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WORLD PAGE 8
MERKES IS
KILLING IT
SPORTS PAGE 11
PEDIATRICIANS
URGE IUD USE
HEALTH PAGE 17
INTERVIEW: U.S. SHOULD TARGET OTHER MILITANT GROUPS
Brown signs
bills to help
foster youths
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SACRAMENTO Gov. Jerry
Brown announced Monday that he
signed a package of bills to help
foster children in California by
encouraging early placement with
relatives and extending support to
nish college.
Among the bills Brown
announced signing is AB1658 by
Assemblyman Reginald Jones-
Sawyer, D-Los Angeles. The bill is
designed to protect foster youth
from identity theft by requiring
county child welfare agencies to
request credit reports for children
16 years and older.
AB1761 by
Assembl yman
Isadore Hall, D-
C o m p t o n ,
e n c o u r a g e s
social workers
to keep children
with relatives
when they enter
the foster care
system. Halls
ofce said the current law is not
clear about placing abused and
neglected children with a relative
during the initial stages of an
investigation. Such a move could
Legislation encourages early placement
with relatives, support to finish college
Jerry Brown
By Angela Swartz
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Students at community colleges
will soon be able to earn four-year
degrees, as Gov. Jerry Brown just
signed legislation to allow 15 col-
lege districts to take part in a pilot
program for bachelors degrees,
and San Mateo Countys commu-
nity college district is striving to
be one of those districts.
Senate Bill 850, authored by
state Sen. Marty Block, D-San
Diego and
signed by
Brown Sunday,
would permit
c o m m u n i t y
colleges to
offer bache-
lors degrees in
limited circum-
s t a n c e s
through a pilot
program with a
maximum of 15 districts included.
The local community college dis-
trict is eager to
be a test district
for the
C o m m u n i t y
C o l l e g e
Pr o f e s s i o n a l
Devel opment
Program, which
would need to
commence no
later than the
2017-18 aca-
demic year and students should
complete their degrees by the
2022-23 school year.
Were really delighted, said
Ron Galatolo, chancellor of the
San Mateo County Community
College District. Some of our
learners in San Mateo County
have been waiting for this for
quite some time. San Mateo
County has 750,000 residents
with no four-year opportunity for
college.
Its really important to give
state Sen. Jerry Hill, D-San
Mateo, credit for getting this
going in 2009 and 2010, Galatolo
said.
Block was able to eventually
pull this off, he said. It was Hill
who really created the awareness
for the need for bachelors degrees
in the state of California.
The state Chancellors Ofce, in
consultation with University of
California and California State
University, will decide which dis-
tricts are chosen to host pro-
Community colleges allowed to give four-year degrees
San Mateo County hopes to one of 15 districts in new pilot program
SANNE BERGH/DAILY JOURNAL
The entirety of Burlingame Avenue is now open following the $16.5 million year-and-half-long streetscape
project that widened streets, installed new landscaping and other improvements to the 100-year-old
infrastructure on one of the citys main retail streets. The city still is nishing up miscellaneous tasks in the
coming days and is planning a celebration event some time this fall.
OPEN FOR BUSINESS
Marty
Block
Jerry
Hill
By Angela Swartz
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Raising height limits in and
near San Brunos downtown is on
the November ballot, and those
for and against the measure are
expressing their concerns and
support from gentrification to
revitalization.
The measure, Measure N, would
modify 1977s Ordinance 1284,
which limits building heights,
potentially raising them from the
current maximum of 50 feet to 90
feet near the San Bruno Caltrain
station, and lesser amounts in sur-
rounding areas. The ordinance was
the result of a voter initiative,
which was intended to preserve the
existing character of San Bruno by
requiring voter approval for high-
rise developments, increased den-
sity in existing neighborhoods
and projects encroaching upon
scenic corridors and open spaces.
Proponents of the change say it
will help growth in development
in San Bruno, while others argue it
will gentrify a working class area,
while increasing congestion and
causing water shortages.
One of the people in support of
the ballot measure is Mayor Jim
Ruane who said the ordinance is
outdated and increasing height
limits in that particular area will
allow for more development. The
city listened to residents by decid-
ing on different height limits in
different areas, he said.
Were really tried to think this
out thoroughly, he said. Its
going to be good for the down-
town corridor.
Being able to add height for
more parking in the area is impor-
San Bruno to vote on downtown height limits
Opponents afraid of gentrification, while supporters see it as path to revitalization
See DEGREES, Page 20
See HEIGHTS, Page 18
See BILLS, Page 20
Oregon cops: Suspect
drove fast, had strong smell
LEBANON, Ore. Ofcers in west-
ern Oregon say a suspect they tried to
collar at a trafc stop drove too fast for
pursuing ofcers, but eventually he
was just too fragrant.
The Albany Democrat-Herald reports
that the driver gave ofcers in Linn
County the slip in a high-speed chase
before dawn Sunday, doing better than
100 mph in a red Honda Prelude whose
hood ew off.
But Lebanon police later saw the car
parked and launched a search by foot.
Thats when officers caught a
strong scent of cologne in the dark-
ness and soon found their suspect hid-
ing in shrubbery.
Thirty-five-year-old Charles V.
Agosto was jailed on charges includ-
ing probation violation and trying to
elude officers. Officers said he told
them he regretted using the cologne.
There was no immediate indication
he had a lawyer.
Big smile in Denver bank
robbery suspect mug shot
DENVER The mug shot of a man
captured after trying to ee a bank rob-
bery in Denver shows him ashing a
broad, toothy grin.
The photo was taken after 45-year-
old Michael Whitingtons Sept. 23
arrest. Police say he robbed a bank on
Denvers 16th Street pedestrian mall
and then tried to get away on a light-
rail train. Ofcers stopped the train a
few blocks away and arrested him.
He has been charged with one count
of robbery and is being held in jail.
Court records dont list an attorney.
He was due to appear in court for the
rst time on Tuesday.
Crew makes 1,126-pound
bowl of Hawaii rice dish
HONOLULU Agroup is claiming
a world record for a popular Hawaii
dish, after putting together a massive
bowl of rice, hamburger, eggs and
gravy.
Chef Hideaki Miyoshi of Tokkuri Tei
restaurant and volunteers at Sundays
Fifth Annual Rice Festival assembled
a bowl of loco moco that weighed
1,126 pounds.
Loco moco was invented in the late
1940s in Hilo. There are varieties, but
the basic dish consists of hot white
rice, a hamburger patty, an over-easy
fried egg and brown gravy.
Guinness World Records said the
dish would have to weigh at least
1,100 pounds for consideration.
Miyoshi and his crew used more
than 600 pounds of rice, 200 pounds
of ground beef, 300 scrambled eggs
and 200 pounds of gravy. They used
donated rice and borrowed kitchen
space at Ward Centers.
The festival holds the Guinness
World Record for making a 286-pound
Spam musubi in 2011, the Honolulu
Star-Advertiser reported.
The big loco moco took 3 hours to
prepare and then was donated to chari-
ty to feed the homeless, organizer
Lincoln Jacobe said.
Some loco-moco purists were criti-
cal of the use of scrambled eggs
instead of over-easy eggs.
If you order at a restaurant, they ask
you how you want your egg, Cesar
Panocillo said. So I guess its a pref-
erence. Some people might like it
scrambled.
The event also featured a Spam-
musubi eating contest. Randy
Javelosa beat four-time champion Ron
Lee by eating seven of the canned
meat, dried seaweed and rice snack in
two minutes.
I just tried to scarf it down and keep
it down, said Javelosa, whose prize
was a years worth of free rice.
Ill be back next year, Lee vowed.
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This Day in History
Thought for the Day
1954
The rst nuclear-powered submarine,
the USS Nautilus, was commissioned
by the U.S. Navy.
If you cant be a good example, then
youll just have to be a horrible warning.
Attributed to Catherine the Great, Russian empress
Actress Fran
Drescher is 57.
Singer-rapper
T-Pain is 30.
Birthdays
REUTERS
Journalists walk up a staircase during press day for the opening of the exhibition Hokusai (1760-1849), the Japanese artist
who lived from 1760 until 1849,near a partial reproduction of the poster Darumawhich dates from 1817 at the Grand Palais
in Paris, France.
Tuesday: Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in
the morning. Highs in the upper 60s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday night: Partly cloudy. Lows in
the upper 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 15
mph.
Wednesday: Sunny. Highs in the lower
70s. North winds 5 to 15 mph.
Wednesday ni ght : Clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph...Becoming northeast 5 to
10 mph after midnight.
Thursday: Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
Thursday night through Saturday night: Clear. Lows
in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Sunday: Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
Sunday night and Monday: Mostly clear.
Local Weather Forecast
I n 1399, Englands King Richard II was deposed by
Parliament; he was succeeded by his cousin, Henry of
Bolingbroke, who was crowned as King Henry IV.
I n 1777, the Continental Congress forced to ee in the
face of advancing British forces moved to York,
Pennsylvania.
I n 1791, Mozarts opera The Magic Flute premiered in
Vienna, Austria.
I n 1846, Boston dentist William Morton used ether as an
anesthetic for the rst time as he extracted an ulcerated tooth
from merchant Eben Frost.
I n 1938, after co-signing the Munich Agreement allowing
Nazi annexation of Czechoslovakias Sudetenland, British
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain said, I believe it is
peace for our time.
I n 1939, the rst college football game to be televised was
shown on experimental station W2XBS in New York as
Fordham University defeated Waynesburg College, 34-7.
I n 1949, the Berlin Airlift came to an end.
In 1955, actor James Dean, 24, was killed in a two-car col-
lision near Cholame, California.
I n 1962, James Meredith, a black student, was escorted by
federal marshals to the campus of the University of
Mississippi, where he enrolled for classes the next day;
Merediths presence sparked rioting that claimed two lives.
The National Farm Workers Association, founded by Cesar
Chavez and a forerunner of the United Farm Workers, held its
rst meeting in Fresno, California.
I n 1984, the mystery series Murder, She Wrote, starring
Angela Lansbury, premiered on CBS.
I n 1986, the U.S. released accused Soviet spy Gennadiy
Zakharov, one day after the Soviets released American jour-
nalist Nicholas Daniloff.
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Nobel Peace Laureate Elie Wiesel is 86. Actress Angie
Dickinson is 83. Singer Cissy Houston is 81. Singer Johnny
Mathis is 79. Actor Len Cariou is 75. Singer Marilyn McCoo
is 71. Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is 69. Pop
singer Sylvia Peterson (The Chiffons) is 68. Actor Vondie
Curtis-Hall is 64. Actress Victoria Tennant is 64. Actor John
Finn is 62. Rock musician John Lombardo is 62. Singer
Deborah Allen is 61. Actor Calvin Levels is 60. Actor Barry
Williams is 60. Singer Patrice Rushen is 60. Country singer
Marty Stuart is 56. Actress Debrah Farentino is 55. Rock
musician Bill Riein (R.E.M.) is 54.
Lotto
The Daily Derby race winners are Eureka, No. 7,
in rst place;Lucky Star,No.2,in second place;and
Lucky Charms,No.12,in third place.The race time
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Tuesday Sept. 30, 2014 THEDAILYJOURNAL
LOCAL
SAN MATEO
Theft. An iPad was stolen from a shopping
cart at 17th Avenue and South El Camino
Real before 6:12 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24.
St ol en vehi cl e. A vehicle was stolen on
East Poplar Avenue before 10:21 a.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 24.
Di sturbance. A woman said her sister
punched her car and dented it on North
Fremont Street before 10:02 a.m.
Theft. Several arcade machines were broken
into at Jaybird books on East Third Avenue
before 9:57 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24.
Vandalism. Someone shot a BB gun at a
window of a home on Poinsettia Avenue
before 10:33 a.m. Monday, Sept. 22.
UNINCORPORATED
SAN MATEO COUNTY
Theft. Aspare tire and the cover was stolen
from a car on Gray Whale Cove before 12:25
a.m. Monday, Sept. 22.
Theft. Awoman left her purse in a bathroom
but when it was recovered there was cash,
coins, credit cards and a Bluetooth missing
in Princeton before Monday, Sept. 22.
Fraud. Awoman staying at a hotel was con-
tacted in her room by someone asking for
her credit card number but on the next day
she discovered over $600 in charges to her
account on the 2400 block of Highway
1before 10:55 a.m. Monday, Sept. 22.
Police reports
Thats wild
Ahorse was seen near the train tracks at
the U.S post ofce on South Delaware
Street in San Mateo before 5:57 a.m.
By Michelle Durand
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF REPORT
Supervisors Tuesday morning are expect-
ed to award more than $2.6 million grants to
department projects estimated to save the
county more than half that amount the rst
year alone.
The 15 recommended grant proposals run
the gamut from kiosks where public assis-
tance recipients can scan documentation
themselves to a removal of the public
health lab and a Web-based reporting sys-
tem for citizens to le certain law enforce-
ment reports online to a single-operator
garbage truck for the Parks Department. Of
the 15 projects, seven are proposed by the
Health System.
The grants are part of SMCSaves, a com-
petitive internal program that funds proj-
ects aimed at reducing the costs of existing
functions or expanding them in ways to
save money or meet demand increases.
If the Board of Supervisors at Tuesdays
meeting approves the recommendations,
funding will start Oct. 1 and the program n-
ish June 30, 2016. The $2,699,807 in
requested money will come from the general
fund and is projected to save $1,499,325
the first year. Although the County
Managers Ofce and others involved in
SMCSaves concede in a report to the board
that there is no guarantee the projects will
generate equal or greater savings to the
investment, at least the initial nding could
be recouped partially during the grant period
and fully after.
The grant program began in 2011 after a
work group the previous winter looked at
ways for county departments to meet budget
challenges.
The 15 proposals recommended for this
round are:
The Sheriffs Ofce seeks $23,059 to
save an estimated $121,556 with a Web-
based reporting system for citizen reports;
The Health Systems wants to buy a
portable ultrasound machine for $180,000
to use at the jail health clinic. The machine
will decrease the need to transport inmates
elsewhere for testing and could save
$34,200;
The Health System is also seeking two
portable telemedicine units, one for the
jail and one for the hospital, to let staff
communicate with specialty physicians
outside the Maguire facility without trans-
porting inmates. The $9,549.80 cost is
projected to save $46,500;
A hoteling demonstration will create a
workspace to prove that those who work
remotely or in the eld do not need a full-
time ofce, according to the Health System
which asks $160,000 with hope for a
$141,750 return:
The Health System together with
Probation and Child Support want
$105,000 for a robo-calling campaign pilot
to improve call backs and compliance with
clients. The project is expected to save
$10,000;
Optimizing the use of more than 600
printers using $300,000 will save an esti-
mated $75,000, according to the Health
System;
The Health System also wants to spend
$325,000 to remodel its public health lab
to increase capacity and save a potential
$169,200;
Spending $46,943 on technology for
online tuberculosis treatment monitoring
could save $22,564 and see a return on
investment in a little over two years,
according to the Health System proposal;
The Human Services Agency proposed
spending $210,550 to allow residents to
self-scan and upload documents to maintain
public assistance benets. The project will
save an estimated $199,275 the rst year;
The Housing Department wants
$249,062 to centralize loan and grant
records within an electronic database. The
plan, which includes consolidating loan
services, is projected to save $403,401.80;
Planning and Building is asking for
$95,688 to save an estimated $27,675 by
using mobile office software and field
devices for permit tracking and site inspec-
tion notes;
The Parks Department says spending
$406,0000 on a single-operator garbage
truck eliminates the need for two staff mem-
bers on the route and the possibility of
injury. Also, the proposal may save
$110,956 and see a return on the investment
in three years;
The Controllers Ofce proposed spend-
ing $284,565 for a paperless accounts
payable invoice automation system. The
savings are to be determined;
A mobile and Web application for
employee relations will cost $29,750 but
see a $45,399 difference, according to
Human Resources which is requesting it;
And, the Real Property, Parks, Health,
Planning and Building and County
Managers Ofce want $274,640 to transi-
tion to electronic documents and create a
standard process that can be used by other
departments when they shift over to a
paperless system. Savings are estimated at
$91,848 with a return on the investment in
just shy of three years.
The Board of Supervisors meets 9 a.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 30 in Board Chambers, 400
County Government Center, Redwood City.
County grants projected to save $1.5M
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Police investigating
Hillsborough home burglary
Police are investigating a burglary at a
Hillsborough home that happened Sunday
afternoon.
The burglary occurred at a home in the
1000 block of Black Mountain Road near
Vista Park around 2:20 p.m., police said.
An unknown suspect or suspects entered
the home by removing a bathroom window
screen and opening the window, according
to police.
The suspect or suspects stole a number of
items then fled, police said.
The homes security system was on at the
time of the burglary, according to police.
Anyone with information on the burglary
is asked to call Hillsborough police at
(650) 375-7470.
To aid in the police investigation, resi-
dents in the area are asked to review and
submit video footage from their homes
surveillance system that shows Black
Mountain and Marlborough roads.
Local brief
Eleanor Ernani
Eleanor Ernani, late of San Bruno, died
peacefully in Burlingame Sept. 26, 2014.
Wife of the late Peter Ernani, married for
62 years. Mother of Florine (TJ) Rafael,
Fred (Joanne) Ernani, Peter Ernani Jr. and
Len (Teri) Ernani. Grandmother of Fred Jr. ,
Jill, Gina and Rocco. Great-grandmother of
Kaileigh, Rebecca, Brianna, Christian and
Samantha.
Anative of San Francisco, age 95.5 years.
Eleanor will be remembered for her love of
cooking and skill in crochet.
Her family would like to thank the care-
givers Lena, Tami and Lena Jr. for their won-
derful care and compassion.
Family and friends are invited to the cele-
bration of the funeral mass 10 a.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 1 at St. Veronica Catholic
Church, 434 Alida Way in South San
Francisco. Committal to follow at Italian
Cemetery in Colma.
Donations in Mrs. Ernanis memory may
be made to a favorite charity of choice.
Obituary
STATE
GOVERNMENT
Gov. Jerry
Brown signed two
bills expanding and
protecting the rights
of Californias les-
bian, gay, bisexual
and transgender community into law. Both
bills were authored by Assembl yman
Rich Gordon, D-Menlo Park.
Assembl y Bi l l 1678 encourages pub-
lic utilities to contract with LGBT-owned
businesses by expanding the existing con-
tracting process. Under current law, public
utilities (including electrical, gas, water,
wireless telecommunications service
providers and telephone corporations) with
annual revenues exceeding $25 million are
required to implement a program that
encourages business with enterprises owned
by designated minorities, women or dis-
abled veterans. AB 1678 extends these pro-
visions to certied LGBT-owned enterpris-
es.
Assembly Bill 496 ensures quality health
care for the LGBT community by expanding
cultural competency training for medical
providers. To provide comprehensive and
individualized care, physicians and other
health care providers must be able to under-
stand a patients individual needs.
REGIONAL GOVERNMENT
Caltrain will host a community meet-
ing Thursday to inform area residents about
the progress and next steps of its San
Mateo Bridges Replacement Proj ect .
The forum will include new details on the
construction project contractor, the
sequence and timeline of the undertaking
and information about trafc and parking
access.
The $38 million project is to replace the
Tilton, Monte Diablo, Santa Inez and
Poplar avenues. The bridges are over 100
years old, and must be replaced to meet cur-
rent local, state and federal seismic safety
standards, according to Caltrain. The two-
year project is set to begin this fall. For
more information email smbridges@cal-
train.com or call the Constructi on
Outreach Hotline at 508-7726.
The meeting is 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. at the
Martin Luther Ki ng Communi ty
Center, Assembly Room, 725 Monte
Diablo Ave., in San Mateo.
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LOCAL/STATE
State exhausts initial
firefighting budget
By Don Thompson
SACRAMENTO California
has exhausted its initial reght-
ing budget just three months into
its scal year, Gov. Jerry Browns
administration said Monday,
requiring the drought-plagued
state to shift $70 million from a
reserve fund as it enters what is
traditionally the worst of its re
season.
The Department of Finance noti-
ed legislative budget writers on
Monday that the Department of
Forestry and Fire Protection has
spent the $209 million budgeted
this scal year to ght wildres.
The administration is transfer-
ring the additional money from its
$449 million special fund for eco-
nomic uncertainties.
The move is necessary as
California battles one of its
worst re seasons in recent memo-
ry, Keely Bosler, the finance
departments chief deputy director
said in the letter to lawmakers.
So far this year, the department
has responded to nearly 5,000
res, about 1,200 more than aver-
age through the rst nine months
of the calendar year, Bosler wrote.
The action comes days after
Brown declared emergencies for
the blaze burning in El Dorado and
Placer counties and the fire in
Siskiyou County along the
Oregon border. It follows declara-
tions for other res in 11 counties
in early August.
The worst may be yet to come,
with the first of Southern
Californias hot, dry Santa Ana
winds expected later this week.
REUTERS
Fireghters from the Sequoia National Forest Cobra 4 hand crew mop up a spot re on the northern edge of the
King Fire in the Tahoe National Forest near French Meadows Reservoir.
