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City weighs in on plans for three prime parcels

San Mateo reviews proposals to redevelop downtown former gas stations
By Samantha Weigel
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF

In preparing for development of

vacant former gas stations into
residential, retail and office
spaces, San Mateo city officials
have a tall order for the future of its
downtown three corners site.
The proximity of the three
empty lots at the intersection of
Third Avenue and El Camino Real

prompted
the
Planning
Commission to review the sites
pre-applications back to back.
On Tuesday, the commission and
public considered how the sites,
each owned by separate developers, would interact with one another and how the new buildings on
small lots could serve as a gateway
into downtown.

See THREE, Page 19

Renderings of the proposed developments at the three corners site in San Mateo.The mixed-use retail and office
space buildings would be at 221 S. El Camino Real, courtesy of BDE Architecture, and 2 E. Third Ave., center. The
2 W. Third Ave. site is being sought for a residential and retail building.

Medicaid cuts
to hit doctors
hard in 2015

WEEK OF CODE

California may see fee reductions up

to 50 percent as federal subsidy ends
By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ANGELA SWARTZ/DAILY JOURNAL

Students from grades TK-5 take part in Computer Science Education Week at Horrall/LEAD Elementary School.
The week kicked off Monday with Hour of Code events put on by the nonprofit Code.org.
SEE STORY PAGE 4

WASHINGTON Primary care

doctors caring for low-income
patients will face steep fee cuts
next year as a temporary program
in President Barack Obamas
health care law expires. That could
squeeze access just when millions
of new patients are gaining
Medicaid coverage.
A study Wednesday from the
nonpartisan Urban Institute estimated fee reductions will average
about 40 percent nationwide. But

they could reach 50 percent or

more for primary care doctors in
California, New York, New Jersey,
and Illinois big states that have
all expanded Medicaid under the
health law.
Meager pay for doctors has been
a persistent problem for Medicaid,
the safety-net health insurance
program. Low-income people
unable to find a family doctor
instead flock to hospital emergency rooms, where treatment is
more expensive and not usually
focused on prevention.

See MEDICAID, Page 19

Downtown plan tweaked Bay Area loads up on sandbags

in favor of office space Residents and officials brace for heavy storm
STAFF AND WIRE REPORT

Overall density remains same by reducing housing, retail

By Michelle Durand
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF

Redwood Citys blueprint for downtown

development is being tweaked to increase
the allowable office space but overall density will remain the same by reducing housing
and retail limitations.
The council, with Councilman Ian Bain

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with the proposed changes and required
environmental review. Both plus a recommendation will be back to the Planning
Commission and City Council in early
2015.

See OFFICE, Page 20

The powerful storm expected to pack hurricane force winds and heavy rain triggered
emergency preparations across Northern
California on Wednesday, with residents
gathering sand bags, crews clearing storm
drains and San Francisco school officials
canceling classes for the first time since
9/11.
As much as 8 inches of rain could fall on
coastal mountains over a 24-hour period

starting late Wednesday, the National

Weather Service said. Ski resorts in the
northern Sierra Nevada could get more than
2 feet of snow before the storm moves
through Southern California and to the east
with less strength through states including
Nevada, Idaho, Arizona and New Mexico.
Those states could get rain and snow, but
nothing like what California is expected to
experience, forecasters say.

See STORM, Page 19

FOR THE RECORD

Thursday Dec. 11, 2014

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Thought for the Day

It takes a long time to understand nothing.
Edward Dahlberg, American
author and critic (1900-1977)

This Day in History

1936

Britains King Edward VIII abdicated

the throne so he could marry American
divorcee Wallis Warfield Simpson;
his brother, Prince Albert, became
King George VI.

In 1 7 9 2 , Frances King Louis XVI went before the

Convention to face charges of treason. (Louis was convicted, and executed the following month.)
In 1 8 1 6 , Indiana became the 19th state.
In 1 9 2 8 , police in Buenos Aires announced they had
thwarted an attempt on the life of President-elect Herbert
Hoover.
In 1 9 3 7 , Italy announced it was withdrawing from the
League of Nations.
In 1 9 4 1 , Germany and Italy declared war on the United
States; the U.S. responded in kind.
In 1 9 4 6 , the United Nations International Childrens
Emergency Fund (UNICEF) was established.
In 1 9 6 4 , Che Guevara addressed the United Nations; in his
speech, the Argentine revolutionary declared that the final
hour of colonialism has struck. Singer-songwriter Sam
Cooke was shot to death by a motel manager in Los
Angeles; he was 33.
In 1 9 7 2 , Apollo 17s lunar module landed on the moon
with astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt
aboard; during three extravehicular activities (EVAs), they
became the last two men to date to step onto the lunar surface.
In 1 9 8 0 , President Jimmy Carter signed legislation creating a $1.6 billion environmental superfund to pay for
cleaning up chemical spills and toxic waste dumps.
Magnum P.I., starring Tom Selleck, premiered on CBS.
In 1 9 9 4 , leaders of 34 Western Hemisphere nations signed
a free-trade declaration in Miami.
In 1 9 9 7 , more than 150 countries agreed at a global warming conference in Kyoto, Japan, to control the Earths
greenhouse gases.

Birthdays

Actress Xosha
U.S. Secretary of
Rock musician
Roquemore is 30.
State John Kerry is
Nikki Sixx is 56.
71.
Actor Jean-Louis Trintignant is 84. Actress Rita Moreno is
83. Former California state lawmaker Tom Hayden is 75. Pop
singer David Gates (Bread) is 74. Actress Donna Mills is 74.
U.S. Ambassador to China, former Sen. Max Baucus, is 73.
Singer Brenda Lee is 70. Actress Lynda Day George is 70.
Music producer Tony Brown is 68. Actress Teri Garr is 67.
Movie director Susan Seidelman is 62. Actress Bess
Armstrong is 61. Singer Jermaine Jacksun is 60. Rock musician Mike Mesaros (The Smithereens) is 57. Rock musician
Darryl Jones (The Rolling Stones) is 53. Actor Ben Browder is
52. Singer-musician Justin Currie (Del Amitri) is 50.

REUTERS

Faisel,16, a member of Egyptian parkour group EGY PK, practices a jump in front of the Pyramid of Khufu, the largest of the
Great Pyramids of Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo. EGY PK, one of the first parkour groups in Egypt, are training ahead of performing publicly during the year-end Christamas celebrations, to promote tourism in Egypt.

In other news ...

Man charged with
killing ex-lovers pet rabbit
LOS ANGELES A Los Angeles man
is charged with killing his ex-girlfriends pet rabbit, sending her grisly
photos of its carcass, and threatening
to do the same thing to her.
Los Angeles County prosecutors
charged Dimitri Diatchenko, of North
Hollywood, on Tuesday with cruelty to
an animal and making criminal threats.
Hes free on bail but couldnt be
reached for comment, and it isnt
known if he has an attorney.
Prosecutors say Diatchenko killed,
skinned, cooked and partially ate the
rabbit Dec. 7 after his former lover said
they should no longer be roommates.
Authorities say he sent his ex-lover
photos of what he did, and when she
returned home, he told the woman he
would do the same thing to her.
He could face more than four years in
prison if convicted.

Bacon, pet psychic turn

up zilch in search for dog
MONTPELIER, Vt. Rotisserie
chicken, bacon, dog toys, more than a
dozen volunteers and even a psychic
have not been enough to find Murphy,
an elusive golden retriever whose
owners five-month search for the
beloved animal has captivated one
mountainous area of Vermont.

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who describes Murphy as the best dog

in the world.
At one point they enlisted a
Massachusetts-based pet psychic who
claims to be able to communicate with
animals. The psychic told them by
phone that Murphy was on a parallel
path to a road where they had just lost
track of him and that she was seeing
his name. A tipster then reported seeing Murphy at Murray Hill Farm in
Waterbury Center, Campbell said.
After Murphy was spotted in August,
one woman drove about 30 miles from
Burlington every night to keep a look
out for him in Waterbury Center.
And town resident Lisa Lovelette has
helped check the traps for Hamel,
knowing he couldnt come twice a day.
I just thought about how I would
feel if it were my dog and I lived 30
miles away, she said. So Ive just
been doing what I can to kind of help
him out.
At the end of October and in midNovember, Murphy was spotted on two
trail cameras in Waterbury Center, giving Campbell hope that hes still out
there and theyre on the right track.
Now one homeowner nearby has
been setting out food to lure Murphy
back for regular feedings until he can
be caught before winter really sets
in.
But Hamel and Campbell urged people not to chase the skittish pooch,
just to report where they see him.

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Neighbors have pulled together to

try to find Murphy since he was
spooked by a car accident and ran off
June 29, going door-to-door with
posters, looking for tracks and setting
out food and traps.
Hes been spotted numerous times,
in backyards and on trail cameras in
Waterbury Center, about 8 miles from
the crash. But any time someone gets
close, the 3-year-old cagey canine
darts off.
I definitely think hes still in the
fight-or-flight mode because he seems
to run from everybody, said his
owner, 24-year-old Kirstin Campbell,
of Morrisville.
Campbell had Murphy with her when
her vehicle went off the road and hit a
tree in Stowe. She let the dog out after
the crash and he ran away, traumatized.
He was seen around the resort town in
the summer but ended up venturing
south to Waterbury Center, apparently
along the one main road between the
towns.
The search has gotten the attention
of local media and members of a popular online community forum where
Campbells grandfather Ed Hamel, 63,
has posted weekly since Murphy disappeared.
We did the old, you know, put the
clothing out, put the towels out, food
out, treats out, walk around and walk
around, leave our scent everywhere and
that didnt do any good, said Hamel,

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rainfall possible in the evening. Lows around 50. South
winds 10 to 20 mph.

Correction
The Know it All column in the Dec. 10 edition of the
Daily Journal had incorrect information. Clint Eastwood
was born in 1930.

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Bail denied for murder defendant

in Operation Sunny Day case
By Michelle Durand
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF

A female murder defendant no longer facing

the death penalty for her alleged role in a
fatal shooting lumped together with several
other crimes in Operation Sunny Day was
denied bail Wednesday.
Nina Mehrnoosh Cragg, 24, of Palo Alto,
has been held without bail since her arrest in
the Jan. 16, 2013, death of Lamont Darnell
Coleman in East Palo Alto. The murder
charge coupled with allegations of lying in
wait and gang purposes left her facing a
potential capital trial, however, District
Attorney Steve Wagstaffe announced in June
he would instead pursue life in prison without

parole for her and two

others nabbed in a 16person indictment considered historically large
for San Mateo County.
Defense attorney Josh
Bentley asked that his
client be given $100,000
bail which prosecutors
opposed.
Nina Cragg
Cragg, a reported member of the Sac Street
gang, is among 16 indicted for a range of
2012 and 2013 crimes including four murders
in East Palo Alto and San Francisco, a highway shooting in Belmont, a robbery and
attempting to keep witnesses quiet. Other
charged crimes include drug trafficking,

bribery, firearms possession and conspiracy.

The crimes reportedly began when the Da Vill
and Sac Street gangs of East Palo Alto teamed
up against the Taliban gang of East Palo Alto
and Menlo Park. The investigation and
indictments were named Operation Sunny
Day after the gang code phrase for a completed murder.
On Monday, prosecutors said publicly they
would not seek death for all but one of the
nine defendants eligible A decision is pending still for three-striker Raymond Bradford.
Cragg did not fire a weapon personally but
acted as a messenger delivering the green
light to carry out the murder, District
Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said.
She and the other defendants are due back in
court Jan. 15.

A former custodian at the Maguire

Correctional Center will stand trial for
allegedly smuggling packages to inmates,
including drugs, and letting them use his
cellphone while working in the jail.
Michael Ramirez Decartagena, 45, has
pleaded not guilty to one count of bringing a

Gilead faces lawsuit over

hepatitis C drug pricing
HAVERFORD, Pa. Philadelphias
Transportation Authority has filed a lawsuit
against Foster Citys Gilead Sciences Inc.

controlled substance into a correctional

institution but was held to answer after a preliminary hearing with one prosecution witness and no defense.
According to prosecutors, between June 1
and July 3, Ramirez Decartagena let jail
inmates make phone calls and delivered
goods to them. The incidents came to light
when another inmate informed the jail staff.

Local brief
over the pricing of its hepatitis C drug.
Sovaldi is a highly effective pill treatment for the most common form of hepatitis C without the injections and unpleasant

Police reports
It was a little too fast
A man on a small motorcycle was riding
around at high speed on Ralston Avenue
in Belmont before 6:25 p.m. Saturday,
Oct. 4.

REDWOOD CITY

Fo und pro perty . A Social Security card

was found in the parking lot on Middlefield
Road before 10:45 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 4.
Burg l ary . A passport was stolen from a car
on Broadway before 5:25 p.m. Thursday,
Dec. 4.
Arres t. A man was arrested for threatening
someone with a weapon on Jefferson
Avenue before 6:12 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4.
B urg l ary . A person entered a home
through a sliding door and ransacked a
home on Buckeye Street before 8:56 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 4.
Arres t. A person was arrested for shoplifting on El Camino Real before 9:31 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 4.
Petty theft. A one speed bike was stolen
His case is unrelated to separate charges on Ebener Street before 10:26 p. m.
against a sheriffs deputy and two correction- Thursday, Dec. 4.
al officers accused in a conspiracy to smuggle
two cellphones and prescription drugs like HALF MOON BAY
Oxycontin into the mens jail.
Arres t. A 40-year-old man was arrested on
a felony warrant out of Santa Cruz County
Ramirez Decartagena is free from custody
after a deputy performed a traffic stop for
on his own recognizance and returns to court driving with no license plate on Main
Jan. 7 to enter a plea and set a trial date.
Street before 10:50 p.m. on Thursday, Dec.
4.
side effects of earlier treatments.
Petty theft. Police responded to a theft of
Gilead has been selling a 12-week treat- 40 heavy pieces of flagstone, which were
ment of Sovaldi in the United States for stacked in the yard of a residence on the
approximately $84, 000, or $1, 000 per 500 block of Cypress Avenue before 10
pill.
p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12.

Jail janitor to trial for giving inmates cellphone, drugs

DAILY JOURNAL STAFF REPORT

Thursday Dec. 11, 2014

LOCAL

Thursday Dec. 11, 2014

THE DAILY JOURNAL

Driver crashes
into YouTube building

Local briefs

A man who crashed into the

YouTube building in San Bruno
Wednesday morning was arrested
on suspicion of driving under the
influence of alcohol, police said.
The crash into the building at
901 Cherry Ave. was reported at
11:09 a.m.
The driver, identified as Edward
Burns, 64, of San Bruno, and a passenger were taken to a hospital for
injuries suffered in the crash.
The building sustained minor
damage, police said.
Investigators determined that the
driver had been drinking prior to
the crash and arrested him on suspicion of driving under the influence
causing injury, police said.

ANGELA SWARTZ/DAILY JOURNAL

Gas prices drop

sharply in Bay Area

Average gas prices fell 24 cents

Students at Horrall/LEAD Elementary School in San Mateo hang out on beanbag chairs in the iPad lab to learn
in California last month and further
to code during an Hour of Code event Tuesday.

Nonprofit aims to get 100 million to take coding lessons this year
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF

Students along the Peninsula are

taking out their iPads, laptops and
other devices to learn to code with
Anna and Elsa from the movie
Frozen and through games like
Flappy Bird in this weeks worldwide Computer Science Education
Week.
The week kicked off Monday
with Hour of Code events put on
by the nonprofit Code.org. Last
year, 15 million students tried
computer programming during the
week and this year the group is
aiming for 100 million students.
Each of the 520 students at
Horrall/LEAD Elementary School
in San Mateo is participating this
week.
Its really exciting, said
kindergarten teacher Angela
Kollerer. Its exposing the kids
almost to a different language. As

teachers, were learning about it

too.
The school is actually going
through a rebranding effort and
will be moving toward focusing
on technology with the name
LEAD Elementary. The school was
focused on visual and performing
arts with technology integration.
The new program focuses on using
computers and technology to
facilitate literacy, writing and
other creative arts through recording, video production, graphic
design, coding and other media. It
would also include a lunch-hour
and after-school enrichment program, an iPad lab, a state-of-theart library and multi-media facilities. Part of this means the school
is adding coding lessons to its
classes, along with an afterschool enrichment program in
which students create video
announcements, said Tim Merritt,
a third-grade teacher at the school,

Post offices offer extended

weekend hours for holidays
A number of Bay Area post
offices will add weekend hours for
the holiday season starting this
Saturday to accommodate the large
number of customers mailing cards
and packages.
Selected post offices will offer
Saturday hours on Dec. 13 and 20,
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and on the
two Sundays before Christmas,
Dec. 14 and 21, from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m.
The U.S. Postal Service is seeing
steep growth in its package business this holiday season and
expects to handle around 450 to
470 million packages, a roughly
12 percent increase over the same
period last year.
People can go to USPS.com to
check for details of specific locations.

in the Bay Area, continuing a

downward trend seen across the
country, according to the American
Automobile
Associations
Northern California chapter.
The average gas price per gallon
fell 26 cents to $2.99 in the Bay
who is also the schools new tech- Area in this months survey, and to
nology coordinator. It is hard for $2.94 in Northern California as a
some students to participate in whole.
Missing woman found safe
certain activities at home that
Nationally they fell even more
involve use of technology, as steeply, falling 27 cents to $2.66,
A Daly City woman missing
only about 50 percent of students AAA officials said.
since Tuesday afternoon was safely
have Internet access there, he
Gas prices typically decline in located in San Francisco, Daly City
added. Most do have access to the winter due to factors including police said Wednesday.
smartphones though, he said.
Linh Tran, 40, had walked away
decreased demand. In addition, oil
The ones with Internet access prices have been kept low by a from her caregiver at Serramonte
kind of have an advantage, he Organization
of
Petroleum Center at about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday,
said. Not all things work on Exporting Countries decision to police said.
smartphones.
She was considered at-risk
sustain production levels and Saudi
Because of this, Merritt and Arabian moves to cut per barrel because she has cognitive disabiliother officials at the school are prices.
ties and takes medicine for her illpursuing corporate funding so
The highest recorded price ever nesses, according to police.
each student has a tablet they can
use at school. The school would
CITY GOVERNMENT
also like to partner with a company to train parents on how to use
The Mi l l brae Ci ty Co unci l performed its
the Internet and have that compaannual mayoral rotation at its Tuesday night meetny also provide families with
ing. The council voted 4-1, with Co unci l wo man
Internet access for a nominal
Marg e Co l api etro dissenting in each case, for
charge, as about 70 percent of stuRo bert Go tts chal k as mayor and Anne Ol i v a
as vice mayor.

Students take part in Hour of Code

By Angela Swartz

recorded in California was $4.67 a

gallon, reported in October 2012.
The lowest gas prices AAA
reported in the Bay Area this month
were in Pleasanton, where gas averaged $2.39 a gallon. The highest
was in San Francisco, where prices
averaged $3.12 a gallon.

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Mystery of where Earths

water came from deepens
By Seth Borenstein
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Rosetta mission landing project manager Stephan Ulamec speaks during a news conference
at the European Space Agency headquarters.
Obituary

Marcelino Pacheco

Apr. 26, 1920 - Dec. 3, 2014

Resident of Menlo Park

WASHINGTON The mystery of where

Earths water came from got murkier
Wednesday when some astronomers essentially eliminated one of the chief suspects:
comets.
Over the past few months, the European
Space Agencys Rosetta space probe closely
examined the type of comet that some scientists theorized could have brought water
to our planet 4 billion years ago. It found
water, but the wrong kind.
It was too heavy. One of the first scientific studies from the Rosetta mission found
that the comets water contains more of a
hydrogen isotope called deuterium than
water on Earth does.
The question is who brought this water:
Was it comets or was it something else?
asked Kathrin Altwegg of the University of
Bern in Switzerland, lead author of a study

published in the journal Science.

Something else, probably asteroids,
Altwegg concluded. But others disagree.
Many scientists have long believed that
Earth had water when it first formed, but that
it boiled off, so that the water on the planet
now had to have come from an outside
source.
The findings from Rosettas mission to
the duck-shaped comet 67P/ChuryumovGerasimenko complicate not just the question of the origin of Earths water but our
understanding of comets.
Until now, scientists pretty much sorted
comets into two types: near and far. The near
ones, sometimes called the Jupiter family,
originally come from the Kuiper Belt outside Neptune and Pluto. The far ones hail
from the Oort Cloud, which is much farther
out.
In 1986, a spacecraft came within about
400 miles of Halleys comet, an Oort Cloud
comet, and analyzed its water.

Obituary

Loving father of Mary Pacheco Varela, Javier Pacheco, and Yolanda

Pacheco Garcia, Grandfather of 5, Great-Grandfather of 8, has joined his
wife, Mary Barrales Pacheco, in heaven at age 94.
A native of Mexico, he rst came to Modesto, California with the Bracero
Program in 1945. He went back to Mexico, married, and immediately
returned to California for the honeymoon. Marcelino and Mary established
roots in the Bay Area and became Naturalized U.S. Citizens, residing in
Menlo Park for 67 years.
He worked at the Ideal Cement Company for 28 years, at Stanford Linear Accelerator
(SLAC), and St Anns Chapel.
He was the pioneer patriarch of the Pacheco and Barrales family, helping those who
needed shelter and an occasional meal. His hobbies were 8mm movies, music, traveling
with his beloved wife around the world, and carpentry. He loved spending time with
family and hosting family parties.
Friends are invited to attend a visitation on Thurs. Dec. 11th at 5pm followed by a
Rosary service commencing at 7pm at Redwood Chapel, 847 Woodside Road. A Mass of
Christian Burial will be celebrated on Fri. Dec. 12th at 10am at Church of the Nativity,
210 Oak Grove Ave. Menlo Park. Interment: Holy Cross Cemetery in Menlo Park.

