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County homicide rate up
December’s triple murder bumps tally to level not seen in many years
By Michelle Durand
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
San Mateo County saw its homi-
cide rate jump slightly to levels in
2010 that have not been seen recent-
ly, spurred by a triple murder in
South San Francisco near the end of
December and several killings in
more unusual locales like
Hillsborough and Woodside.
Counting the homeless
Census and survey numbers secure federal dollars for services
By Bill Silverfarb
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Hundreds of volunteers fanned
out across San Mateo County early
yesterday morning to count the
homeless living on the streets.
The one-day homeless census and
survey is conducted every two years
by the San Mateo County Human
Services Agency. The data helps
leverage about $5.7 million annually
in federal Housing and Urban
Development funds that support
homeless shelters, said Wendy
Goldberg, manager of the agency’s
Center on Homelessness.
In 2009, the count totaled 803
people observed on the streets or in
cars, RVs or encampments, down 27
percent from the 2007 census.
The census covers every census
tract in the county. Former and cur-
rent homeless people served as
guides as about 250 volunteers
spread out across the county yester-
day to get an accurate picture of the
problem.
The census includes a street
count, shelter count, hidden home-
less questionnaire and finally a sur-
vey of street homeless to take place
over the next two weeks to gather
interviews and demographic infor-
mation.
The 2009 census showed that less
people were living on the streets and
more in shelters compared to 2007.
Homeless shelter numbers increased
their population 2 percent from 970
in 2007 to 993 in 2009. The total
homeless count in 2009 was 1,796,
down 13 percent from 2,064 in
2007.
The data is used by the county to
show a need for services.
See HOMELESS, Page 31
TERROR IN THE STREETS MILLBRAE NATIVE
EGYPT: INTERNET DOWN, POLICE COUNTERTERROR UNIT UP
Overall, the
county recorded
20 homicides in
2010, according
to tallies kept by
both the District
Attorney’s
Office and the
Coroner’s
Office.
Robert
The numbers
Foucrault
San Mateo police Officer Robert Anderson participated in a countywide census of homeless people yesterday.
Here he discovers a man sleeping in a wooded area near State Route 92 and El Camino Real.
Shelter provider names new leader
By Bill Silverfarb
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Shelter Network, San Mateo
County’s leading provider of hous-
ing and support for homeless peo-
ple, has tapped Karae Lisle to be its
new executive director.
She replaces Michele Jackson,
who served as executive director of
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WORLD PAGE 31
do not include deaths later charged county’s peak in 1992, when more
as vehicular manslaughter or than 60 homicides happened and
deemed justified by peace officers. East Palo Alto was often referred to
“We haven’t seen numbers like as the murder capital of the nation.
this in several years,” said District That year, 46 of those deaths were
Attorney Steve Wagstaffe. in that one city, said Coroner Robert
In comparison, 14 homicides Foucrault who said he remembers
occurred in 2009, 19 in 2008 and 14 each well because he worked as an
again in 2007. autopsy technician at the time.
While higher, though, the recent The year 2000 ended with the
numbers do not reach those of the fewest homicides in the past decade
BY BILL SILVERFARB/DAILY JOURNAL
the nonprofit Jackson’s retirement celebration
agency since Wednesday night.
2001 and first Lisle, 50, takes over the organiza-
started working tion as it has seen a dramatic
there in 1994. increase in demand for services
The two amid the down economy.
worked side by In the past year, Shelter Network
side for three has served more than 4,300 people
days this week
Karae Lisle leading up to
See LISLE, Page 23
SPORTS PAGE 11
www.smdailyjournal.com
— 10. That figure jumped to 19 in
2001 and escalated to 33 in both
2004 and 2005 before dropping to
23 in 2006. The figure stayed below
20 the next three years until 2010.
Last year’s tally wouldn’t have
been that out of the norm, either, but
a triple homicide on a single night
in December helped spike the num-
ber.
See MURDER, Page 23
High court
favors city in
cinema suit
Property owner
argued eminent
domain was used
By Michelle Durand
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Redwood City did not improperly
approve plans for its downtown the-
ater complex or use eminent domain
against a property owner whose land
was ultimately not seized to build a
parking garage, a state appellate
court ruled on Tuesday.
The Court of Appeal decision
issued Jan. 25 overturns a lower
court’s finding in favor of law firm
Wilson & Wilson which owns prop-
erty at 928 Middlefield Road, a
block adjacent to the theater/retail
complex at Middlefield Road and
Jefferson Avenue.
The original downtown plan
called for development of two
blocks, including the one including
Wilson & Wilson, but a decline in
the office space market led to the
project being scaled back.
The development, which sits at
Middlefield Road and Jefferson
Avenue, includes a 20-screen movie
theater, 85,000 square feet of
ground-floor retail and restaurant
space and a public parking garage.
In a 2003 suit, firm principal
David Wilson claimed the
Redevelopment Agency’s agreement
with developer BHV Innisfree
Ventures I, LLC, required the city to
condemn his property for a parking
structure which was later deemed
unnecessary. Wilson also challenged
See CITY, Page 23
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wants to play the bird chatter from loud-
YIRNB speakers on Lancaster Boulevard. The
mayor says there’s science to show that
listening to birdsong makes people hap-
EEPPUK pier.
Parris is known for his flamboyant
ideas. He got a law passed giving the
Southern California city the right to
DAYMAL castrate pit bulls, ordered city officials
Now arrange the circled letters
to form the surprise answer, as to learn the Mandarin language in a
suggested by the above cartoon. bid to woo Chinese business, and riled
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A SON-IN-LAW
Report: Arizona fugitive
planned suicide by bear
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — A convicted
killer who escaped from an Arizona
prison says his plan was to overdose on
heroin at Yellowstone National Park and
let bears eat him. Tracy Province told a
sheriff’s detective about his plan after he
Province told authorities he then tried
to hitchhike to Indiana to see his family.
He was captured Aug. 9 in Wyoming, 10
days after he and two others escaped
from a minimum-security prison near
Kingman, Ariz.
Video: Drug smugglers
use catapult to fling pot
HERMOSILLO, Mexico — mean, who just takes someone’s cat and
Surveillance video shows drug smug-
glers using an old invention as a new
way to move marijuana across the bor-
der from Mexico to Arizona.
National Guard troops operating a
remote surveillance system at the Naco
Border Patrol Station say they observed
several people preparing a catapult and
launching packages over the fence late
last week. A Mexican army officer says
the 3-yard tall catapult was found about
20 yards from the U.S. border on a
flatbed towed by a sports utility vehicle.
The officer says the catapult was capa-
ble of launching 4.4 pounds of marijua-
na at a time. He says soldiers seized 35
pounds of pot, the vehicle and the cata-
pult.
Owner Michelle Curtis said she was
furious when Buddy, her prized
Siamese-Bengal cross, came home
“fixed.”
“I couldn’t believe someone took my
cat and got him fixed. I don’t know why
they would do that,” Curtis told Bay of
Plenty Times newspaper in an article
Thursday. “It really was quite bizarre. I
gets them neutered?”
Mystery solved:Teen put piano
on Miami sandbar
MIAMI — The rumors can stop
swirling: The baby grand piano that
turned up on a Miami sandbar was
burned to tatters by New Year’s revel-
ers, then brought to its new home by a
television designer’s teenage son who
said Thursday he hoped the idea might
help him get into a prestigious art
school.
And now Florida wildlife officials
want it gone within 24 hours — or else
the teen and his parents could face
felony dumping charges.
THE DAILY JOURNAL
Police reports
Driving him crazy
A man was verbally abusing a bus driver
at the intersection of El Camino Real and
San Carlos Avenue in Burlingame before
9:08 p.m. Friday, Jan. 14.
BURLINGAME
Burglary. The hard top of a green Mazda
Miata was stolen on the 2600 block of
Trousdale Drive before 8:24 a.m. Tuesday,
Jan. 25.
Theft. A briefcase was stolen on the first
block of Mangini Way before 10 a.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 25.
Burglary. Construction tools were stolen on
the 300 block of California Drive before 1:02
p.m. Monday, Jan. 24.
Battery. A passenger of a vehicle struck a
mother and her child with rocks on Broadway
and El Camino Real before 8:18 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 24.
Threats. A person was threatened by a
man with a gun at the intersection of
Sebastian and Trousdale drives before
COUNTY
GOVERNMENT
• The Board of
Supervisors is hold-
ing a special meeting
to continue a budget
workshop held last
Tuesday. The work-
shop is 9 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1 in Room 101,
455 County Center, Redwood City.
Boy, 15, shot in the leg
A 15-year-old East Palo Alto boy was shot
by another person who drove up and shot him
from a white SUV or pickup truck in the 500
block of Hilton Street in Redwood City
Wednesday night.
At approximately 8:42 p.m., officers were
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7:09 p.m. Friday, Jan. 21.
Suspicious circumstances. An explosion or
fireworks were heard near the post office at
the intersection of Howard Avenue and Park
Road before 9:42 p.m. Friday, Jan. 21.
Grand theft. A safe containing checks and a
computer was stolen on the 1300 block of
Bayshore Highway before 11:05 a.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 18.
FOSTER CITY
Theft. A Venetian mask was stolen from a
delivered package on Admiralty Lane before
6:39 p.m. Monday, Jan. 24.
Burglary. Two men were seen breaking into
a vehicle on Beach Park Boulevard before
4:34 a.m. Friday, Jan. 21.
Shoplifting. A woman was caught shoplifting
from Costco Wholesale before 3:52 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 21.
Bike theft. A bike was stolen on Beach Park
Boulevard before 4:13 p.m. Friday, Jan. 21.
Petty theft. An Xbox system, four Xbox
games and four controls were stolen from
Vibe on Shell Boulevard before 3:06 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 18.
Grand theft. Twenty Xbox games were
stolen from Vibe on Shell Boulevard before
3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 18.
CITY
GOVERNMENT
• The San Carlos Economic
Development will hear an update on the
Wheeler Plaza Project and consider a pro-
posed contract with the LOOK Agency for
marketing and branding.
EDAC meets 4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2 at
City Hall, Second Floor, Room 207, 600
Elm St., San Carlos.
Local brief
dispatched to a local hospital on the report of
a shooting to the boy’s right leg. The boy said
the suspect yelled gang slogans before the
shooting. The boy was treated and released
from the hospital, according to police.
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4 Friday • Jan. 28, 2011 LOCAL THE DAILY JOURNAL

