Cotati council OKs 2016-17 budget

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Cotati council OKs 2016-17 budget
Friedman’s Home Improvement + J C Penney
By Dave Williams
Cotati’s City Council unanimously approved its
budget for Fiscal Year 2016-17 at its meeting Tuesday night, marking the eighth consecutive year it
has passed a balanced budget.
By the end of Fiscal Year 2016-17, the city expects to have an operating surplus of $463,704
(surpassing last year’s total of $289,326) and more
than $1.8 million in total reserves.
Some of the budget’s highlights include a significant increase in economic development activities in an attempt to lure new business
development and $2.5 million in new capital and
equipment expenditures, including significant
City produces balanced budget for 8th
straight year; $1.8 million in reserves
grant funding.
In an effort to make understanding the budget
easier for the community, it also features more user
friendly budget categories as well as including
consolidation of capital and equipment expenses
to more easily follow improvement project costs
and related operating transfers. There also is a
major increase in activities concerning the revived
Park and Recreation Dept.
Longtime city critic and former councilman
George Barich challenged the city’s numbers and
its claim to have balanced the budget again. He
also labeled Cotati as a city in decline.
“The budget balances once again because it
overinflates anticipated revenues and once again
ignores depreciating capital equipment and city
building replacements,” Barich said.
Councilman John Dell’Osso then asked Norm
Veloso, Cotati’s Director of Administrative Services, who wrote the staff report, if it’s possible to
get away with fudging or overinflating the numbers.
“For this year, by proposed budget, it’s one of
very conservative protection for the revenues,”
Veloso said. “We want to make sure we never
overestimate revenue flows. We are very conservative with our projections.”
Mayor John Moore strongly disagreed with
Barich’s assessment. Moore says the fact nearly
‘Cotati,’ see page 7
Cotati
eases
water
limits
Council opts to rescind
emergency measures
New look for old Cotati watering hole?
Come Saturday, the inside of the Tradewinds Bar in Cotati likely will look much different than it does in this photo taken on Tuesday before the crew from Spike TV
reality show “Bar Rescue” gives the longtime watering hole a makeover.
Robert Grant
By Dave Williams
The owners of the Tradewinds Bar in
Cotati are not saying, but by all accounts, the longtime watering hole will
be the subject of a reality television
show that specializes in remodeling
and revitalizing bars dealing with financial hard times.
A crew from the Spike TV show
“Bar Rescue” has been seen in town
since Tuesday filming scenes for the
show. One of the Tradewinds’ owners,
Dan Thompson, said he and the bar’s
other owners, his wife Tracy and Chase
Meyers, were contractually obligated
to remain silent on the show’s details
and plans for the bar until the airdate,
which has yet to be scheduled.
Suspicious
fires in RP
set Sunday
The Rohnert Park Dept. of
Public Safety currently is investigating a pair of suspicious fires
that occurred Sunday.
The first fire occurred at
around 6:30 a.m. on the 5 Creek
foot bridge at Eagle Park. An unknown suspect set the fire to the
bridge, causing minor damage to
some of the boards on the walkway. RPDPS was able to extinguish the smoldering fire. The
Dept. of Public Works temporarily has closed the bridge and will
repair the damage this week.
The second fire was on the
Hinebaugh Creek path between
Redwood Drive and Labath Avenue shortly after 4 p.m. The suspect set a series of small fires in
the vegetation along the creek
path, and RPDPS was able to
quickly put them out.
RPDPS is encouraging anyone who may have information
on the fires to call 911 or (707)
584-2600.
Reality TV show ‘Bar Rescue’ likely to
revamp Tradewinds Bar by weekend
“We’re hoping it goes through, but
no one will know for sure until it’s
done,” Dan Thompson said.
The City of Cotati has granted “Bar
Rescue” a six-day limited term permit
to allow for remodeling of the
Tradewinds and filming. The crew performed reconnaissance and surveilled
the bar Wednesday and Thursday.
Today (Friday, June 17 and Saturday,
June 18) the Tradewinds will be closed
to the public so the crew can do the bar
makeover. On Saturday, from 8 p.m. to
used by Taffer and his team.
Taffer, after introducing himself to
the bar owners, in a no-nonsense manner discusses his team’s findings and
lays out the changes he deems necessary for the bar to become profitable.
12:30 a.m. Sunday, will be the reveal
He also examines the bar’s financial
of the bar makeover.
A typical episode of the show begins records. Taffer will be brutally honest
with a confrontational attitude that is
with the star of the show, Jon Taffer,
and his team observing a struggling bar intended to prod the owners and bar
to determine its operational and service staff to drastically change the way the
bar operates.
weaknesses. For the reconnaissance
Taffer is a longtime food and beverwork, one or more team members
age industry consultant specializing in
and/or local residents enter the bar,
nightclubs, pubs and bars. Some of his
order food and drinks to gauge their
quality and form an opinion on the vibe recommendations may include the firing of inept or dishonest employees.
of the bar. Hidden cameras, pre-in‘Tradewinds,’ see page 8
stalled with the owners’ consent are
Sacramento
man jailed
for string of
robberies
Credo Class of 2016
The second class ever to graduate from Rohnert Park’s Credo High, and the last at its current location on Southwest Boulevard,
tosses caps into the air after ceremonies on June 11.
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Hardwoods & Laminates
By Dave Williams
The state of emergency concerning water usage in Cotati has
been lifted as the city council at
its Tuesday meeting voted unanimously to rescind the Stage 2
Water Shortage Emergency Condition it adopted in May of 2015.
Cotati is following the lead of
the state and Gov. Jerry Brown,
who in 2014 delivered a proclamation officially declaring a
statewide drought emergency
and requested all Californians to
reduce water use by 25 percent
because of a lack of rain. Following the Gov. Brown’s proclamation and later executive order, the
State Water Resources Control
Board (Water Board) adopted a
resolution titled: “Emergency
Regulations for Statewide Urban
Conservation” that enacted regulations on Californians and
water suppliers.
Brown’s proclamation and
Water Board’s emergency regulations have been followed by a
number of actions by both the
governor and the Water Board up
to the present day. The city’s
drought response measures have
‘Water,’ see page 7
A Sacramento man has been arrested on suspicion of a string of robberies, including Subway restaurants
in Rohnert Park, Vacaville and
Petaluma as well as others in Sacramento and Placer counties.
Frank Solorzano, 28, was booked
into Sonoma County Jail for the robberies. After a robbery of the Subway
restaurant in Rohnert Park on June 1,
RPDPS Det. D. Lamaison’s investigation found the same suspect allegedly
had robbed a Subway in Petaluma. Additionally, it was determined the suspect also robbed a subway in Vacaville
the morning of June 2.
Det. Lamaison also learned a similarly described suspect had committed
a theft from the Sally Beauty Supply
store on Redwood Drive in RP, and the
clerk was able to get his name and license plate number. The clerk then saw
the original press release regarding the
‘Robberies,’ see page 8
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Rohnert Park-Cotati Library news
The Rohnert Park-Cotati Friends of the Library Spring Book Sale
Book Discussion Group:
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Tuesday, June 21, 11:30-12:30. The Distance between Us by
are: Wednesday, June 8, 5 p.m.-7 p.m.—for members only (mem- Reyna Grande. Copies are available at the library information desk.
bership $5 available at the door). Thursday, June 9, 10 a.m.-5:30
p.m. Friday, June 10, 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Saturday, June 11, (half
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The Library Advisory Board’s bimonthly meeting is scheduled call 584-9121 ext. 0920.
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room. The public is welcome to attend. The opportunity to address
CHILDREN’S AND TEEN’S
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PROGRAMS
is included in the meeting’s agenda.
Summer Reading Program Opening Ceremony Party: Torch!
Thursday, June 9, 2016 - 11:30 a.m.
ADULT PROGRAMS
In the style of the Olympics, the library is kicking off Summer
Adult Summer Reading Program - June 7- August 31, 2016
This summer, read, visit, and discover new things in your com- Reading with a torch-passing runner! Join us here at the estimated
munity with the Sonoma County Library Bingo Challenge—our time to cheer on the runner who will be helping us to open Summer
Adult Summer Reading Program! Sign up and get your Bingo card Reading! This event is part of the Children’s Summer Reading Club
starting June 7, 2016. For every Bingo you complete, bring your at Sonoma County Library. Join the club, set a reading goal, and
take the five-book challenge!
card in to pick up prizes and earn chances to win a special prize!
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Summer Reading Program
Sign-ups begin the week of Tuesday, June 7 for children and
teens. Children ages 0-12 can join the “Read for the Win” club and
receive weekly prizes for reading and visiting the library. There are
also special weekly programs such as puppet shows, magic shows
and more. The Teen 2016 summer reading program for grades 712 encourages teens to read books, make friends, do crafts, win
prizes, have fun, and learn something new! There are also special
summer afternoon programs. For more information, call the Children’s Desk or visit the library’s website.
Homework Help on Tuesdays – Will be back in September.
Storytimes – Family storytimes (ages 0-5) on Fridays at 11 a.m.
for five weeks this summer: June 17–July 8.
Read to a Dog - The Read to a Dog reading program takes place
each Wednesday from 3:30-4:30 p.m. and each Saturday from 2-3
p.m. all year round. Come sign up that afternoon to read to an appreciative dog!
All events are free and open to the public. For more information, call the library at 584-9121 or visit www.sonomalibrary.org.
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arrested for possession of controlled substance, controlled substance paraphernalia and outside
warrant on Redwood Dr.
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narcotic controlled substance,
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Redwood Dr.
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11:45 a.m.: Reckless driving reported on Petaluma Hill Rd. at
Snyder Ln.
on Barbi Ln.
on Barbi Ln.
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Copeland Creek Tr. at Redwood
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on Golf Course Dr.
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reported on Maurice Ave. at
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6/13/16
on Country Club Dr.
on Country Club Dr.
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reported on Redwood Dr.
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Cotati
6/3/16
arrested for possession of controlled substance and possession
of narcotic controlled substance
on Old Redwood Hwy.
on E. Cotati Ave. at Windmill
Farms Dr.
2:20 p.m.: Vandalism reported
on Old Redwood Hwy.
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at E. Cotati Ave.
6/4/16
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Adrian Dr.
4:11 p.m.: A 72-year-old male arrested for DUI on E. Cotati Ave.
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accident reported on W. Cotati
Ave. at Hwy 116 So.
El Rancho Dr.
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11:24 p.m.: Reckless driving reported on E. Cotati Ave. at W.
Sierra Ave.
6/5/16
on Macklin Dr.
E. Cotati Ave.
2:32 p.m.: Hit and run reported
on Redwood Dr.
arrested for possession of
switch-blade knife and Beverly
Dr. at Bonnie Ave.
6/6/16
arrested for outside warrant on E.
Cotati Ave.
9:42 a.m.: Suspicious circumstances on Macklin Dr. at Park
Ave.
1:56 p.m.: Suspicious circumstances reported on Hwy. 116 S.
on Portal St.
6/7/16
on Santero Way.
on Hwy. 116 So.
5:22 a.m.: Suspicious person reported on Old Redwood Hwy.
8:02 a.m.: Suspicious person reported on George St.
arrested for driving with suspended/revoked license, possession of open container while
driving and possession of controlled substance on E. Cotati
Ave.
on Ryan Ln.
on Cypress Ave. at Valparaiso
Ave.
6:13 p.m.: Non-injury traffic accident reported on Old Redwood
Hwy.
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Children with special needs learn
to ride bicycles and swim
To See a World
in a Grain of
Sand
Friday, June 17, 2016 - 3
Do you ever think about the
sand between your toes at the
beach? Sonoma State University
Geology Professor Owen Anfinson sure does. And if that sand is
from the coast near Point Reyes,
he can tell you it’s older than
many dinosaur fossils and possibly formed when the land was
part of the Arctic’s now frozen
tundra.
In other words, he can see the
world’s changes over millions of
years through a few grains of
sand.
First, he fills a bag of sand
from a beach about 30 miles
from SSU. Using a combination
of microscopes, electromagnets,
chemistry lab liquids and gold
prospecting tools, Anfinson can
isolate the mineral zircon.
He’s looking for zircon specifically because the crystal structure naturally contains uranium,
which can be age dated using a
calculation involving the element’s half-life and the amount
of lead in a given grain. With recent technological advances, Anfinson can date up to 100 grains
in two hours — call it geological
speed dating — to give a good
idea of just how old these rocks
really are.
“The information from these
dates and geochemical fingerprints allows us to compare
rocks from around the world,”
says Anfinson. “By tying these
rock units back to a specific time
and place of formation, we can
determine where our tectonic
Police carry Special Olympics Flame of Hope
By Kayla Webster
Rohnert Park and Cotati’s police forces could be seen in stride
with members of California
Highway Patrol, Sonoma County
Probation and Special Olympics
athletes as they completed their
leg of the relay to bring the
Flame of Hope to the 2016
Northern California Special
Olympics.
