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Burlingame native wins Survivor

Adam Klein earns $1 million for defeating 19 others on popular reality TV show
By Austin Walsh
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF

A Burlingame native won $1

million for surviving 39 days on a
desert island while outlasting,
outwitting and outplaying 19
other contestants on one of the
worlds most popular and notable
reality television shows.

Adam Klein

Adam Klein,
25,
was
announced the
winner
of
S ur v i v o r,
We d n e s d a y ,
Dec. 14, during
the
final
episode of the
hit CBS pro-

grams 33rd season filmed on the

Mamanuca Islands in Fiji.
Klein, who graduated from
Burlingame High School and
works fighting homelessness in
San Mateo County for shelter
provider LifeMoves, said the
grand prize victory was bittersweet.
In terms of the game, it could-

nt have gone better, he said. In

terms of my life, it couldnt have
gone worse.
Kleins mother Susie was diagnosed with lung cancer in the
months leading up to him leaving
to film the show and died due to
complications just days after he
returned from the competition. He
said his mother contracting the

illness was unexpected as she did

not smoke, lived a healthy
lifestyle and was an exercise
enthusiast.
During an emotional live final
episode, Klein shared tear-filled
memories of his mother who,
despite her deteriorating condition, continually encouraged him

See KLEIN, Page 18

City may not

put sewage
tank in park
San Mateo Public Works Commission leans
away from neighborhood for storage basin
By Samantha Weigel
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF

SAMANTHA WEIGEL/DAILY JOURNAL

Al Thaddus walks down an aisle of bunk beds where residents sleep and keep their belongings at the Safe
Harbor Shelter in South San Francisco. Below: Kandi Ochs sits on her bed in transitional housing at the shelter,
where shell likely stay through the holidays.

A warm bed on a cold night

Winter heightens
demand for shelter
By Samantha Weigel
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF

On a rainy winter night, Al

Thaddus looks out a window of the
Safe Harbor Shelter near the San
Francisco International Airport.
He starts listing off the types of
planes his former employer United
Airlines maintains in one of the
hangars directly across the street.
He stops, then admits he never
imagined himself living in a
homeless shelter, especially
around the holidays.

See SHELTER, Page 18

A group of San Mateo residents

received some reprieve this week
as Public Works officials indicated
they were leaning against
installing a massive underground
sewage storage tank in a neighborhood park.
The city plans to construct a
5.2-million gallon tank that could
temporarily hold wastewater during extreme storms and Wednesday
marked the first time the Public
Works Commission took a formal
vote on narrowing down where it
should be located.

Five options were on the table

and, in a unanimous vote, the commission eased concerns from
those in the Fiesta Gardens neighborhood. Instead, commissioners
are recommending the council
consider either the city-owned
Corporation Yard along Pacific
Boulevard, or trying to work with
the county to secure space at the
San Mateo County Event Center
parking lot. The two options are
roughly estimated to cost more
than $86 million, not including
potential right-of-way needs.
Fiesta Meadows Park was a close

See TANK, Page 23

Massive storm soaks

Bay Area and beyond
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SAN FRANCISCO One of the

strongest rainstorms of the season
hit the San Francisco Bay Area on
Thursday, with a small town in the
North Bay receiving nearly 7
inches of rain in 24 hours, meteorologists said.
More than 100 flights in and out
of San Francisco International
Airport were cancelled and about
360 were delayed for minutes to
hours because of weather con-

cerns, said Brian Horne, airport

duty manager.
Venado, a remote former lumber
town west of Healdsburg, was hit
the hardest as the storm moved
from the North Bay into San
Francisco and the Central Coast.
Some creeks in those counties
were over flood stages, and other
areas were poised to get a good
soaking later.
By nightfall, San Francisco had

See RAIN, Page 23

FOR THE RECORD

Friday Dec. 16, 2016

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Thought for the Day

Somewhere in the world there
is an epigram for every dilemma.
Hendrik Willem Van Loon, journalist and lecturer

This Day in History

1991

The U.N. General Assembly rescinded

its 1975 resolution equating Zionism
with racism by a vote of 111-25.

In 1 6 5 3 , Oliver Cromwell became lord protector of

England, Scotland and Ireland.
In 1 7 7 3 , the Boston Tea Party took place as American
colonists boarded a British ship and dumped more than 300
chests of tea into Boston Harbor to protest tea taxes.
In 1 8 0 9 , the French Senate granted a divorce decree to
Emperor Napoleon I and Empress Josephine (the dissolution
was made nal the following month).
In 1 8 11 , the rst of the powerful New Madrid earthquakes
struck the central Mississippi Valley with an estimated magnitude of 7.7.
In 1 9 0 7 , 16 U.S. Navy battleships, which came to be
known as the Great White Fleet, set sail on a 14-month
round-the-world voyage to demonstrate American sea power.
In 1 9 3 0 , golfer Bobby Jones became the rst recipient of
the James E. Sullivan Award honoring outstanding amateur
athletes.
In 1 9 4 4 , the World War II Battle of the Bulge began as
German forces launched a surprise attack against Allied forces
through the Ardennes Forest in Belgium and Luxembourg (the A man captures rime at a park beside a river in Shenyang, Liaoning province, China.
Allies were eventually able to turn the Germans back).
In 1 9 5 0 , President Harry S. Truman proclaimed a national
state of emergency in order to ght world conquest by
Communist imperialism.
Indiana community lifts
Warnings of wounded bear that
In 1 9 5 6 , Francis Cardinal Spellman, the Archbishop of New
was shot after charging deputy
York, personally denounced the about-to-be released movie 60-year-old ban on pinball
Baby Doll starring Carroll Baker, saying Catholics would
LA VERNE Residents of a Los
KOKOMO, Ind. Deaf and blind, it
be committing a sin if they saw it.
wasnt. But an Indiana community felt Angeles-area foothill community are
its 60-year-old ban on pinball was being warned to look out for a bear that
was shot and wounded after charging at
dumb.
Surrounded by city officials at a local an off-duty sheriffs deputy.
The Sheriffs Department says the
record shop on Tuesday, Kokomo
Mayor Greg Goodnight signed an ordi- deputy and his three children were
nance resting on pinball machine lift- walking up the driveway of a home near
ing the citys ban on the game, the La Verne on Tuesday night when they
Kokomo Tribune reported . He couldnt saw three bears near some trash bins.
Authorities say the deputy was trying
resist making a reference to The Whos
to get his children to safety when one
1969 hit, Pinball Wizard.
This is pretty ironic. As we look bear charged. The deputy fired several
back, I was reflecting that ever since I shots from a handgun and apparently
was a young boy, I played the silver wounded the bear.
Actor Daniel
Actress Liv
Rock singer,
All three animals ran off into nearby
ball. From Southway up to Morgan
Cosgrove is 46.
Ullmann is 78.
musician Billy
brush
near Live Oak Canyon. They
Street, I think I played them all,
Gibbons is 67.
havent been found.
Goodnight said.
The Sheriffs Department says
Civil rights attorney Morris Dees is 80. Actress Joyce
The mayor said he and city officials
Bulifant is 79. CBS news correspondent Lesley Stahl is 75. are pleased to bring pinball back to wildlife sightings are frequent in
TV producer Steven Bochco is 73. Former Nevada Gov. Jim its popular stature here in Kokomo, foothill areas, where animals can be
lured by the availability of water and
Gibbons is 72. Pop musician Tony Hicks (The Hollies) is 71. and he invited the police chief, Rob
food sources.
Pop singer Benny Andersson (ABBA) is 70. Actor Ben Cross Baker, to play the first legal game of
pinball
in
the
city
since
1955.
is 69. Rock musician Bill Bateman (The Blasters) is 65. Actor
Police: Notorious 86-year-old
Mike Wilson, who owns the record
Xander Berkeley is 61. Actress Alison LaPlaca is 57. Actor
Sam Robards is 55. Actor Jon Tenney is 55. Actor Benjamin store, American Dream Hi-Fi, said he jewel thief strikes again
ATLANTA Police just outside
Bratt is 53. Country singer-songwriter Jeff Carson is 53. was shocked to learn that while hes
Actor-comedian JB Smoove is 51. Actress Miranda Otto is 49. been legally selling alcohol in his Atlanta say a notorious 86-year-old
shop, hes been illegally supplying jewel thief has struck again.
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Doris Payne was arrested Tuesday at a
by David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek
According to Wilson, his two pin- Von Maur department store after she put
Unscramble these four Jumbles,
ball machines, Wizard CB Charlie and a $1,995 diamond necklace in her back
one letter to each square,
a Flying Aces, were created for home pocket and tried to leave the store,
to form four ordinary words.
use at the peak of pinball popularity in Dunwoody police spokesman Mark
the 1960s and 1970s.
Stevens said in an email. She faces a
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shoplifting charge.
Online jail records did not show any
bond information, and it wasnt clear
whether Payne had an attorney who
could comment.
An attorney who represented her last
year, when she was accused of pocketing a $690 pair of earrings from a Saks
Fifth Avenue department store at a mall
in Atlantas upscale Buckhead neighborhood, didnt immediately return a
phone call and email seeking comment
Wednesday.
Authorities have said Payne has lifted pricey baubles from countless jewelry stores around the world in an illicit
career that has spanned six decades.
The legend of Paynes alleged thefts
have long fascinated the public and
media, with countless news stories and
a 2013 documentary film, The Life and
Crimes of Doris Payne, detailing her
feats.
When asked about her exploits in an
interview with The Associated Press
earlier this year, she said simply: I
was a thief.
Court papers in Atlanta reference six
cases prior to the alleged theft last
year, mostly in southern California,
dating to 1999.
Payne was raised in West Virginia and
moved with her family to Ohio when
she was a teenager.
Authorities have said she has used at
least 22 aliases over the years and
probably got away more often than
she was caught, though she has done
several stints in prison.

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Pacifica man arrested at hotel

on suspicion of heroin for sale
Police arrested a Pacifica man at a hotel in
San Bruno on suspicion of possessing heroin for sale Monday night.
Police were at a hotel on the 900 block of
El Camino Real at 10:37 p.m. Monday
when they came into contact with Daniel
Dance, 34.
Dance was allegedly in possession of
heroin for the purpose of sale, and was
arrested.
Anyone with additional information
about the case is encouraged to call San
Bruno police at (650) 616-7100.

Teen robbed at
knifepoint in South City
A teenage boy was robbed at knifepoint in
South San Francisco on Wednesday
evening, according to police.
Around 7:50 p.m., the 17-year-old victim
was walking on the 100 block of West
Orange Avenue when the suspect approached
and robbed him, then fled on West Orange
toward C Street, police said.
The suspect was described as a black male
between his late teens and mid 20s who is
about 5 feet 9 inches tall and wore a darkcolored hooded sweatshirt and dark-colored
jeans.
The victim was not injured in the robbery.
Anyone with information about the case is
encouraged to call South San Francisco
police at (650) 877-8900, a tip line at (650)
952-2244 or to email tips@ssf.net.

Natural areas plan draws opposition

over Sharp Park redevelopment
A hearing Thursday on an ambitious 20year plan to manage San Franciscos natural
areas drew opposition from dog owners,

Police reports
The road is not a
good place to bed down
A box spring mattress was in the street
and vehicles were unable to see it on
Mission Road in South San Francisco
before 7:14 a.m. Friday, Dec. 2.

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO

Acci dent. The drivers of a blue Ford truck
and a black Honda Accord were involved in
an accident in the parking lot of a Safeway
on Gellert Boulevard before 6:55 p. m.
Friday, Dec. 2.
Petty theft. A person stole cellphone
chargers from a 7-Eleven on Mission Road

Local briefs
urban forest lovers and environmentalists
opposed to redevelopment efforts at Sharp
Park Golf Course in Pacifica.
The joint hearing by the Planning
Commission and Recreation and Parks
Commission was held to review the final
environmental impact report on a Natural
Areas Management Plan covering 32 natural
areas in San Francisco and San Mateo counties, including Twin Peaks, Mt. Davidson,
McLaren Park, Bernal Heights and Sharp
Park.
Those areas comprise around 1,100 acres
and include 30 miles of trails and more than
140 species of plants and animals, city
recreation and parks officials said Thursday.
Much of the plan is receiving widespread
support, but a number of environmental
groups including the Sierra Club, Wild
Equity, Audubon Society and the Center for
Biological Diversity Thursday called upon
commission members to remove redevelopment plans for a golf course at Sharp Park in
Pacifica and handle them separately.
The golf course, which includes wetlands
habitat for endangered red-legged frogs and
San Francisco garter snakes, has been the
subject of repeated litigation and legislative
battles between environmentalists and city
officials over the years. City plans include
the relocation of the 12th hole.
Brent Plater, executive director for the
group Wild Equity, said the city had initially said it would treat any changes at Sharp
Park as a separate project, but later added the
golf course redevelopment to the natural
areas management plan, meaning it would
not undergo additional environmental
review.
I hope the commissioners will not overlook this bait and switch that has been done
with Sharp Park, Plater said.
before 6:41 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2.
Narco ti cs . Four juveniles were seen smoking from pipes in a restroom by the bocce
ball courts at Orange Park on Tennis Drive
before 7:59 a.m. Friday, Dec. 2.
Burg l ary . Someone broke into a home and
stole $7,500 and a passport on Second Lane
before 8:07 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1.

SAN MATEO
Di s turbance. Two men were ghting on
South Norfolk Street before 10:22 a.m.
Saturday, Dec. 3.
Di s turbance. A man in a silver vehicle
threatened to run someone over near East
Poplar Avenue and North Idaho Street before
12:54 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2.
Theft. A bicycle was stolen on the 400
block of North Bayshore Boulevard before
8:41 a.m. Friday, Dec. 2.

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Friday Dec. 16, 2016

Former landfill employees get jail time

By Scott Morris
BAY CITY NEWS SERVICE

Three former employees at Ox

Mountain Landfill just east of Half
Moon Bay who pleaded no contest to
participating in a fraud scheme were
sentenced to jail Wednesday but had
their charges reduced to misdemeanors, prosecutors said.
Isaac Molina-Lopez, 27, Rui
Navalhas, 46, and Orlando Duarte
Pires, 46, were all sentenced in the
Redwood City courtroom of Judge
Elizabeth Lee, District Attorney
Steve Wagstaffe said. A fourth defendant, Jose Lopez, 33, was sentenced
last month.
Prosecutors had wanted felony convictions for all three and alleged that

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they had stolen hundreds of thousands of dollars, but Lee found that
all four defendants needed to pay just
under $60,000.
Lopez was ordered to pay $30,842
in restitution last month. MolinaLopez already paid $12, 638, Pires
paid $12, 517, and Navalhas paid
$4,000, Wagstaffe said.
According to their plea agreements, each would be sentenced to no
more than 90 days in jail. Navalhas
was sentenced to 60 days, MolinaLopez to 30 days and Pires to 90
days, Wagstaffe said. Each was also

sentenced to three years of probation.

The four had pleaded no contest to
one count of grand theft each for participating in the scheme through
their jobs at the landfill between
January 2010 and August 2013.
They all worked as weigh house
operators monitoring customer transactions going in and out of the landfill. They misclassified construction
waste as green waste, which is cheaper to dispose of because of its minimal environmental impact, according
to prosecutors.
They also recorded incomplete or
partial truck weights to certain customers. When the Ox Mountain management discovered the thefts, they
confronted the employees, who
admitted the crimes, prosecutors said.

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Obituary
Robert (Bob) Leroy Wallace
Robert (Bob) Leroy Wallace, born June 3, 1920, died Dec.
12, 2016.
Born in Woodland raised on a ranch in Zamora. He worked
on building Shasta Dam; joined the U.S. Navy in World War
II stationed at Moffett Field Lighter
than Air. Married Madeline Bartolomei,
July 4, 1943. Daughter Louise was born
in 1944; son Raymond in 1950. Bob
established his own tile setting company. He studied data processing then
worked for the county and Raychem.
Bob joined the Native Sons of the
Golden West, Redwood Parlor 1943volunteering on countless committees.
When the Native Daughters opened membership to men, he
joined Bonita Parlor. In retirement, he worked to restore the
Historic Union Cemetery.
An excellent father, grandfather and great-grandfather.
Bobs many life experiences made for wonderful stories told
in his booming voice. He was rough and gentle, sweet and
funny until the end.
Survived by daughter Louise Donleavy (Brian); Son
Raymond Wallace (Karen); grandchildren Scott Moises
(Deisa), Wade Moises (Alexandra), Corie Cooper (Jesse),
Teresa Wallace, Robert Wallace (Erika); great-grandchildren
Maise Moises, Lilianna, Logan and Juliette Cooper.
Crippen and Flynn Woodside Chapel. Dec. 16: viewing 5
p.m.-8 p.m. and Dec.17: funeral 2 p.m.
Family requests donations to Madeline B. Wallace
Scholarship, Bonita Parlor or NSGW Charitable
Foundation: Cleft Palate Fund.
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To m Mo hr will serve as the
president of the S an Mat e o
Co unty Co mmuni ty Co l l eg e
Di s tri ct Bo ard o f Trus tees ,
under the boards annual reorganization
during
a
meeting
Wednesday, Dec. 14. Ri c h ard
Ho l o ber will move to vice president and former president Dav e Mandel kern will be reassigned to the
board.
Carri e Du Bo i s was named president of the
Sequo i a Uni o n Hi g h Scho o l Di s tri ct Bo ard o f
Trus t e e s , during an annual board reorganization
announced Wednesday, Dec. 14. Chri s Tho ms en was
named vice president and former president Al l e n
Sarv er was reassigned to the board.

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Friday Dec. 16, 2016

Downtown dreams taking shape

Belmont Planning Commission discusses draft Belmont Village plan
By Anna Schuessler
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF

DAILY JOURNAL FILE PHOTO

Erosion has eaten away at the coastal bluff beneath the apartment complex
at 310 Esplanade Ave. in Pacifica.

Apartment building at
cliffs edge set for demo
By Kiley Russell
BAY CITY NEWS SERVICE

The city of Pacifica intends to

demolish a vacant apartment
building on the edge of an unstable
coastal cliff, with or without the
blessing of its owner, city officials said Thursday.
The city declared the building at
310 Esplanade Ave. uninhabitable
in January after it became clear
that it was seriously threatened by
erosion of the nearby cliff face.
Since (the owner) has refused to
take responsibility for his property to date, the city has no choice
but to step in to make sure the
building is removed in an organized and safe manner, Pacifica
City Manager Lorie Tinfow said in
a statement Thursday.
Owner Millard Tong has long
known about the dangerous and
deteriorating cliff conditions but
filed for bankruptcy in 2015 and
has largely neglected his property, Tinfow said.
The city says it is trying to work
with Tongs lawyer to gain access
to the building. A date for the demolition to begin has not yet been
set.

Tong was also the owner of the

adjacent apartments at 320
Esplanade Ave., which the city
demolished in March after discovering similar cliffside erosion
problems.
The demolition was estimated to
cost $200,000, and the city said at
the time that it would try to recoup
the money from Tong.
City officials also filed a criminal complaint against Tong and on
Feb. 23 he pleaded no contest to
two misdemeanors.
He was sentenced to three years
probation and told to cooperate
with the city as it removed the
building.
Another building, at 330
Esplanade Ave., was demolished in
February by its owner, according
to city officials.
The whole area around the apartments is unstable and a nearby
trail that leads to a public beach
was severely damaged over the
weekend when a huge sinkhole
opened up directly underneath it.
The trail is maintained by the
owners of the Oceanaire Apartment
complex,
Trinity
Property
Consultants and the company is
currently working to repair it.

Creating a more centralized

downtown and connecting areas of
the city has long been a dream for
Belmont officials and a specific
plan for future improvements took
another key step this week.
The
Belmont
Planning
Commission reviewed zoning
measures included in the Belmont
Village Specific Plan, which will
provide structure for the vision of
the updated downtown. The plan
could set density caps for new residential developments, identifies
affordable housing priority sites
and outlines street improvements
to enhance pedestrian and bicycle
mobility. The document also
touches on design guidelines, public infrastructure, environmental
sustainability, parks and recreation, noise, air quality and public
safety.
Community
Development
Director Carlos de Melo said the
parking, building and community
benefits specifications, among
others, are the highly detailed
components set forth in this plan.
The draft environmental impact
review will be discussed and finalized in the spring.
We want to connect all of the
four quadrants in the city, he said,
according to video of the meeting.
This plan lays that out. Once
[these plans] get implemented
over time you see development
that is consistent with the plan.
Vice Mayor Doug Kim was
enthusiastic about the communitys input in developing a vision
for the new downtown layout thus
far.

Iran sanctions
renewal becomes law
without Obama signature
WASHINGTON In an unexpected reversal, President Barack
Obama declined to sign a renewal
of sanctions against Iran but let it
become law anyway, in an apparent bid to alleviate Tehrans concerns that the U.S. is backsliding

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We want to connect all of the four

quadrants in the city. ... This plan lays that out.
Once [these plans] get implemented over time you
see development that is consistent with the plan.
Belmont Community Development Director Carlos de Melo

The work the Planning

Commission is doing is intended
to give a signal to community
members that were willing to
have a conversation on whats
possible with the specific plan
area, he said.
Several community members
advocated for the inclusion of an
ice rink in the project specifications
as
the
Planning
Commission and City Council
continue to refine the Villages
plan.
Historically, an ice rink has
been part of Belmont, said Sarah
Feldman, of the non-profit Silicon
Valley Ice Skating Association,
which has advocated to keeping an
ice rink in the city. In the past, it
has been a great asset, a unique
gem which any city would be lucky
to call their own. [Its] something
to draw new residents, and something to make Belmont stand out.
For Sergey Sergeev, an ice rink
would be the unique attraction that
brings visitors from across the
Peninsula to Belmont.
We live in an age when I buy
almost everything online, he
said. We need some attraction in
the Village, something to make
people come to the city and spend
time at local stores and restaurants.
De Melo reminded commissioners and attendees that the zoning
measures in front of them would

not determine whether an ice rink

would be included in the Belmont
Village Specific Plan.
The plan itself will not build an
ice rink. The plan can provide
encouragement for that kind of use
in the area, he said. The city is
definitely listening. We want to
cater to all of the vision throughout the city.
Besides an ice skating rink, city
staff has heard support for gathering spaces, plazas and better connectivity between all four quadrants.
The plan is broken into various
zoning segments with the village core to the west of El
Camino Real, the station core
northeast of the Caltrain station,
the village corridor mixed use
surrounding Old County Road and
the eastern portion of Ralston
Avenue, and smaller pockets of
village high density residential
near Masonic Way and Elmer
Street.
Efforts to build out the Belmont
Village Specific Plan have been
accompanied by an update to the
citys 2035 general plan, released
in April, and a draft climate action
plan to be released later this
month. De Melo expects the draft
environmental impact review for
all to be discussed in the spring.
I kind of see the light at the end
of the tunnel, he said. It will be
a very busy 2017.

Around the nation

White House spokesman Josh

Earnest said the presidents decision was intended to send a direct
message to lawmakers who passed
the sanctions renewal over his
objections.

on the nuclear deal.

Although the White House had
said that Obama was expected to
sign the 10-year-renewal, the midnight deadline came and went
Thursday with no approval from
the president. Instead, he opted to
let it become law without his signature a rare move that Obama
has never used before.

If Congress does blow up the

deal that prevents Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, theyre
going to have to deal with the consequences, and the consequences
are grave, Earnest said.

