PROFILE |9 the EXECUTIVE Opinion 22 Public Notices16-21 The Leads14-15 This Week Online6 list Sales Home Expensive Most Guarantee Real Estate tops the the LIST 10 | A lookbackat2018 Year inReview the FOCUS |8 DECEMBER 28,2018 www.thebusinessjournal.com UPDATED DAILYUPDATED PERIODICAL: TIME SENSITIVE PRIORITY HANDLING FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2018 Mediterranean luxury home atasteof Year’s mostexpensive 2018 YEARINREVIEW well asadog-friendly patioarea. as is handcrafted Americanfood, inOctober.which opened Itsdraw filled byLazy Dog Restaurant &Bar, completelyguttedand space tobe alittlemorethanyearforthe took ping Centerin2017. But,itonly in northFresno’s VillaggioShop- The ElephantBarsuddenlyclosed of latefillingholesleftbyeateries. they may having be aneasiertime retailers includingKmartorOSH, ficult tofillbiggapsleftbymajor tate brokersmay findingitdif- be hungry crowds. an identitywithwhichtodraw forced tocarveoutforthemselves business ownersareincreasingly restaurant scene, competitive cated spaces.Though,inthemore diverse eateriesfillingthoseva- back tolifewithnewerandmore ley, came onceshutteredlocations turn. ThroughouttheCentral Val- theyear of theirre- seemed tobe shrinking restaurant space, 2018 restaurant? a to open So, you want who representedtheownersof antee RealEstateinFresno, forGuar- senior salesassociate kers. Listing Serviceusedbybro- ties, accordingtotheMultiple Tulare, Madera orKingscoun- home soldthisyearinFresno, making itthemostexpensive purchased for $2.35 million, big enoughforguests—was housetennis courtandapool Olympic-sized swimmingpool, house —whichincludesan unique situation,exceptthe downsize earlierthisyear. in Clovisdecideditwastime to than 7,200-square-foot house children, the owners of a more home andraising theirtwo Resort-style livingintheheartofValley DINING 2018 YEARINREVIEW It came as a shock to many when tomanywhen It cameasashock While manycommercialreales- Following of years of a number Rama Ambati,abrokerand That’s not a particularly After building their dream David Castellon- Edward Smith Homes – STAFF WRITER | 3 STAFF WRITER

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Homes | from 1 the property near Shepherd and Armstrong avenues, said “Everything that’s used in the house is first class — quality materials,” from the Caesarstone-brand quartz countertops to form-cast concrete mantles on each of the four fireplaces to the copper sinks, throughout the five-bedroom, 4.5-bathroom house, she said. “Everything is on a grand scale,” Ambati said, adding that the property includes an outdoor kitchen with a grill and refrigerator, along with a massive indoor kitchen; lush landscaping that includes 120 olive trees; distressed maple wood floors; and a mortar- boosted clay roof; and solar panels on the single-story Mediterranean-style home — actually, more of a small es- tate, as it sits on more than 3.6 acres. The home also features a closed-circuit security cam- era system and a game room, PHOTOS VIA MLS | The second-most expensive home of the year totals nearly 6,000 square feet near Maple and Copper avenues in Fresno. It sold for $2.32 million and features four in which the previous own- bedrooms and six bathrooms. ers’ pool table stayed — made part of the sale. that includes numerous rose has specialized in the luxury Of particular appeal, “is bushes. home market. the gorgeous backyard, with “It’s so serene and peace- In fact this is her second the view of the mountains, ful, you don’t even feel like time having brokered the the foothills and the tennis you’re in Fresno-Clovis. It’s most expensive home sale in court,” Ambati said, noting like you’re in a resort some- the four counties, the first the backyard also includes where.” involving a $2.38 million sale the outdoor kitchen for bar- Ambati knows about such in 2014. becuing and entertaining, as homes, as for the past 20 As for 2018, it has been well as the pool with a water- years of her more than 30- fall feature and landscaping year real estate career, she Homes | 4

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Homes | from 3 a good year for the luxury home market here, she said. Although the Shepherd Av- enue home sold for $1.4 mil- lion less than the Valley’s most expensive home sale last year, Ambati noted that the number of homes sold for $1 million or more in Madera and Fresno counties jumped from 42 last year to 60 this year. As to why, she said, “I think the economy’s doing better. And there are more people in the luxury home market right now,” as consumer con- fidence has grown. Add to that increasing number of people from Southern California and the Bay Area who are relocating for cheaper costs of living, many of them working re- motely, spending just a day or two every week in those other areas, Ambati said. The rising costs of home construction is helping sell- ers, as that makes it cheaper to buy an existing luxury home than to buy empty land and build a high-end home PHOTOS VIA MLS | The third-most expensive home of the year totals nearly 5,809 square from scratch, she said. feet near Copper River Country Club in Fresno. Selling for $2.2 million, the home has four There was only a narrow bedrooms and four bathrooms. margin between the most ex- sold for $25,000 less. It has Club in Fresno, which sold for pensive home sold this year four bedrooms and six bath- $2.2 million. It has four bed- here and the one in second rooms. rooms and four bathrooms. place, a 5,982-square foot Third place went to a house on North Burnhaven 5,809-square-foot house on David Castellon | Writer can be reached at: Way near Maple and Cop- East Clubhouse Drive, just 490-3464 or e-mail per avenues in Fresno that west of Copper River Country [email protected]

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Retail | from 1 ceedings or other cost-cutting nearly 100,000 square-foot Sears measures, and weren’t aimed building at Fresno’s Manchester taurants debuting before the specifically at the performance of Center was put on the market holiday season, including But- area locations. for lease this year. The broker terfish, BurgerIM, Livingstone’s, Retail industry watchers have handling the matter said a lease Baskin-Robbins, Aldi, Blaze Fast noted that brick-and-mortar for the space was signed, but de- Fire’d Pizza, Lazy Dog, Hustler stores that focus on providing clined to name the business. Half Hollywood and long-awaited an experience for shoppers will of the Sears at Sequoia Mall in Walmart Supercenter on West fare better during the transition. Visalia was also on the market. Shaw Avenue in Fresno. For example, earlier this year, the Another way to deal with an In addition, local Big Lots Macy’s home store in Fresno was abundance of square footage stores took advantage of vacated one of 69 stores nationwide to is the trend of opening “stores retail spaces due to the shift in PHOTO BY DAVID CASTELLON | Big Lots has opened its “store of the future” concept in a new rollout a virtual and augmented within stores.” Over the summer, space in Clovis, with an emphasis on furniture sales. consumer tastes. To roll out their reality system for home décor the Macy’s location at the Visa- “store of the future” with an em- and beauty products. The “Vi- lia Mall delved into the “store- the California franchisee for the Woodlake’s Valley Pure dispensa- phasis on furniture, Big Lots took sualize Your Space” technology within-a-store” concept with its Famous Dave’s barbecue chain, ry was the first to offer adult-use up the former Toys R Us location allows customers to experiment on off-price retail concept called floated the idea that Fresno sales in May. Since that time, the in Fresno as well as a former Rite with furniture layout in simulat- Macy’s Backstage. The clothier might be an ideal test market for City of Woodlake collected more Aid and Tuesday Morning spaces ed versions of their own homes in transformed 14,000 square feet a “virtual kitchen.” This would be than $129,000 in tax proceeds in Clovis. a virtual reality environment. of its second floor into something a hub for take out, delivery and from the dispensary — funds The Valley was rocked by a Retail watchers are also noting like a Ross or Marshalls with racks catering, without a dining area. that were put to use on finishing number of high-profile retail that more floor space is a liability of discounted men and women’s Such a virtual kitchen could be touches to the Woodlake Com- closures, including Herb Bau- these days. The era of the big-box clothing, footwear, handbags and operating in California in 2019, munity Center. er Sporting Goods, Toys ‘R’ Us, store appears to be drawing to an even furniture and toys. said Anand Gala, Gala president Have a Heart, Fresno Coun- Kmart and Sears stores, Fallas, end, as retailers seek out smaller Store Manager Raul Diaz said and CEO. ty’s first adult-use dispensary, Factory 2-U, H&M and Orchard and smaller spaces to save mon- it was an effort to introduce the Of course, dining goes hand opened in Coalinga in October. Supply Hardware. ey. While 10 years ago 80,000 “thrill of the hunt” to shoppers. in hand with another favorite In the case of Toys ‘R” Us, square feet was the sweet spot, In the dining sector, it’s appear- pastime that has emerged from Kmart, Sears, Factory 2-U and now as small as 35,000 square ing more and more that offering the shadows. This was the year Gabriel Dillard | Editor can be reached at: OSH, Valley store closures were feet is ideal. any dining space may become a recreational cannabis became 490-3467 or e-mail part of either bankruptcy pro- For example, about half of the quaint idea. Gala Corp., which is mainstream in the Central Valley. [email protected]

Dining | from 1 with the brand to make ourselves Mexican food. Casa de Tamales and Parsley Café Chicken Shack, which still has space left empty by the barbecue relevant again to bring us up to Downtown Fresno has seen on Fulton Street both closed in lines out the door during lunch- joint. the current standard of where mixed success in the world of res- 2018, and while the space for the time. Zack’s Brewing Co. opened Reinventing aging concepts some of our competition is,” said taurants. While many hailed the tamale store still sits empty, Pars- on Fulton Street this month as has been the flip side of the coin franchisee Harpreet Gill in an in- opening of Fulton Street as a key ley Café was quickly filled by Che- well as an announcement that following expansion in the res- terview. “If we can’t compete, we indicator of downtown growth, it litas Taqueria. Fig Garden-staple La Boulangerie taurant race. can’t survive.” is not without its growing pains. Casa de Tamales owners said would be opening in the Pacific Ice cream giant Baskin Rob- The same was the case for On a El Torito closed in October as on a Facebook post that Fulton Southwest Building. bins chose Fresno as the site of its Roll Sushi in Downtown Fresno, its parent Real Mex Restaurants Street’s redevelopment wasn’t modernized store design, follow- whose owner Ricardo Flores said closed more than a dozen loca- “coming along soon enough.” ing numerous openings of arti- the taqueria at Mezcal Lounge tions. Quesadilla Gorilla and 8th Positive news came for the Edward Smith | Writer can be reached at san ice cream shops. wasn’t performing, considering Notch Coffee & Gifts also closed street as well with Toshiko Ramen 490-3448 or e-mail “For years, we’ve been working the competition in the area of within a month of each other. and Sushi Bar opening, as well as [email protected]

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development and online marketing. He said that 2018 has been one of BCT’s most successful years in a number of different areas, exceeding goals having to do with customer service levels. BCT was also recently voted the top Technology Company as part of the Best of Central Valley Business Awards. SMALL BUSINESS Matoian wins Leon S. Peters award The Fresno Chamber of Commerce announced Mathias “Matty” Matoian as its winner of the 2019 Leon S. Peters Award, recognizing business leadership and philanthropic work. In 1979, Matoian took over leadership of OK Produce, a fresh fruits and vegetable distributor founded by his father Charles Matoian in 1950 out of a small cold box in FILE PHOTO | Zacky Farms filed for bankruptcy protection last month, and The Business Journal’s online coverage Downtown Fresno. garnered the most web traffic of any other story this year. In 1986 Matoian led OK Produce through an expansion to a new facility, and the company grew into one of the leading produce distributors in Central and Northern California. Top 10 most read online stories Matoian’s sons, Chad and Brady joined the company in 1998 and 2000, with Matty retiring from OK Produce in 2008, but still continuing to carry on the family from thebusinessjournal.com tradition of giving back to the community. 1. Zacky Farms files for bankruptcy protection The Leon S. Peters Award is awarded to those who share the vision, creativity, 2.Zacky Farms closure will eliminate 475 jobs and giving spirit of the Peters — a beloved Fresno businessman, civic leader and 3. McCormick Barstow attorneys form new women-owned firm philanthropist who died in 1983. 4. Fresno’s Fig Garden Golf Club to close 5. Fitness Evolution settles fraud lawsuit for $18M Retired Superior Court Judge Robert Oliver, also a Leon S. Peters Award recipient, 6. 10 Fallas, Factory 2U stores closing in Central Valley said that Matoian shares the business leadership and charitable spirit of Peters. 7. California, Texas riding different tracks to high-speed rail “The Leon Peters Award honors someone who emulated the virtues of Leon S. 8. Heirloom restaurant anticipated at Park Crossing shopping center Peters. Business success with integrity, community involvement and philanthropy — 9. Benefactor’s $232K Chaffee Zoo donation to help visitors step easier Matty has done all that,” Oliver said. “He has taken a business that his mother and 10. Terrance Frazier gifts land for new West Fresno community college father started and took it to a whole new level and put it to a place where now his sons are running it. That doesn’t happen by accident.” Past recipients of the award include Jim Pardini, Bill Smittcamp, Richard “Dick” Caglia, Sid Cox, and Stan Oken. Matoian says he is honored to be a recipient of the award and continue the spirit EMPLOYMENT of Peters, who he said was a friend of his father, Charles. “This is the highest award you can win,” said Matoian. “Every past recipient has Holiday hiring shapes unemployment rate been a great person, and for me to be included, I never thought id be nominated Central Valley unemployment rates rose slightly in November as the farm harvest for something like this. Because of what I’ve done for charity since I’ve retired winded down, balanced out slightly by holiday hiring, according to the latest data symbolizes the award of Leon S. Peters.” from the state Employment Development Department. Matoian has been charitably involved with many foundations and organizations Fresno County’s November unemployment rate was 6.9 percent, up from 6.3 including Community Medical Centers, Children’s Hospital, Break the Barriers, and percent in October but below 7.8 percent a year ago. Poverello House. Farm employment posted the largest monthly drop in Fresno County, shedding 3,900 jobs as the grape harvest subsided. Trade, transportation and utilities gained 1,800 jobs, fueled by holiday hiring. HEALTH CARE On the year-over-year basis, leisure and hospitality saw the largest increase at 1,700 jobs, with accommodation and food services accounting for 76 percent of Kaiser donates for mental health the gain. A Kaiser Permanente Fresno grant for $150,000 has been issued to help improve Kings County’s unemployment rate for November was 7 percent, up from 6.4 access to mental health services for the Southeast Asian community in Fresno percent in October but below 7.7 percent a year ago. County. Farms lost 700 jobs month-over-month, while net nonfarm employment remained The grant to Fresno Interdenominational Refugee Ministries (FIRM) aims to help unchanged. reduce barriers to treatment and increase the capacity to serve the needs of On an annual basis, farms added 400 jobs and nonfarm industries added a net 12,500 Southeast Asians — many of whom are often reluctant to seek treatment 100 jobs. because of cultural factors and the stigma associated with mental health issues. Madera County’s unemployment rate was 6.2 percent, up from 5.9 percent in “We know this is a population that may not get the help they need, and we want October but below 6.9 percent a year ago. to make sure they have access to care,” said Wade Nogy, senior vice president Farms lost 1,200 jobs on a monthly basis, while nonfarm industries lost 100 jobs. and area manager for Kaiser Permanente Fresno. “We want to create a culture Year over year, farms shed 400 jobs, while nonfarm industries gained 700 jobs. of acceptance and support and encourage our community to talk about mental Tulare County’s unemployment rate for November was 8.6 percent, up from 8.3 health issues.” percent in October but below 9.3 percent a year ago. 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2018 YEAR IN REVIEW lieved to have been stockpiled ahead of AGRICULTURE the added tariffs by Asian distributors, so demand for those California goods in China hasn’t been affected yet. Feds source For example, California pistachios had a record crop this year, harvested between September and November, of rain on but the Fresno-based American Pista- chio Growers reports that not until af- parade ter the start of the New Year will data on sales to Chinese buyers be available. David Castellon - STAFF WRITER One thing that could benefit pista- chio growers here is that Chinese dis- For members of the Valley’s agricul- tributors will not be able to count much tural industry, a lot of their focus in on buying nuts from Iran, which expe- 2018 wasn’t on their livestock or what rienced a major drought this year that they had planted in the ground but cut its normal pistachio crop by two- rather what was going on in the na- thirds. tion’s capital. In the meantime, the ag industry here A tariff war started by President Don- has been lobbying hard for legislators ald Trump with China didn’t just effect to end the tariffs or at least work out a manufacturers, as it quickly expanded side agreement to keep ag commodities to include about 90 percent of U.S. ag- out of the trade dispute, and there are ricultural products exported to China, indications that China wants that, too. FILE PHOTO | The legalization of hemp in the 2018 Farm Bill was one area of promise for Central Valley growth in many of then major California com- Another important action out of the agriculture, though the feds provided plenty of other headaches. modities including wine, citrus and capital is the passage and signing by the nuts. president last week of a new U.S. Farm — for more than four years. that would allow undocumented farm Ag goods often are sanctioned or tar- Bill ahead of the year’s end, avoiding Some of the worst prices have been in workers already here opportunities to iffed in trade disputes, but the wide- the need to develop a new bill from California, prompting the dairy indus- work legally as well as allow workers spread tariff threat by the U.S. against scratch next year. try here to lobby for a switch from milk from Mexico to work legally and return China and other trade partners — in- The new four-year bill includes $2 prices being set by the state to prices set when their jobs here are done. cluding Candida, Mexico and the Euro- billion for the Agricultural Conserva- by the federal government in hopes of Farmers and ranchers also contended pean Union — particularly worried the tion Easement Program to preserve ag getting slightly better prices, a change with the second year of having to raise U.S ag industry, which exports more land, an earmark of $80 million annu- that began in November. pay rates for workers receiving mini- than a quarter of its goods raised here. ally for the Specialty Crop Research Ini- While the change could help Califor- mum wage, which for companies with Some of those disputes have been tiative and $25 million annually to fund nia dairies a little, many in the industry 26 or more employees will increase by settled quickly, with the U.S. replacing research to combat huanglongbing, a believe more needs to be done to im- $1 to $12 an hour starting Jan. 1. its North American Free Trade agree- devastating disease to citrus trees that prove milk pricing. As such farmers — who don’t set the ment in November with the U.S. Mex- has cost Florida billions of dollars and On the ground here in the Valley, a prices paid for their crops — were busy ico Canada Agreement. The Trump threatens commercial citrus in Califor- fairly average weather year — despite an this past year looking at ways to cut administration touted the new trade nia and other states. unusually high number of 100-degrees- their costs, as they no doubt will next agreement as a major improvement for The farm bill also legalized the grow- and-above days — helped alleviate labor year. the U.S. side of trade between the three ing of hemp, a cousin to marijuana that shortages for farmers this year. In addition, agribusinesses will have countries, while some experts have was banned despite the plants not be- Farm labor shortages still were prob- to contend with changes in overtime noted little difference between the old ing capable of getting people high. lems this year, but the weather condi- pay rules for California farm laborers. and new agreements. Hemp has literally thousands of com- tions were such that growing and har- Currently, workers in companies Of particular concern has been the mercial uses, from clothing to being vest periods for some crops lasted lon- with employees numbering 26 or more retaliatory tariffs imposed by China, formulated into a concrete substitute ger than average, giving farmers more receive overtime pay if they work more which along with Hong Kong is Califor- to being eaten to producing medici- time to collect fruit, nuts and vegetables than 10 hours a day in work weeks last- nia’s No. 3 agricultural trading partner nal oils, and the Valley could become a with the sometimes limited number of ing at least 60 hours. and No. 6 for Fresno County. prime spot to grow it. workers they had. Starting Jan. 1, overtime takes effect But the full economic effects aren’t Some in the dairy industry are critical Still, farmers’ efforts to get around the after working 9.5 hours in 55-hour necessarily clear yet, as many of the af- of the Farm Bill for not including a na- labor shortages by investing in mechan- workweeks, with further reductions fected commodities being tariffed at tional inventory management plan for ical harvesting equipment continued. planned in subsequent years. 40 to 60 percent haven’t yet been har- milk to help elevate the prices paid for Farmers are hoping federal lawmakers vested and put up for sale, while some it, which have been extremely low — of- will look beyond the border wall de- David Castellon | Writer can be reached at: 490-3464 goods — wine among them — are be- ten less than the price to produce milk bate and develop immigration reform or e-mail [email protected]

