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Redwood City reghters Jason White,Jason Fox,Joe Echema,Mark Calonico and Steve Martin sit around Station 20s bowling
alley table.
By Angela Swartz
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Splitting the state up into six parts is the
latest initiative from venture capitalist and
San Mateos Draper University founder Tim
Draper.
Draper announced Thursday he planned
to submit a just more than four-page ini-
tiative to the states attorney general in
the form of a ballot
proposition proposal
called Six Californias.
The proposal was sub-
mitted and received yes-
terday by Attorney
Generals Office. The
attorney general then
assigns it a title and
summary. Next, it enters
circulation. The proponent then has 150
days to gather signatures, according to the
Secretary of States Office. If it is a statute
change, 5 percent of the total votes for
governor in the 2010 general election are
required to get it on the November 2014
ballot. For a constitutional amendment, 8
percent of the 2010 general election is
required to get it on the ballot. The initia-
tive has to qualify by June 26, 2014, to
make it on next Novembers ballot.
In the proposal, Draper writes his idea is
not unprecedented. The 1859 Pico Act pro-
posed splitting off the region south of the
36th parallel north as the Territory of
Colorado.
It is not surprising that efforts to divide
the state have been part of its history for
Draper seeks Six Californias
New initiative calls for dividing state into six sections
State jobless
rate continues
positive trend
California has added 903K
jobs since February 2010
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SACRAMENTO Californias jobless rate dropped to 8.5
percent in November, the state Employment Development
Department said Friday, continuing a positive trend after
increasing temporarily over the summer.
The unemployment rate fell two-tenths of a percentage
point since October. It had fallen to 8.5 percent in June
before bouncing back to 8.9 percent by August.
The U.S. Labor Department said California, Texas and
Indiana reported the largest job gains in November as hiring
improved across the country.
California added more than 44,000 nonfarm jobs last
month, with trade, transportation and utilities leading the
way. That business category alone added 32,500 jobs.
Also gaining jobs were mining and logging, construction,
manufacturing, information, and leisure and hospitality.
Tim Draper
By Samantha Weigel
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Redwood City reghters are taking
a piece of city history and turning it
into station house legacies.
Local firefighters have begun to
repurpose bowling alley lanes to cre-
ate unique dinning tables that local
reghters will gather around for gen-
erations.
When Mels Bowl shut down, a few
of the guys saw an opportunity to take
on a joint venture and create unique
tables at each re station, said re
Capt. Jason Fox.
Of the ve large pieces of old bowl-
ing lanes they retrieved, each piece of
pine and maple was delicately hand
laid and nailed more than 60 years ago,
Fox said. With new developments ris-
ing throughout the county and many of
the places he grew up with gone, the
lanes are some of the last genuinely
handmade pieces of the citys history,
Fox said.
To leave a part of Redwood City
history, we used history, Fox said.
Remarkably, during the construction
of the rst table, a reghter found a
station banner from the late 1800s
under his bed, said re Capt. Steve
Martin. The banner dated back before
the department was unionized, when it
was made up of volunteer reghters,
Fox said. Firefighter tradition is
steeped in history, so when it came
time to choose a decal, they chose the
Maltese Cross from the ag, Fox said.
By using images from the ag thats in
disrepair and will soon turn to dust,
theyre able to preserve the depart-
ments history while forming a new
Building a legacy
Redwood City firefighters repurpose bowlinglanes into unique tables
Former Niner sentenced
to five days in jail for DV
By Michelle Durand
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Former San Francisco 49er Kwame
Harris must spend ve days in jail or the
sheriffs work program and 104 hours in
domestic violence counseling for break-
ing bones in his ex-boyfriends face after
a dispute last year over table manners and
underwear at a Menlo Park Chinese food
Kwame Harris
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This Day in History
Thought for the Day
1913
Whats regarded as the rst newspaper
crossword puzzle was published in the
New York World. Created by journalist
Arthur Wynne, it was billed as a
Word-Cross Puzzle.
The time will come when Winter will ask
us:What were you doing all the Summer?
Bohemian proverb
Talk show host Phil
Donahue is 78.
Actor-comedian
Andy Dick is 48.
Birthdays
REUTERS
A ock of migrating cranes is seen at the Hula Lake Ornithology and Nature Park in northern Israel.
Saturday: Mostly cloudy in the morn-
ing then becoming partly cloudy. Highs
in the upper 50s. Northwest winds 10 to
20 mph.
Saturday ni ght: Mostly clear. Lows
in the mid 40s. North winds 5 to 10
mph.
Sunday: Sunny. Highs around 60.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday ni ght: Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. North
winds around 5 mph in the evening...Becoming light.
Monday: Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
Monday ni ght : Clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
Tuesday: Partly cloudy. Highs around 60.
Tuesday ni ght through Fri day: Mostly clear. Lows
in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 60s.
Local Weather Forecast
I n 1620, Pilgrims aboard the Mayower went ashore for
the rst time at present-day Plymouth, Mass.
I n 1861, President Abraham Lincoln signed a congres-
sional act authorizing the Navy Medal of Honor.
I n 1879, the Henrik Ibsen play ADolls House premiered
at the Royal Theater in Copenhagen.
I n 1910, 344 coal miners were killed in Britains Pretoria
Pit Disaster.
I n 1937, Walt Disneys rst feature-length animated car-
toon, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, had its world
premiere in Los Angeles.
I n 1942, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Williams v. North
Carolina, ruled 6-2 that all states had to recognize divorces
granted in Nevada.
I n 1945, Gen. George S. Patton died in Heidelberg,
Germany, of injuries from a car accident.
I n 1958, Charles de Gaulle was elected to a seven-year term
as the rst president of the Fifth Republic of France.
I n 1968, Apollo 8 was launched on a mission to orbit the
moon.
I n 1971, the U.N. Security Council chose Kurt Waldheim to
succeed U Thant as Secretary-General.
I n 1976, the Liberian-registered tanker Argo Merchant
broke apart near Nantucket Island, off Massachusetts,
almost a week after running aground, spilling 7.5 million
gallons of oil into the North Atlantic.
I n 1988, 270 people were killed when a terrorist bomb
exploded aboard a Pam Am Boeing 747 over Lockerbie,
Scotland, sending wreckage crashing to the ground.
Ten years ago: The government raised the national threat
level to orange, indicating a high risk of terrorist attack (it
was lowered back to yellow on Jan. 9, 2004).
Poinsettias are the best selling potted
plant in the United States and Canada.
***
In the classic Christmas movie
Miracle on 34th Street (1947), a man
named Kris Kringle claims to be the real
Santa Claus, and he gets taken to court
over it. The judge rules in the mans
favor, declaring that the man receives
mail delivered to Santa Claus, thus the
government recognizes that as his real
identity.
***
The animated television special How
the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966) was
based on the book of the same name
(1957) by Dr. Seuss (1904-1991).
Boris Karloff (1887-1969) narrated the
show and was the voice of the Grinch.
Karloff was a silent lm actor and
became famous with his role as
Frankensteins monster in the talkie
movie Frankenstein (1931).
***
The Grinch hated Christmas because his
heart was two sizes too small.
***
On Christmas Eve, American children
leave carrots out for Santas reindeer. In
Holland, children leave hay for the
horse of Sinterklaas. In Puerto Rico,
children put out grass and owers for the
camels of the Three Kings.
***
Jean Guy Laquerre is the owner of the
worlds largest collection of Santa
Claus memorabilia. He started his col-
lection in 1988 and now owns more
than 25,000 Santa Claus adorned items.
The 76-year-old former teacher from
Canada was declared the world record
holder in 2011.
***
Aworld record was made last year for the
most people singing Jingle Bells
(1857) while ringing jingle bells. The
record was set in Albany, N.Y., by 488
holiday revelers.
***
The town of Christmas, Fla., has an
unexpected attraction. It is the home of
the worlds largest alligator-shaped
building.
***
The small town of Santa Claus, Ind., has
the only post ofce in the world with
the name Santa Claus. Every December,
the post ofce processes more than
400,000 pieces of mail from all over
the world. Each letter gets a unique
Santa-themed picture postmark used
only in December. During the rest of the
year, the post ofce processes about
13,000 pieces of mail every month.
***
The worst gift is a fruitcake. There is
only one fruitcake in the entire world,
and people keep sending it to each
other. Do you know who originally
said this joke? See answer at end.
***
The worlds most expensive fruitcake
cost $1.65 million. Created by a
Japanese pastry chef in 2005, the edi-
ble fruitcake is studded with 223 small
diamonds.
***
Gene Autry (1907-1998), a radio and
lm star, found a new niche in the
1940s recording holiday songs for chil-
dren. His most famous were Here
Comes Santa Claus (1947) and
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
(1949), which sold 2 million copies
that year.
***
The Christmas poem A Visit from St.
Nicholas was written by American pro-
fessor Clement Moore (1779-1863) in
1823. The poem is now known as
Twas the Night Before Christmas,
which is the poems rst line. The last
line is Happy Christmas to all, and to
all a good-night!
***
A copy of Twas the night before
Christmas, handwritten by Clement
Moore in 1860, sold at an auction for
$280,000. An unidentied businessman
bought the piece of paper in 2006. The
other three handwritten copies in exis-
tence are in museums.
***
Answer: Johnny Carson (1925-2005),
host of the Tonight Show from 1962 to
1992. After he said the joke on televi-
sion, hundreds of people sent him fruit-
cakes.
Know It All is by Kerry McArdle. It runs in
the weekend and Wednesday editions of the
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Email knowitall(at)smdailyjournal.com or
call 344-5200 ext. 114.
(Answers Monday)
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would be his BEST BET
Now arrange the circled letters
to form the surprise answer, as
suggested by the above cartoon.
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by David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek
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one letter to each square,
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Country singer Freddie Hart is 87. Actor Ed Nelson is 85.
Movie director John Avildsen is 78. Actress Jane Fonda is 76.
Actor Larry Bryggman is 75. Singer Carla Thomas is 71.
Musician Albert Lee is 70. Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas is
69. Actor Josh Mostel is 67. Movie producer Jeffrey
Katzenberg is 63. Singer Betty Wright is 60. International
Tennis Hall-of-Famer Chris Evert is 59. Actress Jane Kaczmarek
is 58. Country singer Lee Roy Parnell is 57. Entertainer Jim
Rose is 57. Actor-comedian Ray Romano is 56. Country singer
Christy Forester (The Forester Sisters) is 51. Rock musician
Murph (The Lemonheads; Dinosaur Jr.) is 49.
Lotto
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Burglary. Acar had their window smashed
on the 1800 block of South Norfolk Street
before 10:05 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 18.
Fraud. A person tried to cash a fraudulent
check on the 3100 block of Campus Drive
before 3:28 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 18.
Theft. An iPhone was found on the 600
block of 36th Avenue before 9:25 a.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 18.
Theft. A shirt and a baby monitor camera
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Burglary. A cellphone and money were
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The Antisanta
Three bags of miscellaneous gifts were
stolen from an open garage on Flying
Cloud Isle in Foster City before 9:24
a.m. Saturday, Dec. 14.
By Angela Swartz
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Those hoping to do good, while seeing
Santa and observing an intricate train set
with a surrounding mini village, should
make their ways to the Shoreview neighbor-
hood in San Mateo this weekend or next.
Charles Wright, a father of three and
grandfather of two, is opening his well-dec-
orated home to the public to raise money for
victims of the Philippines Typhoon
Haiyan, which struck in early November.
All the proceeds are going to Global
Giving, a nonprot with a mission to con-
nect donors with grassroots projects around
the world to make a high impact.
Wright and his family decorate the home
every year for the holidays, but this year
decided to ask for a $5 admission fee for vis-
itors when he saw the news about the natural
disaster, he said. He doesnt have a fundrais-
ing goal, but hopes to raise as much as he
can to help those in need. Having children
come by for the festivities is also a part of
the reason Wright likes decorating and hav-
ing people over.
We do it because the kids like to look at
it and my wife and I like playing Santa
Claus, said Wright, whos lived at the
house for ve years. Each year I do a little
bit more. This year I added the plexiglass
out [around the village].
Because of his busy schedule as a kick-
boxing instructor at Undisputed Boxing
Gym in San Carlos, Wright began carving
the mountains for the 19-foot-by-4-foot
village model back in August. The village
includes miniature homes, amusement park
rides, shops and other items. Talbots
Toyland also donated a $300 transformer for
the train set.
His front lawn holiday air includes a col-
lection of Santa dolls, inatable toy ani-
mals, lights and remote-controlled
Christmas music. He said he also does a
huge setup for Halloween as well.
A little girl was afraid to come in
[through the gate] the other night, Wright
said. Then she didnt want to leave.
Normally, Wright said he and his family
will donate money to St. Judes or other
childrens organizations, but decided to
switch to help the Philippines this year
because of what he saw as a more dire need.
It needs it a little more, he said.
The backyard will feature nger food, a
giant inatable reindeer and another deco-
rated village model.
For more on Global Giving, visit global-
giving.org. The home is located at 1317 S.
Norfolk St. in San Mateo and there will be
visits with Santa, food and viewing of the
decorations 6 p.m.-8 p.m. this weekend on
Dec. 21, 22, 23 and next on Dec. 28, 29 and
30.
angela@smdailyjournal.com
(650) 344-5200 ext. 105
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DAILY JOURNAL STAFF REPORT
Jaime Young, the director of the San
Mateo County Office of Public Safety
Communications, was named by Gov. Jerry
Brown to the California 911 Advisory
Board.
Young has been director of Public Safety
Communications since 1992. She belongs
to the California Chapter of the National
Emergency Number Association and serves
as public safety communications represen-
tative for the San Mateo County Fire Chiefs
Association and the Emergency Medical
Care Committee of San
Mateo County.
She is also a public
safety communications
representative for the
California State Sheriffs
Association and the asso-
ciations representative
at the Commission on
Peace Ofcers Standards
and Training Public
Safety Dispatcher Advisory Council.
This position does not require Senate con-
rmation and there is no compensation.
Bernice G. Ratti
Bernice G. Ratti, of Millbrae, died Dec.
14, 2013.
She was 91.
She was the wife of the late Charles Ratti
for more than 65 years and is survived by
her daughters, Charlene Brown (her hus-
band Jim) and Joan Stratos (her husband
Rick) both of San Carlos and one grand-
daughter Christy Stratos.
Bernice was a native of San Francisco
and lived in Millbrae for more than 62
years.
Private services have been held.
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DAILY JOURNAL STAFF REPORT
A 66-year-old house cleaner who already
spent several months committed after his
arrest for allegedly torching a car at the Daly
City Department of Motor Vehicles may be
looking at a return visit.
But two court-appointed doctors are divid-
ed over Hugo Carranzas ability to aid in his
own defense which means a third must deter-
mine if he is currently competent. That tie-
breaking decision is due Jan. 30.
Carranza, whose vehicle had been towed
by San Francisco police in October 2011,
due to an expired registration, reportedly
paid nes at the DMVofce but could not get
his car released. On April 23, 2012, he
allegedly lled a bottle with oil or gas, ran-
domly selected what he thought was an
employees vehicle and poured the liquid
over two tires before lighting them on re.
The 2008 Cadillac
Escalade was scorched
and the ames also dam-
aged a Honda in an adja-
cent space.
Awitness reported see-
ing Carranza walk away
from the scene and the
arson was reportedly
caught on tape. At the
scene, Carranza walked
up to a police lieutenant and said Im the
one who did it, according to prosecutors.
Before he could stand trial last year,
Carranza was declared incompetent. This
past August, he returned to San Mateo
County for prosecution after hospital staff
declared him restored. In November 2013,
his defense attorney again raised the issue.
Carranza remains in custody on $100,000
bail.
Judge orders hospital
to keep girl on support
Ajudge on Friday ordered a California hos-
pital to keep a girl declared brain dead on
life support following what was supposed to
be a routine tonsillectomy.
The ruling by Superior Court Judge Evelio
Grillo came as both sides in the case agreed
to get together and chose a neurologist to
further examine 13-year-old Jahi McMath
and determine her condition. The judge
scheduled a hearing Monday to appoint a
physician.
The girls family sought the court order to
keep Jahi on a ventilator while another
opinion is sought. They left the courtroom
without commenting.
The family says doctors at Childrens
Hospital Oakland wanted to disconnect life
support after Jahi was declared brain dead on
Dec. 12.
After her daughter underwent a supposedly
routine tonsillectomy and was moved to a
recovery room, Nailah Winkeld began to
fear something was going horribly wrong.
Jahi was sitting up in bed, her hospital
gown bloody, and holding a pink cup full of
blood.
Is this normal? Winkfield repeatedly
asked nurses.
Second Mega Millions
lottery winner still a mystery
SACRAMENTO The identity of the per-
son whose Mega Millions ticket is worth
half the $648 million jackpot remained a
mystery Friday, but lottery ofcials said its
not unusual for big winners to delay claim-
ing the prize while they seek advice about
their new fortune.
One of two winning tickets for Tuesdays
drawing was sold at a San Jose gift shop.
The other was sold in Georgia and the win-
ner already has been identied.
California Lottery spokesman Alex
Traverso said the second winner has a year
to claim the money.
Its fairly common in cases like this that
theyve hired nancial representation and
an attorney so they come forward with a
plan of action, Traverso said.
The jackpot comes to a total of $324 mil-
lion per winner. If the person takes a lump
sum, its about $120 million after taxes.
Thats not a check you can just walk to
the local credit union and plug into the
ATM, Traverso said.
Doctors split over arson
suspects competency
Hugo Carranza
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STATE/NATION
Stores open for 100 hours
to attract more shoppers
By Anne DInnocenzio
NEWYORK Some stores are ending the holiday shop-
ping season the same way they began it with round-the-
clock, marathon shopping hours.
Kohls for the rst time is staying open for essentially
ve days straight, from 6 a.m. on Friday through 6 p.m. on
Christmas Eve.
Macys and Kmart are opening some of their stores for
more than 100 hours in a row from Friday through
Christmas Eve. And Toys R Us is staying open for 87 hours
straight starting on Saturday, which is typically the second
biggest shopping day of the year.
The expanded hours in the nal days before Christmas are
reminiscent of how some retailers typically begin the sea-
son on the day after Thanksgiving known as Black Friday.
The strategy comes as stores try to recoup lost sales during
a season thats been hobbled by a number of factors.
Despite a recovery economy, many Americans have been
struggling with stagnant wages and other issues. On top of
that, the time period between the ofcial holiday shopping
kickoff on Black Friday and the end of the season is six days
shorter than a year ago. That has given Americans less time
to shop.
Sales at U.S. stores rose 2 percent to $176.7 billion from
Nov. 1 through last Sunday, according to ShopperTrak.
Thats a slower pace than the 2.4 percent increase the
Chicago store data tracker expects for the entire two-month
season.
The disappointing growth pace has put more pressure on
retailers to get people into stores in the nal days before
Christmas. Alot is at stake because they can make up to 40
percent of their revenue in November and December.
Its make or break for the retailers, said C. Britt Beemer,
chairman of Americas Research Group, a consumer research
company. They have to make up for lost ground.
By Julie Watson
SAN DIEGO Groups trying to
overturn a new California law allowing
transgender students to choose public
school restrooms and sports teams
that correspond with their expressed
genders have led a lawsuit claiming
state ofcials are unfairly refusing to
count signatures seeking a referendum.
Sacramento-based Privacy For All
Students, a coalition of conservative
groups, filed the lawsuit Thursday
against the secretary of state and two
counties.
It says a courier delivered signatures
collected in Tulare ahead of a deadline
of Sunday, Nov. 10, but ofces were
closed early before the three-day
Veterans Day weekend. In Mono
County, a courier dropped the signa-
tures in a county mail slot a day before
the deadline, but workers did not return
to their jobs until the deadline had
passed, according to the plaintiffs.
The plaintiffs say the secretary of
states ofce is refusing to validate the
signatures from the two counties.
The secretary of states ofce did not
immediately return phone calls on
Friday seeking comment.
Opponents of the law that goes into
effect on Jan. 1 said they have collect-
ed enough signatures for an initiative
that would repeal it. Counties, howev-
er, were still reviewing the signatures.
The state previously said an early
random sampling from counties via
the secretary of states ofce found
only 77 percent of the signatures qual-
ifying.
The coalition submitted 620,000
signatures to get the initiative on the
November 2014 ballot, said Frank
Schubert, political strategist handling
the signature gathering effort.
To qualify, at least 505,000 valid
signatures of registered voters must be
veried through a random sampling.
After that, it is likely the state would
order a full review before the measure
could be place on a ballot.
California is the rst state to pass a
law allowing such choices by trans-
gender K-12 students.
One provision gives them the
choice of playing on boys or girls
sports teams. It also allows them to
choose which restroom they use.
Opponents say the law would violate
the privacy of the majority of students
and some might try to claim to be
another gender simply to gain access
to bathrooms.
School ofcials say decisions would
be made under careful scrutiny involv-
ing parents, counselors, teachers, staff
and the student.
The goal of the law is to reduce dis-
crimination against transgender stu-
dents.
Group sues state over new transgender law
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which was 93 percent contained as of Friday.That was up 5 percent from the previous day, after having burned about 1 1/2
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NATION 7
By Julie Pace
WASHINGTON Putting a rosy spin on
a difcult year, President Barack Obama
acknowledged frustrating ups and downs
on Friday but exulted that the improving
economy is creating new jobs and claimed
crucial progress for his troubled health care
overhaul. He predicted 2014 would be a
breakthrough year for America.
In his annual year-end news conference,
Obama refused to dwell on his tumbling
approval ratings, the disastrous rollout of
his signature health care law or the pile of
unfinished domestic priorities he leaves
behind as he heads for a Christmas holiday
in Hawaii. Asked whether this had been the
worst year of his presidency so far, he
laughed and said, Thats not how I think
about it.
Yet not all was sunny. He did suggest
that, given widespread criticism, he may
alter the power of the National Security
Agency to collect information on
Americans.
And when it came to the start of his
health care law, Obama conceded that we
screwed it up, and said, Im going to be
making appropriate adjustments once we
get through this year. It was unclear if he
meant to signal high-level personnel
changes.
Obama does have some reason to be opti-
mistic. He spoke hours after the govern-
ment announced the economy grew at a
solid 4.1 percent annual rate from July
through September, the fastest pace since
late 2011 and signicantly higher than pre-
viously believed. And he heralded a modest
bipartisan budget deal that cleared
Congress this week, saying that while its
too soon to declare a new era of bipartisan-
ship, Washington is not condemned to
endless gridlock.
Obama heads to his annual home-state
Hawaiian vacation armed with dozens of
recommendations from a presidential task
force on ways to limit the NSA programs.
The recommendations were released just
days after a federal judge declared the NSAs
bulk collection of Americans phone
records unconstitutional, ratcheting up
pressure on him to make changes.
The president insisted that the NSA has
not inappropriately used the massive
amounts of data in its possession, though
he added, We may have to rene this fur-
ther to give people more condence.
After lying dormant for years, the gov-
ernment surveillance issues shot into the
spotlight after former NSA contractor
Edward Snowden leaked a trove of secret
documents. Snowden is a fugitive from the
U.S. and living in Russia, where he
received temporary asylum. Some of his
supporters have pressed Obama to grant
him amnesty, though the president declined
to comment on those calls.
I will leave it up to the courts and the
attorney general to weigh in in public on
Mr. Snowdens case, he said.
The president opened his hour-long news
conference with upbeat news on his health
care law, announcing that 1 million people
have enrolled in federal and state insurance
exchanges since Oct. 1. Thats more than
two-and-a-half times the number on Nov.
30, when major xes to the deeply awed
sign-up website were completed.
The demand is there, he said. The
product is good.
Obama: 2014 will be breakthrough year
REUTERS
Barack Obama laughs during his year-end news conference in the White House brieng room
in Washington,D.C.
By Eileen Sullivan
WASHINGTON President Barack Obama
suggested Friday that he may be ready to
make some changes in the bulk collection of
Americans phone records to allay the pub-
lics concern about privacy.
Obama said he has not yet made any deci-
sions about the National Security Agencys
collection programs. But among the dozens
of recommendations hes considering, he
hinted that he may strip the NSAof its abili-
ty to store data in its own facilities and
instead shift that storage to the private phone
companies.
There may be another way of skinning the
cat, Obama said during a news conference.
His hint at concessions came the same
week a federal judge declared the bulk collec-
tion program unconstitutional and a presi-
dential advisory panel that included intelli-
gence experts suggested reforms. Both the
judge and the panel said there was little evi-
dence any terror plot had been thwarted by the
program, known as Section 215 of the USA
Patriot Act.
