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FOR ‘COMPANY’
SALES ARE A GO
JUDGE REFUSES TO STOP SALE OF CALIFORNIA
BUILDINGS
PANTHERS TAKE
LIONS CROWN
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Real trees, and lots of them independent Bernie Sanders castigated the
See TAX, Page 31
to form four ordinary words. William Shakespeare (1564-1616) refers *** debuted.
TOSOY to roses 50 times throughout his writings. Officials of New York’s Bryant Park insti- ***
*** tuted an anti-pigeon campaign in 2003. Actor Buster Crabbe (1908-1983) played
Dolly Parton (born 1946) has a rose They released hawks, a natural predator of Buck Rogers in a 12-part movie serial. A
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All Rights Reserved. named after her. The Dolly Parton Rose is pigeons. The hawks reduced pigeon infes- popular star of movie serials in the 1930s
a hybrid tea rose that is orange-red in tation by 50 percent, however, the cam- and 1940s, Crabbe also played Flash
SITOF color. Parton has her namesake roses paign came to a halt when one of the Gordon and Tarzan.
planted at her homes and throughout her hawks attacked a Chihuahua. ***
theme park Dollywood. *** Before he became an actor, Buster Crabbe
FRUIPY *** Iowa is nicknamed the Hawkeye State, was an athlete. He won a gold medal in
A one-day admission ticket to Dollywood after a scout named Hawkeye in the novel swimming in the 1932 Olympics.
is $50.20. The park is located near Great “The Last of the Mohicans” (1826) by ***
Smoky Mountains National Park in James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851). Answer: Capt. Benjamin Franklin
LENZOZ Pigeon Forge, Tenn. *** “Hawkeye” Pierce was played by Donald
Now arrange the circled letters
to form the surprise answer, as
*** Can you name the actor that played Sutherland (born 1935) in the movie and
suggested by the above cartoon. The Racing Pigeon Digest, published Hawkeye Pierce in the movie M*A*S*H by Alan Alda (born 1936) in the series.
A: “ ” THEIR
twice monthly, is a periodical on the sport (1970) and the actor that played Hawkeye Nurse Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan
of racing pigeons. in the television series of the same name was played by Sally Kellerman (born
(Answers Monday) *** (1972-1983)? Can you name the actresses 1937) in the movie and Loretta Swit (born
Jumbles: DOWDY GRIMY IMPEND BROKEN
Yesterday’s
Answer: What the down-and-out handyman did when
A homing pigeon named Cher Ami, that played Hot Lips Houlihan? See 1937) in the series. M*A*S*H was about
he needed cash — “WIRED” FOR MONEY owned by the U.S. Army, was honored as answer at end. the staff stationed at the fictional 4077th
a war hero in World War I. Cher Ami car- *** Mobile Army Surgical Hospital during the
ried a message that helped save the lives The state with the most Korean War veter- Korean War.
of members of the Lost Battalion of the ans is California, followed by Florida.
77th Division in a battle in France in ***
1918. While delivering the message that On June 24, 1950, President Harry S. Know It All is by Kerry McArdle. It runs in
said the Battalion needed help, Cher Ami Truman (1884-1972) was visiting his the weekend and Wednesday editions of the
was shot through the breast and lost a leg, hometown of Independence, Mo. when he Daily Journal. Questions? Comments? E-
mail knowitall@smdailyjournal.com or call
but he got the message through and the received a telegram that said the North 344-5200 x114.
THE DAILY JOURNAL LOCAL Weekend • Dec. 11-12, 2010 3
City to consider NDNU field use for third time woman in a store on Broadway before 7:51
a.m. Saturday, Dec. 4.
Gun shots heard. Shots were heard near the
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF REPORT CUP to allow for greater field use. Margaret and Ray Davis, representing the
The Planning Commission voted 4-0 at its group Belmont Residents for a Tranquil intersection of Hilton and Beech streets before
The Belmont City Council will consider for Sept. 21 meeting to amend the conditional use Community, submitted an appeal of the 9:15 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4.
a third time whether to allow for greater field permit between the city and university to allow Planning Commission decision on Oct. 1 at a
use at Notre Dame de Namur University’s for greater use of the Koret Athletic Field. cost of $950. SAN MATEO
Koret Athletic Field after nearly two months of NDNU sought the change because the old Margaret Davis argued to the council Oct. Theft. Jewelry and medication were stolen
delays. CUP, crafted in 2005, was too “vague” and 26 that the noise athletes create while using the from a woman’s apartment and she thinks the
NDNU wants to open up the field for more often involved the police when neighbors com- field is unhealthy. Davis lives on Chula Vista cleaning service may have taken the items on
hours during the weekday and on Sundays to plained about noise. Drive on the hill above the university. She con- the 800 block of Delaware Street before 10:52
the dismay of neighbors, who complain ath- Neighbors who say the field creates too tends coaches are too loud and that there is too p.m. Friday, Nov. 26.
letes using the field generate too much noise. much noise quickly appealed the Planning much cheering that takes place during soccer Suspicious vehicle. A suspicious truck with a
The university has also offered to open up Commission’s decision, however, so that the and lacrosse practice and games. broken tow strap and flat tires was reported at
the field to local youth sport groups, which it council could conduct a public hearing on the Youth sports advocates argue Belmont’s the intersection of Gum and Leslie streets
currently is prevented from doing under a con- matter. general lack of playing fields is unfair to chil- before 7:12 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 25.
ditional use permit with the city. Supporters of the university’s plan contend dren, especially during wet weather, and Koret Robbery. A man was trying to take another
A public hearing Oct. 26 on the matter was foes are in the minority and represent just a could be used more often because it is turfed. man’s wallet at the intersection of 12th Avenue
continued to a Nov. 9 meeting to allow the handful of residents who live nearby. The university’s current CUP with Belmont and South B Street before 4:45 p.m. Thursday,
council more time to study the issue. The item But at least 35 people signed a letter oppos- was crafted in 2005, before Koret was trans- Nov. 25.
was not agendized as a public hearing at the ing the Planning Commission’s decision to let formed into a more modern, turfed facility. Theft. A license plate was stolen from a vehi-
Nov. 9 meeting, however, forcing the council the university use Koret at later hours during
to continue the item once again. cle at the intersection of 16th Avenue and El
the week and on Sundays, not a small number, The Belmont City Council meets at 7:30 Camino Real before 5:47 p.m. Wednesday,
At the Oct. 26 public hearing, a vast majori- Councilwoman Coralin Feierbach previously p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 14, City Hall, 1 Twin Pines
ty of speakers were in favor of amending the Nov. 24.
said. Lane.
4 Weekend • Dec. 11-12, 2010 LOCAL/NATION THE DAILY JOURNAL
CITY
GOVERNMENT
• The San Carlos
Clinton commands stage at White House
By Ben Feller
City Council will THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
adopt a memoran-
dum of understand- WASHINGTON — No comment? No way.
ing with its mid- You don’t stop Bill Clinton when he’s back at
management unit, the White House with something to say.
signing off on a 5 percent reduction in com- Well, OK. He and President Barack
pensation reached earlier this year. The Obama, two of the most famous men in the
agreement means a savings of $107,900 and world, did need a little help getting a door
is effective through June 30,2012. unlocked first.
The council meets 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. But then it was on.
13 at City Hall, 600 Elm St., San Carlos. The former president came before surprised
• The San Carlos Economic Development reporters to let it be known that he endorsed
Advisory Commission will discuss updates the tax deal that Obama cut with the
on the Wheeler Plaza project and the city’s Republican Party, even though many
branding and marketing initiatives. Democrats were raising a fuss about it.
EDAC meets 4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 15 That was the news. But it wasn’t the story.
at City Hall, Second Floor, Room 207, 600 What had the West Wing buzzing was the
Elm St., San Carlos. scene itself: Clinton in his element, like he
• The San Carlos Transportation and had never left. And almost like he wasn’t
Circulation Commission will hold a joint going to leave this time.
study session with the Belmont Traffic and For one remarkable half hour, Clinton
Parking Committee to look at access issues turned a seemingly slow Friday afternoon
in the Cranfield Avenue neighborhood. The into his stage.
session is a follow up to an August meeting He tutored in loving detail about economic REUTERS
with property owners and aims to address theory and nuclear disarmament. He was
challenges like lack of access during high Barack Obama,left,smiles as former President Bill Clinton gestures while speaking to the press
short on time, yet somehow found some for in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington,D.C.
school drop-off and pick-up times for just one more question. He bit on his lip and
Cranfield Avenue and Alameda de las spread his arms as he spoke and did all those refreshingly and remarkably impromptu. That changed when Obama and Clinton
Pulgas, gaps in sidewalks and bike lanes. other familiar gestures. There was to be no press coverage allowed wrapped up their private meeting in the Oval
The study session is 7 p.m. Wednesday, In a town of scripted rollouts and talking of Obama’s meeting with Clinton. No photos, Office. Clinton wanted to publicly endorse
Dec. 15 at City Hall, 600 Elm St., San points, the way this event unfolded was no questions, not even a written statement the tax package. Obama is welcoming all the
Carlos. about what happened. help he can get.
