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Calexico Council Member FernandezSuspected Of DUI After Crash

New State Budget FundsMassive Local Projects

BY GARY REDFERN

The $215 billion 2019-20state budget signed by Gov.Gavin Newsom in late June con-tains good news for ImperialCounty, including funding forgovernment buildings that willabsorb dormant lots on ElCentro's south side, state officialsreported.

The budget includes restora-tion of more than $40 million forthe California Highway Patrol ElCentro Area headquartersplanned for South Fourth Streetand Danenberg Drive. The proj-ect had lost funding in 2018.

Newsom's pen also releasedan additional $17 million for thenew county courthouse plannedfor Wake Avenue east of South

Eighth Street. It will augmentcurrent court facilities, includingthe historic downtown El Centrocourthouse.

Imperial Valley College wasanother beneficiary, getting an$8.6 million match to modernizeseveral classroom buildings andconstruct a modular building forits Disabled Students Programsand Services, college spokesmanBill Gay said.

Remodels to the 200, 300 and800 buildings will include"smart" classrooms that allowinstructors access to computersand audio-visual technologywhile during class time.

"It's really upgrades-smartclassrooms are a boon for instruc-tors," Gay said. "It gives the fac-

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BY RICHARDMONTENEGRO

BROWN

With a two-month-old allegedcriminal hit-and-run case stillpending against her, embattledCalexico City Council MemberRosie Arreola Fernandez nowstands accused of driving underthe influence of alcohol after acollision in the early-morninghours of July 6.

Initially arrested at the sceneof the most recent collision nearHeber, Fernandez, 62, wasreleased from custody and trans-ported to El Centro RegionalMedical Center, a July 9California Highway Patrol pressrelease states.

She complained of pain andabrasions, the release states. Theother driver involved in the crash,Martin Peña, 52, of Imperial, wasnot injured, it added.

While the CHP press releasestates "Subsequent investigationrevealed Fernandez was underthe influence of alcohol andarrested on suspicion of DUI,"Highway Patrol Sgt. Jose Serranosaid in an interview he could notsay why the arresting officer sus-pected that.

The press release states uponarrival the officer foundFernandez still seated in her vehi-cle, but it does not state whethershe was subjected to a field sobri-ety test or some other manner oftesting.

Fernandez was allegedly

driving "70-80" miles per hour onsouthbound Highway 111 near

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ROSIE ARREOLA-FERNANDEZFILE PHOTO

Filthy Mess: CalexicoLogging Progress On NewRiver; Forum Planned

BY RICHARDMONTENEGRO

BROWN

July 18 will be a bigday for Calexico when bid-ding closes for the firstphase of construction onthe long-awaited NewRiver Parkway Project andlater that evening when thecity stages a forum oncleanup efforts along thefilthy waterway.

The bidding period forconstruction of phase oneopened in June and willclose at 2 p.m. July 18. Asummary of the bids isexpected to be presented tothe city council at its meet-ing Sept. 4, with the award-ing of a bid possible thatevening.

City officials said theyhope construction on thefirst phase will finish by

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Banished From Adams Park, ElCentro Homeless Scattered And Adapt

BY WILLIAM ROLLER

Since fencing went up around asection of El Centro's Adams AvenuePark for construction of the newAquatic Center about a year ago,many homeless who congregatedthere dispersed to other parts of ElCentro. However, they continue toreturn to the area to get an eveningmeal.

Spread the Love Charity makessure at least 40 needy get fed Mondaythrough Thursday on the corner ofFifth Street and Park Avenue. People

line up by 5:15 p.m. for the 6 p.m.feeding usually provided by a busi-ness, church or nonprofit under theoversight of Spread the Love.

"We just post our calendar for thenext month to our Facebook page andthe donor organizations sign up. Itgoes fast. They're the ones who shop,prepare, deliver the meals and cleanup," said Jessica Solorio, founder ofSpread the Love. "That's the way itworks since we started four yearsago."

Solorio, like many in El Centro,is excited about the Aquatic Centerexpected to open around Labor Day.

But when the area was still the openspace of Adams Park the homelesspopulation congregated there. It pro-vided restrooms and shade for themto get out of the summer heat thattypically exceeds 100 degrees.

"After Adams Park was gone thehomeless would use the restrooms atthe Skate Park (also in Adams Park)but then they closed those so theyneed restrooms for them," saidSolorio. "I think the Aquatic Center

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THE HIGHLY POLLUTED New River crosses theborder from Mexico and runs through Calexico. A cityproject is underway to create parkland along its banksand clean the water.CORISSA IBARRA PHOTO

Art Walk and Fireworks At Gran Plaza Outlets

MANY GATHERED FOR the Art Walk and Fireworks on the Border at the Gran Plaza Outlets inCalexico on July 3 to support local artists, vendors and celebrate Independence Day. Local musicians per-forming included Bernadette Plazola and her duet partner, Timmy Cruz. CORISSA IBARRA PHOTO

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Boxing Champ Andy Ruiz Inspires Youth At His Former GymJAYSON BARNISKE

When Imperial native AndyRuiz upset Anthony Joshua forthe World Heavyweight BoxingChampionship in June it sent ashockwave through world ofboxing. The tsunami of emotionand inspiration that developed hithard at Ruiz's home gym, SpartaBoxing in El Centro.

The underdog achievementspurred imaginations and ambi-tion from those training therenow, including Ceasar Arrevalos,11, of El Centro, and his brother,Julius, 9, and sister Aleena, 8.They are at the gym five days aweek.

"I could be like him (Andy)someday if I train hard. Anyonewho wants to learn how to boxshould come here to train so theycan be like us," Ceasar said.

Aleena, who has been train-ing for a year, added, "My broth-ers and I train at Sparta Boxingand we box at home. We evenhave a ring at our house. Myfavorite thing about boxing is thefighting. It gets you better. It pro-tects you and you have to keepdoing it to get better."

Isaac Alvarez, 8, of Brawleynoted he has nearly three years

training under his belt. "I have one win and one loss.

My next fight is in Mexicali onJuly 14 and in Menifee on July18," he said of his competitionexperience. "I fight at mid-dleweight. I think that's about 60pounds. I was pretty excited tosee Andy win. I'm waiting forhim to come to the gym, but Ihaven't seen him here yet. Iwanna be the next heavyweightchampion of the world."

Isaac admitted, though, hewill need to gain about 200pounds before accomplishingthat goal.

The children interviewed saidthey missed the live airing ofRuiz's title fight and the June 22Imperial parade because theywere off competing, a testamentto their dedication.

The Arrevalos family recent-ly returned from the JuniorOlympic boxing trials competi-tion in Wisconsin held by USABoxing. Aleena won her division.

Dustin Knight, one of theyouth boxing coaches at Sparta,described what a youth boxingpractice looks like at the gym.

"First they show up, they doshadow boxing. When kids startoff, they learn how to walk anddo footwork," Knight said.

"Next, they go downstairs and dotheir bag work."

He added, "The coaches pullthem out one to work on the mit-work. Depending on how longthey've been training they mightspar or go jump rope, do groupexercises or whatever else thecoaches want them to do for thatday."

Jorge Munoz, the owner ofthe Sparta, explained that Ruizboxed at Sparta Boxing for a fewyears before moving his trainingcamp to Mexicali and ultimatelywhere he is now in Las Vegas.

"Seeing Andy wins gives us aboost that we can do it. It's a lotof sacrifice. What he did can hap-pen to anyone who puts in theeffort," Munoz said.

Munoz explained the roleSparta Boxing played in Ruizrecent title fight.

"HBO has a show that pre-views boxers before their fightcalled 'The Zone'. Andy wantedto do it in the (Imperial) Valley,"he said. "He started camp atSparta before his last fight for aweek so they could film the showhere. They let us know about thetitle fight before it wasannounced to the public."

Speaking about the honor andprestige associated with hosting

the Heavyweight World Champ,Munoz added, "I kind of blowsyour mind to see clips from ourtraining in our gym up in theMadison Square Garden (in NewYork where the title fight washeld)."

The youth boxing program atSparta teaches kids more thanjust how to fight Munoz said,explaining, "It's good structurefor the kids. The workouts in thegym prepares these kids for life.

Not everyone is going to be aworld champion like Andy, but ithelps everyone gain self-esteemand become a better person."

Anyone interested in boxingcan come to Sparta Boxing at 398Broadway in El Centro for prac-tice or call Munoz at (442) 231-9692. Practice are Mondaythrough Friday for beginners at5:30-7 p.m. and advanced boxersfrom 7-9 p.m.

MEMBERS AND COACHES of the youth boxing program atSparta Boxing gym in El Centro where new heavyweight champi-on and Imperial native Andy Ruiz once trained.JAYSON BARNISKE PHOTO

Vandalism Briefly Close Sunbeam Park Splash Pad

BY RICHARDMONTENEGRO BROWN

After being closed for abouta year for maintenance, theSunbeam Lake Park splash padand wading pool area nearSeeley re-opened to the publicon July 4. But the celebrationwould be short-lived.

A few days later it wouldbriefly close again after vandalsstruck in the middle of the nightJuly 6, smashing beer bottlesinside the splash pad and leavingbroken glass in their wake,Imperial County Public WorksDirector John Gay said July 9.

Fortunately, no one was hurtand no damage was done to thesplash pad equipment, he said.

While the splash pad wasonly down for several hours thatday while public works crewscleaned up the mess, the vandal-ism cost the community severalhours of cooling fun on a hotSaturday, and now has countyofficials pondering securitymeasures, Gay said.

"What we're looking at isways we can better secure thesite when the public is notthere," he said, adding hours ofoperation for the splash pad are11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

Gates are being consideredfor the parking lot area as well asother security measures that Gaysaid he'd rather not share at thistime.

"I don't want to tip my hand(to potential vandals)," he added.

Sometime in the early-morn-ing hours of July 6 a couple ofindividuals were believed to bethrowing beer bottles againstconcrete columns on the splashpad when a Sunbeam Lake parkranger who lives on site heard aruckus and chased off the mis-creants, Gay said.

Public works crews werealready working that day, so theyclosed the water feature, drainedthe pool, cleaned up the glass,refilled the pool and opened forbusiness all in the span of sever-al hours, Gay said.

"It was frustrating. It took usover a year to get the splash padback up because of some water-quality issues we wanted to lookat," he said.

It took the department sometime working in conjunctionwith county public health offi-cials to put in place a consistentprogram of cleaning the splashpad and testing the water quality.

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El Centro Planning CommissionOKs Microbrewery

BY WILLIAM ROLLER

The microbrewery phenome-na is expected to finally reach ElCentro. Even though Holtville,Imperial and Calexico have hadbreweries for several years, nonehave yet come to ImperialCounty's largest city.

That may soon change as abrewer has moved a vital stepcloser to establishing a breweryin the city's embattled down-town.

The operation could be openin El Centro as soon as August asthe city's Planning Commissionauthorized a conditional use per-mit for the project at its July 9meeting.

The commission voted 7-0 toapprove the permit for MexcaBrew Co. located at 612-14 W.Main Street.

There was no opposition tothe project at the meeting but the

public has a 10-day appeal peri-od to register objections and ifthere is none the permit becomeseffective, explained ChristianRodriguez, assistant city plan-ner.

Ernie Quintero, Mexca Brewowner, must still apply for abusiness license even thoughoperations will proceed in awing just west of where he oper-ates his restaurant, StrangersWest.

"He could apply for a sepa-rate license for the brewery thatwould take about three weeks,"said Rodriguez. "Or he couldupdate his existing license thatwould take less than a week."

The microbrewery with atasting room would operatewithin an existing 3,059-square-foot restaurant and operate joint-ly with the restaurant. Customerswould access the premises fromMain Street into the restaurantthat comprises 648 square feet.

The western half of the buildingwould contain the brewery alongwith a tasting room measuring429 square feet.

The microbrewery wouldoperate the same hours as therestaurant. On weekdays bothbusinesses would be openbetween 12 p.m. and 10 p.m.During weekends, hours wouldbe 6 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.

Quintero is in process ofupgrading his current Type 41sale of alcohol license to a Type23, a small beer manufacturinglicense.

summer 2020, said MiguelFigueroa, assistant city manager.

The community forum willstart at 6 p.m. July 18 in theCalexico Woman's ImprovementClub, 320 Heber Ave., Figueroaadded. It will feature a statusreport on New River mitigation.

The river, often cited as the

most polluted in North America,originates in Mexico, accumu-lates myriad pollutants, includingraw sewage, and crosses theinternational border in Calexico.It snakes its way throughImperial County and empties intothe Salton Sea north of Brawley.

The nearing of construction isa positive development, saidCalexico Mayor Bill Hodge.

"It's been many years sincethe New River has been an areaof focus. We always seemed to betaking one step forward and twosteps back. But in the last three orfour years, we've accelerated thepace, overcoming hurdles andobstacles," Hodge said on July 8."We could always do more, com-pared to the way it used to be, butit's a lot better and we are makingprogress on it."

Fixing the problems at theNew River is "becoming moreand more of a reality," Hodgeadded.

Phase one calls for the con-struction of the first three-quar-ters of a mile of bicycle path-way/pedestrian walkway andother amenities along a portionof the New River. Those ameni-ties include a bicycle trail, land-

scaping and electrical work, sitepreparation, erosion controlmeasures and stormwater/waterquality improvements, accordingto the bid advertisement postedon the city's website.

The construction of the entireNew River improvement projectwill be done in phases, withphase one to start first becausethe city has the $2 million infunding.

Additionally, the work canbegin prior to a planned $20 mil-lion casing of the river, andinstallation of a water treatmentpump-back system and trashscreen. Those will be part anoth-er phase once complete fundingis secured, Figueroa said in aphone interview July 8.

The project has a lengthy andconvoluted history, much of itlinked to funding challenges.

Overall, the planning anddesign of the 1.5-mile parkwayproject has been completed andwas approved by the CaliforniaDepartment of Transportationand the California NaturalResources Agency in April 2017.