There are ways we can do it, potentially,
that gives people greater assurance that there
are checks and balances that theres suf-
cient oversight and sufcient transparency,
Obama said. Programs like the bulk collec-
tion of phone records could be redesigned in
ways that give you the same information
when you need it without creating these
potentials for abuse.
The advisory panel offered 46 recommenda-
tions in the wake of public outrage over the
governments vast surveillance. The panel
recommended that the phone records be
stored at the private phone companies, but it
also called for the government to obtain per-
mission from the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Court in order to access them.
He did not address that option, which
means the government could still have unfet-
tered access to the data. He continued to
defend the need for this program for national
security. Obama can reject, accept or amend
any of the recommendations, and he only
spoke generally about the possible need for
some changes, but not how much, if at all,
the programs would change.
The federal judge who declared the NSAs
vast phone data collection unconstitutional,
Richard Leon, called the NSAs operation
Orwellian in scale and said there was little
evidence that its gargantuan inventory of
phone records from American users had pre-
vented a terrorist attack. However, he stopped
his ruling Monday from taking effect, pend-
ing a likely government appeal.
Obama offered a broad defense of the sur-
veillance programs revealed over the past six
months after a former NSA systems analyst
disclosed classied materials. He insisted
there has been no abuse of this information
collected and stored on Americans. But he
said he understands that the public is con-
cerned about privacy. He said he would make
an announcement about these programs in
January.
Obama hints at changing phone records collection
NATION 8
Obama: 1M signed
up for health care
By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar and Julie Pace
WASHINGTON His health care plan facing a dicey tran-
sition, President Barack Obama said Friday that insurance
sign-ups are surging now that the governments website is
working better for consumers. But it was too soon to say the
rollout has turned the corner.
More than 1 million people have enrolled since Oct. 1,
Obama said at his end-of-the-year press conference. Thats
more than two-and-a-half times the number on Nov. 30,
when major xes to the website were completed. At that
point, only 365,000 had signed up through new federal and
state markets offering subsidized private insurance.
That is a big deal, Obama said of getting coverage for
uninsured people. Thats why I ran for this ofce.
Separately, ofcials said 3.9 million people have qualied
for government health care through the laws Medicaid
expansion. Even so, things arent exactly humming along.
HealthCare.gov was down for part of the day Friday, as
technicians attempted to x an error that occurred Thursday
night when the site was undergoing routine maintenance,
ofcials explained.
The administration cannot afford for the balky website to
crash this weekend. Because of Mondays deadline to sign
up so coverage can take effect Jan. 1, unusually heavy traf-
c is expected on the federal site and those run by states.
Largely hidden from consumers, another set of technical
problems is frustrating insurers, who say the government
continues to send them inaccurate data on some enrolled
individuals. Insurers call some of those jumbled enrollment
les orphans and others ghosts.
They could turn into gremlins after Jan. 1 for some
patients trying to use their new coverage. Consumers might
show up at the pharmacy counter or doctors ofce only to
be told theyre not in the system.
Thats not the only potential issue. Administration of-
cials are scrambling to prevent breaks in coverage among
more than 4 million people whose individual policies were
cancelled this fall because they did not meet the laws
requirements. An estimated 500,000 have yet to secure new
coverage. On Thursday, the administration said those indi-
viduals would not be penalized for remaining uninsured, and
that they could also have access to special bare-bones cata-
strophic insurance plans.
By Brady McCombs
SALT LAKE CITY Afederal judge
struck down Utahs same-sex marriage
ban Friday in a decision that marks a
drastic shift toward gay marriage in a
conservative state where the Mormon
church has long been against it.
The decision set off an immediate
frenzy as the clerk in the states most
populous county began issuing mar-
riage licenses to dozens of gay couples
while state officials took steps to
appeal the ruling and halt the process.
Cheers erupted as the mayor of Salt
Lake City led one of the states rst
gay wedding ceremonies in an ofce
building about three miles from the
headquarters of the Mormon church.
Deputy Salt Lake County Clerk
Dahnelle Burton-Lee said the district
attorney authorized her ofce to begin
issuing licenses to same-sex couples
but she couldnt immediately say how
many had been issued.
Just hours earlier, U.S. District
Judge Robert J. Shelby issued a 53-
page ruling saying the constitution-
al amendment Utah voters approved
in 2004 violates gay and lesbian
couples rights to due process and
equal protection under the 14th
Amendment. Shelby said the state
failed to show that allowing same-
sex marriages would affect opposite-
sex marriages in any way.
In the absence of such evidence, the
States unsupported fears and specula-
tions are insufficient to justify the
States refusal to dignify the family
relationships of its gay and lesbian
citizens, Shelby wrote.
The decision drew a swift and angry
reaction from Utah leaders, including
Republican Gov. Gary Herbert.
I am very disappointed an activist
federal judge is attempting to override
the will of the people of Utah. I am
working with my legal counsel and the
acting attorney general to determine
the best course to defend traditional
marriage within the borders of Utah,
Herbert said.
Gay couples wed in Utah
after judge overturns ban
REUTERS
Elenor Heyborne, left, and her partner Marina Gomberg apply for a marriage license at the Salt Lake County Clerks ofce in
Salt Lake City, Utah.
OPINION 9
Why do they say that?
Editor,
I was watching the CBS evening
news about an event that took place
25 years ago this week. The event
was the bombing on Pan American
ight 103 from Berlin, through
London to New York. An attack that
was ordered by Moammar Ghada and
carried out by two of his agents. The
following is an account of what hap-
pened.
Two Libyan agents in Berlin placed
a bomb in the cargo bay of a Pan Am
747 at Tegel Airport in Berlin,
Germany. The bomb had an altimeter
on it set to explode when the plane
reached a certain altitude. After the
plane departed London on its way to
New York, it made its ascent over
Scotland to cross the Northern
Atlantic Ocean. It was at this point
the bomb exploded killing all on
board and nine people on the ground.
It must also be stated that the majori-
ty of the passengers were college stu-
dents on their way home to celebrate
Christmas with their families.
Twenty-ve years later, neither CBS
evening news nor anyone in the
American media is willing to discuss
who was responsible for the incident.
Maybe this is because 10 years later,
Ghada gave a couple hundred million
dollars to the victims families.
Truthfully speaking, terrorism is only
a word used selectively at those who
are politically unpopular. The reason
why is that the U.S. government,
which is leading the war on terrorism,
is not even willing to remember
Moammar Ghada as a terrorist but
rather to give him a full pardon.
Patrick Field
Palo Alto
Apology was in order
Editor,
Economic sanctions have been
largely unsuccessful and have general-
ly resulted in heaping misery onto
the voiceless and impoverished mem-
bers of society. Most notable exam-
ples are Cuba (no regime change in
over 50 years) and Iraq where
500,000 men, women and children
died as a result of crippling economic
sanctions. One notable exception is
the successful economic sanctions
directed at apartheid South Africa
which resulted in the eventual release
of Nelson Mandela and the end of the
apartheid regime. According to
numerous historians, the United
States, Britain, Israel and other
Western nations propped this abhor-
rent regime for many decades.
It is tragic that the CIA, under
President Kennedy, tipped off the
South African government on
Mandelas whereabouts which led to
his capture and 27-year incarceration.
The CIAalso collaborated with the
South African government in an effort
to undermine the people of Angolas
long struggle to repel the yoke of
Portuguese colonial rule. Finally, the
U.S. and Israel collaborated closely
and assisted South Africas nuclear
bomb development program. As jour-
nalist and professor Linn Washington
Jr. observed in his recent article,
Obama Failed to Deliver Long-
Overdue Apology to Mandela, it
would have given Mandela some
measure of comfort had we offered our
remorse for our very serious trans-
gressions to this Gandhi-Christ-like
gure before his death.
Jagjit Singh
Los Altos
Paying for foolishness
Editor,
Youve got to be kidding, right?
Lets see now, we needed a new Bay
Bridge: $6.2 billion. We need a new
high-speed bullet train to Los
Angeles: untold billions. We need a
new jail: more millions. We need a
new, more centrally located school
administration facility and alternative
high school: more millions. (After
all, who can expect a $600,000 a year
administration to use a 30-year-old
facility for which we have already
paid?)
Now the county is prepared to
spend up to $20 million to build a
new animal shelter. You know, the
shelter that Mr. Ken White said was
behind the times from the day it
opened, like the dogs and cats care.
Its time to send idiots like Ken
White and his like back home and
leave the rest of us alone.
If the county has that much money,
it has too much money.
How about a property tax refund to
the hard-working residents who have
to pay for all this foolishness?
John DiPope
Daly City
Letters to the editor
The News-Star, Monroe, La.
W
e like to say in the United
States that we value educa-
tion, but we seldom walk
the walk to go with all that talk.
Indeed, when the budget ax falls at the
state or federal level, its not unusual
to nd a few kindergartners fearfully
huddled around the chopping block,
jumping with every whack.
Is that too graphic an image?
Perhaps, but sometimes, it takes a lit-
tle shock to get folks moving in the
right direction.
Thats exactly the message we
should glean from the recent release
of the results from the 2012 Program
for International Student Assessment.
In the global exam given to about
half a million 15-year-olds in 65
nations and educational systems,
teens from Asia dominated while
American students showed little
improvement from 2009 and failed to
reach the top 20 in math, science or
reading.
Of course, news of the results has
prompted a urry of claims that we are
falling behind the rest of the world.
So how do we correct our course?
We must invest in early education,
raise academic standards, make col-
lege affordable and do more to recruit
and retain top-notch educators, U.S.
Education Secretary Arne Duncan said
in response to the results.
Yes, all of that is probably true, but
here we are again: Thats the worst
kind of talk ... platitudes. Theres not
even a hint of walk in that response.
So looking elsewhere the world
of academia, for instance there are
plenty more words. Solomon
Friedberg, a professor of mathematics
and chairman of the math department
at Boston College, called the test
results appalling in a recent opin-
ion piece he wrote for The Los
Angeles Times. Specically,
Friedberg said the key to helping our
nations educational system advance
lies in three distinct areas text-
books, teachers and testing.
Finally, Friedberg points out if we
are going to be teaching to tests, then
we had better make sure they are good
tests. Specically, they should meas-
ure procedural uency and deeper
understanding.
Much of what Friedberg outlines
could begin happening soon as
Common Core Standards start rolling
out in most states in the nation,
including Louisiana. Common Core,
after all, is about raising the bar for
our kids, for our nation, for our future.
Thats one action, we as Americans
must demand. Indeed, it is just one of
the many changes we must put in
place to move beyond the stagnation.
Test results are just the shock we need The budget deal:
So bad its good?
By John McDowell
E
very once in a while, Hollywood delivers us a movie
that is so bad really, really, bad that is passes
into the realm of a good cult movie. Ill admit that
for me, thats Pootie Tang, a lm Roger Ebert called dis-
organized, senseless and chaotic. Yet, its passed into the
realm of cult favorite, beloved by lm fanatics and fans like
me.
Thats the state of the current budget
deal (H. J. Res. 59) negotiated by U.S.
Rep. Paul Ryan, chair, House Budget
Committee, and U.S. Sen. Patty Murray,
chair, Senate Budget Committee. Its so
bad that its good. Its bad policy, but its
good politics.
Its bad policy, even if supporters
claim that it will rein in federal spend-
ing. It does so by increasing spending
over the next two years by $63 billion, about equally split
between defense and other discretionary spending. Sure,
after 10 years, absent any changes by future Congresses, the
deal would save about $23 billion overall. Yet, as the
National Taxpayers Union points out, the spending restric-
tions are so back loaded that even after eight years the deal
increases the decit by $26 billion.
However, does anyone expect Congress not to intervene?
After all, the sequester cuts the deal reverses were the result
of settled law from the Budget Control Act of 2011. Its a
lock that the spending restraints in the current deal will
never see the light of day.
The current deal also extracts even more money from
working families. The deals cheerleaders claim it doesnt
raise taxes, but while technically true does the name fee or
tax make any real difference? Watch for the fees on your
airline tickets to rise and, if you are a military retiree under
62, your pension cost of living increases will be reduced
even if you are a service-disabled veteran.
So much for President Lincolns exhortation for the coun-
try to care for him who shall have borne the battle.
Whats shocking about the reduction in some military pen-
sions is that the savings goes to bloated, barely working
Pentagon weapons programs.
Rep. Ryan has said that funds from lifting Pentagon
sequester spending restraints and reducing pensions can go
to anything including troop readiness. But, Senate
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell let the cat out of the bag
at an off the record fundraiser, reported by the Wall Street
Journal. His message to the giant defense contractors
attending was that they should support the budget deal to
protect spending on giant weapons systems, not troop
readiness as Ryan implied.
If Congress really wanted a robust yet effective defense
budget, it wouldnt start by cutting our warriors pensions.
Instead, it would take a hard look at the barely ying F-35
($4 billion a year), the troubled V-22 Osprey ($1.2 billion),
or the listing Littoral Combat ships ($1.8 billion).
Despite the bad policy, in the House, the budget deal
received an overwhelming vote of 332-94. How can such
bad policy receive such political support in that factious
body? Its because Americans are clearly tired of a Congress
that lurches from one manufactured crises to another, unable
to govern in a coherent manner.
In fact, the crises have grown so numerous that its hard to
keep track of them. Fiscal cliff, taxmegeddon, Super
Committee, sequester, Obamacare shutdown, debt
limit, the list goes on and on. The result is a Congress with
dismally low approval ratings. According to Real Clear
Politics, only 13 percent of Americans approve of the job
Congress is doing. Numbers like that concentrate the mind
of even the most partisan of politicians.
For some, the concentration is even sharper. A
Washington Post poll showed the 74 percent of Americans
disapproved of the way Republicans handled the October
government shutdown. Deserved or not, those are terrible
numbers. Supporting the budget deal allows Republicans to
get out from under a cloud. In addition, it shows that they
can govern and work in a bipartisan manner.
Moreover, by passing a two-year budget, arguments over
continuing resolutions and associated brinkmanship are off
the table. Instead, Speaker Boehner and the House
Republicans can focus on areas where they have a winning
hand. Expect them to hammer at the disaster of Obamacare,
the global failure of Americas foreign policy and the con-
tinued economic distress of millions of non-working
Americans. For them, thats good politics.
Some movies have sequels. Unfortunately, former bad
movie and now cult favorite Pootie Tang never did. But in
Washington, things never really end. There is always a
sequel. Now that the bad policy but good politics budget
deal is laid to rest, its time to look to the future. Get ready
for Debt Limit, Part II coming this spring to a Congress
near you.
John McDowell is a longtime county resident having rst
moved to San Carlos in 1963. In the intervening years, he has
worked as a political volunteer and staff member in local, state
and federal government, including time spent as a press secre-
tary on Capitol Hill and in the second Bush administration.
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Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New
York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:
NYSE
Nike Inc., down 92 cents to $77.34
Shares of the athletic wear company were extremely volatile after its
quarterly results topped prot expectations but fell short on revenue.
Carnival Corp., up 80 cents to $38.85
The cruise operator closed out a tough year of high-prole mishaps with
a surprisingly strong fourth-quarter prot.
Red Hat Inc., up $7.10 to $56.10
The Linux technology companys stock hit a new high for the year after
posting a 49 percent surge in prot during its third quarter.
CarMax Inc., down $4.97 to $48.08
The used-car dealership chains third-quarter prots jumped 12 percent,
but that was still less than investors expected.
Nasdaq
BlackBerry Ltd., up 97 cents to $7.22
The smartphone maker reported a $4.4 billion quarterly loss but new
CEO John Chen said prots could return by scal 2016.
Tibco Software Inc., down $2.47 to $22.01
The infrastructure software company was downgraded by UBS after its
guidance for the rst quarter came in shy of expectations.
Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc., up 91 cents to $6.43
The pharmaceutical company received approval to relaunch its leukemia
drug after addressing federal regulators safety concerns.
Fastenal Co., down $2.39 to $45.62
The fastener and tool company said its fourth-quarter prot will be less
than expected because of slowing heavy manufacturing sales.
Big movers
By Ken Sweet
NEW YORK An unexpectedly
strong report on U.S. economic
growth pushed stocks higher Friday,
capping off Wall Streets best week in
three months.
The report, which showed the U.S.
economy grew at a healthy 4.1 percent
annual pace between July and
September, is the latest positive piece
of economic data investors have got-
ten in recent weeks.
Its a fantastic signal that were get-
ting robust growth and it looks like it
might be accelerating, said Jack
Ablin, chief investment officer for
BMO Private Bank in Chicago, which
oversees $66 billion.
On Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial
average rose 42.06 points, or 0.3 per-
cent, to 16,221.14. The index ended
the week up 3 percent, its biggest gain
since the week of Sept. 13.
The Standard & Poors 500 index
rose 8.71 points, or 0.5 percent, to
1,818.31 and the Nasdaq composite
added 46.61 points, or 1.2 percent, to
4,104.74. Both indexes ended the
week up roughly 2.5 percent.
In a sign that investors have a
strong appetite for risk, the Russell
2000 index, an index made up mostly
of smaller, high-growth companies,
closed up nearly 2 percent Friday to
1,146.47.
The bulk of this weeks gains came
Wednesday, after the Federal Reserve
announced it was going to pull back on
its economic stimulus program. The
Fed said it would reduce its bond-buy-
ing program to $75 billion a month
from $85 billion a month.
Investors cheered the surprise deci-
sion, sending the Dow up nearly 300
points Wednesday.
They had to get out of the way, said
Quincy Krosby, market strategist with
Prudential Financial. The more the
market obsessed about when the Fed
was going to pull back, the more the
market couldnt focus on anything
else, like the improving economy.
Fridays gross domestic product esti-
mate was the latest report to show
unexpected strength in the U.S. econo-
my. The 4.1 percent annualized growth
rate is the fastest since 2011.
Stocks rise on strong economic growth
REUTERS
Traders work on the oor of the New York Stock Exchange.
By Anne DInnocenzio and Bree Fowler
NEWYORK Potential victims of credit
card fraud tied to Targets security breach
said they had trouble contacting the dis-
counter through its website and call centers.
Angry Target customers expressed their
displeasure in comments on the companys
Facebook page. Some even threatened to
stop shopping at the store. Target apolo-
gized on Facebook and said its working
hard to resolve the problem and is adding
more workers to eld calls and help solve
website issues.
The fury and frustration come as the
nations second-largest discounter
acknowledged Thursday that data connected
to about 40 million credit and debit card
accounts was stolen as part of a breach that
began over the Thanksgiving weekend.
The theft is the second-largest credit card
breach in U.S. history, exceeded only by a
scam that began in 2005 involving retailer
TJX Cos. That incident affected at least 45.7
million card users.
Target disclosed the theft a day after
reports that the company was investigating
a breach. The retailers data-security trou-
bles and its ensuing public relations night-
mare threaten to drive off holiday shoppers
during the companys busiest time of year.
Christopher Browning, of Chestereld,
Va., said he was the victim of credit card
fraud earlier this week and believes it was
tied to a purchase he made at Target with his
Visa card on Black Friday. When he called
Visa on Thursday, the card issuer could not
conrm his suspicions. He said he hasnt
been able to get through to Targets call
center.
On Monday, Browning received a call
from his banks anti-fraud unit saying there
were two attempts to use his credit card in
California one at a casino in Tracey for
$8,000 and the other at a casino in Pacheco,
for $3,000. Both occurred on Sunday and
both were denied. He canceled his credit card
and plans to use cash.
I wont shop at Target again until the
people behind this theft are caught or the
reasons for the breach are identied and
xed, he said.
Customers who made purchases by swip-
ing their cards at its U.S. stores between
Nov. 27 and Dec. 15 may have had their
accounts exposed. The stolen data included
customer names, credit and debit card num-
bers, card expiration dates and the embedded
code on the magnetic strip found on the
backs of cards, Target said.
There was no indication the three- or four-
digit security numbers visible on the back
of the card were affected, Target said. The
data breach did not affect online purchases,
the company said.
Eric Hausman, a Target spokesman, said
the company is engaged in an ongoing
investigation.
Target hasnt disclosed exactly how the
breach occurred but said it has xed the
problem.
Given the millions of dollars that compa-
nies such as Target spend implementing
credit-card security measures each year,
Avivah Litan, a security analyst with
Gartner Research said she believes the theft
may have been an inside job.
The fact this breach can happen with all
of their security in place is really alarm-
ing, Litan said.
Other experts theorize that Targets net-
work was hacked and inltrated from the
outside.
Fury and frustration over Target data breach
By Martin Crutsinger
WASHINGTON The U.S. economy
grew at a solid 4.1 percent annual rate
from July through September, the
fastest pace since late 2011 and signi-
cantly higher than previously thought.
Much of the upward revision came from
stronger consumer spending.
The Commerce Departments final
look at growth in the summer was up
from a previous estimate of 3.6 per-
cent. Four-fths of the revision in the
report released Friday came from
stronger consumer spending, mainly
in the area of health care.
The 4.1 percent annual growth rate in
the third quarter, as measured by the
gross domestic product, came after the
economy had expanded at a 2.5 percent
rate in the second quarter. Much of the
acceleration reected a buildup in busi-
ness stockpiles.
On Friday, President Barack Obama
pointed to the upward revision to GDP
growth as one of several signs of
improvement in the economy. They
include four straight months of solid job
growth and a drop in the unemployment
rate to its lowest point in ve years.
What it adds up to is we head into
next year with an economy thats
stronger than it was when we started the
year, Obama said at a White House
news conference. I rmly believe that
2014 can be a breakthrough year for
America.
The GDP report also gave a boost to
Wall Street. The Dow Jones industrial
average was up about 80 points in late
afternoon trading.
Economists still expect growth to
slow a bit in the current October-
December quarter. In part, thats because
two-fths of the third-quarter gain in
GDP came from a buildup in business
stockpiles.
Economy expands at 4.1 percent rate
Facebook prices secondary
stock offering at $55.05
SAN FRANCISCO Facebook has
priced a secondary offering of its
stock at $55.05 a share in a deal that
will generate a $2.3 billion windfall
for CEO Mark Zuckerberg .
The terms announced Friday are just
slightly below the $55.12 closing
price of Facebooks stock Friday. The
stock is now well above the $38 price
set in Facebooks initial public offer-
ing 19 months ago, rebounding from
a trough of $17.55 last year fueled by
concerns about the online social net-
works slowing growth and ability to
sell ads as more of its traffic came
from smartphones instead of desktop
computers.
Affinity casino company
warns of data breaches
LAS VEGAS ALas Vegas compa-
ny that owns casinos in Nevada,
Colorado, Iowa and Missouri fell vic-
tim to a cyberattack earlier this year,
compromising the credit and debit
card information of patrons at 11
sites, company officials said Friday.
Affinity Gaming officials said its
system is now secure, but it recom-
mended that customers who visited
its casinos and hotels between March
14 and Oct. 16 check their card state-
ments for suspicious activity and put
a fraud alert on their accounts.
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sophomore year
Yao fills void
in trophy case
By Nathan Mollat
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Deuces were wild in 2013 for
San Mateo High School golfer
Aman Sangha.
For the second straight year,
the sophomore won the
Peninsula Athletic League title,
nished in the top-10 at the
Central Coast Section tourna-
ment, and qualied for the
Northern California and state
championships. Last week, she
won the San Mateo County
championship for the second
year in a row.
And just to keep the two
theme going, she is also the San
Mateo Daily Journals Girls
Golfer of the Year for the second
year in a row.
And for the cherry on top, she
recorded the rst hole-in-one of
her career, acing the 152- yard,
par-3 fth hole with a six iron.
She has a passion for the
game, said San Mateo coach
Jimmy Ikeda. She loves to
practice. Its school and golf
right now. She just works hard at
the game. Youre going to see
her at the golf course, the driv-
ing range, at least six days a
week.
Sangha was the top seed
going into the PAL tournament,
shooting in the 35 to 38 range
See SANHA, Page 16
By Nathan Mollat
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
The Menlo School girls
tennis team is one of the best
programs in the state. Since
1997, the Knights have made
the Central Coast Section
finals 11 times, winning
seven titles. Theyve nished
as runner-up in the Northern
California tournament four
times. They lost one league
title over the last 15 years.
Simply put, Menlo tennis
has done it all.
Except one thing. There was
one trophy missing from the
case: a CCS individual singles
title. In fact, despite the talent
that has rolled through the
Knights program, only Sarah
Hoffman (2004) and Giannina
Ong (2010) had even made it
to the nals.
