafood/Sushi: Wassabi; Best Steak: Harris Ranch Inn & Restaurant; Best Burger: Eureka!; Best Food Truck: Quesadilla Gorilla; Best On-Site Banquet Dining: Pardini’s Catering & Banquets; Best Off-Site Catering Services: The Painted Table; Best Hotel Dining: Harris Ranch Inn & Restaurant; Best Coffee: Dutch Bros; Best Bar Drinks: Elbow Room Bar & Grill; Best Sandwich: Piemonte’s Ital-ian Deli; Best BBQ: Westwoods; Best Desserts: Nothing Bundt Cakes; Best Winery: Toca Madera Winery; Best Kept Secret: Mochuelo at Hotel Pic-cadilly; Beverage Supplier of the Year: Young’s Market Co.; Best Asian: Sakura Chaya; Best Italian: Parma Ristorante; Best Mediterranean: The Phoenician Garden; Best Mexican: Sal’s Mexi-can Restaurant; Best Date Night: The Lime Lite; Friendly Faces: The Annex Kitchen; New to the Scene: Heirloom; Supplier of the year: Sysco; Chef of the Year: Jimmy Pardini — Annex Kitchen; Restaurateur of the year: Brandon Smittcamp, Kevin and Rema Koligian, and Justin Shannon — Heirloom/ But-terfish; People’s Choice Award: Harris

Uber says Fresno is forgetful

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Singapore-based Olam is expected to attempt to sell off its California tomato processing plants this year, and is not likely to operate its big Lemoore facility this season. Some 250 employees work at the plant.

That is the estimate of the president of the California Tomato Growers, Mike Montna.

“They have no growers signed up for contracts this season.”

This is confirmed by a rep from the Olam plant, who said the facility will be permanently shut down by October, and not operate this year. The Kings County Economic Development Corp. is working to sell the plant.

The company announced last No-vember it would close out operations in Lemoore and shutter the Woodland and Williams facilities. Montna said growers are suffering from higher costs, low prices due to a surplus of product and the high value of the dollar. He said an export battle with the European Union is affecting a hoped-for increase in shipments.

Olam plants in the state are among the largest with a capacity of 1.57 million metric tons annually, using 2018 figures. According to “Tomato News,” the US has 12 companies that rank in the top 40 biggest tomato processing companies in 2017/2018 (virtually all of the California processors), with an annual capacity in excess of 14.2 million metric tons.

Three California groups rank among the 10 biggest companies in the world for this sector: The Morning Star Com-pany (No. 1), Olam (No. 7) and JG Bo-swell (No. 8).

California dominates the world production of processed tomato prod-ucts. With current industry capacity of more than 12 million tons, the state processes a third of the world’s supply of tomato products.

Fifteen primary processors operate 30 plants located throughout the Cen-tral Valley. Fresno County remains the top California county in contracted planted acreage for 2018 with 75,200 acres. Yolo, Kings, Merced, and San Joaquin make up the remaining top five counties, accounting for 76 per-cent of the 2018 total contracted plant-ed acreage for California.

Olam’s Hanford garlic facility is un-affected.

Bath & Body Works opening store in Hanford

Bath and Body Works will open a new store in Hanford to occupy 3,227 square feet in the former Payless Shoes space between Target and Michaels.

Interest in hemp ramping up

The City of Hanford is leasing 950 acres in the industrial park for farm-land to a company that wants to grow hemp on the land. The firm plans to lease an additional 650 acres if the market stays strong. The city complet-ed a lease agreement recently with a company called City-Farms Industries. This firm is just one of several looking to grow and process hemp in Kings and western Fresno County.

Titan Farms is opening a processing plant in Corcoran (in an old luggage

plant) and in Huron. Another Bakers-field-based firm, General Agriculture, has leased a city warehouse in Huron. Still another in Lemoore is working on a general plan amendment at 1357 Ioana Ave. to rezone the property from regional commercial to light indus-try. The applicant purchased McCann Hay Co. and plans to mix fertilizer in a building that used to be the Chevy dealer and build a new hemp process-ing facility on land to the west of it, said City Manager Nate Olson.

State expected to award $5.3 million to Sun-Maid

The California Energy Commission is expected to award $5.3 million grant to Sun-Maid Growers to install a state of the art electric dryer at the Fresno County processing plant. The com-mission met March 11 to award several food processor grants designed to cut air emissions. Today raisin dyer tun-nels run on natural gas or propane.

Tiny home builder expanding

A Valley-based tiny home builder is expanding in Corcoran. Pacifica Tiny Homes already has a small operation in Corcoran, but with help from the Kings County Economic Develop-ment Corp., has leased 4.5 acres in the Corcoran industrial park where it can ramp up production of the small size homes. Models come fully furnished with the essentials: sofa bed, AC/heat-er unit, cooktop, refrigerator, shower, toilet, sink, television, water heater, fold down table, stairs that serve as closet storage, humidity sensor and RV connections. The smallest home is 18 feet with a trailer that costs $37,900 for 211 square feet with a loft.

Hanford cannabis dispensary in works

San Jose-based Caliva will open a marijuana dispensary in Hanford at 6th and Douty streets in the downtown area now that all approvals are in place to sell cannabis in a retail setting.

Around the Central Valley: Olam plant not likely to operate

John Lindt

Fresno County remains the top California county in contracted planted acreage for 2018 with 75,200 acres.

PHOTO CONTRIBUTED | Olam is expected to shutter its Lemoore tomato processing facility this season, leaving some 250 employees looking for a new job.



High school employment, 1948-present (seasonally adjusted)

SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

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If there’s one guaranteed outcome for any court case, it’s paperwork — lots of paperwork, from a few pages to staggering volumes.

More than two years ago, officials at California’s Fifth Appellate Court in Fresno launched an effort to try to change that, using $793,000 from the state Judicial Council's Court Innovations Grant Program, intended as seed money to develop new technology to improve California courts and public access.

To that end, Fifth District officials worked with a contracted software developer to create the Transcript Assembly Program (TAP) — essentially a system that allows any superior court in the state to forgo putting together reams of paper documents for court cases being appealed and filing all that paperwork with one of the state appellate courts.

Such cases could involve transcripts and other documents numbering just a few hundred pages but more commonly involve a few thousand or even 100,000-plus pages for major civil and criminal matters, said Brian Cotta, clerk executive officer for the Fifth District Court of Appeal, which handles appellate cases for nine mostly Valley counties, Fresno, Kings, Madera and Tulare among them.

TAP branches outSince his division launched TAP in

July 2019 in unison with the other five state appellate courts, 32 of the state’s 58 superior court systems have so far subscribed to it.

Before TAP, the superior court was responsible for compiling a record for a case that reached appellate court. This includes the court reporter’s transcripts, along with court clerks providing all documents related to the case, from warrants and expert reports to dockets and court orders, to name a few, Cotta said.

But there was a lot more work involved, as all the documents are required to be indexed, both chronologically and alphabetically by type of documents, and each page needs to be date and page stamped, which usually involves clerks stamping each

State appellate court in Fresno an innovation factory

page by hand.If one document was discovered

to have been left out as court clerks prepared the record — which could number about 20,000-plus pages for a larger case — “Then they have to start over. They’ve got to stamp the document 20,000 more times, plus the pages they just put in,” Cotta said.

Costs add upNot only is this time consuming, but

copy and delivery costs add up, not only to deliver the paperwork to the appellate court but also to make further paper copies and send them to the parties involved in the appeal, he added.

TAP allows this to be done electronically, from indexing the record, stamping each page — and instantly restamping them if new pages have to be added — and sending electronic versions to the appeals court and the involved parties without incurring paper, copying and delivery costs, he said.

In addition, the records can be stored electronically, and not require massive amounts of shelf space or boxes to store

them at the courthouse or — for inactive cases — in multiple local warehouses.

The documents are also easier to work with, as the digital files can include hyperlinks and be searchable for key words, allowing lawyers and other parties involved in cases to quickly find information in the records, a more challenging task when sifting through thousands of paper pages.

“Because of savings of time and costs, the court system is loving TAP, as are lawyers,” Cotta said.

TAP againThe more appropriate name might be

“TAP II,” he said, explaining that eight years before the current TAP system was launched, prior Fifth District officials developed and launched another e-filing system, though it involved only that courthouse and two superior courts in Fresno and Stanislaus counties.

That system was developed with another grant, “but it was developed with big software, heavy software, hard-to-install software, and it was not expandable” meaning it would have

been difficult to install at the other superior courts or at any of the other five appellate courts in the state,” so only the Fifth District and the two superior courts have been doing e-filings of appeals over the eight years, said Cotta, who worked in the information technology division of Fresno County Superior Court when the original software was developed and first used.

The new program is cloud based, so instead of installing software, each courthouse subscribes to TAP.

Supreme adoptionLess than a year since the launch,

most courts in the state are using TAP, including the California Supreme Court, which now can accept appeals from the appellate courts as e-filings.

As for the savings TAP is generating, a study required under the grant rules hasn’t been done yet.

Cotta said the time savings for superior court staff across the state should be at least 50%, though a rough estimate for the time savings at courthouses connected to the Fifth District is about

DAVID CASTELLON - STAFF WRITER

PHOTO BY DAVID CASTELLON | Brian Cotta, clerk executive officer for the California Fifth District Court of Appeal in Fresno, shows how much paperwork is stored in one of numerous rows of shelves for documents filed for appeals. He points to one shelf filled with bound documents filed for a single case.

FILE PHOTO | The California Fifth Appellate Courthouse in downtown Fresno.


80% compared to the “old school” way of filing appeals with paper.

State Supreme Court Justice Ming Chin said in a written statement that receiving an all-electronic record in a death penalty case saved a staff attorney six months of preparation.

“Let's all get onboard and do this," her statement continues, encouraging all state courts to sign on to TAP.

Work is underway to develop a system to scan and digitize all paper documents in storage, so one day the court may not have to rent warehouse space for appellate courthouse paper files.

Justice and innovationThe grant that funded the TAP

program was one of 50 awarded by the Judicial Council to develop technical innovations for the courts, and it wasn’t the only one the Fifth District received.

A second, $353,166 grant was awarded to develop the Appellate Self-Help Resource Center website to explain how appeal courts work and guide non attorneys in appellate procedures and how to file documents with the court.

“The self help website walks people through the process, because getting into court, whether it’s the superior court or the appellate court, is a maze, especially for those people who are pro per,” representing themselves without attorneys, said Brad Hill, presiding justice for the Fifth District court.

Such situations aren’t rare. A 2004 report by the state court on pro pers — also referred to as “self-represented

litigants” — stated their numbers were rising in all court divisions, from traffic courts up to the higher courts.

In that report, officials estimated that 4.3 million litigants in California’s court system were self represented and stated, “Lack of legal assistance is clearly an enormous barrier for the public. It also creates a structural gap for courts, which are designed to work with litigants who are represented by attorneys.”

Help them help themselves

While more recent numbers on the number of self-litigants in California courts aren’t available, Cotta and Hill said anecdotally, from their own observations and those of others working in the court system, the number is going up considerably, as more litigants are unable to afford hiring lawyers, and that extends beyond the trial courts to the appellate courts.

“In fact, it’s been a staggering increase over the last number of years,” Cotta said.

Many of those people filing appeals or challenging them don’t understand how the appellate system works.

For example, Hill said, many believe the appeals court essentially will re-try a case and hopefully reverse a verdict, but appellate justices aren’t re-hearing testimony or claims of guilt and innocence.

Instead, appellate judicial panels review claims and evidence that one or more things was done improperly in the civil or criminal trial and, if they

did happen, whether they prejudicially affected the outcome.

