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SACRAMENTO A former
state parks ofcial said he repeated-
ly told his superiors about more than
$53 million hidden in two accounts
that could have been used to help
California avoid the threat of clos-
ing 70 state parks, a newspaper
reported Thursday.
Manuel Lopez, former deputy
director of administrative services
for the Department of Parks and
Recreation, said he informed agency
Director Ruth Coleman about a $20
million surplus in the Parks and
Recreation Fund at least ve times
over a span of
about ve years,
The Sacramento
Bee reported.
A separate
o f f - h i g h wa y
vehicle fund
held another
$33.5 million
more than had
been reported to
the state Department of Finance.
Coleman resigned Friday over the
situation and accepted overall
responsibility but said in a telephone
Former deputy director claims
boss knew of missing millions
State parks
allegations
escalating
By Bill Silverfarb
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
The city of San Mateos First Time Home
Buyer Loan Program and how it is adminis-
tered has come under re by a Gateway
Commons resident who alleges a homeowner
there has been renting out a unit for years in
violation of the provisions of the program.
The program mandates that a homeowner
must live in the unit secured by a loan from
the city for at least 10 months out of the year.
But a woman who bought her Gateway
Commons condominium back in 1990, Yael
Gurse, has been actually living in the Los
Angeles area for about 15 years and renting
the unit to her longtime partner.
At least one other homeowner in the 96-unit
affordable-housing complex, managed by
Bridge Housing near downtown San Mateo,
has complained to the city that Gurse has per-
manently vacated her home in violation of the
programs resale restriction agreement.
The city sponsors several loan programs
that help residents buy single-family homes,
townhomes and condominiums and many of
the programs provide loans that offer deferred
payment options.
Most of the loans in the program do not
have to be repaid until the unit is sold again.
The city has a long wait list for the pro-
gram, nearing 200, said Sandra Council, the
citys neighborhood improvement and hous-
ing manager. Being on the wait list, however,
does not mean they have qualied for the pro-
gram, Council said.
A tenant at Gateway Commons, Colleen
McGarry, has been complaining to the city for
City fields home loan program complaints
San Mateo officials try to ensure compliance in affordable housing developments
ERIK OEVERNDIEK/DAILY JOURNAL
George Louzensky and Debbie Gallegos dance while the California Cowboys perform in San Mateos Central
Park Thursday evening as part of the citys summer concert series that began June 21.The series continues for
two more weeks, with the Bud E. Luv Orchestra Aug. 2 and Busta-Groove Aug. 9.
DANCING IN THE PARK
Ruth Coleman
See COLEMAN, Page 31
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF REPORT
Issues with parks funding, and ways to
improve it, will be part of a presentation
before the San Mateo County Board of
Supervisors Tuesday.
During a June budget workshop, the board
requested a meeting to discuss funding and
operation of the countys park system. On
Tuesday, the board will discuss issues, ideas
and options related to parks funding; as well
as funding requirements; capital, operational
and programmatic needs; and ongoing chal-
lenges, according to a staff report by Public
Works Director James Porter.
The parks department operates on an $8.4
million annual budget, which includes $6 mil-
lion from the general fund. Achieving the rec-
ommended level of stafng and operation,
however, would require $11.1 million, Porter
wrote. During the budget hearings earlier this
year, the board added back $350,000 to the
Supervisors to discuss parks funding
By Heather Murtagh
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Rather than excuse a South San Francisco
school trustee for another six months, the dis-
trict board opted to approve missing meetings
one at a time.
Trustee Shirlee Hoch, rst elected the South
San Francisco Unied School District Board
of Trustees in 1990, took a leave of absence
for medical reasons starting May 26, 2011. In
February, the board extended the excused
absence through June. On Thursday, the board
considered excusing Hoch
through December.
Instead, the board noted
the policy is to excuse
absences as they arise.
While that will mean doing
so at each of the upcoming
meetings, trustees said it
would also allow Hoch the
freedom to attend meet-
ings. And, she took the
Trustees medical leave to be extended in steps
See PARKS, Page 23
Shirlee Hoch
See HOCH, Page 31
See HOME LOAN, Page 31
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This Day in History
Thought for the Day
1942
During World War II, the First Battle of
El Alamein in Egypt ended in a draw as
Allied forces stalled the progress of
Axis invaders. (The Allies went on to
win a clear victory over the Axis in the
Second Battle of El Alamein later that
year.)
We usually know what we can do, but
temptation shows us who we are.
Thomas a Kempis, German theologian (1380-1471)
Actor Jerry Van
Dyke is 81.
MLB player Alex
Rodriguez is 37.
In other news ...
Birthdays
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Two unidentied boxers from Kazakhstan attend a training session at the Goresbrook Leisure Center before the start of the
London 2012 Olympic Games.
Friday: Cloudy in the morning then
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morning. Highs in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds 5 to 15 mph.
