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Regulators approve clean energy fee hike

Community Choice Aggregation fee to nearly double, including in San Mateo County
By Bill Silverfarb
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF

The California Public Utilities

Commission approved a fee hike
request to Pacific Gas and Electric
Thursday that will raise opt-out
fees for clean energy programs by
95 percent.
The opt-out fee PG&E currently
charges is $6.70 a month but it
requested that the CPUC let it set

the rate at $13 a month, which the

commission approved at its meeting in San Francisco as hundreds
of individuals protested the hike
outside.
San Mateo County Supervisor
Dave Pine spoke out against the
hike at the meeting but told the
Daily Journal the outcome was
expected.
The
commission
approved the request on a 4-1
vote.

The good news, he said, is that

the commission approved conducting a public workshop next
year to discuss how the opt-out fee
is calculated and how long it
should be in place.
The community choice energy
community is growing by the day.
Im pleased the issue has been elevated. Im optimistic reforms can
occur next year,
Pine said
Thursday.

The approval will not delay the

start of San Mateo Countys
Peninsula Clean Energy, which is
scheduled to launch late next year,
Pine said.
Community
Choice
Aggregation allows local government agencies and its residents to
buy alternative energy from
sources other than PG&E.
The utility contends the fee,
known as the Power Charge

Indifference Adjustment, or PCIA,

helps PG&E pay for energy it contracted for when it had more customers.
The current formula PG&E uses
to calculate the fee was approved
by the CPUC in 2012, said utility
spokeswoman Nicole Liebelt.
Rules adopted by the state
Legislature protect customers who

See ENERGY, Page 17

Tax-cut deal
gets GOP OK,
budget next
House approves measures, year-end
vote nears to fund government in 16
By Alan Fram
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SAMANTHA WEIGEL/DAILY JOURNAL

Connie and Charles Wright set up an elaborate Christmas village in their front yard at 1317 S. Norfolk St. in San
Mateo to collect donations for the families of three children with cancer.

A charitable wonderland
San Mateo man sets up Christmas village, donations support kids with cancer

WASHINGTON Republicans
overwhelmed divided Democrats to
whisk tax breaks for businesses,
families and special interests
through the House on Thursday as
Congress sped toward final votes
on a year-crowning budget accord
that will also bankroll the government in 2016.
The tax measure, approved 318109, includes political coups for
both parties. More than 50 expiring tax cuts will be extended with
more than 20 becoming perma-

nent, including credits for companies expenditures for research and

equipment purchases and reductions for lower-earning families
and households with children and
college students.
Finally with this tax bill, families and businesses are going to
have the long-term certainty that
they need instead of scrambling
year after year to find out whats
next, declared House Speaker Paul
Ryan, R-Wis.
Ryan, who just six weeks ago
succeeded the deposed former

See BUDGET, Page 17

By Samantha Weigel
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF

One San Mateo man is striving

to raise money for three children
with cancer by decking far beyond
the halls and creating a massive
Christmas village in his front
yard.
From a running train set to a
drive-in movie theater, 61-yearold Charles Wright is taking local
fundraising to a whole new level.
From now through Jan. 1, the
San Mateo resident can be found
dressed as Santa outside his

See VILLAGE, Page 31

Coast offers range of tree options

Christmas tree farms are popular during holidays
By Samantha Weigel
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF

As Christmas nears and thousands travel to the coast in search

of that special tree to brighten up
their homes, local farmers and
business owners are pleased to
welcome the crowds.
Whether youre looking to
peruse a farm with a saw in hand to
chop down your very own, pick

from a variety of pre-cut species or

even take home a living tree to
keep for future seasons; shoppers
will find numerous options near
Half Moon Bay.
For those who want to spend a
little more time creating a festive
afternoon, places like Ranch
Siempre Verde, Lemos Farm and
Santas Tree Farm also offer other

See TREES, Page 31

FOR THE RECORD

Friday Dec. 18, 2015

THE DAILY JOURNAL

Thought for the Day

Whoever wants to be a judge of human
nature should study peoples excuses.
Christian Friedrich Hebbel, German poet and dramatist

This Day in History

1915

President Woodrow Wilson, whose

rst wife, Ellen, had died the year
before, married Edith Bolling Galt, a
widow, at her Washington home.

In 1 7 8 7 , New Jersey became the third state to ratify the

U.S. Constitution.
In 1 8 6 3 , in a speech to the Prussian Parliament, Prime
Minister Otto von Bismarck declared, Politics is not an
exact science.
In 1 8 6 5 , the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, abolishing slavery, was declared in effect by Secretary of State
William H. Seward.
In 1 8 9 2 , Tchaikovskys ballet The Nutcracker publicly
premiered in St. Petersburg, Russia.
In 1 9 1 2 , fossil collector Charles Dawson reported to the
Geological Society of London his discovery of supposed
early human remains at a gravel pit in Piltdown. (More than
four decades later, Piltdown Man was exposed as a hoax.)
In 1 9 4 0 , Adolf Hitler ordered secret preparations for Nazi
Germany to invade the Soviet Union. (Operation
Barbarossa was launched in June 1941.)
In 1 9 4 4 , the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the governments
wartime evacuation of people of Japanese descent from the
West Coast while at the same time unanimously agreeing
that concededly loyal Americans of Japanese ancestry
could not continue to be detained.
In 1 9 5 8 , the worlds rst communications satellite,
SCORE (Signal Communication by Orbiting Relay
Equipment), nicknamed Chatterbox, was launched by the
United States aboard an Atlas rocket.
In 1 9 6 9 , Britains House of Lords joined the House of
Commons in making permanent a 1965 ban on the death
penalty for murder.
In 1 9 7 2 , the United States began heavy bombing of North
Vietnamese targets during the Vietnam War. (The bombardment ended 11 days later.)
In 1 9 8 0 , former Soviet Premier Alexei N. Kosygin died at
age 76.

Birthdays

Movie producer,
director Steven
Spielberg is 69.

Actress Katie
Holmes is 37.

Singer Christina
Aguilera is 35.

Former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark is 88. Actorproducer Roger Smith is 83. Blues musician Lonnie Brooks is
82. Actor Roger Mosley is 77. Rock singer-musician Keith
Richards is 72. Writer-director Alan Rudolph is 72. Blues
artist Ron Piazza is 68. Movie director Gillian Armstrong is
65. Movie reviewer Leonard Maltin is 65. Rock musician
Elliot Easton is 62. Actor Ray Liotta is 60. Comedian Ron
White is 59. R&B singer Angie Stone is 54. Actor Brad Pitt is
52. Professional wrestler-turned-actor Stone Cold Steve
Austin is 51. Actor Shawn Christian is 50. Actress Rachel
Grifths is 47. Singer Alejandro Sanz is 47.

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A performer balances himself on a set of knives during a special preview as part of Christmas celebrations at the Ajanta circus
in Kolkata, India.

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Despite lack of eggs, Just
Mayo says its keeping its name
NEW YORK Just Mayo says it will
get to keep its name, a decision that
caps a rollercoaster year for the vegan
spread that has rattled the egg industry.
After months of discussions, Just
Mayos maker Hampton Creek says it
worked out an agreement with the Food
and Drug Administration that lets the
eggless spread keep its name, as long
as a few changes are made to its label.
The resolution comes after the FDA
sent a warning letter to Hampton Creek
in August saying Just Mayo was misbranded because mayonnaise is defined
as having eggs.
Without providing details, the FDA
said in statement it worked with
Hampton Creek to address the issues
cited in its letter, and that it considers
the matter to be resolved.
As part of the deal, Hampton Creek
says Just Mayos label will make it
clear that the product does not contain
eggs. The changes include making the
words egg-free larger and adding
Spread & Dressing. An image of an
egg with a pea shoot inside will also be
smaller.
A definition of just as being guided by reason, justice and fairness will
be put on the new label as well.
The agreement would bring closure
to one of the challenges in the past
year faced by Hampton Creek, a San
Francisco startup that has made head-

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publishers whose newspapers have

published ads for dispensaries and
manufacturers in the region.
Advertisements for the sale of marijuana are non-mailable, Thomas
Marshall, executive vice president and
general counsel of the Postal Service,
wrote in a letter to the delegation.
Thats because under the federal
Controlled Substances Act marijuanas
sale is prohibited, he said. That same
law also prohibits placing written ads
for controlled substances like marijuana in newspapers, magazines or other
publications.
These
provisions
express
Congresss judgment that the mail
should not be used as a means of transmitting advertisements for the sale of
marijuana, even if that sale is allowed
under state law, Marshall wrote.
Marshall says the Postal Service has
released a national policy, which also
spells out that local postal officials
cant refuse mail that contains pot ads,
but they must report it; the matter must
then be turned over to law enforcement
agencies who can decide if an investigation is warranted.
In a joint statement, Reps. Earl
Blumenauer and Suzanne Bonamici and
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley
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on the issue.
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Court issues ruling in fight over environment reviews

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SAN FRANCISCO The California

Supreme Court on Thursday limited the
scope of the states environmental
review law, saying public agencies
generally dont have to evaluate the
impact of air pollution and other existing environmental problems on residents of a proposed development.
But the court created an exception in
cases where the development could

California man accused of

trying to join terrorist group
SAN FRANCISCO A California
man was charged with trying to join a
terrorist group active in Syria after he
expressed his love for the head of the
group and tried to board a flight to the
region, authorities said.
Adam Shafi, 22, of Fremont pleaded
not guilty Thursday to one count of

exacerbate existing environmental

hazards.
The mixed ruling allowed both
developers and environmentalists to
claim victory.
The court rejected the relatively
more absolutist positions of both
sides and instead kind of hewed to a
middle ground which gives something
to each side and probably totally satisfies neither, said Richard Frank, an
environmental law professor at the
attempting to provide material support
or resources to a designated foreign
terrorist organization, according to
court records.

Murder charges planned

after children found in locker
SALINAS Prosecutors said
Thursday they will charge a woman and
a teenager with first-degree murder in

Friday Dec. 18, 2015

Police reports

University of California, Davis.

Espresso self

Builders had argued that a requirement to consider the existing environments impact on a development could
force them into expensive mitigation
measures to protect residents from
environmental
conditions.
Environmentalists and air quality
groups said such a requirement was
needed to ensure developments were
not located in areas that will expose
residents to toxic air or chemicals.

A man and a woman were seen throwing coffee at each

other on San Mateo Drive and East Fourth Avenue in
San Mateo before 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 15.

Around the state

the deaths of two young children found
dead in a rented storage unit in
California.
Monterey County District Attorney
Dean Flippo also said autopsies had
determined the children ages 3 and 6
died around Thanksgiving in
Salinas of ongoing physical abuse.

REDWOOD CITY
Stray ani mal . A small black uffy dog was seen running on
Redwood Shores Parkway before 7:26 a.m. Dec. 16.
Reckl es s dri v i ng . A man in a white Toyota Tacoma was
driving recklessly on East Bayshore Road before 2:41 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 16.
Reckl es s dri v i ng . A truck crossed over a median and hit a
car on Whipple Avenue before 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 16.
Arres t. A drunk man was arrested on Douglas Avenue before
6:07 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 16.
Reckl es s dri v er. A man in a gold Toyota Corolla was driving recklessly on Canyon Road before 7:46 a.m. Tuesday,
Dec. 15.

UNINCORPORATED SAN MATEO COUNTY

Arres t. Ofcers arrested a man for being under the inuence
of alcohol on the 100 block of Avenue Alhambra in El
Granada before 1:52 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 16.
Dri v i ng wi th s us pended l i cens e. A man was cited for
driving with a suspended license on Highway 1 in Montara
before 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 16.

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Friday Dec. 18, 2015

THE DAILY JOURNAL

Helping make wishes come true

Hillsborough family raises funds to share life-altering experiences
By Austin Walsh
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF

Two Hillsborough brothers are working

to share with others the unique experience
they once enjoyed through the Make-AWish Foundation.
Jordan and Alex Stettner collected thousands of letters to Santa Claus from friends,
family, classmates and many others which,
when donated through Macys, raises
money for Make-A-Wish.
They have collected a combined more
than 6,000 letters in previous years, an
effort that inspired them to set the ambitious goal of 10,000 letters this year.
For every letter donated through Macys,
the retailer donates $1 to the foundation
which uses the money to arrange dream
vacations and opportunities for children
diagnosed with life-threatening illnesses.
Though the boys mother Tracy Stettner
is uncertain her sons will reach their
fundraising goal this year, she is pleased to
see them working hard to give back.
Its been a really great experience for
them, she said. They are being proactive
with their community and not being too
shy to do good. Its pretty cool.
The boys were inspired to get involved
with Make-A-Wish after the foundation
changed their lives a few years ago.
Alex and Jordan Stettner, 11 and 8 years
old respectively, both have common variable immune deficiency, a rare but dangerous disease that makes them more suscepti-

Alex, left, and Jordan Stettner have raised

thousands of dollars for others to enjoy trips
through the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
ble to infection.
A few years ago, after being diagnosed, a
doctor recommended the two apply for the
trip of their dreams through the Make-AWish Foundation.
Upon being selected, Alex Stettner chose
to watch a University of Colorado football
game, and meet the schools mascot
Ralphie the Buffalo, as well as the teams
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Jordan Stettner elected to visit Disney

World, where he met Mickey Mouse and rode
roller coasters for a week with his family.
The joy they felt through those opportunities made them want to be able to grant
that same chance for as many others as possible, said Tracy Stettner.
Alex Stettner said he appreciates the way
the foundation benefits children.
I think its really good how Make-AWish helps others, he said.
For two consecutive years, the boys have
raised the roughly $8, 000 required to
entirely sponsor a Make-A-Wish trip for
another child.
Alex Stettner said he was proud to be able
to share the same opportunity he once
enjoyed.
It made me feel great, because there was
a lot of hope, he said.
Jordan Stettner agreed.
Im doing good things for people and
that makes me feel good about myself, he
said.
The Make-A-Wish trip, and subsequent
fundraising effort, has also helped the boys
embrace their illness, said Tracy Stettner.
The biggest lesson we can see is this
feeling you dont have to hide your illness, said Tracy Stettner. You can trust
people.
She said she has seen the experience
breed a sense of empathy in her sons, who
are now more prone to try to comprehend
what others may be going through.
It has really helped them understand it is

not weird to have a disease or difference,

said Tracy Stettner. It is just unique.
Through the Hillsborough City School
District, the boys have reached out to their
classmates to write more letters to help the
fundraising cause.
Tracy Stettner said she has seen the
process help the boys break out of their
shell and conquer the shyness which they
battled for years, due in part to their illness.
We really saw so much more come from
Make-A-Wish than just going on a fun
trip, she said.
District Superintendent Anthony Ranii
said he is proud to see students in local
schools be proactive in helping their community.
I love when our students are reflective
about the world around them, and when they
put time and effort into making their world
a little better, he said. I think it is a wonderful thing.
He added there is another benefit to the
letter campaign, with an educational bent.
This is encouraging our students to
write, he said.
Alex Stettner said he has enjoyed the
working
with
the
Make-A-Wish
Foundation, as he feels more comfortable
facing the world.
I think it helped me share with others
what I have, he said.
Send
a
letter
to
wishkidsbelieve@gmail.com to contribute
to the Stettners fundraising campaign.

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Around the nation

Federal tax code change
will help live theater nationwide

U.S. poised to lift sanctions

on Iran under nuclear deal
WASHINGTON The United States appears poised to lift
at least some sanctions against Iran possibly as early as
January as members of Congress urge a swift, robust U.S.
response to Tehrans recent ballistic missile test.
Secretary of State John Kerry said in a letter Wednesday to
the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that Iran is fulfilling its obligations under the international agreement in what
Kerry calls a transparent and verifiable way, and that
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By Brian Melley
and Christine Armario

NEW YORK Live commercial theater from Broadway to

Los Angeles is about to get a huge financial boost under a federal tax code change thats been championed by U.S. Sen.
Charles Schumer and such stars as Neil Patrick Harris and
Bryan Cranston.
Under a tax package that passed the House and is to be
voted on in the Senate on Friday, Broadway and live theater
productions would be given the same benefits that have long
been afforded to TV and film productions. Now, like small and
large screen projects, live theater and concert productions
would get up to $15 million in tax credits if they spent at
least 75 percent of their budgets in the U.S. The new rule
would apply for productions starting after Dec. 31.

Friday Dec. 18, 2015

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

RIVERSIDE The man who bought

the assault rifles his friend used in the
San Bernardino massacre was charged
Thursday with a terrorism-related
charge alleging he plotted earlier
attacks at a college they attended and on
a congested freeway.
The duo, who had become adherents to
radicalized Islam ideology as neighbors
in Riverside, plotted in 2011 and 2012
to maximize carnage by using pipe
bombs and guns to kill innocent people
at a campus cafeteria and those stuck in
rush hour traffic, court documents said.
The plots fizzled and they never acted.
Enrique Marquez Jr., 24, was charged
with conspiring to provide material

support to terrorists
for those earlier
plots with Syed
Rizwan Farook.
Those plans may
never have come to
light if not for the
Dec. 2 terrorist
attack where Farook
and
his
wife,
Enrique
Tashfeen
Malik,
Marquez
used guns Marquez
bought years ago to kill 14 people at a
holiday meeting of Farooks health
department co-workers.
Marquez was charged with illegally
purchasing the rifles that the shooters
used again hours later in a gunbattle
with police. The couple were killed in
the shootout.
In his initial court appearance,

Marquez looked disheveled. His hair

flopped over his forehead, there was
stubble on his face, and the pockets of
his black pants were turned out. He
appeared calm and showed no emotion as
he gave one-word answers to the judge.
No plea was entered and he was
ordered held until a bail hearing
Monday. His public defender declined
comment.
Marquez was working at a Riverside
bar at the time of the shooting and is
not alleged to have had a role in the
attack.
But prosecutors said he was linked to
the killings by the guns and explosive
materials he bought years earlier. The
couple used that material in a remotecontrolled pipe bomb that never detonated at the conference room where the
shootings occurred.

Obituary

In Memoriam Linda Buhl Studebaker June 11, 1952 - December 7, 2015

Linda Buhl Studebaker, an
artist, designer and entrepreneur
who had lived in Burlingame for 21
years, died December 7 at her home,
surrounded by family and friends.
Linda was known to many as the
founder and creative force of Tribeca
Home, an eclectic interior design, home
furnishings and gift store that thrived
on Burlingame Avenue from 1997-2010.
A Celebration of Life service is
scheduled for 6 p.m. Sunday, December
20, at the Burlingame Rec Center.
She was born June 11, 1952,
in Honolulu, when Hawaii was not
yet a state. Her father was stationed
there while serving in the U.S. Coast
Guard. Her parents moved the family
back to Southern California when she
was a young girl. Linda grew up in
the Glendale and Tujunga areas of Los
Angeles County and graduated from
Verdugo Hills High School in Glendale.
While working as a legal
assistant she enrolled in the University
of California, Los Angeles (UCLA),
and in 1986 earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Design. In the meantime she had met Doug Studebaker, a transplant from Ohio,
who was living in Manhattan Beach and also a student at UCLA. The two were married Oct. 24, 1982, in Palos Verdes, California.
The newlyweds lived in Manhattan Beach, where Linda began the first of the ambitious artistic endeavors that would define her
career. She established Linda Studebaker Photography with the aim of creating portraits of children and families as fine art. She worked
in black and white striving for a candid look, photographing her subjects in real-life settings or a simple studio arrangement with lots of
natural light. Her work enjoyed almost immediate success and her clients included a number of prominent people and media celebrities
in Southern California.
Linda gave birth to two children while living in Manhattan Beach: Mackenzie, born in 1988, and Brett, born in 1990. After the
family moved to Burlingame in 1994, their third child, Chloe was born in 1995.
When the family moved north to the Bay Area for Dougs work as a behavioral health care executive, they settled in an early 20th
century log home on the peninsula in the Burlingame hills, on Fey Drive. Linda gave up photography as a professional. However, her
interest in art and design soon gave rise to another business in 1997, which was Tribeca Home.
The store on Burlingame Avenue became a popular spot for shopping or for simply enjoying the traditional but deceptively
sophisticated environment that Linda created with her expert eye as a furniture and furnishing buyer and interior designer. It was truly a
family business as all of the Studebakers participated from time to time, including their dog Sadie as a greeter, and as their friends made
Tribeca Home a favorite meeting spot.
Linda Studebaker was dedicated to her art and design work and even reverent about it, in the words of her husband. She was
irreverent about many other things, however, including bureaucracy.
With her family she traveled widely, enjoying annual camping trips to Yosemite, periodic travel to Switzerland to see family friends,
to other parts of Europe and to visit friends in Japan as well. The family welcomed numerous foreign exchange students and au pairs to
live with them. Linda loved natural things and strongly believed that great design is inspired by nature.
Linda was especially proud of the work she and Doug did with then-Assemblyman Jerry Hill to craft, and later celebrate Governor Browns
signature on, Assembly Bill 45, also known as the Brett Studebaker Bill. It regulated for the first time the serving of alcohol on party buses and
was named in honor of their beloved son, who was killed in a car accident as a passenger on February 6, 2010.
She worked with the grief support non-profit KARA, based in Palo Alto, and did quiet acts of kindness for various people who had
lost their sons, daughters and loved ones.
Linda was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009. Effective treatments kept it in remission for several years, giving Linda the chance
to learn the craft of hair styling, and open her own salon in Burlingame, called Red Chair Studio.
The cancer came back in 2013 and eventually spread. About cancer, Linda said,It is what it is, but it will not define me.She insisted
that she was not fighting cancer, saying that it takes two opposing forces to battle. She undertook the necessary treatments but kept up her
artistic pursuits and accepted with grace the subsequent spread of the disease that took her life.
Linda Studebaker was preceded in death by her mother, Lois (Cardwell) Buhl, her brother, Robbie Buhl, and her son Brett
Studebaker. She is survived by her father, Robert Buhl of Redondo Beach, California, her husband Doug Studebaker and daughters
Mackenzie and Chloe Studebaker of Burlingame, California.