Know the processIf the appellate justices rule such errors

occurred, the case could be sent back to the superior court to be corrected, which could involve a reconsidered ruling by the judge or a new trial. If either party doesn’t like the appellate court’s ruling, they could further appeal matters to the state Supreme Court.

“Over here, it’s more legal arguments. They have to put together briefs. They have to figure out what to put in briefs. They have to figure out what the procedural guidelines are. Again, far different than the trial court,” said Hill, adding that and when pro per plaintiffs and defendants start the appeal process and show up for hearings, many can be “really lost,” unable to adequately argue their cases, he said.

Judges are very limited in being able to help people get on track.

For his part, Cotta said the growing number of pro per litigants is being reflected in the growing number of errors in cases filed at his Downtown Fresno courthouse, many of them involving people mistakenly trying to challenge verdicts rather than whether something was done wrong procedurally.

Hill said the Appellate Self-Help Resource Center website is intended to help with that, not only explaining how his court works but also detailing the steps involved in appeals and showing

what needs to be filed. Cotta said the website includes a chat

bot where visitors can click on questions and get pre-written answers.

Help for attorneys tooCotta noted that the site also can help

lawyers inexperienced with the appellate system, which is a “more complicated and less-known process” than the superior courts.

In addition, the website at https://selfhelp.appellate.courts.ca.gov soon will include downloadable appellate court forms and sample documents to demonstrate how appellate filings and other documents should be written, said Cotta, adding that he hopes to launch the new features some time in June.

“So, that’s what this Self-Help website does, and we’re really proud of it,” Hill added.

The state’s Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye said in a written statement that both Fifth District projects help expand access to justice by reducing the number of appellate cases rejected because of technicalities, including missed deadlines and incorrect paperwork.

"This is a tremendous leap forward," she said, adding that the Self-Help website and TAP will help ensure the public has the best chance "of having their case actually be heard on the merits.”

David Castellon | Reporter can be reached at: 490-3464 or e-mail [email protected]


When going to a barbershop or hair sa-lon, one is more likely to have hair care on the mind than care for the natural envi-ronment.

For re:TREAT Color + Hair Design Stu-dio, bringing eco-friendly changes to beauty-service businesses is part of the company’s culture.

According to Anna Peters, owner and founder of re:TREAT, her Clovis salon is one out of approximately 70 salons in a roughly 24-square-mile radius to offer more eco-friendly practices and prod-ucts.

Born and raised in Clovis, Peters went away for college and graduated in 2003, returned to the Central Valley and then at-tended cosmetology school and received her license in 2004. She has been working in cosmetology for the 15 years since be-ing licensed, and opened up re:TREAT in Old Town Clovis in the middle of 2016.

In your average hair salon, foils, hair color, smoothing treatments and actual hair itself is known to produce chemical buildup including hydrogen peroxide, formaldehyde, and methane gas — all of which effect groundwater and the air.

“This movement was something that was more of a mission on my part to be a responsible business owner,” Peters said. “It was something that I wanted to do from the get-go, but there were never resources available in our area.”

To save water, Peters had ECOHEADS shampoo nozzles installed, which in-creases water pressure, removes sedi-ment, rust and sand, and reduces water and energy usage by up to 65%. Tourma-line stones in the nozzle put negative ions into the hair, which reduces frizz and blow-drying time, she said.

To reduce chemicals going back into the soil, water or air, re:TREAT offers eco-friendly products to purchase from Ital-ian hair product company Davines, which has a focus on making products with sus-tainable beauty solutions.

Towards the end of 2019, Peters reached out to Green Beauty Waste, a new local company that offers its services to beauty and hair salons to safely dispose and limit hazardous waste from chemicals found in

hair, products and dye. Jordan Meyers, part owner at Green

Beauty Waste, graduated from the Paul Mitchell Cosmetology School in 2016 and has been working in the industry since then, and owns her own studio, Hair By Jordan, near Fashion Fair Mall.

Meyers and her business partner and co-owner Lexie Brownrigg opened Green Beauty Waste in 2019, and they are the first to have this type of business in the area.

Meyers and Brownrigg teach their cli-ents how to separate waste in bins, and they pick it up and transport it to a local disposal company.

Meyers said that most hair and beauty salons throw their waste into their own garbage dumpsters. Hair dye is consid-ered a hazardous waste that is supposed to be disposed of in a hazardous waste facility.

“It's a cycle — it’s going into the water treatment plants, things are getting wa-tered by it,” Meyers said. “If you buy pro-duce from places like Fresno State — the chemicals are in the food, or whatever they’re growing — because they are not filtering it out and they don't know it's there. If it doesn't go to the sink or a land-fill, it goes into the sewer systems and then the ocean.”

Re:TREAT was Green Beauty Waste’s first client, and they have since expanded to five other clients.

Re:TREAT will be hosting a Green (Open) house event on March 29 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. to teach the community, and other salon owners in the area, about hazardous waste and how to be part of the solution with new Green Beauty options and other eco-friendly companies.

“I hope that we continue to find better ways of servicing our clients and conduct-ing our business in a more eco-friendly fashion,” Peters said. “We can constantly be improving and educating ourselves and finding more products that are sus-tainable.”

Frank Lopez - STAFF WRITER

Frank Lopez | Writer can be reached at: 490-3465 or e-mail [email protected]

Local salon focuses on green beauty solutions

PHOTO BY FRANK LOPEZ | Anna Peters, owner and founder of re:TREAT Color + Hair Design Studio in Old Town Clovis, opened her salon in 2016. Recently, she has been undergoing efforts to make her salon more eco-friendly by partnering with a new local company.

PHOTO BY FRANK LOPEZ | A hair stylist at re:TREAT Color + Hair Design Studio in Old Town Clovis uses an ECOHEADS shampoo nozzle, which reduces water use and filters chemicals for cleaner water.


Medical Facility RevenueMedical Facility RevenueIn the Central San Joaquin Valley - ranked by total operating revenue in fiscal 2019

2020Name of HospitalAddress

PhoneFax Total Operating Revenue

Total Operating ExpensesTotal Margin Outpatient Visits

Inpatient DischargesAverage Length of Inpatient

Stay (days)Current top local executive

Yr. founded locally

1

Community Regional MedicalCenter2823 Fresno St.Fresno, CA 93721

459-6000WND $1.32 billion $1.22 billion

8.06% 352,738 39,1437

Craig Wagoner, CEOCommunity Regional &

Clovis Community MedicalCenters

1897

2Valley Children's Hospital9300 Valley Children's PlaceMadera, CA 93636

353-3000353-7160 $704.78 million $604.36 million

17.81% 367,841 12,1446

Todd Suntrapak, president/CEO1952

3

Kaweah Delta Health CareDistrict400 W. Mineral King Ave.Visalia, CA 93291

624-2221635-4021 $703.28 million $694.80 million

5.38% 630,469 27,4896

Gary K. Herbst, CEO1961

4Saint Agnes Medical Center1303 E. Herndon Ave.Fresno, CA 93720

450-2229WND $557.72 million $566.15 million

0.37% 175,604 24,2665

Nancy Hollingsworth, CEO/registered nurse

1929

5

Clovis Community MedicalCenter2755 Herndon Ave.Clovis, CA 93611


8.02% 171,795 15,7644

Craig Wagoner, CEOCommunity Regional &

Clovis Community MedicalCenters

1965

6Adventist Health Hanford115 Mall DriveHanford, CA 93230


7.66% 286,012 11,0694

Andrea Kofl, president ofAdventist Health in the

Central Valley2010

7Coalinga State Hospital24511 W. Jayne Ave.Coalinga, CA 93210

935-4300935-7142 $281.17 million $373.55 million

-2.88% 0 2292,099

Brandon Price, executivedirector

2005

8Adventist Health Reedley372 W. Cypress Ave.Reedley, CA 93654

638-8155391-3315 $179.74 million $157.43 million

13.25% 590,307 1,7772

Andrea Kofl, president ofAdventist Health in the

Central Valley2011

9Sierra View Medical Center465 W. Putnam Ave.Porterville, CA 93257

784-1110788-6153 $154.93 million $149.67 million

11.78% 163,350 6,3836

Donna Hefner, president/CEO1958

10

Porterville DevelopmentalCenter26501 Avenue 140Porterville, CA 93258


42.07% 0 171529

Gabriela Maleszewski,executive director

WND

11Madera Community Hospital1250 E. Almond Ave.Madera, CA 93637

675-5555675-5509 $92.13 million $93.36 million

-0.37% 138,167 3,5394

Karen Paolinelli, CEO1971

12Fresno Surgical Hospital6125 N. Fresno St.Fresno, CA 93710

431-8000431-8242 $81.02 million $75.36 million

6.98% 18,436 1,8512

Kristine D. Kassahn, CEO1984

13

San Joaquin ValleyRehabilitation Hospital7173 N. Sharon AveFresno, CA 93720

436-3600436-3606 $37.16 million $26.45 million

28.81% 32,267 1,48510

Mary Jo Jacobson, PT/CEO1991

14Adventist Health Tulare869 N. Cherry St.Tulare, CA 93274

688-0821685-3835 $36.03 million $84.67 million

-133.93% 24,098 7644

Randy Dodd, president1947

15

Central Star — PsychiatricHealth Facility4411 E. Kings Canyon RoadFresno, CA 93702


-274.13% 0 7666

WNDWND

16Exodus Fresno4411 E. Kings Canyon RoadFresno, CA 93702


-160.87% 0 14916

Luana Murphy, president/CEO, David Murphy, MD,

FACPWND

17Kaiser Permanente Fresno7300 N. Fresno St.Fresno, CA 93720

448-4500WND WND $348.40 million

WND 280,746 8,3383

Wade Nogy, senior vicepresident/area manager

1986

Key: WND-Would Not Disclose. NR-Not Ranked. Data gathered from the Office of Statewide Health Planning andDevelopment between Q4 2108 - Q3 2019 (10/01/18-09/30/2019).The Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development did not have full data for Kaiser Permanente. Total margincompares total revenues versus expenses, including revenues not included in total operating revenue figures.

Research: Edward SmithOriginal Publication Date: March13, 2020E-mail:[email protected]

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LEGALSutton Hague Law Corporation is

pleased to announce that Sandra L. Lepson has joined its Southern Cali-fornia office as a partner. Lepson has 25 years of experience in litigation and counseling clients regarding labor and employment law matters with a focus on assisting employers with compli-ance issues including policies, proce-dures, employee handbooks and arbi-tration agreements.

Stephanie L. Dunn has joined the firm of Coleman & Horowitt, LLP, in Fresno as an associate. She is a recent graduate of Pepperdine University School of Law, where earned a J.D. and certificate in entertainment, media and sports law. Prior to joining Cole-man & Horowitt, Dunn worked in Los Angeles practicing worker’s compen-

sation defense. She will be practicing in the areas of business transactions, real estate, intellectual property and estate planning.

HEALTH CAREFresno-based Parents and Addicts

In Need (P.A.I.N) would like to intro-duce its new executive director, Dar-ren Redmond. A Brooklyn, New York transplant, Redmond has over 26 years of senior corporate and not for profit experience. Redmond resides in Fres-no County with his wife of nearly 25 years, Jackie Redmond. They have two children — Lauren Redmond, a col-lege junior, and Jake Redmond, a high school freshman. P.A.I.N. is very happy to have Darren Redmond joining as executive director

BANKING & FINANCESanta Cruz County Bank (OTC:

SCZC), with assets over $1 billion, is a top rated community bank headquar-tered in Santa Cruz County. The Bank announced that Stephen W. Meade has joined as vice president, senior relationship manager for the bank's Silicon Valley region. Meade has 20 years of experience with investment commercial real estate, SBA 504 and 7a, commercial and industrial lending. Meade obtained his Bachelor of Sci-ence degree in finance from California State University, Fresno and received an underwriting certification from the Risk Management Association.