LARAINE MAE THOMPSON

December 13, 1931 ~ December 1, 2014

Laraine Mae Thompson passed away peacefully in her sleep on December 1, 2014. She
currently lived in Faireld CA where she moved to be close to her children, Lynette and Rob
and daughter-in-law Kathy. She was 82. She is reunited with George her beloved husband
of 62 years.
Laraine was born in San Francisco, CA on December 13, 1931 and was a long time resident
of Millbrae Ca, where she was active in tennis, bridge and training her dogs. She was a great
49er fan and enjoyed going to many games.
She is survived by her children, Lynette Thompson Bosson, Rob Thompson and his wife Kathy
all of Faireld; brother and sister-in-law, Frank and Wilma Pratt of Hawaii; grandchildren,
Peter, Tom, Dana, Nick, Alex, Alana and Anthony; and great-grandchildren, Deven, Taylor
and Wesley.
Family and friends are invited to attend Laraines celebration of life on Saturday December
13 at 11:00 a.m. at Faireld Funeral Home, 1750 Pennsylvania Ave, Faireld CA. A reception
will follow at the Hilton Garden Inn 2200 Gateway Court, Faireld at 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
In Lieu of owers please consider donating to the Alzheimers Foundation of America (AFA)
at www.alzfdn.org
Arrangements under the care of Faireld Funeral Home 707-425-1041.

Obituary

Judge F. William Lanam

The Honorable Judge F. William Lanam passed
away peacefully at home, surrounded by loved ones,
on December 8th, 2014.
Born July 28, 1929 in Hawaii to Francis Horatio
Lanam and Elizabeth Jackson Lanam, he attended
Commerce High School in San Francisco, where he
met his late wife Natalie Teresa Barillas to whom
he was married over 55 wonderful years. Bill and
Natalie lived in Burlingame for more than 40 years, where they raised
their 6 children. They were the proud parents of Lorraine Hayes, Michael
Lanam, Joe Lanam, Deanne Wilburn, Jeannette Drake and Renee Lanam,
grandparents to 22 and great grandparents to 13. In recent years, he shared
the loving companionship of Ardene Domecus.
Bill began his career in the San Mateo District Attorneys ofce, then
opened a private practice. Later, he became the rst Executive Director of
the San Mateo County Bar Associations Private Defender Program. He was
appointed by Governor Ronald Reagan to the San Mateo Municipal Court
and with Natalie, as his campaign manager, won an election to the San
Mateo Superior Court.
Bill is remembered as a loving husband, a wonderful dad, granddad and
great granddad, and loyal friend, who was immensely proud of his family,
proud to be a member of the legal profession, and who left this world than
thankful for the great life he had.
Service to be held on Saturday, December 13th, 12:00pm at Our Lady of
Angels Catholic Church, 1721 Hillside Drive, Burlingame. Reception and
celebration of life immediately following at the Elks Club, 229 W. 20th Ave
San Mateo. In lieu of owers, donations suggested to the Natalie Lanam
Fund/San Mateo Legal Aid, 330 Twin Dolphin Dr. St 123, Redwood City,
94065, www.legalaidsmc.org.

Obituary

Ronald Grubbs

October 24, 1938 - October 15, 2014

On October 15, 2014, Ronald Dean Grubbs Of
Redwood City, Calif., passed Away at 5:30 a.m. at
Kaiser Hospital in the loving arms of his wife Rita
Grubbs of Redwood City Calif. Ron Grubbs was born
on October 24, 1938 in Decatur, Ill. He went to school
in Sullivan, Ill, where he graduated in 1957. Ron then
joined the Navy on October 15, 1957 and served four years. He got out of
the Navy on August 10, 1961.
Ron was a active ham radio operator. He went to work at United Airlines on
December 6, 1965, where he worked for 37 years until he retired on October
31, 2002. Ron is survived by his loving wife Rita Grubbs of Redwood City,
Calif; his three daughters, Cathy Creekpaum of Petaluma Calif., Leanne
Grubbs of Redwood City Calif. and Tracy Lopez (David Sr.), of Stockton,
Calif. Ron is also survived by his brother Jerry Grubbs (Pat) of Kentucky;
a sister Diane Grubbs of Charleston, Ill. and uncle in law Ken Black of
Petaluma Calif. Ron had eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
He also leaves behind many, many nieces and nephews as well as many
friends who love and miss him dearly.
My darling husband, my heart aches everyday since you went away. You
were and still are my life, my soul mate and the love of my life! You are my
world! I know youre not alone. Youre dancing with the angels In Heaven!
And no more pain! So until we meet again my LOVE just remember my love
your in my heart forever and always. With every good-bye we say hello again
some day! Love always and forever in my heart, your loving wife Rita
Celebration of Life Notice
Ron Grubbs Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday December 13th
from 3pm to 7pm at the American Leigon in San Carlos, 1159 Bush St.
(650)595-9998 or call Rita Grubbs for details, 650-208-3459.

LOCAL/STATE/NATION

Thursday Dec. 11, 2014

THE DAILY JOURNAL

Lawmakers agree on $1.1T spending bill

By David Espo and Andrew Taylor

The federal governments going to run

out of money in two days. ... Weve been trying to
work with Republican leaders to avoid a shutdown.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON Time running short,

Republicans and Democrats agreed Tuesday
on a $1.1 trillion spending bill to avoid a
government shutdown and delay a politically-charged struggle over President Barack
Obamas new immigration policy until the
new year.
In an unexpected move, lawmakers also
agreed on legislation expected to be incorporated into the spending measure that will
permit a reduction in benefits for current
retirees at economically distressed multiemployer pension plans. Supporters said it
was part of an effort to prevent a slowmotion collapse of a system that provides
retirement income to millions, but critics
objected vehemently.
There was no immediate reaction from the
White House to the bill.
At 1,603 pages, the spending bill adheres
to strict caps negotiated earlier between the
White House and deficit- conscious
Republicans, and is also salted with GOP
policy proposals. As described by unhappy
liberals, one would roll back new regulations that prohibit banks from using federal
deposit insurance to cover investments on
some complex financial instruments.
Elsewhere, there were trade-offs.
Republicans won a $60 million cut at the
Environmental Protection Agency, and said
the agencys workforce would be reduced to

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid

the lowest level since 1989. Democrats

emerged with increases for enforcement
activities at the Securities and Exchange
Commission and the Commodity Futures
Trading Commission.
The federal governments going to run
out of money in two days. ... Weve been
trying to work with Republican leaders to
avoid a shutdown, Senate Majority Leader
Harry Reid of Nevada said at midafternoon
as final negotiations dragged on.
Speaker John Boehner said he hoped for a
vote on the measure on Thursday, and officials expressed confidence they could overcome opposition from tea party-backed
Republicans and avoid a government shutdown.
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi
issued a statement that said she was hopeful
her rank and file could support the bill, but
needed to review the final language.
Senate approval would then be required to
send it to Obama one of the final acts of
a two-year Congress far better known for
gridlock than for accomplishment.
Not only a two-year Congress, but also a

political era was drawing to a close as the

lights burned late inside the Capitol on a
December night.
For the first time in eight years,
Republicans will have a Senate majority in
January after their hugely successful
midterm election, and newly elected GOP
senators-elect participated in closed-door
strategy sessions during the day.
Before time runs out on his majority, Reid
said he wanted to assure confirmation of
nine more of Obamas judicial nominees and
approve the appointment of Vivek Murthy
as surgeon general.
Also on Congress must-do list is legislation to renew a series of expiring tax
breaks, and a bill to authorize the Pentagon
to train and equip Syrian rebels to fight
Islamic State forces in the Middle East.
Proponents of campaign finance reforms
decried a provision slipped in at the last
minute that would sharply increase limits
on the amount that an individual can contribute to various national political party
accounts and committees each year from
$32,400 to $324,000.

Congress told U.S. lags other nations on drones

By Joan Lowy
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON Commercial drone

flights are taking off in other countries
while the U.S. lags behind in developing
safety regulations that would permit
unmanned aircraft operations by a wide
array of industries, witnesses told a House
panel Wednesday.

The Federal Aviation Administration

bars all commercial use of drones except
for 13 companies that have been granted
permits for limited operations. Permits for
four of those companies were announced
Wednesday, an hour before a hearing of the
House Transportation and Infrastructure
Committees aviation subcommittee. The
four companies plan to use drones for aerial surveillance, construction site monitor-

Around the state

Hall wins open California Senate seat
LOS ANGELES Former Assemblyman
Isadore Hall was sworn in Wednesday to represent the state Senates
35th district, after capturing the seat in a special
election following former Sen. Rod Wrights
resignation.
Hall, a Democrat, took
the oath of office from
Los Angeles County
Isadore Hall Superior Court Judge
Kelvin Filer. He said in a
statement he was grateful for the support of
voters in the southern Los Angeles County
district, which stretches from Inglewood to
the Port of Los Angeles.
I am more determined than ever to continue focusing on local neighborhood quality
of life issues: creating more good jobs,
improving our schools, expanding access to
health care, and keeping our communities
safe, he said.
Wright, also a Democrat, resigned rather
than face possible expulsion after he was
sentenced to 90 days in jail on convictions
of perjury and voter fraud for lying about
where he lived when he ran for office. He is
appealing.

Local brief
Surveillance cameras help
catch residential burglars

Two teens are in custody after allegedly

breaking into a home on the 400 block of
ing and oil rig flare stack inspections. The De Anza Avenue in San Carlos Wednesday
agency has received 167 requests for morning, according to the San Mateo
exemptions from commercial operators.
County Sheriffs Office.
Several European countries have granted
Surveillance cameras in the home that
commercial permits to more than a 1,000 were set up to alert the home owners celldrone operators for safety inspections of phone if motion was detected allowed the
infrastructure, such as railroad tracks, or to resident to view in real time someone in his
support commercial agriculture, Gerald home, according to the Sheriffs Office.
Dillingham
of
the
Government
The home owner called 911 and, at
Accountability Office testified. Australia approximately 11:12 a. m. , deputies
has issued more than 180 permits to busi- assigned to the San Carlos Patrol Bureau
nesses engaged in aerial surveying, pho- responded to the location and surrounded the
tography and other work, but limits the building. Deputies ordered any and all occupermits to drones weighing less than 5 pants to come outside and went in when no
pounds. And small, unmanned helicopters one came out. Once inside, they located two
have been used to monitor and spray crops teens attempting to steal electronics,
in Japan for more than a decade.
according to the Sheriffs Office.
Canada has had regulations governing
The teens were identified as Cristhian
the use of unmanned aircraft since 1996 Juarez-Medrano, 18, of Redwood City, and a
and, as of September, had issued more than 17-year-old San Mateo resident. Juarez1,000 permits this year alone, Dillingham Medrano was booked into San Mateo
said. Canada recently revised it regulaCounty Jail and the juvenile was booked
tions to grant blanket permission for
into the Youth Services Center, according to
flights of drones weighing less than 5
the Sheriffs Office.
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Malalas moment: Nobel winner speaks out

By Danica Kirka
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

OSLO, Norway The Pakistani teenager

stood on the stage of Oslo City Hall as the
youngest Nobel Peace laureate, smiling as
she listened to the thunderous ovation.
Now, everybody knows: She is Malala.
Shot in the head by the Taliban two years
ago for speaking out on education, 17-yearold Malala Yousafzai on Wednesday beamed
as she received the Nobel Peace Prize and
taught a lesson in courage.
I had two options. One was to remain
silent and wait to be killed. And the second
was to speak up and then be killed. I chose
the second one. I decided to speak up,
Malala said.
And with that, Malala proved that
teenagers could tell the elders a thing or two.
Anyone who hadnt read her memoir, I am
Malala, was about to get an education.
She adjusted her coral pink headscarf and
made no effort to hide any scars that might
remain from the attack. She thanked her parents for unconditional love and then humbly

suggested that she was somehow not all that

special just a girl who fights with her
brothers who wanted to learn above all else.
As far as I know, I am just a committed
and even stubborn person who wants to see
every child getting quality education, who
wants to see women having equal rights and
who wants peace in every corner of the
world, she said. Education is one of the
blessings of life, and one of its necessities.
Malala shared the prize with Kailash
Satyarthi of India. Both have campaigned
for the rights of children and young people,
particularly education.
The two laureates bonded immediately.
They share a hard-won understanding among
those activists who have suffered much, but
there is also warmth and commitment to the
future. Satyarthi looked on approvingly as
she spoke, and has volunteered to be her second father.
But in so many ways, it was Malalas
moment. Even an asylum seeker from
Mexico rushing on stage left her unperturbed.

REUTERS

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai prepares to deliver her speech during the Nobel
Peace Prize awards ceremony at the City Hall in Oslo, Norway.

NATION/WORLD

Thursday Dec. 11, 2014

THE DAILY JOURNAL

U.N. officials demand prosecutions for U.S. torture

By John Heilprin
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

GENEVA All senior U.S. officials and CIA agents who authorized or carried out torture like
waterboarding as part of former
President George W. Bushs
national security policy must be
prosecuted, top U.N. officials said
Wednesday.
Its not clear, however, how
human rights officials think these
prosecutions will take place,
since the Justice Department has
declined to prosecute and the U.S.
is not a member of the
International Criminal Court.
Zeid Raad al-Hussein, the U.N.
high commissioner for human
rights, said its crystal clear
under international law that the
United States, which ratified the
U.N. Convention Against Torture
in 1994, now has an obligation to
ensure accountability.
In all countries, if someone
commits murder, they are prosecuted and jailed. If they commit
rape or armed robbery, they are
prosecuted and jailed. If they
order, enable or commit torture
recognized as a serious international crime they cannot simply be granted impunity because
of political expediency, he said.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Kimoon hopes the U. S. Senate
Intelligence Committee report on
the CIAs harsh interrogation
techniques at secret overseas facilities is the start of a process
toward prosecutions, because the
prohibition against torture is
absolute, Bans spokesman said.
Ben Emmerson, the U.N.s special rapporteur on counterterror-

REUTERS

Afghanistans President Ashraf Ghani, center, speaks to the media during an event in Kabul.

Bitter Mideast greets U.S. torture report with shrug

By Joseph Kruass

CAIRO This weeks revelations about the CIAs harsh treatment of terror suspects in the
wake of the Sept. 11 attacks have
been met with a collective shrug

in the broader Middle East, where

they merely reinforced a longheld view of American brutality
rooted in decades of conflict.
The
Senate
Intelligence
Committee reports revelations
about the CIAs post-9/11 detention and interrogation program
shocked Americans and reopened

debate over waterboarding and

other practices widely seen as
torture. In the region from which
nearly all of the targets of such
methods hailed, the U. S. has
warned of demonstrations or
attacks in response to the
reports findings but nothing
immediately materialized.

ism and human rights, said the

report released Tuesday shows
there was a clear policy orchestrated at a high level within the
Bush administration, which
allowed (it) to commit systematic
crimes and gross violations of
international human rights law.

He said international law prohibits granting immunity to public officials who allow the use of
torture, and this applies not just to
the actual perpetrators but also to
those who plan and authorize torture.
The fact that the policies

revealed in this report were authorized at a high level within the U.S.
government provides no excuse
whatsoever. Indeed, it reinforces
the need for criminal accountability, Emmerson said.
Human Rights Watch executive
director Kenneth Roth echoed

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

those comments, saying unless

this important truth-telling
process leads to the prosecution of
officials, torture will remain a
policy option for future presidents.
The report said that in addition
to waterboarding, the U.S. tactics
included slamming detainees
against walls, confining them to
small boxes, keeping them isolated for prolonged periods and
threatening them with death.
However, a Justice Department
official said Wednesday the department did not intend to revisit its
decision to not prosecute anyone
for the interrogation methods.
The official said the department
had reviewed the committees
report and did not find any new
information that would cause the
investigation to be reopened.
Our inquiry was limited to a
determination of whether prosecutable offenses were committed,
the official said on condition of
anonymity because they were not
authorized to discuss an investigation. Importantly, our investigation was not intended to answer
the broader questions regarding
the propriety of the examined conduct.
The United States is also not
part of the International Criminal
Court, which began operating in
2002 to ensure that those responsible for the most heinous crimes
could be brought to justice. That
court steps in only when countries
are unwilling or unable to dispense justice themselves for
genocide, crimes against humanity or war crimes. The case could be
referred to the ICC by the U.N.
Security Council, but the United
States holds veto power there.

Ex-leader: Poland agreed to CIA site, not torture

By Monika Scislowska
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WARSAW, Poland After years

of denials, two former Polish leaders acknowledged Wednesday they
had allowed a secret CIA prison to
operate on their territory but insisted they never authorized the harsh
treatment or torture of its inmates.

Former
Polish
President
Aleksander Kwasniewski, 60, and
former Prime Minister Leszek
Miller, 68, spoke to journalists in
Warsaw after a U.S. Senate report
condemning CIA practices at secret
prisons was released Tuesday in
Washington. The report did not
identify the host countries.
The U.S. side asked the Polish

side to find a quiet site where it

could conduct activity that would
allow to effectively obtain information from persons who had
declared a readiness to cooperate
with the U.S. side, Kwasniewski
said. We gave our consent to that.
He said Poland demanded that people who would be held in the country should be treated humanely as

prisoners of war, according to their

rights.
Despite the repeated Polish
denials, the Associated Press had
published stories on the prison in
the northeastern town of Stare
Kiejkuty, citing former CIA officials who said it operated from
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Thursday Dec. 11, 2014

Violent Bay Area protests detract from cause

Other voices

Chico Enterprise-Record

trange things happen in the Bay

Area, and were close enough to
remember most of the many
protests and odd municipal laws in
Berkeley and San Francisco that elicit
bemused smiles from many people in
these parts.
Its easy to just shake your head, grin
and dismiss it with one short sentence:
Yeah, thats the Bay Area. It usually
comes with the addendum: Glad were
three hours away.
But imagine how the rest of the country
feels. Two weeks after nationwide
protests over police killings of unarmed
black men, first in Missouri and then in
New York, the place where the protests
linger the longest and loudest is thousands of miles away, on the other coast.
Dont ask us why thats the case, other
than, Yeah, thats the Bay Area. But the
actions of some protesters and some
police officers in the East Bay are certainly unflattering, and unfortunately detract
from whatever message theyre trying to
send.
Closing down freeways, train tracks and
surface streets certainly wont win the
protesters any sympathy points in the
eyes of other Bay Area residents, who
have every right to wonder whether the
protests are misplaced. What really is the

point of shutting down Interstate 80? By

the same token, looting a Radio Shack
store and a Whole Foods market, then
passing around stolen champagne to fellow protesters, makes most logical people wonder what that accomplishes.
The truth is, some of the protesters are
just professional protesters. They
hijacked the Occupy Wall Street cause and
turned Occupy Oakland into a way of life
for several months, damaging Oakland
businesses on random nights when the
protests would boil over. Before that,
they did the same thing during the Iraq
War, turning peaceful protests or marches
into an excuse to damage buildings and
vehicles.
Its important to note that not all of the
protesters act this way. Most dont. In
fact, one protester who tried to stop the
looting of the Radio Shack store in
Berkeley over the weekend got beaten
with a hammer for his troubles. Peaceful
protesters need to realize theyre being
used as cover by a group of troublemakers
who dilute their cause. Theyd be wise to
bow out now and return later. They
shouldnt allow the anarchists to claim
they have numbers.
The protesters arent the only ones out
of line. So are police in Berkeley, who

while cracking down on protesters decided

to crack heads of working journalists,
some of whom held out their credentials
as they were getting hit by officers with
their batons. Of course, theres video of
it.
The Society of Professional
Journalists Northern California Chapter
called for an investigation into inappropriate use of force on reporters and photographers.
We are sure that you agree attacks on
journalists are entirely unacceptable, the
letter said. Reporters are on scene to
report the news as it happens. They are
not participants in the protests.
The Berkeley police department has not
apologized or even responded, which
makes it seem the aggressive actions are
condoned by police leadership. And
maybe they are. As the Oakland Tribune
reported: While Oakland police in recent
weeks were criticized for not doing
enough to stop agitators moving freely
within the large demonstrations from
breaking windows and looting stores,
Berkeleys more muscular approach also
failed to prevent property damage and
appeared to galvanize the movements
more radical fringe against the city.
This is a situation where everybody
involved the riot-minded protesters
and the overly aggressive police can
do better. As always, were glad the Bay
Area is an arms length away.

Letters to the editor

Burlingame pool
Editor,
Our 16-year-old daughter attends
Burlingame High School and plays both
varsity water polo and Burlingame
Aquatic Center winter and summer water
polo. She also works as a lifeguard at the
BAC.
The one-month closure in January
planned by the district is during the peak
of the short winter season for BAC water
polo. It is completely unnecessary to
close the pool for an entire month and the
district should justify why they need to do
this.
It is just not true that the high school
varsity or junior varsity Burlingame water
polo teams were limited in practice time
by BAC scheduling. The high school
teams practiced two to three hours every
day after school. They could perhaps use a
couple more lanes but they do not need
the entire pool. The shallow end or the
small pool couldbe shared. Water polo
players are also on the high school swim
team and I have never heard complaints
from families about limited time. Who is
the district speaking for? How many players and families have complained?
Why, as voters and taxpayers, do we

Jerry Lee, Publisher

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allow our district to make up unjustified

reasons to unnecessarily shut down access
to community resources (the schools are
part of our community, I hope)? If there
are additional costs to sharing, bring
these budgets forward for citizens to look
at and we will find a way to fund it.
The more we can encourage sharing and
getting the most out of our tax dollars,
the better. But I think the Burlingame
Parks and Recreation Foundation will
become a more important resource for all
of us in the future to help offset these district politics and petty power-plays that
limit our community access.

