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GIVING ADVICE
NATION PAGE 7
GLOBAL WARMING MAY GET PEOPLE OFF COUCH
HEALTH PAGE 17
OBAMA DISHES ON LEADERSHIP AT FIRST EVENTSINCE LEAVING OFFICE
Teachersrally forpay hike
By Austin Walsh
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
San Mateo-Foster City Elementary School District teach-ers seeking a raise rallied before district officials and calledfor more money which they claim is needed to better affordliving locally. Nearly 200 members of the San Mateo ElementaryTeachers Association, the district’s teaching union,marched and waved signs Thursday, April 20, at administra-
Donald Trump backs away fromdemand for border wall money
San Mateo-Foster City educatorsdissatisfied with compensation
By Erica Werner and Andrew Taylor
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — President DonaldTrump stepped back Monday fromdemanding a down payment for his bor-der wall in must-past spending legisla-tion, potentially removing a majorobstacle to a bipartisan deal just days
By Samantha Weigel
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
With a menu of options andbudgetary trade-offs to pore over,the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors is considering pro-posals to allocate between $40million and $47.5 million towardaffordable housing over the nexttwo years.The discussion comes as a jobs-to-housing imbalance created aregion where the average one-bed-room apartment rents for $2,735 amonth and the median home priceis $1.25 million, according to thecounty.After deciding earlier this monththat a proposed $15 million annu-al allocation may not be suffi-cient, supervisors will meetTuesday to weigh some of thecounty’s most aggressive fundingplans to address the regionalshortage.It’s part of the effort to iron outa spending plan for Measure K,which voters extended lastNovember after the half-cent salestax was touted as a vital means toenhance housing options for low-income residents.A stronghold of affordable hous-ing advocates and nonprofit lead-ers are urging the board to treat thelooming crisis with more urgency,with some seeking $30 million a
County considers upping affordable housing support
Supervisors to discuss Measure K, spending $40 millionor $47.5 million next two years
Asking questions, one layer at a time
Donald Trump
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: Redwood Cityartist Karen Chew unfurlsone of many texturedmaterials she uses for hermixed media art.
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: A piece Chew calls‘The Four Horsewomen,’which brings old andnew images together tosymbolize the strengthand intelligence of women.
Mixed media artistKaren Chew collectspast, present, future
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 Teachers seeking a pay raise held a demonstration in front of the San Mateo-Foster City Elementary School District offices.
By Anna Schuessler
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
It’s impossible to look at one of Karen Chew’s mixed media artpieces and not try to peel back thelayers of the many papers, paintsand outlines of shapes that charac-terize her work. Many of the Redwood Cityartist’s pieces layer textured paperand paint over posters she collect-ed during trips to Europe. Inspiredby other artists with whom she hastraveled, Chew soaks posters shepeeled off walls and kiosks inwarm water, finding what was onceone chunk of poster material oftenseparates into several layers of posters, each revealing a differentmoment in time. “I like the history of building uplayers because it becomes some-thing else,” she said. “Things getintegrated and then it becomessomething that maybe you didn’texpect.”From event advertisements topolitical commentary, thechronologies Chew uncoveredoffered slivers of a city’s historythat she couldn’t see at firstglance. Piecing together momentsfrom trips with scraps of paper orfabric offers Chew a chance tolearn from and reflect on her trav-els long after she has returned fromher trips.In May, Chew will invite thosewho view her work to ask similarquestions at the upcoming artexhibit “Shifting Movements: ArtInspired by the Life and Activismof Yuri Kochiyama.” From May 4to May 25, mixed media piecesinspired by Chew’s trip to Portugalsome three years ago will join thework of 40 other artists payingtribute to the Japanese-Americanactivist known for opposing struc-tural racism in policies such as the
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April 25, 2017
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Shea Moisture hair line company apologizes in ad dust up
The black-founded hair product com-pany Shea Moisture apologizedMonday under heavy criticism onsocial media for a video spot featuringwhite women.The online commercial promotingthe company’s products on sale atTarget includes the women, along witha woman of color, talking about “hairhate” and how Shea is their go-to prod-uct, prompting cries of gentrifying theline.“Wow - we really f-ed this one up!Please know that our intent was not, &would never be, to disrespect our com-munity,” the company’s officialTwitter account, @SheaMoisture,posted. The company posted a longer apolo-gy on its Facebook page, including:“You guys know that we have alwaysstood for inclusion in beauty and havealways fought for our community andgiven them credit for not just buildingour business but for shifting the beau-ty landscape.”