2018 YEAR IN REVIEW periods than older varieties, REAL ESTATE producing more nuts annually. We’ve become a market to watch As for residential real es- real estate. them, many involved in retail tate, the inventory of available On the commercial side, brokerage predict demand homes picked up at the start of 2018 was a good year, as the for retail space in the Valley the year, in part because of im- trend of rising prices that be- is strong enough that most of proved consumer confidence, gan to really take off more than those spaces will find new ten- prompting people to believe two years ago continued. ants. they could finally get good re- Part of the reason is the deci- The empty former Toys R turns selling their homes post sion by some owners to subdi- Us store in Fresno already has recession, and the beliefs they vide larger spaces to make sec- been filled by a Big Lots store, could afford moving up to bet- tions better suited in size for and the OSH in Visalia is slated ter homes. smaller industrial businesses. to become an Ace Hardware And that inventory con- This year also saw a minor store, while the other for- tinued going up most every boom in construction of new mer OSH stores here are be- month since January. industrial spaces, as the large ing looked at by prospective Over each of the past seven number of existing spaces has tenants, though other deals years, prices for Fresno-area filled up, generating more haven’t been made yet. homes have risen by about 9 need for new inventory. As for agricultural land, pric- percent, on average, but in PHOTO BY DAVID CASTELLON | Valley Wide Beverage in Fresno was one of a number of the latter part of this year that businesses needing new digs this year, building a nearly 300,000-square-foot warehouse. Retail also had a big year, es in 2018 were at their best with many neighborhood re- since two years ago — though trend slowed down, with the David Castellon - STAFF WRITER to be in Fresno County.” tail spaces left empty by the re- the year in between also was a median home price in Fresno As the year’s end approach- cession have been filled up. pretty good year — at least if the rising a mere 0.7 percent in Back in April, Lee Ann Eager, es, that statement holds true And even though many big land for sale was good with ac- November compared to a year president and CEO of the Fres- for the real estate industry not box stores — and not quite so cess to water. earlier to $265,750. no County Economic Develop- only in Fresno County but also big stores — in the Valley shut Part of the trend can be at- Experts say it’s important to ment Corp., told an audience in Tulare, Kings and Madera down this year or are in the tributed to increased nut crop note home prices did rise here, of brokers and others involved counties, whether you’re talk- process of closing, Orchard plantings, particularly new whereas statewide the median in the real estate industry, ing about residential, com- Supply Hardware, Toys R Us varieties of almonds and pis- “This really is a wonderful year mercial, retail or agricultural and some Kmart stores among tachios that have more harvest Real Estate | 12 the LIST INSIDE Page 10 | Most the FOCUS | 8 HEALTH CARE & MANUFACTURING Expensive Home Sales

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Tulare voted to pass Measure H, leasing the In June, Community Regional Medical hospital to Adventist Health for the next 30 Center in Downtown Fresno, opened A year of redemption, growth years. The measure passed with 88.1 percent a 180,000-square-foot medical office of the vote. building, which houses a diabetes Elsewhere in Tulare County, Kaweah Delta education program and outpatient Medical Center in Visalia has continued centers for dialysis, rehabilitation and with its expansion. The hospital began the pediatric specialties. expansion of its emergency department in Also in Clovis, efforts are being made July. It will bring up the number of beds in to combat the doctor shortage in the the emergency department from 41 to 74, Central Valley. In May, California Health and will modernize the triage and patient Sciences University broke ground on a flow system. According to CEO Gary Herbst, new, 90,000 square-foot campus. The work should wrap up in 2020. three-story building will house the new In the northern end of the Central Valley, College of Osteopathic Medicine. It is the board for Madera Community Hospital one of ten schools planned by CHSU. named Karen Paolinelli CEO in May, serving Meanwhile, the College of Pharmacy in the role as an interim for six months graduated its first class that same month. previously. This marks the culmination of The year has proven productive for more than 35 years at the hospital, where federally qualified health centers in she started out as a nursing aid. the Valley — in particular, for United Meanwhile, 2018 has also turned out to be Health Centers (UHC) of Fresno a big year for Valley Children’s Healthcare. County and Camarena Health in In July, the organization opened its new Madera County. UHC has been hard IMAGE VIA ADVENTIST HEALTH | This proved a year of redemption for Tulare Regional medical Center, which center, Magnolia Pediatrics, on the east at work, with construction of new and reopened after more than a year of being closed under the banner of Adventist Health. side of Clovis. This center will occupy 5,263 remodeled clinics in Huron, Mendota, square feet of 19,000 square-foot complex Selma and Lemoore, along with a new, Donald A. Promnitz – STAFF WRITER their management, revenues for the hospital plummeted and the hospital built to meet the primary care needs of 53,000-square-foot headquarters in families in the Fresno-Clovis area. In northwest Fresno. The outgoing year has proven to be one stopped paying its vendors. A report released by California State October, Valley Children’s opened another As for Camarena, it opened a new worth celebrating in Tulare County for clinic in Coarsegold in February and a Auditor Elaine M. Howle laid responsibility center in Bakersfield, while a third will open those in the health care community, along in Modesto in February. school-based health center at Madera with its patients. for the hospital’s closure on both poor South School in April. In June, the management and the previous board. Down the street from Magnolia Pediatrics, A year after shuttering its doors, Tulare Clovis Community Medical Center gained organization broke ground on a new The report further stated that terms of Regional Medical Center (TRMC) has approval for a four-year, $390 million clinic in Chowchilla. And with a $90,000 reopened to the public in October. The the management contract greatly favored construction project to add 144 private grant from Kaiser Permanente, they’ll Tulare Local Healthcare District (TLHCD) HCCA. This includes a management fee of rooms. This 190,000-square-foot expansion be able to promote the treatment of had voted to file for bankruptcy in $225,000 per month. Benzeevi is currently will feature a five-story bed tower and will mental illness in Madera County’s youth. September 2017 and the hospital’s license under investigation by Tulare County add 15,000 square feet to the hospital’s Currently, 67 percent of those being was suspended the next month. Prior to District Attorney Tim Ward’s office. emergency room, creating additional treated at Camarena’s 12 clinical sites are their shutdown, TRMC had been under In the same month the hospital closed, operating rooms, 24 new ICU beds and on MediCal coverage. the management of Dr. Yorai “Benny” TLHCD broke away from HCCA and expanding the radiology, pharmacy and Benzeevi and his company, Healthcare entered into a contract with Adventist laboratory services. The project is expected Donald A. Promnitz | Reporter can be reached at: Conglomerate Associates (HCCA). Under Health in June. Last month, the people of to be finished in 2022. 490-3461 or e-mail [email protected]

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lease agreement on a 50,000-square- foot space in south Porterville, allowing (Mostly) boom times, except GreenPower to fully build its buses in the city, rather than having portions built in Asia. Company officials still are planning to for hiring crunch build another manufacturing plant in Porterville, as demand already is rising for downturn prior to the election, and our David Castellon – STAFF WRITER the company’s short-trip electric busses order rates after the election … immediately and is expected to rise, as California is picked up and have been doing so steadily planning to ban all non-electric transit Growing consumer confidence helped ever since.” busses by 2029, adding to the demand for make 2018 a good year for manufacturing One negative that can be attributed to electric ones. across the nation, and the Central Valley was the president is the tariff war he started And while 2018 started out promising PHOTO VIA FARADAY FUTURE | Faraday Future’s FF 91 no exception. with China earlier this year, which initially for startup electric maker Faraday Future, all-electric car of the future was supposed to be In a way, that’s both good and bad news, started with the U.S. slapping tariffs on with plans to convert a former tire plant manufactured in Hanford starting early next year, though financial woes have clouded that outlook. with the good being that manufacturers Chinese steel and aluminum. in north Hanford into the company’s first here looked to hire more people and, in China retaliated, imposing tariffs on U.S. car manufacturing plant, by year’s end big Yueting is facing his own legal troubles some cases, expanded their operations. steel and aluminum products. questions existed on whether the company from debts piling up from other failed On the negative side, businesses already Before any of this happened, word of would launch its production line early next ventures, including a U.S. District Court dealing with shortages of qualified potential what was coming caused runs on steel year, as originally planned. Judge in California ordering last week employees had to compete more intently and aluminum among manufacturers, “Faraday Future had the worst year a temporary freeze on his 33 percent to hire them. significantly raising prices even before possible for an EV startup,” read the ownership stake in Faraday, along with a At the Fresno division of Hydratech, added tariff costs were imposed. headline of one online article detailing the protective order on the multi-million dollar from Jan. 1 through the end of 2018, the Though many manufacturers initially company’s woes. mansions he owns in California, according number of employees increased from 50 believed the tariff war would leave U.S. The conversion of the million-square- to online news reports. to 75 to help the company keep up with the and Chinese manufacturers on fairly even foot plant was supposed to be done by In addition, Yueting reportedly is staying growing demand for the hydraulic cylinders ground, that hasn’t been the case, as China’s about year’s end, but in October company in California, avoiding efforts by the it manufactures. government reportedly is paying the added officials publicly announced their intent to Chinese government to bring him back “And I’m guessing that is something you tariff costs that otherwise would have to be break from the Chinese investment group home to answer for his debts. would find similar in most manufacturing paid by Chinese manufacturers, allowing that injected $800 million into the startup, A Faraday official claimed the initial $800 companies,” said Troy Brandt, Hydratech’s them to offer more competitive, pre-tariff saving it from failing last year. million investment last year was spent by general manager and the newly-appointed prices for their goods. The dispute stemmed from the mid summer, and without the additional chairman of the San Joaquin Valley Among the big news stories for investment group reportedly not putting $700 million that was supposed to come Manufacturing Alliance. manufacturing in the Valley this year in a portion of the remaining $1.2 billion it later in the year, all of its employees had to He said this year manufacturing was Canadian all-electric bus maker had further committed to invest and claims be laid off or had their salaries cut while the businesses were more confident to expand GreenPower Motor Co, Inc., which that the investors were trying to force out company looked for alternate investors. and invest in new technology, and he credits had started an assembly plant in a Jia Yueting, the Chinese billionaire who part of that to the pro-business policies of 20,000-square-foot former airplane hanger is CEO of Faraday and initially bankrolled Donald Trump’s presidency. at the Porterville Municipal Airport. the startup looking to go toe to toe with David Castellon | Reporter can be reached at: “I can say we were in a three-year In August, the company inked a five-year Tesla Motors. 490-3464 or e-mail [email protected]

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2018 www.thebusinessjournal.com the EXECUTIVE PROFILE 9 2018 YEAR" IN REVIEW

Here are some of the more colorful and insightful CJ WILSON JEFF YRIBARREN responses published as OWNER OWNER part of this year’s executive PORSCHE/AUDI/BMW FRESNO YRIBARREN FAMILY VINEYARDS profiles What about [auto] How do Valley wines racing intrigues you, differ from wines in — Editor Gabriel Dillard " and is that what got other parts of the state? you into luxury car I think our valley wines are sales? unfairly characterized as cheap RAJ SODHI-LAYNE and low quality. Many of the Racing is the best sport VICE PRESIDENT/COMMERCIAL BRANCH MANAGER grapes grown in the Valley are for pushing you past your CALIFORNIA BANK & TRUST mass-produced using methods comfort limit. You literally that focus on minimizing cost What was your very have to take on an edge of production. This is obviously to your mind whereby you first job and what did going to decrease the quality of the final wine, whether attempt things that you always thought were too it’s Napa grapes or Valley grapes. What you are seeing you learn from it? scary or dangerous to survive — and repeat it now is a lot of small wineries in the area using techniques 1,000 times in a row without making a mistake. that are focused on maximizing quality instead of I worked in the men’s It’s the ultimate challenge because the car or the minimizing cost. Also, we are making varietals that are department at Kmart. motorcycle can go further than your physical body better suited to our climate like Syrah, Ruby Cabernet Because of my British can, and you will be elevated to a completely new and Tempranillo. It really feels like our region is going accent, they liked me level of consciousness. Endurance racing is the through a sort of renaissance. to announce the “Blue crucible that every brand uses to prove what is Light Specials.” I learned truly the best-built machine in the world. to always work hard — you never know who is ANTHONY “AP” ARMOUR watching. I have been fortunate and blessed with managers helping me with new opportunities. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BETH SCHNEIDER NEIGHBORHOOD INDUSTRIES DIRECTOR, SALES & MARKETING What was your first MEHMET NOYAN THE GOOD FEET STORE job and what did you PRESIDENT What kind of learn from it? THE NOYAN COMPANY people shop at The Good Feet My first legitimate job that What are some of didn’t involve moving stuff a the ways that you Store? gram at a time was at a dairy reach out to the farm, throwing hay. Honestly, We help all kinds of that job transformed my life. community? people at The Good I was 13 at the time, a brown Feet Store. Foot, leg dude from South Seattle, now Candidly, I am not a and back pain doesn’t in Snohomish, Washington, club joiner. My work is discriminate. Age, race where the minority population was under 2 percent. my contribution to the and income bracket I worked on that farm every summer for five years, community in trying to are not a factor in this moving from hay, to corn and into pumpkins. I learned make Fresno a better place business, because a that a hard-work ethic will always be a conduit of to live and work. concrete floor doesn’t care if you have a GED or reconciliation. I also learned the value of a paycheck. a PhD. It’s equally hard on everyone. And with a full line of youth arch supports we are able to fit kids as young as six years of age. Beyond our arch JOE DENHAM supports, we also carry a variety of athletic, work VICE PRESIDENT and casual dress shoes, specializing in the needs FRANCES J. PERKINS DENHAM RESOURCES of the hard to fit and diabetic foot. GENERAL MANAGER HOME2 SUITES BY HILTON HANFORD, What do you like to BEST WESTERN INN & SUITES LEMOORE do on your free time? RAY BESHOFF Tell us an Sailing, spearfishing (sharks interesting fact try to eat me sometimes — PRESIDENT I have video), working on FRESNO FOOTBALL CLUB, INC. about you. my farm, horseback riding, hiking, hunting, Muay Thai What made you I’m a retired kick boxing and building think the Central International Federation things. Valley would be of BodyBuilding & Fitness professional a good place for bodybuilder. JOHN SHEGERIAN soccer? I think it’s one of the CO-FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN easiest decisions I’ve ZACK FOLLETT ERI had to make. I just don’t OWNER know if it’s possible to KUPPA JOY What advice could you say with any area of offer to entrepreneurs the country that has What do you do in getting their start? 1 million people with your spare time? a 46 percent Hispanic “Early to bed, early to rise, work population and no real professional sports in the I love to go camping like hell and advertise!” I actually city would not be good for soccer. Soccer is the and backpacking in can’t take credit for making that absolute perfect sport for this city. My job is to the Sierras, but if I am up. Ted Turner and I were sitting put a good product on the field, make sure the being honest, my spare next to each other at a luncheon. fan experience is good, and I think Fresno’s job is time consists of being I asked him for the secret to his to come and support the tam. Together, we can addicted to Instagram. success and that is what he said do something really cool for the city, and have a to me. He was correct. really successful enterprise. 10 the LIST www.thebusinessjournal.com FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2018 Most Expensive Home Sales In the Central San Joaquin Valley - ranked by dollar amount of sale between October 1, 2017 and September 30, 2018; if tied, by square footage. Listing Office Address Dollar amount of sale Listing Agent 2018 Phone Selling office Property Address Square feet Selling Agent Date of sale Guarantee Real Estate 3 River Park Place E Guarantee Real Estate 5932 E. Shepherd $2,350,000 Rama Ambati July 25, 2018 1 Fresno, Calif. Ave. 7,218 Rama Ambati 360-6036 Gentile Real Estate 695 W. Cromwell Ave., Ste. 102 Modern Broker, Inc. 11217 N. Burnhaven $2,325,000 Nico Gentile October 12, 2018 2 Fresno, Calif. Way, Fresno 5,982 Savannah Heskett 434-4999 Gentile Real Estate 695 W. Cromwell Ave., Ste. 102 Century 21 Adanalian & Vasquez 1997 E. Clubhouse $2,200,000 Nico Gentile January 10, 2018 3 Fresno, Calif. Dr., Fresno 5,809 Aaron Vasquez 434-4999 Gentile Real Estate 695 W. Cromwell Ave., Ste. 102 Gentile Real Estate 13535 Academy $2,200,000 Nico Gentile April 6, 2018 4 Fresno, Calif. Oaks Lane, Clovis 5,541 Nico Gentile 434-4999 Guarantee Real Estate 3 River Park Place E Better Homes & Garden Real Estate Goldleaf 2649 W. Lake Van $2,193,000 Teri Zumwalt October 4, 2018 5 Fresno, Calif. Ness Circle 8,437 Cory Andersen 360-6036 Hyatt Real Estate 4845 N. Van Ness Blvd. Gentile Real Estate 3468 W. Bluff Ave., $2,150,000 Angie Hyatt December 18, 2018 6 Fresno, Calif. Fresno 3,599 Nico Gentile 229-9961 Gentile Real Estate 695 W. Cromwell Ave., Ste. 102 Fresno Modern Real Estate 11363 N. Knotting $1,850,000 Nico Gentile March 13, 2018 7 Fresno, Calif. Hill Dr., Fresno 4,396 Nader Assemi 434-4999 London Properties, Ltd. 6442 N. Maroa Ave. Gentile Real Estate West Thomason $1,750,000 Darin Zuber May 25, 2018 8 Fresno, Calif. Place 10,071 Nico Gentile 436-4000 Rod Aluisi Real Estate 12145 N Via 1170 E. Champlain Drive, Ste. 109 $1,750,000 Nico Gentile 9 Rod Aluisi Real Estate Piemonte Ave, 5,430 Yashu Toprani July 7, 2018 Fresno, Calif. Clovis, CA 93619 227-7000 Gentile Real Estate 12145 N. Via $1,629,000 Nico Gentile 695 W. Cromwell Ave., Ste. 102 Rod Aluisi Real Estate Piemonte Ave., July 17, 2018 10 Fresno, Calif. 5,430 Yashu Toprani 434-4999 Clovis London Properties, Ltd. 11 6442 N. Maroa Ave. 2713 W. Lake Van $1,625,000 Debbie Henes, Tiffany Henes Fresno, Calif. Coldwell Banker/ Premier Real Estate Ness Circle, Fresno 3,629 Aram Melikian March 22, 2018 436-4000 London Properties, Ltd. 12 6442 N. Maroa Ave. 2331 W. Thomason $1,610,000 Erik McCormick Fresno, Calif. Lion Real Estate Pl., Fresno 5,438 Pennie Montgomery-Woods May 30, 2018 436-4000 Rod Aluisi Real Estate 13 1170 E. Champlain Drive, Ste. 109 4251 N. Wilson Ave., $1,599,900 Jenna Aluisi Fresno, Calif. Rod Aluisi Real Estate Fresno, CA 93704 6,504 Rod Aluisi November 20, 2018 227-7000 London Properties, Ltd. 14 6442 N. Maroa Ave. 266 W. Bluff Ave., $1,595,000 Darin Zuber Fresno, Calif. Rod Aluisi Real Estate Fresno 6,108 Bindya Nagrani October 10, 2018 436-4000 Guarantee Real Estate 15 5210 N. Palm Ave. 11255 N. Knotting $1,580,000 Ruthie McLeod Fresno, Calif. Guarantee Real Estate Hill Dr. 5,036 Ruthie McLeod November 8, 2018 281-2300 Guarantee Real Estate 16 3 River Park Place E 7462 N. Highgrove $1,580,000 Rama Ambati Fresno, Calif. Guarantee Real Estate Lane, Fresno 4,800 Rama Ambati April 27, 2018 360-6036 Keller Williams Westland Realty 17 7625 N. Palm #106 2324 W. Thomason $1,550,000 Lindsey Vasquez Fresno, Calif. Gentile Real Estate Pl., Fresno 5,026 Vincent Gentile June 29, 2018 432-5533 Guarantee Real Estate 18 3 River Park Place E 250 W. Bluff Ave., $1,525,000 Rama Ambati Fresno, Calif. Realty Concepts, Ltd. Fresno 5,586 David Englert September 20, 2018 360-6036 HomeSmart PV and Associates 19 6535 N. Palm Ave. 8241 N. Van Ness $1,520,000 Fernando Casas Fresno, Calif. Vida Glenn & Son Real Estate Blvd., Fresno 4,263 Mia G. Sciola April 17, 2018 473-2555 Century 21 C. Watson, Inc. 20 7520 N. Palm Ave., Ste. 102 12181 N. Via $1,508,000 Joanne Oh Fresno, Calif. Lindemann Properties Inc. Piemonte Ave. 5,292 Derek Lindemann June 14, 2018 432-1221 Key: WND-Would Not Disclose. Research: Edward Smith Note: All data has been provided by representatives of the businesses listed and Business Journal research. Not all sources surveyed responded to inquiries. Original Publication Date: December 28, 2018 E-mail: [email protected] the LEADS