LABORThey’re official! At a graduation cere-

mony March 6 in Livermore, 111 diverse apprentice graduates from all over

Northern California became Califor-nia’s newest skilled and trained work-force. Coming from all walks of life — some fresh out of high school, some starting a second career, and some de-siring a fresh start. The apprentices emerge from the state and federally approved program with a good-paying job, health benefits and the skills and training that can take their career in many directions. Truly a path of end-less opportunities, they are now ready to hit the ground running to build and rebuild a state that is in urgent need of a skilled and trained workforce.

Eight of the graduating apprentices were singled out for special commen-dation, including one local graduate: Alexander Rocha of Fresno was hon-ored as the Construction Craft Laborer Apprentice of the Year

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We want [our employees] to enjoy coming to work. We coach, train, uplift and encourage, rather than tear down. [...] Our employees feel like they are a part of something great… and they are.

DUSTINMILLER

CEO | COMFORT NOWEDUCATION: BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN COMMUNICATION / A.S DEGREE

IN ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES| AGE: 36 | FAMILY: WIFE, SON (4), DAUGHTER (>1)

What we do: Residential and commercial HVAC — service, maintenance and installation

What’s the story behind Comfort Now? I started Comfort Now back in 2011, when I ventured out of the family owned HVAC business I was a part of. I knew that I wanted to do something great and more importantly, that I was capable of doing something great. So I started Comfort Now and it has taken off.

What attracted you to the HVAC industry?In short, my dad. My dad was in the HVAC industry and I wanted to be a part of it as well.

Tell us a little about your recent honor of “Best Contractor to Work For” by “Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration News.”I am completely honored. I love this company and each of my employees. We have worked hard to create a work environment that people want to come to day in and day out. After all, we spend more time at work than at home with our families. The fact that my employees would nominate our company for such an award is absolutely incredible to me.

Is it difficult to find qualified employees/technicians?Yes. It can be very difficult to find qualified employees/technicians, which is why I have created the training programs that I have in place. A lot of times, I am able to provide a life changing job opportunity to deserving individuals who may have been unable to make a career change by their own means. I find that a lot of times I actually am more successful with this process.

What makes the company culture at Comfort Now such a draw for employees?I truly believe that it’s all in the mind set. My management staff and I believe in treating our employees well. We want them to enjoy coming to work. We coach, train, uplift and encourage, rather than tear down. We have created a team culture. We reward hard work and successes. Our employees feel like they are a part of something great… and they are.

Can you tell us about your performance-based compensation system?

Our performance-based compensation system is unique. I spend a lot of time coaching and training my staff to provide an exceptional customer experience. If our team is going out into the field, following our processes, working hard and treating our customers the way we require, they deserve to be rewarded. Their success is our success. I find that it encourages our technicians to work that much harder, because they will see the benefits of it.

What is it like to run an HVAC company in the dog days of summer?Have you ever stood inside of a tornado? I personally haven’t, but I imagine that it is similar to that. LOL! In all seriousness, it definitely goes from zero to 60 faster than you can imagine. Our peak season hits fast and it can be a whirlwind. No matter what you do to prepare for the volume, there is never enough bandwidth to cover the demand. We are hot, tired, and worn down. But we work extremely hard! Our team knows that it is our time to shine and we do!

What causes/organizations are close to your heart?Giving back to the community has always been important to me. At Comfort Now we believe in helping those deserving individuals that have fallen on hard times. Which is why we created our gift of heat program. We also give to local schools and organizations in our community. We have also sponsored local events as well.

I have all the time in the world for: Training and developing those who have the desire/drive to succeed.

I have no patience for: Those who take advantage of my kind and giving nature.

What was your very first job and what did you learn from it? Clearwire Broadband. It was my first experience with performance pay. I loved the motivation that it created for me to succeed. I learned that performance pay creates a drive within employees, because they are rewarded for their hard work and success. That is something I knew then I would implement should I ever own a business.

What do you like to do in your spare time? I enjoy sending time with my friends and family. I enjoy having BBQs, swim parties, and really like to travel. I also spend a lot of time reading, training with fellow mentors in the industry and growing as a business owner. I am always forward thinking.

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as advisor for the seller, a multi-generational family partnership with a long history of farming, who sold to Gold Leaf Farming. Gold Leaf Farming owns and manages almond, pistachio and date orchards in California and Arizona.

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STATE LIENSBolden Fremont HomeDoc No: 20-015001, EDD tax lien4702 W Norwich Ave, Fresno, CA 93722Amount: $1,971

Casa De Tamales IncDoc No: 20-015013, EDD tax lien609 E Olive Ave Ste C, Fresno, CA 93728Amount: $2,086

Franvingia IncDoc No: 20-015014, EDD tax lien5635 E Kings Canyon Rd, Fresno, CA 93727Amount: $309

Dei Gratia Development IncDoc No: 20-015017, EDD tax lien8482 N Friant Rd, Fresno, CA 93720Amount: $15,231

Sal's Discount & More IncDoc No: 20-015286, Franchise Tax Board tax lien54 E California Ave, Fresno, CA 93706Amount: $7,551

Auto Salvage Plus llcDoc No: 20-015583, CA Dept of Tax & Fee Adm tax lien4385 W Shaw Ave, Fresno, CA 93722Amount: $93,005

M A C Transportation llcDoc No: 20-015738, Franchise Tax Board tax lien21366 Tramonto Ln, Friant, CA 93626Amount: $3,689

Pink Fanny llcDoc No: 20-015739, Franchise Tax Board tax lien1151 S Chestnut Ave Unit 277, Fresno, CA 93702Amount: $2,291

Birdies Guest HomeDoc No: 20-015740, Franchise Tax Board tax lien1665 W Wrenwood Ave, Fresno, CA 93711Amount: $2,937

Dolce Dance Studio llcDoc No: 20-015741, Franchise Tax Board tax lien

1006 N Cherry Ln, Clovis, CA 93611Amount: $3,300

MQM Pizza IncDoc No: 20-015742, Franchise Tax Board tax lien7186 N Ila Ave, Fresno, CA 93711Amount: $3,043

A-1 Building, Ceramic Tile, Shower Door & Mirror CoDoc No: 20-016207, EDD tax lien633 N Homsy Ave, Clovis, CA 93611Amount: $8,808

Drivera Enterprises IncDoc No: 20-016212, CA Dept of Tax & Fee Adm tax lien3897 N Ann Ave, Fresno, CA 93727Amount: $29,111

Re Innovations IncDoc No: 20-016427, Franchise Tax Board tax lien5136 N Palm Ave PMB 289, Fresno, CA 93704Amount: $57,971

Marcus Enterprises llcDoc No: 20-016428, Franchise Tax Board tax lienPO Box 12386, Fresno, CA 93777Amount: $2,405

Bulldog Cleaning Company IncDoc No: 20-016705, EDD tax lien2573 Sierra Madre Ave, Clovis, CA 93611Amount: $350

Trebor IncorporatedDoc No: 20-016707, CA Dept of Tax & Fee Adm tax lien4203 W Shaw Ave, Fresno, CA 93722Amount: $550

Mariscos Costa AzulDoc No: 20-016709, EDD tax lien6577 W Mount Whitney Ave, Riverdale, CA 93656Amount: $27,576

Hook and Ladder Enterprises IncDoc No: 20-016712, EDD tax lien711 W Shaw Ave Ste 103, Clovis, CA 93612Amount: $5,126

River Ranch Raisins IncDoc No: 20-016713, EDD tax lien4087 N Howard Ave, Kerman, CA 93630Amount: $25,786

Healthcare CaliforniaDoc No: 20-017319, EDD tax lien6327 N Fresno St Ste 104, Fresno, CA 93710Amount: $5,022

MQM Pizza IncDoc No: 20-017320, CA Dept of Tax & Fee Adm tax lien7186 N Ila Ave, Fresno, CA 93711Amount: $7,178

Restaurants By Brooks IncDoc No: 20-017323, EDD tax lien1620 E Manning Ave, Reedley,

CA 93654Amount: $4,151

Carniceria Colima IncDoc No: 20-017324, EDD tax lien2303 N Chestnut Ave, Fresno, CA 93703Amount: $4,451

Bulldog Cleaning Company IncDoc No: 20-017329, EDD tax lien2573 Sierra Madre Ave, Clovis, CA 93611Amount: $501

Central Valley Document Solutions IncDoc No: 20-017337, EDD tax lien2025 N Gateway Blvd Ste 109, Fresno, CA 93727Amount: $7,831

Marias RestaurantDoc No: 20-017363, EDD tax lien8727 S Main St, San Joaquin, CA 93660Amount: $1,011

Fatte Albert's Pizza CompanyDoc No: 20-03062, EDD tax lien110 E 7th St, Hanford, CA 93230Amount: $3,163

VIP Sleep CenterDoc No: 20-03360, EDD tax lien1974 W Hampton Dr, Hanford, CA 93230Amount: $4,814

Valley Painting and MaintenanceDoc No: 20-03373, Franchise Tax Board tax lien975 Cypress Ln, Lemoore, CA 93245Amount: $4,941

VIP Medical Claims llcDoc No: 20-03374, Franchise Tax Board tax lien3245 N Oberlin Cir, Hanford, CA 93230Amount: $11,854

Gonzalez & Sons TruckingDoc No: 20-09929, EDD tax lien19864 Road 140, Tulare, CA 93274Amount: $11,471

Tacos CojumatlanDoc No: 20-09930, EDD tax lien217 S L St, Dinuba, CA 93618Amount: $3,907

Hippie Hill IncDoc No: 20-09959, Franchise Tax Board tax lien1525 E Noble Ave Ste 294, Visalia, CA 93292Amount: $2,496

Creative Floor CoveringDoc No: 20-010759, EDD tax lien300 S Burke St, Visalia, CA 93292Amount: $50

Carniceria Y Taqueria MexicoDoc No: 20-04051, EDD tax lien214 S Gateway Dr, Madera, CA 93637Amount: $1,541

REAL ESTATECommercial Retail Associates, Inc. is reporting the following transactions:

3,227 square feet at 180 N. 12th Avenue, Ste. 109 in Hanford from Centennial-Hanford Center IV, LLC to Bath & Body Works, LLC. Doug Cords and Shane Anderson were agents in cooperation with Ariel Fox of Retail West.

Guarantee Real Estate’s commercial division is reporting the following transaction:

5 acre on the southeast corner of Demaree Avenue and Visalia Parkway in Visalia sold for $1,625,000. The listing agents were Chris Green and Jessica Gabrielson.

Stumpf and Co. is reporting the following transaction:

6-unit multi-family property at 2311 and 2321 E. Terrace Ave. in Fresno from The Wayne Shortes and Shaunna Shortes Trust to Eric Chen Li and Sai Fran Yu. Ron Stumpf was the broker in cooperation with David Barr of All Access California.

The Mendrin Group is reporting the following transactions:

1,850 acres of producing almonds along the westside of the San Joaquin Valley. The Mendrin Group served

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READERS INDEX Public notices contain information that must, by law, be published in order to make that information available to the general public. First-time publications will be designated with a (1) in the top left corner of the listing. Publication dates appear in the lower left corner of the notice beginning with the first publication and ending with the last.