Beauty pageant winner pleads guilty to child porn
NEWPORT BEACH — A former win-ner of California’s Mrs. OrangeCounty beauty pageant has pleadedguilty to possessing child pornogra-phy and lewd acts with a child.County court records say 27-year-oldMeghan Alt entered the pleas lastFriday and was sentenced to 300 daysin jail and three years of probation.Prosecutors dismissed two additionalcharges of lewd acts with a child.Alt was ordered to serve the jail sen-tence starting Friday.Alt’s lawyer did not immediatelyrespond to an emailed message seek-ing comment.She was arrested in 2015.Prosecutors said she sold images of a4-year-old relative to a marine.Alt is from the Southern CaliforniaCity of Irvine and has three children.She was crowned Mrs. OrangeCounty in 2014 and competed in theMrs. California contest the same year.
Beloved 600-year-old white oak tree takes final bow
BERNARDS, N.J. — A white oak treethat has watched over a New Jerseycommunity and a church for hundredsof years began its final bow Monday ascrews began its removal and residentsfondly remembered the go-to spot forformal photos, landmark for drivingdirections and the remarkable piece of natural history.Crews at the Basking RidgePresbyterian Church in Bernards begantaking down the 600-year-old tree thatwas declared dead after it began show-ing rot and weakness during the lastcouple of years. They were due to returnto the church Tuesday — weather per-mitting — to continue the process,which is expected to be completed byWednesday.“Over the past few years (the tree’s)health has declined quite dramatically.Our folks did everything possible tohelp its health be restored, but it was just the end of its life and it was notmeant to be,” the Rev. Dennis Jones,the church’s pastor, said as the workgot underway.The removal work drew lots of atten-tion from residents of a bedroom com-munity about 30 miles (48 kilometers)west of New York and other tree fanswho saw it as a chance to bid a finalfarewell to their close friend. Hundredsof people came by during the day towatch the work, many appearingsomber as they watched workers usechain saws to cut down limbs andbranches.The tree pieces were loaded onto alog truck and taken to an undisclosedsite where they will be evaluated andinventoried. Officials still are decidingwhat to do with the wood and what willbe put on the site where the tree stood.The tree has been an important partof the community since the town’sinception in the 1700s. Officials sayit was the site of a picnic Gen. GeorgeWashington held with the Marquis deLafayette, and the Rev. GeorgeWhitefield, a noted evangelist,preached to more than 3,000 peoplebeneath the tree in 1740.
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Actor Hank Azariais 53.
This Day in HistoryThought for the Day
1507
A world map produced by German car-tographer Martin Waldseemueller con-tained the first recorded use of the term“America,” in honor of Italian naviga-tor Amerigo Vespucci.
The particular rule is that every individual ismore or less an exception to the general rule.”
— Samuel Butler, English author
Actor Al Pacino is77. Actor Jason Lee is47.
Birthdays
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Aurora, a 7-year-old female polar bear, jumps into a swimming pool which was recently filled with water after the winterseason, at the Royev Ruchey zoo in a suburb of the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
Tuesday
: Mostly cloudy. A slight chanceof rain in the afternoon. Highs in theupper 50s to mid 60s. West winds 5 to 15mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Tuesday night
: Mostly cloudy. Lows inthe lower 50s.
Wednesday
: Mostly cloudy. Highs inthe upper 50s to mid 60s.
Wednesday night and Thursday
: Partly cloudy. Lows inthe lower to mid 50s. Highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s.
Thursday night through Friday night
: Mostly clear.Breezy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the 50s to 60s.Saturday: Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s to lower 70s.