THE DAILY JOURNAL LOCAL/STATE Weekend • Dec. 11-12, 2010 5
Congresswoman to host toxic metal Local briefs Alleged mall carjacker arrested
screening for children’s products county’s hazardous material team.
Police in San Mateo Friday announced the
On a crusade to raise awareness about toxic arrest of a man sought in connection with a
At approximately 1:50 p.m., San Mateo Nov. 14 carjacking at Hillsdale Shopping
metals found in children’s products, U.S. Rep. police and fire responded to a call at the 700
Jackie Speier, D-San Center.
block of South Amphlett Boulevard on
Mateo, is hosting a free reports of the leaking container. The driver, The carjacking took place on the upper
product screening who was making a delivery stop, not related parking lot of the shopping center above Sears
Saturday afternoon in to the container, noticed the spill as he at around 8:30 p.m., when Jorge Hernandez,
Burlingame. opened the rear door of his truck. A small 18, of East Palo Alto, brandished a black
Parents and community puncture hole caused the spill and the driver semi-automatic handgun and demanded the
members are encouraged rolled the container to stop it and called his victim’s car, according to San Mateo police.
to bring children’s items, dispatch center which called 911, according The victim called 911, and responding
including toys, drinking The suspect car is thought to be a compact to police. police officers apparently spotted the stolen
SUV or Crossover type vehicle. Phosphoric acid is a cleaning agent and the car being driven through the area. Hernandez
Jackie Speier glasses with painted sur- spill was contained to the truck. The contain-
faces and jewelry to be rity video review related to the Thanksgiving allegedly did not yield to police and instead
screened for four toxic heavy metals — anti- weekend theft of thousands of dollars worth er was collected for disposal, according to drove off, reaching speeds of up to 100 mph,
mony, barium, cadmium and chromium. of equipment and believe one image shows a police. according to police.
“Children should not be ingesting toxic compact SUV or Crossover type vehicle leav- Police terminated their pursuit out of con-
chemicals,” Speier said Friday. ing the campus through the north gate onto Black Muslim bakery cern for public safety. The stolen car was later
Though there are laws that establish regula- Alameda de las Pulgas. member gets life in prison found abandoned.
tions on the level of heavy metals in children’s The theft of 25 Apple MacBooks and 30 A member of the now-defunct Your Black Hernandez was arrested in Redwood City
toys, the law is nonspecific when it comes to Apple iPod Touch devices was reported Muslim Bakery in Oakland was sentenced and was booked into San Mateo County Jail
other products, according to Speier’s office. between the evening of Wednesday, Nov. 24 Friday to life in prison without the possibility on charges of carjacking and felony evasion,
“Everyone’s been focusing on lead,” but and Monday, Nov. 29. The thieves broke into of parole for his role in the kidnapping and according to police.
there are other elements to be concerned a classroom and stole the devices worth torture of two women three years ago.
about too, she said. approximately $50,000. Prosecutors said the May 17, 2007 crime Missing Virginia girl
High levels of such elements could lead to Police reviewed four days worth of footage was a bungled attempt to get money to save
developmental problems in children, includ- from the campus’ 31 video cameras and are the bakery from bankruptcy, which faced a
found safe in San Francisco
ing malfunctioning kidneys and bone soften- released a still taken about 9:40 p.m., Nov. 28. foreclosure hearing four days later. The bak- A 12-year-old girl who had been missing
ing. The investigation is continuing and ery went bankrupt and closed its doors later for a week was found unharmed Friday after
Speier hopes the attention will garner sup- Belmont Police are asking anyone who may that year. she and the man accused in her abduction
port for the Toxic Metals Protection Act, HR have seen this vehicle leaving campus on Nov. At a five-week trial that ended back on April were recognized in a store in San Francisco,
2248, which failed to pass earlier this year. 28 to call 595-7400 or the Belmont Crime Tip 7, Richard Lewis, a 26-year-old former foot- police said.
Speier plans to reintroduce the act next year. Line at 598-3000, callers can remain anony- ball star at Mission High School in San Brittany Mae Smith has since been in touch
The screening will take place at the mous. Francisco, was convicted of kidnapping, tor- with her family in Virginia, while Jeffrey
Burlingame Recreation Center, 850 ture and carjacking. Scott Easley, 32, was in police custody in San
Burlingame Ave., at 1 p.m. Phosphoric acid Lewis’ sentencing was delayed several Francisco, Roanoke County Police Chief Ray
Police release video from spills inside delivery truck times, partly because his attorney, Patrick Lavinder said at a news conference.
A 55-gallon drum of phosphoric acid leaked Hetrick, said Lewis should get a new trial The two hadn’t been seen since Dec. 3,
Thanksgiving high school burglary into a delivery truck in San Mateo Friday because bakery leader Yusuf Bey IV was when they were captured on store surveillance
Belmont police have completed their secu- afternoon, prompting a response from the overheard in jail boasting that he had set up video at a Walmart in Salem, about five miles
Lewis to take the fall in the case. from Roanoke.
6 Weekend • Dec. 11-12, 2010 LOCAL/STATE/NATION THE DAILY JOURNAL
Enjoy fun time with Mom, Dad or your favorite grown-up. The across clues are for kids and the down clues are for adults.
W is for “Words”
Kids Across 13. Harry history lesson: The 3. State in which you can
1. It’s just not “cool” — in fact, Battle of Hogwarts was the explore most of Yellowstone
it’s another word for final battle of the Second National Park (abbr.)
“toasty” Wizarding ____ 4. Strange, like an eerie
2. It’s a word of excitement! 14. Determined people often say, occurrence
6. Sweet breakfast treats that “Where there’s a ___, there’s 5. Man on the stand who might
have squares to hold the a way.” be cross-examined by a
syrup 15. On an alphabetical list, it’s lawyer
7. It’s the opposite of the the last day of the week 7. What “incorrect” is as an
“best” (abbr.) answer to this clue This Week’s Solution
8. What crayons and candles 17. A “N” or “W” after your shoe 8. Joanne, who is Mrs. Paul
are made of size stands for its ____ Newman
9. Look out: It’s the glass part 18. The man who created the 9. Clarinet or its kin
of a house Magic Kingdom: _____ 10. To a sommelier, its a rosé by
10. The Lady Antebellum song Disney any other name
about wanting to make a 11. Poland’s proud capital, home
difference: “I ____ Here” of one of the world’s oldest
11. A big money TV game show: Parents Down and largest public libraries
“___ Wants to Be a 1. A shawl or serape 15. Word uttered by a weary
Millionaire” 2. The superstitious sink their man as he wipes his brow
12. Hair, like Miss Piggy’s, that pennies into it hoping for a 16. Wisdom’s amusing
you can buy in a store dream come true (2 wds) companion
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ne would never expect compared to 8.9 percent for the Harvard to run Facebook full time, they have sent vastly more in feder- Jerry Lee
anyone at the stodgy old nation. did he open shop in ’low-cost’ al taxes than they ever get back in Editor in Chief
Wall Street Journal to Of course, California has sput- Utah?” he asks. Those who did federal spending. Jon Mays
come to the defense of wacky, free- tered. The economy has clobbered leave did so mainly because of In the quarter century through Sports Editor
spending California, but guess tech and housing. The few states housing prices, not taxes. 2005, Californians bailed out the Nathan Mollat
what? After months and months of that have grown faster are mostly We’re constantly told that rest of America to the tune of about Copy Editor/Page Designer
Erik Oeverndiek
dismal financial forecasts and polit- big agricultural states, pushed California is taxing itself to death. $620 billion in today’s dollars. In
along by a boom in farm prices. Hogwash, says Arends. 2005 alone it came to nearly $50 Production Manager
ical analysis almost certain to use Nicola Zeuzem
the words dysfunctional and But that doesn’t tell the whole Using the venerable Tax billion, Arends writes. That is 30 Production Assistant
“growing deficit,” here comes story. Foundation as his source, he offers, times next year’s forecast budget Julio Lara
Journal and Marketwatch colum- Arends writes that during the “As of 2008 (the most recent year shortfall in Sacramento. Marketing & Events
nist Brett Arends with some sunny high-tech boom, California compa- analyzed) state and local taxes in “The only reason California has Kerry McArdle
words for the Golden State. Arends nies attracted 42cents of every ven- the average state came to about a budget problem at all is because Senior Reporter
previously wrote financial columns ture capital dollar in the United 9.7percent of the annual state econ- they have, foolishly, spent so much Michelle Durand
for the Boston Herald and States. Today, that figure has risen omy. What was it in crazy, liberal, money subsidizing everyone else.” Reporters
to 50 cents. That’s right. Up, not Josh Koehn, Heather Murtagh, Bill Silverfarb
TheStreet.com, and he knows his communistical, socialistical, un- Assuming that Arends’ analysis
