Charles Duggan Jr., whose four-and-three-quarters-year tenure as Redlands city manager involved him almost immediately getting off on the wrong foot with one of the most active grass roots civic engagement groups in San Bernardino County when he first began working in Redlands but whose temperament simultaneously has allowed him to cater on a weekly, monthly and year-long basis to the city’s elected leadership, was granted an increase in job security Tuesday.
Duggan, formerly the city manager of Auburn, Alabama and at that time the administrative services division manager and treasurer for the Marin Municipal Water District in Northern California was hired as Redlands city manager on a vote of the city council on November 5, 2019. His start date with the city was on January 13, 2020.
Duggan’s arrival in Redlands corresponded with the final stages of the political career of Paul Foster, such that an understanding of what Duggan represents to the community cannot be fully comprehended without a knowledge of how Foster initially guided him.
Redlands was one of San Bernardino County’s original four cities and came into existence as a population center in the decades prior to the Turn of the Twentieth Century. It was the most upscale of the county’s original cities, where the wealthy business owners in San Bernardino purchased homes, many akin to mansions in the late 1880s, 1890s and early 1900s. Located within one of Southern California’s most fecund agricultural districts, the city had a secondary reputation as a resort town where the well-to-do of the Atlantic Seaboard, Philadelphia, Chicago, Cleveland and other Eastern cities would winter. As Redlands matured along with the rest of Southern California in the mid- and latter-20th Century, the citrus groves and its accompanying packing industry that had been part of the ambiance and cachet of Redlands gave way to more and more intensive residential development. Yet, because of the sensitivity and sensibility, as well as the wealth, of the scions of the landed gentry in Redlands and succeeding generations of residents who were living in an atmosphere that was less citified than other parts of rapidly urbanizing Southern California, a good number of Redlands residents coalesced around the concept of preserving the atmosphere they had become accustomed to. This manifested in what was variously referred to as a slow-growth or controlled-growth or no-growth movement. Over time, elements of that approach were codified into the city policies and ordinances, including the voters’ passage of controlled-growth or slow-growth Proposition R in 1978, Measure N in 1987 and Measure U in 1997. Measure R put a limit on the annual growth rate, followed by further refinements and restrictions put in place under the auspices of Measures N and U, such that no more than 400 residential dwelling units can be approved or constructed within the city annually, and the city council is not empowered to suspend, waive or rescind those provisions.
Foster was a member, at one time in good standing, of the low-growth/controlled growth advocacy, and in that guise made his rise both socially and politically in Redlands, first as a member of the planning commission, where he put his low-growth sentiment on display, and finally onto the city council. As a member of the council, which in Redlands chooses to elevate one of its members to the mayoralty rather than having direct mayoral elections by the citizenry, Foster was appointed mayor for an extended period of time.
As was probably inevitable, Foster, like several others elected to the city council, found himself up against colleagues on that panel who had been elected with the heavy backing of the development industry. Over time, Foster was himself heavily lobbied by developers and their representatives and he soon was himself accepting donations in substantial amounts from developers, his rationale being that he would not be able to maintain himself in office if he did not. Thereafter, Foster made an almost 180-degree transition, from a low-growth/slow growth/controlled growth advocate to one who now saw the necessity of progress, and someone who had come to believe that Redlands had to seize the day and go along with those who were willing to make an investment in its future. By the mid-2010s, Foster was Redlands’ staunchest pro-growth advocate.
Accompanying this transition, Foster had embraced a popular trend in urban development, one that called for increasingly dense residential development at the core of a metropolis, standing within the shadow of railroad and bus stations, such that residents of the future would have little or no need for their personal vehicles and could use public transit to commute to their workplaces, ones that were to remain, primarily, west of Redlands in downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles, greater Los Angeles, Los Angeles County or Western San Bernardino County or Riverside County and Orange County.
This trend called for high-rise apartment buildings. Residential structures over two stories were, however, anathema to those intent on preserving the vestiges of Redlands grand past, and they protested vehemently at the direction Foster was seeking to take the city in, using Proposition R, Measure N and Measure U as a shield against the urban intensification that Foster was advocating.
In 2019, just as the managerial tenure of Redlands City Manager Nabar Martinez, who had done much to facilitate the pro-growth approach Foster and his council colleagues had pursued, was imploding, Foster and the remainder of the pro-growth forces in Redlands hit upon the concept of placing before Redlands’ voters a new measure, one aimed at undoing the strictures of Proposition R, Measure N and Measure U to allow the city council to accommodate the development industry.
It was as this Measure, designated by the San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters Office as Measure G in the March 2020 Primary Election, that Duggan was brought into Redlands as the city manager to replace Martinez.
As Duggan had been chosen and hired by the city council, he felt it was incumbent upon himself to embrace what the city council was proposing – in this case Measure G – even though he had no previous experience in Redlands or any knowledge of the history or the varying perspectives and values at play. As it would turn out, at the March 3, 2020 election, Measure G was soundly defeated at the polls and by mail-in ballots, 24,407 votes or 64.88 percent in opposition to support of 7,798 or 35.12 percent of the total 22,205 votes cast.
From the outset, it was obvious to the controlled-growth faction in Redlands that Duggan was not on their side of the cultural divide in the city, and that when it came down to issues relating to development and Redlands’ urban transition on which the city council and a sizable contingent of the public at large were divided, Duggan could be counted upon to side with the city council.
In late 2021, after the FBI had been poking around in Redlands and some of its agents had come to interest themselves in information suggesting one of the reasons Foster had made his switch from a dyed-in-the-wool slow growth/controlled-growth advocate to the major voice for aggressive development in Redlands was because he had been provided with something in the way of monetary inducements from members of the construction industry, he tendered his resignation as a member of the council and moved to Washington State.
Foster had been a mentor, at least on land use issues, to two of the council members who had hired Duggan – Eddie Tejeda and Denise Davis. Both Davis and Tejeda, as the rest of the city council, have made a commitment to the Transit Villages concept ushered in during the Martinez Administration and advanced under Duggan’s management. That plan calls for five such transit villages around Redlands – in the vicinity of the entrance to Redlands University, in Downtown Redlands, in the New York Street district and in the area around the Alabama Street and California Street rail stations. In the transit villages, developers would be permitted to construct tenements or cortiços, that is concentrated, high density housing in apartment buildings of four, five, six or seven stories, with roughly 80 to 120 units per acre.
The advantage of such an approach from an urban planning standpoint was that the inhabitants would have the advantage or at least opportunity of utilizing the rail system, which already connects with much of Southern California and will reach even more locations in the future, to commute. For many elements of the building industry, the city’s encouragement of this approach was potentially very lucrative, as by building upward would intensify density and maximize the number of dwelling units on the land to be developed, increasing profits.
Simultaneously, this approach mortified that portion of the community committed to controlled and slower growth, preservation of the city’s historic properties and avoiding the intense urbanization that was occurring elsewhere in Southern California and San Bernardino County. Within that subset of the Redlands population were those who were absolutely and totally against that intensification of land use, no matter where it were to occur and even if it were limited to the five circumscribed districts. Others, while willing, perhaps, to allow the density the plan called for to be concentrated in select and tightly defined and confined spaces, were nonetheless skeptical and concerned that allowing any or all five of the transit villages to become established would allow the camel to get its nose under the tent, such that the city would pursue the construction of high-rise projects elsewhere, leading, eventually, to intrusion of higher and higher density development into the city’s existing residential neighborhoods and the displacement of single family homes by apartments, condominiums, duplexes and triplexes.
The tension between the purveyors of high-density growth and the controlled-growth advocates yet exists and still has not been resolved.
The confrontations Duggan has had with the controlled-growth/slow-growth crowd has armed him with information that has given him insight with regard to whether or not elements of the development community have succeeded in compromising the current members of the city council, which includes both Tejeda and Davis, as well as the council’s currently longest serving member, Paul Barich, and Jenna Guzman-Lowery and Mario Saucedo. Those residents, by their own interaction with advocates of transit-oriented development – which translates into urban districts with integrated high-density residential, commercial and recreational spaces within walking distance of public transit hubs – have learned that standards considered crucial to the success of that approach have been developed. As such, they recognize that a two-stage litmus test exists to determine whether an official who is embracing the transit oriented development approach, as is embodied in the transit villages concept in Redlands, is sincerely seeking to advance the community in keeping with the this current urban planning trend or whether the official is simply shilling for a developer who is using the trend to exploit the situation in order to maximize profit by constructing the highest density project that can be gotten away with. Thus, the first phase of the litmus test consists of whether the politician is in favor of high-rise development. Simply being in favor of building edifices of four, five, six, seven or more stories above ground is not an indicator, in and of itself, that a given politician is accepting bribes from a developer proposing such a project. Such a stance does, however, set up the second phase of the litmus test, which extends to whether the politician is simultaneously intent on requiring the builder of the high-rise project to construct in parallel conjunction underground parking facilities of no fewer than three levels and extending to a possible depth of four or five or six levels to accommodate the vehicles of those residents to occupy the high-rises. Given the standards of the trending urban planning concept of high-rise construction in conjunction with transit-oriented development, if a politician, elected official or planning official favors high-rise development but is opposed to deep underground parking structures, the logical derivation is he or she is on the take, and what is being taken are bribes – gratuities, kickbacks, graft – from the developers proposing the high rises.
Saucedo, who was previously a member of the Redlands Planning Commission, Guzman-Lowery, Davis, Tejeda and Barich have all supported the Transit Villages concept and have both signaled support for the construction of high-rise structures in Redlands and actively supported them with votes. At the same time, Barich, Tejeda, Davis, Guzman-Lowery and Saucedo have been curiously and rigorously silent with regard to whether they are in favor of holding the developers of the high-rises to a standard which would require that they augment their projects with three- four-, five-, six- or even seven-level underground parking facilities. Indeed, Saucedo, Guzman-Lowery, Davis, Tejeda and Barich have not only been silent on the matter, they have gone out of their way to avoid having to deal with the subject matter altogether. In presenting to the council the proposals for high-rise projects that have so far been approved, city staff did not include in those plans a requirement that the developer include underground parking facilities. Not one member of the council sought to explore the issue of underground parking when those projects were discussed, deliberated upon and approved.
Duggan, advantaged by his discussions with the no-growth/low-growth/slow-growth/controlled growth citizen group advocates and his knowledge regarding urban development standards as well as his access to the city council, knows, or has a very good idea with regard to, how Barich, Tejeda, Davis, Guzman-Lowery and Saucedo feel with regard to the requirement that developers of high-rise buildings in Redlands accompany any such projects with multiple-story underground parking. This has given him a glimpse on a window that few others have, that being whether his five political masters are being bought off by the construction industry. That knowledge, it is widely suspected in multiple quarters in Redlands, had a lot to do with the council having voted unanimously to extend Duggan’s contract to serve as city manager and give him a raise.
Steve Rogers, who is among the most involved of a cadre of extraordinarily engaged residents examining civic affairs in Redlands, told the Sentinel he was against the city council providing Duggan with the contract extension and a pay raise at this point. He felt so strongly about the matter that he addressed the city council before it took that action on Tuesday night.
“I’m against him getting a raise because his current contract isn’t up until 2026,” said in his remarks to the Sentinel. “The city council initiated its discussion on this way more than a year before that contract is set to expire.
When a discussion about Duggan was scheduled for a closed session of the city council several weeks ago, Rogers inferred that the city council was loading up to extend his contract. Rogers said he confronted the city council at that time. He said, “I asked, ‘Why is this on here? This is not the time, when we have not seen how he has fully performed on his ongoing contract, that this should come up for renewal.’”
Rogers said that perhaps his sharpest pang of dissatisfaction with Duggan is that he is “unresponsive” to the issues that he and others have brought up during open discussions of specific projects and items related to both general and specific policy. At the very least, Rogers said, what he wants out of Duggan is for him to make sure the city council is informed about views of residents or facts that might conflict with the information or recommendations provided to the city council by staff with regard to items that come before the city council for discussion and a vote.
Rogers further noted that the council took up the discussion of granting Duggan a contract extension and a raise at the height of the current election season.
“I don’t think giving the city manager a raise should take place until after the election,” Rogers said. “I get the impression that Mr. Duggan is using the election, while the outcome is uncertain and there is a possibility that the incumbents won’t return to the dais in December, as a way to leverage a raise.”
Rogers said that Duggan freely and frequently engages the city in inappropriate arrangements and that he did not need to go any further than the agenda for the Tuesday evening council meeting at which Duggan’s contract extension and raise were being discussed to find another item that served as an example of such an arrangement. In this regard, Rogers referenced the Venue at Orange Apartments to be built at the southwest corner of Orange Avenue and Alabama Street. The action taken involves the city providing the applicant on the project, the Miller Architectural Corporation, with a $1.5 million forgivable loan and a density bonus because the project is to include 50 affordable housing units as part of the project.
“I understand that affordable housing is the watchword by which all local governments live nowadays, but the real elephant in the room is that Gary Miller is the architect on this project,” Rogers said. “The city hired Gary Miller to serve as the architect to do the new City Hall in the City Bank building.”
Rogers remark relates to the city’s purchase of the six-story City Bank building, which is now undergoing renovations and tenant improvements to allow the city to clear out of its current City Hall quarters at 35 Cajon Street and move the city’s officer to the six-story structure at 300 State Street.
“Gary Miller is doing the improvements and seismic modifications for the new City Hall, the whole nine yards,” Rogers continued. “That job was awarded on a no bid basis. There are too many anomalies or irregularities or improprieties or I don’t know what you want to call it. Standard contract language says that in all of these major projects there should be no conflicts of interest involving the developer. In my opinion, having an architect who is working on a city project like the City Hall makeover who is getting a $1.5 million forgivable loan with a term of 55 years on another project in the city amounts to a conflict of interest.”
Rogers said, “That is an example of the type of improprieties that Charles Duggan is right in the middle of, and the city council does not seem to be in the least bothered by it. The very night he is involving the city council and the city in a conflict of interest, the city council is giving him a raise.”
Rogers has been critical of Duggan for utilizing questionable property valuations with regard to projects as well as in both land acquisitions and land sales.
Rogers, a licensed civil engineer, has had numerous go-rounds with the city on engineering issues and has been critical of the city for employing, on certain projects, engineers who are not registered or certified by the State of California.
On at least a handful of specific items, Rogers has quibbled with the city over technical engineering issues and decisions by those unregistered engineers.
When Rogers made his feelings about Duggan known at Tuesday night’s council meeting, Councilman Barich remarked that Rogers has nothing positive to say about the city, and that as such, Rogers should pull up stakes and move to Yucaipa. Barich’s outburst prompted Assistant City Attorney Albert Maldonado to preempt any further remarks from Barich. Maldonado told the councilman that it was not advisable for him to get into a back-and-forth with Rogers over his expression of his opinion.
Mayor Tejeda, who said he and Barich had negotiated with Duggan on the contract update, offered the justification for the action by saying, “A few months ago the city manager requested that the city council consider revising his contract and also consider bringing his salary into within the median of what other city managers earn in other communities.”
In 2020, Duggan was paid a salary of $249,216.01, another $5,500 in perks and pay add-ons, and benefits of $54,343.55 for a total annual compensation of $309,059.56.
In 2021, Duggan received $269,984 in salary, $6,000 in other perquisites and pay add-ons, $44,229.90 in benefits and a $21,301 annual contribution toward the pension he is to receive in retirement, for $341,514.96 in total compensation.
In October 2022, more than two years after Duggan had begun as city manager, the city council extended his contract, which was set to expire in January 2023, another three years to January 2026. That contract extension contained a controversial provision, what was termed an “incentive bonus.” The language in the contract stated, “Annually, beginning in August 2023, employee may be eligible for a lump-sum incentive bonus, at the sole discretion of the city council, for performance substantially above expectations. The city council will establish criteria as the basis for any bonus that may be awarded and such criteria will be delivered in writing to employee before December 31 of each year.”
That incentive bonus without specified criteria attached to it was questioned by many residents, most notably those who had previously been critical of action the city council had taken and which Duggan had facilitated.
In 2022, Duggan took home a $267,884.51 salary, another $12,131.92 in perks and pay add-ons, and was provided with $108,518.82 in full benefits for a total annual compensation of $388,535.25.
In 2023, Duggan’s salary was increased to $288,292, his perks fell to $6,650 and his full benefits reached $112,283.78, for a total annual compensation of $407,225.78.
According to Maldonado, “The employment contract will be extended to January 31, 2028. Effective January 15, 2025, the annual base salary shall increase to $315,000. Effective following the first payroll period following July 1, 2025, the city manager will receive a 2 percent increase to his salary over the prior year. All other terms as set forth in the current contract remain unchanged.”
We appreciate your leadership and look forward to keeping you as long as we can,” Daivs said.
“I hope you retire here,” said Barich, “but many, many years from now, of course.”
“You have listened to a lot of the suggestions that council members have asked of you, and even of the public,” said Mayor Tejeda. “Sometimes, perhaps it doesn’t come off that way, but in the end, behind the scenes, I appreciate that you do listen to the public, members of the public who are making critical analysis of how we do our work here, how you do your work, and you do make those changes. I appreciate that.”
The vote to extend Duggan’s contract and provide him with a raise was unanimous.
–Mark Gutglueck