Obituary

Grace Kenmotsu
Resident of Foster City

Grace Kenmotsu of Foster City, California passed away at the

age of 69 on December 7th 2016 after a courageous five-year
battle with cancer. She departed peacefully at home with her two
loving sons by her side.
Grace, born on March 24th, 1947 in Sacramento, California
to Takeshi and Ruby Kawahara, grew up alongside siblings Ed
and Linda in Walnut Grove, California. She graduated from
Courtland High School and CSU Sacramento on a path to
become a lifelong educator. Over the course of her career, she taught junior high home economics
and 3rd grade for a total of 36 years, and tutored for several years concurrently and during
retirement.
Grace was a proud and loving mother above all. She always provided unconditional love,
encouragement, positivity and humor for her sons, Curtis and Derek, and daughter-in-law, Emi.
Dinners together were always filled with stories of her adventures for the day. She visited Derek
four times while he was stationed overseas, drove across the US twice with him, and wrote him
countless letters while he was deployed.
She was instantly loved by everyone whom she encountered and was known to make friends
everywhere she went: at school, the gym, coffee shops, the grocery store, on tours, and the list goes
on. Knowing no strangers, she would spark up conversations with anyone.
Her small stature could not hide the presence and force of life that Grace radiated. Her appetite
for adventure, enduring optimism, and fighting spirit provided everyone who knew her with a
lesson on living a meaningful and fulfilling life regardless of circumstance. She will be profoundly
missed but will live on through her family, friends, and students.
Graces memorial service will be held at 2pm on December 17 at Skylawn Memorial Park in San
Mateo, CA

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STATE/NATION

Friday Dec. 16, 2016

Do not look to the Electoral

College to upend Trump win
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON Theres more hustle

than hope behind an effort to derail Donald
Trumps presidency in the Electoral
College.
Republican electors are being swamped
with pleas to buck tradition and cast ballots
for someone else at meetings across the
country Monday that are on course to ratify
Trump as the winner. AP interviews with
more than 330 electors from both parties
found little appetite for a revolt.
Whether they like Trump or not, and some
plainly dont, scores of the Republicans
REUTES chosen to cast votes in the state-capital
Paul Ryan speaks at Donald Trumps USA Thank You Tour event at the Wisconsin State Fair meetings told AP they feel bound by history, duty, party loyalty or the law to rubberExposition Center in West Allis, Wisc.
stamp their states results and make him
president. Appeals numbering in the tens of
thousands drowning inboxes, ringing
cellphones, stuffing home and office mailboxes with actual handwritten letters
have not swayed them.
The interviews found widespread
Democratic aggravation with the electoral
process but little expectation that the rush
of anti-Trump maneuvering can stop him.
what we think is a realisBy Erica Werner
tic timetable so that we
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
get
the legislation California electors favor
prepped
and ready to changing Electoral College
WASHINGTON President-elect Donald
go.
Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan have
SACRAMENTO Only 55 California resTrump and congresput their rocky start behind them and are
sional Republicans plan idents will directly cast votes for president,
learning how to get along for now.
to start the year by and many of them dont think they or anyOne key to their blossoming new friendrepealing
President one else should have that exclusive right.
ship: Along with Senate Majority Leader
Barack
Obamas
health
As the Electoral College prepares to meet
Mitch McConnell, they are mapping out an
Donald Trump
care
law,
and
then
move in state capitols around the country on
agenda for 2017 that focuses on broad areas
of agreement, putting off thorny policy to reform the loophole-cluttered U.S. tax Monday, many of Californias electors say
issues that are likely to invite clashes until code. Trump wants huge tax cuts and has theyd prefer to reform or eliminate the body
largely embraced a blueprint devised by the that formally elects U.S. presidents.
a later date.
Thats perhaps not surprising in a state
Even so, Trump made clear this week that House GOP, which envisions lower rates on
the warm embrace he now bestows on Ryan corporations, individuals and investments.
The issues where Trump and Ryan may be
can be revoked at any time.
Every day goes by, I get to appreciate more likely to disagree like an enormous
his genius more and more, Trump told a infrastructure bill, an overhaul of Medicare,
crowd in Ryans home state of Wisconsin, or immigration have been pushed to the
comparing the speaker to a fine wine back burner. Health care and taxes alone are
before adding a warning: Now, if he ever likely to consume the first year of Trumps
goes against me, Im not going to say administration and are certain to involve
plenty of complications themselves, but at
that.
least Republicans start out generally in the
For his part, Ryan, who initially refused
same place.
to endorse Trump, now brims with enthusiI think the important thing to do is
asm at the opportunities afforded by unified
focus on what we agree on, get that movGOP control of Washington next year.
ing, and then make the others a work in
Were working on an aggressive progress, GOP Rep. Peter King of New
timetable for 2017, the speaker said York said Thursday after meeting with
Thursday at a forum on poverty hosted by Trump at Trump Tower. Generally if youre
Opportunity America think tank. Were doing well and if it is moving along, some
right now sitting down with Sen. of the other issues have a way of working
McConnell and the Trump administration, themselves out.
the transition team, to try and flesh out

Trump, Ryan learn how

to get along for now

Trump lags predecessors on

diversity as he picks Cabinet
By Lisa Lerer and Julie Pace
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON As Donald Trump fills

out his Cabinet, its looking less like
Americas population and more like the
world Trump has always orbited: wealthy,
white, male-dominated and business-minded.
Trump, who railed against what he called
politically correct crap during his noholds-barred presidential campaign, is on
track to create the least diverse Cabinet in a
quarter-century.
The uniformity is particularly striking in
the president-elects picks for the highestprofile Cabinet and White House jobs.
While he has selected a handful of women
and minorities for lower-profile posts, his
choices for the big four Cabinet slots
Treasury, State, Defense and Justice and
his top White House jobs chief of staff,
national security adviser and senior adviser
are all white men.
So, too, will white men run the departments of Commerce, Energy, Homeland

Security and Health and Human Services as

well as the Environmental Protection
Agency.
Should Trump be unable to complete his
term as president, the top eight people in
the line of succession are white men from
the Cabinet and Congress. That number
could grow to 12 if he picks a white man for
Agriculture secretary. North Dakota Sen.
Heidi Heitkamp, a Democrat, is the only
woman believed to be in the mix.
Unlike recent predecessors in both parties, Trump so far has no Hispanics in the
most prominent positions. Based on the
current top contenders for remaining jobs,
it appears unlikely hell have a Hispanic in
his Cabinet or in any top White House job.
Trump spokesman Jason Miller has
pledged that the president-elects team will
be very broad and diverse, both with the
Cabinet and the administration.
But Trump himself seems to have different
priorities: I want people that made a fortune! Because now theyre negotiating for
you, OK? he said, at a rally in Des Moines,
Iowa, last week

For that to happen, Republican-appointed

electors would have to stage an unprecedented defection.
Still, people going to the typically hohum electoral gatherings have been drawn
into the rough and tumble of campaign-season politics. Republicans are being
beseeched to revolt in a torrent of lobbying,
centered on the arguments that Clinton won
the popular vote and that Trump is unsuited
to the presidency. Most of it is falling on
deaf ears, but it has also led to some acquaintances being made across the great political
divide.
Let me give you the total as of right now:
48,324 emails about my role as an elector,
said Brian Westrate, a small-business owner
and GOP district chairman in Fall Creek,
Wisconsin. I have a Twitter debate with a
former porn star from California asking me
to change my vote. Its been fascinating.
Similarly deluged, Republican elector
Hector Maldonado, a Missouri National
Guardsman, has taken the time to console
one correspondent, a single mother and Air
Force veteran who is beside herself with
worry about what a Trump presidency will
mean.

Around the state

that voted overwhelmingly for Democrat
Hillary Clinton, who won 2.8 million more
votes nationally than Republican Donald
Trump but fell short in the Electoral College.
Californias 55 Democratic electors were
chosen by Sen. Dianne Feinstein and
incoming Sen. Kamala Harris as well as the
partys candidates in each of the 53 U.S.
House districts. Most are party activists,
campaign volunteers or relatives of congressional candidates.

NATION

Friday Dec. 16, 2016

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Study: Premium hikes

adding $10 billion to
taxpayers health tab
By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON Taxpayers will fork

over nearly $10 billion more next year to
cover double-digit premium hikes for subsidized health insurance under President
Barack Obamas law, according to a study
being released Thursday.
The analysis from the Center for Health
and Economy comes as the Republican-led
Congress is preparing to repeal
Obamacare and replace it with a GOP alternative whose details have yet to be worked
out. With incoming President Donald Trump
likely to sign such legislation, historic
coverage gains under the 2010 health law
are at stake.
The study estimates that the cost of premium subsidies under the Affordable Care Act
will increase by $9.8 billion next year, rising from $32.8 billion currently to $42.6
billion.
The average monthly subsidy will
increase by $76, or 26 percent, from $291
currently to $367 in 2017.

Dylann Roof convicted

of all counts in church slaughter
CHARLESTON, S.C. Dylann Roof was
convicted Thursday in the chilling slaughter
of nine black church members who had welcomed him to their Bible study, a devastating crime in a country that was already
deeply embroiled in racial tension.
The same federal jury that found Roof
guilty of all 33 counts will reconvene next
month to hear more testimony and weigh
whether to sentence him to death. As the
verdict was read, Roof just stared ahead,
much as he did the entire trial. Family members of victims held hands and squeezed one
anothers arms. One woman nodded her head
every time the clerk said guilty.
Roof, 22, told FBI agents he wanted to
bring back segregation or perhaps start a
race war with the slayings.

Currently more than 8 in 10 consumers

buying private health insurance through
HealthCare.gov and state markets receive
tax credits from the government to help pay
their premiums. Those subsidies are
designed to rise along with premiums,
shielding consumers from sudden increases.
But the bill ultimately gets passed on to taxpayers.
Shortly before Election Day, the administration revealed that premiums for a midlevel benchmark plan on HealthCare. gov
would jump by an average of 25 percent next
year.
Administration officials are touting the
REUTERS
premium subsidies as they race to sign up as Barack Obama delivers remarks at the My Brothers Keeper Summit at the South Court
many people as possible before open Auditorium of the White House.
enrollment ends Jan. 31, about a week after
Obama leaves the White House. Upbeat,
carefree ads for HealthCare.gov say most
consumers can find subsidized coverage for
as little as $50 to $100 a month.
Republicans are planning a multistep
process to first repeal the health law and
replace it later. The new study is unlikely to
Environmental Protection Agency, Texas
By Matthew Brown
affect the repeal part of the debate.
Gov. Rick Perry for energy secretary and
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thursdays announcement of Montana Rep.
Ryan Zinke for interior secretary. All three
BILLINGS, Mont. President Barack are industry proponents who have lined up
Obamas administration will leave behind a against Obama on environmental issues and
Ex-Milwaukee officer charged
host of disputed recent actions and unfin- expressed doubts about the science behind
in fatal shooting of black man
ished business on the environment from climate change.
Prosecutors charged a Milwaukee police shelved energy leases and blocked mining
Obama may be in danger of losing his
officer Thursday with killing a black man in projects to pollution restrictions and deci- entire legacy, said Rep. Rob Bishop, chairsions
on
hundreds
of
potentially
imperiled
August, alleging the man had thrown his
man of the House Natural Resources
gun away and was unarmed when the officer species.
Committee, who pointed to excessive
Republicans
and
business
groups
emboldfired the fatal shot.
administration moves on the environment
Dominique Heaggan-Brown, who is also ened by Donald Trumps victory are gearing that attracted a Republican backlash.
up
to
reverse
many
of
the
administrations
black, was charged with reckless homicide
From the top, the president (Trump) on
in the Aug. 13 death of Sylville Smith, signature environmental moves, particulardown, there is a commitment to making
which sparked two days of riots on ly those made since the election.
The outcome could determine whether change, and the stars are aligning to see that
Milwaukees north side.
In the days after the shooting, both the eight years of Democratic rule in the White change take place, the Utah Republican
police chief and the mayor had said that House leaves a lasting mark on the environ- said.
police video clearly showed Smith had a gun ment or quickly fades.
Reversing course from the Obama years
and was turning toward officers when he was
Already environmental groups and their could happen with the stroke of a pen for a
shot.
Democratic allies are raising alarms over moratorium on new coal sales and recent
Trumps choice of Oklahoma Attorney mining claim withdrawals in Montana,
General Scott Pruitt to head the Oregon and Washington.

Obama environmental legacy

at stake as GOP, industry align

Around the nation

White House suggests Putin

was involved in U.S. hacking
By Bradley Klapper and Josh Lederman
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON The Obama administration suggested Thursday that Russian

President Vladimir Putin personally authorized the hacking of Democratic officials
email accounts in the run-up to the presidential election and said it was fact that such
actions helped Donald Trumps campaign.
The White House also assailed Trump himself, saying he must have known of Russias
interference.
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sations, the latest to unsettle Americas

uneasy transition from eight years under
Democratic President Barack Obama to a
new Republican administration led by
Trump. The claims of Russian meddling in
the election also have heightened already
debilitating tensions between Washington
and Moscow over Syria, Ukraine and a host
of other disagreements.
Only Russias senior-most officials
could have authorized these activities,
White House spokesman Josh Earnest said,
repeating the words from an October U.S.
intelligence assessment.

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Friday Dec. 16, 2016

Guest perspective

Truth in the news

eing in the news industry,

Ive gotten a lot of questions
about the fake news issue
and the way we go about our business.
Are we worried about the news industrys reputation? How do we gauge
whats true? Do I really think it had an
effect on the presidential election?
What do I think of fake news?
First of all, if I were to be worried
about the news industrys reputation I
would have started years ago. There is
a big difference between the national
news media and us, and I like to keep
it that way. I like to think of the
national media as a traveling circus
that goes from town to town looking
for the next thing. This summer it was
the election, recently it was the Ghost
Ship re. When something else happens, the caravan will pack up and
leave and the news cycle will be lled
with another spectacle or tragedy.
As far as gauging what is true,
thats a tough one, but much of that
comes from cross-checking and having multiple sources for information.
Typically, if more than one source
says the same thing, its true.
However, there is always a danger in
that one source may have gotten their
information from the other source.
There is also a matter of trust. We
build trust with our sources over time,
and we get to know which ones are
more reliable than others.
We also rely on our community to
help us. Thats one of the benets of
being a local newspaper in that we are
accessible enough that our readers and
sources know they can reach out to us
to provide more information or context on a story we reported. Another
thing to note is that stories change
over time so what is true at one point
may not be true at another point.
Ongoing stories change according to
new developments so we also report
those as it plays out.
Do I think fake news had an impact
on the election? Its a complicated
question and it varies according to
what you think about the terms fake
or bias. I have seen with the advent of
social media a proliferation of the

echo chamber and conrmation bias

in which people may be more prone
to trust certain sources of news
because they t with the original
political viewpoint. Thats been happening over time. But as far as actual
fake news stories, Id like to think it
didnt have an impact although this
particular election was noted for its
lack of substantive debate. It would
have been nice to see more focus on
the issues by a larger portion of our
populace when it came to the presidential election but there is not much
a local newspaper can do about that.
For our part, we focused heavily on
the local issues and tried to do our
best to furnish as much information
on that as possible.
For me, I like to think I can spot
fake news when I see it. Im fairly certain the story attached to the headline: Colin Kaepernick suspended by
the NFL! Find out why!, is not true. I
also saw my share of fake news stories about the election and could tell it
was not from a reliable source, or did
not have reliable sources. Can everyone do that? I dont know. Suppose
not. But there should be a general
knowledge that there are lots of stories on Facebook that arent true. And
some of them arent even stories. I
recall someone saying a few years ago
that he was surprised U.S. hiring hadnt risen because corporate prots
were at an all-time high. Having read
in several publications that corporate
prots were not even near all-time
highs and that earnings expectations
were being revised because of slipping conditions, I asked him where he
heard it. Oh, I saw something on
Facebook about it. I asked him to
nd it, and it turns out it was a meme
put out by a political organization.
So not everything that is considered
news is actually news. And thats
something to consider.
There is the old adage, dont believe
everything you read in the newspaper.
Mark Twain once said: If you dont
read the newspaper, youre uninformed. If you read the newspaper,
youre misinformed. But that should

now be
applied to
the internet.
My
point is,
this is
nothing
new. The
sinking of
the USS
Maine
spurred the
SpanishAmerican
War after
inammatory news stories blamed Spain.
Judith Miller of the New York Times
covered Iraqs Weapons of Mass
Destruction program leading up to the
2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq and it
turned out that her stories were based
on false intelligence. These are just
two examples of spurious reporting
that led to war. Are these two examples of fake news? Yes.
So what do I think of fake news? I
dont like it and its bad for our society. Do I think its a huge problem? In
the big picture, not really. But it does
prove we must be wary of what we
read, even if it seems to have some
verisimilitude. There is also the matter of personal responsibility. My
responsibility, and I take this
extremely seriously, is that the Daily
Journal report the truth. But as I
explained earlier, we rely on our readers to point out our mistakes and also
point us in new directions as stories
change.
As far as what we read elsewhere,
particularly social media, it is all of
our responsibility to stop fretting
about fake news, look ahead and learn
to look at everything with a keener
eye.

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.

Letter to the editor

Gateway at Millbrae
Station is a home run
Editor,
Iam writing because I think the
city of Millbrae should move forward
with the Gateway at Millbrae Station
mixed-use housing proposal. I live
and grew up in Millbrae and this will
help our city in three main ways:
1). Taxes. This project will result in

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the biggest tax windfall Millbrae has

seen in decades, which is in dire need
as evidenced by our community center
which has been lying in ashes for
months.
2). Housing. It will provide important new places for people to live,
not only for millennials like myself
striving to build lives in the Bay
Area, but also for low-income veterans.
3). Sustainability. The proposed

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site is on BART property which puts

future residents within walking distance of downtown, BART and
Caltrain public transportation, eliminating the need to own or use cars.
This proposal is a home run; lets
do it.

Sareena Zeidan
Millbrae

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The importance and

joy of shopping local
By Ann Fienman

nce again the holiday season is here, and there are

many ways to celebrate. Greetings and gifts, gatherings large and small, family traditions, memorymaking any or all of these are likely on your agenda for
the coming weeks. As you make your preparations, I invite
you to celebrate your community by shopping locally.
Whatever your vision for the holidays, local businesses can help fulll it.
Picking the perfect Christmas tree at a
neighborhood lot is just the beginning
of shopping locally. Ill use downtown
San Mateo as an example, since its the
neighborhood I know best, but Ill bet a
walk down your nearest Main Street
will reveal its own treasures.
To set the scene with holiday dcor,
try Edmonds Plaza Florist and Draegers
home department. If youre on the hunt for the perfect gift,
heres a sampling of what you can nd in downtown San
Mateo: ne and estate jewelry at Appelblom, Christensen &
Rafferty and other longtime jewelers; gear for active pursuits from Atlas Skateboarding and Dance Theatre Shop;
furniture and home accessories at Scandinavian Designs and
imported foods at Deans Produce. There are unique and
unexpected nds at one-of-a-kind boutiques like Golden
Moon Gallery and Bay Home & Linens. And Talbots
Toyland surely rivals Santas workshop!
There are many other interesting spots with gift potential, and the best way to discover them is by walking. At
pedestrian speed, you notice a lot more about your surroundings, so you can enjoy that clever holiday window
display, peruse the menu of an intriguing restaurant or read
the sign announcing a grand opening. You might even happen upon that tailor or locksmith or optician or barber
youve been looking for.
Now on to the menu! Food is an essential part of holiday
celebrations, and local purveyors can supply traditional
favorites. Faced with the year-end rush, its nice to know
you can get a ready-to-eat holiday feast from Trags Market.
Or maybe youll be inspired to try a local specialty youve
heard friends rave about. How about crab ravioli from Pasta
Pasta, sushi platters from Suruki Supermarket, or handdipped chocolates from Sharonas Chocolate Shop?
Dining out is another way to shop local. Over the last
few years, San Mateo has become known for the diversity
of our restaurants, which offer something for every palate
and budget. Whether your plans call for brunch at Three
with the family, pizza from Amicis for the game or New
Years Eve cocktails at Viognier, weve got you covered.
That kind of variety is something to celebrate, and its
just one reason to shop local. Another is service. When you
visit a local business, you get face-to-face, personal attention, something that just cant be duplicated online. You
can often meet the owner, and get the benet of their
expertise and enthusiasm. If you have questions, or a special request, dont be afraid to ask.
Local businesses become part of the character and continuity of a place. Who hasnt been pleased to rediscover a
favorite spot, still in operation years or even decades later?
Perhaps a new generation has joined the family business,
or that teenage clerk has grown up to be the manager. As a
regular at a local shop or eatery, you too may be part of that
continuity. Those casual business encounters, repeated time
and again, help build a sense of community and pride of
place. That too is something worth celebrating.
Many of the businesses referenced here have long histories in San Mateo, and they are in good company. Its not
unusual to hear of businesses celebrating 30, 40, even 50
years on the Peninsula. That longevity reects deep local
roots and commitment to their host communities. Local
commerce is part of a positive cycle: your patronage builds
business success, enabling businesses in turn to support
non-commercial community needs. PAL, Samaritan House,
Peninsula Humane Society these organizations and
many more rely on the support of the local business community.
When you shop local, you get the goods and services you
need, while also investing in your community. Shopping
local supports jobs and ensures that neighborhood businesses remain viable. And though we all gripe about taxes,
its important to remember that sales tax revenue provides
much of the funding for services we all depend upon, from
public safety to street repair.
Shopping local is also a social investment and a great
way to connect with people in your community. That smile
and nod when you buy your coffee is a moment of connection, a spark of the good will we look for at the holidays.
So come on out and be a part of it. Your local businesses are
ready to make your holiday season great; you can do the
same for them.
See you downtown!
Ann Fienman is the ex ecutiv e director of the Downtown San
Mateo Association.

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BUSINESS

Friday Dec. 16, 2016

THE DAILY JOURNAL

Banks lead stock indexes higher

By Stan Choe

DOW JONES INDUSTRIALS

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK A surge in banks

and other financial stocks that
stand to benefit from higher interest rates pushed indexes to the
edge of record highs Thursday. The
dollar rose sharply against other
currencies and the price of gold
sank on expectations that the
Federal Reserve will follow up
Wednesdays rate increase with
several more next year.
The Standard & Poors 500
index rose 8.75 points, or 0.4 percent, to 2, 262. 03. It made up
about half its loss from the prior
day, which was its worst in two
months.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 59.71 points, or 0.3 percent, to 19,852.24. The Nasdaq
composite rose 20.18 points, or
0. 4 percent, to 5, 456. 85. All
three indexes are within half a percent of their record highs.
I think the market is just going
through a period of rational exuberance, says Brian Jacobsen,
chief portfolio strategist at Wells
Fargo Funds Management. The
prospect for faster economic
growth and the normalization of
interest rates these arent bad
things for the stock market.

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Close:
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The Federal Reserve raised

short-term
interest
rates
Wednesday by a quarter of a percentage point on the back of a
strengthening economy. It was
only the second rate increase in a
decade, and the Fed indicated three
more may be on the way in 2017.
That helped goose the dollars
value, which has been climbing
against other currencies for the
past couple years. The ICE U.S.
Dollar index, which tracks the
value of the dollar against the
euro, Japanese yen and four other
currencies, rose to its highest

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON Mortgage rates are still

surging five weeks after Donald Trumps
election victory. Will higher rates weaken
prospective buyers confidence next year
and dampen home sales?
While the job market is stable, the low
mortgage rates that helped spur homebuying this year are disappearing in the
rearview mirror.
Steadily rising rates would ultimately
limit the number of possible buyers and how
much they can afford to pay. And existing
homeowners who might otherwise be looking for an upgrade could choose to stay put
rather than face higher interest costs.
The unwelcoming reality of higher
mortgage rates likely is tamping down

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level since 2002.