Friday night: Partly cloudy in the evening
then becoming cloudy. Patchy fog after
midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: Cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the 60s. West
winds around 5 mph increasing to around 15 mph in the after-
noon.
Saturday night: Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s.
Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
Sunday: Cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
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In 1789, President George Washington signed a measure estab-
lishing the Department of Foreign Affairs, forerunner of the
Department of State.
In 1861, Union Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan took com-
mand of the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War.
In 1866, Cyrus W. Field nished laying out the rst successful
underwater telegraph cable between North America and
Europe (a previous cable in 1858 burned out after only a few
weeks use).
In 1909, during the rst ofcial test of the U.S. Armys rst air-
plane, Orville Wright ew himself and a passenger, Lt. Frank
Lahm, above Fort Myer, Va., for one hour and 12 minutes.
In 1921, Canadian researcher Frederick Banting and his assis-
tant, Charles Best, succeeded in isolating the hormone insulin
at the University of Toronto.
In 1942, Benny Goodman and his Orchestra and vocalist
Peggy Lee recorded Why Dont You Do Right in New York
for Columbia Records.
In 1953, the Korean War armistice was signed at Panmunjom,
ending three years of ghting.
In 1960, Vice President Richard M. Nixon was nominated for
president on the rst ballot at the Republican national conven-
tion in Chicago.
In 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed the Kerner
Commission to assess the causes of urban rioting, the same day
black militant H. Rap Brown said in Washington that violence
was as American as cherry pie.
In 1974, the House Judiciary Committee voted 27-11 to adopt
the rst of three articles of impeachment against President
Richard Nixon, charging he had personally engaged in a course
of conduct designed to obstruct justice in the Watergate case.
TV producer Norman Lear is 90. Sportscaster Irv Cross is 73.
Actor John Pleshette is 70. Singer Bobbie Gentry is 68. Actress-
director Betty Thomas is 64. Olympic gold medal gure skater
Peggy Fleming is 64. Singer Maureen McGovern is 63. Actress
Janet Eilber is 61. Rock musician Tris Imboden (Chicago) is 61.
Actress Roxanne Hart is 58. Country musician Duncan Cameron
is 56. Comedian-actress-writer Carol Leifer is 56. Comedian Bill
Engvall is 55. Jazz singer Karrin Allyson is 50. Country singer
Stacy Dean Campbell is 45. Rock singer Juliana Hateld is 45.
Actor Julian McMahon is 44. Rock musician Abe Cunningham is
39. Singer-songwriter Pete Yorn is 38. Actor Seamus Dever is 36.
Indonesian zoo moves
orangutan to stop her smoking
JAKARTA, Indonesia Indonesian
zookeepers have moved an orangutan
out of visitors sight so shell no longer
smoke lit cigarettes people regularly
throw into her cage.
Taru Jurug Zoo spokesman Daniek
Hendarto said Thursday that Tori and
her male companion, Didik, were moved
Wednesday to a small island within the
zoo. There are four endangered orang-
utans at the zoo in the Central Java town
of Solo.
The 15-year-old Tori has been smok-
ing for a decade. She mimics humans by
holding cigarettes casually between her
ngers while visitors watch and photo-
graph her pufng away and icking
ashes on the ground.
Hendarto said recent medical tests
show the four primates are in good con-
dition. The two other orangutans will be
moved later to another island.
Bears trash home in Bearsville
BEARSVILLE, N.Y. The upstate
New York hamlet of Bearsville is living
up to its name.
The Times-Herald Record of
Middletown reports that a mother bear
and her cubs trashed a familys home in
Bearsville several times earlier this
month.
The Knowles family arrived at their
home on July 13 to find that their
kitchen had been ransacked by bears.
They later went out for dinner, and upon
returning they found the house trashed
all over again.
They cleaned up the mess and went
out again the next day. They returned in
the evening to nd the home trashed yet
again by the bears.
State wildlife specialists decided the
mother bear was now a nuisance and
would have to be killed. They red two
shots at the bear but missed.
She and her cubs havent been back
since then.
Man frees 17-pound
lobster from restaurant
WATERFORD, Conn. A
Connecticut man purchased a 17-pound
lobster at a Waterford restaurant, then
released the crustacean back into Long
Island Sound.
Don MacKenzie of Niantic tells The
Day of New London he knew the lob-
ster, nicknamed Lucky Larry by local
children, would have to be about 80-
years-old to reach his current size and
felt it deserved to live.
It takes seven years for him to even
become a lobster big enough to keep,
MacKenzie said. For a lobster to live
this long and avoid lobster traps, nets,
lobster pots ... he doesnt deserve a bib
and butter.
MacKenzie wont say how much he
paid The Dock restaurant to take Larry
off the menu Tuesday.
Lets just say that its the most expen-
sive lobster I never ate. MacKenzie told
the newspaper.
He took the lobster back to sea
Tuesday, releasing it in a secret location,
where he said it would be almost impos-
sible for shermen to drag their nets.
