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Tuesday Dec. 11, 2012 Vol XII, Edition 99
NO RETREATING
NATION PAGE 7
DOW BOOSTED
BY MCDONALDS
BUSINESS PAGE 10
NEW INSURANCE FEE
IN HEALTH CARE LAW
HEALTH PAGE 19
FISCAL CLIFF TALKS SEEM TO BE AT A STANDSTILL
SouthCity
targeting
downtown
City Council aiming to
take back Grand Avenue
By Heather Murtagh
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Promoting community events to rejuvenate South San
Franciscos downtown while deterring negative behavior by
possibly restricting smoking, adding cameras and asking the
court to keep certain people away are quality of life provisions
the City Council will consider, it was determined at a meeting
last night.
South San Franciscos downtown has been marred by a vari-
ety of issues in recent years like homelessness and transients
which ofcials say have been causing problems. During a spe-
cial meeting Monday, the South San Francisco City Council
was introduced to four ideas Mayor Pro Tem Karyl Matsumoto
put forward to curb challenges while promoting more activity.
All ideas were met with enthusiasm for more study and to be
brought back before the council in the future.
Were going to try to take back Grand Avenue for our resi-
dents, said Matsumoto.
The council agreed, pointing out possible benets from each
option. Its a real good rst step, said Councilman Rich
Garbarino. Im intrigued with the partnership with the down-
town community. Id like to see some co-activism. It cant be
the council just coming up with something.
Partnerships to encourage more activities downtown will
take planning but could include offering entertainment during
lunch, offering events that support local schools or providing
Council begins Transit Village talk, withholds vote
By Bill Silverfarb
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
As outgoing Belmont Mayor Dave
Warden is expected to pass the gavel to
Christine Wozniak tonight to lead the
City Council over the next year, the real
question is who will be chosen vice
mayor.
Last year at this time, the council
bypassed Warren Lieberman for the spot
in favor of Wozniak
even though Wozniak
had served as mayor
in 2010. Lieberman,
first elected to the
council in 2005, last
served as the citys
mayor in 2008.
Nearly two years
to the day, however,
since Wozniak
passed the mayors gavel to
Councilwoman Coralin Feierbach,
Wozniak is expected to once again be
named mayor of Belmont.
Lieberman was passed over for vice
mayor in 2010 also, meaning
Councilman David Braunstein has also
been waiting patiently to once again lead
the city. Braunstein last served as mayor
in 2009.
Who will be Belmonts next vice mayor?
Warren
Lieberman
Rendering of proposed transit village.
By Michelle Durand
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
The San Carlos City Council last night
began the weighty task of deciding whether
the environmental analysis of the proposed
Transit Village provides an adequate basis on
which to consider whether the luxury rental
and retail complex is a good t around the
existing train station.
However, the council must wait until a
future meeting to actually begin discussing
whether to certify the environmental impact
report. The council had heard two hours of
presentations laying out the project in an early
special meeting before reconvening at the reg-
ular time to talk amongst themselves and take
public testimony. However, with several pre-
sentations still left to hear in that second half,
the council did not have the opportunity to do
much more than ask a few questions of the
experts who laid out details over parking, traf-
c and transportation.
Several of the councils inquiries tried to
understand how a housing project that would
add roughly 500 new people can actually
reduce vehicle trips by 22.5 percent.
Transportation expert Gary Black of Hexagon
Discussions on environmental impact report
certification to be held at future meeting
See BELMONT, Page 18 See SSF, Page 20
See VILLAGE, Page 20
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Nikki Sixx is 54.
This Day in History
Thought for the Day
1972
Apollo 17s lunar module landed on the
moon with astronauts Eugene Cernan
and Harrison Schmitt aboard; during
three extravehicular activities (EVAs),
they became the last two men to date to
step onto the lunar surface.
A technical objection is
the rst refuge of a scoundrel.
Heywood Broun, American journalist (1888-1939)
Sen. John Kerry,
D-Mass., is 69.
Rapper-actor Mos
Def is 39.
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People take part in a half naked Santa run in downtown Budapest, Hungary.
Tuesday: Partly cloudy in the morning then
becoming mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid
50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday night: Rain likely. Lows in the
mid 40s. Southwest winds 10 to 15
mph...Becoming south after midnight.
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy. A chance of
rain. Highs in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Wednesday night: Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the
evening...Then a slight chance of showers after midnight.
Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance
of showers 40 percent.
Thursday: Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s.
Thursday night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s to mid
40s.
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Lotto
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place; and Eureka, No. 7, in third place. The race
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In 1792, Frances King Louis XVI went before the Convention
to face charges of treason. (Louis was convicted, and executed
the following month.)
In 1816, Indiana became the 19th state.
In 1912, movie producer Carlo Ponti was born in Magenta,
Italy.
In 1928, police in Buenos Aires announced they had thwarted
an attempt on the life of President-elect Herbert Hoover.
In 1936, Britains King Edward VIII abdicated the throne so he
could marry American divorcee Wallis Wareld Simpson; his
brother, Prince Albert, became King George VI.
In 1937, Italy announced it was withdrawing from the League
of Nations.
In 1941, Germany and Italy declared war on the United States;
the U.S. responded in kind.
In 1946, the United Nations International Childrens
Emergency Fund (UNICEF) was established.
In 1961, a U.S. aircraft carrier carrying Army helicopters
arrived in Saigon the rst direct American military support
for South Vietnams battle against Communist guerrillas.
In 1981, the El Mozote massacre in El Salvador claimed the
lives of hundreds of civilians at the hands of army troops. The
U.N. Security Council chose Javier Perez de Cuellar of Peru to
be the fth secretary-general. Muhammad Ali, 39, fought his
nal ght, losing by unanimous decision to Trevor Berbick in
Nassau, Bahamas.
In 1997, more than 150 countries agreed at a global warming
conference in Kyoto, Japan, to control the Earths greenhouse
gases.
In 2008, Bernie Madoff was arrested, accused of running a
multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme.
Actor Jean-Louis Trintignant is 82. Actress Rita Moreno is 81.
Former California state lawmaker Tom Hayden is 73. Pop singer
David Gates (Bread) is 72. Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., is 71.
Actress Donna Mills is 70. Singer Brenda Lee is 68. Actress Lynda
Day George is 68. Music producer Tony Brown is 66. Actress Teri
Garr is 65. Movie director Susan Seidelman is 60. Actress Bess
Armstrong is 59. Singer Jermaine Jackson is 58. Rock musician
Mike Mesaros (The Smithereens) is 55. Rock musician Darryl
Jones (The Rolling Stones) is 51. Actor Ben Browder is 50. Singer-
musician Justin Currie (Del Amitri) is 48. Rock musician David
Schools (Govt Mule, Widespread Panic) is 48.
Russian premier jokes
about secret files on aliens
MOSCOW Men in Black agents
K and J may be about to recruit a new
Russian assistant: Prime Minister
Dmitry Medvedev.
Medvedev has spoken about top secret
les on aliens that may have landed in
Russia.
In footage recorded Friday after a tel-
evision interview, the former president
joked that each Russian leader gets two
folders with information about extrater-
restrials that visited our planet and
stayed here.
Unseen on camera footage, he is heard
telling a Ren TV journalist he could not
tell how many of them are among us,
because it may cause panic. He said
more details could be found in Barry
Sonnenfelds Men in Black lms.
During his 2008-2012 presidency,
Medvedev showed a sense of humor
slightly more subtle than Putins some-
times brutal jokes.
Coffee from an
elephants gut fills a $50 cup
GOLDEN TRIANGLE, Thailand
In the lush hills of northern Thailand, a
herd of 20 elephants is excreting some
of the worlds most expensive coffee.
Trumpeted as earthy in avor and
smooth on the palate, the exotic new
brew is made from beans eaten by Thai
elephants and plucked a day later from
their dung. A gut reaction inside the ele-
phant creates what its founder calls the
coffees unique taste.
Stomach turning or oddly alluring,
this is not just one of the worlds most
unusual specialty coffees. At $1,100 per
kilogram ($500 per pound), its also
among the worlds priciest.
For now, only the wealthy or well-
traveled have access to the cuppa, which
is called Black Ivory Coffee. It was
launched last month at a few luxury
hotels in remote corners of the world
first in northern Thailand, then the
Maldives and now Abu Dhabi with
the price tag of about $50 a serving.
The Associated Press traveled to the
coffees production site in the Golden
Triangle, an area historically known for
producing drugs more potent than cof-
fee, to see the jumbo baristas at work.
And to sip the nished product from a
dainty demitasse.
In the misty mountains where
Thailand meets Laos and Myanmar, the
coffees creator cites biology and scien-
tic research to answer the basic ques-
tion: Why elephants?
When an elephant eats coffee, its
stomach acid breaks down the protein
found in coffee, which is a key factor in
bitterness, said Blake Dinkin, who has
spent $300,000 developing the coffee.
You end up with a cup thats very
smooth without the bitterness of regular
coffee.
The result is similar in civet coffee, or
kopi luwak, another exorbitantly expen-
sive variety extracted from the excre-
ment of the weasel-like civet. But the
elephants massive stomach provides a
bonus.
Pot legalized in Colorado
with governors proclamation
DENVER Marijuana for recre-
ational use became legal in Colorado
Monday, when the governor took a
purposely low-key procedural step of
declaring the voter-approved change
part of the state constitution.
Colorado became the second state
after Washington to allow pot use with-
out a doctors recommendation. Both
states prohibit public use of the drug,
and commercial sales in Colorado and
Washington wont be permitted until
after regulations are written next year.
Gov. John Hickenlooper, a
Democrat, opposed the measure but
had no veto power over the voter-
approved amendment to the state con-
stitution.
Hickenlooper tweeted his declaration
Monday and sent an executive order to
reporters by email after the fact. He
told reporters he didnt want to make a
big deal about the proclamation, a deci-
sion that prevented a countdown to
legalization as seen in Washington,
where the laws supporters gathered to
smoke in public to celebrate.
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SAN MATEO
Burglary. A laptop was stolen from a vehicle
on the 1600 block of South El Camino Real
before 9:21 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 9.
Accident. A pedestrian was hit by a vehicle at
the Hillsdale Shopping Center before 7:53
p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 8.
Disturbance. A man and a woman were
involved in a verbal ght at a drive-through on
the 500 block of East Third Avenue before
1:15 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 8.
Theft. A person was caught on camera steal-
ing a cellphone on the 2600 block of South El
Camino Real before 5:42 p.m. on Friday, Dec.
7.
Theft. Car parts were stolen on South
Kingston Street before 5:18 p.m. on Thursday,
Dec. 6.
BURLINGAME
Disturbance. A cab driver refused to pick up
an intoxicated man who was kicked out of a
bar on the 200 block of Lorton Avenue before
5:24 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 6.
Vandalism. Vulgarities were written on a car
that was broken into on the rst block of
Highland Avenue before 12:17 p.m. on
Thursday, Dec. 6.
Theft. A wallet was stolen from a car on the
900 block of Azalea Avenue before 4:27 p.m.
on Wednesday, Dec. 5.
Police reports
He has the power
A person reported a disgruntled electri-
cian returned to cut the electrical wires in
a house on the 900 block of Sunnybrae
Boulevard in San Mateo on Friday, Dec.
7.
By Heather Murtagh
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
San Francisco 49ers offensive tackle Alex
Boone started the assembly at Roy Cloud
Elementary School in Redwood City by giv-
ing high-ves to kids as he went quickly down
the aisle.
I was 6 feet 8 inches, 275 pounds in eighth
grade. As a kid, I was a large human being,
Boone told the students during an assembly
Monday morning. I was always trying to be
active and have fun with my friends.
Boones message of eating healthy and get-
ting outside to play is part of the NFL Play 60
campaign to encourage kids to be active to
reverse childhood obesity. Roy Cloud was
chosen to be the recipient of a $10,000 grant
from the program. Boone was on hand yester-
day to celebrate. The district will also receive
$10,000, all of which will support physical
education programs throughout the district.
Superintendent Jan Christensen said there is
always more that can be done in terms of
offering physical education throughout the
Redwood City Elementary School District.
The grants will help further those efforts.
At Roy Cloud, the district pays for part of
the cost of a physical education teacher for
third through eighth grades, explained PTO
Co-president Sarah Orton. Trained parent vol-
unteers are used to help with the younger kids
and the PTO helps raise the rest of the funds
for the teacher, she said. That leaves little cash
for equipment, Orton said. At the suggestion
of PTO Treasurer Jim Balestieri, the parents
applied for Roy Cloud.
Principal Greg Land said the money will
help further the parent docent training and
really come in handy for getting new equip-
ment.
Children had numerous opportunities to
chat and play with the pro athlete. Five stu-
dents were selected through a campus compe-
tition to ask Boone questions like what
inspired him to be a pro player or how he han-
dles stressful game situations.
Boone graciously told students how he was
a large kid. Football was one of the only sports
that really made sense. It wasnt until high
school that Boone realized it could be a career.
When in high-stress situations, Boone said it
helps to know youre part of a team and to put
your faith in others that everyone will do their
best.
It wasnt all talk on Monday. Students also
got a chance to play. A group of students was
selected to participate in the class which
offered a variety of stations: jump rope chal-
lenge, running back cone course, football
relay race, toning training and pushups/situps.
Boone joined the students with encouraging
words and often taking part in the activities as
well.
Heather Murtagh can be reached by email:
heather@smdailyjournal.com or by phone: (650)
344-5200 ext. 105.
49er touts importance of play
Play 60 campaign emphasizes the importance of physical activity
HEATHER MURTAGH/DAILY JOURNAL
Forty Niners offensive tackle Alex Boone exes his biceps while Roy Cloud students work their
muscles Monday morning in Redwood City.
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Man assaulted at Sellick Park
A 23-year-old man was robbed, choked and
beaten with a wooden cane at Sellick Park
Saturday night, according to South San
Francisco police.
Two men robbed the victim of a backpack,
which contained several blank checks, clothing
and jewelry, at about 10 p.m., according to
police.
The suspects threatened to kill the victim
after punching him several times, according to
police.
The rst suspect is described as a light-
skinned black or Hispanic male in his 30s,
about 5 feet 8 inches with a stocky build, 190
pounds, with shoulder-length black hair with a
little bit of gray. He was wearing a white and
red checkered long-sleeve button-up sweater
and light blue jeans.
The second suspect is described as a black
man in his 20s, shaved head, goatee, wearing a
gray hooded sweater and black pants.
Anyone with information on the case is
encouraged to call South San Francisco police
at (650) 877-8900 or the anonymous tip line at
(650) 952-2244.
Police targeting
repeat DUI offenders
Through next year, South San Francisco
police will be keeping a close eye on repeat
DUI offenders to ensure safety on the roads in a
pilot program, according to police.
The ongoing enforcement, DUI Hot List,
will target drivers who repeatedly drive under
the inuence of drugs or alcohol and with a sus-
pended license for repeat offenses, police said.
Police said many of the offenders drive
impaired, on suspended licenses, do not main-
tain insurance and are more likely to ee the
scene of a trafc collision.
The program is a partnership between the
police, the California Department of Motor
Vehicles and the California Ofce of Trafc
Safety.
It will identify drivers with multiple DUI con-
victions, police said. The information will
include offenders names, addresses, descrip-
tions and car information.
The enforcement will be conducted on vari-
ous days and nights throughout the year and
next year, police said.
Any offenders caught will risk being arrested
and a 30-day impoundment or permanent loss
of their car.
Anyone who observes a drunk driver on the
road can call 911.
Local briefs
STATE
GOVERNMENT
State Sen. Jerry
Hill, D-San Mateo, is
inviting constituents
to submit legislative
proposals for his fth
annual Oughta Be A
Law ... Or Not contest. Completed applica-
tions may be emailed to Senator.Hill@sen-
ate.ca.gov, faxed to the district ofce at (650)
688-6370 or mailed to the district ofce
located at 160 Town & Country Village, Palo
Alto, CA, 94301. Submissions must be
received by Jan. 15, 2013. The deadline to
introduce bills for the 2013 legislative ses-
sion is Feb. 22.
CITY GOVERNMENT
San Bruno will hold a public hearing and
consider adopting an urgency ordinance to
amend the contract with the Board of
Administration of the California Public
Employees Retirement System, known as
CalPERS, to implement a 2 percent at 55
retirement formula for employees in the mis-
cellaneous group and a 3 percent at 55 retire-
ment formula for employees in the re group.
Currently, employees in the miscellaneous
group earn 2.7 percent at 55. New agree-
ments with most of the citys bargaining units
include a second tier retirement plan.
The council meets 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11
at the Senior Center, 1555 Crystal Springs
Road, San Bruno.
The city of San Mateo Public Works
Commission will consider a proposed ordi-
nance to restrict oversize vehicle parking in
residential neighborhoods. The commission
meets 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 12, City
Hall, 330 W. 20th Ave., San Mateo.
By Bill Silverfarb
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
7-Eleven secured the nal approvals from
San Mateo last week and is now open in a spot
once occupied by the Stangelinis Italian Deli
& Hilltop Market on land that is technically
zoned residential.
Meanwhile, residents in the San Mateo
Heights Neighborhood are planning a protest
or two at the store this week to highlight its dis-
ruption and negative impacts on the mostly res-
idential area.
The 7-Eleven, located at 501 N. San Mateo
Drive, and the propertys owners, however, are
in the middle of a public hearing process that
may shut the doors on the convenience store
sooner than they may have imagined.
The San Mateo Planning Commission is set
for Round 2 in the public process after it
already recommended to the City Council that
the legal non-conforming use for the site be ter-
minated after ve years.
But the commission now will decide whether
the current 7-Eleven is a legal non-conforming
use for the land and whether permits issued by
the city were done so legally.
If the Planning Commission and then the
City Council nd the permits were issued in
error, they will be revoked and the 7-Eleven
will be forced to close.
Ofcials with 7-Eleven and the owners,
Portfolio Development Partners, contend they
need to keep the store open at least 14 years to
recoup their investments, however.
If the store closes, PDP and 7-Eleven of-
cials said their losses would be up to $8 million
even though PDP bought the property a few
months ago for a little more than $1 million and
the store has only been open for four days.
City code dictates that once Stangelinis
closed and stayed closed for more than six
months, the legal non-conforming use of the
land would revert back to residential.
But competing opinions from within San
Mateos City Attorneys Ofce on the intent of
the code abruptly stopped a public process
when PDP sought a zoning code amendment to
maintain a market use on the site earlier this
year.
The zoning code amendment PDP sought
would have included a lengthy public process
that would ultimately have to be approved by
the City Council.
When the competing opinion from an interim
city attorney came in February, however, the
public process ended and building permits were
issued almost immediately.
The San Mateo Planning Commission meets
7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 18, City Hall, 330 W.
20th Ave., San Mateo.
Bill Silverfarb can be reached by email: silver-
farb@smdailyjournal.com or by phone: (650) 344-
5200 ext. 106.
7-Eleven open; protest planned
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
OAKLAND A woman convicted of mur-
dering a San Francisco Bay Area nursing stu-
dent has been sentenced to 25 years to life in
prison.
Before issuing the sentence against Giselle
Esteban on Monday, Alameda County
Superior Court Judge Jon Rolefson said he
had never seen a case with stronger evidence
of premeditation.
A jury convicted
Esteban in October of
killing Michelle Le.
The 26-year-old Le went
missing from a Hayward
hospital parking lot in
May 2011. Searchers dis-
covered her badly decom-
posed remains in a canyon
four months later.
Prosecutors said Esteban
had grown increasingly
enraged at a friendship
between Le and Scott
Marasigan, who has a
young daughter with
Esteban. In his remarks,
Rolefson called the slaying
a cold-blooded murder.
But Estebans lawyer
said the killing was done
in the heat of passion.
Woman sentenced in nursing student slaying
Giselle Esteban Michelle Le
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Adam Vincent Bauer, 48, of San Carlos, died suddenly Nov.
12, 2012 at his home surrounded by his family.
Born May 29, 1964 in Santa Monica, he was the son of
Richard Bauer and Carol Gardner. Adam is survived by his wife
Heather of 11 years, four children; Brittany, Addison, Blythe
and Madeline and three sisters; Lorilynn, Karen and Janel.
Adam graduated with an MBA from Babson College and
worked as an independent consultant advising banks and nan-
cial institutions on technology expansion. He enjoyed outdoor
activities, traveling, his country, church and standing up for his
beliefs.
His greatest love was his family. Adams desire of learning
and for every child to have the best education possible was evi-
dent in his activities which included the Board of Moreau High
School, involvement with his childrens elementary school,
sports and scouts.
A memorial service was held at Menlo Park Presbyterian
Church. A fund has been established in his name: Adam Bauer
Memorial Scholarship Fund, St. Charles School, 850 Tamarack
Ave., San Carlos, CA 94070, kindly note the Adam Bauer
Memorial Scholarship Fund on your check.
Kyang Sommer
Kyang Sommer, 1922-2012.
Many of us who knew her as Kay loved her for her gener-
ous, friendly, loving spirit. Thank you to Gordon Manor for the
outstanding care she received there. She was never blessed with
her own children but she had so many children that she called
my kids. Her generosity was felt by many.
She passed peacefully on the afternoon of Dec. 6, 2012.
Crippen & Flynn Woodside Chapel is assisting the family.
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approximately 200 words or less with a photo one time on the
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Obituaries
L
ocal students are invited to enter
annual SamTrans art contest,
now in its 10th year.
The theme for the 2013 Art Takes a
Bus Ride contest is Window to Your
City. Young artists are invited to sub-
mit artwork that illustrates what riders
see from the window of a SamTrans bus.
The use of bold, rich colors and a variety
of media, including water color, acrylic,
crayon and collage are encouraged.
The winning entries will wrap a
SamTrans bus that will travel throughout
the SamTrans service area. Student art-
work also will be featured on adcards
above the seats inside all SamTrans
buses.
The contest entry form with contest
rules is available online at www.sam-
trans.com/artbus. San Mateo County
teachers interested in more information
and how to submit student entries can
call Ellen Arenas, San Mateo County
Ofce of Education, at (650) 802-5332
or email her at
earenas@smcoe.k12.ca.us. Deadline for
entries is 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22.
***
The San Mateo-Foster City School
District recently announced it has part-
nered with the Music for Minors
(MFM) program to provide a compre-
hensive music program for the 2012-13
school year.
Collaboration between the district
and MFM will bring a weekly, ongoing
music education program to the transi-
tional kindergarten through fourth
grade students, building a strong foun-
dation in music. The program will pro-
vide children with a variety of experi-
ences through hands-on participation in
many facets of music, including
singing, theory and appreciation, move-
ment and dance, use of rhythm instru-
ments and musical games.
Additionally, as a direct result of con-
tributions from the community over the
past few years, the fth grade instrumen-
tal music program is also continuing this
year. Funded by an $80,000 donation
from the San Mateo-Foster City
Education Foundation, this program is
for students wishing to continue with
music in middle school and subsequent-
ly high school.
***
The Annual Lions Student Speaker
Contest, now in its 76th year, strives to
promote an opportunity for competitive
public speaking among high school stu-
dents. The competition is intended to
stimulate the participating students self-
expression and further his/her independ-
ent thinking.
