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EPIDEMIC RATE
STATE PAGE 5
SAN MATEO
WINS AREA 2
SPORTS PAGE 11
DARK KNIGHT
DOESNT RISE
WEEKEND PAGE 18
CDC: WHOOPING COUGH RISING AT ALARMING
RATE IN U.S.
By Heather Murtagh
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Palm trees are tied together in the
athletic quad, one of three open
gathering areas at Capuchino High
School in San Bruno.
School is still out but the campus
is busy with people nishing the
work on the major renovations of
the campus. Once completed, about
$60 million worth of work will be
done at the San Bruno school. The
result is a beautiful campus that fea-
tures classrooms with natural light,
an upgraded gym, new humanities
buildings and, by winter break, a
renovated theater and music room.
Creating the overhaul is a long
process. Most of the work was fund-
ed by Measure M, a $298 million
bond measure approved by voters in
2006. Work really didnt get started
on the San Mateo Union High
School District campuses, however,
until about three years ago.
It has the most beautiful, func-
tional buildings, said Trustee Linda
Lees Dwyer.
Before getting started, the needs
of teachers and students were dis-
cussed at length before creating the
plans. As a result, Dwyer noted the
facilities are inviting, functional and
will support students who will actu-
ally want to be in the facilities.
Todd Lee of Greystone West, who
is overseeing the Measure M proj-
ects, said people will begin moving
into the new classrooms Monday.
The theater wont be up and running
by the start of school, but Lee esti-
mated it should be completed by
winter break. Then there are some
smaller projects left for the campus
like getting rid of portable classes,
Major high school renovations under way
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF REPORT
The Peninsula Humane Society is
giving a helping hand or is that
wing? to more than 30 sickly
Brown Pelicans in need of urgent
care over the past two weeks after
they became grounded in San Mateo
County.
The fledgling animals, which
were formerly considered an endan-
gered species, are thought to be
starving as they migrate up the coast
because their primary food source
of various sh has been depleted,
PHS caring for dozens of pelicans
San Brunos Capuchino getting $60 million overhaul
Upgrade for
rail; busses
facing issues
Caltrain lacks dedicated funding source
By Chris Cooney
BAY CITY NEWS SERVICE
A South San Francisco man who
stole $10,000 worth of fresh sh to
trade for $400 in crack cocaine was
given a three-year suspended prison
sentence Thursday, on the condi-
tion that he enter a residential treat-
ment program to tackle his drug
addiction.
San Mateo Superior Court Judge
Lisa Novak
handed down the
sentence to 44-
year-old Byron
Duane Bates,
who pleaded no
contest in May
to stealing a
delivery truck
from South San
Man nets rehab for trading
$10K worth of fish for crack
PHOTOS COURTESY OF PENINSULA HUMANE SOCIETY
Rachel Blatt,left,and Greg Hassett treat a sick Brown Pelican at the Peninsula Humane Society.More than 30 birds
in need of urgent care became grounded in San Mateo County over the past two weeks.
HEATHER MURTAGH/DAILY JOURNAL
Capuchino High School students will return to school next month with a
majority of the schools $60 million in renovations completed.
See SCHOOL, Page 31
Byron Bates
See BATES, Page 31
See BIRDS, Page 23
By Bill Silverfarb
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Gov. Jerry Browns signing of a
high-speed rail funding bill
Wednesday was great news for the
San Mateo County Transit District
as more than $600 million was
pledged to modernize the Caltrain
system.
The money will be used to electri-
fy the tracks for a more efcient and
sustainable rail system in an overall
$1.5 billion project that could be
completed by as early as 2019.
But Caltrain lacks a dedicated
source of funding and transit of-
cials are looking at some short-term
solutions, possibly a regional tax on
a 2013 ballot, that would reduce the
burden on the three transit districts
that support it SamTrans, the
Santa Clara Valley Transportation
Authority and the San Francisco
Municipal Transportation Agency.
SamTrans, however, has struggled
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This Day in History
Thought for the Day
1969
Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin
Buzz Aldrin became the rst men to
walk on the moon after reaching the
surface in their Apollo 11 lunar module.
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Will Rogers, American humorist (1879-1935)
Rock musician
Carlos Santana is
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Actor Omar Epps
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In 1861, the Congress of the Confederate States convened in
Richmond, Va.
In 1871, British Columbia entered Confederation as a
Canadian province.
In 1917, the draft lottery in World War I went into operation.
In 1942, the rst detachment of the Womens Army Auxiliary
Corps later known as WACs began basic training at Fort
Des Moines, Iowa. The Legion of Merit was established by an
Act of Congress.
In 1944, an attempt by a group of German ofcials to assassi-
nate Adolf Hitler with a bomb failed as the explosion at Hitlers
Rastenburg headquarters only wounded the Nazi leader.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt was nominated for an
unprecedented fourth term of ofce at the Democratic conven-
tion in Chicago.
In 1951, Jordans King Abdullah I was assassinated in
Jerusalem by a Palestinian gunman who was shot dead on the
spot by security.
In 1954, the Geneva Accords divided Vietnam into northern
and southern entities.
In 1960, a pair of Polaris missiles were red from the sub-
merged USS George Washington off Cape Canaveral, Fla., at a
target more than 1,100 miles away.
In 1976, Americas Viking 1 robot spacecraft made a success-
ful, rst-ever landing on Mars.
In 1982, Irish Republican Army bombs exploded in two
London parks, killing eight British soldiers, along with seven
horses belonging to the Queens Household Cavalry.
In 1988, Massachusetts Gov. Michael S. Dukakis received the
Democratic presidential nomination at the partys convention
in Atlanta.
Actress-singer Sally Ann Howes is 82. Rockabilly singer
Sleepy LaBeef is 77. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski, D-Md., is 76.
Actress Diana Rigg is 74. Rock musician John Lodge (The
Moody Blues) is 69. Country singer T.G. Sheppard is 68. Singer
Kim Carnes is 67. Rock musician Paul Cook (The Sex Pistols,
Man Raze) is 56. Actress Donna Dixon is 55. Rock musician
Mick McNeil (Simple Minds) is 54. Country singer Radney
Foster is 53. Rock singer Chris Cornell is 48. Rock musician
Stone Gossard (Pearl Jam) is 46. Actor Reed Diamond is 45.
Actor Josh Holloway is 43. Singer Vitamin C is 43. Actor Simon
Rex is 38. Actress Judy Greer is 37. Actor Charlie Korsmo is 34.
More than 1,000 turtles
slowly escape captivity
SUMMERVILLE, Ga. More than
1,000 turtles made a slow-speed escape
from their turtle farm in northwest
Georgia.
Turtle farmer David Driver tells sher-
iffs ofcials he suspects vandals might
be to blame for tearing down fences
around his turtle ponds in Summerville.
Authorities say that allowed the turtles
including snappers, Eastern paints
and yellow-bellied sliders to leave the
farm and make a beeline to nearby ponds
and creeks.
Driver tells The Chattanooga Times
Free Press that about 1,600 of the 2,200
turtles escaped. He says his business
involves selling some turtles to pet-grow-
ing operations and others to China.
Sheriffs ofcials are continuing to
search for the turtles.
Summerville, known more as the
home of folk artist Howard Finster than
it is for turtles, is about 90 miles north-
west of Atlanta.
Judge overturns
towns fortunetelling ban
ALEXANDRIA, La. A federal
judge has struck down a central
Louisiana ordinance banning for-
tunetelling, palm reading, astrology
and similar activities in the city of
Alexandria.
U.S. District Judge Dee Drells ruling
Wednesday concurs with a magistrates
conclusion that the ordinance is uncon-
stitutional.
Rachel Adams is a fortune-teller who
says she accepts donations but doesnt
charge for her services. She sued the city
after a police ofcer issued her a court
summons in 2011 for violating the ordi-
nance. A violation can result in daily
penalties of up to $500.
The city argued the business of for-
tunetelling is a fraud and inherently
deceptive, but U.S. Magistrate James
Kirk concluded that fortunetelling is free
speech protected by the First
Amendment.
Adams told The Town Talk newspaper
last year that she is a fth-generation
psychic.
California pain doctor
duped by dog X-ray in sting
GLENDORA Investigators say a
Southern California doctor saw enough
from an X-ray to prescribe pain killers to
an undercover cop but missed the tail
showing it was an image of a dog.
Police and Los Angeles County
deputies on Thursday raided the
Glendora urgent care clinic of 69-year-
old Dr. Rolando Lodevico Atiga after a
two-month investigation that included
three undercover deputies posing as
patients.
One of the undercover deputies
showed Atiga an X-ray to prove she
needed pain killers. The scan of her
German shepherd clearly shows the
dogs tail.
The Los Angeles Times reports Atiga
examined the X-ray and asked if she
wanted Vicodin, oxycodone, Valium or
Xanax.
Glendora police Capt. Timothy Staab
says Atiga is well known among drug
addicts and was considered the doctor to
go to.
Cop accused of stealing
drivers iPhone from wreck
BATON ROUGE, La. A 27-year-
old police officer in Louisiana has
resigned after authorities say he stole an
iPhone from the scene of a drunken-driv-
ing crash.
Cpl. Tommy Stubbs, a police
spokesman in Baton Rouge, says the
phone wasnt in the car when the driver
got out of jail. Stubbs says a tracking fea-
ture showed that its name had been
changed to Jake Chustzs iPhone, and
the driver recognized the name as that of
an ofcer who had worked at the wreck
June 2. He led a complaint.
Stubbs says Chustz (SHOOTS) was
booked late Wednesday with felony theft
and malfeasance in ofce, and resigned
early Thursday. He had worked for the
department for ve years.
An online jail listing shows hes free
on $10,000 bond. A message left at a list-
ing for Jake Chustz wasnt immediately
returned.
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Theft. A purse and passport were taken from
an unlocked vehicle on South Airport
Boulevard before 7:38 a.m. Sunday, July 15.
Theft. An outboard motor was stolen at Oyster
Point Marina Harbor Master before 2:04 p.m.
Saturday, July 14.
Stolen vehicle. A vehicle was stolen at
Genentech on Gateway Boulevard before 8:21
a.m. Friday, July 13.
Burglary. A backpack containing a wallet and
credit cards was stolen from a vehicle on Alta
Loma Drive before 6:21 p.m. Friday, July 13.
Theft. A shopper at a grocery store picked up
a dropped wallet while standing in line and did
not turn it in on Hickey Boulevard before 8:24
p.m. Friday, July 13.
Stolen vehicle. A thief was arrested after
attempting to steal a car at South Linden and
Victory avenues before 11:53 p.m. Friday, July
13.
HALF MOON BAY
Burglary. A laptop was stolen from a business
on South Cabrillo Highway and Redondo
Beach Road before 9:58 a.m. on Wednesday,
July 18.
DUI. A vehicle was found in a ditch on the 500
block of Francisco Street before 2:37 a.m. on
Wednesday, July 18. The driver was arrested
and charged with a DUI.
Theft. A vehicle was stolen from the driveway
of a residence on the 400 block of Belleville
Boulevard before 2:01 a.m. on Wednesday,
July 18. The reporting person stated the vehi-
cle was unlocked and the keys were inside.
Vandalism. Gang related grafti was removed
from a fence on the 400 block of Main Street
before 7:44 a.m. on Thursday, July 12.
Police reports
Urine trouble
A man was arrested for urinating on the
oor in a retail store on the 100 block of
North Cabrillo Highway in Half Moon
Bay before 8:38 p.m. Friday, June 29.
By Samantha Weigel
DAILY JOURNAL CORRESPONDENT
In North Central San Mateo, a small church
named Macedonia Church of God in Christ
has stood since 1940.
Despite its size,
Macedonia does remark-
able things for the commu-
nity.
The church is led by the
Rev. Leon Swindell, a
third generation pastor of
Macedonia, who preaches
in a rhythmic style that
rises to the intensity of
song. The Church of God in Christ is a
Pentecostal sect of Christianity that arose as a
traditional African-American church in the
early 1800s. Macedonias name was derived
from scripture related to helping those in the
country of Macedonia, Swindell said. A capti-
vating speaker, Swindells emotionally
charged sermons follow the tradition of
Pentecostal sects and frequently move its
members to clap, sing, cry and stand in
applause. It is a style passed on by his family
as his great uncle built the tiny church on
North Claremont Street and served 30 years as
its reverend, followed by Swindells father
who also served as reverend for 30 years. The
church just celebrated its 72nd year June 22,
and Swindell has celebrated his 12th year as
reverend.
Swindell is grateful to his ancestry and
speaks of them with reverence. Swindells
mother Jemmie Swindell has been a member
of Macedonia since 1952. Her involvement
with the church led Swindell, now 60, to
spend his life dedicated to it. Swindell and his
wife, Phyllis, met near the church and raised
four daughters together.
Strong familial ties led to other related
Churches of God in Christ established in East
Palo Alto and Hayward by his cousins.
It was at the church in Hayward that
Swindell gave the eulogy for baseballs Bobby
Bonds in 2003 because the number of people
attending his funeral, including Willie Mays,
Joe Morgan and Reggie Jackson, was too
large for the San Mateo church. Bonds had
attended a sermon at Macedonia and told
Swindell he wanted to become a member and
for him to serve as his pastor.
Well that blew me away. Im like, you
want me? That was the rst thing that came
out of my mouth, Swindell said.
When Bonds health declined, Swindell said
he met him at Stanford Hospital to pray.
Giving the eulogy was an honor, he added.
Making such accommodations is part of the
churchs mission. Macedonia stands in a
diverse neighborhood, so Swindell tries to
reect the needs of the community. After
Swindells Sunday sermon, Macedonia is
opened for Christian sermons of a Hispanic
congregation, followed by a Tongan congre-
gation. Swindell is interested in providing
Spanish classes for his congregation with the
Hispanic church so members can, he said,
learn their dialogue because it would break
down barriers as far as communication is con-
cerned.
Other events at Macedonia include a ser-
A little church with a big mission
Macedonia Church of God in Christ a key part of the North Central San Mateo community
ROSIE LINARES/DAILY JOURNAL
Manu Finau lends a hand at Macedonia Church of God in Christs Sunday food service.
Leon Swindell
See CHURCH, Page 23
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Fire damages
auto repair shop
A late night fire at a Belmont
auto repair shop caused approxi-
mately $100,000 in damage but
did not spread to adjoining busi-
nesses due to quick action by fire-
fighters, according to the Belmont
Fire Department.
On Wednesday, at about 11:55
p.m., Belmont firefighters
responded to European Asian Auto
Services at 150 Old County Road
on a reported fire. Upon arrival,
firefighters found a covered stor-
age area at the south side of the
business fully engulfed in flames.
Fire units from San Mateo, Foster
City and San Carlos fire depart-
ments responded to assist and the
fire was extinguished in about 30
minutes, according to the fire
department.
There were no injuries and the
fire was contained to the storage
area. Two vehicles parked in the
storage area were destroyed, how-
ever, firefighters were able to limit
the damage to the business itself to
minor smoke and heat damage.
Two other vehicles, a van parked at
a neighboring business on the
south side of the storage area and a
van parked on the street in front of
the business were damaged by heat
from the fire, according to the fire
department.
The cause of the fire is currently
under investigation.
Garage fire causes
$20,000 in damage
An electrical fire that broke out
Wednesday in a detached garage at
a Belmont home caused an esti-
mated $20,000 in damage.
Firefighters responded to a
report of fire in a workshop area
attached to a garage in the 2300
block of Coronet Boulevard at
about 3 p.m., Belmont police Lt.
Pat Halleran said.
Arriving crews reported seeing
smoke coming from the workshop,
Halleran said.
Firefighters kept the flames from
spreading, and the blaze was con-
trolled in about 20 minutes.
No one was injured.
The fire appeared to have been
caused by a problem with electri-
cal equipment in the workshop,
Halleran said.
Airport Commission to
pilot bike-sharing program
In an effort to promote wellness
and environmental stewardship,
San Francisco International
Airport will implement a bike-
sharing pilot program for San
Francisco Airport Commission
employees.
The airport will work with
Social Bicycles, Inc., to create and
evaluate a bicycle sharing system
that will give commission employ-
ees a two-wheeled way to get
around SFO.
The program will be free of
charge to all San Francisco Airport
Commission employees who regis-
ter and take a bicycle safety class.
The bicycles will have GPS and
will also calculate calories burned
and carbon saved.
Information from user surveys
and statistical data from the sys-
tems software will be collected
and analyzed to evaluate the pro-
grams success.
Local briefs
By Heather Murtagh
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Most students dont come up with
a question about homework when
someone is readily available to help.
Instead, a late-night cram session
becomes extra frustrating when one
problem simply cant be solved.
Anytime after 8 p.m. isnt exactly the
best time to be meeting with a tutor.
With technology, Bay Area business-
es are nding ways around limita-
tions of time and distance.
Creating the right tools came from
personal experience for Redwood
City-based Course Hero CEO
Andrew Grauer who started the com-
pany in 2007 while at Cornell
University.
I was my own customer, he said.
Noticing a need for online
resources, the website launched in
early 2008 and moved to Redwood
City last June. Now its grown to
offer online learning tools, study
materials, courses and ash cards.
Earlier this month, the company pur-
chased Cardinal Scholars to offer in-
home tutoring options for students in
kindergarten through high school.
Started at Stanford University,
Cardinal Scholars grew out of a need,
said Alison Johnston, co-founder of
Cardinal Scholars and CEO of
InstaEDU.
We saw that there were a ton of
students who wanted to tutor and lots
of Palo Alto families who wanted to
work with Stanford tutors. The cur-
rent companies were ripping people
off, she said, adding they felt it was
possible to charge less and pay tutors
more.
After launching with 14 tutors in
January 2010, the company grew
quickly. That summer it expanded to
include East Coast campuses. The
model has continued to grow to
include more than 100 sites but
Johnston said another need was seen
students needing a exible option
when two math problems were
causing a problem around 11 p.m. at
night. San Francisco-based
InstaEDU was created as a result.
The website offers options to help
through shared learning tools, online
chat and video conversations
launched in February.
Cardnial Scholars was still suc-
cessful, something Johnston didnt
want to change. After talking with
Grauer, having Course Hero take it
over seemed like a t.
Course Hero plans to leverage
Cardinal Scholars to deliver a blend-
ed learning experience that optimizes
the tutoring process. The new model
will be rolled out in the coming
months, said Grauer. His hope is that
students will be able to learn by
working with a university student
tutor and also accessing online con-
tent.
For more information about
Course Hero visit http://www.course-
hero.com. For more information
about Cardinal Scholars visit
http://www.cardinalscholars.com.
For more information about
InstaEDU visit http://www.instae-
du.com.
Enhancing online options
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bay Area ofcials are mulling the
idea of charging motorists a tax on
every mile they drive in the nine-
county region as a way to raise
money for roads and public transit
while reducing trafc and pollution
from car emissions.
Members of the Metropolitan
Transportation Commission and the
Association of Bay Area
Governments were scheduled to
vote Thursday night on whether to
approve a long-range study on the
merits of imposing a Vehicle Miles
Traveled tax.
Under a proposal still in its early
stages that could take a decade or
more to be launched, drivers would
be required to install GPS-like
odometers in their vehicles and
pay from less than a penny to as
much as a dime for every mile
driven.
Commission spokesman Randy
Rentschler acknowledged the con-
cept could prove a hard sell with
Bay Area residents, who would like-
ly resist both the travel tax and the
government-mandated tracking
devices.
Were not interested in where
they go. Were only interested in the
amount they travel, Rentschler told
radio station KCBS. But for some
folks, thats a distinction without a
difference. Anytime you talk about
getting information from people,
whenever that conversation comes
up, its another hurdle you have to
overcome.
Officials float Bay Area mileage tax
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lawsuit roils Silicon Valley
The Silicon Valley venture capital rm of
Kleiner, Perkins, Cauled & Byers has been
generating buzz for decades, spotting early
investment opportunities and making billions
with companies like Google and Amazon.
This summer, the attention is no different, but
the reason for it is.
The rm, with a roster of senior partners
including Al Gore and Colin Powell, is
embroiled in a lawsuit thats the talk of the
valley, exchanging nasty accusations with a
junior partner who accuses Kleiner of gender
bias, sexual harassment and overall boorish
behavior toward women.
The legal ght offers an inside peek at the
rms jet-setting ways, internecine ghts over
board of director seats at portfolio compa-
nies and the cost of social snubs.
The lawsuit was led by Ellen Pao, a 42-
year-old Harvard Law School graduate who
joined the rm in 2005.
Pao accuses Kleiner of blocking her and
other women from advancement and lucrative
positions she claims are reserved for men. The
rm has proclaimed its innocence and alleges
Pao twisted facts and events in an attempt to
create legal claims where none exists.
Stabbing suspect shot,
killed by S.F. police IDd
The San Francisco medical examiner has
released the name of the man shot and killed
by a police ofcer after he allegedly attacked
a co-worker at a chocolate factory moments
earlier.
Thirty-two-year-old Pralith Pralourng of
Oakland was fatally shot Wednesday in the
citys Financial District shortly after he
slashed his co-worker in the arm with a box
cutter at the TCHO New American Chocolate
at Pier 17 in the Embarcadero.
Police Chief Greg Suhr said an ofcer giv-
ing chase ordered Pralourng to drop the box
cutter when he lunged at her with it. Pralourng
was shot twice in the upper torso.
Around the Bay
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF REPORT
A 64-year-old house cleaner who allegedly
torched an SUV in the parking lot of the
Department of Motor Vehicles because he was
angry about not reclaiming his towed vehicle
may not be mentally t for trial, according to
his court-appointed attorney.
Hugo Carranza has already pleaded not
guilty to arson and vandalism but before a
judge could set a preliminary hearing date,
defense attorney Tanya OMalley raised
doubts about his competency.
Competency is a persons ability to aid in
his or her own defense while sanity is a per-
sons mental state at the time of an alleged
incident.
Prosecutors say Carranza whose vehicle had
been towed by San
Francisco police last
October due to an expired
registration, reportedly
paid fines at the DMV
ofce but could not get his
car released. On April 23,
he allegedly lled a bottle
with oil or gas, randomly
selected what he thought
was an employees vehicle
and poured the liquid over two tires before
lighting them on re.
The 2008 Cadillac Escalade was scorched
and the ames also damaged a Honda in an
adjacent space.
A witness reported seeing Carranza walk
away from the scene and the arson was report-
edly caught on tape. At the scene, Carranza
walked up to a police lieutenant and said Im
the one who did it, according to prosecutors.
Carranza remains in custody in lieu of
$100,000 bail. He returns to court July 26 to
set further competency proceedings. If he is
deemed incompetent, Carranza will be treated
at a state mental facility.
Competency questioned for alleged SUV torcher
Hugo Carranza
By Mike Stobbe
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ATLANTA The U.S. appears headed
for its worst year for whooping cough in more
than ve decades, with the number of cases
rising at an epidemic rate that experts say
may reect a problem with the effectiveness
of the vaccine.
Nearly 18,000 cases have been reported so
far more than twice the number seen at this
point last year, the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention said Thursday. At this
pace, the number for the entire year will be
the highest since 1959, when 40,000 illnesses
were reported.
Nine children have died, and health of-
cials called on adults especially pregnant
women and those who spend time around
children to get a booster shot as soon as
possible.
My biggest concern is for the babies.
Theyre the ones who get hit the hardest,
said Mary Selecky, chief of the health depart-
ment in Washington, one of the states with the
biggest outbreaks. Washington and Wisconsin
have reported more than 3,000 cases each,
and high numbers have been seen in a number
of other states, including New York,
Minnesota and Arizona.
Whooping cough has generally been
increasing for years, but this years spike is
startling. Health investigators are trying to
figure out whats going on, and theories
include better detection and reporting of
cases, some sort of evolution in the bacteria
that cause the illness, or shortcomings in the
vaccine.
The vaccine that had been given to young
children for decades was replaced in the late
1990s following concerns about rashes,
fevers and other side effects. While the new
version is considered safer, it is possible it
isnt as effective long term, said Dr. Anne
Schuchat, who oversees the CDCs immu-
nization and respiratory disease programs.
Some parents in California and other states
have rebelled against vaccinations and gotten
their children exempted from rules that
require them to get their shots to enroll in
school. Washington state has one of the high-
est exemption rates in the nation. But the
CDC said that does not appear to be a major
factor in the outbreak, since most of the
youngsters who got sick had been vaccinated.
CDC: Whooping cough rising at alarming rate
Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious disease that can strike people of any
age but is most dangerous to children.
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NATION
White House announces
accelerated port projects
WASHINGTON The Obama administra-
tion is speeding up expansion projects at ve
major U.S. ports, including two in politically
important Florida, as part of a broader plan to
accelerate public works projects across the
country during a weak economic recovery.
The White House announced the expedited
work Thursday as President Barack Obama
flew to campaign in Florida, including
Jacksonville, one of the port cities that would
benet from the plan.
White House spokesman Jay Carney noted
that accelerating such projects was a recom-
mendation from the Presidents Council on
Jobs and Competitiveness. Presidential chal-
lenger Mitt Romney has criticized Obama for
not meeting with the jobs council for six
months.
Plain language law
off to a spotty start
WASHINGTON An effort to make the
government write so people can understand
what theyre reading is off to a spotty start.
A year after an anti-gobbledygook law took
effect, federal agencies are still churning out
plenty of incomprehensible English. So says
the Center for Plain Language, which released
a report card Thursday grading agencies on
their progress or lack of it.
The Agriculture Department got top marks
among the dozen agencies checked: an A for
meeting the laws basic requirements and a B
for taking supporting actions such as training
staff to write clearly. Faring the worst, Veterans
Affairs unked on both counts.
Service members to
march in gay pride parade
CAMP PENDLETON The Defense
Department on Thursday announced it is
allowing service members to march in uniform
in a gay pride parade for the rst time in U.S.
history.
In a memorandum sent to all its branches, the
department said it was making the allowance
for San Diegos Gay Pride Parade on Saturday
even though its policy generally bars troops
from marching in uniform in parades.
The Defense Department said it did so
because organizers had encouraged military
personnel to march in their uniform and the
event was getting national attention.
Around the nation
By Jacques Billeaud
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PHOENIX Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaios
anti-illegal immigration patrols took center
stage Thursday in federal court as a group of
Latinos set out to prove that his deputies
racially proled them as part of a systemic
policy of discrimination.
A lawyer for the plaintiffs who led a civil
lawsuit against Arpaios department said in
opening statements that the evidence will
show that Arpaio and his deputies discriminat-
ed against Hispanics.
Its our view that the problem starts at the
top, attorney Stan Young said.
Tim Casey, who is defending Arpaio, said
the patrols were properly planned out and exe-
cuted. He said they exceeded police standards.
Race and ethnicity had nothing to do with the
trafc stops, Case said.