They drag during the day, so if he
does venture out of this area, hopefully it
will be at night, said Steve Wilson, who
works with MacKenzie at a local marina
and helped him set Larry free.
Surfing goats ride
waves in Orange County
SAN ONOFRE STATE BEACH
Two goats named Goatee and Pismo are
wowing California beachgoers with
their surng skills.
The goats owner, Dana McGregor,
says he taught his goats to surf because
he loves to ride the waves and thought
they would like it, too.
The goats stood on surfboards and
cruised along waves Wednesday at San
Onofre State Beach, as bystanders
watched in amazement.
Goatee, a nanny goat, and her billy
goat, Pismo, even rode waves together.
But after a few rides, Goatee swam to
shore.
McGregor says he originally got
Goatee to eat unwanted foliage on his
property.
He began taking the goat to the beach
with him, eventually putting her on a
surfboard.
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Theft. Two men reportedly stole items from a
Coach Store at the Hillsdale Shopping Center
before 3:27 p.m. on Tuesday, July 24.
Disturbance. Two men were reportedly
fighting on the 2900 block of South Norfolk
Street before 2:57 p.m. on Tuesday, July 24.
Battery. A battery occurred on the first block
of East 39th Street before 6:28 p.m. Sunday,
July 22.
Hit and run. A hit and run involving a
Honda Accord occurred on the 900 block of
Palm Avenue before 12:48 p.m. Sunday, July
22.
Burglary. A vehicle burglary occurred on the
300 block of Second Avenue before 1:44 a.m.
Sunday, July 22.
Assault. A man was punched and scratched
by someone at Dennys Restaurant on the
2700 block of South Norfolk Street before
10:39 p.m. Saturday, July 21.
REDWOOD CITY
Petty theft. Someone reported their bag was
stolen with their car keys and wallet inside on
Roosevelt Avenue before 10:19 p.m. Tuesday,
July 24.
Grand theft. Someone reported a watch
stolen from their residence on Altamont Way
before 5:41 p.m. Tuesday, July 24.
Petty theft. A woman stole a blue Trek
mountain bike on El Camino Real before
4:40 p.m. Tuesday, July 24.
Petty theft. Someone reported a mountain
bike stolen on Broadway before 12:47 p.m.
Tuesday, July 24.
Burglary. The passenger-side window of a
car was smashed on Poplar Avenue before
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A juvenile was arrested for possession of
a switchblade on the 1200 block of
Donnelly Avenue in Burlingame before
9:09 p.m. Saturday, July 14.
By Julio Lara
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Something special happens when a person
decides to give into his or her desire to con-
nect. In some, that desire becomes more of a
necessity. And for the lucky ones, the neces-
sity turns into a vision.
Thats what happened to Redwood City
resident Giovanni Gonzalez. As a graduate
student at the University of California at
Berkeley, Gonzalez turned his desire to con-
nect with like-minded Latinos into small din-
ner parties in his home. From there, the need
flourished to larger social gatherings
throughout the Bay Area. And now,
Gonzalez, 31, is the face of a 4,300-member
Latino community known simply as LAM.
I had no idea what I was doing, Gonzalez
said as his network is set to celebrate its fth
anniversary with a huge bash at the Ferry
building in San Francisco on Saturday. It
started off as a real social gathering related to
Latino culture and we just grew out of that.
And as it grew, I saw the response from the
people. Us Latinos, not always, but most of
the time, were Latino professionals in the
corporate world and education and we nd
ourselves being the only Latino representa-
tives. I wish it were higher. But there was no
platform for me where I could connect with
others like myself dance some salsa, speak
some Spanish, just laugh with other Latinos.
So thats why I decided to make it grow.
And now on the eve of the its fifth year,
growth, not just in numbers but in quality, is
the theme for the LAM network. Over the
years, LAM has experienced a total re-brand-
ing (converting its name from Latinos A
Morir to just LAM). But what hasnt
changed is its appeal to the Latino communi-
ty in the Bay Area. The exclusive member-
ship-based community has reached more
than 4,300 educated Latino professionals
80 percent of which have
a bachelors degree, 40
percent a masters and 20
a doctorate. And through
the years, Gonzalez and
LAM has earned the
backing of several Latino
organizations like the
National Society of
Hispanic MBAs
(NSHMA), Latino
Business Professionals
(LBP), Society of Hispanic and Professional
Engineers (SHPE) among others. Not bad for
a group that began out of Evites and mem-
ber-only sent social network invites.
I want to grow, Gonzalez said. I dont
want to grow too fast. I think weve built a
foundation thats very strong. You go to an
event and you feel like family. Its not about
being elitist, Giovanni said about LAMs
invite-only approach to adding members,
its about wanting to connect with people
that we trust.
Gonzalezs focus in building a solid foun-
dation with LAM in years one through four
allowed him the luxury of fulfilling a dream
he conceived with his then-girlfriend now-
wife of traveling around the world and put
the network on autopilot. He recently
returned from the 10-month trek re-energized
and focused on taking LAM to the next level.