Krista McCutcheon
Burlingame

Governmental power grab

Editor,
Matt Grocott scored a bulls-eye in his
Dec. 9 letter, Our founders would be dissatisfied, when he describes the recent
judicial decision requiring public access
to Martins Beach as a governmental
power grab.
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ats! Seems that men really are dogs

at least if were talking about
Pavlovs best friend.
Like the classic study of conditioned
response, a recently publicized study found
that male rats can be trained to prefer counterparts wearing itsy, bitsy little rodent
jackets. Researchers say this is proof positive that men are conditioned to nd women
in lingerie more attractive than those who
hit the sheets
wearing, say,
an oversized Tshirt or fuzzy
pair of annel
pajamas with
some sort of
holiday reindeer pattern.
The jackets
in questions are
not leather or
lace or anything that
remotely
brings to mind the idea of provocative lingerie. They dont even have a cool retro
Members Only vibe although by the looks
of it the jackets are a bit cropped so back
in this year, according to the latest runway
chatter. In fact, the jackets look like eshcolored Band-Aids with leg holes and a
piece of Velcro. Super sexy.
More notable, the animals arent wearing
any pants which might not seem odd except
for the presence of the jacket. That would
certainly turn some heads out here in the
human realm unless of course they were
scurrying down a San Francisco street.
Regardless, the study concluded that a rat
learns to associate sex with the texture of
the jacket which he feels with his whiskers
during their special moment. Seems when
presented with two female rats, one sporting
the jacket and the other wearing only her
naked condence, the male rat opted for the
one who covered up a bit. No word, however, on if the male rat pawned the reject off on
a wing man.
This signicant preference for jackets
could explain how lingerie on women creates a similar knee-jerk (or other anatomical
bit) response in male humans, researchers
said at a neuroscience conference last
month.
And here we just thought it was all those
wing-clad models in the Victorias Secret
ads. We, or rather I, also just thought scientists were busy doing things like curing cancer and creating new potato chip avors.
Or maybe its all about the heels. If a lady
needs something, be it a drink or the
retrieval of a dropped glove, the high-heeled
fare much better than their at-footed sisters, according to a French study also recently released.
The scientists sent some women wearing
shoes of different height out to the street to
ask survey questions, be picked up at clubs
and drop a glove in the street. The sky-high
Jimmy Choo set beat the non-heeled by
nearly 2 to 1.
Well, duh. Isnt that the reason we wear
the shoes? That and the ability to have a
potential weapon underfoot at all times. Tell
us something we dont know. Next these
researchers will be telling us that blondes
with ample bosoms get more attention.
Now that the rat study is nished, the
challenge will be reconditioning the males
so that the females can shimmy out of those
jackets without fear of becoming a wallower. That will be a study worth reading.
Maybe theres hope those ckle humans can
be conditioned to prefer fuzzy annel PJs
after all.

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ty of the law (California Coastal Act)

which mandates that all private property
owners along the California coast permit
public access to the waterfront unless the
government gives them permission to
restrict access. This is essentially a form
of confiscation of private property by the
government about which Thomas Paine
was so concerned. In fact, this principle
is so important that it is codified in the
fifth amendment to the Bill of Rights:
nor shall private property be taken for
public use, without just compensation.
The property owner apparently has 60
days to appeal. Folks who cherish the
principles embedded within our
Constitution hope that an appellate court
will be given a chance to overrule Judge
Barbara Mallachs order.
Although there is an unmistakable trend
toward government overreach in numerous areas, individual property rights still
matter and are not to be commandeered by
vocal protesters or an activist judge.

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BUSINESS

Thursday Dec. 11, 2014

THE DAILY JOURNAL

Stocks slide the most in two months

By Steve Rothwell
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Dow
17,533.15 -268.05 10-Yr Bond 2.17 -0.05
Nasdaq 4,684.03 -82.44 Oil (per barrel) 61.32
S&P 500 2,026.14 -33.68 Gold
1,227.60

Big movers
Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York
Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:
NYSE
Chevron Corp., down $2.15 to $104.86
The energy company and its competitors continue to feel the pressure from low
crude oil prices.
Yum Brands Inc., down $4.69 to $70.53
The owner of the Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut chains cut its outlook because sales
in China are recovering more slowly than expected after a food-safety scare.
JPMorgan Chase & Co., down $1.77 to $60.68
Regulators proposed the eight biggest U.S. banks be required to increase the capital
they set aside to cushion against losses.
Nasdaq
Broadcom Corp., up 3 cents to $42.68
The communications and networking infrastructure company raised its revenue
outlook and increased its dividend by 17 percent.
JetBlue Airways Corp., up 11 cents to $15.15
The airline reported a 10.1 percent passenger traffic boost in November as it also
increased capacity by 6 percent in that period.
Vera Bradley Inc., up 8 cents to $21.61
The handbag and accessories company reported better-than-expected fiscal thirdquarter profit, but provided a weak outlook.
Lands End Inc., down $3.71 to $46.95
The company reported a dip in quarterly revenue on a mix of fewer shops and a
drop in sales at stores open at least a year, which is a key measure.
Hovnanian Enterprises Inc., up 21 cents to $4.11
The homebuilders fiscal fourth-quarter profit met Wall Street expectations and its
quarterly revenue beat analyst forecasts.

Apple and IBM to help

cable guy arrive quicker
OAKLAND Apple and IBM, once the
most unlikely of allies, on Wednesday
announced the first fruits of a partnership
aimed at developing new mobile software
and selling more mobile devices to business customers.
One new app, developed jointly by the
two companies, promises to help telecom
service workers find their way to customer

NEW YORK Oil resumed its slide

on Wednesday and took the stock market down with it.
The catalyst for the latest sell-off in
oil was an OPEC report that projected
demand for its crude would sink next
year to levels not seen in more than a
decade. Demand for the cartels oil has
been eroded as other countries such as
the U.S. have stepped up production.
The decline in the price of oil accelerated after the U.S. Energy Department
reported that domestic oil inventories
had increased. Analysts expected a
decline.
Benchmark U.S. crude fell $2.88 to
close at $60.94 a barrel. The price of oil
has now dropped more than 40 percent
from a peak of $107 in June.
The wider fallout from the plunge in
the price of oil may be starting to worry
investors. While lower oil prices are
good for consumers and some industries, if prices continue to drop some
producers may be forced out of business.
The slide in oil has been pretty dramatic, said Randy Frederick, managing director of trading and derivatives

Business brief
appointments in the field more quickly,
using the GPS on an iPhone or iPad. Another
would let flight attendants help passengers
change their connecting reservations in
mid-air.
All told, IBM and Apple announced 10
new business-oriented programs for
Apples popular iPhones and iPads, which
are already used widely in commercial settings.

with the Schwab Center for Financial

Research. There is an over-reaction to
these lower energy prices, which is
what we seem to be seeing right now,
where it becomes more panic selling.
The Standard & Poors 500 index fell
33.68 points, or 1.6 percent, to
2,026.14. The decline was the biggest
for the index since Oct. 13.
The Dow Jones industrial average
dropped 268.05 points, or 1.5 percent,
to 17,533.15. The Nasdaq composite
fell 82.44 points, or 1.7 percent, to
4,684.03.
Falling oil prices and concerns about
global growth have pushed stocks
down sharply since they closed at
record levels on Friday. The market rose
that day after the government reported a
jump in hiring in November that put the
U.S. on track for the healthiest year for
job creation since 1999.
The resilience of the U.S. economy
has prompted investors to speculate
that the Federal Reserve will signal
next week that it is nearing its first rate
increase in more than eight years. The
prospect of higher rates is unsettling
for some investors as the markets
almost six-year bull run has come
against a backdrop of unprecedented
stimulus.

Federal Reserve policymakers are

scheduled to convene a two-day meeting on Dec. 16.
The stronger employment data and
economic data that we have gotten has
only increased peoples confidence that
the Fed is going to be raising rates by
the (middle) of next year, said Rob
Eschweiler, global investment specialist at J.P. Morgan Private Bank in
Houston.
Among individual stocks, Yum
Brands, which owns the Taco Bell, KFC
and Pizza Hut chains, was one of the
days big losers.
The stock slumped after the company
cut its profit outlook for the year late
Tuesday. It said sales in China are
recovering more slowly than expected
after a food-safety scare. Yum fell
$4.69, or 6.2 percent, to $70.53.
Shares of airlines, which are heavy
fuel users, rose as oil plunged.
Southwest Airlines gained 75 cents, or
1.8 percent, to $41.48. The stock has
gained 120 percent this year.
Government bond prices rose. The
yield on the benchmark 10-year
Treasury note fell to 2.17 percent from
2.21 percent on Tuesday. In currency
trading, the dollar fell to 117.90 yen
from 119.40 late Tuesday.

Oil takes another dive on OPEC report

By Jonathan Fahey
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK The price of oil took

another dive Wednesday, plunging to fiveyear lows amid mounting evidence that
global supplies are far outstripping demand.
The U.S. Energy Department reported a
surprise increase in domestic oil inventories and OPEC projected that demand for its
crude would sink next year to levels not seen
in more than a decade.
Benchmark U.S. crude slumped 4.5 percent, or $2.88, to close at $60.94 a barrel
on Wednesday. Prices have not been that
low since July of 2009.

U.S crude prices have fallen 17 percent in

two weeks and are now 43 percent below the
$107.26 that a barrel fetched at its peak this
year.
Brent crude, an international benchmark
used to price oil used in many U.S. refineries, fell $1. 95 to close at $64. 24 in
London.
Energy analyst and trader Stephen Schork
said in an interview that he expects that the
combination of weak economic news out of
Asia and growing global supplies will push
oil down further, to below $60, by the end of
the week. Its the proverbial trying to
catch a falling dagger and Im not going to
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Kaepernick working on how he deals with media

By Janie McCauley
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SANTA CLARA Unexpectedly cheerful

and far more chatty than the norm, Colin
Kaepernick insisted he takes every part of
his job seriously and is working at giving
more thoughtful public responses even after
poor performances.
Scrutinized locally and nationally for his
terse, short answers along with bad play in
recent weeks word counts, anyone?
the quarterback took a different approach

during
his
weekly
Wednesday media session
in the locker room at
Levis
Stadium.
Kaepernick
said he
received some guidance
about public speaking.
I think theres a different way to go about
things. Obviously, its
Colin
something that I take my
Kaepernick
job very seriously. When
I go out there and compete and I dont do
well, its something Im very hard on

myself about. Its something that I have to

approach others differently with when Im
in those situations, Kaepernick said.
Yeah, I think there is a happy medium. Its
something that obviously Im working on
and try to help you guys do your jobs as
well.
Kaepernick and the 49ers (7-6) must win
out to have a chance of returning to the
playoffs for a fourth straight year under
coach Jim Harbaugh. They return to Seattle
on Sunday just 11 months after losing the
NFC title game to the eventual Super Bowl
champion Seahawks, and just 17 days after a

Panthers too much for Dons

By Nathan Mollat
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF

19-3 defeat by their rival on Thanksgiving

night.
After consecutive dismal performances,
Kaepernick realizes there is no margin for
error for the Niners now.
Ive lost games before. Its not uncharted
territory, he said. We have a higher standard and everyone else has a higher standard
for us. If you lose a few games, its not a situation you want to be in. Were trying to
correct that.
Kaepernick acknowledged that he and

See 49ERS, Page 16

Walsh stands
by decision to
forfeit game

When Burlingame and Aragon met in the

Burlingame Lions Club Invitational tournament Wednesday evening, it features a
Panthers team that captured the 2011 Lions
title and 2012 Central Coast Section champion, against a Dons squad that won the
Lions tournament in 2012 and won the 2014
CCS crown.
Given the recent success of both teams, it
was kind of strange to see them playing
each other in the consolation round of the
2014 Lions Club Invitational.
But the disappointment of not challenging for the tournament title did not impede
either team as they put on an entertaining
display of basketball with Burlingame coming away with an 84-67 victory the rst
of the season for the Panthers.
Glad to get a win, said Burlingame
coach Pete Harames. We have a tough preseason.
Both the Panthers and Dons lost signicant talent from last years teams.
Burlingame is replacing three starters,
while Aragon is integrating four new
starters.
Despite the changes, both teams look
very similar to previous years squads.
Burlingame still features a strong point
guard in Vinnie Ferrari and a big post presence in Bazzel Mufarreh.
Vinnie is doing a good job. Hes getting
used to playing point guard (as a starter),
Harames said. Bassel played well inside.
Hes getting better. Hes getting there.
Ferrari nished with a game-high 21
points, while Mufarreh nished with 12.
Mufarreh is still rounding into shape following a knee injury suffered during the
football season.
Surrounding them is a bunch of shooters.
In fact, it seems everyone on the
Burlingame roster can stroke the 3-pointer
as the Panthers nished with 13 3s for the
game from six players.
We do have shooters, Harames said.
Marc Feinberg, Jack Rosenberg and
Ferrari each knocked three 3s, while
Michael Banchero added a pair.

NATHAN MOLLAT/DAILY JOURNAL

hile high schools in the

Central Coast Section turn
their attention to the winter
sports slate, there is still one piece of
business remaining from the football
season: what is going to happen to
Serra?
Serra coach Patrick Walsh announced
last Friday that his
team was going to
forfeit its CCS Open
Division
Consolation
Championship game
against Milpitas, a
decision Walsh knew
he was possibly
going to have to
make when CCS
announced the inclusion of a consolation bracket to the
Open Division playoffs.
The Padres were sent to the consolation
bracket following a shutout loss to Los
Gatos in the first round.
Walsh was against the idea of a consolation round at the beginning of the season and decided before the final game of
the season not to play it.
Ive struggled with it since the time it
(the consolation bracket) was announced.
It didnt make sense to me, Walsh
said. That night (before the game) at 4
in the morning, my only goal was to
make sure no one got hurt. If thats your
goal, that game should not be played.
Walsh had a philosophical problem
with the consolation bracket because he
believes it takes away from what the goal
of a playoff is: to win a championship.
And while coaches will talk about teachable moments and learning life lessons
as part of the game, at its essence a game
is played to win. If youve won enough
games to qualify for a playoff, you keep

See HOOPS, Page 14

Burlingames Jack Rosenberg puts up a shot during the Panthers 84-67 win over Aragon in
the Burlingame Lions Club Invitational. Rosenberg finished with 11 points.

See LOUNGE, Page 14

Warriors have to work to pull out 14th straight win

By Antonio Gonzalez
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

OAKLAND Klay Thompson and Stephen

Curry shook off slow starts to finish with a
flurry, and the Golden State Warriors extended
their franchise-best winning streak to 14
games by beating the Houston Rockets 10593 on Wednesday night.
Thompson scored 21 points and Curry
added 20 points, seven assists and seven
rebounds to power an 11-0 run in the final

Warriors 105, Rockets 93

minutes and turn a tight game into another
comfortable win. Golden State improved its
NBA-best record to 19-2 and helped new
coach Steve Kerr carve out a slice of history.
Kerr became the first rookie coach to win
19 of his first 21 games.
James Harden played through back pain to
finish with 34 points and eight rebounds for
the Rockets, who had won four straight and
seven of eight despite Dwight Howard being

sidelined.
Howard (strained right knee) and Warriors
center Andrew Bogut (right knee tendinitis)
both sat out with injuries.
The teams traded baskets for most of the
second half, and anytime one side began to
pull away, the other followed with another
spectacular play until Golden States final
push.
Harden hit a tying 3-pointer 4:45 remaining, and the Warriors answered in dramatic
fashion: Draymond Green roared down the

lane for a soaring dunk, Harrison Barnes

started a three-point play with a driving layup
over Harden and Thompson blocked Patrick
Beverly from behind and finished a fingerroll layup on the other end.
But the Warriors still werent done.
After the Rockets called time out, Green
came up with a steal and passed ahead to Curry
for a layup. The Warriors got another stop and
Thompson hit two free throws to give Golden
State a 100-89 lead that put the game out of
reach.

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SPORTS

Thursday Dec. 11, 2014

THE DAILY JOURNAL

Raiders Carr showing steady progress

By Josh Dubow
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ALAMEDA Derek Carr believes he has

made steady progress in his rookie season
as an NFL quarterback even if it hasnt
always been evident in his results.
Those subtle steps to becoming a more
polished pro passer paid off in a big way last
week in the signature performance of Carrs
rookie season with the Oakland Raiders.
Carr threw three touchdown passes and
was in complete control of the game when
the Raiders beat their Bay Area rivals last
Sunday in a 24-13 victory over the San
Francisco 49ers.
Carr now looks to follow that up with
another strong performance this week when
Oakland (2-11) visits Kansas City (7-6) for
the second meeting between the teams in
less than four weeks.
The biggest development for Carr has
been the way he has been able to control
defenses with his eyes or shoulders, creating
openings for his receivers. Carr said he did
that a little in college but had had to learn to

do it more often and with

more subtlety as a pro.
Its been cool to learn
because your eyes can
dictate a lot of throws
being open, he said
Wednesday. You can
help yourself out a lot,
especially in zone coverages and all those
Derek Carr
things. Its been nice to
be able to progress and do it in games, not
just practice.
In a season that started with 10 straight
losses and included coach Dennis Allens firing, Carr has provided a reason for optimism with his play at quarterback. He threw
two touchdown passes in a turnover-free
debut against the New York Jets, almost led
a late rally at New England, threw four TD
passes in a loss to San Diego and threw a
winning TD pass last month against Kansas
City.
But the performance against the 49ers was
by far his best. Carr completed 22 of 28
passes for 254 yards with no turnovers,

posting the highest passer rating (140.2)

for an Oakland quarterback since Rich
Gannon had a 141.9 against the Giants in
2001.
It came a week after the low point of his
season when he threw two interceptions and
got pulled for Matt Schaub in the fourth
quarter of a 52-0 loss at St. Louis that was
Oaklands most lopsided defeat since 1961.
But even in that game, Carr saw improvement in the way he was able to control the
defense.
Ive seen him grow a lot that way, interim coach Tony Sparano said. Hes done a
good job. He can use his vision really well.
Hes starting to play with the secondary that
way with his eyes and has a much more
definitive plan on what hes doing with the
football before the snap.
Those changes helped Carr succeed in crucial situations last week when the offensive
line gave him plenty of time to throw. Carr
completed 9 of 10 passes for 98 yards and
three touchdowns on third down. He even
handled the little pressure he faced well,
completing 6 of 7 for 93 yards in those sit-

uations, according to Pro Football Focus.

For the season, Carr has completed 60.5
percent of his passes for 2,676 yards, 17
touchdowns and 11 interceptions for a 78.3
passer rating. He has also been sacked just
16 times as he has shown the ability to get
rid of the ball quickly after watching his
older brother David get sacked an NFL record
76 times as a rookie in 2002 with Houston.
He knows how to move in the pocket,
Kansas City defensive lineman Dontari Poe
said. He doesnt play like a rookie at all.
Hes a real good quarterback. It really wasnt
a secret though. We knew that watching film
on him.
NOTES: CB Tarell Brown did not practice
after leaving Sundays game briefly with an
injured right leg. ... WR Rod Streater, who is
still on short-term IR, did not practice
because of soreness in his broken foot. ...
WR Denarius Moore (knee, ankle) got hurt
away from the building and did not practice.
... RT Menelik Watson (ankle, foot) also
was sidelined. ... The Raiders signed WR
Kenny Shaw and TE Evan Wilson to the
practice squad.

NFL Owners approve new personal conduct policy

By Schuyler Dixon
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

IRVING, Texas NFL owners moved quickly and unanimously Wednesday to change the
leagues personal conduct policy. Now the
question is how, or whether, the players
union responds.
The league announced it
will hire a special counsel
for investigations and
conduct to oversee initial
discipline,
but
Commissioner
Roger
Goodell will retain authority to rule on appeals. The
commissioner also may
Roger Goodell appoint a panel of independent experts to participate in appeals.
Amid questions over his handling of domestic violence cases involving Ray Rice and
Adrian Peterson, the union wants Goodell
removed entirely from the disciplinary
process. The players believe any changes to
the personal conduct policy should be part of
labor negotiations.
Asked whether he anticipated a challenge
from the union, Goodell deferred to NFL general counsel Jeff Pash, who said the owners

decision was entirely consistent with the

collective bargaining agreement.
I dont know whether the union will challenge it or not, but weve given it a lot of
thought, Pash said. And I would hope they
dont challenge. Wed be happy to sit down
with them again tomorrow if they wanted to
have some further conversations about it. I
dont think theres any need for legal challenges.
The union has sought negotiations with the
NFL on any revamping of the policy, and said
Tuesday it would reserve the right to take any
and all actions should the owners act unilaterally. The union could consider the vote by
owners a violation of the collective bargaining agreement reached in 2011, giving the
union cause to file a grievance.
Among the unions options is pursuing an
unfair labor practice charge with the National
Labor Relations Board. The players could
argue this policy is a change in terms and conditions of employment; the National Labor
Relations Act says such changes in unionized
situations are subject to collective bargaining.
Our union has not been offered the professional courtesy of seeing the NFLs new personal conduct policy before it hit the presses, the union said in a statement issued after
Wednesdays vote. Their unilateral decision

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and conduct today is the only thing that has

been consistent over the past few months.
Seattle cornerback Richard Sherman reiterated criticisms from other players Wednesday
that the NFL was making things up as they
go along by not pursuing policy changes
through collective bargaining.
You would think, you would hope anything
having to do with the players and especially
discipline and things like that players would
have some say so in the policy, Sherman
said. At least something we could agree on,
everybody is comfortable with, but obviously
that isnt what they saw fit.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said he was
aware of a lot of the things that the union is
an advocate of.
This differs in some respects, Jones said.
At the end of the day, were all trying to do
the same thing. Were trying to influence and
diminish domestic violence.
After the Rice and Peterson cases, a more
extensive list of prohibited conduct will be
included in the policy, as well as specific criteria for paid leave for anyone charged with a
violent crime.
A suspension of six games without pay for
violations involving assault, sexual assault,
battery, domestic violence, child abuse and
other forms of family violence will be in
effect, but with consideration given to miti-

gating or aggravating circumstances.