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THE DAILY JOURNAL

Jean Stoner Rieth

EDUCATION
Do n Geddi s is the new president of the Hi l l s bo ro ug h Ci ty
El ementary Scho o l Di s tri ct Bo ard o f Trus tees , under a
reorganization of the board. Gi l bert Wai is now the vice president.
Former president Marg i Po wer was reassigned as a trustee.
Obituary

Katherine Mary Landucci

October 10th, 1914 December 15th, 2015

Kay peacefully passed in her sleep on Dec. 15, 2015, at the age of
101. A native San Franciscan, she was raised in Daly City and lived
in San Mateo since 1951. Beloved mother of Albert OJ Landucci
and Joyce and Leo J. Burns; adored grandmother of Michael and
Denise Burns, BethKay and Ron Freeman; cherished GGmom of
Joshua, Jacquelyn and Jessica Freeman and Dylan and Kayla Burns;
aunt of many precious nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by her
husband, Al Landucci, who treated her like a queen all 69 years of
their marriage, her parents, Giovanni and Maria Parodi, her sisters and brother, numerous loved
ones and friends. Special thanks to Beth and Dodgie for their years of devoted care.
Family and friends are invited to attend the Visitation at 6:30 p.m. and Vigil Service at 7:00 p.m.
on Sunday, December 20, 2015, at Sneider & Sullivan & OConnells Funeral Home, 977 S. El
Camino Real in San Mateo, CA. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. on Monday,
December 21, 2015, at St. Gregory Catholic Church, West 28th & Hacienda Avenues in San Mateo,
CA. Interment to follow at St. Johns Cemetery in San Mateo, CA.
Memorials in Kays honor may be made to the Silicon Valley Community Foundation to benefit
the Dr. Landucci Scholarship Foundation, 2440 W. El Camino Real, Suite 300, Mt. View, CA
94040, www.siliconvalleycf.org (For more information, visit www.DrLanducci.com scholarships)
or to a charity of your choice.

Jean Stoner Rieth, born in Auburn, New

York, May 24, 1921,died Sunday, Dec. 13,
2015, after a brief illness at the age of 94.
She attended Cornell University and
earned registered nurse designation at the
Robert Packer School near Philadelphia.
She was commissioned in the U.S. Army
Nurse Corps in 1944 and served in France
during the Battle of the Bulge. In 1946, she
married fellow Army officer Joseph Rieth
and moved to San Francisco, later to
Millbrae. She continued nursing while raising a son and daughter. Jean was an active,
life member of the Treasure Island Yacht
Club and the California Writers Club where
she received the coveted Jack London Award
for her many contributions.
Jean had been resident at the VA care facility in Menlo Park for the past eight years.
Her husband Joe died in 1989. Her daughter Debby died in 2015.
Her son Joseph (Pete), his wife Christa,
granddaughters Julie and Kim and greatgranddaughters Cierra, Erykah and Prissila
will miss her.
Services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 22,
at Chapel of the Highlands, 194 Millwood
Drive at El Camino Real in Millbrae.
Interment, Cypress Lawn Memorial Park,
Colma.

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1930, died Dec. 14, 2015.
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Friday Dec. 18, 2015

Around the nation

Reid: Dems may be to blame on gun bill losses

REUTERS

U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew, right, and British Finance Minister George Osborne, left, vote to a approve a resolution
to cut funding for Islamic State as they attend a meeting of the United Nations Security Council.

U.N. adopts resolution to disrupt IS funds

By Edith M. Lederer
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

UNITED NATIONS The U. N.

Security Council unanimously adopted
a resolution Thursday aimed at disrupting revenue that the Islamic State
extremist group gets from oil and
antiquities sales, ransom payments
and other criminal activities a goal
that finance ministers agree will be
challenging.
The Islamic State group, also known
as ISIL and Daesh, is already subject to
U.N. sanctions under resolutions deal-

ing with al-Qaida. The resolution,

sponsored by the United States and
Russia, elevates IS to the same level as
al-Qaida, reflecting its growing threat
and split from the terror network
behind the 9/11 attacks.
It makes association with ISIL as
well as al-Qaida a critera for sanctions
including a financial freeze, travel ban
and arms embargo.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew,
who chaired the meeting, called ISIL a
challenging financial target because
unlike other terror groups like alQaida it gets a relatively small share of

its funding from donors abroad.

The Islamic State group controls a
large swath of Syria and Iraq, including
oil and gas fields, though bombing
campaigns by the U.S.-led coalition
and ground forces have enabled Iraq to
regain some territory.
Frances Finance Minister Michel
Sapin told the council that no country
is safe from ISIL attacks, the most
recent in Paris and California, and that
since June 2014 some 1,600 people
around the world have been killed in
attacks by the extremist group or
groups loyal to them.

EU sets six-month deadline to rule on border guard plan

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BRUSSELS European Union leaders on Thursday set a six-month deadline for deciding whether to push ahead
with plans for a border guard agency
that could deploy to member states
unable or unwilling to manage their
borders as thousands of migrants continue to arrive in Europe daily.
The border and coast guard project is
chiefly aimed at protecting Europes
external borders in countries like

Greece and Italy as people fleeing conflict or poverty for better lives in
Europe overwhelm coast guards and
reception facilities. In a statement
released during their summit in
Brussels, the leaders tasked EU ministers to rapidly examine the scheme
and to rule on its future by June 30 at the
latest, side-stepping a potentially divisive debate on Thursday over the issue.
While the leaders note that it is
indispensable to regain control over
the external borders of Europe, the

idea that the agency could send personnel, ships or planes to a country even
if that nation opposes the deployment
is reviving old fears about a loss of
national sovereignty to unelected officials in Brussels.
Countries farther north in Europe
like Germany and Sweden the preferred destinations of many migrants
are particularly keen to have tighter
controls along Greeces twisting maritime border with Turkey to ease the
flow of people, as is France.

WASHINGTON Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid said

Thursday his party has tried everything to get gun control legislation through Congress and still keeps
losing to the National Rifle Association.
Reid said Democrats themselves may be
to blame or maybe voters are gullible,
even after multiple mass shootings.
The comments from the Nevada
Democrat in an interview with the
Associated Press reflect frustrations in his
caucus, where some lawmakers are deeply
perturbed over congressional inaction on
Harry Reid
guns. Several attempts by Democrats to
force votes on the issue this month failed to garner even a
Senate majority in favor of background checks or keeping
suspected terrorists from buying guns.
Weve tried everything, so maybe we are to blame. Or
maybe the American people are gullible to these NRA folks,
said Reid, himself a one-time NRA ally who appeared with the
groups leader, Wayne LaPierre, to open a new gun range while
running for re-election in 2010.

Lawmakers seek details

on vetting for those bound for U.S.
WASHINGTON The U.S. has checked social media in
some capacity in refugee cases and has found, in a small sampling thus far, the information can be ambiguous in screening
value and frequently inaccessible to reviewers, a Homeland
Security official testified Thursday.
Leon Rodriguez, director of U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, told members of the House Oversight
and Government Reform Committee that such checks arent
being done in an abundant manner, and he was not specific
about when or how it would occur.
Lawmakers are trying to ascertain which safeguards are in
place to ensure that extremists are not exploiting a variety of
legal paths to travel to the United States. At issue is how
closely the U.S. government examines the backgrounds of
people asking to come to the country, including reviewing
their social media postings.

LOCAL

Friday Dec. 18, 2015

San Mateo woman to stand trial

for beating death of neighbor
A San Mateo woman accused of beating her
neighbor to death with a baseball bat during
an argument in July was
ordered to stand trial for
murder Thursday, San
Mateo County District
Attorney Steve Wagstaffe
said.
Brenda Martinez, 40,
was ordered by Judge
Elizabeth Hill to stand
trial for one count of murder for the beating death
Brenda
of 66-year-old Ellen
Martinez
Mackay on July 4.
Martinez allegedly turned herself in to
police and told them what happened at about
8:30 p.m., shortly after the killing.
She told investigators that she had gotten
into an argument with Mackay in her home in
the first block of North Claremont Street.
Enraged, she allegedly got a baseball bat and
hit Mackay numerous times in the head.
Police responded to the home and found
Mackay dead from head trauma.
Martinez remains in jail without bail and is
scheduled to return to court on Jan. 7,
Wagstaffe said.

Police ID officers involved in shooting

San Mateo police released the names of two
officers involved in a shooting with a man
whos been charged with allegedly trying to
ram them with his vehicle while fleeing
Saturday night.
Kendel Timothy Hager, a 31-year-old
Albany man, pleaded not guilty to five
felonies related to an incident in which he
reportedly rammed a police vehicle then
drove toward officers standing in the street
before being shot.
The two officers who opened fire were identified Thursday as Sgt. Alex Rizzato, a 10-year
San Mateo Police Department veteran, and
Officer Ethan Longo, whos been with the
department a year.
Rizzato, 34, and Longo, 26, remain on
administrative leave with no return date yet
while the San Mateo County District
Attorneys Office investigates the case,
according to Sgt. Rick Decker.

Local briefs
The incident began when an officer encountered Hager while responding to a disturbance
call in the parking lot of a shopping center
near Laurie Meadows Drive and Pacific
Boulevard around 10 p.m. Saturday. Hager
allegedly rammed the arriving officer with his
car then drove off. Hager was shot a few
blocks away near the corner of East 40th
Avenue and Regan Drive when he drove at the
officers standing in the street, according to
police.
Despite being wounded, Hager continued
fleeing before stopping a few more blocks
away where he was arrested then treated for the
gunshot wound.
Hagers bail was set at $250,000 and he is
scheduled to return to court Dec. 30 for a preliminary hearing.

Suspected pimps arrested

after cellphone robbery
Three suspected pimps were arrested after
they allegedly stole a mans phone during a
transaction in San Bruno on Monday, police
said Thursday.
The three men were allegedly forcing a 17year-old girl found in the car with them into
prostitution, police said. Officers stopped
them after they fled from the robbery.
The robbery victim flagged down police at
11:09 p.m. Monday near the corner of
Commodore Drive and El Camino Real. He
pointed out a blue sedan fleeing the area and
said the occupants had stolen his cellphone,
police said.
Police discovered the cellphone was taken
during a prostitution transaction. When they
stopped the blue sedan, they concluded three
men inside had been pimping the 17-year-old
girl. The men were arrested on suspicion of
human trafficking, pimping, pandering, conspiracy and robbery. They were identified as
Dominic Sears, a 20-year-old Antioch resident, Dylan Coney Jones, a 19-year-old
Pittsburg resident, and Tristan Love, a 20year-old Vacaville resident.
All three were booked into San Mateo
County Jail.
Anyone with information about the case
has been asked to call San Bruno police at
(650) 616-7100.

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Reporters notebook

ny day now the empty lot on the

corner of Middleeld and Cassia in
Redwood City will start to transform into the ancient village of
Bethl ehem on the night of the rst
Christmas. Bethl ehem A. D. is mounting
up for the 23rdyear and has become a cherished holiday tradition for thousands.
The phrase Li v i ng Nati v i ty is inadequate to describe the interactive sights and
sounds and experiences of Bethlehem A.D.
where visitors, called pilgrims or
sojourners, walk through the Bethlehem
village and are immersed into the life and
vitality all around them, as they interact
with a cast of 200 costumed characters and a
menagerie of animals.
At the free event, you will see angels
dancing on rooftops; enjoy petting a
menagerie of exotic animals including three
camels, interact with Roman tax collectors,
census takers and marching centurions;
watch Israeli folk dancers and craftspeople;
and follow the wise men to the manger.
Bethlehem A.D. runs three nights Dec.
21, 22, 23, from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
For more information go to
BethlehemAD.com or call (650) 368-3821,
ext. 5.
***
So uth San Franci s co residents interested in helping shape the future of their
city and making policy decisions which
will fuel the learning of the communitys
youth are invited to join the citys school
district Bo ard o f Trus tees .
In the wake of former trustee Ri ck
Ochs enhi rts death earlier this month,
and former trustee Mauri ce Go o dmans
election to the San Mateo Co unty
Co mmuni ty Co l l eg e Di s tri ct, the
So uth San Franci s co Uni ed Scho o l
Di s tri ct Bo ard o f Trus tees is searching
for two new members.
Those interested in applying should visit
ssfusd.org for more information, or stop by
the district ofce at 398 B St. Applications
are due Wednesday, Jan. 6, and appointments are scheduled to be made the next
week. Those appointed would serve at least

until the fall election in November 2016.

****
The San Mateo Co unty Bo ard o f
Superv i s o rs dissolved the Fatherho o d
Co l l abo rati v e as a county advisory board
in favor of a model focusing on at-risk
fathers through a multi-disciplinary workgroup.
County ofcials currently redesigning
how it engages fathers which includes using
a workgroup with representatives from the
Human Serv i ces Ag ency, Pro bati o n,
Chi l d Suppo rt, the Heal th Sy s tem and
the county library. This new partnership
will develop strategies to engage and support fathers in the countys service populations while also continuing events previously sponsored by the Fatherhood
Collaborative such as the Dad and Me at
the Park and Dad and Me at the
Li brary events.
The Fatherhood Collaborative, established by the board in September 2007, has
been funded through county departments
and private sector fundraising. The dissolution provides an annual savings of
$118,000 in net county cost.
***
Dont fall victim to the dark side, San
Mateo police say when giving advice for
Star Wars fans heading downtown this
weekend in what is sure to be a busy scene
by the downtown movie theater. Police are
recommending to take public transit,
including Cal trai n and to explore best
parking options using the handy city map
found at
cityofsanmateo.org/index.aspx?nid=274.
Police are also suggesting locking your car
doors, staying vigilant amongst large
crowds and to call 911 for emergencies or
(650) 522-7700 for non-emergencies.They
also couldnt help suggesting using the
force because any Star Wars safety message
wouldnt be complete without it. Enjoy the
movie and have a safe weekend.
The Reporters Notebook is a weekly collection of
facts culled from the notebooks of the Daily Journal
staff. It appears in the Friday edition.

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THE DAILY JOURNAL

Friday Dec. 18, 2015

Letters to the editor

The serious problem of DUI
Editor,
Thank you for the article, Police patrol
for DUI offenders in the Dec. 10 edition of
the Daily Journal. Its important to remind
people and the media, while we are in the
throes of grief and concern over San
Bernardino, there are domestic issues (which
kill and injury far more innocent Americans
than any shooting) we should be able to do
something about. Across the state, 867
people died and another 23,000 were injured
due to intoxicated driving in 2013.
Nationally, nearly 10,000 people were killed
by impaired drivers during the same time,
three times the number killed in the Twin
Towers attack.
And it goes on and on every day. Before we
panic about attacks from religious fanatics,
we should demand our legislators to address
the self-inicted problem of drunk/impaired
driving. This is not to minimize the seriousness of international/domestic terrorism but
to prioritize our resources to a much more
serious problem

David Jonson
Burlingame

Keep bicycling democratic

Editor,
San Francisco Bike Coalition (SFBC)
members have a crucial choice to make when
voting for their board of directors through
Dec. 30. The SFBC, one of the nations
largest bicycle advocacy organizations, is at
a crossroads. Should the SFBC continue to
be a grassroots, member-driven organization
with its board democratically elected by all
of its members? Or should the organization
be controlled by the board, able to select
their own members and setting policies
without accountability to their members? I
am a league cycling instructor with the
League of American Bicyclists, as well as a
member of the BART Bicycle Advisory Task
Force (BBATF), SFBC, BikeWalkAlameda
and Bike East Bay.
As a longtime advocate for transparency,
accountability and bicycles, I support the
SAVE SF BIKE slates commitment to retain
member voting rights. The opposing slate
includes incumbents who want to abolish
SFBC member voting rights, which is both
undemocratic and unacceptable. SFBC members, please vote for the SAVE SF BIKE slate
by Dec. 30: support a strong, accountable,
grassroots organization for all San
Francisco bicyclists.

Jon Spangler
Alameda

Highway 101 express lanes

Editor,
The recent Daily Journal article on the
City/County Association of Governments
seeking funding to construct high occupancy
carpool/toll lanes on Highway 101

Jerry Lee, Publisher

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Should be no longer than 250 words.
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Should be no longer than 600 words.
Illegibly handwritten letters and anonymous letters will not

(Agency studies 101 toll lanes in the Nov.

27 edition of the Daily Journal) needs some
clarication due to comments made by
C/CAG board member David Canepa.
Canepa supported the carpool lane but had
second thoughts on allowing non-carpools
access to them for a toll because some county residents will not be able to afford the
toll.
However, the express lane is an optional
lane adjacent lanes will continue to be
free, unlike the bus where all riders, regardless of income, are required to pay a fare.
There are no free seats like how there are
(and always will be) free lanes on 101.
Whats attractive about the express lane is
anyone in a rush and willing to pay the toll
should be able to drive 45 mph (according to
the Metropolitan Transportation
Commission fact sheet on express lanes),
and thats good for folks of any income.
For example, a low-income parent driving
to pick up his/her child from day care could
be running late. Rather than incur the $1 per
minute overtime fee from the day care center,
they could avoid that fee by paying less than
a transit fare to use the express lane.
Freeways will remain free with express
lanes ; they just open up the HOV lane to any
driver who isnt in a carpool or driving a
Tesla with the appropriate stickers allowing
access to the carpool lane.

Irvin Dawid
Burlingame

Security recipients above the skating rink.

Who says you cant make lemonade out of
the lemons life sends you?

Stephanie Munoz
Palo Alto

Day workers in San Mateo

Editor,
I wasrecently walking downtown and
noticed the day workers loitering at the corner of Third Avenue and Delaware Street,
where a few stores are located. These day
workers are standing in front of these stores
and some are even just sitting in parked cars
for hours at a time.
The taxpayers of San Mateo have spent
over a million dollars since 2003 for the
Workers Resource Center to help nd work
for these people. Why is City Hall allowing
loitering in front of these stores? These
stores were built for the public, not meant to
be a meeting place for day workers.
I had asked Councilman David Lim about
this problem years ago and of course never
did get a response from him. We should not
have any day laborers standing on any residential corner or loitering in public door
ways. The main reason some neighbors were
not in favor of extending the Worker
Resource Center was because of the increase
in street dumping. Now that the Worker
Resource Center has been extended, lets
hope that City Hall will keep our streets
clean and stop all this loitering.

The Bridgepointe ice

rink: A golden opportunity
Editor,
Years ago, cities loved businesses which
made money and paid lots of taxes. But after
Proposition 13, property tax didnt rise with
the prots or land value, so cities started to
look for some kind of public benet to justify the increase in trafc, congestion, parking shortage and degraded air quality. A skating rink seemed ideal, not only keeping the
kids out of trouble, but attracting the shoppers who chauffeured them.
Its disappointing that the developer
seems not to recognize that the rink was the
price of his development permit, but he has
handed the city of San Mateo a once-in-alifetime opportunity. An overow crowd
Dec. 8 at City Hall spent ve hours afrming
the value they put both on skating rinks, and
on keeping ones word (Planning
Commission says preserve ice rink in the
Dec. 9 edition of the Daily Journal).
The developer set the price of the land at
$3 million thats what he was willing to
pay to get control of the skating rink land.
The city has the right to buy that land its
called eminent domain, and the price, if there
is disagreement, is determined by the courts.
Not only is $3 million well within San
Mateos recreational budget, but neighboring towns would be glad to contribute, as
would private donors, large and small. Best
of all the city has the say over the land use.
It can add a hundred micro units for Social

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Islamic terrorists
Editor,
Due to Obama and Democrats diversity
agenda, we now have Islamic radicals murdering innocent Americans in San Bernardino at
Christmas parties. FBI conrmed that Syed
Farook and Tashfeen Mali (from Pakistan)
contacted Islamic terrorist groups (ISIS) and
had 4,600 bullets and 13 IED/pipe bombs
ready to kill.
Only Republicans can protect Americans
by stemming the tide of Islamic terrorists,
while Democrats like Hillary and Obama
instead push to import thousands more unvetted Muslims into America. Under the
Koran and Islamic Sharia law, Muslims
believe gays should be killed (ISIS literally
throws them off rooftops) and woman cant
be educated, drive, choose their husbands and
if raped it takes four men to verify that it
ever happened.
These are not American values, so why do
Democrats like Hillary Rodham Clinton
push so hard to fundamentally change
America by moving toward these abhorrent
values? Your families lives are literally at
risk if Democrats remain in charge.

Mike Brown
Burlingame

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Holiday
tradition
I

was trying to explain the concept of

tradition to my 4-year-old daughter the
other day and Im not sure I succeeded.
For some reason, she is reticent about seeing Santa Claus this year for a photo even
though it would make my wife happy and is
a relatively new tradition. I tried to explain
how its important because its a tradition,
and she asked what that was.
Its something
we do every year,
I said.
Why, she
asked.
Because its tradition, I replied.
Not sure that circular reasoning resonated, but it got
me thinking about
tradition, and not
just in the Fiddler
on the Roof
sense. The nice
thing about the
holidays is that there is a sense of tradition,
whether old or new. One tradition I hadnt
thought of is that of the Daily Journal production manager and resident artist Nick
Zeuzem. If you dont know Nick, you should
know he is an amazing baker. His sourdough
is the stuff of legend. But he always makes
these little sugar cookies every December.
They are the best cookies in the world.
There, Ive said it. Though one woman who
submits Daily Journal calendar items also
has some really good cookies she drops off
for us sometime, but thats for another column.
Back to Nick and his cookies. In a sense,
Nick walking around with his bag of cookies for the ofce is a heralding of the holiday season. He usually gives us his extras,
which is just ne because he is particular
about what makes the cut and the extras are
really just excellent cookies that should be
prized as well. They are simple cookies,
made of our, sugar, unsalted butter, cheap
vanilla extract, lemon extract or rum extract
and just a bit of lemon zest, though I swear
he just waves a lemon at them. He gives
them an egg wash and coats them with nonpareils, which are just perfect. They are
always in a variety of shapes geese,
longhorns, ducks, everything from stars to
dinosaurs and he has about 350 cookie
cutters that he uses with aplomb. He is
always collecting cookie cutters and his
favorite shapes are the greyhound and the
gecko because they have delicate features.
He said he could maximize his cookie making if he ditched the shapes and just went
squares or circles, but the unique shapes are
part of the allure and joy of making them.
If you think of the initial visual of the
cookie, it enhances the experience, he
said.
It takes about a month, here and there, to
make about 800 or 1,000 cookies which he
gives to people he knows. And he knows
people like them.
Once Ive given someone the cookies ...
lets just say they always return the cookie
tins, he said.
He started the tradition back in 1970
because his aunts in Germany who always
sent the cookies to the United States had
died and he decided he should continue the
tradition. After many tries without a recipe
he said he nally perfected them and has
been baking them ever since.
And he would never think about stopping
though the our sometimes tracks into other
parts of his house.
Thats just the price you pay for baking,
he said.
And its part of the tradition as well. Some
traditions stick, others dont. They are just
something you do every year for whatever
reason and it brings a certain amount of joy
to others and to the person carrying that
tradition with them as well. So maybe the
annual photo with Santa wont stick. But
there will always be cookies.
Jon May s is the editor in chief of the
Daily Journal. He can be reached at
jon@smdaily journal.com. Follow Jon on
Twitter @jonmay s.