way around numbers. In a column down. American, Soviet-style California? is mostly right, the message to take Senior Correspondent: Events
last week, he said California’s “Don’t expect to read about this Er, 10.5 percent. away is that we should stop letting Susan E. Cohn
numbers don’t add up to the doom- at the far-right Manhattan Institute “That’s right. The burden was all ourselves get spun so easily. Just Business Staff
and-gloom predictions that have or the National Review,” he wrote. of 0.8percentage points higher than because something is conventional Charlotte Andersen Mark Aspillera
Jennifer Bishop Gloria Brickman
become conventional wisdom. “Don’t expect to read a column the average.” wisdom doesn’t make it true. Yes, Charles Clayton Gale Green
The notion of California as a about it from George Will anytime Then there’s the notion that it probably is true that California is Jeff Palter Shirley Marshall
Kris Skarston
financial basket case “is not just soon.” Arends noted that he’s California needs a federal bailout. in for some tough times, maybe
slightly wrong,” Arends wrote. “It’s always hearing about the wealth In fact, says Arends, California has even tougher times, before the Interns • Correspondents • Contractors
Jack Brookes Jenna Chambers
almost totally wrong.” creators fleeing California because been bailing out the federal govern- economy improves, but it is true as Diana Clock Michael Costa
He explains: California has one of taxes. ment since it joined the union. well that it is harder to fix prob- Emily DeRuy Philip Dimaano
Darold Fredricks Miles Freeborn
of the highest living standards in “Did Apple Inc. and Google Inc. “Californians are so productive lems that we don’t truly under- Brian Grabianowski Cheri Lucas
the country and its economy has just relocate to Oklahoma? Is that every year they send billions stand. Nick Rose Andrew Scheiner
Alex Shamis Michelle Sibrian
Jeremy Venook
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10 Weekend • Dec. 11-12, 2010 BUSINESS THE DAILY JOURNAL
Raiders, Jaguars tight ends mirror each other Miller looking to continue real issue. It’s been a real “You’re going to go out there, see some
By Mark Long
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS to expand his role. It’s one issue for just about any- guys, shake some hands, hug some couple
of several subplots in the body who does it, so we’ll guys, and we wish them all the best and health
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Their first meet- game: have to try and break that.” and all that good stuff,” Morrison said. “But
ing might be a little awkward. There’s sure to • The Raiders (6-6) have —There are no shortage once that whistle blows and that game starts,
be a handshake, some conversation and a few won four of their last six of personal angles, either. you gotta’ turn that off. You turn it off because
laughs. games and trail AFC West Jaguars coach Jack Del they’re the opponent, they’re the enemy.”
There won’t be an introduction, though. leader Kansas City by two Rio and star running back —Then there are the Millers.
Oakland’s Zach Miller and Jacksonville’s games. The Jaguars (7-5) Maurice Jones-Drew grew Oakland’s Miller leads the team with 38
Zach Miller have won four of five to Zach Miller up cheering for the receptions for 481 yards and four touch-
Zach Miller, tight ends on opposite coasts,
take the outright lead in Raiders. Defensive tackle downs. He was on pace for a huge year, but
know each other fairly well even though John Henderson returns to Jacksonville for the injured his foot in late October, missed a game
the tight AFC South. So there are postseason
they’ve never met. implications at stake. first time since spending the last eight seasons and has been slowed since. He has just five
“Really, if you think about it, it’s kind of • Oakland has been downright dreadful in in the River City. Linebacker Quentin Groves catches for 28 yards in the team’s last six
weird,” Jacksonville’s Miller said. “I’ve never two games across the country this season, los- and offensive lineman Khalif Barnes also games.
met anyone with the same name. It’s really ing 38-13 at Tennessee in the opener and played in Jacksonville. “We have the better one,” Raiders safety
rare to have two guys with the same name, falling 35-3 at Pittsburgh three weeks ago. The Jaguars traded Groves to Oakland in Michael Huff said. “We have the better Zach
spelled the same way, in the same profession, The Jaguars would love to continue the trend April in exchange for Jaguars linebacker Kirk Miller.”
playing the same position. It just gets weirder with what essentially equates to a 10 a.m. Morrison and a draft pick. For Morrison, the Jacksonville’s Miller is no slouch.
as you go.” kickoff for the Raiders. cross-country move was his first full-time A former college quarterback who threw for
They’ll be on the same field Sunday, with “We’ve struggled with it,” said coach Tom venture outside California. He grew up in 4,000 yards and ran for 50 touchdowns at
Oakland’s Miller trying to work his way back Cable, who altered the team schedule this Oakland, played at San Diego State and spent
from a nagging foot injury and Jacksonville’s week in hopes of better results. “It’s been a five years with the Raiders. See RAIDERS, Page 16
THE DAILY JOURNAL SPORTS Weekend • Dec. 11-12, 2010 13
INDIANS
Continued from page 11
which he scored four points, DeBerry explod-
ed in the second half and overtime, scoring 18
points to finish with a game-high 22 points.
WARRIORS
Continued from page 11
“We need to get our post touches and when
we don’t, we live or die by the 2,” Paras said.
however, closed to 13-6 by the end of the “It’s not even about scoring. It’s about getting James, booed regularly by the standing-
quarter. the opposing team thinking you can score (in room-only sellout crowd of 20,036, shot 10
The Indians played much better in the sec- the post).” for 18 and scored 15 of his points in the third
ond quarter, but still struggled to shoot over Jefferson took a 32-28 lead on a pair of free quarter before sitting out the fourth. He took
the Palo Alto zone. Luckily for Jefferson, Palo throws from Demarea Biggins with 1:41 left only 10 shots in the first half for 10 points, but
Alto went cold from the field in the second in the third, but the Vikings converted a pair of dished out six assists.
quarter as the Indians outscored the Vikings three-point plays to take a 34-32 lead into the Wade, averaging 34 points in his last six
12-6 and trailed just 19-18 at halftime. fourth. games against the Warriors, was 12 for 20 and
“We came out flat early,” Paras said, adding The final eight minutes was a back-and- converted 10 of 13 free throws to help extend
he thought his kids might be emotionally forth affair, with four ties and four lead the team’s longest winning streak since run-
drained following a school parade to honor the changes. It appeared Palo Alto might have ning off nine in a row from March 20-April 7
Jefferson football team. sealed the deal when Max Schmarzo hit two last season. The Heat earned a fourth straight
“But no excuses. [Palo Alto] came out and free throws to put the Vikings up 47-41 with road win two days after a decisive 111-98 vic-
played hard.” two minutes to play in regulation, but tory at Northwest Division-leading Utah.
Palo Alto stuck to its zone defense in the Jefferson’s Mangibin hit a pair of 3s — the Wade took an elbow to the head from Andris
third quarter, but Jefferson finally figured out second coming with 51 seconds to play — to Biedrins 52 seconds into the game while
how to attack it. Putting Bernard DeBerry in force the overtime. defending Ellis on his first points of the night.
the high post, his presence allowed the Indians “We played three teams (in this tournament) NATHAN MOLLAT / DAILY JOURNAL Wade was down for about a minute before
to move the ball more quickly, which created that will be pretty good by the end of the Jefferson’s Bernard DeBerry puts up a shot coming to the bench to be examined. He
open looks at the basket. year,” Paras said. “We need to play good during the Indians’56-55 overtime loss to Palo returned at the 8:14 mark.
No one benefited more from the move than teams. It’s only going to help us.” Alto.DeBerry finished with 22 points. Miami won for the sixth time in seven
games at Oakland but didn’t look great in the
first half, leading just 48-45 at the break. But
TITLE
and Zach Watterson had to be careful through- would be a challenge, which is why he sched-
out the game about banging with uled it. the Heat opened the third quarter with an 18-3
Burlingame’s pair of big men. “We definitely put this preseason together to run to take control.
Continued from page 11 By many accounts, it would seem Sacred challenge us to make a run at another (Central Reggie Williams and David Lee each scored
Heart should have been trailing by more than Coast Section) title,” he said. 13 points for Golden State, which shot 37.3
percent and went 8 for 24 from 3-point range.
will Sacred Heart to a comeback in the fourth six, 26-20, at halftime. The Gators had eight The Panthers seem to realize this is just one
The Warriors hadn’t dropped five in a row at
quarter, scoring 15 of his game-high 22 points turnovers in the first two quarters, four more title they’d like to accumulate along the way home since a six-game skid from March 1-24,
in the final period. He and his brother, Will than Burlingame, and they were also outre- to bigger and better things. After the game, the 2002.