Saturday and Saturday night:
Clear. Highs in the lower60s to mid 70s. Lows near 50.
Sunday
: Sunny. Highs in the 60s to lower 70s.
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In 404 B.C., 
the Peloponnesian War ended as Athens sur-rendered to Sparta.
In 1792, 
French highwayman Nicolas Jacques Pelletierbecame the first person to be executed by the guillotine.
In 1862, 
during the Civil War, a Union fleet commanded byFlag Officer David G. Farragut captured the city of NewOrleans.
In 1915
, during World War I, Allied soldiers invaded theGallipoli Peninsula in an unsuccessful attempt to take theOttoman Empire out of the war.
In 1917, 
legendary jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald was born inNewport News, Virginia.
In 1945
, during World War II, U.S. and Soviet forces linkedup on the Elbe River, a meeting that dramatized the collapseof Nazi Germany’s defenses. Delegates from some 50 coun-tries gathered in San Francisco to organize the UnitedNations.
In 1959, 
the St. Lawrence Seaway opened to shipping.
In 1964,
vandals sawed off the head of the “Little Mermaidstatue in Copenhagen, Denmark.
In 1974
, the “Carnation Revolution” took place in Portugalas a bloodless military coup toppled the Estado Novo regime.
In 1983, 
10-year-old Samantha Smith of Manchester,Maine, received a reply from Soviet leader Yuri V. Andropovto a letter she’d written expressing her concerns about nuclearwar; Andropov gave assurances that the Soviet Union did notwant war, and invited Samantha to visit his country, a trip shemade in July.
In 1990, 
the Hubble Space Telescope was deployed in orbitfrom the space shuttle Discovery. (It was later discovered thatthe telescope’s primary mirror was flawed, requiring theinstallation of corrective components to achieve optimalfocus.) Ballroom dance judge Len Goodman (TV: “Dancing with theStars”) is 73. Rock musician Stu Cook (Creedence ClearwaterRevival) is 72. Singer Bjorn Ulvaeus (ABBA) is 72. ActressTalia Shire is 72. Actor Jeffrey DeMunn is 70. Rock musicianSteve Ferrone (Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers) is 67. Countrysinger-songwriter Rob Crosby is 63. Rock singer Andy Bell(Erasure) is 53. Rock musician Eric Avery is 52. Country musi-cian Rory Feek (Joey + Rory) is 52. TV personality JaneClayson is 50. Actress Renee Zellweger is 48. Actress GinaTorres is 48. Actor Jason Wiles is 47. Actress Emily Bergl is42. Actor Jonathan Angel is 40. Actress Marguerite Moreau is40. Singer Jacob Underwood is 37. Actress Melonie Diaz is 33.Actress Sara Paxton is 29. Actress Allisyn Ashley Arm is 21.
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REDWOOD CITY 
Disorderly conduct.
A man between amailbox and a front door was yelling atpeople and surrounded by broken glass, itwas reported at 7:38 a.m. Wednesday, April19.
Suspicious person
. A man in his 20scarrying a flashlight was rambling on BairIsland Road, it was reported 1:57 a.m.Wednesday, April 19.
Residential burglary
. Someone entereda home on Poplar Avenue through anunlocked bedroom window, it was reportedat 8:42 p.m. Monday, April 17.
Vehicle burglary.
A car was broken intoand a house key was stolen on BecketDrive, it was reported at 11:39 a.m.Monday, April 17.
FOSTER CITY 
Abandoned vehicle.
An RV was parkedin the same location for a week on PortRoyal Avenue, it was reported at 8:51 a.m.Tuesday, April 18.
Abandoned vehicle.
An RV was parkedin the same location for three days onBaffin Court, it was reported 8:48 a.m.Tuesday, April 18.
Abandoned vehicle
. An RV was parkedin the same location for four days on PortRoyal Avenue, it was reported at 8:43 a.m.Tuesday, April 18.
Police reports
 Just a little cold
A man was walking around with a skimask and camouflage jacket on QuayLane in Redwood City, it was reported at5 a.m. Monday, April 17.