Around the Bay

Former San Francisco
supervisor appointed to She has served on the Cal State Board of
Family facing deportation
Civil Rights Commission Trustees since 2000.
SAN FRANCISCO — President Barack
Obama has named a veteran gay rights
Judge tosses lawsuit
granted six-month stay
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF REPORT Enforcement officials to reopen his case.
activist and California State University
trustee to a seat on the U.S. Commission on against Cal newspaper editor Since her death, husband Edgar has been
Civil Rights. Edgar Roblero and his two daughters were fighting the deportation order and hired San
BERKELEY — A judge has dismissed a granted a six-month stay of deportation by Francisco immigration attorneys Marc Van
The White House small claims lawsuit filed by the father of a
announced the appoint- immigration officials, his lawyer Lisa Der Hout and Weissman-Ward to represent
deceased University of California, Berkeley Weissman-Ward told the Daily Journal yester- him and his two daughters Evelyn, 9, and
ment of San Francisco football player who sued a college newspa-
resident Roberta day. Stephanie, 6, students at Parkside Elementary
per editor for emotional distress. Roblero, from Guatemala, was ordered to School in San Mateo. The Robleros’ third
Achtenberg to the com- In a decision Wednesday, Fresno County
mission on Wednesday. leave the United States by Feb. 1 with his two child, Alejandro, 2, never returned to the
Judge Mark Cullers ruled against Harvey daughters, who were both born here. United States after the death of his mother. He
Achtenberg co-founded Purtz, who sued Rajesh Srinivasan, editor
the National Center for Roblero fled Guatemala in 1990 at the age currently lives with in-laws.
of The Daily Californian, in October. of 21 when the country was gripped in the “This is great news as it now gives us an
Roberta Lesbian Rights and was The Fresno podiatrist sought $7,500 for middle of a 16-year-long civil war. He applied opportunity to continue pursuing long-term
Achtenberg elected to the San intentional infliction of emotional distress for asylum almost immediately after coming remedies and allows the daughters to continue
Francisco Board of caused by a 2006 article and two 2007 blog
Supervisors in 1990. to the United States and has essentially lived receiving the therapy they need,” Weissman-
posts about his son Chris’ altercation at a in uncertainty ever since, he told the Daily Ward said.
In 1993, she became the first openly gay San Francisco adult club.
or lesbian person to be confirmed for a fed- Journal. The children have been in therapy since
The father argued the article was a “major While here, he met his wife Mayra, also their mother’s death.
eral appointment when the Senate approved triggering event” in his son’s life that led to
President Bill Clinton’s nomination of from Guatemala, and had three children Roblero is a self-employed construction
his mental deterioration. Chris Purtz died in together. But his wife died mysteriously in worker who lives in the Parkside neighbor-
Achtenberg as assistant secretary of the June.
Department of Housing and Urban Guatemala more than a year ago while prepar- hood of San Mateo. He is seeking asylum here
Harvey Purtz did not immediately ing the family to move back home causing because he fears for his family’s safety in
Development. respond to a request for comment Thursday. Roblero to ask Immigration and Customs Guatemala.
THE DAILY JOURNAL
Parcel tax before San Carlos voters in May
By Heather Murtagh
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
San Carlos voters will be deciding on
continuing a $111 parcel tax for eight
years during a special May ballot.
In 2003, voters passed Measure D, a
$98 annual parcel tax through 2011. The
tax is now $110.60 with cost-of-living
adjustments. Last night, the San Carlos
Elementary School District Board of
Trustees voted unanimously, and with-
out comment, to put an extension of the
measure at its current rate with no infla-
tion adjustments for eight years before
voters during a special all-mail ballot
May 3. Such a measure requires a two-
thirds approval rate to pass. The parcel
tax represents about $1 million in
Ethics panel clears bullet train leaders
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES — An ethics inquiry
has cleared four members of California’s
High-Speed Rail Authority board and
one former member who took overseas
trips paid for by foreign governments
seeking contracts with the agency.
The state’s Fair Political Practices
Commission issued letters this week
informing authority chairman Curt
Pringle and board members Quentin
Kopp, Lynn Schenk, Tom Umberg, as
well as former executive director
Medhi Morshed that their cases are
closed.
Oakland chief doesn’t get San Jose’s top cop job
By Terry Collins
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
OAKLAND — After much specula-
tion, Oakland’s popular police chief
Anthony Batts said Thursday that he will
not be leaving the city to take the top cop
job in San Jose.
Batts said in a statement that he did
not get position to become San Jose’s
new police chief and wished acting chief
Chris Moore the best of luck.
Published reports say San Jose City
LOCAL/STATE/NATION
income annually for the district, accord-
ing to a staff report.
If the tax, known as the Excellence in
Education Tax, is approved, funds can be
used to support math, reading and writ-
ing skills instruction and hands-on sci-
ence instruction; attract and retain teach-
ers and support staff; maintain art and
music programs; and keep libraries
staffed and open.
Before making any decision, the board
hired Godbe Research to conduct a 400-
person phone survey to gauge communi-
ty support. The survey found strong sup-
port for extending the measure at its cur-
rent rate. It was the duration that changed
voter perspectives on the survey.
There was a 14-point difference — 64
percent to 78 percent — in voter support
Last October, the commission began
looking into whether the officials violat-
ed rules limiting the receipts of gifts and
travel after receiving complaints that
they didn’t disclose trips they took over-
seas.
The Los Angeles Times reported that
the officials took tours of bullet train sys-
tems in Europe in 2009 but didn’t dis-
close who paid for them.
The commission said it found no evi-
dence that the officials violated rules
pertaining to “gift and travel reporting
and limits.”
Rail officials had defended the trips as
a way to gain valuable information on
Manager Debra
Figone has selected
Moore to replace
Rob Davis, who
retired in November.
The City Council
could approve Moore
as early as next
week.
Batts also said he
Anthony Batts has not made a final
decision regarding
his future in Oakland.
between the longest duration, 16 years,
and the shortest, four years. However,
when the length is considered with the
amount, the impact on voter approval is
reduced. Godbe recommended consider-
ing an eight-year term.
The district has had varied success
with parcel taxes in the past.
In 2009, voters passed Measure B, a
six-year $78 annual parcel tax. That was
put on the ballot after a failed measure in
November 2008. Officials put forward
Measure S in November. The measure
was poised to replace Measure D and
permanently increase the levy by $75 to
$185 annually. Despite polled support,
the measure was narrowly defeated with
65.6 percent of the vote — just shy of
the 66.7 percent needed.
high-speed rail systems at no cost to
state taxpayers.
The authority said that foreign govern-
ments donated the trips to the agency,
which then assigned travel to those
countries to board members and staff.
Because of that, the authority said most
board members didn’t have to disclose
the travel on annual reports of gifts
received.
“The Authority is undergoing a review
of its policies and actively looking at
ways to increase the transparency of
travel by its board members,” agency
spokeswoman Rachel Wall said in a
statement Wednesday.
“I continue to have concerns surround-
ing the support and resources being pro-
vided and am committed to doing what-
ever is required to fix the broken systems
within this agency,” Batts said in his
statement.
Oakland is comparable to other major
U.S. cities including Newark and nearby
Camden, N.J., attempting to fight violent
crime with scant resources, said Chuck
Wexler, executive director of the
Washington, D.C.-based Police
Executive Research Forum.
Friday • Jan. 28, 2011 5
Around the nation
Police: U.S. missionary possibly killed over truck
PHARR, Texas — An American missionary couple who
were allegedly attacked by gunmen in a dangerous part of
Mexico may have been targeted for their expensive pickup
truck, because drug gangs covet the vehicles, police said
Thursday.
Damage to the 2008 Chevrolet pickup truck that Sam Davis
frantically drove against traffic across a border bridge
Wednesday with his bleeding wife next to him suggests that
another vehicle tried to run the couple off the road, Pharr
police Chief Ruben Villescas said Thursday.
Nancy Davis was pronounced dead at a McAllen, Texas,
hospital more than an hour after her husband reached the
Pharr International Bridge border checkpoint. Her husband
told investigators that that he and his wife were driving near
the city of San Fernando, about 70 miles south of the Mexican
border city of Reynosa, when gunmen in a pickup truck tried
to stop them. When the Davises sped up, the gunmen fired,
shooting Nancy Davis in the head.
Pharr said Nancy Davis was struck in the head by a bullet
that shattered her vehicle’s back window.
Authorities say the couple’s heavy-duty truck is the kind
prized by criminal organizations in Mexico, and similar to
ones Pharr police say they can often single out as stolen before
the vehicles are driven across the border.
Arizona lawmakers to
target automatic citizenship
PHOENIX — Arizona lawmakers are again wading into the
national debate over illegal immigration by proposing a bill
that challenges automatic U.S. citizenship for children of ille-
gal immigrants.
The bill comes Thursday after Arizona’s enactment last year
of the nation’s toughest local immigration enforcement law.
The filing will mark the second time this year that lawmak-
ers in a state have targeted the U.S. Constitution’s 14th
Amendment. A similar proposal was filed last week in the
Indiana General Assembly.
Leaders of an effort to get similar proposals considered in
other states hope that lawmakers in 10 to 15 states will file
such measures this year.
6 Friday • Jan. 28, 2011
Local briefs
Convicted sex offender found
living in illegal backyard structure
A man who evaded police for more than
seven years after he was convicted of sexual
assault in San Mateo County was arrested
Wednesday in Menlo Park, where he was liv-
ing in an illegal structure in a backyard, police
said Thursday.
Detectives from a narcotics enforcement
team went to a home in the 1200 block of
Sevier Road at around 2:30 p.m. on a com-
plaint of a building code violation, Menlo
Park police Detective Ed Soares said.
Officers found several occupants living in
an illegal structure behind the home, Soares
said.
“There appeared to be two adults and some
other younger children,” he said.
Among them was 26-year-old Marco
Vargas-Ortiz, of Redwood City, who in 2003
pleaded no contest to charges he committed
lewd and lascivious acts with a child under the
age of 14, according to the San Mateo County
District Attorney’s Office.
Vargas-Ortiz had been sentenced to a three-
year suspended prison sentence with the pro-
vision he serve nine months in county jail,
according to the District Attorney’s Office.
The defendant never served his sentence,
police said.
Vargas-Ortiz was booked Wednesday night
into San Mateo County jail on the outstanding
felony arrest warrant, police said. He is sched-
uled to be arraigned at 8:45 a.m. Friday in
Redwood City. Detectives reported seizing a
pistol-grip assault shotgun from the Menlo
Park residence, police said.
No arrests have been made in connection
with the weapon or the illegal structure,
Soares said.
NTSB chair blasts PG&E
record-keeping blunders
WASHINGTON — The head of the
National Transportation Safety Board says
California utility record-keeping blunders
leading up to the San Bruno natural gas
pipeline explosion demonstrates a need for
stepped up industry safety.
Deborah Hersman, in a speech in
Washington on Wednesday, says her investi-
gators learned after the Sept. 9 explosion that
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. was clueless about
the characteristics of the 30-inch pipeline.
Details of the speech appear in the San
Francisco Chronicle.
The explosion and fire killed eight people
and destroyed dozens of homes.
Hersman told the National Research
Council’s Transportation Research Board
audience that PG&E still cannot find basic
records on the manufacture and 1956 installa-
tion of the pipe.
For more than a half-century, Hersman says
the utility’s decisions on inspections, operat-
ing pressures and risk management were
based on facts that were just plain wrong.
LOCAL/NATION THE DAILY JOURNAL
Obama moderates environmental goals
By Frederic J. Frommer
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — Facing a Congress that
is more hostile to environmental regulation,
President Barack Obama is moderating his
environmental goals: a clean energy standard
that mixes nuclear, natural gas and “clean
coal” with renewable sources such as wind
and solar.
In his State of the Union address Tuesday
night, Obama called for 80 percent of the
nation’s electricity to come from clean
sources by 2035. That goal represents a new
strategy to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide
blamed for global warming, following the
death of cap-and-trade legislation that Obama
pushed in Congress for the last two years. The
president didn’t mention global warming in
his speech, but a clean energy standard is
another way to combat rising temperatures.
The new target would double the percentage
of electricity that comes from clean energy
sources, according to a White House fact
sheet. Clean coal, which would be produced
by an experimental technology not yet avail-
able commercially, and “efficient natural gas” REUTERS
would be given only partial credits toward the Barack Obama laughs with Vice President Joe Biden at an event in Wilmington,Del.
goal.
Under the cap-and-trade system, govern- the finish line, in part because of regional “Now, since that time, we have gone back
ment places a limit on pollution and allows resistance. In the Southeast, for example, it and looked at it and it depends on how you
companies to buy and sell pollution permits was argued that the region lacks renewable define it,” Chu said after an online clean ener-
under that ceiling. Companies that can reduce sources like abundant levels of wind. gy town hall. The U.S., he said, already gets
their emissions cheaply can then sell their The nuclear industry soon touted the idea of about 40 percent of its electricity from clean
a broader clean energy standard, which got a energy sources and more than 30 percent from
unused credits to those that cannot afford the
nod from Energy Secretary Steven Chu last carbon-free sources.
costs of emission controls.
month. Chu said a goal of 50 percent by 2050 Chu called the new proposal “a recognition
The clean energy standard represents a sec-
would be “about right” — but it turned out to that solutions can be different in different
ond fallback position to cap-and-trade. Last
be much less than Obama is proposing. The parts of the United States, but ... this is the
year, a powerful coalition of renewable energy
energy secretary told reporters Wednesday goal we’re looking for and depending on the
producers, environmental groups, governors
and even some utilities couldn’t push a renew-
that he had been responding to a suggested region, you have different options of getting to
level. that eventual goal.”
able electricity standard of 15 percent across
First lady: Army health initiative may be a model
By Susanne M. Schafer but a national security bones too fragile for military lifestyles.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS issue,” she said, and the New soldiers are given exercises for core
military’s health initiatives body strength and stamina. Mess halls now
FORT JACKSON, S.C. — First lady could be a model for feature more dark greens, whole grains and
Michelle Obama said Thursday that the mili- youngsters elsewhere. no-fat milk, he said. Obama got to see what
tary’s push to turn recruits into health-con- Hertling gave the first foods were offered in one of the chow lines at
scious warriors could be a model for making lady a military-style brief- the post and chatted with drill sergeants about
people across the U.S. more focused on fitness ing, accompanied by col- the challenges of getting recruits into shape.
and nutrition. orful slides beamed on Fort Jackson’s commander, Maj. Gen.
Obama, who has made battling childhood three large screens hung James Milano, said the first lady’s visit would
Michelle on the walls, that detailed be a big boost for military families, particular-
obesity one of her signature causes as first
lady, visited the Army’s largest training post at Obama how the nation’s obesity ly those who have endured years of deploy-
Fort Jackson outside Columbia to see what the problems create problems for the Army. ments and separations.
Army has done, from more rigorous training Kids are spending too much time in front of “It’s a huge benefit for us, to have her come
drills to fat-free milk in its mess halls. TV and computer screens, not getting enough here and visit. This is a great day, a chance for
“I’m very excited,” Obama told Lt. Gen. exercise and drinking too many sugary soft her to come and talk directly to Army soldiers
Mark Hertling, who has worked to overhaul drinks, Hertling said. He said that makes their and their families,” Milano said.
both the soldiers’ diets and exercise programs.
“I am fascinated by what you’re doing.”
A lack of fitness is “not just a health issue
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Court: Emanuel can run for mayor
By Don Babwin
and Deanna Bellandi
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHICAGO — Illinois’ highest
court put Rahm Emanuel back in
the race for Chicago mayor
Thursday, three days after a lower
court threw the former White House
chief of staff off the ballot because
he had not lived in the city for a full
year.
The state Supreme Court ruled
unanimously in Emanuel’s favor,
with a majority of justices conclud-
ing that the earlier decision was
“without any foundation” in the law
because it said a candidate must be
physically present in Chicago.
“As I said from the beginning, I
think the voters deserve the right to
make the choice of who should be
mayor,” Emanuel said shortly after
Indian leader: Unleash energy on tribal lands
By Matthew Daly
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — To achieve
energy independence, the United
States should focus on tribal lands
with vast untapped supplies of coal,
natural gas, oil and wind, the leader
of the nation’s largest Indian organ-
ization said Thursday.
Jefferson Keel, president of the
National Congress of American
Indians, said tribal lands contain
about 10 percent of U.S. energy
getting word of
the high court’s
action. “I’m
relieved for the
city. I’m relieved
for the voters
because they
need the certain-
ty that’s impor-
Rahm Emanuel tant for them.”
Emanuel lived
for nearly two years in Washington
working for President Barack
Obama. He moved back to Chicago
in October, after Mayor Richard M.
Daley announced he would not seek
another term.
When he learned of Thursday’s
ruling, Emanuel said he immediate-
ly called his wife and took a con-
gratulatory call from his old boss,
the president.
Political observers said the ruling
resources, but provide less than 5
percent of national energy produc-
tion. He blamed bureaucratic obsta-
cles that prevent tribes from gener-
ating an estimated $1 trillion in rev-
enue from energy sources.
Keel cited at least 49 bureaucratic
steps in the Interior Department
alone that deter energy develop-
ment. He called for Congress and
the Obama administration to
unleash the potential of Indian ener-
gy resources throughout the nation.
“Realizing the potential of energy
NATION
resurrecting Emanuel’s candidacy
would probably give him added
momentum heading into the last
month of the campaign.
Don Rose, a longtime analyst of
Chicago politics, said the saga
would bring Emanuel “even greater
sympathy” and could lift him to
victory.
“It’s over,” Rose said. “The only
open question is whether he wins it
in the first round or whether there’s
a runoff.”
But the other contenders in the
race did not give any ground.
“Game on,” said Gery Chico, the
city’s former school board president
and one of Emanuel’s more promi-
nent rivals. He complained that the
recent “drama” surrounding
Emanuel had “made this election
into a circus instead of a serious
debate about the future of Chicago.”
resources offers immense promise
for tribal communities and the
United States as a whole,” Keel said
at the ninth annual State of Indian
Nations conference in Washington.
“To achieve the goals of energy
independence and economic
growth, the focus must turn to the
potential in Indian Country.”
Keel’s speech came as Senate
Democratic leaders announced that
Sen. Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii, is the
new chairman of the Senate Indian
Affairs Committee.
Challenger
Twenty-five years later,a still painful wound
By Marcia Dunn
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — For
many, no single word evokes as
much pain.
Challenger.
A quarter-century later, images of
the exploding space shuttle still sig-
nify all that can go wrong with tech-
nology and the sharpest minds. The
accident on Jan. 28, 1986 — a scant
73 seconds into flight, nine miles
above the Atlantic for all to see —
remains NASA’s most visible fail-
ure.
It was the world’s first high-tech
catastrophe to unfold on live TV.
Adding to the anguish was the young
audience: School children every-
where tuned in that morning to
watch the launch of the first school-
teacher and ordinary citizen bound
for space, Christa McAuliffe.
She never made it.
McAuliffe and six others on board
perished as the cameras rolled, vic-
tims of stiff O-ring seals and feeble
bureaucratic decisions.
It was, as one grief and trauma
expert recalls, “the beginning of the
age when the whole world knew
what happened as it happened.”
“That was kind of our pilot study
for all the rest to come, I think. It
was so ghastly,” said Sally Karioth, a
professor in Florida State
Friday • Jan. 28, 2011 7
University’s school of nursing.
The crew compartment shot out of
the fireball, intact, and continued
upward another three miles before
plummeting. The free fall lasted
more than two minutes. There was
no parachute to slow the descent, no
escape system whatsoever; NASA
had skipped all that in shuttle devel-
opment. Space travel was considered
so ordinary, in fact, that the
Challenger seven wore little more
than blue coveralls and skimpy
motorcycle-type helmets for takeoff.
In a horrific flash, the most diverse
space crew ever — including one
black, one Japanese-American and
two women, one of them a Jew —
was gone. The name of NASA’s sec-
ond oldest shuttle was forever locked
in a where-were-you moment.
“You say ’Challenger’ and then we
see that figure of smoke in the sky,”
said Karioth, who teaches death and
dying classes.
There has been a growing list of
calamities since then.
Waco. Oklahoma City.
Columbine. 9/11. Shuttle Columbia.
Katrina. Virginia Tech. And now,
Tucson.
With so much carnage, another
space catastrophe wouldn’t have the
same impact as Challenger, Karioth
noted. “We’re used to everybody
dying now,” she said.
8 Friday • Jan. 28, 2011
Around the Nation
Panel cites roots of
meltdown,but does it matter?
WASHINGTON — A government panel’s
failure to reach a firm conclusion about what
caused the financial crisis shows how complex
Wall Street has become and how partisan
Washington has grown.
The blurriness of its report comes months
after a new law already has begun tightening
financial rules to prevent another crisis.
All of which raises a question: Do the findings
of the 633-page report matter?
In its report, the Financial Crisis Inquiry
Commission blames a range of obvious culprits:
Banks that made reckless bets. Credit rating
agencies that endorsed risky mortgage bonds.
Government regulators who overlooked danger
signs until they threatened the global financial
system.
It concludes that the crisis might have been
prevented if banks had been more careful and
regulators had asked tougher questions.
Those views have long since become main-
stream in the more than two years since the cri-
sis peaked. Yet among panel members, they
sowed dissension. In the end, the commission’s
six Democratic appointees embraced its conclu-
sions.
Senate leaders reach
agreement on filibusters
WASHINGTON — Senate leaders said
Thursday they have agreed that minority
Republicans would filibuster fewer bills and
nominations in exchange for a promise by the
Democratic majority to give them more chances
to offer amendments.
The gentleman’s agreement announced by
Majority Leader Harry Reid and Republican
leader Mitch McConnell was part of a package
of measures to make the Senate a more work-
able and less contentious place. It also included
support of a resolution, to be voted on later in
the day, to end the practice of one senator being
able to secretly block votes and a rules change
that would slash by a third the number of presi-
dential appointments that need Senate approval.
NATION
House GOP considers privatizing Medicare
By Ricardo-Alonso Zaldivar
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — Months after they ham-
mered Democrats for cutting Medicare, House
Republicans are debating whether to relaunch
their quest to privatize the health program for
seniors.
House Budget Committee Chairman Paul
Ryan, R-Wis., is testing support for his idea to
replace Medicare with a fixed payment to buy a
private medical plan from a menu of coverage
options.
Party leaders will determine if the so-called
voucher plan will be part of the budget
Republicans put forward in the spring.
“No decisions have been made on the details
of our House GOP budget.” Michael Steel, a
spokesman for Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio,
said Thursday. “There are a lot of ideas out
there, and we’re going to listen to our members
and the American people.”
Medicare was one of the most highly charged
issues during last year’s congressional elections,
which put the House back in GOP control.
Republicans slammed Democrats for cutting
Social Security posting $600B deficit over 10 years
By Stephen Ohlemacher
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — Social Security will
post nearly $600 billion in deficits over the
next decade as the economy struggles to
recover and millions of baby boomers stand at
the brink of retirement, according to new con-
gressional projections.
This year alone, Social Security is projected
to collect $45 billion less in payroll taxes than
it pays out in retirement, disability and sur-
vivor benefits, the nonpartisan Congressional
Budget Office said Wednesday. That figure
swells to $130 billion when a new one-year
cut in payroll taxes is included, though
“Anyone who doesn’t think privatization will mean
severe cuts to Medicare benefits,I have a bridge I’d like
to sell them....Privatization will make the cuts
previously proposed by either party look tame.”
Medicare by about 6 percent over 10 years to
finance President Barack Obama’s health over-
haul.
But replacing Medicare’s open-ended benefit
with a fixed payment would cut projected
spending much more deeply.
“Anyone who doesn’t think privatization will
mean severe cuts to Medicare benefits, I have a
bridge I’d like to sell them,” said Sen. Chuck
Schumer, D-N.Y. “Privatization will make the
cuts previously proposed by either party look
tame.”
Republicans say it may be the only way to
preserve taxpayer-funded health care for seniors
in an aging society. The Congressional Budget
Office reported this week that the government
will borrow 40 cents of every dollar it spends
Congress has promised to repay any lost rev-
enue from the tax cut.
Last year, Social Security posted its first
deficit since the program was last overhauled
in the 1980s. The CBO said at the time that
Social Security would post surpluses for a few
more years before permanently slipping into
deficits in 2016.
But the new projections show nothing but
red ink until the Social Security trust funds are
exhausted in 2037.
The outlook has grown bleaker as the nation
struggles to recover from its worst economic
crisis since Social Security was enacted dur-
ing the Great Depression. In the short term,
Social Security is suffering from a weak econ-
omy that has payroll taxes lagging and appli-
THE DAILY JOURNAL
— Sen.Chuck Schumer,D-N.Y
this year, as the deficit hits a staggering $1.5 tril-
lion. Over the long term, health care costs that
keep growing more rapidly than the economy
are the biggest challenge to the budget.
The idea of a Medicare voucher recently
received bipartisan support from a debt reduc-
tion panel led by former Republican Sen. Pete
Domenici of New Mexico and prominent
Democratic economist Alice Rivlin, a former
Federal Reserve vice chairman. Obama’s own
debt commission said the idea should be con-
sidered as an option if other strategies fail to get
health care costs under control.
Under Ryan’s plan, current Medicare recipi-
ents would get to stay in the program. People
within 10 years of eligibility — ages 55 to 64 —
would also go into Medicare.
cations for benefits rising. In the long term,
Social Security will be strained by the grow-
ing number of baby boomers retiring and
applying for benefits.
More than 54 million people receive retire-
ment, disability or survivor benefits from
Social Security. Monthly payments average
$1,076.
The deficits add a sense of urgency to
efforts to improve Social Security’s finances.
For much of the past 30 years, Social Security
has run big surpluses, which the government
has borrowed to spend on other programs.
Now that the program is running deficits, the
federal government will have to find money
elsewhere to pay back Social Security, so it
continue to issue benefits.
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Speier exhibits leadership,common sense
P Editorial
eople respond to tragedy in dif-
ferent ways. Depending on the
content of their character, it can
be poor, or it can be positive.
In the case of U.S. Rep. Jackie
Speier, D-San Mateo, her reaction to
the tragic shooting in Tucson, Ariz. that
claimed six lives and injured U.S. Rep.
Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., was posi-
tive.
This week, Speier introduced legisla-
tion that would establish a “National
Congress on Your Corner Day” the first
Saturday in January after Congress
reconvenes.
It would be easy for elected represen-
tatives to hide behind the Tucson inci-
dent and say they would no longer be
able to meet with constituents because
of safety fears. There might be a temp-
tation to move offices to a more secure
location out of fear. And there might
even be a temptation to highlight cer-
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Serious measures needed
to save public services
Editor,
For the past four years, I have been a
member of the Redwood City
Community Emergency Response
Team, a voluntary group that serves the
community in a support role with the
local fire authorities. Unfortunately, the
CERT team is unable to continue serv-
ing and has been, at the order of the
local battalion chief, put in “sleeper
mode” due to budget cuts that preclude
the fire department from providing
oversight for the program.
How ironic is it that citizens who
want to voluntarily serve cannot do so
due to the current situation which
includes members of the fire service
here who are making outrageous com-
pensation?
I recently saw a list of salaries which
included a local fire captain who has
earned almost $200,000 in pay this
year. There are many examples of this
kind of egregious overspending. This is
outrageous especially considering the
fact that about two-thirds of the
300,000 firefighters in the United States
and Canada are volunteers.
It is obvious that serious measures
need to be taken to save our public
services and I believe that consolida-
tion of services as proposed is a good
start to address these deep seated issues
that must be resolved. As both a tax-
payer and a willing volunteer, I am out-
raged.
David Kemmer
Redwood City
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tain threats to illustrate their own fear
or to create headlines. But those are
inappropriate responses.
Speier’s response is entirely appropri-
ate. She not only introduced the legisla-
tion this week, but she is also holding a
“Congress on Your Corner” event in
San Carlos this weekend. This will give
constituents an opportunity to share
their thoughts on current events and
will assist Speier in knowing what peo-
ple in her district are thinking as she
makes decisions. It exhibits a certain
amount of clear-mindedness and com-
mon sense.
“We cannot allow a single gunman to
alter our representative form of govern-
ment,” Speier said Wednesday in a
speech on the House floor. “In that spir-
Obama missed the mark
Editor,
If you missed Obama’s State of the
Union speech, I can summarize it for
you quickly. Obama declared that he
was for mom and apple pie, that he was
for America, freedom and democracy.
He declared that he was strongly
against bad people and bad countries
that wanted to blunt our efforts to
spread democracy and freedom around
the world. That was about it. I do not
think I have ever heard a cornier or
more saccharin speech in my life.
When, oh when, are we ever going to
enjoy having a president with real lead-
ership abilities and guts as we did when
we had Franklin D. Roosevelt?
Don Havis
San Mateo
Speier’s silence
Editor,
Representative Steve Cohen’s recent
rant on the House floor comparing
Republican opposition to the health
care law to the style of Nazi propagan-
dist Joseph Goebbels would be laugh-
able if it wasn’t so deeply offensive.
When I checked U.S. Rep. Jackie
Speier’s website to read her official
response, there was nothing there.
When I contacted her Washington
office to ask why she had no comment
about this episode on her website, her
staffer informed me that it was not her
style to comment about another repre-
sentative’s remarks and that she liked
to limit her statements to policy issues.
Being compared to Nazis on the floor
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OPINION
If you go
Congress on Your Corner with U.S.
Rep.Jackie Speier,D-San Mateo
Saturday,Jan.29 from 10 a.m.to noon
Corner of Laurel Street and San Carlos
Avenue in San Carlos
it, I will be holding a ‘Congress on
Your Corner’ in my district this week-
end.”
Our representative government
depends on leaders who not only act
appropriately in the wake of tragedy,
but keep in mind the specific duties for
which they were elected.
Rather than allow the Tucson shoot-
ing to grip us in anxiety, holding a pub-
lic event to meet with constituents is an
example to others that our leaders can-
not act out of fear, but must lead with
honor and bravery.
of the House of Representatives sounds
like the very definition of incivility
which the president implored us to
avoid just a few days ago. Message for
Congresswoman Speier: Silence is a
statement. Ms. Speier, if you cannot
stand-up in defense of common decen-
cy, I hope you will consider a different
line of work where your “style” would
be more appropriate.
Ethan Jones
San Bruno
Changing garbage service
Editor,
It seems to us that waste manage-
ment did a fairly good job over the
years. Here are some questions:
1). Does every week really cost sav-
ings to customers?
2). The new company was to use bio-
fuel, but backed out, because of costs,
why?
3). Does the new contract state there
are free pickups for large items?
4). Does the city have the right to
inspect books on the new company
project managers, before they ask for a
increase, which we hear is in the
works?
5). Why is the new company having
such heavy trucks damage the newly
paved roads? Public works need to take
a look.
6). Is there anyone from the city
tracking what was promised in the new
contact?
John Chiappe
San Mateo
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High-speed rail
— Do it right!
By Jerry Hill
Guest
L
ike many peo-
ple who have
been involved
perspective
in the discussion over
high-speed rail, I was
pleased — even relieved — by the deci-
sion of the Federal Railroad
Administration to require the California
High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) to
assign federal high-speed rail money to be
spent in the state’s Central Valley, rather
than along the Peninsula Caltrain right-of-
way.
For the CHSRA and local communities,
this decision presents the opportunity to
put everything back on the table and get
the project done right.
In essence, it’s a chance to hit the pause button on the
Peninsula segment.
In November 2008, 52 percent of California voters approved
Proposition 1A, the $9.95 billion bond measure that provides a
portion of the funds the state will need to construct a high-
speed rail system from Los Angeles to San Francisco. Support
for Proposition 1A in both San Mateo and Santa Clara
Counties exceeded 60 percent.
I voted for Proposition 1A because it seemed then, and still
seems now, to be good public policy.
High-speed rail done right has the potential to meet the
future transportation demands of California’s growing popula-
tion by providing a green alternative to new freeway lanes and
airport runways.
Unfortunately, by rushing to meet the federal funding dead-
lines, CHSRA prematurely began making choices about how
the system would be constructed on the Peninsula, including
designating some areas for aerial structures, some for under-
ground. Residents were left with the feeling that there was no
serious consideration of those options that would better protect
the quality of life in our Peninsula communities.
No one should be surprised by the fierce local opposition to
one of the proposed alignment plans to run high-speed rail on
an elevated track down portions of the Caltrain right-of-way,
the spine of the Peninsula.
Had the CHSRA staff listened to local leaders or done their
homework, they would have known that Peninsula residents
have a long history of scrutinizing development and infrastruc-
ture proposals. We support projects that we believe will
enhance our quality of life and we fight projects that won’t. It
is fair to question whether the quality of Peninsula communi-
ties will be improved by an elevated track.
By leaving these questions effectively unresolved and in its
haste to obtain federal funding and build momentum for the
project, CHSRA left many feeling, legitimately, that their con-
cerns had been given short shrift.
The CHSRA has also been slow to fully address issues that
have been raised by the legislative analyst and the peer review
group. Serious questions have been posed, such as these: Is the
business plan realistic? Are the ridership assumptions accurate?
What will the project cost?
As a result, the CHSRA has alienated many ardent support-
ers of high-speed rail.
Now that the pause button has been hit for the Peninsula seg-
ment the CHSRA has the opportunity to build trust, answer
critical questions and work effectively with our Peninsula com-
munities.
I call upon the CHSRA to make clear its intention on the fol-
lowing serious issues:
1). To work collaboratively with Peninsula communities;
2). To reaffirm its commitment to work in partnership with
the Caltrain Joint Powers Board;
3). To ensure the scope of the Draft Environmental Impact
Report includes phased construction options, covered trenches
and a deep-bored tunnel, before it is released;
4). To fund a process for all cities to participate in the long-
term planning of the Caltrain right-of-way, study potential
development opportunities and discuss design guidelines. This
step is essential if CHSRA wants these communities to assess
what high-speed rail can do for us, not just to us;
5). Provide a specific timetable for updating the Statewide
Business Plan and the Ridership Study;
6). Provide full responses to the Legislative Analyst and Peer
Review findings.
Peninsula cities must also take responsibility to work
through their differences and develop a seamless alignment
proposal that will benefit all and be worthy of support from all.
We have a precious opportunity to reconsider the develop-
ment of a Peninsula rail service that will enhance our quality of
life. Let us take full advantage of it to provide for the future
needs of our communities and our residents.
Jerry Hill represents seven cities along the Caltrain right-of-
way as the 19th District member of the state Assembly. He is
the author of Assembly Bill 41, a bill to require California
High-Speed Rail Authority Board Members to publicly declare
potential conflicts during board meetings and leave the room
before deliberations.
10 Friday • Jan. 28, 2011 BUSINESS
Dow 11,989.83 +4.39
Nasdaq 2,755.28 +15.78
10-Yr Bond 3.3850% -0.0430
Oil (per barrel) 85.33
Stocks edge higher
By David K. Randall
and Matthew Craft
S&P 500 1,299.54 +2.91 Gold 1,318.40
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — A surprise jump in
applications for unemployment benefits
and mixed earnings from large U.S.
companies kept stocks on a short leash
Thursday. Indexes ended slightly higher,
with the Standard & Poor’s 500 closing
a half point below 1,300.
The Dow Jones industrial average
traded above 12,000 for most of the day
but failed to close above that level for the
second day in a row. The Dow hasn’t
closed above 12,000 since June 19,
2008, just as the financial crisis was
worsening.
Procter & Gamble Co., the maker of
consumer products like Tide detergent,
fell 2.9 percent, the largest drop among
the 30 companies that make up the Dow
Jones average. P&G said rising com-
modity prices are pinching its profits.
AT&T Inc. fell 2 percent after saying
that new wireless contracts fell to the
lowest level in more than five years.
Caterpillar Inc. rose 0.9 percent after its
fourth-quarter profit quadrupled on
strong global demand for mining and
construction equipment.
The S&P 500 rose 2.91 points, or 0.2
percent, to close at 1,299.54. The last
Google’s Android tablet software coming
Android software
IN DEVELOPMENT:It’s still not clear
when Google Inc.’s tablet-geared
Android software will be available,
but it is getting closer as Google said
Wednesday it released a preview
version of the software development
kit for Honeycomb.
WHO IT’S FOR: The kit is meant for
developers to test out their
applications on the software and
learn what new capabilities it
includes.
NEW FEATURES: Honeycomb-
based tablet computers, which are
expected to be released in the next
several months from companies
including Motorola Mobility Inc.,will
include an updated Internet browser
and keyboard and a refreshed overall
look.
Amazon.com posts surprise 4Q revenue miss
By Jordan Robertson
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAN FRANCISCO — Amazon.com
uncharacteristically missed Wall Street’s
revenue target in the fourth quarter,
sending the stock tumbling nearly 9 per-
cent and showing that not all Internet
companies benefited equally from the
holiday shopping season.
The results from the world’s biggest
online retailer highlight the unevenness
of retail’s recovery, as people have
picked up their spending after the offi-
cial end of the Great Recession but are
being picky about what they buy.
LinkedIn looks to link up with investors with IPO
By Michael Liedtke
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LinkedIn Corp., the company behind
the largest website for professional net-
working, plans to raise at least $175 mil-
lion in an initial public offering of stock
that could open the IPO floodgates for
other widely used online services that
connect people with common interests.
The IPO papers filed Thursday by
LinkedIn put the 8-year-old company on
Wall Street
time the index closed above 1,300 was
Aug. 28, 2008.
The Dow inched up 4.39 points, or 0.1
percent, to close at 11,989.83. The index
broke through 12,000 Wednesday for the
first time since June 2008 but slipped in
the late afternoon. It has gained 18.5
percent in the past year.
The Nasdaq composite index gained
15.78, or 0.6 percent, to 2,755.28.
First-time applications for unemploy-
ment rose to 454,000 last week, the
highest level since late October.
Economists had expected the number to
rise to 407,000. Snowstorms in some
parts of the country forced companies to
lay off workers, economists said.
A government-appointed panel said
Thursday that the financial crisis could
have been avoided if Wall Street execu-
tives and government officials had prop-
erly managed risks. The panel said that
the Bush and Clinton administrations,
the Federal Reserve and Treasury
Secretary Timothy Geithner share
responsibility for allowing the crisis to
happen. The panel’s conclusions had
been leaked ahead of its formal report
and were widely expected on Wall
Street.
By Rachel Metz
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAN FRANCISCO — Google Inc. is
getting closer to releasing a version of the
Android software meant for tablet com-
puters, one that will include a fresh look
and updated Web browser and keyboard.
The online search leader said
Wednesday that it released a preview ver-
sion of the software development kit for
Honeycomb, also known as Android 3.0.
It’s for developers to test out their applica-
tions on the software and learn about its
new capabilities.
In a post Wednesday on Google’s
Android Developers blog, Xavier
Ducrohet, the Android SDK tech lead,
said a final version of the kit will be avail-
able “in the weeks ahead.” That will
enable developers to publish Honeycomb
applications to Google’s Android Market
app store.
Expectations were high, especially
since other consumer-oriented technolo-
gy companies, such as Google Inc. and
Netflix Inc., wowed Wall Street with
their results.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos noted that
the company hit two important mile-
stones in the quarter: cracking $10 bil-
lion in quarterly revenue for the first
time, and selling more electronic books
for Amazon’s hot-selling Kindle device
than paperbacks.
Still, the revenue miss jolted investors,
signaling that expectations were running
too hot for a company whose stock price
had jumped nearly 75 percent since its
52-week low of $105.80 in July.
a path to make its stock market debut in
the next three to four months, barring
any major stumbling blocks.
It might be the most highly anticipated
IPO in the technology industry since
software maker VMware Inc. went pub-
lic in 2007, said Scott Sweet, senior
managing partner of IPOBoutique. After
VMware raised about $900 million in its
IPO, the Silicon Valley company’s stock
soared more than 70 percent in its first
day of trading.
THE DAILY JOURNAL
Big movers
Stocks that moved substantially or traded
heavily Thursday on the New York Stock
Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:
NYSE
AT&T Inc.,down 60 cents at $28.13
The wireless carrier said it signed up 400,000
customers on contract-based plans,the lowest
number in at least five years.
Procter & Gamble Co.,down $1.93 at $64.18
The maker of Tide detergent and Gillette
shavers said second-quarter net income fell 28
percent from last year.
ProLogis,up $1.17 at $15.87
The industrial real estate investment trust said
that it is in talks with rival AMB Property Corp.
about combining the two companies.
Quantum Corp.,down 58 cents at $3.01
The data-storage company reported third-
quarter results that fell short of Wall Street
expectations.
Rite Aid Corp.,up 17 cents at $1.27
The drugstore operator said revenue at stores
open at least one year rose, giving analysts
confidence sales will improve.
Nokia Corp.,down 17 cents at $10.56
The cell phone maker said net earnings fell 21
percent in the fourth quarter as its competitors
took market share away.
NASDAQ
Netflix Inc.,up $27.84 at $210.87
Subscribers for the DVD rental and video
streaming service topped 20 million during the
fourth quarter,above analyst expectations.
Qualcomm Inc.,up $3.04 at $54.90
The wireless chip maker said its earnings surged
due to high demand for smart phones and
tablets running on high-speed data networks.
Tablet computers are expected to be
popular this year, spurred by the release of
Apple Inc.’s iPad last April. At the
International Consumer Electronics Show
in Las Vegas this month, companies
including Motorola Mobility Inc. and
AsusTek Computer Inc. showed off tablet
computers that will run Honeycomb.
Plenty are expected in the coming months
as companies try to compete with the pop-
ular iPad.
Google, which is based in Mountain
View, outlined a variety of Honeycomb’s
features on its Android Developers site,
many of which were shown in presenta-
tions at CES.
They will include a “system bar” built
into the bottom of the screen; it shows
notifications and recently used apps and
can be used to navigate the tablet.
Honeycomb will also have a redesigned
on-screen keyboard to make it easier and
quicker to type on a tablet’s larger screen.
Analysts also focused on higher costs
that hurt Amazon’s profit margin. The
company has spent heavily on building
its shipping and “cloud computing”
businesses. That factored into Amazon’s
forecast for lower operating income in
the first quarter.
After the results were reported
Thursday, Amazon shares fell $15.80, or
8.6 percent, to $168.65 in extended trad-
ing.
Net income was $416 million, or 91
cents per share. Analysts expected 88
cents per share according to FactSet. In
the same period the previous year,
Amazon earned $384 million, or 85
cents per share.
LinkedIn’s hope
HOT IPO: LinkedIn Corp., the company behind the
largest website for professional networking, hopes
to raise at least $175 million in an initial public offering
later this year.The filing could encourage other widely
used Internet services to follow suit.
THE BUSINESS: LinkedIn earned $1.85 million on
$161 million in revenue during the first nine months
of last year,according to its filing with the Securities
and Exchange Commission Thursday. It expects to
report a loss for this year.
THE PRICE:LinkedIn didn’t mention an asking price
for its shares.A target will be set in coming weeks.
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• Tiger five shots back in first tourney of year, page 15