The design portion cost thecity $2 million and it has $2 mil-

lion left for phase one construc-tion, Figueroa said. Portions ofthe funding have been in placefor years, unlocked only recentlyby obtaining matching funds,Figueroa indicated, and complet-ing design, planning and envi-ronmental processes.

Then-U.S. Rep. Bob Filnerhelped appropriate $3.2 millionfrom Caltrans in the early 2000s,but it required a 20-percent citymatch, which Figueroa said was$800,000. When Assembly Bill1079 was adopted in 2009, it pro-vided that $800,000 in matchingfees for the city from the stateNatural Resources Agency,thereby granting access to theremaining $3.2 million fromCaltrans.

Meanwhile, Calexico hasgone on to work other phases ofthe project. They include:

• Getting the design and plan-ning approved at the state levelfor the encasement of the riverfrom the border to the All-American Canal outfall.

•The design of a tertiarywater treatment process that willpump back about five milliongallons of treated water a day

from the city sewer plant to nearthe origin of the river so "clean"water can flow north.

• A trash-screen systemwhere the river enters from theborder that will collect an esti-mated ton of trash per day.

These portions of theimprovement project will cost inthe tens of millions, Figueroasaid. About $10 million hasalready been set aside from thestate 2018 Parks and Water BondAct (Proposition 68), but he saidthe city needs to identify a sourceof funding for an additional $15-$20 million.

The city last year entered intoa memorandum of understandingwith Imperial County and theImperial Irrigation Districtwhereby each body has pledgedto contribute $50,000 annuallyfor the operations and mainte-nance of the pump-back system,trash screen and river encase-ment.

The city is completing thestate approval process for thatportion of the project with com-pletion of that expected early in2020, Figueroa added.

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New River....................from page one

BY RICHARDMONTENEGRO BROWN

Although several small arsonfires have been set throughoutCalexico in recent months, apolice sergeant said July 8 aMexicali man arrested on suspi-cion of possessing two Molotovcocktails is not a suspect in thespate of fires.

"The method of operationwas different," Calexico policeSgt. Sean Acuña said.

While the man arrested July 5was in possession of gasoline, thearson fires in the city showed noevidence of an accelerant beingused, he added.

The four or five fires thathave occurred over the last twomonths have mostly been trashbin fires in downtown Calexicoand a few piles of debris lit in

some residential neighborhoods,Acuña said.

In the arrest, around 11 p.m.July 5 Calexico police OfficerMiguel Carbajal stopped a manwalking in the 2100 block of G.Cleveland Avenue. It was noticedhe was allegedly in possession ofan open alcoholic beverage, car-rying a box of cereal and wearinga pair of socks over his shoes,Acuña said.

Carbajal responded to theneighborhood after there wereearlier reports of a suspiciousman looking into vehicles in thearea, the sergeant added.

Arousing suspicion, Acuñasaid the man was seen to be wear-ing several layers of clothingdespite the warm temperatures.Photos posted to the CalexicoPolice Officers AssociationFacebook page show the suspectwearing what appears to be

sleeves around his calves and along-sleeved shirt. The Facebookposting goes on to say that theman was wearing sleeves aroundhis neck and forehead.

The man was later identifiedas Pablo Carrillo, 29, Acuña said.The POA's Facebook page statesCarrillo was later learned to be aMexicali resident and reputedgang member with an allegedrecord of violent arrests inMexico.

Further inspection of thecereal box led to the discovery oftwo plastic containers turned intocrudely constructed firebombs,often known as Molotov cock-tails. They were filled with gaso-line and wrapped with strips ofcloth fashioned into fuses, Acuñasaid. The POA posting also statedhe was in possession of a lighter.

The suspect was taken intocustody and arrested on suspicion

of possession of a firebomb, pos-session of a destructive deviceand possession of a flammablesubstance, Acuña said.

During the investigation,Acuña said the man allegedlyadmitted to possessing theMolotov cocktails "for an illicitpurpose and using the socks toconceal his shoeprints."

Carrillo was subsequentlybooked into Imperial County jail.A bail amount was not immedi-ately released.

The public was first alerted tothe small arson fires when theCalexico Fire Department'sFacebook page on June 14 postedphotos. A status update askedCalexico residents to be on thelookout for a suspected arsonist,who at time of the posting had seta series of fires three nights in arow.

"Trash cans are being set on

fire off of Andrade Avenue inbetween Fifth and Fourth Street.The arsonist then goes to nearbyresidential homes and sets a sec-ond trash can or some sort of veg-etation or tree on fire. The indi-vidual does this between thehours of 2 a.m. and 5 a.m.," thepost reads.

"The individual or individu-als are getting more aggressive intheir activities," the Calexico fireFacebook posting continues, ask-ing residents to report any suspi-cious activity to the fire or policedepartments at (760) 768-2140.

Acuña said July 8 police arepursuing some leads on the arsonfires, including reviewing sur-veillance video from homeswhere the fires occurred.

"We're following up leads tosee if any suspects can be identi-fied," Acuña said.

Man Held For Molotov Cocktails Not Arson Suspect, Calexico Police Say

A SIGN WARNS of the dan-gers from the highly pollutedNew River that runs throughCalexico.

CORISSA IBARRA PHOTO

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Calexico Council Briefs: 30 New Cannabis Permits ApprovedBY RICHARD

MONTENEGRO BROWN

The Calexico City Councilpreliminarily approved adding 30new commercial cannabis per-mits on July 3, voting 5-0 to issuethem for manufacturing, distribu-tion and cultivation in two class-es based on gross receipts andsize.

Under the proposed amend-ment of the current cannabis ordi-nance now headed for a secondreading and final approval therewould be classes for large andsmall operations. Currently, thereis one class.

In the same action, the coun-

cil shot down adding one newparcel to the Cannabis OverlayZone in the northern part of thecity. The council had been askedto add the new parcel to providemore existing warehousingspace. It was denied based onrecommendations from both thecity's special cannabis subcom-mittee and planning commission.

The amended ordinancewould create a class of permitsfor prospective industrial-scalebusinesses and another class forsmall-scale businesses.

There are now 10 permitseach for manufacturing, distribu-tion and cultivation, or 30 total.Under the amendment therewould be 10 permits in each cat-

egory, for a total of 60.Industrial-scale businesses

are defined as those with manu-facturing and distribution poten-tial that exceeds $500,000 a yearin gross receipts and cultivationpotential that exceeds 10,000square feet for planting, growing,harvesting, drying, curing, grad-ing or trimming of commercialcannabis, or nurseries that exceed10,000 square feet.

Small-scale businesses wouldbe under those levels.

The decision was intended tofast-track the smaller, often localbusinesses, since the larger,industrial-scale businesses oftentake longer to move on decisionsand actions, officials said.

The move was described"leveling the playing field" forsmaller businesses, Assistant CityManager Miguel Figueroa saidpreviously.

A second reading and possi-ble approval will be scheduledfor an upcoming council meeting.If approved, it would take effectin 30 days.

In other business, the council:• Ceremonially reorganized

with Bill Hodge taking over asmayor from Lewis Pacheco, andcouncil member David Romerosucceeding Hodge as mayor protem. Each term is one year.

• Appointed Hodge andPacheco to a census subcommit-tee that will coordinate with the

county's 2020 Census CompleteCount Committee and promotecensus participation within thecity.

• Approved 5-0 the secondreading of an amendment to thecity's parking ordinance. It limitsthe time motorists can park theirvehicles on Imperial Avenue andimmediately adjacent side streetsto two hours. It also eliminatesmost of the curb-side parking onthe newly widened Cesar ChavezBoulevard and West SecondStreet on the way to Calexico'sGran Plaza outlets. It will takeeffect 30 days from July 3.

McCabe Road about 5 a.m. onJuly 6 when she rear-ended a trail-er being pulled by a pickup, theCHP report states. The impactcaused both vehicles to spin outand block both southbound lanesof the busy highway.

The incident follows a May 5collision in which Fernandezdrove off a Calexico street, strucka sign and a parked car and thendrove away. The collision wascaught on videotape and posted tosocial media.

Fernandez later admitted shewas the driver. Calexico policesent a report on the matter to thecounty District Attorney's Officefor possible prosecution, policeChief Gonzalo Gerardo said.

Attempts to reach Fernandezfollowing the most recent incidenthave been unsuccessful. She waselected to the council for her firstterm in November 2018.

On the morning of July 9 awoman who identified herselfonly as a member of Fernandez'sfamily answered the council-woman's cell phone and saidFernandez was no longer hospital-ized but that "she's not doingwell."

The woman declined to elabo-rate, then said the family wouldnot be making any statementsbefore quickly hanging up thephone.

Meanwhile, city officials hadjust began to catch wind of theincident and arrest July 8. Thecouncil last met on July 3 andFernandez was in attendance.

"We don't know much, justthat there was an accident. Wedon't have too much of a com-ment. I want the facts to come outfirst," Mayor Bill Hodge said.

Asked to comment on the DUIarrest, all Hodge would say is,"The city acknowledges there wasan accident and that she has beenhospitalized. That's what we'reacknowledging … I believe intransparency, and I'm not going tohide from the fact an accident tookplace, but we can't be forthcomingwith a lot of details right now."

Council Member LewisPacheco had nothing to say whencontacted July 8 and Calexico CityManager David Dale did notimmediately return a call seekingcomment.

Gerardo said July 8 the D.A.'soffice recently informed him thecase

on Fernandez's previousalleged hit-and-run had beenreferred to the state AttorneyGeneral's Office for possible pros-ecution. No other information onthat case was immediately avail-able.

On the morning of July 10 theD.A.'s office emailed a statement

on the transfer of Fernandez's hit-and-run case to the state prosecu-tor.

"The Calexico PoliceDepartment submitted a policereport containing allegationsinvolving Rosie Fernandez to theImperial County DistrictAttorney's Office on June 11,2019," Assistant District AttorneyDeborah Own wrote.

She added, "On June 13, 2019the case was referred to theCalifornia Attorney General toavoid any actual conflict of inter-est or appearance of a conflict ofinterest arising from Ms.Fernandez's work on DistrictAttorney (Gilbert) Otero's 2018re-election campaign. Any reportsregarding the July 6, 2019 arrest ofMs. Fernandez by the CaliforniaHighway Patrol will be forwardedthe Attorney General. Allinquiries should be directed to theAttorney General atAGPressoffice@doj.ca.gov."

Fernandez spoke openly withthis newspaper about her May 5collision, telling a reporter on June3 that she didn't know what hap-pened in that accident and sayingshe believed she lost conscious-ness.

"I just lost control of the car. Icompletely blacked out," she said.

Fernandez said that after thecrash "I got scared. I didn't know

what to do. I was disoriented … Iwent home right away and went tosleep."

Gerardo said officers went toher home and knocked on the doorrepeatedly the evening of the May5 collision in an attempt to speakto Fernandez, who Gerardo saidnever answered the door.

Officers at that point weren'tcertain Fernandez was the driverof the vehicle, so Gerardo saidofficers left Fernandez's residence.However, she contacted the chiefherself the next day, both Gerardoand Fernandez have confirmed.

Given the fact Fernandez saidshe "blacked out" and "was disori-ented," Gerardo was asked if offi-cers ever suspected she mighthave been under the influence atthe time of her May 5 accident.

"No, we didn't suspect DUIbecause we never talked to herthat night. Was there the possibili-ty she was DUI? Yes. Was therethe possibility she wasn't drivingthe car? Yes. But we didn't catchher that night," Gerardo said July8.

In the time after her May 5incident social media posts lit upwith people calling forFernandez's resignation from thecouncil. Responding to the criti-cism, Fernandez said on June 3she would not bow to social mediapressure to resign.

She added, "Yes, I wasinvolved in an accident. Howwould that affect my ability to bean effective councilwoman? I justdon't quite understand. I've alwaysbeen a good woman. I do the bestthat I can for our community. Yes,I did wrong. I blacked out. I don'tremember what happened."

Fernandez explained at thetime that the fallout from her casewas not happening in a bubble.Having read many negative senti-ments on social media, Fernandezadmitted they sting, and not justfor her.

"It's hurt my family, hurt mykids and my grandkids, (with) allof this trash they're throwing atme," she said.

Fernandez is the second mem-ber of a local city council to bearrested on suspicion of DUI inthe last two months. El CentroMayor Edgard Garcia was arrestedon May 7 by El Centro police justtwo hours after attending a citycouncil meeting.

Garcia, who hasn't commentedon the arrest itself, has said thematter does not affect his ability tobe an effective council member.

His case is currently makingits way through Imperial CountySuperior Court, where, likeFernandez, he is being prosecutedby the state Attorney General'sOffice.

Fernandez....................from page one

County Awards Pair Of Grants For $121k From Ag FundBY RICHARD

MONTENEGRO BROWN

A pair of grants from theImperial County AgriculturalBenefit Program totaling morethan $121,000 were awarded foragricultural research for local col-lege students and to help offsetexpenses for an industrial hempexpo planned for late September.

The county Board ofSupervisors approved both grantsunanimously July 9.

The Ag Benefit is fundedthrough fees collected whendevelopment, such as solar farms,takes otherwise productive agri-cultural land out of rotation.

The board first approved$96,059 to Imperial ValleyCollege's Agricultural EducationDepartment for student researchon collecting and analyzing agro-

nomic data, according to RoseLopez-Solis, an administrativeanalyst with the County ExecutiveOffice.

The grant request wasreviewed by the Ag Benefit advi-sory committee, which recom-mended the approval, said countyAgricultural CommissionerCarlos Ortiz, who chairs it.

Efrain Silva, dean of the col-lege's Economic and WorkforceDevelopment Department, andagriculture professor MichaelKanyi attended the board meetingto lobby for the grant.

Silva told the supervisors thatthe grant would fund a studentinternship program and pay forKanyi's time in the developmentof a research project gearedaround growing crops in a one-acre plot near the college campus.