McConnell (eight points), were both named to bounded 15-10. But the Gators, who trailed team was right back in the weight room. Golden State’s most recent six-game slide
the all-tournament team. 15-14 after the first period, battled throughout “We’re trying to be tough on people, out- occurred from March 2-11, and started with a
The Gators struggled with their own foul the contest. work them and hopefully win a CCS champi- 110-106 loss at Miami as Wade scored 35
trouble at times, though, as Will McConnell Martinelli said he knew this tournament onship,” Dowd said. “That’s our goal.” points in the most recent matchup.
THE DAILY JOURNAL SPORTS Weekend • Dec. 11-12, 2010 15
SAT SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI
NBA GLANCE NHL GLANCE NFL GLANCE
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
vs. B-Hawks
7:30 p.m.
vs. Flames
7:30 p.m.
@ Predators
5 p.m.
@ Stars
5:30 p.m.
EASTERN CONFERENCE EASTERN CONFERENCE AMERICAN CONFERENCE
CSN-CAL CSN-CAL CSN-CAL CSN-CAL Atlantic Division Atlantic Division East
W L Pct GB W L OT Pts GF GA W L T Pct PF PA
New England 10 2 0 .833 379 269
Boston 18 4 .818 — Pittsburgh 20 8 2 42 96 69
@ Jazz vs.T-Wolves N.Y.Jets 9 3 0 .750 267 232
6 p.m. 7:30 p.m. New York 15 9 .625 4 Philadelphia 18 7 5 41 103 75 Miami 6 6 0 .500 215 238
CSN-BAY CSN-BAY Toronto 8 15 .348 10 1/2 N.Y.Rangers 17 12 1 35 88 80 Buffalo 2 10 0 .167 243 333
Philadelphia 7 15 .318 11 New Jersey 8 18 2 18 52 84 South
Dec. 12 Dec. 16 Dec. 26 Jan. 2 New Jersey 6 17 .261 12 1/2 N.Y.Islanders 5 16 5 15 55 88 W L T Pct PF PA
vs. Seattle @ Chargers @ Rams vs.Arizona Jacksonville 7 5 0 .583 257 300
End regular
Southeast Division Northeast Division
1:05 p.m. 5:20 p.m. 10 a.m. 1:15 p.m. Indianapolis 7 6 0 .538 347 318
FOX NFL Net. FOX season W L Pct GB W L OT Pts GF GA
FOX Houston 5 7 0 .417 288 321
Miami 16 8 .667 — Montreal 18 9 2 38 77 58 Tennessee 5 8 0 .385 291 265
Dec. 12 Dec. 19 Dec. 26 Jan. 2 Orlando 15 8 .652 1/2 Boston 16 8 3 35 80 54
vs. Colts
North
@ Jags vs.Denver @ K.C. End regular Atlanta 15 9 .625 1
1:05 p.m. season Buffalo 12 13 4 28 76 79 W L T Pct PF PA
10 a.m. 1:15 p.m. 10 a.m.
CBS CBS CBS CBS Charlotte 8 14 .364 7 Ottawa 13 16 2 28 68 92 Pittsburgh 9 3 0 .750 267 191
Washington 6 16 .273 9 Toronto 10 14 4 24 62 85 Baltimore 8 4 0 .667 260 201
Central Division Southeast Division Cleveland 5 7 0 .417 229 239
LOCAL SCOREBOARD W L Pct GB W L OT Pts GF GA
Cincinnati
West
2 10 0 .167 255 322
Chicago 13 8 .619 — Washington 18 9 3 39 96 82 W L T Pct PF PA
BOYS’BASKETBALL Carlmont 20 16 14 7 — 57
Burlingame Lions Club Tournament Indiana 11 10 .524 2 Tampa Bay 15 10 4 34 89 102 Kansas City 8 4 0 .667 295 237
Piedmont 14 13 8 11 — 46
Championship CARLMONT (fg ftm-fta tp) — Cox 2 2-2 6,Wyatt 3 Milwaukee 9 13 .409 4 1/2 Atlanta 15 11 3 33 90 84 Oakland 6 6 0 .500 283 269
Burlingame 64,Sacred Heart Prep 57 0-1 7,Patterson 0 0-1 0,Faulkner 5 1-1 12,Testa 3 3- Cleveland 7 15 .318 6 1/2 Florida 13 14 0 26 71 69 San Diego 6 6 0 .500 323 253
Burlingame 15 11 14 23 — 64 4 11, Crawford 4 0-0 8, Magsino 0 2-2 2, Hobbs 2 Detroit 7 17 .292 7 1/2 Carolina 11 12 4 26 76 86 Denver 3 9 0 .250 256 333
Sacred Heart Prep 14 6 15 23 — 57
BURLINGAME (fg ftm-fta tp) — Puliceno 2 12-16 1-2 5,Todd 3 0-0 6.Totals 22 9-13 57.PIEDMONT —
16,Shaffer 4 5-10 14,Grotz 6 2-2 14,Ferrari 4 1-1 12, Bonacum 4 0-0 10,Welch 2 0-0 4,Purnell 2 0-0 4,El-
liott 2 4-8 9, Slabaugh 2 0-0 4, Bernstein 1 0-0 2, WESTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Bailey 1 2-5 3, Schneider 1 0-0 3, Loew 1 0-0 2.To-
tals 19 22-34 64. SACRED HEART PREP — R. Lyssikatos 5 0-0 13.Totals 18 4-8 46. 3-pointers — East
Southwest Division Central Division W L T Pct PF PA
McConnell 8 5-5 22,Baloff 2 4-7 9,W.McConnnell 2 Tests 2,Wyatt, Faulkner (C); Lyssikatos 3, Bonacum W L Pct GB W L OT Pts GF GA
4-5 8,Watterson 2 0-0 6,C.McConnell 2 0-0 4,Tern- 2,Elliott (P).Records — Carlmont 3-1 overall; Pied- N.Y.Giants 8 4 0 .667 308 247
drup 0 4-7 4,O’Donnell 0 2-2 2,Bruni 1 0-0 2.Totals mont 3-1. San Antonio 19 3 .864 — Detroit 18 6 3 39 92 72 Philadelphia 8 4 0 .667 344 281
17 19-26 57.3-pointers:Ferrari 3,Shaffer,Schneider Dallas 18 4 .818 1 Chicago 16 12 2 34 95 87 Washington 5 7 0 .417 222 293
(B); Watterson 2, R. McConnell (SHP). Record — Balboa 56,Capuchino 48 New Orleans 14 8 .636 5 St.Louis 14 9 4 32 71 73 Dallas 4 8 0 .333 294 336
Burlingame 5-1 overall; Sacred Heart Prep 3-1. South
Capuchino 13 15 6 14 — 48 Memphis 9 14 .391 10 1/2 Nashville 13 8 6 32 68 70
Balboa 22 15 6 13 — 56 W L T Pct PF PA
Consolation final Houston 8 14 .364 11 Columbus 15 11 1 31 71 75
Palo Alto 56,Jefferson 55 OT CAPUCHINO (fg ftm-fta tp) — Veridiano 2 1-2 6, Atlanta 10 2 0 .833 304 233
Northwest Division Northwest Division New Orleans 9 3 0 .750 299 227
Jefferson 6 12 14 15 8 — 55 Arzadon 2 0-0 4,Gray 2 0-0 4,Alva 3 1-1 7,Afeaki 10
Palo Alto 13 6 13 13 9 — 56 W L Pct GB W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 7 5 0 .583 243 251
0-0 20, Khotz 1 5-6 7.Totals 20 7-9 48. BALBOA —
JEFFERSON (fg ftm-fta tp) — Gilson 2 1-2 6, Man- Fletcher 2 0-0 5, Brown 4 0-1 9, Scardone 1 0-0 2, Utah 17 7 .708 — Vancouver 15 8 3 33 85 68 Carolina 1 11 0 .083 154 307
gibin 4 1-2 13, DeBerry 10 2-2 22, Biggins 2 3-3 8, Burrowski 7 6-6 24, Ham 6 1-2 16.Totals 20 7-9 56. Oklahoma City 16 8 .667 1 Colorado 14 10 4 32 98 88 North
Harris 2 1-2 6. Totals 20 8-11 55. PALO ALTO — Records — Capuchino 3-3 overall. Denver 14 8 .636 2 Minnesota 12 11 4 28 66 78 W L T Pct PF PA
Hakim 2 2-2 6, Floreal 9 2-3 20,Wong 2 2-3 7, Pet- Chicago 9 3 0 .750 246 192
riceks 2 0-0 4,Schmarzo 5 4-5 16,Schmutz 1 0-0 3. Portland 12 11 .522 4 1/2 Edmonton 11 12 5 27 76 99
BOYS’SOCCER Green Bay 8 4 0 .667 303 182
Totals 21 10-13 56.3-pointers — Mangibin 4,Big- Minnesota 6 17 .261 10 1/2 Calgary 12 15 3 27 81 89 Minnesota 5 7 0 .417 227 253
gins,Harris 2 (J);Wong,Schmarzo 2,Schmutz. Sacred Heart Prep 3,San Mateo 1
Pacific Division Pacific Division Detroit 2 10 0 .167 278 306
SHP goal scorer (assist) — Odell (Mishra); Mishra
Lowell Invitational (unassisted); Polkinhorne (Mishra). Records — Sa- W L Pct GB W L OT Pts GF GA West
Carlmont 57,Piedmont 46 cred Heart Prep 5-0 overall. L.A.Lakers 16 7 .696 — Dallas 17 9 2 36 81 75 W L T Pct PF PA
Phoenix 11 12 .478 5 Anaheim 15 13 4 34 81 96 Seattle 6 6 0 .500 240 289
Golden State 8 15 .348 8 Los Angeles 16 10 0 32 71 62 St.Louis 6 6 0 .500 232 237
San Francisco 4 8 0 .333 203 259
Sacramento 5 15 .250 9 1/2 Phoenix 13 8 6 32 76 75
Arizona 3 9 0 .250 200 338
L.A.Clippers 5 18 .217 11 San Jose 14 10 4 32 86 83
NFL SCHEDULE
Thursday’s Game Seattle at San Francisco,1:05 p.m.