By James Joyce
MR. JAMES DUFFY lived in Chapelizod because he wished to live as far as possible from the city of which he was a citizen and because he found all the other suburbs of Dublin mean, modern and pretentious. He lived in an old sombre house and from his windows he could look into the disused distillery or upwards along the shallow river on which Dublin is built. The lofty walls of his uncarpeted room were free from pictures. He had himself bought every article of furniture in the room: a black iron bedstead, an iron washstand, four cane chairs, a clothes- rack, a coal-scuttle, a fender and irons and a square table on which lay a double desk. A bookcase had been made in an alcove by means of shelves of white wood. The bed was clothed with white bedclothes and a black and scarlet rug covered the foot. A little hand-mirror hung above the washstand and during the day a white-shaded lamp stood as the sole ornament of the mantelpiece. The books on the white wooden shelves were arranged from below upwards according to bulk. A complete Wordsworth stood at one end of the lowest shelf and a copy of the Maynooth Catechism, sewn into the cloth cover of a notebook, stood at one end of the top shelf. Writing materials were always on the desk. In the desk lay a manuscript translation of Hauptmann’s Michael Kramer, the stage directions of which were written in purple ink, and a little sheaf of papers held together by a brass pin. In these sheets a sentence was inscribed from time to time and, in an ironical moment, the headline of an advertisement for Bile Beans had been pasted on to the first sheet. On lifting the lid of the desk a faint fragrance escaped — the fragrance of new cedarwood pencils or of a bottle of gum or of an overripe apple which might have been left there and forgotten.

Mr. Duffy abhorred anything which betokened physical or mental disorder. A medival doctor would have called him saturnine. His face, which carried the entire tale of his years, was of the brown tint of Dublin streets. On his long and rather large head grew dry black hair and a tawny moustache did not quite cover an unamiable mouth. His cheekbones also gave his face a harsh character; but there was no harshness in the eyes which, looking at the world from under their tawny eyebrows, gave the impression of a man ever alert to greet a redeeming instinct in others but often disappointed. He lived at a little distance from his body, regarding his own acts with doubtful side-glasses. He had an odd autobiographical habit which led him to compose in his mind from time to time a short sentence about himself containing a subject in the third person and a predicate in the past tense. He never gave alms to beggars and walked firmly, carrying a stout hazel.

He had been for many years cashier of a private bank in Baggot Street. Every morning he came in from Chapelizod by tram. At midday he went to Dan Burke’s and took his lunch — a bottle of lager beer and a small trayful of arrowroot biscuits. At four o’clock he was set free. He dined in an eating-house in George’s Street where he felt himself safe from the society o Dublin’s gilded youth and where there was a certain plain honesty in the bill of fare. His evenings were spent either before his landlady’s piano or roaming about the outskirts of the city. His liking for Mozart’s music brought him sometimes to an opera or a concert: these were the only dissipations of his life.

He had neither companions nor friends, church nor creed. He lived his spiritual life without any communion with others, visiting his relatives at Christmas and escorting them to the cemetery when they died. He performed these two social duties for old dignity’s sake but conceded nothing further to the conventions which regulate the civic life. He allowed himself to think that in certain circumstances he would rob his hank but, as these circumstances never arose, his life rolled out evenly — an adventureless tale.

One evening he found himself sitting beside two ladies in the Rotunda. The house, thinly peopled and silent, gave distressing prophecy of failure. The lady who sat next him looked round at the deserted house once or twice and then said:

“What a pity there is such a poor house tonight! It’s so hard on people to have to sing to empty benches.”

He took the remark as an invitation to talk. He was surprised that she seemed so little awkward. While they talked he tried to fix her permanently in his memory. When he learned that the young girl beside her was her daughter he judged her to be a year or so younger than himself. Her face, which must have been handsome, had remained intelligent. It was an oval face with strongly marked features. The eyes were very dark blue and steady. Their gaze began with a defiant note but was confused by what seemed a deliberate swoon of the pupil into the iris, revealing for an instant a temperament of great sensibility. The pupil reasserted itself quickly, this half- disclosed nature fell again under the reign of prudence, and her astrakhan jacket, moulding a bosom of a certain fullness, struck the note of defiance more definitely.

He met her again a few weeks afterwards at a concert in Earlsfort Terrace and seized the moments when her daughter’s attention was diverted to become intimate. She alluded once or twice to her husband but her tone was not such as to make the allusion a warning. Her name was Mrs. Sinico. Her husband’s great-great-grandfather had come from Leghorn. Her husband was captain of a mercantile boat plying between Dublin and Holland; and they had one child.

Meeting her a third time by accident he found courage to make an appointment. She came. This was the first of many meetings; they met always in the evening and chose the most quiet quarters for their walks together. Mr. Duffy, however, had a distaste for underhand ways and, finding that they were compelled to meet stealthily, he forced her to ask him to her house. Captain Sinico encouraged his visits, thinking that his daughter’s hand was in question. He had dismissed his wife so sincerely from his gallery of pleasures that he did not suspect that anyone else would take an interest in her. As the husband was often away and the daughter out giving music lessons Mr. Duffy had many opportunities of enjoying the lady’s society. Neither he nor she had had any such adventure before and neither was conscious of any incongruity. Little by little he entangled his thoughts with hers. He lent her books, provided her with ideas, shared his intellectual life with her. She listened to all.

