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The Freedom basketball squad continued its campaign to capture the North Coast Section’s top trophy. Page 17A
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The East Contra Costa Fire Protection District (ECCFPD) Board voted unani-mously Monday to add a 10-year sunset clause to its pro-posed $197 annual parcel tax, and send it to the voters on June 5.
The decision reverses a 6-3 straw vote on Feb. 6 to continue the tax indefi nitely. Di-rectors who had previously voted in favor of the open-ended tax said Monday that they still preferred a permanent fi x to the district’s $2.8 million annual budget shortfall, but that feedback from the public clearly supported a sunset.
“When I fi rst took offi ce, I made a promise to myself that I would not be like public offi -cials who don’t listen to the pub-lic,” said ECCFPD Director and
Brentwood City Councilman Steve Barr. “My opinion is going to take second seat to that.”
The tax will re-quire a two-thirds majority to pass, and directors agreed with members of the pub-lic who spoke at the
meeting that it would be diffi cult to reach that threshold even with the sunset clause.
Director Jim Frazier of the Oakley City Council said the sun-set was appropriate, and that the
District sends 10-year fire tax to voters
by Rick LemyreStaff Writer
see Fire Tax page 15A
Clean water bill, ballot draw heat
A controversial measure that would tax homeowners to help clean up waterways has been get-ting dirty looks from voters.
The proposed Community Clean Water Initiative is put forth by the Contra Costa Clean Water Program, operated by a consor-tium of the county and its 19 cit-ies and towns. The initiative would represent a slight tax increase for county homeowners. Revenues would pay for the installation of trash fi lters and other efforts to eliminate waste.
According to Program Man-ager Tom Dalziel, the tax is neces-
sary in order to comply with state demands that water pollution be cut 40 percent by 2014 and 100 percent by 2022.
“This is a phased effort,” Dal-ziel said.
Residents in Antioch, Oakley and Brentwood would pay $12 an-nually over the 10-year life of the program ($6 for parcels smaller than 5,000 square feet). If passed, the measure would raise roughly $8 million in fi scal year 2012-13.
The initiative requires a simple majority to pass.
Instead of putting such a mea-sure on the general or special elec-tion ballot, the consortium opted Trash and debris have become a problem in East Bay wa-
terways such as Oakley’s Big Break Lagoon, something the Community Clean Water Initiative aims to cure.
Photo by Ger Erickson
by Justin LaffertyStaff Writer
see Water page 15A
The Oakley City Council recognized local Girl Scouts on Tuesday as the city declared the week of March 11 as Girl Scouts Week in Oakley. Girl
Scouts of the USA celebrates its 100th anniversary on March 12. Girl Scouts is the largest, longest-running and most effective leadership program for girls in the na-tion. There are currently 47,000 girl and 32,000 adult members in the Northern California Council and 3.2 mil-lion members nationwide.
Kudos to Girl Scouts
Photo by Samie Hartley
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Historical carriage to be restored
Once upon a time, stagecoaches were considered one of the classiest ways to travel through East County. It’s hard to imagine what this area would have looked like as horse-drawn carriages powered down rural roads, but the East Contra Costa Historical Society hopes to give
locals some insight. The Society plans to restore a 130-year-old omnibus that once transported tourists to the Byron Hot Springs.
The carriage was built by the famous Studebaker Brothers, whose wagon-mak-ing company would later be known for quality automobiles. Although the oak frame and passenger compartment are in-tact, the fabric-lined roof, wooden wheels
and upholstery are in shreds. The dilapi-dated artifact didn’t seem worth saving decades ago when its owner intended to reduce the omnibus to fi rewood.
Luckily, members of the pioneer-ing Rodriguez family, which still resides in Byron, happened to be passing by as the omnibus was about to meet its fate in a burn pile. The Rodriguezes asked the owner if they could take it, and for more
than 60 years, the decaying omnibus has been resting in a storage shed on Hoff-man Lane in Byron, quietly waiting to be rediscovered. The Rodriguez family do-nated the carriage remains to the histori-cal society last September.
“It turns out that this precious piece of history was hiding in someone’s shed
Pat McHenry of the East Contra Costa Historical Society read-ies the dilapidated, 19th-century Byron Hot Springs omnibus for transport after its discovery in a local barn. In addition to passengers, the former Byron Hot Springs omnibus was also an offi cial US Mail transport.
Photo courtesy of Ginny Karlberg
by Samie HartleyStaff Writer
see Carriage page 11A
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Yogi Berra used to say you can ob-serve a lot just by watching, and I have. I’ve learned enough to be able to fi gure out why most things happen, or at least devise a plausible theory.
But there are some things I still won-der about. Some are unfathomable; others are just silly.
For example, I just came across a Facebook poll ask-ing what types of seafood I like, with a list of choices I could check. The silly thing I wonder about is why the choice at the very top of the list is “All of the above.”
The sillier thing is that it leads the voting.As an example of the unfathomable,
I wonder what goes on in the head of some people just before they go shop-ping dressed the way they do. We’ve all seen them, sometimes at Walmart: the spectacular abuse of Spandex, the pa-jama bottoms that look like they’ve been washed a thousand times but not since Y2K, or a couple of soiled bedroom slip-pers that might have been a pair many years ago but are now home to individual colonies of bacteria large enough to as-sert their independence.
At some point, probably about the time they grabbed their car keys, the
person must have felt at least a fl eeting awareness of what they were wearing, and made the decision “this is fi ne.” How could they decide that? Were there absolutely no alternatives? Like maybe a boat cover?
Sometimes I wonder about the Post-al Service. I recently made a donation to the USO, and they sent me an Ameri-can fl ag in appreciation. It got caught in some postal machinery, though, and arrived mangled, ready for immediate retirement.
The Postal Service re-packaged it and delivered it along with a note expressing its sincere apologies, and reassuring me that they were constantly working to improve their systems so that “even such a rare occurrence as this one” can be avoided.
Hey, stuff happens. What I wonder, though, is why they would send a note whose last line, in full, goes “Again, we regret any inconvenience caused and we look forward to providing you.”
Methinks the quality control unit is in need of some quality control.
My family and I all wonder why I turn right so often, and why I’m almost always wrong. I know it’s because I usu-ally don’t know where I’m going, but you’d think that just by the law of aver-ages, turning right instead of left would be correct 50 percent of the time. Not for me.
And you’d think that by now I’d have learned to stop and fi gure it out be-
fore I leave or at least slow down to think about it before I get to the intersection. Nope, I just roll on up and hang a right as if there were no other option. I’m sure there’s a reason, probably something that happened in my childhood.
And why do containers of condi-ments turn invisible when exposed to the light inside a refrigerator? Crowded way in the back of my fridge (I think) is an ever-increasing collection of jars holding a few banana wax peppers, some crushed garlic or a single fl oating pickle. There’s some hot dog relish and probably some olives and artichoke hearts, too, and for a long time there were few pimentos, but I think those are gone now.
It’s hard to say what’s in there because I can’t see any of it. At least once a day I stand in front of the fridge studying its contents, and yet I remain utterly unaware of what’s there. Some-times when I’m in the grocery store and I know I need some of that stuff, I’ll pause, scratch my head, and actually try to remember what we have and how old it might be. Then I’ll chuckle softly at the futility of it all and buy some more.
Lastly, I wonder why I don’t get credit for the 36,575 times that I did put the toilet seat down instead of just the two or three times someone fell in because I didn’t.
I guess that one sort of answers itself.
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BEN = CASH BUYERS?The “Ben” I’m talking about above
is Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve. He announced recently that the Federal Reserve is aiming to keep interest rates low through the end of 2014. So what has that got to do with real estate? Plenty, in my opinion. It’s driving a frenzy of cash buyers into the marketplace like I’ve never seen.
Mortgage rates have been dropping the last few years to nearly historically low levels. That is helping drive some buyers back into the market to buy homes because they can qualify, but not at the rate we’ve seen in the past. This could be due to tougher underwriting, or pessimism from buyers, or damaged credit scores.
But the biggest increase has been in 100% cash buyers, not buyers getting financing. One big reason is that along with mortgage rates, rates on savings accounts, CDs, etc. are also plummeting. So this low-rate environment is really punishing savers. It’s not very exciting to get .4% (please note the decimal point) on your cash. So
that is driving many people, both foreign and domestic, to put their cash to work by buying real estate and then renting it out. While you have the challenges of being a landlord, at least you can hope to get a higher rate of return on your cash, and then also hopefully enjoy some appreciation in the future. On top of the low rates on savings accounts, you also have all the upheaval and uncertainty across the globe, which is sending foreign investors here in droves as a safe haven. They look at the collapse in our real estate prices as a buying opportunity.
So if you are a pre-approved FHA 3.5% down buyer, or even a 20% down buyer with conventional financing, don’t be surprised to get beat out quite often by 100% cash buyers, especially in the lower price ranges.
If you have questions on this or any other real estate topic, call me at (925) 240-MOVE (6683). To search the MLS for free and view virtual tours of homes for sale, go to: www.SharpHomesOnline.com. Sharp Realty
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The public is invited to celebrate the relocation and dedication of the Salvation Army Antioch Corps’ new building at 620 E. Tregallas Road in Antioch on Sun-day, March 4 at 3 p.m. The renowned Salvation Army brass band will play, and re-freshments will be served.
In attendance will be Salvation Army territo-rial and divisional leaders plus members of the Antioch Chamber of Commerce and Salvation Army Advisory Board. The Chamber will conduct a ribbon cutting to celebrate the relocation and dedication
of the new facility, and new members of the Advisory Board will be installed. The
event also features a tour of the new site and music will be performed by the An-tioch High School choir.
The newly remod-eled facility will enable the Antioch Corps to expand its current programming, which includes the After-school Club, the yearly
Community Easter Hunt, and the eight-week summer day
camp, which begins in June.For more information, call Maj. Jackie
Smith at 925-778-0808, ext. 12.
Army on the move
The community is invited to support local veterans at a Zumba party fundraiser on Friday, March 2 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Veterans Hall, 757 First St. in Brentwood. Admission is $10. Attendees
will enjoy the party atmosphere and burn lots of calories while supporting a good cause. For more information, call Karina at 925-437-8024 or e-mail [email protected].
Zumba fundraiser for vets
The Immaculate Heart of Mary Catho-lic Church Knights of Columbus continues its tradition of cooking fi sh dinners every Friday during Lent. Attendees can enjoy the Friday fi sh fry through March 30 from 4 to 8 p.m. – in the parish hall or by driving through the lot and taking the meal home.
The fi sh dinner costs $12 and includes deep-fried fi sh, French fries, coleslaw and a bev-erage.
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catho-lic Church is located at 500 Fairview Ave. in Brentwood. For more information, call 925-634-4154.
Church hosts fish fry
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Loan Guy Logic
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By Paul Kelly “The Loan Guy”
SHOPPING FOR A HOME ON-LINE IS SMART!
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Students at Pioneer Elementary School recently marshaled their cerebral forces at the Odyssey of the Mind’s regional competition. The third-grade team, coached by Naomi Longoria and Jen Armatis, included Ella Simone, Kayla Longoria, Malia Yancey, Xander Armatis and Reed Schmitt. The fourth-grade team, coached
by Maria Diaz and Dee Finazzo, featured Alex Emery, Emily Eaton, Emily Diaz, Enrique Pasos, Emily Finazzo, Adam Chan and Nyla Lampkin. The fi fth-grade team, coached by Erik Pakin, included Daniel Simone, Riley Pathe, Sierra Hinds, Max Waechter, Zack Pakin, Matthew Wieland and Enrico Manding. The fi fth-grade team placed second in its division and advances to the state competition later this month.
Colts compete at Odyssey
Photo courtesy of Kristine Simone
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Trevor’s Weekly Mortgage MattersBy Trevor Frey
Top of the Food Chain
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“Show me the money!” - A notorious saying
in some circles, but always referenced back to
the 1996 Tom Cruise and Cuba Gooding, Jr.,
fi lm, Jerry Mcguire. In the fi lm it was said fi rst
by Cuba Gooding Jr. while he made the most
important fi nancial decision of his family’s life. For
anyone being foreclosed, or being threatened with
foreclosure, here in California, “Show me the note!”
is the battle cry for fi ghting the foreclosure.
On two recent occasions in California
restraining orders have been in place to stop
foreclosure proceedings because the lender(s)
were not to the provide the bankruptcy courts the
documentation needed to prove they truly owned
the note – therefore they could not prove they had
the right to foreclose on the property in question.
With the very recently released Offi ce of Th rift
Supervision study, announced by managing director
Grovetta Gardineer, providing evidence that 55%
of all “modifi ed loans” redefault within the fi rst six
months, it’s truly relevant to begin discussions on
alternative ways of saving your home.
Since California permits foreclosure
proceedings to begin without the homeowner
represented by legal counsel, for anyone in foreclosure,
or threatened with foreclosure, it’s come to a point
where hiring, or at least looking into, legal counsel
should be a serious thought. Instead of paying for a
loan modifi cation that promises no fi nish line, or exact
results, why not at the very least investigate the idea of
a real estate attorney, or a bankruptcy attorney to save
your home? Quoting from yet another fi lm, this time
the 1972 classic, Th e Godfather, “every great wealth
comes from a great crime.” Th e very same lenders,
brokerages, and trading fi rms that made hundreds of
millions (in some cases, billions) from the housing
boom, are also the same sloppy companies that
apparently did not pay enough attention to the details
– such as the needed documentation to confi rm
ownership of many mortgage notes. With over $810
billion in mortgages converted into securities and
made available for trading in 2006 it is not becoming
apparent in the courts that not every lender executed
the proper paperwork to transfer some of those
mortgages to the investors who thought they bought
them, and so now those investors are being told by the
courts they cannot foreclose on those loans!
Simply stated, if the party trying to foreclose
can’t provide proof they own the note on your
home, how can they possibly call said note due and
retain ownership of the collateral, thus foreclosing
on your family? In court, by law, if they lender
cannot provide the needed documentation - the
original note – within 5 years of it being requested
(5 years is the statute of limitation for these cases)
than the homeowner is free of any obligation on
the mortgage. As former federal bankruptcy Judge
Glen Ayers stated, banks looking to reap the benefi t
of the note “may not be able to show the judge they
have the right to foreclose.” More and more Judges
nationwide are taking a page out of Johnny Depp’s
book while they tell lender’s to “forget about it” just
as he did in the 1997 fi lm, Donnie Brasco!
Regardless of how this topic aff ects you
directly, it’s truly important that you’re informed and
aware of the conversations taking place around you.
As always, I welcome all questions and or
concerns pertaining to real estate lending on my
cell phone, 925-726-1444, or via email,
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Delta Vista Middle School seventh-grader Jennifer Swafford, 12, recently turned in approximately 13,000 pennies, nearly fi lling a 5-gallon water jug, as part of the Pennies for Patients fundraiser,
which benefi ts the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Elementary, middle and high school students throughout the country have raised more than $100 million since the program began in 1994. Nice work, Jennifer!
Pennies for Patients
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Teacher of the Year accepts honor
2011 was a year of fi rsts for Kristin Ortega. Not only did the Discovery Bay El-ementary School teacher and 49er cheerlead-ing coach get engaged; she became a hom-eowner, saw her team make it to the playoffs and won the Byron Union School District’s Teacher of the Year award.
Big year? You bet.“Yeah, it was a good year,” laughed
Ortega, 28. “It has all been pretty remark-able.”
The Discovery Bay Chamber of Com-merce thought so too and honored the fi rst-grade teacher at a special ceremony this week. Ortega couldn’t pick up her award at the State of the Town event in January – in which Teachers of the Year are traditionally recognized – because she was coaching her cheerleaders for the playoffs. So the chamber brought the award to her.
“We were just so thrilled to be able to honor her,” said Chamber President Rita Ca-ruso, who also presented Ortega with procla-mations from Supervisor Mary Piepho and Assemblywoman Joan Buchanan. “She’s very deserving.”
In Contra Costa County, more than 8,200 teachers educate approximately 167,000 public school students. In recogni-
tion of their efforts, participating school districts select their Teacher of the Year rep-resentatives.
Representatives come from each of the 16 school districts as well as the Contra Costa Community College District and the Contra Costa County Offi ce of Education.
The winner of the county program goes on to represent Contra Costa in the state com-petition.
While proud of her accolades, Ortega views the award as more of a group accom-plishment.
“I was completely shocked and honored
by the award,” said Ortega, who was a 49er cheerleader from 2004-08 and is now their head cheerleading coach. “But everyone puts in their time here and we work very closely as a team. This is really for everyone.”
Ortega credits her success in the class-room to creating “high expectations” for her students combined with equal parts of sup-port and encouragement.
“When you set the bar high, they will always strive to reach it,” said Ortega. “They want to do well and they want to please you, especially at this age. And it works. I have great kids.”
To win Teacher of the Year is an honor for any teacher, but to have garnered the award on the fi rst nomination after being a classroom teacher for only six years is, ac-cording to Byron School District Superin-tendent Ken Jacopetti, remarkable.
“Although Kristin has been in our dis-trict for only six years, her positive attitude and integrity has made her an integral part of the team,” said Jacopetti. “We’ve all had teachers in our lives that we remember, and Kristin is that kind of person. We’re very proud of her.”
So, how to top 2011?“Well, I’m getting married this year,”
said Ortega. “That’s the only way I could make it a better year than last.”
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by Ruth RobertsStaff Writer
Kristin Ortega, center, with Discovery Bay Chamber of Commerce President Rita Caruso and Byron Union School District Superintendent Ken Jacopetti at this week’s chamber mixer where Ortega was offi cially recognized as Teacher of the Year.
Photo by Fosster Gandrup
E-waste helps educationEast County residents can help raise money
for education by recycling their e-waste for free. The Liberty Union High School District Education Foundation, in conjunction with Blue Star Electronics, LLC, will be on hand at The Streets of Brentwood (in the parking lot behind Ulta) on Saturday, March 10 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. to collect e-waste.
Participants can bring computer monitors, LCD/LED monitors and TVs, plasma TVs, com-puters, hard drives, com-puter peripherals, laptops, DVD players, VCRs, printers, scan-
ners, FAX/copy/answering machines, servers, radi-os, stereos, recorders, phonographs, circuit boards, CD/video/cassettes, CD players, calculators, pow-er supplies, connectors/cables, telecommunica-
tions equipment, main frames com-puters and peripherals, all consumer
electronics, and small and large appliances. Bikes, car batteries, and chain link or metal fencing will also be accepted.
Household batteries and light bulbs will not be accepted. Monetary do-nations are welcome. For more information about the Education Foundation, log
on to http://educationwins.org.
Oakley kindergartenIt’s time to schedule ap-
pointments for kindergarten registration. Children enter-ing kindergarten must turn 5 on or before Nov. 1, 2012. Parents must bring to regis-tration proof of birth (birth certifi cate, passport or bap-tismal certifi cate), a complete and up-to-date immunization record and proof of residency (a picture ID and two origi-nal documents such as vehicle registration, property tax bill or rental/lease agreement). Registration will be held at:• Vintage Parkway Elemen-
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all this time,” said Historical Society Pres-ident Ginny Karlberg. “It’s more than 130 years old. It doesn’t look like much now, but in its day, it was the form of transpor-tation that took tourists from the railroad depot to the Hot Springs. Even restored, you won’t fi nd many of these in museums today.”
In its glory days, the omnibus was a nine-seat stagecoach used by the Byron Hot Springs to transport guests to and from the resort. The Byron Hot Springs was the prime tourist attraction in East County back in the late 19th century. The mineral springs were believed to exert healing powers that could cure anything from gout to ailments of the kidneys and liver. People from all over the United States and Europe fl ocked to the springs for a chance to indulge in the healing wa-ters.
The Byron Hot Springs resort opened in 1865, and a hotel was built there in 1878. Rooms were available for $5 a day; $6 if you wanted your personal bathtub. Salt baths costs 50 cents and mud baths $1. Guests who felt like splurging could pay $1.50 for a massage. Guests were in-vited to soak in the mineral waters to soften skin or drink the waters as a way to purify the bloodstream. Some women believed the waters even helped them shed unwanted pounds.
The omnibus was used by the hotel
even after the Byron Hot Springs railroad depot opened in 1878, but the advent of the automobile made the carriage obso-lete. The Byron Hot Springs Hotel closed in 1938. While the property and the om-nibus changed hands many times over the years, the owners could never muster the funds to restore the springs to its glory days.
Karlberg said the ECCHS plans to restore the omnibus, but securing fund-ing and all the authentic parts could take years. Despite the challenges, Karlberg’s husband Tim is up for the challenge. “This is a historical treasure in the rough,” Tim said. “We are so very excited to be given the opportunity to restore her (the omni-bus) to her original, magnifi cent condi-tion.”
Those interested in supporting the omnibus restoration project should con-tact Ginny Karlberg at 925-513-1281.
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Carriage from page 4A
Photo courtesy of ECCHS
The Byron Hot Springs omnibus participated in local parades in years gone by before ending up deteriorating in an East County barn.
“ It turns out that this precious piece of history was hiding in someone’s shed all this time.
