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STATE PAGE 5
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TOUR TITLES
Family Owned & Operated
Established: 1949
By Michelle Durand
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
The agency overseeing the coun-
tys garbage and recycling collec-
tion did not improperly fire an
employee in retaliation for her ques-
tioning contracts allegedly awarded
to a friend of the executive director,
an outside consultant concluded.
In a statement
released late
Wednesday by
the South
Bayside Waste
Ma n a g e me n t
Authority, the
agency said
i n d e p e n d e n t
i nv e s t i g a t o r
Emily Prescott determined there is
no evidence to support the allega-
tions of illegal activity or retalia-
tion.
Prescott, senior labor counsel
with the firm Renne Sloan
Holtzman and Sakai, said it is
unfounded that the SWBMA pro-
posed eliminating recycling coordi-
nator Cathy Hildagos job because
she acted as a whistle-blower
against the agencys activities and
policies.
The agency launched the investi-
gation into Hidalgos claims about
the board and Executive Director
Kevin McCarthy after she led a
complaint about the proposed elim-
ination of her position in May.
Hidalgo said her job was on the
chopping block because she repeat-
edly complained about and ques-
tioned contracts that were awarded
to Betsey Meyer, a close friend of
McCarthy.
Hidalgo contended that charges to
the agencys Master Plan construc-
tion fund for the education center by
Report clears garbage agency of retaliation claim
Independent investigator determines no evidence of wrongdoing
Cathy Hildago
By Heather Murtagh
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
A tentative payment schedule
stemming from a legal battle
between the San Carlos
Redevelopment Agency and three
school districts over years of tax
payments was reached along with
the possibility of a long-term agree-
ment between them.
In November, Superior Court
Judge Joseph Scott sided with the
San Mateo County Community
College, Sequoia High School and
San Carlos Elementary School dis-
tricts in the 2009 lawsuit alleging
the citys Redevelopment Agency
wasnt honoring payments outlined
in a 1986 agreement. The $4.3 mil-
lion will be split between the dis-
tricts. Since redevelopment agencies
were dissolved, successor agencies
are working out remaining obliga-
tions such as this settlement. This
week, the schedule for those pay-
ments, to begin in January, was
reached, said Barbara Christensen,
San Mateo County Community
College District spokeswoman.
San Carlos had appealed the deci-
sion. However, the city has reached
a tentative long-term agreement
with the schools that needs to go
City, districts
reach deal to
end taxfight
Tentative payment schedule outlined,
long-term agreement in the works
By Michelle Durand
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
The states political watchdog
agency is looking at two members
of the Sequoia Healthcare District
for potential conicts of interests
over decisions that may have proven
nancially benecial to themselves.
Political watchdog looks into
health care board members
Questions derive from investments, grant allocations
Gerald Shefren, Art Faro
See PROBE, Page 31
See DEAL, Page 31
By Erin Hurley
DAILY JOURNAL CORRESPONDENT
The phrase Northern California
winery might bring to mind images
of the vineyards in Napa Valley, but
San Mateo County has a winery
legacy of its own. And it started in
Woodside nearly 50 years ago.
Woodside Vineyards is the oldest
winery in the county and, despite its
long-standing success, the priority
is to keep the business local and per-
sonal, said owner Louis Buff
Giurlani.
Everything about Woodside
Vineyards ... its all local, period,
Giurlani said.
Officially begun in 1963,
Woodside Vineyards was the 120th
winery in the state, Giurlani said.
Now there are more than 3,300, he
added. Founder Bob Mullen had
Woodside winery keeps it local
Oldest winery in the county maintains personal touch
Louis Buff Giurlani, Bob Mullen
JD CRAYNE/DAILY JOURNAL
Woodside Vineyards is the oldest winery in San Mateo County.
See WINE, Page 23
See REPORT, Page 23
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Actor-writer
Stephen Fry is 55.
This Day in History
Thought for the Day
1992
Hurricane Andrew smashed into
Florida, causing $30 billion in damage;
43 U.S. deaths were blamed on the
storm.
Show me a man who cannot bother
to do little things and Ill show you a man
who cannot be trusted to do big things.
Lawrence D. Bell, aircraft manufacturer (1894-1956)
Former Arkansas
governor Mike
Huckabee is 57.
Actor-comedian
Dave Chappelle is
39.
In other news ...
Birthdays
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An entertainer dances in front of statues of Chuchok, a greedy Brahmin who died in a story from the Buddhist Vessantara
Jataka from gluttony due to his new found wealth,at Baan Chuchok in Bangkok,Thailand.Some Thai Buddhists hire dancers
to give thanks to Chuchok statues after their wishes have been fullled. It is believed that wealth and luck would come to
those who believe in Chuchok.
Friday: Cloudy in the morning then
becoming sunny. Patchy fog and drizzle in
the morning. Highs in the lower to mid 60s.
Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
Friday night: Partly cloudy in the evening
then becoming cloudy. Patchy fog after
midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. South
winds 10 to 20 mph.
Saturday: Cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday night: Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday: Cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Patchy
fog. Highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s.
Local Weather Forecast
Lotto
The Daily Derby race winners are No. 10 Solid
Gold in rst place; No.07 Eureka in second place;
and No. 08 Gorgeous George in third place.The
race time was clocked at 1:42.71.
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Yesterdays
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to form the surprise answer, as
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In A.D. 79, long-dormant Mount Vesuvius erupted, burying the
Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in volcanic ash; an
estimated 20,000 people died.
In 1572, the St. Bartholomews Day massacre of French
Protestants at the hands of Catholics began in Paris.
In 1814, during the War of 1812, British forces invaded
Washington, D.C., setting re to the Capitol and the White
House, as well as other buildings.
In 1821, the Treaty of Cordoba was signed, granting independ-
ence to Mexico from Spanish rule.
In 1912, Congress passed a measure creating the Alaska
Territory. Congress approved legislation establishing Parcel Post
delivery by the U.S. Post Ofce Department, slated to begin on
Jan. 1, 1913.
In 1932, Amelia Earhart embarked on a 19-hour ight from Los
Angeles to Newark, N.J., making her the rst woman to y solo,
non-stop, from coast to coast.
In 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty came into force.
In 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Communist
Control Act, outlawing the Communist Party in the United States.
In 1968, France became the worlds fth thermonuclear power as
it exploded a hydrogen bomb in the South Pacic.
In 1970, an explosives-laden van left by anti-war extremists blew
up outside the University of Wisconsins Sterling Hall in
Madison, killing 33-year-old researcher Robert Fassnacht.
In 1981, Mark David Chapman was sentenced in New York to 20
years to life in prison for murdering John Lennon.
In 2006, the International Astronomical Union declared that
Pluto was no longer a planet, demoting it to the status of a dwarf
planet.
Ten years ago: The FBI uncovered human remains in an out-
building behind the Oregon City, Ore., house of Ward Weaver III,
a suspect in the case of 2 missing girls who lived across the street.
Former Education Secretary Shirley Hufstedler is 87. Actor
Kenny Baker (Star Wars) is 78. Composer-musician Mason
Williams is 74. Rhythm-and-blues singer Marshall Thompson
(The Chi-Lites) is 70. Rock musician Ken Hensley is 67. Actress
Anne Archer is 65. Actor Joe Regalbuto is 63. Actor Kevin Dunn
is 57. Actor Steve Guttenberg is 54. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Cal
Ripken Jr. is 52. Actor Jared Harris is 51. Talk show host Craig
Kilborn is 50. Rock singer John Bush is 49. Actress Marlee
Matlin is 47. Retired NBA All-Star Reggie Miller is 47.
Broadcast journalist David Gregory (Meet the Press) is 42.
Country singer Kristyn Osborn (SheDaisy) is 42.
Police: Fast-food
reach caused car crash
WESTFIELD, Mass. State police
say a Massachusetts teenager was
reaching into a bag of fast-food on her
lap when her car collided with a troop-
ers cruiser over the weekend.
Authorities allege a car driven by 18-
year-old Tia Grover, of Westeld, went
through a ashing red light at about
12:30 a.m. Sunday just before she was
struck by the cruiser driven by Trooper
Daniel Moran, who had a ashing yel-
low light.
A state police spokesman tells The
Republican that evidence suggests
Grover was eating from a McDonalds
bag. Police say she told investigators
that she doesnt remember how the acci-
dent occurred.
Grover has been cited for failure to
yield to a trafc signal, failure to wear a
seat belt, and impeded operation of a
motor vehicle for having food in her lap.
Police cite drought
for marijuana finds
SELLERSBURG, Ind. Police say
marijuana growing operations in south-
ern Indiana are easy to spot from the air
because of the drought.
An airplane pilot guided troopers on
the ground through browning forests
and corn elds Tuesday to uncover grow
sites in Clark, Scott and Harrison coun-
ties. The troopers cut down more than
100 marijuana plants.
Sgt. Jerry Goodin tells The Courier-
Journal the resilient green marijuana
plants stick out like a sore thumb.
Trooper Mike Bennett tells The News
and Tribune that marijuana can ourish
in harsh conditions, pointing out, Its
not called weed for nothing.
Bennett says the seized plants will be
destroyed once a burn ban is lifted.
He says the owners of property where
marijuana grows are rarely arrested,
because most have no idea that its
growing on their land.
Man injured by runaway cow
BILLINGS, Mont. A construction
worker who tried to help police corral a
runaway cow said the bovine charged at
him like a bull at a rodeo, tossing him
into the air before continuing its ram-
page through the streets of Montanas
largest city.
The snorting, charging cow ran amok
in downtown Billings on Tuesday for
more than an hour and a half, terrifying
pedestrians and knocking over a bicy-
clist until a police sniper red a single
shot through its heart.
Morgan Logan of Acton suffered bro-
ken bones in his lower leg and had sore
ribs after his encounter with the 1,200-
pound black Angus cow after it escaped
from the Public Auction Yards on
Tuesday afternoon, The Billings
Gazette reported.
Logan, 52, said he was driving a
gravel truck when he saw the police
chasing the animal and decided to try to
help.
Ive been around livestock my whole
life, so at rst sight I thought it was
pretty funny seeing cops chase a cow
down the street, said Logan. But she
was like a bull at a rodeo.
The cow charged at him from under a
tree, said Logan, who was released from
the hospital Wednesday.
I guess I saw her too late because the
next thing I knew I was in the air,
Logan said. I had no fence to climb -
she caught me right in the open.
Billings police Lt. Kevin Ifand said
by the time Logan encountered the cow
it had already tipped over a bicyclist,
charged pedestrians and nearly jumped
over a police vehicle.
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REDWOOD CITY
Reckless drivers. Two vehicles were reported-
ly racing at El Camino Real and Woodside
Road before 10:47 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 22.
Battery. A woman reported her son was beat up
by a gangmember on East Bayshore Road
before 7:52 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 22.
Theft. Someone reported an incident of
shoplifting on El Camino Real before 4:31 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 22.
Vandalism. A person reported gang grafti was
on the side of a building on Charter Street
before 10:15 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 22.
Weapons violation. Someone reported a male
brandished a knife at Main and Stambaugh
streets before 10:06 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 22.
Vandalism. Someone reported their tenant left
water running in an apartment building to inten-
tionally damage the carpet and oor on Main
Street before 7:48 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 22.
SAN BRUNO
Stolen vehicle. A black Inniti G35 was stolen
at Elston Drive and Summit Road before 11:43
p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21.
Trespass. Someone reported that their in-law
unit had been broken into and someone was still
inside on the 2400 block of Toyon Way before
10:05 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21.
Petty theft. Someone was taken into custody
for petty theft on the 1100 block of El Camino
Real before 5:12 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21.
Theft of recyclables. Someone reported two
males in a white pickup truck were stealing
recyclables on the 100 block of Fernwood
Drive before 7:48 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21.
Police reports
Asleep at the wheel
A man was arrested and charged with a
DUI after falling asleep in the drive-thru
of a Wendys Restaurant on Gateway
Boulevard in South San Francisco before
9:40 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 19.
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF REPORT
A mistrial was declared during jury selec-
tion in the statutory rape case of a convicted
sex offender after his defense attorney
announced that he had an irreconcilable con-
ict and could no longer represent his client.
Attorney Tom Deremegio was not required
to disclose publicly what the conict is or how
it arose unexpectedly three days into trial but
Judge Cliff Cretan heard his explanation in
chambers and ultimately declared a mistrial in
the case of Joshua Kenneth Bringazi.
Bringazi, 27, will be back in court Aug. 31
to identify a new court-appointed attorney and
set a new trial date.
Bringazi, who was previously convicted for
repeatedly having sex with
an inebriated teenager, is
charged with having inter-
course with the drunk 15-
year-old sister of his room-
mates girlfriend. He is
charged with a lewd act
against a child more than
10 years younger and
unlawful sexual inter-
course.
Prosecutors say Bringazi, then 25, had sex
with the Oregon teen on Aug. 24, 2010 when
she came with her half-sister to visit family.
Bringazi was a roommate of the sisters
boyfriend and the girls reportedly stayed with
them. On the night in question, Bringazi pres-
sured the girl to have a beer during a drinking
game before having sex with her in his room,
according to the District Attorneys Ofce.
The next day, the girl allegedly refused fur-
ther advances and Bringazi kicked her and the
sister out of the apartment.
Authorities learned of the local accusations
when Bringazis roommate anonymously
reported the incident to his parole agent.
At the time, Bringazi was on parole for mul-
tiple Santa Clara County convictions of using
a minor to produce obscene material and pen-
etration of a minor using a foreign object.
Bringazi remains in custody in lieu of
$100,000 bail.
Lawyer conflict causes mistrial in teen rape case
Joshua Bringazi
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF REPORT
A Burlingame bar busboy accused of pinch-
ing and grabbing a female patrons buttocks
earlier this month was sentenced to time served
after pleading no contest to simple assault.
Hugo Ronaldo Lopez, 22, of San Mateo,
worked at the Vinyl Room on Park Road in
Burlingame and prosecutors say on Aug. 11
he grabbed a 35-year-old woman multiple
times before being arrested.
The woman reported that while standing at
the bar with her back to the
crowd she felt a pinch of
her right butt cheek and
turned to see the person
later identied as Lopez
standing directly behind
her. She was upset but let it
pass and a few minutes
later felt two hands on her
buttocks, according to
prosecutors.
She again saw Lopez standing there and
told her boyfriend who confronted Lopez.
Lopez allegedly denied the acts and the
woman complained to the bar management
who called Burlingame police.
Lopez was originally charged with battery
and sexual battery but yesterday changed his
plea to no contest on one count of simple
assault. He was sentenced to 25 days county
jail with credit for the same amount. He must
also spend 18 months on probation.
He remains in custody on a no-release
immigration hold.
Bar busboy jailed for butt grabbing
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Utility companies will be able to act more
quickly to maintain and replace pipelines if
a bill approved by the Assembly becomes
law.
The legislation, which passed unanimous-
ly Thursday, is an attempt to prevent anoth-
er accident like the pipeline explosion that
rocked San Bruno two years ago.
Democratic Assemblywoman Fiona Ma
wrote AB2564 after the accident destroyed a
neighborhood near her district.
The bill aims to accelerate pipeline main-
tenance by reducing the amount of environ-
mental review the projects must undergo. It
does this by making some short stretches of
pipeline exempt from the California
Environmental Quality Act.
The bill now moves to the Senate.
Bill would expedite pipeline maintenance
Hugo Lopez
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Prosecutors declined to charge an attorney
for bringing a substance to a jail inmate after
determining the substance was the supplement
melatonin rather than a classied drug.
Its more of an herb than a drug so its not
technically contraband, said District Attorney
Steve Wagstaffe.
Erika Jordening, 43, of Pacica, was arrest-
ed Wednesday night on suspicion of passing
drugs to inmate Aaron Rauls, 43, who is in
custody on a methamphetamine charge. She
was booked into the womens jail in lieu of
$70,000 bail but released Thursday after
authorities determined that the pills contained
melatonin, which is a naturally occurring
sleep aid.
Jail inmates are not allowed contraband but
bringing it in is not a crime unless it is a clas-
sied drug.
Jordening is not Rauls attorney but fraudu-
lently signed in as such to have a contact visit
with him. She is reportedly his girlfriend,
Wagstaffe said.
The arrest was not
Jordenings first brush
with the law. In 2004, she
was convicted of petty
theft and is facing trial in
September on the same
crime in a new case.
In October 2003, the
state bar suspended her
license to practice law for
failing to respond to
charges she mishandled an
Orange County womans
divorce. In January 2004,
the bar gave her a public
reproval a nding of
professional misconduct
without a suspension
but reinstated her law
license.
Michelle Durand can be reached by email:
michelle@smdailyjournal.com or by phone: (650)
344-5200 ext. 102.
UC, CSU research assistants
would get union rights
SACRAMENTO A bill approved by
the state Senate would give University of
California and California State University
research assistants the right to collective bar-
gaining.
SB259 by Sen. Loni Hancock, a Berkeley
Democrat, was approved 46-27 Thursday.
Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner, a fellow
Berkeley Democrat who presented the bill,
said it would extend the same rights and ben-
efits enjoyed by teaching assistants to
research assistants.
It would affect 14,000 research assistants
in the UC system and about 2,000 at CSU
schools.
Republicans objected to the bill, which
they said would further drive up rapidly ris-
ing college costs.
Bill would require
coaches to report child abuse
SACRAMENTO The state Senate
unanimously passed a bill adding coaches
and administrators in K-12 schools to the list
of California workers who are required to
report suspected child abuse to authorities,
legislation that arose in the wake of the Penn
State sex abuse case.
Democratic Sen. Ron Calderon of
Monterey Park says coaches are in a position
of trust and must be required to immediately
report suspicions.
He says the need for AB1435 was illus-
trated by the Penn State case, in which for-
mer coach Jerry Sandusky was convicted of
sexually abusing 10 boys between 1994 and
2008.
Former co-workers allegedly knew of
some abuse but failed to report it.
Bill limits buy here,
pay here vehicle sales
SACRAMENTO California would
restrict the operations of buy here, pay
here auto dealers under a bill approved by
the state Senate.
AB1447 would prohibit dealers from forc-
ing buyers to pay installments in person and
require them to provide buyers with war-
ranties covering the vehicle for at least 30
days or 1,000 miles.
The bill also would prohibit dealers from
installing tracking devices without the
buyers consent.
Inmate drug-smuggling case dropped
Substance determined to be melatonin, a natural sleep aid
Erika
Jordening
Aaron Rauls
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DAILY JOURNAL STAFF REPORT
With Redwood City ready to join the coun-
tys polystyrene ban in less than a year, the
two entities are holding an informational
meeting next week to let vendors know what
to expect and answer any lingering concern.
Redwood Citys ban kicks in Jan. 1, leav-
ing all restaurants, cafes, delis, fast-food
establishments, event vendors, food trucks
and pretty much everybody in between from
using any food service ware made from poly-
styrene.
Polystyrene, commonly known by the
brand name Styrofoam, has recently been a
target for elimination alongside plastic bags
in a number of San Mateo County cities. The
county itself passed a ban which several of
the cities used as a template to prevent a
patchwork of regulations and enforcement.
After Jan. 1, the countys Environmental
Health division will include the ban into its
routine inspections of affected Redwood City
businesses although other reviews may be
made based on community complaints.
Violations could carry fines.
Banned items will include the single-use
disposable products used in restaurants and
the food service industry, including plates,
bowls, trays and clamshell containers.
Exclusions are made for disposable packing
used for unprepared food.
Redwood City officials passed the ban in
May but held off the start date to provide a
lengthy transition period.
The meeting is 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug.
29 in the Redwood City Library Community
Room, 1044 Middlefield Road, Redwood
City. Use the elevator to the left of the
librarys front doors.
County, RWC get ready
for ban on polystyrene By Julie Pace and Matthew Daly
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
HOBBS, N.M. Republican presidential
contender Mitt Romney promised on
Thursday to aggressively expand off-shore oil
drilling along Virginia, North Carolina and the
Gulf of Mexico, changing the subject from
social issues like abortion and Medicare that
have dominated the debate in the days before
the critical Republican National Convention.
Speaking to voters in the heart of New
Mexicos oil and gas industry, Romney
declared that his energy plans which
include drilling for oil in a federal Alaskan
wildlife reserve would create 3 million jobs
and more than $1 trillion in new revenue. And
he predicted complete North American ener-
gy independence by 2020, a never-realized
goal claimed by presidential candidates for
decades.
That means we produce all the energy we
use in North America, Romney said, empha-
sizing an expansion of oil and gas over wind
and solar production. This is not some pie-in-
the-sky kind of thing. This is a real achievable
objective.
President Barack Obama did not face voters
on Thursday. Instead, he deployed a popular
former president, Bill Clinton, to help con-
vince a divided electorate that he simply needs
more time to x the nations struggling econ-
omy. Clinton is expected
to speak at the Democratic
National Convention next
month and play a promi-
nent role in the final
months before Election
Day.
We need to keep going
with his plan, Clinton
says of Obama in a new
television ad set to run in
eight battleground states.
The push to re-frame the
debate comes at a delicate
time, sandwiched between
the sudden resurgence of
abortion in the race and
Mondays opening of the
Republican National
Convention. The event in
Tampa is supposed to be
all about nominating
Romney, emphasizing his plans for the econo-
my and projecting unity. But those plans were
disrupted this week by Republican Senate
candidate Todd Akin of Missouri, who said in
an interview that victims of legitimate rape
can biologically avoid pregnancy. Romney,
who has relentlessly tried to avoid a ght over
social issues, led a chorus of Republican of-
cials who demanded Akin abandon his Senate
bid. The congressman has so far refused.
Romney: U.S. energy
independence by 2020
By Hannah Dreier
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SACRAMENTO Legislative leaders
said Thursday they have dropped plans to
overhaul Californias environmental regula-
tions in a way that would have made it easier
for developers and local governments to build
new projects.
Californias business community made a
highly visible push this month to loosen the
states landmark law, known as the California
Environmental Quality Act.
On Thursday Senate President Pro Tem
Darrell Steinberg told a group of reporters that
the effort would not go forward this year,
despite legislative language introduced a day
earlier.
This law, for all of its strengths and its
fault, is far too important to re-write in the last
days of session, said Steinberg, D-
Sacramento.
A proposal that would reform the law to
reduce frivolous lawsuits
and redundant oversight
has been circulating in the
Capitol for several weeks.
Critics found an unlikely
ally in Gov. Jerry Brown,
who this week called
streamlining the laws
many requirements the
Lords work.
On Wednesday, a bill by
Sen. Michael Rubio was
amended to include the four-point reform pro-
posal. But on Thursday, Rubio was sanguine
about the apparent change in plans.
The Lords work is not done overnight,
nor is it done in two weeks, the Shafter
democrat said.
Rubio and Steinberg called for a special leg-
islative session to address the issue next year.
The Reagan-era law plays a key role in
determining whether new projects go forward
in California.
State environmental reforms put on hold
Mitt Romney
Barack Obama
Darrell
Steinberg
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Burglary attempt ends in
punches, choking, arrest
A 43-year-old South City man was
arrested Wednesday after punching a
Salvation Army manager in the face while
attempting to steal from the store.
Mark McCawley entered the store at
1170 Mission Road early Wednesday
afternoon with his girlfriend Bryce
ORourke and another woman, according
to a press release from South San
Francisco police. While the unidentied
woman walked straight through the store
then waited with the car, McCawley and
ORourke went into a restricted section of
the back room. The pair is accused of try-
ing to conceal several handbags and
houseware items under their clothes,
according to police.
When the store manager tried to stop
the duo, McCawley punched him and
attempted to ee the scene. Instead,
McCawley was tackled by two customers
and held. ORourke tried to free her
boyfriend by choking the store manager
during the citizens arrest of McCawley,
according to police.
ORourke and the other woman were
able to get away while McCawley was
arrested and booked into the San Mateo
County Jail. He faces charges of strong-
arm robbery, commercial burglary, assault
and battery and conspiracy to steal from
the Salvation Army.
The store manager, who suffered minor
injuries, was treated and released on the
scene.
Any additional witnesses are encour-
aged to contact the South San Francisco
Police Department at 877-8900.
Man who died in
car crash identified
The man who died after crashing his
Toyota Supra into a tree on Interstate 280
near the Black Mountain exit in
Hillsborough Wednesday morning was
identied as William Clayton Labelle, 20,
of Burlingame by the San Mateo County
Coroners Ofce.
A California Highway Patrol
spokesman said a blown tire led to the
fatal crash about 7:40 a.m. Labelle was
pronounced dead at the scene. He was
driving along, according to CHP.
The crash remains under investigation
but no drug or alcohol impairment is sus-
pected, according to CHP.
San Mateo County awarded
half million dollar grant for trail
The Public Lands Highway
Discretionary Program awarded San
Mateo County $550,000 for the Crystal
Springs Regional Trail South of Highway
92 Project, an announcement made by the
ofce of U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier, D-San
Mateo, yesterday.
The project will construct a new .9 mile
segment of the 17.5 mile Juan Bautista de
Anza National Historic Trail. The federal
grant will cover almost half of the esti-
mated $1.2 million cost of the trail. It is
currently a service road adjacent to the
Crystal Springs Reservoir.
The multiple-use trail will give pedes-
trians, bicyclists and equestrians a safe
alternative to using a rural road east of the
trail which is frequently used by fast mov-
ing vehicles.
PLHD awarded a total of almost $87
million to 75 projects out of 285 appli-
cants. Groundbreaking for the Crystal
Springs Regional Trail is expected in the
late summer of 2013.
Fight leads to two arrests
Two men are in jail after a ght
between them involving a crowbar on the
corner of Greenwood Drive and Laurel
Street in San Carlos Tuesday evening.
At approximately 5:51 p.m., deputies
responded to the corner after multiple
reports of the ght. As they arrived, they
saw a car eeing the scene west on
Greenwood Drive with a man inside who
matched witness descriptions. They
stopped the car at Walnut Street and iden-
tied Andrew Alas, 27, of Redwood City
as the passenger. He was found to have a
no-bail warrant and was arrested. In the
meantime, deputies detained Luther
James Parker, 45, of Redwood City, in
front of an apartment complex at 1202
Laurel St., according to police.
Witnesses said Parker struck Alas in the
head with a crowbar, which was hidden in
juniper bushes in front of the apartment
complex. Parker was arrested for assault
with a deadly weapon, possession of a
controlled substance and possession of
drug paraphernalia, according to police.