On Wednesday, June 15, runners carried the torch from
Mary’s Pizza Shack in Rohnert
Park to Applebee’s in Petaluma.
Hundreds of officers in the
northern region of California
will participate in the tradition
until the torch reaches its home
at the University of California
Davis on June 24.
Petaluma police officers took
over the relay once the party
made it to Applebee’s. They’ll
walk it to the other side of
Petaluma, where officers from
Marin County will continue the
relay to Davis. Once at Davis,
700 athletes from 47 different
counties will compete in aquatics, bocce, tennis, and track and
field with the assistance of 200 Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety along with Cotati Police, Santa Rosa Police, and California Highway Patrol joined together
for the annual running of the Flame of Hope for Special Olympics. Santa Rosa Police delivered the torch to Rohnert Park Public Safety,
volunteer coaches.
Cotati Police and California Highway Patrol at Mary’s Pizza who then ran the torch down to Applebee’s at the north end of Petaluma
to hand it off to the Petaluma Police for the last leg of the journey, which ended at the Veteran’s Memorial building at the south end of
the City.
Photo by Robert Grant
Civil War Days in Duncan’s
Mills, a re-enactment of life and
times in Virginia in 1863, will
take place July 18-19.
American Civil War reenactments have always drawn a
fairly large following of enthusiastic participants, young and old
and willing to brave the weather
and expend money and resources
in their efforts to duplicate the
events even down to the smallest
recorded details. Some may even
attend classes put on by sponsors
where they learn how to dress,
cook, eat and even “die” just as
real Civil War soldiers.
Some people are interested in
getting the historical perspective,
particularly if they can trace their
ancestry back to those who
fought in that war.
In addition to military re-enactment, a significant part of
Civil War reenactment includes
the portrayal of civilians, including men, women and children.
This can include portrayals as
varied as soldiers’ aid societies,
settlers, saloon proprietors, musicians and insurance salesmen.
A typical Civil War reenactment takes place over a weekend
with the participants arriving on
Friday and camping on site while
the spectators view the battles
Saturday and Sunday. So July
18-19 will have the serene Duncan’s Mills pasture turned into a
loud and boisterous battle
ground.
The times for this historically
weekend is Saturday 9 a.m.-5
p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m.-3
p.m. The cost is $12 for adults,
$6 for children 6-12 and free for
under children under five. Parking is $5 per car. Bring cash, as
no credit cards are accepted. The
site will be at Freezeout Road,
Duncan’s Mills. For more information, call (707) 922-5901 or
email [email protected].
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To see a World in a Grain of
Sand
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower,
Hold Infinity in the palm of your
hand
And Eternity in an hour
Anfinson continues, “The
truth is these sand grains hold a
rich and deep story that may hold
the key to reconstructing the tectonic history of our planet.”
Submitted by SSU
Paint night in Petaluma on June 24
William Rains (6) works on his swimming skills with Savannah Coen and Jordan Marshall at the annual “Cycle Without Limits” Summer
An opportunity for friends to
Bike & Swim Camp 2016. This camp is typically held at the SSU Main Gymnasium and Pool.
celebrate summer with fabulous
Photo by Robert Grant women and help local families in
need occurs June 24 at 6:30 p.m.
at a countryside home in
Petaluma.
It will be a night of socializing
and creative fun at 919 Eastman
Lane in Petaluma. The gathering
will take place outside in a scenic field and participants will
The Cycle Without Limits summer bike and swim camp at
Summer campers also participate in swimming and outdoor play. discover how easy and relaxing
Sonoma State University will teach children with special needs how Children from Sonoma County and other Bay Area locations will it can be to paint a beautiful sunto ride bicycles June 13-17. These children often have a history of attend the weeklong camp directed by SSU kinesiology professor flower.
difficulty learning how to ride a bike using traditional methods.
Elaine McHugh.
Desserts and wine will be
The annual camp features instruction through United Cerebral
Instructors include adapted physical education teachers, along served. The cost is $50 per perPalsy of the North Bay using specially designed pneumatic trainer with students from SSU and local high schools. For more informa- son, which will include all matebikes that allow children to master the skills of riding a two-wheeler tion visit United Cerebral Palsy of the North Bay.
rial. The proceeds will go toward
while providing extra stability during the learning process. Most
Submitted by SSU “Our Gifts of the Heart” fund,
campers learn to ride in less than one week’s time.
Civil War reenactment
scheduled for July 18-19
plates have been through geologic time.”
With his team of SSU undergraduates, Anfinson is currently
testing the hypothesis that large
regions of California, including
the eastern Klamath Mountains,
the northern Sierra Nevada, and
possibly parts of Point Reyes,
were once in a far more northern
position on Earth.
By drilling microscopic holes
into these tiny grains, Anfinson
is able to see when the Earth
went through major geologic
changes. He has recently published papers on the use of this
novel technique on samples from
the Canadian Arctic and Italian
Alps.
“Poet William Blake envisioned a world inside a grain of
sand, but his generation lacked
the technology to unlock the true
secrets of that beautifully complex world,” says Anfinson. He
referring to the poem “Auguries
of Innocence,” which begins:
which benefits local families in
need.
There are only 50 spots for
this event so early signups are
suggested. Go to www.paintedcellars.com/event/fabulouswomen to register..
Alhaji Conteh
A 2001 Rancho Cotate
High School graduate, became the first member of his
family to earn a doctorate degree.
Conteh, after graduating
from Rancho Cotate, attended
San Diego State University
for six years and graduated
with a BA in history. He then
earned his Master’s degree
from Temple University
Philadelphia. After seven
years at Howard University in
Washington, DC, Conteh
proudly earned his PhD.
His family couldn’t be any
prouder of him.
Ingenious homeless sheltered next to RP City Hall
Copeland and Hinebaugh
creeks are favored.
Local government like city
councils can cope with homeless in their cities, but the main
burdens are carried by county
and state agencies.
PLIGHT OF THE homeless
was brought full-face to Rohnert Park’s city council when
Tim Danesi and Anne Rasmussen of the RP Historical
Society were taken on a tour of
two of the buildings on Avram
Avenue which are slated to be
torn down soon. Danesi asked
the city if he could check and
see if the old city hall on Commerce Blvd. and the two-story
WE’VE ALL SEEN homeabandoned office building next
less people circulating their
to the new city hall might have
way around Rohnert Park and
Cotati, their possessions neatly some historical artifacts for his
collection. City hall said OK,
compacted in plastic bags and
and Bryce Atkins, staff analyst,
bedrolls lashed tightly and
pushing a shopping cart or wob- had the keys and escorted Tim
and Anne.
bling on a bicycle with side
There was little left to salbaskets attached, they’re modvage in the old city hall. Tim
els of human self-containment
was there earlier and picked up
lifestyle.
Sonoma County has a pretty a few (name plates, ashtrays)
for his collection. What really
good system to help the homeheld a surprise was the office
less with shelters and verbal
building next to the new city
guidance. But the problem
hall.
never seems to get smaller
“It was a mess,” said Anne.
every year and some experts
“Even though nobody had ofsay the homeless population is
fices there, the electricity was
still growing despite the economic recovery. It’s difficult to not turned off and the homeless
say, for the homeless not able to found a way to get inside. It
find shelter have to create indi- smelled awful.”
Apparently there was no
vidual havens wherever they
water supply, but with electriccan find privacy. Shrubbery in
ity the newcomers had small
TV sets and hot plates for cooking. The toilets didn’t flush so
bathroom floors became toilets.
Anne said the “odors were atrocious and there was graffiti all
over the walls.”
THE NEW OCCUPANTS
escaped detection by covering
the windows with black paint,
didn’t dare go outdoors when
city hall was open and must
have been pretty quiet at night
so pedestrians on sidewalks and
occasional Public Safety patrol
cars wouldn’t be alerted. No
one has any idea how many tenants with free electricity lived
here and neither Tim or Anne
knew where the back entry was.
Only Copeland Creek is behind
the two-story building.
No one knows when the
homeless broke into the building but it ranks as “posh living”
compared to sheltering in
patches of shrubbery. It’s unknown who paid the electricity
bill but I assume city hall did
every month.
Nobody in city hall detected
any unusual odors like a
flooded toilet or cooking odors
even though city hall parking is
on the eastern flank of it. Peering into the main entry door
does not reveal any clues as to
what’s going on inside. Danesi
said they piled cardboard containers inside the main entry.
“Anybody peering into the
main door would see nothing
The Community Voice
but a pile of boxes so it looked
like just temporary storage,” he
said. “While we were inside an
adult male on a bicycle came up
and asked us if he could remove
his backpack from the building.
Atkins said he could. He did
and drove away.”
IT SURE BRINGS THE
homeless problem “full face” to
the city council and will no
doubt bring on an investigation
into how this could have hap-
pened. Could this happen to
other vacant offices on the first
floor or empty warehouses elsewhere in the city? The homeless
would like free electricity, but
it’s not vital and covered vacancies are preferred shelter to
shrubbery patches along creeks
or storefront concrete sidewalks.
Since this building and its
Tudor-style office building between it and the former city hall
are all scheduled to be torn
down, none of them attracted
curiosity from pedestrians and
motorists and probably only
cursory checks from DPS patrol
cars.
But the location of this vandalized building only a few
steps from the new city hall is
somewhat embarrassing. Some
credit should be given to the ingenuity of the homeless. We’ll
have to wait for police and city
hall investigators to smooth out
and explain the embarrassment.
The good life in Sonoma County
As I write
this, the California State
Legislature is
considering a
troubling housing proposal by
Governor
Brown. He is
seeking to virtually eliminate
local input, citizen involvement, and
community
City of RP Updates
consideration
By Darrin Jenkins
from new housing developments. The
proposal is being called “by right” because any
developer would have an absolute right to construct multi-family housing nearly anywhere
within a city. The proposed law requires no public review, no appeal process, and no environmental review for multi-family housing projects.
To make matters worse, he has attached the bill
to the state budget, which must be passed in June
and is approved with just a majority vote of the
legislature.
Countless surveys show that Americans find
their local government – cities – to be much
more responsive and well managed than state or
federal governments. This is because local residents drive the nature of their communities – just
look at the character differences between even
Cotati and Rohnert Park or Sonoma and Santa
Rosa. With local control, a community can allow
franchises, leaf blowers, or roundabouts if they
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choose to do so. Another community can ban
them. And the people decide the level and nature
of development through creation and adoption of
general plans and zoning codes.
Growing up in Sonoma County, I remember
my parents’ friends visiting from outside the area
and saying, “This is one of the nicest places in
the world. You’re so lucky to live here.” I have
to agree; we live in a special place. And it is so
partly because we’ve chosen to preserve natural
spaces, parks, and community separators between cities. We were able to accomplish these
things by deciding locally – through voter approved urban growth boundaries, through voter
approved growth management ordinances,
through voter approved taxes for open space
preservation, and through community vetted general plans for locally appropriate growth. Sacramento politicians should not undermine our local
desires, for the sake of housing developers.
The high cost of housing, either for purchase
or rent, is a concern to many of us. We want our
children to grow up and be able to live here too.
Any grandparent knows the gravitational pull of
grandchildren and we want them close by. We
want our businesses to easily access the workers
that need to be successful. We want our residents
and employees to enjoy short, easy commutes.
Housing costs are high because demand currently
outstrips supply. Rohnert Park is doing its part to
address this issue with managed housing construction on the eastside. Just as our city added
twelve lettered sections since the original “A”
section, we are
in the process of
adding a few
more. “K” section is under
Poland. The meeting produced a
hotel napkin outline of a $3.3 billion charge to Edison customers,
who might get off the hook later
this summer for at least some of
the expense of closing the San
Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, caused in large part by an
Edison blunder.
Before then, executives of Pacific Gas & Electric Co. were already talking and emailing
secretly with PUC members and
staff about how to ease their costs
for the 2010 San Bruno gas
pipeline explosion that killed
Thomas D. Elias
eight and destroyed dozens of
homes.
California focus
These were classic examples of
ex parte communications, a pracThere’s a good chance state
tice that’s long allowed both sides
lawmakers this year will pass a
of disputes before some state regban on ex parte communications
ulatory agencies to make their
involving members of the Coastal case in private. Reality is that a
Commission. It’s a nice idea, but big advantage always accrues to
inadequate.
utilities and other interests with
Ex parte communications – the the money to hire full-time advolegalistic name for private meetcates paid to develop close ties
ings, phone calls and email exwith regulators.
changes between key state
Last year, legislators unaniofficials and the people or compa- mously passed several PUC renies they regulate – emerged two form bills including a ban on ex
years ago as one of the most cor- parte communications with comrupt parts of California’s public
missioners. Gov. Jerry Brown
life.
quickly vetoed the measures,
That’s when emails revealed
which could have harmed the inthe president of the state’s Public terests of San Diego-based SemUtilities Commission had met se- pra Energy, parent company of
cretly with executives of the
Southern California Gas Co. and
Southern California Edison Co.
the San Diego Gas & Electric
during an industry meeting in
Co., where Brown’s sister Kathleen is a highly-paid director.