”ECCHS President Ginny Karlberg
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NOTICE OF PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION
PROJECT NAME: CONTRA COSTA-BALFOUR 60kV POWER LINE RELOCATION, CITY OF OAKLEY
ADVICE LETTER NUMBER: 4011-E
Proposed Project: PG&E has been requested by the City of Oakley to relocate two segments of the existing Contra Costa-Balfour 60 Kilovolt (kV) Power Line (existing franchise) in order to avoid conflicts with proposed street improvements along O’Hara Avenue in Oakley, Contra Costa County. The first segment begins approximately 1.5 miles south of the intersection of Main Street and O’Hara Avenue and continues approximately 1,700 feet north along O’Hara Avenue just past Carpenter Road (minor relocation). Along this segment, PG&E will remove or top seven existing wood poles ranging from approximately 55 feet to 60 feet in height and replace them with five approximately 65- to 85-foot-tall wood poles. Four of the new poles will be located approximately 22 feet west of the existing poles and new one pole will be moved across the street approximately 39 feet east of its existing location to avoid street improvements and an existing tree. On the second approximately 585-foot relocation segment, PG&E will remove three existing approximately 55- to 60-foot-tall wood poles that are located just north of Chianti Way on O’Hara Avenue and replace them with two approximately 75-foot-tall wood poles (minor relocation). The poles will be located approximately 28 feet west to the proposed sidewalk. On both segments, the taller poles are required to comply with CPUC General Order 95 ground-to-conductor clearance requirements. Construction of both segments is expected to take place in early 2012, or as soon thereafter as possible. Exemption from CPUC Permit Requirement: CPUC General Order 131-D, Section III.B.1 exempts projects meeting specific conditions from the CPUC’s requirement to file an application requesting authority to construct. Pacific Gas and Electric Company believes this project qualifies for the following exemptions: c. the minor relocation of existing power line facilities up to 2,000 feet in length, or
the intersetting of additional support structures between existing support structures.
g. power line facilities or substation to be located in existing franchise, road widening setback easement, or public utility easement, or in a utility corridor designated, precisely mapped and officially adopted pursuant to law by federal, state or local agencies for which a final Negative Declaration or EIR finds no significant environmental impacts.
Public Review Process: Persons or groups may protest the proposed construction if they believe that Pacific Gas and Electric Company has incorrectly applied for an exemption or that the conditions set out in Section III.B.2 of General Order 131-D exist; a. There is reasonable possibility that the activity may impact an environmental
resource of hazardous or critical concern where designated, precisely mapped and officially adopted pursuant to law by federal, state, or local agencies; or
b. The cumulative impact of successive projects of the same type in the same place, over time, is significant; or
c. There is a reasonable possibility that the activity will have a significant effect on the environment due to unusual circumstances.
Protests should include the following: 1. Your name, mailing address and daytime telephone number. 2. Reference to the CPUC Advice Letter Number and Project Name. 3. A clear description of the reason for the protest. 4. Whether you believe that evidentiary hearings are necessary to resolve factual
disputes. Protests for this project must be filed by March 22, 2012, at the following address: CPUC Energy Division Attn: Tariff Unit, 4th Floor California Public Utilities Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue San Francisco, California 94102
With a copy mailed to: David Kraska, Law Department Pacific Gas and Electric Company P.O. Box 7442 San Francisco, California 94120
Pacific Gas and Electric Company must respond within five business days of receipt and serve copies of its response on each protestant and the Energy Division. Within 30 days after Pacific Gas and Electric Company has submitted its response, the Executive Director of the CPUC will send you a copy of an Executive Resolution granting or denying the request and stating the reasons for the decision. Assistance in Filing a Protest: For assistance in filing a protest, contact the CPUC Public Advisor in San Francisco at (415) 703-2074 or 1-866-849-8390 (toll-free); TTY# (415) 703-5258 (toll free); or [email protected]. Additional Project Information: To obtain further information on the proposed project, please call Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s Project Information Line at (415) 973-5530.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 30 percent of chil-dren in the United States are considered overweight or obese, and one in three will develop diabetes in their lifetime.
The Liberty Union High School Dis-trict wants to help its students improve their nutrition and health. Liberty High School will pilot a new lunch program beginning in the upcoming fourth quarter. All other high schools in the district will implement the lunch program next school year.
“Improving the quality of our school meals is a critical step in building a healthy future for our students,” said Assistant Su-perintendent Gene Clare.
Students will enjoy a combo lunch that includes:• Both fruits and vegetables every day of the week.
• Increased offerings of whole-grain foods.• Fat-free or low-fat milk only.• Limited-calorie meals.• Reduced amounts of saturated fats, sugar, trans fat and sodium.• A la carte menu items limited to G2 Gato-rade, baked chips and low-fat cookies.
The healthier combo lunches will meet the new USDA school meals standards. Hot entrees will still be served in the cafete-ria and combo lunches will be served at all serving areas. These lunches will be priced at $3.
Students are encouraged to use the Nu-tri-Kids program. As an incentive, fi rst-time users will earn a free lunch after the fi rst 10 lunches. Students will also be entered into a monthly drawing for prizes. Parents can log on to the school website to deposit money, or pay by check/cash on site.
Healthful lunch at Liberty
Students get inside look at government
Students from Liberty and Heritage high schools this week got a behind-the-scenes glimpse at what it takes to run the city of Brentwood as part of the city’s an-nual Youth in Government program.
Now in its fi fth year and co-spon-sored by the Brentwood Lions Club, the program gives high school seniors the op-portunity to shadow a city employee for the day to get a better understanding of how local government works. While all se-niors study American government for one semester in their fi nal year of high school, there isn’t time in the schedule to examine the intricacies of local municipalities.
Heritage High School government teacher Michelle Lynch said the Youth in Government program is special because it allows 34 selected students to see how much work goes into running the city in which they live. “This is a great program that gives students direct access to how the city operates,” Lynch said. “Most stu-dents don’t realize what a team effort it is to run the city. There are all of these dif-ferent departments working together to keep everything running smoothly.”
Liberty students Sierra Gruss and Megan Mas, along with Heritage senior Camille Corpus, spent the day shadow-ing team members from the Parks and Recreation Department. Director Craig Bronzan gave the students a tour of the new community center, home to many of the city’s recreation programs, and ex-plained all the elements overseen by the department. Recreation Manager Poldina Scherff and Parks and Maintenance Man-ager Roger Stromgren chimed in with de-tails about how the department is run.
The Youth in Government program has given Gruss, who plans to study busi-ness with an emphasis on recreation after high school, a new perspective about her
future career goals.“I had no idea how much goes into
running the Parks and Recreation De-partment – not to mention the entire city,” Gruss said. “We don’t get to learn about this stuff in class, so it’s really cool to get an up-close look at how all this works. Plus, it was really neat to get a tour of the community center. It’s right next to our school, so it’s cool to see what it looks like.”
Mas was excited to learn that a scho-lastic major is offered to students inter-ested in going into the recreation fi eld. According to Bronzan, recreation majors don’t always work for city governments; they might, for instance, be the ones who create the challenges for TV competitions such as “Survivor.” He also noted that recreation specialists are often hired as event planners, which interested Mas, as she hopes to become a wedding planner.
Corpus was also impressed by the vast opportunities in the Parks and Rec-reation Department. “I was surprised to learn that so much goes into this one department. When you think parks and recreation, you think playgrounds and trees and dance classes, but there’s a lot of work to be done. Director Bronzan said the department’s motto is ‘adding joy to people’s lives.’ It’s nice to know that there’s this whole group of people dedi-cated to making the city a fun community for families to enjoy.”
As part of the Youth in Government program, students were taken on a tour of the city, which included a new stop: the John Marsh House. After a day of shad-owing, students returned to City Hall Tuesday night to sit in on the scheduled City Council meeting. Next week, the Youth in Government students will take on the roles of the employees they shad-owed and conduct their own mock coun-cil meeting.
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EMPLOYEES AND FACEBOOK/TWITTER: BE CAREFUL!Facebook, Twitter, and “social media” look
like they are here to stay, but what are the rules in
the workplace? Which posts do employers have
to allow? Which posts can legally get you fired?
Knowing the rules of this game is becoming
more critical as the popularity of social media
websites continues to grow. But it’s tricky.
Not surprisingly, the law has not caught
up with the use of social media and the “rules”
therefore continue to morph over time, depend-
ing on who has chimed in most recently. The best
guidance therefore tends to be specific examples.
Here’s a few:
1. Employee complains on Facebook that she
was passed over for a promotion, the business is
mismanaged, and she has not received a pay raise
in three years. Three co-workers participate in the
conversation. The complaining employee is fired
and the co-workers are disciplined. The termination
and discipline were determined to be unlawful.
2. Employee posts a Facebook message
complaining about a co-worker and that she was
about to “beat him.” The employee was suspend-
ed. This discipline was deemed lawful.
3. An employee handbook stating employ-
ees could only discuss terms and conditions of
employment in an “appropriate manner” was
determined to be unlawful.
A common misconception is that anything
said on the Internet is protected speech under the
First Amendment. Not so for a variety of reasons.
Employees should also be aware (and employers
should consider) that social media can legally in
some instances be used for background checks
so long as certain requirements are met. Another
troubling aspect of all of this is when and how
email, voicemail, and social media is privacy pro-
tected and when it is not. Employers and employ-
ees continue to be shocked and dismayed when
they run afoul of these “rules” because frankly
some make sense and others simply do not.
All employers should adopt and enforce
policies on social media use before they are forced
to react to a particular situation; and that situation
will occur as the use of social media continues to
grow in popularity. And employees that use social
media should beware of how it can be used against
you, and probably when you least expect it.
For more assistance or information tailored
to your particular situation or business, contact
Rhonda Shelton Kraeber, Esq. at Alvis Frantz
and Associates, (925) 516-1617 or Rhonda@
alvisfrantzlaw.com. As the only employment law
specialist in East Contra Costa County, I have
been assisting employers and employees with all
aspects of the employer-employee relationship
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LETTERS TO THE EDITORLess talk, more enforcement
Editor:As a 30-plus-year resident, I have
seen Antioch become the new Dodge City of East County. I don’t think An-tioch needs another Town Hall meeting; the problems of violence and crime are self evident.
Solutions: Mayor Davis and council need to provide strong leadership to establish a zero-tolerance policy for all crime, fully fund the Antioch Police Force (public safety must come fi rst) and establish a real code-compliance program with real fi nancial penalties for banks, mortgage companies and slumlords. This can all go forward with the $1 million gift Antioch is about to receive from GenOn.
Please, no more meetings. It’s time for real leadership to attack Antioch’s crime wave and blight head-on!
Greg FeereAntioch
Not naive, just overtaxedEditor:
I am writing this in response to Debra Marlow, the police offi cer’s wife residing in Brentwood. She rebutted my prior writing to the editor that, amongst other things, stated my feelings that the police of Antioch are overcompensated both in current pay and in retirement benefi ts, to the considerable detriment of the taxpayers who pay their freight.
With the exception of the royalty amongst us, namely our police (and fi refi ghters, I should add), none of the taxpayers are now drawing, or ever will draw, the obscene compensation pack-ages our City Council and administrators have bestowed upon these chosen few.
I am not sure of the exact wording of a motion passed by the Antioch City Council some years back, but it is to the effect that Antioch will keep its police offi cers at something like within the top two or three in Contra Costa County in
pay and benefi ts.Maybe that’s why Antioch police
have paid, I believe, 0 percent, nothing, nada, zero toward their own retirement packages up until a year or so ago, at which time they began paying a paltry 3 percent of their gross pay.
Wow, industry workers paid 6.2 percent FICA and that was matched equally by their employers up until last year, when Congress passed a temporary reduction to 4.2 percent to put more money back into the economy. When I was a fi refi ghter, I paid 9 percent of my pay to CALPERS, plus at least as much was paid by my employer. We then received a 60-percent pension after work-ing 30 years.
How in the world is it fair to com-pensate those who serve us as police and fi re personnel to a level which none of us can ever hope to attain? Retirement pay of 90 to 100 percent (and more) as a ben-efi t is obscene at best and, in fact, is mor-ally and economically incomprehensible; no public entity can remain solvent while effectively continuing to carry forever on its payroll all police and fi refi ghters that have ever been in their employ.
The only other royalty amongst us besides police and fi re that we have in California is our congressional del-egation to the U.S. Congress. They are eligible for 100 percent of their pay as retirement after serving as little as one term in offi ce. Insanity, indeed, reigns supreme in the USA.
This is exactly the reality that now faces virtually every government jurisdic-tion within the State of California. Ei-ther a tax jurisdiction now has to jack its tax rates out of sight, or gain concessions from those who due to the incompetence
of its administrators are being obscenely and unsustainably overcompensated, or fi le for bankruptcy, as happened in Vallejo some time back.
Naturally, as is common in politics, some people when confronted with an unpleasant charge or accusation fi nd that it is better to ignore the facts of the matter and resort to hysterics and su-perfl uous banter, as has Debra Marlow. The fact that she has lost her job has no bearing whatsoever on what the compen-sation package of her husband, a police offi cer, is or should be.
An important fact for Debra Marlow to understand is that, if there were no recession/depression at all, and housing prices were still at bubble levels, the City of Antioch and all other jurisdictions in the state providing police and fi re protection would still be facing bankruptcy because of this very real is-sue: police and fi re are unjustly overcom-pensated.
Oh, and there are clearly hundreds, if not thousands, of candidates who will happily apply for open police jobs in Antioch, even though there will be a two-tier compensation package in effect, with the new hires getting dramatically less than their royal counterparts, who are now employed here.
In all likelihood, we will then have police offi cers pitted against each other, even as we now have taxpayers pitted against other taxpayers, all brought on by the city’s unwise use of the Mello-Roos tax path to quick and dirty subdivi-sions. Can you imagine wage and benefi t negotiations with two distinctly differ-ently compensated police groups sitting at the bargaining table?
Clearly the only naivety to be found
between me and Debra Marlow rests within herself and some city administra-tors.
At least that’s the way it appears from my overtaxed Antioch abode.
James C. MorrisAntioch
Add downtown amenitiesEditor:
As I’ve watched the progress of the Downtown Brentwood Revitalization since moving to the area about seven months ago, it’s become a bit challeng-ing to remain optimistic about how the downtown area will look when the project is complete.
I was really hoping to see a down-town designed in Brentwood along the lines of some of the beautiful downtown areas in the Bay Area where I’ve lived previously, such as Livermore, Pleasan-ton, Danville and Walnut Creek, and had hoped that those responsible for the Brentwood project were planning a downtown area that would be similar in design and amenities to the aforemen-tioned successful “downtowns.”
What I’ve noticed about these areas that I’ve yet to see in downtown Brent-wood (or just about anywhere in Brent-wood, really) are a few things that make all the difference: tall, mature shade trees, large decorative fountains and plenty of visually appealing lighting. I sincerely hope downtown Brentwood ends up looking as nice as these other downtowns within the Bay Area, so I don’t have to continue driving to one of these other cities to enjoy downtown shopping, din-ing and walking.
Deborah HindsBrentwood
City of Brentwood
City Manager and City Council
City Hall
150 City Park Way
Brentwood, CA 94513
Phone: 925-516-5440
www.ci.brentwood.ca.us
City of Antioch
City Manager and City Council
City Hall
Th ird and H streets
Antioch, CA 94509
Phone: 925-779-7000
www.ci.antioch.ca.us
City of Oakley
City Manager and City Council
City Hall
3231 Main St.
Oakley, CA 94561
Phone: 925-625-7000
www.ci.oakley.ca.us
Town of Discovery Bay
Town Manager and
Community Services District
1800 Willow Lake Road
Discovery Bay, CA 94505
Phone: 925-634-1131
www.todb.ca.gov
County Supervisor, Dist. III
Mary N. Piepho
3361 Walnut Blvd., Suite 140.
Brentwood, CA 94513
Phone: 925-240-7260
County Supervisor, Dist. V
Federal Glover
315 E. Leland Ave.
Pittsburg, CA 94565
Phone: 925-427-8138
State Sen. Mark DeSaulnier
Seventh State Senate District
State Capitol
Room 2054
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 916-651-4007
1350 Treat Blvd., Suite 240
Walnut Creek, CA 94597
Phone: 925-942-6082
www.dist07.casen.govoffi ce.com
Assemblywoman Joan Buchanan
15th District
P.O. Box 942849
Sacramento, CA 94249
3231 Main St.,
Oakley, CA 94561
Phone: 925-679-2715
www.democrats.assembly.ca.gov/
members/a15
Gov. Jerry Brown
Constituent Aff airs
State Capitol
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 916-445-2864
www.gov.ca.gov/interact#email
U.S. Rep. John Garamendi
10th Congressional District
420 W. Th ird Street
Antioch, CA 94509
Phone: 925-757-7187
Washington offi ce:
228 Cannon HOB
Washington, D.C. 20515
Phone: 202-225-1880
www. garamendi.house.gov/contact
U.S. Rep. Gerald McNerney
11th Congressional District
2222 Grand Canal Blvd., Suite 7
Stockton, CA 95207
Phone: 209-476-8552
Fax: 209-476-8587
Washington offi ce:
312 Cannon HOB
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Same faces make Wolverines a tennis favorite
This year’s Deer Valley boys tennis team looks much like last year’s squad – high hopes and an Ahmad at the top of the singles lad-der.
Senior Zahid Ahmad, who takes over the No. 1 slot from his older brother Abid, has set his sights on continued domination of the Bay Valley Athletic League. Last season, Zahid went undefeated throughout league play and made it deep into the North Coast Section tournament as a doubles player.
The Wolverines return several athletes from last year’s league title team, including fi ve of its six singles players – Ahmad, junior Cameron Yee, senior Zac Grosser, junior Jer-emy Gonzales and senior Adam Alemneu.
Deer Valley maintained the solidarity of its doubles pairings as well. The top duo of ju-niors Jeremy Rotman and Michael Djaja are back. One notable newcomer is No. 2 singles player Zac Ea, a freshman who has been im-pressive in preseason.
“We’re headed down the right road,” head coach Brian Richardson said. “We just have to keep our focus.”
Deer Valley is already turning some heads after claiming victories over non-league schools such as De La Salle and Berkeley.
Richardson believes the rugged preseason schedule makes the Wolverines battle-tested as league play starts.Heritage
Heritage, one of the top teams in the league last season, is starting nearly from scratch this year. The Patriots lost 11 of the 12 varsity athletes from last year’s team to graduation. The one returning player is No. 2
singles athlete Adam Tamura, a junior.What the Patriots lack in varsity experi-
ence, they make up for in talent. At the top of the singles ladder is freshman Trevor Samuda. Head coach Mike Carmen said Samuda, the brother of 2010 BVAL girls champion Arle-sha Samuda, is already one of the most sea-soned athletes on the team.
Samuda already owns a title, winning
the recent Richards/Kelly Memorial Tourna-ment in Oakley. Another freshman to watch is Worku Ousman, Heritage’s No. 5 singles athlete.
“It’s nice because we’ll have them for a long time,” Carmen said of his younger play-ers. “I’m hoping we can surprise a lot of peo-ple and hopefully compete for a league title.”
Seniors Josiah Younger and Adam Neil-son comprise the Patriots’ top doubles squad. Both played for Heritage’s junior varsity squad, and Carmen is excited to see what they can do this season.Freedom
Freedom senior Justin Monge, who got a taste of the No. 1 slot last season, returns to the top spot fully in his possession. Falcons head coach Steve Amaro said Monge has shown the ability to lead by example and put in the necessary work.
Amaro feels that the team’s strength is its singles ladder, led by Monge.
A few new athletes have a chance to compete for Freedom this season. Senior Da-vid Moe, whose sister Michelle starred for the Falcons a few years ago, could impress out of the No. 5 singles slot. Freshman singles player Seth Dike has also done well in preseason.
Amaro is excited for senior Jarrelle Tram-
by Justin LaffertyStaff Writer
see Tennis page 21A
Deer Valley senior Adam Alemneu returns a shot during Monday’s practice. Alemneu is one of fi ve returning singles players for the Wolverines.
Photo by Justin Lafferty
Bay Valley Athletic League basketball teams have advanced deep into the North Coast Section playoffs. Above right, Freedom junior center Ramiro Contreras battles with a Liberty player for a rebound in second-round action. Above left, Deer Valley senior guard Monique Mulder maneuvers between two Amador Valley Dons during the Wolverines’ second-round victory. Deer Valley and Freedom’s boys teams squared off in the semifi nals
on Wednesday, while Deer Valley’s girls team faced Mission San Jose and Heritage’s girls squad tangled with Berkeley. Read recaps at www.thepress.net. Follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/thepress_sports for scoring updates of the fi nals.
March Madness
Photo by Justin Lafferty Photo by Angelo Garcia Jr.
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Local wrestlers head to Bakersfield
Bay Valley Athletic League wrestlers made a name for themselves in several ways at last weekend’s North Coast Section tour-nament.
Led by Antioch senior Kyle Clark, who won the 220-pound division, seven BVAL athletes placed in the top four in their weight class, which was required to advance to the state tournament. Clark defeated College Park’s Alex Encarnacion 10-3 in the fi nals. The top local team was Liberty, which placed four grapplers in the top four, good enough for a third-place fi nish.