SAN FRANCISCO Efforts to
relocate protected birds so the
old eastern span of the San
Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
can be torn down could cost the
state more than $30 million.
Transportation officials are
trying to move hundreds of dou-
ble-crested cormorants and other
birds that nest in the 10,000-
foot-long steel structure.
The California Department of
Transportation wants to adhere
to restrictive requirements of the
federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act
and the California Fish and Game
code, spokeswoman Leah
Robinson-Leach said.
There are penalties if we
dont, Robinson-Leach said.
Officials have spent $709,000
to build nesting condos to lure
the birds to the underside of a
new eastern span. Another $1
million was spent trying to lure
them with bird decoys, cor-
morant recordings and nests
made from discarded Christmas
wreaths.
Officials also have installed
nets over the old eastern span to
keep birds away.
But the birds havent moved
and more are arriving to roost.
Consultants found 533 cor-
morant nests on the old bridge
this year, double the number
found three years ago.
Shooing birds from Bay Bridge could cost millions
6
LOCAL/STATE
Brown vetoes bill to expand franchisee rights
SACRAMENTO Gov. Jerry Brown has rejected legisla-
tion that would have made it harder for corporations such as
McDonalds and Subway to cancel franchise agreements.
He said Monday in a veto message that he is open to
reforming franchise laws but that SB610 took a new and
untested approach.
The bill by Democratic Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson of
Santa Barbara would have raised the standard for corpora-
tions in defending cancelled agreements. Her ofce says at
least eight other states have similar rules.
The legislation was a top priority for unions and workers
advocates who say franchise owners have had their liveli-
hoods unfairly taken from them. Companies say they must
have the power to protect their brands.
Brown called on both sides to come up with a more col-
laborative solution.
UC to create more gender-neutral restrooms
SAN FRANCISCO University of California President
Janet Napolitano is responding to concerns raised by gay
and transgender students and staff by directing the systems
10 campuses to create more gender-neutral restrooms and to
allow students to update their records with a preferred name
that does not necessarily match their legal name.
Napolitano said Monday that the two actions respond to
recommendations from a task force that started meeting
before she assumed the presidents job and that she has
asked to provide her with ongoing advice for how the uni-
versity can be more LGBT-inclusive.
Several UC campuses already have implemented such
changes on their own in recent years.
UC spokeswoman Brooke Converse says that under the
new policy all single-stall restrooms will be made available
to both men and women instead of reserved for a single sex.
Around the state
By Michelle Durand
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF REPORT
A man who accepted an attempted
murder deal for taking his family
hostage and shooting his sister in
the hand as she tried escaping the
South San Francisco home is facing a
prison term this week after a judge
denied his request to withdraw his no
contest plea.
Alvin Baja Luis, 58, of San
Francisco pleaded no contest in May
2013 to seven felonies because he
was in such pain from gout he just
wanted to get out of court and back to
the jail, according to his defense
team.
However, after a five-part hearing
on the request to withdraw, Judge
Jonathan Karesh denied Luis the
chance to opt for a jury trial after all.
Luis will now be sentenced Oct. 1 and
faces 15 to 19 years in prison for the
two counts of attempted murder,
using a firearm, making threats and
assault. More than
a dozen other
felonies were dis-
missed as part of
the settlement but a
judge is allowed to
consider them for
sentencing purpos-
es.
Prosecutor say on
Nov. 20, 2011 ,
Luis arrived at his sisters home at
521 Spruce Ave. with duct tape,
ammunition and two guns. Luis,
reportedly angry about his deceased
mothers estate, is accused of bran-
dishing a pellet gun and a handgun
toward the seven people inside which
included his two sisters, children and
family friends gathered for a football
game. He reportedly hit one sister in
the back of the head with a weapon,
kicked another sister in the stomach
and shot one in the hand when the
group tried escaping out a bedroom
window.
Luis fled to a Carls Jr. in San
Francisco where he was later appre-
hended. Officers also reported recov-
ering the weapon and finding the tape
and a bag of ammunition at the crime
scene.
Since his arrest, Luis case has
meandered through the system.
Luis was about to start a jury trial
Dec. 3, 2012, when that morning his
attorney raised questions about his
competency which is the ability to
aid his own defense at trial. Once doc-
tors agreed in January 2013 he was
competent, Luis again faced trial
before accepting the plea deal the
morning proceedings were set to
begin. By that September, Luis was
asking to withdraw his no contest
plea. That request has had five sepa-
rate court appearances prior to
Kareshs decision.
He is in custody without bail.
michelle@smdailyjournal.com
(650) 344-5200 ext. 102
Convicted sister shooter denied chance to withdraw plea
Alvin Luis
By Judy Lin
SACRAMENTO Gov. Jerry Brown
announced Monday that he had signed a
bill allowing local governments a partial
replacement tool for financing infrastruc-
ture projects such as water systems, tran-
sit facilities and affordable housing.
The Democratic governor signed SB628
by Sen. Jim Beall, D-San Jose, along with
several other economic development bills.
Brown previously led the charge to
eliminate some 400 community redevel-
opment agencies that he criticized as
being little more than slush funds for pri-
vate developers. Those agencies were dis-
solved in February 2012, leaving local
governments without a way to fight blight
and provide affordable housing.
Since then, lawmakers have been trying
to revive local development financing
tools, and Brown signaled his willingness
to work on the issue when he introduced a
similar proposal in his budget in January.
SB628 allows a little-used tax increment
financing law known as Infrastructure
Financing Districts to be expanded and
rebranded as Enhanced Infrastructure
Financing Districts. Supporters said the
bill has more safeguards because it
requires 55 percent voter approval for
issuing bonds and performance audits.
The bill establishes EIFDs to provide a
flexible tool for local governments to
address needed economic development,
affordable housing, sustainable develop-
ment, environmental mitigation, and
other needs in a fiscally responsible man-
ner, Assemblyman Roger Dickinson, D-
Sacramento, said in a statement Monday.
His legislation, AB243, was the basis for
Bealls bill.
When the bill was passed by the
Legislature last month, it was supported
by cities and counties while opposed by
real estate agents, anti-tax groups, and
community housing organizations.
Several other bills aimed at helping
local communities with development
projects that were signed by Brown
include:
AB229 by Assemblyman John Perez,
D-Los Angeles, would authorize a city or
county to form an infrastructure financing
district to pay for projects on a former
military base and dedicate any portion of
its redevelopment funds to the district.
AB2022 by Assemblyman Jose
Medina, D-Riverside, would redefine eco-
nomically distressed areas under the Target
Area Contract Preference Act to encourage
business in areas with the highest unem-
ployment and poverty.
AB2292 by Assemblyman Rob Bonta,
D-Alameda, would allow communities to
use infrastructure financing districts, a
funding mechanism that requires voter
approval, to create communitywide broad-
band projects.
SB614 by Sen. Lois Wolk, D-Davis,
would allow a local agency to use tax
increment financing in a newly formed or
reorganized district to fund infrastructure
improvements in disadvantaged unincor-
porated communities.
Brown allows newlocal development financing tools
The bill establishes EIFDs to provide a exible tool for
local governments to address needed economic development,
affordable housing, sustainable development, environmental
mitigation, and other needs in a scally responsible manner.
Assemblyman Roger Dickinson, D-Sacramento
LOCAL/NATION/WORLD 7
By Julia Cheever
BAY CITY NEWS SERVICE
A Foster City man who faces criminal
charges in state court for an alleged ATM
investment scheme was sued by the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission
Monday in a related civil lawsuit in federal
court in San Francisco.
Michael Ferguson, 44, is accused in the
lawsuit of fraudulently obtaining more than
$12 million from 160 people who invested
between 2005 and 2013 in a business that
operated private automated teller machines in
shopping malls around the country.
Separately, Ferguson was charged by the
Santa Clara County District Attorneys Ofce
in March with nine criminal felonies, includ-
ing securities fraud, burglary and grand theft.
He was recently freed from jail while await-
ing trial on those charges, according to the
SEC.
The SECs civil lawsuit names both
Ferguson and his company, Transactions
Unlimited, as defendants. The company oper-
ated under the name of ATM Plus and was
based in San Francisco.
The lawsuit alleges that Ferguson ran the
business as a so-called Ponzi scheme, in
which investors were paid with funds from
new investors even after company earnings
dried up in 2011.
The lawsuit says that investors eventually
received back about $10 million of their
funds and alleges that Ferguson pocketed
about $900,000 from the business.
SEC attorney Robert Durham said
investors are believed to have lost about $2
million, but said that under federal law,
Ferguson could be liable for the entire $12
million gained from the alleged fraud.
The lawsuit alleges Ferguson made false
and misleading statements to investors and
fabricated account statements. He is also
accused of showing one investor a forged
contract that allegedly falsely showed that
ATM Plus had recently purchased 22 ATMs.
Many of the investors were from the Bay
Area, the SEC said.
The lawsuit ask for court orders requiring
Ferguson to cease the alleged violations of
securities law, to forfeit his alleged ill-gotten
gains and to pay civil penalties.
No court dates have been set thus far in the
case.
SEC suing Foster City
man for alleged fraud
KISO, Japan Toxic gases and ash from
still-erupting Mount Ontake forced
Japanese rescue workers to call off the
search for more victims Monday as dozens
of relatives awaited news of their family
members.
Rescuers found five more bodies near the
summit of the volcano, bringing the death
toll to 36. They have managed to airlift
only 12 bodies off the mountain since the
start of the eruption on Saturday because of
dangerous conditions.
How the victims died remains unclear,
though experts say it was probably from
suffocating ash, falling rocks, toxic gases
or some combination of them. Some of the
bodies had severe contusions.
Survivors told Japanese media that they
were pelted by rocks from the eruption.
One man said he fled with others to the
basement of a lodge, fearing that the rocks
would penetrate the roof.
Yuji Tsuno, a veteran mountain photog-
rapher, was near the summit. After taking
pictures of the initial explosion as ash and
debris rained down, he quickly took refuge
in a nearby hut, he told the TBS TV net-
work.
Another card system hack
at Supervalu, Albertsons
NEWYORK Card data of Supervalu and
Albertsons shoppers may be at risk in
another hack, the two supermarket compa-
nies said Monday.
The companies said that in late August or
early September, malicious software was
installed on networks that process credit
and debit card transactions at some of their
stores. Albertsons said the malware may
have captured data including account num-
bers, card expiration dates and the names of
cardholders at stores in more than a dozen
states.
Five more bodies found at
Japan volcano; toll now 36
Around the nation
REUTERS
At least 36 people are feared to have died after a Japanese volcano erupted without warning
during the weekend,raining ash and stones on hikers,but the search for victims was abandoned
on Monday because of fears of rising levels of toxic gases.
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Men inspect a damaged plastics factory that was targeted Sunday by what activists said were
U.S.-led airstrikes in the Islamic States stronghold of Raqqa, Syria.
By Zeina Karam and Edith M. Lederer
UNITED NATIONS Syrias foreign
minister said Monday that the U.S.-led
bombing campaign should be expanded to
target other militant groups besides the
Islamic State group, noting that the fight
against terrorism has aligned the Syrian
regime with its Western and Arab oppo-
nents in a fight against a common enemy.
They have the same ideology. They
have the same extremist ideology, Walid
al-Moallem told the Associated Press in
urging a widening of the U.S.-led aerial
campaign to include all Islamic rebel fac-
tions fighting President Bashar Assads
government.
Speaking earlier at the U.N. General
Assembly, the Syrian foreign minister
denounced what he called the United States
dual policy of striking at some militants
in Syria while providing money, weapons
and training to others, calling it a recipe
for more violence and terrorism.
Such behavior creates a fertile ground
for the continued growth of extremism in
countries including Syria, Iraq and
Lebanon, al-Moallem told world leaders.
Washington and Arab allies opened their
air assault against the extremist group last
week in Syria, going after the groups mil-
itary facilities, training camps, heavy
weapons and oil installations. The cam-
paign expands upon the airstrikes the
United States has been conducting against
the militants in Iraq since early August.
Some of the initial strikes in Syria tar-
geted the Nusra Front, al-Qaidas Syria
affiliate, hitting several of its facilities
and killing dozens of its fighters.
Washington said it was trying to take out
an al-Qaida cell known as the Khorasan
Group that the U.S. says was actively plot-
ting attacks against Americans and Western
interests.
Syria: U.S. should hit all militants
Afghan president sworn
in, paving way for U.S. pact
KABUL, Afghanistan Afghanistan
swore in Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai as its sec-
ond elected president on Monday, embark-
ing on a new era with a national unity gov-
ernment poised to confront a resilient
Taliban insurgency by signing an agree-
ment with the United States that would guar-
antee a continuing American military pres-
ence.
As Hamid Karzai left the political stage,
the new president was locked into an uneasy
partnership with his defeated rival, Abdullah
Abdullah, who became the country's rst
chief executive. With a hug for the cameras,
both sides appeared determined to reach
across factions and avoid a descent into an
abyss similar to what has happened in Iraq,
where the government's failure to mend lin-
gering sectarian divisions following a full
U.S. withdrawal helped give rise to the bru-
tal Islamic State group.
The new Afghan government was expected
Tuesday to sign a security agreement that
provides a legal framework for the United
States to keep about 9,800 troops in the
country to train, advise and assist Afghan
national security forces after the current
international combat mission ends Dec. 31.
Islamic State closes in
on Kurdish area of Syria
ANTAKYA, Turkey Militants of the
Islamic State group were closing in Monday
on a Kurdish area of Syria on the border with
Turkey an advance unhindered so far by
U.S.-led coalition airstrikes, including one
that struck a grain silo, killing two civil-
ians, according to activists.
Islamic State ghters pounded the city of
Kobani with mortars and artillery shells,
advancing within three miles (ve kilome-
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to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for
Human Rights and Nawaf Khalil, a Kurdish
ofcial.
The Islamic extremists intensied their
shelling of the border region following
U.S.-led strikes Saturday. The aerial assault
appeared to have done little to thwart the
militants, Kurdish officials and activists
said, adding that of anything, the extrem-
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area, which would deepen their control over
territory stretching from the Turkish border,
across Syria and to the western edge of
Baghdad.
Around the world
OPINION 9
Bicycle riders and Caltrain
Editor,
In response to Mr. Olbergs op-ed
Caltrain bike cars: The other side of
the story in the Sept. 23 edition of
the Daily Journal, people riding bicy-
cles arent after a free ride; theyre
just trying to get places. Theyre not
asking for a handout from taxpayers;
they are taxpayers. All methods of
transport receive some kind of sub-
sidy, whether its the pavement on
the sidewalk, the multitude of roads
and freeways or indeed some space
aboard Caltrain. Theyre all dependent
on and heavily subsidized by general
tax dollars.
While it is true that each bicycle
allowed on board takes up approxi-
mately the space of one seat, it does-
nt mean that each seat removed is
one less passenger. Passengers nd
all kinds of places to sit and will even
stand. Ive never witnessed someone
without a bicycle refused boarding no
matter how full the train is; and on
those Giants Game Day trains it gets
pretty full. However, a person with a
paid ticket in hand who is refused
travel with their bicycle wont be rid-
ing the train at all.
While having a bike at both ends
sounds like a good idea, the article
ignores the costs of adding thousands
of extra secure bike parking lockers.
Its also not a exible enough solu-
tion for many people who use differ-
ent stations.
Tom Young
San Francisco
Caltrain bike capacity
Editor,
Ive been a loyal daily Caltrain
bike commuter for the last two years,
riding 15 minutes from 29th and San
Jose to 22nd Street to catch a bullet
train. The only bullet trains I even try
to make are the 7:02 a.m. or the
9:02 a.m. departures. The three other
bullet trains are almost always at
capacity. Once I was one of 18
bumped riders.
Whenever I have an important
class, presentation or meeting that I
cannot miss, I know from experience
that I shouldnt depend on Caltrain
for any of the ve bullet morning
trains. Instead, I carpool to campus
with a friend.
I love Caltrain, but Im also nerv-
ous. Bike bumps are becoming more
frequent. Stanford University has just
agreed to provide a GoPass to all
graduate student commuters like me.
While I am thankful for the lower cost
the pass provides, I am worried this
will only accelerate the rapid expan-
sion of cyclists who use Caltrain to
go from San Francisco to Stanford.
What will the future look like for
Caltrain bike commuters like me?
Will Caltrain expand capacity to
accommodate our growing numbers?
Or will I need to start looking at other
options for my commute?
Daniel Hall
San Francisco
Biking creates
exibility of Caltrain riders
Editor,
The suggestion that all bicycle
commuters buy two bicycles and park
one at each end of their Caltrain trip
is already used by some, but doesnt
work for most Caltrain passengers,
because it limits exibility.
A2007 Caltrain passenger survey
found that 58 percent of bicyclists
cited exibility as their key reason
for bringing their bikes onboard.
About 40 percent of bicyclists rou-
tinely vary their normal commute by
starting or ending at a different sta-
tion.
Todays Caltrain schedule results in
some stations with infrequent service,
but a bicycle enables a passenger to
use various stations. For example,
train service to Belmont is once per
hour. Abicyclist traveling from San
Francisco Fourth and King streets to
Belmont could exit at Belmont, but
also at Hillsdale, San Carlos or
Redwood City and easily ride to
Belmont. By adding other exit sta-
tions for a morning commute, the
bicyclist can board any of 10 trains
between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. instead of
only two trains. Such exibility
would be impossible without being
able to bring ones bike on board the
train. Its particularly important to be
able to bring bikes on board trains
for destinations on the Peninsula,
where public transport options can be
limited and infrequent.
The majority of bicyclists need to
bring their bikes onboard to make
Caltrain a viable transportation solu-
tion. I applaud Caltrain for providing
onboard bicycle service, and look
forward to the new Bombardier cars
congured as bike cars to support
intermodal transportation solutions.
Tracy Corral
San Jose
Caltrains bikes-on-board
service is cost effective
Editor,
Arecent opinion piece (Guest per-
spective Caltrain bike cars: The
other side of the story in the Sept.
23 edition of the Daily Journal) erro-
neously claimed that bringing a bicy-
cle onboard Caltrain is putting a high
burden on taxpayers. In fact, bikes-
on-board provides one of the most
cost-effective methods available
when one considers the full cost of
the commute. Most Caltrain users
require some additional transportation
to and from the station. Bikes-on-
board users require only space for
their bicycles on the train. They do
not require parking spaces, buses or
shuttle service, all of which receive
higher subsidies from taxpayer dol-
lars than a bike space on the train.
Caltrains parking lots are located
on valuable downtown real estate, and
there is limited parking available at
Caltrain stations. The only way to
increase parking would be to build
multi-level parking structures at a
cost of over $30,000 per parking
space. Providing onboard bicycle
space promotes bicycling instead of
driving, a much more cost-effective
solution.
Caltrain has recognized the benet s
bicycles bring to the transportation
system, and has adopted a
Comprehensive Access Policy in
which bicycling is prioritized higher
than driving as a station access mode.
Caltrain is doing the right thing by
continuing to expand its bikes-on-
board service to attract more riders
and ticket revenue. Payback period
for increasing onboard bike capacity
has historically been less than six
months, an excellent nancial invest-
ment.
Shirley Johnson, Ph.D.
San Francisco
The letter writer is the leader of the
BIKES ONboard project of the San
Francisco Bicycle Coalition
Whats in a name?
Editor,
The king is dead, long live the
king. When a king dies, he is
replaced by his successor. Usually the
oldest son of the deceased. Anew
name but still the king. Al-Qaida and
ISIS/ISIL are the same thing. Saying
that Al-Qaida is either dead or on the
run is less than honest. The terrorist
threat has not gone away. Calling the
Fort Hood massacre and the
Oklahoma murder workplace violence
is only logical to lawyers. There
comes a time when we quit changing
the name of the threat and stand up to
it. Are you listening, Mr. President?
Keith De Filippis
San Jose
Letters to the editor
Tripped up
I
need to name my home. At least that is according
to a magazine that explained no matter the diminu-
tive size of the abode, invitations to The
Marlowe or Gainsborough House sound so much more
interesting than just shooting off an Evite for a barbe-
cue at my pad.
Id never have known this particular nugget of fine
living knowledge unless I was on vacation which is the
problem with running away to foreign beaches. Trips
give you ideas youd never before mull. Sometimes they
are good ideas I really need to start working to live
rather than the other way around. Sometimes they are
questionable Sky juice is the best invention ever
and I think another is in order. And another. Sometimes
they are just weird the ocean has no swim-up bar. I
should quit my job, move to this island and establish a
floating cocktail business, like the cigarette girls of
yore but buoyed by foam noodles.
I blame this last
notion on the sky
juice, a glorious con-
coction of gin and
coconut water and nut-
meg and magic often
served in a coconut and
which by turns is
either heaven or the
devil.
In the case of the
house naming, though,
my flights of fancy
had less to do with the
liquid lubrication and
more with finally
working my way
through an ever-growing pile of magazines that I never
seem to have time for reading. Airplane rides, lounge
chairs and a distinct absence of Internet make me a cap-
tive audience and I often find myself on some summer
month jaunt reading fashion tips and recipes more
attune to the previous seasons.