Arpaio has said people pulled over were
approached because deputies had probable
cause to believe they had committed crimes
and that ofcers only learned afterward that
many were illegal immigrants.
The plaintiffs arent seeking money
damages. They want a declaration that
Arpaios office racially profiles and an
order that requires the department to make
changes to prevent what they said is dis-
criminatory policing.
The lawsuit will serve as
a precursor to a U.S.
Justice Departments case
that alleges a broader
range of civil rights viola-
tions by Arpaios ofce. A
DOJ lawyer leading the
agencys civil rights case
watched the trial.
Arpaio, who didnt
appear in court Thursday, is expected to be
called to testify Tuesday.
For years, Arpaio, the self-proclaimed
toughest sheriff in America, has vehemently
denied allegations that his deputies in
Arizonas most populous county racially pro-
le Latinos in his trademark patrols.
The plaintiffs say deputies based some traf-
c stops on the race of Hispanics who were in
vehicles, had no probable cause to pull them
over and made the stops so they could ask
about their immigration status.
David Vasquez, an IT specialist from Mesa
who identified himself as a Mexican
American, said he and his wife were pulled
over during a June 2009 sweep as the couple
was headed to dinner. One of the deputies who
stopped them asked Vasquez whether he
spoke English, which he does.
I just found it funny that he asked me that
question because I felt like I had been singled
out. Ive never been asked that question,
Vasquez said. He said he was following the
speed limit and hadnt broken any trafc laws.
Five or 10 minutes after being pulled over, a
deputy said he pulled Vasquez over because he
had a crack in his windshield, which Vasquez
testied wasnt blocking his view of the road.
The officer didnt write him a ticket.
Vasquez now questions how the ofcer was
able to spot the crack in the windshield given
his position at an intersection.
After the ofcers let him go, Vasquez said it
occurred to him that he was just racially pro-
led and told his wife: I believe I was pulled
over for being brown.
Under questioning from an Arpaio attorney,
Vasquez said he didnt report the trafc stop to
authorities and was contacted months later by
Arpaio critics who had video-recorded the
stop.
Another man who was Hispanic testied
about being pulled over by a sheriffs deputy
in December 2007.
David Rodriguez said the deputy pulled him
over as Rodriguez and his family had just
been off-roading in the area and had ended up
driving on a closed road. Rodriguez said other
drivers who were also on the road and who
were white were let off with only a warning,
while he was ticketed.
Profiling trial begins for Ariz. sheriff
By Lolita C. Baldor
and Eileen Sullivan
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON The nearly 20 often-
rambling emails that an Army psychiatrist
sent to Yemeni terror leader Anwar al-Awlaki
painted a confusing picture.
In some he was a believer intent on support-
ing terrorists and intrigued with the idea of
U.S. soldiers killing comrades in the name of
Islam. In others he was a man looking for help
nding an appropriate wife.
In the end, they werent enough for the FBI
to identify Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan as a
terrorist threat or, as it would turn out, as a
man who now stands accused of the shooting
spree at Fort Hood that killed 13 and wound-
ed 23 others in November 2009.
The emails attracted the attention of FBI
and anti-terrorism task force agents in
December 2008, and eventually prompted
them to dig up Hasans personnel records and
evaluation reports.
But gaps in the bureaus systems, poor train-
ing, antiquated technologies and an underly-
ing fear that approaching Hasan would reveal
the ongoing investigation into Awlaki prevent-
ed the FBI from pursuing the matter much fur-
ther.
An independent review released Thursday
by the FBI lays out a series of gaffes the
bureau made as agents evaluated Hasans cor-
respondence with Awlaki, and ultimately
decided the Army major was not a terror
threat. The report, by former FBI Director
William Webster, concludes that FBI person-
nel made mistakes in their handling of intelli-
gence information, but that no one person was
responsible.
We do not nd, and do not believe, that
anyone is solely responsible for mistakes in
handling the information, Webster wrote to
FBI Director Robert Mueller in a letter with
the report. We do not believe it would be fair
to hold these dedicated personnel, who work
in a context of constant threats and limited
resources, responsible for the tragedy that
occurred months later at Fort Hood.
Much was already known about the series
of oversights and missteps the government
made leading to the terror attack at the Fort
Hood Army post, but the report revealed new
details.
Fort Hood report shows FBI missteps
Joe Arpaio
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By Tom Raum
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Direct attacks on Republican Mitt
Romney by President Barack Obama
and a fusillade of negative campaign ads
by his campaign are attracting a lot of
attention but so far not providing much
of a lift for the president.
While Romney is ghting back harder,
the Obama onslaught has mostly forced
him onto the defensive. The Obama
camp is now aggressively pressing
Romney to release more tax returns than
he promised.
Earlier, it highlighted laid-off workers
at companies his Bain Capital private
equity rm acquired, Bains role in ship-
ping American jobs overseas and the
timing of Romneys self-styled retroac-
tive retirement.
While the barrage may be cutting into
Romneys argument that he has the busi-
ness know-how to restore jobs, polls also
show the limp economy is the most com-
manding factor influencing voters,
which could help him.
Three new polls underscored this.
A New York Times-CBS News poll
showed approval of Obamas economic
stewardship slipping, with 39 percent
saying they approved and 55 percent dis-
approving. In April when the recov-
ery seemed stronger 44 percent
approved and 48 percent disapproved.
Some 45 percent said they would vote
for Romney if the election were held
now, 43 percent said Obama - the rst
time Romney has led, although it was
within the polls margin of error.
An NPR poll showed 60 percent of
Americans see the country as on the
wrong track. Overall, Obama had a
slight, but statistically insignicant lead,
47 percent to 45 percent.
A Fox News poll found that fewer
than four voters in ten say they are better
off today than four years ago.
The president on Thursday began a
two-day swing through battleground
Florida, where he is targeting seniors
and the states growing Latino popula-
tion. He had campaign events Thursday
in Jacksonville and West Palm Beach.
Romney had a single campaign event
in the Boston area.
Weak recovery weighing on Obama
REUTERS
Barack Obama speaks during a campaign event at West Palm Beach Century Village
in Fla.
By Donna Cassata
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON The House lashed
out at Russia for its unwavering support
for Syria, voting Thursday to stop the
Pentagon from doing business with a
Russian company that has armed Bashar
Assads regime.
The overwhelming vote on an amend-
ment to the defense spending bill came
just hours after Russia vetoed a U.N. res-
olution threatening nonmilitary sanctions
against Syria. The United Nations and
other Western nations have been pressur-
ing Assad to end the deadly crackdown on
his people that has dragged on for 16
months.
The House later passed the defense
spending bill for the scal year beginning
Oct. 1. The White House has threatened to
veto the legislation, criticizing the House
for reneging on the spending levels that
Obama and congressional Republicans
agreed to last August in a decit-cutting
budget. The vote was 326-90.
Incensed by the unending bloodshed in
Syria, the House backed an amendment
by Rep. Jim Moran, R-Va., that would bar
the Pentagon from contracts, cooperative
agreements and loans with
Rosoboronexport, a Russian state-con-
trolled arms export company that is pro-
viding weapons to the Syrian government.
The vote was 407-5.
The Defense Department has bought 33
dual-use Mi-17 helicopters for the Afghan
military from the company, including an
order for 10 aircraft last week. The no-bid
contract for aircraft and spare parts is
worth $640 million.
The Pentagon has relied on the compa-
ny because of the Afghans familiarity with
Russian-made helicopters. But Russia
reportedly sold $1 billion in arms to Syria
last year and the Assad government
bought 36 combat jets from the state-con-
trolled rm.
House votes to bar Pentagon deal with Russian firm
By Nacy Benac
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON Its no coincidence that Michelle
Obama and Ann Romney are showing up a lot more as the tight
presidential race barrels into the nal few
months.
The rival campaigns are rolling out their
top assets in a big way. The rst lady is the
public face of a new grassroots mobilizing
effort for Team Obama. And Mrs.
Romneys recent interviews have put her
on display cutting through the campaign
din including her blunt statement
Thursday that her husband has provided
everything that people need to know
and wont be releasing more tax returns.
Although Mrs. Romney is still largely
unknown to a large swath of the public,
both women are well regarded by voters in
their own parties, and the campaigns are
going all-out to use their appeal in ways
that go well beyond the traditional presi-
dential cookie bakeoff.
They really do appear to be in it to win
it, both of them, and sincerely in it to win
it, says Anita McBride, who served as
Laura Bushs chief of staff in the White
House.
Mrs. Obama on Thursday made her debut as the leader the
Obama campaigns new It Takes One program, which asks
supporters to do one thing to promote the campaign and to
engage someone else to do likewise.
Wives help Obama,
Romney campaigns
Michelle
Obama
Ann Romney
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By Nick Dumitrache
and Veselin Toshkov
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BURGAS, Bulgaria He looked
like any other impatient tourist
checking the big board at airport
arrivals: a lanky, long-haired man in
a baseball cap with his hands in the
pockets of his plaid Bermuda
shorts, a bulky backpack hanging
from his shoulders.
Minutes later, authorities say, the
man, lmed by security cameras at
the Burgas airport, would board a
bus lled with young Israeli tourists
and blow himself up, killing six oth-
ers as well. Authorities looked
Thursday for clues as to who he
was, using his ngerprints, his DNA
and his fake Michigan drivers
license.
Israel was quick to blame Iran and
its Lebanese ally Hezbollah for the
attack and a U.S. ofcial told the
Associated Press on Thursday night
that Hezbollah was believed to be
behind the attack. The ofcial spoke
on condition of anonymity because
it was a sensitive intelligence issue.
The victims included the
Bulgarian bus driver and five
Israelis, including a pregnant
woman.
Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu said the bombing was
carried out by Hezbollah, the long
arm of Iran. Iranian Foreign
Ministry spokesman Ramin
Mehmanparast called the accusa-
tion baseless, saying it was aimed
at diverting world attention from
Israels role in the assassination of
Iranian nuclear scientists.
Israel has attributed a series of
attacks on its citizens around the
world in recent months to Iran and
its Shiite proxies, threatening to
escalate a shadow war between the
two arch-enemies that has escalated
over Israeli allegations that the
Iranians are trying to build nuclear
weapons.
The attack occurred shortly after
the Israelis boarded a bus outside
the airport in the Black Sea resort
town of Burgas, a popular destina-
tion for Israeli tourists particular-
ly for high school graduates before
they are drafted into military serv-
ice. Burgas is about 400 kilometers
(250 miles) east of the capital,
Soa.
On Thursday, Bulgarian televi-
sion aired security camera footage
showing the suspected bomber wan-
dering in and out of the terminal
shortly before the blast. He was
dressed as a tourist himself, wearing
a baseball cap, T-shirt, plaid shorts
and sneakers with short white
socks. He carried a large backpack
with wheels.
Interior Minister Tsvetan
Tsvetanov said the backpack con-
tained the bomb, which detonated in
the luggage compartment of the bus.
The bomber was believed to have
been about 36 years old and had
been in the country between four
and seven days, Tsvetanov said
without elaborating.
We cannot exclude the possibili-
ty that he had logistical support on
Bulgarian territory, the minister
said.
Ofcials were using DNA sam-
ples to try to establish his identity.
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko
Borisov told reporters that a
Michigan drivers license was
retrieved, but U.S. officials said
there was no such person in their
database. Michigan is home to one
of the largest Arab communities in
the U.S.
Bulgarian police seek bomber identity
REUTERS
Relatives mourn over the cofn of Elior Price, who was killed in an attack
in Bulgaria,during a ceremony at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel
Aviv, Israel.
Strikes and security
trouble before U.K. games
LONDON Theres nearly a
week to go before the Olympics
kick off in London and British offi-
cials are stuck playing defense.
On Thursday, the countrys
Olympics secretary said 1,200
extra troops were put on standby in
case embarrassing manpower
shortages get any worse, while
U.K. border agents announced a
strike for the day before the games
begin.
The one-two punch of bad news
comes with only eight days to go,
unbalancing a government which
might have hoped to bask in glow
of pre-Olympic buildup.
Russia and China
again veto Syria resolution
UNITED NATIONS Russia
and China again vetoed a Western-
backed U.N. resolution Thursday
aimed at pressuring President
Bashar Assads government to end
the escalating civil war in Syria,
sparking dire warnings of even
greater bloodshed and spillover to
the wider region.
The 11-2 vote, with two absten-
tions from South Africa and
Pakistan, was the third double veto
of a resolution addressing the Syria
crisis, now in its 17th month, by
Damascus most important allies.
Around the world
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Friday July 20, 2012 THEDAILYJOURNAL
Stop-and-frisk
Editor,
Regarding S.F. mayors stop-and-
frisk talk creates controversy (July 18,
San Mateo Daily Journal), I refer to the
following information from the Center
for Constitutional Rights. Readers can
learn about how its going so far in
New York City.
In 2011, 685,724 people were
stopped, 84 percent of whom were
black and Latino residents, in spite of
the face that they comprise only about
23 percent and 29 percent of New York
Citys total population respectively. The
majority of those stopped were between
the ages of 14 and 24. All stops, 88
percent did not result in an arrest or a
summons being given. Contraband was
found in only two percent of all stops.
The NYPD claims their stop-and-frisk
policy keeps weapons off the street, but
weapons were recovered in only one
percent of all stops. These numbers
clearly contradict that claim.
Moreover, the practice contributes to
continued mistrust, doubt and fear of
police ofcers in communities of color
that are already scarred by systemic
racial proling and major incidents of
police brutality.
I hope that Mayor Lee and SFPD
Chief Greg Suhr do their homework
before implementing a stop-and-frisk
policy in San Francisco. It is racial pro-
ling of the highest order, ineffective
and unconstitutional.
Julie Muller
San Mateo
Libertarian Fallacy
Editor,
California Senate passed the voters-
approved high-speed rail project on
July 6. Libertarian leaning think tanks,
such as the Reason Foundation,
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association
and Citizens Against Government
Waste, opposed this initiative from the
start. Many, including our Sen. Joe
Simitian, regrettably, went along with
the libertarian boondoggle argument
and declared this project a waste: the
cost of it outweighed the benets from
it and so on.
When gasoline prices and unemploy-
ment rates were low 10 years ago, the
number of riders using the public trans-
portation was also low. This decreased
ridership was used as a reason to nearly
kill the plan extending BART services
to San Jose. However, now both gaso-
line prices and the unemployment rate
are high. Understandably public trans-
portation ridership has also increased.
Thus, uctuating indicators, such as the
number of riders or popularity of an
issue at a particular moment in time,
cannot be used as a reliable information
to decide how benecial this project
may or may not be in the coming years.
This boondoggle line of arguments
can be used to thwart any governmental
initiative, for fear works more effec-
tively than reason when persuading the
public. Had we been mesmerized by
the fear of uncertainty, would we have
led a manned mission to the moon or
invested billions of dollars to nd cures
for debilitating diseases?
Chakrapani Kalyanaraman
Redwood City
Letters to the editor
Torrance Daily Breeze
G
enerally speaking, the govern-
ment has two ways to try to
limit the danger from
motorists talking and texting on their
cellphones. It can pass laws and support
education to discourage any use of cell-
phones by drivers. Or it can use the
same levers to promote the safer use of
cellphones by drivers. Unfortunately, in
California, it has done more of the rst
than the second.
Thats why a bill signed into law by
Gov. Jerry Brown earlier this month
comes as a pleasant surprise.
Starting Jan. 1, the three-year-old
prohibition against drivers writing or
reading text messages will be revised to
allow them to dictate or listen to texts
hands-free with voice-activated devices.
The change is controversial, and it
wont eliminate the problem of drivers
being distracted by handling and glanc-
ing at their cellphones let alone eat-
ing, putting on makeup, or tuning the
car radio.
But its a step in the right direction.
Not only will this encourage drivers
who do use cellphones in their cars to
take advantage of technology allowing
them to do so with less distraction. This
also will offer incentives for cellphone
manufacturers and service providers to
continue to make their products safer to
use which is the smart approach to
the issue.
For contrast, remember last winter
when the National Transportation
Safety Board recommended that states
ban virtually all kinds of cellphone use
by drivers, including talking on the
phone with the use of hands-free
devices. An editorial here at the time
found it an oddly retrograde solution to
a modern problem, an attempt to put
the technological genie back in the bot-
tle.
Instead, the long-term solutions to the
problems posed by advancing technolo-
gy must be solved by advancing tech-
nology. That would include the current
generation of hands-free devices that
prevent drivers from taking their hands
off the steering wheel and their eyes off
the road as well as future inventions
that will keep making it safer for com-
muters in an electronically connected
world to stay in touch.
The point is not for lawmakers, law
enforcement agencies and trafc-safety
advocates to ease up on enforcing the
laws and impressing upon drivers the
need to pay attention.
Distracted driving, some of it caused
by cellphones, is blamed for 3,000 traf-
c deaths a year nationwide, according
to the latest NTSB statistics.
The good news: Enforcing
Californias existing laws, the 2008 law
that made it illegal to drive while talk-
ing on a hand-held cellphone and the
2009 update that banned driving while
texting, has contributed to a 47 percent
decline in the number of collisions
directly related to cell phone use,
according to University of California,
Berkeley study.
But U.S. motor-vehicle fatalities have
been dropping sharply for other reasons
as well. And one big reason is technol-
ogy, in the form of equipment such as
seat belts, child restraints, air bags and
motorcycle helmets, and technology
like rollover prevention and automatic
braking systems.
It will bear watching how highway
safety statistics are affected by the new
law allowing drivers to send and
receive texts hands-free with voice-acti-
vated devices. If it proves dangerous,
more adjustments to the law will be
needed.
The principle is right, though. The
bill, sponsored by Republican
Assemblyman Jeff Miller of Corona
and passed by votes of 69-3 in the
Assembly and 36-0 in the state Senate,
embraces the use of technology to
make technology safer. Thats the way
to go for motorists, for the electronics
industry and for regulators.
Whether they read it or heard it,
California lawmakers seem to have got-
ten the message.
New state law allows for dictation while driving
Getting carded
J
ackie Whiton said no. When a young man of about 20
came into the New Hampshire convenience store
where she worked as a cashier and handed over an
EBT card as payment for cigarettes, Whiton said no.
Actually, according to news
reports, Whiton asked the lad if he
thought the other people in line
an obvious nod to taxpayer dollars
would like to buy his cigarettes.
When he said yes, she asked for
the pack back. Long story short,
the mans alleged foster mom
who Whiton said also looked
about 20 showed up the next
day to complain. The 65-year-old
Whiton was ultimately red after
denying another youth looking to
buy cigarettes with an EBT card
and her unwillingness to let wel-
fare fund tobacco grabbed headlines.
Items like cigarettes and alcohol might not be what tax-
payers expect their contributions to fund for the needy, how-
ever, in New Hampshire such electronic benet transfer card
transactions are legal. Technically, the store management
may have been right in letting Whiton go she wasnt com-
plying with store policy which is to follow the law.
But technicality doesnt win brownie points, particularly
for the welfare guidelines that give recipients carte blanche
to use others hard-earned money on non-necessities.
The refreshed battle over welfare benets comes as states
are looking to make ends meet and the countys food stamp
program, otherwise known as SNAP, works overtime to get
more hungry mouths on its rolls.
The problem is, not every mouth receiving benets is actu-
ally hungry or choosing to use the benets on food. Whitons
customers are good cases in point. Food and cash assistance
programs were enacted to help keep the needy aoat but
unfortunately much good-doing is being sunk by fraud,
abuse and the perception that recipients are buying junk food
or on the other end of the spectrum even enjoying
more expensive products than those whose paychecks actual-
ly fund the benets.
No wonder Jackie Whiton said no. The question is, why
arent more?
Nobody should argue that the food stamp program is not
valuable. Even as the economy struggles to recover, more
and more individuals and families a growing number of
those who never had to put out a hand before are nding
themselves needing help. The sad part are those who fall into
that gray area, struggling but with too much income to quali-
fy. Even sadder are those who qualify but give the program
and its rightful recipients a black eye by using it as a person-
al ATM.
Businesses that accept EBT are not blameless, either.
During a recent trip through Wine County, I spotted a ram-
shackle bait and tackle store boasting a large sign: EBT
accepted here. What lovely meal components does that store
offer? Most gas stations and even fast-food outlets accept the
cards. Why is it that a person who earns their own keep has
to do without or opt for cheaper when times are tight while
those on government assistance are allowed to supersize a
combo meal or grab an energy drink inside the convenience
store?
Advocates argue governments should not micro-manage
needy families or add stigma to participation. Perhaps, but
there is no shame in accepting help when it is truly needed
and when it is properly used. Where there should be shame
is everywhere else. That young man who asked Whiton for
cigarettes should be ashamed, the so-called foster mom
should be ashamed and the ofcials and program administra-
tors who turn a blind eye should be ashamed.
Some also say it is impossible to train clerks and cashiers
to weed out the allowed items from the non-allowed when
processing purchases. How do they manage to process buys
through the Women, Infant and Children program which
does have restrictions?
Why cant EBT cards work like health reimbursement
cards which, after swiped, refuse to process non-approved
goods? EBT users can still get the cigarettes, beer or what
have you but not on everybody elses dime.
Restricting somebody elses choices can be a slippery
slope. Do we stop at so-called luxury items? Are gouda and
brie too expensive? Are brand names off-limits or anything
with more than 30 grams of sugar?
Yet, by taking benets recipients have already invited the
government into their lives. Complaining about intrusion
after the fact isnt sound.
Likewise, worrying that the truly needy wont seek help
because of use limits is silly.
Federal and state governments need to nally do what
Jackie Whiton did say no.
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Dow 12,943.36 +0.27% 10-Yr Bond 1.515 +2.43%
Nasdaq2,965.90 +0.79% Oil (per barrel) 92.209999
S&P 500 1,376.51 +0.27% Gold 1,580.80
By Matthew Craft
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK Strong earnings from
IBM and other technology companies
nudged the stock market higher
Thursday, but a trio of weak economic
reports kept the gains in check.
IBM surged 4 percent after it posted a
jump in prots late Wednesday even as
revenue fell. It marked the 38th consec-
utive quarter that IBMs net income rose
over the previous year. IBM leapt $7.09
to $195.34.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose
34.66 points to close at 12,943.36 on
Thursday, the third straight day of gains.
One thing is dominating today and
its tech earnings, said Lawrence
Creatura, portfolio manager at the mutu-
al fund manager Federated Investors.
Earnings have been better than a lot of
people expected. That could still change,
but so far, so good.
Analysts forecast that earnings at S&P
500 companies shrank 1.5 percent in the
April-through-June period versus a year
ago, according to researchers at S&P
Capital IQ. If that turns out to be true, it
will be the worst earnings season since
the summer quarter of 2009.
In other trading, the Standard & Poors
500 index gained 3.73 points to
1,376.51. The Nasdaq composite index
rose 23.30 points to 2,965.90.
Despite the modest gains, utilities and
consumer staples lagged behind the mar-
ket, usually a sign that investors were
willing to take on risk.
eBay jumped 9 percent after the com-
pany reported that its second-quarter net
income doubled, thanks to higher rev-
enue from its PayPal online payments
business and its e-commerce websites.
eBay rose $3.73 to $44.19.
The market wavered in early trading,
ipping from gains to losses and back
again, after a measure of manufacturing
in the mid-Atlantic region came in much
weaker than economists had expected.
Two other economic reports also
released at 10 a.m., homes sales and
leading economic indicators, were also
weak.
Big banks and nancial rms were
mostly lower, following poor earnings
reports from American Express and
Morgan Stanley.
American Express lost 4 percent, the
largest drop in the Dow, after its earnings
missed Wall Streets expectations.
Slower growth in Europe weighed on the
credit-card companys results as interna-
tional revenue fell 4 percent. Amex lost
$2.06 to $56.23.
Stocks creep up
Wall Street
Stocks that moved substantially or traded
heavily Thursday on the New York Stock
Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:
NYSE
Walgreen Co., up $3.65 at $34.62
The drug store chain said it signed a new
agreement to begin lling prescriptions for
customers in the Express Scripts network.
Safeway Inc., down 69 cents at $15.80
The grocery store operators second-quarter
prot fell 16 percent as it spent more on
advertising and launched a new loyalty
program.
Georgia Gulf Corp., up $3.82 at $32.67
The chemical company is buying the
commodity chemicals business of PPG
Industries Inc. in a deal worth about $2 billion.
Johnson Controls Inc., down $2.25 at $26.07
The auto parts maker posted disappointing
scal third-quarter results and cut its sales
growth prediction for the current quarter.
Nokia Corp., up 12 cents at $1.85
The cellphone maker said sales of its low-end
phones lifted revenue and sales of the new
Lumia phones were not as bad as feared.
Nasdaq
eBay Inc., up $3.49 at $43.95
The Internet company more than doubled its
second-quarter net income on higher revenue
from its PayPal online payments business.
Select Comfort Corp., up $5.83 at $27.60
The mattress makers second quarter results
beat expectations and it raised its full-year
forecast.It also said it plans to open more stores.
Skyworks Solutions Inc., up $2.53 at $29.17
The company said that its third-quarter prot
rose on stronger sales of its chips, which are
used for cellphones and tablets.
Big movers
By Jonathan Fahey
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK Rising tensions in
the Middle East have pushed oil prices
up 19 percent over the past three weeks
and are leading to a rise in prices at the
gasoline pump.
Since the start of July, average gaso-
line prices in the U.S. have climbed 11
cents to $3.44 per gallon. Pump prices
are expected to creep higher in the com-
ing weeks, and they arent likely to fall
back to their June low of $3.33 for the
rest of the summer, analysts say.
Crude rose $2.79, about 3 percent, to
$92.66 per barrel Thursday, its highest
level since mid-May. The price has risen
$15 per barrel since June 28, when oil
hit a low of $77.69.
The oil market is responding to a
series of events in recent days that have
raised concerns yet again that Iran
will try to block oil shipments through
the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway
in the Persian Gulf through which one-
fth of the worlds oil travels every day.
Iran raised this threat late last year
after the U.S. and Europe announced
sanctions designed to crimp Irans oil
sales, sending oil soaring above $100 per
barrel. Western nations are trying force
Iran to abandon what the West says are
efforts to develop a nuclear weapon.
Tensions eased, and oil prices fell,
when Iran agreed to enter negotiations
over its nuclear program.
But in the past few weeks, those nego-
tiations appeared to have failed, a U.S.
Navy ship red on a boat in the Persian
Gulf and Iran said it has devised a spe-
cic plan to block oil shipments.
Then, on Wednesday, seven Israelis
were killed in a suicide attack in
Bulgaria. Israel blamed Iran for the
attack, and vowed to strike back. Iran
has denied involvement.
Its raised the fear quotient, said
Tom Kloza, chief oil analyst at the Oil
Price Information Service. This was
more than just talk and taunting.