Higher rates can also help banks
reap bigger profits from making
loans, and financial stocks
jumped to the biggest gain of the
11 sectors that make up the S&P
500 index, 1 percent.
Bank of America rose 49 cents,
or 2.2 percent, to $23.16, and
Zions Bancorp. gained 84 cents,
or 2 percent, to $43.04.
Stocks that pay big dividends
lagged behind the rest of the market on fears that higher interest
rates will push income investors
away from them and back into

Mortgage rates are surging five weeks

post-election; will home sales weaken?
By Marcy Gordon

S&P 500:
NYSE Index:
Nasdaq:
NYSE MKT:
Russell 2000:
Wilshire 5000:

bonds. Real-estate stocks in the

S&P 500 fell 0.7 percent.
The yield on the 10-year
Treasury note rose to 2.60 percent
from 2.57 percent late Wednesday
and reached its highest level in
more than two years. The two-year
Treasury yield held steady at 1.27
percent.
Higher yields mean newly issued
bonds pay higher interest, but
they also pull down prices of
existing bonds sitting in
investors portfolios and bond
funds.
Roughly four stocks rose for

Yahoos mega breach shows

how just how vulnerable data is

NEW YORK The revelation of Yahoos

latest hack underscores what many Americans
prospective homebuyers confidence, says have known for years: All those emails, phoLawrence Yun, chief economist of the tos and other personal files stored online can
easily be stolen, and theres little anyone can
National Association of Realtors.
Younger households, renters and those do about it.
The only saving grace is that the attackers
living in the costlier West region where
prices have soared in recent months are apparently did not exploit the information for
the least optimistic about buying, he said. fraud. But their true motives remain a mystery.
While there are a number of straightforward
A forecast update issued by the Realtors
group Wednesday found that declining measures all users should take to protect
affordability in many parts of the country themselves, relatively few people actually
and the rise of mortgage rates likely will do. And in this case, doing so wouldnt really
lead to only a small gain in sales of existing have mattered. Even the most scrupulous indihomes next year. Existing-home sales are vidual countermeasures could only limit the
forecast to increase 2 percent, to about 5.52 damage.
million.
Yahoo users could have had immaculate
Still, industry experts say economic fun- computer security and still been the victim
damentals like continued job growth and here, said Will Ackerly, chief technology
rising homebuying demand from millenni- officer at Virtru, a computer security firm he
als still look positive for the housing co-founded after working for eight years at the
market.
National Security Agency.
Short of using encryption, theres no way
to keep your email from being compromised
in this kind of hack.
The mega breach disclosed Wednesday
exposed more than a billion user accounts,
the largest such attack in history.

California, Uber in legal

showdown over self-driving cars
SAN FRANCISCO Uber is riding its selfdriving cars into a legal showdown with
California regulators.
The ride-hailing company is refusing to
obey demands by the states Department of
Motor Vehicles that it immediately stop picking up San Francisco passengers in self-driving cars.

every three that fell on the New

York Stock Exchange, and nine of
the 11 sectors that make up the
S&P 500 index rose.
Eli Lilly was one of the top-performing stocks in the index after
rising $3.70, or 5.5 percent, to
$71. 37. The drugmaker gave a
stronger-than-expected
profit
forecast for next year.
Pier 1 Imports surged $2.09, or
32. 3 percent, to $8. 57 after
reporting stronger-than-expected
earnings for the latest quarter and
raised its forecast for full-year
results.
The worst-performing stock in
the S&P 500 was Yahoo, which
fell $2. 50, or 6. 1 percent, to
$38.41 after disclosing a breach
that affected more than a billion
user accounts, the largest such
attack in history.
Gold dropped to its lowest price
in 10 months. Higher interest
rates often hurt the price of gold,
which investors tend to flock to
when theyre worried about the
prospect of higher inflation and
too-low interest rates. Gold fell
$33.90, or 2.9 percent, to settle at
$1,129.80 per ounce.
Silver fell $1.26 to settle at
$15. 96 an ounce, and copper
dipped by less than a penny to
$2.60 per pound.

Business briefs
Hours after Uber launched a self-driving
service Wednesday morning with a handful of
Volvo luxury SUVs, the DMV sent the company a letter saying the move was illegal
because the cars did not have a special permit
the department requires for putting
autonomous vehicles on public roads.
As of Wednesday night, the Volvos distinctive in look with sensors protruding from
their tops were still roaming San
Franciscos streets. The company did not
respond to a request for comment about the
states legal threat.
If Uber does not confirm immediately that
it will stop its launch and seek a testing permit, DMV will initiate legal action, DMV
Chief Counsel Brian Soublet wrote the company. He referenced the possibility of taking
Uber to court.

Pew: Majority of U.S. says

fake news is creating confusion
NEW YORK A new survey from the Pew
Research Center has found that two-thirds of
U.S. adults say fake news stories are causing
confusion about the basic facts of current
events.
Fake political stories have drawn outsized
attention recently because of the possibility
that they influenced public perceptions and
could have swayed the U.S. presidential election. Separately on Thursday, Facebook
announced that its taking new measures to
curb the spread of fake news on its social network.
Nearly a third of respondents in the Pew survey said they often see made-up political
news stories online. Less than a half said they
were very confident that they could spot
fabricated news.

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State titles are in sight

Puzzling season for Padres M-As air

attack is
versatile

By Nathan Mollat
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF

Serra football coach Patrick Walsh

often refers to the football season as
puzzle. He knows exactly where some
pieces go, while other holes in the puzzle dont always have the right piece to
plug in there.
This year, however, not only has
Walsh plugged the holes in a constantly changing puzzle picture, he did it
successfully as the Padres find themselves on the verge of a state championship.
Theyre all pieces that have added up
to the fact that were still practicing
today and its December whatever,
Walsh said. Its been really nice to see
it all work out.
Moving pieces in an evolving mosaic is nothing new in football or any
sport, for that matter. Every coach has
a plan at the beginning of the season,
but seldom does a season unfold in any
predictable way. Many times, a coach
simply doesnt have the piece to fill a
hole.
But seemingly every move Walsh and
the Serra coaching staff have made this
season has been golden. Whether it was
underclassmen getting called up from
the junior varsity squad, or a couple
upperclassmen returning to the game,
or someone stepping into the breach to
fill an injury, Walsh and company
pushed the right button every time.
Nobody lost faith in our process.
Nobody quit. People assumed new roles
throughout the year. The journey has
just been so rewarding, Walsh said.
One of the key pieces to Serras 2016
puzzle was having one of the best quarterbacks in the Central Coast Section

By Terry Bernal
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF

in senior Sitaleki Nunn. That was one

of the few givens Walsh had.
Every year I go into a season and I
say, who has the best quarterback? In
this case, we did, the defending WCAL

With Menlo-Atherton quarterback Aajon

Johnson leading the Peninsula Athletic
League Bay Division in total passing yards
this year, here is a remarkable stat: the
Bears have seen only two 100-yard-plus
single-game receiving performances all
season, both from senior Mekhi
Blackmon.
With Johnson totaling 2,013 passing
yards through 14 games, he has relied on a
diverse crew of receivers. M-As game-high
receiving total by Blackmon was 106 yards
in a league win over Burlingame. The senior also racked up 105 yards in the Central
Coast Section Division I championship
game against Bellarmine, and has all but
clinched the team lead, currently with 620
yards on the season.
Otherwise, Aajon Johnson has relied on
an array of targets, with junior Spencer
Corona totaling 386 receiving yards, senior Tate Tussing at 341 yards, senior running back Jordan Mims at 275 yards, Aajon
Johnsons twin brother Aaron Johnson
totaling 272 yards and senior Marquise
Reid totaling 254 yards.
Overall we had a really diverse receiver
corps, M-A head coach Adhir Ravipati
said. We put four receivers on the field at
all times and Aajon does a really good job
of reading the defense and not trying to not
force the ball.

See SERRA, Page 15

See M-A, Page 15

DAILY JOURNAL SPORTS FILE

Moving Kepu Fonua, above right, to nose

tackle helped Serra average nearly 400
yards of offense per game this season.
The call up of freshman kicker Damon
Lewis, right, helped solidify the Padres
kicking game. Those were just two
moves of many that have helped the
Padres advance to the 2-A state
championship game Saturday.

Craig Sager, flamboyant NBA Warriors dish out win

sideline reporter, dies at 65
By Janie McCauley

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

By Kristie Rieken
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

HOUSTON Craig Sager never once

thought about giving up as he battled cancer
for more than two years.
Man, life is too beautiful, too wonderful,
theres just too many things, he said in late
August. Its not just you. Its your family and
kids and all. Fight. Fight until the end. Fight
as hard as you can.
The end for the beloved TNT broadcaster
came Thursday when the man known as much
for his outrageous wardrobe as his relation-

ships with the NBAs elite succumbed to the

disease he fought so hard to overcome. Turner
Sports announced his death without disclosing details. He was 65.
Craig Sager was a beloved member of the
Turner family for more than three decades and
he has been a true inspiration to all of us,
Turner President David Levy said in a statement. There will never be another Craig
Sager. His incredible talent, tireless work
ethic and commitment to his craft took him all
over the world covering sports.
His son, Craig Jr., posted a loving video

See SAGER, Page 16

OAKLAND Klay Thompson scored 25

points, JaVale McGee added a season-best
17, and the Golden State Warriors put on an
another spectacular passing display to beat
the undermanned New York Knicks 103-90
on Thursday night.
Kevin Durant had 15 points, 14 rebounds
and eight assists and Stephen Curry pulled
down a season-high 10 rebounds to go with
eight points and eight assists facing a New
York team missing stars Carmelo Anthony
and Derrick Rose.
The Warriors had 36 assists on their initial 36 baskets all 26 in the first half

Warriors 103, Knicks 90

and all 11 players who appeared in the first

half scored in Golden States fifth straight
win against New York. The Warriors wound
up with 41 assists and held a 57-49 rebounding advantage.
Justin Holiday had 15 points off the
bench for the late-arriving Knicks, whose
second bus was delayed coming from San
Francisco in a downpour.
And New York couldnt overcome a slow
start from the field, going 4 for 15 to fall
behind in a hurry, shooting 40.9 percent
and just 5 for 20 from 3-point range.

See WARRIORS, Page 16

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SPORTS

Friday Dec. 16, 2016

THE DAILY JOURNAL

Sharks Thornton, Marleau still going strong

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

OTTAWA, Ontario Joe Thornton and

Patrick Marleau broke into the NHL nearly
20 years ago. The 37-year-olds are having
too much fun with the San Jose Sharks to
think up hanging up their skates.
I feel great, Marleau said. (Im) having
fun out there so Ill keep going.
Thornton logged more than 25 minutes
Wednesday night in Ottawa, while Marleau
played 22 minutes in the Sharks 4-3 victory
over the Senators, their second shootout win
in two nights.
San Jose holds the puck more often than
not when Thornton and Marleau take the ice.
Thornton ranks second on the team in puck
possession (55 percent), with Marleau just a
touch back in third (54 percent).
I think both of us love the game and we
still feel we can play the game at a high, high
level and want to contribute each and every
night, said Marleau, born two months after
Thornton in 1979.
Thornton and Marleau are among the most
productive players of the last decades, two
stunning marvels of fitness who rarely miss
a game. Ten players in the NHL this season
werent even born when Thornton and
Marleau were drafted in 1997.
Marleau has missed only 31 games over
more than 18 seasons since he was drafted
second overall behind Thornton in 1997. He
ranks first in games played among all NHL
players during that stretch (1,472), last sit-

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Joe Thornton, above left, and Patrick Marleau, above right, have played professional hockey
for nearly 20 years and both still enjoy the grind of the game.
ting out a game during the 2008-09 season.
Thornton isnt far behind. He has played in
95 percent of possible games for the Boston
Bruins and Sharks, missing a mere nine
games since the start of the 2006-07 season.
Marleau credits his longevity to adjustments in training, eating, stretching and
exercise as well as a new approach to rest.
The Sharks annually face some of the
leagues most arduous travel and coach Pete
DeBoer has made it a priority to ensure that
his players, especially the old guys, get to
recover.
I think there wasnt too much emphasis
on rest and recovery right when we first came
into the league, Marleau said. Now you see

Local sports roundup

CSM players garner recognition

College of San Mateo Sione Finefeuiaki was
named a first-team Community College AllAmerican as voted on by the JC Athletic Bureau
and the California Community College
Football Coaches Association it was announced
Thursday.
A 6-foot, 245-pound sophomore out of
Wilcox High School in Santa Clara, Finefeuiaki
was named as an All-American at tight end,
although he is listed on CSMs stats as a fullback. Finefeuiaki caught 34 balls for 495 yards
and tied for the team lead in touchdown catches
with seven. He also ran the ball 17 times for
120 yards and another score.
By default, Finefeuiaki was also selected to
the Region I All-California team, where he was
joined by offensive lineman George Moore, a
6-7, 315-pound freshman out of Deer ValleyAntioch. Kava Maka, a defensive back for the
Bulldogs, was named to the Region I AllCalifornia defensive team. Maka is a 6-1, 190pound sophomore out of Serra.
The California Community College Athletic
Associations 69 teams make its the nations
largest association for two-year college football competition. Those 69 teams are in nine
divisions throughout the state.

WEDNESDAY

Notre Dame (4-2) outscored the Vikings 13-6 in

the third quarter to take a 30-29 lead into the
fourth, where Mills nipped the Tigers 13-10 to
pull out the victory.
Mills was led by Aubrie Businger, who finished with 16 points. She also pulled down 10
rebounds, had two assists and six steals. Zelie
Zshornack added 13 points in the win, while
Jasmine Dong also grabbed 10 rebounds for the
Vikings.

Carlmont 67, Monta Vista-Cupertino 28

The Scots scored 21 points in both the first
and second quarters to cruise to the win over the
Matadors.
Carlmont led 42-16 at halftime and on its 26
baskets, the Scots had 17 assists.
Senior co-captain Lys Hayes led Carlmont (43) with a game-high 19 points while also grabbing 11 rebounds. Ashley Trierweiler and Moi
Tong Woo each scored 12 for the Scots.

South City 72, Washington-Fremont 27

Brittney Cedeno recorded a double-double to
lead the Warriors to a lopsided win over the
Huskies.
Cedeno had 20 points and 12 assists for
South City (6-1). Jerelene Miller added 11
points and Becca Tasi had 10 as both Miller and
Tasi pulled down eight rebounds apiece.

Girls basketball

Boys soccer

Mills 42, Notre Dame-Belmont 40

Half Moon Bay 3, KIPP Collegiate-SJ 2

The Vikings got off to a hot start and then had

to rally in the fourth to beat the Tigers in a nonleague game.
Mills (4-2 overall) jumped out to a 10-2 lead
after the first quarter and led 23-17 at halftime.

Leading 2-0 at halftime, the Cougars saw the

Wolfpack tie the score in the second half before
Saul Cachos strike gave Half Moon Bay the
win.

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a lot more teams talking about it and taking

a lot more optional skates, especially with a
west coast team that travels as much as we do.
A lot of practices are video, going over video
and things like that.
Thornton is tops in points (1,360) and
assists (981) since joining the league. The
underrated Marleau ranks fifth in points
(1,047) during that same 19-year span and
also fifth in goals (488). Hell likely become
the 45th player in NHL history to reach 500
goals at some point this season.
Both endure in different ways. Never the
swiftest on skates, Thornton employs
superb passing, vision, and an undervalued
ability to protect the puck. Marleau has long

been a terrific skater with persistence and a

scorers touch.
But at the end of the day I think their
hockey sense stands alone, Sharks captain
Joe Pavelski said. They know how to work
their way around the rink, make plays, win
battles, those types of things, put themselves in good positions and thats allowed
for good careers. Theres no secret, you need
a little luck along the way, but those guys
have earned everything theyve got.
Still, Thornton and Marleau are certainly
not the players they once were.
Thornton is on pace for a 30-point dropoff
from last seasons 82-point campaign and
his lowest point total in a full season since
he was a teenager in Boston. He hasnt scored
in 17 straight games after finishing with 19
goals last season.
Marleau is only slightly off-pace for his
14th 20-goal season, but hes also on track
for a career-low 31 points.
And yet the Sharks are undeniably a better
team when either player is on the ice. San
Jose generates the lions share of scoring
chances when Thornton and Marleau are out
there at even-strength.
Both remain weapons on the power play,
too.
Both are also unrestricted free agents with
uncertain futures at seasons end. Asked last
March about playing as long as 44-year-old
Jaromir Jagr, Thornton responded: If I feel
good Id love to play that long, but right now
its hard to say if I could.

49ers look to break skid against Falcons

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SANTA CLARA The previous time the

49ers traveled to play quarterback Matt Ryan
in Atlanta, the stakes were high.
It was the NFC championship game in
January 2013, when Ryan and the top-seeded
Falcons were looking to make their second
Super Bowl appearance in franchise history.
Ryan was having the best season of his
career, but ran into San Franciscos defense.
The 49ers rallied for a 28-24 victory, culminated by a fourth-down pass break-up
from NaVorro Bowman with 1:13 remaining,
sending Jim Harbaughs team to the Super
Bowl.
It was going good for us, we were
rolling, said cornerback Tramaine Brock,
one of San Franciscos eight remaining
players that played in that game.
Champagne shower in the locker room.
Fast forward nearly four years and the
Falcons offense again looks championship-caliber, only Ryan is having an even
better season.
Hes having a MVP-type season quarterbacking the leagues highest-scoring
offense. His 113.2 passer rating is far better
than his previous career high of 99.1 from
that 2012 season.
San Francisco (1-12), meanwhile, is looking to end its franchise-worst losing streak
at 12. There wont be any champagne flowing in the locker room while the 49ers try to
avoid finishing with fewer than two wins for
the first time in history.
Ryan says hes benefiting from being in

the second season of coordinator Kyle

Shanahans offense.
49ers coach Chip Kelly said it doesnt
matter what offense Ryans running.
Matts one of those quarterbacks that
transcends any system, he said. Hes had a
couple different coordinators and been successful with whoever was coaching him.
Thats just the type of player he is. I think
hes an elite quarterback.
Ryan ranks second in passer rating, second in yards (4,050), tied for second in
touchdown passes (30) and fourth in completion rate (68.3 percent).
I think everybodys a little bit more comfortable, year two in the system, and understands just the ins and outs and the nuances
of the system a little bit better, Ryan said
during a conference call. I think were more
comfortable and I think weve got some
more good players.
Ryan has had new options at his disposal,
including speedy receiver Taylor Gabriel and
Mohamed Sanu, whos turned into a valuable
partner to Julio Jones, the NFLs leader in
yards receiving.
But Ryan was without Jones (toe) and Sanu
(groin) last week when the Falcons traveled
to play the struggling Rams.
It didnt matter as Ryan threw three touchdown passes in the 42-14 win. Gabriel
caught a 64-yard touchdown pass, his fourth,
all 25 yards or longer.
I thought our guys stepped up and played
really well. Its not easy when youre top
two guys go down, Ryan said. I thought
our guys didnt blink.

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Colorados MacIntyre wins AP Coach of the Year

By Pat Graham
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BOULDER, Colo. Mike MacIntyre has

the reputation as a turnaround artist. Give him
a program, any program, and he will transform it.
Colorado, though, had the looks of being
the sort of program that not even MacIntyre
could fix.
After three years that resulted in a grand
total of 10 victories, MacIntyre led the 11thranked Buffaloes to a 10-win season, a spot in
the Pac-12 Championship game and even
onto the fringes of the national-title conversation for a week or two. Colorado also will
make its first bowl appearance since 2007.
For that, MacIntyre is the Associated Press
college football Coach of the Year. He
received 109 points and 25 first-place votes
from the AP college football poll panel, while
Penn States James Franklin was second with
98 and 16. Alabamas Nick Saban was third
with 57 and 13.
We played a lot of young guys and they

worked hard and got better, explained MacIntyre,

who became the first
Colorado coach to win the
award since it began in
1998. They grew into
their talent and kept right
on going.
To comprehend just how
Mike MacIntyre far Colorado has come,
its important to know
where the Buffaloes were before MacIntyre
arrived. In 2012, they led the nation in games
started by true freshmen, got outscored by a
552-214 margin and lost a school-high 11
games that ultimately cost coach Jon Embree
his job.
MacIntyre realized he was inheriting a program that had fallen on hard times. But the
depths of that decline caught him off guard.
Overall, to be able to compete, to be in the
Pac-12 Championship game, we werent very
close, MacIntyre said.
MacIntyre gradually revamped the program
just like he did at San Jose State when he

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inherited a 2-10 squad and in three seasons

turned the Spartans into a double-digit win
team.
All he needed was time and a chance to
develop his talent. After going 2-25 in conference games over his first three seasons at
Colorado, some publications listed him on
the hot seat heading into the season.
Now, hes one of the hottest coaches in the
business.
Its been remarkable, whats occurred this
season, said former Colorado coach Gary
Barnett, whos now a radio analyst for Buffs
football games. Theyve acted like theyve
been there before, acted like a mature team
thats used to winning. They have this
resiliency to find a way to win, every single
game theyve been in.
The Rise as Colorado has labeled it
has been no surprise to his players. They
bought in from the beginning. Take junior
running back Phillip Lindsay. He was recruited by the previous regime and didnt know if
his scholarship would still be honored after
suffering a serious knee injury in high school.

MacIntyre visited him and assured Lindsay

that one day he would play a role in leading
this team back to prominence. Lindsay rushed
for 1,189 yards and 16 scores this season. He
wont forget that trust from MacIntyre.
He believed. His teammates believed
even as the Buffaloes struggled.
Rome wasnt built in one day. He just needed time to build a program, Lindsay said.
Hes a big reason we are where we are today.
And thats a program trending in the right
direction with big crowds showing up
again at Folsom Field. They appeared in their
first conference title game losing 41-10 to
No. 4 Washington since 2005, when they
were in the Big 12. Theyre also heading to
the Alamo Bowl against Oklahoma State
with a chance to become just the fourth team
in school history to win 11 games.
Weve been making steps. Some of them
were baby steps, but we were moving forward, said MacIntyre, whose late father,
George MacIntyre, was the coach at Vanderbilt
from 1979 to 1985. We werent going backward at all.

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Snowboarders now have a new way to click

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The typical riders hassle of bending down
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wait could be a thing of the past.
A new technology that enables the boot to
snap onto the board similar to a ski binding has
the potential to inject fresh life into a sport that
has been dealing with slowing growth for the
last decade or so.
After more than four years of research and
more than a decade of trying to find the answer
to a question that has long perplexed snowboarders and manufacturers alike, Burton
Snowboards is releasing its new Step-On binding touting it as a time-saver that wont negatively impact performance. The binding goes
on sale next fall and will run between $250 and
$400.
We asked the question, What if? said Chris
Cunningham, Burtons vice president of product. What if I could save 30 seconds per run?
Multiplied by the 10 to 15 runs an average
rider logs on any given day, a 30-second difference could mean an extra trip down the mountain per day. Over years, that number could add
up into the hundreds. Meanwhile, the binding
means less delay, less getting hands wet while
fiddling with straps and buckles, less time the
skiers in the group have to wait around for their
snowboard buddies to prepare their equipment
after they get off the lift.
Every time my dad goes to strap in at the top
of the mountain, he lets out a huge
Aaarrrrrrrgghhh, when hes got to bend over to
strap in, said Danny Davis, the two-time
Winter X Games champion who rides on a
Burton board. Making snowboarding something thats easier to get into, thats a good
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over the past decade-plus. SnowSports
Industries America reports microscopic growth
(from 7.57 million to 7.602 million) in the
number of snowboard participants between
2011-12 and last winter.
Among Burtons attempts to bring more people to the sport was the invention of the Riglet
a reel-like device that makes it easier for parents to tow young kids around on the snowboard.
The industry has been experimenting with
step-in bindings for more than a decade, but the
first mass attempt to bring them to market
petered out because the performance of the
boots was considered subpar.
Kimmy Fasani, a professional rider for
Burton, said the boot and binding gave her the
same level of confidence she had with her old
set-up.
I think sitting down (to get into the bindings) has always been kind of a nuisance for
snowboarders, Fasani said. Theres an efficiency there. Now, if you have friends who are
skiers, youre not going to be the guy whos
slowing the crowd down.