Sometimes in return for his theories she gave out some fact of her own life. With almost maternal solicitude she urged him to let his nature open to the full: she became his confessor. He told her that for some time he had assisted at the meetings of an Irish Socialist Party where he had felt himself a unique figure amidst a score of sober workmen in a garret lit by an inefficient oil-lamp. When the party had divided into three sections, each under its own leader and in its own garret, he had discontinued his attendances. The workmen’s discussions, he said, were too timorous; the interest they took in the question of wages was inordinate. He felt that they were hard-featured realists and that they resented an exactitude which was the produce of a leisure not within their reach. No social revolution, he told her, would be likely to strike Dublin for some centuries.

She asked him why did he not write out his thoughts. For what, he asked her, with careful scorn. To compete with phrasemongers, incapable of thinking consecutively for sixty seconds? To submit himself to the criticisms of an obtuse middle class which entrusted its morality to policemen and its fine arts to impresarios?

He went often to her little cottage outside Dublin; often they spent their evenings alone. Little by little, as their thoughts entangled, they spoke of subjects less remote. Her companionship was like a warm soil about an exotic. Many times she allowed the dark to fall upon them, refraining from lighting the lamp. The dark discreet room, their isolation, the music that still vibrated in their ears united them. This union exalted him, wore away the rough edges of his character, emotionalised his mental life. Sometimes he caught himself listening to the sound of his own voice. He thought that in her eyes he would ascend to an angelical stature; and, as he attached the fervent nature of his companion more and more closely to him, he heard the strange impersonal voice which he recognised as his own, insisting on the soul’s incurable loneliness. We cannot give ourselves, it said: we are our own. The end of these discourses was that one night during which she had shown every sign of unusual excitement, Mrs. Sinico caught up his hand passionately and pressed it to her cheek.

Mr. Duffy was very much surprised. Her interpretation of his words disillusioned him. He did not visit her for a week, then he wrote to her asking her to meet him. As he did not wish their last interview to be troubled by the influence of their ruined confessional they meet in a little cakeshop near the Parkgate. It was cold autumn weather but in spite of the cold they wandered up and down the roads of the Park for nearly three hours. They agreed to break off their intercourse: every bond, he said, is a bond to sorrow. When they came out of the Park they walked in silence towards the tram; but here she began to tremble so violently that, fearing another collapse on her part, he bade her good-bye quickly and left her. A few days later he received a parcel containing his books and music.

Four years passed. Mr. Duffy returned to his even way of life. His room still bore witness of the orderliness of his mind. Some new pieces of music encumbered the music-stand in the lower room and on his shelves stood two volumes by Nietzsche: Thus Spake Zarathustra and The Gay Science. He wrote seldom in the sheaf of papers which lay in his desk. One of his sentences, written two months after his last interview with Mrs. Sinico, read: Love between man and man is impossible because there must not be sexual intercourse and friendship between man and woman is impossible because there must be sexual intercourse. He kept away from concerts lest he should meet her. His father died; the junior partner of the bank retired. And still every morning he went into the city by tram and every evening walked home from the city after having dined moderately in George’s Street and read the evening paper for dessert.

One evening as he was about to put a morsel of corned beef and cabbage into his mouth his hand stopped. His eyes fixed themselves on a paragraph in the evening paper which he had propped against the water-carafe. He replaced the morsel of food on his plate and read the paragraph attentively. Then he drank a glass of water, pushed his plate to one side, doubled the paper down before him between his elbows and read the paragraph over and over again. The cabbage began to deposit a cold white grease on his plate. The girl came over to him to ask was his dinner not properly cooked. He said it was very good and ate a few mouthfuls of it with difficulty. Then he paid his bill and went out.

He walked along quickly through the November twilight, his stout hazel stick striking the ground regularly, the fringe of the buff Mail peeping out of a side-pocket of his tight reefer overcoat. On the lonely road which leads from the Parkgate to Chapelizod he slackened his pace. His stick struck the ground less emphatically and his breath, issuing irregularly, almost with a sighing sound, condensed in the wintry air. When he reached his house he went up at once to his bedroom and, taking the paper from his pocket, read the paragraph again by the failing light of the window. He read it not aloud, but moving his lips as a priest does when he reads the prayers Secreto. This was the paragraph:

DEATH OF A LADY AT SYDNEY PARADE
A PAINFUL CASE
Today at the City of Dublin Hospital the Deputy Coroner (in the absence of Mr. Leverett) held an inquest on the body of Mrs. Emily Sinico, aged forty-three years, who was killed at Sydney Parade Station yesterday evening. The evidence showed that the deceased lady, while attempting to cross the line, was knocked down by the engine of the ten o’clock slow train from Kingstown, thereby sustaining injuries of the head and right side which led to her death.

James Lennon, driver of the engine, stated that he had been in the employment of the railway company for fifteen years. On hearing the guard’s whistle he set the train in motion and a second or two afterwards brought it to rest in response to loud cries. The train was going slowly.

P. Dunne, railway porter, stated that as the train was about to start he observed a woman attempting to cross the lines. He ran towards her and shouted, but, before he could reach her, she was caught by the buffer of the engine and fell to the ground.

A juror. “You saw the lady fall?”

Witness. “Yes.”

Police Sergeant Croly deposed that when he arrived he found the deceased lying on the platform apparently dead. He had the body taken to the waiting-room pending the arrival of the ambulance.

Constable 57 corroborated.

Dr. Halpin, assistant house surgeon of the City of Dublin Hospital, stated that the deceased had two lower ribs fractured and had sustained severe contusions of the right shoulder. The right side of the head had been injured in the fall. The injuries were not sufficient to have caused death in a normal person. Death, in his opinion, had been probably due to shock and sudden failure of the heart’s action.

Mr. H. B. Patterson Finlay, on behalf of the railway company, expressed his deep regret at the accident. The company had always taken every precaution to prevent people crossing the lines except by the bridges, both by placing notices in every station and by the use of patent spring gates at level crossings. The deceased had been in the habit of crossing the lines late at night from platform to platform and, in view of certain other circumstances of the case, he did not think the railway officials were to blame.

Captain Sinico, of Leoville, Sydney Parade, husband of the deceased, also gave evidence. He stated that the deceased was his wife. He was not in Dublin at the time of the accident as he had arrived only that morning from Rotterdam. They had been married for twenty-two years and had lived happily until about two years ago when his wife began to be rather intemperate in her habits.

Miss Mary Sinico said that of late her mother had been in the habit of going out at night to buy spirits. She, witness, had often tried to reason with her mother and had induced her to join a League. She was not at home until an hour after the accident. The jury returned a verdict in accordance with the medical evidence and exonerated Lennon from all blame.

The Deputy Coroner said it was a most painful case, and expressed great sympathy with Captain Sinico and his daughter. He urged on the railway company to take strong measures to prevent the possibility of similar accidents in the future. No blame attached to anyone.

Mr. Duffy raised his eyes from the paper and gazed out of his window on the cheerless evening landscape. The river lay quiet beside the empty distillery and from time to time a light appeared in some house on the Lucan road. What an end! The whole narrative of her death revolted him and it revolted him to think that he had ever spoken to her of what he held sacred. The threadbare phrases, the inane expressions of sympathy, the cautious words of a reporter won over to conceal the details of a commonplace vulgar death attacked his stomach. Not merely had she degraded herself; she had degraded him. He saw the squalid tract of her vice, miserable and malodorous. His soul’s companion! He thought of the hobbling wretches whom he had seen carrying cans and bottles to be filled by the barman. Just God, what an end! Evidently she had been unfit to live, without any strength of purpose, an easy prey to habits, one of the wrecks on which civilisation has been reared. But that she could have sunk so low! Was it possible he had deceived himself so utterly about her? He remembered her outburst of that night and interpreted it in a harsher sense than he had ever done. He had no difficulty now in approving of the course he had taken.

As the light failed and his memory began to wander he thought her hand touched his. The shock which had first attacked his stomach was now attacking his nerves. He put on his overcoat and hat quickly and went out. The cold air met him on the threshold; it crept into the sleeves of his coat. When he came to the public-house at Chapelizod Bridge he went in and ordered a hot punch.

The proprietor served him obsequiously but did not venture to talk. There were five or six workingmen in the shop discussing the value of a gentleman’s estate in County Kildare They drank at intervals from their huge pint tumblers and smoked, spitting often on the floor and sometimes dragging the sawdust over their spits with their heavy boots. Mr. Duffy sat on his stool and gazed at them, without seeing or hearing them. After a while they went out and he called for another punch. He sat a long time over it. The shop was very quiet. The proprietor sprawled on the counter reading the Herald and yawning. Now and again a tram was heard swishing along the lonely road outside.

As he sat there, living over his life with her and evoking alternately the two images in which he now conceived her, he realised that she was dead, that she had ceased to exist, that she had become a memory. He began to feel ill at ease. He asked himself what else could he have done. He could not have carried on a comedy of deception with her; he could not have lived with her openly. He had done what seemed to him best. How was he to blame? Now that she was gone he understood how lonely her life must have been, sitting night after night alone in that room. His life would be lonely too until he, too, died, ceased to exist, became a memory — if anyone remembered him.

It was after nine o’clock when he left the shop. The night was cold and gloomy. He entered the Park by the first gate and walked along under the gaunt trees. He walked through the bleak alleys where they had walked four years before. She seemed to be near him in the darkness. At moments he seemed to feel her voice touch his ear, her hand touch his. He stood still to listen. Why had he withheld life from her? Why had he sentenced her to death? He felt his moral nature falling to pieces.

When he gained the crest of the Magazine Hill he halted and looked along the river towards Dublin, the lights of which burned redly and hospitably in the cold night. He looked down the slope and, at the base, in the shadow of the wall of the Park, he saw some human figures lying. Those venal and furtive loves filled him with despair. He gnawed the rectitude of his life; he felt that he had been outcast from life’s feast. One human being had seemed to love him and he had denied her life and happiness: he had sentenced her to ignominy, a death of shame. He knew that the prostrate creatures down by the wall were watching him and wished him gone. No one wanted him; he was outcast from life’s feast. He turned his eyes to the grey gleaming river, winding along towards Dublin. Beyond the river he saw a goods train winding out of Kingsbridge Station, like a worm with a fiery head winding through the darkness, obstinately and laboriously. It passed slowly out of sight; but still he heard in his ears the laborious drone of the engine reiterating the syllables of her name.

He turned back the way he had come, the rhythm of the engine pounding in his ears. He began to doubt the reality of what memory told him. He halted under a tree and allowed the rhythm to die away. He could not feel her near him in the darkness nor her voice touch his ear. He waited for some minutes listening. He could hear nothing: the night was perfectly silent. He listened again: perfectly silent. He felt that he was alone.

Gilbert Ingraham was the most efficient of his employer’s twenty-seven employees. He enjoyed such statistical work; because of and through his interest in it he had developed the ability to cope with much of the firm’s procedures that normally would have been relegated to someone with more status than that of clerical assistant. Yet, for all of his value, the time and extra effort of others and expense he saved, he was given no recognition other than the exiguous approbation of his employer, and he did not delude himself into thinking he was irreplaceable. Whatever satisfaction his job brought him was only that which he derived from the exercise and knowledge of his own specialized and unnecessary competence.