Part of the reason the
Knights have not won a sin-
gles title is because its not
usually a high priority for a
program that puts a big
emphasis on the team. Some
of Menlos best players also
opted not to play in the indi-
vidual portion of CCS.
The Knights have won a
pair of doubles crowns, how-
ever.
See YAO, Page 14
By Nathan Mollat
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
It was a hectic week for the Sacred Heart Prep
football team. Not only did the players and
coaches have to deal with the hoopla surround-
ing their playing in the Division III state
championship game and preparing for Corona
Del Mar, but the players had to deal with nal
exams this week as well.
Weve had a lot of reporters around here and
the teachers and students are pretty excited,
Lavorato said. Weve had some pretty good
practices (this week). Theyve been kind of
short because of nals.
Lavorato is OK with a little less time on the
practice eld, however, considering its week
15 of the season. If the Gators dont know what
theyre doing by now, a week is certainly not
going to help them.
But the Gators have shown, given time to
prepare, they can beat just about anybody.
Were just ne-tuning what we do. Were not
going to change anything after 15 weeks,
Lavorato said. Were going to do what we do.
If they (Corona Del Mar) can stop us, good for
them.
Were ne. Well be ne.
Despite all the commotion going on around
the team, the Gators remain calm amid the
storm.
Theyve been very grounded, very focused.
These guys are just all business, Lavorato
said. I think they know its a special time. It
may not happen again. Its a great opportunity,
Im pretty sure they know that. Theyve just
been working hard like they always do.
SHP will have its work cut out for it when it
faces Corona Del Mar noon Saturday at the
StubHub Center in Carson, which is also in its
rst-ever state championship game. The Sea
Kings are undefeated this season, 15-0, win-
ning the Pacic Coast Football League. Not
surprisingly, the Sea Kings are similarly built
as the Gators: strong defenses and efcient
offenses. CDM allowed 9.3 points a game this
season, while scoring an average of nearly 35.
Compare that to SHP, which has allowed 8.8
while scoring an average of 35.4.
Lavorato said CDM employs a spread
offense, featuring one back, but tends to be
more ground-oriented, although the Sea Kings
have proven they can throw the ball just as
well.
They like to establish the run and then
throw the ball, Lavorato said.
CDM rushes for an average of 216 yards
Gators
focused
DAILY JOURNAL SPORTS FILE
The Sacred Heart Prep defense did an
excellent job shutting down El Cerritos
high-octane offense. A similar performance
Saturday against Corona Del Mar could net
the Gators a state championship.
See SHP, Page 14
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By Michael Wagaman
ALAMEDA It has been a bittersweet past
ve weeks offensively for the Oakland Raiders
since Matt McGloin took over as quarterback.
Theyre putting up nearly 370 yards a game
and are scoring at a higher pace than they have
at any time since the start of the 2011 season.
The numbers in the red zone have also gone
up, a sign that things might not be as bad in
Oakland as they appear.
Its one of the few bright spots Dennis
Allens team can hold onto as it prepares for
the nal two weeks of an 11th consecutive
non-winning season.
Yet all that progress has gone largely unno-
ticed because of the Raiders turnover prob-
lems, an issue that has plagued the team all
year.
We have to protect the football, Allen
said Friday. Thats been a point of emphasis
this week. We have moved the ball well and we
have scored a lot of points in the last few
weeks but we have to protect the football. We
cant put our defense in tough situations.
Oakland set a season-high for scoring and
put up 461 yards of offense but coughed up the
ball seven times alone in last weeks 56-31
loss to Kansas City.
Five of the turnovers came from McGloin,
the undrafted rookie quarterback who threw a
season-high four interceptions and lost a bob-
bled shotgun snap while making just his fth
NFLstart.
I dont think words are really necessary,
McGloin said. I dont need someone to tell
me, Hey, pick it up, or anything like that.
Everybody knows when they make mistakes.
Everyone wants to be perfect. And thats
something I do and everybody does is strive
to be the best that you can be.
Since McGloin replaced Terrelle Pryor as
Oaklands starter, the offensive production
has increased signicantly. The Raiders have
scored 24 or more points in three consecutive
games for just the second time in Allens two
seasons with the team and are averaging 25.8
point over the past ve.
During that same time, Oakland has turned
the ball over 12 times and lost four straight to
fall to 4-10 the same record the Raiders had
at this point a year ago.
It hasnt all been McGloins fault.
The Raiders28 overall turnovers are tied for
fourth-most in the NFL. Its a stat that is even
more painful considering Oakland has only
forced 19 of their own for a minus-nine ratio
that is the leagues fth-worst.
The seven turnovers against Kansas City
were the most by the Raiders in about 15
years. The Raiders had six interceptions and a
lost fumble in a 27-17 loss to the Miami
Dolphins on Dec. 6, 1998 Jon Grudens
rst season with the team.
Weve had self-inicted errors that have
killed this football team and put our defense in
bad position and it has hurt the defense,
offensive coordinator Greg Olson said. Its
unacceptable, the self-inicted turnovers. We
have to clean that up.
Notes: FS Charles Woodson was a full par-
ticipant in practice and is expected to play
Sunday in San Diego. Woodson had been held
out of practice earlier in the week with sore
ribs. ... DT Vance Walker (concussion) prac-
ticed for the rst time this week and moved a
step closer toward being cleared to play but is
still questionable. ... RB Jeremy Stewart
(ankle/knee) is out.
Turnovers a hurdle Raiders cant overcome
By Craig Massei
SANTA CLARA Frank Gore doesnt
spend much time thinking about numbers
with the San Francisco 49ers on the verge of
clinching a playoff berth.
All hes concerned about this week is a
victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Monday
night in the final game ever played at
Candlestick Park.
After recording the seventh 1,000-yard
rushing season of his career last week, Gore
needs 144 yards on the ground to reach the
10,000-yard career threshold. But dont
bother talking about those accomplish-
ments with the ninth-year veteran this
week.
I try not to think about it, Gore said
Friday. I just want to get the win, no matter
what, in front of the fans and all the guys
that played there before me to go out with a
good note since its the last game at
Candlestick. Its going to
be crazy and it should be
crazy.
Gore once again is a
major force pushing San
Francisco toward a third
consecutive postseason
berth. And this is the time
of year when he seems to
crank up his game anoth-
er notch.
Gore had 196 yards rushing the past two
weeks to lead the 49ers (10-4) in wins over
Seattle and Tampa Bay and become the 20th
player in NFLhistory to record seven 1,000-
yard rushing seasons. The yardage he col-
lects the rest of this season will come with-
out the help of regular starting fullback
Bruce Miller, who was placed on injured
reserve this week after injuring his shoulder
against the Buccaneers.
Gore said he has full condence in backup
Anthony Dixon to be great in place of
Miller. And nobody is concerned about what
to expect from Gore as the 49ers look to
extend their four-game winning streak and
gain momentum for the playoffs. San
Francisco clinches a playoff berth with a
win over Atlanta or an Arizona loss at
Seattle on Sunday.
Franks just an amazing person and amaz-
ing player, offensive coordinator Greg
Roman said. Hes committed to his team,
and its from the heart. This guy lives it,
breathes it, and it means so much to him.
Hes been a fearless leader for us since weve
gotten here and before then as well.
Approaching 10,000 yards with one team in
this day and age, very few do. And a lot of
those yards have been tough yards. Really
tough yards.
Gore and the 49ers never made it to the
playoffs during his rst six NFL seasons
before Roman arrived with the rest of coach
Jim Harbaughs staff in 2011. But Gore has
been a money player in crunch time ever
since then, despite the pounding hes taken
during more than 2,500 career touches.
Gore is responding down the stretch again
for an offense that nally appears to be hit-
ting stride after languishing near the bottom
of the NFL rankings most of the season.
Gore did the same thing for the 49ers last
year, when he was the NFLs leading rusher
during the postseason with 319 yards and
four touchdowns on the ground.
Despite dealing with nagging ankle and
knee injuries that had him a limited partici-
pant in practice this week, Gore relishes this
time of season now that hes playing for a
perennial contender.
You want to be going in the right direc-
tion at this time of year, Gore said. We
look at it like fourth-quarter football. Its
the fourth quarter, and if you get in the (play-
off) tournament, you have to be playing
great ball. Everybodys got to make plays,
and I feel like every time I touch the ball I try
to do something positive for the team.
Gore helping push 49ers toward playoffs
Frank Gore
By Dave Campbell
MINNEAPOLIS For close to half of the
Metrodomes 32-year life, the Minnesota
Vikings pushed for a new place to play.
In 2016, theyll break in a new, sleek sta-
dium on the same downtown site. Perhaps
theyll enjoy the same edge they often had
at the dated, cramped dome.
When its torn down next month, though,
the Vikings will leave a whole lot of home-
eld advantage in the rubble. They play
their nal game at the Metrodome on Dec.
29 against the Detroit Lions.
Its a building that the Vikings and their
fans probably dont look forward to going
to, but Ill guarantee you the visitor hates it
even more, former center Matt Birk said.
The rival Green Bay Packers are at the top
of that list. Brett Favre needed six tries to
win his rst game there and nished 6-10 as
the opposing quarterback, losing there in
1996 with the eventual Super Bowl champi-
ons. Former Chicago Bears coach Mike
Ditka loathed the Metrodome so much he
declared it t for no better than a roller skat-
ing rink.
The volume in that stadium, when the
fans get rocking, you cant even have a con-
versation on the sidelines. It wasnt just the
snap count and the communication on the
eld. Its trying to communicate on the side-
line to x something, and you just couldnt
do it, said retired kicker Ryan Longwell,
who like Favre played for both the Packers
and Vikings. Wed walk out of here with a
great team and a loss. It obviously got
into our heads a little bit.
Then-Packers coach Mike Holmgren
accused the Vikings of enhancing the crowd
noise by playing recordings through the
speaker system, but the inated Teon cover
was going to trap and amplify the cheering,
shouting and chanting regardless of manip-
ulation. The circulated air was dry, and unac-
customed opponents could quickly dehy-
drate.
The Vikings, too, frequently had rosters
built to thrive on the articial turf in the
controlled climate.
From Chris Doleman to John Randle to
Jared Allen, theyve had some of the most
dominant pass-rushers in the NFL. For the
offensive tackles who strained to hear the
cadence and left his stance a half-second
late, thwarting a sack became a greater chal-
lenge.
When the Vikings had a quarterback who
could consistently complete deep passes,
like Tommy Kramer, Warren Moon, Randall
Cunningham, Daunte Culpepper and Favre,
they had some of the leagues best offenses
without having to worry about limiting
late-season weather. When Cris Carter and
Randy Moss were the wide receivers, the
precision, speed and condence of the pass-
ing game was almost impossible to stop.
We always won the same way, former
strong safety Robert Grifth said. We got a
lead, you knew it was a track meet in there,
and guys had to keep up with us.
Moss, Cunningham, Carter, Randle and
Grifth were the key cogs of the 1998 team
that went 15-1, set the later-broken NFL
record for single-season scoring and cruised
to the NFC championship game. They lost
to the Atlanta Falcons in overtime, the only
opportunity the Vikings had to play for a
Super Bowl spot in their domed home.
Minnesota set to say
goodbye to Metrodome
Packers rule out
Rodgers for Steelers game
GREEN BAY, Wis Aaron Rodgers has
been ruled out again for the Packers.
The franchise quarterback will miss
Sundays game against the Pittsburgh
Steelers. It will be the seventh straight game
without Rodgers since he fractured his left
collarbone during the rst series of a 27-20
loss to the Bears on Nov. 4.
Backup Matt Flynn will make a fourth
straight start. Coach Mike McCarthy said
Friday that Rodgers has not received medical
clearance yet, and that the organization feels
Rodgers is not ready to play.
Green Bay (7-6-1) went winless for ve
games before rallying for two straight come-
from-behind victories with Flynn at quarter-
back to get back into the NFC North race.
Rodgers this week said he hasnt suffered
any setbacks. Flynn has taken the majority
of practice snaps.
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The annual Serra-Burlingame boysbas-
ketball was your typical rivalry affair
Friday night in Burlingame.
A sold-out crowd and the student sec-
tions were in full voice 15 minutes before
the opening tip.
What wasnt typical was the nal score.
For only the second time in the last
decade, Burlingame came out on top, hold-
ing off the Padres 60-57.
Helluva game, said Burlingame coach
Pete Harames. I thought our defense was
awesome.
Burlingame guard Frankie Ferrari led all
scorers with 24 points, but it was the play
of sophomore post player Bassel
Mufarreh in the third quarter that proved
pivotal. With starting center Nick Loew
on the bench after picking up four rst-
half fouls, it was Mufarreh who came up
with some big plays. He pulled down three
rebounds and scored on a pair layups that
helped Burlingame (5-1 overall) take a 41-
35 lead with 3:05 left in the third quarter
after the teams were tied at halftime.
Bassel is coming on as a sophomore,
Harames said. That was the turning
point.
Added Ferrari: He was gutsy. He lled a
big role tonight.
Burlingame took a 60-57 lead with 23
seconds left following a pair of free
throws from Justin Gutang, who nished
with eight points. But Serra (4-1) had two
chances to force the tie. Sean Watkins
threw the ball away with seven seconds to
go, and after Loew missed a pair of free
throws that would have iced it for the
Panthers, the Padres had one last chance,
but Danny Mahoneys 3-pointer at the
buzzer was off and the celebration began
for the Burlingame faithful.
We didnt shoot well, said Serra coach
Chuck Rapp. Were going to live and die
by the 3 (this season). Were not ready
to win this game yet.
The game was close the entire way, with
neither team leading by more than a few
points. Burlingame had the largest lead of
the night, 45-35, late in the third quarter,
but the Padres cut it to 45-39 going into
the fourth quarter.
Early on, neither team could nd much
of an offensive groove as both teams were
whistled for a combined 24 fouls in the
rst half.
Gutang kept the Panthers in the game
early as Ferrari struggled to nd his range.
Gutang scored the rst three buckets for
Burlingame, but a baseline jumper from
Mahoney, who nished with a team-high
18 points, gave Serra a 10-8 lead after one
quarter.
The second quarter owed much better
with the teams combining for 46 points.
Apair of free throws from Trevor Brown,
who nished with 14 points and eight
rebounds, put the Padres up 13-10, but a 3-
point play from Loew tied the game for the
Panthers.
Ferrari, meanwhile, started heating up.
He scored his rst basket of the game on a
dribble-drive layup. He then knocked
down a 3-pointer to give the Panthers a
16-13 advantage.
His third 3 of the quarter put the
Panthers up 32-30 with 45 seconds left in
the rst half, but Seth Bartlett tied it on a
layup as time expired.
Ferrari had 15 points at halftime all
of which came in the second quarter.
I knew it was early, Ferrari said of his
slow start. I was getting good looks,
they just werent going in.
In the third quarter, Burlingame made its
push. After Brown made one of two free
throws to put Serra up 33-32, the Panthers
went on a 13-2 run. Ferrari had four points
during the surge, as did Mufarreh. Kevin
Abuyaghi added a 3-pointer and Evan
Strucks putback gave the Panthers their
biggest lead of the night, 45-35.
Abuyaghi opened the nal period by
knocking down a 3-pointer as he was
nudged to the oor by the defender to put
Burlingame up 48-39, but the Padres
responded with their biggest push of the
night. Brown hit a reverse layup to ignite
a 9-3 run as Serra closed the gap to 51-48.
Burlingame responded with a jumper
from Ferrari, one of two free throw from
Loew and a spinning layup from Jack
Larratt that pushed the Panthers lead to 56-
50 with 2:10 to play.
Serra had one last gasp. Watkins drained
a 3 and following a Burlingame turnover,
Watkins converted a layup to cut the
Padres decit to just one, 56-55, with 1:08
to play.
The Padres, however, could not com-
plete the rally as the Panthers held them
off down the stretch.
Give Burlingame credit, Rapp said.
They made one more play than we did.
Panthers hold off Padres
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behind running back Cole Martin, who has rushed for more than
1,700 yards along with 21 touchdowns. The offense is triggered
by Luke Napolitano, who averages 171 yards passing per game
and tossed 23 touchdowns. He also added 12 touchdowns on the
ground.
The Gators will do what they do best: execute on offense and
stay disciplined on defense.
Defensively, all the concepts are the same: you have to con-
tain the run, stay in your rush lanes, Lavorato said. In the last
four weeks, weve really stuck to basics and tried to stay funda-
mental. We feel our offense is good enough that we can run it and
do the things we do.
If we do that and its not enough, then give the other team
credit.
Andrew Segre has been the Gators featured back for most of
the season, as he has rushed for 1,444 yards on 223 carries and
20 scores. He also has ve receiving touchdowns as well.
Last week, however, Lavorato unleashed Ben Burr-Kirven,
who has concentrated mostly on defense this season. Last week
against El Cerrito, Burr-Kirven gouged the Gauchos for 163
yards on a season-high 15 carries with four touchdowns.
Lavorato said after the 42-7 win over El Cerrito, it was his plan
to let Burr-Kirven loose, but he didnt have much choice: Ricky
Grau, the Gatorssecond-leading rusher, had season-ending hand
surgery about two weeks ago.
The Gators rolled off the Sacred Heart Prep campus Friday
morning for a six-hour bus ride to Southern California, leaving
the Gators to ponder one more game.
We just want to play the game. We just pray we represent. Its
important to us to not only represent CCS, but the PAL, really
well, Lavorato said. We want to play a good, solid football
game (so) the PALcan feel proud.
Continued from page 11
SHP
The Knights nally lled that hole when junior Elizabeth
Yao capped her season by beating Mittys Catalina Rico, the
No. 1 seed, in three sets in the CCS championship match in
November, overcoming an ankle injury in the process.
It was incredible, said Menlo coach Bill Shine. A rst
for Menlo.
Her accomplishments earned her the San Mateo Daily
Journal Girls Tennis Player of the Year honors.
Yao, the No. 2 seed, cruised through her rst two CCS
matches, dropping only one game. In the seminals, she
faced No. 3 Cori Sidell of Carlmont. Yao was pushed, but
still managed to win in straight sets, needing a tiebreaker in
the second to close out the Peninsula Athletic League cham-
pion.
That win sent Yao into the nals against Mittys Rico, the
top seed and the West Catholic Athletic League singles
champ.
Rico also cruised through her opening matches, before
running into a major test in Anna Romeka in the seminals.
Rico won, but she needed three sets to advance to the nals.
In the championship match, Yao won the rst set easily, 6-
2, but got blitzed in the second set, 6-1, twisting her ankle
in the process.
It looked grim, Shine said.
The injury affected her in the third set as Rico jumped out
to a 4-2 lead. Yao took an injury timeout and, after some
treatment, went back on the court, determined to make
school history.
She went out there and won four straight games, Shine
said. She said (during the injury timeout), I think I really
have to go for my shots now. I think it helped her a little
bit, taking some of the pressure off. When its do-or-die
time, its difcult to keep hitting the ball hard. She didnt
and it freed her up.
She broke Rico twice during her surge and it carried Yao to
the title.
Making the win more gratifying was the fact it avenged a
loss Yao suffered against Rico the previous week in the CCS
team tournament. The top-seeded Knights advanced to the
seminals with a 4-3 quarternal win over Mitty, but Yao had
lost to Rico in the process.
She must have learned a lot because Yao turned the tables a
week later. Shine credited it to Yao being more aggressive.
The thing about Elizabeth, any time she goes into a
match, she has a really good chance. Shes so big and pow-
erful, she can dictate matches. Shes a risk taker and it
paid off.
The CCS championship capped a season in which Yao lost
only four matches all season three of them coming dur-
ing the team portion of the postseason.
[Playing] at No. 1, with the schedule Menlo puts togeth-
er, I would say you cant do much better than that, Shine
said. Especially winning CCS. That puts her at the top
because no has ever done it (at Menlo).
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GRAND FORKS, N.D. Jocelyne
Lamoureux took exception to Brianne
Jenners late run at Josephine Pucci,
setting off another ery round in the
U.S. womens hockey teams rivalry
with Canada.
Lamoureux nailed Jenner with an ille-
gal bodycheck and, seconds later,
Lamoureux, sister Monique and U.S.
teammates Hilary Knight, Gigi Marvin
and Kacey Bellamy were brawling with
Canadas Jenner, Melodie Daoust,
Jocelyne Larocque, Meaghan
Mikkelson and Vicki Bendus.
I think we came in and defended our
teammates, did what we had to do,
Jocelyne Lamoureux, a former
University of North Dakota star play-
ing in her home rink, said after the
Americans 4-1 victory Friday night in
the pre-Olympic exhibition game. Its
always going to be heated (against
Canada). The intensity is always going
to be there.
The referees handed out 10 ghting
majors and a string of other infractions
after the melee with nine seconds to
play. The two teams also fought in
October late in a game in Burlington,
Vt., with all 10 skaters squaring off late
in the third period. They had another
big scrap in 2010.
Im not a proponent of ghting in
hockey, but I am a proponent of stand-
ing up for yourself, U.S. coach Katey
Stone said. We will not be pushed
around.
The Lamoureux sisters, Knight and
Brianna Decker scored for the
Americans.
Emotions began boiling over mid-
way through the third period after a pair
of roughing penalties against Decker
and Canadas Meghan Acosta-
Marciano.
Were prepared to play whatever
game we have to play, Stone said.
Well go hard, well play clean, but if
the game gets out of hand well manage
that as well.
Young girls in the crowd cheered wild-
ly as Jocelyne Lamoureux was led to the
penalty box. The Grand Forks native
recalled watching as youngster when
the U.S. womens team played a game at
the arena before the 2002 Olympics.
I remember thinking, this is where I
want to be and this is what I want to
do, Lamoureux said. So if I can do that
for someone else and our team can be an
inspiration for some of these little girls
that came out here tonight, then thats
pretty cool.
Haley Irwin scored for Canada.
Kevin Dineen, red last month as
coach of the NHLs Florida Panthers,
directed the Canadian team for the rst
time after taking over for Dan Church.
It was up and down, Dineen said.
We had some good spurts and we fell
off. Moving forward, well look for a
little more consistency out of this
group. Certainly theres some skill out
there.
Church resigned Dec. 12, hours
before the two teams met in Calgary,
Alberta, saying he felt others lacked
condence in his ability to lead the
country to a fourth consecutive gold
medal.
The teams will meet again Dec. 28 in
St. Paul, Minn.
Womens hockey rivalry grows
By Ronald Blum
NEW YORK Kevin Youkilis is
leaving the major leagues after an
injury plagued season and heading to
Japan.
The three-time All-Star has agreed to
a one-year contract with the Rakuten
Golden Eagles of Japans Pacific
League.
They made it very apparent right
from the start they were quite interest-
ed in Kevin being there, agent Joe
Bick said Friday.
A34-year-old rst baseman and third
baseman, Youkilis will have a $4 mil-
lion base salary and can earn $1 mil-
lion in bonuses including some
based on walks, a provision not
allowed in major league contracts.
After nine seasons with the Boston
Red Sox, Youkilis signed a $12 mil-
lion, one-year deal with the New York
Yankees. But his back started to both-
er him in mid-April, and an epidural
injection didnt improve a lumbar
spine sprain.
Sidelined from April 27 to May 31,
he went back on the DL on June 13,
had surgery a week later to repair a her-
niated disk and didnt return. Youkilis
hit just .219 with two homers and
eight RBIs over 28 games and 105 at-
bats.
Theres no reason to believe hes
anything less than 100 percent, Bick
said. Workouts are going normally.
Youkilis has a .281 average in 10
big league seasons with 150 homers
and 618 RBIs, and he earned a World
Series ring with the 2007 Red Sox.
At Rakuten, Youkilis may become
teammates with star pitcher Masahiro
Tanaka, who went 24-0 last season,
While Tanaka wants to join the major
leagues, Rakuten is reluctant to make
him available in the new posting sea-
son, and the 25-year-old right-hander
cant leave as a free agent until after
the 2015 season.
We were talking with eight or nine
other clubs over here, Bick said. In
the nal analysis, he said the right
thing for my family and me is to go do
this. It will be a wonderful life experi-
ence.
Youkilis leaving MLB for Japan
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during the regular season. In the champi-
onship, she shot a 3-over 74 to hold off
Aragons Valerie Chen by a shot.
Sangha red a 1-over 71 at the CCS cham-
pionship, nishing two shots off the pace,
but good enough to qualify for the Nor Cal
championship. Sangha got off to a slow
start in both the Nor Cal and state champi-
onships, but rebounded to earn a tie for
fourth at Nor Cals and a tie for 13th at state.
