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Floating phenoms

Discovery Bay waters reflected the colors of the season as a convoy of incandescent craft lit up Willow Lake.

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As another year draws to a close, its time once again for our annual message of thanks and good wishes to the communities that we at the Press newspaper group have been proud and privileged to serve for 10 years now. A lot has changed for a lot of people and companies during 2009, and due to the economy, not all of the change has been pleasant. Nevertheless, we hope your dif culties this year have been offset just a bit by the stories of success, achievement and caring weve been able to share in these pages and on our Web site, thepress.net. As we all look forward to a more prosperous 2010, we hope youll continue to share your lives with us and your neighbors, and we wish you a world of health and happiness along the way.

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Directors to return overpaid stipends

Two CSD board members and one former director have been asked by town legal coun-cil to return to the district a to-tal of more than $8,000 they received for attending meetings that did not qualify for stipend payments.

According to Town At-torney John Stovall, since 2006, CSD President Ray Tetreault was overpaid $1,900, Director David

Piepho $6,563.21, and former Director Patty Knight $502.48. The stipends were paid following inclusion on expense reports fi led quarterly by the directors.

Stovall said Piepho has al-

ready repaid the amount in full, and Tetreault is reimbursing the amount by refusing a stipend check owed to him and paying the difference with a personal check. Stovall has asked the board for

the authority to request repay-ment from Knight.

Stovall addressed the stipend issue during the regular CSD meeting on Dec. 16. The subject of inappropriate payment for meetings attended by CSD direc-tors was raised more than a year ago by resident Bob Mankin, who expressed concern over the legal-ity of CSD directors being paid for attending the Sheriffs Munici-pal Advisory Committee (SMAC)

Ruth RobertsStaff Writer

see Stipends page 20A

I have reviewed summaries of all payments made to all directors and I find that directors were in fact mistakenly paid for meetings

John Stovall, Town Attorney

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Discovery Bay residents love a parade, and last weekend enthusiasts showed their seasonal spirit at the Holiday on the Lake event on Willow Lake. Participants lit up the night sky with their sparkling Santas, magical menorahs and turbo trains.

Hosted by Michelle Carlson of Keller Williams and Janet Dean with Bank of America Home Loans, and bolstered by prizes donated by the Discovery Bay Steakhouse and the Boardwalk Grill, the fi fth annual celebration was a cozy

community event.This is a fun event for the residents

who live along Willow Lake, said Carlson. Its a no-power-boat, pontoons-only event and its lots of fun. We had a great turnout and we just want to thank everyone that came out. Its a great part of our Christmas.

Wayne and Lynda Rivers entry was awarded the fi rst-place prize; Art and Nancy Solomon took second place; and the Claytons came in third.

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Mayor Bob Taylor has taken off his tur-key suit for the last time this year after paying off in spades his promise to wear it in pub-lic. His The Mayor Is A Turkey fundraiser brought in more than 750 turkey donations to the Brentwood Regional Community Chest Christmas Basket program, far exceeding his original goal of 300. Above, Gobbler Bob poses with members of the fi refi ghters union

Local 1230, which donated 75 turkeys, and the Brentwood Police Offi cers Association, which added 25. At top left, First Lady Pam Taylor bastes him at the Christmas Basket event. Left, hizzoner encounters pretzel and ice cream cone characters while cruising the Streets of Brentwood. This was wonderful, Taylor said of the citys response to the effort. Next year, were going to go for 1,000.

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Antioch girl takes care of angelsMegan Vallee is only 10-years old,

but for many local children this holiday season, shes the answer to their prayers.

Recently while dining with her family at a local restaurant, Megan noticed a Salvation Army Angel Giving Tree on display. When the Antioch fi fth-grader began reading a few of the tags asking for gifts and essentials for needy families for Christmas, she asked her parents if they could help. The answer, of course, was yes, so in her enthusiasm Megan took all of the remaining tickets approximately 15 off the tree and popped them into her pocket.

Megan was very moved by the fact that all of these children were just asking for simple basic needs such as jackets and clothing and some very simple toys, said Reggie Vallee, Megans dad. My daughter has competed in beauty pageants for the past several years, and she decided to use her winnings from the pageants for the gifts.

Megan and her mom went out, purchased the gifts and delivered them to the Salvation Army. But Megan wasnt done. Another family dinner in Brentwood yielded the same results: Megan spied another Salvation Army tree and pulled off the remaining fi ve tickets.

Megans act of kindness has not only been a boon to the Salvation Army this season; it has given much to the Vallee

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on our community and the amount of assistance thats needed to support what they do, said Reggie. The Salvation Army is a wonderful organization.

Megan Vallee loads up her family car with gifts she purchased for needy chil-dren this season through the Salvation Army Angel Giving Tree.

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Recognizing students for their hard work and individual efforts is the favorite part of Liberty High School Principal Tim Hallorans job. At a re-cent LUHSD board meeting, Halloran praised Liberty High senior Elizabeth Day for her dedication in the classroom, on the yearbook staff, and in Libertys swimming pool.

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celebrated the life of special-education teacher Ivania Galindo, 45, at a memorial service held at Delta Vista Middle School. The Oakley resident died Dec. 18 at Kaiser Permanente in Antioch. The offi cial cause of death is as yet undetermined, pending the results of an autopsy performed earlier

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was the love of our lives and held the family together, said David Medina, G a l i n d o s brother. Were devastated; we never even got a chance to say goodbye.

Galindo taught special education at Delta Vista and was, said Delta Vista Principal Greg Hetrick, a popular and compassionate teacher: She was just a great lady. She was someone who always found the positives, was always smiling and was as much of a mother to her students as a teacher. She was always looking out for her students best interests, always advocating for them and challenging them as well. This is a

huge loss for all of us.Galindo had been involved in an auto

accident on Dec. 8 when her car collided with a Contra Costa County fi re truck on the corner of Main Street and Cypress Road in Oakley, but it is as yet unknown whether her death is connected to the accident.

What we do know, said Oakley Police Chief Chris Thorsen, is that we took a report that day (of the accident) and that Mrs. Galindo was transported to the hospital with a complaint of pain. Its unclear at this point if her death is the result of the traffi c collision; were awaiting the results of the autopsy. Its all very sad and our thoughts and prayers go out to her family.

Vintage Parkway Elementary teacher Lucy Moyer, 38, passed away on Dec. 14 following a battle with breast cancer. The Oakley resident was an active participant in the community and volunteered in her childrens activities, including the Aquaknights swim team and the Contra Costa Childrens Choir.

Its been a tough week for Oakley educators, said Hetrick. Our thoughts are with all the families.