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construction right now in the University District
along Rohnert Park Expressway. Just as my children played soccer in “M” park with children
from all sections, so will future generations play
in “K” park.
While the size and cost of the new homes in
the University District won’t put them in the category of “starter” homes, they do offer an opportunity for residents to move up from smaller
homes, condominiums, or rentals. This in turn
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clear that ex parte communications have also long been a key
part of how the state’s Coastal
Commission operates. No one
knows how much influence consultants meeting privately with
commissioners had over the
springtime firing of that agency’s
strongly environmentalist former
executive director.
Brown, whose coastal appointees approved the firing, has
so far said nothing about ex parte
communications, or whether he
will veto the bill banning them
from Coastal Commission operations that easily passed the state
Senate. It is carried by Democrat
Hannah Beth Jackson, who represents much of the Santa Barbara
and Ventura county coastline.
Jackson’s bill is fine as far as it
goes, but it falls far short of
what’s needed. Brown’s 2015
veto means ex parte communications are still legal at the PUC,
where commissioners lately
adopted their own rule against
such conversations or emails. But
the commission can cancel that
rule anytime, and just might when
the heat is off.
Ex parte communications are
also allowed at the state Board of
Equalization, the Public Employee Relations Board and the
California Air Resources Board,
where automakers are a constant
lobbying presence.
What’s needed is an across-theboard ban, not piecemeal legislation like last year’s attempted ban
at the PUC and this year’s reaction to crises at the Coastal Commission.
Members of these commis-
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available in a soft cover fourth
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sions and boards often whine that
they rule on so many cases they’d
be swamped if they had to act
only on information in submitted
documents. They say their talks
with parties affected by their rulings give them better, more complete understanding.
But these officials are often
well-paid, the PUC commissioners and many other state board
members taking home six-figure
salaries. Why shouldn’t they pore
over detailed documents, rather
than subjecting themselves to the
blandishments of lobbyists, consultants and landowners? At the
PUC, commissioners also often
have private meetings with Wall
Street bankers whose investment
choices can be affected by state
rulings, especially if those
bankers know in advance which
way a decision will go.
All of which means the playing
field in state government right
now tilts toward favoring big
money interests. Sure, a ban on ex
parte communications by coastal
commissioners would be a step in
the right direction, but it’s just not
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all affordability levels. In addition, the developer
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Devin Mayo and Clara Wright, both from Rohnert Park, graduated from Tomales High last Friday.
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graduate from the school.
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The Community Voice
Friday, June 17
Community Events Calendar June 17 through June 30, 2016
• The Rohnert Park Farmers’
Market is open 2 – 8 p.m. at the
Rohnert Park-Cotati Library,
6250 Lynne Conde Wy. Live
music every week. This week,
Soulshine Blues Band is providing the music.
• All tickets on sale for
Sonoma County Fair at the box
office at 8 a.m. and online starting at 12:00 NOON. Discounts
available online or at the Fairgrounds Box Office 8:30 a.m. –
4:30 p.m. M-F until July 21 or
while supplies last. Call 707545-4200 for more information.
Religion and Spirituality Directory
FAITH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev. Jim Robie
WORSHIP 10 AM, SUNDAY
CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER
THIS IS A PC(USA) CONGREGATION.
"A THOUGHTFUL AND CONTEMPLATIVE
WORSHIP EXPERIENCE".
190 ARLEN DR.
ROHNERT PARK, CA 94928
WWW.FAITHPRESBYTERIANRP.ORG
CROSS AND CROWN LUTHERAN
CHURCH AND SCHOOL
5475 Snyder Lane - Rohnert Park
Church Phone: 707/795-7853
School Phone: 707/795-7863
Church Web Site:
www.crossandcrownrp.org
School Web Site:
www.crossandcrownschoolrp.org
Sunday Services:
8 am -------------------------Worship
9 am -----------------------Education
10 am------------------------Worship
SHILOH CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
Rev. Samuel Tharpe (Pastor)
BIBLE STUDY 9:30 AM
WORSHIP SERVICE 10 AM
• Steele Lane Community
Center, 415 Steele Ln., Santa
Rosa, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. is showing coastal waters west paintings by V. Hadady.
Sunday, June 19
• Sonoma Lavender Barn,
8537 Sonoma Highway (Hwy
12) Kenwood is open to the
public only on June 18-19 and
June 25-16 from 12 p.m. – 4
Saturday, June 18
p.m. Enjoy the fields for pic• A Taste of Open Field
tures and U-Cut lavender for
Farm, An Agricultural Heritage purchase~ No plants for sale.
Series Public Outing, 10 a.m. – Sonoma Lavender Marketplace
1 p.m.
will be open for purchasing
Address given to particilavender products at 20-50% off
pants, private property. Call
retail pricing: Hundreds of
707-569-1448 Ext. 114 for
lavender products including
more information.
hot/cold spa wraps, neck pil• Sonoma Lavender Barn,
lows, booties, mittens, lavender
bath & body, diffusers, Candles,
gifts, sachets, bouquets, and
more. Event is Free. Call 707June 25-16 from 12 p.m. – 4
523-4411 Ext. 2 for more inforp.m. Enjoy the fields for picmation.
tures and U-Cut lavender for
• 36th Annual Cotati Jazz
purchase~ No plants for sale.
Festival at LaPlaza Park &
Sonoma Lavender Marketplace Downtown Cotati, Noon to 5
p.m. Wine, Music, Dancing,
lavender products at 20-50% off Food etc. The biggest little free
jazz festival in Sonoma County.
Monday, June 20,
hot/cold spa wraps, neck pillows, booties, mittens, lavender
Rosa, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. is showmore. Event is Free. . Call
ing coastal waters west paint707-523-4411 Ext. 2 for more
ings by V. Hadady.
information.
• Mr. Schulz Goes to WashTuesday, June 21
ington, Charles M. Schulz Museum, 2301 Hardies Lane,
Santa Rosa. This is an all day
event, Cost $10. Visit the
Rosa, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. is showSchulz Museum's current exing coastal waters west painthibit "Mr. Schulz Goes to
ings by V. Hadady.
Washington. Peanuts and poli• Cloverdale Tuesday Farmtics brushed elbows many
ers Market, 227 North
times. For more information
Cloverdale Blvd., Cloverdale, 3
call 707-579-4452.
p.m. – 6 p.m. Cost: Free. For
more information call Marne
Dupere, 707-900-8040.
7450 SANTA BARBARA AVE.
ROHNERT PARK, CA 94928
707-322-1251
Sunday Worship 10:30 am
Concurrent with child care
Enter from Parkway Drive lot
(Rohnert Park Dental Village)
"A progressive church with friendly people"
-All welcome
Submit
your event
To be a part of religious directory
call us at 584-2222
Rev. Jola Bortner, Pastor
www.stjohnsunitedmethodist.org
Should landlords have to pay a fine every time police
officers break up a loud party?
Yes.
No.
FREE to
I am not sure, I need more information on this subject.
atCalendar@
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Results from previous poll
Have events at Tech High damaged your confidence in
the school district?
• Yes. 198 (37%)
Non-profit and
community oriented
events only.
Total votes 534
248 (46%)
sure, need more information. 88 (16%)
J u n e
December 22–
January 19
Big surprises are
in store for you
this week. Enjoy,
Capricorn! A review
of your finances
reveals the budget
crunching has paid off.
Celebrate with a night
out.
March 21–
April 19
January 20–
February 18
February 19–
March 20
2 0 1 6
Dreams do come true,
as you are about to
learn this week, Aries.
Make sure you pay
it forward. A loved
one throws you for
a loop with their
announcement.
W e e k
FBN
Publishing
30
Single business
and up to
2 owners
$
584-2222
• The Rohnert Park Farmers’
Market is open 2 – 8 p.m. at the
Rohnert Park-Cotati Library,
6250 Lynne Conde Wy. Live
music every week. This week
Mr. Blackwell & The MBA’s
provides the music.
• Vision Health Optometry
holding Maui Jim Frame Show,
10 a.m. – 3 p.m. 1440 Medical
Center Dr., Rohnert Park. Join
us for fun, food, prizes! See all
the New Maui Jim frames! Win
a pair of Maui Jim Sunglasses!
Buy raffle tickets now! All donations go to the You Thrive
Program at Technology Middle
School which works with
young people who are in gangs
or at-risk of joining gangs.
Long live romance!
A trip fans the flames
of passion and makes
this week one to
remember. Enjoy,
Libra. A memo invites
further investigation.
October 23–
November 21
A loved one is in dire
need. Do everything
you can, even if it
means you have to
make some sacrifices.
They will return the
favor, Virgo.
August 23–
September 22
FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY
November 22–
December 21
Wednesday, June 29
No events listed
Thursday, June 30
• Cotati Community Farmers
Market at La Plaza Park from
4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
• Megan Furth Harvest
Pantry – Free fruits and vegetables for children 0-5 years old.
Low income families with children and pregnant women
should come to 450 Jefferson
St., Petaluma, from 1 p.m. – 2
p.m. Bring child’s birth certificate or Medi-Cal card or other
proof of child’s birthday. For
more information call Redwood
Empire Food Bank at 523-7900.
LETTERS TO
THE VOICE
Rohnert Park
Citizens’ Academy
The Community Vopice
I recently attended the Rohnert Park Citizens’ Academy conducted by our local Department
of Public Safety. The goal of the
10 evening classes was to enhance community relationships
by educating a dozen “students”
Saturday, June 25
on what happens behind the
badge. We learned details about
police and fire procedures and
asked questions about regula12) Kenwood is open to the
tions governing the use of force,
local tactics, and legal requireJune 25-16 from 12 p.m. – 4
ments in a variety of situations.
p.m. Enjoy the fields for picDetails on investigations, evitures and U-Cut lavender for
dence handling, traffic statistics,
impaired driving incidents, and
Sonoma Lavender Marketplace many other activities helped us
understand the magnitude of the
lavender products at 20-50% off tasks at hand. The specifics were
interesting and outlined the level
of detail required of these profeshot/cold spa wraps, neck pilsionals on a day-to-day basis, but
lows, booties, mittens, lavender the one thing that was most imbath & body, diffusers, Candles, pressive about our public safety
folks is that they are truly memmore. Event is Free. Call 707- bers of our community. They
523-4411 Ext. 2 for more infor- coach little league teams, attend
mation.
family graduations, and volun• Mr. Schulz Goes to Wash- teer their off-duty time to local
ington, Charles M. Schulz Mu- groups. Each instructor exseum, 2301 Hardies Lane,
pressed satisfaction with asSanta Rosa. This is an all day
signed tasks and the opportunity
event, Cost $10. Visit the
to be part of our city. I am thankSchulz Museum's current exful that we have these dedicated
hibit "Mr. Schulz Goes to
police and fire professionals
Washington. Peanuts and poliserving Rohnert Park. I encourtics brushed elbows many
age others to attend a Citizens’
times. For more information
Academy in the future to learn
call 707-579-4452.
more.
Andy Durkee
Rohnert Park
September 23–
October 22
Making up is hard to
do, but not impossible,
Leo. Admit you’re at
fault and apologize
for your mistakes. A
treasure is uncovered
in the most unusual of
places.
Sunday, June 26
June 25-16 from 12 p.m. – 4
Thursday, June 23
p.m. Enjoy the fields for pictures and U-Cut lavender for
Sonoma Lavender Marketplace
Rosa, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. is showwill be open for purchasing
ing coastal waters west paintlavender products at 20-50% off
ings by V. Hadady.
• Planning Commission
Meeting, 6 p.m., 130 Avram
hot/cold spa wraps, neck pilAve., Rohnert Park. This meet- lows, booties, mittens, lavender
ing will be televised live on
Channel 26.
• Cotati Community Farmers more. Event is Free. Call 707Market at La Plaza Park from
523-4411 Ext. 2 for more infor4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
mation.
• Megan Furth Harvest
Pantry – Free fruits and vegetaMonday, June 27
bles for children 0-5 years old.
• Bicycle and Pedestrian AdLow income families with chilvisory Committee Meeting,
dren and pregnant women
6:30 p.m., 2nd Floor Confershould come to 450 Jefferson
ence Room 130 Avram Ave.,
St., Petaluma, from 1 p.m. – 2
p.m. Bring child’s birth certifi- Rohnert Park.
cate or Medi-Cal card or other
Tuesday, June 28
proof of child’s birthday. For
more information call Redwood
• City Council Joint Regular
Empire Food Bank at 523-7900.
Meeting, 5 p.m., City Hall –
Council Chaber, 130 Avram
Ave., Rohnert Park. This meeting will be televised live on
Channel 26.
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June 22–
July 22
Courage will be
called for this week,
as confrontations
ensue. Stand by your
convictions, Gemini.
A memorial provides a
moment for reflection.
May 21–
June 21
Rosa, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. is showing coastal waters west paintings by V. Hadady.
Cunning Cancer. You
know how to make a
splash, and you make
a big one at a meeting,
so big you receive an
offer you can’t refuse.
