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TECHNICAL ISSUES
NATION PAGE 5
NSA TRACKING
BILLIONS DAILY
NATION PAGE 6
ANOTHER HIT MOVIE
FOR COEN BROTHERS
WEEKEND JOURNAL PAGE 18
FEDERAL SITE GIVES STATES INCOMPLETE MEDICAID DATA
By Michelle Durand
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
County whistleblowers now have some-
where to contact about suspected impropri-
ety.
Ten months after the Board of Supervisors
created a new ethics curriculum for all
employees and set aside more than $65,000
to establish a website, training and hotline,
the lines are now open. This week, employ-
ees received word the toll-free hotline and
web-based access point are now available.
County Manager John Maltbie said the
lengthy delay between approval and imple-
mentation was due to problems connecting
with the private third-party organization
contracted to receive and screen the calls.
San Mateo County whistleblowing
hotline and website now available
By Jeff Burbank
BAY CITY NEWS SERVICE
Santa Cruz police said Thursday they have
solved a nearly two-decade-old mystery by
identifying a teenage girl whose body was
found by hikers in 1994 in a park near the
UC Santa Cruz campus.
In a case dubbed Pogonip Jane, police
identied the remains as those of 17-year-
old Kori Joanne Lamaster, Deputy Police
Chief Steve Clark said.
The girls partially
buried body was found in
Pogonip Park by a pair of
hikers on Jan. 29, 1994,
and she remained uniden-
tied until police found
matches for her finger-
prints and DNA i n
October, Clark said.
Koris death remains an
open homicide case and
Teen found murdered in 1994 is Pacifica girl
By Michelle Durand
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
While other Peninsula cities are
mulling increases in garbage
rates, San Carlos is bucking the
trend by considering holding or
even reducing consumer charges in
2014.
The City Council Monday night
will hold a public hearing on pro-
posed adjustments including an
option suggested in October that
keeps rates for the 20- and 32-gal-
lon containers the same as 2013,
drops the 64-gallon price by $5
and the 96-gallon cart price by
$10 and increased the rate for
unscheduled services by 1.69 per-
cent.
The council suggested this alter-
native after learning from the
South Bayside Waste Management
Authority that the city would not
need to increase rates for scheduled
San Carlos may hold
garbage rates steady
Nelson Mandela
Former South African president and global icon, dead at 95
By Christopher Torchia
and Marcus Eliason
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
JOHANNESBURG Nelson Mandela,
who became one of the worlds most
beloved statesmen and a colossus of the
20th century when he emerged from 27
years in prison to negotiate an end to
white minority rule in South Africa, has
died. He was 95.
South African President Jacob Zuma
made the announcement at a news con-
ference late Thursday, saying weve
lost our greatest son.
His death closed the nal chapter in
South Africas struggle to cast off
apartheid, leaving the world with indelible
memories of a man of astonishing grace
and good humor. Rock concerts celebrated
his birthday. Hollywood stars glorified
him on screen. And his regal bearing,
graying hair and raspy voice made him
instantly recognizable across the globe.
As South Africas rst black president,
the ex-boxer, lawyer and prisoner No.
46664 paved the way to racial reconcilia-
tion with well-chosen gestures of forgive-
ness. He lunched with the prosecutor who
sent him to jail, sang the apartheid-era
Afrikaans anthem at his inauguration, and
traveled hundreds of miles to have tea with
the widow of Hendrik Verwoerd, the prime
minister at the time he was imprisoned.
His most memorable gesture came when
he strode onto the eld before the 1995
Rugby World Cup nal in Johannesburg.
When he came on the eld in South African
colors to congratulate the victorious
South African team, he brought the over-
whelmingly white crowd of 63,000 to its
By Samantha Weigel
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Like most cities in San Mateo
County, Belmont and Foster City
updated their citywide solid
waste collection rates for 2014
which means Belmont will raise
its rates by 12.15 percent while
Foster City only raised its by 2.9
percent.
There are many factors that
contribute to the differences in
rate increases, including plan-
ning from previous years, resi-
dential behaviors and geography
of the city.
Trash rate adjustments are
fueled by pending state mandates
to reduce the amount of waste
Belmont,Foster City
trash rates on rise
See HOTLINE, Page 31
See RATES, Page 23
See TRASH, Page 23
Kori Lamaster
See KORI, Page 31
See MANDELA, Page 31
Probation head quietly retires
Chief Probation Ofcer Loren
Buddress quietly announced his retire-
ment the week of Dec. 6, 2008, cap-
ping a tumultuous year in which under
his watch a teenage mur-
der defendant escaped
from juvenile hall with
the help of two other
wards and another
teenager walked away from a deten-
tion camp and was arrested for a sub-
sequent murder.
Buddress, who served nine years as
chief and came under re most severely
for the February escape from the Youth
Services Center, sent an email early
Monday of that week to the Board of
Supervisors and court and county of-
cials announcing he will step down Jan.
2.
Although Buddress tenure included
overseeing multiple programs and facil-
ities highlights include overseeing
the $150 million Youth Services Center
and participating in the countys gang
task force he received the greatest
attention earlier that year for the
actions of two teenage wards at facili-
ties for which the Probation
Department holds responsibility.
Fired company sues school district
The firm fired in 2007 from over-
seeing $298 million in construction
projects at local school districts was
suing the San Mateo Union High
School District, it was reported the
week of Dec. 6, 2008.
Oakland-based Skanska Building,
Inc. was slated to oversee construction
management for the six-
year construction plan
associated with Measure M.
Numerous questions led the
district Board of Trustees to
give Skanska the pink slip in
April 2007 before nding a new compa-
ny to oversee construction efforts.
Skanska alleged it entered into a written
contract with the district which included
promises to pay for services for which
it was not paid, according to the law-
suit. The company was asking to be
paid for services, damages and penal-
ties, in some cases with interest, and
legal fees.
Hostage situation
ruled murder-suicide
A gun-wielding stalker who invaded
the San Mateo home of Kim Loan
Nguyen killed the 24-year-old mother
of two with three shots, according to a
ballistics report the week of Dec. 6,
2008, clearing SWAT team members
who returned fire during the tense
hostage situation the week prior in
which she saved her young children
before being mortally wounded herself.
Nguyen died Nov. 25, 2008 shortly
after being rescued from the Hobart
Avenue home and taken to Stanford
Medical Center with serious injuries
inicted by Raymond Gee, 22, of
Oakland. Aballistics investigation and
autopsy concluded that three bullets
entered Nguyen in her back from the gun
held by Gee. No bullets police red hit
Nguyen and Gee committed suicide with
a self-inicted gunshot, said
San Mateo County Coroner
Robert Foucrault.
$1.5B bailout
discussed for auto industry
Jolted by the loss of thousands of
jobs, congressional Democrats and the
White House reached for agreement the
week of Dec. 6, 2008 on about $15 bil-
lion in bailout loans for the beleaguered
auto industry. President George W. Bush
warned that at least one of the Big Three
carmakers might not survive the current
economic crisis.
Several ofcials in both parties said
the breakthrough on a long-stalled
bailout came after House Speaker Nancy
Pelosi bowed to Bushs demand that the
aid come from a fund set aside for the
production of environmentally friend-
lier cars. The California Democrat
spoke to White House chief of staff
Josh Bolten during the day to signal her
change in position, they added.
From the archives highlights stories origi-
nally printed ve years ago this week. It
appears in the Friday edition of the Daily
Journal.
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Comedian Steven
Wright is 58.
This Day in History
Thought for the Day
1957
Americas rst attempt at putting a
satellite into orbit failed as Vanguard
TV3 rose only about four feet off a
Cape Canaveral launch pad before
crashing back down and exploding.
Do not wait to strike till
the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.
William Butler Yeats, Nobel Prize-winning poet (1865-1939)
Transportation
Secretary Ray
LaHood is 68.
Writer-director
Judd Apatow is 46.
Birthdays
REUTERS
A pufn drops the sand eels it was carrying as it is chased by a gull on the Farne Islands off the Northumberland coast,
northern England.
Friday: Partly cloudy in the morning
then becoming mostly cloudy. Highs
around 50. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Fri day ni ght: Rain in the
evening...Then rain likely after mid-
night. Lows in the mid 40s. South winds
10 to 20 mph.
Local Weather Forecast
The article Hillsdale postpones shopping center
renovation plans in the Dec. 2 edition of the Daily Journal
had incorrect information. The Cost Plus World Market at the
Hillsdale Shopping Center is not closed. Another new
location is open at the Bridgepointe Shopping Center,
however.
Correction
In 1790, Congress moved to Philadelphia from New York.
In 1884, Army engineers completed construction of the
Washington Monument by setting an aluminum capstone atop
the obelisk.
In 1889, Jefferson Davis, the rst and only president of the
Confederate States of America, died in New Orleans.
In 1907, the worst mining disaster in U.S. history occurred
as 362 men and boys died in a coal mine explosion in
Monongah, West Virginia.
In 1917, some 2,000 people died when an explosives-laden
French cargo ship collided with a Norwegian vessel at the har-
bor in Halifax, Nova Scotia, setting off a blast that devastated
the city.
In 1922, the Irish Free State came into being under terms of
the Anglo-Irish Treaty.
In 1947, Everglades National Park in Florida was dedicated
by President Harry S. Truman.
In 1962, 37 coal miners were killed in an explosion at the
Robena No. 3 Mine operated by U.S. Steel in Carmichaels, Pa.
In 1969, a free concert by The Rolling Stones at the
Altamont Speedway in Alameda County was marred by the
deaths of four people, including one who was stabbed by a
Hells Angel.
In 1973, House minority leader Gerald R. Ford was sworn in
as vice president, succeeding Spiro T. Agnew.
In 1989, 14 women were shot to death at the University of
Montreals school of engineering by a man who then took his
own life.
Ten years ago: AU.S. warplane in pursuit of a known ter-
rorist attacked a village in eastern Afghanistan, mistakenly
killing nine children. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld
met with senior American commanders in Iraq, and was assured
that a recent switch to more aggressive anti-insurgency tactics
had begun to pay off.
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Comedy performer David Ossman is 77. Actor Patrick
Bauchau is 75. Country singer Helen Cornelius is 72. Actor
James Naughton is 68. Rhythm-and-blues singer Frankie
Beverly (Maze) is 67. Former Sen. Don Nickles, R-Okla., is
65. Actress JoBeth Williams is 65. Actor Tom Hulce is 60.
Actor Kin Shriner is 60. Actor Wil Shriner is 60. Actor Miles
Chapin is 59. Rock musician Rick Buckler (The Jam) is 58.
Country singer Bill Lloyd is 58. Singer Tish Hinojosa is 58.
Rock musician Peter Buck (R.E.M.) is 57. Rock musician
David Lovering (Pixies) is 52. Actress Janine Turner is 51.
Rock musician Ben Watt (Everything But The Girl) is 51.
Lotto
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Friday Dec. 6, 2013 THEDAILYJOURNAL
LOCAL
FOSTER CITY
Vandalism. Grafti was reported on Beach
Park Boulevard before 11:52 p.m. Tuesday,
Dec. 3.
Vandalism. Grafti was reported on the
west side of the bridge on Shell Boulevard
before 8:20 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3.
Disturbance. No injuries were incurred in
an accident involving a pedestrian and bicy-
clist on East Hillsdale and Shell Boulevard
before 8:11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 2.
Ci t i zen assi st . Police offered assistance
to a resident who got locked out on their bal-
cony before 10:19 p.m. Monday, Dec. 2.
Accident. Two vehicles were involved in
an accident at Metro Center and Vintage
Boulevard before 5:42 p.m. Wednesday,
Nov. 20.
Petty theft. A man reported a coins and
bills worth $20 was missing from his car on
Chesapeake Avenue before 5:11 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 20.
REDWOOD CITY
Petty theft. Jewelry was reported missing
after a party on Washington Avenue before
4:52 p.m. Monday, Dec. 2.
Vi ci ous ani mal. A brown and white pit
bull was reported loose on Macdonald Street
before 4:07 p.m. Monday, Dec. 2.
Vandalism. Grafti was spray-painted on a
company vehicle as well as a business on
Bay Road before 3:13 p.m. Monday, Dec. 2.
Acci dent. There was a minor injury in an
accident at the intersection of El Camino
Real and Jackson Avenue before 3:04 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 2.
Battery. A person was reported to have
been jumped by several people on
Middleeld Road before 2:31 p.m. Monday,
Dec. 2. The incident occurred Friday, Nov.
29.
Police reports
Good call
Acellphone was found and turned in to
police in Foster City before 11:39 a.m.
Friday, Nov. 22.
By Angela Swartz
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Its tea time for children this weekend at
Burlingames Main Library.
The Burlingame
Library Foundation is
hosting its fourth annual
Childrens Holiday Tea to
raise funds to benet the
library programs, as well
as to support the chil-
drens collection 10
a.m.-noon Sunday, Dec.
8. This is the rst year
there will also be a holi-
day boutique, which
includes the sale of books from Books, Inc.
and holiday gifts from UB Chic and others.
This year, San Francisco-based artist
Christian Robinson, illustrator for Linda
Ashmans Rain!, will be the guest speaker.
Burlingame High School students Peter
Scattini and Veronica Ortiz will sing holi-
day songs as people enter the event and the
library is already decked out with holiday
decorations such as paper snowakes, trees
with lights and a polar bear.
Why come out to the event this year?
Its a fundraiser for the library, said
Kathy von Mayrhauser, Childrens Services
head and Easton Branch manager. It does
support the library and enhances the chil-
drens collection and programming.
Robinson will be the highlight of the
event, von Mayrhauser said. He will speak
then help children with a drawing project.
His latest illustrations will be in Patricia
Hruby Powells book Josephine, which
comes out in January 2014.
Children will learn his drawing process,
von Mayrhauser said.
Food donations such as cupcakes, tea
sandwiches, tea and coffee are coming from
the National Charity League, Whole Foods,
Guittard Chocolate Company, Five Little
Monkeys, Nancy Kux and others.
Since the event grew, it was moved from
the Easton Branch library last year. Now, it
can accommodate up to 250 guests at the
event, which will take place on the rst
oor.
Tickets can be purchased at the door at the
event or through a link to the EventBrite
page at
burlingamelibraryfoundation.org/events/c
hildrens-holiday-tea. Tickets are selling for
$20 for children and $40 for adults. The
event will be located at 480 Primrose Road.
The Burlingame Library Foundation was
founded in 1995 to help provide private
funding support
from the commu-
nity to supple-
ment library pro-
grams. More than
$200,000 was
raised to furnish
the main library
in 1997. Another
$230,000 was
raised to restore
the Easton Branch
Library in 2004.
Ongoing programs include childrens pro-
grams, summer reading clubs, authors pro-
grams, public relations materials and
library book sales.
Childrens Tea at Burlingame Library Sunday
Holiday event hosting illustrator Christian Robinson as special guest
Above: A girl at the Childrens Holiday Tea last year received an autograph from author and
illustrator Elisa Klevens. Below: Rain! illustrator Christian Robinson will speak on Sunday.
Christian
Robinson
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LOCAL
COUNTY
GOVERNMENT
The boundaries
of San Mateo
Countys ve super-
visorial districts of-
cially changed
Thursday, a month
after the Board of
Supervisors approved a new map as part of
its move to district rather than at-large elec-
tions.
The new map will be in effect through the
end of the decade. A complete list of cities
and maps is available at
www.smcgov.org/bos but generally the
adopted draft divides four cities between
districts: Belmont (Districts 2 and 3), Menlo
Park (Districts 3 and 4), San Bruno
(Districts 1 and 5) and South San Francisco
(Districts 1 and 5).
Belmont, South San Francisco and
Redwood City were divided between dis-
tricts in the existing map. The new map uni-
es Redwood City which, under the previ-
ous map, had Redwood Shores in a separate
district.
CITY GOVERNMENT
The San Carlos City Council will reor-
ganize, bidding goodbye to Councilwoman
Karen Clapper and installing newly elect-
ed Cameron Johnson onto the council.
The council will also choose a mayor and
vice mayor.
At the same meeting, the council will con-
sider increasing the city attorneys hourly
rate by $15, 6.38 percent, for litigation and
special projects. If approved, starting in
January, the rate will jump to $250 per hour
and his retainer will be $10,500 per month.
The proposal came after a survey of compa-
rable cities in San Mateo and Santa Clara
counties showed Greg Rubens salary and
benets below the average.
The City Council meets 7 p.m. Monday,
Dec. 9 at City Hall, 600 Elm St., San Carlos.
Smell of smoke
alerts residents of fire
A residential re broke out in the North
Shoreview neighborhood of San Mateo
Tuesday night forcing four residents to
evacuate.
The San Mateo re and police departments
were dispatched at 9:57 p.m. to a one-story
single-family residence on 1523 York Ave.,
according to re ofcials.
The re originated in the garage and the
first engine to arrive on scene found a
downed power line across the street from the
house, according to re ofcials.
Twenty-one reghters, ve re engines,
one ladder truck and two battalion chiefs
responded and were able to put the re out
within 15 minutes, according to re of-
cials.
No one was injured, however, the fire
caused extensive smoke damage throughout
the hallway in the home and destroyed the
garage, attic and a vehicle that was parked
in the driveway. Aneighboring home also
sustained smoke damage, according to fire
officials.
The cause of the fire is still under inves-
tigation, but the fire has been estimated to
have caused $250,000 to the structure and
an addition $50,000 to the contents
inside the home, according to fire offi-
cials.
The residents were alerted to the fire
when they smelled smoke and fire offi-
cials remind residents to ensure they have
working smoke detectors in their homes.
Local brief
BAY CITY NEWS SERVICE
The FBI is seeking a woman they have
dubbed the Sports Cap Bandit, who
robbed two banks in Menlo Park in October
and November.
The robberies occurred at about 12:25
p.m. on Oct. 29 at a Bank of the West at 701
Santa Cruz Ave. and at about 2 p.m. on Nov.
8 at a U.S. Bank at 1105 El Camino Real,
according to the FBI.
In each robbery, the suspect gave a bank
teller a note demanding money and said she
had a gun. During the October robbery, she
wore a red Cincinnati Reds baseball cap with
a C on it, along with sunglasses, a dark
gray hooded jacket and gray sweatpants,
FBI ofcials said. She was carrying a dark
bag.
In the November robbery, she wore a light
blue and gold Denver Nuggets hat with the
word Nuggets and a graphic on it, along
with a long-sleeve green sweatshirt and blue
jeans, according to the FBI. That day, she
was carrying a light brown handbag.
The FBI released surveillance images of
the suspect, who is described as a Pacic
Islander or Hispanic woman between 25 and
30 years old. She is about 5 feet 7 or 5 feet 8
inches tall, weighs between 140 and 170
pounds and has brown eyes and brown hair.
The suspect should be considered armed
and dangerous. Anyone with information on
her whereabouts is asked to call 911 or the
FBIs San Francisco ofce at (415) 553-
7400. Tips can also be submitted online at
tips.fbi.gov.
FBI seeking sports cap bank bandit
WASHINGTON The leader of House
Democrats says her rank and file wont
support any year-end budget deal unless it
includes plans to extend expiring unem-
ployment benefits for long-term victims
of the recession.
Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California made
the comment today as senior lawmakers
struggled elsewhere in the Capitol to find a
compromise that would ease across-the-
board cuts in the budget that both parties
would like to eliminate.
Majority Republicans
in the House have not
ruled out extending the
benefits that are due to
begin expiring on Dec.
28, but say they have no
plans to pursue legisla-
tion on their own.
President Barack
Obama on Wednesday
called on Congress to
approve an extension, and House Speaker
John Boehner today said he was looking
for a White House proposal on the issue.
Pelosi nixes budget deal
without jobless benefits
Nancy Pelosi
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LOCAL/STATE/NATION
Leonard W Johnson
Resident of Belmont, CA
A WWII Normandy survivor died on
December 2, 2013 at the age of 92 yrs. He
was born at home December 6, 1920, in Ely,
Minnesota, in Section 30. Born to Verne
and Hilda Johnson he was #3 of 5 boys.
Graduated from HS 1941, attended Junior
College, then realizing he would be drafted,
Len enlisted in the US Army in 1942.
After basic training, Len was deployed to
London where he spent one year preparing
for D-Day. He landed at Normandy on Utah
Beach where he was wounded, treated by a
eld medic; he said no purple heart inasmuch as his Father was not well and Len did
not want to worry him. As a Staff Sgt, Forward Observer in the 13th Field Artillery
Operation Battalion, Len went on to serve through 5 European major battles including
the Battle of the Bulge. Discharged, beyond the end of the war, he was assigned to
returning imprisoned German Ofcers to their families.
Len arrived in the United States, headed directly to Chicago where his future bride
was waiting to welcome him home. Len & Katherine were married and he continued
his education at the University of Minnesota where he received his degree in Mining
Engineering. Len worked at US Steel, Johnson & Moore, during which time Len & Kay
built their rst house, in Hibbing.
Sometime along the way, Len realized he could play golf 365 days in California, that
there was a Curling Club. So, in 1969 they moved. Len began his career with Davy
McKee Engineering during which time he traveled to 46 countries. In 1971 they moved
to Belmont where Len retired in 1983. Kay died of cancer in 1986.
Len was a member of the American Legion and the VFW. A devoted member of St Andrews
Lutheran Church in San Mateo, California, since 1971- he never stopped giving thanks to
the Lord for bringing him safely through WWII. Len was a part of the Greatest Generation.
Len was a great soldier and gentleman. We will miss Len tremendously.
He is survived by his brother, Roy (Flora) from Atlanta, GA; his sister-in-law, Betty
Johnson from Ely, MN; cousin Al Johnson from Phoenix, AZ; friends, Maggie Timeus
and Dora Knierim; caregiver, Leo Marinas and many nieces and nephews.
A Memorial Service will be held at St. Andrews Lutheran Church on
December 10, 2013 at 2pm with a reception to follow. Interment at a later date in
Minnesota at Ely Cemetery.
Sneider & Sullivan & OConnells Funeral Home (650) 343-1804
Obituary
Rendering of Californias high-speed rail.
By Juliet Williams
SACRAMENTO California
high-speed rail ofcials sought to
allay concerns about the future of the
project Thursday after a series of
legal and regulatory rulings that
appear to jeopardize some parts of
the $68 billion plan.
Despite the recent setbacks, they
said engineering work and state hir-
ing are on pace and that construction
will begin in the new year using fed-
eral money.
At a meeting of the board that
oversees the California High-Speed
Rail Authority, board members voted
in closed session to start work on a
new request for blanket approval
from the courts to sell $8.6 billion
in voter-approved bonds, after a
Sacramento County judge denied
such a request last week.
We are moving into the construc-
tion phase of the high-speed rail
project with a staff that can get it
done, board Chairman Dan Richard
said after a presentation about the
rail authoritys ongoing hiring.
One of the rulings by Superior
Court Judge Michael Kenny prevent-
ed the state from selling construc-
tion bonds for now. He also ordered
the authority to write a new funding
plan and demonstrate that all envi-
ronmental clearances are in place for
the rst 300 miles of the line in the
Central Valley.
Then on Wednesday, the federal
Surface Transportation Board reject-
ed a request from the rail board to
exempt a segment of the rail line
from a lengthy review. High-Speed
Rail Authority CEO Jeff Morales said
the federal boards ruling had created
confusion but was by no means a set-
back.
Weve seen some combination of
that action being misunderstood,
misreported ... including that its a
major blow to our project, and
frankly theres no basis or credence
to that, he said.
High-speed rail officials
say plan is on schedule
By Seanna Adcox
COLUMBIA, S.C. People
shopping for insurance on the fed-
eral marketplace may be informed
theyre eligible for Medicaid and
that their information is being sent
to state ofcials to sign them up.
However, states say they arent able
to enroll them because theyre
receiving incomplete data from the
Obama administration.
The Center for Medicare and
Medicaid Services wrote a memo to
the 36 states using the federal web-
site last week acknowledging the
information wasnt being trans-
ferred automatically and saying
another system was being devel-
oped to send it. More complete les
could be sent as soon as next week.
The technical problem could
affect tens of thousands of Medicaid
applicants and represents the latest
issue to arise in the rollout of a
website thats been plagued with
long waits for users and other
glitches.
Some users who ll out applica-
tions on the federal site may
believe that theyre already being
enrolled in Medicaid or that state
ofcials will contact them, even
though the agencies arent receiv-
ing the information they need, said
Matt Salo, executive director of the
National Association of Medicaid
Directors. The data transfer problem
is occurring in the 36 states where
the federal site is deployed, regard-
less of whether they chose to
expand Medicaid.
Essentially, if youre a consumer
on healthcare.gov, it will tell you
youre eligible for Medicaid and the
state agency will take care of it, but
theres no real way for the state
Medicaid agency to know anything
about it, said Salo, who leads the
nonpartisan membership group for
state Medicaid chiefs.
The federal marketplace was
designed to help people buy pri-
vate insurance under President
Barack Obamas health overhaul. If
shoppers qualified for Medicaid,
the site was supposed to send their
data to the Medicaid agency in
their state.
Federal site gives states
incomplete Medicaid data
By Michelle Durand
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
A South San Francisco man
accused of setting several res over
a two-year span, including blazes in
the same apartment complex where
he lived and on the street where his
family resided, was sentenced yes-
terday to seven years in prison.
The sentence for Jonas Valdiviezo
Tubon, 31, is outstanding, said
District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe.
Tubon faced up to eight years in
prison and prosecutors sought only
less than a six-year term.
Tubon has credit of about 432
days against the sentence accumu-
lated while in custody on $750,000
bail. He must also register as an
arson offender
and pay about
$1,600 in resti-
tution.
Tubon was
originally arrest-
ed for allegedly
setting property
res over ve
months near his
familys home
on Waverly
Court but was later tied to a series of
res beginning in May 2010 on
Callan Boulevard where he lives.
In the rst stretch of res in front
of an apartment, Tubon allegedly
burned the door mat, plastic bags
on top of the mat, the case for a re
extinguisher attached to a building
next to the apartment and trash. In
March 2012, a new crop of res
began on Waverly Court. The res
targeted brush, trash cans put out for
pickup, a minivan that was
destroyed by the blaze and other
vegetation.
A neighbor installed a surveil-
lance camera that captured a truck
driving down the court and throwing
a lit object in the street. The footage
helped lead to Tubon who admitted
most of the Waverly Court res,
according to prosecutors.