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2018 YEAR IN REVIEW Whirlwind developments sow confusion cording to state labor law, an independent along with Washington. contractor will be considered an employee. Though it is hoped that wage increases There are nearly 2 million Californians would help employees financially, and that who work as independent contractors, there is a moral, social, and political duty and both contractors and employers are to increase wages, even Gov. Jerry Brown concerned with the possible changes. acknowledged, “Economically, minimum According to the “ABC test”, a worker is wages may not make sense”. assumed to be an employee unless the three Stories of businesses closing, cutting staff following factors can be proven: or leaving the state are some early warning (A) that the worker is free from the con- signs of the effects, which isn’t much of a trol and direction of the hirer in connection surprise to employers or economists. with the performance of the work, both under the contract for the performance of Privacy bill such work and in fact; The California Consumer Privacy Act of (B) that the worker performs work that 2018 (CCPA), which will become effective IMAGE VIA WIKIPEDIA USER ANDRE M | The State Capitol in Sacramento is expected to be a source of concern and is outside the usual course of the hiring on Jan. 1, 2020, has been one of the more confusion for Golden State employers in the New Year, as it was in 2018. entity’s business; and overlooked legislative developments. (C) that the worker is customarily en- The CCPA gives consumers the right to Frank Lopez – STAFF WRITER the effective rate is 18 percent. gaged in an independently established access, delete or prohibit the sale of infor- The new tax code raises the standard trade, occupation, or business of the same mation about them collected by companies. This past year could be seen as a transfor- deduction to 20 percent for pass-through nature as the work performed for the hir- The new law will also come with disclo- mative year for business with a new presi- businesses (including sole proprietorships, ing entity. sure rules regarding the data collected by dential administration with a more busi- partnerships, real estate companies and Employers and independent contractors businesses, and gives the California Attor- ness friendly stance. Add to that new state hedge funds), and limits corporation’s abil- are advised to speak to their lawyers and ney General the authority to fine businesses regulations, employers and employees are ity to deduct interest expense to 30 percent reach out to legislators in the areas they for non-compliance. on the look out for what’s to come in 2019. of income. work and live in. While consumers might be happy to The biggest development for business know they can see what companies are in 2018 was President Donald Trump’s tax ABC Minimum wage doing with their digital information, op- bill, the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.” The act In April, the California Supreme Court In 2018, the minimum wage was hiked to ponents have argued that it would force cuts individual income and corporate tax issued a stance on a nearly 14-year-old case, $11 an hour for larger employers and $10.50 companies to operate under different rules rates, doubles the standard deduction and Dynamex Operations West, Inc, v. Superior for businesses with 25 or fewer employees, in the state than elsewhere. eliminates personal exemptions. Court, ruling that all workers are presumed a consequence from Gov. Jerry Brown’s With big data breaches making head- The top individual tax rate drops to 37 to be employees, and establishes a new signing of a bill in 2016 that will increase lines recently, companies might now percent and cuts the corporate tax rate from three-part test that must be completely the states minimum wage to $15 an hour adopt stricter privacy rules, and the 35 percent to 21 percent, with the corporate satisfied in order to be classified as an in- by 2022. biggest impacts being on online media cuts being permanent and the individual dependent contractor. Effective on Jan. 1, 2019, the minimum business models. changes expiring at the end of 2025. Its expected that the three part test, wage in California for a company with 26 The corporate tax rate is the lowest it has dubbed the “ABC test, will become a stan- or more employees will be $12 an hour, been since 1939. However, most corpora- dard for many areas of employment, and if making California the state with the Frank Lopez | Writer can be reached at: tions don’t pay the top rate, and on average, a hiring entity fails any part of the test, ac- highest minimum wage in the country, 490-3465 or e-mail [email protected]

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the Selland Arena for the 2018-19 season, home price actually went down leaving their home of the Gateway Ice from November 2017 to last month by Center. 13.4 percent, according to California The team will play 21 games in the cur- Association of Realtors data. rent season that started in October through Part of the reason for the slowdown January 2019, and this return for the Mon- is due to buyers backing off over frus- sters is following a five-year hiatus after the tration from the market being so hot 2012-13 seasons. at the start of the year that offers had There will be themed nights such as Star to be made right away to beat out Wars nights, rodeo night, and Oakland competing buyers and sellers, being blackout night, with promises of more in such strong positions, they tended PHOTO BY DAVID CASTELLON | Tachi Palace’s new Coyote quality and affordable sports entertainment PHOTO VIA FRESNO GRIZZLIES | Parker, the Fresno Entertainment Center opened last month, Grizzlies mascot, books his flight for professional to be unwilling to make concessions for the area. and some fixes as part of their deals. bringing more family-oriented offerings to the On the gaming front, The Table Mountain baseball’s winter meetings earlier this month. The Lemoore facility. team will unveil its new Left Field Social Gathering Increasing mortgage rates — the lat- Rancheria north of Fresno will be opening Area in the coming year. est of four hikes this year alone oc- a new larger casino and a hotel adjacent to Frank Lopez – STAFF WRITER tainment. curring last week —also made some the existing Table Mountain Casino. would be buyers back off, When the new 600,000 square foot facil- There is an eight screen Palace Cinemas With the latest development in the sports with 1,100 luxury seats and delivered-to- But real estate experts say the slow- ity is opened, the old casino building will be down isn’t necessarily a bad thing, and entertainment landscape in Fresno in used as tribal government offices. your-seat food options, as well as a conces- 2018, the upcoming year will bring more sion stand. even for sellers, as it prevents home The new casino-hotel will feature an prices from reaching unrealistic, fun things to do in Fresno. approximately 110,000 square-foot gam- Featured in the new expansion is a 30- The beloved Fresno Grizzlies baseball lane bowling alley called Tachi Lanes, an overly inflated rates, which was partly ing floor, 151-room hotel, 11,750 restaurant what triggered the housing market team got new owners in February, a group seats, a childcare facility, a bingo hall, and arcade room with 45 games, and a billiards affiliated with the Grand Junction Rock- room with nine tables, a full bar and a video crash that started the Great Recession 1,500-seat special event center. a decade ago. ies and Colorado Rockies ownership. The The North Fork Rancheria of Mono wall with nine large-screen TVs. sale was made official after the Fresno City There is a also a lounge with a full menu As for why it’s good for sellers, Indians is planning to build a casino, a when they sell they’re usually looking Council unanimously approved the new 200-room resort hotel, restaurants, an and over 30 craft beers, a number of special- Chukchansi Park lease. ty cocktails, and a large bourbon selection. to also buy new homes. entertainment lounge, retail space and And that slowdown, along with By the beginning of the 2019 season, con- banquet/meeting rooms near Madera, In Downtown Fresno, Club One Casino struction on a new hospitality and gathering recently announced plans to move to a more homes being on the market, re- along highway 99. portedly is prompting potential buy- area down the left field line, being dubbed Though there was opposition from sur- larger downtown location to make more the Left Field Social Gathering Area, will be room for other options besides gambling. ers who had backed off to go back out rounding casino’s on the new project, with looking for homes again. complete. a petition to stop the casino, a Washington, The move will be to what is referred to No special ticket will be required to enter as the “Spiral Garage” on Fulton street with Add to this the growing number of D.C., Circuit court ruled that the project people from the Bay Area and South- the social area, and it is open to all patrons. would be able to continue. 50,040 square feet of former retail and of- The area will be covered, there will be a fice space on its west side. ern California relocating to the Valley The new casino will have 2,000 slot ma- to escape massive home prices, it’s bar, LED screens, counter tops and seats chines, 40 table games, a phased-in hotel More space is needed to accommodate for people to lounge around and socialize. larger banquets, more room for players, a little surprise that last month the on- and several restaurants. line real estate site Trulia.com named The cheapest beer price has already been For more family entertainment, The restaurant, a bingo room, and there will be cut to $5, down from $8 in recent seasons, renovations to give the card room a more Fresno among the 10 top housing Coyote Entertainment Center is a brand markets to watch in 2019. and the stadium will be more open to com- new option. modern look. munity events such as high school baseball Right next to Tachi Palace Hotel and games and art shows on the concourse. Casino in Lemoore, The Coyote Entertain- David Castellon | Writer can be reached at: 490-3464 In more good news for sports fans, The ment Center has more than 90,000 square Frank Lopez | Writer can be reached at: or e-mail [email protected] Fresno Monsters Hockey team returned to feet filled with different avenues of enter- 490-3465 or e-mail [email protected] FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2018 www.thebusinessjournal.com EDUCATION & TRANSPORTATION 13

2018 YEAR IN REVIEW A time of investment Donald A. Promnitz – STAFF WRITER

This year, the Central Valley has seen a lot of projects beginning construc- tion in order to expand educational endeavors in the region — especially with its colleges. Perhaps the biggest of these is the creation of a new Fresno City College campus in Southwest Fresno. In April, the State Center Commu- nity College District (SCCCD) Board of Trustees voted to approve the purchase of 26.06 acres of land on East Church Avenue, between Martin FILE PHOTO | Officials break ground on the new Center for Agriculture and Technology on the Madera Community College Center campus in October. Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Walnut Avenue, from 2500 MLK, LLC. Nearly $1.8 million in Measure C funds were job training and funding for such pected to cost $3.5 million (with $1 mil- remainder of their training. spent on half of the land, with the classes as welding and electrical sys- lion donated by Ruiz foods) and should Meanwhile, Fresno Pacific University owners, Shehadey/Hall, donating the tems technology. be open and running for the Summer rolled out its Social Enterprise Academy rest. That same month, SCCCD also broke 2019 semester. in 2018. Set up by the university’s Center A further 13.51-acre parcel adja- ground on the Center for Agriculture Also in May, California Health Sci- for Community Transformation, the cent to the land was also acquired and Technology at Madera Communi- ences University broke ground on a academy’s goal is to help start social from TFS Investments on Walnut and ty College Center. This will be the first new campus in Clovis, which will house businesses and enterprises—profitable Church Avenues. Half of this land was project built with Measure C funding. their planned College of Osteopathic and self-sustaining businesses that are donated, while SCCCD paid $675,000 Another campus is also being planned Medicine. Another boost to health care aimed at enacting social change in their for the rest. for Oakhurst. education in the Valley came when UCSF communities. The Social Enterprise In October Fresno City College also In May, the Craig School of Business School of Medicine announced that they Academy launched eight businesses received an allocation of $1 million at Fresno State broke ground on extra were establishing a branch campus at this year. on behalf of the state. The money, class space for the students of their UCSF Fresno. Students enrolled will accelerated and advanced programs. spend 18 months in the San Francisco obtained by Assemblyman Dr. Joaquin | The 4,800-square-foot extension is ex- campus before moving to Fresno for the Donald A. Promnitz Reporter can be reached at: Arambula (D-Fresno), will go towards 490-3461 or e-mail [email protected]

2018 YEAR IN REVIEW Get a move on Frank Lopez – STAFF WRITER Though the High-speed rail has seen its fair share of opposition since plans were first announced, a lot of progress has been made on the $77 billion project. In January, Gov. Jerry Brown renewed his pledge of support, and the planning organization has transitioned into a delivery organization. In May, the Authority Board of Directors adopted the 2018 Business Plan with out- lines for the system’s path forward. Construction crews are making steady progress throughout the Central Valley, with more than two dozen active construc- tion sites spanning 119 miles. In Fresno, a pre-cast facility was built and opened over the summer, used to manu- facture girders and pre-cast slabs. It will IMAGE VIA BIRD SCOOTERS | Bird Scooters attempted its “ask forgiveness instead of permission” ploy on its launch in Fresno, landing a cease-and-desist order ultimately produce around 1,300 different from city officials. kinds of beams and almost half a million pre-cast slabs for the project. The “Q” line came with a price tag of $38 Bird, a Santa Monica-based company, documented in places like San Diego, Despite the progress, an audit of the million, with grants from the U.S. Depart- did not officially approach city officials to Boston and Kansas City, with cities is- project released last month cast doubts on ment of Transportation covering most of get the proper permissions and licenses, suing orders or planning restrictions. the efficiency of the project. the costs for new state-of-the-art busses, establish a public policy, or create a Fresno officials dispelled rumors In February, the “Q” line of Fresno Area new bus stop shelters, and enhancements framework that ensures safety and access spread by Bird that the city is placing Express in downtown Fresno was launched, to traffic signals so busses will have priority measures prior to establishing operations a ban on scooters, and that city admin- with the “Q” standing for quick and quality. for green lights. in the city. istration was willing to work with the The route for the Q spans 15.7 miles In bad news for scooter riders, the City The city maintained that in order company so they can operate safely on Blackstone Avenue, from North of Fresno in September issued a cease-and to use the public right-of-way, an and profitably in the city. Fresno Street to downtown, then out desist letter to Bird Rides Inc., the electric entity must operate in the public to Ventura Avenue/ Kings Canyon Road scooter rental service that has been gain- interest. Similar cases of “ask forgive- Frank Lopez | Writer can be reached at: to Clovis Avenue. ing popularity recently. ness instead of permission” have been 490-3465 or e-mail [email protected] 14 TECHNOLOGY www.thebusinessjournal.com FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2018

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in tech education, as the industry relies more and more on automation. Last year for example, Gap started using the Kin- Central Valley dred SORT, robotic arms equipped with artificial intelligence, to decide on what items to grab. One large recent investment made was builds up its base in October, when the Career Technical Education (CTE) program at Fresno City College received a $1 million allocation Donald A. Promnitz – STAFF WRITER In the Valley, efforts have also con- on behalf of the state. The money was tinued to bring higher Internet speeds obtained by Assemblyman Dr. Joaquin The Central Valley tech scene saw con- to small towns and rural areas. In May, Arambula (D-Fresno), and will go towards tinued growth and innovation in 2018 as Comcast expanded its fiber network for job training and the funding of classes. it makes a name for itself with new app Kings River Technology park in Sanger. In In February, Clovis rolled out its own startups and a massive plunge into the total, the cost of the project was more than mechatronics program, offering seven e-commerce industry. $300,000, with a contribution of $90,000 courses geared towards industrial auto- One of these startups has been Or- from the city. FILE PHOTO | The Quark app, a winner of the 59 Days of Code competition, allows users to track their mation. drslip, a software as a service (SaaS) app South of Sanger, Porterville also saw home energy use. This month, Bitwise Industries also that allows restaurants to operate custom parts of the town receive fiber optic received a grant of $350,000 from the July, the center opened and is expected to mobile ordering apps and manage them infrastructure, thanks to local OACYS James Irvine Foundation. This grant will hire up to 1,500 employees. On the same from the Square sales device. Started last Technology. Earlier this month, it was go to support Geekwise Academy’s Web block, Ulta Beauty opened its own fulfill- year, it became available in the Square announced that the first phase of the Developer Job Readiness Program, aimed ment center at 670,500 square feet, with App Marketplace in November. Another company’s planned fiber ring in the west at training unemployed and underem- the hopes of opening around 1,000 jobs. app to make waves in Fresno has been side of town was almost complete. This ployed workers for tech jobs in the Valley. The Gap Inc. also reached an agreement Quark, which was designed to connect to amounts to over two miles of new fiber Geekwise is currently one of the larg- with the city to move its e-commerce the user’s utility service and allow them to pathways. Early next year, they expect est vocational educators of computer center, with a potential 500 jobs. view the data on their usage. Along with to complete work on the second phase, programs in the U.S., having graduated Larry Westerlund, director of economic saving energy and driving down costs by which will feed to the east of Highway 65. 3,500 students. Some of these cohorts development of Fresno, has also discussed setting up goals, it can also educate people One of the biggest developments in the have also gone on to program apps like attracting and enticing companies like on energy usage. Valley, however, has been Fresno’s intro- Ordrslip and Quark. Quark was created as part of the 2018 duction to the e-commerce industry. Last Apple and Google into opening satellite 59 Days of Code competition, taking first year in June, Amazon broke ground on an offices in town. place in the “Ignite” category, along with 855,000-square-foot distribution center To help fill these positions, The Central Donald A. Promnitz | Writer can be reached at: a check for $10,000. in the block of 3500 Orange Avenue. In Valley has seen an increased investment 490-3461 or e-mail [email protected]