[Its about] opening your eyes, Gonzalez
said of the trip. I think here, at least in my
life, Ive always been very ambitious, very
go-go-go. And theres nothing wrong with
that. But I think there needs to be a culture
change and realize that people need to take
time off to explore their passions. I think
thats something that I realize I want to keep
doing in my life.
Gonzalez plans to use LAM to do just that.
Known primarily for lively social events,
Gonzalez is looking to steer LAM and focus
its attention into what he called three verti-
cals: social events, professional development
and the nonprofit sector.
I want to maintain the quality of it all,
Gonzalez said. The membership has showed
theyre passionate individuals. Whatever it is
they do in their careers, theyre fun, theyre
energetic, they want to meet people, they
want to socialize, they want to have personal
development.
LAM also has its hands in educational ven-
tures like Edgeducation and an Internet chan-
nel called AlmaTV, all in effort to connect
Latinos throughout the Bay Area.
Its definitely stronger, Gonzalez said of
his passion for LAM. Its stronger with the
new people and the new generation. They see
the organization, they see the 4,300 people,
they meet the members and theyre
impressed. Theres momentum. People say
that LAM, the reason it works, is me. Im the
founder. And I really dont like that. But Ill
take it. And if thats the case, I have to capi-
talize on it and I have to let people know that
Im back. To let people know that Im pas-
sionate about it. I want it to grow. I want peo-
ple to utilize it.
LAMs members have shown the need for
this social network. As Gonzalez pointed out,
businesses, marriages and even babies are a
product of this Latino community.
Thats why I want to recreate it,
Gonzalez said. Re-brand the connection
people have with LAM. Redefine the con-
nection people have with LAM. I want peo-
ple to think LAM: Thats a community. LAM
is a platform where we can connect, its a
place we can grow professionally, get help,
have fun. Some people say you cant mix
business with fun. I disagree. I want to make
people happy.
For more information on LAM visit
www.lamsocialclub.com.
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Pacifica police are searching for a missing
senior citizen who suffers from early onset
dementia.
Maria Jansen, 76, was last seen in her
Linda Mar backyard by her husband, who
reported her missing around 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, said Pacifica police Sgt. Duane
Wachtelborn.
The Pacifica Police Department mounted a
search with the help of the San Mateo
County Sheriffs Office, using officers on
foot and K9 units. The search and rescue
teams have gone door-to-door and searched
well into the back of Linda Mar Valley.
A little after 11 p.m.
Wednesday night, an
automated robocall
from the Pacifica Police
Department went out to
area residents asking
them to be on the lookout
for Jansen. She is a white
female with brown hair
and brown eyes who
stands 5 feet 5 inches tall,
weighs approximately 100 pounds, and goes
by the nickname Marlies.
Wachtelborn says the search is ongoing,
and that anybody with any information about
Jansen should phone the Pacifica Police
Department at (650) 738-7314.
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for Mavericks International
Looking ahead to an El Nio winter and the
anticipation of big waves early in the season,
the organizers of the Mavericks Invitational
big wave surf contest are opening the contest
season on Nov. 1.
Following the approval of the permit by the
San Mateo County Harbor District last week,
the organizers kicked into high gear the plan-
ning for this years famed big wave surng
contest off Pillar Point in Half Moon Bay. The
contest waiting period is ofcially Nov. 1
through March 31.
It looks like were headed for an early win-
ter, and we want to take advantage of the big
swells in November, said Mavericks Pioneer
Jeff Clark, part of a group of business and
community leaders organizing the event. The
surfers are ready, the community is ready and
we are stoked to make this amazing event
happen this year.
Mavericks Invitational organizers are also
announcing a partnership with the Big Wave
World Tour. Founded by famed big wave rider
and shaper, Gary Linden, the Big Wave World
Tour is an international surng phenomenon
that organizes the best big wave riders in the
rst-ever big wave surng league. The tour
showcases the worlds top surfers and local
standouts as they battle extreme conditions,
and each other, in a season long battle to
become the next Big Wave World Champion.
The tour includes events in Chile, Peru,
Mexico and now in California.
Big wave surng and Mavericks have
become synonymous, and a competition there
is a dream come true, said Linden, who has
served as head judge for previous contests at
Mavericks. Being part of the event is an
extreme honor, personally and for the Big
Wave World Tour.
Boy, 12, crushed
by tree at county park
A 12-year-old boy from Arizona was seri-
ously injured early Wednesday morning
when a tree fell and crushed a tent where he
was sleeping in a San Mateo County park.
Just before 5 a.m., reghters and park
rangers responded to a report of a fallen tree
in a camping area at Memorial Park near
Pescadero, San Mateo County sheriffs Lt.
Larry Schumaker said.
A tree between 40 and 60 feet tall and more
than a foot in diameter fell onto a tent where
two 12-year-old boys were asleep,
Schumaker said.