A date draws near.
July 23–
August 22
April 20–
May 20
Psst, Pisces. There’s
a mischief-maker in
your midst, and they
are up to something
for sure. Keep an
eye out. A love letter
gets the home fires
burning.
—
Pipe down, Taurus.
You’re blowing things
out of proportion. A
trek north will bring
some much-needed
perspective. An
argument is won.
Try, try, try, Aquarius,
and you will succeed.
It will take some
doing, but you will
come out on top. A
friend could use some
honest advice.
Wednesday, June 22
Friday, June 24
ST. JOHN'S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
5150 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park, Phone: 584-9780
E-mail: [email protected]
• No.
• Not
O, Scorpio, O,
Scorpio. Where have
you been? You’ve
had your nose to the
grindstone for so long
that you’re missing
out on some major
milestones.
You’ve never been
one to be pushy, but
you have no choice
with a certain friend.
They won’t make
a decision without
your insistence,
Sagittarius.
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Public Notices:
Fictitious Business Statement
File No. 2016-01919
The following person(s) are doing business
as 1) Steele and Hops, 2) Steele & Hops, 3)
Steele and Hops Public House, 4) Steele &
Hops Public House, 1901 Mendocino Ave.,
Santa Rosa, CA 95401. Sonoma County.
Mailing address: Same. Registered
Owner(s): CTB Hospitality. This business
is conducted by A Corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business
under the fictitious name or names above
n/a. Signature Jonnie Williamson, Treasurer. This statement was filed with County
Clerk of Sonoma County on May 18, 2016.
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct
copy of the original statement on file in my
office.
William F. Rousseau, Sonoma County Clerk
By /s/ Darrell Light
Pub. May 27 & June 3, 10, 17, 2016.
The Community Voice
File No. 2016-01961
as Thunderbolt Yoga and Ayurveda, 616
Petaluma Blvd. N. Ste. B, Petaluma, CA
94952. Sonoma County. Mailing address:
Same. Registered Owner(s): Leah Joan Kaplan. This business is conducted by An Individual. The registrant commenced to
transact business under the fictitious name
or names above n/a. Signature Leah Kaplan. This statement was filed with County
Clerk of Sonoma County on May 23, 2016.
office.
By /s/ Betsy Penn
Pub. May 27 & June 3, 10, 17, 2016.
The Community Voice
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park will be
holding a PUBLIC HEARING:
Rohnert Park City Council Chamber
WHERE:
Rohnert Park City Hall
130 Avram Avenue
Rohnert Park, California 94928
Tuesday, June 28, 2016, at the hour of 6:00 p.m.
WHEN:
or as soon thereafter as the matter is reached on the agenda.
PURPOSE: To receive comment on Development Services Cost Recovery
Program Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2015-16, which is required by
Rohnert Park Municipal Code Ch. 3.32 Cost Recovery – Fee Service
Charge System and includes a review of the user fees for recovery
of the costs of the City in providing certain services, products and
regulatory activities of Development Services, such as building plan
check, permits and inspection; engineering plan check, permits, and
inspection, and planning review and land use entitlements.
Representatives from the Department of Development Services will be available to respond to questions.
All persons interested in this matter should appear at the June 28, 2016, City Council
meeting. Written statements may be submitted to the City Clerk in advance for presentation to the Council as part of the public hearing.
NOTE: If you challenge this matter in court, 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 City of Rohnert Park at, or prior to, the public
hearing.
Related documents are available for public review during normal business hours at
the City Clerk’s Office, 130 Avram Avenue, Rohnert Park, CA, (707) 588-2227. Questions regarding this matter should be directed to Development Services Staff at (707)
588-2205.
Dated: June 15, 2016
Caitlin Saldanha,
Published: June 17 & 24, 2016
Deputy City Clerk
The Community Voice
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO.899 OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK ZONING MAP TO
REZONE 435 SOUTHWEST BOULEVARD (APN: 143-370-010) FROM P-I:
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONAL TO R-H: HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL
Pursuant to Government Code Section 36933 (c), the following constitutes a summary
of Ordinance No. 899 introduced by the Rohnert Park City Council on May 24, 2016,
and scheduled for consideration of adoption on June 14, 2016, at its meeting to be
held in the City Council Chambers, 130 Avram Avenue, Rohnert Park, California.
The purpose of Ordinance No. 899 is to rezone the property at 435 Southwest Boulevard (APN: 143-370-010) consistent with the General Plan designation of High Density
Residential as established on May 24, 2016 by the City Council. The proposed rezone
will allow for apartment development in an area surrounded with multi-family residential housing or other uses that are compatible with a residential neighborhood including a school, day care and other similar uses.
A certified copy of the full text of Ordinance is posted and available for review in the
City Clerk’s Office at 130 Avram Avenue, Rohnert Park, California. This ordinance shall
be in full force and effective thirty (30) days after its adoption, and shall be publish
and posted as required by law. This ordinance was introduced by the Council of the
City of Rohnert Park on May 24, 2016 and adopted on June 14, 2016 by the following
roll call vote:
Five (5) Councilmembers Ahanotu, Callinan, Stafford,
AYES:
Mackenzie and Mayor Belforte
None (0)
NOES:
ABSENT: None (0)
ABSTAIN: None (0)
Caitlin Saldanha,
Deputy City Clerk
Published: June 17, 2016
The Community Voice
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park will be
holding a PUBLIC HEARING.
Rohnert Park City Hall – Council Chamber
WHERE:
130 Avram Avenue
Rohnert Park, California
Tuesday, June 28, 2016, at the hour of 6:00 p.m. or as soon
WHEN:
hereafter as the matter is reached on the agenda.
PURPOSE: To solicit input regarding the City’s 2015 Urban Water
Management Plan
The City Council of the City of Rohnert Park will hold a public hearing on June 28,
2016 at 6:00 pm to receive comments on the City’s 2015 Urban Water Management
Plan, including an update to the City’s Water Shortage Contingency Plan. The purpose
of these plans is to consolidate information regarding the City’s water demands and
water supplies, to provide public information and to improve statewide water planning. Documents related to this item are available for public review during normal
business hours at:
City of Rohnert Park Development Services Department
130 Avram Avenue, 2nd Floor, Rohnert Park, CA
Rohnert Park –Cotati Regional Library
6250 Lynne Conde Way, Rohnert Park, CA
City of Rohnert Park City Web Page
http:/www.rpcity.org
All persons interested in this matter should appear at the June 28, 2016 City Council
meeting. Written statements may be submitted to the City Clerk in advance for presentation to the Council as part of the public hearing.
NOTE: If you challenge this matter in court, 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 City of Rohnert Park at, or prior to, the public
hearing.
Questions regarding this matter should be directed to Mary Grace Pawson, Director of
Development Services/City Engineer (707) 588-2234
Dated:
June 13, 2016
The Community Voice
Caitlin Saldanha,
Deputy City Clerk
Notice of Pu blic Hearing on Outstan ding Backflow Testing Charges and
Levying of Assessments for Fiscal Year 2016-17 pursuant to City Ordinance
No. 773, scheduled for June 28, 2016, at or after 7:00 p.m. at Cotati City
Hall, 201 W. Sierra Ave, Cotati CA
Notice is hereby given that the City of Cotati will hold a public protest hearing regarding this Assessment concerning the outstanding backflow testing charges and levying of assessments for FY2016/17. The following is the proposed Resolution Setting
Public Hearing date:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COTATI ESTABLISHING A
PUBLIC HEARING DATE TO RECEIVE ALL ORAL AND WRITTEN PROTEST S TO THE
OUTSTANDING BACKFLOW TEST ING CHARGES AND LEVYING OF ASSESSMENTS
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016-17
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 773 adopted on May 25, 2005 added Chapter 13.20.070 regarding backflow testing expenses being considered a lien upon property.
WHEREAS, there has been submitted to the City Council of the City of Cotati an itemized report showing outstanding backflow testing charges identified below.
WHEREAS, California State law requires that the City Council hold a public hearing to
establish the outstanding backflow testing charges and direct levying of assessments
thereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Cotati hereby
establishes June 28, 2016, as the date for the public hearing to receive all oral or written protests to the amounts of the Fiscal Year 2016-17 assessments which are listed
as follows by parcel number.
APN
Outstanding Charges
144-770-037
70.61
144-770-034
144-440-024
144-274-012
144-800-003
144-770-040
144-770-047
144-760-007
70.61
70.61
70.61
70.61
70.61
70.61
70.61
A public protest hearing will be held on Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at or after 7:00 p.m. or
as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard. The meeting will be held at the Cotati
City Hall, 201 W. Sierra Avenue, Cotati CA.
Contact Craig Scott, City Engineer at
(707) 665-3620 for additional information.
The Community Voice
WAIVER WARNING
IF YOU CHALLENGE THESE ISSUES IN COURT, 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 CITY OF COTATI AT, OR PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING.
LIEN SALE NOTICE
Notice here by given pursuant to sections
3071 and 3072 of the civil code of the
state of California, the undersigned,
Boulevard Automotive, 1490 Petaluma
Blve., Petaluma, CA 94952
Will sale at public sale on; July 5, 2016
10:00AM
1969 FORD MSTNG LIC#119PNM CA.
VIN#9T01T204634
Pub. June 17, 2016
The Community Voice
Adoption Notice
Dated June 9, 2016
In the matter of adoption of A.J.S. a minor
Jason R. Spain, Petitioner
Respondents:
Catherine(Guerra) Spain,
Executive Director, Birth and
Adoptive Family Services,
North Dakota, Department of
Human Services, and all other unknown
or interested perons.
Notice is hereby given that a Petition for
Adoption has been filed with the District
Court of Ward County, North Dakota. A
hearing on said petition will be held before the Honorable Douglas L. Mattson, at
2:00 p.m. on August 10, 2016, in the District Court of, City of Minot, County of
Ward, Sate of North Dakota, North Central
Judicial District.
Attorney for Petitioner:
Thomas & Thomas
Robert S. Thomas ID #04421
114 South Main St.
P.O. Box 2298, Minot, North Dakota 58702
(701) 852-1602
[email protected]
Published June 17, 2016
Th Community Voice
LIEN SALE NOTICE
Notice here by given pursuant to sections
503, Harbors and Navigations code of the
state of California, the undersigned
Alyson Jones, 6046 Hyland Way., Penngrove, CA 94951. will sell at publick sale
on; June 30, 2016 10:00AM the following
property:
1975 - 18' STARCR V1 CF#2047FS
HULL#STR8632CM75DF
1975 TRLRT TRL LIC#LP8888 CA
VIN#15323
June 17, 2016
The Community Voice
Lien Sale
Santa Rosa Boat Center 4185 Santa Rosa
Avenue Santa Rosa 06/28/2016 @ 11:00 am
CF Bayli Hin#BLB641UM03755 1975 Ezloa
carrier Vin#513118
6/17/16
CNS-2891394#
THE COMMUNITY VOICE
File No. 201601731
The following person(s) is (are) doing
business as:
1. PLOW BREWING COMPANY, 2. DIVINE BREWING, 3334 INDUSTRIAL
DRIVE, SANTA ROSA, CA 95403
FROM THE GROUND UP INC., 3334
INDUSTRIAL DRIVE, SANTA ROSA,
CA 95403
This business is conducted by a Corporation
The registrant(s) commenced to
transact business under the fictitious
business name or names listed above
on N/A.
I declare that all information in this
statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false
is guilty of a crime.)
FROM THE GROUND UP INC.
S/ KEVIN ROBINSON, PRESIDENT
This statement was filed with the
County Clerk of Sonoma County on
05/03/2016.
NOTICE-This Fictitious Name Statement expires five years from the date
it was filed in the office of the County
Clerk. A New Fictitious Business
Name Statement must be filed before
that time.
The filing of this statement does not
of itself authorize the use in this state
of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under
Federal, State, or common law (See
Section 14411 et seq., Business and
Professions Code).
Original Filing
5/27, 6/3, 6/10, 6/17/16
CNS-2882720#
THE COMMUNITY VOICE
Statement of Abandonment of
Fictitious Business Name
File No. 2012-01960
The following person(s) listed above have
abandoned the use of the following Fictitious Business Name(s) Northern California
Brittany Club, 921 Hudis St., Rohnert Park,
CA 94928. Sonoma County. The Fictitious
Business Name was filed in Sonoma
County on 3/3/2016. File Number 201600861. Registered owner Gayle H. Partmann. Business was conducted by: An
Individual. Signature Gayle Partmann.
I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who
declares as true information which he or
she knows to be false is guilty of crime.)
This statement was filed with County Clerk
of Sonoma County on May 23, 2016.
office.
By /s/ Betsy Penn
Deputy Seal
Pub. May 27 & June 3, 10, 17, 2016.
The Community Voice
File No. 2016-01914
as Salsa Zone, 821 Russell Ave., Suite L,
Mailing address: Same. Registered
Owner(s): Maria Eva Jimenez. This business is conducted by An Individual. The
registrant commenced to transact business
n/a. Signature M. Eva Jimenez. This statement was filed with County Clerk of
Sonoma County on May 18, 2016.
office.