The silly flights of fancy dont always dissipate as the
plane wheels touch down again upon return; sometimes
it takes a few days for them to fall away like a beach
towel as one heads into the surf. Eventually, though, as
the computer fires up to display 1,365 emails (only a
few of which matter or dont include spammy subject
lines like Do you poop enough? Seriously.) and the
dogs get reacquainted and the washing machine hums for
hours on end to clean out any last bits of sand and fanta-
s y, reality creeps in. The glow fades, the dull ache reap-
pears between the shoulder blades, the phone rings and
thoughts of sky juice and speeding scooter rides are
accompanied by head-shaking What in the world were
you thinking? questions.
Vacations are meant to be just that: a vacation from
the mundane here by escaping over there. They are not
meant to be forever; those types of departures have dif-
ferent names, at least for those beyond their college
moves and European backpacking adventures. Adults
call those mid-life crises and relocations.
And yet, if were lucky, we dont come back from our
temporary sojourns empty-handed aside from a few pur-
loined beach shells and some tokens successfully hag-
gled down from the vendor at that stall at that place on
that day. We return with a vague sense that yes, maybe,
oceanic cocktail hostess is a silly goal but that doesnt
mean there arent a hundred other turns lifes road can
still take. And we realize that just as the world keeps on
turning when we take a break from it, the same will like-
ly happen back here if even we dont take on every
Herculean task of work and family. Perhaps small
recesses and Bartleby, the Scrivener protestations are
the daily vacation equivalent.
While near-immediately upon entering the front door
Im ready to start plotting the next escape, the most
recent adventure often delivers a reminder, too, that
home isnt always that bad a spot to hang ones hat.
Sure, it may not have a balcony facing the ocean or an
army of attendants replenishing towels and coffee pack-
ets but laundry and junk mail not withstanding
theres comfort in the familiar. Now if I can just figure
out a name.
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BUSINESS 10
Dow 17,071.22 -41.93 10-Yr Bond 2.49 -0.04
Nasdaq 4,505.85 -6.34 Oil (per barrel) 92.67
S&P 500 1,977.80 -5.05 Gold 1,220.50
Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New
York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:
NYSE
Athlon Energy Inc., up $11.59 to $58.32
The oil and natural gas company is being bought by Encana for $5.93
billion in an effort to tap into the booming Permian Basin.
Civeo Corp., down $12.63 to $12.84
The energy industry workforce logistics company said it will move to
Canada and it expects a downturn in the fourth quarter.
NiSource Inc., up $2.26 to $40.84
The gas and utility company plans to spin off its natural gas pipeline
business into a stand-alone publicly traded company.
General Cable Corp., down $1.07 to $15.45
The cable products company won't proceed with a proposed $250
million debt offering, citing uncertain and weak market conditions.
Nasdaq
DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., up $5.82 to $28.18
The animation studio is said in media reports to be in discussions with
telecommunications company SoftBank Corp. about a possible deal.
Tibco Software Inc., up $4.14 to $23.65
The cloud computing software company is selling itself to private equity
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Amag Pharmaceuticals Inc., up $6.54 to $29.72
The drug developer is buying the women's health care business of
Lumara, gaining the key preterm birth prevention drug Makena.
Clovis Oncology Inc., up $5.59 to $48.08
The biotechnology company presented positive midstage study results
for its ovarian cancer treatment Rucaparib.
Big movers
By Matthew Craft
NEW YORK Concerns over high
stock prices and global politics contin-
ued to plague markets Monday as major
stock indexes ended with slight losses
in another day of choppy trading. Pro-
democracy protests in Hong Kong, a
major world nancial center, added to
the host of political concerns on
investors minds.
It could have been worse. The Dow
Jones industrial average sank 178
points in the opening minutes, a sudden
drop of 1 percent, but then it climbed
back.
You have a ton of risks that have
brought back in the markets focus,
said Brad McMillan, chief investment
ofcer for Commonwealth Financial in
Waltham, Massachusetts. Theres just a
heck of a lot of uncertainty right now.
The Dow lost 41.93 points, or 0.2
percent, to 17,071.22. The Standard &
Poors 500 index lost 5.05 points, or
0.3 percent, to 1,977.80. The Nasdaq
composite slipped 6.34 points, or 0.1
percent, to 4,505.85.
DreamWorks Animation, the studio
behind Shrek and Madagascar,
soared 26 percent following reports that
Japans SoftBank Corp. is in talks to
buy the company. DreamWorks gained
$5.82 to $28.18.
The market has turned choppy in
recent weeks, ipping between solid
gains and steep losses. Since hitting a
record on Sept. 18, the S&P 500 has
slipped 1.7 percent. Coming after a
calm summer, the slide has set off a ur-
ry of worried calls to brokerages.
John Canally, chief economic strate-
gist at LPL Financial in Boston, said
many investors think the market has
gone too long without a major fall. I
cant tell you how many calls were get-
ting now asking, Is this it? Is this the
big one? he said.
One reason for the recent turbulence is
that the stock market appears priced for
perfection, McMillan said. Its an
increasingly common saying among
investors, and it means the S&P 500 is
so high that corporate prots and the
economy have to keep improving just
to sustain current prices. Good news
isnt enough.
The question is no longer, are we
doing well? Its, are we doing even bet-
ter? McMillan said. When you pay for
perfection, anything shy of that is a dis-
appointment.
At current prices, investors are pay-
ing $16.69 for every dollar in company
earnings, according to data from
FactSet. Thats 10 percent above the
long-term average. Theres a certain
amount of faith needed at this level,
McMillan said.
Traders have pushed the stock market
lower despite a string of encouraging
economic news. The latest came from
the Commerce Department, which
reported on Monday that consumer
spending rose 0.5 percent in August
from the previous month. Auto sales
made up about half of the increase. It
was further evidence that the economy is
on solid footing heading into the end of
the year.
The consumer is back in the drivers
seat where they should be, moving the
economy ahead at what looks like a
strong 3 percent pace, said Chris
Rupkey, chief nancial economist at the
Bank of Tokyo in New York, in a note to
clients. Somebody please tell the
stock market. Cant ask more of the
economy than that.
Pro-democracy protests in Hong
Kong escalated Monday, raising con-
cerns that a crackdown by the Chinese
government could make the situation
worse. Thousands of people took to the
streets over the weekend in a challenge
against Beijings decision to limit
political reforms. Police red tear gas
and detained 78 protesters.
The situation in Hong Kong weighed
on its main stock index, the Hang Seng,
which closed with a loss of 1.9 percent.
Japans Nikkei 225 index rose 0.5 per-
cent, and Chinas Shanghai Composite
added 0.4 percent.
Stocks headlower, following drops overseas
By Brandon Bailey
SAN FRANCISCO Microsoft
plans to offer a glimpse of its vision
for Windows this week, as its new CEO
seeks to redefine the company and
recover from missteps with its ag-
ship operating system.
Although the new software wont be
formally released until next year, ana-
lysts already consider its success cru-
cial for Microsoft and Satya Nadella,
who has made mobile devices and
Internet-based services priorities
since becoming CEO in February.
With its tablet-like touch controls,
Windows 8 had been Microsofts
answer to slumping sales in personal
computers amid a rising demand for
mobile devices. But the company
alienated many users by forcing radical
behavioral changes. Research rm IDC
even blamed Windows 8 for accelerat-
ing a decline in PC sales in the rst full
quarter following the systems release
in October 2012.
Microsoft has released updates that
address some of the complaints, yet
analytics rm Net Applications esti-
mates that ve out of six Windows
users are still using something other
than Windows 8.
The next major release will be the
companys chance to regain its foot-
ing and show that Microsoft can
embrace mobile devices without sacri-
cing the traditional computing expe-
rience.
Microsoft to offer early look at next Windows
By Alex Veiga
LOS ANGELES The penalty for
using an ATM that is not afliated with
your bank rose 5 percent over the past
year.
The average fee for using an out-of-
network ATM climbed to a new high of
$4.35 per transaction, according to a
survey released Monday by
Bankrate.com. That figure includes
$2.77 that banks charge non-cus-
tomers and $1.58 that banks levy
against their own customers for using
an outside ATM.
Overdraft fees also surged, rising on
average over the past 12 months to
$32.74. Thats the 16th consecutive
record high, the rm said.
Checking account fees have been
increasing as lenders adjust to federal
banking laws and regulations enacted
after the 2008 nancial crisis. Among
the changes: limits on when banks can
charge overdraft fees on ATM and debit
card transactions and a reduction in the
fees that banks charge merchants for
each customer who uses credit or debit
cards for their purchases.
Lenders have responded by hiking
overdraft and ATM fees, as well as
increasing how much money cus-
tomers must maintain in the bank to
avoid checking account fees.
I expect fees to continue increasing
in years to come, but at a modest pace
consistent with what we saw this year,
just as was the case prior to the onset
of these regulations, said Greg
McBride, chief financial analyst at
Bankrate.com.
Using another banks ATM will usu-
ally lead to two fees. One is charged by
your lender; the other is charged by the
owner of the ATM. Thats the fee thats
risen most consistently and at a faster
rate, McBride said.
All told, the average fee for using an
out-of-network ATM has vaulted 23
percent over the past ve years. It has
notched a new high for eight years in a
row, according to Bankrate.
ATM fees keep climbing, survey says
Ford shares fall as
company lowers Europe outlook
DEARBORN, Mich. Ford shares tumbled Monday
after the automaker said it will fall short of its full-
year profit goals.
At a conference for investors, the Dearborn,
Michigan-based automaker said it expects a pretax
profit of around $6 billion this year, down from the $7
billion to $8 billion it previously forecast.
Chief Financial Officer Bob Shanks said record prof-
its in North America arent enough to offset trouble in
South America, where Ford expects to lose $1 billion
this year, and Russia, where falling sales and the rapid
deterioration of the ruble took the company by sur-
prise. Warranty costs including a $500 million
charge for last weeks recall of 850,000 vehicles for
defective air bags are also higher than expected.
We know this year is going to be short of plan, but
we also have to keep an eye on the future, Shanks
said.
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By Josh Dubow
ALAMEDA The Oakland Raiders red
coach Dennis Allen on Monday night four
games into his third season.
The decision was announced soon after the
Raiders (0-4) returned from London, where they
lost their 10th straight game dating to last sea-
son, 34-14 to the Miami Dolphins on Sunday.
The ring was rst reported by Fox Sports.
Allen was the rst head coach hired by
Oakland after the death of longtime owner Al
Davis. His 8-28 record is the worst for the fran-
chise since before Davis arrived in 1963. His
contract was set to run through next season.
An announcement on the interim coach
will come Tuesday, with offensive line coach
Tony Sparano and offensive coordinator
Greg Olson the most likely options.
Allen is the third coach red during the sea-
son by Oakland since Davis arrived. Mike
Shanahan was red after four games in 1989
and Lane Kifn was let go four games into the
2008 season.
The Raiders have had 11 straight seasons
without a winning record or a playoff berth.
Oakland will now have its eighth coach
since 2003.
Allen and general manager Reggie
McKenzie were hired after the team nished
8-8 under coach Hue Jackson in 2011, falling
one game short of a playoff bid.
They were expected to steady a franchise
that ran into disrepair during Davis nal
years as owner. Instead, the team has only
gotten worse.
Allen was a former defensive coordinator
in Denver who was expected to modernize a
defense that ran what were considered outdat-
ed schemes under Al Davis watch.
With Allen out, the pressure now turns to
McKenzie, who has two seasons left on his
contract.
Winless Raiders fire head coach Dennis Allen
TERRY BERNAL/DAILY JOURNAL
Half Moon Bays Hailey Merkes has guided the Cougars to back-to-back wins to open Peninsula
Athletic League Ocean Division play.The sophomore totaled 35 kills over the two matches.
By Terry Bernal
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Hailey Merkes Volleyballer. Gymnast.
Fisherman?
Half Moon Bays emerging sophomore
outside hitter may be making waves on the
volleyball court. But every summer, the 15-
year-old Merkes gets away from it all by tak-
ing an Alaskan shing expedition with her
father Greg.
Merkes was born and raised in the Bay
Area, but both her parents are Alaskan
natives. So, she and her father head north for
one month out of the year to Scout Lake on
the Kenai Peninsula to fish for sockeye
salmon, silver trout and rainbow trout.
For the other 11 months on the calendar,
however, Merkes dedicates herself to volley-
ball. Aformer gymnast who had to retire from
the sport at age 12 because she was getting
too tall, Merkes discovered volleyball
through the tutelage of her mother Dawn,
who excelled in the sport in high school.
Last week, Merkes led her Half Moon Bay
squad to back-to-back wins to open Peninsula
Athletic League Ocean Division play. In the
Cougars league opener last Tuesday against
Westmoor, Merkes totaled 20 kills and 22
digs. She followed that up with a 15-kill per-
formance last Thursday against Capuchino.
For her outstanding start in PAL Ocean
Division play, Merkes has been named the
San Mateo Daily Journal Athlete of the Week.
Merkes has already garnered some interest-
ing nicknames. In the volleyball world,
some refer to her as The Blasta from
Alaska. Because of a comical picture she
brought back from her most recent Alaskan
shing trip in which she is dragging a sh
by a string as if shes taking it for a walk
some call her The Fish Walker.
Half Moon Bay assistant coach Susie
Morasci refers to her star sophomore in more
practical ways.
Shes our go-to girl and shes a total
gym rat, Morasci said. Practice ends at 7:30
and shes always there until 8:00 or 8:30
The Blasta from Alaska
Athlete of the Week
T
here is no questioning the athletic
ability of San Francisco 49ers
quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
Just look at the back-pedaling, off-his-
back-foot, fall-away throw he made back
across the eld Sunday to a wide open
Frank Gore that resulted in a 55-yard
touchdown, or his 181-yard rushing per-
formance against Green Bay in the 2012
playoffs.
I am, however, beginning to wonder is
the game is still too fast for him because
there are too many signs that he is just
not getting it: whether it be continued
struggles to snap the ball on time or his
almost apathy toward the outlet pass
when he gets in trou-
ble, Kaepernick is
not making the
strides to become
who many believe
may be a once-in-a-
generation quarter-
back.
Granted, Sunday
represented just the
27th start of his pro-
fessional career and
his offensive line
has just been plain
bad at pass protec-
tion this season. There is also the fact he
is being groomed to be an NFL quarter-
back, which is worlds different from what
he had to do at University of Nevada. The
49ers coaching staff knows that a run-
heavy quarterback is a detriment, that one
big hit on Kaepernick could mean Blaine
Gabberts San Francisco debut. As a
result, they are trying to transform him
into a more traditional drop-back quarter-
back (read: safer), who can use his legs to
escape the occasional trouble or rare quar-
terback keeper. But that transition will
take some time, but it seems he should
know a good decision when he sees it.
And despite the touchdown Gore scored
Is Kaepernick
getting better?
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Damari Cual-Davis, Jeff erson
f oot bal l . The junior quarterback
rolled for 401 all-purpose yards in the
Indians' 43-23 win over Lowell last
Friday. Cual-Davis was 13-of-15 pass-
ing for 239 yards and two touchdown
strikes - both to senior receiver
Johnny Paramore - and ran for another
two while carrying seven times for
162 yards. His all-purpose total fell
just shy of his career high, when he
tabbed 417 yards in Jeff's 37-27 win
over Albany.
Leanna Col l i ns, Menl o-
Athert on vol l eybal l . The junior
led the Bears to a three-set sweep of
Hillsdale, nishing with a match-high
11 kills in a 25-13, 25-11, 27-25 vic-
tory.
Amel i a Mi l ne, Burl i ngame
water po l o . Finished with 19 blocks
against Hillsdale. This is Milnes rst
year as a full-time goaltender.
Anthony Gordon, Terra Nova
f oot bal l . Terra Nova won its rst
game of the season by topping Salinas
38-28. Fueled by their senior quarter-
back, the Tigers tabbed 601 total
offensive yards. Gordon was 27 of 45
in the air for 411 yards and three touch-
down passes. Through four games,
Gordon has totaled 1,635 passing
yards.
Jordan Genato, Terra Nova
f oot bal l . The senior wide out was
Anthony Gordon's most prolic target
in Friday's win over Salinas, making
12 catches for 247 yards and a touch-
down. The total is a career-high for
Genato, surpassing a 236-yard per-
formance the previous week against
Pioneer. He has tabbed triple-digit
yards in each of the Tigers' four games
this season and has totaled 776 receiv-
ing yards.
Reggi e Auel ua, Terra Nova
f oot bal l . The hits just keep on com-
ing for the Tigers. Their junior run-
ning back surpassed the 100-yard
rushing mark for the rst time in his
career in Friday's victory over Salinas,
carrying 20 times for 137 yards and a
touchdown. It marks the rst time a
Terra Nova running back has reached
the 100-yard plateau since Week 7 of
last season when John Wallace rushed
for 126 yards on 10 carries in a 57-27
win over Menlo-Atherton.
Jessica Kamemela, San Mateo
vol l eybal l . She was virtually unre-
turnable from the service line in the
Bearcats sweep of Jefferson, reeling
off 12 service aces.
Wat s on Fi l i ki t onga, San
Mateo footbal l . The senior running
back nished with 201 yards of total
offense 147 rushing, 54 receiving
and scored three touchdowns in the
Bearcat 34-8 win over Carlmont.
Mi a Hogan, Carl mont vol l ey-
bal l . Twice led the team in kills last
week, including a career-high 13 in the
Scots four-set win over Woodside. She
came back with an 11-kill performance
in her team sweep of South City.
Victoria Garrick, Sacred Heart
Prep vol l eybal l. The senior contin-
ues to be one of the most lethal play-
ers on the Peninsula. She recorded 23
kills in a three-set sweep of Mercy-
Burlingame and came back with a 30-
kill performance in a ve-set loss to
Los Gatos. Garrick is no slouch defen-
sively, either. She had 14 digs in the
win over Mercy.
Claire Morrison, Burlingame
water pol o. Scored a career-high
seven goals to lead the Panthers past
Hillsdale, 12-8.
Faavae Brown, Sequoia foot-
bal l . Sequoia (2-2) got back in the win
column against Kennedy (1-3) with
another outstanding effort by its junior
quarterback. Brown ran for a game-high
106 yards on 10 carries and also con-
nected for two touchdown passes with
Tommy Lopiparo. Brown was just 5-of-
6 passing on the game, but punctuated
the two-minute drill at the end of the
rst half by connecting with Lopiparo
on a 2-yard option play. In the second
half, Brown hit Lopiparo again, this
time on a 20-yard strike to help the
Cherokees to a 34-22 win.
Devin Grant, Aragon footbal l .
The Dons' offense capitalized on out-
standing eld position throughout and
needed just 278 total offensive yards
to post a 41-0 rout of Scotts Valley.
Grant had the momentous rst-quarter
play to get Aragon on the board
though, as the senior safety grabbed
his rst interception of the season and
sprinted 65 yards for a touchdown.
Honor roll
working on some element of her game. The
girl eats, sleeps and breathes volleyball.
Sure enough, 30 minutes prior to the start
of Mondays practice at Half Moon Bay,
Merkes had already worked up a feverish
sweat. Its just a day in the life for the soph-
omore, who plays year round. In addition to
earning All-PAL Ocean Division honors as a
freshman last season, she went on to play for
the prestigious Vision 15-and-under team
which went on to finish 15th at junior
nationals in Minneapolis.
A six-rotation player at Half Moon Bay,
Merkes played exclusively in the front row
for Vision. She is currently 5-9, but hopes to
grow a few more inches in the years to come.
Still, she has served as a middle blocker on
the club circuit since she took up with
Burlingames First String club three years
ago. It wasnt until she debuted with the
Cougars last season that she converted to
outside hitter.
My complete hitting form changed,
Merkes said. So, it looks like Im an outside
hitter instead of a middle, because middles
have a very distinct form when they hit.
(Its benecial) because it allows you to hit
more back row. So, its better all around.
With six sophomores in the Cougars mix
including Gabbi Cozzolino, who also
played varsity as a freshman the coaching
staff is on a mission to balance the attack.
Were at the point now where were trying
not to run our offense around [Merkes],
Morasci said. Were at the point where
everybody knows her. But in a clutch
moment, were going to set her.
In addition to the fast PAL Ocean Division
start last week, Half Moon Bay also won the
silver bracket (fth place overall) at the
Irvington Varsity Volleyball Tournament
over the weekend. Merkes totaled 53 kills
and 44 digs through ve tourney matches.
I think were denitely going to be a com-
petitor for the [PAL Ocean Division title],
Merkes said. I think if we really ght and
work hard, we can come out rst.
Whether or not the Cougars follow suit,
one thing is for sure. Hard work has become
Merkes hallmark.
Continued from page 11
AOTW
By Janie McCauley
SANTA CLARA Jim Harbaugh has no time for Deion
Sanders, Trent Dilfer or others who question whether the
fourth-year coach has lost his locker room or the faith of
his players.
In an NFL Network show Sunday, Sanders said of 49ers
players: They want him out. Theyre not on the same
page.
Personally I think thats a bunch of crap, Harbaugh
responded Monday. People say what they say.
Analyst Dilfer offered Monday on ESPN Radio that, I do
think its become almost toxic.