The boys were camping with relatives, all
of whom were on vacation from Arizona,
Schumaker said.
One of the boys was crushed by the trunk
of the tree and taken by ambulance to Lucile
Packard Childrens Hospital at Stanford.
The other boy suffered minor cuts and
bruises, and no one else was injured.
The incident remains under investigation.
Masked gunman
robs convenience store
Police in Menlo Park are looking for a sus-
pect who robbed a convenience store at gun-
point on Wednesday night.
Ofcers responded to a reported robbery at
Tri EZ Foods & Liquor at 1820 El Camino
Real at about 10:30 p.m., according to Menlo
Park police.
A male suspect wearing a black hoodie, a
black mask and sunglasses had walked into
the store with a black semiautomatic hand-
gun, police said.
The robber pointed the gun at the clerk on
duty and demanded cash.
The clerk complied and the suspect ran out
of the store with an undisclosed amount of
cash and several bottles of alcohol, police
said.
The suspect, who was last seen heading
south on El Camino Real, was also wearing
blue rubber gloves, blue jeans covered with
patches and stains, black tennis shoes with a
white stripe and a black backpack.
Anyone with information about the case is
asked to call Menlo Park police at (650) 330-
6300.
Motorcyclist killed in
crash on Highway 35
A motorcyclist was killed in a collision on
state Highway 35 in Daly City Thursday, a
California Highway Patrol ofcer said.
The crash was reported shortly before noon
on Highway 35 just north of state Highway 1,
CHP Ofcer Scott Cakebread said.
The motorcyclist collided with another
vehicle and was pronounced dead at the
scene, Cakebread said.
The San Mateo County Coroners Ofce
was at the scene, and northbound trafc on
Highway 35 was diverted to Highway 1 until
the crash was cleared, according to the CHP.
Car crashes into
two homes, driver flees
Police are looking for the driver of a
Cadillac who crashed into two homes in East
Palo Alto Thursday morning and then ran
from the scene.
Police responded to reports of a crash in
the 2100 block of Cooley Avenue at about
5:15 a.m., East Palo Alto police Sgt. David
Carson said.
Arriving ofcers found that a two-door
Cadillac sedan had driven off the street and
smashed into two homes, Carson said.
The car appeared to have struck the corner
of one house and then careened into the
garage of an adjacent home, Carson said.
The owner of one of the homes, who did
not wish to give her name, said the crash
woke her up and caused signicant damage
to her garage.
Both homes were occupied at the time,
though no one was injured.
A gas line that was damaged in the crash
was quickly shut off by the Menlo Park Fire
Protection District, Carson said.
Police are following up on leads, and the
case remains under investigation, Carson
said.
Human excrement
closes BART escalators
Human excrement is gumming up the
wheels and gears of some escalators servic-
ing Bay Area Rapid Transit stations in San
Francisco.
BART station stairwells have become a
common place for homeless people to sleep
overnight or relieve themselves.
When crews pulled out a broken escalator
at the Civic Center station last month, they
found such a high volume of feces they called
a hazardous materials team.
BART ofcials recently spoke with San
Francisco authorities about how to clean up
the 16th Street plaza, and spokesman Jim
Allison says that conversation also could
encompass the downtown stairwells.
In addition to creating unpleasant smells,
ofcials say waste can close escalators for
extended repairs and increase station clean-
ing costs. There are many other reasons why
escalators break down.
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Eastside College Preparatory School sixth
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On Thursday, State Superintendent Tom
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By Laurie Kellman
WASHINGTON The Senate has debat-
ed, sniped and voted on the politically fraught
issue of tax cuts, and next week the House is
likely to do it all over again. Still, Americans
wont know until after the November elections
how much more of their paychecks will go to
the government next year.
House Speaker John Boehner said Thursday
that his Republican-led chamber is more than
willing to make Democrats vote on the
President Barack Obamas plan to extend for-
mer president George W. Bushs tax cuts for
all but the wealthiest Americans. He also is
bringing up the GOPs proposal to extend the
tax cuts for everyone.
The outcome is almost certainly stalemated
until the November elections, so leaders of
both houses of Congress are turning the House
and Senate into campaign stages on one of the
dening issues of the presidential and con-
gressional races.
Senate passes cuts for all
but the richest Americans
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By Alicia A. Caldwell
WASHINGTON The Drug
Enforcement Administration seized
more than $36 million in cash and arrest-
ed 91 people in a nationwide crackdown
against manufacturers, distributors and
vendors of synthetic designer drugs.
The DEA administrator, Michele
Leonhart, said Thursday agents in 31
states also seized 4.9 million packets of
synthetic marijuana, material to make
13.6 million more packages and 167,000
packages of synthetic hallucinogens
known as bath salts during a series of
raids on Wednesday. DEA and other law
enforcement agencies also seized mate-
rials to make 392,000 more packets of
bath salts.
Leonhart said the synthetic drugs are
marketed directly to teenagers.