“Going in, I would have been happier with anything better than a fi fth place, but we got a banner, which was good for the kids,” Lions head coach Greg Chappel said, referring to the fl ag that will now decorate the gym at Liberty. “The kids wrestling on that Saturday had big matches after big matches.”
Liberty will send to the state tourna-ment sophomore Devon Lyle (second, 106 pounds), junior Austin Solari (third, 126 pounds), senior Jacob Thompson-Zanarini (second, 132 pounds), senior Xavier Johnson (third, 138 pounds) and senior Zack Hanson (second, 170 pounds).
Joining them will be Clark, as well as Heritage sophomore Joey Vigil, who placed fourth at 106 pounds, losing to Lyle in the quarterfi nals before bouncing back.
Clark’s performance ended his injury-plagued season on an upbeat note. It also gave him his fi rst NCS title – last season he lost in the tournament fi nals. Clark’s run to this season’s fi nals was dominant: he won his matches 21-3, 19-2, 18-3, 15-3, and 10-3 in the fi nal.
After Liberty, the next best BVAL team was Freedom, which fi nished 13th. Sopho-more Ricky Coster’s fi fth-place performance in the 126-pound division was the closest the Falcons came to qualifying a wrestler for state. Rounding out the BVAL’s team contest
was Heritage (29th), Antioch (35th), Pitts-burg (tied, 36th) and Deer Valley (56th).
The seven remaining grapplers head to this weekend’s state tournament at the Rabo-bank Arena in Bakersfi eld. Since the tourna-ment is loaded with the best wrestlers from the most populous state in the nation, Chap-pel knows better than to speculate about what will happen.
“It wouldn’t kill me if our guys didn’t do that well,” Chappel said. “But they just have to get in there on that fi rst day and get a good feeling – and anything can happen.” If not, then they need to come back the next day and go one match at a time.”
Antioch’s Clark will take on Clovis West’s Cortes Morales in the fi rst round, while Heritage’s Vigil will go up against Johnson Mai from North Torrance. Liberty’s Thompson-Zanarini opposes Woodland’s Michael Lopez, and Hanson will clash with Tyler Gil or Orland. Teammates Lyle, Solari and Johnson received fi rst-round byes.
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Liberty junior Austin
Solari pins Exeter’s
Brandon Akers during
the Lou Bronzan
Invitational earlier this year. Solari took third
place at NCS.
Press file photo
Girls finish well at CIF
Led by Pittsburg senior Lachae Banks, four local girls competed at the California Interscholastic Feder-ation wrestling tournament in Lem-oore.
Banks, a 235-pound senior, placed eighth in her weight class. She lost her fi rst match to Alana O’Neill of Terra Nova, but claimed victories over Magnolia’s America Martinez, Lancaster’s Cecilia Diaz, and San Benito’s Athena McGoff. In the fi -nal rounds, Banks fell to McLane’s Anissa Hernandez and once again to O’Neill in the seventh-place show-down.
Teammate Desirae Coniglio, a 114-pound junior, beat Northview’s Devinie Elizando in the opening round, but lost to Bethel’s Ricki Lian in the fi rst round of the consolation bracket.
Liberty was represented by tal-ented grappler Kristina Diaz, fi nish-ing her fi nal season as a Lion. Diaz defeated Charter Oak’s Maria Her-nandez in the fi rst round, but fell to eventual second-place fi nisher Em-ily Ducote of Los Gatos in the next bout. Bear River’s Darlene Julian beat Diaz in the consolation bracket.
Heritage sophomore Lania Aguayo put in a solid performance at state and showed promise for her fi nal two years as a Patriot. After losing to Lancaster’s Anna Divins in the fi rst round, she toppled Pioneer Valley’s Shyla Espinoza and West Covina’s Justine Steward in the con-solation bracket. Her day ended in a loss to Ripon’s Hailey Owens.
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Trevor Samuda is only a freshman, but he’s already worked his way to the top of the Heritage tennis ladder.
Samuda also worked his way to the top of the bracket at the Richards/Kelly Memorial Tournament at Diamond Hills Sports Club in Oakley. He claimed the title in the singles bracket, defeating St. Patrick/St. Vincent’s Jordan Jenkins 6-4, 6-2.
Although the St. Patrick/St. Vincent Bruins, from Vallejo, fell in the singles divi-sion, they succeeded in the doubles bracket. Their No. 1 pair, Hinson and Ricky Leung, claimed the title by defeating teammates Christian Lu and Kenneth Lapuz.
The tournament drew teams from across Northern California, including four of the six Bay Valley Athletic League schools plus teams from San Leandro, Rosemont and Tracy.
Heritage’s Samuda faced a tough road the fi nals. He began by beating San Lean-dro’s William Yeung 10-1 and St. Patrick/St. Vincent’s Tommy Purcell 10-0. In the quarterfi nals, Samuda dismissed Antioch senior Ikram Najib 10-3, then defeated Freedom No. 1 Justin Monge 6-2, 6-2 to advance to the fi nals.
Monge made a pretty good run as well, claiming victories over Eric Bonde of St. Mary’s, Heritage’s Mackenzie Keady and Tracy’s Anthony Klassen.
St. Mary’s No. 1 Brendon LaMon earned a third-place victory after topping Monge 6-2, 6-2. Najib did earn some re-demption by rallying for fi fth place, defeat-ing Tracy’s Klassen and Derek Paris in the consolation bracket.
While out-of-town competition claimed the top four spots of the doubles bracket, Heritage’s Josiah Younger and Adam Nielson placed fi fth, defeating An-tioch’s Sascha Ko and Devonn Garrison and then teammates Worku Ousman and Jack Farnstrom after being bounced from the main bracket.
Ousman and Farnstrom topped Rose-mont’s No. 1 team of Lars Cheatham and Francis Tacuyan in the opening round, then beat Freedom’s Jarrelle Tramble and Drake Miller before falling to Andrew Canlas and Anmol Cheema of Tracy.
Ko and Garrison, from Antioch, claimed a couple of victories in the main bracket, topping Liberty’s No. 1 duo of Nick Fallon and Cody Marlin and then St. Patrick/St. Vincent’s James Landgu and Mike Cole.
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Do Not Move…I Repeat…Do Not Leave Your Home…
Until Th e Bank Forecloses Or Th e Short Sale Is Completedby Joan Grimes, Esq.
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Every day people come into my offi ce indicating that they moved out of their home many months (or even years ago) and the bank still has not foreclosed. Th ey are now concerned because the city is sending them bills for maintenance on the property and the Homeowners Association is suing them for back payments even though they are no longer living at the home. If you are behind on your mortgage, have tried a loan modifi cation and have been denied or know you will not be able to keep the home, what should you do?
First, DO NOT MOVE… I REPEAT…DO NOT MOVE UNTIL THE BANK FORECLOSES OR THE SHORT SALE IS COMPLETED. You are now living in your home without paying your mortgage. It is free! You should not start paying rent someplace else when you can live in your home for free.
Second, KEEP UP THE PROPERTY. YOU ARE STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROPERTY UNTIL THE BANK FORECLOSES OR THE SHORT SALE IS COMPLETED. So, even if you moved, you are still responsible for the maintenance of the property and payment of any Homeowner Association dues. You do not need to pay the property taxes, but you should maintain the homeowners insurance. Th erefore, if you are still responsible for the maintenance and HOA payment, you might as well enjoy the property and the amenities.
Th ird, CONTINUE TO TALK TO YOUR LENDER TO SEE IF ANY NEW OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE TO YOU. Starting January 1, 2011, the State of California is off ering new assistance programs through your lender if you are behind on your mortgage.
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a better alternative for you than a foreclosure. Also, if you have other debt which you are unable to pay off such as credit cards, lines of credit or car loans, a bankruptcy may be the best alternative for you. However, if you are no longer in the home, the debt against the property cannot be used to off set income. Th erefore, if you (or your family) have income over the average median income in California (Family 1- $47,234, Family 2-$61,954, Family 3-$67,562), you will want to fi le the bankruptcy case prior to leaving the home. Leaving the home prior to the bankruptcy fi ling may mean the fi ling of a Chapter 13 repayment plan versus a straight Chapter 7 where no debts must be repaid.
In conclusion, do not move until the Bank forecloses or the short sale is completed. It is still your home until the Bank forecloses which can be months or years from the time you stop paying. Th e average time of a foreclose in California is now 451 days from the date of default. Th at means potentially 451 days of FREE RENT or more. Since you are still responsible for the property, you might as well enjoy it. Th is is a complicated area of the law. You are in the deep end of the pool. Do not swim alone. Th e buddy system is essential. Seek a buddy in legal counsel prior to taking any action. I see people everyday for a FREE 30 minute consultation in my offi ces located in Walnut Creek, Antioch and Brentwood.
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Poker for Hall tripThey won’t be inducted into the
Baseball Hall of Fame, but Oakley’s Elite White 12U team will make the trip to Cooperstown, N.Y. this summer to compete against teams from across the nation in the American Youth Baseball Hall of Fame Invitational Tournament.
Elite Baseball holds a poker tournament fundraiser Saturday, March 10 at 6 p.m. in the Antioch Woman’s
Club, 509 G St., to support the team’s trip to Cooperstown. Tickets are $65. On deck are Elite Baseball’s car show and car wash fundraising events.
The team continues to conduct tryouts for roster spots. For more information about tryouts or fundraising, e-mail [email protected] or call 925-437-6235.
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Photo courtesy of Jayme Guitron
The East County Cheetahs Amateur Athletic Union track team awaits the starting gun in its inaugural competition Saturday – the Comet’s Meet, held at Contra Costa College in San Pablo.
The youth all-comers meet – comprising runners 4 through 18 – requires AAU membership ($14 at www.aausports.org) but no entrance fee. Pro-ceeds from concessions support the Con-tra Costa College Athletic Department.
The East County
Cheetahs continue to ac-cept new athletes. The organization requests a $100 per athlete donation to participate. Parents can call Cris Houston at 925-478-1603, e-mail [email protected], or attend a prac-tice to sign up. The Chee-tahs practice Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thurs-
days at 5:30 p.m. on the Pittsburg High School track.
First meet for Cheetahs
Members of Oakley’s Elite White 12U baseball team are hoping to take a trip to Baseball’s birthplace, Cooperstown, N.Y., for a national tournament.
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ble, a member of the No. 1 doubles team, who has developed a powerful serve that can be a useful weapon this season. Tramble is paired up with Drake Miller. Andrew Polk is another doubles athlete, along with partner Miguel Gilmore, who could have a solid year.Antioch
Antioch has a good mix of returners and newcomers, as the Panthers hope to climb the BVAL ranks.
Senior Ikram Najib returns as Antioch’s No. 1 singles player, and head coach Larry Johnson believes he can continue to improve. At the recent Richards/Kelly Memorial Tour-nament, Najib placed fi fth against competi-tion from across Northern California.
Sophomore Michael Bonzi returns to man the No. 2 slot. Jarrod Sarinas and An-tonio Hernandez create a formidable No. 1 team.
“I hope they’ve improved with the time off,” Johnson said of his team. “It gives us a chance to be optimistic.”
One of the key new athletes for Antioch is a transfer from Illinois, senior Devonn Gar-rison, who pairs with Sascha Ko in the No. 3 doubles slot. Doubles player Deondre Grady, a senior, also shows some promise in his fi rst year on the court.Liberty
Liberty had problems fi elding a full team last season, but head coach Thurston Brice feels that this year’s team has some talent and can compete.
The lone senior on the Lions’ young squad is No. 1 singles player Jordan Tickner. Most of the players still have some time left at Liberty, such as sophomore Noah Wang, the No. 2 singles player, and junior Hank Tien, who will play in the No. 3 singles spot.
The Lions’ doubles players are nearly all sophomores. Cody Marlin and Nick Fal-lon are the two second-year players atop the doubles card.
“We’re young,” Brice said. “We’re going to do OK in league, so long as we can get our heads straight.”
Brice is excited to see the progression of Arne Schmidt, a German transfer student who recently started playing tennis, but has already made signifi cant progress in the No. 4 singles slot. Pittsburg
First-year head coach George Zumbro leads a Pittsburg team looking to develop its skills this season.
The Pirates will count on fi ve seniors to guide them through the rough waters of the BVAL – Kevin Caranto, Gabriel Rodriguez, Jose Pascual, Robert Kirkham and Roberto Ruiz. Zumbro, who spent the last 15 years as a tennis instructor, said Pascual and Caranto are battling it out for the No. 1 singles spot.
A cadre of talented Pittsburg players who will return next season includes juniors Harold Ningas and Abraham Padilla, plus freshmen Milton Torres, Vincent Parungao and Joshua Balbuena.
Zumbro noted that his team is loaded with players who lack experience on the court but have been astute pupils. The main weak-ness will be depth, as the Pirates might not be able to fi eld a 12-man squad this season.
“I feel that they’re an interesting group of boys,” Zumbro said. “I’m hoping that they will mature.”
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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALETS No. 11-0137168 Title Order No. 11-0117059 Investor/Insurer No. 138474173 APN No. 033-280- 099-4 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 04/19/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROP-ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.” Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by CHRISTOPHER R VARGAS, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY, dated 04/19/2006 and recorded 4/28/2006, as Instrument No. 2006-0133891-00, in Book , Page ), of Offi cial Records in the offi ce of the County Recorder of Contra Costa County, State of California, will sell on 03/26/2012 at 10:00AM, At the Court Street entrance to the County Courthouse (corner of Main and Court Street), 725 Court Street Martinez, CA 94553 at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property
described above is purported to be: 1410 QUAIL VALLEY RUN, OAKLEY, CA, 94561. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common des-ignation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with in-terest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reason-able estimated costs, expenses and ad-vances at the time of the initial publica-tion of the Notice of Sale is $432,220.39. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier’s checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specifi ed in Section 5102 of the Finan-cial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ‘’AS IS’’ condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regard-ing title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereun-der, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. DATED: 02/19/2012 RECONTRUST
COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By: - Trustee’s Sale Of-fi cer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. ASAP# 4202104 03/02/2012, 03/09/2012, 03/16/2012 Oak-ley Press No. 03- 0477 Publish dates: March 2, 9, 16, 2012.
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALETS No. 11-0136122 Title Order No. 11-0115671 Investor/Insurer No. 871940471 APN No. 035-740- 026-6 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 10/10/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROP-ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.” Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by JAIME RUIZ AND PATRICIA GOMEZ, dated 10/10/2007 and recorded 10/17/2007, as Instrument No. 2007-0288552-00, in Book , Page ), of Of-fi cial Records in the offi ce of the County Recorder of Contra Costa County, State of California, will sell on 03/26/2012 at 10:00AM, At the Court Street entrance to the County Courthouse (corner of Main and Court Street), 725 Court Street
Martinez, CA 94553 at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest con-veyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 4721 BAYSIDE, OAKLEY, CA, 94561. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common des-ignation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with in-terest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reason-able estimated costs, expenses and ad-vances at the time of the initial publica-tion of the Notice of Sale is $610,841.12. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier’s checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specifi ed in Section 5102 of the Finan-cial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ‘’AS IS’’ condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regard-
ing title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereun-der, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. DATED: 02/17/2012 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By: - Trustee’s Sale Of-fi cer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. ASAP# 4200968 03/02/2012, 03/09/2012, 03/16/2012 Oak-ley Press No. 03- 0477 Publish dates: March 2, 9, 16, 2012.
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File F-0001184-00 The name of the business (es): Community Staffi ng Resources Located at: 1820 Galindo Street, Suite #3, In: Concord, CA, 94520, Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Per Diem Staffi ng Systems, Inc. 1820 Galindo Street, Suite #3, Concord, CA 94520. This business is conducted by: a Nevada Corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on 1/20/12. Signature of registrant: Judith L. Travers, Administrator-Secretary. This statement was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: FEB 21, 2012 by C. Garcia, Deputy, Expires 2/21/17. Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish dates: March 2, 9, 16, 23, 2012.
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X-traordinary performance
The Team X Mini Level 2 All Star Cheer Team from Antioch, comprised kids 5 through 8, took fi rst place at the recent America’s Best Nationals compe-tition in Sacramento.
The performance earned the unde-feated cheer squad a paid bid in April to the U.S. Open Finals in Anaheim.
Team members Hailey Siligo, Sarah Anderson, Jaydas Blevins, Tamia Pitts, Giselle Evans, Janaiya Mask, Ashley Yee and Trinity Landa received the
America’s Best fl eece jacket, a fi rst-place national champion team trophy, an America’s Best individual trophy, a fi rst-place medal and a team banner. Sarah also took fi rst for her individual cheer routine.
Head coach Kelly Allen and her coaching staff have spent many hours training this young age group the prop-er techniques to gain the skills required to compete in Level 2 competitions.
– Contributed by Donna LawsonPhoto courtesy of Donna Lawson
The Diablo Valley Volleyball Club 12U girls volleyball team took home the trophy in the Adams bracket at the recent NCVA Presi-dents Day Volleyball Tournament in San Mateo. The girls went 4-1
against top-level Power League teams, beating the Palo Alto Volleyball Club in three games (16-25, 25-20, 15-13) to win the championship. In the front row, from left, are Morgan Hess, Maya Davies and Jenae Packard; back row: Coach Claire Hannigan, Jordan Sweeney, Mikaila Wegenke, Stevie Corio, Riley Ehlen and Coach Janet Hannigan.
Volleyball victory
Photo courtesy of Rod Hess
At a seminar held recently at Crosley Gracie Academy in Brentwood, mixed-martial arts pioneer Royce Gracie shows a young jiu-jitsu practi-tioner how to stabilize a dominant position while on the ground. Royce Gracie, Crosley’s cousin, conducted a seminar for kids and another for adults, drawing martial-arts enthusiasts from all over the Bay Area. Royce Gracie was the fi rst fi ghter to be inducted into the Ultimate Fight-ing Championship Hall of Fame and now travels the world teaching jiu-jitsu.
Learning from the masterPhoto courtesy of Crosley Gracie
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Stewing over dinnerI’m hooked on the Food Network. I
love watching other people cook – and they make it look so easy. I’m always looking for new recipes that my entire family will enjoy, and that’s a challenge.
My husband is The Leftover King. He’s happy with a piece of cheese and a plate of day-old lasagna, but my children are another story. Come dinnertime, I have a handful of wild-eyed, famished kids who all want something dif-ferent. My 12-year-old son, Ryan, is especially voracious, as he goes all day without eating. I don’t know what it
is about middle-school boys, but apparently eating lunch at school is not cool. He insists that school food is “really gross” and bring-ing a bag lunch is “a ticket to Loserville,” so when I pick him up at 3 p.m., he’s an irritable tyrant demanding a Subway foot-long sand-wich. My 17-year-old son is on a high-pro-tein and carbohydrate workout regimen, so he wants about a pound of pasta and a side of beef – with a protein shake on the side.
Last week I tuned in to one of my favorite Food Network shows and got totally pumped about what looked like a delicious and hearty beef stew. The host promised me my house would smell like Provence, France and my family would love it. I printed the recipe off the website and planned to make it the next day.
It would take some prep work. I had to marinate the meat in red wine – not the cheap stuff, either. The host’s motto was “if you wouldn’t drink it, don’t cook with it,” so I uncorked a good bottle and poured half of it into a plastic bag, added onions, carrots, some red wine vinegar and the stew meat. Into the fridge it went to marinate.
I read further down the page. Blast! I need a Dutch oven! I don’t own a Dutch oven. What IS a Dutch oven? It turned out to be a heavy pot that can be used on the stove or in the oven, and is critical for good stew.
Off to Target I went and bought a $70 Dutch oven! Between the wine and the Dutch oven, I was now making a real investment in this recipe. It had better be good.
I chopped up a lot of vegetables and fresh herbs. I bought crusty French bread to go with it. I was getting excited. I pulled out the marinated stew meat and put it in my new Dutch oven and browned it with some bacon. I felt like a Food Network star! In went some beef stock and my fresh herbs. Into the oven it went for three hours.
I picked up my kids from school. My son begged me for a Subway foot-long sand-wich but I told him I was making something special for dinner. He rolled his eyes. My 9-year-old daughter looked happy about it – of course, she eats during the day so she wasn’t desperate for food.
Upon entering the house, my son said, “What’s that smell?!” He wrinkled up his nose and upper lip. He looked like Elvis Presley.
“It’s my beef stew!” I answered back, irritated. “You might like it. Have a cracker if you’re starving.”
Eventually the rest of the family came home. My oldest daughter said it smelled good, but my oldest son said it smelled “interesting.” Ryan didn’t care anymore. He was polishing off a box of Cheez-its on the couch. It was time to unveil my stew. I lifted the heavy pot out of the oven, placed it on the counter and removed the lid, steam fi lling the kitchen. Everyone gathered round to look at it. They were silent. Ryan came over and peered into the pot and paid me the ultimate compliment. “It looks like something a hobo would like,” he said and walked away.
“Can you make me some nachos?” my oldest son asked. “Yeah, me too,” chimed in everyone else. I emptied the rest of my good wine into a glass, took a big sip and pro-ceeded to dump the stew down the garbage disposal, my dreams of becoming the next Food Network star dashed.