Christmas night he was alone in the house he had been permitted to retain as a result of his divorce settlement not quite three years earlier. There was nothing in the house, save less than a dozen cards opened and standing upon an end table, to commemorate the traditional spirit of the day or season. His five years of marriage had ended with no resultant pregnancy. He had fixed himself a dinner of chicken, using a recipe calling for sherry marination, accompanied by small portions of various vegetables. Having finished the meal, he continued his reading of Moby Dick, taking delight in the parallel of reading the book’s twenty-second chapter that day amid his house’s non-festive atmosphere. When he tired of reading he went to his phonograph record rack in search of music to occupy his thoughts for a time. A total, temporary escape from consciousness exceeding even sleep, he mused, would be desirable. It was much too early to go to bed. He thumbed through his collection, stopping at several jacketed discs, visualizing behind his ears the sounds within each before moving on,. Near the end he came to Handel’s Messiah. He could not remember when he had last listened to it. Searching no further, he set the first side of the first record to play on his stereophonograph’s turntable.

It occurred to him that it was a little sad that he was alone on Christmas night. The music sounded different than could he remember it. It seemed very similar to something else, something he had read recently, but he could not remember what it had been. He was set afloat, feeling vague and less vague impressions from the past merging with vague and less vague immediate sensations. He had received no gifts, but then he had given none. It was always a little awkward for him to either give a present or receive one. His mind swirled to a far past Christmas, when he, still a child, had feasted with his family at a relative’s house and played lawn darts in the backyard with his cousins. The shadows and memories of Christmas past moved along in a slow unrelated though related fashion like a textbook chronicalization of history. He was able, most strangely he thought, to objectively observe the emotions each memory brought forth, feeling himself capable of feeling yet unfeeling, hidden, protected, still unprotected.

…and cry unto

her, that her warfare is accomplished, that

her iniquity is pardoned.

Through the music he could hear a knock at the door. Answering it, he found his caller to be Lawrence, a fellow employee. Their friendship was the closest social contact Gilbert had developed for some time, though this was not extremely close and they only rarely saw each other at times or places not directly related to their jobs. “Come on in,” Gilbert said. “Good to see you.” Lawrence stepped into the entranceway. “Take off your coat.”

“What’s that from?” Lawrence asked, indicating one of the speakers.

“Messiah. Handel. Proper listening for this evening, wouldn’t you say?”

“Appropriate.”

“Would you like some tea? I’d offer you something stronger but I have nothing.”

“Tea would be fine.”

“Have you had Ceylon Breakfast?”

“I don’t believe so.”

The two walked into the kitchen. Gilbert went to the stove and there began the preparation of the tea. “I thought maybe, if there’s nothing else you’re doing, you’d like to come with me tonight,” Lawrence said.

“Where’s that?” Gilbert said, over his shoulder.

“Becky’s having a party at her house. I thought I’d stop by there.”

“I haven’t been to a party for three or four years.” Gilbert turned from the stove and sat at the table opposite Lawrence. “I really wasn’t going to be doing much of anything tonight.”

The tea was ready soon after that. Gilbert poured it into two coffee mugs. Both men sat across from each other, lightly discussing current events receiving much media attention that week. Gilbert sipped his tea while Lawrence made a statement about the need for more congressional control of certain executive functions. Gilbert felt uneasy drinking the tea, this being his second cup that day. He no longer drank it in the quantities he had at one time. He associated it with its caffeine content and this conjured concern over the possible damage it was doing to his kidneys. Caffeine impaired the bodies waste filtering process in some way, he remembered reading. He tried to drink it only on special occasions and even then he felt as if he were poisoning himself. “It does seem that the president has his fingers in a few too many pies, yeah,” he replied. “A little too much responsibility for one man.”

Presently they had finished their tea. “What time was this at Becky’s to start?”

“Around eight.”

“Maybe I should change my clothes. I don’t think I’m too presentable like this.”

“I wouldn’t worry about it,” Lawrence said. “You’re fine.”

“Hmmmm,” Gilbert had wanted to hear the whole record; the first side had him anticipating the rest. “O.K.,” he said. “Let me change my shoes.”

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Becky looked very sexuous when she answered the door, the music loud, almost blaring behind her. She let them in and took their coats. When she returned she mentioned that no others from work had yet arrived and that it was pleasant to see Gilbert, she had thought we would not come. All three then went to a table in a far corner of the room where Becky pressed a small glass of punch from a punch bowl on the tale into Gilbert’s hand after he refused her offers of several mixed drinks. When she left for the kitchen, Gilbert followed Lawrence to a row of chairs against the far wall.

Gilbert felt somewhat out of place sitting in the chair. There were several people in the room, none of whom he knew. He drank from the glass in his hand. The punch had a sweet, almost pleasant flavor but there had been some brandy added to it and he could taste the alcohol. With a slight amount of difficulty, he swallowed. Lawrence had begun a conversation with two young women sitting in the chairs to his left. Gilbert listened to what was being aid, peering around Lawrence’s shoulder to make himself visible to the two women. Both were quite attractive. Lawrence mentioned something about eyes, how it sometimes made a person uncomfortable if you looked the, stared at them, straight in the eyes. The woman sitting closest, next to Lawrence said, yes, that was true, she had noticed that herself. That was most likely to happen, she added, if you were not familiar with the person doing the staring. The other young woman stood and walked across the room as her friend finished speaking. “What’s your name?” Lawrence asked.

“Deborah,” the woman replied. “What’s yours? And Yours?”

“I’m Lawrence. This is Gilbert. We work with Becky. You’re one of her friends?”

“I went to school with her sister.” Lawrence and Deborah continued their discussion, moving from the subject of visual confrontation to their own reactions to other various idiosyncracies of people they encountered. Gilbert envied Lawrence for the ease with which he was able to engage others. Deborah, he observed, was able to articulate herself very well; at the same time she seemed not garrulous.

After sometime in the chair, doing nothing other than listening to the nearby talk, Gilbert’s uncomfort increased. He was pointedly conscious of how he must look sitting straight up in the chair as he was, his legs bent at right angles, his hands awkwardly holding the glass, its outside moist and now warm in his hands, alone, in a room full of people. Just then, Becky enlisted Lawrence to help in bringing some ice into the kitchen. He left, leaving the chair between Gilbert and Deborah, except for Lawrence’s drink, vacant. Gilbert looked across at the woman, now alone. Apparently she was not too familiar with any of the others, either. She had very blue eyes. She looked something like what his wife had, Gilbert thought, when they had first been married. She looked that young. “Do you attend functions such as this often?” he blurted, surprised first at his boldness and then horrified at his unintended stiltedness.

“Pardon?” she said. Gilbert saw and felt the involuntary trembling in the whole of his right leg. Perhaps she had not heard him above the music, he thought.

“Do you come to parties like this often?”

“I’ve been away for a year. I’ve just come back, but before that I was quite,” she paused, tilting her head, “social.”

“You were gone, then? Where did you go?”

“Massachusetts.”

“Ah,” his eyes showed a sparkling. “Did you go to Nantucket?”

“Oh, a few times. I was living in Barnstable,” she looked straight into his eyes and bit lightly at her bottom lip for only a second. At this, Gilbert lifted Lawrence’s drink from the chair between them and placed it down on his own, seating himself beside her.

“What was Nantucket like?”

“You’re from there?”

“No. No, this is kind of a coincidence. I’m reading Moby Dick. Have you read it?”

“No,” she said. “I knew about the whole island being a port for whaling ships, though. Who wrote that? Herman Melville?”

“Yes.”

“It’s different. It’s not too densely populated, except in the summer. A lot of small resort towns.”

“Did you like Barnstable?” It was very easy and enjoyable talking to her, Gilbert thought. There was a knock at the door.

“Yes,” she said. “I didn’t know too many people there. It was nice. The East Coast is so much different from the West Coast. You have to see it to know it.”

The several people who had arrived when Gilbert was speaking completed their entrance as Deborah finished her reply, whereupon she abruptly stood and moved toward one of the entrants, warmly greeting him with open arms before moving on to a woman standing to his side, whom Gilbert took to be his wife, greeting her in a similar fashion and expressing surprise over her pregnancy. It was clear to Gilbert that these were friends Deborah had not seen since before she left. They seated themselves in the chairs further toward the corner of the room, embarking on a fast moving conversation. Gilbert felt a hollowness and then a sudden chill. It was the air from the outside coming into the room from when the door had been opened, he was sure. He took a sip from the glass before standing up and walking toward the kitchen.

There were more people in the kitchen than he thought there would be, none of whom he even vaguely recognized. One fellow caught his attention, though Gilbert was not sure why, perhaps it was because he was so tall. He was standing next to the stove, a frosted glass in his hand, conversing with a very attractive dark haired woman. Muscular, he was dressed in well-tailored, fashionably mod clothes. The neat, conservative style of his hairs’ cutting complemented his trim, handsome features. Gilbert watched him from across the room, paying close attention to the way in which he seemed to be keying on the facial expressions of the woman with whom he was conversing, testing her reaction to determine the content and breath of his next statement. Becky broke Gilbert’s concentration when she touched his arm from behind him, saying, “You haven’t met my sister, have you?” Gilbert replied that no, he had not and she introduced him to the same brunette the young man Gilbert had been observing had been talking with. She smiled, politely mentioning her pleasure at meeting Gilbert before returning to her conversation.

Gilbert looked at the bottles standing on the counter, listening to the collage of sound about him. He set his more than half full glass of punch down into the sink. Looking about the kitchen and into the other room he saw that nearly everyone had a glass in his hand or one sitting near him. Thinking of the punch he had just drunk he thought then he could feel the alcohol lying on his stomach. He quickly convinced himself that he had not drunk enough for it to have had any such effect, that he was imagining the sensation. The kitchen gave him a feeling of confinement. He exited to the living room.

While he had been in the kitchen, two of his coworkers, Verlene and Kathy, both secretaries, had arrived with their husbands. They greeted him as did he them and was introduced to their mates. Gilbert had known Kathy’s spouse from a long time before but he could not remember from where. Mike recognized Gilbert, also. A discussion ensued and it was discovered that the two had been classmates in college not quite ten years before. Verlene’s husband was quite handsome, more so than Gilbert would have suspected. The five of them clustered together, near the front door. It was difficult for Gilbert; the four seemed somewhat reserved. He had thought upon fist seeing them that he would be able to easily converse with them, here an opportunity to communicate on a meaningful level. As it was, the others felt almost as out of place as did he and were not too talkative. This increased Gilbert’s discomfiture all the more. He could think of no way to initiate his intended loquation and it felt somehow inappropriate him doing nothing, standing where he was only because these were the only people he knew.

He leaned against the wall next to the door and closed his eyes. Like this for some time, he opened them when he heard people approaching him. The couple Deborah had so warmly greeted on their arrival were coming toward him. For a short time he was embarrassed; perhaps they had seen him with his eyes closed. He stepped to the side. They were leaving early. The party had really only just begun. As they were going out they bade goodbye to several people at once, while another two people from work arrived amid some others. Once the door had been closed, Gilbert turned and saw that the man he had been watching in the kitchen was now seated next to Deborah, talking to her, gesticulating with his drink free right hand.

Lawrence was sitting on the couch talking with Ray and Laura, the two of his fellow workers who had just arrived. Neither of them had noticed Gilbert when they first came in, partially hidden as he was behind the door. They both looked up to see him when Lawrence pointed at him looking at them and Gilbert waved. When he looked at them again, both men were laughing at something Laura had said while she maintained a straight face, explaining that she was serious. Someone turned the volume on the music up. Gilbert wanted to join Lawrence and the others, but Verlene and Kathy were by then talking, although he could barely hear them above the din, and he felt he was, by virtue of the length of time he had been in their immediate presence, informally involved in their conversation and that it would be rude to walk away. Verlene’s right hand lay on the table while she spoke and on her ring finger was a ring with a large stone. Gilbert noticed that while she spoke she moved her hand in a slight up-and-down motion, bending her fingers. As they were underneath a very bright light and the music was playing very loudly, the reflection off the ring, the full sensual sound of the music merging with Verlene’s words, not words as such because he could not hear her clearly and had lost interest in whatever she was saying, but actually just fragmented sounds, all combined to have a slight hypnotic affect on Gilvbert. It was a queer, almost pleasant feeling and he realized while it was happening, what was happening.