Pub. May 27 & June 3, 10, 17, 2016.
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Fictitious Business Name Statement
File No. 201601927
The following person(s) are doing
business as
Starbucks Coffee, 733 Coddingtown
Mall, Santa Rosa, CA 95401, Sonoma
County. Registered Owner(s): Coffee
House Holdings, Inc., 2401 Utah Avenue South, #800, Seattle, WA 98134;
Washington.
This business is conducted by: a Corporation.
The registrant commenced to transact
business under the fictitious name or
names above 09/22/2015.
S/ Sophie Hager Hume, Vice President
and Secretary.
This statement was filed with County
Clerk of Sonoma County on May 18,
2016.
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on
file in my office.
William F. Rousseau, Sonoma County
Clerk
By /s/ Julie Garfia, Deputy Seal
6/3, 6/10, 6/17, 6/24/16
CNS-2885378#
THE COMMUNITY VOICE
File No. 201601928
as Starbucks Coffee, 4575 Sonoma Hwy
Bldg A, Santa Rosa, CA 95409-4135,
Sonoma County.
Registered Owner(s): Coffee House Holdings, Inc., 2401 Utah Avenue South, #800,
Seattle, WA 98134; Washington
This business is conducted by: a Corporation
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name or names
above 01/26/2016
S/ Sophie Hager Hume, Vice President and
Secretary
of Sonoma County on May 18, 2016
office.
By /s/ M Judith Sevilla-Garcia, Deputy Seal
6/3, 6/10, 6/17, 6/24/16
CNS-2885380#
THE COMMUNITY VOICE
File No. 201601925
The following person(s) are doing
business as All California Mortgage,
775 Baywood Drive, Suite 109,
Petaluma, CA 94954, Sonoma County.
Mailing address: 555 Menlo Drive,
Suite A, Rocklin, CA 95765.
Registered Owner(s): American Pacific Mortgage Corporation, 3000 lava
Ridge Court, Suite 200, Roseville, CA
95661; California.
names above N/A.
S/ David Mack, COO.
This statement was filed with County
Clerk of Sonoma County on May 18,
2016.
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on
file in my office.
William F. Rousseau, Sonoma County
Clerk
By /s/ Julie Garfia, Deputy Seal
6/3, 6/10, 6/17, 6/24/16
CNS-2886687#
The Community Voice
Fictitious Bu siness Statement
File No. 2016-02028
as Simple Maintenance Solutions, P.O. Box
4596, Santa Rosa, CA 95402. Sonoma
County. Mailing address: Same. Registered
Owner(s): Michael Isaac Martinez. This
business is conducted by An Individual.
above n/a. Signature Michael Martinez,
Owner. This statement was filed with
County Clerk of Sonoma County on May 26,
2016.
office.
By /s/ M. Judith Sevilla-Garcia
Pub. June 3, 10, 17, 24, 2016.
The Community Voice
File No. 2016-02011
as Pohley’s Market, 341 Windsor River Rd.,
Windsor, CA 95492. Sonoma County. Mailing address: Same. Registered Owner(s):
Pradip Pandey. This business is conducted by An Individual. The registrant
commenced to transact business under the
fictitious name or names above n/a. Signature Pradip Pandey. This statement was
filed with County Clerk of Sonoma County
on May 25, 2016.
office.
Pub. June 3, 10, 17, 24, 2016.
The Community Voice
File No. 2016-01672
as Wine Country Big Q, 5890 Pruitt Avenue,
Windsor, CA 95492. Sonoma County. Mailing address: P.O. Box 11264, Santa Rosa,
CA 95406. Registered Owner(s): Judy
Groverman Walker. This business is conducted by An Individual. The registrant
fictitious name or names above 5/1/2011.
Signature Judy Groverman Walker, Owner.
of Sonoma County on April 28, 2016.
office.
By /s/ Julie Garfia
Pub. June 3, 10, 17, 24, 2016.
The Community Voice
File No. 2016-02027
as Golf Course 76, 5060 Redwood Dr.,
Rohnert Park, CA 94928. Sonoma County.
Mailing address: 2447 Ponino Way, Peasanton, CA 95466. Registered Owner(s): Sahni
Fueling Inc. This business is conducted by
A Corporation. The registrant commenced
to transact business under the fictitious
name or names above n/a. Signature Manoj
Sahni, President This statement was filed
with County Clerk of Sonoma County on
May 26, 2016.
office.
By /s/ Betsy Penn
Pub. June 3, 10, 17, 24, 2016.
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File No. 2016-01984
F ictitio us Business Statemen t
File No. 2016-02007
as Kori Danielle Photography, 1614 Hexem
Ave., Santa Rosa, CA 95404. Sonoma
County. Mailing address: Same. Registered Owner(s): Korissa D. Hoekstra. This
above n/a. Signature Korissa Hoekstra.
of Sonoma County on May 24, 2016.
office.
By /s/ Betsy Penn
Pub. June 3, 10, 17, 24, 2016.
The Community Voice
as Just Enjoy, 2779 Royal Oak Place, Santa
Rosa, CA 95403. Sonoma County. Mailing
address: Same. Registered Owner(s):
Amanda Stanbro. This business is conducted by An Individual. The registrant
Signature Amanda Stanbro, Owner. This
statement was filed with County Clerk of
office.
By /s/ Betsy Penn
Pub. June 10, 17, 24, & July 1, 2016.
The Community Voice
as Luxe RE Marketing, 1355 Milton Place,
Registered
Mailing address: Same.
Owner(s): Monireed Moylan. This business
is conducted by An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business
n/a. Signature Monireed Moylan. This statement was filed with County Clerk of
office.
By /s/ Betsy Penn
Pub. June 3, 10, 17, 24, 2016.
The Community Voice
as Subway #42501, 269 Aviation Blvd. Ste.
101, Santa Rosa, CA 95403. Sonoma
County. Mailing address: 2025 Laguna
Vista Dr., Novato, CA 94945. Registered
Owner(s): Kismat Management Group, Inc.
This business is conducted by A Corporation. The registrant commenced to transact
names above 2008. Signature Baljeet K.
Bhullar. This statement was filed with
County Clerk of Sonoma County on April
12, 2016.
office.
By /s/ Alma Roman
Pub. June 10, 17, 24, & July 1, 2016.
The Community Voice
File No. 2016-02026
File No. 2016-01974
as Best of the Bay Commercial, 14450 State
Highway 1, Valley Ford, CA 94972.
Sonoma County. Mailing address: Same.
Registered Owner(s): Thomas G. Luparello.
This business is conducted by An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact
names above n/a. Signature Thomas G. Luparello, Sole Proprietor. This statement was
on May 23, 2016.
office.
By /s/ Julie Garfia
Pub. June 3, 10, 17, 24, 2016.
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File No. 2016-01673
as R S Ventures, 539 W. Sierra Ave., Apt. 48,
Cotati, CA 94931. Sonoma County. Mailing
address: Same. Registered Owner(s):
Dorothy L. Shaw. This business is conducted by An Individual. The registrant
fictitious name or names above n/a. Signature Dorothy Shaw. This statement was
on April 28, 2016.
office.
Pub. June 3, 10, 17, 24, 2016.
The Community Voice
File No. 201602016
as 1) Darkhorse Wine, 2) Dark Horse Wine,
3387 Dry Creek Road, Healdsburg, CA
95448, Sonoma County..
Registered Owner(s): E. J. Gallo Winery,
600 Yosemite Blvd., Modesto, CA 95354;
California.
above N/A.
S/ Richard S. Grey, Vice-President and General Counsel
of Sonoma County on May 25, 2016
office.
By /s/ Julie Gartia, Deputy Seal
6/10, 6/17, 6/24, 7/1/16
CNS-2890237#
THE COMMUNITY VOICE
File No. 2016-02112
as 1) Decoy 2) Duckhorn Wine Company 3)
Migration 4) Little Valley 5) Indie Wineries
6) River Road Vineyards 7) Brigantine Cellars 8) Mackenzie Vineyards 9) Rubin Vineyards and Winery 10) Blacklight Wines 11)
Q&A Wines 12) Urbanite Cellars 13) Lodi
Vineyards 14) Michael David Winery 15)
Prestige Wine & Spirits Group 16) Prestige
Beverage Group 17) JLH Wine Distributing
18) Smashing Bottles 19) Athenaeum Wine
Cellars 20) Concoxion Wine Cellars 21)
American Vines Cellars 22) Daylight Wine
Co 23) Daylight Wine Company 24) Sea of
Red 25) Unrivaled, 9119 Graton Rd., Graton
CA 95444. Sonoma County. Mailing address: Same. Registered Owner(s): Purple
Wine Company, LLC. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company. The
n/a. Signature Joe Coffe, Chief Operating
Officer. This statement was filed with
County Clerk of Sonoma County on June 2,
2016.
office.
Pub. June 10, 17, 24 & July 1, 2016.
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File No. 2016-01905
as Stacy Unlimited, 1945 Long De. #40,
Registered
Owner(s): John Patrick McGuire. This business is conducted by An Individual. The
12/2015. Signature John Patrick McGuire,
Owner. This statement was filed with
County Clerk of Sonoma County on May
17, 2016.
office.
By /s/ Julie Garfie
Pub. June 10, 17, 24, & July 1, 2016.
The Community Voice
“Glory lies
in the attempt
to reach
one’s goal
and not in
reaching it.”
–Mahatma Gandhi
File No. 2016-01422
File No. 2016-01995
as Big Ideas, 18398 Riverside Drive,
Sonoma, CA95476. Sonoma County. Mailing address: Same. Registered Owner(s):
Queco, Inc. This business is conducted by
A Corporation. The registrant commenced
to transact business under the fictitious
name or names above 2009 or 2010. Signature Carole L. Peccorini, Vice President and
Secretary. This statement was filed with
County Clerk of Sonoma County on May
24, 2016.
office.
Pub. June 10, 17, 24, & July 1, 2016.
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File No. 2016-01869
as Honeycomb at Home, 638 5th Street, Ste.
9, Santa Rosa, CA 95404. Sonoma County.
Registered
Owner(s): Vanessa Trumbo Johansen. This
above n/a. Signature Vanessa Trumbo Johansen. This statement was filed with
2016.
office.
Pub. June 10, 17, 24, & July 1, 2016.
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File No. 2016-01807
as Luna’s Auto Service, 3239 Santa Rosa
Ave., Santa Rosa, CA 95407. Sonoma
County. Mailing address: Same. Registered Owner(s): Luna’s Auto Sales Inc. This
business is conducted by A Corporation.
above 10/6/2006. Signature Ruben Luna,
President. This statement was filed with
2016.
office.
Pub. June 10, 17, 24, & July 1, 2016.
The Community Voice
File No. 2016-02133
as TAPM Systems, 671 5th St. W., Apartment 7, Sonoma, CA 95476. Sonoma
County. Mailing address: P.O. Box 648,
Sonoma, CA 95476. Registered Owner(s):
Joseph Thompson. This business is conducted by An Individual. The registrant
fictitious name or names above n/a. Signature Joseph Thompson. This statement
was filed with County Clerk of Sonoma
County on June 6, 2016.
office.
By /s/ Julie Garfia
Pub. June 10, 17, 24, & July 1, 2016.
The Community Voice
File No. 2016-02034
as Goguette Bread, 59 Montgomery Dr.,
Registered
Owner(s): It’s You! Nutrition Clinic Inc. This
business is conducted by A Corporation.
above n/a. Signature Nas Salamati, Vice
President, It’s You! Nutrition Clinic Inc. This
office.
Pub. June 10, 17, 24, & July 1, 2016.
The Community Voice
File No. 2016-02145
as JLD Investigations, 979 Elizabeth Ave.,
Registered
Owner(s): Jerred Lawrence D’Amico. This
above n/a. Signature Jerred L. D’Amico, Individual Owner. This statement was filed
June 7, 2016.
office.
Pub. June 10, 17, 24, & July 1, 2016.
The Community Voice
“A man is but a product
of his thoughts.
What he thinks he becomes.”
Mahatma Gandhi
The Community Voice
Public Notices:
File No. 2016-01985
Police logs
Continued form page 2
6/8/16
12:01 a.m.: Suspicious circumstances reported on Old Redwood Hwy.
8:15 a.m.: Petty theft reported on
Henry St.
8:58 p.m.: Grand theft reported
on E. School St.
12:32 p.m.: CPS referral reported on Jorgensen St.
2:13 p.m.: Non-injury traffic accident reported on Redwood Dr.
4:18 p.m.: Reckless driving reported on Hwy. 116 So. at Old
Redwood Hwy.
10:589 p.m.: Disturbance reported on E. Cotati Ave.
6/9/16
11:25 a.m.: Narcotic activity reported on McGinnis Circle.
12:03 p.m.: Narcotic activity reported on Christensen Ct.