This year, the Burlingame Lions
Clubs competitive contest is open to all
high school age students who live in
Burlingame or attend Burlingame High
School, Mercy High School, Mills
High School, Crystal Springs-Uplands
School, a local charter school, are
home-schooled or are an independent
study student. Interested students who
attend other schools in different commu-
nities and wish to participate in this con-
test should contact their local Lions Club
in their community for further informa-
tion.
Students interested in entering the
contest should be prepared to speak for
no less than ve or more than 10 minutes
on the same topic: How do we create
and keep jobs in America? Notes
may be used or speeches can even be
read at the initial club-level contest. The
winner of this club-level contest will
move up to the zone level, which covers
northern San Mateo County.
Speeches are judged not only on con-
tent but on presentation, including pro-
jection and eye contact. Judges are cau-
tioned that whether they agree with the
speaker or not is irrelevant, but to look
at how persuasive and effective the
speaker is and how well he or she uses
identifiable resources to substantiate
statements.
The Burlingame Lions Club will hold
its contest at noon, Thursday, Feb. 21,
2013, at the Burlingame Lions Hall, 990
Burlingame Ave. Students competing
successfully through the contests multi-
ple levels have the opportunity to
receive up to $21,000 in scholarship
funds.
Contest information packets are being
distributed to all Burlingame area high
schools. For more information contact
Burlingame Lions Club Contest
Chairman Jack Van Etten by tele-
phone at 692-3360 or by email at
jackusf74@comcast.net.
Class notes is a column dedicated to school
news. It is compiled by education reporter
Heather Murtagh. You can contact her at
(650) 344-5200, ext. 105 or at
heather@smdailyjournal.com.
LOCAL/NATION 7
By Bill Silverfarb
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
A South San Francisco man is in jail for
exposing himself to a 6-year-old girl at a
Christmas tree lot in Colma, according to the
San Mateo County District Attorneys Ofce.
Allan Wayne Meaney, 67, was arrested Dec.
1 and is in custody on a $100,000 bail. He
faces felony charges of indecent exposure and
child annoyance with a prior felony and a
misdemeanor charge of hit-and-run, accord-
ing to the District Attorneys Ofce.
Meaney was arraigned Dec. 3 and will be
back in court this Friday for a preliminary
hearing.
On Dec. 1, a mother was looking at
Christmas trees with her daughter, 6, when
she noticed Meaney standing a few feet away
exposing himself through the open zipper of
his pants with his hand on his genitals,
according to the District Attorneys Ofce.
The mother started to yell and scream at
Meaney and even grabbed
his jacket to detain him
but he was able to get
away after a brief strug-
gle, according to the
District Attorneys Ofce.
He ran to his car with
the mother in pursuit, who
was also screaming for
someone to help her,
when Meaney tried to
drive away from the area.
Meaney, however, crashed into another car
as he tried to ee and a clerk at the Christmas
tree lot was able to write down the vehicles
license plate number.
Police later found Meaney at his residence
in South San Francisco and arrested him.
Meaneys history with law enforcement
dates back 40 years and he has prior convic-
tions of lewd and lascivious acts with a child
under 14 by force or fear; oral copulation with
a minor under 14 by force or fear; and annoy-
ing or molesting a child.
He also goes under the alias Joseph
Christopher Bogisich and was once commit-
ted to a mental hospital as being a mentally
disordered sex offender, according to the state
Department of Justice.
Meaney is being represented by the coun-
tys Private Defender Program.
The District Attorneys Ofce did not dis-
close the location of the Christmas tree lot.
Bill Silverfarb can be reached by email: silver-
farb@smdailyjournal.com or by phone: (650) 344-
5200 ext. 106.
Man exposes self to girl at Christmas tree lot
By David Espo
WASHINGTON A year-end deadline
approaching, negotiations to avoid an econo-
my-rattling scal cliff appeared at a standstill
Monday. Republicans pressed President Barack
Obama to name specic spending cuts he will
support, while the White House insisted the
GOP agree explicitly to raise tax rates on upper
incomes.
At a campaign-style event in Michigan,
Obama warned his listeners their taxes will rise
on Jan. 1 without action by the Congress.
Thats a hit you cant afford to take, he
declared.
He spoke one day after meeting privately at
the White House with House Speaker John
Boehner, whose ofce expressed frustration
with the talks to date.
We continue to wait for the president to
identify the spending cuts hes willing to make
as part of the balanced approach he promised
the American people, said a written statement
from the Ohio Republicans ofce.
The negotiations are designed to prevent
across-the-board tax increases and spending
cuts scheduled to begin at the turn of the year, a
combination that economists say poses the
threat of a new recession.
While leaders in both parties say they are
eager to avoid that cliff, negotiations on a plan
to cut decits by other measures have turned
into a major postelection showdown between
opposing sides in a divided
government.
Many Republicans agree
that Obama and the
Democrats hold most of
the political leverage, given
the presidents re-election
more than a month ago
after a campaign in which
he said the wealthy should
pay more in taxes. Obama
spoke by phone Monday
with Senate Majority
Leader Harry Reid, D-
Nev., while traveling
aboard Air Force One,
according to a Democratic
aide. The aide was not
authorized to speak pub-
licly about the private con-
versation and thus spoke
on condition of anonymity.
If anything, the president has toughened his
demands in recent days, insisting not only that
tax rates must rise, but also that Congress give
him and future presidents the authority to raise
the governments borrowing limit without prior
approval by lawmakers.
Boehner, while claiming his own election
mandate for the Republican majority in the
House, said within a few days of the voting he
was prepared to buck many in his party and
support additional tax revenue as part of a scal
cliff agreement.
No one retreating; cliff talks seem at standstill
advertisement
Allan Meaney
By Stephen Ohlemacher
WASHINGTON President Barack
Obamas plan to increase taxes on top earn-
ers would have only a small impact on the
nations economy, according to congression-
al budget experts. But dont tell that to small
business owners facing a tax hike.
Obamas proposal would hit about 940,000
people who report business income on their
individual or household returns, says the
Joint Committee on Taxation, the ofcial
scorekeeper for Congress. Thats only 3.5
percent of the people who report business
income, but those business owners are pro-
jected to earn 53 percent of the $1.3 trillion
in business income that will be reported on
individual returns next year.
That, Republicans in Congress argue,
makes those business owners an important
engine for economic growth and job cre-
ation.
They recite it as gospel: Paying higher
taxes will reduce the amount of prots busi-
ness owners would otherwise re-invest in
their companies, making them less likely to
expand and hire more workers. Many econo-
mists agree that tax increases in general limit
economic growth. But there are big disagree-
ments about magnitude how much rela-
tively small changes in the top two income
tax rates would affect the economy and job
creation.
The Congressional Budget Ofce estimat-
ed last month that Obamas plan to increase
taxes only on top earners would reduce eco-
nomic growth by 0.1 percent of Gross
Domestic Product next year, or about $16
billion. That translates into about 200,000
fewer jobs.
By comparison, letting all the tax cuts
enacted in 2001 and 2003 expire would
reduce economic growth by 1.4 percent of
GDP, resulting in about 1.8 million fewer
jobs, the CBO said.
Its a very tiny portion of the cliff impact
and it very much raises revenues and it does
so in a fair way, Rep. Sander Levin of
Michigan, senior Democrat on the tax-writ-
ing House Ways and Means Committee, said
of Obamas proposal. It will not stie eco-
nomic growth in any signicant way.
Obama tax plan no small
deal to small businessmen
Barack Obama
John Boehner
NATION/WORLD 8
(650) 372-4080
Afghan attacks down
overall, insider threat rises
WASHINGTON The U.S. Army is
updating its handbook for soldiers on how to
detect and prevent so-called insider attacks,
providing detailed warning signs to watch for
and cultural missteps to avoid because they
could fuel anger or violence among the
Afghan forces.
The update comes as a new Pentagon report
says that the ongoing insider attacks, in which
Afghan forces or people dressed in Afghan
uniforms turn their weapons on coalition
troops, have the potential to signicantly dis-
rupt the Coalition mission in Afghanistan.
The report underscores the spotty and incre-
mental progress in the Afghan war, with over-
all violence declining just slightly in the past
year and widespread corruption continuing to
hamper the shaky government, according to a
new Pentagon report.
A new draft of the 70-page insider attack
handbook includes a pullout tip card that
details indicators that an Afghan security
force member may be a threat, such as reclu-
sive behavior, desire for control, increased
focus on violence and abrupt behavioral
changes.
Famed architect gets six
months for drug smuggling
SAN DIEGO A highly acclaimed archi-
tect was sentenced Monday to six months in
prison for trying to enter the U.S. with nearly
13 pounds of cocaine hidden in his minivans
battery.
A federal judge ordered the unusually light
punishment after Eugenio Velazquez claimed
drug trafckers threatened to kill him if he
refused to carry drugs for them.
Velazquez, a dual citizen of the U.S. and
Mexico who lives in suburban San Diego, had
a distinguished 30-year career in Mexico
designing some of Tijuanas most prominent
buildings, including its new main cathedral,
an expansion of the Tijuana Cultural Center,
and police headquarters.
Around the nation
By Maggie Michael
CAIRO Egypts military assumed respon-
sibility Monday for protecting state institutions
and maintaining security ahead of a Dec. 15
constitutional referendum, as the country
braced for another round of mass demonstra-
tions by the supporters of the countrys Islamist
president and the liberal opposition over the dis-
puted charter.
The referendum on a contentious new consti-
tution lies at the heart of a bitter political battle
that has deeply polarized Egypt and triggered
some of the worst street violence between back-
ers and opponents of President Mohammed
Morsi since he took power in June as the coun-
trys rst democratically elected leader.
So far, Morsi has stood rm on the referen-
dum, refusing to yield to opposition demands
that he scrap the vote scheduled for Saturday.
The opposition, meanwhile, was still trying to
decide late Monday whether to boycott the ref-
erendum or rally Egyptians to vote no to the
draft constitution, and hoping that a massive
turnout for a rally Tuesday would force the pres-
ident to cancel the balloting.
We still have a chance, with popular rejec-
tion, to stop the referendum, said Basil Adel, a
former lawmaker and liberal activist.
Egypts political crisis began on Nov. 22
when Morsi issued a decree granting himself
and the Islamist-dominated panel writing the
constitution immunity from judicial over-
sight or challenge. Those decrees sparked mass
demonstrations, with opponents saying they
were issued initially to protect the draft charter
from the judiciary.
The constituent assembly then hurriedly
approved the draft constitution in a marathon
overnight session, further inaming those who
claim that Morsi and his Islamist allies, includ-
ing the Muslim Brotherhood, are monopolizing
power and trying to force their agenda into prac-
tice.
That prompted hundreds of thousands of the
presidents opponents to take to the streets in
massive rallies the largest from primarily
secular groups since the uprising that toppled
Hosni Mubarak last year. Morsis supporters
responded with huge demonstrations of their
own, which led to clashes in the streets that left
at least six people dead and hundreds wounded.
Morsi has rescinded the decree that gave him
absolute powers, but did not meet the opposi-
tions main demand and delay the referendum.
With tensions running high in the country, the
president on Sunday ordered the military to take
responsibility for security and protect state insti-
tutions along with the police until the results of
the constitutional referendum are announced.
Egypts military takes over security
By E.J. Tamara and Natalia Cano
LOS ANGELES Jenni Rivera launched
her career hawking cassette recordings of
her songs at flea markets, but a powerful
voice, soulful singing style and frank discus-
sion of personal troubles powered her to the
heights of a male-dominated industry, trans-
forming her into the one of the biggest stars
of the genre known as grupero.
Her life was cut short at its peak on
Sunday by an airplane crash in northern
Mexico that also killed six friends and co-
workers.
The 43-year-old mother of five and grand-
mother of two became a symbol of resilience
for millions of fans on both sides of the
U.S.-Mexican border. Her fame grew as she
branched out into acting,
appearing in independent
film, reality TV and the
televised singing compe-
tition La Voz Mexico.
She had recently filed
for divorce from her third
husband, was once
detained at a Mexico City
airport with tens of thou-
sands of dollars in cash,
and publicly apologized after her brother
assaulted a drunken fan who verbally
attacked her in 2011.
Jenni Rivera, soulful, troubled Mexican music star
Jenni Rivera
REUTERS
An anti-Morsi protester gestures to soldiers marching outside the Egyptian presidential palace
in Cairo, Egypt.
OPINION 9
Drop adult ed
classes for seniors?
Editor,
The state Legislative Analysts
Ofces recommendations for adult
education recently covered in the story,
Adult education needs restructuring,
in the Dec. 6 edition of the Daily
Journal, may raise some valid issues.
But it goes off rail when it argues that
courses should be limited to those that
help adults integrate into society and
the workforce and that senior citizen
enrichment and tness classes should
be dropped. The implication is that
these senior classes are a waste of taxes
frivolous and serving no practical
purpose.
For the last four years, I have been
participating in (and paying for) an
adult ed class in exercise for seniors.
And I can testify that the help of pro-
fessional trainers and the courses com-
bination of aerobic, free weight and
stretching exercises have improved my
balance, increased my stamina and
helped me maintain my weight and
strength (A doctor recommended that I
join such a course). Frivolous?
Impractical?
Were the framers of the Constitution
being frivolous and impractical when
they afrmed that one of the six pur-
poses of government is to provide for
the general welfare? (General, I am
assuming, includes marginal folks like
us seniors.) I, like most seniors I know,
have been paying taxes almost my
entire life in my case, for 53 years. I
feel no compunction about asking my
government to assist in my pursuit of
happiness now that I am retired and no
longer able to integrate into the work-
force.
Richard Innerst
San Mateo
Letters to the editor
Los Angeles Daily News
R
epublican politicians have
certainly taken last months
election results to heart. How
else to explain the sharp change in
direction on immigration reform?
Thats good news for both the GOP
itself and for the country and
Californias Republicans should lead
the way on this important topic.
Nationally, the House passed a bill
by an Idaho Republican that would
ease immigration for highly educated
students in science, technology, engi-
neering and math, and Republican
senators from Texas and Arizona
teamed up to introduce a conserva-
tives version of the Dream Act that
would give young immigrants work
permits but not a path to U.S. citizen-
ship. The bills are unlikely to win
Democrats support, but theyre start-
ing points for debate.
Its a start, but Californians, who
arguably have more experience with
illegal immigration than any other
state, can do better. And a young
assemblyman from Ventura County
has laid out how he and his fellow
California Republicans can do that. In
a recent op-ed piece in The
Sacramento Bee, Jeff Gorell called for
Republicans to not only support giv-
ing illegal immigrants a pathway to
citizenship but champion the cause.
Its what Lincoln or Reagan might
have done.
Gorell argued that a softer stance on
immigration would fit the history and
values of the party of Abraham
Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt and
Ronald Reagan. He said immigration
reform could be a powerful source of
economic renewal for 21st century
America.
It is encouraging to hear a member
of either party take a new approach to
immigration and encouraging that
it comes from a Republican in the
Golden State, where elected officials
have more experience than most with
the reality and impact of millions of
legal and illegal immigrants.
Gorell is far from an established
Republican leader, having spent much
of his first term in the Assembly serv-
ing in Afghanistan with the Navy
Reserve. But in his newspaper article
headlined Its time for GOP to adopt
new stance on immigration, Gorell
took his own advice. A one-time
opponent of creating a path to citizen-
ship for undocumented immigrants
currently in the United States, he now
speaks convincingly of his support for
this key element of comprehensive
immigration reform.
Hard-line Republicans are accusing
Gorell of pandering to Hispanics after
seeing how badly he did with Latino
voters during his recent re-election.
But whatever his motivation, Gorell
makes the right arguments to try to
persuade other conservatives who are
developing their own rationale for
embracing the rising political power
of the U.S. Latino population. GOP
politicians may be more willing to
soften their takes on immigration now
that Californias open-primary system
frees candidates from having to appeal
to the most extreme wings of their
parties.
The willingness of some
Republicans to compromise on immi-
gration should light a fire under
Democrats, too. Its not as if the
Democratic majority in Sacramento
has overflowed with wisdom on immi-
gration; the Legislatures biggest
stride this year was its safety-minded
move to permit issuing drivers licens-
es to some illegal immigrants, those
affected by the Obama administra-
tions decision to stop deporting many
young adults who were brought to this
country as kids. And that decision,
along with stepped-up deportations,
has been the biggest change in immi-
gration policy under this president.
Lack of clarity on the federal level
has led states such as California and
Arizona, among those most affected
by immigration from Mexico and
Central America, to enact their own
widely varying policies on how to
treat residency-law violators.
This is, by definition, a national
problem in need of a national solu-
tion. The goal should be carefully
thought-out policies that both slow the
flow of undocumented residents and
satisfy industries need for migrant
workers policies that deal seriously
with those who flout United States
borders but also deal fairly with fami-
lies that include both illegal and legal
immigrants.
This means shaking the major par-
ties out of their traditional stances:
Democrats, appealing to the emotions
of their supporters in the immigrant
community. Republicans, appealing to
the emotions of anti-illegal-immigra-
tion hard-liners.
Gorell argues that Republicans must
embrace immigration reform as an
expression of the partys historic stand
for opportunity and against tyranny,
and must be more welcoming to fami-
lies who come to America to flee the
economies of more intrusive, restric-
tive governments.
Leave it to a Californian, with a par-
ticular interest in making immigration
policy work, to give a signal of where
Republican leaders may go next on
the issues surrounding immigration.
State should lead way on immigration reform
Bike trip
T
he road to hell is paved with good intentions. So
are repeated trips to the mall which, during holiday
shopping season, is pretty much the same thing.
This particular good intention was for Daisy, a 5-year-old
whose name hung on the Salvation Armys Christmas tree
for needy children and whose
number one gift request for Santa
was a Barbie bike.
A bike? You couldnt have
grabbed the kid who wanted
socks? I asked my partner in
holiday crime when informed
about the child chosen for our bit
of seasonal generosity.
I was mostly joking.
To be fair, Daisy also asked for
Barbie dolls and clothes. But the
bike that was the biggie. I pic-
ture her mom gently warning that
Santa might not bring her every-
thing she asked for. I imagined that mom also sad that she
couldnt, either.
The bike had to happen.
But as the Murphys Law of Playing Santa holds, buying
the bike would be the easy part. Finding it would be the
challenge.
Toys R Us carried the perfect bike perfect size, per-
fect Barbie theme and even perfect price. Alas, as a trek to
the store would prove, it was out of stock. No knowing
when it would be back in. Same at the other locations. Off
to Target. Same thing. Sears. Kmart. Pretty much every
store than sells things with childrens wheels. Side note
those mobile phone apps that let users know if the invento-
ry is in stock are not foolproof.
Finally, we found a bike a better and actually afford-
able bike, mind you but it was not officially Barbie. It
was purple and pink and, if I were 5, it would be totally
awesome. But it was not Barbie.
A quick glance around the aisle saved the day in the form
of a bike basket emblazoned with the word Barbie across
in obnoxiously loud script. There was no way Daisy could
not show off to her friends that Santa loved her best. The
basket came with glittery handlebar pompoms. Even better!
A quick primping of the ribbons with a pair of scissors to
up the curl and voila! Elves couldnt do any better. Back to
the mall for the dropoff. Our work was done, even one day
ahead of the deadline or so we thought.
Daisy was one of three siblings whose name graced the
tree and as we shopped for her bike we joked that hopeful-
ly whoever picked the 10-year-old sister would also get her
something as cool. Looking at the tree of names, that pesky
Murphys Law kicked in again. The 2-year-old brothers
name was gone, hopefully to somebody who purchased the
Cars toys on his list. But smack in the middle was still the
card bearing the name Lisbet and her short list bike,
perfume, accessories.
I really wish we hadnt seen that, we both said. What if
nobody picks her? Now it wasnt about the sister getting
something less exciting than Daisy. Now it was about
Lisbet getting something at all.
We needed to return to the mall the following day to
shop for nieces and nephews, including the twin 10-year-
olds whose short list included Kindle Fire HDs and
Assassins Creed video games. Money and gift cards also
rounded out the top billing. Seriously? Theyre 10. No
wonder shopping for a child like Daisy was so much more
fulfilling.
If nobody has picked Lisbet by Sunday morning well do
it, we decided.
But if there was to be a holiday miracle, it wasnt going
to be because of anybody else but us. Of course, her name
was still there in the morning. And of course we took it.
The credo of using the path of least resistance a staple
of surviving the contact sport that is holiday gift shopping
sprees killed the near-impossible task of picking out hip
hair accessories and acceptable perfume for a pre-teen girl.
A bike then? came the question. A quick Internet
search provided the answer.
Off to the other store where it only took 30 minutes after
discovering the bike missing from the floor to find a sales
associate who didnt declare themselves on their break.
Another 20 for them to search. Maybe another 10 to stand
in line.
Then back to the mall. This better qualify me for Santas
nice list this year.
If only Daisy and Lisbet knew how much traveling went
into the bikes under their tree this year, I thought.
But no the joy actually is that as far as they know
those bikes came straight from the North Pole.
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By Steve Rothwell
NEW YORK Stocks edged higher
Monday on Wall Street after a strong sales
report from McDonalds offset concerns
about the surprise resignation of Italys
prime minister. Investors also waited for
developments in crucial U.S. budget talks.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose
14.75 points to 13,169.88. The index trad-
ed within a narrow range of just 56 points
throughout the day. The Standard and
Poors 500 nished 0.48 point higher at
1,418.55. The Nasdaq composite ended
up 8.92 points at 2,986.96.
McDonalds rose 93 cents to $89.41. A
key sales gure rose in November as U.S.
customers bought more breakfast offer-
ings and limited-time Cheddar Bacon
Onion sandwiches.
Robert Pavlik, chief market strategist at
Palm Beach, Fla.-based Banyan Partners,
said the companys strength was encour-
aging. McDonalds, one of the 30 stocks
in the Dow, was trading as high as $100 at
the beginning of 2012.
The pickup in McDonalds sales, he
said, gave investors something positive to
focus on as Italys sudden political turmoil
sent a jolt through European markets.
Hewlett-Packard rose 36 cents to
$14.16 and also helped push the Dow
higher. The companys stock has been bat-
tered the past two months following a
weak earnings forecast and a public spat
with the founder of Autonomy, a company
it acquired for $10 billion last year.
Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti,
who has been credited with restoring con-
dence in the nations economy,
announced that he would step down after
former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconis
party dropped its support for his govern-
ment.
Italian government bond yields, a criti-
cal measure of how much the country has
to pay to borrow, jumped. Concern that
the European debt crisis was enveloping
Italy, one of the euro regions largest
economies, helped stymie markets around
the world earlier in the year.
Investors were also following develop-
ments in budget talks in Washington. Tax
increases and federal spending cuts start
Jan. 1 unless a deal is reached to reduce
the U.S. budget decit. Economists say
the measures, if implemented, could even-
tually push the economy back into reces-
sion.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury note
fell 1 basis point to 1.62 percent.
