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By Samantha Weigel
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
The Downtown San MateoAssociation announced — after anine-month search — it has hiredAnn Fienman as its new executivedirector who will advocate forlocal merchants, coordinate withcity officials and strive to supporta sustainablebusiness dis-trict. Officials withthe DSMA, acoalition of business andproperty own-ers that pro-motes econom-ic growth and civic activity, haveworked to move past the scandalleft by its former leader who wasconvicted of embezzling from theorganization.Fienman is a recent Bay Areatransplant who previously servedas the executive director of theBoston Society of Architects, theoldest and largest chapter of theAmerican Institute of Architects,and will take charge of the DSMAbeginning Tuesday. Fienman, 53, said she has abackground in nonprofit andsmall business management,experience in coordinatingwith government officials andlooks forward to promotingdowntown merchants throughcommunity engagement.Fienman said while they mustwork within downtown’s builtenvironment, she’s eager to sup-port sustainable designs that pro-mote health and exploration. “It’s a big advantage to be in awalkable downtown, a walkable
Downtown business district hires new leader
Ann Fienman named executive director of Downtown San Mateo Association
 Judge: HollyStreet updatesuit dismissed
By Bill Silverfarb
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
A lawsuit challenging theapproval by the San Carlos CityCouncil to restripe Holly Streetinto four lanes and to restrict park-ing on the city’s main gatewaywas dismissed by a judge Monday,City Attorney Greg Rubens said.Residents Rick Martinez andAlicia Cabrera filed the lawsuit inSeptember arguing that the coun-cil vote allowing the changes toHolly Street was invalid becauseresidents were not given enoughnotification about the vote andthat the city did not first undertakean environmental impact reporton the project.In July, the council voted 3-2,with councilmen Matt Grocott andCameron Johnson dissenting, toprohibit parking on Holly Streetbetween 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. onweekdays as a way to ease conges-tion by restriping the road to havetwo lanes in both directions.But Martinez contends that,since the project was completed,motorists are speeding on Holly
Residents sued city over voteto restripe, prohibit parking
By Austin Walsh
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Sigalle Michael is working tomake the city of trees more green,by encouraging Burlingame resi-dents and businesses to participatein environmentally friendly pro-grams that increase energy effi-ciency. Michael will address theseissues, and more, while serving asthe coordinatorof SustainableBurlingame, anew positioncreated in citygovernment tomake the com-munity morealert about con-servation ini-
Sustainability director works toadvance green living programs
New position in Burlingame aims to makecity more sustainable and energy efficient
Ann Fienman
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Cynthia Ortiz Guzman, left, suffers from Alzheimer’s disease and joined U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier Monday for aninformational panel discussion to highlight how the disease disproportionately affects women. Nearly 200people gathered at San Mateo City Hall to hear from the panel of Alzheimer’s disease experts.
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DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Cynthia Ortiz Guzman spentnearly 30 years as a nurse caringfor people, now three years afterbeing diagnosed with Alzheimer’sdisease, the 66-year-old said she’sdependent on the help of others asshe navigates a condition forwhich there is no cure. Guzman joined U.S. Rep. JackieSpeier, D-San Mateo, and expertson the increasingly pervasive dis-ease at San Mateo City HallMonday for a discussion panel
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Grandma is a centerfold: Rest home bares all for calendar
AKRON, Ohio — The stars of a char-ity calendar are in their 80s and 90s,but that didn’t stop the men and womenfrom an assisted living facility in Ohiofrom showing a little skin.Miss March, who’s 88, wears a greentop hat and not much else in the calen-dar from Pleasant Pointe AssistedLiving, and the centerfolds are twowomen in their 90s who seem to beplaying poker with strategicallyplaced oversize cards.Flip to February and you’ll see asmiling, white-haired Dottie Ruttersoaking in a bubble bath and flowerpetals, with chocolates and lingerienearby.At 87, she’s the same age as theyoungest of three models standing inthe cover photo, where their bare feetand shoulders peek out from behind abanner they hold advertising theBarberton facility and the affiliatedPleasant View Health Care Center.It reads: “Pleasant View, PleasantPointe.”Another resident in the calendar iscovered only by a large exercise ball.Administrator Teresa Morris told TheAkron Beacon Journal that the resi-dents were clearly having fun themorning the photos were taken.“The residents were like 20-year-olds— giggling, and having the time of their lives,” Morris said. “I do notbelieve the elderly should just sitaround staring at each other. I want afun environment where I challengethem and they challenge me.”Money from the $12 calendars goestoward a fund providing shoes for chil-dren in the local schools in the city of Barberton.