Millbrae native braces for MMA debut

By Julio Lara
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Peninsula native and Muay Thai
champion Jenna Castillo had made the
Caltrain trip from Millbrae to San Jose
many times before.
But four weeks ago, getting off at the
San Jose Diridon station took on a
Jenna Castillo
whole different meaning for Castillo. It
was then that she first fight as a professional mixed mar- step into the octagon for her first bout my first pro fight. But I think it’s final-
found out that the tial artist. as a professional Saturday night as part ly time I go pro and the opportunity
venue where she Talk about a trip. of the Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg came through about doing something
grew up watching “Why not now?” Castillo said of her undercard at the HP Pavilion in San like this. And now I get to do it so I’m
the Sharks, move from Muay Thai kickboxing to Jose. Castillo will face another MMA really happy about it. It feels like it’s
watching con- MMA. “I think it’s a once in lifetime debutante and Bay Area native the chance of a lifetime. I mean, how
certs, watching opportunity. I feel really lucky that it’s Charlene Gellner — the fight is sched- many people get to go in there and fol-
fellow fighters close to home. It’s a great feeling.” uled for three, five-minute rounds. low their dreams?”
and friends fight, After dominating the world of Muay “It’s a lot of firsts for me,” Castillo
would host her
Thai with a 28-2 record, Castillo will said. “Fighting HP, fighting MMA, it’s See MMA, Page 14

‘All of it was payback’
By Julio Lara
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
One word accurately describes what
Thursday’s 2-1 win over Woodside meant for
the Aragon girls soccer team: payback.
“All of it was payback, all of it,” said Dons
midfielder Kat McAuliffe. “We got robbed
last game, so (that’s) all it was.”
In the Bay Division opener Jan. 4, Aragon
had an apparent goal disallowed. It would
have given the Dons a 1-0 lead and might
have changed the complexion of a 3-1 loss.
Aragon definitely played like a team that
was looking for something bigger than a win
Thursday afternoon, and their frantic finish at
the end of the contest against the team that
denied them the Peninsula Athletic League
Bay division title at the end of last season was
rewarded when Jenny Winterbottom’s header
on a corner kick found the back of the net for
the game-winning goal.
The final tally came at the end of 60-plus
minutes of frustration for the Dons, who up
until that point had only managed three shots
on goal. But sometimes pure grit is more
valuable then open looks at the opposing net.
“When you go to their place to start the sea-
son and lose 3-1, to have them in our place
down 1-0 with 20 minutes to go and not only
get the equalizer but get the win, it just shows
the class that these girls have,” said Aragon
coach Will Colglazier. “The fight, the adversi-
ty, we were going through a dry spell there
and to go in there and get two goals against a
good Woodside team, it’s awesome.”
It was that need for redemption that put the
Dons over the top — and they had to dig deep
to find it.
That’s because Woodside, led by the explo-
sive Taylor Duffner, patiently hung around
looking for their patented big play and found
it after a slow start by both teams.
Caitlin Brandman found Duffner on an
excellent long ball played at the exact
moment when Duffner decided to make her
run through the heart of the Aragon defense.
After controlling the ball and streaking down
field with it, Aragon keeper Ashley Lentz had
no chance 1-v-1 with Duffner; the senior
See ARAGON, Page 14
Did he or
didn’t he?
W
hat a cop-out. In taking the
mushy middle ground of a pro-
posed one-year doping ban for
Alberto Contador, Spanish cycling officials
are timidly sitting on the fence.
They’re apparently signaling that they
believe the Tour de France champion’s story
that tainted beef caused his failed drug test,
but they’re shying away from the far
tougher decision on whether to clear him
completely.
If he doped, then Contador should be ban-
ished for two years, not one. That’s the rule.
But if he didn’t and if steak really did
cause him to flunk his test, as he claimed,
then how can that be
his fault?
People have to eat.
Food isn’t simply an
option like taking sup-
plements or vitamins.
Athletes have had
ample warning from
the World Anti-Doping
Agency that they can’t
expect to be let off the
hook, at least not
JOHN entirely, if a supple-
LEICESTER ment or vitamin they
took was tainted with
a banned drug, causing
them to test positive.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport has
also hammered home that message. In the
case of U.S. swimmer Jessica Hardy, who
got a one-year ban, it pointedly noted: “An
athlete can avoid the risks associated with
nutritional supplements by simply not tak-
ing them.”
But it’s absurd to apply the same logic
and same punishments to positive tests
caused by bad food. What are athletes
meant to do to protect themselves? Go
vegan and run marathons on nothing more
than nut-loaf and mung beans? Hire tasters,
like a paranoid emperor, to pre-chew food
and then provide a urine sample in bottle?
The test is clear, my lord. Bon appetit!
The wishy-washy Contador compromise
NATHAN MOLLAT / DAILY JOURNAL — seemingly not, at least in the eyes of his
Woodside players can only watch as Aragon’s game-winning goal heads for the roof of the
Wildcats’goal during the Dons’2-1 win. See LEICESTER, Page 13

Rebuilt A’s gear up to contend of AL West

By Janie McCauley
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
OAKLAND — Outfielder Josh
Willingham has no trouble saying it
in January: The Oakland Athletics
should contend for the AL West this
season.
Manager Bob Geren expects it,
too. That’s how most teams feel
heading into spring training and a
new year, with fresh faces and opti-
mism. Yet the A’s have had such a
busy, productive have,” said pitcher Rich Harden,
winter of back for a second stint with the club.
upgrades and Oakland, with a talented pitching
acquisitions that staff and quiet offense, finished sec-
it seems — on ond to AL champion Texas last year
paper, anyway despite another injury-filled season.
— they could The A’s led the AL in ERA (3.56)
greatly improve and shutouts (17) while holding
their 81-81
opponents to a .245 batting average.
Bob Geren record.
“This team is Playing well into October would
definitely capable of doing some- be a big step forward for this blue-
thing special with the talent we collar franchise that hasn’t reached
the playoffs since being swept by
Detroit in the 2006 AL champi-
onship series.
Willingham has never been to the
postseason, period.
“I know from my perspective,
playing five years in Florida and two
years in Washington, there wasn’t a
whole lot of talk about contending
for a division title,” Willingham said
Thursday at an A’s meet-and-greet
session. “The opportunity is there
for this team. Obviously it’s all on
paper at this point. Nothing’s been
proven. Any time you have expecta-
tions coming into a season it’s excit-
ing, especially when you’ve been on
teams that have not had expecta-
tions.”
Oakland brought in Willingham,
slugger Hideki Matsui and David
DeJesus to boost a lineup that hit
just 109 homers and scored 663 runs
last season, the team’s second
fewest in the last 28 non-strike sea-
sons.
See ATHLETICS, Page 14
12 Friday • Jan. 28, 2011 SPORTS THE DAILY JOURNAL

Interesting twist to NHL All-Star game

By Ira Podell
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
RALEIGH, N.C. — While the
NFL and NBA are facing labor
uncertainty, the NHL is taking a
moment to puff out its chest as it
heads into an All-Star weekend
unlike any other.
Six years after a full season was
lost, the NHL finds itself in a unique
position of negotiated calm and
unprecedented success. Hockey will
never enjoy the revenue streams the
NFL produces, but the little brother
league can relate to the uncertainty
that threatens upcoming football and
basketball games.
The NHL certainly likes its current
view, far away from the storm.
As it takes the midseason specta-
cle to Raleigh for the first time, the
NHL said it is on pace to break rev-
enue records. The league expects
total revenue to rise for the fifth
straight year to nearly $2.9 billion.
League generated revenue is
believed to be going up by 14 per-
cent — an 85 percent jump over the
past four years.
“The league is extremely well
positioned,” NHL Commissioner
Gary Bettman said. “The vital signs
are good and we anticipate continued
growth and momentum. The strong
numbers are a testament to a great
product on the ice, a growing fan
base that loves our game, and a strat-
egy that provided a path for corpo-
rate America to reach that fan base.”
And now the NHL is pushing the
envelope.
While the league and the game
will take a big hit because Pittsburgh
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby —
the face of the league and its most
popular player — is out with a con-
cussion, at least there is another hook
to draw people in.
Outside of taking the All-Star
game outside — a la the Winter
Classic on New Year’s Day — it is
hard to envision a more radical
change to the format that seemingly
worked for years. This year’s teams
will be chosen by a televised draft on
Friday.
“You look around the leagues, the
concept is pretty much the same:
voted in or picked by fans or hockey
personnel,” Phoenix Coyotes
defenseman Ed Jovanovski said. “I’d
say this caught people probably 90
percent off-guard.”
Brendan Shanahan is proving to be
every bit as creative an executive as
he was in building a Hall of Fame-
caliber playing career. The eight-
time All-Star, who is now the NHL’s
vice president of hockey and busi-
ness development, worked with the
league and the players’ association to
develop a plan that fans could relate
to even more than the All-Stars
themselves.
Instead of dividing the players by
conference or nationality, both tried
and true methods, the All-Star teams
won’t be set until the captains make
their picks.
This is where fantasy meets reali-
ty. The draft is such an interesting
concept, the NHL is running the risk
that it will overshadow the game.
“There isn’t any doubt, that is the
focal point of the weekend,” said
analyst Eddie Olczyk, who will call
the game with Mike Emrick on
Versus. “I don’t think there is any
doubt it needed something. The
league did a good job coming up
with something a little different.
“It had gone stale for a while.”
Eric Staal of the host Carolina
Hurricanes will serve as captain of
the aptly named “Team Staal,” and
along with his alternate captains —
Washington defenseman Mike
Green and Vancouver’s Ryan Kesler
— will stage a draft against Detroit
defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom and
his assistants Martin St. Louis of the
Tampa Bay Lightning and Chicago’s
Patrick Kane on “Team Lidstrom.”
One by one, All-Stars will be
plucked off the board until both ros-
ters are set for Saturday’s skills com-
petition and Sunday’s game — the
first since 2009 after a one-year hia-
tus created by the Vancouver
Olympics.
“I think maybe they’re trying to
draw more interest. I think you’ve
got to try something different, and
that’ll make it different, of course.
Hopefully, it will work,” said
Hockey Hall of Famer John Bucyk, a
seven-time All-Star with Boston and
Detroit. “The All-Star game is the
All-Star game and they know it’s not
going to be like a league game.”
No one seems worried about that.
The NHL All-Star game rarely
features even an occasional check,
let alone a rough scrum. And with
regular-season teammates likely to
be on opposite squads for the week-
end, no one wants to cause an injury
that will jeopardize upcoming play-
off chances.