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BUSINESS

Friday Dec. 18, 2015

THE DAILY JOURNAL

Late stock slide erases post-Fed gains

By Marley Jay
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Dow
17,495.84 -253.25 10-Yr Bond 2.24 -0.05
Nasdaq 5,002.55 -68.58 Oil (per barrel) 34.73
S&P 500 2,041.89 -31.18 Gold
1,050.90

Big movers
Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday on the New York Stock
Exchange and the Nasdaq stock market:
NYSE
FedEx Corp., up $3.01 to $151.84
The growing popularity of online shopping helped the shipping company post a
4 percent rise in its fiscal second-quarter profit.
Avon Products Inc., down 6 cents to $4.03
Private investment firm Cerberus Capital Management said it is taking a majority
stake in the cosmetic companys North American business.
General Mills Inc., down $1.96 to $57.23
The maker of Lucky Charms cereal, Yoplait yogurt and other packaged foods said
sales fell 6.1 percent in its fiscal second quarter.
Pandora Media Inc., up $1.82 to $15.26
Investors seemed pleased with the rates copyright judges set for the Internet radio
company and its rivals to pay record companies for the next five years.
Winnebago Industries Inc., down $2.77 to $18.58
The recreational vehicle maker posted financial results for its fiscal first quarter that
missed Wall Streets expectations.
Goldcorp Inc., down 92 cents to $10.95
Shares of the gold producer, as well as its rivals, fell sharply as the price of gold
dropped.
Accenture PLC, down $5.82 to $103.26
The consulting company reported earnings for its fiscal first quarter that did not
meet Wall Street expectations.
Nasdaq
Scholastic Corp., down $4.43 to $36.76
The childrens book publisher cut its fiscal 2016 outlook, saying labor action at some
Canadian schools hurt back-to-school sales.

Apple names Jeff Williams

as chief operating officer
Apple named Jeff Williams as its chief
operating officer Thursday, a job that hasnt
been filled since Tim Cook left the position
more than four years ago to become CEO.
Williams has worked at Apple for about 17
years and supervised the launch of the Apple
Watch, which went on sale earlier this year.
The company said he played a key role

NEW YORK Stocks skidded

Thursday as a late drop erased the markets gains from the day before.
Companies that sell oil, gold and silver tumbled along with the prices of
those commodities.
Thursdays slide marked the end of a
three-day winning streak. Indexes
drifted lower in the morning and fell
sharply in the final minutes of trading.
Energy stocks fell as the price of oil
slumped again, and lower metals prices
hurt mining companies.
The Dow Jones industrial average
sank 253.25 points, or 1.4 percent, to
17,495.84. The Standard & Poors 500
lost 31.18 points, or 1.5 percent, to
2, 041. 89. The Nasdaq composite
index gave up 68.58 points, or 1.4
percent, to 5,002.55.
Energy and mining stocks have been
pummeled this year as the sluggish
global economy reduces demand even
as supplies become more abundant.
U.S. crude fell 57 cents, or 1.6 percent,
to $34.95 a barrel in New York. It had
not closed beneath $35 since Feb. 18,
2009 and traded above $60 a barrel as
recently as June.
Chevron lost $2.90, or 3.1 percent,

Business brief

to $90.54 and Marathon Oil lost $1, or

7.3 percent, to $12.78.
Natural gas, which has fallen to 16year lows, gave up another 3.5 cents,
or 2 percent, to $1.755 per 1,000
cubic feet. The price of natural gas has
tumbled as demand has collapsed.
Thanks to the warm weather, customers havent needed much gas to
heat their homes this winter. And
demand from industrial customers has
been weak.
Metals prices gave up their gains
from Wednesday. The price of gold fell
$27.20, or 2.5 percent, to $1,049.60
an ounce and silver sank 54.5 cents, or
3.8 percent, to $13.703 an ounce.
Copper fell 2.8 cents, or 1.4 percent,
to $2.044 a pound.
Among mining stocks, Newmont
Mining dropped $1.47, or 7.7 percent,
to $17.61 and Freeport-McMoRan lost
57 cents, or 8.5 percent, to $6.12.
Only utility stocks traded higher.
Utilities have also struggled this year,
but including a tiny gain Thursday,
they have risen for four days in a row
and are up 4 percent over that time.
Utility stocks are seen as steady performers that pay regular dividends, and
some investors think payments are
going to increase. Duke Energy rose
47 cents to $70.50 and Ameren Corp.

gained $1. 03, or 2. 4 percent, to

$44.03.
Solar power stocks continued to rise
after Congress agreed to extend a federal tax credit for commercial and residential solar projects. Leading
Democrats and Republicans reportedly
agreed to extend the 30-percent credit
through 2019, after which it will wind
down over two years. The credit was
scheduled to fall in 2017 and be eliminated in 2018.
SolarCity gained $3.57, or 6.6 percent, to $57. 26 and Sunrun added
$1.08, or 9.3 percent, to $12.71. The
stocks are up 55 percent and 62 percent
this week, respectively.
This was one of the biggest risks
confronting the industry over the last
year, said Angelica Jarvenpaa,
research associate for Raymond James.
She said solar power companies didnt
know if the tax credit would be allowed
to expire.
Jarvenpaa said the agreement is
among the best case scenarios for
solar power because it tells companies
what they can expect for the next several years. She added that the extension will benefit the entire industry,
including companies that serve
homes, businesses, utilities and manufacturers of solar cells.

Exec who jacked up price of

a lifesaving drug is arrested

in the launch of the iPhone.

Apple also announced Thursday that it
hired Tor Myhren from advertising company
Grey Group to be vice president of marketing communications. He will start early
next year and will oversee Apples adver- By Tom Hays
tisements, websites and product packaging.
At Grey, Myhren was chief creative officer THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
and president of its New York office.
NEW YORK A boyish-looking entrepreneur who became the new face of corporate greed when he jacked up the price of a
lifesaving drug fiftyfold was led away in
handcuffs by the FBI on unrelated fraud
charges Thursday in a scene that left more
than a few Americans positively gleeful.
Martin Shkreli, a 32-year-old former
hedge fund manager and relentless self-promoter who has called himself the worlds
most eligible bachelor on Twitter, was
arrested in a gray hoodie and taken into federal court in Brooklyn, where he pleaded not
guilty. He was released on $5 million bail.
If convicted, he could get up to 20 years in
prison. He left court without speaking to
reporters. His attorneys had no immediate
comment.

Online, many people

took delight in his
arrest, calling him a
greedy, arrogant punk
who gave capitalism a
bad name and got what
was coming to him.
Some cracked jokes
about lawyers jacking up
Martin Shkreli their hourly fees 5,000
percent to defend him in
his hour of need.
Prosecutors said that between 2009 and
2014, Shkreli lost some of his hedge fund
investors money through bad trades, then
looted Retrophin, a pharmaceutical company where he was CEO, for $11 million to
pay back his disgruntled clients.
Shkreli engaged in multiple schemes to
ensnare investors through a web of lies and
deceit, U.S. Attorney Robert Capers said in
a statement.

California home sales slide in

November after good summer
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SAN DIEGO California home sales slid

sharply in November from a month earlier,
extending an autumn cool down as prices
rose, a research firm said Thursday.
Sales typically slow in November as buyers and sellers turn attention to
Thanksgiving and winter holidays, but this

years decline was unusually sharp. A drop of

20.5 percent from October compares with
an average decline of 8.9 percent since
CoreLogic Inc. began tracking sales in
1988.
Sales totaling 31,014 homes were still up
2.9 percent from November 2014, and the
latest month-to-month decline follows a
brisk summer.

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<<< Page 12, Raiderss defensive

front getting the job done
Friday Dec. 18, 2015

Tigers take down Knights Cueto ready

to win even
year crown

By Nathan Mollat
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF

With five freshmen and eight sophomores, Notre Dame-Belmont girls soccer
coach Matt Dodge knew this season would
be a rebuilding one.
Playing in the West Catholic Athletic
League is no place for a rebuilding team, so
Dodge and the Tigers are trying to experience as much success during the non-league
portion of the schedule as possible.
So far, so good. The Tigers moved above
the .500 mark on the season with an entertaining 3-1 win over host Hillsdale
Thursday.
All were asking them this year is, when
they leave the pitch, did they give their best
effort? Dodge said, adding he is where he
wants to be at this point of the season.
The Tigers were facing a Hillsdale squad
that has struggled to score goals this season, but definitely had some dangerous
chances Thursday.
It was a couple of quick Notre Dame
attacks early that changed the complexion
of the game. Goals that came before either
team really settled into a rhythm.
The Tigers came out flying to start the
game, pressuring the ball at every turn.
They had the Knights pinned into their own
end for the first couple of minutes, but it was
a Hillsdale attack that led to Notre Dames
first goal in the seventh minute.
A through ball found a streaking Hillsdale
forward, who avoided being offside. She was
closed down by the Notre Dame defense,
however, and the Tigers quickly went on the
counter attack.
Chloe Stogner triggered the scoring
chance by sending a through ball from near
midfield that found Ava Cholakian in stride.
Cholakian carried the ball into the Hillsdale
penalty box and with a defender on her
shoulder, unleashed a shot, which was
turned aside by the foot of the Hillsdale
goalkeeper. The rebound went right to
Stogner, whose shot clanged off the post
right back to Cholakian, who finally put it

NATHAN MOLLAT/DAILY JOURNAL

See SOCCER, Page 14

Notre Dames Emily Loaisiga makes a pass that turned into Shay Levys second goal of the game
during the Tigers 3-1 win over Hillsdale.

By Janie McCauley
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SAN FRANCISCO Johnny Cuetos

elbow checked out just fine. The dreadlocks,
too.
We did not MRI his hair, cracked Giants
general manager Bobby Evans.
Bearded reliever Sergio Romo saw Cueto
before the festivities at AT&T Park on
Thursday and welcomed him with some
good-natured advice: Get your smile ready,
because with those signature dreads youre
about to be recognized
all over the Bay Area.
Cueto is ready for the
attention as the Giants
new $130 million man,
and ready to help San
Francisco win another
even-year World Series
Johnny Cueto following titles in 2010,
12 and 14.
I was calm, I wasnt nervous, I knew I
eventually was going to sign with a team,
Cueto said. I was at home with the kids,
spending time with the family and knowing
God will take care of the rest.
The right-hander was formally introduced
in his new No. 47 jersey a day after passing
a physical that included an MRI of his
pitching elbow.
Hes a cool cat, hes going to help us out
a lot baseball-wise, Romo said of Cueto,
noting they spoke in Spanish. I was letting him know, I got my little gimmick
with the beard, and hes got the gimmick
with the dreads, so I go: Good luck walking
around not being recognized. Youre going
to walk around and people are going to
point at you and be, hey, Johnny, so youd
better get your smile ready.

See GIANTS, Page 14

San Jose tops Toronto in overtime

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

TORONTO Brent Burns banked the

winning goal off Toronto center Peter
Hollands leg 2:13 into overtime, lifting
the San Jose Sharks to a 5-4 win over the
Maple Leafs on Thursday night.
Joe Pavelski, Patrick Marleau, MarcEdouard Vlasic and Matt Nieto scored in
regulation for San Jose, and Martin Jones
had 28 saves.
Holland, Leo Komarov, James van
Riemsdyk and Michael Grabner scored for
the Maple Leafs, who played their third
overtime game in a row and 10th of the season. Jonathan Bernier allowed three goals
on 27 shots after replacing injured goal-

Sharks 5, Leafs 4 OT
tender Garret Sparks and
fell to 0-8-3 this season.
Nieto scored the tying
goal with 8:11 left in the
third period.
A tripping penalty on
P i e r r e - Al e x a n dr e
Parenteau opened the
door for the Sharks to
Brent Burns take a 1-0y lead 2:01
into the game. Six seconds into the power play, Brent Burns fed a
wide-open Pavelski for his 15th goal of the
season.

Pavelski moved ahead of Steven Stamkos

for the second-most goals in the NHL since
the 2012-13 lockout with his 109th
trailing only Alex Ovechkin (150).
With Leafs defenseman Matt Hunwick in
the penalty box for hooking, the Sharks
needed a 30 seconds to score their second
power-play goal of the night. Marleau fired
a shot through Roman Polaks legs that
beat Sparks clean with about 8 1/2 minutes
left in the first.
Sparks bolted to the bench immediately
after Marleaus goal on San Joses 15th
shot and went down the tunnel, leaving
Bernier to handle the rest of the game.
Berniers teammates made sure he didnt
have to shoulder too heavy of a load as they

turned the play around after being outshot

15-5 with Sparks in net.
About 3:16 after Bernier entered the
game, Holland took advantage of a
turnover by Vlasic to pull the Maple Leafs
to 2-1.
Komarov tied the score 4:50 into the second, extending his career-best goal total to
11. Toronto took the lead with 46 seconds
left in the period as van Riemsdyk beat
Jones from below the goal line.
Joffrey Lupul had a chance to make it 4-2
with 0.9 seconds left with a wide-open net,
but clanked his shot off the crossbar.
Grabner did give Toronto a two-goal lead
at 1:59 of the third with the Sharks struggling in their own zone.

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Friday Dec. 18, 2015

SPORTS

THE DAILY JOURNAL

Raiders defensive front is thriving

By Michael Wagaman
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ALAMEDA The loss of Justin Tuck to a

season-ending injury and Aldon Smith to a
yearlong suspension figured to be a big
blow to the Oakland Raiders pass rush.
Instead, it had had the opposite effect with
the maturation Khalil Mack, the NFL sacks
leader who has been dominant over the past
month and is coming off a five-sack afternoon against the Denver Broncos.
The rapid development of defensive ends
Denico Autry and Mario Edwards Jr. has been
just as critical.
Edwards, the 35th overall pick in the draft,
has been stellar over the past month and is
second among Oakland defensive linemen in
tackles.
Autry also has played better since Tuck and
Smith were lost, and is coming off his best
game of the season when he had two hits and
five hurries on Denver quarterback Brock
Osweiler.
They might not be Tuck and Smith but the
duo is definitely making an impact in
Oakland.
Its just the knowledge that those two
old-heads dropped on us, Autry said
Thursday. We know what we have to do. It
was up to us now.

Autry is an undrafted
free agent who spent part
of 2014 on the practice
squad and played sparingly as a backup. He went
into training camp this
year buried on the depth
chart but worked himself
into the defensive line
Denico Autry rotation.
Tucks season-ending
pectoral injury created an opening up front
and Autry who also gets work in at defensive tackle took over.
So far, its been a good fit. Autry has 22
tackles and two sacks, and has used his size
and long arms to knock down a team-leading
three passes at the line of scrimmage. The 6foot-5-inch defensive lineman also blocked
one field goal and one extra point this season.
(Hes) consistently playing hard, consistently understanding where hes supposed to
be, consistently understanding Its a team
defense, Raiders defensive coordinator Ken
Norton Jr. said. If they all work hard and
work together, theres enough sacks and
pressures to go around for everybody.
Edwards, Oaklands second-round draft
pick, has been just as effective after moving
into the starting lineup in early October. The

rookie defensive end had breakout game with

11 tackles and a sack against Minnesota on
Nov. 15. Hes backed that up with four consecutive solid performances including last
weeks win over Denver when Edwards made
five tackles and forced a fumble.
Oakland nose tackle Dan Williams, who
signed with the Raiders as a free agent this
offseason after spending his first five seasons in Arizona, isnt surprised.
We just started to jell better as the season
went on, Williams said. Also, guys have
put in a lot of time in studying, identifying
protections and weve just been playing off
of each other. One of the half-sacks I got was
coming off of Denico. He was getting pressure and I just came around. Everybodys
playing off of each other and were getting
more familiar, and in the end, were getting
results.
Mack is a potential defensive player of the
year candidate and remains the key to
Oaklands defense. In the four games since
Smith was suspended for a full calendar year
by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, Mack
has 29 tackles, nine sacks, four stops
behind the line of scrimmage and a forced
fumble.
But as Raiders coach Jack Del Rio pointed
out earlier in the week, Macks big day
against Denver came as a result of what

Oaklands defensive line as a whole was

doing.
On a couple of occasions its the pressure
that Marios getting, the pressure that
Denicos getting that doesnt allow the quarterback a step-up lane, and now Khalil is
able to get the sacks, Del Rio said. A lot of
good effort up front, and obviously Khalil
ended up finishing with the sack numbers,
but some good production out of that
group.
Autry said he and Williams had no choice
but to step up once Tuck was hurt and Smith
was suspended.
We are held to high standards so we have
to fill the shoes of the guys who were before
us, Autry said. Thats understood. If we
dont do it, Im pretty sure theyll get somebody in here who will.
No tes : RT Austin Howard missed a second
straight practice with a knee injury. Starting
right guard JMarcus Webb practiced at tackle while rookie Jon Feliciano took reps at
right guard with the first-team offense. ...
Mack (knee) was limited in practice after
being held out a day earlier. . Safety Charles
Woodson (shoulder), WR Amari Cooper
(foot) and RB/KR Taiwan Jones (knee) were
also limited. . Safety Nate Allen (knee) did
not practice after being limited on
Wednesday.

49ers Ward faces off against childhood friend

By Rick Eymer
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SANTA CLARA San Francisco defensive back Jimmie Ward and Cincinnati quarterback AJ McCarron have been friends
since their childhood in Mobile, Alabama.
They will be facing each other as rivals for
the first time on Sunday.
McCarron, who will be making his first
NFL start this week, is so familiar with Ward
that he calls him Neko, the shortened version of his middle name, Neko Suave, a
derivative of the early 1990s hit record
Rico Suave.
Wards first year in organized football was
as an 8-year-old year with the Mobile Youth

Municipal Raiders and

McCarron guided the
team as its quarterback.
The Raiders won multiple
Youth Bowl championships, with Ward as a
linebacker.
The players attended
different high schools
Jimmie Ward and did not play against
each other.
Ward went on to star at Northern Illinois
while McCarron helped Alabama to a pair of
national championships.
Theyll be sharing the same field again
for the first time in nearly a decade, though
from opposite sides of the ball.

Hes a pocket passer,

Ward said Thursday. If he
gets comfortable he can
make his throws. I know
hell be ready to go.
Ward, who doesnt
know why he was given
his middle name, plays
on a unit that seems to
AJ McCarron have two distinct personalities.
The 49ers allow the fewest points at home
(15.8) and the second-most (31.4) on the
road. The 49ers have not allowed more than
20 points in any home game and have given
up at least 20 points in all seven road
games.

Were trying to get consistent on the

road, period, no matter who we play, 49ers
defensive coordinator Eric Mangini said. I
thought we made some strides against
Chicago. We want to play on the road as
effectively as we do at home.
NOTES : G Alex Boone (knee), WR
Torrey Smith (back, toe) and LB Michael
Wilhoite (ankle) all missed practice. .... DT
Quinton Dial (shoulder), RB Kendall
Gaskins (concussion), LB Eli Harold
(shoulder, hamstring), LB Aaron Lynch
(concussion), C Marcus Martin (ankle), T
Eric Pears (knee), T Joe Staley (knee), S
Jaquiski Tartt (ankle) and G Andrew Tiller
(knee) were all limited in practice.

THE DAILY JOURNAL

SPORTS

Mourinho out at Chelsea

By Rob Harris
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LONDON Jose Mourinhos palpable discord with

Chelsea players forced the club to abruptly end his second
spell as manager on Thursday with the team languishing
just above the relegation zone only seven months after winning the Premier League.
Mourinhos departure came 2 1/2 years after his return to
Stamford Bridge and only four months into a new four-year
contract signed after winning his third league title with
Chelsea.
Despite a succession of humiliating results, the 52-yearold coach had been defiantly insisting he was the right man
to oversee the team.
But Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich decided he could
not risk keeping the fans favorite in the dugout as the midway point of the season approaches with Chelsea only a
point above the relegation zone.
It was a decision taken to protect the interests of the
club, Chelsea technical director Michael Emenalo said.
Whilst there is huge sentiment for the individual who has
done so much for the club, the fact of the matter remains that
Chelsea Football Club is in trouble.
The results are not good. There obviously seemed to be a
palpable discord between manager and players. And we feel
it was time to act. The owner is forced to make what was a
very tough decision for the good of the club.
The worst-ever start for a defending champion team in the
Premier League was compounded on Monday by a 2-1 loss at
surprise leader Leicester. After the match, Mourinho said he
was betrayed by his players exposing a dressing room
rift.
This is essentially the same group of players who won
the league and the League Cup last season. They did in style
and they did it by showing commitment and by sweating
tears and blood for the club when needed, Emenalo said in a
Chelsea website interview.
The players have a responsibility to go out and prove
everybody wrong and show a certain level of commitment
... to try to get the club up the league table.
The personal conduct of the self-styled Special One was
also proving damaging to Chelsea, with Mourinho engaging in public spats with referees, a television rights holder
and even the clubs doctor over the last year. Chelsea is
engaged in an ongoing legal battle with Dr. Eva Carneiro
after she was publicly criticized and then demoted following
Mourinhos opening-day outburst.
Now it is Mourinho leaving Chelsea, with Russian billionaire Abramovich preparing for his 10th managerial
appointment since buying the team in 2003 and transforming its fortunes with a huge injection of cash.
Emenalo indicated that one of the quality coaches embedded at Chelsea would be in temporary charge for Saturdays
home match against Sunderland, with the club working
vigorously and actively to appoint Mourinhos successor.
First hired by Chelsea in 2004, the Portuguese ended a 50year league title drought and defended the trophy among
other successes before losing a power struggle three years
later with Abramovich.