Galindo and Moyer bring the number of Oakley educators who died last week to three. Freedom High School teacher Charles Edgle Smith, 56, died after his motorcycle collided with a street sweeper on Dec. 17. See the story on page 9A.

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A popular Freedom High School teacher was killed last week when his mo-torcycle struck a city street sweeper.

According to Oakley Police Chief Chris Thorsen, Antioch resident Charles Edgle Smith, 56, was riding his motor-cycle on Dec. 17 at approximately 8 a.m. when he hit the side of the street sweep-er as it was making a U-turn on Neroly Road and Frandoras Circle. Smith was pronounced dead at the scene.

We still have a lot of investigation to do right now, but it appears that the truck

was making a U-turn and the mo-t o rc yc l i s t ran into the side, said T h o r s e n . We have to look at all the facts and cir-cumstances

in the case and probably do some recon-struction in terms of the speed of the ve-hicles.

From all accounts he was a great guy, and this is very sad. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family.

Smith had taught health, drivers ed-ucation and decision-making at Freedom for more than 10 years, and before that at Liberty High School for nearly a decade. He was a strong supporter of school ath-letics, served as head freshman football coach at Freedom in the early 2000s and was a starter for the track team. He served

as P.A. announcer for the boys and girls basketball games, and was the announcer this year for the Freedom football team.

My dad affected a wide array of people from very different backgrounds, said Smiths son Nate, head football coach at Liberty High School. He could be friends with anyone and I guess thats one of the best measures of who he was. He was someone who truly placed family, friends and people above anything else. He always took care of everyone.

This has been a tremendous blow to Freedoms students, teachers and staff, said Freedom Principal Erik Faulkner. If anyone exemplifi ed a passion for Freedom, it was Ed. He will be sorely missed.

He loved what he did, added Nate. He wasnt one of these teachers who went home at 3 oclock every day. He was at ev-ery boys and girls basketball and football game and every track meet. Thats what he loved.

Smith is survived by children Trevor, Colby and Nate, and granddaughters Skylar, Ainsley and Reilly.

A public memorial is planned for Jan. 6 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the Freedom High School gymnasium.

Smith was one of three Oakley edu-cators to die last week. Delta Vista Mid-dle Schools Ivania Galindo, 45, died last Friday. She had been involved in a colli-sion with a fi re engine earlier this month, although it was not known at press time if injuries suffered in the accident con-tributed to her death. Lucy Moyer, 38, a teacher at Vintage Parkway Elementary, succumbed to cancer on Dec. 14. Their story is on page 8A.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGNotice is hereby given that the Plan-ning Commission of the City of Brent-wood will, at 7:00 p.m. or as soon there-after as the normal course of business permits on January 5, 2010, hold a pub-lic hearing to consider the following:An application for an amendment to a temporary use permit (TUP 09-08-A1) to allow portable lights at the temporary soccer elds located at the Streets of Brentwood development at 2575 Sand Creek Road (APN 019-110-067).Applicant: East Diablo Youth Soccer League Said hearing will be held at the City Council Chambers, 101B Sand Creek Road, Brentwood, California.Further information may be obtained from Associate Planner Debbie Hill [(925) 516-5135 or dhill@ci.brentwood.ca.us] in the Community Development Department of the City of Brentwood, 118 Oak Street, Brentwood, California 94513.

Before any court challenge of Plan-ning Commission decisions, you are required to appeal the decision to the City Council no later than the time period provided under the Citys Mu-nicipal Code. In addition you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Brentwood Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing.Brentwood Press No. 02-1273Publish Date: December 25, 2009

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGNotice is hereby given that the Plan-ning Commission of the City of Brent-wood will, at 7:00 p.m. or as soon there-after as the normal course of business permits on January 5, 2010, hold a pub-lic hearing to consider the following:A rezone (RZ 09-08) to amend Chapters 17.210, 17.220, 17.230 and 17.240 of the Brentwood Municipal Code by adding a provision authorizing the conditional use permit procedure for those uses not speci cally identi ed as being conditionally permitted. The amend-ment applies to all properties zoned CO (Administrative/Professional Com-mercial Of ce), COB (Commercial Of- ce/Business), COR (Commercial Of- ce Residential) and CR (Commercial Residential) citywide.Applicant: City of BrentwoodSaid hearing will be held at the City Council Chambers, 734 Third Street, Brentwood, California.Further information may be obtained from Principal Planner Erik Nolthe-nius [(925) 516-5137 or enolthenius@ci.brentwood.ca.us] in the Community Development Department of the City of Brentwood, 118 Oak Street, Brent-wood, California 94513.Before any court challenge of Plan-ning Commission decisions, you are required to appeal the decision to the City Council no later than the time

period provided under the Citys Mu-nicipal Code. In addition you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Brentwood Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing.Brentwood Press No. 02-1273Publish Date: December 25, 2009

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGNotice is hereby given that the Plan-ning Commission of the City of Brent-wood will, at 7:00 p.m. or as soon there-after as the normal course of business permits on January 5, 2010, hold a pub-lic hearing to consider the following:An application for an amendment to an approved conditional use permit (CUP 04-18-A1) to allow for a revision to the master sign program for the retail development known as Shops at Fairview, speci cally to accom-modate the Jack-in-the-Box brand-ing and making provision for signage related to the drive-thru use, located at the northeast corner of Balfour Road and Fairview Avenue (APNs 012-020-015 through 012-020-023). Applicant: CNP Signs and GraphicsSaid hearing will be held at the City Council Chambers, 101B Sand Creek Road, Brentwood, California.Further information may be ob-tained from Assistant Planner Tim Nielsen [(925) 516-5151 or tnielsen@ci.brentwood.ca.us] in the Community Development Department of the City of Brentwood, 118 Oak Street, Brent-wood, California 94513.Before any court challenge of Plan-ning Commission decisions, you are required to appeal the decision to the City Council no later than the time period provided under the Citys Mu-nicipal Code. In addition you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in

written correspondence delivered to the Brentwood Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing.Brentwood Press No. 02-1273Publish Date: December 25, 2009

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGNotice is hereby given that the Plan-ning Commission of the City of Brent-wood will, at 7:00 p.m. or as soon there-after as the normal course of business permits on January 5, 2010, hold a pub-lic hearing to consider the following:An application for an amendment to an approved conditional use permit (CUP 05-27-A2) to allow for a revision to the master sign program for the retail de-velopment known as Brentwood Junc-tion, speci cally to allow up to four building-mounted signs for the corner tenant as well as the stand-alone pad building, located at the northeast corner of Lone Tree Way and Empire Avenue (APNs 019-010-059 through 019-010-062). Applicant: Sansome Paci c PropertiesSaid hearing will be held at the City Council Chambers, 101B Sand Creek Road, Brentwood, California.Further information may be ob-tained from Assistant Planner Tim Nielsen [(925) 516-5151 or tnielsen@ci.brentwood.ca.us] in the Community Development Department of the City of Brentwood, 118 Oak Street, Brent-wood, California 94513.Before any court challenge of Plan-ning Commission decisions, you are required to appeal the decision to the City Council no later than the time period provided under the Citys Mu-nicipal Code. In addition you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Brentwood Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing.Brentwood Press No. 02-1273Publish Date: December 25, 2009

Homework club teaches more than academics

Last fall when Melanie Jones broached the idea of creating a homework club/mentor program, teaming Deer Valley High School teens with her own elementary school stu-dents, the Diablo Vista principal had no idea the program would be such a triumph.