It was her performance at state that Ikeda
saw how much Sangha had improved since
her freshman year.
At the state championship, she double
bogeyed the rst hole and I was thinking,
Oh my gosh, Ikeda said. Last year at
state, she double bogeyed the rst hole and
she cracked up.
I think shes much more condent (this
year). Most player might have cracked after
a double bogey on the rst hole, but she ral-
lied.
So what is separating Sangha from even
greater heights? Ikeda said its all between
the ears.
At that level, its a mental game at that
point, Ikeda said. Mentally, she plays it
shot by shot. She doesnt get upset if she
hits a bad shot. She just goes to the next
hole and plays on.
Sangha has the physical talent, but all the
top players have that. Its the ability to
focus and execute a shot 60 to 70 times dur-
ing a round that is the difference between
rst and fth.
Shes gotten a little bigger so shes hit-
ting the ball a little farther. Its just ne-
tuning (her game) at this point, Ikeda said.
Her short game needs to be a little sharper.
If her putting improves, thats where shes
going to make up strokes.
Playing against top-ight competition
has denitely honed Sanghas game and
Ikeda is hoping that with a little more pres-
sure, Sangha will take that next step in the
evolution of her game.
That little nudge could come from little
sister Kiran. Only an eighth grader, Kiran
Sangha held a one-stroke lead over her older
sister heading into the second and nal
round of the San Mateo County champi-
onship. Aman Sangha responded with her
best round of the tournament, shooting a 1-
over 73 to win the championship.
Whats going to be interesting is her
sister is coming up, Ikeda said. Shes
going to push [Aman] a little more. Wi t h
pushing, hopefully shell take it to the next
level.
[Kiran] wants to beat her. I think its a
healthy rivalry.
Dont expect the elder Sangha not to push
back, however. Having watched her
throughout the high school season and
serving as her caddie at the county champi-
onship, Ikeda is simply impressed with
Aman Sanghas game and attitude.
She is just a pleasure to watch, Ikeda
said. As a coach, shes just one of those
special athletes who love what theyre
doing and you dont nd that much any
more.
SANGHA
Mentally, she plays it shot by shot. She doesnt get upset if
she hits a bad shot. She just goes on to the next hole and plays on.
Jimmy Ikeda, San Mateo girls golf coach
As sign Barton to one-year contract
OAKLAND The Oakland Athletics have
signed rst baseman Daric Barton to a one-
year contract, avoiding salary arbitration with
their longest-tenured player.
After playing in 159 games for the As in
2010, Barton hasnt been in more than 67 in a
season since. He batted .269 with three home
runs and 16 RBIs in 37 games this year, while
spending most of the season with Triple-A
Sacramento. He hit .297 with seven homers
and 69 RBIs in 110 games at Triple-A.
Giants clear roster
room, designate Surkamp
SAN FRANCISCO The San Francisco
Giants have designated for assignment left-
hander Eric Surkamp, clearing roster room
for the addition of newly signed outelder
Michael Morse.
Morse nalized his $6 million, one-year
contract Tuesday to become San Franciscos
new left elder.
Right-hander Ryan Vogelsong also was
added to the 40-man roster, the Giants said
Friday.
Sports briefs
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EASTERNCONFERENCE
ATLANTICDIVISION
W L Pct GB
Boston 12 15 .444
Toronto 10 14 .417 1/2
Brooklyn 9 17 .346 2 1/2
New York 8 17 .320 3
Philadelphia 8 19 .296 4
SOUTHEASTDIVISION
W L Pct GB
Miami 20 6 .769
Atlanta 15 12 .556 5 1/2
Charlotte 13 14 .481 7 1/2
Washington 11 13 .458 8
Orlando 8 18 .308 12
CENTRALDIVISION
W L Pct GB
Indiana 21 5 .808
Detroit 13 15 .464 9
Cleveland 10 15 .400 10 1/2
Chicago 9 16 .360 11 1/2
Milwaukee 5 21 .192 16
WESTERNCONFERENCE
SOUTWESTDIVISION
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 21 5 .808
Houston 17 9 .654 4
Dallas 15 10 .600 5 1/2
New Orleans 11 13 .458 9
Memphis 10 15 .400 10 1/2
NORTHWEST DIVISION
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City 21 4 .840
Portland 22 5 .815
Denver 14 11 .560 7
Minnesota 13 14 .481 9
Utah 7 22 .241 16
PACIFICDIVISION
W L Pct GB
L.A. Clippers 18 9 .667
Phoenix 15 10 .600 2
Golden State 14 13 .519 4
L.A. Lakers 13 13 .500 4 1/2
Sacramento 7 18 .280 10
FridaysGames
Philadelphia 121, Brooklyn 120, OT
Cleveland 114, Milwaukee 111, OT
Miami 122, Sacramento 103
Atlanta 118, Utah 85
Charlotte 116, Detroit 106
Indiana 114, Houston 81
Toronto 109, Dallas 108, OT
Phoenix 103, Denver 99
L.A. Lakers 104, Minnesota 91
SaturdaysGames
Memphis at New York, 9 a.m.
Washington at Boston, 10 a.m.
Sacramento at Orlando, 4 p.m.
Houston at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.
Utah at Charlotte, 4:30 p.m.
Cleveland at Chicago, 5 p.m.
Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 5:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m.
NBA GLANCE
EASTERNCONFERENCE
ATLANTICDIVISION
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston 35 23 10 2 48 96 74
Tampa Bay 35 21 11 3 45 97 84
Montreal 37 21 13 3 45 92 81
Detroit 37 16 12 9 41 94 101
Toronto 37 18 16 3 39 101 106
Ottawa 37 14 17 6 34 103 122
Florida 37 14 18 5 33 87 117
Buffalo 35 9 23 3 21 63 100
METROPOLITANDIVISION
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh 37 26 10 1 53 117 80
Washington 35 19 13 3 41 111 104
Philadelphia 35 16 15 4 36 86 97
Carolina 35 14 14 7 35 81 98
New Jersey 36 14 15 7 35 85 90
N.Y. Rangers 36 16 18 2 34 82 100
Columbus 35 14 17 4 32 91 100
N.Y. Islanders 36 10 19 7 27 90 124
WESTERNCONFERENCE
CENTRALDIVISION
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 38 25 7 6 56 140 105
St. Louis 34 23 7 4 50 119 81
Colorado 34 23 10 1 47 100 80
Minnesota 37 20 12 5 45 86 88
Dallas 34 17 12 5 39 99 102
Winnipeg 37 16 16 5 37 100 108
Nashville 35 16 16 3 35 80 99
PACIFICDIVISION
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Anaheim 37 25 7 5 55 119 93
Los Angeles 36 24 8 4 52 101 69
San Jose 35 21 8 6 48 113 88
Vancouver 38 21 11 6 48 104 92
Phoenix 34 18 10 6 42 106 105
Calgary 35 13 16 6 32 88 111
Edmonton 37 11 23 3 25 95 127
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime
loss.
FridaysGames
Vancouver 3, Chicago 2, SO
Anaheim 3, New Jersey 2, OT
N.Y. Islanders 5, N.Y. Rangers 3
Washington 4, Carolina 2
Winnipeg 5, Florida 2
SaturdaysGames
Calgary at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m.
Phoenix at Ottawa, 11 a.m.
Colorado at Los Angeles, 1 p.m.
New Jersey at Washington, 4 p.m.
Philadelphia at Columbus, 4 p.m.
Montreal at Nashville, 4 p.m.
Buffalo at Boston, 4 p.m.
Detroit at Toronto, 4 p.m.
Carolina at Tampa Bay, 4 p.m.
Anaheim at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m.
St. Louis at Edmonton, 7 p.m.
NHL GLANCE
NATIONALCONFERENCE
EAST
W L T Pct PF PA
Philadelphia 8 6 0 .571 364 349
Dallas 7 7 0 .500 393 385
N.Y. Giants 5 9 0 .357 251 357
Washington 3 11 0 .214 305 434
SOUTH
W L T Pct PF PA
New Orleans 10 4 0 .714 359 270
Carolina 10 4 0 .714 328 208
Tampa Bay 4 10 0 .286 258 324
Atlanta 4 10 0 .286 309 388
NORTH
W L T Pct PF PA
Chicago 8 6 0 .571 406 391
Green Bay 7 6 1 .536 353 362
Detroit 7 7 0 .500 362 339
Minnesota 4 9 1 .321 363 425
WEST
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Seattle 12 2 0 .857 380 205
San Francisco 10 4 0 .714 349 228
Arizona 9 5 0 .643 342 291
St. Louis 6 8 0 .429 316 324
AMERICANCONFERENCE
EAST
W L T Pct PF PA
New England 10 4 0 .714 369 311
Miami 8 6 0 .571 310 296
N.Y. Jets 6 8 0 .429 246 367
Buffalo 5 9 0 .357 300 354
SOUTH
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Indianapolis 9 5 0 .643 338 319
Tennessee 5 9 0 .357 326 355
Jacksonville 4 10 0 .286 221 399
Houston 2 12 0 .143 253 375
NORTH
W L T Pct PF PA
Cincinnati 9 5 0 .643 354 274
Baltimore 8 6 0 .571 296 277
Pittsburgh 6 8 0 .429 321 332
Cleveland 4 10 0 .286 288 362
WEST
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Denver 11 3 0 .786 535 372
x-Kansas City 11 3 0 .786 399 255
San Diego 7 7 0 .500 343 311
Oakland 4 10 0 .286 295 393
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
SundaysGames
Tampa Bay at St. Louis, 10 a.m.
Indianapolis at Kansas City, 10 a.m.
Denver at Houston, 10 a.m.
Miami at Buffalo, 10 a.m.
New Orleans at Carolina, 10 a.m.
Dallas at Washington, 10 a.m.
Cleveland at N.Y. Jets, 10 a.m.
Minnesota at Cincinnati, 10 a.m.
Tennessee at Jacksonville, 10 a.m.
NFL GLANCE
vs.Atlanta
5:40p.m.
ESPN
12/23
@Arizona
1:25p.m.
FOX
12/29
Playoffs
@Chargers
1:25p.m.
CBS
12/22
vs.Denver
1:25p.m.
CBS
12/29
@Phoenix
6p.m.
CSN-CAL
12/27
@L.A.
7:30p.m.
CSN-CAL
12/19
vs. Dallas
7:30p.m.
CSN-CAL
12/21
vs. Colo.
7:30p.m.
CSN-CAL
12/23
@Ducks
5p.m.
CSN-CAL
21/31
vs.Ducks
7:30p.m.
CSN-CAL
12/29
vs.Clippers
7:30p.m.
ESPN
12/25
vs. Spurs
7:30p.m.
CSN-BAY
12/19
vs.Lakers
7:30p.m.
CSN-BAY
12/21
@Denver
6p.m.
CSN-BAY
12/23
@Cavs
3p.m.
CSN-BAY
12/29
vs.Phoenix
7:30p.m.
CSN-BAY
12/27
vs. Oilers
7:30p.m.
CSN-CAL
1/2
@Orlando
2p.m.
CSN-BAY
12/31
SATURDAY
Football
Division III state championship game at Stub-
hubCenter in Carson
Sacred Heart Prep (13-1) vs.Corona Del Mar (15-0),
noon
Boys basketball
Santa Clara at Hillsdale, 1:30 p.m.; Saratoga at Carl-
mont, Burlingame at Monte Vista-Cupertino, 2:30
p.m.; St.Ignatius at Aragon,3 p.m.; Menlo School at
Half Moon Bay,Westmoor at Woodside, 7 p.m.
Girls basketball
Carlmont at Half Moon Bay, 2 p.m.; Kennedy-Rich-
mondatWoodside,Hillsdaleat SouthCity,5:30p.m.
Girls soccer
Notre Dame-Belmont at Valley Christian, 11 a.m.
Burlingame tournament
Aragon vs. Mills, 9:30 a.m.
Menlo-Atherton vs. Los Altos, 11 a.m.
Hillsdale vs. Mt.View, 2:30 p.m.
Woodside vs. Los Altos, 4 p.m.
Boys soccer
Valley Christian at Serra, 11 a.m.
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for unsportsmanlike conduct and Tennesse DE
Kamerion Wimbley $10,000 for hitting Arizona QB
Carson Palmer in the knee area in games last week.
National Basketball Association
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS Assigned G Ne-
manja Nedovic to Santa Cruz (NBADL).
LOSANGELESLAKERSSigned G Kendall Mar-
shall.
BASEBALL
National League
ARIZONADIAMONDBACKSAgreed to terms
with INF Eric Chavez on a one-year contract and
RHP Brad Ziegler on a two-year contract.
CHICAGO CUBS Agreed to terms with LHPs
JonathanSanchez,Tsuyoshi WadaandTommyHot-
tovyandOFMitchMaier onminor leaguecontracts.
CINCINNATI REDSAgreed to terms with RHPs
Jose Diaz and Chien-Ming Wang,LHP Lee Hyde,Cs
Corky Miller, Rossmel Perez and Max Ramirez, INFs
Argenis Diaz,Reynaldo Navarro and Kristopher Ne-
gron, and OF Jason Bourgeois on minor league
contracts.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS Named Brian
Daubach manager, Chris Michalak pitching coach
and Mark Harris hitting coach for Harrisburg (EL);
Tripp Keister manager, Franklin Bravo pitching
coach and Brian Rupp hitting coach for Potomac
(Carolina); Patrick Anderson manager for Hager-
stown (SAL);Billy Gardner Jr.manage,Paul Menhart
pitching coach and Joe Dillon hitting coach for
Syracuse (IL); Amaury Garcia hitting coach and Tim
Redding pitching coach for Auburn (NYP).
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restaurant.
Judge Joseph Scott handed down the sen-
tence after rst denying Harris request to
dismiss the misdemeanor convictions of
domestic violence, assault and battery
because, according to the defense, the statue
of limitations had expired. The prosecution
argued a jury has the ability to convict on
the lesser included charges.
A jury convicted Harris, 31, Nov. 4 on
misdemeanor alternatives to the felony
charges led by the prosecution. He faced up
to a year in jail but instead received ve days
jail, modiable to the work program, the
counseling and three years of probation the
rst half of which is supervised. He must
also pay a $200 ne to a battered womens
shelter and $500 to the domestic violence
fund.
Harris surrenders to jail Feb. 8 and has one
day of credit.
During trial, Harris defense never disput-
ed he threw punches but claimed it was self-
defense.
At the time of the Aug. 12, 2012, inci-
dent, Kwame Harris and ex-boyfriend
Dimitri Geier were no longer dating but
maintained a friendship and Geier stayed
with him while traveling here for business.
That night, prior to Harris taking Geier to
San Jose International Airport, the men
dined at a two-person table at Su Hong To
Go. Geier poured soy sauce into a container
which angered Harris who questioned his
lack of table manners.
Harris suggested Geier nd his own way to
the airport and, as the two men went to his
car to remove luggage, Harris reportedly
accused Geier of wearing his underwear and
tugged several times at his pants. Geier
threw two punches which Harris met by
punching him in the face, breaking orbital
and cheekbones which required surgery and a
metal plate.
Defense attorney Alin Cintean said Harris
swung twice to defend himself after Geier hit
rst.
Harris left and Geier took a cab to the hos-
pital en route to the airport. Menlo Park
police arrested Harris early the next morn-
i ng.
Harris took the stand in the ve-day trial
but his former ame did not. Instead, jurors
heard a transcript of Geiers testimony from
Harris preliminary hearing before the man
became uncooperative with prosecutors and
learned he also dropped a civil lawsuit
against his former boyfriend.
Harris is free on $75,000 bail.
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HARRIS
Four sectors lost jobs: nancial activities;
professional and business services; educa-
tional and health services; and government.
The financial activities sector was the
biggest loser, down 4,900 jobs.
California has added 903,000 jobs since
February 2010, when the state employment
department says the economic recovery
began. Since November 2012, nonfarm jobs
increased by 226,200 jobs, up 1.6 percent.
Stephen Levy, senior economist for the
Center for Continuing Study of the
California Economy in Palo Alto, said
Novembers figures show Southern
California is seeing a surge in jobs thanks to
new construction, growing imports and
exports through the regions ports, and
emerging technology centers. That means
Silicon Valley is no longer the states only
major job creator, he said in an email.
Despite the gains, California still exceeds
the national unemployment rate, which
dropped to 7 percent in November.
Only four states were worse off: Illinois,
Michigan Nevada and Rhode Island. Nevada
and Rhode Island tied for the nations highest
rate, at 9 percent.
A year ago, Californias unemployment
rate was 9.9 percent.
Michael Bernick, a former director of the
Employment Development Department who
is now a fellow at the Milken Institute eco-
nomic think tank, said in an email that he
expects steady job growth through 2014. But
he predicted the economic rebound will bring
more political and policy attention to the
growing problem of wage inequity between
the rich and poor.
On that front, the state employment
agency reported that nearly 1.6 million peo-
ple remained unemployed in California,
down 34,000 from October and down by
256,000 from November 2012.
Earlier this week, the state employment
department said it has notied more than
222,000 long-term unemployed
Californians that they will lose their federal-
ly funded extended unemployment benets at
the end of the year.
JOBS
By Cassandra Vinograd
LONDON The U.K. will help the inter-
national mission to destroy Syrias chemi-
cal weapons program, ofcials said Friday,
joining a complex operation with promi-
nent roles for the U.S., Denmark and
Norway.
Britains Foreign Ofce said it has agreed
to destroy 150 tons of two industrial-grade
chemicals from Syrias stockpile at a com-
mercial facility. The chemicals used in the
pharmaceutical industry will be shipped to
the U.K. before being transferred to a com-
mercial site to be incinerated and
destroyed, it said in a statement.
It is important to stress that these are
chemicals, not chemical weapons, the
Foreign Ofce said, explaining that the
two chemicals only become highly toxic
when mixed to make a nerve agent.
The commitment adds another layer to
the complex and unprecedented operation
to destroy Syrias chemical weapons stock-
pile, which comes after the conrmed use of
chemical weapons in the Damascus suburb
of Ghouta on Aug. 21 , which the U.S. gov-
ernment says killed 1,400 people. A num-
ber of questions remain about how Syrias
chemical weapons arsenal will be
destroyed, including what will be done with
the material once it is rendered harmless.
The Foreign Ofce said the two chemicals
would be removed from Syria separately,
sealed in standard industrial containers to
international standards and under the super-
vision of chemical weapons watchdogs.
Under the plan by the Organization for
the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons,
chemicals will be transported from 12 stor-
age sites to Latakia in Syria. Russia is pro-
viding armored trucks and other equipment
to help transport them.
The chemicals will then be loaded onto
Danish and Norwegian ships and shipped
to an Italian port, where the most toxic
chemicals including materials used to
make mustard gas and sarin will be
transferred to a U.S. ship for destruction at
sea.
That ship MV Cape Ray is serving
as the linchpin of the plan. The Cape Ray
will have machinery that will neutralize the
chemicals by mixing them with other
chemicals and heated water.
Under the current plan, the most toxic
chemicals are to be removed from the coun-
try by Dec. 31. All other chemicals declared
by Syria are to be removed from the country
by Feb. 5, with the exception of around
100 tons of isopropanol, which are to be
destroyed in Syria by March 1. All chemi-
cals are to be destroyed by June 30.
However, Ahmet Uzumcu, director-gener-
al of the Organization for the Prohibition
of Chemical Weapons, has warned there
may be delays.
U.K. to help destroy Syrias chemical stockpile
It is important to stress that
these are chemicals, not chemical weapons.
Britains Foreign Ofce
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P
utting a dollar gure on Christmas
should be impossible, but some-
how its getting higher every year.
Around this time each year, a bank (of all
things) publishes stats
explaining how much it
would cost to buy all of
the items in the 12
Days of Christmas
song. For 2013, the
total tops $114,000.
Why is Christmas so
expensive? People try to
measure and provide a
tangible form of the value of Christmas,
but the true spirit of Christmas cant be
purchased.
I am a believer in getting Christmas
shopping done early, but this year, people
left family dinner on Thanksgiving night
to get a head start on the madness of Black
Friday shopping, and that just doesnt seem
right. Now theres also Cyber Monday, so
if you didnt make it to the stores on Black
Friday, you couldve checked out the sales
from your iPad on the comfort of the couch
and had your nieces gift shipped directly to
her. Lets not confuse convenience with
craziness, though. Ordering gifts online is
convenient, but ghting with a stranger
over a pair of discounted shoes ... wheres
the Christmas spirit in that? The sales from
Black Friday (and Cyber Monday) are com-
pared to those of the previous year to judge
if its going to be a good Christmas.
Shouldnt a good Christmas be deter-
mined by the number of relatives in town?
Or the good health of the grandparents? Or
the chance to enjoy a toast with new and
old friends or those nice neighbors who
you baby-sit for?
We live in a competitive world in which,
sometimes, you have to put yourself rst to
get what you want. Since when did
Christmas become one of those times?
Spirit of
Christmas:
Priceless
City Scene
Plcido Domingo
appears with the San
Francisco Symphony
SEE PAGE 21
See STUDENT, Page 22
By Jessica Herndon
LOS ANGELES How essen-
tial are physical and emotional
connections when falling in
love? What would you miss
looking into someones eyes,
caressing them, tasting them? In
Her, Spike Jonzes futuristic
exploration of a mans relation-
ship with his computer, the film-
maker surveys human disjunction.
Joaquin Phoenix is Theodore, a
loner struggling to cope with his
unwanted divorce from neuroscien-
tist Catherine (a comely, sullen
Rooney Mara). Theodore has
become guarded, but his work
requires an outpouring of emotions
as he pens tender, personal letters
for others at beautifulhandwritten-
letters.com.
After seeing an ad for an articial
intelligence operating system,
Theodore purchases one and nds
his new OS is voiced by a dame
with a sultry, whiskey-stained tone
named Samantha (a witty and
relaxed Scarlett Johansson, who is
never seen on-camera). Samantha
is at Theodores beck and call.
Communicating by way of an ear-
piece and a small hand-held device,
Magical, lonely love of Her
By Jake Coyle
NEW YORK Reporters have
been conditioned to brace for
Joaquin Phoenix. Hes reputed to
be volatile, evasive and guarded
an all-around difficult person
to interview.
But after Phoenix, with his
shoulder-length hair pulled back,
strides energetically into a hotel
room and begins chain-smoking
American Spirits (despite a cold
and plans to quit), that reputation
stoked considerably by his fake
documentary Im Still Here
quickly disintegrates.
Though the making of that lm
about his supposed exit from act-
ing (and the infamous David
Letterman appearance) was a pub-
Joaquin Phoenix reboots in new film
See HER, Page 20
See PHOENIX, Page 20
WEEKEND JOURNAL 20
lic-relations debacle for the 37-year-old
Phoenix, it also rejuvenated him as an
actor: an intentional bid to tear everything
down so he could build it back up.
Once youve experienced a thrashing and
failure even if its self-imposed you
have a choice: You can let it be the end, or
you can ght to come back, says Phoenix.
To suddenly be in this position where you
have to prove yourself again, I thought, was
really good and something that I needed.
Four lms later, the reckless experiment
appears to have worked remarkably well.
Phoenix has responded with the best run of
his career.
Hes made two lms with Paul Thomas
Anderson, having just nished shooting
Inherent Vice, an adaptation of Thomas
Pynchons detective novel. The rst, The
Master, in which Phoenix played a rest-
less, feral World War II veteran, was perhaps
his best performance ever the wanderings
of a confused, uncontrollable man in post-
war America. In James Grays not-yet-
released but also enthralling The
Immigrant, he plays a New York man who
preys on immigrants coming through Ellis
Island.
And now he stars as Theodore Twombly in
Spike Jonzes Her, a romance that begins
with a futuristic high concept but morphs
into a sweet exploration on the nature of
love. Twombly, who lives in a sleek, cushy
near-future Los Angeles (Jonze used
Shanghais skyline), falls for his highly
intelligent, Siri-like computer operating
system, voiced by Scarlett Johansson.
Whereas Phoenixs Freddie Quell in The
Master was wild and isolated, Theodore is
gentle, open and soulful.
All of those things exist in me, says
Phoenix.
The multitudes in Phoenix and his quick-
shifting moods have made him famously
unpredictable. Its also made him an excep-
tional actor, one particularly bent on both
inhibition and total vulnerability. Talking
to him, at least on one recent December day,
revealed a warm, affable and playful guy
someone a lot more like Theodore than
youd expect.
I had this other image of him, says
Jonze. Some of that and maybe a lot of
that is because he doesnt care. Hes not
trying to present an image. Hes not trying
to sell anything. And hed be dreadfully
uncomfortable if he was trying to sell any-
thing.