Indianapolis 30,Tennessee 28 St.Louis at New Orleans,1:05 p.m.
Sunday’s Games Kansas City at San Diego,1:15 p.m.
N.Y.Giants at Minnesota,10 a.m. Denver at Arizona,1:15 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Washington,10 a.m. New England at Chicago,1:15 p.m.
Cleveland at Buffalo,10 a.m.
Green Bay at Detroit,10 a.m. Miami at N.Y.Jets,1:15 p.m.
Oakland at Jacksonville,10 a.m. Philadelphia at Dallas,5:20 p.m.
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh,10 a.m. Monday’s Game
Atlanta at Carolina,10 a.m. Baltimore at Houston,5:30 p.m.
16 Weekend • Dec. 11-12, 2010 SPORTS THE DAILY JOURNAL
Black Knights, who will play SMU in The teams have had three common who says, ’Hey, how do you like
RIVALRY
Continued from page 11
the Armed Forces Bowl in Dallas on
Dec. 30. Navy also will play in the
postseason, against San Diego State in
opponents, the most notable of which
is Notre Dame, both in the New York
metropolitan area. The Midshipmen
RAIDERS
Continued from page 12
Jacksonville compared to Oakland?”’
Jacksonville’s Miller said. “I looked at
him and said, ’You’ve got the wrong
the Poinsettia Bowl on Dec. 23. hammered the Irish, 35-17, at New guy.’ He was like, ’No, really, how do
A year ago, Army led Navy 3-0 at Meadowlands Stadium in October and you like it?’ I was like, ’Wrong Zach
either academy, and began with a 58- the Black Knights fell to coach Brian Nebraska-Omaha, Miller has adjusted
12 rout in 2002. The scores that fol- halftime and the Black Knights forced nicely to his new role in just his sec- Miller.’ He’s like, ’Really?’ I’m like,
three fumbles and limited the Kelly’s crew, 27-3, a month later at
lowed aren’t pretty, either: 34-6, 42-13, Yankee Stadium. ond season. He had 21 receptions for ’Yeah, there’s another one.’ So there
42-23, 26-14, 38-3, 34-0 and the afore- Midshipmen to 191 yards of total 212 yards and two touchdowns as a are people who still don’t know
mentioned 17-3. offense. This year, as they try to build That was Army’s last game and the rookie despite a leg injury in the pre- what’s going on.”
“Clearly, this (beating Navy) is off that, sophomore quarterback Trent Black Knights were kept out of the end season.
Steelman has the experience of playing zone for the first time all season. They These two are pretty clear.
something that’s been missing in their He has 20 catches for 216 yards and
time here, something that they can’t two full years as the Army starter. Also, also rushed for a season-low 135 yards. Oakland’s Miller has followed the
the Black Knights are healthy after a a score this year despite missing sum- other Miller’s career since he was
wait for another opportunity to right It snapped Army’s 10-game streak with
long layoff. mer workouts and the start of training
the balance sheet, if you will,” Ellerson at least 230 yards rushing and factored drafted in the sixth round last year.
camp with a foot injury. He has 10
said. “Eight is enough.” And maybe, just maybe, Navy is into the equation that made Navy an “I thought it was kind of funny
receptions for 140 yards and a TD in
Take a closer look, and it’s even susceptible this year. Despite the hero- eight-point favorite on Saturday. there was another Zach Miller playing
the last four games, taking advantage
more impressive. The Middies (8-3) ics of quarterback Ricky Dobbs — he Rest assured, though, the Black of defenses keying on versatile tight tight end,” he said. “Kind of rare. He
have surrendered just six points over has rushed for 40 touchdowns over the Knights are ready to make amends. end Marcedes Lewis. He also ran has my same first name, too:
the last three games and have not last two years, an NCAA quarterback twice last week at Tennessee. Zachary.”
allowed a touchdown since the fourth record over consecutive seasons — “When you have to go through
Navy’s service-academy supremacy something that’s as painful as not play- “We have even more built for him Jacksonville’s Miller actually broke
quarter of the 2006 game. in our library and now he’s healthy,”
Ouch! ended this year. Air Force beat both ing well on a big stage, you need to down video of his counterpart while
Navy and Army to claim the take advantage of it and grow from it,” Del Rio said. “Hopefully he can give making the position switch last year.
“We talk about it all the time,” Navy us a push here down the stretch.”
senior cornerback Kevin Edwards said. Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy that Ellerson said. “I talk of the senior class, “He’s a playmaker,” Jacksonville’s
“That’s what we live for, not giving up the Middies had held for seven straight how much they’ve accomplished in The Millers are planning to seek Miller said. “He’s an elite tight end in
points. If we can go this week and not years. these last two seasons, how much each other out before the game. They
this league. I try to watch the best
give up a touchdown again, I think that they’ve turned the expectations, both in certainly have some stories to share.
Navy, ranked fifth in the country in guys and he’s one of them.”
would make the win even sweeter.” the background and the corps and the The NFL Players Association inad-
rushing at 302.6 yards per game, man- On Sunday, they’ll finally meet.
It looms as a more difficult task this locker room and then out there vertently mixed up their insurance
aged just two field goals and 312 yards
time, though. between the white lines. cards last year, and Jacksonville’s “I’m looking forward to it,”
of total offense (209 rushing and 103
In less than two years, Ellerson has passing) in a 14-6 loss to the Falcons. “They’ve done so much, but here’s Miller often gets items in the mail, Jacksonville’s Miller said. “I don’t
transformed Army into a winner again. In last December’s win over Army, the the next challenge. Here’s that next mostly cards people want signed, know what I’m going to say. How do
For the first time in 14 years, the Navy Middies had only 247 yards of total evolutionary step that has to take place intended for his West Coast colleague. you even introduce yourself to some-
game won’t end the season for the offense (186 rushing and 61 passing). to complete this culture.” “In training camp, there’s this fan one with the same name?”
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n Dec. 1, Lady Gaga, Justin
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As part of a movement to bring attention to
World AIDS Day, these
celebrities and several
more declared their own
“digital deaths” on
Twitter: they cut off all of
their tweets and changed
their page images to pic-
tures of themselves in
coffins, vowing not to
write another 140 charac-
ters until their millions of followers had
raised $1 million for HIV/AIDS research and
awareness by either donating to buylife.org
or by texting a celebrity’s name to 90999 to
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On the one hand, I applaud these celebri-
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Harry Potter park chips away at Disney’s dominance By Mitch Stacy “It’s brilliant,” says Lucarz, stretch last year, while attendance at
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS adding that the steep, snow-covered Disney’s Orlando parks stayed
rooftops, crooked chimneys and roughly the same.