No ‘narsisstics’: Music festivals ban fans’ selfie sticks
LOS ANGELES — You can bring yourbeach towels and floral headbands, butforget that selfie stick if you’re plan-ning to go to the Coachella orLollapalooza music festivals.The devices, which grasp cellphonesto allow people to take pictures of themselves farther away from theirfaces, are banned at this summer’s mul-tiday festivals in Indio, California, andChicago. Coachella dismissed them as“narsisstics” on a list of prohibiteditems.Selfie sticks have become a popularbut polemical photo-taking tool: Avidpicture takers like snapping their ownshots in front of monuments and sun-sets, but critics dismiss them asobnoxious and potentially dangerousto others around them.A spokeswoman for Coachella wouldnot comment on the restriction.Lollapalooza representatives did notimmediately return a request for com-ment.Coachella and Lollapalooza areamong dozens of popular events andlandmarks taking a stand against thesticks. In Europe, the Palace of Versaillesoutside Paris, Britain’s NationalGallery in London and the Colosseumin Rome have all banned selfie sticks,saying they need to protect exhibitson display and ensure the safety of vis-itors.In the U.S., Ultra Music Festival inMiami, one of the world’s largest elec-tronic music festivals, also prohibitedselfie sticks at last weekend’s event.
California man jailed twice in a weekend for drunken driving
SONOMA — A Northern Californiawas arrested twice in one weekend onsuspicion of drunken driving. The Santa Rosa Press Democratreports Monday that 55-year-oldDonald Flinn was arrested Friday nightand booked into Sonoma County Jailon $30,000 bail. He was also arrestedon suspicion of cruelty to a child dur-ing that traffic stop. Jail processor Chris Amador says heposted bailed Saturday morning andwas released. Authorities said Flinn was back in jail Saturday night after he was broughtin again on suspicion of drunken driv-ing.He spent Saturday night in jail andwas released Sunday morning afterposting $10,000 bail.
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Former vice president Al Goreis 67.
This Day in HistoryThought for the Day
2005
Terri Schiavo, 41, died at a hospice inPinellas Park, Florida, 13 days afterher feeding tube was removed in awrenching right-to-die dispute.
“The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of past centuries.”
— Rene Descartes, French philosopher and mathematician
Actor ChristopherWalken is 72. Actor Ewan McGregor is 44.
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A man looks at an exhibition called ‘Oh! Future Sensation’ as part of Saint-Gobain’s 350th anniversary celebrations, in Sao Paulo.
Tuesday
: Mostly cloudy in the morningthen becoming sunny. Breezy. Patchy fogand drizzle in the morning. Highs in thelower 60s. West winds 15 to 20mph...Becoming northwest 20 to 30 mphin the afternoon.
Tuesday night
: Mostly clear. Breezy.Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest winds20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph decreasing to 10to 20 mph after midnight.
Wednesday
: Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwestwinds 10 to 20 mph.
Wednesday night:
Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows in theupper 40s. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts toaround 45 mph... Becoming 15 to 20 mph after midnight.
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In 1814,
Paris was occupied by a coalition of Russian,Prussian and Austrian forces; the surrender of the Frenchcapital forced the abdication of Emperor Napoleon.
In 1889
, French engineer Gustave Eiffel unfurled theFrench tricolor from atop the Eiffel Tower, officially mark-ing its completion.
In 1933
, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed theEmergency Conservation Work Act, which created theCivilian Conservation Corps.
In 1943
, “Oklahoma!” the first musical play by RichardRodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, opened on Broadway.
In 1949
, Newfoundland (now called Newfoundland andLabrador) entered confederation as Canada’s tenth province.
In 1957
, the original version of Rodgers andHammerstein’s “Cinderella,” starring Julie Andrews, airedlive in color on CBS.
In 1968
, President Lyndon B. Johnson stunned the countryby announcing he would not seek re-election.
In 1975
“Gunsmoke” closed out 20 seasons on CBS withits final first-run episode, “The Sharecroppers.”
In 1976
, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that KarenAnn Quinlan, who was in a persistent vegetative state, couldbe disconnected from her respirator. (Quinlan, who remainedunconscious, died in 1985.)
In 1986
, 167 people died when a Mexicana AirlinesBoeing 727 crashed in a remote mountainous region of Mexico.
In 1993, 
actor Brandon Lee, 28, was accidentally shot todeath during the filming of a movie in Wilmington, NorthCarolina, when he was hit by a bullet fragment that had beenlodged inside a prop gun. “Star Dust” lyricist MitchellParish, 92, died in New York.
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Actor William Daniels is 88. Hockey Hall-of-Famer GordieHowe is 87. Actor Richard Chamberlain is 81. Actress ShirleyJones is 81. Country singer-songwriter John D. Loudermilk is81. Musician Herb Alpert is 80. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., is75. Former U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., is 75.Comedian Gabe Kaplan is 71. Author David Eisenhower is 67.Actress Rhea Perlman is 67. Actor Ed Marinaro is 65. Rockmusician Angus Young (AC/DC) is 60. Actor Marc McClure is58. Actor William McNamara is 50. Alt-country musician BobCrawford (The Avett Brothers) is 44. Rapper Tony Yayo is 37.