This has turned out to be an amazing program, a great success, said Jones. This has been such a positive experience for everyone.

The partnership between the two An-tioch schools came about as the result of school district budget cuts. A few years ago, Jones had begun a homework club on campus to assist her fi rst- through fi fth-graders with some additional academic help, but when the funds to pay for the extra hours dried up, so did the program. This year, however, after see-ing a marked drop in student grades as a result of the demise of the tutoring program, Jones was determined to fi nd an alternative. That al-ternative turned out to be at Deer Valley.

I developed the program with Deer Val-ley teacher Connie Hunt (who teaches child development) and Tom Bergantino, a parent volunteer, and together we trained all of the high school students on how to help the el-ementary students with their homework, said Jones. We matched a high school student with an elementary student as a kind of buddy team and they worked together for two months.

Twice a week, the approximately 40 ele-

mentary kids met on the Diablo Vista campus with the 20 to 25 Deer Valley students. The partnership was a win-win for everyone, said Bergantino, because the high school students received credit in their child development courses for their participation in the program, and the elementary kids garnered the benefi t

of individual instruction.It all went so much better than I could

have imagined, said Bergantino, who has two children at Diablo Vista (though not in the homework club). It took us a couple of ses-sions to fi nd out the items we needed, like scis-sors, glue, markers and that kind of thing. But

after that, it all just came together.The pilot program was popular and ben-

efi cial to both the high school students, who got some hands-on training with young chil-dren, and for the elementary students in need of additional tutoring. Many of the grade-school kids come from families with non-English speaking parents who are unable to assist their children with their homework, and for them, the homework club was especially helpful.

As far as the elementary kids go, I was hearing from their teachers how much they (the students) were enjoying the homework club, said Bergantino. And I had several teachers come to me and say that they had seen a difference in their students work and their overall participation in class.

But the real benefi ts, he added, were more far-reaching: I think initially the high school kids were excited, but a little nervous and tentative. But over time, they began tak-ing their responsibilities very seriously and they had these wonderful attitudes. And the (elementary) kids really enjoyed having some-one pay attention to them and they all enjoyed coming (to the homework club).

I had hoped it would be successful and it was. Were planning to do this again next term, although the same kids are not available, but were going to meet in January and talk about how to get more resources on board to keep this going. Its a very valuable program.

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Diablo Vista Elementary student Angie Escorcia works out a math problem while Benny Guzman gets some one-on-one homework time with Deer Valley teen Steffon Hills as part of a tutoring/mentor program.

Photo courtesy of Melanie Jones

by Ruth RobertsStaff Writer

Students at Old River School in the Knightsen School District opened their hearts and their piggy banks this fall during the Kids Helping Kids (KHK) Piglets for Change program. Since October, stu-dents helped raise funds for their nancially strapped school through the KHK program. Last week, Kids Helping Kids Founder Laura Page presented school principal Ray Witte with a check for $2,084.59.

Breaking the bank

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File #F-0007992-00 The name of the business (es): Just Roasted Coffee Located at: 1555 Riverlake Road In: Discovery Bay, CA 94505 Is here-by registered by the following owner(s): Jesse Price, 2442 Pinehurst Court, Discovery Bay, CA 94505. This busi-ness is conducted by: an Individual The registrant commenced to trans-act business under the ctitious busi-ness name or names listed above on: N/A. Signature of registrant: Jesse Price This statement was led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk Of Con-tra Costa County on: November 6, 2009 By: November 6, 2009, Deputy Expires: November 6, 2014 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish: December 4, 11, 18, 25, 2009

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File #F-0007694-00 The name of the business (es): Brentwood Visitors Center Located at: 1066 Cla-remont Drive In: Brentwood, CA 94513 Is hereby registered by the follow-ing owner(s): Lillian Pierce, 1066 Clare-ment Drive, Brentwood, CA 94513. This business is conducted by: an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the ctitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. Signature of registrant: Lillian Pierce This statement was led with Ste-phen L Weir, County Clerk Of Contra Costa County on: October 28, 2009 By: Courtney Dias, Deputy Expires: Octo-ber 28, 2014 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish: December 11, 18, 25, 2009, January 1, 2010

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File #F-0008084-00 The name of the business (es): Creative Spa Service and Repair Located at: 748 Craig Court In: Brentwood, CA 94513 Is hereby registered by the follow-ing owner(s): Thomas Frank Buck, 748 Craig Court, Brentwood, CA 94513. This business is conducted by: an In-dividual The registrant commenced to transact business under the cti-tious business name or names listed above on: 11/12/- 09. Signature of registrant: Thomas Frank Craig This statement was led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk Of Contra Costa County on: November 12, 2009 By: C. Sullivan, Deputy Expires: Novem-ber 12, 2014 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish: December 4, 11,18, 25, 2009

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File #F-0008222-00 The name of the business (es): Bright Star Christian Childrens Center Located at: 2200 Ventura Drive In: Brentwood, CA 94513 Is hereby registered by the fol-lowing owner(s): Harvest Time As-sembly of God, 2200 Ventura Drive, Brentwood, CA 94513. (Non-Pro t) This business is conducted by: a Non-Prof-it Corp. The registrant commenced to transact business under the ctitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. Signature of registrant: Den-nis Reynolds This statement was led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk Of Contra Costa County on:November 16, 2009 By: M. Oliver, Deputy Expires: November 16, 2014 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish: December 4, 11, 18, 25, 2009