James, Wade voted All-Stars; Rose, Amare get spots

By Brian Mahoney
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — LeBron James
and Dwyane Wade of the Miami
Heat are headed to the All-Star
game together, and Derrick Rose
gave the Chicago Bulls their first
starter since Michael Jordan.
They will be joined in the Eastern
Conference starting lineup by
Amare Stoudemire, who will
become the first New York Knicks
player to start in nearly two
decades, and Orlando center Dwight
Howard, the leading vote-getter in
the conference with nearly 2.1 mil-
lion.
The Lakers’ Kobe Bryant earned
his 13th straight All-Star selection
for the Feb. 20 game at his home
arena. He is one shy of the record
held by Jerry the Heat in the Tom Thibodeau said. “All-Star because of a strained left groin.
West, Shaquille 2007 game in games, those are great. He certainly In a rarity in fan voting, the East
O’Neal and Karl Las Vegas. earned it, but ... I’m more concerned vote seems entirely right.
Malone. “We try to rep- with what he’s done for our team. Stoudemire, James and Wade are all
The other resent our team, And he’s done a lot for the team.” in the league’s top five in scoring,
s t a r t e r s try to represent Fans voted for the starters, but the and Rose and Howard are right
announced our franchise the reserves will be chosen by the head there with them as MVP candidates.
Thursday were right way every coaches in their respective confer- “It’s an honor,” Wade said of his
Hornets guard time we go out ences. Their votes must be submit- election. “It’s not as big a deal as it
Kobe Bryant Chris Paul, for- LeBron James on the basket- ted to the league office by next was when I first came in. It was like
wards Kevin ball court, and
Tuesday, and the announcement will my heart was racing the day of the
Durant of Oklahoma City and the fact that we’ve had so many
come next Thursday night. final vote hoping I get in. It contin-
Carmelo Anthony of Denver, and votes by these fans, like I said it’s
Houston center Yao Ming, who is very humbling and we appreciate Stoudemire has revitalized the ues to be an honor to get the same
injured and will be replaced on the it,” James said before the Heat faced Knicks since coming from Phoenix respect from the fans.”
roster by a player of commissioner the New York Knicks. in the summer. He beat out perenni- The West vote was flawed with
David Stern’s choosing. Rose beat out the Celtics’ Rajon al starter Kevin Garnett for the sec- the election of Yao, who despite
James and Wade, who both Rondo to earn his first All-Star start ond forward spot and is just the fifth missing nearly the entire season
received more than 2 million votes and the first by a Chicago player Knick to be selected a starter since continues to earn a huge vote total
from fans, will become the first set since Jordan started the 1998 game. fans began voting in 1974-75. from his native China. West coach
of teammates to start for the East “I think it’s recognition for the job Patrick Ewing was the last one to Gregg Popovich of the San Antonio
since Wade and O’Neal represented he’s done this year,” Bulls coach start in 1992, though he was elected Spurs will pick one of his reserves
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THE DAILY JOURNAL
Steelers are kings of Pittsburgh
By Rob Maaddi
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PITTSBURGH — The Steel City can make
a strong case for a new nickname.
The Steelers have won more Super Bowls
than any team in the NFL, and are one victo-
ry away from hoisting the Vince Lombardi
Trophy a seventh time. The Penguins have
reached the Stanley Cup finals twice in the
last three seasons. Pitt has developed into a
Top 5 college basketball program.
They have beautiful new stadiums, state-of-
the-art practice facilities, and a supportive fan
base, too.
Perhaps the City of Champions is a more
fitting moniker for this blue-collar, gritty
town.
“It’s a great label,” Steelers wide receiver
Antwaan Randle El said. “I would have to say
it’s accurate to a certain degree because of
Steelers football, Pitt basketball and you can’t
discount hockey. They’ve always had big-time
players and all of those players always come
back.”
Bostonians have a legit argument. The
Patriots, Red Sox and Celtics have combined
to win six championships since 2002. That’s
wicked good.
But in this what-have-you-done-for-me-
lately society, Pittsburgh is the hot city and the
‘Stillers’ are the hot team.
Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers are on
the verge of winning their third Super Bowl in
six seasons. They’ll face the Green Bay
Packers in Dallas on Feb. 6.
Sidney Crosby and the Penguins could
make it two Stanley Cup titles in three years
later this spring.
If the woeful Pirates could only go back to
the days of Clemente or Stargell or Bonds,
Walker trains ceaselessly for 2nd MMA fight
By Greg Beacham
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAN JOSE — Herschel Walker realizes
there’s no logical reason for this lifestyle, not
after so many years and so many accomplish-
ments.
He’s living alone in a luxury hotel in Silicon
Valley, half a continent away from his fiancee
and young son in Dallas. He rises well before
dawn for a long jog, followed by the latest sets
in his lifelong barrage of push-ups and situps.
The 48-year-old former superstar running
back then goes to an unassuming kickboxing
gym deep in San Jose’s suburban sprawl for sev-
eral hours of daily training in mixed martial arts,
the latest passion in his profoundly eclectic ath-
letic life.
“I always said I wanted to be a great athlete,
ever since I was an overweight little kid,” Walker
said. “I just love competing in any kind of ath-
letics. I want to try everything, and there’s no
doubt that this is some of the toughest physical
activities you can do. You can compete at these
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Continued from page 11
federation, guilty of deliberately doping but
still somehow worthy of punishment — does
nothing to resolve the major and pressing
issue for sports posed by the drug he tested
positive for: clenbuterol.
Clenbuterol helps burn fat and build mus-
cle. That has long made it attractive to both
dopers and to livestock farmers, who illegally
use it to bulk up animals.
Athletes unlucky enough to eat a piece of
meat from a cow or pig that’s been treated
with clenbuterol risk a positive test. Anti-
doping scientists, including those who ana-
lyzed Contador’s urine, are fully conscious
of that possibility. The WADA-accredited
anti-doping lab in China, where illegal clen-
buterol use by farmers is known to be wide-
spread, even proved it in 2009 by having its
workers eat contaminated pork and then test-
ing their urine.
In short, clenbuterol in food is putting
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then Pittsburgh would be the clear-cut choice.
Then again, baseball is irrelevant here these
days. Football is No. 1 among the sports-
crazed folks, and the Steelers — as Jay-Z
would say — run this town.
“The fans here don’t just love football, they
understand football,” nose tackle Chris Hoke
said. “They know the game, so it’s great.
You’ll be out in the town and they’ll come up
and want to talk about the game. ... It’s excit-
ing to be here. They love the Penguins, but it’s
Steelers football 365 days a year.”
Fans rooting for other teams don’t even
think about coming to Heinz Field wearing
their colors. They may be a little more laid-
back in western Pennsylvania, but the die-
hards here are similar to those notorious
Eagles fans in Philadelphia when it comes to
defending their turf.
“You’d be in Washington and the Dallas
Cowboys come to town, the stands are filled
with Cowboys jerseys and Cowboys fans
walking the streets, or New York Giants fans,”
safety Ryan Clark said. “Here, it’s Pittsburgh
or you may get jumped. That’s what I think is
amazing about this place. People are born
fans. Kids, I can meet kids, they have no
choice. Like if they want to like somebody
else, they may lose parents. I think that’s
amazing.”
Rooting for the Steelers is a birthright for
fans, and winning championships is an expec-
tation for every player that puts on a black and
gold uniform.
“Since I’ve been here, we feel like we’re
always going to be in the hunt for the Super
Bowl,” injured tackle Max Starks said.
Terry Bradshaw, Franco Harris, Lynn
Swann and Co. set the standard when they
won four Super Bowl titles in a six-year span
in the late 1970s. There were some down
things, but can you compete at the highest level?
That’s what I wanted to find out.”
After excelling in track, football, bobsledding
and even poultry farming, Walker will get his
second MMA fight with the Strikeforce promo-
tion in San Jose on Saturday night against Scott
Carson.
But why? Walker has many reasons, not all of
them explainable.
Some days it’s a desire to motivate others into
mid-life fitness. Other times it’s a still-raving
hunger for competition.
Overall, it’s because Walker gave his life to
athletics and fitness more than three decades
ago, and it’s as much a part of him as his family,
his faith and his teammates.
“There’s a lot of reasons, but at this point in
my life, I really want to show that it doesn’t mat-
ter how old you are,” Walker said. “If you dedi-
cate yourself to something, you can achieve it.
It’s simple, but it’s true, and your age is just an
excuse. Being in your 40s or your 50s isn’t an
excuse anymore, not after they see me do it.”
His upcoming bout was delayed nearly two
innocent meat-eating ath-
letes at risk of doping
bans, of becoming collat-
eral damage in WADA’s
zealous and warranted
hunt for cheats. And that
can never be fair. There
should be no punishment
for a poisoned filet
mignon.
Alberto
Contador If that is what Spanish
cycling officials truly
believe happened with Contador, then he
should keep his Tour crown and be free to
defend it this July. Contador spokesman
Jacinto Vidarte says the Spanish federation
accepted that the rider’s positive test was due
to “unintentional ingestion” of clenbuterol.
WADA and cycling’s governing body might,
of course, disagree. As it is, the neither-here-
nor-there proposed one-year ban looks tailor
made to provoke an appeal, which would
relieve the Spanish of having to sort out this
whole mess and hand it to CAS instead.
One solution could be to show a little
lenience — and only with clenbuterol — to
athletes whose tests show only very small
times in the 80s and 90s, though Neil
O’Donnell led the Steelers to the 1996 Super
Bowl — a loss to Dallas.
After a 26-year drought, Roethlisberger
helped the Steelers earn one for the thumb in
February 2006. The Steelers added a record
sixth title to their trophy case two years ago.
Now, they’re going for No. 7.
“Expectations are sky high in this city dat-
ing back to the 70s when those guys won four
Super Bowls,” cornerback Ike Taylor said.
“We got Pitt basketball playing good ball and
I jumped on the Penguins bandwagon a few
years ago. Hopefully we can get the Pirates
going sooner or later.”
That’s not likely.
The Pirates are coming off a record-setting
18th consecutive losing, and their chances of
contending wouldn’t be any worse if Taylor
and eight Steelers were penciled into the line-
up every day.
Good thing fans here have the Steelers,
Penguins and Panthers to cheer. About a
dozen people lined up outside the Steelers
practice facility Thursday, braving the cold,
snowy weather in hopes that a player or two
would sign an autograph.
“We love our Steelers,” said Arlene Hopson,
a student at Pitt. “The Packers don’t stand a
chance next week.”
Hoke signed with the Steelers as an undraft-
ed free agent out of Brigham Young in 2001.
He grew up in California, but was familiar
with the Steelers tradition before he joined the
team. Then he got a dose of their fans.
“I knew the history, but once I got here and
spent more time here, you start to realize how
important this organization is to this area and
how much you are loved and what kind of
responsibility that brings,” Hoke said.
months after Walker sustained a cut in
November during training at the American
Kickboxing Academy, which is tucked into a
strip mall between a discount store and a fabric
barn. Walker is there almost every day of his life
now, sparring in the ring and wrestling on the
sweat-stained mats with prospects less than half
his age.
“I don’t really know anyone out here in the
Bay Area except my teammates,” Walker said. “I
don’t really go out anyway, though, so it’s not
too bad.”
Walker already has a black belt in taekwondo,
and he became infatuated with MMA five years
ago when he observed the UFC’s evolution into
an organized, regulated league for elite athletes.
He connected with Strikeforce CEO Scott
Coker, who flew him to Los Angeles to test his
aptitude against athletes in five MMA disci-
plines.
Coker realized Walker was raw, but no joke.
Walker eventually was matched with AKA’s
trainers in San Jose, and he has been living and
training in the Bay Area for the last 15 months.
traces of the drug, as happened with
Contador. Set a low threshold and punish
only those who have more drug in their sys-
tem than the allowable limit. Perhaps even
make clenbuterol-positive athletes take a lie-
detector test, as has happened with others.
Certainly, more scientific research and
thought is needed to better distinguish cheats
from unfortunates who stumble on bad meat.
The drawback would be that dopers might
then all fall back on the meat excuse to cover
up their cheating. It is not inconceivable that
Contador is doing that, despite his protesta-
tions of innocence. After all, who can trust
the word of an accused athlete anymore?
Early in his drawn-out disciplinary process,
there were quiet suggestions that Contador
may have had a banned performance-enhanc-
ing blood transfusion and that it might have
triggered his failed test. He denied it. But it
sure would help if there was a fully validated
scientific method to entirely rule out or prove
that scenario.
Losing Contador, its biggest star, for a year
would be a blow for cycling but not disas-
trous. After so many previous drug positives,
what is one more?
Friday • Jan. 28, 2011 13
Fisher’s tenure
with Titans over
By Teresa M. Walker
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans
have parted ways with Jeff Fisher, who just com-
pleted his 16th full season as the NFL’s longest-
tenured coach.
The team said in a release Thursday night that
“Fisher will no longer be the head coach of the
team.” The Titans announced the move within an
hour of a report by SI.com that they were nego-
tiating Fisher’s departure.
The move comes only three weeks after
owner Bud Adams
announced Fisher would
stay on for the final year of
his current contract, a move
that would have left Fisher
coaching for his future.
The team also said a news
conference will be held
either later Thursday night
or Friday to discuss the
Jeff Fisher Titans’ first coaching
change since the franchise
relocated to Tennessee from Houston in 1997.
A team spokesman did not immediately
respond to messages from The Associated Press.
Fisher did not answer a message left on his cell,
and his agent also did not respond to messages
from the AP.
The move caught most of the NFL by sur-
prise.
Though Fisher had been derided locally as
“Coach .500” or “Coacho Ocho,” he seemingly
had just survived a battle with quarterback Vince
Young. Adams decided to either release Young
or trade him on Jan. 5. The owner announced
two days later that he would be keeping Fisher,
leaving the coach to head into the 2011 season
needing a playoff berth.
But Fisher didn’t help himself when he fired
his defensive coordinator Chuck Cecil a week
ago after giving him a contract for the 2011 sea-
son.
Fisher has coached more NFL games for one
franchise than all but six Hall of Famers: George
Halas, Tom Landry, Don Shula, Chuck Noll,
Curly Lambeau and Bud Grant. He ranks third
among active coaches in career wins with a
record of 147-126, behind only Bill Belichick
(176) and Mike Shanahan (160), and he is 20th
all-time in coaching victories.
Adams promoted Fisher from defensive coor-
dinator to interim coach with six games left in
the 1994 season after firing Jack Pardee. Adams
removed the interim tag after that season and has
stayed with Fisher longer than any other coach
with the franchise the billionaire founded.
Fisher oversaw the team’s relocation from
Houston in which the Oilers played in four dif-
ferent stadiums between 1996 and 1999 before
moving into their current home.
Since 1999, Tennessee ranks seventh in the
NFL in winning percentage with a 110-82
record. The Titans also are tied for fourth with
six playoff seasons since 1999, though a second
straight miss this past season will drop the team
down that list.
No matter how many fans have been
turned off by the stain of doping on cycling,
hundreds of thousands of others who line
France’s roads for three weeks each July
don’t seem to care. The sport has become
like a fish tank in a restaurant: every now and
then a fish unlucky enough to be caught dis-
appears. But, for the others, life goes on.
Cycling stumbles from scandal to scandal
but never succumbs to or eradicates them.
The damage done to the sport by the
Contador case shouldn’t be overstated. The
Tour will go on.
But the damage to an innocent athlete
unfairly punished for doping charges cannot
be overstated enough. Ultimately, the clen-
buterol problem that Contador’s case high-
lights boils down to choosing the lesser of
two evils.
If changing the rules lets some cheats slip
through the cracks, then so be it. As wiser
people have said, it is better that some guilty
men go free than to punish an innocent one.
John Leicester is an international sports columnist
for The Associated Press. Write to him at jleices-
ter@ap.org
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MMA
Continued from page 11
Castillo has been following that dream since
her days at Mills High School. It’s then, as a
17-year-old fighting in a karate tournament,
that Castillo turned to her mother and told her
that she had found her passion. Fighting is all
Castillo had known ever since, racking up
numerous kickboxing and Muay Thai world
championships along the way.
But Saturday will mark a new chapter in
Castillo’s fighting career. Gone will be the
familiar 10-ounce gloves, which will be
replaced by the four-ounce gloves used in
MMA. Gone will be the two minute rounds to
which Castillo is accustomed. They’ll be
replaced by five-minute wars with an oppo-
nent whose listed specialty is jiu-jitsu — a
grappling style nowhere to be seen in the
strictly strike-strike world of kickboxing.
“It feels like it’s day one,” Castillo said. “I
feel like day one on roller skates and I’m
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Continued from page 11
striker finished beautifully to put the Wildcats up
1-0 in the 22nd minute.
“It was pretty stressful at first because, the last
game we played we were the ones who scored
first and we got called back,” McAuliffe said.
“And it was pretty stressful to have them score
first, especially the same girl who scored twice
on us last game. But we just bounced right back.
We came back even harder.”
It took the Dons a while to get there and they
were the beneficiary of some favorable calls —
but to their credit, they came because Aragon
frantically pushed for that equalizer.
After failing to get a decent look on offense to
start the second half, Aragon got their break on a
handball by Emma Danz called inside the
Woodside penalty box in the 70th minute. Up
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falling on the cement. (But) it’s great. I love it,
I love it.”
Despite living full combat for 10 years, the
challenge lies in how quickly Castillo has
picked up the nuances that come with fighting
in the octagon as opposed to a four-sided ring.
“If I said I was completely comfortable with
that, I would be a fool,” Castillo said. “And I
hope someone would smack me hard across
my face to wake me up. I think that would be
not giving enough credit to the sport — to say
that in three weeks I’m going to fight MMA,
OK, no problem. No way. I won’t know how
comfortable I am until Saturday when I get
into that cage. And it can be an awakening
experience for me. I can walk in and say, ‘Oh
this is not for me,’ or leave and say, ‘I love this
and I’m not leaving.’”
The champion is taking the task in stride
and is putting in the time to make sure she’s as
prepared as she can be come tomorrow night.
“My training is different, it’s a lot different,”
Castillo said. “We have to increase my
endurance, increase my cardio. The stand-up
stance is different (then Muay Thai). The
stepped McAuliffe, who had her classic solid
performance in the midfield after having the
wind knocked out of her in the game’s initial
moments. The senior captain finished superbly,
with Woodside keeper Lily Garza not even
attempting a save on the equalizer.
With the momentum in hand, Aragon contin-
ued to press, looking for the winning goal.
They got their chance in the 77th minute on a
corner kick taken by Rachel Killigrew.
Killigrew’s in-swinging service into the area
was exact, forcing Garza to make a save and
knock the ball as it looked to go into the net.
Then a mad scrum ensued inside the Woodside
goal box — Winterbottom got a head on a loose
ball and got it over the keeper’s outstretched
hand for the go-ahead goal as the Aragon side-
line erupted in elation.
Five minutes later, after Woodside frenzied for
its own equalizer (and almost got it thanks to
Duffner), the whistle sounded marking the end
of a great comeback for the Dons.
“I can’t ask for more effort,” Colglazier said.
training has changed because I’m looking to
be well-rounded.”
At 28 years old, Castillo knows the time to
make her move into the pros is now — and
Strikeforce might be the perfect fit for her as
it’s one of the few professional mixed martial
arts organization to give women fighters the
platform to show their skills in the cage.
“You know what, sink or swim, no matter
what, it’s something I have to do,” Castillo
said. “I’m excited about it, there’s an excite-
ment inside of me. When I train, I’m always
so hard on myself. And now, for this one, I’m
getting my butt trained. I’ve spent years on my
feet learning the art there and I’m still not 110
percent convinced that my stand-up game is
great. Every day you’re trying to perfect the
art and learn something new.”
Now living in San Jose, the stage couldn’t
be better for Castillo to make her debut.
“I’m always nervous before a fight. If I said
I wasn’t, they’d be something wrong,” Castillo
said. “I always have my pre-fight jitters, but
there’s no better feeling than fighting at
home.”
“These girls are beat up, injured. But they went
out there. There’s not a girl out here that’s not
hurting, but they went 100 percent.”
“Give a lot of credit to Aragon, they hung in
there and they pushed until the end,” said
Woodside coach Jose Navarette. “As hard as
they played, maybe they deserved to come out
with this win. But I also saw some positives in
our play. Our girls came out of their slump a lit-
tle because we haven’t been going very well.
Today was a little better. They’ve got to learn to
play 80 minutes and we didn’t today. It’s a tough
league, it’s not over yet. We’re going to keep our
heads up and we’re going to congratulate
Aragon on a really good comeback.”
Colglazier believed his team was just a little
bit more hungry for the win.
“I think we wanted it, I think we wanted it
more,” Colglazier said. “I think we wouldn’t
accept losing. We just wanted it more at the end
of the game. We wanted to beat Woodside, we
wanted that notch on our belt. Payback. We got
payback today.”
THE DAILY JOURNAL
ATHLETICS
Continued from page 11
While Geren won’t provide a batting order
at this early stage — “I haven’t even wasted
my time with that yet,” he quipped — he is
giving it plenty of thought. Willingham, who
joined the A’s in a trade from the Nationals last
month, will bat somewhere third-fourth-fifth
to break up the lefty hitters.
“Yo don’t have a (Albert) Pujols in there, a
flat-out superstar, but if you look at this lineup
you have balance,” Willingham said.
He batted .268 with 16 home runs and 56
RBIs last season. Willingham finished last sea-
son on the 60-day disabled list as he recovered
from surgery on his left knee. He was side-
lined after Aug. 15 and played 114 games, 108
of those in left field.
In fact, Oakland’s other outfielders also
missed time because of injury last season —
Coco Crisp, Conor Jackson, Ryan Sweeney
and DeJesus the final two months with Kansas
City following right thumb surgery.
The A’s used the disabled list 23 times in
2010, two shy of the franchise record set in
2008.
That’s why Geren is thrilled to have options
almost everywhere. Oakland last week added
Grant Balfour and Brian Fuentes to an already
deep bullpen, to back an experienced rotation.
“The last few years going into spring train-
ing we had a good team,” Geren said. “You
know the story of the injury train that got out
of control there for a while and we could never
recover. The difference between this offseason
going into spring training and last is we have a
lot more depth in just about every single
department.
“We’re doing everything we can to get guys
healthy and strong to withstand the long 162-
game schedule but we also have a real advan-
tage this year where if a couple guys do get
dinged up we have a lot deeper bullpen, out-
field. So we’re pretty excited about what we
have. Our talent level has gone up and our
depth has gone up,” he said.
THE DAILY JOURNAL SPORTS Friday • Jan. 28, 2011 15

Woods starts year with 69,trails by five strokes

By Doug Ferguson Course that left him five shots behind I didn’t do that.” Woods won in a playoff. Also at 67 on he played solidly except on the
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS South Korean rookie Sunghoon Kang. Kang, a 24-year-old rookie, fin- the South was John Daly, whose last greens. He made only two putts
If the setting was familiar for ished with back-to-back birdies on the win came in 2004 at this tournament. longer than 3 feet — a 10-foot par
SAN DIEGO — Tiger Woods Woods, so was his middle-of-the-pack North Course for an 8-under 64, giv- He is the last player to win at Torrey save on No. 8, and a 25-foot birdie
began his new season with no bogeys, position. In four of his six wins at this ing him a one-shot lead over fellow Pines when Woods was in the field. putt on the par-3 sixth that bounced
no birdies on the par 5s and no drama. tournaments, he has been at least five rookie Chris Kirk, Alex Prugh and “This place means a lot to me,” along until catching the right corner of
Looking for a new start after a dis- shots behind after the opening round. Rickie Fowler. Daly said. “The top golfers play here the cup.
astrous year on and off the golf “I’m happy with the way I played, Phil Mickelson shot 32 on the back every year. That says something.” “I didn’t leave myself any putts,”
course, Woods felt little stress absolutely,” Woods said. “I could have nine for a 5-under 67 to match the best “Welcome back to Torrey,” was a Woods said. “I kept leaving myself
Thursday in the Farmers Insurance been a lot better if I took care of the score on the tougher South Course, popular phrase from the gallery above the hole. And I didn’t take
Open with a 3-under 69 on the North par 5s a little bit more, but obviously, which hosted the 2008 U.S. Open that throughout Woods’ round, in which advantage of the par 5s.”
FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU
28 29 30 31 1 2 3 NFL PLAYOFF GLANCE NBA GLANCE NHL GLANCE
Wild-card Playoffs
vs. Coyotes
7 p.m.
@ Ducks
7 p.m. Saturday,Jan.8 EASTERN CONFERENCE EASTERN CONFERENCE
CSN-CAL CSN-CAL Seattle 41,New Orleans 36 Atlantic Division Atlantic Division
N.Y.Jets 17,Indianapolis 16 Sunday,Jan.9 W L Pct GB W L OT Pts GF GA
Baltimore 30,Kansas City 7 Boston 34 10 .773 — Philadelphia 33 12 5 71 174 130
Green Bay 21,Philadelphia 16 New York 24 21 .533 10 1/2 Pittsburgh 31 15 4 66 154 114
vs.Bobcats vs.Jazz vs. Bucks Philadelphia 20 25 .444 14 1/2 N.Y.Rangers 29 20 3 61 148 126
7:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Divisional Playoffs New Jersey 14 32 .304 21 N.Y.Islanders 15 27 7 37 119 162
CSN-BAY CSN-BAY CSN-BAY Saturday,Jan.15 New Jersey 16 30 3 35 101 146
Toronto 13 33 .283 22
Pittsburgh 31,Baltimore 24 Southeast Division Northeast Division
Green Bay 48,Atlanta 21 Sunday,Jan.16 W L Pct GB W L OT Pts GF GA

WHAT’S ON TAP PGA SCOREBOARD Chicago 35,Seattle 24

N.Y.Jets 28,New England 21
Miami
Orlando
31
30
14
16
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.652
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1 1/2
Boston
Montreal
28
27
15
18
7
5
63
59
152
130
112
123
Atlanta 29 17 .630 2 1/2 Buffalo 23 21 5 51 137 144
FRIDAY Conference Championships Charlotte 19 25 .432 11 1/2 Toronto 19 25 5 43 124 153
Boys Soccer Farmers Insurane Open Par Scores Sunday,Jan.23 Ottawa 17 25 8 42 108 160
Washington 13 31 .295 17 1/2
Sequoia at Aragon, Terra Nova at Carlmont, Thursday Green Bay 21,Chicago 14 Central Division Southeast Division
Burlingame at Westmoor,South City at Capuchino, At Torrey Pines Pittsburgh 24,N.Y.Jets 19 W L Pct GB W L OT Pts GF GA
San Mateo at Hillsdale,Half Moon Bay at Mills,Jef- South Course; 7,698 yards; Par 72 Chicago 31 14 .689 — Tampa Bay 31 15 5 67 154 154
ferson at El Camino,3 p.m.;Menlo at Priory,Eastside North Course; 7,067 yards; Par 72 Pro Bowl Milwaukee 17 26 .395 13 Washington 27 15 9 63 140 129
Prep at Crystal Springs Uplands,Sacred Heart Prep Sunday,Jan.30 Indiana 16 26 .381 13 1/2 Atlanta 24 19 9 57 152 166
San Diego Carolina 25 19 6 56 153 155
at Pinewood,3:30 p.m.;Woodside at Menlo-Ather- At Honolulu Detroit 17 29 .370 14 1/2
Purse: $5.8 million Florida 22 22 5 49 131 131
ton,4 p.m.; AFC vs.NFC,4 p.m.(FOX) Cleveland 8 37 .178 23
First Round
Boys Basketball a-denotes amateur Super Bowl
Sunday,Feb.6 WESTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Sacred Heart Prep at Crystal Springs Uplands,Menlo Sunghoon Kang 33-31 — 64 -8n
At Arlington,Texas Central Division
at The King’s Academy, 6:30 p.m.; South City at Alex Prugh 34-31 — 65 -7n Southwest Division
Pittsburgh vs.Green Bay,3:30 p.m.(FOX) W L OT Pts GF GA
Aragon, El Camino at Menlo-Atherton,Woodside Rickie Fowler 34-31 — 65 -7n W L Pct GB Detroit 30 13 6 66 166 143
at Burlingame, Jefferson at Hillsdale, Mills, at Half Chris Kirk 32-34 — 66 -6n San Antonio 39 7 .848 — Nashville 27 17 6 60 134 119
Moon Bay,Terra Nova at Carlmont,Sequoia at San
Mateo,Capuchino at Oceana,7:30 p.m.;
John Daly 33-34 — 67 -5s TRANSACTIONS Dallas
New Orleans
30
31
15
16
.667
.660
8 1/2
8 1/2
Chicago
Columbus
26 20 4
23 21 5
56
51
157
130
139
152
Brandt Jobe 33-34 — 67 -5n
NFL Memphis 22 24 .478 17 St.Louis 22 20 7 51 130 146
Girls Basketball Bill Haas 33-34 — 67 -5n Houston 22 26 .458 18
CAROLINA PANTHERS—Named Scott Turner of- Northwest Division
San Mateo at Aragon,Mills at Menlo-Atherton,Terra Keegan Bradley 35-32 — 67 -5n Northwest Division
fensive quality control coach. W L OT Pts GF GA
Nova at Burlingame, South City at Oceana, El Fabian Gomez 34-33 — 67 -5s
DENVER BRONCOS—Named Keith Burns special W L Pct GB Vancouver 31 10 9 71 165 121
Camino at Half Moon Bay,Westmoor at Carlmont, Ryuji Imada 33-34 — 67 -5n teams coach and Sam Garnes secondary coach. Oklahoma City 29 16 .644 — Colorado 25 19 6 56 161 165
Sequoia at Jefferson,Capuchino at Hillsdale,6 p.m.; Fredrik Jacobson 33-34 — 67 -5n OAKLAND RAIDERS—Named Steve Wisniewski Denver 27 18 .600 2 Minnesota 25 19 5 55 130 134
Eastside Prep at Menlo, Sacred Heart Prep at Y.E.Yang 34-33 — 67 -5n offensive line coach. Utah 27 19 .587 2 1/2 Calgary 24 21 6 54 144 152
Castilleja,Crystal Springs Uplands at Notre Dame- TENNESSEE TITANS—Announced coach Jeff Portland 25 21 .543 4 1/2 Edmonton 15 26 8 38 122 168
Phil Mickelson 35-32 — 67 -5s
SJ, 6:30 p.m.; Notre Dame-Belmont at Mitty, 7:30 Fisher will not return next season. Minnesota 10 35 .222 19 Pacific Division
p.m. Marc Leishman 34-33 — 67 -5n
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Signed DT Jay Alford, S Pacific Division W L OT Pts GF GA
Anthony Kim 34-34 — 68 -4n James Brindley and WR Chris Carter to future con- W L Pct GB Dallas 30 15 5 65 147 137
Matt Jones 34-34 — 68 -4s tracts.
LOCAL SCOREBOARD Ben Martin 34-34 — 68 -4n NHL
L.A.Lakers
Phoenix
33
20
13
24
.717
.455
—
12
Anaheim
Phoenix
28 20 4
25 17 9
60
59
140
149
146
145
Paul Stankowski 35-33 — 68 -4s NHL—Announced Rob Blake, will join the NHL’s Golden State 19 26 .422 13 1/2 San Jose 25 19 6 56 139 138
GIRLS’ SOCCER Hockey Operations Department as a manager. L.A.Clippers 17 28 .378 15 1/2 Los Angeles 27 22 1 55 143 124
Aragon 2,Woodside 1 Rory Sabbatini 33-35 — 68 -4n
CAROLINA HURRICANES—Reassigned F Zach Sacramento 10 33 .233 21 1/2
Halftime score — 1-0 Woodside. Goal scorer (as- David Mathis 33-35 — 68 -4n Boychuk to Charlotte (AHL). Two points for a win,one point for overtime loss.
sist) — W, Duffner (Brandman);A,McAuliffe (penalty Kyle Stanley 33-35 — 68 -4n DALLAS STARS—Assigned C Aaron Gagnon and
kick); A, Winterbottom (unassisted). Records — Thursday’s Games
Scott McCarron 34-35 — 69 -3n C Travis Morin to Texas (AHL). New York 93,Miami 88 Wednesday’s Games
Aragon 4-2-2 PAL Bay; Woodside 5-2-1.
WEDNESDAY Kevin Sutherland 36-33 — 69 -3s NASHVILLE PREDATORS—Assigned F Chris Dallas 111,Houston 106 Boston 2,Florida 1
Jhonattan Vegas 32-37 — 69 -3n Mueller and reassigned F Matt Halischuk to Mil- Boston at Portland,late Carolina 4,N.Y.Islanders 2
BOYS’ BASKETBALL waukee (AHL).
St. Ignatius 36,Serra 33 Hunter Mahan 37-32 — 69 -3s Friday’s Games Atlanta 1,Washington 0
Serra 8 7 10 8 — 33 NEW JERSEY DEVILS—Assigned D Mark Fraser, Detroit 3,New Jersey 1
Tiger Woods 34-35 — 69 -3n RW Nick Palmieri, LW Mattias Tedenby and RW New Jersey at Indiana,4 p.m.
St.Ignatius 9 3 6 18 — 36 Vladimir Zharkov to Albany (AHL). Memphis at Philadelphia,4 p.m. Dallas 3,Edmonton 1
Brian Davis 34-35 — 69 -3s
SERRA (fg ftm-fta tp) — McGrath 7 6-8 15,Barsuc- Milwaukee at Toronto,4 p.m. Phoenix 5,Colorado 2
cini 2 0-0 5,Leahy 1 2-2 5, Caruso 3 0-0 6,B. Cordery Zack Miller 34-35 — 69 -3n NEW YORK ISLANDERS—Sent D Dylan Reese and
G Kevin Poulin to Bridgeport (AHL).Agreed to terms New York at Atlanta,4:30 p.m. Calgary 4,St.Louis 1
0 1-2 1, Grosey 0 1-2 1. Totals 10 10-18 33. ST. IG- Michael Thompson 33-36 — 69 -3s Denver at Cleveland,4:30 p.m. Vancouver 2,Nashville 1
NATIUS — Pappas 1 0-0 3,Mrlik 0 10-10 10,Johnson with F Matt Moulson on a three-year contract.
Jamie Lovemark 33-36 — 69 -3s PHOENIX COYOTES—Sent F Mikkel Boedker, F Detroit at Miami,4:30 p.m. Los Angeles 3,San Jose 2,SO
3 2-3 9, Domingo 4 0-0 8,Waters 1 1-2 3, Aguilar 0 Thursday’s Games
3-4 3. Totals 11 16-19 36. 3-pointers — McGrath, Kevin Streelman 35-34 — 69 -3s Andrew Ebbett and D Chris Summers to San An- Orlando at Chicago,5 p.m.
Barcuccini, Leahy (S); Pappas,Johnson (SI). Dustin Johnson 36-33 — 69 -3s tonio (AHL). Washington at Oklahoma City,5 p.m. No games scheduled
THE DAILY JOURNAL SPORTS Friday • Jan. 28, 2011 15