Single-vehicle crash closes 92
State Route 92 was closed for about two
hours yesterday afternoon after an investi-
gation into a single-vehicle crash blocked
the road west of Interstate 280, CHP
Ofcer Marc Johnston said.
Ofcers responded to reports of a vehi-
cle down an embankment west of Skyline
Boulevard at about 1:25 p.m., Johnston
said.
No one was injured in the crash.
The San Mateo County Sheriffs Ofce
said it appears that the driver intentionally
drove the vehicle off the road.
Portions of the highway were blocked
until about 3:30 p.m. while the vehicle
was retrieved and an investigation was
conducted.
DUI checkpoint
in San Mateo today
San Mateo Countys Avoid the 23
DUI enforcement activities will include a
checkpoint in San Mateo Friday.
A sobriety checkpoint will be staffed by
personnel from various San Mateo
County police agencies Friday, Aug. 24
on East Fourth Avenue east of South
Grant Street in San Mateo.
Funding for this program was provided
by a grant from the California Ofce of
Trafc Safety, through the National
Highway Trafc Safety Administration.
For more information visit
www.StopImpairedDriving.org.
Local briefs
STATE GOVERNMENT
A winning entry in
state Sen. Joe Simitians
2011-12 There Oughta
Be a Law contest passed
recently out of the Legislature and is
now headed to Gov. Jerry Browns
desk, according to the office of
Simitian, D-Palo Alto.
Senate Bill 1191 would warn
prospective tenants when the property
they are looking to rent is subject to
foreclosure. It requires that a landlord
who receives a Notice of Default pro-
vide written notice to any prospective
tenant before a lease is signed. Under
existing law, a landlord is not required
to disclose this fact to a prospective
tenant, according to Simitians ofce.
The vote in the Senate was 24-9.
Allan Robert Bud Mason
Allan Robert Bud Mason, born April 6, 1926 in Genoa,
Nev., died peacefully Aug. 4, 2012 in Burlingame.
Husband of the late Virginia Vance Young Mason for 54
years. Father of Bruce Allan Mason (his wife Becky) of
Houston, Texas and the late Carol Virginia Mason.
Grandfather of David Lichter-Mason of Baltimore, Md., Julia
Lichter-Mason of New York City and their mother Leslie
Lichter of Baltimore, Md. Uncle of Jeff Elpern of Reno,
Nevada and Kristi Ann Pehrson. Son of the late Allan and Ruth
Mason and brother of the late Mary Margret Pehrson.
Bud was an executive with United Airlines for 27 years. He
was a founding member and chairman of Lions Club White
Cane Days. He received the 1997 Millbrae s Living History
Award for signicant historical contributions and community
service. He donated time tirelessly to help establish the
Millbrae Historical Museum and was the president of the
Millbrae Historical Society from 1982-1992. Bud was also
honored as 1998 Millbrae Man of the Year.
Private family services cared for by Chapel of the
Highlands, Millbrae.
Yolanda N. Musso
Yolanda N. Musso, late of Burlingame and San Mateo
County resident for 69 years, died peacefully at home Aug. 21,
2012.
Wife of Louis Musso for 69 years, mother of Lynn (Paul)
Ward of Almaden Valley and Nanette (Tom) Chapman of
Arlington, Texas. Grandmother of Kerri, Bryan, Steven,
Heather, Matthew and Emily. Great-grandmother of Drew,
Will and Bennett. Daughter of the late Emilio and Antoinetta
Guaraglia.
A native of San Francisco, age 93 years.
Family and friends are invited to attend the celebration of
the funeral mass 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28 at Our Lady of
Angels Church, 1721 Hillside Drive in Burlingame where
services will conclude.
Donations in Mrs. Mussos memory may be made to the
American Diabetes Association (800) 342-2383 or the ALS
Association (888) 949-2577.
Obituaries
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Friday Aug. 24, 2012 THEDAILYJOURNAL
S
outh San Francisco-based
Genentechs gRide
employee commuting pro-
gram has now saved 100 million
driving miles. That means those
GenenBuses you see on the free-
ways have saved employees 3.6
million gallons of gas and 4.5 mil-
lion car trips. But theyre not the
only ones beneting: Its estimat-
ed that Bay Area CO2 emissions
have also been reduced by 70 mil-
lion pounds. The program began
in late 2006 and has since become
one of the companys most popu-
lar employee benets. The buses
are Wi-Fi equipped and travel to
more than 30 different stops each
day throughout the Bay Area.
***
This week, Notre Dame de
Namur University announced the
appointment of Hernan Bucheli,
currently vice president for enroll-
ment management, as vice presi-
dent for external affairs. This
position adds responsibility for
university advancement to his cur-
rent duties.
Before joining NDNU in
November 2007 as vice president
for enrollment management,
Bucheli was assistant vice chan-
cellor for enrollment and student
affairs at Chapman University,
with responsibility for enrollment
at all 26 university college cam-
puses. Bucheli received a bache-
lors in international relations from
San Francisco State University
and a masters in communication
from Barry University and cur-
rently serves on the Peninsula
College Fund Board.
***
Come one, come all to the
Senior Showcase Information
Fair this Saturday from 9 a.m. to
1 p.m. at Little House, 800
Middle Ave. in Menlo Park. Free
admission, free goody bags for the
rst 250 people and everyone is
welcome. Free services include
refreshments, blood pressure
check, dementia screening, docu-
ment shredding and Ask the
Pharmacist. Enjoy senior
resources and services from all of
San Mateo County with more than
40 exhibitors. Its sponsored by
the Daily Journal and Health Plan
of San Mateo. Did we mention its
free? Well, it is.
***
The city of Foster City is invit-
ing the public to celebrate the
reopening of Sea Cloud and Port
Royal parks Saturday, Sept. 8. Sea
Clouds event is 8 a.m. and Port
Royal Parks is at 8:30 a.m.
So why the festivities? Sea
Cloud Park has new synthetic soc-
cer and baseball elds and other
improvements. Port Royal Park
has a new synthetic soccer eld,
two-lane walking track and other
improvements.
***
Mike Mitchell is photographed
with children in Benin West
Africa in 2010. Last month,
Mitchell held a benet at Behans
Irish Pub to raise money to com-
bat poverty and violence through
sports and education in the poor-
est region of the world. Hes been
working on the project for more
than 20 years.
To learn more, or to support the
effort, visit
www.pencilsforkids.com/our-proj-
ects/programs/soccer-for-kids.
***
In April, we introduced you to
two local moms who started
SugarSNAP a company that
offers parents organizational solu-
tions with adult design aesthetics
that work on the go. The duo had
turned to kickstarters online
fundraising model to raise money
for the next product Car-Go,
which brings their ling system
into a bin that ts into your trunk
while leaving room for your
stroller, grocery bags, whatever.
The funding goal was reached and
now the product is available at
Bird in the Nest, a new retailer
on Laurel Street in San Carlos.
The reporters notebook is a weekly
collection of facts culled from the
notebooks of the Daily Journal staff. It
appears in the Friday edition.
Reporters notebook
More seniors
passing exit exam
More of 2007s entering high
school seniors passed the high
school exit exam at the beginning of
the school year, however the number
of sophomores passing after the rst
attempt remains constant, it was
reported the week of Aug. 24, 2007.
In San Mateo County the prior
year, 84 percent of sophomores test-
ed in math 5,554 students out of
6,586 students and 83 percent of
sophomores tested in English
5,527 students out of 6,658 students
passed the test on the rst
attempt, according to results
released by the California
Department of Education that week.
These numbers show only a slight
change from sophomores who were
tested in the 2005-2006 school year
with an 83 percent passage rate on
both exams.
Hospital traffic plan gets OK
Plans for a $300 million hospi-
tal in San Carlos industrial area is
excellent for bicyclists, keeps the
city from an undesirable use such
as an auto mall and addresses traf-
fic concerns, according to sup-
porters who urged the
Transportation and Circulation
Commission to endorse the proj-
ect the week of Aug. 24, 2007.
The commission ultimately did
vote 4-1 in favor of the plan but not
before hearing from opponents who
worried a hospital at 301 Industrial
Road will make the Holly Road
interchange even more challenging
than it was and that city-hired trafc
consultants were not completely
objective.
Burlingame votes
to remove fabled tree
After years of conversations,
meetings and studies, removal of a
eucalyptus tree that many called
Tom was approved by the
Burlingame City Council in a 3-2
vote the week of Aug. 24, 2007. The
conversation shined light on the still
split opinions with councilwomen
Rosalie OMahony and Ann
Keighran in favor of removal for
safety; councilmembers Russ Cohen
and Cathy Baylock in favor of sav-
ing the tree; and Mayor Terry
Nagel as the deciding vote.
Nagel expressed her commitment
to both preserving the trees and the
urban canopy, and the safety of
residents.
From the archives highlights stories orig-
inally printed ve years ago this week. It
appears in the Friday edition of the Daily
Journal.
OPINION 9
Friday Aug. 24, 2012 THEDAILYJOURNAL
Letters to the editor
The Stockton Record
H
eres a sad reality: The agency that
accredits the state community col-
leges has placed about two dozen
on probation, on warning or told them to pre-
pare to shut down.
For the record, San Joaquin Delta College
is not among those being eyed by the
Accrediting Commission for Community and
Junior Colleges, a division of the Western
Association of Schools and Colleges.
But schools based in San Francisco, San
Luis Obispo and Eureka are. Community col-
leges in those cities are in such bad shape,
sanctions one step short of yanking accredi-
tation have been issued. If accreditation goes,
classes cant be transferred, federal nancial
aid dries up, participation in league sports
ends and diplomas ones that mean any-
thing at least cant be awarded. Put anoth-
er way, if accreditation goes, so do the stu-
dents; no students, no school.
The commission also has put 10 campuses,
including those in Modesto, Redding and San
Jose, on the midlevel probation status. It
has placed an additional 14 campuses
including those in Berkeley, Oakland,
Merced and Fresno on the low-level
warning status.
Not all of the problems at these schools
can be blamed on dwindling resources. There
is a certain level of incompetence that seeps
into all institutions, including education.
Still, given the sheer number of schools hav-
ing problems, you have to wonder how many
stem from money problems.
In the last three years, state funding for
community colleges has dropped 12 percent,
according to Jack Scott, the soon-to-retire
chancellor of Californias community college
system. Funding will fall an additional 7 per-
cent if voters reject the tax hikes in
Proposition 30 on the November ballot.
Across the state, including at Delta, classes
and programs have been cut and cut even in
the face of increased enrollment pressure.
But as funding has waned, academic
expectations have gone up.
Standards set by the federal government,
which tells accrediting commissions what to
look for when they judge schools, have
increased including a requirement that
accredited schools demonstrate learning
outcomes.
Schools now cant just show what they
teach. They also have to show what students
learn.
SB1456, the Student Success Act of 2012,
is wending its way through the Legislature.
The bill would implement two of the 22 rec-
ommendations developed by the Student
Success Task Force, a panel of educators,
policymakers, students and researchers who
spent last year studying and taking testimony
on ways to improve the completion rate at
Californias community colleges.
Essentially, the community college board
of governors is demanding that students set
goals and work toward them. And that the
colleges keep the students on track.
Why? Because half those entering the sys-
tem fail to earn a degree or complete a cer-
ticate program. With revenue falling, every
dollar needs to produce. In California, we
need to produce more productive citizens.
Community colleges serve that purpose
through a broad range of certicate and aca-
demic programs. The system is a vital part of
the feeder system for the California State
University and University of California sys-
tems. In fact, 55 percent of CSU graduates
started at a community college, as did 28
percent of UC graduates.
Its imperative our community college be
kept healthy, academically and nancially, if
the California economy is to thrive. When
large numbers start tipping toward losing
their accreditation, its something that should
concern all of us.
The wrong investment
Editor,
I thought I would respond to the Aug. 20
guest perspective Emptying the jail is not
the answer by San Mateo County Sheriff
Greg Munks and San Mateo County
District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe on the
need for the construction of a new jail.
I have lived in Menlo Park and East Palo
Alto all my life. I think that it is absolutely
outrageous that we are proposing the con-
struction of a jail before providing the resi-
dents of East Palo Alto a public high school
in their city. If history can be used as an
indicator, the residents of East Palo Alto
will be disproportionately impacted by the
lock-em-up policies. Many people have
been calling for rehabilitation, but we
should be able to recognize in a state that
has incarcerated more people than any
other place, expansion has never guaranteed
rehabilitation. San Mateo County residents
are not only being asked to pay for the con-
struction of the jail but to commit our
resources to this endeavor for many years
in terms of its maintenance cost.
It is an absolute shame that, in one of the
riches places in the world, we are willing to
bet our future on punishment and not edu-
cation. In the long run, education will serve
public safety better. We should not blindly
continue to give into fear and public poli-
cies that have failed us over the course of
the last four decades. Perhaps a decision
this big of investing in cages instead of
classrooms should go before the voters.
Alma Dorn
Menlo Park
Public safety
Editor,
I read with interest the Aug. 20 guest per-
spective Emptying the jail is not the
answer, by San Mateo Countys Sheriff
Greg Munks and District Attorney Steve
Wagstaffe. Unfortunately, fear mongering
does not adequately address the concerns
raised by Bob Cushmans editorial, Our
justice system needs change, in the Aug.
16 edition of the Daily Journal. The pur-
pose of agencies connected to the criminal
justice system, including sheriffs depart-
ments and district attorneys offices, should
not be primarily to win long-lasting job
security for current or prospective employ-
ees. Unfortunately that seems to be the
main interest, or should I say, conflict of
interest of these public servants. Of course
they argue against effective public safety
measures. They are in the jail business and
theyd like to see it prosper. As a resident
and parent in San Mateo County, Id like to
see us invest in a vision of public safety
that includes education, employment, hous-
ing and healthcare for all residents. I urge
my neighbors to vote against the proposed
sales tax in the upcoming general election.
We dont need a new jail. We need policies
that support public safety for all.
Manuel La Fontaine
Daly City
Questions for voters
Editor,
Gene Mullins guest perspective A tax-
ing situation: Romneys returns in the
Aug. 23 edition of the Daily Journal was
based on pure speculation. The question
voters must ask themselves in November is:
Do you want four more years of the same
high unemployment, no job growth, minute
consumer spending, lack of presidential
leadership and a United States perceived
globally as militarily weak?
Steve Duncan
Burlingame
Putting colleges on notice
Other voices
A garden grows
S
an Mateos Central Park is both
close to my house and my office,
but I never spent significant time
there until recently. Now, its practically
my backyard. With a 10-month-old who
likes to be outside, we venture there just
about every day.
Sometimes
twice a day, like
when we went
for our morning
walk just hours
before our
annual company
brunch near the
Kohl
Pumphouse
(The Daily
Journal just cel-
ebrated its 12th
anniversary!).
There is a lot
of variety in the park nice trees, flow-
ers and other usual and unusual plants.
There is an excellent swing set for babies,
and the walk to it usually leads to casual
encounters with a combination of slow-
moving people in the midst of tai chi or
sometimes hula and the quick-moving
mommy and me exercise classes. With
some looming buildings in the back-
ground, it has an urban oasis feel without
a lot of noise sometimes just the music
from the Recreation Center and the sounds
of children at play. And nearly everyone
knows about the well-manicured Japanese
Tea Garden. In short, its a nice place.
Even sleepy newspaper editors are wel-
come.
I pretty much know just about every cor-
ner now and notice even subtle changes to
its landscape. Now, there is a new addition
ready to greet visitors to the park one
of the few large-scale additions in recent
years if you dont count the new redwood
tree planted in May. The fine folks at the
San Mateo Arboretum Society are in the
midst of prepping a 60-foot patch of land
that will be home to a butterfly/humming-
bird garden in the eastern section of the
park near the Laurel Avenue entrance and
just to the north of the rose garden.
Normally, I couldnt give a flap or a flutter
about butterflies and hummingbirds but I
know my daughter is entranced by them,
so Im looking forward to it.
Phyllis Mitchell, a Arboretum Society
board member and volunteer for the past
12 years, got the idea after coordinating an
iris planting project with Brownies and
Girl Scouts. Once the citys budget was
finalized, there was enough money to
begin the process of prepping the ground,
installing an irrigation system and buying
the boxwood hedging similar to the hedg-
ing at the rose garden. Next comes a cou-
ple of bird baths and the planting of a
variety of flora that appeals to both butter-
flies and hummingbirds. And dont forget
mulch. That is estimated to be completed
around October. In the meantime, the soci-
ety is also selling some celebration bench-
es to be placed in the garden. Theres no
guarantee when and if the butterflies and
hummingbirds will come but its kind of a
Field of Dreams scenario.
Mitchell reports working with the citys
groundskeepers has been super easy and
much of the work has been done, as she
put it, lickety-split.
Theres a lot of work that goes into
maintaining a park, and its obvious the
groundskeepers do a great job. But its
also a benefit to have a group of volun-
teers at the Arboretum Society help out
and pitch new and creative ideas for all of
us to enjoy.
If youre interested in inquiring about a
celebration bench contact the society at
579-0536.
Jon Mays is the editor in chief of the Daily
Journal. He can be reached at jon@smdai-
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Friday Aug. 24, 2012 THEDAILYJOURNAL
Dow 13,057.46 -0.88% 10-Yr Bond 1.666 -3.08%
Nasdaq3,053.40 -0.66% Oil (per barrel) 97.690002
S&P 500 1,402.08 -0.81% Gold 1,673.30
By Christina Rexrode
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK Nobody ever said
reading the Federal Reserve was easy.
On Wednesday, the Fed appeared to
suggest it was closer to taking additional
steps to help the U.S. economy. Stocks
rallied as a result and nished the day
well off their lows.
But the prospect of Fed help seemed
much less certain Thursday, and stocks
fell. The Dow Jones industrial average
lost 115.30 points to close at 13,057.46
the biggest loss in more than a month
and the Dows fourth straight down day.
James Bullard, president of the Feds
St. Louis bank, told CNBC that the min-
utes from the July 31-Aug. 1 meeting
were stale because the economy had
picked up since then. If it becomes a bit
stronger, he said, the Fed will hold off.
He poured some water on the re of
the QE3 talk, said Ryan Detrick, senior
technical strategist at Schaeffers
Investment Research in Cincinnati,
using market slang for a Fed program of
bond-buying to help the economy.
But another Fed regional official,
Chicago president Charles Evans, told
reporters in Beijing that he supports fur-
ther action by the Fed, an apparent afr-
mation of the Fed minutes.
The government reported that claims
for unemployment insurance rose last
week, the second straight increase,
which also hurt stocks. The Standard &
Poors 500 index fell 11.41 points to
1,402.08. The Nasdaq composite index
fell 20.27 to 3,053.40.
Benchmark oil fell 99 cents to $96.27
per barrel in New York. Slower growth
cuts demand for oil, so traders push the
price down when they are nervous about
the economy.
Manufacturing activity fell to a nine-
month low in China, the worlds second-
largest economy after the United States.
Some investors expect that the govern-
ment there may have to step in more
decisively to try to boost the economy.
Its just a harsh reminder that the
worldwide economy continues to disap-
point, Detrick said.
Investors who yanked money out of
stocks and oil put it in metals instead.
The price of gold rose 2 percent, jump-
ing $32.30 to $1,672.80 per ounce.
Prices also rose for other metals. The
euro hit a seven-week high against the
dollar.
But overall, news was slow, typical for
the markets traditional August lull.
Stocks end lower
Wall Street
Stocks that moved substantially or traded
heavily Thursday on the New York Stock
Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:
NYSE
Big Lots Inc., down $8.08 at $30.76
The discount retailer said that its second-quarter
net income fell 38 percent and it cuts its prot
outlook for the full year.
Hewlett-Packard Co., down $1.57 at $17.64
The technology company posted a $8.9 billion
quarterly loss due to the shrinking value of a
company it bought in 2009.
Guess Inc., down $7.59 at $25.95
The clothing company said that second-quarter
net income fell 29 percent from a year ago. It
also cut full-year guidance.
Tillys Inc., up $1.54 at $18.12
A Stifel Nicolaus analyst upgraded shares of the
surfer-inspired clothing seller to Buy, citing
improved sales.
The Boeing Co., down $2.44 at $70.36
Australias Qantas Airways canceled an order
for 35 of the airplane makers 787-9s, worth
about $8.5 billion.
Nasdaq
A123 Systems Inc., down 2 cents at 36 cents
The maker of batteries for electric cars said that
it is in danger of being delisted from the Nasdaq
if its shares stay below $1.
WebMD Health Corp.,down 39 cents at $14.96
A Raymond James analyst downgraded shares
of the online health information provider saying
earnings and revenue could fall in 2013.
Pacic Sunwear of California Inc., up 2 cents at
$2.19
The California lifestyle clothing retailer said its
second-quarter loss narrowed,helped by better
sales. Results beat analysts expectations.
Big movers
By Christopher S. Rugaber
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON The number of
people seeking rst-time unemployment
benets rose a slight 4,000 last week to
a seasonally adjusted 372,000, evidence
that the job markets recovery remains
modest and uneven.
The Labor Department said Thursday
that the four-week average, a less
volatile measure, increased 3,750 to
368,000.
Applications are a measure of the pace
of layoffs. When they fall consistently
below 375,000, it generally suggests hir-
ing is strong enough to lower the unem-
ployment rate.
Applications have risen for two
straight weeks. Some economists said
that indicates that hiring in August may
slow from Julys solid gain of 163,000
jobs.
The increases suggest ... that job
growth continued in August, but at a
slower rate than Julys pop, said
Jennifer Lee, an economist at BMO
Capital Markets. So job growth there
shall be, but not strong enough.
Weak hiring may prompt the Federal
Reserve to take more action to stimulate
the economy, Lee said. At the Feds last
meeting, policymakers signaled that
they were moving closer to launching
another round of bond-buying, accord-
ing to minutes released Wednesday. The
goal of more bond purchases would be
to lower longer-term interest rates to
encourage more borrowing and spend-
ing.
Meanwhile, fewer people continue to
receive benets. The total fell to 5.6 mil-
lion in the week that ended Aug. 4, the
latest period for which gures are avail-
able. Thats down about 110,000 from
the previous week.
Some of that decline may have result-
ed from those out of work nding jobs.
But many also likely exhausted all their
benets.
The economy and job growth have
been improving a bit after falling into a
midyear slump, though neither is partic-
ularly strong.
One area of improvement has been the
housing market, which is slowly but
steadily recovering. Sales of previously
occupied homes rose 2.3 percent in July
from June, the National Association of
Realtors said Wednesday. Sales jumped
more than 10 percent in the past year.
Other recent reports have contributed
to the picture of a healing industry.
Home prices are rising nationwide. And
builders are growing increasingly con-
dent because theyre seeing more trafc
from potential buyers. An index of
builder condence rose to its highest
level in ve years in August.
Applications for U.S. jobless aid up
By Christopher S. Rugaber
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON Sales of new
homes in the United States rose 3.6 per-
cent in July to match a two-year high
reached in May, the latest sign of a
steady recovery in the housing market.
The Commerce Department said
Thursday that new-home sales reached a
seasonally adjusted annual rate of
372,000. Thats the same as in May,
which was the highest since April 2010.
The report is the latest in a series of
data points suggesting a durable housing
recovery is underway, Dan Greenhaus,
chief economic strategist at BTIG LLC,
a brokerage rm, said in a note to
clients.
In the past 12 months, sales have
jumped 25 percent. Still, the increase is
from a historically low level. New-home
sales remain well below the annual pace
of 700,000 that economists consider
healthy.
The housing market is making a mod-
est but steady recovery in part because
homes are more affordable: Mortgage
rates have fallen to near-record lows.
Housing prices are about one-third lower
than at the peak of the housing bubble in
2006. Those trends have helped lift sales
of both new and previously occupied
homes.
Sales of previously occupied homes
increased in July from June, the National
Association of Realtors said Wednesday.
Sales have jumped 10 percent in the past
year.
Other recent reports also point to a
recovery. Home prices have begun rising
nationwide. They increased 2.2 percent
in May from April, according to one
leading index. That was the second
straight increase after seven months of
at or declining prices.
Builders, meanwhile, are growing
more condent because theyre seeing
more trafc from potential buyers. An
index of builder condence rose to its
highest level in ve years in August.
New-home sales rise to match two-year high
By Barbara Ortutay
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MENLO PARK Whats the worst
insult you can throw at a fast-moving
company like Facebook? Call its iPhone
app slow and poky.
On Thursday, Facebook Inc. addressed
users who had gripes with its app for
iPhones and iPads with the launch of a
faster version. Rather than add a slew of
new features, the company said it rebuilt
the application from scratch to make it
speedier and less clunky.
In a recent demonstration at the com-
panys Menlo Park headquarters, the
new iPhone app opened about twice as
fast as the older version. Photos and
comments also load faster. Users can
now like comments on photos, which
wasnt possible with the previous mobile
app.
Mick Johnson, mobile product manag-
er at Facebook, said programmers
removed some lesser-used features, such
as a way to view the app horizontally, to
help speed it up.
The mobile arena presents Facebook
with its biggest challenge and its
biggest opportunity.
Facebook updates iPhone app to speed it up
Jurors resume deliberations in Apple case
SAN JOSE Jurors had their second day of delibera-
tions Thursday in a multibillion dollar patent infringement
case pitting Apple against Samsung over the design of
iPhones and iPads.
After a three-week federal trial in San Jose, a jury of
seven men and two women picked from a pool of Silicon
Valley residents will try to decide if Samsung Electronics
Co. ripped off Apple Inc. designs or whether Apple
wronged Samsung.
With so much money and market clout at stake, few
experts were expecting a quick verdict. A decision likely
wont come anytime soon, according to jury experts, attor-
neys and courtroom observers.
This case has huge implications, said University of
Notre Dame Law Professor Mark P. McKenna. It could
result in injunctions against both companies involving the
sales of products.
It took the judge more than two hours to read the 109
pages of instructions to the jury. As a verdict is reached,
jurors must ll out a 20-page form that includes dozens of
check-off boxes.
Rhode Islands risky deal
with Schilling focused on jobs
PROVIDENCE, R.I. The government deal that guar-
anteed a $75 million loan for baseball star Curt Schillings
video game company focused almost exclusively on how
quickly the rm would bring jobs to Rhode Island and
overlooked requirements for attracting outside investment
or other steps that could have helped protect the publics
money.