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payment authorized by California Civil TRUST, DATED 12/21/2004. UNLESS IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR Code 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. lawful money of the United States). DATE YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED OF SALE: 02/06/2019 TIME OF SALE: AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 9:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: FRESNO AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE A-4679134 12/28/2018, 01/04/2019, SUPERIOR COURTHOUSE, 1100 VAN OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST 01/11/2019 NESS AVENUE, FRESNO, CA 93724. YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT 12/28/2018, 01/04/2019, 01/11/2019 STREET ADDRESS and other common A LAWYER. BARRETT DAFFIN ------Public designation, if any, of the real property FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP, described above is purported to be: 723 as duly appointed Trustee under and (1) W PRINCETON AVENUE, FRESNO, pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS CALIFORNIA 93705 APN#: 443-201- 01/04/2005 as Instrument No. 2005- No.: FHAC.277-090 APN: 464-212- 08 The undersigned Trustee disclaims 0000971 of official records in the office 07 Title Order No.: 180382888-CA- any liability for any incorrectness of of the County Recorder of FRESNO VOI NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY the street address and other common County, State of CALIFORNIA. OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS designation, if any, shown herein. Said EXECUTED BY: HELEN WONG, AN DOCUMENT ATTACHED YOU ARE Notices sale will be made, but without covenant or UNMARRIED WOMAN, WILL SELL IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF PAGE 16 DECEMBER 28, 2018 warranty, expressed or implied, regarding AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST TRUST DATED 9/20/2007. UNLESS title, possession, or encumbrances, to BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT Public notices contain information that must, pay the remaining principal sum of the CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD READERS INDEX by law, be published in order to make that note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, other form of payment authorized AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN information available to the general public. with interest thereon, as provided in by California Civil Code 2924h(b), EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF Trustee Sales 16 said note(s), advances, under the terms (payable at time of sale in lawful THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, Civil 19 First-time publications will be designated of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and money of the United States). DATE OF YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. with a (1) in the top left corner of the listing. Probate 20 expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts SALE: 02/06/2019 TIME OF SALE: A public auction sale to the highest bidder Publication dates appear in the lower left created by said Deed of Trust. The total 9:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: FRESNO for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state Fictitious 21 corner of the notice beginning with the first amount of the unpaid balance of the SUPERIOR COURTHOUSE, 1100 VAN or national bank, check drawn by a state Miscellaneous 21 publication and ending with the last. obligation secured by the property to NESS AVENUE, FRESNO, CA 93724. or federal credit union, or a check drawn be sold and reasonable estimated costs, STREET ADDRESS and other common by a state or federal savings and loan expenses and advances at the time of the designation, if any, of the real property association, or savings association, or initial publication of the Notice of Sale is described above is purported to be: 6555 savings bank specified in Section 5102 of TRUSTEE SALES NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: $122,072.52. The beneficiary under said NORTH FINE AVENUE, FRESNO, the Financial Code and authorized to do If you are considering bidding on this Deed of Trust heretofore executed and CALIFORNIA 93710 APN#: 410-311- business in this state will be held by the property lien, you should understand that delivered to the undersigned a written 13 The undersigned Trustee disclaims duly appointed trustee as shown below, of (1) there are risks involved in bidding at a Declaration of Default and Demand for any liability for any incorrectness of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and T.S. No. 073741-CA APN: 446-074- trustee auction. You will be bidding on a Sale, and a written Notice of Default and the street address and other common now held by the trustee in the hereinafter 15 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE lien, not on the property itself. Placing Election to Sell. The undersigned caused designation, if any, shown herein. Said described property under and pursuant to IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY the highest bid at a trustee auction does said Notice of Default and Election to sale will be made, but without covenant or a Deed of Trust described below. The sale OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT not automatically entitle you to free Sell to be recorded in the county where warranty, expressed or implied, regarding will be made, but without covenant or UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED and clear ownership of the property. You the real property is located. NOTICE title, possession, or encumbrances, to warranty, expressed or implied, regarding 3/9/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION should also be aware that the lien being TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are pay the remaining principal sum of the title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you considering bidding on this property lien, note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, the remaining principal sum of the note(s) MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. are the highest bidder at the auction, you you should understand that there are risks with interest thereon, as provided in secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF are or may be responsible for paying off involved in bidding at a trustee auction. said note(s), advances, under the terms and late charges thereon, as provided in THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING all liens senior to the lien being auctioned You will be bidding on a lien, not on the of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and the note(s), advances, under the terms AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD off, before you can receive clear title property itself. Placing the highest bid at expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, CONTACT A LAWYER On 1/22/2019 at to the property. You are encouraged to a trustee auction does not automatically created by said Deed of Trust. The total fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee 10:30 AM, CLEAR RECON CORP, as investigate the existence, priority, and entitle you to free and clear ownership amount of the unpaid balance of the for the total amount (at the time of the duly appointed trustee under and pursuant size of outstanding liens that may exist on of the property. You should also be aware obligation secured by the property to initial publication of the Notice of Sale) to Deed of Trust recorded 3/16/2005, this property by contacting the county that the lien being auctioned off may be sold and reasonable estimated costs, reasonably estimated to be set forth below. as Instrument No. 2005-0058369, , recorder’s office or a title insurance be a junior lien. If you are the highest expenses and advances at the time of the The amount may be greater on the day of and legal description was modified company, either of which may charge you bidder at the auction, you are or may be initial publication of the Notice of Sale is sale. Trustor: JOSEPH E. GOLDEN, by Modification of Deed of Trust To a fee for this information. If you consult responsible for paying off all liens senior $103,467.89. The beneficiary under said AS SURVIVING JOINT TENANT Correct Legal Description Recorded either of these resources, you should be to the lien being auctioned off, before Deed of Trust heretofore executed and Duly Appointed Trustee: PROBER AND on 5/23/2018, as Instrument No. 2018- aware that the same lender may hold more you can receive clear title to the property. delivered to the undersigned a written RAPHAEL, ALC Recorded 9/26/2007 0061283 of Official Records in the office than one mortgage or deed of trust on You are encouraged to investigate the Declaration of Default and Demand for as Instrument No. 2007-0179240 in book of the County Recorder of Fresno County, the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY existence, priority, and size of outstanding Sale, and a written Notice of Default and XX, page XX of Official Records in the State of CALIFORNIA executed by: OWNER: The sale date shown on this liens that may exist on this property by Election to Sell. The undersigned caused office of the Recorder of Fresno County, JONATHON D. WALL AND JOSIE notice of sale may be postponed one or contacting the county recorder’s office said Notice of Default and Election to California, Date of Sale: 1/24/2019 at M. WALL HUSBAND AND WIFE, more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, or a title insurance company, either of Sell to be recorded in the county where 10:00 AM Place of Sale: At the Van Ness AS JOINT TENANTS WILL SELL trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section which may charge you a fee for this the real property is located. NOTICE Avenue exit from the county courthouse, AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST 2924g of the California Civil Code. The information. If you consult either of these TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are 1100 Van Ness, Fresno, CA 93721 Amount BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S law requires that information about resources, you should be aware that the considering bidding on this property lien, of unpaid balance and other charges: CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR trustee sale postponements be made same lender may hold more than one you should understand that there are risks $141,307.73 Street Address or other NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN available to you and to the public, as mortgage or deed of trust on the property. involved in bidding at a trustee auction. common designation of real property: BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT a courtesy to those not present at the NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The You will be bidding on a lien, not on the 137 W WOODWARD AVE FRESNO, UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date shown on this notice of sale property itself. Placing the highest bid at CA 93706 The undersigned Trustee STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND sale date has been postponed, and, if may be postponed one or more times by a trustee auction does not automatically disclaims any liability for any incorrectness LOAN ASSOCIATION, SAVINGS applicable, the rescheduled time and the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a entitle you to free and clear ownership of of the street address or other common ASSOCIATION, OR SAVINGS BANK date for the sale of this property, you may court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the the property. You should also be aware designation, if any, shown above. If no SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 call (844) 477-7869 or visit this Internet California Civil Code. The law requires that the lien being auctioned off may street address or other common designation OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND Web site WWW.STOXPOSTING. that information about trustee sale be a junior lien. If you are the highest is shown, directions to the location of the AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS COM, using the file number assigned postponements be made available to you bidder at the auction, you are or may be property may be obtained by sending a IN THIS STATE: AT THE VAN NESS to this case 073741-CA. Information and to the public, as a courtesy to those responsible for paying off all liens senior written request to the beneficiary within 10 AVENUE EXIT FROM THE COUNTY about postponements that are very short not present at the sale. If you wish to learn to the lien being auctioned off, before days of the date of first publication of this COURTHOUSE, 1100 VAN NESS, in duration or that occur close in time to whether your sale date has been postponed, you can receive clear title to the property. Notice of Sale. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL FRESNO, CA 93724 all right, title and the scheduled sale may not immediately and, if applicable, the rescheduled time You are encouraged to investigate the BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding interest conveyed to and now held by it be reflected in the telephone information and date for the sale of this property, you existence, priority, and size of outstanding on this property lien, you should understand under said Deed of Trust in the property or on the Internet Web site. The best way may call 800-280-2832 for information liens that may exist on this property by that there are risks involved in bidding at situated in said County and State described to verify postponement information is to regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this contacting the county recorder’s office a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a as: LOT 1116 OF TRACT NO. 1019, attend the scheduled sale. FOR SALES Internet Web site www.auction.com for or a title insurance company, either of lien, not on the property itself. Placing the MAYFAIR NO.3, IN THE COUNTY OF INFORMATION: (844) 477-7869 information regarding the sale of this which may charge you a fee for this highest bid at a trustee auction does not FRESNO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, CLEAR RECON CORP 4375 Jutland property, using the file number assigned to information. If you consult either of these automatically entitle you to free and clear ACCORDING TO THE MAP THEREOF Drive San Diego, California 92117 this case 00000007842826. Information resources, you should be aware that the ownership of the property. You should also RECORDED IN BOOK 14, PAGES 5 12/28/2018, 01/04/2019, 01/11/2019 about postponements that are very short same lender may hold more than one be aware that the lien being auctioned off AND 6 OF PLATS, FRESNO COUNTY ------in duration or that occur close in time to mortgage or deed of trust on the property. may be a junior lien. If you are the highest RECORDS. The street address and other the scheduled sale may not immediately NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The bidder at the auction, you are or may be common designation, if any, of the real (1) be reflected in the telephone information sale date shown on this notice of sale responsible for paying off all liens senior property described above is purported to NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee or on the Internet Web site. The best way may be postponed one or more times to the lien being auctioned off, before you be: 2255 NORTH LOMITA AVENUE Sale No. : 00000007842826 Title Order to verify postponement information is to by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, can receive clear title to the property. You FRESNO, CALIFORNIA 93703-2540 No.: 180390577 FHA/VA/PMI No.: 045- attend the scheduled sale. FOR TRUSTEE or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g are encouraged to investigate the existence, The undersigned Trustee disclaims any 6549143 703 ATTENTION RECORDER: SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: of the California Civil Code. The law priority, and size of outstanding liens that liability for any incorrectness of the street THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE TO AUCTION.COM, LLC 800-280-2832 requires that information about trustee may exist on this property by contacting the address and other common designation, if AN ATTACHED SUMMARY APPLIES www.auction.com BARRETT DAFFIN sale postponements be made available county recorder’s office or a title insurance any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, ONLY TO COPIES PROVIDED TO THE FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP as to you and to the public, as a courtesy company, either of which may charge you but without covenant or warranty, express TRUSTOR, NOT TO THIS RECORDED Trustee 20955 Pathfinder Road, Suite 300 to those not present at the sale. If you a fee for this information. If you consult or implied, regarding title, possession, ORIGINAL NOTICE. NOTE: THERE IS Diamond Bar, CA 91765 (866) 795-1852 wish to learn whether your sale date either of these resources, you should be condition, or encumbrances, including A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION Dated: 12/17/2019 BARRETT DAFFIN has been postponed, and, if applicable, aware that the same lender may hold more fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED. FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP the rescheduled time and date for the than one mortgage or deed of trust on and of the trusts created by said Deed of YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR sale of this property, you may call 800- the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY Trust, to pay the remaining principal DEED OF TRUST, DATED 04/15/2008. ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. 280-2832 for information regarding the OWNER: The sale date shown on this sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web notice of sale may be postponed one or of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. site www.auction.com for information more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, balance of the obligation secured by BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF A-4679128 12/28/2018, 01/04/2019, regarding the sale of this property, using trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section the property to be sold and reasonable YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF 01/11/2019 the file number assigned to this case 2924g of the California Civil Code. The estimated costs, expenses and advances THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING 12/28/2018, 01/04/2019, 01/11/2019 00000007633563. Information about law requires that information about trustee at the time of the initial publication of AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD ------postponements that are very short in sale postponements be made available the Notice of Sale is: $48,794.00 If CONTACT A LAWYER. BARRETT duration or that occur close in time to to you and to the public, as a courtesy the Trustee is unable to convey title for DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and (1) the scheduled sale may not immediately to those not present at the sale. If you any reason, the successful bidder’s sole WEISS, LLP, as duly appointed Trustee NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE be reflected in the telephone information wish to learn whether your sale date has and exclusive remedy shall be the return under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Trustee Sale No. : 00000007633563 or on the Internet Web site. The best been postponed, and, if applicable, the of monies paid to the Trustee, and the Recorded on 04/18/2008 as Instrument Title Order No.: 180259168 FHA/VA/ way to verify postponement information rescheduled time and date for the sale of successful bidder shall have no further No. 2008-0057379 of official records PMI No.: ATTENTION RECORDER: is to attend the scheduled sale. FOR this property, you may call (714) 730-2727 recourse. The beneficiary under said in the office of the County Recorder of THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE TO TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION or visit this Internet Web site www.lpsasap. Deed of Trust heretofore executed and FRESNO County, State of CALIFORNIA. AN ATTACHED SUMMARY APPLIES PLEASE CALL: AUCTION.COM, com, using the file number assigned to delivered to the undersigned a written EXECUTED BY: SYLVIA MARTINEZ, ONLY TO COPIES PROVIDED TO LLC 800-280-2832 www.auction. this case FHAC.277-090. Information Declaration of Default and Demand for A MARRIED WOMAN AND THE TRUSTOR, NOT TO THIS com BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER about postponements that are very short in Sale, and a written Notice of Default and SAMUEL E MARTINEZ, A SINGLE RECORDED ORIGINAL NOTICE. TREDER and WEISS, LLP as Trustee duration or that occur close in time to the Election to Sell. The undersigned or its PERSON, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY 20955 Pathfinder Road, Suite 300 scheduled sale may not immediately be predecessor caused said Notice of Default AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS Diamond Bar, CA 91765 (866) 795-1852 reflected in the telephone information or on and Election to Sell to be recorded in the FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/ DOCUMENT ATTACHED. YOU ARE Dated: 12/17/2019 BARRETT DAFFIN county where the real property is located. CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP Continued | Next Page FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2018 www.thebusinessjournal.com PUBLIC NOTICES 17