The policy is comprehensive. It is strong.
It is tough. And it better for everyone associated with the NFL, Goodell said.
That new policy will include a conduct committee made up of several team owners and a
pair of former players who are now part of
ownership groups Warrick Dunn (Atlanta)
and John Stallworth (Pittsburgh).
Chaired by Arizona Cardinals owner
Michael Bidwill, the committee will review
the personal conduct policy at least annually
and recommend appropriate changes. The
group will seek advice from outside experts,
the NFL said.
Last month, an arbitrator threw out Rices
indefinite suspension by the NFL for hitting
his then-fiancee in a hotel elevator, freeing
him to play again.
Former U.S. District Judge Barbara S. Jones
said Goodells decision in September to
change Rices original suspension from two
games to indefinite was arbitrary and an
abuse of discretion.
After noting the two-game suspension
given to Rice was insufficient, Goodell had
changed the minimum punishment under the
personal conduct policy to six games. After a
video of the punch became public, Rice was
released by the Ravens and Goodell suspended
him indefinitely.

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SPORTS

Manziel era begins

By Tom Withers
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BEREA, Ohio Johnny Manziel seemed

a little taller. Not in height, but denitely in
stature.
The playmaking, headline-making, lovehim-or-hate-him sensation who has spent
the majority of his rookie season as an
orange-helmeted spectator, Manziel is now
the Browns starting
quarterback No. 2 is
No. 1.
And just like when he
was college footballs
most electrifying player,
Manziel is again in the
spotlight and not scrambling away. As he prepares for his debut start
Johnny
Sunday
against
Cincinnati, Manziel said
Manziel
the pro version of
Johnny Football is new.
I dont think youre going to see the
Johnny that you saw at Texas A&M because
this isnt Texas A&M, he said Wednesday
following his rst practice as a starter.
This is a different point in my life. Im a
different person than I was.
Hes been a different quarterback since
Monday, when Browns coach Mike Pettine
informed the 22-year-old Manziel that he
was benching struggling starter Brian
Hoyer after a four-game funk. Pettine nearly
made the move last week but stuck with
Hoyer because he had gotten the Browns (76) into playoff contention.
Pettines counting on Manziel to keep his
team there.
We wanted to make a change to do some
different things schematically and to maybe
bring a little bit more energy, Pettine said.
Manziel, whose commitment and dedication to his craft have been questioned in the
past, seems to embrace his new role. He
spent Tuesday at the teams facility getting
a head start on this weeks game plan with
offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan. A
week ago, Manziel raised some eyebrows by
attending a Cavaliers game to see friend
LeBron James play before Pettine
announced his starter.

There was no Cavs game on a Tuesday

this time, Manziel said, smiling. Ill try
to provide a spark and be smart while doing
it.
Manziel also made light of a comment by
Bengals coach Marvin Lewis, who called
him a midget earlier this week in a radio
interview.
Its absolutely funny, the 6-foot
Manziel said of the remarks by Lewis, who
has apologized several times. Im not
going to sprout 5 inches over the course of
the week, so my height is my height and I
need to overcome it with other pieces of my
game.
Hoyers game has been in a tailspin for a
month. He threw eight interceptions and his
quarterback rating dropped each week as the
Browns lost three times in the last four
games. The stretch has jeopardized
Clevelands chances of making the playoffs
for the rst time in 12 years.
Hoyers homegrown, feel-good story and
comeback from knee surgery helped make
the Browns relevant again. He was understandably disappointed by the demotion but
said he was proud of his accomplishments.
I dont want anyone to feel sorry for me,
said Hoyer, who went 10-6 as a starter and
will be a free agent after this season. I got
to live out a childhood dream, and its not
over.
Clevelands locker room is supporting
the decision, which certainly has Browns
fans invigorated. Ticket brokers have seen a
rise in demand since Manziel was named
starter and Sundays home nale will have a
greater buzz that in previous seasons, when
empty seats were the norm.
Pro Bowl tackle Joe Thomas said hes
excited to see Manziel start after he had
some success in the preseason and against
Buffalo on Nov. 30.
Im excited to see what he can do now
that hes got the reins, Thomas said.
NOTES: Pettine said a change at kicker
was discussed, but the team is sticking with
Billy Cundiff. Cundiff has missed seven
eld goals this season, one in each of the
past ve games. Billy knows, Pettine
said. Its important to him that hes got to
pick it up.

Wisconsins Andersen
bolts for Oregon State
By Anne M. Peterson
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Wisconsin coach Gary Andersen unexpectedly stepped down Wednesday to become head
coach at Oregon State.
Andersen, the Badgers coach for the past two
seasons, informed the team of his decision
Wednesday afternoon, the school said.
Wisconsin finished 10-3 this season under
Andersen and will play in the Outback Bowl
against Auburn on Jan. 1.
Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez
said the search for Andersens successor had
already started. Alvarez said he would consider
coaching the team in the bowl game himself
after several players asked him, but had not
made a final decision.
Alvarez said Andersen made the move for personal reasons.
Mike Riley left the Pac-12s Beavers to
accept the Nebraska job after the dismissal of
Bo Pelini. Oregon State finished this season 57 and out of the postseason picture.
Oregon State will introduce Andersen as the
28th coach in team history at a news conference
Friday. The announcement of his hiring came
the same day Oregon State announced extensive
renovation plans for its football facilities.
We have hired the right coach, Oregon
State athletic director Bob De Carolis said. We
are investing in the new and expanded facilities
he needs, including the $42 million makeover
of the Valley Football Center we announced earlier today. We are ready to have Gary take us to
the next level.

Andersen was 19-7 in his two seasons as

Wisconsins coach. He came to the Badgers
from Utah State, where he spent four seasons.
He also had a short stint as head coach at
Southern Utah in 2003 before becoming an
assistant at Utah. Hes 49-38 overall as a head
coach.
Andersen thanked Wisconsin in a prepared
statement.
We worked very hard together and accomplished some great things, Andersen said. I
had the opportunity to meet and coach some
great young men and I look forward to watching
them as they continue their careers and move
through life.
The Badgers had an inconsistent season, losing two of their first five games but recovering
to win seven straight. But the season ended
with a thud when the team was blown out by
Ohio State 59-0 in the Big Ten championship
game.
A highlight of the season was the recordbreaking performance of Melvin Gordon, who
is one of the three finalists for the Heisman
Trophy.
Gordon leads the nation with 2,336 yards
rushing and 179.7 yards per game. He set the
single-game FBS rushing record with 408 yards
against Nebraska, a record that only stood for a
week.
Gordon went to Twitter with his reaction,
simply posting WOW!!!
Alvarez, who coached the Badgers for 16
years and helped turn a moribund program into
a consistent Big Ten contender, said he also was
taken aback by Andersens announcement.

Thursday Dec. 11, 2014

Sports briefs
Warriors release
new arena renderings
SAN FRANCISCO The Golden State
Warriors have released new renderings for
their planned San Francisco arena after the last
design became an Internet punchline for its
resemblance to a toilet.
The updated concepts announced by the
Warriors on Wednesday show a more curved
look for the arena. Much of the viewing deck
next to the arena which together previously gave the aerial appearance of a giant toilet
seat with the lid down is now gone.
The new renderings for the privately funded
project expected to cost more than $1 billion in the citys Mission Bay neighborhood also show a waterfront park across the
street and two public plazas. The team said the
arena will seat 18,064 and is expected to open
by the start of the 2018-19 season.

Cal, San Jose State football

to play home-and-home series
BERKELEY California will play a
home-and-home series against San Jose
State, reviving a rivalry that hasnt been

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played since 1996.

The schools announced Wednesday that
San Jose State will play at Cal on Sept. 14,
2019. The return game will be in San Jose
on Sept. 16, 2023. That will mark just the
second time the Spartans will host the
Golden Bears.
The teams have not played since 1996
when Cal won 29-6 in San Jose. The Bears
have won 29 of 35 meetings in a series that
dates back to 1899. The Spartans last won
in 1987 when they beat the Bears 27-25.

Ohio State QB Barrett,

ex-girlfriend allege abuse
COLUMBUS, Ohio Injured Ohio State
quarterback J.T. Barrett and his ex-girlfriend
made 911 calls on Tuesday morning alleging
each attacked the other.
A police report says Barrett and Alexandria
Barrett-Clark were referred to prosecutors.
Police say there were no obvious signs of
injury and both declined to file charges.
The report quotes Barrett saying BarrettClark refused to leave his off-campus apartment in Columbus, Ohio, and struck him. It
quotes Barrett-Clark saying he choked her and
threw her across the room. On the 911 tape,
she tells the dispatcher shes pregnant.

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SPORTS

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Scherzer could be seeking more than Kershaw

By Ronald Blum
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SAN DIEGO Clayton Kershaw is considered the top pitcher in baseball, with three
Cy Young Awards in four years for the Los
Angeles Dodgers, an NL Most Valuable
Player award and a $215 million, seven-year
contract.
Max Scherzer may be seeking an even bigger deal as his talks on the free-agent market
move forward.
Im not sure Kershaw is relevant, agent
Scott Boras said Wednesday at the winter
meetings, because hes not a free agent.
Jon Lester became the first top-level, freeagent starting pitcher to reach an agreement

LOUNGE
Continued from page 11
playing until you are eliminated from championship contention.
And in Walshs mind, the consolation final
a game for fifth place was not playing
for a championship.
I can say with full authority, the sheer definition of playoff is to crown a champion.
The very nature of the playoff changed to I
dont know what (with the addition of the consolation bracket), Walsh said. Ive always
viewed this through the lens of being a player,
Would I want to put my helmet back on
after losing a playoff game and ask me to do
that again after doing it for 11 weeks? The
finality of football allows for deep pain and
deep sorrow. When that (playoff run) ends, you

HOOPS
Continued from page 11
We shot pretty well today, Harames
said.
Aragon, much like the last several years,
played at a breakneck pace, getting up and
down the court as fast as possible. The
Dons, however, are still looking for the
consistency that will enable them to compete game in and game out.
Were young, said Aragon coach Sam
Manu. It takes a while (to nd a rhythm). I
need to be patient and let them grow. Our
whole thing is to just get better.
Manu saw ashes of what his team is capable of doing. The Dons just need to do it for

this offseason, a $155 million, six-year deal

with the Chicago Cubs that came together
late Tuesday night.
Scherzer turned down an offer from Detroit
last March that would have paid $144 million from 2015-20. Kershaw has the largest
contract for a pitcher in both total dollars
has the sports highest average salary at
$30.7 million.
The prominent pitchers that have signed,
(Justin) Verlander or (Felix) Hernandez or
Kershaw, were not free-agent players, Boras
said. And certainly if you put a performance
like Kershaw into a free-agent market, youre
going to get a much, much different calibration of value.
Scherzers negotiations figure to stretch

on for weeks or even into next year.

But other players were on the move or
close to switching teams.
In trade talks, the Dodgers were trying to
acquire shortstop Jimmy Rollins from
Philadelphia and send All-Star second baseman Dee Gordon and right-hander Dan Haren
to Miami. The Phillies started retooling by
dealing left-handed reliever Antonio
Bastardo to Pittsburgh for minor league lefty
Joely Rodriguez.
Among free agents, Houston agreed to an
$18.5 million, three-year contract with Luke
Gregerson and a $12.5 million, two-year
deal with Pat Neshek, people familiar with
the negotiations said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the deals with the

right-handed relievers were subject to physicals.

And the Chicago White Sox finalized a $46
million, four-year contract with closer David
Robertson.
Lesters deal could open up the marketplace
for other free agents and for players who may
be available in trades, such as Philadelphias
Cole Hamels, Detroits David Price and
Washingtons Jordan Zimmermann.
Lester helped the Red Sox win World Series
titles in 2007 and 13. Boston made a $70
million, four-year offer during spring training, and after the Red Sox couldnt reach an
agreement on a new deal in July, they traded
him to Oakland. Boston fell about $20 million short with its offer this week.

cry and you go home and thats where the line

of demarcation came for me.
Walsh wrestled with this decision all season
long. Following the Padres 28-0, first-round
playoff loss to Los Gatos, he gathered his captains and asked how they wanted to proceed.
Walsh laid it all on the table: continue playing meaningless games or forfeit and face possible sanctions from CCS that would not kick
in until the 2015 season.
Walsh ultimately knew the final decision
would be his and, despite deciding to play
Palma and winning 28-14, he could wrestle
with his conscience no more.
My only regret is not doing it earlier,
Walsh said. I knew it was going to cause
questions.
CCS will have a lot of questions because it
will open an investigation into a rules infraction by Serra.
Because Serras forfeit was a violation CCS
rules, CCS will handle it like it does any vio-

lation of the sections rules and bylaws.

My responsibility is to make sure the laws
of the Board of Managers are upheld, said
CCS commissioner Nancy Lazenby Blaser. I
do that on a daily basis in all kinds of areas.
The commissioners job is to make sure everybody is following the rules. Thats what
theyre (league commissioners) are hired to
do.
Lazenby Blaser said a memo was sent out to
all coaches in CCS before the start the season
and then again before the playoffs, reiterating
teams were required to play all games scheduled.
There is a violation. They didnt play a
game they were scheduled to play, Lazenby
Blaser said. There is no rush, no urgency (to
come to a decision). You want to make sure
Serra has the chance to present their facts. I
will make an initial determination as to my
recommendations. Serra can appeal or not.
To paraphrase Desi Arnaz, Serra, you have

some splainin to do. Serras decision had to

be somewhat of an embarrassment for the section, so dont expect it to go easy on the
Padres.
Reading between the lines, there will probably be more than just a slap on the wrist.
The issue is really unfortunate when a
school willingly chooses not to follow a
bylaw, Lazenby Blaser said. There [is]
another level of sanctions when someone
knew the rule and chose to violate it anyway.
Walsh knows there is potential punishment
hanging over the program and he is at peace
with that.
There are definitely ramifications for making decisions that are difficult, Walsh said.
That is something we will deal with at that
point.
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Twitter@CheckkThissOutt.com.

32 minutes. After Aragon scored the rst

two buckets of the game, Burlingame
appeared poised to beat the Dons at their
own game by running them out of the
gym. Back-to-back 3-pointers from
Banchero turned a 6-4 Burlingame lead into
a 12-6 advantage. Those 3s keyed a 15-0 run
as the Panthers built a 21-8 led with 1:31
left to play in the rst quarter and led by 11,
23-12, at the quarter break.

The Panthers used the halftime break to

take back the momentum and rained in a barrage of 3-pointers in the third quarter.
Feinberg hit back-to-back 3s and Mufarreh
hit a reverse layup to increase the
Burlingame lead back to 12, 46-34.
Feinberg went on to hit another 3-pointer, his third of the quarter, while Rosenberg
hit a pair as well as Burlingame connected
on ve 3-pointers in the quarter to lead 6146 going to the nal quarter.
There would be no frenzied comeback by
the Dons this time, as Burlingame eventually built their lead to 20.
We regressed in some areas. Thats part
of being young, Manu said. Ive seen
glimpses (of good play). To make those
(glimpses) a steady light, its going to take
time.

The Panthers will now face Sacred Heart

Prep in the consolation nal at 5 p.m.
Friday at Burlingame. The Gators, who suffered a two-point loss to Menlo-Atherton in
the rst round Tuesday, outlasted IrvingtonFremont Wednesday, 83-75.
There must have been something in the
air Wednesday in the Burlingame gym as the
Gators set the tone for the night by draining
13 3-pointers as well.
James McLean knocked a game-high ve
3-pointers for SHP, while Connor Moses
added four. Corbin Koch paced the Gators
with a game-high 25 points, McLean nished with 21 and Moses had 16.
The tournament nals will be held Friday,
with the third-place game tipping off at
3:30 p.m., the consolation nal at 5 p.m.
and the championship game at 6:30 p.m.

Aragon, however, came out ying in the

second quarter. The Dons opened the second
period on a 10-4 run, with Nevan
Samadhana 3 cutting the Panthers lead to
27-22 with 3:45 left in the rst half.
The Dons got as close as 29-26 following
a Jaime Llamas layup off a fast break, but
the Panthers stabilized and held a 38-32
advantage at halftime.

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Thursday Dec. 11, 2014

49ERS
Continued from page 11
Raiders linebacker Sio Moore got
into a heated back and forth in the
tunnel of the Oakland Coliseum on
Sunday at halftime. Moore later
called the quarterback a chump
on social media.
Im not too worried about what
someone else is saying. Im out
there to compete and thats really
all Im worried about, trying to
help this team win, Kaepernick
said. Im not one to back down
from a challenge, so exchanged a
few words.
Harbaugh
has
supported
Kaepernick through every struggle
and every triumph, and neither
knows what is next for the franchises future considering the
speculation Harbaugh wont return
for the final season of his $25 million, five-year deal signed in
January 2011.
Its huge when you have a coach
thats going to support you
through thick and thin and I think
its reciprocal, Kaepernick said.
I support him through everything
and hes a great coach. Hes done a
great job with this team and hes
still working as hard as he can to
make sure were ready and prepared
to play.
Over the past two games, San
Francisco has been outscored 4316 and Kaepernick combined to go
34 of 62 for 295 yards with four

interceptions and nine sacks in

losses to the Seahawks and lowly
Oakland. He had passer ratings of
36.7 and 54.4.
One person who would like to
see a few more balls from
Kaepernick come his way is tight
end Vernon Davis, who has followed a career year with a quiet
one. A year after catching 13
touchdown passes to match his
career high and 52 receptions for
850 yards, Davis has 25 catches
for 236 yards and two TDs.
I dont know what that is. Im
not sure, Davis said. For me, its
all about coming here, showing up
and doing what I have to do to contribute. As far as not getting the
ball, I leave that up to the offensive coordinator. Its his call. Its
very hard, yes, oh yeah. I look at
myself as a playmaker, not just as
someone whos blocking. I enjoy
it. I would love to be involved a
little bit more. I would love that.
That would be amazing. Its out of
my control.
Davis and the rest of
Kaepernicks teammates and
coaches appreciate his effort to get
things back on track and fast.
He wants to be great, running
back Frank Gore said. When
things arent going your way, you
carry that on your shoulders. I
understand it. Ive been there
before. Hell get better as he grows
as a player knowing that things
happen in football games. Hell be
fine. ... Hes got our respect in
here.

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NHL GLANCE
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT
Detroit
29 17 6 6
Tampa Bay 29 18 8 3
Montreal 30 18 10 2
Toronto
28 16 9 3
Boston
28 15 12 1
Florida
26 11 8 7
Ottawa
27 11 11 5
Buffalo
28 10 16 2

Pts
40
39
38
35
31
29
27
22

GF GA
89 72
10177
77 77
95 81
72 72
58 68
70 74
48 85

Metropolitan Division
GP W L OT
Pittsburgh 27 18 6 3
N.Y. Islanders28 19 9 0
Washington 27 13 10 4
N.Y. Rangers 26 12 10 4
New Jersey 29 11 13 5
Philadelphia 27 9 13 5
Columbus 27 10 15 2
Carolina
27 8 16 3

Pts
39
38
30
28
27
23
22
19

GF
88
90
79
77
68
70
64
59

GA
64
79
74
76
83
85
90
76

WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT
Chicago
28 19 8 1
Nashville
27 18 7 2
St. Louis
28 18 8 2
Winnipeg 29 15 9 5
Minnesota 26 15 10 1
Dallas
28 10 13 5
Colorado 28 9 13 6
Pacific Division
GP W L OT
Anaheim 30 19 6 5
Vancouver 29 18 9 2
Calgary
29 17 10 2
Sharks
30 15 11 4
Los Angeles 28 14 9 5
Arizona
28 10 15 3
Edmonton 29 7 17 5

Pts
39
38
38
35
31
25
24
Pts
43
38
36
34
33
23
19

GF
88
73
80
69
76
81
72
GF
87
88
90
86
72
66
63

Wednesdays Games
Toronto 2, Detroit 1, SO
Anaheim 2, Edmonton 1
Thursdays Games
Chicago at Boston, 4 p.m.
Calgary at Buffalo, 4 p.m.
New Jersey at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.
Columbus at Washington, 4 p.m.
Los Angeles at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m.
Carolina at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at St. Louis, 5 p.m.
Winnipeg at Colorado, 6 p.m.
Nashville at Arizona, 6 p.m.
Minnesota at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.
Fridays Games
Calgary at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m.
Los Angeles at Montreal, 4:30 p.m.
Florida at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.
Anaheim at Edmonton, 6:30 p.m.