The states agreement with 38 Studios in 2010 demand-
ed job creation and virtually nothing else at a pace
described as aggressive both by former employees and
those familiar with the video game industry. And
Schillings rm hired even more quickly than the state
required, draining its resources faster than if it had grown
at a pace more typical of startups.
Business briefs
Friday, Aug. 25, 2012
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Knights hope familiarity pays
By Nathan Mollat
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Hillsdale coach
Mike Parodi Jr. admits
his team is young and
lacks depth, but the
hope is that by having
the freshman and
frosh-soph teams run-
ning the same offense
as the varsity squad, it
will give the Knights
experience in the pro-
grams system.
We have experience
in the system, Parodi
said. Now its just getting
them some varsity reps.
The Knights return a core of about 10 seniors,
with the strength on the offensive and defensive
lines. Davis Allen, Taran Poss and Mike Rafello
all return up front for Hillsdale.
Having some offensive linemen coming back,
it does make it a little more peaceful in the mind
knowing that the guys who are returning are guys
we can rely on, Parodi said.
Making their job easier is the fact the Knights
have a running back who already has varsity
experience in junior Giancarlo Boscacci. He
showed ashes of greatness early in 2011, but
was banged up the second half of the year.
Parodi learned rsthand last year, however, that
it helps to have a stable of backs to whom to give
the ball. Hillsdale could have had one of the best
one-two punches in the backeld last year, but
both Damian Carter and Boscacci played most of
the year injured. As a result, expect to see anoth-
er junior, A.J. Bernal, get plenty of carries as
well.
Boscacci, he and Bernal will be the load bear-
ers on offense, Parodi said. We need to be a lit-
tle more balanced sharing the load. We need to
split the carries up.
New coach, new system, new Jefferson
By Julio Lara
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
If change really is good, then the Peninsula
Athletic League football world better watch out
for the Jefferson Indians because it appears that
for the 2012 season, change is their middle
name.
New head coach, new assistants, new system,
new players, new culture and a new approach to
their idea of a student-athlete which, when added
together, will hopefully equal old success for a
once proud football program.
First, for those out of loop, out is Ako Poti, who
in three seasons managed to turn around a strug-
gling football program and drag it back to
respectability, albeit, with a few big hiccups along
the way (see: Jefferson versus Milpitas ght as-
co).
For a program focusing on bringing back a dis-
cipline and accountability for its players, the
Jefferson brass turned to Joe Nellesen, former
coach at Templeton High School whos been a
teacher on campus for the last four years.
Admittedly, the transition toward a new coach
hasnt been the most transparent, thus, the last
couple of months have been lled with rumors
and uncertainties revolving football at Jefferson.
But Nellesen says that as their rst game under
his watch approaches, slowly but surely the
Indians are nding their footing.
Other people have thought, oh, you had the
team thrown at you, Nellesen said, and it real-
ly wasnt like that. We were able to have a school
meeting prior to the school year ending. This
summer we have a full squad camp.
The changeover before the start of the summer
allowed Nellesen and his new staff (of three on-
campus assistant coaches) to get to work estab-
lishing a new direction and emphasis for
Jefferson one that revolves around academics
and then football.
And as their first game against Seaside
approaches, the whirlwind of change is giving
way to the anxious mysteries of a new season.
First, out is the spread and in comes the Wing-
T, an offense that Nellesen said he feels best ts
the athleticism Jefferson is known for.
We have a couple of little surprises in it,
Nellesen said, much more assignment-based
football, uptempo. Were already at a bit of disad-
vantage because its our rst year running it in
trying to build a new program the advantage that
were going to play to our strong suit is, at least
itll be new to the teams were playing.
The new offense was introduced over summer
camp.
The initial response by the players ... was very
hesitant, Nellesen said. But I just felt seeing
these athletes and going, I have six guys that can
play running back, so whats going to suit these
guys? I want to have three guys in the backeld
and who knows whos getting the ball; because
when they break away, theyre faster than anyone
else on the eld. On top of that, I have lineman
See INDIANS, Page 14
DAILY JOURNAL SPORTS FILE
Giancarlo Boscacci saw signicant playing time
as a sophomore and will be asked to carry more
of the offensive load for Hillsdale this season.
Key players: Kyle Mullen (sr., WR/LB); Taran Poss (jr., OL/DL); Davis Allen (sr.,
OL/DL);J.D.Giannini (sr.,WR/DB);Mike Rafello (sr.,OL/DL);Cole Carrithers (jr.,QB);
A.J. Bernal (jr., RB/DB); Giancarlo Boscacci (jr., RB/LB); Reid Gunion (sr., LB/DB)
2011 record: 2-3 PAL Lake, 3-7 overall
2012 schedule (home games in CAPS): 8/31 CUPERTINO, 7 p.m.; 9/8 @ Lin-
coln-SF, 2 p.m.; 9/15 @ San Lorenzo Valley, 2 p.m.; 9/21 ALAMEDA, 7 p.m.; 10/5
@ El Camino, 3 p.m.; 10/12 SAN MATEO, 8 p.m.; 10/19 @ Capuchino, 3 p.m.;
10/26 @ Carlmont, 7 p.m.; 11/2 MILLS, 7 p.m.; 11/9 @ Aragon, 7 p.m.
Key players: Delfonse Lewis (sr., RB/LB); Chris-Martin Dismuke (sr., RB/CB);
William David (sr., FB); Dominic Blandino (sr., QB); Rico Solomon (soph., OL);
Abduli Bangura (sr.,WB).
2011 record: 1-4 PAL Bay, 2-7 overall
2012 schedule (home games in CAPS): 8/31 SEASIDE, 7 p.m.; 9/8 @ St.
Patrick/St.Vincent, 7:30 p.m.; 9/15 @ Balboa, 2 p.m.; 9/21 LOWELL, 7 p.m.; 9/28
EL CAMINO, 7 p.m.; 10/12 SEQUOIA, 7 p.m.; 10/19 @ South City, 7 p.m.; 10/26
WOODSIDE, 7 p.m.; 11/2 @ Menlo, 2:45 p.m.; 11/9 @ Kings Academy, 7 p.m.
See KNIGHTS, Page 14
By Jim Vertuno
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
AUSTIN, Texas The U.S. Anti-Doping
Agency said Thursday night it will strip Lance
Armstrong of his unprecedented seven Tour de
France titles after he declared he was nished
ghting the drug charges that threaten his lega-
cy as one of the greatest cyclists of all time.
Travis Tygart, USADAs chief executive,
said Armstrong would also be hit with a life-
time ban on Friday.
Still to be heard from was the sports gov-
erning body, the International Cycling Union,
which had backed
Armstrongs legal chal-
lenge to USADAs authori-
ty.
Armstrong, who retired
last year, declined to enter
USADAs arbitration
process his last option
because he said he was
weary of ghting accusa-
tions that have dogged him
for years. He has consis-
tently pointed to the hundreds of drug tests that
he has passed as proof of his innocence during
his extraordinary run of
Tour titles stretch-
ingfrom1999-2005.
There comes a point in
every mans life when he
has to say, Enough is
enough. For me, that time
is now, Armstrong said in
a statement sent to the
Associated Press. He
called the USADA investi-
gation an unconstitutional witch hunt.
I have been dealing with claims that I
cheated and had an unfair advantage in win-
ning my seven Tours since 1999, he said.
The toll this has taken on my family and my
work for our foundation and on me leads me to
where I am today - nished with this non-
sense.
USADA reacted quickly and treated
Armstrongs decision as an admission of guilt,
hanging the label of drug cheat on an athlete
who was a hero to thousands for overcoming
life-threatening testicular cancer and for his
foundations support for cancer research.
It is a sad day for all of us who love sport
Armstrong banned for life, stripped of titles
Lance
Armstrong
Travis Tygart
See ARMSTRONG, Page 14
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By Josh Dubow
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NAPA Carson Palmer is run-
ning out of time to get the Oakland
Raiders rst-team offense into the
end zone in the preseason.
The Raiders (tied for No. 23 in the
AP Pro32) broke camp Thursday
after spending more than three
weeks in Napa, still looking for
their rst win and rst-team touch-
down of the preseason.
Palmer has been able to move the
Oakland offense at times in the rst
two exhibition games. But a pair of
interceptions, a handful of dropped
passes and an inability to punch it in
from close to the goal line has
plagued Oakland so far in losses to
Dallas and Arizona.
With the starters expected to get
their most extensive playing time of
the preseason on Saturday against
Detroit (tied for 11th in the AP
Pro32), the Raiders hope to clean up
those mistakes before the regular
season begins.
Obviously we havent done what
we expected to do, but its not a con-
cern, Palmer
said. We just
need to keep
working, keep
g r i n d i n g .
Theyll come.
We just need to
clean some
things up. Weve
made a handful
of mistakes and
hurt ourselves, but its not concern-
ing. Its frustrating, just because you
want to score every time you get the
ball, but well continue to work and
get better.
Palmer has been in for 10 drives
in the two games, leading the team
to three eld goals. There have also
been four turnovers, including his
two interceptions.
Overall, Palmer is 16-for-30 for
140 yards, for a passer rating of
38.2. He has been unable to connect
on the deep balls he was successful
completing last year, with his
longest pass so far being a quick-
hitter to Darren McFadden that went
for 18 yards.
I dont have any reservations or
any doubt at all about Carson
Palmer, coach Dennis Allen said. I
think hes had a good camp. I expect
when opening day comes around
that hell be a good player for us.
Palmer said one reason for his
lack of concern is that he uses the
preseason to see which plays might
work when the games actually
count.
His interception in the rst game
against Dallas was on a deep pass to
Jacoby Ford that he said he might
not have made if it was the regular
season. He also was intercepted last
week on a ball he tried to force to
tight end Richard Gordon.
While those types of throws usu-
ally irk coaches, offensive coordina-
tor Greg Knapp said that is what
preseason is for.
My belief for a quarterback to
run a new offense you have got to
try some stuff, Knapp said. I will
sacrice some of the ups and downs
that go with that. If you make mis-
takes you usually grow from it. That
is what I want him to do in the pre-
season since the games are not held
accountable, so to speak. You still
want to win, you still want to have
that taste of it. But he has got to test
himself. I dont want to ever train a
guy to be conservative from day
one. He wont know his limits then.
The Raiders also have been hurt
offensively this preseason by
injuries. Top deep receiver Denarius
Moore will miss his third straight
game this weekend with a hamstring
injury, Ford will sit with a sprained
left foot that sent him out early last
week and center Stefen Wisniewski
is out again with a calf injury.
But speedy backup running back
Taiwan Jones and starting tight end
Brandon Myers are expected to play
for the rst time this preseason.
I feel very condent in where I
am right now and really where we
are as an offense, especially as
banged up as we are, Palmer said.
Weve got a lot of young guys
playing, but I feel really good where
we are right now in training camp.
After the game on Saturday, the
Raiders will return to their facility
in Alameda for the nal prepara-
tions before the final exhibition
game next Thursday and then the
season opener Sept. 10 against San
Diego.
The team leaves camp with plenty
of optimism, as well as the knowl-
edge that there is plenty more work
to get done to make for a successful
season.
Im a firm believer that the
cream will always rise to the top,
defensive tackle Richard Seymour
said. It may not start out that way.
Little things, if you dont address
them, they can become glaring
weaknesses for you as well. I think
were in a position now to continue
what weve started to build. Weve
laid the foundation, but just because
you got a good foundation dont
mean you got a good roof over your
head, either.
NOTES: Seymour, who has sat
out all week with sore knees, will be
a game-time decision on Saturday.
Theyre definitely important
games, but well do whats best for
the team, he said. ... TEs Richard
Gordon (ribs) and Tory Humphrey
(hamstring) also will be game-time
decisions.
Palmer still trying to find his groove
Carson Palmer
Fales to start at QB for
San Jose St. vs. Stanford
SAN JOSE David Fales will
start at quarterback for San Jose
State in the season opener at No. 21
Stanford on Aug. 31.
San Jose State coach Mike
MacIntyre announced Thursday that
the community college transfer beat
out junior Dasmen Stewart and
sophomore Blake Jurich for the
starting job. Freshmen Joe Gray and
Jason Habash also joined the com-
petition when preseason practice
began earlier this month.
David Fales is going to be our
starter. Were excited about what he
brings to the table. He did a good
job this spring and a good job this
fall, MacIntyre said. He did a real
good job working with everything.
He runs the offense real well. David
gives us the best opportunity to do
everything at this point.
The 6-foot-3, 220-pound Fales
transferred from Monterey
P e n i n s u l a
College before
spring practice.
He completed
61.8 percent of
his passes for
4,635 yards and
37 touchdowns
in two seasons.
The Salinas,
Calif., resident
graduated from Palma High School.
He began his college career in 2009
at Nevada and redshirted that sea-
son.
Jurich will be the backup quarter-
back to start the season. MacIntyre
informed both of the decision before
Thursday mornings practice.
Saints Kromer downplays
impending promotion
METAIRIE, La. While Aaron
Kromer says he has aspirations to be
an NFL head coach, he says he
doesnt see his six-game appoint-
ment as gurehead of the Saints
staff as an audition.
Kromer, who coaches the offen-
sive line, calls himself a ll-in for a
ll-in. He will temporarily take
over for assistant head coach Joe
Vitt, who will spend most of the
season lling in for suspended head
coach Sean Payton.
Vitt is suspended is for the rst six
regular season games. Kromer says
his job during that stint will be to
hold the fort and ensure continu-
ity in a program established by
Payton during the past six years.
Saints players say they expected
Kromer to ll in for Vitt because he
knows the personnel and knows
how Payton wants things done.
New role for
Portis: Soccer dad
ASHBURN, Va. There was no
Southeast Jerome or Bro
Sweets. Clinton Portis has a new
title for himself: soccer dad.
Portis formally announced his
retirement Thursday, frequently
shedding tears as he spoke uninter-
rupted for some 25 minutes about
his life and nine-year NFL career
with the Denver Broncos and
Washington Redskins.
The 30-year-old Portis last played
for the Redskins in 2010, and his
announcement was timed to coin-
cide with his induction into a list of
the franchises all-time greats.
He set Washingtons single-sea-
son rushing record in 2005, the
same year he wore costumes on a
near-weekly basis during the teams
playoff drive.
Portis said the costumes were
fun to do and helped his team-
mates get through a special season.
Goodell: NFL seeks long-term
improvement with refs
NEW YORK NFL
Commissioner Roger Goodell says
possibly using replacement referees for
regular-season games is worthwhile to
ensure long-term improvements to of-
ciating.
The league and the NFL Referees
Association have yet to reach an agree-
ment, and Goodell acknowledged
Thursday that time was running out to
make the regular ofcials available for
the openers.
Were anxious
to get a deal done,
but it has to get
done that its
going to help us
for the long term,
Goodell said at a
fantasy football
event in Times
Square. Its not a
short-term issue.
Ofcials probably need a week to 10
days to prepare for the season, Goodell
said, and the rst game is Sept. 5, 13
days away. The rst full Sunday of
games is Sept. 9.
These ofcials have been trained,
Goodell said of the replacement refs
who have been calling preseason
games. Weve been working with
them. We think theyll do a very credi-
ble job.
While the NFL and ofcials disagree
on some nancial matters, Goodell also
characterized the differences as philo-
sophical. The NFLs proposal includes
making some refs full-time current-
ly all game ofcials work part-time
with outside jobs and adding more
crews.
Football briefs
David Fales Roger Goodell
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Friday Aug. 24, 2012 THEDAILYJOURNAL
By Nathan Mollat
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
If there is anything Caada mens
soccer coach Erik Gaspar has accom-
plished in his coaching career, its an
ability to turn a program around.
As coach at Piedmont Hills High, he
helped the Pirates move into the upper
division of the Blossom Valley Athletic
League the Mt. Hamilton Division.
He also served a three-year stint as an
assistant coach at Evergreen College in
Southeast San Jose, under former Notre
Dame de Namur head man Joe
Silveira, helping turn that program into
a contender.
Gaspar nds himself in a similar
position at Caada. He was a late hire
prior to the 2011 season and scrambled,
cajoled and willed the Colts to a 6-7-1
mark in Coast Conference play and a 7-
12-1 record overall.
We had about three weeks (to get
prepared), Gaspar said. We just kind
of plugged away. We did the best we
could.
Now with over a year at the helm of
the Colts program and a season of
recruiting under his belt, Gaspar is hop-
ing to take the next step in rebuilding
the once powerful Caada mens soc-
cer brand.
The added time, the spring, was
benecial, Gaspar said. We had some
time to recruit (this year). We were
active out in the community, on the
Peninsula. We brought in what I
think is a pretty good group of fresh-
men, both academically and athletical-
ly.
We were pretty sophomore heavy
last year, but we have some guys com-
ing back.
The Colts 2012 season kicks off
next Tuesday with a 4 p.m. home game
against Cabrillo and Gaspar is still try-
ing to nd the right combination of
players to put on the eld. Given the
competitive nature of the Coast
Conference, it helps to nd out who can
do what as soon as possible.
Overall, I think the group, as a
whole, is pretty competitive. Who steps
out and takes control on the eld
(remains to be seen), Gaspar said.
Im excited to see which one of the tal-
ented guys steps up. There could be
quite a few of them.
Ulysis Milanes, a sophomore out of
Woodside who redshirted last year,
could be the glue guy for the Colts this
season. A center midelder, Milanes is
the type of player Gaspar believes the
team can rally around.
Hes pretty gritty. He sits in the cen-
ter of the park and does a lot of the dirty
work, Gaspar said. Socially, hes near
the top of the pecking order. The guys
respect him.
Target pieces up top include former
Carlmont standout Zade Elmowa and
freshman Francisco Sanchez out of
Menlo-Atherton. Elmowa was one of
those players who got under the other
teams skin while at Carlmont, but was
also a good technical player who had a
knack for nishing.
Gaspar is looking to a pair of sopho-
mores to anchor the defense Alan
Conchas out of Sequoia and
Chandpreet Sandhu from Mountain
View. Sandhu is one of those guys who
just wants to play. He played his fresh-
man year but redshirted last year after
nding out he was one credit short of
being academically eligible. But he did
not give up on the team.
He stuck with us all year, Gaspar
said.
Gaspar believes the best competition
is coming at the goalkeeper position
with three players vying for the starting
position. Carlo Rodriguez is a transfer
from Menlo College, while Rafa Patino
is a sophomore who played two years
ago. Rounding out the trio is freshman
Victor Merz from Sequoia.
Thats probably going to be a game-
time decision (as to who gets the start
Tuesday), Gaspar said. There will
probably be decent competition for all
three throughout the season.
While every teams goal is to win as
many games as possible, Gaspar
believes his responsibility goes above
and beyond that. As a coach at the com-
munity college level, he wants to make
his players successful on the eld and
in the classroom.
We look at it as a three-pronged phi-
losophy, Gaspar said. There is a
recruiting component and there is a
retention [component] that is crucial.
That is the difference between the qual-
ity programs and the average programs.
For us, its not only the ability to retain
from year to year, but from fall to
spring.
The third piece is transferring. For
those guys that want to (move on to the
next level), that needs to be there.
With those three pieces in mind, thats
kind of the recipe for success and it
builds momentum.
Caada looks to improve over last year
By Genaro C. Armas
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa.
Hance Smith hit two homers,
including a rst-inning grand slam,
to lead Petaluma, Calif., to an 11-1,
ve-inning victory over San Antonio
on Thursday night and a berth in the
U.S. championship game in the Little
League World Series.
California will play Goodlettsville,
Tenn., on Saturday.
Starter Danny Marzo, already a
California hero for hitting a game-
ending homer this week, came up big
on the mound with 11 strikeouts in
ve innings.
He was gracious on the mound,
too, after Texas Jordan Cardenas
went deep in the third. The 12-year-
old Marzo greeted Cardenas with a
high-ve with his glove hand as
Cardenas jogged down the third-base
line.
Earlier Thursday, Aguadulce,
Panama edged Nuevo Laredo,
Mexico, 2-1 to advance to the inter-
national nal against Japan.
California didnt have quite as dif-
cult a time against Texas, the game
ending in the bottom of the fth due
to Little Leagues 10-run rule.
The Petaluma boys managed just
two hits off Texas pitching in the
decisive six-run rst but both balls
landed over the outeld fence.
California loaded the bases on
three walks. A wild pitch brought
home the rst run, and the bases
were loaded again after Austin
Paretti reached rst on a dropped
third strike.
Smith then hit a 2-2 pitch that just
cleared the wall in left-center 225
feet away.
Petaluma! Petaluma! shouted
Californias fans.
Two pitches later, Quinton Gago
went deep, too, and left no doubt
about his shot. It easily cleared the
wall in left and landed amongst fans
prerched on the grassy hill beyond
the outeld.
It was such an impressive shot that
even Smith stopped to admire the
blast from the dugout, his eyes
widening as the ball carried under the
night sky.
But Smith wasnt done himself.
Another homer to left in the third
earned the 13-year-old slugger
another set of pats on the helmet
from happy teammates who greeted
him at the plate.
Marzo allowed just two hits and a
walk, and retired the last seven bat-
ters he faced.
California has a chance to avenge
its only loss in South Williamsport
a 9-6 defeat to the Tennessee crew
from Goodlettsville on Sunday.
Texas was eliminated.
In the early game, 12-year-old
Edisson Gonzalez had 11 strikeouts
and James Gonzalez provided the
offense with a two-run homer in the
rst to lift Panama.
Another rematch in on top in the
international final. Tokyo beat
Panama 4-1 on Wednesday night.
Mexico starter Ramon Ballina
struck out 12 on Thursday, but
allowed James Gonzalezs big blast.
Petaluma moves
into U.S. title game
By Julio Lara
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
For the rst time in a handful of
years, the Peninsula Athletic League
Bay Division girls tennis picture is a
bit hazy.
For the last couple of seasons,
there was a dominant red glow with
Burlingame High School seizing
title after title. But for 2012, the top
spot in the standings will most likely
belong to someone else.
On paper, Aragon High School
has the upperhand in that quest.
Gone is longtime coaches Ed
Schuler and Dave Owdom, and in is
Linda Brown, who inherits a young
but experienced Dons team that n-
ished 11-3 last season.
Aragon returns their top four sin-
gles players in Kaede Ishikawa,
Samantha Wong, Victoria Sun and
Melissa Ma. And if that wasnt
enough, San Mateo High Schools
No. 1 from last season, Aislinn Oka,
is a transfer although she wont
be eligible to play until Oct. 1.
We have a good group of return-
ers, said new Aragon head coach
Linda Brown. I think the doubles
are a little on the new side from the
aspect of, quite a few seniors gradu-
ated from the doubles. But the sin-
gles kids are leading the team really
well so far. And we have a good
group of freshman that will hopeful-
ly step up and replace the seniors
that graduated.
Of those ve tennis players, only
Wong is a senior. Actually, there are
only six seniors listed on the entire
Aragon roster, as opposed to eight
underclassmen; so the Dons are
looking like a team that will make
deep runs for years to come.
Its my rst year so I dont know
to expect, Brown said. I think my
kids are working really hard. I know
thats one of their goals this year, to
have the best season they can. In the
Bay, the competition is pretty tough
from what Im hearing. You have to
put your nose down for every game.
You cant count anybody out. I know
from what my team is doing, theyre
focusing on their own play and they
want to make each match the best of
the day. They dont want to look past
anyone because they know everyone
in the Bay is so strong.
Youth will be a theme this year
across the board in the Bay this sea-
son.
Hillsdale had plenty of it in going
5-9 last season and while the chatter
around the league was that the
Knights might contend for a top
spot, those hopes were dealt a major
blow when Cindy Liu decided not to
play this season.
Liu was Hillsdales No. 1 singles
player last year and appeared primed
to take over the mantle of Leagues
Best Player after Burlingames
Brooke Tsu graduated.
This year Im kind of disappoint-
ed because I lost my No. 1, said
Hillsdale head coach Jackie
Nachtigall. I expected we could be
top three but I have a young team.
With Liu we were a little stronger
and since shes not playing, we
might struggle a bit.
The Knights will try to make due
with sophomore Mariko Iinuma in
the No. 1 singles spot and Irene
Palisoc assuming the No. 2 duties.
Iinuma had an impressive freshman
campaign that went relatively unno-
ticed she was undefeated in her
14 league matches.
Hannah Bodin, just a freshman,
will be Hillsdales No. 4. The
Knights are super young Ayako
Ota is the lone senior and shell be
the No. 3 singles player.
There are those coaches who
believe Menlo-Atherton is a favorite
in the league, especially if Erin
LaPorte takes the court. As the
Bears No. 1 singles player, the now
senior enjoyed a brilliant season,
garnering all-league First Team hon-
ors along the way.
Burlingame, the reigning league
champions, graduated their top two
players and, according to head coach
Bill Smith, will experience their fair
share of growing pains in 2012.
San Mateo losses their No. 1, but
they might be in decent shape if
Lizzie Siegel, a Bay Division second
teamer in 2011, returns for her junior
season.
Carlmont also has a pair of poten-
tial returning all-leaguers in Cori
Sidell (first team) and Veronika
Dvorak (second team).
Bay Division title is up for
grabs in PAL girls tennis
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Friday Aug. 24, 2012 THEDAILYJOURNAL
The running game will have to be effective
early to take some pressure off of rst-year
varsity quarterback Cole Carrithers. In
Parodis spread offense, the quarterback will
be called upon to throw the ball quite a bit.
His freshman year, he spot started. Last
year, he took every rep as a sophomore,
Parodi said. He had a good summer and he
improved leaps and bounds to get ready for
the speed of the varsity level. Hes now to the
point where he sees it and he throws.
Carrithers will have a quartet of receivers
from whom to choose and Parodi is excited to
see what they can do. Brandon Butcher,
Giannini, J.J. Kelly and John Paran are very
athletic. They get the system, Parodi said.
Theyre also dangerous enough to do some-
thing with it after they catch it.
Parodi is hoping for better defensive play
this season. After introducing a new defensive
system last season, he believes the Knights
will be more comfortable executing and mak-
ing plays.
Our strength is the defensive line. I expect
good things out of them, Parodi said. We
had a new defensive system last year. We were
learning how to play that defense. We knew
that going in. We knew we were going to take
some lumps, but now we have some personnel
in the right place to make plays that they did-
nt make in the past.
Since the Knights have a small team, many
of the top players on offense will pull double
duty on defense. One who should excel on
defense only is linebacker/defensive back
Reid Gunion, who decided to sit out last sea-
son.