If oil buyers worry that oil will soon
be in short supply, they buy oil futures
contracts to lock in the price as insur-
ance against future price spikes. Those
purchases drive up benchmark oil prices
and can eventually lead to higher prices
at the pump.
Brent crude, which is used to bench-
mark the oil bought by most U.S.
reneries, has jumped 21 percent in
about a month. On Thursday Brent rose
$2.64 to $107.80. Brent hit a low of
$89.23 on June 22.
Brent would be most affected by a dis-
ruption in the Middle East because it is
used to price seagoing crude that com-
petes with crude shipped through the
Persian Gulf.
Middle East turmoil pushing oil higher
By Christopher S. Rugaber
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON A raft of econom-
ic news Thursday sketched a picture of a
weakening U.S. economy held back by
sluggish home buying and factory pro-
duction.
Americans bought fewer homes in
June than in May. Manufacturing in the
Federal Reserves Philadelphia region
contracted for a third straight month this
month. And a gauge of future U.S. eco-
nomic activity fell in June.
The number of Americans seeking
unemployment benets rose 34,000 last
week. Normally, that would signal an
increase in layoffs. But the gure was
skewed higher by seasonal factors that
made it hard to tell whether the job mar-
ket might be worsening.
The government tries to adjust its
unemployment benets data to reect
temporary summertime layoffs in the
auto industry. But this year, many
automakers skipped those shutdowns to
keep up with demand. That led to fewer
layoffs, which the Labor Department
didnt anticipate.
Once those statistical distortions fade,
Joshua Shapiro, chief U.S. economist at
MFR Inc., wrote in a note to clients, we
suspect that the data will point to a
soggy labor market.
The economy is struggling to generate
enough growth to boost hiring and con-
sumer spending from subpar levels.
Job growth slowed to 75,000 a month
from April through June, down from
healthy 226,000 pace in the rst three
months of the year. Unemployment is
stuck at 8.2 percent.
On Wednesday, a survey by the Fed
said hiring was tepid in most of its dis-
tricts in June and early July.
Economic data add to signs of slowing recovery
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK Yahoo is giving its
new chief executive Marissa Mayer a
compensation package worth more than
$59 million over the next several years.
Yahoo Inc. said in a regulatory ling
Thursday that Mayer will receive an
annual salary of $1 million. Shes also
eligible for a $2 million bonus, and $12
million in restricted stock and stock
options that will vest over several years.
Meyer, who is 37 and was lured away
from Google Inc., will also receive $30
million in the form of a one-time reten-
tion award if she stays at Yahoo for 5
years.
Yahoo says it will also give Mayer
restricted stock valued at $14 million to
partially compensate her for forfeiting
money she would have received at
Google.
That said, the most she will take home
this year is $5.4 million. That includes
her salary, bonus and part of the make-
whole compensation, according to
Yahoo spokeswoman Dana Lengkeek.
The typical CEO of a public company
in the U.S. made $9.6 million last year,
according to an analysis by the
Associated Press using data from
Equilar, an executive pay research rm.
Yahoos previous and short-lived
CEO, Scott Thompson, had a $27
million pay package. Thompsons salary
and bonus were the same as Mayers,
but Yahoo dangled more incentives in
front of Mayer to lure her away from
Google.
Yahoo CEO Mayers pay package worth more than $59M
Googles 2Q earnings rise as clicks on ads soar
SAN FRANCISCO Google earnings hit analysts
target as renements to the companys Internet search
technology lured more Web surfers to click on its revenue-
producing ads.
The performance announced Thursday seemed to ease
investor concerns that have caused Googles stock to fall
so far this year while the major market indexes have post-
ed gains.
Google shares added $19.44, or more than 3 percent, to
reach $612.50 in extended trading after the report came
out.
The results included Googles $12.5 billion acquisition
of cellphone maker Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. for
the rst time. Google Inc. owned Motorola for the nal 39
days of the quarter ending in June.
Excluding Motorola, Googles revenue during the quar-
ter would have grown at the slowest pace since 2009. That
slowdown stemmed primarily from the economic turmoil
in Europe that has weakened currencies overseas, result-
ing in less revenue when sales are converted into U.S. dol-
lars.
Microsoft reports first loss as public company
LOS ANGELES Microsoft posted its rst quarterly
loss in its 26 years as a public company on Thursday as it
declared a struggling online ad business a bust and pre-
pared for one of the biggest product updates in its history.
The software company had warned two weeks ago that
it would take a $6.2 billion charge in the April-June quar-
ter because its 2007 purchase of online ad service
aQuantive failed to help it compete with Google Inc. The
amount reected the bulk of the $6.3 billion acquisition
cost.
The online ad business remains just a tiny part of
Microsoft comprising just 4 percent of its annual rev-
enue. Most of the companys sales come from its Ofce
suite of productivity software, Windows operating system
and, increasingly, computer servers.
Business briefs
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By Michael Marot
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Rest easy, Colts fans. The Andrew Luck era
can now ofcially begin.
The Colts have signed the Stanford quarter-
back who was the No. 1 overall pick in the
draft, brought in to help the proud franchise
rebound after last years horrible skid. The
injured Peyton Manning never played a down
and now hes gone, off to Denver for a fresh
start with the Broncos.
12 is ofcially signed!!!!!! Colts owner
Jim Irsay tweeted
Thursday, along with a
photo of Luck signing his
contract. Lucks agent and
uncle, Will Wilson, con-
rmed the deal had been
completed.
Terms were not released,
but Lucks deal was
expected to be similar to
the one signed by Cam
Newton a year ago and the one signed this
week by Robert Griffin III. Irsay told
reporters in April he expected Lucks contract
would be almost identical to the four-year,
$22 million deal signed by Newton, last years
top pick. Grifn signed a four-year contract
with the Washington Redskins, a fully guaran-
teed deal worth $21.1 million, with a club
option for a fth year.
Whatever the details, Colts fans can look
forward to seeing Luck behind center this sea-
son.
Indy gets a rare opportunity to transition
from one star quarterback to another.
Luck threw for 35 touchdowns last season
breaking his school record of 32 in 2010
and eclipsed John Elways career record
(77) at Stanford with 80 touchdown passes in
only three seasons. He nished with 3,170
yards passing, a 70 percent completion per-
centage and only nine interceptions without
the benet of an elite wide receiver in 2011.
He was the Heisman Trophy runner-up
twice.
Luck has a pretty good idea what to expect
beyond wearing a No. 12 jersey for the Colts.
Andrew Luck signs deal with Colts
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San Mateos Nic Bongi drives in his second run of the game as Post 82 beat Palo Alto to win the American
Legion Area 2 tournament and qualify for the state tournament in Yountville.
By Charles Odum
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ATLANTA The Giants rst loss since
the All-Star break provided a reminder their
hitters still have room to improve.
San Francisco outhit the Atlanta Braves 9-3
but the Giants were hurt by their failure to
deliver in the clutch in Thursdays 3-2 loss.
The loss ended San Franciscos ve-game
winning streak.
Really, when you think about it, since
weve gotten into the second half weve gotten
some wins but were not clicking offensively,
said Giants manager Bruce Bochy.
We have to do a better job of getting run-
ners in.
The Giants stranded eight baserunners.
We couldnt get a time-
ly hit, Bochy said. That
was the difference in the
game.
Freddie Freeman and
David Ross hit home runs
off Madison Bumgarner.
Atlantas only other hit
was a run-scoring triple by
Michael Bourn.
The Giants were denied
their rst sweep at Turner
Field. They havent swept a series of at least
three games in Atlanta since 1988 at old
Hudson shuts down Giants
By Nathan Mollat
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
It wasnt too long ago that the
American Legion Area 2 tourna-
ment was attended by teams from
around the Bay Area.
As programs have dwindled,
however, the Area 2 tournament has
become an all-Peninsula affair the
last several years. While the luster
may have worn off the tournament,
the importance of it has not. The
winner punches its ticket to the
American Legion state tournament
in Yountville on the road toward the
American Legion world series.
Regardless of which teams have
played in the Area 2 tournament, it
still belongs to the San Mateo Post
82 program. Thursday night, the
top-seeded Shockers beat Palo Alto
11-3 at Lara Field at San Bruno
Park for their fourth Area 2 title in a
row and the eighth in the last 10
years.
Its always fun to play in
Yountville, said Al Carino, San
Mateo assistant coach and team
spokesman.
Looking at San Mateos 16-13
overall record, it would be easy to
say that Post 82 had a down year.
But the Shockers did go 9-2 in
Peninsula Legion play and they
stocked their non-schedule with
some of the toughest American
Legion teams they could nd.
We played some really good
teams this summer, said assistant
coach Rick Lavezzo. Probably
some of the best American Legion
teams in Northern California.
Needless to say, the Shockers are
battle tested. So it came as no sur-
prise San Mateo cruised through the
Area 2 tournament. Post 82 opened
the four-team tournament with an
11-1 win over Palo Alto Tuesday
and followed that with a 12-5 win
over Redwood City Wednesday.
Palo Alto proceeded to beat
Redwood City in the consolation
bracket nal Thursday to advance to
the championship round and earn
another shot at the Shockers.
Much as they did in the rst meet-
ing, the Shockers had little trouble
with Palo Alto. San Mateo took a
quick 1-0 lead in the rst inning
before breaking the game open with
a ve-run fourth. They tacked on a
run in the fth and two more in the
seventh and rounded out the scoring
with a pair of runs in the bottom of
the eighth.
They could not, however, reach
that magical 10-run mercy rule
number. San Mateo had its chances,
but could not accomplish the feat in
game situations. The Shockers had
their chances, but it would been at
the expense of embarrassing Palo
Alto.
Theres a line you have to draw
between ending the game early and
respecting the game, Carino said.
The 11 runs was more than
enough for San Mateo starting
pitcher Danny Morales, who
Post 82 Area 2
champs again
By Doug Ferguson
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England Unlike
the guys in charge of the weather forecast,
Adam Scott got everything just about right
Thursday in the British Open.
Scott was determined not to take himself out
of contention in the opening round at Royal
Lytham & St. Annes, as he had done in the
first two majors this year. Caddie Steve
Williams gave him a pep talk to play the rst
hole like it was the last one. Even more inspi-
ration came from the international ags post-
ed above the massive grandstand down the left
side of the rst tee.
They werent apping. They were sagging.
In surprisingly calm
conditions, Scott raced out
to the lead and almost into
the record book. He stood
on the 18th tee needing a
birdie to break the major
championship scoring
record, and instead made
bogey to settle for a 6-
under 64.
It matched the lowest
Open round ever at Royal Lytham and gave
the Australian a one-shot lead over Paul
Lawrie, Zach Johnson and Nicolas Colsaerts.
It was just like a nice walk in the park
Scott leads British Open
Andrew Luck
See LUCK, Page 15
Braves 3, Giants 2
Madison
Bumgarner
See GIANTS, Page 14
Adam Scott
See OPEN, Page 14
See LEGION, Page 14
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to uphold Bonds conviction
SAN FRANCISCO Prosecutors are urging a federal
appeals court to uphold Barry Bonds obstruction of justice con-
viction.
The Thursday ling is in response to the home run kings
attempt to overturn a felony conviction for misleading a grand
jury. The ling with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals says
Bonds conviction is correct because he gave false, evasive and
misleading testimony in December 2003.
A jury found Bonds guilty in April 2011 but couldnt decide
on three other charges of making false statements, which pros-
ecutors then decided not to pursue. The federal prosecutors also
argue that U.S. District Judge Susan Illston properly instructed
the jury despite Bonds arguments to the contrary.
A three-judge panel of the San Francisco-based court will
issue a decision later, after hearing oral arguments.
Cardinals P Carpenter has shoulder surgery
ST. LOUIS St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter is
expected to be back for the 2013 season after surgery Thursday to
repair a nerve injury in his right shoulder.
The neurogenic thoracic outlet surgery was performed by Dr.
Greg Pearl in Dallas. The Cardinals say rehabilitation should take
two to three months and Carpenter should be able to have a nor-
mal offseason.
The 37-year-old right-hander hasnt pitched all season and has-
nt been on the mound since winning Game 7 of the 2011 World
Series against Texas. The injury occurred during spring training.
Ex-Athletic Mazzaro sent to minors by Royals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. The Kansas City Royals optioned Vin
Mazzaro to Triple-A Omaha on Thursday.
Mazzaro gave up three runs and four hits in 2 1-3 innings
Tuesday.
The move was announced before a game with the Seattle
Mariners. Rookie right-hander Will Smith was recalled from
Omaha and started.
Mazzaro is 3-3 with a 6.12 ERA in three stints with the Royals
this season, allowing 44 hits and walking 12 in 32 1-3 innings.
Cubs acquire RHP Germano from Red Sox
CHICAGO The Chicago Cubs have acquired right-han-
der Justin Germano from the Boston Red Sox for cash.
Germano was designated for assignment when Boston
activated center elder Jacoby Ellsbury from the disabled list
last Friday. He threw 5 2-3 scoreless innings against the
Yankees in his only appearance with Boston on July 7.
Baseball briefs
By Janie McCauley
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
OAKLAND Yoenis Cespedes hit a
two-run homer in the rst inning and A.J.
Grifn shut down one of baseballs best
lineups for ve innings as the Oakland
Athletics beat the Yankees 4-3 Thursday
night to snap a nine-game skid at home to
New York.
Seth Smith added a two-run single in
the third for the As, who won for the 11th
time in 13 games to move a season-best
four games over .500 at 48-44 the rst
time the club has been there since it was
28-24 on May 31, 2010.
It was a rare dog day of summer for the
Yankees, who still owned the best record
in baseball (57-35) after a night in which
718 dogs attended the game as the As
attempted to set a Guinness World Record
for most canines at a sporting event. They
will submit their total to Guinness.
Cespedes drive was Oaklands 13th
homer in the last six games. The As
snapped New Yorks three-game winning
streak and handed the Yankees just their
third defeat in 12 games.
Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez and Nick
Swisher each had a pair of hits for New
York, which swept a three-game series
here from May 25-27 and owns a 24-10
record at Oakland since 2004.
As All-Star closer Ryan Cook surren-
dered Swishers one-out homer in the
ninth before recovering for his 10th save
in 13 chances.
Swishers 14th homer, against his rst
team, helped New
York extend its fran-
chise-record run of 43
straight games with at
least three runs as it
opened the four-game
series that kicks off a
seven-game road trip
in the teams final
West Coast trek.
The red-hot As
handed Freddy
Garcia (4-3) his rst loss since April 28
against Detroit. Garcias nine hits allowed
in 5 2-3 innings matched his most of the
season. He struck out six and walked two.
The right-hander received a call from
Mariners ace Felix Hernandez earlier
Thursday in anticipation of their matchup
Tuesday at Safeco Field.
He said, Im going to pitch against
my idol, Garcia said.
Coco Crisp had three hits for an
Oakland club that improved to 11-2 in
July and opened a stretch with 17 straight
against AL East opponents.
Grifn (2-0) allowed two runs on four
hits in six innings, struck out four and did-
nt walk a batter for the rst time in his
fth career start.
After allowing Raul Ibanezs one-out
single in the second, Grifn retired the
next 11 Yankees in order before Jeters
leadoff single in the sixth.
Rodriguez singled one out later and
Robinson Cano followed with a base hit
to extend his career-high hitting streak to
22 games. He also has reached base safe-
ly in 25 consecutive games since June 20.
Grifn received a mound visit from
pitching coach Curt Young, then gave up
Mark Teixeiras sacrice y and an RBI
single to Swisher.
Jeter singled leading off the game but
was later out on a strange force at third.
After Rodriguezs one-out single, left
elder Cespedes backhanded Canos liner
then dropped the ball, hesitated and then
overthrew third as the baserunners held.
Grifn, backing up the bag, retrieved the
ball and ran to step on third for the force
on Jeter. He threw to second, but
Rodriguez made it back in time even
though he had hesitated between rst and
second after urging Jeter to go. A-Rod at
one point threw his arms up as if to ask
what had happened.
Yankees special adviser Reggie
Jackson rejoined the team and was in uni-
form after he made comments critical of
slugger Alex Rodriguez and other former
stars.
Jackson declined to comment as he
made his way through the clubhouse
before New York took the eld at the
Coliseum for batting practice.
No. Im here, like you, to watch the
game watch them keep winning,
Jackson said before heading out to the
eld, where he chatted up Hall of Famer
Rickey Henderson behind the batting
cage.
Oakland knocks off Yankees
As 4, Yankees 3
Yoenis
Cespedes
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USA Cycling will reward gold medalists at the London
Games with up to $100,000 in bonus money, creating the rich-
est known Olympics nancial incentive program offered by
any cycling organization in the world.
The new program, called the London 100K Challenge,
will be ofcially announced in the coming days. It includes up
to $75,000 for silver medalists and up to $50,000 for bronze
through funding from the U.S. Olympic Committee, USA
Cycling and the USA Cycling Development Foundation.
The U.S. team has strong medal aspirations in several events
in London, including mens and womens BMX, mountain
biking, several track disciplines and the womens time trial,
where Kristin Armstrong is the reigning Olympic gold medal-
ist.
The bonus money provided by the USOC comes from its
Olympic incentive program, which this year will award
$25,000 for gold medals, $15,000 for silver and $10,000 for
bronze.
USA Cyclings podium programs for 2012 and 2013 will
provide an additional $40,000 for gold medals, $35,000 for sil-
ver and $30,000 for bronze. The USA Cycling Development
Foundation will kick in an additional $35,000 for gold medals,
$25,000 for silver and $15,000 for bronze.
There are certain stipulations that accompany the bonus
money.
For instance, members of the mens road and time trial
teams are not eligible to earn money from the 2013 USA
Cycling Podium Program due to commitments to their profes-
sional teams.
Members of the mens and womens road race team will
divide evenly any bonuses for which they are eligible, and the
womens team pursuit members Dotsie Bausch, Sarah
Hammer, Lauren Tamayo and Jennie Reed will individual-
ly qualify for the 2013 USA Cycling Podium Program and
divide evenly all additional bonuses earned by winning an
Olympic medal.
Many national governing bodies offer some type of incen-
tive program.
By Rob Harris
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LONDON Transforming the
Olympic Stadium into a rural idyll is
proving far from serene for Danny Boyle
ahead of the opening ceremony.
As he perfects next Fridays curtain
raiser, the Oscar-winning director is dis-
covering that art and sport can be a
volatile mix.
London organizers have acknowl-
edged tension between Boyle and
Olympic broadcasters, while trying to
downplay suggestions of a full-blown
standoff.
Boyle has already been forced to trim
parts of the ceremony to ensure it nish-
es in time for spectators to get home
before public transportation shuts down.
And the Slumdog Millionaire director
is now locked in negotiations with
Olympic Broadcasting Services about
camera positions.
The cameras installed in the 80,000-
seat stadium are in prime spots to cap-
ture sports action. But Boyle wants his
own cameras in place to capture a cine-
matic-style Isles of Wonder-themed
show.
There are creative tensions in here,
London organizing committee spokes-
woman Jackie Brock-Doyle said. Right
now the discussion is where cameras are
going ... In any kind of show you have
got creative people all doing all different
elements of it, getting towards that open-
ing night I think people get a bit excit-
ed.
Adding cameras involves removing
seating, although tickets for them hadnt
been sold.
Danny was very keen to make sure
that the coverage of the opening ceremo-
ny was lmed, not from a sports stand-
point, but to capture the way in which
the ceremony was being played
through, said James Bulley, the director
of venues for the organizing committee.
So rather than having cameras in
positions which would be great for a
eld of play and track and so on, we
have put in additional camera positions
for him, Bulley added. It does have an
impact on seating but these are seats we
had in reserve and didnt sell.
About 1 billion people are expected to
watch the ceremony worldwide on tele-
vision.
As artistic director, Boyle has been
inspired by William Shakespeares The
Tempest, and the ceremony will open
with a British countryside setting com-
plete with live farm animals.
Images of it have already emerged,
with The Sun newspaper on Thursday
showing parts of a set in the stadium fea-
turing thatched cottages, an Oak tree and
characters dressed as old-fashioned
players of cricket.
Organizers were given an extra 41 mil-
lion pounds ($64 million) to double the
budget available so Britain could grasp
its moment with the eyes of the world on
London.
Opening ceremony tensions
boiling over ahead of Olympics
By Jamey Keaten
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BAGNERES-DE-LUCHON, France
Britains Bradley Wiggins overcame the
mountains and challengers to retain the yel-
low jersey, while Spains Alejandro
Valverde won the 17th stage of the Tour de
France on Thursday.
After the last hard ascent, Bradley main-
tained his overall lead and said he sensed
that it was pretty much over with just
three racing days left. Hes trying to
become the rst Briton to win cyclings
biggest race.
Wiggins faces one last test the indi-
vidual time trial, his specialty on
Saturday.
Flat stages await Wiggins on Friday and
Sunday, which features the ride to the nish
on the Champs-Elysees in Paris. Those
stages arent expected to alter the standings.
He appears on pace to make some histo-
ry: Wiggins would become the rst
Olympic track champion to become a Tour
winner. He took the yellow jersey in Stage
7, and hasnt let go of it since. No rider has
done that since Frances Bernard Hinault
held a lead from the same stage in 1981 all
the way to the nish.
An 89-mile ride from the southwestern
town of Bagneres-de-Luchon to the ski sta-
tion of Peyragudes on Thursday featured
three hefty ascents in the Pyrenees and an
uphill nish.
Valverde, the Movistar leader who
returned from a two-year doping ban this
year, won his third Tour stage in a break-
away. Christopher Froome of Britain was
second, and Wiggins was third, both 19 sec-
onds back.
Overall, Wiggins leads Sky teammate
Froome in second by 2 minutes, 5 seconds,
and Italys Vincenzo Nibali trails in third,
2:41 back, after losing 18 seconds to them
in the nal ascent.
A 2-minute lead after nearly 80 hours of
racing and 2 1/2 weeks might not seem like
much of a margin. But in stage races like
the Tour, the strategy of success for a leader
is keying on his closest rivals.
Wiggins wasnt much worried about any
other riders. After Nibali and Froome, his
next closest challenger was Jurgen Van Den
Broeck, who was 5:46 back, a decit
almost impossible to erase without a col-
lapse by Wiggins.
Wiggins still holds yellow jersey
USA Cycling
offers $100k
for gold medal
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Friday July 20, 2012 THEDAILYJOURNAL
by
today, Scott said. And it was not what weve
experienced in the practice rounds. Im sure
theres going to be some weather elements thrown
at us the next three days, so just going to have to
knuckle down to handle that. But Im condent.
My ball striking is good. I think I can get it around
no matter what the conditions are.
The proof was in limp ags and red numbers on
the scoreboards.
Scott was among three dozen players with
rounds in the 60s, a group that included Tiger
Woods. Trying to end a four-year drought in the
majors, Woods raced out to four birdies in seven
holes to take the early lead, only to settle into a
series of pars and one adventure through grass up
to his knees for a lone bogey that gave him a 67.
In his third Open at Lytham, Woods said it was as
easy as he had ever seen it play.
The wind wasnt blowing, and were backing
golf balls up, Woods said. Thats something we
just dont see.
Lawrie won his British Open in nasty conditions
at Carnoustie in 1999, and the Scot showed he
could handle the calm weather with equal aplomb.
He ran off three birdies over the last ve holes.
Johnson, who won the 2006 Masters in the wind
and cold at Augusta National, irted with a major
record-tying 63 until a bogey on the 17th hole.
Colsaerts, the big hitter from Belgium, holed out
with an 8-iron on the 481-yard second hole for
eagle and added four birdies for his 65.
Brandt Snedeker was another shot behind at 66.
We had a little wind early on the front nine, but
it kind of calmed down the second half, Snedeker
said Thats the best Americans are going to see
over here.
Rory McIlroy was panned last summer at Royal
St. Georges for saying he prefers calm conditions,
so maybe this was more to his liking. He wound
up in the group at 67 after a wild day lled with
great shots, bad luck and a bump on the head for a
16-year-old spectator standing in the wrong spot.
McIlroy was at 3 under with four holes remain-
ing when his drive on the 15th hole sailed to the
right of the fairway. It plunked the teenager in the
head and caromed farther to the right. The teen
was OK. The ball settled a few inches beyond the
out-of-bounds stakes near a corporate tent, send-
ing McIlroy back to the tee to play his third shot.
McIlroy gave the lad a glove on which he wrote
Sorry with a frown face and Rory.
He could have headed it the other way,
McIlroy joked later. It would have been on the
fairway.
He bounced back from that double bogey by
driving the 336-yard 16th hole and two-putting for
birdie, then making birdie on the nal hole to join
guys like Ernie Els, Masters champion Bubba
Watson, Graeme McDowell and Steve Stricker,
who followed an eagle from the 13th fairway with
a double bogey on the next hole.
One sign of the easy scoring was that no one
shot in the 80s. That hasnt happened in the open-
ing round of the British Open since 1998 at Royal
Birkdale, where conditions also were benign.
Woods opened with a 65 that year, only to get
blown away in bad weather the next round.
Perhaps bad weather is on the way. The forecast
hasnt been nearly as accurate as Scott was with
his tee shots on Thursday sunshine when it
calls for rain, clouds when the forecast is for dry
spells.
Els and his caddie, Ricci Roberts, gured out
immediately that dead calm translates to low
scores.
Continued from page 11
OPEN
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
The NL West-leading Giants began the day
a season-best three games ahead of the sec-
ond-place Dodgers and settled for winning
two of three against the Braves.
You take it, Bochy said. Thats what you
try to do, take series. Its hard to do.
Sure, its a tough loss, with the pitching we
had. But you take it.
Bumgarner and Clay Hensley held the
Braves to three hits, none after the fourth
inning.
Bumgarner (11-6) gave up only three hits
but allowed three runs, two earned, in seven
innings. He had eight strikeouts and no walks
in his rst loss since May 26. He couldnt
extend his streak of wins in seven straight
decisions and fell to 4-5 away from San
Francisco.
I didnt give up a lot of hits today so I felt
good, Bumgarner said. The homers killed
me.
Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez was
encouraged because the Braves bounced back
from Wednesdays nights 9-4 loss in 11
innings while also regaining momentum for a
four-game series at NL East-leading
Washington.
You lose two in a row after winning seven
and it feels like youll never win again,
Gonzalez said, referring to the teams season-
best winning streak that ended with two loss-
es to the Giants.
Big win, Gonzalez said. It really is a big
win after losing that game last night in extra
innings and not leaving here until almost 2 in
the morning. Coming back on short rest is
really huge and could be the biggest win for
us this year, depending on how that weekend
(at Washington) goes.
The Braves began the day second in the NL
East, 4 1/2 games behind the Nationals.
