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By Juliet Williams
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SACRAMENTO A judge on Monday
tore up Californias funding plans for what
would be the nations rst bullet train, issu-
ing separate orders that could force the state
to spend months or years redrawing its
plans for the $68 billion rail line and could
choke off some of its funding.
Sacramento County Superior Court Judge
Michael Kenny rejected a request from the
California High-Speed Rail Authority to
sell $8 billion of the $10 billion in bonds
approved by voters in 2008, saying there
was no evidence it was necessary and desir-
able to start selling the bonds when a com-
mittee of state ofcials met last March.
He said the committee, which included
state Treasurer Bill Lockyer, was supposed
to act as the ultimate keeper of the check-
book for taxpayers, but instead relied on a
request from the high-speed rail authority to
start selling bonds as sufcient evidence to
proceed.
In a separate lawsuit, Kenny ordered the
rail authority to redo its $68 billion funding
plan, a process that could take months or
years, although rail authority ofcials say
they have already started and believe it can
be done much more quickly than that. He
had previously ruled that the authority
abused its discretion by approving a fund-
ing plan that did not comply with the law.
The judge said the state failed to identify
sources of funds that were more than mere-
ly theoretically possible.
It is also unclear who will decide if the
Judge blocks bullet train funds
California High-Speed Rail Authoritys request to sell $8B of the $10B in bonds denied
New car sharing
company opens
shop in Millbrae
RelayRides wants to fill void
left by FlightCars closure
By Angela Swartz
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Anew car sharing company just hit Millbrae Monday and
wants to ll the space of FlightCar, a company the city
asked to shut down in mid-November.
RelayRides, a startup based in San Francisco, just began
its airport service, an extension of its marketplace in which
car owners can list their vehicles, and those that need a ride
can rent one by the day, week or even month. RelayRides is
leasing parking lot space at the Westin and Aloft hotels in
Millbrae just south of San Francisco International Airport,
where renters can pick up cars. The hotel then offers a free
shuttle to the airport to customers as well from 4 a.m. to
midnight.
Chief Operating Ofcer Andre Haddad founded the compa-
ny in 2010. He worked at eBay for 10 years before launch-
Deal cooking for Off the
Grid, Burlingame conflict
Some Broadway businesses worried food trucks
taking parking, customers at current location
By Angela Swartz
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
A proposal to move Off the Grid food trucks from the
Broadway Caltrain station to the main commercial strip for
a 90-day trial after businesses objected is in the works, but
event organizers say it may be easier said than done.
I dont want to cause a similar dynamic of a problematic
situation, said Matt Cohen, owner of Off the Grid. In
terms of a trial period, we already spent a year going
through this process and were trying to nd a place with
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Barack Obama speaks at a Democratic Party fundraiser in San Francisco.
By Jim Kuhenhenn
SAN FRANCISCO Stung by
plunging approval numbers at a low
point in his presidency, President
Barack Obama is urging donors to
buck up while making a thread-the-
needle appeal for bipartisanship with
Republicans even as he calls for
replacing the House GOP majority and
holding his Democratic edge in the
Senate.
Obama is seeking to gain back his
political standing in the aftermath of
his administrations botched launch of
health care enrollment by defining
himself as a pragmatic victim of tea
party conservatives. At the same time
he is casting his poli-
cies on the economy
and immigration as
popular remedies that
could win bipartisan
support.
Right now in this
country there is at
least one faction of one party that has
decided they are more interested in
stopping progress than advancing it,
and arent interested in compromise or
engaging in solving problems and
more interested in scoring points for
the next election, he told Democratic
donors in San Francisco on Monday.
For Obama, the call for compromise
is a veiled olive branch that also dis-
guises a threat.
What were looking for is not the
defeat of another party, what were
looking for is the advancement of
ideas that are going to vindicate those
values that are tried and true, he said at
a fundraiser Sunday with House
Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi seated
among about 60 high-dollar donors.
But to do that were going to need
Nancy Pelosi as speaker, because
theres just a lot of work to be done
right now.
Less than 24 hours later, pressing
for an overhaul of immigration laws,
Obama extended a hand to House
Republican Speaker John Boehner.
Speaker Boehner is hopeful we can
Obama tells donors to buck up
President seeks to regain political standing after botched launch of health care program
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Dolly the wandering
llama caught in Michigan
HOLLY TOWNSHIP, Mich. A
llama spotted wandering for nearly
six months in Michigan has been cap-
tured and is getting a new home.
Mlive.com reports the llama that
Kathy Kuzma calls Dolly was found
Saturday in Oakland Countys Holly
Township, about 40 miles northwest
of Detroit.
Kuzma has been on the lookout for
the animal, which had been wandering
her neighborhood. On Saturday, Lisa
Davenport came to Kuzmas house to
get a look at the llama. Davenport has
three llamas of her own along with
other animals at a Michigan farm.
The women walked into a eld to
give the llama some food, and Dolly
stood still instead of being her usual
skittish self. They then coaxed the
llama into a barn.
Davenport plans to take the llama
back to her own farm.
Ex-flight attendant
sentenced for bomb threats
LOS ANGELES A former United
Airlines flight attendant who made
phony bomb threats against jetliners
has been sentenced to 18 months in
federal prison.
Patrick Cau, who also uses the name
Patrick Kaiser, was sentenced Monday
by a federal judge in Los Angeles.
Cau pleaded guilty earlier this year
to one count of false information and
hoaxes. In the plea agreement, Cau
said he used pay phones in several
cities to make eight threats against
United ights between October 2012
and January.
The German national who now lives
in Dallas was also ordered to pay more
than $300,000 to United and to Los
Angeles police as restitution because
ights were delayed, canceled, evacu-
ated or searched.
Woman jumps from
stadium deck after Raiders loss
OAKLAND Awoman who jumped
from the third level of the Oakland
Raiders stadium survived after a man
tried to catch her and broke her fall,
authorities said.
The woman, who was not identied,
was critically injured Sunday after
plunging about 45 feet at O.co
Coliseum. She jumped shortly after
the Raiders 23-19 loss to the
Tennessee Titans, as fans led out of
the stadium.
The 61-year-old man from
Stockton, Calif., who tried to catch
her was seriously injured but was con-
scious and talking when he was taken
to the hospital, authorities said. He
was released Monday, Alameda
County sheriffs Sgt. J.D. Nelson
said.
He saved her life quite honestly, at
his own expense, Nelson told the
Oakland Tribune. This guy 100 per-
cent saved her life. Shed be dead
now.
Nelson declined to release the
names of the injured parties.
The woman went to a seating area
that was covered by a tarp and
appeared to be alone when she
jumped, Nelson said. Fans who spot-
ted her tried to stop her.
I yelled at her, Dont do it, please
dont do it! about 10 times. But she
crawled out to the edge and jumped,
witness Ron Brown of Sacramento
told KTVU-TV.
The injured man was with a friend
lingering near the agpoles and Al
Davis commemorative ame when he
saw the commotion around the
woman, Nelson told the TV station.
The man also repeatedly shouted,
Dont do it, as he lunged toward the
woman as she dropped, Nelson said.
He was knocked down as he tried to
catch her.
Arriving paramedics found the
woman in critical condition and the
man also injured on the concourse.
Initially, they thought she fell on
him, but witnesses say he actually
jumped to where she was falling and
tried to save her.
Nelson visited the injured man in
the hospital Sunday evening.
He just couldnt imagine having
people see that, Nelson said. He
said it was a reaction.
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I n 1825, the rst college social fraternity, Kappa Alpha,
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I n 1883, former slave and abolitionist Sojourner Truth died
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In 1933, a judge in New York decided the James Joyce book
Ulysses was not obscene and could therefore be published
in the United States.
I n 1941, U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull delivered a
note to Japans ambassador to the United States, Kichisaburo
Nomura, proposing an agreement for lasting and extensive
peace throughout the Pacic area. The same day, a Japanese
naval task force consisting of six aircraft carriers left the
Kuril Islands, headed toward Hawaii.
I n 1942, President Roosevelt ordered nationwide gasoline
rationing, beginning December 1st.
I n 1942, the motion picture Casablanca, starring
Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, had its world pre-
miere at the Hollywood Theater in New York.
In 1943, during World War II, the HMT Rohna, a British
transport ship carrying American soldiers, was hit by a
German missile off Algeria; 1,138 men were killed.
In 1949, India adopted a constitution as a republic within
the British Commonwealth.
I n 1950, China entered the Korean War, launching a count-
er-offensive against soldiers from the United Nations, the
U.S. and South Korea.
In 1965, France launched its rst satellite, sending a 92-
pound capsule into orbit.
In 1973, President Nixons personal secretary, Rose Mary
Woods, told a federal court that shed accidentally caused part
of the 18-1/2-minute gap in a key Watergate tape.
I n 1986, President Ronald Reagan appointed a commission
headed by former Senator John Tower to investigate his
National Security Council staff in the wake of the Iran-
Contra affair.
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Tuesday Nov. 26, 2013 THEDAILYJOURNAL
LOCAL
UNINCORPORATED
SAN MATEO COUNTY
Stol en vehi cl e. An arrest was made for
stealing a vehicle on the 1800 block of
Highway 1 before 4:33 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 17.
Petty theft. Acampsite payment box con-
taining $250 was stolen on the 13000 block
of Pescadero Creek Road before 8:14 a.m.
Monday, Nov. 4.
Forgery. Aman reported that his checkbook
was stolen and checks were fraudulently
cashed on the 800 block of Etheldore Street
in Moss Beach before 4:35 p.m. Sunday,
Nov. 10.
Fraud. Aperson was found to be a victim of
identity theft when a collection agency called
them to collect a debt that was fraudulently
charged on the 500 block of Fourth Street in
Montara before 10:36 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 8.
BURLINGAME
Burglary. Acar window was smashed on the
200 block of Primrose Road before 7:12 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 14.
Theft. Jewelry was stolen from a house on
the 1500 block of Floribunda Avenue before
12:36 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14.
Attempted burglary. Locks on a vehicle
were punched out on the 2800 block of Rivera
Drive before 10:11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 14.
Police reports
Driven to be rude
Awoman reported a man in a Ford F250
pickup truck was ipping her off and
trying to run her off the road on Foster
City Boulevard in Foster City before
4:59 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20.
By Michelle Durand
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
A woman protesting the high price of
AIDS drugs at Gilead Sciences last
November claims a Foster City police of-
cer knocked her down with a squad car
despite the demonstrators following com-
pany requests to leave.
In a suit led Friday, Dianne Rodriguez-
Cook said she suffered extensive injuries
and emotional distress from the ofcers
alleged excessive force, negligent training
and assault. She seeks damages to make an
example and punish the defendants which
include the Foster City Police Department
and unnamed persons including the driving
ofcer.
Rodriguez-Cook, an employee with the
Los Angels-based AIDS Healthcare
Foundation, was one of about 30 people
demonstrating Nov. 30, 2011, outside
Gileads Foster City headquarters over the
price of its medication. The protest known
as Occupy Gilead was to stage a mock funer-
al procession and demand the company drop
the price of its HIV/AIDS drug Atripla,
according to a press release put out last year
in advance of the event.
After about 30 minutes, Gilead staff asked
the protesters to leave and they began to
walk away, according to the lawsuit.
However, the suit claims a police cruiser
followed Rodriguez-Cook while blowing its
car horn and an ofcer announced on a loud
speaker You cant block the driveway. The
car hit Rodriguez-Cook who jerked vio-
lently to her right, spinning uncontrol-
lably, in which she was almost ran over,
the suit stated.
Rodriguez-Cook immediately called 911
to report the incident and witnesses, said
her attorney Stanley Goff.
They were complying with the ofcers
order to disperse but the ofcer still hit my
client with the cruiser for whatever reason,
Goff said.
Goff declined to share the extent of
Rodriguez-Cooks injuries without her con-
sent. Goff said he does not have the name of
the specic ofcer involved as the police
department will not turn over its informa-
tion until being subpoenaed as part of a law-
suit.
Foster City Police Chief Matt Martell said
the department has yet to be served but
recalled the protest that day. Martell said
similar demonstrations were held at Gilead
around that time every couple of weeks and
the department always sent out an ofcer or
two to provide security for both the busi-
ness and the protesters.
One demonstrator reported to the watch
commander that a patrol car bumped her but
a formal complaint was never made, Martell
said.
It was at extremely low speeds and its a
matter of perception whether she walked
into the car or was bumped into, he said.
The protester complained of some sort of
pain but no specic injuries, he said.
The suit, which describes the alleged inci-
dent as an outrageous act intended to cause
emotional distress, also claims the Foster
City Police Department failed to adequately
discipline those responsible.
A case management conference is sched-
uled for March 7.
Official: School failed
student in harassment case
SAN JOSE The president of a California
university where four white students are
accused of harassing a black student says the
school failed to adequately intervene or
impose sanctions.
San Jose State University President
Mohammad Qayoumi told the campus in a let-
ter on Monday that the school will soon
name an independent expert to look into the
case. Among the questions he said must be
answered is how the abuse of the student could
have gone unchecked or undetected for weeks.
Police say the white students taunted their
freshman dorm-mate with racial slurs, barri-
caded him in his room and placed a U-shaped
bicycle lock around his neck.
Two abalone divers
die off Northern California
SANTAROSA Two abalone divers died
over the weekend in separate incidents at
popular diving locations off the Northern
California coast, ofcials said.
The deaths follow dozens of similar
mishaps involving people searching for the
prized mollusks off the California coast
since the early 1990s, including three divers
who died over one weekend in April. The
mollusks are revered by seafood lovers and
fetch high prices.
Divers found a 57-year-old Oakland man
unresponsive on the ocean floor at the
northern end of Fort Ross State Park in
Sonoma County on Saturday after they
noticed an unattended floatation device,
Supervising State Park Ranger Jeremy
Stinson told The Press Democrat of Santa
Rosa.
Gilead protester sues Foster City police
Lawsuit claims demonstrator was knocked down by squad car
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Lucile Gertrude (Schmoll) Benedetti died November 10, 2013 at her home in San
Mateo after a short illness. She was 98. Mrs. Benedetti was born in New York City
and lived in Nanuet, NY and Ottawa, Canada during her youth. She graduated from
Burlingame High School, the College of San Mateo and University of California,
Berkeley (Class of 1936). She was a member Prytanean Womens Honor Society
and Alpha Chi Omega Sorority. In 1941 she married Narciso Joseph (Benny)
Benedetti, a San Mateo market owner. They raised their family in San Mateo and
Palo Alto. She subsequently completed her masters in library science at San Jose
State University (1968) and served as a reference, adult service and Californiana
librarian in Menlo Park, Atherton and Redwood City. She volunteered as a nurses
aid in WWII and subsequently as a Red Cross Grey Lady and a Pink Lady at Stanford
Hospital. She was a member of the Allied Arts Auxiliary and AAUW. She managed
the Palo Alto Senior Center Gift Shop and later served as an income tax volunteer
at the San Mateo Senior Center. She actively pursued her interests in California
history, Wedgewood china, interior design, music and art. She raised eight Boston
bull terriers over her life: Buster, Gigi, Lucky, Jingle, Penny, Jenny, Brady and Kelly.
Mr. Benedetti died in 1987. They are survived by three children: Robert Benedetti
(Sacramento), Laurel Benedetti (San Mateo), and Linda Spady (San Mateo) as well
as three grandchildren, Beth Benedetti, Matthew Spady and Michael Spady.
Memorial gifts may be made to the Peninsula Humane Society and SPCA: contact
Lvanbuskirk@phs-spca.org<mailto:Lvanbuskirk@phs-spca.org>, or to Wonder Dog
Rescue, P.O. Box 40121, San Francisco, CA 94140-0121, wonderdogrescue.org.
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Obituary
By David Bratman
DAILY JOURNAL CORRESPONDENT
The Redwood Symphony, in its concert
Saturday at Caada College under Music
Director Eric Kujawsky, proved again its
the little or not so little community
orchestra that could.
What it could do is give an exciting per-
formance of Gustav Holsts The Planets.
This is at least the third time the orchestra
has played this massive suite, and the musi-
cians have got the hang of it. It was a dra-
matic and lucid performance.
The Planets consists of seven large tone
poems for large orchestra, each long enough
to be a signicant concert offering on its
own. Each depicts the character traits asso-
ciated with an astrological conception of
one of the heavenly messengers.
The suite begins with the ruthlessly harsh
Mars, the Bringer of War, ends with the
ethereal Neptune, the Mystic, and encom-
passes ve other sets of varied personalities
in between.
To be sure, this nonprofessional perform-
ance was not awless. Some of the many
instrumental solos came out a little wonky.
The double-reed woodwinds tended to be
very loud for their surroundings. This was
more startling than it was problematic. It
made the music feel quite bracing.
There was some difculty with the elec-
tronic organ. After being unusually intru-
sively loud in Mars, it turned downright ret-
icent in Uranus, the Magician, when a
huge organ glissando is supposed to make
the magician suddenly disappear up his own
sleeve. The lack of a large sound here dimin-
ished the magic.
But any problems were outnumbered by
delights. Beautifully in-tune swellings from
the violins were satisfying to hear. The
utes were excellent throughout. The quiet
but lurking ostinato that begins Saturn, the
Bringer of Old Age, for three regular utes,
one bass ute and two harps was outstand-
ing: crisp and sinister, just as it should be.
The most interesting aspect of this per-
formance came with Neptune. This is scored
to include wordless singing from an off-
stage female chorus, but rather than hire a
choir to wait around for 40 minutes and
then sing where nobody could see them,
Maestro Kujawsky improvised. At the
break before the movement, half a dozen
female string players, who could be spared,
quietly slipped offstage so they could form
a small chorus, augmented by two synthe-
sizers.
The combination of the natural womens
voices and the articial synthesizers made
for an eerie, unearthly sound. But, as if
theres one thing Neptune is, its unearthly,
that was all right.
For all its magnitude and complexity,
Holst was relatively easy. Mozart, though:
Mozart is hard. His music looks so simple
on the page, which leaves nothing to hide
behind. It requires the utmost musicianship
to do well.
Mozarts Piano Concerto No. 23 in A
major, K. 488, proved difcult for Saturdays
performers. It ran along pertly, and it wasnt
tedious, but it had no Mozartean character.
The strings were thin and wobbly in pitch.
The winds were loud and inelegant. Soloist
Jeffrey Jones had all the notes down on a
score in front of him, unusual for a pianist in
Mozart but his playing was expression-
less and lacking in emotion. The hardest
thing is to convey a sense of grace and beau-
ty in these simple notes. The absence of that
here was particularly regrettable in the slow
movement, one of Mozarts most exquisite
Adagios.
The concert began with two short, fast,
lively pieces for full orchestra, the Dance
of the Tumblers from Nikolai Rimsky-
Korsakovs opera The Snow Maiden, and a
1930s jazz composition, Raymond Scotts
Powerhouse, which later found its way
into the soundtracks of Warner Brothers car-
toons. These two were played with great
verve in the spirit that the Redwood
Symphony would bring to The Planets.
The Planets a dramatic performance by Redwood Symphony
BARBARA HENINGER
The Redwood Symphony gave an exciting performance of Gustav Holsts The Planets last
Saturday.
By Michelle Durand
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
A31-year-old former child-care worker in
San Mateo had hundreds of pornographic
images of children on his home computer
discovered by Santa Barbara County inves-
tigators who traced him through an Internet
sharing site, according to prosecutors.
Nicholas Brian McKinley, who worked
for child development organization La
Creche in San Mateo, was charged with
three counts of possessing child pornogra-
phy between Jan. 1 and Nov. 20. He was
arrested last week after the Santa Barbara
County investigation allegedly turned up
his use of the file sharing service
Shareaza. An IP address in San Mateo that
downloaded more than
100 known pornograph-
ic videos of children
reportedly traced back to
McKinleys San Mateo
apartment and prosecu-
tors say a police search
found hundreds of images
on his personal comput-
er.
As of Nov. 20,
McKinley, who is held
on $100,000 bail, is no longer connected
with La Creche, according to the organiza-
tion which declined further comment on his
employment.
La Creche provides programs and care for
infants, toddlers and children ages 2 to 6.
The center is deeply saddened to learn of
the criminal charges but those alleged
activities were in his private life and in no
way related to the child development cen-
ter, the organization said in a prepared
statement.
At his initial arraignment, McKinley
pleaded not guilty to all charges and waived
his right to a speedy trial. The three sepa-
rate charges indicate the times McKinley
allegedly downloaded the material as the
law only allows prosecutors to charge per
incident and not each individual image.
He returns to court Dec. 4 to set a prelim-
inary hearing date.
If convicted, he faces four years and four
months in prison, said Chief Deputy
District Attorney Karen Guidotti.
Former child development worker charged with child porn
Nicholas
McKinley
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City receives grant to
prepare for climate change
Half Moon Bay was awarded a
$70,000 grant from the California
Ocean Protection Council to sup-
port the citys Local Coast
Program Sea-Level Rise program,
according to a city press release.
The LCP supports coastal com-
munities by collecting data used to
plan for the effects of sea-level
rise associated with climate
change. Sea-level rise, extreme
high tides, storms and coastal ero-
sion are already impacting
Californias coast, according to an
OPC staff report.
The Ocean Protection Council
grant is a great accomplishment
for our local community and reaf-
firms our commitment toward
updating our LCP, City Manager
Laura Snideman said in the release.
Coastal regions and the effects
of climate change impacts differ
depending on shoreline structure,
land developments and other vari-
ables, according to the press
release. Receiving the grant will
help Half Moon Bay update its
land-use practices and coastal
planning pursuant to the
California Coastal Act, according
to the release.
As a coastal city, we are in
many ways on the frontlines of
climate change, so its vital that
we study and plan for any potential
impacts, Snideman said in the
release. The LCP will not only
help us achieve this, but also guide
all of Half Moon Bays land-use
planning for the greater benet of
our coastal environment.
Local brief
Y
uzo Yanagitsuru, son
of Masue and
Toshi nori Yanagitsuru
of San Mateo, recently completed
an 11-week
research train-
ing program in
the biological
sciences at the
Uni versi ty of
Floridas
Whitney
Laboratory
for Marine
Bi osci ence i n
St. Augustine,
Florida.
Based on the excellence of his
research, Yanagitsuru was granted a
travel award from the biological
division of the National
Science Foundation to attend
the annual meeting of the Soci et y
of Integrative and
Comparative Biology that will
be held January 2014 in Austin,
Texas. There he will present the
results of his studies to an interna-
tional audience of scientists.
***
On Oct. 22, Mercy Hi gh
School s Ceramics 2 and 3H
students were invited on a private
tour of Heath Pottery Studios
in Sausalito. Under the guidance of
Nadine Baroudi-Salam
(ceramics) and Mrs. Nazira
Kury-Arnold (art), the students
interacted with the factory workers
as they watched them create each
plate, bowl, mug, vase and tile by
hand.
***
Anita Lam, a 14-year-old San
Mateo High
School stu-
dent, is the win-
ner of the
California
Transplant
Donor
Networks
Holiday Card
Art Contest.
Class notes is a column dedicated to
school news. It is compiled by education
reporter Angela Swartz. You can contact
her at (650) 344-5200, ext. 105 or at
angela@smdailyjournal.com.
V
olunteers with
Americans Supporting
Americans will pack
Christmas/holiday care packages
on Wednesday, Nov. 20 for their
adopted unit, U.S. Armys 101st
Airborne Division currently
deployed in Afghanistan. One of
the largest expense will be the
actual postage for the care pack-
ages and donations are gratefully
appreciated. For more info or to
donate, contact Bryan Carmody at
(415) 552-6397.
***
Hillsdale Shopping Center and
the San Mateo Fire Department
are teaming up for the 34th
Annual Toys for Tots Drive. Toy
donations, both new and used,
will be accepted Monday, Dec. 2
through Dec. 22 at the San Mateo
Fireghters booth near the Lego
store.
***
Hillsdale Shopping Center and
the Samaritan House are hosting
their One Warm Coat Drive this
holiday season. Hillsdale encour-
ages its community to go through
their closets, donating new or
unused coats to this organization.
Donations will be accepted at the
Customer Service Center, next to
Kay Jewelers, from Nov. 29
through Dec. 17 during mall
hours. Visit OneWarmCoat.org
for more information.
***
From Nov. 25 to Dec. 6, the San
Francisco-based Jewish
Community Federation and
Endowment Fund will join PJ
Library, Parents Place and 18 Bay
Area Jewish preschools in host-
ing the Fifth Night Project to pro-
vide Hanukkah gifts for needy
kids. The project emphasizes the
fifth night of Hanukkah in an
effort to teach children the Jewish
value of tzedakah (giving with
just intention) by forgoing their
own gift on that night to provide
one for a child in need.