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to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): Billy Ray McCarty, II and Valerie McCarty, husband and wife Recorded: 8/6/2014 as Instrument No. 2014-0086727-00 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of FRESNO County, California; Date of Sale: 4/15/2020 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: At the Fresno Superior Courthouse, 1100 Van Ness Avenue, Fresno, CA 93724. At the West Entrance to the County Courthouse Breezeway Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $185,114.29 The purported property address is: 2929 STANFORD AVE, CLOVIS, CA 93611 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 499-457-04-S 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 800-280-2832 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site http://www.qualityloan.com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-20-878433-JB. 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. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 2763 Camino Del Rio South San Diego, CA 92108 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 800-280-2832 Or Login to: http://www.qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA-20-878433-JB IDSPub #0161273 3/13/2020 3/20/2020 3/27/202003/13/2020, 03/20/2020, 03/27/2020-----------------------------------

Records in the office of the Recorder of Fresno County, California, Described as follows: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST Date of Sale: 4/9/2020 at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: At the Van Ness Avenue exit from the County Courthouse, 1100 Van Ness, Fresno, CA 93721 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $148,821.54 (Estimated) Street Address or other common designation of real property: 5164 E DWIGHT WAY FRESNO, CA 93727 A.P.N.: 473-183-12-S 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. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holder’s rights against the real property only. THIS NOTICE IS SENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING A DEBT. THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDER AND OWNER OF THE NOTE. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED BY OR PROVIDED TO THIS FIRM OR THE CREDITOR WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. 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 (800) 758-8052 or visit this Internet Web site www.Xome.com, using the file number assigned to this case 19-23877. 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: 03/04/2020 Carrington Foreclosure Services, LLC 1500 South Douglass Road, Suite 150 Anaheim, CA 92806 Automated Sale Information: (800) 758-8052 or www.Xome.com for NON-SALE information: 888-313-1969 Vanessa Gomez, Trustee Sale Specialist03/13/2020, 03/20/2020, 03/27/2020-----------------------------------

(1)NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. CA-20-878433-JB Order No.: FIN-20000183 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 8/1/2014. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102

or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition, or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $182,542.13 If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned or its predecessor caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (844) 477-7869 or visit this Internet Web site WWW.STOXPOSTING.COM, using the file number assigned to this case 088905-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. FOR SALES INFORMATION: (844) 477-7869 CLEAR RECON CORP 4375 Jutland Drive San Diego, California 9211703/13/2020, 03/20/2020, 03/27/2020-----------------------------------

(1)T.S. No.: 19-23877 A.P.N.: 473-183-12-S NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 2/8/2010. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 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, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor: CHARLES B. EMBREY Duly Appointed Trustee: Carrington Foreclosure Services, LLC Recorded 2/19/2010 as Instrument No. 2010-0022302 in book , page Loan Modification recorded on 3/28/2016 as Instrument No. 2016-0038066-00 of Official

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 (800) 280-2832 or visit this Internet Web site WWW.AUCTION.COM, using the file number assigned to this case 088293-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. FOR SALES INFORMATION: (800) 280-2832 CLEAR RECON CORP 4375 Jutland Drive San Diego, California 9211703/13/2020, 03/20/2020, 03/27/2020-----------------------------------

(1)T.S. No. 088905-CA APN: 300-520-01-S NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 4/15/2016. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER On 4/7/2020 at 10:30 AM, CLEAR RECON CORP, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 4/18/2016 as Instrument No. 2016-0047699-00 of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Fresno County, State of CALIFORNIA executed by: BANESA A ELENES, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE: AT THE VAN NESS AVENUE EXIT FROM THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 1100 VAN NESS, FRESNO, CA 93724 all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 22221 MASTERS DR FRIANT, CALIFORNIA 93626 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant

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(1)T.S. No. 088293-CA APN: 442-241-08 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 3/27/2014. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER On 4/15/2020 at 9:00 AM, CLEAR RECON CORP, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 4/1/2014 as Instrument No. 2014-0035633-00 and later modified by a Loan Modification Agreement recorded on 6/05/2019, as Instrument NO. 2019-0058391, of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Fresno County, State of CALIFORNIA executed by: AARON LONTRELL WILLIAMS, A SINGLE PERSON WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE: WEST ENTRANCE TO THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE BREEZEWAY, FRESNO SUPERIOR COURTHOUSE, 1100 VAN NESS AVENUE, FRESNO, CA 93724 all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1519 W CLINTON AVE FRESNO, CALIFORNIA 93705 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition, or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $92,133.67 If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned or its predecessor caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior



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TRUSTEE SALES and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $178,192.28 If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned or its predecessor caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (844) 477-7869 or visit this Internet Web site WWW.STOXPOSTING.COM, using the file number assigned to this case 081747-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. FOR SALES INFORMATION: (844) 477-7869 CLEAR RECON CORP 4375 Jutland Drive San Diego, California 9211703/06/2020, 03/13/2020, 03/20/2020-----------------------------------

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale No. : 00000008525529 Title Order No.: 1117393 FHA/VA/PMI No.: 98411305 ATTENTION RECORDER: THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE TO AN ATTACHED SUMMARY APPLIES ONLY TO COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR, NOT TO THIS RECORDED ORIGINAL NOTICE. NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 07/19/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 07/25/2007 as Instrument No. 2007-0141672 of official records in the office of the County Recorder of FRESNO County, State of CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED BY: BLAKE SCOTT BARNETT A SINGLE MAN, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by California Civil Code 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States). DATE OF SALE: 04/15/2020 TIME OF SALE: 9:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Fresno Superior Courthouse, 1100 Van Ness Avenue, Fresno, CA 93724, West Entrance to

predecessor caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (800) 280-2832 or visit this Internet Web site WWW.AUCTION.COM, using the file number assigned to this case 088303-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. FOR SALES INFORMATION: (800) 280-2832 CLEAR RECON CORP 4375 Jutland Drive San Diego, California 9211703/06/2020, 03/13/2020, 03/20/2020-----------------------------------

T.S. No. 081747-CA APN: 562-104-07 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 4/14/2008. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER On 4/7/2020 at 10:30 AM, CLEAR RECON CORP, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 4/21/2008 as Instrument No. 2008-0057555 of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Fresno County, State of CALIFORNIA executed by: JOHN P. MARTINEZ AND ANDREA M. MARTINEZ, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS COMMUNITY PROPERTY WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE: AT THE VAN NESS AVENUE EXIT FROM THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 1100 VAN NESS, FRESNO, CA 93724 all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: LOT 134 OF TRACT NO. 4119 BLACKHORSE ESTATES, IN THE CITY OF CLOVIS, COUNTY OF FRESNO STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 51, PAGE(S) 82 THROUGH 86 INCLUSIVE OF PLATS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 871 MINARETS AVE (aka 871 MINARETS) CLOVIS, CALIFORNIA 93611-0338 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition, or encumbrances, including fees, charges

to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 1-866-539-4173 or visit this Internet Web site WWW.SERVICELINKAUCTION.COM, using the file number assigned to this case 067777-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. FOR SALES INFORMATION: 1-866-539-4173 CLEAR RECON CORP 4375 Jutland Drive San Diego, California 9211702/28/2020, 03/06/2020, 03/13/2020-----------------------------------

T.S. No. 088303-CA APN: 499-163-06 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 5/5/2016. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER On 4/1/2020 at 9:00 AM, CLEAR RECON CORP, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 5/16/2016 as Instrument No. 2016-0061383-00 and later modified by a Loan Modification Agreement recorded on 6/13/2018, as Instrument No. 2018-0069624-00, of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Fresno County, State of CALIFORNIA executed by: JUDITH L. GARCIA, A SINGLE WOMAN, AND STEPHANNIE CHOURP, A SINGLE WOMAN, ALL AS JOINT TENANTS WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE: WEST ENTRANCE TO THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE BREEZEWAY, FRESNO SUPERIOR COURTHOUSE, 1100 VAN NESS AVENUE, FRESNO, CA 93724 all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 4501 N MANILA AVE FRESNO, CALIFORNIA 93727 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition, or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $167,456.33 If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned or its

property, using the file number assigned to this case 00000008641136. 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. FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: AUCTION.COM 800-280-2832 www.auction.com BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP as Trustee 3990 E. Concours Street, Suite 350 Ontario, CA 91764 (866) 795-1852 Dated: 03/06/2020 BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. A-4721127 03/13/2020, 03/20/2020, 03/27/202003/13/2020, 03/20/2020, 03/27/2020-----------------------------------

T.S. No. 067777-CA APN: 460-105-07 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 8/17/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER On 3/19/2020 at 10:00 AM, CLEAR RECON CORP, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 9/4/2007 as Instrument No. 2007-0165139 of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Fresno County, State of CALIFORNIA executed by: DANIEL T OREGEL AND GENOVEVA T OREGEL WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE: At the Van Ness Avenue exit from the County Courthouse, 1100 Van Ness, Fresno, CA 93721 all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: LOTS 20 AND 21 IN BLOCK 23 OF ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IN THE CITY OF FRESNO, COUNTY OF FRESNO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ACCORDING TO THE MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 1, PAGE 56 OF PLATS, FRESNO COUNTY RECORDS. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 3250 E WASHINGTON AVE FRESNO, CA 93702-1942 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition, or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $109,063.11 If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned or its predecessor caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title

(1)NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale No. : 00000008641136 Title Order No.: 1161485 FHA/VA/PMI No.: ATTENTION RECORDER: THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE TO AN ATTACHED SUMMARY APPLIES ONLY TO COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR, NOT TO THIS RECORDED ORIGINAL NOTICE. NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 12/05/2018. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 12/11/2018 as Instrument No. 2018-0147373 of official records in the office of the County Recorder of FRESNO County, State of CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED BY: WILLIAM M. FANNING, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by California Civil Code 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States). DATE OF SALE: 04/15/2020 TIME OF SALE: 9:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Fresno Superior Courthouse, 1100 Van Ness Avenue, Fresno, CA 93724, West Entrance to the County Courthouse Breezeway. STREET ADDRESS and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 652 E PORTALS AVE, FRESNO, CALIFORNIA 93710 APN#: 418-315-28 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $266,564.77. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. 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 800-280-2832 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site www.auction.com for information regarding the sale of this

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the County Courthouse Breezeway. STREET ADDRESS and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 7166 NORTH FRUIT AVENUE UNIT 178, FRESNO, CALIFORNIA 93711 APN#: 405-270-04 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $232,225.32. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. 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 800-280-2832 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site www.auction.com for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case 00000008525529. 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. FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: AUCTION.COM 800-280-2832 www.auction.com BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP as Trustee 3990 E. Concours Street, Suite 350 Ontario, CA 91764 (866) 795-1852 Dated: 02/28/2020 BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. A-FN4720347 03/06/2020, 03/13/2020, 03/20/202003/06/2020, 03/13/2020, 03/20/2020-----------------------------------

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SUMMONSIN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONAIN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF MARICOPAIn re the Matter of:NICK THOMAS,Petitioner,andPRISCILLA MATTHEWS,Respondent.Case No. FN2019-095787WARNING: THIS IS AN OFFICIAL