It was a decision taken to

protect the interests of the club.
The fact of the matter remains that
Chelsea Football Club is in trouble.
Michael Emenalo, Chelsea technical director

He was brought back in 2013 by Abramovich in an

attempt to restore unity to the club following the divisiveness caused by the appointment of Rafa Benitez as interim
manager, who was regularly jeered by fans.
Mourinho presented himself as a figure transformed from
the fiery character who fell out with Abramovich in 2007,
but it was not long before the combativeness returned. He
survived a first trophyless season back at Stamford Bridge
before cruising to the title in May.
Although Mourinho has won every honor in English soccer, he never managed to win a European trophy in either of
his two spells at Chelsea. He won the Champions League
with FC Porto in 2004 and with Inter Milan in 2010, before
and after his first tenure at Chelsea.
All at Chelsea thank Jose for his immense contribution
since he returned as manager in the summer of 2013,
Chelsea said. His three league titles, FA Cup, Community
Shield and three League Cup wins over two spells make him
the most successful manager in our 110-year history.
Mourinho was an unsuccessful player whose big break in
coaching came when he was hired as an interpreter for
English coach Bobby Robson at Sporting Lisbon in
Portugal.
Robson took Mourinho with him to Porto and his influence increased as he took on coaching responsibilities. The
duo moved to Barcelona for the 1996-97 season, and
Mourinho remained at the club under Louis van Gaal following the Englishmans departure.
Mourinho returned to Portugal but failed to win any titles
during stints as a senior coach at Uniao Leiria and Benfica.
That changed in his first full season at Porto, winning the
league, Portuguese Cup and UEFA Cup in 2003.
It was the Champions League win in 2004 that convinced
Chelsea to hire him for the first time.
He became the third coach to win the European Cup with
two teams, with success in the 2010 final with Inter Milan.
He then moved on to Real Madrid.
While employed by Inter and Madrid, Mourinho appeared
to forget his clashes with the English media, referees and
Abramovich as he started openly flirting with Chelsea during a fraught final season in the Spanish capital.
The love affair with Chelsea was rekindled but it proved
too difficult to sustain before a second split on Thursday
even though fans had been chanting his name throughout
the recent turmoil.
The club wishes to make clear Jose leaves us on good
terms and will always remain a much-loved, respected and
significant figure at Chelsea, Chelsea said in a statement.
His legacy at Stamford Bridge and in England has long
been guaranteed and he will always be warmly welcomed
back to Stamford Bridge.

Friday Dec. 18, 2015

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Soccer briefs
Carli Lloyd voted top American
womens soccer player of 2015
NEW ORLEANS Midfielder Carli Lloyd has been voted
the U.S. Soccer Federations Female Player of the Year after
her hat trick in the final led the Americans to the Womens
World Cup title.
The announcement was made Wednesday before their 1-0
exhibition loss to China in Abby
Wambachs farewell match.
The 32-year-old Lloyd put the U.S.
ahead 34 seconds into the final against
Japan in July and capped her hat trick
with a goal on a 54-yard shot from midfield. She joined Englands Geoff Hurst
(1966) as the only players to score three
goals in a World Cup final. She had six
goals at the tournament and won the
Carli Lloyd
Golden Ball as top player.
In all, Lloyd scored a career-best 18
international goals in 2015. She also won the award in
2008.
Lloyd received 59 percent of the ballots and defender
Becky Sauerbrunn finished second. Voters included national
team coaches and staff, womens national team players who
appeared in 2015, the USSF board of directors and athlete
council, National Womens Soccer League coaches and
selected college head coaches and media members.

FIFA reports record viewership

for Womens World Cup
The final match of the Womens World Cup between the
United States and Japan last summer was the most-watched
soccer game ever in the United States.
FIFA on Thursday released the final report on television
viewing for the 2015 Womens World Cup in Canada.
Overall, a record 764 million in-home TV viewers globally tuned in for at least one minute or more, according to
FIFA and KantarSport. In terms of FIFA competitions, the
womens tournament is now second only to the mens World
Cup in worldwide viewership.

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U.S. luge team off to fast World Cup start

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The leader of the luge World Cup standings

wears a special bib over his or her sliding suit
on race day, a perk that American racer Summer
Britcher figured would come her way at some
point in the next few years.
Instead, itll happen this weekend.
The dominant team on the World Cup luge
circuit so far this season doesnt hail from
Germany, Italy or Austria. Its been the
Americans, who have turned some early homeice advantage into a medal haul that suggests
theyre closing the gap on the sports traditional powerhouses as preparations start to
ramp up for the 2018 Olympics in South
Korea.
It is a little surreal, said mens slider Chris

GIANTS
Continued from page 11
Cuetos six-year deal includes an opt out
after two years and $46 million, which
would include a $5 million buyout for the
2022 season to be paid out that year. He will
earn $15 million next season and $21 million each year from 2017-21. His $5 million signing bonus is spread out in installments of $1 million each Jan. 15 from
2017-21. There is $125 million guaranteed
over the first six years and a $22 million
club option for 2022 with the $5 million
buyout.
While there is not a no-trade provision,
Cueto would receive a $500,000 assignment bonus the first time he is dealt and $1
million for each subsequent assignment. He
must decide within three days of the end of
the 2017 World Series whether to exercise
the opt out.

SOCCER
Continued from page 11
away to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead.
A minute later, Notre Dame doubled its
lead. Again, another through ball from midfield found a striker in stride. This time, the
recipient was Shay Levy, who had a step on
her defender and just the goaltender to beat.
There would be no craziness to the Tigers
second goal, however, and Levy calmly
slotted a shot to the far left corner of the
net.

Mazdzer, who never had a World Cup singles

win in his career before this season and has
prevailed in the last two races at Lake Placid,
New York and Park City, Utah.
Its more than a little surreal.
The Americans have claimed gold medals in
five of eight singles events on the circuit
already this season matching their number
of World Cup singles wins from the last two
decades combined. Add a relay gold to this seasons total and thats six victories for USA
Luge, more than any other nation.
Racing at home in Lake Placid and Park City
clearly helped, but home-ice events in the past
didnt lead to anything even close to this. Two
U.S. men and two U.S. women are ahead of any
German slider in the World Cup points standings; until now, that would have classified as

possibly the most unfathomable luge scenario.

Now that were where we are, I feel like
weve done everything we can to put ourselves
in a great spot to keep building, said 2009
world champion and 2014 Olympic bronze
medalist Erin Hamlin, who ceded the World
Cup leaders bib to Britcher after last weekend.
Clearly, what weve been bringing to the
table is what we need to be doing. And right
now, our team is in a really good place to capitalize on that.
Mazdzer has two mens wins on tour this season and currently sits No. 2 in the mens rankings, two spots ahead of fellow American
Tucker West a former World Cup race winner.
Britcher has two womens wins this season,
Hamlin has another, and they teamed with

Emily Sweeney for a gold-silver-bronze sweep

this month in Lake Placid, a feat they nearly
repeated in Park City last weekend.
So when this weekends World Cup in
Calgary, Alberta, starts on Friday, the
Americans will be the ones to catch.
Im pretty surprised, but I think going into
this season we all knew we had the potential to
get on the podium, said Britcher, the World
Cup leader for the first time. But I definitely
am surprised to have it happen two weeks in a
row and pretty excited going forward.
The challenge becomes heading to foreign
soil and staying in the medal mix.
After returning home from Calgary for the
holiday break, the rest of the World Cup schedule features five European stops three in
Germany, one in Russia and another in Latvia.

On Cuetos to-do list is meeting

Dominican Republic countryman and Hall
of Famer Juan Marichal.
Marichal had the high leg kick, Cuetos
motion is la mecedora, the rocking chair.
We see Johnny really reinforcing our
connection to the Dominican, CEO Larry
Baer said. Johnnys history being a great
Dominican pitcher is very much in line with
the Giants history.
The pitcher received a congratulatory,
welcome-to-the-team text message from
catcher Buster Posey, and is considering
buying a motorized scooter to commute to
and from the ballpark with Hunter Pence.
Cueto turned down a $120 million, sixyear deal from Arizona late last month, then
the Diamondbacks landed Zack Greinke on
Dec. 4 for $206.5 million.
We negotiated quickly and then they
gave me an ultimatum, and I was still talking to a bunch of teams at the time, and I
just didnt feel like it was the time to pull
the trigger on a deal that early when there
was so much interest, Cuetos agent, Bryce

Dixon, said. They wanted to know in 48

hours and I told them, No, Im not going to
let you know in 48 hours. And then they
went in a different direction.
Romo, in town for a couple of personal
events, showed up at the ballpark for a
workout when Cueto was in the building.
The 29-year-old Cueto went 11-13 with a
3.44 ERA in 32 starts for Cincinnati and
Kansas City, which acquired him in a trade
July 26. He was 4-7 for the Royals in the
regular season and 2-1 in the postseason,
including a two-hitter that gave Kansas City
a 2-0 World Series lead over the New York
Mets.
While Cueto missed two starts in late May
with elbow soreness, it didnt give the
Giants pause. Evans said an injection of
contrast dye used in the MRI forced Cueto to
miss one of those outings.
Dixon believes some clubs were scared off
because of it.
He can re-establish his actual value,
because I thought that getting his start
pushed back and having that five-game

stretch clearly it was in the back of teams

minds, Dixon said. Hes as good as Price
and Greinke and he deserves as much but I
feel like teams werent willing to go there
because of the questions that they had.
Romo is still coming to terms with the
talent in the rotation he will be backing up
late in games: 2014 World Series MVP
Madison Bumgarner, Cueto, new $90 million pitcher Jeff Samardzija, Matt Cain and
Jake Peavy.
Think about it, its trippy, Romo said.
Wow. Think of the potential of our five.
Evans said two-time NL Cy Young Award
winner Tim Lincecum will throw a showcase
for major league clubs in January to see how
his surgically repaired left hip has recovered.
Cueto plans to fit in with the other star
pitchers on the staff.
Its already a great rotation, I will just
come here to complement the rest of the
guys, he said. I feel we should all be united and have a great relationship.

Hillsdale, to its credit, finally settled

down and started to string some passes
together. Early on, it was defensive midfielder Hannah Plackowski working with
Yuka Suzuki on the right wing. But soon,
Avary Lang and Erica Jenkins worked their
way into the attack.
Once attacking midfielder Shayna
Bronstein found her rhythm, the Knights
played the Tigers relatively evenly.
And that initial Knights offensive foray
was a sign of things to come as Hillsdale
exploited the Notre Dame defensive line.
Hillsdale consistently sent balls through
the Tigers backline, or down the flanks.

But the Knights biggest problem was linking up that last pass or finding space to get
shots off.
Dodge said his defense is still a work in
progress.
When you play flat back four, theyre
going to have to learn how to step or drop,
Dodge said. Its noticeable, but its an easy
fix. Weve worked on it. Its gotten better.
It was a Notre Dame mistake, however,
that led to Hillsdales goal about 10 minutes
before halftime as a goal kick went right to
Lang, who quickly fired a shot on frame. The
Notre Dame goalkeeper got her hands on the
ball, but couldnt make the save.

Notre Dame reclaimed its two-goal lead

early in the second half, just seven minutes
after halftime. Emily Loaisiga, who had a
strong second half, won a 50-50 ball in the
midfield area and, after finally shaking free,
whipped a pass toward the top of the
Hillsdale penalty box. Levy split a pair of
Knights defenders to chase down the ball
and, with the defense trying to recover, put
her shot away to put the Knights up 3-1.
If these girls continue with a positive
attitude and work rate, I think well be in
some games (this season), Dodge said.
Hillsdale had a couple of scoring chances
in the second half, but could not convert.

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Ferris State QB leads Little All-America team

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again for the Harlon Hill Trophy,

given to the nations top Division
II player. Vander Laan won the
Harlon Hill last season. He would
be the fourth player to win the
Harlon Hill more than once, and
the rst since Danny Woodhead of

Chadron State did it in 2006 and

07.
Harlon Hill nalists Cameron
McDondle of Colorado StatePueblo and JaQuan Gardner of
Humboldt State are the Little AllAmerica running backs.

The Hill Trophy will be awarded

Friday.

Ferris States Jason Vander Laan

is the rst-team quarterback on
The Associated Press Little AllAmerica team for the second
straight season.

The Little All-America team

honors players from Division II,
III and NAIA.
Vander Laan set an NCAA record
for career rushing yards (5,953) by
a quarterback this season at Ferris
State in Michigan. He is a nalist

TRANSACTIONS

NFL GLANCE

NHL GLANCE

NBA GLANCE

WHATS ON TAP

NFL
BALTIMORE RAVENS Signed G Eric Herman to
the practice squad.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS Waived LB Daniel
Adongo. Signed CB Tay Glover-Wright from the
practice squad.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS Claimed WR
Leonard Hankerson off waivers from Atlanta and
OT LaAdrian Waddle from Detroit.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS Placed CB Damian
Swann and RB Marcus Murphy on injured reserve.
Signed DB Tony Carter and RB Kendall Hunter.
Signed RB Toben Opurum from the practice squad.
Signed WR Shane Wynn to the practice squad.
NEW YORK GIANTS Signed DT Barry Cofield.
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS Waived QB Brad
Sorensen, Claimed OL Jeff Linkenbach off waivers
from Miami.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS Signed DT Justin Hamilton to the practice squad.
TENNESSEE TITANS Placed LB Derrick Morgan
on injured reserve. Claimed WR Damaris Johnson
off waivers from New England.
BASEBALL
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE Suspended N.Y.
Mets RHP Connor Buchmann (Kingsport-Appalachian) 50 games for a violation of the Minor
League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
American League
CLEVELAND INDIANS Designated INF Chris
Johnson for assignment. Agreed to terms with OF
Rajai Davis on a one-year contract.
MINNESOTA TWINS Agreed to terms with RHP
Brandon Kintzler; C Juan Centeno; LHPs Fernando
Abad, Buddy Boshers, Dan Runzler and Aaron
Thompson; INFs James Beresford, Buck Britton,
Heiker Meneses and Wilfredo Tovar; and OFs Joe
Benson, Darin Mastroianni, Reynaldo Rodriguez
and Ryan Sweeney on minor league contracts.
NEW YORK YANKEES Sent INF Brendan Ryan to
the Chicago Cubs to complete an earlier trade.
SEATTLE MARINERS Agreed to terms with OF
Mike Baxter, INF Ed Lucas, LHP Brad Mills and RHPs
Casey Coleman and Blake Parker on minor league
contracts.
TEXAS RANGERS Agreed to terms with OF
Justin Ruggiano on a one-year contract. Named
Howard Johnson manager of High Desert (Cal).
Named Homer Bush director of youth baseball programs.
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES Named Chipper Jones special assistant to baseball operations.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS Named Bob Geren
bench coach, Turner Ward hitting coach, George
Lombard first base coach, Chris Woodward third
base coach, Josh Bard bullpen coach,Tim Hyers assistant hitting coach and Juan Castro quality
assurance coach.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES Agreed to terms with
RHPs Andrew Bailey and Edward Mujica on minor
league contracts.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES Agreed to terms with
INF/OF Sean Rodriguez on a one-year contract.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS Agreed to terms with
RHP Johnny Cueto on a six-year contract.

AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T
x-New England11 2 0
N.Y. Jets
8 5 0
Buffalo
6 7 0
Miami
5 8 0
South
Indianapolis 6 7 0
Houston
6 7 0
Jacksonville 5 8 0
Tennessee
3 10 0
North
Cincinnati
10 3 0
Pittsburgh
8 5 0
Baltimore
4 9 0
Cleveland
3 10 0
West
Denver
10 3 0
Kansas City 8 5 0
Raiders
6 7 0
San Diego
3 10 0
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
Washington 6 7 0
Philadelphia 6 7 0
N.Y. Giants
6 7 0
Dallas
4 9 0
South
y-Carolina
13 0 0
Atlanta
6 7 0
Tampa Bay
6 8 0
New Orleans 5 8 0
North
Green Bay
9 4 0
Minnesota
8 5 0
Chicago
5 8 0
Detroit
4 9 0
West
x-Arizona
11 2 0
Seattle
8 5 0
St. Louis
6 8 0
49ers
4 9 0

Pct
.846
.615
.462
.385

PF
402
325
316
264

PA
253
256
301
331

.462
.462
.385
.231

275
259
326
253

356
291
357
326

.769
.615
.308
.231

354
344
278
240

229
260
326
357

.769
.615
.462
.231

281
331
299
250

225
243
326
334

.462
.462
.462
.308

281
301
338
230

307
322
320
305

1.000 411
.462 279
.429 311
.385 323

243
295
353
397

.692
.615
.385
.308

245
255
314
336

.846
.615
.429
.308

317
258
272
267
405
340
241
188

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched division
Thursdays Game
St. Louis 31, Tampa Bay 23
Saturday, Dec. 19
N.Y. Jets at Dallas, 5:25 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 20
Chicago at Minnesota, 10 a.m.
Atlanta at Jacksonville, 10 a.m.
Houston at Indianapolis, 10 a.m.
Carolina at N.Y. Giants, 10 a.m.
Tennessee at New England, 10 a.m.
Buffalo at Washington, 10 a.m.
Kansas City at Baltimore, 10 a.m.
Cleveland at Seattle, 1:05 p.m.
Green Bay at Oakland, 1:05 p.m.
Miami at San Diego, 1:25 p.m.
Cincinnati at San Francisco, 1:25 p.m.
Denver at Pittsburgh, 1:25 p.m.
Arizona at Philadelphia, 5:30 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 21
Detroit at New Orleans, 5:30 p.m.

252
235
294
315

EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W
Montreal
33 20
Boston
30 17
Detroit
31 16
Ottawa
32 16
Florida
32 16
Tampa Bay
32 16
Buffalo
33 14
Toronto
30 10
Metropolitan Division
GP W
Washington
30 22
N.Y. Rangers
33 19
N.Y. Islanders 33 18
New Jersey
32 16
Philadelphia
32 14
Pittsburgh
30 15
Carolina
31 12
Columbus
34 12

L OT Pts
10 3 43
9 4 38
9 6 38
11 5 37
12 4 36
13 3 35
16 3 31
13 7 27

GF GA
101 76
96 80
79 79
98 95
86 76
78 73
77 86
72 86

L OT Pts
6 2 46
10 4 42
10 5 41
12 4 36
12 6 34
12 3 33
14 5 29
19 3 27

GF
91
96
91
77
68
68
77
83

WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts
Dallas
32 23 7 2 48
St. Louis
33 19 10 4 42
Minnesota
30 17 7 6 40
Chicago
33 18 11 4 40
Nashville
32 15 11 6 36
Colorado
33 16 16 1 33
Winnipeg
31 14 15 2 30
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts
Los Angeles
31 20 9 2 42
San Jose
31 16 14 1 33
Calgary
31 15 14 2 32
Arizona
31 14 15 2 30
Edmonton
33 14 17 2 30
Vancouver
33 11 14 8 30
Anaheim
30 11 14 5 27
Thursdays Games
Buffalo 3, Anaheim 0
Florida 5, New Jersey 1
Philadelphia 2, Vancouver 0
San Jose 5, Toronto 4, OT
Los Angeles 3, Montreal 0
St. Louis 2, Nashville 1
Minnesota 5, N.Y. Rangers 2
Chicago 4, Edmonton 0
Calgary 3, Dallas 1
Colorado 2, N.Y. Islanders 1
Columbus 7, Arizona 5
Fridays Games
Boston at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Washington, 4 p.m.
Florida at Carolina, 4 p.m.
San Jose at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m.
Vancouver at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Winnipeg, 5 p.m.
Saturdays Games
Chicago at Buffalo, 10 a.m.
Calgary at St. Louis, noon
Los Angeles at Toronto, 4 p.m.

GA
64
79
79
80
86
74
96
105

GF GA
108 83
84 79
84 70
89 78
82 83
90 89
85 95
GF
81
83
83
86
87
81
56

GA
66
83
105
102
100
94
76

EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W
Toronto
16
Boston
14
New York
12
Brooklyn
7
Philadelphia
1
Southeast Division
Miami
15
Charlotte
15
Orlando
14
Atlanta
15
Washington
10
Central Division
Cleveland
17
Chicago
15
Indiana
15
Detroit
15
Milwaukee
10
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
San Antonio
22
Dallas
14
Memphis
14
Houston
12
New Orleans
7
Northwest Division
Oklahoma City
17
Denver
11
Utah
10
Portland
11
Minnesota
9
Pacific Division
Golden State
25
L.A. Clippers
16
Phoenix
11
Sacramento
10
L.A. Lakers
4

Alex Hoff of Division III power

Lineld and Matt Judon of Grand
Valley State were rst-team selections on the defensive line.

FRIDAY
Boys soccer
Menlo School vs. Acalanes at De La Salle Showcase,
11 a.m.; South City at Salinas, noon; Harbor at Westmoor, 2:15 p.m.; Crystal Springs at San Mateo, 3:30
p.m.; Aragon at Woodside, 4 p.m.; Sacred Heart Prep
at Sequoia, 5:30 p.m.; Bellarmine at Carlmont, 6 p.m.

L
11
12
14
18
26

Pct
.593
.538
.462
.280
.037

GB

1 1/2
3 1/2
8
15

9
10
11
12
14

.625
.600
.560
.556
.417

1/2
1 1/2
1 1/2
5

Girls soccer
Mills vs. Mercy-SF at Skyline College, 2 p.m.; MercyBurlingame at Aragon, 3 p.m.; Burlingame at Los
Gatos, Sequoia at Crystal Springs, 3:30 p.m.; Sacred
Heart Prep at Santa Clara, 6 p.m.

7
8
9
12
17

.708
.652
.625
.556
.370

1 1/2
2
3 1/2
8 1/2

Boys basketball
South City at Lowell, 4 p.m.; Stuart Hall at Mills,
Hillsdale at Jefferson, Sacred Heart Prep vs. Palo
Alto at Bellarmine tournament, 6 p.m.; Capuchino
at El Camino, Santa Clara at Westmoor, 7 p.m.;
Serra at Burlingame, Menlo School at MenloAtherton, 7:30 p.m.