12:46 p.m.: Reckless driving reported on Old Redwood Hwy.
3:34 p.m.: Juvenile problem reported on Creek Trail.
6:11 p.m.: A 23-year-old male arrested for possession/purchase
for sale narcotic controlled substance, transport/sell narcotic
controlled substance, possession
of controlled substance, possession of controlled substance
without a prescription and possession of controlled substance
paraphernalia on Lincoln Ave.
as Sonoma Jersey, 750 Chileno Valley Rd.,
Petaluma, CA 94952. Sonoma County.
Registered
Owner(s): William James Pacheco. This
names above n/a. Signature William James
Pacheco. This statement was filed with
2016.
office.
By /s/ Alma Roman
Pub. June 10, 17, 24, & July 1, 2016.
The Community Voice
File No. 201602171
as The Vineyard At Fountaingrove, 200
Fountain Grove Pkwy, Santa Rosa, CA
95403, Sonoma County.
Registered Owner(s): FM Santa Rosa Investors LLC, 200 Fountain Grove Pkwy,
Santa Rosa, CA 95403, Oregon
This business is conducted by: a Limited
Liability Company.
names above 6-5-16.
S/ Gregory Roderick, Manager.
of Sonoma County on July 9, 2016.
office.
By /s/ Judith Sevilla, Deputy Seal
6/17, 6/24, 7/1, 7/8/16
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THE COMMUNITY VOICE
Answers to 6/10/16
F ictitiou s Business Statement
File No. 2016-01699
as J & T Cleaning Service, 1119 Gloria Dr.,
Registered
Owner(s): 1) Teresa Becerra-Ibarra, 2) Jorge
Aleman-Cortez. This business is conducted by A Married Couple. The registrant
Signature Teresa Becerra-Ibarra. This
office.
By /s/ Alma Roman
Pub. June 17, 24, July 1 & 8, 2016.
The Community Voice
File No. 2016-02166
as Star Nails, 574 E. Cotati Ave., Cotati, CA
94931. Sonoma County. Mailing address:
Same. Registered Owner(s): Trang Mastous. This business is conducted by An Individual. The registrant commenced to
or names above 6/9/2016. Signature Trang
Mastous. This statement was filed with
County Clerk of Sonoma County on June 9,
2016.
office.
Pub. June 17, 24, July 1 & 8, 2016.
The Community Voice
File No. 2016-01894
as rb Design Consultants, 1818 Ingram
Way, Petaluma, CA 94954. Sonoma County.
Registered
Owner(s): 1) Amy Reuser, 2) Stephanie Baxman. This business is conducted by Copartners. The registrant commenced to
or names above 4/19/2016. Signature Amy
Reuser, Co-Owner. This statement was
on May 16, 2016.
office.
Pub. June 17, 24, July 1 & 8, 2016.
The Community Voice
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584-2222
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR
CHANGE OF NAM E
Case Number: 89140
To all interested persons: Petitioner:
Maxwell Pierce Scherler filed a petition with
this court for a decree changing names as
follows: Maxwell Pierce Scherler to Maxwell
Pierce.
THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before
this court at the hearing indicated below to
show cause, if any, why the petition for
change of name should not be granted.
Notice of Hearing: July 28, 2016, at 2:30
p.m. Dept. 18, Sonoma County Superior
Court, 3055 Cleveland Ave., Santa Rosa, CA
95403.
A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall
be published once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing
on the petition in the following newspaper
of general circulation, printed in this
county: The Community Voice, P.O. Box
2038, Rohnert Park, CA 94927.
Dated: June 8, 2016
s/ René Auguste Chouteau, Judge of the
Superior Court
Pub. June 17, 24, July 1 & 8, 2016.
The Community Voice
CHANGE OF NAM E
Case Number: 89153
To all interested persons: Petitioner: Kim
Wells Foster filed a petition with this court
for a decree changing names as follows:
Kim Wells Foster to Kimberlee Wells Foster.
Notice of Hearing: July 28, 2016, at 2:30
95403.
Superior Court
Pub. June 17, 24, July 1 & 8, 2016.
The Community Voice
File No. 2016-01594
asA1A Performance Mufflers, 345 E. Todd
Rd., Santa Rosa, CA 95407. Sonoma
County. Mailing address: Same. Registered Owner(s): Joseph Ronald Helberg.
This business is conducted by An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact
names above n/a. Signature Joseph Ronald
Helberg, Owner. This statement was filed
April 25, 2016.
office.
By /s/ Alma Roman
Pub. June 17, 24, July 1 & 8, 2016.
The Community Voice
File No. 2016-02153
as True Cali Vineyards, 9119 Graton Rd.,
Graton, CA 95444. Sonoma County. Mailing address: Same. Registered Owner(s):
Sonoma Wine Company, LLC. This business is conducted by A Limited Liability
Company. The registrant commenced to
or names above n/a. Signature Joe Coffe,
Chief Financil Officer. This statement was
on June 7, 2016.
office.
Pub. June 17, 24, July 1 & 8, 2016.
The Community Voice
CHANGE OF NAM E
Case Number: 89052
To all interested persons: Petitioner: Cindia Medina filed a petition with this court
for a decree changing names as follows:
Edwin David Ramirez Medina to Edwin
David Ramirez.
Notice of Hearing: August 4, 2016, at 2:30
95403.
Superior Court
Pub. June 17, 24, July 1 & 8, 2016.
The Community Voice
Down
1. Master
2. Flax fabric
3. Scottish Highland town
4. Noisy festive celebration
5. Officer ranking below a Captain
6. Bind
7. Bryologists’ study
8. Appear
9. Repeatable pattern
10. Cantina cooker
11. Onion relative
12. “___ quam videri” (North Carolina’s motto)
14. ___ Dee River
16. Sagging of an organ
18. Ado
22. Bug
24. Ancient
26. ___ probandi
27. “No problem!”
28. Crown
29. Remove, as a hat
30. City on the Yamuna River
31. Smudge
33. Attracted
36. Intensifies
38. Treeless plain
41. Follow
43. Close, as an envelope
46. Evergreen tree native to West Indies
48. Go places
50. Issue
52. To anoint
53. Crowded
54. Banana oil, e.g.
55. Fill-in
56. Apple spray
57. Change
59. “___ moment”
61. Matterhorn, e.g.
CHANGE OF NAME
Case Number: 89169
To all interested persons: Petitioner:
Maura Cano Viruete filed a petition with this
court for a decree changing names as follows: Ruben Alejandro Jr. Quiroz-Cano to
Ruben Alejandro Cano.
Notice of Hearing: August 4, 2016, at 2:30
95403.
Superior Court
Pub. June 17, 24, July 1 & 8, 2016.
The Community Voice
File No. 2016-02220
as Around the Bay Paving and Grading, 580
Rohnert Park Expy. W Apt #247, Rohnert
Park, CA 94928. Sonoma County. Mailing
address: 911 Lakeville St., #227, Petaluma,
CA 94952. Registered Owner(s): Michael
Jacob Todorovitch. This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant
fictitious name or names above n/a. Signature Michael Todorovitch, Owner. This
Sonoma County on June 14, 2016.
office.
By /s/ M. Jusith Sevilla-Garcia
Pub. June 17, 24, July 1 & 8, 2016.
The Community Voice
‘Water’
Continued from page 1
been adjusted a number of times
to stay in conformity with the
Governor’s declarations and
Water Board’s revisions to the
regulations.
The State Board’s revised
Emergency Regulation, adopted
on May 18, has removed the 25
percent mandatory water use reduction and the two day per
week irrigation restriction for
small water agencies including
Cotati. In addition, Cotati city
staff has coordinated with the
Sonoma County Water Agency
(Water Agency) and other water
contractors and have reviewed
its water supply and demand data
under the scenario outlined in the
new State Water Board regulations and there is no expected
shortfall projected, at this time,
for year three, with the criteria
provided by the State Board. Because of these changes, according to a staff report, Cotati is no
longer in a water supply shortage
condition. According to a Cotati
staff report, its citizens consistently were in compliance with
the mandatory reduction rate.
“Even though we put the 25
percent in place, citizens of Cotati went above and beyond that
number consistently,” Councilwoman Wendy Skillman said.
“I’m really impressed by citizens
to step up and do that. I think it’s
great to emphasize the programs
that are still available. Let’s not
all start taking twice as long
showers and keep going the way
we’re going and in the long term
we’ll all be happier.”
Councilman John Dell’Osso
was a little hesitant to vote to re-
‘Cotati’
the departments within the city
are fully staffed, the revival of
the Parks and Recreation Dept.
and the improvements on the city
streets and the addition of sidewalks in the northern corridor
are proof the city is on the rebound from the recession that hit
back in the late 2000s.
“I think Cotati is a city that’s
coming back from significant
hardships from the ‘08 recession
and from the demise of RDA
funds,” said Moore. “I think we
took some significant tough
measures with staffing and expenses. Now we’re at a point
where we’re bringing staffing
CryptoQuiz
Each of the following cryptograms is a clue to
the identity of a beloved TV dad. Using the hints
Q=E and L=S, decipher the clues to name the
character.
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Answers: 1) Sheriff, 2) Widower, 3) Common Sense
4) Level Headed, 5) Fishing, Andy Taylor
Across
1. Concrete section
5. Hole in a volcanic region
13. Soave, e.g.
14. Card game with 48 cards (plural)
15. “___ and the King of Siam”
16. An open space enclosed by a colonnade
17. Financial process
19. Appropriate
20. Altogether
21. Choppers, so to speak
23. Kind of rug
25. Indian turnover
29. Apply gently
32. Inflexible
34. Model photograph for instance
35. Eye
37. Clairvoyants
39. Fix
40. Large, long leaf
42. Two singers
44. Census datum
45. To understand
47. Canary’s call
49. Banded stone
51. Memorial Day event
55. Mountain pool
58. Airplane with one set of wings
60. Coarse Eurasian herb
62. Blow off steam
63. One the evokes a memory
64. “... or ___!”
65. Someone likely to be chosen
66. Bad look
File No. 2016-02221
as 1) J. Bucher 2) J. Bucher Wines 3) John
Bucher 4) John Bucher Wines, 851 Magnolia Dr., Healdsburg, CA 95448. Sonoma
County. Mailing address: 5293 Westside
Rd., Healdsburg, CA 95448. Registered
Owner(s): J and D Bucher Enterprises, Inc.
This business is conducted by a Corporation. The registrant commenced to transact
names above n/a. SignatureDiane Bucher,
Vice President. This statement was filed
June 14, 2016.
office.
Pub. June 17, 24, July 1 & 8, 2016.
The Community Voice
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scind the condition.
“There’s been a positive behavioral change,” Dell’Osso
said. “More people that may not
have been aware of water conservation efforts may now doing
it for a variety of reasons.”
In rescinding the water shortage, Cotati is reflecting the much
improved water supply condition
for the local watershed that it relies on and falling back to a more
normalized condition of implementing long-term and sustainable
water
conservation
measures. Cotati continues to
offer a variety of water conservation incentives including the
cash for grass, high efficiency
appliance
programs,
and,
through the Water Agency, numerous other measures including
public education.
Cotati’s residents and businesses are encouraged to continue to conserve water.
The waste water prohibitions
listed in Cotati’s code include
prohibitions effective at all times
and others that become effective
with the enactment of a water
shortage stage. New end-user
prohibitions, introduced by the
State’s emergency regulation, include prohibitions of irrigating
during and within 48 hours of
measurable rainfall, and irrigation of turf on street medians.
Additional provisions of the
State regulations are prohibiting
homeowner
associations
(HOAs) or similar entities from
taking actions against homeowners reducing or eliminating lawn
irrigation during drought emergencies. City staff will include a
list of these prohibitions in its
on-going water conservation
public outreach materials.
back up, and almost all departments are full. I have to commend staff and what they’ve
done, based on where we were
at. I think we’re working to make
this a better community. I’m
proud of what we’re doing and I
fully support this budget.”
The city placed emphasis on
reducing operational expenditures in all General Fund departments by an average of 9 percent
with the exception of the areas of
non-departmental (insurance, IT,
records, contingencies) and Economic Development (action plan
and key development barrier removal).
The city has planned for unforeseen circumstances by exceeding its established 25
percent General Fund operating
reserve. It is designed for the city
to maintain its various fund balances and financial reserves at
levels sufficient to pay obligations when due, address emergencies,
cover
temporary
revenue shortfalls, provide stability throughout economic cycles and to protect the city's
creditworthiness in accordance
with applicable federal, state and
local laws, and established best
governmental practices. The
city's fund balance and reserve
policy is the city's official guideline for use by city staff in conjunction with the city's budgeting
and financial planning efforts.
The budget also establishes a
Special Revenue Fund 219 to administer the excess bond proceeds from bonds issued by the
former redevelopment agency.
These one-time funds are intended to be strategically invested to promote key economic
development strategies.
Barich also lamented how the
concerns of the homeless were
left out of the budget.