As an example, studentswould grow the crops while col-

lecting data on such topics as cropyield, irrigation types, pest andweed control and soil pH, accord-ing to Silva's application to thecounty.

Silva also told the board cropsgrown would be used in the "IVCKitchen" program that helps feedfood-insecure students.

Supervisor Mike Kelley askedwhat would be grown in theschool's research plot. The super-visors were told the student pro-gram would start out growing fourvegetable crops that coincide"with the pattern of growing herein the Valley," Kanyi said. He did-n't specify what those crops wouldbe.

Kanyi added the $96,000grant would cover one year ofgrowing.

Silva said the research datacollected through the programwould enhance course curriculum

at the college and all researchfindings would be posted to IVC'swebsite for public use.

The second request for grantfunding came from the ImperialValley Economic DevelopmentCorp. for $25,000 for expensesrelated to the planning of theImperial County HEMP Summitand Expo scheduled for Sept. 27-28.

IVEDC has partnered with thecounty to stage the expo thatfocuses on the burgeoning indus-trial hemp industry. The countyboard has made it known it wantsImperial County to be a hotbed ofindustrial hemp development inboth growing the crop and manu-facturing the myriad products thatcome as a result of processingindustrial hemp.

The 2018 Farm Bill recentlydecriminalized the production ofindustrial hemp.

Ortiz said the advisory com-mittee again recommended fund-ing the request.

Sean Wilcock of the IVEDCtold the supervisors that the "corefundamentals of the expo is edu-cation," that is, the mission is tobetter inform local growers andbusinesspeople about the industryin terms of growing the crop andmanufacturing the byproducts.

He said the grant funds will beused for such things as marketingmaterials, venue fees, websitedevelopment, advertising, andthird-party vendors such as audio-visual professionals.

Wilcock added that any rev-enue generated by the expo wouldbe paid back to the Ag BenefitProgram in an amount not toexceed $25,000. Also, a certainamount of the grant will be used

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is amazing. But I think the cityshould have addressed the prob-lem with no restrooms, and havesome showers for them some-where in the city before thewater park began construction."

Functioning as a day centerbetween 9:30 a.m. and 3:30p.m., Spread the Love's newexpanded quarters at 463 W.Main Street has been open fourmonths and provides chairs andeven cots for the needy to get outof the searing heat and offerssome snacks. However, there areno public restrooms.

Relying on Spread the Love'snew facility July 8 while transi-tioning to a hopefully better life,Sonia Amanda Bindiola, 32, saidshe is the single mother of six-month-old boy and has beenhomeless for four years. Hers isamong the stories of El Centro'shomeless.

She previously lived at hermother's home but her motherhad diabetes that became debili-tating and she eventually neededa liver transplant.

"But she didn't say anythingto us and she passed away,"recalled Bindiola.

She and her son moved intothe home of her boyfriend's par-ents but things became stressfuland she had to leave.

"I'm waiting for him here sowe can try to get into a programat (Imperial County) BehavioralHealth (detox)," she said. "Wedon't know much about it butwe'll find out."

Bindiola, who formerly con-gregated at Adams Park,explained the city is kickingthem out of everywhere.

"The location for the waterpark is weird," Bindiola said."They should have put it onDogwood near the I.V. Mall.They're making the city tootight. It's just a way to push thehomeless out."

She added the city shouldhave at least one restroom that isopen all day and a washroom toclean.

"Come on," she implored."It's nasty to feel like this. I try tostay as clean as possible. We'retrying to get a program atBehavioral Health so we'll see."

City Council Member Tomas

Oliva, just elected in 2018,explained the previous citycouncil did require the homelessto vacate Adams Park in order tobuild the new Aquatic Center butdid have in mind utilizing thespace for a greater public bene-fit.

"Now the homeless are nolonger there. It's not that theydon't exist but they're nothoused," said Oliva. "Becausethe space was a city park it wasprovided with restrooms. It wasconvenient for the homeless tobe there. But it does not meanbecause the city decided to re-purpose the space that the city isdenying the homeless a spacethey are entitled to."

El Centro is collaboratingwith Imperial County to providehousing but that alone is "puttinga bandage on a gaping wound"Oliva insisted. "The real issue isaddressing addiction and mentalhealth services. You could pro-vide all the housing possible andstill not resolve the problem untilyou solve the underlying issues."

Jackson House, stemmingfrom an initiative begun bycounty Behavioral HealthServices, is a 10,000-square-footfacility under construction at2354 S. Second Street behind theHome Depot store.

When complete, it will havea short-term in-patient clinic for15 residents being treated for avariety of mental health disor-ders. It will be the county's firstfacility for in-patient mentalhealth treatment.

It will be a crisis centerlicensed by the state Departmentof Social Services under therubric of community care licens-ing, explained Andrea Kuhlen,Behavioral Health director. Itwill feature 24/7 service andBehavioral Health looks forwardto having a high level of care inthe county so those experiencinga mental health crisis can betreated close to home.

"It reduces stress for patientsbecause to achieve this level ofcare a patient would have tohave gone out of county untilnow," said Kuhlen. "That meansa two-hour drive. It lessensstress on the family since theycan pay daily visits with loved

ones."Oliva added a $4.8 million

grant from U.S. Housing andUrban Development distributedthrough the state and adminis-tered through the countyContinuum of Care Councilcould be made available forhousing and was presented to theImperial County Board ofSupervisors on July 9.

He added El Centro is col-laborating with WomanHaven toobtain some of that funding tobuild four separate facilities on aparcel of vacant city-ownedland. The housing is earmarkedfor victims of domestic violence.One each of four separate facili-ties will shelter women only, onefor men only, one for womenwith children and another formen with children.

WomanHaven will act as aco-applicant for the funding thatultimately must be approved bythe Continuum of Care Council.Imperial County is designated asthe lead agency for what isknown as the Imperial ValleyContinuum of Care Council. TheContinuum of Care Council wasestablished with the sole purposeof addressing homelessness.

Staff from WomanHavenwill act as property manager andidentify the individuals needinghousing. They will identify the

specific services needed andconnect the homeless with thoseservices.

But Solorio fears once theAquatic Center is open thehomeless may seek to use itsfacilities for their own needs.

"I'm curious to see how thiswill go," she said.

Solorio said she was opti-mistic upon learning Spread theLove was awarded a grant onJuly 9 from the HomelessEmergency Aid Program under

the oversight body ofCalifornia's Business,Consumer, Services andHousing Agency. An $84,000grant will go toward four mobileshowers and a minivan to getthem to various neighborhoods.Along with that they will alsopurchase four hand-wash sta-tions installed at Spread theLove's headquarters. Funds areexpected to arrive in August.

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A PERSON SLEEPS on concrete near a business on North ImperialAvenue in El Centro in May 2019. FILE PHOTO

Jackson House.................from page one

County Awards $4.6 Million For Homeless ProjectsBY RICHARD

MONTENEGRO BROWN

The Imperial County Boardof Supervisors on July 9approved awarding $4.6 millionin funding to 14 independentprojects designed to aid the hun-dreds of homeless men, womenand children in the county.

The funding originated at thestate level. The projects weredeveloped by nine nonprofit, pri-vate and governmental agenciesand organizations that took partin a months-long competitivegrant process.

Of the projects approved 13received partial funding. The

only project to earn full fundingwas nonprofit Spread the Love's"basic needs project" for$84,015.

The funds will go to buyingthree mobile handwashing sta-tions and a four-stall portableshower trailer stocked with toi-letries and other sanitary items,and for the purchase of a van foroutreach work. According to theproposal, 400 unduplicated men,women and children will beserved by the project over twoyears.

The largest award went toCRP Affordable Housing andEconomic Development LLCled by local developer RayRoben. His company was award-

ed $2.6 million for the develop-ment of Heber FamilyApartments, a new 48-unitaffordable housing project.

Twenty-four units in theproject will be dedicated to pro-viding "permanent supportivehousing for homeless and at riskof homelessness populations."

The Imperial CountyWorkforce and DevelopmentDepartment had the most proj-ects approved, with three pro-posals totaling $642,100. Twoare rental-assistance programsand one is a capital improvementproject that involves the pur-chase of three new mobilehomes to provide permanenthousing for the homeless.

The mobile homes will beplaced at the Imperial ValleyHousing Authority's RobertNoriega Mobile Home Park inBrawley and will provide 14total beds.

Other approved projectsinclude:

•Spread the Love, including$60,000 in rental assistance forsecurity deposits, short-term rentassistance, and utility paymentsfor formerly homeless peopleentering permanent housing.

•Imperial Valley College,two projects approved, one forhomelessness diversion for$215,985; and the second for"Project DREAM" for $242,971.The latter will provides home-

less prevention and supportiveservices.

•Calexico HousingAuthority, $118,620 in rentalsubsidy/assistance for its VillaSur Apartments to cover 30 unitsfor two years.

•Neighborhood House ofCalexico, $130,000 for a"Homeless Navigation Center"focused on assisting individualsand families with finding perma-nent housing and arranging long-term and ongoing supportiveservices for homelessness pre-vention.

ulty more tools to work with."The college's portion of the

funding, which Gay estimated at$12 million, will come from bondfunding under the 2010 voter-approved Measure J. While workhas begun on design, Gay said hedid not immediately have a time-line on the start and completion ofconstruction.

The new CHP facility wouldreplace the 50-year-old currentoffice at 2331 N. Highway 86 inImperial that a state report hasdeemed unsafe and inadequate forthe agency's current staff size.

The $40 million funding forthe project was originallyannounced in a press conferenceat El Centro City Hall on July 11,2018. It was jointly staged byAssembly Member EduardoGarcia and state Sen. Ben Hueso.

However, progress on thedesign-build stage of the project

was halted less than two monthslater by a loss of funding, a stateofficial said.

Funds for the project were nolonger available from the originalsource-the state motor vehiclefund. That meant a request forfunding was made to the statePublic Buildings ConstructionFund, which needed approval bythe legislature and governor aspart of the 2019-20 budget.

The new courthouse is anoth-er project that lost funding and hasnow regained it. Though the landfor the project was purchased bythe state Judicial Council severalyears ago funding was lost due tobudgetary concerns, officials said.

However, when funding wasrestored, the price went up, whichprecipitated the need for moremoney in the new budget, accord-ing to a state official.

"As you probably know, the

Governor signed the FY 2019-20state budget last night (June 27),"Blaine Corren, a Judicial Councilpublic affairs analyst stated in anemail. "There is $17,152,000included for construction of thenew Imperial County courthouse

in El Centro."He added, "Last year there

was $41,944,000 included in theFY 2018-19 state budget for con-struction of the new courthouse inEl Centro. But construction con-tract bids came in over that

amount, so the council went backto the Legislature to request theadditional $17,152,000."

Construction is anticipated tostart this fall, and completion isexpected in fall 2021, Correnadded.

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Calexico High Students Win Third In National Culinary CompetitionBY MARIO CONDE

The Calexico High SchoolCulinary Arts team strived toreach the pinnacle of their craftand its members believe that goalwas achieved with a third-placefinish in a national competitionheld in Anaheim from June 30 toJuly 4.

"It was an exhausting coupleof days but it was worth it forthese kids, " said Betty Nunez,one of the team advisors.

The team earned a spot in thenationals by winning a state com-petition in April. The events areheld by the Family, Careers, andCommunity Leaders of America.

Calexico placed second in thenational event in 2018.

This year's team included stu-dents Evelyn Soto, NellyRodriguez and ChannelAmarillas, who practiced everyday after school to perfect theirculinary creations. Team advisorswere Chef Fernando Nunez,Franco Nunez and Betty Nunez.

"This was a tough competi-tion as the other states broughttheir best, " Fernando Nunez

said. "The judges were verystrict."

He added he is proudCalexico was able to take thebronze and keep remain in the topthree spots nationwide.

"I am extremely proud ofthem and how they handledthemselves and what theyachieved. The fact that theybrought third place in the nationfor Calexico and to their school isamazing," Fernando Nunez said.

He said he is ready to returnto the national conference nextyear and this comes along withthe renovation of the culinary artsclassroom at the high school. Therenovation is long overdue as theclassroom has not been renovatedin years. The school will breakground soon plans to have itready by 2020, Fernando Nunezsaid.

"We will have a state-of-the-art classroom on par with otherculinary rooms in the nation forour students," he said.

The success of Calexico inculinary arts has translated into anew avenue for students to pur-sue a career in, Fernando Nunezsaid, adding the majority of his

students have earned scholar-ships and are now working in theculinary industry.

"Culinary is a good-payingcareer that our students pursueand Calexico is showing the

way," Chef Nunez said.

(LEFT TO RIGHT) EVELYN SOTO, Nelly Rodriguez and Channel Amarillas, members of theCalexico High School culinary arts team that placed third in a national competition in Anaheimfrom June 30-July 4. PHOTO COURTESY OF CALEXICO HIGH SCHOOL

Local Projects..........from page one

Topics at the expo willinclude federal, state and locallegislation and compliance, bestpractices in farming industrialhemp, product manufacturingand related opportunities, andbanking, financing and insur-ance, to name a few, according toinformation provided by IVEDC.

Supervisor Jesus Escobarsaid that while he supports therequest for funding, he'd like tosee the county establish specificmilestones related to what thecounty hopes to accomplish withthe expo. He also said he wantedto see questions answered, suchas what will the total cost of theexpo be and what will be thecounty's return on investment.

"We need more information.It doesn't mean I don't supportthis, I just need more informa-tion," Escobar said.

Wilcock assured Escobar thata budget was part of the grantapplication and is included in theagenda backup materials.

In supporting the grantrequest, board Chairman RyanKelley said that he wanted it to beknown that "growing hemp in theImperial Valley will happen."

Ryan Kelley has championedlocal industrial hemp develop-ment since the board began talk-ing about it and taking action in2017. The summit/expo was hisidea.