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Serra, M-A aim to make county football history

By John Horgan
DAILY JOURNAL CORRESPONDENT

Two San Mateo County prep football programs are on the cusp of history this week.
Serra and Menlo-Atherton are both seeking
California Interscholastic Federation state
bowl championships in Divisions 2-A and
3-AA, respectively.
No county high school has captured a
state football title of any kind since 1926
when San Mateo beat Covina 20-0 in
Burlingame to win the overall CIF crown.
Another strong San Mateo team returned
to the playoffs in 1927 but did not advance
to the championship game.
In those long-ago days, the state had a
very compact playoff system and just a single division for all. That arrangement was
discontinued not long after San Mateos
1927 playoff appearance. There was no
state championship tournament for nearly
80 years.
A new, altered statewide bowl system, to
accommodate the CIFs 10 separate geographic sections, was instituted in 2006,
with three divisions competing for state
titles. Rather modest at the start, the setup
has morphed into an ambitious 13-division
affair culminating in bowl games to be

M-A
Continued from page 11
M-A will be relying on all its weapons as
the team travels to Lancaster for the CIF
Division 3-AA State Championship Bowl
game Saturday at Antelope Valley College at
6 p.m. The Bears (12-2 overall) will be taking on Southern California champion
Paraclete-Lancaster (11-4), a lightning-fast
team led by first-year head coach Dean
Harrington.
The two teams both started slow this season. While M-A opened its season with two
straight losses, Paraclete dropped its first
three. Since dropping its regular-season
finale to Sierra Canyon the team Serra
will be taking on in the CIF Division 2-A
State Championship Bowl game
Paraclete has rallied to five straight postseason wins, including a victory in the
Southern Section championship game two
weeks ago against Los Altos-Hacienda
Heights and a 34-18 win over powerhouse
Mater Dei Catholic last week in the
Division 3-AA regional championship
game.

SERRA
Continued from page 11
Player of the Year, although Leki has been
up and down through injuries (this season), Walsh said. Weve had great players
(at Serra during my tenure) but theyre
not quarterbacks.
The one defensive piece Walsh knew
would fit was middle linebacker TC Lavulo,
even if that piece went missing for the first
weeks of the season because of injuries. Its
no coincidence that when Lavulo returned to
the lineup full time in Week 5, it was the
start of the Padres 10-game winning streak.

Shifting pieces
Then Walsh had a pile of other pieces that
he had to put together. The problem was
finding the right fit. Unlike a traditional
jigsaw puzzle which has a set outcome, the
puzzle that is football is constantly changing. A piece might not fit right in one spot,
but is perfect for another. Thats when the
Serra coaching staff moved the likes of Josh
Fernando and Clark Chase, a couple of linemen slated for offense this season, and
moved them to the defensive side of the
ball. Or Kepu Fonua going from nose tackle
to starting center.

played on Friday and Saturday.

This is the second year for the expanded
13-game bowl setup.
Serra and Menlo-Atherton will become
the second and third teams to vie for a state
title. In 2013 and 2015, Athertons Sacred
Heart Prep participated in state bowl championship games, losing both times: last
year the Gators fell to Rancho Bernardo in
the Division 3-A final. In 2013, there was a
different format in place, with SHP losing
to Corona del Mar in the Division III title
game.
Menlo-Atherton, 12-2 and champion of
the Peninsula Athletic Leagues Bay
Division and the Central Coast Sections
Open Division I playoffs, will travel to
Antelope Valley College in Southern
California to face Paraclete of Lancaster,
11-4, at 6 p.m. Saturday in the CIF Division
3-AA matchup.
Earlier in the day in Sacramento, Serra,
10-4 and co-champion of the West Catholic
Athletic League and winner of the Central
Coast Sections Open Division II playoffs,
will meet unbeaten Sierra Canyon of
Chatsworth, 15-0, at noon at Sacramento
States Hornet Stadium in the CIF Division
2A finale.
Only CCS teams competing in the Open
Theyre really impressive to watch on
film. Ravipati said. I think the one thing
that stands out is their athleticism. But
its a state championship game so whoever
you play is going to be really good.
M-A features one of the best rushing
attacks Northern California has to offer.
Mims took over the lead among CCS rushers by running for 275 yards and four touchdowns last week in the Northern California
championship game against Manteca.
Mims has rushed for 2,293 yards this season.
But Aajon Johnson has given the Bears a
multi-faceted attack. While Mims surpassed
a monumental plateau by going over 2,000
yards rushing last week, Aajon Johnson
reached the 1,000-yard rushing plateau with
104 ground yards, giving him 1,065 on the
season.
At the outset of the season, Aajon
Johnson found himself in a quarterback
competition with junior Miles Conrad. And
even after winning the opening-day start, it
took him two weeks to earn the outright
starting job going forward, according to
Ravipati.
Aajon really took the reins and he
worked hard for it, Ravipati said.
Perhaps whats most impressive thing

Division brackets are eligible to play for

state championships. CCSs other representative, Valley Christian the Open
Division III winner will face MadisonSan Diego in the Division 2-AA state championship game.
M-A and Serra gained entry into this
weeks bowl games by defeating Manteca,
49-21, and previously unbeaten Sanger, 4936, respectively. Neither M-A nor Serra has
been in this position before. Serra has come
the closest, advancing to the Nor Cal championship game in 2013, falling to Del Oro,
28-20.
Why has a bowl system with multiple
divisions (based on enrollment, won-lost
records, strength of schedules, historical
success, etc.) replaced what had been a single, one-size-fits-all playoff? Californias
sheer vastness is one obvious answer.
With about 40 million people and more
than 1,500 diverse, football-playing high
schools, both public and private, the state
is simply too large to handle a fair and comprehensive playoff system for everyone in
one division. Schools are too different in
any number of ways to formulate a reasonable, true all-in-one playoff format. The CIF
modeled its championship series after several other states, most notably Texas and

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M-A receivers Mekhi Blackmon, left, and

Marquise Reid are just two of a cadre of Bears
wideouts who have combined to catch more
than 2,000 yards and 18 touchdowns from
quarterback Aajon Johnson.
about Aajon Johnsons diverse receiving
corps is the offense essentially represents
its moonlighting gig. The receivers day

Ian Schwabb and James Halpin, who started their Serra careers playing football
before concentrating on other sports, asked
to return to the football team just before the
start of the season.
The 15-years-ago me would have said
no, Walsh said, adding he has changed
his philosophy over the years. The ultimate
question Walsh asked was: can these guys
help the team? With the answer being yes,
they were back on the squad.
After taking the first month to get into
football shape, the two eventually moved
into starting roles on defense.
I knew they were great athletes and I had
been recruiting them in the halls for years,
Walsh said.

sophomore Luke Bottari, who simply came

in and threw for more than 1,100 yards and
14 touchdowns this season, appearing in
12 of the Padres 14 games.
There is not one freshman or JV (championship) banner hanging in the gym (for
this season) and I feel so bad for those guys
because they definitely put in the time,
Walsh said. But at the end of the day, varsity comes first. We raided everything, every
team, every hallway to find the right pieces
to the puzzle.
Throw in the emergence of second-year
varsity juniors like running back Isiah
Kendrick, and receivers Shane Villaroman
and Patrick Nunn, and the Padres were close
to completion.

Call-ups contribute

The final piece of the puzzle

Sometimes the piece to the puzzle is not

even in that particular box, but thats when
it helps to have a program that can develop
puzzle pieces on every level. The Padres
were struggling on special teams specifically at long snapper and place kicker.
Walsh called up sophomore Keelan
ORiordan to shore up the snapping duties
and turned to freshman Damon Lewis to handle the place kicking chores.
Both have fit in perfectly.
When Nunn was battling injuries in the
early and middle portion of the season,
Walsh turned to another underclassman,

The final piece will be placed beginning

at noon Saturday at Hornet Stadium on the
campus of Sacramento State when the 10-4
Padres take on a 15-0 Sierra Canyon team
out of Chatsworth the second straight
undefeated team Serra will have faced. The
Padres knocked off a previously undefeated
Sanger squad last Saturday in the Northern
California 2-A championship game.
When asked if there was a team in the
West Catholic Athletic League that most
resembles Trailblazers, Walsh could not
immediately think of one. The Trailblazers
are averaging nearly 400 yards of offense

Florida, which anoint more than a dozen

state champions as well.
So an expanded bowl arrangement has
been employed instead in an effort to provide an acceptable measure of post-season
competition for a variety of schools.
Looking at the rather bewildering array of
divisions listed from the Open Division
all the way down to Division 6-A can be
daunting for the casual observer.
But figure it this way: The Open Division
is reserved for what is perceived to be the
best of the best by regional committee consensus. After that, the other divisions,
based on analyzed and designated strength,
start at I-AA and proceed down to 6-A. There
are two championship games in each division, with the double A designation being
the bigger of the two. So Menlo-Atherton,
at Division 3-AA, is placed one slot lower
than Serra at Division 2-A.
For those keeping track this fall, MenloAtherton may have a more favorable opponent than Serra. Thats because Serras foe
this week, Sierra Canyon, routed Paraclete,
M-As upcoming foe, 35-7, during the regular season.
John Horgan can be reached by email at johnhorganmedia@gmail.com.

jobs, so to speak, come on defense, where

each with the exception of Mims
serve as a starter on a shutdown defense that
earned headlines through the CCS Division
I championship run by posting back-toback shutouts in the semifinals and title
game.
Corona the only junior in the receiver
mix has a critical third position too,
serving as M-As place-kicker. He is 63 of
66 on point-after tries this season and also
added his first field goal of the season last
week with a 34-yarder against Manteca. And
as a receiver, he has come on strong after a
minimal role through the first three weeks
of the season. Through the opening three
games, he had just three catches for 20
yards. He now ranks second on the team in
receiving yards.
Hes really responded well, Ravipati
said. Im really excited about him. Hes got
a really high ceiling.
As M-A steps foot on the artificial turf at
Antelope Valley College Saturday for the
programs first-ever state champion game
appearance, Ravipati expects more of the
same out of his diverse receivers.
Well take what you can give us,
Ravipati said. Every one of our receives
can give us yards.
per game, with more than half of that coming on the ground. Senior running back
Bobby Cole is the feature of Sierra
Canyons rushing attack, having amassed
2,155 yards and 30 touchdowns on the season.
They run multiple, different formations.
They confuse you by formation, they
mess with your eyes. (The Trailblazers
remind me of) maybe Mitty or Bellarmine,
when theyre not in the double wing. [Sierra
Canyon] spreads it out a lot and get out in
space, but they use their tight end more,
Walsh said.
Suddenly, Walsh found the Trailblazers
perfect example from the WCAL Serra
itself.
The biggest similarity is with Serra,
Walsh said. Big plays, they pass the ball,
they do a lot of cool stuff.
Whether that final piece comes with a
winning or losing score remains to be seen.
But all Walsh knows is, he enjoys putting
the puzzle together every season.
There are only a few teams who know
when their last game is. One is when youre
having a horrible season and you know your
season is over after week 10. We know the
end of this team is Saturday, at around 3
p.m.
Only then will Walsh and the Padres know
if that final piece was a perfect fit.

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NBA brief
Draymond Green believes
lower-tier NBA players deserve more
OAKLAND Draymond Green is speaking up for all the backups and role players of the NBA world.
While Green insists he has more than enough money and if
he fails to use it wisely over his lifetime thats his own fault he
is determined to dish out another key assist in a long list of them
already this season for Golden State: The Warriors player representative vows to do his part in helping the lower-level guys of
the league earn a little more.
I was one of those guys nobody would stand up for, he said.
A day after the sides reached an agreement in principle on a new
labor deal, Green offered the idea of a restructuring that would feature fewer players at the minimum salary level. The average salary
is expected to hit $8.5 million next season and rise to $10 million by 2020-21, while minimums across the board will increase
by 45 percent starting next season.
Its not about where my status is at as an All-Star. Youll be
taken care of. As a superstar in this league, youll be taken care of.
So its not more so about us, its more so about the guys who
arent on that level, Green said. Youre living pretty good if
youre in the NBA. I dont want someone to look at me and say
that I am inconsiderate about everyone elses life outside the
NBA.
Green stressed that the last thing he wants people to think is
that he is somehow complaining or that anybody in the NBAis at
the hardship level of many Americans.

WARRIORS
Continued from page 11
Golden State notched its third game with 40 or more
assists, the first team with three 40-assist games since the
Chicago Bulls in 1996-97. The Warriors had a franchiserecord 47 assists Nov. 23 against the Lakers.

Tip-ins
Kni cks : Anthony said he bruised his shoulder diving for
a ball against the Lakers on Sunday in Los Angeles. Rose
had a sore lower back. ... New York, which hosts the
Warriors on March 5, has been swept in the season series
the past two years and not won a season series since 200001.
Warri o rs : An MRI earlier Tuesday on C Zaza Pachulias
injured right wrist showed a contusion. He missed his fourth
straight game. ... Golden State had more than 30 assists for
the 19th time. ... F David West sustained a right hip contusion midway through the fourth and didnt return. ... Curry
sported special Oakland Strong sneakers in tribute to the
deadly Ghost Ship warehouse fire Dec. 2 nearby in Oakland
with the footwear featuring initials of the 36 lives lost.
He posted a photo on Twitter of another colorful pair and has
plans to auction them both off to aid fire relief.

Sager strong, Moment of Joy

SAGER
Continued from page 11
tribute to his father, tweeting: We packed a lifetime and then
some into these 28 years together.
Sagers passing brought out condolences from every corner of
the NBA and Hall of Famer Larry Bird expressed what many were
feeling.
He was as identifiable with the NBA as any player or coach,
Bird said in a statement. The league will not be the same without him.
Magic Johnson echoed those sentiments on Twitter.
The NBA family lost a legend who changed the way sideline
reporters did their job. RIP Craig Sager, Johnson said.
Sager had a third bone marrow transplant at the end of August
in Houston to fight an aggressive form of leukemia. To no ones
surprise, he was characteristically cheerful .
It really isnt all that painful, not physically, he said then.
I think the hardest toll is mentally and emotionally. I have this
thing of positive thinking. I think if you think something is
going to be right and you think positive then you feel that way
and if you feel that way youll act that way. I try not to get down.
Sager announced in April 2014 that he had been diagnosed
with acute myeloid leukemia, and he missed the playoffs and
much of the following season as he underwent two bone marrow
transplants.
Sager, who worked basketball games for TNT for nearly a quarter-century, revealed in March 2016 that his leukemia was no
longer in remission. He said doctors told him the typical prognosis was three to six months to live, but I am receiving the
best treatment in the world and I remain fully confident I will win
this battle.

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Warriors coach Steve Kerr wearing a colorful, Craig
Sager-inspired tie took the microphone before tipoff,
invited the Knicks side to join Golden State and offered a
heartfelt tribute to Craig Sager, then rather than a moment
of silence said it was more fitting in Sagers honor to hold
a moment of joy.
And the sellout crowd stood for a prolonged ovation and
extended applause.
The beloved sideline reporter died from leukemia at age
65.
He was an amazing guy. The courage that he showed the
last few years was incredible in his fight, reigning NBA
Coach of the Year Kerr said of his former TV colleague. Its
just a tough day. ... He had a spirit and an energy that very
few people Ive ever met possess.

Ringin it
At halftime, Durant, Green and Thompson received their
USA Basketball Olympic champion rings from their winning run in Rio de Janeiro.

Up next
Kni cks : At Denver on Saturday looking to snap an eightgame road losing streak to the Nuggets and three-game skid
overall.
Warri o rs : Host Portland on Saturday in a rematch of last
seasons Western Conference semifinals and seeking a
fourth straight victory over the Trail Blazers.
His battle brought out the soft side of
Gregg Popovich, the prickly San Antonio
Spurs coach with whom he had many memorable exchanges during in-game interviews.
Sager never faulted Popovich for his gruff
attitude during those interviews, saying
hes trying to win a game. He doesnt want
to talk to some reporter. But he said they
had a great relationship.
Craig Sager
Later, he said, Youre still going to be
media on the court, but off the court can I call you and see how
youre doing? I said: Heck yes, Sager recalled in August. Just
keep treating me the way on the court you always do. He said: I
wouldnt want it any other way.
Sager sported suits in every color of the rainbow and plenty of
shades not found in nature, from teal to fuchsia to magenta. He
would match plaid blazers with paisley ties or striped shirts
all in bold hues.
Sagers persistence was on display at the start of his career,
when the 22-year-old found himself in the middle of one of the
most famous moments in sports history. Making $95 a week in
1974 as the news director at WSPB a Braves-affiliated AM
radio station in Sarasota, Florida Sager risked getting fired by
deciding to hop a flight to Atlanta for a game with Hank Aaron a
home run away from breaking Babe Ruths career record.
With a last-minute credential, Sager was stuck in the third-base
photographers well. As the historic homer sailed out of the
park, Sager, without thinking, sprinted onto the field and wound
up chasing Aaron down the third-base line. When Aarons teammates mobbed him at home plate, Sager can be seen in his trench
coat in the middle of the scrum.
Sager worked as a reporter on the Olympics, Major League
Baseball playoffs, the NFL and the NCAA Tournament, among
other sports. But he was indelibly connected to the NBA.

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NFL GLANCE
PF
319
255
305
206

PA
207
278
274
307

South
Houston
Indianapolis
Tennessee
Jacksonville

6
6
6
2

6 0
6 0
6 0
10 0

.500
.500
.500
.167

207
311
308
224

257
311
296
313

North
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Cleveland

7
7
4
0

5 0
5 0
7 1
12 0

.583
.583
.375
.000

256
290
245
197

207
236
259
352

West
Kansas City
Raiders
Denver
San Diego

10 3
10 3
8 4
5 7

.769
.769
.667
.417

302
358
286
334

255
320
229
319

0
0
0
0

NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
x-Dallas
11 1 0 .917
N.Y. Giants
8 4 0 .667
Washington
6 5 1 .542
Philadelphia 5 7 0 .417

333
245
303
268

228
237
295
245

South
Atlanta
Tampa Bay
New Orleans
Carolina

7
7
5
4

5
5
7
8

0
0
0
0

.583
.583
.417
.333

386
277
347
283

331
285
335
321

North
Detroit
Green Bay
Minnesota
Chicago

8
6
6
3

4
6
6
9

0
0
0
0

.667
.500
.500
.250

275
295
233
204

251
302
209
270

West
y-Seattle
Arizona
Los Angeles
49ers

9
5
4
1

4 1
7 1
10 0
12 0

.679
.423
.286
.077

298
299
197
251

235
277
328
393

y-clinched division
x-clinched playoff spot
Thursday, Dec. 15
Seattle 24, Los Angeles 3
Saturday, Dec. 17
Miami at N.Y. Jets, 5:25 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 18
Philadelphia at Baltimore, 10 a.m.
Cleveland at Buffalo, 10 a.m.
Detroit at N.Y. Giants, 10 a.m.
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 10 a.m.
Tennessee at Kansas City, 10 a.m.
Green Bay at Chicago, 10 a.m.
Indianapolis at Minnesota, 10 a.m.
Jacksonville at Houston, 10 a.m.
New Orleans at Arizona, 1:05 p.m.
San Francisco at Atlanta, 1:05 p.m.
New England at Denver, 1:25 p.m.
Oakland at San Diego, 1:25 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 19
Carolina at Washington, 5:30 p.m.

EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W
Toronto
18
New York
14
Boston
13
Brooklyn
7
Philadelphia
6

L
7
12
12
17
19

Pct
.720
.538
.520
.292
.240

GB

4 1/2
5
10 1/2
12

Southeast Division
Charlotte
14
Atlanta
12
Washington
10
Orlando
11
Miami
9

12
13
14
16
17

.538
.480
.417
.407
.346

1 1/2
3
3 1/2
5

Central Division
Cleveland
Chicago
Detroit
Milwaukee
Indiana

6
12
13
12
14

.750
.520
.519
.500
.481

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

18
13
14
12
13

WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
San Antonio
21
5
Houston
19
7
Memphis
18
9
New Orleans
9
18
Dallas
6
19

.808
.731
.667
.333
.240

2
3 1/2
12 1/2
14 1/2

Northwest Division
Utah
16
Oklahoma City
15
Portland
13
Denver
10
Minnesota
7

10
11
15
16
18

.615
.577
.464
.385
.280

1
4
6
8 1/2

Pacific Division
Warriors
L.A. Clippers
Sacramento
L.A. Lakers
Phoenix

4
7
16
18
18

.852
.731
.360
.357
.308

3 1/2
13
13 1/2
14 1/2

23
19
9
10
8

Sports briefs

NHL GLANCE

NBA GLANCE

AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct
New England 10 2 0 .833
Miami
7 5 0 .583
Buffalo
6 6 0 .500
N.Y. Jets
3 9 0 .250

Friday Dec. 16, 2016

Thursdays Games
Milwaukee 108, Chicago 97
New Orleans 102, Indiana 95
Denver 132, Portland 120
San Antonio 107, Phoenix 92
Golden State 103, New York 90
Fridays Games
Brooklyn at Orlando, 4 p.m.
Detroit at Washington, 4 p.m.
Atlanta at Toronto, 4:30 p.m.
Charlotte at Boston, 4:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Miami, 5 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.
Milwaukee at Chicago, 5 p.m.
New Orleans at Houston, 5 p.m.
Sacramento at Memphis, 5 p.m.
Dallas at Utah, 7:30 p.m.
Saturdays Games
Phoenix at Oklahoma City, 2 p.m.
Indiana at Detroit, 4 p.m.
Charlotte at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Cleveland, 4:30 p.m.
Houston at Minnesota, 5 p.m.
New York at Denver, 6 p.m.
Portland at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.

EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W
Montreal
29 19
Ottawa
30 16
Boston
32 16
Tampa Bay
30 15
Florida
31 13
Detroit
31 13
Toronto
29 11
Buffalo
28 11

L
6
11
13
13
13
14
11
11

OT
4
3
3
2
5
4
7
6

Pts
42
35
35
32
31
30
29
28

GF
92
73
77
87
74
72
83
62

GA
64
82
79
84
86
85
90
75

Metropolitan Division
Pittsburgh
30 20
N.Y. Rangers 32 21
Philadelphia 32 19
Columbus
27 18
Washington 28 18
New Jersey
29 12
Carolina
29 12
N.Y. Islanders 29 11

7
10
10
5
7
11
11
13

3
1
3
4
3
6
6
5

43
43
41
40
39
30
30
27

108
108
105
90
76
71
77
77

87
72
97
57
61
87
82
90

WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
Chicago
32 20 8
Minnesota
29 17 8
St. Louis
31 17 10
Winnipeg
33 14 16
Nashville
29 13 12
Dallas
32 12 14
Colorado
28 11 16

4
4
4
3
4
6
1

44
38
38
31
30
30
23

88
85
87
86
86
81
63

75
59
87
99
86
100
90

Pacific Division
Sharks
30
Anaheim
31
Edmonton
32
Calgary
32
Los Angeles 29
Arizona
30
Vancouver
30

1
5
5
2
2
5
2

37
37
35
34
32
27
26

75
87
94
84
78
69
73

66
84
88
92
77
93
94

18
16
15
16
15
11
12

11
10
12
14
12
14
16

17

Cal fires defensive

coordinator Art Kaufman

Stanford beats Minnesota to

reach NCAA volleyball final
COLUMBUS, Ohio Inky
Ajanaku had 15 kills and nine
blocks and Stanford beat secondranked Minnesota in four sets
Thursday night to reach the NCAA
womens volleyball final.
The 6-foot-6 freshmen hitting
duo of Kathryn Plummer and
Audriana Fitzmorris combined for
25 kills in the 26-24, 25-19, 2225, 25-22 victory.
Morgan Hentz and setter Jenna
Gray made up the rest of the freshmen quartet that proved vital in
leading Stanford (26-7) to its first
national final since 2008.
Stanford will face the NebraskaTexas winner in the final.
Sarah Wilhite led Minnesota
(29-5) with 25 kills. The Gophers
had won 14 straight matches.
Stanford hit just .188 in the
match, with the Gophers swinging
at a rate of .149.

BERKELEY Defensive coordinator Art Kaufman will not return

to California next season after
overseeing one of the nations
worst defenses.
Coach Sonny Dykes announced
Thursday that Kaufman will be let
go after three years with the
Golden Bears. Dykes says he
wants new leadership to take the
defense in a different direction.
Cal (5-7) allowed the secondmost points (42.6 per game) and
yards rushing (272.9 per game)
this season and ranked fourthworst in overall defense (518.3
yards per game). The Bears allowed
more than 40 points in nine games
as the defense took a big step back
after showing signs of improvement in Kaufmans second season.
Cal has struggled on defense for
all four of Dykes seasons in part
because of the fast-paced Bear
Raid offense.

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Thursdays Games
Chicago 5, N.Y. Islanders 4
Anaheim 4, Boston 3
Arizona 3, Toronto 2, SO
Los Angeles 4, Detroit 1
St. Louis 5, New Jersey 2
Winnipeg 4, Florida 3, SO
Minnesota 5, Nashville 2
N.Y. Rangers 2, Dallas 0
Fridays Games
N.Y. Islanders at Buffalo, 4 p.m.
Los Angeles at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m.
Washington at Carolina, 4:30 p.m.
San Jose at Montreal, 4:30 p.m.
Columbus at Calgary, 6 p.m.
Florida at Colorado, 6 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Vancouver, 7 p.m.
Saturdays Games
Arizona at Minnesota, 11 a.m.
Philadelphia at Dallas, 11 a.m.
Montreal at Washington, 4 p.m.
Anaheim at Detroit, 4 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Toronto, 4 p.m.
Buffalo at Carolina, 4 p.m.
New Jersey at Ottawa, 4 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Nashville, 5 p.m.
Chicago at St. Louis, 5 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

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LOCAL

Friday Dec. 16, 2016

SHELTER
Continued from page 1
With Christmas fast approaching, the
48-year-old former Burlingame resident
held back tears while describing how his
elderly mother was sent to a nursing home
when he couldnt afford a place to rent.
Making matters worse, hes disabled having undergone heart surgery last year and
living with a spinal disorder that leaves
him reliant on a walker.
We were homeless, we didnt know
where to go. At first, we didnt know
Samaritan House existed, Thaddus said,
referring to the nonprofit that operates the
90-bed shelter. My mind was all topsyturvy. I have mom, an 89-year-old with
dementia, and I couldnt make ends meet.
The ultimate goal is to try to get her and I
housing. I dont care if its a shack. Just
that its livable.
Thaddus is one of hundreds who will
spend the winter at a local homeless shelter
supported by a network of nonprofits and
the countys Human Services Agency.
Between those needing emergency assistance and others lucky enough to get into
longer term interim housing, theres 613
shelter beds in San Mateo County nearly
all of which are full throughout the year.
We see demand year-round in all of our
shelters for individuals and for our families.
I think what that tells you is a couple
things. We have an ongoing homeless crisis that we dont have enough capacity to
handle, and we also have a housing crisis
where folks are getting priced out of the
market, people you never thought would be
homeless are out on the streets, said Bruce
Ives, CEO of LifeMoves, a nonprofit that
runs shelters in San Mateo and Santa Clara
counties.
While shelters have long served clients
with addiction issues as well as physical or
mental health disorders, theres an increasing population of seniors and those who
cant make ends meet, said Ives and

Samaritan House CEO Bart Charlow.

There just simply isnt enough space,
Charlow said, adding a major deterrent to
creating new facilities is community
acceptance. And when the weather turns
bad, more people are seeking to get off the
streets.

Weather prompts need

For the third night this season, San
Mateo Countys inclement weather program was triggered during Thursdays
storm. The county partners with shelter
operators to offer an additional 38 beds
when a series of weather-based criteria are
met, said Trisha Howard, emergency
response manager with the countys Human
Services Agency.
When the weather outside becomes cold
or the heavy rains fall, it does create some
challenges for those who are living outdoors. Its very difficult for a person to
weather that type of storm or that type of
coldness, Howard said. The biggest risk
is someone could pass away from hypothermia or go into a life-threatening condition.
Even when the program is activated,
there are people left out on the streets.
Its been a year since Kandi Ochs was first
introduced to Safe Harbor Shelter during a
December 2015 activation of the inclement
weather program. The 48-year-old Colorado
native had been living in her car at the time
and spent seven months at the South San
Francisco communal living facility. About
two weeks ago, she had to return.
Last year was awful. I had never been in
a shelter before. I was kind of in shock that
that happened to me, I still kind of am. Its
not the worst thing to happen in the world,
I just didnt think Id ever end up here,
Ochs said. It is depressing, holidays are
already hard for people, its extra hard
here.
A former medical assistant for 18 years,
she said a series of spinal injuries including
a car accident left her unable to work.
Although its been stressful to return to
homelessness, Ochs said shes tried to

remain focused on building a support network and working with her doctors. Even
though shed be spending the holidays at
Safe Harbor, she had a positive outlook following a Thanksgiving visit with her
daughter and grandchild, as well as news
Tuesday shed finally received a housing
voucher.

When holidays are rough

Shelter residents typically stay about 30
days, unless they enter a transitional program and begin working on ways to stabilize their lives. But this time of year,
Samaritan House postpones the rules and
lets clients stay through the holidays, said
Laura Bent, the nonprofits chief operating
officer.
Its a very stressful time for folks who
are experiencing homelessness, whatever
has put them in the position of being
homeless, it becomes more prevalent during the holidays, Bent said. Theres
depression and a high rate of suicide, so we
want to keep them in the situation theyre
used to.
Clients who stay are offered a hot meal,
have access to showers and are assigned a
caseworker.
But even for those willing to seek help or
take advantage of services, there may simply not be enough space, Bent and Charlow
reported with disappointment.
Getting into a shelter first requires
clients to sign up with one of the countys
core service agencies. For those unable to
get in, the nonprofits are collecting donations such as sleeping bags, coats, gloves,
hats or other winter wear. For health reasons, Samaritan House only collects new
items, but LifeMoves will take gently
used as well as new items.
The idea is to help them survive out
there, Charlow said. We cant solve
everything, but we do everything we can
with thoughtfulness and kindness.
The county has also committed to ensuring no child goes unsheltered so families
with youth are offered a hotel voucher if
they cant get into a local facility. Teams of

KLEIN
Continued from page 1
to pursue their shared dream of competing
on the show.
I think I set the record for most tears
shed on Survivor. The whole experience
was incredibly emotional for me, he said.
For some people this is a story on TV, but
for me, this is my life.
Despite surviving a variety of adversities during his time on the show, Klein
said nothing could prepare him for discussing his mothers memory before a
massive television audience.
I really wanted to make it more about
her life than how she passed away, he
said. Its a lot of pressure, and it was a
very emotional Its a strange thing to
have to go on live, national TV and talk
about something so deeply personal.
Klein spent a portion of his time on the
show raising awareness and money for the
fight against lung cancer. In the last six
months, he has raised $60,000 independently, and a fundraiser organized by Stand
Up To Cancer announced on the finale
raised an additional $40,000.
Should the Stand Up To Cancer fund reach
$100,000 in donations by the end of the
month, pharmaceutical company BristolMyers Squibb has announced it will match
the grant. With additional offers, Klein
said he hopes to raise about $350,000 to
fuel research seeking a cure.
That would be a huge amount of
money, he said.
Klein flew to Los Angeles with his father
and brother as he was announced the winner ahead of two other finalists, after
being selected the unanimous victor by 10
other former fellow contestants.
The shows season pitted 10 millennials, or people born between 1984 and
1997, against 10 others from Generation
X, who were born between 1963 and 1982.
Over the season, contestants competed
in a series of athletic and intellectual challenges to advance on the show which

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medics and law enforcement officers are
also known frequent the streets and inform
people of the resources available.

A moving target
The current extent of the countys homeless population isnt quite clear.
Biennially, San Mateo County participates
in the national one-day count a point-intime survey of those who are homeless
either in shelters or on the streets.
January will offer a new set of data, but
the 2015 survey identified about 1,772
people experiencing homeless on a single
night, said Effie Verducci, communications
manager with the countys Human Services
Agency.
The ultimate goal is to eliminate homelessness in the county by 2020 and
Verducci noted a stay at a shelter can be pivotal by introducing clients to the services
offered such as mental health screening,
job training or financial literacy programs.
But like the nonprofit workers, the county is seeing an uptick in those facing a selfsufficiency gap people who work and
may not qualify for federal aid, but still
cant afford the regions high cost of living, Verducci said.
Ives agreed, adding he doubts whether the
countys shelter system has ever been this
tight as the regional affordability crisis
continues to squeeze.
Its pretty clear that the housing crisis is
so challenging in this area, it clearly
affects low-income families, but its starting to affect more and more middle-income
families, Ives said, adding its concerning
to see the rate of seniors affected.
Increasingly were seeing people who
come with no history of addiction, no history of mental illness, no criminal record.
The only thing that has happened to them
is they grew old on a fixed income in one of
the most expensive places to live.
Those needing assistance are encouraged
to call 211 for more information about the
county s serv ices or to connect with a core
agency.
began airing in September, while also
enduring a cyclone, cold weather as well as
limited access to food or comfortable
sleeping arrangements.
Despite the unfavorable conditions,
Klein said his determination to win never
lapsed.
I wasnt focused on food. I wasnt
focused on the quality of sleep I was getting. I was there to play the game and win
the game for my family, and that is what I
put all my energy toward. And I did it, he
said.
After watching the show, Klein said he
was impressed with the ability of the production team to make it seem as if he was
close to being voted off the island,
because he did not feel threatened as a contestant.
No one was predicting that I was going
to win. The editors did a great job. But in
reality, I was never really in danger of
being targeted, he said.
The fierce competition bred companionship among all the contestants, who Klein
said he hopes to maintain a friendship
with in the coming years.
It was just an incredible group of warmhearted people I made some strong
bonds that will last the rest of my life, he
said.
Such an ability to establish tight friendships with fellow contestants was a key
component to his success on the show,
said Klein.
People go into reality television saying they are not there to make friends.
That wont work on Survivor. You have to
make friends along the way to win, he
said.
Fellow Burlingame native Mari
Takahashi also appeared on this season of
the show, but was eliminated in the second
episode.
Klein said all the contestants have plans
to visit Las Vegas together this weekend in
an unofficial reunion. But considering his
sizable financial reward for winning, Klein
said hell be expected to shoulder some of
the bill for the trip.
Ill be picking up the rooms, he said.

Rogue One: Rebels at war

Star Wars moves forward by going back
By Lindsey Bahr
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SAN FRANCISCO A long

time ago, in a galaxy far, far away,
there were more stories than those
of the Skywalker family. That was
the idea Disney was counting on
when it purchased George Lucass
empire Lucasfilm for $4 billion in
2012, and the rights to everything
in the Star Wars universe. Sure,

theyd continue chronicling the

trajectory of the Skywalkers, but
what else was out there?
It was 30-year Lucas veteran
John Knoll who thought of telling
the story of the rebels who stole
the plans for the Death Star, only
alluded to in the opening crawl of
the original 1977 Star Wars. And
with that, Rogue One: A Star
Wars Story was born. It hit theSee ROGUE, Page 22

By Jerry Lee
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF

Two trilogies and a redemptive

seventh installment later, the Star
Wars movie franchise marches into
parts unknown with its first film
supposedly outside the regular
series of episodes.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is
the first so-called standalone or oneoff film based on the universe created and popularized by George
Lucas (and eventually vilified,
thank you, Jar Jar Binks, et al).

Veering away from the heros

journey of clan Skywalker, Rogue
One attempts to flesh out what may
have initially been a throwaway
context-setting line from the introduction back in 1977. It derives its
plot from the following excerpt
from the movies beginning crawl:
Rebel spies managed to steal
secret plans to the Empires ultimate
weapon, the DEATH STAR, an
armored space station with enough
power to destroy an entire planet.
The reality is that Rogue One is
See ONE, Page 20

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Entertaining this holiday season? You need our cheese puffs

By Alison Ladman

Start to finish: 50 minutes

Makes 25 to 30
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, divided
8 ounces mixed mushrooms, finely
chopped
2 shallots, finely chopped
Kosher salt
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup milk
Ground black pepper
1 cup all-purpose flour
4 eggs
3/4 cup crumbled blue cheese

Heat the oven to 400 F. Coat 2 baking

sheets with cooking spray.
In a large skillet over medium-high,
melt 1 tablespoon of the butter. Add the
mushrooms, shallots and a hefty pinch of
salt. Cook until tender and lightly
browned, 4 to 5 minutes. Set aside.
In a medium saucepan over medium,
combine the remaining 7 tablespoons
butter, the water, milk and a hefty pinch
of each salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer, then add the flour all at once.
Stirring with a wooden spoon, mix well
and continue to cook until the mixture
becomes a ball that separates from the
pan, 1 to 2 minutes.
Scoop the dough ball into the bowl of a

stand mixer. Beat on medium speed for 2

minutes to allow the mixture to cool
slightly. Add the eggs, one at a time,
beating thoroughly between additions.
Stir in the reserved mushroom mixture and
the blue cheese. Scooping by the tablespoonful, place walnut-sized dollops on
the prepared baking sheets, leaving 1 1/2
inches of space between each.
Alternatively, transfer the dough into a
large zip-close plastic bag. Snip off one
of the lower corners and pipe (squeeze) the
mixture into place on the prepared baking
sheets.
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until
golden brown. Enjoy warm or at room
temperature.

you might find in places like Fallujah or the

Kunar Province.
The on-screen violence is also stepped up
in Rogue One. But to say this movie is
darker than the episode movies is misleading. Yes it has violence and mature
themes, but so do all the other movies if you
just look past the furry creatures and silly
looking aliens. The original films had plenty of dark things going on including
healthy doses of dismemberment, decapitation, patricide, torture, illicit romance and
child endangerment.
But lets applaud the person who thought
of integrating a war movie into the Star
Wars universe. While it isnt quite Black
Hawk Down, or Saving Private Ryan, the
ground and guerrilla warfare components are
ratcheted up significantly from the original
movies.
The aerial battles are as thrilling as ever,
and you can tell the filmmakers have done
their tactical homework, as the interplay
between ground combat and air support look
quite legitimate. The huge battle ships
maneuvering in space serve as this universes naval support.
The only quibble with the battle scenes is
that not even the talented folks at Lucasfilm

have quite figured out how to make laser

shooting not seem cartoonish. Maybe its
because the lasers dont sound as visceral as
gunfire.
Speaking of cartoonish, the story itself is
overly simple and quite conventional a
ragtag group of resistance fighters come
together and strives to steal the Death Star
plans. Its highly reminiscent of the Dirty
Dozen or a western like Magnificent
Seven.
Give the filmmakers credit though. How
hard it must be to create suspense and emotional investment in a story when the audience knows the ending already. Director
Gareth Edwards (Godzilla) makes good on
the studios investment in a relative
unknown person at the helm.
Another reason the movie succeeds is the
solid acting. Much like Marvel Comics
movies, the Star Wars franchise attracts topnotch talent. Felicity Jones (The Theory of
Everything) and Diego Luna (Y Tu Mama
Tambien) lend heavy doses of gravitas to
their characters. Alan Tudyk (Firefly) also
excels, playing a motion capture role as a
black humored droid.
And for the first time in the Star Wars universe, Asian actors join the main cast

Hong Kong action film legend Donnie Yen

and Chinese film star Wen Jiang. Of course,
this is less about progressive cinematic
politics in Hollywood and probably more
about overseas gross receipts in China. And
unsurprisingly, even in a galaxy far, far
away, theres kung fu, because you know
Asians.
Ben Mendelsohn, Forest Whitaker and
Mads Mikkelsen round out the major parts,
but even the minor supporting roles are
played by amazing actors and stage veterans
Ian McElhinney, Jonathan Aris, Alistair
Petrie, Peter Cushing (sort of) and much,
much more. Its as if the casting director
picked up the building containing the Royal
Shakespeare Company, and shook it vigorously until a mob of amazing actors fell
onto the Rogue One set.
Disney is performing remarkably well as
the steward of the Star Wars brand.
Upcoming standalone films about Han Solo
(presumably funnier to this movies
darker) and Boba Fett (more bounty
hunterer?) would seem promising after the
success of Rogue One. Episode VIII is due
next December and is being directed by
another up and coming director, Rian
Johnson. The future is bright, despite the
darkness.

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BLUE CHEESE
AND MUSHROOM GOUGERES

Its holiday entertaining season, so we

say bring on the fat and carbs!
After all, navigating the minefield of
office parties and in-laws and dinner parties and cookie swaps (when youd rather
be on the couch with Netflix and a pint of
ice cream) requires a bit of comfort food
(not to mention a stiff drink, but thats
another recipe for another time). Still, if
youre entertaining, you cant totally
slack off. You just need to marry your need
for fatty comforting carbs with something dressy enough to serve in polite
company.

ONE
Continued from page 19
hardly standalone since its a bridge
between episodes III and IV, and seems very
much like a Star Wars movie, checking off
all the characteristic boxes space,
action, adventure, aliens, droids, the Force.
The rebels-as-protagonists has always
been a subtly subversive component of the
Star Wars films. Historically, labels like
insurgency and revolt are reserved for
the bad guys, but these movies have always
cheered them on as heroes. The resistance
fighters are the good guys, struggling
against and eventually beating the evil
Empire the hegemonic, imperialistic,
fascist organization you learned to love to
hate during your liberal arts classes.
So whats different? Rogue One, steps
this up significantly.
To that point, parts of the story are set in
a desert environment highly reminiscent of
the Middle East. Theres even a scene when
a group of extremists ambush an Empire
convoy (including a tank-like vehicle)
using weapons and tactics similar to those

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MUSEUM GOTTA SEE UM

By Susan Cohn

Night Observer
by Amir Salamat
is among the
works on view at
the Peninsula
Museum of Art in
Burlingame
through Jan. 29.

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THE PENINSULA MUSEUM OF

ART HOSTS WINTER EXHIBITIONS. States o f Chang e
Pai n t i n g s by Amir Salamat and
The Body as Metaphor Sculpture
by Ellen Lowenstein share center stage
at the Peninsula Museum of Art.
S TATES OF CHANGE B Y
AMIR S ALAMAT. Amir Salamat
uses painting as a way to express powerful feelings and ideas about emotional, social and political issues. He
sought to infuse each large, complex
painting in his current exhibition,
States of Change, with symbolism,
lines and vibrant colors representing
his daily thoughts and experiences.
Punctuating his works with intense
greens and blues, Salamat draws upon
his memories of the natural world in
his native Iran to bring his concepts to
life. Salamat said: My style is highly
affected by my childhood, parts of
which were spent very close to nature.
The vibrant colors, the reflection of
sunlight on plants and objects, and the
somewhat organic style of my paintings are all influenced by such experiences.
Salamat, born the youngest into a
family of five children, started drawing
at a very young age and was painting
in oils at the age of 14. When he was
22, he emigrated to the United States
from Iran to complete his masters
degree in engineering. During his studies, he spent most of his free hours
painting. His initial painting style
was influenced by Surrealists, particularly Salvador Dali. Salamat has had
several signature styles over his
career, but all of his work is influenced
by his experience of the world in a
constant state of change. He combines
the approach of a Western style of
painting with motifs and images borrowed from his birth country of Iran.
ELLEN LOWENSTEINS THE
BODY AS METAPHOR. In her
The Body as Metaphor series of
plaster and stone pieces, sculptor
Ellen Lowenstein assigns significance
to fragments of the body hands,
arms, legs, feet, even the heart to
express emotions, ideas and forms that
might get lost if she presented an
entire human body. Three of the stone
sculptures displayed are embellished

with pigment in varying ways. The

marble Fig Picker is gently brushed
with pigment, but Foot, Time and
Stone Heart are carved and polished
alabaster with holes drilled to contain
powdered pigment. Also presented is
Lowensteins Whisper of the Forest,
a life-size sculpture installation of a
deer standing alert and observant
amidst a group of sapling trees, a radical addition to her fragment sculptures. With no explanation, the deers
body is impaled by four saplings, conveying a complementary vulnerability
to the collection of body-less limbs.
Lowenstein taught and influenced a
generation of Bay Area artists as professor of sculpture at Skyline College
in San Bruno. Her undergraduate degree
was earned at Simmons College in
Boston, and her MFA at San Francisco
State University.
PENINSULA MUSEUM OF ART
PARTICULARS . The Peninsula
Museum of Art is a nonprofit visual
arts organization housing four exhibit
galleries, a childrens art program, a
library resource center and a gift shop.
PMA also includes a complex of 30
studios, where artists work and exhibit
their creations in painting, sculpture,
photography, jewelry and fiber art.
Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesday
through
Sunday.
Admission is free. 1777 California
Drive in Burlingame. For more information call 692-2101 or visit peninsulamuseum.org. States of Change
Paintings by Amir Salamat and The

Body as Metaphor Sculpture by

Ellen Lowenstein may be viewed
through Jan. 29.
***
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DEC. 2 1 AT HILLER AVIATION
MUS EUM IN S AN CARLOS .
Everyone loves paper airplanes. We
turn into test pilots just by folding
sheets of paper. We make them to see
how fast they will go or how far they
will fly, and we even try to do aerobatics with them. One of the top paper airplane makers in the country, John
Collins, visits Hiller Aviation
Museum to explain this special art
form. Collins, a world distance paper
airplane record holder and a master
paper airplane builder, has written a
number of books on building paper
airplanes and his designs include a
plane so light that simply holding it
above your hand and walking makes it
fly. He has planes that perform unique
aerobatics and even planes that
become two when thrown in the air.
Collinss 45- minute presentation is
scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 21, at
11 a.m. No reservations are required
and the event is included with museum
admission. 601 Skyway Road in San
Carlos. The Hiller Museum Store has a
large collections of aviation toys,
books, flight wear, models and memorabilia. For information about Hiller
Museum hours of operation and admission prices call 654-0200 or visit
www.hiller.org.