“Where in this budget is there
any money for the homeless in
Cotati?” Barich asked. “I don’t
remember hearing anything
about it in earlier workshops. NO
money for taxi fares to get the
homeless down to Petaluma to
get them out of the freezing cold.
Homeless people freezing in cars
and under trees is matter of life
and death.”
The Community Voice
There’s nothing worse than simply abandoning unwanted pet
By Mickey Zeldes
This is an open letter to the
owners of the older Rottie girl
with the growth on her nose and
everyone else that has ever
abandoned an animal, or is
thinking about it.
You probably thought that
with that ugly growth on her
nose that it would be a quick
euthanasia. But we are committed to giving every animal a
chance, so we struggle with
these decisions. Did you drop
her off because you found out
that it’s cancerous and the treatment was costly? That would
be useful information so we
wouldn’t waste our time and
limited resources repeating
whatever tests you had done.
She is still eating and loving
and active, so she doesn’t seem
to be in a critical state…yet.
But knowing what you know of
her history would help us make
a better treatment plan. Not
that we can cure her if it is cancer. Or realistically find her an
adoptive family. But it would
help to know her prognosis so
we could possibly find her a
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hospice or rescue situation.
The same is true of the older
Yorkie that came in as a stray.
Our tests show that she is hypothyroid. Did you already
know that? Has she been on
medication and just got lost (if
so, where are you to claim her
back? She’s been on Facebook,
Nextdoor.com and in the Press
Democrat and Community
Voice)? It’s expensive to have
to do these tests, and a waste of
money if it’s something the parents already know. We have to
start from scratch to find the
right level of medication to
control her thyroid.
If you don’t want her back
because of this condition,
please come in and surrender
her to us. Having her name, at
the least, can help a scared dog
feel more comfortable; and
knowing if she is 9 years old or
14 (our vet tends to be generous
in aging animals!) would be
helpful too. Having her full
medical history, again, can assist us in our treatment and
placement plan.
You don’t have to abandon
your pet here. We will take him
in (or refer you to the right
shelter for your area that will).
We truly try not to judge or
shame people for surrendering
their animals even when the
reason seems frivolous to us.
There is no blame or fingerpointing! We know that most
people take the decision to surrender a pet seriously and are
heartbroken to have to do it.
There is important information
that only you know that can be
very helpful in placing an animal in a new home. Does he
hate being brushed? Is she
afraid of loud noises? Has he
ever lived with children or
other animals? Is her limp from
a past injury or something new?
Don’t make us guess and try to
figure these things out!
We want to help your animals and we know you want the
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Planning Commission
to hold public hearing
June 23 in Santa Rosa
Warehouse Help/Driver
Part-time/full time position.
Need a hardworking employee willing to
multi-task and assist in many areas.
Work includes delivery, warehouse maintenance and janitorial work.
Email resume' to
[email protected]
Or call 707-795-2500 ext 110 6/10/16
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$51,408
The City of Rohnert Park has 5+ openings.
Trainees are considered City employees
and will be sent to the January 2017
SRJC Police Academy in Windsor at the
City?s expense, in addition to receiving
a full salary while attending the academy.
To apply, please visit Job Opportunities
at http://www.ci.rohnert-park.ca.us/
Final filing date 7/19/16 at 5:00 pm
Need a room
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The Sonoma County Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing Thursday,
June 23, at 1:05 p.m. to review the proposed
ballot measure to extend the voter-approved
community separator protections.
Community separators are rural open
space lands identified in the County’s General Plan that separate cities and other communities.
They preserve city and community identity by providing visual relief from continuous urbanization. The Board of Supervisors
has directed the Sonoma County Permit and
With her remarkably unique face and
goofy personality, Velvet is a real
keeper.
She’s 2-3 years old and a calm and
relaxed kitty. Don’t let her fool you she’s quite the goofball with as much
personality as she has color. She
purrs a happy purr when she’s just
hanging with you. Velvet is also fine
around other cats.
Nani is a shy little piggy about 10
months old. She is still getting used to
people but will sit quietly on your lap
for pets. She has made a new BFF
(Missy) at the shelter and would love to
find a home where they can stay together!
Rohnert Park Animal Shelter
584-1582
www.rpanimalshelter.org
301 J. Rogers Lane off Redwood Drive.
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Space District’s acquisition areas called Priority Greenbelts, between the cities of
Healdsburg and Cloverdale, and north of the
community of Penngrove.
These properties would be designated on
the General Plan Open Space maps and rezoned to add the scenic resources overlay
zone.
These changes will not affect the Land
Use designation of these properties.
Project information is available for public
review prior to the hearing at PRMD during
normal business hours and on the PRMD
website at www.sonoma-county.org/communityseparators.
Written comments may be submitted to
PRMD, 2550 Ventura Avenue, Santa Rosa,
CA 95403 or [email protected].
County Ecology Corps seeks teens, young adults
The Sonoma County Youth
Ecology Corps is looking for
teens and young adults to work
in its eight-week summer program.
One hundred 16-to-24 yearolds will be employed through
this program and will be working
on ecosystem restoration and
conservation-related projects for
hourly wages ranging from
$10.50 and $12.50 per hour, depending on the work and experience. These young people will
work in teams engaged in flood
mitigation and steam restoration
activities along with creek
cleanup and invasive species removal. They also will be building trails and maintaining them
in local parks, cleaning up open
spaces and supporting commu-
nity gardening projects across
Sonoma County. Youth Ecology
Corps crew members will receive job-readiness training and
environmental
education
throughout the summer.
“The Sonoma County Youth
Ecology Corps is a great opportunity for young people with little or no work experience to earn
a paycheck, gain new skills and
meet new friends,” said Karen
Fies, Assistant Director of
Sonoma County Human Services Department, which administers this program. Information
about and applications for the
eight-week program, which
began June 13, is available at
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tinvolved or call (707) 564-8508
or (707) 565-5557.
difference on the part of previous ownerships. Many of its
regulars have found new places
to frequent or have stopped
drinking altogether.
Thus far under the brief ownSonoma County has to offer.
ership of the Thompsons and
But in recent years it has lost
Meyers, changes have been
much of its luster because of in- made to the Tradewinds. The
bar offers bigger and more flatscreen television sets, the bar
display has been remodeled and
there is a new bar top.
Some of the bar’s old regulars have made their way back,
but Dan Thompson is hoping a
makeover will allow him and
the other owners to attract a
newer crowd to mesh with the
old regulars. Just because “Bar
Rescue” makes over a bar doesn’t mean that establishment is
guaranteed to keep its doors
open. There have been a couple
of bars that did not make it, but
the overall rate of success far
exceeds the failures.
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to prepare a ballot measure for November to
extend the voter-approved community separator protections and consider where to expand existing and designate new community
separators.
Other topics at the hearing include related
policy amendments and rezoning to add the
scenic resources overlay zone.
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Inaugural Saulito Forever
Basketball Day slated for
June 25 in Rohnert Park
The inaugural Saulito Forever
Basketball Day, scheduled for 11
a.m. on June 25, is in Memory of
Saulito Escutia. The day is open
to the public and free of charge
for all participants.
There will be food, drinks and
jerseys for the kids and plenty of
fun. Kids will be broken down
by age and put onto teams. There
will be drills and a tournament
for each age group.
Organizers are partnering with
the Sonoma County YMCA and
will be taking donations for the
Saulito Forever Fund for their
sports program to help cover tuition cost for low-income families.
This event will take place at
the Callinan Sports and Fitness
Center in Rohnert Park. Participants are encouraged to arrive 15
minutes early to register. To preregister or to volunteer, sponsor
or donate, email [email protected]
Age groups and times will be
as such: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. for
ages 6-7; 12:30-2 p.m. for ages
8-9; 2-3:30 p.m. for ages 10-11;
and 3:30-5 p.m. for ages 12-13.
The Cal Ripken Fall Ball registration is now open until July
31. Teams will be formed in
early August, with practices beginning in August and games
will start Sept. 6.
Head coach and coach’s applications will be available soon.
The costs for those between
the ages of 6-13 is $120 and $65
for the Peewee Division (ages 46). For more information go to
[email protected] or send a request to Rohnert Park Cal Ripken, P.O. Box 2751, Rohnert
Park, Ca. 94928.
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NASCAR racing’s on its way
The United States’ most popular form of auto racing, NASCAR, returns to the Sonoma Raceway June 24-26 for the 28th consecutive
year for the running of the Toyota/Save Mart 350. Last year, Kyle Busch No. 18 won the Sonoma Valley race, beating his brother
Kurt No. 41 by about half a second and went on to win the season championship. Forty of the best stock car drivers in the country
will take the green flag on Sunday, June 26, hoping to be the first to the checkered flag 110 laps later. Sonoma Raceway will unveil
its new 85 foot scoring pylon so the crowd can keep track of their favorite drivers. Sonoma State University President Ruben Arminana
will be grand marshal for the event.
Cliff Mills
Advice for seniors having in the sun
There is beauty everywhere
you turn this time of year and a
lot of sunshine, especially here
in Sonoma County.
There are a lot of benefits to
sunshine, including Vitamin D.
Just 10 minutes of mid-day sun
exposure from 10 a.m.-noon
can help boost your immune
system, which can lower the
risk of cancers and also lower
cholesterol. In addition to providing bone health, there are
some studies that also suggest
Vitamin D can reduce the risk
of Alzheimer’s disease.
Sunlight Therapy, also
known as heliotherapy, can help
different types of dermatological disorders such as psoriasis
and eczema as well as seasonal
affective disorder, which many
older adults suffer from during
the long winter months. As for
the ultraviolet rays from the
sun, or UV as it is more commonly known, they have positive applications in the fields of
disinfection and sterilization.
UV can effectively destroy microorganisms such as viruses
and bacteria, for example, when
hanging wet towels on the
clothesline.
In addition to the many benefits of all of this sunshine we
need to still take caution. The
UV from the sun has been
known to be the root cause in
most skin cancer cases related
to melanoma, squamous cell
carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma. Research shows that 90
percent of skin cancers are due
to UV radiation. Some New
Englanders will develop a
golden tan while others will
turn lobster red and become
sunburned if they have too
much sun exposure.
Everyone’s skin type is different so make sure to listen to
what your body is telling you.
If you feel like your skin is too
hot, it may be time to step into
the shade. Not only can the sun
have damaging effects on the
skin if over exposed, it can
damage your eyes. Photokerititis, cataracts and pterygium are
some of the eye problems that
can develop if not careful. On a
positive note, UV damage to the
eyes is cumulative, so it is
never too late to start protecting
the eyes by wearing sunglasses.
Even if you are out of direct
sunlight the heat from the sun
can still have its effect on the
human body. Remember to
drink water and stay hydrated.
Often Home Instead Senior
Care will receive calls from
family members saying, “My
mom became dehydrated and
Two SSU players
picked by Major
League squads
Former Sonoma State University players Ryan O’Malley and
Ryan Luna were selected in this
year’s Major League Baseball
first-year player draft.
O’Malley was taken by the
Atlanta Braves in the 25th round,
while Luna was picked by the
Colorado Rockies three rounds
later.
A right-handed pitcher from
Corcoran, Luna posted the best
ERA among SSU starting pitchers this season at 3.05, going 4-4
with 57 strikeouts in 62.0 innings. O'Malley led the team in
slugging percentage (.557), runs
scored (35), hits (59), runs batted
in (32), doubles (14), triples (2),
home runs (7), total bases (91)
and multiple-hit games(.335).
opening a lid. In these instances, I encourage families to
set the environment up for success by providing a straw if
your loved one has trouble with
their hands, clearing the path to
and from the restroom and having incontinence briefs discretely available in reach in the
bathroom.
You can transfer drinks from
large heavy pitchers to smaller
ones that poor easier. If you
notice your loved one uses the
restroom once every two hours,
Spotlight on Seniors
try to set a toilet schedule, a reBy Julie Ann Soukoulis
minder to try to use the restroom, before the two hours and
she’s fallen and hurt herself.”
always after a meal. You can
Sometimes older adults may not also have your family member
want to drink as much because
wear pants or a dress or skirt
they are concerned about blad- that are easily taken on and off
der problems and potential infor toileting. This may allow
continence or they may have
enough time to prevent any acdifficulty holding a cup or
cidents. Dehydration fre-
quently transitions into weakness, urinary tract infections
and falls.
With summer just beginning
here in Sonoma County, safely
enjoy the sun and all of its benefits, limit direct exposure and
create an environment that
makes it easy to drink water
and stay hydrated.
Julie Ann Soukoulis is the
owner of Home Instead Senior
care office in Rohnert Park,
mother of two and passionate
about healthy living at all ages.
Having cared for her parents,
she understands your struggles
and aims, through her website,
www.homeinstead.com/sonoma
to educate and encourage seniors & caregivers. Have a caregiving or aging concern? She’d
love to hear from you at 5861516 anytime.
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10 - Friday, June 17, 2016
How saving plays a role
in your home buying plan
Saving up to buy a home is
no easy feat. Here’s what you
should take into consideration
when planning a home purchase.