Tim Hudson (8-4) helped an Atlanta bullpen
that was drained by Wednesday nights loss.
He gave up eight hits and two runs in 7 1-3
innings to outpitch Bumgarner.
Freeman hit his 13th homer in the second.
Bourns run-scoring triple in the third gave
Atlanta a 2-1 lead.
Ross pushed the lead to 3-1 with his homer
in the fourth. The Braves didnt manage
another hit.
Obviously we made those three hits
count, Hudson said.
Craig Kimbrel pitched a perfect ninth
inning for his NL-leading 28th save.
Hudson has pitched at least six innings in
11 of his 15 starts.
It was a lot of fun catching him, Ross
said. Hes our horse and we need him pitch-
ing well.
Sandoval led off the second with a single
and scored on a single by Emmanuel Burris.
The Giants didnt score another run until the
eighth when Melky Cabrera tripled and scored
on Buster Poseys yball to center, cutting
Atlantas lead to 3-2.
Notes: Giants SS Brandon Crawford, who
fouled a ball off his right knee before hitting a
go-ahead, three-run homer in the 11th inning
on Wednesday night, was 0-for-4. He said the
knee is ne. ... The Braves are listing Ben
Sheets as the starting pitcher in the rst game
of Saturdays doubleheader at Washington.
Randall Delgado will be recalled from Triple-
A Gwinnett to start the second game. ... The
Braves open the series against the Nationals
on Friday night when Tommy Hanson faces
Stephen Strasburg in a matchup of 10-game
winners. ... The Giants open a series at
Philadelphia on Friday night with Tim
Lincecum, only 3-10, facing Vance Worley.
Continued from page 11
GIANTS
worked into the eighth inning, scattering
seven hits and allowing two earned runs.
Thats what hes been the last two years,
Carino said. Hes the unsung pitcher on our
staff. He gives us a chance to win every game.
He didnt get his rst win (this summer) until
a couple weeks ago.
Morales got some help from his defense
early in the game to keep Palo Alto off the
scoreboard. The Shockers turned a pair of
unconventional double plays to end Palo Alto
scoring threats in the second and fourth
innings.
In the second, with Chris Rea on rst and
Chris OConnor at the plate, Rea took off for
second and OConnor swung at a Morales
offering, popping it up behind the plate. San
Mateo catcher Ryan Fujinaga made the catch
and looked to rst but no one was cover-
ing as Rea attempted to retreat to the bag.
A heads up play by right elder Nick Rich
ended the inning, as he sprinted in from his
outeld position and took Fujinagas throw
and stepped on rst base ahead of Rea to end
the inning.
In the fourth, Palo Alto found itself in a sim-
ilar situation and the result was the same
Matt Seubert caught a line drive in centereld
and red to rst to double up the baserunner.
First baseman Dominic Orlando went into a
full split to receive the throw and the end
inning.
Defense has not been our strong suit this
year, Carino said.
After Nic Bongis single to left drove in
Seubert to give San Mateo a 1-0 lead in the
rst, the game turned in the bottom of the
fourth when the Shockers sent 11 batters to
plate, scoring ve runs on four hits. Bongi
drove in his second run of the game in the
inning, while Orlando and Antonio Freschet
also drove in runs to give San Mateo a 6-0
lead.
Palo Alto scored its rst run in the top of the
fth, but San Mateo got the run right back in
the bottom of the frame when Orlando stole
home on a delayed double steal.
In the sixth, Rich drove in a run with a sac-
rice y and in the eighth, Seubert drew a
bases loaded walk and Freschet hit another
sac y to round out the scoring.
Seubert had a big day from the leadoff spot
as he reached base in ve of his six at-bats,
getting a pair of singles and walking three
times. He also scored two runs. Freschet and
Bongi each drove in two runs, Daniel Strupeni
walked three times, Sean Watkins doubled
and scored a pair of runs, Orlando singled,
doubled, walked and score two runs while
Fujinaga, who will be only a sophomore at
San Mateo this year, walked three times and
scored a run.
San Mateo did all this with a patchwork
lineup as Kody Barden, Christian Conci and
Colin Theroux all starters missed a
bulk of the season because of injuries.
Add Bongi to the list, who strained his ham-
string and had to be helped off the eld in the
fth.
[The rest of the team] has a done a good
job of coming together, Carino said. Weve
had a motto all year: We dont need heroes,
everyone just needs to do their job.
Continued from page 11
LEGION
SPORTS 15
Friday July 20, 2012 THEDAILYJOURNAL
East Division
W L Pct GB
Washington 53 37 .589
Atlanta 50 41 .549 3 1/2
New York 47 45 .511 7
Miami 44 48 .478 10
Philadelphia 41 52 .441 13 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Cincinnati 52 40 .565
Pittsburgh 51 40 .560 1/2
St. Louis 47 45 .511 5
Milwaukee 44 47 .484 7 1/2
Chicago 38 53 .418 13 1/2
Houston 34 59 .366 18 1/2
West Division
W L Pct GB
San Francisco 51 41 .554
Los Angeles 49 44 .527 2 1/2
Arizona 44 48 .478 7
San Diego 39 55 .415 13
Colorado 35 56 .385 15 1/2
WednesdaysGames
Milwaukee 4, St. Louis 3
L.A. Dodgers 5, Philadelphia 3, 12 innings
Pittsburgh 9, Colorado 6
San Diego 8, Houston 4
Washington 4, N.Y. Mets 3
Arizona 7, Cincinnati 1
San Francisco 9, Atlanta 4, 11 innings
Chicago Cubs 5, Miami 1, 8 innings
ThursdaysGames
Atlanta 3, San Francisco 2
Cincinnati 7, Arizona 6
N.Y. Mets 9,Washington 5
Chicago Cubs 4, Miami 2
San Diego 1, Houston 0
FridaysGames
Atlanta (Hanson 10-5) at Washington (Strasburg
10-4), 4:05 p.m.
Miami (Nolasco 8-7) at Pittsburgh (Correia 6-6),
4:05 p.m.
San Francisco (Lincecum 3-10) at Philadelphia
(Worley 5-5), 4:05 p.m.
L.A.Dodgers (Harang 6-5) at N.Y.Mets (J.Santana 6-
6), 4:10 p.m.
Milwaukee (Estrada 0-3) at Cincinnati (Bailey 8-6),
4:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Dempster 5-3) at St. Louis (Lohse
9-2), 5:15 p.m.
Houston (B.Norris 5-7) at Arizona (Cahill 7-8), 6:40
p.m.
Colorado (D.Pomeranz 1-4) at San Diego (Marquis
2-5), 7:05 p.m.
SaturdaysGames
Atlanta at Washington, 10:05 a.m., 1st game
L.A. Dodgers at N.Y. Mets, 10:10 a.m.
East Division
W L Pct GB
New York 57 35 .620
Baltimore 48 44 .522 9
Boston 48 45 .516 9 1/2
Tampa Bay 48 45 .516 9 1/2
Toronto 45 47 .489 12
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 50 42 .543
Detroit 49 44 .527 1 1/2
Cleveland 47 45 .511 3
Kansas City 39 52 .429 10 1/2
Minnesota 38 54 .413 12
West Division
W L Pct GB
Texas 55 36 .604
Los Angeles 50 43 .538 6
Oakland 48 44 .522 7 1/2
Seattle 40 54 .426 16 1/2
FridaysGames
N.Y.Yankees 6,Toronto 0, 7 innings
Oakland 4,Texas 3
Detroit 7, L.A. Angels 2
Boston 10, Chicago White Sox 1
Cleveland 10,Tampa Bay 6
Baltimore 2, Minnesota 1
Kansas City 8, Seattle 7
ThursdaysGames
Tampa Bay 6, Cleveland 0
Detroit 5, L.A. Angels 1
Baltimore 4, Minnesota 3
Seattle 6, Kansas City 1
Boston 3, Chicago White Sox 1
Oakland 4, N.Y.Yankees 3
FridaysGames
Baltimore(Mig.Gonzalez1-1) at Cleveland(D.Lowe
8-7), 4:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Peavy 7-6) at Detroit (Verlan-
der 10-5), 4:05 p.m.
Seattle (Iwakuma 1-2) at Tampa Bay (Shields 8-6),
4:10 p.m.
Toronto (Laffey 1-1) at Boston (Beckett 5-7), 4:10
p.m.
Minnesota (Blackburn 4-5) at Kansas City
(Hochevar 6-8), 5:10 p.m.
N.Y.Yankees (Nova 10-4) at Oakland (Milone 9-6),
7:05 p.m.
Texas (D.Holland 6-4) at L.A.Angels (Weaver 11-1),
7:05 p.m.
SaturdaysGames
Chicago White Sox at Detroit, 1:05 p.m.
Texas at L.A. Angels, 1:05 p.m.
Baltimore at Cleveland, 4:05 p.m.
Minnesota at Kansas City, 4:10 p.m.
Seattle at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m.
Toronto at Boston, 4:10 p.m.
NL STANDINGS AL STANDINGS
vs. Padres
12:45p.m.
CSN-BAY
7/25
vs.Seattle
7:30p.m.
CSN-CAL
8/11
@Montreal
4:30p.m.
CSN-BAY
8/18
vs.Rapids
7:30p.m.
CSN-CAL
8/25
vs.Chivas
6p.m.
NBCSN
9/2
@Chivas
7:30p.m.
CSN+
9/15
@WCaps
4p.m.
CSN-BAY
7/22
vs. Padres
7:15p.m.
CSN-BAY
7/24
vs.Fire
7:30p.m.
CSN-CAL
7/28
vs. Yankees
1:05p.m.
CSN-CAL
7/22
@Toronto
4:07p.m.
CSN-CAL
7/25
@Toronto
4:07p.m.
CSN-CAL
7/24
vs. Dodgers
7:15p.m.
NBC
7/27
@Toronto
9:37a.m.
CSN-CAL
7/26
@Orioles
4:05p.m.
CSN-CAL
7/27
@Phillies
4:05p.m.
CSN-BAY
7/20
@Phillies
1:05p.m.
FOX
7/21
@Phillies
10:35a.m.
CSN-BAY
7/22
vs. Yankees
7:05p.m.
CSN-CAL
7/20
vs.Padres
7:15p.m.
CSN-BAY
7/23
vs. Yankees
6:05p.m.
CSN-CAL
7/21
BATTINGMcCutchen,Pittsburgh,.369; MeCabr-
era, SanFrancisco, .357; DWright, New York, .353;
Ruiz,Philadelphia,.350;Votto,Cincinnati,.342;CGon-
zalez, Colorado, .333; Holliday, St. Louis, .316.
RUNSMcCutchen,Pittsburgh,65; Bourn,Atlanta,
63; CGonzalez, Colorado, 63; Braun, Milwaukee, 61;
DWright,New York,61; MeCabrera, SanFrancisco,
60; Pence, Philadelphia, 59.
RBIBeltran, St. Louis, 66; Braun, Milwaukee, 65;
McCutchen, Pittsburgh, 65; DWright, New York, 65;
Kubel, Arizona, 63; CGonzalez, Colorado, 62; Ethier,
Los Angeles, 59; Holliday, St. Louis, 59.
HITSMeCabrera, San Francisco, 128; Mc-
Cutchen, Pittsburgh, 123; Bourn, Atlanta, 117;
DWright, New York, 115; CGonzalez, Colorado, 113;
Prado, Atlanta, 108; Holliday, St. Louis, 107.
DOUBLESVotto,Cincinnati,36;DWright,NewYork,
30; ArRamirez, Milwaukee, 29; Cuddyer, Colorado,
27;Goldschmidt,Arizona,27;DanMurphy,NewYork,
25; Desmond,Washington, 24; Hart, Milwaukee, 24;
Prado, Atlanta, 24; Ruiz, Philadelphia, 24.
TRIPLESFowler, Colorado, 9; MeCabrera, San
Francisco, 8; Bourn, Atlanta, 7; SCastro, Chicago, 7;
Reyes, Miami, 6; 13 tied at 5.
HOME RUNSBraun, Milwaukee, 26; McCutchen,
Pittsburgh, 22; Beltran, St. Louis, 20; PAlvarez, Pitts-
burgh, 19; Stanton, Miami, 19; Bruce, Cincinnati, 18;
CGonzalez, Colorado, 18; ASoriano, Chicago, 18.
STOLEN BASESDGordon,Los Angeles,30; Bourn,
Atlanta, 25; Campana, Chicago, 25; Schafer, Hous-
ton,23; Bonifacio,Miami,22; Pierre,Philadelphia,21;
Victorino, Philadelphia, 21.
PITCHINGDickey, New York, 13-1; GGonzalez,
Washington,12-5; Hamels,Philadelphia,11-4; Lynn,
St. Louis, 11-4; Cueto, Cincinnati, 11-5; Bumgarner,
SanFrancisco, 11-6; 6 tied at 10.
STRIKEOUTSStrasburg,Washington,135; Dickey,
New York, 132; Kershaw, Los Angeles, 132; GGonza-
lez, Washington, 129; Hamels, Philadelphia, 125;
MCain, San Francisco, 124; Gallardo, Milwaukee,
121.
NL LEADERS
BATTINGTrout, Los Angeles, .352; Mauer, Min-
nesota, .329; MiCabrera, Detroit, .326; Konerko,
Chicago, .325; Beltre, Texas, .322; Cano, New York,
.319; AJackson, Detroit, .317.
RUNSTrout, Los Angeles, 66; Granderson, New
York,65; Kinsler,Texas,65; Ortiz,Boston,65; Bautista,
Toronto,63;Cano,New York,62;AdJones,Baltimore,
61.
RBIHamilton, Texas, 78; MiCabrera, Detroit, 76;
Fielder, Detroit, 67; Willingham, Minnesota, 67;
Bautista, Toronto, 65; ADunn, Chicago, 65; Trumbo,
Los Angeles, 65.
HITSMiCabrera,Detroit,121;Jeter,New York,121;
Cano,New York,114;Beltre,Texas,109;AdJones,Bal-
timore, 108; Rios, Chicago, 108; Fielder, Detroit, 107;
AdGonzalez, Boston, 107.
DOUBLESAGordon,Kansas City,31;Choo,Cleve-
land,29; Cano,New York,28; Brantley,Cleveland,27;
AdGonzalez, Boston, 27; MiCabrera, Detroit, 26;
Kinsler,Texas, 26.
TRIPLESAndrus,Texas,5;Berry,Detroit,5;De Aza,
Chicago, 5; AJackson, Detroit, 5; Rios, Chicago, 5;
JWeeks, Oakland, 5; 6 tied at 4.
HOMERUNSADunn,Chicago,28;Hamilton,Texas,
28; Bautista, Toronto, 27; Trumbo, Los Angeles, 26;
Encarnacion,Toronto,25;Granderson,New York,25;
Ortiz, Boston, 23; Willingham, Minnesota, 23.
STOLEN BASESTrout, Los Angeles, 30; RDavis,
Toronto,24;Kipnis,Cleveland,20;Revere,Minnesota,
20; Crisp,Oakland,18; JDyson,Kansas City,17; An-
drus,Texas,16;DeJennings,TampaBay,16;EJohnson,
Tampa Bay, 16.
PITCHINGPrice,TampaBay,13-4;MHarrison,Texas,
12-4;Weaver,Los Angeles,11-1; Sale,Chicago,11-2;
Sabathia, New York, 10-3; Doubront, Boston, 10-4;
Nova, New York, 10-4; Verlander, Detroit, 10-5;
Darvish,Texas, 10-6.
STRIKEOUTSFHernandez,Seattle,143;Verlander,
Detroit, 136; Scherzer, Detroit, 134; Darvish, Texas,
121; Price,Tampa Bay, 120; Shields,Tampa Bay, 114;
Peavy, Chicago, 113.
AL LEADERS
He will be expected to help lead the
team back from a 2-14 season that
included an 0-13 start with Manning
out recovering from neck surgery.
Irsay cleaned out the front ofce and
changed coaching staffs in January and
February. Bruce Arians was Mannings
rst NFL quarterbacks coach and hes
back as Indys offensive coordinator,
and former Indy offensive coordinator
Clyde Christensen is now the Colts
quarterback coach.
Theres a new general manager in
Ryan Grigson and a new coach in
Chuck Pagano.
But Luck is the cornerstone in Indys
biggest overhaul since Manning was
drafted in 1998. He is expected to start
immediately after playing in a pro-style
system at Stanford, where he was orig-
inally tutored by former Colts quarter-
back and 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh.
After drafting Luck, the Colts picked
tight end Coby Fleener, his Stanford
teammate, in the second round. They
got another tight end in Clemsons
Dwayne Allen and speedy receiver T.Y.
Hilton to go with Reggie Wayne.
Still, there were a lot of player
moves, too.
The Colts released Manning on
March 7 rather than paying him $28
million. Two days later, Indy cut defen-
sive captains Gary Brackett and Melvin
Bullitt and former Pro Bowlers Dallas
Clark and Joseph Addai. They lost
longtime center Jeff Saturday and
emerging receiver Pierre Garcon in free
agency and dipped into free-agency to
improve a leaky defense and an
unproven offensive line.
The biggest challenge in 2012, like it
was in 1998, will be breaking in a new
quarterback.
Continued from page 11
LUCK
City of Grambling wants
Paterno record vacated
An attorney for the city of
Grambling, La., has led a request to
the NCAA asking the governing body
vacate some of Joe Paternos record
409 Division I victories.
Grambling is the home of Grambling
State University. Coach Eddie
Robinson led Grambling to 408 victo-
ries during his career with the Tigers, a
total that was passed by Paterno less
than two weeks before he was red as
the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse
scandal broke.
Grambling athletic director Percy
Caldwell said he had no knowledge of
the request and that the school was not
involved.
City attorney Pamela Breedlove said
she led the request with the approval
of Mayor Edward Jones because the
university is such a valued and impor-
tant part of the city. The Shreveport
(La.) Times rst reported the request.
We just believe that you would want
to associate the record with someone
who had the character of coach (Eddie)
Robinson, Breedlove said. Especially
now that weve come to realize how
bad things really were (at Penn State).
Sports brief
BASEBALL
AmericanLeague
BOSTONREDSOXReinstated 2B Dustin Pedroia
from the 15-day DL. Optioned INF Mauro Gomez
to Pawtucket (IL). Traded RHP Justin Germano to
the Chicago Cubs for cash considerations.
CHICAGOWHITESOXRecalledLHPDonnieVeal
from Charlotte (IL). Optioned LHP Pedro Hernan-
dez to Charlotte.
KANSASCITYROYALSAgreed to terms with C
Jason Kendall on a minor league contract and as-
signed him to Northwest Arkansas (TL). Optioned
RHP Vin Mazzaro to Omaha (PCL).Recalled RHP Will
Smith from Omaha.
TORONTOBLUEJAYSOptionedRHPSamDyson
to New Hampshire (EL).
National League
CHICAGOCUBSDesignated RHP Jairo Asencio
for assignment.
LOS ANGELES DODGERSAssigned LHP Erick
Threets to Albuquerque (PCL).
MIAMI MARLINSReinstated RHP Edward Mu-
jica from the 15-day DL.
PITTSBURGH PIRATESAssigned RHP John
Kuchno to State College (NYP).
SANDIEGOPADRESReinstated OF Jeremy Her-
mida from the 60-day DL and optioned him to
Tucson (PCL).Designated RHP Mark Hamburger for
assignment.
WASHINGTON NATIONALSReinstated RHP
Drew Storen from the 15-day DL.Recalled C Sandy
Leon from Harrisburg (EL). Placed C Jhonatan
Solanoonthe15-dayDL,retroactivetoJuly18.Des-
ignated OF Rick Ankiel for assignment.
NBA
CHICAGOBULLSSignedFVladimir Radmanovic.
DALLASMAVERICKSSigned G O.J. Mayo.
NFL
NFLSuspended Chicago DT Nate Collins one
game for violating its substance abuse program.
INDIANAPOLISCOLTSSigned QB Andrew Luck
and DT Jason Shirley.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTSSigned LB Donta
Hightower.
PITTSBURGHSTEELERSReleased OT Jonathan
Scott.
SAN DIEGO CHARGERSReleased DE Luis
Castillo.
NHL
CAROLINAHURRICANESAgreed to terms with
F Tim Wallace on a one-year, two-way contract.
COLORADOAVALANCHEReached an afliation
agreement with Denver (CHL).
COLUMBUSBLUEJACKETSSignedCRyanCraig
to a one-year AHL contract.
MINNESOTAWILDSigned D Mathew Dumba.
TRANSACTIONS
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AUTO
Impreza is all-wheel drive star
By Ann M. Job
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The 2012 Subaru Impreza ve door is a
pleasant looking, versatile and smart handling
car whose standard all-wheel drive makes it
unusual among small cars that typically are
front-wheel drive only.
Better yet, the Impreza comes at a competi-
tive retail price starting at $19,045. This base
Impreza price is on par with the starting retail
prices of some competing front-wheel drive
cars.
Meanwhile, the Imprezas top fuel economy
rating of 27 miles per gallon in city driving
and 36 mpg on the highway from the federal
government conrms the all-wheel drive is
not a drag on gasoline mileage. In fact, the
2012 Hyundai Elantra GT ve-door hatch-
back, which doesnt offer all-wheel drive, has
the same fuel economy rating as the all-wheel
drive Impreza.
Also worth noting: The 2012 Impreza is a
recommended buy of Consumer Reports,
where its predicted reliability is better than
average.
The manufacturers suggested retail price of
$19,045 is for a base, 2012 Impreza 2.0i ve-
door hatchback with manual transmission and
148-horsepower four cylinder.
A 2012 Impreza hatchback with continu-
ously variable transmission (CVT) that a driv-
er operates like an automatic has a starting
retail price of $20,045. The 2012 Impreza is
not offered with an automatic transmission.
By comparison, the 160-horsepower, 2013
Ford Focus ve-door hatchback has starting
retail prices, including destination charge, of
See IMPREZA, Page 17 The 2012 Impreza is a recommended buy of Consumer Reports, where its predicted reliability is better than average.
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$19,995 with manual transmission and
$21,090 with automatic. And the 2013
Hyundai Elantra GT hatchback with
148-horsepower four cylinder starts at
$19,145 with manual transmission and
$20,145 with automatic.
Still, buyers wanting even lower-
priced four-wheel traction can find the
2012 Jeep Patriot 4X4 sport utility
vehicle has a starting retail price,
including destination charge, of
$18,670. The Patriot, however, has a
lower fuel economy rating of 22/28
mpg.
The 2012 Impreza offers a wheelbase
that is an inch longer and has updated
exterior styling, richer-looking interior,
increased passenger and cargo space
and smaller displacement than its pred-
ecessor. The four-cylinder engine with
CVT is also new.
The styling is attractive but not as
expressive as a Focus.
Inside, the passenger compartment
looks ritzier than before and the top of
the dashboard even has soft-touch
materials. Gauges and controls are easy
to read and well placed.
The engine change is especially
noteworthy, because automakers are
loathe to make an engine smaller and
reduce horsepower in a new model.
But Subaru soundly met its goal of
improving fuel economy in this new,
fourth-generation Impreza. The 170-
horsepower, 2.5-liter four cylinder is
gone from this regular Impreza,
replaced by a 148-horsepower, 2-liter
four cylinder.
Note that the performance versions
of Impreza the WRX and STi
continue in 2012 with the 2.5-liter
engine.
The new, smaller engine still is a
horizontally opposed, boxer design
that has become a Subaru hallmark,
but its lighter in weight. Peak torque
is reduced from 170 foot-pounds at
4,400 rpm to 145 foot-pounds at 4,200
rpm.
Besides a five-speed manual, the
engine now can be mated to a continu-
ously variable tranny, which maxi-
mizes fuel mileage because it doesnt
have fixed gears. Instead, it allows infi-
nitely variable gearing to get the most
out of every gallon of fuel.
The new model can travel an estimat-
ed 55-plus additional miles on a fill-up
than a comparable 2011 Impreza, even
though the fuel tank holds 2.4 fewer
gallons.
But the 2012 Impreza tester with
CVT had the incessant droning during
acceleration that characterized early
CVTs and turned off many potential
buyers.
Subaru does include in uplevel
Impreza trim levels a six-speed manual
mode so a driver can select from six,
electronically controlled, pre-set gear
ratios for a more normal transmission
sensation. But this seems to contradict
the idea of having a CVT, and the
Imprezas improved government fuel
mileage rating was achieved without a
driver electronically selecting pre-set
CVT ratios.
The Imprezas standout quality is its
handling. The car took to curves with
confidence and managed turns secure-
ly.
The all-wheel drive on CVT models
uses an electronically managed, con-
tinuously variable hydraulic transfer
clutch and operates without input from
the driver. It worked seamlessly on wet
pavement, where the tester tracked
confidently.
The ride was mostly smooth and bet-
ter than in previous Imprezas. Rear
suspension is a double wishbone
design, rather than a torsion axle like
that of the Elantra GT.
The Impreza has more front- and
back-seat legroom 43.5 inches and
35.4 inches, respectively than the
Focus and Elantra.
Rear seats split 60/40 in the hatch-
back and fold down, boosting cargo
space from 22.5 cubic feet to 52.4
cubic feet. This is on par with the
Elantra GT.
Some amenities that are options or
require uplevel trim on the Impreza
five door are standard on the Elantra.
Examples: Cruise control, Bluetooth
phone connectivity and audio controls
on the steering wheel.
The Impreza comes standard with
many of the usual safety features,
including antilock brakes, vehicle
dynamics control which combines
electronic stability and traction con-
trols, and frontal and curtain air bags as
well as a driver knee air bag to keep the
driver properly positioned behind the
wheel in a frontal crash.
The 2012 Impreza was the subject of
one safety recall, involving a brake
master cylinder that could malfunction
and change the amount of brake pedal
travel needed to stop the car.
Continued from page 16
IMPREZA
Auto loan terms
loosen for buyers
By Dee-Ann Durbin
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
DETROIT For car buyers seeking auto loans, happy
days are here again.
U.S. banks and auto finance companies are once again
welcoming all kinds of customers, even those with less-
than-stellar credit. The average credit scores of new and
used car buyers, which spiked during the economic down-
turn, have fallen to nearly the same level as 2008.
Better yet, experts dont think the credit pipeline will dry
up anytime soon. Low interest rates are making it cheaper
for banks to get money, which makes them more willing to
lend. The federal funds rate or the rate at which banks
lend money to each other is now near zero percent, down
from 2 percent in the summer of 2008.
Loans to subprime buyers or buyers with credit scores
of 679 or lower are particularly attractive, since banks
can charge higher interest rates. The average interest rate
for a deep subprime loan or a loan to someone with a
credit score below 550 on a new car is 12.9 percent, com-
pared with 3.2 percent for buyers with the highest scores,
according to Experian Automotive, which tracks automotive
credit data.