In July, Tubon pleaded no contest
to felony charges of arson of an
inhabited building, two counts of
arson of property, two counts of
arson of a structure and metham-
phetamine possession.
Residential arsonist imprisoned seven years
Jonas Tubon
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WASHINGTON A New Years deadline that could send
the price of milk skyward looms over congressional nego-
tiators as they try to reach agreement on a ve-year farm
bill. Theyve been tripped up by differences over the
nations food stamp program and how to restructure farm
subsidies.
The two chambers have been far apart on both issues for
more than two years. But the leaders of the House and Senate
Agriculture committees expressed optimism after a private
meeting Wednesday that they may be able to nd resolution
in time to narrowly avert the expiration of dairy subsidies
on Jan. 1. If those subsidies expire, new laws will kick in
that could result in decreased dairy supply on the commer-
cial market and higher prices for a gallon of milk.
Rep. Mike Conaway of Texas, a Republican on the House-
Senate farm bill conference committee, said negotiators
could possibly hold a public meeting next week for the con-
ference committee to settle some of the remaining issues
before the House leaves for the year on Dec. 13. But with a
nal deal still elusive, it seems unlikely that Congress will
nish the bill before the end of the year.
On Thursday, House Speaker John Boehner said the bill
should be extended through January while negotiators work
out their differences. Boehner also contradicted the opti-
mism of House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank
Lucas, R-Okla., who said Wednesday that the two sides had
made great progress.
You know, Ive not seen any real progress on the farm
bill, Boehner said. And so if weve got to pass a one-
month extension of the farm bill, I think we ought to be
prepared to do that.
An extension is not certain, however. Senate Majority
Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., has said he doesnt want to
extend the bill again after Congress already extended the
bill at the beginning of this year.
Finding a compromise on cuts to the nations $80 bil-
lion-a-year food stamp program has been the toughest
obstacle over the last two years. The House passed a bill
this summer that would cut $4 billion from food stamps
now known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program, or SNAP annually and allow states to create
new work requirements for some recipients.
Milk prices could rise as farm bill still looms
By Kimberly Dozier
WASHINGTON The National Security Agency tracks
the locations of nearly 5 billion cellphones every day over-
seas, including those belonging to Americans abroad, The
Washington Post reported Wednesday.
The NSA inadvertently gathers the location records of
tens of millions of Americans who travel abroad annual-
l y, along with the billions of other records it collects by
tapping into worldwide mobile network cables, the news-
paper said in a report on its website.
Such data means the NSA can track the movements of
almost any cellphone around the world, and map the rela-
tionships of the cellphone user. The Post said a powerful
analytic computer program called CO-TRAVELER crunches
the data of billions of unsuspecting people, building pat-
terns of relationships between them by where their phones
go. That can reveal a previously unknown terrorist suspect,
in guilt by cellphone-location association, for instance.
As the NSAdoesnt know which part of the data it might
need, the agency keeps up to 27 terabytes, or more than
double the text content of the Library of Congress print
collection, the Post said. A 2012 internal NSA document
said the volumes of data from the location program were
outpacing our ability to ingest, process and store it, the
newspaper said.
The program is detailed in documents given to the news-
paper by former NSAsystems analyst Edward Snowden. The
Post also quotes unidentied NSA ofcials, saying they
spoke with the permission of their agency.
Shawn Turner, a spokesman for the Ofce of the Director
of National Intelligence, declined to comment on the
report.
The DNIs general counsel, Robert Litt, has said that NSA
does not intentionally gather bulk location data on U.S.
cellphones inside the U.S. but NSA Director Keith
Alexander testied before Congress his agency ran tests in
2010 and 2011 on samples of U.S. cell-site data to see if
it was technically possible to plug such data into NSA
analysis systems. Alexander said that the information was
never used for intelligence purposes and that the testing
was reported to congressional intelligence committees. He
said it was determined to be of little operational value, so
the NSAdid not ask for permission to gather such data.
Sen. Ron Wyden, a Democrat and a member of the Senate
Intelligence Committee, said at the time that Alexander
could have explained more. The intelligence leadership
has decided to leave most of the real story secret, Wyden
said, though he would not elaborate on the extent of the
program. Wyden and two other Democratic lawmakers have
introduced an amendment to the 2014 defense spending bill
that would require intelligence agencies to say whether the
NSA or any other element of the intelligence community
has ever collected the cell-site location information of a
large number of United States persons with no known con-
nection to suspicious activity, or made plans to collect such
information.
Alexander and other NSA ofcials have explained that
when U.S. data is gathered incidentally overseas, it is
minimized, meaning that when an NSA analysts realize
they are dealing with a U.S. phone number, they limit what
can be done with it and how long that data can be kept.
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WASHINGTON Saying the government
should lead by example, President Barack
Obama on Thursday ordered the federal gov-
ernment to nearly triple its use of renewable
sources for electricity by 2020.
Obama said the plan to use renewables for
20 percent of electricity needs will help
reduce pollution that causes global warming,
promote American energy independence and
boost domestic energy sources such as solar
and wind power that provide thousands of
jobs.
The order is part of the presidents wide-
ranging, second-term drive to combat climate
change and prepare for its effects. A plan
announced in June would put rst-time limits
on carbon pollution from new and existing
power plants, boost renewable energy pro-
duction on federal lands and prepare commu-
nities to deal with higher temperatures.
The directive on renewable energy applies
to all federal agencies, civilian and military.
The Defense Department had previously set a
goal that 25 percent of its energy needs
should be supplied by renewable energy by
2025.
Federal agencies have reduced their green-
house gas emissions by more than 15 per-
cent since he took ofce in 2009, Obama
said, but the government can do even better.
The federal government is the largest ener-
gy consumer in the nation and must lead by
example, Obama said. The government
occupies nearly 500,000 buildings, operates
600,000 vehicles and purchases more than
$500 billion per year in goods and services.
The government currently has a goal of
using 7.5 percent of its electricity from
renewable sources, but Obama said recent
increases in renewable energy supplies make
the new 20 percent goal achievable by 2020.
His order says the government should use
renewable sources for 10 percent of its elec-
tricity in 2015 and gradually increase that
amount to 20 percent within seven years.
Environmental groups hailed the
announcement, which they said would help
kick-start clean energy initiatives across
rural America.
The directive shows the government can
lead by example when it comes to smart
energy policies, said Tiernan Sittenfeld,
senior vice president of the League of
Conservation Voters.
Agroup representing major American coal
producers and utility companies said the plan
will increase energy costs and is unworkable
for private companies and states that do not
have the governments purchasing clout.
Shoe-horning renewable technologies
that cannot deliver the base-load electricity
this country needs does no one any good and
puts the American economy at risk, said
Laura Sheehan, senior vice president of the
American Coalition for Clean Coal
Electricity, an industry group.
The Obama administration has repeatedly
failed to acknowledge the negative conse-
quences of replacing coal-fueled electricity,
Sheehan said, and now our federal govern-
ment will become a model for bad policy.
The order also requires agencies to install
energy meters and water maters where appro-
priate to monitor efciency and to publicly
disclose energy performance data through the
Energy Department.
The White House did not provide an esti-
mate for how much money, if any, the pro-
posal would save over the next decade.
The order on renewable energy is one of
several steps the administration is announc-
ing this week on energy efciency.
On Tuesday, ofcials announced a plan to
cut energy waste at multifamily housing such
as apartments and condominiums and released
a 2014 fuel economy guide to help motorists
choose fuel-efcient vehicles.
Obama to feds: Boost renewable power 20 percent
By Donna Cassata
WASHINGTON Twenty-nine House
Democrats are urging President Barack
Obama to suspend deportations of immi-
grants living here illegally and extend
relief to many of the estimated 11 mil-
l i on.
In a letter on Thursday, the lawmakers
called on the president to act in the
absence of immigration legislation that
remains stalled in the Republican-led
House.
Obama last year moved on his own to
halt deportations for some young immi-
grants living in the country illegally who
arrived as children. So far more than
550,000 young immigrants have been
allowed to stay under the program.
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cue and raffle this weekend to raise
money for the more than 150 displaced
residents of two apartment buildings at
531 and 926 Woodside Road that burned
in separate six-alarm fires in recent
months. Raffle prizes include a signed
49e r s football by Coach Ji m
Harbaugh and other 49ers memorabilia,
a dinner at the fire house, a scholarship
for a spot in the fire departments popu-
lar Junior Fi re Academy and dinner
and wine in Napa. Tickets are $8 for
adults and $5 for children. They are sold
the day of the event at Fi re St at i on 9
at 755 Marshall St. and at a Hometown
Hol i days booth. The event is 2 p.m. to
5:30 p.m. Saturday Dec. 7 at Fire Station
9 .
***
The late county supervisor and
Servi ce League executive director
Mi ke Nevi n is gone but hes certainly
not forgotten. On Wednesday, the non-
profit dedicated its new transitional
house for men in his honor as Mi kes
House.
***
Like the Peninsula Library
Sys t em? There's an app for that. The
system just announced a mobile app
allowing users to find items and place
holds, check accounts, locate a library
and download e-books and audiobooks
among other things. IPhone users can
visit the i Tunes store, Android users
should visit the Android Market or
Amazon App, Wi ndows mobile users
can go to pls.boopsie.com/webapp and
Kindle Fire people allow installation
of apps and then visit the boopsie site
and follow the instructions.
***
After 17 years as the Peni nsul a
Interfai th Act i on in San Mateo and
Santa Clara counties, the nonprofit is
merging with the San Franci sco
Organi zi ng Proj e c t into a single
faith-based organizing movement on the
Peninsula starting Jan. 1. The new group
will use the name San Franci sco
Organi zi ng Proj ect / Peni nsul a
Interfai th Act i on f or 2 0 1 4 but then
pick a new name to be unveiled for
2014.
***
Tonight, there will be a tree lighting
ceremony in downtown Burlingame 5
p.m. at City Hall, 501 Primrose Road. A
parade on Howard Avenue will follow. It
runs until 9 p.m. and includes live enter-
tainment at Park Road and Lorton
Avenue, a visit from Santa Claus on
Lorton Avenue, carolers, rides and food.
***
Burlingame-based Global Heart
Network Foundation won the Razoo
Vi deo Compet i t i on, receiving the
$2,000 grand prize. This was part of the
24-hour Razoo national
#Gi vi ngTuesday competition.
***
The Peni nsul a Art Insti tute invites
you to visit its Fal l Open Studi os
this Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 7-8, from
11 a.m.-5 p.m. at 1777 California Drive.
More than 25 artists working in a vari-
ety of media will display their work and
offer items for sale. Asilent auction will
include a documented photograph by
Imogen Cunni ngham, carved ebony
sculptures from Africa and additional
pieces ranging from Asian art and paint-
ings to wearable textiles and col-
lectibles for cat lovers.
***
The Redwood City family is getting a
little bigger today. City leaders are sign-
ing a sister city agreement establishing
a relationship with Ciudad Guzman,
Jalisco, Mexico. The ink will on the
official line this afternoon in Redwood
Ci ty Counci l Chambers. Ciudad
Guzman is a city in the state of Jalisco
with a population of about 100,000 and
north of another existing Redwood City
sister city, Colima.
The reporters notebook is a weekly collection
of facts culled from the notebooks of the Daily
Journal staff. It appears in the Friday edition.
Reporters notebook
By Ahmed Al-Haj and Hamza Hendawi
ADEN, Yemen Militants stormed the
Defense Ministry in the heart of Yemens
capital Thursday, killing 52 people,
including at least seven foreigners, in a
suicide car bombing and assault by gun-
men. The brazen, al-Qaida-style attack fol-
lows a rise in U.S. drone strikes in this
key American ally in the Middle East.
The two-stage operation came as the
defense minister was in Washington for
t al ks. The U.S. military increased its
regional alert status after the attack and is
fully prepared to support our Yemeni
partners, a senior U.S. defense official
said.
At least 167 people were wounded, nine
seriously, in the bombing and fierce fire-
fight, which underscored the ability of
insurgents to take advantage of Yemens
instability and tenuous security even at
the headquarters of its military.
Among the dead at the Defense Ministry
complex, which also houses a military
hospital, were soldiers and civilians,
including seven foreigners two aid
workers from Germany, two doctors from
Vietnam, two nurses from the Philippines
and a nurse from India, according to
Yemens Supreme Security Commission,
which issued the casualty figures. Among
the Yemeni civilians killed were a doctor
and a senior judge, it said.
There was no immediate claim of respon-
sibility for the attack, the deadliest in
Sanaa since May 2012. Such suicide
bombings and complex attacks are the
hallmarks of al-Qaida.
The U.S. considers Yemens al-Qaida
branch, known as al-Qaida in the Arabian
Peninsula, to be the most active in the
world. In recent months, Washington has
sharply escalated drone attacks against the
militants in the impoverished nation. U.S.
forces also have been training and arming
Yemeni special forces, and exchanging
intelligence with the central government.
The terrorist network gained a major
foothold in the south, taking over several
towns in the chaos that followed the 2011
uprising that ousted longtime President
Ali Abdullah Saleh. The drone strikes and a
series of U.S.-backed military offensives
helped uproot several key militant strong-
holds, but al-Qaida continues to fight
back.
American teacher shot
dead in Libyas Benghazi
TRIPOLI, Libya An American chem-
istry teacher was shot to death as he was
jogging in Benghazi on Thursday, high-
lighting persistently tenuous security in the
eastern Libyan city where the U.S. ambassa-
dor was killed last year.
There were no credible claims of responsi-
bility, but suspicion was likely to fall on
Islamic militants active in Benghazi. It
came ve days after al-Qaidas American
spokesman called upon Libyans to attack
U.S. interests everywhere as revenge for
U.S. special forces snatching an al-Qaida
suspect off the streets of Tripoli in October
and whisking him out of the country.
The U.S. State Department identied the
teacher as Ronald Thomas Smith II. The
State Department did not provide Smiths
hometown, and it was not possible to imme-
diately conrm a statement from a Libyan
official that he was from Texas. The
University of Texas in Austin said he gradu-
ated from the school in 2006 with a masters
degree in chemistry.
Smith, 33, taught chemistry at
Benghazis International School, a Libyan-
owned facility that follows a British curricu-
lum.
The Austin, Texas church he attended with
his wife, Anita, and their son said Smith had
been teaching at the Benghazi school for
the last year and a half and that Smith had
planned to be home for Christmas.
Al-Qaida-styleattack in
Yemens capital kills 52
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OPINION 9
Personal Kennedy
remembrances
Editor,
One hates to rain on Gene Mullins
fond memories of John F. Kennedys
inauguration, but Kennedy said more
in his address than its famous ending
(Personal Kennedy remembrances
guest perspective in the Dec. 5 edi-
tion of the Daily Journal). He also
said, In the long history of the
world, only a few generations have
been granted the role of defending
freedom in its hour of maximum dan-
ger. I do not shrink from this
responsibility I welcome it.
No matter how one tries to parse
those words, Kennedy was saying
that he welcomed freedoms hour of
maximum danger.
There were aspects of Camelot that
are much less pleasant to recall, but
that we forget at our peril.
Albert Alioto
San Francisco
BARTs flawed contract
Editor,
In the Dec. 4 edition of the Daily
Journal, it was reported that after
reaching a tentative deal with
BARTs unions to avoid a strike, the
BART board removed a paid leave
provision in the final contract after
discovering that a temporary
employee made a mistake by includ-
ing it.
The unions claim BART should
stand behind the final agreement
approved by BART on Nov. 1. The
unions know whether a mistake was
made, yet say nothing to confirm or
deny managements claim that the
inclusion of this provision in the
final contract was made in error?
The question that needs to be asked
is this: Did the parties knowingly
agree to exclude/change the paid
leave provision in the tentative
deal? If the answer is yes, then
the unions need to drop their suit. If
the answer is no, then manage-
ment needs to man up. Until I hear
otherwise, Im inclined to accept
managements claim that a clerical
mistake was made and believe that
the unions insistence that BART
honor a flawed contract is spurious.
John Ummel
Redwood City
Political system
Editor,
The political system is a negative
drag on the country. Congress
lets give them six months off out of
Washington, D.C. When we call
them back, we will pay them for
what they have accomplished. The
new pay will be pro-bono/minimum
wage, and lets see what kind of
results we get.
We need solutions only.
Donald Ruiz
South San Francisco
Letters to the editor
Arizona Republic
I
t remains beyond dispute that
there is much wrong with
American campaign-finance
law.
So much of the so-called dark
money. So little disclosure. Political
campaign finances have entered a
black ops stage in which tens of
millions of dollars are being spent
each year by faceless organizations.
Since the U.S. Supreme Courts
Citizens United decision, we seem to
know little about activist organiza-
tions and less about the people cut-
ting the checks. The sum of such
ignorance is a terrible weight on the
integrity of American elections. How
can we possibly know our candidates
when we have little clue who is
spending money to support them?
We can think of just one thing
worse than the current state of cam-
paign-finance affairs, and that is
having the Internal Revenue Service
propose fixes to the system.
The IRS has created new rules gov-
erning political activity as they
apply to nonprofit organizations
designated with a 501 (c)(4) status.
Among several changes, this initial
guidance from the tax-collecting
agency would forbid certain commu-
nications by the non-profits during
an election cycle, especially those
that identify a certain candidate.
In addition, the IRS definitions
governing political activity would
include voter-registration drives,
grants to political groups, events
touting a certain candidate and dis-
tributing material on a candidates
behalf.
There are problems with this. Lets
move from the less obvious ones to
the painfully clear ones.
However well-intentioned, such
rules tread dangerously close to
inhibiting free speech, especially as
that speech has been defined by the
high court in Citizens United.
The greater problem, however, is
the widespread concern that such rule
changes in fact are not well-inten-
tioned but constitute yet another IRS
attempt to throttle conservative non-
profit groups.
The investigations into the IRS
years-long campaign of harassment
of tea party nonprofits are still
ongoing. The entire trail of respon-
sibility for the agencys malicious
behavior has not yet been uncovered
although we know now that it
extends far beyond the handful of
front line personnel in Cincinnati
who initially were served up for sac-
rifice.
Perhaps some time in the (likely
distant) future, the IRS can claim
some neutral ground from which to
issue ground rules for nonprofit
groups conducting political activity.
That time is not now.
There are threats to the integrity of
the American system of elections.
And then there are threats.
Dark money in our elections is a
real threat. Even in a world in which
ruthless activists use their oppo-
nents donor lists to harass contribu-
tors simply for the crime of partic-
ipating in politics, disclosure is
vital.
Just as vital, however, is the
expectation that the great machinery
of the federal government should not
be abused from within for partisan
advantage.
Between 2010 and the 2012 presi-
dential election, a handful of liberal-
oriented nonprofit groups were
briefly inconvenienced by the IRS
before being approved and sent
along on their happy way.
Meanwhile, hundreds of conservative
groups were held up for months and
years. Some still await IRS approval.
Whatever one calls that, it is not
the behavior of a politically neutral
organization.
Neither is it the behavior of an
agency that, at this point, should be
making rules governing political
activity of any kind.
IRS should keep its mitts off political activity
Wheelmen
I
ve noticed many more Trek road bicycles recent-
l y. U.S. Postal Service in red, white and blue.
Discovery Channel. Theyre all over the place.
Not that there are more of them around, Ive just
noticed them more.
Why have I noticed them more? Wheelmen. The
book, by Wall Street Journal reporters Reed Albergot t i
and Vanessa OConnell, and officially titled,
Wheelmen: Lance Armstrong, The Tour de France, and
the greatest sports conspiracy ever, was just released
Oct. 15. It is probably the
most complete and probing
report ever on Armstrongs
rise and his eventual fall
from grace amid allega-
tions of doping.
The subject of sports
doping has seen its own
rise and fall in interest in
the past decade and was
largely kicked off by the
BALCO steroid bust and
scandal in 2003. Its
ancient history now, but
the Daily Journal first
reported the bust on Sept.
4, 2003, and followed it closely while it revealed a
large-scale performance-enhancing drug operation
headquartered in the BALCOs Burlingame warehouse
facility.
The San Francisco Chronicle, of course, picked up
the coverage with the leaked testimony of the grand
jury investigation and that, in time, led to several
books on the topic including Game of Shadows by
former Chronicle reporters Mark Fainaru-Wada and
Lance Williams.
Armstrong has long been linked to performance-
enhancing drugs despite his strident denials. He often
touted that he was the most-tested athlete in the sport
of cycling and in any sport, for that matter. Albergot t i
and OConnell followed the Armstrong doping story
for years and broke the revelation that former
Armstrong teammate and disgraced Tour de France win-
ner Floyd Landis had decided to come clean about him-
self and others on Armstrongs U.S. Postal Service
team.
This book follows the story from 1999 to present
with a host of interviews and facts revealing the tan-
gled web of the sports drug testing and business rela-
tionships. Because it is derived from Wall Street
Journal coverage, the focus is on the business side of
the sport and how Armstrongs dominance speeded him
to the top of the sport and elevated his persona to
superhuman and celebrity status. That dominance was
aided with a highly secretive drug program that went
on for years and years. And it was that dominance that
led to a highly-profitable business empire.
All those Trek bicycles you still see are a direct
impact of his influence on the sport and our society. At
one time, those yellow Livestrong bracelets were ubiq-
uitous and it was hard to find a cyclist or triathlete who
did not greatly admire his accomplishments in racing
and in his cancer foundation.
Even now, after Armstrongs open admission on
Oprah, most Americans will simply say that Armstrong
was just simply the best at the sport and at doping in a
sport well known for dopings proliferation.
Is he still a hero? No. He is a fallen hero. He has
been stripped of his Tour de France titles and may not
be able to compete in major sporting events until he is
close to 50 years old because of his decision to stop
fighting the U.S. Anti-Doping Agencys efforts to
reveal his drug use.
Wheelmen does not portray Armstrong as a hero, but
rather more of an anti-hero who did everything in his
power to stay on top and ultimately fell.
Even if you are Armstrong fan, this book is the most
comprehensive look at the sport of cycling,
Armstrongs dominance, his relationships and tangled
alliances, intricate cheating conspiracies, the tempt-
ing allure of superstardom and our societys shunning
of stars once their shine has worn off.
If you look, you may still see a few Armstrong-
inspired Trek bicycles around these days no longer
brand-new and proud, but rather dinged up and worn
out. Just like Armstrong and his once impenetrable
allure.
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it cut its outlook in a crucial quarter for retailers.
Big movers
By Steve Rothwell
NEWYORK The outlook for hir-
ing is improving and the economy is
growing at its fastest pace in more
than a year, so whats the bad news for
the stock market?
Stocks fell Thursday after the gov-
ernment reported that the number of
Americans applying for unemploy-
ment benets dropped to the lowest in
nearly six years last week. Also, the
U.S. economy grew at a 3.6 percent
annual rate from July through
September, the fastest since early
2012.
Investors believe the encouraging
signs on the economy will push the
Federal Reserve closer to pulling back
on its $85 billion-a-month bond-buy-
ing program. That stimulus, which is
intended to hold down interest rates,
has been helping to power this years
record-setting run in the stock market.
The Standard & Poors 500 index
dropped for the fth time in a row,
matching its longest losing streak
since September.
If they do cut the bond purchases,
the knee-jerk reaction for the market
will be to move down, said Chris
Gaffney, a senior market strategist at
EverBank.
The S&P 500 index fell 7.78 points,
or 0.4 percent, to 1,785.03. The Dow
Jones industrial average fell 68.26
points, or 0.4 percent, to 15,821.51.
The Nasdaq composite declined 4.84
points, or 0.1 percent, at 4,033.16.
Earlier in the week, there were
strong reports on manufacturing and
construction. Investors will get more
insight into how the U.S. economy is
doing on Friday, when the govern-
ment releases its monthly jobs report.
While few investors think that the
Fed will announce a reduction to its
bond purchases at its meeting this
month, many believe policy makers
could make the move in March.
Several retailers fell after reporting
disappointing results. L Brands, the
owner of Victorias Secret, Bath &
Body Works and other stores, lost
$1.07, or 1.7 percent, to $62.18 after
reporting that its sales dropped 5 per-
cent last month.
Gaming company Electronic Arts
was the biggest decliner in the S&P
500 index after Forbes reported that
the company had been forced to delay
future games from one of its develop-
ers due to ongoing problems with its
Battlefield 4 game. The companys
stock fell $1.33, or 6 percent, to
$21.01.
The S&P 500 index has dipped 1.2
percent since the start of the month
and is on course to log its rst weekly
decline in nine weeks. The loss has
pared this years advance to 25.2 per-
cent.
Stocks have been surging this year
as the Feds stimulus helped keep the
economic recovery on track and as
corporations produced record prot s.
Low interest rates have also made
stocks more attractive in comparison
to bonds.
The stock market may also be slid-
ing this month as investors sell some
of their best-performing holdings
given the strong returns this year, said
Natalie Trunow, chief investment of-
cer at Calvert Investments, an asset
management company.
I just dont know if folks will try to
squeeze another percentage point (out
of the market), or just sell and go
home, said Trunow.
In government bond trading, the
yield on the 10-year Treasury note
rose to 2.87 percent from 2.83 percent
Wednesday. The yield is the highest
its been in more than two months as
traders expect the Fed to reduce its
bond purchases.
In commodities trading, the price of
oil rose 18 cents, or 0.2 percent, to
$97.38 a barrel. Gold fell $15.30, or
1.2 percent, to $1,231.90 an ounce.
Stocks fall on Wall Street; Retailers slump
If they do cut the bond purchases, the
knee-jerk reaction for the market will be to move down.
Chris Gaffney, a senior market strategist at EverBank
By Josh Boak
WASHINGTON The U.S. economy
is growing faster, corporate prots are
rising and companies are laying off
the fewest workers in six years.
The latest government reports point
to economic momentum in the midst
of the critical holiday shopping sea-
son.
The momentum looks strong, said
Chris Rupkey, chief economist at the
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi.
Encouraging as the latest gures are,
hopes for a robust nish to 2013 hinge
on strong hiring. And that depends, in
part, on what the governments
November jobs report shows when it
is released on Friday.
The recovery from the Great
Recession that ended 4 1/2 years ago
has come in fits and starts.
Unemployment remains high at 7.3
percent. And growth has yet to reach
the acceleration that dened U.S. eco-
nomic recoveries for much of the past
half century.
Even Thursdays government report
that the economy grew at a robust
annual rate of 3.6 percent from July
through September was hardly cause
for celebration.