We denitely missed him last year, Parodi
said. Hes one of the top athletes on the team,
for sure. Were looking for him to be a solid,
defensive stalwart.
Parodi said his biggest challenge is balanc-
ing the amount of playing time his key play-
ers will see. Since many of them have to play
both ways, Parodi must give them enough of a
break to keep them fresh but, at the same time,
he needs his best players on the eld.
We try as much as possible to minimize
playing both ways, but some of our guys are
too good not to play, Parodi said. We need
as many as our good athletes on the eld as
often as possible. We have to make sure we
keep them fresh.
Continued from page 11
KNIGHTS
and athletes, Tygart said. Its a heartbreaking
example of win at all costs overtaking the fair
and safe option. Theres no success in cheating
to win.
Tygart said the agency can strip the Tour
titles, though Armstrong disputed that as he
insisted his decision is not an admission of
drug use, but a refusal to enter an arbitration
process he believes is unfair.
USADA cannot assert control of a profes-
sional international sport and attempt to strip
my seven Tour de France titles, he said. I
know who won those seven Tours, my team-
mates know who won those seven Tours, and
everyone I competed against knows who won
those seven Tours.
USADA maintains that Armstrong has used
banned substances as far back as 1996, includ-
ing the blood-booster EPO and steroids as well
as blood transfusions all to boost his per-
formance.
The 40-year-old Armstrong walked away
from the sport in 2011 without being charged
following a two-year federal criminal investi-
gation into many of the same accusations he
faces from USADA. The federal probe was
closed in February, but USADA announced in
June it had evidence Armstrong used banned
substances and methods and encouraged
their use by teammates. The agency also said it
had blood tests from 2009 and 2010 that were
fully consistent with blood doping.
Included in USADAs evidence were emails
written by Armstrongs former U.S. Postal
Service teammate Floyd Landis, who was
stripped of his 2006 Tour de France title after
a positive drug test. Landis emails to a USA
Cycling ofcial detailed allegations of a com-
plex doping program on the team.
USADA also said it had 10 former
Armstrong teammates ready to testify against
him. Other than suggesting they include
Landis and Tyler Hamilton, both of whom
have admitted to doping offenses, the agency
has refused to say who they are or specically
what they would say.
There is zero physical evidence to support
(the) outlandish and heinous claims. The only
physical evidence here is the hundreds of (dop-
ing) controls I have passed with ying colors,
Armstrong said.
Armstrong sued USADA in Austin, where
he lives, in an attempt to block the case and
was supported by the UCI. A judge threw out
the case on Monday, siding with USADA
despite questioning the agencys pursuit of
Armstrong in his retirement.
USADAs conduct raises serious questions
about whether its real interest in charging
Armstrong is to combat doping, or if it is act-
ing according to less noble motives, such as
politics or publicity, U.S. District Judge Sam
Sparks wrote.
Now the ultra-competitive Armstrong has
done something virtually unthinkable for him:
He has quit before a ght is over.
Today I turn the page. I will no longer
address this issue, regardless of the circum-
stances. I will commit myself to the work I
began before ever winning a single Tour de
France title: serving people and families
affected by cancer, especially those in under-
served communities, Armstrong said.
Armstrong could have pressed his innocence
in USADAs arbitration process, but the cyclist
has said he believes most people have already
made up their minds about whether hes a
fraud or a persecuted hero.
It was a stunning move for an athlete who
built his reputation on not only beating cancer,
but forcing himself through grueling offseason
workouts no one else could match, then crush-
ing his rivals in the Alps and the Pyrenees.
Although he had already been crowned a
world champion and won individual stages at
the Tour de France, Armstrong was still rela-
tively unknown in the U.S. until he won the
epic race for the rst time in 1999. It was the
ultimate comeback tale: When diagnosed with
cancer, doctors had given him less than a 50
percent chance of survival before surgery and
brutal cycles of chemotherapy saved his life.
Armstrongs riveting victories, his work for
cancer awareness and his gossip-page
romances with rocker Sheryl Crow, fashion
designer Tory Burch and actress Kate Hudson
made him a gure who transcended sports.
His dominance of the Tour de France elevat-
ed the sports popularity in America to
unprecedented levels. His story and success
helped sell millions of the Livestrong plastic
yellow wrist bracelets, and enabled him to
enlist lawmakers and global policymakers to
promote cancer awareness and research. His
Lance Armstrong Foundation has raised near-
ly $500 million since its founding in 1997.
Created in 2000, USADA is recognized by
Congress as the ofcial anti-doping agency for
Olympic sports in the United States. Its inves-
tigators joined U.S. agents during the federal
probe, and Tygart had dismissed Armstrongs
lawsuit as an attempt at concealing the truth.
He said the agency is motivated by one goal
exposing cheaters in sport.
Others close to Armstrong were caught up in
the charges: Johan Bruyneel, the coach of
Armstrongs teams, and three members of the
medical staff and a consultant were also
charged. Bruyneel is taking his case to arbitra-
tion, while two medical team staffers and con-
sulting doctor Michele Ferrari didnt formally
contest the charges and were issued lifetime
ban by USADA. Ferrari later said he was inno-
cent.
In a sport rife with cheaters, Armstrong has
been under constant suspicion since the 1990s
from those who refused to believe he was a
clean rider winning cyclings premier event
against a eld of doped-up competition.
He had tense public disputes with USADA,
the World Anti-Doping Agency, some former
teammates and assistants and even Greg
LeMond, the rst American to win the Tour de
France.
Through it all, Armstrong vigorously denied
any and all hints, rumors and direct accusa-
tions he was cheating. He had the blazing per-
sonality, celebrity and personal wealth needed
to ght back with legal and public relations
battles to clear his name and he did, time
after time.
Armstrong won his rst Tour at a time when
doping scandals had rocked the race.
Continued from page 11
ARMSTRONG
that can overpower people. Now you have a
combination that is set up for success.
The load of the offense will fall on the
shoulders of a talented running trio. Delfonse
Lewis brings his abilities from Galileo High
School in San Francisco. Hes pretty talent-
ed, Nellesen said. But the thing that is his
best attribute is his leadership. Hes been a
nice little pick up. His leadership and work
ethic is tremendous.
Joining Lewis on the opposite side will be
Chris-Martin Dismuke, a returning player
wholl see time as a defensive back as well.
Up the middle will be William David and
handing the ball off is junior quarterback
Dominic Blandino.
Up front, Nellesen pointed to his young
sophomore center, Rico Solomon, as a leader
with tremendous work ethic thats winning
over everyone, including the seniors.
And as is accustomed with Jefferson, pure
athletes like Abduli Bangura give the Indians
a mysterious element that can surprise teams
in the Ocean Division.
A lot of these same players will see team on
the defensive side of ball.
More important than the coach and system
and players is this new approach to the stu-
dent-athlete at Jefferson. Now, with increased
focused on academics, Nellesen and his staff
hope to produce a proud football team from
the classroom out.
They can be their own worst enemy,
Nellesen said. You cant have stuff like that
(the Jefferson/Milpitas incident) on the eld.
And its not to say the coaching staff wasnt
holding these guys accountable, but the cul-
ture of the football program has to be school
rst, student, then youre a football player.
Youll held accountable. Its a constant battle
for them. But weve been challenging them
every day. Its been a huge process here.
Continued from page 11
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East Division
W L Pct GB
Washington 77 47 .621
Atlanta 71 54 .568 6 1/2
Philadelphia 58 67 .464 19 1/2
New York 57 68 .456 20 1/2
Miami 57 69 .452 21
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Cincinnati 76 50 .603
St. Louis 68 56 .548 7
Pittsburgh 67 57 .540 8
Milwaukee 57 66 .463 17 1/2
Chicago 47 76 .382 27 1/2
Houston 39 86 .312 36 1/2
West Division
W L Pct GB
San Francisco 70 55 .560
Los Angeles 67 58 .536 3
Arizona 64 61 .512 6
San Diego 56 70 .444 14 1/2
Colorado 50 73 .407 19
ThursdaysGames
Colorado 1, N.Y. Mets 0
St. Louis 13, Houston 5
Philadelphia 4, Cincinnati 3, 11 innings
San Francisco 5, Atlanta 2
East Division
W L Pct GB
New York 72 51 .585
Tampa Bay 68 55 .553 4
Baltimore 67 56 .545 5
Boston 59 64 .480 13
Toronto 56 66 .459 15 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 67 55 .549
Detroit 65 57 .533 2
Kansas City 55 67 .451 12
Cleveland 54 69 .439 13 1/2
Minnesota 51 71 .418 16
West Division
W L Pct GB
Texas 71 51 .582
Oakland 66 56 .541 5
Los Angeles 63 60 .512 8 1/2
Seattle 60 64 .484 12
ThursdaysGames
Toronto at Detroit, 10:05 a.m.
L.A. Angels at Boston, 4:10 p.m.
Oakland at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m.
Minnesota at Texas, 5:05 p.m.
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5:05p.m.
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8/30
@Colorado
6p.m.
CSN-CAL
10/6
vs.Rapids
7:30p.m.
CSN-CAL
8/25
vs.Chivas
6p.m.
NBCSN
9/2
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7:30p.m.
CSN+
9/15
vs.Timbers
7:30p.m.
CSN-CAL
9/19
@Seattle
7p.m.
CSN-CAL
9/23
@Astros
5:05p.m.
CSN-BAY
8/28
vs.FCDallas
7:30p.m.
CSN-CAL
9/29
@Indians
4:05p.m.
CSN-CAL
8/27
@Indians
9:05a.m.
CSN-CAL
8/30
@Indians
4:05p.m.
CSN-CAL
8/28
@Cubs
11:20a.m.
CSN-BAY
8/31
vs. RedSox
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CSN-CAL
8/31
@Indians
4:05p.m.
CSN-CAL
8/29
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5:05p.m.
CSN-BAY
8/29
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8/24
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8/25
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8/24
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1:05p.m.
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8/26
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10:10a.m.
CSN-CAL
8/25
NFL
CHICAGOBEARSWaived RB Kahlil Bell.
DETROIT LIONS Signed WR Kassim Osgood.
Waived QB R.J. Archer. Waived CB Drew Coleman
and DE Michael Cosgrove from the reserve-injured
list.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS Fired special teams
coordinator Al Everest.
SANDIEGOCHARGERSWaived T Cordell Bell.
TENNESSEETITANSSigned CB Jason McCourty
to a contract extension through the 2017 season.
BASEBALL
COMMISSIONERSOFFICESuspended Tampa
Bay 2B Ryan Brett, RHP Charles Cononie and LHP
JustinWoodall 50games for violations of theMinor
League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Tyson
Ross is headed back to the minors in a
new role after making one start for
Oakland in place of suspended Bartolo
Colon.
Matt Joyce hit a two-run double in a
ve-run fth inning against Ross, and
Tampa Bay beat the Athletics 5-0 on
Thursday night. Alex Cobb pitched a
four-hitter for his rst major league
shutout as the surging Rays pulled
within 2 1/2 games of the rst-place
New York Yankees in the AL East.
After the game, Ross was told he was
being sent back to Triple-A Sacramento
to work out of the bullpen and that he
will rejoin the team when rosters
expand in September.
Now Ive just got to move forward,
Ross said. Learn as much as I can
about relieving, and be ready come
September. Im excited about the
opportunity. Out of the pen, I think I
have a chance to help this team win
some games.
Luke Scott also doubled for the Rays
in the fth against Ross (2-9), recalled
from Sacramento when Colon received
a 50-game suspension Wednesday for
testing positive for testosterone. The
Rays batted around in the big inning,
which also included RBI singles by
Sam Fuld and Evan Longoria.
Ryan Roberts broke the scoreless tie
with a sacrice y.
I felt good out there, Ross said.
Felt like I was throwing the ball well.
Obviously, the one inning bit me. Its a
situation Im going to have to pitch out
of.
Ross, making his rst start for the As
since June 28, pitched six-plus innings.
He gave up nine hits while striking out
six.
It was just limiting the damage,
thats what I told him, Oakland man-
ager Bob Melvin said. For the most
part, thats as good stuff as weve seen
him have. Plus-fastball with good
movement. As good a slider as weve
seen, and found a change thats work-
able for him. He had three pitches
going tonight, just couldnt limit the
damage in the one inning that they
ended up scoring on him.
Rays slow Oaklands roll
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAN FRANCISCO Barry
Zito took a three-hit shutout into
the ninth inning, Hector Sanchezs
two-run double
highlighted a
four-run fifth
and the San
F r a n c i s c o
Giants rolled
past the Atlanta
Braves 5-2 on
Thursday night
for their fourth
straight win.
Fresh off a
sweep at the rival Los Angeles
Dodgers, the NL West leaders
stayed hot on a chilly and fog-
filled night along the bay. Zito (10-
8) allowed five hits, struck out five
and walked three before Freddie
Freemans two-run double off
reliever Jeremy Affeldt broke up
the shutout.
With two runners on, Sergio
Romo got pinch-hitters Jason
Heyward and Juan Francisco to
ground out for his sixth save.
Hunter Pence, Brandon Belt and
Pablo Sandoval all drove in runs to
chase Atlanta starter Tommy
Hanson (12-6) after 4 1-3 innings.
Hanson gave up five hits and five
runs while striking out four and
walking three.
San Francisco has won nine of
12 to take a three-game lead over
the Dodgers in the division.
Angel Pagan extended his hitting
streak to seven games with a single
in the first. He walked in the third,
stole his 21st base and slid home
on Sandovals two-out blooper to
left to give the Giants a 1-0 lead.
Pagan also walked leading off
the fifth and Marco Scutaro sin-
gled to put runners on the corners.
After Sandoval struck out, Pence
bunted for an RBI single past
Hanson to spark San Franciscos
surge.
Belts hard grounder skipped off
Freemans glove at first for a two-
base error, and Sanchez followed
with a two-run double to push the
Giants ahead 5-0.
More than enough for Zito on
this night.
Giants stay hot, beat Braves
Rays 5, As 0
Giants 5, Braves 2
Barcelona beats Madrid 3-2 in Spanish Super Cup
BARCELONA, Spain Barcelona rallied to beat Real
Madrid 3-2 Thursday night in the rst leg of the Spanish Super
Cup, giving Tito Vilanova a victory in his rst game as a head
coach against Jose Mourinho.
Cristiano Ronaldo put the defending La Liga champions
ahead in the 55th minute with a header off a corner kick, only
for Pedro Rodriguez to tie the score one minute later for the
Copa del Rey winner.
Lionel Messi converted a penalty kick in the 70th minute
after Sergio Ramos tripped Andres Iniesta, and Iniesta fed
Xavi Hernandez for a 3-1 lead in the 78th, delighting a crowd
of 91,728.
Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes mis-kicked a backpass
in the 85th, allowing substitute Angel Di Maria to get around
him for a shot into an open net.
The second leg of the total-goals series is next Thursday in
Madrid.
Mourinho poked Vilanova in an eye as Barcelona won the
Super Cup last year.
Soccer brief
Barry Zito
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AUTO
By Brian Grabianowski
DAILY JOURNAL CORRESPONDENT
Getting something as big as the
Hillsborough Concours DElegance back
on its feet was a daunting task but Rob
Fisher pulled it off with the help of several
volunteers and corporate sponsorship.
Fisher has been into racing since a young
age and has an extensive history with cars.
He started with his 1980 Mustang in which
he put a Ford 289 V-8 engine with more
than 300 horsepower, and then moved on to
a Mazda RX-7, using it to compete in
SCCA (Sports Car Club of America) auto-
cross events in the late 1980s. While living
in London for six years, he bought a 1960
Austin Healey 3000 as his first British car,
which he still drives today.
Fisher has also been racing his 1957 Ace
Aceca, currently in his third season of vin-
tage racing. In the early 1980s, he attended
drag races in Santa Barbara and, while
attending a Formula 1 race in 1984, he met
three-time world champion Niki Lauda,
who also won the race that year.
In addition to managing North American
sales for Autonomy Software, Fisher calls
his chairman position in the Hillsborough
Concours his other full-time job. In 2009,
when the concours was still under the
Hillsborough School Foundation, Fisher
had the desire to see the concours more
popular and successful. He revamped the
event with the highly significant support of
his wife, Susan, who
handles credentials and
operations, the town, the
police department to han-
dle parking and security
and many volunteers in
addition to those working
at the event. Corporate
sponsorship by NetSuite,
Franklin Templeton
Investments and addi-
tional sponsors also played a helping hand
in getting the show back on its feet.
We wanted to maximize the experience
for everyone on the field, Fisher said. We
want everyone to come back.
To deliver a fresh experience, Fisher and
his team had to start from scratch. They
built a new website, gave the event a new
location and extended their reach to chari-
ties. As a result, it has become a high-end
event backed by 100 percent volunteer
work. With Fisher and his teams efforts,
the amount of money raised for charities in
one year stacked up to about $120,000.
Fisher stresses the overhaul was a team
effort, and by no means a one-man proj-
ect, but he takes pleasure in looking out
over the field during the show and seeing
the result of all the hard work done by him
and his team.
For more information about this
Sundays show visit www.hillsboroughcon-
cours.org.
The man behind the Concours
Rob Fisher, aided by volunteers, organized Hillsborough auto event
Rob Fisher
Make time to see the Scarab
Even spending an entire day at the
Hillsborough Concours DElegance this
Sunday might not provide enough time to
properly absorb all the elegance and beauty of
the four-wheeled works of art neatly arranged
across the Crystal Springs Golf Course.
A must-see, however, is one of three ever
built, a front-engine Scarab Mk1 from the late
1950s. It is at the hands of vintage race car
driver Don Orosco who reconstructed the
Scarab back to its original racing congura-
tion. From cosmetics to acquiring parts to
rebuild the Chevy overhead valve small block
V-8 to 1958 specications, Orosco has solicit-
ed the help of several professionals to keep the
Scarab in contention to compete with other
vintage race cars. Orosco had the engine
rebuilt by TRA-CO in California.
Orosco later expanded his interest further
into Scarab cars, tracking down enough parts
to build two Formula cars and a fourth front-
engine sports car. These were raced by Chuck
and Lance Daigh in Europe and thus dominat-
ed the competition.
Another car to see at the Hillsborough
Concours is a 1918 Chevrolet and its beating
heart, the rst V-8 Chevy ever produced, and
the rst V-8 to have overhead valves. Capable
of 37 horsepower, the 4.7L 1917 Chevrolet V-
8 was the only V-8 Chevy produced until 1955.
More than 200 cars will be at the
Hillsborough Concours on Sunday, displaying
a gallery of raw automotive history and power.
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By Hillel Italie and Lolita C. Baldor
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON A member of the U.S.
Navy SEAL team that killed Osama bin Laden
has written a rsthand account of the opera-
tion, triggering more ques-
tions about the possible
public release of classied
information involving the
historic assault of the ter-
ror leaders compound in
Pakistan.
U.S. military officials
say they do not believe the
book has been read or
cleared by the Defense
Department, which
reviews publications by military members to
make sure that no classified material is
revealed.
The book, titled No Easy Day
and scheduled to be released
next month on the 11th
anniversary of the
Sept. 11 terrorist
attacks, comes
amid a heat-
e d
d e b a t e
over whether
members of the
military both
active duty and
retired should
engage in political bat-
tles.
I havent read the book
and am unaware that anyone in
the Department has
reviewed it, said
Pentagon press secre-
tary George Little.
White House and CIA ofcials also said the
book had not been reviewed by their agencies.
The book announcement comes just as a
group of retired special operations and CIA
ofcers have launched a campaign accusing
President Barack Obama of revealing classi-
ed details of the mission and turning the
killing of bin Laden into a campaign center-
Book on Osama bin
Laden raid set to
come out on Sept.11
Cronenberg blows a tire with Cosmopolis
By Todd McCarthy
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES Lifeless, stagey and
lacking a palpable subversive pulse despite
the ready opportunities offered by the materi-
al, Cosmopolis is a stillborn adaptation of
Don DeLillos novel that will initially attract
some Robert Pattinson fans but will be wide-
ly met with audience indifference.
DeLillos short, chilly 2003 book adopted a
Ulysses-like format of a mans journey across
a city in a single day in a white stretch limo to
presciently foresee the anarchic Occupy
mentality rising up to protest the nancial
shenanigans of the ultra-rich.
The lm from director
David Cronenberg is
remarkably prosaic, con-
ned through long stretch-
es to the dark and narrow
interior of the car, only to
be concluded by a static
half-hour nal scene that
feels like a two-character,
off-off Broadway play.
Pattinsons Eric Packer,
not yet 30, is a brilliant
nancial visionary who never puts a foot
wrong. With billions at his disposal, he prac-
tices rareed and enormously protable busi-
David
Cronenberg
By Duane Byrge
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES Much of the best comedy
derives from personal pain, and comic turned
lmmaker Mike Birbiglia deftly transposes his
stand-up routine to the big screen in Sleepwalk
With Me.
As a great comic elder once said: A relationship
is like a shark. Either it moves forward or it dies.
Thats what long-term relationship couple Matt
(Birbiglia) and Abby (Lauren Ambrose) have on
their hands. Hes a comedian/bartender with, at most, 11
minutes of tolerable material. She a go-getter who sees them
as a married couple, but doesnt want to confront her com-
mitment-phobic partner.
Matts small-club routine is stale until he stumbles into
telling his own relationship woes: The audience howls, and
he expands his act. Now, he actually plays to appreciative
crowds, but the home front is not amused. His controlling,
physician Dad (James Rebhorn) hectors him to confront a
serious sleep disorder and get on with a real life, while his
dithering mother (Carol Kane) pushes the marriage pro-
gram.
Birbiglias deft, breezy treatment of a serious relationship
disorder, as well as a serious neurological sleeping problem,
jells wonderfully. The comedy percolates in large part
because of the likable lead performances of Birbiglia, whose
easy self-deprecating ways overcoats Matts character aws.
As his steadfast partner, Ambrose is a zesty antidote, who
swallows her pain with perky resolve.
The parents are a hilarity: Carol Kane is a hoot as Matts
nattering mother and Rebhorn is amusingly cantankerous as
the domineering dad.
Credit to co-writers Birbiglia and Ira Glass for the frothy
distillation of one mans pain. Birbiglia and co-director Seth
Barrish keep the comedy from tilting into pathos, while
maintaining a steady hand on the complex relationship
issues which inspire the mirth.
The technical contributions are tops, from editor Geoffrey
Richmans invigorating pace to cinematographer Adam
Beckmans comic eye for framing. Credit costume design-
er Ciera Wells for Matts apt, hang-dog duds.
Sleepwalk With Me, an IFC Films release, is unrated.
Running time: 90 minutes.
Crowd-pleasing comedy
Sleepwalk
With Me
By Jake Coyle
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK Robert Pattinson was
nearing the end of shooting the last
Twilight lm, concluding a chapter of his
life that had picked him out of near obscuri-
ty and was preparing to spit him out ... where
exactly? Twilight had made him extrava-
gantly famous, but his next steps were entire-
ly uncertain.
Out of the blue, he says, came the script
for Cosmopolis from
David Cronenberg, the
revered Canadian director
of psychological thrillers
(Videodrome, Eastern
Promises) that often
pursue the spirit through
the body. Pattinson, hav-
ing never met or spoken
to Cronenberg, did a little
research: He looked him
As Twilight fades, Pattinson tests himself
Robert
Pattinson
See ROBERT, Page 22
See BIN LADEN, Page 22
Osama
bin Laden
See REVIEW, Page 22
WEEKEND JOURNAL 19
Friday Aug. 24, 2012 THEDAILYJOURNAL
MUSEUM GOTTA SEE UM
By Susan Cohn
DAILY JOURNAL SENIOR CORRESPONDENT
POLITICAL SATIRE, THEN AND
THERE. As coverage of the 2012 American
presidential election heats up, and the pun-
dits barbs get sharper, spend some time with
the original bad boys of political satire. The
Cantor Arts Centers When Artists Attack
the King: Honor Daumier and La
Caricature, 18301835 explores the art that
ignited a 19th-century battle over politics and
freedom of the press. The weekly Paris jour-
nal La Caricature, founded in 1830 shortly
after Louis-Philippe I took the French throne,
quickly became the Kings worst enemy in
his ght for popular approval. It published
hundreds of lithographs by Honor Daumier
(18081879) and other artists that ridiculed
the July Monarchy, as Louis-Philippes reign
was known. See how, in the approximately 50
prints on view, La Caricature used social
satire, visual puns and physical caricature to
mock the July Monarchys ministers, their
censorship of the press and the Kings physi-
cal appearance. The Cantor Arts Center is
open Wednesday Sunday, 11 a.m. 5 p.m.,
Thursday until 8 p.m. Admission is free. The
Center is located on the Stanford campus, off
Palm Drive at Museum Way. Parking is free
after 4 p.m. and all day on weekends. For
information, call 723-4177 or visit muse-
um.stanford.edu. When Artists Attack the
King: Honor Daumier and La Caricature,
18301835 runs through Nov. 11.
***
POLITICAL SATIRE, HERE AND
NOW. Interested in what contemporary
political satire looks like? Check out Satirist
Will Durst. At 8 p.m. every Tuesday through
Election Night, Durst appears at The Marsh
San Francisco in Elect To Laugh! With Will
Durst and Friends, drawing an eclectic audi-
ence of everyone from political junkies (who
actually understand how the Electoral
College works) to the governmentally
impaired (for whom November normally
means football). The Friends who ably
assist Durst in his solo show are (as he readi-
ly acknowledges) the best joke writers in the
business: Rick Perry, Barack Obama, Mitt
Romney, Joe Biden and Sarah Palin, along
with the 535 members of Congress. Durst is
rmly bi-partisan with no agenda other than
to be a keen observer of the foibles of elected
ofcials and help ease the electorates pain
with a healthy dose of laughter. 80 minutes
without intermission. Through Nov. 6. The
Marsh San Francisco is at 1062 Valencia St.
(near 22nd Street). Seating is generally rst-
come, rst served. Ticket information at the-
marsh.org or (415) 282-3055. The neighbor-
hood around The Marsh is jammed with
small restaurants, cafes and eclectic shops.
Attended, reasonably priced, covered parking
is steps away at the New Mission Bartlett
Garage, entered from 21st Street between
Mission and Valencia streets.
***
LAST WEEKEND FOR THE FASHION
WORLD OF JEAN PAUL GAULTIER.