Jonze rst met Phoenix when the actor
read for a part in his Adaptation. that
eventually went to Chris Cooper.
He came in and he was like, Im the
worst. Im terrible. This is going to be terri-
ble. You dont want to even cast me in this,
and you denitely dont want to see me
read, recalls Jonze.
The modesty doesnt appear false.
Phoenixs conversation is filled with a
reluctance to state anything too certainly,
even about himself. He often disagrees with
things hes said before: Sometimes you
say things to the press ... and youre stuck
with it forever.
The middle child of ve from a transient,
bohemian family that settled in California,
Phoenix knew from a young age that he
loved acting. Like his siblings, he was a
child actor, which he recalls as a pure kind
of acting. Hes driven to go back to that
childlike feeling of fully believing a
scenes reality: I only want to experience
that, he says.
But the idea that Phoenix, who typically
has cast and crew members call him by his
characters name on the set, is obsessed
with staying in the moment is also a mis-
conception, he says.
Its not a science to me and I dont want
it to be, says Phoenix. I dont always
know what the right thing is. Sometimes
youre in there and youre just trying stuff.
The hurdles for such spontaneity would
seem considerable on Her. Phoenix
spends much of the lm alone on the screen,
talking with the operating system, named
Samantha. The role was originally played
by Samantha Morton who was replaced in
postproduction by Johansson. During the
shoot, Morton was nearby in a sound
booth, piped into Phoenixs ear.
An actor could look very foolish in the
role of Theodore if he didnt pull it off. The
movie has to balance the oddness and
potential creepiness of seeing a man swoon
for a disembodied voice (who in one scene
he has a kind of sex with). To create a feel-
ing of intimacy, Jonze kept on-set crew to
no more than 10 in the rst weeks of shoot-
ing.
The best experience for me is when they
go cut and say, OK, we got it, says
Phoenix. And youre like, We only did
three takes. And they say, No, we did 13
takes.
PHOENIX
she keeps him on schedule and encourages
him to get back out there and go on a blind
date. His date (Olivia Wilde) critiques his
kissing ability and scolds him for refusing
to indulge in the idea of a relationship. Im
not in a place where I can commit right
now becomes one of Theodores signature
lines, even as he becomes smitten with
Samantha.
But eventually Theodore and Samantha,
who is eager to please and has the ability to
grow through her experiences, fall for each
other. Jonze effectively manages to capture
real intimacy as the couple greet each other
in the morning and say goodnight when the
day is done. Theodore takes Samantha on a
double date with his co-worker, Paul (played
by the ever-hilarious Chris Pratt), and
Samantha composes piano melodies to
emphasize their experiences. (The sound of
the film is engineered by indie rockers
Arcade Fire and violinist Owen Pallett.)
Jonze has become known for creating
bewildering worlds, from his work on the
maniacal Oscar-nominated Being John
Malkovich, his layered Adaptation and
the heart-rending Where the Wild Things
Are. Hes also crafted arresting videos for
inventive artists like Bjork and Kanye
West, as well as a collection of short lms,
commercials and documentaries. But Her
is the rst feature lm hes penned solo and
hes never been so ingenious.
In a dark theater, surrounded by the won-
drous world Jonze creates in Her, in the-
aters Friday, its difcult to avoid getting
emotional. There is such a somber and sup-
ple tone throughout, as Theodore (faultless-
ly performed by a pensive and vulnerable
Phoenix) surrenders to his desperation,
nding glimpses of glee were pleased hes
afforded.
Visually Jonze has built a bold dreamland:
a near-future Los Angeles awash with pri-
mary colors and warm pastels that tickle our
childlike senses. Every fella dons high-
waisted pants, a fashion choice emphasiz-
ing the sign of the times. And for the mag-
netic cityscapes, the movie was lmed in
Los Angeles and China.
Amy Adams delivers a delicate portrayal
of Theodores lovelorn neighbor and best
friend, Amy. She supports his decision to
date his OS, but thinks anybody who falls
in love is a freak. Its kind of a form of
socially acceptable insanity, she pro-
claims.
But Theodores ex-wife thinks his latest
turn at love is crazy. You always wanted to
have a wife without actually dealing with
anything real, she tells him. Thus, the lin-
gering questions are brought to the fore-
front: To what lengths would we go to avoid
certain truths? And could virtual affairs be
the inevitable evolution of relationships in
our tech-blooming society? The notion of
unconventional romanticism is certainly
enchanting, but even computer love can be
eeting.
Her, a Warner Bros. release, is rated R
by the Motion Picture Association of
America for language, sexual content and
brief graphic nudity. Running time: 126
minutes. Three and a half stars out of four.
HER
WEEKEND JOURNAL 21
By Susan Cohn
DAILY JOURNAL
SENIOR CORRESPONDENT
THE SAN FRANCISCO SYM-
PHONY SALUTES GORDON
GETTY, WITH SPECIAL GUESTS
PLCIDO DOMINGO AND FRED-
ERICAVON STADE. Music Director
Michael Tilson Thomas, the San
Francisco Symphony, the San
Francisco Symphony Chorus, world-
renowned tenor Plcido Domingo and
American mezzo-soprano Frederica
von Stade come together on Jan. 6,
2014, to celebrate the 80th birthday of
composer and philanthropist Gordon
Getty, composer. Getty has served on
the Board of Governors of the San
Francisco Symphony since 1979.
During his tenure, he and his wife,
Ann, have provided leadership and
generous support for some the
Symphonys most important initia-
tives, including the acoustic renova-
tion of Davies Symphony Hall in
1990, the Grammy award-winning
Mahler recording cycle, and the
Orchestras international tours. Getty,
who has a B.A. in music from the San
Francisco Conservatory of Music, is a
classical music composer, whose com-
positions include the opera Plump
Jack, Joan and the Bells, piano pieces
and a collection of choral works. In
1986, Getty was honored as an
Outstanding American Composer at
the John F. Kennedy Center for the
Performing Arts, and he was awarded
the 2003 Gold Baton of the American
Symphony Orchestra League.
Plcido Domingo, recognized as one
of the most inuential singing actors
in the history of opera, is also a con-
ductor and the Eli and Edythe Broad
General Director of The Los Angeles
Opera. His more than 100 recordings
of complete operas, compilations of
arias and duets, and crossover discs
have earned him 12 Grammy Awards
and two Emmy Awards. Mezzo-soprano
Frederica von Stade is known to audi-
ences around the world through her
numerous featured appearances on tele-
vision, including several PBS specials
and Live from Lincoln Center tele-
casts. She has made over sixty record-
ings with every major label, including
complete operas, aria albums, sym-
phonic works, solo recital programs
and popular crossover albums.
The Jan. 6 concert is scheduled to
include the fourth movement from
Beethovens Symphony No. 7;
Rossinis Overture to La gazza ladra;
Tallis Motet, Spem in alium, per-
formed by the San Francisco
Symphony Chorus and Director
Ragnar Bohlin; and the world premiere
of a new work by Getty, A Prayer for
My Daughter, performed by the
Symphony and the Chorus. Additional
works on the program by Getty are
Four Dickinson Songs with soprano
Lisa Delan and SFS keyboardist Robin
Sutherland and the overture to Gettys
opera Plump Jack. The concert length
is approximately two hours.
Davies Symphony Hall is located at
201 Van Ness Ave. San Francisco. The
Gordon Gettys 80th Birthday
Celebration Concert takes place at 8
p.m. Monday Jan. 6. Concert tickets
and detailed program information are
available at sfsymphony. org, by
phone at (415) 864-6000, and at the
Davies Symphony Hall Box Ofce.
***
SAN FRANCISCO BALLETS
NUTCRACKER IS FULL OF
MAGIC. Theres magic on stage as
San Francisco Ballet presents
Tchaikovskys beloved Nutcracker, set
in San Francisco during the 1915
Worlds Fair. The gorgeous combina-
tion of dance, music and costume are
punctuated by Menlo Park Illusionist
Marshall Magoons terrific visual
effects, which come into play as the
mysterious Uncle Drosselmeyer, the
bringer of extra-ordinary gifts, makes
toys change size and come to life. And
so, to the rst time viewer or the holi-
day regular, San Francisco Ballets
Nutcracker delivers the greatest magic
of all, the gift of dreams, and when
Uncle Drosselmeyer raises his arms
upward and commands the Christmas
tree to grow, and grow, and GROW,
anything seems possible in the fanci-
ful world of wonder that appears
beneath its giant, decorated boughs.
Two hours with a 20-minute intermis-
sion. Through Dec. 29. The War
Memorial Opera House. 301 Van Ness
Ave. San Francisco. www.sfballet.org
or (415) 865-2000.
***
BE OUR GUEST: THE SHN
CURRAN THEATRE GIVES OUT
A HOLIDAY BONUS.
Congratulations to the winners of the
Disneys Beauty and Beast Contest
held at Hillsdale Shopping Center in
San Mateo. Each winner received a
four-pack of tickets to the show at the
SHN Curran Theatre in San Francisco.
Among those enjoying this holiday
treat are Meagan Bailey, San Mateo;
Laura Bosick, San Mateo; Ginny
Brooks, Foster City; Jamin Fung,
Redwood City; Shareen Lal, San
Mateo; Robyn Parkinson, San Mateo;
Cindy Peterson, San Mateo; and Rich
Yang, San Mateo.
Susan Cohn is a member of the San
Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle
and the American Theatre Critics
Association. She may be reached at
susan@smdailyjournal.com.
PHOTO COURTESY OF SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
PLCIDO DOMINGO APPEARS WITH THE SAN FRANCISCO
SYMPHONY JAN.6.Michael Tilson Thomas, the San Francisco
Symphony and Chorus, and special guests including Plcido
Domingo and Frederica von Stade come together Jan. 6 to
celebrate the 80th birthday of composer and philanthropist
Gordon Getty. For this concert, Domingo returns to perform
with the Symphony for the rst time since his debut with the
Orchestra more than 40 years ago.
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22
Houses are decorated to be the brightest on
the street, with so many lights that they
can be seen from space. Presents are stuffed
under the Christmas tree until it becomes a
struggle to get through the living room.
Families pride themselves in how far they
drove to buy the tallest, freshest, most
green and pine-smelling tree out there, and
then proceed to stick so many lights and
ornaments on it that you cant even see it
anymore. Professional photographers have
been hired to take Christmas card pictures
that (we all know it) will be thrown out
after the holidays.
The celebration of Christmas dates back
to, most believe, 200 A.D. It started as (and
should still be) the celebration of the birth
of a man who lived a special life and pro-
vided a series of teachings that many have
come to adopt and live by. Whomever you
believe he was (or wasnt), the point is that
the things he said or are attributed to him
give us great peace and humanity toward
each other and with ourselves, and that is
what we, regardless of denomination,
should celebrate with Christmas. In fact, it
only started to become this big gift-giving
craze in the late 19th century. As cliche as
it sounds, Christmas isnt about the number
of boxes under the tree or lights around it.
The holiday shouldnt send your electricity
and credit card bills so high that the new
year isnt happy after all. Christmas and
the holiday season is a time to enjoy fami-
l y, to reect on the year that has passed, to
celebrate your faith (as applicable), to
relax a bit before the start of the new year,
to exchange sentiments of love and care for
each other, and to send good tidings to
all. So a Merry Christmas and Happy
Holidays to everyone (Id love to continue
writing about this, but Ive got to get to
the mall and shop for more gifts!).
Then the Grinch thought of something
he hadnt before! What if Christmas, he
thought, doesnt come from a store. What if
Christmas ... perhaps ... means a little bit
more! Dr. Seuss.
Mari Andreatta is a junior at Notre Dame High
School in Belmont. Student News appears in the
weekend edition. You can email Student News at
news@smdailyjournal.com.
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SATURDAY, DEC. 21
Hardly Strictly Blue Oaks. 10 a.m.
to 1 p.m. Bill and Jean Lane
Education Center at Edgewood Park,
6 Old Stage Coach Road, Redwood
City. Free. For more information
email scostabatis@redwoodcity.org.
Free Hollandaise Sauce
Demonstration. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
545 1st Ave., San Mateo. Former San
Mateo Mayor, Claire Mack, is demon-
strating her own personal recipe for
lactose-free Hollandaise sauce. For
more information call 348-1082.
Annual Lego Holiday
Extravaganza. 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Museum of American Heritage, 351
Homer Ave., Palo Alto. The Museum
of American Heritage (MOAH), The
Bay Area Lego User Group (BayLUG)
and Bay Area LegoTrain Club
(BayLTC) are co-hosting the 2013-14
Lego Holiday display at MOAH. Enjoy
a variety of Lego creations made by
members of the club, featuring train
layouts, Bay Area landmarks, castles,
miniature cities, sculptures and
more. Admission is $2. Exhibit runs
through Jan. 19 on Friday, Saturday
and Sunday.
Christmas Tours. 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Plymire-Schwarz House Museum,
519 Grand Ave., S. San Francisco. For
Devils Canyon Brewery Ninth
Annual Holiday Hootenanny. 4
p.m. to 11 p.m. 935 Washington St.,
San Carlos. For more information call
(415) 557-7670.
Bay Pointe Ballets Nutcracker. 4
p.m. San Mateo Performing Arts
Center. 600 N. Delaware St., San
Mateo. $30 to $60. For more informa-
tion www.baypointeballet.org.
Portraits of Christmas. 7 p.m.
Crystal Springs Theatre, 2145 Bunker
Hill Drive, San Mateo. Presented by
the Crystal Springs Players. A series
of vignettes to explore Christmas
and its meaning; dessert potluck fol-
lows. Free.
Free Christmas Play. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Crystal Springs United Methodist
Church, 2145 Bunker Hill Drive, San
Mateo. Free. For more information
call 345-2381.
Elvin Bishop (Two Full Sets). 8 p.m.
Club Fox, 2209 Broadway, Redwood
City. $25 per person. For more infor-
mation call (877) 435-9849 or go to
www.clubfoxrwc.com.
SUNDAY, DEC. 22
A Christmas Music Celebration.
10:30 a.m. Calvary Lutheran Church,
401 Santa Lucia Ave., Millbrae. Free.
For more information call 588-2840.
Childrens Christmas Service.
10:30 a.m. Gloria Dei Lutheran
Church, 2600 Ralston Ave., Belmont.
Celebrate the miracle of Christmas
with our family this year. Free. For
more information go to
www.gdluth.org.
Annual Lego Holiday
Extravaganza. 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Museum of American Heritage, 351
Homer Ave., Palo Alto. The Museum
of American Heritage (MOAH), The
Bay Area Lego User Group (BayLUG)
and Bay Area LegoTrain Club
(BayLTC) are co-hosting the 2013-14
Lego Holiday display at MOAH. Enjoy
a variety of Lego creations made by
members of the club, featuring train
layouts, Bay Area landmarks, castles,
miniature cities, sculptures and
more. Admission is $2. Exhibit runs
through Jan. 19 on Friday, Saturday
and Sunday.
Bay Pointe Ballets Nutcracker. 2
p.m. San Mateo Performing Arts
Center. 600 N. Delaware St., San
Mateo. $30 to $60. For more informa-
tion www.baypointeballet.org.
A Downton Abbey Christmas. 2
p.m. Belmont Library, 1110 Alameda
de las Pulgas. A viewing of the
Season 3 Christmas special will be
accompanied by tea and cookies.
Period dress encouraged but not
required. For more information con-
tact conrad@smcl.org.
MONDAY, DEC. 23
CuriOdyssey Winter Camp. 1651
Coyote Point Drive, San Mateo.
Running on Dec. 23, 26, 27 and 30.
Each day features an engaging sci-
ence theme. To register for one day
or all, go to
www.CuriOdyssey.org/activities/win
ter-camps. rst-, second- and third-
graders only. For more information
call 342-7755.
TUESDAY, DEC. 24
Worship Service. Noon. First
Presbyterian Church of Burlingame,
1500 Easton Drive, Burlingame. The
choir and hand bells will perform
carols and communion will be given.
Free. For more information call 342-
0875.
Christmas Eve Service. 3 p.m.
Central Peninsula Church South
Campus, 1550 Alameda de las
Pulgas, Redwood City. Free. For more
information call 349-1132.
Christmas Eve Service. 3:30 p.m.
and 5:30 p.m. Central Peninsula
Church North Campus, 300
Piedmont Ave., San Bruno. Free. For
Christmas Eve Worship. 4 p.m., 6
p.m., 10 p.m. Our Lady of Angels
Catholic Church, 1721 Hillsdale
Drive, Burlingame. Free. For more
Christmas Eve Service. 4 p.m. and 6
p.m. Central Peninsula Church Foster
City Campus, 1005 Shell Blvd., Foster
City. Free. For more information call
349-1132.
Christmas Eve Masses. 4:30 p.m.
and 8 p.m. Saint Roberts Church,
1380 Crystal Springs Road, San
Bruno. Childrens Mass at 4:30 p.m.,
Midnight Mass at 8 p.m. Free. For
Worship Service. 4:30 p.m. First
1500 Easton Drive, Burlingame.
Family service with pageant, praise
band and carols. Free. For more infor-
mation call 342-0875.
Christmas Eve Family Worship. 5
p.m. Hope Lutheran Church, 600 W.
42nd Ave., San Mateo. Join us for
family worship in glowstick candle-
light. Free. For more information call
349-0100.
Christmas Eve Worship. 5 p.m.,
10:45 p.m. Redeemer Lutheran
Ministries, 468 Grand St., Redwood
City. For more information call 366-
5892.
Celebrate Christmas Eve. 5:30 p.m.
Open Door Church, 4150 Piccadilly
Lane, San Mateo. Family friendly
worship (no childrens program).
Free. For more information go to
mppc.org.
Christmas Eve Worship. 6 p.m.
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 2600
Ralston Ave., Belmont. Celebrate the
miracle of Christmas. Free. For more
information go to www.gdluth.org.
Christmas Eve Service. 7 p.m.
Peninsula Metropolitan Community
Church, 1150 W. Hillsdale Blvd., San
Mateo. The church is an LGBT and
friends community. Free. For more
information call 515-0900 or go to
www.peninsulamcc.org.
Christmas Eve Family Worship. 10
p.m. Hope Lutheran Church, 600 W.
42nd Ave., San Mateo. Festival serv-
ice with a choir and traditional can-
dle lighting. Free. For more informa-
tion call 349-0100.
Worship Service. 10 p.m. First
1500 Easton Drive, Burlingame.
Lamplight service with choir and
instrumentalists. Free. For more
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 25
Christmas Day Worship. 7:30 a.m.,
9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Saint
Roberts Church, 1380 Crystal
Springs Road, San Bruno. Free. For
Christmas Day Worship. 10 a.m.
Hope Lutheran Church, 600 W. 42nd
Ave., San Mateo. Worship with a car-
ols setting for Holy Communion.
Free. For more information call 349-
0100.
Christmas Day Worship. 10:30 a.m.
miracle of Christmas with our family
this year. Free. For more information
go to www.gdluth.org.
Christmas Day Service. 10 a.m.
Peninsula Metropolitan Community
Church, 1150 W. Hillsdale Blvd., San
Mateo. Join us! We are an LGBT and
friends community. Free. For more
information call 515-0900 or go to
www.peninsulamcc.org.
Christmas Day Worship Service. 10
a.m., 10:40 p.m. Redeemer Lutheran
Ministries, 468 Grand St., Redwood
City. Free. For more information call
366-5892.
Christmas Day Worship. 10:30 a.m.
miracle of Christmas with our family
this year. Free. For more information
go to www.gdluth.org.
THURSDAY, DEC. 26
CuriOdyssey Winter Camp. 1651
Coyote Point Drive, San Mateo.
Running on Dec. 26, 27 and 30. Each
day features an engaging science
theme. To register for one day or all,
go to www.CuriOdyssey.org/activi-
ties/winter-camps. rst-, second- and
third-graders only. For more infor-
mation call 342-7755.
Broadway by the Bay Presents: Its
a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio
Play. Fox Theatre, 2215 Broadway,
Redwood City. Through Dec. 29. For
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over 100 years, he wrote. In fact,
voters overwhelm-
ingly approved
the splitting of
California into
two states in
1859, but
Congress never
acted on that
request due to the
Civil War.
Recently, rural
counties in Northern
California and
Southern Oregon have
been pushing to create of
a new state called the State
of Jefferson because of frus-
tration with lack of represen-
tation at the state Capitol and
overregulation. Back in
September, the Siskiyou County
and Modoc Countys Board of
Supervisors voted for secession.
Draper adds the citizens of the whole
state would be better served by smaller
state governments, while preserving
the historical boundaries of the vari-
ous counties, cities and towns.
The legal processes for division of
the state will take time, he writes. In
the interim, we the people desire to
empower local governments and
lessen the role of Sacramento over
every aspect of our lives, to encourage
regional cooperation, and to begin
the process of new state identica-
tion.
The six new proposed states would
be called Jefferson, North California,
Central California, Silicon Valley,
West California and South
California. The first includes
Butte, Colusa, Del Norte,
Glenn, Humboldt, Lake,
Lassen, Mendocino, Modoc,
Plumas, Siskiyou, Shasta,
Tehama and Trinity counties.
The second includes Amador, El
Dorado, Marin, Napa, Nevada,
Placer, Sacramento, Sierra,
Solano, Sonoma, Sutter,
Yolo and Yuba counties.
The third includes
Alpine, Calaveras,
Fresno, Inyo,
Kern, Kings,
Ma d e r a ,
Mar i posa,
Merced, Mono,
San Joaquin,
Stanislaus, Tulare
and Tuolumne coun-
ties. The next encompasses Alameda,
Contra Costa, San Benito, San
Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara,
Santa Cruz and Monterey. West
California would include Santa
Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Los
Angeles and Ventura. The last would
include Imperial, Orange, Riverside,
San Bernardino and San Diego.
According to the proposal, on or
before Nov. 15, 2017, the voters of
any county, pursuant to the initiative
power or upon action of the Board of
Supervisors placing a measure on the
ballot, may enact an ordinance to
become part of a contiguous state
other than the state assigned pursuant
to this section. Within 30 days after
certication of the vote approving the
ordinance, the boards of supervisors
in the state to which the county seeks
to be re-assigned shall vote to
approve the reassignment and if a
majority of those county boards
approve, the reassignment shall
become effective and the registrar of
voters shall transmit the certication
and ordinance to the governor.
A website is up and running at six-
californias.info and allows you to
enter your email address to get notied
when the initiative has launched.
Draper is not commenting on
the initiative until Monday when
he will hold a press conference 2
p.m. Dec. 23 at Draper University of
Heroes, 55 E. Third Ave. in San
Mateo.
angela@smdailyjournal.com
(650) 344-5200 ext. 105
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tradition, Martin said.
It took about two months for Fox
and several others to build the depart-
ments first bowling alley dining
table. Sanding, smoothing, gluing and
laying the nicky resin sealant to cre-
ate the table was a learning process
they undertook during their off time,
Fox said.
Once the first one was built and
homed at the large downtown Station
Nine, the remaining stations dining
tables started to look pretty shabby.
So Martin decided to build the second
table with his father, a retired San
Mateo reghter. It served as a sym-
bolic father-son bonding opportunity
and the chance to partake in the new
tradition, Martin said.
Adining table in a re house lasts a
long time, Ive only got about six
years left [before retirement] and I
wanted to leave something behind, to
carry on a tradition, Martin said.
After deconstructing Station 20s
dilapidated circular dining table, along
with pieces of exotic zebra and black
walnut wood, he created the 7-foot-by-
4-foot table with gold leaf inlay. He
used the legs of the old table and sec-
tions of the top for bracing the under-
neath of the bowling alley table,
Martin said.
Repurposing materials and keeping
as many historic relics as possible is
inherent to their culture, Fox said.
We dont throw anything away in
re service, Fox said.
Future generations of firefighters
will sit around these carefully crafted
tables three times a day, all year long,
Martin said. Leaving a meaningful
contribution to the department and his
successors is assuring to his leave the
place better than when you found it
motto, Martin said.
Gathering together and breaking
bread is an important part of their day,
it allows them to set aside rank and
bond on a more personal level, Fox
said. However, everyone has their own
seat and, when entering into another
station, respect entails asking where
to sit, Fox said. Although the mon-
strous 16-foot-by-4-foot table at
Station Nine could easily sit 30 peo-
ple, they built a second smaller union
table allowing them to comfortably
host large dinners and retirement par-
ties, Fox said.
About 20 reghters retired in the
last few years; gathering together to
share stories, tease one another and
catch up is an important pastime for
them, Fox said.