President Barack Obama and House
Speaker John Boehner met at the White
House on Sunday while rank-and-le
Republicans stepped forward with what
they called pragmatic ideas to break the
stalemate.
Stocks edge higher
Wall Street
Stocks that moved substantially or traded
heavily Monday on the New York Stock
Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:
NYSE
Nexen Inc., up $3.27 at $26.79
Canadian regulators approve the $15.1 billion
takeover bid for Canadian oil and gas company
by Chinas state-owned CNOOC.
Intermec Inc., up $1.84 at $9.82
Honeywell is buying the maker of barcode
printers and radio frequency identication
products for about $603.4 million.
American International Group Inc., down 77
cents at $33.36
A UBS analyst slashes his 2012 earnings
estimate for the insurer because it is taking $1.3
billion in losses related to Superstorm Sandy.
GrafTech International Ltd., down 79 cents at
$8.84
A Jefferies analyst downgraded the industrial
company,saying he sees evidence that demand
for some important products has weakened.
Nasdaq
Priceline.com, down $33.14 at $625.96
A Deutsche Bank analyst downgrades the travel
website, citing increasing competition,
particularly for customers booking on mobile
devices.
Zogenix Inc., down $1.20 at $1.16
Government health experts overwhelmingly
vote against a stronger version of hydrocodone,
Zohydro, which was developed by Zogenix.
Diamond Foods Inc., down $1.50 at $13.31
The snack maker posts a loss in its most recent
quarter on costs tied to an accounting probe
and a plant closing.
Geron Corp., up 16 cents at $1.22
The drug developer reports positive results from
an early clinical trial for its treatment for a blood
platelet disorder.
Big movers
By Pete Yost
WASHINGTON HSBC, the British
banking giant, will pay $1.9 billion to
settle a money-laundering probe by fed-
eral and state authorities in the United
States, a law enforcement ofcial said
Monday.
The probe of the bank Europes
largest by market value has focused
on the transfer of billions of dollars on
behalf of nations like Iran, which are
under international sanctions, and the
transfer of money through the U.S.
nancial system from Mexican drug car-
tels.
According to the official, HSBC will
pay $1.25 billion in forfeiture and pay
$655 million in civil penalties. The
$1.25 billion figure is the largest for-
feiture ever in a case involving a bank.
Under what is known as a deferred
prosecution agreement, the financial
institution will be accused of violating
the Bank Secrecy Act and the Trading
With the Enemy Act.
The ofcial spoke on condition of
anonymity because the source was not
authorized to speak about the matter on
the record.
Under the deferred prosecution
arrangement, HSBC will admit to cer-
tain misconduct, the ofcial said, but the
details of those admissions to be made in
a New York court were not immediately
available late Monday. Nevertheless the
deferred prosecution agreement means
the bank wont be prosecuted further if it
meets certain conditions, such as
strengthening its internal controls to pre-
vent money laundering. The Justice
Department has used such arrangements
often in cases involving large corpora-
tions, notably in settlements of foreign
bribery charges.
The law enforcement ofcial said an
announcement of the agreement could
come as early as Tuesday.
The London-based bank said it is
cooperating with investigations but that
those discussions are condential.
In regard to HSBC and Mexico, a U.S.
Senate investigative committee reported
that in 2007 and 2008 HSBC Mexico
sent to the United States about $7 billion
in cash. The committee report said that
large an amount of cash indicated illegal
drug proceeds.
HSBC to pay $1.9B to settle probe
By Linda A. Johnson
TRENTON, N.J. Biotech pioneer
Amgen Inc., in a bid for a big edge in
using peoples genetic information to nd
better ways to attack diseases, is buying
human genetics research and analytics
leader deCODE Genetics for $415 mil-
lion.
Amgen, the worlds largest biotech
company by revenue, and deCODE,
based in Reykjavik, Iceland, announced
the all-cash deal Monday.
DeCODE, founded in 1996, has dis-
covered genetic risk factors for dozens of
diseases, ranging from cardiovascular
disease to cancer.
Probably its key asset and the reason
for the deal is deCODEs huge data-
base of the genetic and medical informa-
tion of Icelands population. That data
can help researchers nd links between
genetic variations and characteristics that
increase a persons risk of getting a par-
ticular disease and also affect patients
response to a drug.
DeCODE Genetics has built a world-
class capability in the study of the genet-
ics of human disease. This capability will
enhance our efforts to identify and vali-
date human disease targets, Amgen CEO
Robert Bradway said in a statement.
Amgen buying deCODE Genetics for $415 million
By Richard Lerdner
WASHINGTON The government is
investigating whether software companies
that make cellphone apps violated the pri-
vacy rights of children by quietly collect-
ing personal information from mobile
devices and sharing it with advertisers and
data brokers, the Federal Trade
Commission said Monday. Such apps can
capture a childs physical location, phone
numbers of their friends and more.
The FTC described the marketplace for
mobile applications dominated by
online stores operated by Apple and
Google as a digital danger zone with
inadequate oversight. In a report by the
FTCs own experts, it said the industry has
grown rapidly but failed to ensure the pri-
vacy of young consumers is adequately
protected. The FTC did not say which or
how many companies it was investigating.
Among 400 apps designed for kids
examined by the FTC, most failed to
inform parents about the types of data the
app could gather and who could access it,
the report said.
Government investigating
makers of cellphone apps
Report: Kodak gets
patent bid from Apple, Google
NEW YORK Apple and Google,
bitter rivals in smartphone technology,
have joined up to make a combined bid
for a bundle of patents offered by pho-
tography pioneer Kodak, according to a
published report.
Bloomberg News reported Saturday
that Apple Inc. and Google Inc. have
abandoned competing bids for the port-
folio to offer a combined $500 million.
The sum is the minimum Kodak can sell
the patents for and still get an $830 mil-
lion loan thats crucial to getting the
company out of bankruptcy.
Business brief
<< Warriors improve to 4-0 on road trip , page 16
Appears fans are pumped for PAL basketball, page 13
Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012
CAST IS DIFFERENT, RESULTS THE SAME: KENDALL HUNTER MAY BE HURT BUT JAMES AND DIXON PICKING UP THE SLACK >> PAGE 13
Iinuma unbeatable in PAL
Sangha reaches lofty goal
By Nathan Mollat
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Aman Sangha had a simple goal this sea-
son: to qualify for the state golf tournament.
Its a lofty goal by anyones standards, let
alone a freshman.
But if Sangha proved anything this season,
she is a freshman phenom. The San Mateo
golfer had to check off a number of boxes
along the way but, when the girls golf season
ended, Sangha had accomplished her goal and
then some. After shooting the low medalist
score in every San Mateo match she played in
during the regular season, Sangha followed
that with a 2-over 74 in capturing the
Peninsula Athletic League tournament cham-
pionship. That qualied her for the Central
Coast Section tournament, where she nished
in a tie for third with an even-par 72. That
result got her into the Northern California
By Julio Lara
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Last week started with Aragon point guard
Alex Manu not knowing whether he would
get to play in the Burlingame Lions Club tour-
nament.
He had a bum ankle to thank for that.
He came up to me and told me he was
already slow, said Sam Manu, Aragons head
coach and Alexs father. He just wanted to let
me know.
But after a little tape and a shot of historic
adrenaline, it turned out that Terra Nova,
Menlo-Atherton and Burlingame would have
preferred younger Manu sit out the tourna-
ment.
The Dons, behind Manus Most Valuable
Player performance over a three-game span,
won their rst ever Lions Club tournament,
unseating the Panthers who had won four
straight up until last Friday.
Were really excited, coach Manu said.
Its been going on for 36 years and Aragon
has never won it. We were talking about leav-
ing landmarks on our journey this year and
that a really exciting one for us.
Alex Manu averaged 14.6 points per game
in the Lions Club Tournament to lead his team
in scoring and provide an offensive spark
when Aragon needed it the most.
Hes the key that starts our engine and we
understand that, coach Manu said. And so,
we have to make adjustments. Hes the one
that gets us going and once he gets going, we
get into a better ow than without him.
For his efforts, Alex Manu is the San Mateo
Daily Journal Athlete of the Week.
Coming into the Lions Club tourney, the
Dons knew exactly what life is like sans
Manu. He did not play in a game against
Westmoor and the Dons came away with the
loss their only one of the season thus far.
This is the year we have to put it all togeth-
er, coach Manu said. They understand that.
By Nathan Mollat
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Hillsdale High tennis coach Jackie
Nachtigall said Mariko Iinuma, her No. 1 sin-
gles player, is a very humble person and play-
er. Iinuma comes off as unassuming and fairly
happy-go-lucky.
Underneath that facade, however, beats the
heart of a tennis assassin. Put her on the court
and whatever nerves Iinuma might be feeling
gets pushed aside by her competitive streak.
When the match is over, Iinuma has posted
another W in the win column.
Shes, overall, good, Nachtigall said. Her
forehand is pretty good. Her backhand is pret-
ty good. Everything is pretty good.
So good, in fact, Iinuma walked off a win-
ner in all eight of the Knights non-league
matches. She was victorious in all 14 of her
Peninsula Athletic League matches and went
See TENNIS, Page 14 See GOLF, Page 16
Aragons Alex Manu off to a quick start
See AOTW, Page 14
Athlete of the Week
12
SPORTS 13
By Janie McCauley
SANTA CLARA Frank Gore
quickly gave credit to rookie
LaMichael James for an impressive
NFL debut and for taking some
pressure off the three-time Pro
Bowler in the process.
He kept me fresh, Gore said.
Its great.
Anthony Dixon is doing his part
for San Francisco, too. Gore and
Dixon each ran for 1-yard touch-
downs, and the 49ers versatile run-
ning game showed its depth in
Sundays 27-13 victory against the
Miami Dolphins. Gore led the way
en route to his sixth career 1,000-
yard rushing season and 50th touch-
down on the ground.
I said the rst week of the year I
feel like we have the best backeld
in the league, Dixon said. We
have a lot of talent, we are super
deep. I know coach has a hard time
trying to gure out what to do with
all of us. Its a good problem. We
just try to feed off each other.
James, a second-round draft pick
this year out of Oregon, was active
for the rst time all season Sunday
and took advantage with eight car-
ries for 30 yards. James perform-
ance helps the Niners (9-3-1) cope
with the devastating, season-ending
loss of backup Kendall Hunter to an
ankle injury suffered at New
Orleans on Nov. 25.
Both Dixon and James play key
roles on special teams as well.
But James production and ability
to spell Gore down the stretch will
be important for the 49ers as they
look to make another run at the
Super Bowl after falling short in
overtime of the NFC championship
game against the Giants last
January.
Kendall was a big part of our
team, and LaMichael can do similar
stuff as Kendall, and thats good,
Gore said. Happy for him. I saw
LaMichael when he rst got here.
The offense was kind of tough for
him. Camp was going kind of
tough. He wasnt used to playing in
small spaces, but he did a (heckuva)
job.
One potential distraction for this
close-knit group is gone.
Brandon Jacobs short time with
San Francisco is all but over after he
was suspended Monday for the nal
three regular-season games. Its
doubtful he would rejoin the team
for the playoffs.
While the 49ers didnt provide a
reason for the suspension, Jacobs
had become increasingly vocal via
social media during the weekend
about his frustration over a lack of
playing time. He referenced being
on this team rotting away.
He has only played in two games
this season, managing 7 yards on
ve carries. Jacobs spent his rst
seven NFL seasons with the New
York Giants, winning two Super
Bowl rings.
Coach Jim Harbaugh declined to
address Jacobs comments on
Monday, even when asked whether
Jacobs is still on the team.
Gore and James solid 1-2 punch in 49ers run game
PAL basketball fans screaming for new season
P
erhaps its the intimacy of
the indoor gym or the fact
that sound bounces around
in the cavernous space, but I am
constantly
amazed at
the support
high school
basketball
gets here on
the
Peninsula.
Not to say
the players
and teams
dont deserve
it, but basket-
ball fans
above nearly
every other sport tend to be
louder and more passionate at bas-
ketball games.
During the championship game
of the Burlingame Lions Club
Tournament Friday night, the
crowd was off the hook cheering
for Aragon and Burlingame,
exploding on nearly every play.
Early on, it was the Burlingame
fans who were making all the noise
as the Panthers built a 17-8 lead in
the rst quarter.
But when Aragon closed the rst
half with a 20-2 run, it was the
Dons denizens having all the fun
and making all the noise. Safe to
say, there was a playoff atmosphere
at what is normally just another
pre-Christmas holiday tournaments
in a sea of pre-season tournaments.
Games should be especially loud
in the Peninsula Athletic League
this year because of the realign-
ment of the league which will once
again emphasize the natural rival-
ries between schools. The PAL has
scrapped the three-division, power-
based break down for a more tradi-
tion two-division league the
North and the South. Now those
Friday night quads, which had been
so weird and unruly under the pre-
vious incarnation of the league,
will be community events again.
Expect packed houses when San
Mateo and Hillsdale square off in a
South Division game, or when El
Camino and South City hook up.
Because of the breakdown of the
league in the past, those intense
rivalry games were relegated to
non-league contests, with nothing
more than bragging rights on the
line. Now, those rivals will be fac-
ing each other with a position in
the standings on the line, ratcheting
up the drama.
If Friday nights game between
Aragon and Burlingame was any
indication, the basketball season
could be a loud, exciting couple of
months.
***
The Northern California chapter
of the National Football
Foundation and College Hall of
Fame awarded $1,000 college
scholarships to a pair of San Mateo
County football players: Sacred
Heart Prep quarterback Kevin
Donahoe and Capuchino defensive
end/tight end Zack Kohtz.
Every year since 1962, the
National Football Foundation
awards college scholarship money
to high school senior football play-
ers. The awards are based on grade
point average, their football ability
and leadership qualities such as
student government or community
service.
Donahoe, Kohtz and all the other
scholarship recipients around the
Bay Area will be feted at a banquet
in February, where they will
receive their scholarship money.
***
The Menlo College womens bas-
ketball team added to its longest win-
ning streak to start a season, knock-
ing off Biola University 77-74 Friday
night, which is the No. 22 ranked
team in the NAIA Division I rank-
ings, to run its record to 10-0.
Jenna Marinaro, a senior guard out
of Notre Dame-Belmont High,
scored 15 points in the win and is
one of four players scoring in double
gures for the Lady Oaks. In addi-
tion to Marinaros 10.2 points per
game, Jolise Limcaco is scoring a
team-high 19 points per game,
Laurel Donnenwirth is averaging
12.8 while Lauren Adamek is scoring
10.8 per contest.
Their win Friday was the closest
game the Lady Oaks have had this
season. Before Biola, Menlos small-
est margin of victory was a 63-52
victory over La Sierra University.
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Were senior heavy this year. We go from the
youngest team in the league to the oldest team
in the league and so we understand these
opportunities are very rare and theyre a great
gift for us. So, were just trying to maximize
them out and play to the level of expectations.
We dont want our talent chasing down our
expectations. We want our talent chasing up
our expectations.
And the expectations cant be any higher for
Alex Manu, who burst onto the Peninsula
Athletic League scene last year, quickly estab-
lishing himself as one of the premiere scoring
threats in the county.
Alex wants to be the best, coach Manu
said. Thats his goal. And its pretty arrogant
for most kids, but he puts in three-plus hours
a day. He doesnt talk about it, but thats his
expectation. Im not putting a cap on him. Its
up to him and the opportunities that God gives
him.
For me, I have to be patient with him. Im
a little harder on him than I am the other kids.
But it takes a while to trust a point guard
because it doesnt always come all at once.
Especially for his personality. Its a journey
for him. And Im thankful hes progressing.
Alex Manus improvement showed
throughout the Lions Club tourney. In Game 1
against Terra Nova, he lit up the Tigers for 20
points but followed that up with only four
against Menlo-Atherton.
The misstep in his groove sent Manu back
to work. And that hard work quickly paid off.
He likes a faster pace, coach Manu said.
Hes more of a full court player so we got out
into that with the press and that allowed him
to get into a rhythm and got him warmed up.
Warmed up to the tune of 20 points against
the reigning champion Panthers to lead the
Dons to their rst tourney win.
Along with the physical maturation,
coach Manu said of Alexs improvements this
season, its a better understanding. Hes a
quiet guy but he also has to understand he has
to be a coach on the oor. And thats a process
for most young kids. And a lot of times they
dont get that until their senior year.
Even more than that, his success is the
teams success and they know that. I think
Alex knows that. The success he has is
because his team has put him there. I think he
appreciates that.
Continued from page 11
AOTW
DAILY JOURNAL SPORTS FILE
Alex Manu was the Burlingame Lions Club tournaments Most Valuable Player.
3-0 in capturing the PAL individual singles
title.
All in all, Iinuma won 24 straight matches.
Add in a 1-1 record at the Central Coast
Section tournament and Iinuma was 25-1 this
season.
For her efforts, Iinuma is the Daily Journals
Girls Tennis Player of the year.
(Going undefeated in the regular season)
was a goal of mine, said Iinuma, a sopho-
more. I knew I had to believe in myself (to
accomplish that goal). I didnt have con-
dence in myself last year. This year, I gured
since I was No. 1, I gured I should be more
mentally strong.
In trying to achieve her goal, Iinuma did not
look ahead not to the end of a set, not to the
end of a match or even to the end of the year.
Iinuma was in the moment every stroke of
every match. She decided she would focus on
the journey and not so much the destination.
I didnt care about being undefeated,
Iinuma said. I just focused on each match.
On top of her sharp, mental focus during
matches, she is a tireless worker who does not
focus solely on her strengths. She realizes if
she wants to improve, she needs to improve
her weaknesses.
Not all my matches were good. There were
some matches where I didnt play well. Those
matches showed me my weak points. Then I
would go home and practice (strengthening
those), Iinuma said. My serve wasnt really
good until this year. As I played throughout
the season, my serve has really improved a
lot.
Iinuma was the Knights No. 2 singles play-
er last year as a freshman, during which time
she went undefeated in PAL play and nished
third in the PAL championship. There was an
anticipated showdown for the No. 1 singles
spot this season but, when 2011s No. 1 sin-
gles player decided not to join the team this
season, Iinuma was the logical choice to move
up. Iinuma was a little disappointed she didnt
get to win the spot on the court but proved she
had the game to play there.
I was really nervous. Last year, I didnt
play a lot of junior tournaments, Iinuma said.
This year, I was playing a lot of (CCS) play-
ers that I play (against) outside of school.
Iinuma capped her season by winning her
rst CCS match, a straight set win over Menlo
Schools Liz Yao, who was the No. 2 seed in
the CCS tournament. Iinuma admitted she was
a little nervous and intimidated facing Yao, but
once again proved those feelings unfounded.
Iinuma is not content to rest on her accom-
plishments. She has already began setting
goals for her junior year which include a third
straight undefeated PAL season, a second PAL
individual championship and to advance one
step further in CCS.
This year, I went to CCS and lost in the
second round. Next year, I would be happy to
get to the third round, Iinuma said. But rst
I have to win PALs.
I get competitive when I play tennis.
TENNIS
NHL cancels games through Dec. 30
NEW YORK The NHL eliminated 16
more days from the regular-season schedule
Monday, and if a deal with the players associa-
tion isnt reached soon the whole season could
be lost.
The league wiped out all games through Dec.
30 in its latest round of cancellations.
Already, 422 regular-season games had been
called off through Dec. 14 because of the lock-
out, and the latest cuts on Day 86 of the NHL
shutdown claimed 104 more. The New Years
Day Winter Classic and the All-Star game were
canceled earlier.
In all, the 526 lost games account for nearly
43 percent of the regular season that was sched-
uled to begin Oct. 11.
The cancellation of just two more weeks of
the season, however, could perhaps signal hope
of a deal to begin play in early January.
Negotiations between the league and the play-
ers association broke off last week, but NHL
deputy commissioner Bill Daly said Sunday the
sides are trying to restart talks this week.
Daly wrote in an email to The Associated
Press on Monday that nothing had been com-
pleted regarding a meeting with the union.
Whenever the sides do get back together, they
will need to work quickly on a new collective
bargaining agreement. Commissioner Gary
Bettman said last week, after the most recent
round of negotiations, that a season must consist
of at least 48 games to protect its integrity.
Thats the same number of games played dur-
ing the lockout-shortened 1994-95 season.
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12/16
@Seattle
1:25p.m.
FOX
12/23
vs. Arizona
1:25p.m.
FOX
12/30
vs.Chiefs
1:25p.m.
CBS
12/16
@Panthers
1p.m.
CBS
12/23
@Chargers
1p.m.
CBS
12/30
vs.New
Orleans
7:30p.m.
CSN-BAY
12/18
@Kings
7p.m.
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12/19
vs.Bobcats
7:30p.m.
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12/21
@Charlotte
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12/10
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AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
y-New England 10 3 0 .769 472 274
N.Y. Jets 6 7 0 .462 245 306
Buffalo 5 8 0 .385 289 352
Miami 5 8 0 .385 240 276
South
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Houston 11 2 0 .846 365 263
Indianapolis 9 4 0 .692 292 329
Tennessee 4 9 0 .308 271 386
Jacksonville 2 11 0 .154 216 359
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Baltimore 9 4 0 .692 331 273
Pittsburgh 7 6 0 .538 278 264
Cincinnati 7 6 0 .538 321 280
Cleveland 5 8 0 .385 259 272
West
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Denver 10 3 0 .769 375 257
San Diego 5 8 0 .385 292 281
Oakland 3 10 0 .231 248 402
Kansas City 2 11 0 .154 195 352
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
N.Y. Giants 8 5 0 .615 373 270
Washington 7 6 0 .538 343 329
Dallas 7 6 0 .538 300 314
Philadelphia 4 9 0 .308 240 341
South
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Atlanta 11 2 0 .846 337 259
Tampa Bay 6 7 0 .462 354 308
New Orleans 5 8 0 .385 348 379
Carolina 4 9 0 .308 265 312
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Green Bay 9 4 0 .692 323 279
Chicago 8 5 0 .615 308 219
Minnesota 7 6 0 .538 283 286
Detroit 4 9 0 .308 320 342
West
W L T Pct PF PA
San Francisco 9 3 1 .731 316 184
Seattle 8 5 0 .615 300 202
St. Louis 6 6 1 .500 236 279
Arizona 4 9 0 .308 186 292
MondaysGame
New England 42, Houston 14
NFL STANDINGS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
New York 15 5 .750
Brooklyn 11 8 .579 3 1/2
Philadelphia 12 9 .571 3 1/2
Boston 11 9 .550 4
Toronto 4 17 .190 11 1/2
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami 14 5 .737
Atlanta 12 6 .667 1 1/2
Orlando 8 12 .400 6 1/2
Charlotte 7 13 .350 7 1/2
Washington 2 15 .118 11
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 11 8 .579
Milwaukee 10 9 .526 1
Indiana 10 11 .476 2
Detroit 7 16 .304 6
Cleveland 4 17 .190 8
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 18 4 .818
Memphis 14 4 .778 2
Dallas 11 10 .524 6 1/2
Houston 9 11 .450 8
New Orleans 5 14 .263 11 1/2
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City 17 4 .810
Utah 12 10 .545 5 1/2
Minnesota 9 9 .500 6 1/2
Denver 10 11 .476 7
Portland 8 12 .400 8 1/2
PacicDivision
W L Pct GB
L.A. Clippers 14 6 .700
Golden State 14 7 .667 1/2
L.A. Lakers 9 12 .429 5 1/2
Sacramento 7 13 .350 7
Phoenix 7 15 .318 8
MondaysGames
Golden State 104, Charlotte 96
Philadelphia 104, Detroit 97
Miami 101, Atlanta 92
San Antonio 134, Houston 126, OT
Dallas 119, Sacramento 96
Toronto at Portland, late
NBA STANDINGS
BASEBALL
AmericanLeague
BOSTONREDSOXClaimed RHP Sandy Rosario
off waivers from Oakland.