At the same time, both banks and consumers have low-
ered their debts, meaning even subprime loans are less risky
because theyre less likely to be in debt and unable to pay.
For example, just 0.57 percent of auto loans were 60 days
delinquent in the first quarter of this year, compared with
0.78 percent in the first quarter of 2009. Experian wont
release second quarter data until next month, but analysts
say the trend will hold as long as interest rates stay low.
Consumer spending is still very conservative. People
arent going hog wild like they did before the recession,
said Lacey Plache, chief economist for the auto information
site Edmunds.com.
Here is what buyers with various credit scores can expect
if theyre shopping for a new or used car, and the estimated
monthly payment excluding sales tax on a five-year
loan if they trade in a car worth $5,000 for a new, fully-
loaded $24,775 Toyota Camry sedan.
By Christy Lemire
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Christopher Nolan concludes his
Batman trilogy in typically spectacu-
lar, ambitious fashion with The
Dark Knight Rises, but the feeling
of frustration and disappointment is
unshakable.
Maybe that was inevitable. Maybe
nothing could have met the expecta-
tions established by 2008s The
Dark Knight, which revolutionized
and set the standard for lms based
on comic books by being both high-
minded and crowd-pleasing. With
Christian Bale as his tortured super-
hero starting from 2005s Batman
Begins, Nolan has explored the
complicated and conicting motiva-
tions of man as well as the possibili-
ty of greatness and redemption with-
in society.
Here, as director and co-writer, hes
unrelenting in hammering home the
dread, the sorrow, the sense of
detachment and futility of a city on
the brink of collapse with no savior
in sight. Gotham is under siege in
ways that tonally and visually recall
9/11; what is obviously the island of
Manhattan gets cut off from the out-
side world at one point. Rather than
seeming exploitative, its just one of
many examples of the script from
Nolan and his usual collaborator, his
brother Jonathan, making the fran-
chise feel like a relevant reection of
our times. Identity theft, economic
collapse and an uprising of the dis-
gruntled, disenfranchised have-nots
against the smug, comfy haves also
come into play.
Theres so much going on here,
though, with so many new characters
The end begins
Batman series finish an epic letdown
By David Germain
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES Batman has all the gadgets
Bruce Waynes resources can buy, but he doesnt
have one thing nearly every other summer block-
buster has: 3-D.
Director Christopher Nolan made the 2-D vs. 3-
D choice easy for fans seeing The Dark Knight
Rises, the nale of his superhero trilogy that
began with 2005s Batman Begins and contin-
ued with 2008s wildly praised The Dark
Nolan sticks to 2-D
See RISES, Page 22 See NOLAN, Page 22
WEEKEND JOURNAL 19
Friday July 20, 2012 THEDAILYJOURNAL
By Susan Cohn
DAILY JOURNAL SENIOR CORRESPONDENT
MY FAIR LADY AT SF PLAYHOUSE
IS SIMPLY LOVERLY. Debate over what
the future should hold for Henry Higgins, the
self-focused professor of phonetics, and
Eliza Doolittle, the cockney flower girl who
becomes his star student, has raged ever
since George Bernard Shaws play
Pygmalion brought the characters to life in
1912. In SF Playhouses marvelous presenta-
tion of My Fair Lady, Pygmalions musical
incarnation, the decision comes down
squarely on the side of romance, matching a
young and definitely un-tweedy Higgins
(Johnny Moreno) with a comely and high-
spirited Eliza (Monique Hafen), thereby set-
ting a charmingly fresh tone for this classic
of musical theater. An extremely strong
eleven actor cast (some performing multiple
roles) keeps the focus on the interactions of
the main players and the intimacy of SF
Playhouse ensures that the audience enjoys
every bit of the well-loved and wonderfully
executed score, which includes Wouldnt It
Be Loverly, Little Bit of Luck, The Rain
in Spain, I Could Have Danced All Night,
Get Me to the Church on Time and Ive
Grown Accustomed to Her Face.
Adapted from George Bernard Shaws
play and Gabriel Pascals motion picture
Pygmalion. Book and lyrics by Alan Jay
Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe.
Directed by Bill English. Set Design by Nina
Ball. Musical Direction by Greg Mason.
Choreography by Kimberly Richards.
Pianists Greg Mason and David Dobrusky.
Two hours and 45 minutes with a 15-minute
intermission.
CAST:
Monique Hafen (Eliza Doolittle), Johnny
Moreno (Henry Higgins), Richard Frederick
(Colonel Pickering), Charles Dean (Alfred P.
Doolittle), Karen Hirst (Mrs. Higgins/Mrs.
Pearce), Justin Gillman (Freddy Eynsford-
Hill), Mandy Khoshnevisan, Kenneth
McPherson, Randy Nazarian, Luke
Chapman and Corinne Proctor.
AN ASIDE:
SF Playhouse Artistic Director Bill
English said, When Pygmalion opened, it
terrified the wealthy ruling class. The differ-
ences in speech were how they kept the poor
in their place. The idea that changing the way
someone pronounced the word rain could
alter their social station was subversive and
revolutionary. As Higgins puts it, he was pas-
sionately determined to lessen the gulf sep-
arating class from class, and soul from soul
by changing the way people speak.
STAGE DIRECTIONS:
SF Playhouse is at 533 Sutter St. (between
Powell and Mason streets), two blocks from
Union Square. The 100-seat theater keeps the
audience close to the action. Parking at the
Sutter/Stockton Garage (two blocks). The
Powell/Market Street BART is five-blocks
away.
TICKETS:
$30 - $70. Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday at 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8
p.m., and Saturday at 3 p.m. For information
call (415) 677-9596, or visit www.sfplay-
house.org.
OH, AND DID YOU KNOW?:
My Fair Lady cast member and Foster City
native Luke Chapman was recently seen as
Leo Bloom in The Producers at Hillbarn
Theatre.
SF PLAYHOUSE COMING ATTRACTION:
SF Playhouse is moving to a new home,
beginning its 10th season Oct. 13 with the
rock opera Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
in a larger (225 seats) venue at 450 Post St.,
just off Union Square in San Franciscos
Theatre District.
***
CAVALIA IN SAN JOSE. Cavalia: A
Magical Encounter Between Human and
Horse combines 38 riders and aerialists with
47 magnificent horses on a 160-feet wide
arena of sand and dirt. The equine perform-
ers have plenty of space to stretch their legs
as they cavort, often without saddle or bridle,
with the human artists in front of a constant-
ly changing background digitally projected
onto a 200-feet wide screen. Under the White
Big Top at the intersection of Highway 101
and 87 East on the 101 Tech campus site,
across Highway 101 from the San Jose
Airport. Tickets are $44.50 to $139.50 plus
applicable fees. A Horse Lovers Package,
$169.50 to $239.50, lets patrons tour
Cavalias stables after the show, and the VIP
Rendez-Vous Package includes a post-show
tour of the stables and cocktail/dinner recep-
tion. www.cavalia.net or (866) 999-8111.
Through Aug. 5.
***
SWEENEY TODD, THE DEMON
BARBER OF FLEET STREET. Ray of
Light Theatre presents Stephen Sondheims
darkly funny musical thriller set in 19th cen-
tury England. When Benjamin Barker (alias
Sweeney Todd) returns to London after 15
years banishment on false charges, he learns
that his wife poisoned herself after being
raped by the judge who sentenced him. Todd,
vowing revenge on the judge and, later, the
whole world, teams up with pie-maker Mrs.
Lovett and opens a barbershop in which he
slits the throats of customers whom she then
bakes into meat pies. Adam Scott Campbell
as Sweeney Todd and Miss Sheldra as Nellie
Lovett are a delightfully deadly duo and San
Mateo native J. Conrad Frank as Beadle
Bamford makes a delicious villain. Eureka
Theatre. 215 Jackson St. (at Battery Street),
San Francisco. $25-$36. www.rayoflightthe-
atre.com. Through Aug. 11.
Susan Cohn is a member of the San Francisco
Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle and the American
Theatre Critics Association. She may be reached
at susan@smdailyjournal.com.
JESSICA PALOPOLI
From left, Colonel Pickering (Richard Frederick), Professor Henry Higgins (Johnny Moreno) and Eliza Doolittle (Monique Hafen) celebrate
The Rain in Spain, in My Fair Lady at SF Playhouse through Sept. 29.
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK Katie Holmes has
decided what her rst major acting proj-
ect will be since announcing her divorce
from Tom Cruise: Broadway.
The actress will star in Theresa
Rebecks Dead Accounts, a ve-char-
acter comedy that will be directed by
three-time Tony Award winner Jack
OBrien, producers said Thursday.
All eyes were on Holmes next step as
a single woman. Was it to be a big lm
or a small one? Or more TV? Her deci-
sion to return to the physically strenuous
eight-show-a-week life of a Broadway
stage actress indicates a willingness to
jump into the deep end.
Her last appearance on Broadway,
which also marked her debut, was in the
2008 production of All My Sons. The
news that she will return to a Times
Square stage is also a signal that she may
intend to stay in New York City.
Holmes rst came to stardom in the
teen soap opera Dawsons Creek, and
had roles in such well-regarded lms as
The Ice Storm, Go and Wonder
Boys.
After Holmes began dating Cruise, she
took a three-year break from acting that
concluded with the poorly received heist
lm Mad Money. She followed that up
with the wedding drama The
Romantics and small roles in the come-
dies The Extra Man and Adam
Sandlers Jack and Jill, and the
thrillers Dont Be Afraid of the Dark
and The Son of No One. Though she
starred in Batman Begins in 2005, she
pulled out of The Dark Knight.
Reviews for her work in Arthur
Millers classic 1947 All My Sons
were mixed, with the Associated Press
saying Holmes has a striking physical
presence, although not much vocal vari-
ety and USA Today saying At best,
she exhibits a girlish exuberance that
could serve her well in certain stage
roles.
Katie Holmes heads to Broadway post-divorce
By David Germain
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAN DIEGO Peter Jackson does not
expect hell ever get into the superhero busi-
ness.
The lmmaker behind The Lord of the
Rings trilogy and the upcoming prelude The
Hobbit said superheroes may rule in
Hollywood, but he has no interest in doing a
comic-book adaptation himself.
Ive never actually read a comic in my life,
Jackson conded in an interview at last weeks
Comic-Con, the fan convention where he pre-
viewed footage of his two-part take on The
Hobbit. Thats a lie. I did read The Walking
Dead in the last year or two, which I thor-
oughly enjoyed. But Ive never read a super-
hero comic. Ive literally never turned a single
page of a single superhero comic.
In that regard, Jacksons out of step with
Hollywoods current moneymakers. This sum-
mers big lms so far have been the superhero
ensemble The Avengers and The Amazing
Spider-Man, with the Batman nale The
Dark Knight Rises expected to debut to huge
audiences.
Jacksons a master of action spectacles him-
self, so hes not going to knock superhero
icks. Hes in favor of whatever it takes to
keep people coming out to the movies at a
time when technology has given them endless
entertainment options.
And if right now, its superhero movies, so
be it.
Youre dealing with a situation in which the
audience votes with its bums, as they say,
Jackson said. Weve got to make lms that
get kids off their iPads and away from their
home entertainment systems and back into the
cinemas again. So I think anything that can
stimulate a return to the cinema is a good
thing, no matter what the genre is.
Still, Jackson said he wishes studios would
make room for more lower- and mid-budgeted
lms, the sort of intimate, personal stories that
were a Hollywood mainstay before the block-
buster era took hold a few decades ago.
In between his great ape tale King Kong
and The Hobbit, Jackson directed just such a
smaller lm with 2009s The Lovely Bones,
an afterlife drama centered on a murdered girl.
But Jackson said all the really great inde-
pendent cinema has gone to TV now, with
such sharp, brave dramas as Breaking Bad.
Variety is the thing, isnt it? Jackson said.
It would be a shame if cinema was just super-
heroes and nothing else. So the real problem is
the lack of those mid-budget lms.
Jackson wants to do something smaller
again himself at some point, though hes
booked for a few years with The Hobbit and
a sequel to last years The Adventures of
Tintin.
Steven Spielberg directed Tintin, with
Jackson producing the action tale based on
Belgian writer Herges stories of a globe-trot-
ting young reporter. The lm was created
through motion-capture, with live actors pro-
viding a digital foundation for characters that
were layered over with computer animation to
make the nished product.
The lmmakers plan to switch roles on the
next one, with Jackson directing a follow-up
that he said will move Tintin to a slightly dif-
ferent genre, a slightly less of a rollicking
adventure and something a bit more, a little bit
more of a sort of espionage type of story. So
its a slight tone shift, which I think will be
good.
Jackson said he hopes to spend ve or six
weeks next year doing the motion-capture
shoot, while hes nishing part two of The
Hobbit. The rst Hobbit lm hits theaters
this December, with the second following a
year later.
Spielberg and Jackson have not decided
what to do with Tintin after the second
movie.
We have talked about us co-directing at
some stage, but we have talked about the idea
of bringing in a third lmmaker, Jackson said.
But then, weve said, You know what? If
were having so much fun, its something we
might just want to keep on doing ourselves.
So we certainly havent put our minds quite
into a third lm yet.
Jackson confesses: Hes no superhero comic fan
REUTERS FILE PHOTO
Peter Jackson speaks during a panel for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey during the
Comic Con International convention in San Diego.
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I
ts entirely likely I spend too much
time thinking about the lunches I pack
for my 7-year-old son. After all, he
probably spends all of ve minutes inhaling
my hard work.
But this is a different era from the days
when I proudly toted cheese and mustard
sandwiches on whole wheat in my metal
Empire Strikes Back lunch box. For gen-
erations, lunch boxes had been just that
boxes that food got shoved into. And
frankly, those boxes were better suited as
weapons and shields in schoolyard scufes
than as food storage containers.
Today, parents have choices. Lots of
choices. Lunch box styles vary from utilitar-
ian soft-sided cooler bags to epicurean bento
boxes or even more worldly tifn canisters.
Lunch boxes can have built-in ice packs.
They can be microwaved. They can be made
from bisphenol-A-free, lead-free, phthalate-
free, PVC-free plastic. They can be forged
from 18-gauge stainless steel.
And those changes and choices reect not
just better lunch box technology, but also
social changes. What parents pack is differ-
ent. In the day, my whole wheat was just
rebellious enough to have the nuns who ran
my school autter (good boys ate Wonder
bread). Todays lunches of sushi, soy nut
noodle salads, nachos and samosas make it
seem pathetically pedestrian.
So how does a busy parent make sense of
an era when brown bagging it almost never
actually involves brown bags?
In my case, I turned it into an obsession
and blog (or in 2012 is that redundant?),
LunchBoxBlues.com. I researched the many
(many!) lunch box options, the many con-
tainers that can go inside those lunch boxes
(plastic sandwich bags are so passe), the
many ways of tting foods into those con-
tainers, and the many ways of keeping the
foods in those containers warm or cold.
Along the way Ive spied some winning
trends and products, and discovered some
handy tips for making the most of them. The
following are among my top choices:
STAINLESS STEALS THE SHOW
Metal boxes went out of fashion when
soft-sided bags came on the scene. And
those insulated bags (some of them startling-
ly large) are still de rigueur. But for the stuff
inside the bag from thermoses to food
containers and even drinking straws
stainless steel is where its at.
Stainless is easy to love. Its eco-friendly
and wont stain or leach anything into food.
It can handle hot or cold, goes through the
dishwasher, and is nearly indestructible
(even for kids). Stainless items are pricier
upfront, but think of all the plastic sandwich
bags you wont be buying over the next 180
days of school.
For food containers, LunchBots rock.
Available in a wide array of shapes, sizes
and colors, including multi-compartment
divided containers, LunchBots products
(starting at about $15) offer an easy way to
pack everything from sandwiches and salads
to fruit and dips. The multi-compartment
containers even make it easy to create bento
box-style lunches (think Lunchables, but
with food you choose).
The companys all-stainless (bottom and
lid) models are not
watertight, but they
recently introduced a
line of stainless contain-
ers that have plastic lids
that do seal.
For an all-in-one
approach, check out
PlanetBox, which looks
like a bento box crossed
with a lunch tray. These
clamshell-style contain-
ers (available in small
and large, starting at
about $40) have multiple compartments into
which a surprising amount of food can be
packed. Plus, because the covers are inte-
grated into the one-piece design, there are
no lids for the little ones to lose.
Another cool stainless steel lunch item
drinking straws. They are exactly what they
sound like: drinking straws made out of
stainless tubing. They are made by various
companies (an online search will pull up
dozens of choices) and come straight or with
a slight kink toward the top. If your kid is a
straw fanatic, these are awesome.
If you get the straws (sets of four cost
about $10), be sure to also get some thin
bristle cleaners to make it easy to scrub out
the insides of the straws now and again. I
found a set of cleaning brushes for about $2.
NO HEAVY METAL
Stainless not your style? The bento trend
has gone plastic, too. The classic choice has
been from Laptop Lunches, which makes a
plastic snap-shut case that contains a variety
of food containers. The whole thing then ts
snugly inside an insulated bag. Its rugged,
made without any of the aforementioned
chemicals and starts around $24.
The size of the Laptop Lunches bento sys-
tem makes it ideal for younger kids. If
youre looking for something a bit larger or
with more exibility, check out Newell
Rubbermaids new Rubbermaid LunchBlox
kits, available in snack, salad and entree
sizes.
Each modular kit (priced from $10 to $20)
contains a variety of bisphenol-A-free con-
tainers that can be stacked in various cong-
urations. Each also includes a customized
freezer pack that stacks and interconnects
with the food containers.
ITS ABOUT TIME
Thats what food safety all comes down to
time. Knowing how long food will stay
hot or cold in a lunch box or thermos is the
best way to know that the food you pack
will be safe to eat.
As a general
rule, perish-
able cold
foods must be
kept below 40
F. Hot foods
should be held
at above 140
F. If those
temperatures
arent held,
you have a
two-hour win-
dow to con-
sume the food before it becomes unsafe to
eat. That sounds scary, but if you do your
homework before shopping for lunch boxes
and thermoses it turns out to be very
helpful.
By homework, I mean gure out what
time of day your child will eat the food you
pack. Now count backward to the time you
pack the lunch. This is how long you need
to keep the food hot or cold.
Not so long ago, that information wasnt
much help. Parents could do little more
than guess how long a thermos would keep
soup hot or a lunch box (even with an ice
pack) would keep food cold. That has
changed. Today, a growing number of man-
ufacturers are rating their products so con-
sumers know how long they can hold a
temperature.
Lands End, for example, says its soft-
sided lunch boxes maintain refrigerator tem-
peratures for ve hours (with an ice pack).
Thermos Foogo stainless steel food jar
keeps things cold for seven hours and warm
for ve.
One tip about thermoses before putting
food in them, always prime them to be hot
or cold, depending on the temperature you
want to maintain. Packing soup? Fill the
thermos with boiling water for a few min-
utes to heat it up, then dump out the water
and add the soup. Filling it with yogurt?
Toss the empty thermos in the freezer for a
few minutes.
Lunch gear goes stainless, makes food safety easy
J.M. HIRSCH
Stainless items are pricier upfront, but think of all the plastic sandwich bags you wont be
buying over the next 180 days of school.
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who are all meant to function in signicant
ways that The Dark Knight Rises feels over-
loaded, and sadly lacking the spark that gave
2008s The Dark Knight such vibrancy. The
absence of Heath Ledger, who won a posthu-
mous Oscar for his portrayal of the anarchic
and truly frightening Joker, is really obvious
here. It retrospect, it makes you realize how
crucial Ledgers performance was in making
that Batman movie y.
By comparison, The Dark Knight Rises is
plot-heavy, obsessed with process, laden with
expository dialogue and ashbacks that bog
down the momentum and dare I say it?
just at-out boring at times. Yes, the Batman
world through Nolans eyes is supposed to be
moody and introspective; youve got to
admire the fact that he is willing to challenge
us this way when summer blockbusters so
often feel ashy and hollow. And yet at the
same time, it takes some giant leaps with its
characters which either make no sense,
havent earned the emotions theyre seeking,
or both.
The Dark Knight Rises does feature the
kind of impeccable production values weve
come to expect from Nolans lms; many
members of his core team are back, including
cinematographer Wally Pfister, editor Lee
Smith and production designers Nathan
Crowley and Kevin Kavanaugh. The Dark
Knight Rises feels weighty and substantive
and, thankfully, isnt in 3-D but it takes
on an even grittier look than its predecessors
as Gotham City devolves into desperation and
ruin.
But Nolans approach is so coldly cerebral
that its a detriment to the lms emotional
core. Its all doom and gloom and no heart.
There is no reason to care about these charac-
ters, who function more as cogs in an elabo-
rate, chaotic machine than as real people
whose souls are at stake.
Its been four years since The Dark
Knight came out but eight years have passed
in terms of story. Bales Bruce Wayne suffers
in self-imposed exile, sulking about Wayne
Manor, mourning the loss of his darling
Rachel and carrying the burden of blame for
the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent.
His goal of a peaceful Gotham has been
achieved, but hes left as a man without a pur-
pose. Michael Caine, as the ever-loyal valet
Alfred, brings dignity and eloquence to the
lm as he begs Bruce to carve out his own
form of happiness. Fellow veterans Gary
Oldman as Commissioner Gordon and
Morgan Freeman as gadget guru Lucius Fox
are their usual dignied selves, but they dont
register the way they should because the lm
is so overstuffed.
Several new characters manage to draw
Bruce out of his funk in various ways. Anne
Hathaway brings some much needed zest to
the proceedings as Selina Kyle, otherwise
known as Catwoman in the Batman universe,
a slinky thief who punctures Bruces bubble
when she lifts his ngerprints from his safe,
along with a beloved pearl necklace. Shes
selsh and cynical, only looking out for her-
self, but at least she goes about her crimes
with some verve and style. They never call her
Catwoman by name, and shes never as campy
as Michelle Pfeiffer and Halle Berry were in
previous lm incarnations of the role, but
shes always fun to watch.
The other woman in Bruces life, however,
is woefully underdeveloped which is a real
problem because she plays a key role in the
lms climactic revelations. Marion Cotillard
(one of many alumni from Nolans
Inception) co-stars as Miranda Tate, a
wealthy philanthropist who hopes to work
with Wayne Enterprises on developing clean,
sustainable energy. The romance that develops
between her and Bruce is utterly unbelievable.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt adds a youthful pres-
ence as John Blake, an up-and-coming mem-
ber of the police force who inspires Bruce to
revisit his own childhood as an orphan.
Gordon-Levitt as solid as always but theres
not much to his character aside from earnest-
ness.
Then theres Bane, a muscular mass of pure
evil who orchestrates an elaborate takeover of
Gotham City. The role is a huge waste of what
Tom Hardy can do; his character is so one-
dimensional and poorly dened, hes never so
much a fearsome gure as a large and hulking
one. It doesnt help matters that its often dif-
cult to make out what hes saying beneath
the cage-like muzzle that covers his nose and
mouth and alters his voice. Hardy can be sexy
and charismatic (as he proved in Inception)
but also a dangerous and unpredictable gure.
None of that is on display here. Hes all brute
force.
But he is the instigator of the lms dazzling
opening sequence, worthy of the best of James
Bond: a daring aerial maneuver in which Bane
kidnaps a scientist by hijacking his plane from
the skies above. Thats probably the most
effective of the many set pieces Nolan stages
here, although the collapse of Heinz Field
during a packed football game also has an
urgent, visceral quality, with thrills that recall
the most imaginative moments of Inception.
This is the problem when youre an excep-
tional, visionary lmmaker. When you give
people something extraordinary, they expect it
every time. Anything short of that feels like a
letdown.
The Dark Knight Rises, a Warner Bros.
release, is rated PG-13 for intense sequences
of violence and action, some sensuality and
language. Running time: 164 minutes. Two
stars out of four.
Continued from page 18
RISES
Knight.
Nolan is not a fan of digital 3-D, which
essentially has turned a fleeting 1950s cine-
ma gimmick into a multi-million-dollar
value-added tax on fans who decide they
want to put on the glasses and see a film
with the illusion of depth.
With Avatar and other early hits in the
digital 3-D era, studios took in two-thirds or
more of their revenue on that third dimen-
sion, which costs a few dollars more than 2-
D screenings. The 3-D fever has cooled
since, with movies now typically earning
well under half of their income in 3-D,
sometimes as little as a third.
That still means a lot of extra cash on a
movie that nets hundreds of millions at the
box office, but Nolan never considered fol-
lowing the crowd and going 3-D on Batman.
The question of 3-D is a very straight-
forward one, Nolan said in a recent inter-
view. I never meet anybody who actually
likes the format, and its always a source of
great concern to me when youre charging a
higher price for something that nobody
seems to really say they have any great love
for.
Its up to the audience to tell us how they
want to watch the movies. More people go
see these films in 2-D, and so its difficult
data to interpret. And I certainly dont want
to shoot in a format just to charge people a
higher ticket price.
The choice this week as The Dark Knight
Rises opens is whether to see it in a regular
theater or in a huge-screen IMAX cinema, a
format once reserved mainly for documen-
taries but whose Hollywood possibilities
Nolan greatly advanced with a splashy
IMAX release on The Dark Knight.
Nolan shot nearly half of his Batman
finale using bulky IMAX cameras, whose
frame is about 10 times the size of a stan-
dard movie camera. He also insisted that dis-
tributor Warner Bros. release The Dark
Knight Rises in at least 100 IMAX cinemas
that can project it on film rather than in the
digital format that has been gradually
replacing celluloid.
The expanded use of IMAX makes for a
consistent Dark Knight trilogy whose
scale has grown with each film, while shoot-
ing in 3-D on the last one would have been
out of step with the first two, the filmmakers
say.
It would have been inappropriate and
somewhat gimmicky to have Dark Knight
Rises in 3-D, said Christian Bale, who
stars as Batman. It seemed that we should
continue in the vein that we had started. I
think Chris recognizes the need for specta-
cle, but for him, IMAX is the spectacle that
he believes will draw people out.
Anne Hathaway, who co-stars as
Catwoman, said she saw Avatar in 2-D and
3-D at a regular cinema and again in 3-D at
an IMAX theater. The IMAX experience
was the best.
It was a lot of information to take in, but
I could get lost in the visuals a bit more,
Hathaway said. When you have a filmmak-
er like Chris or in that case like James
Cameron, who pays such amazing attention
to detail with the visuals, why not give your-
self more space to enjoy it in?
The giant screens, the clarity provided by
the larger frame size and the ineffable
warmth that purists insist film provides over
digital make the IMAX film experience the
best way to see the movie, Nolan said. Like
3-D, IMAX costs more nearly $20 a tick-
et for evening shows in some cities.
Fans are getting their moneys worth,
though, Nolan said.