One of the key components
of being able to successfully
buy a home is having enough
cash for a down payment plus
closing costs. Generally, you’ll
need at least $20,000 to buy a
home. The old 20 percent down
rule does mean a low payment,
but may or may not make sense
for your specific financial situation.
As you continue to save,
your ability to buy a home
could be compromised if you
are in a rising market such a
Sonoma County, or other pockets of the country.
Can you get in now? Does it
make sense? If you have
enough money to buy a home
and still meet your other financial obligations, then buying a
home with a long-term fixedrate mortgage is generally a
safe bet.
On the other hand, if you’re
in a competitive market, buying
a home now may mean taking
on a payment slightly higher
than your expectations for competition. It may mean a higher
payment until debt is paid off,
you come into some cash, a life
event happens, or your income
rises. All of which may make
sense for taking a payment a bit
higher than your preference.
• Here is the challenging
part, putting off buying a
home may cost more in the
long run and here’s how that
happens:
Homes typically move at a
faster pace in terms of volume,
activity and appreciation than
your ability to save. If you are
saving eight percent of your
gross income, but homes are
appreciating at 10 percent for
example, you are going backwards.
It means your percent down
will be less, as the home inevitably costs more in the future, possibly putting you right
back to where you are today if
you were to buy now.
• Other factors include:
Rising rates – If this hap-
pens for .375 in rate on every
$100,000 borrowed, your payment will change by $22 per
month. The more home you are
trying to buy, the more exposure you have to payment
volatility based on changing
rates. This of course ties directly into how much payment
you’re looking to handle on a
monthly basis in relation to
your purchase price.
Rising home prices or a
higher-priced home – This
might end up happening if you
wait to buy a house in the future. This depends on homes in
your market. For example, a
$500,000 and 1.25 percent of
the purchase price is the calculation for property taxes. For a
$500,000 house that is a $520
property tax obligation, a number that could wane on your affordability. If you were looking
to buy a home today for
$500,000 but you waited a year
and that home is a now a
$600,000, you just missed an
opportunity because you were
busy saving when you could
have bought the home 12
The Community Voice
How millennials
can get head start
on retirement plan
months earlier and potentially
refinanced after that 12 months.
If you can buy a home using
a fixed rate mortgage, move on
it. This way you have two factors at work in your favor; the
equity built up by virtue of
making your payment each
month and your point in the
door in something that can help
you build wealth. Case in point,
if you buy that house at
$500,000 today and that house
increases to $600,000 value in
12 months, you can refinance
for payment reduction making
the home more affordable.
If you are younger than 35,
saving for retirement may not
feel like a priority. After all, retirement may be 30 years
away; if your employer does
not sponsor a retirement plan,
there may be less incentive for
you to start.
• Even so, you must save
and invest for retirement as
soon as you can. Time is your
greatest ally. The earlier you
begin, the more years your invested assets have to grow and
compound. If you put off retirement planning until your fifties,
you may end up having to devote huge chunks of your income just to catch up, at a time
when you may have to care for
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gage lender, with a decade of
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• Do your part to reject the
purchase and refinance primary financial stereotype that the
homes second homes and inmedia places on millennials.
vestment properties. Learn
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media, millennials are wary of
saving and investing; they are
just too indebted, too pessimistic, and too scared to get
into the market after seeing
what happened to the investments of their parents during
the Great Recession.
In truth, savers of all ages
were traumatized by the 200709 bear market. Last month,
Gallup asked American households if they had any money in
equity investments; just 52 percent said yes. That compares to
65 percent in April 2007. In
2014, Gallup asked Americans
if investing $1,000 in equities
was a good idea or a bad idea;
50 percent of those surveyed
called it a bad one.
A recent study from HowMuch.Net found that 52 percent
of Americans aged 18-34 have
less than $1,000 in savings.
Well, guess what: another study
from Go Banking Rates reveals
that 62 percent of all Americans
have less than $1,000 in savings.
Ken Weise
ing can be profound. For example, suppose you want to retire with $1 million in savings.
(By 2050, this may be a common goal rather than a lofty
one.) We will project that your
investments will yield 6.5% a
year between now and the year
you turn 65 (a reasonably optimistic assumption) and, for the
sake of simplicity, we will put
any potential capital gains taxes
and investment fees aside.
Given all that, how early would
you have to begin saving and
investing to reach that $1 million goal, and how much would
you have to save per month to
reach it?
If you start saving at 45, the
answer is $2,039. If you start
saving at 35, the monthly number drops to $904.
How about if you start saving
at 25? Only $438 a month
would be needed. The earlier
you start saving and investing,
the more compounding power
you can harness.
• Strive to get the match.
Some companies reward employees with matching retirement plan contributions; they
will contribute 50 cents for
every dollar the worker does or,
perhaps, even match the contribution dollar-for-dollar. An employer match is too good to
pass up.
• Invest in a way you are
comfortable with. In the mid2000s, some Wall Street money
managers directed assets into
• Now is the time to take
investments they did not fully
some crucial financial steps.
understand, a gamble that conAccording to a poll taken by
tributed to the last bear market.
millennial advocacy group
Take a lesson from that examYoung Invincibles, only 43 per- ple and avoid investing in what
cent of 18-to-34-year-olds with- seems utterly convoluted or
out access to a workplace
mysterious.
retirement plan save consistently for retirement; whether
• Realize that friends and
your employer sponsors a plan
family may not know it all.
or not, though, you can still
The people closest to you may
make some wise moves before
or may not be familiar with inyou turn 40.
vesting. If they are not, take
what they tell you with a few
• Make saving a top priorgrains of salt.
ity. Resolve to pay yourself
first. That is, direct money to• Getting a double-digit anward your retirement before
nual return is great, but the
you do anything else, like pay- main concern is staying ining the bills or spending it on
vested. The market goes up and
needs or wants. Your future
down, sometimes violently, but
Samera Vallejos, 5, of Rohnert Park, prepares to break through boards during her testing at Schafer's ATA Martial Arts. Samera,
should come first.
there has never been a 20-year
who is in the Tigers class, tested on Friday, June 10 for her next belt in Taekwondo. The testing was held at the Schafer's ATA Martial
period in which the market has
Arts studio.
• Consider investing some
lost value. As you save for the
Jane Peleti
or most of what you save. Inlong run, that is worth rememvesting in equities is can be im- bering.
portant to your long-term
investment objectives because it
Ken Weise, an LPL Financial
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of the School of Business and to go into the wine industry."
Economics William Silver. "It
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cluded Lt. Governor and guber- portance of having a program forward early in the Campaign to assist students, provide funding
natorial
candidate
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vin Shanken and Sonoma State in the United States of America," tion, and Clover Stornetta to grow the endowment.
President Ruben Armiñana, who he said. "No system in the coun- Farms.
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(Family Features) With the school year complete, kids are excited
to relax after a year of hard work, learning and extracurricular activities. However, this may lead to the temptation of sitting on the
couch watching TV or playing on a computer or mobile device.
In fact, a recent survey conducted by Dr Pepper Snapple Group’s
Let’s Play initiative found that only 33 percent of children participate in daily active play, and for 30 minutes less than the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends. It’s important
for kids to get daily active play because it contributes to their physical, emotional and social development, and helps them maintain a
healthy lifestyle.
To ensure kids get the active play they need this summer, try
boosting their playtime with these tips:
Make play time family time. According to the Let’s Play survey,
in general, year-over-year younger children’s active playtime is
more likely to be impacted by busy family schedules. To make sure
your family is getting the physical activity they need, find windows
within your busy schedule to fit in some play, even if it’s just a brief
break. For example, rather than asking about your children’s days
at the dinner table, take a pre-dinner family walk to hear more while
getting in some steps.
Create summer structure. Without structured school days, kids
may get too comfortable sitting inside playing video games. An
American Academy of Pediatrics study shows that rather than playing outside, kids are spending an average of seven hours per day on
entertainment media and other electronic devices. It’s important to
let your children have downtime during the summer, but setting up
weekly family playdates will give them something to look forward
to while keeping them active. This could be a weekly family bike
ride around the neighborhood, a game of catch or capture-the-flag.
Creativity is key. Summer means longer days, more hours of sunlight and more opportunities to be outside. Get creative when motivating your kids to be active. For example, take a daily activity like
walking the dog and turn it into a scavenger hunt by drawing up a
treasure map of things your children should find on their walk, such
as a pine cone, flower, blue car and other items around the neighborhood.
Host backyard playdates. Playing is always more fun with friends.
According to the Let’s Play study, longer stretches of active play
are more likely to occur with friends or siblings. Round up kids from
your neighborhood to get together for a different activity each week,
such as an obstacle course or hide and seek. This allows your children to socialize and be active for an extended period of time.
For more information about ways to keep kids active and playing
this summer, check out LetsPlay.com for hundreds of play ideas that
are searchable by season, age range and group size.
Help fuel the simple joys of summer for kids in need
(Family Features) Summer is
about fun and freedom – and to
most kids, it means months filled
with playing in the sun, swimming at the lake or playing baseball in the park. However, more
than 22 million children may
lose access to free or reducedprice meal programs when
school lets out.
For many children in need,
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and the nutrients it provides that
help power the simple joys of
summer – are missing. Milk is
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Although some programs like
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System:?PlayStation Vita
(Handheld)
Developer:?Nurijoy
Publisher:?PM Studios, Atlus
and Acttil
Genre:?Music video game,
rhythm game
Age rating:?T for Teen
Release date:?November 10,
2015 (North America)
Number of players:?1
Price:?$29.99 - $38.99
With each fresh new paycheck, the angel and the devil
appear on my shoulders. The
angel’s named Responsibility
while the devil calls himself
Possibility. Responsibility is
usually pretty quick to snatch
the check out of my hand, so
that I may narrowly dodge another encounter with his much
larger cousin, Consequence.
Some sunny Fridays, however, Responsibility goes completely AWOL, so Possibility
and I get to have a field day.
Today we bought food, clothes,
bike parts, and a video game.
As per usual, this was a bad decision on my part, because the
food was all candy, the clothes
were too big, the bike parts didn’t fit on my bike, and the game
was “Superbeat: XONiC.”
Look at what you’ve done, Possibility, shame on you.
To this point, all of the
rhythm based PlayStation Vita
games that I’ve played have
been stellar. Superbeat: XONiC
comes from Nurijoy, a studio
featuring former members of
Pentavision, the studio that
brought us the DJMAX Technika series, with the “Technika
Tune” entry on the Vita. The
game play is not dissimilar to
that of “Persona 4: Dancing All
Night,” both of which have
been reviewed for this publication. Given that setup, what
could go wrong??I’ll tell you, a
lot could go wrong.
From the get-go, this game
appears to be rushed. The title
sequence of the game features a
male and female character who
seem as if they are going to be
the game’s protagonists, and almost hints at a congruent storyline. They get their own little
flash of a bio screen that says
their name, age, and class, I
think (don’t make me go back
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and watch it again). As soon as
the title screen and subsequent
menus show up, there is no
trace of these two characters.
The game touts the same oversaturated blinding disco aesthetic as DJMAX Technika,
only where Technika comes off
as rich and hypnotic, the visuals
in XONiC appear a bit flat.
Since this is a standalone title,
where the DJMAX series is represented by arcade machines,
I’ll let it slide, but it’s still a bit
of a letdown given the hype.
The player gets a choice of
how they play the game. You
can either use the D-pad (directional pad) and the X,O, and triangle buttons in conjunction
with the joysticks and the triggers to match the beat of the oncoming jelly bean looking game
dots, or do that using the touch
screen itself instead of any of
the physical buttons. There are
massive problems with both
methods. With the buttons, the
‘flick’ function (where the
player physically flicks the jelly
bean in the direction of an
arrow), and the ‘slide’ function
(where the player slides along a
line) are both used with the joystick, despite their placement on
the screen, so it really doesn’t
match up intuitively. This is all
the worse to have to in essence
re-teach yourself how to play
the game after using the touch
screen initially, only to realize
that it’s garbage because the
touch screen doesn’t register
half of the beats you’re trying
to match. Don’t even get me
started on trying to ‘flick’ the
touch screen.
XONiC allows the player to
choose which sound the game
makes when the beat is hit.
Anything from a snare hit, to a
tambourine, to a laser sound
can be chosen to indicate that
you’re on time. If you miss, si-
lence. There is nothing to indicate that you’ve missed your
mark, so when you’re off, it literally feels like you’re not playing the game at all. It’s very
frustrating.
The two playable modes are
“Stage” and “World Tour”.
Stage allows you to pick three
songs, in two difficulty classes,
while World Tour picks the
songs for you, and gives you a
challenge to play along with.
World Tour gets challenging
very fast, and isn’t very fun.
One more thing, the game is
buggy. A couple times I’ve chosen a song and had the game
choose another one for me.
I’d lie if I say that I didn’t
have a little bit of fun playing
XONiC. For all of its flaws, it
does feel nice when you’re on a
roll, though still not enough to
get this game better than a 6coin rating.
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