I still love watching the Food Network, but I don’t think my family is ready for Provence. Looks like it’s foot-long sand-wiches for us.
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Discovery Bay resident Frank Car-bajal will be inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame on April 10 in Den-ver. The former Hartnell College basket-ball coach will be honored for his accom-plishments as an athlete and a coach at the high school and intercollegiate levels.
Carbajal, now 71, was hired at Hart-nell in 1995 and retired 10 years later after 44 seasons of coaching at the high school, community college and university level,
during which he amassed 662 victories. After starring in basketball and baseball at Greeley High School, Carbajal went on to the University of Northern Colorado, where he earned all-conference honors in both sports.
As a Division 1 all-region pitcher in 1960 and 1961, Carbajal appeared twice in the College World Series. And as a starting guard on the basketball team he led the nation in free-throw percentage.
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Teresa Wiens grad-uated from Navy boot camp in Great
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Anne Louise ForsythMarch 6, 1935-Feb. 17, 2012
Anne Forsyth, a longtime resident of the Bay Area, passed away peacefully on Feb. 17 at her home, surrounded by her immediate family.
Anne was born in Burton, Neb., where she grew up the youngest of seven on a rural farm. At the age of 12, her family moved to Gooding, Idaho. Anne pursued her passion of helping others by attending nursing school at St. Mary’s in Salt Lake City in 1953. In 1956, Anne be-gan a rewarding, 35-year career as a sur-gery room supervisor in San Francisco.
After retiring from CMPC in 2001, she moved to Brentwood and continued to live life to the fullest. Anne lived in Sum-merset, where she had many close friends. She loved socializing and traveling. She enjoyed going to dinner and dancing and had a wonderful smile that could light up a room.
Anne is survived by her two daugh-ters, Lori and Kathleen; and their hus-bands, Clint and Garry; and the rays of sunshine in her life: her grandchildren, Danielle, Haley Rose, Trey, Shane and Brooke. She is also survived by her for-
mer husband and friend, John Forsyth of Brentwood.
Private services were held at Bay Area Cremation and Funeral Services. Memorial contributions may be made to the Elizabeth Nash Foundation, P.O. Box 1260, Los Gatos, CA 95031.
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File F-0000983-00 The name of the business (es): 1.) National Aquatics Services and 2.) NAS Pools Located at: 9030 Brentwood Blvd., Suite F, In: Brentwood, CA, 94513, Mailing: P.O. Box 2168, Brentwood, CA 94513 Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): National Aquatic Services, Inc. 9030 Brentwood Blvd., Suite F, Brentwood, CA 94513. This business is conducted by: a California Corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on Jan 31, 2012. Signature of registrant: Sean J. Senior, President. This statement was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: FEB 13, 2012 by L. Barajas, Deputy, Expires 2/13/17. Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish dates: March 2, 9, 16, 23, 2012.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File F-0000998-00 The name of the business (es): True Beauty Brows & Skin Care Located at: 3850 Balfour Road #208 In: Brentwood, CA, 94513, Is hereby registered by the fol-lowing owner(s): Allison Boen, 5245 Fern Ridge Circle, Discovery Bay, CA 94505. This business is conducted by: an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on NA. Signature of registrant: Allison Boen. This statement was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: FEB 13, 2012 by Myrna Barajas, Deputy, Expires 2/13/2017. Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish: March 2, 9, 16, 23, 2012.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File F-0000948-00 The name of the business (es): Subway 4198 Located at: 2005 Main Street #A In: Oakley, CA 94561 Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Distinctive Foods, Inc. 310 Whispering Oaks Ct., Pittsburg, CA 94565. This business is conducted by: a Corporation. The regis-trant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on 11/30/06. Sig-nature of registrant: Mohammad N Zalmaiyar, President. This statement was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: FEB 10, 2012 by Myrna Barajas, Deputy, Ex-pires 2/10/2017. Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish dates: February 17, 24, March 2, 9, 2012.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File F-0000977-00 The name of the business (es): Pizzagonis / Pizzagonis Towing Located at: 6877 Brentwood Blvd In: Brentwood, ca, 94513, Is hereby registered by the fol-lowing owner(s): Pizzagoni Family Inc. 6877 Brentwood Blvd., Brentwood, CA 94513. This business is conducted by: a California S Corp. The registrant com-menced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on 3/65. Signature of registrant: John Reynolds, Secretary. This state-ment was fi led with Stephen L. Weir, County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: FEB 13, 2012 by Courtney Dias, Deputy, Expires 2/13/17. Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish dates: March 2, 9, 16, 23, 2012
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File F-0001009-00 The name of the business (es): RCS Net-work Solutions Located at: 6115 Seneca Circle In: Discovery Bay, CA 94505 Is hereby registered by the fol-lowing owner(s): Russell C. Strunk & Marilyn R. Strunk, 6115 Seneca Circle, Discovery Bay, CA 94505. This business is conducted by: Husband and Wife. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on Jan 1, 2012. Signature of registrant: Russell C. Strunk. This statement was fi led with Stephen L. Weir, County Clerk Of Contra Costa County on: FEB 13, 2012 by Myrna Barajas, Deputy, Expires 2/13/2017. Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish dates: February 24, March 2, 9, 16, 2012.
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALET.S. No.: 9980-2319 TSG Order No.: 80476-16 A.P.N.: 010-280-075 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 11/18/2009. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROP-ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. NBS Default Services, as the duly appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded 12/01/2009 as Document Number 2009- 0282093-00 of Offi cial Records in the offi ce of the Recorder of Contra Costa County, California, made by: Al-fredo Vazquez Valerio, a married man as his sole and separate property, as Trustor(s), WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUC-TION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable in full at time of sale by cash, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal sav-ings and loan association, savings as-sociation, or savings bank specifi ed in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and state, and as more fully de-scribed in the above referenced Deed of Trust. Sale Date & Time: March 8, 2012 at 01:30 PM Sale Location: At the Court Street entrance to the County Court-house, 725 Court Street, Martinez, CA The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 165 Claremont Drive, Brentwood, CA 94513 The undersigned Trustee disclaims
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File F-0000946-00 The name of the business (es): Subway 42079 Located at: 1026 Oak Street #103 In: Clayton, CA 94517 Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Distinctive Foods, Inc. 310 Whispering Oaks Ct., Pittsburg, CA 94565. This busi-ness is conducted by: a Corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on 7/15/11. Signature of registrant: Mohammad N Zalmaiyar, President. This statement was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: FEB 10, 2012 by Myrna Barajas, Deputy, Ex-pires 2/10/2017. Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish dates: February 17, 24, March 2, 9, 2012.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File F-0000947-00 The name of the business (es): Subway 46015 Located at: 4514 Main Street In: Oakley, CA 94561 Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Distinc-tive Foods, Inc. 310 Whispering Oaks Ct., Pittsburg, CA 94565. This business is conducted by: a Corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on 5/30/06. Signature of registrant: Mohammad N Zalmaiyar, President. This statement was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: FEB 10, 2012 by Myrna Barajas, Deputy, Ex-pires 2/10/2017. Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish dates: February 17, 24, March 2, 9, 2012.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File F-0000442-00 The name of the business (es): Uplifting Memories Located at: 2109 Prestwick Drive, In: Discovery Bay, CA, 94505, Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Diana Dobbie 2109 Prestwick Drive, Discovery Bay, CA 94505. This business is conducted by: an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Signature of registrant: Diana Dobbie. This statement was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: JAN 23, 2012 by J. Odegaard, Deputy, Expires 1/23/2017 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish dates: Feb-ruary 10, 17, 24, March 2, 2012.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File F-0000491-00 The name of the business (es): Brentwood Theater Company / Studio 51 Located at: 740 Buckeye Court In: Brentwood, CA, 94513 Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): John T. and Betty Partridge Gaughan, 740 Buckeye Court, Brentwood, CA 94513-5493. This busi-ness is conducted by: Husband and Wife. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on 1/1/12. Signature of registrant: John T. Gaughan. This statement was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: JAN 25, 2012 by T. Ragsdale, Deputy, Expires 1/25/2017. Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish dates: February 10, 17, 24, March 2, 2012.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File F-0000584-00 The name of the business (es): PXLA Graphic Designs Located at: 1627 Ma-rina Way In: Brentwood, CA, 94513, Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Jeffrey Dollente and Shirley Barsana G. Dollente, 1627 Marina Way, Brentwood, CA 94513. This business is conducted by: Husband and Wife. The registrant commenced to transact busi-ness under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on JAN 30th, 2012. Signature of registrant: Shirley Barsana G. Dollente. This statement was fi led with Stephen L. Weir, County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: JAN 30, 2012 by Karla Ruiz, Deputy, Expires 1/30/2017 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish dates: February 24, March 2, 9, 16, 2012.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File F-0000600-00 The name of the business (es): Newberry Estate Vineyards Located at: 2525 Sun-set Rd In: Knightsen, CA 94548, Mailing: 2525 Sunset Rd, Brentwood, CA 94513 Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Sabrina Rippie 2525 Sunset Rd, Brentwood, CA 94513. This busi-ness is conducted by: an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Signature of registrant: Sabrina Rippie. This statement was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: JAN 30, 2012 by J. Odegaard, Deputy, Expires 1/30/2017. Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish: February 17, 24, March 2, & March 9, 2012.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File F-0000811-00 The name of the business (es): Goal Seek-ers Consulting Located at: 1780 Chest-nut Street In: Brentwood, Ca, 94513, Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Peggie Schuitemaker 1780 Chestnut Street, Brentwood, Califor-nia 94513. This business is conducted by: an individual. The registrant com-menced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Signature of regis-trant: Peggie Schuitemaker. This state-ment was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: FEB 06, 2012 by Courtney Dias, Deputy, Expires 2/6/2017. Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish dates: February 17, 24, March 2, 9, 2012.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File F-0000714-00 The name of the business (es): DirectV-Sales Located at: 1480 Moraga Rd., Suite I-392, In: Moraga, CA, 94556, Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): TeleCentrics, 1480 Moraga Rd., Suite I-392, Moraga, CA 94556. This business is conducted by: a Limited Liability Company. The registrant com-menced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on 2/16/2007. Signature of registrant: Cyrus Ghamghami - TeleCen-trics, CEO. This statement was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: FEB 01, 2012 by Karla Ruiz, Deputy, Expires 2/1/2017. Brent-wood Press No. 02-1273 Publish dates: February 17, 24, March 2, 9, 2012.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File F-0000761-00 The name of the business (es): Baker’s Carpet Cleaning Located at: 912 Red-haven Street In: Brentwood, CA, 94513, Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Jonathan William Baker, 912 Redhaven Street, Brentwood, CA 94513. This business is conducted by: an indi-vidual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on 02/03/12. Signature of registrant: Jonathan William Baker. This state-ment was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: FEB 03, 2012 by Karla Ruiz, Deputy, Expires 2/3/17 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish dates: February 10, 17, 24, & March 2, 2012.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File F-0000765-00 The name of the business (es): Absolute Safety & Health Consultants, Inc. Lo-cated at: 264 Mountain View Dr. In: Brentwood, Ca, 94513, Is hereby regis-tered by the following owner(s): Abso-lute Safety & Health Consultants, Inc. 264 Mountain View Dr., Brentwood, CA 94513. This business is conducted by: a Corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Signature of registrant: Carlton L. Jones, President. This statement was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: FEB 03, 2012 by Jaime Parangan, Deputy, Expires 2/3/2017. Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish dates: February 10, 17, 24, & March 2, 2012.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File F-0000766-00 The name of the business (es): Soul’s Har-bor Church Located at: 6955 Brent-wood Blvd. In: Brentwood, CA, 94513, Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Brentwood Pentecostal Ho-liness Church, Inc., 6955 Brentwood Blvd., Brentwood, CA 94513. This busi-ness is conducted by: a Corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Signature of registrant: Sam Winters, CEO. This statement was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk of Contra Costa County on FEB 03, 2012 by Jose Gonzalez, Deputy, Expires 2/3/2017. Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish dates: February 17, 24, March 2, 9, 2012.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File F-0000978-00 The name of the business (es): Brentwood Storage Pros / Storage Pros / Brent-wood City Tow / Pizzagonis Tow Lo-cated at: 6877 Brentwood Blvd., Brent-wood, CA 94513 Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Pizzagoni Family Inc. 6877 Brentwood Blvd., Brentwood, CA 94513. This business is conducted by: a California S Corp. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on 2/1/12. Signature of registrant: John Reynolds, Secretary. This statement was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: FEB 13, 2012 by Courtney Dias, Deputy, Expires 2/13/2017. Brent-wood Press No. 02-1273 Publish dates: March 2, 9, 16, 23, 2012.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File F-0000944-00 The name of the business (es): Subway 1716 Located at: 4701 Clayton Rd #C In: Concord, CA 94521 Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Distinctive Foods, Inc. 310 Whispering Oaks Ct., Pittsburg, CA 94565. This business is conducted by: a corporation. The regis-trant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on 2/20/06. Signa-ture of registrant: Mohammad N Zal-maiyar, Owner- President. This state-ment was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: FEB 10, 2012 by Myrna Barajas, Deputy, Expires 2/10/2017. Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish dates: February 17, 24, March 2, 9, 2012.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File F-0000945-00 The name of the business (es): Mountain Mike’s Pizza #42 Located at: 2091 Main Street In: Oakley, CA 94561 Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Distinctive Foods, Inc. 310 Whispering Oaks Ct., Pittsburg, CA 94565. This busi-ness is conducted by: a Corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on 6/15/11. Signature of registrant: Mohammad N Zalmaiyar - President. This statement was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: FEB 10, 2012 by Myrna Barajas, Deputy, Ex-pires 2/10/2017. Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish dates: February 17, 24, March 2, 9, 2012.
NOTICE OF LIEN SALENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the un-dersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said property pursuant to Sections 21700 21716 of the Business & Professions Code, Section 2328 of the UCC, Section 535 of the Penal Code and provisions of the Civil Code. The undersigned will sell at public sale by competitive bidding on March 16, 2012 at 12:30 P.M. Personal property includ-ing but not limited to furniture, clothing, appliances, bedding, carpet, computer & stereo equipment, shop vac,artwork, ski boots, tarps,heater, medical equip-ment, wood, exercise equipment, and or other general household and small business items located at: ACORN SELF STORAGE LLC, 5205 RAILROAD AVE., PITTSBURG, CA 94565 (925) 432-3200. NAME 1. Chaleen Leslie 2. Nicolas Velasquez 3. Geraldine Mallari 4. Martin Walker Dates Published: 03/02/12 and 03/09/12 J. Michael’s Auc-tions, Bond # 183-62-32 (916) 776-4202 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish dates: March 2, 9, 2012.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File F-0001143-00 The name of the business (es): M&L Truck-ing Located at: 6150 Byron Hot Springs Road In: Byron, CA, 94514, Mailing: 3001 Tagura Drive, Modesto, CA 95355 Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): #1.) Luis F. Aceves, 3001 Tagu-ra Drive, Modesto, CA 95355, #2.) Marco A. Chavez, 2276 Finland Ave., Stockton, CA 95205. This business is conducted by: a General Partnership. The regis-trant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Signature of registrant: Luis F. Aceves. This state-ment was fi led with Stephen L. Weir, County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: FEB 17, 2012, by Courtney Dias, Deputy, Expires 2/17/2017. Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish dates: March 2, 9, 16, 23, 2012.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File F-0001185-00 The name of the business (es): Island Time Located at: 5901 Marina Road,#14 In: Discovery Bay, CA 94505, Mailing: 1820 Galindo St., #3, Concord, CA 94520 Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Delta Personnel Services, Inc. 1820 Galindo St., Suite #3, Concord, CA 94520. This business is conducted by: a California Corporation. The regis-trant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on 01-01-12. Sig-nature of registrant: Judith L. Travers, Secretary. This statement was fi led with Stephen L. Weir, County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: FEB 21, 2012 by C. Garcia, Deputy, Expires 2/21/17. Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish dates: March 2, 9, 16, 23, 2012.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File F-0001265-00 The name of the business (es): MM Law Enforcement Specialized Services And Consulting Located at: 790 Devonshire Loop In: Brentwood, CA, 94513, Is here-by registered by the following owner(s): Manuel Misquez, 790 Devonshire Loop, Brentwood, CA 94513. This business is conducted by: an individual. The regis-trant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Signature of registrant: Manuel Misquez. This statement was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: FEB 23, 2012 by Karla Ruiz, Deputy, Expires 2/23/2017. Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish: March 2, 9, 16, 23, 2012.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File F-0001357-00 The name of the business (es): Aerial Cre-dentials Located at: 1932 Cedar Falls Avenue, In: Brentwood, Ca, 94513, Mail-ing: 268 Bush Street, #3531, San Fran-cisco, CA 94104- 3503 Is hereby regis-tered by the following owner(s): Adrian Monteiro, 1932 Cedar Falls Avenue,
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File F-0001268-00 The name of the business (es): JMOD in-dustries Located at: 8445 Brentwood Blvd., Suite B, In: Brentwood, CA, 94513 Is hereby registered by the fol-lowing owner(s): Johnny M. Curtis, Jr., and Joyce E. Buckner, 965 Almond Dr., Oakley, CA 94561. This business is conducted by: a General Partnership. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious busi-ness name or names listed above on N/A. Signature of registrant: Johnny M Curtis Jr. This statement was fi led with Stephen L. Weir, County Clerk of Con-tra Costa County on: FEB 23, 2012 by B. Basch, Deputy, Expires 2/23/17. Brent-wood Press No. 02-1273 Publish dates: March 2, 9, 16, 23, 2012.