Locally, there will be bins at
Chai Preschool in Foster City,
Congregation Beth Jacob
Preschool in Redwood City,
Peninsula JCC Preschool in
Foster City and Peninsula Temple
Sholom Preschool in Burlingame.
***
The San Mateo County Human
Services Agency has placed 67
toy donation barrels throughout
the region as part of its Childrens
Fund drive. The toy barrel cam-
paign is in place November
through early December.
Last year, the Childrens Fund
provided gifts to more than 3,822
children.
***
Nows your chance to clear your
library book and DVD nes and
help others by donating food to
those in need during the month of
December in the San Mateo
County Librarys Food For
Fines program.
Customers can take any amount
of nonperishable boxed or canned
food to any of the San Mateo
County Librarys 12 branches.
Also, donations can be made to
any Daly City Library, Redwood
City Library and San Mateo
Public Library branches during
business hours, and library nes
and fees will be waived. All col-
lected food is donated to the
Second Harvest Food Bank of
Santa Clara and San Mateo
Counties.
Yuzo
Yanagitsuru
Anita Lam
LOCAL 7
By Samantha Weigel
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Belmonts San Juan Canyon could receive further environ-
mental protection if the City Council votes to designate its
portion as parkland at a meeting tonight.
The relatively small city has about 335 acres of open space,
said Parks and Recreation Director Jonathan Gervais. There are
three main publicly accessible trails in the canyon, Steep
Trail, Sugarloaf Spur Trail and Saddle Trail, as well as several
informal trails, according to a staff report. The trails connect
to Sugarloaf Mountain and to the San Francisco Watershed
lands, Gervais said.
What weve really created is a connecting piece to a larger
open space network. Its neat in the terms that were allow-
ing these open spaces to connect to other areas because thats
so important for open space areas, Gervais said.
The San Juan Canyon open space is what connects Sugarloaf
and the Skyline Corridor, said Michael Schmitz, a member of
Friends of the San Juan Canyon. Maintaining the trails and
not disrupting the natural corridor is extremely important to
the animals and the ecosystem, Schmitz said.
In 2009, Belmont bought 35 acres in the valley for $1.5
million with the intention of preserving it as open space. The
city recently sold off 8 acres for $2 million on the condition
that six would be remain as open space, and has since been
considering how to spend its $500,000 prot.
Councilmembers and the public have expressed concern
over the ability to protect the land in perpetuity. Last month,
the council created a new zoning district, Open Space-Public,
to preserve it.
[The council] created a new open space zoning district and
rezoned that area, so that was a layer of protection and anoth-
er layer of protection is use, Gervais said.
Conrming that the area already functions as recreational
parkland will help the city in its attempt to preserve the land,
Gervais said.
The Parks and Recreation Department prepared a recommen-
dation outlining options for how the city can proceed.
The main access points are off Bishop and East Laurel Creek
roads and informal trail access to the canyon is along Marsten
and Naughten avenues. None of these points have designated
parking nor are they clearly marked, according to the report.
The city would start by establishing a trail map to distribute
to the public in print and online. The Parks and Recreation
Department is proposing to install informational kiosks and
regulatory signs at Steep Trail Trailhead on Bishop Road, at
Sugarloaf Spurt Trailhead at the end of East Laurel Creek Road
and at the Saddle Trail Trailhead at the end of Bishop Road,
according to the report.
The council will also consider installing an interpretive
panel that outlines the prominent geographical features, give
a brief history of the area and describe the importance of open
space to Belmont, according to the report.
We want to be able to interpret those open space values to
the community, Gervais said.
The council will also consider assigning a full-time recre-
ational staff member to create an educational program that
could include developing a junior ranger program and guided
hikes for residents, Boy and Girl scouts, local schools and the
Belmont 4H club, according to the report. By teaching
younger generations, these open spaces will hopefully have
long-term advocates, Gervais said.
The stafng would draw about $10,000 per year from the
recreational fund and the total cost of the proposed installa-
tions range upward of about $54,000.
Now that the city has an extra $500,000 in its pocket
from the sale, money for the improvements and protection
of the land could draw from that.
The city should formally recognize that land as open space
parkland with passive trails and needs to use some of the
resources from the prots to solidify that recognition to
future councils, Councilman Dave Warden wrote in an email.
There are no guarantees that future councils will protect the
land in the future. Designating the area as parkland is a step in
the right direction, but putting a measure on a ballot that would
declare the citys portion of the canyon as a park would carry
more weight, said Jeannette Sacco-Belli, member of the
Friends of San Juan Canyon.
I hope that everybody recognizes the signicance. Theres
so little open space available to people and one of the best
things about the Peninsula is that there are open spaces,
Schmitz said. So we want to keep what weve got as long as
possible.
The City Council meets 7:30 p.m. tonight at City Hall, One
Twin Pines Lane.
Belmont Council works to preserve portion of San Juan Canyon
The city should formally recognize that land as
open space parkland with passive trails and needs to use some of the
resources from the prots to solidify that recognition to future councils.
Councilman Dave Warden
NATION 8
by
By Scott Mayerowitz and David Warren
DALLAS Awinter storm blamed for at
least 10 fatal accidents in the West and
Texas threatens to dampen the
Thanksgiving holiday for millions of
Americans traveling this week.
Nearly 300 American Airlines and
American Eagle ights were canceled in and
out of Dallas-Fort Worth International
Airport on Monday due to the weather,
spokeswoman Laura Masvidal said, mirror-
ing disruptions at the air hub a day earlier.
Some of the countrys busiest airports
New York, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia,
Boston and Charlotte, N.C. could see big
delays.
Icy roads led to hundreds of accidents and
at least 10 deaths, half of them in Texas. On
Monday, the storm brought a mix of snow,
sleet and freezing rain to parts of Arkansas,
Oklahoma, Missouri, southern Kansas and
Texas. But as the storm continues east, there
are fears of heavy rain along the busy
Interstate 95 corridor and sleet, freezing
rain and snow away from the coast and at
higher elevations.
Tom Kines, a meteorologist with
AccuWeather, said it will be primarily a
rain event for the East Coast, with up to
three inches of rain dousing travelers.
The further inland you get especially
as you get into that higher terrain you are
going to deal with frozen precipitation,
Kines said. Snow could fall in western
Pennsylvania and the interior of New
England. Up to 9 inches could blanket
northern parts of West Virginia, where the
National Weather Service issued a winter
storm warning from Tuesday morning
through Wednesday afternoon.
Jeff Smidt is traveling Wednesday from
his home in Toronto to visit his family in
Andover, Mass., just outside Boston.
My understanding is that Im traveling at
like the worst time ever, he said.
Smidt tried to get on an earlier ight but
JetBlue told him it isnt waiving any
change fees yet.
Im just hoping I also dont become a
statistic during the holiday weekend, he
said. Worst comes to worst, it will be an
eight-hour trek down Interstate 90.
Ninety percent of travelers this week will
drive, according to AAA, and an estimated
38.9 million people 1.6 percent fewer
than last year are expected to drive 50
miles or more from their home.
Gas is about 15 cents cheaper than last
year, AAA said Monday, with a gallon of
regular selling for $3.28.
The car-lobbying group and travel agency
says Wednesday will be the busiest travel
day, a forecast based on a formula that fac-
tors in consumer condence, stock market
performance, unemployment and a survey of
418 people that has a 6 percent margin of
error.
Air travel will be busier and more expen-
sive than usual this Thanksgiving.
Travelers cast wary eye as storm moves east
Prosecutor: Gunmans
motive still a mystery
HARTFORD, Conn. In fth grade, Adam
Lanza wrote a book that included tales of
children being slaugh-
tered and a son shooting
his mother in the head.
In the years that fol-
lowed, he was obsessed
with mass murders,
assembling articles, pho-
tos, books, footage and
violent video games,
including one in which
players gun down stu-
dents in school. He even kept a spreadsheet
ranking mass murders.
Nearly a year after Lanza shot his mother to
death and then massacred 26 people at Sandy
Hook Elementary in Newtown, prosecutors
closed the case Monday with a report that
sketched a chilling portrait of a young man
with a twisted fascination with violence.
Ohio prep football rape
grand jury charges four more
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio An Ohio school
superintendent and three others were charged
Monday with lying or failing to report possi-
ble child abuse after an investigation prompt-
ed by the rape of a nearly passed-out 16-year-
old girl by two high school football players.
The investigation included crimes commit-
ted in connection with the case against two
members of the celebrated Steubenville High
School football team as well as a separate
alleged rape that happened in April 2012,
four months before the assault that drew
nationwide attention over allegations that
prosecutors should have charged more play-
ers.
Around the nation
Adam Lanza
REUTERS
Air travel will be busier and more expensive than usual this Thanksgiving.
OPINION 9
Burlingames trees
Editor,
One distinguishing characteristic
of Burlingame is its trees. Perhaps
the most visible tree-lined avenue in
our city is El Camino Real where
trees were planted in the late 1800s
as a wind break. Today, the trees rep-
resent much more and yet, Caltrans
takes every opportunity to remove
them. If sidewalks are crumbling,
potholes need filling or infrastruc-
ture improvements are necessary
along El Camino Real, Caltrans
answer is tree removal. El Camino
Real/Floribunda Avenue is a danger-
ous intersection, especially related
to left-turning vehicles. But how
can it be made safer? Caltrans
response, once again, is to remove
trees, as many as 25 heritage trees
to accommodate added left-turn lanes
in both directions. Reportedly,
Caltrans has $2 million for safety
improvements at this intersection
and, by golly, they want to spend it
or theyll lose it. Other less costly,
less drastic and proven safety
options are barely being considered.
Why not allow left turns from only
one direction, similar to El Camino
Real/Oak Grove Avenue and El
Camino Real/Broadway? Or perhaps,
staged signals could be implemented
where traffic from one direction
stops while the other side goes, like
El Camino Real/Adeline Drive.
Either alternative would make El
Camino Real/Floribunda Avenue
safer and the $2 million could then
be put toward a more utilitarian proj-
ect. Maybe its time for Caltrans to
play along.
Jeff Londer
Burlingame
On Burlingames side
Editor,
We were disappointed to read Gene
Condons letter (Tear down the trees,
Terry? in the Nov. 22 issue of the
Daily Journal). Name calling as we
all learned as children, never solves
anything. What Councilwoman
Terry Nagel actually did was thank
Caltrans for holding the informa-
tional meeting; she did not voice
support for cutting down trees. What
was frustrating and what Mayor
Ann Keighran spoke to was that
Caltrans used consultants who were
bent on crowd handling and could
field no questions. It was the equiva-
lent of asking your spouse why he
spent the money in your joint bank
account, and having him dodge and
duck by saying, I hear youre
upset.
Its no news to anyone that the
world keeps moving faster. But
were well aware that bulldozing our
history often leaves a bleak wake.
The thought that safety can only be
achieved by widening lanes and deci-
mating trees, creating an even faster
thoroughfare, is disproved every day
on our accident-prone freeways.
The cathedral of trees that arches
over El Camino Real speaks to our
sustainable values and our character.
Character demands that we dont
immediately value progress over
history. Character asks us to find a
balance between the two. So we must
protest thoughtless progress and
work for compromise and alterna-
tives.
And we must do it together.
Intelligent people both our citi-
zens and Caltrans must sit down
together and develop a plan for both
safety and preservation. We have
difficult decisions to make, but we
do not strut, we do not demean, we
do not embarrass ourselves or each
other. We work together for good,
and we know we can find it when we
throw our honest efforts into the
ring. We are all on the same side
Burlingames side.
Mike and JoAnneh Nagler
Burlingame
Nuclear trigger
Editor,
America now dwells with the
repercussions of a nuclear strike,
metaphorically speaking of course.
Senate Democrats have reconfigured
the filibuster rules on executive and
judicial nominees to now require a
simple majority vote of 51 to break
a filibuster rather than 60 votes
under the old rules, referred to as the
nuclear option, much to the
delight of the president and
Democrats.
Consider the following intriguing
judgments back in 2005 when the
Senate was under a Republican
majority. In 2005, U.S. Sen. Barack
Obama himself said that everyone
in this chamber knows that if the
majority chooses to end the fili-
buster, if they choose to change the
rules and put an end to democratic
debate, then the fighting, the bitter-
ness and the gridlock will only get
worse.
Yet again in 2005, U.S. Sen. Joe
Biden said: We should make no
mistake. This nuclear option is ulti-
mately an example of the arrogance
of power. It is a fundamental power
grab by the majority party. We have
been through these periods before in
American history but never, to the
best of my knowledge, has any party
been so bold as to fundamentally
attempt to change the structure of
this body.
To borrow from Bidens previous
analysis, this convenient reversal of
opinion among Senate Democrats in
2013 represents an expedient power
grab driven by the arrogance of
power. Will this new bold avant-
garde progressive thinking be sus-
tained among Democrats in a
Republican Senate majority in the
future?
Tony Favero
Half Moon Bay
Where is the rage?
Editor,
Our civilization has been
destroyed by greed and corruption.
Civilization requires civil behavior
and pubic agencies to serve the
needs of the people. At the present
time we, the people of the United
States, have no longer have the
right to life, liberty and to pursue
happiness.
Our government recognizes two
types of citizens: the real live per-
son and the profit-making corpora-
tion. In this time of depression,
when the corporations have taken
our jobs, our homes and our pension
and people are suffering, the govern-
ment of this nation has cut food
stamps for our hungry children, has
spent trillions of dollars of our tax
funds to pay the gambling debts of
the major banks and trillions more
for endless illegal wars and trillions
more to the Israeli military. In the
growing crisis of climate change,
the government of this nation
allows the corporations to destroy
the earth by not mandating a reduc-
tion in the burning of fossil fuels.
Instead, they allow drilling in the
arctic, fracking, mountain-top
removal and now the transportation
and refinement of the tar sands toxic
sludge to hasten the further destruc-
tion of the earth. Our government
also funds nuclear weapons and per-
mits nuclear power power plants
which are extremely dangerous pro-
cedures to threaten all life on earth.
The actions of the government of
the United States in favor of war and
austerity indicate the collapse of our
democracy. The people of this
nation have no voice in our federal
government. Our representatives
in no way represent the people of
this nation. And we sit inert? Where
is the rage?
Patricia Gray
Burlingame
Letters to the editor
Thanks, but no thanks
T
his year, lets give thanks for Toronto Mayor Rob
Ford. As we head into Thanksgiving, that day
when were supposed to give a shout out to the
things that really matter and the people for whom we are
grateful, why not take a moment just before to acknowl-
edge those other turkeys that make our families and situa-
tions look not half bad?
Ford has little competition in this area not to mention
winning the award for best excuse of the year. Or maybe
ever. Cmon, the man gets accused of smoking crack and
his explanation, albeit after a lot of protestation and foot
dragging, is maybe he had partaken of the drugs but
during a drunken stupor. In other words, his problem
isnt drugs, its alcohol. Remnants of former
Washington, D.C., mayor Marion Barrys comment about
the, ahem, rhymes-with-witch setting him up danced
through my head upon
hearing Fords explana-
tion.
While Barry remains
the number one poster
boy for fallen politi-
cians who undoubtedly
and inexplicably rise
again, Ford Id argue is
much more fun at least
for journalists, cynical
humorists and anybody
who gets their daily
dose of exercise from
headshaking. Hes
admitted doing drugs
and driving drunk. He
refuses to leave ofce.
He denies asking a
staffer for oral sex with an obscenity-laced tirade. He
actually knocked a fellow ofcial down at a meeting. The
council cant legally remove him so instead it shackles
him by stripping what power it can. And his wife sums up
the bizarre chain of events all up perfectly to reporters by
saying I think my husbands already said enough. In
terms of political news this season, this is the gift that
keeps on giving. There are even T-shirts already marketed
bearing Fords face and the phrase YOLO You Only
Live Once.
When is the last time an American politico on any
level inspired this much snickering and banter for pure
idiocy?
Sure, we had Carlos Danger, er, Anthony Weiner, and
his anatomical texting but it and his ever-faithful wife
have grown boring. Been there, done that. Next time he
better go with the drunken stupor defense. Works every
time. Unless youre former U.S. senator Larry Craig he
cornered the market on the wide stance excuse.
Disgraced former San Diego mayor Bob Filner was Rob
Ford-lite in his initial refusal to leave ofce after more
than a woman complained of his sexual comments and
groping. But sadly these sex-tinged scandals, along with
the numerous closeted ofcials spontaneously outed by
their own foible and vices, have become so common as
to be tiresome.
On a different note, state Sen. Ronald Calderon is
accused of accepting $60,000 in bribes from an undercov-
er FBI agent posing as a lm studio executive seeking tax
credits. The lm aspect is a new wrinkle although bribery
and corruption allegations unfortunately are not. Besides,
Calderon has only denounced his removal from a Senate
committee as unfair and unjust. Somewhere in Toronto,
Rob Ford yawned.
On top of our own political news being a bit mundane,
the joy of Fords bumpy dissent is simply because its
happening in Canada. How often does crazy news trickle
down from our northerly neighbor? Rarely. The only
thing that would make it better is if after every blustery
rant Ford said eh.
The Ford asco is also entertaining simply because it
has no local ramications. Sure, as a journalist Id give
up a pinkie toe and maybe a rst born to be covering a
council where every rote meeting is an opportunity for
wild antics and tabloidy headlines. No offense land issues
and sewer rate hikes, but you just cant compare to the
off-the-agenda topics the Canadian press corps is being
handed on a silver platter.
But the ip side of that coin isnt quite as shiny. Good
news for journalism, at least in the Ford sense, spells bad
news for those residents whose wallets, ordinances and
sense of security are affected. Chances are the good folks
of Toronto arent chuckling as much as groaning each
new time Ford opens his mouth.
Maybe then this week is a time to say thanks but no
thanks to antics like that of Ford. His nonsensical grand-
standing might make local leaders and issues look a bit
bland but at least they dont cause civic indigestion.
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news to digest and trading was light
ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday later
this week. Still, the market was hit with
broader geopolitical news. The U.S. and
other world powers reached a deal
Sunday to limit Irans nuclear program,
an event that dragged down oil prices
and energy stocks.
The slow day represented a lull in the
markets strong run-up. Stocks have
soared this year as a combination of
solid corporate earnings, a strengthen-
ing economy and easy-money policies
from the Federal Reserve have drawn
investors to stocks. Stocks have also
gained because they offer an attractive
alternative to bonds, where interest
rates remain close to all-time lows.
The Dow Jones industrial average
rose eight points, or 0.1 percent, to
16,072.54. The Standard & Poors 500
index fell 2 points, or 0.1 percent, to
1,802.48. On Friday, the index closed
above 1,800 for the rst time
Despite light trade, Monday did fea-
ture another market milestone. The
Nasdaq rose as high as 4,007.09, a
level it hasnt seen since Sept. 7, 2000,
during the dot-com bubble. The index
ended up 2.92 points, or 0.1 percent, at
3,994.57.
The biggest drags on the S&P 500
were energy stocks. Sundays deal with
Iran was the rst signicant progress in
years to curtail that countrys nuclear
ambitions. It could reduce the risk of
conict, improve trade and boost glob-
al oil supplies by making it easier for
Iran to sell its crude onto the global
market. That could increase global sup-
ply and push oil prices lower in the
long-term.
Oil fell 75 cents, or 0.8 percent, to
$94.09. Energy companies
Halliburton, Transocean and
Schlumberger all fell 2 percent or more.
Even with Mondays decline, S&P
500 has risen seven straight weeks and
is up 26 percent in 2013, its best per-
formance in 15 years.
However, an increasing number of
investors believe that stocks have run
their course for 2013 and stocks are due
for a pullback soon.
I would like to see this market take a
breather, said Jim Lauder, a fund man-
ager for Wells Fargo Advantage Dow
Jones Target Date Funds.
While the Nasdaq is irting with terri-
tory it hasnt seen in 13 years, the
index is still down roughly 25 percent
from its all-time high of 5,048.62 that
it set on March 10, 2000. The index,
although still technology heavy, is
dominated by highly-protable compa-
nies like Apple, Google and Amazon.
Trading was light Monday and is
expected to remain limited all week.
Stock and bond markets are closed
Thursday in observance of the
Thanksgiving. On Friday, the New York
Stock Exchange and Nasdaq will close
early. Approximately 2.98 billion
shares traded hands Monday on the New
York Stock Exchange, below the 3.35
billion that is typically traded on an
average day.
Investors will focus on Black Friday,
when the holiday shopping season of-
cially starts. Due to the lateness of
Thanksgiving, the Christmas shop-
ping season is a week shorter than
usual, and that could affect the amount
of shopping people can do. An increas-
ing number of retailers are opening up
on Thanksgiving to draw in customers.
In other news, shares of Wal-Mart
rose 62 cents, or 0.8 percent, to $80.43
after the company announced its CEO
was stepping down. Alcoa climbed 35
cents, or 4 percent, to $9.59 after
Goldman Sachs upgraded the company
to buy from neutral, citing poten-
tial growth in its aluminum products
business.
Stocks end mixed on quiet day
Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New
York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:
NYSE
Alcoa Inc., up 35 cents to $9.59
Goldman Sachs sees high-margin growth in the aluminum makers
downstream business and issues a buyrating for the stock.
DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc., up $5.01 to $61.55
The dialysis services provider said that Medicare reimbursement rates
wont be as bad next year as many people had expected.
The Boeing Co., down $2.97 to $133
The company warns of possible engine icing problems on some of its new
planes and urged caution near thunderstorms.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., up 62 cents to $80.43
The worlds biggest retailer announced a CEO switch,with Doug McMillon
taking over for Mike Duke, who steps down on Feb. 1.
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., down $3.53 to $30.23
U.S. box ofce sales from the latest Hunger Games lm came in
somewhat lower than some investors had hoped.
Nasdaq
Apple Inc., up $3.94 to $523.74
The iPhone maker buys PrimeSense, which makes chips used in three-
dimensional sensing products like Microsofts Xbox Kinect.
Qualcomm Inc., down 47 cents to $72.49
The chipmaker revealed that regulators in China have opened an
investigation into possible violations of anti-monopoly laws.
BlackBerry Ltd., up 1 cent to $6.25
The executive shake-up at the smartphone maker goes on with the exit
of the top nancial, marketing and operating ofcers.
Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc., up $5.26 to $70.76
A study of the companys drug for treatment of complicated urinary
tract infections met its goal of showing that it works as well as an existing
antibiotic, levooxacin.
Big movers
I would like to see
this market take a breather.
Jim Lauder, a fund manager for
Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target Date Funds
By Anne DInnocenzio
BENTONVILLE, Ark. Wal-Mart Stores
Inc. is ushering in a changing of the guard as
the worlds largest retailer confronts slower
growth and challenges to its reputation.
Doug McMillon, head of Wal-Marts inter-
national division, will succeed CEO and
President Mike Duke, 63, when he steps
down on Feb 1 after ve years in those roles.
McMillon, a 23-year company veteran, will
become the fifth CEO since Wal-Marts
founder Sam Walton.
The change at the top is indicative of a
recent shift in strategy at the company best
known for its cutthroat pricing and big box
stores. McMillon, 47, is expected to infuse a
youthful spirit into Wal-Marts culture at a
time when the company is trying to reinvent
itself to attract a genera-
tion of shoppers who
gravitate toward tablets
and mobile devices.
The move also is a tes-
tament to the companys
continued focus on its
international division.
McMillon, who started at
the company in 1984 as a
summer intern, left and
came back in 1990 to work at Wal-Mart store
before holding several jobs, including a
three-year stint as president and CEO of the
Sams Club division.
But in February 2009, he succeeded Duke
to head the international division, which
accounted for 29 percent of its $466.1 bil-
lion in annual net sales in Wal-Marts latest
scal year. In that role, McMillon has been
expanding Wal-Marts everyday low prices
to Brazil and China, while trying to boost
protability by closing some stores in those
countries.
This is a very natural progression, said
Brian Sozzi, CEO and chief equities strate-
gist at Belus Capital Advisors. Wal-Marts
engine of growth has been international.
McMillon and Duke were not immediately
available for comment.
McMillon faces challenges. Wal-Mart is
seeing its low-income shoppers in the U.S.
struggling with stagnant wages and rising
costs. At the same time, Wal-Mart faces erce
competition from online competitors and
dollar chains that offer convenience and
lower prices.
The company also has image problems.