Although both tables are still in
their youth and the smooth coating
that took careful preparation has
remained pristine, Martin thinks fond-
ly of the use theyll undergo once hes
gone.
If it gets scratched and dinged up
and dented, well thats what its all
about, Martin said.
Martin has agreed to help with sub-
sequent tables and the third is already
underway for Station 11. They take
great pride in leaving a contribution to
future reghters and hope the tables
will serve as a reminder of their serv-
ice. Martin engraved the bottom of
Station 20s table and grins as he
thinks of someone uncovering it in
the future.
I hope a lot of stories get told
around these tables, Martin said.
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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) Your lust for
new adventures will be sated if you travel or seek out
mentally stimulating groups. New environments and
ideas will likely inspire a shift in your professional focus.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You may be faced
with handling the affairs of older relatives. Your
partner may become frustrated if you are unable to
fit in quality time together. Finding balance will be
your key challenge.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) Tension will cause
confrontations with your partner. It is important
to openly discuss the root of the problem. Secret
endeavors may damage your standing. Be conscious
of the consequences of your actions.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) Dont waste time on
one-sided romantic connections. Be careful what you
say at this time. Its not the day to be controversial.
Try to be cognizant of workplace politics.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) Travel in search
of adventure and look to expand your horizons.
Socializing will lead to new romantic opportunities.
This is a great day to make a positive change.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Stubbornness will
be your downfall if you refuse to take advice from
friends or relatives. Try to see your circumstances as
possibilities rather than limitations. Keep an open mind.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Friends will feel
neglected if you are devoting too much time to
a new friend or lover. Find a balance and keep
everyone happy. Be cautious about getting involved
in any joint ventures.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) Heated debates with
people close to you may lead to an unexpected
change. Overreacting will have catastrophic results.
Try to keep your emotions in check. Be careful
about lending money at this time.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Your emotional reactions will
leave you feeling alienated from the ones you love. Try
to take a more practical approach to things, and avoid
being melodramatic. Understand and respect your role.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Bureaucracy will cause
delays where institutional matters are concerned. Try
to put off meetings with superiors until you are fully
prepared. Leave time for entertainment.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) Focus and attention
to detail will bring signicant improvements to your
affairs. Someone close to you may be confused. Your
capacity to evaluate situations from multiple angles
will help to resolve the problem.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) Your mental acuity
will be exceptional and must be used to advance
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Full training, to do inspections
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Good pay. And expenses.
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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-
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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:
www.smdailyjournal.com.
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.
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$2700 - $4000 monthly
Excellent Benefits
High School Diploma or GED
General custodial services,
event and conference
assistance
Apply to:
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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.
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110 Employment
OPERATIONS
ASSISTANT II
$2700 - $4000 monthly
Excellent Benefits
High School Diploma or GED
General custodial services,
event and conference
assistance
Supervisory experience required
Apply to:
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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
CASE# CIV 523137
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR
CHANGE OF NAME
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA,
COUNTY OF SAN MATEO,
400 COUNTY CENTER RD,
REDWOOD CITY CA 94063
PETITION OF
Sidney Likitoni Kauvaka
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:
Petitioner, Sidney Likitoni Kauvaka filed
a petition with this court for a decree
changing name as follows:
Present name: Sidney Likitoni Kauvaka
Propsed Name: Sidney Likitoni Afeaki
THE COURT ORDERS that all persons
interested in this matter shall appear be-
fore this court at the hearing indicated
below to show cause, if any, why the pe-
tition for change of name should not be
granted. Any person objecting to the
name changes described above must file
a written objection that includes the rea-
sons for the objection at least two court
days before the matter is scheduled to
be heard and must appear at the hearing
to show cause why the petition should
not be granted. If no written objection is
timely filed, the court may grant the peti-
tion without a hearing. A HEARING on
the petition shall be held on January 19,
2014 at 9 a.m., Dept. PJ, Room , at 400
County Center, Redwood City, CA
94063. A copy of this Order to Show
Cause shall be published at least once
each week for four successive weeks pri-
or to the date set for hearing on the peti-
tion in the following newspaper of gener-
al circulation: Daily Journal
Filed: 12/19/ 2013
/s/ Robert D. Foiles /
Judge of the Superior Court
Dated: 12/19/2013
(Published, 12/21/13, 12/28/2013,
01/04/2013, 01/11/2013)
CASE# CIV 525608
CHANGE OF NAME
PETITION OF
Scott Ivan York
Petitioner, Scott Ivan York filed a petition
with this court for a decree changing
name as follows:
Present name: Scott Ivan York
Propsed Name: Scott Ivan Walker
the petition shall be held on February 14,
Filed: 12/18/ 2013
Dated: 12/17/2013
(Published, 12/21/13, 12/28/2013,
01/04/2013, 01/11/2013)
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
CASE# CIV 525739
CHANGE OF NAME
PETITION OF
Ling Wu
Petitioner, Ling Wu filed a petition with
this court for a decree changing name
as follows:
Present name: Ling Wu
Propsed Name: Rihanna Wu
the petition shall be held on February 4,
Filed: 12/18/ 2013
Dated: 12/17/2013
(Published, 12/21/13, 12/28/2013,
01/04/2013, 01/11/2013)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #258659
The following persons are doing busi-
ness as: Roverware, 116 Hillcrest Rd.,
SAN CARLOS, CA 94070 is hereby reg-
istered by the following owner:Graeme
Ware, same address. The business is
conducted by an Individual. The regis-
trants commenced to transact business
under the FBN 11/12/2013.
/s/ Graeme Ware /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk on 11/26/2013. (Pub-
lished in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
11/30/13, 12/07/13, 12/14/13, 12/21/13).
STATEMENT #258683
The following persons are doing busi-
ness as: 1) Biz Magic, 2) Business Strat-
egy Technologies, 3) Silcon Valley High
Tech Parade, 2162 Carlmont Dr., Unit 3,
BELMONT, CA 94002 is hereby regis-
tered by the following owner: Bistratex,
LLC, CA. The business is conducted by
a Limited Liability Company. The regis-
/s/ Graeme Ware /
11/30/13, 12/07/13, 12/14/13, 12/21/13).
STATEMENT #258767
The following person is doing business
as: Wishing Well, 2041 Vista Del Mar,
SAN MATEO, CA 94404 is hereby regis-
tered by the following owner: Robert
Firebaughm, same address. The busi-
ness is conducted by an Individual. The
registrants commenced to transact busi-
ness under the FBN N/A.
/s/ Robert Firebaugh /
12/07/13, 12/14/13, 12/21/13, 12/28/13).
203 Public Notices
STATEMENT #258499
as: Write Time Tutoring, 435 Hawthorn
Ave., SAN BRUNO, CA 94066 is hereby
registered by the following owner: Laura
Albretsen-Shugart, same address. The
business is conducted by an Individual.
The registrants commenced to transact
business under the FBN .
/s/ Laura Albretsen-Shugart /
12/07/13, 12/14/13, 12/21/13, 12/28/13).
STATEMENT #258734
as: Edwards Everything Travel, 385 Fos-
ter City Blvd., FOSTER CITY, CA 94404
is hereby registered by the following
owner: Edwards Luggage, Inc, CA. The
business is conducted by a Corporation.
The registrants commenced to transact
business under the FBN .
/s/ Marty Reiniger /
12/07/13, 12/14/13, 12/21/13, 12/28/13).
STATEMENT #258513
as: Rustic Tart, 728 Vasques Dr., HALF
MOON BAY, CA 94019 is hereby regis-
tered by the following owner: Jennifer
Papa, same address. The business is
under the FBN .
/s/ Jennifer Papa /
12/07/13, 12/14/13, 12/21/13, 12/28/13).
STATEMENT #258655
as: Tea Plus Noodle, 1100-D Howard
Ave., BURLINGAME, CA 94010 is here-
by registered by the following owner:
Ling Ko Yen, 233 San Mateo Ave., San
Bruno, CA 94066. The business is con-
ducted by an Individual. The registrants
commenced to transact business under
the FBN .
/s/ Ling Ko Yen /
12/07/13, 12/14/13, 12/21/13, 12/28/13).
STATEMENT #258376
as: LED Light Worx, 605 Spar Dr., RED-
WOOD CITY, CA 94065 is hereby regis-
tered by the following owner: Robert
Korte, same address. The business is
under the FBN .
/s/ Robert Korte /
12/07/13, 12/14/13, 12/21/13, 12/28/13).
STATEMENT #258693
as:Trust Management Services, 887 Mit-
ten Rd. Ste. 200, BURLINGAME,
CA94010 is hereby registered by the fol-
lowing owner: Fiduciary Plan Manage-
ment Services, Inc, CA. The business is
conducted by a Corporation. The regis-
/s/ Derrick Quan /
12/07/13, 12/14/13, 12/21/13, 12/28/13).
203 Public Notices
STATEMENT #258537
as: V. I. S. Trucking, 625 Woodside Way,
#A, SAN MATEO, CA 94401 is hereby
registered by the following owner: Vivian
Santos, same address. The business is
under the FBN.
/s/ Vivian Santos /
12/14/13, 12/21/13, 12/28/13, 01/04/13).
STATEMENT #258814
as: Four Seasons Foot Spa, 160 W.
25th, SAN MATEO, CA 94403 is hereby
registered by the following owner: Suhua
Li, 242 A St., South San Francisco, CA
94080. The business is conducted by an
Individual. The registrants commenced to
transact business under the FBN.
/s/ Vivian Santos /
12/14/13, 12/21/13, 12/28/13, 01/04/13).
STATEMENT #258551
as: 1) Palm Avenue Liquors, 2) Palm Liq-
uors, 116 South Blvd., SAN MATEO, CA
94402 is hereby registered by the follow-
ing owner: Citrin Componies, LLC, CA.
The business is conducted by a Limited
Liability Conpany. The registrants com-
menced to transact business under the
FBN .
/s/ Stuart Citrin /
12/14/13, 12/21/13, 12/28/13, 01/04/13).
STATEMENT #258727
as: International Painting & Decorating,
218 24th Ave., SAN MATEO, CA 94403
is hereby registered by the following
owner: Stanko Vranjes, same address.
The business is conducted by an Individ-
ual. The registrants commenced to trans-
act business under the FBN .
/s/ Stanko Vranjes /
12/14/13, 12/21/13, 12/28/13, 01/04/13).
STATEMENT #258695
as: Hero City at Draper University, 55 E.
Third Ave., SAN MATEO, CA 94401 is
hereby registered by the following owner:
Draper Collective, LLC, CA. The busi-
ness is conducted by a Limited Libility
Company. The registrants commenced
to transact business under the FBN
08/01/2013.
/s/ Carol Lo /
12/14/13, 12/21/13, 12/28/13, 01/04/13).
STATEMENT #258800
as: California Equities, 20 La Solano,
MILLBRAE, CA 94030, is hereby regis-
tered by the following owner: Daniel Li,
same address. The business is conduct-
ed by an Individual. The registrants
the FBN 06/19/2013.
/s/ Daniel Li /
12/21/13, 12/28/13, 01/04/13, 01/11/14).
203 Public Notices
STATEMENT #258765
as: Handsome Imports, 501 Broadway,
Po Box 96, MILLBRAE, CA 94030 is
hereby registered by the following owner:
Kevin Hsiao, 1350 Millbrae Ave., Mill-
brae, CA 94030. The business is con-
the FBN .
/s/ Kevin Hsiao /
12/21/13, 12/28/13, 01/04/13, 01/11/14).
STATEMENT #258738
as: Sachdev Enterprises, 1161 Elmer St.,
BELMONT, CA 94002 is hereby regis-
tered by the following owner: Anita Sach-
dev, same address. The business is con-
the FBN .
/s/ Anita Sachdev /
12/21/13, 12/28/13, 01/04/13, 01/11/14).
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV-
EN that San Bruno Park
School District, State of Cali-
fornia, calls for sealed pro-
posals Wireless Data Net-
working Infrastructure
Equipment Purchase, RFP
No. 13-12-05 to be delivered
to the Business Office, 500
Acacia Avenue, San Bruno,
CA 94066. The deadline
for submitting proposals is
Tuesday, January 7, 2014 at
3:00 p.m. at which time and
place said proposals will be
opened. Faxed or emailed
proposals will not be accept-
ed.
RFPs shall be in accord-
ance with the specifications
for the same, which are on
file with the Chief Business
Officer at the office address
listed above. RFP docu-
ment will be available at San
Bruno Park School District,
500 Acacia Avenue, San
Bruno, CA 94066, Steven J.
Eichman, Chief Business
Officer. Inquiries regarding
this proposal should be di-
rected to Cecille Mendiola,
Administrative Assistant to
Chief Business Officer,
Email:
cmendiola@sbpsd.k12.ca.u
s or FAX: (650-624-3168).
Reference RFP No. 13-12-
05 on all inquiries.
The Governing Board re-
serves the right to reject any
and all proposals and any
and all items of such pro-
posals. This RFP shall be
subject to any and all laws,
regulations and standards.
STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF
THE USE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT #M-248086
The following person is abandoning the
use of the fictitious business name: Gold-
en Mongoose, 111 Industrial Way #7,
BELMONT, CA 94002. The fictitious
business name was filed on 12/19/2011
in the county of San Mateo. The busi-
ness was conducted by: Brew4U LLC,
111 Industrial Way #7, BELMONT, CA
94002
/s/ Kristiann Garrett /
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 12/04/2013. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 12/14/2013,
12/212013, 12/28/2013, 01/04/2014).
203 Public Notices
NOTICE OF PETITION TO
ADMINISTER ESTATE OF
Dolores G. Maldonado, aka Dolores
Gonzalez Maldonado, aka Dolores
Gonzales Maldonado, aka Dolores
Maldonado
Case Number: 123991
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, con-
tingent creditors, and persons who may
otherwise be interested in the will or es-
tate, or both, of: Dolores G. Maldonado,
aka Dolores Gonzales Maldonado aka
Dolores Gonzalez Maldonado, aka Do-
lores Maldonado. A Petition for Probate
has been filed by Teresa Beatrice
Thompson in the Superior Court of Cali-
fornia, County of San Mateo. The Peti-
tion for Probate requests that Teresa
Beatrice Thompson be appointed as per-
sonal representative to administer the
estate of the decedent.
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 14, 2014 at
9:00 a.m., Dept. 28, Superior Court of
California, County of San Mateo, 400
94063.
If you object to the granting of the peti-
tion, you should appear at the hearing
and state your objections or file written
objections with the court before the hear-
ing. Your appearance may be in person
or by your attorney.
If you are a creditor or a contingent cred-
itor of the decedent, you must file your
claim with the court and mail a copy to
the personal representative appointed by
the court within the later of either (1) four
months from the date of first issuance of
letters to a general personal representa-
tive, as defined in section 58(b) of the
California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days
from the date of mailing or personal de-
livery to you of a notice under section
9052 of the California Probate Code.
Other California statutes and legal qutho-
ity may affect your rights as a creditor.
You may want to consult with an attorney
knowledgeable in California law.
You may examine the file kept by the
court. If you are a person interested in
the estate, you may file with the court a
Request for Special Notice (form DE-
154) of the filing of an inventory and 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:
John Iaccarino SBN 126649
Wade S. Church SBN 256727
533 Airport Blvd., Ste. 400
BURLINGAME, CA 94010
(650)348-0121
Dated: December 12, 2013
Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal
on December 14, 21, 28, 2013.
203 Public Notices
STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF
THE USE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT #M-248581
The following person is abandoning the
use of the fictitious business name: Gold-
en Mongoose, LLC, 111 Industrial Way
#7, BELMONT, CA 94002. The fictitious
business name was filed on 12/19/2011
in the county of San Mateo. The busi-
ness was conducted by: Brew4U LLC,
111 Industrial Way #7, BELMONT, CA
94002
/s/ Kristiann Garrett /
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 12/04/2013. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 12/14/2013,
12/212013, 12/28/2013, 01/04/2014).
210 Lost & Found
LOST AFRICAN GRAY PARROT -
(415)377-0859 REWARD!
LOST DOG-SMALL TERRIER-$5000
REWARD Norfolk Terrier missing from
Woodside Rd near High Rd on Dec 13.
Violet is 11mths, 7lbs, tan, female, no
collar, microchipped. Please help bring
her home! (650)568-9642
LOST GOLD Cross at Carlmont Shop-
ping Cente, by Lunardis market
(Reward) (415)559-7291
LOST ON Sunday 03/10/13, a Bin of
Documents on Catalpa Ave., in
San Mateo. REWARD, (650)450-3107
LOST SET OF CAR KEYS near Millbrae
Post Office on June 18, 2013, at 3:00
p.m. Reward! Call (650)692-4100
LOST: SMALL diamond cross, silver
necklace with VERY sentimental
meaning. Lost in San Mateo 2/6/12
(650)578-0323.
REWARD!! LOST DOG - 15LB All White
Dog, needs meds, in the area of Oaknoll
RWC on 3/23/13, (650)400-1175
295 Art
ART: 5 prints, nude figures, 14 x 18,
signed Andrea Medina, 1980s. $40/all.
650-345-3277
296 Appliances
COIN-OP GAS DRYER - $100.,
(650)948-4895
296 Appliances
AMANA HTM outdoor furnace heat ex-
changer,new motor, pump, electronics.
Model ERGW0012. 80,000 BTU $50.
(650)342-7933
ELECTRIC DRYER (Kenmore) asking
$95, good condition! (650)579-7924
FRIGIDAIRE ELECTRIC stove, $285. as
new! (650)430-6556
GAS STOVE (Magic Chef) asking $95,
good condition! (650)579-7924
LEAN MEAN Fat Grilling Machine by
George Foreman. $15 (650)832-1392
LG WASHER/ DRYER in one. Excellent
condition, new hoses, ultracapacity,
7 cycle, fron load, $600, (650)290-0954
MAYTAG WALL oven, 24x24x24, ex-
cellent condition, $50 obo, (650)345-
5502
PREMIER GAS stove. $285. As new!
(650)430-6556
RADIATOR HEATER, oil filled, electric,
1500 watts $25. (650)504-3621
ROTISSERIE GE, IN-door or out door,
Holds large turkey 24 wide, Like new,
$80, OBO (650)344-8549
SANYO MINI REFRIGERATOR- $40.,
(415)346-6038
SHOP VACUUM rigid brand 3.5 horse
power 9 gal wet/dry $40. (650)591-2393
SMALL REFRIGERATOR great for of-
fice or studio apartment . Good condition
$40.00 (650)504-6058
SUNBEAM TOASTER -Automatic, ex-
cellent condition, $30., (415)346-6038
VACUUM CLEANER excellent condition
$45. (650)878-9542
297 Bicycles
GIRLS SCHWINN Bike 24 5 speed in
very good condition $75 (650)591-3313
298 Collectibles
101 MINT Postage Stamps from Eu-
rope, Africa, Latin America. Pre 1941,
All different . $6.00, (650)787-8600
120 Foreign (70), U.S. (50) USED Post-
age Stamps. Most pre-World War II. All
different, all detached from envelopes.
$5.00 all, 650-787-8600
1920'S AQUA Glass Beaded Flapper
Purse (drawstring bag) & Faux Pearl
Flapper Collar. $50. 650-762-6048
1940 VINTAGE telephone bench maple
antiques collectibles $75 (650)755-9833
1982 PRINT 'A Tune Off The Top Of My
Head' 82/125 $80 (650) 204-0587
2 VINTAGE Light Bulbs circa 1905. Edi-
son Mazda Lamps. Both still working -
$50 (650)-762-6048
4 NOLAN RYAN - Uncut Sheets, Rare
Gold Cards $90 (650)365-3987
400 YEARBOOKS - Sports Illustrated
Sports Book 70-90s $90 all (650)365-
3987
ARMY SHIRT, long sleeves, with pock-
ets. XL $15 each (408)249-3858
BAY MEADOWS bag - $30.each,
(650)345-1111
BEAUTIFUL RUSTIE doll Winter Bliss w/
stole & muffs, 23, $50. OBO,
(650)754-3597
BOX OF 2000 Sports Cards, 1997-2004
years, $20 (650)592-2648
CASINO CHIP Collection Original Chips
from various casinos $99 obo
(650)315-3240
COLORIZED TERRITORIAL Quarters
uncirculated with Holder $15/all,
(408)249-3858
JAPANESE MOTIF end table, $99
(650)520-9366
JOE MONTANA signed authentic retire-
ment book, $39., (650)692-3260
MEMORABILIA CARD COLLECTION,
large collection, Marilyn Monroe, James
Dean, John Wayne and hundreds more.
$3,300/obo.. Over 50% off
(650)319-5334.
SCHILLER HIPPIE poster, linen, Sparta
graphics 1968. Mint condition. $600.00.
(650)701-0276
TATTOO ARTIST - Norman Rockwell
figurine, limited addition, $90.,
(650)766-3024
TEA POTS - (6) collectables, good con-
dition, $10. each, (650)571-5899
TRIPOD - Professional Quality used in
1930s Hollywood, $99, obo
(650)363-0360
298 Collectibles
UNIQUE, FRAMED to display, original
Nevada slot machine glass plate. One of
a kind. $50. 650-762-6048
300 Toys
14 HOTWHEELS - Redline, 32
Ford/Mustang/Corv. $90 all (650)365-
3987
66 CHEVELLE TOY CAR, Blue collecti-
ble. $12. (415)337-1690
LEGO - unopened, Monster truck trans-
porter, figures, 299 pieces, ages 5-12.
$27.00 (650)578-9208
MAHJONG SET 166 tiles in case good
condition $35.00 call 650-570-602
PINK BARBIE 57 Chevy Convertible
28" long (sells on E-Bay for $250) in box
$99 (650)591-9769
RADIO CONTROL car; Jeep with off
road with equipment $99 OBO
(650)851-0878
TONKA EXCAVATOR, two arms move,
articulated,only $22 (650)595-3933
TOY - Barney interactive activity, musical
learning, talking, great for the car, $16.
obo, (650)349-6059
302 Antiques
1912 COFFEE Percolator Urn. perfect
condition includes electric cord $85.
(415)565-6719
ANTIQUE BEVEL MIRROR - framed,
14 x 21, carved top, $45.,
(650)341-7890
ANTIQUE CRYSTAL/ARCADE Coffee
Grinder. $80. 650-596-0513
ANTIQUE ITALIAN lamp 18 high, $70
(650)387-4002
ANTIQUE OLD Copper Wash Tub, 30 x
12 x 13 with handles, $65 (650)591-3313
ANTIQUE WASHING MACHINE - some
rust on legs, rust free drum and ringer.
$45/obo, (650)574-4439
BOX FULL TOYS Original Pkg., 40s -
50s, $90 for all (650)365-3987
MAHOGANY ANTIQUE Secretary desk,
72 x 40 , 3 drawers, Display case, bev-
elled glass, $500. (650)766-3024
OLD VINTAGE Wooden Sea Captains
Tool Chest 35 x 16 x 16, $65 (650)591-
3313
STERLING SILVER loving cup 10" circa
with walnut base 1912 $65
(650)520-3425
303 Electronics
27 SONY TRINITRON TV - great condi-
tion, rarely used, includes remote, not flat
screen, $65., (650)357-7484
32 FLAT SCREEN TV - Slightly Used.
HDMI 1080, $100 (650)283-0396
46 MITSUBISHI Projector TV, great
condition. $400. (650)261-1541.
AUTO TOP hoist still in box
$99.00 or best offer (650)493-9993
BIG SONY TV 37" - Excellent Condition
Worth $2300 will Sacrifice for only $95.,
(650)878-9542
BLACKBERRY PHONE good condition
$99.00 or best offer (650)493-9993
DVD PLAYER, $25. Call (650)558-0206
FLIP CAMCORDER $50. (650)583-2767
HOME THEATRE SYSTEM - 3 speak-
ers, woofer, DVD player, USB connec-
tion, $80., (714)818-8782
IPHONE GOOD condition $99.00 or best
offer (650)493-9993
LEFT-HAND ERGONOMIC keyboard
with 'A-shape' key layout Num pad, $20
(650)204-0587
NIKON FG SLR body w 3 Vivitar zoom
lenses 28-70mm. 28-219 & 85-205, Ex-
cell Xond $ 99 SOLD!