Harbaugh dismissed that, too, by saying, I havent seen
Trent or Deion around much.
When youre talking about unnamed sources, if some-
bodys got a good story to tell, they ought to put their name
to it, Harbaugh said. If I had a good story to tell, Id want
to put my name to it, so I dont put a lot of credibility into
the unnamed source.
Harbaugh is in the fourth season of his original $25 mil-
lion, ve-year contract he signed in January 2011 when he
left Stanford to become the 49ers coach. San Francisco (2-
2) beat the Eagles 26-21 on Sunday to avoid the rst three-
game losing streak of his tenure, holding one of the NFLs
best offenses without a touchdown.
Harbaugh has said he has an open-door policy and hasnt
heard from CEO Jed York or general manager Trent Baalke
that there have been complaints from players. And
Harbaugh said players have voiced nothing specically
in terms of concerns with how things are going.
Theres conversations, and we never really talk about
those, Harbaugh said. Players have good ideas, coaches
have good ideas, equipment managers have good ideas,
Harbaugh dismisses
idea of team discord
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By Janie McCauley
SAN FRANCISCO The San Francisco
Giants have proven themselves to be elimi-
nation experts.
Just rewind two Octobers ago, when the
Giants overcame six elimination games on
the way to their second World Series cham-
pionship in three years.
No doubt this year will be different. San
Francisco must win Wednesday at Pittsburgh
to advance into the best-of-ve NL division
series against the NL East champion
Washington Nationals.
Manager Bruce Bochy has plenty of play-
ers still around from the core of the roster
two years ago who went through all those
remarkable comebacks, such as becoming
the rst team in major league history to
rally from a two-game decit in a ve-game
series by winning three consecutive road
games to beat Cincinnati.
Then, San Francisco won three more elimina-
tion games to beat the Cardinals in the NLCS.
Well, sure, for our club, thats invaluable
experience, Bochy said. You look at the
clubs were looking at
playing, theyve been
through it, too
Pittsburgh, theyve been
in that game. Thats all
relative, really.
San Francisco (88-74)
hopes to regain a post-
season swagger with
many of the same faces
who have done this
before. From Pablo
Sandoval and Hunter Pence, to pitchers
Madison Bumgarner and Tim Lincecum.
Lefty 18-game winner Bumgarner will
pitch Wednesday night.
It never gets old, especially for these
guys, said Lincecum, who pitched the
Game 5 World Series clincher in 2010 and
was a key reliever in the 12 title run.
Weve been through a lot together, ups and
downs. But once you get through that door,
this is when we look to do something
great.
The Giants spent 96 days in rst place and
led the division by 10 games on June 9
despite the absences of injured stars Matt
Cain, Brandon Belt,
Marco Scutaro and Angel
Pagan for long stretches
of the season. Then, they
stumbled through
September and lost nine
of their nal 15.
They had a tough
week. Something like
this can lift their spir-
its, Bochy said of get-
ting back to the playoffs.
If it helps relax some guys, great. I told
them what a great job theyve done because
weve had some ups and downs.
During his time with Atlanta, Giants
right-hander Tim Hudson watched the
Braves lose the one-game wild card two
years ago 6-3 to St. Louis on a controver-
sial ineld y call that prompted irate fans
to throw bottles and trash and delay the
game at Turner Field.
I just dont like it because a lot of times
the better team dont win, Hudson said. If
it was a three-game series I think youd have
a better chance of having the better team
come out of it. Anybody can beat anybody
on one day. You can have the worst team in
baseball and they throw their ace against
anybody, theyre going to have a chance to
beat them. ... Its just unfortunate a 162-
game season is going to come down to one
game.
Bochy understands Hudsons concerns.
While the wild cards create a September
buzz with so many clubs still involved in
the chase, he would appreciate a short series
instead. Bochy is counting on the two off
days Monday and Tuesday allowing
his regulars to rest and recover.
Its created a lot of interest in baseball,
Ill say that. Alot of people like that one-
game deal, a Super Bowl-type thing,
Bochy said. If I had my druthers, Id rather
see two out of three, three out of ve or more
to give you a little margin for error. But,
hey, this is something thats fairly new in
baseball and I will say that one game, I
enjoy watching it. But now that Im in it, Id
like to have two out of three.
Giants have experience facing elimination
Bruce
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By Dave Skretta
KANSAS CITY, Mo. The Kansas City
Royals made one of the boldest trades in
franchise history two years ago. The
Oakland Athletics made a similarly aggres-
sive move just a couple of months ago.
The results of both will be in the starting
spotlight Tuesday night.
For the Royals, its Big Game James
James Shields, the centerpiece of a deal with
the Tampa Bay Rays that nally pushed the
long-downtrodden franchise into the post-
season for the rst time in 29 years. For the
As, its Jon Lester the postseason star of
the Red Sox last season who was acquired by
Oakland at the trading deadline just for this
moment.
The one-game AL wild-card playoff. The
winner advances to face the Los Angeles
Angels in the best-of-ve division series
Thursday. The loser trudges away into the
offseason.
Ive only been here for two years,
Shields said Monday, but when I got traded
over here, I knew the magnitude of what this
organization was headed for. And when I got
here, walking around the city and talking to
the fans and really relishing the 29 years,
its a special moment.
The teams share plenty of similarities:
pop-gun offenses backed by strong starting
pitching and two of the dominant bullpens
in baseball.
They also share a signicant difference:
Oakland has plenty of postseason experi-
ence, making it three straight years, while
Kansas City has languished near the cellar
for decades.
Thats the biggest reason why Royals
general manager Dayton Moore got Shields
and shut-down reliever Wade Davis prior to
last season, trading soon-to-be AL Rookie
of the Year Wil Myers and pitching prospect
Jake Odorizzi to Tampa Bay.
Moore wanted a legitimate ace for the
starting rotation, a pitcher who had tasted
postseason success, and who could mold a
young but rapidly learning Kansas City
clubhouse what it takes to win on the
games biggest stage.
Shields has delivered. Hes pitching to a
2.31 ERA this September, and the Royals
have won four of his starts in some high-
pressure games.
If you sit back and look at it, it means
everything. It was the trade that got us over
the hump, Royals manager Ned Yost said.
Would we be in this situation without
James Shields and Wade Davis? No. In my
mind, the trade did exactly what we hoped it
would do.
While the Royals were
comfortable in their staff
ace, the As were still
searching for their own.
They already had several
front-line starters, but
general manager Billy
Beane had been stung by
postseason disappoint-
ments, and he coveted a
horse for such high-
leverage games.
Turns out that the Red Sox were willing to
trade away just that kind of guy.The move
Beane made for Lester on July 31, shipping
slugger Yoenis Cespedes to Boston, raised
eyebrows around the league. And while the
Oakland offense took a hit, Lester has done
his part. He is 6-4 with a 2.35 ERA in 11
starts since he arrived in the Bay Area.
Now, he gets another opportunity to
pitch in the postseason.
We have a great opportunity ahead of
us, said Lester, who some thought should
have been the MVP of last years World
Series, when he went 2-0 with an 0.59 ERA
against St. Louis.
Tuesday night will mark Lesters 12th
start and 14th postseason appearance.
Were going to give it the best shot we
can and hopefully at the end of the day were
doing this again, he said. You never know
whats going to happen. This could be my
last chance.
It bodes well for him that hes facing the
Royals, a team that likens the left-hander to
kryptonite. He went 3-0 with a 2.61 ERA
against them this season, winning twice in
a span of a couple weeks with Oakland. He
also no-hit Kansas City in 2008.
He has a lot of traits like Shields does.
Hes a competitor, Royals outelder Alex
Gordon said. He battles out there. You can
tell the way he carries himself ... Obviously
his stuff is great, and thats why hes so
great in the postseason. Hes a bulldog.
The Royals were in a pennant race until
the nal weekend of the regular season,
when Detroit sewed up the AL Central, but
they were reasonably secure in their wild
card. That wasnt the case for the As, who
nearly had to play Seattle in a one-off just
for the right to play Tuesday.
All that matters now is what happens at
Kauffman Stadium, between two starting
pitchers who were brought to their respec-
tive teams just for this moment.
All we can think about is this one game
against Oakland, Shields said. We get
past this we have a little breathing room.
We just have to really focus on this one
game and go from there.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. Jamaal Charles
proved he is back to full speed for the
Kansas City Chiefs.
Tom Brady is still stuck in neutral for the
New England Patriots.
Charles returned from an injury to score
three touchdowns Monday night, Brady was
picked off twice by the opportunistic
Chiefs, and Kansas City routed New England
41-14 to hand Bill Belichick one of his
worst losses as coach of the Patriots.
Charles, who missed last weeks win in
Miami with a sprained ankle, ran for 92
yards and a score. The Pro Bowl running
back also caught two short touchdown pass-
es from Alex Smith, who had 248 yards
passing and three touchdowns in a sharp
performance before a raucous crowd.
The Chiefs (2-2) ended a four-game skid at
Arrowhead Stadium dating to last season by
handing the Patriots (2-2) their worst defeat
since losing to San Diego 41-17 in 2005.
Along with throwing two interceptions,
one of which was returned for a touchdown,
Brady was strip-sacked by Tamba Hali to
step up a eld goal. Brady nished 14 of 23
for 159 yards.
The Chiefs forced the Patriots to air it out by
stufng Shane Vereen and Stevan Ridley. And
when Brady dropped back, their front seven ran
roughshod over their suspect offensive line.
It hardly helped the Patriots offense that it
was trying to operate on the same night Chiefs
fans were trying to reclaim the record for loud-
est outdoor sports venue. The record was set in
the rst half, when Guinness World Records
record a noise level of 142.2 decibels break-
ing the mark of 137.6 that the Seattle
Seahawks fans had set last season.
The crowd included several members of the
Kansas City Royals, who made the walk
across the parking lot from Kauffman
Stadium to watch the start of the game on the
sidelines. The Royals will play their rst
postseason game since 1985 against the
Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night.
Knile Davis nished with 107 yards rushing
for Kansas City. Tight end Travis Kelce had
eight catches for 93 yards and a score.
Charles gave the Chiefs an early lead with
his rst-quarter touchdown plunge, and then
he extended the lead with a 5-yard TD catch
in the second quarter.
Cairo Santos added a 22-yard eld goal just
before halftime for a 17-0 lead.
The eld goal came after the Chiefs were
bailed out by a defensive penalty. They had
been stopped short on a pass play with 8
seconds left, but the penalty gave them a
second chance.
Kansas City had 303 yards of rst-half
offense, the most against any Belichick-
coached team.
Charles added his third touchdown of the
game early in the second half, taking a short
pass in the at and stumbling into the end
zone. He appeared to grab his hamstring on
the way down and was met by trainers as he
exited the eld. After a brief trip to the locker
room, Charles logged a few more carries
before his night was done.
By that point, the game was pretty much
done, too.
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TUESDAY
Girls tennis
Sacred Heart Cathedral vs. Notre Dame-Belmont
at CSM, Menlo School at Harker, Sacred Heart
Prep at Crystal Springs, Pinewood at Mercy-
Burlingame, 3:30 p.m.; Burlingame at Aragon,
Woodside at Hillsdale, Menlo-Atherton at Carl-
mont, Sequoia at San Mateo, Half Moon Bay at
Mills, Oceana at Capuchino, Terra Nova at South
City, El Camino at Westmoor, 4 p.m.
Girls volleyball
Half Moon Bay at Mills, El Camino at Jefferson,
Westmoor at Aragon,Terra Nova at Menlo-Ather-
ton, Sequoia at Woodside, South City at
Burlingame, Menlo School at Harker, Crystal
Springs at Kings Academy, 5:15 p.m.; Mercy-SF
at Sacred Heart Prep, Mercy-Burlingame at Pri-
ory, 5:45 p.m.; San Mateo at Capuchino, Hillsdale
at Carlmont, 6:15 p.m.
Boys water polo
San Mateo at Aragon, 4:15 p.m.; Terra Nova at
Woodside, 5:15 p.m.
Girls water polo
San Mateo at Aragon, 3 p.m.; Notre Dame-Bel-
mont at Hillsdale, 4 p.m.; Terra Nova vs.
Mercy-Burlingame at Serra, 5:15 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Girls tennis
Half Moon Bay at Capuchino, 4 p.m.
Girls water polo
Hillsdale at Woodside, Menlo-Atherton at
Burlingame, 4 p.m.; Mills at Menlo School, 5:15
p.m.; Castilleja at Carlmont, 5:30 p.m.
Boys water polo
Carlmont at Menlo School, 4 p.m.; Aragon vs. Ca-
puchino at Woodside, 5:15 p.m.; Menlo-Atherton
at Burlingame, 5:15 p.m.; Priory vs. Hillsdale at
Menlo School, 6:30 p.m.
Girls volleyball
Presentation at Notre Dame-Belmont, 6:30 p.m.
THURSDAY
Girls tennis
Presentation vs. Notre Dame-Belmont at CSM,
Menlo School at Crystal Springs, Castilleja at Sa-
cred Heart Prep,Priory at Mercy-Burlingame, 3:30
p.m.; Carlmont at Sequoia, Woodside at Menlo-
Atherton, Hillsdale at Aragon, San Mateo at
Burlingame, South City vs. El Camino at South
City, Oceana at Terra Nova, Capuchino at Mills,
Westmoor at Half Moon Bay, 4 p.m.
Girls volleyball
Sacred Heart Prep at Menlo School, San Mateo at
Westmoor,Capuchinoat El Camino,Millsat Aragon,
Half MoonBayat Jefferson,Woodsideat SouthCity,
Terra Nova at Burlingame,Crystal Springs at Mercy-
Burlingame,5:15p.m.;Menlo-Athertonat Carlmont,
Sequoia at Hillsdale, 6:15 p.m.
Boys water polo
Woodside at San Mateo, Hillsdale at Terra Nova,
4 p.m.; Sequoia at Serra, 5:15 p.m.
Girls water polo
Mercy-Burlingame at San Mateo, Mills at Terra
Nova, 5:15 p.m.
WHATS ON TAP
AMERICANCONFERENCE
East W L T Pct PF PA
Buffalo 2 2 0 .500 79 75
Miami 2 2 0 .500 96 97
New England 2 2 0 .500 80 90
N.Y. Jets 1 3 0 .250 79 96
South W L T Pct PF PA
Houston 2 1 0 .667 64 50
Indianapolis 1 2 0 .333 95 78
Tennessee 1 2 0 .333 43 69
Jacksonville 0 3 0 .000 44 119
North W L T Pct PF PA
Cincinnati 3 0 0 1.000 80 33
Baltimore 2 1 0 .667 65 50
Pittsburgh 2 1 0 .667 73 72
Cleveland 1 2 0 .333 74 77
West W L T Pct PF PA
San Diego 3 1 0 .750 102 63
Denver 2 1 0 .667 75 67
Kansas City 2 2 0 .500 102 79
Raiders 0 4 0 .000 51 103
NATIONALCONFERENCE
East W L T Pct PF PA
Philadelphia 3 0 0 1.000 101 78
Dallas 2 1 0 .667 77 69
N.Y. Giants 2 2 0 .500 103 91
Washington 1 3 0 .250 95 109
South W L T Pct PF PA
Atlanta 2 1 0 .667 103 72
Carolina 2 1 0 .667 63 58
New Orleans 1 2 0 .333 78 72
Tampa Bay 0 3 0 .000 45 95
North W L T Pct PF PA
Detroit 2 1 0 .667 61 45
Chicago 2 1 0 .667 75 62
Minnesota 1 2 0 .333 50 56
Green Bay 1 2 0 .333 54 79
West W L T Pct PF PA
Arizona 3 0 0 1.000 66 45
Seattle 2 1 0 .667 83 66
St. Louis 1 2 0 .333 56 85
49ers 1 2 0 .333 62 68
ThursdaysGame
N.Y. Giants 45,Washington 14
Sunday's Games
Green Bay at Chicago, 10 a.m.
Buffalo at Houston, 10 a.m.
Tennessee at Indianapolis, 10 a.m.
Carolina at Baltimore, 10 a.m.
Detroit at N.Y. Jets, 10 a.m.
Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m.
Miami vs. Oakland at London, 10 a.m.
Jacksonville at San Diego, 1:05 p.m.
Philadelphia at San Francisco, 1:25 p.m.
Atlanta at Minnesota, 1:25 p.m.
New Orleans at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.
Open: Arizona, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Denver, Seat-
tle, St. Louis
MondaysGames
Kansas City 41, New England 14
NFL GLANCE
trainers have good ideas, strength
coaches. Welcome that. If we
havent been doing something
right or theres a better way to do
it, then lets get it out in the open,
lets talk about it and well do any-
thing to x something or make it
better. Thats the kind of relation-
ship we have.
The 49ers, who host former
quarterback Alex Smith and the
Kansas City Chiefs this coming
Sunday, rallied in a rare strong sec-
ond half to send the Eagles to their
rst defeat. Harbaugh spoke of the
joy of coaching a game like
that.
Its going to be good for
morale, I would suspect. Good for
my morale, he said afterward.
But we got to keep going.
York said last year he hoped to
get a new deal done for Harbaugh
during the offseason, but that did-
nt happen. Instead, reports sur-
faced that the Cleveland Browns
inquired about trading for
Harbaugh.
Still, Harbaugh described his
relationship with York, Baalke
and the front office as very
good.
Everybody is on the same
page. Everybody is focused on
this season, making it the best it
can possibly be, working well
together, he said.
Afew days after San Franciscos
2013 season ended with a January
loss in the NFC championship
game at Seattle, Cleveland hired
Bills defensive coordinator Mike
Pettine to replace Rob
Chudzinski, who was red after
going 4-12 his rst year.
Harbaugh coached the 49ers to
their rst Super Bowl appearance
in 18 years after the 2012 season,
and San Francisco missed out on
the franchises sixth champi-
onship. The Niners lost in the
NFC championship game in
Harbaughs first season to the
eventual champion New York
Giants. He earned NFL Coach of
the Year honors while leading the
49ers back to the playoffs follow-
ing an eight-year stretch without a
playoff berth or winning record.
Defensive stars such as Justin
Smith and Patrick Willis have said
this team must take the next step
and win a title.
What I love about our ballclub
is theres no finger pointing,
theres total belief in each other,
Harbaugh said. Offense lifting up
defense. Defense lifting up the
offense and both doing that with
the special teams. Thats a joy to
be around. Thats a joy to coach.
Now, theyre playing for each
other. Thats what they should be
doing. Im not taking any credit
for that. Im just expressing thats
a joy to be around these ghters,
these men.
NOTES: Harbaugh had no
updates on the health of tight end
Vernon Davis, who left with a
back injury, or RTAnthony Davis,
who sustained a left knee injury in
his season debut after returning
from a hurt hamstring.
NINERS
on Kaepernicks unbelievable pass, any
knowledgeable football person will tell
you that was a bad decision, it just hap-
pened to work out. I was watching the
game with my brother Sunday afternoon
and we both groaned when Kaepernick
made that pass both knowing passes
like that more often than not end up being
intercepted and returned the other way for a
score. We were both pleasantly surprised to
see the outcome.
Time and again Sunday, Gore leaked out
of the backeld as a check-down option and
Kaepernick never even looked his way.
Given the number of times Kaepernick was
running for his life because of shoddy
offensive line play, Gore could have
torched the Eagles defense all day long.
Yet Gore nished with just the one catch.
Its almost as if Kaepernick is intentional-
ly bypassing that option and is instead
determined to throw the ball down the eld,
defense and better options be damned. If
former 49ers quarterback Alex Smith was
known as the check-down king,
Kaepernick is the exact opposite.
Then there is the maddening situation of
barely getting a snap off before the play
clock expires. It appears the offense gets
in and out of the huddle quickly, but it
seems Kaepernick is taking way too much
time looking over the defense to decide if
an audible is needed. Time and again, he
called out the initial signals with about 10
seconds left on the play clock, looks over
the defense and calls out new signals with
about four seconds left, snapping the ball
sometimes what seems like a millisecond
before the clock expires.
Can he not comprehend the looks defens-
es are giving him? Is he having a hard time
checking out of one play and deciding on a
new one at the line of scrimmage? Is the
game still moving too fast for him?
His biggest fault right now is it appears
as if he is still thinking too much out there
instead of reacting, which any professional
athlete will tell you is not a good place to
be. Players are at their best when they
instinctively know what needs to be done
in any situation, reading and reacting to
what the opposition is doing. As only a
second-year starter, Kaepernick still has
not achieved that level yet.
Does he have time to gure it all out?
Sure. But maybe more reliance on Gore and
less on Kaepernick until he does.
Nathan Mollat can be reached by email:
nathan@smdailyjournal.com or by phone: 344-
5200 ext. 117. He can also be followed on Twitter
@CheckkThissOutt.
LOUNGE
By Jon Krawczynski
MINNEAPOLIS The
Minnesota Twins have red man-
ager Ron Gardenhire after 13 sea-
sons that included at least 92 loss-
es in each of the last four years.