Wal-Mart is being pressured to further
increase its oversight of factory conditions
abroad following a building collapse in April
in Bangladesh that killed more than 1,127
garment workers. And it continues to face
criticism over its treatment of its hourly
workers.
Additionally, allegations of bribery in
Wal-Marts Mexico operations that surfaced
in April 2012 have slowed business over-
seas. Wal-Mart allegedly failed to notify law
enforcement that company ofcials author-
ized millions of dollars in bribes in Mexico
to speed up getting building permits and
gains other favors.
The New York Times, which broke the
story, reported that Wal-Mart officials,
including Duke, were allegedly informed
starting in 2005 about the bribes. McMillon
was not linked to the incident because he
wasnt working in the international division
at the time.
Wal-Mart CEO steps down; McMillon is successor
Doug McMillon
By Michael Liedtke
SAN FRANCISCO Katie Couric is join-
ing Yahoo to anchor an expansion of the
Internet companys video news coverage in
a move that she hopes will help persuade
other broadcast TV veterans to make the
transition into online programming.
Mondays announcement conrms recent
published reports that Couric is hoping to
attract more viewers on the Internet after
spending the past 22 years working as a
talk-show host and news anchor at NBC,
CBS and ABC.
I am particularly excited about hopefully
attracting other people to this platform and
venture, Couric said in an interview with
the Associated Press. We are in a major,
transformative time in terms of media in
this country.
Courics hiring is the latest coup for
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer as she brings in
well-known journalists in an effort to create
compelling content that will attract more
people to the companys online services. In
the past month, Yahoo
has also lured away tech-
nology columnist David
Pogue and political
reporter Matt Bai from
The New York Times.
Financial terms of
Courics contract with
Yahoo werent disclosed.
She also declined to say
how many more reporters
will be added to her team at Yahoo.
Couric, 56, will continue to host her day-
time talk show, Katie, on ABC even after
she becomes Yahoos global anchor
beginning early next year. She described her
now role at Yahoo as a work in progress.
I will be involved in developing a lot of
concepts, but not necessarily doing every-
thing, Couric said. I will be doing inter-
views, but not on a daily basis. Probably
monthly at this point.
The Yahoo job appealed to Couric because
it will give her an outlet to delve into break-
ing developments around the world that she
regularly covered as the anchor of CBS
evening news from 2006 through 2011.
Randy Phillips out as
chief executive of AEG Live
LOS ANGELES Randy Phillips, who
was sued in connection with Michael
Jacksons death, is out after a decade as chief
executive ofcer of AEG Live under a restruc-
turing by its parent AEG, the sports and
entertainment giant announced Monday.
Anschutz Entertainment Group has ended
its relationship with Phillips, a company
statement said. It gave no reason for the
move.
The statement didnt say Phillips was
red, and it made no mention that he had
resigned or retired.
Last year Phillips had signed a ve-year
contract to remain as president and CEO of
the worlds second-largest concert compa-
ny.
An email seeking to reach Phillips
through Marvin Putnam the attorney who
represented him in the Jackson lawsuit
wasnt immediately returned.
AEG said it was restructuring AEG Live.
Jay Marciano was bumped from chief oper-
ating ofcer to chairman and will assume a
more active role in the management of that
division, AEG said.
He will oversee a Los Angeles-based exec-
utive team led by Paul Tollett, John Meglen,
Shawn Trell and Rick Mueller, the company
said.
Phillips became CEO in 2002. Under his
leadership, AEG Live handled concert tours
for the likes of Justin Bieber and Taylor
Swift.
AEG had been working with Michael
Jackson on a planned comeback tour before
his 2009 death, which was caused by an
overdose of the surgical anesthetic propo-
fol. Dr. Conrad Murray, Jacksons physi-
cian, was convicted of involuntary
manslaughter for providing access to the
drug.
Apple acquires Israels
PrimeSense, no terms
NEWYORK Apple has acquired Israel-
based motion technology company
PrimeSense for an undisclosed sum.
PrimeSense spokeswoman Kayla Egbert
conrmed the deal, but says the company
isnt revealing additional details.
Founded in 2005, PrimeSense makes
chips used in three-dimensional sensing
products. Its technology is used in
Microsofts Xbox Kinect, which lets gamers
use their bodies to control the movements
of onscreen characters.
Apple Inc. shares edged up $1.75 to
$521.55 in premarket trading.
Katie Couric to anchor
Yahoos news coverage
Business briefs
Katie Couric
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have no time for pity party
Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013
A LOT OF WORK TO DO: CAL FOOTBALL COACH SONNY DYKES CONFIDENT HE CAN REBOUND FROM 1-10 SEASON >> PAGE 12
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF REPORT
As the seasons transition from fall to
winter, so does the high school sports
schedule.
Were still a couple weeks from the start
of basketball, soccer and wrestling, so this
weeks honor roll will be considerably less
dense, but still chock full of quality athletes
and accomplishments.
First, lets give a shout out to those
squads that captured Central Coast Section
titles Saturday. The Sacred Heart Prep boys
and girls water polo squads each won the
Division II crown in the same year for the
third year in a row, while the Menlo School
volleyball team captured the Division IV
crown for the rst time since 2008.
SHP freshman Maddy Johnston gave a
glimpse of things to come as she scored
three goals and assisted on two others in the
Gators 13-3 girls water polo win over
Soquel in the seminals. She followed that
with a seven-goal performance in a 14-7
win over Castilleja in the championship
match.
Menlo goaltender John Wilson wrapped
up his high school career in strong fashion,
recording 27 saves in the seminals and
nals.
Sacred Heart Preps John Conner helped
ll the score sheet in the seminals and
nals. Against Soquel in the seminals,
Conner scored four goals and added three
more in the nals against Menlo.
In CCS volleyball nals, Menlo setter
Elisa Merten lled the score sheet. She n-
ished with 36 assists, 11 digs and seven
kills in the Knights three-game sweep of
Soquel.
On the football field, Kava Kennedy
helped Serra advance to the second round of
the CCS Open Division playoffs by rushing
for 160 yards and ve touchdowns on just
17 carries in a 59-7 win over Pioneer.
Quarterback Matthew Faaita also had a big
CCS performances rule honor roll
BRAD MILLS/USA TODAY SPORTS
ColinKaepernick had one of his best performances of the season Monday night as he threw
for 235 yards and three touchdowns against Washington.
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF REPORT
Atrio of Peninsula Athletic League tennis
players advanced to the seminals of the
Central Coast Section individual tourna-
ment at Courtside Tennis Club in Los Gatos
Monday. Joining them are a threesome of
Menlo School players as well.
In the singles draw, Carlmont Cori Sidell
won her rst-round and quarternal matches
in convincing fashion. The third-seeded
Sidell swept Santa Teresas Minvi Bui 6-3,
6-1 in the rst round and added a 6-3, 6-2
victory over Tania Kabiraj of Cupertino in
the quarternals.
Sidell will face second-seeded Liz Yao of
Menlo School. Yao lost only one game
through four sets of play Monday. She won
6-0, 6-0 over Salinas Alissa Loftus in the
rst round and dropped only one game in a
6-1, 6-0 win over seventh-seeded Juliet
Martin of Los Altos.
Hillsdales Cindy Liu, who was the No. 6
seed, was eliminated in the rst round when
she lost to Kabiraj in three sets. Liu took
the rst set 6-2, but lost 6-0, 6-4 in the nal
two to see her season end.
In the doubles draw, the Hillsdale team of
Mariko Iinuma and Natalie Spievack, the
No. 1 seed, advanced to the seminals with
two dominating wins. They lost only one
game in a 6-1, 6-0 win over a team from
Leland before winning their quarterfinal
match 6-2, 6-2 over a tandem from Mitty.
Iinuma and Spievack will face a team from
Carmel in the seminals Tuesday.
On the other side of the bracket, the
Menlo duo of Christine Eliazo and Alice
Yao, the No. 3 seed, also won their rst two
matches to punch their ticket to the semi-
nals.
They won their rst match with relative
ease, beating a team from Aptos 6-2, 6-1.
They had to work a little harder in their quar-
ternal, but advanced with a 6-4, 6-4 win
over a team from Independence.
Two more CCS titles on the line; Nor Cals kick off
See HONOR, Page 15
I
f there was ever a year the Peninsula
Athletic League Bay Division football
champion was going to make some
noise in the Central Coast Section Open
Division, this was the year.
Terra Nova had put together its best team
ever, played a rugged non-league schedule,
annihilated most every team in the Bay
Division and earned
the No. 1 seed with a
perfect 10-0 record.
This was the team built
to nally win a rst-
round game.
Once again, howev-
er, the Tigers proved
that, no matter how
strong a public school
team is, it is still no
match for even the
fourth-place team out
of the West Catholic
Athletic League. The
Tigers vaunted offense was neutralized by
Valley Christian, the No. 8 seed in number
only, as the Warriors pounded Terra Nova
into submission, 26-7.
With a number of his players sobbing fol-
lowing the loss, Terra Nova coach Bill Gray
was reduced to seeing the silver lining: a 10-
0 regular season and a fth-straight Bay
Division title.
That loss makes the PAL1-5 in 10 years
the Open Division has existed. The lone win
came in the divisions rst season, 2004,
when Aragon upset Serra 27-21 in overtime.
The Dons went on to lose rst-round games
in 2005 and 2006. The PALdidnt return to
the Open Division until 2011 when Terra
Nova represented the league. The Tigers are
now 0-3 in rst-round games, with three
losses to WCALschools.
The result was the same in the other pub-
lic-private matchup in the Open Division.
No. 2 Serra destroyed No. 7 Pioneer, 59-7,
while No. 6 Bellarmine pulled away from No.
3 Wilcox, 31-19.
And once again, CCS gets an all-WCAL
Cant beat
the WCAL
See LOUNGE, Page 15
See PLAYOFFS, Page 15
By Joseph White
LANDOVER, Md. If Colin Kaepernick
and Robert Grifn III have become the future
of football suddenly put on hold, consider
Kaepernick the one more likely to get going
again.
The young, mobile quarterbacks who have
struggled in 2013 after breakout years in
2012 faced off for the rst time Monday
night, and Kaepernick clearly outperformed
his counterpart as the San Francisco 49ers
broke a two-game losing streak with a 27-6
win over the Washington Redskins.
Kaepernick completed 15 of 24 passes for
235 yards the rst time in ve games hes
topped 200 yards with three touchdowns
and no interceptions.
The Redskins bottled up Frank Gore (13
carries, 31 yards), essentially daring
Kaepernick to throw the ball, and the QB
responded by showing some veteran-like
chemistry with veteran Anquan Boldin.
Boldin nished with ve catches for 94
yards and two touchdowns a 19-yard grab
at the pylon in the rst quarter and a 6-yard,
wide-open-in-the-end-zone reception in the
third.
Vernon Davis also had a touchdown catch
for the 49ers (7-4), who are tied for second
with the Arizona Cardinals in the NFC West
and are three games back of the Seattle
Seahawks with ve to play.
A loss wouldve put the defending NFC
champions in trouble in their quest to return
to the playoffs, but theyre nowhere as bad
off as the Redskins (3-8), who have dropped
three straight and sit alone in last place in
the NFC East a year after a late-season run
that won the division.
Kaepernick and Grifn seemed poised to
take the quarterback position to a new
dimension last season when they wowed the
NFLwith their mobility when running zone-
read and play-action.
But defenses have adjusted, and the two
QBs stats have tumbled accordingly when
theyve been forced to throw in convention-
al drop-back situations.
Grifns fall has been more precipitous.
Kap breaks out in win
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BERKELEY Sonny Dykes was
nearly 30 minutes into a news confer-
ence wrapping up his rst season at
California when the Golden Bears
coach was asked what he could point
to as a tangible sign of progress.
Dykes was stumped for a reply, a t-
ting cap to a season in which Cal
seemingly had no answer for much of
anything.
The Bears won just one game in
Dykes debut season. Outside of
freshman quarterback Jared Goff
breaking the schools single-season
passing record, there wasnt much
else that went right.
What was frustrating to me is that
every team Ive ever coached has got-
ten better, Dykes said Monday. If
you look at our season, its tough to
see that. Thats what was frustrating
for all of us was how did we improve
and where was it?
Thats a question many Cal fans
were asking after the Bears nished
with their worst record since going
winless in 1999.
Dykes, hired away from Louisiana
Tech to replace
Jeff Tedford after
Cal went 3-9 in
2012, was
expected to put
the program
back on track.
Instead, the
Bears nished 1-
11 and seeming-
ly got worse
with each week after winning their
only game of the season against FCS
school Portland State on Sept. 7. Cal
lost its nal 10 games, capped by a
63-13 blowout loss to Bay Area-rival
No. 8 Stanford on Saturday.
The losses werent just conned to
the eld, either. The student section at
Memorial Stadium was often near
empty during games, and an increas-
ingly frustrated group of alumni was
calling for Dykes to be red long
before the season ended.
I knew it wasnt going to be easy,
Dykes said. These things happen for
a reason. Any time that you have
issues you always look at yourself
rst and foremost.
Dykes isnt the only one who came
under re after Cal went winless in the
Pac-12.
Defensive coordinator Andy Buh,
whose unit gave up nearly 46 points a
game, has been heavily criticized all
season. Dykes, however, gave Buh a
vote of condence and said he expects
to have most, if not all, of his assis-
tant coaches back in 2014.
Cal athletic director Sandy Barbour
has also come under re. Barbour red
Tedford and approved a buyout of
$5.5 million for the former coach,
then brought Dykes and his Air Raid
offense aboard in hopes of appeasing
the alumni who had helped fund a
$320 million upgrade of Memorial
Stadium that began in 2011.
Neither Buh nor Barbour attended
the meeting Dykes held with
reporters two days after the loss to
Stanford. But Dykes insists he is ne
having Buh remain on his staff
despite the outcry from fans to re the
defensive coordinator.
Well see how it plays out, Dykes
said. I cant think of anybody that I
dont want to return. Andy knows the
numbers werent good. But hes been
a successful coach everywhere hes
been and hell be successful here.
Injuries played a signicant role in
Cals defensive demise.
Five players who were projected to
be starters missed all or long stretch-
es of the season.
That included defensive linemen
Mustafa Jalil and Brennan Scarlett,
who sat out the entire season. Safety
Avery Sebastian, linebacker Nick
Forbes and cornerback Stefan
McClure missed a combined 28
games.
That forced Cal to reach deep into
the depth chart for help, and the
Bears inexperience was quickly
exposed.
We played a lot of defensive play-
ers this year that we would have real-
ly liked to redshirt, Dykes said.
They did the best they could and
theyll benet by playing, but ...
One player who stood out in the
storm of the season was Goff.
Atrue freshman, Goff started all 12
games and broke the schools single-
season passing record with 3,508
yards. He passed for 18 touchdowns
and was sixth in the nation for com-
pletions per game.
Goffs march into Cals record
books didnt come without its hic-
cups. He was benched early in the
Bears 55-16 loss to Oregon in late
September, then had to hold off a
challenge to his starting job from
redshirt freshman Zach Kline.
Kline left open the door for a trans-
fer after he replaced Goff against
Stanford.
Zach has to do what he thinks is in
his best interest, Dykes said. Were
completely supportive of that, what-
ever that is.
Goff may have to undergo surgery
in the offseason after suffering a sep-
arated shoulder in the loss to
Stanford. He underwent an MRI and
was awaiting the results before mak-
ing a decision.
Dykes said Goff held up well in
spite of a running game that didnt
provide much balance to the offense.
When youre playing with a true
freshman, youd like to be able to run
the ball probably 65 percent of the
time, Dykes said. In a perfect world
thats what we would have done, but
that just wasnt what we were
equipped to do.
Dykes confident Cal can rebound from 1-11 season
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ALAMEDA As painful as it was
to blow a late lead and lose a game
that dropped them from sixth place
to 12th place in the AFC standings,
the Oakland Raiders have no choice
but to move ahead.
Minutes away from completing a
comeback win against the
Tennessee Titans that would have
put them in playoff position with
ve games to play, the Raiders let
Ryan Fitzpatrick throw a 10-yard
touchdown pass with 10 seconds
remaining in a 23-19 loss Sunday.
The winning score prevented
Oakland (4-7) from winning back-
to-back games for the rst time this
season and moving to the top of a
six-way tie for sixth place. Now the
Raiders trail six teams in the ght
for the nal playoff spot and have
almost no margin for error starting
when they visit Dallas (6-5) on
Thursday.
We dont have a lot of time to sit
around and wallow in self-pity,
head coach Dennis Allen said
Monday. Weve got a game to play,
and weve got to get ourselves ready
to travel down to Dallas and play the
Cowboys on Thanksgiving Day and
thats really where the majority of
our focus has turned to now.
Oakland held a light walkthrough
Monday evening and will practice
Tuesday and Wednesday before y-
ing to Dallas for the game on
Thursday. That has severely con-
densed the time usually spent going
over the previous game and putting
in a game plan for the next oppo-
nent.
The Raiders
will be on a
p l a n e
Wednesday after-
noon, shortly
after they usual-
ly nish their
rst practice of
the week.
Were cram-
ming all of our
preparation into about a two and a
half day window, whereas normally
youre going to have four days to
really get prepared for the game. So,
mentally, the key, because youre
not going to get a ton of full speed
reps, mentally, the key is focusing
in on the reps that you do get, the
walk-through type of reps, so you
can execute on Thursday, Allen
said.
The Raiders also have some
health issues to deal with during the
short week. Tight end Mychal
Rivera and cornerback Mike
Jenkins were knocked out of the
game Sunday with concussions,
while linebacker Kevin Burnett left
with a bruised quadriceps.
While Burnett appears to be OK,
Rivera and Jenkins need to get
through the NFL protocol for con-
cussions before they can play. Allen
said they have started that process
but he doesnt know whether they
will be ready by Thursday.
The hit on Rivera by Michael
Grifn led to a one-game suspen-
sion for the Tennessee safety on
Monday for his history of hits to
the head and neck region.
Jenkins injury forced special
teams player Chimdi Chekwa to
play on defense. Chekwa, who had
played just six defensive snaps the
rst 10 games, was in for nine
against the Texans. He allowed an 8-
yard catch to Justin Hunter on third-
and-7 on the nal drive that led to
Tennessees winning touchdown.
Hes a guy that, hes really much
improved from where he was at this
point a year ago and if he has to go
in there and play, then weve got
condence that hell go in and play
well, Allen said.
The Raiders also are hopeful of
getting starting left tackle Jared
Veldheer back for the rst time this
season after he tore his left triceps
in training camp. Allen said his
plan is to gradually ease Veldheer
back into the offense and did not say
what changes will come on the
offensive line. Khalif Barnes
moved from right tackle to left tack-
le after Veldheer got hurt. He could
move back to the right side or play
guard.
Running back Darren McFadden,
who has missed the last three games
with a hamstring injury, went
through a workout early Monday
and could be available this week if
he has no setbacks.
Allen said he did not know the
status of receiver Denarius Moore,
who missed the game Sunday with a
shoulder injury.
NOTES: Allen said there was a
package of plays for former starting
quarterback Terrelle Pryor but he
decided not to use them to give
Pryor another week to recover from
a sprained right knee. ... Second-
round pick T Menelik Watson was
healthy but not active Sunday as the
Raiders used Matt McCants in the
swing tackle role instead.
Raiders move forward
Dennis Allen
WASHINGTON Ten former
National Hockey League players,
including All-Star forward Gary
Leeman, claimed in a class-action
lawsuit that the league hasnt done
enough to protect players from con-
cussions.
The lawsuit seeks damages and
court-approved, NHL-sponsored med-
ical monitoring for the playersbrain
trauma and/or injuries, which they
blame on their NHL careers. It was
led in federal court in Washington
on behalf of players who retired on or
before February 14 of this year and
have suffered such injuries.
The suit comes just three months
after the National Football League
agreed to pay $765 million to settle
lawsuits from thousands of former
players who developed dementia or
other concussion-related health prob-
lems and in an era when more
attention is being paid to the dam-
ages of head injuries sustained in
sports.
Among other things, the suit
claims that:
The NHL knew or should have
known about scientic evidence that
players who sustain repeated head
injuries are at greater risk for illness-
es and disabilities both during their
hockey careers and later in life.
Even after the NHLcreated a con-
cussion program to study brain
injuries affecting NHL players in
1997, the league took no action to
reduce the number and severity of
concussions during a study period
from 1997 to 2004. Plaintiffs relied
on the NHLs silence to their detri-
ment, the suit says.
The league didnt do anything to
protect players from unnecessary
harm until 2010, when it made it a
penalty to target a players head.
The NHLs active and purposeful
concealment of the severe risks of
brain injuries exposed players to
unnecessary dangers they could have
avoided had the NHL provided them
with truthful and accurate information
and taken appropriate action to pre-
vent needless harm, the lawsuit
says.
Bill Daly, the leagues Deputy
Commissioner, issued a statement
Monday.
We are aware of the class-action
lawsuit led today in the United States
District Court for the District of
Columbia on behalf of a group of for-
mer NHL players. While the subject
matter is very serious, we are com-
pletely satised with the responsible
manner in which the league and the
players association have managed
player safety over time, including
with respect to head injuries and con-
cussions, the statement said. We
intend to defend the case vigorously
and have no further comment at this
time.
Ex-NHLers
sue league on
concussions
SPORTS 14
By Ralph D. Russo
Heisman Trophy voters were emailed a
ballot on Monday.
Its not due back for two weeks.
Good thing, because its going to take
some time to sort this out. AHeisman race
that not long ago seemed well-dened has
been muddled in so many ways.
Not the least of which is a sexual assault
investigation involving Jameis Winston,
the Florida State star who would otherwise
be the clear front-runner after the Heisman
stock of several contenders crashed last
weekend.
Last week was a seismic one, and shook
up the landscape, Heisman voter Charles
Davis of Fox Sports said.
Even with potential criminal charges
hanging over Winston, online sports book
Bovada has him as the favorite to win the
award at 1-2 odds, meaning if you bet $200
on him to win the Heisman youd win only
$100. Though the odds that he wins it are
not as good as they were last week.
Many Heisman voters say they are taking
a wait-and-see approach on Winstons legal
issues. The state attorney in Tallahassee,
Fla., has said a decision on whether to
charge Winston with anything is unlikely
to be reached this week, but maybe next.
It cant be forgotten that Winstons con-
stitutional rights supersede whatever privi-
leges afforded him as an exceptional college
football quarterback, said Drew Sharp of
the Detroit Free Press. Heisman voters
must let the investigation play itself out for
as long as possible before rendering judg-
ment.
Winston and No. 2 Florida State play
Florida on Saturday, and then the Atlantic
Coast Conference championship game on
Dec. 7. He leads the nation in passer ef-
ciency rating (194.5) and has thrown for
3,163 yards and 32 touchdowns.
Obviously, strictly as a player, hes a
leading contender, said Bill Rabinowitz of
the Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch. But I dont
want to prejudge his legal situation one way
or the other. The presumption of innocence
that he has legally ought to apply in terms
of his Heisman chances. I just hope theres
a resolution before I have to vote.
Votes from the 928-member Heisman
electorate are due by Dec. 9 at 5 p.m. EST.
The winner is announced Dec. 14.
Meanwhile, the stage is set for AJ
McCarron to make a late push. The Alabama
quarterback could have two more chances to
display his talents, starting Saturday at
Auburn. Win that and its on to the
Southeastern Conference title game for the
Crimson Tide.
Braxton Miller, No. 3 Ohio States dual-
threat quarterback, is in a similar situation.
He gets Michigan on Saturday, and then No.
11 Michigan State the week after for the Big
Ten title.
While voters have cooled on Texas
A&Ms Johnny Manziel, who won the
Heisman last year, Oregons Marcus
Mariota and Baylors Bryce Petty all of
whom had below-average performances in
losing efforts last Saturday theyre warm-
ing up to Northern Illinois quarterback
Jordan Lynch, Fresno State quarterback
Derek Carr and Boston College running
back Andre Williams.
I was probably leaning toward Johnny
Manziel until this past weekend, said Hugh
Kellenberger of The Clarion-Ledger of
Jackson, Miss. Earlier in the year I
thought it was Marcus Mariotas to lose. So
right now Im certainly looking for other
candidates, and a guy like Alabamas AJ
McCarron probably has a better candidacy
now than he did just a couple weeks ago.
McCarron is the second choice on
Bovadas board at 2-1, making a huge move
after being 13-2 last week. There doesnt
seem to be a massive groundswell of sup-
port for the senior with two national cham-
pionship rings.
Its been more of a steadily growing
appreciation for his consistent production.