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File #F-0008339-00 The name of the business (es): Rubios Pool & Spa Care Located at: 76 Beach Drive In: Bay Point, CA 94565 Mailing: P.O. Box 5417, Bay Point, CA 94565 Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Raul Rubio, 76 Beach Drive, Bay Point, CA 94565. This business is conducted by: an Individual The registrant com-menced to transact business under the ctitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. Signature of reg-istrant: Raul Rubio This statement was led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk Of Contra Costa County on: November 20, 2009 By: Jose Gonzalez, Deputy Expires: November 20, 2014 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish: December 18, 25, 2009, January 1, 8, 2010

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File #F-0008372-00 The name of the business (es): Melissa Child Care/Melissas Child Care Lo-cated at: 729 Buckeye Place In: Brent-wood, CA 94513 Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Melissa Mas-trangelo and Michael Mastrangelo, 729 Buckeye Place, Brentwood, CA 94513. This business is conducted by: Hus-band and Wife The registrant com-menced to transact business under the ctitious business name or names listed above on: 9/03. Signature of registrant: Michael Mastrangelo This statement was led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk Of Contra Costa County on: November 23, 2009 By: Jose Gonzalez, Deputy Expires: No-vember 23, 2014 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish: December 4, 11, 18, 25, 2009

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File #F-0008611-00 The name of the business (es): Gunners Mobile Welding Located at: 5100 Edgeview Drive In: Discovery Bay, CA 94505 Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Kevin D. Ford, 3045 Taylor Lane, Byron, CA 94514. This business is conducted by: an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the ctitious busi-ness name or names listed above on12/7/09. Signature of registrant: Kevin D. Ford This statement was led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk Of Contra Costa County on: Decem-ber 7, 2009 By: Liz Gutierrez, Deputy Expires: December 7, 2014 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish: December 18, 25, 2009, January 1, 8, 2010

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File #F-0008440-00 The name of the business (es): NATION-WIDE FLEET Located at: 5623 BER-WICK COURT In: BYRON, CA 94505 Is hereby registered by the follow-ing owner(s): TIMOTHY DALE HENS-LEY, 5623 BERWICK COURT, BYRON, CA 94505. This business is conducted by: an Individual The registrant com-menced to transact business under the ctitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. Signature of reg-istrant: Timothy Hensley This statement was led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk Of Contra Costa County on: No-vember 30, 2009 By: Dancia Cox, Deputy Expires: November 30, 2014 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish: December 4, 11,18, 25, 2009 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT File #F-0008710-00 The name of the business (es): Moun-tain Mikes Pizza Located at: 1185 2nd Street, Suite M In: Brentwood, CA 94513 Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Luis Miguel Seita and Melissa Marie Seita, 864 Havasu Court, Livermore, CA 94551. This business is conducted by: Hus-band and Wife The registrant com-menced to transact business under the ctitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. Signature of reg-istrant: Luis M. Seita This statement was led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk Of Contra Costa County on: De-cember 9, 2009 By: Mary Imbrie, Deputy Expires: December 9, 2014 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish: December 18, 25, 2009, January 1, 8, 2010

NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE T.S. No. GM-227661-C Loan No. 7442544300 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 2/7/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE AC-TION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CON-TACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashiers check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or fed-eral credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan as-sociation, or savings association, or savings bank speci ed in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by the duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or war-ranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to satisfy the obligation secured by said Deed of Trust. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrect-ness of the property address or oth-er common designation, if any, shown herein. TRUSTOR: JEFFREY S. MOORE, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY. Recorded 2/15/2007 as Instrument No. 2007-0046587-00 in Book , page of Of cial Records in the of ce of the Recorder of Contra Costa County, California, Date of Sale:1/15/2010 at 10:00 AM Place

NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE Trustee Sale No. 238461CA Loan No. 0689785897 Title Order No. 198031 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 04/12/2005. UN-LESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAW-YER. On 12/31/- 2009 at 10:00 AM, CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded 04/28/2005, Book -, Page -, Instrument 2005-0149810- 00, of of cial records in the Of ce of the Recorder of CONTRA COSTA County, California, executed by: JEANNINE M HENRION, AN UNMARRIED WOM-AN, as Trustor, WASHINGTON MUTU-AL BANK, FA, as Bene ciary, will sell at public auction sale to the highest bid-der for cash, cashiers check drawn by a state or national bank, a cashiers check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a cashiers check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan asso-ciation, savings association, or savings bank speci ed in section 5102 of the Fi-nancial Code and authorized to do busi-ness in this state. Sale will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest con-veyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property un-der and pursuant to the Deed of Trust. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimat-ed to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Place of Sale: THE COURT ST. ENTRANCE TO THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 725 COURT STREET(CORNER OF MAIN & COURT STREETS) , MARTINEZ, CA Le-gal Description: LOT 81, AS SHOWN ON THE MAP OF SUBDIVISION 8561, FILED JULY 7, 2004, IN MAP BOOK 466 OF MAPS, PAGE 6, CONTRA COSTA COUN-TY RECORDS EXCEPTING FROM POR-TIONS OF SAID LAND 1) ALL OIL, GAS, ASPHALTUM AND OTHER HYDRO-CARBONS AND MINERALS BELOW A DEPTH OF 500 FEET AS GRANTED IN THE DEED RECORDED FEBRUARY 9, 1981, IN BOOK 10196, PAGE 125, OF-FICIAL RECORDS. 2) ALL OIL, GAS, CASINGHEAD GAS, ASPHALTUM AND OTHER HYDROCARBONS AND ALL CHEMICAL GAS NOW OR HERE-AFTER FOUND, SITUATED OR LOCATED IN ALL OR ANY PART OR PORTION OF THE LAND ABOVE DESCRIBED LYING MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED FEET (500 FEET) BELOW THE SURFACE THEREOF, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT TO SLANT DRILL FOR AND REMOVE ALL OR ANY OF SAID OIL, GAS, CASINGHEAD GAS, ASPHALTUM AND OTHER HY-DROCARBONS AND CHEMICAL GAS LYING BELOW A DEPTH OF MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED FEET (500 FEET) BELOW THE SURFACE THEREOF, AND THE RIGHT TO GRANT LEASES FOR ALL OR ANY OF SAID PURPOSES, BUT WITHOUT ANY RIGHT WHATSO-EVER TO ENTER UPON THE SURFACE OF SAID LANDS WITHIN FIVE HUN-DRED FEET (500 FEET) VERTICAL DIS-TANCE BELOW THE SURFACE THERE-OF, AS EXCEPTED IN THE DEEDS FROM HARRY H WYNN AND CHARLOTTE WYNN, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS TO AN UNDIVIDED 1/3 INTEREST, AND F MAXINE MULLER, A SINGLE WOMAN, AS TO AN UNDIVIDED 1/6 INTEREST AND GEORGE W MULLER, A SINGLE MAN, AS TO AN UNDIVIDED 1/6 INTEREST, RECORDED DECEMBER 31, 1986, SERIES NOS 86-241329 AND 86-241330, RESPECTIVELY 3) ALL OIL, GAS, CASINGHEAD GAS, ASPHALTUM AND OTHER HYDROCARBONS AND ALL CHEMICAL GAS NOW OR HERE-AFTER FOUND, SITUATED OR LOCATED IN ALL OR ANY PART OR PORTION OF THE LAND ABOVE DESCRIBED LYING MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED FEET (500 FEET) BELOW THE SURFACE THEREOF, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT TO SLANT DRILL FOR AND REMOVE ALL OR ANY OF SAID OIL, GAS, CASINGHEAD GAS, ASPHALTUM AND OTHER HY-DROCARBONS AND CHEMICAL GAS LYING BELOW A DEPTH OF MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED FEET (500 FEET) BELOW THE SURFACE THEREOF, AND THE RIGHT TO GRANT LEASES FOR ALL OR ANY OF SAID PURPOSES, BUT WITHOUT ANY RIGHT WHAT-

NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE Trustee Sale No. 432009CA Loan No. 5304312746 Title Order No. 602122360 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 04/09/2007. UN-LESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 12/31/- 2009 at 10:00 AM, CALIFOR-NIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded 04/12/2007, Book , Page , Instrument 2007-0106440- 00, of of cial records in the Of ce of the Recorder of CON-TRA COSTA County, California, exe-cuted by: LAURIE RUTH HUFFMAN, DR., A SINGLE WOMAN, as Trustor, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRA-TION SYSTEMS, INC., (MERS), SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER, 1ST NATIONAL LENDING SERVICES, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, as Bene ciary, will sell at public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashiers check drawn by a state or national bank, a cashiers check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a cashiers check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank

SOEVER TO ENTER UPON THE SUR-FACE OF SAID LANDS WITHIN FIVE HUNDRED FEET (500 FEET) VERTI-CAL DISTANCE BELOW THE SURFACE THEREOF- , AS TO AN UNDIVIDED 1/3 INTEREST AS RESERVED BY GERALD J JEFFRY, ET UX, IN THE GRANT DEED RECORDED DECEMBER 16, 1997, SE-RIES NO 97-244907, CONTRA COSTA COUNTY RECORDS 4) THE OIL, OTH-ER HYDRO-CARBONS, GAS AND ALL OTHER MINERALS AND ASSOCIATED SUBSTANCES AS RESERVED IN THE DEED FROM ALICE MAE CAR-PENTER, ET VIR, TO GIOVANNI CON-TINENTE, DATED NOVEMBER 4, 1943, AND RECORDED NOVEMBER 18, 1943 IN VOLUME 762 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS, AT PAGE 70, AS SAID RES-ERVATION WAS MODIFIED BY THOSE CERTAIN DEEDS FROM KIT CARPEN-TER AND DOROTHY ANN CARPENTER, TRUSTEES OF THE CARPENTER FAM-ILY TRUST TO RONALD E NUNN AND SHIRLEY A NUNN, RECORDED NO-VEMBER 25, 2002, INSTRUMENT NO 2002- 445332, AND FROM KIT CAR-PENTER AND CAROLYN HUFF TO RON-ALD E NUNN AND SHIRLEY A NUNN, RECORDED NOVEMBER 25, 2002, IN-STRUMENT NO 2002445331, THEREBY RESERVING, AS A MINERAL INTEREST AND NOT AS A ROYALTY INTEREST, ALL OIL, GAS, HYDROCARBONS, AND ASSOCIATED SUBSTANCES IN, UN-DER, OR PRODUCED AND SAVED FROM THE ABOVE DESCRIBED LAND, BELOW 500 FEET OF THE SUR-FACE OF THE LAND, BUT WITHOUT THE ENTRY TO THE SURFACE OF THE LAND. 5) THE MINERALS AND MIN-ERAL RIGHTS RESERVED IN THE DEED FROM LIPPOW DEVELOPMENT CO TO LEON J PREVOST, RECORDED APRIL 25, 1963, BOOK 4352, OFFICIAL RECORDS, PAGE 599, AS FOLLOWS THE LAND RE-FERRED TO HEREIN BELOW IS SITUAT-ED IN THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND IS DE-SCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:ONE-HALF OF ALL OIL, GAS, CASINGHEAD GASOLINE AND OTHER HYDROCARBON AND MINERAL SUBSTANCES, TOGETH-ER WITH THE RIGHT TO TAKE, RE-MOVE, MINE AND DISPOSE OF ALL OF SAID OIL, GAS, CASINGHEAD GASO-LINE AND OTHER HYDROCARBON AND MINERAL SUBSTANCES Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $512,114.73 (estimated) Street address and other common designation of the real property: 1530 SOLITUDE WAY BRENTWOOD, CA 94513 APN Num-ber: 018-470-018 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The property here-tofore described is being sold as is. In compliance with California Civil Code 2923.5(c) the mortgagee, trustee, ben-e ciary, or authorized agent declares: that it has contacted the borrower(s) to assess their nancial situation and to explore options to avoid fore-closure; or that it has made efforts to contact the borrower(s) to assess their nancial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure by one of the following methods: by tele-phone; by United States mail; either 1st class or certi ed; by overnight delivery; by personal delivery; by e-mail; by face to face meeting. DATE: 12- 03-2009 DECLARATION PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SEC-TION 2923.54 Pursuant to California Civil Code Section 2923.54, the under-signed loan servicer declares as fol-lows: 1. It has obtained from the com-missioner a nal or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.54 that is current and valid on the date the notice of sale is led; and 2. The timeframe for giving notice of sale speci ed in subdivision (a) of Sec-tion 2923.52 does not apply pursuant to Section 2923.52 or Section 2923.55. CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPA-NY, as Trustee (714) 259-7850 or www. delityasap.com (714) 573- 1965 or www.priorityposting.com CALIFOR-NIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMA-TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. DEBORAH BRIGNAC, VICE PRESIDENT 9200 OAKDALE AVE MAILSTOP N110612 CHATSWORTH, CA 91311 ASAP# 3358172 12/11/2009, 12/- 18/2009, 12/25/2009 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: De-cember 11, 18, 25, 2009