In other county business on

July 9, the board, seated as theAir Pollution Control Districtboard, approved a funding agree-ment between the APCD andCalipatria Unified SchoolDistrict for an air-filtration sys-tem for up to $244,000.

The cost was split from$150,000 in air-pollution violatorfees and $94,000 in the APCD'sClean Air Fund Balance. Bothsources of funding are from thedistrict's Clean Air Trust Fund.

As the result of a recent localair-pollution violation, the APCDis implementing a program inwhich the violator contributesdirectly to an air-pollution miti-gation project rather than payinga fine to the APCD, according toinformation provided by APCDOfficer Matt Dessert.

The funding will purchase anair-filtration system for GraceSmith School in Niland. The fil-tration system from IQ Air NorthAmerica targets "ultrafine toxicdiesel particulate matter (PM2.5)," according to Dessert'sinformation.

The board also presented 31scholarships totaling $63,000 tostudents pursuing majors in agri-cultural-related fields. The schol-arship funds were made availablethrough Ag Benefit Program,according to a press release fromthe county.

Ag Funds............from page five

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ObituariesLeonor “Nora” Singh

1958 - 2019

A viewing will be held forLeonor Singh on Wednesday,July 17, 2019 at 6 p.m. at HemsBrothers Mortuary in El Centro,CA. Burial will be held onThursday, July 18, 2019 at 8 a.m.at Mountain View Cemetery inCalexico, CA.

Leonor "Nora" Singh, 60, ofHeber, CA passed away onFriday, June 28, 2019. Leonorwas born on September 15, 1958in Mexicali, MX. She marriedRay Velasquez. She graduatedfrom IVC and became a socialworker helping under privilegedkids and families. Becoming asocial worker was her life's call-ing. She is survived by her hus-band, daughter, son and theirrespective families.

Beatrice Patron 1950 - 2019

Visitation will be held forBeatrice Patron today Thursday,July 11, 2019 at 6 p.m. at HemsBrothers Mortuary in Calexicowith Rosary being said at 7 p.m.Mass will be held on Friday, July12, 2019 at 8 a.m. at Our Lady ofGuadalupe Church in Calexico.Burial will immediately follow atMt. View Cemetery in Calexico

Beatrice Patron, 69, of Calexicopassed away on Friday, June 21,2019. Beatrice is survived by herhusband, Gildardo Patron; her 4children, Elisabeth Ruelas,Fabian Patron, Efrain Patron andAdrian Patron; 9 grandchildren, 1son-in-law, 3 daughter-in-lawsand 5 brothers all who loved herdearly.

Jose Guadalupe NavarroValadez

1923 - 2019

Services will be held onMonday, July 15, 2019 at OurLady of Guadalupe CatholicChurch for Jose GuadalupeNavarro Valadez in Calexico withRosary being said at 8:30 a.m. andMass at 9 a.m. Burial will imme-diately follow at Mountain ViewCemetery in Calexico.

Jose Guadalupe NavarroValadez, 96, of Calexico was bornon June 6, 1923, and went home tolive with Jesus on his birthday onJune 6, 2019. He is survived byhis wife, Connie Ruiz Navarro;son, Marco Antonio "Tony"Navarro; stepdaughter, AngieRuiz Urquidez; eight grandchil-dren and many great- grandchil-dren, two sisters, Mercedes andEsperanza; numerous nieces andnephews and godchildren.

He worked all his life at theTamarack Cattle company inCalexico, CA, where he lovedworking around animals andeventually retired. He was also anactive member of the formerCalexico Charros Association.

Billie Jean Woodruff 1937 - 2019

Graveside service will be held onTuesday, July 9, 2019 at 9:30 a.m.for Billie Jean Woodruff atRiverview Cemetery in Brawley,CA. A Celebration of Life willimmediately follow at theAssembly of God Church, 580 CStreet, Brawley,CA.

Billie Jean Woodruff passedaway peacefully on June 14, 2019in Brawley, CA. She was a lovingwife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt and a

friend to many. Billie was born onJuly 27, 1937 in Erick, Oklahomato Bud and Lucille Martin. Aftermoving to the Imperial Valley andresiding for many years, she metand married John Woodruff in1959.

They were married for 24 yearsmaking their home in Brawley,CA where they raised their family.She was preceded in death by herhusband, John Woodruff; parents,Bud and Lucille Martin; brothers,Rev. Leon Martin, Ray Martin,Carroll (Bunk) Martin; sisters,Lena Robinson, Cecil Chastain,Joetta Martin; great-granddaugh-ter, Kalin Ayala. She is survivedby her children, Dorothy and GaryWyatt, Kathy and Robert Prior,John Jr. and Christy Woodruff,Lorrie and Jose Ayala and Jamesand Teri Woodruff; sisters, AlmaWright and Tempie Goldston. Shewas a "Granny" to 12 grandchil-dren and 10 great-grandchildren. .

Glenn Faye Carter1934 - 2019

A Celebration of life will be heldon Tuesday, August 6, 2019 forGlenn Carter at 11 a.m. at CentralBaptist Church, 1290 S. ImperialAvenue, El Centro, CA 92243.

Glenn Carter was born June 16,1934 in Blairs Virginia to RobertNed and Edna Kathleen Walton.She passed away peacefully onJune 29, 2019 in Indio CA.Raised in Danville Va. shereceived her nursing degree in1955 from Memorial Hospital.She moved to El Centro Ca. in1956 where she lived most of heradult life.

She worked as a RegisteredNurse, retiring as an AssistantQuality Assurance Coordinator/Reviewer from El Centro

Regional Medical Center in 1999.Preceding her in death were twochildren, Brenda and ConnieCarter. She is survived by fivesiblings, Lois Rye, PatsyPenninger, Dorothy Dix, RobertWalton all of Danville Va. andCarolyn Carter of El Centro Ca.Three daughters BarbaraMarshall (husband Jack) ofImperial, Sherree Williams (hus-band Gary) of Indio, and MaryKathleen Windsor (husbandRichie) of Westmorland. She wasknown affectionately as Nana toten grandchildren and eighteengreat grandchildren.

Bertha Marie Morris 1939 - 2019

A Viewing will be held onThursday, July 11, 2019 from 6 to9 p.m. for Bertha Marie Morris atHems Brothers Mortuary in ElCentro, CA. Service will be heldon Friday, July 12, 2019 at 11a.m. at First United MethodistChurch, 312 S. 8th St. in ElCentro, CA. Burial will immedi-ately follow at EvergreenCemetery in El Centro, CA.

Bertha Marie Morris, 79, of ElCentro, CA passed away June 28,2019 with her family by her side.She was born to the late MaryMitchell, October 10, 1939 inSunflower, Mississippi. Berthagraduated from Brawley UnionHigh School and went on toreceive her Associate of Sciencedegree from Imperial ValleyCollege. While pursuing herbachelor's degree, Bertha traveledback and forth to San Diego tak-ing classes. She ultimatelyreceived her Bachelor of Sciencedegree from the University ofPhoenix. On March 25, 1961Bertha was united in Holy

Matrimony to Lester MerrittMorris; they were married for 58years.

This union was blessed withthree children: Vince, Geoffreyand Nichelle. Bertha spent hercareer working for the County ofImperial, where after 32 years ofemployment she retired as theAssistant Director of BehavioralHealth Services. She workedbriefly (4 years) for the County ofSan Bernardino before beginningher retirement in 2004. Berthaserved on numerous boards andtask forces for different organiza-tions in the valley including:Imperial Valley College, ARCImperial Valley and the ImperialCounty Mental Health Board,where she served from 2004 to2017. She was elected CaliforniaSenior Legislative AssemblyMember of Imperial County in2005 and re-elected in 2009. Shewas the past chair of the AreaAgency on Aging and the pastPresident of the El CentroRegional Medical HospitalBoard. Bertha was an avid mem-ber of the El Centro Senior Cluband enjoyed her time there.

Bertha leaves to cherish hermemory her loving husband,Lester Morris of El Centro, CA;her children, Vince Thames ofSan Jose, CA, Geoffrey Morris(Jackie) of Los Angeles, CA andNichelle Burnett (William) ofMoreno Valley, CA; sisters-in-law Ola Morris-Jones of LosAngeles, CA and Georgia Morrisof El Centro, CA; twelve grand-children, three great-grandchil-dren and a host of nieces,nephews, cousins and friends.Bertha was preceded in death byher devoted mother, MaryMitchell.

Orchard Road Residents Lose In Legislature; Truck Battle RagesBY WILLIAM ROLLER

An effort by the Orchard RoadNeighborhood Alliance to furtherlower the speed limit on the streetsouth of Holtville has beenstymied in the state Legislatureand one resident is now proposinganother safety option.

The residents of 13 homes onOrchard between Interstate 8 andthe Holtville city limits have beenbattling for about a year for whatthey insist are vital safety meas-ures, as well as relief from trafficnoise and vibration. Heavy trucktraffic and speeding are their chiefconcerns.

The group convinced ImperialCounty to lower the speed from45 miles per hour to 55 late in2018. However, their push for a25 mph limit required a change instate law because the area doesnot have enough homes to qualifyas residential. That proposed leg-islation was recently shot down.

Sponsored by AssemblyMember Eduardo Garcia, whosedistrict includes Imperial County,Assembly Bill 1056 would haveauthorized a demonstration proj-ect within 35 miles of theU.S./Mexican border. It would

allow a residential designation forsections of highway with 13 ormore separate dwellings or busi-nesses.

However, county PublicWorks Director John Gay reportedduring a June 28 meeting with res-idents that Assembly Member JimFrazier (D-11th), chairman of theAssembly TransportationCommittee, rejected the proposal,resident Marv Wood said.

"He (Frazier) said OrchardRoad was nothing more than aspeed trap," said Wood. "JohnGay had said he was hoping itwouldn't get political. But itseems to me that in the hands ofone person (Frazier), his charac-terization of speed trap is a prob-lem."

While Frazier chose not toallow the proposed bill to beheard, it does not mean all is lost,Gay explained in an email. PublicWorks will continue advocatingfor lesser speeds on Orchard, headded.

"AB 1056 is now considered atwo-year bill and the County ofImperial will work towards pas-sage with Assemblyman EduardoGarcia's office next year," Gaystated.

Gay added he supports Wood

and his concerns related to theassembly process and Frazier'sallegation of a speed trap.

"Our Alliance members andcounty staff have been very trans-parent as to our intent to lowerspeed limits to residential speedsfor safety and restrict pass-through truck traffic," Gay stated."It is unfortunate that Mr. Frazierchose not to hear from residents inhis own state that he serves."

An inquiries to Frazier's officewas not immediately answered.

In an email response, Garciacommunications director AuroraSaldivar stated, "Our office is cur-rently helping facilitate conversa-tions between the CaliforniaDepartment of Transportation, theAssembly TransportationCommittee, and the County ofImperial to explore the issue fur-ther. It may be possible to addressthe County's concerns withoutlegislation. The legislation is onhold while these conversationstake place."

With the speed limit effortstalled, attention has turned totruck traffic, Wood added. Theconcern is trucks from theCalexico East Port of Entry U.S.-Mexico border crossing usingOrchard to reach Highway 115, a

connection to northboundthroughways. State Route 7 fromthe port becomes Orchard north ofI-8.

Orchard is also used bynumerous farm trucks.

"I suggest a reasonable alter-native truck route," he said."Anderholt Road runs to the eastof the (Barbara Worth) countryclub. That puts you on EvanHewes (highway) and go fromthere to SR-115," he said."Another is Mets Road. To me,this is an alternate to share theburden with Orchard Road."

Residents have asked thecounty and the CaliforniaDepartment of Transportation towork on signage directing trucktraffic to alternative routes.

"We met with the CaliforniaDepartment of Transportationrecently and they're amenable tosignage along SR-7 and SR-115but it's up to the county'sDepartment of Public Works toinstall it," said Wood. "But wealso need signs asking drivers toavoid Orchard Road."

However, the ultimate answerfor removing trucks from Orchardis a connection between I-8 andSR-115, noted Wood.

"That's the real solution and

that's in Caltrans' future planning(agenda) to get trucks off ofOrchard Road," he said. "But JohnGay offered to speak with thecounty counsel to consider possi-ble alternative routes to avoidOrchard Road."

Wood added some safety con-cerns were addressed when thecounty Board of Supervisorsapproved signs for Orchard thatwould read "No Truck Stopping"between Edwards and HavenRoad that would at least keeptrucks from blocking driveways.

"It would be helpful but thatwould be just a fringe area of oursafety concerns," he said. "But myalternate routes would not affectany local deliveries, United ParcelService or local agriculture truckdrop offs."

The county seeks to be proac-tive in seeking ways to limit trucktraffic, Gay explained.

"Just last week our boardapproved a final reading for anordinance to restrict parking fortrucks along the (Orchard) resi-dential corridor," Gay stated."Currently we are researchingwhat other jurisdictions have donein similar circumstances andhopefully we can glean from theirexperience."

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Businesses in Calexico suffered severe damage during the June 22, 1915 earth-quake.

Earthquake- El Centro- June 22, 1915Buildings in Brawley encountered major damage during the May 18, 1940earthquake that struck the region. The Hotel Woodrow Hotel was on the sec-ond floor of a building and collapsed onto the street during the great shake.

Postcards are from the Carol Hann Collection

Alamo Hotel in Holtville after 1940 earthquake.

BY RICHARDMONTENEGRO BROWN

AND MARIO CONDE

In the wake of the SantoTomas Swap Meet closing amidalleged code violations, Calexicoofficials have revealed neighbor-ing marketplace Las PalmasSwap Meet also faces allegedviolations.

Located at 1305 Ollie Ave.,Las Palmas has about 18 firecode violations stemming from aFeb. 28 inspection by theCalexico Fire Department,according to documents providedto this newspaper by CityManager David Dale on July 3.

But the citations will not beaddressed until the city has had achance to consider a new ordi-nance setting the rules and condi-tions under which all swap meetsoperate in Calexico, Daleexplained.