CHICAGOWHITESOXAgreed to terms with INF
Jeff Keppinger on a three-year contract.
DETROITTIGERSAgreed toterms with CBrayan
Pena on a one-year contract.Designated LHP Matt
Hoffman for assignment.
MINNESOTATWINSNamedMartyMasonpitch-
ing coach, Tim Doherty hitting coach and Larry
Bennese trainer of Rochester (IL); Chad Allen hit-
ting coach and Chris Johnson trainer of New Britain
(EL); Doug Mientkiewicz manager, Ivan Arteaga
pitching coach and Alan Rail trainer of Fort Myers
(FSL); Ryan Hedwall trainer of Cedar Rapids (MWL);
Curtis Simondet trainer of Elizabethton (Ap-
palachian); Chad Jackson minor league trainer and
rehabcoordinator;ErikBeiser minor leaguestrength
and conditioning coordinator;
TORONTO BLUE JAYSNamed Pat Hentgen
bullpen coach.
National League
CINCINNATI REDSAgreedtotermswithOFRyan
Ludwick on a two-year contract.
PITTSBURGH PIRATESRe-signed RHP Jason
Grilli to a two-year contract.
NFL
ARIZONA CARDINALSPlaced C Rich Ohrn-
berger on injured reserve.Claimed QB Brian Hoyer
off waivers from Pittsburgh.
BALTIMORERAVENSFiredoffensivecoordinator
CamCameron.AnnouncedquarterbackscoachJim
Caldwell will assume the duties of offensive coor-
dinator.
CLEVELANDBROWNSSigned TE Brad Smelley
from the practice squad. Released DL Ronnie
Cameron.
MIAMI DOLPHINSClaimed WR Armon Binns off
waivers from Cincinnati. Released CB Michael Coe.
MINNESOTAVIKINGSSigned TE LaMark Brown
to the practice squad.
NEWENGLANDPATRIOTSActivated RB Bran-
don Bolden from the suspended list.
NEWYORKJETSSigned LB Joseph Dickson and
WR Titus Ryan to the practice squad. Released DT
Matt Hardison and WR Eddie McGee from the prac-
tice squad.
OAKLANDRAIDERSReinstated LB Rolando Mc-
Clain from the reserve/suspended by club list.
SignedCBChimdi Chekwafromthepracticesquad.
Released CB Ron Bartell and FB Owen Schmitt.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERSSuspended RB Bran-
don Jacobs for the remainder of the regular season
following a series of posts on social media sites ad-
dressing his lack of playing time.
TRANSACTIONS
BOYS SOCCER
SacredHeart Prep7, KingsCity0
Halftime score 7-0 SHP. Goal scorer (assist)
SHP, Salzman (Lamb); SHP, Lamb (Spillane); SHP,
Spillane (Mishra); SHP, Hellman (Lamb); SHP, Hell-
man(Callinan);SHP,Hellman(G.Chou);SHP,Hellman
(Spillane). Records Sacred Heart Prep 2-1 over-
all.
SATURDAY
BOYS BASKETBALL
Half MoonBay59, Carlmont 30
Half MoonBay13151912 59
Carlmont 641010 30
HMB (fg ftm-fta tp) Madriaga 2 0-2 6, Cilia 6 1-
2 15, OConnor 4 0-0 8, E. Nuno 8 0-2 17, T. Nuno 3
0-0 9, Puyz 1 2-4 4.Totals 24 3-9 59. CARLMONT
Hlatshawayo 2 2-2 6,Tapales-Magsino 2 0-0 5,Malik
3 2-4 9, Costello 1 0-0 2, Pitocchi 1 0-0 2, Hobbs 1 0-
0 3,Abinader 1 1-1 3.Totals 11 5-7 30.3-pointers
T. Nuno 3, Cilia 2, Madriaga 2 (HMB); Tapales-
Magsino, Malik, Hobbs (C). Records Half Moon
Bay 6-0 overall; Carlmont 2-1.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
SacredHeart Prep51, Lincoln23
SHP117161751
Lincoln6656 23
SHP (fg ftm-fta tp) Gannon 5 2-2 12, Meg. Hol-
land 3 0-0 6, Meehan 1 0-0 2, Hemm 3 0-0 6, Miller
3 0-0 7, Cummings 2 1-2 5, Mel. Holland 3 0-0 7,
Koenig 1 1-1 3,Makoni 1 1-3 3.Totals 22 5-9 51.LIN-
COLN Garcia 2 1-2 6, Mace 2 0-2 4, Pham 3 0-3
6, Basheari 2 1-3 5, Perez 1 0-2 2.Totals 10 2-13 23.
3-pointers Miller, Mel. Holland (SHP); Garcia (L).
Records Sacred Heart Prep 5-1 overall.
BOYS SOCCER
MenloSchool 1, PacicGrove1
Halftime score 1-0 Menlo. Goal scorer (assist)
MS, Schmitt (Karle); PG, not reported. Records
Menlo School 2-1-1 overall.
GIRLS SOCCER
Los Altos 2, MenloSchool 0
Halftime score 1-0 Los Altos.Records Menlo
School 1-2-2 overall; Los Altos 2-1-1.
SacredHeart Prep1, Saratoga1
Halftime score 0-0. Goal scorer (assist) SHP,
Callinan (Jager); S, not reported.
Mitty2, NotreDame-Belmont 0
Halftime score 1-0 Mitty. Records Notre
Dame-Belmont 0-1 WCAL, 3-1-1 overall.
FRIDAY
BOYS BASKETBALL
Mt. Eden-Hayward68, Woodside38
Woodside14671138
Mt. Eden1812182068
WOODSIDE (fg ftm-fta tp) Blocker 2 2-2 7, Hick-
man 4 7-9 15, Lopez 3 0-2 8, Smith 2 0-0 4, Asrita 0
2-2 2. Totals 12 11-15 38. MT. EDEN Shanes 1 4-
4 6, Briones 9 3-3 23,Young 4 5-6 13, Edogan 3 4-7
10, Gantley 2 1-2 5, Dominic 3 1-2 7,Tucker 2 0-0 4.
Totals 24 18-24 68. 3-pointers Briones 2 (ME).
Reecords Woodside 3-2 overall; Mt. Eden 2-0.
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ALAMEDA The Oakland
Raiders reinstated linebacker
Rolando McClain from the sus-
pended list on Monday and cut
starting cornerback Ron Bartell in
the teams latest roster shake-up.
The Raiders (3-10) also cut back-
up fullback Owen Schmitt and pro-
moted cornerback Chimdi Chekwa
from the practice squad as they plan
to get a better look at young players
down the stretch of another disap-
pointing season.
McClain had been suspended for
two games on Nov. 30 for conduct
detrimental to the team after a prac-
tice run-in with coach Dennis
Allen. McClain did not practice
Monday and is not required to
return to the team until he meets
with Allen, who was in Texas on
Monday for his fathers funeral.
The team says Allen will discuss
McClains role with him after he
returns.
General manager Reggie
McKenzie declined to comment on
the moves and Allen will not be
available to discuss them until he
returns to practice on Wednesday.
But players said the news that
Bartell was gone took them by sur-
prise.
I came in this morning and heard
everybody talking about it. I didnt
believe it at rst, but got in here and
didnt see him in here, cornerback
Michael Huff said. Denitely, def-
initely tough, but obviously part of
the business.
Bartell was signed to a one-year
contract worth $3 million in the off-
season after missing all but one
game in 2011 with St. Louis
because of two neck fractures.
Bartell began the season as the
starter but broke his left shoulder
blade in the season opener. He
returned to the lineup Nov. 11 in
Baltimore and started the past ve
games, playing 95 percent of the
defensive snaps.
For the year, Bartell allowed 18
catches on 28 throws in his direc-
tion for 295 yards and four touch-
downs, according to Pro Football
Focus.
He had no interceptions.
He was benched briey in the
first half on Dec. 2 against
Cleveland before returning in the
second half when Phillip Adams
sustained a concussion.
The Raiders are now without both
cornerbacks who began the season
as starters with Shawntae Spencer
on injured reserve with a sprained
right foot. Pat Lee, who started
seven games earlier this year, was
released last month, leaving con-
verted safety Huff as the only play-
er on the roster who has started at
cornerback this year.
Raiders reinstate McClain, cut Bartell, Schmitt
tournament, where she red a 1-
under 71 to qualify for the state
tournament.
And while she shot a less-than-
stellar 91 at the state tournament,
the fact she got there was accom-
plishment enough.
I wanted to make it to state,
Sangha said. I was happy to make
it.
She can now add one more recog-
nition to her freshman season: The
Daily Journals Girls Golfer of the
Year honors.
Sangha, 14, has been playing golf
for about six years and her high
school coach, Jimmy Ikeda, marvels
at how much she has accomplished
in a short amount of time. Hes not
surprised, however, at how well she
played. She is an experienced golfer
on the junior tournament circuit and
took that game to the high school
season.
Everyone (in the PAL) had
known about her. We saw her at the
golf course three or four times a
week. I had an inkling how well she
could do. What surprised me was
when she played good caliber play-
ers. She stepped up her game,
Ikeda said. For her, (she concen-
trates) on every shot, every hole,
every match. Playing in all these
(junior) tournaments, its given her
the experience to compete against
top girls consistently.
Even Ikeda had to admit, howev-
er, it was pretty stunning to see
Sanghas name at the top of the
leaderboard after every PAL contest.
Sangha had the lowest score during
every regular season golf match this
year and then punctuated that PAL
dominance with a win in the PAL
championships. That was quite an
accomplishment when you factor in
she played in the rst foursome of
the day with the top three nishers
from last years PAL tournament
defending champ Kelly Fang of
Aragon; Menlo-Athertons Xin
Fang, who won the title two years
ago; and Sanghas San Mateo team-
mate Lisa Sasaki, who nished third
last year and runner up this year.
Historically, we (the PAL has)
not been (very strong). But in the
last few years, the talent has gotten
better, Ikeda said. Aman had some
competition. She averaged about a
37 (during the regular-season, nine-
hole rounds). As far as a freshman
coming in, you dont expect that. To
do that as freshman says a lot about
her.
Despite having the game to quali-
fy deep into the post season, it also
requires a little bit of luck and
Sangha had that on her side as well.
Her 1-under 71 in the Nor Cal tour-
nament got her on the cusp of qual-
ifying for the state tournament but if
one more player came in with the
same score, there would have been a
playoff to determine the nal indi-
vidual qualifying spots.
I thought I would make it (to
state). But I was nervous, Sangha
said. If there was one more girl
who came in with a lower round, I
wouldnt have made it. There was
talk about a playoff. I went out to
the range to get loose. I hit a couple
of shots. After that, I putted until (it
was time for a playoff). Then, Mr.
Ikeda came and said there wouldnt
be a playoff. I said, Oh, did some-
thing happen?
Yes Sangha qualied without
the need of a playoff. And while she
did not play her best at the state
tournament, Ikeda was just
impressed with the way she carried
herself on the course.
I was impressed. We (the coach-
es) never get a chance to follow our
own golfers but at Nor Cals, I
was actually able to follow her. She
could have very easily given up, but
she hung in there, Ikeda said. She
has a great temperament for golf.
Shes able to overcome bad shots.
At Nor Cals, she had a double bogey
on a par 5. That would have buried
other golfers. Shes able to over-
come difcult situations.
Perhaps it comes from Sanghas
focus on the course. She has found
when she is worried about things
other than her next shot, she gets
into trouble. When she focuses on
the immediate task at hand mak-
ing her next swing good things
tend to happen.
Eventually, Sangha hopes enough
good things happen over the next
few years that will allow her to
accomplish other goals she has
planned for herself.
I want to get a college scholar-
ship and go to a big golf school,
Sangha said. And then probably go
play professional golf.
GOLF
By Steve Reed
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Unlike his
previous two trips to Charlotte,
Stephen Curry said he didnt have any
butteries as he stepped on the court
Monday night.
Call it veteran experience or
maybe its just supreme condence
given the way hes playing right now.
Curry put on
quite a show for
his hometown
fans, nishing
with 27 points,
seven assists and
seven rebounds
to lead the surg-
ing Golden State
Warriors to a
104-96 win over
the struggling
Charlotte Bobcats.
Curry, who grew up in Charlotte
and made a name for himself when
led nearby Davidson College to the
brink of the Final Four in 2008, shot
10 of 22 from the eld and hit four 3-
pointers.
It was his eighth straight 20-point
game, a career best, and he pushed his
season scoring average to 20.0 per
game.
This meant a lot, Curry said. I
didnt play here last year because I
was hurt and we got beat. But the
anticipation was high for this game.
Seeing my family and to have a per-
formance like we did tonight was def-
initely the icing on the cake.
Aside from winning, Curry said the
best part was looking into the crowd
and seeing his former coach Bob
McKillop waving at him.
Curry caught re in the third quar-
ter, hitting three 3-pointers and scor-
ing 15 points on 5-of-8 shooting all
while his 5-month-old daughter Riley
slept in his wife Ayeshas arms in the
stands.
It was a great homecoming for
him, Warriors coach Mark Jackson
said. The guys playing at an elite
level right now. I know we keep talk-
ing about it and, sooner or later, every-
bodys going to catch on. But hes a
heck of a basketball player.
David Lee continued his torrid pace
with 25 points and 11 rebounds for the
Warriors (14-7), who have won seven
of their past eight games and
improved to 4-0 on their current
seven-game Eastern trip.
Theyll have a big test Wednesday
night when they travel to Miami to
face the defending champion Heat.
Jackson said hes not surprised by
his teams run.
We came in here and worked our
tails off and we prepared ourselves for
this season, said Jackson, whose
team is winning without the injured
Andrew Bogut. I didnt put any limi-
tations on them. But were 14-7 with
eight road wins.
Warriors stay hot
Stephen Curry
Warriors 104, Bobcats 96
HEALTH 17
By Daniel Wagner
BELTSVILLE, Md. Deep in a secure
laboratory just outside Washington sits the
federal governments heaviest smoker.
It is a half-ton hulk of a machine, all
brushed aluminum and gasping smoke holes,
like a retrofit of equipment used on an
Industrial Revolution production line. It can
smoke 20 cigarettes at once and conclude
which are unsafe because they are counterfeit
and which are unsafe merely because they are
cigarettes.
Down the hall, a chemist tests shiny ecks
from a bottle of Goldschlager, the spicy cin-
namon schnapps, to make sure theyre real
gold. A government agent was sent out to
stores to buy it and hundreds of other alco-
holic drinks randomly chosen for analysis.
Back at headquarters in downtown
Washington, a staffer prepares for a meeting
of the Tequila Working Group a committee
created to mollify Mexico and keep bulk
tequila owing north across the border.
These are the proud scientists, rule-makers
and trade ambassadors of the Alcohol and
Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, one of the
federal governments least-known and most
peculiar corners.
The bureau, known as TTB, collects taxes
on booze and smokes and tells the companies
that produce them how to do business from
approving beer can labels to deciding how
much air a gin bottle can contain between lid
and liquor.
It decides which valleys in Oregon and
California can slap their names on wine
labels, what grapes can go into wine and
which new alcoholic drinks are safe to import.
The bureau is one example of the special-
ized government offices threatened by
Washingtons current zeal for cost-cutting.
Obama administration ofcials weighed elim-
inating it during the scal stalemate of 2011,
according to news reports at the time. Its of-
cials were called to the White House budget
ofce to justify their existence or risk hav-
ing their duties split between the Internal
Revenue Service and the Food and Drug
Administration.
The White House ultimately left the
bureaus $100 million budget in place for this
year perhaps because it spends far less
money to collect each tax dollar than its coun-
terpart, the IRS. But ofcials there remain
hyper-aware of their vulnerability as
Republicans and Democrats look to squeeze
savings from unlikely places.
If they look closely, the belt-tighteners will
discover an agency whose responsibilities
often appear to conict a regulator that
protects its industry from rules it deems
unfair, a tax collector that sometimes cuts its
companies a break.
Some of its decisions are open to negotia-
tion. A tequila-like liquor with a scorpion
oating in it made scientists balk until the
producer convinced them that the scorpions
are farm-raised and non-toxic.
In other words, this may be the only federal
agency that responds favorably to receiving
scorpion candy in the mail an edible tool
for persuading scientists that the arthropods
were t for human consumption.
If labs, rules and taxes werent enough for
the bureaus 500-odd employees, they also
have law enforcement authority. TTB investi-
gators can send people to jail for things like
removing alcohol from the production line
and reselling it before it has been taxed by
authorities.
With all these responsibilities, its no sur-
prise the agencys priorities sometimes clash.
The bureau gives companies a wide berth on
some rules and taxes, ofcials and experts say,
mainly because of its small size and history of
collaborating with business. It has granted
millions in tax givebacks because of concerns
that companies will sue and tie up govern-
ment resources.
Because were regulated by such a friend-
ly agency, and because enforcement isnt
huge, theres a level of non-compliance thats
sort of acceptable, says Rachel Dumas Rey,
president of Compli, a California company
that helps wineries comply with Treasury pol-
icy.
Agency officials say they use scant
resources where they can make the most dif-
ference, generally on the biggest producers or
companies where there is an indication of
wrongdoing.
Yet last July, the bureau slashed a tax bill
for the multinational agribusiness conglomer-
ate Cargill from $839,370 to $63,000. Cargill
Booze, smokes on agenda for quirky govt group
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau has a machine that can smoke 20 cigarettes
at once and conclude which are unsafe because they are counterfeit and which are unsafe
merely because they are cigarettes.
See AGENDA, Page 18
18
HEALTH/LOCAL
failed to report or pay taxes on about 23,000
gallons of nearly pure industrial alcohol that
leaked from a rail car, violating several U.S.
laws, according to documents on the bureaus
website.
Since 2010, under similar deals with alco-
hol and tobacco companies, the agency has
forgiven more than $25.4 million; the total
amount is unclear because some public docu-
ments do not list the size of the tax bill or
penalty that is being reduced. Nine companies
persuaded the agency to slash their bills by
more than 95 percent, including Procter &
Gambles Olay subsidiary, which uses alcohol
in its skin care products.
Tom Hogue, a spokesman for the bureau
and former explosives inspector, says it only
agrees to reduce companies tax bills if we
are satised that the (remaining) penalty is
commensurate with the violation and is suf-
cient to deter future illegal conduct. In cases
where settlements are granted, Hogue says,
they allow us to use our resources to counter
non-compliance, instead of tying them up in
court.
When the alcohol and tobacco bureau was
split from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and
Firearms, it held on to the former agencys tax
collection duties, including for rearms and
ammunition. Its still the governments third-
biggest revenue collector, after the IRS and
Customs and Border Protection. It took in
$23.5 billion in federal taxes on alcohol,
tobacco, weapons and ammo in the scal year
ended Sept. 30, 2011, the most recent data
available. That amounts to $468 for every dol-
lar the agency spent collecting taxes more
than twice the IRS ratio, ofcials note.
The bureau also works with government
trade ofcials to protect and expand interna-
tional markets for American alcohol and
tobacco. Its expertise is crucial in negotiating
with Europeans about wine labeling, or stand-
ing up to countries that refuse to recognize
American straight bourbon for what the
government says it is: corn whiskey stored in
charred new oak containers for at least two
years.
In this role, the agency has come to the res-
cue over the years of whiskey lovers in China,
Colombia and Brazil. Those countries gov-
ernments tried to ban booze containing too
much fusel alcohol, the pungent byproduct of
fermentation that gives some whiskey its
spicy, solvent-like aroma. Working through
international trade groups, armed with data
from TTB scientists, U.S. ofcials spent years
convincing them to reverse their policies and
allow the importation of whiskey that meets
American standards. That was a win for
American alcohol producers.
Sometimes, to protect U.S. producers, the
bureau erects trade barriers of its own. Under
a proposal by the bureau last spring, anything
labeled Pisco must have originated in Chile
and Peru. (Pisco is a South American grape
brandy whose signature cocktail, the Pisco
Sour, is so celebrated that it has its own of-
cial Peruvian holiday.)
Aspiring Pisco producers in Bolivia, in the
U.S. governments eyes, can take a hike.
This is no accident: Its the result of a trade
agreement that compels Chile and Peru, in
exchange for the Pisco rule, to make sure any
bourbon sold there is from the U.S. and meets
this countrys standards.
***
The U.S. is the only nation with an alcohol
regulator based in its Treasury Department.
Treasury was the federal governments moni-
tor of products seen as sinful or illicit even
before Prohibition began in 1919.
When the government rst tried to crack
down on cocaine and heroin in 1914, it did so
by enacting steep taxes. For a time, marijuana
also was controlled by imposing taxes so high,
it was hoped, that people might lose interest.
After Prohibition was repealed in 1933, the
government tried to keep a handle on the alco-
hol industry by writing production standards
for alcohol directly into the tax code. Thats
where wines alcohol content is limited to 24
percent.
The government uses taxes to control social
phenomena, explains Bill Foster, who ran the
bureaus headquarters before retiring this
summer.
Tobacco and alcohol are two of those com-
modities, Foster says.
The taxes are collected directly from pro-
ducers and manufacturers, which pass those
costs along to consumers. Liquor producers
generally pay a at rate of $13.50 per proof
gallon a gallon of liquid that is one-half
alcohol by volume. Small cigars and ciga-
rettes are taxed at a rate of $50.33 per 1,000
sticks.
AGENDA
Braunstein nominated Lieberman for vice
mayor last year but lost on a 2-3 vote. Wozniak
was then nominated and won on a 3-2 vote,
with Warden, Feierbach and Wozniak voting
yes.
After Lieberman was skipped over last year,
Braunstein said he was confused, frustrated
and disappointed by the councils actions. He
called the councils actions petty politics.
And Lieberman called the councils choice
of Wozniak for vice mayor last year odd as
Braunstein questioned why the council would
skip past Lieberman for the role without pro-
viding the public an explanation.
Last years council reorganization prompted
the city to reconsider its protocol related to
how the vice mayor is chosen but the council
never agendized the item so it has not been dis-
cussed since last December.
Yesterday, Lieberman told the Daily Journal
he has no idea how tonights meeting will
go.
It is always an honor to serve as vice mayor
or mayor. It is a privilege, Lieberman said. I
will always do my best to serve the residents of
Belmont regardless of my capacity.
To be mayor again, however, Lieberman will
have to win re-election to the council next year
as his term expires in 2013.
