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 July 30,2013
Vol XII,Edition 297
CHILDPROSTITUTION
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INTIMACY AFTERHEART ATTACK?
HEALTH PAGE 17
AUTHORITIES RESCUE 105 YOUNG PEOPLE,ARREST150 ALLEGEDPIMPS IN THREE-DAY SWEEP
By Bill Silverfarb
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
The Peninsula Health Care District is alandlord, real estate developer and commu-nity health resource but it does not seem toprioritize which one is most important,according to a report released by the SanMateo County Civil Grand Jury yesterday.It is also sitting on nearly $61 million inreserves that the civil grand jury said couldbe spent on taking care of the immediatehealth care needs of the 230,000 residents itserves now in the north and central part of the county, according to the report.The $61 million, however, is beingstashed away for when its 50-year leaseexpires with Mills-Peninsula HealthServices to operate the Mills-PeninsulaMedical Center in Burlingame. SutterHealth built the state-of-the-art hospital for$620 million and, when the lease expires in2057, the hospital will be transferred backto the district upon payment of its bookvalue or the lease can be extended another25 years. The district owned the old hospi-tal until it was deemed seismically unsafe,which prompted the board to ink a deal withSutter to build the new facility.Board Chair Dr. Dan Ullyot agreed withthe report’s findings mostly and said thatperhaps the district’s most important rolein the community will be as a real estatedeveloper in the future when it builds a newhealth-focused campus adjacent to the newhospital.The campus is planned to provide seniorhousing, a skilled-nursing facility, an
Health district role questioned
Civil grand jury calls on Peninsula Health Care District to prioritize its functions
Lawmakersdelve into APinvalidations
Speier,Mullin and Hill all calling foranswers from the College Board onMills High School’s unscored tests
By Angela Swartz
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Legislators are beginning to dig intothe case of 641 invalidated AdvancedPlacement tests taken at Mills HighSchool this past May.U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier, D-San Mateo,led a conference call with Mills HighSchool students and parents, representa-tives from the test’s distributors CollegeBoard, test security providers Educational Testing Serviceand the San Mateo Union High School District last night todiscuss the tests that were not scored due to concerns aboutseating irregularities.Trevor Packer, senior vice president of Advanced
Deadly six-alarm firedraws more lawsuits
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF REPORT
Ten days after Jorge and Juanita Chavez filed a lawsuit fornegligence following a deadly fire in Redwood City, 11more former residents of the Hallmark House Apartmentshave also sued Newport Beach-based KDF Hallmark, accord-ing to complaints filed in San Mateo County Superior CourtFriday.All the plaintiffs so far are being represented by attorneyAra Jabagchourian with Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy whotold the Daily Journal yesterday that more plaintiffs will
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Construction on the main road leading up to Hoover Elementary School in Burlingame has been halted under a preliminaryinjunction.
By Angela Swartz
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Opening arguments were heard in alawsuit by the Alliance forResponsible Neighborhood Planningagainst the Burlingame ElementarySchool District yesterday over trafficand parking concerns surrounding thereopening of Hoover ElementarySchool. At the San Mateo County SuperiorCourt in Redwood City, Kevin Haroff,representing the alliance, argued thatthe approval of the project was invalidsince there wasn’t a sufficientEnvironmental Impact Report done.He stated that neighbors worry reopen-ing the school may cause major trafficand parking issues under the currentplan. He said the district failed to addresstraffic impacts in its December 2012mitigated negative declaration studyand review. He also said the districtcommitted a California EnvironmentalQuality Act violation by dismissingcommunity concerns about traffic.Haroff cited an October 2012 letterfrom the town of Hillsborough statingtheir concerns about the rebuildingbeing ignored.“Afull EIR is necessary,” Haroff said. “There are more suitable alterna-tives to avoid impacts in the firstplace. They would be in a better posi-tion to provide for the needs of the stu-dents without negative impacts.”Growing enrollment in theBurlingame Elementary SchoolDistrict resulted in the purchase of thepreviously-closed Hoover ElementarySchool on Summit Road in 2010.Since then, the district has been work-ing on plans to renovate the buildingto meet current standards. The plan is