GA
55
54
65
66
65
100
92
GA
80
81
76
81
60
90
98

NBA GLANCE

NFL GLANCE
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T
New England
10 3 0
Miami
7 6 0
Buffalo
7 6 0
N.Y. Jets
2 11 0

Pct
.769
.538
.538
.154

PF
401
314
281
214

PA
267
260
241
349

South
Indianapolis
Houston
Tennessee
Jacksonville

W
9
7
2
2

L T
4 0
6 0
11 0
11 0

Pct
.692
.538
.154
.154

PF
407
314
220
199

PA
307
260
374
356

North
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Baltimore
Cleveland

W
8
8
8
7

L
4
5
5
6

T
1
0
0
0

Pct
.654
.615
.615
.538

PF
281
362
356
276

PA
289
319
255
270

West
Denver
San Diego
Kansas City
Raiders

W L T
10 3 0
8 5 0
7 6 0
2 11 0

Pct
.769
.615
.538
.154

PF
385
293
291
200

PA
293
272
241
350

NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T
Philadelphia
9 4 0
Dallas
9 4 0
N.Y. Giants
4 9 0
Washington
3 10 0

Pct
.692
.692
.308
.231

PF PA
389 309
343 301
293 326
244 346

South
Atlanta
New Orleans
Carolina
Tampa Bay

W
5
5
4
2

Pct
.385
.385
.346
.154

PF
328
333
269
237

PA
342
359
341
348

North
Green Bay
Detroit
Minnesota
Chicago

W L
10 3
9 4
6 7
5 8

T
0
0
0
0

Pct
.769
.692
.462
.385

PF
423
265
263
281

PA
304
224
281
378

Arizona
Seattle
49ers
St. Louis

10 3
9 4
7 6
6 7

0
0
0
0

.769 275 238

.692 322 235
.538 244 268
.462 285 285

L T
8 0
8 0
8 1
11 0

Thursdays Game
Arizona at St. Louis, 5:25 p.m.
Sundays Games
Oakland at Kansas City, 10 a.m.
Pittsburgh at Atlanta, 10 a.m.
Washington at N.Y. Giants, 10 a.m.
Miami at New England, 10 a.m.
Houston at Indianapolis, 10 a.m.
Jacksonville at Baltimore, 10 a.m.
Green Bay at Buffalo, 10 a.m.
Tampa Bay at Carolina, 10 a.m.
Cincinnati at Cleveland, 10 a.m.
Denver at San Diego, 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Tennessee, 1:05 p.m.
San Francisco at Seattle, 1:25 p.m.
Minnesota at Detroit, 1:25 p.m.
Dallas at Philadelphia, 5:30 p.m.
Mondays Game
New Orleans at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.

EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
Toronto
16
Brooklyn
8
Boston
7
New York
4
Philadelphia
2
Southeast Division
Atlanta
15
Washington
15
Miami
10
Orlando
9
Charlotte
6
Central Division
Cleveland
13
Chicago
13
Milwaukee
11
Indiana
7
Detroit
3

6
12
13
20
19

.727
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Ignore those ugly rumors about mulch

By Lee Reich
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rumor has it that mulching your garden

beds or trees and shrubs could starve your
plants. Its a rumor that has circulated for
the past 40 years or so, ever since
mulching surged in popularity as a way to
quell weeds and conserve water.
Is there anything to it? If anything,
youd think that nutrients in mulches
would help nourish plants, not starve
them.
The logic behind the starvation rumor
goes like this: The two nutrients most
needed by soil microorganisms are carbon
and nitrogen. Wood chips, straw, sawdust
and many other organic mulches are high
in carbon but low in nitrogen. When soil
microorganisms chew away on such
mulches, decomposing them, they have to
balance their carbon-rich diet with extra
nitrogen, which they must find somewhere
else. So they pull this nitrogen from the
soil, and are a lot better than plants at getting it. The result: plants starved of nitrogen.
All true.
However, this nitrogen starvation is
only temporary, for starters. As soil
microorganisms die, the nitrogen in their
bodies is released back to the soil. There,
it becomes available to plants once those
microorganisms have used up enough soil
carbon, breathing it out of the ground as
carbon dioxide.
Also, this scenario plants being
starved for nitrogen holds true when
you mix a load of high-carbon, organic
material into the soil. But lay that same
material on top of the ground as mulch and
its a different ball game. Then, decomposition occurs mostly at the thin interface
where the mulch touches the soil, and the
rate of decomposition is much slower. So

slow, in fact, that a steady state is reached

where nitrogen is rereleased at about the
rate at which it is being used for decomposition. The microorganisms are happy and
the plants are happy.
Still, that rumor that plants will suffer
from high carbon mulches keeps going
around, despite the field experience of
agricultural researchers and many gardeners.
A garden, like any biological system,
represents a complex interaction of energies, so sweeping generalizations dont
always hold. Yes, there are situations
rare where that old mulch rumor may
hold true. One such situation would be
where you mulched with a very high-carbon, very low-nitrogen material (sawdust,
for example) on soil that is very low in
nitrogen. Another situation would be
where you planted a seed right into a highcarbon mulch. The young seedling would
be starved of nitrogen until its roots hit
An organic mulch can soften the impact of raindrops, so water can percolate into the soil
the soil below.
Still, theres no need to forsake the ben- rather than run off.
efits of mulch in either of these situations.
Just sprinkle on some nitrogen fertilizer,
such as soybean meal, to make up the deficiency.
In just about all situations, theres no
need to do anything more than spread
organic mulch right on the ground. In the
coming months, it will insulate the soil
against cold and then, when warm weather
arrives, insulate it against excessive heat.
An organic mulch also softens the impact
of raindrops, so water can percolate into
the soil rather than run off. These mulches
also enrich the soil with humus, that
witchs brew of natural compounds that
helps feed plants and beneficial soil
organisms to fend off pests, quell weeds
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Revamped Cooper Hewitt design museum reopens

By Katherine Roth
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Cooper Hewitt museum, on Fifth Avenue between 90th

and 91st streets in New York, will be open daily except
Christmas Day and New Years Day, starting Dec. 12. Hours are
10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday through Friday, and 10 a.m.-9 p.m. on
Saturdays. The garden will be open to the public from 7:30
a.m.-7 p.m. (9 p.m. on Saturdays).

NEW YORK The Cooper Hewitt

Smithsonian
Design
Museum,
revamped, restored and expanded after a
three-year closure, is reopening at last,
all decked out for the 21st century in its
historic Carnegie Mansion home just a
few blocks up Fifth Avenue from the
Guggenheim and the Metropolitan
Museum of Art.
Visitors to the museum, which opens
Friday (Dec. 12), will be hard-pressed
to recognize the old-fashioned, somewhat wonky entity of old. Its now four
stories of cutting-edge galleries,
hands-on and community-friendly.
The spacious garden, adjoining cafi
and gift shop, housed in Andrew
Carnegies
19th-century
picture
gallery, will be accessible from a 90th
Street gate and open to the public at no
charge.
Inside, ticket-holders should come
ready to experience a new kind of museum straddling art and science, 19th century architecture and a 21st-century
Jetsons sort of world, where 3D
designs can be downloaded and hundreds of wallpaper patterns can be
viewed (or designed) at the touch of a
finger. Visitors are invited to use the
museum as a practical design resource
and exploration center as much as a
museum in the traditional sense.
I cant wait to see how people make
use of this, said museum director
Caroline Baumann, stepping gingerly
around multi-touch surfaces the size of
billiard tables, contemporary design

pieces and even some antique French

furniture. It really makes the heart
soar.
With 60 percent more gallery space
than it had before, the Cooper Hewitt
opens with 10 new shows at once,
making use of all four floors.
On the ground floor, Designing the
New Cooper Hewitt recounts the museums transformation, which involved
12 design teams and took a decade to
realize.
The first floor features a Process
Lab with an industrial-size 3D printer,
among other tools. The lab invites visitors to explore the process of problem-solving behind design.
A Beautiful Users exhibit includes
pitchers, wheelchairs and other objects
from daily life, examining the shift
toward user-oriented design.
A quick climb up one more staircase
and the juxtaposition of traditional and
cutting-edge really starts to take flight.
Making Design brings together a
wide range of works from the museums
permanent collection, while Hewitt
Sisters Collect tells the story of
Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt and their collections of textiles, hatboxes, wall
coverings, furniture and even birdcages
(notice the sound of chirping birds),
among other decorative arts.
Elsewhere, an Immersion Room
allows visitors access to the Cooper
Hewitts extensive collection of wall
coverings and projects them, fullscale, onto the walls.
The third floor, formerly closed to
the public and now transformed into a
6,000-square-foot gallery, features the

exhibit Tools: Extending Our Reach.

Highlights include a walk-through
installation composed of dozens of
hammers, saws and other basic tools,
suspended so they appear to be exploding, and a 24-hour, delayed live feed of
the suns surface, courtesy of the
Smithsonian
Astrophysical
Observatory
in
Cambridge,
Massachusetts an illustration of the
power of complex tools like satellites
and telescopes. The exhibit is reminiscent at times of what you might expect
from a science museum.
The final elements of the museums
transformation will be added this
spring when seating and terraces are
added to the garden, an evolved version of the 1902 original, and each
museum visitor will be loaned an interactive pen.
The grippy black stylus, around 8
inches long, can be used to doodle or
design on any of the generously sized
multi-touch tables throughout the
museum; to locate specific items in the
collection (doodling a zigzag pattern,
for example, brings up all items with a
zigzag in their design); or to download
background material.
A unique Web address on each entry
ticket lets the visitor download material to be accessed later online.
As for the mansion itself, the
detailed, teak-veneer parquet floors
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THREE
Continued from page 1
Use your buildings to say Ta-da!
Welcome to San Mateo, the heartbeat of the
Peninsula, halfway between San Francisco
and San Jose. Theres the past, heres the
future, come on in, Commissioner Charlie
Dreschler said.
While most were excited to envision
changes at the former gas stations, two of
which have sat vacant for nearly 15 years,
many expressed concerns over parking and
the architectural aesthetics within the context of downtown and a nearby residential
neighborhood.
The two lots closest to downtown are proposed to become three-story mixed-use retail
and office space buildings while the property
on the west side of El Camino Real is slated
for a retail and residential building.

Carving out room for office space

The two eastside lots could offer a combined 41,000 square feet of highly desirable
offices with recent data from Colliers
International showing the vacancy rate for
downtown San Mateos office space is at a
remarkably low 2.37 percent.
Theres a real interest of startup community, tech community, who want to be in San
Mateo and theres a lack of space. So these
provide those spaces to capture that
demand, said Marcus Clarke, the citys eco-

MEDICAID
Continued from page 1
To improve access for the poor, the health
law increased Medicaid fees for frontline
primary care doctors for two years, 2013
and 2014, with Washington paying the full
cost. The goal was to bring rates up to what
Medicare pays for similar services. But that
boost expires Jan. 1, and efforts to secure
even a temporary extension from Congress
appear thwarted by the politically toxic
debate over Obamacare.
Doctors probably wont dump their current Medicaid patients, but theyll take a
hard look at accepting new ones, said Dr.
Robert Wergin, a practitioner in rural

STORM
Continued from page 1
Its a short amount of time for that
amount of water, Weather Service forecaster Diana Henderson said. We are anticipating some localized flooding, maybe some
downed trees and downed power lines. It
could have an effect on a wide range of people.
The storm is expected to be one of the
windiest and rainiest in five years and could
also cause debris slides, especially in areas
affected by this years intense and widespread wildfires. Big waves are expected
along the coast.
Public schools in San Francisco and
Oakland and some private schools in the
Bay Area planned to stay closed Thursday.

Thursday Dec. 11, 2014

19

Blending architecture

Both of the retail and office space lots

wouldnt offer any parking but be subject to
parking in-lieu fees, which are currently

$9,000 per space needed for the project. The

city, in the midst of implementing its
Downtown Parking Management Plan, will
be discussing updating the fees as projections outline a single parking space within a
structure costs upwards of $30,000 to create.
The lament has been the lack of parking
in downtown, the fact that parking has been
going into the Baywood neighborhood and
other areas. So its a major concern that neither one of the two buildings are providing
any kind of parking, said Bertha Sanchez,
co-president of the Home Association of
North Central San Mateo and a former planning commissioner.
Based on the size of the lots, several planning commissioners felt comfortable with
parking in-lieu fees and Clarke said the city
needs to continue to push transportation
demand management programs to reduce
vehicle trips and encourage use of public
transit as well as updating developer impact
fees.
One parking concept that would be new to
San Mateo, and both intrigued commissioners but worried some members of the public,
was the proposal to include an automated
parking system in the northwest residential
building.
The proposed mixed-use residential and
retail building at 2 W. Third Ave. includes an
underground-mechanized Klaus system that
could automatically park up to 39 cars.
While many were excited about the novel
parking system for residents, employees and
guests, the buildings architecture received
less favorable review.

Milford, Neb. , and president of the

American Academy of Family Physicians.
You are going to be paid less, so you are
going to have to look at your practice and
find ways to eke it out, Wergin said.
Medicaid covers more than 60 million
people, making the federal-state program
even larger than Medicare. The health care
law has added about 9 million people to the
Medicaid rolls, as 27 states have taken
advantage of an option that extends coverage to many low-income adults.
Health and Human Services Secretary
Sylvia M. Burwell says expanding Medicaid
in the remaining 23 states is one of her top
priorities. But the fee cut could make that an
even harder sell, since it may reinforce a
perception that the federal government creates expensive new benefits only to pass

the bill to states. In Pennsylvania, where

the Medicaid expansion will take effect Jan.
1, doctors are facing a 52 percent fee reduction, according to the Urban Institute study.
The fee boost has cost federal taxpayers at
least $5. 6 billion so far, but Stephen
Zuckerman, one of the studys authors, said
its not clear whether access actually
improved.
Many doctors did not begin to see the
higher payments until the second half of
2013 because of rollout problems. And
about three-fourths of Medicaid beneficiaries are in managed-care plans, which may
already pay doctors more for routine care
and prevention.
Still, Zuckerman said the fee increase was
also passed through to doctors seeing
patients through managed-care plans, and

now they will feel the cuts. The magnitude

of the reduction will be somewhat smaller
... but there is no way to believe there wont
be a decrease, he said.
Despite such questions, some states have
recognized the importance of the fee
increase. Fifteen are planning to use their
own money to continue paying higher
Medicaid fees through 2015, Zuckerman
said. Among them are several Republicanled states that have resisted Obamas broader
Medicaid expansion,
including
Mississippi and South Carolina.
Another dozen or so states are undecided.
If you are cutting primary care fees,
patients could end up in the emergency
room for something that could be dealt with
in a doctor's office, said Zuckerman. That
is not a good outcome.

San Francisco Unified School District

Superintended Richard A. Carranza said he
didnt to put students at risk and that staff
absences and power outages could affect the
districts ability to supervise and feed students.
School districts in Alameda, Contra
Costa, Marin and Sonoma counties have
canceled school for Thursday. The San
Mateo County Office of Education
announced Wednesday that schools will be
open Thursday and that individual districts
will announce closures as needed. As of
Wednesday, only the Pacifica School
District announced plans to close Thursday,
according to the Office of Education.
A school should close if it experiences a
power outage anticipated to last longer
than two hours, the Office of Education recommended.
Pacific Gas and Electric said crews will be
standing by to repair downed power lines

and restore electricity wherever outages

occur. PG&E spokeswoman Brittany
McKannay said the utility has been putting
together a strategic plan to address any
potential issues that could occur with an
outage ahead of time.
Crews have been surveying power lines
to see if there are areas where excess vegetation or tree limbs could
interfere and cause outages,
McKannay said.
Weve been pruning trees
to eliminate outages before
they start, she said.
PG&E has also set up a
mobile command station
with satellite crews stationed in areas expected to
be
hit
the
hardest,
McKannay said.
It s al l h an ds o n deck ,

McKan n ay s ai d. Were b ri n g i n g i n al l
o f o ur s t aff t o p rep are fo r t h i s s t o rm,
an d t h en were p rep ared t o b ri n g i n
s t aff fro m o t h er areas wh ere we k n o w
we wo n t b e h i t as h ard. In s o me cas es ,
we al s o h av e t h e ab i l i t y t o us e co n t ract o rs wh o can p ro v i de addi t i o n al s up p o rt .

nomic development director. That actually

supports the retail. The more people you
have working, the more they can support the
existing retail, so thats a great formula we
want to have.
The pre-application for the northeast corner at 221 S. El Camino Real, also known as
the clock tower project, outlines a threestory building with about 11,000 square feet
of retail space on the first floor and 21,000
square feet of office space spread between the
second and third floors. The approximate
12,000-square-foot site is owned by Village
Properties and will be designed by BDE
Architecture.
The proposed buildings aesthetics
includes three distinctive material and color
palettes for each floor and a rounded corner
edge marked by a large artistic clock.
The southeast lot at 2 E. Third Ave., owned
by Windy Hill Property Ventures, is a small
8,600-square-foot site that is being sought
for a three-story 23,899-square-foot building. About 3,950 square feet of ground-floor
retail space would line Third Avenue and part
of El Camino Real. Approximately 4,000
square feet of office space would be located on
the first floor and 8,000 square feet on both
the second and third floors. The buildings
proposed design was somewhat similar to the
neighboring clock tower project and may
include a rounded corner edge.

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The three-story building would contain 11

residential units on the second and third
floors, as well as about 5,626 square feet of
ground floor retail space and a common area.
The property, a former 76 gas station, is
the newest of the vacant trio, was torn down
around a year ago and is being designed by
EDI International. This site has distinctive
borders with the downtown business district
to the east, a cozy residential neighborhood
to the west and the citys landmark Main
Library across the street to the south.
The proposed architecture, made up of
sharper lines and huge glass windows spaced
with concrete, was problematic for the commissioners.
This is the entrance to a very nice residential neighborhood, so that brings me to the
architecture and I actually like modern architecture, but in this case, I feel like we need
to try to find a way to soften this architecture, said Planning Commission Chair Rick
Bonilla. Something thats kind of a blend, a
halfway step between the new office and
retail spaces I hope were going to see across
the street.
As Tuesday was merely a study session, the
developers must return with formal applications that will again be reviewed by the commission and public before undergoing environmental reviews and other studies.
For more information about the three preapplications for San Mateos three corners
site, v isit the Whats Happening in
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CODE
Continued from page 4
dents at the school are socioeconomically disadvantaged, said Principal
Pattie Dullea.
The school is also looking at partnering with Silicon Valley tech firms
and Cal State East Bays education
department. The San Mateo-Foster
City Elementary School District has
been very supportive of Hour of Code
and board Vice President Audrey Ng is
even volunteering in the classroom to
help with the event.
For fifth-grade teacher Rebecca
Slaters students, technology has
become a much bigger part of their
classroom assignments. Her students
run a classroom blog using
Kidblog.org, uploading photos and
commenting on posts to gain a sense
of community and team build. She is
planning on implementing coding
into her class.
We live in Silicon Valley and so few
kids from Silicon Valley end up holding the jobs, she said. This gives
kids a chance to have hope and it gives
the older kids an opportunity to be
mentors (by helping younger students
learn to code).
Fifth-grader Jay did his first programming on Monday and enjoyed
being able to create his own code for a
game. He liked coloring a snowflake
in Frozen.
Its educational yet fun, he said.
Kindergartner Lexie said she likes
being able to play games like Flappy
Bird.

OFFICE
Continued from page 1
Amid the recession in 2010, the
existing Downtown Precise Plan predicted 2, 500 residential units,
500,000 square feet of office space,
100,000 square feet of retail space and
200 hotel units.
Four years later, amid an unprecedented downtown construction boom
drawing new projects and tenants like
Box, Inc. the projections for office
space have just about reached the
maximum allowed.
The proposed conversion adds an
extra 168,930 square feet to the office
space amount, maintains the hotel
units, drops residential units by 740
and shaves 85,000 square feet from

In
Burlingame,
Roosevelt
Elementary School is participating in
the week and all other schools in the
district are taking part in the week.
Its such a great thing to do with the
kids, said fourth-grade teacher Jude
Lawrence. Coding is in everything
now. Opening up code to them allows
them to think of technology in a different way. They can actually create
and dont have to rely on someone else
to create.
Lawrence notes that it also opens up
to the whole classroom to coding.
Some of the kids are saying, Im a
girl, but I can do this. Its not just for
the boys.
On Friday mornings, Lawrence holds
what she calls Genius Hour for her
fourth-graders. They get to use any
resources around the school to work on
things they want to research and three
or four of the students are doing coding
projects, she said.
In the San Bruno Park Elementary
School District, schools like El
Crystal Elementary School and
Parkside Intermediate School are participating this year. Aside from the
Hour of Code events, students have
been working with Google after
school at Parkside on learning computer skills.
Its great to see all the kids respond
to the computers and really get into
understanding how code works, said
board President Patrick Flynn. Its
very important to have our kids
involved and learning how code works
at an early age so they can progress
with that.
In the Redwood City Elementary
School District, Hoover Elementary
School, Roy Cloud Elementary

School, Adelante Spanish Immersion

School, Clifford Elementary School
and John Gill Elementary School are
taking part. Students in the district are
also getting exposure to coding
throughout the year, said Karyn
Warner, the districts technology integration coach. The district had a few
hundred students participate in Hour of
Code events informally last year and
was able to build on the success to add
more participants this year, she said.
I was struck by how amazing it is
the kids are able to really learn how to
think, she said. Theyre creating
things; rather than playing video
games, theyre creating a video game.
Its the types of skills we want them to
have to be able to do that collaboration and different thinking.
Part of Warners job is to coach and
train teachers throughout the district
on using technology in our classrooms. She also teaches students in
the coding club at Orion Elementary
School before school on Mondays and
Tuesdays with the help of parent volunteers. Students learn to create video
games during the club.
Schools in San Carlos, such as the
Tierra Linda Middle School, White
Oaks Elementary School and Brittan
Acres Elementary School are participating in the week. In South San
Francisco, Buri Buri Elementary
School, El Camino High School and
Westborough Middle School are taking part. Mills High School in
Millbrae, Spring Valley Elementary
School and Taylor Middle School are
also participating, according to
Code.org.
For more on the week go to
Code.org.

the retail space.

Councilman John Seybert said,
while the numbers are different, the
plan amendments still adhere to the
original community intent and will
contribute to the quality of life.
Despite numerous speakers who disagreed with the proposal or worried
about housing reductions and traffic,
the council majority emphasized that
it does not change the plans overall
density.
Were not talking about unlimited
development, Mayor Jeff Gee said.
The increased office space might
actually lower traffic in the area
because employees like those at Box
are prone to using public traffic which
is why developers pay high prices for
the
location,
Community
Development Director Aaron Aknin
said.
Aknin said the office space itself

doesnt create new jobs but instead

job growth drives the need for office
space.
However, Diana Reddy of Peninsula
Interfaith Action, said not all jobs at
Box will be high-paid positions and
those employees will be in their cars
rather than transit because they cant
afford to live nearby.
Bain asked about the ongoing challenge of a jobs/housing imbalance
and Aknin conceded the problem has
not been resolved.
Once these amendments are in
place, Councilwoman Barbara Pierce
said she is interested in look at a
retail attraction strategy and undertaking a Downtown Precise Plan
Phase Two. Gee and Vice Mayor
Rosanne Foust disagreed, with Gee
saying the city needs to let the
changes settle and learn from them
first.

