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In the 1963 photo, an additional small structure can be seen in the building cluster on the Site. The eastern half of the Site is now planted with orchard. The irrigation canal crossing the Site can no longer be seen. A disturbed area can be seen near the center of the southern property line; this may mark the location of a former gas well (discussed in Section 7.4 of this report). In the 1975 photo, the orchard has been removed from the eastern side of the Site. Howard Road and a bridge crossing the San Joaquin River can be seen to the south of the Site. No other significant changes are apparent. In the 1993 photo, the small patch of orchard surrounding the building cluster on the Site has been removed. No other significant changes are apparent. In the 2002 and 2014 photos, no significant changes are apparent. These photos are included as Appendix 3 of this report. 4.0 SITE INSPECTION Live Oak inspected the site on April 27, 2020, and re-inspected the structure area on August 20, 2020. Mr. Chiu had requested that Live Oak postpone completion of the report until he could demolish some of the buildings on the Site. Photographs of the Site are attached to this report as Appendix 2. The property was viewed from the southern and western property lines, as well as a portion of the eastern property line. Only the exteriors of the structures were viewed, except where the interiors were visible due to open doors. The site visit was limited by vegetative growth and objects obscuring the ground surface in some areas. The Site consists of open cropland planted with alfalfa and safflower. The San Joaquin River defines the eastern side of the Site, and Roberts Road defines the western side. A driveway leads from Roberts Road to the building cluster on the eastern side of the Site, and a field road runs north-south across the Site. Two pumps are located on the Site, one on the east side of the Site at the river, and the other near the center of the Site. A small drum was observed near the eastern pump; Mr. Chiu indicated that the farmer told him the drum is empty and is used in place of a stepladder (correspondence, September 18, 2020). Within the building cluster, a house, a garage, two large barns, a smaller barn, two stables, a shop building with living space on one end, a shed, and a small brick building were observed on April 27, 2020. All the buildings appeared to be quite old. With the exception of the house and garage, all were observed to be in varying degrees of distress. When Live Oak returned to the Site on August 20, LOGE 20-16 3