Feierbach, if nominated for vice mayor
tonight, told the Daily Journal yesterday she
would not accept it.
No, I wouldnt. It is not my turn. It is either
councilmen Liebermans or David
Braunsteins turn, probably most likely
Councilman Lieberman, since Braunstein
was vice mayor more recently, Feierbach
wrote the Daily Journal in an email.
The ofce of mayor is rotated in Belmont,
giving all councilmembers the opportunity.
But city protocol does not guarantee any coun-
cilmember the right to be vice mayor or
mayor, that decision is left up to a vote of the
council.
When the public elects someone to council,
it should have the reasonable expectation the
person will serve the city as mayor and vice
mayor unless that individual has done some-
thing that prevents him from serving the pub-
lic, Lieberman told the Daily Journal last year
after being skipped for the job.
He pointed to when the council opted not to
appoint former councilman Bill Dickenson as
mayor a few years ago following a domestic
violence conviction.
The Belmont City Council meets 7:30 p.m.,
tonight, City Hall, 1 Twin Pines Lane,
Belmont.
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WASHINGTON Your medical
plan is facing an unexpected
expense, so you probably are, too.
Its a new, $63-per-head fee to cush-
ion the cost of covering people with
pre-existing conditions under
President Barack Obamas health
care overhaul.
The charge, buried in a recent reg-
ulation, works out to tens of mil-
lions of dollars for the largest com-
panies, employers say. Most of that
is likely to be passed on to workers.
Employee benefits lawyer
Chantel Sheaks calls it a sleeper
issue with significant financial
consequences, particularly for large
employers.
Especially at a time when we are
facing economic uncertainty, (com-
panies will) be hit with a multi-mil-
lion dollar assessment without get-
ting anything back for it, said
Sheaks, a principal at Buck
Consultants, a Xerox subsidiary.
Based on gures provided in the
regulation, employer and individual
health plans covering an estimated
190 million Americans could owe
the per-person fee.
The Obama administration says it
is a temporary assessment levied for
three years starting in 2014,
designed to raise $25 billion. It
starts at $63 and then declines.
Most of the money will go into a
fund administered by the Health and
Human Services Department. It will
be used to cushion health insurance
companies from the initial hard-to-
predict costs of covering uninsured
people with medical problems.
Under the law, insurers will be for-
bidden from turning away the sick
as of Jan. 1, 2014.
The program is intended to help
millions of Americans purchase
affordable health insurance, reduce
unreimbursed usage of hospital and
other medical facilities by the unin-
sured and thereby lower medical
expenses and premiums for all, the
Obama administration says in the
regulation. An accompanying media
fact sheet issued Nov. 30 referred to
contributions without detailing
the total cost and scope of the pro-
gram.
Of the total pot, $5 billion will go
directly to the U.S. Treasury, appar-
ently to offset the cost of shoring up
employer-sponsored coverage for
early retirees.
The $25 billion fee is part of a
bigger package of taxes and fees to
nance Obamas expansion of cov-
erage to the uninsured. It all comes
to about $700 billion over 10 years,
and includes higher Medicare taxes
effective this Jan. 1 on individuals
making more than $200,000 per
year or couples making more than
$250,000. People above those
threshold amounts also face an
additional 3.8 percent tax on their
investment income.
But the insurance fee had been
overlooked as employers focused
on other costs in the law, including
nes for medium and large rms
that dont provide coverage.
This kind of came out of the blue
and was a surprisingly large
amount, said Gretchen Young, sen-
ior vice president for health policy
at the ERISA Industry Committee, a
group that represents large employ-
ers on benets issues.
Word started getting out in the
spring, said Young, but hard cost
estimates surfaced only recently
with the new regulation. It set the
per capita rate at $5.25 per month,
which works out to $63 a year.
Americas Health Insurance
Plans, the major industry trade
group for health insurers, says the
fund is an important program that
will help stabilize the market and
mitigate cost increases for con-
sumers as the changes in Obamas
law take effect.
But employers already offering
coverage to their workers dont see
why they have to pony up for the
stabilization fund, which mainly
helps the individual insurance mar-
ket. The redistribution puts the
biggest companies on the hook for
tens of millions of dollars.
It just adds on to everything else
that is expected to increase health
care costs, said economist Paul
Fronstin of the nonprot Employee
Benet Research Institute.
The fee will be assessed on all
major medical insurance plans,
including those provided by
employers and those purchased
individually by consumers. Large
employers will owe the fee directly.
Thats because major companies
usually pay upfront for most of the
health care costs of their employees.
It may not be apparent to workers,
but the insurance company they deal
with is basically an agent adminis-
tering the plan for their employer.
The fee will total $12 billion in
2014, $8 billion in 2015 and $5 bil-
lion in 2016. That means the per-
head assessment would be smaller
each year, around $40 in 2015
instead of $63.
It will phase out completely in
2017 unless Congress, with law-
makers searching everywhere for
revenue to reduce federal decits
decides to extend it.
Surprise: New insurance fee in health overhaul law
REUTERS FILE PHOTO
A supporter of Barack Obamas healthcare overhaul stands outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.
DATEBOOK 20
TUESDAY, DEC. 11
Working Differently: Beyond the
nine to five. 10 a.m. to noon.
Redwood City Public Library, 1044
Middleeld Road, Redwood City. Free.
For more information visit
phase2careers.org.
Natural Solutions to
Headaches/Natural Approaches to
Prevent and Treat Low Back Pain.
10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Burlingame
Recreation Center, 850 Burlingame
Ave., Burlingame. Katie Eisman,
gerontologist and MA, will give a
lecture as part of the Free Health and
Wellness Lecture Series for Active
Adults and Seniors. For ages 55 and
older. Free. For more information call
558-7300.
Author Marty Brounstein Book
Signing Events. Noon. Foster City
Parks and Recreation Department,
650 Shell Blvd., Foster City. Brounstein
will sign copies of his book, Two
Among the Righteous Few: A Story of
Courage in the Holocaust. Free. For
more information call (888) 361-9473.
Kids Club Holiday Pajama Party.
5:30 p.m. Serramonte Shopping
Center, Harvest Food Court,
Serramonte and Gellert Boulevard, off
Interstate 280, Daly City. Free. For more
information visit
serramontecenter.com.
Eleventh Annual Burlingame
Hanukkah Celebration. 6 p.m. Park
Road, 240 Park Road, Burlingame.
There will be a fire juggler, latkes,
music and a menorah lighting. Free
admission. For more information
email info@chabadnp.com.
Documentary Film Screenings:
Shorts by First Year MFA Students.
7:30 p.m. Annenberg Auditorium,
Stanford University, 450 Serra Mall,
Stanford. Free. For more information
call 723-3404 or visit art.stanford.edu.
Sixth Annual presentation of the
Beautiful Belmont Awards
Program. 7:30 p.m. City Council
Chambers, 1 Twin Pines Lane,
Belmont. This recognition program is
designed to acknowledge individuals,
businesses and community groups
who have enhanced the Citys
community by making significant
exterior improvements to their
Belmont properties. Open to the
public. For more information call 595-
7433.
A Chanticleer Christmas. 8 p.m.
Stanford Memorial Church, 450 Serra
Mall, Stanford. Prices start at $10. For
more information call 723-3811 or
visit arts.stanford.edu.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 12
Community Health Screening. 9
a.m. to 11 a.m., Senior Focus, 1720 El
Camino Real, Suite 10, Burlingame
(across from Mills-Peninsula).
Complete cholesterol profile, blood
glucose, nurse consultation. Fast 12
hours for blood cholesterol screening
(water and meds only but delay
diabetes medication until after
screening). Take blood pressure
medication, if prescribed. $25 age 62+.
$30 age under 62. Pre-register. For
more information call 696-3660.
Author Marty Bournstein Book
Signing Events. Noon. Foster City
Parks and Recreation Department,
650 Shell Blvd., Foster City. Brounstein
will be available to sign copies of his
book, Two Among the Righteous
Few: A Story of Courage in the
Holocaust. Free. For more information
call (888) 361-9473.
Deadline for San Mateo County
Newcomers Club Payments. In order
to attend the event on Tuesday, Dec.
18, noon, checks must be sent in today
in order to attend. Crystal Springs Golf
Course, 6650 Golf Course Drive,
Burlingame. Checks must be $25 per
person. For more information call 286-
0688.
Peninsula Community
Connections: LBGT Group. Noon to
1 p.m. Peninsula Family Service, 24
Second Ave., San Mateo. Supportive
discussion group for LGBT adults over
55 in the San Mateo County. Meetings
are held the second Wednesday of
every month. Free. For more
information call 403-4300, ext. 4325.
Sock It toMeStorytime and Craft. 4
p.m. San Mateo Public Library, 55 W.
Third Ave., San Mateo. Join us for sock
stories and a sock puppet craft. Wear
your favorite fun socks and bring a
new pair to donate to Samaritan
House. For ages 4 to 8. Free. For more
information call 522-7838.
Leonardo Art/Science Evening
Rendezvous (LASER series). 6:45
p.m. Room 305, Building 200, Stanford
University, 450 Serra Mall, Stanford.
Free. For more information call 725-
2650 or visit stanford.edu.
Millbrae Library Holiday Family
Sing-A-Long with Folk Singer Jim
Stevens. 7 p.m. Millbrae Library, 1
Library Ave., Millbrae. There will be
refreshments and the event is for all
ages. Free. For more information call
697-7607.
Holiday Songs and Stories. 7 p.m.
Belmont Library, 1110 Alameda de las
Pulgas, Belmont. Free. For more
information visit smcl.org.
Millbrae Library Holiday Family
Sing-a-Long. 7 p.m. Millbrae Library,
1 Library Ave., Millbrae Library. Jim
Stevens, singer, will host.There will be
refreshments. Free. For more
information call 697-7607 or visit
plsinfo.org.
Tip of the Top perform the blues. 7
p.m. to 11 p.m. Club Fox, 2209
Broadway, Redwood City. Doors open
at 6:30 p.m. $5 cover. For more
information visit
www.clubfoxrwc.com.
Soloists of New Century Chamber
Orchestra. 8 p.m to 10 p.m. Center for
Performing Arts, Menlo-Atherton
High School, 555 Middlefield Road,
Atherton.Tickets range from $29-$59.
To purchase visit
www.cityboxoffice.com. For more
information visit www.ncco.org.
THURSDAY, DEC. 13
Tongan CultureProgram. 4 p.m. to 6
p.m. San Mateo Main Library, 55 W.
Third Ave., San Mateo. The library will
host a cultural spotlight program
focusing on Tongan history and
culture. The program will include
music and dance of Tonga, arts and
crafts and refreshments. Free. For
more information call 522-7808.
Open House. 7 p.m. Summit, 890
Broadway, Redwood City. Summit
Preparatory Charter High School and
Everest Public High School, both
public, tuition-free, charter high
schools in Redwood City, would like
to invite parents and students to learn
more about their schools and the
admission process. For more
information visit
www.summitprep.net or
everestphs.org.
Holiday Square Dance Exhibition.
7 p.m. San Carlos Library, 610 Elm St.,
San Carlos. Free. For more information
call 591-0341.
NDNU presents A Christmas Carol:
TheMusical Gala Performance. 7:30
p.m. NDNU Theater, 1500 Ralston Ave.,
Belmont. Reception to follow show.
Those who plan on attending are
encouraged to bring a non-perishable
food item or new toy to be distributed
to members of the Peninsula
community. Free. For more
information visit
christmascarolthegift.org
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
presents A Bach Christmas. 8 p.m.
to 10 p.m. The Center for Performing
Arts, Menlo-Atherton High School, 555
Middlefield Road, Atherton. Tickets
start at $25. For more information and
for tickets call (415) 392-4400 or visit
http://www.philharmonia.org/dec201
2.
FRIDAY, DEC. 14
Anne Lamott Speaker. 6:30 p.m.
Congregational Church of San Mateo,
225 Tilton Ave., San Mateo. New York
Times bestselling author, Anne
Lamott, will be talking about her new
book, signing books and receiving the
Visionary Voices Award. $25. Register
for event at ccsm-ucc.eventbrite.com.
For more information call 343-3694.
Roy Cloud School Presents: Gilbert
and Sullivans The Pirates of
Penzance. 7:30 p.m. McKinley School
Auditorium, 400 Duane St., Redwood
City. $15 for reserved individual
seating. $10 for general admission.
$30 for a family four pack. For more
information and for tickets visit
www.roycloudpiratesofpenzance.eve
ntbrite.com.
NDNU presents A Christmas Carol:
TheMusical Gala Performance. 7:30
p.m. NDNU Theatre, 1500 Ralston Ave.,
Belmont. Reception to follow show.
Those who plan on attending are
encouraged to bring a non-perishable
food item or new toy to be distributed
to members of the Peninsula
community. Free. For more
information visit
christmascarolthegift.org
St. Catherine of Siena Schools
Drama Club presents A Christmas
Story. 7:30 p.m. St. Catherine
Auditorium, 1300 Bayswater Ave.,
Burlingame. $25 for VIP seating, $10
for general admission and $8 for
students/children. For more
information and for tickets visit
www.stcos.com.
Annual Messiah Sing and Play
Along. 8 p.m. Stanford Memorial
Church, 450 Serra Mall, Stanford. Prices
range from free to $10. For more
information call 723-3811 or visit
arts.stanford.edu.
SATURDAY, DEC. 15
San Mateo Fire Fighters
Association Toys for Tots Program.
9 a.m. to noon. Fire Station 23, 31 27th
Ave., San Mateo. San Mateo
firefighters and friends will wrap
presents that will be given by a San
Mateo firefighter Santa to school
children at Turnball School in San
Mateo. Free. For more information visit
toysfortots.org or smffa.net.
Calendar
For more events visit
smdailyjournal.com, click Calendar.
art to fill vacant storefronts, City
Attorney Steve Mattas said.
Mayor Pedro Gonzalez supported the
idea of more activities and noted a resi-
dent recently asked for such changes to
be made.
Installing cameras was an equally
intriguing idea to the council, which
requested cost estimates and possible
locations. Mattas said cameras would
most likely be suggested for areas in
which people congregate like parks
or the walkways between the main street
and parking areas. Those are the same
places that would be addressed in a
change to the citys smoking ordinance.
One of the strongest measures the
council will consider is asking the dis-
trict attorney to consider including stay
away orders as a condition of probation.
Repeat offenders who are commit-
ting misdemeanors, as a condition of
probation, ... can be ordered to stay away
from an area. We do have some prob-
lems with people in the downtown who
urinate and defecate. Stay away would
require them to leave or be arrested,
said Mattas, who added it could also be
a way to get people into needed services.
Councilman Mark Addiego and
Garbarino were very interested in the
idea, adding there are a couple of people
who constantly cause problems for
police and businesses.
The suggested changes would be
made in addition to the work the citys
Homeless Task Force is already doing to
study the needed social services and best
ways to offer such programs.
The topic of homelessness will also be
discussed during the councils regular
meeting Wednesday when it considers
the start of a Homeless Outreach Team.
The council will vote on an agreement
with InnVision/Shelter Network to start
such a team with a one-year, $125,000
grant. The money will become available
in the spring, according to a staff report
by Assistant City Manager Marty Van
Duyn. Creation of such a group was
requested by the Police Department due
to chronic homelessness downtown.
Approval would allow for the partners to
identify people to serve on the team. In
the future, another agreement will be
required to run the 18-unit complex used
to house program participants.
The council meets 7 p.m. Wednesday,
Dec. 12 at the Municipal Services
Building, 33 Arroyo Drive, South San
Francisco.
Heather Murtagh can be reached by email:
heather@smdailyjournal.com or by phone:
(650) 344-5200 ext. 105.
SSF
By Anthony McCartney
LOS ANGELES The mother of
Modern Family actress Ariel Winter
sued an associate of her adult daughter
for defamation Monday, claiming he
falsely labeled her an abusive mon-
ster in an online comment about an
ongoing custody struggle for the
teenage star.
Chrisoula Workman filed the defama-
tion and false light
lawsuit against
Matthew Borlenghi,
claiming his com-
ment attached to a
Nov. 9 Los Angeles
Times online story
was false and has
harmed her reputa-
tion.
Borlenghi is an
actor who teaches at
a studio operated by
Shanelle Gray, Winters adult sister
who currently has custody of the 14-
year-old actress. A judge temporarily
stripped Workman of custody amid
allegations she had been physically and
emotionally abusive to the star.
A trial on whether Workman will be
completely lose custody is scheduled to
begin Wednesday.
Borlenghi said he had not yet seen the
lawsuit and declined to say whether he
posted a comment about the story on
the Times website.
Ariel Winters mom sues for defamation
Chrisoula
Workman
said that gure is in comparison to
adding 500 people in a non-transit ori-
ented development. He also pointed out
that there is no way to avoid increasing
trafc in the area because the site cur-
rently houses vacant lots which, by their
denition, have no trafc.
As with most other public hearings on
the project, the audience was lled with
dozens of red-shirted residents of the
Greater East San Carlos neighborhood
who believe the development will bring
undesirable levels of noise, shadowing
and traffic. Other concerns include
adding children to already overcrowded
schools, the amount of extra parking
spaces to accommodate residents and
how many toxins could be disrupted and
spread into the air. Neighbors are also
worried that high-speed rail could lead
to eminent domain of Old County Road
and their property to accommodate extra
rails. SamTrans, the agency that owns
the land proposed for development, has
said that is unlikely.
As currently proposed by Foster City-
based developer Legacy Partners, the
Transit Village plan would convert a
10.53-acre strip of land within the exist-
ing Caltrain station and running parallel
to the railroad corridor. Legacys propos-
al envisions eight four-story buildings
with 281 housing units among a mix of
407,298 square feet of residential,
23,797 square feet of ofce space and
14,326 square feet of retail space. The
project would also include 667 parking
spaces and a new SamTrans Transit
Center on 4.29 acres.
In November, the Planning
Commission held four lengthy public
hearings before hesitantly recommend-
ing the City Council certify the EIR even
though several members said they did
not agree with some of its conclusions.
If the City Council ultimately follows
suit, the eshed-out project will then
begin the trip through the citys commis-
sions and the council for discussion of
its actual merits.
The Planning Commission also rec-
ommended the City Council impose 13
improvement measures to help mitigate
the possible impacts, including that the
developer prepare a landscape design
plan for the vacant railroad corridor
property, contribute funding toward a
residential parking permit program and
more thoroughly study noise before and
after construction.
City staff has concluded that the pro-
jects potential to reect train noise cant
be considered a significant impact
because the noise already exists and is
caused by transportation rather than the
buildings themselves.
In other business, the City Council
agreed to raise solid waste collection
rates beginning Jan. 1. Customers with
20 and 32 gallon carts will see a 9 per-
cent increase while 64-gallon customers
receive an 8 percent increase and 96-gal-
lon customers receive a 6 percent hike.
The split rate is an effort to end the
practice of larger cart customers subsi-
dizing service for smaller carts and is
similar to Hillsborough which charges
by size along with a at $25 monthly
service charge. The growing number of
customers moving to smaller carts also
means that more waste is being recycled
but that translates into annual revenue
shortfalls.
Michelle Durand can be reached by email:
michelle@smdailyjournal.com or by phone:
(650) 344-5200 ext. 102.
VILLAGE
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2012
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Its important for
you to establish your own agenda instead of letting
associates set the agenda. Youll know better than
they what is best for you.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- If youre smart
enough to recognize it, some information you
possess could give you an edge in a competitive
career development. However, nothing will happen
unless you make a move.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Get out and mingle,
because social gatherings should prove to be
enjoyable, provided the group is small and the topics
arent of a serious nature.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Certain goals
can be much easier to attain if you frst visualize
successfully achieving them and the ways you go
about doing so. Use your positive imagination.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Because your words
are likely to carry more weight, listeners will prick
up their ears to hear what youre saying. Be careful
you dont reveal anything unintended.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Chances are youll
be more adept than usual at gauging the course of
events. Wisely use this gift to anticipate changes
that may not be evident to others.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Before signing any type
of agreement, you should scrutinize the fne print.
Chances are itll be the little details that turn out to
be of real signifcance, and they could make trouble.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- If you are on your toes
and are smarter than competitors, youll fare quite
well, especially with commercial involvements. So
that youre not caught off-guard, try to anticipate
others moves.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- It behooves you to be an
attentive listener when engaged in a conversation
with someone who is young at heart. Tips from this
person could brighten your life considerably.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- When there is
something important you need to accomplish today,
theres no need to broadcast it to the entire world.
If you want to moan and groan about it, do so only
after youve done the job.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- If you feel you have
some good ideas that could beneft co-workers, try
to do something about it, even if those who work at
your side arent too supportive. Even setting a good
example could help.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Even if you think in
small monetary terms, thats OK, because modest
profts could quickly add up to a tidy sum. A good
attitude could help you fnd bargains that others
overlook.
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1 Sticky fruit
4 Unit of resistance
7 Dental photo (hyph.)
11 Tumult
12 Comice, e.g.
14 German auto
15 Aunt or cousin
17 Lowest high tide
18 European capital
19 Fissures
21 Here, for monsieur
22 Glove leather
23 Tibetan monks
26 Grasshopper
29 Poles connector
30 Garden hose crimp
31 Crumple up
33 Poets contraction
34 A few thou
35 -- lang syne
36 Thunked, as a tail
38 Plays charades
39 Coop
40 Dawber or Shriver
41 Longitude unit
44 Drowses off
48 Twisted
49 Zero altitude (2 wds.)
51 Simon or Diamond
52 Painted tinware
53 Actor -- Wallach
54 Military force
55 911 staffer
56 Actor -- Beatty
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1 Homestead
2 Proposal
3 Medal metal
4 Science of light
5 Alpine moppet
6 Dallas cager
7 Coleridge setting
8 Wishes one hadnt
9 Bede or Smith
10 Puppy noises
13 Supposes
16 Opera highlights
20 Bumpkin
23 -- -tzu (Tao author)
24 Figure skating jump
25 -- Sorvino of flms
26 Told a fb
27 Enjoyed the beach
28 Legend
30 Most gung ho
32 Canines dr.
34 Clarifed butter
35 Pop singer -- Mann
37 With agility
38 Polo stick
40 Choir selection
41 Wynter or Carvey
42 Jug
43 Hardly cheerful
45 Neck and neck
46 Volcano goddess
47 Coasted
50 Fair-hiring abbr.
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Tuesday Dec. 11, 2012 21
THE DAILY JOURNAL
22
104 Training
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than one incorrect insertion, and its lia-
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110 Employment
CLEANERS - We are looking for House
Cleaners/Laundry personnel in the Bur-
lingame area. Apply in person at 1100
Trousdale Dr., Burlingame.
GENENTECH in
South San Francisco
seeks:
- Senior Statistical Programmer
Analyst. Lead and provide program-
ming and technical support for differ-
ent phases of clinical trial studies.
Reqs Bachelor or foreign equivalent in
Statistics, Mathematics, Biological
Sciences, Computer Science or rel.
fld. & 5 yrs. of prog. exp. (88-
00408871)
- Principal Clinical Programmer.