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aters Friday, kicking off Lucasfilm and
Disneys spinoff gamble. There are already
two more in the works, including a young
Han Solo standalone for 2018. The plan is
to release the spinoffs in the gap years
between the next two installments of the
main saga (Episode VIII comes out next
December.).
If Marvel can have a universe, after all,
why cant Star Wars? The idea of spinning
off Star Wars, though, has existed about as
long as the idea of Star Wars, but three
decades ago, that was more of a TV-special or
straight-to-video proposition. Now, the
spinoffs are as important as the main films
and are being given the full blockbuster
treatment big budgets (reports say $200
million), burgeoning stars and hefty marketing expenses. Lucasfilm chief Kathleen
Kennedy has promised that theyll run the
gamut in size, scope and genre, too.
For Rogue One, they chose British
director Gareth Edwards, known for the indie

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Monsters and the 2014 Godzilla reboot.
He lived and breathed Star Wars a
requirement for executives who want caretakers for the franchise.
Edwards film is set in a time of conflict
and unrest, as the Empire grows and various
rebel factions assemble in resistance, introducing a whole batch of new characters: The
heroine Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones); her scientist father, Galen (Mads Mikkelsen); a rebel
spy, Cassian (Diego Luna) and his sarcastic
droid K-2SO (Alan Tudyk); an extremist, Saw
Gerrera (Forest Whitaker); and a pilot for the
Empire, Bodhi Rook (Riz Ahmed).
Inspired by WWII classics like The Guns
of Navarone, and shot by Zero Dark
Thirty cinematographer Greig Fraser,
Rogue One promises to be a grittier film,
putting the war back in Star Wars.
We tried to feel embedded like a real film
crew in a war zone and give it that kind of
flavor, said Edwards, who was sometimes
literally in the trenches with the cast.
Ben Mendelsohn, who plays Imperial
Officer Orson Krennic, said its pretty
intense.
There is a lot of battle, Mendelsohn said.
This is a tougher Star Wars film, in certain
respects, than any of its predecessors.

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The Force Awakens and its $2 billion in

worldwide earnings was always going to be a
tough act to follow, but Rogue One has had
a particularly bumpy ride - at least in the
public imagination. There were rumors about
expensive reshoots. The production had also
hired veteran scribe Tony Gilroy, of The
Bourne Identity, to help with the script,
which didnt assuage fears that there was
something deeply wrong that needed fixing. While reshoots are a common practice
for any blockbuster, it nonetheless made
fans nervous. Would this be another underwhelming prequel situation? Or would they
knock it out of the park as with The Force
Awakens a production that, even when
Harrison Ford broke his leg on set, never
seemed to exhibit any weaknesses.
Edwards said Rogue One just grew.
We shot the movie in a very realistic way,
a lot of handheld, a lot of documentary-style
stuff, he said. We showed it to the studio
and they were very supportive and they said
look, whatever you need to do just do it.
The visual effects shots went from like 600
to 1,600, which was great for me. It felt like
this is exactly what it needs to be.
What that means for audiences is another
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secrecy similar to that of The Force
Awakens. The cast has seen it, but few others will until the films premiere in Los
Angeles on Dec. 10.
For Diego Luna, this is as it should be.
Watching The Force Awakens and knowing precious little about it let him experience cinema as he did in childhood.
You sat down and let the film happen to
you and those answers come to you through
the voice of a director not through the
voice of a blogger and a reviewer and then
the trailer and then the song and the toy,
Luna said. Because of the secrecy and
because of all these filters, theyre managing to go back to that time where cinema
happened inside of the cinema.
Now, everyone is waiting to see how big
of an appetite there will be for the spinoffs.
Rogue One is tracking to open to over
$130 million - the second-highest ever for
December but still a far cry from The
Force Awakens $248 million. And then
theres the question of how it will holdup.
Obviously theres a lot riding on this.
But what does that mean? Edwards wondered. The riskiest thing you could do with
Star Wars is not take a risk.
Or, never tell a Star Wars fan the odds.

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Calendar
FRIDAY, DEC. 16
Winter Open House. 11 a.m. to 3
p.m. South San Francisco Main
Library, 840 W. Orange Ave., South
San Francisco. For more information
email valle@plsinfo.org.
Movie Time: Home Alone 1 and 2.
3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Grand Avenue
Library, 306 Walnut St., South San
Francisco. For more information
email valle@plsinfo.org.
SATURDAY, DEC. 17
Wreaths Across America. 8:45 a.m.
1300 Sneath Lane, San Bruno. A
national moment of silence and
simultaneous laying of wreaths to
honor the U.S. Armed Forces who
are unable to be home for the holidays. For more information visit
bit.ly/AoF-WAA.
Christmas
Antiques
and
Collectibles Show and Sale. 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. 735 Main St. Half Moon Bay.
$5. For more information visit
hmbantiquesshow.com.
Nutcracker. 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. Fox
Theatre, 2215 Broadway, Redwood
City. For more information visit foxrwc.showare.com/eve ntper formances.asp?evt=149.
Christmas Boutique. 1 p.m. to 4
p.m. 519 Grana Ave., South San
Francisco. Come to see furniture,
antiques, china and more items that
have been donated to the Plymire
Museum. The museum has been
decorated in the Christmas spirit. For
more
information
go
to
www.ssf.net/1297/Plymire-SchwarzCenter.
Peninsula Womens Chorus presents A Certain Slant of Light. St.
Marks Episcopal Church, 600
Colorado Ave., Palo Alto. For more
information or tickets visit pwchorus.org.
Christmas Under the Stars Live
Nativity. 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Fist
Presbyterian Church, W. 25th Ave.
and Hacienda Street, San Mateo. Live
animals, music and refreshment. For
more
information
email
gladysq@fpcsm.org.
Gryphon Carolers in Concert. 7
p.m. Caada College Theater,
Building three, 4200 Farm Hill Blvd.,
Redwood City. Tickets can be purchased online at www.gryphoncarolers.com for $25 or $15 for children
under 12 and seniors over 65. Tickets
can also be purchased at the door
for $28 or $18 for children under 12
and seniors over 65. For more information email benkenn@gmail.com.
Christmas As We See It. 8 p.m.
Crystal Springs UMC, 2145 Bunker
Drive, San Mateo. A series of short
dramas written by playwrights. For
more information call 345-2381.
Jingles with JetBlacq. 8:30 p.m.
Angelicas, 863 Main St., Redwood
City. Join us for a holiday dinner
show with JetBlacq. Tickets start at
$20. For more information go to
www.angelicasllc.com.

advance and $15-$25 at the door.

For more information, call 327-1200.
Fourth Sunday in Avent. 9 p.m.,
Grace Lutheran Church, 2825
Alameda de las Pulgas, San Mateo.
Divine Service. Free. For more information call 345-9082.
MONDAY, DEC. 19
Maturing Gracefully Talk: Healthy
Holiday Eating. Noon. Belmont
Library, 1110 Alameda de las Pulgas.
For more information email belmont@smcl.org.
Winter Wonderland Dance Party. 6
p.m. South San Francisco Main
Library, 840 W. Orange Ave., South
San Francisco. For more information
email valle@plsinfo.org.
Dance Connection with Live Music
from Nob Hill Sounds. Free dance
lessons 6:30 p.m.-7 p.m. and open
dance from 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
Burlingame Womans Club, 241 Park
Road, Burlingame. Annual Christmas
Ball. Members, bring a new firsttime male friend and earn free entry
for yourself (only one free entry per
new dancer). New men free.
Admission $10 members, $12
guests. Light refreshments. For more
information call 342-2221.
TUESDAY, DEC. 20
Public Safety Town Hall. 6 p.m. City
Hall Council Chambers, 621
Magnolia Ave., Millbrae. Millbrae
Police Bureau is hosting this event.
Police Chief Roger Copeland and his
dispute will discuss current crime
trends and outcomes since the last
meeting in July. Open discussion
with the community. For more information call 259-2300.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 21
Job Search Review Panel. 10 a.m. to
noon. Foster City Community Center
1000 E. Hillsdale Blvd., Foster City.
Interact with 4 to 6 job search
experts. The interactive session will
cover all aspects of job searching.
For more information and to register
v
i
s
i
t
http://www.phase2careers.org/inde
x.html.
Christmas Boutique. 1 p.m. to 4
p.m. 519 Grana Ave., South San
Francisco. Come to see furniture,
antiques, china and more items that
have been donated to the Plymire
Museum. The museum has been
decorated in the Christmas spirit. For
more
information
go
to
www.ssf.net/1297/Plymire-SchwarzCenter.
Teen Hangout. 4 p.m. Belmont
Library, 1110 Alameda de las Pulgas.
Pizza, games, music and movies will
be provided. For more information
email belmont@smcl.org.
Lego Club: Mini Maze. 4 p.m. to 5
p.m. South San Francisco Main
Library, 840 W. Orange Ave., South
San Francisco. For more information
email valle@plsinfo.org.

SUNDAY, DEC. 18
Christmas
Antiques
and
Collectibles Show and Sale. 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. 735 Main St. Half Moon Bay.
$5. For more information visit
hmbantiquesshow.com.

Crafting a Truly Fulfilling Life. 6:30

p.m. to 7:30 p.m. 1095 Cloud Ave.,
Menlo Park. Come see filmed interviews with International Deaf
Education Association founder
Dennis Drake. Participants will discuss their own experiences with fulfillment in life. For more information
call 854-5897.

Docent Lecture: The Brothers Le

Nain. 1:30 p.m. Belmont Library,
1110 Alameda de las Pulgas. For
more
information
email
belmont@smcl.org.

Mid-Week Advent Services. 7 p.m.,

Grace Lutheran Church, 2825
Alameda de las Pulgas, San Mateo.
Evening Prayer. Free. For more information call 345-9082.

Nutcracker. 2 p.m. Fox Theatre, 2215

Broadway, Redwood City. For more
information
visit
foxrwc.showare.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=149.

THURSDAY, DEC. 22
Building an Effective Resume. 9
a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Sobrato Center for
Nonprofits (Pacific) 330 Twin
Dolphin Drive, Redwood Shores. In
this interactive workshop, learn what
recruiters look for and how to get
their attention. For more information and to register visit
http://www.phase2careers.org/inde
x.html.

Peter Alexander Concert for Light.

4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Enso Yoga Studio,
131 Kelly Ave., Half Moon Bay. Local
composer, musician and Kirtan
leader Peter Alexander presents his
latest single, Asato ma, at a community concert and sing-along. For
more information call 283-4094.
Blues Christmas. 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
1300 Fifth Ave., Belmont. Blue
Christmas services recognize that
the holidays can be a difficult time
and offer a quiet space to calm
down. For more information call
593-4844.
Teen Study Night. 5:15 p.m.
Belmont Library, 1110 Alameda de
las Pulgas. For more information
email belmont@smcl.org.
A Baroque Holiday. 7 p.m. 2750
Adeline Drive, Burlingame. The
Aulos ensemble will be performing
with American soprano Julianne
Baird, for a program of seasonal
music. General admission for adults
is $45. For more information call
762-1130.
Ragazzi Continuo presents:
Christmas Time Is Here. 5 p.m.
Unitarian Universalist Church of
Palo Alto, 505 East Charleston Road,
Palo Alto. Ragazzi Continuo is a
mens a cappella group. Familiar
Christmas carols are joined by popular favorites such as the Perry
Como classic Home For The
Holidays. Tickets are $15-$20 in

Anime/Manga Club. 3:30 p.m. to

4:30 p.m. South San Francisco Main
Library, 840 W. Orange Ave., South
San Francisco. Pizza will be served.
For more information email
valle@plsinfo.org.
Rump: The True Story of
Rumpelstiltskin. 6 p.m. South San
Francisco Main Library, 840 W.
Orange Ave., South San Francisco.
For more information call 829-3860.
SATURDAY, DEC. 24
Christmas Eve at Menlo Church.
3:30 p.m., 5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m, 4150
Piccadilly Lane, Menlo Park.
Celebrate Christmas Eve at Menlo
Church. Child care is available for
kids ages 3 months 3 years
old. Free. For more information
visit http://menlo.church/christmaseve.
Christmas Celebration with Music.
4 p.m, 8:30 p.m., 9 p.m., All Saints
Episcopal Church, 555 Waverley St.,
Palo Alto. 4 p.m. Family Service with
Carols and Pageant, 8:30 p.m.
Prelude with music, 9 p.m.
Candlelight Service with Choir. Free
For
more
information
visit
asaints.org.
For more events visit
smdailyjournal.com, click Calendar.

TANK
Continued from page 1
contender being ranked as third on the
list of possibilities, followed by the
Hillsdale Plaza and a costly underground tunnel along Delaware Street.
It was clear that in terms of monetary and social impacts, two out of the
three were trending similar on the least
impacts and two were trending on the
high impact and high cost side. Then
there was one in the middle, Fiesta
Gardens, which while from an engineering standpoint, had a lot of benefits, it was definitely the hot spot in
terms of community disagreement,
said Commission Vice Chair Kara Cox.
The tank is part of San Mateos $900
million Clean Water Program, a massive overhaul of its wastewater treatment plant prompted in part by state
mandates the city cease discharging
untreated sewage into the Bay which
occurs when an influx of stormwater
maxes out the plants capacity.
Now, the city must decide where to
install an underground basin as a means
to protect the environment by temporarily holding the water for about 24
hours until it can be pumped to the
plant and properly treated.
The next stop will be for staff to
present the options, the commissions
recommendations and public input to
the City Council Jan. 17. After the
council confirms up to two preferred
alternatives, staff will further evaluate
the sites pros and cons.
Roland Bardony, a representative

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Continued from page 1
recorded more than an inch of rain in
24 hours, with areas further north seeing 2 to 4 inches and 5 to nearly 7
inches recorded in some areas of the
Sierra Nevadas.
By evening the storm spread south
and rain was falling on most of the Los
Angeles area, which has seen barely a
drop in recent weeks. The National
Weather Service forecast anywhere
from a half-inch to 3 inches of rain in
Southern California through Friday
morning.
Flash flood watches and warnings
were issued for areas up and down the
state, especially those where brushfires had denuded hillsides and mountain slopes.
That included areas along the Central
Coast, where heavy rains were falling
around Hearst Castle late in the
evening.
A half-inch of rain per hour would be
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with the Fiesta Gardens Homeowner

Association, said they were relieved
the commission heeded their concerns.
Clad in green shirts at the meeting, the
neighborhood coalesced in opposition
and Bardony said they would continue
to urge the city to look elsewhere for a
solution to the citywide sewage problem.
The tank needs to be built, we all
know that. But just not in our neighborhood, Bardony said, noting Fiesta
Meadows Park is heavily used by local
day cares, an intermediate school and
was the only site near residences.
This weeks meeting was a positive
sign, however, Bardony noted the
neighborhood would seek legal advice
if the council ultimately votes to put
shovels to their park.
Commission Chair Laurie Watanuki
said Fiesta Meadows Park was actually
one of the least favorable because of
community acceptance as the wellcoordinated group of residents
expressed concerns about the traffic
impacts and construction risks.
Watanuki and Cox complimented the
group for their participation, but both
were pleased the decision was relatively easy as the corporation yard and
event center received higher rankings
by staff.
But there are pitfalls to each option.
The city-owned corporation yard was
once considered for housing, although
city engineers indicated that could be a
possibility so long as the sewage
basin is constructed to support a structure atop the basin.
The drawback to the event center
parking lot is that the city of San

Mateo doesnt own it. The city would

need to collaborate with the county to
secure an easement the cost of which
is unknown.
Some continue to suggest the storage
tank isnt an optimal solution to overflows caused when an influx of
stormwater mixes with untreated
sewage and trickles down toward the
Bay.
But the council already opted for the
storage basin in place of a full conveyance system. However, Cox noted
that would involve a larger plant that
has more capacity and isnt fully utilized except during the occasional
extreme storm.
Instead, she urged officials to consider ways to make improvements
upstream. One option would be to persuade those selling their homes to have
their sewer lateral lines inspected as a
requirement for disclosing the conditions of the property something
already done by Hillsborough and
Burlingame, Cox said.
But while a tank may not be ideal,
its necessary as the city must comply
with state orders, she noted.
I dont think anyone would prefer a
sanitary sewer overflow, Cox said. In
terms of keeping people safe and the
Bay safe and essentially saving San
Mateo money, because we will be fined
a significant amount of money if we
dont comply with state orders; taking
all those into consideration, thats
where the tank becomes essential.

bling and the storm was expected to

dump that and more in some areas,
forecasters said.
In Los Angeles, fire stations were
handing out sandbags.
Were concerned about mudslides
and flooding, city fire spokeswoman
Margaret Stewart said.
Get out quickly if things go bad,
she urged residents of foothill and
burned areas. Dont take the risk of
being trapped in a mudslide.
The storm wasnt a surprise in the
northern half of the state, which has
been downright soggy this year.
Forecasters say San Franciscos 12
days of rain in October were the most in
a single month in more than a century.
San Francisco received 2.43 inches
of precipitation in October, which was
more than double the total from a year
earlier.
Drivers were urged to take it easy on
slick roads.
California Highway Patrol Officer
Andrew Barclay said drivers should
avoid driving through standing water
and losing control.
My biggest suggestion right now
is slow down and have patience,

Barclay said in Marin. Its going to

take longer than normal to get home
tonight, dont rush.
In Healdsburg, antique dealer Greg
Sheldon said driving conditions were
difficult there.
Some of our streets are flooded here.
I had two feet of water in one of my
lanes, said Sheldon, who works at
Antique Harvest. Theres just tons of
water coming off, the ground is so saturated right now. Every field is a big
lake.
Chris Daniels, who also works in
Healdsburg and lives nearby in
Windsor, said she was worried about
getting home Thursday night.
I have a creek behind my house. Its
just about ready to go over our road,
she said. Im just hoping I can get
back into my house
In the Sierra Nevada, winds gusted to
nearly 100 mph at times over
ridgetops early Thursday, posing a risk
of toppling trees weakened by
drought. A winter storm warning
remained in effect through 4 a. m.
Friday around Lake Tahoe, where 1 to 3
feet of snow was expected at the upper
elevations.

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CROSSWORD PUZZLE

HOLY MOLE

PEARLs BEFORE SWINE

ACROSS
1 Rainbow maker
6 Sort socks
11 Agree
13 Iris covering
14 Unruffled
15 Playing marbles
16 Pointer
17 Name
18 IRS time
21 Peace Prize name
23 Ms. Thurman of films
26 A Stooge
27 Livys it was
28 Parroted
29 Plans for
31 Zest
32 Auto-racing family
33 Softer to the touch
35 Clan man
36 Star Wars knight
37 Woodland creature
38 Evil eye
39 Stuffs
40 Hesitant sounds

GET FUZZY

41 Cure leather
42 Ma Bell
44 Crowd pleaser
47 Rents
51 Oven emanations
52 Makes catty remarks
53 The thick of things
54 Allay, as thirst
DOWN
1 Mac rivals
2 Canape topper
3 Midwest st.
4 Word to a feline
5 Bounty crewman
6 Ski slope bump
7 Graceful horse
8 Explosive letters
9 Fair grade
10 Owns
12 Show up for duty
13 Officer wannabe
18 Surprise attack
19 Leap
20 Boston team (2 wds.)

22 Type of hound
23 Positive aspect
24 Falling star
25 Loves
28 Razor-billed bird
30 Figure out
31 Shines
34 Paragons
36 Plain ones?
39 Egypts Anwar
41 Beret cousins
43 Plane part
44 Shriver of tennis
45 Uris hero
46 Retina cell
48 Fitness center
49 Cartoon shriek
50 NNW opposite

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2016

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) Consider what you
enjoy doing, and look for ways to integrate that into
your everyday routine. If you love what you do, you will
do it well. Focus on self-improvement.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) An emotional
moment will open your eyes to what lies ahead. Refuse
to get involved in something that has the potential to
backfire or spin out of control.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) Dont labor over
situations you can do nothing about. Stay focused
on keeping the peace and making personal
improvements. Picking out something to wear to an

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upcoming event will brighten your day.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) Update your look or
pick up something that will add to your appearance.
Shopping sprees will lead to worthwhile bargains.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) Your involvement in
organizations that look out for the underdog will bring
you fulfillment. Sprucing up your appearance will turn
out well.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Dont overdo it.
Problems will arise if you attend an industry party and
overindulge. Take better care of your health by limiting
your intake and by engaging in physical challenges.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Do something that will
make you happy or feel good about your appearance
and lifestyle. Romance is encouraged.

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responsibilities out of the way. Put in some overtime
at work and position yourself for advancement. Later,
youll have more time to spend with friends and family.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Share your feelings. A
change of scenery will do you good. Dress the house
for the holidays or make travel arrangements that will
bring you closer to a loved one.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Concentrate on meeting
your needs and making the most with what youve got.
A former colleague will have an offer or suggestion that
will position you to excel.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) Dont give in to peer
pressure. Someone will try to talk you into taking
on responsibilities that dont belong to you. Make

suggestions, but dont sign up for something that could

conflict with your plans.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) Dont take on too
much or make unrealistic promises. When dealing
with children, emphasize honesty and integrity. Make
improvements to your living quarters or arrangements
and protect against loss or injury.
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104 Training

105 Education/Instruction

TERMS & CONDITIONS

The San Mateo Daily Journal Classifieds will not be responsible for more
than one incorrect insertion, and its liability shall be limited to the price of one
insertion. No allowance will be made for
errors not materially affecting the value
of the ad. All error claims must be submitted within 30 days. For full advertising conditions, please ask for a Rate
Card.

110 Employment

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LESSONS

CAREGIVERS

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an experienced coach.
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Immediate placement
on all assignments.

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Housekeeping &
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Please stop by or call 650-560-9323
For Front desk position
experience required.

GOT JOBS?

CLERICAL California Traffic Safety Institute (CTSI)

is a non-profit company, which has been
providing staffing and other services to
the California Superior Courts in the administration of the traffic violation school
programs since June 27, 1985. We are
currently looking to fill a Clerical F/T position in San Mateo County, Redwood City
Courthouse. Pay: $13.50 an hour; Benefits: medical, dental, holiday, vacation &
sick pay. Must have High School Diploma or equivalent with cashiering, computer, good customer service skills, and
must be able to type 45 net WPM. A typing certificate should accompany application. Applications may be obtained at
www.ctsi-courtnetwork.org along with an
overview of the position under employment opportunities.

The best career seekers

read the Daily Journal.
We will help you recruit qualified, talented
individuals to join your company or organization.
The Daily Journals readership covers a wide
range of qualifications for all types of positions.
For the best value and the best results,
recruit from the Daily Journal...
Contact us for a free consultation

Call (650) 344-5200 or

Email: ads@smdailyjournal.com

Up to $15 per hour. Company Car.

Call Molly Maid at (650)837-9788.
90 Glenn Way #2, SAN CARLOS
MARKETING
HELP build the next generation of systems behind Facebook's products. Facebook, Inc. currently has the following
openings in Menlo Park, CA (various levels/types):
Online Marketing Specialist (3613N)
Research online marketing strategies
and programs. Responsible for working
with developers to plan, analyze, and
create visual solutions for marketing
campaigns that meet our objectives and
finding ways to automate online marketing.
Mail resume to: Facebook, Inc. Attn: SBGIM, 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA
94025. Must reference job title & job#
shown above, when applying.

Call 650-344-5200

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TECHNOLOGY
WhatsApp, Inc. currently has the following openings in Menlo Park, CA (various
levels/types):

Job Title:
VoIP Architect
Job Location: Belmont, CA
Requirements:MS or equiv. in CS, EE,
Telecom, etc. + 2 yrs. exp.
reqd. (or BS + 5). Exp.
w/ SIP, VoIP, HTML, IETF
RFC, Linux/Windows
platforms, C/C++, SQL,
Java & Javascript reqd.