of Sale: At the Court Street en-trance to the County Courthouse, 725 Court Street (corner of Main and Court Street), Martinez, California Property Address is purported to be: 1304 HORNE COURT BRENTWOOD, CA 94513 APN #: 017-460-033 The total amount secured by said instrument as of the time of initial publication of this notice is $552,420.00, which includes the total amount of the unpaid balance (including accrued and unpaid inter-est) and reasonable estimated costs, expenses, and advances at the time of initial publication of this notice. Pursuant to California Civil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the bene ciary, loan servicer or au-thorized agent, declares as follows: [ 1 ] The mortgage loan servicer has ob-tained from the commissioner a nal or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date the notice of sale is led; [ 2 ] The timeframe for giving notice of sale speci ed in subdivision (a) of Section 2923.52 does not apply pursuant to Section 2923.52 or 2923.55. Date: 12/17/2009 ETS Services, LLC 2255 North Ontario Street, Suite 400 Bur-bank, California 91504- 3120 Sale Line: 714-730-2727 Omar Solorzano, TRUST-EE SALE OFFICER ASAP# 3378589 12/- 25/2009, 01/01/2010, 01/08/2010 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: December 25, 2009, January 1, 8, 2010

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File #F-0008472-00 The name of the business (es): Cortona Park Located at: 150 Cortona Way In: Brentwood, CA 94513, Mailing: c/o: Susan Jeffrey, 330 N. Wabash, #1400, Chicago, IL 60611 Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): BKD Cor-tona Park, LLC, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, DE 19801. This business is conducted by: a Limited Liability Co. The registrant commenced to transact business under the ctitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. Signature of registrant: John P. Rijos-Managing Member This statement was led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk Of Contra Costa County on: December 1, 2009 By: Jose Gonzalez, Deputy Ex-pires: December 1, 2014 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish: December 25, 2009, January 1, 8, 15, 2010

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File #F-0008474-00 The name of the business (es): Tied To-gether Prayers Located at: 1714 Dune Point Way In: Discovery Bay, CA 94505 Is hereby registered by the follow-ing owner(s): Lynda Diane Gaskin and Jesse Thomas Gaskin III, 1714 Dune Point Way, Discovery Bay, CA 94505. This business is conducted by: Husband and Wife The registrant commenced to transact business under the cti-tious business name or names listed above on: N/A. Signature of registrant: Lynda D. Gaskin This statement was led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk Of Contra Costa County on: December 1, 2009 By: Dancia Cox, Deputy Expires: December 1, 2014 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish: December 11, 18, 25, 2009, January 1, 2010

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File #F-0008490-00 The name of the business (es): EAST VAL-LEY PAINTING CO. Located at: 275 Washington Drive In: Brentwood, CA 94513 Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Javier Sanchez, 275 Washington Drive, Brentwood, CA 94513. This business is conduct-ed by: an Individual The registrant com-menced to transact business under the ctitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. Signature of reg-istrant: Javier Sanchez This statement was led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk Of Contra Costa County on: De-cember 1, 2009 By: Mary Imbrie, Deputy Expires: December 1, 2014 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish: December 11,18, 25, 2009, January 1, 2010

NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE T.S. No. GM-227135-C Loan No. 0475740908 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 10/29/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE AC-TION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CON-TACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashiers check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or fed-eral credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan as-sociation, or savings association, or savings bank speci ed in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by the duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or war-ranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to satisfy the obligation secured by said Deed of Trust. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrect-ness of the property address or oth-er common designation, if any, shown herein. TRUSTOR: WINIFRED K. HINES, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN Recorded 11/5/2007 as Instrument No. 2007- 0307187-00 in Book , page of Of -cial Records in the of ce of the Record-er of Contra Costa County, California, Date of Sale: 1/04/2010 at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: At the Court Street entrance to the County Courthouse, 725 Court Street (corner of Main and Court Street), Martinez, California Prop-erty Address is purported to be: 2985 BLUMEN AVENUE BRENTWOOD, CA 94513 APN #: 018-600-007 The total amount secured by said instrument

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE TS No. 09-0027192 Title Order No. 09-8-082516 Investor/Insurer No. 135297706 APN No. 055-120- 002-5 YOU ARE IN DE-FAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DAT-ED 04/21/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE AC-TION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CON-TACT A LAWYER. Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by: MARIA RAMOS, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN, dated 04/21/2006 and re-corded 05/02/- 06, as Instrument No. 2006- 0136397-00, in Book , Page ), of Of- cial Records in the of ce of the County Recorder of Contra Costa County, State of California, will sell on 01/07/2010 at 10:00AM, At the Court Street entrance to the County Courthouse (corner of Main and Court Street), 725 Court Street Mar-tinez, CA 94553 at public auction, to the

as of the time of initial publication of this notice is $463,510.00, which in-cludes the total amount of the unpaid balance (including accrued and unpaid interest) and reasonable estimated costs, expenses, and advances at the time of initial publication of this no-tice. Pursuant to California Civil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the bene ciary, loan servicer or au-thorized agent, declares as follows: [ 1 ] The mortgage loan servicer has ob-tained from the commissioner a nal or temporary order of exemption pursu-ant to Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date the notice of sale is led; [ 2 ] The timeframe for giving no-tice of sale speci ed in subdivision (a) of Section 2923.52 does not apply pursuant to Section 2923.52 or 2923.55. Date: 12/11/2009 ETS Services, LLC 2255 North Ontario Street, Suite 400 Bur-bank, California 91504- 3120 Sale Line: 714-730-2727 Ileanna Petersen, TRUST-EE SALE OFFICER ASAP# 3360705 12/11/2009, 12/18/2009, 12/25/2009 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publica-tion Dates: December 11, 18, 25, 2009