"We are waiting for the newordinance to be approved bycouncil so that all the violationscan be addressed at once. LasPalmas indicated that they arewilling to make the corrections,"Dale said July 1.

Las Palmas managementcould not immediately bereached for comment about thecitations.

However, in a March inter-view Las Palmas owner BrendaMartinez said it has not had anyproblems with the city when itcomes to inspections.

"We get inspected by the cityevery year to see if we complywith code enforcement,"Martinez said.

The alleged violations notedby city Fire Inspector FernandoVilla in February vary from beingelectrical in nature, to involvingfire extinguishers, emergencyvehicle access, and having exitsproperly marked, among otherthings. Specific citations include:

•Numerous structures/tentsfailing to have building depart-ment approval

•Tarps covering structuresthat are not California State FireMarshal-approved (not fire retar-dant)

•Failure to remove obstruc-tions from exits, and failure tomaintain or repair exit doors

•Failure to mount fire extin-guishers where readily available,and failure to post signs indicat-ing location of extinguishers

•Failure to remove obstruc-tions and provide access to firelanes; failure to maintain properclearance for emergency-vehicleaccess and to provide proper sur-faces for emergency vehicles

•Failure to arrange storage in

an orderly manner to provide forexiting and fire departmentaccess, and failure to have at leasttwo feet of clearance betweenceilings and stored items

•Failure to discontinue theuse of extension cords for morepermanent wiring, failure tocover outlet boxes with face-plates, failure to maintain at least30 inches of clearance in front ofelectrical panels, and failure tomaintain wiring in good condi-tion and protect from damage

The alleged violations aresimilar to some that Santo Tomasfaced.

Santo Tomas' operators elect-ed to permanently close June 30rather than address about 50alleged code violations theyargued would be unreasonablycostly to repair. They also cited apart of a proposed city ordinancethat would require vendors toremove or more securely storeitems at the end of each businessday.

A Dec. 8 fire severely dam-aged Santo Tomas and led to itsintermittent closures since. Thealleged violations were found inpost fire inspections.

Calexico fire officials alsoconcluded the fire was caused bya faulty electrical outlet thatignited stored vendor materials.The fire started at night when theswap meet was closed.

The city council is expectedto receive the new swap meetordinance for considerationsometime in July or early August,Mayor Bill Hodge said.According to a draft reviewed bythis newspaper, the ordinancedetails the rules and regulationsfor the licensing, operation andyearly licensing renewal of allswap meets in the city.

City officials have not com-mitted to a date when the ordi-nance will go before the councilfor the first time. Dale said draftsof the ordinance had been sub-mitted recently to the operators of

both Santo Tomas and LasPalmas to get their feedback.

Santo Tomas officials object-ed to a portion of the proposedordinance that would requirevendors to either remove theirmerchandise from the swap meetpremises at the end of each day orto store that merchandise in fire-proof structures with walls androofs, or in containers made ofmetal.

Santo Tomas operators havemaintained in conversations withthe city as well as with this news-paper that those specific ruleswere going to be too much of aphysical and financial burden onvendors and too costly for SantoTomas to provide the structuresor containers.

Several vendors again railedagainst this pending requirementduring public comments at theCalexico City Council meetingon July 3.

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Las Palmas Has Alleged Code Violations; New Ordinance Pending

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Santo Tomas vendors havebeen required to remove theirmerchandise from the premisessince a 1992 site plan agreementwith the city. For what city offi-cials have said are unknown rea-sons, the city had not beenenforcing that rule with SantoTomas or its vendors for sometime and were not enforcing it thenight of the Dec. 8 fire.

Calexico Fire Chief DiegoFavila said in early June the firewas caused by a faulty electricaloutlet and that the piling up ofmerchandise in the stalls fueledthe inferno and allowed it toquickly spread.

Las Palmas owner Martineztold this newspaper in Marchvendors at her business are told tomove out their merchandise at theend of each sales day eventhough it's not required by thecity.

City Manager Dale on July 3confirmed that is true, but added,"however, the new ordinance willaddress this if approved by thecouncil."

Meanwhile, it's been businessas usual at Las Palmas, with man-agement stating recently thatthere hasn't been a dramaticincrease in new vendors trying to

set up shop at Las Palmas in thewake of Santo Tomas' closure.

On the morning of July 7,vendor Mireya Velasquez couldbe found at Las Palmas and shehad previously run a stall sellingwomen's clothing at Santo Tomasfor about ten years. She followedin her mother's footsteps, whohad been a Santo Tomas vendorfor 20 years.

"I've worked at both (SantoTomas and Las Palmas) and havea steady clientele. We have moresales on Wednesday (at LasPalmas) when everyone comes tobuy," Velasquez said.

She added she hopes to locateher business inside a permanentstorefront at the Garcia shoppingcenter on Grant Avenue verysoon.

Vendor Francisco Ahumadahas worked at both swap meets,too. He said he is planning toexpand his mattress and furniturestore to a permanent location inthe city of Imperial.

"Everything for me has beenbusiness as usual and nothing haschanged," Ahumada said July 7.

The Las Palmas Swap Meet isopen daily from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Staff writer Mario Condecontributed to this story.

Las Palmas............from page nine

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PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF CONSOLIDATED ELECTION

Notice is hereby given that a Consolidated Election in the districts listed belowwill be held on November 5, 2019 and that the offices for which candidates may benominated for said election are as follows:

Meadows Union School District 2 Trustees 4 yrs

Salton Community Services District 2 Directors 4 yrsSeeley County Water District 2 Directors 4 yrsWinterhaven County Water District 3 Directors 4 yrsBombay Beach Community Services District 2 Directors 4 yrs

The qualifications for these offices required under the principal act under whichthese districts are organized are that candidates be registered electors residing withinthe boundaries of the district or division thereof.

Declaration of Candidacy for eligible persons desiring to file for elective officesare available at the Office of the Registrar of Voters, 940 Main Street, Rm 206, ElCentro, Monday thru Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, commencing July 15, 2019.Declaration of Candidacy must be filed in the office of the Registrar of Voters nolater than 5:00 pm on August 09, 2019.

If a Declaration of Candidacy for any incumbent elective officer of a district is notfiled by 5:00 pm on August 09, 2019, any person other than the person who was theincumbent on the 88th day shall have until 5:00 pm on August 14, 2019 to file aDeclaration of Candidacy for the elective office.

If pursuant to Education Code § 5328 a school district election is not held, thequalified person or persons nominated shall be seated at the organizational meeting ofthe board, or if no person has been nominated or if any insufficient number is nomi-nated, the governing board shall appoint a qualified person or persons, as the case maybe, at a meeting prior to the day fixed for the election, and such appointee orappointees shall be seated at the organizational meeting of the board as if elected at adistrict election.

Appointments to each special district will be made by the supervising authority ofthe district pursuant to Election Code §10515 in the event there are no nominees or aninsufficient number is nominated, the supervising authority shall appoint a qualifiedperson or persons, as the case may be, at a regular or special meeting held prior to theMonday before the first Friday in December in which the election is held.

Arguments for and against local ballot measures that qualify, must be filed byAugust 15, 2019, no later than 5:00 pm, any Rebuttal Arguments must be filed byAugust 26, 2019 no later than 5:00 pm.

The Polls will be open between the hours of 7:00 am to 8:00 pm, on Election Day,November 5, 2019.

Notice is further given all ballots will be tallied at a central counting center locat-ed at Imperial County Registrar's Office, County Administration Building, 940 MainStreet, Rm 206, El Centro.

Notice is further given, that beginning at 9:00 am on October 21, 2019 absenteeballots will be processed for counting, pursuant to Election Code §15101.

ABOVE NOTICE GIVEN THIS 9th day of July 2019

DEBRA PORTERRegistrar of Voters

Legal 8882Publish: July 11, 2019

NOTICIA DE ELECCION CONSOLIDADA

Se da aviso por la presente que habrá una Elección Consolidada en los distritosenumerados a continuación el día 5 de noviembre de 2019 y que las oficinas para lascuales pueden ser nominados para dicha elección son las siguientes:

Distrito Unificado de Meadows 2 Fideicomisarios 4 años

Distrito de Servicio Comunitario de Salton 2 Directores 4 añosDistrito de Agua de Seeley 2 Directores 4 añosDistrito de Agua de Winterhaven 3 Directores 4 añosServicios Comunitarios de Bombay Beach 2 Directores 4 años

Los requisitos para estos cargos requeridos bajo la ley principal bajo la cual estosdistritos están organizados son que los candidatos sean electores registrados que resi-den dentro de los límites del distrito o división de los mismos.

La Declaración de Candidatura para las personas elegibles que deseen presentaralguna de las oficinas electivas está disponible en la Oficina del Registrador deVotantes, 940 W. Main St., Ste. 206, El Centro, lunes a viernes, de 8:00am a 5:00pm,comenzando el 15 de julio de 2019. La Declaración de Candidatura se debe presentaren la oficina del Registrador de Votantes antes de las 5:00pm el día 09 de agosto de2019.

Si una declaración de candidatura para cualquier funcionario electivo titular de undistrito no se presenta a las 5:00 pm del 09 de agosto de 2019, cualquier persona queno sea la persona que era el titular en el día 88 tendrá hasta las 5:00 pm el 14 de agos-to, 2019 para presentar una declaración de candidatura para el cargo electivo.

Si en virtud del Código de Educación §5328 no se realiza una elección de distrito,la persona calificada o las personas designadas estarán sentadas en la reunión de orga-nización del consejo o si no se ha nombrado a ninguna persona o si se nombra unnúmero insuficiente, una persona o personas calificadas, según sea el caso, en unareunión anterior al día fijado para la elección, y dicha persona o personas designadas,estarán sentadas en la reunión de organización de la junta como si fueran elegidas enuna elección de distrito.

Las designaciones para cada distrito especial serán hechas por la autoridad super-visora del distrito de acuerdo con el Código de Elección §10515, en el caso de que nohaya nominados o se designe un número insuficiente, la autoridad supervisora desig-nara a una persona o personas calificadas, según sea el caso, puede ser en una reuniónregular o especial celebrada antes del lunes anterior al primer viernes de diciembre enque se celebre la elección.

Argumentos a favor y en contra de las medidas electorales local que calificandeben presentarse antes del 15 de agosto de 2019 a más tardar a las 5:00 pm, losArgumentos de Refutación deben presentarse antes del 26 de agosto de 2019 a más tar-dar a las 5:00 pm.

Las casillas estarán abiertas entre las 7:00 am hasta las 8:00 pm el día de la elec-ción, el 5 de noviembre de 2019.

Se notificará además que todas las boletas se contabilizaran en un centro de conteocentral ubicado en la Oficina del Registrador del Condado Imperial, edificio deAdministración del Condado, 940 Main St., Rm. 206, El Centro.

También se da aviso de que, a partir de las 9:00 am del 21 de octubre de 2019, lasboletas en ausencia serán procesadas para el conteo, de acuerdo con el código electoral§15101.

ACERCA DE LA NOTIFICACION DADA ESTE DIA 09 de julio de 2019.

DEBRA PORTERRegistradora de Votantes

The City Clerk has prepared the following summary of Ordinance Number 1202.

Ordinance No. 1202-Ordinance Amending Section 17.11.1040, of Chapter 17.11, Title 17 (Zoning) ofthe Calexico Municipal Code Creating a Small Scale and Industrial Scale Cannabis Permitting Structure.

City of Calexico City Council is in the process of reviewing proposed amendments to Title 17, Chapter17.11, Article X of the Calexico Municipal Code Regarding Commercial Cannabis Zoning. 17.11, ArticleX of the Calexico Municipal Code Regarding Commercial Cannabis Definitions. In particular, the CityCouncil will be considering proposed changes to the Commercial Cannabis Activity Permits.

The proposed Zoning Ordinance Amendment would revise the definitions of Manufacturing,Distribution, Cultivation and Microbusiness. The revisions would create two classes of CommercialCannabis Activity Regulatory Permits, one Industrial Scale and one Small Scale. The proposed changesare as follows:

"Industrial Scale Manufacturing," existing definition of "manufacturing" whose gross receipts exceed$500,000 annually. "Industrial Scale Distribution," existing definition of "distribution" whose grossreceipts exceed $500,000 annually. "Industrial Scale Cultivation," existing definition of "cultivation" andadding the term "cultivation of an area greater than ten thousand (10,000) square feet.

"Small Scale Manufacturing," existing definition of "manufacturing" whose gross receipts do not exceed$500,000 annually. "Small Scale Distribution," existing definition of "distribution" whose gross receiptsdo not exceed $500,000 annually. "Small Scale Cultivation," existing definition of "cultivation" andadding the term "cultivation of an area less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet.

A copy of the Ordinance is available for review in the City Clerk's Office at City Hall located at 608Heber Avenue, Calexico, California. This ordinance was introduced and a first reading was conducted atthe regularly scheduled City Council meeting of July 3, 2019. It is scheduled for adoption at the regularmeeting of July 17, 2019.

/s/ Gabriela T. Garcia, City Clerk

Legal 5240Publish: July 11, 2019

LEGAL NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICEFICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTFILE NO.: 19-455The following person is conduct-ing business as:JE Transport719 Holt Ave.Holtville, CA 92250County of ImperialFull Name of Registrant:Anabel Araujo Mndoza719 Holt Ave.Holtville, CA 92250This business conducted by: AnIndividual

Registrant has not yet com-menced to transact businessunder the Fictitious BusinessName(s) listed above.I, Declare that all of the infor-mation in this statement is trueand correct.Signature: Anabel AraujoMendozaThe filing of this statement doesnot of itself authorize the use inthis State or a Fictitious BusinessName in Violation of the Rightsof another under Federal, State orCommon Law.