Many of these products come with a
disclaimer that they are not for human
consumption to mask the danger they
pose, Leonhart said.
The agents raided smoke shops and
other sellers of synthetic marijuana and
other synthetic drugs that have been
linked to psychotic episodes and deaths
of users. Leonhart said agents shut down
29 manufacturing sites that ranged from
massive warehouses to residential base-
ments. She said many of those arrested
Wednesday had extensive criminal histo-
ries.
But we also found a number of peo-
ple that are new to the drug business and
have been able to make connections with
some of these more seasoned trafck-
ers, Leonhart said.
Those arrested could face a variety of
state or federal criminal charges, she
said.
The drugs have become a popular
alternative to traditional street drugs, but
law enforcement and health profession-
als have warned that the chemicals used
to make the synthetic marijuana and hal-
lucinogenic bath salts havent been test-
ed or approved for human consumption.
The synthetic marijuana is sold under
brand names such as K2 and Spice.
The agency temporarily has banned
some of the chemicals found in synthet-
ic marijuana, and President Barack
Obama this month signed into law a
measure that bans the sale, production
and possession of many of the chemicals
found in the most popular synthetic
drugs.
But experts who have studied the
drugs estimate that there are more than
100 different bath-salt chemicals circu-
lating. Bath salts can mimic the effects
of cocaine, LSD and methamphetamine.
Use of the drugs has grown since the
synthetic products rst hit the market a
few years ago. They are readily available
for purchase in smoke shops and some-
times even corner gas stations, and at a
relatively low price, and thats made
them a popular alternative to street drugs.
As the drugs have become more popu-
lar, side effects have become evident to
health professionals. Doctors and police
have struggled at times to control bath
salt users who often become feverish
and paranoid that they are being
attacked. Several deaths have been
attributed to the drugs, including the sui-
cide of a 21-year-old Covington, La.,
man who shot himself in the head in
2010.
IG: Justice employees
pushed relatives for jobs
WASHINGTON The Justice
Departments inspector general said
Thursday that eight high-ranking
employees in the departments manage-
ment division improperly promoted the
hiring of relatives for summer or full-
time work or assisted others in doing so.
Seven of the employees violated fed-
eral law restricting employment of rela-
tives and the eighth violated a federal
ethics standard, the inspector general
concluded. A ninth, the highest-ranking
person mentioned in the IGs report, was
criticized for failing to respond to indi-
cators that her subordinates may have
violated anti-nepotism laws.
The IGs report is the third investiga-
tion of improper hiring practices in the
division. The inspector general criticized
two previous directors of the Facilities
and Administrative Services Staff in
2004 and again in 2008 for manipulating
the competitive hiring process to favor
particular candidates.
Senate panel debates living
spaces for egg-layers
WASHINGTON The freedom of a
hen to ap its wings and move around
became an issue of congressional con-
cern Thursday as a Senate committee
discussed legislation to set national stan-
dards for the treatment of egg-laying
hens.
The debate over how much space
hens should have in their coops has
drawn the attention of other livestock
producers who fear that theyll be the
next target of animal welfare advocates,
and has become a states rights issue as
some states try to impose their tougher
standards on eggs coming from other
states.
This is a practical, fair-minded deal
that solves a real problem for the egg
industry, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-
Calif., told the Senate Agriculture,
Nutrition and Forestry Committee.
Sandusky shower abuse
victim to sue Penn State
HARRISBURG, Pa. For months,
the identity of the boy who was sexual-
ly assaulted in the locker room showers
by Jerry Sandusky was one of the
biggest mysteries of the Penn State
scandal. Now, for the rst time, a man
has come forward to claim he was that
boy, and is threatening to sue the uni-
versity.
The mans lawyers said Thursday they
have done an extensive investigation
and gathered overwhelming evidence
on details of the abuse by Sandusky, the
former assistant football coach convict-
ed of using his position at Penn State
and as head of a youth charity to molest
boys over a period of 15 years.
Jurors convicted Sandusky last month
of offenses related to so-called Victim 2
largely on the testimony of Mike
McQueary, who was a team graduate
assistant at the time and described see-
ing the attack.
DEA leads crackdown on designer drugs
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LONDON Mitt Romney wanted to high-
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Minister David Cameron on down.
The Republican presidential candidate, tak-
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Amid the uproar, Romney tried to back off
his critique, nally concluding, I expect the
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Romney also caused a stir with his atten-
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The bobbles threatened to undermine
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Barack Obama.
A one-term Massachusetts governor with
limited foreign policy experience, he is hop-
ing to show voters back home that he is ready
to represent the U.S. strongly and smoothly at
a time of global economic turmoil and securi-
ty troubles. He also wants to emphasize his
own tenure running the 2002 Winter Games in
Salt Lake City by attending this years open-
ing ceremonies. And he hopes to draw subtle
contrasts with Obama.