Hoover Elementary lawsuit comes to trial
Judge will make decision on case in about 60 days
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Arnettsays the Bluth family may return to Netflix
BEVERLYHILLS — Will Arnetthopes the mixed reviews of season 4 of “Arrested Development” will mellowout over time.Speaking Monday at the annualTelevision Critics Association summerpress tour, Arnett said he’s “incrediblyproud” of the show’s recent newepisodes and the cast is in discussionswith Netflix to do more.“I think we had to go dark (in tone) ...audiences are so savvy now and youhave to do something that’s differentand make it interesting,” the 43-year-old actor said.The 15-episode fourth season of “Arrested Development,” the award-winning show about the dysfunctionalBluth family, was posted to Netflix Inc.in May. Each episode focused on a dif-ferent character showing his or herpoint of view of an event that was laterexplained. There was much fanfare overthe show’s return but not all fans wereimpressed with the format and storylines.Arnett says working with JasonBateman, who was often the “straightman” of “Arrested Development,”taught him how to play it straight andreactionary in his upcoming CBS com-edy, “The Millers,” co-starring BeauBridges, Margo Martindale and JaymaMays.“Jason has unbelievable timing,”said Arnett. “He’spersonally one of the funniest peopleI’ve ever known.I’ve learned so muchfrom him. As crazyas Gob (Bluth) wasdoing something, itonly worked (play-ing off Bateman).... It was a tango,and Jason was the woman and I was theman,” he joked.On “The Millers,” Arnett is a newlydivorced guy whose parents, played byMartindale and Bridges, are caught upin a bitter separation.The sitcom is shot in a multicameraformat and taped in front of a live audi-ence.Arnett says he’s excited to have theopportunity to work in a different for-mat, as most of his TVexperience hasbeen from a single-camera perspective.“It seemed like something that is likedoing a play, it is like an event. ... Ireally wanted to do something fun anddifferent from what I’ve been doing thelast few years,” he says.His NBC comedy “Up All Night”ended on a strange note after it took ahiatus in its second season late lastyear to switch from a single- to a multi-camera format. Creator Emily Spiveyand co-star Christina Applegate quitshortly thereafter.Arnett says he was more open to theidea of the show’s change of format.“It was something that I was open toand that sort of took on a life or deathof its own, but I really welcome theopportunity.”
Two-headed turtle at Texas zoo gets Facebook page
SAN ANTONIO — Atwo-headed turtleborn last month at the San AntonioZoo has become so popular that she hasher own Facebook page. Zoo officials say the Texas cooter,named Thelma and Louise for the femaleduo in the 1991 Oscar-winning movie,has been doing well. Spokeswoman Debbie Rios-Vanskike says the turtle eats andswims, and added that the two heads —named Louise Left and Thelma Right —get along.
Evan Rachel Wood gives birth to baby boy
NEWYORK — Evan Rachel Wood isa mom.Her representative said Monday thatshe gave birth to a baby boy. The 25-year-old actress married British actorJamie Bell last year.The rep adds that “parents and babyare all doing well.” No more detailswere provided.Wood’s credits include “TheWrestler,” “Thirteen” and HBO’s “TrueBlood.” She earned Golden Globe andEmmy nominations for her supportingrole in “Mildred Pierce.”
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Actor Tom Green is42.
This Day in HistoryThought for the Day
1863
American automaker Henry Ford wasborn in Dearborn Township, Mich.
“You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do.” 
— Henry Ford,American auto manufacturer (1863-1947)
Former Californiagovernor ArnoldSchwarzenegger is66.Actress JaimePressly is 36.
Birthdays
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A tortoise makes its way through mud in Kfar Kila village near the Lebanese-Israeli border.
Tuesday
: Mostly cloudy in the morningthen becoming sunny. Patchy fog in themorning. Highs in the lower 60s. Southwinds 10 to 20 mph.
Tuesday night
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The article, “Remembering Korea: San Bruno resident,vet and former POWreflects on Korean War armistice” in theJuly 27 edition of the Daily Journal had incorrect informa-tion. Ted Pallas actually was discharged in August, notApril, of 1953. In his quote, “I say a person who enlistsloves war, while a person who is drafted hates war,” he wasspeaking specifically to his captors.