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File F-0000925-00 The name of the business (es): Black Dia-mond Recovery, LLC Located at: 161 Chestnut Street, #8, In: Brentwood, CA, 94513, Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Black Diamond Recovery, LLC, 161 Chestnut Street, #8, Brentwood, CA 94513. This business is conducted by: a Limited Liability Co. The registrant commenced to transact busi-ness under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on 1-1-93. Signa-ture of registrant: Sterling F. Hoggan, Owner/Manager Member This state-ment was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: FEB 09, 2012 by Myrna Barajas, Deputy, Expires 2/9/2017. Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish: March 2, 9, 16, 23, 2012.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File F-0000746-00 The name of the business (es): Trimco Con-struction Located at: 728 Solitude Dr, Oakley, CA 94561 Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Peter Wayne Emery, 3504 Blythe, Antioch, CA 94509 and Timothy Alan Emery, 728 Solitude Dr., Oakley, CA 94561. This business is conducted by: a General Partnership. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious busi-ness name or names listed above on
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File F-0001068-00 The name of the business (es): GD PHOTO SERVICES Located at: 4604 Salvador Ln In: Oakley, CA 94561, Is hereby reg-istered by the following owner(s): Her-bert Duran 4604 Salvador Ln, Oakley, CA 94561. This business is conducted by: an individual. The registrant com-menced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Signature of reg-istrant: Herbert Duran. This statement was fi led with Stephen L. Weir, County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: FEB 15, 2012 by Myrna Barajas, Deputy, Expires 2/15/2017. Oakley Press No. 03-0477 Publish dates: February 24, March 2, 9, 16, 2012.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File F-0001169-00 The name of the business (es): Superior Background Services Located at: 5016 Montevino Way In: Oakley, CA 94561, Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Steven Patrick Dorsey, 5016 Montevino Way, Oakley, CA 94561. This business is conducted by: an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Signature of registrant: Steve Dorsey. This statement was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: FEB 21, 2012 by H. Franklin, Deputy, Expires 2/21/17. Oakley Press No. 03-0477 Publish: March 2, 9, 16, 23, 2012.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File #0000768-00 The name of the business (es): S & S Hauling Lo-cated at: 420 Star Street In: Oakley, Ca, 94561. Is hereby registered by the fol-lowing owner(s): 1)Samuel Alvin Freitas III & 2) Jeannine Marie Freitas 420 Star Street Oakley, CA 94561. This business is conducted by: Husband and Wife The registrant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Signature of registrant: Samuel Alvin Freitas III This statement was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk Of Contra Costa County on: 2/3/12 By Karla Ruiz, Deputy Expires 2/3/17 Oakley Press No. 03-0477 Publish: February 10, 17, 24, March 2, 2012
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File F-0000691-00 The name of the business (es): theoutfi t-tersearch.com Located at: 2024 Eu-calyptus Way In: Antioch, CA 94509 Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Colton Robinson, 2024 Eu-calyptus Way, Antioch, CA 94509. This business is conducted by: an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on 1/30/12. Signature of registrant: Colton Rob-inson. This statement was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: FeB 01, 2012 by Karla Ruiz, Deputy, Expires 2/1/2017. Antioch Press No. 06-1617 Publish dates: Feb-ruary 24, March 2, 9, 16, 2012.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File #0000731-00 The name of the business (es): 1)Apostle A Cheney 2)Christ4Life.tv 3)Cashpons 4)IQGames Located at: 2410 Shadow Ln #92 In: Antioch, Ca, 94509, Mailing: 4464 Lone Tree Way #205, Antioch, CA 94531 Is hereby registered by the fol-lowing owner(s): Anthony Cheney 2410 Shodow Ln. #92 Antioch, CA 94509. This business is conducted by: an individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious busi-ness name or names listed above on N/A. Signature of registrant:Anthony Cheney This statement was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk Of Contra Costa County on: 2/2/12 By Karla Ruiz, Deputy Expires 2/2/17 Antioch Press No. 06-1617 Publish: February 10, 17, 24 March 2, 2012
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File F-0000338-00 The name of the business (es): A Bright Star Preschool Located at: 2112 Cordo-ba Way In: Antioch, CA 94509, Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Michele Lee Lago 2112 Cordoba Way, Antioch, CA 94509. This business is conducted by: an individual. The regis-trant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on NA. Signature of registrant: Michele Lago. This state-ment was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: JAN 19, 2012 by C. Garcia, Deputy, Expires 1/19/2017. Antioch Press No. 06-1617 Publish dates: February 17, 24, March 2, 9, 2012.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File F-0000353-00 The name of the business (es): 1.) Wine Seekers, 2.) Destiny Real Estate, 3.) Wine Concierge Located at: 4464 Lo-neTree Way #1040 In: Antioch, CA 94531 Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Priscilla Rhae 1723 Petit Peak Ct., Antioch, CA 94531. This business is conducted by: an individual. The regis-trant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Signature of registrant: Priscilla Rhae. This state-ment was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: JAN 19, 2012 by J. Odegaard, Deputy Expires 1/19/2017. Antioch Press No. 06-1617 Publish dates: February 17, 24, March 2, 9, 2012.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File F-0000867-00 The name of the business (es): Contra Costa Herald Located at: 313 Bluerock Drive, In: Antioch, CA 94509, Mailing: P.O. Box 4672, Antioch, CA 94531 Is hereby reg-istered by the following owner(s): Allen Denford Payton, 313 Bluerock Drive, Antioch, CA 94509. This business is con-ducted by: an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on 2/7/12. Signature of reg-istrant: Allen D. Payton. This statement was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: FEB 07, 2012 by Elizabeth Gutierrez, Deputy, Expires 2/7/2017. Antioch Press No. 06-1617 Publish dates: February 17, 24, March 2, 9, 2012.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File F-0000832-00 The name of the business (es): Line 1 Industries Located at: 6064 Tazetta Dr. In: Oakley, Ca, 94561 Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): 1) Ricardo Issac Or-tiz 2) Melissa Jamie Ortiz 6064 Tazetta Dr., Oakley, CA 94561. This business is conducted by: Husband and Wife. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on 8/1/11. Signature of registrant: Ricardo Ortiz & Melissa J Ortiz. This statement was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: 2/7/12 By Courtney Dias, Deputy, Expires 2/7/17. Oakley Press No. 03-0477 Publish: Feb-ruary 17, 24, March 2, 9, 2012
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME
PETITIONER OR ATTORNEY: George & Monique Demetrakopulos SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, 725 Court St., Mar-tinez, CA 94553 PETITION OF: George Demetrakopulos, Monique Demetra-kopulos FOR CHANGE OF NAME OR-DER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: N12-0230 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner George Demetrakopulos & Monique Demetrakopulos fi led a peti-tion with this court for a decree chang-ing names as follows: Present Name: a. Alexander George LeonGuerrero to Proposed Name: Alexander George Demetrakopulos THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this mat-ter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any per-son objecting to the name changes described above must fi le a written ob-jection that includes the reasons for the
objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely fi led, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEAR-ING a. Date 4/10/12 Time: 9:00 a.m. Dept. 60 Room: 102 b. The address of the court is same as noted above. 3. a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be pub-lished at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the follow-ing newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Brentwood Press Date: 2/3/12 Judith A. Sanders, Pro tem Judge of the Superior Court Brentwood Press No. 02- 1273 Publish Dates: Feb-ruary 24, March 2, 9, 16, 2012.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME
PETITIONER OR ATTORNEY: Jeanette Su SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, 725 Court St., Martinez, CA 94553 PETITION OF: Jeanette Su FOR CHANGE OF NAME ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: N12-0224 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Pe-titioner Jeanette Su fi led a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: a. Jeanette Su to Proposed Name: Jeanette Pan THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indi-cated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must fi le a written objection that in-cludes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must ap-
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME
PETITIONER OR ATTORNEY: Tracey Theresa Hurtado Montellano SUPE-RIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, 725 Court St., Mar-tinez, CA 94553 PETITION OF: Tracey Hurtado FOR CHANGE OF NAME OR-DER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: N12-0308 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Pe-titioner Tracey Hurtado fi led a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: a. Anthony Taylor Hurtado to Proposed Name: Anthony Taylor Hurtado Mon-tellano THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person ob-jecting to the name changes described above must fi le a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the mat-ter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely fi led, the court may grant the petition with-out a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: 4/27/12 Time: 9:00 a.m. Dept.: 60 Room: 102 b. The address of the court is same as noted above. 3. a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be pub-lished at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the follow-ing newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Brentwood Press b. Court is waiving notice to biological father. Date: 2/23/12 Judith A. Sanders, Pro tem Judge of the Superior Court Brentwood Press No. 02- 1273 Publish Dates: March 2, 9, 16, 23, 2012.
pear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely fi led, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date 4/19/12 Time: 9:00 a.m. Dept. 60 b. The address of the court is same as noted above. 3. a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspa-per of general circulation, printed in this county: Brentwood Press Date: 2/10/12 Judith A. Sanders, Pro tem Judge of the Superior Court Brentwood Press No. 02- 1273 Publish Dates: February 24, March 2, 9, 16, 2012.
Brentwood, CA 94513. This business is conducted by: an individual. The regis-trant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on 02/27/2012. Sig-nature of registrant: Adrian Monteiro. This statement was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: FEB 27, 2012 by Karla Ruiz, Deputy, Expires 2/27/17. Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish: March 2, 9, 16, 23, 2012.
6/18/01. Signature of registrant:Timothy A. Emery. This statement was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk of Con-tra Costa County on: FEB 02, 2012 by T. Ragsdale, Deputy, Expires 2/2/17. Oak-ley Press No. 03-0477 Publish dates: March 2, 9, 16, 23, 2012.
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:
DAVID ALLEN RICKNER; AKA: DAVID RICKNER CASE NUMBER P12-00138 To all heirs, benefi ciaries, creditors, con-tingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: DAVID ALLEN RICK-NER; AKA: DAVID RICKNER A Petition for Probate has been fi led by: JANICE JOAN HOLUB in the Superior Court of California, County of: CONTRA COSTA The Petition for Probate requests that: JANICE JOAN HOLUB be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Admin-istration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be re-quired to give notice to interested per-sons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration author-ity will be granted unless an interested person fi les an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hear-ing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: a. Date: 03/20/12 Time: 9:00 AM Dept: 14 Room: -- b. Address of court: 725 Court Street, Martinez, CA 94553 If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or fi le written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must fi le your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within four months from the date of issuance of letters as provided in Probate Code section 9100. The time for fi ling claims will not expire before four months from the hearing date no-ticed above. You may examine the fi le kept by the court. If you are a person in-terested in the estate, you may fi le with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the fi ling of an inven-tory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Petitioner: JAN-ICE JOAN HOLUB 1841 HOLUB LANE, ANTIOCH, CA 94509 (925) 754-8325 An-tioch Press No. 06-1617 Publish Dates: February 17, 24 & March 2, 2012.
any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made in an “AS IS” condi-tion, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, esti-mated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to-wit: $316,106.65 (Estimated). Accrued interest and ad-ditional advances, if any, will increase this fi gure prior to sale. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The Declara-tion pursuant to California Civil Code, Section 2923.5(a) was fulfi lled when the Notice of Default was recorded on 11/09/2011 NBS Default Services 301 E. Ocean Blvd. Suite 1720 Long Beach, CA 90802 800-766- 7751 For Sale Infor-mation Contact: RSVP (925) 603-7342 NBS Default Services, Mandi Harvey, 2/10/2012 “We are attempting to collect a debt, and any information we obtain will be used for that purpose.” (RSVP# 283973, 02/17/12, 02/24/12, 03/02/12) Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish dates: February 17, 24, March 2, 2012.
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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME
PETITIONER OR ATTORNEY: Taylor Thomas Skellenger SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF CON-TRA COSTA, 725 Court St., Martinez, CA 94553 PETITION OF: Taylor Skel-lenger FOR CHANGE OF NAME ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: N12-0199 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Peti-tioner: Taylor Skellenger fi led a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: a. Taylor Thomas Skellenger to Proposed Name: a. Taylor Thomas Salimpour 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indi-cated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must fi le a written objection that in-cludes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must ap-pear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely fi led, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: 4/9/12 Time: 9:00 a.m. Dept. 60 Room 102 b. The address of the court is same as noted above. 3. a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four suc-cessive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the follow-ing newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Brentwood Press Date: 2/2/12 Judith A. Sanders, Pro tem Judge of the Superior Court Brentwood Press No. 02- 1273 Publish Dates: Feb-ruary 17, 24, March 2, 9, 2012.
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALET.S. No.: 9980-2695 TSG Order No.: 81272 A.P.N.: 010-500-0640 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 05/20/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROP-ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. NBS Default Services, as the duly appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded 06/01/2005 as Document Number 2005- 0195263-00 of Offi cial Records in the offi ce of the Recorder of Contra Costa County, California, made by: David Scornaienchi And Tami Scornaienchi, husband and wife, as Trustor(s), WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable in full at time of sale by cash, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or fed-eral credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan as-sociation, savings association, or sav-ings bank specifi ed in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and state, and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. Sale Date & Time: March 8, 2012 at 01:30 PM Sale Location: At the Court Street entrance to the County Courthouse, 725 Court Street, Martinez, CA The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 324 San Marino Lane, Brentwood, CA 94513 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made in an “AS IS” condition, but without cove-nant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encum-brances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as pro-vided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to-wit: $722,750.84 (Estimated). Accrued interest and ad-ditional advances, if any, will increase this fi gure prior to sale. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The Declara-tion pursuant to California Civil Code, Section 2923.5(a) was fulfi lled when the Notice of Default was recorded on 10/28/2011 NBS Default Services 301 E. Ocean Blvd. Suite 1720 Long Beach, CA 90802 800-766- 7751 For Sale Infor-mation Contact: RSVP (925) 603-7342 NBS Default Services, Mandi Harvey, 2/9/2012 “We are attempting to collect a debt, and any information we obtain will be used for that purpose.” (RSVP# 283987, 02/17/12, 02/24/12, 03/02/12) Brentwood Press 02-1273 Publish Date: February 17, 24, March 2, 2012
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALETS No. CA-10-373255-CT Order No.: 150-1172285-05 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 11/21/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NA-TURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAW-YER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or sav-ings association, or savings bank spec-ifi ed in Section 5102 to the Financial code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but with-out covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): MARION J. AYERS AND SHANNON L. AYERS, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS COMMU-NITY PROPERTY Recorded: 11/30/2006 as Instrument No. 2006-0381757-00 of Offi cial Records in the offi ce of the Re-corder of CONTRA COSTA County, Cali-fornia; Date of Sale: 3/9/2012 at 1:30:00 PM Place of Sale: At the Court St. en-trance to the County Courthouse 725 Court St., (corner of Main and Court St.) Martinez, CA Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $704,592.84 The pur-ported property address is: 2761 SAINT ANDREWS DRIVE, BRENTWOOD, CA 94513 Assessor’s Parcel No. 007-460- 025 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common des-ignation is shown, directions to the lo-cation of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME
PETITIONER OR ATTORNEY: JENNI-FER ANNMARIE MOFFATT SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, 725 Court St., Marti-nez, CA 94553 PETITION OF: JENNIFER ANNMARIE MOFFATT FOR CHANGE OF NAME ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUM-BER: N12-0225 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner JENNIFER AN-NMARIE MOFFATT fi led a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: a. JENNIFER ANNMARIE MOFFATT to Proposed Name: JENNIFER ANNMARIE RUSSELL THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indi-cated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must fi le a written objection that in-cludes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must ap-pear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely fi led, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date 4/20/12 Time: 9:00 a.m. Dept. 60 b. The address of the court is same as noted above. 3. a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspa-per of general circulation, printed in this county: Brentwood Press Date: FEB 10 2012 Judith A. Sanders, Pro tem Judge of the Superior Court Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: February 24, March 2, 9, 16, 2012.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME
PETITIONER OR ATTORNEY: NANCY MARIE MCCLAIN, IN PRO PER. SUPE-RIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, 725 Court St., Mar-tinez, CA 94553 PETITION OF: NANCY MARIE MCCLAIN FOR CHANGE OF NAME ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: N12-0218 TO ALL INTERESTED PER-SONS: 1. Petitioner Nancy Marie Mc-Clain fi led a petition with this court for a decree changing names as fol-lows: Present Name: a. Nancy Marie McClain b. Nancy Marie Mickel to Proposed Name: Nancy Marie Mae THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indi-cated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must fi le a written objection that in-cludes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must ap-pear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely fi led, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: 4/13/12 Time: 9:00 a.m. Dept. 60 Room 102 b. The address of the court is same as noted above. 3. a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be pub-lished at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the follow-ing newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Brentwood Press Date: 2/3/12 Judith A. Sanders, Pro tem Judge of the Superior Court Brentwood Press No. 02- 1273 Publish Dates: Feb-ruary 24, March 2, 9, 16, 2012.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME
PETITIONER OR ATTORNEY: Michael J. St. Clair SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFOR-NIA, COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, 725 Court St., Martinez, CA 94553 PETITION OF: Michael J. St. Clair FOR CHANGE OF NAME ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUM-BER: N12-0256 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner Michael J. St. Clair fi led a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: a. Michael J. St. Clair to Proposed Name: Michael J. Jaramillo St. Clair THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person ob-jecting to the name changes described above must fi le a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the mat-ter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely fi led, the court may grant the petition with-out a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: 4/23/12 Time: 9:00 a.m. Dept.: 60 Room: 102 b. The address of the court is same as noted above. 3. a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be pub-lished at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the follow-ing newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Brentwood Press Date: 2/15/12 Judith A. Sanders, Pro tem Judge of the Superior Court Brent-wood Press No. 02- 1273 Publish Dates: March 2, 9, 16, 23, 2012.
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALETS No. 11-0140068 Title Order No. 11-0120538 Investor/Insurer No. 112914170 APN No. 033-040- 036-7 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 08/30/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROP-ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.” Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by HUM-BERTO MENDEZ, dated 08/30/2005 and recorded 9/9/2005, as Instrument No. 2005-0342920-00, in Book , Page ), of Of-fi cial Records in the offi ce of the County Recorder of Contra Costa County, State of California, will sell on 03/26/2012 at 10:00AM, At the Court Street entrance to the County Courthouse (corner of Main and Court Street), 725 Court Street Martinez, CA 94553 at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest con-veyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 229 RAYE AVENUE, OAKLEY, CA, 94561. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the No-tice of Sale is $470,217.33. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier’s checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal sav-ings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specifi ed in Section 5102 of the Financial Code
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and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ‘’AS IS’’ condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regard-ing title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereun-der, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. DATED: 02/23/2012 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By:-- Trustee’s Sale Of-fi cer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. SAP# 4205462 03/02/2012, 03/09/2012, 03/16/2012 Oak-ley Press No. 03- 0477 Publish dates: March 2, 9, 16, 2012.
If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a re-turn of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s Attorney. Date: Qual-ity Loan Service Corp. 2141 5th Avenue San Diego, CA 92101 619-645- 7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 714-573-1965 or Login to: www.priority-posting.com Reinstatement Line: 619-645-7711 Ext. 3704 Quality Loan Service, Corp. If you have previously been dis-charged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. THIS NOTICE IS SENT FOR THE PUR-POSE OF COLLECTING A DEBT. THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDER AND OWNER OF THE NOTE. ANY INFORMA-TION OBTAINED BY OR PROVIDED TO THIS FIRM OR THE CREDITOR WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. As required by law, you are hereby notifi ed that a negative credit report refl ecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to ful-fi ll the terms of your credit obligations. IDSPub #0021292 2/17/2012 2/24/2012 3/2/2012 Antioch Press No. 06-1617 Publish dates: February 17, 24, March 2, 2012.
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALETS # CA-11-476040-AL Order #: 993009 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 11/22/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLA-NATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PRO-CEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specifi ed in Section 5102 to the Financial code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or war-ranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publi-cation of the Notice of Sale) reason-ably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): JAMES MICHAEL COVINGTON AND SHERIDAN ANN COVINGTON, HUSBAND AND WIFE, AS JOINT TENANTS Recorded: 12/1/2005 as Instrument No. 2005-0462923- 00 in book XXX , page XXX of Offi cial Re-cords in the offi ce of the Recorder of CONTRA COSTA County, California; Date of Sale: 3/9/2012 at 1:30:00 PM Place of Sale: At the Court St. entrance to the County Courthouse 725 Court St., (corner of Main and Court St.) Martinez, CA Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $334,356.50 The purported property address is: 2117 STRATFORD COURT ANTIOCH, CA 94509-6995 Assessor’s Parcel No. 052-410-029 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common des-ignation is shown, directions to the lo-cation of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the benefi ciary within 10 days of the date of fi rst publication of this Notice of Sale.
benefi ciary within 10 days of the date of fi rst publication of this Notice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a re-turn of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s Attorney. Date: Qual-ity Loan Service Corp. 2141 5th Avenue San Diego, CA 92101 619-645- 7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 714-573-1965 or Login to: www.priority-posting.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645- 7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service, Corp. If you have previously been dis-charged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. THIS NOTICE IS SENT FOR THE PUR-POSE OF COLLECTING A DEBT. THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDER AND OWNER OF THE NOTE. ANY INFORMA-TION OBTAINED BY OR PROVIDED TO THIS FIRM OR THE CREDITOR WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. As required by law, you are hereby notifi ed that a negative credit report refl ecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfi ll the terms of your credit obligations. TS No.: CA-10- 373255-CT IDSPub #0022189 2/17/2012 2/24/2012 3/2/2012 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish dates: Febru-ary 17, 24, March 2, 2012.
benefi ciary within 10 days of the date of fi rst publication of this Notice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a re-turn of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s Attorney. Date: Qual-ity Loan Service Corp. 2141 5th Avenue San Diego, CA 92101 619-645- 7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 714-573-1965 or Login to: www.priority-posting.com Reinstatement Line: 619-645-7711 Ext. 3704 Quality Loan Service, Corp. If you have previously been dis-charged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. THIS NOTICE IS SENT FOR THE PUR-POSE OF COLLECTING A DEBT. THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDER AND OWNER OF THE NOTE. ANY INFORMA-TION OBTAINED BY OR PROVIDED TO THIS FIRM OR THE CREDITOR WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. As required by law, you are hereby notifi ed that a negative credit report refl ecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to ful-fi ll the terms of your credit obligations. IDSPub #0021311 2/17/2012 2/24/2012 3/2/2012 Antioch Press No. 06-1617 Publish dates: February 17, 24, March 2, 2012.
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALETS # CA-11-477267-LL Order #: 110507563-CA-GTI YOU ARE IN DE-FAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 6/19/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROP-ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specifi ed in Section 5102 to the Finan-cial code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly ap-pointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, ex-pressed or implied, regarding title, pos-session, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with in-terest and late charges thereon, as pro-vided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFI-CIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): KULDIP SANDHU, PARMJIT K SANDHU Recorded: 6/30/2006 as Instrument No. 2006-0208881- 00 in book xxx , page xxx of Offi cial Records in the offi ce of the Recorder of CONTRA COSTA County, California; Date of Sale: 3/9/2012 at 1:30:00 PM Place of Sale: At the Court St. entrance to the County Courthouse 725 Court St., (corner of Main and Court St.) Martinez, CA Amount of unpaid bal-ance and other charges: $356,573.22 The purported property address is: 4600 ARABIAN WAY ANTIOCH, CA 94531 Assessor’s Parcel No. 053- 382-007-2 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common des-ignation is shown, directions to the lo-cation of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALETS No. 11-0137102 Title Order No. 11-0117005 Investor/Insurer No. 93536020 APN No. 033-390- 005-8 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 06/22/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROP-ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.” Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by SABRINA A. FINKLEA STRICKLAND, A MARRIED WOMAN AS HER SOLE AND SEPA-RATE PROPERTY, dated 06/22/2005 and recorded 6/29/2005, as Instrument No. 2005-0236958-00, in Book , Page ), of Of-fi cial Records in the offi ce of the County Recorder of Contra Costa County, State of California, will sell on 03/26/2012 at 10:00AM, At the Court Street entrance to the County Courthouse (corner of Main and Court Street), 725 Court Street Martinez, CA 94553 at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest con-veyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 4761 BIG BEAR ROAD, OAKLEY, CA, 94561. The undersigned
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALETS No. 11-0143214 Title Order No. 11-0126807 Investor/Insurer No. 131457030 APN No. 034-500- 004-6 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 09/27/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROP-ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.” Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by MICHAEL TIMO-THY BARNES A MARRIED MAN, dated 09/27/2006 and recorded 9/29/2006, as Instrument No. 2006-0309655-00, in Book , Page ), of Offi cial Records in the offi ce of the County Recorder of Contra Costa County, State of California, will sell on 03/26/2012 at 10:00AM, At the Court Street entrance to the County Courthouse (corner of Main and Court Street), 725 Court Street Martinez, CA 94553 at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully de-scribed in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 101 CELSIA WAY, OAKLEY, CA, 94561. The undersigned Trustee dis-claims any liability for any incorrect-ness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $585,839.39. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will ac-cept cashier’s checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specifi ed in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and autho-rized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ‘’AS IS’’ condi-tion, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, pos-session or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with inter-est as provided, and the unpaid princi-pal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and ex-penses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. DATED: 03/02/2012 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By: - Trustee’s Sale Offi cer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. ASAP# 4205790 03/02/2012, 03/09/2012, 03/16/2012 Oak-ley Press No. 03- 0477 Publish dates: March 2, 9, 16, 2012.