People who are lucky enough to find
those venues are going to see something
they cant see anywhere else and will have
never seen before, frankly, Nolan said. I
know that I can give the audience something
that I really believe is going to give them
added value when they see the movie.
Nolan said hes open to shooting in 3-D
one day, but only if it would enhance the
story. He considered converting his 2010
blockbuster Inception to 3-D, saying the
added dimension might have been a nice fit
with the films dreamscapes. But he dropped
the idea because there was not time to do a
quality 3-D conversion.
While generally not a 3-D fan, Nolan likes
seeing what other filmmakers do with the
format, which until now has been used
largely on action films and animation.
Martin Scorsese earned raves for the 3-D on
Hugo and says he wants to shoot only in
three dimensions from now on.
Nolan recently saw footage of Baz
Luhrmanns 3-D The Great Gatsby, com-
ing out in December with Leonardo
DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan and Tobey
Maguire. He figures hell see that one in 3-
D because it looks like a wild trip where
youre going to be inside Bazs head.
Im fascinated to see what hes going to
do, but I dont want any filmmaker to be
pushed into doing something they dont
want to, Nolan said. 3-D did not feel like
the right thing for this movie.
Continued from page 18
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FRIDAY, JULY 20
Health Screenings. 9 a.m. to noon.
New Leaf Community Markets, 150
San Mateo Road, Half Moon Bay.
Cholesterol, diabetes, bone density,
allergy, blood type and more
provided by Health Watch, the
nations most experienced on-site
performer of preventative
screenings. Some screenings may
require fasting. No appointment
necessary. Prices vary. For more
information email
info@newleaf.com.
Menlo Park Connoisseurs
Marketplace. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 600
Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo Park. Festival
of the arts. Free. For more information
call 325-2818.
Retired Public Employees
Association meeting. 10:30 a.m. San
Mateo Elks Lodge, 229 W. 20th Ave.,
San Mateo. JoAnn Semones, author,
will discuss her new book. Lunch will
be served afterwards. $14.
Reservations required. For more
information and to make reservation
call 207-6401.
San Carlos Childrens Theater
presents The Velveteen Rabbit. 1
p.m. Central Middle School, 828
Chestnut St., San Carlos. Seating is
first come first serve. $12 in advance
and $14 at the door. For more
information call 594-2730 or visit
sancarloschildrenstheater.com.
Peninsula Humane Society & art
Attack Exhibition. 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Peninsula Humane Societys Center
for Compassion,1450 Rollins Road,
Burlingame. Come enjoy artwork
produced by members of Art Attack
which portray the the animals
sheltered at the Center for
Compassion. Also, learn more about
the new programs and animals at the
Humane Society. For more
information visit
peninsulahumanesociety.org.
Teens Program. 3:30 p.m. to 4:30
p.m. South San Francisco Main
Library. 840 West Orange Ave., South
San Francisco. Free. For more
information call 829-3860.
San Carlos Childrens Theater
presents Little Shop of Horrors. 7
p.m. Central Middle School, 828
Chestnut St., San Carlos. Seating is
first come first serve. $12 in advance
and $14 at the door. For more
information and for tickets visit
sancarloschildrenstheater.com.
Wild Things Live Animal Program.
7 p.m. Municipal Services Building,
33 Arroyo Drive, South San Francisco.
For more information call 829-3860.
FBO Ballroom Dance Classes. 7 p.m.
to 8 p.m. Boogie Woogie Ballroom,
Foster City Blvd., Suite G, Foster City.
For beginners only group series class
learning Cha Cha 1. For more
information call 627-4854.
Aida: School Edition. 7:30 p.m.
Hillbarn Theatre, 1285 E. Hillsdale
Blvd., Foster City. $12. For more
information call 349-6411 or visit
hillbarntheatre.org.
Peninsula Roller Girls Roller Derby.
7:30 p.m. Redwood Roller Rink, 1303
Main St., Redwood City. Come see the
Damas de los Muertos take on rivals
Psychopathogens. Family friendly, no
smoking and refreshments available
for purchase at the rink. Under 18
may not sit in suicide seats. Tickets
$10 in advance, $12 at the door. For
more information email
contact@peninsularollergirls.org.
Monthly Milonga. 8 p.m. to
midnight. 551 Foster City Blvd., Suite
G, Foster City. All level lesson from 8
p.m. to 9 p.m. followed by a Milonga
until midnight. $12 for lesson and
Milonga. $10 for Milonga only. For
more information visit
boogiewoogieballroom.com.
SATURDAY, JULY 21
Tour des Flueurs. Half Moon Bay. A
once-a-year opportunity to tour the
local nurseries/greenhouses, harbor,
and farms. Six packages available to
choose from. Each package takes you
to three different nurseries where
will you will get an hour long guided
tour at each. $20. For more
information call 726-8380 ext. 100.
2012 American Cancer Society
Relay for Life of San Mateo. 10 a.m.
San Mateo High School Track and
Field, 506 N. Delaware St., San Mateo.
Celebrate survivors, honor those
currently battling cancer and
remember loved ones lost. There will
be various ceremonies, activities,
entertainment and fundraisers.
People will also take turns walking.
For more information email
sanmateorelay@gmail.com.
Friends of the Millbrae Library
Outdoor Bargain Book/Media Sale.
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Millbrae Library, 1
Library Ave., Millbrae. All books 25 to
50 cents each. Lots of mysteries,
cookbooks, Asian materials and
childrens Spanish books. For more
information call 697-7607.
Connoisseurs Marketplace, A
Feast for the Senses. 10 a.m. to 6
p.m. Santa Cruz Avenue (from El
Camino Real to Johnson Street),
Menlo Park. Presented by the Menlo
Park Chamber of Commerce, large
crowds are expected to pour onto
the downtown streets for this vibrant
celebration of visual, performing and
culinary arts. Free. For more
information visit
www.miramarevents.com.
Annual Edible Landscaping Tour.
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Common Ground
Garden Supply and Educational
Center, 559 College Ave., Palo Alto.
The Edible Landscaping Tour will
feature organic food grown in local
neighborhoods as a means to inspire
our community to strengthen the
local food system. $35. For more
information call 493-6072.
Vintage Release Party and Winery
Open Day. Noon to 4 p.m. 2645 Fair
Oaks Ave., Redwood City. Star of the
show will be the 2010 Cabernet
Sauvignon Salinian Block. Five fresh
and local wines and one appetizer.
$10. Free for Wine Club Members. For
more information call 366-4104.
San Mateo Country History
Museum presents Janet
McGovern, Caltrain Expert. 1 p.m.
San Mateo County History Museum,
2200 Broadway, Redwood City.
McGovern will give an illustrated
presentation on her new book,
Caltrain and the Peninsula Commute
Service. $5 for adults. $3 for seniors
and students. For more information
call 299-0104 or visit
www.history.smc.org.
San Carlos Childrens Theater
presents The Velveteen Rabbit. 1
p.m. Central Middle School, 828
Chestnut St., San Carlos. Seating is
first come first serve. $12 in advance
and $14 at the door. For more
information call 594-2730 or visit
sancarloschildrenstheater.com.
Planning Your Fall-Winter
Vegetable Garden. 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Lyngso Garden Materials, 19 Seaport
Blvd., Redwood City. Registration is
required. Free. For more information
and to register visit
lyngsogarden.com.
Spinal Screenings. 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
New Leaf Community Markets, 150
San Mateo Road, Half Moon Bay.
Offered by Dr. Valerie Spier, Network
Chiropractor, of the Sun Center for
Well Being. No appointment
necessary. Free. For more information
email info@newleaf.com.
The Fatigue Prescription: Four
Steps to Renewing Your Energy,
Health and Life. 2 p.m. Dove & Olive
Works Building, 178 South Blvd., San
Mateo. Dr. Linda Hawes Clever will
speak, take questions from attendees
and will be available to sign copies
of her book. Those who wish to
attend should RSVP. Free. For more
information and to RSVP email
craig@reachandteach.com.
Magical Fun-due at The Melting
Pot. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The Melting Pot,
2 N. B St., San Mateo.
SeeLiveMagic.coms own David Miller
will be performing sleight-of-hand
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mon run by the women of Macedonia
every fth Sunday of the year. Once a
month during the summer, deacons
Charles Price and Ray Kelly and several
others assist as Macedonia holds
fundraiser barbecues. The church
receives orders for meals from individu-
als and sometimes businesses, helping to
raise money for the church, said
Swindell.
Recently, Motorcycle Sunday
events invite those in the motorcycle
community to attend a Sunday service
followed by a large dinner. The event
became so popular that Macedonia has
had to apply for a city permit to enable
motorcyclists to park on the street during
the events, said Swindell.
The most frequent charitable event,
started by congregants Maxine Kelly
and Jesse Nelson, is the food pantry
every Tuesday. Non-perishable food is
donated by the Second Harvest Food
Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo
counties. The food pantry has served
more than 1,300 people since 2005,
Kelly said.
Our endeavor is to help those less
fortunate, if they come here and ask for
food, we are really blessed to give it to
them, said Nelson.
On Tuesday mornings, people line up
around the church to wait for
Macedonias doors to open at 8:30 a.m.
About 100 to 150 people line up every
Tuesday, regardless of their faith, said
Kelly. Fresh produce is also offered
every third Saturday of the month.
Its just amazing how many families
and people who are desperately in need
of food and help [are] in the area,
Swindell said. We live in a very hard
time right now, people are hurting.
Numerous community members not
associated with the faith of Macedonia
volunteer each Tuesday. Betty Ortiz has
been volunteering at Macedonia for four
years. Not only does she help hand out
food, Ortiz and several others translate
for Spanish speakers.
To expand Macedonias service to the
community, Swindell is looking into
having afternoon computer classes to
teach those in the community applicable
skills. Yet before this can happen,
Macedonia will need to acquire donated
computers.
Thats what discipleship is about,
helping those that are in need, he said,
adding that is resolved to appeal to,
those of us that can help, thats when
we stand up, and thats when you show
the human side of you.
Donations can be made to Macedonia
on Tuesday mornings and Friday
evenings at 66 N. Claremont St., San
Mateo.
Continued from page 3
CHURCH
according to PHS spokesman Scott
Delucchi.
Brown Pelicans feed by diving into the
water and the younger birds are less
skilled than the adult counterparts, there-
by taking the brunt of a dwindling food
source.
In a typical year, PHS may see 20 to
25 pelicans but not in a concentrated
time frame as is happening now. PHS
staff are calling in extra volunteers and
staff to get the birds examined, warmed,
medicated, hydrated and fed while also
continuing the care of the other 200-plus
animals in the agencys care. Space
heaters, cage dryers and heat lamps keep
the birds warm and they receive IV u-
ids and tube feedings several times each
day. Some of the birds even require
hourly checks in the intensive care unit
until stable enough for transfer to the
pelican room at the Center for
Compassion on Rollins Road in
Burlingame.
The goal is making the birds healthy
enough for release or transfer to another
facility within the week but Delucchi
said PHS staff recognize some will not
survive.
Brown Pelicans were once endangered
but the populations made a comeback
because of federal protection. The birds
are approximately 42 to 54 inches long
with a wingspan of six to eight feet and
a weight between six and 12 pounds.
They are easily identiable by the large
size and very long bill with a gular
pouch on the bottom.
Anyone who sees a young pelican in
distress should call 340-7022. Signs
include not flying away when
approached by humans, lying down
especially with their head tucked in their
back, being overly aggressive and stum-
bling, falling over and not being able to
hold their head upright.
Continued from page 1
BIRDS
By Lynn Elber
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES Mad Men is on
the brink of making Emmy drama series
history, Lena Dunhams comedy Girls
is the buzz du jour, and both are on
cable. As Thursdays nominations
proved, the gap between cable and the
broadcast networks is stunningly wide
and only getting wider.
Five out of six best drama series slots
were claimed by cable shows, both pre-
mium and basic, with the sixth going to
PBS. Networks, which had controlled
the comedy genre last year, lost fully
half of that turf to Girls, Veep and
Curb Your Enthusiasm, all HBO.
Not a single actor in a network drama
series earned a lead or supporting bid for
Septembers Emmy Awards.
Cable channels offer so much awards-
caliber programming that even theatrical
lms, increasingly dependent on action
lms and adolescent comedies, can look
shabby in comparison.
A lot of whats happening on cable
TV, youd be hard-pressed to see that
happen in a studio film, said Don
Cheadle, whose performance in
Showtimes House of Lies earned him
a best comedy actor bid. Right now,
one of the most difcult things to put
together are movies which have interest-
ing content and adult themes.
For writers and actors who want to
pursue creative work, that leaves inde-
pendent lms or the expanding number
of cable channels willing to invest in
ambitious scripted projects.
Lena Dunham, who made a splash
with her indie lm Tiny Furniture,
breathed life into the TV sitcom with
Girls, a darkly comedic coming-of-age
New York story on HBO. It received a
best comedy nod and acting, writing and
directing nominations for her.
She described the experience of
debuting the much-buzzed about
Girls as this feeling of finding your
audience in this incredibly clear, beau-
tiful way and being shocked that peo-
ple were connecting to what I was
doing and being amazed by the level of
debate it was starting.
Girls is HBOs current spin on
Sex and the City, which was a strong
past Emmy favorite, said Tom ONeil,
editor of the Gold Derby awards web-
site. He called Dunham the current
toast of Hollywood.
History Channel moved into scripted
fare in a big way (after backing away
from airing the controversial The
Kennedys) with its Hatfields &
McCoy, starring Kevin Costner, which
earned solid reviews and spectacular rat-
ings this spring and 16 nods Thursday.
The miniseries was the most-watched
entertainment telecast ever on basic
cable, drawing about 13 million each for
its rst two parts and hitting a high of
14.3 million for its third chapter. The
best the networks had to offer that week:
NBCs Americas Got Talent, seen by
11.5 million people.
Networks increasingly rely on talent
contests and sports, programming that
invites live viewing and means fewer
people will record the airings and skip
commercials.
Mad Men,Girls help cement Emmys cable lead
FRIDAY, JULY 20, 2012
CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Strive to maintain
strong, friendly relations with everyone, includ-
ing the in-laws. Someone you know is likely to put
you on track to something that could be materially
benefcial.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Solutions to problems that
have everyone else baffed will be very evident and
clear to you. Dont hesitate to speak up when you
believe you have the answers others are seeking.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Old friends are likely to
be more fortunate for you than usual, so stick with
them, especially those who share an interest with
you in the world of fnance or commerce.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- The most enjoyable time
youre likely to have will be sharing your day with
people whom you havent seen for a while. A number
of good things could come from such a reunion.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Your objectives will be
more easily achieved if you keep your intentions to
yourself -- the fewer people who know about them,
the better. This includes your close buddies.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Even if youre
doubtful of the merits of your suggestions, associates
who believe in them will take it upon themselves to
try out your ideas and verify their value.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Unless you are con-
fronted by a challenge, your tenacity and determina-
tion may never surface. If they do, however, even the
blase will be impressed.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Dont hesitate to
make a critical decision, because you already have
the answer within you. All you have to do is allow
what youve learned from experience to guide you.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- By all means, show
a willingness to be helpful to those to whom youre
obligated. Dont miss any opportunities to reciprocate
and express your appreciation.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Although it might
inconvenience you to do so, youll still come through
and honor all of your commitments, earning you the
respect of your friends and associates.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Even if you are the
catalyst for some fun activities, you still might not
feel gratifed or fulflled unless you frst get involved
in something constructive.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Because your custodial
instincts are seeking expression, they are likely to
impel you to inoffensively step in and manage a situ-
ation that is giving others fts, satisfying everybody.
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7 Blank space
10 Sporty truck
11 RN employers
13 Pretty Woman lead
14 Gamble
15 Lie next to
16 Cancel
17 Trickier
19 Magnets attract it
20 Rights movement word
21 Dogpatch resident
23 Kind of van
26 A funny Murphy
28 Blvd.
29 Lyric poem
30 10 to 1, e.g.
34 Orchid part
36 Joke with
38 Santa -- winds
39 Annoyed
41 Perfume scent
42 Birchbark craft
44 NASA counterpart
46 Bowsers pal
47 Obliged
52 Statue of a god
53 Beneft, often
54 Language suffx
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56 Fiber from cocoons
57 Visit
58 Before
59 PBS Science Guy
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5 Drank
6 Wry face
7 Rock or country
8 Strong devotion
9 Menial worker
12 Valuable violin
13 -- pig (small rodent)
18 Spinks defeater
22 Fledgling
23 Atlas page
24 -- been had!
25 Soccer goal
27 Hockey feint
29 Hodgepodge
31 Frat letter
32 Offceholders
33 Acorn dropper
35 Benedict --
37 In theory
40 Hanes competitor
41 Ms. West
42 Apple drink
43 Put on a pedestal
45 Tent holder
46 Ground up
48 Drizzle
49 Celebration
50 Takes advantage of
51 Onions cousin
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203 Public Notices
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #251116
The following person is doing business
as: Ipster Enterprises, 10 Paddington
Ct.., BELMONT, CA 94002 is hereby
registered by the following owner: Eric Ip.
same address. The business is conduct-
ed by an Individual. The registrants com-
menced to transact business under the
FBN on .
/s/ Eric Ip /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk on 06/28/2012. (Pub-
lished in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
06/29/12, 07/06/12, 07/13/12, 07/20/12).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #250831
The following person is doing business
as: Immaculate Cleaning, 1450 Modoc
Ave., MENLO PARK, CA 94025 is here-
by registered by the following owner:
Beatrice Castro. same address. The
business is conducted by an Individual.
The registrants commenced to transact
business under the FBN on .
/s/ Beatrice Castro /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk on 06/11/2012. (Pub-
lished in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
06/29/12, 07/06/12, 07/13/12, 07/20/12).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #251109
The following person is doing business
as: 1) Prestige Garage Sale Consultants,
2) Coastal Ad Menus, 3555 S. El Camino
Real, #409, SAN MATEO, CA 94403 is
hereby registered by the following owner:
Clarence Shelton, 1592 Union St. #202,
San Francisco, CA 94123. The business
is conducted by an Individual. The regis-
trants commenced to transact business
under the FBN on .
/s/ Clarence Shelton /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk on 06/27/2012. (Pub-
lished in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
06/29/12, 07/06/12, 07/13/12, 07/20/12).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #251131
The following person is doing business
as: 1) Monas Hair Design, 2) Forever
Young Hair Salon, 3) Choi Moon Ja Sal-
on, 1727 El Camino Real, MILLBRAE,
CA 94030 is hereby registered by the fol-
lowing owner: Muncha Dang, 85 Nor-
wood Ave., Daly City, CA 94015. The
business is conducted by an Individual.
The registrants commenced to transact
business under the FBN on .
/s/ Muncha Dang /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk on 06/28/2012. (Pub-
lished in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
06/29/12, 07/06/12, 07/13/12, 07/20/12).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #251069
The following person is doing business
as: DHM Hauling, 601 Linden St., DALY
CITY, CA 94014 is hereby registered by
the following owner: Martha Benitez, 230
Aspen Ave., #4, South San Francisco,
CA 94014. The business is conducted by
an Individual. The registrants com-
menced to transact business under the
FBN on .
/s/ Martha Benitez /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk on 06/25/2012. (Pub-
lished in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
06/29/12, 07/06/12, 07/13/12, 07/20/12).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #251130
The following person is doing business
as: Nest Dental Office of Chew & Fi-
nones, DDS, INC., 1860 El Camino Real,
Ste. 305, BURLINGAME, CA 94010 is
hereby registered by the following owner:
Chew & Finones, DDS, INC., CA. The
business is conducted by a Corporation.
The registrants commenced to transact
business under the FBN on 04/16/2012.
/s/ Hanneke R. Finones /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk on 06/28/2012. (Pub-
lished in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
07/06/12, 07/13/12, 07/20/12, 07/27/12).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #251240
The following person is doing business
as: Sport Psy. 2655 Corte De Flores
SAN MATEO, CA 94403 is hereby regis-
tered by the following owner: Sport Psy,
same address. The business is conduct-
ed by an Individual. The registrants com-
menced to transact business under the
FBN on
/s/ Lena Torgerson /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk on 07/5/2012. (Publish-
ed in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
07/06/12, 07/13/12, 07/20/12, 07/27/12).
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203 Public Notices
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #251340
The following person is doing business
as: Duran Sound, 2600 Rollingwood Dr.,
SAN BRUNO, CA 94066 is hereby regis-
tered by the following owner: Ian Duran,
same address. The business is conduct-
ed by an Individual. The registrants com-
menced to transact business under the
FBN on 07/11/2012.
/s/ Ian Duran /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk on 07/12/2012. (Pub-
lished in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
07/13/12, 07/20/12, 07/27/12, 08/03/12).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #251323
The following person is doing business
as: Seeking Sitters, 2 Mandalay Ct.,
REDWOOD CITY, CA 94065 is hereby
registered by the following owner: JAJM,
LLC, CA. The business is conducted by
a Corporation. The registrants com-
menced to transact business under the
FBN on.
/s/ Jacqueline Taylor /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk on 07/11/2012. (Pub-
lished in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
07/13/12, 07/20/12, 07/27/12, 08/03/12).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #251328
The following person is doing business
as: Salon 1199, 1199 Howard Ave #103
94010 is hereby registered by the follow-
ing owner: Maggie Smith, 488 Lakeshore
Dr, Redwood City CA 94065. The busi-
ness is conducted by an Individual. The
registrants commenced to transact busi-
ness under the FBN on
/s/ Maggie Smith /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk on 07/11/2012. (Pub-
lished in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
07/13/12, 07/20/12, 07/27/12, 08/03/12).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #251291
The following person is doing business
as: Jewelry Excange, 1286 Oddstad Dr.,
REDWOOD CITY, CA, 94063 is hereby
registered by the following owner: Gold-
enwest Diamond Corporation, A Califro-
nia Corporation, CA. The business is
conducted by a Corporation. The regis-
trants commenced to transact business
under the FBN on 07/03/1984
/s/ Sylvia Trujillo /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk on 07/10/2012. (Pub-
lished in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
07/20/12, 07/27/12, 08/3/12, 08/10/12).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #251442
The following person is doing business
as: Global Solution Car Sale, 417 Dumb-
arton Ave., REDWOOD CITY, CA 94063
is hereby registered by the following
owner: Armando Valverde, 519 N. Dela-
ware St., San Mateo, CA 94401. The
business is conducted by an Individual.
The registrants commenced to transact
business under the FBN on.
/s/ Armando Valverde /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk on 07/19/2012. (Pub-
lished in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
07/20/12, 07/27/12, 08/3/12, 08/10/12).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #251384
The following person is doing business
as: Spicy Spirit, 419 Buena Vista Ave.,
SAN MATEO, CA 94403 is hereby regis-
tered by the following owner: Yu Zhang,
same address. The business is conduct-
ed by an Individual. The registrants com-
menced to transact business under the
FBN on.
/s/ Yu Zhang /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk on 07/16/2012. (Pub-
lished in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
07/20/12, 07/27/12, 08/3/12, 08/10/12).
SAN BRUNO PARK
SCHOOL DISTRICT
NOTICE OF PUBLIC
HEARING
REGARDING CALLING A
PARCEL TAX ELECTION
Notice is hereby given pur-
suant to Government Code
Section 50077 that a public
hearing will be held by the
Governing Board of the San
Bruno Park School District
at a special meeting on July
25, 2012 at 7:00pm or as
soon thereafter as may be
convenient, at the District
Office, located at 500 Acacia
Avenue, San Bruno, CA, for
the purpose of considering
an election to levy a parcel
tax in the District called pur-
suant to Government Code
Section 50079. Any inter-
ested persons, including all
persons owing lands in the
District, may appear and be
heard at the public hearing.
STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT of
USE of FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT # M-227388
The following person has abandoned the
use of the fictitious business name: Arch
Solutions, 7 W. 41st Ave., #408, SAN
MATEO, CA 94403. The fictitious busi-
ness name referred to above was filed in
County on 05/28/08. The business was
conducted by: Arch Solutions, INC, CA.
/s/ Joel Leung /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 07/02/2012. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 07/06/12,
07/13/12, 06/20/12, 07/27/12).
203 Public Notices
NOTICE OF PETITION TO
ADMINISTER ESTATE OF
Valerie Heckman
Case Number 122489
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, con-
tingent creditors, and persons who may
otherwise be interested in the will or es-
tate, or both, of: Valerie Heckman. A Pe-
tition for Probate has been filed by Ray-
mond Francis Heckman, Jr. in the Supe-
rior Court of California, County of San
Mateo. The Petition for Probate requests
that Raymond Francis Heckman, Jr. be
appointed as personal representative to
administer the estate of the decedent.
The petition requests authority to admin-
ster the estate under the Independent
Administration of Estates Act. (This
athourity will allow the personal repre-
sentative to take many actions without
obtaining court approval. Before taking
certain very important actions, however,
the personal representative will be re-
quired to give notice to interested per-
sons unless they have waived notice or
consented to the proposed action.) The
independent administration authority will
be granted unless an interested person
files an objection to the petition and
shows good cause why the court should
not grant the authority.
A hearing on the petition will be held in
this court as follows: August 21, 2012 at
9:00 a.m., Dept. 28, Superior Court of
California, County of San Mateo, 400
County Center, 1st Floor, Redwood City,
CA 94063. If you object to the granting
of the petition, you should appear at the
hearing and state your objections or file
written objections with the court before
the hearing. Your appearance may be in
person or by your attorney. If you are a
creditor or a contingent creditor of the
decedent, you must file your claim with
the court and mail a copy to the personal
representative appointed by the court
within four months from the date of first
issuance of letters as provided in Pro-
bate Code section 9100. The time for fil-
ing claims will not expire before four
months from the hearing date noticed
above. You may examine the file kept by
the court. If you are a person interested
in the estate, you may file with the court
a Request for Special Notice (form DE-
154) of the filing of an inventory and ap-
praisal of estate assets or of any petition
or account as provided in Probate Code
section 1250. A Request for Special No-
tice form is available from the court clerk.
Petitioner:
Raymond Francis Heckman, Jr.
2650 Hosmer St.
SAN MATEO, CA 94403
(650)341-0723
Dated: 07/12/12
Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal
on July 13, 20, 27, 2012.
NOTICE OF PETITION TO
ADMINISTER ESTATE OF
Raymond Francis Heckman, III
Case Number 122488
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, con-
tingent creditors, and persons who may
otherwise be interested in the will or es-
tate, or both, of: Raymond Francis Heck-
man, III. A Petition for Probate has been
filed by Raymond Francis Heckman, Jr.
in the Superior Court of California, Coun-
ty of San Mateo. The Petition for Pro-
bate requests that Raymond Francis
Heckman, Jr. be appointed as personal
representative to administer the estate of
the decedent.