The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier:
From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk at the de
Young Museum is the rst exhibition devoted
to the celebrated and controversial French
designer and his personal themes of equali-
ty, diversity and perversity. The installation
includes creations from 35 years of the
designers couture and ready-to-wear collec-
tions, along with their accessories and
archival documents. The multimedia exhibit
is organized in different thematic sections,
including The Boudoir, which explores
Gaultiers fascination with lingerie and
underpinnings, culminating in his creation of
iconic corsets for Madonnas 1990 Blonde
Ambition World Tour, and Metropolis, a pres-
entation of Gaultiers work with pop icons
Kylie Minogue and Tina Turner. The de
Young Museum is located at 50 Hagiwara
Tea Garden Drive in Golden Gate Park. This
exhibition and some related programs contain
adult themes. For more information, call
(415) 750-3600 or visit www.deyoungmuse-
um.org. The Fashion World of Jean Paul
Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk
closes Aug. 19.
***
PHANTOMS OF ASIA ENDS SEPT. 2.
Theres still time to see San Franciscos
Asian Art Museums Phantoms of Asia:
Contemporary Awakens the Past, an exhibi-
tion exploring the belief systems and
mythologies that have shaped Asian cultures
over the ages. Phantoms of Asia features 60
works of art by 31 prominent living artists,
including Hiroshi Sugimoto (Japan/USA),
Apichatpong Weerasethakul (Thailand),
Adeela Suleman (Pakistan), Raqib Shaw
(India) and Choi Jeong Hwa (Korea), along-
side 90 objects from the museums own col-
lections some dating back 2,000 years.
Visitors are encouraged to view traditional
objects not as relics of the past, but as vibrant
connections to the present. The Asian Art
Museum is located at 200 Larkin St., San
Francisco. Museum hours are Tuesday
through Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with
extended evening hours Thursdays until 9
p.m. Closed Mondays. For information call
(415) 581-3500 or visit www.asianart.org.
Susan Cohn can be reached at susan@smdai-
lyjournal.com or www.twitter.com/susanci-
tyscene.
The past, the present, the future (Le pass. Le prsent. LAvenir) by Honor Daumier (France,
18081879) is on display as part of When Artists Attack the King: Honor Daumier and La
Caricature, 18301835, at the Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University through Nov. 11.
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Whenever video-game companies stretch out pop-
ular franchises for nancial reasons rather than cre-
ative ones, disenchanted customers call it a money
grab. Its a charge Nintendo has largely been
immune to, even though its most popular character,
Mario, has starred in hundreds of games.
That changes with New Super Mario Bros. 2
(Nintendo, for the 3DS, $39.99), which takes the
whole money-grab concept quite literally. The whole
point of the game is to grab
money namely, the
sparkling gold coins that
have littered almost every
Mario release since the
mid-1980s. Its an oddly
mercenary approach to
Nintendos lovable little
plumber, and the result is
one of the least inspired
outings in his storied his-
tory.
Thats not to say this is a
bad game. Its exactly
what you would expect: a
collection of cleverly
designed, two-dimensional
environments for Mario to
scamper through, dodging
monsters and collecting
treasures. The usual
power-ups owers that
let Mario shoot reballs, a
raccoon suit that
lets him jump
farther are
available in
conveni ent
locations. And most of the levels include alternate
pathways, so theres motivation to return after
youve conquered them.
But while I enjoyed my time in Marios latest
world, I couldnt help feeling like Id been there
before. The major new power-up is a golden block
that screws onto Marios head, creating a
trail of coins. The familiar POW blocks
now turn obstacles into, well, coins.
And hoops scattered across the skies
deliver ... more coins. Some sort of
prize awaits if you collect 1 million
of the things, but I only made it to
10,000.
And then theres Coin Rush, in
which Mario has one life with
which to race through three ran-
domly chosen levels, collecting as
much gold as possible. You can then
challenge other humans to beat your score
using the 3DS StreetPass function.
Theres also a multiplayer mode in which
Mario and his brother, Luigi, collabo-
rate to collect
double the
loot. Both
p l a y e r s
need a
3 D S
and a
c o p y
of the
game, and you need to be
in the same room to team up.
Despite the New in its title, the latest
Mario game is more of a look back to the
1980s, when we were all enjoying his antics
on the original Nintendo Entertainment
System. Nostalgia aside, it just doesnt offer
the innovations and rewards of last falls Super
Mario 3D Land. Two stars out of four.
The release of NSMB2 coincides with the
arrival of Nintendos newest hand-held game device:
the 3DS XL ($200), an extra-large version of the
3DS machine introduced last year. So you get your
dual screens one a touch screen, the other a three-
dimensional graphics display but theyre both
about 90 percent larger.
Thats a huge
difference to a
gamer like
me with
vision
probl ems.
My eyes usually
get tired after about 10 minutes
of looking at the original
models 3.53-inch-
diagonal 3-D
display. The
X L s
4.88-inch
s c r e e n
means I
dont need to
squint as much,
so I can play for about
half an hour without
needing a break. As a
game reviewer, thats
a blessing when Im
facing a deadline, but I think you civilians
will like it, too.
The entire package is still reason-
ably compact, tting into an adult-size
jeans pocket though not exactly
comfortably. If you resisted the 3DS
when it came out last year, nows a good time
to give it a second look.
Marios latest gold rush doesnt pan out
WEEKEND JOURNAL 21
Friday Aug. 24, 2012 THEDAILYJOURNAL
By Michele Kayal
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Not so long ago, the admonishment to Eat
your greens! generally focused on lettuce,
maybe spinach. And thats about as adventur-
ous as it got.
Today, its hard to ip through food maga-
zines or watch television shows without seeing
someone sauteing chard, roasting kale, wilting
mustard greens or swooning over watercress.
You even can get collards and kale washed,
chopped and bagged at big box stores and
niche grocers like Trader Joes.
Its a change for the better, says New York
Times food and opinion columnist Mark
Bittman. And its happening because more
people are listening to messages about what is
good for them to eat.
That is a big change. All the talk about these
things has had some kind of impact and thats
a great thing, he says. Theyre being sold
because theres noise being made about them
and theres noise because theyre good things
for us to be eating, he says. And some peo-
ple are listening.
Greens were one of Bittmans early obses-
sions as a gardener. Today, they still feature
prominently in his recipes and in his overall
approach to food. In fact, he just reissued his
1995 book, Leafy Greens (Wiley, 2012).
Several years ago, Bittman began including
more plants and fewer animal products in his
diet. The result? He dropped more than 30
pounds, published the responsible eating man-
ifesto Food Matters, and began writing about
food policy and its impact on our health.
Today, his fresh, unfussy recipes share space
with columns that advocate a healthful, envi-
ronmentally friendly plant-heavy diet.
Most Americans fall somewhere on a spec-
trum that runs from pure vegans who eschew
all animal products to folks who live Morgan
Spurlocks famous 30-day fast-food only diet.
For better personal and planetary health, the
idea is for all of us to move away from the
Morgan Spurlock end toward the vegan end,
says Bittman, whose next book, VB6: Eat
Vegan Before 6:00 (due out March 2013),
encourages people to eat vegan for the rst two
meals of the day. I dont think that means we
have to become vegans. But I do think we need
to move toward eating a greater portion of
plants.
But Bittman thinks real change needs to
come at the political rather than personal level.
He urges the revamping of the government
subsidies that supports commodity crops, a
system many say articially lowers the cost of
many of the unhealthiest processed foods. He
also favors regulations that discourage eating
junk food, such as New York Mayor Michael
Bloombergs proposal to ban from city restau-
rants sodas and sugary drinks larger than 16
ounces.
In 50 years, I wont be alive, but people
who are will say, Ha, ha! Remember when
you could buy soda for a dollar anywhere you
wanted? he says. Thats not going to be the
case.
SPINACH GNOCCHI
Spinach not your style? Bittman says chard
and beet greens (leaves only for both) can be
substituted.
Start to nish: 60 minutes
Servings: 4 small (suitable for lunch or an
appetizer)
10 ounces fresh spinach, tough stems
removed
3 or 4 medium potatoes
Salt and ground black pepper, to taste
Dash or tiny grating of nutmeg, about 1/16
teaspoon
1 cup all-purpose our, approximately
About 1 cup any light tomato sauce
Freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Set
a bowl of ice water nearby.
When the water boils, add the spinach and
cook until it wilts and the stems become tender,
30 seconds to 2 minutes. Use a slotted spoon or
strainer to transfer the spinach to the bowl of
ice water (leave the pan of water at a boil).
Once the spinach has cooled, lift it from the
water, squeeze out any excess moisture,
then chop very nely.
Wash the potatoes. Using the same
water the spinach was cooked in, cook the
potatoes until tender but not mushy, 30 to
40 minutes. Transfer the potatoes to a
large bowl (leave the pan of water at a
boil, adding more water if needed).
Mash the potatoes or put them through a
food mill, then combine them with the
spinach, salt, pepper and nutmeg. Add the
our a bit at a time, kneading with your
hands, until the mixture is no longer
extremely sticky (the amount of our
you add will depend on the potatoes).
Not enough our will make gnocchi
that fall apart; too much will rob
them of avor. Once they stop
sticking, add a little more our
and do a test run, then add more
our if necessary. Form the
gnocchi, by hand, into inch-
long oval shapes.
Cook the gnocchi about 6 at a
time, lowering them into the
water and removing them with a
slotted spoon when they rise to
the top, 2 to 3 minutes. Place the
cooked gnocchi in a warm, shal-
low bowl and keep warm. When all
the gnocchi are cooked, top them
with tomato sauce and cheese, then
serve.
Bittman: Dark and leafy suddenly hip
Spinach not your style? Mark Bittman says chard and beet greens (leaves only for both) can
be substituted.
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up on Rotten Tomatoes and it was like
98 percent approval, he says.
It was like: OK, thats my next job,
says Pattinson.
Pattinson now has the unenviable task
of releasing his most ambitious movie,
his most adult role, into a media storm
that instinct would suggest should be run
from like a pack of werewolves.
Promoting Cosmopolis puts Pattinson
in front of cameras and microphones for
the rst time since his Twilight co-star
and girlfriend Kristen Stewart last month
publicly apologized for having a tryst
with director Rupert Sanders.
The awkward circumstance, he says, is
dissociated from the lm, and hes thus
far declined to use the attention to make
any kind of public response to the scan-
dal. Rather, hes sought to deect it to
Cosmopolis, a lm that, in an earlier
interview before it premiered at the
Cannes Film Festival, he said changed
the way I see myself.
If Pattinson is understandably guarded
about his private life, hes refreshingly
openhearted and humble about his anxi-
eties as a young actor. At 26, Pattinson
may be one of the most famous faces on
the planet, but hes still getting his bear-
ings as an actor a profession, he says,
he never pined for, fell into by chance and
has always found uncomfortable. His
unlikely trajectory began with Harry
Potter and the Goblet of Fire and Little
Ashes, in which he played Salvador
Dali.
Then I got Twilight and it suddenly
became a massively different world to
navigate, Pattinson said in a recent inter-
view in New York. Most people who get
their big hit have gured out what their
skills are, and I hadnt, really.
Cosmopolis is a radically different
kind of lm that will surely confuse not
only the hordes of diehard Twilight
fans who will line up on Friday to see it,
but art house moviegoers, too. Pattinson
himself has watched it four times to try to
get his head around it.
The rst movie adaptation of a Don
DeLillo novel, Cosmopolis is about a
sleek nancier, Eric Parker (Pattinson),
slowly making his way in the airless sanc-
tuary of his white stretch limo across a
trafc-jammed Manhattan with the sim-
ple goal of a haircut. But the journey,
which includes visits with his new wife
(Sarah Gadon), a prostitute (Juliette
Binoche) and Occupy-like protesters
(Mathieu Amalric), is a kind of willful
unraveling for Parker, who dispassionate-
ly watches his fortune slide away on a bad
bet on the Chinese yuan.
Hes an egomaniac who wants to see
some kind of spirituality in his egoma-
nia, says Pattinson. Its kind of like how
actors feel about themselves.
Pattinson is in every scene of the lm,
which relies on his callow, hyper-literate
performance to carry the movie through
its limited setting and DeLillos height-
ened dialogue much of which
Cronenberg transcribed verbatim from
the novel. Though some reviews have
found the lm static and impenetrable
(perhaps intended responses), most critics
have praised Pattinsons performance,
with many citing it as proof that the heart-
throb can indeed act.
The stylized language and atypical
nature of the lm made it a risky and
intimidating choice for Pattinson.
I couldnt hear the voice of the char-
acter at all. There was nothing, he says.
It was scary to say yes to something
which you didnt know what it was. I
knew it was interesting, I knew there was
something special but I had no idea how
to do it or what I could add to it. But when
you start saying no to Cronenberg
because you dont think its good enough,
its a stupid decision to make.
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ness strategies incomprehensible even to
his colleagues while cocooning himself
in an enormous apartment and his
sound- and bulletproof car.
This day, his whim is to travel across
Midtown Manhattan, east to west, to get
a haircut. His bodyguard Torval (Kevin
Durand) warns him about the complica-
tions presented by a presidential motor-
cade, resultant protests and what he
terms credible threats against Erics
own life. But the cold young man, pre-
siding from what resembles a black
leather throne in the middle of the cars
back seat, feels aloof from physical dan-
ger.
One by one, gures from his life join
him in the car or for brief pit stops at a
diner or bookstore: His blond wife
(Sarah Gadon), whom he doesnt seem
to know that well or spend much time
with; his art dealer (Juliette Binoche),
who has sex with him while talking
about a Rothko chapel that has
become available; a financial guru
(Samantha Morton), who warns that,
Something will happen soon; a mad
pie assassin (Mathieu Amalric), who
achieves his longstanding goal of cream-
ing the elusive Eric in the face; and a
man (Knaan) with whom Eric commis-
erates about the sudden death of a
charismatic black musician whose
funeral procession is causing further
trafc chaos.
On the page and on lm, Eric is a con-
trolled and controlling gure, a man
impervious to societys norms who one
must feel has a mind operating well
beyond the capacities of mere mortals.
Hes utterly humorless and without
detectable compassion or accessible
humanity, which makes him less than
companionable as a character. Pattinson
doesnt help matters by revealing nothing
behind the eyes and delivering nearly all
his lines with the same rhythm and into-
nations, plus repetitive head nods in the
bargain. Its a tough character that per-
haps a young Jeremy Irons could have
made riveting, but Pattinson is too bland
and monotonous to hold the interest.
The shortcomings are compounded in
the long climactic scene in which, after a
startling bit of violence, Eric settles in to
a dumpy building on the far West Side to
be confronted by desperate and armed
former employee Benno Levin (Paul
Giamatti). A self-confessed nonentity
and no-hoper, Bennos rants about Erics
riches and his ultimate plot function
made DeLillos book disappointingly
predictable in its resolution and do the
same here, making for a tedious, airless
nal act. Coming from Cronenberg, the
pacing and staging of the scene are
remarkably conventional.
Disappointingly, the director could not
nd a way to electrify the energy of the
opposition (sometimes seen outside the
limos windows, which also allow Eric
to shut off the rest of the world like a TV
set), nor has he found a uid, quasi-hal-
lucinatory technique for transitioning
among the numerous situations and their
constantly changing participants. Of the
guest cast, Morton probably makes the
strongest impression as an adviser clos-
est to Erics level of expertise.
Shot in Toronto studios with consider-
able rear projection and some location
shots, the lm would have greatly bene-
ted from the continuous presence of the
real New York, but nancial considera-
tions clearly prevented extensive work
there.
Cosmopolis, an Entertainment One
release, is rated R for some strong sexu-
al content including graphic nudity, vio-
lence and language. Running time: 108
minutes. Motion Picture Association of
America rating definition for R:
Restricted. Under 17 requires accompa-
nying parent or adult guardian.
Continued from page 18
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piece. The group complains that Obama has taken too much
credit for the operation.
Their public complaints drew a rebuke from Gen. Martin
Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as well as
other special operations forces, who called the partisan criti-
cism unprofessional.
Dempsey said that such public political involvement by
members of armed services erodes public condence and trust
in the military.
The author of the upcoming bin Laden book, who has left
the military, is using the pseudonym Mark Owen. And in a
news release from publisher Dutton, an imprint of Penguin
Group (USA), Owen describes the book as an effort to set the
record straight about one of the most important missions in
U.S. military history.
He said the book is about the guys and the sacrices that
the special operations forces make to do the job and is written
in the hope that it will inspire young men to become SEALs.
If the book sticks to his personal thoughts about the job and
the mission, Owen may be in the clear. But often special oper-
ations forces must sign nondisclosure agreements. And they
are not allowed to release classied information, such as intel-
ligence data or military tactics and procedures used to ensure
success of the May 2011 raid.
Christine Ball, a spokeswoman for Dutton, said the work
was vetted by a former special operations attorney provided by
the author.
He vetted it for tactical, technical and procedural informa-
tion as well as information that could be considered classied
by compilation and found it to be without risk to national secu-
rity, Ball said.
Defense Department spokesman Lt. Col. James Gregory
said that if the book reveals classied information about the
raid, the Pentagon would defer to the Department of Justice.
According to Pentagon regulations, retired personnel, for-
mer employees and non-active duty members of the Reserves
shall use the DoD security review process to ensure that
information they submit for public release does not compro-
mise national security.
The CIA also could weigh in because the agency ran the
secret bin Laden mission.
If there is classied information in the book, the former
SEAL could face criminal charges. And even if he donates the
money to charity, for instance, that is unlikely to prevent the
Justice Department from suing to collect any future book pro-
ceeds.
Earlier this year, a federal judge ruled a CIA whistle-blower
had to forfeit future money he earned from a scathing book he
wrote about the spy agency after he failed to get approval from
his former employer before publication.
The CIA accused the ofcer of breaking his secrecy agree-
ment with the U.S. The former ofcer, who worked deep
undercover, published the book in July 2008 using the pseu-
donym Ishmael Jones.
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FRIDAY, AUG. 24
Why You Should Give a *Bleep*
About Social Media. 9 a.m. to noon.
Bayshore Corporate Center
Conference Center, Suite 126, 1710
Amphlett Blvd., San Mateo. $20 in
advanced, $25 at the door. To register
call 548-9597.
Affordable Books at the BookNook.
Noon to 4 p.m. 1 Cottage Lane, Twin
Pines Park, Belmont. Paper backs are
three for $1. All proceeds benet the
Belmont Library. For more information
visit www.fobl.org or call 593-5650.
Litquake. 3 p.m. Town and
CountryVillage, 855 El Camino Real,
Palo Alto. An afternoon of literary ideas
and conversation, with author
appearances, events for teen and
children and a variety of writer panels.
In the attendance will be 35 authors.
For more information call 321-0600.
Free Wine and Beer Tastings Friday
Happy Hours. 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. New
Leaf Community Markets, 150 San
Mateo Road, Half Moon Bay. A different
selection will be offered each week.
We will feature local wines and brews,
wines that offer exceptional value and
limited-quantity, hand-crafted wines.
Meet knowledgeable vendors and
educate your pallet. Must be 21 years
of age or older. No registration
required. Free. For more information
email www.newleaf.com.
Art on the Square featuring: Pride
and Joy. 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Courthouse Square 2200 Broadway,
Redwood City. Pop/Soul band. Free.
For more information call 780-7340.
Free Concert. 6 p.m., Rotary Pavilion,
San Bruno City Park, corner of Crystal
Springs Road and Oak Avenue, San
Bruno. Enjoy classic rock by Just for
Kicks. Wine and snacks available for
purchase. Free. For more information
call 616-7180.
Music on the Square. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Courthouse Square. 2200 Broadway,
Redwood City. Pride & Joy
Pop/Soul. Free. For more information
call 780-7340.
Annual Labor Day Festival of
Theatre and Dance. 7:30 p.m. Notre
Dame de Namur University Theatre,
1500 Ralston Ave., Belmont. The
program will include short plays,
dance performances, films and
presentations. Some plays contain
adult situations and language. Tickets
available at the door. $10. For more
information visit ndnu.edu.
South San Francisco Movie Night at
the Park. 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Joseph
Fernekes Recreation Building, Orange
Memorial Park, 35 W. Orange Ave.,
South San Francisco. Join us for a fun-
filled and family-friendly night. The
movie will be PG, you are encouraged
to bring sleeping bags and blankets.
For more information call 829-3800.
Monthly Rhythm DanceParty. 8 p.m.
to midnight. Boogie Woogie Ballroom,
551 Foster City Blvd., Suite G, Foster
City.There will be a hustle lesson from
8 p.m. to 9 p.m. followed by a dance
party. $10 for lesson and dance. $5 for
dance only. For more information visit
boogiewoogieballroom.com.
SATURDAY, AUG. 25
Food Addicts in Recovery
Anonymous. 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
Central Peninsula Church, 1005 Shell
Blvd., Foster City. FA is a free 12-step
recovery program for anyone suffering
from food obsession, overeating,
under-eating or bulimia. For more
information call (800) 600-6028.
Second Annual San Carlos
Multifamily Dwellers Yard Sale. 8
a.m. to 3 p.m. Central Middle School
Blacktop, 828 Chestnut St., San Carlos.
$15 each for a 20-foot-by-20-foot
space. For more information and to
register visit www.sancarlosgreen.org.
San Bruno American Legion Post
No. 409 Community Breakfast. 8:30
a.m. to 11 a.m. The American Legion
San Bruno Post No. 409, 757 San Mateo
Ave., San Bruno. Scrambled eggs,
pancakes, bacon, ham or sausage and
French toast will be served. There will
also be juice, coffee or tea. $8. $5 for
children under 10. For more
information call 583-1740.
Senior Showcase Information Fair.
9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Little House, 800
Middle Ave., Menlo Park. Free
admission, everyone welcome. Enjoy
senior resources and services from all
of San Mateo County. More than 40
exhibitors will be there. Free goody
bags for rst 250 guests. Free services
include refreshments, blood pressure
check, dementia screening, document
shredding and Ask the Pharmacist.
Sponsored by the Daily Journal and
Health Plan of San Mateo. Free. For
more information call 344-5200.
Homebuying 101. 9:30 a.m. College
of San Mateo, 1700 W. Hillsdale Blvd.,
San Mateo. Become a savvy
homebuyer by understanding the ins
and outs of the home buying process.
For more information call 574-6149.
Free Solar Seminar. 10 a.m. 3055
Clearview Way, San Mateo. Learn about
affordable solar power for your home.
Full service installation, custom design,
nancing and monotoring service. For
more information call 759-8546.
Friends of the Library Book Sale. 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. Belmont Library. 1110
Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont. All
books, CDs, tapes and DVDs in the
Friends Store are 20- to 50-percent off.
For more information contact
conrad@smcl.org.
Art & Wine Festival, Palo Alto
Festival of the Arts. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
University Avenue between High and
Webster streets, Palo Alto. More than
300 high-quality artisans, Italian street
painting, two stages of entertainment,
California wines and microbrews,
gourmet foods and the ever-popular
Kids Art Studio. Free. For more
information call 324-3121.
Harley Motorcycle Riders Donate
School Supplies to Kids in Need.
10:15 a.m. San Mateo Medical Center,
main lobby, corner of 39th Avenue and
Edison Street, San Mateo. The Golden
Gate Harley Owners Group (HOGs) will
deliver backpacks and school supplies
to children from low-income families
who receive care at San Mateo
Medical Center. For more information
call 573-3731.
Sunnybrae Neighborhood Block
Party to benefit American Cancer
Society. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 600 block of
Magnolia Drive. For more information
call 525-9323.
Summer Fitness Jam: U-Jam &
Zumba. 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. PJCC, 800
Foster City Blvd., Foster City. Free. For
more information visit pjcc.org.
Melon Tasting. Noon to 3 p.m. New
Leaf Community Markets, 150 San
Mateo Road, Half Moon Bay. Taste
delicious seasonal melons and get
recipe ideas. Free. For more
information visit newleaf.com.
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started making wine in Woodside several
years before just as a hobby, but soon he had
more than he and his friends could drink,
Giurlani said.
While Giurlani, 68, is no stranger to the
food industry and is a native Bay Area resi-
dent, he hadnt intended to get involved with
Woodside Vineyards. He was planning to
open an automobile and wine storage business
in Menlo Park when he met Mullen, who con-
vinced Giurlani to also take over control of the
winery in 2010. Giurlanis storage business,
AutoVino and Woodside Vineyards, now
share the same space in Menlo Park.
[Mullen]s a better salesman than I am,
Giurlani said.
Though the winery became ofcial in 1963,
some of the vines date back much farther. One
of its cabernet sauvignon wines is made from
the original world-famous La Questa
grapevines, which were brought from France
and rst planted in Woodside in 1884. At that
point in time, there were more vines here than
in Napa Valley, Giurlani said. Though the
vines are still harvested by the winery today,
only about 50 cases of La Questa wine are
produced every three years or so, Giurlani
said, because theyre very tired vines. In
addition to the La Questa cabernet wine, the
winery produces two other cabernet wines as
well as zinfandel, chardonnay and pinot noir.
In total, the winery produces about 3,200
cases of wine every year, Giurlani said. Prices
range from $25-$40 per bottle (except for the
La Questa Cabernet, which will set you back
$100).
Woodside Vineyards is described on its
website as one of the rst boutique wineries
in the state, and Giurlani said that term means
they are very small all the way through.
Robert Mondavi spills more wine than we
make, Giurlani said. Gallo evaporates more
per day than we make.
But staying small is intentional. While it is
not the smallest vineyard in the area and its
production has grown since Giurlani took
over, it doesnt want to get too big and lose its
identity, he said.
It would certainly be a shame ... if it
sold to someone who had multiple winer-
ies around and it just became another
brand, Giurlani said.
After Mullen started his vineyard, others
with small vineyards in the area started asking
him to take care of and buy their grapes,
Giurlani said. And the winerys production
began to grow, Giurlani added. Today,
Woodside Vineyards grows its grapes on 36
pieces of land throughout Woodside, Atherton
and Portola Valley.
And the winery still helps people with pri-
vate vineyards by doing one of three things:
simply buying the grapes, trading the grapes
for the resulting wine or helping the owner do
a custom crush and produce their own wine.
The maintenance and picking at Woodside
Vineyards is all done by hand, Giurlani said.
Business relationships are another priority
for Giurlani in running Woodside Vineyards.
If he doesnt like a customer, he said the vine-
yard wont do business with them although
he added that doesnt happen too often. And
there are criteria that customers must meet, he
said.
I dont want a customer so big we rely on
them, Giurlani said. And I dont want them
further away than I can personally take care of
... its gotta be fun.