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALETS No. 11-0131310 Title Order No. 11-0111151 Investor/Insurer No. 146625260 APN No. 034-490- 045-1 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 12/08/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROP-ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.” Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by JEFFREY A HESS AN UNMARRIED MAN, dated 12/08/2006 and recorded 12/19/2006, as Instrument No. 2006-0403457- 00, in Book , Page ), of Offi cial Records in the offi ce of the County Recorder of Contra Costa County, State of California, will sell on 03/26/2012 at 10:00AM, At the Court Street entrance to the County Courthouse (corner of Main and Court Street), 725 Court Street Martinez, CA 94553 at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully de-scribed in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 176 CORAL BELL WAY, OAKLEY, CA, 94561. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrect-ness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $524,138.48. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will ac-cept cashier’s checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specifi ed in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and autho-
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALETS # CA-11-480877-LL Order #: 110534175-CA-GTI YOU ARE IN DE-FAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 3/23/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROP-ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEED-ING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specifi ed in Section 5102 to the Financial code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or war-ranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publi-cation of the Notice of Sale) reason-ably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): JOSE E GARCIA AND JENNY DEL CARMEN GARCIA, HUS-BAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS Recorded: 3/30/2007 as Instrument No. 2007-0093101-00 in book xxx , page xxx of Offi cial Records in the offi ce of the Recorder of CONTRA COSTA County, California; Date of Sale: 3/16/2012 at 1:30:00 PM Place of Sale: At the Court St. entrance to the County Courthouse 725 Court St., (corner of Main and Court St.) Martinez, CA Amount of unpaid bal-ance and other charges: $386,430.74 The purported property address is: 283 BAYVIEW DR OAKLEY, CA 94561 Asses-sor’s Parcel No. 035- 730-003-7 The un-dersigned Trustee disclaims any liabil-ity for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street ad-dress or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the benefi ciary within 10 days of the date of fi rst publication of this Notice of Sale. If the Trustee is un-able to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s Attor-ney. Date: Quality Loan Service Corp. 2141 5th Avenue San Diego, CA 92101 619-645- 7711 For NON SALE informa-tion only Sale Line: 714-573-1965 or Login to: www.priorityposting.com Re-instatement Line: 619-645-7711 Ext. 3704 Quality Loan Service, Corp. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been re-leased of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. THIS NOTICE IS SENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECT-ING A DEBT. THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPT-ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDER AND OWNER OF THE NOTE. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED BY OR PROVIDED TO THIS FIRM OR THE CREDITOR WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. As required by law, you are hereby notifi ed that a negative credit report refl ecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfi ll the terms of your credit obligations. IDSPub #0021564 2/24/2012 3/2/2012 3/9/2012 Oakley Press No. 03-0477 Publish dates: February 24, March 2, 9, 2012.
rized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ‘’AS IS’’ condi-tion, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, pos-session or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with inter-est as provided, and the unpaid princi-pal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and ex-penses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. DATED: 02/24/2012 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By:-- Trustee’s Sale Offi cer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. ASAP# 4207296 03/02/2012, 03/09/2012, 03/16/2012 Oak-ley Press No. 03- 0477 Publish dates: March 2, 9, 16, 2012.
Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the No-tice of Sale is $654,112.37. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier’s checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal sav-ings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specifi ed in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ‘’AS IS’’ condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regard-ing title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereun-der, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. DATED: 02/24/2012 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By: - Trustee’s Sale Of-fi cer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. ASAP# 4205038 03/02/2012, 03/09/2012, 03/16/2012 Oak-ley Press No. 03- 0477 Publish dates: March 2, 9, 16, 2012.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File F-0000820-00 The name of the business (es): Cooking 4 A Cause Located at: 987 Country Glen Lane In: Brentwood, Ca, 94513, Is here-by registered by the following owner(s): Dawn Renee Bass, 987 Country Glen Lane, Brentwood, Ca 94513. This busi-ness is conducted by: an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on 2/6/12. Signature of registrant: Dawn R Bass. This statement was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: FEB 06, 2012 by Courtney Dias, Deputy, Expires 2/6/2017. Brent-wood Press No. 02-1273 Publish dates: February 17, 24, March 2, 9, 2012.
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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALEAPN: 033-420-067 TS No: CA09004622-11-1 TO No: 5679100 PROPERTY AD-DRESS: 50 GRAND CANYON CIR, OAK-LEY, CA 94561 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED April 18, 2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On March 20, 2012 at 10:00 AM, at the Court Street entrance to the County Court-house, 725 Court Street (corner of Main and Court Street), Martinez, CA, MTC FINANCIAL INC. dba TRUSTEE CORPS, as the duly Appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale con-tained in that certain Deed of Trust Re-corded on April 24, 2007 as Instrument No. 2007-0119675- 00 of offi cial records in the Offi ce of the Recorder of Contra Costa County, California, executed by KIPP RIVERA, A SINGLE MAN, as Trustor(s), in favor of JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. as Benefi ciary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situ-ated in said County, California describ-ing the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 50 GRAND CANYON CIR, OAKLEY, CA 94561 The under-signed Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street ad-dress and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, pos-session, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee- s Sale is estimated to be $396,053.77 (Esti-mated), provided, however, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and ad-vances will increase this fi gure prior to sale. Benefi ciary- s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In ad-dition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier- s check drawn on a state
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALET.S No. 1331257-11 APN: 034- 160-085-6 TRA: 19026 LOAN NO: Xxxxxx6827 REF: Perkins, Mylee IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DE-FAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DAT-ED April 12, 2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CON-TACT A LAWYER. On March 15, 2012, at 1:30pm, Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust re-corded April 20, 2007, as Inst. No. 2007-0116366-00 in book XX, page XX of Offi -cial Records in the offi ce of the County Recorder of Contra Costa County, State of California, executed by Mylee A. Per-kins and Ronald A. Perkins, Wife And Husband, will sell at public auction to highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank At the court street entrance to the county courthouse, 725 Court Street Martinez, California, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situ-ated in said County and State described as: Completely described in said deed of trust The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 24 Grove Ct Oakley CA 94561 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, re-garding title, possession, condition or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the proper-ty to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the No-tice of Sale is: $620,408.16. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and ex-
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALET.S No. 1337938-10 APN: 037- 262-002 TRA: 19020 LOAN NO: Xxxxxx6355 REF: Fratus, Illiana IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED December 02, 2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLA-NATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PRO-CEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On March 22, 2012, at 1:30pm, Cal-Western Recon-veyance Corporation, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded December 13, 2005, as Inst. No. 2005-0477268-00 in book Xxx, page Xxx of Offi cial Records in the of-fi ce of the County Recorder of Contra Costa County, State of California, ex-ecuted by Illiana Fratus and Stanley R Fratus Wife And Husband, will sell at public auction to highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings associa-tion, or savings bank At the court street
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALET.S No. 1347818-02 APN: 037- 364-003-6 TRA: 19020 LOAN NO: Xxxxxx4233 REF: Weller, Forest E IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED April 24, 2006. UN-LESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On March 22, 2012, at 1:30pm, Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation, as duly ap-pointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded May 03, 2006, as Inst. No. 2006-0138731-00 in book XX, page XX of Offi cial Records in the offi ce of the County Recorder of Con-tra Costa County, State of California, executed by Forest E Weller and Janet Sue Weller, Husband And Wife, will sell at public auction to highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank At the court street en-trance to the county courthouse, 725 Court Street Martinez, California, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: Completely described in said deed of trust The street address and other common des-ignation, if any, of the real property de-scribed above is purported to be: 5386 Lakespring Dr Oakley CA 94561- 3143 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, re-garding title, possession, condition or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the proper-ty to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the No-tice of Sale is: $368,022.90. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and ex-clusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The benefi ciary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Elec-tion to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. For sales information: Mon-Fri 9:00am to 4:00pm (619) 590-1221. Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation, 525 East Main Street, P.O. Box 22004, El Cajon, CA 92022-9004 Dated: February 24, 2012. (R-404703 03/02/12, 03/09/12, 03/16/12) Oakley Press No. 03-0477 Publish dates: March 2, 9, 16, 2012.
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALET.S. No CA1100042977 Loan No 0476366984 Insurer No. 490729371 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 12/20/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLA-NATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PRO-CEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specifi ed in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by the duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made; but without covenant or war-ranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to satisfy the obligation secured by said Deed of Trust. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrect-ness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. TRUSTOR: TANYA BARBA, A SINGLE WOMAN Recorded 12/28/2007 as Instrument No. 2007-0348738-00 in Book XX , page XX of Offi cial Records in the offi ce of the Recorder of Contra Costa County, California Date of Sale: 03/13/2012 at 10:00 A.M. Place of Sale: At the Court Street entrance to the County Courthouse (corner of Main and Court Street), 725 Court Street Martinez, CA 94553 Property Address is purported to be: 280 YELLOW ROSE CIRCLE OAKLEY, CA 94561 APN#: 034- 410-024-3 The total amount secured by said instrument as of the time of initial publication of this notice is $435,993.87, which includes the total amount of the unpaid balance (including accrued and unpaid interest) and reasonable esti-mated costs, expenses, and advances at the time of initial publication of this notice. Date: 02/13/2012 Executive Trustee Services, LLC dba ETS Servic-es, LLC 2255 North Ontario Street, Suite 400 Burbank, CA 91504-3120 Sale Line: 714-730- 2727 TRUSTEE SALE OFFICER ASAP# 4187613 02/17/2012, 02/24/2012, 03/02/2012 Oakley Press No. 03-0477, Publish dates: February 17, 24, March 2, 2012.
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALET.S No. 1348103-02 APN: 008- 020-030-6 TRA: 60017 LOAN NO: Xxxxxx3442 REF: Lucas, Terrie IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED January 23, 2004. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLA-NATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PRO-CEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On March 22, 2012, at 1:30pm, Cal-Western Recon-veyance Corporation, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded January 30, 2004, as Inst. No. 2004-0031886-00 in book XX, page XX of Offi cial Records in the offi ce of the County Recorder of Contra Costa County, State of California, executed by Terrie Lucas, An Unmarried Woman, and Deborah Ann Zaro, An Unmar-ried Woman, will sell at public auction to highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or fed-eral credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan asso-ciation, savings association, or savings bank At the court street entrance to the county courthouse, 725 Court Street Martinez, California, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the prop-erty situated in said County and State described as: Completely described in said deed of trust The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1775 Surfside Court Discovery Bay CA 94514 The under-signed Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street ad-dress and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, pos-session, condition or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts cre-ated by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The to-tal amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $432,790.14. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any rea-son, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The benefi ciary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Elec-tion to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. For sales information: Mon-Fri 9:00am to 4:00pm (619) 590-1221. Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation, 525 East Main Street, P.O. Box 22004, El Cajon, CA 92022-9004 Dated: February 29, 2012. (R-404778 03/02/12, 03/09/12, 03/16/12) Oakley Press No. 03-0477. Publish dates: March 2, 9, 16, 2012.
entrance to the county courthouse, 725 Court Street Martinez, California, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: Com-pletely described in said deed of trust The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 610 Chandon Ct Oakley CA 94561 The un-dersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street ad-dress and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, pos-session, condition or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts cre-ated by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The to-tal amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $410,603.65. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and ex-clusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The benefi ciary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Elec-tion to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. For sales information: Mon-Fri 9:00am to 4:00pm (619) 590-1221. Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation, 525 East Main Street, P.O. Box 22004, El Cajon, CA 92022-9004 Dated: February 29, 2012. (R-404751 03/02/12, 03/09/12, 03/16/12) Oakley Press No. 03-0477 Publish dates: March 2, 9, 16, 2012.
or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association or savings bank specifi ed in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and au-thorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee- s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder- s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no fur-ther recourse. DATE: February 15, 2012 TRUSTEE CORPS TS No. CA09004622-11-1 17100 Gillette Ave, Irvine, CA 92614 949-252- 8300 James Matthews, Authorized Signatory SALE INFORMA-TION CAN BE OBTAINED ON LINE AT www.lpsasap.com AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 714-730-2727 TRUSTEE CORPS IS A DEBT COLLECTOR. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. ASAP# 4200093 02/24/2012, 03/02/2012, 03/09/2012 Oakley Press No. 03-0477 Publish dates: February 24, March 2, 9, 2012.
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALET.S No. 1316448-10 APN: 031- 102-003-6 TRA: 82-007 LOAN NO: Xxxxxx3238 REF: Stone Jr, Robert IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED November 21, 2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLA-NATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PRO-CEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On March 22, 2012, at 1:30pm, Cal-Western Recon-veyance Corporation, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded December 05, 2006, as Inst. No. 2006-0387089-00 in book XX, page XX of Offi cial Records in the offi ce of the County Recorder of Contra Costa County, State of California, executed by Robert J. Stone Jr. and Brenda M. Stone Husband And Wife As Joint Ten-ants, will sell at public auction to high-est bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank At the court street entrance to the county courthouse, 725 Court Street Martinez, California, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situ-ated in said County and State described as: Completely described in said deed of trust The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 3148 Stone Road Bethel Island CA 94511 The undersigned Trustee dis-claims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, re-garding title, possession, condition or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the proper-ty to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the No-tice of Sale is: $399,926.30. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and ex-clusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The benefi ciary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Elec-tion to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. For sales information: Mon-Fri 9:00am to 4:00pm (619) 590-1221. Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation, 525 East Main Street, P.O. Box 22004, El Cajon, CA 92022-9004 Dated: March 01, 2012. (R-404857 03/02/12, 03/09/12, 03/16/12) Oakley Press No. 03-0477 Publish dates: March 2, 9, 16, 2012.
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALET.S No. 1348410-02 APN: 096- 033-002-5 TRA: 79024 LOAN NO: Xxxxxx6132 REF: Plascencia, Fabian IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED September 27, 2004. UN-LESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLA-NATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PRO-CEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On March 22, 2012, at 1:30pm, Cal-Western Recon-veyance Corporation, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded October 05, 2004, as Inst. No. 2004-0382885-00 in book XX, page XX of Offi cial Records in the offi ce of the County Recorder of Contra Costa County, State of California, executed by Fabian Plascencia, An Unmarried Man, will sell at public auction to high-est bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank At the court street entrance to the county courthouse, 725 Court Street Martinez, California, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situ-ated in said County and State described as: Completely described in said deed of trust The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 87 Poinsettia Avenue Bay Point CA 94565 The undersigned Trustee dis-claims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said
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SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) CASE NUMBER (N˙mero del Caso): L11-04982 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): Pamela Gruh, in-dividually YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO EST’c1 DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): BECHAROFF CAPITAL CORPORATION NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this sum-mons and legal papers are served on you to fi le a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can fi nd these court forms and more information at the Cali-fornia Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the fi ling fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not fi le your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofi t legal services program. You can locate these nonprofi t groups at the Califor-nia Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by con-
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALETS # CA-10-368588-VF Order #: 498034 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 12/5/1995. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLA-NATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PRO-CEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specifi ed in Section 5102 to the Financial code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or war-ranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publi-cation of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): GARY LEE MILANO AND LISA MARY MILANO, HUSBAND AND WIFE Recorded: 12/15/1995 as Instru-ment No. 95-217786 in book XXX , page XXX of Offi cial Records in the offi ce of the Recorder of CONTRA COSTA Coun-ty, California; Date of Sale: 3/9/2012 at 1:30:00 PM Place of Sale: At the Court St. entrance to the County Courthouse 725 Court St., (corner of Main and Court St.) Martinez, CA Amount of unpaid bal-ance and other charges: $80,749.96 The purported property address is: 2855 HONEYSUCKLE CIRCLE ANTIOCH, CA 94509 Assessor’s Parcel No. 052-123-003 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common des-ignation is shown, directions to the lo-cation of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the benefi ciary within 10 days of the date of fi rst publication of this Notice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a re-turn of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s Attorney. Date: Qual-ity Loan Service Corp. 2141 5th Avenue San Diego, CA 92101 619-645- 7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 714-573-1965 or Login to: www.priority-posting.com Reinstatement Line: 619-645-7711 Ext. 3704 Quality Loan Service, Corp. If you have previously been dis-charged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. THIS NOTICE IS SENT FOR THE PUR-POSE OF COLLECTING A DEBT. THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDER AND OWNER OF THE NOTE. ANY INFORMA-TION OBTAINED BY OR PROVIDED TO THIS FIRM OR THE CREDITOR WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. As required by law, you are hereby notifi ed that a negative credit report refl ecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to ful-fi ll the terms of your credit obligations. IDSPub #0022044 2/17/2012 2/24/2012 3/2/2012 Antioch Press No. 06-1617 Publish dates: February 17, 24, March 2, 2012.
tacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. °AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 dÌas, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su versiÛn. Lea la informaciÛn a continuaciÛn. Tiene 30 D’cdAS DE CALENDARIO despuÈs de que le entreguen esta citaciÛn y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefÛnica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y m·s in-formaciÛn en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede m·s cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentaciÛn, pida al secretario de la corte que le dÈ un formulario de exen-ciÛn de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podr· quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin m·s advertencia. Hay otros requisi-tos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remisiÛn a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posi-ble que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fi nes de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fi nes de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov) o poniÈndose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuo-tas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuper-aciÛn de $10,000 Û m·s de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesiÛn de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso. The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y direcciÛn de la corte es): Contra Costa Superior Court, Contra Costa Division, 725 Court Street, Room 103, Martinez, CA 94553 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la direcciÛn y el n˙mero de telÈfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): Ali Nabavi, Esq., Brewer & Nabavi, 4533 MacArthur Blvd, #707, Newport Beach, CA 92660 (714) 424-6300 DATE (Fecha): JUN 21, 2011 Clerk, by (Secretario): M.Merino, Clerk (Adjunto) NOTICE TO THE PER-SON SERVED: You are served. Antioch Press No. 06-1617 Publish Dates: Febru-ary 10, 17, 24, & March 2, 2012.
record may be submitted to a credit re-port agency if you fail to fulfi ll the terms of your credit obligations. IDSPub #0021279 2/17/2012 2/24/2012 3/2/2012 Antioch Press No. 06-1617 Publish: Feb-ruary 17, 24, March 2, 2012.
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALETS # CA-11-475732-CT Order #: 991049 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 12/22/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLA-NATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PRO-CEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specifi ed in Section 5102 to the Financial code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or war-ranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publi-cation of the Notice of Sale) reason-ably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): THERESA A TOLSON AND DIRK A TOLSON WIFE AND HUS-BAND AS JOINT TENANTS Recorded: 1/12/2006 as Instrument No. 2006-0011390-00 in book XXX , page XXX of Offi cial Records in the offi ce of the Re-corder of CONTRA COSTA County, Cali-fornia; Date of Sale: 3/9/2012 at 1:30:00 PM Place of Sale: At the Court St. en-trance to the County Courthouse 725 Court St., (corner of Main and Court St.) Martinez, CA Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $569,992.10 The pur-ported property address is: 4727 KOALA CT ANTIOCH, CA 94531 Assessor’s Par-cel No. 053-470- 035 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the prop-erty may be obtained by sending a writ-ten request to the benefi ciary within 10 days of the date of fi rst publication of this Notice of Sale. If the Trustee is un-able to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s Attor-ney. Date: Quality Loan Service Corp. 2141 5th Avenue San Diego, CA 92101 619-645- 7711 For NON SALE informa-tion only Sale Line: 714-573-1965 or Login to: www.priorityposting.com Re-instatement Line: 619-645-7711 Ext. 3704 Quality Loan Service, Corp. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been re-leased of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. THIS NOTICE IS SENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECT-ING A DEBT. THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPT-ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDER AND OWNER OF THE NOTE. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED BY OR PROVIDED TO THIS FIRM OR THE CREDITOR WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. As required by law, you are hereby notifi ed that a negative credit report refl ecting on your credit
clusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The benefi ciary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Elec-tion to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. For sales information: Mon-Fri 9:00am to 4:00pm (619) 590-1221. Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation, 525 East Main Street, P.O. Box 22004, El Cajon, CA 92022-9004 Dated: February 01, 2012. (R-403292 02/24/12, 03/02/12, 03/09/12) Oakley Press No. 03-0477 Publish dates: February 24, March 2, 9, 2012.
sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, re-garding title, possession, condition or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the proper-ty to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the No-tice of Sale is: $204,799.28. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and ex-clusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The benefi ciary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Elec-tion to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. For sales information: Mon-Fri 9:00am to 4:00pm (619) 590-1221. Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation, 525 East Main Street, P.O. Box 22004, El Cajon, CA 92022-9004 Dated: February 29, 2012. (R-404803 03/02/12, 03/09/12, 03/16/12) Oakley Press No. 03-0477 Publish dates: March 2, 9, 16, 2012.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME
PETITIONER OR ATTORNEY: Olivia Ve-tesi, State Bar# 276330, Attorney for Jessica Schwab SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, 725 Court St., Martinez, CA 94553 PETITION OF: Jessica Schwab FOR CHANGE OF NAME ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: N12-0245 TO ALL IN-TERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner fi led a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: a. Dionysiana Lewis to Pro-posed Name: a. Dionysiana Schwab THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indi-cated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must fi le a written objection that in-cludes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must ap-pear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely fi led, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: 4/16/12 Time: 9:00 a.m. Dept. 60 Room 102 b. The address of the court is same as noted above. 3. a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be pub-lished at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the follow-ing newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Brentwood Press, 248 Oak Street, Brentwood, CA 94513 b. Petitioner shall bring the minor’s birth certifi cate to the hearing. The father named on the birth certifi cate shall be served by mail with a copy of the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name. Date: 2/9/12 Judith A. Sanders, Pro tem Judge of the Superior Court Brentwood Press No. 02- 1273 Publish Dates: Feb-ruary 17, 24, March 2, 9, 2012.