Acover story in Sports Illustrated last week
didnt hurt him, either. And, of course, hes
now facing more pushback from skeptics.
I get it that Baylor, A&M and Oregon
lost and many have moved up AJ McCarron,
but its not a lifetime achievement award,
said Robert Cessna of the Bryan-College
Station (Texas) Eagle. I dont know if hes
even the best player on the team.
Winston, McCarron and Manziel were
announced as the nalists for the Maxwell
player of the year award on Monday.
After McCarron on Bovadas board comes
Williams, the rst major college player to
rush for 2,000 yards since 2008, and Miller
at 15-1.
Carr and Manziel are 20-1. Lynch comes
in at 28-1. Petty and Mariota are off the
board, which doesnt necessarily mean they
cant get back on it. Williams, Miller, Carr
and Lynch were off the board last week.
Maybe this week Clemson quarterback
Tajh Boyd or Louisvilles Teddy Bridgewater
can re-emerge, or Arizona running back
KaDeem Carey and the Wildcats can follow
their upset of No. 12 Oregon with another
against No. 13 Arizona State.
Saturday was a ballot-buster for me, no
question, said Joshua Kendall of The State
in Columbia, S.C. Im back to square one
unless there is something before square one,
in which case I am there.
Heisman voters wait on Winston as race muddles
He threw his 11th interception Monday
night, more than twice the number he had
all last season.
He completed 17 of 27 passes for 127
yards and was sacked four times, and
Washington tallied only 190 total yards.
RG3s throws were off-target, and the
Redskins were again the victim of question-
able clock management, including a time-
out that was called while the clock was
already stopped on a hurry-up drive in the
nal minute of the rst half.
The 49ers led 10-6 at the half, and the
Redskins had their best chance to take the
lead when they took over in San Francisco
territory after a fumble on the opening drive
of the third quarter. But, on a fourth-and-2 at
the 41, Washington gave the ball to backup
tailback Roy Helu, who was stopped short
of the rst down.
The 49ers took over and drove for a score
that gave them a double-digit lead for good,
with Kaepernick and Boldin hurdling into
each other for a celebratory chest-bump
after the 6-yard touchdown pass.
There would be no such celebrations for
Grifn, who took some ak last week from
teammate Santana Moss for not taking
enough responsibility for mistakes.
Theres plenty of blame to go around for
everyone after the game, including some for
coach Mike Shanahan, whose future is
unclear as his team heads for a third last-
place finish in his four years in
Washington.
Grifns interception came on the nal
play of the rst quarter, when he unwisely
unloaded while being decked by Aldon
Smith.
Grifn rolled over onto his stomach and
lay there for several seconds. He wasnt
injured, but perhaps he was mulling over a
quarter in which he went 1 for 6 for minus-1
yard and a pick in a rare home game in
which no one was chanting R-G-3!
Continued from page 11
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game, accumulating 211 yards of total
offense 149 yards passing and 62 yards
rushing.
Andrew Segre continues his strong year
for Sacred Heart Prep, helping the Gators to
a 35-12 win over Seaside in the Division IV
playoffs. Segre finished with 167 yards
rushing with three touchdowns on 29 car-
ries. Ricky Grau also had a strong game,
racking up 130 yards of total offense 98
rushing and 32 receiving.
Menlo-Atherton quarterback Brian Keare
wasnt very accurate Friday during the
Bears 21-7 win over Oak Grove in the
Division II playoff game, completing just 4
of 15 passes. But he got the most out of the
passes he completed, throwing for 157
yards, averaging 39 yards a completion.
Isiah Nash was the main beneficiary,
catching two passes for 146 yards and two
touchdowns.
Nash was also one of two Bears defenders
to record ve solo tackles. He was joined by
Randy Lopez.
HONOR
seminal, along with yet another WCAL
team winning the Open Division title. They
are also probably the odds-on favorites to
win the Division II championship with St.
Francis being the top seed and it wouldnt be
shocking to see now 3-8 St. Ignatius beat
No. 1 Burlingame and win the Division III
crown.
If this really what CCS wants? To have one
league consistently dominating their playoff
brackets? Ask any number of public school
coaches or fans of non-WCALteams and the
answer is yes. CCS ofcials will say that is
the furthest thing from the truth, but the
organization kind of has its hands tied. There
really is not much that can be done. The
WCALschools are already weighted more
when it comes to garnering power points, to
make sure as many WCALschools as possi-
ble are slotted in the Open Division. But
there is only so much that can be done. There
are only ve A leagues in CCS and the
champions of each the PALBay, WCAL,
Blossom Valley Athletic League-Mt.
Hamilton Division, Santa Clara Valley
Athletic League-De Anza Division and the
Monterey Bay League-Gabilan Division
are automatically slotted into the Open and
the remaining three spots are usually secured
by WCALschools.
It really is time for the WCALto become
its own section in the state playoff format.
The six-team Oakland Athletic League is its
own section, as is San Franciscos Academic
Athletic Association, which is comprised of
the citys public schools. Each of those
leagues hold a post-season tournament
among its members and sends representatives
to Northern California and state title games,
if warranted.
Ask any WCALcoach in any sport and
theyll tell you they hold in higher esteem a
WCALtitle than a CCS title, while the public
at large views it the other way around.
Those same coaches will also say its not
fair to have to play the same opponents two
or even three times in the same season, but
doesnt it work out that way anyway?
Saturday, Serra faces Bellarmine in the Open
Division seminals. It will be the fourth time
the teams have met over the last two years
once in the regular season and again in the
playoffs. Whats the difference if its called a
CCS playoff game or a WCALplayoff game?
Im not trying to bash either CCS or the
WCAL. CCS is doing the best it can to make
sure there is competitive equality among the
different brackets, while the WCALcant be
blamed for being so good. But it certainly is
taking the fun out of the playoffs.
Gray told his team after the loss to Valley
Christian that they would work to put togeth-
er another undefeated regular season and a
sixth straight Bay Division title in 2014,
knowing full well it would land them back in
the Open Division playoffs and a likely rst-
round game against a school from the WCAL,
also knowing it would take all but a miracle
to win that elusive rst-round game, never
mind an Open Division championship.
***
Three Serra baseball players last week
signed their Letter of Intent to play in col-
lege next year. Pitcher Matt Blais signed
with U.C. Davis, outelder Neil Sterling
committed to University of Utah, while
inelder/pitcher Sean Watkins signed with
Loyola Marymount University.
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The Aragon duo of Kaede Ishikawa and
Victoria Sun were eliminated in the rst
round, 6-3, 6-3.
Both the seminals and nals will be held
Tuesday at Courtside Tennis Club. Seminal
matches begin at noon, with the nals to
follow shortly after the completion of the
semis.
Volleyball
Menlo School assured itself of at least one
more match at home, as well as a chance for
a total of three, as the Knights (29-5) earned
the No. 1 seed in the Northern California
tournament.
They will host No. 8 Willows (30-6), the
runner up for the Northern Section title. The
match is scheduled for 7 p.m. tonight.
As the No. 1 seed, Menlo will host as
long as the Knights keep winning.
Crystal Springs Uplands School (15-16),
on the other hand, will travel to No. 3
Vacaville Christian (26-9) in the rst round
of the Division VNor Cal tournament.
The Gryphons qualied as the No. 6 seed
and was runnerup for the CCS crown, while
Vacaville Christian captured the
Sacramento-San Joaquin Section champi-
onship.
Priory (16-12), which beat Crystal
Springs for the CCS title, got the No. 4 seed
and will host No. 5 Bradshaw Christian-
Sacramento (27-7).
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11/28
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Playoffs
Playoffs
EASTERNCONFERENCE
ATLANTICDIVISION
W L Pct GB
Toronto 6 7 .462
Philadelphia 6 9 .400 1
Boston 6 10 .375 1 1/2
New York 3 9 .250 2 1/2
Brooklyn 3 10 .231 3
SOUTHEASTDIVISION
W L Pct GB
Miami 11 3 .786
Atlanta 8 6 .571 3
Charlotte 7 8 .467 4 1/2
Washington 5 8 .385 5 1/2
Orlando 4 9 .308 6 1/2
CENTRALDIVISION
W L Pct GB
Indiana 13 1 .929
Chicago 6 6 .500 6
Detroit 6 8 .429 7
Cleveland 4 10 .286 9
Milwaukee 2 11 .154 10 1/2
WESTERNCONFERENCE
SOUTWESTDIVISION
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 13 1 .929
Houston 10 5 .667 3 1/2
Dallas 9 6 .600 4 1/2
Memphis 7 7 .500 6
New Orleans 6 7 .462 6 1/2
NORTHWEST DIVISION
W L Pct GB
Portland 12 2 .857
Oklahoma City 9 3 .750 2
Denver 7 6 .538 4 1/2
Minnesota 8 8 .500 5
Utah 1 14 .067 11 1/2
PACIFICDIVISION
W L Pct GB
L.A. Clippers 10 5 .667
Golden State 8 6 .571 1 1/2
L.A. Lakers 7 7 .500 2 1/2
Phoenix 7 7 .500 2 1/2
Sacramento 4 9 .308 5
MondaysGames
Indiana 98, Minnesota 84
Boston 96, Charlotte 86
Miami 107, Phoenix 92
Detroit 113, Milwaukee 94
Houston 93, Memphis 86
Denver 110, Dallas 96
San Antonio 112, New Orleans 93
Chicago at Utah, late
New York at Portland, late
NBA GLANCE
EASTERNCONFERENCE
ATLANTICDIVISION
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston 24 16 6 2 34 68 46
Tampa Bay 24 15 8 1 31 72 61
Toronto 24 14 9 1 29 66 60
Detroit 25 11 7 7 29 63 70
Montreal 24 13 9 2 28 64 51
Ottawa 24 9 11 4 22 68 77
Florida 25 7 13 5 19 56 81
Buffalo 25 5 19 1 11 44 79
METROPOLITANDIVISION
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh 25 15 9 1 31 72 58
Washington 24 12 10 2 26 72 68
N.Y. Rangers 24 12 12 0 24 48 59
New Jersey 24 9 10 5 23 50 58
Carolina 24 9 10 5 23 49 67
Philadelphia 23 10 11 2 22 50 56
Columbus 24 9 12 3 21 62 71
N.Y. Islanders 24 8 13 3 19 68 82
WESTERNCONFERENCE
CENTRALDIVISION
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
St. Louis 23 17 3 3 37 82 50
Chicago 24 16 4 4 36 87 70
Colorado 22 17 5 0 34 69 45
Minnesota 25 15 6 4 34 64 58
Nashville 24 12 10 2 26 56 69
Winnipeg 26 11 11 4 26 69 76
Dallas 22 11 9 2 24 61 65
PACIFICDIVISION
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Anaheim 26 17 6 3 37 80 65
San Jose 23 15 3 5 35 79 52
Los Angeles 24 15 6 3 33 64 51
Phoenix 24 14 6 4 32 80 78
Vancouver 25 12 9 4 28 65 65
Calgary 23 8 11 4 20 64 84
Edmonton 24 7 15 2 16 64 84
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime
loss.
MondaysGames
Boston 4, Pittsburgh 3, OT
Columbus 6,Toronto 0
Winnipeg 3, New Jersey 1
Tampa Bay 5, N.Y. Rangers 0
Florida 3, Philadelphia 1
St. Louis 3, Minnesota 0
Nashville 4, Phoenix 2
Chicago at Edmonton, late
Los Angeles at Vancouver, late
NHL GLANCE
NATIONALCONFERENCE
EAST
W L T Pct PF PA
Dallas 6 5 0 .545 298 279
Philadelphia 6 5 0 .545 276 260
N.Y. Giants 4 7 0 .364 213 280
Washington 3 8 0 .273 252 338
SOUTH
W L T Pct PF PA
New Orleans 9 2 0 .818 305 196
Carolina 7 3 0 .700 238 135
Tampa Bay 2 8 0 .200 187 237
Atlanta 2 9 0 .182 227 309
NORTH
W L T Pct PF PA
Detroit 6 4 0 .600 265 253
Chicago 6 4 0 .600 282 267
Green Bay 5 5 0 .500 258 239
Minnesota 2 8 0 .200 240 320
WEST
W L T Pct PF PA
Seattle 10 1 0 .909 306 179
San Francisco 7 4 0 .636 274 184
Arizona 7 4 0 .636 254 223
St. Louis 5 6 0 .455 266 255
AMERICANCONFERENCE
EAST
W L T Pct PF PA
New England 7 3 0 .700 256 199
N.Y. Jets 5 5 0 .500 183 268
Miami 5 5 0 .500 213 225
Buffalo 4 7 0 .364 236 273
SOUTH
W L T Pct PF PA
Indianapolis 7 3 0 .700 252 220
Tennessee 4 6 0 .400 227 226
Houston 2 8 0 .200 193 276
Jacksonville 1 9 0 .100 129 318
NORTH
W L T Pct PF PA
Cincinnati 7 4 0 .636 275 206
Pittsburgh 4 6 0 .400 216 245
Baltimore 4 6 0 .400 208 212
Cleveland 4 6 0 .400 192 238
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Kansas City 9 1 0 .900 232 138
Oakland 4 6 0 .400 194 246
San Diego 4 6 0 .400 228 222
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Oakland at Dallas, 1:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 5:30 p.m.
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TUESDAY
Girls tennis
CCS individual tournament at Courtside Club,
Los Gatos
Singles seminals
No.2 Liz Yao (Menlo) vs.No.3 Cori Sidell (Carlmont),
noon
Doubles
No.1 Iinuma-Spievack (Hillsdale) vs.No.4 Scannell-
Eisinger (Los Altos), noon
No. 3 Eliazo-A. Yao (Menlo) vs. No. 2 Nguyen-Chen
(Leland), noon
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seminal match
Girls volleyball
NorthernCaliforniatournament
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DivisionIV
No. 8 Willows (30-6) at No. 1 Menlo School (29-5), 7
p.m.
DivisionV
No.5 Bradshaw Christian-Sacramento (27-7) at No.
4 Priory (16-12), 7 p.m.
No.6 Crystal Springs (15-16) at No.3 Vacaville Chris-
tian (26-9), 7 p.m.
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Football
CCSseminals
DivisionII
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3), 7 p.m.
DivisionIII
No. 5 St. Ignatius (3-8) at No. 1 Burlingame (11-0), 7
p.m.
SATURDAY
Football
CCSseminals
OpenDivision
No. 6 Bellarmine (8-3) vs. No. 2 Serra (9-2), 7 p.m. at
Independence
Division IV
No.5 Monterey (8-3) at No.1 Sacred Heart Prep (10-
1), 1 p.m.
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longevity to it; a trial period isnt really
workable for us. Im totally open to com-
promise, but a street closure and in a differ-
ent area on a different night would be chal-
lenging for us to just be able to function as
a business.
Off the Grid features street food vendors
and began operating in the parking lot at
the Broadway Caltrain station 5 p.m.-8
p.m. Thursday nights this fall. While its
nal event this season is set for Dec. 5, it
has caused concern from some local busi-
ness owners who believe the trucks are
pulling customers away from brick and mor-
tar businesses down the street.
John Kevranian, owner of Nuts for Candy
on Broadway and member of the Broadway
Business Improvement District, made a pro-
posal last week to Off The Grid and to the
city of Burlingame to have the food trucks
on Broadway instead of the Caltrain
Broadway station parking lot to better pro-
mote Broadway. He wants to close
Broadway from Chula Vista to Capuchino
avenues Tuesday nights from 5 p.m.-9 p.m.
and have the food trucks and the Broadway
merchants participate for a 90-day trial peri-
od. Tuesdays are traditionally quieter than
Thursdays for Broadway businesses.
The current location doesnt benet the
street at all and the nancial impacts were
too large, Kevranian said. The community
would love to have it on Broadway and it
would be safer, he said. He was frustrated
since the association voted against the idea
in 2012, sending a message to the city it
was not interested in the company going to
the Caltrain Broadway.
Right now, Off the Grid doesnt help
anyone on Broadway, Kevranian said. Let
them come to Broadway so everyone can
benet, its a win-win situation for every-
body. We as the merchants are not upset at
Off the Grid, it was just the location. We
were surprised when they showed up and we
not even notied they were coming to the
Caltrain station.
He also noted its hurtful to hear commu-
nity members saying theres nothing com-
pelling about Broadway merchants. He
believes the city turned the community
against Broadway.
Cohen said the San Francisco-based com-
pany is happy to be engaged in conversa-
tion about something thats a compromise,
but the challenge is the business has a lease
for a piece of private property. This type of
property is very different from an opera-
tional standpoint and closing a major com-
mercial district is not an insignicant task,
he said.
Cohen said he will meet with the business
association and neighbors to nd a better
location. The company has also been work-
ing with the city and currently pays $750 a
month between Caltrain and the California
Public Utilities Commission for the space,
said Caltrain spokeswoman Jayme
Ackemann. Off the Grid works to develop
markets that are both located in urban cores
of cities and use spaces that are not easily
activated effectively throughout the day.
This ts with the Broadway Caltrain loca-
tion since the train doesnt stop there dur-
ing weekdays.
If Off the Grid were to move to Broadway,
Caltrain would not be affected, said
Ackemann.
We have an agreement that extends into
December, Ackemann said. The contract
is on hold while issues worked out with the
merchants.
Meanwhile, other Broadway business
owners were in support of the idea, but did-
nt feel like food trucks were negatively
impacting businesses on Broadway.
Sending someone to Off the Grid with
coupons for their businesses would have
benefited them, said Weimax Wines &
Spirits owner Gerald Weisl. Blaming Off the
Grid is just an excuse, he said.
If we can host a variety of food trucks to
have great diversity, why not? he said. If
the community supports the food trucks
then we can bring more people to
Broadway.
Ross Bruce, president of the association
and owner of AVR Realty, notied the city
about the proposal and said neighbors seem
to really like food trucks, but the new loca-
tion is a good option. Councilman Jerry
Deal said its great idea especially because
both merchants and citizens think its a
great idea. The City Council will discuss Off
the Grid and its permitting situation at its
Dec. 16 meeting.
The assumption was the city had no con-
trol over space (Caltrain parking lot) there
because it is not zoned, he said. That
could change. I havent seen a staff report
yet and wont see one until right before the
meeting.
Vendors at the market have included An
the Go, Fins on the Hoof, Fiveten Burger,
Hapa SF, SAJJ, Sanguchon and Pacic Puffs.
angela@smdailyjournal.com
(650) 344-5200 ext. 105
GRID
new funding plan is sufcient. It will be
submitted to the board that oversees the rail
line, whose members have been appointed
by Gov. Jerry Brown, a project booster, and
the Democrat-controlled Legislature.
Proposition 1A, which voters approved
in 2008, required the rail authority to spec-
ify the source of the funding for the first
operable segment of the high-speed rail
line and have all the necessary environ-
mental clearances in place. Kenny had said
the agency did not comply with either
mandate in approving the start of construc-
tion from Madera to Fresno, about 30
miles.
The plaintiffs, a group of Central Valley
residents and farmers, believe the require-
ment applies to the rst 300 miles stretch-
ing as far as Bakerseld with a projected
price tag of $31 billion. But the rail author-
ity contends it applies only to the rst
useable segment of track in the Central
Valley.
The court said, look, youve only got 28
miles with completed environmental clear-
ances. I order that you have to have 300
miles of environmental clearances, said
Michael Brady, an attorney for residents
who had sued to halt the project. Its taken
them ve years to do 28 miles, so how long
will it take them to do 300 miles?
Still, Kenny stopped short of blocking
the project altogether, and rail authority
ofcials characterized Mondays rulings as
a setback rather than a fatal blow.
Like all transformative projects, we
understand that there will be many chal-
lenges that will be addressed as we go for-
ward in building the nations rst high-
speed rail system, rail authority Chairman
Dan Richard said in a written statement.
The authoritys CEO, Jeff Morales, dis-
agreed with claims by the opponents that
the judges rulings would send high-speed
rail planners back to the drawing board,
saying officials are confident they can
address the judges concerns quickly. When
asked how much time it could take, he said,
Not long. We dont think that addressing
that will have any material effect on the
project.
The rail authority had argued that it has
already updated its funding plan and that it
intends to spend $3.2 billion in federal
money before tapping the state bonds. It
also argued that only the Legislature could
intervene to stop the project.
The plaintiffs had also asked Kenny to
block spending of the federal funds and
rescind construction contracts, including a
$1 billion deal signed this fall, but the
judge declined to do so Monday, saying
there was no evidence that there has been
any impropriety in spending.
He also did not invalidate the bonds,
merely saying that ofcials would need to
present more evidence about why they need
to be sold and when before the committee
should approve the sales. But without
authorization to sell bonds, the bullet
trains nancing sources could dry up.
California has already issued more than
$705 million in Proposition 1A bonds,
about $400 million for high-speed rail and
about $305 million for related rail-
improvement projects that could eventual-
ly be connected.
The plans have changed significantly
since voters approved the train, along with
the costs from $45 billion in 2008 to
more than $100 billion in 2011 and, now,
$68 billion for a 520-mile line connecting
San Francisco and greater Los Angeles
through the Central Valley.
Political considerations and opposition
by local residents statewide have also
forced repeated changes. Jon Coupal, exec-
utive director of the Howard Jarvis
Taxpayers Association, which had sued
over the bonds, blamed the ever-changing
plans for the judges decisions Monday.
The project now is so divergent from
what the voters were told that I dont think
he had any other choice, Coupal said.
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By Matthew Perrone
WASHINGTON The Food and Drug
Administration has ordered Google-backed
genetic test maker 23andMe to halt sales of
its personalized DNA test kits, saying the
company has failed to show that the technol-
ogy is supported by science.
In a warning letter posted online Monday,
FDA regulators say that the Silicon Valley
company has not shown that its tests are safe
or effective despite more than 14 face-to-
face and teleconference meetings and hun-
dreds of email exchanges. The agency
orders 23andMe to stop marketing its test
immediately, warning that erroneous results
could cause customers to seek unnecessary or
ineffective medical care.
23andMes saliva-based test kit, launched
more than 5 years ago, claims to tell cus-
tomers if they are at risk for more than 250
diseases and health conditions. The FDA
says only medical tests that have been
cleared by the government are permitted to
make such claims.
The letter follows years of back-and-forth
between the government and 23andMe, the
most visible company among a new eld of
startups selling personal genetic informa-
tion. The spread of consumer-marketed DNA
tests has troubled doctors and health ofcials
who worry that the products are built on im-
sy science.
For years, 23andMe resisted government
regulation, arguing that it simply provides
consumers with information, not a medical
service. But last year the company changed
course, submitting several of the disease-
specic tests included in its test kit.
A spokeswoman for the Mountain View-
based company said 23andMe recognizes it
has been late responding to FDA questions
about the application.
Our relationship with the FDAis extreme-
ly important to us and we are committed to
fully engaging with them to address their
concerns, said Kendra Cassillo in a state-
ment.
The FDA letter suggests that regulators
have gone to great lengths to try and work
with the company, citing months of meet-
ings and dozens of letters between the two
parties.
However, even after these many interac-
tions with 23andMe, we still do not have any
assurance that the rm has analytically or
clinically validated its technology, states
the letter.
The FDA warning, dated Nov. 22, takes
issue with a number of claims the company
makes for its test kit, particularly calling it a
rst step in prevention against diseases
like diabetes, heart disease and breast cancer.
Regulators worry that false results from the
test could cause patients to receive inade-
quate or inappropriate medical care. For
instance, 23andMe says its test can identify
women who carry the BRCA gene mutation
that signicantly increases the risk of breast
and ovarian cancer. But a false result could
lead women to undergo unnecessary screen-
ing, chemotherapy and surgery.
The FDA gives the company 15 days to
respond in writing to the letters concerns.
Warning letters are not legally binding, but
the government can take companies to court
if they are ignored.
23andMe was co-founded by Anne
Wojcicki, who recently separated from her
husband, Google co-founder Sergey Brin.
Both Google and Brin have invested mil-
lions in the privately held company over the
years.
Company executives previously said that
they rst contacted the FDAin 2007, before
launching their product. The agency did not
take an interest in the technology until
2010, when it issued letters to several test-
ing companies, warning that their products
must be approved as safe and effective.
The FDA already regulates a variety of
genetic tests administered by health care
providers. The FDAs concern with 23andMe
appears to center on its marketing approach,
which sidesteps doctors and health profes-
sionals.
Consumers order the companys $99 prod-
uct online. Once the kit arrives by mail they
are instructed to spit into a small tube, pro-
viding a saliva sample which is sent back to
the company for analysis.