PHILLIPS ENERGY STAR 20 color TV
with remote. Good condition, $20
(650)888-0129
SAMSUNG 27" TV Less than 6 months
old, with remote. Moving must sell
$100.00 (650) 995-0012
SAMSUNG, FLAT screenTV, 32 like
new! With Memorex DVD player, $185
(650)274-4337
SET OF 3 wireless phones all for $50
(650)342-8436
SLIDE PROJECTOR Air Equipped Su-
per 66 A and screen $30 for all
(SOLD
303 Electronics
SONY PROJECTION TV 48" with re-
mote good condition $99 (650)345-1111
304 Furniture
2 END Tables solid maple '60's era
$40/both. (650)670-7545
2 TWIN Mattresses - Like New - $35
each , OBO (650)515-2605
ALASKAN SCENE painting 40" high 53"
wide includes matching frame $99 firm
(650)592-2648
ANODYZED BRONZE ETEGERE Tall
bankers rack. Beautiful style; for plants
flowers sculptures $70 (415)585-3622
BBQ GRILL, Ducane, propane $90
(650)591-4927
BRASS DAYBED - Beautiful, $99.,
(650)365-0202
CHAIRS 2 Blue Good Condition $50
OBO (650)345-5644
CHANDELIER, ELEGANT, $75.
(650)348-6955
CHINA CABINET, 53 x 78 wooden
with glass. Good shape. $120 obo.
(650)438-0517
CHINESE LACQUERED cabinet, 2
shelves and doors. Beautiful. 23 width 30
height 11 depth $75 (650)591-4927
DINING ROOM SET - table, four chairs,
lighted hutch, $500. all, (650)296-3189
DINNING ROOM table with chairs excel-
lent condition like new. $99.00 (650)504-
6058
DISPLAY CABINET 72x 21 x39 1/2
High Top Display, 2 shelves in rear $99
(650)591-3313
DRESSER - 6 drawer 61" wide, 31" high,
& 18" deep $50 SOLD
DRESSERlarge, $55. Call
(650)558-0206
DRUM TABLE - brown, perfect condi-
tion, nice design, with storage, $45.,
(650)345-1111
END TABLE, medium large, with marble
top. and drawer. $60 or best offer,
(650)681-7061
EZ CHAIR, large, $15. Call (650)558-
0206
FLAT TOP DESK, $35.. Call (650)558-
0206
I-JOY MASSAGE chair, exc condition
$95 (650)591-4927
KING SIZE Brass bed frame. $200 OBO
(650)368-6674
KITCHEN CABINETS - 3 metal base
kitchen cabinets with drawers and wood
doors, $99., (650)347-8061
LOUNGE CHAIRS - 2 new, with cover &
plastic carring case & headrest, $35.
each, (650)592-7483
MATCHING RECLINER, SOFA & LOVE
SEAT - Light multi-colored fabric, $95.
for all, (650)286-1357
MIRRORS, large, $25. Call
(650)558-0206
MODULAR DESK/BOOKCASE/STOR-
AGE unit - Cherry veneer, white lami-
nate, $75., (650)888-0039
NATURAL WOOD table 8' by 4' $99
(650)515-2605
OUTDOOR WOOD SCREEN - NEW $85
RETAIL $130 (650)873-8167
PAPASAN CHAIRS (2) -with cushions
$45. each set, (650)347-8061
PATIO TABLE with 4 chairs, glass top,
good condition 41 in diameter $95
(650)591-4927
PEDESTAL SINK $25 (650)766-4858
PORTABLE JEWELRY display case
wood, see through lid $45. 25 x 20 x 4 in-
ches. (650)592-2648.
QUEEN SIZE Hide a Bed, Like new
$275, SOLD
RECLINER CHAIR very comfortable
coast $600.00 sacrifice $80.00
(650)504-6058
RECLINING CHAIR, almost new, Beige
$100 SOLD
ROCKING CHAIR - Traditional, full size
Rocking chair. Excellent condition $100.,
(650)504-3621
ROCKING CHAIR Great condition,
1970s style, dark brown, wooden,
suede cushion, photo availble, $99.,
(650)716-3337
ROCKING CHAIR w/wood carving, arm-
rest, rollers, swivels $99, (650)592-2648
SEWING TABLE, folding, $20. Call
(650)558-0206
SHELVING UNIT from IKEA interior
metal, glass nice condition $50/obo.
(650)589-8348
SOFA 7-1/2' $25 (650)322-2814
SOFA EXCELLENT CONDITION. 8FT
NEUTRAL COLOR $99 OBO (650)345-
5644
SOFA PASTEL color excellent
condition $99 (650)701-1892
STEREO CABINET walnut w/3 black
shelves 16x 22x42. $30, 650-341-5347
TEA / UTILITY CART, $15. (650)573-
7035, (650)504-6057
TEACART - Wooden, $60. obo,
(650)766-9998
TOWER BOOK Shelf, white 72 tall x 13
wide, $20 (650)591-3313
TRUNDLE BED - Single with wheels,
$40., (650)347-8061
TV STAND brown. $40.00 OBO
(650) 995-0012
304 Furniture
TV STAND, with shelves, holds large TV,
very good condition. $90. (650)573-7035,
(650)504-6057.
TWINE BED including frame good con-
dition $45.00 (650)504-6058
WALL CLOCK - 31 day windup, 26
long, $99 (650)592-2648
WHITE 5 Drawer dresser.Excellent con-
dition. Moving. Must sell $90.00 OBO
(650) 995-0012
WICKER DRESSER, white, 3 drawers,
exc condition 31 width 32 height 21.5
depth $35 (650)591-4927
WOOD BOOKCASE unit - good condi-
tion $65.00 (650)504-6058
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. Three avail-
able, Call (650)345-5502
BRADFORD COLLECTOR Plates THAI
(Asian) - $35 (650)348-6955
CANNING POTS, two 21 quart with lids,
$5 each. (650)322-2814
COFFEE MAKER, Makes 4 cups $12,
(650)368-3037
DRIVE MEDICAL design locking elevat-
ed toilet seat. New. $45. (650)343-4461
GAS STOVE - Roper, Oven w 4 Burners,
good condition $95 (650)515-2605
HOUSE HEATER Excellent condition.
Works great. Must sell. $30.00 OBO
(650) 995-0012
KIRBY VACUUM cleaner good condition
with extras $90 OBO SOLD!01976533
MANGLE-SIMPLEX FLOOR model,
Working, $20 (650)344-6565
MONOPOLY GAME - rules, plastic real
estate, metal counters, all cards and pa-
per money $10 (650)574-3229
PERSIAN TEA set for 8. Including
spoon, candy dish, and tray. Gold Plated.
$100. (650) 867-2720
PUSH LAWN MOWER - very good
condition $25., (650)580-3316
SOLID TEAK floor model 16 wine rack
with turntable $60. (650)592-7483
VACUMN EXCELLENT condition. Works
great.Moving. Must sell. $35.00 OBO
(650) 995-0012
VINTAGE VICTORIAN cotton lawn
dress, - $65. (650)348-6955
307 Jewelry & Clothing
BRACELET - Ladies authentic Murano
glass from Italy, vibrant colors, like new,
$100., (650)991-2353 Daly City
LADIES GLOVES - gold lame' elbow
length gloves, size 7.5, $15. new,
(650)868-0436
PRO DIVER Invicta Watch. Brand new in
box, $60. (650)290-0689
308 Tools
BOSTITCH 16 gage Finish nailer Model
SB 664FN $99 (650)359-9269
CEMENT/ CONCRETE hand mixing box
Like New, metal $25 (650)368-0748
CRACO 395 SP-PRO, electronic paint
sprayer.Commercial grade. Used only
once. $600/obo. (650)784-3427
CRAFTMAN JIG Saw 3.9 amp. with vari-
able speeds $65 (650)359-9269
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 9" Radial Arm Saw with 6"
dado set. No stand. $55 (650)341-6402
DAYTON ELECTRIC 1 1/2 horse power
1,725 RPM $60 (650)347-5373
LAWN MOWER reel type push with
height adjustments. Just sharpened $45
650-591-2144 San Carlos
LOG CHAIN (HEAVY DUTY) 14' $75
(650)948-0912
NEW 18VOLT Drill/Driver w/ light,
warranty, only $29.99 (650)595-3933
PUSH LAWN mower $25 (650)851-0878
ROLLING STEEL Ladder10 steps, Like
New. $475 obo, (650)333-4400
TOOL BOX full of tools. Moving must
sell. $100.00 (650) 995-0012
309 Office Equipment
CANON COPIER, $55. Call
(650)558-0206
DESK - 7 drawer wood desk, 5X2X2.5'
$25., (650)726-9658
310 Misc. For Sale
1 PAIR of matching outdoor planting pots
$20., (650)871-7200
16 BOOKS on Histoy if WWII Excllent
condition $95 all obo, (650)345-5502
2 FLOWER pots with Gardenia's both for
$20 (650)369-9762
4 IN 1 STERO UNIT. CD player broken.
$20., (650)834-4926
70 BAMBOO POLES - 6 to 12ft. long
$40. for all can deliver, (415)346-6038
Alkaline GRAVITY WATER SYSTEM - ,
PH Balance water, anti-oxident proper-
ties, new, $100., (650)619-9203.
ALUMINUM WINDOWS - (10)double
pane, different sizes, $10. each,
(415)819-3835
ANTIQUE CAMEL BACK TRUNK -wood
lining. (great toy box) $99.,
(650)580-3316
310 Misc. For Sale
ANTIQUE KILIM RUNNER woven zig
zag design 7' by 6" by 4' $99.,
(650)580-3316
ANTIQUE LANTERN Olde Brooklyn lan-
terns, battery operated, safe, new in box,
$100, (650)726-1037
ARTIFICIAL FICUS TREE 6 ft. life like,
full branches. in basket $55. (650)269-
3712
ARTS & CRAFTS variety, $50
(650)368-3037
BALANCING SANTA, Mint condition,
Santa rocks back/forth, 20 in high, sturdy
metal, snowman, chimney, $12.00
(650)578-9208
BLACK LEATHER Organizer, Unop-
ened, Any Year, Cell Holder, Wallet, Cal-
ender., In Box $12 (650)578-9208
BLUETOOTH WITH CHARGER - like
new, $20., (415)410-5937
BODY BY JAKE AB Scissor Exercise
Machine w/instructions. $50.00
(650)637-0930
BOOK "LIFETIME" WW1 $12.,
(408)249-3858
BUFFET CENTERPIECE: Lalique style
crystal bowl. For entre, fruit, or dessert
$20 (415)585-3622
CHEESESET 6 small and 1 large plate
Italian design never used Ceramica Cas-
tellania $25. (650)644-9027
COPPERLIKE CENTERPIECE, unused
oval, 18 inches high, x 22 x 17,$10.00
(650)578-9208
DOWN PILLOW; Fully Stuffed, sterilized,
allergy-free ticking. Mint Condition $25
(650)375-8044
DRAIN CLEANER Snake 6' long,
new/unused only $5 (650)595-3933
DVD'S TV programs 24 4 seasons $20
ea. (650)952-3466
ELECTRIC IMPACT wrench sockets
case warranty $39.95 (650)595-3933
ELECTRONIC TYPEWRITER good
condition $50., (650)878-9542
EXOTIC EROTIC Ball SF & Mardi gras 2
dvd's $25 ea. (415)971-7555
EXTENDED BATH BENCH - never
used, $45. obo, (650)832-1392
FRONT LOADER, bucket & arm move,
articulated $12.50 (650)595-3933
FULL SIZE quilted Flowerly print green &
print $25 (650)871-7200
GAME "BEAT THE EXPERTS" never
used $8., (408)249-3858
GOURMET SET for cooking on your ta-
ble. European style. $15 (650)644-9027
GRANDFATHER CLOCK with bevel
glass in front and sides (650)355-2996
HARDCOVER MYSTERY BOOKS -
Current authors, $2. each (10),
(650)364-7777
HARLEY DAVIDSON black phone, per-
fect condition, $65., (650) 867-2720
HUMAN HAIR Wigs, (4) Black hair, $90
all (650)624-9880
ICE CHEST $15 (650)347-8061
IGLOO COOLER - 3 gallon beverage
cooler, new, still in box, $15.,
(650)345-3840
JAPANESE SAKE Set, unused, boxes,
Geisha design on carafe and 2 sake
cups, $7.00 (650)578-9208
JONATHAN KELLERMAN - Hardback
books, (5) $3. each, (650)341-1861
K9 ADVANTIX - for dogs 21-55 lbs.,
repels and kills fleas and ticks, $60.,
(650)343-4461
KENNESAW ORIGINAL salute cannon
$30. (650)726-1037
LAMPSHADE - Shantung, bell shaped,
off white, 9 tall, 11 diameter, great con-
dition, $7., (650)347-5104
LANDSCAPE PICTURES (3) hand
painted 25" long 21" wide, wooden
frame, $60 for all 3, (650)201-9166
LAWN CHAIRS (4) White, plastic, $8.
each, (415)346-6038
LITTLE PLAYMATE by IGLOO-10"x10",
cooler includes 2 icepaks, 1 cooler pack
$20 (650)574-3229
MANUAL LAWN mower ( by Scott Turf )
never used $65 (650)756-7878
MARTEX BATH TOWELS(3) 26"x49",
watermelon color $15 (650)574-3229
OVAL MIRROR $10 (650)766-4858
310 Misc. For Sale
MARTEX HAND TOWEL(5) 15"x28", wa-
termelon color $10 (650)574-3229
MEDICINE CABINET - 18 X 24, almost
new, mirror, $20., (650)515-2605
MENS LEATHER travel bags (2), used
$25 each.(650)322-2814
MERITAGE PICNIC Time Wine and
Cheese Tote - new black $45
(650)644-9027
MIRROR 41" by 29" Hardrock maple
frame $90 OBO (650)593-8880
NEW LIVING Yoga Tape for Beginners
$8. 650-578-8306
OBLONG SECURITY mirror 24" by 15"
$75 (650)341-7079
OUTDOOR GREENHOUSE. Handmade.
33" wide x 20 inches deep. 64.5 " high.
$70.00 (650)871-7200
PET CARRIER Excellent Condition Very
Clean Size small "Petaire" Brand
$50.00 (650)871-7200
PILGRIM DOLLS, 15 boy & girl, new,
from Harvest Festival, adorable $25 650-
345-3277
PRINCESS PLANT 6' tall in bloom pot-
ted $15 (415)346-6038
QUEENSIZE BEDSPREAD w/2 Pillow
Shams (print) $30.00 (650)341-1861
RED DEVIL VACUUM CLEANER - $25.,
(650)593-0893
REVERSIBLE KING BEDSPREAD bur-
gundy; for the new extra deep beds. New
$60 (415)585-3622
RICHARD NORTH Patterson 5 Hard-
back Books @$3.00 each (650)341-1861
ROGERS' BRAND stainless steel steak
knife: $15 (415)585-3622
SCREWDRIVERS, SET of 6 sealed
pack, warranty only $5 (650)595-3933
SET OF 11 Thomas registers 1976 mint
condition $25 (415)346-6038
SF GREETING CARDS -(300 with enve-
lopes) factory sealed, $10 (650)365-3987
SHOWER DOOR custom made 48 x 69
$70 (650)692-3260
SINGER SEWING machine 1952 cabinet
style with black/gold motor. $35.
(650)574-4439
STEP 2 sandbox Large with cover $25
(650)343-4329
TRAVIS MCGEE (Wikipedia) best mys-
teries 18 classic paperbacks for $25.
Steve (650) 518-6614
TWIN BEDDING: 2 White Spreads,
Dust-Ruffles, Shams. Pink Blanket,
Fit/flat sheets, pillows ALL $60 (650)375-
8044
TWIN SIZE quilt Nautica, New. Yellow,
White, Black Trim San Marino" pattern
$40 Firm (650)871-7200.
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
VINTAGE WHITE Punch Bowl/Serving
Bowl Set with 10 cups plus one extra
$40. (650)873-8167
VINYL SHOWER CURTAIN
black/gold/white floral on aqua $10
(650)574-3229
WALKER - brand new, $20., SSF,
(415)410-5937
WEST AFRICAN hand carved tribal
masks - $25 (650)348-6955
WHEEL CHAIR asking $75 OBO
(650)834-2583
WOMEN'S LADY Cougar gold iron set
set - $25. (650)348-6955
311 Musical Instruments
ACOUSTIC GUITAR no brand $65
(650)348-6428
FENDER BASSMAN 25 watt Bass am-
plifier. $50. 650-367-8146
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
K MANDOLIN - A Style, 19402 with
Case, $50 firm SOLD!
NEAPOLITAN MANDOLIN With case
sounds good $75 SOLD!
OLD USED Tube Amplifer, working con-
dition $25 SOLD!
ACROSS
1 Raises ones
spirits?
7 Reasons for
seeing double?
15 Rapt
16 Easter activities
17 Whistler, at times
18 Paintball kin
19 __ du Diable
20 Losers word
22 Surgical tube
23 Point of Grant
Woods American
Gothic?
25 Hulu offering
28 Mythical archer
29 Ahead
31 Headache cause
33 Marie Antoinette
and Louise de
Lorraine
35 It is the __, and
Juliet is the sun
36 Org. that
employed Julia
Child during WWII
39 The first one
appeared on this
date in 1913
42 QVC rival
43 Nitpick
44 Deprive
fraudulently, in
slang
45 Figure-hugging
47 Milne mom
48 Just the __, ...
51 Host
53 Sailors port
54 West Indian
sorcery
56 Didnt recover
from a trip?
58 Bit of a chuckle
59 Bunk
62 Bucks Fizz
cousin
64 Hold your
horses!
65 Silvery food fish
66 Pitched
67 A Writers Life
author
DOWN
1 Backyard party
decoration
2 Routine fare?
3 Care
4 Tosspot
5 Cultivate
6 A rose is a rose
is a rose is a
rose author
7 Finish a 39-
Across without a
single mistake,
e.g.
8 Market chain
based in
Chicago
9 OT enders, often
10 Crops of the
pick?
11 1519 Yucatn
arrival
12 Doctor
13 The plain in
Spain
14 Certain NCOs
21 French
possessive
24 Ages
26 Like much folk
mus.
27 Roman Holiday
vehicle
30 Home Alone
actor
32 Unable to go
further
34 What a scythe
may cut
36 Montreal
Protocol
concern
37 Games with
many runs
38 Calm
40 For here __
go?
41 Fervor
45 Big spreads
46 34th POTUS
48 First name in
skating
49 In the
neighborhood of
50 Epitome of
brightness
52 Title loc. in five
80s films
55 Cure
57 Bean named for
a capital
60 DOD arm
61 Tester or Boxer:
Abbr.
63 Tillis of country
By Marti DuGuay-Carpenter
(c)2013 Tribune Content Agency, LLC
12/21/13
12/21/13
ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE:
Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle
Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis
xwordeditor@aol.com
311 Musical Instruments
SHERMAN CLAY Player Piano, with 104
player rolls, $1000, (650)579-1259
UKULELE STILL in box unused, no
brand $35 SOLD!
312 Pets & Animals
BAMBOO BIRD Cage - very intricate de-
sign - 21"x15"x16". $50 (650)341-6402
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
AUTHENTIC PERUVIAN VICUNA PON-
CHO: 56 square. Red, black trim, knot-
ted fringe hem. $99 (650)375-8044
BLACK Leather pants Mrs. made in
France size 40 $99. (650)558-1975
BLACK LEATHER tap shoes 9M great
condition $99. (650)558-1975
HOODED ALL-WEATHER JACKET:
reversible. Outer: weatherproof tan color.
Iner: Navy plush, elastic cuffs. $10
(650)375-8044
LADIES COAT Medium, dark lavender
$25 (650)368-3037
LADIES DONEGAL design 100% wool
cap from Wicklow, Ireland, $20. Call
(650)341-8342
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
LADIES WINTER coat 3/4 length, rust
color, with fur collar, $30 obo
(650)515-2605
316 Clothes
LADIES WOOL BLAZER: Classic, size
12, brass buttons. Sag Harbor. Excellent
condition. $15.00 (650)375-8044
LARRY LEVINE Women's Hooded down
jacket. Medium. Scarlet. Good as new.
Asking $40 OBO (650)888-0129
LEATHER JACKET Classic Biker Style.
Zippered Pockets. Sturdy. Excellent Con-
dition. Mens, XL Black Leather $50.00
(650)357-7484
LEATHER JACKET, brown bomber, with
pockets.Sz XL, $88. (415)337-1690
LEATHER JACKETS (5) - used but not
abused. Like New, $100 each.
(650)670-2888
MENS JEANS (11) Brand names various
sizes 32,33,34 waist 30,32 length $100.
for all (650)347-5104
MENS WRANGLER jeans waist 31
length 36 five pairs $20 each plus bonus
Leonard (650)504-3621
MINK CAPE, beautiful with satin lining,
light color $75 obo (650)591-4927
NIKE PULLOVER mens heavy jacket
Navy Blue & Red, Reg. price $200 sell-
ing for $59 (650)692-3260
PROM PARTY Dress, Long sleeveless
size 6, magenta, with shawl like new $40
obo (650)349-6059
VELVET DRAPE, 100% cotton, new
beautiful burgundy 82"X52" W/6"hems:
$45 (415)585-3622
VINTAGE 1970S GRECIAN MADE
DRESS SIZE 6-8, $35 (650)873-8167
WHITE LACE 1880s reproduction dress
- size 6, $100., (650)873-8167
WINTER COAT, ladies european style
nubek leather, tan colored, green lapel &
hoodie, $100., (650)888-0129
WOMEN'S JEANS size 10 labeled Du-
plex and is priced at $15 (650)574-4439
317 Building Materials
(1) 2" FAUX WOOD WINDOW BLIND,
with 50" and 71" height, still in box, $50
obo (650)345-5502
30 FLUORESCENT Lamps 48" (brand
new in box) $75 for all (650)369-9762
317 Building Materials
BATHROOM VANITY, antique, with top
and sink: - $65. (650)348-6955
BRAND NEW Millgard window + frame -
$85. (650)348-6955
PVC - 1, 100 feet, 20 ft. lengths, $25.,
(650)851-0878
318 Sports Equipment
2 BASKETBALLS Spalding NBA, Hardly
used, $30 all (650)341-5347
2 SOCCER balls hardly used, $30 all
San Mateo, (650)341-5347
AB LOUNGE exercise machine cost
$100. sell for $25. Call 650-570-6023
BOWLING BALLS. Selling 2 - 16 lb.
balls for $25.00 each. (650)341-1861
BUCKET OF 260 golf balls, $25.
(650)339-3195
DARTBOARD - New, regulation 18 di-
meter, Halex brand w/mounting hard-
ware, 6 brass darts, $16., (650)681-7358
DL1000 BOAT Winch Rope & More,
$50., (650)726-9658
EXERCISE MAT used once, lavender
$12, (650)368-3037
FISHERS MENS skis $35 (650)322-2814
GOTT 10-GAL beverage cooler$20.
(650)345-3840
KIDS 20" mongoose mountain bike 6
speeds front wheel shock good condition
asking $65 (650)574-7743
LADIES BOWLING SET- 8 lb. ball, 7 1/2
sized shoes, case, $45., (650)766-3024
LADIES STEP thruRoadmaster 10
speed bike w. shop-basket Good
Condition. $55 OBO call: (650) 342-8510
LOOKING TO PURCHASE A TOTAL
GYM Price Negotible. SOLD
MENS ROLLER Blades size 101/2 never
used $25 (650)520-3425
POWER PLUS Exercise Machine $99
(650)368-3037
REI 2 man tent $40 (650)552-9436
SALMON FISHING weights 21/2 pound
canon balls $25 (650)756-7878
318 Sports Equipment
Say Goodbye To The 'Stick In
Style & Gear Up For a Super
Season!
49er Swag at Lowest Prices
Niner Empire
957C Industrial Rd. San Carlos
T-F 10-6; Sa 10 -4
ninerempire.com
(415)370-7725
SCHWINN 26" man's bike with balloon
tires $75 like new (650)355-2996
SMALL TRAMPOLINE $5.00 call 650-
570-6023
STATIONARY BIKE, Volt, Clean, $15
SOLD!
STATIONERY BIKE, $20. SOLD
THULE BIKE RACK - Fits rectangular
load bars. Holds bike upright. $100.
(650)594-1494
VINTAGE ENGLISH ladies ice skates -
up to size 7-8, $45., (650)873-8167
WET SUIT - medium size, $95., call for
info (650)851-0878
WO 16 lb. Bowling Balls @ $25.00 each.
(650)341-1861
322 Garage Sales
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Reach over 76,500 readers
from South San Francisco
to Palo Alto.
in your local newspaper.