Woods starts year with 69,trails by five strokes

By Doug Ferguson Course that left him five shots behind I didn’t do that.” Woods won in a playoff. Also at 67 on he played solidly except on the
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS South Korean rookie Sunghoon Kang. Kang, a 24-year-old rookie, fin- the South was John Daly, whose last greens. He made only two putts
If the setting was familiar for ished with back-to-back birdies on the win came in 2004 at this tournament. longer than 3 feet — a 10-foot par
SAN DIEGO — Tiger Woods Woods, so was his middle-of-the-pack North Course for an 8-under 64, giv- He is the last player to win at Torrey save on No. 8, and a 25-foot birdie
began his new season with no bogeys, position. In four of his six wins at this ing him a one-shot lead over fellow Pines when Woods was in the field. putt on the par-3 sixth that bounced
no birdies on the par 5s and no drama. tournaments, he has been at least five rookie Chris Kirk, Alex Prugh and “This place means a lot to me,” along until catching the right corner of
Looking for a new start after a dis- shots behind after the opening round. Rickie Fowler. Daly said. “The top golfers play here the cup.
astrous year on and off the golf “I’m happy with the way I played, Phil Mickelson shot 32 on the back every year. That says something.” “I didn’t leave myself any putts,”
course, Woods felt little stress absolutely,” Woods said. “I could have nine for a 5-under 67 to match the best “Welcome back to Torrey,” was a Woods said. “I kept leaving myself
Thursday in the Farmers Insurance been a lot better if I took care of the score on the tougher South Course, popular phrase from the gallery above the hole. And I didn’t take
Open with a 3-under 69 on the North par 5s a little bit more, but obviously, which hosted the 2008 U.S. Open that throughout Woods’ round, in which advantage of the par 5s.”
FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU
28 29 30 31 1 2 3 NFL PLAYOFF GLANCE NBA GLANCE NHL GLANCE
Wild-card Playoffs
vs. Coyotes
7 p.m.
@ Ducks
7 p.m. Saturday,Jan.8 EASTERN CONFERENCE EASTERN CONFERENCE
CSN-CAL CSN-CAL Seattle 41,New Orleans 36 Atlantic Division Atlantic Division
N.Y.Jets 17,Indianapolis 16 Sunday,Jan.9 W L Pct GB W L OT Pts GF GA
Baltimore 30,Kansas City 7 Boston 34 10 .773 — Philadelphia 33 12 5 71 174 130
Green Bay 21,Philadelphia 16 New York 24 21 .533 10 1/2 Pittsburgh 31 15 4 66 154 114
vs.Bobcats vs.Jazz vs. Bucks Philadelphia 20 25 .444 14 1/2 N.Y.Rangers 29 20 3 61 148 126
7:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Divisional Playoffs New Jersey 14 32 .304 21 N.Y.Islanders 15 27 7 37 119 162
CSN-BAY CSN-BAY CSN-BAY Saturday,Jan.15 New Jersey 16 30 3 35 101 146
Toronto 13 33 .283 22
Pittsburgh 31,Baltimore 24 Southeast Division Northeast Division
Green Bay 48,Atlanta 21 Sunday,Jan.16 W L Pct GB W L OT Pts GF GA

WHAT’S ON TAP PGA SCOREBOARD Chicago 35,Seattle 24

N.Y.Jets 28,New England 21
Miami
Orlando
31
30
14
16
.689
.652
—
1 1/2
Boston
Montreal
28
27
15
18
7
5
63
59
152
130
112
123
Atlanta 29 17 .630 2 1/2 Buffalo 23 21 5 51 137 144
FRIDAY Conference Championships Charlotte 19 25 .432 11 1/2 Toronto 19 25 5 43 124 153
Boys Soccer Farmers Insurane Open Par Scores Sunday,Jan.23 Ottawa 17 25 8 42 108 160
Washington 13 31 .295 17 1/2
Sequoia at Aragon, Terra Nova at Carlmont, Thursday Green Bay 21,Chicago 14 Central Division Southeast Division
Burlingame at Westmoor,South City at Capuchino, At Torrey Pines Pittsburgh 24,N.Y.Jets 19 W L Pct GB W L OT Pts GF GA
San Mateo at Hillsdale,Half Moon Bay at Mills,Jef- South Course; 7,698 yards; Par 72 Chicago 31 14 .689 — Tampa Bay 31 15 5 67 154 154
ferson at El Camino,3 p.m.;Menlo at Priory,Eastside North Course; 7,067 yards; Par 72 Pro Bowl Milwaukee 17 26 .395 13 Washington 27 15 9 63 140 129
Prep at Crystal Springs Uplands,Sacred Heart Prep Sunday,Jan.30 Indiana 16 26 .381 13 1/2 Atlanta 24 19 9 57 152 166
San Diego Carolina 25 19 6 56 153 155
at Pinewood,3:30 p.m.;Woodside at Menlo-Ather- At Honolulu Detroit 17 29 .370 14 1/2
Purse: $5.8 million Florida 22 22 5 49 131 131
ton,4 p.m.; AFC vs.NFC,4 p.m.(FOX) Cleveland 8 37 .178 23
First Round
Boys Basketball a-denotes amateur Super Bowl
Sunday,Feb.6 WESTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Sacred Heart Prep at Crystal Springs Uplands,Menlo Sunghoon Kang 33-31 — 64 -8n
At Arlington,Texas Central Division
at The King’s Academy, 6:30 p.m.; South City at Alex Prugh 34-31 — 65 -7n Southwest Division
Pittsburgh vs.Green Bay,3:30 p.m.(FOX) W L OT Pts GF GA
Aragon, El Camino at Menlo-Atherton,Woodside Rickie Fowler 34-31 — 65 -7n W L Pct GB Detroit 30 13 6 66 166 143
at Burlingame, Jefferson at Hillsdale, Mills, at Half Chris Kirk 32-34 — 66 -6n San Antonio 39 7 .848 — Nashville 27 17 6 60 134 119
Moon Bay,Terra Nova at Carlmont,Sequoia at San
Mateo,Capuchino at Oceana,7:30 p.m.;
John Daly 33-34 — 67 -5s TRANSACTIONS Dallas
New Orleans
30
31
15
16
.667
.660
8 1/2
8 1/2
Chicago
Columbus
26 20 4
23 21 5
56
51
157
130
139
152
Brandt Jobe 33-34 — 67 -5n
NFL Memphis 22 24 .478 17 St.Louis 22 20 7 51 130 146
Girls Basketball Bill Haas 33-34 — 67 -5n Houston 22 26 .458 18
CAROLINA PANTHERS—Named Scott Turner of- Northwest Division
San Mateo at Aragon,Mills at Menlo-Atherton,Terra Keegan Bradley 35-32 — 67 -5n Northwest Division
fensive quality control coach. W L OT Pts GF GA
Nova at Burlingame, South City at Oceana, El Fabian Gomez 34-33 — 67 -5s
DENVER BRONCOS—Named Keith Burns special W L Pct GB Vancouver 31 10 9 71 165 121
Camino at Half Moon Bay,Westmoor at Carlmont, Ryuji Imada 33-34 — 67 -5n teams coach and Sam Garnes secondary coach. Oklahoma City 29 16 .644 — Colorado 25 19 6 56 161 165
Sequoia at Jefferson,Capuchino at Hillsdale,6 p.m.; Fredrik Jacobson 33-34 — 67 -5n OAKLAND RAIDERS—Named Steve Wisniewski Denver 27 18 .600 2 Minnesota 25 19 5 55 130 134
Eastside Prep at Menlo, Sacred Heart Prep at Y.E.Yang 34-33 — 67 -5n offensive line coach. Utah 27 19 .587 2 1/2 Calgary 24 21 6 54 144 152
Castilleja,Crystal Springs Uplands at Notre Dame- TENNESSEE TITANS—Announced coach Jeff Portland 25 21 .543 4 1/2 Edmonton 15 26 8 38 122 168
Phil Mickelson 35-32 — 67 -5s
SJ, 6:30 p.m.; Notre Dame-Belmont at Mitty, 7:30 Fisher will not return next season. Minnesota 10 35 .222 19 Pacific Division
p.m. Marc Leishman 34-33 — 67 -5n
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Signed DT Jay Alford, S Pacific Division W L OT Pts GF GA
Anthony Kim 34-34 — 68 -4n James Brindley and WR Chris Carter to future con- W L Pct GB Dallas 30 15 5 65 147 137
Matt Jones 34-34 — 68 -4s tracts.
LOCAL SCOREBOARD Ben Martin 34-34 — 68 -4n NHL
L.A.Lakers
Phoenix
33
20
13
24
.717
.455
—
12
Anaheim
Phoenix
28 20 4
25 17 9
60
59
140
149
146
145
Paul Stankowski 35-33 — 68 -4s NHL—Announced Rob Blake, will join the NHL’s Golden State 19 26 .422 13 1/2 San Jose 25 19 6 56 139 138
GIRLS’ SOCCER Hockey Operations Department as a manager. L.A.Clippers 17 28 .378 15 1/2 Los Angeles 27 22 1 55 143 124
Aragon 2,Woodside 1 Rory Sabbatini 33-35 — 68 -4n
CAROLINA HURRICANES—Reassigned F Zach Sacramento 10 33 .233 21 1/2
Halftime score — 1-0 Woodside. Goal scorer (as- David Mathis 33-35 — 68 -4n Boychuk to Charlotte (AHL). Two points for a win,one point for overtime loss.
sist) — W, Duffner (Brandman);A,McAuliffe (penalty Kyle Stanley 33-35 — 68 -4n DALLAS STARS—Assigned C Aaron Gagnon and
kick); A, Winterbottom (unassisted). Records — Thursday’s Games
Scott McCarron 34-35 — 69 -3n C Travis Morin to Texas (AHL). New York 93,Miami 88 Wednesday’s Games
Aragon 4-2-2 PAL Bay; Woodside 5-2-1.
WEDNESDAY Kevin Sutherland 36-33 — 69 -3s NASHVILLE PREDATORS—Assigned F Chris Dallas 111,Houston 106 Boston 2,Florida 1
Jhonattan Vegas 32-37 — 69 -3n Mueller and reassigned F Matt Halischuk to Mil- Boston at Portland,late Carolina 4,N.Y.Islanders 2
BOYS’ BASKETBALL waukee (AHL).
St. Ignatius 36,Serra 33 Hunter Mahan 37-32 — 69 -3s Friday’s Games Atlanta 1,Washington 0
Serra 8 7 10 8 — 33 NEW JERSEY DEVILS—Assigned D Mark Fraser, Detroit 3,New Jersey 1
Tiger Woods 34-35 — 69 -3n RW Nick Palmieri, LW Mattias Tedenby and RW New Jersey at Indiana,4 p.m.
St.Ignatius 9 3 6 18 — 36 Vladimir Zharkov to Albany (AHL). Memphis at Philadelphia,4 p.m. Dallas 3,Edmonton 1
Brian Davis 34-35 — 69 -3s
SERRA (fg ftm-fta tp) — McGrath 7 6-8 15,Barsuc- Milwaukee at Toronto,4 p.m. Phoenix 5,Colorado 2
cini 2 0-0 5,Leahy 1 2-2 5, Caruso 3 0-0 6,B. Cordery Zack Miller 34-35 — 69 -3n NEW YORK ISLANDERS—Sent D Dylan Reese and
G Kevin Poulin to Bridgeport (AHL).Agreed to terms New York at Atlanta,4:30 p.m. Calgary 4,St.Louis 1
0 1-2 1, Grosey 0 1-2 1. Totals 10 10-18 33. ST. IG- Michael Thompson 33-36 — 69 -3s Denver at Cleveland,4:30 p.m. Vancouver 2,Nashville 1
NATIUS — Pappas 1 0-0 3,Mrlik 0 10-10 10,Johnson with F Matt Moulson on a three-year contract.
Jamie Lovemark 33-36 — 69 -3s PHOENIX COYOTES—Sent F Mikkel Boedker, F Detroit at Miami,4:30 p.m. Los Angeles 3,San Jose 2,SO
3 2-3 9, Domingo 4 0-0 8,Waters 1 1-2 3, Aguilar 0 Thursday’s Games
3-4 3. Totals 11 16-19 36. 3-pointers — McGrath, Kevin Streelman 35-34 — 69 -3s Andrew Ebbett and D Chris Summers to San An- Orlando at Chicago,5 p.m.
Barcuccini, Leahy (S); Pappas,Johnson (SI). Dustin Johnson 36-33 — 69 -3s tonio (AHL). Washington at Oklahoma City,5 p.m. No games scheduled
16 Friday • Jan. 28, 2011
Chrysler 200 replaces Sebring sedan
GM says it no longer needs government loan to go green
By Ken Thomas
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON —- General Motors Co., in
another sign of its progress since a government-
led bankruptcy, said Thursday it is withdrawing
its application for $14.4 billion in federal loans
it had sought to help build more fuel-efficient
cars.
GM, which has posted three straight prof-
itable financial quarters since its 2009 bank-
AUTO
ruptcy, said it no longer needs the loans because
the company’s cash position has improved. GM
applied for the loans in 2009 to modernize
plants to build fuel-efficient vehicles.
“This decision is based on our confidence in
GM’s overall progress and strong, global busi-
ness performance,” said Chris Liddell, GM vice
chairman and chief financial officer. Liddell
said withdrawing the application was “consis-
tent with our goal to carry minimal debt on our
balance sheet.”
Analysts said the decision amounted to
another positive step for the company, which
sought bankruptcy protection in 2009 and
accepted nearly $50 billion in government help.
The new GM had an initial public offering of
stock in November, allowing the Treasury
Department to sell a significant portion of its
investment in the car company. U.S. taxpayers
still own 33 percent of GM.
“I think it does send a signal to the market-
place and to the consumer that look, this com-
THE DAILY JOURNAL
By Ann M. Job
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Chrysler’s long-running Chrysler Sebring
mid-size sedan is gone, sort of.
The four-door, five-passenger, mid-size
sedan is revamped for 2011 and given a new
name — Chrysler 200.
New exterior styling gives the 200 the
pleasing looks of other modern family cars.
The interior is nicely upgraded, too, with bet-
ter-looking plastics and other materials.
There’s a newly invigorated V-6 for upper
level models, and it generates a generous 283
horsepower, which is more than the V-6 in the
Toyota Camry.
The suspension and steering in the 200 are
improved, too, from what was in the Sebring
sedan, so ride and handling have a modern
feel.
Best of all, the starting retail price of the
Chrysler 200 is lower, by $875, than the post-
ed starting retail price for a 2010 Sebring
sedan. Starting manufacturer’s suggested
retail price, including destination charge, is
$19,995 for a 2011 200 LX with the carry-
over-from-2010 four-cylinder engine that
develops 175 horsepower. The lowest starting
price for a 200 with the 283-horsepower V-6 is
$23,790.
All Chrysler 200s come standard with auto-
matic transmission, though the base, LX cars
get a carryover four-speed automatic, while
upper level sedans get a six-speed transmis-
sion.
Competitors include some of the best-
known family sedans on the market, such as
See 200, Page 17
pany is running things on their own,” said Citi
Investment Research auto analyst Itay
Michaeli. He said avoiding the low-interest
loans would help improve GM’s brand image
because it distances the Detroit company from
the bailout and dependence on the federal gov-
ernment.
GM made the announcement at the
Washington Auto Show, where car companies
often show off green technology vehicles to
lawmakers and administration officials.
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200
Continued from page 16
the 2011 Honda Accord, which starts at
$21,930 for a sedan with 177-horsepower,
four-cylinder engine and manual transmis-
sion, and the 2011 Toyota Camry, which starts
at $20,580 with 169-horsepower, four-cylin-
der engine and manual transmission.
Pricewise, the 2011 Hyundai Sonata, with a
198-horsepower, four-cylinder engine and
starting retail price of $19,915, is more com-
petitive with the low starting price of the
Chrysler 200.
I liked the styling of the test Chrysler 200
— especially the front where a shiny, silver-
colored grille was nicely proportional to the
rest of the car, which was painted Stone
White. In contrast to some other autos, the
200’s grille is neither too big nor too small.
But I discovered that the 200 looks so much
like other sedans that the tester blended in at
parking lots. Styling cues, here and there, are
reminiscent of the familiar Camry and the
Ford Focus. Still, the attractive appearance is
a definite improvement from the ho-hum
rental car image that the Sebring sedan had
developed over the years.
The standard Chrysler 200 engine is the 2.4-
liter four cylinder that was in last year’s
Sebring sedan. Peak torque is 166 foot-
pounds at 4,400 rpm, which is on par with
many other sedans. But note the 2011
Hyundai Sonata’s four-cylinder is more pow-
erful in both horsepower and torque, which is
184 foot-pounds at 4,250 rpm.
The test 200 was a mid-level Touring model
that had the optional V-6. This 3.6-liter, dou-
ble overhead cam V-6 gave the test 200 strong
power for city and highway driving.
I readily heard the engine doing its work,
though. I also noticed shift points at times as
AUTO
The Chrysler 200 comes with virtually all safety equipment standard, including curtain air
bags,anti-whiplash front head restraints,electronic stability control and traction control.
the transmission went through the gears, and
frankly, there are cars out there with smoother
trannies.
Most of the time in city driving, the 200’s
transmission quickly moved up to the over-
drive gear — sixth — to maximize fuel
mileage. But when the car was in overdrive,
the response was a bit lazy when I wanted to
make minor increases in speed, and this was
noticeable. Still, power came on well when I
pressed hard on the accelerator pedal, and
there was good get up and go.
Torque peaks at 260 foot-pounds at 4,400
rpm. Note that the Camry’s V-6 generates less
horsepower and torque -— 268 horses and
peak torque of 248 foot-pounds at 4,700 rpm.
The 200 is so new, the publicized fuel econ-
omy numbers are still estimates, and no listing
is available on the federal government’s web-
site.
The V-6’s estimate is 19 miles per gallon in
city driving and 29 mpg on the highway,
which is close to the 20/30-mpg rating for the
V-6-powered, 2011 Honda Accord and the
20/29-mpg rating of the Toyota Camry with
Friday • Jan. 28, 2011 17
V-6. But during the Chrysler 200 test drive,
where 65 percent of the driving was in the
city, I managed just 20.6 mpg.
The Chrysler 200 isn’t a particularly quiet
sedan to drive. I heard ba-booms when tires
rolled over manhole covers and major road
bumps.
But steering was more precise than in the
Sebring, and the test 200 had a much more
buttoned-down feel on curvy roads than did its
predecessor. The interior, with silver-colored
accents, is a definite step up from the Sebring
sedans of old.
Gauges and controls are arranged for easy
reach and usage and include audio controls
mounted on the steering wheel, even in base
200s. The light-emitting diode lighting in the
instrument cluster, with outside temperature
reading, adds a classy touch.
I liked that the driver’s seat height adjust-
ment provided for a good range of movement.
At 5 feet 4, I could put the seat up high
enough that I could look “through” the win-
dows of some taller cars and even compact
pickup trucks and see the traffic farther ahead.
But the 200’s tall rear trunk lid was a prob-
lem when I backed up. It prevented me from
seeing much of anything behind me.
Meantime, the metal pillars around the rear
window blocked views out when I was back-
ing out of parking spaces.
The Chrysler 200 comes with virtually all
safety equipment standard, including curtain
air bags, anti-whiplash front head restraints,
electronic stability control and traction con-
trol.
 ‘The 39 Steps’
Good adaptation of
a Hitchcock classic
SEE PAGE 21

Salinger secrets
remain a secret
By Hillel Italie
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

One year after J.D. Salinger’s death, we

know little more about him than we did in his
lifetime.
That has not kept outsiders from trying, or
insiders from resisting.
Rumors of completed, unpublished manu-
scripts remain rumors; no one is talking. There
are still no Salinger e-

Better than
books or planned film
adaptations of his work.
One award-winning biog-
rapher was rebuffed in an
attempt to write an author-
ized book about the leg-
endary novelist of “The
Catcher in the Rye.”
J.D.Salinger ary
Salinger’s longtime liter-
agent,
Westberg of Harold Ober Associates, Inc.,
would not comment on whether the estate had
been approached, but said no biography had
Phyllis