ORLANDO, Fla. — Craig Taylor shops of Hogsmeade village are But the big question is, can
wasn’t much interested in vacation- even more like the movies than she Universal keep the edge and take a
ing in Orlando with his parents this imagined. Other visitors queued up bigger bite out of the Mouse’s his-
month — until he and his girlfriend just to get in the door at Ollivander’s torical dominance as more families
plugged into the hype swirling Wand Shop, and waited an hour for shake off the recession and come
around the new Harry Potter attrac- the centerpiece ride, a fantastic back to the parks?
tion. state-of-the-art flight That’s hard to tell, industry ana-
So Taylor, 23, a police dispatcher simulator/robocoaster called “Harry lysts and tourism officials say, but
who lives near Manchester, England, Potter and the Forbidden Journey.” everyone agrees that the eye-pop-
and girlfriend Katherine Lucarz, 22, That sort of devotion to all things ping success of the Wizarding
both fans of the wildly popular books Potter is precisely what Universal World of Harry Potter has been a
and movies about the boy wizard, hoped to tap into when it debuted shot in the arm for all the Orlando-
decided they had to tag along to the $250 million attraction in June area attractions.
experience The Wizarding World of in a corner of its Islands of Thanks to the new attraction and
Harry Potter at Universal Orlando. Adventure park. an improving economy, hotel occu-
That’s where they were on a sunny, Harry has conjured all the magic pancy rates in Orange County shot
cool weekday afternoon in early Universal expected, and then some. up nearly 21 percent in July over the
The hubbub at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando December, taking a break among the In the quarter after the attraction same month last year, and through
does’t spill over into the other areas of Universal’s two parks,where crowds other Muggles in the shadow of the opened, crowds at Universal parks September were running nearly 7
remain sparse. towering Hogwarts castle. swelled by 36 percent over the same percent ahead of 2009 totals.
potential redemption. no-nonsense right-hand man and longtime Finally, there’s Costner, who’s amusing as
COMPANY
Continued from page 19
Next up is Cooper’s Phil Woodward, who’s
pushing 60 with no real prospects. The career
counselor who’s been assigned to him advises
friend of the CEO (Craig T. Nelson), whose
primary instinct is to cut jobs in hopes of bol-
stering the shareholders’ confidence. Gene, by
Bobby’s brother-in-law, Jack, a salt-of-the-
earth guy who’s still managing to get by with
his construction business. He offers Bobby a
him to dye his hair and omit his Vietnam War contrast, is old-school and longs for the days job hanging drywall — which, of course,
service from his resume, along with any work when he and his pal first created the ship- Bobby initially rejects as being beneath him
had it all with his wife (Rosemarie DeWitt)
and two kids — beautiful house, shiny sports experience from the 1990s. He doesn’t exact- building company, when men made things — but eventually Jack will come to function
car, great golf game — so he’s not terribly ly respond well, to put it mildly. This all could they could see and be proud of, when every- as the film’s moral compass and savior. “The
thrilled about the prospect of having it all have felt relevant and insightful — especially one felt like family. Jones is in his agreeably Company Men” seems to overlook the fact
taken away. He’s actually in denial for a while in the hands of an actor so capable of both cantankerous straight-talker mode, but he’s that homebuilding suffered during the reces-
about being laid off, insisting on keeping the subtlety and volatile rage — but “The also the most ostentatiously wealthy of the sion, too. But it does give Costner a chance to
country club membership even when paying Company Men” reduces him to a bit of a three “Company Men.” So when he comes trot out his old New England accent from
the mortgage becomes difficult. Bobby is, in a cliche. Phil gets drunk by himself in the mid- home to his palatial estate and finds that his “Thirteen Days.”
nutshell, an arrogant jerk — and Affleck cer- dle of the day and literally throws rocks at the pretentious socialite wife has purchased a “The Company Men,” a Weinstein Co.
tainly knows how to play that sort of charac- corporate headquarters from the parking lot. $16,000 antique table to place in front of a release, is rated R for language and brief nudi-
ter believably. But he’s so off-putting from the Literally. window, well, it kind of makes you cringe a ty. Running time: 113 minutes. Two stars out
very start, it makes it tough to care about his Finally, there’s Jones’ Gene McClary, the bit. of four.
the site’s main page; but I know there were remedies????” Something tells me that we on social networks and went just a little
TWITS
Continued from page 19
people who were devastated to log on in the
morning without an update from Bronson
Pelletier or Daphne Guinness (whoever they
could have lasted another day without these
thought-provoking messages.
As for the rest of us, I think that those five
longer than usual without refreshing your
newsfeed.
As I see it, nobody put it better than pundit
are). tweetless days served as a wonderful and comedian Stephen Colbert: as the
For those people, I offer a brief sampling reminder of life in the years B.S.N.-Before fundraiser began to gain momentum, he rec-
esting concept of broadcasting every thought of the tweets since their rebirths. On Tuesday Social Networking. Life as we know it fortu- ommended donating exactly $999,999 to cre-
and action has now become a national obses- morning, Khloe Kardashian tweeted, nately did not come screeching to a halt ate a complete win-win scenario — still a
sion to the point that people are willing to “Morning my darlings! What’s everyone windfall for HIV/AIDS researchers, but a
without the hourly updates from Ryan
pay to avoid being deprived of Lady Gaga’s doing this morning? I need my starbucks fix! chance to finally kick our country’s newest
Seacrest that once had seemed vital for keep-
tweets. To tell the truth, I had never even LOL.” Around the same time, Kimberly Internet addiction.
ing the world turning. There’s no better illus-
heard of many of the participants featured on Cole, another participant, broadcast the fol- tration of the humorous excess to which we
lowing important announce- keep track of these sites than the toils of a
ment: “Dear cold......can u be day without them; I hope that you, like me, Jeremy Venook is a senior at San Mateo High
gone when i wake up?? Does School. Student News appears in the weekend edi-
took the opportunity to consider for a tion. You can e-mail Student News at
anyone Have any secret cold moment just how much importance we place news@smdailyjournal.com.
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TREES
Continued from page 1 SATURDAY, DEC. 11
Calendar
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ity for people. Picking a tree is a way to gath- Registration. 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Redwood City. Come for a special
Central Middle School, San Carlos reading of ‘Flying Poodles-A Teen Gaming. 3:30 p.m. Belmont
er as a family.” (Mustang Hall), 828 Chestnut St., Christmas Story.’ For more informa- Library, 1110 Alameda de las Puglas,
John Barkle agrees. He and his wife, Lynne, San Carlos. For more information tion call 780-7305. Belmont. Come play Wii, board
and registration visit www.sancar- games and more. For more informa-
own Deejohn’s Inc., and have been selling also invited to sample free hot apple cider and lossll.org. Books for sale. Noon to 4 p.m. 1 tion contact conrad@smcl.org.
Christmas trees in and around San Mateo since candy canes while they peruse the gift shop or Cottage Lane, Twin Pines Park,
1957. Planting Native Plants. 9:30 a.m. to Belmont. Affordable books for sale at Buying or Selling Real Estate This
decorate a wreath at the craft station. A puppet 12:30 p.m. Portola Valley Town the book nook. For more information Spring. 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
“It’s difficult to guess how sales are going to show delights viewers on weekends as well. Center, 765 Portola Road, Portola call 593-5650. Redwood Shores Library, 399 Marine
be,” John said. “I think most people that lost “A lot of families have been coming for gen- Valley. Join a day of planting native Parkway, Redwood City. Free. For
plants at the new Portola Valley Town Coastal Repertory Theatre pres- more information call 208-2544.
their jobs lost them last year. And the people erations,” said Natalie Sare, whose husband Center. Free. For more information, ents ‘The 25th Annual Putnam
who are still working aren’t so worried any- purchased the farm in 1972. “The economy is and to sign up, visit acterra.org/stew- County Spelling Bee.’ 2 p.m. THURSDAY, DEC. 16
more, so they’re buying trees. It’s a good value ardship. Coastal Repertory Theatre, 1167 Yoga with Babysitting. 10:30 a.m.
not affecting their ability to buy a tree because Main St., Half Moon Bay. Join a to 11:30 p.m. Yoga at Change, 400
for the entire family.” it’s a one-time, annual purchase. They’re cut- Flu shots. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. quirky cast of over-acheivers as they Ben Franklin Court, San Mateo.