Filed with the Imperial CountyClerk-Recorder on: July 02,2019.NOTICE: This statement expireson: July 01, 2024. A new state-ment must be filed prior to theexpiration date.Chuck Storey/County Clerk-RecorderRebecca Leyva, DeputyLegal 8881 Publish: July 11, 18, 25, Aug. 1,2019

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The City Clerk has prepared the following summary of Ordinance Number 1201.

Ordinance No. 1201 - An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Calexico,California Amending Chapter 10.24 of the Calexico Municipal Code Pertaining to theParking Ordinance. Section 10.24.020, of Chapter 10.24 of the Calexico MunicipalCode is hereby amended in their entirety, with additional underlined text and deletedstricken text as follows:

"10.24.020 - Stopping or parking-Imperial Avenue.A. It is unlawful for the operator of a vehicle to stop or park such vehicle, except whennecessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of apolice officer, in any place described in this subsection:

On the east and west side of Imperial Avenue (State Highway), from the InternationalBorder to the south curb of Birch Street in the city of Calexico, county of Imperial unlessallowed under section 10.24.110.

B. The city manager of the city shall erect such signs and paint curb markings as may benecessary to carry out the provisions of this section."

Section 10.24.090 is hereby amended in their entirety, with additional underlined textand deleted stricken text as follows:

"10.24.090 - No-parking zones. A. The operator of a vehicle shall not park such vehicle at any time in any of the fol-lowing places;

1. Along the south side of First Street at any point west of the intersection ofFirst Street and Heffernan Avenue in the city of Calexico, county of Imperial,state of California, except for the purpose of loading or unloading passengersor goods

2. On the south side of First Street between Heffernan Avenue and HeberAvenue, subject to the exceptions and restrictions imposed by Sections10.24.030 and 10.24.050;

3. Along the north side of Highway 98, also known as Birch Street in the city, atany location from the easterly city limit line to the westerly city limit linewith the exception of the area in front of the United States Post Office. This isfrom the westerly boundary of Ollie Street, approximately two hundred eightyfeet to the westerly boundary of the United States Post Office property;

4. Along the south side of Highway 98, also known as Birch Street in the city, atany location from the easterly city limit to the westerly city limit line;

5. On the east side of Imperial Avenue between Second Street and Third Streetin the city;

6. Along Imperial Avenue within forty feet of the stop signs located at the intersections of Grant Avenue and Imperial Avenue, all in the city ofCalexico, county of Imperial, state of California.

7. Northbound Cesar Chavez Boulevard from Second Street to State Route 98and Southbound Cesar Chavez Boulevard from Lincoln Street to SecondStreet.

8. Westbound and Eastbound Second Street from Imperial Avenue to Gran PlazaWay.

B. Curb markings shall be painted as may be necessary to carry out the prov-sions of this section."

Section 10.24.110 is hereby amended in their entirety, with additional underlined text and deleted stricken text as follows:

"10.24.110 - Parking-Two-hour limit-Streets designated. The operator of a vehicle shall not park such vehicle for longer than two hoursbetween the hours of eight a.m. and six p.m. on any day except Sundays and holidaysupon any of the following streets:

A. Second Street, from Imperial Avenue to the west city limits;

B. River Road from Second Street to Fifth Street.Northbound Imperial Avenue toEighth Street, Southbound Imperial Avenue to Sherman Street to Third Streetand all intersections associated with these Streets;

C. West side of Emerson Street, from Fourth Street to Sixth Street."

A copy of the Ordinance is available for review in the City Clerk's Office at City Halllocated at 608 Heber Avenue, Calexico, California. This ordinance was introduced anda first reading was conducted at the regularly scheduled City Council meeting of June19, 2019. Ordinance was adopted at the regular meeting of July 3, 2019 by the follow-ing vote:

Ayes: Pacheco, Hodge, Romero, Arreola-Fernandez, ReisinNoes: NoneAbsent: None

/s/ Gabriela T. Garcia, City ClerkLegal 5239 Publish: July 11, 2019

LEGAL NOTICE

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTFILE NO.: 19-402The following persons are con-ducting business as:Romeo’s Car Wash825 North Imperial Ave.El Centro, CA 92243County of ImperialFull Name of Registrant:Toma & Saco El Centro, Inc.825 North Imperial Ave.El Centro, CA 92243This business conducted by: A

CorporationRegistrant has not yet commencedto transact business under theFictitious Business Name(s) listedabove.I, Declare that all of the informa-tion in this statement is true andcorrect.Signature: Michael Toma,PresidentThe filing of this statement doesnot of itself authorize the use inthis State or a Fictitious BusinessName in Violation of the Rights of

another under Federal, State orCommon Law.Filed with the Imperial CountyClerk-Recorder on: June 12, 2019.NOTICE: This statement expireson: June 11, 2024. A new state-ment must be filed prior to theexpiration date.Chuck Storey/County Clerk-RecorderVictoria Camarillo, DeputyLegal 5235 Publish: July 4, 11, 18, 25, 2019

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTFILE NO.: 19-430The following persons are con-ducting business as:Coin-Omatic722 N. 12th StreetEl Centro, CA 92243County of ImperialFull Name of Registrant:Toma Family, Inc.722 N. 12th StreetEl Centro, CA 92243This business conducted by: A

CorporationRegistrant has not yet commencedto transact business under theFictitious Business Name(s) listedabove.I, Declare that all of the informa-tion in this statement is true andcorrect.Signature: Michael Toma,PresidentThe filing of this statement doesnot of itself authorize the use inthis State or a Fictitious BusinessName in Violation of the Rights of

another under Federal, State orCommon Law.Filed with the Imperial CountyClerk-Recorder on: June 24, 2019.NOTICE: This statement expireson: June 23, 2024. A new state-ment must be filed prior to theexpiration date.Chuck Storey/County Clerk-RecorderVictoria Camarillo, DeputyLegal 5237 Publish: July 4, 11, 18, 25, 2019

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STATEMENT OF ABANDON-MENT OF USE OF FICTI-TIOUS BUSINESS NAMEFile No. 19-401The following person(s) has(have) abandoned the use of thefollowing fictitious businessname(s) of:Calexico Metal Recollectors151 Sunnyside Ct.Heber, CA 92249County of ImperialThe fictitious business was filedin the office of the ImperialCounty Clerk-Recorder on: June6, 2016.The full name and residenceaddress of the person abandoningthe use of the listed fictitiousbusiness name is:Jose Javier Quiroz Ramos151 Sunnyside Ct.

Heber, CA 92249This business conducted by: AnIndividualI, Jose Javier Quiroz R. Declarethat all of the information in thisstatement is true and correct.Signed: Jose Javier QuirozRamos, OwnerStatement was filed with theImperial County Clerk-Recorderon: June 12, 2019.I hereby certify that the forego-ing is a correct copy of the origi-nal on file in my office. Chuck Storey/County Clerk-RecorderVictoria Camarillo, DeputyLegal 5236Publish: July 4, 11, 18, 25, 2019

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTFILE NO.: 19-456The following person is conduct-ing business as:Imperial Transport2325 Clinton Ave. Apt. 106Calexico, CA 92231County of ImperialFull Name of Registrant:Joe de Jesu Jr. Castro2325 Clinton Ave. Apt. 105Calexico, CA 92231This business conducted by: AnIndividualRegistrant has not yet com-menced to transact business underthe Fictitious Business Name(s)listed above.I, Declare that all of the informa-tion in this statement is true andcorrect.

Signature: Jose de Jesus Jr Castro,Owner The filing of this statement doesnot of itself authorize the use inthis State or a Fictitious BusinessName in Violation of the Rightsof another under Federal, State orCommon Law.Filed with the Imperial CountyClerk-Recorder on: July 02, 2019.NOTICE: This statement expireson: July 01, 2024. A new state-ment must be filed prior to theexpiration date.Chuck Storey/County Clerk-RecorderRebecca Leyva, DeputyLegal 5238 Publish: July 11, 18, 25, Aug. 1,2019

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTFILE NO.: 19-432The following person is conduct-ing business as:Fish Draw Clothing2219 E. Hartshorn Rd.Holtville, CA 92250County of ImperialFull Name of Registrant:Michael Jeffrey Layton2219 E. Hartshorn Rd.Holtville, CA 92250This business conducted by: AnIndividual

Registrant commenced to transactbusiness under the FictitiousBusiness Name(s) listed aboveon: August 27, 2010I, Michael Jeffrey LaytonDeclare that all of the informationin this statement is true and cor-rect.Signature: Michael JeffreyLayton, OwnerThe filing of this statement doesnot of itself authorize the use inthis State or a Fictitious BusinessName in Violation of the Rightsof another under Federal, State or

Common Law.Filed with the Imperial CountyClerk-Recorder on: June 25,2019.NOTICE: This statement expireson: June 24, 2024. A new state-ment must be filed prior to theexpiration date.Chuck Storey/County Clerk-RecorderRebecca Leyva, DeputyLegal 8878 Publish: June 27, July 4, 11, 18,2019

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DS7300-19001209 A.P.N.:058-301-010-000 NOTICE OFTRUSTEE'S SALE YOU AREIN DEFAULT UNDER ADEED OF TRUST DATED10/13/2005. UNLESS YOUTAKE ACTION TO PROTECTYOUR PROPERTY, IT MAYBE SOLD AT A PUBLICSALE. IF YOU NEED ANEXPLANATION OF THENATURE OF THE PRO-CEEDING AGAINST YOU,YOU SHOULD CONTACT ALAWYER. Affinia DefaultServices, LLC, as the dulyappointed Trustee, under andpursuant to the power of salecontained in that certain Deedof Trust Recorded 10/25/2005as Document No.: 2005-042719, of Official Records inthe office of the Recorder ofImperial County, California,executed by: VICTORIAACOSTA, A WIDOW, asTrustor, WILL SELL AT PUB-LIC AUCTION TO THEHIGHEST BIDDER FORCASH (payable in full at time ofsale by cash, a cashier's checkdrawn by a state or nationalbank, a check drawn by a stateor federal credit union, or acheck drawn by a state or feder-al savings and loan association,savings association, or savingsbank specified in section 5102of the Financial Code andauthorized to do business in thisstate). All right, title and inter-

est conveyed to and now held byit under said Deed of Trust inthe property situated in saidCounty and state, and as morefully described in the above ref-erenced Deed of Trust. SaleDate & Time: 07/18/2019 at02:00 PM Sale Location: At theNorth entrance to the CountyCourthouse, 939 Main Street, ElCentro, CA 92243 The streetaddress and other common des-ignation, if any, of the realproperty described above is pur-ported to be: 112 SHERIDANSTREET, CALEXICO, CA92231 The undersigned Trusteedisclaims any liability for anyincorrectness of the streetaddress and other common des-ignation, if any, shown herein.Said sale will be made in an"AS IS" condition, but withoutcovenant or warranty, expressedor implied, regarding title, pos-session, or encumbrances, topay the remaining principalsum of the note(s) secured bysaid Deed of Trust, withinterest thereon, as provided insaid note(s), advances, if any,under the terms of the Deed ofTrust, estimated fees, chargesand expenses of the Trusteeand of the trusts created bysaid Deed of Trust, to-wit:$147,304.06 (Estimated).Accrued interest and additionaladvances, if any, will increasethis figure prior to sale. It ispossible that at the time of

sale the opening bid may beless than the total indebtednessdue. NOTICE TO POTENTIALBIDDERS: If you are consider-ing bidding on this propertylien, you should understand thatthere are risks involved in bid-ding at a trustee auction. Youwill be bidding on a lien, not onthe property itself. Placing thehighest bid at a trustee auctiondoes not automatically entitleyou to free and clear ownershipof the property. You should alsobe aware that the lien being auc-tioned off may be a junior lien.If you are the highest bidder atthe auction, you are or may beresponsible for paying off allliens senior to the lien beingauctioned off, before you canreceive clear title to the proper-ty. You are encouraged to inves-tigate the existence, priority,and size of outstanding liensthat may exist on this propertyby contacting the countyrecorder's office or a title insur-ance company, either of whichmay charge you a fee for thisinformation. If you consulteither of these resources, youshould be aware that the samelender may hold more than onemortgage or deed of trust on theproperty. NOTICE TO PROP-ERTY OWNER: The sale dateshown on this notice of sale maybe postponed one or more timesby the mortgagee, beneficiary,trustee, or a court, pursuant to

Section 2924g of the CaliforniaCivil Code. The law requiresthat information about trusteesale postponements be madeavailable to you and to the pub-lic, as a courtesy to those notpresent at the sale. If you wishto learn whether your sale datehas been postponed, and, ifapplicable, the rescheduled timeand date for the sale of thisproperty, you may call, (800)758-8052 for informationregarding the trustee's sale orvisit this Internet Web site,www.homesearch.com, forinformation regarding the saleof this property, using the filenumber assigned to this case,T.S.# 9948-5156. Informationabout postponements that arevery short in duration or thatoccur close in time to thescheduled sale may not imme-diately be reflected in the tele-phone information or on theinternet Web site. The best wayto verify postponement infor-mation is to attend the sched-uled sale. If the Trustee isunable to convey title for anyreason, the successful bidder'ssole and exclusive remedy shallbe the return of monies paid tothe Trustee and the successfulbidder shall have no furtherrecourse. Affinia DefaultServices, LLC 301 E. OceanBlvd. Suite 1720 Long Beach,CA 90802 833-290-7452 ForTrustee Sale Information Log

On To: www.homesearch.comor Call: (800) 758-8052.Affinia Default Services, LLC,Omar Solorzano, ForeclosureAssociate This communicationis an attempt to collect a debtand any information obtainedwill be used for that purpose.However, if you have received adischarge of the debt referencedherein in a bankruptcy proceed-ing, this is not an attempt toimpose personal liability uponyou for payment of that debt. Inthe event you have received abankruptcy discharge, anyaction to enforce the debt willbe taken against the propertyonly. NPP0354914 To:CALEXICO CHRONICLE06/27/2019, 07/04/2019,07/11/2019Legal 5230