Lead clinical computer database de-
velopment, database migrations,
eCRF design. Req BS or foreign
equiv. in Computer Engineering,
Computer Science or related + 7 yrs
exp in job offered or rel positions. (88-
00408873)
- Research Associate. Develop
and routinely employ bioanalytical and
imaging methods for the qualitative
and quantitative analysis of new
chemical entities and their metabolites
in tissue. Reqs Master or foreign
equiv in Biotechnology, Chemistry or
rel. & 1 yr of exp. (88-00409585)
- Global Project Manager. Con-
tribute to definition, planning, execu-
tion, and development of project strat-
egy while adhering to budget scope
and schedule requirements. Reqs
Bachelors Deg or foreign equiv in Bi-
ological Sci or any sci rel fld + 5 yrs
prog exp. (88-00409628)
Please mail your resume specifying
the position requisition number to
Genentech, c/o SB MS-829A, 1 DNA
Way, South San Francisco, CA
94080.
Genentech is an Equal Opportunity
Employer
110 Employment
HOME CARE AIDES
Multiple shifts to meet your needs. Great
pay & benefits, Sign-on bonus, 1yr exp
required.
Matched Caregivers (650)839-2273,
(408)280-7039 or (888)340-2273
SALES/MARKETING
INTERNSHIPS
The San Mateo Daily Journal is looking
for ambitious interns who are eager to
jump into the business arena with both
feet and hands. Learn the ins and outs
of the newspaper and media industries.
This position will provide valuable
experience for your bright future.
Email resume
info@smdailyjournal.com
RESTAURANT -
Cooks, Cashiers, Avanti Pizza. Menlo
Park. (650)854-1222.
TAXI DRIVER wanted. Pay cash every-
day. (650)766-9878
110 Employment
NEWSPAPER INTERNS
JOURNALISM
The Daily Journal is looking for in-
terns to do entry level reporting, re-
search, updates of our ongoing fea-
tures and interviews. Photo interns al-
so welcome.
We expect a commitment of four to
eight hours a week for at least four
months. The internship is unpaid, but
intelligent, aggressive and talented in-
terns have progressed in time into
paid correspondents and full-time re-
porters.
College students or recent graduates
are encouraged to apply. Newspaper
experience is preferred but not neces-
sarily required.
Please send a cover letter describing
your interest in newspapers, a resume
and three recent clips. Before you ap-
ply, you should familiarize yourself
with our publication. Our Web site:
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Send your information via e-mail to
news@smdailyjournal.com or by reg-
ular mail to 800 S. Claremont St #210,
San Mateo CA 94402.
120 Child Care Services
AGAPE VILLAGES
Foster Family Agency
Become a Foster Parent!
We Need Loving Homes for
Disadvantaged Children
Entrusted to Our Care.
Monthly Compensation Provided.
Call 1-800-566-2225
Lic #397001741
127 Elderly Care
FAMILY
RESOURCE
GUIDE
The San Mateo Daily Journals
twice-a-week resource guide for
children and families.
Every Tuesday & Weekend
Look for it in todays paper to
find information on family
resources in the local area,
including childcare.
203 Public Notices
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #252962
The following persons are doing busi-
ness as: JAKS Associates, 1325 Howard
Avenue, PMB 602, BURLINGAME, CA
94010 is hereby registered by the follow-
ing owners: Sean McVeigh, Joe
McVeigh, Kevin McVeigh, Jennifer Rob-
erts, same address. The business is con-
ducted by a General Partnership. The
registrants commenced to transact busi-
ness under the FBN on 12/28/2002.
/s/ Sean McVeigh/
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk on 10/30/2012. (Pub-
lished in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
11/20/12, 11/27/12, 12/04/12, 12/11/12).
STATEMENT #252959
The following person is doing business
as: Creole Labs, 358 Roble Avenue,
REDWOOD CITY, CA 94061 is hereby
registered by the following owner: Miss
Stephanies Potions, Inc., CA. The busi-
ness is conducted by a Corporation. The
/s/ Stephanie Corey /
11/20/12, 11/27/12, 12/04/12, 12/11/12).
203 Public Notices
STATEMENT #253174
as: Premier Dermatology, A Medical Cor-
poration, 378 El Camino Real, SAN
CARLOS, CA 94070 is hereby registered
by the following owner: Premier Derma-
tology, A Medical Corporation, CA. The
business is conducted by a Corporation.
The registrants commenced to transact
business under the FBN on 07/11/2011.
/s/ Marie Jhin, M.D. /
11/20/12, 11/27/12, 12/04/12, 12/11/12).
STATEMENT #253157
as: San Francisco Luxury Transportation
LLC, 125 Laurie Meadows Dr #186, SAN
MATEO, CA 94403 is hereby registered
by the following owner: San Francisco
Luxury Transportation LLC, CA. The
business is conducted by a Limited Lia-
bility Company. The registrants com-
menced to transact business under the
FBN on
/s/ Sal Shlimon /
11/20/12, 11/27/12, 12/04/12, 12/11/12).
STATEMENT #253245
as: Learningtech.org, 252 Devonshire
Blvd., SAN CARLOS, CA 94070 is here-
by registered by the following owner: The
Miller Institute for Learning with Technol-
ogy, CA. The business is conducted by a
Corporation. The registrants commenced
to transact business under the FBN on
4/11/2000.
/s/ Mark L. Miller /
11/27/12, 12/04/12, 12/11/12, 12/18/12).
STATEMENT #252979
as: Fog City Optical, 901 Campus Drive,
Suite 109, DALY CITY, CA 94015 is
hereby registered by the following owner:
Peninsula Ophthalmology Group, CA.
The business is conducted by a Corpora-
tion. The registrants commenced to
transact business under the FBN on .
/s/ Kenneth C. Chern /
11/27/12, 12/04/12, 12/11/12, 12/18/12).
203 Public Notices
STATEMENT #253052
as: Mishimi, 611 Miller Ave., PACIFICA,
CA 94044 is hereby registered by the fol-
lowing owner: Michelle A. Likens, same
address. The business is conducted by
an Individual. The registrants com-
menced to transact business under the
FBN on N/A.
/s/ Michelle Likens /
11/27/12, 12/04/12, 12/11/12, 12/18/12).
STATEMENT #253268
as: 1)Slant Collections, 2)Clay Art, 389
Oyster Point Blvd., Ste. 6, SOUTH SAN
FRANCISCO, CA 94080 is hereby regis-
tered by the following owner: Formation
Brands LLC, CA. The business is con-
ducted by a Limited Liability Company.
The registrants commenced to transact
business under the FBN on 11/12/2012.
/s/ Mark Towery /
12/04/12, 12/11/12, 12/18/12, 12/25/12).
STATEMENT #253253
ness as: Tripmavens, 322 28th Avenue,
SAN MATEO, CA 94403 is hereby regis-
tered by the following owners: Emily
Sena, same address and Angela Kalay-
jian, 164 Winding Way, San Carlos, CA
94070. The business is conducted by a
General Partnership. The registrants
commenced to transact business under
the FBN on 11/06/2012.
/s/ Angela Kalayjian /
/s/ Emily Sena /
12/04/12, 12/11/12, 12/18/12, 12/25/12).
STATEMENT #253241
as: 1)Elegant Beauty Center, 2)Elegant
Beauty Hair Salon, 16 Hillcrest Blvd.,
MILLBRAE, CA 94030 is hereby regis-
tered by the following owner: Elsa
Cheung, same address. The business is
conducted by an Individual. The regis-
trants commenced to transact business
under the FBN on
/s/ Elsa Cheung /
12/04/12, 12/11/12, 12/18/12, 12/25/12).
STATEMENT #253173
as: Del Motors, 308 7th Avenue, SAN
by the following owner: Mike Del Rosar-
io, 1440 Lodi Avenue, San Mateo, CA
94401. The business is conducted by an
Individual. The registrants commenced to
transact business under the FBN on
/s/ Mike Del Rosario /
12/04/12, 12/11/12, 12/18/12, 12/25/12).
STATEMENT #253427
as: Red Coconut, 1088A Shell Blvd.,
FOSTER CITY, CA 94404 is hereby reg-
istered by the following owner: Chula
Thai Cuisine, LLC, CA. The business is
conducted by a Limited Liability Compa-
ny. The registrants commenced to trans-
act business under the FBN on
/s/ Piyawaj Naarvom /
12/04/12, 12/11/12, 12/18/12, 12/25/12).
STATEMENT #253522
ness as: Crystal Springs Apartments
West, 27 Crystal Springs Road, SAN
by the following owners: Jeff Tateosian,
466 Cumberland Rd., Burlingame, CA
94010 and Joni Amaroli, 80 Country Club
Dr., Hillsborough, CA 94010. The busi-
ness is conducted by Co-Partners. The
/s/ Jeff Tateosian /
12/11/12, 12/18/12, 12/25/12, 01/01/13).
23 Tuesday Dec. 11, 2012 THEDAILYJOURNAL
Tundra Tundra Tundra
Over the Hedge Over the Hedge Over the Hedge
LEGAL NOTICES
Fictitious Business Name Statements, Trustee
Sale Notice, Alcohol Beverage License, Name
Change, Probate, Notice of Adoption, Divorce
Summons, Notice of Public Sales, and More.
Published in the Daily Journal for San Mateo County.
Fax your request to: 650-344-5290
Email them to: ads@smdailyjournal.com
203 Public Notices
NOTICE OF PETITION TO
ADMINISTER ESTATE OF
Sheldon W. Abrams
Case Number PRO122917
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, con-
tingent creditors, and persons who may
otherwise be interested in the will or es-
tate, or both, of: Sheldon W. Abrams. A
Petition for Probate has been filed by
Steven J. Blackwell in the Superior Court
of California, County of San Mateo. The
Petition for Probate requests that Steven
J. Blackwell be appointed as personal
representative to administer the estate of
the decedent.
The petition requests the decedents will
and codicils, if any, be admitted to pro-
bate. The will and any codicils are avail-
able for examination in the file kept by
the court.
The petition requests authority to admin-
ster the estate under the Independent
Administration of Estates Act. (This au-
thority will allow the personal representa-
tive to take many actions without obtain-
ing court approval. Before taking certain
very important actions, however, the per-
sonal 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 ob-
jection to the petition and shows good
cause why the court should not grant the
authority.
A hearing on the petition will be held in
this court as follows: January 7, 2013 at
9:00 a.m., Dept. 28, Superior Court of
California, County of San Mateo, 400
County Center, Redwood City, CA
94063. 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 four months from the date of first
issuance of letters as provided in Pro-
bate Code section 9100. The time for fil-
ing claims will not expire before four
months from the hearing date noticed
above. 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 ap-
praisal of estate assets or of any petition
or account as provided in Probate Code
section 1250. A Request for Special No-
tice form is available from the court clerk.
Attorney for Petitioner:
Kenneth E. Mitchell, Esq., SBN 54150
Mitchell & Courts, LLP
1001 Marina Village Parkway,Ste.400
Alameda, CA 94501
(510)523-5272
Dated: December 6, 2012
Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal
on December 11, 18, 25, 2012.
SUMMONS
(CITACION JUDICIAL)
CASE NUMBER: MCV058548
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (Aviso Al De-
mandado): VLADIMIR BOKARIUS, and
DOES 1 TO 10
YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF:
(Lo esta demandando el demandante):
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
NOTICE! You have been sued. The court
may decide against you without your be-
ing heard unless you respond within 30
days. Read the information below.
You have 30 calendar days after this
summons and legal papers are served
on you to file a written response at the
court and have a copy served on the
plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not pro-
tect you. Your written response must be
in proper legal form if you want the court
to hear your case. There may be a court
form that you can use for your response.
You can find these court forms and more
information at the California Courts On-
line Self-Help Center
(www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your
county law library, or the courthouse
nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing
fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver
form. If you do not file your response on
time, you may lose the case by default,
and your wages, money, and property
may be taken without further warning
from the court.
There are other legal requirements. You
may want to call an attorney right away.
If you do not know an attorney, you may
want to call an attorney referral service.
If you cannot afford an attorney, you may
be eligible for free legal services from a
nonprofit legal services program. You
can locate these nonprofit groups at the
California Legal Services Web site
(www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the Califor-
nia Courts Online Self-Help Center
(www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by
contacting your local court or county bar
association. NOTE: The court has a stat-
utory lien for waived fees and costs on
any settlement or arbitration award of
$10,000 or more in a civil case. The
courts lien must be paid before the court
will dismiss the case.
AVISO! Lo han demando. Si no re-
sponde dentro de 30 dias, la corte puede
decidir en su contra sin escuchar su ver-
sion. Lea la informacion a continuacion.
Tiene 30 dias de calendario despues de
que le entreguen esta citacion y papeles
legales para presentar una respuesta por
escrito en esta corte y hacer que se en-
tregue ena copia al demandante. Una
carta o una llamada telefonica no lo pro-
tegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene
que estar en formato legal correcto si de-
sea que procesen su caso en la corte.
Es posible que haya un formulario que
usted pueda usar para su respuesta.
Puede encontrar estos formularios de la
corte y mas informacion en el Centro de
Ayuda de las Cortes de California
(www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/espanol/),
en la biblio teca de leyes de su condado
o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si
no puede pagar la cuota de presenta-
cion, pida al secretario de la corte que le
de un formulario de exencion de pago de
cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a
tiempo, puede perder el caso por incum-
plimiento y la corte le podra quitar su su-
eldo, dinero y bienes sin mas adverten-
cia. Hay otros requisitos legales. Es re-
comendable que llame a un abogado in-
mediatamente. Si no conoce a un abo-
dado, puede llamar a de servicio de re-
mision a abogados. Si no puede pagar a
un abogado, es posible que cumpia con
los requisitos para obtener servicios le-
gales gratuitos de un programa de servi-
cios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede
encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro
en el sitio web de California Legal Serv-
ices Web site
(www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro
de Ayuda de las Cortes de California,
203 Public Notices
(www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/espanol/)
o poniendose en contacto con la corte o
el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO:
Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar
las cuotas y costos exentos por imponer
un gravamen sobre cualquier recupera-
cion de $10,000 o mas de valor recibida
mediante un acuerdo o una concesion
de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil.
Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte
antes de que la corte pueda desechar el
caso.
The name and address of the court is:
(El nombre y direccion de la corte es):
Superior Court of California, County of
Madera
209 West Yosemite Ave.
Madera, CA 93637
The name, address, and telephone num-
ber of the plaintiffs attorney, or plaintiff
without an attorney, is: (El nombre, direc-
cion y numero de telefono del abogado
del demandante, o del demandante que
no tiene abogado, es):
Reese Law Group
Harlan M. Reese, 118226, Joseph M.
Pleasant, 179571, Max A. Higgins,
270334, Dana N. Meyers, 272640.
(858)550-0389
6725 Mesa Ridge Road, Ste. 240
SAN DIEGO, CA, 92121
Date: (Fecha) Dec. 16, 2011
Bonnie Thomas, Clerk
Blanca Cruz, Deputy (Adjunto)
Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal
November 20, 27, 2012, December 4,
11, 2012.
210 Lost & Found
FOUND- LITTLE tan male chihuahua,
Found on Davit Street in Redwood
Shores Tuesday, August 28th. Please
call (650)533-9942
LOST - Gold rim glasses, between 12th
& 14th Ave. in San Mateo on 12/9/12,
(650)867-1122
LOST - Small Love Bird, birght green
with orange breast. Adeline Dr. & Bernal
Ave., Burlingame. Escaped Labor Day
weekend. REWARD! (650)343-6922
LOST CHIHUAHUA/TERRIER mix in
SSF, tan color, 12 lbs., scar on stomach
from being spade, $300. REWARD!
(650)303-2550
LOST: SMALL diamond cross, silver
necklace with VERY sentimental
meaning. Lost in San Mateo 2/6/12
(650)578-0323.
RING FOUND Tue. Oct 23 2012 in Mill-
brae call (650)464-9359
294 Baby Stuff
BABY CAR SEAT AND CARRIER $20
(650)458-8280
NURSERY SET - 6 piece nursery set -
$25., (650)341-1861
295 Art
WALL ART, from Pier 1, indoor/outdoor,
$15. Very nice! (650)290-1960
296 Appliances
COIN-OP GAS DRYER - $100.,
(650)948-4895
HAIR DRYER, Salon Master, $10.
(650)854-4109
HUNTER OSCILLATING FAN, excellent
condition. 3 speed. $35. (650)854-4109
MIROMATIC PRESSURE cooker flash
canner 4qt. $25. 415 333-8540
RADIATOR HEATER, oil filled, electric,
1500 watts $25. (650)504-3621
REFRIGERATOR - Whirlpool, side-by-
side, free, needs compressor, (650)726-
1641
ROTISSERIE GE, US Made, IN-door or
out door, Holds large turkey 24 wide,
Like new, $80, OBO (650)344-8549
SHOP VACUUM rigid brand 3.5 horse
power 9 gal wet/dry $40. (650)591-2393
SLICING MACHINE Stainless steel,
electric, almost new, excellent condition,
$50 (650)341-1628
SMALL SLOW cooker. Used once, $12
(650)368-3037
SUNBEAM TOASTER -Automatic, ex-
cellent condition, $30., (415)346-6038
TABLE TOP refrigerator 1.8 cubic feet
brown in color, $45, call (650)591-3313
VACUUM CLEANER excellent condition
$45. (650)878-9542
WATER HEATER $75, (650)333-4400
297 Bicycles
BIKE RACK Roof mounted, holds up to
4 bikes, $65 (650)594-1494
298 Collectibles
15 HARDCOVERS WWII - new condi-
tion, $80.obo, (650)345-5502
1937 LOS ANGELES SID GRAUMANS
Chinese Theatre, August program, fea-
turing Gloria Stuart, George Sanders,
Paul Muni, Louise Rainer, $20. (650)341-
8342
1940 VINTAGE telephone guaranty
bench Salem hardrock maple excellent
condition $75 (650)755-9833
1969 LIFE MAGAZINE Off to the
Moon, featuring Armstrong, Aldrin, and
Collins, article by Charles Lindburgh,
$25., San Mateo, (650)341-8342
1982 PRINT 'A Tune Off The Top Of My
Head' 82/125 $80 (650) 204-0587
2 FIGURINES - 1 dancing couple, 1
clown face. both $15. (650)364-0902
62 USED European Postage Stamps.
Many issued in the early 1900s. All dif-
ferent and detached from envelopes.
$5.00 SOLD!
67 OLD Used U.S. Postage Stamps.
Many issued before World War II. All
different. $4.00, (650)787-8600
ANTIQUE ALCOHOL ADVERTISING
STATUE - black & white whiskey, $75.
OBO, SOLD!
ARMY SHIRT, long sleeves, with pock-
ets. XL $15 each (408)249-3858
BAY MEADOW plate 9/27/61 Native Div-
er horse #7 $60 OBO (650)349-6059
BAY MEADOWS bag - $30.each,
(650)345-1111
BEAUTIFUL RUSTIE doll Winter Bliss w/
stole & muffs, 23, $90. OBO, (650)754-
3597
CASINO CHIP Collection Original Chips
from various casinos $99 obo
(650)315-3240
COLOR PHOTO WW 2 curtis P-40 air-
craft framed 24" by 20" excellent condi-
tion $70 OBO (650)345-5502
COLORIZED TERRITORIAL Quarters
uncirculated with Holder $15/all,
(408)249-3858
HARD ROCK Cafe collectable guitar pin
collection $50 all (650)589-8348
JOE MONTANA signed authentic retire-
ment book, $39., (650)692-3260
MARK MCGUIRE hats, cards, beanie
babies, all for $98., (650)520-8558
MICHAEL JORDAN POSTER - 1994,
World Cup, $10., (650)365-3987
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE unop-
ened 20 boxes of famous hockey stars in
action, sealed boxes, $5.00 per box,
great gift, (650)578-9208
ORIGINAL SMURF FIGURES - 1979-
1981, 18+ mushroom hut, 1 1/2 x 3 1/2,
all $40., (650)518-0813
POSTER - New Kids On The Block
1980s, $12., call Maria, (650)873-8167
SPORTS CARDS - 3200 lots of stars
and rookies, $40. all, (650)365-3987
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY Alums! Want
a "Bill Orange" SU flag for Game Day
displays? $3., 650-375-8044
VINTAGE 1970S Grecian Made Size 6-7
Dresses $35 each, Royal Pink 1980s
Ruffled Dress size 7ish $30, 1880s Re-
production White Lace Gown $150 Size
6-7 Petite, (650)873-8167
VINTAGE HOLLIE HOBBIE LUNCH-
BOX with Thermos, 1980s, $25., Call
Maria 650-873-8167
VINTAGE TEEN BEAT MAGAZINES
(20) 1980s $2 each, Call Maria 650-873-
8167
299 Computers
HP PRINTER Deskjet 970c color printer.
Excellent condition. Software & accesso-
ries included. $30. 650-574-3865
300 Toys
FISHER PRICE Musical Chair. 3 activi-
ties learning sound, attached side table,
and lights up, $25., (650)349-6059
302 Antiques
1912 COFFEE Percolator Urn. perfect
condition includes electric cord $85.
(415)565-6719
1920 MAYTAG wringer washer - electric,
gray color, $100., (650)851-0878
ANTIQUE BEVEL MIRROR - framed,
14 x 21, carved top, $45.,
(650)341-7890
ANTIQUE ITALIAN lamp 18 high, $70
(650)387-4002
ANTIQUE WASHING machine, some
rust on legs, rust free drum and ringer.
$45/obo, (650)574-4439
BREADBOX, METAL with shelf and cut-
ting board, $30 (650)365-3987
FISHING POLES (4)- Antiques, $80.
obo, (650)589-8348
302 Antiques
J&J HOPKINSON 1890-1900's walnut
piano with daffodil inlay on the front. Ivo-
ries in great condition. Can be played as
is, but will benefit from a good tuning.
$600.00 includes stool. Email
frisz@comcast.net for photos
SANDWICH GRILL vintage Westing
house excellent condition, $30,
(650)365-3987
303 Electronics
3 SHELF SPEAKERS - 8 OM, $15.
each, (650)364-0902
46 MITSUBISHI Projector TV, great
condition. $400. (650)261-1541.
BIG SONY TV 37" - Excellent Condition
Worth $2300 will Sacrifice for only $95.,
(650)878-9542
FLIP CAMCORDER $50. (650)583-2767
HOME THEATRE SYSTEM - 3 speak-
ers, woofer, DVD player, USB connec-
tion, $80., (714)818-8782
LEFT-HAND ERGONOMIC keyboard
with 'A-shape' key layout Num pad, $20
(650)204-0587
LSI SCSI Ultra320 Controller + (2) 10k
RPM 36GB SCSI II hard drives $40
(650)204-0587
MOTOROLA DROID X2 8gb memory
clean verizon wireless ready for activa-
tion, good condition comes with charger
screen protector, $100 (213)219-8713
PR SONY SHELF SPEAKERS - 7 x 7
x 9, New, never used, $25. pair,
(650)375-8044
SONY HDTV hdmi monitor 23"
flatscreen model # klv-s23a10 loud built
in speakers $100 call (213)219-8713
304 Furniture
1940S MAPLE dressing table with Mir-
ror & Stool. Needs loving and refinishing
to be beautiful again. Best Offer.