DOCUMENT FROM THE COURT THAT AFFECTS YOUR RIGHTS. READ THIS SUMMONS CAREFULLY. IF YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND IT, CONTACT AN ATTORNEY FOR LEGAL ADVICE.FROM THE STATE OF ARIZONA TO PRISCILLA MATTHEWS:1. A lawsuit has been filed against you. A copy of the lawsuit and other related court paperwork is served on you with this Summons.2. If you do not want a judgment taken against you without your input, you must file a Response in writing with the Court, and you must pay the required filing fee. If you do not file a response the other party may be given the relief requested in his/her Petition or Complaint. To file your Response, take or send the papers to Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court, 201 W. Jefferson, Phoenix, AZ 85003. Mail a copy of the Response to the other party, the Petitioner, at the address listed on the top of this Summons.3. If this Summons and the other court papers were served on you within the State of Arizona, your Response must be filed within TWENTY (20) CALENDAR DAYS from the date of the service, not counting the day of service. If the papers were served on you outside the State of Arizona, your Response must be filed within THIRTY (30) CALENDAR DAYS, not including the day of service.4. You can get a copy of the papers filed in this case from the Petitioner at the address listed at the top of the preceding page, from the Clerk of the Superior Court’s Customer Service Center.5. Request for reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities must be made to the court by parties at least ten (10) judicial days in advance of a scheduled court proceeding.6. Either spouse, or both spouses, may file in the conciliation court a petition invoking the jurisdiction of the court for the purpose of preserving the marriage by effecting conciliation between the parties.7. Requests for an interpreter for persons with limited English proficiency must be made to the office of the judge or commissioner assigned to the case at least ten (10) judicial days in advance of your scheduled court date. GIVEN under my hand and the Seal of the Superior Court of the State of Arizona in and for the County of Maricopa this 8TH day of November, 2019. JEFF FINE, CLERKCLERK OF THE SUPERIOR COURTBy: M. MessmerDeputy ClerkIf you would like legal advice from a lawyer, Contact the Lawyer Referral Service at 602-257-4434 or www.maricopalawyers.orgSponsored by the Maricopa County Bar AssociationMY AZ LAWYERS1731 West Baseline Road, Suite 101Mesa, Arizona 85202Telephone: (480) 833-8000Paul “P.J.” Judd #033779Candace E. Kallen #030938Attorneys for Petitioner02/21/2020, 02/28/2020, 03/06/2020, 03/13/2020-----------------------------------

SUMMONS (Family Law)CITACIÓN (Derecho familiar)NOTICE TO RESPONDENT: (Name): Jonathan Edward BerryAVISO AL DEMANDADO (Nombre)You are being sued. Lo están demandando.Petitioner’s name is: Nombre del demandante: Adela Castillo-Vargas;CASE NUMBER (NUMERO DE CASO): 19CEFL01928You have 30 calendar days after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL-120) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter or phone call will not protect you.If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders affecting your marriage or domestic partnership, your property, and custody of your children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs.For legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. Get help finding a lawyer at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courts.ca.gov/selfhelp), at the California Legal Services website (www.lawhelpca.org), or by contacting your local county bar association.Tiens 30 dias calendario después de haber recibido la entrega legal de esta Citación y Petición para presentar una Respuesta (formulario FL-120) ante la corte y efectuar la entrega legal de una copia al demandante. Una carta o llamada telefónica no basta para protegerlo.Si no presenta su Respuesta a tiempo, la corte puede dar órdenes que afecten su matrimonio o pareja de hecho, sus bienes y la custodia de sus hijos. La corte también le puede ordenar que pague manutención,

y honorarios y costos legales.Para asesoramiento legal, póngase en contacto de inmediato con un abogado. Puede obtener información para encontrar un abogado en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte.ca.gov), en el sitio web de los Servicios Legales de California (www.lawhelpca.org) o poniéndose en contacto con el colegio de abogados de su condado.NOTICE: The restraining orders on page 2 are effective against both spouses or domestic partners until the petition is dismissed, a judgment is entered, or the court makes further orders. These orders are enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of them.AVISO: Las órdenes de restricción que figuran en la página 2 valen para ambos cónyuges o pareja de hecho hasta que se despida la petición, se emita un fallo o la corte dé otras órdenes. Cualuier autoridad de la ley que haya recibido o visto una copia de estas órdenes puede hacerlas acatar en cualquier lugar de California.FEE WAIVER: If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. The court may order you to pay back all or part of the fees and costs that the court waived for you or the other party.EXENCION DE CUOTAS: Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario un formulario de exencion de cuotas. La corte puede ordenar que usted pague, ya sea en parte o por complete, las cuotas y costos de la corte previamente exentos a peticion de usted o de la otra parte..1. The name and address of the court are (El nombre y dirección de la corte son): FRESNO COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT1130 “O” STREETFRESNO, CA 937242. The name, address, and telephone number of the petitioner’s attorney, or the petitioner without an attorney, are: (El nombre, dirección y número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante si no tiene abogado, son):Miguel A. Jimenez SBN 2794282377 W. Shaw Ave. Ste. 106Fresno, CA 93724 (559) 431-5905Date (Fecha): 04-04-19Clerk, by (Secretario, por) /s/ M Smith, Deputy (Asistente)[Seal]PETITION(Family Law)SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF FRESNOSTREET ADDRESS: 1130 O StreetFresno, CA 93724MARRIAGE OF:PETITIONER: Adela Castillo-VargasRESPONDENT: Jonathan Edward BerryCASE NUMBER (NUMERO DE CASO): 19CEFL01928PETITION FOR: Dissolution of Marriage1. LEGAL RELATIONSHIPa. We are married2. RESIDENCE: Petitioner has been a resident of this state for at least six months and of this county for at least three months immediately preceding the filing of this Petition.3. STATISTICAL FACTSa. 1. Date of marriage: 03/19/2003 2. Date of separation 04/19/2003 3. Time from date of marriage to date of separation: Years: 0 Months: 14. DECLARTION REGARDING MINOR CHILDREN:a. There are no minor children.5. LEGAL GROUNDSa. Divorce 1. Irreconcilable differences6. SPOUSAL OR DOMESTIC PARTNER SUPPORTa. Terminate (end) the court’s ability to award support to Petitioner/Respondent7. SEPARATE PROPERTYa. Confirm as separate property the assets and debts in the following list.Bank Accounts acquired after separation specifically Bank of America Account #2501 and #9401 PetitionerReal Property: 281 Kaviland Ave. Fresno, CA Petitioner8. COMMUNITY AND QUASI-COMMUNITY PROPERTY.a. There are no such assets or debts that I know of to be divided by the court.I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct.Date: 4/2/19Signed: /s/ Adela Castillo-VargasDate: 4/2/19Signed: /s/ Miguel A. JimenezMiguel A. Jimenez SBN 2794282377 W. Shaw Ave. Ste. 106Fresno, CA 93724TELEPHONE NO.: (559) 431-5905Attorney for Adela Castillo-Vargas03/06/2020, 03/13/2020, 03/20/2020, 03/27/2020-----------------------------------

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(1)NOTICE OF PETITION TOADMINISTER ESTATE OFRADOMIR DJURDJEV aka RAY DJURDJEVCASE NO: 20CEPR00215To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of RADOMIR DJURDJEVA Petition for Probate has been filed by Sylvia Djurdjev in the Superior Court of California, County of FRESNO.The Petition for Probate requests that Sylvia Djurdjev 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:April 22, 2020, 9:00 A.M., Dept.: 3031130 “O” Street, 3rd Floor - Dept. 303Fresno, California 93721ProbateIf 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:Wm. Lanier Thomas (089566)Leigh W. Burnside (192150)DOWLING AARON INCORPORATED8080 North Palm Ave., 3rd FloorFresno, California 93711(559) 432-450003/13/2020, 03/18/2020, 03/27/2020-----------------------------------

(1)NOTICE OF PETITION TOADMINISTER ESTATE OFMARGIE LEE SCHWABENLANDCASE NO: 20CEPR00199To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of MARGIE LEE SCHWABENLANDA Petition for Probate has been filed by KIMBERLEY THORNTON and JEREMY SCHWABENLAND in the Superior Court of California, County of FRESNO.The Petition for Probate requests that KIMBERLEY THORNTON and JEREMY SCHWABENLAND 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:April 16, 2020, 9:00 A.M., Dept.: 3031130 “O” Street, 3rd Floor Fresno, California 93721-2220B. F. SISK COURTHOUSEIf 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:SUSAN L. PASCUZZI 192164PASCUZZI, PASCUZZI & STOKER, APC2377 W. SHAW AVENUE, SUITE 101FRESNO, CA 93711(559) 227-110003/13/2020, 03/18/2020, 03/27/2020-----------------------------------

(1)NOTICE OF PETITION TOADMINISTER ESTATE OFJesus Reyes MorenoCASE NO: 20CEPR00138To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Jesus Reyes MorenoA Petition for Probate has been filed by Martin Solis Moreno in the Superior Court of California, County of FRESNO.The Petition for Probate requests that Public Administrator 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:April 20, 2020, 9:00 A.M., Dept.: 3031130 “O” Street, 3rd Floor - Dept. 303Fresno, California 93724Probate DivisionIf 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.

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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:George J. Vasquez SBN 291395Clovis Law Group LLP725 Pollasky Ave., Suite 101Clovis, California 93612(559) 900-280603/13/2020, 03/18/2020, 03/27/2020-----------------------------------

NOTICE OF PETITION TOADMINISTER ESTATE OFWILLIAM A. HEIDELCASE NO: 20CEPR00150To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of WILLIAM A. HEIDELA Petition for Probate has been filed by GREG S. HEIDEL in the Superior Court of California, County of FRESNO.The Petition for Probate requests that GREG S. HEIDEL be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows:March 30, 2020, 9:00 A.M., Dept.: 3031130 “O” Street, 3rd Floor - Dept. 303Fresno, California 93721PROBATEIf you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.Attorney for petitioner:David Paul Gromis #76625Gromis & Aguirre6700 N. First Street, Suite 135Fresno, CA 93710(559) 435-043702/28/2020, 03/04/2020, 03/13/2020-----------------------------------

NOTICE OF PETITION TOADMINISTER ESTATE OFFaye E. MoranCASE NO: 20CEPR00148To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Faye E. MoranA Petition for Probate has been filed by Cody M. Stout in the Superior Court of California, County of FRESNO.The Petition for Probate requests that Cody M. Stout 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:March 30, 2020, 9:00 A.M., Dept.: 3031130 “O” Street, 3rd Floor - Dept. 303Fresno, California 93724Probate DivisionIf 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:Charles M. PalmerClovis Law Group LLP725 Pollasky Ave., Suite 101Clovis, California 93612(559) 900-280602/28/2020, 03/04/2020, 03/13/2020-----------------------------------

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: LUCY MAYS AKA LUCY K. MAYS AKA LUCY KATHRYN MAYS CASE NO. 20CEPR00197To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of LUCY MAYS AKA LUCY K. MAYS AKA LUCY KATHRYN MAYS.A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by STACEY HAFT in the Superior Court of California, County of FRESNO.THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that STACEY HAFT 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: 04/08/20 at 9:00AM in Dept. 303 located at 1130 O STREET, FRESNO, CA 93721-2220IF 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 PetitionerCYNTHIA V. ROEHL - SBN 189055ROEHL & GLOWACKI, P.C.24422 AVENIDA DE LA CARLOTA, SUITE 285LAGUNA HILLS CA 92653BSC 2180983/11, 3/13, 3/18/20CNS-3349989#FRESNO BUSINESS JOURNAL03/11/2020, 03/13/2020, 03/18/2020-----------------------------------

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(1) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2202010001377The following person(s) is (are) conducting business asGOOD APPLIANCE AND REPAIR at 4126 E BELMONT AVE, FRESNO, CA, 93727 FRESNO COUNTY, Phone (559) 497-6421:Mailing Address:4126 E BELMONT AVE, FRESNO, CA, 93727;Full Name of Registrant:NOEMI LIZETH RUIZ, 4872 E IOWA AVE, FRESNO, CA 93727.Registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name listed above on: 08/23/2003This business conducted by: INDIVIDUALNOEMI LIZETH RUIZ, OWNERThis statement filed with the Fresno County Clerk on: 03/04/2020 (Seal)BRANDI L. ORTH,COUNTY CLERK.By: MARTHA GARCIA, DEPUTY. “NOTICE - THIS FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME.”03/13/2020, 03/20/2020, 03/27/2020, 04/03/2020-----------------------------------