5
12
13
14
18

.815
.538
.519
.462
.280

7 1/2
8
9 1/2
14

9
14
14
16
16

.654
.440
.417
.407
.360

5 1/2
6
6 1/2
7 1/2

1
10
16
15
21

.962
.615
.407
.400
.160

9
14 1/2
14 1/2
20 1/2

Thursdays Games
Charlotte 109, Toronto 99, OT
Cleveland 104, Oklahoma City 100
Houston at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m.
Fridays Games
Brooklyn at Indiana, 4 p.m.
New York at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.
Portland at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Detroit at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Sacramento at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 8 p.m.
Toronto at Miami, 8 p.m.
Memphis at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Denver at Utah, 9 p.m.
Milwaukee at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
New Orleans at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m.
Saturdays Games
L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City, 2 p.m.
Charlotte at Washington, 5 p.m.

Girls basketball
Westmoor at Tamalpais, 4:30 p.m.; Prospect at San
Mateo, 5 p.m.; Lincoln-SJ at Carlmont, Menlo School
at Menlo-Atherton, Crystal Springs at Alma Heights,
6 p.m.; Priory at Sacred Heart Prep, 6:30 p.m.; MercyBurlingame at South City, 7 p.m.; Mills at Castilleja,
7:30 p.m.

SATURDAY
Football
State championship game Division III-A
Sacred Heart Prep at Rancho Bernardo-San Diego,
6 p.m.
Boys basketball
Lowell at El Camino, 2 p.m.; Carlmont at Mountain
View, Hillsdale at Westmoor, 2:30 p.m.; Menlo School
at Half Moon Bay, 5 p.m.; Menlo-Atherton vs. Riordan at Serra, 6 p.m.
Girls basketball
Eastside Prep at Burlingame, 1:30 p.m.; Notre DameBelmont at Priory, noon; Carlmont at Jefferson, 2:30
p.m.; Gun at Aragon, 3 p.m.; Sacred Heart Prep at
San Mateo, Terra Nova at San Marin, 4 p.m.
Boys soccer
Menlo School vs. Campolindo at De La Salle Showcase, 4 p.m.
Girls soccer
St. Ignatius at Carlmont, 10 a.m.; Castilleja at Terra
Nova, Sacred Heart Cathedral at Aragon, 11 a.m.;
Christopher at San Mateo, noon; Notre Dame-Belmont at La Reina-Thousand Oaks, 2 p.m.

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BUDGET
Continued from page 1
Speaker John Boehner, all but claimed the
bills passage as a personal triumph, citing
it as an example of his drive to get our
House back on track. The Senate aimed to
approve the tax bill Friday.
Both chambers also planned Friday votes
on the second leg of the budget compromise, a $1.1 trillion measure financing
government, after which Congress was
ready to adjourn until January.
Overall, the budget pact was a modest one
with many on each side describing it as the
best deal they could get under divided government. It was arguably most noteworthy
for what it didnt include, such as GOP
efforts to halt Planned Parenthoods federal
money and Democratic pushes for stiffened
gun curbs.
While Republicans voted nearly in lockstep for the tax measure, it split Democrats,
who opposed it by 106-77. While some
Democrats said it was an opportunity to
make family tax breaks permanent, others
complained it was too skewed toward business. They also said its price tag exceeding $600 billion over a decade would
swell federal deficits and make money
scarcer for domestic programs the party
treasures.
Its a Trojan horse and we should not be
fooled, said House Minority Leader Nancy
Pelosi, D-Calif.

ENERGY
Continued from page 1
do not opt to go into clean energy programs, she said.
The fee is designed to ensure costs are
shared by customers who depart and those
who remain, Liebelt said.
About 297,000 PG&E customers in San
Mateo County could get their energy from
renewable sources in less than a year but
will have to opt out of receiving power from
the utility.
There are currently three aggregation programs operating in the state including
Marin Clean Energy and Sonoma Clean
Energy. A third, Lancaster Choice Energy in
Los Angeles County just started. San
Francisco and San Mateo counties are next

LOCAL/NATION
That attitude was not shared by Senate
Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., who
was backing the measure. The White House
said President Barack Obama would sign
both the tax and spending bills, which combined totaled more than 2,200 pages.
Pelosi added some suspense to Fridays
spending bill debate, questioning whether
there were enough Democratic votes for it to
pass. She cited opposition to its lifting of
the 40-year-old ban on exporting American
crude oil and the bills lack of language letting Puerto Rico restructure its debt to avoid
bankruptcy.
Large-scale Democratic opposition would
be significant, since most Republicans
were expected to oppose the measure
because they consider its expenditures
excessive. Late Thursday, Pelosi urged her
colleagues to support the bill, arguing the
Democratic wins it contains outweighed its
atrocious policy of ending the oil export
ban.
I will not empower Big Oil to upend so
many victories for hard-working American
families, she wrote to Democratic lawmakers.
GOP leaders worked to build Republican
votes but exhibited little nervousness about
the fate of the wide-ranging bill, which
included, among other things, language
restricting visa-free entry to the U.S. and
prodding companies to give cyber threat
information to the government.
Presidential politics provided a bit of
background music in the Senate.
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., a presidential
candidate, complained Thursday on Fox
in line to start such a program.
Pine brought the proposal to the board in
December and the newly-formed Office of
Sustainability, directed by Jim Eggemeyer,
has been working on the first and second
phases of the proposal since.
The second phase includes forming the
JPA with cities, which will be a nonprofit
with a board made up of either elected city
officials or appointees. The goal is to have
it formed by March or April.
One of the touted benefits of the JPA is
that it will allow local control over energy purchases. The renewable energy will be
delivered over Pacific Gas and Electric lines.
Pine wants the CPUC to bring transparency to how the fee is calculated and whether
PG&E is really trying to mitigate losses.
Pine said, too, that the exit fees should
disappear in time but that CPUC provides no
guidance on how the rate will change over
time.

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News Channel that the spending bill wouldnt do enough to keep Syrian refugees from
the U.S. and suggested he would use procedural delays and slow the measure to call
attention to the issue. Senate Majority
Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., scheduled
the votes for Friday anyway.
Its not perfect, and we certainly didnt
get everything that we wanted, McConnell
said of the budget compromise. But he said
it advances conservative priorities by
cutting taxes and boosting defense spending.
Some tax cuts were sprinkled into the

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spending bill, too, as a way to attract GOP

votes. Together, the two bills would pare
taxes by $680 billion over 10 years.
Also crammed into the two bills were provisions trimming some of the levies that
help finance Obamas prized 2010 health
care overhaul. The White House opposed the
rollbacks, but Republicans and many
Democrats savored them. A tax on medical
devices would be suspended for two years, a
levy on health insurers would stop for a year
and, in a victory for unions, a tax on higher-cost insurance policies would be postponed two years until 2020.
In exchange for ending the oil export
ban, Democrats won extensions of tax
breaks for alternative power sources such as
solar and wind energy.
Other extended tax cuts include breaks for
some teachers, commuters, timber
investors, electric vehicle owners and makers of hard cider drinks. People in the seven
states without income taxes could deduct
local sales taxes on their federal returns.
The tax bill also would make it easier for
groups seeking tax exemptions to get information about their cases from the Internal
Revenue Service. That was an echo of the
2013 controversy over the IRS admission
that it subjected conservative groups seeking that status to unfairly tough investigations.

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EPISODE I (1999)
The Phantom Menace
Jedis Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn
find Anakin Skywalker, an 8-year-old
whos ultra-strong in the Force. Darth
Maul kills Qui-Gon Jinn and get sliced in
half by Obi-Wan, but the real threat
the Phantom Menace, if you will is
Naboos nefarious Senator Palpatine,
who is maneuvering himself into a
position of power.

EPISODE II (2002)
Attack of the Clones
Anakin, now a teenager, falls in love with
Senator Padm Amidala of Naboo, and
the existence of the Republics secret
clone army is revealed.Those clones then
attack, and the Clone Wars start proper.
On one side, the Republics army of clone
soldiers. On the other, the droid forces of
the Separatists.The Jedi, traditionally the
peacekeeping force of the galaxy, step
into roles as generals.

EPISODE III (2005)

Revenge of the Sith
The war ends with a victory for the
Republic soldiers, but a devastating loss
for the Jedi. Palpatine, who secretly
ensured all clone soldiers have a chip in
their heads that ensures unswerving
obedience, initiates Order 66, which sees
the clones turning on their Jedi masters
and slaughtering them all. Palpatine
takes control of a new Galactic Empire.
Anakin has most of his limbs sliced off
by Obi-Wan and becomes Darth Vader.

EPISODE IV (1977)
A New Hope
Luke Skywalker finds himself wanting
adventure, and ends up single-handedly
destroying the Death Star but not
before he meets Han Solo, helps rescue
Princess Leia and watches Obi-Wan
Kenobi get cut down by Darth Vader.The
peaceful planet of Alderaan is the
movies biggest casualty, billions of souls
blown to bits by the power of the
Empires fully operational battle station.

EPISODE V (1980)
The Empire Strikes Back
Darth Vader confronts Luke with the
news he only learned shortly before
that the farmboy is his son. Luke gets his
hand lopped off, Han Solo gets frozen in
carbonite, and the Rebels lose their base
on Hoth, the icy planet Leia settled on as
the home of the Rebel operations after
her previous mission.

EPISODE VI (1983)
Return of the Jedi
After years of menacing breathing and
youngling massacres, Vader is finally
redeemed by his son, after Anakin
overpowers the Emperor and throws
him into a brightly lit tube. As Luke and
Anakin come face to horribly scarred face
for the first time, Rebel and Imperial
forces battle above and on the forest
moon of Endor with the help of
Ewoks.

The saga
Awakens
Star Wars Episode VII meets all expectations
By Jerry Lee
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF

Are these the sequels youre

looking for?
It begins with the Lucasfilm
logo. No Disney Sleeping
Beauty castle intro, so its a
good sign.
Same pale blue text: A long
time ago, in a galaxy far, far
away.
Cue the John Williams music
and the yellow opening crawl,
beginning with the text

Episode VII: The Force

Awakens .
But Im not buying yet.
This is how episodes I, II and
III all started, and look how
those worked out.
Fifteen minutes later, I realize theyve nailed it.
Half an hour later, Im a 5- to
11-year-old kid again. Its
nearly impossible to keep a
reviewers calm while watching this. With every reintroduction of a familiar face and
See FORCE, Page 23

JOHN BOYEGA
Finn

The 23-year-old star of

Star Wars: The Force
Awakenswas starting to
question a lot of things
about what life would
hold now that he was
part of whats expected
to be one of the biggest
films of all time.
See PAGE 21

J.J. Abrams on the best

way to watch Force Awakens
J.J. Abrams cant really settle on a favorite
moment from his saga of directing, co-writing and co-producing Star Wars: The Force
Awakens, but this one isnt bad.
Being here now means were actually finished with the movie, which is a relief,
Abrams said with Jedi calm.
Perched in a small living room setup inside
the cavernous Los Angeles Convention
Center, this is the final stretch of Abrams
journey to this galaxy far, far away and back
again, which started nearly three years ago.
The Associated Press spoke with Abrams at

See ABRAMS, Page 23

DAISY RIDLEY
Rey

OSCAR ISAAC
Poe Dameron

In her first-ever film role,

the 23-year-old Britishborn actress plays Rey, a
pilot and scavenger at the
center of the action in the
hugely
anticipated
Episode VII.
See PAGE 21

Spoiler alert: Oscar Isaacs

X-wing
pilot
Poe
Dameron does not break
into song in Star Wars:
The Force Awakens.
However, he says hes got
inner song happening all
the time.
See PAGE 20

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Oscar Isaac discusses Poes MUSEUM GOTTA SEE UM

inspiration and inner song
By Susan Cohn

DAILY JOURNAL
SENIOR CORRESPONDENT

By Sandy Cohen
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LOS ANGELES Spoiler alert: Oscar Isaacs X-wing

pilot Poe Dameron does not break into song in Star Wars:
The Force Awakens.
Isaac won awards the last time he sang onscreen, in the
2013 Coen Brothers film Inside Llewyn Davis, and he
charmed the Twitterverse with his vocals last week when he
sang a duet of Baby, Its Cold Outside with his Star Wars
co-star Daisy Ridley. But Poe keeps his music on the inside.
Poe? Hes got inner song happening all the time, Isaac
said in a recent interview.
Though Isaac didnt add music to Poes repertoire, he did
come up with a backstory for the character thats now part
of Star Wars lore.
In the original 1977 film, the fictional planet Yavin was
actually Guatemalas ancient Mayan city of Tikal. Isaac was
born in Guatemala, so he decided that Poe must be from
Yavin.
Sure enough, LucasFilm heard that, and when it came
time to do Shattered Empire, the comic book, that was part
of the story, Isaac said. So other than being a part of this
cultural phenomenon, whats even wilder is to be contributing to it.
The actor also worked with director J.J. Abrams to develop Poes character in The Force Awakens, but in keeping
with the hyper-secrecy shrouding the film, Isaac wont offer
any specifics.
Its like having a gift that youre going to give to some-

See ISAAC, Page 22

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WATER,
WATER
EVERYWHERE, BUT YOU DONT GET
WET: RAIN ROOM AT THE LOS
ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF
ART MAKES FOR A SURREAL
EXPERIENCE. The Los Angeles
County Museum of Art (LACMA) hosts
the West Coast debut of Rain Room, a
large-scale installation in which water
falls continuously to create an inside
downpour that pauses wherever a
human body is detected. After entering
this surreal environment, an immersive work by the London-based artist
collective Random International, visitors move freely, protected from the
water falling all around them. Michael
Govan, LACMAs CEO and Wallis
Annenberg Director, said: Random
International produces artworks at the
intersection of art and technology.
This makes Rain Room a perfect fit for
LACMA as we reinitiate aspects of our
acclaimed Art and Technology project,
which is approaching its 50th
anniversary. In Rain Room, the artists
who are part of the Random
International collective have created a
wondrous experience, achieved in an
environmentally sensitive manner.
CREATING AN INVIS IB LE
UMBRELLA. And how does Rain
Room work? Tim Rushby-Smith of the
Royal Academy of Engineering said:
The Rain Room installation includes
injection moulded tiles, solenoid
valves, pressure regulators, custom

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Rain Room at the Los Angeles County

Museum of Art uses technology to
create an inside downpour where no
one gets wet. The installation will be in
place through March 6, 2016.
software, 3-D tracking cameras, steel
beams and 2,500 liters of water creating a downpour of a thousand liters of
rain each minute. All of these elements
come together so that visitors are able
to experience being cocooned within
their own microclimate. A dry zone is
created around each person, acting like
an invisible umbrella that protects
both individuals and groups. Visitors
enjoy the unusual sensation of having
the waters part in front of them.
AB OUT RANDOM INTERNATIONAL. Founded in 2005, Random

International is a collaborative studio

whose work invites consideration of
the human/machine relationship with
viewers as active participants.
Random International uses science and
technology to create artworks that aim
to question and challenge human experience within a machine-led world,
engaging viewers through explorations of behavior and natural phenomena.
PUB LIC TICKETING INFORMATION FOR RAIN ROOM. Rain
Room is a specially ticketed, timedentry experience. Advance tickets are
required. Tickets are a $10 or $15
upgrade to an existing General
Admission ticket or Specially Ticketed
Exhibition ticket. It is likely that
entire days will be sold out through
advance ticket sales and tickets will
not be available on-site. LACMA is
working diligently to provide notifications regarding sold-out dates via
lacma. org. All general admission
same-day sales are on a first come, first
served basis, pending availability.
Please check with a LACMA Ticket
Office or Member Services table.
Please arrive at least 15 to 30 minutes
prior to your reservation. Should you
become delayed and miss your scheduled time, there is no guarantee of a
rescheduled visit for later in the day or
beyond. Please note that there are no
refunds. Rain Room is accessible by
wheelchair and wheelchairs are welcome within the gallery. Rain Room is
a dark installation space that features

See MUSEUM, Page 22

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21

Ridley may be more brave

in Star Wars than real life
By Sandy Cohen
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

John Boyega (Finn), right, and Daisy Ridley (Rey) star in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Star Wars John Boyega

had Iron Man as mentor
By Lindsey Bahr
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LOS ANGELES John Boyega needed

help.
The 23-year-old star of Star Wars: The
Force Awakens was starting to question a
lot of things about what life would hold now
that he was part of whats expected to be one
of the biggest films of all time.
The British-born actor wasnt a complete
unknown when he was cast, like his co-star
Daisy Ridley, but it was a stratospheric
jump to go from the 2011 cult favorite
Attack the Block to suddenly being one of
the key players in launching this new iteration of a multi-billion dollar franchise.
It wasnt regret. Boyega had gone through
a grueling seven months of auditions to get
here and was a massive fan going in. But
now he was being tested in ways that no acting school could offer. For one, he wasnt
even allowed to take his script home to
memorize dialogue. The hyper-secrecy of
the project required that the scripts stay on
the London set.
To get around this, hed occasionally
record the response dialogue on his phone

so that he could rehearse elsewhere. One

night as his driver was pulling off the lot, he
started practicing and realized he couldnt
remember a thing. So they turned around,
went back to Pinewood Studios and Boyega
stayed late into the night studying his lines.
I really do think that God sent Jesus personally to help me with that, Boyega said.
Lord have mercy, that was quite the experience.
But he still felt unsure about the future. He
didnt want to burden his fellow veteran cast
mates like Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and
Mark Hamill with questions about their
experiences and how they handled their
light speed ascendancy to otherworldly stardom.
Theyre my co-stars and we were in a
working environment, said Boyega. Its
not a place for teaching and all that.
At the time, Boyegas talent agency,
CAA, also represented Iron Man star
Robert Downey Jr., who is no stranger to
this sort of fame. So he sent an email to
Downeys agent saying, essentially, Hi,
Im John. Im going to be in Star Wars. If

See BOYEGA, Page 22

LOS ANGELES Daisy Ridley may not

be as brave as her character in Star Wars:
The Force Awakens, but shes close.
In her first-ever film role, the 23-yearold British-born actress plays Rey, a pilot
and scavenger at the center of the action in
the hugely anticipated Episode VII.
The hardest thing about the job, Ridley
said, was overcoming her own fears.
Its one thing for other people to see
potential in you and its quite another for
you to understand that and see it in yourself, she said. So of course everyone else
being wonderful helps, but theres a certain
level of growth and stuff you have to do as
a person ... Its just like life times a million.
Right now, that life is a sniffley one that
includes lots of airplanes and interviews.
The films nonstop promotional schedule
has left Ridley with a cold that has her
wrapped in a winter coat on a recent warm
Southern California day. But even illness
doesnt weaken her resolve when it comes
to keeping the films hotly guarded secrets.
Though co-star Harrison Ford has said
Rey wields a lightsaber in the film, Ridley
deflected the question when asked directly.
Finn and Kylo have a fight with a
lightsaber, is all she would say, referring
to co-stars John Boyega and Adam Driver,
whose tussle has already been shown in the
films trailers.
The actress did undergo months of physical training to prepare for her role, a regimen that included weightlifting, climbing
and staff training footage shows Rey
running and fighting with a staff. How
much different could a lightsaber be?
I had to look like I could look after
myself in the desert and drag and scaveng-

ing things across sand, she said.

The youngest of five, Ridley appeared in
small roles in medical and crime television
dramas in the U.K. before capturing director J.J. Abrams attention in her audition
for The Force Awakens.
The films set transported Ridley to the
Star Wars world, where Abrams and the
cast helped allay an initial feeling she
describes as terror.
Luckily, to have J.J. there, who is so
kind and considerate and encouraging, and
to have a crew of people who made me feel
safe and not rushed and not pressured, that
is precisely what took the pressure off.
So did bonding with Boyega. The two
would sing songs from The Lion King
before shooting their scenes and explored
the markets of Abu-Dhabi on their one
shared day off.
We got on so well, Ridley said. It was
so much fun all the time, and to have him
with me through this whole thing, both in
filming and afterward, has been incredible.
One thing the actress isnt prepared for is
the level of fame shes likely to experience. She tries not to think about it.
The fame side of things is a weird twist
that Im not kind of interested in, she
said. If I was going to be recognized for
anything, Star Wars is all right.
Ridley does, however, have an idea of
how shed use the Force in real life: Shed
move people standing on the wrong side of
the escalator at the subway station.
In the tube you have to walk on the left
and stand on the right, she said. People
are so annoying, they always stand on the
left. So Id use the Force to shift them over
to the right.
This shows how great I am, because I
have not talked about the problems of the
world, she laughed. Ive talked about how
annoying people are on the tube.

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ISAAC
Continued from page 20
body and theyre going to open it very soon, he said. But
thats why its also been fun keeping it secret. Because
when you buy a gift, you dont want to tell them what it is
before they open it.
What Isaac will reveal, though, is that he prepared for the
role by reading real-life accounts of WWII fighter pilots,
who he describes as the closest thing to superheroes that
we have.
They soar above all the rest of us at incredible speeds and
they have to have so many things clear in their minds, he
said. Theres so many things happening. So the fact that
they can do this and survive and excel gives them a sense of
invincibility, a sense of immortality. And some swagger.
Isaac may need some of that swagger himself when his
roles in Star Wars and X-Men: Apocalypse make him a
big-screen hero. He said hes not looking forward to the
possibility of big fame, but he is enjoying seeing his
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BOYEGA
Continued from page 21
he has time, can Robert Downey Jr.
mentor me?
He wasnt exactly sure that it would
result in anything, but figured it was
worth a shot. Later, Boyega remembers he was driving in London when
he got a call from an unknown number.
Whos this? Boyega demanded.
Its Robert, the voice said.
Robert who, man?
Uh, Robert, Downey Jr.
Im like, oh crap! Iron Man!
Boyega recalled. I had better park
up.
They talked for two hours that day. It
was the start of a true friendship thats
since resulted in more hours-long
chats, hang-outs, and even a chicken
and waffles date.