“And how are you on this cold Christmas night?” Gilbert asked Ray when he had come away from the others. He sat down next to him on the couch.

“Couldn’t be better,” Ray responded and took a long drink from the glass in his hand. “How ‘bout yourself?”

“Oh, I don’t know. I’m a little stunned. This is my first party in years. What are you drinking?”

“Margarita. Want one?” He lifted a bottle from inside his blazer. “Ready made. Everything but the salt.”

“No,” Gilbert lifted his hand, smiled. “That’s alright. “I really don’t enjoy what it does to me.”

“Yeah. Yeah. Keeps my insides sterile.”

Gilbert looked across to Lawrence, talking with one of Laura’s friends. He scanned the room, paused his gaze at Deborah. Still sitting next to her was the man Gilbert had been so conscious of in the kitchen. She was smiling in response to something he had just said. She looked around the room then; Gilbert was sure she caught a glimpse of him eyeing her when her glance went past him. He wished he might shrink and fade then. He felt for that one second as if he were being compared to her companion and that he was the worse for the comparison. All those traits the other displayed so well, Gilbert reasoned, were nothing lasting, no more than superficialities. Still, he felt deficient somehow and he was certain it was visible.

Ray had stood and he was walking across the room. Gilbert caught Laura’s attention. They did not know each other well. He inquired how she was, thinking when he asked that he did not truly care how she was. She replied and then introduced her two friends. They each said something about themselves while Gilbert looked at each one closely. One of them, Barbara was what he thought her name was, he had not listened when Laura told him their names, seemed very nice. The other reminded him of Laura. It would be perfect for the time if he could only elicit their attention and talk with them. He tried to think of something to say but could not. He made a few halfhearted attempts to lead Barbara into talking about herself but she seemed suddenly very uninterested. Again he tried to engage Laura but she gave no reaction to what he said, other than smiling at him, then talking to her other friend. Why could he communicate with no one? His presence there was serving no purpose. Looking around, he saw no one at aall interested in himself. He was shocked at his own egocentricity but could not help or deny it. Deborah had communicated with him. Why could not the others be like her? He looked toward her. Her head was very close to the young man’s. Gilbert looked away, chiding himself for being so foolish as to care.

It would be best to leave. He looked for Lawrence, finally spotting him near the entrace tot he kitchen, talking to Becky’s sister. It would be wrong to ask him to leave. He walked to where Kathy and Verlene were again.

“That would be so nice,” Kathy said. “Maybe next week.” Gilbert stood amongst them in their quietness, while the sound continued everywhere about them. A loud report of voices came from the kitchen followed by laughter. The secretaries, their husbands and Gilbert all looked in the direction of the kitchen when this happened and then rechanneled their attentions back to the front room, none of them speaking in the process. Dan, Verlene’s husband, took a long draught from his glass. His wife said, not so much, she didn’t want to drive. Gilbert looked at both husbands. Each appeared very bored. The only difference between them and me, Gilbert thought, is that they’re with someone. Standing there, no one speaking to him, he speaking to no one, the look of blank boredom on the faces of those nearest him, and knowing there to be noting he could do to change the situation declared him more loudly than could he stand to hear very much alone and he felt self-consciously awkward, though he knew no one was paying any attention to him.

It would all pass, he told himself. He listened to the music. The system that was reproducing the sound was excellent, he decided. The sound being reproduced, though, did not please him at all. He would not even categorize it as music; its chaotic content seemed unresolvable, non-expressive of anything other than the chaos it conveyed, its rhythm too simple and unchanging, functioning only to perpetuate itself and provide an unimpressive, trite backdrop for the chaos. He would have to listen to Messiah when he got home.

Deborath looked a little drunk when he looked at her. Her companion seemed to be supporting her with his arm. She looked at Gilbert; he thought maybe she smiled. He acted as if he had not been looking at her. He must be blushing; his neck and face felt warm. Why could these people not talk to him, why not he to them? Why had they come? Most looked happy enough; they seemed to thrive in this atmosphere. Disgusted, saying nothing, he went into the kitchen.

There were no females in the kitchen when Gilbert entered it for the second time that evening and all except himself were at least partially intoxicated. Here there was no one he knew and he no longer felt quite so self-conscious. He seated himself a the dining table that had been pushed to the corner of the room to make maximum use of the limited floor space. Already at the table was a lengthy haired young man, drinking from a tall beer can, talking with another young man, bearded, sitting upon the counter to the side of the stove. Those present in the room appeared to be interested, to a greater or lesser degree, in this conversation.

“I remember, I remember every morning that week I’d wake up with a hangover so bad and I’d lay around in that sleeping bag until about eleven or twelve,” the first man said.

“It probably wasn’t the liquor so much. Layin’ in the mornin’ sun like you was can give you a bad headache,” the bearded man said.

“We’d wake up, start drinkin’ beer and by two o’clock my headache’d go away.”

“Never drank beer at night, though.”

“Yeah, always that Scotch from that case Dewey got from his old man,” the man at the table said, and took a long swallow from his beer. “Yeah, two or three bottles a night.”

“Remember that hot butterscotch Dewey decided we’s gonna have? Melted a pound of butter and added a bottle of Scotch to it. ‘S a waste.”

“Me and Dewey got r asses stomped for that. Left you at the boat, drove to all those little stores lookin’ for some butter. Dewey said margarine wouldn’t do, had to be butter. Ended up drivin’ fifty miles ‘fore we found any in that little reservation town. Got the butter and we thought we’d go into a bar, get a drink ‘fore we drove back. Walked in and them Injuns kicked the fuck out a Dewey. Didn’t rough me up to bad. I got knocked down, didn’t get back up.”

“Yeah, you guys came back, Dewey had two black eyes, cuts all over his face, bruises on his neck. You’d been gone three hours I was laughin’”

As he said this, the man on the counter reached into his shirt pocked and retrieved a pack of cigarettes.

“I knew if I’d a punched that Injun back, all twenty of ‘em would a been on me. Gimme a cigarette, Jeff,” the man at the table said and then licked his lips. Jeff put a first cigarette into his mouth and then threw a second across in the direction of the table, where his friend bobbed his head to catch it in his mouth. Nonchalantly, he lit it, though it was damp half its length with saliva. Both men smoked without talking for a time.

“Dewey was throwin’ up that whole night and the next mornin’, heavin’ his guts,” the man at the table said as he was finishing his cigarette. “I never did even taste that butterscotch.” He looked across at Gilbert after he finished speaking.

“Are you friends of Becky’s?” Gilbert asked, directing his question at both men.

“Who’s Becky?” asked the man at the table.

“We were just passin’ by,” Jeff said. “Thought we’d stop in. We were celebratin’ Christmas with my parents; they live up the street.”

Gilbert nodded his head in understanding. He looked around the room He was five to ten years older than most of the people there, he thought. His eyes closed. Without thinking about it he rubbed the roof of his mouth with his tongue lightly. Bildad, he thought. His situation flashed in his mind; he thought of himself in the chair, the people around him, how he would be back at work in three days. There were cars on the freeway, planes in the sky and in his house everything was as it had been when he left it, as it would be when he returned. He saw the totality of all present civilization built on the paths and roads and buildings and ideas and books and music and words and wars and riches and faults and ruins of past civilizations, there reasons, complexities and magnitude of which no one, least of all himself, understood and which everyone therefore ignored. A feeling of insignificance deeper than his normal burden of it washed over him. His job came to his mind’s focus and he saw it as nothing more than servitude, a waste of what little valuable talent he had. He was held motionless, restricted by more locks than could he count, each strategically locked and located to disallow the movement required for the unlocking of another lock that would allow the unlocking of yet another that would allow the unlocking of still another.

His eyes opened. The faces coming directly into focus reflected neither awareness nor concern for what had been occupying him. He wanted to express to them what he felt, thought; he wanted to hear their reactions; he wanted evidence that what he felt was real, to hear similar sincere expression, to hear of fear, of inadequacy, that others were affected was he, that he was really no different and was not at fault. But he said nothing and closed his eyes once more. Again, the sounds about his head swirled and for a time he listened to them, not assembling the meanings to the words but listening to them as sounds, as if they were a foreign language.

The slight familiarity of the voice made him open his eyes. Talking to a man about Gilbert’s age Gilbert could not recall seeing before, near the kitchen/living room archway, was the tall young man, Deborah’s companion. In his left hand he held a tall glass After exchanging a few lines, concluding with laughter from both men, the older man stepped aside allowing the younger further passage. “Excuse me,” he said upon reaching the counter. Two men moved aside, giving him access to the bottle between the stove and the sink. He dropped a handful of ice cubes from a bowl into the glass, pouring a quantity from a gin bottle over the ice.

“Is there any of that lemon tonic left?” he asked, addressing no one in particular.

“I think they put it in here,” Jeff said, hoping down from the counter and walking toward the refrigerator. He found it on the inside of the refrigerator door and brought it over to the man who had requested it. After he filled the glass, the tall, young man handed the bottle back to Jeff, thanking him.

“It’s not mine,” Jeff replied, walking with it back to the refrigerator. When he came back to seat himself again on the counter, next to the stove, the other young man finished stirring his drink and took a small swallow from it.

“Can’t even taste the gin,” he said.

“Best way to make ‘em,” Jeff said.

“You should be careful,” the man seated at the table opposite Gilbert, Jeff’s friend, said. “You can get really wasted on that without knowing it before it happens.” To this the glass holding tall young man smiled but did not answer, walking out of the kitchen into the living room. Gilbert watched him until he was around the wall and wholly out of his sight, staring at the back of the young man’s head, positioned, it seemed, almost mockingly above the form of his body.

Even if he was never to see that person again, Gilbert told himself, he should go into the living room and attempt to make an acquaintance. Still, he knew he could more easily his own disenchantment with his inaction accept than the disconcertion he anticipated any such effort would result in and he remained seated where he was. He tilted his head back and looked to the ceiling. With nothing to outwardly sustain his interest he again closed his eyes, beginning a relaxed analysis of his situation. Simply, it had been a mistake coming. Social gatherings of this type had always been for him intractable. He recalled the cocktail parties his wife would induce him into accompanying her to. Those had been slightly more tolerable than this, centering less on consumption and more on conversation; still, they had seemed somewhat pretentious and he was never able to enjoy himself. When he had been in college there would be gatherings in a dorm hall on Friday or Saturday nights and he had gotten into those, but that had been different as then he and the people had been different. He had found the open exchange of ideas among so may diversely disciplined and lucid minds wholly worthwhile and could still remember individual sentences and even whole passages from many of the conversations, at least eight years past. Listening intently then to pieces of conversation he could catch, he sensed the humor in his situation. Upon opening his eyes to see the kitchen contents and occupants positioned as before, he could feel the muscles of his face pulling toward a smile, this almost involuntary for he knew his amusement came at his own expense.