FDA tells 23andMe to halt sales of genetic test
23andMes saliva-based test kit,launched more than 5 years ago,claims to tell customers if they
are at risk for more than 250 diseases and health conditions.The FDA says only medical tests
that have been cleared by the government are permitted to make such claims.
HEALTH 20
By Mike Stobbe
ATLANTA Agovernment study offers a
new theory on why the whooping cough
vaccine doesnt seem to be working as well
as expected.
The research suggests that while the vac-
cine may keep people from getting sick, it
doesnt prevent them from spreading
whooping cough also known as pertussis
to others.
It could explain the increase in pertussis
that were seeing in the U.S., said one of
the researchers, Tod Merkel of the Food and
Drug Administration.
Whooping cough is a highly contagious
disease that can strike people of any age but
is most dangerous to children. It was once
common, causing hundreds of thousands of
illnesses annually and thousands of deaths.
But after a vaccine was introduced in the
1940s, cases dropped to fewer than 5,000 a
year.
The vaccine was replaced in the 1990s
because of side effects that included pain and
swelling from the shot and fever. The newer
vaccine is part of routine childhood vacci-
nations as well as adult booster shots.
But cases have rebounded. Last year was
the nations worst year for whooping cough
in six decades- U.S. health ofcials received
reports of more than 48,000 cases, includ-
ing 18 deaths.
This year hasnt been half as bad about
20,000 reported illnesses, including six
deaths so far. Whooping cough ebbs and
ows in cycles, so experts arent surprised
to see cases recede. But 20,000 can still be
seen as a lot when a widely used vaccine is
supposed to protect the public.
Some studies have concluded the newer
vaccine doesnt last as long as the old one.
But the study by Merkel and his colleagues
offers a new wrinkle.
Their research used baboons, considered
the most human-like model for studying
whooping cough. Baboons at ages 2, 4 and
6 months were vaccinated and then exposed
to whooping cough at 7 months when
vaccine protection would be new and
strong.
The baboons didnt get sick, but they had
high levels of bacteria in their respiratory
system for ve weeks which suggest they
were contagious for about that long. Some
baboons given the old vaccine had low lev-
els after only two weeks.
Thats a big deal nding because it was
thought that people only spread the disease
when they had coughs and other symptoms,
said Dr. Erik Hewlett, a University of
Virginia whooping cough researcher who
was not involved in the FDA study but has
collaborated with Merkel.
Health ofcials have sought to protect
small children by vaccinating the people
who are in contact with them such as grand-
parents and baby sitters a strategy called
cocooning. But that may not work as well
as hoped if infected people who dont show
any symptoms can still spread it, the
research suggests.
This is a whole new way of thinking of
the problem, Hewlett said.
Still, cocooning is better than nothing.
An infected person with a cough is probably
spreading more germs that someone who
spreads it through talking or exhaling, said
the FDAs Merkel.
The study was published Monday in the
journal Proceedings of the National
Academy of Sciences.
Versions of the vaccine are made by two
companies Sanofi Pasteur and
GlaxoSmithKline. A GSK spokesman said
the company didnt have enough informa-
tion on the study to comment. Sano said in
a statement that its not clear how well the
ndings translate to humans, and that many
factors may contribute to recent surges in
whooping cough. It also said the research
contains valuable information and points
to areas for further study.
Whooping cough shot cuts illness, maybe not spread
Whooping cough is a highly contagious disease that can strike people of any age but is most
dangerous to children.
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WASHINGTON The Food and Drug
Administration is lifting severe safety
restrictions on the former blockbuster dia-
betes pill Avandia, citing recent data sug-
gesting that the much-debated medication
does not increase the risk of heart attack.
The repeal means patients will no longer
have to enroll in a special registry to be eli-
gible to receive the drug. Additionally, the
drug will be available at most pharmacies,
whereas it was previously limited to certain
registered pharmacies. Those safety restric-
tions and others were put in place in 2010,
severely curbing U.S. prescriptions for the
GlaxoSmithKline drug.
Mondays ruling is a belated victory for
the British drugmaker, which has spent
more than a half-decade defending the safety
of Avandia, once the best-selling diabetes
drug in the world. Sales began plummeting
in 2007 after researchers rst raised ques-
tions about possible links to heart attacks.
After three years of debate, the FDAlimited
access to the drug in 2010.
But FDA regulators said Monday a more
recent analysis of a key Avandia study
shows that the drugs heart risks are no
greater than other diabetes drugs.
Given these new results, our level of
concern is considerably reduced, said FDA
drug center director Dr. Janet Woodcock, in
a statement.
The announcement also represents a vin-
dication of sorts for FDAleadership, includ-
ing Woodcock, who only agreed to put
restrictions on the pill after years of pres-
sure from outside researchers, safety advo-
cates and several members of Congress.
Dr. Steven Nissen of the Cleveland
Clinic, whose research rst raised concerns
about Avandia, said the announcement is
about the FDAs effort to save face.
This is about appearances, not changing
medical practice, said Nissen, who chairs
the Cleveland Clinics department of cardi-
ology. A single reanalysis of a trial does
not exonerate a drug where all the other data
point to increased cardiovascular risks.
Nissen said he doesnt expect doctors to
return to prescribing the drug, considering
how many newer diabetes drugs are now
available.
Nissen drew attention to Avandias safety
in a 2007 study pooling thousands of
reports of heart attack and stroke from
dozens of unrelated studies involving the
drug. His so-called meta-analysis combined
42 studies and showed a higher risk of heart
attack among patients taking Avandia com-
pared to other diabetes drugs.
The FDA eventually agreed to restrict use
of the drug, while noting the shortcomings
of the analysis that rst raised the concern.
FDA policy generally holds that mixing
data from multiple studies can lead to mis-
leading trends and conclusions.
That focused the agencys attention on a
study known as RECORD, the only trial to
specically compare heart attack rates in
patients taking Avandia versus other stan-
dard drug treatments for diabetics.
Under instructions from the FDA, Glaxo
hired Duke University to reanalyze the
RECORD study, reviewing each report of
heart attack or stroke at a patient-by-
patient level. Dukes ndings, released last
year, matched Glaxos initial conclusion on
the study: Avandia did not appear to increase
the risk of heart attack compared to standard
treatments.
Last June a panel of outside experts voted
to recommend easing the safety restrictions
on Avandia. The FDA is not required to fol-
low the guidance of those experts, though it
often does.
Aspokeswoman for London-based Glaxo
said the company will work with the FDAt o
revise the drugs labeling and remove cur-
rent access restrictions. The company has
previously stated it has no plans to resume
advertising of the drug.
In 2012 Glaxo pleaded guilty to failing to
report safety problems with Avandia to
government officials over a seven-year
period. The guilty plea was part of a larger
$3 billion settlement with the Department
of Justice for various criminal and civil vio-
lations involving 10 of the companys
drugs.
Despite the ruling, GlaxoSmithKline
PLCs U.S. shares fell 54 cents, or 1 per-
cent, to close at $52.82. Its U.S. shares
have risen 22 percent this year.
FDA overturns safety limits on diabetes drug
Patients will no longer have to enroll in a special registry to be eligible to receive Avandia.
NATION/WORLD
22
By Joohn-Thor Dahlburg
and Brian Murphy
BRUSSELS European Union sanctions
against Iran could be eased as soon as
December, ofcials said Monday, after a
potentially history-shaping deal that gives
Tehran six months to increase access to its
nuclear sites in exchange for keeping the
core components of its uranium program.
The deal, announced Sunday, envisions
lifting some of the sanctions that have been
crippling the countrys economy. The sanc-
tions were in response to fears that Tehran is
using its nuclear program to build atomic
arms. Iran denies it wants such weapons.
A Europe-wide decision is necessary to
ease EU sanctions, French Foreign Minister
Laurent Fabius told Europe 1 radio. Thats
expected in several weeks, for a partial lift-
ing that is targeted, reversible.
It could be in December, it could be in
January, it depends on how long the legisla-
tive process takes, EU foreign affairs
spokesman Michael Mann told reporters in
Brussels.
The United States and the EU have separate
sanctions on Iran. Easing European restric-
tions would affect numerous areas including
trade in petrochemicals, gold and other pre-
cious metals, nancial transfers to purchase
food and medicine, and the ability of third
countries to use EU-based rms to insure
shipments of Iranian oil again.
Mann said work on amending the EU regu-
lations was already beginning, but cau-
tioned that changes depend on the Iranian
government living up to its end of the deal.
Its important that both sides of the bar-
gain are implementing this agreement, so
we would coordinate timing-wise also with
the Iranian side, the EU spokesman said.
Britains Foreign Secretary William Hague
put the total estimated value of sanctions
relief at $7 billion over a 6-month period,
but stressed it would not all come at once.
They do not receive 7 billion on the rst
day and then decide if they want to imple-
ment their side of the agreement, Hague
said, calling the amount of sanctions relief
a very small proportion of the total
frozen assets and value of sanctions applied
to Iran.
The way were doing sanctions relief
leaves Iran with a huge incentive to go for
a comprehensive agreement since Tehran
wants complete sanctions relief, Hague said.
The deal reached Sunday will allow Iran to
keep the central elements of its uranium pro-
gram, while stopping its enrichment at a
level lower than what is needed for nuclear
arms. In addition to a six-month window for
Iran to allow more U.N. access to nuclear
sites, sanctions will be eased notably in
the oil, automotive and aviation industries
though not ended.
The agreement is a rst step one that
Israel has condemned as a historic mistake
that effectively accepts Iran as a threshold
nuclear weapons state. Israel has found com-
mon cause with Saudi Arabia, which shares
concerns about a nuclear-armed Iran and
Tehrans growing regional inuence.
On his return to Tehran, Iranian Foreign
Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif told state
television that the country was prepared for
quick follow-up negotiations to keep the
deal on track.
We are ready to begin the nal stage of
nuclear agreement from tomorrow, said
Zarif, who was greeted by hundreds of cheer-
ing students.
Many Iranians appeared upbeat about the
deal and the possibility of an eventual end to
sanctions, such as blocks on access to inter-
national banking networks that have crip-
pled businesses and made once-routine
transactions such as paying tuition for a
student abroad a complicated process.
In the U.S., President Barack Obama
defended the agreement, declaring that the
United States cannot close the door on
diplomacy.
Easing of Iran sanctions could start in December
By Julie Pace
WASHINGTON Pushing back hard,
President Barack Obama forcefully defend-
ed the temporary agreement to freeze Irans
disputed nuclear program on Monday,
declaring that the United States cannot
close the door on diplomacy.
The presidents remarks followed skepti-
cism of the historic accord expressed by
some U.S. allies abroad as well as by mem-
bers of Congress at home, including fellow
Democrats. Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu, one of the fiercest
opponents of the six-month deal, called it
a historic mistake and announced he
would be dispatching a top envoy to
Washington to try to toughen the final
agreement negotiators will soon begin
hammering out.
Obama, without naming names, swiped
at those who have questioned the wisdom
of engaging with Iran.
Tough talk and bluster may be the easy
thing to do politically, but its not the
right thing to do for our
security, he said during
an event in San
Francisco.
The weekend agreement
between Iran and six
world powers the U.S.,
Britain, France, Russia,
China and Germany is
to temporarily halt parts
of Tehrans disputed
nuclear program and allow for more intru-
sive international monitoring. In
exchange, Iran gains some modest relief
from stiff economic sanctions and a pledge
from Obama that no new penalties will be
levied during the six months.
Despite the fanfare surrounding the
agreement, administration officials say
key technical details on the inspections
and sanctions relief must still be worked
out before it formally takes effect. Those
talks will tackle the toughest issues that
have long divided Iran and the West, includ-
ing whether Tehran will be allowed to
enrich uranium at a low level.
President pushing back
against critics of Iran deal
By Jonathan Fahey
NEWYORK Oil prices could be headed
lower after the preliminary nuclear deal
between Iran and six world powers, even
though it does not allow Iran to export
more oil.
In the short term, the deal may make it
easier for Iran to sell the oil it is already
allowed to sell under the sanctions, which
would increase supplies on the world mar-
ket. And the newfound cooperation
between Iran and the West eases tensions
that pushed oil prices higher in recent
years.
But the deal, described by both sides as
only a rst step, raises the possibility that
a more comprehensive agreement would
eventually allow Iran to restore oil produc-
tion to pre-sanctions levels. That could add
1 million barrels per day of oil to world
markets enough to meet the entire glob-
al growth in demand for 2014 projected by
the International Energy Agency.
The initial reaction is going to be a
more stable oil market, says Anthony
Cordesman, a Middle East and energy
expert at the Center for Strategic and
International Studies in Washington. But
everything will depend on if theres a nal
agreement and how it is implemented.
Iran reached an agreement Sunday with
the U.S. and ve other world powers to
freeze its nuclear program for six months
while the two sides work on a more perma-
nent deal covering Irans development of
nuclear technology. In exchange, some
sanctions against Iran will be relieved, and
it will get access to some frozen overseas
assets, including $4.2 billion in oil rev-
enue.
Kevin Book, an analyst at ClearView
Energy Partners in Washington, predicts
the price of Brent Crude, an international
benchmark used to price oil used by many
U.S. reneries, could fall to $90 a barrel by
the end of next year if talks yield a nal
agreement. Thats 19 percent below
Brents level Monday, where it closed
down 5 cents at $111 a barrel.
Analysts caution, though, that if talks
on a nal deal fall apart or even appear
to be faltering oil could instead rocket
higher. Iran and the West have been seem-
ingly close to an agreement on nuclear
issues in the past, only to abandon talks
and descend deeper into acrimony.
Iran nuke deal could
push oil prices lower
REUTERS
U.S.Secretary of State John Kerry,right,shakes hands with Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan
as British Foreign Secretary William Hague,left,watches at Wineld House,the residence of
the U.S. Ambassador to Britain, in London.
Barack Obama
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TUESDAY, NOV. 26
Holiday Boutique. 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Firemans Hall and Precious
Memories, 618-626 San Mateo Ave.,
San Bruno. Free. For more informa-
tion call 588-0180.
Anne Lamott lecture. 7 p.m. St.
Matthew's Episcopal Church, South
El Camino Real and Baldwin Avenue,
San Mateo. New York Times best-
selling author Anne Lamott will hold
a lecture and book signing. For more
information go to www.episcopalst-
matthew.org.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 27
City Talk Toastmasters meeting.
12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Redwood City
Main Library Community Room,
1044 Middlefield Road, Redwood
City. Meetings are every second and
fourth Wednesday. Free. For more
information contact John McDowell
at johnmcd@hotmail.com.
Mike Schermer (Club Fox Blues
Jam). 7 p.m. Club Fox, 2209
Broadway, Redwood City. $5. For
more information call (877) 435-
9849 or visit www.clubfoxrwc.com.
THURSDAY, NOV. 28
Dojo Canned Food Drive and
TaeBoTurkeyWorkOFF. 8:30 a.m. to
9:30 a.m. Dojo USA World Training
Center, 731 Kains Ave., San Bruno.
Bring a canned food donation as
your ticket in.
November by David Mamet. 8
p.m. Dragon Theatre, 2120
Broadway, Redwood City. A hilarious-
ly biting commentary on the state of
the union, a politically incorrect
president in the death throes of his
failing re-election campaign and
some Thanksgiving turkey pardons
for sale. Contains adult language.
Tickets range from $15 to $30 and
can be purchased at www.drag-
onproductions.net. Runs Nov. 22
through Dec. 15. Thursdays through
Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 2
p.m.
FRIDAY, NOV. 29
Portola Art Gallery Presents After-
Thanksgiving Shopping Event
and Small Works ... Great Values
Group Show. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Portola Art Gallery at Allied Arts
Guild, 75 Arbor Road, Menlo Park.
Prices vary. For more information go
to portilaartgallery.com.
The Great Escape. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Los Trancos Open Space Preserve,
Palo Alto. Put the gridlock of the
years busiest shopping day behind
you and walk a 3-mile loop beneath
forest canopies. Free. For more infor-
mation go to
www.openspace.org/activities.
Salsa Spot Appreciation Night.
8 p.m. November 29. Club Fox, 2209
Broadway, Redwood City. No cover
after 10 p.m. For more information
call (877) 435-9849 or go to
www.clubfoxrwc.com.
p.m.
SATURDAY, NOV. 30
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 and tea. $8 for adults
and $5 for children under 10. For
more information call 583-1740.
Autumn in the Watershed. 10 a.m.
to noon. Picchetti Ranch Open Space
Preserve. Leisurely 3-mile stroll
through the Stevens Creek
Watershed. Learn about the interac-
tions between water, plants, animals,
geology and soils during the fall.
Free. For more information go to
www.openspace.org/activities.
Make Your Own Gifts and Cards.
10 a.m. Reach And Teach, 144 W. 25th
Ave., San Mateo. Free. For more infor-
mation go to
www.reachandteach.com.
San Bruno Education Foundation
Bookfair. 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Barnes &
Noble at Tanforan, San Bruno. Your
purchase of books, gifts, music, toys,
games, electronics and Starbucks
food earn money for San Bruno
schools. You can also order online
from Nov. 30 to Dec. 5 using our
code, 11234028 at BN.com/book-
fairs. For more information go to
www.sanbrunoedfound.org.
Author Talks and Book Signing.
11:45 a.m. Reach And Teach 144
W. 25th Ave., San Mateo. Free. For
more information call 759-3784.
Scouts Fund Holiday Gathering.
Noon to 2 p.m. Peninsula Humane
Society and SPCA, 1450 Rollins Road,
Burlingame. Enjoy holiday treats for
you and your pet. $50 suggested
donation. For more information
admin@scoutsfund.org.
Free Scottish Holiday Concert. 3
p.m. St. Pauls Episcopal Church, 415
El Camino Real, Burlingame. The
Stewart Tartan Pipes and Drums will
perform. For more information con-
tact phil@lenihan.org.
Author Talks and Book Signing.
5:30 p.m. Reach And Teach 144 W.
25th Ave., San Mateo. Free. For more
information call 759-3784.
The Fab Four-The Ultimate
Tribute. 8 p.m. Fox Theatre, 2215
Broadway, Redwood City. For more
information go to foxrwe.com.
p.m.
SUNDAY, DEC. 1
p.m.
32nd Annual Classical Piano Fest.
4:30 p.m. Douglas Beach House, 307
Miranda Road, Half Moon Bay. Mack
McCray of the San Francisco
Conservatory joins South Korean
award winning pianist Yoonie Han
and Jeffrey LaDeur, founding mem-
ber of the San Francisco based
Delphi Trio, for three individual 35
minute sets on the 9-foot Steinway.
$35, $30 for 12 and under. Tickets at
www.bachddsoc.org. For more infor-
mation call 726-2020.
MONDAY, DEC. 2
December meeting for Hearing
Loss of the Peninsula. 1 p.m.
Veterans Memorial Senior Center,
1455 Madison Ave., Redwood City.
Free holiday party with activities and
food. Open to the public. For more
information, call publicity chairman
Cora Jean Kleppe at 345-4551.
Maker Monday: Make Crafts. 3:30
p.m. Belmont Library, 1110 Alameda
de las Pulgas, Belmont. Ages 12 to
19. For more information email con-
rad@smcl.org.
Celebrate Hanukkah, Festival of
Lights. 4 p.m. Stanford Hospital
Atrium, 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford.
A light snack will be served. For more
information contact lallen@stan-
fordmed.org.
Dance Connection with Live Music
by Ron Borelli Trio. Free dance les-
sons, 6:30 p.m.-7 p.m.; open dance 7
p.m.-9:30 p.m. Burlingame Womans
Club, 241 Park Road, Burlingame. Fun
evening of dance and camaraderie.
Admission is $8 members, $10
guests. Male dance hosts get free
admission. For more information call
342-2221.
TUESDAY, DEC. 3
American Red Cross Northern
California Region Mobile Blood
Drive. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Ritz
Carlton, 1 Miramontes Point Road,
Half Moon Bay. Open to the public.
For more information go to red-
crossblood.org.
Ari Shavit. 7 p.m. Cubberley
Community Theatre, 4000
Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Join
Shavit as he discusses why and how
Israel came to be. $20. For more
information call (800) 847-7730.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 4
Free Job Search Assistance. 10 a.m.
to noon. Peninsula JCC, 800 Foster
City Blvd., Foster City. Free. For more
information email jcowan@jvs.org.
Book Sale. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Belmont
Library, 1110 Alameda de las Pulgas,
Belmont. All books, CDs, tapes and
DVDs are 20 to 50 percent off.
Facebook information session.
10:30 a.m. Belmont Library, 1110
Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont.
Previous computer basics suggest-
ed. For more information contact
conrad@smcl.org.
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ing RelayRides car sharing service in
Cambridge, Mass. and San Francisco.
Its prices are 25 percent to 50 percent
lower than traditional car rental com-
panies, he said.
Those shuttles dont create extra
congestion at the airport, he said.
What differentiates RelayRides from
FlightCar and similar car sharing com-
panies?
Were focused on trust and safety,
Haddad said. Weve been investing in
trust and safety for almost three years.
Were the only national players. What
really differentiates our marketplace is
that our marketplace has the best and
most attractive supply. Were ofcial-
ly the only legal peer-to-peer car
rental company at SFO too.
Haddad said customers go through a
thorough background check, including
checking drivers licenses and verify-
ing identities through vendors such as
Experian and IDology.
Usually criminals dont use their
own identities, he said.
On the other hand, FlightCar, a start-
up thats primary service is renting out
peoples cars through its website
while traveling, giving them a share
of the proceeds, free airport parking, a
ride to the airport in a limousine and a
car wash in exchange, sued the city
after it was asked to close over several
code violations. In addition, this past
summer, the California Public Utilities
Commission proposed regulating ride-
sharing at SFO such as Lyft, SideCar
and UberX, which are currently prohib-
ited from operating at SFO.
Haddad said RelayRides has been
more willing to work with authorities
and administrators to forge agree-
ments.
We chose SFO because we believe
the government here is more forward
looking than in some states, he said.
Our agreements validate that point of
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RIDES
make progress on immigration,
Obama said Monday in San Francisco.
I believe the Speaker is sincere, I
believe he genuinely wants to get it
done.
The diverging messages reflect
Obamas dual desire to win a legisla-
tive victory even as he performs his
duties as leader of the Democratic
Party.
Im not a particularly ideological
person, he said at a Seattle fundraiser
Sunday.
Raising money in Washington and
California, states he won handily in
his two elections, Obama faced
protests and hecklers from his liberal
ank. During his immigration remarks
in San Francisco, he was interrupted
by a protester standing immediately
behind him. The young man con-
demned the Obama administrations
record number of deportation of immi-
grants who are in the country illegally.
Stop deportation, stop deporta-
tion! the young man yelled.
Obama argued he is required to follow
the law and said that could only change
through the democratic process.
But it wont be as easy as just
shouting, he said. It requires us lob-
bying and getting it done.
Later, as he arrived at a fundraiser for
Democrats at the San Francisco Jazz
Center, a crowd of about 200 protested
at a nearby corner against approval of
the Keystone XL pipeline. The admin-
istration has yet to make a decision on
the pipeline, which would carry oil
from Canada to the Gulf Coast.
Obamas money tour comes after
Democrats posted a successful
fundraising month in October, benet-
ing from the partial government shut-
down. Polls showed much of the public
blamed Republicans for the inability
to pay for government operations for
16 days.
House Republicans say they expect
to post better numbers in November
than in October, in part because of the
botched start of the health care laws
enrollment period and Obamas mis-
leading claim that all insurance hold-
ers would be able to keep their insur-
ance. Obama has sought to correct that
with an administrative x.
In the aftermath of the disastrous
rollout of the heath care website, pub-
lic opinion of Obama has sunk.
Obamas approval rating in most
polling is around 40 percent these
days. And an ABC News-Washington
Post poll showed that 52 percent of the
public viewed him unfavorably, the
rst time he was viewed unfavorably
by a majority in their polling.
White House spokesman Josh
Earnest said donors, in their private
sessions with Obama, do not express
concern over his poll ratings, but do
inquire about the status of his initia-
tives, particularly the health care web-
site.
Democratic Party ofcials say there
is no evidence that the troubles with
health care or Obamas low poll rat-
ings are affecting fundraising.
By any measurement, enthusiasm
and engagement among our supporters
is reaching a record high, said Matt
Cantor, the deputy executive director
at the Democratic Senatorial
Campaign Committee.
Tickets for the fundraiser at the San
Francisco Jazz Center, which attracted
about 400 donors and artists Herbie
Hancock and Esmeralda Spalding, cost
up to $15,000. Asecond event, at the
home of salesforce.com founder and
CEO Marc Benioff, cost donors up to
$32,400, the Democratic National
Committee said.