MUSEUM
Continued from page 20
falling water. You may get wet.
Visitors are discouraged from wearing
dark, shiny, reflective fabric. Shoes
must be worn at all times. High-heeled
shoes are not allowed inside Rain
Room. Personal photography is
allowed and encouraged, but, please,
no flash. Use #rainroom or tag
@LACMA to share your photos on
social media. Please Note: Regular
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Good lord we get deep, Boyega

said of their conversations. For the
most part its definitely private, but in
general, his thing has always been
inner peace and how to deal with this
on a mental level. Taking care of your
mental health is something that he
talks to me about.
Hes really changed my life with
his advice.
Whether its Downeys influence or
not, Boyega has been weathering the
attention with expert grace even
the ugly stuff. Some dark corners of
the Internet have made Boyegas race
somewhat of a thing.
When the first teaser debuted last
year and Boyegas face was the first
thing to appear on screen, #blackstormtrooper started trending on
Twitter. And it wouldnt be the last
time racism would seep through the
generally positive enthusiasm for the
film, either.
Im a strong individual. Thats
what Ive learned in this process,

Boyega said.
He takes it all with a grain of salt,
noting the massive ticket pre-sales
and the fact that hes still in the
movie. Co-screenwriter Lawrence
Kasdan said that Boyegas character
Finn wasnt written for a particular
ethnicity, either. Finn could have
been anyone.
The Star Wars fans, their reputation cant be ruined by a few individuals, Boyega said. Lets just leave
them on their island and go and enjoy
a Star Wars movie.
Right now, hes just excited for the
film to come out. Hes planning to be
in New York on Dec. 18 when it finally hits theaters.
I will be everywhere, and I dont
mean on the posters, he said. I want
to see exactly how people are feeling.
Im going to go out with a bunch of
go-pro cameras. I may even queue up
for certain films and just ask fans questions with a mask over my head. Do
my damn thing.

Room weekend hours (8 a.m. to 9 a.m.

and 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.) no other galleries at LACMA will be open. General
Admission is included in the Rain
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full advantage of the museums exhibitions and permanent collection.
Children 2 and younger may be carried
into Rain Room by a ticketed adult at
no additional charge. For more information on Rain Room ticketing visit
www. lacma. org/art/exhibition/rainroom. Rain Room is on view through
March 6, 2016.

Angeles, is devoted to collecting

works of art that span both history and
geography, in addition to representing
Los Angeless uniquely diverse population. Today LACMA is the largest art
museum in the western United States,
with a collection that includes over
120,000 objects dating from antiquity
to the present, encompassing the geographic world and nearly the entire
history of art. For more information
visit lacma.org or call (323) 8576000.

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FRIDAY, DEC. 18
Christmas Party. 10:30 a.m. to 1:30
p.m. 1555 Crystal Springs Road, San
Bruno. Come for dancing to the
Swing Shift Band with a ham lunch.
Suggested donation is $5. For more
information call 616-7150.
Twelve Days of Christmas at Little
House: Christmas Boutique. 10:30
a.m. to 2:30 p.m. 800 Middle Ave.,
Menlo Park. For more information go
to www.penvol.org/littlehouse.
South San Francisco Holiday Concer t: El Camino High School
(Musical Combo). 11:45 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. and 12:45 p.m. to 1:30 p.m
Downtown Breezeway, 356 Grand
Ave., South San Francisco. Free.
Ken Mahar: Artist reception. 2 p.m.
to 4:45 p.m. San Mateo Main Library,
Laurel Room. Ken Mahars photography takes him all over the world. His
subjects include wildlife, people, architecture, abstracts, land and
seascapes. Exhibit at the Main Library
Art Gallery is open from December
14 to January 21. For more information call 522-7818.
San Mateo on Ice. 2 p.m. to 10
p.m. Fitzgerald Ball Field in Central
Park, Fifth Avenue and El Camino
Real, San Mateo. Located in San
Mateos Central Park, the outdoor ice
rink features 9,000 square feet of real
ice and is the largest outdoor skating rink in the Bay Area. $15 per
person for all day skating with free
skate rental. For more information
visit sanmateoonice.com.
Reel Great Films: Love Actually. 7
p.m. Belmont Library, 1110 Alameda
de las Pulgas, Belmont. Popcorn and
refreshments will be served. For
more information email belmont@smcl.org.
Its a Wonder ful Life Live Radio
Show. 8 p.m. 1167 Main St., Half
Moon Bay. The play comes to life as a
captivating 1940s radio broadcast,
and is a masterpiece of innovative
on-stage, foley sound effects. Tickets
start at $17. For more information call
569-3266.
SATURDAY, DEC. 19
Nutcracker and The Nutcracker
Sweet. 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Fox Theatre, 2215 Broadway, Redwood City.
Tickets range from $20 to $60. For
more information go to peninsulaballet.org.
San Mateo on Ice. Noon to 10 p.m.
Fitzgerald Ball Field in Central
Park, Fifth Avenue and El Camino
Real, San Mateo. Located in San
Mateos Central Park, the outdoor ice
rink features 9,000 square feet of real
ice and is the largest outdoor skating rink in the Bay Area. $15 per
person for all day skating with free
skate rental. For more information
visit sanmateoonice.com.
Alice Weils Chasing Light and
Reflection Exhibit Reception. 1
p.m. to 4 p.m. Portola Art Gallery at
Allied Arts Guild, 75 Arbor Road,
Menlo Park. Chasing Light and
Reflection is a collection of oil and
acrylic paintings inspired by rolling
hills and majestic oaks, as well as
paintings inspired by natures light.
Proceeds benefit the Ronald
McDonald House in Menlo Park. For
more information contact 3210220.
An Excellent College Application
Experience. 5 p.m. 2120 Broadway,
Redwood City. A play based on a
true story and written by a local
author. Tickets will be $25. For more
information call 965-2750.
Carols Ancient and New. 7 p.m. St.
Peters Episcopal Church, 178
Clinton St., Redwood City. Mens a
capella choir Ragazzi Continuo
invites audiences to its holiday concert melding classic Christmas
favorites from around the world
and throughout time. Tickets range
from $15 to $20. For more information and to purchase tickets visit
www.RagazziContinuo.org.
Its a Wonderful Life Live Radio
Show. 8 p.m. 1167 Main St., Half
Moon Bay. The play comes to captivating life as a captivating 1940s
radio broadcast, and is a masterpiece of innovative on-stage, foley
sound effects. Tickets start at $17.
For more information call 569-3266.
Solstice Sings for the Holidays. 8
p.m. to 11 p.m. Community United
Methodist Church, 777 Miramontes
St., Half Moon Bay. A female vocal
ensemble will sing an eclectic mix
of holiday songs. For more information visit solsticesings.com/calendar or call (415) 450-8437.
SUNDAY, DEC. 20
San Mateo on Ice. Noon to 9 p.m.
Fitzgerald Ball Field in Central
Park, Fifth Avenue and El Camino
Real, San Mateo. Located in San
Mateos Central Park, the outdoor
ice rink features 9,000 square feet of
real ice and is the largest outdoor
skating rink in the Bay Area. $15 per
person for all day skating with free
skate rental. For more information

visit sanmateoonice.com.
Third Sunday Ballroom Tea
Dance. 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. 1555
Crystal Springs Road, San Bruno.
Join the Bob Guiterrez Band for a
dance. Tickets will be $5. For more
information call 616-7150.
Third Sunday Book Sale. 1 p.m. to
4 p.m. San Carlos Library, 610 Elm
St., San Carlos. Friends of San Carlos
Library invites you to search their
collection of gently used books,
DVDs, CDs. For more information
contact 591-0341
An Excellent College Application
Experience. 2 p.m. 2120 Broadway,
Redwood City. A play based on a
true story and written by a local
author. Tickets will be $25. For more
information call 965-2750.
Nutcracker and The Nutcracker
Sweet. 2 p.m. Fox Theatre, 2215
Broadway, Redwood City. Tickets
range from $20 to $60. For more
information go to peninsulaballet.org.
Its a Wonderful Life Live Radio
Show. 2 p.m. 1167 Main St., Half
Moon Bay. The play comes to life as
a captivating 1940s radio broadcast, and is a masterpiece of innovative on-stage, foley sound effects.
Tickets start at $17. For more information call 569-3266.
Celebrate the Holidays with the
San Francisco Accordion Club. 2
p.m. to 4 p.m. 911 Marina Blvd.,
South San Francisco. Celebrate the
holidays with live accordion performances featuring pop, classical
and jazz music. Tickets are $8. For
more information email kennethsbox-accordion@yahoo.com.
Franc DAmbrosio Christmas concert. 2 p.m. Congregational Church
of San Mateo, 225 Tilton Ave., San
Mateo. Broadway legend Franc
DAmbrosio will be performing
favorite holiday songs from the
American Songbook. Concert benefits Academia Vocale Lorenzo
Malfatti di Lucca and the programs
of the Congregational Church. $35.
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Holiday Concer t. 7 p.m. 2750
Adeline Drive, Burlingame. Violist
Geraldine Walther comes to the
Kohl Mansion to perform with the
Altius Quartet.Champagne reception and holiday treats with the
musicians immediately following
the concert. Tickets start at $50. For
more information and to buy tickets call 762-1130.
MONDAY, DEC. 21
Twelve Days of Christmas at Little
House: Holiday Luncheon. 11:30
a.m. to 1 p.m. 800 Middle Ave., Menlo
Park. $9, RSVP required. To RSVP call
326-2025 ext. 242. Foe more information,
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Senior Health Talk. Noon. Belmont
Library, 1110 Alameda de las Pulgas,
Belmont. Presented by Dignity
Health of Sequoia Hospital. A
healthy snack will be provided. For
more information email belmont@smcl.org.
San Mateo on Ice. Noon to 10 p.m.
Fitzgerald Ball Field in Central
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Real, San Mateo. Located in San
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Bethlehem A.D. 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
1305 Middlefield Road, Redwood
City. Californias largest interactive
Living Nativity, Bethlehem A.D.
invites you to walk through the
ancient village of Bethlehem on the
Night of the First Christmas. Free.
Runs through Dec. 23, from 6 p.m. to
9:30 p.m. nightly. For more information,
visit
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call 368-3821 ext. 5.
Dance Connection with Live
Music by Ron Borelli Trio. Free
dance lessons 6:30 p.m.-7 p.m. with
open dance from 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
Burlingame Womans Club, 241 Park
Road, Burlingame.
Annual
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ABRAMS
Continued from page 19
a weekend media event in advance of the
Dec. 18 release of The Force
Awakens. The remarks have been edited for clarity and brevity.
AP: Lucas fi l ms creati v e ex ecuti v e Pabl o Hi dal g o hel ped y o u
ans wer ques ti o ns abo ut the Star
Wars uni v ers e duri ng the maki ng o f the fi l m. Di d y o u ev er
s tump hi m?
ABRAMS: He was not only
unstumpable but he was immediate. I
would send him an email at almost any
hour asking some arcane question and
Id hit send and Id hear ding and hed
already have responded with an answer.
What you realize, by the way, in working on these movies is that even things
that are canon, that are beloved and
absolute to fans, are very much fluid and
in flux. For example, the Millennium
Falcon itself, the cockpit changed dramatically from the first to the second
movie. Its much bigger in The Empire
Strikes Back. Even things that are
even the most fundamental and beloved
are changing before our eyes and we
dont even notice it.
AP: Was there any thi ng y o u
were s urpri s ed the po wers that be
l et y o u do ?
ABRAMS: I was most surprised that

FORCE
Continued from page 18
a new plot development, my journalists stoicism basically gets tossed into
the guts of a Sarlacc.
As the amazing final shot fades, I
realize that J.J. Abrams and crew have
actually met the Death Star sized expectations that have been yoked around
their necks for the past year. Granted,
the hatred for the prequels gave them a
massive advantage a Sith Lord would
love, but to achieve the same cognitive
and emotional resonance of the originals is truly astonishing.
The movie is set about 30 years after
certain Ewok-filled events on Endor.
The evil Empire has been replaced by a
Nazi-like baddie called the First Order.
The heroic Rebels are still around,
albeit scattered throughout the galaxy.
Theres a life-or-death quest. There are
familiar characters. There are new characters. They all meet sweet, which in
the context of an 80s era action movie,
means in often-dangerous yet humorous
circumstances leading to a lifetime
bond (if they survive, of course).
My guess is to give credit to
Lawrence Kasdan, who co-wrote the
originals and may have been the missing ingredient in the vilified prequels.

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the studio never said no. Thats incredible to me.

AP: What do y o u thi nk i s the
i deal way to watch The Fo rce
Awakens ?
ABRAMS: As someone who really
hasnt been the most vocal advocate of
3-D, the strangest thing happened to
me on this. When I was watching the
reels in 3-D, there were a number of
shots and I know this sounds insane
that I hadnt understood in the threedimensional space quite the way I did
when I saw them in 3-D. I actually felt
that there were things that were playing
better in 3-D. I had never felt that
before. And if people have access to a
theater that has laser projection, it is
shockingly better.
AP: Real l y ?
ABRAMS: You cannot compare a
traditionally projected image with a
laser image. The blacks are true blacks.
Its almost as if you have to adjust to it.
AP: But defi ni tel y theatri cal ?
ABRAMS: The thing that is so fun
about Star Wars, and I remember this
from when I was a kid, was the communal experience of being with hundreds
of people and getting to scream and
laugh and cheer and cry with the story.
Its got that kind of a pulse and that
kind of an engine. Though I love that
we all have access to movies on the
devices in our pockets and I love that
home screens are often better than theater 17 at the multiplex, I also feel like
movies speak to a human desire, if not

need, to congregate and to experience

stories communally. Theyre experiences that allow us to feel that connectivity, which is truly what Star Wars
is all about the Force and the idea
that were all connected. In whatever
format it is, whatever screening, whatever the best available version is, I
would just argue that, if possible, to try
to see it with a crowd.
AP: Thi s has been o ne o f the
mo s t ti g htl y g uarded, hi g h-pro fi l e rel eas es i n fi l m hi s to ry.
When do y o u thi nk i ts appro pri ate fo r audi ences to s tart tal ki ng
and po s ti ng abo ut s po i l ers ?
ABRAMS: I think that as people do
and as Im sure that they will, after the
first screening of this movie, that
aspect will be over, the secrecy. Its not
so much that we feel like the movie
doesnt work if you know what happens, but I do feel like part of the magic
of a movie, and certainly Star Wars, is
to know as little as possible for as long
as possible. But I know that people will
start talking about what happens immediately.
AP: Are y o u at peace wi th y o ur
deci s i o n to di rectl y o nl y o ne?
ABRAMS: Its a bittersweet choice.
On one hand, I felt like if this movie
works for people, then thats the way
you want to go out. You dont want to
necessarily have to top something that
worked. And if its a disaster, no one
would want me to direct the next one
anyway. It was only a win.

But director Abrams also displays an

immense reverence for the source material by not attempting a clever
reboot. Plus, no lens flares.
They crib all the best elements of the
original work. Similar story lines.
Familiar camera angles. Identical scene
transitions. Plus the customary wittybanter-in-the-midst-of-harrowing-danger so adroitly done during the 1980s
George Lucas and Steven Spielberg
glory days.
They even go so far as to have their
three main action sequences set on a
desert world, an ice world and a lush
green forest, echoing the first trilogys
Tatooine, Hoth and Endor. Its the
attack of the clone movie!
Normally, this repetitiveness or selfappropriation would invite criticism
but, for this particular movie, they get a
pass. Its a wise strategic decision to
construct it this way, as it sets the tone
right and resets the bar back to its original beloved levels.
Younger audiences wont be able to
tell this movie emulates the old ones.
Plus, theyre so used to one blockbuster
after another, it wont even feel that
special. The older audiences, however,
will love the nostalgia even as it sneakily turns elegiac.
As a member of the latter group,
watching Han Solo, Leia and others
will give you the lumpy throat feeling
you get sometimes when you look at

your parents each time, theyre a little grayer, slower paced and sporting a
few more wrinkles. Even Chewbacca
seems to have lost a step, although
Wookies can purportedly live up to 400
years.
The producers have put together a virtual AT-AT full of up-and-coming
Hollywood talent: Oscar Isaac, Andy
Serkis, Adam Driver, Domhnall
Gleeson, Lupita Nyongo, plus newcomers Daisy Ridley and John Boyega.
These folks will now say farewell to a
normal life of anonymity.
Once the buzz wears off, I wonder
about the fate of Star Wars future
installments (coming in 2017 and
2019) as well as the handful of origin
stories, spin-offs (and I hope a Netflix
or Amazon series) planned for the
brand. They cant keep going back to
the same well (or moisture harvester)
moving forward.
Maybe they can bring in George
Lucas for help. And I say that without a
trace of irony. The Force Awakens
reminded me of what a cinematic and
cultural accomplishment he achieved,
despite what the geek-o-sphere (me
included) concluded about the failings
of his last three movies. With Episode
VII, maybe Abrams and crew have
accomplished something even greater
and more implausible than an amazing
tribute to Lucas.
Redemption.

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HOLY MOLE

PEARLS BEFORE SWINE

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nd solutions to any problems that come your way.
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Bring about change.
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The following person is doing business
as: Kimmys Nail Salon, 1218 S. El Camino Real, SAN MATEO, CA 94402.
Registered Owner: Ha Tran, 3262 Tulipwood Ln, SAN JOSE, CA 94032. The
business is conducted by an Individual.
The registrant commenced to transact
business under the FBN on
/s/Ha Tran/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 12/15/2015. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
12/18/15, 12/25/15, 01/01/15, 01/08/15

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT #267382
The following person is doing business
as: The San Mateo Zoo, 1226 South El
Camino Real, SAN MATEO, CA 94401.
Registered Owner: Travis Anthony
Sweeney, 1701 Hemlock Ave, SAN MATEO, CA 94401. The business is conducted by an individual. The registrant
commenced to transact business under
the FBN on
/s/Travis Sweeney/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 11/30/2015. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
12/04/15, 12/11/15, 12/18/15, 12/25/15)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #267374
The following person is doing business
as: TARF-Silicon Valley, 802 Burlway
Road, BURLINGAME, CA 94010. Registered Owner: Turkish-American Religious
Fondation, NY. The business is conducted by an Corporation. The registrant
commenced to transact business under
the FBN on N/A
/s/Ahmet Bahadir Ertas/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 11/25/2015. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
12/04/15, 12/11/15, 12/18/15, 12/25/15)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #267416
The following person is doing business
as: San Bruno Athletics Just Sew, 161
Balboa Way, SAN BRUNO, CA 94066.
Registered Owner(s): 1) Jeffrey Rodriguez 2) Donna Rodriguez, same adress.
The business is conducted by a Married
Couple. The registrant commenced to
transact business under the FBN on
/s/Jeffrey Rodriguez/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 12/03/2015. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
12/04/15, 12/11/15, 12/18/15, 12/25/15)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #267470
The following person is doing business
as: J.W. Photostory, 1117 Tilton Ave,
SAN MATEO, CA 94401. Registered
Owner(s): Jingyu Wu, same address.
The business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the FBN on N/A
/s/Jingyu Wu/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 12/09/2015. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
12/11/15, 12/18/15, 12/25/15, 01/01/15)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT #267390
The following person is doing business
as: 1) Keller Williams 2) Keller Williams
Commercial San Carlos 3) KW San Carlos 4) KW Bay Area Living 5) KW Bay
Living, 628 El Camino Real, SAN CARLOS, CA 94070. Registered Owner(s):
TCGSC, Inc., CA. The business is conducted by a Corporation. The registrant
commenced to transact business under
the FBN on 01/2014
/s/Heidemarie Maierhofer/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 11/30/2015. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
12/11/15, 12/18/15, 12/25/15, 01/01/15)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT M-267282
The following person is doing business
as: Hair Contour Salon, 3156 Campus
Dr., SAN MATEO, CA 94403. Registered
Owner: Robert Whittington, 967 Valota
Rd., Redwood City, CA 94061. The business is conducted by an Individual. The
registrant commenced to transact business under the FBN on
/s/Robert Whittington/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 11/16/2015. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
12/18/15, 12/25/15, 01/01/15, 01/08/15

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT M-267401
The following person is doing business
as: 1) Ineedavaca 2) Journey On My
Own 3) Rare, 80 Bel Mar Ave, DALY
CITY, CA 94015. Registered Owner: Nakia Caston, same address. The business
is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business
under the FBN on 10/02/2015
/s/Nakia D. Caston/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 12/02/2015. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
12/18/15, 12/25/15, 01/01/15, 01/08/15
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #267535
The following person is doing business
as: Shamrock Day Spa, 267 Baldwin
Ave, SAN MATEO, CA 94401. Registered Owner: Feng & Qin Inc., CA. The
business is conducted by a Corporation.
The registrant commenced to transact
business under the FBN on
/s/Wen Feng Tang/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 12/17/2015. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
12/18/15, 12/25/15, 01/01/15, 01/08/15
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT 267536
The following person is doing business
as: Sportsmax, 349 N Fremont St, SAN
MATEO, CA 94401. Registered Owner:
Levi International, LLC, CA. The business is conducted by a Limited Liability
Corporation. The registrant commenced
to transact business under the FBN on
/s/Xinam Jin/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 12/17/2015. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
12/18/15, 12/25/15, 01/01/15, 01/08/15

Tundra

Tundra

Tundra

Over the Hedge

Over the Hedge

Over the Hedge

203 Public Notices

203 Public Notices

203 Public Notices

NOTICE OF PETITION TO
ADMINISTER ESTATE OF
Tamara Ann Schilling, aka Tami Schilling
Case Number: 126360
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may
otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Tamara Ann Schilling,
aka Tami Schilling. A Petition for Probate
has been filed by Kristen Marie Schilling
in the Superior Court of California, County of San Mateo. The Petition for Probate requests that Kristen Marie Schilling
be appointed as personal representative
to administer the estate of the decedent.
The petition requests the decedents will
and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the
court.
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: JAN 04, 2016 at
9:00 a.m., Department 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 DE154) 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 C. Martin,
Esq.
(address): 1145 Merrill St., MENLO
PARK, CA 94025
(telephone): 650-329-9500
FILED: 11/30/2015
Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal
on 12/18/15, 12/25/15, 01/01/16

NOTICE OF PETITION TO
ADMINISTER ESTATE OF
Katherine Elizabeth Kahle aka Kay Elizabeth Kahle
Case Number: 126420
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may
otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Katherine Elizabeth
Kahle aka Kay Elizabeth Kahle. A Petition for Probate has been filed by Katrina
Terzian in the Superior Court of California, County of San Mateo. The Petition
for Probate requests that Katrina Terzian
be appointed as personal representative
to administer the estate of the decedent.
The petition requests the decedents will
and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the
court.
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: JAN 20, 2016 at
9:00 a.m., Department 28, Superior
Court of California, County of San Mateo,
400 County Center, Redwood City, CA
94063.
If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing
and state your objections or file written
objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person
or by your attorney.
If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your
claim with the court and mail a copy to
the personal representative appointed by
the court within four months from the
date of first issuance of letters as provided in Probate Code section 9100. The
time for for filing claims will not expire before four months from the hearing date
noticed above.
You may examine the file kept by the
court. If you are a person interested in
the estate, you may file with the court a
Request for Special Notice (form DE154) 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:
Trenton M. Diehl, 238724
Snider, Diehl & Rasmussen, LLP, 1111
W. Tokay ST, LODI, CA 95240
(209-334-5144
FILED: 12/14/2015
Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal
on 12/18/15, 12/25/15, 01/01/16

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF
THE USE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT #243821
Name of the person abandoning the use
of the Fictitious Business Name: Seyed
Ardestani. Name of Business: Paradise
Kebab House. Date of original filing:
3/14/11. Address of Principal Place of
Business: 2653 Broadway St, REDWOOD CITY, CA 94063. Registrant(s):
Kafanimo, Inc, CA. The business was
conducted by Copartners.
/s/Seyed Ardestani/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 12/10/15. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 12/11/2015,
12/18/2015, 12/25/2015, 01/01/2015).