He stood up, not considering a reason for doing so until he had walked to the archway. Realizing then he should not have left the table, but reluctant to go back, he scanned the living room, noting there to be more people than hd been present earlier. Kathy, Verlene and their husbands had left. He made his way into the living room, stepping slowly and with care to avoid brushing against anyone. Lawrence he saw speaking with a young woman with brown hair. His attention caught on a picture he hand not noticed before, hanging on the wall in the hallway leading to the bedrooms. He stepped closer to it, first scanning it, then giving close examination to the detail in the lower left that at his first glance he had not noticed at all.

Turning around, Gilbert was caught totally unprepared in what he saw. Lengthwise on the small couch in the near corner, Deborah lay on her back with her companion, the tall young man, atop her. Her legs were wrapped tightly about his, her hands and fingers sensuously tracing up and down the polyester clinging to his back. Her face, its puffiness and flushed hue enveloping the unfocusing glossiness of her eyes, attested her arrant intoxication. Gilbert immediately shifted his line of sight to the far wall, starting back to the kitchen. As he stepped then into the kitchen, everyone looked up at him and then away. He stopped. His chair was occupied. He looked out into the living room and across to the couch in the corner. Everyone seemed indifferent to what had been for him so unsettling. There was an empty chair along the wall near where he had sat before when he and Lawrence had been talking with Deborah. He started for it but before he reached it he stopped again, standing roughly in the center of the room. Visualizing himself seated there, staring about, speaking with no one as he had been before, he turned to return to the kitchen, hesitating and then turning once more when he spotted the front door, opened slightly to cool the room.

It was cold, so cold that Gilbert thought of going back into the house for this coat. He continued walking though, to the sidewalk and then south, down the street. As he passed the houses, he sensed the warmness within each one, looked at the faint light passing through many of the windows. He felt much more at ease outside, despite the cold, and tried to dismiss all thought of having to return. He did not think that anyone had noticed his leaving. Several houses down he stopped and sat down on the curb, a large hedge behind him. Rays of color refracted up from various places in the street under what little light there was, and he then thought of the years o glass being ground into the pavement. He heard sound and saw more light, then looked up to see into the garage directly across from him, into which tow boys had entered from a door leading out from the attached house. They set about opening down the folding ping pong table their parents had gotten them for Christmas. Gilbert watched as they began paddling the ball back and forth, again and again. On occasion, the ball would go off the table, only to be quickly retrieved and set into play again. From his angle of view it looked sometimes as if the ball was not to land on the table where actually it would and he wondered if he had the coordination to restrict the ball’s travel as did those he watched. They rallied for what seemed to him an incredible length of time, whereupon the ball went off the table and bounded out of the garage and into some bushes to the left side of the driveway. Neither of the children saw Gilbert as he watched them looking for the ball in some further buses where he knew it did not lie and he did nothing to alter their ignorance.

December 1975/January 1976

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME
CIV SB 2425636
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:
Petitioner JESSICA COY filed with this court for a decree changing names as follows:
JESSICA COY to COY SHEFFIELD
THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.
Notice of Hearing:
Date: October 10, 2024
Time: 8:30 a.m.
Department: S26
The address of the court is Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino, 247 West Third Street, San Bernardino, CA 92415
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this order be published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel in San Bernardino County California, once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing of the petition.
Gilbert G. Ochoa
Judge of the Superior Court.
Filed: August 29, 2024 by
Amaris Morales Eumana, Deputy Court Clerk
Jessica Coy
8425 Lemon Ave
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91701
(626) 357-8070
jcoy02@gmail.com
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on September 13, 20, 27 & October 4, 2024.

FBN 20240003948
The following entity is doing business primarily in San Bernardino County as
VENTURA TRANSPORTATION, INC 8470 AVALON CT RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91701: VENTURA TRANSPORTATION, INC 8470 AVALON CT RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91701
Business Mailing Address: 8470 AVALON CT RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91701
The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION registered in California.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: August 20, 2014.
By signing, 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 (B&P Code 179130). I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
/s/ WALTER VENTURA, President
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 4/25/2024
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy J9784
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 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on August 9, 16, 23 & 30, 2024.
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on September 13, 20, 27 & October 4, 2024.

FBN 20240007217
The following person is doing business as: M & M TIRE SHOP. 3292 N H ST SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92405;[ MAILING ADDRESS 3292 N H ST SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92405];
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
MIGUEL DE LA LUZ ZAMORA; MARIA SANTOS GARCIA MINDIOLA.
The business is conducted by: A MARRIED COUPLE.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, 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 (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ MIGUEL DE LA LUZ ZAMORA, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: AUGUST 09, 2024
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
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 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel 08/23/2024, 08/30/2024, 09/06/2024, 09/13/2024 CNBB34202418MT

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:
RANDAL A. NAVARRO
CASE NO. PROVA 2400779
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of RANDAL A. NAVARRO:
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by JENNIFER FEJZIC in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO.
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that JENNIFER FEJZIC be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.
THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.
A hearing on the petition will be held OCTOBER 15, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. at
San Bernardino County Superior Court Fontana District
Department F1 – Fontana
17780 Arrow Boulevard
Fontana, CA 92335
Filed: SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
AMANDA ROMERO, Deputy Court Clerk.
IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.
IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under Section 9052 of the California Probate Code.
Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.
YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.
Attorney for Jennifer Fejzic:
Jennifer M. Daniel
220 Nordina St.
Redlands, CA 92373
Telephone No: (909) 792-9244 Fax No: (909) 235-4733
Email address: team@lawofficeofjenniferdaniel.com
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on September 20 & 27 and October 4, 2024.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: KATHY IRENE WHALEN
CASE NO. PROVA2400711
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of KATHY IRENE WHALEN: a petition for probate has been filed by LINA WHALEN in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO.
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that LINA WHALEN be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.
THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.
THE PETITION requests full authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.
A hearing on the petition will be held February 3, 2025 at 9:00 am at
San Bernardino County Superior Court Fontana District
Department F2 – Fontana
17780 Arrow Boulevard
Fontana, CA 92335
IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.
IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under Section 9052 of the California Probate Code.
Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.
YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.
Attorney for Lina Whalen:
R. SAM PRICE
SBN 208603
PRICE LAW FIRM, APC
454 Cajon Street
REDLANDS, CA 92373
Phone (909) 328 7000
Fax (909) 475 9500
sam@pricelawfirm.com
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on September 20 & 27 and October 4, 2024.

FBN 20240007475
The following entity is doing business primarily in San Bernardino County as
ANDRE CAR ELECTRONICS 15016 HOLLY DR FONTANA, CA 92335 ARTURO A CARLOS ZUNIGA
Business Mailing Address: 15016 HOLLY DR FONTANA, CA 92335
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: JULY 1, 2024.
By signing, 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 (B&P Code 179130). I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
/s/ ARTURO A CARLOS ZUNIGA, Owner
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: August 16, 2024
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
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 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on September 20 & 27 and October 4 & 11, 2024.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE
NUMBER CIV SB 2425701,
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: Kaleah Athena Jackson, filed with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Kahleah Athena Jackson to Kahleah Athena Perez-Jackson, THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.
Notice of Hearing:
Date: 10/11/2024, Time: 08:30 AM, Department: SThe address of the court is Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino, San Bernardino District-Civil Division, 247 West Third Street, San Bernardino, CA 92415, IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this order be published in the SBCS Ontario in San Bernardino County California, once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing of the petition.
Dated: 08/30/2024
Judge of the Superior Court: Gilbert G. Ochoa
Published in the SBCS Ontario on 09/20/2024, 09/27/2024, 10/04/2024, 10/11/2024

APN: 0226-671-01-0-000 T.S. No.: 2024-1720 Order No.: 2481892CAD
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 10/2/2023. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Will sell at a public auction sale to the highest bidder, payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by a cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: NH 14171 INVESTMENT LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Duly Appointed Trustee: S.B.S. TRUST DEED NETWORK, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION Deed of Trust recorded 10/18/2023 as Instrument No. 2023-0256541 in book XX, page XX of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of San Bernardino County, California, Date of Sale: 10/21/2024 at 1:00 PM Place of Sale: NEAR THE FRONT STEPS LEADING UP TO THE CITY OF CHINO CIVIC CENTER, 13220 CENTRAL AVENUE, CHINO, CALIFORNIA 91710 Amount of unpaid balance and other reasonable estimated charges: $833,403.49 Street Address or other common designation of purported real property: 14171 VAI BROTHERS DRIVE RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91739 A.P.N.: 0226-671-01-0-000 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the trustee within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call FOR SALES INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL (855) 986-9342 or visit this internet web-site www.superiordefault.com, using the file number assigned to this case 2024-1720. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the internet web-site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. NOTICE TO TENANT: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction if conducted after January 1, 2021, pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call FOR SALES INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL (855) 986-9342, or visit this internet website www.superiordefault.com, using the file number assigned to this case 2024-1720 to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid, by remitting the funds and affidavit described in Section 2924m(c) of the Civil Code, so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. Date: 9/12/2024 S.B.S. TRUST DEED NETWORK, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION. 31194 La Baya Drive, Suite 106, Westlake Village, California, 91362 (818)991-4600. By: Colleen Irby, Trustee Sale Officer. WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. (TS# 2024-1720 SDI-31504)

Published in the SBCS Ontario on 09/27/2024, 10/04/2024, 10/11/2024

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: GLORIA ALEXANDER
CASE NO. PROVA2400824
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of GLORIA ALEXANDER: a petition for probate has been filed by HELEN SERRANO in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO.
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that HELEN SERRANO be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.
THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.”
THE PETITION requests full authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.
A hearing on the petition will be held October 24, 2024 at 9:00 am at
San Bernardino County Superior Court Fontana District
Department F2 – Fontana
17780 Arrow Boulevard
Fontana, CA 92335
IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.
IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under Section 9052 of the California Probate Code.
Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.
YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.
Filed: September 24, 2024
Angeline Garcia, Deputy Court Clerk
Helen Serrano
792 N. Palm Avenue
Upland, CA 91786
Phone (909) 615-1770
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on September 27, October 4 & 11, 2024.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME
CIV SB 2427766
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:
Petitioner JOUZLIN CELESTE AMADOR iled with this court for a decree changing names as follows:
JOUZLIN CELESTE AMADOR to JOUZLIN CELESTE PUENTE
THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.
Notice of Hearing:
Date: November 5, 2024
Time: 8:30 a.m.
Department: S31
The address of the court is Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino, 247 West Third Street, San Bernardino, CA 92415
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this order be published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel in San Bernardino County California, once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing of the petition.
Gilbert G. Ochoa
Judge of the Superior Court.
Filed: September 24, 2024 by
Shuai Zhou, Deputy Court Clerk
Jessica Vanessa Avila
6287 Apple Ave
Rialto, CA 92377
(909) 728-0455
jouzlinca14@gmail.com
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on September 27 and October 4, 11 & 18, 2024.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE
NUMBER CVCO2406067,
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: Sandra Zurisadai Becerril Cuarenta, filed with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Sandra Zurisadai Becerril Cuarenta to Sandy Cuarenta Becerril, THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.
Notice of Hearing:
Date: 11/06/2024, Time: 08:00 AM, Department: C2The address of the court is Superior Court of California, County of Riverside, Corona, 505 S. Buena Vista, Room 201. Corona, Ca. 92882, IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this order be published in the SBCS ? Ontario in San Bernardino County California, once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing of the petition.
Dated: 08/27/2024
Judge of the Superior Court: Tamara L. Wagner
Published in the SBCS Ontario on 09/27/2024, 10/04/2024, 10/11/2024, 10/18/2024