Correction
In 1729, 
Baltimore, Md. was founded.
In 1864, 
during the Civil War, Union forces tried to takePetersburg, Va., by exploding a gunpowder-filled mine underConfederate defense lines; the attack failed.
In 1918, 
poet Joyce Kilmer, a sergeant in the 165th U.S.Infantry Regiment, was killed during the Second Battle of theMarne in World War I. (Kilmer is perhaps best rememberedfor his poem “Trees.”)
In 1932
, the Summer Olympic Games opened in LosAngeles.
In 1945, 
the Portland class heavy cruiser USS Indianapoliswas torpedoed by a Japanese submarine during World War II;only 316 out of some 1,200 men survived.
In 1953, 
the Small Business Administration was founded.
In 1956
, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a measuremaking “In God We Trust” the national motto, replacing “EPluribus Unum” (“Out of many, one”).
In 1963,
the Soviet Union announced it had granted polit-ical asylum to Harold “Kim” Philby, the “third man” of aBritish spy ring.
In 1965
, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law theMedicare bill, which went into effect the following year.
In 1975, 
former Teamsters union president Jimmy Hoffadisappeared in suburban Detroit; although presumed dead, hisremains have never been found.
In 1980
, Israel’s Knesset passed a law reaffirming all of Jerusalem as the capital of the Jewish state.
In 1990, 
British Conservative Party lawmaker Ian Gow waskilled in a bombing claimed by the Irish Republican Army.
Ten years ago
: President George W. Bush took personalresponsibility for the first time for using discredited intelli-gence in his State of the Union address, but predicted hewould be vindicated for going to war against Iraq.
In other news ...
(Answers tomorrow)BOSSYCLOTH KNIGHTFINITEYesterday’sJumbles:Answer:After having the flu for a week, she was —SICK OF ITNow arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, assuggested by the above cartoon.
THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME
by David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek
Unscramble these four Jumbles,one letter to each square,to form four ordinary words.
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Actor Richard Johnson is 86. Actor Edd (correct) “Kookie”Byrnes is 80. Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Seligis 79. Blues musician Buddy Guy is 77. Movie director PeterBogdanovich is 74. Feminist activist Eleanor Smeal is 74.Former U.S. Rep. Patricia Schroeder, D-Colo., is 73. SingerPaul Anka is 72. Jazz musician David Sanborn is 68.ActorWilliam Atherton is 66. Actor Jean Reno is 65. Blues singer-musician Otis Taylor is 65. Actor Frank Stallone is 63. ActorKen Olin is 59. Actress Delta Burke is 57. Law professor AnitaHill is 57. Singer-songwriter Kate Bush is 55.
Lotto
 The Daily Derby race winners are Lucky Star,No.2,in first place;Gorgeous George,No.8,in secondplace;and Lucky Charms,No.12,in third place. The race time was clocked at 1:49.01.
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SAN MATEO
Suspicious circumstances.
Two girlsknocked on someone’s door and asked for aride home after saying a man was followingthem on the 1400 block of Aberdeen Drivebefore 9:51 p.m. on Wednesday, July 24.
Brandishing a weapon
. Aman threat-ened someone with a gun after a road rageincident at the intersection of Tilia Streetand Borel Avenue before 8:44 p.m.Wednesday, July 24.
Theft
. Apower washer was taken from thetruck after locks were cut on the 100 blockof North Ellsworh Avenue before 7:22 a.m.Wednesday, July 24.
Vandalism
. Five men were using markerpens to tag walls and parking meters on the100 block of South Ellsworth Avenue before8:41 p.m. on Monday, July 22.
Theft
. An ring was stolen on the 500 blockof Bucknell Drive before 12:39 p.m. onMonday, July 15.
Theft
. Alicense plate was stolen on the900 block of South Delaware Street before11:47 a.m. on Monday, July 15.
Theft
. Aman stole perscriptions from aCVS/pharmacy on the first block of BovetRoad before 8:44 p.m. Saturday, July 13.
Theft
. Abackpack with a computer andother electronics was stolen on the 100block of De Anza Boulevard before 10:24a.m. Saturday July 13.