Im looking forward to the bust of Winston
Churchill being in the Oval Ofce again,
Romney told donors at a fundraiser, Obamas
administration sent back to Britain a bust of
Churchill that once sat in
the Oval Ofce. Obama
aides say it was scheduled
to be returned.
All in all, though, it was
a shaky start to Romneys
planned weeklong trip
overseas that will include
Israel and Poland after
England.
As he met with British
leaders past and present,
Romney sought to keep
the focus on the close
alliance between America
and Britain, praising the
unique relationship that
exists between our
nations, our commitment
to common values, our
commitment to peace in
the world and a desire to
see a stronger and grow-
ing economy.
But he may have ended up straining his own
relationship with the British and embar-
rassing them by questioning whether the
country could host a awless Olympics after
years of preparation.
England has constructed an enormous
Olympic Park in East London, will showcase
tennis at Wimbledon, is hosting soccer in
Glasgow in Scotland and has even built a vol-
leyball court behind No. 10 Downing Street,
where Romney met with Cameron. Yet, the
country has faced steady media coverage of
things that have gone wrong: A security rm
didnt hire enough people; problems at immi-
gration threatened security risks.
Shortly after arriving in London on
Wednesday, Romney told NBC News that it
was unclear whether issues that have dogged
the nal preparations could be overcome, say-
ing: Its hard to know just how well it will
turn out.
Romney stirs Olympic tiff as European tour begins
By Julie Pace
WASHINGTON Days after the mass
shootings in Colorado, guns shifted to the
forefront of the presidential campaign as
President Barack Obama and Republican
candidate Mitt Romney engaged in their
most extensive discussions on the issue since
the tragedy.
Obama, in a speech to an African-
American group Wednesday in New
Orleans, embraced some degree of addition-
al restrictions on guns. He acknowledged
that not enough had been done to prevent
weapons from getting into the hands of
criminals and pledged to work with lawmak-
ers from both parties to move forward on the
matter.
Romney said in a television interview that
changing the nations laws would not pre-
vent gun-related tragedies. But he mistaken-
ly said many weapons used by the shooting
suspect in Aurora, Colo., were obtained ille-
gally, despite the fact that authorities allege
that the rearms used to kill 12 people and
injure dozens more were purchased legally.
The illegality the governor is referencing
is the ordinances, the devices that were in
the home, said campaign spokesman Danny
Diaz. He was not referencing the weapons
carried to the theater.
Gun violence shifts to
forefront of campaign
REUTERS
Control Arms campaigner David Grimason lays a photo of his son Alistair,who was killed by
stray bullets in a gun ght, at the base of a mock tombstone which Control Arms coalition
set up next to the United Nations building in New York.
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By Peter Orsi
HAVANA Cuban President
Raul Castro said Thursday that his
government is willing to mend
fences with bitter Cold War foe the
United States and sit down to discuss
anything, as long as it is a conversa-
tion between equals.
At the end of a Revolution Day
ceremony marking the 59th anniver-
sary of a failed uprising against a
military barracks, Castro grabbed the
microphone for apparently impromp-
tu remarks. He echoed previous
statements that no topic is off-limits,
including U.S. concerns about
democracy, freedom of the press and
human rights on the island, as long as
it is a conversation between equals.
Any day they want, the table is
set. This has already been said
through diplomatic channels, Castro
said. If they want to talk, we will
talk.
Washington would have to be pre-
pared to hear Cubas own complaints
about the treatment of those issues in
the United States and its European
allies, he added.
We are nobodys colony,
nobodys puppet, Castro said.
Washington and Havana have not
had diplomatic relations for five
decades, and the 50-year-old U.S.
embargo outlaws nearly all trade and
travel to the
island.
L a t e r
Thursday, Mike
Hammer, assis-
tant secretary for
public affairs at
the U.S. State
De p a r t me n t ,
said that before
there can be
meaningful engagement, Cuba must
institute democratic reforms,
improve human rights and release
Alan Gross, a Maryland native serv-
ing 15 years for bringing satellite
and other communications equip-
ment into Cuba illegally while on a
USAID-funded democracy-building
program.
Our message is very clear to the
Castro government: They need to
begin to allow for the political free-
dom of expression that the Cuban
people demand, and we are prepared
to discuss with them how this can be
furthered, Hammer said. They are
the ones ultimately responsible for
taking those actions, and today we
have not seen them.
Hammer highlighted the brief
detention this week of dozens of dis-
sidents outside the funeral of promi-
nent Oswaldo Paya, who died in a car
crash last weekend, saying the
authoritarian tendencies are very evi-
dent on each and every day in Cuba.
Raul Castro says Cuba
willing to talk with U.S.
Raul Castro
By Ben Hubbard
BEIRUT Like other commu-
nities sucked into Syrias widening
civil war, the Yarmouk neighbor-
hood in Damascus has seen death
and destruction. Soldiers and
snipers have gunned down demon-
strators. Some protesters have
taken up arms to fight back.