been authorized and that it was “very unlike-

the original
ly” such a project ever would be. (The would-
be biographer asked not to be identified, citing
a desire, fitting for all things Salinger, for pri-
Statham shines in lean,
vacy.)
Salinger died Jan. 27, 2010, at age 91, an
international celebrity although few would
have recognized him had he appeared on their
mean ’Mechanic’remake
By Christy Lemire Bronson’s stronger films
doorstep; he avoided the media for much of
the last 50 years of his life. Besides “The THE ASSOCIATED PRESS during this era but it has
Catcher in the Rye,” he released just three achieved a certain follow-
other books: “Nine Stories,” “Franny and It’s probably blasphemy ing among genre fans. In
Zooey” and “Raise High the Roofbeams,
Carpenters and Seymour.” His last published to even think this, much retrospect it was a bit lan-
work, the short story “Hapworth 16, 1924,” less say it out loud, but guid, it meandered here
came out in The New Yorker in 1965.
here goes: The remake of and there with its groovy
Salinger’s widow, Colleen O’Neill, still
lives in Cornish, the small New Hampshire “The Mechanic” starring vibe — although it did fea-
town where Salinger moved in the 1950s and Jason Statham is better ture a breathtakingly
where residents honored his wishes to be
than the 1972 original star- wordless, 15-minute open-
treated as an ordinary and private citizen. A
few weeks after his death, she rose to speak at ring Charles Bronson — ing as Bronson’s assassin
the annual Town Meeting in Cornish, thanked and Statham is better in the character laid out the
townspeople for keeping their distance and
lead role than Bronson works for an elaborate kill
even for steering astray curiosity seekers look- in a seedy, downtown Los
ing for the Salinger house. was. Angeles apartment build-
Nothing has changed since, friends and So there.
neighbors say. ing.
“She’s a friend. We respect the family’s pri- Now, “The Mechanic”
may not have been one of See REMAKE, Page 22
See SECRETS, Page 22
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MUSEUM GOTTA SEE ‘UM
By Susan Cohn
DAILY JOURNAL SENIOR CORRESPONDENT
Kenneth Patchen (Dec. 13, 1911 — Jan. 8, 1972), one
of the 20th century’s leading experimental writers, pro-
duced over two dozen volumes of poetry prose, along
with painted poems, silkscreen prints, drawings and
other graphic works. The Book Club of California cur-
rently hosts “Out of the World of Patchen: A Centenary
Exhibition,” a comprehensive retrospective of Patchen’s
intriguing works.
Patchen, born in an Ohio steel-mill town, worked
mainly on the East Coast until 1950, when he and his
wife moved to San Francisco, where he created “painted
books” and began performing “poetry-jazz” in avant-
garde clubs. Patchen’s early books of poetry caused him
to be championed as a Proletariat Poet, but Patchen
rejected this title and his work varied widely in subject,
style and form.
As his career progressed, Patchen experimented with
“painted poems,” many of which are collected in the
book What Shall We Do Without Us. Patchen had a life-
long friendship with the poet E.E. Cummings and
became a major influence on the younger Beat poets like
Allen Ginsberg and Lawrence Ferlinghetti. After a crip-
pling back injury restricted his activities in the late
1950s, Patchen and his wife moved to Palo Alto, where
Patchen created many of his distinctive painted poems
while confined to bed. Patchen died in Palo Alto on Jan.
8, 1972.
Printer and photographer Jonathan Clark, who as a
young teenager befriended the Patchens in the 1960s, is
the curator for the retrospective, and Clark’s own exten-
sive collection of Patchen material, acquired directly
from the writer and his wife, is the source of this exhibi-
tion. Clark said, “Patchen was important in his day for
his experimental approach to writing, totally outside the
bounds of academic convention.
His passionate anti-war stance is, if anything, more rel-
evant to our own time. I know some people consider
Patchen’s work sentimental and naive. But as he himself
said in his last interview, ‘Never be afraid to show what
you feel ... Being foolish isn’t the worst thing.’ What he
meant was, it’s more important to be a good person than
to worry about being considered ‘great.’ That basic mes-
sage of humanism is the key to his continuing popularity
and significance.” Clark presents “Out of the World of
Patchen” at the Book Club of California at 6 p.m., April
11. The public is invited to this free talk.
The Book Club of California, which has been publish-
ing significant books on California and the West since
1912, hosts book-related exhibitions, lectures and
demonstrations. For information about Club’s activities
and membership visit www.bccbooks.org or communi-
cate with the Executive Director at (415) 781-7532 or
LucyRCohen@bccbooks.org. The Book Club of
California, 312 Sutter St., Suite 500 San Francisco, is
open Mondays through Fridays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Out of
the World of Patchen: A Centenary Exhibition runs
through April 11.
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Danica Hodge
Burlingame is known as the “City of Trees” due to the
number of trees within the city (upwards of 18,000 public
trees according to Wikipedia). Danica Hodge of the
Burlingame Historical Society presents “A Leafy Legacy:
The History of Burlingame Trees.” 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb.
10. Lane Community Room, Burlingame Public Library,
480 Primrose Road, Burlingame. Free. For more informa-
tion call 558-7444, ext. 2.
Al Reichert
Do you have a loved one who snores? Do you have trou-
ble getting to sleep or staying asleep? Proper sleep is essen-
tial to good health. Hear about “Sleep Issues and Therapy”
HARRY REDL
Writer and artist Kenneth Patchen circa 1950s. from Al Reichert of Sequoia Hospital at 11 a.m. Tuesday,
Feb. 8 at the San Carlos Adult Community Center, 601
Chestnut St., San Carlos. The Center can be reached by bus
***
or train via the San Carlos train station. From the train sta-
The California International Antiquarian Book Fair
tion walk four blocks up San Carlos Avenue to Chestnut
draws 240 booksellers to the Concourse Exhibition Street. The Center is on the corner of San Carlos Avenue
Center, 635 Eighth St. at Brannan Street, San Francisco and Chestnut Street.
Feb. 11 to Feb. 13. Take this opportunity to browse
through and purchase items ranging from medieval illu-
minated manuscripts to a 20th century Jack Kerouac All events are free unless otherwise noted. Please check before the
novel. In keeping with this year’s theme “Music,” the event in case of schedule changes.
Fair hosts a special exhibit of rare musical books and
manuscripts from the Jean Gray Hargrove Music Library
of the University of California at Berkeley. For informa-
tion regarding Book Fair hours and tickets visit
www.sfbookfair.com.
***
Feb. 20 is the last day to see Aspects of Mount Fuji in
Japanese Illustrated Books from the Arthur Tress
Collection at San Francisco’s Legion of Honor. Mount
Fuji, with its almost perfect conical shape, has inspired
Japanese poets and artists for hundreds of years. The
Tress collection exhibition brings together books dating
from the late 1600s through the 19th century that show
Fuji viewed from various vantage points, at different
times of year and during all four seasons. Key among the
selections are several volumes featuring illustrations
from Hokusai’s One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji, pub-
lished between 1834 and 1849. The Legion of Honor
Museum is located in Lincoln Park, 34th Avenue and
Clement Street, San Francisco. For information visit
www.legionofhonor.org or call (415) 750-3600.
Susan Cohn can be reached at susan@smdailyjournal.com or
www.twitter.com/susancityscene.
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39 steps worth taking
By Keith Kreitman
DAILY JOURNAL CORRESPONDENT
As a 1935 movie based on a World
War I mystery novel by John Buchan,
director Alfred Hitchcock, in “The 39
Steps” has created a famous and endur-
ing near masterpiece of a film.
This adaptation of the film by Patrick
Barlow hews pretty close to the action
and exact dialogue of the film and is a
near masterpiece of farce for the stage.
The key to the success of any farce is
the quality of the comic acting and the
direction. I would be hard put to imagine
any better than this company in the
TheatreWorks production.
The story draws Richard Hannay
(Mark Anderson Phillips), a London
gentleman, accidentally, into the midst
of espionage intrigue in England and
Scotland. He befriends a strange woman
at a theatrical performance in London.
She is a spy who fears for her life and he
takes her back to his apartment. Later, he
finds her murdered with his kitchen
bread knife, after she had already
revealed the name, “The 39 Stairs,” as
that of a sinister spy ring seeking to steal
state secrets.
The core of the fun in this farce is that
only one woman, Rebecca Dines, and
two men, Cassidy Brown and Dan Hiatt,
perform all the dozens of other roles,
both male and female, some in drag. The
setting is an abandoned vaudeville house
with stage props pushed around to serve
as scene settings. Old sofas and chairs,
properties trunks serving as an automo-
bile, and such. With the instant changing
of those set properties folded in, it keeps
audiences on the edges of its seats with
minds reeling and sides stitched with
laughing from the beginning to the end
of the performance.
Hannay is racing across England to
find the “39 Steps” in Scotland, barely
escaping the clutches of the police who
are pursuing him all of the way as the
alleged murderer of the lady in his apart-
ment.
He has escaped from his apartment
disguised as a milkman and taken the
train to Scotland when, to evade the
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People in the news
Cattrall wants more ‘Sex,’happy with Razzie nod
NEW YORK — Despite a barrage of bad reviews and pair of
Razzie nominations, “Sex and the City” star Kim Cattrall is
hopeful for another installment in the TV and film franchise.
The 54-year-old actress says she’s glad the Razzies exist
because “it keeps you honest.” She hasn’t been approached for a
third film yet, but she says she believes the fan following is still
strong.
Cattrall and her co-stars — Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis
and Cynthia Nixon — share a Razzie nod for worst actress for
“Sex and the City 2.” The film is also up for worst picture.
“The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” and “The Last Airbender” lead
the nominations with nine each.
Charlie Sheen hospitalized with abdominal pain
LOS ANGELES — Charlie Sheen’s publicist says the actor
has been hospitalized in Los Angeles with severe abdominal
pains.
Publicist Stan Rosenfield gave no other details of the 45-year-
old’s condition.
Celebrity website TMZ.com was the first to report Sheen’s
hospitalization Thursday. TMZ says Sheen was taken by ambu-
lance following an early morning 911 call.
MARK KITAOKA The Emmy-nominated star of CBS’ “Two and a Half Men”
From left,Pamela (Rebecca Dines),Richard Hannay (Mark Anderson Phillips) and Mr. has been dogged by personal problems and apparent health
and Mrs. McGarrigle (Dan Hiatt, Cassidy Brown) in the uproarious Hitchcockian issues. This is his third hospitalization in as many months. And
spoof,‘The 39 Steps’at TheatreWorks. just last week, CBS entertainment president Nina Tassler said
identifies him by his part-missing finger. network officials “have a high level of concern” about his off-
If you go After he survives being shot by the vil- camera behavior.
lain, Hannay tries to bring the police into
‘The 39 Steps’ it, but they don’t believe him because the Hopkins wants to play Hitchcock on screen
villain is a respected professor. He ends
ADAPTED BY: Patrick Barlow, LOS ANGELES — Hopkins as Hitchcock?
BOOK BY: John Buchan up involved with Pamela, again, who Oscar winner Anthony Hopkins says he hopes play the leg-
again exposes him and, after a series of endary filmmaker on screen and has been attached to such a
MOVIE BY: Alfred Hitchcock
PRESENTED BY: TheatreWorks misadventures at the hands of the villain’s project for four years.
henchmen, they end up handcuffed to
WHERE:Mountain View Center for The 73-year-old actor says Hitchcock was “a very interesting
the Performing Arts,500 Castro St., each other in the same room in an inn, in man, very strange guy, very dark man.” Hopkins says that 50
one of the funnies sequences in the play. years ago he saw a film about the making of “Psycho” that stuck
Mountain View.
WHEN:7:30 Tuesday and That brief synopsis doesn’t do justice
with him as “the most frightening film I have ever seen.”
Wednesday.; 8 p.m.Thursday and to the brilliance of the four performers.
He says British director Sacha Gervasi is set to direct the
Friday; Saturdays 2 p.m.and 8 p.m.; Mark Anderson Phillips has been one of
Hitchcock film.
Sundays 2 p.m.and 7 p.m.Closes the very best performers on the
Peninsula in a variety of dramatic and
Feb.13. comedy roles that have lit up many a
TICKETS:$24 to $79. stage, including at Theatreworks. His
CONTACT:463-1960 or wry expressions, his eyebrow arching
theatreworks.org and the casual smoking jacket, pipe
smoking and nonchalance define the
police on the train, he enters a compart- essence of a bemused, unflappable
ment and kisses a surprised, beautiful English gentleman.
woman, Pamela, who exposes him to the I can’t compliment the other three per-
police. He jumps from the train, escapes formers enough as they ran through —
and begins crossing the countryside by rapid-fire style — so many other roles.
foot, staying with an old farmer and his Each is a master of comic timing.
young seductive wife on the way. One of the very funniest shows of the
Finally, he finds the 39 Steps leader and season.
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vacy, that’s pretty strong,” says Cornish resi-
dent Caroline Storrs.
“If somebody wants a public persona, they
can have it. If they don’t, then they don’t.
That’s not challenged by anybody in the com-
munity,” says Salinger neighbor Peter
Burling, who described the author’s widow as
“a true delight” and “the best of neighbors.”
“Mr. Salinger made it clear years ago he
wanted privacy. That’s what he wanted and
that’s what he’ll get.”
Remembrances came out after he died,
including one from Lillian Ross of The New
Yorker, where many of Salinger’s stories
appeared, but publishers say they have seen no
Salinger tell-alls proposed. The one major
release is a biography by Kenneth Slawenski,
unauthorized, of course, which includes
blurbs from Peter Ackroyd and James Atlas.
The book was released last year in Britain and
Australia and has just been published in the
U.S. by Random House.
Slawenski is a Salinger fan who started the
online resource
http://www.deadcaulfields.com in 2004 and
eventually shaped his information into narra-
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That’s the whole point of both films: The hit
men at the center of them pull off assassina-
tions that don’t look like assassinations.
They’re unfortunate accidents, untimely ill-
nesses, anything else. Both men function in a
world where morals and rules don’t seem to
apply, where law enforcement is practically
nonexistent and the relationship between a hit
man and his mentor is meant to seem as
touching as the one between a father and son.
Director Simon West (“Con Air”) and
screenwriter Richard Wenk have taken those
core concepts from Lewis John Carlino’s orig-
inal script, moved the action to steamy New
Orleans and pumped out a movie that’s slick-
er and sleeker, leaner and meaner — not in an
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“In the final analysis,what distinguishes our film
and book project is access — access to Salinger’s
friends,colleagues and members of his inner circle that
have never spoken on the record before as well as film footage,
photographs and other material that has never been seen.”
tive. Slawenski’s “J.D. Salinger: A Life”
offers detailed background on the author’s
early years and influences on his work. But
there are no revelations about publishing’s
greatest mystery: What did Salinger write dur-
ing his self-imposed retirement and will any
of those books, should they exist, be released?
Slawenski, who cites respect for Salinger’s
privacy in saying he never met the author or
even visited Cornish, has a “hunch,” just a
hunch, something will come out next year. He
bases this on speculation that Salinger’s
widow and son Matthew (neither of whom he
has met) are more “reasonable” than the
author.
As evidence, he cites a recent out-of-court
settlement in New York that banned publica-
tion in the U.S. (but not overseas) of a
“Catcher” sequel written by Fredrik Colting,
under the pen name John David California.
The lawsuit began in 2009, a few months
before Salinger died.
idiotic way, although characters do walk away
from explosions without flinching, but rather
to reflect the actor and the times.
Statham, the British star of the
“Transporter” and “Crank” films and an old
favorite of Guy Ritchie, has a quietly fierce
physicality, a stylish masculinity that makes
him appealing to both men and women. He’s
a modern-day bad-ass, and “The Mechanic”
plays up the best of his attributes. He’s coolly
efficient but also clearly longing for human
contact, something that’s impossible for him
given his profession — hence, his relationship
with a French Quarter escort who’s so impos-
sibly gorgeous and leggy, she could be a
Victoria’s Secret model. But she has a heart of
gold, of course.
At the film’s start, Statham’s Arthur Bishop
has pulled off his latest assignment and
returned to his mid-century modern hideaway
in the swamps; the house is among the names,
details and plot points carried over from the
— Shane Salerno,screenwriter-producer
“I don’t see in Colleen or Matthew the liti-
gious nature that Salinger had. I think they
wanted the case out of the way,” Slawenski
said. “They seem more forthcoming. Salinger,
as he grew older, became less reasonable. He
became more steadfast in his routine and in
having the luxury of not having to produce
new work. All of that solidified, that he wasn’t
going to publish.”
Westberg, whose agency represents the
Salinger literary trust for which the author’s
widow and son are trustees, called
Slawenski’s “hunch” about new work “stuff
and nonsense.”
Slawenski said he contacted Westberg and
asked for suggestions for writing his book. He
was told, Slawenski said, to stay within cer-
tain boundaries, legal boundaries. In the
1980s, Salinger prevailed in a copyright
infringement lawsuit against biographer Ian
Hamilton, who had wanted to include exten-
sive excerpts from the author’s letters.
‘The Mechanic’
Director: Simon West
Cast: Jason Statham,Ben Foster,
Donald Sutherland,Tony
Goldwyn,Mini Anden
Rated: R for strong brutal violence
throughout,language,some
sexual content and nudity
Grade:
original. Upon the murder of his mentor and
close friend, Harry (Donald Sutherland in a
graceful cameo), Arthur seeks answers, and
revenge.
But he’s also saddled with Harry’s screw-up
of a son, Steve (Ben Foster), who’s fascinated
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Slawenski was careful: No close paraphrasing
and no direct quotes when possible.
“I looked through the court papers and it
was all spelled out where I could tread and
where I could not tread,” Slawenski says. “Ian
Hamilton’s awful experience worked to my
benefit.”
Westberg declined comment.
Screenwriter-producer Shane Salerno,
whose credits include “Armageddon” and the
current CBS TV series “Hawaii Five 0,” has
spent seven years working on a feature-length
Salinger documentary and told The
Associated Press that he expects it to be
released in theaters this November. Salerno
says he conducted more than 170 interviews,
including with such actors as Philip Seymour
Hoffman and Edward Norton, and with
authors Tom Wolfe, Gore Vidal and E.L.
Doctorow. He also collaborated on an 800-
page companion book with author David
Shields, who referred all questions to Salerno.
“In the final analysis, what distinguishes our
film and book project is access — access to
Salinger’s friends, colleagues and members of
his inner circle that have never spoken on the
record before as well as film footage, photo-
graphs and other material that has never been
seen,” Salerno said. “We take the viewer and
reader inside J.D. Salinger’s private world and
shine light on a man named Jerry who lived in
the shadow of the myth of J.D. Salinger.”
by what he perceives as an exciting and glam-
orous lifestyle. Arthur reluctantly takes Steve
under his wing, shows him everything he
knows and even lets him try out an assignment
on his own — which is hugely suspenseful
and goes horribly wrong.
While we’re making comparisons, Foster is
also preferable to Jan-Michael Vincent in this
part. He’s got a volatility to his demeanor that
makes him riveting and dangerous at once,
whereas his predecessor played the role as
more of a laid-back California dude. Again, a
product of the times.
Tony Goldwyn co-stars as the head of the
shadowy company that employs Arthur; the
second you see him, based on his demeanor
(and filmography), you know he couldn’t pos-
sibly be a good guy, which drains “The
Mechanic” of some of its mystery and ten-
sion. The question then becomes not whether
Arthur will get his man, but when, and how
clever the kill will be when he does.
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MURDER
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The slaying of three young men in South
San Francisco last month plus two more in
mid-2010 edged that city’s total past East Palo
Alto’s four homicides. Suspects are not in
custody for any of South City’s five homi-
cides.
But that was not the county’s last homicide.
That death came Dec. 29 when Robert
Florence, 30, was found shot several times in
his Redwood City apartment on Wayne Court.
There have been no arrests.
The county’s roster of homicides also
include incidents in cities that less often
appear in annual round-ups.
In April, Woodside resident Parima Parineh
was discovered shot multiple times in her bed-
room and her husband, Peter, reported the
death as a possible suicide. Five weeks later,
he was arrested and charged with murdering
her for financial gain, specifically millions of
dollars in insurance.
In June, Bradley Kleiman allegedly shot his
friend Christopher Calviche in the head in the
guesthouse of his parents’ Hillsborough
home.
Also unique was the June slaying of East
Palo Alto community activist David Lewis in
the parking garage of Hillsdale Shopping
Center in San Mateo. The shooting was the
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including nearly 900 families and more than
1,700 children in San Mateo County.
Most recently, Lisle was fundraiser and
chief marketing officer at the Computer
History Museum, a nonprofit agency in
Mountain View.
Lisle previously worked at Oracle and vol-
unteered for the Battered Women’s Shelter,
Special Olympics and Center for Employment
Training, among others.
She holds a master’s degree in business
administration from the Harvard Business
School and is an adjunct professor at the
University of San Francisco and San Jose
State University.
Her main goal is to provide more services to
more homeless people, she told the Daily
Journal.
“Homelessness is not always visible, she
said. “It is probably significantly greater than
people may realize.”
Shelter Network provides emergency hous-
ing and transitional housing, which includes a
wide range of services for its clients including
money management, for instance.
“As a teenager, I developed a strong sense
of service, and learned that engaging in com-
munity and human services organizations is a
CITY
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the project as “too costly to the taxpayers and
improperly beneficial to the developer,” and
that approval was given without appropriate
public input, according to the 30-page appel-
late court ruling.
Wilson did not ask a court to halt the pro-
ject’s construction and work continued as the
suit headed to court. The city’s attorneys
argued the development agreement did not
require Redwood City to initiate any eminent
domain proceedings against his property.
The trial court’s judgment in Wilson’s favor
did not come until mid-2008, after the project
was completed. The judgment did not require
the city to take any corrective action.
Although the city had not been ordered to
act, it needed to appeal, said City Attorney
Pamela Thompson.
“My understanding is that it was important
for the city to pursue this to the end because it
would leave the matter in a state of legal
uncertainty and could cloud the title,” said
Thompson.
Thompson only recently joined the city but
lauded the ruling and the city for its efforts.
Mayor Jeff Ira called suing the city for
not taking property an “illogical” aspect
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city’s first in two years. Police arrested
Gregory Elarms, 58, in early December.
Elarms, a childhood acquaintance, allegedly
followed Lewis from his work at San Mateo
Medical Center to the mall but authorities
have not disclosed a motive other than possi-
ble mental illness.
In August, Jared Afu, 19, was fatally shot
near the tennis courts of Mills High School in
Millbrae. Prosecutors say Laungatasi Samana
Ahio killed him out of jealousy over a woman.
The shooting was the city’s first homicide
since 2008 when Terry Najdawi allegedly
killed Jack Chu in his car and drove the body
to Burlingame.
More common, though no less sad to loved
ones and their communities, were deaths
attributed by authorities to gang violence.
While East Palo Alto is often assumed to
bear the brunt of these incidents, South San
Francisco and Redwood City did so last year.
South City in particularly was marked by vio-
lence, with five young men killed in the area
known as Old Town. In its wake, city leaders
and residents have called for action and infor-
mation in hopes of solving these cases and
preventing others. The City Council voted
Wednesday night to spend $400,000 for four
new police officers and provide seed money
for a community leadership coalition.
Michelle Durand can be reached by e-mail:
michelle@smdailyjournal.com or by phone: (650)
344-5200 ext. 102.
critical element of one’s life. I am keenly
aware of the education, housing and support
necessary for the underserved to move toward
self-sufficiency. I am committed to growing
Shelter Network’s impact on our community,”
Lisle said.
She takes over the organization just as
Innvision announced it will close the Clara-
Mateo Alliance homeless shelter in Menlo
Park. Innvision is mostly a Santa Clara
County-based nonprofit that provides some
services for homeless people in San Mateo
County.
Shelter Network is going to look at how it
can help address the situation, Lisle said yes-
terday.
“It just hit our radar. We don’t want to see
more homeless people on the streets,” she
said.
Although its budget is nearly $8 million
yearly, contributions from the state are down
as the government grapples with a $25 billion
deficit.
Donor contributions are also down despite
more actual people giving, according to
Shelter Network.
To learn more about Shelter Network or to
donate visit www.shelternetwork.org.
Bill Silverfarb can be reached by e-mail: silver-
farb@smdailyjournal.com or by phone: (650) 344-
5200 ext. 106.
of the case. “I’m proud that the City Council
stayed the court knowing that the law would
not require the city to take property that it did
not need, and knowing that the city would not
be required to ‘unbuild’ a project that was
completed years ago,” Ira said in a a prepared
statement.
Because the city hadn’t acted to acquire
Wilson’s land by the time of the first ruling,
the court was required “to speculate” on the
terms of a future parking agreement when it
found that the development agreement didn’t
preclude the city from being required in the
future to take it.
The 2008 decision also came after the proj-
ect was finished, rendering Wilson’s case
moot and leaving unclear what type of relief
he was seeking, the court found.
Wilson had disagreed, arguing the project is
not truly complete and that the developer pro-
ceeded at his own risk by beginning work
before the final judgment.
Wilson can still appeal the decision to the
California Supreme Court but Thompson has
faith there would not be another reversal.
“I’m confident if [an appeal] does occur, the
city will prevail,” Thompson said.
Wilson did not return a call for comment.
Michelle Durand can be reached by e-mail:
michelle@smdailyjournal.com or by phone: (650)
344-5200 ext. 102.
FRIDAY, JAN. 28
Recycle eWaste. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Performing Arts Center, 600 N.
Delaware St. Recycle old computers,
televisions, cell phones and a variety
of other electronic waste. For more
information contact
dekker@3073@aol.com.
Doug Adamz. 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. The
Wine Bar, 270 Capistrano Road No.
22, Half Moon Bay. Music with
multi-instrumentalist Doug Adamz,
song writer for Kronos Quartet. For
more information visit
thewinebarhmb.com.
Meet the Doulas. 7:30 p.m. Yoga at
Change, 400 Ben Franklin Court, San
Mateo. Yoga at Change is a non-prof-
it organization that gladly accepts
donations to support our center.
Suggested $5 to $15 donation. For
more information call 340-9642.
SATURDAY, JAN. 29
E-Waste collection. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Aragon High School, 900 Alameda
de las Pulgas, San Mateo. Recycle
your old electronic items free! Bring
working or non-working computers,
televisions, printers, copiers, scan-
ners, VCRs, phones and more. Free.
For more information e-mail
aragonewaste@gmail.com.
Notre Dame Elementary School
‘Community Shred.’ 9 a.m. to noon.
For $5/box, the school will shred and
recycle papers and documents and
provide a certificate of destruction.
All proceeds go to NDE’s sixth-grade
Outdoor Ed program and also an eco-
friendly non-profit. For more infor-
mation call 591-2209.
Dog Adoptions. 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
San Mateo Petco, 3012 Bridgepointe
Parkway, San Mateo. Dogs were
saved from death in high-kill
Southern California shelters and driv-
en to Northern California for adop-
tions. For more information visit
dogsneedhomes.blogspot.com.
Outdoor Lunar New Year
Book/Media Sale. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Millbrae Library, 1 Library Ave.,
Millbrae. For more information call
697-7607.
National Puzzle Day Celebration
and Competition. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
846 Main St., Redwood City. The
Jigsaw Puzzle Competition is to cele-
brate National Puzzle Day. $15. For
more information contact Mary Albiz
at 364-3634.
Flickr: Online Photo Management
and Sharing Saturday. 10:30 a.m.
Belmont Library, 1110 Alameda de
las Pulgas, Belmont. Learn how to
open a new account, upload photos,
organize and edit uploaded photos,
add description to photos, perform
simple searches, print and save the
photos you like. Free. For more infor-
mation call 591-8286.
Music, Grief and Healing. 10:30
a.m. to 12:20 p.m. 700 S. Claremont
St., No. 231, San Mateo. A workshop
for all adults grieving or anticipating
death with music therapy. $20 to $25
donation is accepted. Registration
required. For more information e-
mail amsdens@sutterhealth.org.
‘Bluegrass on Broadway.’ 11 a.m.
Tapestry Church Main Hall, 1305
Middlefield Road, Redwood City.
Enjoy this great festival throughout
Redwood City. Free. For more infor-
mation contact Malcolm Smith at
780-7305.
Kaplan SAT/ACT Combo Practice
Test. 11a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Belmont
Library, 1110 Alameda de las Pulgas,
Belmont. Kaplan is offering a
SAT/ACT combo practice test at
Belmont Library for all high school.
Free. For more information con-
tact@smcl.org.
Job Seeking Skills. 2 p.m. Half
Moon Bay Library, 620 Correas St.,
Half Moon Bay. Joan Tabb, career
coach, will discuss how to use net-
works and impress interviewers.
Free. For more information call 726-
2316.
Low Carbon Diet Workshop. 2 p.m.
San Carlos Library, 610 Elm St., San
Carlos. Acterra, a Bay Area
Environment Organization, presents
a workshop on reducing your carbon
footprint and being a part of the solu-
tion to reduce Global Warming. Free.
For more information contact smco-
pr@plsinfo.org.
Dan Littlefield. 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.
The Wine Bar, 270 Capistrano Road
No. 22, Half Moon Bay. A perform-
ance by alternative rock/folk artist
Dan Littlefield. For more information
go to thewinebarhmb.com.
SUNDAY, JAN. 30
Farmers’ Market Sundays. 9 a.m.
to 1 p.m. South Caltrain Parking Lot
on El Camino Real, Belmont. Get
fresh fruit, vegetables, bread and pas-
tries, flowers and more. For more
information visit pcfma.com.
Wiegand Gallery presents
Mercedes Matter: The Hofmann
Years. Noon to 4 p.m. Notre Dame
Calendar
de Namur University, 1500 Ralston
Ave., Belmont. Mercedes Matter is a
renown figure in American Art. She
was an original member of the
American Abstract Artists group that
included. William DeKooning, Philip
Guston, Lee Kranser, Jackson
Pollock and others. $75. For more
information visit www.wie-
gandgallery.org.
The Saints Michael Trio. 4 p.m.
Ralston Mansion Ballroom, 1500
Ralston Ave., Belmont. NDNU’s
Department of Music and Vocal Arts
presents ‘Viva la France!’ performed
by The Saint Michael Trio. Free,
donations suggested. For more infor-
mation contact Claire Karoly at 508-
3713.
MONDAY, JAN. 31
Job Seekers @ Your Library. 11
a.m. to 2 p.m. San Mateo Main
Library, 55 W. Third Ave., San
Mateo. Volunteers with experience in
human resources, coaching and
teaching are here to help you in your
search for a job. For more informa-
tion call 522-7802.
Bead Head Jewelry Craft. 3:30 p.m.
to 5 p.m.Belmont Library, 1110
Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont.
Join us and create your own beaded
jewelry in this fun craft. For more
information contact
conrad@smcl.org.
TUESDAY, FEB. 1
Controlling the Cost of Aging at
Home. 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Mimi’s
Cafe, 2208 Bridgepointe Parkway,
Foster City. A hosted breakfast dis-
cussion led by Andy Howard, Home
Care Professional. Free. For more
information or to RSVP call 773-
2552.
Armchair-Travel China. 10 a.m.
Twin Pines Senior and Community
Center, 20 Twin Pines Lane,
Belmont. Laura Guluzzy will share
her trip to China to deliver wheel-
chairs. Presentation is free, $8 for
lunch afterwards. For more informa-
tion or to reserve a spot call 595-
7444.
Small Works. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. 320
California Ave., Palo Alto. Gallery
House presents an exhibition of
small-scale works by Bay Area
artists. Exhibit runs Tuesday through
Sunday until Feb. 5. For more infor-
mation e-mail smc339@gmail.com.
Craft Group. 12:30 p.m. to 2:30
p.m. 20 Twin Pines Lane., Belmont.
Bring whatever project you’re work-
ing on and join in on the fun. All sen-
iors welcome. For more information
call 595-7441.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 2
Wednesday Movies. 12:15 p.m.
Twin Pines Senior and Community
Center, 20 Twin Pines Lane,
Belmont. Free, but donations from $3
to $6 are suggested. For more infor-
mation call 595-7444.
Homeowner Retrofit and Rebates
Talk. 7 p.m. San Carlos Library, 610
Elm St., San Carlos. A presentation
by the California Energy Upgrade
program to help homeowners
improve their efficiency and receive
rebates. Free. For more information
call 596-2865.
Women’s quilting group. 9 a.m. to
noon. Calvary Lutheran Church, 401
Santa Lucia Ave., Millbrae. If you
like quilting, come join our fun
women’s quilting group. For more
information call 588-2840.
Beginning Internet. 10:30 a.m.
Belmont Library, 1110 Alameda de
las Pulgas, Belmont. Learn how to
evaluate and search the Internet for
information. Free. For more informa-
tion e-mail conrad@smcl.org.
THURSDAY, FEB. 3
South Bay Salt Pond Restoration
Science Symposium. 8:15 a.m. to 7
p.m. USGS Campus, 345 Middlefield
Road, Menlo Park. For more infor-
mation contact susandv@aol.com.
Facebook, MySpace and Twitter.
10 a.m. Half Moon Bay Library, 620
Correas St., Half Moon Bay. Learn
about the popular social network
sites, including how to create an
account, find helpful applications and
stay safe. Free. For more information
call 726-2316.
Yoga at Change: Daily Meditation.
12:15 p.m. to12:45 p.m. 400 Ben
Franklin Court, San Mateo. Cost is
by donation. For more information
call 340-9642.
Thursday Night Live Music. 8:30
p.m. Flight Lounge, 971 Laurel St.,
San Carlos. Come and enjoy Justin
Ancheta’s Band with an electric style
of reggae flavors indie-rock, funk and
jazz. For more information contact
info@flight loungewine.com.
FRIDAY, FEB. 4
A Morning with Oliver Chin. 10:30
a.m. Belmont Library, 1110 Alameda
de las Pulgas, Belmont. Celebrate the
Lunar New Year with Oliver Chin as
he reads his new picture book, ‘The
Year of the Rabbit.’ Free. For more
Friday • Jan. 28, 2011 23
information e-mail
conrad@smcl.org.
Job Seekers @ Your Library. 11
a.m. to 2 p.m. San Mateo Main
Library, 55 W. Third Ave., San
Mateo. Volunteers with experience in
human resources, coaching and
teaching are here to help you in your
search for a job. For more informa-
tion call 522-7802.
Chinese New Year Celebration.
11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. San Bruno
Senior Center, 1555 Crystal Springs
Road, San Bruno. Fan, Ribbon and
Sword Dances by Ming Wu followed
by Chicken Stir Fry. Suggested dona-
tion of $3. For more information call
616-7150.
Yoga at Change: Drum, Dance,
Chill. 4 p.m. 400 Ben Franklin Court,
San Mateo. Cost is by donation. For
more information call 340-9642.
Pacific Art League’s February
Opening and Reception. 5:30 p.m.
to 8 p.m. Pacific Art League, Ramona
St., Palo Alto. Celebrate the February
Exhibition opening. For more infor-
mation contact marketing@pacifi-
cartleauge.org.
San Mateo High School Presents
‘The Wedding Singer.’ 7:30 p.m.
San Mateo Performing Arts Center,
600 N. Delaware St., San Mateo. A
romantic musical comedy about a
rock star wannabe and wedding
singer in the 1980s. $15 for adults,
$10 for students and seniors. For
more information or to order tickets
visit smhsdrama.org.
Friday Flicks: Despicable Me. 7
p.m. Belmont Library, 1110 Alameda
de las Pulgas, Belmont. For more
information contact the library at
conrad@smcl.org.
SATURDAY, FEB. 5
Orion School’s Children’s Book
Author & Illustrator Festival. 10
a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Orion Elementary,
815 Allerton St., Redwood City.
Book signings and author presenta-
tions throughout the day, with
Spanish and sign language transla-
tions available. Free. For more infor-
mation visit festival.orionschool.org.
Kaplan SAT/ACT Review Session.
11a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Belmont
Library, 1110 Alameda de las Pulgas,
Belmont. Get your SAT/ACT combo
test results followed with a review
and strategies session. For more
information contact
conrad@smcl.org.
Ella Fitzgerald: Still the First Lady
of Song! 11 a.m. Menlo Park Library,
800 Alma St., Menlo Park. Join us in
our Black History Month Program as
Alisa Clancy of KCSM Jazz 91.1 FM
celebrates Ella’s contribution to the
world of jazz and the songs she made
famous. Free. For more information
call 330-2512.
Wildlife Show. 3 p.m. CuriOdyssey,
1651 Coyote Point Drive, San Mateo.
Come join us in our Wildlife Theater
and learn about CuriOdyssey’s non-
releasable animals. Free with admis-
sion to museum. For more informa-
tion call 342-7755.
PEER: Gotham City Black and
White Ball. 7 p.m. San Mateo
Masonic Lodge Ballroom,100 N.
Ellsworth Ave., San Mateo. Join us
for vintage swing and fox trot lessons
as well as elegant ballroom dance
music. This event includes a no-host
bar, a complimentary light snack buf-
fet, and theatrical performances. $15,
$20 at door. For more information
call (510) 522-1731.
For more events visit
smdailyjournal.com, click Calendar.
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ice of delivery of the Daily Journal six days per
week, Monday through Saturday. Experience
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valid license and appropriate insurance coverage
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Please apply in person Monday-Friday only, 10am
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203 Public Notices
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #242608
The following person is doing business
as: Creekside Books, 1133 Eaton, SAN
CARLOS, CA 94070 is hereby registered
by the following owner: Stephen Andrew
Miller, 320 Edgewood Rd., REDWOOD
CITY, CA. The business is conducted by
an Individual. The registrants com-
menced to transact business under the
FBN on
/s/ Stephen Andrew Miller /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 01/04/11. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 01/07/11,
01/14/11, 01/21/11, 01/28/11)