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The Other Place by Sharr White

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For tickets call 493-2006 ext. 2.

San Carlos Library Quilting Club. 10

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discussing The Secret Life of Sleep by
Kat Duff. For more information call
Rhea Bradley, Librarian at 591-0341
ext. 237.
Working meeting for Magic of the
Coastside, the Clubs major
fundraiser held in March. 12:30 p.m.
to 1:30 p.m. Portuguese Community
Center, 724 Kelly St., Half Moon Bay.
Guests are welcome. For more information go to www.rotaryofhalfmoonbay.com.
Movies for School Age Children.
3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. San Mateo
Public Library, 55 W. Third Ave., San
Mateo. For more information contact
Alison Day at aday@cityofsanmateo.org or Addie Spanbock at aspanbock@cityofsanmateo.org or call
522-7813.
Burlingame Renters Meeting. 7
p.m. Burlingame United Methodist
Church, 1443 Howard Ave.,
Burlingame. Tony Rashan Samara,
author of Rise of the Renter Nation,
will talk about a renters bill of rights
and his experience with other renter
movements across the country.
Renters and their advocates welcome. For more information email
respectforpeople@gmail.com.
Photo Editing with PIXLR. 6 p.m.
South San Francisco Public Library,
840 W. Orange Ave., South San
Francisco. Participants will learn to
create a collage, resize and crop,
apply special effects and save their
images. Free. For more information
call 829-3860.
The Gift. 7:30 p.m. NDNU Theatre,
1500 Ralston Ave., Belmont. Free. For
more information go to www.christmascarolthegift.org.
The Other Place by Sharr White
directed by Kimberly Mohne Hill. 8
p.m. Dragon Productions Theatre,
2120 Broadway, Redwood City. $30.
For tickets call 493-2006 ext. 2.
FRIDAY, DEC. 12
Fifty percent off sale at Burlingame
Public Library. Burlingame Public
Library, 480 Primrose Road,
Burlingame. Continues every day
through December.
Annual
Lego
Holiday
Extravaganza. 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Museum of American Heritage, 351
Homer Ave., Palo Alto. Enjoy a variety
of Lego creations made by members
of the club, featuring train layouts,
Bay Area landmarks, castles, miniature cities, sculptures and more. Club
members will present on Fridays,
Saturdays and Sundays through
Sunday, Jan. 18. $2 per person,
BayLUG and MOAH members free.
For more information go to moah.org
or call 321-1004.
Get That Job! Interview Tips. 11
a.m. South San Francisco Public
Library, W. Orange Ave., South San
Francisco. This session will focus on
how to best handle interviews. Free.
For more information call 829-3860.
Off the Grid. 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Devils
Canyon Brewery, 935 Washington St.,
San Carlos. A curated selection of
food trucks. For more information
visit www.OfftheGridSF.com.
Tenth Annual Free Holiday
Hootenanny Extravaganza. 4 p.m.
to 11 p.m. Devils Canyon Brewing Co.,
935 Washington St., San Carlos. Folkmusic party. Donations welcome for
Second Harvest Food Bank. Open
jam sessions. Free and family friendly. For more information call 5922739
or
email
dan@devilscanyon.com.
Broadway Cheer. 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Broadway, Burlingame. Annual
Holiday Toy Drive sponsored by the
Central County Fire Department.
Please bring a toy or purchase a toy
on Broadway. For more information
e
m
a
i
l
barbara@americaprinting.com.
Fourth Annual Founders Event. 6
p.m. to 9 p.m. B Street Station, 236 S.
B St., San Mateo. Door prizes, appetizers, hosted happy hour 6 p.m. to 7
p.m. Bring an unwrapped toy appropriate for children between the ages
of 2 and 12. RSVP at stkdecember-

The Gift. 7:30 p.m. NDNU Theatre,

1500 Ralston Ave., Belmont. Free. For
more information go to www.christmascarolthegift.org.

Its A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio

Christmas Play. 8 p.m. Crystal
Springs UMC, 2145 Bunker Hill Drive,
San Mateo. $10, free for children
under 11. Watch an entertaining live
1940s radio show version of this holiday classic. For more information visit
http://www.csumchurch.com/wonderful-life-live-radio-christmas-playdec-571213/.
SATURDAY, DEC. 13
Fifty percent off sale at Burlingame
Public Library. Burlingame Public
Library, 480 Primrose Road,
Burlingame. Continues on every day
through December.
Health coverage enrollment assistance. 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. West
Entrance, first floor, San Mateo
Medical Center, 222 W. 39th Ave., San
Mateo. In-person health coverage
enrollment assistance for Covered
California, Medi-Cal and other programs. Must enroll by Dec. 15 to have
coverage begin Jan. 1. Call 616-2002
to make an appointment. For more
information visit smcgov.org/healthcoverage.
San Bruno AARP Chapter 2895
meeting. 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. San
Bruno Senior Center, 1555 Crystal
Springs Road, San Bruno. Pre-meeting coffee, doughnuts 9 a.m. to 10
a.m. Chapter Holiday luncheon after
meeting. For more information call
201-9137.
25th Annual H.O.G. Toy Run. 10:30
a.m. to 12:30 p.m. San Mateo Medical
Center, 222 W. 39th Ave., San Mateo.
Santa will be arriving at 11 a.m. and
donations of new toys for kids up to
17 are welcome. For more information email Karen Pugh at
kpugh@smcgov.org.
Fatherhood Collaborative presents
Dad & Me @ the Library. 11 a.m. San
Carlos Library, 610 Elm St., San Carlos.
Spend quality time with children
while learning about the value of
reading. Features an interactive puppet show. For more information go to
www.fatherhoodcollaborative.org.
Peaceful
Walk
for
Rent
Stabilization. 11 a.m. Burlingame
Caltrain Station, 290 California Drive,
Burlingame. Walk up Burlingame
Avenue to El Camino Real and back to
the train station to raise awareness
for the need for rent stabilization all
over the Peninsula. Bring your
umbrellas in case of rain. For more
information call 430-2073.
Antiques and More Holiday Gala.
11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Antiques and More,
1148 El Camino Real, San Carlos.
Refreshments, wine and apple cider
provided throughout the day.
Origami Time at Reach and Teach. 1
p.m. 144 W. 25th Ave., San Mateo. Join
origami mentor Derrick Kikuchi and
fold holiday-themed paper creations.
All ages and experience levels welcome.
Holiday Caroling with The Merrie
Olde Christmas Carolers. 2:30 p.m.
San Carlos Library, 610 Elm St., San
Carlos. Free. Carolers will perform
arrangements of carols. For more
information call Rhea Bradley at 5910341 ext. 237.
Holiday Wine Tasting and Gift Fair.
Noon to 3:30 p.m. La Honda Winery,
2645 Fair Oaks Ave., Redwood City.
Tickets are $10 and free for club
members. For more information visit
lahondawinery.com.
Half-Off Sale at the Book Nook.
Noon to 4 p.m. 1 Cottage Lane, Twin
Pines Park, Belmont. All proceeds
benefit the Belmont Library. For more
information call 593-5650.
The Gift. 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. NDNU
Theatre, 1500 Ralston Ave., Belmont.
Free. For more information go to
www.christmascarolthegift.org.
A Downton Abbey Christmas. 2
p.m. Belmont Library. Time-period
dress is encouraged but not required.
For more information contact belmont@smcl.org.
Ragazzi Continuo presents Tidings
of Comfort. 2 p.m. St. Joseph Parish,
770 N. El Camino Real, San Mateo. For
more information contact info@cbpr.com.
Peninsula Womens Chorus presents Portal to the Season. 2:30 p.m.
St. Marks Episcopal, 600 Colorado
Ave., Palo Alto. Tickets are $30 for
adults and $10 for students and are
available at pwchorus.org or at the
door. For more information contact
Diane
Dragone
at
dianepwc@gmail.com or by calling
(415) 517-7307.
For more events visit
smdailyjournal.com, click Calendar.

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16 Chess piece
18 Stiff board
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23 Lair
24 Expected
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36 House site
37 Twig juncture
38 Auto import
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45 Ovids route

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Uh cousins
ABC hit drama
Diet (hyph.)
Most September kids
Paper fastener
Venus sister
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2 Woosnam of golf
3 Clean a fish
4 Defense ploy
5 Prompt
6 Dozed off
7 Twilight, to a poet
8 Lucy Lawless role
9 Tijuana trio
11 Home tel.
12 Lumber
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17 Square dances
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Wash away
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Gauge
Dirty place
Endorsers need
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Corduroy rib
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Overhead trains
From memory
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ideas. Love is on the rise.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You will have good
luck when it comes to money matters if you have
scrutinized the details carefully. A joint venture is
worth looking into.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) Love and romance
will be on your mind. Now is the time to make a
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out of fear or anger will result in bad decisions.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) Great achievements
can be made. Strike a deal, take on a new challenge,
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Take the initiative and dont look back.
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TERMS & CONDITIONS
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than one incorrect insertion, and its liability shall be limited to the price of one
insertion. No allowance will be made for
errors not materially affecting the value
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110 Employment
DRIVER RESIDING in San Bruno/ SSF,
2 hours weekly. Box 103, 160 South Linden, 94080.
OFFICE SUPPORT Data Entry / Admin
Clerks, Flexible Hours, Mon-Sat. Call
(650)595-4933 for Charles or email to
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110 Employment
NEWSPAPER INTERNS
JOURNALISM

The Daily Journal is looking for interns to do entry level reporting, research, updates of our ongoing features and interviews. Photo interns also welcome.

Customer Service
Are you..Dependable, friendly,
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We expect a commitment of four to

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more. You will also be part of the project
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Must have a successful track record of
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180 Businesses For Sale

For Sale
Mexican
Grill
Restaurant

in busy Redwood City plaza

$250,000
415-267-6952
203 Public Notices
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #262651
The following person is doing business
as: 1) Coraettas Couture 2) Coraettas
Couture Desserts & Catering, 170 Allen
Drive, SAN BRUNO, CA 94066 are hereby registered by the following owner:
Coraetta V. Smith, same address. The
business is conducted by an Individual.
The registrants commenced to transact
business under the FBN on
/s/Coraetta Smith/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 10/17/2014. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
11/20/14, 11/27/14, 12/04/14, 12/11/14).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #262656
The following person is doing business
as: Quench The Soul, 2268 Westborough Blvd #302-242, SOUTH SAN
FRANCISCO, CA 94080 is hereby registered by the following owner: Elvira
Stark, 724 Big Bend Drive, Pacifica, CA
94044. The business is conducted by an
Individual. The registrants commenced to
transact business under the FBN on N/A
/s/Elvira Stark/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 10/20/2014. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
11/20/14, 11/27/14, 12/04/14, 12/11/14).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #262969
The following person is doing business
as: True History, 2757 Sussex Way,
REDWOOD CITY, CA 94061 is hereby
registered by the following owner: Yoshiaki Taguchi, same address. The business is conducted by an Individual. The
registrants commenced to transact business under the FBN on
/s/Yoshiaki Taguchi/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 11/14/2014. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
11/20/14, 11/27/14, 12/04/14, 12/11/14).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #262705
The following person is doing business
as: Flex Army Fitness, 1441 San Carlos
Ave. Apt #4, SAN CARLOS, CA 94070 is
hereby registered by the following owners: 1) Ramzy Eldabbagh, same address
2) Matthew Hovan, 433 Lanyard Dr.,
Redwood Shores, CA 94065. The business is conducted by a General Partnership. The registrants commenced to
transact business under the FBN on N/A
/s/Ramzy Eldabbagh/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 10/22/2014. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
11/20/14, 11/27/14, 12/04/14, 12/11/14).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #262703
The following person is doing business
as: 1) Massage Zone, 2115 Broadway
Street, REDWOOD CITY, CA 94063 2)
Stephanie Massage, 223 Park Street,
Redwood City, CA 94061 is hereby registered by the following owner: Stephanie
Pedro, 223 Park Street, Redwood City,
CA 94061. The businesses are conducted by an Individual. The registrants commenced to transact business under the
FBN on N/A
/s/Stephanie Pedro/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 10/22/2014. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
11/20/14, 11/27/14, 12/04/14, 12/11/14).

Thursday Dec. 11, 2014

203 Public Notices

203 Public Notices

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT #262954
The following person is doing business
as: Aoede, 20 S. Grant St., SAN MATEO, CA 94401 is hereby registered by
the following owner: Lisa Sniderman,
same address. The business is conducted by an Individual. The registrants commenced to transact business under the
FBN on N/A
/s/Lisa Sniderman/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 11/13/2014. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
11/20/14, 11/27/14, 12/04/14, 12/11/14).

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT #263167
The following person is doing business
as: Clipper and Shear Haircuts Barber,
2000 Crystal Springs Rd. #2811, San
Bruno, CA 94066 is hereby registered by
the following owner: Sandra Rowell, PO
Box 1085, Burlingame, CA 94010. The
business is conducted by an Individual.
The registrants commenced to transact
business under the FBN on
/s/ Sandra Rowell /
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 12/03/2014. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
12/11/14, 12/18/14, 12/25/14, 01/01/15).

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT #263009
The following person is doing business
as: O2 Life, 1551 Southgate Ave., #254,
DALY CITY, CA 94015 is hereby registered by the following owner: Calstar Entertainment, LLC, CA. The business is
conducted by a Limited Liability Company. The registrants commenced to transact business under the FBN on N/A.
/s/ Nan Hu /
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 11/18/2014. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
11/27/14, 12/04/14, 12/11/14, 12/18/14).

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT #262951
The following person is doing business
as: AZ Legal Services, 88 Duval Drive,
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94080 is
hereby registered by the following owner:
Mayra Rodriguez De Silva, same address. The business is conducted by an
Individual. The registrants commenced to
transact business under the FBN on
/s/ Mayra De Silva/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 11/13/2014. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
12/11/14, 12/18/14, 12/25/14, 01/01/15).

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT #2627961
The following person is doing business
as: Rustys Roadside Grill, 3130 Alpine
Rd. Ste. 240, PORTOLA VALLEY, CA
94063 is hereby registered by the following owner: PS Bakes, LLC, CA. The
business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company. The registrants commenced to transact business under the
FBN on.
/s/ Russell Deutsch /
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 10/28/2014. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
11/27/14, 12/04/14, 12/11/14, 12/18/14).

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT #263154
The following person is doing business
as: 1) Grand Opening Systems 2) GO
Systems, 249 Wilshire Ave., DALY CITY,
CA94015 are hereby registered by the
following owner: Barry Fong, same address. The businesses are conducted by
an Individual. The registrants commenced to transact business under the
FBN on
/s/ Barry Fong /
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 12/02/2014. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
12/11/14, 12/18/14, 12/25/14, 01/01/15).

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT #263069
The following person is doing business
as: Above the Line Events, 151 Positano
Circle, REDWOOD CITY, CA 94065 is
hereby registered by the following owners: Joseph Diaz, and Lorena Diaz,
same address. The business is conducted by a General Partnership. The registrants commenced to transact business
under the FBN on N/A.
/s/ Joseph Diaz /
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 11/24/2014. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
11/27/14, 12/04/14, 12/11/14, 12/18/14).

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT #263213
The following person is doing business
as: 1) A+ Mailboxes & More, 2) A Foto
Video Mail & More, 249 Wilshire Ave.,
DALY CITY, CA94015 are hereby registered by the following owner: Dylan Siddiqui, 1919 Garden Dr #103, Burlingame
CA 94010. The businesses are conducted by an Individual. The registrants commenced to transact business under the
FBN on
/s/ Dylan Siddiqui /
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 12/08/2014. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
12/11/14, 12/18/14, 12/25/14, 01/01/15).

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT #263057
The following person is doing business
as: Mom & Dad Home Care Services,
1499 Old Bayshore, STe 208, BURLINGAME, CA 94010 is hereby registered
by the following owners: 1) Caridad
Alexander, Sharon Park Dr., #139, Menlo
Park, CA 94025, 2) Fe Bret, 3345 Fleetwood Dr., San Bruno, CA 94066, Regina
Manantan, 911 Haddock St., Foster City,
CA 94404. The business is conducted by
a General Partnership. The registrants
commenced to transact business under
the FBN on.
/s/ Caridad Alexander /
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 11/21/2014. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
11/27/14, 12/04/14, 12/11/14, 12/18/14).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #263078
The following person is doing business
as: 1) Homestory, 2) Homestory Bay
Area, 310 Shaw Rd., Ste. A, SOUTH
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94080 is hereby
registered by the following owner: American Home Renewal, Inc., CA. The business is conducted by a Corporation. The
registrants commenced to transact business under the FBN on 10/01/2014.
/s/ Marc Stelzer /
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 11/21/2014. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
11/27/14, 12/04/14, 12/11/14, 12/18/14).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #263022
The following person is doing business
as: Alpha Kitchen and Bath, 311 Lorton
Ave., BURLINGAME, CA 94010 is hereby registered by the following owner: Alpha Kitchen and Bath, Inc, CA. The business is conducted by a Corporation. The
registrants commenced to transact business under the FBN on.
/s/ Ho Ming Au-Yeung /
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 11/19/2014. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
11/27/14, 12/04/14, 12/11/14, 12/18/14).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #263043
The following person is doing business
as: We Rock the Spectrum Menlo Park,
145 El Camino Real, MENLO PARK, CA
94025 is hereby registered by the following owner: Steele Family Holdings, LLC
CA. The business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company. The registrants
commenced to transact business under
the FBN on N/A.
/s/ Amy Steele /
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 11/20/2014. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
11/27/14, 12/04/14, 12/11/14, 12/18/14).

LEGAL NOTICES

Fictitious Business Name Statements,

Trustee Sale Notice, 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

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT #263177
The following person is doing business
as: GravitateTraining, 181 Romney Avenue, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA
94080 are hereby registered by the following owner: Steven Yee, same address. The businesses are conducted by
an Individual. The registrants commenced to transact business under the
FBN on N/A.
/s/ Steven Yee /
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 12/03/2014. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
12/11/14, 12/18/14, 12/25/14, 01/01/15).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #262933
The following person is doing business
as: San Francisco Peninsula Luxury
Group, 1427 Chapin Ave, BURLINGAME, CA 94010 are hereby registered
by the following owner: Kyle Crowley
Scheppler, 15 Knightwood Ln, Hillsborough CA 94010. The businesses are
conducted by an Individual. The registrants commenced to transact business
under the FBN on 10/1/14
/s/ Kyle Crowley Scheppler /
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 11/12/2014. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
12/11/14, 12/18/14, 12/25/14, 01/01/15).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #263030
The following person is doing business
as: Fendat Enterprises, 835 N. Humboldt
St. #207, SAN MATEO, CA 94401 are
hereby registered by the following owner:
Homaso Atako, same address. The businesses are conducted by an Individual.
The registrants commenced to transact
business under the FBN on
/s/ Homaso Atako/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 11/20/2014. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
12/11/14, 12/18/14, 12/25/14, 01/01/15).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #263144
The following person is doing business
as: California Vista Apartments, 230 Josselyn Ln, WOODSIDE, CA 94062 are
hereby registered by the following owner:
Sydney Frankel, same address. The
businesses are conducted by a Limited
Partnership The registrants commenced
to transact business under the FBN on
/s/ Sydney Frankel /
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 11/20/2014. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
12/11/14, 12/18/14, 12/25/14, 01/01/15).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #263082
The following person is doing business
as: J N Occasion Rentals, 2640 Edison
St, SAN MATEO, CA 94403 are hereby
registered by the following owner: James
Lagomarsino and Nicole Lagomarsino,
same address. The business is conducted by a Married Couple. The registrants
commenced to transact business under
the FBN on
/s/ James Lagomarsino /
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 11/20/2014. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
12/11/14, 12/18/14, 12/25/14, 01/01/15).

23

Tundra

Tundra

Tundra

Over the Hedge

Over the Hedge

Over the Hedge

203 Public Notices

203 Public Notices

203 Public Notices

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT #263198
The following person is doing business
as: Bay West Home, Inc., 1500 Tacoma
Way, REDWOOD CITY, CA 94063 are
hereby registered by the following owner:
Bay West Home, Inc., CA. The business
is conducted by a Married Couple. The
registrants commenced to transact business under the FBN on N/A
/s/ Karen Jay /
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 12/05/2014. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
12/11/14, 12/18/14, 12/25/14, 01/01/15).