(1) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2202010001346The following person(s) is (are) conducting business asPONTIAC WAY APARTMENTS at 2015 E. PONTIAC WAY, FRESNO, CA 93726 FRESNO COUNTY:Mailing Address:1240 N 9TH ST SUITE 3, MODESTO, CA, 95350;Full Name of Registrant:TORRES INVESTMENTS LLC, 2257 NOVI DRIVE, RIVERBANK, CA 95367.Registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name listed above on: 02/24/2020This business conducted by: LIMITED LIABILITY CO.Articles of Incorporation Number: 201827010077ESTELA TORRES, SECRETARYThis statement filed with the Fresno County Clerk on: 03/03/2020 (Seal)BRANDI L. ORTH,COUNTY CLERK.By: MARTHA GARCIA, DEPUTY. “NOTICE - THIS FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME.”03/13/2020, 03/20/2020, 03/27/2020, 04/03/2020-----------------------------------

(1) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2202010001383The following person(s) is (are) conducting business asENZO’S TABLE at 1959 N. Willow Ave., Clovis, CA 93619, Fresno County:Mailing Address:2917 E. Shepherd Ave., Clovis, CA 93619, Fresno County;Full Name of Registrant:ENZO OLIVE OIL CO., 2917 E. Shepherd Ave Clovis, CA 93619, Phone (559) 298-8290This business conducted by: CorporationArticles of Incorporation Number:

3370875Vincent A. Ricchiuti, SecretaryThis statement filed with the Fresno County Clerk on: 03/04/2020 (Seal)BRANDI L. ORTH,County Clerk.By: YVETTE JAMISON, Deputy. “NOTICE - THIS FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME.”03/13/2020, 03/20/2020, 03/27/2020, 04/03/2020-----------------------------------

(1) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2202010001408The following person(s) is (are) conducting business asSAVECO #17 at 333 Sierra Street, Kingsburg, CA 93631:Mailing Address:1798 N. 10th Avenue, Hanford, CA 93230 - Fresno County;Full Name of Registrant:SAVECO NATIONAL, INC., 1798 N. 10th Avenue, Hanford, CA 93230.Registrant has not yet commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name listed above.This business conducted by: CorporationArticles of Incorporation Number: C4542967Mufid Alamsi, CFOThis statement filed with the Fresno County Clerk on: 03/05/2020 (Seal)BRANDI L. ORTH,County Clerk.By: MARTHA GARCIA, Deputy. “NOTICE - THIS FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME.”03/13/2020, 03/20/2020, 03/27/2020, 04/03/2020-----------------------------------

(1) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2202010001507The following person(s) is (are) conducting business asRAMIREZ NATURAL GRANITE at 4544 E FLORADORA, FRESNO, CA 93703 FRESNO COUNTY, Phone (559) 259-8405:Mailing Address:1828 W NORWICH AVE, FRESNO, CA 93705;Full Name of Registrant:RAUL RAMIREZ REYES, 1828 W NORWICH AVE, FRESNO, CA 93705, Phone (559) 259-8405.Registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name listed above on: 10/10/2013.This business conducted by: INDIVIDUAL.PAUL RAMIREZ REYES, OWNER.This statement filed with the Fresno County Clerk on: 03/10/2020. (Seal)BRANDI L. ORTH,COUNTY CLERK.By: JESSICA MUNOZ, DEPUTY. “NOTICE - THIS FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME.”03/13/2020, 03/20/2020, 03/27/2020, 04/03/2020-----------------------------------

(1) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2202010001503The following person(s) is (are) conducting business asEmployer’s Outsourcing at 480 W. Alluvial Ave., Fresno, CA 93650, Fresno County:Full Name of Registrant:Simplify HR, Inc., 480 W. Alluvial Ave., Fresno, CA 93650Registrant has not yet commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name listed above.This business conducted by: CorporationArticles of Incorporation Number: C3302810Michael Anthony Walstad, PresidentThis statement filed with the Fresno County Clerk on: 03/10/2020 (Seal)

BRANDI L. ORTH,County Clerk.By: JESSICA MUNOZ, Deputy. “NOTICE - THIS FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME.”03/13/2020, 03/20/2020, 03/27/2020, 04/03/2020-----------------------------------

(1) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2202010001360The following person(s) is (are) conducting business asLibertana Home Health of Fresno at 3447 W. Shaw Ave. #101, Fresno, CA 93711-Fresno County:Mailing Address:5537 Bluebell Ave. Valley Village, CA 91607;Full Name of Registrant:Miji Care of Fresno, Inc., 5805 Sepulveda Blvd #605, Sherman Oaks, CA 91411.Registrant has not yet commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name listed above.This business conducted by: Corporation.Articles of Incorporation Number: C3647738MIRIAM ISTRIN, CEO ADMIN.This statement filed with the Fresno County Clerk on: 03/04/2020. (Seal)BRANDI L. ORTH,COUNTY CLERK.By: MARTHA GARCIA, DEPUTY. “NOTICE - THIS FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME.”03/13/2020, 03/20/2020, 03/27/2020, 04/03/2020-----------------------------------

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 2202010000979The following person (persons) is (are) doing business asSaddleback Veterinary Hospital1115 E. Champlain Drive, Fresno, California 93720, Fresno CountyFull Name of Registrant:NVA Waterhouse Veterinary Management, LP1115 E. Champlain Drive, Fresno, California 93720The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on January 25, 2020.This business is conducted by a limited partnership.Articles of Incorporation Number: 201825000004Eric A. Smith, General Counsel Statement filed with the County Clerk of Fresno County on 02/14/2020.(Seal)BRANDI L. ORTH,County Clerk.By: Andrea Lopez, Deputy.“NOTICE - THIS FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME.”02/21/2020, 02/28/2020, 03/06/2020, 03/13/2020-----------------------------------

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2202010001024The following person(s) is (are) conducting business asTULAN MOBILE CAR WASH at 4683 N WOODSON AVE, FRESNO, CA 93705 FRESNO COUNTY, Phone (559) 942-1075:Mailing Address:4683 N WOODSON AVE, FRESNO, CA 93705;Full Name of Registrant:GEOVANY GUERRA, 4683 N WOODSON AVE, FRESNO, CA 93705, Phone (559) 942-1075JANCARLO MEDINA, 345 E ST, FRESNO, CA 93706, Phone (559) 942-1075.Registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name listed above on: 07/01/2019This business conducted by:


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COPARTNERSJANCARLO MEDINA-GUERRA, CO-PARTNERThis statement filed with the Fresno County Clerk on: 02/18/2020 (Seal)BRANDI L. ORTH,COUNTY CLERK.By: MARTHA GARCIA, DEPUTY. “NOTICE - THIS FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME.”02/21/2020, 02/28/2020, 03/06/2020, 03/13/2020-----------------------------------

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2202010001150The following person(s) is (are) conducting business asFresno Mission at 263 G. Street, Fresno, CA 93706, Fresno County:Mailing Address:P. O. Box 1422, Fresno, CA 93706;Full Name of Registrant:Fresno Rescue Mission, Incorporated, P.O. Box 1422, Fresno, CA 93706.Registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name listed above on: 02/20/2020This business conducted by: CorporationArticles of Incorporation Number: C0249032Matthew Dildine, PresidentThis statement filed with the Fresno County Clerk on: 02/24/2020 (Seal)BRANDI L. ORTH,County Clerk.By: MARTHA GARCIA, Deputy. “NOTICE - THIS FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME.”02/28/2020, 03/06/2020, 03/13/2020, 03/20/2020-----------------------------------

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2202010001322The following person(s) is (are) conducting business asAMOLIVE INFOTEC TRAVEL at 446 W SCOTT ST, CLOVIS, CA 93612, FRESNO COUNTY, Phone (559) 351-6006:Mailing Address:446 W SCOTT ST, CLOVIS, CA 93612;Full Name of Registrant:THOMAS EARL GALLAGHER, 446 W SCOTT ST, CLOVIS, CA 93612, Phone (559) 351-6006.Registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name listed above on: 07/29/1942This business conducted by: INDIVIDUALTHOMAS EARL GALLAGHER, OWNERThis statement filed with the Fresno County Clerk on: 03/02/2020 (Seal)BRANDI L. ORTH,COUNTY CLERK.By: MARTHA GARCIA, DEPUTY. “NOTICE - THIS FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME.”03/06/2020, 03/13/2020, 03/20/2020, 03/27/2020-----------------------------------

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(1)NOTICE INVITING BIDS (INFORMAL) PRODUCT PURCHASETraffic Signal Poles for Clinton and Valentine AvenuesBid File No. 47998PROPOSERS MUST FOLLOW THE PROPER INSTRUCTIONS BELOW FOR AN ONLINE BIDSpecifications for these items can be downloaded at the City’s online website at:http://www.fresno.gov. Doing business (at the top of the screen) Bid Opportunities. Any questions concerning this bid should be referred to the designated

Procurement Specialist as shown on the Project Detail Page and may be submitted electronically by utilizing the Questions and Answers field on Planet Bids, or by contacting the City of Fresno, Purchasing Unit, at (559) 621-1332 at least three (3) days prior to the designated bid opening date or prior to the pre-bid conference, if scheduled. ONLINE SUBMISSION proposal pricing must be submitted online prior to the closing of the bidding period at 2:00 P.M., April 3, 2020. Bids will not be accepted online after the stroke of 2:00 p.m.Bids will not be accepted via Fax or at the Purchasing counter.The City of Fresno hereby notifies all Bidders that no person shall be excluded from participation in, denied any benefits of, or otherwise discriminated against in connection with the award and performance of any contract on the basis of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, or on any other basis prohibited by law.The meeting room is physically accessible. Services of an interpreter and additional accommodations such as assistive listening devices can be made available. Requests for accommodations should be made at least five working days but no later than 48 hours prior to the scheduled meeting/event. Please contact the Procurement Specialist listed on the cover at 559-621-1332 or [email protected] or through the Questions and Answers field on Planet Bids.The City of Fresno reserves the right to reject any and all bids.NONLOBBYING CERTIFICATION FOR FEDERAL-AID CONTRACTSThe prospective participant certifies, by signing and submitting this bid or proposal, to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, that:(l) No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of the undersigned, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any Federal agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal contract, the making of any Federal grant, the making of any Federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.(2) If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any Federal agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form-LLL, “Disclosure of Lobbying Activities,” (included as page 3 of these specifications) in accordance with its instructions.This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this transaction was made or entered into. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making or entering into this transaction imposed by section 1352, Title 31, U.S. Code. Any person who fails to file the required certification shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more than $100,000 for each such failure.The prospective participant also agrees by submitting his or her bid or proposal that he or she shall require that the language of this certification be included in all lower tier subcontracts which exceed $100,000 and that all such subcontractors shall certify and disclose accordingly.FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERALLY ASSISTED CONSTRUCTION PROJECTSThe work herein proposed will be financed in whole or part with Federal funds from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).The Bidder certifies under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that it is aware of and will comply with all Federal requirements for projects funded by the FHWA including “Buy America” Certificate (page 3). For specific requirements, see page 3 of this bid specification.The above Certification is part of the Bid Proposal. Signing this Bid Proposal shall also constitute signature of this Certificate.Bidders are cautioned that making a false certification may subject the certifier to criminal prosecution.This is a product only bid for Traffic Signal Poles.03/13/2020-----------------------------------