Nearly half the growth came from
businesses building up their stock-
piles, a temporary factor. Excluding
stockpiling, annual growth last quarter
was a mere 1.9 percent.
Unless consumers step up spending
during the holiday season, stockpiling
is likely to slow.
Most economists foresee a sharp
slowdown in growth during the
October-December quarter as business-
es do less stockpiling. Early estimates
for economic growth are at or below an
annual rate of 1.5 percent.
Paul Ashworth, chief U.S. econo-
mist at Capital Economics, cautioned
that a drop in fourth-quarter growth
might not necessarily signal a weak-
ening economy. Ashworth noted that
the report on third-quarter growth
showed that business sales surged, cor-
porate prots rose, income grew and
Americans saved more.
Jobs report to help show if U.S. economy is for real
By Martin Crutsinger
WASHINGTON The U.S. economy grew at a 3.6 per-
cent annual rate from July through September, the fastest
since early 2012. But nearly half the growth came from a
buildup in business stockpiles, a trend that could reverse
in the current quarter and hold back growth.
The Commerce Departments second estimate of third-
quarter growth released Thursday was sharply higher than
the initial 2.8 percent rate reported last month. And it was
well above the 2.5 percent growth rate for the April-June
quarter.
Almost the entire third-quarter revision was due to a big
jump in stockpiles. Consumer spending, the lifeblood of
the economy, was the weakest in nearly four years.
When excluding inventories, the economy grew at a 1.9
percent rate in the third quarter, down from 2.1 percent in
the spring. Thats in line with the same subpar rate that
the economy has seen since the Great Recession ended
four years ago.
Theres no momentum here, said Ian Shepherdson,
chief economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics. He said
overall economic growth could come in below 2 percent
in the current October-December quarter.
Paul Ashworth, chief U.S. economist at Capital
Economics, agreed that inventories will hold back growth
in the current quarter. But he disagreed that the report sug-
gested the economy was not strengthening. He noted that
business sales increased markedly, corporate prots rose,
income grew and Americans saved more. The report adds
to the evidence that the recovery is gaining momentum.
Business stockpiles contributed 1.7 percent points to
growth, twice the contribution reported last month in the
first estimate. Companies are likely to cut back on
restocking at the end of the year, especially if they dont
see consumers stepping up spending.
In the third-quarter, consumers increased their spending
at a tepid 1.4 percent annual rate. That was the slowest
since the nal quarter of 2009, a few months after the
recession ofcially ended. Consumer spending typically
drives 70 percent of economic activity.
But the spending activity in the third quarter was held
back by at spending on services. That may have reect-
ed an unusually mild summer, which cut demand for air
conditioning. One hopeful sign: Consumer spent on
goods at the fastest rate since early 2012.
U.S. economy grows at
3.6 percent rate in 3Q
By Dee-Ann Durbin
DEARBORN, Mich. The Ford
Mustang is still galloping at 50.
Ford Motor Co. on Thursday intro-
duced the 2015 Mustang, a confident
and aggressive riff on the iconic
pony car that first made Americans
swoon in the 1960s.
The Mustangs passionate fans are
sure to love it, but Ford will have to wait
and see if its enough to overtake rivals
and win over international buyers.
The Mustang was revealed at events
in New York, Los Angeles, Shanghai,
Sydney, Barcelona and Fords home-
town of Dearborn. It goes on sale next
fall in North America and will reach
Europe and Asia in 2015.
Mustang cuts to the heart and soul
of our company and really represents
our company at its best, Ford Chief
Operating Officer Mark Fields told
hundreds of dealers and employees
gathered in Dearborn to see the new
car.
At 50, new-look Mustang still has plenty of muscle
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DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
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game in Junipero Serra High School
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Brady have established over t he
years, thats sayi ng a whol e l ot .
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the Padres hope to accompl i sh what
no team in their s c hool s hi st ory
have ever done. For the rst ti me
si nce the Central Coast Secti on
establ i shed the Open Di vi si on back
i n 2004 pi t t i ng t he ei ght best
teams in CCS against each other
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champi onshi p game. And not onl y
is the Padre s third CCS title on the
line, but with a win Friday night
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Mi t t y, Serra could represent t he
secti on i n a CIF State Regi onal
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By Ralph D. Russo
NEWYORK The only thing standing in
the way of Jameis Winston and the Heisman
Trophy is the Duke Blue Devils.
The quarterback of No. 1 Florida State will
not be charged with sexually assaulting a
woman who accused him of raping her about
a year ago. State Attorney Willie Meggs
made the announcement Thursday, saying
there was not enough evidence to win a con-
viction.
Even while Winston was being investi-
gated for sexual assault, odds makers had
pegged him as the clear favorite.
Now only a terrible performance in the
Atlantic Coast Conference championship
Saturday night against No. 20 Duke will
keep him from a runaway Heisman victory.
Chris Huston who runs the website
HeismanPundit.com says: Hell win very
comfortably.
The deadline for the 928 Heisman voters
to submit electronic ballots is Monday.
Finalists will be announced that evening
and the 79th Heisman Trophy will be award-
ed Saturday night in New York city.
Heisman spokesman Tim Henning said
the Heisman Trophy Trust never considered
extending the voting deadline if the case
against Winston had not been settled before
Monday.
The great thing about this happening
today just from the pure Heisman per-
spective if youre the Heisman Trust this
avoids a whole lot of possibly messy situa-
tions, Huston said.
If the case had not been settled it would
have overwhelmed the Heisman proceed-
ings and could have had a signicant impact
on the voting.
How this case affected the national title
race and the Heisman Trophy balloting is so
far down the list of what matters, it feels
almost silly to talk about, said Heisman
voter Doug Lesmerises of The Cleveland
Plain Dealer. But in trying to make an
informed choice for an award that does mat-
ter to people, the fact that a decision has
been made regarding the legal process does
allow us all to vote with a clearer mind.
Huston said that now its unlikely the
allegations will cost Winston enough votes
to affect the outcome.
Not long after the announcement of no
charges was made, RJ Bell of pregame.com
Tweeted that the Heisman odds for Winston
improved from -2000 to -3000, or a $30 bet
in Las Vegas on Winston to win would pay
out $1.
Winston would be the second freshman to
win the award, and the second straight, join-
ing Texas A&Ms Johnny Manziel. Winston
is a redshirt freshman, as Manziel was last
year.
Huston has been taking a straw poll of
Heisman voters for seven years and he has
successfully predicted the winner each year.
Last year, he correctly predicted the top-ve
voter getters.
His latest straw poll was released Tuesday
and Winston had received seven of the 10
rst-place votes. Northern Illinois quarter-
back Jordan Lynch received the others and
was second. Alabama quarterback AJ
McCarron and Ohio State quarterback
Braxton Miller were tied for third.
Huston said Winstons performance would
merit a large margin of victory. Winston is
challenging the major college record for
passer efciency, with a 192.6 rating head-
ing into Saturdays game. He has thrown for
3,490 yards and 35 touchdowns, with eight
interceptions, while rarely playing deep
into the fourth quarter because Florida State
has blown out so many opponents.
Only Duke can keep
Heisman from Winston
By Gerald Imray
When it came to sports, Nelson Mandela
had the ability to inspire inspirational g-
ures and leave global stars star-struck.
The former South African president, Nobel
Peace Prize winner and anti-apartheid icon
died Thursday at the age of 95, leading to a
vast outpouring of emotional tributes from
sporting bodies and the worlds best-known
athletes.
Its sad for everyone who got a chance to
not only meet him, but Ive been inuenced
by him, golfer Tiger Woods said. I got a
chance to meet him with my father back in
98. He invited us to his home, and it was
one of the inspiring times Ive ever had in
my life.
Boxing great Muhammad Ali, a role model
himself, said Mandela inspired others to
reach for what appeared to be impossible.
What I will remember most about Mr.
Mandela is that he was a man whose heart,
soul and spirit could not be contained or
restrained by racial and economic injus-
tices, metal bars or the burden of hate and
revenge, Ali said in a statement through
his foundation.
Athletes loved Mandela more than per-
haps any other political leader because
Mandela, in turn, loved sport and appreciat-
ed its enormous power to do good. Nowhere
more than in his own country, where he
famously used a rugby tournament in 1995,
a year after democracy in South Africa, to
completely knock down the last barriers of
apartheid.
A remarkable man who understood that
sport could build bridges, break down walls,
and reveal our common humanity,
International Olympic Committee President
Thomas Bach said, calling Mandela a true
statesman.
FIFA President Sepp Blatter said he and
world soccer were in mourning at Mandelas
passing and ordered that the 209 ags of the
world bodys member countries at FIFA
headquarters in Switzerland be lowered and
own at half-staff.
It is in deep mourning that I pay my
respects to an extraordinary person, proba-
bly one of the greatest humanists of our
time and a dear friend of mine: Nelson
Rolihlahla Mandela, Blatter said. The
memories of his remarkable ght against
oppression, his incredible charisma and his
positive values will live on in us and with
us.
A keen amateur boxer and runner in his
youth, Mandela understood the intricacies
of rugby, football and cricket, the most
popular sports in his country, but even
games and players the South African would-
nt have been that familiar with were
touched by him.
Nelson Mandela was one of the most
powerful and inspirational leaders in the
world and a great friend of the NBA, NBA
Commissioner David Stern said, ... and
while we mourn his passing, we know that
his legacy and quest for equality will
endure.
LeBron James said: In his 95 years, he
was able to do unbelievable things not only
for South Africa but for the whole world.
What he meant to this world while he was
able to be here, is everything.
Sport was never far from Mandelas mind
and he was on hand when South Africa
returned to the Olympic family, won rugbys
World Cup, won soccers African Cup and
earned the right to host FIFAs World Cup in
2010, the rst in Africa. It was tting also
that Mandelas last appearance in public was
at a great sporting celebration when he
greeted fans in a packed stadium on the out-
skirts of Soweto ahead of the 2010 World
Cup nal.
When he was honored and cheered by the
crowd ... it was as a man of the people, a
man of their hearts, and it was one of the
most moving moments I have ever experi-
enced, Blatter said.
A string of Spains World Cup winners
from that year and Portugals Cristiano
Ronaldo tweeted messages of condolence,
with many including photographs of them-
selves with Mandela. Global superstars
Woods and David Beckham both made a
point of meeting Mandela.
But Mandelas interest in sport wasnt just
for the grand occasion.
Recalling his rst meeting with a still
imprisoned Mandela in 1986, former
Australian prime minister Malcolm Fraser
said Mandelas first question was about
cricket, Australias most loved sport.
His rst remark to me, after hello, was ...
Mr. Fraser is (famous cricketer) Donald
Bradman still alive?
Fraser later brought him a bat signed by
Bradman, considered crickets greatest bats-
man ever, in recognition of a great unn-
ished innings.
What Mandela did with rugby at that 1995
World Cup nal is remembered as one of
world sports defining moments and is
enshrined in the new South Africas con-
science.
By pulling on the green and gold jersey of
the Springboks, the national team previ-
ously all-white and associated with the
apartheid regime, Mandela reached out to all
South Africans to unite. Presenting the tro-
phy to the victorious home teams blonde-
haired captain, Francois Pienaar, then pro-
vided a lasting image of South Africas rec-
onciliation that politics couldnt match.
Sporting tributes pour
in for Nelson Mandela
REUTERS
Members of the England cricket team observe a moment of silence before a match.
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RENTON, Wash. Russell Wilson was asked Thursday if
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His response was 417 words, with nearly all of them
deecting attention away from himself and onto his team-
mates. Wilson mentioned Marshawn Lynch, Robert Turbin,
Doug Baldwin, Golden Tate, Jermaine Kearse, Ricardo
Lockette, Sidney Rice, Zach Miller, Luke Willson and his
entire offensive line, and barely talked about himself.
So give a lot of credit to those guys. Its one of those
things, its not just me, Wilson said. Im just trying to
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hopefully they catch it and hopefully they score and hope-
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Dont expect Wilson to engage in that discussion, even
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tion others believe is plausible.
Wilson is coming off arguably his best overall game of
the season. He threw for 310 yards and three touchdowns
and ran for another 47 yards in the Seahawks 34-7 blowout
of New Orleans. And because it came on Monday night in
front of a national audience, and because the Seahawks
have the best record in the NFL at 11-1, Wilsons recent
play is being highlighted.
His previous three games have been among the best of
his career. Against Atlanta, Minnesota and New Orleans,
Wilson has thrown a combined seven touchdowns, zero
interceptions and had a quarterback rating of higher than
134 in all three wins.
What was already a really good season leading the
Seahawks to the top of the NFC has grown into something
bigger with this recent stretch. While it seems unlikely
Wilson could overtake the huge season Peyton Manning is
having with the Broncos, the way Wilson is playing has
grabbed attention.
Everybody thinks this guys a freak quarterback, San
Francisco defensive coordinator Vic Fangio said. This
guys just a really good quarterback who happens to be very
fast, very quick and very elusive. Hes not just a guy that
runs around. Hes a passer, too. He can run any offense and
be a condent quarterback.
Wilson will return this week to San Francisco, the site of
one of his worst games as a pro quarterback.
Wilsons play generating
Most Valuable Player buzz
By Janie McCauley
SANTA CLARA Glenn Dorsey
quickly emerged as a stabilizing force
in the middle of San Franciscos domi-
nant defensive line.
An emergency
fill-in at first,
Dorsey has made
significant strides
each week that tell
him and his 49ers
coaches he is
becoming comfort-
able with the defen-
sive scheme and
his technique in
San Franciscos system.
For a sixth-year veteran who arrived
uncertain of landing a starting job,
Dorsey worked quietly until called
upon to assume a larger role. He took
over at nose tackle after Ian Williams
season ended with a broken left ankle
in Week 2 at Seattle.
It was unknown to me, Dorsey said
Thursday. I came in with a clear mind
just to try to help as much as I can in
any role that I was in. I was forced to
step up and play a lot and I try to do my
best at it.
Since the Kansas City Chiefs select-
ed him No. 5 overall in the 2008 draft
out of LSU, Dorsey has dealt with the
critics who questioned whether he
would ever pan out as an NFL regular.
He has been called a bust.
He just smiles and acknowledges he
doesnt mind the underdog status.
Dorsey hardly generates the fanfare of
the big playmakers alongside him like
Ahmad Brooks, Aldon Smith or Justin
Smith, and thats just ne by him.
I really do, I prefer it that way,
Dorsey said. We have a lot of players
on the front line that play well. We
complement each other. You just cant
key in and focus on one guy.
Everybody across the line plays well.
When Dorsey took over in that 29-3
loss at Seattle on Sept. 15, he had one
of four sacks against Russell Wilson,
Dorseys rst with the 49ers.
San Francisco is counting on him to
put the pressure on again Sunday when
the playoff-bound Seahawks (11-1)
come to Candlestick Park trying to
clinch the NFC West from the two-
time reigning division champions. At
8-4, San Francisco is playing for its
own playoff positioning.
Often doing his own thing with
headphones on as he makes his way
around the locker room and team facil-
i t y, Dorsey enjoys all of the different
personalities on this defense.
It didnt take long for him to earn
the respect of his new teammates. This
marks the 28-year-old Dorseys rst
time switching teams after spending
his initial five seasons with the
Chiefs.
When he does talk, its well
thought out. Its very insightful,
coach Jim Harbaugh said. Kind of
deep. But, hes a good guy. Around the
team, theres no drama. He avoids
drama, but hes extremely competitive
and strong. Good worker every day in
practice. Sometimes youve got to
take him out because he wants to keep
playing.
Williams went down on a cut block
by J.R. Sweezy. Seahawks coach Pete
Carroll defended his player and said
its still in the playbook.
It is a legal play, Carroll said.
There was nothing wrong with that.
Unfortunately, he got hurt, but there
may come a time with all the safety
issues that the competition committee
frowns upon it.
So, how does Dorsey avoid a similar
fate?
Thats the magic question, he said.
Thats the question of the day.
After last Sundays win against St.
Louis, Harbaugh couldnt wait to
watch lm of Dorseys day in his best
game yet.
When Dorsey went down at the 9:20
mark of the first quarter against
Arizona on Oct. 13 with a right ham-
string injury, everybody feared it could
be a lengthy injury. Then, there was
Dorsey ready to suit up the following
Sunday at Tennessee.
Dorsey doing all the little
things to make big strides
Glenn Dorsey
SPORTS 14
By Will Graves
PITTSBURGH Chris Kunitz scored
twice during a four-goal second period and
the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the San Jose
Sharks 5-1 on Thursday night for their fth
straight victory.
Pascal Dupuis, Jayson Megna and Kris
Letang also scored for Pittsburgh, which
snapped San Joses six-game winning
streak. Sidney Crosby added three assists in
his 500th career game to push his point
total to an NHL-leading 42.
Marc-Andre Fleury made 44 saves for the
Penguins against the leagues highest-scor-
ing team. Pittsburgh played without star
Evgeni Malkin, scratched after sustaining a
lower-body injury during the morning
skate.
Tomas Hertl got his 14th goal for San
Jose. Antti Niemi made 23 saves but was
pulled after two periods, and the Sharks lost
in regulation for only the fourth time this
season.
The showdown between two Stanley Cup
contenders quickly turned one-sided after a
scoreless rst period. The Penguins beat
Niemi four times in a span of 7:03, show-
casing the firepower that makes the
Metropolitan Division leaders heavy
favorites to make another deep playoff run
next spring.
The Sharks have been futilely chasing a
trip to the nals for the past decade and
theyre off to another remarkably hot start.
The Pacic Division front-runners lead the
league in goal differential and had outscored
opponents 24-12 over their last six games.
All that momentum came to a grinding
halt during a frantic second period.
Kunitz scores 2,
powers Penguins
past Sharks 5-1
By Josh Dubow
ALAMEDA The Oakland Raiders nally
might be getting one of the anchors of their
defense back.
Strong safety Tyvon Branch has returned
to practice this week for the rst time since
breaking his right leg Sept. 15 against
Jacksonville.
Branch is still limited at practice but
hopes to be able to play Sunday against the
New York Jets. Branch was one of only two
returning starters on Oaklands overhauled
defense but only played one game before
getting hurt in the rst quarter against the
Jaguars in Week 2.
While Brandian Ross is still slated to start
this week, Branch could get some time,
which would provide a big boost for the
Raiders (4-8), who have lost four of their
last ve games.
Hes physical and hes powerful and he
loves contact, defensive coordinator Jason
Tarver said. Thats what he brings to the
table. You can always use more guys like
that.
Ross had started only one game before
taking over for Branch in Week 3 against
Denver and struggled at times with his
increased role. He was targeted on three
touchdown passes in a 49-20 loss to
Philadelphia on Nov. 3, according to Pro
Football Focus, and had just three passes
defensed, no interceptions, one sack and
one forced fumble all season.
Coach Dennis Allen said that if Branch is
healthy he will play despite being a bit
rusty after missing nearly three months of
action with the injury.
If my leg holds up, I think I can make an
impact, Branch said. Thats part of my
game is coming in and making plays. If I
have a chance to come out there and make
some plays, I want to.
While the regime led by Allen and general
manager Reggie McKenzie has spent much
of its rst two years in Oakland getting rid
of players originally acquired by late owner
Al Davis, the team made a commitment to
Branch when it signed him to a four-year,
$26.5 million contract.
One year later, they restructured the deal
and added two more years to it as they
increased their commitment to Branch even
though he has yet to play up to that big
contract.
Any time you lose a player of Tyvons
ability and the way that he plays the game
and he stands for the things we believe in
here and the way he takes care of his busi-
ness, thats a tough guy to replace, Allen
said. Just getting him back out on the eld,
I think is a big boost to obviously to him
and to all of us.
Branch is one of the longest-tenured
Raiders non-specialists, arriving in 2008
along with running backs Darren McFadden
and Marcel Reece. The only players with
more continuous service with the team are
kicker Sebastian Janikowski and long snap-
per Jon Condo.
He had been extremely durable in his time
in Oakland, starting 80 of 82 games from
the start of the 2009 season until the injury
this year.
Thats what made these last few months so
difcult for him.
Just watching the games, thats the
toughest part because you want to be a part
of it, he said. Once I started talking to the
doctors about it, I knew it would be a long
process. I just wanted to get it right and get
back on the eld. I want to be out there. Im
going to push it to the limit and whatever
happens, happens.
Raiders hope to get boost from Branch
COSTA DO SAUIPE Tickets for the
nal and the opening match of the 2014
World Cup will not be available to fans
when a new sales phase opens after Fridays
draw in Brazil.
Soccers governing body had been saying
it would sell tickets to all 64 matches begin-
ning Sunday, but the high-demand matches
in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro will be
blocked off again for now.
Tickets for the two matches were among
those already not available in the previous
ticket sales. More than 720,000 tickets
were requested for the June 12 opener at the
Itaquerao stadium in Sao Paulo and more
than 750,000 were requested for the July 13
nal at the Maracana Stadium in Rio.
FIFA said Thursday that tickets for the
matches may be available again in future
sales phases.
Fans can apply for tickets to all other
matches from Sunday until Jan. 30. A ran-
dom selection draw will allocate the tickets
for matches where the demands surpass the
number of entrances available. FIFA says
fans putting in their request on the rst day
the window opens will have the same
chance as those applying on the last day.
It will be the first sales period after
Fridays draw determines the tournament
schedule. With all teams knowing who and
where they will play, FIFAis expecting an
increased demand from international fans.
In this phase, each nation will be reserved 8
percent of tickets for the matches they will
be playing.
Another sales phase will open from Feb.
26-April 1 on a rst-come, rst-serve basis.
FIFA wont sell tickets for WCup final and opener
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By Antonio Gonzalez
STANFORD The tough and
tenacious way Trent Murphy plays
football can be traced to his early
years growing up just a few miles
away from where the outside line-
backer will take the field for
Stanford against Arizona State in
the Pac-12 championship game
Saturday night at Sun Devil
Stadium.
Murphy, who leads the nation
with 13 sacks, grew up in a rural
area of Mesa, Ariz. He comes from
a large family of large people who
raised him to work hard and ght
for everything.
Its part of his genetic make-
up, said his father, Jerry Murphy,
a 6-foot-7, 290-pound contract
plumber and cancer survivor who
instilled that blue-collar attitude
in his oldest son more than any-
body. People that know me say
Im a mean son of a (expletive).
My grandfather was a mean sucker.
Both my grandparents and my
mother and my father were just
mean cusses. My wifes father, he
was a mean guy. It just slides down
to my son.
But then, you know what? If
theres a kitten on the side of the
road, hes going to stop and help
it. If theres a bully beating the
crap of a kid, hes going to beat
the crap out of the bully. Thats the
way he was raised.
Murphys menacing ways
along with his bald head, short
beard and pale Dutch skin have
earned him the nickname Yeti
among his Stanford teammates,
after the legendary creature of the
Himalayas. Cardinal coach David
Shaw has called Murphy a nasty,
physical player whos in his own
category.
For Murphys family, though,
he will always just be Trenton
an All-American kid from the
Arizona desert who learned the
values of hard work and tough love
at an early age.
Once, his father dumped a trash
can of grass clippings, rotten
oranges and dog manure Murphy
had just cleaned up all over the
yard because he thought his son
didnt do a good enough job.
Another time, he took off his shirt
and tossed Murphy a stick, telling
him to pretend it was a knife and
try to stab him. Murphy did as he
was told, and his father wrapped
his shirt around the stick and
snatched it to teach his son how to
defend himself.
That served Murphy well when
he started taking Taekwondo les-
sons. Murphys rst match came at
9 years old and, much to the sur-
prise of his parents, it was full
contact.
Most kids would be afraid of
that, Jerry said. Trenton went up
there, and my wife and I are look-
ing at each other like, This
Taekwondo match between 9-year-
old kids, theyre actually hitting
each other? We were like shocked.
Trentons turn was up. This kid had
just knocked two kids out. He went
to do a roundhouse kick on
Trenton, and Trenton just caught
this kids foot and knocked the kid
out like nothing.
When he was in middle school,
Murphy got involved in team rop-
ing with his father, who built a
rodeo arena on their property
along with a 1,200-square foot
weight room. The family owned
horses and also had a 400-pound
steer calf that Murphy would grab
by the horns and wrestle with just
for fun.
Jerry and his wife, Laurie, would
take the family on shing and hik-
ing trips in an old Chevy
Suburban. The outdoors kept them
all in shape, and they encouraged
their seven children now ages
30 to 4 to participate in sports.
Murphy played organized foot-
ball in fth grade, but he stopped
because of constant plantar fasci-
itis.
As a freshman at Brophy
College Preparatory, an all-boys
Jesuit high school in Phoenix, he
tried out for the swimming team.
He left the pool after a week.
He came home and said, I cant
wear Speedos, Laurie Murphy
said.
Stanfords Trent Murphy
traces toughness to family
EASTERNCONFERENCE
ATLANTICDIVISION
W L Pct GB
Boston 8 12 .400
Philadelphia 7 12 .368 1/2
Toronto 6 11 .353 1/2
Brooklyn 5 14 .2632 1/2
New York 4 13 .2352 1/2
SOUTHEASTDIVISION
W L Pct GB
Miami 14 5 .737
Washington 9 9 .500 4 1/2
Atlanta 10 10 .500 4 1/2
Charlotte 8 11 .421 6
Orlando 6 12 .333 7 1/2
CENTRALDIVISION
W L Pct GB
Indiana 17 2 .895
Detroit 9 10 .474 8
Chicago 8 9 .471 8
Cleveland 6 12 .333 10 1/2
Milwaukee 3 15 .167 3 1/2
WESTERNCONFERENCE
SOUTWESTDIVISION
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 15 3 .833
Houston 13 7 .650 3
Dallas 12 8 .600 4
New Orleans 9 9 .500 6
Memphis 9 9 .500 6
NORTHWEST DIVISION
W L Pct GB
Portland 15 3 .833
Oklahoma City 13 3 .813 1
Denver 11 7 .611 4
Minnesota 9 10 .474 6 1/2
Utah 4 16 .200 12
PACIFICDIVISION
W L Pct GB
L.A. Clippers 13 7 .650
Golden State 11 8 .579 1 1/2
Phoenix 10 9 .526 2 1/2
L.A. Lakers 9 9 .500 3
Sacramento 4 12 .250 7
ThursdaysGames
New York 113, Brooklyn 83
L.A. Clippers 101, Memphis 81
Chicago 107, Miami 87
FridaysGames
Milwaukee at Washington, 4 p.m.