By Austin Walsh
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Millbrae officials seeking traction for aproposed holiday ice rink face more slipperyconditions ahead as they continue the searchfor suitable properties to house the initia-tive. The Millbrae City Council are slated to dis-cuss Tuesday, April 25, the rink’s latest hur-dle as a city report shows a street near thelibrary previously identified as a potentiallanding spot is inadequate. Officials must for the third time head backto the drawing board in their pursuit of anappropriate temporary spot for the facilityseen by advocates as a chance to fill therecreational void left by a lost CommunityCenter. Despite the challenges, CouncilmanWayne Lee said he continues to believe in themerits of the effort. “We can spend a lot on roads and otherthings, but the community wants recreation.They want parks and places to hang out,” hesaid. “If the ice rink is properly done, it willbring a lot of sales tax revenue to Millbrae.”Critics of the proposal though are skepti-cal the initiative will be a boon for localbusinesses, and as a result have questionedwhether the city spending $250,000 pro-posed for the rink is a wise investment. Some merchants previously raised issueswith an interest to put the rink in a downtownparking lot due to fears it would compoundexisting difficulties in finding an availablespace. Officials, in response, suggested puttingthe rink on an eastern stretch of LibraryAvenue, but the report claims the City Hallstaffers found such a proposal was impossi-ble. “The city does not have the legal authorityto close Library Avenue for an extended peri-od of time, outside of an emergency,” accord-ing to the report. “Therefore, Library Avenueis not an option for placement of the modularbuilding for the interim Community Centeror the ice rink.”Lee said he believed the modular could beplaced in the library parking lot withoutblocking the street, which would ameliorateconcerns surrounding the temporary head-quarters for city recreation programs. The rink though would require more spaceto accommodate skaters and visitors, saidLee, who noted he could not throw his fullsupport behind the proposal until anotherproperty was identified. “I’m supportive of the idea, but I’m open-minded to any idea, especially if it is goingto help the community and it is going to becost effective,” he said. “So far I haven’theard of anyone coming up with any idea of how we can make our community better andprovide more opportunities for our business-es.”Lee also asked for a fuller exploration of the economic feasibility of the project,including the costs associated with layingthe infrastructure needed to power the rink. With downtown and near the library likelyoff the table, Lee suggested Taylor MiddleSchool could be a potential spot for the icerink as well, but said he has not had discus-sions with school officials over the concept. Though the campus is not centrally locat-ed, Lee said he believed visitors to a rink atthe middle school would still make an effortto patronize local businesses and fortify thecity’s sales tax revenue. “I don’t think it needs to be downtown todrive business because people are alreadyhere,” said Lee. In previous discussions, some downtownmerchants decried the lack of outreach offeredby city officials before proposing the rink inthe lot where the farmers’ market is held. Lee said he has not consulted local busi-nesses regarding the proposal, but added theMillbrae Chamber of Commerce does notoppose the initiative. He also suggestedMillbrae officials discuss with their counter-parts in San Mateo details of the holiday rinkin Central Park to get some local perspectiveon the costs of such an undertaking. Should councilmembers ultimately wish topursue the initiative, he suggested officialsmove quickly due to the lead time needed toestablish the rink by the coming winter. “I hope people would have an open mindabout this idea. It’s good they express theiropinions, because those are all needed. But atthis point, Millbrae has to be somethingspecial and different,” he said.
Mountain lion DNA found insidehome where dog was snatched
California wildlife officials say a trace of mountain lion DNA was found inside aNorthern California home, confirmingreports that a feline went into a bedroomwhere a woman and her child were sleepingand snatched their dog.A Pescadero homeowner last week called911 to report seeing an animal enter theroom, take the 15-pound PortuguesePodengo sleeping at the foot of her bed andleave. The California Department of Fish andWildlife says a wildlife officer discovered asmall drop of blood on the door, which waspredominantly domestic dog, with traceamounts of mountain lion DNA.The department says the property ownersare eligible for a depredation permit but thatthey opted not to receive it. It stressed that the lion’s behavior isextremely rare and that most mountain lionsare elusive in nature and rarely seen.
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