After those events in San Francisco
on Monday, Obama was headed to Los
Angeles to raise money for House and
Senate Democrats. One event will be
held at the home of Earvin Magic
Johnson, the former NBAstar and now
co-owner of baseballs Los Angeles
Dodgers.
OBAMA
LOS ANGELES Police on
Monday arrested a couple on suspi-
cion of burglarizing the home of
Nicolas Cages former girlfriend a
case that turned bizarre when the man
disappeared for three days and left
behind his dog and a bloody leash.
Darwin Vela, 22, and his fiancee,
Kelly McLaren, 24, were arrested in
neighboring Inglewood by Los
Angeles police detectives and
remained jailed on $20,000 bail each.
There was no answer Monday
evening at a phone number for
McLaren. Police didnt know whether
she or Vela had obtained attorneys.
The couple are suspected of
involvement in an August burglary at
the home of former Cage girlfriend
Christina Fulton. A computer and
other items were stolen.
Ricardo Orozco, a two-time con-
victed felon, has been charged with
the burglary and receiving stolen
property. Investigators believe that
the couple were in the getaway car dur-
ing the theft, Lt. Bill Melendez said.
At Orozcos preliminary hearing
last week, a police detective testified
that sometime before the burglary,
Orozco, Vela and McLaren met with an
attorney who represents Charlie
Sheen and claimed there was a sex
tape involving the Anger
Management star, according to the
Los Angeles County district attor-
neys office.
Couple arrested in burglary of Nicolas Cages ex
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take a back seat until you feel you have a better
idea how to handle whats happening. Dont make a
promise you cannot keep.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) Reach deep within
and revisit past encounters, and it will bring back a
mishap that still stands between you and success.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19) Self-improvement will
be the name of the game. Pick up skills or research
something that will help you advance. Keep life
simple and stay within a set budget.
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94401. is hereby registered by the follow-
ing owners: 1) Sharon Ullman Ford, 165
Garnet Ave., San Carlos CA 94070, 2)
Diane Roberts, 746 15th Ave., Menlo
Park, CA 94025, 3) Leigh Glerum, 257
Sylvan Way, Redwood City, CA 94062,
4) Heidi McClain, 746 15th Ave., Menlo
Park CA 94025. The business is con-
ducted by a General Partnership. The
registrants commenced to transact busi-
ness under the FBN on 01/01/2013.
/s/ Mike Bilby /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk on 10/09/2013. (Pub-
lished in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
11/05/13, 11/12/13, 11/19/13, 11/26/13).
STATEMENT #258285
The following person is doing business
as: Terminus, 1370 Mills St., Apt. D
MENLO PARK, CA 94025. is hereby reg-
istered by the following owner: Seldon
World, LLC, CA, . The business is con-
ducted by a Limited Liability Company.
The registrants commenced to transact
business under the FBN on N/A.
/s/ Puru Choudhary /
11/05/13, 11/12/13, 11/19/13, 11/26/13).
203 Public Notices
CASE# CIV 525414
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR
CHANGE OF NAME
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA,
COUNTY OF SAN MATEO,
400 COUNTY CENTER RD,
REDWOOD CITY CA 94063
PETITION OF
Diana Kardash and Eugene Kardash
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:
Petitioner, Diana Kardash and Eugene
Kardash filed a petition with this court for
a decree changing name as follows:
Present name: Uladzislau Kardash to
Vladislav Kardash
THE COURT ORDERS that all persons
interested in this matter shall appear be-
fore this court at the hearing indicated
below to show cause, if any, why the pe-
tition for change of name should not be
granted. Any person objecting to the
name changes described above must file
a written objection that includes the rea-
sons for the objection at least two court
days before the matter is scheduled to
be heard and must appear at the hearing
to show cause why the petition should
not be granted. If no written objection is
timely filed, the court may grant the peti-
tion without a hearing. A HEARING on
the petition shall be held on January 16,
2014 at 9 a.m., Dept. PJ, Room , at 400
County Center, Redwood City, CA
94063. A copy of this Order to Show
Cause shall be published at least once
each week for four successive weeks pri-
or to the date set for hearing on the peti-
tion in the following newspaper of gener-
al circulation: Daily Journal
Filed: 11/25/ 2013
/s/ Robert D. Foiles /
Judge of the Superior Court
Dated: 11/22/2013
(Published, 11/26/13, 12/03/2013,
12/10/2013, 12/17/2013)
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Peninsula has an opening for a Account Executive.
The position is responsible for developing new business
opportunities and maintaining those customers within the
San Mateo County and Santa Clara County area.
The candidate will develop new business through a
combination of cold calling, outdoor canvassing, net-
working and any other technique necessary to achieve
his or her goals.
The candidate will effectivel], professionall] and
accurately represent the Daily Journals wide range of
products and services which include print advertising,
inserts, internet advertising, social media advertising,
graphic design services, event marketing, and more.
The candidate will manage their clients in a heavil]
customer-focused manner, understanding that real
account management begins after the sale has been
closed.
A strong work ethic and desire to succeed responsiol]
also required.
Work for the best local paper in the Bay Area.
To apply, send a resume and follow up to
ads @ smdailyjournal.com
Immediate
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Job Requirements:
8ell print, digital and other mar-
keting solutions
B2B sales experience is preferred
hewspaper and other media
sales experience desired but not
required
work well with others
Excellent communication, pre-
sentation, organizational skills are
required
A strong work ethic and desire to
succeed responsibly also required.
LEGAL NOTICES
Fictitious Business Name Statements, Trustee
Sale Notice, Alcohol Beverage License, Name
Change, Probate, Notice of Adoption, Divorce
Summons, Notice of Public Sales, and More.
Published in the Daily Journal for San Mateo County.
Fax your request to: 650-344-5290
Email them to: ads@smdailyjournal.com
203 Public Notices
STATEMENT #258316
as: 840 Wine Bar & Cocktail Lounge, 840
Brewster Ave.. REDWOOD CITY, CA
94063. is hereby registered by the follow-
ing owner: Gilbert Gonzalez, 27149 Man-
on Ave., HAYWARD, CA 94544. The
business is conducted by an Individual.
The registrants commenced to transact
business under the FBN on 10/14/13.
/s/ Gilbert Gonzalez /
11/05/13, 11/12/13, 11/19/13, 11/26/13).
STATEMENT #258164
as: Doras Psychic Readings, 215 El Ca-
mino Real, SAN BRUNO, CA 94066. is
hereby registered by the following owner:
Gary Phillips, 570 S. Van Ness Ave., Los
Angeles, CA 94066. The business is
conducted by an Individual. The regis-
trants commenced to transact business
under the FBN on.
/s/ Gary Phillips /
11/05/13, 11/12/13, 11/19/13, 11/26/13).
STATEMENT #258090
as: Ecologie, 1039 Continentals Way
#404, BELMONT, CA 94002 is hereby
registered by the following owner: John
Hreno same address. The business is
under the FBN on 07/08/2013.
/s/ John M. Hreno III /
11/12/13, 11/1913, 11/26/13, 12/03/13).
STATEMENT #258460
as: La Estetica Wellness Spa, 424 N San
Mateo Dr, Ste #500, SAN MATEO, CA
94401 is hereby registered by the follow-
ing owner: Emilia Buczkowska-Kopec ,
1002 Valota Rd, Redwood City, CA
94061. The business is conducted by an
Individual. The registrants commenced to
transact business under the FBN on
/s/ Emilia Buczkowska-Kopec /
11/12/13, 11/1913, 11/26/13, 12/03/13).
STATEMENT #258131
as: Catherine Organics, 858 Coleman
Ave., Apt E, PALO ALTO, CA 94302 is
hereby registered by the following owner:
Marisa Nelson, same address. The busi-
ness is conducted by an Individual. The
registrants commenced to transact busi-
ness under the FBN on
/s/ Marisa Nelson /
11/12/13, 11/19/13, 11/26/13, 12/03/13).
203 Public Notices
STATEMENT #258548
as: The Best Care, 324 Capalpa Street
#114, SAN MATEO, CA 94401 is hereby
registered by the following owner: Loren-
za Ramos, same address. The business
is conducted by an Individual. The regis-
under the FBN.
/s/ Lorenza V. Ramos/
11/19/13, 11/26/13, 12/03/13, 12/10/13).
STATEMENT #258346
as: Fat Coda Studios, 126 Marbly Ave,
DALY CITY, CA 94015 is hereby regis-
tered by the following owner: Joseph
Rayhbuck, same address. The business
is conducted by an Individual. The regis-
under the FBN.
/s/Joseph Rayhbuck/
11/19/13, 11/26/13, 12/03/13, 12/10/13).
STATEMENT #258522
as: K & K Beauty Salon, 108 W. 25th
Ave., SAN MATEO, CA 94403 is hereby
registered by the following owner:Yunlan
Hu, 2381 Sunny Vista Dr., San Jose, CA
95128. The business is conducted by an
Individual. The registrants commenced to
transact business under the FBN N/A.
/s/ Yunlan Hu /
11/19/13, 11/26/13, 12/03/13, 12/10/13).
STATEMENT #258187
as: BiX Software US, 951 Mariners Is-
land Blvd , Ste 300, SAN MATEO, CA
94404 is hereby registered by the follow-
ing owner: CFOdecision, LLC 1712 Pio-
neer Ave, Ste 100, Cheyenne, WY
82001. The business is conducted by a
Limited Liability Company. The regis-
under the FBN on 06/06/2013.
/s/Dr. Nigel Alastair Geary, Pres./
11/20/13, 11/27/13, 12/04/13, 12/11/13).
STATEMENT #258646
as: Complete Carpet & Upholstery
Cleaners, 751 Laurel Street # 538, SAN
CARLOS, CA 94070 is hereby registered
by the following owner: David M. Mercu-
rio, same address. The business is con-
ducted by an Individual. The registrants
commenced to transact business under
the FBN.
/s/ David Mercurio /
11/26/13, 12/03/13, 12/10/13, 12/17/13).
203 Public Notices
STATEMENT #258553
as: Bolar Construction, 401 Old County
Rd., BELMONT, CA 94002 is hereby
registered by the following owners: Rob-
ert Thomas Davies 2947 Eaton Ave.,
San Carlos, CA 94070 and Ronald Allen
Nadler, 2884 Holly Hills Ln., CA 95682.
The business is conducted by a General
Partnership. The registrants com-
menced to transact business under the
FBN on
/s/ Robert Davies /
11/22/13, 11/29/13, 12/06/13, 12/13/13).
STATEMENT #258517
as: Zilkation, 642 Turnbuckle Dr., #1802
REDWOOD CITY, CA 94063 is hereby
registered by the following owner: Brian
Gin, same address. The business is
under the FBN on 11/06/2013
/s/ Brian Gin /
11/22/13, 11/29/13, 12/06/13, 12/13/13).
STATEMENT #258538
as: Coaching for Couples, Relationship
Renaissance, 141 Wellesley Cresent
#205,Redwood City, CA 94962 is hereby
registered by the following owner: Doug-
las Rosestone and Olivia Rosestone,
same address. The business is conduct-
ed by Co-Partners. The registrants com-
menced to transact business under the
FBN on 10/01/2013.
/s/ Douglas Rosestone/
11/26/13, 12/03/13, 12/10/13, 12/17/13).
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA,
COUNTY OF SAN MATEO
In re the Bianchi Family Trust created
June 24, 1992, by Gloria Bianchi,
Decedent.
Case No. 123889
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
(PROB C 19040(b), 19052)
Notice is hereby given to the creditors
and contingent creditors of the above-
named decedent that all persons having
claims against the decedent are required
to file them with the Superior Court, at
400 County Center, Redwood City, CA
94063, and mail or deliver a copy to
THOMAS E. BIANCHI, as trustee of the
trust dated June 24, 1992, of which the
Decedent was the settlor, at the law of-
fice of Walter Hitchcock, 1777 Borel
Place, Suite 100, San Mateo, CA 94402,
attorney for the trustee within the later of
4 months after November 12, 2013 or, if
notice is mailed or personally delivered
to you, 60 days after the date this notice
is mailed or personally delivered to you,
or you must petition to file a late claim as
provided in Probate Code 19103. For
your protection, you are encouraged to
file your claim by certified mail, with re-
turn receipt requested.
Dated: November 8, 2013
_______________________________
Walter P. Hitchcock,
Attorney for THOMAS E. BIANCHI, as
trustee of the Bianchi Family Trust dated
June 24, 1992.
1777 Borel Place, Suite 100
San Mateo, CA 94402
(Published in the San Mateo Daily Jour-
nal, 11/12/13, 11/19/13, 11/26/13)
210 Lost & Found
LOST AFRICAN GRAY PARROT -
(415)377-0859 REWARD!
LOST: SMALL diamond cross, silver
necklace with VERY sentimental
meaning. Lost in San Mateo 2/6/12
(650)578-0323.
210 Lost & Found
LOST DOG-SMALL TERRIER-$5000
REWARD Norfolk Terrier missing from
Woodside Rd near High Rd on Dec 13.
Violet is 11mths, 7lbs, tan, female, no
collar, microchipped. Please help bring
her home! (650)568-9642
LOST GOLD Cross at Carlmont Shop-
ping Cente, by Lunardis market
(Reward) (415)559-7291
LOST ON Sunday 03/10/13, a Bin of
Documents on Catalpa Ave., in
San Mateo. REWARD, (650)450-3107
LOST SET OF CAR KEYS near Millbrae
Post Office on June 18, 2013, at 3:00
p.m. Reward! Call (650)692-4100
REWARD!! LOST DOG - 15LB All White
Dog, needs meds, in the area of Oaknoll
RWC on 3/23/13, (650)400-1175
294 Baby Stuff
BABY CAR SEAT AND CARRIER $20
(650)458-8280
HIGH CHAIR by Evenflo. Clean, sturdy,
barely used. $20 SOLD
295 Art
ART PAPER, various size sheets, 10
sheets, $20. (650)591-6596
ART: 5 unframed prints, nude figures,
14 x 18, by Andrea Medina, 1980s.
$40. 650-345-3277
RUB DOWN TYPE (Lettraset), hundreds
to choose from. 10 sheets for $10.
(650)591-6596
296 Appliances
2 DELONGHI Heaters, 1500 Watts, new
$50 both SOLD!
2 DELONGHI Heaters, 1500 Watts, new
$50 both SOLD!
AMANA HTM outdoor furnace heat ex-
changer,new motor, pump, electronics.
Model ERGW0012. 80,000 BTU $50.
(650)342-7933
COIN-OP GAS DRYER - $100.,
(650)948-4895
ELECTRIC DRYER (Kenmore) asking
$95, good condition! (650)579-7924
296 Appliances
GAS STOVE (Magic Chef) asking $95,
good condition! (650)579-7924
LEAN MEAN Fat Grilling Machine by
George Foreman. $15 (650)832-1392
LG WASHER/ DRYER in one. Excellent
condition, new hoses, ultracapacity,
7 cycle, fron load, $600, (650)290-0954
OSTER MEAT slicer, mint, used once,
light weight, easy to use, great for holi-
day $25. SOLD!
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
SANYO MINI REFRIGERATOR- $40.,
(415)346-6038
SHOP VACUUM rigid brand 3.5 horse
power 9 gal wet/dry $40. (650)591-2393
SUNBEAM TOASTER -Automatic, ex-
cellent condition, $30., (415)346-6038
VACUUM CLEANER excellent condition
$45. (650)878-9542
297 Bicycles
GIRLS SCHWINN Bike 24 5 speed in
very good condition $75 (650)591-3313
298 Collectibles
1920'S AQUA Glass Beaded Flapper
Purse (drawstring bag) & Faux Pearl
Flapper Collar. $50. 650-762-6048
1940 VINTAGE telephone bench maple
antiques collectibles $75 (650)755-9833
1982 PRINT 'A Tune Off The Top Of My
Head' 82/125 $80 (650) 204-0587
2 RARE Volumes of Lewis & Clark Expe-
dition publish 1903 Excellent condition,
$60 Both, OBO, (650)345-5502
2 VINTAGE Light Bulbs circa 1905. Edi-
son Mazda Lamps. Both still working -
$50 (650)-762-6048
84 USED European (34), U.S. (50) Post-
age Stamps. Most pre-World War II. All
different, all detached from envelopes.
$4.00 all, 650-787-8600
ARMY SHIRT, long sleeves, with pock-
ets. XL $15 each (408)249-3858
298 Collectibles
AUTOGRAPHED GUMBI collectible art
& Gloria Clokey - $35., SOLD
BAY MEADOWS bag - $30.each,
(650)345-1111
BEAUTIFUL RUSTIE doll Winter Bliss w/
stole & muffs, 23, $50. OBO,
(650)754-3597
BOX OF 2000 Sports Cards, 1997-2004
years, $20 (650)592-2648
CASINO CHIP Collection Original Chips
from various casinos $99 obo
(650)315-3240
COLORIZED TERRITORIAL Quarters
uncirculated with Holder $15/all,
(408)249-3858
JAPANESE MOTIF end table, $99
(650)520-9366
JOE MONTANA signed authentic retire-
ment book, $39., (650)692-3260
MARK HAMILL autographed Star Wars
Luke figure, unopened rarity. 1995 pack-
age. $45 San Carlos, (650)518-6614.
MEMORABILIA CARD COLLECTION,
large collection, Marilyn Monroe, James
Dean, John Wayne and hundreds more.
$3,300/obo.. Over 50% off
(650)319-5334.
MICHAEL JORDAN POSTER - 1994,
World Cup, $10., (650)365-3987
SCHILLER HIPPIE poster, linen, Sparta
graphics 1968. Mint condition. $600.00.
(650)701-0276
STAR WARS 9/1996 Tusken Raider ac-
tion figure, in original unopened package.
$4.00, Steve, SC, (650)518-6614
TATTOO ARTIST - Norman Rockwell
figurine, limited addition, $90.,
(650)766-3024
TEA POTS - (6) collectables, good con-
dition, $10. each, (650)571-5899
TRIPOD - Professional Quality used in
1930s Hollywood, $99, obo
(650)363-0360
UNIQUE, FRAMED to display, original
Nevada slot machine glass plate. One of
a kind. $50. 650-762-6048
NOTICE INVITING BIDS
HILLSBOROUGH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
300 EL CERRITO AVE
HILLSBOROUGH, CA 90410
Bid Deadline: 10:00 AM on the 3rd day of December 2013
Place of Bid Receipt: Hillsborough City School District
ATTN: Larry Raffo
300 El Cerrito Ave
Hillsborough, Ca 90410
All bids shall be made and presented only on the forms presented in the Contract Documents. Bids will be publicly opened and
read at 10:00 AM on the 3rd day of December, 2013 at the Hillsborough City School District Office located at 300 El Cerrito Ave.,
Hillsborough, CA 94010. Any bids received after the time specified above or after any extensions due to material changes shall be
returned unopened.
Project Identification Name: Bid Package #14-01
West School West Wing Replacement Project
Place Plans are on file: Hillsborough City School District Office
300 El Cerrito Avenue
Hillsborough, CA 94010
(650) 342-5193 (Office)
(650) 342-6964 (Fax)
lraffo@hcsd.k12.ca.us
Contractors License Classification Required: Class B
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Governing Board of the Hillsborough City School District, hereinafter referred to
as DISTRICT, is calling for and will receive sealed bids for the award of a contract for the above project up to, but not later than,
the above-stated time.
Miscellaneous Information
Bids shall be received in the place identified above, and shall be opened and publicly read aloud at the above-stated
time and place.
Each bid proposal shall conform to the requirements of the Contract Documents, all of which may be obtained through
the Hillsborough City School District. No partial sets will be available.
Each bidder shall be a licensed contractor pursuant to the California Business and Professions Code, and be licensed
to perform the work called for in the contract documents.
The successful bidder must possess a valid and active Class B Contractors License at the time of award of the con-
tract. The Contractors California State License Number and Classification shall be clearly stated on the bidders proposal.
Subcontractors shall be licensed pursuant to California law for the trades necessary to perform the work called for in the Contract
Documents.
Each bid must strictly conform with and be responsive to the Contract Documents as defined in the General Conditions.
The DISTRICT reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any irregularities or informalities in any bids or in the bidding.
Each bidder shall submit with his bid, on the form furnished with the Contract Documents, a list of the designated sub-
contractors on this project as required by the Subletting and Subcontracting Fair Practices Act, California Public Contract Code
Sections 4100 et seq.
Each bidders bid must be accompanied by one of the following forms of bidders security: (1) a cashiers check made
payable to the DISTRICT; (2) a certified check made payable to the DISTRICT; or (3) a bidders bond executed by a California ad-
mitted surety as defined in the Code of Civil Procedure Section 995.120, made payable to the DISTRICT in the form set forth in
the Contract Documents. Such bidders security must be in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the maximum amount of
bid as a guarantee that the bidder will enter into the proposed contract, if the same is awarded to such bidder, and will provide the
required Performance Bond, Payment Bond and insurance certificates. In the event of failure to enter into said contract or provide
the necessary documents, said security will be forfeited.
The Department of Industrial Relations provides the general prevailing rate of per diem wages and the general prevail-
ing rate for holiday and overtime work in the locality in which this work is to be performed for each craft, classification or type of
worker needed to execute the contract. These per diem rates, including holiday and overtime work, as well as employer payments
for health and welfare, pension, vacation, and similar purposes, are available from the Director of the Department of Industrial Re-
lations. Pursuant to California Labor Code Sections 1720 et seq., it shall be mandatory upon the CONTRACTOR to whom the
contract is awarded, and upon any subcontractor under such CONTRACTOR, to pay not less than the said specified rates to all
workers employed by them in the execution of the contract.
No bidder may withdraw any bid for a period of sixty (60) days after the date set for the opening of bids.
Separate Performance Bond and Payment Bond, each in an amount equal to 100% of the total contract amount, are re-
quired, and shall be provided to the DISTRICT prior to execution of the contract and shall be in the form set forth in the Contract
Documents.
All bonds (Bid, Performance, and Payment) must be issued by a California admitted surety as defined in California
Code of Civil Procedure Section 995.120.
Where applicable, bidders must meet the requirements set forth in Public Contract Code Section 10115 et seq., Military
and Veterans Code Section 999 et seq. and California Code of Regulations, Title 2, Section 1896.60 et seq. regarding Disabled
Veteran Business Enterprise ("DVBE") Programs.
No telephone or facsimile machine will be available to bidders on the DISTRICT premises at any time.
It is each bidders sole responsibility to ensure its bid is timely delivered and received at the location designated as
specified above. Any bid received at the designated location after the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids shall be returned
to the bidder unopened.
The Hillsborough City School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer
300 Toys
66 CHEVELLE TOY CAR, Blue collecti-
ble. $12. (415)337-1690
DOLLS: PILGRIM dolls 14 boy & girl
new from harvest festival. $25. 650-345-
3277
LEGO - unopened, Monster truck trans-
porter, figures, 299 pieces, ages 5-12.
$27.00 (650)578-9208
PINK BARBIE 57 Chevy Convertible
28" long (sells on E-Bay for $250) in box
$99 (650)591-9769
RADIO CONTROL car; Jeep with off
road with equipment $99 OBO
(650)851-0878
STAR WARS R2-D2 action figure. Un-
opened, original 1995 package. $7.
Steve, San Carlos, (650)518-6614.
STAR WARS, Battle Droid figures, four
variations. Unopened 1999 packages.
$45 OBO. Steve, (650)518-6614.
TONKA EXCAVATOR, two arms move,
articulated,only $22 (650)595-3933
TOY - Barney interactive activity, musical
learning, talking, great for the car, $16.
obo, (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 CRYSTAL/ARCADE Coffee
Grinder. $80. 650-596-0513
ANTIQUE ITALIAN lamp 18 high, $70
(650)387-4002
302 Antiques
ANTIQUE OLD Copper Wash Tub, 30 x
12 x 13 with handles, $65 (650)591-3313
ANTIQUE WASHING MACHINE - some
rust on legs, rust free drum and ringer.
$45/obo, (650)574-4439
BREADBOX, METAL with shelf and cut-
ting board, $30 (650)365-3987
MAHOGANY ANTIQUE Secretary desk,
72 x 40 , 3 drawers, Display case, bev-
elled glass, $500. (650)766-3024
OLD VINTAGE Wooden Sea Captains
Tool Chest 35 x 16 x 16, $65 (650)591-
3313
STERLING SILVER loving cup 10" circa
with walnut base 1912 $65
(650)520-3425
303 Electronics
2 RECTILINEAR speakers $99 good
condition. (650)368-5538
27 SONY TRINITRON TV - great condi-
tion, rarely used, includes remote, not flat
screen, $65., (650)357-7484
46 MITSUBISHI Projector TV, great
condition. $400. (650)261-1541.