Philadelphia at Charlotte, 4 p.m.
Denver at Boston, 4:30 p.m.
Cleveland at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m.
Orlando at New York, 4:30 p.m.
Golden State at Houston, 5 p.m.
Oklahoma City at New Orleans, 5 p.m.
Toronto at Phoenix, 6 p.m.
Utah at Portland, 7 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Sacramento, 7 p.m.
SaturdaysGames
Denver at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Cleveland, 4:30 p.m.
Detroit at Chicago, 5 p.m.
Miami at Minnesota, 5 p.m.
Golden State at Memphis, 5 p.m.
Brooklyn at Milwaukee, 5:30 p.m.
Indiana at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m.
Sacramento at Utah, 6 p.m.
Dallas at Portland, 7 p.m.
NBA GLANCE
EASTERNCONFERENCE
ATLANTICDIVISION
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Montreal 30 18 9 3 39 82 63
Boston 28 18 8 2 38 76 57
Tampa Bay 28 17 10 1 35 79 68
Detroit 29 14 8 7 35 81 79
Toronto 29 15 11 3 33 80 79
Ottawa 29 11 14 4 26 83 95
Florida 29 8 16 5 21 66 97
Buffalo 29 6 21 2 14 49 88
METROPOLITANDIVISION
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh 30 20 9 1 41 94 67
Washington 28 14 12 2 30 83 82
N.Y. Rangers 29 15 14 0 30 65 72
Carolina 29 12 12 5 29 66 81
Philadelphia 28 13 13 2 28 63 68
New Jersey 29 11 12 6 28 64 71
Columbus 28 11 14 3 25 68 80
N.Y. Islanders 29 8 16 5 21 75 101
WESTERNCONFERENCE
CENTRALDIVISION
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 30 20 6 4 44 108 84
St. Louis 27 19 5 3 41 96 61
Minnesota 30 17 8 5 39 74 70
Colorado 26 19 7 0 38 78 60
Dallas 27 13 9 5 31 76 79
Winnipeg 30 13 13 4 30 80 87
Nashville 29 13 13 3 29 65 83
PACIFICDIVISION
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
San Jose 28 19 4 5 43 97 67
Anaheim 30 18 7 5 41 93 80
Los Angeles 29 18 7 4 40 76 62
Phoenix 28 16 8 4 36 92 90
Vancouver 30 15 10 5 35 80 78
Calgary 27 10 13 4 24 74 94
Edmonton 30 10 18 2 22 83 103
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime
loss.
ThursdaysGames
N.Y. Rangers 3, Buffalo 1
Toronto 3, Dallas 2, OT
Pittsburgh 5, San Jose 1
Montreal 2, Boston 1
Tampa Bay 3, Ottawa 1
Florida 5,Winnipeg 2
St. Louis 5, N.Y. Islanders 1
Carolina 5, Nashville 2
Minnesota 4, Chicago 3
Edmonton 8, Colorado 2
FridaysGames
Detroit at New Jersey, 4 p.m.
San Jose at Carolina, 4 p.m.
Minnesota at Columbus, 4 p.m.
Anaheim at Chicago, 5 p.m.
Colorado at Calgary, 6p.m.
Phoenix at Vancouver, 7 p.m.
SaturdaysGames
Philadelphia at Dallas, 11 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Boston, 4 p.m.
Buffalo at Montreal, 4 p.m.
Toronto at Ottawa, 4 p.m.
Florida at Detroit, 4 p.m.
Winnipeg at Tampa Bay, 4 p.m.
Nashville at Washington, 4 p.m.
New Jersey at N.Y. Rangers, 4:30 p.m.
Anaheim at St. Louis, 5 p.m.
Calgary at Edmonton, 7p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.
NHL GLANCE
NATIONALCONFERENCE
EAST
W L T Pct PF PA
Dallas 7 5 0 .583 329 303
Philadelphia 7 5 0 .583 300 281
N.Y. Giants 5 7 0 .417 237 297
Washington 3 9 0 .250 269 362
SOUTH
W L T Pct PF PA
New Orleans 9 3 0 .750 312 230
Carolina 9 3 0 .750 285 157
Tampa Bay 3 9 0 .250 217 285
Atlanta 3 9 0 .250 261 340
NORTH
W L T Pct PF PA
Detroit 7 5 0 .583 326 287
Chicago 6 6 0 .500 323 332
Green Bay 5 6 1 .458 294 305
Minnesota 3 8 1 .292 289 366
WEST
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Seattle 11 1 0 .917 340 186
San Francisco 8 4 0 .667 297 197
Arizona 7 5 0 .583 275 247
St. Louis 5 7 0 .417 279 278
AMERICANCONFERENCE
EAST
W L T Pct PF PA
New England 9 3 0 .750 322 261
Miami 6 6 0 .500 252 248
N.Y. Jets 5 7 0 .417 189 310
Buffalo 4 8 0 .333 267 307
SOUTH
W L T Pct PF PA
Indianapolis 8 4 0 .667 285 274
Tennessee 5 7 0 .417 264 267
Jacksonville 4 9 0 .308 201 372
Houston 2 11 0 .154 250 350
NORTH
W L T Pct PF PA
Cincinnati 8 4 0 .667 292 216
Baltimore 6 6 0 .500 249 235
Pittsburgh 5 7 0 .417 263 278
Cleveland 4 8 0 .333 231 297
WEST
W L T Pct PF PA
Denver 10 2 0 .833 464 317
Kansas City 9 3 0 .750 298 214
San Diego 5 7 0 .417 279 277
Oakland 4 8 0 .333 237 300
MondaysGame
Seattle 34, New Orleans 7
Thursday, Dec. 5
Jacksonville 27, Houston 20
Sunday, Dec. 8
Atlanta at Green Bay, 10 a.m.
Minnesota at Baltimore, 10 a.m.
Kansas City at Washington, 10 a.m.
Buffalo at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m.
Miami at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m.
Detroit at Philadelphia, 10 a.m.
Indianapolis at Cincinnati, 10 a.m.
Cleveland at New England, 10 a.m.
Oakland at N.Y. Jets, 10 a.m.
Tennessee at Denver, 1:05 p.m.
Seattle at San Francisco, 1:25 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at San Diego, 1:25 p.m.
St. Louis at Arizona, 1:25 p.m.
Carolina at New Orleans, 5:30 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 9
Dallas at Chicago, 5:40 p.m.
NFL GLANCE
Serra faces an opponent that wont hit them
with any unexpected punches. As league
rivals, the Padres face the Monarchs at least
once a season. And in the last nine
matchups, Serra owns a dominating 6-2-1
mark against Mitty with the teams exchang-
ing wins the last two years after a 40-40 tie
in 2010. The programs have never faced
each other in the CCS playoffs.
But whats more telling than the history
is Serras most recent performance against
the Monarchs. Mitty came into that game
with a perfect 9-0 record and a chance to
lock up its first outright West Catholic
Athletic League title since 2001. Brimming
with confidence, the Padres brought the
Monarchs back to earth and shattered that
goal with a dominating 31-7 decision on
the leagues nal day to claim a share of the
WCAL title.
In that win, the Serra defense, led by Nick
Makas interception and 12 tackles, limited
the Mitty offense to just 195 yards Tyson
Terreros and his eight tackles also had
something to do with that. They also forced
two additional interceptions.
The win was Serras fifth single-digit
defensive performance of the season
since then, theyve added one more with a
59-7 drubbing of Pioneer High School in
the quarternals of the playoffs.
On the ip side, Serra quarterback Matt
Faaita was incredibly efcient. He threw for
155 yards and three touchdowns in win
operating the Padres spread, no-huddle
offense effectively.
Faaita has continued to shine. And Kava
Cassidy, running back, is playing some
inspired football as evident by his eight
touchdowns in two CCS Open Division
games (which actually matches his output
for the entire season).
Serra last won a CCS title in 2011 behind
Wilson in a 42-21 victory over Menlo-
Atherton. It was the Padres rst section
title since 1990.
Mitty has an 20-15 mark all-time in the
section playoffs. They last hoisted a CCS
trophy in 1999 when they dominating
Jefferson-Daly City in a Division III dis-
mantling. Before then, the Monarchs won
in 1994.
16
SPORTS
By Nancy Armour
For about an hour Friday, much of the
planet will come to a dead stop, all eyes and
attention glued to four bowls of what look
an awful lot like pingpong balls. Alottery
that could make someone rich beyond his or
her wildest dreams? No, though some would
argue this can bring even more happiness.
Its the World Cup draw, when the 32 coun-
tries in next summers tournament in Brazil
are divvied up into eight groups for rst-
round play. Land in a good (read: easy)
group, and a team can start looking ahead to
the knockout rounds, maybe even the nal.
Get lumped in with Brazil, the Netherlands
and Italy and, well, theres always Russia in
2018.
Even if you cant tell the Portuguese
Ronaldo from the ones who played for
Brazil (hint: look for the hair gel), heres a
quick guide so you can celebrate or com-
miserate with your futbol-loving friends
during Fridays draw:
WHAT ARE THESE POTS?

FIFAwants the draw to be as fair as possi-
ble for every team, be it defending champi-
on Spain or first-time qualifier Bosnia-
Herzegovina. It also wants to prevent coun-
tries from the same federations Africa or
South America, for example from facing
each other in the early going.
But how best to do all that?
The 32 teams are split into four groups, or
pots. The host country, Brazil, and the
seven seeded teams Argentina, Belgium,
Colombia, Germany, Spain, Switzerland
and Uruguay are in Pot 1. The remaining
teams are placed in pots based on their geo-
graphical location. The United States is in
Pot 3 along with the other nations from the
North and Central America and Caribbean
region, and the four Asian countries. The
non-seeded European teams are in Pot 4.
Because there are nine of them, however,
one country will be chosen at random and
moved to Pot 2, where it will join the
remaining two South American squads and
the ve teams from Africa.
WHY NOT JUST
SEED THE ENTIRE FIELD?
If you watch selection of the NCAA tour-
nament eld, you know that only creates
more grumbling. No matter how many times
you crunch the numbers, examine strength
of schedules and try to quantify the intangi-
bles, theres going to be arguments over
why Team Awas seeded 15th and why Team S
is higher than Team G. Seeds are simply
another word for rankings, which are sub-
jective guesses, at best.
Yes, FIFA seeds the top seven teams,
based on their spots in Octobers world
rankings. But even those are open for
debate, with many saying Switzerland has
no business among soccers upper crust,
regardless of the numbers spit out by FIFAs
quirky formula.
Short of using uniform colors or nick-
names, geography is the most objective
way to pool the eld.
OK, SO THEN WHAT?
As the host, Brazil gets the top slot in
Group A. The remaining seven teams in Pot
1 are then randomly assigned to the top
spot in groups lettered B through H. The Pot
2 teams are then randomly assigned not
only a group, but a slot in the group. This
can be critical because your slot determines
when you play each of your group oppo-
nents. Its sometimes an advantage to play
strong teams in the final group game,
because they may have already clinched a
spot in the nal 16 and may rest their stars.
Pots 3 and 4 are emptied in similar fash-
ion until all 32 teams have a group and a
slot.
ANY CHANCE OF A MEXICO-US GAME
IN GROUP PLAY? OR BRAZIL-
ARGENTINA? HOW ABOUT
ENGLAND-GERMANY?
No, no and maybe. FIFA prevents coun-
tries in the same geographical federation
from playing each other in the group stage,
with Europe being the exception. It has so
many teams in the tournament 13 that
theres no way to prevent some groups from
having two European teams.
LETS GET TO THE GOOD STUFF. WHO
GOES TO THE KNOCKOUT ROUNDS?
Each team plays one game against every
other team in the group. Teams earn three
points for each win and one point for a tie,
with a loss getting you nothing. Based on
point totals, the top two teams in each
group advance to the round of 16. Simple,
right? Come on, this is FIFA. If two teams
should end with the same amount of points,
the rst tiebreaker is goal difference the
number of goals scored minus the number of
goals allowed. If thats still not enough, the
next tiebreaker is who scored the greatest
number of goals in all group matches.
There are additional tiebreakers in place,
but thats for another day.
Location matters in World Cup draw
Continued from page 11
SERRA
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FIFA president Sepp Blatter speaks at a press conference prior to Fridays group draw.
AUTO 17
By Jonathan Fahey
NEW YORK The solar panel installer
SolarCity is beginning to address one of
solar powers big drawbacks: The sun does-
nt always shine.
The solution: big battery packs that will
provide backup power while lowering elec-
tric bills. The supplier: electric car maker
Tesla Motors, whose CEO Elon Musk is also
the chairman of SolarCity.
Our goal is to be an energy provider, to
provide all energy services, said SolarCity
CEO Lyndon Rive.
The batteries will be offered rst to com-
mercial customers because of the way many
commercial electric bills are calculated.
SolarCity is also conducting a pilot pro-
gram in California for homeowners, but
because residential bills are calculated differ-
ently and the batteries are so expensive
it could be years before batteries make
nancial sense for homes.
We know this is a long-term problem, so
we are investing in it now, Rive said.
San Mateo-based SolarCity shares rose
$1.72, or 3.3 percent, to close at $53.89 in
trading Thursday.
For power-hungry businesses battery
backup can make nancial sense even now.
Many businesses are charged not just for the
amount of electricity they use over a certain
period, but also for the level of electricity
they need from the grid at any one time.
Think of a car owner paying for gasoline to
run the engine, but also for the amount of
horsepower needed when the car is loaded
with people and climbing a steep hill.
Often, those horsepower charges, known
in the electric industry as demand charges
ratchet up quickly.
SolarCitys solar panels can lower those
demand peaks when the sun is shining.
SolarCitys battery packs will make sure
those peaks stay low when the sun is not
shining or the customer needs a little extra
juice. The company says the battery sys-
tems will lower demand charges by 20 per-
cent.
Asecondary benet: If power goes out, the
battery will be able to run critical systems
for several hours or for several days if it
is sunny enough for the battery to
recharge with solar electricity
during the day.
For tradi-
tional elec-
tric utili-
t i e s
a l r e a d y
struggling
with weak
electricity
sales, this
r e p r e s e n t s
yet another threat.
Efficiency programs and more advanced
appliances are already helping customers
lower their energy use, and solar panels and
other power sources are helping customers
generate their own power. Now commercial
customers may have a way to reduce demand
charges, too.Other companies offer similar
programs to businesses, whether they have
solar or not, like Stem, based in
Millbrae. The compa-
ny this week
announced an
i n v e s t me n t
from General
Electric and
the Spanish
r e n e w a b l e
energy compa-
ny Iberdrola.
The batteries offered by
SolarCity are the same lithium-ion
ones that power Teslas electric vehicles,
recongured for stationary use. SolarCitys
chairman is Elon Musk, founder and CEO of
Tesla Motors.
SolarCity to back up solar with Tesla batteries
By Jessica Herndon
I n an alley behind a cafe in New Yorks Greenwich Village, an
unidentied stranger knocks singer Llewyn Davis to his knees.
Within the rst 10 minutes of the Coen brothers latest dark
comedy, the lmmakers acquaint us with the curiously obscure,
as violent ts are not usually associated with folk music.
The genesis of this animosity is left unanswered until the nal
moments of the lm, leaving the lingering off-kilter question:
Why would anyone beat up a folk singer? Thus, we have the
perfect onset for this bleak and witty tale of a striving musician.
Here the Coen brothers pluck at the beatnik scene of the
late 1950s and early 1960s. Helmed by longtime Coen col-
laborator T Bone Burnett, the tunes in this film which are
performed live bare morbid undertones that correspond
with the foremost concepts of the story: poverty, abortion,
disappointment and death.
As the lm opens, we are introduced to our guitar-strumming
lead, Llewyn Davis, who is onstage in a smoke-lled dive. He is
played to grungy, dark and handsome perfection by the stylish
and calm Juilliard-trained Oscar Isaac. This marks the rst time
the Miami-bred Guatemalan-born 33-year-old has anchored a
feature and he carries it off with infectious grace and grit. When
he sings Hang Me, Oh Hang Me in these initial moments,
Despair proves
entertainingin
Llewyn Davis
By Jake Coyle
If youre trying to assign the trait of maturity
to us, frankly, it wont wash.
A conversation with the lmmaking brothers
Ethan and Joel Coen has only just gotten started
when Ethan, quite gleefully, puts a stop to any
discussion of growth, evolution or development.
Now in their late 50s, the Coens have a host of
awards, including best picture for their tense,
bone-dry Cormac McCarthy adaptation No
Country for Old Men. Their last lm, the much
Oscar-nominated Charles Portis adaptation True
Grit, was an unexpected box-ofce hit, earning
$250 million worldwide. Somewhat shockingly,
they are to use the much sought-after label in
their O Brother, Where Art Thou? bona de.
Their latest, the folk music tale Inside Llewyn
Davis, continues the trend of awards-season
The Coens abide: Joel and
Ethan on refusing maturity
See COENS, Page 22
See DAVIS, Page 22
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A legendary love triangle comes to
vivid life in Tristan & Yseult, pre-
sented at Berkeley Repertory Theater
by Kneehigh, a touring Cornish the-
atrical company.
Bay Area theater goers may recall
Kneehighs previous presentations of
Brief Encounter at American
Conservatory Theater and The Wild
Bride at Berkeley Rep, both well
received.
This time, joint artistic director
Emma Rice has reached into Cornish
legend to adapt the story of
Cornwalls King Mark (Mike
Shepherd), who repels an Irish inva-
sion and kills its leader. He then sends
a French visitor, Tristan (Andrew
Durand), to fetch the invaders sister,
Yseult (Patrycja Kujawkska), and
bring her to Cornwall for the king to
marry.
Tristan does as hes told but, when
he meets Yseult, theres an instant,
passionate connection between them.
Nevertheless, they go to Cornwall,
where she marries the king and comes
to care for him, but Tristan is still her
true love. Of course, theres a tragic
ending.
This same story inspired Richard
Wagner to write Tristan und Isolde.
In the sound design by Gregory
Clarke, orchestral music from that
opera highlights some of the more
dramatic scenes. Snatches of O
Fortuna from Carl Orffs Carmina
Burana also are heard, along with
country-western tunes. Other music is
by Stu Barker.
Designer Bill Mitchell has created
the versatile set, which places four
musicians on a catwalk beneath a neon
sign reading The Club of the
Unloved. He outts the cast in mod-
ern clothing, most of it black except
for the womens dresses.
Shepherd, Kneehighs founder and
joint artistic director, has a command-
ing stage presence as King Mark.
Durand and Kujawkska are beguiling
as the two young lovers.
Among the supporting players,
Craig Johnson is noteworthy rst as
the Irish leader and then in the female
role of Brangian, Yseults handmaid-
en.
Carly Bawden plays Whitehands,
who sings with the band before the
rst and second acts and interacts with
the cast during the play itself. Giles
King plays Frocin, the kings aide
who reveals Tristan and Yseults adul-
tery to King Mark.
At various times, the actors play
instruments to augment the musi-
cians. Johnson, for example, plays
accordion, while Kujawkska plays
violin.
Rices direction is wildly imagina-
tive, making for Kneehighs welcome
return to the Bay Area.
Tristan & Yseult will continue in
Berkeley Repertory Theatres Roda
Theatre, 2015 Addison St., Berkeley,
through Jan. 6. For tickets and infor-
mation, call (510) 647-2949 or visit
www.berkeleyrep.org.
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By Judy Richter
DAILY JOURNAL CORRESPONDENT
Many households across the country
enjoy the holiday tradition of watching
reruns of Frank Capras 1946 lm, Its a
Wonderful Life, starring Jimmy Stewart.
The story of how one good, principled
man can make a difference in many lives
never fails to touch the heart. The same is
true of Joe Landrys stage adaptation, subti-
tled A Live Radio Play and presented by
San Jose Stage Company.
Closely following the lm, this stage ver-
sion takes place on Christmas Eve in the
studios of WBFR in New York City. Six
actors play all of the characters and provide
the sound effects.
The versatile Kevin Blackton and Allison
F. Rich, who also plays piano, along with
Martin Rojas Dietrich, play varied charac-
ters while Judith Miller mostly provides
sound effects, aided by her colleagues.
Will Springhorn Jr. plays the central char-
acter, George Bailey, while Halsey Varady
plays his wife, Mary.
In the familiar story, George is on the
verge of suicide after a major crisis involv-
ing his building and loan association in the
ctional Bedford Falls, N.Y.
In the meantime, an angel, Clarence
(Dietrich), has been lled in on Georges
life and has been dispatched to Earth to save
him.
He does so by showing George what
things would have been like if he had never
been born. Having fallen into the clutches
of the rich but heartless Mr. Potter (Dietrich
again), the town and its people would be in
bad shape.
Stephen Hilliards costumes evoke the
1940s, complete with smart dresses and
seamed stockings for Varady and Rich. The
studio set and lighting design are by
Michael Palumbo.
As directed by Randall King, this ensem-
ble cast brings out the heartwarming
poignancy of this familiar story. Its a great
way to begin to celebrate the season.
Its a Wonderful Life will continue at
San Jose Stage Company, 490 S. First St.,
San Jose, through Dec. 22. For tickets and
information, call (408) 283-7142 or visit
www.thestage.org.
Mandela daughters ask
that films premiere go on
LONDON People attending the London
premiere of a new film about Nelson
Mandela were told of his death as the clos-
ing credits rolled.
Stopping the screening of Mandela:
Long Walk to Freedom was discussed, but
Mandelas daughters asked that the premiere
continue, a lm spokesman said Thursday
night.
Producer Anant Singh announced
Mandelas death once the lm was over, and
he called for a moment of silence.
The audience included the lms stars and
Prince William and his wife, Kate.
Serious news bumps Ron Burgundy
BRISTOL, Conn. Serious news has
bumped ctional anchorman Ron Burgundy
off SportsCenter.
Actor Will Ferrell was scheduled to reprise
his role on a Thursday evening edition of
the highlights show on ESPN. The network
announced Wednesday night that the appear-
ance had been scrapped because of the
potential implications of the news con-
ference scheduled Thursday afternoon about
the investigation into sexual assault allega-
tions against Florida State quarterback
Jameis Winston.
Its a Wonderful Life goes live as radio show
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Entertainment briefs
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MUSEUM GOTTA SEE UM
By Susan Cohn
DAILY JOURNAL
SENIOR CORRESPONDENT
DAVID HOCKNEY AT THE DE
YOUNG MUSEUM. David Hockney:
A Bigger Exhibition, at the de Young
Museum, marks the return to California
of the most inuential and best-known
British artist of his generation. More
than 300 works, including watercol-
ors, charcoals and oil paintings, are
shown in 18,000 square feet of gallery
space, making this the largest exhibi-
tion in the history of the museum.
David Hockney was born in Bradford,
England, and studied at the Royal
College of Art. Hailed as a brilliant
draughtsman in his youth, Hockney
gained early celebrity when his work
was included in the Young
Contemporaries exhibition, which
marked the rise of British pop art. After
visiting Los Angeles in the early
1960s, he decided to move there and he
became associated with Southern
California through the sun-splashed
paintings he created over several
decades. Considered the most famous
living British artist, Hockney was
elected to the Royal Academy in 1991
and was awarded the Order of Merit by
Queen Elizabeth II in 2012 for his sig-
nicant contribution to the arts.
Throughout his career, Hockney has
produced an array of memorable
images, from panoramic paintings to
lush landscapes, from subtle portraits
to lavish stage sets. Works in the de
Young exhibit range from simple pen-
cil drawings on paper, to Bigger
Yosemite, ve drawings created on an
iPad that capture the majesty of the
American West. Hockneys Cubist
movies are made using as many as 18
separate digital cameras, mounted on a
grid and recording the action simulta-
neously, resulting in a movie with as
many as 18 perspectives. In making
them, Hockney has addressed a chal-
lenge rst taken up by Picasso: How to
display multiple perspectives in one
work of art. David Hockney: ABigger
Exhibition also includes some of
Hockneys grandest works both in
terms of size and concept, such as The
Bigger Message, his 30-canvas
reworking of Claude Lorrains The
Sermon on the Mount. Also included
are more intimate works, like the
artists portraits depicting friends, col-
leagues and family members.
Hockneys most recent portraits
done in charcoal are exhibited and
published for the rst time by the Fine
Arts Museums of San Francisco.
Richard Beneeld, deputy director of
the Fine Arts Museums of San
Francisco, said: Like an artist
alchemist, in one minute Hockney uses
a fancy digital device to make a color-
ful iPad drawing; in the next he shows
us that he is one of our greatest drafts-
men by rendering an exactingly
detailed charcoal drawing of a forest
scene in East Yorkshire. The de Young
is thrilled to bring this major exhibi-
tion of David Hockneys work to a U.S.
museum. Its clear from the pace at
which Hockney continues to produce
such important work and the fearless
nature of his innovation that he has
conceded nothing to his 76 years.
The de Young Museum is located at 50
Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive in Golden
Gate Park. David Hockney: A Bigger
Exhibition is on view through Jan. 20,
2014. Due to the exhibitions scope
and scale, it is displayed on two levels
of the museum. Visitors can download
from the Museum website. For informa-
tion call (415) 750-3600 or visit
www.deyoungmuseum.org.
HOCKNEY DOCENT TOURS.
Tours start at the Docent Tour Starts
Here sign in front of the exhibition,
on the lower level of the museum. Tours
are free after special exhibition admis-
sion and all visitors must purchase a
special exhibition ticket in order to
participate in the tour. This tour
involves the use of headsets and
requires advance sign-up at the
Information Desk. Reservations are
not taken. If you would like to book a
private tour, please call the FAMSF
Group Sales Department at (415) 750-
2620.
DE YOUNGSTERS: A BIGGER
FAMILY PARTY. Join the Fine Arts
Museums at 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 10,
2014, for the de Youngsters inaugural
fundraising event held in conjunction
with David Hockney: A Bigger
Exhibition. Activities include an art
treasure hunt in the exhibition, hands-
on art making, artistic iPad activities,
edible art decorating, circus perform-
ances inspired by Hockneys The
Jugglers, and family-friendly fare. The
de Youngsters are a new member sup-
port group spearheading family-friend-
ly initiatives at the Fine Arts Museums.
For tickets and more information visit
deyoungsters2013.eventbrite.com.