The petition requests authority to admin-
ster the estate under the Independent
Administration of Estates Act. (This
athourity will allow the personal repre-
sentative to take many actions without
obtaining court approval. Before taking
certain very important actions, however,
the personal representative will be re-
quired to give notice to interested per-
sons unless they have waived notice or
consented to the proposed action.) The
independent administration authority will
be granted unless an interested person
files an objection to the petition and
shows good cause why the court should
not grant the authority.
A hearing on the petition will be held in
this court as follows: August 21, 2012 at
9:00 a.m., Dept. 28, Superior Court of
California, County of San Mateo, 400
County Center, 1st Floor, Redwood City,
CA 94063. If you object to the granting
of the petition, you should appear at the
hearing and state your objections or file
written objections with the court before
the hearing. Your appearance may be in
person or by your attorney. If you are a
creditor or a contingent creditor of the
decedent, you must file your claim with
the court and mail a copy to the personal
representative appointed by the court
within four months from the date of first
issuance of letters as provided in Pro-
bate Code section 9100. The time for fil-
ing claims will not expire before four
months from the hearing date noticed
above. You may examine the file kept by
the court. If you are a person interested
in the estate, you may file with the court
a Request for Special Notice (form DE-
154) of the filing of an inventory and ap-
praisal of estate assets or of any petition
or account as provided in Probate Code
section 1250. A Request for Special No-
tice form is available from the court clerk.
Petitioner:
Raymond Francis Heckman, Jr.
2650 Hosmer St.
SAN MATEO, CA 94403
(650)341-0723
Dated: 07/12/12
Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal
on July 13, 20, 27, 2012.
NOTICE OF PETITION TO
ADMINISTER ESTATE OF
Ronald Roeschlaub
Case Number 122518
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, con-
tingent creditors, and persons who may
otherwise be interested in the will or es-
tate, or both, of: Ronald Roeschlaub,
Ron Roeschlaub, Ronald W. Roes-
chlaub, Ronald William Roeschlaub. A
Petition for Probate has been filed by
Ronda C. Roeschlaub in the Superior
Court of California, County of San Mateo.
The Petition for Probate requests that
Ronda C. Roeschlaub be appointed as
personal representative to administer the
estate of the decedent.
The petition requests authority to admin-
ster the estate under the Independent
Administration of Estates Act. (This au-
thority will allow the personal representa-
tive to take many actions without obtain-
ing court approval. Before taking certain
very important actions, however, the per-
sonal representative will be required to
give notice to interested persons unless
they have waived notice or consented to
the proposed action.) The independent
administration authority will be granted
unless an interested person files an ob-
jection to the petition and shows good
203 Public Notices
cause why the court should not grant the
authority.
A hearing on the petition will be held in
this court as follows: August 13, 2012 at
9:00 a.m., Dept. 28, Superior Court of
California, County of San Mateo, 400
County Center, Redwood City, CA
94063. If you object to the granting of
the petition, you should appear at the
hearing and state your objections or file
written objections with the court before
the hearing. Your appearance may be in
person or by your attorney. If you are a
creditor or a contingent creditor of the
decedent, you must file your claim with
the court and mail a copy to the personal
representative appointed by the court
within four months from the date of first
issuance of letters as provided in Pro-
bate Code section 9100. The time for fil-
ing claims will not expire before four
months from the hearing date noticed
above. You may examine the file kept by
the court. If you are a person interested
in the estate, you may file with the court
a Request for Special Notice (form DE-
154) of the filing of an inventory and ap-
praisal of estate assets or of any petition
or account as provided in Probate Code
section 1250. A Request for Special No-
tice form is available from the court clerk.
Attorney for Petitioner:
Daniel J. Cooper
Law Office of Daniel J. Cooper
24012 Calle de la Plata, #410
LAGUNA HILLS, CA 92653
(949)859-8456
Dated: 07/09/12
Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal
on July 13, 20, 27, 2012.
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE File No.
8325.20121 Title Order No. 4522127
MIN No. APN 140-260-180-9 YOU ARE
IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF
TRUST, DATED 05/29/03. UNLESS
YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT
YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD
AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN
EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF
THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU,
YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.
A public auction sale to the highest bid-
der for cash, cashier's check drawn on a
state or national bank, check drawn by
state or federal credit union, or a check
drawn by a state or federal savings and
loan association, or savings association,
or savings bank specified in 5102 to the
Financial code and authorized to do busi-
ness in this state, will be held by duly
appointed trustee. The sale will be
made, but without covenant or warranty,
expressed or implied, regarding title,
possession, or encumbrances, to satisfy
the obligation secured by said Deed of
Trust. The undersigned Trustee dis-
claims any liability for any incorrectness
of the property address or other com-
mon designation, if any, shown herein.
Trustor(s): Rita A. Chase, Trustee of The
Rita A. Chase Trust UTD August 15,
1993 Recorded: 06/05/03, as Instrument
No. 2003-154223,of Official Records of
San Mateo County, California. Date of
Sale: 08/08/12 at 12:30 PM Place of
Sale: At the Marshall Street entrance to
the Hall of Justice, 400 County Center.,
Redwood City, CA The purported prop-
erty address is: 847 N. Humboldt Street
#208, San Mateo, CA 94401 Assessors
Parcel No. 140-260-180-9 The total
amount of the unpaid balance of the obli-
gation secured by the property to be sold
and reasonable estimated costs, ex-
penses and advances at the time of
the initial publication of the Notice of
Sale is $249,268.04. If the sale is set
aside for any reason, the purchaser at
the sale shall be entitled only to a return
of the deposit paid, plus interest. The
purchaser shall have no further recourse
against the beneficiary, the Trustor or the
trustee. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BID-
DERS If you are considering bidding on
this property lien, you should understand
that there are risks involved in bidding at
a trustee auction. You will be bidding on
a lien, not on the property itself. Placing
the highest bid at a trustee auction does
not automatically entitle you to free and
clear ownership of the property. You
should also be aware that the lien being
auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you
are the highest bidder at the auction,
you are or may be responsible for paying
off all liens senior to the lien being auc-
tioned off, before you can receive clear
title to the property. You are encouraged
to investigate the existence, priority and
size of outstanding liens that may exist
on this property by contacting the county
recorder's office or a title insurance com-
pany, either of which may charge you a
fee for this information. If you consult ei-
ther of these resources, you should be
aware that the same lender may hold
more than one mortgage or deed of trust
on the property. NOTICE TO PROPER-
TY OWNER The sale date shown on this
notice of sale may be postponed one or
more times by the mortgagee, beneficia-
ry, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Sec-
tion 2924g of the California Civil Code.
The law requires that information about
trustee sale postponements be made
available to you and to the public, as a
courtesy to those not present at the
sale. If you wish to learn whether your
sale date has been postponed, and if ap-
plicable, the rescheduled time and date
for the sale of this property, you may call
877-484-9942 or visit this Internet Web
site www.USA-Foreclosure.com or
www.Auction.com using the file number
assigned to this case 8325.20121. In-
formation about postponements that are
very short in duration or that occur close
in time to the scheduled sale may not
immediately be reflected in the telephone
information or on the Internet Web site.
The best way to verify postponement in-
formation is to attend the scheduled sale.
Date: July 16, 2012 NORTHWEST
TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC., as Trustee
Jeffrey Mosher, Authorized Signatory
1241 E. Dyer Road, Suite 250, Santa
Ana, CA 92705 Reinstatement and Pay-
Off Requests: (866) 387-NWTS THIS
OFFICE IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT
A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OB-
TAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT
PURPOSE ORDER # 8325.20121:
07/19/2012,07/26/2012,08/02/2012
210 Lost & Found
FOUND - Evan - I found your iPod, call
(650)261-9656
LOST - SET OF KEYS, San Mateo.
Reward. 650-274-9892
LOST - 2 silver rings and silver watch,
May 7th in Burlingame between Park Rd.
& Walgreens, Sentimental value. Call
Gen @ (650)344-8790
LOST - Small Love Bird, birght green
with orange breast. Adeline Dr. & Bernal
Ave., Burlingame. Escaped Labor Day
weekend. REWARD! (650)343-6922
LOST SIAMESE CAT on 5/21 in
Belmont. Dark brown& tan, blue eyes.
REWARD! (415)990-8550
LOST: SMALL diamond cross, silver
necklace with VERY sentimental
meaning. Lost in San Mateo 2/6/12
(650)578-0323.
294 Baby Stuff
B.O.B. DUALLIE STROLLER, for two.
Excellent condition. Blue. $300.
Call 650-303-8727.
BABY CAR SEAT AND CARRIER $20
(650)458-8280
295 Art
WALL ART, from Pier 1, indoor/outdoor,
$15. Very nice! (650)290-1960
296 Appliances
HAIR DRYER, Salon Master, $10.
(650)854-4109
HUNTER OSCILLATING FAN, excellent
condition. 3 speed. $35. (650)854-4109
MIROMATIC PRESSURE cooker flash
canner 4qt. $25. 415 333-8540
RADIATOR HEATER, oil filled, electric,
1500 watts $25. (650)504-3621
RONCO ROTTISERIE - New model,
black, all accessories, paid $150., asking
$65., (650)290-1960
ROTISSERIE GE, US Made, IN-door or
out door, Holds large turkey 24 wide,
Like new, $80, OBO (650)344-8549
SHOP VACUUM rigid brand 3.5 horse
power 9 gal wet/dry $40. (650)591-2393
SMALL SLOW cooker. Used once, $12
(650)368-3037
SUNBEAM TOASTER -Automatic, ex-
cellent condition, $30., (415)346-6038
VACUUM CLEANER Eureka canister
like new, SOLD!
VACUUM CLEANER excellent condition
$45. (650)878-9542
WASHER AND Dryer, $200
(650)333-4400
WATER HEATER $75, (650)333-4400
297 Bicycles
BIKE RACK Roof mounted, holds up to
4 bikes, $65 (650)594-1494
THULE BIKE rack, for roof load bar,
Holds bike upright. $100 (650)594-1494
298 Collectibles
"STROLLEE" WALKING Doll in Original
Box Brunette in Red/white/black dress
$25, (650)873-8167
1936 BERLIN OLYMPIC PIN, $99.,
(650)365-1797
1982 PRINT 'A Tune Off The Top Of My
Head' 82/125 $80 (650) 204-0587
2 FIGURINES - 1 dancing couple, 1
clown face. both $15. (650)364-0902
3 MADAME ALEXANDER Dolls. $40 for
all. SOLD!
AMISH QUILLOW, brand new, authen-
tic, $50. (650)589-8348
298 Collectibles
67 OLD Used U.S. Postage Stamps.
Many issued before World War II. All
different. $4.00, (650)787-8600
ANTIQUE TRAIN set, complete in the
box from the 50s, $80 obo
(650)589-8348
ARMY SHIRT, long sleeves, with pock-
ets. XL $15 each (408)249-3858
BAY MEADOWS bag - $30.each,
(650)345-1111
BEANIE BABIES in cases with TY tags
attached, good condition. $10 each or 12
for $100. (650) 588-1189
BEAUTIFUL RUSTIE doll Winter Bliss w/
stole & muffs, 23, $90. OBO, (650)754-
3597
COLLECTIBLE CHRISTMAS TREE
STAND with 8 colored lights at base / al-
so have extra lights, $50., (650)593-8880
COLLECTIBLES: RUSSELL Baze Bob-
bleheads Bay Meadows, $10 EA. brand
new in original box. (415)612-0156
COLORIZED TERRITORIAL Quarters
uncirculated with Holder $15/all,
(408)249-3858
COMIC BOOK Collection, Many Titles
from 60s, 70s, & 80s, $75 obo,
(650)271-0731
GAYLORD PERRY 8x10 signed photo
$10 (650)692-3260
GUMBIE AUTOGRAPH Newsletter Art
and Gloria Clokey, $40., (650)873-8167
JIM BEAM decorative collectors bottles
(8), many sizes and shapes, $10. each,
(650)364-7777
JOE MONTANA signed authentic retire-
ment book, $39., (650)692-3260
MARK MCGUIRE hats, cards, beanie
babies, all for $98., (650)520-8558
ORIGINAL SMURF FIGURES - 1979-
1981, 18+ mushroom hut, 1 1/2 x 3 1/2,
all $40., (650)518-0813
POSTERS - Message in a Bottle Movie
Promo Sized Poster, Kevin Costner and
Paul Newman, New Kids On The Block
1980s, Framed Joey McEntyre, Casper
Movie, $5-$10., call Maria,
(650)873-8167
RAT PACK framed picture with glass 24"
by 33" mint condition $60. (650)871-7200
STACKING MINI-KETTLES - 3
Pots/cover: ea. 6 diam; includes carry
handle for stacking transit. Unique.
Brown speckle enamelware, $20.,
(650)341-3288
299 Computers
HP PRINTER Deskjet 970c color printer.
Excellent condition. Software & accesso-
ries included. $30. 650-574-3865
300 Toys
BILINGUAL POWER lap top
6 actividaes $18 650 349-6059
LEGO'S (2) Unopened, NINJAGO, La-
sha's Bite Cycle, 250 pieces; MONSTER
FIGHTERS, Swamp Creature, ages 7-14
$27.00 both, SOLD!
302 Antiques
1912 COFFEE Percolator Urn. perfect
condition includes electric cord $85.
(415)565-6719
50s RRECORD player Motorola, it
works $50 obo Sold!
ANTIQUE ITALIAN lamp 18 high, $70
(650)387-4002
CHINA CABINET - Vintage, 6 foot,
solid mahogany. $300/obo.
(650)867-0379
303 Electronics
3 SHELF SPEAKERS - 8 OM, $15.
each, (650)364-0902
32 TOSHIBA Flat screen TV like new,
bought 9/9/11 with box. $300 Firm.
(415)264-6605
46 MITSUBISHI Projector TV, great
condition. $400. (650)261-1541.
AUDIO SPEAKERS, (2) mint condition,
works great, Polt stereo for computer,
TV, $10.00 both SOLD!
FLIP CAMCORDER $50. (650)583-2767
303 Electronics
BIG SONY TV 37" - Excellent Condition
Worth $2300 will Sacrifice for only $95.,
(650)878-9542
H/P WINDOWS Desk Jet 840C Printer.
Like New. All hookups. $30.00
(650)344-7214
HP COLOR Scanner, Unopened box,
Scan, edit, organize photos/documents
480 x 9600 DPI, Restores colors,
brightness, $40.00 (650)578-9208
LEFT-HAND ERGONOMIC keyboard
with 'A-shape' key layout Num pad, $20
(650)204-0587
LSI SCSI Ultra320 Controller + (2) 10k
RPM 36GB SCSI II hard drives $40
(650)204-0587
NINTENDO NES plus 8 games,Works,
$30 (650)589-8348
304 Furniture
2 DINETTE Chairs both for $29
(650)692-3260
2 END Tables solid maple '60's era
$40/both. (650)670-7545
4 DRAWER metal file cabinet, black, no
lock model, like new $50 (650)204-0587
ARMOIRE CABINET - $90., Call
(415)375-1617
CAST AND metal headboard and foot-
board. white with brass bars, Queen size
$95 650-588-7005
CHAIR MODERN light wood made in Ita-
ly $99 (415)334-1980
CHANDELIER WITH 5 lights/ candela-
bre base with glass shades $20.
(650)504-3621
COFFEE TABLE - 30 x 58, light oak,
heavy, 1980s, $40., (650)348-5169
COMPUTER DESK from Ikea, $40
(650)348-5169
COUCH-FREE. OLD world pattern, soft
fabric. Some cat scratch damage-not too
noticeable. 650-303-6002
DESK SOLID wood 21/2' by 5' 3 leather
inlays manufactured by Sligh 35 years
old $100 (must pick up) (650)231-8009
DESK, METAL with glass top, rolls, from
Ikea, $75 obo, SOLD!
DINING ROOM SET - table, four chairs,
lighted hutch, $500. all, (650)296-3189
DISPLAY CASE wood & glass 31 x 19
inches $30. (650)873-4030
DRUM TABLE - brown, perfect condi-
tion, nice design, with storage, $45.,
(650)345-1111
DUNCAN PHYFE Mahogany china
cabinet with bow glass. $250, O/B.
Mahogany Duncan Phyfe dining room
table $150, O/B. Round mahogany side
table $150, O/B.SOLD!
END TABLES (2) - One for $5. hand
carved, other table is antique white mar-
ble top with drawer $40., (650)308-6381
END TABLES (2)- Cherry finish, still in
box, need to assemble, 26L x 21W x
21H, $100. for both, (650)592-2648
FOLDING PICNIC table - 8 x 30, 7 fold-
ing, padded chairs, $80. (650)364-0902
HAND MADE portable jewelry display
case wood and see through lid $45. 25 x
20 x 4 inches. (650)592-2648.
HAWAIIAN STYLE living room chair Re-
tton with split bamboo, blue and white
stripe cushion $99 (650)343-4461
KITCHEN TALE walnut with chrome
legs. 36x58 with one leaf 11 1/2. $50,
San Mateo (650)341-5347
KITCHEN/BAR STOOL wooden with
high back $99 (650)343-4461
LOUNGE CHAIRS - 2 new, with cover &
plastic carring case & headrest, $35.
each, (650)592-7483
MODULAR DESK/BOOKCASE/STOR-
AGE unit - Cherry veneer, white lami-
nate, $75., (650)888-0039
OFFICE LAMP, small. Black & white with
pen holder and paper holder. Brand new,
in the box. $10 (650)867-2720
PAPASAN CHAIRS (2) -with cushions
$45. each set, (650)347-8061
PEDESTAL DINETTE 36 Square Table
- $65., (650)347-8061
27 Friday July 20, 2012 THEDAILYJOURNAL
ACROSS
1 Throw
6 Capts. inferiors
10 Homeric
outburst?
13 Honolulu hangout
14 Toiletry product
endorsed by
pitcher Mariano
Rivera
16 Great __
17 Calm and kind
19 Era units: Abbr.
20 Bygone AT&T
rival
21 Heady quaffs
22 Utah landscape
features
24 Earn a living
26 Algebra subject
29 Posting often
seen in a window
30 __ Goldfinger:
007 enemy
31 Suva is its capital
34 Code letters
37 Completely
different situation
41 Farm enclosure
42 Movie mogul
Marcus
43 Insight provider?
44 Schoolyard
comeback
47 Like some Latin
nouns
48 Suddenly
stopping
53 Im all ears!
54 Sister of
Terpsichore
55 NASDAQ or
NYSE
58 Thumb in folklore
59 Ones responsible
for whats missing
from certain
puzzle answers?
62 Santa __
63 Florida wader
64 TV spot seller
65 Bug-eyed TV dog
66 Unpleasant, as
details
67 Graph lines
DOWN
1 Hail, with down
2 Far from the front
3 1953 Pulitzer-
winning
playwright
4 Highland denial
5 Newt with a large
vocabulary
6 Dryer place
7 Shorthand
pioneer
8 Give one star, say
9 Family nickname
10 Non-dorm
resident
11 Queen of Talk
12 State bordering
Thuringia
15 Kickboxer actor
Jean-Claude
Van __
18 Rabbits food?
23 Bards time of day
24 Brolly carrier
25 Forget to mention
26 Barnyard bleats
27 Family gathering
visitor
28 Super Bowl XXVII
MVP
31 Do thats picked,
briefly
32 Much-liked prez
33 Yeshiva student
35 Botanical knot
36 Way in the
distance
38 Morlock prey
39 2012 animated
movie promoted
by IHOP
40 Clamorous
45 Rhoda
production co.
46 Forbes, for one
47 __ chance!
48 Country once
known for pearl
diving
49 East Coast rte.
50 Part of UNCF
51 Madame Curie
star Garson
52 Like some gossip
55 Those are my
principles. If you
dont like them I
have others
speaker
56 Joint with a cap
57 Bakers amts.
60 Its legal to poach
one
61 Pocatellos st.
By David Steinberg
(c)2012 Tribune Media Services, Inc.
07/20/12
07/20/12
ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE:
Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle
Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis
xwordeditor@aol.com
304 Furniture
RECLINER CHAIR very comfortable vi-
nyl medium brown $70, (650)368-3037
ROCKING CHAIR - excellent condition,
oak, with pads, $85.obo, (650)369-9762
ROCKING CHAIR - Traditional, full size
Rocking chair. Excellent condition $100.,
(650)504-3621
SMALL STORAGE/ Hutch, Stained
Green, pretty. $40, (650)290-1960
STEREO CABINET walnut w/3 black
shelves 16x 22x42. $30, 650-341-5347
STORAGE TABLE light brown lots of
storage good cond. $45. (650)867-2720
TEA CHEST , Bombay, burgundy, glass
top, perfect cond. $35 (650)345-1111
TRUNDLE BED - Single with wheels,
$40., (650)347-8061
TWIN BEDS (2) - like new condition with
frame, posturepedic mattress, $99. each,
SOLD!
VANITY ETHAN Allen maple w/drawer
and liftup mirror like new $95
(650)349-2195
VINTAGE UPHOLSTERED wooden
chairs, $25 each or both for $40. nice
set. (650)583-8069
VINTAGE WING back chair $75,
(650)583-8069
306 Housewares
"PRINCESS HOUSE decorator urn
"Vase" cream with blue flower 13 inch H
$25., (650)868-0436
28" by 15" by 1/4" thick glass shelves,
cost $35 each sell at $15 ea. Five avaial-
ble, Call (650)345-5502
6 BOXES of Victorian lights ceiling & wall
$90., (650)340-9644
CANDLEHOLDER - Gold, angel on it,
tall, purchased from Brueners, originally
$100., selling for $30.,(650)867-2720
306 Housewares
CEILING FAN multi speed, brown and
bronze $45. SOLD!
DINING ROOM Victorian Chandelier
seven light, $90., (650)340-9644
DRIVE MEDICAL design locking elevat-
ed toilet seat. New. $45. (650)343-4461
FANCY CUT GLASSWARE-Bowls,
Glasses, Under $20 varied, call Maria,
(650)873-8167
IRONING BOARD $15 (650)347-8061
KITCHEN FAUCET- single handle,
W/spray - not used $19 (650)494-1687
PERSIAN TEA set for 8. Including
spoon, candy dish, and tray. Gold Plated.
$100. (650) 867-2720
SOLID TEAK floor model 16 wine rack
with turntable $60. (650)592-7483
307 Jewelry & Clothing
BRACELET - Ladies authentic Murano
glass from Italy, vibrant colors, like new,
$100., (650)991-2353 Daly City
GALLON SIZE bag of costume jewelry -
various sizes, colors, $100. for bag,
(650)589-2893
LADIES GOLD Lame' elbow length-
gloves sz 7.5 $15 New. (650)868-0436
WE BUY GOLD
Highest Prices Paid on
Jewelry or Scrap
Michaels Jewelry
Since 1963
253 Park Road
Burlingame
(650)342-4461
308 Tools
CIRCULAR SAW, Craftsman-brand, 10,
4 long x 20 wide. Comes w/ stand - $70.
(650)678-1018
CRAFTSMAN 3/4 horse power 3,450
RPM $60 (650)347-5373
308 Tools
CLICKER TORQUE Wrench, 20 - 150
pounds, new with lifetime warranty and
case, $39, 650-595-3933
CRAFTSMAN ARC-WELDER - 30-250
amp, and accessories, $275., (650)341-
0282
DAYTON ELECTRIC 1 1/2 horse power
1,725 RPM $60 (650)347-5373
FMC TIRE changer Machine, $650
(650)333-4400
GENERATOR 13,000 WATTS Brand
New 20hp Honda $2800 (650)333-4400
LAWN MOWER reel type push with
height adjustments. Just sharpened $45
650-591-2144 San Carlos
SCNCO TRIM Nail Gun, $100
(650) 521-3542
STADILA LEVEL 6ft, $60
(650) 521-3542
TABLE SAW 10", very good condition
$85. (650) 787-8219
309 Office Equipment
ELECTRIC TYPEWRITER Smith Corona
$60. (650)878-9542
EPSON WORKFORCE 520 color printer,
scanner, copier, & fax machine, like new,
warranty, $30., (650)212-7020
310 Misc. For Sale
1 PAIR of matching outdoor planting pots
$20., (650)871-7200
10 PLANTS (assorted) for $3.00 each,
(650)349-6059
14 SEGA genius games 2 controllers
$20 (650)589-8348
2 CANES 1 Irish Shillelagh 1 regular $25
SOLD
20 TRAVEL books .50 cents ea
(650)755-8238
21 PIECE Punch bowl glass set $55.,
(650)341-8342
30 NOVEL books $1.00 ea,
(650)755-8238
310 Misc. For Sale
3D MOVIE glasses, (12) unopened,
sealed plastic, Real 3D, Kids and adults.
Paid $3.75 each, selling $1.50 each
(650)578-9208
4 IN 1 STERO UNIT. CD player broken.
$20., (650)834-4926
40 ADULT VHS Tapes $100,
(650)361-1148
5 PHOTOGRAPHIC CIVIL WAR
BOOKS plus 4 volumes of Abraham Lin-
coln books, $90., (650)345-5502
6 BASKETS with handles, all various
colors and good sizes, great for many
uses, all in good condition. $15 all
(650)347-5104
7 UNDERBED STORAGE BINS - Vinyl
with metal frame, 42 X 18 X 6, zipper
closure, $5. ea., (650)364-0902
9 CARRY-ON bags (assorted) - extra
large, good condition, $10. each obo,
(650)349-6059
AMERICAN HERITAGE books 107 Vol-
umes Dec.'54-March '81 $99/all
(650)345-5502
ARTIFICIAL FICUS Tree 6 ft. life like, full
branches. in basket $55. (650)269-3712
ARTS & CRAFTS variety, $50
(650)368-3037
BARBIE BEACH vacation & Barbie prin-
cess bride computer games $15 each,
(650)367-8949
BEADS - Glass beads for jewelry mak-
ing, $75. all, (650)676-0732
BEAUTIFUL LAMPSHADE - cone shap-
ed, neutral color beige, 11.5 long X 17
wide, matches any decor, never used,
excellent condition, Burl, $18.,
(650)347-5104
BOOK "LIFETIME" WW1 $12.,
(408)249-3858
BOOK - Fighting Aircraft of WWII,
Janes, 1000 illustrations, $65., SOLD!
BOOK NATIONAL Geographic Nation-
al Air Museums, $15 (408)249-3858
BOOKS 20 HARDCOVER WW2 USMC
Korea, Europe. $50 (650)302-0976
BROADWAY by the Bay, Chorus Line
Sat 9/22; Broadway by Year Sat. 11/10
Section 4 main level $80.00 all.
(650)578-9208
CAR SUITCASES - good condition for
camping, car, vacation trips $15.00 all,
SOLD!
CEILING FAN - Multi speed, bronze &
brown, excellent shape, $45.,
SOLD!