NOTICE OF PETITION TO
ADMINISTER ESTATE OF
Ronald D. Grubbs, aka Ronald Dean
Grubbs
Case Number: 125117
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may
otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Ronald D. Grubbs, aka
Ronald Dean Grubbs. A Petition for Probate has been filed by Rita Grubbs in the
Superior Court of California, County of
San Mateo. The Petition for Probate requests that Rita Grubbs be appointed as
personal representative to administer the
estate of the decedent.
The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent
Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain
very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to
give notice to interested persons unless
they have waived notice or consented to
the proposed action.) The independent
administration authority will be granted
unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good
cause why the court should not grant the
authority.
A hearing on the petition will be held in
this court as follows: January 14, 2015 at
9:00 a.m., Dept. 28, Superior Court of
California, County of San Mateo, 400
County Center, Redwood City, CA
94063. If you object to the granting of the
petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the
hearing. Your appearance may be in
person or by your attorney. If you are a
creditor or a contingent creditor of the
decedent, you must file your claim with
the court and mail a copy to the personal
representative appointed by the court
within the later of either (1) four months
from the date of first issuance of letters
to a general personal representative, as
defined in section 58(b) of the California
Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the
date of mailing or personal delivery to
you of a notice under section 9052 of the
California Probate Code. Other California
statutes and legal authority may affect
your rights as a creditor. You may want
to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine
the file kept by the court. If you are a
person interested in the estate, you may
file with the court a Request for Special
Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an
inventory and appraisal of estate assets
or of any petition or account as provided
in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available
from the court clerk.
Attorney for Petitioner:
Alexandra Gadzo
2600 El Camino #412,
PALO ALTO, CA 94306
(650)321-3050
Dated: Nov 20, 2014
Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal
on November 27, December 4, 11,
2014.

creditor or a contingent creditor of the

decedent, you must file your claim with
the court and mail a copy to the personal
representative appointed by the court
within the later of either (1) four months
from the date of first issuance of letters
to a general personal representative, as
defined in section 58(b) of the California
Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the
date of mailing or personal delivery to
you of a notice under section 9052 of the
California Probate Code. Other California
statutes and legal authority may affect
your rights as a creditor. You may want
to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine
the file kept by the court. If you are a
person interested in the estate, you may
file with the court a Request for Special
Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an
inventory and appraisal of estate assets
or of any petition or account as provided
in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available
from the court clerk.
Attorney for Petitioner:
John Iaccarino, Esq. and Wade S.
Chruch, Esq.
533 Airport Blvd., Ste. 400
BURLINGAME, CA 94010
(650)348-0121
Dated: Nov 26, 2014
Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal
on November 27, December 4, 11,
2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT #263188
The following person is doing business
as: Create What You Prefer, 701 Highland Ave #5, SAN MATEO, CA
9440194401 are hereby registered by
the following owner: Pieter Robert
Adriaan Kark and Marika Helen OBaireKark, same address. The business is
conducted by a Married Couple. The registrants commenced to transact business
under the FBN on 6/1/12
/s/ Pieter Kark /
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 12/04/2014. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
12/11/14, 12/18/14, 12/25/14, 01/01/15).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #263240
The following person is doing business
as: CC Legacy Real Estate, 800 Airport
Blvd., Suite 328, BURLINGAME, CA
94010 are hereby registered by the following owner: Carmen Chong, 29925
Sugar Maple Ct, Hayward CA 94544.
The business is conducted by an Individual. The registrants commenced to transact business under the FBN on 12/9/14
/s/ Carmen Chong /
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 12/09/2014. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
12/11/14, 12/18/14, 12/25/14, 01/01/15).
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION
General Notice Of
Partnership Dissolution
Please be advised that the partnership
between Stephen Cohn, Gary Cohn, and
Lori Cohn (aka Lori Arkin) and known as
LSG Properties, doing business at 1408
Chapin Avenue Suite 4, Burlingame, Ca.
94010 will be dissolved by mutual consent of the partners as of December 31,
2014.
1. All claims against the assets of the
partnership must be made in writing and
include the claim amount, basis and origination date.
2. The deadline for submitting claims is
March 15, 2015.
3. Any claims that are not received by
the partnership prior to the date set forth
above will not be recognized.
4. Debtors are requested to pay all outstanding obligations no later than fifteen
days from the date of this notice. Payments should be made to Stephen Cohn
and/or LSG Properties.
5. All claims and payments must be sent
to 1408 Chapin Avenue, Suite 4, Burlingame, California, 94010.
Dated: December 3, 2014

NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION
General Notice Of
Partnership Dissolution
Please be advised that the partnership
between Stephen & Andrea Cohn and
Gary Cohn known as GSA Properties,
doing business at 1408 Chapin Avenue
Suite 4, Burlingame, Ca. 94010 will be
dissolved by mutual consent of the partners as of December 31, 2014.
1. All claims against the assets of the
partnership must be made in writing and
include the claim amount, basis and origination date.
2. The deadline for submitting claims is
March 15, 2015.
3. Any claims that are not received by
the partnership prior to the date set forth
above will not be recognized.
4. Debtors are requested to pay all outstanding obligations no later than fifteen
days from the date of this notice. Payments should be made to Stephen Cohn
and/or GSA Properties.
5. All claims and payments must be sent
to 1408 Chapin Avenue, Suite 4, Burlingame, California, 94010.
Dated: December 3, 2014

NOTICE OF PETITION TO
ADMINISTER ESTATE OF
Maria Salome Elquiero
Case Number: 125055
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may
otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Maria Salome Elquiero.
A Petition for Probate has been filed by
Edna Elquiero in the Superior Court of
California, County of San Mateo. The
Petition for Probate requests that Edna
Elquiero be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the
decedent.
The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent
Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain
very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to
give notice to interested persons unless
they have waived notice or consented to
the proposed action.) The independent
administration authority will be granted
unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good
cause why the court should not grant the
authority.
A hearing on the petition will be held in
this court as follows: January 12, 2015 at
9:00 a.m., Dept. 28, Superior Court of
California, County of San Mateo, 400
County Center, Redwood City, CA
94063. If you object to the granting of the
petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the
hearing. Your appearance may be in
person or by your attorney. If you are a

210 Lost & Found

FOUND: KEYS (3) on ring with 49'ers
belt clip. One is car key to a Honda.
Found in Home Depot parking lot in San
Carlos on Sunday 2/23/14.
Call 650 490-0921 - Leave message if no
answer.
FOUND: LADIES watch outside Safeway Millbrae 11/10/14 call Matt,
(415)378-3634
FOUND: RING Silver color ring found
on 1/7/2014 in Burlingame. Parking Lot
M (next to Dethrone). Brand inscribed.
Gary @ (650)347-2301
LOST - MY COLLAPSIBLE music stand,
clip lights, and music in black bags were
taken from my car in Foster City and may
have been thrown out by disappointed
thieves. Please call (650)704-3595
LOST AFRICAN GRAY PARROT (415)377-0859 REWARD!

LOST CELL PHONE Metro PCS Samsung. Light pink cover, sentimental value. Lost in Millbrae on 9/30/14 Reward
offered. Angela (415)420-6606
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 Shopping Center, by Lunardis market
(Reward) (415)559-7291

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THE DAILY JOURNAL

Thursday Dec. 11, 2014

210 Lost & Found

296 Appliances

298 Collectibles

300 Toys

304 Furniture

306 Housewares

LOST PRESCRIPTION glasses (2

pairs). REWARD! 1 pair dark tinted bifocals, green flames in black case with red
zero & red arrow. 2nd pair clear lenses
bifocals. Green frames. Lost at Lucky
Chances Casino in Colma or Chilis in
San Bruno. (650)245-9061

CHICKEN ROASTERS (4) vertical, One

pulsing chopper, both unopened, in original packaging, $27.(650) 578 9208

ARMY SHIRT, long sleeves, with pockets. XL $15 each (408)249-3858

RADIO CONTROL car; Jeep with off

road with equipment $99 OBO
(650)851-0878

LEATHER couch, about 6ft long dark

brown $45 Cell number: (650)580-6324

HOUSE HEATER Excellent condition.

Works great. Must sell. $30 OBO
(650) 995-0012

LOST: SMALL diamond cross, silver

necklace with VERY sentimental
meaning. Lost in San Mateo 2/6/12
(650)578-0323.

FRUIT PRESS, unopened, sturdy, make

baby food, ricer, fruit sauces, $20.00,
(650) 578 9208

Books

PONDEROSA WOOD STOVE, like

new, used one load for only 14 hours.
$1,200. Call (650)333-4400

16 BOOKS on History of WWII Excellent

condition. $95 all obo, (650)345-5502

FRIDGE, MINI, unopened, plugs, cord,

can use for warmer also $40, (650) 5789208

$12.,

RADIATOR HEATER, oil filled, electric,

1500 watts $25. (650)504-3621

JONATHAN KELLERMAN - Hardback

books, (5) $3. each, (650)341-1861

RED DEVIL VACUUM CLEANER - $25.,

(650)593-0893

NASCAR BOOKS - 1998 - 2007 Annuals, 50th anniversary, and more. $75.
(650)345-9595

SANYO MINI REFRIGERATOR- $40.,

(415)346-6038

BOOK
"LIFETIME"
(408)249-3858

WW1

TIME LIFE Nature Books, great condition

19 different books. $5.00 each OBO
(650)580-4763

295 Art
ALASKAN SCENE painting 40" high 53"
wide includes matching frame $99 firm
(650)592-2648
BOB TALBOT Marine Lithograph (Signed Framed 24x31 Like New. $99.
(650)572-8895
LANDSCAPE PICTURES (3) hand
painted 25" long 21" wide, wooden
frame, $60 for all 3, (650)201-9166

296 Appliances
BREVILLE JUICER good cond. great
but $45. (650)697-7862

SEARS KENMORE sewing machine in a

good cabinet style, running smoothly
$99. 650-756-9516.
WHIRLPOOL DEHUMIDIFIER. Almost
new. located coastside. $75 650-8676042.

297 Bicycles
GIRLS BIKE 18 Pink, Looks New, Hardly Used $80 (650)293-7313

298 Collectibles
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

CHAMPION JUICER, very good, coral

color $25. Phone 650-345-7352

1980 SYLVANIA 24" console television

operational with floor cabinet in excellent
condition. $35. (650) 676-0974.

CHEFMATE TOASTER oven, brand

new, bakes, broils, toasts, adjustable
temperature. $25 OBO. (650)580-4763

2 VINTAGE Light Bulbs circa 1905. Edison Mazda Lamps. Both still working $50 (650)-762-6048

COIN HOLDERS, used. 146 plastic

tubes. 40 albums. Cost $205. Sell $95
OBO. (650)591-4141
COLORIZED TERRITORIAL Quarters
uncirculated
with
Holder
$15/all,
(408)249-3858

DOWN
1 Rogen of
Pineapple
Express

302 Antiques
1912 COFFEE Percolator Urn. perfect
condition includes electric cord $85.
(415)565-6719

MICKEY MINI Mouse Vintage 1997 Lenox Christmas plate Gold Trim, Still in
Box $65. (650)438-7345

73 HAPPY Meal toys. 1990's vintage, in

the
original
unopened
packages.
$100.(650)596-0513

NUTCRACKERS 1 large 2 small $10 for

all 3 (650) 692-3260

ANTIQUE CRYSTAL/ARCADE Coffee

Grinder. $80. 650-596-0513

OLD BLACK Mountain 5 Gallon Glass

Water Jar $39 (650) 692-3260

ANTIQUE ITALIAN lamp 18 high, $70

(650)387-4002

SCHILLER HIPPIE poster, linen, Sparta

graphics 1968. Mint condition. $600.00.
(650)701-0276

ANTIQUE MAYTAG Ringer type Washing Machine, (1930-35 era) $85.

650-583-7505

SILVER
LEGACY
Casino
four
rare memorabilia items, casino key, two
coins, small charm. $95. (650)676-0974

ANTIQUE OLD Copper Wash Tub, 30 x

12 x 13 with handles, $65 (650)591-3313

TEA POTS - (6) collectables, good condition, $10. each, (650)571-5899

UPPER DECK 1999 baseball cards #1535. $85 complete mint set Steve, San
Carlos, 650-255-8716.

299 Computers
DELL
LAPTOP
Computer
Bag
Fabric/Nylon great condition $20 (650)
692-3260

300 Toys
K'NEX BUILDING ideas $30.
(650)622-6695
LEGO DUPLO Set ages 1 to 5. $30
(650)622-6695
PINK BARBIE 57 Chevy Convertible
28" long (sells on E-Bay for $250) in box
$49 (650)591-9769

Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis

2 Let s get some
air in here!
3 Unyielding
4 With 47-Across,
payment for cash?
5 Bull Run soldier
6 Casual pants
7 Believer in karma
8 Life of Pi
director Lee
9 You convinced
me
10 Early game
console
11 One of Hogwarts
four houses
12 Nov. 2013 Twitter
milestone
13 Morning drops
18 Outback order
23 Variety
25 Prince Harry s
alma mater
26 Pagoda
instrument
27 Singer Young
28 Attendees
29 In need of a
sweep, perhaps
33 Plate
appearance
34 Platter player
35 1992 Crichton
novel involving a
fictional
Japanese
company

STEP 2 sandbox Large with cover $25

(650)343-4329

MEMORABILIA CARD COLLECTION,

large collection, Marilyn Monroe, James
Dean, John Wayne and hundreds more.
$3,300/obo.. Over 50% off
(650)319-5334.

Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle

ACROSS
1 Long-necked
instrument
6 Spiced beverage
10 Parched
14 Annoy one s costar, perhaps
15 Suggestion
16 Recording medium
17 Archers
protection
19 Say openly
20 Ungenerous sort
21 __ how!
22 Money-related
suffix
24 L.A.-based
comedy troupe
30 Hammers
obliquely, as a
nail
31 Yikes!
32 Bit of pillow talk
33 Dress protector
36 Fla. airport
37 Sign of summer
38 Classic 1958
Chinua Achebe
novel ... and a
hint what literally
happens in 17-,
24-, 50- and 61Across
43 MLB team whose
home scoreboard
is updated by
hand
44 Prom rental
45 Full of recent info
46 Wheel of
Fortune buy
47 See 4-Down
48 Regarding
50 Scoldings
55 Vermeer s __
With a Pearl
Earring
56 GI entertainer
57 S nat vote
59 Bear up there
61 Magi
65 Verb, for one
66 One-named
supermodel
67 10 out of 10,
scorewise
68 Canadian coin
that s no longer
produced
69 Blog entry
70 Yankee manager
before Girardi

SMALL WOOD dollhouse 4 furnished

rooms. $35. (650)558-8142

36 Upper limit
39 Boot option
40 Gas, e.g.
41 Not pro
42 Drudge
47 Sable or mink
48 Thumbs-up
49 Vegas dealer s
device
51 2014 World
Series winning
team member
52 Vague qualities
53 Hopeless case

54 Cotton candy,
mostly
58 Cruise
destination
59 Chapel Hill
sch.
60 School of
tomorrow?
62 Med. care
provider
63 Set to be
assembled
64 Binding
promise

ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE:

LOVE SEAT, Upholstered pale yellow

floral $99. (650)574-4021

VACUUM EXCELLENT condition. Works

great.Moving. Must sell. $35.00 OBO
(650) 995-0012

MIRROR, SOLID OAK. 30" x 19 1/2",

curved edges; beautiful. $85.00 OBO.
Linda 650 366-2135.
OAK BOOKCASE, 30"x30" x12". $25.
(650)726-6429

307 Jewelry & Clothing

AMETHYST RING Matching earings in
14k gold setting. $165. (650)200-9730

OUTDOOR WOOD SCREEN - new $80

obo Retail $130 (650)873-8167

ENGRAVED POCKET Watch, Illinois

watch company 1911. Works. $85.
(650)298-8546 PM only

OVAL LIVING room cocktail table. Wood

with glass 48x28x18. Retail $250.
$75 OBO (650)343-4461

LADIES GLOVES - gold lame' elbow

length gloves, size 7.5, $15. new,
(650)868-0436

308 Tools

PEDESTAL SINK $25 (650)766-4858

BOSTITCH 16 gage Finish nailer Model

SB 664FN $99 (650)359-9269

MAHOGANY ANTIQUE Secretary desk,

72 x 40 , 3 drawers, Display case, bevelled glass, $700. (650)766-3024

PORTABLE JEWELRY display case

wood, see through lid $45. 25 x 20 x 4 inches. (650)592-2648.

CIRCULAR SKILL saw "craftman"7/1/4"

heavy duty never used in box $45.
(650)992-4544

OLD VINTAGE Wooden Sea Captains

Tool Chest 35 x 16 x 16, $65
(650)591-3313

ROCKING CHAIR fine light, oak condition with pads, $85.OBO 650 369 9762

CRACO 395 SP-PRO, electronic paint

sprayer. Commercial grade. Used only
once. $600/obo. (650)784-3427

ROCKING CHAIR Great condition,

1970s style, dark brown, wooden,
suede cushion, photo availble, $99.,
(650)716-3337

CRAFTMAN JIG Saw 3.9 amp. with variable speeds $65 (650)359-9269

BEAUTIFUL AND UNIQUE Victorian

Side Sewing Table, All original. Rosewood. Carved. EXCELLENT CONDITION! $350. (650)815-8999.

VINTAGE ATWATER Kent Radio. Circa

1929 $100. (650)245-7517

303 Electronics

CRAFTMAN RADIAL SAW, with cabinet

stand, $200 Cash Only, (650)851-1045

46 MITSUBISHI Projector TV, great

condition. $400. (650)261-1541.

ROCKING CHAIR, decorative wood /

armrest, it swivels rocks & rolls $99.
(650)592-2648

BIC TURNTABLE Model 940.

Good Shape $40. (650)245-7517

Very

SOFA - excelleNT condition. 8 ft neutral

color $99 OBO (650)345-5644

CRAFTSMAN 9" Radial Arm Saw with 6"

dado set. No stand. $55 (650)341-6402

BLUE NINTENDO DS Lite. Hardly used.

$70 OBO. (760) 996-0767

SOLD WOOD TV Tables, set of 4 + rack,

perfect cond $29 650-595-3933

CRAFTSMAN BELT & disc sander $99.

(650)573-5269

COMBO COLOR T.V. 24in. Toshiba with

DVD and VHS Flat Screen Remote 06
$40: (650)580-6324

SOLID WOOD BOOKCASE 33 x 78

with flip bar ask $75 obo (650)743-4274

CRAFTSMAN BELT & disc sander $99.

(650)573-5269

STEREO CABINET with 3 black shelves

42" x 21" x 17" exc cond $30. (650)7569516

CRAFTSMAN RADIAL Arm Saw Stand.

In box. $30. (650)245-7517

COMPLETE COLOR photo developer

Besler Enlarger, Color Head, trays, photo
tools $50/ 650-921-1996
FLIP CAMCORDER $50. (650)583-2767
INFINITY FLOOR speakers ( a pair) in
good condition $ 60. (650)756-9516. Daly City.
JVC DVD Player and video cassette recorder. NEW. $80. (650)345-5502
LEFT-HAND ERGONOMIC keyboard
with 'A-shape' key layout Num pad, $20
(650)204-0587
PRINTER DELL946, perfect, new black
ink inst, new color ink never installed,
$75. 650-591-0063
SONY PROJECTION TV 48" with remote good condition $99 (650)345-1111
WESTINGHOUSE 28" flat screen TV
LCD with Remote. works perfect, little
used.. $99. 6503477211.

STURDY OAK TV or End Table. $35.

Very good condition. 30" x 24".
(650)861-0088
TABLE, HD. 2'x4'. pair of folding legs at
each end. Laminate top. Perfect.
$60.(650)591-4141
TABLE, OLD ENGLISH draw-leaf, barley twist legs, 36 square. $350
(650)574-7387
TEA/ UTILITY Cart, $15. (650)573-7035,
(650)504-6057
TEAK CABINET 28"x32", used for stereo equipment $25. (650)726-6429

WALL CLOCK - 31 day windup, 26

long, $99 (650)592-2648

WHITE 5 Drawer dresser.Excellent condition. Moving. Must sell $90.00 OBO

(650) 995-0012
WHITE CABINETS (2) - each has a
drawer & 1 door with 2 shelves.
36x21x18. $25 each. (650)867-3257
WOOD - wall Unit - 30" long x 6' tall x
17.5" deep. $90. (650)631-9311

CHAIRS, WITH Chrome Frame, Brown

Vinyl seats $15.00 each. (650)726-5549

WOOD FURNITURE- one end table and

coffee table. In good condition. $30
OBO. (760)996-0767.

DRUM TABLE - brown, perfect condition, nice design, with storage, $45.,
(650)345-1111
ENTERTAINMENT
CENTER
with
shelves for books, pure oak. Purchased
for $750. Sell for $99. (650)348-5169
ESPRESSO TABLE 30 square, 40 tall,
$95 (650)375-8021
EXECUTIVE DESK 60, cherry wood,
excellent condition. $275 (650)212-7151
EXECUTIVE DESK Chair, upholstered,
adjustable height, excellent condition,
$150 (650)212-7151
FADED GOLD antique framed mirror,
25in x 33in $15 Cell number:
(650)580-6324
GRACO 40" x28" x 28" kid pack 'n play
exc $40 (650) 756-9516 Daly City

HIGH END childrens bedroom set,

white, solid, well built, in great/near
perfect condition. Comes with mattress (twin size) in great condition. Includes bed frame, two dressers, night
stands, book case, desk with additional 3 drawers for storage. Perfect for
one child. Sheets available if wanted.
$550. (415)730-1453.
LAWN CHAIRS (4) White, plastic, $8.
each, (415)346-6038

NEW FOLDING Hand Truck, 100 lb capacity, compact. lite, $29, 650-595-3933

WILLIAMS #1191 CHROME 2 1/16"

Combination "SuperRrench". Mint. $89.
650-218-7059.

WOOD BOOKCASE unit - good condition $65.00 (650)504-6058

DISPLAY CABINET 72x 21 x39 1/2

High Top Display, 2 shelves in rear $99
(650)591-3313

MICROMETER MEASUREMENT brake/

drum tool new in box $25. (650)9924544

VIDEO CENTER 38 inches H 21 inches

W still in box $45., (408)249-3858

CHAIRS 2 Blue Good Condition $50

OBO (650)345-5644

DINING ROOM SET - table, four chairs,

lighted hutch, $500. all, (650)296-3189

HYDRAULIC floor botle jack 10" H.

plus. Ford like new. $25.00 botlh
(650)992-4544

VINTAGE CRAFTSMAN Jig Saw. Circa

1947. $60. (650)245-7517

WALNUT CHEST, small (4 drawer with

upper bookcase $50. (650)726-6429

DINETTE TABLE with Chrome Legs: 36"

x58" (with one leaf 11 1/2") - $50.00

HUSKY POWER inverter 750wtts.adaptor/cables unused AC/DC.$50.