THE ART OF BULGARI: LA
DOLCE VITA & BEYOND, 1950-
1 9 9 0 . Continuing at the de Young
Museum through Feb. 17, 2014, The
Art of Bulgari presents 150 pieces that
display Bulgaris innovations in jewel-
ry design, including selections from
the Elizabeth Taylor collection. Since
its founding in Rome in 1884, Bulgari
has become synonymous with innova-
tion and luxury in jewelry design and is
famous for mixing semiprecious
stones with diamonds and mounting
ancient coins in gold jewelry.
Susan Cohn can be reached at susan@smdai-
lyjournal.com or www.twitter.com/susanci-
tyscene.
RICHARD SCHMIDT
DAVID HOCKNEY AT THE DE YOUNG MUSEUM. More Felled Trees on Woldgate.
2008. David Hockney. On view as part of David Hockney: A Bigger Exhibition, at
the de Young Museum in San Francisco through Jan. 20, 2014.
Go For the Food: Capitol
Burgers in Los Angeles
By Derrik J. Lang
LOS ANGELES Theres this weirdly unfounded reputa-
tion that just about everyone in Los Angeles is vegan and
therefore sunbaked Angelenos only feast on the likes of
kale and quinoa. Such a stereotype is antithetical to the City
of Angels unhealthy obsession with the hamburger, an
ongoing between-two-buns preoccupation thats birthed
hundreds of Southern California burger joints.
La La Land is now home to every imaginable make and
model of burger, including the slick hipstery one at Fathers
Ofce in Culver City and Santa Monica, a tongue-in-cheek
Asian-inspired burger at Spice Table downtown, the over-
the-top Hollywood rendition at 25 Degrees inside the his-
toric Roosevelt Hotel, and the kitschy Umami Burger at the
chains multiple locations.
While those are all great burgers excellent, in some
cases they each seem unnecessarily complicated when
compared to the must-eat classic served up at Capitol
Burgers, an old-school hamburger stand in a not-so-glitzy
part of town thats been dishing out unadulterated yummy
burgers and fries since 1965. For less than $5, visitors can
drive away totally satised.
Before gourmet chefs slathered burgers with trufe aioli
and In-N-Out Burger opened a gazillion outposts, Capitol
owner George Stamos was crafting burgers for folks their
way, right away. Stamos died earlier this year, but his fami-
ly has kept the griddle red up in honor of their patriarch,
who originally immigrated to the United States from
Greece.
Capitols standard double is pure: a pair of thin, perfectly
charred quarter-pound patties topped with melted American
cheese, an abundance of pickles and onions, thick slices of
juicy tomatoes and a layer of crunchy iceberg lettuce. It
comes on a spongy white toasted bun, wrapped in waxy
paper and served on a makeshift tray crafted from an old
cardboard beer box.
Capitol Burgers also serves other eats, too. The humon-
gous servings of salty fries retain some of their skin and are
equally delicious with or without a heaping helping of fresh
chili. Theres milkshakes (chocolate, vanilla, strawberry or
pineapple), as well as some out-of-this-world pastrami and
tamales. However, the burger is clearly the president of this
Capitol.
Dont expect an equally delicious setting though. With
jail-like bars covering the windows and only a few outdoor
picnic tables underneath Capitols now-vintage sign, its
not really worth lingering. For that, the itty-bitty 66-year-
old Apple Pan on the other side of town offers more atmos-
phere with its burgers and in-door places to sit in the
form of a U-shaped counter.
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were both seduced and heartbroken.
But for his character, a deep tune isnt
enough to win over an audience. He is strug-
gling to make it as a solo artist after his
bandmate committed suicide, and his dismal
hymns fail to propel him out of dire straits.
Unable to afford his own place, he crashes
on the couches of friends around town. Yet
hes determined to keep his guitar close by
and not sell out.
It seems well have no problem feeling
sorry for Llewyn. Only the fact that hes an
egotistical jackass makes it impossible to
feel solidly empathetic toward him. His
tenacity is admirable, though painstaking-
ly impractical, which his married lover,
Jean, played by Carey Mulligan, never fails
to point out. The motley actress, who also
played Isaacs love interest in Drive, is
deliciously abrasive in this role as Llewyns
best friends wife, who just might be carry-
ing Llewyns baby.
Unlike her glamorous turn as Daisy
Buchanan in Baz Luhrmanns adaptation of
The Great Gatsby earlier this year, here
Mulligan is pared down in tame turtlenecks
and blunt brown bangs. This practical look
is the perfect contrast to her sassy tongue.
Jean is disgusted with Llewyns casual
nature and lack of desire for the stable sub-
urban lifestyle, yet shes attracted to his
rough edges. Their back-and-forth dustups
speed up the lms otherwise drowsy pace
and offer the most intriguing, and hilarious,
exchanges.
Justin Timberlake, as bearded musician
Jim, who is married to Jean, has good
comedic timing. Hes convincingly quirky
and naive, especially when he attempts to
record a loony track about President
Kennedy with a straight face. And Girls
star Adam Driver, as the cowboy hat-wear-
ing folk singer Al Cody, is a riot when
adding absurd sound effects to Jims soon-
to-be hit.
Luck never seems to be on Llewyns side.
If he gains a couple of bucks, he quickly
loses them. Hes unable to nab a proper coat
and boots in the freezing New York winter.
And his sister has tossed the papers needed
to return to the seamans union, his backup
plan. Isaacs masters every intricate expres-
sion, but disappointment is his grand mask.
When Llewyn hitches a ride to Chicago
for a last-chance meeting with stoic music
manager Bud Grossman (por-
trayed by the ever-magnetic
F. Murray Abraham) he is
told his music isnt sellable.
His traveling companions,
bizarre Southern jazz musi-
cian Roland Turner, played
with raw perfection by Coen
regular John Goodman and
the aloof leather coat-wear-
ing stud Johnny Five (a
quiet, captivating Garrett
Hedlund), turn out to be a
headache when one almost
overdoses on drugs and
another is arrested.
Indeed, the lm is a heavy
downer and its consistent
gray-hue enhances the
bleakness. But the Coen
brothers never fail to weave
in bits of saucy irony, giving way for essen-
tial comical moments that bring everything
full-circle.
Now back to that alley beat-down:
Despite what Llewyn goes through, it
becomes clear he deserved it.
DAVIS
releases with more realism than, say, the
screwball of The Hudsucker Proxy or the
surrealism of The Big Lebowski.
The Coens dont dismiss the trend. They
just predict its imminent expiration date.
If youre trying to make a developmental
statement about us, Ethan explains, it
might not ...
It might not stand the test of the next
movie, says Joel, nishing the sentence.
They chuckle with tickled delight, like boys
who are getting away with something, at the
thought of their next opus. (More on that
later.)
For now, theres Inside Llewyn Davis, the
latest zag in a career full of wholly unpre-
dictable hopscotching through noir (Blood
Simple, Millers Crossing), farce (Burn
After Reading, The Ladykillers) and less
categorical quandaries (ASerious Man).
Tracking the Coens is, famously, a fools
game. What leads them down Los Angeles
bowling alleys? Or into a 50s-era barber
shop? Aided by the Dave Van Ronk memoir
The Mayor of MacDougal Street, they
arrived at specically 1960-61 Greenwich
Village for Inside Llewyn Davis because it
exists on the cusp of history, ahead of Bob
Dylans arrival.
Oscar Isaac stars as the title character, a
folk guitar player and singer whose beautiful
playing is contrasted by his foul-mouthed,
cynical downtown life, which he spends hop-
ping from couch to couch, gig to gig. The
Coens, with TBone Burnett, ll the lm with
full performances of less famous songs from
the era, all but one of which was lmed live
(rather than to playback).
On a recent fall afternoon, the Coens
granted an interview with the Associated
Press at their Tribeca ofce, a narrow three-
story apartment with editors working on the
bottom oor on a concert documentary of
the movies music, to air on Showtime on
Dec. 13. To accommodate a reporter, Ethan
lugged a chair up to the small top-oor
perch where the brothers brainstorm and
script.
From here their movies are born, generated
from the pingponging between their similar-
ly imaginative, comic minds.
We were just sitting around the ofce talk-
ing about nothing, as we do, and (Joel) said,
OK, supposing it begins in an alley behind
Gerdes Folk City and somebody beats the
(expletive) out of Dave Van Ronk? says
Ethan, while Joel laughs. Thats the begin-
ning of what movie?
They start most lms in this unusually spe-
cic way. Millers Crossing began with a
hat oating away into the woods. Burn After
Reading started when they pronounced that
they would never, ever open a lm CIA
Headquarters: Langley, Virginia. But the
sheer antithesis of the idea became its great-
est attraction: They peopled their version of a
hyper-techno spy thriller with the most
emphatically human characters.
Some openings dont immediately lead
anywhere. They had the start of O Brother
three dopes chained together but did-
nt know where it went for three or four years.
Fargo got stuck midway: For a year and a
half, I would open up the drawer and it would
say: Interior: Sheps apartment. Carl is
screwing the escort, Joel recalls.
Often, their genre hopping is predicated
more on books than movies. Millers
Crossing was an attempt to do Dashiell
Hammett, says Ethan. The Man Who Wasnt
There was self-consciously James M. Cain.
Big Lebowski was their version of
Raymond Chandler.
They were extremely faithful to the texts
the two times theyve adapted books (True
Grit and No Country). Both novels
appealed partly because, Joel says theyre
not anything like what weve done.
There was a moment on No Country For
Old Men when I saw Javier (Bardem) walking
down the street with the compressed air and
the kettle thing about to kill Chip Love, and
I said to Ethan, Im actually glad I didnt
think of that, says Joel.
The look of Inside Llewyn Davis (cine-
matographer Bruno Delbonnel stepped in for
their usual director of photography, Roger
Deakins, while he worked on Skyfall) was
inspired by things like the album cover of
The Freewheelin Bob Dylan and a YouTube
video of Jack Kerouac wandering around the
Village.
Its the fth lm for the Coens with
Burnett, who describes his role as the piano
player in the theater.
Their scripts are usually set before shoot-
ing, the dialogue made precise. (Ethan, who
has written plays on his own, once penned a
poem to the English language in which he
thanked it for all it had given him, especially
its help in picking up girls.)
Says Isaac, Theres no vanity. They dont
even tell you if its good. Justin Timberlake,
who plays a more chipper folk singer, says
Theyre laser focused, but they keep the
blood pressure right at the same level. Carey
Mulligan, who plays a singer bitter from a
regretful night with Llewyn, says, They kind
of want you to just do your job.
Inside Llewyn Davis is in many ways a
lm about the vagaries of show business suc-
cess: Llewyns fate hinges on catching a
break. But the Coens destiny was never much
in question. Not long after Joel graduated
from lm school, he and Ethan were able to
nd funding for their debut, Blood Simple,
which was received well.
It could have gone the other way, says
Ethan. Were on the other side of the coin
than this character.
But look around at all the people you
know, who do all kinds of things, a lot of
those people are just as good as you are at
what they do, says Joel. And some of them
really struggle. What is the reason for that?
Right now, the brothers are plainly excited
about what theyre writing, which they proud-
ly explain, is set in ancient Rome. Its the
allure of the unexpected, all over again.
Its like: Would you ever do a sandal
movie? laughs Joel. Its big, says Ethan,
grinning. Were interested in the big ques-
tions. And we dont (expletive) around with
subtext. This one especially.
Though their movies usually revel in the
absurdity of lifes predicaments, Ethan prom-
ises this lm has answers: Its not like our
piddly ASerious Man. Chimes Joel: That
was a cop-out. We just totally chickened out
on that one.
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FRIDAY, DEC. 6
The Goodness of Produce and
Your Health. 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
Crystal Springs Golf Course
(Wedgewood Room), 6650 Golf
Course Drive, Burlingame. Pete
Carcione, author of The New Green
Grocer cookbook and president of
Carciones Fresh Produce, will speak.
$15 includes breakfast. For more
information call 515-5891.
Free First Fridays. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
San Mateo County History Museum,
2200 Broadway, Redwood City.
Admission is free the entire day and
two programs are planned for public
view without any fees. For more
information go to www.histo-
rysmc.org.
Junior League Finishing Touches
Holiday Home Tour and Boutique.
10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Four Seasons
Silicon Valley, 2050 University Ave.,
East Palo Alto. Tour includes four
homes in Menlo Park and Atherton
decorated for the holidays, with
expansive boutique of home goods.
$150. For more information call 321-
5026.
Christmas luncheon. South San
Francisco Elks Lodge, 920 Stonegate
Drive, South San Francisco. This
luncheon is hosted by the South San
Francisco AARP chapter. Choice of
tri-tip or chicken. Non-members $26,
and this price may include member-
ship if desired. For more information
call Karen Gibson at (415) 467-7205.
For reservations call David Souza at
991-4111.
Friends of the Millbrae Library Big
Book and Media Sale. 2 p.m. to 5
p.m. Millbrae Library, 1 Library Ave.,
Millbrae. Twice yearly sale to benet
the Millbrae Library. $5 admission or
Friends membership. For more infor-
mation call 697-7607.
Burlingame Tree Lighting and
Holiday Parade. 5 p.m., City Hall, 501
Primrose Road, Burlingame. Tree
lighting in front of City Hall is fol-
lowed by a parade with a marching
band, community groups, Santa and
more. There will be a skating rink on
Park Road. For more information call
304-4065.
Two New Exhibits Opening at
Pacic Art League. 5:30 p.m. to 8
p.m. 227 Forest Ave., Palo Alto. The
Pacic Art League of Palo Alto will
host two new exhibitions from Dec.
6 to Dec. 26. Art Under $200, exhib-
ited in the Main Gallery, will feature
67 works by 37 different artists. Free
admission. For more information call
321-3891.
Night of Lights. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Downtown Half Moon Bay, Main
Street. Bring the family for a tree
lighting ceremony in Mac Dutra
Park, a Parade of Lights down Main
Street, carolers and musical enter-
tainment and activities for the kids.
Free. For more information call 726-
8380.
King Building Lighting. 6:30 p.m. to
7:30 p.m. King Community Center,
725 Monte Diablo Ave., San Mateo.
Free. For more information call 522-
7470.
Arsenic and Old Lace. 7 p.m.
Capuchino High School, 1501
Magnolia Ave., San Bruno. Student
production of the comedy play
Arsenic and Old Lace in Capuchnios
new state-of-the-art theater. Tickets
are $15 for general admission and
$10 for students. For more informa-
tion call 558-2799.
Hillsdale High School Presents In
The Heights. 7 p.m. Hillsdale High
School Theatre, 3115 Del Monte St.,
San Mateo. $17 for adults and $12 for
students and seniors. Tickets can be
purchased at
hhs.schoolloop.com/drama. For
more information email hillsdaledra-
[email protected].
A Christmas Carol: The Musical
and fundraiser gala. 7 p.m. 1500
Ralston Ave., Belmont. Notre Dame
de Namur University presents this
performance for the 28th year. $50
for adults and $25 for children ages
3 to 12. For more information visit
www.christmascarolthegift.org.
Notre Dame de Namur
Universitys Nol. 7:30 p.m. Taube
Center, 1500 Ralston Ave., Belmont.
$25 for students, $15 for
students/seniors. For more informa-
tion call 508-3713.
MAME. 8 p.m. Hillbarn Theatre,
1285 E. Hillsdale Blvd., Foster City.
One of Broadways greatest musi-
cals. For more information contact
[email protected].
November by David Mamet. 8
p.m. Dragon Theatre, 2120
Broadway, Redwood City. A hilarious-
ly biting commentary on the state of
the union, a politically incorrect
president in the death throes of his
failing re-election campaign and
some Thanksgiving turkey pardons
for sale. Contains adult language.
Tickets range from $15 to $30 and
can be purchased at www.drag-
onproductions.net. Runs Nov. 22
through Dec. 15. Thursdays through
Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 2
p.m.
Return of the Foster City tree.
During the month of December, you
will be able to enjoy the beautiful
lights from the tree oating in Foster
Citys Lagoon. For more information
call 286-3380.
SATURDAY, DEC. 7
Java With Sen. Jerry Hill. 8:30 a.m.
to 9:30 a.m. Caffe Roma, 143 S. El
Camino Real, Millbrae. Free. For more
Fear of Flying Clinic Workshop. 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. San Francisco
International Airport. Pre registra-
tion is required. For more informa-
tion call 341-1595.
Friends of the Millbrae Library Big
Book and Media Sale. 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. Millbrae Library, 1 Library Ave.,
Millbrae. Huge variety of books and
media for all ages and in a variety of
languages. Free admission. For more
Brunch with Santa. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
King Community Center, 725 Monte
Diablo Ave., San Mateo. $9. For more
Special Holiday Free Program. 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. San Mateo County
History Museum, 2200 Broadway,
Redwood City. The day will feature
childrens craft activities such as
making old fashion Christmas tree
ornaments. Free. For more informa-
tion call 299-0104.
PENPEX Stamp Show. 10 a.m. to
5:30 p.m. Community Activities
Building, 1400 Roosevelt Ave.,
Redwood City. PENPEX Stamp Show
features 18 dealers, more than 50
frames of exhibits, special souvenir
show cachets, activities and free
stamps for beginners, and a silent
auction of more than 500 lots that
closes at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. The
U.S. Postal Service will be present on
Saturday with items for sale. Snack
bar with hot and cold food. Free
admission and free parking. For
more information go to www.pen-
pex.org or call 365-2956.
A Nutcracker Sampler. 10:30 a.m.
Belmont Library, 1110 Alameda de
las Pulgas, Belmont. Free. For more
information email [email protected].
Worm Composting Class. 10:30
a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Common Ground
Garden Supply and Education
Center, 559 College Ave., Palo Alto.
Learn how to turn kitchen scraps
into botanical gold. For more infor-
mation call 493-6072.
A Christmas Carol. 11 a.m. Menlo
Park Council Chambers, 701 Laurel
St., Menlo Park. Duffy Hudson brings
the holiday classic to life in a one-
man show. Free. For more informa-
tion call 330-2525.
Dad and Me at the Library. 11 a.m.
San Carlos Library, 610 Elm St., San
Carlos. Free. For more information go
t o
www.fatherhoodcollaborative.org.
Fall Open Studios at Peninsula Art
Institute. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The
Peninsula Art Institute, 1777
California Drive, Burlingame. There
will be a gallery exhibit, light refresh-
ments and artist demos. Free. For
more information go to www.penin-
sulaartinstitute.org.
Dragon Theatre Fundraising Gift
Boutique. Noon to 5 p.m. Dragon
Theatre, 2120 Broadway, Redwood
City. Support the Dragon Theatre
while shopping for holiday gifts
from jewelry, cosmetics and other
vendors. Cash and checks are pre-
ferred. Patrons are urged to park at
the Middlefield and Veterans
Parkway garage. Same day as
Hometown Holidays event in
Redwood City.
Enoteca 100 Grand Wine Tasting. 1
p.m. to 4 p.m. Donato Enoteca, 1041
Middleeld Road, Redwood City. The
tasting will feature 100 artisan wines
from Italy. $55. For more information
call 701-1000.
The Gift A Christmas Carol
Musical. 2 p.m. 1500 Ralston Ave.,
Belmont. Notre Dame de Namur
University presents this perform-
ance for the 28th year. Free. For more
information visit www.christmas-
carolthegift.org.
Redwood City Fireghters Create-
A-Smile Foundation barbecue and
Raffle Fundraiser. 2 p.m. to 5:30
p.m. Fire Station 9, 755 Marshall St.
Support re victims of 531 and 926
Woodside Road by enjoying a bar-
becue at Fire Station 9. Rafe tickets
for a variety of prizes will be sold to
also benet the victims. Tickets to
attend are $8 for adults and $5 for
children and can be purchased on
site on Dec. 7. For more information
call 780-7400.
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cities and counties generate. The state
currently requires a 50 percent diver-
sion of solid waste and increases to 75
percent in 2020.
In keeping these requirements in
mind, many local cities switched trash
service providers. Most San Mateo
County cities are members of the
South Bayside Waste Management
Authority, also known as
RethinkWaste.
In 2011, SBWMA left its former
contractor Allied Waste and began to
use Recology. Since that transition,
trash rates have been affected by fac-
tors such as migration surcharges,
franchise fees and reconciling bal-
ances owed to Allied Waste. Part of the
transition included purchasing new
bins, providing residents with com-
post collection and providing more
frequent pickups. The transition result-
ed in an initial 29 percent increase in
rates for most cities.
Each city has an individual service
contract with Recology, so the coun-
cils determine how to balance their
public works budgets through rate
increases each year.
In September, the SBWMAapproved
a 0.2 percent increase in Recologys
compensation for next year, according
to a Foster City staff report. Each year,
Recology presents data outlining how
much work they provided to each city
and the SBWMA establishes the
amount each city contributes, said
Laura Galli, associate civil engineer in
Foster Citys Public Works
Department.
Based on the different percentages
and circumstances each city faces,
councils vote each year whether to
increase rates to meet state mandates
while keeping residents satised.
The 29 percent increase was stark
and would have been difcult for those
navigating a recession; so the council
opted to spread out the rate increase,
said Leticia Alvarez, Belmonts assis-
tant director of Public Works.
A lot of people just couldnt adjust
for that all of a sudden. So by having
us spread it out over three years, it
gives people the opportunity to adjust
to the rate, Alvarez said.
Last month, the Belmont City
Council voted to raise its collection
rate by 12.15 percent, Alvarez said.
Rates in 2012 had been raised by 11. 6
percent and 2013 rates were raised by
14.22 percent. The cost for a Belmont
resident to use a 32-gallon can will be
$35.79 per month, a $3.88 increase,
according to a staff report.
One of Belmonts major contribut-
ing factor is the migration recovery
surcharge. Recology predicted many
residents would opt for 20-gallon cans
instead of their former 32-gallon cans,
Alvarez said. But Recology still con-
ducts the same amount of work picking
up a smaller can and has the same gas
expenses, Alvarez said. Plus, more res-
idents than expected migrated and
Belmont is making up for it, Alvarez
said.
The hope for Belmont is after its
migration surcharge is covered, the
increase in rates will begin to taper
off, Alvarez said.
Foster City was fortunate to not have
been heavily impacted by the migra-
tion recovery surcharge. It also chose
to foot the 29 percent raise all in one
year, Galli said. Because of this, there
was no increase in rates from 2012 to
2013 and next year the low 2.9 percent
increase means residents will be pay-
ing $19.47 for a 32-gallon can.
Cities receive a franchise fee from
Recology because it gives Recology
the exclusive right to work in the city,
Galli said. The Foster City Council has
the authority to adjust how much of
this fee it receives and chose to reduce
it from 10 percent to 5 percent next
year. Without the citys pay cut, trash
rates would have been raised by more
than 2.9 percent, Galli said.
Foster City has the lowest garbage
rates of the SBWMA members, Galli
said. Part of that is because of the
citys geography.
Foster city is a very tight communi-
t y. Were four square miles, have very
wide roads and its at. So its very ef-
cient for garbage trucks to go in an out
and collect our materials. Their labor
costs for us work out lower, Galli
said.
Unlike other cities where the streets
are narrow, theres more trafc and the
drives between homes can be long,
there is generally less work for
Recology employees in the eld, Galli
said.
Even after cities fully adjusted to the
transition from Allied Waste to
Recology, rates will probably contin-
ue to increase. But encouraging resi-
dents to throw away less by recycling
and composting more is good for the
environment and prepares cities for
upcoming obligations, Alvarez.
I think its environmentally bene-
cial. We have a state mandate to reduce
our waste so were trying to recycle and
reuse as much as possible, Alvarez
said. Were trying to get away from
putting solid waste in landll, so of
course having these types of extra
services help with that.
[email protected]
(650) 344-5200 ext. 106
TRASH
collections services. However, the
council is interested in moving the
city toward eventually aligning the
rate charge with the actual cost of pick-
ing up each cart. The downsizing to
smaller carts by customers because of
increased recycling and composting
means the price structure doesnt fully
cover costs.
Holding the rates now will offset
future increases which would actually
create a small revenue surplus because
of decreasing labor costs. The
$286,645 surplus could equal a 3.5
percent drop in total rates but, as it is
only an estimate of 2014, there would
be rate increases if the projected rev-
enue is not met.
If a majority of residents submit
protest letters, the council cannot
increase rates. Any new rates become
effective Jan. 1.
The city receives its collection serv-
ice from Recology which contracts
with the South Bayside Waste
Management Authority. The SBWMA,
also known as RethinkWaste, formed
in 1982 and its members include
Atherton, Belmont, Burlingame, East
Palo Alto, Foster City, Hillsborough,
Menlo Park, Redwood City, San
Carlos, San Mateo, San Mateo County
and the West Bay Sanitary District.
Nearly every SBWMA member
agency has wrangled with service rate
increases to cover the projected
change in costs and reconciling bal-
ances owed to previous provider Allied
Waste.
Last year, the San Carlos City
Council learned it needed a 12 percent
rate adjustment to fully fund collection
services in 2013 followed by a 3.25
percent increase in unscheduled service
rates. The council ultimately passed a
6 percent to 9 percent base rate
increase plus a $1 to $2 additional
charge for the 20- and 30-gallon con-
tainers. Doing both met the 12 percent
adjustment needed.
Earlier this year, the city learned of
an overpayment error to Recology
which was added to the citys surplus
and reflected in the 2014 proposed
rates.
The San Carlos City Council meets 7
p.m. Monday, Dec. 9 at City Hall, 600
Elm St., San Carlos.
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(650) 344-5200 ext. 102
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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.
110 Employment
ARE YOU CREATIVE, like to bake? Do
you enjoy working with the public? We
want you to come & talk to us! Looking
for FT/PT to work hard & have fun. We
will train you. Call Linda @ 235-0222 for
info/application.
CAREGIVERS
2 years experience
required.
Immediate placement
on all assignments.
Call (650)777-9000
RETAIL JEWELRY SALES +
SALES MGR- (jewelry exp req)
Benefits-Bonus-No Nights!