(1)PUBLICATION OF SUMMARY OF PROPOSED ORDINANCEBOARD OF SUPERVISORSCOUNTY OF FRESNOThe Fresno County Board of Supervisors is giving notice that at their regularly scheduled meeting on March 24, 2020 at 9:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, at the Fresno County Hall of Records, Board of Supervisors Chambers, 3rd Floor, 2281 Tulare Street, Fresno, California, they will consider adoption of the ordinance summarized below.SUMMARY OF PROPOSED ORDINANCEThis ordinance amends Section 400 of the County of Fresno Master Schedule of Fees, Charges, and Recovered Costs by amending Subsections 401 through 408, and deleting Subsections 409 through 415 relating to the recovery of costs of services and supplies provided by the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to the public.The full text of this Ordinance will be available online at the Board of Supervisors webpage, https://fresnocounty.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx under the Agenda and Supporting Documents link at the March 24, 2020 meeting date or at the Clerk to the Board of Supervisors’ office at 2281 Tulare Street, Room 301, Fresno, California.Bernice E. SeidelClerk, Board of Supervisors03/13/2020-----------------------------------

(1)PUBLICATION OF SUMMARY OF PROPOSED ORDINANCEBOARD OF SUPERVISORSCOUNTY OF FRESNOThe Fresno County Board of Supervisors is giving notice that at their regularly scheduled meeting on March 24, 2020 at 9:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, at the Fresno County Hall of Records, Board of Supervisors Chambers, 3rd Floor, 2281 Tulare Street, Fresno, California, they will consider adoption of the ordinance summarized below.SUMMARY OF PROPOSED ORDINANCEThis Ordinance amends Section 4400-County Administrative Office of the Fresno County Master Schedule of Fees, Charges and Recovered Costs, where subsection 4401 is revised, relating to the recovery of costs of services provided by the County Administrative Office to County departments and other agencies.The full text of this Ordinance will be available online at the Board of Supervisors webpage, https://fresnocounty.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx under the Agenda and Supporting Documents link at the March 24, 2020 meeting date or at the Clerk to the Board of Supervisors’ office at 2281 Tulare Street, Room 301, Fresno, California.Bernice E. SeidelClerk, Board of Supervisors03/13/2020-----------------------------------

(1)NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE(SEC 6104, 6105 U.C.C.)Escrow No. 20-5964-DBNotice is hereby given to creditors of the within named Seller that a bulk sale is about to be made of the assets described below. The name(s) and business address(es) of the seller(s) are: SEQUOIA BREWING COMPANY BAR AND GRILL, LLC, 777 E OLIVE AVE STE A, FRESNO CA 93728The location in California of the chief executive office of the Seller is: SAMEAs listed by the Seller, all other business names and addresses used by the seller within three years before the date such list was sent or delivered to the buyer are: 124 W. MAIN ST., VISALIA CA 93291; 1188 E CHAMPLAIN DR #107, FRESNO CA 93720; 1170 E CHAMPLAIN DR #111, FRESNO CA 93720The name(s) and business address(es) of the buyer(s) are: J&A MASH & BARREL, LLC, 777 E OLIVE AVE STE A, FRESNO CA 93728The assets to be sold are described in general as: FURNITURE, FIXTURES AND EQUIPMENT, GOODWILL, COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE, LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS AND LIQUOR LICENSE and which are located at: 777 E OLIVE AVE STE A, FRESNO, CA 93728The business name used by the Seller at that location is : SEQUOIA BREWING COMPANY BAR AND GRILLThe anticipated date of the bulk sale is APRIL 1, 2020 at the office of: CALIFORNIA BUSINESS ESCROW, INC, 1748 MAIN STREET, ESCALON, CA 95320This bulk sale is subject to California Uniform Commercial Code Section 6106.2. If so subject, the name and address of the person with whom claims may be filed is: CALIFORNIA BUSINESS

ESCROW, INC, 1748 MAIN STREET, ESCALON, CA 95320, and the last day for filing claims shall be MARCH 30, 2020, which is the business day before the sale date specified above.Dated: JANUARY 23, 2020BUYER: J&A MASH & BARREL, LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANYLA2487940 FRESNO BUSINESS JOURNAL 3/13/202003/13/2020-----------------------------------

(1)NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE(SEC 6104, 6105 U.C.C.)Escrow No. 20-5963-DBNotice is hereby given to creditors of the within named Seller that a bulk sale is about to be made of the assets described below. The name(s) and business address(es) of the seller(s) are: SEQUOIA BREWING COMPANY BAR AND GRILL, LLC, 1188 E CHAMPLAIN DR #107, 1170 E CHAMPLAIN DR #111, FRESNO, CA 93720The location in California of the chief executive office of the Seller is: SAMEAs listed by the Seller, all other business names and addresses used by the seller within three years before the date such list was sent or delivered to the buyer are: 124 W. MAIN ST., VISALIA, CA 93291; 777 E. OLIVE AVE, STE A, FRESNO, CA 93728The name(s) and business address(es) of the buyer(s) are: J&A MASH & BARREL, LLC, 1188 E CHAMPLAIN DR #107, 1170 E CHAMPLAIN DR #111, FRESNO, CA 93720The assets to be sold are described in general as: FURNITURE, FIXTURES AND EQUIPMENT, GOODWIL, COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE, LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS, AND LIQUOR LICENSE and which are located at: 1188 E CHAMPLAIN DR #107, 1170 E CHAMPLAIN DR #111, FRESNO, CA 93720The business name used by the Seller at that location is : SEQUOIA BREWING COMPANY BAR AND GRILLThe anticipated date of the bulk sale is APRIL 1, 2020 at the office of: CALIFORNIA BUSINESS ESCROW, INC, 1748 MAIN STREET, ESCALON, CA 95320This bulk sale is subject to California Uniform Commercial Code Section 6106.2. If so subject, the name and address of the person with whom claims may be filed is: CALIFORNIA BUSINESS ESCROW, INC, 1748 MAIN STREET, ESCALON, CA 95320, and the last day for filing claims shall be MARCH 30, 2020, which is the business day before the sale date specified above.Dated: JANUARY 23, 2020BUYER: J&A MASH & BARREL, LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANYLA2487967 FRESNO BUSINESS JOURNAL 3/13/202003/13/2020-----------------------------------

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTYNotice is hereby given that pursuant to Section 21700 of the Business and Professions Code, State of California, the undersigned will sell at Public Auction by competitive bidding on March 20th 2020 at 1:30 p.m. at Security Public Storage, 2633 W. Shaw Ave., Fresno, CA 93711, City of Fresno, County of Fresno, State of California. The goods, chattels or personal goods and property of the tenants/units listed below.A165 ISABEL NEGRETEA257 BRANDON LEE GAULTB018 TYRA M DAVISB162 GG VENTRESCAB258 RITA L OHANOE114 VICTORIA ANNE DAVIDSONE119 KERRY A NELSONE129 DESTINY WEATHERS RACHELLE WEATHERSF026 DIANA A RAMIREZH027 KRISTI L COLLINSPurchased goods are sold as is, and must be removed within one (1) day of purchase. Payment is to be with cash only and made at the time of purchase.This sale is subject to cancellation without notice in the event of settlement between owner and obligated party.Publication dates: March 6th 2020 & March 13th 202003/06/2020, 03/13/2020-----------------------------------

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTYNotice is hereby given that pursuant to Section 21700 of the Business and Professions Code, State of California, Section 2328 of the UCC, Section 535 of the Penal Code and provisions of the Civil Code. The undersigned will sell at Public Auction by competitive bidding on MARCH 24, 2020 at 9:00 am. at A to Z Storage, LP 169 N. Valentine Ave., City of Fresno, County of Fresno, State of California. International Fidelity Insurance Company, Bond # 0410815, auctioneer Paula Seals. The goods, chattels of personal goods and property of the tenants/units listed below.Tools, new office furniture, household furniture, misc. boxes and bags, luggage, kitchen wares, clothes, tools, TV’s, dressers, Melanie Cordell, Charmain Johnson, Sarah Frank, Robert Canel, Liberato Ramos, Jerry Garcia John Lewis, Chari Scott, Louis Hernandez, Laquira Davis, Lisa Clymer, Mohammed Hasan Larry Schumake, Selene Rucobo, Johnny NejeraPurchased goods are sold as is and must be removed within one (1) day of purchase. Payment is to be with cash only and made at the time of purchase. This sale is subject to cancellation without notice in the event of settlement between owner and obligated party. A-Z Storage, 169 N. Valentine Ave. Fresno, CA 9370603/06/2020, 03/13/2020

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have issued interim guidance for business and employers to deal with the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the workplace. These are the CDC recommendations for developing an infectirious disease outbreak response plan.

•Identify possible work-related exposure and health risks to your employees. OSHA has more information on how to protect workers from potential exposure to COVID-19.

•Review human resources policies to make sure that policies and practices are consistent with public health recommendations and are consistent with existing state and federal workplace laws (for more information on employer responsibilities, visit the Department of Labor’s and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s websites).

•Explore whether you can establish policies and practices, such as flexible worksites (e.g., telecommuting) and flexible work hours (e.g., staggered shifts), to increase the physical distance among employees and between employees and others if state and local health authorities recommend the use of social distancing strategies. For employees who are able to telework, supervisors should encourage employees to telework instead of coming into the workplace until symptoms are completely resolved. Ensure that you have the information technology and infrastructure needed to support multiple employees who may be able to work from home.

•Identify essential business functions, essential jobs or roles, and critical elements within your supply chains (e.g., raw materials, suppliers, subcontractor services/products, and logistics) required to maintain business operations. Plan for how your business will operate if there is increasing absenteeism or these supply chains are interrupted.

•Set up authorities, triggers, and procedures for activating and terminating the company’s infectious disease outbreak response plan, altering business operations (e.g., possibly changing or closing operations in affected

areas), and transferring business knowledge to key employees. Work closely with your local health officials to identify these triggers.

•Plan to minimize exposure between employees and also between employees and the public, if public health officials call for social distancing.

•Establish a process to communicate information to employees and business partners on your infectious disease outbreak response plans and latest COVID-19 information. Anticipate employee fear, anxiety, rumors, and misinformation, and plan communications accordingly.

•In some communities, early childhood programs and K-12 schools may be dismissed, particularly if COVID-19 worsens. Determine how you will operate if absenteeism spikes from increases in sick employees, those who stay home to care for sick family members, and those who must stay home to watch their children if dismissed from school. Businesses and other employers should prepare to institute flexible workplace and leave policies for these employees.

•Local conditions will influence the decisions that public health officials make regarding community-level strategies; employers should take the time now to learn about plans in place in each community where they have a business.

•If there is evidence of a COVID-19 outbreak in the US, consider canceling non-essential business travel to additional countries per travel guidance on the CDC website.

•Travel restrictions may be enacted by other countries that may limit the ability of employees to return home if they become sick while on travel status.

•Consider cancelling large work-related meetings or events.

Engage state and local health departments to confirm channels of communication and methods for dissemination of local outbreak information. When working with your local health department, check their available hours.

The good Proposition 13 — the one from 1978, not the $15 billion school bond currently on electoral life support — was the beginning of the modern tax revolt movement.

That movement spread across the United States and even into Europe in addition to spawning several additional initiatives here in California. But it’s the bad Prop. 13 on the recent primary ballot that is currently generating a statewide buzz because it is headed for certain failure. Could this be the beginning of Tax Revolt 2.0?