Burlingame (650)697-1160
2 END Tables solid maple '60's era
$40/both. (650)670-7545
2 SOLID wood Antique mirrors 511/2" tall
by 221/2" wide $50 for both
(650)561-3149
3 DRESSERS, BEDROOM SET- excel-
lent condition, $95 (650)589-8348
AFGAN PRAYER rug beautiful original
very ornate $100 (650)348-6428
ALASKAN SEEN painting 40" high 53"
wide includes matching frame $99 firm
(650)592-2648
ARMOIRE CABINET - $90., Call
(415)375-1617
BASE CABINET TV - double doors,
34W, 22D, 16H, modern, glass, $25.,
(650)574-2533
BASE CABINET, TV, mahogany,
double doors; 24"D, 24"H x 36"W, on
wheels. $55 Call (650)342-7933
CHAIR MODERN light wood made in Ita-
ly $99 (415)334-1980
COCKTAIL BAR, Mint condition, black
leather, SOLD!
COMPUTER DESK from Ikea, $40
(650)348-5169
COUCH-FREE. OLD world pattern, soft
fabric. Some cat scratch damage-not too
noticeable. 650-303-6002
DINETTE TABLE walnut with chrome
legs. 36x58 with one leaf 11 1/2. $50,
San Mateo (650)341-5347
DINING ROOM SET - table, four chairs,
lighted hutch, $500. all, (650)296-3189
DISPLAY CABINET - mint condition,
brown, 47 in. long/15 in wide/ great for
storage, display, knickknacks, TV, $20.,
(650)578-9208
DISPLAY CASE wood & glass 31 x 19
inches $30. SOLD!
DRESSER SET - 3 pieces, wood, $50.,
(650)589-8348
DRUM TABLE - brown, perfect condi-
tion, nice design, with storage, $45.,
(650)345-1111
END TABLES (2) - One for $5. hand
carved, other table is antique white mar-
ble top with drawer $40., (650)308-6381
FOLDING PICNIC table - 8 x 30, 7 fold-
ing, padded chairs, $80. (650)364-0902
304 Furniture
END TABLES (2)- Cherry finish, still in
box, need to assemble, 26L x 21W x
21H, $100. for both, (650)592-2648
FUTON BED, full size, oak. Excellent
condition. No Mattress, $50,
(650)348-5169
FUTON DELUXE plus other items all for
$90 650 341-2397 (U haul away)
GRANDMA ROCKING chair beautiful
white with gold trim $100 (650)755-9833
HAND MADE portable jewelry display
case wood and see through lid $45. 25 x
20 x 4 inches. (650)592-2648.
LOUNGE CHAIRS - 2 new, with cover &
plastic carring case & headrest, $35.
each, (650)592-7483
MODULAR DESK/BOOKCASE/STOR-
AGE unit - Cherry veneer, white lami-
nate, $75., (650)888-0039
OAK ROUND CLAW FOOTED TABLE
Six Matching Oak chairs and Leaf. $350,
Cash Only, (650)851-1045
OFFICE LAMP, small. Black & white with
pen holder and paper holder. Brand new,
in the box. $10 (650)867-2720
PAPASAN CHAIRS (2) -with cushions
$45. each set, (650)347-8061
PEDESTAL DINETTE 36 Square Table
- $65., (650)347-8061
RATTAN PAPASAN Chair with Brown
cushion excellent shape $45
(650)592-2648
RECLINER CHAIR very comfortable vi-
nyl medium brown $70, (650)368-3037
ROCKING CHAIR - Beautiful light wood
rocking chair, very good condition, $65.,
OBO, (650)952-3063
ROCKING CHAIR - excellent condition,
oak, with pads, $85.obo, (650)369-9762
ROCKING CHAIR - Traditional, full size
Rocking chair. Excellent condition $100.,
(650)504-3621
SMALL STORAGE/ HUTCH - Stained
green, pretty. $40, (650)290-1960
STEREO CABINET walnut w/3 black
shelves 16x 22x42. $30, 650-341-5347
STORAGE TABLE light brown lots of
storage good cond. $45. (650)867-2720
TEA CHEST , Bombay, burgundy, glass
top, perfect cond. $35 (650)345-1111
TRUNDLE BED - Single with wheels,
$40., (650)347-8061
VANITY ETHAN Allen maple w/drawer
and liftup mirror like new $95
(650)349-2195
VINTAGE UPHOLSTERED wooden
chairs, $25 each or both for $40. nice
set. (650)583-8069
VINTAGE WINGBACK CHAIR $75,
(650)583-8069
306 Housewares
"PRINCESS HOUSE decorator urn
"Vase" cream with blue flower 13 inch H
$25., (650)868-0436
28" by 15" by 1/4" thick glass shelves,
cost $35 each sell at $15 ea. Five availa-
ble, Call (650)345-5502
6 BOXES of Victorian lights ceiling & wall
$90., (650)340-9644
8 PLACE setting 40 piece Stoneware
Heartland pattern never used microwave
and oven proof $50 (650)755-9833
BATTERY CHARGER, holds 4 AA/AAA,
Panasonic, $5, (650)595-3933
BEDSPREAD - queen size maroon &
pink bedspread - Fairly new, $50. obo,
(650)834-2583
CANDLEHOLDER - Gold, angel on it,
tall, purchased from Brueners, originally
$100., selling for $30.,(650)867-2720
CHRISTMAS CRYSTAL PLATTER - un-
opened. Christmas tree shape with or-
naments, SOLD!
DINING ROOM Victorian Chandelier
seven light, $90., (650)340-9644
PUSH LAWN mower $25 (650)580-3316
306 Housewares
DRIVE MEDICAL design locking elevat-
ed toilet seat. New. $45. (650)343-4461
FEATHER/DOWN PILLOW: Standard
size, Fully stuffed; new, allergy-free tick-
ing, Mint condition, $25., (650)375-8044
GEVALIA COFFEEMAKER -10-cup,
many features, Exel, $9., (650)595-3933
KLASSY CHROME KITCHEN CANIS-
TERS: Set of four. (2--4"x 4"w x 4"h);
(2--4"x 4" x 9"h.). Stackable, sharp.
$20.00 (650)375-8044
PERSIAN TEA set for 8. Including
spoon, candy dish, and tray. Gold Plated.
$100. (650) 867-2720
SOLID TEAK floor model 16 wine rack
with turntable $60. (650)592-7483
TOWLE SALAD BOWL/SPOONS - mint
condition, 12-inch round, 2 spoons,
mother of pearl , SOLD!
VINTAGE LAZY susan collectable excel-
lent condition $25 (650)755-9833
307 Jewelry & Clothing
BRACELET - Ladies authentic Murano
glass from Italy, vibrant colors, like new,
$100., (650)991-2353 Daly City
GALLON SIZE bag of costume jewelry -
various sizes, colors, $100. for bag,
(650)589-2893
LADIES GOLD Lame' elbow length-
gloves sz 7.5 $15 New. (650)868-0436
WATCHES (21) - original packaging,
stainless steel, need batteries, $60. all,
(650)365-3987
308 Tools
CIRCULAR SAW, Craftsman-brand, 10,
4 long x 20 wide. Comes w/ stand - $70.
(650)678-1018
CRAFTMAN RADIAL SAW, with cabinet
stand, $200 Cash Only, (650)851-1045
CRAFTSMAN 3/4 horse power 3,450
RPM $60 (650)347-5373
CRAFTSMAN ARC-WELDER - 30-250
amp, and accessories, $275., (650)341-
0282
CRAFTSMAN HEAVY DUTY JIGSAW -
extra blades, $35., (650)521-3542
DAYTON ELECTRIC 1 1/2 horse power
1,725 RPM $60 (650)347-5373
FMC TIRE changer Machine, $650
(650)333-4400
GENERATOR 13,000 WATTS Brand
New 20hp Honda $2800 (650)333-4400
LAWN MOWER reel type push with
height adjustments. Just sharpened $45
650-591-2144 San Carlos
TABLE SAW 10", very good condition
$85. (650) 787-8219
309 Office Equipment
DESK - 7 drawer wood desk, 5X2X2.5'
$25., (650)726-9658
ELECTRIC TYPEWRITER Smith Corona
$60. (650)878-9542
310 Misc. For Sale
1 PAIR of matching outdoor planting pots
$20., (650)871-7200
14 PLAYBOY magazines all for $80
(650)592-4529
300 HOME LIBRARY BOOKS - $3. or
$5. each obo, World & US History and
American Novel Classic, must see to ap-
preciate, (650)345-5502
4 IN 1 STERO UNIT. CD player broken.
$20., (650)834-4926
40 ADULT VHS Tapes - $100.,
(650)361-1148
6 BASKETS assorted sizes and different
shapes very good condition $13 for all
(650)347-5104
7 UNDERBED STORAGE BINS - Vinyl
with metal frame, 42 X 18 X 6, zipper
closure, $5. ea., (650)364-0902
71/2' ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREE
with 700 lights used twice $99 firm,
(650)343-4461
ADJUSTABLE WALKER - 2 front
wheels, new, $50., (650)345-5446
AFGHAN PRAYER RUG - very ornate,
2 1/2' by 5,' $99., (650)348-6428
24
ACROSS
1 Now! in the ICU
5 Rm. near the ICU
9 Topping enjoyed
after blowing out
candles
14 Something made
before blowing
out candles
15 Actress Olin
16 1976 Olympics
star Comaneci
17 Eponymous son
of auto pioneer
Henry
19 Easy gaits
20 Overexercise, as
a privilege
21 Like a right not
exercised
23 Its everything, so
they say
25 Kind of warfare or
fighter
29 Leaf part
30 Truck stop
purchase
32 Catalog biggie
34 Otherwise
35 Lively Irish dance
38 Legislative assent
39 Prohibit
41 Year, in Spain
42 __ directed:
medication
warning
44 Hockey disks
46 Colorful coral reef
dweller
49 Shoreline
protection gp.
53 Handshake words
54 Magazine bigwig
56 In exactly this way
58 Open-air lobbies
59 Ancient storyteller
62 True nature, and,
literally, what can
be found in 17-,
30- and 46-
Across
64 Insurance
spokeslizard
65 Lo __: noodle
dish
66 Run into
67 Not from around
here
68 Performing __
69 ORD postings
DOWN
1 Gym duds
2 Snippet of
gossip
3 Presuppose
4 Game with virtual
suburbanites
5 Munchkin kin
6 Cats complaint
7 Makes really
angry
8 Half a diameter
9 Connect, as chain
parts
10 Capital of Wales
11 Altar oath
12 Picked
complaint
13 Nitrogen or
helium
18 Sportscaster
Berman
22 Geese flight
formation
24 Aussie greeting
26 Roman moon
deity
27 Ponce de __
28 Voice below
soprano
31 Wrath
33 Gave more
freedom to
35 Dench of Bond
movies
36 Words before
stake or risk
37 Precious stones
39 Train alternative
40 Throb
43 Facetiously
44 Pale lager beer
45 No problem with
that
47 __ Misrables
48 Daughter of
Muhammad
50 Sesame __
51 Like a Slinky
52 Skin transplants
55 Patriotic womens
org.
57 Handling the job
59 Turkish bigwig
60 Electric swimmer
61 Poli __
63 USN rank
By Steven J. St. John
(c)2012 Tribune Media Services, Inc.
12/11/12
12/11/12
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Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle
Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis
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310 Misc. For Sale
ADULT VIDEOS - (3) DVDs classics fea-
turing older women, $20. each or, 3 for
$50 (650)212-7020
Alkaline GRAVITY WATER SYSTEM - ,
PH Balance water, with anti-oxident
properties, good for home or office,
brand new, $100., (650)619-9203.
ALUMINUM WINDOWS - (10)double
pane, different sizes, $10. each,
(415)819-3835
ARTIFICIAL FICUS Tree 6 ft. life like, full
branches. in basket $55. (650)269-3712
ARTS & CRAFTS variety, $50
(650)368-3037
ASSORTED CHRISTMAS TREE orna-
ments, bulbs, lights, $99.obo,
(650)315-5902
BABY BJORN potty & toilet trainer, in
perfect cond., $15 each (650)595-3933
BARBIE BEACH vacation & Barbie prin-
cess bride computer games $15 each,
(650)367-8949
BEADS - Glass beads for jewelry mak-
ing, $75. all, (650)676-0732
BLUETOOTH WITH CHARGER - like
new, $20., (415)410-5937
BOOK "LIFETIME" WW1 $12.,
(408)249-3858
BOOK NATIONAL Geographic Nation-
al Air Museums, $15 (408)249-3858
CAMEL BACK antique trunk, wooden
liner $100 (650)580-3316
CARRY ON suitcase, wheels, many
compartments, exel,Only $20,
(650)595-3933
CLEAN CAR SYSTEM - unopened
sealed box, interior/exterior/chrome solu-
tions, cloths, chamois, great gift, $20.,
(650)578-9208
COMFORTER - King size, like new, $30
SSF, (650)871-7200
DOOM (3) computer games $15/each 2
total, (650)367-8949
310 Misc. For Sale
DVD'S TV programs 24 4 seasons $20
ea. (650)952-3466
ELECTRONIC TYPEWRITER good con-
dition $50., (650)878-9542
EMERIL LAGASSE BOOK unopened,
hard cover, Every Days a Party, Louisia-
na Celebration, ideas , recipes, great gift
$10., (650)578-9208
EVERY DAY'S A PARTY - up-opened,
Emeril Lagasse book of party ideas, cel-
ebrations, recipes, great gift, $10.,
(650)578-9208
EXOTIC EROTIC Ball SF & Mardi gras 2
dvd's $25 ea. (415)971-7555
FOLDING LEG table 6' by 21/2' $25
(415)346-6038
GAME "BEAT THE EXPERTS" never
used $8., (408)249-3858
GEORGE Magazines, 30, all intact
$50/all OBO. (650)574-3229, Foster City
GREAT CHRISTMAS GIFT - Book ti-
tled Fire Mountain, reasonable, 380
pages, wine country story, adventure,
love & life, $2.00 each, (650)583-2595
HARDCOVER MYSTERY BOOKS -
Current authors, $2. each (10),
(650)364-7777
HARLEY DAVIDSON black phone, per-
fect condition, $65., (650) 867-2720
ICE CHEST $15 (650)347-8061
INFLATED 4'6" in diameter swimming
pool float $12 (415)346-6038
JAMES PATTERSON books 2 Hard
backs at $3 ea. (650)341-1861
JAMES PATTERSON books 5 paper
backs at $1 ea. (650)341-1861
JAPANESE SAKE SET - unused in box,
sake carafe with 2 porcelain sipping,
great gift, $10., (650)578-9208
JONATHAN KELLERMAN - Hardback
books, (5) $3. each, (650)341-1861
310 Misc. For Sale
KITCHEN FAUCET / single handle with
sprayer (never used) $19, (650)494-1687
Palo Alto
MENU FROM Steam Ship Lurline Aug.
20 1967 $10 SOLD!
MIRROR, ETHAN ALLEN - 57-in. high x
21-in. wide, maple frame and floor base,
like new, $95., (650)349-2195
NELSON DE MILLE -Hardback books 5
@ $3 each, (650)341-1861
NEW CEDAR shake shingles, enough
for a Medium size dog house. $20,
(650)341-8342 San Mateo
NEW LIVING Yoga Tape for Beginners
$8. 650-578-8306
OBLONG SECURITY mirror 24" by 15"
$75 (650)341-7079
OLD WOODEN Gun case $75 OBO,
(650)345-7352
OUTDOOR SCREEN - New 4 Panel
Outdoor Screen, Retail $130 With Metal
Supports, $80/obo. (650)873-8167
PICTORIAL WORLD History Books
$80/all (650)345-5502
PLAYBOY MAGAZINE COLLECTION -
over 120 magazines, $60.obo, (650)589-
8348
PROFESSIONAL BEAUTY STYLING
STATION - Complete with mirrors, draw-
ers, and styling chair, $99. obo,
(650)315-3240
PUNCH BOWL SET- 10 cup plus one
extra nice white color Motif, $25.,
(650)873-8167
RUG - 8x10, oriental design, red/gold,
like new, $95., San Mateo, SOLD!
SF GREETING CARDS -(300 with enve-
lopes), factory sealed, $10. (650)365-
3987
SHOW CONTAINERS for show, with pin
frog, 10-25 containers, $25 all, (650)871-
7200
SHOWER DOOR custom made 48 x 69
$70 (650)692-3260
SONY EREADER - Model #PRS-500, 6,
$60., (650)294-9652
310 Misc. For Sale
SMALL SIZE Kennel good for small size
dog or cat 23" long 14" wide and 141/2"
high $25 FIRM (650)871-7200
SPECIAL EDITION 3 DVD Set of The
Freeze. English Subtitles, new $10.
(650)871-7200
STEP 2 sandbox Large with cover $25
(650)343-4329
TIRE CHAINS - brand new, in box, never
used, multiple tire sizes, SOLD!
TOILET SINK - like new with all of the
accessories ready to be installed, $55.
obo, (650)369-9762
TRAVEL GARMENT BAG - High quali-
ty, 50"length, zipper close, all-weather,
wrap-around hangar, SOLD!
VAN ROOF RACK 3 piece. clamp-on,
$75 (650)948-4895
VASE WITH flowers 2 piece good for the
Holidays, $25., (650) 867-2720
VIDEO CENTER 38 inches H 21 inches
W still in box $45., (408)249-3858
VOLVO STATION Wagon car cover $50
650 888-9624
WALKER - brand new, $20., SSF,
(415)410-5937
WALKER - never used, $85.,
(415)239-9063
WALL LIGHT FIXTURE - 2 lamp with
frosted fluted shades, gold metal, never
used, $15., Burl, (650)347-5104
WANTED: USED. Tall, garage-type
storage cabinet with locking option,
(650)375-8044
WEATHER STATION, temp., barometer
and humidity, only $10 (650)595-3933
311 Musical Instruments
2 ORGANS, antique tramp, $100 each.
(650)376-3762
3 ACCORDIONS $110/ea. 1 Small
Accordion $82. (650)376-3762.
GULBRANSEN BABY GRAND PIANO -
Appraised @$5450., want $3500 obo,
(650)343-4461
HAMMOND B-3 Organ and 122 Leslie
Speaker. Excellent condition. $8,500. pri-
vate owner, (650)349-1172
HOHNER CUE stick guitar HW 300 G
Handcrafted $75 650 771-8513
KEYBOARD CASIO - with stand, adapt-
er, instructions, like new, SanMateo,
$70., (650)579-1431
PIANO ORGAN, good condition. $110.
(650)376-3762
311 Musical Instruments
YAMAHA KEYBOARD with stand $75,
(650)631-8902
ZITHER - CASE: Antique/rare/excellent
cond; Maroon/black, gold stenciling. Ex-
tras. Original label "Marx Pianophone
Handmade Instrument", Boston. $100.
(650)375-8044
312 Pets & Animals
REPTILE CAGE - Medium size, SOLD!
SMALL DOG wire cage; pink, two doors
with divider $50. (650) 743-9534.
315 Wanted to Buy
GO GREEN!
We Buy GOLD
You Get The
$ Green $
Millbrae Jewelers
Est. 1957
400 Broadway - Millbrae
650-697-2685
316 Clothes
2. WOMEN'S Pink & White Motocycle
Helmet KBC $50 (415)375-1617
A BAG of Summer ties $15 OBO
(650)245-3661
BLACK Leather pants Mrs. size made in
France size 40 $99. (650)558-1975
BLACK LEATHER tap shoes 9M great
condition $99. (650)558-1975
BLOUSES SWEATERS and tops. Many
different styles & colors, med. to lrg., ex-
cellent condition $5 ea., have 20,
(650)592-2648
DESIGNER SHOES, Size 9 1/2 & 10,
many styles and colors, (650)580-3316
EUROPEAN STYLE nubek leather la-
dies winter coat - tan colored with green
lapel & hoodie, $100., (650)888-0129
HARDING PARK mens golf dress shirts
(new) asking $25 (650)871-7200
LADIES BOOTS, thigh high, fold down
brown, leather, and beige suede leather
pair, tassels on back excellent, Condition
$40 ea. (650)592-2648
LADIES COAT Medium, dark lavender
$25 (650)368-3037
LADIES FAUX FUR COAT - Satin lining,
size M/L, $100. obo, (650)525-1990
LADIES FUR Jacket (fake) size 12 good
condition $30 (650)692-3260
316 Clothes
LADIES JACKET size 3x 70% wool 30%
nylon never worn $50. (650)592-2648
LEATHER COAT - 3/4 length, black,
never worn, $85., (650)345-7352
LEATHER COAT medium size (snake
skin design) $25 SOLD!
LEATHER JACKET, mans XL, black, 5
pockets, storm flap, $39 (650)595-3933
LEATHER JACKETS (5) - used but not
abused. Like New, $100 each.
(650)670-2888
MEN'S FLANNEL PAJAMAS - unop-
ened, package, XL, Sierra long sleeves
and legs, dark green, plaid, great gift
$12., (650)578-9208
MEN'S SPORT JACKET. Classic 3-but-
ton. Navy blue, brass buttons, all wool.
Excellent condition. Size 40R $20.00
(650)375-8044
MENS FLANNEL PAJAMAS - unop-
ened package, XL, High Sierra, long
sleeves and legs, dark green plaid, great
gift, $12., SOLD!
MENS JEANS (8) Brand names verious
sizes 32,33,34 waist 30,32 length $99 for
all (650)347-5104
MENS WRANGLER jeans waist 31
length 36 five pairs $20 each plus bonus
Leonard (650)504-3621
NEW BROWN LEATHER JACKET- XL
$25., 650-364-0902
NIKE PULLOVER mens heavy jacket
Navy Blue & Red (tag on) Reg. price
$200 selling for $59 (650)692-3260
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS JACKETS
(2) - 1 is made by (Starter) LG/XLG ex-
cellent condition $99. for both,
SOLD!
SNOW BOOTS, MEN'S size 12. Brand
New, Thermolite brand,(with zippers),
black, $18. (510) 527-6602
TUXEDOS, FORMAL, 3, Black, White,
Maroon Silk brocade, Like new. Size 36,
$100 All OBO (650)344-8549
317 Building Materials
(1) 2" FAUX WOOD WINDOW BLIND,
with 50" and 71" height, still in box, $50
obo (650)345-5502
(2) 50 lb. bags Ultra Flex/RS, new, rapid
setting tile mortar with polymer, $30.
each, (808)271-3183
DRAIN PIPE - flexible, 3 & 4, approx.
20 of 3, 40 ft. of 4, $25.all, (650)851-
0878
FLOOR BASEBOARDS - Professionally
walnut finished, 6 room house, longest
13- 3/8 x 1 3/8, SOLD!