650-367-6500 FX 367-6400
[email protected]
110 Employment
CUSTOMER CONTACT -
OUTSIDE POSITION
FULL TIME/PART TIME
$15.62 per hour start
to $35 per hour
with bonuses
Full training and expenses
Mr. Connors (650)372-2810
DISH WASHER &PREP COOK
To apply, please call:512-653-1836
696 Laurel St, San Carlos,
ENGINEER: SOFTWARE
Design & implement highly visible Java-
based server & distributed device man-
agement applications. MS or equiv. de-
gree in CS, Com. Eng., Eng. or equiv.
field. 2 yrs exp. as Software Engineer,
Engineer or equiv. 2 yrs concurrent exp.
with: high performance restful web serv-
ices; Spring Hibernate for accessing data
in relational databases; SQL design for
storing date in relational databases;
Javascript & JQuery; Linux & Java soft-
ware languages. Jobsite: Redwood City,
CA. Mail resume to: EcoFactor, Inc. 720
Bay Rd. Suite 201, Redwood City, CA
94063. Ref. Position DP112013.
HOME CARE AIDES
Multiple shifts to meet your needs. Great
pay & benefits, Sign-on bonus, 1yr exp
required.
Matched Caregivers (650)839-2273,
(408)280-7039 or (888)340-2273
110 Employment
INSPECTOR / HOME -
DO YOU HAVE
A LADDER?
DRAW A DIAGRAM?
USE A TAPE MEASURE?
CAMERA?
Full training, to do inspections
for our 28 year old company.
Good pay. And expenses.
Mr. Inez, (650)372-2813
110 Employment
JOB TITLE: ACCOUNTING MANAGER
Job Location: San Mateo, CA
Requirements: Master's in Accounting,
Finance, Bus.Adm or equiv. + 2 yrs. exp.
reqd. (or Bachelor's + 5 yrs exp.). CPA
also reqd. Exp. w/ S-1, ERP,
AP/AR/FA/GL & MS Excel reqd.
Mail Resume: RingCentral, Inc.
Attn: HR Dept.
1400 Fashion Island Blvd, 7th Floor
San Mateo, CA 94404
LANDSCAPING -
Part-time Landscapers needed. Three to
five days a week. Peninsula and Half
Moon Bay. Must have own transportation
Contact Ian @ 415-385-8861 or email
[email protected]
SALES/MARKETING
INTERNSHIPS
The San Mateo Daily Journal is looking
for ambitious interns who are eager to
jump into the business arena with both
feet and hands. Learn the ins and outs
of the newspaper and media industries.
This position will provide valuable
experience for your bright future.
Email resume
[email protected]
TAXI DRIVER
NEEDED IMMEDIATELY
Clean DMV and background. $2000
Guaranteed a Month. Call (650)703-8654
110 Employment
NEWSPAPER INTERNS
JOURNALISM
The Daily Journal is looking for in-
terns to do entry level reporting, re-
search, updates of our ongoing fea-
tures and interviews. Photo interns al-
so welcome.
We expect a commitment of four to
eight hours a week for at least four
months. The internship is unpaid, but
intelligent, aggressive and talented in-
terns have progressed in time into
paid correspondents and full-time re-
porters.
College students or recent graduates
are encouraged to apply. Newspaper
experience is preferred but not neces-
sarily required.
Please send a cover letter describing
your interest in newspapers, a resume
and three recent clips. Before you ap-
ply, you should familiarize yourself
with our publication. Our Web site:
www.smdailyjournal.com.
Send your information via e-mail to
[email protected] or by reg-
ular mail to 800 S. Claremont St #210,
San Mateo CA 94402.
203 Public Notices
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #258458
The following person is doing business
as: Seniors At Crane, 690 Crane Ave.,
FOSTER CITY, CA 94404 is hereby reg-
istered by the following owner: Viz-AViz
Homes, LLC, CA. The business is con-
ducted by Limited Liability Company. The
registrants commenced to transact busi-
ness under the FBN on .
/s/ Regina B. Manantan /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk on 11/08/2013. (Pub-
lished in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
11/15/13, 11/22/13, 11/29/13, 12/06/13).
203 Public Notices
CASE# CIV 525172
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR
CHANGE OF NAME
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA,
COUNTY OF SAN MATEO,
400 COUNTY CENTER RD,
REDWOOD CITY CA 94063
PETITION OF
CarolElizabeth Nericcio
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:
Petitioner, Carol Eliabeth Nericcio filed a
petition with this court for a decree
changing name as follows:
Present name: Carol ElizabethNericcio
Propsed Name: Carolena Elizabeth Ner-
iccio-Bohlman
THE COURT ORDERS that all persons
interested in this matter shall appear be-
fore this court at the hearing indicated
below to show cause, if any, why the pe-
tition for change of name should not be
granted. Any person objecting to the
name changes described above must file
a written objection that includes the rea-
sons for the objection at least two court
days before the matter is scheduled to
be heard and must appear at the hearing
to show cause why the petition should
not be granted. If no written objection is
timely filed, the court may grant the peti-
tion without a hearing. A HEARING on
the petition shall be held on January 3,
2014 at 9 a.m., Dept. PJ, Room , at 400
County Center, Redwood City, CA
94063. A copy of this Order to Show
Cause shall be published at least once
each week for four successive weeks pri-
or to the date set for hearing on the peti-
tion in the following newspaper of gener-
al circulation: Daily Journal
Filed: 11/21/ 2013
/s/ Robert D. Foiles /
Judge of the Superior Court
Dated: 11/18/2013
(Published, 11/28/13, 12/05/2013,
12/12/2013, 12/19/2013)
STATEMENT #258465
as: 1) KK Electric & Alarm, 2) Metro Se-
curity and Alarm Services, 3) Economy
Alarm Services, 423 Broadway #228,
MILLBRAE, CA 94030 is hereby regis-
tered by the following owners: Kung-Kay
Chin and Edward Chow, 320 La Prenda
Ave., MILLBRAE, CA 94030. The busi-
ness is conducted by a General Partner-
ship. The registrants commenced to
transact business under the FBN on
/s/ Kung-Kay Chin /
11/22/13, 11/29/13, 12/06/13, 12/13/13).
Tundra Tundra Tundra
Over the Hedge Over the Hedge Over the Hedge
LEGAL NOTICES
Fictitious Business Name Statements, Trustee
Sale Notice, Alcohol Beverage License, Name
Change, Probate, Notice of Adoption, Divorce
Summons, Notice of Public Sales, and More.
Published in the Daily Journal for San Mateo County.
Fax your request to: 650-344-5290
Email them to: [email protected]
203 Public Notices
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE
TS No. 12-0022638
Title Order No. 12-0038285
APN No. 035-096-140
YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A
DEED OF TRUST, DATED 12/13/2005.
UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PRO-
TECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE
SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU
NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NA-
TURE OF THE PROCEEDING
AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CON-
TACT A LAWYER. Notice is hereby giv-
en that RECONTRUST COMPANY,
N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant
to the Deed of Trust executed by KAMI-
PELI FINAU, AND ATELIANA FINAU,
HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TEN-
ANTS, dated 12/13/2005 and recorded
12/21/2005, as Instrument No. 2005-
221800, in Book N/A, Page N/A, of Offi-
cial Records in the office of the County
Recorder of San Mateo County, State of
California, will sell on 12/31/2013 at
1:00PM, San Mateo Events Center 2495
S. Delaware Street Auction.com Room
San Mateo CA 94403 at public auction,
to the highest bidder for cash or check as
described below, payable in full at time of
sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed
to and now held by it under said Deed of
Trust, in the property situated in said
County and State and as more fully de-
scribed in the above referenced Deed of
Trust. The street address and other
common designation, if any, of the real
property described above is purported to
be: 1303 COBB STREET, SAN MATEO,
CA, 944013617. The undersigned Trust-
ee disclaims any liability for any incor-
rectness of the street address and other
common designation, if any, shown here-
in. The total amount of the unpaid bal-
ance with interest thereon of the obliga-
tion secured by the property to be sold
plus reasonable estimated costs, ex-
penses and advances at the time of the
initial publication of the Notice of Sale is
$684,890.03. It is possible that at the
time of sale the opening bid may be less
than the total indebtedness due. In addi-
tion to cash, the Trustee will accept
cashier's checks drawn on a state or na-
tional bank, a check drawn by a state or
federal credit union, or a check drawn by
a state or federal savings and loan asso-
ciation, savings association, or savings
bank specified in Section 5102 of the Fi-
nancial Code and authorized to do busi-
ness in this state. Said sale will be made,
in an ''AS IS'' condition, but without cove-
nant or warranty, express or implied, re-
garding title, possession or encumbran-
ces, to satisfy the indebtedness secured
by said Deed of Trust, advances there-
under, with interest as provided, and the
unpaid principal of the Note secured by
said Deed of Trust with interest thereon
as provided in said Note, plus fees,
charges and expenses of the Trustee
and of the trusts created by said Deed of
Trust. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BID-
DERS If you are considering bidding on
this property lien, you should understand
that there are risks involved in bidding at
a trustee auction. You will be bidding on
a lien, not on a property itself. Placing
the highest bid at a trustee auction does
not automatically entitle you to free and
clear ownership of the property. You
should also be aware that the lien being
auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you
are the highest bidder at the auction, you
are or may be responsible for paying off
all liens senior to the lien being auctioned
off, before you can receive clear title to
the property. You are encouraged to in-
vestigate the existence, priority, and size
of outstanding liens that may exist on this
property by contacting the county record-
er's office or a title insurance company,
either of which may charge you a fee for
this information. If you consult either of
these resources, you should be aware
that the lender may hold more than one
mortgage or deed of trust on the proper-
ty. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER
The sale date shown on this notice of
sale may be postponed one or more
times by the mortgagee, beneficiary,
trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section
2924g of the California Civil Code. The
law requires that information about trust-
ee sale postponements be made availa-
ble to you and to the public, as a courte-
sy to those not present at the sale. If you
wish to learn whether your sale date has
been postponed, and, if applicable, the
rescheduled time and date for the sale of
this property, you may call 1-800-281-
8219 or visit this Internet Web site
www.recontrustco.com, using the file
number assigned to this case 12-
0022638. Information about postpone-
ments that are very short in duration or
that occur close in time to the scheduled
sale may not immediately be reflected in
the telephone information or on the Inter-
net Web site. The best way to verify
postponement information is to attend
the scheduled sale. DATED:
06/22/2012 RECONTRUST COMPANY,
N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-
01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063
Phone/Sale Information: (800) 281-8219
By: Trustee's Sale Officer RECON-
TRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt col-
lector attempting to collect a debt. Any
information obtained will be used for that
purpose. FEI # 1006.166293 12/06,
12/13, 12/20/2013
STATEMENT #258494
as: Trans Limo, 124 Lorton Ave., #6,
BURLINGAME, CA 94010 is hereby reg-
istered by the following owner: Zubeyir
Duygu, same address. The business is
conducted by Individual. The registrants
commenced to transact business under
the FBN on .
/s/ Zubeyir Duygu /
11/15/13, 11/22/13, 11/29/13, 12/06/13).
203 Public Notices
STATEMENT #2584125
as: Tradtech Tool, 20 Hillcrest Blvd., Apt.
#6 MILLBRAE, CA 94030 is hereby reg-
istered by the following owner: Kosuke
Minamizaki, same address. The busi-
ness is conducted by Individual. The reg-
istrants commenced to transact business
under the FBN on N/A.
/s/ Kosuke Minamizaki /
11/15/13, 11/22/13, 11/29/13, 12/06/13).
STATEMENT #2584111
as: First Class Sedan and Limousine,
1405 Marshall Rd. #605, REDWOOD
CITY, CA 94063 is hereby registered by
the following owner: Ziad Yehia, same
address. The business is conducted by
Individual. The registrants commenced to
transact business under the FBN on.
/s/ Ziad Yehia /
11/15/13, 11/22/13, 11/29/13, 12/06/13).
STATEMENT #258459
as: Fount of Living Waters Outreach, 294
Dundee Dr. SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO,
CA 94080 is hereby registered by the fol-
lowing owner: Wilma C. Orozco, same
address. The business is conducted by
transact business under the FBN on
10/01/2013.
/s/ Wilma C. Orozco /
11/15/13, 11/22/13, 11/29/13, 12/06/13).
STATEMENT #258474
as: Bovet Surgery Center, 66 Bovet Rd.,
Ste. 101, SAN MATEO, CA 94402 is
hereby registered by the following owner:
Bovet Surgery Center, LLC, CA. The
business is conducted by Limited Liability
Company. The registrants commenced
to transact business under the FBN on .
/s/ Robert R. Brink /
11/15/13, 11/22/13, 11/29/13, 12/06/13).
STATEMENT #258345
as: Premier Home Preservation, 555
ONeill Ave., #8, BELMONT, CA 94002 is
James Scales, 1060 Granada St., Bel-
mont, CA 94002. The business is con-
ducted by an Individual. The registrants
commenced to transact business under
the FBN on .
/s/ James Scales /
11/15/13, 11/22/13, 11/29/13, 12/06/13).
STATEMENT #258476
as: Natural and Easy Brith, 840 Hinckley
Rd., #110, BURLINGAME, CA 94010 is
Natsumi Nakamura, 30 Lorton Ave.,
#103, Brulingame, CA 94010. The busi-
ness is conducted by an Individual. The
ness under the FBN on 11/11/2013.
/s/ Natsumi Nakamura /
11/22/13, 11/29/13, 12/06/13, 12/13/13).
STATEMENT #258554
as: Polar Painting and Drywall, 401 Old
County Rd. BELMONT, CA 94002 is
Robert Davies Enterprises, Inc, CA
94070. The business is conducted by a
Corporation. The registrants commenced
to transact business under the FBN on
12/01/2013
/s/ Robert Davies /
11/22/13, 11/29/13, 12/06/13, 12/13/13).
STATEMENT #258514
as: Sherrie S. Friedman, Attorney at
Law, 66 Bovet Rd., Ste 360 SAN MA-
TEO, CA 94402 is hereby registered by
the following owner: Sherrie Friedman 25
Burgoyne Ct., San Mateo, CA 94402.
The business is conducted by an Individ-
ual. The registrants commenced to trans-
act business under the FBN on
10/01/2013
/s/ Sherrie Friedman /
11/22/13, 11/29/13, 12/06/13, 12/13/13).
STATEMENT #258512
as: 1) Celadon Star, 2) Celadon Star Ar-
tistry 1045 Cadillac Way #311, BURLIN-
GAME, CA 94010 is hereby registered
by the following owner: Melody Fassino,
same address. The business is conduct-
ed by an Individual. The registrants com-
menced to transact business under the
FBN on 07/01/2012
/s/ Melody Fassino /
11/22/13, 11/29/13, 12/06/13, 12/13/13).
203 Public Notices
STATEMENT #258245
as: Carmens Bling, 740 Inverness Dr,
PACIFICA, CA, 94044 is hereby regis-
tered by the following owner: Carmen
Ledbetter, same address. The business
is conducted by an Individual. The regis-
trants commenced to transact business
under the FBN.
/s/Carmen Ledbetter/
11/22/13, 11/29/13, 12/06/13, 12/13/13).
STATEMENT #258587
as: JM Coffee Shop, 380 Bay Bridge
Drive, DALY CITY, CA 94014 is hereby
registered by the following owner: Myrna
Banaag, same address. The business is
conducted by an Individual. The regis-
under the FBN.
/s/Myrna Banaag/
11/22/13, 11/29/13, 12/06/13, 12/13/13).
STATEMENT #258594
as: Cascade Flooring, 133 Occidental
Ave., BURLINGAME, CA 94010 is here-
by registered by the following owner:
Seamus Joseph Murray, same address.
The business is conducted by an Individ-
ual. The registrants commenced to trans-
act business under the FBN on
11/06/2013.
/s/ Seamus Murray/
11/22/13, 11/2913, 12/06/13, 12/13/13).
STATEMENT #258662
The following persons are doing busi-
ness as: Upnest, 220 Cypress Ave,
#126, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA
94080 is hereby registered by the follow-
ing owner: Lessthan6percent, Inc, CA.
The business is conducted by a Corpora-
tion. The registrants commenced to
transact business under the FBN.
/s/ Simon Ron /
11/29/13, 12/06/13, 12/13/13, 12/20/13).
STATEMENT #258553
as: Bolar Construction, 401 Old County
Rd., BELMONT, CA 94002 is hereby
registered by the following owners: Rob-
ert Thomas Davies 2947 Eaton Ave.,
San Carlos, CA 94070 and Ronald Allen
Nadler, 2884 Holly Hills Ln., CA 95682.
The business is conducted by a General
Partnership. The registrants com-
menced to transact business under the
FBN on
/s/ Robert Davies /
11/22/13, 11/29/13, 12/06/13, 12/13/13).
STATEMENT #258517
as: Zilkation, 642 Turnbuckle Dr., #1802
REDWOOD CITY, CA 94063 is hereby
registered by the following owner: Brian
Gin, same address. The business is
conducted by an Individual. The regis-
under the FBN on 11/06/2013
/s/ Brian Gin /
11/22/13, 11/29/13, 12/06/13, 12/13/13).
STATEMENT #258713
as: Grand Partners, 800 El Camino Real,
Suite 180, MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94040
is hereby registered by the following
owner: California Partners, Inc., same
address. The business is conducted by a
Corporation. The registrants commenced
to transact business under the FBN.
/s/Walter Gil /
12/06/13, 12/13/13, 12/20/13, 12/27/13).
STATEMENT #258624
as: Bruch Construction Company, 2995
Woodside Rd. Ste. 400, WOODSIDE,
CA 94062 is hereby registered by the fol-
lowing owner: Sheila Tilden, same ad-
dress. The business is conducted by an
/s/ Sheila Tilden/
12/06/13, 12/13/13, 12/20/13, 12/27/13).
STATEMENT #258281
as: Brow Art 23, 1150 El Camino Real,
Ste. 6503, SAN BRUNO, CA 94066 is
Perfect Brow Art, Inc, Il. The business is
conducted by a Corporation. The regis-
under the FBN.
/s/ Elizabeth Porinos Gorgees /
12/06/13, 12/13/13, 12/20/13, 12/27/13).
203 Public Notices
STATEMENT #258710
as: Avocauto, 1590 Rollins Rd., BURLIN-
GAME, CA 94010 is hereby registered
by the following owner: Elliot Schaffer,
831 Eucalyptus Ave., Burlingame, CA
94010. The business is conducted by an
/s/ Elliot Schaffer /
12/06/13, 12/13/13, 12/20/13, 12/27/13).
STATEMENT #258756
as: I Prive, 1125 Burlingame Ave., BUR-
LINGAME, CA 94010 is hereby regis-
tered by the following owner: I Sushi JD
& co. LLC, CA. The business is conduct-
ed by a Limited Liability Company. The
ness under the FBN .
/s/ Stanley Chan /
12/06/13, 12/13/13, 12/20/13, 12/27/13).
NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO SELL
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Date of Filing Application: Nov. 18, 2013
To Whom It May Concern:
The Name(s) of the applicant(s) is/are:
SEVDA INC.
The applicant(s) listed above are apply-
ing to Department of Alcoholic Beverage
Control to sell alcoholic beverages at:
788 Laurel St.
SAN CARLOS, CA 94070-3114
Type of license applied for:
47-On Sale General Eating Place
Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal
November 22, 29, December 6, 2013.
210 Lost & Found
LOST AFRICAN GRAY PARROT -
(415)377-0859 REWARD!
LOST DOG-SMALL TERRIER-$5000
REWARD Norfolk Terrier missing from
Woodside Rd near High Rd on Dec 13.
Violet is 11mths, 7lbs, tan, female, no
collar, microchipped. Please help bring
her home! (650)568-9642
LOST GOLD Cross at Carlmont Shop-
ping Cente, by Lunardis market
(Reward) (415)559-7291
LOST ON Sunday 03/10/13, a Bin of
Documents on Catalpa Ave., in
San Mateo. REWARD, (650)450-3107
LOST SET OF CAR KEYS near Millbrae
Post Office on June 18, 2013, at 3:00
p.m. Reward! Call (650)692-4100
LOST: SMALL diamond cross, silver
necklace with VERY sentimental
meaning. Lost in San Mateo 2/6/12
(650)578-0323.
REWARD!! LOST DOG - 15LB All White
Dog, needs meds, in the area of Oaknoll
RWC on 3/23/13, (650)400-1175
294 Baby Stuff
BABY CAR SEAT AND CARRIER $20
(650)458-8280
294 Baby Stuff
HIGH CHAIR by Evenflo. Clean, sturdy,
barely used. $20 SOLD
296 Appliances
AMANA HTM outdoor furnace heat ex-
changer,new motor, pump, electronics.
Model ERGW0012. 80,000 BTU $50.
(650)342-7933
COIN-OP GAS DRYER - $100.,
(650)948-4895
ELECTRIC DRYER (Kenmore) asking
$95, good condition! (650)579-7924
GAS STOVE (Magic Chef) asking $95,
good condition! (650)579-7924
LEAN MEAN Fat Grilling Machine by
George Foreman. $15 (650)832-1392
LG WASHER/ DRYER in one. Excellent
condition, new hoses, ultracapacity,
7 cycle, fron load, $600, (650)290-0954
MAYTAG WALL oven, 24x24x24, ex-
cellent condition, $50 obo, (650)345-
5502
RADIATOR HEATER, oil filled, electric,
1500 watts $25. (650)504-3621
ROTISSERIE GE, IN-door or out door,
Holds large turkey 24 wide, Like new,
$80, OBO (650)344-8549
SANYO MINI REFRIGERATOR- $40.,
(415)346-6038
SHOP VACUUM rigid brand 3.5 horse
power 9 gal wet/dry $40. (650)591-2393
SMALL REFRIGERATOR great for of-
fice or studio apartment . Good condition
$40.00 (650)504-6058
SUNBEAM TOASTER -Automatic, ex-
cellent condition, $30., (415)346-6038
VACUUM CLEANER excellent condition
$45. (650)878-9542
297 Bicycles
GIRLS SCHWINN Bike 24 5 speed in
very good condition $75 (650)591-3313
298 Collectibles
101 MINT Postage Stamps from Eu-
rope, Africa, Latin America. Pre 1941,
All different . $6.00, (650)787-8600
1920'S AQUA Glass Beaded Flapper
Purse (drawstring bag) & Faux Pearl
Flapper Collar. $50. 650-762-6048
1940 VINTAGE telephone bench maple
antiques collectibles $75 (650)755-9833
1982 PRINT 'A Tune Off The Top Of My
Head' 82/125 $80 (650) 204-0587
2 RARE Volumes of Lewis & Clark Expe-
dition publish 1903 Excellent condition,
$60 Both, OBO, (650)345-5502
2 VINTAGE Light Bulbs circa 1905. Edi-
son Mazda Lamps. Both still working -
$50 (650)-762-6048
4 NOLAN RYAN - Uncut Sheets, Rare
Gold Cards $90 (650)365-3987
400 YEARBOOKS - Sports Illustrated
Sports Book 70-90s $90 all (650)365-
3987
84 USED European (34), U.S. (50) Post-
age Stamps. Most pre-World War II. All
different, all detached from envelopes.
$4.00 all, 650-787-8600
ARMY SHIRT, long sleeves, with pock-
ets. XL $15 each (408)249-3858
BAY MEADOWS bag - $30.each,
(650)345-1111
BOX OF 2000 Sports Cards, 1997-2004
years, $20 (650)592-2648
298 Collectibles
BEAUTIFUL RUSTIE doll Winter Bliss w/
stole & muffs, 23, $50. OBO,
(650)754-3597
CASINO CHIP Collection Original Chips
from various casinos $99 obo
(650)315-3240
COLORIZED TERRITORIAL Quarters
uncirculated with Holder $15/all,
(408)249-3858
JAPANESE MOTIF end table, $99
(650)520-9366
JOE MONTANA signed authentic retire-
ment book, $39., (650)692-3260
MARK HAMILL autographed Star Wars
Luke figure, unopened rarity. 1995 pack-
age. $45 San Carlos, (650)518-6614.
MEMORABILIA CARD COLLECTION,
large collection, Marilyn Monroe, James
Dean, John Wayne and hundreds more.
$3,300/obo.. Over 50% off
(650)319-5334.
MICHAEL JORDAN POSTER - 1994,
World Cup, $10., SOLD
SCHILLER HIPPIE poster, linen, Sparta
graphics 1968. Mint condition. $600.00.
(650)701-0276
STAR WARS 9/1996 Tusken Raider ac-
tion figure, in original unopened package.
$4.00, Steve, SC, (650)518-6614
TATTOO ARTIST - Norman Rockwell
figurine, limited addition, $90.,
(650)766-3024
TEA POTS - (6) collectables, good con-
dition, $10. each, (650)571-5899
TRIPOD - Professional Quality used in
1930s Hollywood, $99, obo
(650)363-0360
UNIQUE, FRAMED to display, original
Nevada slot machine glass plate. One of
a kind. $50. 650-762-6048
300 Toys
14 HOTWHEELS - Redline, 32
Ford/Mustang/Corv. $90 all (650)365-
3987
66 CHEVELLE TOY CAR, Blue collecti-
ble. $12. (415)337-1690
LEGO - unopened, Monster truck trans-
porter, figures, 299 pieces, ages 5-12.
$27.00 (650)578-9208
MAHJONG SET 166 tiles in case good
condition $35.00 call 650-570-602
PINK BARBIE 57 Chevy Convertible
28" long (sells on E-Bay for $250) in box
$99 (650)591-9769
RADIO CONTROL car; Jeep with off
road with equipment $99 OBO
(650)851-0878
STAR WARS R2-D2 action figure. Un-
opened, original 1995 package. $7.
Steve, San Carlos, (650)518-6614.
STAR WARS, Battle Droid figures, four
variations. Unopened 1999 packages.
$45 OBO. Steve, (650)518-6614.
TONKA EXCAVATOR, two arms move,
articulated,only $22 (650)595-3933
TOY - Barney interactive activity, musical
learning, talking, great for the car, $16.
obo, (650)349-6059
302 Antiques
1912 COFFEE Percolator Urn. perfect
condition includes electric cord $85.
(415)565-6719
ANTIQUE BEVEL MIRROR - framed,
14 x 21, carved top, $45.,
(650)341-7890
302 Antiques
ANTIQUE CRYSTAL/ARCADE Coffee
Grinder. $80. 650-596-0513
ANTIQUE ITALIAN lamp 18 high, $70
(650)387-4002
ANTIQUE OLD Copper Wash Tub, 30 x
12 x 13 with handles, $65 (650)591-3313
ANTIQUE WASHING MACHINE - some
rust on legs, rust free drum and ringer.