San Mateo County residents reap the bene-
ts as a result. Customers can nd Woodside
Vineyards wine at many local grocery stores
and restaurants.
Everyone wants to buy local, Giurlani
said. Ill go in for lunch, and I might as well
go somewhere that buys our product. Its fun.
You know the people, you have fun with the
people.
The winery does ship their products around
the country as well, but Giurlani said most
customers who take advantage of this are
those who used to live in the area and remem-
ber Woodside Vineyards wine. The winery
also holds tastings throughout the year and
theyre free if youre a member of their La
Questa Wine Club.
Its all about the personal touch, said
Giurlani, who added their wine is a good
value. He doesnt want to work with a distrib-
utor or broker, he said, because Woodside
Vineyards would be just another name. They
like the fact that people know them personally.
Here its, Oh theres Buff, or Bob... the
winemaker goes out to dinner, and they know
him, they appreciate the fact that we give
back. Thats what we want to preserve,
Giurlani said.
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Meyer should have only been $100,000 but
that the figure was changed to $200,000 in
violation of the agencys purchasing policy.
Prescott said earlier media reports of the
extra $100,000 were inaccurate as is the
claim the money went to McCarthys friend.
Hidalgo did not make such allegations,
Prescott wrote.
Hidalgos attorney, Ellen Mendelson, did
not respond to inquiries for comment.
Prescott wrote that the allegation Hidalgo
did make, about disclosing wrongdoing, is
also unfounded and she never filed a formal
complaint, email or letter to anyone to report
what she thought was a violation of law or
policy.
Prescott found one instance in which a
contract that needed board approval was not
put forward but otherwise held that the
agencys staff and McCarthy complied with
contracting policy, did not overspend on the
agencys master plan or attempt to hide
spending information from the board.
In that case, McCarthy did not follow pur-
chasing policies by failing to get board
approval for a $5,000 change order to a
$77,000 block leader program contract.
Prescott also concluded that McCarthy did
not violate the agencys conflict of interest
policies.
In response to the report, board President
Jim Porter said that the board will look at the
agencys policies and procedures for con-
tracting.
The SBWMA, also known as
RethinkWaste, represents Atherton,
Belmont, Burlingame, East Palo Alto, Foster
City, Hillsborough, Menlo Park, Redwood
City, San Carlos, San Mateo, San Mateo
County and the West Bay Sanitary District.
It owns the Shoreway Environmental Center
in San Carlos and its board is made up of
staff members of member cities. According
to Prescotts 30-page report, McCarthy built
his fiscal year 2013 budget against what he
felt was a backdrop of significant political
pressure to reduce budget costs because of ...
rate increases. Prescott wrote that
McCarthy was loathe to eliminate a val-
ued employee Hidalgo but thought
the agency would be best served by cutting
her job and increasing hours for Education
Center employees.
Hidalgos claims also attracted the interest
of Assemblyman Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo,
who urged the board to investigate and ques-
tioned McCarthy remaining in his position
during the process.
Hill said he was anxious to see the report
and remained kind of suspicious of the
investigation because of his discomfort with
the board being composed of non-elected
officials and McCarthy not being removed
during the investigation.
I want to see exactly how independent that
investigation was. It may be fine and then
again it might not be, Hill said.
Michelle Durand can be reached by email:
michelle@smdailyjournal.com or by phone: (650)
344-5200 ext. 102.
Continued from page 1
REPORT
Woodside Vineyards
205 Constitution Drive
Menlo Park CA 94025
(650) 851-3144
info@woodsidevineyards.com
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 2012
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- It behooves you to reas-
sess your objectives in case you might be striving for
something thats not worth the effort. Make sure that
your priorities are in the right place.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Dont waste your time
arguing with someone about an issue that he or she
isnt willing to budge on. All its likely to do is cause
you a great deal of discomfort.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Untangle yourself
from any mundane involvement with another that
distracts you from your own interests. To succeed, be
dedicated to your own goals.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Instead of relying
on another for support, try to be self-suffcient. Even
if this persons help is forthcoming, you might fnd
that youre better off without it.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- In order to be suc-
cessful, its imperative that you have staying power.
Guard against slackening your effort just when your
objective is within reach.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Just because as-
sociates might not be totally in accord with your
interests, it doesnt mean they dislike you. In order
to see things clearly, dont let your emotions dictate
your reasoning.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Certain advantages that
you presently possess might be lost or undermined if
you exert too much pressure on cohorts. Know when
to stop pushing and when to start pleasing.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Keep an open mind and
give associates credit for being at least as smart as
you. Its a mistake to discount their ideas and views
just because theyre different from yours.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Chances are youll get
better terms if you allow the other party to make the
frst proposal in a business deal. Associates are apt
to treat you more generously than you anticipate.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- As long as companions
are cooperative and making concessions, youll be
extremely congenial. Should they want what you
want, however, itll be another story.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Provided you dont take
on something that youre ill prepared to handle, the
probability for fulflling your ambitious objectives are
good. Try to operate within known boundaries.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Unless you can rise above
your emotions, think twice before attending a social
gathering that will include some people you dislike.
Trouble could result if you cant keep your cool.
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1 Sarcastic retort
4 Borodin prince
8 Pressure meas.
11 Melting-watch artist
12 Prefx for second
13 Treaty grp.
14 OPEC member
15 Small feet
17 Web makers
19 Bowling lane
20 Ms. Thurman
21 Delhi honorifc
22 Deep gorge
25 Palace dwellers
28 -- Wieder-sehen
29 Long way off
31 Cozy rooms
33 -- Garr of Mr. Mom
35 Beatles meter maid
37 Conditioned
38 Dripping
40 Poker pot
42 Up till now
43 Huge racket
44 Cooks pasta
47 Using ones intuition
51 Serve the soup (2 wds.)
53 -- as we speak
54 Luau strummer
55 Chariot race locale
56 Speak hoarsely
57 NASA counterpart
58 Norse god
59 The Closer airer
DOwN
1 Dwell on
2 Jai --
3 Krishna devotees
4 Prefx with structure
5 Guys partners
6 Plastic -- Band
7 Traffc circle
8 Vote
9 Auction
10 Brits exclamation (2 wds.)
11 Insult, slangily
16 Homer opus
18 Ms. Watson
21 Prepare the laundry
22 Family pet
23 Colors
24 Bushy hairdo
25 Drought ender
26 Not right
27 Foul mood
30 Brood
32 Shoats home
34 Tennyson work
36 Quite similar
39 Gobi, e.g.
41 Put in
43 Advise against
44 Sad
45 Acorn droppers
46 Hunch
47 Japanese wrestling
48 Terrible tsar
49 Bird abode
50 Econ. indicator
52 Aahs companion
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110 Employment
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clean houses and apartments. Experi-
enced, $11.00 per hour, viknat@sbcglo-
bal.net
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pay & benefits, Sign-on bonus, 1yr exp
required.
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110 Employment
TEACHER AIDE
Special Education
Daily and long-term assignments
available working with pre-school
through high school age special
needs students in schools throughout
San Mateo County. 6.5 hr. work days
M-F. $16.17/hr. To apply call The Per-
sonnel Department at San Mateo
County Office of Education at 650-
802-5309.
UPHOLSTERER NEEDED - 10 years
experience, pay negotiable, FT/PT,
(650)583-6286
110 Employment
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
110 Employment
IRISH HELP AT HOME
Caregivers wanted.
High Quality Home Care.
Qualified, Experienced
Caregivers for Hourly and Live in
placements in San Mateo.
Inquire at: (650)347-6903
www.irishhelpathome.com
NEWSPAPER INTERNS
JOURNALISM
The Daily Journal is looking for in-
terns to do entry level reporting, re-
search, updates of our ongoing fea-
tures and interviews. Photo interns al-
so welcome.
We expect a commitment of four to
eight hours a week for at least four
months. The internship is unpaid, but
intelligent, aggressive and talented in-
terns have progressed in time into
paid correspondents and full-time re-
porters.
College students or recent graduates
are encouraged to apply. Newspaper
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Please send a cover letter describing
your interest in newspapers, a resume
and three recent clips. Before you ap-
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with our publication. Our Web site:
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Send your information via e-mail to
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ular mail to 800 S. Claremont St #210,
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110 Employment
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Detail Oriented
Willing to learn new skills
Do you have: Good English skills
A Desire for steady employment
A desire for employment benefits
If the above items describe you,
please call (650)342-6978.
Immediate opening available in
Customer Service position.
Call for an appointment.
Crystal Cleaning Center
San Mateo, CA 94402
203 Public Notices
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #251637
The following person is doing business
as: Eric Kish, 32 Mansion Ct., MENLO
PARK, CA 94025 is hereby registered by
the following owner: Florin Eric Kish,
same address. The business is conduct-
ed by an Individual. The registrants com-
menced to transact business under the
FBN on 01/01/2012.
/s/ Florin Eric Kish /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk on 07/31/2012. (Pub-
lished in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
08/03/12, 08/10/12, 08/17/12, 08/24/12).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #251507
The following person is doing business
as: Sweets by Eunice, 533 Hazel Ave,
SAN BRUNO, CA 94066 is hereby regis-
tered by the following owner: Eunice
Heewon Moon, same address. The busi-
ness is conducted by an Individual. The
registrants commenced to transact busi-
ness under the FBN on.
/s/ Eunice Heewon Moon /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk on 07/24/2012. (Pub-
lished in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
08/3/12, 08/10/12, 08/17/12, 08/24/12).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #251265
The following person is doing business
as: Patient Crossroads, 180 Warren
Road, SAN MATEO, CA 94401 is hereby
registered by the following owner: Inno-
lyst, Inc., CA. The business is conducted
by a Corporation. The registrants com-
menced to transact business under the
FBN on 1/1/11.
/s/ Kyle T. Brown /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk on 07/6/2012. (Publish-
ed in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
08/3/12, 08/10/12, 08/17/12, 08/24/12).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #251612
The following person is doing business
as: Cheap Biz Class Flights, INC., 901
Sneath Ln. Ste. 212, SAN BRUNO, CA
94066 is hereby registered by the follow-
ing owner: Cheap Biz Class Flights,
INC., CA. The business is conducted by
a Corporation. The registrants com-
menced to transact business under the
FBN on.
/s/ Anthony Cherkas /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk on 07/30/2012. (Pub-
lished in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
08/03/12, 08/10/12, 08/17/12, 08/24/12).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #251777
The following persons are doing busi-
ness as: Wes Liquors & Convenience, 16
W. 25th Ave., SAN MATEO, CA 94403 is
hereby registered by the following own-
ers: Kirsten Castle and Scott S. Castle,
25 W. Avondale Rd. Hillsborough, CA
94010. The business is conducted by a
General Partnership. The registrants
commenced to transact business under
the FBN on.
/s/ Kirsten Castle /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk on 08/09/2012. (Pub-
lished in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
08/10/12, 08/17/12, 08/24/12, 08/31/12).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #251765
The following persons are doing busi-
ness as: Motovations, 620 Taylor Way
#14, SAN CARLOS, CA 94070 is hereby
registered by the following owners: Philip
Jacobson, 477 Topaz St., Redwood City,
CA 94062. The business is conducted by
an Individual. The registrants com-
menced to transact business under the
FBN on N/A.
/s/ Philip Jacobson /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk on 08/08/2012. (Pub-
lished in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
08/10/12, 08/17/12, 08/24/12, 08/31/12).
26 Friday Aug. 24, 2012 THEDAILYJOURNAL
Tundra Tundra Tundra
Over the Hedge Over the Hedge Over the Hedge
203 Public Notices
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #251465
The following persons are doing busi-
ness as: Irod MD, 706 S. El Dorado,
SAN MATEO, CA 94402 is hereby regis-
tered by the following owners: Isaac C.
Rodriguez and Amanda Pacia, samd ad-
dress. The business is conducted by a
General Partnership. The registrants
commenced to transact business under
the FBN on 08/01/2012.
/s/ Amanda Pacia/
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk on 07/20/2012. (Pub-
lished in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
08/10/12, 08/17/12, 08/24/12, 08/31/12).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #251466
The following persons are doing busi-
ness as: AP Consulting, 706 S. El Dora-
do St., SAN MATEO, CA 94402 is here-
by registered by the following owners:
Amanda Pacia and Patricia Law, samd
address. The business is conducted by a
General Partnership. The registrants
commenced to transact business under
the FBN on 12/15/2012.
/s/ Amanda Pacia/
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk on 07/20/2012. (Pub-
lished in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
08/10/12, 08/17/12, 08/24/12, 08/31/12).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #251359
The following persons are doing busi-
ness as: AG Transport, 120 W. 3rd St.,
Ste. 401, SAN MATEO, CA 94402 is
hereby registered by the following own-
ers: Ali Saberghalouri and Ashkan Sa-
berghalouri, samd address. The busi-
ness is conducted by a General Partner-
ship. The registrants commenced to
transact business under the FBN on N/A.
/s/ Ali Saberghalouri /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk on 07/13/2012. (Pub-
lished in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
08/10/12, 08/17/12, 08/24/12, 08/31/12).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #251687
The following persons are doing busi-
ness as: Trust Auto and Performance,
675 San Bruno Ave E, SAN BRUNO, CA
94066 is hereby registered by the follow-
ing owners: Premier Automotive, Inc, CA.
The business is conducted by a corpora-
tion The registrants commenced to trans-
act business under the FBN on.
/s/ Emmanuel Crisostomo /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk on 08/02/2012. (Pub-
lished in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
08/10/12, 08/17/12, 08/24/12, 08/31/12).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #251613
The following persons are doing busi-
ness as: Pandora @ Hillsdale, 60 31st
Ave., SAN MATEO, CA 94403 is hereby
registered by the following owners: Laws
West, INC, CA. The business is conduct-
ed by a corporation The registrants com-
menced to transact business under the
FBN on.
/s/ Lang Don Laws /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk on 07/30/2012. (Pub-
lished in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
08/10/12, 08/17/12, 08/24/12, 08/31/12).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #251601
The following person is doing business
as: MGM Tour, 1004A S. Claremont,
SAN MATEO, CA 94402 is hereby regis-
tered by the following owner: MGM Holi-
day INC, CA. The business is conducted
by a Corporation. The registrants com-
menced to transact business under the
FBN on 8-1-2012
/s/ Tianhong Zhao /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk on 07/30/2012. (Pub-
lished in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
08/17/12, 08/24/12, 08/31/12, 09/07/12).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #251772
The following person is doing business
as: Dependable Billing Service, 451 Ash-
ton Ave., MILLBRAE, CA 94030 is here-
by registered by the following owner:
Cynthia Berkovatz, same address. The
business is conducted by an Individual.
The registrants commenced to transact
business under the FBN on 10/01/2012
/s/ Cynthia Berkovatz /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk on 08/09/2012. (Pub-
lished in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
08/17/12, 08/24/12, 08/31/12, 09/07/12).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #251794
The following persons are doing busi-
ness as: Trousdale Press, 1675 Rollins
Rd. Ste. B, BURLINGAME, CA 94010 is
hereby registered by the following own-
ers: Joe Gurkoff, 1565 Bellvue Ave., Hill-
sbororugh, CA 94010 and Anna Ranieri,
663 San Juan St., Stanford, CA 94305.
The business is conducted by a Co-Part-
ners. The registrants commenced to
transact business under the FBN on
/s/ Joe Gurkoff /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk on 08/10/2012. (Pub-
lished in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
08/17/12, 08/24/12, 08/31/12, 09/07/12).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #251752
The following person is doing business
as: Inpowerfit, 1901 J Hart Cliton Dr.,
SAN MATEO, CA 94401 is hereby regis-
tered by the following owner: Laura Cas-
tro, 123 Dundee Dr., South San Franci-
so, CA 94080. The business is conduct-
ed by an Individual. The registrants com-
menced to transact business under the
FBN on
/s/ Laura Castro /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk on 08/07/2012. (Pub-
lished in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
08/17/12, 08/24/12, 08/31/12, 09/07/12).
203 Public Notices
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #251825
The following person is doing business
as: EMC Insurance Services, 320 E. 3rd
Ave., SAN MATEO, CA 94401 is hereby
registered by the following owner: Victor
T. Elliott, 221 S. Fremont St Apt 403,
San Mateo CA 94401. The business is
conducted by an Individual. The regis-
trants commenced to transact business
under the FBN on
/s/ Victor T. Elliott /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk on 08/13/2012. (Pub-
lished in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
08/17/12, 08/24/12, 08/31/12, 09/07/12).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #251688
The following person is doing business
as: AA Window Cleaners, 5564 Mission
St. #32, DALY CITY, CA 94014 is here-
by registered by the following owner: Joci
Ribeiro Leite, same address. The busi-
ness is conducted by an Individual. The
registrants commenced to transact busi-
ness under the FBN on
/s/ Joci Ribeiro Leite /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk on 08/02/2012. (Pub-
lished in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
08/24/12, 08/31/12, 09/07/12, 09/14/12).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #251547
The following person is doing business
as: Burlingame Hacienda, 1012 El Cami-
no Real, BURLINGAME, CA 94010 is
hereby registered by the following owner:
Chateau Dream Home, LLC, CA. The
business is conducted by a Limited Lia-
bility Company. The registrants com-
menced to transact business under the
FBN on 06/01/2012
/s/ Trilochan Singh /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk on 07/25/2012. (Pub-
lished in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
08/24/12, 08/31/12, 09/07/12, 09/14/12).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #251895
The following person is doing business
as: Buzy Bees Cleaning Services, 354
Alta Mesa Dr., SOUTH SAN FRANCIS-
CO, CA 94080 is hereby registered by
the following owner: Rebecca Vallejo,
same address. The business is conduct-
ed by an Individual. The registrants com-
menced to transact business under the
FBN on.
/s/ Rebecca Vallejo /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk on 08/17/2012. (Pub-
lished in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
08/24/12, 08/31/12, 09/07/12, 09/14/12).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #251855
The following person is doing business
as: 1) Eternal Digitech Memories Video
Production, 2) EDM Video Production, 86
St. Marks Ct., DALY CITY, CA 94015 is
hereby registered by the following owner:
Nyunt Nyunt Sein, same address. The
business is conducted by an Individual.
The registrants commenced to transact
business under the FBN on.
/s/ Nyunt Nyunt Sein /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk on 08/14/2012. (Pub-
lished in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
08/24/12, 08/31/12, 09/07/12, 09/14/12).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #251970
The following person is doing business
as: Styling Fabulous, 51 Hobart Ave., #1
Ave, SAN MATEO, CA 94402 is hereby
registered by the following owner: Elena
Daciuk, same address. The business is
conducted by an Individual. The regis-
trants commenced to transact business
under the FBN on.
/s/ Elena Daciuk /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk on 08/23/2012. (Pub-
lished in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
08/24/12, 08/31/12, 09/07/12, 09/14/12).
STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT of
USE of FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT # M-247528
The following person has abandoned the
use of the fictitious business name: Your
Design Solution, 620 Taylor Way #14,
San Carlos, CA 94070. The fictitious
business name referred to above was
filed in County on 11/08/11. The busi-
ness was conducted by: Philip Jacob-
son, 477 Topaz St., San Carlos, CA
94070
/s/ Philip Jacobson/
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 08/08/2012. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 08/10/12,
08/17/12, 08/24/12, 08/31/12).
SUMMONS
(CITACION JUDICIAL)
CASE NUMBER: 12628116
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (Aviso Al De-
mandado): Kuniko Nakano, an Individual;
Tachibana Japanese Restaurant, INC.
dba Tachibana Sushi Bar & Grill, a Cali-
fornia corporation; and does 1 through
50, inclusive,
You are being sued by plaintiff: (Lo esta
demandando el demandante): Kwok
Hang Ng; an individual, Hui Lan Chen
Ng, an individual
NOTICE! You have been sued. The court
may decide against you without your be-
ing heard unless you respond within 30
days. Read the information below.
You have 30 calendar days after this
summons and legal papers are served
on you to file a written response at the
court and have a copy served on the
plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not pro-
tect you. Your written response must be
in proper legal form if you want the court
to hear your case. There may be a court
form that you can use for your response.
You can find these court forms and more
information at the California Courts On-
line Self-Help Center
(www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your
county law library, or the courthouse
nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing
fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver
form. If you do not file your response on
time, you may lose the case by default,
and your wages, money, and property
may be taken without further warning
from the court.
There are other legal requirements. You
may want to call an attorney right away.
If you do not know an attorney, you may
want to call an attorney referral service.
If you cannot afford an attorney, you may
be eligible for free legal services from a
nonprofit legal services program. You
can locate these nonprofit groups at the
203 Public Notices
California Legal Services Web site
(www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the Califor-
nia Courts Online Self-Help Center
(www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by
contacting your local court or county bar
association. NOTE: The court has a stat-
utory lien for waived fees and costs on
any settlement or arbitration award of
$10,000 or more in a civil case. The
courts lien must be paid before the court
will dismiss the case.
AVISO! Lo han demando. Si no re-
sponde dentro de 30 dias, la corte puede
decidir en su contra sin escuchar su ver-
sion. Lea la informacion a continuacion.
Tiene 30 dias de calendario despues de
que le entreguen esta citacion y papeles
legales para presentar una respuesta por
escrito en esta corte y hacer que se en-
tregue ena copia al demandante. Una
carta o una llamada telefonica no lo pro-
tegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene
que estar en formato legal correcto si de-
sea que procesen su caso en la corte.
Es posible que haya un formulario que
usted pueda usar para su respuesta.
Puede encontrar estos formularios de la
corte y mas informacion en el Centro de
Ayuda de las Cortes de California
(www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/espanol/),
en la biblio teca de leyes de su condado
o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si
no puede pagar la cuota de presenta-
cion, pida al secretario de la corte que le
de un formulario de exencion de pago de
cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a
tiempo, puede perder el caso por incum-
plimiento y la corte le podra quitar su su-
eldo, dinero y bienes sin mas adverten-
cia. Hay otros requisitos legales. Es re-
comendable que llame a un abogado in-
mediatamente. Si no conoce a un abo-
dado, puede llamar a de servicio de re-
mision a abogados. Si no puede pagar a
un abogado, es posible que cumpia con
los requisitos para obtener servicios le-
gales gratuitos de un programa de servi-
cios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede
encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro
en el sitio web de California Legal Serv-
ices Web site
(www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro
de Ayuda de las Cortes de California,
(www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/espanol/)
o poniendose en contacto con la corte o
el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO:
Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar
las cuotas y costos exentos por imponer
un gravamen sobre cualquier recupera-
cion de $10,000 o mas de valor recibida
mediante un acuerdo o una concesion
de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil.
Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte
antes de que la corte pueda desechar el
caso.
The name and address of the court is:
(El nombre y direccion de la corte es):
Superior Court of Alameda-Unlimited
Civil Jurisdiction
1225 Fallon St.
Oakland, CA 94612
The name, address, and telephone num-
ber of the plaintiffs attorney, or plaintiff
without an attorney, is: (El nombre, direc-
cion y numero de telefono del abogado
del demandante, o del demandante que
no tiene abogado, es):
Randall P. Choy, ESQ., SB#83194
Charlie W. Yu, ESQ., SB#268233
595 Market St.,
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105
(415)778-0800
Date: (Fecha) May 4, 2012
E. Baker, Deputy (Adjunto)
Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal
August, 24, 31, September 7, 14, 2012.
210 Lost & Found
FOUND - Evan - I found your iPod, call
(650)261-9656
LOST - SET OF KEYS, Has HONDA
CAR KEY. San Mateo. Reward. 650-
274-9892
LOST - 2 silver rings and silver watch,
May 7th in Burlingame between Park Rd.
& Walgreens, Sentimental value. Call
Gen @ (650)344-8790
LOST - Small Love Bird, birght green
with orange breast. Adeline Dr. & Bernal
Ave., Burlingame. Escaped Labor Day
weekend. REWARD! (650)343-6922
LOST SIAMESE CAT on 5/21 in
Belmont. Dark brown& tan, blue eyes.
FOUND!
LOST: SMALL diamond cross, silver
necklace with VERY sentimental
meaning. Lost in San Mateo 2/6/12
(650)578-0323.
294 Baby Stuff
B.O.B. DUALLIE STROLLER, for two.
Excellent condition. Blue. $300.
Call 650-303-8727.
BABY BJORN potty $10 (650)595-3933
BABY CAR SEAT AND CARRIER $20
(650)458-8280
DEX SAFE Sleeper Ultra bed rail $10
(650)595-3933
295 Art
WALL ART, from Pier 1, indoor/outdoor,
$15. Very nice! (650)290-1960
296 Appliances
HAIR DRYER, Salon Master, $10.
(650)854-4109
HUNTER OSCILLATING FAN, excellent
condition. 3 speed. $35. (650)854-4109
MIROMATIC PRESSURE cooker flash
canner 4qt. $25. 415 333-8540
RADIATOR HEATER, oil filled, electric,
1500 watts $25. (650)504-3621
ROTISSERIE GE, US Made, IN-door or
out door, Holds large turkey 24 wide,
Like new, $80, OBO (650)344-8549
SHOP VACUUM rigid brand 3.5 horse
power 9 gal wet/dry $40. (650)591-2393
SMALL SLOW cooker. Used once, $12
(650)368-3037
SUNBEAM TOASTER -Automatic, ex-
cellent condition, $30., (415)346-6038
296 Appliances
VACUUM CLEANER excellent condition
$45. (650)878-9542
WASHER AND Dryer, $200
(650)333-4400
WATER HEATER $75, (650)333-4400
297 Bicycles
BIKE RACK Roof mounted, holds up to
4 bikes, $65 (650)594-1494
298 Collectibles
"STROLLEE" WALKING Doll in Original
Box Brunette in Red/white/black dress,
1970s/1980s, SOLD!
1936 BERLIN OLYMPIC PIN, $99.,
SOLD!