PVC - 1, 100 feet, 20 ft. lengths, $25.,
(650)851-0878
318 Sports Equipment
"EVERLAST FOR HER" Machine to
help lose weight $40., (650)368-3037
BACKPACK - Large for overnight camp-
ing, excellent condition, $65., (650)212-
7020
BASKETBALL RIM, net & backboard
$35/all 650-345-7132 Leave message.
CALLAWAY GOLF Clubs Hawkeye
Irons, Graphite Shafts, # 4 thru P/W
Excellent Condition $79 SOLD!
DARTBOARD - New, regulation 18 di-
meter, Halex brand w/mounting hard-
ware, 6 brass darts, $16., (650)681-7358
DELUXE TABLE tennis with net and
post in box (Martin Kalpatrick) $30 OBO
(650)349-6059
DL1000 BOAT Winch Rope & More,
$50., (650)726-9658
EXERCISE MAT used once, lavender
$12, (650)368-3037
GIRLS BIKE, Princess 16 wheels with
helmet, $50 San Mateo (650)341-5347
GOLF BALLS Many brands 150 total,
$30 Or best offer, (650)341-5347
GOLF CLUB Cleveland Launcher Gold,
22 degrees good condition $19
(650)365-1797
GOLF CLUBS -2 woods, 9 irons, a put-
ter, and a bag with pull cart, $50.,
(650)952-0620
PING CRAZ-E Putter w/ cover. 35in.
Like New $75 call(650)208-5758
THULE BIKE RACK - Fits rectangular
load bars. Holds bike upright. $100.
(650)594-1494
YOGA VIDEOS (2) - Never used, one
with Patrisha Walden, one by Rebok with
booklet. Both $6 SOLD!
322 Garage Sales
GARAGE SALES
ESTATE SALES
Make money,
make room!
List your upcoming garage
sale, moving sale, estate
sale, yard sale, rummage
sale, clearance sale, or
whatever sale you have...
in the Daily Journal.
Reach over 76,500 readers
from South San Francisco
to Palo Alto.
in your local newspaper.
Call (650)344-5200
340 Camera & Photo Equip.
SONY CYBERSHOT DSC-T-50 - 7.2 MP
digital camera (black) with case, $175.,
(650)208-5598
YASAHICA 108 model 35mm SLR Cam-
era with flash and 2 zoom lenses $99
(415)971-7555
379 Open Houses
OPEN HOUSE
LISTINGS
List your Open House
in the Daily Journal.
Reach over 76,500
potential home buyers &
renters a day,
from South San Francisco
to Palo Alto.
in your local newspaper.
Call (650)344-5200
380 Real Estate Services
HOMES & PROPERTIES
The San Mateo Daily Journals
weekly Real Estate Section.
Look for it
every Friday and Weekend
to find information on fine homes
and properties throughout
the local area.
440 Apartments
BELMONT - prime, quiet location, view,
1 bedroom, 2 bedroom, New carpets,
new granite counters, dishwasher, balco-
ny, covered carports, storage, pool, no
pets. (650) 591-4046
470 Rooms
HIP HOUSING
Non-Profit Home Sharing Program
San Mateo County
(650)348-6660
Rooms For Rent
Travel Inn, San Carlos
$49-59 daily + tax
$294-$322 weekly + tax
Clean Quiet Convenient
Cable TV, WiFi & Private Bathroom
Microwave and Refrigerator & A/C
950 El Camino Real San Carlos
(650) 593-3136
Mention Daily Journal
620 Automobiles
2000 CHEVY camaro standard transmis-
sion $2000 call dave at (650)344-9462
93 FLEETWOOD Chrome wheels Grey
leather interior 237k miles Sedan $ 1,800
or Trade, Good Condition (650)481-5296
Dont lose money
on a trade-in or
consignment!
Sell your vehicle in the
Daily Journals
Auto Classifieds.
Just $3 per day.
Reach 76,500 drivers
from South SF to
Palo Alto
Call (650)344-5200
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620 Automobiles
CHEVY HHR 08 - Grey, spunky car
loaded, even seat warmers, $9,500.
(408)807-6529.
MERCEDES 06 C230 - 6 cylinder, navy
blue, 60K miles, 2 year warranty,
$18,000, (650)455-7461
625 Classic Cars
DATSUN 72 - 240Z with Chevy 350, au-
tomatic, custom, $3,600 or trade.
(415) 412-7030
635 Vans
NISSAN 01 Quest - GLE, leather seats,
sun roof, TV/DVR equipment. Looks
new, $15,500. (650)219-6008
640 Motorcycles/Scooters
BMW 03 F650 GS, $3899 OBO. Call
650-995-0003
HARLEY DAVIDSON 01 - Softail Blue
and Cream, low mileage, extras, $7,400.,
Call Greg @ (650)574-2012
HARLEY DAVIDSON 83 Shovelhead
special construction, 1340 ccs,
Awesome! $5,950/obo
Rob (415)602-4535.
645 Boats
BANSHEE SAILBOAT - 13 ft. with ex-
tras, $750., (650)343-6563
650 RVs
73 Chevy Model 30 Van, Runs
good, Rebuilt Transmission, Fiber-
glass Bubble Top $1,795. Owner
financing.
Call for appointments. (650)364-1374.
CHEVROLET RV 91 Model 30 Van,
Good Condition $9,500., (650)591-1707
or (650)644-5179
670 Auto Service
MB GARAGE, INC.
Repair Restore Sales
Mercedes-Benz Specialists
2165 Palm Ave.
San Mateo
(650)349-2744
ON TRACK
AUTOMOTIVE
Complete Auto Repair
foreign & domestic
www.ontrackautomotive.com
1129 California Dr.
Burlingame
(650)343-4594
SAN CARLOS AUTO
SERVICE & TUNE UP
A Full Service Auto Repair
Facility
760 El Camino Real
San Carlos
(650)593-8085
670 Auto Parts
'91 TOYOTA COROLLA RADIATOR.
Original equipment. Excellent cond. Cop-
per fins. $60. San Bruno, (415)999-4947
1974 OWNERS MANUAL - Mercedes
280, 230 - like new condition, $20., San
Bruno, (650)588-1946
5 HUBCAPS for 1966 Alfa Romeo $50.,
(650)580-3316
CHEVY ASTRO rear door, $95.,
(650)333-4400
670 Auto Parts
MAZDA 3 2010 CAR COVER - Cover-
kraft multibond inside & outside cover,
like new, $50., (650)678-3557
MERCEDES TOOL KIT - 1974, 10
piece, original, like new condition, SOLD!
SHOP MANUALS 2 1955 Pontiac
manual, 4 1984 Ford/Lincoln manuals, &
1 gray marine diesel manual $40 or B/O
(650)583-5208
TRUCK RADIATOR - fits older Ford,
never used, $100., (650)504-3621
672 Auto Stereos
MONNEY
CAR AUDIO
We Sell, Install and
Repair All Brands of
Car Stereos
iPod & iPhone Wired
to Any Car for Music
Quieter Car Ride
Sound Proof Your Car
31 Years Experience
2001 Middlefield Road
Redwood City
(650)299-9991
680 Autos Wanted
DONATE YOUR CAR
Tax Deduction, We do the Paperwork,
Free Pickup, Running or Not - in most
cases. Help yourself and the Polly Klaas
Foundation. Call (800)380-5257.
680 Autos Wanted
Dont lose money
on a trade-in or
consignment!
Sell your vehicle in the
Daily Journals
Auto Classifieds.
Just $3 per day.
Reach 82,500 drivers
from South SF to
Palo Alto
Call (650)344-5200
Wanted 62-75 Chevrolets
Novas, running or not
Parts collection etc.
So clean out that garage
Give me a call
Joe 650 342-2483
ADVERTISE
YOUR SERVICE
in the
HOME & GARDEN SECTION
Offer your services to 76,500 readers a day, from
Palo Alto to South San Francisco
and all points between!
Call (650)344-5200
Cabinetry
Contractors
Cleaning
Cleaning
Roses
HOUSE CLEANING
Affordable
Move In & Move Out
Discount
First Time Cleaning
Commercial & Residential
FREE ESTIMATES
(650) 847-1990
www.roseshousecleaning.com
BBB Lic. & Bonded
Ask about
our Holiday
Special
Concrete
Construction
650 868 - 8492
PATRICK BRADY PATRICK BRADY
GENERAL CONTRACTOR
ADDITIONS WALL REMOVAL
BATHS KITCHENS AND MORE!
PATBRADY1957@SBCGLOBAL.NET
License # 479385
Frame
Structural
Foundation
Roots & ALL
I make your
life better!
LARGE OR SMALL
I do them all!
Construction
Decks & Fences
MARSH FENCE
& DECK CO.
State License #377047
Licensed Insured Bonded
Fences - Gates - Decks
Stairs - Retaining Walls
10-year guarantee
Quality work w/reasonable prices
Call for free estimate
(650)571-1500
Decks & Fences
NORTH FENCE
& DECK CO.
Lic #733213
Specializing in:
Redwood Fences
Decks
Retaining Walls
650-756 0694
W W W .
N O R T H F E N C E C O
. C O M
Electricians
ALL ELECTRICAL
SERVICE
650-322-9288
for all your electrical needs
ELECTRIC SERVICE GROUP
ELECTRICIAN
For all your
electrical needs
Residential, Commercial,
Troubleshooting,
Wiring & Repairing
Call Ben at (650)685-6617
Lic # 427952
Gutters
O.K.S RAINGUTTER
New Rain Gutters
Down Spouts
Gutter Cleaning & Screening,
Roof & Gutter Repairs
Friendly Service
10% Senior Discount
CA Lic# 794353/Bonded
(650)556-9780
Handy Help
LOPEZ HANDYMAN
Bath & Kitchen
Remodels
Specializing in granite,
tile & flooring.
(650)219-4050
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Handy Help
CONTRERAS
HANDYMAN
Fences Decks Patios
Power Washes Concrete
Work Maintenance
Clean Ups Arbors
Free Estimates!
Call us Today!
(650)350-9968
(650)389-3053
contreras1270@yahoo.com
FLORES HANDYMAN
Serving you is a privilege.
Painting-Interior & Exterior Roof Re-
pair Base Boards New Fence
Hardwood Floors Plumbing Tile
Mirrors Chain Link Fence Windows
Bus Lic# 41942
Call today for free estimate.
(650)274-6133
SENIOR HANDYMAN
Specializing in Any Size Projects
Painting Electrical
Carpentry Dry Rot
Carpet Installation
40 Yrs. Experience
Retired Licensed Contractor
(650)201-6854
Hardwood Floors
KO-AM
HARDWOOD FLOORING
Hardwood & Laminate
Installation & Repair
Refinish
High Quality @ Low Prices
Call 24/7 for Free Estimate
800-300-3218
408-979-9665
Lic. #794899
Hauling
CHEAP
HAULING!
Light moving!
Haul Debris!
650-583-6700
INDEPENDENT HAULERS
$50 & Up HAUL
Since 1988 Free Estimates
Licensed/Insured
A+ BBB rating
(650)341-7482
Hauling
HVAC
HRAC HEATING
& APPLIANCES
Refrigeration - Water Heaters
REPAIR ,REPLACEMENT
& SERVICE
Residential & Commercial
FREE ESTIMATES WITH REPAIR
SAME DAY SERVICE
(650)589-3153
(408)249-2838
www.hracappliancerepair.com
Lic.#A46046
Landscaping
Moving
Bay Area
Relocation Services
Specializing in:
Homes, Apts., Storages
Professional, friendly, careful.
Peninsulas Personal Mover
Commercial/Residential
Fully Lic. & Bonded CAL -T190632
Call Armando (650) 630-0424
Painting
BEST RATES
PRO PAINTING
Residential/Commercial
Interior/Exterior, Pressure Washing
Professional/Courteous/Punctual
FREE ESTIMATES
Sean (415)707-9127
seanmcvey@mcveypaint.com
CSL# 752943
CRAIGS PAINTING
Interior & Exterior
Quality Work w/
Reasonable Rates
Free Estimates
(650)553-9653
Lic# 857741
JON LA MOTTE
PAINTING
Interior & Exterior
Pressure Washing
Free Estimates
(650)368-8861
Lic #514269
MTP
Painting/Waterproofing
Drywall Repair/Tape/Texture
Power Washing-Decks, Fences
No Job Too Big or Small
Lic.# 896174
Call Mike the Painter
(650)271-1320
Plumbing
Remodeling
CORNERSTONE HOME DESIGN
Complete Kitchen & Bath Resource
Showroom: Countertops Cabinets
Plumbing Fixtures Fine Tile
Open M-F 8:30-5:30 SAT 10-4
168 Marco Way
South San Francisco, 94080
(650)866-3222
www.cornerstoneHD.com
CA License #94260
Home Improvement
CINNABAR HOME
Making Peninsula homes
more beautiful since 1996
* Home furnishings & accessories
* Drapery & window treatments:
blinds & shades
* Free in-home consultation
853 Industrial Rd. Ste E San Carlos
Wed Sat 12:00- 5:30pm, or by appt.
650-388-8836
www.cinnabarhome.com
Tile
JZ TILE
Installation and Design
Portfolio and References,
Great Prices
Free Estimates
Lic. 670794
Call John Zerille
(650)245-8212
Window Coverings
RUDOLPHS INTERIORS
Satisfying customers with world-
class service and products since
1952. Let us help you create the
home of your dreams. Please
phone for an appointment.
(650)227-4882
Window Fashions
247 California Dr
Burlingame 650-348-1268
990 Industrial Rd Ste 106
San Carlos 650-508-8518
www.rebarts.com
BLINDS, SHADES, SHUTTERS, DRAPERIES
Free estimates Free installation
Window Washing
Notices
NOTICE TO READERS:
California law requires that contractors
taking jobs that total $500 or more (labor
or materials) be licensed by the Contrac-
tors State License Board. State law also
requires that contractors include their li-
cense number in their advertising. You
can check the status of your licensed
contractor at www.cslb.ca.gov or 800-
321-CSLB. Unlicensed contractors taking
jobs that total less than $500 must state
in their advertisements that they are not
licensed by the Contractors State Li-
cense Board.
Attorneys
* BANKRUPTCY *
Huge credit card debt?
Job loss? Foreclosure?
Medical bills?
YOU HAVE OPTIONS
Call for a free consultation
(650)363-2600
This law firm is a debt relief agency
Law Office of Jason Honaker
BANKRUPTCY
Chapter 7 &13
Call us for a consultation
650-259-9200
www.honakerlegal.com
Beauty
KAYS
HEALTH & BEAUTY
Facials, Waxing, Fitness
Body Fat Reduction
Pure Organic Facial $48.
1 Hillcrest Blvd, Millbrae
(650)697-6868
Dental Services
DR. SAMIR NANJAPA DDS
Family Dentistry &
Smile Restoration
UCSF Dentistry Faculty
Cantonese, Mandarin &
Hindi Spoken
650-477-6920
320 N. San Mateo Dr. Ste 2
San Mateo
MILLBRAE SMILE CENTER
Valerie de Leon, DDS
Implant, Cosmetic and
Family Dentistry
Spanish and Tagalog Spoken
(650)697-9000
15 El Camino Real,
MILLBRAE, CA
Food
BROADWAY GRILL
Express Lunch
Special $8.00
1400 Broadway
Burlingame
(650)343-9733
www.bwgrill.com
JACKS
RESTAURANT
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
1050 Admiral Ct., #A
San Bruno
(650)589-2222
JacksRestaurants.com
Food
GOT BEER?
We Do!
Steelhead Brewing Co.
333 California Dr.
Burlingame
(650)344-6050
www.steelheadbrewery.com
NEALS COFFEE
SHOP
Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Senior Meals, Kids Menu
www.nealscoffeeshop.com
1845 El Camino Real
Burlingame
(650)692-4281
NEW ENGLAND
LOBSTER CO.
Market & Eatery
Now Open in Burlingame
824 Cowan Road
newenglandlobster.net
LIve Lobster ,Lobster Tail,
Lobster meat & Dungeness Crab
SUNDAY CHAMPAGNE
BRUNCH
Crowne Plaza
1221 Chess Dr., Hwy. 92 at
Foster City Blvd. Exit
Foster City
(650)570-5700
Food
THE AMERICAN BULL
BAR & GRILL
19 large screen HD TVs
Full Bar & Restaurant
www.theamericanbull.com
1819 El Camino, in
Burlingame Plaza
(650)652-4908
Financial
RELATIONSHIP BANKING
Partnership. Service. Trust.
UNITED AMERICAN BANK
Half Moon Bay, Redwood City,
Sunnyvale
unitedamericanbank.com
San Mateo
(650)579-1500
Fitness
DOJO USA
World Training Center
Martial Arts & Tae Bo Training
www.dojousa.net
731 Kains Ave, San Bruno
(650)589-9148
Furniture
Bedroom Express
Where Dreams Begin
2833 El Camino Real
San Mateo - (650)458-8881
184 El Camino Real
So. S. Francisco -(650)583-2221
www.bedroomexpress.com
Health & Medical
BACK, LEG PAIN OR
NUMBNESS?
Non-Surgical
Spinal Decompression
Dr. Thomas Ferrigno D.C.
650-231-4754
177 Bovet Rd. #150 San Mateo
BayAreaBackPain.com
General Dentistry
for Adults & Children
DR. JENNIFER LEE, DDS
DR. ANNA P. LIVIZ, DDS
324 N. San Mateo Drive, #2
San Mateo 94401
(650)343-5555
JANET R. STEELE, LMFT
MFC31794
Counseling for relationship
difficulties; chronic illness/
disabilities; trauma/PTSD
Individuals, couples, families,
teens and veterans welcome!
(650)380-4459
Health & Medical
Le Juin Day Spa & Clinic
Special Combination Pricing:
Facials, Microdermabrasion,
Waxing , Body Scrubs, Acu-
puncture , Foot & Body Massage
155 E. 5th Avenue
Downtown San Mateo
www.LeJuinDaySpa.com
(650) 347-6668
SLEEP APNEA
We can treat it
without CPAP!
Call for a free
sleep apnea screening
650-583-5880
Millbrae Dental
STRESSED OUT?
IN PAIN?
I CAN HELP YOU
Sessions start from $20
Call 650-235-6761
Will Chen ACUPUNCTURE
12220 6th Ave, Belmont
www. willchenacupuncture.com
Home Care
CALIFORNIA HOARDING
REMEDIATION
Free Estimates
Whole House & Office
Cleanup Too!
Serving SF Bay Area
(650)762-8183
Call Karen Now!
Insurance
AANTHEM BLUE
CROSS
www.ericbarrettinsurance.com
Eric L. Barrett,
CLU, RHU, REBC, CLTC, LUTCF
President
Barrett Insurance Services
(650)513-5690
CA. Insurance License #0737226
INSURANCE BY AN ITALIAN
Have a Policy you cant
Refuse!
DOMINICE INSURANCE
AGENCY
Contractor & Truckers
Commercial Business Specialist
Personal Auto - AARP rep.
401K & IRA, Rollovers & Life
(650)871-6511
Joe Dominice
Since 1964
CA Lic.# 0276301
Jewelers
KUPFER JEWELRY
We Buy
Coins, Jewelry,
Watches, Platinum,
& Diamonds.
Expert fine watch
& jewelry repair.
Deal with experts.
1211 Burlingame Ave.
Burlingame
www.kupferjewelry.com
(650) 347-7007
Legal Services
LEGAL
DOCUMENTS PLUS
Non-Attorney document
preparation: Divorce,
Pre-Nup, Adoption, Living Trust,
Conservatorship, Probate,
Notary Public. Response to
Lawsuits: Credit Card
Issues,Breach of Contract
Jeri Blatt, LDA #11
Registered & Bonded
(650)574-2087
legaldocumentsplus.com
"I am not an attorney. I can only
provide self help services at your
specific direction."
Loans
REVERSE MORTGAGE
Are you age 62+ & own your
home?
Call for a free, easy to read
brochure or quote
650-453-3244
Carol Bertocchini, CPA
Marketing
GROW
YOUR SMALL BUSINESS
Get free help from
The Growth Coach
Go to
www.buildandbalance.com
Sign up for the free newsletter
Massage Therapy
ASIAN MASSAGE
$48 per Hour
New Customers Only
For First 20 Visits
Open 7 days, 10 am -10 pm
633 Veterans Blvd., #C
Redwood City
(650)556-9888
ENJOY THE BEST
ASIAN MASSAGE
$40 for 1/2 hour
Angel Spa
667 El Camino Real, Redwood City
(650)363-8806
7 days a week, 9:30am-9:30pm
GRAND OPENING
$45 ONE HOUR
HEALING MASSAGE
2305-A Carlos Street
Moss Beach
(On Hwy 1 next to Post office)
(650)563-9771
Massage Therapy
GRAND OPENING!
CRYSTAL WAVE SPA
Body & Foot Massage
Facial Treatment
1205 Capuchino Ave.
Burlingame
(650)558-1199
SUNFLOWER MASSAGE
Grand Opening!
$10. Off 1-Hour Session!
1482 Laurel St.
San Carlos
(Behind Trader Joes)
Open 7 Days/Week, 10am-10pm
(650)508-8758
TRANQUIL
MASSAGE
951 Old County Road
Suite 1
Belmont
650-654-2829
YOU HAVE IT-
WELL BUY IT
We buy and pawn:
Gold Jewelry
Art Watches
Musical Instrument
Paintings Diamonds
Silverware Electronics
Antique Furniture
Computers TVs Cars
Open 7 days
Buy *Sell*Loan
590 Veterans Blvd.
Redwood City
(650)368-6855
Needlework
LUV2
STITCH.COM
Needlepoint!
Fiesta Shopping Center
747 Bermuda Dr., San Mateo
(650)571-9999
Real Estate Loans
REAL ESTATE LOANS
We Fund Bank Turndowns!
Direct Private Lender
Homes Multi-family
Mixed-Use Commercial
WE BUY TRUST DEED NOTES
FICO Credit Score Not a Factor
PURCHASE, REFINANCE,
CASH OUT
Investors welcome
Loan servicing since 1979
650-348-7191
Wachter Investments, Inc.
Real Estate Broker #746683
Nationwide Mortgage
Licensing System ID #348268
CA Dept. of Real Estate
Real Estate Services
ODOWD ESTATES
Representing Buyers
& Sellers
Commission Negotiable
odowdestates.com
(650)794-9858
Seniors
AFFORDABLE
24-hour Assisted Living
Care located in
Burlingame
Mills Estate Villa
&
Burlingame Villa
- Short Term Stays
- Dementia & Alzheimers
Care
- Hospice Care
(650)692-0600
Lic.#4105088251/
415600633
ERRANDS WITH
CARE
Housecleaning,
Cooking,
Appointments, Errands
Call anytime
(650) 271-2505
LASTING IMPRESSIONS
ARE OUR FIRST PRIORITY
Cypress Lawn
1370 El Camino Real
Colma
(650)755-0580
www.cypresslawn.com
STERLING COURT
ACTIVE INDEPENDENT &
ASSISTED LIVING
Tours 10AM-4PM
2 BR,1BR & Studio
Luxury Rental
650-344-8200
850 N. El Camino Real San Mateo
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