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

SCHOOL BOARD
OPENINGS

The South San Francisco

Unified School District announces two vacancies on
the Board of Trustees. The
vacancies originated by the
resignation of Trustee Maurice Goodman and the passing away of Trustee Rick
Ochsenhirt. The Board is
seeking interested applicants to serve as appointed
Trustees until the November
2016 election. Persons interested in applying should
note the following timeline:
Wednesday, January 6,
2016, 4:00 p.m. deadline
to submit an application plus
two (2) letters of support to
the Superintendents office;
Monday, January 11 interviews of qualified candidates
will be conducted in the District Office Board room beginning at 6:00 p.m. For applications and selection criteria information please visit
the Districts website at
www.ssfusd.org.

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF
THE USE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT M-260748
Name of the person abandoning the use
of the Fictitious Business Name: James
H. Hartnett. Name of Business: Hartnett,
Smith & Paetkau. Date of original filing:
05/08/2014. Address of Principal Place
of Business: 777 Marshall Street, REDWOOD CITY, CA 94063. The business
was conducted by an Individual.
/s/James H. Hartnett/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 12/04/15. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 12/11/2015,
12/18/2015, 12/25/2015, 01/01/2015).
SUMMONS CROSS-COMPLAINT (CITACION JUDICIAL--CONTRADEMANDA)
NOTICE TO CROSS-DEFENDANT:
(AVISO
AL
CONTRADEMANDADO):MATINEE
ENERGY,
INC., a Nevada corporation; PAUL
JEOUNG, an individual; KYOUNG KIM,
an individual; and ROES 1 through 50,
inclusive YOU ARE BEING SUED BY
CROSS-COMPLAINANT: (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO
EL
CONTRADEMANDANTE): S. Chin Kim NOTICE! You
have been sued. The court may decide
against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read
the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and
legal papers are served on you to file a
written response at this court and have a
copy served on the cross-complainant. A
letter or phone call will not protect you.
Your written response must be in proper
legal form if you want the court to hear
your case. There may be a court form
that you can use for your response. You
can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online
Self-Help Center, your county law library,
or the courthouse nearest you. If you
cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court
clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not
file your response on time, you may lose
the case by default, and your wages,
money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There
are other legal requirements. You may
want to call an attorney right away. If you
do not know an attorney, you may want
to call an attorney referral service. If you
cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site, the California Courts Online Self-Help Center, or
by contacting your local court or county
bar association. NOTE: The Court has a
statutory lien for waived fees and costs
on any settlement or arbitration award of
$10,000 or more in a civil case. The
court's lien must be paid before the court
will dismiss the case. AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30
dias, la corte puede decidir en su contra
sin escuchar su version. Lea la informacion a continuacion. Tiene 30 DIAS DE
CALENDARIO despues de que la entreguen esta citacion y papeles legales
para presentar una respuesta por escrito

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203 Public Notices

210 Lost & Found

296 Appliances

300 Toys

303 Electronics

en esta corte y hacer que se entregue

una copia al contrademandante. Una
carta o una llamada telefonica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que
estar en formato legal correcto si desea
que procesen su caso en la corte. Es
posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede
encontrar estos formularios de la corte y
mas informacion en el Centro de Ayuda
de las Cortes de California, en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte
que le quede mas cerca. Si no pueda pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario
de exencion de pago de cuotas. Si no
presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede
perder el caso por incumplimiento y la
corte le podra quitar su sueldo, dinero y
bienes sin mas advertencia. Hay otros
requisitos legales. Es recomendable que
llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si
no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a
un servicio de remision a abogados. Si
no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para
obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un
programa de servicios legales sin fines
de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos
sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, en el Centro de
Ayuda de las Cortes del California, o poniendose en contacto con la corte o el
colegio de abogados locales. AVISO:
Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar
las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperacion de $10,000 o mas de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesion de arbitraje en un caso de derecho
civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la
corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso. SHORT NAME OF CASE
(from Complaint): (Nombre de Caso):
Greenstone v. Matinee Energy, et al.
CASE NUMBER: (Numero del Caso):
30-2013-00646078-CU-BC-CJC
The
name and address of the court is: (El
nombre y direccion de la corte es): Orange County Superior Court, Central
Justice Center (CJC) 700 Civic Center
Drive West Santa Ana, CA. 92702 (assigned to Judge Craig Griffin). The
name, address, and telephone number of
cross-complainants attorney, or crosscomplainant without an attorney is: (El
nombre, la direccion y el numero de telefono del abogado del contrademandante,
o del contrademandante que no tiene
abogado, es) Eric Y. Nishizawa, Esq.,
4712 Admiralty Way, No. 1115, Marina
del Rey, CA 90292; 213-489-5110
DATE: (Fecha) 03/05/2014 ALAN CARL-

SON, Clerk of the Court, Clerk, (Secretario), by Jaime Cordero, Deputy (Adjunto) (Published in the San Mateo Daily
Journal, 12/04/15, 12/11/15, 12/18/15,
12/25/15)

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

AIR CONDITIONER 10000 BTU w/remote. Slider model fits all windows. LG
brand $199 runs like new. (650)2350898

AMERICAN GIRL 18 doll, Jessica,

blond/blue. new in box, $65 (505)-2281480 local.

TV. PANASONIC -20", w/remote. Model

CT-20SL14J. $25. (650)592-5864.

210 Lost & Found

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
FOUND: WEDDING BAND Tuesday
September 8th Near Whole Foods, Hillsdale. Pls call to identify. 415.860.1940
LOST - Apple Ipad, Sunday 5.3 on Caltrain #426, between Burlingame and
Redwood City, south bound. REWARD.
(415)830-0012
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 - Womans diamond ring. Lost
12/18. Broadway, Redwood City.
REWARD! (650)339-2410
LOST CAT Our Felicity, weighs 7 lbs,
she has a white nose, mouth, chin, all
four legs, chest stomach, around her
neck. Black mask/ears, back, tail. Nice
REWARD.
Please
email
us
at
joandbill@msn.com or call 650-5768745. She drinks water out of her paws.
LOST DOG, 14 year old Bichon, white
and Fluffy. Reward $500 cash. Her name
is Pumpkin. Lost in Redwood City.
(650) 281-4331.

LOST SMALL gray and green Parrot.

Redwood Shores. (650)207-2303.

Books
16 BOOKS on History of WWII Excellent
condition. $95 all obo, (650)345-5502
FREE 30 volume 1999 Americana Encyclopedia. Excellent condition Call 650349-2945 to pick up.
NICHOLAS SPARKS Hardback Books
2 @ $3.00 each - (650)341-1861

ICE MAKER brand new $90. (415)2653395

JACK LALANE juicer $25 or best offer.
650-593-0893.
KIRBY MODEL G7D vacuum with accessories and a supply of HEPA bags.
$150 obo. 650-465-2344

STAR WARS one 4 orange card action figure, Luke Skywalker (Ceremonial) $10 Steve 650-518-6614
STAR WARS one 4 orange card action figure, Momaw Nadon (Hammerhead). $8 Steve 650-518-6614
STAR WARS SDCC Stormtrooper
Commander $29 OBO Dan,
650-303-3568 lv msg
THOMAS TRAIN set by Tomy (plastic).
Includes track, tunnel, bridge, roundhouse, trains. $20/OBO. (650)345-1347

VINTAGE G.E. radio, model c-430-a

$60. (650)421-5469
VINTAGE G.E. radio, model c-442c $60.
(650)421-5469
VINTAGE G.E. radio, model c1470 $60.
(650)421-5469
VINTAGE ZENITH radio, model L516b
$75. (650)421-5469
VINTAGE ZENITH radio, model yrb-791 1948, $ 70. (650)421-5469

304 Furniture
ANTIQUE DINING table for six people
with chairs $99. (650)580-6324
ANTIQUE MAHOGONY double bed with
adjustable steelframe $225.00. OBO.
(650)592-4529

PORTABLE AIR conditioner by windchaser 9000 btu s cools 5,600 ft easily

$90 obo (650)591-6842

THOMAS TRAINS, over 20 trains, lots of

track, water tower, bridge, tunnel.
$80/OBO. (650)345-1347

STEPHEN KING Hardback Books

2 @ $3.00 each - (650)341-1861

RIVAL 11/2 quart ice cream maker

(New) $20.(650)756-9516.

THOMAS/BRIO TRAIN table, $30/OBO.

Phone (650)345-1347

294 Baby Stuff

SHARK FLOOR steamer,exc condition

$45 (650) 756-9516.

302 Antiques

GRACO 3 way pack n play for kid in

good condition $20. Daly City (650) 7569516.

UPRIGHT VACUUM Cleaner, $10. Call

Ed, (415)298-0645 South San Francisco

ANTIQUE ITALIAN lamp 18 high, $70

(650)387-4002

BRASS / METAL ETAGERE 6.5 ft tall.

Rugs, Pictures, Mirrors. Four shelf. $200.
(650) 343-0631

297 Bicycles

ANTIQUE OAK Hamper (never used),

new condition. $55.00 OBO. Pls call
650-345-9036

BROWN RECLINER, $75 Excellent Condition. (650) 315-2319

GRACO DOUBLE Stroll $90 My Cell

650-537-1095. Will email pictures upon
request.

2 BIKES for kids $60. Will email pictures

upon request (650) 537-1095

SIT AND Stand Stroll $95 My Cell 650537-1095. Will email pictures upon request.

ADULT BIKES 1 regular and 2 with balloon tires $30 Each (650) 347-2356

295 Art

MAGNA-GLACIERPOINT 26" 15 speed.

Hardly used . Bluish purple color .$ 59.00
San Mateo 650-255-3514.

BOB TALBOT Marine Lithograph (Signed Framed 24x31 Like New. $99.
(650)572-8895

298 Collectibles

CLASSIC LAMBORGHINI Countach

Print, Perfect for garage, Size medium
framed, Good condition, $25. 510-6840187

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
BELT BUCKLE-MICKEY Mouse 1937
Marked Sterling. Sun Rubber company.
$300 (650) 355-2167.
BMW FORMULA 1 Model, Diecast by
Mini Champs,1:43 Scale, Good condition, $80. 510-684-0187

Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis

DOWN
1 Acid producer
2 Breakfast at
Tiffanys, for one
3 Spot for free
spirits
4 Friend of Mary
Poppins
5 Monopoly buy
6 Big time
7 Early 2000s
SNL standout
8 Blackfish
creatures
9 Model T
contemporaries
10 __ that
special?!
11 Court surprise
12 Parking places
13 Buffy, for one
18 Tom Jones __
a Lady
21 Shoebox letters
24 Between jobs
25 Rehearsals
28 Doubles job
30 Wash. neighbor
31 Steadfast
33 Wash. hours
34 Key for
Debussy?
36 Teachers org.

CIRRUS STEAM mop model SM212B 4

new extra cleaning pads,user manual.
$45. 650-5885487

LARGE STUFFED ANIMALS - $4 each

Great for Christmas & Kids (650) 9523500

QUALITY BOOKS used and rare. World

& US History and classic American novels. $5 each obo (650)345-5502

Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle

ACROSS
1 __ appeal
5 The Girls Next
Door co-creator,
for short
8 Torus-shaped
gaskets
14 Lift ones spirits?
15 Pay dirt
16 Secure again
17 Big name in
chocolate
19 Against
20 Crme de __
21 Savage
22 NATO member
since 2009
23 Says yall, say
26 Time of ones life
27 Reunion group
29 Beats
Electronics cofounder
30 Danube tributary
32 Early 20thcentury poet __
Crane
33 Layer
34 The Beatles, e.g.
35 Loot
38 IQ test name
40 Abu Dhabi is its
cap.
41 Sounds from
toys
45 __ run!
46 AC/DC song with
the words Im
dynamite
47 Road challenge
48 Pharm. drop-offs
49 WarGames
computer
51 Muscle mag
subject
52 Lay waste to
55 Biblical escape
obstacle
57 Get hot under
the collar
58 What four puzzle
answers need to
be written in
60 March
61 Big heart
62 Bluster
63 Treat badly
64 El __
65 Energy units

CHEFMATE TOASTER oven, brand

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

37 Buddhas Noble
Eightfold __
38 Choice ballpark
location
39 I found what
youre looking
for!
42 Drake or Nelly
43 Letting go
44 Cosine
reciprocals
45 Comprehends

46 Stocking stuffer
47 Certain Celt
49 Will Smiths
second son
50 Goaded
53 Sting, perhaps
54 Modernize
56 Have the
gumption
58 __-Man
59 In this
emplacement

ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE:

CHERISHED TEDDIES Figurines. Over

90 figurines, 1992-1999 (mostly '93-'95).
Mint in Boxes. $99. (408) 506-7691
ELVIS SPEAKS To You, 78 RPM, Rainbow Records(1956), good condition,$20
,650-591-9769 San Carlos
GEOFFREY BEENE Jacket, unused, unworn, tags , pink, small, sleeveless, zippers, paid $88, $15, (650) 578-9208
JOE MONTANA front page, SF Chronicle, Super Bowl XVI Win issue, $10, 650591-9769 San Carlos
LENNOX RED Rose, Unused, hand
painted, porcelain, authenticity papers,
$12.00. (650) 578 9208.
RENO SILVER LEGACY Casino four
rare memorabilia items, casino key, two
coins, small charm. $95. (650)676-0974
SANDY SCOTT Etching. Artists proof.
"Opening Day at Cattail Marsh". Retriever holding pheasant. $99. 650-654-9252.
SCHILLER HIPPIE poster, linen, Sparta
graphics 1968. Mint condition. $600.00.
(650)701-0276
STAR WARS C-3PO mint pair, green tint
(Japan), gold (U.S.) 4 action figures.
$89 650-518-6614
STAR Wars Hong Kong exclusive, mint
Pote Snitkin 4 green card action figure.
$20 650-518-6614
STAR WARS Lando Calrissian 4 orange card action figure, autographed by
Billy Dee Williams. $50 Steve 650-5186614

OLD COFFEE grinder with glass jar.

$40. (650)596-0513
OLD VINTAGE Wooden Sea Captains
Tool Chest 35 x 16 x 16, $65
(650)591-3313
PAIR OF beautiful candalabras . Marble
and brass. $90. (650)697-7862
VINTAGE MILK Crates, Bell Brook Dairy
San Francisco, Classic 1960 style, Good
condition, $35. 510-684-0187

303 Electronics

CHAIRS 2 Blue Good Condition $50

OBO (650)345-5644
CHILDS TABLE (Fisher Price) and Two
Chairs. Like New. $35. (650) 574-7743.
COFFEE TABLE @ end table Very nice
condition $80. 650 697 7862
COMPUTER DESK $25 , drawer for keyboard, 40" x 19.5" (619)417-0465
COMPUTER SWIVEL CHAIR. Padded
Leather. $80. (650) 455-3409
CUSTOM MADE wood sewing storage
cabinet perfect condition $75. (650)4831222
DINETTE TABLE with Chrome Legs: 36"
x58" (with one leaf 11 1/2") - $50.
(650)341-5347
DINING ROOM table Good Condition
$90.00 or best offer ( 650)-780-0193
DINING/CONF. TABLE top. Clear glass
apprx. 54x36x3/8. Beveled edges &
corners. $50. 650-348-5718

BAZOOKA SPEAKER Bass tube 20

longx10 wide round never used in box
$75.0 (650)992-4544

DRUM TABLE - brown, perfect condition, nice design, with storage, $45.,
(650)345-1111

COMPLETE COLOR photo developer

Besler Enlarger, Color Head, trays, photo
tools $50/ 650-921-1996

ESPRESSO TABLE 30 square, 40 tall,

$95 (650)375-8021

DVD/CD Player remote never used in

box $45. (650)992-4544

FREE 2 piece china cabinet. Pecan finish. Located in SSF. I'll email picture.
650-243-1461

ELECTRONIC TYPEWRITER good

condition $50., (650)878-9542

FULL SIZED mattress with metal type

frame $35. (650)580-6324

FIRST ALERT CO600 Carbon Monoxide

Plug-In Alarm. Simple to use, New in
pkg. $18 (650) 952-3500

FUTON COUCH into double bed, linens

D41"xW60"xH34" 415-509-8000 $99

GARMIN NUVI260 GPS Navigator, bean

bag dash mount, charging cable, car
charger $25 (650) 952-3500
HOME THEATER system receiver KLH"
DVD/CD Player remote 6 spks. ex/con
$70. (650)992-4544
JVC EVERIO Camcorder, new in box
user guide accessories. $75/best offer.
(650)520-7045
KENWOOD STEREO receiver deck,with
CD Player rermote 4 spks. exc/con. $55.
(650)992-4544
LEFT-HAND ERGONOMIC keyboard
with 'A-shape' key layout Num pad, $20
(650)204-0587
MOTOROLA BRAVO MB 520 (android
4.1 upgrade) smart phone 35$ 8GB SD
card Belmont (650)595-8855

299 Computers

OPTIMUS H36 ST5800 Tower Speaker

36x10x11 $30. (650)580-6324

300 Toys

BEIGE SOFA $99. Excellent Condition

(650) 315-2319

46 MITSUBISHI Projector TV, great

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

ONKYO AV Receiver HT-R570 .Digital

Surround, HDMI, Dolby, Sirius Ready,
Cinema Filter.$95/ Offer 650-591-2393

RECORDABLE CD-R 74, Sealed, Unopened, original packaging, Samsung, 12X,

(650) 578 9208

12/18/15

MAHOGANY ANTIQUE Secretary desk,

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

TOYOTA BAJA 1000 Truck Model, Diecast By Auto Art, 1:18 Scale, Good condition,$80. 510-684-0187

MONITOR FOR computer. Kogi - 15".

Model L5QX. $25. (650)592-5864.

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BEAUTIFUL AND UNIQUE Victorian

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

ANTIQUE MOHAGANY Bookcase. Four

feet tall. $75. (415) 282-0966.

PIONEER HOUSE Speakers, pair. 15

inch 3-way, black with screens. Work
great. $99.(650)243-8198
PORTABLE AC/DC Altec Lansing
speaker system for IPods/audio sources.
Great for travel. $15. 650-654-9252

3-STORY BARBIE Dollhouse with spiral

staircase and elevator. $60. (650)5588142

SONY DHG-HDD250 DVR and programable remote.

Record OTA. Clock set issues $99 650595-8855

LEGOS; GIANT size box; mixed pieces.

$80/OBO. (650)345-1347

SONY PROJECTION TV 48" with remote good condition $99 (650)345-1111

GLASS TOP dining table w/ 6 chairs

$75. (415)265-3395
INFINITY FLOOR speakers H 38" x W
11 1/2" x D 10" good $50. (650)756-9516
LAWN CHAIRS (4) White, plastic, $8.
each, (415)346-6038
LIGHT OAK Cabinet, 6 ft tall, 3 ft wide, 2
ft deep, door at the bottom. $150.
(650) 871-5524.
LOVE SEAT, Upholstered pale yellow
floral $99. (650)574-4021
MAPLE COFFEE table. Excellent Condition $75.00 (650)593-1780
MAPLE LAMP table with tiffany shade
$95.00 (650)593-1780
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
OAK SIX SHELF Book Case 6FT 4FT
$55 (650)458-8280
OAK WINE CABINET, beautiful, glass
front, 18 x 25 x 48 5 shelves, grooved
for bottles. 25-bottle capacity. $299.
(360)624-1898
OUTDOOR WOOD SCREEN - new $80
obo Retail $130 (650)873-8167
PAPASAN CHAIRS (2) -with cushions
$45. each set, (650)347-8061
RATTAN SIX Drawer Brown Dresser;
Glass top and Mirror attachment;
5 ft long. $200. (650) 871-5524.
RECLINING SWIVEL chair almost new
$99 650-766-4858
ROCKING CHAIR fine light, oak condition with pads, $85/OBO. 650 369 9762
TABLE LAMP w/ hand painted rose design. $25.00 Pls call 650-345-9036
TABLE, HD. 2'x4'. pair of folding legs at
each end. Laminate top. Perfect.
$60.(650)591-4141
TEAK CABINET 28"x32", used for stereo equipment $25. (650)726-6429
TEAK-VENEER COMPUTER desk with
single drawer and stacked shelves. $30
obo. 650-465-2344
TV STAND in great condition. 3'x 20"x
18", light grey. $20. (650)366-8168
UPHOLSTERED BROWN recliner , excellent condition. $99. (650)347-6875
VINTAGE LARGE Marble Coffee Table,
round. $75.(650)458-8280
WALNUT CHEST, small (4 drawer with
upper bookcase $50. (650)726-6429
WHITE BOOKCASE :H 72" x W 30" x D
12" exc condition $30. (650)756-9516.

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2015 Tribune Content Agency, LLC

WHITE WICKER Shelf unit, adjustable.

Excellent condition. 5 ft by 2 ft. $50.
(650)315-6184

12/18/15

WOOD - wall Unit - 30" long x 6' tall x

17.5" deep. $90. (650)631-9311

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304 Furniture

310 Misc. For Sale

312 Pets & Animals

318 Sports Equipment

WOOD BOOKCASE unit - good condition $65. (650)504-6058

8 TRACKS, billy Joel, Zeppelin, Eagles

,Commodores, more.40 @ $4 each , call
650-393-9908

PARROT CAGE, Steel, Large - approx

4 ft by 4 ft, Excellent condition $300 best
offer. (650)245-4084

GOLF BALLS-15 dozen. All Brands: Titeslist, Taylor Made, Callaway. $5 per
dozen. (650)345-3840.