The couple, who live on a Christmas tree ting back on things that have to be purchased Serramonte High School Cafeteria, compete in the local spelling bee in $3.50 per child for the babysitter. For
699 Serramonte Blvd., South San this funny and heart-warming musi- more information visit
farm at the base of Mount Hood, Ore. for most on a regular basis.” Francisco. County offers flu shots cal. For more information and to pur- yogaatchange.com.
of the year, move south for the holiday season At the Project 90 tree lot on South Fremont during National Influenza chase tickets visit
to sell their trees at the San Mateo Event Vaccination Week. For more informa- www.coastalrep.com. Kids & Art Holiday Art Walk. 6
Street in San Mateo, those recovering from tion call 573-3927. p.m. to 9 p.m. Downtown San Mateo,
Center on Delaware Street and at several substance abuse count on people purchasing Viva La Musica! 4 p.m. Carrington along B St. Celebrate the Kids & Art
Steve’s Christmas Trees lots, which they pur- trees to fund rehabilitation programs. For more Jerry Rice Toy Drive and Festival. Hall, 1201 Brewster Ave., Redwood Foundation’s first anniversary and
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 1426 Burlingame City. Viva la Musica! will launch the help raise funds for the organization,
chased five years ago. Deejohn’s has been than 15 years, proceeds from the sale of trees, Ave., Burlingame. No autographs. holiday season with its 10th anniver- which provides an avenue for fight-
approved to offer flocking and fire proofing, which sell for between $22-$180, have helped First 500 people receive a souvenir sary choral-orchestral concert, ing cancer through art. Art will be on
which many local businesses purchasing trees card. For more information call 921- Classical, Carols and Klezmer. $22 display for sale at several downtown
Project 90, Inc. offer services to recovering 4191. for general admission, $20 for sen- businesses. For more information
request. The Barkles’ trees cost anywhere addicts and their families. iors and $15 for students. For more visit kidsandart.org.
from $58 for a 6-foot tree to over $100 for the “We get a lot of repeat customers from year Pacific Art League’s Family information contact
Holiday Craft Day. Noon to 3 p.m. mickicartr@aol.com. FRIDAY, DEC. 17
larger trees purchased by businesses. to year,” said Stacey White, community devel- Pacific Art League, 688 Ramona St., St. Charles Parish Christmas
While many families choose to purchase a opment manager for Project 90. “Sales have Palo Alto. Bring your family for a fun Teen Study Night. 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Concert. 7:30 p.m. St. Charles
pre-cut tree at a lot, others elect to chop down afternoon creating Mexican metal Belmont Library, 1110 Alameda de Church, 880 Tamarack Ave., San
been about the same as last year.” ornaments, decorated gift boxes and las Puglas, Belmont. Come for a Carlos. Celebrate the heritage of
their own tree at farms along the coast. The Home Depot, where Chin and his wife printed holiday cards. Suggested $2 place to study for finals or work on a Advent and Christmas music, with
At Santa’s Tree Farm and Village on purchased their tree, sells mostly 6-foot to 7- donation. For more information con- group project. For more information carols both old and new. Free. For
tact marketing@pacificartleague.org. contact conrad@smcl.org. more information call 591-7349 ext.
Pilarcitos Creek Road in Half Moon Bay, fam- foot trees, which cost $39.98. Three-foot to 5- 32.
ilies choose and cut down their own Christmas foot Noble firs sell for $19.98. The store does Books for sale. Noon to 4 p.m. 1 Sonos Handbell Ensemble Joins
tree with provided saws for between $46-$69. Cottage Lane, Twin Pines Park, Ragazzi. 5 p.m. St. Matthew’s Coastal Repertory Theatre pres-
not offer flocking, but they give each chosen Belmont. Affordable books for sale at Episcopal Church, 1 S. El Camino ents ‘The 25th Annual Putnam
The California Christmas Tree Growers tree a fresh cut and tie them on customers’ the book nook. For more information Real, San Mateo. Internationally County Spelling Bee.’ 8 p.m.
Association has awarded the tree farm the cars. All of the trees come from Oregon. call 637-2976. acclaimed Ragazzi Boys Chorus is Coastal Repertory Theatre, 1167
chiming in with its holiday concert Main St., Half Moon Bay. Join a
“Best Fir Tree” honor two years in a row. Allen Steinmetz, who purchased a tree for ‘Sherlock Homes’ Auditions. Noon. RING OUT, BELLS! and will be quirky cast of over-acheivers as they
Owners Dan and Natalie Sare have conjured his family at The Home Depot, said he’s been 1835 Belburn Drive, Belmont. joined by the celebrated Sonos compete in the local spelling bee in
up a winter wonderland for children of all ages Audtioners must be between 8 to 18 Handbell Ensemble for a rousing this funny and heart-warming musi-
buying his Christmas tree from the store for years of age, and have their families concert of holiday favorites. $25 cal. For more information and to pur-
to experience. The tree farm receives regular the last several years. be willing to devote 25 to 30 hours reserved, $15 general, $12 seniors chase tickets visit
weekend visits from Santa and Mrs. Claus, “We always get a real one,” he said. “A fake towards the production. To register, and $10 students. For tickets and www.coastalrep.com.
who check in on the resident elves at their and for more information visit more information call 342-8785.
tree would be too much trouble to store and www.sancarloschildrenstheater.com. SATURDAY, DEC. 18
workshop and chat with children. Visitors are these are just nicer.” Artist Reception. 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Get Your Can in the Gym. 11 a.m.
Peninsula Women’s Chorus 1870 Art Gallery, 1870 Ralston Ave., to 3 p.m. Bally Total Fitness Gym,
Holiday Concert. 2:30 p.m. St. Belmont. Enjoy the art work of 180 El Camino Real. Food, toys and
Mark’s Episcopal Church, 600 Feclicia Forte. For more information clothing donation drive to help bene-
Colorado Ave., Palo Alto. The award- call 595-9679. fit the Salvation Army and Goodwill
winning chorus will perform both industries of South San Francisco.
contemporary choral repertoire and Holiday Festival of Dance ‘A Wish For more Information call 583-4247.
classic works. $20, $10 for students. for Wings.’ 5:30 p.m. San Mateo
For more information visit pwcho- High School Gymnasium, 506 N. 75th Anniversary Celebration for
rus.org. Delaware St., San Mateo. $9 in the Douglas DC-3. 10 a.m. Hiller
advance, $10 at the door, free for Aviation Museum, 601 Skyway
Holiday Festival of Dance ‘A Wish children 12 and under. For more Road, San Carlos. Come celebrate
for Wings.’ 5:30 p.m. San Mateo information call 522-7444. the 75th birthday of this world-
High School Gymnasium, 506 N. changing aircraft with a host of lec-
Delaware St., San Mateo. Dancers Aulos Ensemble Performance. 7 tures by experts, a photo exhibit and
will perform in the San Mateo Parks p.m. Kohl Mansion, 2750 Adeline a DC-3 fly-over. For more informa-
and Recreation’s annual Holiday Drive, Burlingame. The Aulos tion contact jndbligh@silcon.com.
Festival. $9 advance, $10 at the door Ensemble takes its name from a
Greek woodwind instrument, but the Live Nativity. 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. First
for 13 and older, free for 12 and American group is connected to the
younger. For more information call Presbyterian Church, Corner of 25th
spirit and style of the French Avenue and Hacienda Street, San
522-7444. baroque. Tickets available online. For Mateo. This depiction of the first
more information call 762-1130. Christmas includes live animals,
The Great Gildersleeve Holiday
Radio Show. 7 p.m. Piccolo Caffe, Shuteye Unison, Flintheart, shepherds, wise men and the Holy
1219 Broadway, Burlingame. ‘Acting Dreamgoatz. 9 p.m. 460 Capistrano family, crafts for kids, refreshments
Out & About’ invites all to enjoy hot Road, Half Moon Bay. Enjoy some and live music. Free. For more infor-
cocoa and coffee while watching a experimental music at The Old mation call 345-1633.
great show. Free. For more informa- Princeton Landing. For more infor-
tion call (419) 341-0515. mation contact Michael Lamirande The Delgado Brothers. 8 p.m. Club
projectsixfivezero@hotmail.com. Fox, 2209 Broadway, Redwood City.
Blue Blanket Improv Show. 8 p.m. American made music that fuses the
Enso, 131 Kelly Ave., Half Moon MONDAY, DEC. 13 best shaky town roots, rock, clues,
Bay. Its the final improv show of the Inter Service Club Coordinating ballads, funk and soul. $17. For more
year so enjoy. For more information Council Christmas Luncheon. information call 369-7770.
visit blueblanketimprov.com. Noon. Iron Gate Restaurant, 1360 El
Camino Real, Belmont. $15 mem- For more events visit
Ho Ho Hoey’s Rockin’ Holiday bers, $25 guests. For more informa- smdailyjournal.com, click Calendar.
Tour. 8 p.m. Club Fox, 2209 tion call 592-5822.
Broadway, Redwood City. Guitarist
Gary Hoey brings his live rock and Santa Claus visits the Library. 3:30
roll Christmas show to Club Fox. $20 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Schaberg Branch
Library, 2140 Euclid Ave., Redwood
in advance, $22 at the door. For more City. For more information call 780-
information e-mail jennifer@danc- 7305.
ingcat.com.
Paws for Tales. 4 p.m., San Mateo
Viva La Musica! 8 p.m. St. Mark’s main library, Book Bubble 55 W.
Episcopal Church, 600 Colorado Third Ave., San Mateo. Children ages
Ave., Palo Alto. Viva la Musica! will 5 and up can improve their reading
launch the holiday season with its skills by reading aloud to a therapy
10th anniversary choral-orchestral dog from the Peninsula Humane
concert, Classical, Carols and Society. Free. For more information
Klezmer. $22 for general admission, call 522-7838.