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D FONSECA, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE & SEPARATE PROPERTY, dated 03/03/2008 and recorded 3/5/2008, as Instrument No. 2008-0046588-00, in Book , Page ), of Offi cial Records in the offi ce of the County Recorder of Contra Costa County, State of California, will sell on 03/26/2012 at 10:00AM, At the Court Street entrance to the County Courthouse (corner of Main and Court Street), 725 Court Street Martinez, CA 94553 at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real prop-erty described above is purported to be: 4887 SNOWY EGRET WAY, OAKLEY, CA, 945611697. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrect-ness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $572,141.08. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will ac-cept cashier’s checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specifi ed in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and autho-rized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ‘’AS IS’’ condi-tion, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, pos-session or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with inter-est as provided, and the unpaid princi-pal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and ex-penses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. DATED: 02/24/2012 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By: Trustee’s Sale Offi cer RE-CONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. ASAP# FNMA4206379 03/02/2012, 03/09/2012, 03/16/2012 Oak-ley Press No. 03-0477 Publish dates: March 2, 9, 16, 2012.
offi ce of the County Recorder of Contra Costa County, State of California, will sell on 03/19/2012 at 10:00AM, At the Court Street entrance to the County Courthouse (corner of Main and Court Street), 725 Court Street Martinez, CA 94553 at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 15 DA VINCI COURT, OAKLEY, CA, 94561. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $543,073.70. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will ac-cept cashier’s checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specifi ed in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and autho-rized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ‘’AS IS’’ condi-tion, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, pos-session or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with inter-est as provided, and the unpaid princi-pal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and ex-penses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. DATED: 02/09/2012 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By:-- Trustee’s Sale Offi cer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. ASAP# 4196950 02/24/2012, 03/02/2012, 03/09/2012 Oak-ley Press No. 03- 0477 Publish dates: February 24, March 2 and March 9, 2012.
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALETS No. 11-0131120 Title Order No. 11-0111038 Investor/Insurer No. 1699273868 APN No. 035- 592-004-2 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 08/10/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROP-ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.” Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by TERESA RO-VERE, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN, dated 08/10/2005 and recorded 8/22/2005, as Instrument No. 2005- 0315286-00, in Book , Page ), of Offi cial Records in the offi ce of the County Recorder of Contra Costa County, State of California, will sell on 03/12/2012 at 9:00AM, Hilton Con-cord Hotel 1970 Diamond Boulevard, Concord, CA 94520 Golden Gate Ball-room at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully de-scribed in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 4226 SEQUOIA DR, OAKLEY, CA, 945612613. The undersigned Trustee
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALETS No. 11-0135513 Title Order No. 11-0114752 Investor/Insurer No. 182098960 APN No. 033-160- 022-1 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 11/15/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROP-ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.” Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by ADOLFO ORTIZ, AND MARGARITA ORTIZ, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, dated 11/15/2007 and recorded 11/28/2007, as Instrument No. 2007-0324560-00, in Book , Page ), of Offi cial Records in the offi ce of the County Recorder of Contra Costa County, State of California, will sell on 03/26/2012 at 10:00AM, At the Court Street entrance to the County Courthouse (corner of Main and Court Street), 725 Court Street Martinez, CA 94553 at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully de-
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALETS No. 11-0133147 Title Order No. 11-0112553 Investor/Insurer No. 131812962 APN No. 037-510- 058-3 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 08/28/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROP-ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.” Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by HARRIET M. WULUKAU AND MATTHEW F. WU-LUKAU, WIFE AND HUSBAND, dated 08/28/2006 and recorded 9/21/2006, as Instrument No. 2006-0299136-00, in Book , Page ), of Offi cial Records in the
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALETS No. 11-0105315 Title Order No. 11-0085329 Investor/Insurer No. 162030206 APN No. 034-500- 054-1 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 06/01/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROP-ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.” Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by ERNEST BRUCE AN UNMARRIED MAN, dated 06/01/2007 and recorded 6/8/2007, as Instrument No. 2007-0167045- 00, in Book , Page ), of Offi cial Records in the offi ce of the County Recorder of Contra Costa County, State of California, will sell on 03/26/2012 at 10:00AM, At the Court Street entrance to the County Courthouse (corner of Main and Court Street), 725 Court Street Martinez, CA 94553 at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully de-scribed in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 155 CORAL BELL WAY, OAKLEY, CA, 94561. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrect-ness of the street address and other
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALETS No. 11-0071838 Title Order No. 11-0058094 Investor/Insurer No. 1699836580 APN No. 037- 303-014-7 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 08/24/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROP-ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.” Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by FLOYD RYAN SW-ENSON, AN UNMARRIED MAN, dated 08/24/2005 and recorded 9/7/2005, as In-strument No. 2005-0338821-00, in Book , Page ), of Offi cial Records in the offi ce of the County Recorder of Contra Costa County, State of California, will sell on 03/26/2012 at 9:00AM, Hilton Concord Hotel 1970 Diamond Boulevard, Con-cord, CA 94520 Golden Gate Ballroom at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real prop-erty described above is purported to be: 945 STONEGATE CIRCLE, OAKLEY, CA, 94561. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrect-ness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $276,483.85. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will ac-cept cashier’s checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specifi ed in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and autho-rized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ‘’AS IS’’ condi-tion, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, pos-session or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with inter-est as provided, and the unpaid princi-pal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and ex-penses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. DATED: 11/12/2011 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By: - Trustee’s Sale Offi cer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. ASAP# FNMA4203940 03/02/2012, 03/09/2012, 03/16/2012 Oak-ley Press No. 03-0477 Publish dates: March 2, 9, 16, 2012.
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALETS No. 09-0016995 Title Order No. 09-8-055902 Investor/Insurer No. 1706339493 APN No. 037- 490-021-5 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 03/03/2008. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROP-ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.” Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by BRYAN
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALETrustee Sale No. : 20110015003040 Title Order No.: 110277427 FHA/VA/PMI No.: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 08/23/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLA-NATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PRO-CEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. NDEX WEST, LLC, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 08/31/2005 as Instrument No. 2005- 0330819-00 of offi cial records in the of-fi ce of the County Recorder of CONTRA COSTA County, State of CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED BY: MOREL DRIGHT, III, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGH-EST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States). DATE OF SALE: 03/15/2012 TIME OF SALE: 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: AT THE COURT STREET ENTRANCE TO THE COUNTY COURT-HOUSE, 725 COURT STREET (CORNER OF MAIN AND COURT STREET), MAR-TINEZ, CA. STREET ADDRESS and other common designation, if any, of the real
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALETrustee Sale No. 251560CA Loan No. 0694382599 Title Order No. 862187 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 05-25-2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EX-PLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 03-09- 2012 at 10:00 AM, CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded 06-03-2005, Book N/A, Page N/A, Instrument 2005- 0199994-00, of offi cial records in the Of-fi ce of the Recorder of CONTRA COSTA County, California, executed by: DAWN HOPKINS, A MARRIED WOMAN, as Trustor, WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA, as Benefi ciary, will sell at public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specifi ed in section 5102 of the Finan-cial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Sale will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the here-inafter described property under and pursuant to the Deed of Trust. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regard-ing title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) rea-sonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Place of Sale: THE COURT ST. ENTRANCE TO THE COUNTY COURT-HOUSE, 725 COURT STREET(CORNER OF MAIN & COURT STREETS) , MAR-TINEZ, CA Legal Description: LOT 13 AS SHOWN ON THE MAP OF SUBDIVI-SION 6980 FILED SEPTEMBER 8 1989 IN BOOK 337 OF MAPS PAGE 15 CONTRA COSTA COUNTY RECORDS EXCEPTING THEREFROM ALL OIL GAS CASING-HEAD GASOLINE AND HYDROCAR-BONS AND MINERAL SUBSTANCES BELOW A POINT 500 FEET BELOW THE SURFACE TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT TO TAKE REMOVE MINE AND DISPOSE OF ALL SAID OIL GAS, CASINGHEAD GASOLINE AND OTHER HYDROCAR-BONS AND MINERALS BUT WITHOUT ANY RIGHT WHATSOEVER TO ENTER UPON THE SURFACE OF SAID LAND OR UPON ANY PART OF SAID LAND WITHIN 500 FEET OF THE SURFACE’’ AS RESERVED IN THE DEEDS FROM JAMES R BENNER ET UX RECORDED DECEMBER 23 1988 BOOK 14791 OR, PAGES 957 AND 959 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $395,562.17 (estimated) Street address and other common designation of the real prop-erty: 4164 CHERRY COURT OAKLEY, CA 94561 APN Number: 041-130- 013 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. In compliance with Califor-nia Civil Code 2923.5(c) the mortgagee, trustee, benefi ciary, or authorized agent declares: that it has contacted the borrower(s) to assess their fi nan-cial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure; or that it has made efforts to contact the borrower(s) to assess their fi nancial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure by one of the following methods: by telephone; by United States mail; either 1st class or certifi ed; by overnight deliv-ery; by personal delivery; by e-mail; by face to face meeting. DATE: 02-07-2012 CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COM-PANY, as Trustee REGINA CANTRELL, ASSISTANT SECRETARY CALIFOR-NIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. California Reconveyance Company 9200 Oakdale Avenue Mail Stop: CA2- 4379 Chatsworth, CA 91311 800- 892-6902 For Sales Information: (714) 730-2727 or www.lpsasap.com (714) 573-1965 or www.prioritypost-ing.com ASAP# 4193506 02/17/2012, 02/24/2012, 03/02/2012 Oakley Press No. 03-0477 Publish dates: February 17, 24, March 2, 2012.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE (Division 6 of the Commercial Code) Escrow No. 011987-AS (1) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to creditors of the within named Seller(s) that a bulk sale is about to be made on personal prop-erty hereinafter described (2) The name and business addresses of the seller are: ROBABEH Y TEHRANI PARVIZI, 3720 LONE TREE WAY, ANTIOCH, CA 94509 (3) The location in California of the Chief Executive Offi ce of the seller is: P.O. BOX 491514, LOS ANGELES CA 90049 (4) The names and business ad-dress of the Buyer(s) are: ANURADHA ENTERPRISES, LLC, 107 ENCINAL PL, PITTSBURG, CA 94585 (5) The location and general description of the assets to be sold are: FIXTURES, EQUIPMENT AND GOODWILL of that certain busi-ness located at: 3720 LONE TREE WAY, ANTIOCH, CA 94509 (6) The business name used by the seller(s) at said lo-cation is: LONE TREE GAS & FOOD (7) The anticipated date of the bulk sale is MARCH 20, 2012 at the offi ce of: GREEN ESCROW SERVICES, INC, 5776 STONERIDGE MALL RD, #376, PLEAS-ANTON, CA 94588, Escrow No. 011987-AS, Escrow Offi cer: ALICE SMITH (8) Claims may be fi led with Same as “7” above. (9) The last day for fi ling claims is: MARCH 19, 2012. (10) The bulk sale is subject to California Uniform Commer-cial Code Section 6106.2. (11) As listed by the seller, all other business names and addresses used by the seller within three years before the date such list was sent or delivered to the buyer are: NONE. Dated: FEBRUARY 21, 2012 ANU-RADHA ENTERPRISES, LLC, Transfer-ees LA1099182 ANTIOCH PRESS 3/2/12 Antioch Press No. 06-1617 Publish date: March 2, 2012.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME
PETITIONER OR ATTORNEY: Liliana Garcia SUPERIOR COURT OF CALI-FORNIA, COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, 725 Court St., Martinez, CA 94553 PE-TITION OF: Cesar Eduardo Segura & Cecilia Jeanette Garcia-Segura FOR CHANGE OF NAME ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: N12-0139 TO ALL INTER-ESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: Liliana Garcia fi led a petition with this court for a decree changing names as fol-lows: Present Name: a. Cesar Eduardo Segura b. Cecilia Jeanette Garcia-Segura to Proposed Name: a. Cesar Eduardo Garcia b. Cecilia Jeanette Garcia 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person ob-jecting to the name changes described above must fi le a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the mat-ter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely fi led, the court may grant the petition with-out a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: 4/19/12 Time: 9:00 a.m. Dept. 60 Room 102 b. The address of the court is same as noted above. 3. a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be pub-lished at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the follow-ing newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Brentwood Press b. The court dispenses with notice to fa-ther named on birth certifi cates. Date: 2/9/12 Judith A. Sanders, Pro tem Judge of the Superior Court Brentwood Press No. 02- 1273 Publish Dates: February 17, 24, March 2, 9, 2012.
property described above is purported to be: 1853 HAMBURG ST, OAKLEY, CALIFORNIA 94561 APN#: 037-124-013-6 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common des-ignation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regard-ing title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as pro-vided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advanc-es at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $375,369.31. The benefi ciary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: AGENCY SALES & POSTING 3210 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 200 IRVINE, CA 92602 714-730- 2727 www.lpsasap.com NDEx West, L.L.C. as Trustee Dated: 02/16/2012 NDEx West, L.L.C. MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR AT-TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NDEx West, L.L.C. 15000 Surveyor Boulevard, Suite 500 Addison, Texas 75001-9013 Tele-phone: (866) 795-1852 Telecopier: (972) 661-7800 ASAP# 4199140 02/24/2012, 03/02/2012, 03/09/2012 Oakley Press No. 03-0477 Publish dates: February 24, March 2, 9, 2012.
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALETS No. 11-0138998 Title Order No. 11-0119162 Investor/Insurer No. 870833002 APN No. 035-556- 002-0 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 06/20/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROP-ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.” Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by AARON GHIRING-HELLI AND LISA GHIRINGHELLI, dated 06/20/2007 and recorded 6/29/2007, as Instrument No. 2007-0188367-00, in Book , Page ), of Offi cial Records in the offi ce of the County Recorder of Contra Costa County, State of California, will sell on 03/26/2012 at 10:00AM, At the Court Street entrance to the County Courthouse (corner of Main and Court Street), 725 Court Street Martinez, CA 94553 at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully de-scribed in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 4327 REDWOOD DRIVE, OAKLEY, CA, 94561. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrect-ness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $524,789.77. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will ac-cept cashier’s checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specifi ed in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and autho-rized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ‘’AS IS’’ condi-tion, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, pos-session or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with inter-est as provided, and the unpaid princi-pal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and ex-penses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. DATED: 02/19/2012 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By: Trustee’s Sale Offi cer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. ASAP# 4201697 03/02/2012, 03/09/2012, 03/16/2012 Oak-ley Press No. 03- 0477 Publish dates: March 2, 9, 16, 2012.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File F-0000907-00 The name of the business (es): Empire Business Center Property Owners As-sociation Located at: 2810 Lone Tree Way #8 In: Antioch, CA 94509, Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): 1.) Elizabeth A. Rimbault, 3100 Windsor Drive, Antioch CA 94509; 2.) Douglas N. Rimbault, 3100 Windsor Drive, Antioch, CA 94509; 3.) Thomas Frank French, 208 Bluerock Drive, Antioch, CA 94509; Carole D. French, 208 Bluerock drive, Antioch, CA 94509; 5.) Jack R. Hick-man, 3304 Ashburton Drive, Antioch, CA 94509; 6.) Sally Lea Hickman, 3304 Ashburton Drive, Antioch, CA 94509; 7.) C. Denise Stewart, 2810 Lone Tree Way #9, Antioch, CA 94509; 8.) Nancy Gann Desimone, 4600 Discovery Point, Discovery Bay, CA 94505; 9.) Effi cient Energy Distribution Inc., Patrick Moore, President, 2810 Lone Tree Way #7, An-tioch, CA 94509, Incorporated in State of California. This business is conduct-ed by: an Unincorporated Association - other than a Partnership. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on 10/1/1988. Signature of registrant: Elizabeth A. Rimbault, Prop-erty Manager. This statement was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: FEB 08, 2012 by Joseph Barton, Deputy, Expires 2/8/2017. Antioch Press No. 06-1617 Publish dates: February 24, March 2, 9, 16, 2012.
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:
BETTY J. BENN; AKA: BETTY BENN; AKA: BETTY JANE BENN CASE NUM-BER P12- 00202 To all heirs, benefi cia-ries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: BETTY J. BENN; BETTY JANE BENN AND BETTY BENN. A Petition for Pro-bate has been fi led by: PEGGY KELCH AND CAROL LIGON in the Superior Court of California, County of: CONTRA COSTA The Petition for Probate re-quests that: PEGGY KELCH be ap-pointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the fi le kept by the court. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Es-tates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approv-al. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal repre-sentative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the pro-posed action.) The independent admin-istration authority will be granted unless an interested person fi les an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the au-thority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: a. Date: 03/15/2012 Time: 9 AM Dept: 14 b. Ad-dress of court: 725 Court Street, Marti-nez, CA 94553 If you object to the grant-ing of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or fi le written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent credi-tor of the decedent, you must fi le your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within four months from the date of issuance of letters as provided in Probate Code section 9100. The time for fi ling claims will not expire before four months from the hearing date no-ticed above. You may examine the fi le kept by the court. If you are a person in-terested in the estate, you may fi le with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the fi ling of an inven-tory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Petitioner: PEGGY KELCH, IN PRO PER Antioch Press No. 06-1617 Publish Dates: February 17, 24, March 2, 2012.
common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $740,539.57. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will ac-cept cashier’s checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specifi ed in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and autho-rized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ‘’AS IS’’ condi-tion, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, pos-session or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with inter-est as provided, and the unpaid princi-pal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and ex-penses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. DATED: 02/24/2012 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By: Trustee’s Sale Offi cer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. ASAP# 4205205 03/02/2012, 03/09/2012, 03/16/2012 Oak-ley Press No. 03- 0477 Publish dates: March 2, 9, 16, 2012.
disclaims any liability for any incorrect-ness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $360,033.22. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will ac-cept cashier’s checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specifi ed in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and autho-rized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ‘’AS IS’’ condi-tion, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, pos-session or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with inter-est as provided, and the unpaid princi-pal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and ex-penses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. DATED: 02/08/2012 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By: - Trustee’s Sale Offi cer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. ASAP# FNMA4193267 02/17/2012, 02/24/2012, 03/02/2012 Oak-ley Press No. 03-0477 Publish dates: February 17, 24, March 2, 2012.
scribed in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 4121 MACHADO LANE, OAKLEY, CA, 94561. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrect-ness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $839,414.64. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will ac-cept cashier’s checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specifi ed in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and autho-rized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ‘’AS IS’’ condi-tion, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, pos-session or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with inter-est as provided, and the unpaid princi-pal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and ex-penses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. DATED: 02/17/2012 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By: - Trustee’s Sale Offi cer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. ASAP# 4201403 03/02/2012, 03/09/2012, 03/16/2012 Oak-ley Press No. 03- 0477 Publish dates: March 2, 9, 16, 2012.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME
PETITIONER OR ATTORNEY: Ra-chanabahen Sureshbhai Patel SUPE-RIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, 725 Court St., Martinez, CA 94553 PETITION OF: Ra-chanabahen Sureshbhai Patel FOR CHANGE OF NAME ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: N12-0241 TO ALL INTEREST-ED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner Rachanaba-hen Sureshbhai Patel fi led a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: a. Rachanabahen Sureshbhai Patel to Proposed Name: Rachana Jayen Patel THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indi-cated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must fi le a written objection that in-cludes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must ap-pear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely fi led, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: 4/30/12 Time: 9:00 a.m. Dept.: 60 Room: 102 b. The address of the court is same as noted above. 3. a. A copy of this Or-der to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four suc-cessive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Brentwood Press Date: 2/24/12 Judith A. Sanders, Pro tem Judge of the Superior Court Brent-wood Press No. 02- 1273 Publish Dates: March 2, 9, 16, 23, 2012.