ELECTRICAL CORD for Clothes

Dryer. New, $7.00. Call 650-345-9036

PET CARRIER, brown ,Very good condition, $15.00 medium zize leave txt or call
650 773-7201

GOLF CLUB, Superstick,this collapsible

single club adjusts to 1-9,$20,San Carlos
(650)591-9769

315 Wanted to Buy

IN-GROUND BASKETBALL hoop, fiberglass backboard, adjustable height, $80

obo 650-364-1270

WOOD FURNITURE- one end table and

coffee table. In good condition. $30
OBO. (760)996-0767.
WOOD WALL unit, 7 upper and lower
cabinets, 90" wide x 72" high. $99.
(650)347-6875
WOODEN MINI bar with 2 bar stools
$75. (415)265-3395

306 Housewares
BED SPREAD (queen size), flower design, never used. $22. Pls call
650-345-9036
CHRISTMAS TREE China, Fairfield
Peace on Earth. Complete Set of 12 (48
pieces) $75. 650-493-5026
COMPLETE SET OF CHINA - Windsor
Garden, Noritake. Four place-settings,
20-pieces in original box, never used.
$250 per box
(3 boxes available).
(650)342-5630
PRE-LIT 7 ft Christmas tree. Three sections, easy to assemble. $50. 650 349
2963.
SOLID TEAK floor model 16 wine rack
with turntable $60. (650)592-7483
TABLECLOTH, UNUSED in original box,
Royal Blue and white 47x47, great gift,
$10.00, (650) 578-9208.

308 Tools
BOSTITCH 16 gage Finish nailer Model
SB 664FN $99 (650)359-9269
CLICKER TORQUE Wrench, 20-150 lbs,
1/2", new, $25, 650-595-3933
CRAFTMAN RADIAL SAW, with cabinet
stand, $200 Cash Only, (650)851-1045
CRAFTSMAN 3/4 horse power 3,450
RPM $60 (650)347-5373
CRAFTSMAN 9" Radial Arm Saw with 6"
dado set. No stand. $55 (650)341-6402
CRAFTSMAN JIGSAW 3.9 amp. with
variable speeds $65 (650)359-9269
CRAFTSMAN RADIAL Arm Saw Stand.
In box. $30. (650)245-7517
DEWALT DRILL/FLASHLIGHT Set $99
My Cell 650-537-1095. Will email pictures upon request.
ELECTRIC MOTOR MIXER $450.
(650) 333-6275.
HEAVY DUTY Mattock/Pick, Less Handle $5. (650)368-0748
NEW SHUR GRIP SZ327 Snow Cables
+ tentioners $25, 650-595-3933
PULLEYS- FOUR 2-1/8 to 7 1/4" --all for
$16. 650 341-8342
SHOPSMITH MARK V 50th Anniversary
most
attachments.
$1,500/OBO.
(650)504-0585
VINTAGE CRAFTSMAN Jig Saw. Circa
1947. $60. (650)245-7517
WILLIAMS #1191 CHROME 2 1/16"
Combination "SuperRrench". Mint. $89.
650-218-7059.
WILLIAMS #40251, 4 PC. Tool Set
(Hose Remover, Cotter Puller, Awl, Scraper). Mint. $29. 650-218-7059.
WIZARD STAINED Glass Grinder, extra
bit, good condition, shield included,
$50. Jack @348-6310

310 Misc. For Sale

"MOTHER-IN-LAW TONGUES" plants,
3 in 5-gal cans. $10.00 each. 650/5937408.
INCUBATOR, $99, (650)678-5133

Carpets

GAME "BEAT THE EXPERTS" never

used $8., (408)249-3858
HARLEY DAVIDSON black phone, perfect condition, $65., (650) 867-2720

WE BUY

LIONEL CHRISTMAS Boxcars 2005,

2006, 2007 New OB $90 lot 650-3687537

Gold, Silver, Platinum

Always True & Honest values

LIONEL CHRISTMAS Holiday expansion Set. New OB $99 650-368-7537

Millbrae Jewelers
Est. 1957

LIONEL ENGINE #221 Rio Grande diesel, runs good ex-condition

$90.
(650)867-7433
LIONEL WESTERN Union Pass car and
dining car. New OB $99 650-368-7537
RMT CHRISTMAS Diesel train and Caboose. Rare. New OB $99 650-368-7537
SAMSONITE 26" tan hard-sided suit
case, lt. wt., wheels, used once/like new.
$60. 650-328-6709
STAR TREK VCR tape Colombia House,
Complete set 79 episodes $50
(650)355-2167
TASCO LUMINOVA Telescope.with tripod stand, And extra Lenses. Good condition.$90. call 650-591-2393
ULTRASONIC JEWELRY Cleaning Machine Cleans jewelry, eyeglasses, dentures, keys. Concentrate included. $30
OBO. (650)580-4763
VASE WITH flowers 2 piece good for the
Holidays, $25., (650) 867-2720
VINTAGE WHITE Punch Bowl/Serving
Bowl Set with 10 cups plus one extra
$30. (650)873-8167

311 Musical Instruments

BALDWIN GRAND PIANO, 6 foot, excellent condition, $8,500/obo. Call
(510)784-2598
GULBRANSEN BABY GRAND PIANO Appraised @ $5450., want $1800 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

400 Broadway - Millbrae

650-697-2685

316 Clothes
BLACK LEATHER belt, wide, non-slip,
43" middle hole, $2, 650-595-3933
HATS, BRAND New, Nascar Racing,
San Francisco 49ers and Giants, excellent condition, $10. 510-684-0187
LEATHER JACKET, New Black Italian
style, size M Ladies $45 (650) 875-1708
LEATHER JACKET, New Dark Brown ,
Italian style, Size L $49 (650) 875-1708
MANS SUIT, perfect condition. Jacket
size 42, pants 32/32. Only $35. Call
650-345-9036
PARIS HILTON purse white & silver unused, about 12" long x 9" high $23. 650592-2648
SUNGLASSSES UNISEX TOMS Lobamba S007 w/ Tortoise Frames. Polarized lenses 100% UVA/UVB NEW
$65.(650)591-6596
VELVET DRAPE, 100% cotton, new
beautiful burgundy 82"X52" W/6"hems:
$45 (415)585-3622
VEST, BROWN Leather , Size 42 Regular, Like New, $25 (650) 875-1708
VINTAGE 1970S Grecian made dress,
size 6-8, $35 (650)873-8167

317 Building Materials

32 PAVING/EDGING bricks, 12 x 5x1
Brown, smooth surface, good clean condition. $32. (650)588-1946 San Bruno

MONARCH UPRIGHT player piano $99

(650) 583-4549

CULTURED MARBLE 2 tone BR vanity

counter top. New toe skin/ scribe. 29 x
19 $300 (408)744-1041

UPRIGHT PIANO. In tune. Fair condition. $300 OBO (650) 533-4886.

EXTERIOR BRASS lanterns 20" 2 NEW,

both $30. (650)574-4439

WURLITZER PIANO, console, 40 high,

light brown, good condition. $490.
(650)593-7001

INTERIOR DOORS, 8, free.

call 573-7381.

YAMAHA PIANO, Upright, Model M-305,

$750. Call (650)572-2337

312 Pets & Animals

AIRLINE CARRIER for cats, pur. from
Southwest Airlines, $25, 2 available. Call
(505-228-1480) local.
BAMBOO BIRD Cage - very intricate design - 21"x15"x16". $50 (650)341-6402
FRENCH BULLDOG PUPPIES For Sale
in San Mateo. You are welcome to come
and see puppies. Text or Call for appointment. (650) 274-2241.
For Pictures visit website: frenchbulldogsanfrancisco.com
FRENCH BULLDOG puppies. Many
colors.
AKC Registration. Call
(415)596-0538.
ONE KENNEL Cab ll one Pet Taxi animal carriers 26x16. Excellent cond. $60..
650-593-2066

Cleaning

SHUTTERS 2 wooden shutters 32x72

like new $50.00 ea.call 650 368-7891
WHITE DOUBLE pane window for $29
or Best offer. Call Halim @ (650) 6785133.
WOODEN SHUTTERS 12x36" Six available. $20. (650)574-4439

318 Sports Equipment

ATOMIC SKI bag -- 215 cm. Lightly
used, great condition. $15. (650) 5730556.
BUCK TACTICAL folding knife, Masonic
logo, NEW $19, 650-595-3933
DELUXE OVER the door chin up bar; excellent shape; $10; 650-591-9769 San
Carlos
G.I. ammo can, medium, good cond. $8.
Call (650) 591-4553, days only.
GOLF CLUBS, 2 sets of $30 & $60.
(415)265-3395

Cleaning

379 Open Houses

LADIES MCGREGOR Golf Clubs

Right handed with covers and pull cart
$150 o.b.o. (650)344-3104
POWER PLUS Exercise Machine
(650)368-3037

$99

SOCCER BALLS - $8.00 each (like new)

4 available. (650)341-5347
TREADMILL BY PRO-FORM. (Hardly
Used). 10% incline, 2.5 HP motor, 300lb
weight capacity. $329 (650)598-9804
TWO SETS of 10lb barbell weights @
$10 each set. (650)593-0893
TWO SETS of 10lb barbell weights @
$10 each set. (650)593-0893
VINTAGE ENGLISH ladies ice skates up to size 7-8, $40., (650)873-8167
VINTAGE GOLF Set for $75 My Cell
650-537-1095. Will email pictures upon
request.
WET SUIT - medium size, $95., call for
info (650)851-0878
WOMEN'S LADY Cougar gold iron set
set - $25. (650)348-6955

335 Rugs
CARPET RUNNER, new, 30 inches,
bound on both sides, burgundy color, 30
lineal feet, $290. Call (650)579-0933.

345 Medical Equipment

ADULT DIAPERS, disposable, 10 bags,
20 diapers per bag, $10 each. (650)3420935
BATH CHAIR LIFT. Peterman battery
operated bath chair lift. Stainless steel
frame. Accepts up to 350lbs. Easily inserted I/O tub.$250 OBO.
(650) 739-6489.

OPEN HOUSE
LISTINGS
List your Open House
in the Daily Journal.
Reach over 76,500
potential home buyers &
renters a day,
from South San Francisco
to Palo Alto.
in your local newspaper.
Call (650)344-5200

427 R.E. Wanted to Lease

SECURE GARAGE for car needed.
Twenty-Four hour access. Will pay $100
per month. Near Laurelwood Shopping.
Call Vince (650) 814-3258.

QUICKIE WHEELCHAIR - Removable

arms for transferring standard size.
$350.00. (650) 345-3017
TRAVEL WHEEL chair Light weight travel w/carrying case. $300. (650)596-0513

Garage Sales

GARAGE SALES
ESTATE SALES
Make money, make room!

List your upcoming garage

sale, moving sale, estate
sale, yard sale, rummage
sale, clearance sale, or
whatever sale you have...
in the Daily Journal.
Reach over 76,500 readers
from South San Francisco
to Palo Alto.
in your local newspaper.
Call (650)344-5200

Concrete

FORD 98 Mustang. GT Convertible.

Summer fun car. Green, Tan, Leather interior, Excellent Condition. 128,000
Miles. $3700. (650) 440-4697.
LEXUS
07
IS250
$13,500.(650)342-6342

lexus

112k,

LEXUS 99 ES2300,
$5,200. (650)302-5523

white,

119K.

TOYOTA AVALON 08 $10,000. 95K

Miles. Leather, A/C. One Owner.
Ed @ (415) 310-2457.

625 Classic Cars

FORD 63 thunderbird Hardtop, 390 engine, Leather Interior. Will consider
$5,400. /OBO (650)364-1374

630 Trucks & SUVs

DODGE 01 DURANGO, V-8 SUV, 1
owner, dark blue, CLEAN! $5,000/obo.
Call (650)492-1298
LEXUS 01 RX300. Only 130,000 miles
4wd $6900. (650)342-6342

440 Apartments

640 Motorcycles/Scooters

SAN MATEO, Completely remodeled

new, 2 bdrm 1 bath Laurelwood.. $2,900.
(650)342-6342

BMW 03 F650 GS, $3899 OBO. Call

650-995-0003

STUDIO APT. One Person Only. Belmont. $1800 a month. Call Between 8am
- 6pm. (650) 508-0946. Leave Message

DAINESE BOOTS Zipper & Velcro Closure, Cushioned Ankle, Excellent Condition Unisex EU40 $55 (650)357-7484

470 Rooms

MOTORCYCLE SADDLEBAGS, with

mounting hardware and other parts $35.
Call (650)670-2888

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

670 Auto Service

620 Automobiles

AA SMOG

Complete Repair & Service

$29.75 plus certificate fee

MENLO ATHERTON
AUTO REPAIR
WE SMOG ALL CARS
1279 El Camino Real

Menlo Park

650 -273-5120

www.MenloAthertonAutoRepair

(most cars)

869 California Drive .

Burlingame

(650) 340-0492
BATH TRANSFER bench, back rest and
side arm, suction cups for the floor.
$75/obo. (650)757-0149

620 Automobiles

Dont lose money

on a trade-in or
consignment!
Sell your vehicle in the
Daily Journals
Auto Classifieds.
Just $42!
Well run it
til you sell it!
Reach 76,500 drivers
from South SF to
Palo Alto
Call (650)344-5200
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670 Auto Parts

BRIDGESTONE TURANZA RFT (Run
Flat) 205/55/16 EL 42 All Season Like
New $100. (650)483-1222
BRIDGESTONE TURANZA RFT (Run
Flat) 205/55/16 EL42 used 70% left $80.
(650)483-1222
NEVER
MOUNTED
new Metzeler
120/70ZR-18 tire $50, 650-595-3933
NEW CONTINENTAL Temporary tire
mounted on 5 lug rim Size T125/70/R1798M $100. (650)483-1222
SET OF cable chains for 14-17in tires
$20 650-766-4858
SHOP MANUALS for GM Suv's
Year 2002 all for $40 (650)948-0912

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

CHEVY 10 HHR . 68K. EXCELLENT

CONDITION. $8888. (650)274-8284.
CHEVY HHR 08 - Grey, spunky car
loaded, even seat warmers, $9,500.
(408)807-6529.
DODGE
99 Van, Good Condition,
$4,200 OBO (650)481-5296

Concrete

ANGIES CLEANING &

POWERWASHING

Move in/out; Post Construction;

Commercial & Residential;
Carpet Cleaning; Powerwashing

650.918.0354

www.MyErrandServicesCA.com

BONDED MAIDS
CLEANING SERVICE Lic.#66592
Licensed Bonded & Insured

HOME & OFFICE, Flexible Services,

Meticulous, Repeat Jobs Warranty
We Beat Any Price
OFFICE: 715 El Camino Real, Suite 204
San Bruno 94066 Lic.#66592
Farmers Insurance Bus. Pol.#60623-74-48

(650)984-0903
www.bondedmaidsandjanitor.net

Construction
OSULLIVAN
CONSTRUCTION
New Construction
Remodeling
Kitchen/Bathrooms
Decks/Fences
(650)589-0372
Licensed and Insured
Lic. #589596

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Gardening

COMPLETE
GARDENING
SERVICES

+ Clean Rain Gutters

Call Jose:
(650) 315-4011
Flooring
SPECIALS
AS LOW AS $2.50/sf.

Mention this ad for

Free Delivery
See website for more info.

Handy Help

Hauling

Housecleaning

Decks & Fences

MARSH FENCE
& DECK CO.

State License #377047

Licensed Insured Bonded
Fences - Gates - Decks
Stairs - Retaining Walls
10-year guarantee
Quality work w/reasonable prices
Call for free estimate
(650)571-1500

Electricians

CONSUELOS HOUSE
CLEANING
Bi-Weekly/Once a Month,
Moving In & Out
28 yrs. in Business

SENIOR HANDYMAN
Painting Electrical
Carpentry Dry Rot
40 Yrs. Experience

Retired Licensed Contractor

650-201-6854
THE VILLAGE
CONTRACTOR
Licensed General and
Painting Contractor

Remodels Carpentry
Drywall Tile Painting
Lic#979435

(650)701-6072

GUTTER
CLEANING

(650)219-4066
Lic#1211534

PENINSULA
CLEANING

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TREES
Continued from page 1
family-friendly activities like wreath making, decorating stockings and train as well
as pony rides.
For nearly 30 years, Natalie Sare and her
husband have been in the business of making spirits bright as owners of Santas Farm
off State Route 92. From wedding proposals, birth announcements and watching
generations of visitors return, Sare said one
of her favorite things about the season is
the customers.
When they come, they always have a different story to tell, Sare said. Its really
nice and fun.
There are numerous activities for visitors
with Mr. and Ms. Claus making regular
appearances this weekend, a treasure hunt
for kids and a leisurely train ride through
parts of the nearly 480-acre property.

VILLAGE
Continued from page 1
Norfolk Street home welcoming visitors
to his most ambitious Christmas village
ever a 26-foot-by-6-foot walkable winter wonderland.
While the married father of three said
hes always enjoyed the holidays, he started going above and beyond with his decorations about four years ago. This year,
donations will go toward helping the families of 3-year-old Olivia, 7-year-old
Dominic and 6-year-old Gregorio.
Each year I try to do something different to raise money. I try to find a different
cause, Wright said. I think I do a better
job if I have a reason to do it; it just gives
me motivation to try and create something.
Wright said he began creating this seasons extravagant village months in
advance and, over the years, its expanded

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Sare was pleased to report that business

has been strong. He also said the drought
hadnt caused an issue because the hardy
Christmas trees that grow near the cooler,
coastal climate require less water.
Ron Bongard, owner of Bongards
Treescape Nursery, said his sales of living
Christmas trees have also remained consistent. As in years past, dozens of people
opted to buy potted trees from his nursery
off State Route 92 this season.
Some people like it because they feel
like theyre doing something good for the
environment, Bongard said. Most of the
people like the idea of having it for the
future years in a pot or planted in their landscape or they feel like the money theyre
taking to put in a tree that theyd throw
away can easily be put into a living tree.
While it is more of a commitment than
one that would be tossed after Christmas,
Bongard said living trees are resilient and
can be affordable ranging from $19.99 to
$300 depending on the variety.
The more rural Rancho Siempre Verde is

another lush farm south of Half Moon Bay

off Highway 1 where visitors can find festive entertainment. Tire swings are set up
throughout the property and this year
theyve expanded their wreath making stations, said a co-owner who preferred not to
give her name.
The woman, whose family has overseen
the farm for nearly 50 years, said theyve
had to make a few changes the past few years
due to the drought.
Although many still visit to cut down
their own trees, this is the second year in a
row theyve ordered trees to be shipped in
from Oregon. Its harder to plant new
seedlings when the ground isnt moist and
competition for pre-cut trees has increased a
bit, she said.
Weve had to use pre-cut as well as
choose and cut because of the drought, she
said. Its a challenging situation. But
everybody is making do as well as they can
until the drought is over.
In the meantime, activities like wreath
making have become increasingly popular

and the family hopes to welcome visitors

during the final weekend push before
Christmas.
Sare said the annual puppet show for
which her son helps to write the script culminated last weekend at Santas Farm, but
theres still time to spend a day with friends
and family on one of the coastsides unique
properties.
Santa Claus will be here from 10 [a.m.]
to 4 [p.m.] on Saturday and Sunday, Sare
said, adding its a season to reflect. I think
its fantastic, I think its a time to spend
with people that you care about. And its the
celebration of the birth of Christ, so its
something that we all need to stop and
pause and do good things in order to celebrate it properly.

from just a few decorative pieces to an

impressively interactive experience. A
personal trainer, Wright said he had no
real carpenter experience but has learned
throughout the years. He hand carves foam
blocks in the shapes of mountains, sets up
a working train set and even has Christmas
movies playing on a miniature drive-in
theater scene for visitors to adore.
I started carving the foam in July, then
built the foundation, then I started placing
the houses and the train and the roller
coasters. And then after two or three weeks
of blowing fuses, I figured it out, Wright
said.
Along with donations from Talbots
Toyland and Tap Plastics of San Mateo,
Wright said he finds what he can throughout the years and has slowly built up a
momentous collection thats doing much
more than collecting dust.
Every night I stand out in my Santa
Claus suit, this year weve gotten quite a
few [visitors]. One gentleman came by and
donated $600 to the cause! Thats been our

largest donation so far, Wright said.

One hundred percent of the proceeds will
be divided equally amongst the three families and he hopes more will help support
the families of the three children. Dominic
has been battling rhabdomyosarcoma for
years and his father went to school with
Wrights son. Olivia, whose father works
with Wrights wife, has severe aplastic
anemia. Gregorio is originally from the
Philippines and is currently being treated
at Stanford Hospital while his family hops
from hotel to hotel, Wright said.
When asked what the response from the
families has been like, Wright said hes
even more encouraged to spend his
evenings encouraging passers-by to
donate.
Its great. Most of them (the families) dont know what to say. Weve
given two parties since I built this and
two of the three children and their parents have come. One, the father, he just
stood there and cried, he couldnt say
anything. But it feels good to be able to

give back, Wright said.

The village will stay up through Jan. 1
and Wright said he and Ms. Claus will
soon set up an area to pose for pictures
with visitors. Last year, he raised $1,500
but is hoping for a much bigger turnout
now that hes decided to take on three
fundraisers this year.
For anyone whos visited Wrights
Christmas village in years past, the enthusiastic altruist said they can still expect
something new this season.
When asked why he started the ornate
display that hes spent thousands of dollars on over the years, Wright said its
simple.
Its giving back. And as far as giving
back goes, it shouldnt even be a time of
year. People should always help, Wright
said. But I think Christmas brings it out a
little more in people.

Santas Tree Farm is located at 78

Pilarcitos Creek Road, Half Moon Bay.
Bongards Nursery is located at 12460 San
Mateo Road, Half Moon Bay. Rancho
Siempre Verde is located at 2250 Cabrillo
Highway, Pescadero.

Wrights Christmas Village is open 6

p.m. to 9 p.m. at 1317 S. Norfolk St., San
Mateo.

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