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the next generation of systems behind
WhatsApps products, create web and/or
mobile applications that reach over one
billion people, and build high volume
servers to support our content.
Mail resume to: WhatsApp, Inc. Attn: SBGMI, 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA
94025. Must reference job title and job#
shown above, when applying.

Mail Resume: RingCentral, Inc.

Attn: HR Dept.
20 Davis Drive,
Belmont, CA 94002

ATTENTION CAREGIVERS!

Requires early morning work six days per week Mon-Sat.

Papers are picked up early morning between 3am and 4:30am

Experience with print advertising and online

marketing a plus. But we will consider a
candidate with little or no sales experience as
long as you have these traits:

Leading local news coverage on the Peninsula

HOUSE CLEANERS
NEEDED

Seeking Delivery drivers to manage newspaper routes on the

Peninsula.

You will be offering a wide variety of

marketing solutions including print advertising,
inserts, graphic design, niche publications,
online advertising, event marketing, social media
and whatever else we come up with if as the
industry continues its evolution and our paper
continues its upward trajectory.

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HOME CARE AIDES

Multiple shifts to meet your needs. Great
pay & benefits, Sign-on bonus, 1yr exp
required. Starting at $15 per hour.
Matched Caregivers (650)839-2273,
(408)280-7039 or (888)340-2273

IMMEDIATE OPENING
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is actually right here in the present, as it has been for centuries The local community
newspaper. We ignore the naysayers and shun the "experts" when it comes to the "demise" of
the newspaper industry.

You must be community-minded, actionoriented, customer-focused, and without fail, a

self starter. You will be responsible for sales
and account management activities associated
with either a territory or vertical category.

110 Employment

ENGINEERING
ROBLOX Corporation in San Mateo, CA
seeks Senior Full Stack Web Engineer.
Mail resume to ROBLOX, Attn: S. Leonard, 60 E. Third Avenue, Ste. 201, San
Mateo, CA 94401. Must ref job code
76606.

NEWSPAPER
DELIVERY
ROUTE

The
Future
of local news content
The leading local daily news resource for the
SF Peninsula seeks an entreprenuerial
Advertising Account Exec to sell advertising
and marketing solutions to local businesses.
We are looking for a special person to join our
team for an immediate opening.

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Must have valid DL and reliable transportation
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1660 S. Amphlett Blvd. #115 in San Mateo

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110 Employment

NEWSPAPER INTERNS
JOURNALISM

The Daily Journal is looking for interns to do entry level reporting, research, updates of our ongoing features and interviews. Photo interns also welcome.
We expect a commitment of four to
eight hours a week for at least four
months. The internship is unpaid, but
intelligent, aggressive and talented interns have progressed in time into
paid correspondents and full-time reporters.
College students or recent graduates
are encouraged to apply. Newspaper
experience is preferred but not necessarily required.
Please send a cover letter describing
your interest in newspapers, a resume
and three recent clips. Before you apply, you should familiarize yourself
with our publication. Our Web site:
www.smdailyjournal.com.
Send your information via e-mail to
news@smdailyjournal.com or by regular mail to 1900 Alameda de las Pulgas #112, San Mateo CA 94403

110 Employment

110 Employment

SENIOR SYSTEMS Engineer

Inflection.com, Inc.
Job Site: 555 Twin Dolphin Dr, Suite 200,
Redwood City, CA 94065.
Responsible for managing our Windows
infrastructure at scale and navigating the
systems we rely on to make our products
possible. May telecommute from home.
Send resumes to 555 Twin Dolphin Dr,
Suite 200, Redwood City, CA 94065
Attn: Marielle Smith Ref#9241.2

Security Engineer Manager (2806N)

Lead a team of security engineers and
data scientists to research and understand the latest criminal safety trends
and identify and consult on the design of
infrastructure to detect and investigate
abuse.

ZS ASSOCIATES Inc. in San Mateo, CA

seeks Technology Design Specialist to
bridge business and technical teams by
being fluent in the language of consulting
(business drivers, process), design
(user-centric experience design), & technology (data warehousing, report creation);. Req. Bachelors in Bus. Admin.,
Mgmt. Engg, CS, MIS or reld + 5 yrs. of
exp. in job offered, bus. tech. consulting,
or reltd. Must have exp. w/ deployment
(w/ business focus), technology implementation or technology program management; 2 years of leading teams using
standard software development lifecycle
(SDLC) methodology; Experience leading & influencing clients & project teams
throughout the SDLC lifecycle phases;
Consulting industry experience working
on technology delivery engagements; &
Enterprise solution platforms expertise.
20% domestic travel required Email resume to careers@zsassociates.com
w/JOB ID SR16.
TECHNOLOGY

SALES - Telemarketing and Inside Sales

Representative needed to sell newspaper print and web advertising and event
marketing solutions. To apply, please call
650-344-5200 and send resume to
info@smdailyjournal.com
SALES/MARKETING
INTERNSHIPS
The San Mateo Daily Journal is looking
for ambitious interns who are eager to
jump into the business arena with both
feet and hands. Learn the ins and outs
of the newspaper and media industries.
This position will provide valuable
experience for your bright future.
Email resume
info@smdailyjournal.com

HELP build the next generation of systems behind Facebook's products.

Facebook, Inc. currently has the following openings in Menlo Park, CA (various
levels/types):
Application Engineer (8510N)
Develop and maintain integrated, scalable, corporate applications. Manage the
employee identity management system
supporting employees across Facebook.
Product Support Specialist (7673N)
Monitor the technical quality and health
of Facebook products and provide clear
direction on top priority issues.

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203 Public Notices

Engineering Manager (4188N) Drive

engineering effort, communicate crossfunctionality, and be a subject matter expert; and/or perform technical engineering duties and oversee a team of engineers.
Front End Engineer (8437N) Work with
Product Designers to implement the next
generation of Companys products. Build
efficient and reusable front-end abstractions and systems.
UX Research Manager (3432N) Be an
expert user experience researcher with a
proven track record of doing research
that impacts a complex and diverse product. Position requires occasional travel to
unanticipated locations.
Mail resume to: Facebook, Inc. Attn: SBGIM, 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA
94025. Must reference job title & job#
shown above, when applying.

203 Public Notices

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #271674
The following person is doing business
as: JetInsight, 11A N Ellsworth Ave, SAN
MATEO, CA 94401. Registered Owner:
JetSlash, Inc., DE. The business is conducted by a Corporation. The registrants
commenced to transact business under
the FBN on 12/01/2016.
/s/David Benjamin/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 12/08/2016. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
12/9/16, 12/16/16, 12/23/16, 12/30/16).

UX Researcher (6450N) Oversee and

design the user experience component
to generate actionable insights. Design
research studies that address both user
behavior and attitudes.

NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Sealed proposals will be received by the Office of the City Clerk, City of Millbrae, located at 621
Magnolia Avenue, Millbrae, California 94030 until 2:00 P.M. on TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2017
for the project titled VARIOUS STREETS AND ROADS PRESERVATION.
The work to be performed under this contract consists of the following major items of work as
listed below:
The scope of work consists, of traffic control, replacement/construction of concrete curb ramps,
2-inch to 6.5-inch full road width grind, 6-inch AC digout base repairs, traffic detector loop replacement, 2-inch to 6.5-inch hot mix asphalt paving, pavement markings and striping replacement, adjustment of utility covers/frames to finish grade, and all associated work.
All proposals must be made on the proposal form included with the Contract Documents for the
proposed work.
A certified check or corporate surety bond of not less than ten percent (10%) of the amount bid
for the total cost of the project must accompany each proposal.
A pre bid conference is scheduled on JANUARY 10, 2017 AT 10 A.M at the Millbrae Public
Works Corporation Yard located at 400 East Millbrae Avenue.
Contract documents are available on the City's website at www.ci.millbrae.ca.us; click on the
tab, Project out to Bid. Bidder shall provide Bidders Proposal, Bid Security/Bond, Statement of
Experience and Qualifications, and Non-Collusion Declaration as identified in these Contract
Documents. Each bidder shall also submit with his/her bid, the names, addresses, portion of
work and quotations of all subcontractors, if any, upon which the proposal is based as specified
in Section G2.08 of the General Conditions.
Time of Completion shall be thirty (30) working days after issuance of the Notice to Proceed.
Liquidated damages for failure to complete the work within the specified time are specified in the
Contract Documents.
The State of California has adopted a schedule of the general prevailing rates of per diem wages
to be paid to the various craftsmen and laborers required to perform said work and improvements, a copy of which may be obtained from the Department of Industrial Relations, Division of
Apprenticeship Standards, or can be download at their website at www.dir.ca.gov.
The Contractor will be required to comply with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity laws
and regulations. All bids must cover the entire work required under this contract.
The award (if an award is made) will be made as provided in the Proposal. The award shall be
made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, provided that if the City believes that the
public interest will be best served by accepting other than the lowest bid, it shall have the authority to accept the bid that will best serve the public interest.
No bidder may withdraw his/her bid for a period of ninety (90) days after the date set for the
opening thereof. All bids shall remain valid for that period of time.
Bidders attention is directed to the Special Provisions of the Contract Documents which require
the Contractor, to whom the contract for the work is awarded, to file with the City Clerk at the
time of executing said contract, a Payment Bond and Performance Bond, in the amount of 100%
of the contract amount, meeting all requirements of said Contract Documents and approved by
the City Attorney.
The Millbrae City Council reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids, alternate bids, or
unit prices and/or waive any irregularities in any bid received.
Pursuant to Public Contract Code section 22300, the Contractor may substitute certain securities
for any money withheld by City as retention to ensure Contractors performance under the contract. Such substitution of securities in lieu of retention shall be at the contractors request and at
contractors sole expense.
The Contractor and all subcontractors shall be licensed with the Department of Consumer Affairs
of the State of California in the class appropriate for the work contemplated. Failure of Contractor or his/her subcontractors to possess such current license at the time of bidding may be
deemed sufficient cause for the rejection of the bid.
The Local Agency non-zero DBE goal percentage for this contract is 10%.
No contractor or subcontractor may be listed on a bid on a bid proposal or awarded a contract
for a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR)
pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5 at the time of bid. For federally funded projects, the contractor and subcontractor must be registered at the time of contract award. (See Labor Code
section 1771.1(a).) This contract is subject to monitoring and enforcement by the DIR pursuant
to Labor Code section 1771.4.
Bidders shall have fully inspected the project site in all particulars and become thoroughly familiar with the terms and conditions of the Contract Documents and local conditions affecting the
performance and costs of the work prior to submitting their bid proposal.
By order of the Council of the City of Millbrae. CITY COUNCIL City of Millbrae State of California
By: ANGELA LOUIS
City Clerk
Dated: 12/12/2016
12/16/16
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CASE# 16CIV02551
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR
CHANGE OF NAME
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA,
COUNTY OF SAN MATEO,
400 COUNTY CENTER RD,
REDWOOD CITY CA 94063
PETITION OF
Deonte Camel
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:
Petitioner: Deonte Camel filed a petition
with this court for a decree changing
name as follows:
Present name: Deonte Eugene Camel
Proposed Names: Deonte Eugene Norman
THE COURT ORDERS that all persons
interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated
below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be
granted. Any person objecting to the
name changes described above must file
a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court
days before the matter is scheduled to
be heard and must appear at the hearing
to show cause why the petition should
not be granted. If no written objection is
timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. A hearing on the
petition shall be held on 1/12/17 at 9
a.m., Dept. PJ, Room 2D, at 400 County
Center, Redwood City, CA 94063. A
copy of this Order to Show Cause shall
be published at least once each week for
four successive weeks prior to the date
set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation:
San Mateo Daily Journal
Filed: 12/02/16
/s/ Robert D. Foiles/
Judge of the Superior Court
Dated: 12/01/2016
(Published 12/16/16, 12/23/16,
12/30/16, 01/06/17).

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT #271520
The following person is doing business as: Super Clean Mobile Carwash,
92 Highland Ave, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94080. Registered Owners:
1) Fernando Martinez, 92 Highland Ave.,
South San Francisco, CA 94080; 2) Missael Becerra, same address. The business is conducted by a General Parthership. The registrants commenced to
transact business under the FBN on N/A.
/s/Fernando Martinez/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 11/21/2016. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
12/16/16, 12/23/16, 12/30/16, 01/06/17).

ENVIRONMENTAL
HEALTH Services, a division of the Health System of
San Mateo County, has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) entitled, "2016-01
- SMC Environmental Health
Services_Print and Mail
Processing of Invoices and
Permits". This RFP seeks a
vendor(s) for services as
listed on the RFP package.
Interested vendors must
register with the County at
www.publicpurchase.com to
obtain the RFP package.
Proposals must be submitted
electronically
to
www.publicpurchase.com by
5:00 p.m., January 17, 2017.
12/16/16
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #271593
The following person is doing business
as: Touch of Beauty, 13 WEST 41ST
AVE, SAN MATEO, CA 94403 Registered Owner: My Ngoc Tra Truong, 1387
Xavier Ave., Hayward, CA 94545. The
business is conducted by an Individual.
The registrants commenced to transact
business under the FBN on 12/1/16.
/s/My Truong/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 11/30/2016. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
12/02/16, 12/9/16, 12/16/16, 12/23/16).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #271601
The following person is doing business
as: My Aegean Innovations, 363 Waverley St, MENLO PARK, CA 94025. Registered Owners: 1) Bahadir Bolukbasi 2)
Hande Bolukbasi, same address. The
business is conducted by a General Partnership. The registrants commenced to
transact business under the FBN on N/A.
/s/Bahadir Bolukbasi/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 11/30/2016. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
12/02/16, 12/9/16, 12/16/16, 12/23/16).

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT #271553
The following person is doing business
as: 1) San Mateo Vape, 2) Kokos Vape
Shop, 2323 El Camino Real, SAN MATEO, CA 94403. Registered Owner: Jekelian Enterprises, Inc., CA. The business is conducted by a Corporation. The
registrant commenced to transact business under the FBN on N/A
/s/Krikor Jekelian/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 11/23/2016. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
11/25/16, 12/2/16, 12/9/16, 12/16/16

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT #271608
The following person is doing business
as: Blue Angels Maid Services & Marinas, 2001 Whitman Way, Apt 1, SAN
BRUNO, CA 94066. Registered Owner:
Joara Elisabeth Faria Guedes, same address. The business is conducted by an
Individual. The registrants commenced
to transact business under the FBN on
12/1/16.
/s/Joara Guedes/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 12/01/2016. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
12/02/16, 12/9/16, 12/16/16, 12/23/16).

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT #271498
The following person is doing business
as: After School Hoops, 820 Magellan
Ln., FOSTER CITY, CA 94404. Registered Owner: Joseph Paul Kaiser, same
address. The business is conducted by
an Individual.
The registrants commenced to transact business under the
FBN on N/A.
/s/Joseph Paul Kaiser/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 11/17/2016. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
12/02/16, 12/9/16, 12/16/16, 12/23/16).

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT #271606
The following person is doing business
as: VH Home Renovation & Preservation, 1309 Sierra St., REDWOOD CITY,
CA 94061. Registered Owner: Victor
Hugo Amaya, same address. The business is conducted by an Individual. The
registrants commenced to transact business under the FBN on 11/14/11.
/s/Victor Hugo Amaya/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 12/01/2016. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
12/02/16, 12/9/16, 12/16/16, 12/23/16).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #271596
The following person is doing business
as: VSL Systems, 1375 Tartan Trail
Road, BURLINGAME, CA 94010. Registered Owner: Carl Limsico, 1009 S. Idaho St., San Mateo, CA 94402. The business is conducted by an Individual. The
registrants commenced to transact business under the FBN on 11/3/16.
/s/Carl Limsico/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 11/30/2016. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
12/02/16, 12/9/16, 12/16/16, 12/23/16).

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT #271435
The following person is doing business
as: Carnivorous Gardens, 720 Madison
Ave. #11, REDWOOD CITY, CA 94061.
Registered Owner: Mary A. Wuydts,
same address. The business is conducted by an Individual. The registrants
commenced to transact business under
the FBN on N/A.
/s/Mary Ann Wuydts/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 11/14/2016. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
12/9/16, 12/16/16, 12/23/16, 12/30/16).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #271516
The following person is doing business
as: Therapeutic Development, 161 W.
25th Avenue, Suite 101, SAN MATEO,
CA 94403. Registered Owner: Zorina
Galvez, 6021 Shawcroft Dr., San Jose,
CA 95123 The business is conducted by
an Individual.
The registrants commenced to transact business under the
FBN on Aug 2009.
/s/Zorina Galvez/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 11/18/2016. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
12/9/16, 12/16/16, 12/23/16, 12/30/16).

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203 Public Notices

203 Public Notices

210 Lost & Found

Books

298 Collectibles

303 Electronics

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT #271675
The following person is doing business
as: Nor-Cal Cycles LLC, 1587 El Camino
Real, MILLBRAE, CA 94030. Registered
Owner: NOR-CAL Cycles, LLC, CA. The
business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company. The registrants commenced to transact business under the
FBN on 02/2008.
/s/Wilton Mau/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 12/08/2016. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
12/9/16, 12/16/16, 12/23/16, 12/30/16).

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT #271744
The following person is doing business
as: Abbey Party Rents, 411 Allan St.,
DALY CITY, CA 94014. Registered
Owner: Serazuki Enterprises Inc., CA.
The business is conducted by a Corporation. The registrants commenced to
transact business under the FBN on
1999.
/s/Michael Seramin/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 12/15/2016. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
12/16/16, 12/23/16, 12/30/16, 01/06/17).

FOUND: KEYS at Westwood Park in

Redwood City, off of Fernside. Call to
claim (650)714-8893

QUALITY BOOKS used and rare. World

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

46 MITSUBISHI Projector TV, great

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

FOUND: LADIES watch outside Safeway Millbrae 11/10/14 call Matt,

(415)378-3634

294 Baby Stuff

BILLY DEE Williams autographed Star

Wars action figure: Lando Calrissian,
space smuggler. $35 Steve 650-5186614

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT #271678
The following person is doing business
as: Rai Enterprises, 205 De Anza Blvd.
#139, SAN MATEO, CA 94402. Registered Owner: Kenyon Lee, same address. The business is conducted by an
Individual. The registrants commenced
to transact business under the FBN on
05/24/2005.
/s/Kenyon Lee/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 12/08/2016. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
12/9/16, 12/16/16, 12/23/16, 12/30/16).

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT #271512
The following person is doing business
as: Killer Coffee, 219 Rockwood Drive,
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94080.
Registered Owner: Killer Coffee, LLC,
CA. The business is conducted by a
Corporation.
The registrants commenced to transact business under the
FBN on 11/18/16.
/s/Leonardo Libiran III/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 11/18/2016. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
12/16/16, 12/23/16, 12/30/16, 01/06/17).

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

FISHER-PRICE HEALTHY Care booster

seat - $5 (650)592-5864.
HIGH CHAIR (wooden) excellent condition $35.00 (650)348-2306

296 Appliances

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.

1960'S AVOCADO Osterizer blender

excellent condition $20.00 (650)5960513

LOST CAT. Black and White. Black

patch on right eye. REWARD.
Call (323) 439-7713.

AIR CONDITIONER, Portable, 14,000

BTU,
Commercial
Cool
model
CPN14XC9, almost like new! All accessories plus remote included.
20 x 16-5/8 x 33-1/2 $345.
(650)345-1835

LOST SMALL gray and green Parrot.

Redwood Shores. (650)207-2303.

Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle

Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis
ACROSS
1 Bird thats a
national symbol
5 Chasing
Pavements
singer
10 Party time,
casually
14 Eddie __,
detective
involved in the
actual French
Connection
15 Spring bloomer
16 Former
constellation that
included Vela
(the sails)
17 Dont waste your
money on that
pendant?
19 Insulated cable
20 Thorough
investigation
21 Opposite of
bumpy
22 Pants part
23 Spinner in a
numbers game?
26 Elaborate in
design
29 Its heard in a
herd
30 Online service
option
31 Daring exploit
35 One eschewing
leather, perhaps
39 Satisfied sounds
40 Pub pick
42 Presidential
nickname
43 Long bout
45 Start of
something big?
46 Quiets, in a way
47 Quirky
49 Hills of Rome,
e.g.
51 Hammock?
57 Beginning
58 Square figure
59 Early or late hr.,
depending
63 Go on
64 Pruning
ideology?
66 Pulitzer-winning
author James
67 Sure-footed
critters
68 Composer
Khachaturian
69 What __ you
thinking?
70 Not a hit, usually

BASSINET $25 (Musical, Rocks, vibrates, has 4 wheels, includes sheets &
mattress) (650)348-2306

71 Sport that hints at 38 Source of tweets 52 Missouri river

40 Beginning to
53 Usually
this puzzles
cure?
disappointed one
theme
41 When repeated,
54 Sales figure
Cult Jam singer
55 Side in a
DOWN
44 Drivers gadget
decades-long
1 Vegetation in
46 Source of flowing
war
underwater
water
56 Tied
forests
48 CSI setting
60 Peseta replacer
2 Aviation pioneer
50 Sci. concerned
61 With 33-Down,
Sikorsky
with biodiversity
part of it is now a
3 Chisholm Trail
51 Multiple Emmydesert
city
winning legal
62 Execs reminder
4 Test pattern
drama
65 Purpose
5 U-verse provider
6 Comforter
ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE:
7 Sorbonne
student
8 Large soda bottle
label word
9 Henry Ford, e.g.
10 Excavating aid
11 Hive member
12 Think alike
13 Mountain air
18 Fair-hiring agcy.
24 Draped garment
25 Zigzagged
26 Some TVs
27 Offhand greeting
28 Discounted buy
32 Split-resistant
wood
33 See 61-Down
34 Stress
36 Trot, say
37 Skilled
12/16/16
xwordeditor@aol.com

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

CHARCOAL GRILL with cover, 24, almost new $25. (650)368-0748

CHEFMATE TOASTER oven, brand
new, bakes, broils, toasts, adjustable
temperature. $25 OBO. (650)580-4763
CIRRUS STEAM mop model SM212B 4
new extra cleaning pads,user manual.
$45. 650-5885487
COLEMAN LXE Roadtrip Grill Red Brand New! (still in box) $100
(650)918-9847
JACK LALANE'S power juicer. $40.
Call 650 364-1243. Leave message.
NSA AIR PurifierGood Condition Paid
$190Yours for $20. (510)363 4865
REFRIGERATOR WHITE Full sized 2
door Whirlpool Perfect condition .$98.
650 583-9901 650 678-0221
TOASTER OVEN, Black & Decker, 4Slice, 1200W, Toast, Bake, Broil;
TRO480BS - $12 (650) 952-3500
UPRIGHT VACUUM Cleaner, $10. Call
Ed, (415)298-0645 South San Francisco
WHIRLPOOL WASHER DRYER, GE
Refrigerator all working and in good condition all for $99.00 650-315-3240.