104 Training
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The San Mateo Daily Journal Classi-
fieds will not be responsible for more
than one incorrect insertion, and its lia-
bility shall be limited to the price of one
insertion. No allowance will be made for
errors not materially affecting the value
of the ad. All error claims must be sub-
mitted within 30 days. For full advertis-
ing conditions, please ask for a Rate
Card.
106 Tutoring
SENIOR ASSOCIATE
(Market Research Analyst) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
Company: Jump Associates LLC STATEMENT #242291
Location: San Mateo, CA The following person is doing business
Position Type (Full Time) as: Franklin Electric, 751 Laurel St. #516,
Experience Unspecified SAN CARLOS, CA 94070 is hereby reg-
Education Unspecified istered by the following owner: David
Provide strategic planning guidance to Franklin Klingenfuss, 1861 Howard Ave.,
clients; conduct ethnographic research; SAN CARLOS, CA. The business is con-
research market trends; formulate prod- ducted by an Individual. The registrants
uct designs. Jump Associates LLC, 101 commenced to transact business under
S. Ellsworth Avenue, Ste 600, San Ma- the FBN on
teo, CA 94401. /s/ David Klingenfuss /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
203 Public Notices County on 01/09/11. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 01/07/11,
CASE# CIV 501756 01/14/11, 01/21/11, 01/28/11)
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR
CHANGE OF NAME
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA,
COUNTY OF SAN MATEO,
400 COUNTY CENTER RD, FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
REDWOOD CITY CA 94063 STATEMENT #242215
PETITION OF The following person is doing business
Randy Haag as: Lina’s Closet, 45 S. Claremont, SAN
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: MATEO, CA 94401 is hereby registered
Petitioner, Randy Haag filed a petition by the following owner: Zepure Bedrosi-
with this court for a decree changing an. The business is conducted by an In-
name as follows: dividual. The registrants commenced to
Present name: Nicholas James Bailey- transact business under the FBN on
110 Employment Haag /s/ Zepure Bedrosian /
Brooke Ann Bailey-Haag This statement was filed with the Asses-
Proposed name: Nicholas James Haag sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 12/06/10. (Published in the
CAREGIVERS Brooke Ann Haag
THE COURT ORDERS that all persons San Mateo Daily Journal, 01/07/11,
01/14/11, 01/21/11, 01/28/11)
2 years interested in this matter shall appear be-
fore this court at the hearing indicated
experience below to show cause, if any, why the pe-
tition for change of name should not be
required. granted. Any person objecting to the
name changes described above must file
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #242745
Immediate 110 Employment 110 Employment a written objection that includes the rea-
sons for the objection at least two court
The following persons are doing busi-
ness as: Salon Sur la Rue, 11 41st Ave.
Placement days before the matter is scheduled to
be heard and must appear at the hearing
SAN MATEO, CA 94403 is hereby regis-
tered by the following owner: Ronny
on all assignments NEWSPAPER INTERNS to show cause why the petition should Frischer, 517 Sunset Way, EMERALD
not be granted. If no written objection is HILLS, CA 94062 and Paula Bradshaw
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CA 94002. The business is conducted by
a General Partnership. The registrants
commenced to transact business under
search, updates of our ongoing fea- Room 2E, at 400 County Center, Red- the FBN on
Spanish, French, CAREGIVERS
tures and interviews. Photo interns al-
so welcome.
wood City, CA 94063.
A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall
/s/ Ronny Frischer /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
Italian Mid Peninsula CNA’s We expect a commitment of four to
be published at least once each week for
four successive weeks prior to the date
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 01/12/11. (Published in the
needed. eight hours a week for at least four set for hearing on the petition in the fol- San Mateo Daily Journal, 01/14/11,
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ducted by an Individual. The registrants
your interest in newspapers, a resume
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The following person is doing business the FBN on 10/01/2010
Music Lessons CNAs, HHAs & Live-ins ply, you should familiarize yourself as: (1) Resenseair (2)Recensair, 1799
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So. San Francisco Drivers preferred. Putnam Auto Group ular mail to 800 S. Claremont St #210, Corporation. The registrants commenced
San Mateo CA 94402. to transact business under the FBN on
Buick Pontiac GMC
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

San Bruno City Council

February 8, 2011

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of San Bruno, California
(the “City”) at its regular meeting on, Tuesday, February 8, 2011, starting at 7:00p.m., at the Se-
nior Center located at 1555 Crystal Springs Road, in San Bruno, will hold a public hearing, con-
sider waiving the second reading, and adopt the fire and building codes by reference with local
amendments.

The State of California promulgates building standards (the California Building Stand-
ards Code, Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations) which automatically become effective
on a certain date in all jurisdiction except to the extent local agencies make amendments which
are more stringent than state standards and are reasonably necessary because of local climac- Drabble Drabble Drabble
tic, geological or topographical conditions. The newest cycle of building codes became effective
on January 1, 2011. The City Council will consider adopting these new codes with local amend-
ments at the February 8, 2011 meetings. The public hearing will also be on February 8, 2011.

Codes of the state building codes will be considered for adoption by reference with lo-
cal amendments: the 2010 Administrative and Reference Standards (SBMC Ch. 11.02); the 2010
Building Code, 2010 California Historical Code, the 2010 California Existing Building Code, 2010
Residential Building Code, 2010 Green Building Standards & 2009 International Building Code
(SBMC Ch. 11.04); the 2010 Energy Code (SBMC Ch. 11.06); the 2010 Mechanical Code
(SBMC Ch.11.08); the 2010 Electrical Code (SBMC Ch. 11.16); the 2010 Plumbing Code (SBMC
Ch. 11.20); and the 2010 Fire Code (SBMC Ch. 11.24).

In summary, the material amendments to the city’s collective fire and building codes
are as follows. The proposed local amendments specify the sound installation requirements in
certain areas of the City, outline the building permit appeal process, clarifies that violation of
these codes constitutes a misdemeanor crime and that fines and other fees are set by resolution
of the city council, requires that exterior horn strobes be installed when a fire sprinkler system is 203 Public Notices
required, mandates minimum class b roofing materials, defines certain fire terms, establishes FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
rules pertaining to the sale, use, and storage of safe and sane fireworks in a manner that is con- STATEMENT #242856
sistent with the city code’s existing rules and regulations pertaining to fireworks, allows the Build- The following person is doing business
as: Renew Home Energy Systems, 7
ing Official and Fire Chief to require non-combustible construction materials in certain hazardous 41st Avenue #513, SAN MATEO, CA
areas of the City, specifies when a special concrete strength inspection is required, requires that 94403 is hereby registered by the follow-
all foundations be reinforced, adopts the Tier 1 Green Building standards, prohibits drywall or ing owner: Keith Burtscher, same ad-
dress. The business is conducted by an
plaster being used for lateral support, specifies multi-family standpipe requirements, outlines fire Individual. The registrants commenced to
hydrant maintenance responsibilities and prohibits storage of combustible materials in multi-fami- transact business under the FBN on
/s/ Keith Burtscher /
ly carports and garages.
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
The public is invited to attend the Public Hearing and comment. Please call the City Clerk’s Of- County on 01/27/11. (Published in the
fice at 616-7058 if you would like additional information or have any questions. San Mateo Daily Journal, 01/28/11,
02/04/11, 02/11/11, 02/18/11).
Certification and Posting:
A certified copy of the full text of the proposed ordinance is available for public review
in the City Clerk’s Office, 567 El Camino Real, in San Bruno. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #242991
The following person is doing business
/s/ Carol Bonner, as: CALDEN - California Dental Equip-
San Bruno City Clerk ment Sales & Services, 1151 Fay St.,
REDWOOD CITY, CA 94061 is hereby
January 19, 2011 registered by the following owner: Frank
Calija, same address. The business is
Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal, January 21 and 28, 2011. conducted by an Individual. The regis-
trants commenced to transact business
under the FBN on
/s/ Frank Calija /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 01/25/11. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 01/28/11,
02/04/11, 02/11/11, 02/18/11).
110 Employment 110 Employment 110 Employment
NOTICE OF PUBLIC LIEN SALE
CENTRAL SELF STORAGE
1280 ROLLINS ROAD
BURLINGAME, CA 94010
(650) 685-0300
In accordance with the provisions of
the California Self-Storage Facility
Act, Section 21700, et seq. of the
Business and Professions Code of the
State of California, the undersigned
will be sold at public auction on Feb-
ruary 15, 2011 at 10:45 am.
General household items, miscellane-
ous items and/or boxes, tools, cloth-
ing, and/or furniture stored at 1280
Rollins Road, Burlingame, CA 94010,
County of San Mateo by the following
persons: John Abrahamson; Jeremy
Dulewski; Bronson Macomber; Lilliana
E. Nowicki; Richard Torrez; Kathleen
Sheridan.
ALL SALES FINAL; CASH ONLY.
Property is sold on an “AS IS BASIS”.
Sale is subject to cancellation. Auc-
tioneer: JMA, INC./bond #142295787.
210 Lost & Found
MISSING GREY MALE CAT named
“Biscotti”. Last seen 12/4 on Aviador
Ave. in Millbrae. 12 years old, 12 lbs.,
strong athletic build. Domestic short
hair, solid grey including nose,
neutered,declawed front paws. Micro-
chip #985121004140013. Please call
Home Again lost pet service at 888-466-
3242 with any info. Thank you!
295 Art
PAINTING "jack vettriano" Portland gal-
lery 26 x 33. $55. (650)345-1111.
PICTURE WITH Frame Jack Vettriano
with light attached $65. (650)867-2720
296 Appliances
4 BURNER cook top commercial lifetime
burner $22., (650)756-6778
AIR CONDITIONER - slider model for
narrow windows, 10k BTU, excellent
condition, $100., (650)212-7020
CHANDELIER NEW 4 lights $30.
203 Public Notices 203 Public Notices 203 Public Notices (650)878-9542
CHOPPERS (4) with instructions $7/all.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (650)368-3037
STATEMENT #242642
STATEMENT #242826 STATEMENT #242849 KENMORE MICROWAVE - Great condi-
The following persons are doing busi- The following person is doing business
ness as: (1) Dry Clean For Less (2) The following person is doing business tion, extremely clean, ready to use,
Alice’s Alterations, 18th E. 25th Ave.,
as: Nexus Holidays San Francisco Inc., as: Fine Point Builders, 85 West 5th 24”W18”D15”H, interior 14.5”W12”H16”D
1699 El Camino Real #203, MILLBRAE, Ave., #301, SAN MATEO, CA 94402 is $15., (650)347-5104
SAN MATEO, CA 94403 is hereby regis-
tered by the following owners: Alice CA 94030 is hereby registered by the fol- hereby registered by the following owner: PORTABLE GE Dishwasher, excellent
Leung, Yu Hee Leung, 1235 Visitacion lowing owner: Nexus Holidays San Fran- Thomas Bates, same address. The busi- condition $75 OBO, (650)583-0245
Ave., SAN FRANCISCO, CA. The busi- cisco, CA. The business is conducted by ness is conducted by an Individual. The
RADIATOR HEATER, oil filled, electric,
ness is conducted by Husband and Wife. a Corporation. The registrants com- registrants commenced to transact busi- 1500 watts $25. (650)504-3621
The registrants commenced to transact menced to transact business under the ness under the FBN on 01/15/2011
business under the FBN on FBN on SHOP VACUUM rigid brand 3.5 horse
/s/ Thomas Bates / power 9 gal wet/dry $40. (650)591-2393
/s/ Alice Niu Leung / /s/ Ren Xian He / This statement was filed with the Asses-
This statement was filed with the Asses- This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo STOVE TOP 4 burners with electric grill
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo commercial grade $50., (650)756-6778
County on 01/06/11. (Published in the County on 01/18/11. (Published in the County on 01/19/11. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 01/14/11, San Mateo Daily Journal, 01/20/11, San Mateo Daily Journal, 01/21/11,
01/21/11, 01/28/11, 02/04/11) 01/27/11, 02/03/11, 02/10/11) 01/28/11, 02/04/11, 02/11/11) TOAST-R-OVEN BLACK & Decker not
used $14. (650)494-1687
296 Appliances
VACUUM CLEANER $50 (650)367-1350
WASHER/DRYER “MAYTAG” - Brand
new with 3 year warranty, $850. both,
(650)726-4168
297 Bicycles
BICYCLE "MAGNA" 24 inch wheels
purple, $40., San Mateo,SOLD!
BICYCLE - Sundancer Jr., 26”, $75. obo
(650)676-0732
GIRL'S BIKE HUFFY Purple 6-speed
good cond. $35 - Angela (650)269-3712
298 Collectibles
2 VINTAGE COFFEE CANS - empty,
Hills Bros. red, 1922-45, HillsBros , early
80’s, $25/both, (650)347-5104
28 RECORDS - 78 RPMS, Bing Crosby,
Frankie Laine, Al Jolson, many others, all
in book albums, $60. all, (650)347-5104
49ER REPORT issues '85-'87 $35/all,
(650)592-2648
6 GALLON "red wing" Crock $100 RWC
(650)868-0436
GEISHA DOLL - 14" - BEAUTIFULLY
PACKAGED IN PLASTIC CASE.-
$25/ofr. (650)588-5991
GLASSES 6 sets redskins, good condi-
tion never used $25/all. (650)345-1111
JACK TASHNER signed ball $25. Ri-
chard (650)834-4926
MERCHANT MARINE, framed forecastle
card, signed by Captain Angrick '70. 13 x
17 inches $35 cash. (650)755-8238
POSTER - framed photo of President
Wilson and Chinese Junk $25 cash,
(650)755-8238
VASE - with tray, grey with red flowers,
perfect condition, $30., (650)345-1111
300 Toys
RADIO CONTROLLED Beetle Buggy
car new in box $10. (408)249-3858
302 Antiques
1912 COFFEE Perculater Urn. perfect
condition includes electric cord $85
ANTIQUE SOLID mahogany knick-knack
or bookshelf with 4 small drawers, good
condition, $95. 650-726-5200
CHINA CABINET - Vintage, 6 foot,
solid mahogany. $300/obo.
(650)867-0379
303 Electronics
46” MITSUBISHI Projector TV, great
condition. $400. (650)261-1541.
COMSWITCH 3500 - used for fax, com-
puter modem, telephone answering ma-
chine, never used, $20., (650)347-5104
DEWALT HEAVY duty work site radio
charger in box $100. (650)756-7878
“FALLOUT 3” for XBox 360. $10.
(650)520-4535
JVC VHS recorder - Like new, $15.,
(650)367-8949
PANASONIC TV 21 inch $25., (650)637-
8244
SANIO CASETTE/RECORDER 2 way
Radio - $95.obo, call for more details,
(650)290-1960
SONY RADIO cassette recorder $25
black good condition. (650)345-1111
TV - Big Screen, $70., ok condition,
(650)367-1350
TV 5 inch Black and white good condition
in box $10. (408)249-3858
TV SET 32 inch with remote and stand
$30. (650)520-0619
304 Furniture
2 END Tables solid maple '60's era
$40/both. (650)670-7545
3 PIECE COFFEE TABLE SET: $100.
(650)787-8219
BOOKCASE - $25., (650)255-6652
304 Furniture
4 STURDY metal dining chairs $20/each.
(650)756-6778
BED BRASS single trundle $100 nice
and clean. (650)854-3235
BEDROOM SET - King size, 7 piece
bedroom set, marble top, $100., SSF
(650)583-8069
BLACK LEATHER office chair with 5
rollers $25. (650)871-5078
CABINET - wood, $70., (650)367-1350
CHANDELIER WITH 5 lights/ candela-
bre base with glass shades $20.
(650)504-3621
COCKTAIL AND end table brass and
glass top $65. (650)854-3235
COFFEE TABLE - $60., (650)367-1350
COFFEE TABLE light brown lots of stor-
age good condition $55. (650)867-2720
COMPUTER DESK $70. (650)367-1350
CREDENZA - $25., (650)255-6652
DINING CHAIRS (6) $100/all. (650)854-
3235
DINING ROOM table $100. (650)854-
3235
DISPLAY CASE wood & glass 31 x 19
inches $30. (650)873-4030
DRAFTING TABLE 30 x 42' with side
tray. excellent cond $75. (650)949-2134
END TABLE marble top with drawer with
matching table $70/all. (650)520-0619
ENTERTAINMENT CENTER - Oak
wood, great condition, glass doors, fits
large TV, 2 drawers, shelves , $100/obo.
(650)261-9681
MATTRESSES (2) single, single nice
and clean $100.(650)854-3235
OFFICE DESK - $25., (650)255-6652
PICNIC TABLE round $25. (650)854-
3235
ROCKING CHAIR - Traditional, full size
Rocking chair. Excellent condition $100.,
(650)504-3621
ROCKING CHAIR for nursing mother or
grandmother $75. (650)854-3235
ROCKING CHAIRS - (2) Great for family
with new born baby, $50. each or $75.
for both, (650)588-5991
TV STAND good condition beige lots of
storage $30. (650)867-2720
TWO END tables: $35 or $20 each.
(650)787-8219
WOODEN KITCHEN China Cabinet: $99
(great condition!), (650)367-1350
WOODEN QUILT rack with kitty designs
on end excellent condition, SOLD!
306 Housewares
"PRINCESS HOUSE" decorator urn
"Vase" cream with blue flower 13 inch H
$25., (650)868-0436
CANDLEHOLDER - Gold, angel on it,
tall, purchased from Brueners, originally
$100., selling for $35.,(650)867-2720
HAMILTON BEACH Mixer, vintage, .juic-
er & bowl, beater. $30/obo(650)576-6067
OASIS COUNTERTOP water cooler dis-
penses cold and luke warm water $50.,
(650)218-4254
307 Jewelry & Clothing
49ER'S JACKET Child size $50.
(650)871-7200
BLACK VELVET evening jacket w/silver
sparkles, Sz 20W, $10. (650)712-1070
BLACK VELVET pants, Sz L, $7.
(650)712-1070
CUSTOM JEWELRY all kinds, lengths
and sizes $50/all. (650)592-2648
HOLIDAY WEAR, barely worn: Macy's
black sweater set, Size M, wool w/gold
metalic stripes, $15 set. (650)712-1070
JEWELRY DISPLAY 12 piece SOLD!
LADIES BRACELET, Murano glass.
Various shades of red and blue $100
Daly City, no return calls. (650)991-2353
LADIES GOLD Lame' elbow links gloves
size 7.5 $15 New. RWC. (650)868-0436
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610 Crossword Puzzle 610 Crossword Puzzle 610 Crossword Puzzle 381 Homes for Sale 381 Homes for Sale
317 Building Materials
DOUBLE PANED GLASS WINDOWS -
various sizes, half moon, like new, $10.
Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle and up, (650)756-6778