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Theft
. A pizza sign was stolen from a caroutside of Seniores Pizza on South ElCamino Real before 8:13 p.m. Saturday,March 21.
Burglary
. A man came home and noticedhis front door had been forced open before8:21 p.m. Friday, March 20.
Theft
. A person jumped over a pharmacycounter, grabbed some medication and thenran out of the Walgreens on South El CaminoReal before 1:33 p.m. Monday, March 16.
Burglary
. A computer was stolen from abusiness on Borel Place before 1:17 p.m.Monday, March 16.
Arrest
. A drunk man was arrested after run-ning in and out of a restaurant with a tennisracket at the Pacific Catch Restaurant onSouth B Street before 8:51 p.m. Sunday,March 15.
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Arrest.
A man with a warrant was arrestedand transported to San Mateo County Jail onthe 400 block of Judson Drive in La Hondabefore 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 24.
Violation of court order.
A person thathad a restraining order came into a restrictedarea on the 100 block of Pear Orchard before5:50 p.m. Tuesday, March 24.
Police reports
Berry concerning
A person was upset because there wassomeone selling fruit on the corner of Second Avenue and South HumboldtStreet in San Mateo before 1:30 p.m.Saturday, March 14.
By Austin Walsh
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Millbrae officials hosted business leadersfrom China on Monday afternoon to returnthe hospitality received during an earliertrip by local government representativesacross the Pacific Ocean, as the two commu-nities continue developing a burgeoningrelationship.Roughly 75 people from San MateoCounty and Dongguan, China, gathered inthe banquet room at Tai Wu restaurant, at300 El Camino Real, to mingle and enjoy ameal while discussing mutually beneficialbusiness opportunities. Mayor Robert Gottschalk represented thecity of Millbrae, along with councilmem-bers Marge Colapietro and Wayne Lee, atthe event which featured members of thelocal and international business communi-ty. Gottschalk traveled to China last year,along with officials from other communi-ties in San Mateo County, to promote theeconomic vitality of Silicon Valley. “This is very valuable for both areas,”said Baron Suen, chairman of the San MateoCounty-China Trade Office. “We are tryingto get both countries to understand eachother more.”Dongguan is located in the GuangdongProvince in southern China, and is home toa thriving manufacturing industry, as well asan ambitious foreign investment sector. Gottschalk said there are similaritiesbetween Dongguan and Millbrae, citingtheir proximity to nearby sources of invest-ment and economic development. Dongguan is in the same province asShenzhen and Hong Kong, two of the mosteconomically robust communities in theworld. Gottschalk noted the nearness of Millbraeto San Francisco International Airport andSilicon Valley, the major business hubs inNorthern California. Suen said the event offered a chance formatchmaking between business leaders andinvestors hoping to develop their portfoliowith companies from across the PacificOcean. “This is the trend for Chinese investorslooking for opportunities in America,” hesaid. “And we want to build a bridge betweenthe two areas.”Suen said Millbrae was the perfect homefor the event, because of the significantChinese population in the city, and the con-nection that remains between the communi-ties.More than 40 percent of Millbrae’s resi-dents are of Asian descent, according to2010 Census Bureau data. Colapietro said the event was a valuableopportunity to foster bonds that could befruitful for the local economy. “It’s very important for Millbrae to estab-lish strong relationships with other busi-ness communities,” she said. “And we hopeto strengthen our city’s financial sustain-ability.”Lee echoed those sentiments. “This is a seamless approach to gettingestablished,” he said. “We want to stimulateand boost our economy, and this is a naturalopportunity to do that.”Lee also noted it was in the best interestof many communities in San Mateo Countyto build foreign relationships, in hopes toestablish a regional reputation as a center of economic development. Outside of officials from Millbrae, manyother local officials were represented at thelunch. Dave Pine, from the county Board of Supervisors, was present, along withRedwood City Mayor Jeff Gee, BrisbaneCouncilwoman Lori Liu, representativesfrom the office of state Sen. Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo, and many more. Prior to the lunch, members of theChinese delegation had an opportunity totour the city of Millbrae with and meet withelected officials.Gottschalk said that he intends to travelto China this summer, which he hopes willfurther develop the relationship betweenMillbrae and representatives fromDongguan and other business communitiesin the region. “Meeting with the Dongguan trade delega-tion is a great opportunity for cities in SanMateo County. Expanding investment andtrade between our communities and China isgoing to benefit all parties involved,” hewrote in a prepared statement. “I have trav-eled to China several times and I know thatthey want to do more business with us. I amvery pleased that we have been able to makethis lunch happen.”
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Foreign business leaders buildnew relationships in Millbrae
Members from Chinese business delegation gather with elected officials
 
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