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

298 Collectibles
1920'S AQUA Glass Beaded Flapper
Purse (drawstring bag) & Faux Pearl
Flapper Collar. $50. 650-762-6048
1940 VINTAGE telephone bench maple
antiques collectibles $75 (650)755-9833

LENNOX RED Rose, Unused, hand

painted, porcelain, authenticity papers,
$12.00. (650) 578 9208.
MILLER LITE Neon sign , work good
$59 call 650-218-6528
RENO SILVER LEGACY Casino four
rare memorabilia items, casino key, two
coins, small charm. $95. (650)676-0974
SCHILLER HIPPIE poster, linen, Sparta
graphics 1968. Mint condition. $600.00.
(650)701-0276

299 Computers

60 GIG Ipod, Does not work.

Battery/hard drive not working. $25.
(650)208-5758
BAZOOKA SPEAKER 20, +10W, never
used $95. (650)992-4544
BLAUPUNKT AM/FM/CD Radio and Receiver with Detachable Face asking
$100. (650)593-4490
BULOVA WINDUP Travel clocks.Vintage. Set of eight. $99. gene (650)4215469
COMPLETE COLOR photo developer
Besler Enlarger, Color Head, trays, photo
tools $50/ 650-921-1996

KOGI 15 inch computer monitor. Model

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

IPHONE 5 Morphie Juice Pack with

charger, Originally $100, now $85.
(650)766-2679

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

(650) 578 9208

LEFT-HAND ERGONOMIC keyboard

with 'A-shape' key layout Num pad, $20
(650)204-0587

300 Toys

MOTOROLA BRAVO MB 520 (android

4.1 upgrade) smart phone 35$ 8GB SD
card Belmont (650)595-8855

3-STORY BARBIE Dollhouse with spiral

staircase and elevator. $60. (650)5588142
ALLOYED LINOTYPE (BNH ~18) for
casting miniature/board-game figurines.
10#, $15.00. (650) 591-4553
LARGE STUFFED ANIMALS - $3 each
Great for Kids (650) 952-3500
STAR WARS one 4 orange card action figure, Momaw Nadon (Hammerhead). $8 Steve 650-518-6614

ONKYO AV Receiver HT-R570 .Digital

Surround, HDMI, Dolby, Sirius Ready,
Cinema Filter.$95/ Offer 650-591-2393
ONKYO AV Receiver HT-R570 .Digital
Surround, HDMI, Dolby, Sirius Ready,
Cinema Filter.$95/ Offer 650-591-2393
OPTIMUS H36 ST5800 Tower Speaker
36x10x11 $30. (650)580-6324
ORIGINAL AM/FM 1967/68 Honda Radio for $50. (650)593-4490

STAR WARS SDCC Stormtrooper

Commander $29 OBO Dan,
650-303-3568 lv msg

PIONEER HOUSE Speakers, pair. 15

inch 3-way, black with screens. Work
great. $99.(650)243-8198

THOMAS THE TRAIN; trains, crossing

gate, bridge, track; good condition;
$25/OBO. 650-345-1347.

SAMSUNG FLAT TV 20" ex.co.incl.

VCR ,set up $70. (650)992-4544

THOMAS TRAINS; Cranky the Crane

$15/OBO; Tidmouth Shed w/turntable
$50/OBO. 650-345-1347.

302 Antiques
ANTIQUE BUFFET Cabinet, with 2 large
drawers w/skeleton key, needs refinishing. $700/obo.. ANTIQUE CHINA cabinet, with doors and legs, dark wood..
$500/obo. (650)952-5049
ANTIQUE ITALIAN lamp 18 high, $70
(650)387-4002
BEAUTIFUL AND UNIQUE Victorian
Side Sewing Table, All original. Rosewood. Carved. EXCELLENT CONDITION! $350. (650)815-8999.
MAHOGANY ANTIQUE Secretary desk,
72 x 40 , 3 drawers, Display case, bevelled glass, $500. (650)766-3024
OLD VINTAGE Wooden Sea Captains
Tool Chest 35 x 16 x 16, $65
(650)591-3313
STORE FRONT display cabinet, From
1930, marble base. 72 long x 40 tallx
21 deep. Asking $500. (650)341-1306

SAMSUNG FLAT TV 20" ex.co.incl.

VCR ,set up $70. (650)992-4544
SONY DHG-HDD250 DVR and programable remote.
Record OTA. Clock set issues $99 650595-8855
SONY PROJECTION TV 48" with remote good condition $99 (650)345-1111
TOMTOM GPS U.S. + Canada $25 650595-3933
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
Yamaha model CDC 91 - 5 disc CD player. free. tmckay1@sbcglobal.net.

304 Furniture
5 FOOT resin folding table, still in the
box $20.00 (650)368-0748
ANTIQUE DINING table for six people
with chairs $99. (650)580-6324
ANTIQUE MAHOGANY Bookcase. Four
feet tall. $75. (415) 282-0966.
ANTIQUE MAHOGANY double bed with
adjustable steelframe $225.00. OBO.
(650)592-4529
BAR STOOLS 2 (matching) Wood Cushioned Fair Condition $20 each. (510)363
4865
BEIGE SOFA $99. Excellent Condition
(650) 315-2319
CHAIRS 2 Blue Good Condition $50
OBO (650)345-5644
COAT/HAT STAND, solid wood, for your
mountain cabin/house. $50. (650)5207045
COMPUTER SWIVEL CHAIR. Padded
Leather. $80. (650) 455-3409
COMPUTER TABLE, adjustable height,
chrome legs, 29x48 like new $30 (650)
697-8481
COUCH, CREAM IKEA, great condition,
$89, light-weight, compact, sturdy loveseat (415)775-0141
CUSTOM MADE wood sewing storage
cabinet perfect condition $75. (650)4831222

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.
By Gail Grabowski
2016 Tribune Content Agency, LLC

12/16/16

Fax your request to: 650-344-5290

Email them to: ads@smdailyjournal.com

DINETTE TABLE with Chrome Legs: 36"

x58" (with one leaf 11 1/2") - $50.
(650)341-5347
DINETTE TABLE, 3 adjustable leaf.$30.
(650) 756-9516.Daly City.
DINING ROOM table Good Condition
$90.00 or best offer ( 650)-780-0193
DRUM TABLE - brown, perfect condition, nice design, with storage, $45.,
(650)345-1111
ENTERTAINMENT CENTER 5'x4' glass
door / shell / drawers / roller ex $25/BO
(650)992-4544
ENTERTAINMENT CENTER for $50.
Good shape, blonde, about 5' high.
(650)726-4102

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304 Furniture

308 Tools

311 Musical Instruments

ESPRESSO TABLE 30 square, 40 tall,

$95 (650)375-8021

BOSTITCH 16 gage Finish nailer Model

SB 664FN $99 (650)359-9269

FREE: TWO full-size featherbeds. Excellent

condition.
Redwood City
location. 650-503-4170.

CRAFTSMAN 9" Radial Arm Saw with 6"

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

HAMMOND B-3 Organ and 122 Leslie

Speaker. Excellent condition. $8,500. private owner, (650)349-1172

FITNESS STEPPER compact

(12"x16") Hardly used! $50. Call
650-766-3024

HARMONICA.
HOHNER Pocket Pal.
Key of C. Original box. Never used.
$10. (650)588-0842

GOLF CLUBS, new, Warrior woods

3/15 degree 5/21 degree 7/24 degree
$15 ea (650)349-0430

INFINITY FLOOR speakers H 38" x W

11 1/2" x D 10" good $50. (650)756-9516

CRAFTSMAN JIGSAW 3.9 amp. with

variable speeds $65 (650)359-9269
CRAFTSMAN RADIAL Arm Saw Stand.
In box. $30. (650)245-7517

MONARCH UPRIGHT player piano $99

(650) 583-4549

LEATHER SOFA, black, excellent condition. $100 obo. (650)878-5533

CRAFTSMAN RADIAL SAW, with cabinet stand, $200 Cash Only, (650)8511045

PIANO, UPRIGHT, in excellent condition. Asking $345. (650)366-4769

LOVE SEAT, Upholstered pale yellow

floral $99. (650)574-4021

CRAFTSMEN 3 saw blades $20. new.

(650)573-5269

MAHOGANY BOOKCASE 40"W x 15"D

x 41"H. Double doors with lock & key.
$35 650-832-1448

DELTA CABINET SAW with overrun table. $650/obo. ((650)342-6993

LAWN CHAIRS (4) White, plastic, $8.

each, (415)346-6038

MAHOGANY BOOKCASE 40"W x 15"D

x 41"H. Double doors with lock & key.
$35 650-832-1448
MAHOGANY BOOKCASE 40"W x 15"D
x 41"H. Double doors with lock & key.
$35 650-832-1448

DYNAGLOPRO
HEATER.
Phone: 650-591-8062

$40.00

PAINTING TOOLS - hooks, stirrups 110

ropes, poles, 20 plank, 440 Graco Spary
Machine, $500, Asking (650)-483-8048
ROUTER TABLE ryobi $ 99. like new
650-573-5269

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

YAMAHA PIANO, Upright, Model M-305,
$750. Call (650)572-2337

312 Pets & Animals

318 Sports Equipment

Golf Clubs, used set with Cart for $50.

(650)593-4490
IGLOO BLUE 38-Quart Wheelie Cool
Cooler/Ice Chest $14 650-952-3500
KAYAK 12' sit on top 2 storage compartments baby blue must see $99.00 john
650- 483-8152
LADIES MCGREGOR Golf Clubs
Right handed with covers and pull cart
$150 o.b.o. (650)344-3104

AIRLINE CARRIER for cats, pur. from

Southwest Airlines, $25, 2 available. Call
(505-228-1480) local.

MEN'S ROSSIGNOL Skis.

good condition, 650-341-0282.

CANARY BIRD cage 24 x 16 for sale.

$40.00 firm. Used, good condition. Call
650-766-3024

NEW WEIGH bench With 200lbs, plus

free weights. $50. 510-943-9221.San
Mateo.

$95.00,

NEW DELUXE Twin Folding Bed, Linens, cover, Cost $618. Sale $250. Must
Sell! (650) 875-8159.

SHOPSMITH MARK V 50th Anniversary

most
attachments.
$1,500/OBO.
(650)504-0585

ONE KENNEL Cab ll one Pet Taxi animal carriers 26x16. Excellent cond. $60..
650-593-2066

POWER PLUS Exercise Machine $99

(650)368-3037

NEW TWIN Mattress set plus frame

$30.00 (650) 347-2356

VINTAGE CRAFTSMAN Jig Saw. Circa

1947. $60. (650)245-7517

NICE WOOD table 36"L x19"W x20"H

$30.(415)231-4825.Daly City

VINTAGE SHOPSMITH and BAND

SAW, good shape. $500/obo. Call
(650)342-6993

PARROT CAGE, Steel, Large - approx

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

PRINCE TENNIS 2 section nylon black

Bag with Prince Pro Graphite Racket$55.(650)341-8342

NICE WOOD table 36"L x19"W x20"H

$30.(415)231-4825.Daly City
OAK BOOKCASE, 30"x30" x12". $25.
(650)726-6429

309 Office Equipment

OAK BOOKCASE, 30"x30" x12". $25.

(650)726-6429

FILE
CABINET
metal
2-drawer
18Dx15Wx28H $10 650-595-2494

OAK SIX SHELF Book Case 6FT 4FT

$55 (650)458-8280
OAK SIX SHELF Book Case 6FT 4FT
$55 (650)458-8280
OFFICE TABLE, 24"x48" HD. folding
legs each end. 500# capacity. Cost
$130. Sell $60, 650-591-4141
OUTDOOR WOOD SCREEN - new $80
obo Retail $130 (650)873-8167
PAPASAN CHAIRS (2) -with cushions
$45. each set, (650)347-8061
RECLINER CHAIR blue tweed clean
good $75 Call 650 583-3515
RECLINING SWIVEL & high-back chair
(Hampton) exc condition $30 (650) 7569516 Daly City.
RECLINING SWIVEL chair almost new
$99 650-766-4858
ROCKING CHAIR fine light, oak condition with pads, $85/OBO. 650 369 9762
ROCKING CHAIRS solid wood, great
shape asking 30 dollars each. Call
(650)574-4582 Lily
RUMMY ROYAL poker table top $30.00
(650)573-5269
SHELF RUBBER maid
contract joe 650-573-5269

new $20.00

SOFA & Love seat perfect condition $99

Edie 650 345 8981
TEAK-VENEER COMPUTER desk with
single drawer and stacked shelves. $30
obo. 650-465-2344

NEAT RECEIPTS Mobile Scanner new

in box $79, call 650-324-8416

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

316 Clothes
BLACK DOUBLE breasted suit size 38
excellent condition $25 650-322-9598
BOY SCOUT canvas belt with Boy Scout
Buckle. Vintage. Fair condition. $5.
(650)588-0842

LADIES BOOTS size 8 , 3 pairs different

styles , $20/ pair. call 650-592-2648

"MOTHER-IN-LAW TONGUES" plants,

3 in 5-gal cans. $10.00 each. 650/5937408.

LADIES SEQUIN dress, blue, size XL,

pure silk lining, $40.00, (650) 578-9208

VINTAGE NASH Cruisers Mens/ Womens Roller Skates Blue indoor/outdoor sz

6-8. $60 B/O. (650)574-4439

8 TRACKS, billy Joel, Zeppelin, Eagles

,Commodores, more.40 @ $4 each , call
650-393-9908
CHRISTMAS TREE, 7.5 Oregon pine,
1225 tips, hooked construction with
stand. Used once. $49. (415)650-6407
CIAO SMALL Black Duffel Carry-on,
Overnight or Tote bag with shoulder
strap, $15 650-952-3500

LEATHER JACKET, New Black Italian

style, size M Ladies $45 (650) 875-1708
MAN'S BLACK leather jacket, size 40,
like new. $85.00 (650)593-1780
MEN'S STETSON hat, size large, new,
rim, solid black, large, great gift. $40
(650) 578-9208
NEW JOCKEY Men's Classic Crew
white tshirts (L) 3pk $15/each (5 available) 650.952.3466

good

NEW WITH tags Wool or cotton Men's

pullover
sweaters
(XL)
$15/each
(650)952-3466

GAME "BEAT THE EXPERTS" never

used $8., (408)249-3858

PARIS HILTON purse white & silver unused, about 12" long x 9" high $23. 650592-2648

ELECTRONIC TYPEWRITER,
condition $50 (650)878-9542

INCUBATOR, $99, (650)678-5133

LIONEL CHRISTMAS Boxcars 2005,
2006, 2007 New OB $90 lot 650-3687537
LIONEL CHRISTMAS Holiday expansion Set. New OB $99 650-368-7537
LIONEL WESTERN Union Pass car and
dining car. New OB $99 650-368-7537

PRADA DAYPACK / Purse, Sturdy black

nylon canvas, like new, made in Italy,
$35 (650)591-6596
SIZE 38 tan gabardine navy officers uniform great condition Perfect for that costume party. Free. 322-9598
SNUG BOOTS, lambskin,
$10, 650-595-3933

size

M,

WALNUT CHEST, small (4 drawer with

upper bookcase $50. (650)726-6429

SAMSONITE 26" tan hard-sided suit

case, lt. wt., wheels, used once/like new.
$60. 650-328-6709

VINTAGE 1970S Grecian made dress,

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

SILK SAREE 6 yards new nice color.for

$35 only. C all(650)515-2605 for more information.

WILSON'S LG Green Suede Jacket

$50.00 (650)367-1508

317 Building Materials

ULTRASONIC JEWELRY Cleaning Machine Cleans jewelry, eyeglasses, dentures, keys. Concentrate included. $30
OBO. (650)580-4763

CULTURED MARBLE 2 tone BR vanity

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

GLASSES

VASE WITH flowers 2 piece good for the

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

INTERIOR DOORS, 8, Free. Call 5737381.

CHRISTMAS TREE China, Fairfield

Peace on Earth. Complete Set of 12 (48
pieces) $75. 650-493-5026

VINTAGE WHITE Punch Bowl/Serving

Bowl Set with 10 cups plus one extra
$30. (650)873-8167

SHUTTERS 2 wooden shutters 32x72

like new $50.00 ea.call 650 368-7891

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

WAGON WHEEL Wooden, original from

Colorado farm. 34x34
Very good
aged condition $200 San Bruno
(650)588-1946

GARBAGE CANS: brute 44 gal. Excellent condition $15. 650 504-6057

WATER STORAGE TANK, brand new,

275 gallons. 48" x 46" x 39" $250. 650771-6324

10 TULIP CHAMPAGNE
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2963.
SOLID TEAK floor model 16 wine rack
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308 Tools
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TREADMILL BY PRO-FORM. (Hardly

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310 Misc. For Sale

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306 Housewares

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311 Musical Instruments

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318 Sports Equipment

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645 Boats
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620 Automobiles
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625 Classic Cars

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CORVETTE 69 STINGRAY 327, Horsespeed SPS, 50.000 miles. $18,500.
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FORD 64 Falcon. 4DR Sedan. 6 cyl.
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630 Trucks & SUVs

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635 Vans
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640 Motorcycles/Scooters
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Around the world

U.S. withholds aid, calls
Duterte killing boasts troubling
WASHINGTON The United States said Thursday it is
withholding a major aid package to the Philippines and is
deeply troubled by a boast from the
nations leader that he used to drive
around looking for criminals to kill.
Its the latest sign of strain in U.S.Philippine relations since President
Rodrigo Duterte launched a crackdown on
illegal drugs has led to thousands of
deaths in police gunbattles.
Courting new controversy, Duterte said
in
a speech Monday that as a former
Rodrigo
mayor
hed patrol on a motorcycle huntDuterte
ing for criminals to kill to set an example for police to follow. Duterte said he was really looking
for an encounter to be able to kill.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters,
Those comments are deeply troubling, and they certainly
are at odds with the Philippine governments stated commitment to due process and rule of law.
Earnest reiterated U. S. concern about extrajudicial
killings by or at the behest of Philippine government
authorities criticism that has angered Duterte, who has
taken a hostile stance toward the U.S. and reached out to
China and Russia since taking office in June.
The U. S. -government aid agency, the Millennium
Challenge Corporation, said that its board this week
deferred a vote on a renewal of development assistance
package for the Philippines, subject to a further review of
concerns around rule of law and civil liberties.
The Philippines has been slated for another aid package
after its previous five-year, $434 million poverty reduction
program was completed in May.

Putin, Abe hold talks on

Japan-Russia territorial dispute
NAGATO, Japan Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin spent much of
their first round of talks at a hot springs
resort in western Japan on Thursday discussing a territorial dispute that has
divided their countries for 70 years.
For Putin, the summit meeting in
Nagato city marks his first official visit
to a G-7 country since Russia annexed
Crimea in 2014.
Abe invited Putin even though the G-7
nations, including Japan, still have
Shinzo Abe
sanctions on Russia. The talks will
move to Tokyo on Friday.
Abe said the two leaders talked for
three hours, spending about half of the
time on the dispute over four islands
seized by the former Soviet Union in the
closing days of World War II, and a peace
treaty officially ending the two countries wartime hostilities. A major breakthrough is seen as unlikely.
The disagreement over the four southVladimir Putin
ern Kuril islands, which Japan calls the
Northern Territories, has kept the two countries from signing a peace agreement.
We had in-depth discussions on a peace treaty, Abe told
reporters.
He said the two leaders also discussed possible joint economic projects on the disputed islands. Abe hopes such economic cooperation will bolster ties and help solve the territorial dispute if they are operated under a special legal status that does not raise sovereignty issues. Russia, however,
wants them to be run under its law.

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Friday Dec. 16, 2016

Bloodied and demoralized

Syrians evacuate Aleppo
By Philip Issa and Sarah El Deeb
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BEIRUT Weeping, hobbling on

crutches or dragging suitcases, hundreds of survivors of a devastating government bombardment and siege left
the last sliver of opposition-held
Aleppo on Thursday, an evacuation that
sealed the end of the rebellions most
important stronghold and was a watershed moment in Syrias 5-year-old civil
war.
For the opposition, it was a humiliating defeat. A smiling President Bashar
Assad called it a historic event comparable to the birth of Christ and the revelation of the Quran.
A U.N. official described it as a black
chapter in the history of international
relations.
Traumatized residents filtered out to
green government buses on a chilly day
through Aleppos streets lined with flattened buildings. Years of resistance
were stamped out in a relentless campaign over the past month that saw
hospitals bombed, bodies left unburied
and civilians blown apart by shells as
they fled for safety.
We struggled for six years. We were
supposed to be the ones to get them
out, not them us, said one tearful
woman who held a baby, speaking in a
video posted online by an opposition
activist.
She explained that it wasnt the bombardment that forced them out.
We left because we feared for our

REUTERS

Evacuees from rebel-held Aleppo arrive at the town of al-Rashideen, which is held
by insurgents, just outside the city.
honor from the regime, the unidentified woman said.
Under a surrender deal brokered by
Russia and Turkey, tens of thousands of
residents and rebel fighters are being
evacuated to opposition-controlled
areas in the surrounding countryside, a
process likely to take several days.
They said it was too dangerous to go
to government-held areas, where they
faced potential retribution from security services alleged to carry out arrests
and torture of opposition sympathizers. Many are of fighting age and dont
want to be drafted into the military.

We slept in the streets. Its shameful, a unidentified man said in an opposition video. Where is the world?
Leaning on crutches and sobbing
uncontrollably, he described fleeing the
bombardment.
You dont know if its an airplane or
shelling or rockets. You never know,
he added.
Eastern Aleppo rose in revolt against
Assad in 2012 and battled since then
with the western, government-held
part of the city in one of the most horrific and destructive fronts of the civil
war.

Report: Beijing adds weapons to South China Sea islands

By Christopher Bodeen
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BEIJING China appears to have

installed anti-aircraft and anti-missile
weapons on its man-made islands in the
strategically vital South China Sea, a
U.S. security think tank says, upping
the stakes in what many see as a potential Asian powder keg.
The Center for Strategic and
International Studies, or CSIS, said in a
report late Wednesday that the anti-aircraft guns and close-in weapons systems designed to guard against missile
attack have been placed on all seven of

Chinas newly created islands.

White House spokesman Josh Earnest
said Thursday that he could not confirm
the report, but Republican Sen. John
McCain, chairman of the Senate Armed
Services Committee, said the imagery
shows China is militarizing the South
China Sea. He called for a determined
response from the U.S. and its allies.
The United States must take immediate steps to underscore our unwavering
commitment to freedom of the seas and
to enforce a stable balance of power in
the region, McCain said in a statement.
The outposts were built in recent
years over objections by the U.S. and

rival claimants by piling sand on top of

coral reefs, followed by the construction of military-grade 3,000-meter
(10,000-foot) airstrips, barracks,
lighthouses, radar stations and other
infrastructure.
CSIS based its conclusions on satellite images taken in mid-to-late
November and published on the website
of its Asia Maritime Transparency
Initiative.
In a statement, Chinas Defense
Ministry repeated that development on
the islands was mainly for civilian purposes, but added that defensive measures
were appropriate and legal.

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Mexico plans to catch,

protect last few vaquita porpoises
MEXICO CITY So few of Mexicos vaquita porpoises
remain that the international committee to protect the
endangered species is preparing to catch and enclose as
many as it can in a last-ditch effort to save them from
extinction, experts said Thursday.
It will be a risky effort, because the species has never
been held successfully in captivity.
According to rough estimates, only about three dozen of
the worlds smallest porpoise remain in the upper Gulf of
California, the only place it lives. With population numbers falling by 40 percent annually there were 60 alive a
year ago there could now be as few as eight breeding
females left.
Fishermen lured by Chinese demand for a fish that swims
in the same waters have apparently defeated Mexicos
efforts to protect the vaquita in its natural habitat.
Lorenzo Rojas-Bracho, chairman of the International
Committee for the Recovery of the Vaquita, said an international team is being formed to launch the capture program
in the spring. It would involve locating them, capturing
them and putting them in some kind of protective area,
Rojas-Bracho said, adding that the current plan envisions
putting them in a floating enclosure or pen in a protected
bay where they would not be endangered by fishing nets.

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