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:
RICHARD MARIO MENDOZA aka RICHARD MENDOZA Case NO. PROVA2400814
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of RICHARD MARIO MENDOZA aka RICHARD MENDO-ZA A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Ryan Martin Mendoza in the Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino.
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. Ryan Martin Mendoza be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.
THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.
A hearing on the petition will be held in Dept. F2 at 09:00 AM on 10/23/2024 at Superior Court of California, County of Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino, , San Bernardino, 17780 ARROW BLVD, FONTANA CA 92335, San Bernardino District-Probate Division
IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.
IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under Section 9052 of the California Probate Code.
Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.
YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.
David Waldon Pickard III:
13215 Penn St Ste 300 Whittier CA 90602-4705
Telephone No: 562-945-7500
Published in the SBCS  Rancho Cucamonga on:
10/04/2024, 10/11/2024, 10/18/2024

FBN 20240008643
The following entity is doing business primarily in San Bernardino County as
LOS DESAFIANTES DE LA INJUSTICIA [and] LAW PROTECT 365 [and] THE DEFIANTS OF INJUSTICE [and] DEFIANT LAW GROUP [and] DEFIANT LAW DIGITAL MARKETING [and] DEFIANT LAW 13925 CITY CENTER DRIVE SUITE 267 CHINO HILLS, CA 91709: GREEN CAPITAL INVESTMENTS GROUP, INC 13925 CITY CENTER DRIVE SUITE 267 CHINO HILLS, CA 91709:
Business Address: 13925 CITY CENTER DRIVE SUITE 267 CHINO HILLS, CA 91709
The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION registered with the State of California under the number C4591143.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A.
By signing, 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 (B&P Code 179130). I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
/s/ LUIS A CAMPOS, Chief Executive Officer
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 9/26/2024
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy J5842.
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 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on September 27 and October 4, 11 & 18, 2024.

FBN 20240007639
The following entity is doing business primarily in San Bernardino County as
FREYA QUINN 4053 BLACKBERRY DRIVE SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92407: DIANA M TATE
Business Mailing Address: 4053 BLACKBERRY DRIVE SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92407
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: JULY 24, 2024.
By signing, 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 (B&P Code 179130). I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
/s/ DIANA M TATE
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 08/22/2024
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy J5842
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 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on September 27, October 4, 11 & 18, 2024.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE
NUMBER CIVSB2428232
TO  ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: Celina Alexander, filed with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Caleb Aiden Romero to Caleb Aiden Alexander,   THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.
Notice of Hearing:
Date: 11/14/2024, Time: 08:30 AM, Department: S26The address of the court is Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino, San Bernardino District-Civil Division, 247 West Third Street, San Bernardino, CA 92415, IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this order be published in the  SBCS ? Ontario in San Bernardino County California, once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing of the petition.
Dated: 09/30/2024
Judge of the Superior Court: Gilbert G. Ochoa
Published in the SBCS Ontario on 10/04/2024, 10/11/2024, 10/18/2024, 10/25/2024

FBN 20240006484
The following entity is doing business primarily in San Bernardino County as
IVY DAY SPA 12031 5th ST. UNIT D YUCAIPA, CA 92399: THOUSAND MILES FOOT AND BODY MASSAGE, INC 12031 5th ST. UNIT D YUCAIPA, CA 92399
Business Mailing Address: 12031 5th ST UNIT D YUCAIPA, CA 92399
The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION registered in California under the number 6255054.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A.
By signing, 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 (B&P Code 179130). I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
/s/ RONG HU, President
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: 7/15/2024
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy J7527
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 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel on August 9, 16, 23 & 30, 2024. Corrected on October 4, 11, 18 & 25, 2024.

FBN 20240008051
The following person is doing business as: GUTIERREZ TRANSPORTS. 15048 INDIGO STREET ADELANTO, CA 92301;[ MAILING ADDRESS 15048 INDIGO STREET ADELANTO, CA 92301];
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
JOSE F GUTIERREZ
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, 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 (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ JOSE F GUTIERREZ, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: SEPTEMBER 05, 2024
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
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 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel 09/13/2024, 09/20/2024, 09/27/2024, 10/04/2024 CNBB37202403MT

FBN 20240008101
The following person is doing business as: DGO SOLUTIONS. 156 S ACACIA AVE RIALTO, CA 92376;[ MAILING ADDRESS 311 W CIVIC CENTER DR STE B SANTA ANA, CA 92701];
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
ROSIO TAVAREZ 156 S ACACIA AVE RIALTO, CA 92376.
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, 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 (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ ROSIO TAVAREZ, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: SEPTEMBER 09, 2024
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
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 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel 09/13/2024, 09/20/2024, 09/27/2024, 10/04/2024 CNBB37202405FA

FBN 20240008067
The following person is doing business as: MI TAQUERIA. 10550 S RAMONA AVE SUITE F MONTCLAIR, CA 91763;[ MAILING ADDRESS 10550 S RAMONA AVE SUITE F MONTCLAIR, CA 91763];
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
LEONARDO ALAVEZ.
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: OCT 08, 2014
By signing, 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 (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ LEONARDO ALAVEZ, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: SEPTEMBER 06, 2024
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
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 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel 09/13/2024, 09/20/2024, 09/27/2024, 10/04/2024 CNBB37202404MT

FBN 20240008033
The following person is doing business as: OASIS RECUPERATIVE CARE, INC. 8502 CALABASH AVE FONTANA, CA 92335;[ MAILING ADDRESS 8502 CALABASH AVE FONTANA, CA 92335];
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
OASIS RECUPERATIVE CARE, INC 8502 CALABASH AVE FONTANA, CA 92335 STATE OF INCORPORATION CA ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION 5639518
The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, 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 (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ REGINA M REYES, CEO
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: SEPTEMBER 05, 2024
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
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 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel 09/13/2024, 09/20/2024, 09/27/2024, 10/04/2024 CNBB37202403MT

FBN 20240008063
The following person is doing business as: HOALOHA HAWAIIAN BBQ. 12461 CENTRAL AVE CHINO, CA 91710;[ MAILINGH ADDRESS 12829 BENSON AVE CHINO, CA 91710];
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
VIEN DELIGHT FOOD LLC 12461 CENTRAL AVE CHINO, CA 91710 STATE OF ORGANIZATION CA ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION 202463112114
The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, 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 (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ DEVIE ANDRIANI, MANAGING MEMBER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: SEPTEMBER 06, 2024
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
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 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel 09/13/2024, 09/20/2024, 09/27/2024, 10/04/2024 CNBB37202402MT

FBN 20240008064
The following person is doing business as: CHRISTY’S DONUTS. 26471 BASELINE ST HIGHLAND, CA 92346;[ MAILING ADDRESS 26471 BASELINE ST HIGHLAND, CA 92346];
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
YORN TOUTH 26552 PACIFIC ST HIGHLAND, CA 92346; CHARMEON TANG 26030 BASELINE ST #77 SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92410.
The business is conducted by: A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: JUN 19 2018
By signing, 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 (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ YORN TOUTH, GENERAL PARTNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: SEPTEMBER 06, 2024
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
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 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel 09/13/2024, 09/20/2024, 09/27/2024, 10/04/2024 CNBB37202401MT

FBN 20240008273
The following person is doing business as: ALEX CONCRETE PUMPING; ALEX READY MIX. 7395 SAN FRANCISCO ST HIGHLAND, CA 92346;[ MAILING ADDRESS 7395 SAN FRANCISCO ST HIGHLAND, CA 92346];
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
OMAR GOMEZ GARCIA; WENDY J GOMEZ HERRERA.
The business is conducted by: A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, 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 (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ OMAR GOMEZ GARCIA, GENERAL PARTNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
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 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel 09/20/2024, 09/27/2024, 10/04/2024, 10/11/2024 CNBB38202401MT

FBN 20240008394
The following person is doing business as: K_FE. 1719 W BASELINE AVE SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92411;[ MAILING ADDRESS 1719 W BASELINE AVE SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92411];
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
RAQUEL AGUILAR SANTIAGO; MARYSOL PALOMO SOLIS; ALLAN P SARABIA AGUILAR
The business is conducted by: A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: SEP 17, 2024
By signing, 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 (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ MARYSOL PALOMO SOLIS, GENERAL PARTNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
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 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel 09/20/2024, 09/27/2024, 10/04/2024, 10/11/2024 CNBB38202402MT

FBN 20240008311
The following person is doing business as: JALMIDEZ. 33100 SUNNY LN LAKE ELSINORE, CA 92530;[ MAILING ADDRESS 33100 SUNNY LN LAKE ELSINORE, CA 92530];
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
JEUS H ALMIRAY
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, 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 (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ JEUS H ALMIRAY, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
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 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel 09/20/2024, 09/27/2024, 10/04/2024, 10/11/2024 CNBB38202403MT

FBN 20240008167
The following person is doing business as: RENEWED SKIN. 414 TENNESSEE SUITE M REDLANDS, CA 92373;[ MAILING ADDRESS 901 E WASHINGTON ST APT 466 COLTON, CA 92324];
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
MARISA M PEREZ.
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: SEP 11, 2024
By signing, 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 (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ MARISA M PEREZ, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
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 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel 09/20/2024, 09/27/2024, 10/04/2024, 10/11/2024 CNBB38202404MT

FBN 20240008286
The following person is doing business as: NEWSBOY BOOKS, ONTARIO NEWSSTAND. 215 N. EUCLID AVE. ONTARIO, CA 91762;[ MAILING ADDRESS 10736 FREMONT AVE. ONTARIO, CA 91762];
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
JACK T. GINGOLD
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: JAN 10, 1977
By signing, 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 (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ JACK T. GINGOLD, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
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 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel 09/20/2024, 09/27/2024, 10/04/2024, 10/11/2024 CNBB38202405MT

FBN 20240008293
The following person is doing business as: ELITE NAILS & SPA LLC. 10660 S SIERRA AVE STE D FONTANA, CA 92337;[ MAILING ADDRESS 10660 S SIERRA AVE STE D FONTANA, CA 92337];
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
ELITE NAIL & SPA LLC 10660 S SIERRA AVE STE D FONTANA, CA 92337 STATE OF ORGANIZATION CA
The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: JAN 21, 2020
By signing, 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 (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ ELAINE H LAI, MANAGER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
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 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel 09/20/2024, 09/27/2024, 10/04/2024, 10/11/2024 CNBB38202406MT

FBN 20240008215
The following person is doing business as: DIDIER PEREZ MEDIA. 3446 O’ROURKE SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92407;[ MAILING ADDRESS 3446 O’ROURKE SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92407];
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
DIDIER J PEREZ TORRES
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: SEP 12, 2024
By signing, 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 (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ DIDIER J PEREZ TORRES, CEO/OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
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 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel 09/20/2024, 09/27/2024, 10/04/2024, 10/11/2024 CNBB38202407MT

FBN 20240008218
The following person is doing business as: FARMER BROS MARKET. 3211 KENDALL DRIVE SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92407;[ MAILING ADDRESS 3211 KENDALL DRIVE SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92407];
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
SIKANDER S KAHLON; GURPREET S MANNY’S TIRES & WHEELS.
The business is conducted by: A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, 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 (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ SIKANDER S KAHLON, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
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 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel 09/20/2024, 09/27/2024, 10/04/2024, 10/11/2024 CNBB38202408MT