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A sampling of recent law enforcement activity reported by East County police de-partments.BRENTWOODFeb. 15, midnight On Brentwood Boulevard at Havenwood Court, a subject on his way home was confronted by three male subjects, one holding a knife. One of the subjects made a threatening statement, and the victim fl ed.Feb. 15, 8:22 a.m. A subject attempt-ing to make a U-turn on Wildrose Way at Bellmeade Drive collided with a vehicle that had the right of way. No injuries were re-ported.Feb. 15, 8:27 a.m. On Gardenside Court, a subject who used a vehicle without permis-sion was arrested and released on a Juvenile Affi davit.Feb. 15, 9:52 a.m. An unidentifi ed person used counterfeit bills to make purchases at a business on Sand Creek Road.Feb. 15, 7:25 p.m. A resident of Bonnie Lane received a suspicious Robodial call from an unidentifi ed person inquiring about residen-tial security alarm systems.Feb. 15, 9:16 p.m. A subject who parked his vehicle on the inclined driveway of his resi-dence on Central Park Place left the vehicle in gear. The vehicle rolled over the resident, who was transported to a local hospital.Feb. 15, 11:05 p.m. An unidentifi ed subject forced entry into a residence on Valencia Court, confronted the resident at knifepoint and demanded drugs. The subject fl ed the scene prior to police arrival without taking anything from the victim.Feb. 16, 12:54 a.m. An unidentifi ed subject was observed attempting to force entry into a vehicle parked on Earl Glen Way. The at-tempt was unsuccessful and the subject fl ed the scene prior to police arrival.Feb. 16, 1:32 p.m. The debit/credit account of a resident of Hawthorn Place was used by an unidentifi ed person to pay phone bills.Feb. 16, 4:56 p.m. On Balfour Road at Griffi th Lane, a subject stopped for a vehicle code violation was found to have an outstanding warrant for his arrest. He was arrested and released on a Promise To Appear.Feb. 16, 5:47 p.m. Two subjects caught throw-ing rocks at a residence on Armstrong Court, shattering the living room window, were ar-rested and released on Juvenile Affi davits.
Feb. 16, 8:46 p.m. On Barbara Street at Nan-cy Street, a subject stopped for vehicle code violations was found to be driving under the infl uence of alcohol. He was arrested and taken to the Martinez Detention Facility.Feb. 16, 11:34 p.m. On Symphony Circle at Zinfandel Drive, a security guard discovered two T-shirts she believed might be related to recent copper thefts.Feb. 18, 3:11 a.m. Two subjects contacted on Lone Tree Way at Virginia Street were found to be under the infl uence of a central nervous system stimulant. They were arrested and taken to the Martinez Detention Facility.Feb. 18, 3:42 a.m. Offi cers responded to the report of a gang fi ght on Barbara Street at Village Drive. One of the subjects involved in the fi ght was found to have an outstanding warrant for his arrest. He was arrested and taken to the Martinez Detention Facility.Feb. 18, 12:30 p.m. A resident of Monte Verde Lane reported leaving his travel wallet in his rental vehicle at Oakland International Airport. The rental car agent was unable to locate the wallet.Feb. 18, 2:38 p.m. An unidentifi ed person stole two gas cans full of fuel from a vehicle parked on Atherton Boulevard.Feb. 18, 7:15 p.m. On Timberline Terrace, a subject who battered another subject and stole his wallet fought with police offi cers when apprehended. He was arrested and taken to the Martinez Detention Facility.Feb. 19, 2:37 a.m. On Lone Tree Way at Gi-annini Ranch Road, a subject stopped for vehicle code violations was cited for driving without a license.Feb. 19, 3:30 p.m. A subject who struck a ve-hicle parked on McClarren Road at Griffi th Lane was found to be driving under the infl u-ence of alcohol. He was arrested and taken to the Martinez Detention Facility.Feb. 19, 10:26 p.m. An unidentifi ed subject stole items from a business on Lone Tree Way and returned them after being confronted by the store’s loss-prevention personnel. The subject fl ed the scene prior to police arrival.
To view the Brentwood Police Depart-ment’s public logs on the city’s Web site, visit www.ci.brentwood.ca.us/department/pd/reports/index.cfm.ANTIOCHFeb. 22, 3:30 p.m. Offi cers of the Antioch
Police Department responded to the report of gunshots in the vicinity of Antioch Mid-dle School, 1500 D St. It was discovered that the shots had actually been fi red on the 200 block of West 18th Street (closer to A Street). Witnesses reported hearing multiple gun-shots (between three and six) and described the suspects as black or Hispanic males wearing baggy white T-shirts. The suspects fl ed the area on foot. Offi cers recovered three expended shell casings from the area and later learned that a vehicle passing through the area might have been grazed by a bul-let. At this time, it appears that no one was struck by a bullet and that no students were involved in the incident. The case is under investigation.Feb. 23, 9 p.m. Offi cers of the Antioch Police Department responded to several reports of a vehicle/pedestrian accident at the intersec-tion of Hillcrest Avenue and East Tregal-las Road. Upon arrival, offi cers found that a 34-year-old male had been struck by two vehicles while crossing the street. His inju-ries were severe and he was transported to John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek, where he died from his injuries. The accident is under investigation.OAKLEYFeb. 13 – A vehicle was towed from the 100 block of Courtland Court.Feb. 13 – A subject was observed shooting into an unoccupied dwelling on the 200 block of Douglas Road.Feb. 13 – On the 4800 block of Carrington Drive, a subject was arrested for receiving stolen property.Feb. 13 – A driver attempted to evade po-lice in the vicinity of Laurel Road at Main Street.Feb. 14 – A juvenile runaway was reported on the 100 block of Carol Lane.Feb. 14 – A vehicle accident with injuries was reported on Brownstone Road at Main Street.Feb. 14 – Vehicles were towed from the 100 block of Snowy Egret Court and from Main Street at Vintage Parkway.Feb. 14 – On Hall Street at Main Street and on Main Street at Malicoat Avenue, subjects were cited for driving without a license.Feb. 15 – On East Cypress Road at Main Street, a subject was arrested for violating
the terms of his probation.Feb. 15 – A court order violation was report-ed on the 3200 block of Main Street.Feb. 15 – A residence on the 1800 block of Port Way was burglarized.Feb. 15 – Credit card fraud was reported on the 100 block of Francisco Villa Drive.Feb. 16 – Vehicles were stolen from the 100 block of Matisse Court and the 1300 block of Birmingham Street.Feb. 16 – On Canopy Lane at Oakley Road, a subject was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia.Feb. 16 – On West Cypress Road at O’Hara Avenue, a minor was arrested for possession of alcohol.Feb. 17 – On Woodglen Drive at Woodhill Drive, a subject was cited for driving on a suspended license.Feb. 17 – An adult was reported missing from the 4700 block of Big Bear Road.Feb. 17 – On the 5500 block of Bridgehead Road, a subject was arrested for battery.Feb. 17 – On the 2000 block of Rubens Way, a subject was arrested for domestic violence with injury to a spouse.Feb. 17 – Vandalism was reported on the 500 block of Norcross Lane.Feb. 18 – Incidents of petty theft were re-ported on the 2100 block of Chicory Drive and the 4800 block of Edgewood Court.Feb. 18 – A custody order violation was re-ported on the 3200 block of Main Street.Feb. 18 – A vehicle accident with property damage occurred on the 200 block of East Home Street.Feb. 19 – On Laurel Road at Neroly Road, a subject was arrested for possession of dan-gerous drugs.Feb. 19 – An arrested warrant was served on the 100 block of Otsego Street.Feb. 19 – On Empire Avenue at Oakley Road, a subject was cited for reckless driving.Feb. 19 – On Delta Road at Main Street, Carpenter Road at Empire Avenue, Gum Tree Road at Hagar Lane, and Brown Road at Laurel Road, subjects were arrested for driving under the infl uence of alcohol.Feb. 19 – On the 2200 block of El Lago Drive, a subject was arrested for domestic battery.Feb. 19 – A vehicle parked on the 400 block of Almondtree Circle was burglarized.
COP LOGSFROM EMERGENCY SERVICES DISPATCH LOGS A resident of Central Park Place who parked his
vehicle but left it in gear was struck by the vehicle and transported to a local hospital.
Feb. 15, 9:16 p.m. in Brentwood
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Friday, March 2
‘The Cat in the Hat’Somersville Towne Center, 2556 Somersville Road in Antioch, hosts a birthday celebration in honor of Dr. Seuss from 10 a.m.-noon. Festivities include crafts, pictures with The Cat in the Hat and birth-day cake. For more information, call 925-778-5055 or visit www.somersvilletownecenter.com.
Spaghetti FeedEdna Hill Middle School, 140 Birch St. in Brentwood, hosts a spaghetti feed from 6-9 p.m. Tickets are $5. Festivities include contests, alumni sightings, games, music and a silent auction featuring memorabilia from the hottest entertain ment and sports stars. For more information, call 925-513-6440.
‘Hairspray’The Heritage High School Rising Stars perform the Broadway musical “Hairspray” at 7 p.m. in the school’s theater, 101 American Ave. in Brentwood. Additional performances are lined up for March 3, 8-10 and 15-16 at 7 p.m.; March 17 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults; $10 for students and children.
‘Curtains’Liberty High School Playmakers present “Curtains” at 7 p.m. at 850 Second St. in Brentwood. Additional performances are scheduled for March 3, 8-9 at 7 p.m.; March 10 at 2 p.m. General admis-sion is $12.50; $9.50 for seniors, children and college students. Tickets are available at www.libertyunion.schoolwires.net/liberty/playmakers.
Wonderful WizardFollow Dorothy as she’s swept away to the magical land of Oz in Stage Right Conservatory Theatre’s production of “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.” Performances run through March 4. For more information and showtimes, visit www.srctgrp.org or call 925-216-4613.
Saturday, March 3
GroundbreakingThe City of Oakley celebrates the kickoff of downtown renovations with a groundbreaking ceremony for Carpaccio’s Risotorante at 10 a.m. at 3070 Main St. The Italian restaurant will become a landmark in revitalized downtown Oakley. For more information, call 925-625-7000 or visit www.oakleyinfo.com.
Poker TournamentElite White 12U Baseball holds a poker tourna-ment at 6 p.m. in the Antioch Woman’s Club, 509 G. St. Tickets ($65) included dinner. No-host beer and wine will be served. For more information, e-mail [email protected] or call 925-584-6654.
Delta Dawgs Crab FeedDelta Dawgs Baseball Club holds a crab feed fundraiser – including a silent auction and raffle – at 6 p.m. in the Brentwood Community Center, 730 Third St. Tickets are $40 in advance; $45 at the door. For more information, call 925-354-1200 or visit www.ddbaseball.com.
Community CleanupThe Antioch Neighborhood Cleanup Program takes on Eaglesridge Park, 4200 Eaglesridge Drive, from 9-11 a.m. Volunteers will receive instructions and equipment. The targeted areas are within walking distance.
DV Youth Football Crab FeedThe Deer Valley Youth Football Association holds a crab feed fundraiser at 6 p.m. in Veterans Hall, 757 First St. in Brentwood. Tickets are $40 in advance; $45 at the door. For tickets, call 925-864-1606 or 925-752-3518.
Tuesday, March 6
Antioch Riverview Garden ClubThe Antioch Riverview Garden Club meets at 7 p.m. in the Antioch Public Library, 501 W. 18th St. Guest speaker Kathy Echols, former professor of horticulture at Diablo Valley College, will discuss propagation. Those interested in gardening and community beautification are welcome. For more
information, call 925-439-4483.
Wednesday, March 7
Compost WorkshopA free, backyard composting workshop is held at 7 p.m. in the Oakley City Council Chambers, 3231 Main St. Attendees will learn how to com-post yard trimmings and food scraps, and may purchase a discounted compost bin. For more information, call Senior Planner Joshua McMurray at 925-625-7004 or e-mail [email protected].
Thursday, March 8
Republican WomenEast Contra Costa Republican Women Federated meets at 11:30 a.m. in the Discovery Bay Country Club, 1475 Clubhouse Drive. Speaker Peter Friedman discusses Muslim law. For more infor-mation, call 925-634-5404.
Soroptimist InternationalSoroptimist International of Antioch holds a meet-and-greet from 5-7 p.m. at Umpqua Bank, 3700 Lone Tree Way in Antioch. Come learn more about this worldwide organization and its mis-sion. For more information, call 925-754-6450 or visit www.si-antioch.org.
Open MicThis month’s Open Mic event is held at 6:30 p.m. in Cap’s Oak Street Bar and Grill, 144 Oak St. in Brentwood. All short work – poetry, short story, nonfiction or any other creative work – is welcome. Participants are allowed five minutes to perform. For more information, call 925-634-6655.
Caregivers Support GroupThe Brentwood Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Group meets from 7-8:30 p.m. at Neighborhood Church, 50 Birch St. in Brentwood. The group welcomes those caring for or who know some-one caring for a person with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia. For more information, call 925-202-0345.
DV Wolfpack Football and CheerDelta Valley Wolfpack Youth Football and Cheer holds walk-in registration March 3, 17 and 31, April 14 and 28, and May 12 and 26 from noon-3 p.m. at Mountain Mike’s Pizza, 3612 Lone Tree Way in Antioch. For more information, call 925-754-8668 or visit www.deltavalleywolfpack.net.
Ajax Soccer TryoutsAjax East Bay conducts tryouts for its U9-U14 teams on March 3 and 4 from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at Liberty High School, 850 Second St. in Brentwood. For more information, visit www.ajax unitedeastbay.org or e-mail [email protected].
Antioch Youth Football and CheerAntioch Youth Football and Cheer holds sign-ups for kids 5-14 on Wednesdays March 7 and 21; April 4 and 18; and May 2 and 30 from 7-9 p.m. at Straw Hat Pizza, 3001 Delta Fair Blvd. in Antioch. Registration is $50. For more information, call 925-473-5150 or e-mail [email protected].
East County Hoops Girls BasketballTryouts for East County Hoops Girls Basketball 12-17U are held Saturday, March 3 from 9-10:30 a.m. at Freedom High School, 1050 Neroly Road in Oakley. For more information, e-mail mrpar [email protected] or call 925-852-7161.
BOYFL Football and CheerThe BOYFL Falcons hold sign-ups for their Pop Warner football and cheer program on Monday, March 12 from 6-8 p.m., and Sunday, March 4 from 1-4 p.m. at Straw Hat Pizza, 6680 Lone Tree Way in Brentwood. For more information, visit www.boyfl-falcons.com.
Water Polo RegistrationOakwood Water Polo Club is registering children 8-14 for its spring season. No experience is necessary. Practices are held Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7-8:30 p.m. at Freedom High School. For more information, visit www.oak-woodwaterpolo.com or call 925-550-5535.
Football CampDiablo Football’s spring break football camp runs March 20-22 from 8 a.m.-noon at Laurel Park in Oakley. The no-contact, fundamentals-oriented camp is open to boys and girls 6-14 at all skill lev-els. Registration is $99. For more information, visit www.diablofootball.com or call 925-625-2222.
Flag Football and CheerDiablo Football and Cheer is registering kids 4-17 for its flag football league and kids 4-11 for its cheer program. Spring season begins March 25. Registration is $120. For more information, visit www.diablofootball.com or call 925-625-2222.
Football and Cheer RegistrationEast County Youth Football and Cheer holds ear-lybird sign-ups for the 2012 season on Sundays, March 25, April 22 and May 20 from 3-5 p.m. at Aladino’s Pizza, 2587 Main St. in Oakley. For more information, visit www.ecyflions.com.
Hoops UnlimitedOakley’s nonprofit basketball league Hoops Unlimited, for boys 12-13, has openings for seri-ous players. Practice is held Fridays from 7-8:30 p.m. at O’Hara Park Middle School, 1100 O’Hara Ave. For more information, call 510-734-3492 or e-mail [email protected].
Meals on WheelsMeals on Wheels needs volunteer drivers to deliver meals for its new Antioch route. Drivers work once a week for two-hour shifts and make a tremendous difference in the lives of seniors in need. For more information, call 925-778-4379.
ESL ClassesLiberty Adult Education, 929 Second St. in Brentwood, offers morning and evening English as a Second Language classes. For more information, call 925-634-2565 or visit www.libertyadulted.org.
Hula ClassesThe Brentwood-based dance group Halau Ka Waikahe Lani Malie is looking for students 8 and older to join its hula classes. Learn the beauty and meaning of hula dancing and Hawaiian history. Classes meet Fridays from 6:30-8:30 p.m. For more information, call 925-550-5656.
GED Prep ClassesLiberty Adult Education, 929 Second St. in Brentwood, offers morning and evening General Education Development and Adult Basic Skills classes. For more information, call 925-634-2565 or visit www.libertyadulted.org.
Friendly Visitors NeededFriendly Visitors is looking for caring and compas-sionate volunteers 18 and older to visit lonely seniors in their homes for one hour per week. Share a cup of tea, watch a movie, play cards or take a walk together. For more information, visit www.mowsos.org or call 925-937-8311.
Hospice Volunteers NeededHospice of the East Bay is looking for motivated, committed residents who want to make a differ-ence in the lives of hospice patients. To volunteer or for more information, call 925-887-5678 and ask for the Volunteer Department.
Poker TournamentRotary Club of Brentwood hosts a poker tourna-ment fundraiser Friday, March 9 at the Brentwood Community Center, 150 City Park Way. Tickets are $60. Doors open at 6 p.m. for dinner; the tournament starts at 7. For more information, call 925-584-8708 or 925-634-1240.
Spring BoutiqueEverything Kids Guide Spring Boutique and Family Fair comes to Sunset Plaza, 7750 Brentwood Blvd., on Saturday, March 10 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Enjoy music, shopping, raffle prizes, great food, free samples – and pampering. Admission is free. For more information, call 925-848-5966 or visit www.brentwoodfun.com.
Knightsen Crab FeedKnightsen Youth Association holds a crab feed fundraiser Saturday, March 10 at Flor do Oakley
Hall, 520 Second St. No-host cocktails are served from 5:30-7 p.m.; dinner at 7. Tickets ($50) must be purchased in advance. For more information, call 925-634-3681.
Trivia NightBrentwood Relay For Life hosts a Trivia Night for those 18 and older Saturday, March 10 from 5:30-9:30 p.m. at Veterans Hall, 757 First St. in Brentwood. Tickets are $20; proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society. For more information, call 925-550-1182.
Coffee With the CopsJoin Antioch Police Chief Allan Cantando on Saturday, March 10 from 9-11 a.m. at the Antioch Police Department Community Room, 300 L St. Coffee With the Cops is a casual discussion of public safety issues, crime statistics and other pressing matters.
Network of Care Crab FeedThe Network of Care hosts a crab feed fundraiser on Saturday, March 10 at the Antioch Fairgrounds Sunset Building, 1201 W. 10th St. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.; dinner is served at 7. Tickets are $50. For more information, call 925-584-4086 or 925-250-6831.
VolunteeringThe Antioch Police Department, 300 L St., hosts a volunteer orientation Tuesday, March 13 at 6 p.m. The event explores ways you can make a differ-ence as a volunteer with the police department. For more information, call 925-779-6878.
Health WorkshopOrthopedic Surgeon Bradley Crow stops by Trilogy at The Vineyards, 1988 Sacred Mountain Lane in Brentwood, to discuss knee pain and innovative new treatment options on Tuesday, March 13 at 6:30 p.m. The free seminar is spon-sored by John Muir Health. For more information, call 925-941-2677.
Delta Healing RoomsThe Delta Healing Rooms, 410 Beatrice Court in Brentwood, invite those in need of prayer and ministry for healing to drop by Thursdays from 6-7:30 p.m. and the first Saturday of the month from 10 a.m.-noon. There is no fee; donations are accepted. For more information, visit www.oaktreeministries.net or call 925-759-0965.
Community Bible StudyGolden Hills Community Church, 2401 Shady Willow Lane in Brentwood, hosts a Bible study for women and children up to age 18. The study runs through May 2 on Wednesdays from 9-11 a.m. For more information, call 925-753-0339 or e-mail [email protected].
Pajama Storytime The Brentwood Library, 104 Oak St., hosts Pajama Storytime for all ages on Mondays at 7 p.m. (except during holiday closures). The free, 30-minute event features stories and fingerplays. Pajamas and fuzzy slippers are encouraged. For more information, call 925-516-5290.
Brentwood Concert BandThe Brentwood Concert Band rehearses Mondays from 7-9 p.m. at the Liberty High School Band Room, 850 Second St. The band welcomes any and all musical abilities and instruments. For more information, e-mail [email protected].
Project LinusThe nonprofit Project Linus, which makes blan-kets for children in need, meets the first Saturday of the month from 1-3:30 p.m. at the Delta Community Presbyterian Church, 1900 Willow Lake Road in Discovery Bay. Bring your sewing machine, scissors, thread and needles. For more information, call 510-459-7457.
Friends of OakleyThe community organization Friends of Oakley meets at 4:30 p.m. in City Hall, 3231 Main St. The organization’s mission is to improve the quality of life in Oakley now and for future generations. For more information, visit www.friendsofoakley.com.
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