speci ed in section 5102 of the Finan-cial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Sale will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown be-low, of all right, title, and interest con-veyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property un-der and pursuant to the Deed of Trust. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimat-ed to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Place of Sale: THE COURT ST. ENTRANCE TO THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 725 COURT STREET(CORNER OF MAIN & COURT STREETS) , MARTINEZ, CA Legal Description: LOT 19, AS SHOWN ON THE MAP OF SUBDIVISION 8483, FILED NOVEMBER 14, 2002, MAP BOOK 449, PAGE 17, CONTRA COS-TA COUNTY RECORDS. EXCEPT-ING THEREFROM: 1. RIGHT CONVEYED AS TO THAT PORTION THEREOF DE-SCRIBED IN THE MINERAL RIGHTS DEED TO ALFRED POMBO, ET AL, RECORDED SEPTEMBER 29, 1987, IN BOOK 13933, PAGE 165, SERIES NO. 87- 211805, OFFICIAL RECORDS, AS FOL-LOWS: AN UNDIVIDED 50% INTEREST IN AND TO ALL OIL, GAS OR OTHER HYDROCARBON SUBSTANCES, GEOTHERMAL STEAMS, BRINES AND/OR MINERALS, WHICH MAY BE FOUND BELOW 500 FEET BENEATH THE SUR-FACE OF THIS DESCRIBED PROPER-TY. 2. THE RIGHTS RELINQUISHED IN THE OWNERS STATEMENT TO THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD AS DISCLOSED ON THE MAP OF SUBDIVISION 8310, FILED DECEMBER 29, 2000 IN BOOK 427 OF MAPS, PAGE 29, AND THE MAP OF SUBDIVISION 8483, FILED NOVEMBER 14, 2002, IN MAP BOOK 449, PAGE 17, CONTRA COSTA COUNTY RECORDS, AS FOLLOWS: ALL INTEREST IN SUB-SURFACE MINERAL RIGHTS AND WA-TER RIGHTS THAT THEY MAY HAVE. Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $794,423.26 (estimated) Street address and other common designa-tion of the real property: 600 MYR-TLE BEACH DRIVE BRENTWOOD, CA 94513 APN Number: 007-370- 019 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common des-ignation, if any, shown herein. The property heretofore described is being sold as is. In compliance with Califor-nia Civil Code 2923.5(c) the mortgagee, trustee, bene ciary, or authorized agent declares: that it has contacted the borrower(s) to assess their nan-cial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure; or that it has made efforts to contact the borrower(s) to assess their nancial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclo-sure by one of the following methods: by telephone; by United States mail; ei-ther 1st class or certi ed; by overnight delivery; by personal delivery; by e-mail; by face to face meeting. DEC-LARATION PURSUANT TO CALIFOR-NIA CIVIL CODE SECTION 2923.54 Pur-suant to California Civil Code Section 2923.54, the undersigned loan servicer declares as follows: 1. It has obtained from the commissioner a nal or tem-porary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.54 that is current and valid on the date the notice of sale is led; and 2. The timeframe for giving notice of sale speci ed in subdivision (a) of Section 2923.52 does not apply pursuant to Section 2923.52 or Sec-tion 2923.55. DATE: 12-04-2009 CALI-FORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY, as Trustee (714) 259- 7850 or www. delityasap.com (714) 573-1965 or www.priorityposting.com CALI-FORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMA-TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. DEBORAH BRIGNAC, VICE PRESIDENT 9200 OAKDALE AVE MAILSTOP N110612 CHATSWORTH, CA 91311 ASAP# 3366579 12/11/2009, 12/- 18/2009, 12/25/2009 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: De-cember 11, 18, 25, 2009

highest bidder for cash or check as de-scribed below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest con-veyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is pur-ported to be: 2428 ASILOMAR DRIVE, ANTIOCH, CA, 945317765. The under-signed Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street ad-dress and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and ad-vances at the time of the initial publica-tion of the Notice of Sale is $548,239.00. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the to-tal indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashiers checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or fed-eral credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan as-sociation, savings association, or sav-ings bank speci ed in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an AS IS condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebt-edness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and ex-penses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. DATED: 06/- 04/2009 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By:-- Trustees Sale Of- cer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. ASAP# 3377212 12/18/2009, 12/25/2009, 01/01/2010 An-tioch Press No. 06-1617 Publish Dates: December 18, 25, 2009, January 1, 2010

NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE T.S. No. GM-210278-C Loan No. 0359413620 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 10/23/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE AC-TION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CON-TACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashiers check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or fed-eral credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan as-sociation, or savings association, or savings bank speci ed in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by the duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or war-ranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to satisfy the obligation secured by said Deed of Trust. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrect-ness of the property address or oth-er common designation, if any, shown herein. TRUSTOR: Jennifer Scheile, an unmarried woman Recorded 11/1/2006 as Instrument No. 2006-0350884-00 in Book -, page - of Of cial Records in the of ce of the Recorder of Contra Costa County, California, Date of Sale: 1/8/2010 at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: At the Court Street entrance to the County Courthouse, 725 Court Street (corner of Main and Court Street), Martinez, Cali-fornia Property Address is purported to be: 1505 POPPY WAY ANTIOCH, CA 94509-0000 APN #: 074-173- 011 The to-tal amount secured by said instrument as of the time of initial publication of this notice is $353,867.00, which includes the total amount of the unpaid balance (including accrued and unpaid inter-est) and reasonable estimated costs, expenses, and advances at the time of initial publication of this notice. Pursuant to California Civil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the bene ciary, loan servicer or au-thorized agent, declares as follows: [ 1 ] The mortgage loan servicer has ob-tained from the commissioner a nal or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date the notice of sale is led; [ 2 ] The timeframe for giving notice of sale speci ed in subdivision (a) of Section 2923.52 does not apply pursuant to Section 2923.52 or 2923.55. ETS Services, LLC Date: 12/14/2009 2255 North Ontario Street, Suite 400 Bur-bank, California 91504- 3120 Sale Line: 714-730-2727 Omar Solorzano, TRUST-EE SALE OFFICER ASAP# 3358438 12/- 18/2009, 12/25/2009, 01/01/2010 An-tioch Press No. 06-1617 Publish Dates: December 18, 25, 2009, January 1, 2010

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File #F-0008168-00 The name of the business (es): A Dress Change Located at: 115 Railroad Ave-nue, #C In: Danville, CA 94526 Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Donna Read. This business is conduct-ed by: an Individual The registrant com-menced to transact business under the ctitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. Signature of reg-istrant: Donna Read This statement was led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk Of Contra Costa County on: No-vember 16, 2009 By: M. Oliver, Deputy Expires: November 16, 2014 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish: December 4, 11, 18, 25, 2009

NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALETrustee Sale No. : 20090015000348 Title Order No.: 090395864 FHA/VA/PMI No.: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 05/05/- 2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PRO-TECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NA-TURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAW-YER. NDEX WEST, LLC, as duly appoint-ed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 05/12/- 2006 as Instrument No. 2006- 0150312-00 of of- cial records in the of ce of the County Recorder of CONTRA COSTA County, State of CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED BY: ANGEL C. PACHECO AND RAMON-ITA T. PACHECO, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIERS CHECK/CASH EQUIV-ALENT or other form of payment au-thorized by 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States). DATE OF SALE: 01/07/2010 TIME OF SALE: 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: AT THE COURT STREET EN-TRANCE TO THE COUNTY COURT-HOUSE, 725 COURT STREET (CORNER OF MAIN AND COURT STREET), MAR-TINEZ, CA. STREET ADDRESS and other common designation, if any, of the re-al property described above is purport-ed to be: 331 JIMNO AVE, PITTSBURG, CALIFORNIA 94565 APN#: 086-092-027 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any , shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), ad-vances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation se-cured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the ini-tial publication of the Notice of Sale is $364,693.34. The bene ciary under said Deed of Trust heretofore ex-ecuted and delivered to the under-signed a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written No-tice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. FOR TRUST-EE SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: AGENCY SALES & POSTING 3210 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 200 IRVINE, CA 92602 714-730- 2727 www.lpsasap.com NDEx West, L.L.C. MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFOR-MATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NDEx West, L.L.C. as Authorized Agent Dated: 12/18/2009 NDEx West, L.L.C. 15000 Surveyor Bou-levard, Suite 500 Addison, Texas 75001-9013 Telephone: (866) 795-1852 Tele-copier: (972) 661-7800 ASAP# 3374593 12/18/2009, 12/- 25/2009, 01/01/2010 Antioch Press No. 06-1617 Publish Dates: December 18, 25, 2009, January 1, 2010

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Lets get pavingEditor:

What do you say? It has been over six weeks since the NASCAR races have run their course at the Fairgrounds in Antioch. The dust has cleared on Saturday evenings. The only thing thats not clear is when their parking lot will get a fresh or shall I say its fi rst-ever? paving job.

Come on; its 2009! About 2 years ago the grounds were paved in an area on the west side of the parking lot for the people and handicapped parking. That is a step in the right direction; yet, what about completing the job?

The lot on Saturday nights now sits quiet; without trash fl ying toward the neighborhood east of L Street and into the McFarlan tract housing area. Three years ago an updated cyclone fence was erected; yet it was placed about 1 inches above the ground. Was that so the trash from the Flea Market on Saturdays until 4 p.m. and then trash from the race fans, as well as the bottle tossing onto L Street over the fence can continue?

Why do the Fairgrounds waste their time

putting down white stripes for parking? They should fi rst and foremost put a good paving job down and then place the white parking stripes. It is realized that the monies for this project may not be available, yet recycled pave-ment through other county paving projects could take care of that.

I was born in Antioch and have witnessed this 1950s attitude regarding these changes. It hasnt been mentioned that a truck-driving school rents or leases part of the east Fair-grounds parking lot. Why not put some of that revenue toward putting down some blacktop? It would greatly alleviate the dust and gravel problem. That gravel can work its way all the way across L Street.

It is also realized that many of the fairground hierarchy do not spend any time (to speak of) in Antioch on the weekends. I have also heard that many do not even live in Antioch, so therefore their weekends are spent away from the fairgrounds dust and mess. I failed to mention that the truck-driving school, which has roots in Antioch, runs its driving school using big-rig trucks with trailers and sometimes just the cab. These trucks can really stir up the dust due to the area being oiled just one time a year. That would be just one time a year in late May prior to the CCC Fair getting going.

The truck-driving school takes place six days a week with the only day not used by them is Saturdays, which is the day of the Flea Market. These people must be paying some-thing to use these lots.

We just saw the completion of the Fourth to 10th Street additions of L Street and you better believe down the road, the 10th to 18th Street on L Street will be widened also. Come on, city leaders that make these decisions lets get paving!

I must add that this is not about the race car drivers and their sponsors from many loca-tions in California; they seem to be outstanding people that are in this for the sport of driving

the oval track.Some say that if you dont like the goings

on, then move out. Well, what about the next family that moves in to the neighborhood? Progress would be better, dont you think? Enjoy the evenings of empty fairgrounds in the east parking lot. Maybe one day we will wake up to the pleasant sound of a work crew; maybe even a stimulus work crew paving their hearts out. Oh happy days! Pave, pave, pave!

Have a Happy Holiday and New Year, Antioch and all of Contra Costa County!

Richard P. BurkeAntioch

Christmas spirit alive on Bethel Island

Editor:We understand that times are tough, not

just for our own family (which has three mem-bers out of work) but for many other families in our local area, as well as across the nation. Even so, we refused to let our state, or even our nations economic situation take away from the spirit of Christmas. Times are hard everywhere, yet our family still wanted to do something for our community to help spread the Christmas cheer.

What did we do? We wanted to offer a chance to experience a little Christmas cheer right from Bethel Island. Our Christmas scene may be small by the measure of some, but to us its a very big deal. My brother has been work-ing very hard all week putting up Christmas decorations in the hope of sharing some Christ-mas spirit with the families in our community.

We invite everyone to come and share some Christmas cheer with our family. Remem-ber to wear a warm coat, bring a fl ashlight, and maybe a thermos of hot cocoa, too. And yes, even the Antioch, Brentwood, Discovery Bay and Oakley Press are welcome and we do hope you come and take pictures and help us spread the word: The Christmas Spirit Is Alive

in Bethel Island!The hours you can visit are 6 to 9 p.m.

please, no visitors after 9 p.m., as all the outdoor Christmas lights will automatically go off after 9 p.m.

You can fi nd us and our Christmas spirit at Sullivan Farms Palouse Appaloosas, 4220 Gateway Road on Bethel Island.

Terrae SullivanBethel Island

Demand true health care insurance reform

Editor:With sadness I am writing to express

my opposition to the current health care legislation. As a nation, we desperately need health care insurance reform. Yet the current proposed reform is simply a giveaway to the health care insurance and pharmaceutical industries, while limiting the coverage of some of the basics of health care including reproduc-tive health care services and preventive health services.

In addition, the legislation as currently proposed punishes hard-working individuals by mandating that they buy inadequate health insurance, giving their limited funds to an already subsidized health insurance industry or pay a fi ne.

The true silent majority of the American people must demand true health care insur-ance reform from their individual Congress members. We must end our silence during this debate, and threaten to vote out their Congress members who refuse to be held accountable to their true constituents, the regular healthy American who wants to be able to prevent illness by doing what is appropriate in consulta-tion with their local doctor and be protected if, God forbid, illness hits unexpectedly.

Dr. Sara LevinChair, Internal Medicine

Contra Costa Regional Medical CenterMartinez

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Yes, East County, there is a Santa ClausSanta is understandably a little tired

today as he gets set for a long winters nap after having spent the night bringing toys to children around the world. So weve de-

cided to put on a Santa cap to pass out presents of wishes in our East County communi-

ties, whether theyve been naughty or nice. Antiochs present should come from Judge Saundra Armstrong, who should grant the city a victory in its litigation against several African-American women charging the police with racial discrimination. Antioch offi cials and police have been doing only what any responsible city must do to ensure a healthy c