The move was made Monday
with one season left on
Gardenhire's contract, ending the
second-longest active tenure in
the major leagues behind Mike
Scioscia of the Angels. The Twins
announced an afternoon news con-
ference with Gardenhire and gener-
al manager Terry Ryan.
Gardenhire played an integral
role in the franchise's renais-
sance, guiding the Twins to their
first of six American League
Central division titles in 2002 in
his first year on the job. But
Gardenhire's teams only got out of
the rst round once, and his post-
season record was 6-21 with the
last win coming in 2004.
The Twins have long been the
model of stability in not only
baseball but major professional
sports, with only two managers
over the last 28 years and two gen-
eral managers over the last 20 sea-
sons. But all the losing of late
became too much to overcome.
This year, Gardenhire became
just the fourth manager in the
game's history to preside over at
least four straight 90-loss sea-
sons with the same team, joining
Connie Mack of the Philadelphia
Athletics (nine), Zach Taylor of
the St. Louis Browns (four) and
his predecessor with the Twins,
Tom Kelly (four). Kelly returned
for one more year after his streak,
and he retired after an 85-77 fin-
ish in 2001.
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tain medical test. The status of the ninth
case is unclear.
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ing oxygen or more extreme care such as a
breathing machine. Many but not all
had asthma before the infection.
The CDC has been testing a limited num-
ber of specimens from very sick children
around the country, and as of Thursday
reported 277 people in 40 states and the
District of Columbia with enterovirus 68.
So far no deaths have been attributed to the
virus, but Seward said 15 still are being
investigated.
Health officials know enterovirus can
cause paralysis. Published reports count
at least two people in the U.S. who were
paralyzed and were found to have the
virus in their spinal fluid. One was a New
Hampshire 5-year-old in 2008; details
are scant on the second case, a young
adult, which happened many years earli-
er.
Earlier this year, Stanford University
researchers said they had identified polio-
like illnesses in about 20 California chil-
dren over about 18 months. Two tested
positive for enterovirus 68. CDC officials
say its still not clear if the virus was a fac-
tor in those cases.
Paralysis is a rare complication of
enterovirus 68 infection, but with so many
more cases of enterovirus being reported
this year, it may not be surprising to see
that problem, said Dr. Larry Wolk, chief
medical officer of the Colorado Department
of Public Health and Environment.
The CDC is asking doctors to report
patients 21 or younger who developed
limb weakness since August 1 and who
have had an MRI exam that showed abnor-
malities in the nerve tissue in the spinal
cord.
Seward said a test that showed the germ
in a patients spinal fluid would be good
evidence that the virus was causing paraly-
sis. Unfortunately, lab tests of spinal fluid
often fail to identify bugs like enterovirus
68, even if theyre present, she added.
VIRUS
100 percent effective at preventing preg-
nancy and sexually transmitted diseases and
says pediatricians should encourage teens
to delay sexual activity until they are
ready. But since many teens dont heed that
advice, the policy also says pediatricians
need to provide birth control guidance.
IUDs intrauterine devices are
small, T-shaped devices containing hor-
mones or copper that are inserted into
the womb to prevent pregnancy.
Hormone-containing birth control
implants are matchstick-size plastic rods
placed under the skin of the upper arm.
All methods of hormonal birth control
are safer than pregnancy, Ott said.
These include pills, patches and injec-
tions.
The academys new advice updates a 2007
birth control policy that didnt recommend
specic methods other than condom use.
For the rst time, the new policy address-
es obese teens because pediatricians are see-
ing increasing numbers of patients whose
excess weight may affect birth control
effectiveness, Ott said. For example, hor-
monal patches may be less effective in girls
weighing more than 198 pounds, the policy
says. Also, obese girls are more likely to
gain weight with hormonal injections than
with birth control pills.
IUD
tant, said Community Development
Director David Woltering.
The Transit Corridors Plan really has
incentives, he said. Theres opportunities
to assemble property. With above ground
parking, now you have real economic
incentives to redevelop property.
One example of a space that couldnt be
redeveloped because of height limitations
is the Budget Motel on El Camino Real, on
the north side of San Bruno Avenue, City
Manager Connie Jackson said. The
increased height limits would allow for
more creative development, she said.
The 1977 ordinance prohibited buildings
or other structures to exceed 50 feet or three
stories in the Transit Corridors Area unless
approved by the majority of voters of San
Bruno. If voters approve Measure N,
heights could reach 70 feet along El Camino
Real within the Transit Corridors Area or
two stories higher than what is now
allowed. Along San Bruno Avenue, build-
ings could go up to 65 feet or two stories
higher than what is now allowed, while the
central business district along San Mateo
Avenue could go up to 55 feet or one story
higher than what is now allowed. The
Caltrain station area could rise the most to
90 feet or four stories than what is now
allowed.
On the other side, Millbraes Doug
Radtke, the campaign chair against Measure
N, said the cost of gentrication, which
would result from adding newer housing, is
less affordable housing and more San
Franciscans being transported to San
Bruno. Radtke lived half of his childhood in
San Bruno before moving to Millbrae.
What comes down after that is theyll
have to raise the sales tax and push out mom
and pop businesses, he said. Latino and
ethnic grocery stores cant stick around in
the long run with gentrication. Do you
really want to push the agenda of making it
like Burlingame Avenue? Im not sure its a
great t.
Starbucks, Chipotle, Whole Foods and
other chains could soon populate the down-
town area, Radtke fears. He also feels like
the city has already lined up who will devel-
op the area. But Jackson said the biggest
concern right now is being able to fill
vacant spaces, which is a concern not only
for property owners, but also for adjacent
businesses not getting foot traffic. She
imagines a thoughtful integration of new
businesses with those that have been around
and are successful, she said.
Radtke sees other ways of promoting
businesses.
An alternative could be temporarily lift-
ing the cost of business licenses, lift fees
and provide incentives to set up shop in San
Bruno, Radkte said. Why not offer busi-
ness owners a way to promote their busi-
nesses? Bring in co-working spaces.
Finding ways to attract a younger popula-
tion could be some of the way to bring busi-
nesses.
Conversely, Ruane said drawing people
who work in San Bruno and commute from
their homes in San Francisco could allow
for more transit-oriented development and
not have to bike down from other cities,
even as far away as San Francisco.
Some local business leaders say the
height limits need to change to give down-
town a boost, with Dennis Sammut, CEO of
the Artichoke Joes Casino on Huntington
Avenue, noting that a lot of the buildings in
the downtown 1600 block of San Mateo
Avenue are 100 years old.
The downtown is tired; its old, he pre-
viously said. Someday youve got to bite
the bullet. I think theyre (the council) kind
of caught. Theres a lot of resident concerns.
Its a very difcult decision for the council;
its dynamic. If they want the town to move
into the next century, it has to be an intelli-
gently planned development. Looking
for the future of San Bruno, the way to help
move it forward is increase height limits.
You cant go crazy and put up a 90-story
building though.
Meanwhile, Radkte also noted adding
more water users to the city will result in a
more expensive water system for San
Bruno. The downtowns narrow streets and
infrastructure arent set up to handle 1,000
additional rentals.
Two councilmembers, Rico Medina and
Michael Salazar, recused themselves from
the vote to put the measure on the Nov. 4
ballot because they own properties in close
proximity. Councilwoman Irene OConnell
also owns property in the vicinity, but
voted for the measure to get the third vote
needed for it to pass.
angela@smdailyjournal.com
(650) 344-5200 ext. 105
HEIGHTS
HEALTH 19
By Sarah DiLorenzo
DAKAR, Senegal The U.N. mis-
sion to combat Ebola opened its
headquarters on Monday in Ghana,
where it will coordinate international
aid to assist West Africa to combat
the accelerating crisis.
This outbreak has spiraled into the
worst ever for Ebola, and the World
Health Organization says it is has
linked more than 3,000 deaths to the
disease. Even that frightening figure
is likely an underestimate of the true
toll, said WHO. Liberia, Sierra Leone
and Guinea have been hit hardest.
Senegal and Nigeria have also been
touched, but have not reported a new
case in weeks.
In back-to-back speeches at the
United Nations on Monday, the for-
eign ministers of Liberia and Sierra
Leone described the terrible toll
Ebola has taken on their efforts to
lift their people from poverty and
recover from civil wars and pleaded
with the international community to
continue to sending much-needed aid.
Only when the number of avail-
able beds surpasses the number of
cases can we say Ebola is under con-
trol, Sierra Leones Foreign
Minister Samura Kamara told the
General Assembly. This is a fight
for all of us; we must prove that
humanity will be equal to this new
challenge to our collective exis-
tence.
In the face of such desperate calls,
many promises of aid have poured in
recently, and some of it has begun to
arrive. France promised on Monday
to set up another field hospital in
Guinea and to send 25 more doctors.
But some say the response is still
too slow and haphazard.
The United Nations Mission for
Ebola Emergency Response, also
known as UNMEER, is now tasked
with figuring out where the greatest
needs are and making sure aid gets
there, said Christy Feig, director of
communications for WHO, which
will play a significant role in the
mission.
The head of the mission, Anthony
Banbury, and his team arrived
Monday in Ghanas capital of Accra.
The needs of the outbreak have con-
tinually outstripped projections:
WHO says around 1,500 treatment
beds have been built or are in the
works, but that still leaves a gap of
more than 2,100 beds. Between
1,000 and 2,000 international health
care workers are needed, and they and
local doctors and nurses will require
millions of disposable protective
suits to stay safe. Thousands of home
hygiene kits are also being flown in
to help families protect themselves
at home.
Despite massive promises of aid in
recent weeks, many areas have gross-
ly inadequate resources. For instance
Nimba County, one of the places
Ebola has hit hardest in Liberia out-
side the capital, has only one ambu-
lance, and it is often broken down,
the countys medical officer, Collins
Bowah, said Monday.
And there remain misunderstand-
ings about the disease that have hin-
dered efforts to slow the diseases
spread. On Monday, Sierra Leones
Ebola response task force said it
learned with dismay of reports of
people in some regions including
ones put under quarantine recently
rejoicing that Ebola was over. It
warned in a statement that the out-
break is continuing and all measures
to contain Ebola, like avoiding pub-
lic gatherings and frequent hand-
washing, should be followed.
U.N. mission to combat Ebola opens HQ in Ghana
REUTERS
U.N.peacekeepers stand at the construction site of an Ebola virus treatment center
at the Samuel K. Doe sports complex in Monrovia, Liberia.
WASHINGTON An American doctor who was
exposed to the Ebola virus while volunteering in Sierra
Leone was admitted Sunday to a hospital at the National
Institutes of Health near the nations capital.
The patient, who was not identified, arrived at NIHs
Clinical Center about 4 p.m., NIH said in a statement
on its website.
NIH said that out of an abundance of caution, the
physician was admitted to a special isolation unit. NIH
infectious disease chief Dr. Anthony Fauci wouldnt
discuss details about the patient but said that in gener-
al, an exposure to Ebola doesnt necessarily mean
someone will become sick.
When someone is exposed, you want to put them
into the best possible situation so if something hap-
pens you can take care of them, Fauci said.
NIH is taking every precaution to ensure the safety
of our patients, NIH staff and the public, the agency
said in a statement.
Four other American aid workers who were sickened
by Ebola while volunteering in the West African out-
break have been treated at hospitals in Georgia and
Nebraska. One remains hospitalized while the others
have recovered.
An Associated Press photographer saw a person
dressed in a white protective suit get off a plane and
walk to a waiting ambulance at the Frederick Municipal
Airport in Maryland about 3:30 p.m. Sunday.
The planes tail number matched that of the aircraft
that has been used previously to transport other Ebola
patients to the United States from overseas.
NIH spokesman John Burklow confirmed that the
plane carrying the patient landed at Frederick.
U.S. doctor exposed
to the Ebola virus
admitted to hospital
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Housing Heroes Awards Ceremony.
3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Redwood Shores Li-
brary, Community Room, 399 Marine
Parkway, Redwood City. San Mateo
County Behavioral Health and Recov-
ery Services will honor individuals
who helped find stable housing for
people with mental health and sub-
stance use conditions. Free and open
to to the public. For more information
call Robyn Thaw at 573-3935.
Kids Get CraftyDrop in Crafts. 4 p.m.
to 5:30 p.m. Burlingame Library, 480
Primrose Road, Burlingame. Make fun,
creative and kid-friendly crafts in these
after-school sessions. Open to ages 5
and up. For more information email
Kim Day at day@plsinfo.org.
Thich Nhat Hanh On Living and
Dying. 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Ladera
Community Church, 3300 Alpine Road,
Portola Valley. Vietnamese Zen Master
Thich Nhat Hanh is revered through-
out the world for his powerful
teachings and writings on the art of
mindfulness, on peace and reconcilia-
tion and on living happily in the
present. Free and open to the public.
For more information call 854-4157 or
email bpmoyer@earthlink.net.
Silicon Gulch Jazz Bands perform-
ance. 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. The Swingin
Door, 106 E. 25th Ave., San Mateo. For
more information call 522-9800.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 1
Portola Art GalleryPresents Marsha
Heimbeckers Anniversary Collec-
tion. 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Portola
Art Gallery at Allied Arts Guild, 75
Arbor Road, Menlo Park. Features oil
paintings by award winning artist Mar-
sha Heimbecker of San Mateo. For
more information email marsha.he-
imbecker@gmail.com.
San Mateo Professional Alliance
Weekly Networking Lunch. Noon to
1 p.m. Spiedo Ristorante, 223 E. Fourth
Ave., San Mateo. Free admission, but
lunch is $17. For more information call
430-6500 or see www.sanmateopro-
fessionalalliance.com.
Meenakshis International Cooking
with Kids. 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Eleanor Haas Koshland Center, 2001
Winward Way, Suite 200, San Mateo.
For more information call 931-1840.
Low-Cost Vaccination Clinic. 6 p.m.
to 8 p.m. Coyote Point Auditorium, 12
Airport Blvd., San Mateo.
Groovy Judy Rocks! 6:30 p.m. to 8
p.m. Off the Grid Menlo Park, 1120
Merrill St., Menlo Park. All ages. Free.
For more information go to
www.groovyjudy.com.
Knitting with Arnie. 6:30 to 9 p.m. San
Carlos Library, 610 Elm St., San Carlos.
Knitting class offered every Wednes-
day for all ages and skills levels. Bring
your yarn/needles and start knitting.
Free. For more information call Rhea
Bradley 591-0341 ext. 237.
Lecture by Michael Dimock: The
Grassroots Crusade for Food Re-
form in California. 7 p.m. Burlingame
Public Library, 480 Primrose Road,
Burlingame. Dimock is the president
of Roots of Change, former chairman
of Slow Food USA and strategic ad-
viser to the California Food Policy
Council. For more information contact
John Piche at piche@plsinfo.org.
The Club Fox Blues Jam: Pam
Hawkins. 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. The Club
Fox, 2209 Broadway, Redwood City.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. $7. For more
information go to www.rwcblues-
jam.com.
THURSDAY, OCT. 2
Adult Chess. 10 a.m. to noon. San Car-
los Library, 610 Elm St., San Carlos.
Chess board and pieces provided
every Thursday. Free. For more infor-
mation call Rhea Bradley 591-0341 ext.
23.
Not aStoryTime: Tales from the Oral
Tradition. 4 p.m. Menlo Park Library,
800 Alma St., Menlo Park. For more in-
formation call 330-2530 or visit
menlopark.org/library.
Happy Hour and Fashion Show. 5
p.m. to 8 p.m. Ricochet, 1600 S. El
Camino Real, San Mateo. Meet the
artists, mingle with your community
and shop while enjoying free snacks
and drinks. Bring music, snacks or
drinks to share and receive 10 percent
off your purchase. For more informa-
tion email
ricochetwearableart@gmail.com.
Alfie Kohn Presents: The Progres-
sive Schools Our Children Deserve.
7 p.m. Oshman Jewish Community
Center, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. $20.
For more information and to purchase
tickets go to
www.fusionacademy.com/alekohn.
Joshua Wolf Shenk Talk. 7 p.m. PARC
Auditorium, 333 Coyote Hill Road, Palo
Alto. Shenk will talk about the gene-
sis of creative innovation and the
collaborative process. $10 for mem-
bers, $20 for non-members, $7 for
students with valid ID. For more infor-
mation contact
ggehue@commonwealthclub.org.
FRIDAY, OCT.3
One Caring Team Talk. 7:30 a.m.
Crystal Springs Golf Course, 6650 Golf
Course Drive, Burlingame. Speaker Dr.
Sonya Kim will present and breakfast
is included. $15. For more information
or to RSVP call 515-5891.
Senior Scam Seminars. 9 a.m. to 11
a.m. San Carlos Adult Community Cen-
ter, 601 Chestnut St., San Carlos. Learn
how to protect yourself from frauds
and scams. Free. Seniors, their families
and caregivers are welcome to end.
Space is limited; to RSVP call 349-2200.
San Mateo County History Museum
Free First Friday. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
2200 Broadway, Redwood City. Free
admission. For more information call
Mitch Postel at 299-0104.
Tai Chi. 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. San Carlos
Library, 610 Elm St., San Carlos. Tai Chi
for teens and adults offered every
Monday, Friday and Saturday. Free. For
more information call Rhea Bradley
591-0341 ext. 237.
Pick of the Litter First Friday Sale,
50 percent off. Pick of the Litter Thrift
Shop, 1127 Chula Vista, Burlingame.
Woodside International Horse Tri-
als. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Horse Park at
Woodside. For more information con-
tact eden@athletux.com.
American Red Cross Blood Dona-
tion Opportunity. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
ALLCARE Veterinary Hospital, 225
Carmel Ave., Pacica. For more infor-
mation go to redcrossblood.org.
Save the Music Festival. 11 a.m. to
5:30 p.m.Twin Pines Park, Belmont. An-
nual event hosted by the
Belmont-Redwood Shores Public
Schools Foundation. Enjoy music, food
and games for the kids and raise funds
to keep music programs alive in the
Belmont-Redwood Shores School Dis-
trict. For more information go to
schoolforce.org/save-the-music.
First Friday at Claremont Art Stu-
dios.5 p.m. to 8 p.m. 1515 S. Claremont
St., San Mateo. There will be work on
display, items for sale and refresh-
ments. For more information contact
sarah@sarahsoward.com.
First Fridaysat TheShopat Flywheel
Press. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. 309 Seventh
Ave., San Mateo. Celebrate summers
end and the ofcial start of fall with a
street market, live music by Shays Re-
bellion and gallery open to all. For
more information contact Amber Ellis
Seguine at
theshop@ywheelpress.com.
The South San Francisco Cultural
Arts Commission presents Quilting
Under the Stars A Quilting and
Floral Design Exhibit. 6:30 p.m. to
8:30 p.m. South San Francisco Munic-
ipal Services Building, 33 Arroyo Drive,
South San Francisco. Free. For more in-
formation visit www.ssf.net or call
829-3800.
Chocolate Fest. 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Congregational Church of Belmont,
751 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont.
Chocolate candy, ice cream, cookie
and dessert makers from the Penin-
sula and the entire Bay Area will offer
their chocolate wares for tasting.
$22.50 in advance and $25 at the door
(children and seniors are $20). For
more information call 593-4547.
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grams, subject to California Community
Colleges Board of Governors approval.
Districts will be selected according to their
ability and interest in establishing rigorous
undergrad programs that confer degrees in
high demand among regional employers.
Achieving a geographical balance of dis-
tricts to maximize student enrollment will
be another factor. Galatolo has already sent
a letter to the state chancellors ofce to
express his interest in the program.
The San Mateo County district does
already offer some four-year degree pro-
grams, including a nursing program at
College of San Mateo that offers a registered
nurse, RN degree. Caada offers a bachelors
of science degree in nursing through San
Francisco State University. Allied health
professions are now asking applicants to
have more than an associates degree. The
difculty with only being able to add one
four-year degree is that the district would
like to add both respiratory therapy and radi-
ological technology degrees to separate
schools in the district, but would have to
choose one, said Galatolo.
The bill states that California needs to
produce 1 million more bachelors degrees
than the state currently produces to remain
economically competitive in the coming
decades. There is demand for education
beyond the associate degree level in specif-
ic academic disciplines that is not currently
being met by Californias four-year public
institutions, according to the bill. Each dis-
trict can have one bachelors degree pro-
gram through an accreditation body. Hill, a
co-author of the bill, has been trying to get
legislation like this passed for a number of
years. He notes its an opportunity for stu-
dents and will help meet the workforce needs
of the community.
San Mateo County has a tremendous
community college district, he previously
said. From a local perspective, I see the
challenges faced by students who want a
four-year degree. Theyve got to go south,
theyve got to go east or theyve got to
north. If youre working and you have limit-
ed time with the trafc congestion youre
faced with today, its almost an impossible
task just to get to school when you need to
for a four-year degree. There are many areas
where the community colleges are capable
of providing a baccalaureate degree without
a great deal of effort.
Still, Hill would like to see it open up
even more than this bill is doing.
These baccalaureate programs will be lim-
ited and will not in any way detract from the
community colleges traditional mission to
advance Californias economic growth and
global competitiveness through education,
training and services that contribute to con-
tinuous workforce improvement, nor will
these programs unnecessarily duplicate sim-
ilar programs offered by nearby public four-
year institutions, the bill states. The limita-
tion of one program per district is denitely
a drawback, said Tom Mohr, trustee on the
San Mateo County Community College
District board.