AUTO TOP hoist still in box
$99.00 or best offer (650)493-9993
BIG SONY TV 37" - Excellent Condition
Worth $2300 will Sacrifice for only $95.,
(650)878-9542
BLACKBERRY PHONE good condition
$99.00 or best offer (650)493-9993
DVD PLAYER, $25. Call (650)558-0206
FLIP CAMCORDER $50. (650)583-2767
HOME THEATRE SYSTEM - 3 speak-
ers, woofer, DVD player, USB connec-
tion, $80., (714)818-8782
303 Electronics
HP PRINTER, mint condition, Photo
Smart, print, view photos, documents,
great for cards, $25.00 SOLD
IPHONE GOOD condition $99.00 or best
offer (650)493-9993
LEFT-HAND ERGONOMIC keyboard
with 'A-shape' key layout Num pad, $20
(650)204-0587
NIKON FG SLR body w 3 Vivitar zoom
lenses 28-70mm. 28-219 & 85-205, Ex-
cell Xond $ 99 (650)654-9252
PHILLIPS ENERGY STAR 20 color TV
with remote. Good condition, $20
(650)888-0129
PIONEER STEREO Receiver 1 SX 626
excellent condition $99 (650)368-5538
SAMSUNG 27" TV Less than 6 months
old, with remote. Moving must sell
$100.00 (650) 995-0012
SET OF 3 wireless phones all for $50
(650)342-8436
SLIDE PROJECTOR Air Equipped Su-
per 66 A and screen $30 for all
(650)345-3840
SONY PROJECTION TV 48" with re-
mote good condition $99 (650)345-1111
304 Furniture
2 END Tables solid maple '60's era
$40/both. (650)670-7545
2 TWIN Mattresses - Like New - $35
each , OBO (650)515-2605
ALASKAN SCENE painting 40" high 53"
wide includes matching frame $99 firm
(650)592-2648
BBQ GRILL, Ducane, propane $90
(650)591-4927
304 Furniture
ANODYZED BRONZE ETEGERE Tall
bankers rack. Beautiful style; for plants
flowers sculptures $70 (415)585-3622
AUTUMN TABLE Centerpiece unop-
ened, 16 x 6, long oval shape, copper
color $10.00 SOLD!
BRASS DAYBED - Beautiful, $99.,
(650)365-0202
CHAIRS 2 Blue Good Condition $50
OBO (650)345-5644
CHANDELIER, ELEGANT, $75.
(650)348-6955
CHINA CABINET, 53 x 78 wooden
with glass. Good shape. $120 obo.
(650)438-0517
CHINESE LACQUERED cabinet, 2
shelves and doors. Beautiful. 23 width 30
height 11 depth $75 (650)591-4927
DINING ROOM SET - table, four chairs,
lighted hutch, $500. all, (650)296-3189
DISPLAY CABINET 72x 21 x39 1/2
High Top Display, 2 shelves in rear $99
(650)591-3313
DRESSER - 6 drawer 61" wide, 31" high,
& 18" deep $50 SOLD
DRESSERlarge, $55. Call
(650)558-0206
DRUM TABLE - brown, perfect condi-
tion, nice design, with storage, $45.,
(650)345-1111
END TABLE, medium large, with marble
top. and drawer. $60 or best offer,
(650)681-7061
END TABLES 2 Cabinet drum style ex-
cellent condition $90 OBO (650)345-
5644
304 Furniture
EZ CHAIR, large, $15. Call (650)558-
0206
FLAT TOP DESK, $35.. Call (650)558-
0206
I-JOY MASSAGE chair, exc condition
$95 (650)591-4927
KING SIZE Brass bed frame. $350 OBO
(650)368-6674
KITCHEN CABINETS - 3 metal base
kitchen cabinets with drawers and wood
doors, $99., (650)347-8061
LOUNGE CHAIRS - 2 new, with cover &
plastic carring case & headrest, $35.
each, (650)592-7483
MATCHING RECLINER, SOFA & LOVE
SEAT - Light multi-colored fabric, $95.
for all, (650)286-1357
MIRRORS, large, $25. Call
(650)558-0206
MODULAR DESK/BOOKCASE/STOR-
AGE unit - Cherry veneer, white lami-
nate, $75., (650)888-0039
NATURAL WOOD table 8' by 4' $99
(650)515-2605
OAK ENTERTAINMENT Cabinet/lighted,
mirrored,glass Curio Top. 72" high x 21"
deep x 35" wide. $95.00 (650)637-0930
OFFICE LAMP, small. Black & white
pen and paper holder. Brand new, in
box. $10 (650)867-2720
PAPASAN CHAIRS (2) -with cushions
$45. each set, (650)347-8061
PATIO TABLE with 4 chairs, glass top,
good condition 41 in diameter $95
(650)591-4927
PEDESTAL SINK $25 (650)766-4858
PORTABLE JEWELRY display case
wood, see through lid $45. 25 x 20 x 4 in-
ches. (650)592-2648.
QUEEN SIZE Hide a Bed, Like new
$275, (650)245-5118
RECLINING CHAIR, almost new, Beige
$100 SOLD
ROCKING CHAIR - Traditional, full size
Rocking chair. Excellent condition $100.,
(650)504-3621
ROCKING CHAIR Great condition,
1970s style, dark brown, wooden,
suede cushion, photo availble, $99.,
(650)716-3337
ROCKING CHAIR w/wood carving, arm-
rest, rollers, swivels $99, (650)592-2648
ROUND DINING table, by Ethan Allen,
sturdy good cond. $95 SOLD
SEWING TABLE, folding, $20. Call
(650)558-0206
SHELVING UNIT from IKEA interior
metal, glass nice condition $50/obo.
(650)589-8348
SOFA 7-1/2' $25 (650)322-2814
SOFA EXCELLENT CONDITION. 8FT
NEUTRAL COLOR $99 OBO (650)345-
5644
SOFA PASTEL color excellent
condition $99 (650)701-1892
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 / UTILITY CART, $15. (650)573-
7035, (650)504-6057
TEACART - Wooden, $60. obo,
(650)766-9998
TOWER BOOK Shelf, white 72 tall x 13
wide, $20 (650)591-3313
TRUNDLE BED - Single with wheels,
$40., (650)347-8061
TV STAND brown. $40.00 OBO
(650) 995-0012
TV STAND, with shelves, holds large TV,
very good condition. $90. (650)573-7035,
(650)504-6057.
WALL CLOCK - 31 day windup, 26
long, $99 (650)592-2648
WHITE 5 Drawer dresser.Excellent con-
dition. Moving. Must sell $90.00 OBO
(650) 995-0012
WICKER DRESSER, white, 3 drawers,
exc condition 31 width 32 height 21.5
depth $35 (650)591-4927
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. Three avail-
able, Call (650)345-5502
BRADFORD COLLECTOR Plates THAI
(Asian) - $35 (650)348-6955
CANDLEHOLDER - Gold, angel on it,
tall, purchased from Brueners, originally
$100., selling for $30.,(650)867-2720
CANNING POTS, two 21 quart with lids,
$5 each. (650)322-2814
COFFEE MAKER, Makes 4 cups $12,
(650)368-3037
DRIVE MEDICAL design locking elevat-
ed toilet seat. New. $45. (650)343-4461
HOUSE HEATER Excellent condition.
Works great. Must sell. $30.00 OBO
(650) 995-0012
MANGLE-SIMPLEX FLOOR model,
Working, $20 (650)344-6565
PERSIAN TEA set for 8. Including
spoon, candy dish, and tray. Gold Plated.
$100. (650) 867-2720
PUSH LAWN MOWER - very good
condition $25., (650)580-3316
306 Housewares
SOLID TEAK floor model 16 wine rack
with turntable $60. (650)592-7483
VACUMN EXCELLENT condition. Works
great.Moving. Must sell. $35.00 OBO
(650) 995-0012
VINTAGE VICTORIAN cotton lawn
dress, - $65. (650)348-6955
VINYL SHOWER CURTAIN beige /coral
/white floral on ivory, $10 (650)574-3229
307 Jewelry & Clothing
BRACELET - Ladies authentic Murano
glass from Italy, vibrant colors, like new,
$100., (650)991-2353 Daly City
LADIES GLOVES - gold lame' elbow
length gloves, size 7.5, $15. new,
(650)868-0436
PRO DIVER Invicta Watch. Brand new in
box, $60. (650)290-0689
WATCHES - Quicksilver (2), brand new
in box, $40 for both, SOLD!
308 Tools
12-VOLT, 2-TON Capacity Scissor Jack
w/ Impact Wrench, New in Box, Never
Used. $85.00 (650) 270-6637 after 5pm
BOSTITCH 16 gage Finish nailer Model
SB 664FN $99 (650)359-9269
CEMENT/ CONCRETE hand mixing box
Like New, metal $25 (650)368-0748
CRACO 395 SP-PRO, electronic paint
sprayer.Commercial grade. Used only
once. $600/obo. (650)784-3427
CRAFTMAN JIG Saw 3.9 amp. with vari-
able speeds $65 (650)359-9269
CRAFTMAN RADIAL SAW, with cabinet
stand, $200 Cash Only, (650)851-1045
CRAFTSMAN 3/4 horse power 3,450
RPM $60 (650)347-5373
CRAFTSMAN 9" Radial Arm Saw with 6"
dado set. No stand. $55 (650)341-6402
DAYTON ELECTRIC 1 1/2 horse power
1,725 RPM $60 (650)347-5373
LAWN MOWER reel type push with
height adjustments. Just sharpened $45
650-591-2144 San Carlos
LOG CHAIN (HEAVY DUTY) 14' $75
(650)948-0912
NEW 18VOLT Drill/Driver w/ light,
warranty, only $29.99 (650)595-3933
PUSH LAWN mower $25 (650)851-0878
ROLLING STEEL Ladder10 steps, Like
New. $475 obo, (650)333-4400
TOOL BOX full of tools. Moving must
sell. $100.00 (650) 995-0012
309 Office Equipment
CANON COPIER, $55. Call
(650)558-0206
DESK - 7 drawer wood desk, 5X2X2.5'
$25., (650)726-9658
310 Misc. For Sale
1 PAIR of matching outdoor planting pots
$20.00 (650)871-7200
1 PAIR of matching outdoor planting pots
$20., (650)871-7200
2 FLOWER pots with Gardenia's both for
$20 (650)369-9762
4 IN 1 STERO UNIT. CD player broken.
$20., (650)834-4926
70 BAMBOO POLES - 6 to 12ft. long
$40. for all can deliver, (415)346-6038
ADULT VIDEOS - (3) DVDs classics fea-
turing older women, $20. each or, 3 for
$50 (650)212-7020
Alkaline GRAVITY WATER SYSTEM - ,
PH Balance water, anti-oxident proper-
ties, new, $100., (650)619-9203.
ALUMINUM WINDOWS - (10)double
pane, different sizes, $10. each,
(415)819-3835
ANTIQUE CAMEL BACK TRUNK -wood
lining. (great toy box) $99.,
(650)580-3316
ANTIQUE KILIM RUNNER woven zig
zag design 7' by 6" by 4' $99.,
(650)580-3316
ANTIQUE LANTERN Olde Brooklyn lan-
terns, battery operated, safe, new in box,
$100, (650)726-1037
ARTIFICIAL FICUS TREE 6 ft. life like,
full branches. in basket $55. (650)269-
3712
ARTS & CRAFTS variety, $50
(650)368-3037
BLACK LEATHER Organizer, Unop-
ened, Any Year, Cell Holder, Wallet, Cal-
ender., In Box $12 (650)578-9208
BLUETOOTH WITH CHARGER - like
new, $20., (415)410-5937
BODY BY JAKE AB Scissor Exercise
Machine w/instructions. $50.00
(650)637-0930
BOOK "LIFETIME" WW1 $12.,
(408)249-3858
BUFFET CENTERPIECE: Lalique style
crystal bowl. For entre, fruit, or dessert
$20 (415)585-3622
CHEESESET 6 small and 1 large plate
Italian design never used Ceramica Cas-
tellania $25. (650)644-9027
COPPERLIKE CENTERPIECE, unused
oval, 18 inches high, x 22 x 17,$10.00
(650)578-9208
DOWN PILLOW; Fully Stuffed, sterilized,
allergy-free ticking. Mint Condition $25
(650)375-8044
DRAIN CLEANER Snake 6' long,
new/unused only $5 (650)595-3933
DVD'S TV programs 24 4 seasons $20
ea. (650)952-3466
ICE CHEST $15 (650)347-8061
ACROSS
1 Grimy residue
5 Stumble
9 Myopic cartoon
Mr.
14 Lessen, as pain
15 Excellent
16 Say bosn, say
17 Got wiser,
hopefully
18 Take the
elevator to the
penthouse
19 When pigs fly!
20 Marinade for
many Japanese
dishes
23 Cartoon frame
24 Nervous
mannerism
25 Sr.s income
source
28 Blast furnace
product
32 Fireplace shelf
35 Oklahoma city
36 Bovine Old
Testament idol
39 Little Rascals
girl
42 Jr.s jr.
43 Lite cigarette
claim
44 UPS alternative
47 Numbered rd.
48 Hang around
49 Doused with a
hose
52 PC backup key
53 Punch reaction
56 Tibetan ox
57 Pompous sorts
... and what can
be seen in this
puzzles circles?
64 Father Time
feature
66 Defect
67 Paltry
68 7-Down house
69 Exile isle
70 Sour trumpet
note
71 Was admitted
72 Rough file
73 I screwed up!
DOWN
1 Plane
reservation
2 Batting practice
area
3 Amazon visitor
4 Noble Florentine
family
5 Language of the
Philippines
6 Corner chess
piece
7 Alaska native
8 Cola choice
9 List of courses
10 Novelist Waugh
11 Just taste
some!
12 Shelleys __ to
the West Wind
13 Above, to
Shelley
21 __ out!: umps
call
22 Top
26 Tell
27 Dynamite
inventor Nobel
28 Ping-Pong need
29 Some spuds
30 Blended
seasoning
31 Grim film genre
33 Raggedy __
34 Sgt., e.g.
37 Commit perjury
38 Ph.D. hurdle
40 Ping-Pong do-
over
41 Can
45 Faculty VIP
46 Covert agent
exchange
50 Pep rally cry
51 With hands on
hips
54 Good news at a
job fair
55 Bub
58 Counselor to
Captain Picard
59 Noodle bar order
60 Applies gently
61 Move, in real
estate lingo
62 Lint collector
63 Hollywood
workplaces
64 Popular
65 Self-regard
By C.C. Burnikel
(c)2013 Tribune Content Agency, LLC
11/26/13
11/26/13
ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE:
Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle
Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis
xwordeditor@aol.com
310 Misc. For Sale
ELECTRIC IMPACT wrench sockets
case warranty $39.95 (650)595-3933
ELECTRONIC TYPEWRITER good
condition $50., (650)878-9542
EXOTIC EROTIC Ball SF & Mardi gras 2
dvd's $25 ea. (415)971-7555
EXTENDED BATH BENCH - never
used, $45. obo, (650)832-1392
FOLDING MAHJHONG table with medal
chrome plated frame $40 SOLD!
FULL SIZE quilted Flowerly print green &
print $25 (650)871-7200
GAME "BEAT THE EXPERTS" never
used $8., (408)249-3858
GAME "BEAT THE EXPERTS" never
used $8., (408)249-3858
GOURMET SET for cooking on your ta-
ble. European style. $15 (650)644-9027
GRANDFATHER CLOCK with bevel
glass in front and sides (650)355-2996
HARDCOVER MYSTERY BOOKS -
Current authors, $2. each (10),
(650)364-7777
HARLEY DAVIDSON black phone, per-
fect condition, $65., (650) 867-2720
HARLEY DAVIDSON black phone, per-
fect condition, $65., (650) 867-2720
HUMAN HAIR Wigs, (4) Black hair, $90
all (650)624-9880
IGLOO COOLER - 3 gallon beverage
cooler, new, still in box, $15.,
(650)345-3840
JAPANESE SAKE Set, unused, boxes,
Geisha design on carafe and 2 sake
cups, $7.00 (650)578-9208
JONATHAN KELLERMAN - Hardback
books, (5) $3. each, (650)341-1861
K9 ADVANTIX - for dogs 21-55 lbs.,
repels and kills fleas and ticks, $60.,
(650)343-4461
KENNESAW ORIGINAL salute cannon
$30. (650)726-1037
LAMPSHADE - Shantung, bell shaped,
off white, 9 tall, 11 diameter, great con-
dition, $7., (650)347-5104
310 Misc. For Sale
LANDSCAPE PICTURES (3) hand
painted 25" long 21" wide, wooden
frame, $60 for all 3, (650)201-9166
LAWN CHAIRS (4) White, plastic, $8.
each, (415)346-6038
MANUAL LAWN mower ( by Scott Turf )
never used $65 (650)756-7878
MARTEX TOWEL SET (bath, hand,
face) - gold-colored - $15 (650)574-3229
MEDICINE CABINET - 18 X 24, almost
new, mirror, $20., (650)515-2605
MENS LEATHER travel bags (2), used
$25 each.(650)322-2814
MERITAGE PICNIC Time Wine and
Cheese Tote - new black $45
(650)644-9027
MIRROR 41" by 29" Hardrock maple
frame $90 OBO (650)593-8880
NEW LIVING Yoga Tape for Beginners
$8. 650-578-8306
OBLONG SECURITY mirror 24" by 15"
$75 (650)341-7079
OUTDOOR GREENHOUSE. Handmade.
33" wide x 20 inches deep. 64.5 " high.
$70.00 (650)871-7200
OVAL MIRROR $10 (650)766-4858
PET CARRIER Excellent Condition Very
Clean Size small "Petaire" Brand
$50.00 (650)871-7200
PRINCESS PLANT 6' tall in bloom pot-
ted $15 (415)346-6038
QUEENSIZE BEDSPREAD w/2 Pillow
Shams (print) $30.00 (650)341-1861
RED DEVIL VACUUM CLEANER - $25.,
(650)593-0893
REVERSIBLE KING BEDSPREAD bur-
gundy; for the new extra deep beds. New
$60 (415)585-3622
RICHARD NORTH Patterson 5 Hard-
back Books @$3.00 each (650)341-1861
ROGERS' BRAND stainless steel steak
knife: $15 (415)585-3622
SCREWDRIVERS, SET of 6 sealed
pack, warranty only $5 (650)595-3933
SET OF 11 Thomas registers 1976 mint
condition $25 (415)346-6038
310 Misc. For Sale
SF GREETING CARDS -(300 with enve-
lopes) factory sealed, $10 (650)365-3987
SHOWER DOOR custom made 48 x 69
$70 (650)692-3260
SINGER SEWING machine 1952 cabinet
style with black/gold motor. $35.
(650)574-4439
STEP 2 sandbox Large with cover $25
(650)343-4329
TWIN BEDDING: 2 White Spreads,
Dust-Ruffles, Shams. Pink Blanket,
Fit/flat sheets, pillows ALL $60 (650)375-
8044
TWIN SIZE quilt Nautica, New. Yellow,
White, Black Trim San Marino" pattern
$40 Firm (650)871-7200.
VASE WITH flowers 2 piece good for the
Holidays, $25., (650) 867-2720
VIDEO CENTER 38 inches H 21 inches
W still in box $45., (408)249-3858
VINTAGE WHITE Punch Bowl/Serving
Bowl Set with 10 cups plus one extra
$40. (650)873-8167
WALKER - brand new, $20., SSF,
(415)410-5937
WEST AFRICAN hand carved tribal
masks - $25 (650)348-6955
WHEEL CHAIR asking $75 OBO
(650)834-2583
WOMEN'S LADY Cougar gold iron set
set - $25. (650)348-6955
XMAS DECORATIONS: 6 unique, hand
painted, jointed new toy soldiers, holding
musical instrument. $34. 650-345-3277
311 Musical Instruments
GULBRANSEN BABY GRAND PIANO -
Appraised @$5450., want $3500 obo,
(650)343-4461
HAMMOND B-3 Organ and 122 Leslie
Speaker. Excellent condition. $8,500. pri-
vate owner, (650)349-1172
K MANDOLIN - A Style, 19402 with
Case, $50 firm (650)348-6428
LAGUNA ELECTRIC 6 string LE 122
Guitar with soft case and strap
$75.(650)367-8146
SHERMAN CLAY Player Piano, with 104
player rolls, $1000, (650)579-1259
311 Musical Instruments
UKULELE STILL in box unused, no
brand $35 (650)348-6428
312 Pets & Animals
BAMBOO BIRD Cage - very intricate de-
sign - 21"x15"x16". $50 (650)341-6402
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
AUTHENTIC PERUVIAN VICUNA PON-
CHO: 56 square. Red, black trim, knot-
ted fringe hem. $99 (650)375-8044
BLACK Leather pants Mrs. made in
France size 40 $99. (650)558-1975
BLACK LEATHER tap shoes 9M great
condition $99. (650)558-1975
FRONT LOADER, bucket & arm move,
articulated $12.50 (650)595-3933
HOODED ALL-WEATHER JACKET:
reversible. Outer: weatherproof tan color.
Iner: Navy plush, elastic cuffs. $15 Re-
duced to $10 (650)375-8044
LADIES COAT Medium, dark lavender
$25 (650)368-3037
LADIES DONEGAL design 100% wool
cap from Wicklow, Ireland, $20. Call
(650)341-8342
LADIES FAUX FUR COAT - Satin lining,
size M/L, $100. obo, (650)525-1990
LADIES FUR Jacket (fake) size 12 good
condition $30 (650)692-3260
LADIES WINTER coat 3/4 length, rust
color, with fur collar, $30 obo
(650)515-2605
LADIES WOOL BLAZER: Classic, size
12, brass buttons. Sag Harbor. Excellent
condition. $18.00 Reduced to $15.00
(650)375-8044
LARRY LEVINE Women's Hooded down
jacket. Medium. Scarlet. Good as new.
Asking $40 OBO (650)888-0129
LEATHER JACKET Classic Biker Style.
Zippered Pockets. Sturdy. Excellent Con-
dition. Mens, XL Black Leather $50.00
(650)357-7484
316 Clothes
LEATHER JACKET, brown bomber, with
pockets.Sz XL, $88. (415)337-1690
LEATHER JACKETS (5) - used but not
abused. Like New, $100 each.
(650)670-2888
MENS JEANS (11) Brand names various
sizes 32,33,34 waist 30,32 length $100.
for all (650)347-5104
MENS WRANGLER jeans waist 31
length 36 five pairs $20 each plus bonus
Leonard (650)504-3621
MINK CAPE, beautiful with satin lining,
light color $75 obo (650)591-4927
NIKE PULLOVER mens heavy jacket
Navy Blue & Red (tag on) Reg. price
$200 selling for $59 (650)692-3260
PROM PARTY Dress, Long sleeveless
size 6, magenta, with shawl like new $40
obo (650)349-6059
SILK SCARF, Versace, South Beach
pattern 100% silk, 24.5x34.5 made in
Italy, $75. $(650)591-6596
VELVET DRAPE, 100% cotton, new
beautiful burgundy 82"X52" W/6"hems:
$45 (415)585-3622
WHITE LACE 1880s reproduction dress
- size 6, $100., (650)873-8167
WINTER COAT, ladies european style
nubek leather, tan colored, green lapel &
hoodie, $100., (650)888-0129
WOMEN'S JEANS size 10 labeled Du-
plex and is priced at $15 (650)574-4439
WOMEN'S JEANS size 10. Elie Tahari
new, never worn $25 (650)574-4439
317 Building Materials
(1) 2" FAUX WOOD WINDOW BLIND,
with 50" and 71" height, still in box, $50
obo (650)345-5502
30 FLUORESCENT Lamps 48" (brand
new in box) $75 for all (650)369-9762
70 SPREADER cleats, 1 x 8 for 8
foundations. $25. SOLD
BATHROOM VANITY, antique, with top
and sink: - $65. (650)348-6955
BRAND NEW Millgard window + frame -
$85. (650)348-6955
ELECTRICAL MATERIAL - Connectors,
couplings, switches, rain tight flex, and
more.Call. $30.00 for all SOLD
ONE BOX of new #1 heavy CEDAR
SHAKE shingles $14.00. SOLD!