TRUSTEE SALES trustee’s sale postponements be made off, before you can receive clear title the property to be sold and reasonable of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set available to you and to the public, as a to the property. You are encouraged to estimated costs, expenses and advances forth below. The amount may be greater Continued | From 16 courtesy to those not present at the sale. If investigate the existence, priority, and at the time of the initial publication of on the day of sale. Trustor: Jesus Perez, you wish to learn whether your sale date size of outstanding liens that may exist the Notice of Sale is: $451,772.48 If a married man, as his sole and separate has been postponed, and, if applicable, on this property by contacting the county the Trustee is unable to convey title for property Duly Appointed Trustee: the Internet Web site. The best way to verify the rescheduled time and date for the recorder’s office or a title insurance any reason, the successful bidder’s sole National Default Servicing Corporation postponement information is to attend the sale of this property, you may call 916- company, either of which may charge you and exclusive remedy shall be the return Recorded 04/04/2005 as Instrument scheduled sale. Date: 12/19/2018 PROBER 939-0772 or visit this Internet Web site a fee for this information. If you consult of monies paid to the Trustee, and the No. 2005-0072700 (or Book, Page) of AND RAPHAEL, ALC 20750 Ventura www.nationwideposting.com, using the either of these resources, you should be successful bidder shall have no further the Official Records of Fresno County, Blvd. #100 Woodland Hills, California file number assigned to this case 76565. aware that the same lender may hold more recourse. The beneficiary under said California. Date of Sale: 01/15/2019 at 91364 Sale Line: (714) 730-2727 Candy Information about postponements that are than one mortgage or deed of trust on Deed of Trust heretofore executed and 10:00 AM Place of Sale: At the Van Ness Herzog, Trustee Sale Officer A-4679649 very short in duration or that occur close the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY delivered to the undersigned a written Avenue exit from the County Courthouse, 12/28/2018, 01/04/2019, 01/11/2019 in time to the scheduled sale may not be OWNER: The sale date shown on this Declaration of Default and Demand for 1100 Van Ness, Fresno, CA 93721 12/28/2018, 01/04/2019, 01/11/2019 immediately reflected in the telephone notice of sale may be postponed one or Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Estimated amount of unpaid balance and ------information or on the Internet Web site. more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, Election to Sell. The undersigned or its other charges: $132,474.97 Street Address The best way to verify postponement trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section predecessor caused said Notice of Default or other common designation of real (1) information is to attend the scheduled 2924g of the California Civil Code. and Election to Sell to be recorded in the property: 4718 East Simpson Avenue, NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE UNDER Fresno, CA 93703 DEED OF TRUST Loan No.: PELLEY sale. Dated: 12/19/2018 RESS Financial The law requires that information about county where the real property is located. The undersigned - 5483 SAGINAW WAY RESS Order Corporation, a California corporation, trustee sale postponements be made NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: Trustee disclaims any liability for any No.: 76565 A.P. NUMBER 493-123-16 as Trustee By: BRUCE R. BEASLEY, available to you and to the public, as a If you are considering bidding on this incorrectness of the street address or YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A PRESIDENT 1780 Town and Country courtesy to those not present at the sale. If property lien, you should understand that other common designation, if any, shown DEED OF TRUST, DATED 02/08/2018, Drive, Suite 105, Norco, CA 92860-3618 you wish to learn whether your sale date there are risks involved in bidding at a above. If no street address or other UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO (SEAL) Tel.: (951) 270-0164 or (800)343- has been postponed, and, if applicable, trustee auction. You will be bidding on a common designation is shown, directions PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY 7377 FAX: (951)270-2673 Trustee’s Sale the rescheduled time and date for the sale lien, not on the property itself. Placing to the location of the property may be BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF Information: (916) 939-0772 or www. of this property, you may call 916-939- the highest bid at a trustee auction does obtained by sending a written request to YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF nationwideposting.com NPP0345948 0772 or visit this Internet Web site www. not automatically entitle you to free the beneficiary within 10 days of the date THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING To: FRESNO BUSINESS JOURNAL nationwideposting.com, using the file and clear ownership of the property. You of first publication of this Notice of Sale. AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD 12/28/2018, 01/04/2019, 01/11/2019 number assigned to this case PFI-171035. should also be aware that the lien being If the Trustee is unable to convey title for CONTACT A LAWYER. NOTICE IS 12/28/2018, 01/04/2019, 01/11/2019 Information about postponements that are auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you any reason, the successful bidder’s sole HEREBY GIVEN, that on 01/17/2019, ------very short in duration or that occur close are the highest bidder at the auction, you and exclusive remedy shall be the return at 10:00AM of said day, At the Van Ness in time to the scheduled sale may not are or may be responsible for paying off of monies paid to the Trustee, and the Avenue exit from the County Courthouse (1) immediately be reflected in the telephone all liens senior to the lien being auctioned successful bidder shall have no further at 1100 Van Ness Avenue, Fresno, CA NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE information or on the Internet Web site. off, before you can receive clear title recourse. The requirements of California 93724, RESS Financial Corporation, a UNDER DEED OF TRUST TITLE The best way to verify postponement to the property. You are encouraged to Civil Code Section 2923.5(b)/2923.55(c) California corporation, as duly appointed ORDER NUMBER: P-248781 LOAN: information is to attend the scheduled investigate the existence, priority, and were fulfilled when the Notice of Default Trustee under and pursuant to the power NAZMI FILE: PFI-171035 A.P.N.: sale. Dated: 12/20/2018 PLACER size of outstanding liens that may exist on was recorded. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL of sale conferred in that certain Deed 479-171-12 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT FORECLOSURE, INC., as said Trustee this property by contacting the county BIDDERS: If you are considering of Trust executed by MICHAEL E. UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 12190 Herdal Drive, Suite 9 Auburn, recorder’s office or a title insurance bidding on this property lien, you should PELLEY, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS 08/23/2017. UNLESS YOU TAKE California 95603 (530) 888-8411 By: company, either of which may charge you understand that there are risks involved in SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR SHANNON WINFORD, TRUSTEE a fee for this information. If you consult bidding at a trustee auction. You will be recorded on 02/16/2018, in Book N/A PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT SALE OFFICER DIRECTIONS MAY either of these resources, you should be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. of Official Records of FRESNO County, A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN BE OBTAINED PURSUANT TO A aware that the same lender may hold more Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction at page N/A, Recorder’s Instrument No. EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE WRITTEN REQUEST SUBMITTED than one mortgage or deed of trust on does not automatically entitle you to free 2018-0020226-00, by reason of a breach OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST TO THE BENEFICIARY C/O PLACER the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY and clear ownership of the property. You or default in payment or performance of YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A FORECLOSURE, INC., 12190 HERDAL OWNER: The sale date shown on should also be aware that the lien being the obligations secured thereby, including LAWYER. NOTICE is hereby given that DR., SUITE 9, AUBURN, CA 95603, this notice of sale may be postponed auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you that breach or default, Notice of which PLACER FORECLOSURE, INC., as WITHIN 10 DAYS OF THE FIRST one or more times by the mortgagee, are the highest bidder at the auction, you was recorded 9/18/2018 as Recorder’s trustee, or successor trustee, or substituted PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant are or may be responsible for paying off Instrument No. 2018-0114076-00, in trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust PLACER FORECLOSURE, INC. IS A to Section 2924g of the California Civil all liens senior to the lien being auctioned executed by: ARTHUR LEE COLLINS, DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING Code. The law requires that information off, before you can receive clear title Book n/a, at page n/a, WILL SELL AT III PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST , AN UNMARRIED MAN Recorded TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY about trustee sale postponements be to the property. You are encouraged to BIDDER FOR CASH, lawful money 08/30/2017 as Instrument No. 2017- INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL made available to you and to the public, investigate the existence, priority, and of the United States, evidenced by a 0109185-00 in book , page of Official BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. as a courtesy to those not present at the size of outstanding liens that may exist Cashier’s Check drawn on a state or Records in the office of the Recorder NPP0346067 To: FRESNO BUSINESS sale. If you wish to learn whether your on this property by contacting the county national bank, or the equivalent thereof of FRESNO County, California, and JOURNAL 12/28/2018, 01/04/2019, sale date has been postponed, and, if recorder’s office or a title insurance drawn on any other financial institution pursuant to the Notice of Default and 01/11/2019 applicable, the rescheduled time and company, either of which may charge you specified in section 5102 of the California Election to Sell thereunder recorded 12/28/2018, 01/04/2019, 01/11/2019 date for the sale of this property, you a fee for this information. If you consult Financial Code, authorized to do business 9/12/2018 in Book , Page , as Instrument ------may call (800) 280-2832 or visit this either of these resources, you should be in the State of California, ALL PAYABLE No. 2018-0111667-00 of said Official Internet Web site WWW.AUCTION. aware that the same lender may hold more AT THE TIME OF SALE, all right, title Records, WILL SELL on 01/17/2019 At T.S. No. 042714-CA APN: 560-420- COM, using the file number assigned to than one mortgage or deed of trust on and interest held by it as Trustee, in that the Van Ness Avenue exit from the County 29 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE this case 042714-CA. Information about the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY real property situated in said County and Courthouse at 1100 Van Ness Avenue, IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY postponements that are very short in OWNER: The sale date shown on this State, described as follows: Lot 513, Tract Fresno, CA 93724 at 10:00AM AT OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT duration or that occur close in time to the notice of sale may be postponed one or 1119, Tarpey Village No. 2, County of PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED scheduled sale may not immediately be more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, Fresno, per Book 15, pages 12,13 and 14 BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at the 5/9/2013. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION reflected in the telephone information or trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section of Plats, Fresno County Records The street time of sale in lawful money of the TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT on the Internet Web site. The best way 2924g of the California Civil Code. address or other common designation of United States), all right, title and interest MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. to verify postponement information is to The law requires that information about the real property hereinabove described is conveyed to and now held by it under IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF attend the scheduled sale. FOR SALES trustee sale postponements be made purported to be: 5483 EAST SAGINAW said Deed of Trust in the property situated THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING INFORMATION: (800) 280-2832 available to you and to the public, as a WAY, FRESNO, CA 93727. The in said County and State hereinafter AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CLEAR RECON CORP. 4375 Jutland courtesy to those not present at the sale. If undersigned disclaims all liability for described: As more fully described CONTACT A LAWYER On 1/23/2019 Drive San Diego, California 92117 you wish to learn whether your sale date any incorrectness in said street address on said Deed of Trust. The property at 9:00 AM, CLEAR RECON CORP., 12/14/2018, 12/21/2018, 12/28/2018 has been postponed, and, if applicable, or other common designation. Said sale address and other common designation, as duly appointed trustee under and ------the rescheduled time and date for the sale will be made without warranty, express if any, of the real property described pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded of this property, you may call 714-730- above is purported to be: 2542 SOUTH 5/10/2013, as Instrument No. 2013- NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE 2727 or visit this Internet Web site www. or implied regarding title, possession, or POPPY AVE., FRESNO, CA 93706 other encumbrances, to satisfy the unpaid 0068237-00, , of Official Records in the T.S. No. 18-20265-SP-CA Title No. ndscorp.com/sales, using the file number obligations secured by said Deed of Trust, The undersigned Trustee disclaims any office of the County Recorder of Fresno 180176867-CA-VOI A.P.N. 447- assigned to this case 18-20265-SP-CA. liability for any incorrectness of the street County, State of CALIFORNIA executed 062-04 ATTENTION RECORDER: Information about postponements that are with interest and other sums as provided ELIZABETH A. HAGAN therein; plus advances, if any, thereunder address or other common designation, if by: , AN THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE very short in duration or that occur close any, shown herein. Total amount of the UNMARRIED WOMAN, LORIETTA TO AN ATTACHED SUMMARY IS in time to the scheduled sale may not and interest thereon; and plus fees, M FLEENER charges, and expenses of the Trustee and unpaid balance of the obligation secured , A SINGLE WOMAN, APPLICABLE TO THE NOTICE immediately be reflected in the telephone of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. by the property to be sold and reasonable AS JOINT TENANTS WILL SELL PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR ONLY information or on the Internet Web site. The total amount of said obligations at the estimated costs, expenses and advances at AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE 2923.3 The best way to verify postponement time of initial publication of this Notice is the time of the initial publication of the BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY information is to attend the scheduled $35,652.01. In the event that the deed of Notice of Sale is: $38,057.00 In addition CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS sale. Date: 12/10/2018 National Default trust described in this Notice of Trustee’s to cash, the trustee will accept a cashier’s NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN DOCUMENT ATTACHED. YOU ARE Servicing Corporation c/o Tiffany and Sale is secured by real property containing check drawn on a state or national bank, BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF Bosco, P.A., its agent, 1230 Columbia from one to four single-family residences, a check drawn by a state or federal credit UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY TRUST DATED 03/28/2005. UNLESS Street, Suite 680 San Diego, CA 92101 the following notices are provided union, or a check drawn by a state or A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT Toll Free Phone: 888-264-4010 Sales pursuant to the provisions of Civil Code federal savings and loan association, AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, SAVINGS YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD Line 714-730-2727; Sales Website: section 2924f: NOTICE TO POTENTIAL or savings association, or savings bank ASSOCIATION, OR SAVINGS BANK AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN www.ndscorp.com Rachael Hamilton, BIDDERS: If you are considering specified in Section 5102 of the Financial SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF Trustee Sales Representative A-4678506 bidding on this property lien, you should Code and authorized to do business in this OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, 12/21/2018, 12/28/2018, 01/04/2019 understand that there are risks involved state. In the event tender other than cash AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. 12/21/2018, 12/28/2018, 01/04/2019 in bidding at a trustee auction. You will is accepted the Trustee may withhold the IN THIS STATE: WEST ENTRANCE A public auction sale to the highest ------be bidding on a lien, not on the property issuance of the Trustee’s Deed until funds TO THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE bidder for cash, (cashier’s check(s) must itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee become available to the payee or endorsee BREEZEWAY, FRESNO SUPERIOR be made payable to National Default NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee auction does not automatically entitle as a matter of right. Said sale will be COURTHOUSE, 1100 VAN NESS Servicing Corporation), drawn on a state Sale No. : 00000007852221 Title Order you to free and clear ownership of the made, but without covenant or warranty, AVENUE, FRESNO, CA 93724 all or national bank, a check drawn by a No.: 180397370 FHA/VA/PMI No.: 045- property. You should also be aware that the express or implied, regarding title, right, title and interest conveyed to and state or federal credit union, or a check 8133444-703 ATTENTION RECORDER: lien being auctioned off may be a junior possession, or encumbrances, to satisfy now held by it under said Deed of Trust drawn by a state or federal savings and THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE TO lien. If you are the highest bidder at the the indebtedness secured by said Deed, in the property situated in said County loan association, savings association, or AN ATTACHED SUMMARY APPLIES auction, you are or may be responsible for advances thereunder, with interest as and State described as: MORE FULLY savings bank specified in Section 5102 of ONLY TO COPIES PROVIDED TO paying off all liens senior to the lien being provided therein, and the unpaid principal DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF the Financial Code and authorized to do THE TRUSTOR, NOT TO THIS auctioned off, before you can receive clear balance of the Note secured by said Deed TRUST The street address and other business in this state; will be held by the RECORDED ORIGINAL NOTICE. title to the property. You are encouraged with interest thereon as provided in said common designation, if any, of the real duly appointed trustee as shown below, NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY to investigate the existence, priority, and Note, fees, charges and expenses of the property described above is purported to of all right, title, and interest conveyed OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS trustee and the trusts created by said Deed be: 887 LOYOLA AVENUE CLOVIS, to and now held by the trustee in the DOCUMENT ATTACHED. YOU ARE size of outstanding liens that may exist CALIFORNIA 93619 on this property by contacting the county of Trust. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL The undersigned hereinafter described property under and IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF recorder’s office or a title insurance BIDDERS: If you are considering Trustee disclaims any liability for any pursuant to a Deed of Trust described TRUST, DATED 06/26/2014. UNLESS company, either of which may charge you bidding on this property lien, you should incorrectness of the street address and below. The sale will be made in an “as YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT a fee for this information. If you consult understand that there are risks involved in other common designation, if any, is” condition, but without covenant or YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD either of these resources, you should be bidding at a trustee auction. You will be shown herein. Said sale will be held, but warranty, expressed or implied, regarding AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN aware that the same lender may hold more bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. without covenant or warranty, express title, possession, or encumbrances, to EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF than one mortgage or deed of trust on Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction or implied, regarding title, possession, pay the remaining principal sum of the THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY does not automatically entitle you to free condition, or encumbrances, including note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. OWNER: The sale date shown on this and clear ownership of the property. You fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee with interest and late charges thereon, as BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER notice of sale may be postponed one or should also be aware that the lien being and of the trusts created by said Deed of provided in the note(s), advances, under TREDER and WEISS, LLP, as duly more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you Trust, to pay the remaining principal the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest appointed Trustee under and pursuant to trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section are the highest bidder at the auction, you sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the 2924g of the California Civil Code. are or may be responsible for paying off of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid Trustee for the total amount (at the time all liens senior to the lien being auctioned balance of the obligation secured by of the initial publication of the Notice The law requires that information about Continued | Next Page 18 PUBLIC NOTICES www.thebusinessjournal.com FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2018

TRUSTEE SALES NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE have previously been discharged through sale of this property, you may call, 916- property lien, you should understand that TS No. CA-18-836640-JB Order No.: bankruptcy, you may have been released 939-0772 for information regarding the there are risks involved in bidding at a Continued | From 17 180367084-CA-VOI YOU ARE IN of personal liability for this loan in which trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web trustee auction. You will be bidding on a DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF case this letter is intended to exercise site, www.nationwideposting.com, for lien, not on the property itself. Placing the the note holders right’s against the real information regarding the sale of this highest bid at a trustee auction does not Deed of Trust Recorded on 07/01/2014 TRUST DATED 12/9/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT property only. Date: Quality Loan property, using the file number assigned automatically entitle you to free and clear as Instrument No. 2014-0072905 of Service Corporation 2763 Camino Del to this case, T.S.# 9508-1801. Information ownership of the property. You should also official records in the office of the County YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU Rio South San Diego, CA 92108 619- about postponements that are very short be aware that the lien being auctioned off Recorder of FRESNO County, State 645-7711 For NON SALE information NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE in duration or that occur close in time to may be a junior lien. If you are the highest of CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED BY: only Sale Line: 800-280-2832 Or the scheduled sale may not immediately bidder at the auction, you are or may be LUIS ANGEL JUAREZ, A SINGLE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD Login to: http://www.qualityloan.com be reflected in the telephone information responsible for paying off all liens senior MAN, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext or on the internet Web site. The best way to the lien being auctioned off, before AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: to verify postponement information is to you can receive clear title to the property. FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/ CA-18-836640-JB IDSPub #0148236 attend the scheduled sale. If the Trustee You are encouraged to investigate the CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state 12/21/2018 12/28/2018 1/4/2019 is unable to convey title for any reason, existence, priority, and size of outstanding payment authorized by California Civil 12/21/2018, 12/28/2018, 01/04/2019 the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive liens that may exist on this property by Code 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan ------remedy shall be the return of monies contacting the county recorder’s office or in lawful money of the United States). paid to the Trustee and the successful a title insurance company, either of which DATE OF SALE: 01/23/2019 TIME OF association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 T.S. No.: 9508-1801 TSG Order No.: bidder shall have no further recourse. may charge you a fee for this information. SALE: 9:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: DS7300-18000884 A.P.N.: 313-082- Affinia Default Services, LLC 301 E. If you consult either of these resources, FRESNO SUPERIOR COURTHOUSE, to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by 10 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Ocean Blvd. Suite 1720 Long Beach, you should be aware that the same lender 1100 VAN NESS AVENUE, FRESNO, YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A CA 90802 833-290-7452 For Trustee may hold more than one mortgage or deed CA 93724. STREET ADDRESS and other duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, DEED OF TRUST DATED 03/16/2004. Sale Information Log On To: www. of trust on the property. common designation, if any, of the real UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO nationwideposting.com or Call: 916- NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: property described above is purported to expressed or implied, regarding title, 955 N FRUIT AVENUE, FRESNO, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY 939-0772. Affinia Default Services, The sale date shown on this notice of sale be: BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU LLC, Omar Solorzano, Foreclosure may be postponed one or more times by CALIFORNIA 93728 APN#: 450-211- remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE Associate This communication is the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a 03 The undersigned Trustee disclaims NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING an attempt to collect a debt and any court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the any liability for any incorrectness of and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD information obtained will be used for that California Civil Code. The law requires the street address and other common CONTACT A LAWYER. Affinia Default purpose. However, if you have received that information about trustee sale designation, if any, shown herein. Said of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee Services, LLC, as the duly appointed a discharge of the debt referenced herein postponements be made available to you sale will be made, but without covenant or Trustee, under and pursuant to the power in a bankruptcy proceeding, this is not and to the public, as a courtesy to those warranty, expressed or implied, regarding for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) of sale contained in that certain Deed of an attempt to impose personal liability not present at the sale. If you wish to learn title, possession, or encumbrances, to Trust Recorded 03/24/2004 as Document upon you for payment of that debt. In the whether your sale date has been postponed, pay the remaining principal sum of the reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of No.: 2004-0063866, of Official Records event you have received a bankruptcy and, if applicable, the rescheduled time note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, in the office of the Recorder of Fresno discharge, any action to enforce the debt and date for the sale of this property, with interest thereon, as provided in sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL County, California, executed by: MIKE will be taken against the property only. you may call (800) 280-2832 or visit said note(s), advances, under the terms NELSON AND SHIRLEY NELSON, NPP0345128 To: FRESNO BUSINESS this Internet Web site www.auction.com, of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): EDWARD PELKEY, A SINGLE MAN Recorded: HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT JOURNAL 12/21/2018, 12/28/2018, using the file number assigned to this expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts TENANTS, as Trustor, WILL SELL AT 01/04/2019 case 18-53470. Information about created by said Deed of Trust. The total 12/20/2005 as Instrument No. 2005- 0297034 of Official Records in the office PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST 12/21/2018, 12/28/2018, 01/04/2019 postponements that are very short in amount of the unpaid balance of the BIDDER FOR CASH (payable in full at ------duration or that occur close in time to the obligation secured by the property to of the Recorder of FRESNO County, California; Date of Sale: 1/23/2019 at time of sale by cash, a cashier’s check scheduled sale may not immediately be be sold and reasonable estimated costs, drawn by a state or national bank, a check NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE reflected in the telephone information or expenses and advances at the time of the 9:00 AM Place of Sale: At the Fresno Superior Courthouse, 1100 Van Ness drawn by a state or federal credit union, or YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A on the Internet Web site. The best way initial publication of the Notice of Sale is a check drawn by a state or federal savings DEED OF TRUST DATED 5/23/2017. to verify postponement information is to $109,227.18. The beneficiary under said Avenue, Fresno, CA 93724. At the West Entrance to the County Courthouse and loan association, savings association, UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO attend the scheduled sale Deed of Trust heretofore executed and or savings bank specified in section 5102 PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT Dated: 12/14/2018 delivered to the undersigned a written Breezeway Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $131,483.38 The of the Financial Code and authorized MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. Zieve, Brodnax & Steele, LLP, as Declaration of Default and Demand for to do business in this state). All right, IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION Trustee Sale, and a written Notice of Default and purported property address is: 92 WEST SIERRA AVENUE #101, FRESNO, CA title and interest conveyed to and now OF THE NATURE OF THE 30 Corporate Park, Suite 450 Election to Sell. The undersigned caused held by it under said Deed of Trust in PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU Irvine, CA 92606 said Notice of Default and Election to 93704 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 407-570-05 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: the property situated in said County and SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. For Non-Automated Sale Information, Sell to be recorded in the county where state, and as more fully described in the A public auction sale to the highest bidder call: (714) 848-7920 the real property is located. NOTICE If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that above referenced Deed of Trust. Sale Date for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state For Sale Information: (800) 280- TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are & Time: 01/15/2019 at 10:00 AM Sale or national bank, check drawn by a state 2832 www.auction.com considering bidding on this property lien, there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on Location: At the Van Ness Avenue exit or federal credit union, or a check drawn Andrew Buckelew, Trustee Sale you should understand that there are risks from the County Courthouse at 1100 Van by a state or federal savings and loan Assistant involved in bidding at a trustee auction. a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does Ness Avenue, Fresno, CA 93724 The street association, or savings association, or THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO You will be bidding on a lien, not on the address and other common designation, if savings bank specified in Section 5102 of COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY property itself. Placing the highest bid at not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You any, of the real property described above is the Financial Code and authorized to do INFORMATION WE OBTAINED WILL a trustee auction does not automatically purported to be: 363 NORTH DEWOLF business in this state will be held by the BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE entitle you to free and clear ownership should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you AVENUE (Unincorporated Area) , duly appointed trustee as shown below, of EPP 27542 Pub Dates 12/21, 12/28, of the property. You should also be aware FRESNO, CA 93727 The undersigned all right, title, and interest conveyed to and 01/04/2019 that the lien being auctioned off may be a are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off Trustee disclaims any liability for any now held by the trustee in the hereinafter 12/21/2018, 12/28/2018, 01/04/2019 junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at incorrectness of the street address and described property under and pursuant ------the auction, you are or may be responsible all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title other common designation, if any, shown to a Deed of Trust described below. The for paying off all liens senior to the lien herein. Said sale will be made in an “AS sale will be made, but without covenant or NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE being auctioned off, before you can to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and IS” condition, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding Trustee Sale No. : 00000007719487 Title receive clear title to the property. You are warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to Order No.: 180314474 FHA/VA/PMI encouraged to investigate the existence, size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the No.: 43-43-6-1517322 ATTENTION priority, and size of outstanding liens that pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, RECORDER: THE FOLLOWING may exist on this property by contacting recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as REFERENCE TO AN ATTACHED the county recorder’s office or a title with interest thereon, as provided in said provided in the note(s), advances, under SUMMARY APPLIES ONLY TO insurance company, either of which may a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be note(s), advances, if any, under the terms the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest COPIES PROVIDED TO THE charge you a fee for this information. If of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the TRUSTOR, NOT TO THIS RECORDED you consult either of these resources, aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the charges and expenses of the Trustee and Trustee for the total amount (at the time ORIGINAL NOTICE. NOTE: THERE IS you should be aware that the same lender of the trusts created by said Deed of of the initial publication of the Notice of A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION may hold more than one mortgage or property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this Trust, to-wit: $427,143.89 (Estimated) Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED. deed of trust on the property. NOTICE as of 12/26/2018. Accrued interest and below. The amount may be greater on the YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, additional advances, if any, will increase day of sale. DEED OF TRUST, DATED 01/24/2018. date shown on this notice of sale may this figure prior to sale. It is possible that Trustor: BRIAN KEITH GARCIA, JR., UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO be postponed one or more times by trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. at the time of sale the opening bid may A SINGLE MAN PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, be less than the total indebtedness due. Duly Appointed Trustee: Zieve, Brodnax BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: & Steele, LLP Deed of Trust recorded YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF of the California Civil Code. The law If you are considering bidding on this 6/28/2017, as Instrument No. 2017- THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING requires that information about trustee available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If property lien, you should understand that 0080780-00, of Official Records in the AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD sale postponements be made available there are risks involved in bidding at a office of the Recorder of Fresno County, CONTACT A LAWYER. BARRETT to you and to the public, as a courtesy you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the trustee auction. You will be bidding on California, DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and to those not present at the sale. If you a lien, not on the property itself. Placing Date of Sale:1/23/2019 at 9:00 AM WEISS, LLP, as duly appointed Trustee wish to learn whether your sale date has rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 800-280-2832 the highest bid at a trustee auction does Place of Sale: under and pursuant to Deed of Trust been postponed, and, if applicable, the not automatically entitle you to free and West Entrance to the County Courthouse Recorded on 01/24/2018 as Instrument rescheduled time and date for the sale of for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site http:// clear ownership of the property. You Breezeway No. 2018-0008681-00 of official records this property, you may call 800-280-2832 should also be aware that the lien being Fresno Superior Courthouse, 1100 Van in the office of the County Recorder of for information regarding the trustee’s www.qualityloan.com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you Ness Avenue, Fresno, CA 93724 FRESNO County, State of CALIFORNIA. sale or visit this Internet Web site www. are the highest bidder at the auction, you Estimated amount of unpaid balance and EXECUTED BY: CLARENCE EDWIN auction.com for information regarding the Trustee: CA-18-836640-JB. Information about postponements that are very short are or may be responsible for paying off other charges: $184,743.57 COOK, A SINGLE MAN, WILL SELL sale of this property, using the file number all liens senior to the lien being auctioned Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST assigned to this case 00000007852221. in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately off, before you can receive clear title the right to bid less than the total debt BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S Information about postponements that are to the property. You are encouraged to owed, it is possible that at the time of the CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other very short in duration or that occur close be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way investigate the existence, priority, and sale the opening bid may be less than the form of payment authorized by California in time to the scheduled sale may not size of outstanding liens that may exist total debt owed. Civil Code 2924h(b), (payable at time of immediately be reflected in the telephone to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. The undersigned on this property by contacting the county Street Address or other common sale in lawful money of the United States). information or on the Internet Web site. recorder’s office or a title insurance designation of real property: DATE OF SALE: 01/22/2019 TIME OF The best way to verify postponement Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address company, either of which may charge you 1361 N WILSON AVE SALE: 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: information is to attend the scheduled sale. a fee for this information. If you consult FRESNO, California 93728 AT THE VAN NESS AVENUE EXIT FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other either of these resources, you should be Described as follows: FROM THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, PLEASE CALL: AUCTION.COM, aware that the same lender may hold more As more fully described on said Deed of 1100 VAN NESS, FRESNO, CA 93721. LLC 800-280-2832 www.auction. common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be than one mortgage or deed of trust on Trust. STREET ADDRESS and other common com BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY A.P.N #.: 451-172-05 designation, if any, of the real property TREDER and WEISS, LLP as Trustee obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the OWNER: The sale date shown on this The undersigned Trustee disclaims any described above is purported to be: 2113 20955 Pathfinder Road, Suite 300 notice of sale may be postponed one or liability for any incorrectness of the street E TERRACE AVENUE, FRESNO, Diamond Bar, CA 91765 (866) 795-1852 date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, address or other common designation, if CALIFORNIA 93703 APN#: 445-261- Dated: 12/11/2018 BARRETT DAFFIN trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section any, shown above. If no street address 18 The undersigned Trustee disclaims FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall 2924g of the California Civil Code. or other common designation is shown, any liability for any incorrectness of IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR The law requires that information about directions to the location of the property the street address and other common ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the trustee sale postponements be made may be obtained by sending a written designation, if any, shown herein. Said ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED available to you and to the public, as a request to the beneficiary within 10 days sale will be made, but without covenant or WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further courtesy to those not present at the sale. If of the date of first publication of this warranty, expressed or implied, regarding A-4678556 12/21/2018, 12/28/2018, you wish to learn whether your sale date Notice of Sale. 01/04/2019 recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, has been postponed, and, if applicable, NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: 12/21/2018, 12/28/2018, 01/04/2019 the rescheduled time and date for the If you are considering bidding on this ------or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. If you Continued | Next Page FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2018 www.thebusinessjournal.com PUBLIC NOTICES 19