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTFILE NO.: 19-394The following persons are con-ducting business as:Basso-Williams II Blade ofCalifornia, PC197 W. Legion Rd.Brawley, CA 92227County of Imperial

Mailing Address:5118 E. Windstone TrailCave Creek, AZ 85331Full Name of Registrant:Basso-Williams II Blade ofCalifornia, PC5118 E. Windstone TrailCave Creek, AZ 85331This business conducted by: ACorporation

Registrant has not yet commencedto transact business under theFictitious Business Name(s) listedabove.I, Declare that all of the informa-tion in this statement is true andcorrect.Signature: Michael Basso-Williams, DirectorThe filing of this statement does

not of itself authorize the use inthis State or a Fictitious BusinessName in Violation of the Rights ofanother under Federal, State orCommon Law.Filed with the Imperial CountyClerk-Recorder on: June 10, 2019.NOTICE: This statement expireson: June 09, 2024. A new state-ment must be filed prior to the

expiration date.Chuck Storey/County Clerk-RecorderVictoria Camarillo, DeputyLegal 6216 Publish: June 27, July 4, 11, 18,2019

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTFILE NO.: 19-390The following person is conduct-ing business as:Taco Loco1329 E. Main StreetBrawley, CA 92227County of Imperial

Mailing Address:P.O. Box 505Calipatria, CA 92233Full Name of Registrant:George Prieto650 S. International Blvd. Apt.#311Calipatria, CA 92233This business conducted by: An

IndividualRegistrant commenced to transactbusiness under the FictitiousBusiness Name(s) listed above on:June 6, 2019.I, George Prieto Declare that allof the information in this state-ment is true and correct.Signature: George Prieto, Owner

The filing of this statement doesnot of itself authorize the use inthis State or a Fictitious BusinessName in Violation of the Rights ofanother under Federal, State orCommon Law.Filed with the Imperial CountyClerk-Recorder on: June 6, 2019.NOTICE: This statement expires

on: June 5, 2024. A new statementmust be filed prior to the expira-tion date.Chuck Storey/County Clerk-RecorderRebecca Leyva, DeputyLegal 6218 Publish: June 27, July 4, 11, 18,2019

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAMECASE NUMBER:ECU000931TO ALL INTERESTED PER-SONS: Petitioner JessicaSaravia filed a petition with thiscourt for a decree changingnames as follows: Present name:Melissa Nicole VasquezProposed name:Melissa Nicole Saravia

THE COURT ORDERS thatall persons interested in thismatter appear before this courtat the hearing indicated below toshow cause, if any, why the peti-tion for change of name shouldnot be granted. Any personobjecting to the name changesdescribed above must file a writ-ten objection that includes thereasons for the objection at leasttwo court days before the matteris scheduled to be heard and

must appear at the hearing toshow cause why the petitionshould not be granted. If nowritten objection is timely filed,the court may grant the petitionwithout a hearing.NOTICE OF HEARINGDate: August 12, 2019Time: 8:30 a.m.Dept.: 9The address of the court is:Superior Court of California,County of Imperial

939 W. Main StreetEl Centro, CA 92243A copy of this Order to ShowCause shall be published at leastonce each week for four succes-sive weeks prior to the date setfor hearing on the petition in thefollowing newspaper of generalcirculation, printed in this coun-ty (specify newspaper):Imperial Valley WeeklyDate: June 17, 2019L. Brooks Anderholt

Judge of the Superior CourtFiled: June 17, 2019Superior Court County of Imperial Clerk of the CourtBy M. Garcia, DeputyLegal 5231 Publish: June 27, July 4, 11, 18,2019

NOTICE OF PETITION TOADMINISTER ESTATE OF:Geraldine Ida SanchezCASE NUMBER: EPR000516To all heirs, beneficiaries, credi-tors, contingent creditors, andpersons who may otherwise beinterested in the will or estate, orboth, of: Geraldine IdaSanchez, aka Geraldine I.Sanchez, aka GeraldineSanchez.A Petition for Probate has beenfiled by: Albert J. Sanchez, akaAlbert John Sanchez, aka JohnSanchez in the Superior Court ofCalifornia, County of: IMPERI-ALThe Petition for Probate requeststhat Albert J. Sanchez, akaAlbert John Sanchez, akaAlbert Sanchez be appointed aspersonal representative to admin-

ister the estate of the decedent.The petition requests the dece-dent’s will and codicils, if any, beadmitted to probate. The will andany codicils are available forexamination in the file kept bythe court.The petition requests authority toadminister the estate under theIndependent Administration ofEstates Act. (This authority willallow the personal representativeto take many actions withoutobtaining court approval. Beforetaking certain very importantactions, however, the personalrepresentative will be required togive notice to interested personsunless they have waived notice orconsented to the proposedaction.) The independent admin-istration authority will be grantedunless an interested person files

an objection to the petition andshows good cause why the courtshould not grant the authority.A hearing on the petition willbe held in this court as follows:Date: July 12, 2019Time: 8:30 a.m.Dept. 9Address of court:Superior Court of California, County of Imperial939 West Main Street El Centro, CA 92243If you object to the granting ofthe petition, you should appear atthe hearing and state your objec-tions or file written objectionswith the court before the hearing.Your appearance may be in per-son or by your attorney.If you are a creditor or a con-tingent creditor of the dece-dent, you must file your claim

with the court and mail a copy tothe personal representativeappointed by the court within thelater of either (1) four monthsfrom the date of first issuance ofletters to a general personal rep-resentative, as defined in section58(b) of the California ProbateCode, or (2) 60 days from thedate of mailing or personal deliv-ery to you of a notice under sec-tion 9052 of the CaliforniaProbate Code.Other California statutes andlegal authority may affect yourrights as a creditor. You maywant to consult with an attor-ney knowledgeable inCalifornia law.You may examine the file keptby the court. If you are a personinterested in the estate, you mayfile with the court a Request for

Special Notice (form DE-154) ofthe filing of an inventory andappraisal of estate assets or ofany petition or account as provid-ed in Probate Code section 1250.A Request for Special Noticeform is available from the courtclerk.Attorney for petitioner:Patrick M. PacePINNEY, CALDWELL & PACE444 S. 8th Street, Suite AEl Centro, CA 92243(760) 352-7800Endorsed: June 24, 2019Superior CourtCounty of Imperial Maria Rhinehart, ClerkBy Fernanda Aguilar, DeputyLegal 6217 Publish: June 27, July 4, 11, 2019

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTFILE NO.: 19-405The following persons are con-ducting business as:Storage Depot622 E. 5th St.Holtville, CA 92250County of ImperialFull Name of Registrant:Tom A Brady & Sons622 E 5th St.Holtville, CA 92250This business conducted by: ACorporation

Registrant has not yet com-menced to transact business underthe Fictitious Business Name(s)listed above.I, Declare that all of the infor-mation in this statement is trueand correct.Signature: Shayne Brady,PresidentThe filing of this statement doesnot of itself authorize the use inthis State or a Fictitious BusinessName in Violation of the Rightsof another under Federal, State orCommon Law.

Filed with the Imperial CountyClerk-Recorder on: June 13,2019.NOTICE: This statement expireson: June 12, 2024. A new state-ment must be filed prior to theexpiration date.Chuck Storey/County Clerk-RecorderVictoria Camarillo, DeputyLegal 8876 Publish: June 20, 27, July 4, 11,2019

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTFILE NO.: 19-404The following persons are con-ducting business as:Desert Sun Towing622 E. 5th St.Holtville, CA 92250County of ImperialFull Name of Registrant:Tom A Brady & Sons622 E 5th St.Holtville, CA 92250This business conducted by: ACorporationRegistrant has not yet com-

menced to transact business underthe Fictitious Business Name(s)listed above.I, Declare that all of the infor-mation in this statement is trueand correct.Signature: Shayne Brady,PresidentThe filing of this statement doesnot of itself authorize the use inthis State or a Fictitious BusinessName in Violation of the Rightsof another under Federal, State orCommon Law.Filed with the Imperial CountyClerk-Recorder on: June 13,

2019.NOTICE: This statement expireson: June 12, 2024. A new state-ment must be filed prior to theexpiration date.Chuck Storey/County Clerk-RecorderVictoria Camarillo, DeputyLegal 8877 Publish: June 20, 27, July 4, 11,2019

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NOTICE TO DEFENDANT:(AVISO AL DEMANDADO):City of Brawley, Full GospelChurch, Thomas R. Charlton &Barbara Charlton and Does 1through 50, inclusive,YOU ARE BEING SUED BYPLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO ELDEMANDANTE):Christ Community Church ofImperial Valley Inc.NOTICE! You have been sued.The court may decide against youwithout your being heard unlessyou respond within 30 days.Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDARDAYS after this summons andlegal papers are served on you tofile a written response at thiscourt and have a copy served onthe plaintiff. A letter or phone callwill not protect you. Your writtenresponse must be in proper legalform if you want the court to hearyour case. There may be a courtform that you can use for yourresponse. You can find thesecourt forms and more informa-tion at the California CourtsOnline Self-Help Center(www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp),your county law library, or the

courthouse nearest you. If youcannot pay the filing fee, ask thecourt clerk for a fee waiver form.If you do not file your responseon time, you may lose the case bydefault, and your wages, money,and property may be taken with-out further warning from thecourt.

There are other legal require-ments. You may want to call anattorney right away. If you do notknow an attorney, you may wantto call an attorney referral serv-ice. If you cannot afford an attor-ney, you may be eligible for freelegal service from a nonprofitlegal services program. You canlocate these nonprofit groups atthe California Legal ServicesWeb site (www.lawhelpcalifor-nia.org), the California CourtsOnline Self-Help Center(www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp),or by contacting your local courtor county bar association.NOTE: The court has a statutorylien for waived fees and costs onany settlement or arbitrationaward of $10,000 or more in acivil case. The court's lien mustbe paid before the court will dis-miss the case.¡AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si

no responde dentro de 30 días, lacorte puede decidir en su contra

sin escuchar su versión. Lea lainformación a continuación.

Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALEN-DARIO después de que leentreguen esta citación y papeleslegales para presentar unarespuesta por escrito en estacorte y hacer que se entregue unacopia al demandante. Una cartao una llamada telefónica no loprotegen. Su respuesta porescrito tiene que estar en formatolegal correcto si desea que proce-sen su caso en la corte. Es posi-ble que haya un formulario queusted pueda usar para surespuesta. Puede encontrar estosformularios de la corte y másinformación en el Centro deAyuda de las Cortes deCalifornia (www.sucorte.ca.gov),en la biblioteca de leyes de sucondado o en la corte que lequede más cerca. Si no puedepagar la cuota de presentación,pida al secretario de la corte quele dé un formulario de exenciónde pago de cuotas. Si no presentasu respuesta a tiempo, puedeperder el caso por incumplimien-to y la corte le podrá quitar susueldo, dinero y bienes sin másadvertencia.

Hay otros requisitos legales.Es recomendable que llame a unabogado inmediatamente. Si no

conoce a un abogado, puede lla-mar a un servicio de remisión aabogados. Si no puede pagar aun abogado es posible quecumpla con los requisitos paraobtener servicios legales gratu-itos de un programa de servicioslegales sin fines de lucro. Puedeencontrar estos grupos sin finesde lucro en el sitio web deCalifornia Legal Services,(www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), enel Centro de Ayuda de las Cortesde California,(www.sucorte.ca.gov) o ponién-dose en contacto con la corte o elcolegio de abogados locales.AVISO: Por ley, la corte tienederecho a reclamar las cuotas ylos costos y los costos exentospor imponer un gravamen sobrecualquier recuperación de$10,000 o más de valor recibidamediante un acuerdo o una con-cesión de arbitraje en un caso dederecho civil. Tiene que pagar elgravamen de la corte antes deque la corte pueda desechar elcaso.CASE NUMBER: (Numero delCaso): ECU000525The name and address of thecourt is: (El nombre y dirección de lacorte es):

Superior Court of California,County of Imperial939 W. Main StreetEl Centro, CA 92243The name, address, and tele-phone number of plaintiff's attor-ney, or plaintiff without an attor-ney, is: (El nombre, la dirección y elnúmero de teléfono del abogadodel demandante, o del deman-dante que no tiene abogado, es):Thomas W. Storey 78332 Law Office of Thomas W. Storey654 W. Main StreetEl Centro, CA 92243(760) 352-1311Date: Interim Clerk, by (Secretario)Deputy (Adjunto)NOTICE TO THE PERSONSERVED: You are served 1. as an individual defendant 2. as the person sued under thefictitious name of: City ofBrawley and Full Gospel ChurchEndorsed: August 9, 2018Superior CourtCounty of ImperialMaria Rhinehart, ClerkBy: Isaac Rodriguez, DeputyLegal 6215 Publish: June 20, 27, July 4, 11,2019

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T.S. No.: 2019-00183-CAA.P.N.: 064-314-004-000Property Address: 2467 StapletonAvenue, Imperial, CA 92251NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALEPURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE §2923.3(a) and (d), THE SUMMARY OFINFORMATION REFERRED TOBELOW IS NOT ATTACHED TO THERECORDED COPY OF THIS DOCU-MENT BUT ONLY TO THE COPIESPROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR. NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OFTHE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCU-

MENT ATTACHED IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPER-TY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER ADEED OF TRUST DATED 05/04/2006.UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PRO-TECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BESOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOUNEED AN EXPLANATION OF THENATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGAGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CON-TACT A LAWYER.Trustor: Norma Salazar and FernandoGarcia, Wife and Husband as JointTenantsDuly Appointed Trustee: WesternProgressive, LLCDeed of Trust Recorded 05/10/2006 asInstrument No. 2006-023095 in book ---,page--- and of Official Records in theoffice of the Recorder of Imperial County,California, Date of Sale: 08/21/2019 at 02:00 PMPlace of Sale: AT THE NORTHENTRANCE TO THE COUNTYCOURTHOUSE 939 MAIN STREET,EL CENTRO, CA 92243