Theft
. Awoman’s iPhone was stolen out of her pocket while she was shopping at theHillsdale Shopping Center before 7:11 p.m.Wednesday, July 10.
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
Disturbance
. Aman refused to leave aSafeway after he was caught stealing onnumerous occasions on El Camino Realbefore 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 24.
Arrest
. Aperson was arrested for an out-standing warrant after five juveniles werecaught smoking marijuana on Third Lanebefore 10:18 p.m. Wednesday, July 24.
Disturbance
. Two intoxicated people werefighting on Villa Court before 8:51 p.m.Wednesday, July 24.
Malicious mischief 
. Two juveniles wereseen on the roof of a school on SpruceAvenue before 6:39 p.m. Wednesday, July24.
Theft
. Two guitars were stolen after a musicstore business owner’s email was hackedinto on Utah Avenue before 9:35 a.m.Wednesday, July 24.
Hazard
. The driver of a minivan attemptedto enter Highway 101 via the exit ramp andcaused traffic issues on Grand Avenue before11:14 p.m. Tuesday, July 23.
UNINCORPORATED SAN MATEO COUNTY
Petty theft.
Two batteries worth $359were taken from an excavator on the 13000block of Skyline Boulevard before 4 p.m.Thursday, July 18.
Disturbance
. Someone reported receivinga disturbing message on her voice mail froman unknown caller on the 500 block of Terrace Avenue before 9:26 p.m. Monday,July 8.
Police reports
Parking blues
Aperson reported they believed some-one painted a curb blue to create anunauthorized handicap parking space onthe 500 block of Rollins Road inBurlingame before 10:51 a.m. Tuesday,July 23.
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF REPORT
Notre Dame de Namur Universityannounced yesterday that Paul Ewald, Ph.D.will be its new provost, starting at theBelmont school on Sept. 1.Ewald has served as dean of Regis Collegeat Regis University in Denver, Colo. since2002.He was formerly associate to the chancel-lor at Antioch University and held facultyappointments at Westmar College, theUniversity of Wisconsin-Whitewater andthe University of New England. He completed a post-doctoral fellowshipin gerontology in the Alaskan interior, aFulbright Scholar’s award in Hungary and aFulbright-Hayes team project in Brazil.Ewald has a B.A. from CreightonUniversity, an M.S.Ed. from EasternIllinois University and aPh.D. in educational psy-chology from theUniversity of Florida.“I was attracted toNDNU for many reasonsincluding its small size,its rich Catholic heritageand the heritage of theSisters of Notre Dame deNamur,” Ewald said in apress release. “At a time when all the talkabout higher education seems to center on job preparation, I appreciate NDNU’s insis-tence on maintaining a strong focus on theliberal arts as well as professionally-orient-ed learning.”Ewald succeeds Diana Demetrulias, Ph.D.who announced her retirement earlier thisyear.
BART talks continue;union leaderpessimistic about reaching deal
BARTmanagement met with union leadersagain Monday to try to reach an agreementbefore the union employees’contractexpires at midnight Sunday, a managementspokesman said.Transit district spokesman Rick Rice saidmanagement met with leaders of ServiceEmployees International Union Local1021, which represents 1,430 mechanics,custodians and clerical workers, yesterdaymorning and with leaders of AmalgamatedTransit Union Local 1555, which represents945 station agents, train operators and cler-ical workers, yesterday afternoon.The talks were facilitated by two statemediators who sometimes meet with theparties separately and other times meet withall of them together in the same room.SEIU Local 1021 executive director PeteCastelli said negotiations have been ongo-ing but have been proceeding more slowlythan they should because BART’s lead nego-tiator, Thomas Hock, has been on vacationfor the past 10 days.Castelli said that means the parties haveonly been able to talk about small supple-mental issues during that time instead of thebigger sticking points, which he said arewages, benefits and worker safety.But Rice said Hock’s vacation wasapproved by the state mediator back on July7 and that the parties have still been able totalk about important matters in his absence.“There have been more meetings thanoriginally scheduled and there’s still plentyof time to reach an agreement,” Rice said.Hock will be back at the bargaining tabletoday, and the mediators’schedule includestalks every day until the contract expires onSunday night, he said.
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