Call (650)344-5200
335 Garden Equipment
CRAFTSMAN 5.5 HP gas lawn mower
with rear bag $55., (650)355-2996
GAS ENGINE String Trimmer - Homelite
- 25cc engine. Excellent Cond.$70
(650)654-9252
LAWNMOWER - American made, man-
ual/push, excellent condition, $50.,
(650)342-8436
REMINGTON ELECTRIC lawn mower,
$40. (650)355-2996
340 Camera & Photo Equip.
CLASSICAL YASHICA camera
in leather case $25. (650)644-9027
SONY CYBERSHOT DSC-T-50 - 7.2 MP
digital camera (black) with case, $175.,
(650)208-5598
VIVITAR ZOOM lens-28mm70mm. Filter
and lens cap. Original owner. $50. Cash
SOLD
YASAHICA 108 model 35mm SLR Cam-
era with flash and 2 zoom lenses $99
(415)971-7555
345 Medical Equipment
2 WALKABOUT ROLLATORS 4
Wheeled Rollators, hand brakes, seats
back rest, folds for storage, transport.
$50 each SOLD!
INVERSION TABLE relieves pressure
on back. Cost $100.00 sell for $25.
(650)570-6023
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT - Brand new
port-a-potty, never used, $40., Walker,
$30., (650)832-1392
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.
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440 Apartments
BELMONT - prime, quiet location, view,
studios and 1 bedrooms, New carpets,
new granite counters, dishwasher, balco-
ny, covered carports, storage, pool, no
pets. (650)592-1271
REDWOOD CITY 1 bedroom apartment
$1350. month, $1000 deposit, close to
Downtown RWC, Absolutely no animals.
Call (650)361-1200
SAN MATEO Complete remodeled 2
bdrm 1 bath. Includes parking spot.. Wa-
ter and garbage paid. . $2500/month +
dep. 6503025523
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
Dont lose money
on a trade-in or
consignment!
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Daily Journals
Auto Classifieds.
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Well run it
til you sell it!
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CHEVY HHR 08 - Grey, spunky car
loaded, even seat warmers, $9,500.
(408)807-6529.
FLEETWOOD 93 $ 3,500/offer. Good
Condition (650)481-5296
MERCEDES 06 C230 - 6 cylinder, navy
blue, 60K miles, 2 year warranty,
$18,000, (650)455-7461
625 Classic Cars
FORD 63 THUNDERBIRD Hardtop, 390
engine, Leather Interior. Will consider
$6,900 OBO (650)364-1374
630 Trucks & SUVs
FORD 98 EXPLORER 6 cylinder, 167K
miles, excellent condition, good tires,
good brakes, very dependable! $2,400 or
best offer. Moving, must sell! Call
(650)274-4337
GMV 03 .ENVOY, SLT , 4x4, excellent
condition. Leather everything. 106K
miles. White. $7,800 (650)342-6342
635 Vans
67 INTERNATIONAL Step Van 1500,
Typical UPS type size. $2500, OBO,
(650)364-1374
640 Motorcycles/Scooters
BMW 03 F650 GS, $3899 OBO. Call
650-995-0003
MOTORCYCLE GLOVES - Excellent
condition, black leather, $35. obo,
(650)223-7187
MOTORCYCLE SADDLEBAGS with
brackets and other parts, $35.,
(650)670-2888
670 Auto Service
GRAND OPENING!
Sincere Affordable Motors
All makes and models
Over 20 years experience
1940 Leslie St, San Mateo
(650)722-8007
samautoservices@gmail.com
SAN CARLOS AUTO
SERVICE & TUNE UP
A Full Service Auto Repair
Facility
760 El Camino Real
San Carlos
(650)593-8085
670 Auto Parts
5 HUBCAPS for 1966 Alfa Romeo $50.,
(650)580-3316
CAR TOWchain 9' $35 (650)948-0912
HONDA SPARE tire 13" $25
(415)999-4947
HONDA WHEELS with tires. Good
tread/ 14 in. 3 for $99 (415)999-4947
MECHANIC'S CREEPER vintage, Com-
et model SP, all wood, pillow, four swivel
wheels, great shape. $40.00
(650)591-0063
NEW BATTERY and alternator for a 96
Buick Century never used Both for $80
(650)576-6600
NEW, IN box, Ford Mustang aluminum
water pump & gasket, $60.00. Call
(415)370-3950
SHOP MANUALS 2 1955 Pontiac
manual, 4 1984 Ford/Lincoln manuals, 1
gray marine diesel manual $40
(650)583-5208
SHOP MANUALS for GM Suv's
Year 2002 all for $40 (650)948-0912
TIRE CHAIN cables $23. (650)766-4858
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
35 Years Experience
1823 El Camino
Redwood City
(650)299-9991
680 Autos Wanted
Dont lose money
on a trade-in or
consignment!
Sell your vehicle in the
Daily Journals
Auto Classifieds.
Just $40
We will run it
til you sell it!
Reach 76,500 drivers
from South SF to
Palo Alto
Call (650)344-5200
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.
Wanted 62-75 Chevrolets
Novas, running or not
Parts collection etc.
So clean out that garage
Give me a call
Joe 650 342-2483
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CLEANING
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in the
HOME & GARDEN SECTION
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Palo Alto to South San Francisco
and all points between!
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Carpentry
D n J REMODELING
Finish Carpentry
Windows Doors
Cabinets Casing
Crown Moulding
Baseboards
Mantels Chair Rails
(650)291-2121
Cabinetry
Cleaning
ANGELICAS HOUSE
CLEANING & ERRAND
SERVICES
House Cleaning Move In/Out
Cleaning Janitorial Services
Handyman Services General
Errands Event Help
$65 Holiday Special,
call or email for details
(650)918-0354
myerrandservicesca@gmail.com
Concrete
Construction
DEVOE
CONSTRUCTION
Kitchen & Bath
Remodeling
Belmont, CA
(650) 318-3993
OSULLIVAN
CONSTRUCTION
(650)589-0372
New Construction, Remodeling,
Kitchen/Bathrooms,
Decks/ Fences
Licensed and Insured
Lic. #589596
WARREN BUILDER
Contractor & Electrician
Kitchen, Bathroom, Additions
Design & Drafting Lowest Rate
Lic#964001, Ins. & BBB member
Warren Young
(650)465-8787
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
Doors
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 (650)685-6617
Lic # 427952
Gardening
GENERAL
LANDSCAPE
MAINTENANCE
Commercial & Residential
Gardening
New lawn &
sprinkler installation,
Trouble shooting and repair
Work done by the hour
or contract
Free estimates
Licensed
(650)444-5887, Call/Text
glmco@aol.com
Flooring
SHOP
AT HOME
WE WILL
BRING THE
SAMPLES
TO YOU.
Call for a
FREE in-home
estimate
FLAMINGOS FLOORING
CARPET
VINYL
LAMINATE
TILE
HARDWOOD
650-655-6600
SLATER FLOORS
. Restore old floors to new
. Dustless Sanding
. Install new custom & refinished
hardwood floors
Licensed. Bonded. Insured
www.slaterfloors.com
(650) 593-3700
Showroom by appointment
Gutters
GUTTERS AND ROOF
REPAIR
New Installation seamless,
Cleaning and Screening,
Commercial and Residential
Power Washing
Free Estimates
(650)669-6771
Lic.# 910421
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
AAA HANDYMAN
& MORE
Repairs Maintenance Painting
Carpentry Plumbing Electrical
Contractor Lic. 468963 Since 1976
Bonded and Insured
All Work Guaranteed
(650) 995-4385
DISCOUNT HANDYMAN
& PLUMBING
Kitchen/Bathroom Remodeling,
Tile Installation,
Door & Window Installation
Priced for You! Call John
(650)296-0568
Free Estimates
Lic.#834170
FLORES HANDYMAN
Serving you is a privilege.
Painting-Interior & Exterior Roof
Repair 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
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
CHAINEY HAULING
Junk & Debris Clean Up
Furniture / Appliance / Disposal
Tree / Bush / Dirt / Concrete Demo
Starting at $40& Up
www.chaineyhauling.com
Free Estimates
(650)207-6592
CHEAP
HAULING!
Light moving!
Haul Debris!
650-583-6700
Hauling
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 (650) 630-0424
Painting
JON LA MOTTE
PAINTING
Interior & Exterior
Quality Work, Reasonable
Rates, Free Estimates
(650)368-8861
Lic #514269
MK PAINTING
Interior and Exterior,
Residental and commercial
Insured and bonded,
Free Estimates
Peter McKenna
(650)630-1835
Lic# 974682
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
Painting
NICK MEJIA PAINTING
A+ Member BBB Since 1975
Large & Small Jobs
Residential & Commercial
Classic Brushwork, Matching, Stain-
ing, Varnishing, Cabinet Finishing
Wall Effects, Murals, More!
(415)971-8763
Lic. #479564
Plumbing
Remodeling
HARVEST KITCHEN
& MOSAIC
Cabinets * Vanities * Tile
Flooring * Mosaics
Sinks * Faucets
Fast turnaround * Expert service
920 Center St., San Carlos
(650)620-9639
www.harvestkm.com
851 Cherry Ave. #29, San Bruno
in Bayhill Shopping Center
Open 7 Days 10:30am- 10:30pm
650. 737. 0788
Foot Massage $19.99/hr
Free Sauna (with this Ad)
Body Massage $39.99/hr
Hot StoneMassage $49.99/hr
GRAND OPENING
Tree Service
Hillside Tree
Service
LOCALLY OWNED
Family Owned Since 2000
Trimming Pruning
Shaping
Large Removal
Stump Grinding
Free
Estimates
Mention
The Daily Journal
to get 10% off
for new customers
Call Luis (650) 704-9635
Window Washing
EXTERIOR
CLEANING
SERVICES
- window washing
- gutter cleaning
- pressure washing
- wood restoration
- solar panel cleaning
(650)216-9922
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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 debit?
Job loss? Foreclosure?
Medical bills?
YOU HAVE OPTIONS
Call for a free consultation
(650-363-2600
This law firm is a debt relife agency
Law Office of Jason Honaker
BANKRUPTCY
Chapter 7 &13
Call us for a consultation
650-259-9200
www.honakerlegal.com
Clothing
$5 CHARLEY'S
Sporting apparel from your
favorite teams,low prices,
large selection.
450 San Bruno Ave.
San Bruno
650 771 -5614
Food
GET HAPPY!
Happy Hour 4-6 M-F
Steelhead Brewing Co.
333 California Dr.
Burlingame
(650)344-6050
www.steelheadbrewery.com
JACKS
RESTAURANT
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
1050 Admiral Ct., #A
San Bruno
(650)589-2222
JacksRestaurants.com
NEW ENGLAND
LOBSTER CO.
Market & Eatery
Now Open in Burlingame
824 Cowan Road
newenglandlobster.net
LIve Lobster ,Lobster Tail,
Lobster meat & Dungeness Crab
PANCHO VILLA
TAQUERIA
Because Flavor Still Matters
365 B Street
San Mateo
www.sfpanchovillia.com
PRIME STEAKS
SUPERB VALUE
BASHAMICHI
Steak & Seafood
1390 El Camino Real
Millbrae
www.bashamichirestaurant.com
VEGETARIAN
BAMBOO GARDEN
Lunch & Dinner
Only Vegetarian Chinese
Restaurant in Millbrae!
309 Broadway, Millbrae
(650)697-6768
Financial
RELATIONSHIP BANKING
Partnership. Service. Trust.
UNITED AMERICAN BANK
Half Moon Bay, Redwood City,
unitedamericanbank.com
San Mateo
(650)579-1500
Furniture
DURALINER ROCKING CHAIR, Maple
Finish, Cream Cushion w matching otto-
man $70 (650)583-4943.
Furniture
WESTERN FURNITURE
Grand Opening Sale
Everything Marked Down !
601 El Camino Real
San Bruno, CA
Mon. - Sat. 10AM -7PM
Sunday Noon -6PM
We don't meet our competition,
we beat it !
Guns
PENINSULA GUNS
(650) 588-8886
Handguns.Shotguns.Rifles
Tactical and
Hunting Accessories
Buy.Sell.Trade
360 El Camino Real, San Bruno
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
DENTAL
IMPLANTS
Save $500 on
Implant Abutment &
Crown Package.
Call Millbrae Dental
for details
650-583-5880
EYE EXAMINATIONS
579-7774
1159 Broadway
Burlingame
Dr. Andrew Soss
OD, FAAO
www.Dr-AndrewSoss.net
NCP COLLEGE OF NURSING
& CAREER COLLEGE
Train to become a Licensed
Vocational Nurse in 12 months or a
Certified Nursing Assistant in as little
as 8 weeks.
Call (800) 339-5145 for more
information or visit
ncpcollegeofnursing.edu and
ncpcareercollege.com
SLEEP APNEA
We can treat it
without CPAP!
Call for a free
sleep apnea screening
650-583-5880
Millbrae Dental
STUBBORN FAT has met its match.
FREEZE Your Fat Away with
COOLSCULPTING
Bruce Maltz, M.D.
Carie Chui, M.D.
Allura Skin & Laser Center, Inc.
280 Baldwin Ave., San Mateo
(650) 344-1121
AlluraSkin.com
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
AFFORDABLE
HEALTH INSURANCE
Personal & Professional Service
JOHN LANGRIDGE
(650) 854-8963
Bay Area Health Insurance Marketing
CA License 0C60215
a Diamond Certified Company
Insurance
HEALTH INSURANCE
All major carriers
Collins Insurance
Serving the Peninsula
since 1981
Ron Collins
650-701-9700
Lic. #0611437
www.collinscoversyou.com
PARENTI & ASSOCIATES
Competitive prices and best service to
meet your insurance needs
* All personal insurance policies
* All commercial insurance policies
* Employee benefit packages
650.596.5900
www.parentiinsurance.com
1091 Industrial Rd #270, San Carlos
Lic: #OG 17832
Jewelers
KUPFER JEWELRY
est. 1979
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
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www.buildandbalance.com
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Massage Therapy
ASIAN MASSAGE
$45 per Hour
Present ad for special price
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
Massage Therapy
RELAX
REJUVENATE
RECHARGE
in our luxury bath house
Water Lounge Day Spa
2500 S. El Camino
San Mateo
(650)389-7090
UNION SPA
Grand Opening
Open Daily
Full Massage and
Brazilian Wax
(650)755-2823
7345 Mission St., Daly City
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
VIP can help you with all of your
real estate needs:
SALES * LEASING * MANAGEMENT
Consultation and advice are free
Where every client is a VIP
864 Laurel St #200 San Carlos
650-595-4565
www.vilmont.com
DRE LIC# 1254368
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
LASTING IMPRESSIONS
ARE OUR FIRST PRIORITY
Cypress Lawn
1370 El Camino Real
Colma
(650)755-0580
www.cypresslawn.com
NAZARETH VISTA
Best Kept Secret in Town !
Independent Living, Assisted Living
and Skilled Nursing Care.
Daily Tours/Complimentary Lunch
650.591.2008
900 Sixth Avenue
Belmont, CA 94002
crd@belmontvista.com
www.nazarethhealthcare.com
Travel
FIGONE TRAVEL GROUP
(650) 595-7750
www.cruisemarketplace.com
Cruises Land & Family vacations
Personalized & Experienced
Travel Service
Family Owned & Operated
Since 1939
CST#100209-10
WORLD 31
By Paul Larson
MILLBRAE
Have you ever been
entrusted to make
final arrangements
for a funeral?
Those of you
whove had this
experience know
that important decisions are required and
must be made in a timely manner. The next
of kin is many times required to search for
information about the deceased which may
not be easily accessible, and must answer
questions without the time to think things
out. Even though your Funeral Director is
trained to guide you every step of the way, it
is still best for you to be prepared with the
proper information if the need should arise.
Ask your Funeral Director what info is
needed before you meet with him/her.
Making funeral arrangements can be very
simple, or can become difficult at times if
you are not prepared. A good Funeral
Director is experienced in leading you with
the necessary requirements, and will offer
details that you may not have thought about
or previously considered as an option.
Allowing him/her to guide you will make
the arrangements go by quickly and easily.
A number of items should be considered
in preparation for the future:
1. Talk to your loved ones about the
inevitable. Give them an indication on what
your wishes are regarding the type of funeral
you want, burial or cremation, etc., and ask
them their feelings about plans for their own
funeral. This is only conversation, but it is
an important topic which will help break the
ice and prevent any type of confusion when
the time comes.
2. Talk to your Funeral Director. Write
down a list of questions and make a phone
call to your Funeral Director asking how to
be prepared. He/she will gladly provide
detailed information and can mail this
information to you for your reference.
Asking questions doesnt cost anything and
will help you with being organized.
3. Make an appointment and Pre-plan a
Funeral. Many more people are following
through with this step by making Pre-Need
Arrangements. Completing arrangements
ahead of time makes this process more
relaxed, and putting these details behind you
will take a weight off your shoulders. Your
wishes will be finalized and kept on file at
the Mortuary. Your Funeral Director will
even help you set aside funding now as to
cover costs at the time of death. Families
who meet with us at the CHAPEL OF THE
HIGHLANDS are grateful for the chance to
make Pre-Need Arrangements. With their
final details in place it helps to make matters
more calming for surviving loved-ones.
4. Enjoy Life. There are those who dwell
on situations that cant be controlled.
Taking time to stop and look around at
beauty in the world and appreciate good
things can be therapeutic. If you need to use
a negative statement, try re-wording it into a
positive. Change I had a lousy day today
into Today was demanding, but it made me
appreciate my better days. As the song
goes: Accentuate the positive; Eliminate
the negative; Latch on to the affirmative.
If you ever wish to discuss cremation,
funeral matters or want to make pre-
planning arrangements please feel free to
call me and my staff at the CHAPEL OF
THE HIGHLANDS in Millbrae at (650)
588-5116 and we will be happy to guide you
in a fair and helpful manner. For more info
you may also visit us on the internet at:
www.chapelofthehighlands.com.
Accentuating The Positive
Can Eliminate The Negative
By Ashok Sharma
NEW DELHI Indias information min-
ister lashed out at the United States on
Friday and demanded an apology for the
treatment of a diplomat who was arrested in
New York, saying America cannot behave
atrociously and get away with it.
The Dec. 13 arrest and strip-search of
Devyani Khobragade, Indias deputy consul
general in New York, has sparked a diplo-
matic storm between the United States and
India. U.S. prosecutors say Khobragade lied
on a visa form about how much she paid her
housekeeper and actually paid her around $3
per hour. The diplomat has pleaded not
guilty.
India has said the strip-search was degrad-
ing and unnecessary. The U.S. Marshals
service said it is standard procedure. But in
India, such treatment for an educated, mid-
dle-class woman is almost unimaginable.
The fact is that American authorities
have behaved atrociously with an Indian
diplomat, and obviously America has to
make good for its actions, Information
Minister Manish Tewari told reporters. I
think its a legitimate expectation that if
they have erred and they have erred griev-
ously in this matter they should come
forth and apologize.
The case has become major news in India,
touching on issues of class, status and the
rights of domestic workers. The two sides of
the case have offered starkly different
accounts of what happened. Khobragade
says shes being targeted by a vindictive
housekeeper. The housekeeper, meanwhile,
says she was overworked and underpaid and
needed to escape.
About two dozen protesters gathered out-
side the Consulate General of India in New
York in support of the housekeeper, carry-
ing signs saying Justice for domestic
workers: hold diplomats accountable and
Overworked, underpaid.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has
expressed regret over the incident. State
Department ofcials have declined to pro-
vide details about the case, citing law
enforcement restrictions that prevent them
from discussing it. They say they are still
trying to assess what occurred.
India demands apology for diplomat arrest in New York
By Jim Heinz
MOSCOW In a few breathtaking
hours, one-time oil baron Mikhail
Khodorkovsky went from being a prisoner
locked away for a decade in the remote
depths of northern Russia to being a free
man in Berlin. As he sped between those
extremes, questions trailed behind.
Most prominently: Why Russian
President Vladimir Putin decided to pardon
the man who was once Russias richest and
one of the few with both the boldness and
resources to challenge him.
Putin said he decided to
a p p r o v e
Khodorkovskys pardon
application and let him
walk free on Friday for
humanitarian reasons
his mother is seriously
ill. The way he
announced it, in a scrum
of journalists after his
annual marathon news
conference less than 24
hours earlier, had an air of spur-of-the-
moment.
But there appears to have been consider-
able calculation behind it, and analysts saw
it as a show of power and arrogance by the
man who has dominated Russian politics
since the turn of the millennium.
In the rst burst of surprise after the par-
don was announced, many speculated that
Putin wanted to soften Russias baleful
image in the countdown to the Winter
Olympics, his signature project, which
starts Feb. 7 in Sochi.
Rubbish, wrote Lilia Shevtsova of the
Carnegie Moscow think-tank. Putin has
been all along demonstrating all signs that
he does not care any more what the world is
thinking of him. He has been showing the
opposite: that he views world leaders as
pathetic weaklings who can be ignored.
Although Putin is hypersensitive to
opposition and has launched a series of
measures over the past year and a half that
chill dissent, he appears to have calculated
that 10 years as an inmate has tamed the
50-year-old Khodorkovsky.
Putin understood that Khodorkovsky is
not a revolutionary, that his priority goal
for all of what remains of his life is the
desire not to return to the place he was for
the last 10 years, wrote Stanislav
Belkovsky, a political analyst and former
Kremlin insider.
Russian oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky a free man
Canadian court strikes
down anti-prostitution laws
TORONTO Canadas highest court
struck down the countrys anti-prostitution
laws Friday, a victory for sex workers who
had argued that a ban on brothels and other
measures made their profession more dan-
gerous. The ruling drew criticism from the
conservative government and religious
leaders.
The court, ruling in a case brought by
three women in the sex trade, struck down
all three of Canadas prostitution-related
laws: bans on keeping a brothel, making a
living from prostitution, and street solicit-
ing. The ruling wont take effect immediate-
l y, however, because the court gave
Parliament a year to respond with new legis-
lation, and said the existing laws would
remain in place until then.
The decision threw the door open for a
wide and complex debate on how Canada
should regulate prostitution, which isnt in
itself illegal in the country.
Robert Leckey, a law professor at McGill
University, said the court found that the law
did nothing to increase safety, but suggested
in its ruling that more nely tailored rules
might pass constitutional scrutiny in the
future.
Some of the (current) provisions actually
limit sex workers ability to protect them-
selves, Leckey said.
The court found that Canadas prostitution
laws violated the guarantee to life, liberty
and security of the person. For instance, it
said the law prohibiting people from mak-
ing a living from prostitution is too broad.
Libyan intelligence
official killed outside home
TRIPOLI, Libya Gunmen shot and
killed a top Libyan military intelligence
ofcial Friday outside his home in an east-
ern city known as a stronghold for an
Islamic extremist militia, the latest in a
string of assassinations targeting govern-
ment ofcials and others.
Col. Fatallah Abdel-Rahim al-Qazeri died
outside his home in Darna following a rela-
tives wedding, a security ofcial said. Al-
Qazeri had been named as head of military
intelligence in the restive city of Benghazi
earlier this month, the ofcial said.
The official spoke on condition of
anonymity as he feared being targeted in a
reprisal attack.
No group immediately claimed responsi-
bility for al-Qazeris killing, though Darna
is known as a stronghold of Ansar al-
Shariah, a hard-line group suspected to have
been behind the Sept. 11, 2012, attack on
the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi that killed
U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three
other Americans.
Libyan security forces clashed in
Benghazi last month with Ansar al-Shariah.
The group also faces a backlash from resi-
dents who have marched against it in
Benghazi and, in recent days, in Darna.
Libyas heavily armed militias, with roots
in the 2011 war against dictator Moammar
Gadha, have proliferated since his over-
throw. They have undermined successive
transitional governments and parliament.
France: Its not sexting,
its textopornographie
PARIS France, a nation with a cen-
turies-old reputation for seduction, now has
a word for sexting.
If you want to send sexually explicit pho-
tos or text messages to your lover in France,
its called textopornographie. Thats the
term recently chosen by the Academie
Francaise, the respected institution that
watches over the French language and regu-
larly invents French terms for English or
other expressions that have gone global.
The academys Sophie Tonolo, a diction-
ary editor, says it was approached by the
Justice Ministry for a proper term for sex-
ting because the phenomenon often comes
up in legal cases.
It was one of many words published this
month in a government legal database. It
may not end up in the dictionary however,
Tonolo said, if the phenomenon fades.
Around the world
Mikhail
Khodorkovsky
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Indias Deputy Consul General in New York, Devyani Khobragade, sits at her arraignment in
Manhattan Federal court in New York.
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