Under the legislation, districts would not
be able to offer a bachelors degree already
offered at California State University or the
University of California.
On the statewide level, Brice W. Harris,
California Community Colleges chancellor,
expressed his support for the bill.
Thanks to the governor, Legislature and
college educators who supported this bill,
like Chancellor Constance Carroll of San
Diego, the countrys largest system of high-
er education joins the ranks of community
colleges in other states that offer four-year
degrees, Harris said in a prepared state-
ment. Employers in California seek candi-
dates with advanced credentials and many
struggle to ll positions in some of the
elds that will be covered under the new pro-
gram. This law will help us to meet
Californias workforce needs, does not
duplicate CSU or UC degree programs and
gives more Californians access to afford-
able higher education that can enable them
to obtain well-paying jobs.
The Legislative Analysts Ofce will con-
duct an interim evaluation of the bachelors
degree program in 2018 and a nal evalua-
tion by July 2022.
The California Community Colleges has
72 districts and 112 colleges serving 2.1
million students per year.
angela@smdailyjournal.com
(650) 344-5200 ext. 105
DEGREES
help children avoid having to be placed in
shelters or group homes.
According to the Department of Social
Services, there are currently 62,545 chil-
dren in foster care in California.
That figure is down from more than
100,000 in 2000, according to
kidsdata.org, a program of the Lucile
Packard Foundation for Childrens Health.
The decline has been attributed to policies
that emphasize keeping families together
and nding permanent placement.
SB1252 by Sen. Norma Torres, D-
Pomona, allows counties to extend housing
to foster youth up to age 25 for up to three
years if they are completing college. The
current eligibility cut-off age is 24 for up to
two years, according to the senators ofce.
The Stuart Foundation, a San Francisco-
based trust dedicated to the development of
children and youth, found that 70 percent of
foster children expressed interest in attend-
ing college but only 10 percent enroll. Just
a projected 3 percent would graduate with a
degree.
Brown also signed bills that would help
homeless youth.
One bill, AB1733 by Assemblywoman
Sharon Quirk-Silva, D-Fullerton, allows a
homeless person to obtain an identication
card from the Department of Motor Vehicles
without a fee.
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ACROSS
1 Ocean color
5 Gladiators hello
8 Ciao (hyph.)
12 Used car worry
13 Spanish hero El
14 Open-mouthed
15 Storage unit
17 Behind schedule
18 Frothy brew
19 Barked
21 Band composer
24 Piece of news
25 Class
26 Kind of split
30 Turns right
32 Thud
33 Hold dear
37 Rocket part
38 Mesozoic, for one
39 Viking name
40 Spotty
43 Compass pt.
44 Thoroughfare
46 Slalom runs
48 Hardys other half
50 Te Ching
51 Ms. Ferber
52 Solar and nuclear
57 Certainty
58 Poets contraction
59 Wound a matador
60 Genealogy chart
61 de plume
62 Domed tent
DOWN
1 Painters work
2 Status
3 G.I. morale booster
4 Map book
5 Feel sore
6 Contend
7 Whirlpool
8 Sailors yarn (2 wds.)
9 Dumbfounded
10 Tribal emblem
11 Like prime steak
16 Butcher block
20 Ich bin Berliner
21 Endorse a check
22 Bogus butter
23 Luau strummers
27 Be a party to
28 DEA operative
29 Bombay nanny
31 Distinct
34 Mother lodes?
35 Carpenters clamp
36 Just scrapes by
41 Lemony drink
42 Four quarters
44 Tornado nder
45 Pint fraction
47 Damp
48 Port side
49 Explorer Ponce de
50 Time in ofce
53 Opposite of paleo
54 Chit
55 Foul up
56 Congeal
DILBERT CROSSWORD PUZZLE
HOLY MOLE
PEARLS BEFORE SWINE
GET FUZZY
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2014
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) Meet up with someone
you want to get to know better. Prepare to make big
changes. Its likely you will be recommended for a
promotion or an unusual opportunity.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) You will come out on
top if challenged. Not only will you be able to think
fast, you will play a critical role in helping someone
with a pressing problem.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) Engage in a
heart-to-heart talk with someone you have an issue
with. Be direct to avoid confusion. Dont let anxiety
get the better of you.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Persuasiveness
will evade you today. Refrain from initiating a
partnership. Equality will be difcult to maintain in
any relationship you venture into. Go it alone in order
to reach your goal.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) Dont engage in
personal talks regarding assets or secrets. Your wit
and charisma will be entertainment enough. Someone
inuential will have a profound effect on your future.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) Go to great lengths
to avoid disputes among your peers. You will ruin a
chance for advancement if you take sides. Observe and
collect information to help get ahead. Dont meddle.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) An offhand remark will
strain an important relationship. Physical activity will
keep you out of trouble. Unexpected delays will turn a
happy experience into a headache.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Lending money or
picking up the tab will not impress anyone. Pitfalls
lie ahead if you fall prey to a fast-talking scam artist
who guarantees wealth and prosperity.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Your best option will
be listening to and deciphering whats actually
going on around you. Once you have gathered
all the information, you will be able to make an
informed choice.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) If you pace your
actions, you will get a lot done. Dont hesitate to
delegate tasks if you think you are falling behind. A
solid effort will help to clinch the deal.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) You will have the power
of persuasion working for you, and a benecial
partnership is on the horizon. Keep some details secret
so that you are not left in a vulnerable position.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Remove yourself from
the hustle and bustle of everyday routine, and put your
worries aside. A day of relaxation or time spent doing
something you enjoy will boost your spirits.
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Tuesday Sept. 30, 2014 21
THE DAILY JOURNAL
22
ATRIA HILLSDALE IS
NOW HIRING
Caregivers/CNAs
AM/PM/NOC shifts available.
On-Call/PT positions available.
Class B Passenger Driver
FT position available.
M - F, 8:30a.m. - 5:00p.m.
Must have a Class B Passenger license.
Cooks/Dishwashers/Servers
AM/PM shifts available.
PT/FT positions available.
Housekeepers/
Maintenance Technician
PT Maintenance Technician position available.
Must have some knowledge of plumbing, electrical,
carpentry & HVAC.
FT Housekeeper position available.
Pays based on experience!
Experience with seniors and memory care a plus!
Apply in person at:
2883 S. Norfolk Street
San Mateo, CA 94403
650-378-3000
www.atriahillsdale.com
CAREGIVERS -
Silverado Belmont Hills is currently hiring all shifts
for full-time Caregivers and CNAs.
Silverado will train all caregivers so
experience is not necessary.
AM Shift 5:00am - 1:30pm Full Time
PM Shift 1:00pm - 9:30pm Full Time
AM Shift 7:30am - 3:30pm Full Time
PM Shift 3:00pm - 11:30pm Full Time
NOC Shift 11:00pm - 7:30am Full Time
For more information about Silverado,
visit silveradocare.com/join-our-team
Please apply in-person at:
Silverado Belmont Hills
1301 Ralston Avenue
Belmont, CA 94002
Lic. #415600869
Please also fax your resume to:
(650) 594-9469
DELIVERY
DRIVER
PENINSULA
ROUTES
Wanted: Independent Contractor to provide
delivery of the Daily Journal six days per week,
Monday thru Saturday, early morning.
Experience with newspaper delivery required.
Must have valid license and appropriate insurance
coverage to provide this service in order to be
eligible. Papers are available for pickup in down-
town San Mateo at 3:30 a.m.
Please apply in person Monday-Friday, 9am to
4pm at The Daily Journal, 800 S. Claremont St
#210, San Mateo.
GOT JOBS?
The best career seekers
read the Daily Journal.
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The Daily Journals readership covers a wide
range of qualifications for all types of positions.
For the best value and the best results,
recruit from the Daily Journal...
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Call (650) 344-5200 or
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JOB FAIR at SAN MATEO
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nd
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1
st
, 2014
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104 Training
TERMS & CONDITIONS
The San Mateo Daily Journal Classi-
fieds will not be responsible for more
than one incorrect insertion, and its lia-
bility shall be limited to the price of one
insertion. No allowance will be made for
errors not materially affecting the value
of the ad. All error claims must be sub-
mitted within 30 days. For full advertis-
ing conditions, please ask for a Rate
Card.
107 Musical Instruction
PIANO LESSONS IN MENLO PARK
All ages, all skill levels
(650)838-9772
Back to School Special
Half off First Month!
Piano Studio of Alita Lake
110 Employment
CAREGIVERS
2 years experience
required.
Immediate placement
on all assignments.
Call (650)777-9000
CRYSTAL CLEANING
CENTER
San Mateo, CA
Customer Service
Are you..Dependable, friendly,
detail oriented,
willing to learn new skills?
Do you have.Good English
skills, a desire for steady
employment and employment
benefits?
If you possess the above
qualities, please call for an
Appointment: 650-342-6978
DRIVERS -
TAXIS AND
LIMO DRIVERS
$500-$700/week
(650)740-9555
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
JOURNEYMAN FURNITURE
Upholsterer, experienced. Dependable
work history. Bilingual OK.
(650)349-8802
23 Tuesday Sept. 30, 2014 THEDAILYJOURNAL
Tundra Tundra Tundra
Over the Hedge Over the Hedge Over the Hedge
EVENT MARKETING SALES
Join the Daily Journal Event marketing
team as a Sales and Business Development
Specialist. Duties include sales and
customer service of event sponsorships,
partners, exhibitors and more. Interface
and interact with local businesses to
enlist participants at the Daily Journals
ever expanding inventory of community
events such as the Senior Showcase,
Family Resource Fair, Job Fairs, and
more. You will also be part of the project
management process. But rst and
foremost, we will rely on you for sales
and business development.
This is one of the fastest areas of the
Daily Journal, and we are looking to grow
the team.
Must have a successful track record of
sales and business development.
TELEMARKETING/INSIDE SALES
We are looking for a telemarketing whiz,
who can cold call without hesitation and
close sales over the phone. Experience
preferred. Must have superior verbal,
phone and written communication skills.
Computer prociency is also required.
Self-management and strong business
intelligence also a must.
To apply for either position,
please send info to
jerry@smdailyjournal.com or call
650-344-5200.
The Daily Journal seeks
two sales professionals
for the following positions:
Leading local news coverage on the Peninsula
HELP WANTED
SALES
LEGAL NOTICES
Fictitious Business Name Statements,
Trustee Sale Notice, Name Change, Probate,
Notice of Adoption, Divorce Summons,
Notice of Public Sales and More.
Published in the Daily Journal for San Mateo County.
Fax your request to: 650-344-5290
Email them to: ads@smdailyjournal.com
PUBLIC NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
The Housing Authority of the County of San Mateo is soliciting
sealed bids from qualified, licensed and insured entities to re-
place existing retaining walls at its property called Midway Vil-
lage in Daly City, CA. Bid packet documentation and plans re-
lated to this solicitation may be obtained at
www.smchousing.org go to NOFAs, Bids and Proposals tab
to obtain documents.
A mandatory pre-bid conference and property inspection will
be held on Monday, October 6, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. at Midway
Village, 47 Midway Drive, Daly City, CA.
Sealed bid packets are due no later than 4:00 p.m. (PT) on
October 10, 2014.
We encourage minority-, small- and/or women-owned busi-
nesses to apply
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
news@smdailyjournal.com or by reg-
ular mail to 800 S. Claremont St #210,
San Mateo CA 94402.
NOW HIRING
Certified Nursing Assistants
(Must have Certificate)
$12 per hour
AM-PM Shifts available
Please apply in person
Marymount Greenhills
Retirement Center
1201 Broadway, Millbrae
(650)742-9150
No experience necessary
DOJ/FBI Clearance required
OASIS DAY PROGRAM, serving adults
with developmental disabilities and chal-
lenging behaviors, is hiring direct care
staff and drivers. Monday-Friday, day
shift. $11-$12/hour. Pick up applications
at 230 Grand Avenue, South San Fran-
cisco. Call (650) 588-3300 for more infor-
mation.
RETAIL -
JEWELRY SALES
Full + Part +
Seasonal Positions
ALSO SEEKING
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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
info@smdailyjournal.com
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res: Tintri, Inc. 303 Ravendale Dr.,
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127 Elderly Care
FAMILY RESOURCE
GUIDE
The San Mateo Daily Journals
twice-a-week resource guide for
children and families.
Every Tuesday & Weekend
Look for it in todays paper to
find information on family
resources in the local area,
including childcare.
203 Public Notices
CASE# CIV 530130
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
Keeley Irene Vega
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:
Petitioner Keeley Irene Vega filed a peti-
tion with this court for a decree changing
name as follows:
Present name: Keeley Irene Vega
Proposed Name: Keeley Irene Vraciu
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 October 24,
2014 at 9 a.m., Dept. PJ, Room 2J, 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: 09/02/2014
/s/ Robert D. Foiles /
Judge of the Superior Court
Dated: 09/02/2014
(Published, 09/16/2014, 09/23/2014,
09/30/2014, 10/07/2014)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #262244
The following person is doing business
as: 1) Saint Joseph Parish, 2) Christ
Chrich Parish 770 N. El Camino Real,
SAN MATEO, CA 94401 is hereby regis-
tered by the following owner: The Rector,
Wardens and Vestrymen of Christ
Church In San Mateo, CA., CA. The
business is conducted by a Corporation.
The registrants commenced to transact
business under the FBN on 08/30/2014.
/s/ H. Alton Schik /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk on 09/12/2014. (Pub-
lished in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
09/16/14, 09/23/14, 09/30/14, 10/07/14).
STATEMENT #262242
as: Stitchin and A Printin, 3821 Pasa-
dena Dr., SAN MATEO, CA 94403 is
hereby registered by the following own-
ers: William H. James Jr. and Maureen
F. James, same address. The business
is conducted by a Married Couple. The
registrants commenced to transact busi-
ness under the FBN on 09/01/2014.
/s/ William H. James Jr. /
09/16/14, 09/23/14, 09/30/14, 10/07/14).
203 Public Notices
CASE# CIV 530300
AMENDED 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
Romy Antoine Eshoo
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:
Petitioner Antoine Eshoo Bahribek, Fa-
ther, requests that the court decree the
following name change:
Present name: Romy Antoine Eshoo
Proposed Name: Rommeh Antoine
Eshoo
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 October 15,
2014 at 9 a.m., Dept. 2I, Room 2J, 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: 09/05/2014
/s/ Robert D. Foiles /
Judge of the Superior Court
Dated: 09/05/2014
(Published, 09/09/2014, 09/16/2014,
09/23/2014, 09/30/2014)
STATEMENT #261904
as: Wonderland Daycare, 947 S. Dela-
ware St., SAN MATEO, CA 94402 is
hereby registered by the following owner:
Oksana Myzhala, same address. The
business is conducted by an Individual.
business under the FBN on .
/s/ Oksana Myzhala /
09/09/14, 09/16/14, 09/23/14, 09/30/14).
STATEMENT #262161
as: Manna Blast, 821 N. Humboldt St.
#208, SAN MATEO, CA 94401 is hereby
registered by the following owner: In Him
2014, LLC, CA. The business is conduct-
ed by a Limited Liability Company. The
ness under the FBN on 09/05/2014.
/s/ Milcah Hsu /
09/09/14, 09/16/14, 09/23/14, 09/30/14).
STATEMENT #262260
as: 1) VDS Systems, 2) Video Data
Sound Systems, 161 Parkwood Dr., SAN
MATEO, CA 94403 is hereby registered
by the following owner: Michael Lee
Green same address. The business is
conducted by an Individual. The regis-
trants commenced to transact business
under the FBN on.
/s/ Michael Lee Green /
09/16/14, 09/23/14, 09/30/14, 10/07/14).
203 Public Notices
STATEMENT #262029
as: Performance Bicycle Shop, 2727 El
Camino Real, SAN MATEO, CA 94403 is
Bitech, Inc, CA. The business is conduct-
ed by an Individual. The registrants com-
menced to transact business under the
FBN on 06/21/2009.
/s/ Kenneth R. Taylor, Jr. /
09/16/14, 09/23/14, 09/30/14, 10/07/14).
STATEMENT #262253
as: Rasa, 209 Park Rd., BURLINGAME,
CA 94010 is hereby registered by the fol-
lowing owner: Just Food, Inc., CA. The
business is conducted by a Corporation.
business under the FBN on .
/s/ Ajay Walia /
09/16/14, 09/23/14, 09/30/14, 10/07/14).
STATEMENT #262154
as: Joes Irepairs, 1001 Bayhill Dr., Ste.
200, SAN BRUNO, CA 94066 is hereby
registered by the following owner: Jo-
seph P. Leming, Jr., 171 Stanley, Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044. The business is con-
ducted by a Corporation. The registrants
commenced to transact business under
the FBN on N/A.
/s/ Joseph P. Leming, Jr. /
09/16/14, 09/23/14, 09/30/14, 10/07/14).
STATEMENT #262292
as: Adams Limo Service, 2332 E. El Ca-
mino Real, SAN MATEO, CA 94403 is
Adam Culross Janson, 470 19th Ave.,
Apt. C, San Mateo, CA 94403. The busi-
ness is conducted by an Individual. The
ness under the FBN on.
/s/ Adam Culross Janson /
09/23/14, 09/30/14, 10/07/14, 10/14/14).
203 Public Notices
STATEMENT #262248
as: Liberty Tax Service, 2332 S. El Cami-
no Real, SAN MATEO, CA 94403 is
Tanaka Rayachhetry, 364 Lafayette
Ave., Hayward, CA 94544. The business
is conducted by an Individual. The regis-
trants commenced to transact business
under the FBN on.
/s/ Tanaka Rayachhetry /
09/23/14, 09/30/14, 10/07/14, 10/14/14).
STATEMENT #262327
as: Preschool Solutions, 2115 Cipriani
Blvd., BELMONT, CA 94002 is hereby
registered by the following owner: Sun-
shine Wu Fisher, same address. The
business is conducted by an Individual.
business under the FBN on.
/s/ Sunshine Wu Fisher/
09/23/14, 09/30/14, 10/07/14, 10/14/14).
STATEMENT #262330
as: Chef Zhao Bistro, 2450 S El Camino
Real, SAN MATEO, CA 94403 is hereby
registered by the following owner: Penin-
sula Food, Inc., CA. The business is con-
the FBN on
/s/ Daihong Zhao, President/
09/23/14, 09/30/14, 10/07/14, 10/14/14).
STATEMENT #262388
as: Free Style Foto, 45 Summit Ridge
Place, REDWOOD CITY, CA 94062 is
Altis Management LLC, CA. The busi-
ness is conducted by a Limited Liability
Company. The registrants commenced
to transact business under the FBN on
N/A.
/s/ Legla Oswald/
09/30/14, 10/07/14, 10/14/14, 10/21/14).
203 Public Notices
STATEMENT #262402
as: Berkshire Hathaway Home Services
California Realty, 180 El Camino Real,
SAN BRUNO, CA 94066 is hereby regis-
tered by the following owner: Trotter-Vo-
gel Realty, Inc., CA. The business is con-
the FBN on N/A.
/s/ Larry Franzella/
09/30/14, 10/07/14, 10/14/14, 10/21/14).
210 Lost & Found
FOUND - silver locket on May 6, Crest-
view and Club Dr. Call to describe:
(650)598-0823
FOUND: KEYS (3) on ring with 49'ers
belt clip. One is car key to a Honda.
Found in Home Depot parking lot in San
Carlos on Sunday 2/23/14.
Call 650 490-0921 - Leave message if no
answer.
FOUND: RING Silver color ring found
on 1/7/2014 in Burlingame. Parking Lot
M (next to Dethrone). Brand inscribed.
Gary @ (650)347-2301
LOST - MY COLLAPSIBLE music stand,
clip lights, and music in black bags were
taken from my car in Foster City and may
have been thrown out by disappointed
thieves. Please call (650)704-3595
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 Center, by Lunardis market
(Reward) (415)559-7291
LOST GOLD WATCH - with brown lizard
strap. Unique design. REWARD! Call
(650)326-2772.
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.
Books
16 BOOKS on History of WWII Excellent
condition. $95 all obo, (650)345-5502
50 SHADES of Grey Trilogy, Excellent
Condition $25. (650)615-0256
BOOK "LIFETIME" WW1 $12.,
(408)249-3858
BOOKS, PAPERBACK/HARD cover,
Coonts, Higgins, Thor, Follet, Brown,
more $20.00 for 60 books,
(650)578-9208
24
ACROSS
1 Cross in some
hieroglyphics
5 Guinness of Star
Wars
9 Most of its
panhandle is in
the Pacific Time
Zone
14 Star Wars
princess
15 Hawaii Five-O
nickname
16 At lunch, say
17 Reminder to be
polite
20 Pond growth
21 Churn up
22 __-haw!