SCREEN DOOR 36 inch slightly bent

Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis $15. (650)871-7200
SLIDING SCREEN door 30 inch good
ACROSS 2 “I’m just __ 31 Diner option 47 Make restitution condition $25. (650)871-7200
1 Plain type? wayfaring 32 __ Dhabi 48 “Ta-da!”
5 Company whose stranger”: song 34 Incriminating 49 Town on the Firth 318 Sports Equipment
name is quacked lyric record, maybe of Clyde 2 GOLF CLUBS - Ladies, right handed,
putter & driver $5/each (650)755-8238
in ads 3 More than just 35 Foofaraw 50 Emulate
10 Finishing nail into 36 Kareem, at UCLA Scrooge 322 Garage Sales
14 Work 4 Indirect route 38 Competitive 51 Playground retort
15 Sporty Mazda 5 Earhart of the air missile hurlers 52 Watch from the THE THRIFT SHOP
16 Slick 6 Sole order 42 More than ready trees, say ALL SHOES & PURSES
17 Where to sleep 7 Door fastener 44 German article 58 Feature of a two- 50% OFF
off a bender? 8 Scarfed up Thursday & Friday 10:00-2:00
45 Big name in tea ltr. monogram Saturdays 10:00-3:00
19 Atl. republic since 9 Frequent 46 Missile-shooting 59 “The Gold-Bug” Episcopal Church
1944 Martha’s god monogram
1 South El Camino Real
20 Aurora’s Vineyard arrival San Mateo 94401
counterpart 10 Is, when ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: (650)344-0921
21 Smart guy? simplified
22 Pivoting points 11 “Sleepy Hollow”
24 Anxious campus actress GARAGE SALES
society? 12 Olds that
27 La __ Tar Pits replaced the
ESTATE SALES
Make money, make room!
28 Yankee Achieva
nickname 13 Singer/songwriter List your upcoming garage
29 Worked with born Robert sale, moving sale, estate
sale, yard sale, rummage
horses, in a way Zimmerman sale, clearance sale, or
31 2008 Libertarian 18 Spoke whatever sale you have...
presidential uncertainly in the Daily Journal.
candidate 23 Card game with a
33 Like some rugs pre-victory Reach over 82,500 readers
from South San Francisco
37 Pool shade warning to Palo Alto.
38 Hair styling 25 Stays afloat, in a in your local newspaper.
prodigy? way
39 Off the mark 26 Fateful card Call (650)344-5200
40 Abbr. followed by 29 MS. enclosure
a year 30 Operations ctrs. xwordeditor@aol.com 01/28/11
41 Part of the dog 335 Garden Equipment
days of Dijon 310 Misc. For Sale 310 Misc. For Sale
BROGMANSIA TREE $40 needs plant-
42 Fund BARBIE BEACH vacation & Barbie prin- SOFT BONNET hair drier "Con Air" $20.,
ing. (650)871-7200
cess bride computer games $15 each, (650)589-2893
43 Friend of Dalí (650)367-8949
TABLE - for plant, $30, perfect condi-
45 Atterbury Street SPANISH GUITAR 6 strings good condi-
tion, (650)345-1111
tion $80. Call (650)375-1550.
gallery BEADS - Glass beads for jewelry mak-
46 Talented ing, $75. all, (650)676-0732 SPORTS BOOKS, Full of Facts, All 345 Medical Equipment
Sports, Beautiful Collection 5 Volumes,
jazzman? BEAUTIFUL ROUND GOLD FRAMED $25. 650 871-7211 CRUTCHES - adult, aluminium, for tall
53 Dag Beveled Mirrors 34" diameter $75 ea Jer- person, $30., (650)341-1861
ry San Mateo 650-619-9932 STUART WOODS HARDBACK BOOKS
Hammarskjöld’s - 3 @$3. each, (650)341-1861 POWER CHAIR - “Rascal 600”, new
BETTY BOOP perfume 3.5 ounces $8. SOLD!
successor (408)249-3858 SUIT/COAT HANGERS (14) sturdy good
quality hardwood unused $1/each or all
54 Cramming CABINET OAK, fits over toilet water $10. San Bruno 650-588-1946 379 Open Houses
method tank, like new $25. (650)341-5347
TOWELS - 5 complete sets, 15 vintage
55 Disturb, as the CANDLE HOLDER with angel design, decorative towels, never used, bath,
balance tall, gold, includes candle. Purchased for
$100, now $35. (650)345-1111
hand, washcloth,
(650)347-5104
excellent, $65., OPEN HOUSE
56 Frost, say LISTINGS
57 “Airport music so COLLAPSIBLE PICNIC cooler comes WALNUT CABINET- on rollers 26 W x
with utensils, glass and plates $15. 20 D x 34.5 H $35. (650)341-5347
early?” List your Open House
DOG CAGE/GORILLA - folding WETSUIT - Barefoot, like new, $40., in the Daily Journal.
60 Regarding large dog cage good condition, 2 door (650)367-8949
61 Dino’s love with tray, $75.,(650)355-8949
WIDE-BODIED VASE -- Colorful, Perfect Reach over 82,500
62 Lhasa __ DOOM (3) computer games $15/each 2 condition, nice design, $25 (650)867- potential home buyers &
total, (650)367-8949 2720 renters a day,
63 Headlights starer
64 Mearth’s mother, from South San Francisco
DOUBLE PANE Windows 48"wide X 34"
311 Musical Instruments to Palo Alto.
in a ’70s-’80s Tall W/screens perfect condition vinyl
2 ORGANS, antique tramp, $500 for in your local newspaper.
sitcom $75. OBO 650-619-9932
both. (650)342-4537
65 Flunky ELECTRIC HEATER - Oil filled electric Call (650)344-5200
heater, 1500 watts, $30., (650)504-3621 KEYBOARD CASIO 3 ft long $50.
(650)583-2767
DOWN PIANO VINTAGE - Upright, “Davis &
1 Pianist Hofmann By Don Gagliardo FIRE BOWL- new in box, 13 x 32 Sons”, just tuned, $600., (650)678-9007
(c)2011 Tribune Media Services, Inc.
01/28/11 $50.obo, (650)592-9141 380 Real Estate Services
312 Pets & Animals
FIREPLACE SCREEN - 36"wide,

315 Wanted to Buy 315 Wanted to Buy 308 Tools

PRESSURE WASHER 2500 PSI, good
condition, $350., (650)926-9841
RIDGED WET AND DRY VACUUM -16
gallons 5 horse power in box accesso-
ries included $65., (650)756-7878
SPEEDAIR AIR COMPRESSOR - 4 gal-
lon stack tank air compressor $100.,
(650)591-4710
TABLE SAW 10", very good condition
$85. (650) 787-8219
29"high, antique brass, folding doors,
sliding mesh screen, damper
controls. Like new. $100., (650)592-2047
KITTY LITTER box enclosed with swing-
ing door and handle $10., (650)592-2648 DISTRESS
FRONT END Dash Board from '98 Sono-
ma Truck $50. (650)871-7200
316 Clothes SALES
BAY MEADOWS COAT - Light green,
Bank Foreclosures.
HARD COVER BOOKS - Mystery & ad-
venture, current authors, some large type new, size L, $20., (650)867-2720 $400,000+
print, $3.00 each, (650)364-7777
BLACK LEATHER MOTORCYCLE
JACKET - Large, water proof, new, $35.,
Free list with
HARD COVER mystery and adventure
books (12) latest authors $3/each. (650)342-7568 pictures.
(650)364-7777 PeninsulaRealEstate.info
BLACK LEATHER tap shoes 9M great
condition $99. (650)558-1975 Free recorded message
JAMES PATTERSON BOOKS - 2 hard-

TORO LEAF BLOWERS, Power Sweep

+ 850 Super Blower, Electric like new
$40. pair South City (415) 410-9801
309 Office Equipment
CALCULATOR - Casio, still in box, new,
$25. (650)867-2720
DELL PRINTER SCANNER COPIER all
in one with 2 ink cartridges $40 obo.
(650)290-1960
OFFICE LAMP new $8. (650)345-1111
OFFICE WATER COOLER Hot - Ex Hot
,Cold - Ice Cold Like New South City
$99. OBO (415) 410 -9801
back @$3. each, 4 paperback @ $1.
each, (650)341-1861
JANET EVANOVICH BOOKS - 4 hard-
back @$3. each, 3 paperback @$1.
each, (650)341-1861
KIDS GUITAR for 6 years and Up $40,
call (650)375-1550
LOUNGE CHAIRS - 2 new, with cover &
plastic carring case & headrest, $35.
each, (650)592-7483
MASSAGE DEVICE with batteries $8 in
box, (650)368-3037
METAL CABINET - 4 drawers, beige
16.5 inches W x 27 3/4 H x 27 inches D.
$40., San Mateo, (650)341-5347
BLACK LIKE Leather pants Mrs. size
made in France size 40 $99. (650)558-
1(800)754-0569
1975 ID# 2042
BOOTS - 2 pairs purple leather, size 8.
Dolphin RE
One is knee length, other is ankle length,
$150.obo, (650)592-9141
JACKET (LARGE) Pants (small) black
Velvet good cond. $25/all (650)589-2893
LADIES DOWN jacket light yellow with
dark brown lining RWC $35. (650)868-
0436
LADIES NYLON stockings new $1/per
pair size 11 (2 dozen) call evenings.
SOLD!

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC World book LADIES SHOES- size 5, $10., (650)756-

307 Jewelry & Clothing
LIZ CLAIBORNE black evening jacket
Sz. 12, acetate/polyester, $10. (650)712-
1070
SHEER PURPLE tunic, Sz XL, w/em-
broidered design & sequins, $10.
(650)712-1070
SILVER SEQUIN shirt-jacket Sz 12-14 -
very dressy, $15. (650)712-1070
SMALL JEWELRY cabinet - 17” H, 12”
W, 2 glass doors, plus 2 drawers, very
pretty, SOLD!
307 Jewelry & Clothing
TOURQUOISE BLUE party dress, cov-
ered w/sequins, sz 14, $15. (650)712-
1070
308 Tools
CLICKER TORQUE wrench 1/2 inch
drive 20-150 LBS reversible all chrome
$40. 650-595-3933
DOLLY - Heavy Duty, Dual Use 54" hgt.
Upright-Push Cart South City $99.OBO
(415) 410 - 9801
310 Misc. For Sale
"COUNTRY KITCHEN" pot rack with
down lights. Retailed at $250
New in box $99 (650) 454-6163
1 LG .Duffel Bag ,1 Xtra Lg. Duffel w
Wheels, 1 Leather week-ender Satchel,
All 3 at $75.00 650 871-7211
12 PIECE jewelry display SOLD!
13 PIECE paint and pad set for home
use $25., (650)589-2893
5 NEEDLEPOINT sets still in package
$10/each, (650)592-2648
ANGEL WITH lights 12 inches High $12.
(650)368-3037
ARTIFICIAL FICUS Tree 6 ft. life like, full
branches. in basket $55. (650)269-3712
of Religion still in package $35.
(408)249-3858
NEW BANQUET table 6ft x 30. $40. Call
(650)871-7200.
NEW GAIAM Yoga P.M. Tape & CD
$10. 650-578-8306
NEW LIVING Yoga Tape for Beginners
$8. 650-578-8306
PACHIRA PLANT 3ft. H. (Money plant)
with decorative Pot $30. (650)592-2648
PRECUT MILK cartons great for school
projects 24/bag $8/bag. (650)871-7200
SLEEPER BLANKET (3) size 4T Soft
$7.50/each. (650)349-6059
SNOW CHAINS - 3 complete sets, sizes
fit rims 13” & 15”, great condition, $30.
all, Burl, (650)347-5104
6778
MAN’S SUEDE-LIKE jacket, Brown.
New, XXLg. $25. 650 871-7211
MEN'S PAJAMA set by "Dockers" size
Large new in box $15. (408)249-3858
MEN'S SHOES - New, size 10, $10.,
(650)756-6778
MEN'S SUIT almost new $25.
650-573-6981
MENS JEANS - 4 pairs, Gap, Aber-
crombe & Fitch, 1 pair khaki, sizes 34/32,
36/32, $42. all, (650)347-5104
440 Apartments
BELMONT - Prime, quiet location, view,
MENS SLACKS - 8 pairs, $50., Size
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440 Apartments 470 Rooms 620 Automobiles 620 Automobiles 630 Trucks & SUV’s 670 Auto Parts
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ody Toyota, Call 877-587-8635. Please
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Egypt: Internet down, police units up
By Hamaza Hendawi and Sarah El Deeb
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CAIRO — Internet service in Egypt was
disrupted and the government deployed an
elite special operations force in Cairo on
Friday, hours before an anticipated new wave
of anti-government protests.
The developments were a sign that
President Hosni Mubarak’s regime was
toughening its crackdown following the
biggest protests in years against his nearly 30-
year rule.
The counter-terror force, rarely seen on the
streets, took up positions in strategic loca-
tions, including central Tahrir Square, site of
the biggest demonstrations this week.
Facebook and Twitter have helped drive this
week’s protests. But by Thursday evening,
those sites were disrupted, along with cell
phone text messaging and BlackBerry
Messenger services. Then the Internet went
down.
Earlier, the grass-roots movement got a
double boost — the return of Nobel Peace
laureate Mohamed ElBaradei and the backing
of the biggest opposition group, the Muslim
Brotherhood.
The real test will be whether Egypt’s frag-
U.N. climate talks in Robert Gates faults Congress
focus at Davos forum for the ‘crisis on my doorstep’
By Karl Ritter and Matt Moore
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
DAVOS, Switzerland — Businesses, espe-
cially U.S. ones, must get more involved in
the global effort to slow climate change and
help pressure politicians to enact policies
that promote green growth, international
leaders said Thursday.
“They are part of the problem and they
must be part of the solution,” South African
President Jacob Zuma said at the World
Economic Forum.
In a panel discussion at Davos, where
some 2,500 business leaders and politicians
are gathered, he vowed to press for a greater
corporate role in the U.N. climate talks that
HOMELESS
Continued from page 1
About 85 current and formerly homeless
people participated in yesterday’s count,
including Michael Anthony Nunez, 49, a U.S.
Marines Corps veteran.
Nunez is currently enrolled in the Homeless
Veterans Rehabilitation Program in Menlo
Park. He served in the Marines from 1979 to
1983 and lost his job two years ago.
“I need to get past some personal prob-
lems,” Nunez said.
He is quick to note that one out of four
homeless people in the United States is a vet-
eran.
“I know how some of these guys feel,”
Nunez said.
Nunez lived in his car for awhile in San
Jose, then on the streets, then some shelters
before entering the veterans rehab program.
“People ignore the homeless. To put it rude-
ly, it sucks being homeless,” he said.
For Nunez, it is important that people who
are homeless know what services are available
for help.
“Not having an address makes it difficult to
get unemployment benefits or other assis-
tance,” he said.
He served as a guide for volunteers in a part
of San Mateo along El Camino Real yesterday
and counted a few homeless, including some-
one sleeping in a van.
Early morning
In San Mateo, volunteers gathered at City
Hall at 6 a.m.
Some of the volunteers included Joshua
Hugg, with the Housing Leadership Council
of San Mateo County, San Mateo Councilman
LOCAL/WORLD
mented opposition can come together, with
Friday’s rallies expected to be some of the
biggest so far.
Social networking sites were abuzz that
the gatherings called after Friday prayers
could attract huge numbers of protesters
demanding the ouster of Mubarak. Millions
gather at mosques across the city on Fridays,
giving organizers a vast pool of people to tap
into.
The 82-year-old Mubarak has not been seen
in public or heard from since the protests
began Tuesday with tens of thousands march-
ing in Cairo and a string of other cities. While
he may still have a chance to ride out this lat-
est challenge, his choices are limited, and all
are likely to lead to a loosening of his grip on
power.
Violence escalated on Thursday at protests
outside the capital. In the flashpoint city of
Suez, along the strategic Suez Canal, protest-
ers torched a fire station and looted weapons
that they then turned on police.
In the northern Sinai area of Sheik Zuweid,
several hundred Bedouins and police
exchanged gunfire, killing a 17-year-old man.
About 300 protesters surrounded a police sta-
tion from rooftops of nearby buildings and
fired two RPGs at it, damaging the walls.
his country will host in the coastal city of
Durban later this year.
“I think that’s one of the areas we are
going to work very hard leading to Durban
to convince business to be party so that it’s
not just governments alone,” Zuma said,
sharing the stage with Mexico President
Felipe Calderon, European Union Climate
Commissioner Connie Hedegaard and U.N.
climate chief Christiana Figueres.
There is serious concern about how to
keep the global economy moving forward
while, at the same time, ensuring that people
in the developing world are not denied a
chance to better their lives without con-
tributing to factors that have caused global
warming.
David Lim and Carole Groom, president of
the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors.
Many of the other volunteers were staff and
clients from Shelter Network, a nonprofit
housing provider for the homeless. City staff
also participated in the census.
Groom was paired with San Mateo police
Officer Robert Anderson, who patrols down-
town and is a key figure in the city’s Homeless
Outreach Team, responsible for placing many
of downtown’s formerly chronic homeless
people into housing.
While the homeless problem in downtown
is not as prevalent as it was five or 10 years
ago, it is still home to many who find shelter
along creek beds or in hidden alleys, for
instance.
Anderson toured downtown with Groom
and legislative aide Eric Pawlowsky as they
tracked the homeless. They found two men
sleeping next to the creek adjacent to the
downtown Caltrain station. They did not dis-
turb the men, however, as yesterday’s goal
was to make a simple count and not to engage
or bother anyone.
The face of homelessness in downtown has
changed a bit in the past few years as immi-
grant day laborers who cannot find work or
housing take shelter wherever they can,
Anderson said. Many of the homeless men are
from Guatemala who cannot afford to travel
back to the Central American country because
they cannot make any money here, Anderson
said.
While Samaritan House operates the
Worker Resource Center on Fifth Avenue for
day laborers, there are far more men looking
for work than there are jobs, Anderson said.
“About 80 to 90 men show up but there are
only 10 or so jobs that go out,” Anderson said.
“Most are not getting work.”
Many parolees also wind up homeless,
Anderson said, because shelters will not
An anti-government protester throws objects at a riot police car in the port city in Suez,Egypt.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
OTTAWA, Canada — Defense Secretary
Robert Gates is accusing Congress of dump-
ing a “crisis on my doorstep” by holding the
Pentagon to last year’s spending levels and
creating a potential $23 billion gap that could
weaken a wartime military.
“That’s how you hollow out a military,”
Gates said Thursday.
Gates said it looks increasingly likely that
Congress will not act on the Pentagon’s 2011
budget request even as lawmakers argue over
Gates’ proposal to slow the rate of increase in
defense spending next year and freeze it by
2015.
accept them. Parking garages were once the
domain of the homeless in downtown, but
none were found yesterday.
One man covered in a blanket was sitting in
the windowsill at St. Vincent de Paul on B
Street before 7 a.m. He has gathered there in
recent nights, Anderson said, and has rejected
outreach and an offer for services.
Issues and services
Anderson has helped place at least 17 for-
merly chronic homeless people into the
Vendome Hotel in downtown, a partnership
between the city of San Mateo and Shelter
Network.
Before the HOT program and Vendome
Hotel, many of the chronic homeless would
simply die in the streets, Anderson said.
At the Vendome, clients are offered a wide
range of services dealing with mental health
and substance abuse problems, for instance.
Second Harvest provides food to Vendome
clients, Groom said.
“If you look in the pantry, it is full,” Groom
said. “Knowing you don’t have to go foraging
for food must be a huge relief.”
Lack of proper nutrition leads to lots of
problems for the homeless, Anderson said.
A homeless man has been living in his
Volkswagen van, parked at the old Kinko’s lot
in downtown, for years, Anderson said.
He works odd jobs but does not make
enough to pay for rent, Anderson said.
He too has rejected an offer of help and
prefers to live in his van, Anderson said.
“Sometimes it takes years for people to
accept help,” said Anderson, who has been a
police officer for 30 years.
The San Mateo Police Department used to
receive hundreds of calls for service in down-
town related to public intoxication or other
homeless issues. Now, most calls are related
to graffiti, he said.
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Gates was in Canada for
North American defense
talks. In an interview as he
traveled to the Canadian
capital, the Pentagon chief
said he understands that
his proposal for $78 bil-
lion in cuts in future
spending has run into
Robert Gates opposition among law-
makers.
The opposition is bipartisan — from
Republicans who oppose any reductions and
Democrats along with some Republicans
backed by the tea party who say Gates isn’t
cutting enough.
“Life on the streets is chaos. It is comforting
to see many move to a life of stability,”
Anderson said.
After Anderson finished the downtown cen-
sus, he took Groom and Pawlowsky to a spot
along State Route 92 and El Camino Real.
The greenbelt along the highway makes for
easy places to make shelter, Anderson said.
They found a man in a sleeping bag next to
a backpack and tennis shoes. The homeless
are typically found closer to El Camino Real
because that is where services are or trans-
portation, Anderson said.
Data collection
Yesterday’s one-day count will offer a pre-
liminary idea of what the total numbers are,
said Goldberg of the Human Services Agency.
One of the goals of the census is to identify
concentrations of homeless, she said.
In San Mateo yesterday, volunteers counted
42 adult men, four adult women, seven cars
with sleeping occupants and three encamp-
ments, Goldberg said. Park rangers counted
three homeless in San Mateo parks. The num-
bers are preliminary and will change slightly
after other criteria are factored in, Goldberg
said.
“When all the parts are in place, we will
have a planning document that has a purpose,”
Goldberg said.
The data helps the county determine what
the needs of the homeless are and how to
deliver services to them.
The “Housing Our People Effectively:
Ending Homelessness in San Mateo County”
report will be out later this year.
Bill Silverfarb can be reached by e-mail: silver-
farb@smdailyjournal.com or by phone: (650) 344-
5200 ext. 106.
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