(650)992-4544

UPHOLSTERED SIDE office chairs (2).

3ft X 2ft, $85 each, (650)212-7151

304 Furniture

COMPUTER DESK $25 , drawer for keyboard, 40" x 19.5" (619)417-0465

DAYTON ELECTRIC 1 1/2 horse power

1,725 RPM $60 (650)347-5373

POWER MITER Saw, like new, with

some attachments $150 (650)375-8021

VIDEO CENTER 38 inches H 21 inches

W still in box $45., (408)249-3858

made in Spain

CRAFTSMAN 3/4 horse power 3,450

RPM $60 (650)347-5373

TORCHIERE $35. (650) 631-6505

WESTINGHOUSE 32 Flatscreen TV,

model#SK32H240S, with HDMI plug in
and remote, excellent condition. Two
available, $175 each. (650)400-4174

CHANDELIER 3 Tier,
$95 (650)375-8021

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SHEER DRAPES (White) for two glass

sliding doors great condition $50 (650)
692-3260

BLACK AND Decker Electrical 17"

EDGE TRIMMER $20. (650)349-9261

BATHTUB SEAT, electric. Bathmaster

2000. Enables in and out of bath safely.$99 650-375-1414

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LOUNGE CHAIRS - 2 new, with cover &

plastic carring case & headrest, $35.
each, (650)592-7483

PATIO TABLE 5x5 round, Redwood,

rollers, 2 benches, good solid
condition $30 San Bruno (650)588-1946

3 PIECE cocktail table with 2 end tables,

glass tops. good condition, $99.
(650)574-4021l

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NEW PORTABLE electric fan wind machine, round, adjustable $15

Cell phone: (650)580-6324

PAPASAN CHAIRS (2) -with cushions

$45. each set, (650)347-8061

2 END Tables solid maple '60's era

$40/both. (650)670-7545

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LIVING & Dining Room Sets. Mission

Style, Trestle Table w/ 2 leafs & 6
Chairs, Like new $600 obo
(831)768-1680

WOOD ROCKING chair with foam and

foot rest; swivels; very comfortable and
relaxing. $45 (650)580-6324

WILLIAMS #40251, 4 PC. Tool Set

(Hose Remover, Cotter Puller, Awl, Scraper). Mint. $29. 650-218-7059.

310 Misc. For Sale

ARTIFICIAL FICUS TREE 6 ft. life like,
full branches. in basket $55.
(650)269-3712
CHRISTMAS TREE, 7.5 foot, $30. 650348-5229
CLASSIC COUNTRY MUSIC" Smithsonian Collection of Recordings, 4 audiotapes,
annotation booklet. $20.
(650)574-3229
ELECTRONIC TYPEWRITER good
condition $50., (650)878-9542
FOLK SONG anthology: Smithsonian
Collection of Recordings, 4 audiotapes +
annotation booklet. $20 (650)574-3229
GAME "BEAT THE EXPERTS" never
used $8., (408)249-3858

306 Housewares

GOTT 10-GAL beverage cooler $20.

(650)345-3840 leave a clear Message

8 SKEWERS, unopened, for fondue,

roasting marshmallows, or fruit, ($7.00)
(650) 578 9208

HARLEY DAVIDSON black phone, perfect condition, $65., (650) 867-2720

COFFEE MAKER, Makes 4 cups $12,

(650)368-3037
SOLID TEAK floor model 16 wine rack
with turntable $60. (650)592-7483

KENNESAW ORIGINAL salute cannon

$30. (650)726-1037
LIGHT GREEN Barbar Chair, with foot
rest good condition $80 Call Anita
(650)303-8390

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310 Misc. For Sale
LITTLE PLAYMATE by IGLOO 10"x10",
cooler includes icepak. $20
(650)574-3229
MEDICINE CABINET - 18 X 24, almost
new, mirror, $20., (650)515-2605
OVAL MIRROR $10 (650)766-4858
POSTAL MAIL Box. Classy metal locking box for pillar mounting.
$100.
(650)245-7517
SEWING MACHINE Kenmore, blonde
cabinet, $25 (650)355-2167
STAR TREK VCR tape Colombia House,
Complete set 79 episodes $50
(650)355-2167
ULTRASONIC JEWELRY Cleaning Machine Cleans jewelry, eyeglasses, dentures, keys. Concentrate included. $30
OBO. (650)580-4763

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318 Sports Equipment

620 Automobiles

NEW AB Lounger $39 (650) 692-3260

NORDIC TRACK
(650)333-4400

Pro,

$95.

Call

POWER PLUS Exercise Machine $99

(650)368-3037
TREADMILL BY PRO-FORM. (Hardly
Used). 10% incline, 2.5 HP motor, 300lb
weight capacity. $329 (650)598-9804
TWO BASKET balls - $10.00 each
(hardly used) (650)341-5347
TWO SOCCER balls -- $10.00 each
(hardly used) (650)341-5347
TWO SPOTTING Scopes, Simmons and
Baraska, $80 for both (650)579-0933
VINTAGE ENGLISH ladies ice skates up to size 7-8, $40., (650)873-8167

VASE WITH flowers 2 piece good for the

Holidays, $25., (650) 867-2720

WET SUIT - medium size, $95., call for

info (650)851-0878

VINTAGE WHITE Punch Bowl/Serving

Bowl Set with 10 cups plus one extra
$35. (650)873-8167

WOMEN'S LADY Cougar gold iron set

set - $25. (650)348-6955

WICKER PICNIC basket, mint condition,

handles, light weight, pale tan color.
$10. (650)578-9208

311 Musical Instruments

BALDWIN GRAND PIANO, 6 foot, excellent condition, $8,500/obo. Call
(510)784-2598
GULBRANSEN BABY GRAND PIANO Appraised @$5450., want $3500 obo,
(650)343-4461
HAILUN PIANO for sale, brand new, excellent condition. $6,000. (650)308-5296
HAMMOND B-3 Organ and 122 Leslie
Speaker. Excellent condition. $8,500. private owner, (650)349-1172
ROLAND GW-7 Workstation/Keyboard,
with expression pedal, sustain pedal, and
owners manual. $500. (415)706-6216
WURLITZER PIANO, console, 40 high,
light brown, good condition. $490.
(650)593-7001
YAMAHA PIANO, Upright, Model M-305,
$750. Call (650)572-2337

312 Pets & Animals

BAMBOO BIRD Cage - very intricate design - 21"x15"x16". $50 (650)341-6402
GECKO GLASS case 10 gal.with heat
pad, thermometer, Wheeled stand if
needed $20. (650)591-1500
GLASS LIZARD cage unused , rock
open/close window 21"W x 12"H x 8"D,
$20. (650)992-4544
PARROT CAGE, Steel, Large - approx
4 ft by 4 ft, Excellent condition $300
(650)245-4084

322 Garage Sales

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Call (650)344-5200

335 Rugs
AREA RUG 2X3 $15. (650) 631-6505

340 Camera & Photo Equip.

SONY CYBERSHOT DSC-T-50 - 7.2 MP
digital camera (black) with case, $175.,
(650)208-5598

345 Medical Equipment

INVACARE ADJUSTABLE hospital bed,
good condition. $500. (415)516-4964
WALKER - brand new, $20., SSF,
(415)410-5937

PARROT CAGE, Steel, Large, Excellent

Condition, $275 (650)245-4084
PET FURNITURE covers. 1 standard
couch 2 lounge chairs. Like new $70
OBO (650)343-4461

WALKER WITH basket $30. Invacare

Excellent condition (650)622-6695

379 Open Houses

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Always True & Honest values

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LISTINGS

Millbrae Jewelers
Est. 1957

List your Open House

in the Daily Journal.

400 Broadway - Millbrae

650-697-2685

316 Clothes
ALPINESTAR JEANS Tags Attached
Twin Stitched Knee Protection Never
used Blue/Grey Sz34 $65 (650)357-7484

'06 MERCEDES AMG CL-63.. slate

gray, great condition, 1 owner, complete
dealer maintenance records available.
8,000 miles of factory warranty left. car
can be seen in Fremont...Best offer. Call
(408)888-9171
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CHEVROLET 09 Impala LS Sedan,

3,000 miles. Brand new car smell,
$12,000 obo. San mateo Location,
(321)914-5550

Reach over 76,500

potential home buyers &
renters a day,
from South San Francisco
to Palo Alto.
in your local newspaper.
Call (650)344-5200

BLACK Leather pants Mrs. made in

France size 40 $99. (650)558-1975

CULTURED MARBLE 2 tone BR vanity

counter top. New toe skin/ scribe. 29 x
19 $300 (408)744-1041
FLOORING - Carolina Pine, 1x3 T and
G, approximately 400+ sq. ft. $650. Call
(415)516-4964

318 Sports Equipment

BODY BY JAKE AB Scissor Exercise
Machine w/instructions. $50.
(650)637-0930

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weekly Real Estate Section.

Look for it
every Friday and Weekend
to find information on fine homes
and properties throughout
the local area.

381 Homes for Sale

HOUSE FOR Free
Redwood city home,
103 Wilson St.
You move it you can have it for $1.00
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440 Apartments
BELMONT 1 BR, 2 BR, and 3BR
apartments No Smoking No Pets
(650)591-4046

470 Rooms
HIP HOUSING
Non-Profit Home Sharing Program
San Mateo County
(650)348-6660

CASINO CHIP Display. Frame and ready

to hang, $99.00 or best offer.
650.315.3240

Rooms For Rent

G.I. ammo can, medium, good cond.

$15.00. Call (650) 591-4553, days only.

$49.- $59.daily + tax

$294.-$322. weekly + tax

GERMAN ARMY Helmet WW2, 4 motorbike DOT $59 650-595-3933

IN-GROUND BASKETBALL hoop, fiberglass backboard, adjustable height, $80
obo 650-364-1270

Rambo
Concrete
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Licensed Bonded and Insured
License # 752250

Since 1985

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

Travel Inn, San Carlos

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

Drywall

FORD 63 THUNDERBIRD Hardtop, 390

engine, Leather Interior. Will consider
$5,999 /OBO (650)364-1374

DRYWALL /
PLASTER / STUCCO
Patching w/
Texture Matching
Invisible Repair

630 Trucks & SUVs

DODGE 01 DURANGO, V-8 SUV, 1
owner, dark blue, CLEAN! $5,000/obo.
Call (650)492-1298
TOYOTA 95 four runner, 4x4, 144K
miles, smogged, registered, tunedup, excellent condition. $3,900/obo. (650)3426342

635 Vans
67 INTERNATIONAL Step Van 1500,
Typical UPS type size. $1,950/OBO,
(650)364-1374

640 Motorcycles/Scooters

Concrete
AAA CONCRETE DESIGN

Construction

Stamps Color Driveways

Patios Masonry Block walls
Landscaping

(650)533-0187
Lic# 947476

for all your electrical needs

ELECTRIC SERVICE GROUP

BMW 03 F650 GS, $3899 OBO. Call

650-995-0003
MOTORCYCLE SADDLEBAGS, with
mounting hardware and other parts $35.
(650)670-2888

670 Auto Parts

1961-63 OLDS F-85 Engine plus many
heads, cranks, Int., Manifold & Carbs. All
$500 (650)348-1449
2006 CADILLAC Brake rotors, 4 available, $15 each (650)340-1225
2006 CADILLAC CTS-V Factory service
manuals, volumes 1 thru 3, $100
(650)340-1225
AUTO REFRIGERATION gauges. R12
and R132 new, professional quality $50.
(650)591-6283
CAR TOW chain 9' $35 (650)948-0912
GPS PORTABLE Navigation- Moov 310.
Works great. Dashboard holder, recharging cord, 3" screen. $20. 650-654-9252

TONNEAU COVER Brand new factory,

hard, folding, vinyl. Fits 2014 Sierra 6.6
$475 (650)515-5379

680 Autos Wanted

Wanted 62-75 Chevrolets
Novas, running or not
Parts collection etc.
So clean out that garage
Give me a call
Joe 650 342-2483

Electricians

650-322-9288

1973 FXE Harley Shovel Head 1400cc

stroked & balanced motor. Runs perfect.
Low milage, $6,600 Call (650)369-8013

TIRES 4 plus one spare. Finned rims,

165 SR15 four hole. $150 obo.
(650)922-0139

(650)248-4205

ALL ELECTRICAL
SERVICE

1966 CHEVELLE 396 motor. Standardbore block. Standard domed pistons,

rods, crank cam only. 360 HP, code
T0228EJ $600, (650)293-7568

SHOP MANUALS for GM Suv's

Year 2002 all for $40 (650)948-0912

Small jobs only

Local references
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Quality Workmanship,
Free Estimates

1964 HARLEY DAVIDSON FHL Panhead (motor only) 84 stoker. Complete

rebuild. Many new parts.Never run. Call
for details. $6,000. Jim (650) 293-7568

HONDA SPARE tire 13" $25

(415)999-4947

Decks & Fences

MARSH FENCE
& DECK CO.

625 Classic Cars

COLEMAN LARAMIE
pop-up camper, Excellent Condition,
$2,250. Call (415)515-6072

BATHROOM VANITY, antique, with top

and sink, $65. (650)348-6955

Cleaning

Construction

90 MASERATI, 2 Door hard top and convertible. New paint Runs good. $4500
(650)245-4084

HOMES & PROPERTIES

317 Building Materials

650-294-3360

Concrete

HONDA 96 LX SD all power, complete,

runs. $3,700 OBO, (650)481-5296 - Joe
Fusilier

650 RVs

VINTAGE 1970S Grecian made dress,

size 6-8, $35 (650)873-8167

or call

FORD 07 500 Limited. Very good condition. Heated power seats. 130,000
miles. 1 owner. Black/Black leather.
$6,000 cash obo. SOLD!

380 Real Estate Services

VELVET DRAPE, 100% cotton, new

beautiful burgundy 82"X52" W/6"hems:
$45 (415)585-3622

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DODGE
99 Van, Good Condition,
$3,500 OBO (650)481-5296

DAINESE BOOTS Zipper & Velcro Closure, Cushioned Ankle, Excellent Condition Unisex EU40 $65 (650)357-7484

PROM PARTY Dress, Long sleeveless

size 6, magenta, with shawl, like new
$40 obo (650)349-6059

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t
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CHEVY HHR 08 - Grey, spunky car

loaded, even seat warmers, $9,500.
(408)807-6529.

BLACK LEATHER tap shoes 9M great

condition $99. (650)558-1975

NEW MAN'S Wristwatch sweep second

hand, +3 dials, $29 650-595-3933

Cabinetry

MERCEDES 06 C230 - 6 cylinder, navy

blue, 60K miles, 2 year warranty,
$18,000, (650)455-7461

WALKER HUGO Elite Rollerator, $50

(650)591-8062

315 Wanted to Buy

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Gutters

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Gutter Cleaning & Screening,
Gutter & Roof Inspections
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(650)556-9780

Remodeling, Plumbing.
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General Home Repair,
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Remodels Carpentry
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Handy Help

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Electrical and
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(650)341-0100
(408)761-0071
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&

Landscaping

Chriss Hauling
Yard clean up - attic,
basement
Junk metal removal
including cars, trucks and
motorcycles
Demolition
Concrete removal
Excavation
Swimming pool removal

Tom 650.834.2365
Chris 415.999.1223

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License # 752250

Since 1985

San Mateo
650-952-7587

NICK MEJIA PAINTING

Large & Small Jobs
Residential & Commercial
Classic Brushwork, Matching, Staining, Varnishing, Cabinet Finishing
Wall Effects, Murals, More!

(415)971-8763
Lic. #479564

All phases of tile & stone

Call for free estimate

John Zerille
(650)638-0565
CA Lic #670794

Roofing

Window Washing

GUTTER
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Peninsula for over 30 years

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INDEPENDENT
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Attorneys

Food

Financial

Health & Medical

Law Office of Jason Honaker

CROWNE PLAZA
Foster City-San Mateo

UNITED AMERICAN BANK

San Mateo , Redwood City,
Half Moon Bay

NCP COLLEGE OF NURSING

& CAREER COLLEGE

BANKRUPTCY
Chapter 7 &13
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650-259-9200
www.honakerlegal.com
Cemetery

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Wedding, Event &
Meeting Facilities

(650) 295-6123

1221 Chess Drive Foster City

Hwy 92 at Foster City Blvd. Exit

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Furniture

Bedroom Express
Where Dreams Begin

LASTING
IMPRESSIONS
ARE OUR FIRST
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333 California Dr.
Burlingame
(650)344-6050
www.steelheadbrewery.com

184 El Camino Real

So. S. Francisco -(650)583-2221
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Cypress Lawn
1370 El Camino Real
Colma
(650)755-0580

PANCHO VILLA
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365 B Street
San Mateo
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Dental Services
ALBORZI, DDS, MDS, INC.

$500 OFF INVISALIGN TREATMENT

a clear alternative to braces even for
patients who have
been told that they were not invisalign
candidates
235 N SAN MATEO DR #300,
SAN MATEO

(650)342-4171

MILLBRAE SMILE CENTER

Valerie de Leon, DDS

Implant, Cosmetic and
Family Dentistry
Spanish and Tagalog Spoken

(650)697-9000

15 El Camino Real,
MILLBRAE, CA

RUSSO DENTAL CARE

Dental Implants
Free Consultation& Panoramic
Digital Survey
1101 El Camino RL ,San Bruno

(650)583-2273

www.russodentalcare.com

RENDEZ VOUS
CAFE
Holiday Gifts and Cold Beer
until 9PM weekdays !

106 S. El Camino Real

San Mateo
SCANDIA
RESTAURANT & BAR

Lunch Dinner Wknd Breakfast

OPEN EVERYDAY
Scandinavian &
American Classics
742 Polhemus Rd. San Mateo
HI 92 De Anza Blvd. Exit

(650)372-0888

Financial
FREE REPORT
How to Reduce or Eliminate Your
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Burt Williamson - PlanPrep.com
CA Insurance Lic # 0D33315
Licensed professional will be
charged $1,000 in advance for a
copy of this report

Food

AYA SUSHI
The Best Sushi &
Ramen in Town
1070 Holly Street
San Carlos
(650)654-1212

RETIREMENT
PLAN ANALYSIS

401(k) & IRA & 403(b)

(650)458-0312
New Stage Investment Group
Hans Reese is a Registered Representative with, and securities offered
through, LPL Financial,
Member FINRA/SIPC

2833 El Camino Real

San Mateo - (650)458-8881

STOOLS*BAR*DINETTES

(650)591-3900

Tons of Furniture to match

your lifestyle

Peninsula Showroom:
930 El Camino Real, San Carlos
Ask us about our
FREE DELIVERY

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
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DENTAL
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Save $500 on
Implant Abutment &
Crown Package.
Call Millbrae Dental
for details
650-583-5880

Train to become a Licensed

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Certified Nursing Assistant in as little
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Call (800) 339-5145 for more
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sleep apnea screening

650-583-5880
Millbrae Dental
Housing

CALIFORNIA
MENTOR
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1710 S. Amphlett Blvd.
Suite 230
San Mateo
(near Marriott Hotel)

Please call to RSVP

(650)389-5787 ext.2
Competitive Stipend offered.
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Massage Therapy

LEGAL

HEALING MASSAGE

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Conservatorship, Probate,
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Lawsuits: Credit Card
Issues, Breach of Contract
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Registered & Bonded

(650)574-2087

legaldocumentsplus.com
"I am not an attorney. I can only
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579-7774
1159 Broadway
Burlingame
Dr. Andrew Soss
OD, FAAO
www.Dr-AndrewSoss.net

Newly remodeled
New Masseuses every two
weeks

$50/Hr. Special
2305-A Carlos St.,
Moss Beach
(Cash Only)

OSETRA WELLNESS
MASSAGE THERAPY

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$20 OFF your First Treatment
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Are you age 62+ & own your

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650-453-3244
Carol Bertocchini, CPA

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REAL ESTATE LOANS

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Mixed-use Commercial
Good or Bad Credit
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Investors welcome
Loan servicing since 1979

650-348-7191

Wachter Investments, Inc.

Real Estate Broker #746683
Nationwide Mortgage
Licensing System ID #348268
CA Bureau of Real Estate

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Retirement
Massage Therapy

ASIAN MASSAGE

$55 per Hour

Open 7 days, 10 am -10 pm

633 Veterans Blvd., #C
Redwood City

Independent Living, Assisted Living, and Memory Care. full time R.N.
Please call us at (650)742-9150 to
schedule a tour, to pursue your lifelong dream.
Marymount Greenhills
Retirement Center
1201 Broadway
Millbrae, Ca 94030
www.greenhillsretirement.com

(650)556-9888

Insurance
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www.barrettinsuranceservices.net
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CLU, RHU, REBC, CLTC, LUTCF
President
Barrett Insurance Services
(650)513-5690
CA. Insurance License #0737226

Schools

COMFORT PRO
MASSAGE
Foot Massage $19.99

Body Massage $44.99/hr

10 am - 10 pm
1115 California Dr. Burlingame

(650)389-2468

HILLSIDE CHRISTIAN
ACADEMY

Where every child is a gift from God

K-8
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Small Class Size
South San Francisco

(650)588-6860

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Seniors
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located in Burlingame
Mills Estate Villa
Burlingame Villa
Short Term Stays
Dementia & Alzheimers Care
Hospice Care
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CARE ON CALL
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www.mycareoncall.com
(650)276-0270
1818 Gilbreth Rd., Ste 127
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Travel
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Personalized & Experienced
Family Owned & Operated
Since 1939
1495 Laurel St. SAN CARLOS
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