$45/obo, (650)574-4439
BOX FULL TOYS Original Pkg., 40s -
50s, $90 for all (650)365-3987
BREADBOX, METAL with shelf and cut-
ting board, $30 SOLD
MAHOGANY ANTIQUE Secretary desk,
72 x 40 , 3 drawers, Display case, bev-
elled glass, $500. (650)766-3024
OLD VINTAGE Wooden Sea Captains
Tool Chest 35 x 16 x 16, $65 (650)591-
3313
STERLING SILVER loving cup 10" circa
with walnut base 1912 $65
(650)520-3425
303 Electronics
2 RECTILINEAR speakers $99 good
condition. (650)368-5538
27 SONY TRINITRON TV - great condi-
tion, rarely used, includes remote, not flat
screen, $65., (650)357-7484
46 MITSUBISHI Projector TV, great
condition. $400. (650)261-1541.
AUTO TOP hoist still in box
$99.00 or best offer (650)493-9993
BIG SONY TV 37" - Excellent Condition
Worth $2300 will Sacrifice for only $95.,
(650)878-9542
BLACKBERRY PHONE good condition
$99.00 or best offer (650)493-9993
DVD PLAYER, $25. Call (650)558-0206
FLIP CAMCORDER $50. (650)583-2767
HOME THEATRE SYSTEM - 3 speak-
ers, woofer, DVD player, USB connec-
tion, $80., (714)818-8782
HP PRINTER, mint condition, Photo
Smart, print, view photos, documents,
great for cards, $25.00 SOLD
IPHONE GOOD condition $99.00 or best
offer (650)493-9993
LEFT-HAND ERGONOMIC keyboard
with 'A-shape' key layout Num pad, $20
(650)204-0587
NIKON FG SLR body w 3 Vivitar zoom
lenses 28-70mm. 28-219 & 85-205, Ex-
cell Xond $ 99 (650)654-9252
PHILLIPS ENERGY STAR 20 color TV
with remote. Good condition, $20
(650)888-0129
SAMSUNG 27" TV Less than 6 months
old, with remote. Moving must sell
$100.00 (650) 995-0012
SAMSUNG, FLAT screenTV, 32 like
new! With Memorex DVD player, $185
(650)274-4337
SET OF 3 wireless phones all for $50
(650)342-8436
SLIDE PROJECTOR Air Equipped Su-
per 66 A and screen $30 for all
(SOLD
SONY PROJECTION TV 48" with re-
mote good condition $99 (650)345-1111
304 Furniture
2 END Tables solid maple '60's era
$40/both. (650)670-7545
2 TWIN Mattresses - Like New - $35
each , OBO (650)515-2605
ALASKAN SCENE painting 40" high 53"
wide includes matching frame $99 firm
(650)592-2648
ANODYZED BRONZE ETEGERE Tall
bankers rack. Beautiful style; for plants
flowers sculptures $70 (415)585-3622
BBQ GRILL, Ducane, propane $90
(650)591-4927
BRASS DAYBED - Beautiful, $99.,
(650)365-0202
CHAIRS 2 Blue Good Condition $50
OBO (650)345-5644
CHANDELIER, ELEGANT, $75.
(650)348-6955
CHINA CABINET, 53 x 78 wooden
with glass. Good shape. $120 obo.
(650)438-0517
CHINESE LACQUERED cabinet, 2
shelves and doors. Beautiful. 23 width 30
height 11 depth $75 (650)591-4927
PEDESTAL SINK $25 (650)766-4858
304 Furniture
DINING ROOM SET - table, four chairs,
lighted hutch, $500. all, (650)296-3189
DINNING ROOM table with chairs excel-
lent condition like new. $99.00 (650)504-
6058
DISPLAY CABINET 72x 21 x39 1/2
High Top Display, 2 shelves in rear $99
(650)591-3313
DRESSER - 6 drawer 61" wide, 31" high,
& 18" deep $50 SOLD
DRESSERlarge, $55. Call
(650)558-0206
DRUM TABLE - brown, perfect condi-
tion, nice design, with storage, $45.,
(650)345-1111
END TABLE, medium large, with marble
top. and drawer. $60 or best offer,
(650)681-7061
END TABLES 2 Cabinet drum style ex-
cellent condition $90 OBO (650)345-
5644
EZ CHAIR, large, $15. Call (650)558-
0206
FLAT TOP DESK, $35.. Call (650)558-
0206
I-JOY MASSAGE chair, exc condition
$95 (650)591-4927
KING SIZE Brass bed frame. $200 OBO
(650)368-6674
KITCHEN CABINETS - 3 metal base
kitchen cabinets with drawers and wood
doors, $99., (650)347-8061
LOUNGE CHAIRS - 2 new, with cover &
plastic carring case & headrest, $35.
each, (650)592-7483
MATCHING RECLINER, SOFA & LOVE
SEAT - Light multi-colored fabric, $95.
for all, (650)286-1357
MIRRORS, large, $25. Call
(650)558-0206
MODULAR DESK/BOOKCASE/STOR-
AGE unit - Cherry veneer, white lami-
nate, $75., (650)888-0039
NATURAL WOOD table 8' by 4' $99
(650)515-2605
OUTDOOR WOOD SCREEN - NEW $85
RETAIL $130 (650)873-8167
PAPASAN CHAIRS (2) -with cushions
$45. each set, (650)347-8061
PATIO TABLE with 4 chairs, glass top,
good condition 41 in diameter $95
(650)591-4927
PORTABLE JEWELRY display case
wood, see through lid $45. 25 x 20 x 4 in-
ches. (650)592-2648.
QUEEN SIZE Hide a Bed, Like new
$275, (650)245-5118
RECLINER CHAIR very comfortable
coast $600.00 sacrifice $80.00
(650)504-6058
RECLINING CHAIR, almost new, Beige
$100 SOLD
ROCKING CHAIR - Traditional, full size
Rocking chair. Excellent condition $100.,
(650)504-3621
ROCKING CHAIR Great condition,
1970s style, dark brown, wooden,
suede cushion, photo availble, $99.,
(650)716-3337
ROCKING CHAIR w/wood carving, arm-
rest, rollers, swivels $99, (650)592-2648
ROUND DINING table, by Ethan Allen,
sturdy good cond. $95 SOLD
SEWING TABLE, folding, $20. Call
(650)558-0206
SHELVING UNIT from IKEA interior
metal, glass nice condition $50/obo.
(650)589-8348
SOFA 7-1/2' $25 (650)322-2814
SOFA EXCELLENT CONDITION. 8FT
NEUTRAL COLOR $99 OBO (650)345-
5644
SOFA PASTEL color excellent
condition $99 (650)701-1892
STEREO CABINET walnut w/3 black
shelves 16x 22x42. $30, 650-341-5347
TEA / UTILITY CART, $15. (650)573-
7035, (650)504-6057
TEACART - Wooden, $60. obo,
(650)766-9998
TOWER BOOK Shelf, white 72 tall x 13
wide, $20 (650)591-3313
TRUNDLE BED - Single with wheels,
$40., (650)347-8061
304 Furniture
TV STAND brown. $40.00 OBO
(650) 995-0012
TV STAND, with shelves, holds large TV,
very good condition. $90. (650)573-7035,
(650)504-6057.
TWINE BED including frame good con-
dition $45.00 (650)504-6058
WALL CLOCK - 31 day windup, 26
long, $99 (650)592-2648
WHITE 5 Drawer dresser.Excellent con-
dition. Moving. Must sell $90.00 OBO
(650) 995-0012
WICKER DRESSER, white, 3 drawers,
exc condition 31 width 32 height 21.5
depth $35 (650)591-4927
WOOD BOOKCASE unit - good condi-
tion $65.00 (650)504-6058
306 Housewares
"PRINCESS HOUSE decorator urn
"Vase" cream with blue flower 13 inch H
$25., (650)868-0436
28" by 15" by 1/4" thick glass shelves,
cost $35 each sell at $15 ea. Three avail-
able, Call (650)345-5502
BRADFORD COLLECTOR Plates THAI
(Asian) - $35 (650)348-6955
CANNING POTS, two 21 quart with lids,
$5 each. (650)322-2814
COFFEE MAKER, Makes 4 cups $12,
(650)368-3037
DRIVE MEDICAL design locking elevat-
ed toilet seat. New. $45. (650)343-4461
GAS STOVE - Roper, Oven w 4 Burners,
good condition $95 (650)515-2605
HOUSE HEATER Excellent condition.
Works great. Must sell. $30.00 OBO
(650) 995-0012
KIRBY VACUUM cleaner good condition
with extras $90 OBO (650)345-5502
MANGLE-SIMPLEX FLOOR model,
Working, $20 (650)344-6565
MONOPOLY GAME - rules, plastic real
estate, metal counters, all cards and pa-
per money $10 (650)574-3229
PERSIAN TEA set for 8. Including
spoon, candy dish, and tray. Gold Plated.
$100. (650) 867-2720
PUSH LAWN MOWER - very good
condition $25., (650)580-3316
SOLID TEAK floor model 16 wine rack
with turntable $60. (650)592-7483
VACUMN EXCELLENT condition. Works
great.Moving. Must sell. $35.00 OBO
(650) 995-0012
VINTAGE VICTORIAN cotton lawn
dress, - $65. (650)348-6955
307 Jewelry & Clothing
BRACELET - Ladies authentic Murano
glass from Italy, vibrant colors, like new,
$100., (650)991-2353 Daly City
LADIES GLOVES - gold lame' elbow
length gloves, size 7.5, $15. new,
(650)868-0436
PRO DIVER Invicta Watch. Brand new in
box, $60. (650)290-0689
WATCHES - Quicksilver (2), brand new
in box, $40 for both, SOLD!
308 Tools
12-VOLT, 2-TON Capacity Scissor Jack
w/ Impact Wrench, New in Box, Never
Used. $85.00 (650) 270-6637 after 5pm
BOSTITCH 16 gage Finish nailer Model
SB 664FN $99 (650)359-9269
CEMENT/ CONCRETE hand mixing box
Like New, metal $25 (650)368-0748
CRACO 395 SP-PRO, electronic paint
sprayer.Commercial grade. Used only
once. $600/obo. (650)784-3427
CRAFTMAN JIG Saw 3.9 amp. with vari-
able speeds $65 (650)359-9269
CRAFTMAN RADIAL SAW, with cabinet
stand, $200 Cash Only, (650)851-1045
CRAFTSMAN 3/4 horse power 3,450
RPM $60 (650)347-5373
CRAFTSMAN 9" Radial Arm Saw with 6"
dado set. No stand. $55 (650)341-6402
DAYTON ELECTRIC 1 1/2 horse power
1,725 RPM $60 (650)347-5373
LAWN MOWER reel type push with
height adjustments. Just sharpened $45
650-591-2144 San Carlos
LOG CHAIN (HEAVY DUTY) 14' $75
(650)948-0912
NEW 18VOLT Drill/Driver w/ light,
warranty, only $29.99 (650)595-3933
PUSH LAWN mower $25 (650)851-0878
ROLLING STEEL Ladder10 steps, Like
New. $475 obo, (650)333-4400
TOOL BOX full of tools. Moving must
sell. $100.00 (650) 995-0012
309 Office Equipment
CANON COPIER, $55. Call
(650)558-0206
DESK - 7 drawer wood desk, 5X2X2.5'
$25., (650)726-9658
310 Misc. For Sale
1 PAIR of matching outdoor planting pots
$20., (650)871-7200
1 PAIR of matching outdoor planting pots
$20.00 (650)871-7200
16 BOOKS on Histoy if WWII Excllent
condition $95 all obo, (650)345-5502
2 FLOWER pots with Gardenia's both for
$20 (650)369-9762
4 IN 1 STERO UNIT. CD player broken.
$20., (650)834-4926
310 Misc. For Sale
70 BAMBOO POLES - 6 to 12ft. long
$40. for all can deliver, (415)346-6038
Alkaline GRAVITY WATER SYSTEM - ,
PH Balance water, anti-oxident proper-
ties, new, $100., (650)619-9203.
ALUMINUM WINDOWS - (10)double
pane, different sizes, $10. each,
(415)819-3835
ANTIQUE CAMEL BACK TRUNK -wood
lining. (great toy box) $99.,
(650)580-3316
ANTIQUE KILIM RUNNER woven zig
zag design 7' by 6" by 4' $99.,
(650)580-3316
ANTIQUE LANTERN Olde Brooklyn lan-
terns, battery operated, safe, new in box,
$100, (650)726-1037
ARTIFICIAL FICUS TREE 6 ft. life like,
full branches. in basket $55. (650)269-
3712
ARTS & CRAFTS variety, $50
(650)368-3037
BALANCING SANTA, Mint condition,
Santa rocks back/forth, 20 in high, sturdy
metal, snowman, chimney, $12.00
(650)578-9208
BLACK LEATHER Organizer, Unop-
ened, Any Year, Cell Holder, Wallet, Cal-
ender., In Box $12 (650)578-9208
BLUETOOTH WITH CHARGER - like
new, $20., (415)410-5937
BODY BY JAKE AB Scissor Exercise
Machine w/instructions. $50.00
(650)637-0930
BOOK "LIFETIME" WW1 $12.,
(408)249-3858
BUFFET CENTERPIECE: Lalique style
crystal bowl. For entre, fruit, or dessert
$20 (415)585-3622
CHEESESET 6 small and 1 large plate
Italian design never used Ceramica Cas-
tellania $25. (650)644-9027
COPPERLIKE CENTERPIECE, unused
oval, 18 inches high, x 22 x 17,$10.00
(650)578-9208
DOWN PILLOW; Fully Stuffed, sterilized,
allergy-free ticking. Mint Condition $25
(650)375-8044
DRAIN CLEANER Snake 6' long,
new/unused only $5 (650)595-3933
DVD'S TV programs 24 4 seasons $20
ea. (650)952-3466
ELECTRIC IMPACT wrench sockets
case warranty $39.95 (650)595-3933
ELECTRONIC TYPEWRITER good
condition $50., (650)878-9542
EXOTIC EROTIC Ball SF & Mardi gras 2
dvd's $25 ea. (415)971-7555
EXTENDED BATH BENCH - never
used, $45. obo, (650)832-1392
FRONT LOADER, bucket & arm move,
articulated $12.50 (650)595-3933
FULL SIZE quilted Flowerly print green &
print $25 (650)871-7200
GAME "BEAT THE EXPERTS" never
used $8., (408)249-3858
GAME "BEAT THE EXPERTS" never
used $8., (408)249-3858
GOURMET SET for cooking on your ta-
ble. European style. $15 (650)644-9027
GRANDFATHER CLOCK with bevel
glass in front and sides (650)355-2996
HARDCOVER MYSTERY BOOKS -
Current authors, $2. each (10),
(650)364-7777
HARLEY DAVIDSON black phone, per-
fect condition, $65., (650) 867-2720
HARLEY DAVIDSON black phone, per-
fect condition, $65., (650) 867-2720
HUMAN HAIR Wigs, (4) Black hair, $90
all (650)624-9880
ICE CHEST $15 (650)347-8061
IGLOO COOLER - 3 gallon beverage
cooler, new, still in box, $15.,
(650)345-3840
JAPANESE SAKE Set, unused, boxes,
Geisha design on carafe and 2 sake
cups, $7.00 (650)578-9208
JONATHAN KELLERMAN - Hardback
books, (5) $3. each, (650)341-1861
K9 ADVANTIX - for dogs 21-55 lbs.,
repels and kills fleas and ticks, $60.,
(650)343-4461
KENNESAW ORIGINAL salute cannon
$30. (650)726-1037
LAMPSHADE - Shantung, bell shaped,
off white, 9 tall, 11 diameter, great con-
dition, $7., (650)347-5104
LANDSCAPE PICTURES (3) hand
painted 25" long 21" wide, wooden
frame, $60 for all 3, (650)201-9166
LAWN CHAIRS (4) White, plastic, $8.
each, (415)346-6038
LITTLE PLAYMATE by IGLOO-10"x10",
cooler includes 2 icepaks, 1 cooler pack
$20 (650)574-3229
MANUAL LAWN mower ( by Scott Turf )
never used $65 (650)756-7878
MARTEX BATH TOWELS(3) 26"x49",
watermelon color $15 (650)574-3229
MARTEX HAND TOWEL(5) 15"x28", wa-
termelon color $10 (650)574-3229
MEDICINE CABINET - 18 X 24, almost
new, mirror, $20., (650)515-2605
MENS LEATHER travel bags (2), used
$25 each.(650)322-2814
MERITAGE PICNIC Time Wine and
Cheese Tote - new black $45
(650)644-9027
MIRROR 41" by 29" Hardrock maple
frame $90 OBO (650)593-8880
310 Misc. For Sale
NEW LIVING Yoga Tape for Beginners
$8. 650-578-8306
OBLONG SECURITY mirror 24" by 15"
$75 (650)341-7079
OUTDOOR GREENHOUSE. Handmade.
33" wide x 20 inches deep. 64.5 " high.
$70.00 (650)871-7200
OVAL MIRROR $10 (650)766-4858
PET CARRIER Excellent Condition Very
Clean Size small "Petaire" Brand
$50.00 (650)871-7200
PRINCESS PLANT 6' tall in bloom pot-
ted $15 (415)346-6038
QUEENSIZE BEDSPREAD w/2 Pillow
Shams (print) $30.00 (650)341-1861
RED DEVIL VACUUM CLEANER - $25.,
(650)593-0893
REVERSIBLE KING BEDSPREAD bur-
gundy; for the new extra deep beds. New
$60 (415)585-3622
RICHARD NORTH Patterson 5 Hard-
back Books @$3.00 each (650)341-1861
ROGERS' BRAND stainless steel steak
knife: $15 (415)585-3622
SCREWDRIVERS, SET of 6 sealed
pack, warranty only $5 (650)595-3933
SET OF 11 Thomas registers 1976 mint
condition $25 (415)346-6038
SF GREETING CARDS -(300 with enve-
lopes) factory sealed, $10 (650)365-3987
SHOWER DOOR custom made 48 x 69
$70 (650)692-3260
SINGER SEWING machine 1952 cabinet
style with black/gold motor. $35.
(650)574-4439
STEP 2 sandbox Large with cover $25
(650)343-4329
TRAVIS MCGEE (Wikipedia) best mys-
teries 18 classic paperbacks for $25.
Steve (650) 518-6614
TWIN BEDDING: 2 White Spreads,
Dust-Ruffles, Shams. Pink Blanket,
Fit/flat sheets, pillows ALL $60 (650)375-
8044
TWIN SIZE quilt Nautica, New. Yellow,
White, Black Trim San Marino" pattern
$40 Firm (650)871-7200.
VASE WITH flowers 2 piece good for the
Holidays, $25., (650) 867-2720
VIDEO CENTER 38 inches H 21 inches
W still in box $45., (408)249-3858
VINTAGE WHITE Punch Bowl/Serving
Bowl Set with 10 cups plus one extra
$40. (650)873-8167
VINYL SHOWER CURTAIN
black/gold/white floral on aqua $10
(650)574-3229
WALKER - brand new, $20., SSF,
(415)410-5937
WEST AFRICAN hand carved tribal
masks - $25 (650)348-6955
WHEEL CHAIR asking $75 OBO
(650)834-2583
WOMEN'S LADY Cougar gold iron set
set - $25. (650)348-6955
311 Musical Instruments
FENDER BASSMAN 25 watt Bass am-
plifier. $50. 650-367-8146
GULBRANSEN BABY GRAND PIANO -
Appraised @$5450., want $3500 obo,
(650)343-4461
HAMMOND B-3 Organ and 122 Leslie
Speaker. Excellent condition. $8,500. pri-
vate owner, (650)349-1172
K MANDOLIN - A Style, 19402 with
Case, $50 firm SOLD!
LAGUNA ELECTRIC 6 string LE 122
Guitar with soft case and strap
$75.(650)367-8146
OLD USED Tube Amplifer, working con-
dition $25 SOLD!
SHERMAN CLAY Player Piano, with 104
player rolls, $1000, (650)579-1259
UKULELE STILL in box unused, no
brand $35 SOLD!
312 Pets & Animals
BAMBOO BIRD Cage - very intricate de-
sign - 21"x15"x16". $50 (650)341-6402
315 Wanted to Buy
GO GREEN!
We Buy GOLD
You Get The
$ Green $
Millbrae Jewelers
Est. 1957
400 Broadway - Millbrae
650-697-2685
316 Clothes
AUTHENTIC PERUVIAN VICUNA PON-
CHO: 56 square. Red, black trim, knot-
ted fringe hem. $99 (650)375-8044
BLACK Leather pants Mrs. made in
France size 40 $99. (650)558-1975
BLACK LEATHER tap shoes 9M great
condition $99. (650)558-1975
HOODED ALL-WEATHER JACKET:
reversible. Outer: weatherproof tan color.
Iner: Navy plush, elastic cuffs. $10
(650)375-8044
LADIES COAT Medium, dark lavender
$25 (650)368-3037
LADIES DONEGAL design 100% wool
cap from Wicklow, Ireland, $20. Call
(650)341-8342
LADIES FAUX FUR COAT - Satin lining,
size M/L, $100. obo, (650)525-1990
316 Clothes
LADIES FUR Jacket (fake) size 12 good
condition $30 (650)692-3260
LADIES WINTER coat 3/4 length, rust
color, with fur collar, $30 obo
(650)515-2605
LADIES WOOL BLAZER: Classic, size
12, brass buttons. Sag Harbor. Excellent
condition. $15.00 (650)375-8044
LARRY LEVINE Women's Hooded down
jacket. Medium. Scarlet. Good as new.
Asking $40 OBO (650)888-0129
LEATHER JACKET Classic Biker Style.
Zippered Pockets. Sturdy. Excellent Con-
dition. Mens, XL Black Leather $50.00
(650)357-7484
LEATHER JACKET, brown bomber, with
pockets.Sz XL, $88. (415)337-1690
LEATHER JACKETS (5) - used but not
abused. Like New, $100 each.
(650)670-2888
MENS JEANS (11) Brand names various
sizes 32,33,34 waist 30,32 length $100.
for all (650)347-5104
MENS WRANGLER jeans waist 31
length 36 five pairs $20 each plus bonus
Leonard (650)504-3621
MINK CAPE, beautiful with satin lining,
light color $75 obo (650)591-4927
NIKE PULLOVER mens heavy jacket
Navy Blue & Red, Reg. price $200 sell-
ing for $59 (650)692-3260
PROM PARTY Dress, Long sleeveless
size 6, magenta, with shawl like new $40
obo (650)349-6059
VELVET DRAPE, 100% cotton, new
beautiful burgundy 82"X52" W/6"hems:
$45 (415)585-3622
VINTAGE 1970S GRECIAN MADE
DRESS SIZE 6-8, $35 (650)873-8167
WHITE LACE 1880s reproduction dress
- size 6, $100., (650)873-8167
WINTER COAT, ladies european style
nubek leather, tan colored, green lapel &
hoodie, $100., (650)888-0129
WOMEN'S JEANS size 10 labeled Du-
plex and is priced at $15 (650)574-4439
WOMEN'S JEANS size 10. Elie Tahari
new, never worn $25 (650)574-4439
317 Building Materials
(1) 2" FAUX WOOD WINDOW BLIND,
with 50" and 71" height, still in box, $50
obo (650)345-5502
30 FLUORESCENT Lamps 48" (brand
new in box) $75 for all (650)369-9762
70 SPREADER cleats, 1 x 8 for 8
foundations. $25. SOLD
BATHROOM VANITY, antique, with top
and sink: - $65. (650)348-6955
BRAND NEW Millgard window + frame -
$85. (650)348-6955
ELECTRICAL MATERIAL - Connectors,
couplings, switches, rain tight flex, and
more.Call. $30.00 for all SOLD
PVC - 1, 100 feet, 20 ft. lengths, $25.,
(650)851-0878
318 Sports Equipment
2 BASKETBALLS Spalding NBA, Hardly
used, $30 all (650)341-5347
2 SOCCER balls hardly used, $30 all
San Mateo, (650)341-5347
AB LOUNGE exercise machine cost
$100. sell for $25. Call 650-570-6023
BOWLING BALLS. Selling 2 - 16 lb.
balls for $25.00 each. (650)341-1861
BUCKET OF 260 golf balls, $25.
(650)339-3195
DARTBOARD - New, regulation 18 di-
meter, Halex brand w/mounting hard-
ware, 6 brass darts, $16., (650)681-7358
DL1000 BOAT Winch Rope & More,
$50., (650)726-9658
EXERCISE MAT used once, lavender
$12, (650)368-3037
FISHERS MENS skis $35 (650)322-2814
GOTT 10-GAL beverage cooler$20.
(650)345-3840
KIDS 20" mongoose mountain bike 6
speeds front wheel shock good condition
asking $65 (650)574-7743
LADIES BOWLING SET- 8 lb. ball, 7 1/2
sized shoes, case, $45., (650)766-3024
LADIES STEP thruRoadmaster 10
speed bike w. shop-basket Good
Condition. $55 OBO call: (650) 342-8510
LOOKING TO PURCHASE A TOTAL
GYM Price Negotible. Please call
(650)283-6997
MENS ROLLER Blades size 101/2 never
used $25 (650)520-3425
POWER PLUS Exercise Machine $99
(650)368-3037
REI 2 man tent $40 (650)552-9436
SALMON FISHING weights 21/2 pound
canon balls $25 (650)756-7878
Say Goodbye To The 'Stick In
Style & Gear Up For a Super
Season!
49er Swag at Lowest Prices
Niner Empire
957C Industrial Rd. San Carlos
T-F 10-6; Sa 10 -4
ninerempire.com
(415)370-7725
SCHWINN 26" man's bike with balloon
tires $75 like new (650)355-2996
SMALL TRAMPOLINE $5.00 call 650-
570-6023
STATIONERY BIKE, $20. SOLD
ACROSS
1 Some arm bands
5 Work on the web
9 Grant access
14 Earthy hue
15 That cant be!
16 Heat energy
source?
17 On the roof of
18 __ accompli
19 Seeing red
20 Odd way to check
for ore?
23 Dreyers partner
in ice cream
24 Blooms with hips
25 Waimea Bay
locale
27 Uncomfortable
place to be in
30 Friendly response
to a knock
33 Atty.s group
34 Letter before mu
38 It may be a lot
39 50s sitcom name
41 Pyle of Mayberry
42 Mumbai music
43 1939 Garland
co-star
44 Without exception
46 Remove
47 Attachs place
49 Is inclined
51 Shows of support
52 Bit of a scrap
55 Dash no.
57 What you need
when your car is
stuck in the mud?