PVC - 1, 100 feet, 20 ft. lengths, $25.,
(650)851-0878
318 Sports Equipment
2 BASKETBALLS Spalding NBA, Hardly
used, $30 all (650)341-5347
2 SOCCER balls hardly used, $30 all
San Mateo, (650)341-5347
BOWLING BALLS. Selling 2 - 16 lb.
balls for $25.00 each. (650)341-1861
BUCKET OF 260 golf balls, $25.
(650)339-3195
CAMPER DOLLY, excellent condition.
Used only once. $150. SOLD!
DARTBOARD - New, regulation 18 di-
meter, Halex brand w/mounting hard-
ware, 6 brass darts, $16., (650)681-7358
DL1000 BOAT Winch Rope & More,
$50., (650)726-9658
EXERCISE MAT used once, lavender
$12, (650)368-3037
FISHERS MENS skis $35 (650)322-2814
GOTT 10-GAL beverage cooler$20.
(650)345-3840
KIDS 20" mongoose mountain bike 6
speeds front wheel shock good condition
asking $65 (650)574-7743
LADIES BOWLING SET- 8 lb. ball, 7 1/2
sized shoes, case, $45., (650)766-3024
LADIES STEP thruRoadmaster 10
speed bike w. shop-basket Good
Condition. $55 OBO call: (650) 342-8510
LOOKING TO PURCHASE A TOTAL
GYM Price Negotible. Please call
(650)283-6997
MENS ROLLER Blades size 101/2 never
used $25 (650)520-3425
POWER PLUS Exercise Machine $99
(650)368-3037
REI 2 man tent $40 (650)552-9436
SALMON FISHING weights 21/2 pound
canon balls $25 (650)756-7878
Say Goodbye To The 'Stick In
Style & Gear Up For a Super
Season!
49er Swag at Lowest Prices
Niner Empire
957C Industrial Rd. San Carlos
T-F 10-6; Sa 10 -4
ninerempire.com
(415)370-7725
SCHWINN 26" man's bike with balloon
tires $75 like new (650)355-2996
STATIONARY BIKE, Volt, Clean, $15
(650)344-6565
STATIONERY BIKE, $20. (650)573-
7035, (650)504-6057.
THULE BIKE RACK - Fits rectangular
load bars. Holds bike upright. $100.
(650)594-1494
VINTAGE ENGLISH ladies ice skates -
up to size 7-8, $40., (650)873-8167
WET SUIT - medium size, $95., call for
info (650)851-0878
WO 16 lb. Bowling Balls @ $25.00 each.
(650)341-1861
322 Garage Sales
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Call (650)344-5200
335 Garden Equipment
CRAFTSMAN 5.5 HP gas lawn mower
with rear bag $55., (650)355-2996
GAS ENGINE String Trimmer - Homelite
- 25cc engine. Excellent Cond.$70
(650)654-9252
LAWNMOWER - American made, man-
ual/push, excellent condition, $50.,
(650)342-8436
REMINGTON ELECTRIC lawn mower,
$40. (650)355-2996
340 Camera & Photo Equip.
CLASSICAL YASHICA camera
in leather case $25. (650)644-9027
SONY CYBERSHOT DSC-T-50 - 7.2 MP
digital camera (black) with case, $175.,
(650)208-5598
VIVITAR ZOOM lens-28mm70mm. Filter
and lens cap. Original owner. $50. Cash
(650)654-9252
VIVITAR ZOOM lens. 28mm-210mm. Fil-
ter and lens cap. Original owner. $99.
Cash. (650)654-9252 SOLD
YASAHICA 108 model 35mm SLR Cam-
era with flash and 2 zoom lenses $99
(415)971-7555
345 Medical Equipment
2 WALKABOUT ROLLATORS 4
Wheeled Rollators, hand brakes, seats
back rest, folds for storage, transport.
$50 each (650)365-5530
ELECTRIC HOSPITAL Bed, variable
pressure mattress $900, (650)348-0718
345 Medical Equipment
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT - Brand new
port-a-potty, never used, $40., Walker,
$30., (650)832-1392
PATIENT LIFT with heavy duty sling,
$450 (650)348-0718
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
380 Real Estate Services
HOMES & PROPERTIES
The San Mateo Daily Journals
weekly Real Estate Section.
Look for it
every Friday and Weekend
to find information on fine homes
and properties throughout
the local area.
440 Apartments
BELMONT - prime, quiet location, view,
1 bedroom, 2 bedroom, New carpets,
new granite counters, dishwasher, balco-
ny, covered carports, storage, pool, no
pets. (650)595-0805
470 Rooms
HIP HOUSING
Non-Profit Home Sharing Program
San Mateo County
(650)348-6660
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 & A/C
950 El Camino Real San Carlos
(650) 593-3136
Mention Daily Journal
513 Investment Property
REAL PROPERTY EXCHANGE - Owner
of an 8-unit apartment building with
swimming pool and on-site laundry in
quiet Gridley, California, will trade for
property in San Mateo County. All 8 of
these 2Bed/2Bath apartments are re-
cently remodeled, and provide steady in-
come. Contact (650)726-4140.
620 Automobiles
FLEETWOOD 93 $ 3,500/offer. Good
Condition (650)481-5296
CHEVY HHR 08 - Grey, spunky car
loaded, even seat warmers, $9,500.
(408)807-6529.
MERCEDES 06 C230 - 6 cylinder, navy
blue, 60K miles, 2 year warranty,
$18,000, (650)455-7461
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
625 Classic Cars
FORD 63 THUNDERBIRD Hardtop, 390
engine, Leather Interior. Will consider
$6,900 OBO (650)364-1374
630 Trucks & SUVs
GMV 03 .ENVOY, SLT , 4x4, excellent
condition. Leather everything. 106K
miles. White. $7,800 (650)342-6342
635 Vans
67 INTERNATIONAL Step Van 1500,
Typical UPS type size. $2500, OBO,
(650)364-1374
640 Motorcycles/Scooters
BMW 03 F650 GS, $3899 OBO. Call
650-995-0003
MOTORCYCLE GLOVES - Excellent
condition, black leather, $35. obo,
(650)223-7187
640 Motorcycles/Scooters
MOTORCYCLE SADDLEBAGS with
brackets and other parts, $35.,
(650)670-2888
670 Auto Service
GRAND OPENING!
Sincere Affordable Motors
All makes and models
Over 20 years experience
1940 Leslie St, San Mateo
(650)722-8007
samautoservices@gmail.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
5 HUBCAPS for 1966 Alfa Romeo $50.,
(650)580-3316
CAR TOWchain 9' $35 (650)948-0912
HONDA SPARE tire 13" $25
(415)999-4947
HONDA WHEELS with tires. Good
tread/ 14 in. 3 for $99 (415)999-4947
MECHANIC'S CREEPER vintage, Com-
et model SP, all wood, pillow, four swivel
wheels, great shape. $40.00
(650)591-0063
NEW BATTERY and alternator for a 96
Buick Century never used Both for $80
(650)576-6600
670 Auto Parts
MECHANIC'S CREEPER vintage, Com-
et model SP, all wood, pillow, four swivel
wheels, great shape. $40.00
(650)591-0063
NEW, IN box, Ford Mustang aluminum
water pump & gasket, $60.00. Call
(415)370-3950
SHOP MANUALS 2 1955 Pontiac
manual, 4 1984 Ford/Lincoln manuals, 1
gray marine diesel manual $40
(650)583-5208
SHOP MANUALS for GM Suv's
Year 2002 all for $40 (650)948-0912
TIRE CHAIN cables $23. (650)766-4858
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
35 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 76,500 drivers
from South SF to
Palo Alto
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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
Carpentry
D n J REMODELING
Finish Carpentry
Windows Doors
Cabinets Casing
Crown Moulding
Baseboards
Mantels Chair Rails
(650)291-2121
Cabinetry
Cleaning
ANGELICAS HOUSE
CLEANING & ERRAND
SERVICES
House Cleaning Move In/Out
Cleaning Janitorial Services
Handyman Services
General Errands Event Help
$15 off when mention this ad
(650)918-0354
myerrandservicesca@gmail.com
Concrete
Construction
Construction
DEVOE
CONSTRUCTION
Kitchen & Bath
Remodeling
Belmont, CA
(650) 318-3993
OSULLIVAN
CONSTRUCTION
(650)589-0372
New Construction, Remodeling,
Kitchen/Bathrooms,
Decks/ Fences
Licensed and Insured
Lic. #589596
WARREN BUILDER
Contractor & Electrician
Kitchen, Bathroom, Additions
Design & Drafting Lowest Rate
Lic#964001, Ins. & BBB member
Warren Young
(650)465-8787
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
Doors
Electricians
ALL ELECTRICAL
SERVICE
650-322-9288
for all your electrical needs
ELECTRIC SERVICE GROUP
ELECTRICIAN
For all your
electrical needs
Residential, Commercial,
Troubleshooting,
Wiring & Repairing
Call Ben (650)685-6617
Lic # 427952
Gardening
GENERAL
LANDSCAPE
MAINTENANCE
Commercial & Residential
Gardening
New lawn &
sprinkler installation,
Trouble shooting and repair
Work done by the hour
or contract
Free estimates
Licensed
(650)444-5887, Call/Text
glmco@aol.com
Flooring
SHOP
AT HOME
WE WILL
BRING THE
SAMPLES
TO YOU.
Call for a
FREE in-home
estimate
FLAMINGOS FLOORING
CARPET
VINYL
LAMINATE
TILE
HARDWOOD
650-655-6600
SLATER FLOORS
. Restore old floors to new
. Dustless Sanding
. Install new custom & refinished
hardwood floors
Licensed. Bonded. Insured
www.slaterfloors.com
(650) 593-3700
Showroom by appointment
Gutters
GUTTER
CLEANING
Gutters
O.K.S RAINGUTTER
New Rain Gutters
Down Spouts
Gutter Cleaning & Screening,
Roof & Gutter Repairs
Friendly Service
10% Senior Discount
CA Lic# 794353/Bonded
(650)556-9780
RAIN GUTTERS
Gutters and downspouts,
Rain gutter repair,
Rain gutter protection (screen),
Handyman Services
Free Estimates
(650)669-6771
(650)302-7791
Lic.# 910421
Handy Help
DISCOUNT HANDYMAN
& PLUMBING
Kitchen/Bathroom Remodeling,
Tile Installation,
Door & Window Installation
Priced for You! Call John
(650)296-0568
Free Estimates
Lic.#834170
FLORES HANDYMAN
Serving you is a privilege.
Painting-Interior & Exterior Roof
Repair Base Boards New Fence
Hardwood Floors Plumbing Tile
Mirrors Chain Link Fence Windows
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
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
CHAINEY HAULING
Junk & Debris Clean Up
Furniture / Appliance / Disposal
Tree / Bush / Dirt / Concrete Demo
Starting at $40& Up
www.chaineyhauling.com
Free Estimates
(650)207-6592
CHEAP
HAULING!
Light moving!
Haul Debris!
650-583-6700
by Greenstarr
Chriss Hauling
Licensed Bonded and Insured
Since 1985 License # 752250
www.yardboss.net
Yard c|ean up - att|c,
basement
Junk meta| remova|
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motorcyc|es
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0oncrete remova|
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&
Tom 650.355.3500
Chris 415.999.1223
Landscaping
Painting
JON LA MOTTE
PAINTING
Interior & Exterior
Quality Work, Reasonable
Rates, Free Estimates
(650)368-8861
Lic #514269
MK PAINTING
Interior and Exterior,
Residental and commercial
Insured and bonded,
Free Estimates
Peter McKenna
(650)630-1835
Lic# 974682
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
NICK MEJIA PAINTING
A+ Member BBB Since 1975
Large & Small Jobs
Residential & Commercial
Classic Brushwork, Matching, Stain-
ing, Varnishing, Cabinet Finishing
Wall Effects, Murals, More!
(415)971-8763
Lic. #479564
Plumbing
Remodeling
HARVEST KITCHEN
& MOSAIC
Cabinets * Vanities * Tile
Flooring * Mosaics
Sinks * Faucets
Fast turnaround * Expert service
920 Center St., San Carlos
(650)620-9639
www.harvestkm.com
Tree Service
Tree Service
Hillside Tree
Service
LOCALLY OWNED
Family Owned Since 2000
Trimming Pruning
Shaping
Large Removal
Stump Grinding
Free
Estimates
Mention
The Daily Journal
to get 10% off
for new customers
Call Luis (650) 704-9635
by Greenstarr
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ma|ntenance and remova|
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hazard eva|uat|on,
tr|mm|ng, shap|ng,
remova| and stump
gr|nd|ng
8eta|n|ng wa||s
0rnamenta| concrete
Sw|mm|ng poo| remova|
Tom 650. 355. 3500
Licensed Bonded and Insured
www.yardboss.net
Since 1985 License # 752250
Tile
CUBIAS TILE
Entryways Kitchens
Decks Bathrooms
Tile Repair Floors
Grout Repair Fireplaces
Call Mario Cubias for Free Estimates
(650)784-3079
Lic.# 955492
Window Washing
EXTERIOR
CLEANING
SERVICES
- window washing
- gutter cleaning
- pressure washing
- wood restoration
- solar panel cleaning
(650)216-9922
services@careful-clean.com
Bonded - Insured
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 debit?
Job loss? Foreclosure?
Medical bills?
YOU HAVE OPTIONS
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Dental Services
MILLBRAE SMILE CENTER
Valerie de Leon, DDS
Implant, Cosmetic and
Family Dentistry
Spanish and Tagalog Spoken
(650)697-9000
15 El Camino Real,
MILLBRAE, CA
Food
GET HAPPY!
Happy Hour 4-6 M-F
Steelhead Brewing Co.
333 California Dr.
Burlingame
(650)344-6050
www.steelheadbrewery.com
GRAND OPENING
BASHAMICHI
Steak & Seafood
1390 El Camino Real
Millbrae
www.bashamichirestaurant.com
JACKS
RESTAURANT
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
1050 Admiral Ct., #A
San Bruno
(650)589-2222
JacksRestaurants.com
NEW ENGLAND
LOBSTER CO.
Market & Eatery
Now Open in Burlingame
824 Cowan Road
newenglandlobster.net
LIve Lobster ,Lobster Tail,
Lobster meat & Dungeness Crab
PANCHO VILLA
TAQUERIA
Because Flavor Still Matters
365 B Street
San Mateo
www.sfpanchovillia.com
VEGETARIAN
BAMBOO GARDEN
Lunch & Dinner
Only Vegetarian Chinese
Restaurant in Millbrae!
309 Broadway, Millbrae
(650)697-6768
Financial
RELATIONSHIP BANKING
Partnership. Service. Trust.
UNITED AMERICAN BANK
Half Moon Bay, Redwood City,
unitedamericanbank.com
San Mateo
(650)579-1500
Furniture
Bedroom Express
Where Dreams Begin
2833 El Camino Real
San Mateo - (650)458-8881
184 El Camino Real
So. S. Francisco -(650)583-2221
www.bedroomexpress.com
DURALINER ROCKING CHAIR, Maple
Finish, Cream Cushion w matching otto-
man $70 (650)583-4943.
WESTERN FURNITURE
Grand Opening Sale
Everything Marked Down !
601 El Camino Real
San Bruno, CA
Mon. - Sat. 10AM -7PM
Sunday Noon -6PM
We don't meet our competition,
we beat it !
Guns
PENINSULA GUNS
(650) 588-8886
Handguns.Shotguns.Rifles
Tactical and
Hunting Accessories
Buy.Sell.Trade
360 El Camino Real, San Bruno
Health & Medical
BACK, LEG PAIN OR
NUMBNESS?
Non-Surgical
Spinal Decompression
Dr. Thomas Ferrigno D.C.
650-231-4754
177 Bovet Rd. #150 San Mateo
BayAreaBackPain.com
DENTAL
IMPLANTS
Save $500 on
Implant Abutment &
Crown Package.
Call Millbrae Dental
for details
650-583-5880
EYE EXAMINATIONS
579-7774
1159 Broadway
Burlingame
Dr. Andrew Soss
OD, FAAO
www.Dr-AndrewSoss.net
NCP COLLEGE OF NURSING
& CAREER COLLEGE
Train to become a Licensed
Vocational Nurse in 12 months or a
Certified Nursing Assistant in as little
as 8 weeks.
Call (800) 339-5145 for more
information or visit
ncpcollegeofnursing.edu and
ncpcareercollege.com
SLEEP APNEA
We can treat it
without CPAP!
Call for a free
sleep apnea screening
650-583-5880
Millbrae Dental
Health & Medical
STUBBORN FAT has met its match.
FREEZE Your Fat Away with
COOLSCULPTING
Bruce Maltz, M.D.
Carie Chui, M.D.
Allura Skin & Laser Center, Inc.
280 Baldwin Ave., San Mateo
(650) 344-1121
AlluraSkin.com
Insurance
AANTHEM BLUE
CROSS
www.ericbarrettinsurance.com
Eric L. Barrett,
CLU, RHU, REBC, CLTC, LUTCF
President
Barrett Insurance Services
(650)513-5690
CA. Insurance License #0737226
AFFORDABLE
HEALTH INSURANCE
Personal & Professional Service
JOHN LANGRIDGE
(650) 854-8963
Bay Area Health Insurance Marketing
CA License 0C60215
a Diamond Certified Company
HEALTH INSURANCE
All major carriers
Collins Insurance
Serving the Peninsula
since 1981
Ron Collins
650-701-9700
Lic. #0611437
www.collinscoversyou.com
PARENTI & ASSOCIATES
Competitive prices and best service to
meet your insurance needs
* All personal insurance policies
* All commercial insurance policies
* Employee benefit packages
650.596.5900
www.parentiinsurance.com
1091 Industrial Rd #270, San Carlos
Lic: #OG 17832
Jewelers
KUPFER JEWELRY
est. 1979
We Buy
Coins, Jewelry,
Watches, Platinum,
& Diamonds.
Expert fine watch
& jewelry repair.
Deal with experts.
1211 Burlingame Ave.
Burlingame
www.kupferjewelry.com
(650) 347-7007
Legal Services
LEGAL
DOCUMENTS PLUS
Non-Attorney document
preparation: Divorce,
Pre-Nup, Adoption, Living Trust,
Conservatorship, Probate,
Notary Public. Response to
Lawsuits: Credit Card
Issues, Breach of Contract
Jeri Blatt, LDA #11
Registered & Bonded
(650)574-2087
legaldocumentsplus.com
"I am not an attorney. I can only
provide self help services at your
specific direction."
Loans
REVERSE MORTGAGE
Are you age 62+ & own your
home?
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brochure or quote
650-453-3244
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WORLD 31
Marketing
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YOUR SMALL BUSINESS
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Massage Therapy
ASIAN MASSAGE
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Redwood City
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667 El Camino Real, Redwood City
(650)363-8806
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851 Cherry Ave. #29, San Bruno
in Bayhill Shopping Center
Open 7 Days 10:30am- 10:30pm
650. 737. 0788
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Body Massage $39.99/hr
Hot StoneMassage $49.99/hr
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in our luxury bath house
Water Lounge Day Spa
2500 S. El Camino
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(650)389-7090
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615 Woodside Road Redwood City
(650)299-9332
Body Massage $60/hour
$40/half hour,
$5 off one hour w/ this ad
Open Daily 9:30 AM to 9:30 PM
Real Estate Loans
REAL ESTATE LOANS
We Fund Bank Turndowns!
Direct Private Lender
Homes Multi-family
Mixed-Use Commercial
WE BUY TRUST DEED NOTES
FICO Credit Score Not a Factor
PURCHASE, REFINANCE,
CASH OUT
Investors welcome
Loan servicing since 1979
650-348-7191
Wachter Investments, Inc.
Real Estate Broker #746683
Nationwide Mortgage
Licensing System ID #348268
CA Dept. of Real Estate
Real Estate Services
VIP can help you with all of your
real estate needs:
SALES * LEASING * MANAGEMENT
Consultation and advice are free
Where every client is a VIP
864 Laurel St #200 San Carlos
650-595-4565
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DRE LIC# 1254368
Seniors
AFFORDABLE
24-hour Assisted Living
Care located in
Burlingame
Mills Estate Villa
&
Burlingame Villa
- Short Term Stays
- Dementia & Alzheimers
Care
- Hospice Care
(650)692-0600
Lic.#4105088251/
415600633
Seniors
LASTING IMPRESSIONS
ARE OUR FIRST PRIORITY
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1370 El Camino Real
Colma
(650)755-0580
www.cypresslawn.com
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and Skilled Nursing Care.
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900 Sixth Avenue
Belmont, CA 94002
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Travel
FIGONE TRAVEL GROUP
(650) 595-7750
www.cruisemarketplace.com
Cruises Land & Family vacations
Personalized & Experienced
Travel Service
Family Owned & Operated
Since 1939
CST#100209-10
By Zeina Karam and John Heilprin
BEIRUT Within 24 hours of an interim
deal aimed at reining in Irans nuclear pro-
gram, world powers raised hopes Monday
for the rst face-to-face talks to end the
Syrian civil war as the United Nations called
the warring parties to the table.
But huge gaps remain. The opposition
remains vague on whether it will even
attend the Geneva conference called for Jan.
22, and both sides hold fundamentally dif-
ferent visions on the very basics, particu-
larly the future role of President Bashar
Assad.
Nevertheless, Mondays announcement
of a date for the talks after months of delay
produced palpable hope that the precedent
of successful nuclear negotiations with Iran
might open new diplomatic channels that
could help broker an end to the nearly 3-
year-old civil war in Syria that has killed
more than 100,000 people.
The nuclear deal between Tehran and world
powers was announced in Geneva on
Sunday. Success in negotiations on a nal
accord could pave the way for normalization
of ties between Iran and the West, reshaping
the Mideast political map.
As Assads staunchest ally, Iran has given
him significant financial support and is
believed to have sent military advisers,
trained pro-government militiamen and
directed one of its proxies, Lebanons
Shiite Muslim Hezbollah, to ght along-
side Assads troops.
U.N. spokesman Martin Nesirky played
down the possibility that the negotiations
with Iran played a direct role in the move-
ment on Syria, which followed a meeting in
Geneva of senior diplomats from the U.S.,
Russia and the U.N.
The two tracks are very separate, both
tracks have been going on in different for-
mats, in different locations, he told
reporters. So I would simply say that it was
a good weekend for diplomacy.
Still, a senior member in the main,
Western-backed Syrian opposition coali-
tion expressed hope the nuclear deal would
transform Iran into a positive regional
player, relinquishing its support for Assad.
We hope the Iranian nuclear deal will
provide impetus for a Syria deal,
Abdelbaset Sieda of the Syrian National
Coalition told The Associated Press. The
Iranian government must cut relations with
the regime and leave the choice to the
Syrian people.
Abreak between Iran and Assad is unlike-
ly in the short term given the foothold the
alliance gives Tehran in the Arab world.
Still, a thaw between Iran and the U.S.
which backs the opposition coalition
could prompt Tehran to encourage Assad to
make concessions, at least enough to keep
talks going.
If the Iran talks had not worked or if the
Iranian deal had not come about yesterday, I
think it might have been more hard-going
today, said Salman Shaikh, director of the
Brookings Doha Center. In terms of the
diplomatic atmosphere, theres certainly a
feeling of some impetus.
The conference aims to work out a
roadmap for Syria adopted by the U.S.,
Russia and other major powers in June 2012
including creating a transitional govern-
ment leading to the holding of elections.
Enormous challenges lie ahead. Even par-
ticipation by both sides is by no means
guaranteed.
Under pressure from the U.S., the Syrian
National Coalition has dropped conditions
that Assad step down before any talks and
has eased demands for guarantees ahead of
time that he will not be part of any transi-
tional government demands that the
Syrian government has roundly rejected.
Syria talks aim to build on momentum of Iran deal
WASHINGTON The White House
says National Security Adviser Susan
Rice told Afghan President Hamid Karzai
that the U.S. will plan to pull all troops
out of his country after 2014 if he doesnt
promptly sign a security agreement.
Karzais office said in a statement he
told Rice he wont back down from his
refusal to sign the pact. Karzai insists the
winner of an April 5 election to succeed
him should sign it.
The White House says Rice told Karzai
that a signed agreement is necessary to
plan for thousands of troops to stay in
the country to train and mentor Afghan
security forces.
The meeting came while Rice was visit-
ing U.S. troops on her first overseas trip
as President Barack Obamas top national
security aide.
Rice, Karzai disagree in meeting on security pact
REUTERS
SyriaArab League-United Nations envoy Lakhdar Brahimi arrives for a news conference on
the situation in Syria at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva .

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