$20 for seniors and $15 for students.
For more information contact micki- TUESDAY, DEC. 14.
cartr@aol.com. Become a Better Job Seeker: One-
on-One Job Assistance. 10 a.m. to 2
Katie Garibaldi at The Wine Bar. 8 p.m. Burlingame Public Library, 480
p.m. to 10 p.m. The Wine Bar, 270 Primrose Road, Burlingame Lane
Capistrano Road No. 22, Half Moon Community Room. Bring your
Bay. Free. For more information visit resume to be critiqued and talk to
www.katiegaribaldi.com. career experts, one-on-one, about job
seekingresources, interview skills,
Coastal Repertory Theatre pres- labor market information and veter-
ents ‘The 25th Annual Putnam an’s information.Free. For more
County Spelling Bee.’ 8 p.m. information call 558-7400.
Coastal Repertory Theatre, 1167
Main St., Half Moon Bay. Join a Business Networking
quirky cast of over-acheivers as they International. 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.
compete in the local spelling bee in Paul’s at the Villa, 4000 S. El Camino
this funny and heart-warming musi- Real, San Mateo. Business owners
cal. For more information and to pur- and company representatives are
chase tickets visit encouraged to attend. Membership is
www.coastalrep.com. limited to one business per profes-
sion. $15. For more information visit
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public consumption.
On Capitol Hill, Sanders spoke vigorously
for 8 1/2 hours in a virtually empty chamber,
hold appliances would be extended through the
end of 2011 under the new add-ons.
The package also includes an extension of
senators.
But while the add-ons may have won more
votes for the Obama-GOP deal the Senate, their
urging defeat of a measure he said would give two Gulf Coast tax incentive programs enacted potential impact is less clear in the House,
“tax breaks to millionaires and billionaires who after Hurricane Katrina to spur economic where Democrats have criticized the package
agreement for the TV cameras in the mostly don’t need it.” He finally ended his speech, development in Mississippi, Louisiana and as a tax giveaway to the rich.
empty Senate chamber. conceding “It has been a long day.” Alabama. Minnesota Rep. Collin Peterson, a conserva-
The tax deal, reached behind the scenes and At the White House, Obama turned over the The ethanol money was added despite a tive Democrat who steps downs as chairman of
still informal, now includes ethanol subsidies briefing room microphone to former President growing congressional opposition to subsidiz- the House Agriculture Committee in January,
for rural folks, commuter tax breaks for their Clinton who declared, “I don’t believe there is ing the fuel after decades of government sup- says he would have voted against the bill if it
cousins in the cities and suburbs and wind and a better deal out there.” All sides, he said, “are port. Last month, 17 Republican and had contained some of the clean energy tax
solar grants for the environmentalists — all going to have to eat some things they don’t Democratic senators wrote to leaders calling incentives and nothing for ethanol.
aimed at winning votes, particularly from like.” the tax breaks “fiscally indefensible,” since “I know this will help some members in the
reluctant Democrats. The add-ons were being attached behind the there’s already a law in place that requires House, different parts of this will help different
The holiday additions are being hung on the scenes. ethanol be blended into gasoline. members,” he said.
big bill that was Congress’ main reason for Still, Peterson said the credits for the corn-
Almost $5 billion in subsidies for corn- “Historically the government has helped a
spending December in Washington, long after
based ethanol and a continuing tariff to pro- product compete in one of three ways: based fuel probably won’t last forever. He said
the elections that will give Republicans new
tect against ethanol imports were wrapped up Subsidize it, protect it from competition or Rep. Jim Clyburn of South Carolina, the
power in January. The measure will extend
Bush-era tax cuts, averting big tax increases for and placed on the tree Thursday night for require its use. We understand that ethanol may House’s No. 3 Democrat, told the caucus it was
nearly all Americans, and keep jobless benefits farm-state lawmakers and agribusiness lobby- be the only product receiving all three forms of important to include ethanol in the bill, and
flowing. ists. Environmentalists won more grants for support from the U.S. government at this time,” some members booed him. That wouldn’t have
Republicans generally liked that agreement, developers of renewable energy, like wind and the senators wrote. happened a few years ago, Peterson said.
worked out by Obama and GOP leaders. solar. But ethanol still has powerful supporters on Rep. Earl Pomeroy, D-N.D., who lost re-
Democrats generally didn’t, hence the add-ons. For urban lawmakers, there’s a continuation Capitol Hill, including Iowa Sen. Charles election in November, sponsored the House
It’s all expected to come to a decisive vote of about-to-expire tax breaks that could save Grassley, the top Republican on the Senate version of legislation extending the ethanol tax
next week, total cost by the latest congression- commuters who use mass transit about $1,000 Finance Committee and a key negotiator on the breaks. But he says he still can’t support the bill
al estimate: $857.8 billion. a year. Other popular tax provisions aimed at Senate tax bill. Adding the ethanol tax breaks because of his opposition to provisions cutting
increasing production of hybrid automobiles, was designed to help shore up the votes of estate taxes for the wealthiest Americans.
side a Sept. 13, 2008 party on Columbia Garcia with an arm extended toward Zarate tention when asking Foiles to strike the gang
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Avenue because he wanted to prove he was
the “biggest, baddest” member of the Fair
Oaks Park sect of the Norteño gang.
and a written account of the encounter confis-
cated from Garcia’s juvenile hall cell while
awaiting trial. The defense said the statement
allegation, saying the evidence in the case did-
n’t overwhelmingly prove it. He also ques-
tioned how any 17-year-old can carefully con-
Garcia testified he believed Zarate had a was a way to come clean, written for Bible sider and premeditate any act, let alone mur-
gun because his hand was in his waistband but study. der.
he turns his life around and serves God and the 255-pound teen was unarmed. Zarate The prosecution painted Garcia as an active In Friday’s brief sentencing hearing, Garcia
others.” called out Heller Street, his alleged gang, and gangmember, complete with Norteño tattoos, did not address the court but did submit a let-
Jurors deliberated less than two days in May Garcia reportedly countered with his affilia- who premeditated killing somebody when he ter expressing deep regret.
before convicting Garcia of first-degree mur- tion before firing once into the ground and carried a loaded gun, showed it off at the party Foiles acknowledged it and the prior efforts
der and the special circumstances of using a another into his rival. Zarate stumbled away and interjected himself into somebody else’s
firearm and acting to benefit a street gang. of Garcia’s family to turn him away from
and slid down a vehicle on the opposite side of fight. Smith said his client was only guilty of gangs but said in the end it was up to him.
The defense never disputed that Garcia shot the street. Garcia followed and fired three making a stupid, rash decision and honestly
Zarate — even as that charge alone carried 25 “Ultimately, it was his choice to do what he
more shots before fleeing. He later surren- — albeit irrationally — feared Zarate and his
years in prison — but argued the killing was a did,” Foiles said.
dered accompanied by Smith. associates. Garcia thought Zarate and his
matter of imperfect self defense that deserved Jurors listened to a week of testimony in friends were armed based on photographs
conviction on a lesser count of voluntary which Garcia proved the sole defense witness posted online in which they bore weapons,
manslaughter. and the prosecution relied on other partygo- according to Smith. Michelle Durand can be reached by e-mail:
The prosecution contended Garcia jumped ers, and two unique pieces of evidence — a Smith also claimed his client was not an michelle@smdailyjournal.com or by phone: (650)
into a fight between his friend and Zarate out- photograph taken at the party which showed active gangmember; he reiterated the con- 344-5200 ext. 102.
either side can initiate. Raines makes to employees who had been with the city 15 officer Robert Raw, president of the Police
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$195,000 a year after a 5 percent reduction
which all department heads took in October.
Holober, the lone naysayer, was against any
years.
Vice Mayor Marge Colapietro defended
Raines, who came to Millbrae with 30 years
Officers’Association, who had concerns about
any possible salary increase since other labor
groups made concessions recently to help the
increase regardless of the size. of experience. She argued it was only fair to city’s budget.
offer at least similar benefits to the person Colapietro made it clear, there is no salary
Raines, who began with the city in January “I can’t support any increase, even if it’s
running the city. increase planned for Raines.
2009, will see a small increase in the accrual minimal. ... I just can’t do it,” she said. Mayor Dan Quigg and Papan expressed
rate to paid time off, from 18 to 19.34 hours Councilwoman Gina Papan noted the confidence in Raines’ ability to lead the city to
per month. Compensation was not part of the increase puts Raines compensation in line a healthier, stronger future. Heather Murtagh can be reached by e-mail:
package, however the contract amendment with what other department heads are receiv- Only two people spoke in public comments heather@smdailyjournal.com or by phone: (650)
does create a 90-day termination notice that ing, a point Holober clarified as being offered during Friday morning’s meeting, including 344-5200 ext. 105.
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