62 Muse for Millay
64 Culture medium
65 Scraped together,
with out
66 Maker of the
Mighty Dump
67 Pace
68 Texters button
69 Optional
component
70 Some shooters,
briefly
71 Toodles!
DOWN
1 One in the
standings
2 Opening on
Broadway
3 __: Uprising:
Disney sci-fi
series
4 A-one
5 Remote hiding
places?
6 Introduce
gradually, with
in
7 DDE and JFK,
e.g.
8 Words of denial
9 Pamplona pals
10 E, but not A, I, O
or U
11 Summons from
the cosmetician?
12 Contacted, in a
way, briefly
13 Neat
21 Trade item?
22 Official with a
seal
26 Winter coat
27 Serve from a pot
28 Steel girder
29 Fix potatoes the
hard way?
30 Bean sprout?
31 Rye fungus
32 Some tides
35 Open
autobiographer
36 Herb that
protected
Odysseus from
Circes magic
37 Audi rival, and,
when spoken as
a command, a
hint to this
puzzles theme
40 Dies __
45 Move a little
48 South Pacific
islander
50 Use money to
make money
52 Majestic
53 Allegheny, as of
1979
54 Darn!
55 Self-referential
prefix, in modern
lingo
56 Impel
58 Tabloids, to
some
59 Flat pack furniture
seller
60 One seen in a
store dish
61 Icelandic literary
work
63 Refs ruling
By Marti DuGuay-Carpenter
(c)2013 Tribune Content Agency, LLC
12/06/13
12/06/13
ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE:
Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle
Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis
[email protected]
318 Sports Equipment
STATIONARY BIKE, Volt, Clean, $15
(650)344-6565
THULE BIKE RACK - Fits rectangular
load bars. Holds bike upright. $100.
(650)594-1494
VINTAGE ENGLISH ladies ice skates -
up to size 7-8, $45., (650)873-8167
WET SUIT - medium size, $95., call for
info (650)851-0878
WO 16 lb. Bowling Balls @ $25.00 each.
(650)341-1861
322 Garage Sales
GARAGE SALES
ESTATE SALES
Make money, make room!
List your upcoming garage
sale, moving sale, estate
sale, yard sale, rummage
sale, clearance sale, or
whatever sale you have...
in the Daily Journal.
Reach over 76,500 readers
from South San Francisco
to Palo Alto.
in your local newspaper.
Call (650)344-5200
325 Estate Sales
ESTATE SALE
Decorator /
Party Planners
Dream!
SAT & SUN
9am-4pm
149 South Blvd
San Mateo
High quality items including
antiques, tons of pots & gar-
den decor, dishes & glass-
ware, floral design supplies,
candles & candleholders,
holiday decor, sports equip-
ment, kitchen supplies & ba-
keware, some electronics &
music equipmen, and more!
ESTATE SALE
SATURDAY
8am - 3pm
471 Topaz St
Redwood City
Lots of household
items, antiques,
kitchenware, clothing,
and much more!
335 Garden Equipment
CRAFTSMAN 5.5 HP gas lawn mower
with rear bag $55., (650)355-2996
GAS ENGINE String Trimmer - Homelite
- 25cc engine. Excellent Cond.$70
(650)654-9252
LAWNMOWER - American made, man-
ual/push, excellent condition, $50.,
(650)342-8436
REMINGTON ELECTRIC lawn mower,
$40. (650)355-2996
340 Camera & Photo Equip.
CLASSICAL YASHICA camera
in leather case $25. (650)644-9027
SONY CYBERSHOT DSC-T-50 - 7.2 MP
digital camera (black) with case, $175.,
(650)208-5598
VIVITAR ZOOM lens-28mm70mm. Filter
and lens cap. Original owner. $50. Cash
(650)654-9252
YASAHICA 108 model 35mm SLR Cam-
era with flash and 2 zoom lenses $99
(415)971-7555
345 Medical Equipment
2 WALKABOUT ROLLATORS 4
Wheeled Rollators, hand brakes, seats
back rest, folds for storage, transport.
$50 each SOLD!
ELECTRIC HOSPITAL Bed, variable
pressure mattress $900, (650)348-0718
INVERSION TABLE relieves pressure
on back. Cost $100.00 sell for $25.
(650)570-6023
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT - Brand new
port-a-potty, never used, $40., Walker,
$30., (650)832-1392
PATIENT LIFT with heavy duty sling,
$450 (650)348-0718
379 Open Houses
SAN CARLOS
1005 Hall St
OPEN
SATURDAY
9am-4pm
Charming Remodeled
2 bedroom, 1 bath
cottage, 2-car garage,
in quiet neighborhood.
Walk to downtown and
nearby parks.
$769,000
Call or text Cheryl:
(949) 338-8718
OPEN HOUSE
LISTINGS
List your Open House
in the Daily Journal.
Reach over 76,500
potential home buyers &
renters a day,
from South San Francisco
to Palo Alto.
in your local newspaper.
Call (650)344-5200
440 Apartments
BELMONT - prime, quiet location, view,
studios and 1 bedrooms, New carpets,
new granite counters, dishwasher, balco-
ny, covered carports, storage, pool, no
pets. (650)592-1271
REDWOOD CITY 1 bedroom apartment
$1350. month, $1000 deposit, close to
Downtown RWC, Absolutely no animals.
Call (650)361-1200
SAN MATEO Complete remodeled 2
bdrm 1 bath. Includes parking spot.. Wa-
ter and garbage paid. . $2500/month +
dep. 6503025523
470 Rooms
HIP HOUSING
Non-Profit Home Sharing Program
San Mateo County
(650)348-6660
Rooms For Rent
Travel Inn, San Carlos
$49.-59.daily + tax
$294.-$322. weekly + tax
Clean Quiet Convenient
Cable TV, WiFi & Private Bathroom
Microwave and Refrigerator & A/C
950 El Camino Real San Carlos
(650) 593-3136
Mention Daily Journal
620 Automobiles
FLEETWOOD 93 $ 3,500/offer. Good
Condition (650)481-5296
CHEVY HHR 08 - Grey, spunky car
loaded, even seat warmers, $9,500.
(408)807-6529.
620 Automobiles
Dont lose money
on a trade-in or
consignment!
Sell your vehicle in the
Daily Journals
Auto Classifieds.
Just $40
Well run it
til you sell it!
Reach 76,500 drivers
from South SF to
Palo Alto
Call (650)344-5200
[email protected]
MERCEDES 06 C230 - 6 cylinder, navy
blue, 60K miles, 2 year warranty,
$18,000, (650)455-7461
625 Classic Cars
FORD 63 THUNDERBIRD Hardtop, 390
engine, Leather Interior. Will consider
$6,900 OBO (650)364-1374
630 Trucks & SUVs
FORD 98 EXPLORER 6 cylinder, 167K
miles, excellent condition, good tires,
good brakes, very dependable! $2,400 or
best offer. Moving, must sell! Call
(650)274-4337
GMV 03 .ENVOY, SLT , 4x4, excellent
condition. Leather everything. 106K
miles. White. $7,800 (650)342-6342
635 Vans
67 INTERNATIONAL Step Van 1500,
Typical UPS type size. $2500, OBO,
(650)364-1374
640 Motorcycles/Scooters
BMW 03 F650 GS, $3899 OBO. Call
650-995-0003
MOTORCYCLE GLOVES - Excellent
condition, black leather, $35. obo,
(650)223-7187
MOTORCYCLE SADDLEBAGS with
brackets and other parts, $35.,
(650)670-2888
670 Auto Service
GRAND OPENING!
Sincere Affordable Motors
All makes and models
Over 20 years experience
1940 Leslie St, San Mateo
(650)722-8007
[email protected]
SAN CARLOS AUTO
SERVICE & TUNE UP
A Full Service Auto Repair
Facility
760 El Camino Real
San Carlos
(650)593-8085
670 Auto Parts
5 HUBCAPS for 1966 Alfa Romeo $50.,
(650)580-3316
CAR TOWchain 9' $35 (650)948-0912
HONDA SPARE tire 13" $25
(415)999-4947
TIRE CHAIN cables $23. (650)766-4858
670 Auto Parts
HONDA WHEELS with tires. Good
tread/ 14 in. 3 for $99 (415)999-4947
MECHANIC'S CREEPER vintage, Com-
et model SP, all wood, pillow, four swivel
wheels, great shape. $40.00
(650)591-0063
MECHANIC'S CREEPER vintage, Com-
et model SP, all wood, pillow, four swivel
wheels, great shape. $40.00
(650)591-0063
NEW BATTERY and alternator for a 96
Buick Century never used Both for $80
(650)576-6600
NEW, IN box, Ford Mustang aluminum
water pump & gasket, $60.00. Call
(415)370-3950
SHOP MANUALS 2 1955 Pontiac
manual, 4 1984 Ford/Lincoln manuals, 1
gray marine diesel manual $40
(650)583-5208
SHOP MANUALS for GM Suv's
Year 2002 all for $40 (650)948-0912
TRUCK RADIATOR - fits older Ford,
never used, $100., (650)504-3621
672 Auto Stereos
MONNEY
CAR AUDIO
We Sell, Install and
Repair All Brands of
Car Stereos
iPod & iPhone Wired
to Any Car for Music
Quieter Car Ride
Sound Proof Your Car
35 Years Experience
2001 Middlefield Road
Redwood City
(650)299-9991
680 Autos Wanted
Dont lose money
on a trade-in or
consignment!
Sell your vehicle in the
Daily Journals
Auto Classifieds.
Just $40
We will run it
til you sell it!
Reach 76,500 drivers
from South SF to
Palo Alto
Call (650)344-5200
[email protected]
DONATE YOUR CAR
Tax Deduction, We do the Paperwork,
Free Pickup, Running or Not - in most
cases. Help yourself and the Polly Klaas
Foundation. Call (800)380-5257.
Wanted 62-75 Chevrolets
Novas, running or not
Parts collection etc.
So clean out that garage
Give me a call
Joe 650 342-2483
ADVERTISE
YOUR SERVICE
in the
HOME & GARDEN SECTION
Offer your services to 76,500 readers a day, from
Palo Alto to South San Francisco
and all points between!
Call (650)344-5200
[email protected]
Carpentry
D n J REMODELING
Finish Carpentry
Windows Doors
Cabinets Casing
Crown Moulding
Baseboards
Mantels Chair Rails
(650)291-2121
Cabinetry
Cleaning
ANGELICAS HOUSE
CLEANING & ERRAND
SERVICES
House Cleaning Move In/Out
Cleaning Janitorial Services
Handyman Services General
Errands Event Help
$65 Holiday Special,
call or email for details
(650)918-0354
[email protected]
Concrete
Construction
WARREN BUILDER
Contractor & Electrician
Kitchen, Bathroom, Additions
Design & Drafting Lowest Rate
Lic#964001, Ins. & BBB member
Warren Young
(650)465-8787
Construction
DEVOE
CONSTRUCTION
Kitchen & Bath
Remodeling
Belmont, CA
(650) 318-3993
OSULLIVAN
CONSTRUCTION
(650)589-0372
New Construction, Remodeling,
Kitchen/Bathrooms,
Decks/ Fences
Licensed and Insured
Lic. #589596
Decks & Fences
MARSH FENCE
& DECK CO.
State License #377047
Licensed Insured Bonded
Fences - Gates - Decks
Stairs - Retaining Walls
10-year guarantee
Quality work w/reasonable prices
Call for free estimate
(650)571-1500
Doors
Electricians
ALL ELECTRICAL
SERVICE
650-322-9288
for all your electrical needs
ELECTRIC SERVICE GROUP
Electricians
ELECTRICIAN
For all your
electrical needs
Residential, Commercial,
Troubleshooting,
Wiring & Repairing
Call Ben (650)685-6617
Lic # 427952
Gardening
GENERAL
LANDSCAPE
MAINTENANCE
Commercial & Residential
Gardening
New lawn &
sprinkler installation,
Trouble shooting and repair
Work done by the hour
or contract
Free estimates
Licensed
(650)444-5887, Call/Text
[email protected]
Flooring
SHOP
AT HOME
WE WILL
BRING THE
SAMPLES
TO YOU.
Call for a
FREE in-home
estimate
FLAMINGOS FLOORING
CARPET
VINYL
LAMINATE
TILE
HARDWOOD
650-655-6600
SLATER FLOORS
. Restore old floors to new
. Dustless Sanding
. Install new custom & refinished
hardwood floors
Licensed. Bonded. Insured
www.slaterfloors.com
(650) 593-3700
Showroom by appointment
Gutters
GUTTER
CLEANING
O.K.S RAINGUTTER
New Rain Gutters
Down Spouts
Gutter Cleaning & Screening,
Roof & Gutter Repairs
Friendly Service
10% Senior Discount
CA Lic# 794353/Bonded
(650)556-9780
RAIN GUTTERS
Gutters and downspouts,
Rain gutter repair,
Rain gutter protection (screen),
Handyman Services
Free Estimates
(650)669-6771
(650)302-7791
Lic.# 910421
Handy Help
FLORES HANDYMAN
Serving you is a privilege.
Painting-Interior & Exterior Roof
Repair Base Boards New Fence
Hardwood Floors Plumbing Tile
Mirrors Chain Link Fence Windows
Bus Lic# 41942
Call today for free estimate.
(650)274-6133
Handy Help
AAA HANDYMAN
& MORE
Repairs Maintenance Painting
Carpentry Plumbing Electrical
Contractor Lic. 468963 Since 1976
Bonded and Insured
All Work Guaranteed
(650) 995-4385
DISCOUNT HANDYMAN
& PLUMBING
Kitchen/Bathroom Remodeling,
Tile Installation,
Door & Window Installation
Priced for You! Call John
(650)296-0568
Free Estimates
Lic.#834170
SENIOR HANDYMAN
Specializing in Any Size Projects
Painting Electrical
Carpentry Dry Rot
40 Yrs. Experience
Retired Licensed Contractor
(650)201-6854
Hardwood Floors
KO-AM
HARDWOOD FLOORING
Hardwood & Laminate
Installation & Repair
Refinish
High Quality @ Low Prices
Call 24/7 for Free Estimate
800-300-3218
408-979-9665
Lic. #794899
Hauling
CHAINEY HAULING
Junk & Debris Clean Up
Furniture / Appliance / Disposal
Tree / Bush / Dirt / Concrete Demo
Starting at $40& Up
www.chaineyhauling.com
Free Estimates
(650)207-6592
CHEAP
HAULING!
Light moving!
Haul Debris!
650-583-6700
Hauling
by Greenstarr
Chriss Hauling
Licensed Bonded and Insured
Since 1985 License # 752250
www.yardboss.net
Yard c|ean up - att|c,
basement
Junk meta| remova|
|nc|ud|ng cars, trucks and
motorcyc|es
0emo||t|on
0oncrete remova|
Fxcavat|on
Sw|mm|ng poo| remova|
&
Tom 650.355.3500
Chris 415.999.1223
Landscaping
Moving
Bay Area
Relocation Services
Specializing in:
Homes, Apts., Storages
Professional, friendly, careful.
Peninsulas Personal Mover
Commercial/Residential
Fully Lic. & Bonded CAL -T190632
Call (650) 630-0424
Painting
JON LA MOTTE
PAINTING
Interior & Exterior
Quality Work, Reasonable
Rates, Free Estimates
(650)368-8861
Lic #514269
MK PAINTING
Interior and Exterior,
Residental and commercial
Insured and bonded,
Free Estimates
Peter McKenna
(650)630-1835
Lic# 974682
MTP
Painting/Waterproofing
Drywall Repair/Tape/Texture
Power Washing-Decks, Fences
No Job Too Big or Small
Lic.# 896174
Call Mike the Painter
(650)271-1320
Painting
NICK MEJIA PAINTING
A+ Member BBB Since 1975
Large & Small Jobs
Residential & Commercial
Classic Brushwork, Matching, Stain-
ing, Varnishing, Cabinet Finishing
Wall Effects, Murals, More!
(415)971-8763
Lic. #479564
Plumbing
Remodeling
HARVEST KITCHEN
& MOSAIC
Cabinets * Vanities * Tile
Flooring * Mosaics
Sinks * Faucets
Fast turnaround * Expert service
920 Center St., San Carlos
(650)620-9639
www.harvestkm.com
Tree Service
Hillside Tree
Service
LOCALLY OWNED
Family Owned Since 2000
Trimming Pruning
Shaping
Large Removal
Stump Grinding
Free
Estimates
Mention
The Daily Journal
to get 10% off
for new customers
Call Luis (650) 704-9635
by Greenstarr
0omp|ete |andscape
ma|ntenance and remova|
Fu|| tree care |nc|ud|ng
hazard eva|uat|on,
tr|mm|ng, shap|ng,
remova| and stump
gr|nd|ng
8eta|n|ng wa||s
0rnamenta| concrete
Sw|mm|ng poo| remova|
Tom 650. 355. 3500
Licensed Bonded and Insured
www.yardboss.net
Since 1985 License # 752250
Window Washing
EXTERIOR
CLEANING
SERVICES
- window washing
- gutter cleaning
- pressure washing
- wood restoration
- solar panel cleaning
(650)216-9922
[email protected]
Bonded - Insured
Notices
NOTICE TO READERS:
California law requires that contractors
taking jobs that total $500 or more (labor
or materials) be licensed by the Contrac-
tors State License Board. State law also
requires that contractors include their li-
cense number in their advertising. You
can check the status of your licensed
contractor at www.cslb.ca.gov or 800-
321-CSLB. Unlicensed contractors taking
jobs that total less than $500 must state
in their advertisements that they are not
licensed by the Contractors State Li-
cense Board.
Attorneys
BANKRUPTCY
Huge credit card debit?
Job loss? Foreclosure?
Medical bills?
YOU HAVE OPTIONS
Call for a free consultation
(650-363-2600
This law firm is a debt relife agency
Law Office of Jason Honaker
BANKRUPTCY
Chapter 7 &13
Call us for a consultation
650-259-9200
www.honakerlegal.com
Clothing
$5 CHARLEY'S
Sporting apparel from your
favorite teams,low prices,
large selection.
450 San Bruno Ave.
San Bruno
650 771 -5614
Food
GET HAPPY!
Happy Hour 4-6 M-F
Steelhead Brewing Co.
333 California Dr.
Burlingame
(650)344-6050
www.steelheadbrewery.com
GRAND OPENING
BASHAMICHI
Steak & Seafood
1390 El Camino Real
Millbrae
www.bashamichirestaurant.com
JACKS
RESTAURANT
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
1050 Admiral Ct., #A
San Bruno
(650)589-2222
JacksRestaurants.com
NEW ENGLAND
LOBSTER CO.
Market & Eatery
Now Open in Burlingame
824 Cowan Road
newenglandlobster.net
LIve Lobster ,Lobster Tail,
Lobster meat & Dungeness Crab
PANCHO VILLA
TAQUERIA
Because Flavor Still Matters
365 B Street
San Mateo
www.sfpanchovillia.com
VEGETARIAN
BAMBOO GARDEN
Lunch & Dinner
Only Vegetarian Chinese
Restaurant in Millbrae!
309 Broadway, Millbrae
(650)697-6768
Financial
RELATIONSHIP BANKING
Partnership. Service. Trust.
UNITED AMERICAN BANK
Half Moon Bay, Redwood City,
unitedamericanbank.com
San Mateo
(650)579-1500
Furniture
DURALINER ROCKING CHAIR, Maple
Finish, Cream Cushion w matching otto-
man $70 (650)583-4943.
Furniture
WESTERN FURNITURE
Grand Opening Sale
Everything Marked Down !
601 El Camino Real
San Bruno, CA
Mon. - Sat. 10AM -7PM
Sunday Noon -6PM
We don't meet our competition,
we beat it !
Guns
PENINSULA GUNS
(650) 588-8886
Handguns.Shotguns.Rifles
Tactical and
Hunting Accessories
Buy.Sell.Trade
360 El Camino Real, San Bruno
Health & Medical
BACK, LEG PAIN OR
NUMBNESS?
Non-Surgical
Spinal Decompression
Dr. Thomas Ferrigno D.C.
650-231-4754
177 Bovet Rd. #150 San Mateo
BayAreaBackPain.com
DENTAL
IMPLANTS
Save $500 on
Implant Abutment &
Crown Package.
Call Millbrae Dental
for details
650-583-5880
EYE EXAMINATIONS
579-7774
1159 Broadway
Burlingame
Dr. Andrew Soss
OD, FAAO
www.Dr-AndrewSoss.net
NCP COLLEGE OF NURSING
& CAREER COLLEGE
Train to become a Licensed
Vocational Nurse in 12 months or a
Certified Nursing Assistant in as little
as 8 weeks.
Call (800) 339-5145 for more
information or visit
ncpcollegeofnursing.edu and
ncpcareercollege.com
SLEEP APNEA
We can treat it
without CPAP!
Call for a free
sleep apnea screening
650-583-5880
Millbrae Dental
STUBBORN FAT has met its match.
FREEZE Your Fat Away with
COOLSCULPTING
Bruce Maltz, M.D.
Carie Chui, M.D.
Allura Skin & Laser Center, Inc.
280 Baldwin Ave., San Mateo
(650) 344-1121
AlluraSkin.com
Insurance
AANTHEM BLUE
CROSS
www.ericbarrettinsurance.com
Eric L. Barrett,
CLU, RHU, REBC, CLTC, LUTCF
President
Barrett Insurance Services
(650)513-5690
CA. Insurance License #0737226
AFFORDABLE
HEALTH INSURANCE
Personal & Professional Service
JOHN LANGRIDGE
(650) 854-8963
Bay Area Health Insurance Marketing
CA License 0C60215
a Diamond Certified Company
Insurance
HEALTH INSURANCE
All major carriers
Collins Insurance
Serving the Peninsula
since 1981
Ron Collins
650-701-9700
Lic. #0611437
www.collinscoversyou.com
PARENTI & ASSOCIATES
Competitive prices and best service to
meet your insurance needs
* All personal insurance policies
* All commercial insurance policies
* Employee benefit packages
650.596.5900
www.parentiinsurance.com
1091 Industrial Rd #270, San Carlos
Lic: #OG 17832
Jewelers
KUPFER JEWELRY
est. 1979
We Buy
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police have identified two persons of
interest Wayne White, a Tennessee resi-
dent, and his son Greg, who is now dead,
Clark said.
The case was originally investigated by
then-officer Loran Butch Baker, one of
the two Santa Cruz police officers gunned
down on the job in February. Baker, who
was the lead investigator on the case in the
1990s, picked up the case again after
being promoted to sergeant and it contin-
ued to haunt him, Clark said.
Baker and Detective Elizabeth Butler
were shot to death on Feb. 26 as they were
attempting to contact a suspect in a misde-
meanor sex assault case at his home.
Other police detectives took up the case
after Baker died, and a major break came
with a DNA match to a family member of
Koris in October, Clark said.
Kori lived in Pacifica, but her family did
not file a missing-persons report with the
Pacifica Police Department until 2007,
even though she went missing in 1993,
according to Clark.
Her family submitted DNA samples in
2008 to Pacifica police, and in October, a
California Department of Justice laborato-
ry notified Santa Cruz police about the
DNA findings, Clark said.
Santa Cruz police Detective Bruce Cline
tracked down Koris father and then her
sister, who was living in Washi ngt on
state, who furnished Cline with a finger-
print card containing Koris prints from
when Kori was very young, Clark said.
As the case was investigated over the
years, Santa Cruz police had created a clay
model reconstruction of her skull to pro-
duce a likeness that was posted on a
Facebook page to generate leads, Clark
said.
Santa Cruz police are interested in talk-
ing to anyone with information about
Wayne and Greg White or who may have
seen Kori in the Santa Cruz area in 1993,
Clark said.
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computer stuff to work with our computer
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Maltbie said hed stop short of compar-
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there.
Now that everything is up and running,
the whistleblower line is a way for individ-
uals to confidentially and anonymously
report possible fraud, waste or abuse of
county funds, property or equipment,
Maltbie told county workers in an email
about it being accessible.
The expanded county whistleblowing
options were the suggestion of Supervisor
Dave Pine who previously told his board
colleagues it could be a way to help restore
public faith after at least six local cases of
alleged fraud came forward at public entities
by employees including those with the
Public Administrator and the San Mateo
County Mosquito and Vector Control
District.
In a parallel move, Controller Bob Adler
also funded an expansion of his ofces use
of software to identify unusual financial
activities and a one-time independent eval-
uation of its audit division.
Reports can be made at www.report-
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harassment or other equal opportunity vio-
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feet, chanting Nelson! Nelson! Nelson!
For he had marched headlong into a bas-
tion of white Afrikanerdom the temple of
South African rugby and made its follow-
ers feel they belonged in the new South
Africa.
At the same time, Mandela was himself
uneasy with the idea of being an icon and he
did not escape criticism as an individual and
a politician, though much of it was muted by
his status as a unassailable symbol of decen-
cy and principle. As president, he failed to
craft a lasting formula for overcoming
South Africas biggest post-apartheid prob-
lems, including one of the worlds widest
gaps between rich and poor. In his writings,
he pondered the heavy cost to his family of
his decision to devote himself to the strug-
gle against apartheid.
He had been convicted of treason and sen-
tenced to life imprisonment in 1964 for
leading a campaign of sabotage against the
government, and sent to the notorious
Robben Island prison. It was forbidden to
quote him or publish his photo, yet he and
other jailed members of his banned African
National Congress were able to smuggle out
messages of guidance to the anti-apartheid
crusade.
As time passed the long, lonely, wast-
ed years, as he termed them internation-
al awareness of apartheid grew more acute.
By the time Mandela turned 70 he was the
worlds most famous political prisoner.
Such were his mental reserves, though, that
he turned down conditional offers of freedom
from his apartheid jailers and even found a
way to benet from connement.
People tend to measure themselves by
external accomplishments, but jail allows a
person to focus on internal ones; such as
honesty, sincerity, simplicity, humility,
generosity and an absence of variety,
Mandela says in one of the many quotations
displayed at the Apartheid Museum in
Johannesburg. You learn to look into your-
self.
Thousands died, were tortured and were
imprisoned in the decades-long struggle
against apartheid, so that when Mandela
emerged from prison in 1990, smiling and
waving to the crowds, the image became an
international icon of freedom to rival the
fall of the Berlin Wall.
MANDELA
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