CLASSIC TOY Train Magazines, (200)
mint condition, SOLD!
CLEAN CAR Kit, unopened sealed box,
7 full size containers for leather, spots,
glass, interior, paint, chamois, $25.00
(650)578-9208
DELONGHI-CONVENTION ROTISSER-
IE crome with glass door excellent condi-
tion $55 OBO (650)343-4461
DOOM (3) computer games $15/each 2
total, (650)367-8949
DVD'S TV programs 24 4 seasons $20
ea. (650)952-3466
ELECTRONIC TYPEWRITER good con-
dition $50., (650)878-9542
310 Misc. For Sale
FREE DWARF orange tree
SOLD!
FULL QUEEN quilt $20 (650)871-7200
GAME "BEAT THE EXPERTS" never
used $8., (408)249-3858
GEORGE Magazines, 30, all intact
$50/all OBO. (650)574-3229, Foster City
HARDCOVER MYSTERY BOOKS -
Current authors, $2. each (10), (650)364-
7777
HARLEY DAVIDSON black phone, per-
fect condition, $65., (650) 867-2720
ICE CHEST $15 (650)347-8061
JAMES PATTERSON BOOKS - 3 hard-
back @$3. each, 5 paperbacks @$1.
each, (650)341-1861
JEWELRY DISPLAY CASE - Hand-
made, portable, wood & see through lid
to open, 45L, 20W, 3H, $65., SOLD!
JOHN K KENNEDY Mementos, Books,
Magazines, Photos, Placards, Phono-
graph Records, Ect. $45 all
SOLD!
LIMITED QUANTITY VHS porno tapes,
$8. each, (650)871-7200
MASSAGER CHAIR - Homedics, Heat,
Timer, Remote, like new, $45.,
(650)344-7214
MENU FROM Steam Ship Lurline Aug.
20 1967 $10 (650)755-8238
MIRROR, ETHAN ALLEN - 57-in. high x
21-in. wide, maple frame and floor base,
like new, $95., (650)349-2195
NATURAL GRAVITY WATER SYSTEM
- Alkaline, PH Balance water, with anti-
oxident properties, good for home or of-
fice, brand new, $100., (650)619-9203.
NELSON DE MILLE -Hardback books 5
@ $3 each, (650)341-1861
NEW LIVING Yoga Tape for Beginners
$8. 650-578-8306
OBLONG SECURITY mirror 24" by 15"
$75 (650)341-7079
OLD 5 gal. glass water cooler bottle $20
(650) 521-3542
ONE BOYS Superman Christmas Wrap-
ping paper $2., SOLD
OUTDOOR SCREEN - New 4 Panel
Outdoor Screen, Retail $130 With Metal
Supports, $80. obo, call Maria,
(650)873-8167
PICTORIAL WORLD History Books
$80/all (650)345-5502
PLANT - Beautiful hybrodized dahlia tu-
bers, $3 to $8 each (12 available), while
supplies last, Bill (650)871-7200
QUEEN SIZE inflatable mattress with
built in battery air pump used twice $40,
(650)343-4461
SESAME STREET toilet seat excellent
condition $12 650 349-6059
SF GREETING Cards (300 w/envelopes)
factory sealed $20. (650)207-2712
SHOWER DOOR custom made 48 x 69
$70 (650)692-3260
STEP 2 sandbox Large with cover $25
(650)343-4329
STUART WOODS Hardback Books
2 @ $3.00 each. (650)341-1861
310 Misc. For Sale
STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE Christ-
mas Wrapping Paper Retail $6 selling $2
each 6-7 yards, (650)873-8167
TABLECLOTH - Medium Blue color rec-
tangular tablecloth 70" long 52" wide with
12 napkins $15., (650)755-8238
TIRE CHAINS - brand new, in box, never
used, multiple tire sizes, $25., (650)594-
1494
TIRE CHAINS - used once includes rub-
ber tighteners plus carrying case. call for
corresponding tire size, $20.,
(650)345-5446
TO THE MOON The 1969 story in pic-
tures, text and sound. $35
SOLD!
TOILET SINK - like new with all of the
accessories ready to be installed, $55.
obo, (650)369-9762
TOTE FULL of English novels - Cathrine
Cookson, $100., (650)493-8467
TRUMPET VINE tree in old grove pots 2
@ $15 ea SOLD
VAN ROOF rack 3 piece. clamp-on, $75
(650)948-4895
VASE WITH flowers 2 piece good for the
Holidays, $25., (650) 867-2720
VICTORIAN DAYS In The Park Wine
Glasses 6 count. Fifteenth Annual
with Horse Drawn Wagon Etching $10
b/o (650)873-8167
VIDEO CENTER 38 inches H 21 inches
W still in box $45., (408)249-3858
VOLVO STATION Wagon car cover $50
650 888-9624
WALKER - never used, $85.,
(415)239-9063
WALL LIGHT fixture - 2 lamp with frost-
ed fluted shades, gold metal, great for
bathroom vanity, never used, excellent
condition, $15., Burl, (650)347-5104
WELLS FARGO Brass belt buckle, $40
(650)692-3260
WOOD PLANT STAND- mint condition,
indoor, 25in. high, 11deep, with shelves
$15.00, SOLD!
311 Musical Instruments
12 STRING epiphone guitar. New, with
fender gig bag. $150 firm (650)430-9621
2 ORGANS, antique tramp, $100 each.
(650)376-3762
3 ACCORDIONS $110/ea. 1 Small
Accordion $82. (650)376-3762.
HAMMOND B-3 Organ and 122 Leslie
Speaker. Excellent condition. $8,500. pri-
vate owner, (650)349-1172
HOHNER CUE stick guitar HW 300 G
Handcrafted $75 650 771-8513
JENCO VIBRAPHONE - Three Octave
Graduated Bars, vintage concert Model
near mint condition, $1,750.,
(650)871-0824
PIANO ORGAN, good condition. $110.
(650)376-3762
312 Pets & Animals
HAMSTER HABITAT SYSTEM - 2 cage
system with interconnecting tunnels,
Large: 9 1/2 x 19 1/2; Small 9 1/2 x 9
1/2, with water bottles, food bowls, exer-
cise wheel, lots of tunnels & connectors
makes varied configurations, much more.
$25., (650)594-1494
REPTILE CAGE - Medium size, $20.,
(650)348-0372
SMALL DOG wire cage; pink, two doors
with divider $50.00 (650) 743-9534.
315 Wanted to Buy
GO GREEN!
We Buy GOLD
You Get The
$ Green $
Millbrae Jewelers
Est. 1957
400 Broadway - Millbrae
650-697-2685
316 Clothes
2. WOMEN'S Pink & White Motocycle
Helmet KBC $50 (415)375-1617
A BAG of Summer ties $15 OBO
(650)245-3661
BATHROBE MENS navy blue plush-ter-
ry and belt. Maroon piping and trim, 2
pockets. Medium size. $10., (650)341-
3288
BLACK Leather pants Mrs. size made in
France size 40 $99. (650)558-1975
BLACK LEATHER tap shoes 9M great
condition $99. (650)558-1975
BLOUSES SWEATERS and tops. Many
different styles & colors, med. to lrg., ex-
cellent condition $5 ea., have 20,
(650)592-2648
BOOTS - purple leather, size 8, ankle
length, $50.obo, (650)592-9141
EUROPEAN STYLE nubek leather la-
dies winter coat - tan colored with green
lapel & hoodie, $100., (650)888-0129
HARDING PARK mens golf dress shirts
(new) asking $25 (650)871-7200
LADIES BOOTS, thigh high, fold down
brown, leather, and beige suede leather
pair, tassels on back excellent, Condition
$40 ea. (650)592-2648
LADIES COAT Medium, dark lavender
$25 (650)368-3037
LADIES FAUX FUR COAT - Satin lining,
size M/L, $100. obo, (650)525-1990
28 Friday July 20, 2012 THEDAILYJOURNAL
316 Clothes
LADIES JACKET size 3x 70% wool 30%
nylon never worn $50. (650)592-2648
LEATHER COAT medium size (snake
skin design) $50 (650)755-8238
LEATHER JACKETS (5) - used but not
abused. Like New, $100 each.
(650)670-2888
LEVIS MENS jeans - Size 42/30, well
faded, excellent condition, $10.,
(650)595-3933
MEN'S SUIT almost new $25.
650-573-6981
MENS DRESS SHOES - bostonian cas-
ual dress tie up, black upper leather, size
8.5, classic design, great condition,
$60.,Burl., (650)347-5104
MENS PANTS & SHORTS - Large box,
jeans, cargos, casual dress slacks,
34/32, 36/32, Burl, $85.all,
(650)347-5104
MENS SHIRTS - Brand names, Polos,
casual long sleeve dress, golf polo,
tshirts, sizes M/L, great condition, Burl,
$83., (650)347-5104
NANCY'S TAILORING &
BOUTIQUE
Custom Made & Alterations
889 Laurel Street
San Carlos, CA 94070
650-622-9439
NEW BROWN LEATHER JACKET- XL
$25., 650-364-0902
REVERSIBLE, SOUVENIR JACKET
San Francisco: All-weather, zip-front,
hood. Weatherproof 2-tone tan.; Inner:
navy fleece, logos SF & GG bridge.
$15.00 (650)341-3288
SNOW BOOTS, MEN'S size 12. Brand
New, Thermolite brand,(with zippers),
black, $18. (510) 527-6602
TUXEDOS, FORMAL, 3, Black, White,
Maroon Silk brocade, Like new. Size 36,
$100 All OBO (650)344-8549
VINTAGE CLOTHING 1930 Ermine fur
coat Black full length $35 650 755-9833
WOMENS SUMMER 3 pc.SUIT:
blue/white stripe seersucker, jacket,
slacks, shorts, size 12, $10., (650)341-
3288
317 Building Materials
50 NEW Gray brick, standard size,
8x4x2 $25 obo All, (650)345-5502
WHITE STORM/SCREEN door. Size is
35 1/4" x 79 1/4". Asking $50.00. Call
(650)341-1861
318 Sports Equipment
"EVERLAST FOR HER" Machine to
help lose weight $40., (650)368-3037
13 ASSORTED GOLF CLUBS- Good
Quality $3.50 each. Call (650) 349-6059.
BASKETBALL RIM, net & backboard
$35/all 650-345-7132 Leave message.
BOOGIE BOARD, original Morey Boogie
Board #138, Exc condition, $25
(650)594-1494
318 Sports Equipment
BOYS BICYCLE with Helmet. Triax,
Good Condition, $50, San Mateo
(650)341-5347
COLEMAN "GLO-MASTER" 1- burner
camp stove for boaters or camping. Mint
condition. $35.00 (650)341-3288
DARTBOARD - New, regulation 18 di-
meter, Halex brand w/mounting hard-
ware, 6 brass darts, $16., (650)681-7358
EXERCISE MAT used once, lavender
$12, (650)368-3037
GIRLS BIKE, Pincess 16 wheels. $50
San Mateo (650)341-5347
GOLF BALLS - 155+, $19., SOLD!
GOLF SHOES women's brand new Nike
Air Charmere size 7m $45 SOLD!
ICE SKATES, Ladies English. Size 7-8
$50 Please call Maria (650)873-8167
NORDIC TRACK Treadmill, Model
ESP2000 Fold Up, space saver Perfect
condition $100, (650)284-9345
ONE BUCKET of golf balls - 250 total,
various brands, $25., (650)339-3195
PING CRAZ-E Putter w/ cover. 35in.
Like New $75 call(650)208-5758
THULE BIKE rack. Fits rectangular load
bars. Holds bike upright. $100.
(650)594-1494
TREADMILL PROFORM 75 EKG incline
an Staionery Bike, both $400. Or sepa-
rate: $150 for the bike, $350 for the
treadmill. Call (650)992-8757
TWO YOGA Videos. Never used, one
with Patrisha Walden, one by Rebok with
booklet. Both $6 (650)755-8238
WATER SKI'S - Gold cup by AMFA Voit
$40., (650)574-4586
322 Garage Sales
GARAGE AND
MOVING SALE
Everything Must Go
2104 Hale Dr.
Burlingame
Saturday, July 21
9am-5pm
Electronic Appliances,
Boys bed room
furniture, TVs, Stereo
Equipment, and
Clothing
MOVING SALE,
Saturday July 21
9am to 4pm
319 Highland Terrace,
Woodside.
Misc household items
322 Garage Sales
RUMMAGE SALE
SAT * JULY 21
9am-3pm
Ralston/Alameda de las Pulgas
BELMONT
SAN MATEO PRO LIFE
THE THRIFT SHOP
BAG SALE !!!
July 14, 21, 28
10-2 pm Thurs. & Fri.
10-3 pm Saturday
Episcopal Church
1 S. El Camino Real
San Mateo 94401
(650)344-0921
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
340 Camera & Photo Equip.
HONEYWELL PENTAX 35mm excellent
lens, with case $65. (650)348-6428
SONY CYBERSHOT DSC-T-50 - 7.2 MP
digital camera (black) with case, $175.,
(650)208-5598
345 Medical Equipment
FOUR WHEEL walker with handbrakes,
fold down seat and basket, $50.
(650)867-6042
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
440 Apartments
BELMONT - prime, quiet location, view,
1 bedroom $1550. 2 bedroom $1900.,
New carpets, new granite counters, dish-
washer, balcony, covered carports, stor-
age, pool, no pets. (650) 591-4046
REDWOOD CITY- 1 Bedroom, all elec-
tric kitchen, close to downtown,
$1095./month, plus $700 deposit. Call
Jean (650)361-1200.
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
950 El Camino Real San Carlos
(650) 593-3136
Mention Daily Journal
620 Automobiles
93 FLEETWOOD Chrome wheels Grey
leather interior 237k miles Sedan $ 2,500
or Trade, Good Condition (650)481-5296
AUTO REVIEW
The San Mateo Daily Journals
weekly Automotive Section.
Every Friday
Look for it in todays paper to find
information on new cars,
used cars, services, and anything
else having to do
with vehicles.
Dont lose money
on a trade-in or
consignment!
Sell your vehicle in the
Daily Journals
Auto Classifieds.
Just $3 per day.
Reach 76,500 drivers
from South SF to
Palo Alto
Call (650)344-5200
ads@smdailyjournal.com
CHEVY HHR 08 - Grey, spunky car
loaded, even seat warmers, $9,500.
(408)807-6529.
HONDA 10 ACCORD LX - 4 door se-
dan, low miles, $19K, (650)573-6981
MERCEDES 06 C230 - 6 cylinder, navy
blue, 60K miles, 2 year warranty,
$18,000, (650)455-7461
TOYOTA 07 Corolla, 38k miles, one
owner, sliver, $10895, (650)212-6666
625 Classic Cars
DATSUN 72 - 240Z with Chevy 350, au-
tomatic, custom, $3,600 or trade.
(415) 412-7030
PLYMOUTH 72 CUDA - Runs and
drives good, needs body, interior and
paint, $8,000 /obo, serious inquiries only.
SOLD!
635 Vans
NISSAN 01 Quest - GLE, leather seats,
sun roof, TV/DVR equipment. Looks
new, $15,500. (650)219-6008
640 Motorcycles/Scooters
BMW 03 F650 GS, $3899 OBO. Call
650-995-0003
HARLEY DAVIDSON 83 Shovelhead
special construction, 1340 ccs,
Awesome! $5,950/obo
Rob (415)602-4535.
VARIOUS MOTORCYCLE parts USED
call for what you want or need $99
(650)670-2888
645 Boats
BANSHEE SAILBOAT - 13 ft. with ex-
tras, $750., (650)343-6563
PROSPORT 97 - 17 ft. CC 80 Yamaha
Pacific, loaded, like new, $9,500 or trade,
(650)583-7946.
650 RVs
73 Chevy Model 30 Van, Runs
good, Rebuilt Transmission, Fiber-
glass Bubble Top $1,795. Owner
financing.
Call for appointments. (650)364-1374.
670 Auto Service
MB GARAGE, INC.
Repair Restore Sales
Mercedes-Benz Specialists
2165 Palm Ave.
San Mateo
(650)349-2744
SAN CARLOS AUTO
SERVICE & TUNE UP
A Full Service Auto Repair
Facility
760 El Camino Real
San Carlos
(650)593-8085
670 Auto Parts
2 RADIAL GT tires 205715 & 2356014
$10 each, (650)588-7005
2 SNOW/CABLE chains good condition
fits 13-15 inch rims $10/both San Bruno
650-588-1946
5 HUBCAPS for 1966 Alfa Romeo $50.,
(650)580-3316
67-68 CAMERO PARTS - $85.,
(650)592-3887
TRUCK RADIATOR - fits older Ford,
never used, $100., (650)504-3621
670 Auto Parts
ALUMINUM WHEELS - Toyota, 13,
good shape, Grand Prix brand. Includes
tires - legal/balanced. $100., San Bruno,
SOLD!
CAMPER/TRAILER/TRUCK OUTSIDE
backup mirror 8 diameter fixture. $30.
650-588-1946
MAZDA 3 2010 CAR COVER - Cover-
kraft multibond inside & outside cover,
like new, $50., (650)678-3557
SHOP MANUALS 2 1955 Pontiac
manual, 4 1984 Ford/Lincoln manuals, &
1 gray marine diesel manual $40 or B/O
(650)583-5208
672 Auto Stereos
MONNEY
CAR AUDIO
We Sell, Install and
Repair All Brands of
Car Stereos
iPod & iPhone Wired
to Any Car for Music
Quieter Car Ride
Sound Proof Your Car
31 Years Experience
2001 Middlefield Road
Redwood City
(650)299-9991
680 Autos Wanted
Dont lose money
on a trade-in or
consignment!
Sell your vehicle
in the
Daily Journals
Auto Classifieds.
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Reach 82,500 drivers
from South SF to
Palo Alto
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DONATE YOUR CAR
Tax Deduction, We do the Paperwork,
Free Pickup, Running or Not - in most
cases. Help yourself and the Polly Klaas
Foundation. Call (800)380-5257.
Wanted 62-75 Chevrolets
Novas, running or not
Parts collection etc.
So clean out that garage
Give me a call
Joe 650 342-2483
Cabinetry
Contractors
RISECON
NORTH AMERICA
General Contractors /
Building & Design
New construction, Kitchen-Bath Re-
models, Metal Fabrication, Painting
Call for free design consultation
(650) 274-4484
www.risecon.com
L#926933
Contractors
SOMOZA SOMOZA
CASEWORK INSTALLATION
Interior, kitchen cabinets,
counter tops, Crown molding,
Trim, Windows & Doors.
Our Number One Concern is
Customer Satisfaction.
(415) 724- 4447
scc.jsomoza@gmail.com
Cleaning
Cleaning
MORANAS
HOUSECLEANING
Homes and Apartments
Excellent Service
30 Years Experience
Great Rates
(650)375-8149 (650)375-8149
Concrete
POLY-AM
CONSTRUCTION
General Contractor
Free Estimate
Specializing in
Concrete Brickwork Stonewall
Interlocking Pavers Landscaping
Tile Retaining Wall
Bonded & Insured Lic. #685214
Ben: (650)375-1573
Cell: (650) 280-8617
Construction
De Hoyos
Framing Foundations
(650) 387-8950
General Framing
Doors & Windows
Siding
(Hardy Plank Specialist)
Dry Rot & Termite
Additions
Finely Crafted Decks
Repairs
Lic# 968477 Ins/Bons
Construction
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 (650)571-1500
29 Friday July 20, 2012 THEDAILYJOURNAL
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 at (650)685-6617
Lic # 427952
Gardening
Servicing Hillsborough,
Burlingame, Millbrae,
and San Mateo
We are a full service
gardening company
650 218-0657
to the
Burlingame
Leafblower
Law
Fully Compliant
Quality
Gardening
J.B. GARDENING SERVICE
Maintenance, New Lawns,
Sprinkler Systems, Clean Ups,
Fences, Tree Trimming,
Concrete work, Brick Work,
Pavers, and Retaining Walls.
Free Estimates
Cell: (650) 400- 5604
Flooring
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Friday July 20, 2012 THEDAILYJOURNAL
By Paul Larson


MILLBRAE I
recently attended a
family funeral in
Southern California.
The burial took
place at a long
established Catholic
Cemetery which
later decided to build a Mortuary facility on
their property. I knew from past experience
that this cemetery was well maintained and
had a good reputation. The immediate
family had other loved-ones buried at the
cemetery and wished to return this time too.
With the knowledge that this cemetery had a
Mortuary on the grounds they trusted it to be
convenient and decided to have this facility
handle the funeral arrangements.
Prior to the funeral I had some phone
contact with the Mortuary staff and saw
nothing out of the ordinary. But soon after I
spoke to family members who relayed
troubling details such as higher than average
costs, questionable service and other
apprehensions that raised a red-fag. I
listened carefully taking into consideration
that funerals and arrangements may be
conducted differently in Southern California
(as compared to here on the Peninsula).
Later though I discovered that these
concerns and others were all valid as I
experienced them myself during the funeral.
Coming from the background of owning
a family run and community supportive
funeral home I was embarrassed at what I
saw as a production line process with little
compassion or time to care for the families
this Mortuary is supposed to be serving.
I wondered how the Catholic Church
could allow this Mortuary to operate in such
a manner? Well, I did some research and
discovered that the Archdiocese of Los
Angeles has mortuaries located on a
number of their cemetery properties, but
does not operate them. According to the
Funeral Consumers Alliance of Southern
California the Archdiocese has an
arrangement with Stewart Enterprises
which is a New Orleans based mortuary
corporation. Stewart Enterprises runs a
website called Catholic Mortuaries.com
giving a misleading impression to many that
the Catholic Church operates these facilities.
When patronizing one of these
mortuaries on Catholic cemetery grounds
most families assume that they will be
receiving a level of comfort as they would
from their local church or parish priest.
None of this was evident during my
experience of extremely high costs
(compared to what was received) and the
dis-interested service provided by the
mortuary staff. I dont see this as a failing
of the Catholic cemetery, but of those in
charge of running this mortuary.
The point Im trying to make is to do
your homework and shop for a Funeral
establishment you are comfortable with.
Just because a Mortuary is located on
cemetery property doesnt mean they are
your only choice or that they offer fair costs
or give better quality ofservice. You have
the right to select what ever funeral home
you wish to conduct the arrangements. Talk
to various funeral directors, and ask friends
and families who they would recommend.
If you ever wish to discuss cremation,
funeral matters or want to make pre-
planning arrangements please feel free to
call me and my staff at the CHAPEL OF
THE HIGHLANDS in Millbrae at (650)
588-5116 and we will be happy to guide you
in a fair and helpful manner. For more info
you may also visit us on the internet at:
www.chapelofthehighlands.com.
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in recent years, needing to use nearly $10 mil-
lion a year in reserves to pay down debt related
to the Bay Area Rapid Transit extension to the
San Francisco International Airport a debt
that is not estimated to retire until 2032. It has
also reduced its contributions to Caltrain sub-
stantially in recent years, causing the other tran-
sit agencies to follow and creating a nearly $30
million annual shortfall for the rail agency.
The SamTrans board passed a $154 million
operating budget last month that required the
use of $10.6 million in reserves to balance the
scal year 2012-13 budget despite it having an
actual $13.9 million operating surplus.
The San Mateo County Transit District is the
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Caltrain commuter rail line.
Barely supported by fares from its riders, the
districts main focus is to keep the bus system
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to slash its annual contribution to Caltrain years
ago by more than $10 million.
Reserves at SamTrans have dropped to about
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The agencys employees have also picked up
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SamTrans debt service requirement this year
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Another $2.1 million is coming from one-
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After 15 years of solid service for communi-
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SamTrans operates 48 bus routes in San
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As it develops a long-range service plan for
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The agency is also considering whether it
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service essentially as it is now.
The agency has held public workshops the
past year to gauge which of the scenarios were
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SamTrans has a weekday average ridership of
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Those four routes are the least costly for
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repaving the parking lots, nishing landscap-
ing and installing solar panels in the parking
lot, said Lee.
Elizabeth McManus, deputy superintendent
of business services, pointed out the use of
natural light within the classrooms and indi-
vidual thermostats in the rooms. She also
enjoys how the campus now offers three sepa-
rate gathering areas for students.
Trustee Peter Hanley recalled working as a
volunteer teacher on the campus in the late
80s, early 90s. At the time, he said the
school was a dreary place that was falling
apart. Seeing those kind of facilities was part
of the reason Hanley decided to run for the
board.
That school is going to be a different place
than it has been in the past, said Hanley. I
think its going to be one of the agship
schools of the district.
Capuchino is just one example of the reno-
vations wrapping up throughout the district.
While most of the upgrades were funded
through Measure M, the district also utilized
various grants. Getting the projects started
was a challenge.
Shortly after Measure Ms approval, the
board postponed using funds after controversy
over the nances particularly in regards to
a contract with Skanska, a rm hired to over-
see construction came to light. In April
2007, the district cut ties with the company
and restarted the planning process. After an
eight-month hiatus, the board began hiring
companies to begin construction.
In 2008, district ofcials realized awed
bond language limited the debt to 25-year
bonds. The district successfully petitioned the
San Mateo County Board of Supervisors to
amend the bond language to allow for both
25-year and 40-year bonds. The change
extended taxpayers payments up to an addi-
tional 15 years from 2037 to 2052 but
allowed the district to nish the original reno-
vation plans. By 2009, the district was able to
start issuing bonds and beginning construc-
tion.
Heather Murtagh can be reached by email:
heather@smdailyjournal.com or by phone: (650)
344-5200 ext. 105.
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SCHOOL
Francisco-based Newport Fish Company
where he was employed.
Novak acknowledged that the defendants
crime was nonviolent, and said she believed
that he was genuinely remorseful and that his
theft-related conduct was driven by addic-
tion.
Bates, who has been accepted into the
Delancey Street Foundations addiction recov-
ery program in San Francisco, wiped away
tears and thanked the judge for a chance to
turn his life around.
I just feel a lot of guilt right now, he said.
In October 2011, Bates worked as a driver
for the seafood distribution company and had
been assigned to make a round of fresh sh
deliveries in Sacramento on Oct. 14, accord-
ing to the District Attorneys Ofce.
By 4 p.m. that day, customers were calling
to complain that no deliveries had been made,
prosecutors said. After the owner of the com-
pany tried unsuccessfully to contact Bates, he
called police.
Four days later, the missing delivery truck
was found abandoned in Oakland. Most of the
sh was gone, and what remained was rotten,
according to prosecutors.
Bates was arrested in South San Francisco,
and investigators determined that he had trad-
ed the fresh sh for $400 worth of crack.
Bates, who has been in San Mateo County
Jail since his arrest, will be required to live at
Delancey Street Foundations residential
facility for a minimum of two years.
Continued from page 1
BATES
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