TRUSTEE SALES CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF the terms of the Water Supply Contracts PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT AT form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), WATER RESOURCES, to 2085, and amend other financial THIS HEARING FRESNO COUNTY, Continued | From 18 (payable at time of sale in lawful money Plaintiff, provisions in the Contracts to ensure THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT of the United States), At the Van Ness v. that the State Water Project is properly OF SOCIAL SERVICES, WILL Avenue exit from the County Courthouse, ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN managed and financed. A model form of RECOMMEND TO THE COURT THAT title, possession, or encumbrances, to 1100 Van Ness, Fresno, CA 93721. All THE MATTER of the State Water the Contract Extension Amendments is THE PARENTAL RIGHTS OF MIGUEL pay the remaining principal sum of the right, title and interest conveyed to and Project Water Supply Contract attached to the Department’s validation ACEVES, FATHER OF THE MINOR, note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, now held by it under said Deed of Trust in Amendments for Continued Service complaint as Exhibit A. AND TO ANY AND ALL PERSONS with interest thereon, as provided in the property situated in said County and and the Terms and Conditions The Department brought this validation CLAIMING TO BE THE FATHER OF said note(s), advances, under the terms State, described as: FULLY DESCRIBED Thereof (the “Contract Extension action to confirm the legality and validity THE MINOR, BE TERMINATED AND of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and IN THE ABOVE DEED OF TRUST. Amendments”) of the Contract Extension Amendments THAT THE ABOVE MINOR BE FREED expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts APN 410-293-08 The street address and Case No. 34-2018-00246183 and the proceedings related thereto. The FOR ADOPTION. created by said Deed of Trust. The total other common designation, if any, of the Case Filed: December 11, 2018 validation complaint, the accompanying As the parent of the subject minor, you amount of the unpaid balance of the real property described above is purported Calendar Preference per CCP § 867 exhibit, and a copy of this Summons are are cited to and may appear at Court as obligation secured by the property to to be: 6872 North Hayston Avenue, NOTICE! YOU HAVE BEEN SUED. available on the Department’s internet indicated above in order to express your be sold and reasonable estimated costs, Fresno, CA 93710 The undersigned THE COURT MAY DECIDE AGAINST website. Attorneys for the Department, opinion as to whether your parental rights expenses and advances at the time of the Trustee disclaims any liability for any YOU WITHOUT YOUR BEING identified below, also can be contacted to should be terminated so that the minor can initial publication of the Notice of Sale is incorrectness of the street address and HEARD UNLESS YOU RESPOND obtain these documents. be adopted. $202,567.49. The beneficiary under said other common designation, if any, shown NOT LATER THAN FEBRUARY 25, YOU MAY SEEK THE ADVICE This is also to advise you that you have Deed of Trust heretofore executed and herein. Said sale will be made, but 2019, WHICH IS TEN (10) DAYS OR OF AN ATTORNEY IN ANY certain legal rights and protections, delivered to the undersigned a written without covenant or warranty, expressed MORE AFTER COMPLETION OF THE MATTER CONNECTED WITH THE including the right to oppose these Declaration of Default and Demand for or implied, regarding title, possession, PUBLICATION OF THIS SUMMONS. COMPLAINT OR THIS SUMMONS. proceedings. You have the right to hire an Sale, and a written Notice of Default and or encumbrances, to pay the remaining READ THE INFORMATION BELOW. SUCH ATTORNEY SHOULD BE attorney of your choice to represent you. Election to Sell. The undersigned caused principal sum of the note(s) secured by AVISO! USTED HA SIDO CONSULTED PROMPTLY SO THAT If you are unable to retain a lawyer, you said Notice of Default and Election to said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, DEMANDADO. EL TRIBUNAL YOUR PLEADING MAY BE FILED may request that the judge appoint one for Sell to be recorded in the county where as provided in said note(s), advances, PUEDE DECIDIR CONTRA USTED OR ENTERED WITHIN THE TIME you, who shall be the Public Defender or a the real property is located. NOTICE if any, under the terms of said Deed of SIN AUDIENCIA A MENOS QUE REQUIRED BY THIS SUMMONS. private attorney. If you cannot afford to pay TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the USTED RESPONDA NO MAS TARDE SI USTED DESEA SOLICITAR EL the cost of legal counsel to represent you, considering bidding on this property lien, Trustee and of the trusts created by said QUE EL DIA 25 DE FEBRERO 2019, CONSEJO DE UN ABOGADO EN the fee will be paid by Fresno County. you should understand that there are risks Deed of Trust. The total amount of the QUE ES DIEZ (10) DIAS O MAS ESTE ASUNTO, DEBERIA HACERLO This notice and citation is dated DEC 21, involved in bidding at a trustee auction. unpaid balance of the obligation secured DESPUES DE TERMINACION DE INMEDIATAMENTE. TAL ABOGADO 2018. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the by the property to be sold and reasonable PUBLICACION DE ESTA CITACION DEBERIA SER CONSULTADO SHERAN MORTON, property itself. Placing the highest bid at estimated costs, expenses and advances JUDICIAL. LEA LA INFORMACION PRONTO PARA QUE SU REPUESTA Clerk of the Court. a trustee auction does not automatically at the time of the initial publication of QUE SIGUE. ESCRITA PUEDA SER REGISTRADA By: ESTELA ALVARADO, Deputy. entitle you to free and clear ownership the Notice of Sale is: $253,968.08 If the ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE DENTRO DEL TIEMPO REQUERIDO ______of the property. You should also be aware Trustee is unable to convey title for any MATTER of the State Water Project POR ESTA CITACION JUDICIAL. DISOBEDIENCE TO THIS CITATION that the lien being auctioned off may reason, the successful bidder’s sole and Water Supply Contract Amendments The name and address of the Court is (el BY FAILING TO APPEAR MAY be a junior lien. If you are the highest exclusive remedy shall be the return for Continued Service and the Terms nombre y direccion del Tribunal es): SUBJECT THE PARTY SERVED TO bidder at the auction, you are or may be of monies paid to the Trustee, and the and Conditions Thereof (the “Contract Superior Court of the State of California, ARREST AND PUNISHMENT FOR responsible for paying off all liens senior successful bidder shall have no further Extension Amendments”): County of Sacramento CONTEMPT OF COURT. to the lien being auctioned off, before recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed Plaintiff has filed a civil complaint against Gordon D. Schaber Sacramento County ______you can receive clear title to the property. of Trust heretofore executed and delivered you. You may contest the validity of the Courthouse FRESNO COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF You are encouraged to investigate the to the undersigned a written Declaration of above matter by appearing and filing with 720 9th Street SOCIAL SERVICES, 2135 Fresno Street, existence, priority, and size of outstanding Default and Demand for Sale, and written the Court a written responsive pleading Sacramento, CA 95814 Suite 403, Fresno CA 93721 Telephone liens that may exist on this property by Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The to the complaint not later than February CASE NUMBER (Número del Caso): 34- Number: (559) 600-1975, PETITIONER contacting the county recorder’s office undersigned caused a Notice of Default 25, 2019, which is ten (10) days or more 2018-00246183 COUNTY OF FRESNO, Acting by and or a title insurance company, either of and Election to Sell to be recorded in the after the completion of the publication of The name, address, and telephone number through its DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL which may charge you a fee for this county where the real property is located. this summons. Your pleading must be in of Plaintiff’s attorneys are (el nombre, SERVICES. information. If you consult either of these Dated: 12/17/2018 THE MORTGAGE the form required by the California Rules la dirección y el número de telèfono 12/28/2018, 01/04/2019, 01/11/2019, resources, you should be aware that the LAW FIRM, PLC Adriana Durham/ of Court. Your original pleading must be del abogado del demandante, o del 01/18/2019 same lender may hold more than one Authorized Signature 27455 TIERRA filed in this Court with proper filing fees demandante que no tiene abogado, es): ------mortgage or deed of trust on the property. ALTA WAY, STE. B, TEMECULA, CA and proof that a copy thereof was served Eric M. Katz (SBN 204011) NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The 92590 (619) 465-8200 FOR TRUSTEE’S on Plaintiff’s attorney. Unless you so Supervising Deputy Attorney General SUMMONS sale date shown on this notice of sale SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL respond, your default will be entered upon Janelle M. Smith (SBN 231801) (CITATION JUDICIAL) may be postponed one or more times 714-730-2727 The Mortgage Law Firm, Plaintiff’s application, and the Plaintiff Deputy Attorney General CASE NO. 17CV03902 by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, PLC. may be attempting to collect a debt. may apply to the Court for the relief 455 Golden Gate Avenue, Suite 11000 NOTICE TO DEFENDANTS: or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g Any information obtained may be used for demanded in the complaint. Persons San Francisco, CA 94102-7004 DOE 1. The Testate and Intestate of the California Civil Code. The law that purpose. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL who contest the validity of the matter Telephone: (415) 510-3522 Successors of ANTOINETTE BORELLO, requires that information about trustee BIDDERS: If you are considering described below and in the complaint will Michael Weed (SBN 199675) deceased, and all persons claiming by, sale postponements be made available bidding on this property lien, you should not be subject to punitive action, such as ORRICK, HERRINGTON & through, or under such person; to you and to the public, as a courtesy understand that there are risks involved in wage garnishment or seizure of their real SUTCLIFFE LLP DOE 2. The Testate and Intestate to those not present at the sale. If you bidding at a trustee auction. You will be or personal property. 400 Capitol Mall, Suite 3000 Successors of TONI R. BORRELLO, wish to learn whether your sale date has bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. DETAILED SUMMARY OF THE Sacramento, California 95814 deceased, and all persons claiming by, been postponed, and, if applicable, the Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction MATTER THAT PLAINTIFF SEEKS Telephone: (916) 447-9200 through, or under such person; rescheduled time and date for the sale of does not automatically entitle you to free TO VALIDATE: Superior Court Clerk DOE 3. The Testate and Intestate this property, you may call 714-730-2727 and clear ownership of the property. You The Department operates, manages, and Dated: (Fecha) DEC 14 2018 Successors of TONIE R. BORRELLO, for information regarding the trustee’s should also be aware that the lien being oversees facilities that store, transport and Clerk, by: R. MACDONALD, Deputy deceased, and all persons claiming by, sale or visit this Internet Web site www. auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you deliver water to urban and agricultural (Actuario) through, or under such person; servicelinkASAP.com for information are the highest bidder at the auction, you water agencies throughout the State. (Delegado) DOE 4. The Testate and Intestate regarding the sale of this property, using are or may be responsible for paying off Since 1960, the Department has approved, [SEAL] Successors of LORENZO N. RAMIREZ, the file number assigned to this case all liens senior to the lien being auctioned planned and constructed an integrated [SELLO] deceased, and all persons claiming by, 00000007719487. Information about off, before you can receive clear title system of water storage and transportation Xavier Becerra through, or under such person; postponements that are very short in to the property. You are encouraged to and power generation facilities called the Attorney General of California DOE 5. The Testate and Intestate duration or that occur close in time to investigate the existence, priority, and State Water Resources Development Eric M. Katz (SBN 204011) Successors of RUTH RAMIREZ, the scheduled sale may not immediately size of outstanding liens that may exist System, more commonly known as the Supervising Deputy Attorney General deceased, and all persons claiming by, be reflected in the telephone information on this property by contacting the county State Water Project. Janelle M. Smith through, or under such person; or on the Internet Web site. The best way recorder’s office or a title insurance Pursuant to applicable statutes and other Deputy Attorney General (SBN 231801) DOE 6. The Testate and Intestate to verify postponement information is to company, either of which may charge you authorities, the Department is authorized 455 Golden Gate Avenue, Suite 11000 Successors of THOMAS JESSE attend the scheduled sale. FOR TRUSTEE a fee for this information. If you consult to perform various duties and functions San Francisco, CA 94102-7004 RAMIREZ, deceased, and all persons SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: either of these resources, you should be related to the State Water Project. Among Telephone: (415) 510-3522 claiming by, through, or under such person; AGENCY SALES and POSTING aware that the same lender may hold more its powers, the Department is authorized to Fax: (415) 703-5843 DOE 7. The Testate and Intestate 714-730-2727 www.servicelinkASAP. than one mortgage or deed of trust on enter into contracts for the sale, delivery, E-mail: [email protected] Successors of LEONARD RAYMOND com BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY or use of water, generated through the Michael Weed (SBN 199675) RAMIREZ deceased, and all persons TREDER and WEISS, LLP as Trustee OWNER: The sale date shown on this State Water Project, to water agencies in Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP claiming by, through, or under such person; 20955 Pathfinder Road, Suite 300 notice of sale may be postponed one or the State. Twenty-nine (29) public water 400 Capitol Mall, Suite 3000 DOE 8. The Testate and Intestate Diamond Bar, CA 91765 (866) 795-1852 more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, agencies (“Contractors”) currently have Sacramento, CA 95814-4497 Successors of LAURA JANE VARGAS, Dated: 12/14/2018 BARRETT DAFFIN trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section contracts (“Water Supply Contracts”) with Telephone: (916) 447-9200 deceased, and all persons claiming by, FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP 2924g of the California Civil Code. the Department for delivery of water from Fax: (916) 329-4900 through, or under such person; IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR The law requires that information about the State Water Project. The Contractors Email: [email protected] DOE 9. All persons unknown claiming ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. trustee sale postponements be made receive water service in exchange for Attorneys for California Department of any legal or equitable title, estate, lien, or ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED available to you and to the public, as a paying all costs that are associated with Water Resources interest in the real property described in the WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. courtesy to those not present at the sale. If constructing, operating, and maintaining 12/28/2018, 01/04/2019, 01/11/2019 Complaint adverse to Plaintiffs’ Title, or A-4679014 12/21/2018, 12/28/2018, you wish to learn whether your sale date State Water Project facilities and that ------any cloud to Plaintiffs’ Title thereto. 01/04/2019 has been postponed, and, if applicable, are attributable to water supply. The YOU ARE BEING SUED BY 12/21/2018, 12/28/2018, 01/04/2019 the rescheduled time and date for the Water Supply Contracts are required to (1) PLAINTIFFS: ANNA M. DE LA ROSA, ------sale of this property, you may call (714) be substantially uniform with respect to NOTICE AND CITATION TO an Individual and Trustee of the WILLIAM 730-2727 for information regarding the their basic terms and conditions for all 29 PARENT FOR APPEARANCE AT L. DE LA ROSA AND ANNA M. DE LA NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web Contractors. HEARING. ROSA LIVING TRUST ORIGINALLY Sale No. 140554 Title No. 95520125 site - www.servicelinkASAP.com - for The Water Supply Contracts originally W&I Code §366.26 Hearing: 03-04-19 DATED NOVEMBER 24, 2003; NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY information regarding the sale of this included 75-year terms with ending dates Time: 8:00 A.M.; DEPT: 21 WILLIAM L. DE LA ROSA, Trustee of OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS property, using the file number assigned that ranged from November 4, 2035 to SUPERIOR COURT OF the WILLIAM L. DE LA ROSA AND DOCUMENT ATTACHED. YOU ARE to this case: 140554. Information about August 31, 2042, depending on when CALIFORNIA, ANNA M. DE LA ROSA LIVING TRUST IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF postponements that are very short in each specific Water Supply Contract was COUNTY OF FRESNO ORIGINALLY DATED NOVEMBER 24, TRUST, DATED 04/06/2005. UNLESS duration or that occur close in time to executed. Article 4 of the Water Supply JUVENILE COURT 2003; LUCY R. BELLANT, an Individual YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT the scheduled sale may not immediately Contracts provides that the Contractors, Case No.: 17-300243 and Trustee of the LUCY R. BELLANT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD be reflected in the telephone information by written notice to the Department at least In The Matter Of 2010 FAMILY TRUST; SUSAN DUBE, AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED or on the Internet Web site. The best way six (6) months prior to the end of the term GREGORIA HIGAREDA DIAZ an Individual; CARLA RAMIREZ, an AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE to verify postponement information is to of the particular Water Supply Contract in DOB: 04-13-2017 Individual and Trustee of the FRANK AND OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST attend the scheduled sale. A-FN4679256 question (as specified in Article 2), may Minor CARLA RAMIREZ FAMILY TRUST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A 12/21/2018, 12/28/2018, 01/04/2019 elect to receive continued service under TO: MIGUEL ACEVES, FATHER OF DATED APRIL 26, 2012; and FRANK LAWYER. On 01/10/2019 at 10:00 AM, 12/21/2018, 12/28/2018, 01/04/2019 the Water Supply Contracts under certain THE MINOR, AND TO ANY AND ALL RAMIREZ, Trustee of the FRANK AND The Mortgage Law Firm, PLC, as duly ------conditions. In accordance with Article PERSONS CLAIMING TO BE THE CARLA RAMIREZ FAMILY TRUST appointed Trustee under and pursuant to 4, the Department initiated a process to FATHER OF THE MINOR. DATED APRIL 26, 2012. Deed of Trust recorded 04/14/2005, as amend the Water Supply Contracts in This is to notify you that you are cited to You have 30 CALENDAR Instrument No. 2005-0082542, in book CIVIL order to maintain the financial integrity of appear at the hearing below, pursuant to DAYS after this summons and legal papers xx, page xx, of Official Records in the the State Water Project. Welfare and Institutions Code §366.23 and are served on you to file a written response office of the County Recorder of Fresno (1) On December 11, 2018, the Department’s §366.26: at this court and have a copy served on the County, State of California, executed SUMMONS Director approved the “Amendments for DATE: MARCH 4, 2019 Plaintiffs. A letter or phone call will not by Gabriel Jedidah Schoenstein, EXEMPT FROM FILING FEES Continued Service and the Terms and TIME: 8:00 A.M. An Unmarried Man, WILL SELL AT UNDER GOVT. CODE § 6103 Conditions Thereof,” referred to herein as PLACE: Department 21 Juvenile PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST Superior Court of the State of California the Contract Extension Amendments. The Dependency Court, 1100 Van Ness, Fresno, BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO Contract Extension Amendments extend California 93724 Continued | Next Page 20 PUBLIC NOTICES www.thebusinessjournal.com FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2018