23 Assets-and-
liabilities
statement
27 Judge at a base
30 Flower pot filler
31 Something to
brag about
32 Perform
perfectly
36 Dance
movements
39 Rowers blade
40 Congratulations!
42 Be a contender
43 Word with
whisper or fright
45 Its a gas in
Canada
46 Copper-plated
coin
47 Without ice
49 Millionaires
accumulation
51 1993 film about a
novice Olympic
bobsled team
56 Incoming flight
info: Abbr.
57 Any minute now
58 Hop out of bed
62 What risktakers
have ... and what
the starts of 17-,
23-, 40- and 51-
Across can be?
66 Nursery rhyme
tart taker
67 Large cross
68 Blessing ender
69 Repaired, as a
shoe
70 Approximate figs.
71 Ties the knot
DOWN
1 __ mater
2 Astronaut
Armstrong
3 Checkmate
victim
4 Tasted, with of
5 And now,
without further
__ ...
6 2000s first lady
Bush
7 2001 bankruptcy
filer
8 Stand-up
individual?
9 Road trip
stopover
10 Crime family
boss
11 Right in front of
ones face
12 New recruit
13 Beginning
18 Magazine
subscription
period
19 Many
microbrews
24 Stormy
Weather singer
Horne
25 Nothing
special
26 Bit of Google
success
27 Sci-fi transports
28 Veggie platters
lack
29 Like The X-
Files cases
33 Thumbs-up vote
34 For what __
worth
35 Part of LAPD
37 Ice cream buy
38 Family Guy
creator
MacFarlane
40 Wash-and-__
41 Prom attire
44 Hair goo
46 Source of legal
precedents
48 Rear end
50 Thick & Fluffy
breakfast brand
51 Big barrels
52 Maine campus
town
53 Bete __
54 Verboten things
55 Weighty gold bar
59 Weighty work
60 Pre-owned
61 Rollerballs, e.g.
63 First lady?
64 Actor Danson
65 QBs scores
By Steve Blais
2014 Tribune Content Agency, LLC
09/30/14
09/30/14
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Books
JONATHAN KELLERMAN - Hardback
books, (5) $3. each, (650)341-1861
TIME LIFE Nature Books, great condition
19 different books. $5.00 each OBO
(650)580-4763
295 Art
ALASKAN SCENE painting 40" high 53"
wide includes matching frame $99 firm
(650)592-2648
BOB TALBOT Marine Lithograph (Sign-
ed Framed 24x31 Like New. $99.
(650)572-8895
LANDSCAPE PICTURES (3) hand
painted 25" long 21" wide, wooden
frame, $60 for all 3, (650)201-9166
POSTER, LINCOLN, advertising Honest
Ale, old stock, green and black color.
$15. (650)348-5169
296 Appliances
CHAMPION JUICER, very good, coral
color $75.00 Phone 650-345-7352
CHEFMATE TOASTER oven, brand
new, bakes, broils, toasts, adjustable
temperature. $25 OBO. (650)580-4763
PONDEROSA WOOD STOVE, like
new, used one load for only 14 hours.
$1,200. Call (650)333-4400
RADIATOR HEATER, oil filled, electric,
1500 watts $25. (650)504-3621
RED DEVIL VACUUM CLEANER - $25.,
(650)593-0893
ROCKET GRILL Brand new indoor grill.
Cooks fast with no mess. $70 OBO.
(650)580-4763
SANYO MINI REFRIGERATOR- $40.,
(415)346-6038
SANYO REFRIGERATOR with size 33
high & 20" wide in very good condition
$85. 650-756-9516.
SEARS KENMORE sewing machine in a
good cabinet style, running smoothly
$99. 650-756-9516.
WHIRLPOOL DEHUMIDIFIER. Almost
new. located coastside. $75 650-867-
6042.
297 Bicycles
GIRLS BIKE 18 Pink, Looks New, Hard-
ly Used $80 (650)293-7313
298 Collectibles
1920'S AQUA Glass Beaded Flapper
Purse (drawstring bag) & Faux Pearl
Flapper Collar. $50. 650-762-6048
1940 VINTAGE telephone bench maple
antiques collectibles $75 (650)755-9833
2 VINTAGE Light Bulbs circa 1905. Edi-
son Mazda Lamps. Both still working -
$50 (650)-762-6048
ARMY SHIRT, long sleeves, with pock-
ets. XL $15 each (408)249-3858
CASINO CHIP Collection Original Chips
from various casinos $99 obo
(650)315-3240
COLORIZED TERRITORIAL Quarters
uncirculated with Holder $15/all,
(408)249-3858
JOE MONTANA signed authentic retire-
ment book, $39., SOLD!
MEMORABILIA CARD COLLECTION,
large collection, Marilyn Monroe, James
Dean, John Wayne and hundreds more.
$3,300/obo.. Over 50% off
(650)319-5334.
SCHILLER HIPPIE poster, linen, Sparta
graphics 1968. Mint condition. $600.00.
(650)701-0276
TEA POTS - (6) collectables, good con-
dition, $10. each, (650)571-5899
UPPER DECK 1999 baseball cards #1-
535. $85 complete mint set Steve, San
Carlos, 650-255-8716.
300 Toys
K'NEX BUILDING ideas $30.
(650)622-6695
LEGO DUPLO Set ages 1 to 5. $30
(650)622-6695
PILGRIM DOLLS, 15 boy & girl, new,
from Harvest Festival, adorable $25
(650)345-3277
PINK BARBIE 57 Chevy Convertible
28" long (sells on E-Bay for $250) in box
$49 (650)591-9769
RADIO CONTROL car; Jeep with off
road with equipment $99 OBO
(650)851-0878
SMALL WOOD dollhouse 4 furnished
rooms. $35. (650)558-8142
STEP 2 sandbox Large with cover $25
(650)343-4329
300 Toys
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
73 HAPPY Meal toys. 1990's vintage, in
the original unopened packages.
$100.(650)596-0513
ANTIQUE CRYSTAL/ARCADE Coffee
Grinder. $80. 650-596-0513
ANTIQUE ITALIAN lamp 18 high, $70
(650)387-4002
ANTIQUE KILIM RUNNER woven zig
zag design 7' by 6" by 4' $99.,
(650)580-3316
ANTIQUE OLD Copper Wash Tub, 30 x
12 x 13 with handles, $65 (650)591-3313
MAHOGANY ANTIQUE Secretary desk,
72 x 40 , 3 drawers, Display case, bev-
elled glass, $700. (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
VINTAGE ATWATER Kent Radio. Circa
1929 $100. (650)245-7517
303 Electronics
46 MITSUBISHI Projector TV, great
condition. $400. (650)261-1541.
BIC TURNTABLE Model 940. Very
Good Shape $40. (650)245-7517
BLUE NINTENDO DS Lite. Hardly used.
$70 OBO. (760) 996-0767
COMBO COLOR T.V. 24in. Toshiba with
DVD and VHS Flat Screen Remote 06
$40: (650)580-6324
FLIP CAMCORDER $50. (650)583-2767
JVC - DVD Player and video cassette re-
corder. NEW. $80. (650)345-5502
LEFT-HAND ERGONOMIC keyboard
with 'A-shape' key layout Num pad, $20
(650)204-0587
LEFT-HAND ERGONOMIC keyboard
with 'A-shape' key layout Num pad, $20
(650)204-0587
303 Electronics
OLD STYLE 32 inch Samsung TV. Free
with pickup. Call 650-871-5078.
PRINTER DELL946, perfect, new black
ink inst, new color ink never installed,
$75. 650-591-0063
SET OF 3 wireless phones all for $50
(650)342-8436
SONY PROJECTION TV 48" with re-
mote good condition $99 (650)345-1111
WESTINGHOUSE 32 Flatscreen TV,
model#SK32H240S, with HDMI plug in
and remote, excellent condition. Two
available, $175 each. (650)400-4174
304 Furniture
2 END Tables solid maple '60's era
$40/both. (650)670-7545
3 PIECE cocktail table with 2 end tables,
glass tops. good condition, $99.
(650)574-4021l
ALL LEATHER couch, about 6ft long
dark brown $75 Cell number: (650)580-
6324
ALL NATURAL latex cal king mattress,
excellent cond. $75. 650-867-6042
AREA RUG 2X3 $15.00. (650) 631-
6505
BATHTUB SEAT, electric. Bathmaster
2000. Enables in and out of bath safe-
ly.$99 650-375-1414
BOOKCASE WHITE & 5 shelf 72" x 30"
x 12" exc cond $40 (650) 756-9516 Daly
City
BURGUNDY VELVET reupholstered vin-
tage chair. $75. Excellent condition.
650-861-0088
CHAIRS 2 Blue Good Condition $50
OBO (650)345-5644
CHAIRS, WITH Chrome Frame, Brown
Vinyl seats $15.00 each. (650)726-5549
COMPUTER DESK $25 , drawer for key-
board, 40" x 19.5" (619)417-0465
DINING ROOM SET - table, four chairs,
lighted hutch, $500. all, (650)296-3189
DISPLAY CABINET 72x 21 x39 1/2
High Top Display, 2 shelves in rear $99
(650)591-3313
DRUM TABLE - brown, perfect condi-
tion, nice design, with storage, $45.,
(650)345-1111
DURALINER ROCKING CHAIR, Maple
Finish, Cream Cushion w matching otto-
man $70 (650)583-4943.
ENTERTAINMENT CENTER with
shelves for books, pure oak. Purchased
for $750. Sell for $99. (650)348-5169
FADED GOLD antique framed mirror,
25in x 33in $15 Cell number:
(650)580-6324
FREE SOFA and love seat set. good
condtion (650)630-2329
GRACO 40" x28"x28" kid pack 'n play
exc $40 (650) 756-9516 Daly City
HIGH END childrens bedroom set,
white, solid, well built, in great/near
perfect condition. Comes with mat-
tress (twin size) in great condition. In-
cludes bed frame, two dressers, night
stands, book case, desk with addition-
al 3 drawers for storage. Perfect for
one child. Sheets available if wanted.
$550. (415)730-1453.
KITCHEN CABINETS - 3 metal base
kitchen cabinets with drawers and wood
doors, $99., (650)347-8061
LAWN CHAIRS (4) White, plastic, $8.
each, (415)346-6038
LIVING & Dining Room Sets. Mission
Style, Trestle Table w/ 2 leafs & 6
Chairs, Like new $600 obo
(831)768-1680
LOUNGE CHAIRS - 2 new, with cover &
plastic carring case & headrest, $35.
each, (650)592-7483
LOVE SEAT, Upholstered pale yellow
floral $99. (650)574-4021
MIRROR, SOLID OAK. 30" x 19 1/2",
curved edges; beautiful. $85.00 OBO.
Linda 650 366-2135.
OAK BOOKCASE, 30"x30" x12". $25.
(650)726-6429
OCCASIONAL, END or Sofa Table. $25.
Solid wood in excellent condition. 20" x
22". (650)861-0088.
OTTOMANS, LIGHT blue, dark blue,
Storage, Versatile, Removable cover,
$25. for both OBO. (650)580-4763
OUTDOOR WOOD SCREEN - new $80
obo Retail $130 (650)873-8167
PAPASAN CHAIRS (2) -with cushions
$45. each set, (650)347-8061
PEDESTAL SINK $25 (650)766-4858
PIANO AND various furniture pieces,
golf bag. $100-$300 Please call for info
(650)740-0687
PORTABLE JEWELRY display case
wood, see through lid $45. 25 x 20 x 4 in-
ches. (650)592-2648.
ROCKING CHAIR fine light, oak condi-
tion with pads, $85.OBO 650 369 9762
ROCKING CHAIR Great condition,
1970s style, dark brown, wooden,
suede cushion, photo availble, $99.,
(650)716-3337
ROCKING CHAIR, decorative wood /
armrest, it swivels rocks & rolls
$99.00.650-592-2648
SOFA - excelleNT condition. 8 ft neutral
color $99 OBO (650)345-5644
SOLID WOOD BOOKCASE 33 x 78
with flip bar ask $75 obo (650)743-4274
STEREO CABINET with 3 black shelves
42" x 21" x 17" exc cond $30. (650)756-
9516
304 Furniture
STURDY OAK TV or End Table. $35.
Very good condition. 30" x 24".
(650)861-0088
TABLE OCTAGONAL SHAPE 17" high
18" width, made by Baker $75 (650)593-
8880
TEA/ UTILITY Cart, $15. (650)573-7035,
(650)504-6057
TEAK CABINET 28"x32", used for ster-
eo equipment $25. (650)726-6429
TORCHIERE $35. (650) 631-6505
TRUNDLE BED - Single with wheels,
$40., (650)347-8061
TV STAND brown. $40.00 OBO
(650) 995-0012
VIDEO CENTER 38 inches H 21 inches
W still in box $45., (408)249-3858
WALL CLOCK - 31 day windup, 26
long, $99 (650)592-2648
WALNUT CHEST, small (4 drawer with
upper bookcase $50. (650)726-6429
WHITE 5 Drawer dresser.Excellent con-
dition. Moving. Must sell $90.00 OBO
(650) 995-0012
WOOD - wall Unit - 30" long x 6' tall x
17.5" deep. $90. (650)631-9311
WOOD BOOKCASE unit - good condi-
tion $65.00 (650)504-6058
WOOD FURNITURE- one end table and
coffee table. In good condition. $30
OBO. (760)996-0767.
WOOD ROCKING chair with foam and
foot rest; swivels; very comfortable and
relaxing. $45 (650)580-6324
306 Housewares
COFFEE MAKER, Makes 4 cups $12,
(650)368-3037
HOUSE HEATER Excellent condition.
Works great. Must sell. $30.00 OBO
(650) 995-0012
NEW PORTABLE electric fan wind ma-
chine, round, adjustable $15
Cell phone: (650)580-6324
OAK PAPER Towel Holder holds entire
roll, only $2 650-595-3933 evenings
PERSIAN TEA set for 8. Including
spoon, candy dish, and tray. Gold Plated.
$100. (650) 867-2720
QUEENSIZE BEDSPREAD w/2 Pillow
Shams (print) $30.00 SOLD!
SINGER ELECTRONIC sewing machine
model #9022. Cord, foot controller
included. $99 O.B.O. (650)274-9601 or
(650)468-6884
SOLID TEAK floor model 16 wine rack
with turntable $60. (650)592-7483
VACUUM EXCELLENT condition. Works
great.Moving. Must sell. $35.00 OBO
(650) 995-0012
307 Jewelry & Clothing
LADIES GLOVES - gold lame' elbow
length gloves, size 7.5, $15. new,
(650)868-0436
308 Tools
BLACK AND Decker Electrical 17"
EDGE TRIMMER $20. (650)349-9261
BOSTITCH 16 gage Finish nailer Model
SB 664FN $99 (650)359-9269
CIRCULAR SKILL saw "craftman"7/1/4"
heavy duty never used in box $45.
(650)992-4544
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 - Band Saw $25. Phone
650-345-7352
CRAFTSMAN 3/4 horse power 3,450
RPM $60 (650)347-5373
CRAFTSMAN 6" bench grinder $40.
(650)573-5269
CRAFTSMAN 9" Radial Arm Saw with 6"
dado set. No stand. $55 (650)341-6402
CRAFTSMAN BELT & disc sander $99.
(650)573-5269
CRAFTSMAN DRILL Press, $25. Phone
650-345-7352
CRAFTSMAN RADIAL Arm Saw Stand.
In box. $30. (650)245-7517
DAYTON ELECTRIC 1 1/2 horse power
1,725 RPM $60 (650)347-5373
308 Tools
DOLLY ALUMIMUM Hand truck withbelt
strap. good condition. 60high by 16
wide. $40 obo SOLD!
HUSKY POWER inverter 750wtts.adap-
tor/cables unused AC/DC.$50.
(650)992-4544
HYDRAULIC floor botle jack 10" H.
plus. Ford like new. $25.00 botlh
(650)992-4544
MICROMETER MEASUREMENT
brake/drum tool new in box
$25.(650)992-4544
VINTAGE CRAFTSMAN Jig Saw. Circa
1947. $60. (650)245-7517
WHEELBARROW. BRAND new, never
used. Wood handles. $50 or best offer.
(650) 595-4617
WILLIAMS #1191 CHROME 2 1/16"
Combination "SuperRrench". Mint. $89.
650-218-7059.
WILLIAMS #40251, 4 PC. Tool Set
(Hose Remover, Cotter Puller, Awl, Scra-
per). Mint. $29. 650-218-7059.
310 Misc. For Sale
ARTIFICIAL FICUS TREE 6 ft. life like,
full branches. in basket $55.
(650)269-3712
CLASSIC COUNTRY MUSIC" Smithso-
nian Collection of Recordings, 4 audio-
tapes, annotation booklet. $20.
(650)574-3229
ELECTRONIC TYPEWRITER good
condition $50., (650)878-9542
FOLK SONG anthology: Smithsonian
Collection of Recordings, 4 audiotapes +
annotation booklet. $20 (650)574-3229
GAME "BEAT THE EXPERTS" never
used $8., (408)249-3858
GOTT 10-GAL beverage cooler $20.
(650)345-3840 leave a clear Message
HARLEY DAVIDSON black phone, per-
fect condition, $65., (650) 867-2720
ICE CHEST $15 (650)347-8061
KENNESAW ORIGINAL salute cannon
$30. (650)726-1037
LITTLE PLAYMATE by IGLOO 10"x10",
cooler includes icepak. $20
(650)574-3229
MEDICINE CABINET - 18 X 24, almost
new, mirror, $20., (650)515-2605
NATIVITY SET, new, beautiful, ceramic,
gold-trimmed, 11-pc.,.asking: $50.
Call: 650-345-3277 /message
NEW LIVING Yoga Tape for Beginners
$8. 650-578-8306
OVAL MIRROR $10 (650)766-4858
OXYGEN AND Acetylene tanks, both for
$99 (650)591-8062
PICTURES, FRAMED (2) 24x25, Thai
temple etchings blue figures on white.
$50 (all) (650)200-9730
POSTAL MAIL Bow. Classy metal lock-
ing box for pillar mounting. $100.
(650)245-7517
SHOWER DOOR custom made 48 x 69
$70 SOLD!
STAR TREK VCR tape Colombia House,
Complete set 79 episodes $75
(650)355-2167
ULTRASONIC JEWELRY Cleaning Ma-
chine Cleans jewelry, eyeglasses, den-
tures, keys. Concentrate included. $30
OBO. (650)580-4763
VASE WITH flowers 2 piece good for the
Holidays, $25., (650) 867-2720
VINTAGE WHITE Punch Bowl/Serving
Bowl Set with 10 cups plus one extra
$35. (650)873-8167
WICKER PICNIC basket, mint condition,
handles, light weight, pale tan color.
$10. (650)578-9208
311 Musical Instruments
ACCORDION HOHNER Student In case
$100 (650)355-2167
BALDWIN GRAND PIANO, 6 foot, ex-
cellent condition, $8,500/obo. Call
(510)784-2598
GULBRANSEN BABY GRAND PIANO -
Appraised @$5450., want $3500 obo,
(650)343-4461
HAILUN PIANO for sale, brand new, ex-
cellent condition. $6,000. (650)308-5296
HAMMOND B-3 Organ and 122 Leslie
Speaker. Excellent condition. $8,500. pri-
vate owner, (650)349-1172
YAMAHA PIANO, Upright, Model M-305,
$750. Call (650)572-2337
Cleaning
Concrete
by Greenstarr
Rambo
Concrete
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Walkways
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Licensed Bonded and Insured
www.greenstarr.net
Since 1985 License # 752250
311 Musical Instruments
ROLAND GW-7 Workstation/Keyboard,
with expression pedal, sustain pedal, and
owners manual. $500. (415)706-6216
WURLITZER PIANO, console, 40 high,
light brown, good condition. $490.
(650)593-7001
312 Pets & Animals
BAMBOO BIRD Cage - very intricate de-
sign - 21"x15"x16". $50 (650)341-6402
DELUX"GLASS LIZARD cage unused ,
rock open/close window Decoration
21"Wx12"Hx8"D,$20.(650)992-4544
DOG CRATE like new, i Crate, two
door, divider, 30"L 19"w 21"H $40.
650 345-1234
GECKO GLASS case 10 gal.with heat
pad, thermometer, Wheeled stand if
needed $20. (650)591-1500
GECKO GLASS case 10 gal.with heat
pad, thermometer, Wheeled stand if
needed $20. (650)591-1500
PARROT CAGE, Steel, Large - approx
4 ft by 4 ft, Excellent condition $300
(650)245-4084
PARROT CAGE, Steel, Large, Excellent
Condition, $275 (650)245-4084
315 Wanted to Buy
WE BUY
Gold, Silver, Platinum
Always True & Honest values
Millbrae Jewelers
Est. 1957
400 Broadway - Millbrae
650-697-2685
316 Clothes
2 HAWAIIAN dress shirts 1 Lg, 1
XL, and 10 unopened t-shirts, various
designs $25. (650)578-9208
ALPINESTAR JEANS - Tags Attached.
Twin Stitched. Knee Protection. Never
Used! Blue/Grey Sz34 $65.
(650)357-7484
BLACK Leather pants Mrs. made in
France size 40 $99. (650)558-1975
BLACK LEATHER tap shoes 9M great
condition $99. (650)558-1975
DAINESE BOOTS - Zipper/Velcro Clo-
sure. Cushioned Ankle. Reflective Strip.