The 2020 version of Prop. 13 was a massive $15 billion school facility bond measure, the largest such bond in state history. The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association led the opposition with a guerrilla-style campaign relying on a relatively modest $250,000 statewide

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radio buy, social media and nearly a hundred interviews with television, radio and print media. This was in comparison to the more than $20 million spent by Gov. Gavin Newsom and his allies.

The finally vote tally puts support for Prop. 13 at only 46%. Politicians have been put on notice that voters are growing increasingly weary of hundreds of bond and tax measures confronting them at the state and local level in every election cycle.

Here’s what taxpayers can take away from the March primary election:

The first is what we’ll call the “Proposition 13 blame game.”

Casting about for a reason to explain why Prop. 13 is failing, the author of the bond measure, Assemblyman Patrick O’Donnell, D-Long Beach, is blaming voter confusion. That is why we look forward to supporting O’Donnell’s proposal to take Prop. 13 out of the ballot number rotation.

At HJTA, we have seen Prop. 13 used as a scapegoat for more than four decades. But as the bond measure

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fails, the blame will belong to Gov. Newsom, both for failing to properly gauge the California electorate and for cobbling together a strange mix of special interests to ride along on the bond’s assumed passage.

The measure included language that waived local developer fees and increased local bond debt caps. Bond proponents reportedly begged him for a smaller bond that did not include funding for UC and CSU colleges, advice that was disregarded. Prop. 13 was constructed in a haphazard manner with late changes and add-ons, finally coming together just days before the legislative session ended. The governor became the face of the campaign. Voters were unimpressed.

Another trend to monitor is the widespread defeat of numerous local bond and parcel taxes.

According to data from the California Taxpayers Association, voters have rejected nearly half of the 236 local tax and bond measures on the March ballot and another 56 remain too close to call. This is a

remarkable statistic considering the history of local revenue measures in California.

According to the website California City Finance, local revenue measures have had at least a 70 percent pass rate in all but two major statewide elections since 2012.

Local governments of all kinds are accustomed to these measures passing, but perhaps no more. One reason may be lack of voter confidence that the tax dollars they approve actually end up going where elected officials say they are going. Again, while many votes remain to be counted, it is undeniable that voters have delivered a statement that they are experiencing tax and bond fatigue, and they don’t trust either municipal or state politicians to spend that money effectively. A second California tax revolt could be upon us.

Jon Coupal is president of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association. This piece was originally published at pasadenastarnews.com.

The Fed recently cut interest rates in an emergency measure to fight the economic effects of the coronavirus outbreak. President Donald Trump is pressuring the Fed for even more cuts. A slim majority (53%) of respondents to this week’s web poll agree with the interest rate cut, while 41% do not agree and 6% are unsure. One hundred twenty-seven votes were cast.

53% NO41% YES6% NOT SURE


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2006

(2005)

Name of association

Address

Web site or e-mail address

Telephone

Fax

Local activity

• members

• chapters

• staff

Membership criteria

Membership area

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Annual Dues

Organization publication

2006 budget

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Year founded locally

Location of

headquartersTop local executive

1(1)

Fresno County Farm Bureau

1274 W. Hedges Ave.

Fresno, Calif. 93728

www.fcfb.org

[email protected]

237-0263

237-3396

• 5,000

• 1• 5

Those wishing to support agriculture in Fresno

County

Fresno County

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$75 sustaining

$125 voting

Agriculture Today, Friday Follow-up

WND

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1917

Fresno

Karla Kay Fullerton

2(3)

Better Business Bureau

2519 W. Shaw Ave., Ste. 106


www.bbb.org

222-8111

228-6518

•3,734

• 1

• 28

Commitment to ethical business

San Joaquin Valley

–––––––––––––

$380

Newsletter, annual member roster, consumer

publications

$2,011,058

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1950

Fresno

Doug Broten,

CEO

3(2)

Fresno Association of Realtors

6720 N. West


www.fresnorealtors.com

490-6400

490-6464

•3,731

• 1• 9

Valid real estate license

Fresno County

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WND

Grapevine, Realtor Magazine

WND

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1905

Fresno

Mary Van Ness

4(4)

Greater Fresno Area

Chamber of Commerce

2331 Fresno Street


www.fresnochamber.com

495-4800

495-4811

• 1,900

• N/A

• 12

Business in Fresno and surrounding counties

Fresno County

–––––––––––––

WND

Membership Directory, Guide to Fresno

$990,000

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1895

Fresno

Al Smith,

presidet/CEO

5(5)

Fresno County Bar Association

1221 Van Ness Ave., Ste. 300


www.fresnocountybar.org

264-2619

264-8726

• 1,200

• N/A

• 3

Member in good standing with the state bar of

California

Fresno County

–––––––––––––

$115

The Bar Bulletin

WND

–––––––––––––

1882

Fresno

Bobbie Lee,

executive director

6(6)

Visalia Chamber of Commerce

220 N. Santa Fe

Visalia, Calif. 93292

www.visaliachamber.org

[email protected]

734-5876

734-7479

• 1,130

• WND

• 8

Businesses and civic minded individuals

Tulare County

–––––––––––––

Varies

Monthly newsletter, annual membership,

directory, annual Visalia map

$1,000,000

–––––––––––––

1899

Visalia

Mike Cully, president/CEO

7(7)

Clovis Chamber of Commerce

325 Pollasky Ave.

Clovis, Calif. 93612

www.clovischamber.com

[email protected]

299-7363

299-2969

• 1,100

• WND

• 6

Businesses in good standing

Central California

–––––––––––––

$185 and up

Clovis Chamber monthly newsletter, annual

chamber directory

WND

–––––––––––––

1912

Clovis

Jim Ware,

president/CEO

8(10)

California Society of Certified Public Accountants

(CalCPA)

P. O. Box 729

Sanger, Calif. 93657

www.calcpa.org

[email protected]

876-3800

876-3880

• 864

• 1• 1

Licensed CPAs, CPA candidates, students, and

non-CPA associates

Fresno, Madera, Kings and

Tulare counties

–––––––––––––

varies

California CPA Magazine, CalCPA Fresno

Chapter Bulletin, CalCPA Clips (online)

$71,000

–––––––––––––

1970

Redwood City

Anthony Forestiere, CPA/chapter

president

9

(12)

California Apartment Association

516 W. Shaw Ave., Ste. 200


www.caanet.org

[email protected]

221-2533

221-2503

• 800

• 1• 1

Ownership or management of residential rental

housing

Fresno, Madera, Kings and

Tulare counties

–––––––––––––

$113 base

plus $1.35 per unit

Perspective Magazine

WND

–––––––––––––

WND

Sacramento

Stephanie Espinosa

10

(NR)

Fresno Builders Exchange

1244 N. Mariposa St.


[email protected]

www.fresnobuildersexchange.com

237-1831

264-2532

• 785

• 1• 9

Firms involved in, or associated in or with the

construction industry

WND

–––––––––––––

$250

Weekly newsletter, monthly safety newsletter,

annual membership directory, various

educational books and reference material

WND

–––––––––––––

1922

Fresno

Roxanne Greenwood,

executive director

11

(NR)

Porterville Chamber of Commerce

93 N. Main St.

Porterville, Calif. 93257

[email protected]

www.chamberporterville.com

784-7502

784-0770

• 540

• N/A

• 3

Open to all

Central Valley

–––––––––––––

varies

Chamber CONNECT, local map, community

and business resource guide

$310,000

–––––––––––––

1907

Porterville

Donnette Silva Carter

12

(NR)

Central California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

2331 Fresno St., Ste. 114


www.cchcc.net

[email protected]

495-4817

495-4811

• 513

• 1• 2

Businesses

Central Valley

–––––––––––––

$150 - $500

Business Link, travel guide

$250,000

–––––––––––––

1984

Fresno

Lorena Martinez

13

(NR)

Fresno-Madera Dental Society

371 E. Bullard Ave., Ste. 120


www.fmds.com

438-7284

438-7287

• 450

• 1• 2

WND

Fresno and Madera counties

–––––––––––––

$255

The Grapevine Bulletin

WND

–––––––––––––

1912

Sacramento

Valjean Xaiz

14

(13)

Selma District Chamber of Commerce

1821 Tucker St.

Selma, Calif. 93662

[email protected]

www.cityofselma.com

891-2235

896-7075

• 352

• N/A

• 2

WND

Central Valley

–––––––––––––

$25 - $250

18 brochures, membership directory, monthly

newsletter, promotional flyer, economic profiles

$150,000

–––––––––––––

1929

Selma

Cindy Howell,

executive director

Roseann Galvan,

president

15

(15)

Fresno Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

1456 W. Shaw


[email protected]

www.fahcc.org

222-8705

222-8706

• 300

• WND

• 3

Business, individuals, students

Fresno

–––––––––––––

$250 - $500

Directory, newsletter, brochures, flyers, micro-

loan information

$350,000

–––––––––––––

2001

Fresno

Dora C. Rivera

16

(17)

Downtown Association of Fresno

2014 Tulare St., Ste. 713


www.downtownfresno.org

490-9966

490-9968

• 275

• 1• 2

Anyone with an interest in the revitalization of

downtown Fresno

unrestricted

–––––––––––––

$25 - $2500

What’s Up Downtown

$476,000

–––––––––––––

1955

Fresno

Stanley Kooyumjian,

executive director

17

(14)

Lemoore Chamber of Commerce

300 E St.

Lemoore, Calif. 93245

www.lemoorecofc.com

924-6401

924-4520

• 270

• WND

• 3

Individuals, businesses, churches, students

Lemoore

–––––––––––––

$185 - $920

Lemoore Lifestyles

$200,000

–––––––––––––

1929

Lemoore

Lynda Lahondy,

CEO

18

(18)

Kingsburg District Chamber of Commerce

1475 Draper St.

Kingsburg, Calif. 93631

[email protected]

www.kingsburgchamberofcommerce.org

897-1111

897-4621

• 200

• WND

• 1

Various categories

Kingsburg and surrounding

areas

–––––––––––––

$125 - $275

Sweedish Village Voice

$165,000

–––––––––––––

1922

KingsburgJess Chambers, executive director

19

(19)

National Association of Insurance & Financial

Advisors-Fresno

(NAIFA-Fresno)

4747 N. First St., Ste. 140


www.naifafresno.org

439-4087

227-1463

• 182

• 1

• WND

Life insurance industry

Fresno/Madera Counties

–––––––––––––

$387

Lifewire Newsletter

WND

–––––––––––––

1921

Falls Church, Va.

Vicki Von Tersch,

RHU, LUTCF

20

(NR)

Dinuba Chamber of Commerce

210 N. L St.

Dinuba, Calif. 93618

www.dinubacommerce.org

[email protected]

591-2707

591-2712

• 150

• WND

• 3

WND

WND

–––––––––––––

WND

WND

WND

–––––––––––––

1912

WND

Ralph H. Hinds

PPrrooffeessssiioonnaall AAssssoocciiaattiioonnss

In the Central San Joaquin Valley – ranked by number of local members; if tied by number of staff.

RReesseeaarrcchh:: Robin D. Ogle

Lee Onna Maciel

OOrriiggiinnaall ppuubblliiccaattiioonn ddaattee:: March 17, 2006

KKeeyy:: WND: Would not disclose.

NR: Not ranked.

Not all sources responded to phone or fax inquiries.

Source: Representatives from each association. The Business Jo

urnal assumes all information given is correct. Not all respondants ra

nked on this list. Fresno-Madera Medical Society, Kings

County Farm Buerau, Central California Association of Health Underwriters and The Advertising Federation, did not respond for this years lis

ting.

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