Case No.: 16-300201 MONICA DIAZ, Judge of the Superior OF SOCIAL SERVICES, WILL Notice form is available from the court CIVIL In The Matter Of Court. RECOMMEND TO THE COURT clerk. Continued From 19 THEODORE HARTLEY PETITIONER OR ATTORNEY: THAT THE PARENTAL RIGHTS OF Petitioner: | DOB: 08-18-2018 Jesse Jefferson Perez, Jr. HILARY ANN JONES, MOTHER Nora Ratto Minor(s) 1611 W. Pinedale Ave. OF THE MINOR, AND TO ANY AND 1620 E. Red Beaut Circle protect you. Your written response must be TO: UNKNOWN FATHERS, FRESNO, CA 93711 ALL PERSONS CLAIMING TO BE Reedley, CA 93654 in proper legal form if you want the court to FATHER OF THE MINOR, AND TO Telephone No: (559) 307-2196 THE MOTHER OF THE MINOR, (559) 397-2426 hear your case. There may be a court form ANY AND ALL PERSONS CLAIMING IN PRO PER BE TERMINATED AND THAT THE IN PRO PER that you can use for your response. You can TO BE THE FATHER OF THE MINOR. 12/21/2018, 12/28/2018, 01/04/2019, ABOVE MINOR BE FREED FOR 12/28/2018, 01/02/2019, 01/11/2019 find these court forms and more information This is to notify you that you are cited to 01/11/2019 ADOPTION. ------at the California Courts Online Self-Help appear at the hearing below, pursuant to ------As the parent of the subject minor, you Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), Welfare and Institutions Code §366.23 are cited to and may appear at Court as (1) your county law library, or the courthouse and §366.26: NOTICE AND CITATION TO indicated above in order to express your NOTICE OF PETITION TO nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, DATE: MARCH 20, 2019 PARENT FOR APPEARANCE AT opinion as to whether your parental rights ADMINISTER ESTATE OF ask the court clerk for a waiver form. If you TIME: 8:00 A.M. HEARING. should be terminated so that the minor can Armen Paul Karagosian do not file your response on time, you may PLACE: Department 23 Juvenile W&I Code §366.26 Hearing: 03-28-19 be adopted. CASE NO: 18 CE PR 01279 lose the case by default, and your wages, Dependency Court, 1100 Van Ness, Time: 8:00 A.M.; DEPT: 21 This is also to advise you that you have To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, money and property may be taken without Fresno, California 93724 SUPERIOR COURT OF certain legal rights and protections, contingent creditors, and persons who further warning from the court. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT AT CALIFORNIA, including the right to oppose these may otherwise be interested in the There are other legal requirements. THIS HEARING FRESNO COUNTY, COUNTY OF FRESNO proceedings. You have the right to hire an will or estate, or both, of Armen Paul You may want to call an attorney right THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT JUVENILE COURT attorney of your choice to represent you. Karagosian away. If you do not know an attorney, OF SOCIAL SERVICES, WILL Case No.: 17-300220 If you are unable to retain a lawyer, you A Petition for Probate has been filed you may want to call an attorney referral RECOMMEND TO THE COURT In The Matter Of may request that the judge appoint one for by Michael Armen Karagosian in the service. If you cannot afford an attorney, THAT THE PARENTAL RIGHTS OF GABRIELLE GIRON you, who shall be the Public Defender or Superior Court of California, County of you may be eligible for free legal services UNKNOWN FATHERS, FATHER DOB: 07-14-2006 a private attorney. If you cannot afford to FRESNO. from a nonprofit legal services program. OF THE MINOR, AND TO ANY AND Minor pay the cost of legal counsel to represent The Petition for Probate requests You can locate these nonprofit groups at the ALL PERSONS CLAIMING TO BE TO: UNKNOWN FATHER, FATHER you, the fee will be paid by Fresno County. that Michael Armen Karagosian be California Legal Service Web site: (www. THE FATHER OF THE MINOR, BE OF THE MINOR, AND TO ANY AND This notice and citation is dated DEC 18, appointed as personal representative to lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California TERMINATED AND THAT THE ALL PERSONS CLAIMING TO BE 2018. administer the estate of the decedent. Courts Online Self-Help Center (www. ABOVE MINOR BE FREED FOR THE FATHER OF THE MINOR. SHERAN MORTON, The petition requests the decedent’s courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting ADOPTION. This is to notify you that you are cited to Clerk of the Court. will and codicils, if any, be admitted to your local court or county bar association. As the parent of the subject minors, you appear at the hearing below, pursuant to By: ESTELA ALVARADO, Deputy. probate. The will and any codicils are Tiene 30 DÍAS DE CALENDARIO are cited to and may appear at Court as Welfare and Institutions Code §366.23 ______available for examination in the file kept después de que le entreguen esta citación indicated above in order to express your and §366.26: DISOBEDIENCE TO THIS CITATION by the court. y papeles legales para presentar una opinion as to whether your parental rights DATE: MARCH 28, 2019 BY FAILING TO APPEAR MAY The petition requests authority respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer should be terminated so that the minors TIME: 8:00 A.M. SUBJECT THE PARTY SERVED TO to administer the estate under the que se entregue una copia al demandante. can be adopted. PLACE: Department 21 Juvenile ARREST AND PUNISHMENT FOR Independent Administration of Estates Una carta o una llamada telefónica no lo This is also to advise you that you have Dependency Court, 1100 Van Ness, CONTEMPT OF COURT. Act. (This authority will allow the personal protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que certain legal rights and protections, Fresno, California 93724 ______representative to take many actions estar en formato legal correcto si desea que including the right to oppose these PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT AT FRESNO COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF without obtaining court approval. Before procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que proceedings. You have the right to hire an THIS HEARING FRESNO COUNTY, SOCIAL SERVICES, 2135 Fresno Street, taking certain very important actions, haya un formulario que usted pueda usar attorney of your choice to represent you. THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT Suite 403, Fresno CA 93721 Telephone however, the personal representative will para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos If you are unable to retain a lawyer, you OF SOCIAL SERVICES, WILL Number: (559) 600-1975, PETITIONER be required to give notice to interested formularios de la corte y más información may request that the judge appoint one for RECOMMEND TO THE COURT COUNTY OF FRESNO, Acting by and persons unless they have waived notice en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de you, who shall be the Public Defender or THAT THE PARENTAL RIGHTS OF through its DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL or consented to the proposed action.) The California (www.sucorte.ca.gov), en la a private attorney. If you cannot afford to UNKNOWN FATHER, FATHER OF SERVICES. independent administration authority will biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en pay the cost of legal counsel to represent THE MINOR, AND TO ANY AND 12/21/2018, 12/28/2018, 01/04/2019, be granted unless an interested person la corte que le quede más cerca. Si no you, the fee will be paid by Fresno County. ALL PERSONS CLAIMING TO BE 01/11/2019 files an objection to the petition and shows puede pagar la cuota de presentación, This notice and citation is dated DEC 14 THE FATHER OF THE MINOR, BE ------good cause why the court should not grant pida al secretario de la corte que le dé un 2018. TERMINATED AND THAT THE the authority. formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. SHERAN MORTON, ABOVE MINOR BE FREED FOR A hearing on the petition will be held in Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede Clerk of the Court. ADOPTION. PROBATE this court as follows: perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte By: GAVIN HARRISON, Deputy. As the parent of the subject minor, you January 30, 2019, 9:00 A.M., Dept.: 303 le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes ______are cited to and may appear at Court as (1) 1130 “O” Street, 3rd Floor - Dept. 303 sin más advertencia. DISOBEDIENCE TO THIS CITATION indicated above in order to express your NOTICE OF PETITION TO Fresno, California 93721-2220 Hay otros requisitos legales. BY FAILING TO APPEAR MAY opinion as to whether your parental rights ADMINISTER ESTATE OF Probate Division Es recomendable que llame a un abogado SUBJECT THE PARTY SERVED TO should be terminated so that the minor can Robert Ratto If you object to the granting of the inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, ARREST AND PUNISHMENT FOR be adopted. CASE NO: 18CEPR01152 petition, you should appear at the hearing puede llamar a un servicio de remisión a CONTEMPT OF COURT. This is also to advise you that you have To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, and state your objections or file written abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, ______certain legal rights and protections, contingent creditors, and persons who objections with the court before the es posible que cumpla con los requisitos FRESNO COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF including the right to oppose these may otherwise be interested in the will hearing. Your appearance may be in para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de SOCIAL SERVICES, 2135 Fresno Street, proceedings. You have the right to hire an or estate, or both, of Robert Ratto AKA person or by your attorney. un programa de servicios legales sin fines Suite 403, Fresno CA 93721 Telephone attorney of your choice to represent you. Robert Allen Ratto If you are a creditor or a contingent de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin Number: (559) 600-1975, PETITIONER If you are unable to retain a lawyer, you A Petition for Probate has been filed creditor of the decedent, you must file fines de lucro en el sitio web de California COUNTY OF FRESNO, Acting by and may request that the judge appoint one for by Nora Ratto in the Superior Court of your claim with the court and mail a copy Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia. through its DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL you, who shall be the Public Defender or California, County of FRESNO. to the personal representative appointed org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes SERVICES. a private attorney. If you cannot afford to The Petition for Probate requests that by the court within the later of either de California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov) o 12/21/2018, 12/28/2018, 01/04/2019, pay the cost of legal counsel to represent Nora Ratto be appointed as personal (1) four months from the date of first poniéndose en contacto con la corte o el 01/11/2019 you, the fee will be paid by Fresno County. representative to administer the estate of issuance of letters to a general personal colegio de abogados locales. ------This notice and citation is dated DEC 18, the decedent. representative, as defined in section SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF 2018. The petition requests authority 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or CALIFORNIA, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE SHERAN MORTON, to administer the estate under the (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA FOR CHANGE OF NAME Clerk of the Court. Independent Administration of Estates personal delivery to you of a notice under 1100 ANACAPA STREET, SANTA SUPERIOR COURT OF By: ESTELA ALVARADO, Deputy. Act. (This authority will allow the personal section 9052 of the California Probate BARBARA, CA 93101 CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF ______representative to take many actions Code. Other California statutes and legal The name, address, and telephone number FRESNO DISOBEDIENCE TO THIS CITATION without obtaining court approval. Before authority may affect your rights as a of plaintiffs’ attorney is: CIVIL DIVISION BY FAILING TO APPEAR MAY taking certain very important actions, creditor. You may want to consult with an Mark T. Coffin, P.C. 1130 “O” STREET SUBJECT THE PARTY SERVED TO however, the personal representative will attorney knowledgeable in California law. 21 E. Carrillo Street, Suite 240 Fresno, CA 93724 ARREST AND PUNISHMENT FOR be required to give notice to interested You may examine the file kept by the Santa Barbara, CA 93101 PETITION OF: Jesse Jefferson Perez, CONTEMPT OF COURT. persons unless they have waived notice court. If you are a person interested in 805-248-7118 Jr. ______or consented to the proposed action.) The the estate, you may file with the court a Date: December 10, 2018 FOR CHANGE OF NAME FRESNO COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF independent administration authority will Request for Special Notice (form DE- 12/14/2018, 12/21/2018, 12/28/2018, CASE NUMBER: SOCIAL SERVICES, 2135 Fresno Street, be granted unless an interested person 154) of the filing of an inventory and 01/04/2019 18 CE CG 03885 Suite 403, Fresno CA 93721 Telephone files an objection to the petition and shows appraisal of estate assets or of any petition ------TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Number: (559) 600-1975, PETITIONER good cause why the court should not grant or account as provided in Probate Code 1. Petitioner: Jesse Jefferson Perez, Jr. COUNTY OF FRESNO, Acting by and the authority. section 1250. A Request for Special Case No. 2018-003970-DM ORDER filed a petition with this court for a decree through its DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL A hearing on the petition will be held in Notice form is available from the court STATE OF MICHIGAN COUNTY changing names as follows: SERVICES. this court as follows: clerk. OF MACOMB, 16th Judicial Circuit Present name: a. Jesse Jefferson Perez, 12/21/2018, 12/28/2018, 01/04/2019, February 5, 2019, 9:00 A.M., Dept.: 303 Petitioner: Court ANGEL VANG-LEE Plaintiff(s) Jr. to Proposed name: Jay Jefferson 01/11/2019 1130 “O” Street, 3rd Floor - Dept. 303 Michael Armen Karagosian Attorney: TONYA L. CORRADO Perez ------Fresno, California 93724 3981 Black Bird Way P#73274 vs RAYMON LEE Defendant(s) 2. THE COURT ORDERS all persons Central-Probate Calabasas, CA 91302 Attorney: IN PRO PER At a session of interested in this matter shall appear NOTICE AND CITATION TO If you object to the granting of the (818) 225-9701 the Court, held on November 19, 2018 before this court at the hearing indicated PARENT FOR APPEARANCE AT petition, you should appear at the hearing IN PRO PER ORDER OF ALTERNATE SERVICE below to show cause, if any, why the HEARING. and state your objections or file written 12/28/2018, 01/02/2019, 01/11/2019 IT IS ORDERED: 1: THE PLAINTIFF petition for change of name should not W&I Code §366.26 Hearing: 02-26-2019 objections with the court before the ------SHALL SERVE ALTERNATE be granted. Any person objecting to the Time: 8:00 A.M.; DEPT: 21 hearing. Your appearance may be in NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANT VIA name changes described above must SUPERIOR COURT OF person or by your attorney. (1) PUBLISHING IN THE MACOMB file a written objection that includes the CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF If you are a creditor or a contingent NOTICE OF PETITION TO COUNTY LEGAL NEWS, AS WELL reasons for the objection at least two court FRESNO creditor of the decedent, you must file ADMINISTER ESTATE OF AS A COMPARABLE PUBLICATION days before the matter is scheduled to be JUVENILE COURT your claim with the court and mail a copy TARA DRAGON IN FRESNO, CA FOR THREE WEEKS. heard and must appear at the hearing to Case No.: 16-300017 to the personal representative appointed CASE NO: 18CEPR01272 2. ADDITIONALLY THE PLAINTIFF show cause why the petition should not be In The Matter Of by the court within the later of either To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, SHALL SERVE THE DEFENDANT granted. If no written objection is timely BREANNA JONES (1) four months from the date of first contingent creditors, and persons who VIA FACEBOOK MESSENGER, SINCE filed, the court may grant the petition DOB: 07-19-2018 issuance of letters to a general personal may otherwise be interested in the will or IT IS THE MEANS IN WHICH THE without a hearing. Minor representative, as defined in section estate, or both, of TARA DRAGON PARTIES COMMUNICARTE. HON. a. Date: JAN 28 2019, Time: 8:30 a.m. TO: HILARY ANN JONES, MOTHER 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or A Petition for Probate has been filed by RACHEL RANCILIO CIRCUIT JUDGE Dept: 404. OF THE MINOR, AND TO ANY AND (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or Randall Dragon in the Superior Court of NOV. 19 2018 A TRUE COPY COUNTY b. The address of the court is: Superior ALL PERSONS CLAIMING TO BE personal delivery to you of a notice under California, County of FRESNO. CLERK BY: NBS Court Clerk Court of California THE MOTHER OF THE MINOR. This section 9052 of the California Probate The Petition for Probate requests that 12/21/2018, 12/28/2018, 01/04/2019 County of Fresno is to notify you that you are cited to Code. Other California statutes and legal Randall Dragon be appointed as personal ------Civil Division appear at the hearing below, pursuant to authority may affect your rights as a representative to administer the estate of 1130 O Street Welfare and Institutions Code §366.23 creditor. You may want to consult with an the decedent. NOTICE AND CITATION TO Fresno, CA 93724 and §366.26: attorney knowledgeable in California law. The petition requests authority PARENT FOR APPEARANCE AT 3. a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause DATE: FEBRUARY 26, 2019 You may examine the file kept by the to administer the estate under the HEARING. shall be published at least once each TIME: 8:00 A.M. court. If you are a person interested in Independent Administration of Estates W&I Code §366.26 Hearing: 03-20-2019 week for four successive weeks prior to PLACE: Department 21, Juvenile the estate, you may file with the court a Act. (This authority will allow the personal Time: 8:00 A.M.; DEPT: 23 the date set for hearing on the petition Dependency Court, 1100 Van Ness, Request for Special Notice (form DE- representative to take many actions SUPERIOR COURT OF in the following newspaper of general Fresno, California 93724 154) of the filing of an inventory and without obtaining court approval. Before CALIFORNIA, circulation, printed in this county: THE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT AT appraisal of estate assets or of any petition COUNTY OF FRESNO BUSINESS JOURNAL. THIS HEARING FRESNO COUNTY, or account as provided in Probate Code JUVENILE COURT Date: OCT 19 2018 THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT section 1250. 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PROBATE business under the Fictitious Business BRANDI L. ORTH, constructed in approximately five years. [This bulk sale is subject to Section Name listed above on: August 20, 2018 COUNTY CLERK. Mitigation Measures: The District has 6106.2 of the California Commercial Continued | From 20 This business conducted by: Corporation By: MARISSA CURTIS, DEPUTY. incorporated into the project mitigation Code. ALL CLAIMS TO BE SENT C/O Articles of Incorporation Number: “NOTICE - THIS FICTITIOUS NAME measures for potentially significant project First American Title Company, 1504- C1277789 STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS impacts related to aesthetics, air quality, 5801611, 1001 W. Tehachapi Blvd, Suite taking certain very important actions, Sieg Fischer, President and CEO FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED biological resources, cultural resources, B-300, Tehachapi, CA 93561. The last however, the personal representative will This statement filed with the Fresno IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY hazards and hazardous materials, noise, date for filing claims shall be One day be required to give notice to interested County Clerk on: 12/21/2018 CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS transportation/traffic, and tribal cultural prior to the successful transfer of the persons unless they have waived notice (Seal) BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT resources. The mitigation measures are license by Alcoholic Beverage Control.] or consented to the proposed action.) The BRANDI L. ORTH, MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT included in Table 1 of the Initial Study. The amount of the purchase price or independent administration authority will COUNTY CLERK. TIME.” Public Review and Comment: The consideration in connection with the be granted unless an interested person By: ELIZABETH OROZCO, DEPUTY. 