1968 SILVER MEXICAN OLYMPIC
COIN - 25 pesos, $50., (650)365-1797
1982 PRINT 'A Tune Off The Top Of My
Head' 82/125 $80 (650) 204-0587
2 FIGURINES - 1 dancing couple, 1
clown face. both $15. (650)364-0902
67 OLD Used U.S. Postage Stamps.
Many issued before World War II. All
different. $4.00, (650)787-8600
AMISH QUILLOW, brand new, authen-
tic, $50. (650)589-8348
ANTIQUE TRAIN set from the 40's com-
plete set in the box $80 OBO (650)589-
8348
ARMY SHIRT, long sleeves, with pock-
ets. XL $15 each (408)249-3858
BAY MEADOWS bag - $30.each,
(650)345-1111
BEANIE BABIES in cases with TY tags
attached, good condition. $10 each or 12
for $100. (650) 588-1189
BEAUTIFUL RUSTIE doll Winter Bliss w/
stole & muffs, 23, $90. OBO, (650)754-
3597
CHILDHOOD COMIC book collection
many titles from the 70's & 80's whole
collection $50 OBO (650)589-8348
COLLECTIBLES: RUSSELL Baze Bob-
bleheads Bay Meadows, $10 EA. brand
new in original box. (415)612-0156
COLORIZED TERRITORIAL Quarters
uncirculated with Holder $15/all,
(408)249-3858
GAYLORD PERRY 8x10 signed photo
$10 (650)692-3260
GUMBY AUTOGRAPH Newsletter Art
and Gloria Clokey, $40., (650)873-8167
JIM BEAM decorative collectors bottles
(8), many sizes and shapes, $10. each,
(650)364-7777
JOE MONTANA signed authentic retire-
ment book, $39., (650)692-3260
MARK MCGUIRE hats, cards, beanie
babies, all for $98., (650)520-8558
ORIGINAL SMURF FIGURES - 1979-
1981, 18+ mushroom hut, 1 1/2 x 3 1/2,
all $40., (650)518-0813
POSTERS - Message in a Bottle Movie
Promo Sized Poster, Kevin Costner and
Paul Newman, New Kids On The Block
1980s, Framed JoeY McIntyre, Casper
Movie, $5-$10., call Maria,
(650)873-8167
RAT PACK framed picture with glass 24"
by 33" mint condition $60. SOLD!
SPORTS CARDS 50 Authentic Signa-
tures $60 all, (650)365-3987
STACKING MINI-KETTLES - 3
Pots/cover: ea. 6 diam; includes carry
handle for stacking transit. Unique.
Brown speckle enamelware, $20.,
(650)341-3288
TIME LIFE Art books collection. 28 Vols.
$75 all (650)701-0276
VINTAGE HOLLIE HOBBIE LUNCH-
BOX with Thermos, 1980s, $25., Call
Maria 650-873-8167
VINTAGE TEEN BEAT MAGAZINES
1980s $2 each, Call Maria 650-873-8167
WANTED:
OLDER PLASTIC MODEL KITS.
Aurora, Revell, Monogram.
Immediate cash.
Pat 650-759-0793.
YUGIOH CARD 2,000 some rare 1st
Edition, $60 all, (650)365-3987
299 Computers
HP PRINTER Deskjet 970c color printer.
Excellent condition. Software & accesso-
ries included. $30. 650-574-3865
300 Toys
AMERICAN FLYER train set $75 OBO
(650)589-8348
ANTIQUE ELECTRIC train set with steel
engine full set from the 50's $75 OBO
(650)589-8348
BILINGUAL POWER lap top
6 actividaes $18 650 349-6059
302 Antiques
1912 COFFEE Percolator Urn. perfect
condition includes electric cord $85.
(415)565-6719
ANTIQUE BEVEL MIRROR - framed,
14 x 21, carved top, $45., (650)341-
7890
ANTIQUE ITALIAN lamp 18 high, $70
(650)387-4002
ANTIQUE WASHING machine, some
rust on legs, rust free drum and ringer.
$45/obo, (650)574-4439
CHINA CABINET - Vintage, 6 foot,
solid mahogany. $300/obo.
(650)867-0379
J&J HOPKINSON 1890-1900's walnut
piano with daffodil inlay on the front. Ivo-
ries in great condition. Can be played as
is, but will benefit from a good tuning.
$600.00 includes stool. Email
frisz@comcast.net for photos
STICKLEY STYLE solid oak Mission
Chair needs to be refinished $99
(650)365-1797
303 Electronics
3 SHELF SPEAKERS - 8 OM, $15.
each, (650)364-0902
32 TOSHIBA Flat screen TV like new,
bought 9/9/11 with box. $300 Firm.
(415)264-6605
46 MITSUBISHI Projector TV, great
condition. $400. (650)261-1541.
BIG SONY TV 37" - Excellent Condition
Worth $2300 will Sacrifice for only $95.,
(650)878-9542
FLIP CAMCORDER $50. (650)583-2767
H/P WINDOWS Desk Jet 840C Printer.
Like New. All hookups. $30.00 SOLD!
HOME THEATRE SYSTEM - 3 speak-
ers, woofer, DVD player, USB connec-
tion, $80., (714)818-8782
HP COLOR Scanner, Unopened box,
Scan, edit, organize photos/documents
SOLD!
LEFT-HAND ERGONOMIC keyboard
with 'A-shape' key layout Num pad, $20
(650)204-0587
LSI SCSI Ultra320 Controller + (2) 10k
RPM 36GB SCSI II hard drives $40
(650)204-0587
NINTENDO NES plus 8 games,Works,
$30 SOLD!
YASAHICA 108 model 35mm SLR Cam-
era with flash and 2 zoom lenses $99
(415)971-7555
304 Furniture
2 DINETTE Chairs both for $29
(650)692-3260
2 END Tables solid maple '60's era
$40/both. (650)670-7545
4 DRAWER metal file cabinet, black, no
lock model, like new $50 (650)204-0587
ARMOIRE CABINET - $90., Call
(415)375-1617
CAST AND metal headboard and foot-
board. white with brass bars, Queen size
$95 650-588-7005
CHAIR MODERN light wood made in Ita-
ly $99 (415)334-1980
CHANDELIER WITH 5 lights/ candela-
bre base with glass shades $20.
(650)504-3621
COFFEE TABLE - 30 x 58, light oak,
heavy, 1980s, $40., (650)348-5169
COMPUTER DESK from Ikea, $40
(650)348-5169
304 Furniture
COUCH-FREE. OLD world pattern, soft
fabric. Some cat scratch damage-not too
noticeable. 650-303-6002
DESK SOLID wood 21/2' by 5' 3 leather
inlays manufactured by Sligh 35 years
old $100 (must pick up) (650)231-8009
DINING ROOM SET - table, four chairs,
lighted hutch, $500. all, (650)296-3189
DISPLAY CASE wood & glass 31 x 19
inches $30. (650)873-4030
DRUM TABLE - brown, perfect condi-
tion, nice design, with storage, $45.,
(650)345-1111
END TABLES (2) - One for $5. hand
carved, other table is antique white mar-
ble top with drawer $40., (650)308-6381
END TABLES (2)- Cherry finish, still in
box, need to assemble, 26L x 21W x
21H, $100. for both, (650)592-2648
FOLDING PICNIC table - 8 x 30, 7 fold-
ing, padded chairs, $80. (650)364-0902
HAND MADE portable jewelry display
case wood and see through lid $45. 25 x
20 x 4 inches. (650)592-2648.
HAWAIIAN STYLE living room chair Re-
tton with split bamboo, blue and white
stripe cushion $99 (650)343-4461
KITCHEN TABLE walnut with chrome
legs. 36x58 with one leaf 11 1/2. $50,
San Mateo (650)341-5347
LOUNGE CHAIRS - 2 new, with cover &
plastic carring case & headrest, $35.
each, (650)592-7483
LOVE SEAT. Like New. Olive/green.
33" High, 60" wide, 42" deep. Very com-
fortable. $20.00 or B/O (650)578-1411
MODULAR DESK/BOOKCASE/STOR-
AGE unit - Cherry veneer, white lami-
nate, $75., (650)888-0039
OFFICE LAMP, small. Black & white with
pen holder and paper holder. Brand new,
in the box. $10 (650)867-2720
PAPASAN CHAIRS (2) -with cushions
$45. each set, (650)347-8061
PEDESTAL DINETTE 36 Square Table
- $65., (650)347-8061
QUEEN SIZE white cast iron front head-
board and footboard, $40., SOLD!
RECLINER CHAIR very comfortable vi-
nyl medium brown $70, (650)368-3037
ROCKING CHAIR - excellent condition,
oak, with pads, $85.obo, (650)369-9762
ROCKING CHAIR - Traditional, full size
Rocking chair. Excellent condition $100.,
(650)504-3621
SMALL STORAGE/ Hutch, Stained
Green, pretty. $40, (650)290-1960
STEREO CABINET walnut w/3 black
shelves 16x 22x42. $30, 650-341-5347
STORAGE TABLE light brown lots of
storage good cond. $45. (650)867-2720
TEA CHEST , Bombay, burgundy, glass
top, perfect cond. $35 (650)345-1111
TRUNDLE BED - Single with wheels,
$40., (650)347-8061
VANITY ETHAN Allen maple w/drawer
and liftup mirror like new $95
(650)349-2195
VINTAGE UPHOLSTERED wooden
chairs, $25 each or both for $40. nice
set. (650)583-8069
VINTAGE WING back chair $75,
(650)583-8069
306 Housewares
"PRINCESS HOUSE decorator urn
"Vase" cream with blue flower 13 inch H
$25., (650)868-0436
28" by 15" by 1/4" thick glass shelves,
cost $35 each sell at $15 ea. Five availa-
ble, Call (650)345-5502
6 BOXES of Victorian lights ceiling & wall
$90., (650)340-9644
BEDSPREAD - queen size maroon &
pink bedspread - Fairly new, $50. obo,
(650)834-2583
CANDLEHOLDER - Gold, angel on it,
tall, purchased from Brueners, originally
$100., selling for $30.,(650)867-2720
27 Friday Aug. 24, 2012 THEDAILYJOURNAL
ACROSS
1 Where a canary
sings
6 Losers
catchphrase
11 Blackjack variable
14 Last Olds model
15 Living proof
16 Test to the max
17 Trendy ski slope?
19 Front-end
protector
20 Assumed name
21 Diamond offense
23 Skeltons
Kadiddlehopper
25 Tried to hit
26 Monogrammed
neckwear?
31 Levis alternative
32 Mini successors
33 Henhouse
37 Scouts honor
39 Pub. with more
than 100
Pulitzers
40 Serengeti
heavyweight
41 Nonproductive
42 More than strange
44 Watch face
display, briefly
45 Red, blue and
green food
colors?
49 Lesser partner
52 Southern cuisine
staple
53 Truckers view
56 Same old, same
old
60 Airport 100+
miles NW of PIT
61 Indicators of royal
contentment?
63 Tease
64 GIs home
65 Ready and then
some
66 Mud bath site?
67 Itty-bitty
68 Impedes
DOWN
1 Literary
nickname
2 The Phoenix of
the NCAAs
Southern
Conference
3 Forfeited wheels
4 Exercise unit
5 Pilgrimage
destination
6 Wait, Wait ...
Dont Tell Me!
airer
7 Relative of mine
8 Yes-or-no
decision method
9 Original home of
the Poor Clares
10 Raise canines?
11 Ready to swing
12 Sarkozys wife __
Bruni
13 Put on a pedestal
18 Low life?
22 The Garden of
Earthly Delights
artist
24 Teen Spirit
deodorant brand
26 Kyrgyzstan
border range
27 Bawdy
28 Series of rings
29 Played around
(with)
30 Letter-shaped
shoe fastener
34 Like some
garage floors
35 Almost never,
maybe
36 Pea jackets
38 Amber, for one
40 Caroling
consequences
43 Pressing needs?
46 Twisting force
47 Stimulate
48 First stage of
grief
49 Serious players
50 Like Mount
Rushmore at
night
51 High-
maintenance
54 Many ages
55 Dict. entries
57 Food fought over
in old ads
58 Man, its hot!
59 Red gp.
62 Rejection
By Marti DuGuay-Carpenter
(c)2012 Tribune Media Services, Inc.
08/24/12
08/24/12
ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE:
Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle
Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis
xwordeditor@aol.com
306 Housewares
COCKTAIL GLASSES - beautiful, rich,
smokey hue, oak tree design, wide base,
set of 12, $25., (650)341-8342
DINING ROOM Victorian Chandelier
seven light, $90., (650)340-9644
DRIVE MEDICAL design locking elevat-
ed toilet seat. New. $45. (650)343-4461
IRONING BOARD $15 (650)347-8061
PERSIAN TEA set for 8. Including
spoon, candy dish, and tray. Gold Plated.
$100. (650) 867-2720
SOLID TEAK floor model 16 wine rack
with turntable $60. (650)592-7483
SUNBEAN TOASTER excellent condi-
tion (415)346-6038
307 Jewelry & Clothing
BRACELET - Ladies authentic Murano
glass from Italy, vibrant colors, like new,
$100., (650)991-2353 Daly City
GALLON SIZE bag of costume jewelry -
various sizes, colors, $100. for bag,
(650)589-2893
LADIES GOLD Lame' elbow length-
gloves sz 7.5 $15 New. (650)868-0436
WE BUY GOLD
Highest Prices Paid on
Jewelry or Scrap
Michaels Jewelry
Since 1963
253 Park Road
Burlingame
(650)342-4461
308 Tools
3 ALUMINUM ladders 8', 16', & 28' good
condition all for $90 SOLD!
49 TOOLS Varity of tools all for $98,
SOLD!
AIR COMPRESSOR, 220 Volt 2hp
20gal Tank $60, SOLD!
CEMENT MIXER, Never used 3.5 Cu. Ft.
SOLD!
308 Tools
CIRCULAR SAW, Craftsman-brand, 10,
4 long x 20 wide. Comes w/ stand - $70.
(650)678-1018
CRAFTSMAN 3/4 horse power 3,450
RPM $60 (650)347-5373
CRAFTSMAN ARC-WELDER - 30-250
amp, and accessories, $275., (650)341-
0282
CRAFTSMAN GASLESS Wire feed
welder New in the box , SOLD!
CRAFTSMAN RADIO ARM SAW -
needs a switch, $20., SOLD!
DAYTON ELECTRIC 1 1/2 horse power
1,725 RPM $60 (650)347-5373
DEWALT COMBO 14.4v - Drill, saw,
charger, 2 batteries. $40.00 cash, firm.
SOLD through the Daily Journal!
ENGINE HOIST PROFESSIONAL - no
leaks, American made, $90., SOLD!
FLOOR JACK, American Made, no
leaks, $60 SOLD!
FMC TIRE changer Machine, $650
(650)333-4400
GENERATOR 13,000 WATTS Brand
New 20hp Honda $2800 (650)333-4400
LAWN MOWER reel type push with
height adjustments. Just sharpened $45
650-591-2144 San Carlos
MICRO METER Set, 0 to 12. 12 mikes
Total, $75, SOLD!
SCNCO TRIM Nail Gun, $100
(650) 521-3542
STADILA LEVEL 6ft, $60
(650) 521-3542
TABLE SAW 10", very good condition
$85. (650) 787-8219
TABLE SAW, Upright, craftsman 10
Blade, $20., SOLD!
TABLE SAW- Craftsman 10" saw. brand
new, never used $85. (650)591-6283
WOOD JOINTER, Craftsman Model
#113206931, 6 Blade 36 Table 36 tall,
$50., (650)697-1594
309 Office Equipment
ELECTRIC TYPEWRITER Smith Corona
$60. (650)878-9542
EPSON WORKFORCE 520 color printer,
scanner, copier, & fax machine, like new,
warranty, $30., SOLD!
310 Misc. For Sale
1 PAIR of matching outdoor planting pots
$20., (650)871-7200
10 PLANTS (assorted) for $3.00 each,
(650)349-6059
14 SEGA genius games 2 controllers
$20 (650)589-8348
20 TRAVEL books .50 cents ea
(650)755-8238
30 NOVEL books $1.00 ea,
(650)755-8238
300 HOME LIBRARY BOOKS - $3. or
$5. each obo, World & US History and
American Novel Classic, must see to ap-
preciate, (650)345-5502
3D MOVIE glasses, (12) unopened,
sealed plastic, Real 3D, SOLD!
4 IN 1 STERO UNIT. CD player broken.
$20., (650)834-4926
40 ADULT VHS Tapes $100,
(650)361-1148
5 PHOTOGRAPHIC CIVIL WAR
BOOKS plus 4 volumes of Abraham Lin-
coln books, $90., (650)345-5502
6 BASKETS with handles, all various
colors and good sizes, great for many
uses, all in good condition. $15 all
(650)347-5104
7 UNDERBED STORAGE BINS - Vinyl
with metal frame, 42 X 18 X 6, zipper
closure, $5. ea., (650)364-0902
9 CARRY-ON bags (assorted) - extra
large, good condition, $10. each obo,
(650)349-6059
AMERICAN HERITAGE books 107 Vol-
umes Dec.'54-March '81 $99/all
(650)345-5502
ARTIFICIAL FICUS Tree 6 ft. life like, full
branches. in basket $55. (650)269-3712
ARTS & CRAFTS variety, $50
(650)368-3037
310 Misc. For Sale
BARBIE BEACH vacation & Barbie prin-
cess bride computer games $15 each,
(650)367-8949
BEADS - Glass beads for jewelry mak-
ing, $75. all, (650)676-0732
BEAUTIFUL LAMPSHADE - cone shap-
ed, neutral color beige, 11.5 long X 17
wide, matches any decor, never used,
excellent condition, Burl, $18.,
(650)347-5104
BLUETOOTH WITH CHARGER - like
new, $20., (415)410-5937
BOOK "LIFETIME" WW1 $12.,
(408)249-3858
BOOK NATIONAL Geographic Nation-
al Air Museums, $15 (408)249-3858
BOOK SELECTION, Mystery, Romance,
Biography, many authors, hard cover,
paperbacks, many authors, mint condi-
tion. 50 cents each (650) 578-9208.
BOOKS 20 HARDCOVER WW2 USMC
Korea, Europe. SOLD!
BROADWAY by the Bay, Chorus Line
Sat 9/22; Broadway by Year Sat. 11/10
Section 4 main level $80.00 all.
(650)578-9208
CLEAN CAR Kit, unopened sealed box,
7 full size containers for leather, spots,
glass, interior, paint, chamois, $25.00
(650)578-9208
COSTUME JEWELRY, 200 Pieces,
Necklaces Bracelets and earnings,
SOLD!
DELONGHI-CONVENTION ROTISSER-
IE crome with glass door excellent condi-
tion $55 OBO (650)343-4461
DOOM (3) computer games $15/each 2
total, (650)367-8949
DVD'S TV programs 24 4 seasons $20
ea. (650)952-3466
ELECTRONIC TYPEWRITER good con-
dition $50., (650)878-9542
EXOTIC EROTIC Ball SF & Mardi gras 2
dvd's $25 ea. (415)971-7555
FOLDING LEG table 6' by 21/2' $25
(415)346-6038
GAME "BEAT THE EXPERTS" never
used $8., (408)249-3858
GEORGE Magazines, 30, all intact
$50/all OBO. (650)574-3229, Foster City
HARDCOVER MYSTERY BOOKS -
Current authors, $2. each (10), (650)364-
7777
HARLEY DAVIDSON black phone, per-
fect condition, $65., (650) 867-2720
HYPO ALERGETIC Pillows (2) Great for
those with alergies, easy to clean,
$10.00 both, (650)578-9208
ICE CHEST $15 (650)347-8061
INFLATED 4'6" in diameter swimming
pool float $12 (415)346-6038
JAMES PATTERSON BOOKS - 3 hard-
back @$3. each, 5 paperbacks @$1.
each, (650)341-1861
LIMITED QUANTITY VHS porno tapes,
$8. each, (650)871-7200
MASSAGER CHAIR - Homedics, Heat,
Timer, Remote, like new, $45. SOLD
MENU FROM Steam Ship Lurline Aug.
20 1967 $10 (650)755-8238
MIRROR, ETHAN ALLEN - 57-in. high x
21-in. wide, maple frame and floor base,
like new, $95., (650)349-2195
NELSON DE MILLE -Hardback books 5
@ $3 each, (650)341-1861
NEW LIVING Yoga Tape for Beginners
$8. 650-578-8306
OBLONG SECURITY mirror 24" by 15"
$75 (650)341-7079
OLD 5 gal. glass water cooler bottle $20
(650) 521-3542
OUTDOOR SCREEN - New 4 Panel
Outdoor Screen, Retail $130 With Metal
Supports, $80/obo. (650)873-8167
PICTORIAL WORLD History Books
$80/all (650)345-5502
PLANT - Beautiful hybrodized dahlia tu-
bers, $3 to $8 each (12 available), while
supplies last, Bill (650)871-7200
QUEEN SIZE inflatable mattress with
built in battery air pump used twice $40,
(650)343-4461
QUEEN SIZE inflatable mattress with
built in battery air pump used twice $40,
(650)343-4461
310 Misc. For Sale
SESAME STREET toilet seat excellent
condition $12 650 349-6059
SF GREETING Cards (300 w/envelopes)
factory sealed $10. (650)365-3987
SHOWER DOOR custom made 48 x 69
$70 (650)692-3260
SPECIAL EDITION 3 DVD Set of The
Freeze. English Subtitles, new $18
(650)871-7200
STEP 2 sandbox Large with cover $25
(650)343-4329
STUART WOODS Hardback Books
2 @ $3.00 each. (650)341-1861
TABLECLOTH - Medium Blue color rec-
tangular tablecloth 70" long 52" wide with
12 napkins $15., SOLD!
TIRE CHAINS - brand new, in box, never
used, multiple tire sizes, $25., (650)594-
1494
TIRE CHAINS - used once includes rub-
ber tighteners plus carrying case. call for
corresponding tire size, $20.,
(650)345-5446
TOILET SINK - like new with all of the
accessories ready to be installed, $55.
obo, (650)369-9762
TOTE FULL of English novels - Cathrine
Cookson, $100., (650)493-8467
VAN ROOF rack 3 piece. clamp-on, $75
(650)948-4895
VASE WITH flowers 2 piece good for the
Holidays, $25., (650) 867-2720
VICTORIAN DAYS In The Park Wine
Glasses 6 count. Fifteenth Annual $10
obo (650)873-8167
VIDEO CENTER 38 inches H 21 inches
W still in box $45., (408)249-3858
VOLVO STATION Wagon car cover $50
650 888-9624
WALKER - brand new, $20., SSF,
(415)410-5937
WALKER - never used, $85.,
(415)239-9063
WALL LIGHT fixture - 2 lamp with frost-
ed fluted shades, gold metal, great for
bathroom vanity, never used, excellent
condition, $15., Burl, (650)347-5104
311 Musical Instruments
2 ORGANS, antique tramp, $100 each.
(650)376-3762
3 ACCORDIONS $110/ea. 1 Small
Accordion $82. (650)376-3762.
BONGO DRUM with instruction, SOLD!
HAMMOND B-3 Organ and 122 Leslie
Speaker. Excellent condition. $8,500. pri-
vate owner, (650)349-1172
HOHNER CUE stick guitar HW 300 G
Handcrafted $75 650 771-8513
JENCO VIBRAPHONE - Three Octave
Graduated Bars, vintage concert Model
near mint condition, SOLD. Call
(650)871-0824
PIANO ORGAN, good condition. $110.
(650)376-3762
312 Pets & Animals
HAMSTER HABITAT SYSTEM - 2 cage
system with interconnecting tunnels,
Large: 9 1/2 x 19 1/2; SOLD!
PETMATE DOG CARRIER - XL size,39
1/2 L x 27 W x 30 Tall, bolted type,
very clean, like new, $95. firm, SSF,
(650)871-7200
REPTILE CAGE - Medium size, $20.,
(650)348-0372
SMALL DOG wire cage; pink, two doors
with divider $50.00 (650) 743-9534.
315 Wanted to Buy
GO GREEN!
We Buy GOLD
You Get The
$ Green $
Millbrae Jewelers
Est. 1957
400 Broadway - Millbrae
650-697-2685
316 Clothes
2. WOMEN'S Pink & White Motocycle
Helmet KBC $50 (415)375-1617
316 Clothes
A BAG of Summer ties $15 OBO
(650)245-3661
BATHROBE MENS navy blue plush-ter-
ry and belt. Maroon piping and trim, 2
pockets. Medium size. $10., (650)341-
3288
BLACK Leather pants Mrs. size made in
France size 40 $99. (650)558-1975
BLACK LEATHER tap shoes 9M great
condition $99. (650)558-1975
BLOUSES SWEATERS and tops. Many
different styles & colors, med. to lrg., ex-
cellent condition $5 ea., have 20,
(650)592-2648
BOOTS - purple leather, size 8, ankle
length, $50.obo, (650)592-9141
COWBOY BOOTS size 9 Black - superb
condition $40 (650)595-3933
COWBOY BOOTS size 9 Silver.gray
good condition $30 (650)595-3933
EUROPEAN STYLE nubek leather la-
dies winter coat - tan colored with green
lapel & hoodie, $100., (650)888-0129
GEORGE STRAIT Collection Resistol
oval shape, off white Hat size 7 1/8 $40
(650)571-5790
HARDING PARK mens golf dress shirts
(new) asking $25 (650)871-7200
LADIES BOOTS, thigh high, fold down
brown, leather, and beige suede leather
pair, tassels on back excellent, Condition
$40 ea. (650)592-2648
LADIES COAT Medium, dark lavender
$25 (650)368-3037
LADIES FAUX FUR COAT - Satin lining,
size M/L, $100. obo, (650)525-1990
LADIES JACKET size 3x 70% wool 30%
nylon never worn $50. (650)592-2648
LADIES PLUS Clothing - mint condition,
Fancy/plain sweaters, tops, dresses, out-
fits, summer and winter. $4.00 each,
(650)578-9208
LEATHER COAT medium size (snake
skin design) $25 (650)755-8238
LEATHER JACKETS (5) - used but not
abused. Like New, $100 each.
(650)670-2888
MEN'S SUIT almost new $25.
650-573-6981
MENS DRESS SHOES - bostonian cas-
ual dress tie up, black upper leather, size
8.5, classic design, great condition,
$60.,Burl., (650)347-5104
MENS PANTS & SHORTS - Large box,
jeans, cargos, casual dress slacks,
34/32, 36/32, Burl, $85.all,
(650)347-5104
MENS SHIRTS - Brand names, Polos,
casual long sleeve dress, golf polo,
tshirts, sizes M/L, great condition, Burl,
$83., (650)347-5104
NEW BROWN LEATHER JACKET- XL
$25., 650-364-0902
REVERSIBLE, SOUVENIR JACKET
San Francisco: All-weather, zip-front,
hood. Weatherproof 2-tone tan.; Inner:
navy fleece, logos SF & GG bridge.