Estimated amount of unpaid balance, rea-sonably estimated costs and other charges:$ 366,676.96NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALETHE TRUSTEE WILL SELL AT PUBLICAUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FORCASH, CASHIER'S CHECK DRAWNON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, ACHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FED-ERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECKDRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERALSAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION,A SAVINGS ASSOCIATION OR SAV-INGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE ANDAUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS INTHIS STATE:All right, title, and interest conveyed toand now held by the trustee in the here-inafter described property under and pur-suant to a Deed of Trust described as:More fully described in said Deed of Trust.Street Address or other common designa-tion of real property: 2467 StapletonAvenue, Imperial, CA 92251A.P.N.: 064-314-004-000The undersigned Trustee disclaims any lia-bility for any incorrectness of the streetaddress or other common designation, ifany, shown above.The sale will be made, but withoutcovenant or warranty, expressed orimplied, regarding title, possession, orencumbrances, to pay the remaining prin-cipal sum of the note(s) secured by theDeed of Trust with interest thereon, as pro-vided in said note(s), advances, under theterms of said Deed of Trust, fees, chargesand expenses of the Trustee and of thetrusts created by said Deed of Trust. Thetotal amount of the unpaid balance of theobligation secured by the property to besold and reasonable estimated costs,expenses and advances at the time of theinitial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $ 366,676.96.Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves

the right to bid less than the total debtowed, it is possible that at the time of thesale the opening bid may be less than thetotal debt.If the Trustee is unable to convey titlefor any reason, the successful bidder'ssole and exclusive remedy shall be thereturn of monies paid to the Trustee,and the successful bidder shall have nofurther recourse.The beneficiary of the Deed of Trust hasexecuted and delivered to the undersigneda written request to commence foreclo-sure, and the undersigned caused a Noticeof Default and Election to Sell to berecorded in the county where the real prop-erty is located. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALENOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS:If you are considering bidding on thisproperty lien, you should understand thatthere are risks involved in bidding at atrustee auction. You will be bidding on alien, not on the property itself. Placing thehighest bid at a trustee auction does notautomatically entitle you to free and clearownership of the property. You should alsobe aware that the lien being auctioned offmay be a junior lien. If you are the highestbidder at the auction, you are or may beresponsible for paying off all liens seniorto the lien being auctioned off, before youcan receive clear title to the property. Youare encouraged to investigate the exis-tence, priority, and size of outstandingliens that may exist on this property bycontacting the county recorder's office or atitle insurance company, either of whichmay charge you a fee for this information.If you consult either of these resources,you should be aware that the same lendermay hold more than one mortgage or deedof trust on this property.NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER:The sale date shown on this notice of salemay be postponed one or more times bythe mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a

court, pursuant to Section 2924g of theCalifornia Civil Code. The law requiresthat information about trustee sale post-ponements be made available to you and tothe public, as a courtesy to those not pres-ent at the sale. If you wish to learn whetheryour sale date has been postponed, and, ifapplicable, the rescheduled time and datefor the sale of this property, you may call(866)-960-8299 or visit this Internet Webs i t ehttp://www.altisource.com/MortgageServices/DefaultManagement/TrusteeServices.aspx using the file number assigned to thiscase 2019-00183-CA. Information aboutpostponements that are very short in dura-tion or that occur close in time to thescheduled sale may not immediately bereflected in the telephone information oron the Internet Web site. The best way toverify postponement information is toattend the scheduled sale.Date: June 20, 2019 W e s t e r nProgressive, LLC, as Trustee for benefi-ciaryC/o 1500 Palma Drive, Suite 237Ventura, CA 93003Sale Information Line: (866) 960-8299 http://www.altisource.com/MortgageServices/DefaultManagement/TrusteeServices.aspx ______________________________________________Trustee Sale AssistantWESTERN PROGRESSIVE, LLCMAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COL-LECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COL-LECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATIONOBTAINED MAY BE USED FORTHAT PURPOSE.July 11, 18, 25, 2019Legal 8880

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALETrustee's Sale No. 4282-38 TitleOrder No. 05938451 APN 007-943-005-000 TRA No. 082-003NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMA-RY OF THE INFORMATION INTHIS DOCUMENTATTACHED. [PURSUANT TOCIVIL CODE SECTION2923.3(a), THE SUMMARY OFINFORMATION REFERREDTO ABOVE IS NOTATTACHED TO THERECORDED COPY OF THISDOCUMENT BUT ONLY TOTHE COPIES PROVIDED TOTHE TRUSTOR, IF APPLICA-BLE.] YOU ARE IN DEFAULTUNDER A DEED OF TRUSTDATED 12/29/2016. UNLESSYOU TAKE ACTION TO PRO-TECT YOUR PROPERTY, ITMAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLICSALE. IF YOU NEED ANEXPLANATION OF THENATURE OF THE PROCEED-INGS AGAINST YOU, YOUSHOULD CONTACT ALAWYER. On 07/18/2019 at02:00PM, CHICAGO TITLECOMPANY, a California corpo-ration as the duly appointedTrustee under and pursuant toDeed of Trust recorded on 12-30-16 as Doc.# 2016028269 of offi-cial records in the Office of theRecorder of Imperial County,California, executed by: XavierC. Riviera, a single man, asTrustor, in favor of VictorRombaut, a single man, asBeneficiary, WILL SELL ATPUBLIC AUCTION TO THEHIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH(payable at time of sale in lawfulmoney of the United States, by

cash, a cashier's check drawn bya state or national bank, a checkdrawn by a state or federal creditunion, or a check drawn by a stateor federal savings and loan asso-ciation, savings association, orsavings bank specified in section5102 of the Financial Code andauthorized to do business in thisstate). At: the North entrance tothe County Courthouse, 939Main Street, El Centro, CA92243 all right, title and interestconveyed to and now held by itunder said Deed of Trust in theproperty situated in said County,California describing the landtherein: All that certain real prop-erty situated in the County ofImperial, State of California,described as follows: LOT 5,BLOCK 3 IN TRACT 754, INAN UNINCORPORATEDAREA OF THE COUNTY OFIMPERIAL, STATE OF CALI-FORNIA, ACCORDING TOMAP ON FILE IN BOOK 11,PAGE 9 OF FINAL MAPS INTHE OFFICE OF THE COUN-TY RECORDER OF IMPERIALCOUNTY. EXCEPTINGTHEREFROM ALL OIL, GASCASINGHEAD GAS, ASPHAL-TUM AND OTHER HYDRO-CARBONS AND ALL CHEMI-CAL GAS NOW OR HERE-AFTER FOUND, SITUATEDOR LOCATED IN ALL ORANY PART OR PORTION OFTHE LAND HEREINDESCRIBED LYING MORETHAN 500 FEET BELOW THESURFACE THEREOF,TOGETHER WITH THERIGHT TO SLANT DRILL FORAND REMOVE ALL OR ANY

OF SAID OIL, GAS, CASING-HEAD GAS, ASPHALTUMAND OTHER HYDROCAR-BON, AND CHEMICAL GASLYING BELOW A DEPTH OFMORE THAN 500 FEETBELOW THE SURFACE OFSAID LAND BUT WITHOUTANY RIGHT WHATSOEVERTO ENTER UPON THE SUR-FACE OF SAID LAND ORUPON ANY LAND OR UPONANY PART OF SAID LANDSWITHIN 500 FEET VERTICALDISTANCE BELOW THE SUR-FACE THEREOF, ASRESERVED IN THE DEED BYTHE PURE OIL COMPANY BYDEED, RECORDED AUGUST9, 1957 AS INSTRUMENT NO.1 IN BOOK 973, PAGE 417 OFOFFICIAL RECORDS. ALSOEXCEPTING ALL UNDER-GROUND WATER IN, UNDEROR FLOWING THROUGHSAID LAND AND WATERRIGHTS APPURTENANTTHERETO, RESERVED BYSALTON RIVIERA, INC. BYDEED RECORDED FEBRU-ARY 19, 1960 AS INSTRU-MENT NO. 47 IN BOOK 1043,PAGE 155 OF OFFICIALRECORDS. Beneficiary Phone:(858) 333-2797 Beneficiary:Tariq Verhofstadt, 711 S. TwinOaks Valley Road, # 499, SanMarcos, CA 92078 The propertyheretofore described is being sold"as is". The street address andother common designation, ifany, of the real propertydescribed above is purported tobe: 2319 Lark Court, Thermal,CA 92274. The undersignedTrustee disclaims any liability forany incorrectness of the streetaddress and other common desig-nation, if any, shown herein.NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BID-DERS: If you are consideringbidding on this property lien, you

should understand that there arerisks involved in bidding at atrustee auction. You will be bid-ding on a lien, not on the proper-ty itself. Placing the highest bidat a trustee auction does not auto-matically entitle you to free andclear ownership of the property.You should also be aware that thelien being auctioned off may be ajunior lien. If you are the highestbidder at the auction, you are ormay be responsible for paying offall liens senior to the lien beingauctioned off, before you canreceive clear title to the property.You are encouraged to investi-gate the existence, priority, andsize of outstanding liens that mayexist on this property by contact-ing the county recorder's office ora title insurance company, eitherof which may charge you a feefor this information. If you con-sult either of these resources, youshould be aware that the samelender may hold more than onemortgage or deed of trust on theproperty. NOTICE TO PROPER-TY OWNER: The sale dateshown on this notice of sale maybe postponed one or more timesby the mortgagee, beneficiary,trustee, or a court, pursuant toSection 2924g. The law requiresthat information about trusteesale postponements be madeavailable to you and to the public,as a courtesy to those not presentat the sale. If you wish to learnwhether your sale date has beenpostponed, and, if applicable, therescheduled time and date for thesale of this property, you may call(714) 730-2727 or visit thisInternet Web site www.ser-vicelinkasap.com, using the filenumber assigned to this case4282-38. Information about post-ponements that are very short induration or that occur close intime to the scheduled sale may

not immediately be reflected inthe telephone information or onthe Internet Web site. The bestway to verify postponementinformation is to attend thescheduled sale. Said sale will bemade, but without covenant orwarranty, expressed or implied,regarding title, possession, orencumbrances, to pay the remain-ing principal sum of the note(s)secured by said Deed of Trust,with interest thereon, as providedin said note(s), advances, if any,under the terms of the Deed ofTrust, estimated fees, charges andexpenses of the Trustee and of thetrusts created by said Deed ofTrust, to-wit: $83,011.30(Estimated) Accrued interest andadditional advances, if any, willincrease this figure prior to sale.The Beneficiary may elect to bidless than their full credit bid. Thebeneficiary under said Deed ofTrust heretofore executed anddelivered to the undersigned awritten Declaration of Defaultand Demand for Sale, and a writ-ten Notice of Default andElection to Sell. The undersignedcaused said Notice of Default andElection to Sell to be recorded inthe county where the real proper-ty is located and more than threemonths have elapsed since suchrecordation. SALE LINEPHONE NUMBER: (714) 730-2727 / Web site address:w w w. s e r v i c e l i n k a s a p . c o mDATE: 6/17/19 CHICAGOTITLE COMPANY FORECLO-SURE DEPARTMENT 560 E.HOSPITALITY LANE SANBERNARDINO, CA 92408(909) 884-0448 Gwen Cleveland,Asst. Vice President A-469701006/27/2019, 07/04/2019,07/11/2019Legal 6219

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENTFILE NO.: 19-395The following persons are conduct-ing business as:Barnes Orthopedic NationalEnterprises of California, PC197 W. Legion Rd.Brawley, CA 92227County of ImperialMailing Address:3619 ZuniGlendale, AZ 85307Full Name of Registrant:Barnes Orthopedic NationalEnterprises of California, PC3619 Zuni Glendale, AZ 85307This business conducted by: ACorporationRegistrant has not yet commencedto transact business under theFictitious Business Name(s) listedabove.

I, Declare that all of the informa-tion in this statement is true and cor-rect.Signature: James W. Barnes,DirectorThe filing of this statement does notof itself authorize the use in thisState or a Fictitious Business Namein Violation of the Rights of anoth-er under Federal, State or CommonLaw.Filed with the Imperial CountyClerk-Recorder on: June 10, 2019.NOTICE: This statement expireson: June 9, 2024. A new statementmust be filed prior to the expirationdate.Chuck Storey/County Clerk-RecorderVictoria Camarillo, DeputyLegal 6214 Publish: June 20, 27, July 4, 11,2019

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTFile No. 201910000400The following person(s) is doingbusiness as: Dollar General Store #14455,550 N Imperial Ave., El Centro,

CA 92243, County of Imperial;Mailing Address: 100 MissionRidge, Goodlettsville, TN 37072. Dolgen California, LLC, 100Mission Ridge, Goodlettsville,TN 37072; Articles ofIncorporation 201033610164

This business is conducted by aLimited Liability Company. The registrant commenced totransact business under the ficti-tious business name or nameslisted above on 10/04/2013/s/ Steven R. Deckard, CEO

This statement was filed with theCounty Clerk of Imperial Countyon 06/12/2019. CHUCK STOREY, County ClerkBy: Victoria Camarillo, Deputy6/20, 6/27, 7/4, 7/11/19CNS-3265081#

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTFile No. 201910000399The following person(s) is doingbusiness as: Dollar General Store #17010,162 E Delta St., Calipatria, CA

92233, County of Imperial;Mailing Address: 100 MissionRidge, Goodlettsville, TN 37072. Dolgen California, LLC, 100Mission Ridge, Goodlettsville,TN 37072; Articles ofIncorporation 201033610164

This business is conducted by aLimited Liability Company. The registrant commenced totransact business under the ficti-tious business name or nameslisted above on 12/10/2016/s/ Steven R. Deckard, CEO

This statement was filed with theCounty Clerk of Imperial Countyon 06/12/2019. CHUCK STOREY, County ClerkBy: Victoria Camarillo, Deputy6/20, 6/27, 7/4, 7/11/19CNS-3265082#

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