12/14/2018, 12/21/2018, 12/28/2018, public and interested agencies may review transfer of the license and business, files an objection to the petition and shows “NOTICE - THIS FICTITIOUS NAME 01/04/2019 and submit written comments on the including the estimated inventory, is the good cause why the court should not grant STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS ------proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration sum of $440,000.00, which consists of the the authority. FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED and Initial Study. The documents are following: A hearing on the petition will be held in IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY FICTITIOUS BUSINESS available for review at the Clovis Unified Description Amount this court as follows: CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT School District Facility Services Office, Cash $ January 30, 2019, 9:00 A.M., Dept.: 303 BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2201810006996 1450 Herndon Avenue, Clovis, California, Checks $ 1130 “O” Street, 3rd Floor - Dept. 303 MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT The following person(s) is (are) and on the District’s website: www.cusd. Promissory Notes $440,000.00 Fresno, California 93721 TIME.” conducting business as com/facilities-homepage/. The public Tangible and/or intangible property $ If you object to the granting of the 12/28/2018, 01/04/2019, 01/11/2019, BATTH TRUCKING at 5254 N review period will begin on Friday, It has been agreed between the Seller/ petition, you should appear at the hearing 01/18/2019 VALENTINE AVE APT #201, December 28, 2018 and end on Monday, Licensee and the Intended Buyer/ and state your objections or file written ------FRESNO, CA, 93711 FRESNO January 28, 2019. Please submit your Transferee, as required by Section 24073 objections with the court before the COUNTY, Phone (559) 470-3949: written comments to Kevin Peterson, of the Business and Professions Code, hearing. Your appearance may be in FICTITIOUS BUSINESS Full Name of Registrant: Assistant Superintendent, Facility that the consideration for the transfer of person or by your attorney. NAME STATEMENT KULDEEP SINGH, 8211 PREMIER Services, 1450 Herndon Avenue, Clovis, the business and license(s) is to be paid If you are a creditor or a contingent File No. 2201810006670 AVE, BAKERSFIELD, CA 93313, Phone California, 93611, email: kevinpeterson@ only after the transfer has been approved creditor of the decedent, you must file The following person(s) is (are) (559) 470-3949. cusd.com, (559) 327-9260. by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage your claim with the court and mail a copy conducting business as Registrant commenced to transact 12/28/2018 Control. to the personal representative appointed Bully Bear at 480 West Alluvial Avenue, business under the Fictitious Business ------Dated: November 14, 2018 by the court within the later of either Fresno, California 93650, Fresno Name listed above on: 12/17/2018 SELLER/LICENSEE (1) four months from the date of first County: This business conducted by: (1) /S/ Paramjit Singh Dhaliwal issuance of letters to a general personal Full Name of Registrant: INDIVIDUAL NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK /S/ Jatinderpal Singh representative, as defined in section Predominant Bullies, Inc., 480 West KULDEEP SINGH, OWNER SALE BUYER/TRANSFEREE 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or Alluvial Avenue, Fresno, California This statement filed with the Fresno (SECS. 6101-6111 U.C.C.) /S/ Joseph Diab (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or 93650 County Clerk on: 12/17/2018 Notice is hereby given to the creditors 12/28/18 personal delivery to you of a notice under Registrant commenced to transact (Seal) of Ming Law and Suet Law (“Seller”), CNS-3206819# section 9052 of the California Probate business under the Fictitious Business BRANDI L. ORTH, whose business address is 1847 E. FRESNO BUSINESS JOURNAL Code. Other California statutes and legal Name listed above on: November 8, 2018 COUNTY CLERK. Brandon Lane, Fresno, CA 93720, that a 12/28/2018 authority may affect your rights as a This business conducted by: Corporation By: ELIZABETH OROZCO, DEPUTY. bulk sale is about to be made to Ying Xin ------creditor. You may want to consult with an Articles of Incorporation Number: “NOTICE - THIS FICTITIOUS NAME Zhu (“Buyer”), whose business address is attorney knowledgeable in California law. C3360889 STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS 4078 Chessa Lane, Clovis, CA 93619. (1) You may examine the file kept by the Michael A. Walstad, President FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED The property to be transferred is located NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING court. If you are a person interested in This statement filed with the Fresno IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY at 7024 N. Cedar Avenue, Fresno, CA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on the estate, you may file with the court a County Clerk on: 11/28/2018 CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS 93720 (County of Fresno). Said property the morning of Wednesday January 16, Request for Special Notice (form DE- (Seal) BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT is described as: ALL INVENTORY, 2019, beginning at 9:30 a.m., a public 154) of the filing of an inventory and BRANDI L. ORTH, MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT STOCK IN TRADE, FIXTURES, hearing will be conducted in the Sierra appraisal of estate assets or of any petition County Clerk. TIME.” EQUIPMENT AND GOODWILL Conference Room of the Planning & or account as provided in Probate Code By: MARISSA CURTIS, Deputy. 12/21/2018, 12/28/2018, 01/04/2019, OF THE BUSINESS KNOWN AS Development Services Building in the section 1250. A Request for Special “NOTICE - THIS FICTITIOUS NAME 01/11/2019 IMPERIAL EXPRESS. Clovis Civic Center. The Planning and Notice form is available from the court STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS ------The bulk sale will be consummated on Development Services Director will clerk. FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED or after January 17, 2019, at North consider the following item: Petitioner: IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY American Title Company, Inc., 7555 PM2018-15, A request to approve a Randall Dragon CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS MISC. N. Palm Avenue, Suite 210, Fresno, tentative parcel map for the property 5444 West Garland BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT CA 93711 pursuant to Division 6 of the located at 1885 Austin Avenue, for Fresno, CA 93722 MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT (1) California Code. a division of an existing parcel, (559) 601-6826 TIME.” Clovis Unified School District This bulk sale is subject to Section 6106.2 approximately 0.76 acres, into six IN PRO PER 12/07/2018, 12/14/2018, 12/21/2018, Notice of Intent to Adopt a Mitigated of the California Commercial Code. ALL (6) parcels. Sylvia Lamas and Jesus 12/28/2018, 01/02/2019, 01/11/2019 12/28/2018 Negative Declaration for the CLAIMS TO BE SENT C/O North Gutierrez, owners/applicants; Harbour & ------Minnewawa-International Elementary American Title Company, Inc., 55601- Associates, representative. School Project 1602488-18, 7555 N. Palm Avenue, All interested parties are invited to appear FICTITIOUS BUSINESS (State Clearinghouse No. 2018031050) Suite 210, Fresno, CA 93711. The last at this time to present testimony in regard FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: date for filing claims shall be January 16, to the subject item. If you have questions File No. 2201810006451 In accordance with the California 2019. or comments regarding this item, please (1) The following person(s) is (are) Environmental Quality Act, the Clovis So far as known to Buyer, all business contact George Gonzalez, MPA, Associate FICTITIOUS BUSINESS conducting business as Unified School District has prepared an names and addresses used by Seller for Planner at (559) 324-2383. NAME STATEMENT Ray Fisher Medical Transportation Initial Study and proposed Mitigated the three years last past, if different from George Gonzalez, MPA, Associate File No. 2201810006939 at 6629 N Blackstone Ave, Fresno CA Negative Declaration for the proposed the above, are: Planner, Planning Division The following person(s) is (are) 93710, fresno county: Minnewawa-International Elementary NONE Agency File No.: PM2018-15 conducting business as Full Name of Registrant: School Project. Based on the Initial Study, Dated: December 17, 2018 PUBLISH: December 28, 2018 YOLO SUSHI BAR & KARAOKE Ray Fisher Pharmacy, Inc., 6629 N the District determined that although the Buyer: 12/28/2018 at 4907 E. KINGS CANYON ROAD, Blackstone Ave, Fresno CA 93710. project could have a significant effect on Ying Xin Zhu ------FRESNO, CA 93727, FRESNO Registrant commenced to transact the environment, there would not be a 12/28/2018 COUNTY, Phone (559) 374-5190: business under the Fictitious Business significant effect because the District has ------NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Mailing Address: Name listed above on: 11/13/2018. incorporated into the project mitigation Notice is hereby given that a public lien 3804 BANYAN TREE DRIVE, This business conducted by: measures that would avoid any significant (1) sale of the following described personal MODESTO, CA 95355; CORPORATION effects of the project or reduce the effects NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK property will be held at the hour of Full Name of Registrant: Articles of Incorporation to an insignificant level. SALE AND OF 08:00 AM on January 2, 2019 at Derrel’s YOLO SUSHI BAR & KARAOKE Number: C0550267 The Governing Board of the Clovis INTENTION TO TRANSFER MinimStorage located at 3514 W Dakota LLC, 4907 E. KINGS CANYON ROAD, Randy Asai, Chief Executive Officer Unified School District will consider ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE Avenue, Fresno, County of Fresno, State FRESNO, CA 93727, Phone (209) 345- This statement filed with the Fresno adopting the proposed Mitigated Negative LICENSE(S) of California. 6714 County Clerk on: 11/13/2018 Declaration and approving the project (UCC 6101 ET SEQ. AND Davis, Caitlynn chair, headboard, footboard Registrant commenced to transact (Seal) on Wednesday, March 6, 2019, at 6:30 B & P 24073 ET SEQ.) Carter, Ivory dog house, weight, exercise business under the Fictitious Business BRANDI L. ORTH, p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible in Escrow No.: 1504-5801611 machine Morris, Lisa table saw, fridge, Name listed above on: 11/31/2018 COUNTY CLERK. the District Boardroom, 1680 David E. Notice is hereby given that a bulk sale couch Jamison, Maurice refrigerator, This business conducted by: LIMITED By: EMILY YANG, DEPUTY. Cook Way, Clovis, California. You may of assets and a transfer of alcoholic Greco, Frederick couch, cot, totes Parker, LIABILITY CO “NOTICE - THIS FICTITIOUS NAME attend this meeting and present testimony beverage license(s) is about to be made. Debra clothing, dresser, shoes Dixon, Articles of Incorporation STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS regarding the project. The names and addresses of the Seller/ Bobbie bed set, table, ice crest Marshall, Number: 201534310311 FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED Project Location and Description: Licensee are: Paramjit Singh Dhaliwal Demar car seat, 120V inflator, luggage NENITA L. PHIMMACHACK, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY The proposed project includes the and Jatinderpal Singh, 3021 W. Ashlan Asher, Roben sewing machine, hutch, Managing Member CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS acquisition of a 22.7-acre school site Ave., Fresno, CA 93722 ladder Williams, Deborah desk Barajas, This statement filed with the Fresno BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT and the construction and operation of The business is known as: Discount Irene bike, chair, washer Barrells, Leif ball County Clerk on: 12/12/2018 MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT an elementary school on the site. The Liquor and Food. chair, headboard, bed frame Hill, Rhonda (Seal) TIME.” site is located on the southeast corner of The names and addresses of the Buyer/ bed frame, tables, bed set Green, Jeanette BRANDI L. ORTH, 12/07/2018, 12/14/2018, 12/21/2018, Minnewawa and International Avenues, Transferee are Joseph Diab, 2243 State toys, chairs, hutch Lopez, Manuel washer, COUNTY CLERK. 12/28/2018 approximately 1.25 miles north of the Hwy 58, Mojave, CA 93501 hutch, toys James, Galend washer, dryer, By: EMILY YANG, DEPUTY. ------City of Clovis in Fresno County. The As listed by Seller/Licensee, all other tv Bell, Amy table saw, tools, dumbbells “NOTICE - THIS FICTITIOUS NAME project site is within the City of Clovis business names and addresses used by Henson, Bill skill saw, tote, luggage Bell, STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS sphere of influence. Seller/Licensee within three years before Amy tools, stereo, furniture FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED NAME STATEMENT The elementary school would serve up to the date such list was sent or delivered to Signed: J D’Acquisto Date: 12.14.18 IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY File No. 2201810006850 750 students in grades TK-6. The campus the Buyer/Transferee are: (if “none”, so 12/21/2018, 12/28/2018 CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS The following person(s) is (are) would have approximately 28 classrooms, state) ------BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT conducting business as administrative offices, a multi-purpose Name: NONE MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT ACTION AIR CONDITIONING, building, hardcourt areas and athletic Address: NONE Public Notice: This is to notify the TIME.” HEATING AND PLUMBING at 1907 fields that could potentially be lighted. The assets to be sold are described in following persons that his/her personal 12/28/2018, 01/04/2019, 01/11/2019, EAST AUSTIN WAY, FRESNO, CA The school would have approximately general as: All furniture, fixtures, household and/or miscellaneous goods will 01/18/2019 93726 FRESNO COUNTY: 50 employees, including administrators, equipment, business name, tangible be sold at public auction or private sale. ------Mailing Address: faculty, and support staff. The school and intangible assets. and are located at Clovis Storage & Executive Office Suites PO BOX 16218, FRESNO, CA 93755; would be in regular session on weekdays 3021 W. Ashlan Ave., Fresno, California at 2491 Alluvial Ave, Clovis CA 93611. (1) Full Name of Registrant: from late August to early June, but may 93722. The sale will take place online at www. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS ROY SAKAMOTO, 1725 WEST host special events and classes during The kind of license(s) to be transferred storagetreasures.com; bidding will end NAME STATEMENT CALIMYRNA AVENUE #A, FRESNO, evenings, on weekends, and during is(are): 21-528121 Off-Sale General, on January 7, 2018 at 6:00 pm. Rebecca File No. 2201810007089 CA 93711. summer recess. now issued for the premises located at Stanleyharris: shelving, table, cleaning The following person(s) is (are) Registrant commenced to transact The project includes annexation of the site 3021 W. Ashlan Ave., Fresno, California supplies. Amber Mell: chair, couch, conducting business as business under the Fictitious Business to the City of Clovis prior to construction, 93722. mattress. Ashely Long: exercise equip., The Buy Local Media Group at 1850 Name listed above on: 07/05/1992. and detachment from the Fresno County The anticipated date of the sale/transfer table, desk. Alison Sullivan: boxes, rug dr., N. Gateway Blvd., Fresno, CA 93727, This business conducted by: Fire Protection District and the Kings is One day after the successful transfer micro. Gary Schoonover: boxes, chairs, FRESNO COUNTY: INDIVIDUAL River Conservation District. of the license by Alcoholic Beverage exercise equip. fan, totes. Kevin Bullock: Full Name of Registrant: ROY SAKAMOTO, OWNER The timing for construction of the school Control, at the office of First American office furniture, chairs. Kimberly Burdett: AGI Publishing, Inc., 1850 N. Gateway This statement filed with the Fresno would be dependent on enrollment Title Company, 1001 W. Tehachapi bags of clothes. Dallas Draviski: dresser, Blvd., Fresno, CA 93727 County Clerk on: 12/07/2018 growth and funding availability. The Blvd, Suite B-300, Tehachapi, CA table. Chuck Smookler: bags, boxes. Registrant commenced to transact (Seal) District estimates that the school could be 93561. 12/21/2018, 12/28/2018 22 the OPINION www.thebusinessjournal.com FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2018 Voters who OK’d Proposition 13 knew what they were doing When Califor- Proposition 13 won by a nearly two- property owner is taxed at 1 percent of average rate of 1.43 percent). Thanks nians went to the to-one margin, with 64.8 percent of his or her property’s assessed value, to the structure of Proposition 13, the polls on June 6, 1978, voters in support. Proposition 8, mean- period. There is no way for anybody property tax is the most stable source they saw two com- while, was rejected by 53 percent of the to shift the property tax burden to of government revenue. peting property tax voters. another person. This makes the sys- The pro-tax activists want to mutate measures: Proposi- The results were especially compel- tem fair, and insulates it from political the system so California businesses tion 13, limiting tax ling considering that almost the entire gamesmanship such as trying to tax would get hit with a tax hike of an es- on all properties, political establishment in California competitors out of business, or hitting timated $9 billion per year. Using po- and Proposition 8, was opposed to Proposition 13, and op- political opponents with higher taxes. litical doublespeak, they claim that allowing the tax on ponents spent far more than support- Proposition 13 also puts a 2 percent since such a system is not currently in GUEST VIEW homes to be lower ers on campaign advertising. limit on how much the assessed value place, businesses are receiving a $9 bil- Robert than on other types In short, voters knew exactly what can increase each year, so all property lion gift! Only in California could it be Gutierrez of property. they were doing, and made the wise owners know what their property tax considered a “gift” for businesses to be Here is how NBC decision to not discriminate against burden will be in the future. This cer- paying exactly what they owe in taxes, Nightly News described the measures any type of property. This was not a tainty and predictability solved a big rather than billions more. the night before the election: change, as California’s locally assessed problem that existed prior to 1978, The proposed tax increase on Cali- “Proposition 13 applies to all prop- tax on real property has always applied when homeowners and business own- fornia businesses would be devastating erty – businesses as well as homes. … equally to all types of property. One ers often would be surprised by huge for the state’s economy and its workers. Proposition 8 is an alternative tax re- of the benefits: Assessors don’t have to increases in their taxes from year to The tax hike would encourage busi- form proposed by the state Legislature audit how properties are being used – a year, based on such factors as whether nesses to move to states with lower – frankly, because the legislators were factor that becomes more important as neighbors had remodeled their homes costs, and would discourage business- afraid the voters would approve Prop- more people telecommute from offices or businesses. es from investing here. Businesses that osition 13. Proposition 8 would allow in their homes. Not only has Proposition 13 kept the aren’t able to move likely would cut businesses to be taxed at the present Now, pro-tax activists claim it is property tax system fair, it also has jobs and/or increase consumer prices rate, but would offer homeowners a 30 “unfair” to treat all property owners provided a steady stream of revenue to stay competitive. percent cut in taxes.” equally! They hope to mislead Califor- for local government, with assess- Proposition 13 is working well for all The broadcast, anchored by David nians into believing that equal treat- ments growing at an average rate of of us, and must be protected. Brinkley, was on one of only three ment is somehow bad for homeowners, about 7.07 percent per year (outpacing American television networks that ex- and a windfall for owners of business inflation, which has grown at an aver- Robert Gutierrez is director of the Califor- isted at the time, and was watched by properties. age annual rate of 3.57 percent, and nia Tax Foundation. This column originally many voters. Under Proposition 13, however, every population, which has grown at an appeared in the Bakersfield Californian. Small wins, big leaps for WEB POLL business in 2018 What was the top local business story NFIB members have celebrated a va- and Health Administration (OSHA) riety of important triumphs this year, added an anti-retaliation provision to of 2018? including a delay of the Environmental the recordkeeping regulation, stating Protection Agency’s Waters of the U.S. that employers cannot discharge or rule, a dismissed court challenge to discriminate against any employee for President Donald Trump’s two-for-one reporting a work-related injury or ill- It’s been a long year for national and state executive order on regulatory relief, ness. The preamble of the regulation news, and there was no shortage of local busi- and a rescission of the union persuad- included language stating that safety er rule from the Department of Labor. incentive programs and post-accident ness news. Readers of The Business Journal These successes have helped fuel 45- drug testing could violate this provision, year highs in small business optimism thus hampering employers’ ability to sounded off on our online poll, voting for the and plans for job creation. determine liability and encourage facil- But there have also been several ity safety. However, on October 11, 2018, Zacky Farms bankruptcy as the top local busi- smaller, less publicized victories that OSHA issued new guidance clarifying still have a big impact on small business that safety incentive pro- ness story of 2018. That was followed by the owners. Here’s a recap grams and post-incident of four little-known drug testing are permis- closure of Fig Garden Golf Club, with the lo- wins and their effect sible and conducted to on small business. promote workplace safety cal fallout from the Trump trade war rounding and health. Data Security out the top three. One hundred fourteen votes Practices Community Banking were cast. In recent years, the Federal Trade S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regu- Commission (FTC) has brought ac- latory Relief, and Consumer Protection tions against businesses for failing to Act, became law earlier this year. This abide by proper data security proce- legislation, which was considered an Zacky Farms bankruptcy...... 61% dures, despite the fact that the FTC NFIB Key Vote for the 115th Congress, has never issued a specific regulation helps protect smaller banks as well as outlining what measures a business small business’ access to the capital should and should not implement in they need and research indicates that Fig Garden Golf Club closure...... 31% order to keep data safe. small business owners have more diffi- In one of these cases—LabMD v. culty acquiring credit at large financial FTC—NFIB filed an amicus brief, argu- institutions than at small community ing that it’s not fair to expect business- ones. By providing regulatory relief to Trade war impacts...... 8% es to comply with an evolving and un- community banks and credit unions, S. articulated regulatory standard. The 2155 will allow these institutions to serve 11th Circuit Court of Appeals agreed— small businesses better and continue to and while similar issues are likely to provide small business owners access to Faraday Future saga...... 8% arise in the future, its ruling that the funds for growth or expansion. FTC’s action against LabMD was im- proper represented a win for small Founded in 1943, and headquartered in Tulare Regional Medical Center reopens...... 8% business. Nashville, Tennessee, the National Fed- eration of Independent Business is Amer- Workplace Safety ica’s leading small-business advocacy as- In 2016, the Occupational Safety sociation. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2018 www.thebusinessjournal.com contact US 23

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