$15.00 (650)341-3288
SNOW BOOTS, MEN'S size 12. Brand
New, Thermolite brand,(with zippers),
black, $18. (510) 527-6602
TUXEDOS, FORMAL, 3, Black, White,
Maroon Silk brocade, Like new. Size 36,
$100 All OBO (650)344-8549
VINTAGE 1970S Grecian Made Size 6-7
Dresses $35 each, Royal Pink 1980s
Ruffled Dress size 7ish $30, 1880s Re-
production White Lace Gown $150 Size
6-7 Petite, (650)873-8167
VINTAGE CLOTHING 1930 Ermine fur
coat Black full length $35 650 755-9833
WESTERN/COWBOY SHIRTS
7 pearl snap front, snap pockets XL and
XXL, $12 - $15 (650)595-3933
WOMENS SUMMER 3 pc.SUIT:
blue/white stripe seersucker, jacket,
slacks, shorts, size 12, $10., (650)341-
3288
317 Building Materials
50 NEW Gray brick, standard size,
8x4x2 $25 obo All, (650)345-5502
FLUORESCENT LIGHT Fixture, New in
Box, 24, $15 (650)341-8342
TILES, DARK Red clay, 6x6x1/2 6
Dozen at 50 ea (650)341-8342
WHITE STORM/SCREEN door. Size is
35 1/4" x 79 1/4". Asking $50.00. Call
(650)341-1861
318 Sports Equipment
"EVERLAST FOR HER" Machine to
help lose weight $40., (650)368-3037
13 ASSORTED GOLF CLUBS- Good
Quality $3.50 each. Call (650) 349-6059.
BASKETBALL RIM, net & backboard
$35/all 650-345-7132 Leave message.
BOYS BICYCLE with Helmet. Triax,
Good Condition, $50, San Mateo
(650)341-5347
COLEMAN "GLO-MASTER" 1- burner
camp stove for boaters or camping. Mint
condition. $35.00 (650)341-3288
COMPLETE PORTABLE BASKET-
BALL SYSTEM - by Life Time, brand
new, $100., Pacific, (650)355-0236
DARTBOARD - New, regulation 18 di-
meter, Halex brand w/mounting hard-
ware, 6 brass darts, $16., (650)681-7358
EXERCISE MAT used once, lavender
$12, (650)368-3037
GIRLS BIKE, Princess 16 wheels. $50
San Mateo (650)341-5347
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318 Sports Equipment
GOLF CLUBS Driver, 7 wood, putter, 9
irons, bag, & pull cart. $99
(650)952-0620
ONE BUCKET of golf balls - 250 total,
various brands, $25., SOLD!
ORBITREK LEG & arm workout ma-
chine - SOLD!
PING CRAZ-E Putter w/ cover. 35in.
Like New $75 call(650)208-5758
THULE BIKE RACK - Fits rectangular
load bars. Holds bike upright. $100.
(650)594-1494
TREADMILL PROFORM 75 EKG incline
an Staionery Bike, both $400. Or sepa-
rate: $150 for the bike, $350 for the
treadmill. Call (650)992-8757
TREK TRANSPORT BICYCLE CARRI-
ER - brand new, SOLD!
TWO YOGA Videos. Never used, one
with Patrisha Walden, one by Rebok with
booklet. Both $6 (650)755-8238
WATER SKI'S - Gold cup by AMFA Voit
$40., (650)574-4586
322 Garage Sales
GARAGE SALE
REDWOOD CITY
432 Sequoia Ave.
Saturday
Aug. 25th
8:30 am sharp
- 3:30 pm
Delightful items, furniture,
collectibles, clothes, books
and more.
GARAGE SALES
ESTATE SALES
Make money, make room!
List your upcoming garage
sale, moving sale, estate
sale, yard sale, rummage
sale, clearance sale, or
whatever sale you have...
in the Daily Journal.
Reach over 76,500 readers
from South San Francisco
to Palo Alto.
in your local newspaper.
Call (650)344-5200
322 Garage Sales
LIQUIDATION
GARAGE SALE
ONE DAY ONLY
ALL MUST GO!!
Tables with items at
$1, $2, $3, $4 or $5
NOTHING OVER
$5.00
(Larger items or some furniture
pieces--slightly more)
all GOOD, all CLEAN,
all BARGAINS
2060 New Brunswick Dr.
San Mateo
Saturday, August 25
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
335 Garden Equipment
CRAFTSMAN 4 HP ROTARY LAWN-
MOWER - 20 rear discharge, excellent
condition, extra new grasscatcher, $85.,
(650)368-0748
340 Camera & Photo Equip.
HONEYWELL PENTAX 35mm excellent
lens, with case $65. (650)348-6428
SONY CYBERSHOT DSC-T-50 - 7.2 MP
digital camera (black) with case, $175.,
(650)208-5598
345 Medical Equipment
FOUR WHEEL walker with handbrakes,
fold down seat and basket, $50 SOLD!
379 Open Houses
MILLBRAE
OPEN SAT & SUN
1to 5pm
817 Morningside Dr
$1,298,000
4 BR, 4 BA, approx 2,160
sq.ft., 5,000 sq.ft. lot
A luxurious home.
See our large display ad in
todays Daily Journal for
photos and details.
Senka Maricic-Foster
DRE#01397027
(415)816-0432
senka@aghmanagement.com
379 Open Houses
OPEN HOUSE
LISTINGS
List your Open House
in the Daily Journal.
Reach over 76,500
potential home buyers &
renters a day,
from South San Francisco
to Palo Alto.
in your local newspaper.
Call (650)344-5200
440 Apartments
BELMONT - prime, quiet location, view,
1 bedroom $1550. 2 bedroom $1900.,
New carpets, new granite counters, dish-
washer, balcony, covered carports, stor-
age, pool, no pets. (650) 591-4046
REDWOOD CITY- 1 Bedroom, all elec-
tric kitchen, close to downtown,
$1050./month, plus $600 deposit.
Rented!
470 Rooms
HIP HOUSING
Non-Profit Home Sharing Program
San Mateo County
(650)348-6660
MILLBRAE - Room for Rent, newly re-
modeled, $800. per month, near shop-
ping center, (650)697-4758
Rooms For Rent
Travel Inn, San Carlos
$49-59 daily + tax
$294-$322 weekly + tax
Clean Quiet Convenient
Cable TV, WiFi & Private Bathroom
Microwave and Refrigerator
950 El Camino Real San Carlos
(650) 593-3136
Mention Daily Journal
620 Automobiles
93 FLEETWOOD Chrome wheels Grey
leather interior 237k miles Sedan $ 2,500
or Trade, Good Condition (650)481-5296
96 JAGUAR XJ6 - Needs work, $3,500
or best offer, (650)678-3988
AUTO REVIEW
The San Mateo Daily Journals
weekly Automotive Section.
Every Friday
Look for it in todays paper to find
information on new cars,
used cars, services, and anything
else having to do
with vehicles.
620 Automobiles
Dont lose money
on a trade-in or
consignment!
Sell your vehicle in the
Daily Journals
Auto Classifieds.
Just $3 per day.
Reach 76,500 drivers
from South SF to
Palo Alto
Call (650)344-5200
ads@smdailyjournal.com
CHEVY HHR 08 - Grey, spunky car
loaded, even seat warmers, $9,500.
(408)807-6529.
HONDA 10 ACCORD LX - 4 door se-
dan, low miles, $19K, (650)573-6981
MERCEDES 06 C230 - 6 cylinder, navy
blue, 60K miles, 2 year warranty,
$18,000, (650)455-7461
TOYOTA 92 Celica GT, black. Pristine
in and out. New tires, brakes, battery
within last year. $3,450., revised price
$2995. obo, (650)871-0824
625 Classic Cars
DATSUN 72 - 240Z with Chevy 350, au-
tomatic, custom, $3,600 or trade.
(415) 412-7030
635 Vans
NISSAN 01 Quest - GLE, leather seats,
sun roof, TV/DVR equipment. Looks
new, $15,500. (650)219-6008
640 Motorcycles/Scooters
BMW 03 F650 GS, $3899 OBO. Call
650-995-0003
HARLEY DAVIDSON 83 Shovelhead
special construction, 1340 ccs,
Awesome! $5,950/obo
Rob (415)602-4535.
VARIOUS MOTORCYCLE parts USED
call for what you want or need $99
(650)670-2888
WANTED - Honda 90 to restore for stu-
dent, (831)462-9836
645 Boats
BANSHEE SAILBOAT - 13 ft. with ex-
tras, $750., (650)343-6563
PROSPORT 97 - 17 ft. CC 80 Yamaha
Pacific, loaded, like new, $9,500 or trade
SOLD!.
650 RVs
94 COACHMAN Motor home 95k Miles,
$18,500 SOLD
650 RVs
73 Chevy Model 30 Van, Runs
good, Rebuilt Transmission, Fiber-
glass Bubble Top $1,795. Owner
financing.
Call for appointments. (650)364-1374.
670 Auto Service
MB GARAGE, INC.
Repair Restore Sales
Mercedes-Benz Specialists
2165 Palm Ave.
San Mateo
(650)349-2744
ON TRACK
AUTOMOTIVE
Complete Auto Repair
foreign & domestic
www.ontrackautomotive.com
1129 California Dr.
Burlingame
(650)343-4594
People you can trust;
service you can trust
NORDIC MOTORS, INC.
Specializing in Volvo, Saab,
Subaru
650 Winslow Road
Redwood City
(650) 595-0170
www.nordicmotors.com
SAN CARLOS AUTO
SERVICE & TUNE UP
A Full Service Auto Repair
Facility
760 El Camino Real
San Carlos
(650)593-8085
670 Auto Parts
2 RADIAL GT tires 205715 & 2356014
$10 each, SOLD!
2 SNOW/CABLE chains good condition
fits 13-15 inch rims $10/both San Bruno
650-588-1946
5 HUBCAPS for 1966 Alfa Romeo $50.,
(650)580-3316
67-68 CAMERO PARTS - $85.,
(650)592-3887
CAMPER/TRAILER/TRUCK OUTSIDE
backup mirror 8 diameter fixture. $30.
650-588-1946
670 Auto Parts
CAR COVER / CAMRY, not used, in
box. $12. (650)494-1687
MAZDA 3 2010 CAR COVER - Cover-
kraft multibond inside & outside cover,
like new, $50., (650)678-3557
SHOP MANUALS 2 1955 Pontiac
manual, 4 1984 Ford/Lincoln manuals, &
1 gray marine diesel manual $40 or B/O
(650)583-5208
TRUCK RADIATOR - fits older Ford,
never used, $100., (650)504-3621
672 Auto Stereos
MONNEY
CAR AUDIO
We Sell, Install and
Repair All Brands of
Car Stereos
iPod & iPhone Wired
to Any Car for Music
Quieter Car Ride
Sound Proof Your Car
31 Years Experience
2001 Middlefield Road
Redwood City
(650)299-9991
680 Autos Wanted
Dont lose money
on a trade-in or
consignment!
Sell your vehicle in the
Daily Journals
Auto Classifieds.
Just $3 per day.
Reach 82,500 drivers
from South SF to
Palo Alto
Call (650)344-5200
ads@smdailyjournal.com
DONATE YOUR CAR
Tax Deduction, We do the Paperwork,
Free Pickup, Running or Not - in most
cases. Help yourself and the Polly Klaas
Foundation. Call (800)380-5257.
Wanted 62-75 Chevrolets
Novas, running or not
Parts collection etc.
So clean out that garage
Give me a call
Joe 650 342-2483
Cabinetry
Contractors
HUSHER CONSTRUCTION
Full Service General Contractor
Remodels and Additions
Residential, Commercial
Lic #789107
www.husherconstruction.com
(650)873-4743
RISECON
NORTH AMERICA
General Contractors / Building
& Design
New construction, Kitchen-Bath Re-
models, Metal Fabrication, Painting
Call for free design consultation
(650) 274-4484 www.risecon.com
L#926933
Cleaning
GALA MAIDS
Residential & Commercial
14 Years Experience
Excellent References
(650)773-4516 (650)773-4516
www.galamaids.com
Concrete
POLY-AM
CONSTRUCTION
General Contractor
Free Estimate
Specializing in
Concrete Brickwork Stonewall
Interlocking Pavers Landscaping
Tile Retaining Wall
Bonded & Insured Lic. #685214
Ben: (650)375-1573
Cell: (650) 280-8617
Construction Construction
650 868 - 8492
PATRICK BRADY PATRICK BRADY
GENERAL CONTRACTOR
ADDITIONS WALL REMOVAL
BATHS KITCHENS AND MORE!
PATBRADY1957@SBCGLOBAL.NET
License # 479385
Frame
Structural
Foundation
Roots & ALL
I make your
life better!
LARGE OR SMALL
I do them all!
Decks & Fences
MARSH FENCE
& DECK CO.
State License #377047
Licensed Insured Bonded
Fences - Gates - Decks
Stairs - Retaining Walls
10-year guarantee
Quality work w/reasonable prices
Call for free estimate
(650)571-1500
Electricians
ALL ELECTRICAL
SERVICE
650-322-9288
for all your electrical needs
ELECTRIC SERVICE GROUP
Gardening
Servicing Hillsborough,
Burlingame, Millbrae,
and San Mateo
We are a full service
gardening company
650 218-0657
Quality
Gardening

Weekly Lawn Care
Hedges, Fertilizing,
Leaf Blowing
Rose Care
Get ready for
Fall planting

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Gardening
J.B. GARDENING SERVICE
Maintenance, New Lawns,
Sprinkler Systems, Clean Ups,
Fences, Tree Trimming,
Concrete work, Brick Work,
Pavers, and Retaining Walls.
Free Estimates
Cell: (650) 400- 5604
Flooring
SHOP
AT HOME
WE WILL
BRING THE
SAMPLES
TOYOU.
FLOORING
Call for a
FREE in-home
estimate
FLAMINGOS
FLOORING
CARPET
VINYL
LAMINATE
TILE
HARDWOOD
650-655-6600
Handy Help
CONTRERAS
HANDYMAN
Fences Decks Patios
Power Washes Concrete
Work Maintenance Clean
Ups Arbors
Free Estimates!
Call us Today!
(650)350-9968
contreras1270@yahoo.com
DISCOUNT HANDYMAN
& PLUMBING
Carpentry Plumbing Drain
Cleaning Kitchens Bathrooms
Dry Rot Decks
Priced for You! Call John
(650)296-0568
Free Estimates
Lic.#834170
Handy Help
FLORES HANDYMAN
Serving you is a privilege.
Painting-Interior & Exterior Roof Re-
pair Base Boards New Fence
Hardwood Floors Plumbing Tile
Mirrors Chain Link Fence Window
Glass Water Heater Installation
Bus Lic# 41942
Call today for free estimate.
(650)274-6133
HONEST HANDYMAN
Remodeling, Plumbing.
Electrical, Carpentry,
General Home Repair,
Maintenance,
New Construction
No Job Too Small
Lic.# 891766
(650)740-8602
SENIOR HANDYMAN
Specializing in Any Size Projects
Painting electrical
Carpentry Dry Rot
Carpet Installation
40 Yrs. Experience
Retired Licensed Contractor
(650)201-6854
Hardwood Floors
KO-AM
HARDWOOD FLOORING
Hardwood & Laminate
Installation & Repair
Refinish
High Quality @ Low Prices
Call 24/7 for Free Estimate
800-300-3218
408-979-9665
Lic. #794899
Hauling
CHEAP
HAULING!
Light moving!
Haul Debris!
650-583-6700
Interior Design
REBARTS INTERIORS
Hunter Douglas Gallery
Free Measuring & Install.
247 California Dr., Burl.
(650)348-1268
990 Industrial Blvd., #106
SC (800)570-7885
www.rebarts.com
Landscaping
LEAKPROFESSIONALS
LEAKS? SAME DAY SERVICE!
Valves Sprinklers
Wiring Broken Pipes
Retrofits
(800)770-7778
CSL #585999
Moving
Bay Area
Relocation Services
Specializing in:
Homes, Apts., Storages
Professional, friendly, careful.
Peninsulas Personal Mover
Commercial/Residential
Fully Lic. & Bonded CAL -T190632
Call Armando (650) 630-0424
Painting
CRAIGS PAINTING
Interior & Exterior
Quality Work w/
Reasonable Rates
Free Estimates
(650)553-9653
Lic# 857741
GOLDEN WEST
PAINTING
Since 1975
Interior/Exterior,
Complete Preparation.
Will Beat any
Professional Estimate!
CSL#321586
(415)722-9281
JON LA MOTTE
PAINTING
Interior & Exterior
Pressure Washing
Free Estimates
(650)368-8861
Lic #514269
Painting
LEMUS PAINTING
650.271.3955
Interiors / Exteriors
Residential / Commercial
Free Estimates
Reasonable Rates
Lic#913961
MTP
Painting/Waterproofing
Drywall Repair/Tape/Texture
Power Washing-Decks, Fences
No Job Too Big or Small
Lic.# 896174
Call Mike the Painter
(650)271-1320
Plumbing
Remodeling
CORNERSTONE HOME DESIGN
Complete Kitchen & Bath Resource
Showroom: Countertops Cabinets
Plumbing Fixtures Fine Tile
Open M-F 8:30-5:30 SAT 10-4
168 Marco Way
South San Francisco, 94080
(650)866-3222
www.cornerstoneHD.com
CA License #94260
KITCHEN & BATH
REMODELING
50% off cabinets
(manufacturers list price)
CABINET WORLD
1501 Laurel St.
San Carlos
(650)592-8020
Home Improvement
CINNABAR HOME
Making Peninsula homes
more beautiful since 1996
* Home furnishings & accessories
* Drapery & window treatments:
blinds & shades
* Free in-home consultation
853 Industrial Rd. Ste E San Carlos
Wed Sat 12:00- 5:30pm, or by appt.
650-388-8836 650-388-8836
www.cinnabarhome.com
Tile
CUBIAS TILE
Marble, Stone & porcelain
Kitchens, bathrooms, floors,
fireplaces, entryways, decks,
tile, ceramic tile
repair, grout repair
Free Estimates Lic.# 955492
Mario Cubias
(650)784-3079
JZ TILE
Installation and Design
Portfolio and References,
Great Prices
Free Estimates
Lic. 670794
Call John Zerille
(650)245-8212
Window Coverings
RUDOLPHS INTERIORS
Satisfying customers with world-
class service and products since
1952. Let us help you create the
home of your dreams. Please
phone for an appointment.
(650)227-4882
Window Washing
Notices
NOTICE TO READERS:
California law requires that contractors
taking jobs that total $500 or more (labor
or materials) be licensed by the Contrac-
tors State License Board. State law also
requires that contractors include their li-
cense number in their advertising. You
can check the status of your licensed
contractor at www.cslb.ca.gov or 800-
321-CSLB. Unlicensed contractors taking
jobs that total less than $500 must state
in their advertisements that they are not
licensed by the Contractors State Li-
cense Board.
Attorneys
* BANKRUPTCY *
Huge credit card debt?
Job loss? Foreclosure?
Medical bills?
YOU HAVE OPTIONS
Call for a free consultation
(650)363-2600
This law firm is a debt relief agency
Attorneys
Law Office of Jason Honaker
BANKRUPTCY
Chapter 7 &13
Call us for a consultation
650-259-9200
www.honakerlegal.com
TRUSTS & ESTATE PLANNING
Top Attorney With Masters
In Tax Law Offers Reduced
Fees For New August Clients.
(650)342-3777
Ira Harris Zelnigher, Esq.
(Ira Harris)
1840 Gateway Dr., Ste. 200
San Mateo
Beauty
GRAND OPENING SPECIALS:
Facials , Eyebrow Waxing ,
Microdermabrasion
Full Body Salt Scrub &
Seaweed Wrap
Le Juin Day Spa & Clinic
155 E. 5th Avenue
Downtown San Mateo
(650) 347-6668
KAYS
HEALTH & BEAUTY
Facials, Waxing, Fitness
Body Fat Reduction
Pure Organic Facial $48.
1 Hillcrest Blvd, Millbrae
(650)697-6868
Business Services
BUSINESS
TRANSACTIONS
Robert Preskill, Esq.
Tech & Media Contracts
Franchise and Licensing
Call (415) 377-3919
robert@preskilllaw.net
CBN# 221315
Dental Services
DR. SAMIR NANJAPA DDS
Family Dentistry &
Smile Restoration
UCSF Dentistry Faculty
Cantonese, Mandarin &
Hindi Spoken
650-477-6920
320 N. San Mateo Dr. Ste 2
San Mateo
Food
AYA SUSHI
The Best Sushi
& Ramen in Town
1070 Holly Street
San Carlos
(650)654-1212
BROADWAY GRILL
Express Lunch
Special $8.00
1400 Broadway
Burlingame
(650)343-9733 (650)343-9733
www.bwgrill.com
30 Friday Aug. 24, 2012 THEDAILYJOURNAL
Food
FIND OUT!
What everybody is
talking about!
South Harbor
Restaurant & Bar
425 Marina Blvd., SSF
(650)589-1641
GOT BEER?
We Do!
Steelhead Brewing Co.
333 California Dr.
Burlingame
(650)344-6050
www.steelheadbrewery.com
GULLIVERS
RESTAURANT
Early Bird Special
Prime Rib Complete Dinner
Mon-Thu
1699 Old Bayshore Blvd. Burlingame
(650)692-6060
JACKS
RESTAURANT
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
1050 Admiral Ct., #A
San Bruno
(650)589-2222
JacksRestaurants.com
NEALS COFFEE
SHOP
Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Senior Meals, Kids Menu
www.nealscoffeeshop.com
1845 El Camino Real
Burlingame
(650)692-4281
SUNDAY CHAMPAGNE
BRUNCH
Crowne Plaza
1221 Chess Dr., Hwy. 92 at
Foster City Blvd. Exit
Foster City
(650)570-5700
SUNSHINE CAFE
Breakfast Lunch Dinner
1750 El Camino Real
San Mateo
(Borel Square)
(650)357-8383
Food
THE AMERICAN BULL
BAR & GRILL
19 large screen HD TVs
Full Bar & Restaurant
www.theamericanbull.com
1819 El Camino, in
Burlingame Plaza
(650)652-4908
THE MELTING POT
Dinner for 2 - $98.
4 Course Fondue Feast &
Bottle of Wine
1 Transit Way San Mateo
(650)342-6358
www.melting pot.com
Financial
RELATIONSHIP BANKING
Partnership. Service. Trust.
UNITED AMERICAN BANK
Half Moon Bay, Redwood City,
Sunnyvale
unitedamericanbank.com
San Mateo
(650)579-1500
Fitness
DOJO USA
World Training Center
Martial Arts & Tae Bo Training
www.dojousa.net
731 Kains Ave, San Bruno
(650)589-9148
STAND UP &
TRAIN!
Train at Home & Reach your
Fitness Goals
Group Classes or
One On One
using TRX Suspension &
Kettlebell training ,
Custom Designed fitness
program
Call Chris Nash
(650)799-0608
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LOCAL 31
Friday Aug. 24, 2012 THEDAILYJOURNAL
The Fair Political Practices Commission con-
rmed it launched investigations concerning
Vice President Dr. Gerald Shefren and
Director Art Faro of the Sequoia Healthcare
District. The agency was asked to look at alle-
gations that Shefren voted to approve a district
grant for a nonprot that employed his wife
and Faro held stock in two banks with ties to
the district.
A FPPC representative declined further
details, citing the ongoing investigation.
In an email to the Daily Journal, Faro said
the district CEO brought forward a resolution
to establish a relationship with United
American Bank, paying fees of approximate-
ly $5,000 annually. As of February 2009, Faro
said he owned approximately $9,750 worth of
stock in the company which had assets of
more than $343 million.
Based on the small amount of the banking
fees, the asset base of UAB and my limited
stock ownership, it did not seem foreseeable
that a decision regarding the districts banking
relationship could have a material effect on
my investment, Faro wrote.
Regardless, Faro wrote, he abstained from
that vote and on a matter involving Wells
Fargo.
Shefren admits making an error but said it
was unintentional and one that did not benet
him.
Shefren said in 2010, as part of the grants
committee, he abstained from voting on a
roughly $60,000 home care award for
Pathways where his wife works one day each
week as a hospice supervisor. Months later,
when the grant and several others came to the
full board bundled together for approval,
Shefren said he just forgot and voted. He
later asked the board to reconsider and
recused himself before that vote which also
approved the grant.
It was clearly an error but an unintentional
error and did not as best I can determine ben-
et me in any way, Shefren said. Had I done
what I should have done and ask he board to
separate it out, the outcome would have been
the same.
If either or both Shefren and Faro are found
to have been in conict, the FPPC can issue
them warning letters or nes up to $5,000 per
violation.
The states health care districts, including
the two in San Mateo County, have come
under increased scrutiny for collecting taxes
without much oversight and in many cases
no longer operate hospitals. The Sequoia
Healthcare District allocates grants for com-
munity health and indigent care.
Michelle Durand can be reached by email:
michelle@smdailyjournal.com or by phone: (650)
344-5200 ext. 102.
Continued from page 1
PROBE
before the elected ofcials for each organiza-
tion, said City Manager Jeff Maltbie. The San
Carlos City Council will discuss the topic in
closed session Monday, Aug. 27.
Before being dissolved, redevelopment
agencies used tax revenue generated in an area
to make improvements and make payments or
other agreements of mutual benet to other
agencies who would typically receive tax rev-
enue from the area.
A 1986 agreement, the districts argued,
called for the agency to make larger payments
including a fair share of the annual 2 percent
inationary increase in property tax assess-
ments. Since then, the districts argued they
were owed larger payments, and the judge
agreed. From the citys perspective, payments
were only to be made when requests were
made, the rst of which came in 2009, City
Attorney Greg Rubens said when the judg-
ment was made.
Scott instructed the agency to make the pay-
ments in accordance with the California
Community Redevelopment Law.
Of the $4.3 million judgment, the proposed
payment will include $689,000 to the college
district, $1.85 million for San Carlos
Elementary and $3.76 million to Sequoia. The
numbers are larger than the judgment to
include interest, said Christensen. Each dis-
trict gets a certain percentage from the rev-
enue. Also, how the district was funded at the
time through student attendance or proper-
ty tax rates also came into play.
Heather Murtagh can be reached by email:
heather@smdailyjournal.com or by phone: (650)
344-5200 ext. 105.
Continued from page 1
DEAL
32 Friday Aug. 24, 2012 THEDAILYJOURNAL

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