Excellent Condition! Unisex EU40 $65.
(650)357-7484
LADIES FUR Jacket (fake) size 12 good
condition $30 SOLD!
NEW MAN'S Wristwatch sweep second
hand, +3 dials, $29 650-595-3933
NIKE PULLOVER mens heavy jacket
Navy Blue & Red, Reg. price $200 sell-
ing for $59 SOLD!
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
317 Building Materials
30 FLUORESCENT Lamps 48" (brand
new in box) $75 for all (650)369-9762
BATHROOM VANITY, antique, with top
and sink: - $65. (650)348-6955
BRAND NEW Millgard window + frame -
$85. (650)348-6955
FLOORING - Carolina Pine, 1x3 T and
G, approximately 400+ sq. ft. $650. CAll
(415)516-4964
STEPPING STONES (17) pebbled ce-
ment, 12 round good condtion $20 San
Bruno (650)588-1946
318 Sports Equipment
2008 EZ GO Golf Cart, red, electric, new
Trojan batteries, new battery charger,
lights, windshield. Excellent condition.
$3,900 obo. Call SOLD!
3 WHEEL golf cart by Bagboy. Used
twice, New $160 great price $65
(650)200-8935
BODY BY JAKE AB Scissor Exercise
Machine w/instructions. $50.
(650)637-0930
COLEMAN STOVE- never used, 2 burn-
er propane, $40. 650 345-1234
G.I. ammo can, medium, good cond.
$15.00. Call (650) 591-4553, days only.
G.I. AMMO can, small, good cond.,
$10.00. Call (650) 591-4553, days only.
GERMAN ARMY Helmet WW2, 4 motor-
bike DOT $59 650-595-3933
GOLF CLUBS, Callaway Big Bertha x-
14, graphite complete set, new bag, ex-
cellent. $95. (650)365-1797
IN-GROUND BASKETBALL hoop, fiber-
glass backboard, adjustable height, $80
obo 650-364-1270
MENS ROLLER Blades size 101/2 never
used $25 (650)520-3425
NORDIC TRACK Pro, $95. Call
(650)333-4400
PENDLETON WOOLEN Mills Yakima
Camp Blanket MINT CONDITION List
$109. Sell $75.00. 650-218-7059
POWER PLUS Exercise Machine $99
(650)368-3037
TWO SPOTTING Scopes, Simmons and
Baraska, $80 for both (650)579-0933
VINTAGE ENGLISH ladies ice skates -
up to size 7-8, $40., (650)873-8167
318 Sports Equipment
WET SUIT - medium size, $95., call for
info (650)851-0878
WOMEN'S LADY Cougar gold iron set
set - $25. (650)348-6955
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
335 Garden Equipment
2 FLOWER pots with Gardenia's both for
$20 (650)369-9762
340 Camera & Photo Equip.
SONY CYBERSHOT DSC-T-50 - 7.2 MP
digital camera (black) with case, $175.,
(650)208-5598
YASAHICA 108 model 35mm SLR Cam-
era with flash and 2 zoom lenses $79
(415)971-7555
345 Medical Equipment
CPAP MASK and Hose nasal $15, full
face $39 650-595-3933 evenings
WALKER - brand new, $20., SSF,
(415)410-5937
WALKER WITH basket $30. Invacare
Excellent condition (650)622-6695
WHEEL CHAIR asking $75 OBO
(650)834-2583
379 Open Houses
OPEN HOUSE
LISTINGS
List your Open House
in the Daily Journal.
Reach over 76,500
potential home buyers &
renters a day,
from South San Francisco
to Palo Alto.
in your local newspaper.
Call (650)344-5200
380 Real Estate Services
HOMES & PROPERTIES
The San Mateo Daily Journals
weekly Real Estate Section.
Look for it
every Friday and Weekend
to find information on fine homes
and properties throughout
the local area.
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
1995 HONDA Accord. Gold with tan inte-
rior & moon roof. New sound system.
New power antenna and alarm. Serviced
regularly. Runs great. Transmission
works great. 130k Miles $1,750
(650)345-7352
CHEVY HHR 08 - Grey, spunky car
loaded, even seat warmers, $9,500.
(408)807-6529.
HONDA 96 LX SD all power, complete,
runs. $3500 OBO, (650)481-5296 - Joe
Fusilier
MERCEDES 06 C230 - 6 cylinder, navy
blue, 60K miles, 2 year warranty,
$18,000, (650)455-7461
DODGE 99 Van, Good Condition,
$3,500 OBO (650)481-5296
620 Automobiles
Dont lose money
on a trade-in or
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625 Classic Cars
90 MASERATI, 2 Door hard top and con-
vertible. New paint Runs good. $4500
(650)245-4084
FORD 63 THUNDERBIRD Hardtop, 390
engine, Leather Interior. Will consider
$6,500 /OBO (650)364-1374
630 Trucks & SUVs
98 FORD F150. 1 owner, clean body,
needs mech work. $2,000 obo
(650)521-6563
DODGE 01 DURANGO, V-8 SUV, 1
owner, dark blue, CLEAN! $5,000/obo.
Call (650)492-1298
635 Vans
67 INTERNATIONAL Step Van 1500,
Typical UPS type size. $1,950/OBO,
(650)364-1374
FORD E150 Cargo VAN, 2007, 56k
miles, almost perfect! $12,000
(650)591-8062
640 Motorcycles/Scooters
1973 FXE Harley Shovel Head 1400cc
stroked & balanced motor. Runs perfect.
Low milage, $6,600 Call (650)369-8013
BMW 03 F650 GS, $3899 OBO. Call
650-995-0003
MOTORCYCLE SADDLEBAGS sales,
with mounting hardware $35.
(650)670-2888
650 RVs
COLEMAN LARAMIE
pop-up camper, Excellent
Condition, $2,250.
Call (415)515-6072
670 Auto Parts
AUTO REFRIGERATION gauges. R12
and R132 new, professional quality $50.
(650)591-6283
CAR TOWchain 9' $35 (650)948-0912
HONDA SPARE tire 13" $25
(415)999-4947
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
SNOW CHAIN cables made by Shur
Grip - brand new-never used. In the
original case. $25 650-654-9252.
TIRES 4 plus one spare. Finned rims,
165 SR15 four hole. $150 obo.
(650)922-0139
USED BIG O 4 tires, All Terrain
245/70R16, $180 (650)579-0933
680 Autos Wanted
Wanted 62-75 Chevrolets
Novas, running or not
Parts collection etc.
So clean out that garage
Give me a call
Joe 650 342-2483
Cabinetry
FOR YOUR CABINET NEEDS
" TRUST EXPERIENCE"
FOCAL POINT KITCHENS & BATH
Modular & Custom cabinets
Over 30 Years in Business !
1222 So. El Camino Real
San Mateo
(650)345-0355
www.focalpointkitchens.com
RJ POLLOCK
CONCRETE SERVICE
Driveways Patios Masonry
Brick and Slate Flagstone
Stamp Concrete
Exposed Aggregate
(650)759-1965
Lic# 987912
Construction
DEVOE
CONSTRUCTION
Kitchen & Bath
Remodeling
Belmont/Castro Valley, CA
(650) 318-3993
LEMUS CONSTRUCTION
(650)271-3955
Dry Rot Decks Fences
Handyman Painting
Bath Remodels & much more
Based in N. Peninsula
Free Estimates ... Lic# 913461
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
Electricians
ALL ELECTRICAL
SERVICE
650-322-9288
for all your electrical needs
ELECTRIC SERVICE GROUP
ELECTRICIAN
For all your
electrical needs
Residential, Commercial,
Troubleshooting,
Wiring & Repairing
Call Ben (650)685-6617
Lic # 427952
INSIDE OUT
ELECTRIC INC
Service Upgrades
Remodels / Repairs
The tradesman you will
trust and recommend
Lic# 808182
(650)515-1123
Gardening
CALL NOW FOR
AUTUMN LAWN
PREPARATION
Sprinklers and irrigation
Pressure washing, rock gardens,
and lots more!
Call Robert
STERLING GARDENS
650-703-3831 Lic #751832
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
Housecleaning
CONSUELOS HOUSE
CLEANING & WINDOWS
Bi-Weekly/Once a Month,
Moving In & Out
28 yrs. in Business
Free Estimates, 15% off First Visit
(650)278-0157
Lic#1211534
Gutters
O.K.S RAINGUTTER
New Rain Gutter, Down Spouts,
Gutter Cleaning & Screening,
Gutter & Roof Inspections
Friendly Service
CA Lic# 794353/Bonded
CALL TODAY
(650)556-9780
Handy Help
CONTRERAS HANDYMAN
SERVICES
Fences Decks
Concrete Work Arbors
We can do any job big or small
Free Estimates
(650)288-9225
(650)350-9968
contrerashandy12@yahoo.com
HONEST HANDYMAN
Remodeling, Plumbing.
Electrical, Carpentry,
General Home Repair,
Maintenance,
New Construction
No Job Too Small
Lic.# 891766
(650)740-8602
26
Free Estimate
650.353.6554
Lic. #973081
NATE LANDSCAPING
Tree Service
*
Pruning &
Removal
*
Fence Deck
*
Paint
*
New Lawn
*
All Concrete
*
Irrigation
*
Ret. Wall
*
Pavers
*
Sprinkler System
*
Yard Clean-Up & Haul
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
ads@smdailyjournal.com
Handy Help
PLUMBING &
HANDYMAN
Kitchen/Bathroom Remodeling,
Tile Installation,
Door & Window Installation
Priced for You! Call John
(650)296-0568
Free Estimates
Lic.#834170
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
AAA RATED!
INDEPENDENT HAULERS
$40 & UP
HAUL
Since 1988/Licensed & Insured
Monthly Specials
Fast, Dependable Service
Free Estimates
A+ BBB Rating
(650)341-7482
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
FRANKS HAULING
Junk and Debris
Furniture, bushes,
concrete and more
FREE ESTIMATES
(650)361-8773
Hauling
Landscaping
Landscaping
Painting
CORDERO PAINTING
Commercial & Residential
Exterior & Interior
Free Estimates
(650)372-8361
Lic # 35740 Insured
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
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
Painting
Plumbing
CLEAN DRAINS PLUMBING
$89 TO CLEAN ANY
CLOGGED DRAIN! SEWER PIPES
Installation of Water Heaters,
Faucets, Toilets, Sinks, Gas, Water &
Sewer Lines. Trenchless
Replacement.
(650)461-0326
Lic.# 983312
MEYER PLUMBING SUPPLY
Toilets, Sinks, Vanities,
Faucets, Water heaters,
Whirlpools and more!
Wholesale Pricing &
Closeout Specials.
2030 S Delaware St
San Mateo
650-350-1960
Screens
DONT SHARE
YOUR HOUSE
WITH BUGS!
We repair and install all types of
Window & Door Screens
Free Estimates
(650)299-9107
PENINSULA SCREEN SHOP
Mention this ad for 20% OFF!
MARTIN SCREEN SHOP
Quality Screens
Old Fashion Workmanship
New & Repair
Pick up, delivery & installation
(650)591-7010
301 Old County Rd. San Carlos
since 1957
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
Yard Boss
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construct|on 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. 834. 2365
www.greenstarr.net
www.yardboss.net
Tile
CUBIAS TILE
Entryways Kitchens
Decks Bathrooms
Tile Repair Floors
Grout Repair Fireplaces
Call Mario Cubias for Free Estimates
(650)784-3079
Lic.# 955492
Window Washing
Windows
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.
by Greenstarr
&
Chriss Hauling
Yard clean up - attic,
basement
Junk metal removal
including cars, trucks and
motorcycles
Demolition
Concrete removal
Excavation
Swimming pool removal
Tom 650. 834. 2365
Chri s 415. 999. 1223
www.yardboss.net
Accounting
ALAN CECCHI EA
Tax Preparation
& Representation
Bookkkeeping - Accounting
Phone 650-245-7645
alancecchi@yahoo .com
Attorneys
INJURY
LAWYER
LOWER FEES
San Mateo Since 1976
650-366-5800
www.BlackmanLegal.com
Law Office of Jason Honaker
BANKRUPTCY
Chapter 7 &13
Call us for a consultation
650-259-9200
www.honakerlegal.com
Cemetery
LASTING
IMPRESSIONS
ARE OUR FIRST
PRIORITY
Cypress Lawn
1370 El Camino Real
Colma
(650)755-0580
www.cypresslawn.com
Clothing
$5 CHARLEY'S
Sporting apparel from your
49ers, Giants & Warriors,
low prices, large selection.
450 W. San Bruno Ave.
San Bruno
(650)771-6564
Dental Services
ALBORZI, DDS, MDS, INC.
$500 OFF INVISALIGN TREATMENT
a clear alternative to braces even for
patients who have
been told that they were not invisalign
candidates
235 N SAN MATEO DR #300,
SAN MATEO
(650)342-4171
Dental Services
MILLBRAE SMILE CENTER
Valerie de Leon, DDS
Implant, Cosmetic and
Family Dentistry
Spanish and Tagalog Spoken
(650)697-9000
15 El Camino Real,
MILLBRAE, CA
RUSSO DENTAL CARE
Dental Implants
Free Consultation& Panoramic
Digital Survey
1101 El Camino RL ,San Bruno
(650)583-2273
www.russodentalcare.com
Food
CROWNE PLAZA
Foster City-San Mateo
The Clubhouse Bistro
Wedding, Event &
Meeting Facilities
(650) 295-6123
1221 Chess Drive Foster City
Hwy 92 at Foster City Blvd. Exit
GET HAPPY!
Happy Hour 4-6 M-F
Steelhead Brewing Co.
333 California Dr.
Burlingame
(650)344-6050
www.steelheadbrewery.com
PANCHO VILLA
TAQUERIA
Because Flavor Still Matters
365 B Street
San Mateo
www.sfpanchovillia.com
PRIME STEAKS
SUPERB VALUE
BASHAMICHI
Steak & Seafood
1390 El Camino Real
Millbrae
www.bashamichirestaurant.com
RENDEZ VOUS CAFE
Excellent Fare -plus
Coffee Tea Beer Wine
Private rooms available
T.V. & Wi-Fi
106 S. El Camino Real
San Mateo,
Yelp Us ! Facebook.com/RV106
Food
SCANDIA
RESTAURANT & BAR
Lunch Dinner Wknd Breakfast
OPEN EVERYDAY
Scandinavian &
American Classics
742 Polhemus Rd. San Mateo
HI 92 De Anza Blvd. Exit
(650)372-0888
SEAFOOD FOR SALE
FRESH OFF THE BOAT
(650) 726-5727
Pillar Point Harbor:
1 Johnson Pier
Half Moon Bay
Oyster Point Marina
95 Harbor Master Rd..
South San Francisco
Financial
UNITED AMERICAN BANK
San Mateo , Redwood City,
Half Moon Bay
Call (650)579-1500
for simply better banking
unitedamericanbank.com
Furniture
Bedroom Express
Where Dreams Begin
2833 El Camino Real
San Mateo - (650)458-8881
184 El Camino Real
So. S. Francisco -(650)583-2221
www.bedroomexpress.com
CALIFORNIA
STOOLS*BAR*DINETTES
(650)591-3900
Tons of Furniture to match
your lifestyle
Peninsula Showroom:
930 El Camino Real, San Carlos
Ask us about our
FREE DELIVERY
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
Health & Medical
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
Housing
CALIFORNIA
MENTOR
We are looking for quality
caregivers for adults
with developmental
disabilities. If you have a
spare bedroom and a
desire to open your
home and make a
difference, attend an
information session:
Thursdays 11:00 AM
1710 S. Amphlett Blvd.
Suite 230
San Mateo
(near Marriott Hotel)
Please call to RSVP
(650)389-5787 ext.2
Competitive Stipend offered.
www.MentorsWanted.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
Avoid Portfolio Killers
Burt Williamson, MBA, CFP
Life and long Term Care
Insurance Specialist
(650) 730-6175
PlanPrep.com
CA Insurance License #0D33315
Legal Services
LEGAL
DOCUMENTS PLUS
Non-Attorney document
preparation: Divorce,
Pre-Nup, Adoption, Living Trust,
Conservatorship, Probate,
Notary Public. Response to
Lawsuits: Credit Card
Issues, Breach of Contract
Jeri Blatt, LDA #11
Registered & Bonded
(650)574-2087
legaldocumentsplus.com
"I am not an attorney. I can only
provide self help services at your
specific direction."
Loans
REVERSE MORTGAGE
Are you age 62+ & own your
home?
Call for a free, easy to read
brochure or quote
650-453-3244
Carol Bertocchini, CPA
Marketing
GROW
YOUR SMALL BUSINESS
Get free help from
The Growth Coach
Go to
www.buildandbalance.com
Sign up for the free newsletter
Massage Therapy
ACUHEALTH
Best Asian Body Massage
$35/hr
Combo $29/hr
Free Parking
(650)692-1989
1838 El Camino #103, Burlingame
sites.google.com/site/acuhealthSFbay
ASIAN MASSAGE
$55 per Hour
Open 7 days, 10 am -10 pm
633 Veterans Blvd., #C
Redwood City
(650)556-9888
COMFORT PRO
MASSAGE
Foot Massage $19.99
Body Massage $44.99/hr
10 am - 10 pm
1115 California Dr. Burlingame
(650)389-2468
HEALING MASSAGE
Newly remodeled
New Masseuses every two
weeks
$50/Hr. Special
2305-A Carlos St.,
Moss Beach
(Cash Only)
OSETRA WELLNESS
MASSAGE THERAPY
Prenatal, Reiki, Energy
$20 OFF your First Treatment
(not valid with other promotions)
(650)212-2966
1730 S. Amphlett Blvd. #206
San Mateo
osetrawellness.com
Real Estate Loans
REAL ESTATE LOANS
We Fund Bank Turndowns!
Equity based direct lender
Homes Multi-family
Mixed-use Commercial
Good or Bad Credit
Purchase / Refinance/
Cash Out
Investors welcome
Loan servicing since 1979
650-348-7191
Wachter Investments, Inc.
Real Estate Broker #746683
Nationwide Mortgage
Licensing System ID #348268
CA Bureau of Real Estate
Retirement
Independent Living, Assisted Liv-
ing, and Memory Care. full time R.N.
Please call us at (650)742-9150 to
schedule a tour, to pursue your life-
long dream.
Marymount Greenhills
Retirement Center
1201 Broadway
Millbrae, Ca 94030
www.greenhillsretirement.com
Schools
HILLSIDE CHRISTIAN
ACADEMY
Where every child is a gift from God
K-8
High Academic Standards
Small Class Size
South San Francisco
(650)588-6860
ww.hillsidechristian.com
Seniors
AFFORDABLE
24-hour Assisted Living Care
located in Burlingame
Mills Estate Villa
Burlingame Villa
Short Term Stays
Dementia & Alzheimers Care
Hospice Care
(650)692-0600
Lic.#4105088251/
415600633
CARE ON CALL
24/7 Care Provider
www.mycareoncall.com
(650)276-0270
1818 Gilbreth Rd., Ste 127
Burlingame
CNA, HHA & Companion Help
NAZARETH VISTA
Best Kept Secret in Town !
Independent Living, Assisted Living
and Skilled Nursing Care.
Daily Tours/Complimentary Lunch
650.591.2008
900 Sixth Avenue
Belmont, CA 94002
crd@belmontvista.com
www.nazarethhealthcare.com
Travel
FIGONE TRAVEL
GROUP
(650) 595-7750
www.cruisemarketplace.com
Cruises Land & Family vacations
Personalized & Experienced
Family Owned & Operated
Since 1939
1495 Laurel St. SAN CARLOS
CST#100209-10
WORLD 28
By Didi Tang
BEIJING Pro-democracy protests in
Hong Kong have handed Chinas
Communist leadership a thorny political
dilemma.
Beijing cannot crack down too harshly on
the semi-autonomous territory where a free-
wheeling media ensures global visibility,
but it is determined to end the demonstra-
tions quickly so as not to embolden dissi-
dents, separatists and anti-government pro-
testers elsewhere in China. It has blocked
most news and images of the protests from
being published on the mainland.
Demonstrators demanding a greater say in
choosing the nancial centers leader, or
chief executive, deed attempts over the
weekend by riot police to end their sit-ins
with blasts of tear gas and pepper spray, and
on Monday fanned out to more neighbor-
hoods of Hong Kong in a tense standoff.
The Chinese authorities do not want to
see it spread to the mainland, said Beijing-
based historian and political analyst Zhang
Lifan. It has put tremendous pressure on
Beijing, which is most worried about a
domino effect.
Beijings increasingly hard-line leader-
ship, which has clamped down over the past
year and a half on dissent and any calls for
greater democracy, is highly unlikely to
agree to any discussion about political
reforms in Hong Kong. Nor does it want
bloodshed.
China faces tricky balance
in Hong Kongs protests
REUTERS
Protesters hold their mobile phones as they block the main street to the nancial Central
district, outside the government headquarters, in Hong Kong.

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