FBN 20240008418
The following person is doing business as: MIND AND BODY DOULA SERVICES. 200 E 30TH STREET 338 SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92404;[ MAILING ADDRESS 200 E 30TH STREET 338 SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92404];
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AMBER E BROOKS
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: SEP 19, 2024
By signing, 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 (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ AMBER E BROOKS, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
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 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel 09/27/2024, 10/04/2024, 10/11/2024, 10/18/2024 CNBB39202401MT

FBN 20240008574
The following person is doing business as: CUDDLE CORNERS. 967 KENDALL DR STE A519 SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92407;[ MAILING ADDRESS 967 KENDALL DR STE A519 SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92407];
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
CHERISHER HOMES LLC 967 KENDALL DR STE A519 SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92407 SATE OF ORGANIZATION CA ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION 202462910277
The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: JUL 01, 2024
By signing, 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 (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ CHERIE MCKERRY, CEO
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
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 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
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FBN 20240008316
The following person is doing business as: REDAN TRANSPORTATION SERVICES. 2575 STEELE RD APT #217 SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92408;[ MAILING ADDRESS 2575 STEELE RD APT #217 SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92408];
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
REPHAIM & JORDAN HOME GOODS, LLC 2575 N STEELE RD 217 SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92408 STATE OF ORGANIZATION CA
The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, 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 (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ SADRICK SIDDIQUE, CEO
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
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 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel 09/27/2024, 10/04/2024, 10/11/2024, 10/18/2024 CNBB39202403MT

FBN 20240008606
The following person is doing business as: CREATIVE ELEGANCE. 16775 SAN BERNARDINO AVE #28 FONTANA, CA 92335;[ MAILING ADDRESS 16775 SAN BERNARDINO AVE #28 FONTANA, CA 92335];
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
ROBIN R TISBY-MCDANIEL
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: OCT 11, 2006
By signing, 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 (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ ROBIN R TISBY-MCDANIEL, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
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 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel 09/27/2024, 10/04/2024, 10/11/2024, 10/18/2024 CNBB39202404MT

FBN 20240008486
The following person is doing business as: TALAMANTES TRUCKING. 22414 TANAGER ST GRAND TERRACE, CA 92313;[ MAILING ADDRESS 22414 TANAGER ST GRANDE TERRACE, CA 92313];
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
FABIOLA GONZALEZ
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, 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 (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ FABIOLA GONZALEZ, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
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 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel 09/27/2024, 10/04/2024, 10/11/2024, 10/18/2024 CNBB39202405MT

FBN 20240008549
The following person is doing business as: BATAAR TRANS.. 44275 TONOPAH STREET NEWBERRY SPRINGS, CA 92365;[ MAILING ADDRESS P.O BOX 268 NEWBERRY SPRINGS, CA 92365];
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
URAMBAYAR GOMBODORJ.
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: JUN 10, 2024
By signing, 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 (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ URAMBAYAR GOMBODORJ, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
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 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel 09/27/2024, 10/04/2024, 10/11/2024, 10/18/2024 CNBB39202406MT

FBN 20240007847
The following person is doing business as: PHILLYS STEAK & SUBS. 228 W HOSPITALITY LN SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92408;[ MAILING ADDRESS 2771 N H ST SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92405];
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
RICARDO MONTESDEOCA
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, 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 (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ RICARDO MONTESDEOCA, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: AUGUST 28, 2024
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
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 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel 09/27/2024, 10/04/2024, 10/11/2024, 10/18/2024 CNBB39202407MT

FBN 20240008537
The following person is doing business as: OLYMPIC FLAME BURGERS. 1609 W VALLEY BLVD COLTON, CA 92324;[ MAILING ADDRESS 62 CLOVER LAKE FOREST, CA 92603];
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
FLAME BURGERS TORRANCE LLC 62 CLOVER LAKE FOREST, CA 92630 STATE OF ORGANIZATION CA ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION 202463515370
The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, 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 (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ GILDA JHA, MANAGING MEMBER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
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 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel 09/27/2024, 10/04/2024, 10/11/2024, 10/18/2024 CNBB39202410MT

FBN 20240008527
The following person is doing business as: MTN LOCATIONS; MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS. 23921 LAKE DRIVE #2426 CRESTLINE, CA 92325;[ MAILING ADDRESS P.O BOX 2426 CRESTLINE, CA 92324];
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
MTN LOCATIONS LLC 23921 LAKE DRIVE #2426 CRESTLINE CA 92325 STATE OF ORGANIZATION CA ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION 202461315435
The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, 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 (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ BENJAMIN R BEITZEL, MANAGING MEMBER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
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 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel 09/27/2024, 10/04/2024, 10/11/2024, 10/18/2024 CNBB39202411MT

FBN 20240008529
The following person is doing business as: DIEGO’S WINDOW TINT. 10700 JERSEY BLVD RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730;[ MAILING ADDRESS 9593 SILVER AVE HESPERIA, CA 92344];
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
DEIGO R VERDUZCO
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, 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 (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ DEIGO R VERDUZCO, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
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 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel 09/27/2024, 10/04/2024, 10/11/2024, 10/18/2024 CNBB39202412MT

FBN 20240008495
The following person is doing business as: C CONSTRUCTION. 10751 ORCHILD AVE HESPERIA, CA 92345;[ MAILING ADDRESS 10751 ORCHILD AVE HESPERIA, CA 92345];
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
VANICE E CHILDRESS JR
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, 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 (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ VANICE E CHILDRESS JR, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
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 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel 09/27/2024, 10/04/2024, 10/11/2024, 10/18/2024 CNBB39202413MT

FBN 20240008456
The following person is doing business as: NINTH CROWN TOWING. 5840 SAN SEVAINE RD RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91739;[ MAILING ADDRESS 5840 SAN SEVAINE RD RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91739];
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
NINTH CROWN ELITE LLC 6762 LILAC AVE RIALTO, CA 92376 STATE OF ORGANIZATION CA ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION 201321810171
The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, 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 (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ KENNETH WAYNE COLE JR, MANAGING MEMBER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
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 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel 09/27/2024, 10/04/2024, 10/11/2024, 10/18/2024 CNBB39202414MT

FBN 20240008443
The following person is doing business as: B & F LOADING & UNLOADING SERVICES. 9284 CYPRESS AVE UNIT #2 FONTANA, CA 92335;[ MAILING ADDRESS 9284 CYPRESS AVE UNIT #2 FONTANA, CA 92335];
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
BRANDON D BORJAS TURCIOS
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, 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 (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ BRANDON D BORJAS TURCIOS, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
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 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel 09/27/2024, 10/04/2024, 10/11/2024, 10/18/2024 CNBB39202415MT

FBN 20240008473
The following person is doing business as: HERO ELECTRIC. 10937 CORAL CT FONTANA, CA 92337;[ MAIING ADDRESS 10937 CORAL CT FONTANA, CA 92337
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO];
GUSTAVO CONTRERAS JR
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, 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 (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ GUSTAVO CONTRERAS JR, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
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 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel 09/27/2024, 10/04/2024, 10/11/2024, 10/18/2024 CNBB39202416MT

FBN 20240008606
The following person is doing business as: CREATIVE ELEGANCE. 16775 SAN BERNARDINO AVE #28 FONTANA, CA 92335;[ MAILING ADDRESS 16775 SAN BERNARDINO AVE #28 FONTANA, CA 92335];
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
ROBIN R TISBY-MCDANIEL
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: OCT 11, 2006
By signing, 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 (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ ROBIN R TISBY-MCDANIEL, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
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 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel 09/27/2024, 10/04/2024, 10/11/2024, 10/18/2024 CNBB39202404MT

FBN 20240008472
The following person is doing business as: BOSSED UP FINANCIAL SERVICES. 27006 STRATFORD ST HIGHLAND, CA 92346;[ MAILING ADDRESS 27006 STRATFORD ST HIGHLAND, CA 92346];
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
LOANA M THOMAS
The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
By signing, 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 (B&P Code 179130. I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing.
s/ LOANA M THOMAS, OWNER
Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on: SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office San Bernardino County Clerk By:/Deputy
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 14400 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
Published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel 09/27/2024, 10/04/2024, 10/11/2024, 10/18/20 24 CNBB39202417MT

The public’s assistance is being requested in locating a man whose life is in danger.

Sheriff’s officials are asking for the public’s help in finding in 69-year-old Lucerne Valley man who vanished from a San Bernardino County campground last week.

David Mitchell

David Mitchell, 69 of Lucerne Valley, was last seen around 10 a.m. on Thursday, September 26, walking in the Bowens Ranch area near the steep grade that leads to the Deep Creek Hot Springs. He has not been seen since.
Deep Creek/Bowens Ranch is located south of Apple Valley and east of Hesperia. It is a rough desert area, full of chaparral. In recent days, the temperature has soared into the mid- to-high 90s.

“His vehicle, a 1998 Infinity I30, was found abandoned at the Bowen Ranch Campground,” according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.

Mitchell, a male Caucasian, is about 6 feet tall and weighs 156 pounds. He has brown and gray hair and hazel eyes. He was, at the time of his vanishing, wearing an unknown color hooded sweatshirt, shorts and dark socks.

Upland Treasurer’s Aggressive Tax Measure Advocacy Costs Him Appointment As Committee Chairman

City Treasurer Greg Bradley’s willingness to serve in the role of Upland Mayor Bill Velto’s “pit bull” in attacking those who questioned or opposed the Measure N sales tax initiative on this year’s ballot has created considerable controversy in the city of 78,583. Indeed, the fallout from the vitriolic characterizations the treasurer has made of some of the City of Gracious Living’s citizenry has been so acute that the city council this week balked at conferring upon Bradley the honor of chairing the committee that is to monitor how that tax money is to be spent if the measure passes in November.
Two years ago, the city council placed an identical one-cent-per-dollar sales tax override within the 15.62 square mile Upland City Limits on the November 2022 ballot. Velto and Bradley took the lead in promoting that initiative, which had been labeled Measure L by the San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters. As it would turn out, Measure L went down to defeat, with 12,697, or 55.4 percent of the city’s 22,919 voters who participated in the polling opposing the tax, while 10,222 or 44.6 percent supported it.
For Upland city officials, that defeat stung, as in the same election, the residents of Ontario and, earlier this year in the March 2024 primary, the residents of Chino voted to impose on themselves similar one-percent sales tax increases.
In 2022, city officials estimated that the passage of Measure L would generate for the city something like $16 million per year in added revenue.
In what a good cross section of Upland voters have come to believe was a deliberate effort at misdirection by city officials, in July, just before the elapsing of the San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters Office’s deadline for placing a measure on the November ballot, the Upland City Council voted to place a measure before the voters that would change the city’s formula for the cost of business licenses, which, if passed, was to result in an additional $3 million to $4 million for the city. Then, in a last-minute change, the Upland City Council on August 8 scheduled a special meeting on August 9, at which it voted to forego the measure aimed at changing the business license schedule and substitute another one-cent-per-dollar measure into its place. That meeting, which took place at 12 noon, concluded slightly more than four hours before the 5 p.m. August 9 deadline to have all paperwork relating to a ballot measure to the registrar of voters, who serves as the county’s highest elections authority. Continue reading →