But theres one key difference:
Most of Yarmouks residents are
not Syrian citizens. They are
Palestinian refugees.
Since the start of the unrest,
Syrias half-million Palestinians
have struggled to remain on the
sidelines. Theyve said they have
little to gain and much to lose by
taking sides in the fight between
President Bashar Assads regime
and the armed rebels seeking to end
his familys four-decade rule.
But young Palestinian refugees,
enraged by this months mounting
violence and moved by Arab
Spring calls for greater freedoms,
are now flooding the streets and
even joining the rebels despite
efforts by the communitys politi-
cal leadership to keep them out of
the conflict.
Large protests began two weeks
ago in the countrys largest
Palestinian refugee camp,
Yarmouk, a neighborhood of nearly
150,000 refugees crowded into
simple apartment buildings on nar-
row streets in the Syrian capital.
Security forces fired on the protest-
ers, killing at least five and setting
off a cycle of funerals, demonstra-
tions and further crackdowns.
On Thursday, activists said
troops posted outside Yarmouk
were shelling the area, likely in
preparation for a raid.
Palestinians in Syria pulled into civil war
OPINION 9
A good alternative to the ice rink
Editor,
For many years, Ive volunteered my
time to support and enhance youth
sports in San Mateo.
The number of young children,
teenagers and adults who are involved
in organized sports in our community is
both a blessing and a problem. The
blessing is that it keeps people active.
The problem is the city is stretched to
the limit on space for those groups to
play and compete.
Having read the story of the potential
closure of the Ice Chalet at
Bridgepointe (Ice rink or turfed eld
in the July 24 edition of the Daily
Journal), I am sad to see that it is going
away. But as I understand the issue,
there is no legal requirement for the
Bridgepointe owners to keep the ice
rink, they only must offer a recreation-
al amenity at the shopping center.
Given these facts, the Bridgepointe
owners have offered a unique and very
worthy recreational amenity alternative
that will provide an enormous boost of
playing eld space. Their offer is to
replace a grass eld of the communities
choosing with a synthetic turf eld at
their own expense, maintain it at their
expense and replace it when it wears
out in the future at their expense.
We can help hundreds of children,
teenagers and adults by providing much
needed eld space by installing year
round usable articial turf and the
funds do not come from taxpayers.
It is sad to see the ice rink go, but the
alternative offered by the Bridgepointe
owners will most likely provide far
more recreational opportunities for San
Mateo residents than the ice rink ever
could. This is my personal opinion and
not the opinion of any of the youth
sports organizations for which I volun-
teer.
Scott Poms
San Mateo
Future of the countys
Board of Supervisors elections
Editor,
The Board of Supervisors and sup-
porters should not exult and jump head-
long into the conclusion the county is
safe from the lawsuit facing them this
coming August based on the tally
results. (District Four tally matched
countywide results published in the
June 30 edition of the Daily Journal).
District Four tally matching county-
wide results is meaningless and cannot
be used as an argument for countywide
elections for supervisors.
Supervisors representing a specic
district should be elected only by voters
within their respective districts. A rude
awakening could be in store for Board
President Adrienne Tissier and support-
ers of the countywide election system.
Consider the following:
The only city in District Four with a
signicant number of racial minorities
is East Palo Alto. The heaviest concen-
tration of minorities is in Daly City and
adjacent cities within District Five.
The moneyed class and white majori-
ty live in cities located in the other dis-
tricts. Furthermore, as noted by the arti-
cle, fundraising is a very heavy burden
for would-be Board of Supervisors can-
didates.
The impending lawsuit against San
Mateo County would be a nancial
nightmare for the countys budget and
taxpayers. The Lawyers Committee for
Civil Rights has already scored in all
three of the lawsuits it led under the
California Voting Rights Act.
In Gomez v. Hanford Joint Union
District, the district paid $110,000 in
fees to the Lawyers Committee for
Civil Rights. In Sanchez v.the City of
Modesto, the city paid $3 million in
settlement.
In Lawyers Committee for Civil
Rights vs. Madera Unied School
District, a judgement for $1.2 million
was rendered against Madera.
Why are districtwide elections good
for all 57 other counties in California
but not good for San Mateo County?
We elect members of Congress dis-
trictwide for the purpose of representa-
tion.
Guy M. Guerrero
Burlingame
Keeping trails
open to all in Belmont
Editor,
Recently a letter suggested limiting
bikes in Belmont Parks (Waterdog and
Hidden Hills) due to safety concerns
(Consider limiting bikes in parks in
the July 9 edition of the Daily Journal).
While safety is certainly a concern for
all of us, in the past ve years there
have been no reports to the parks and
recreation or police departments of
injuries caused by bikes.
More importantly, virtually no taxes
are spent on maintenance of these
trails. Starting about 10 years ago, the
biking community mounted a volunteer
effort to build all of the narrow trails so
loved by everyone who uses these
parks. Seven of the 14 named trails
would not exist if not for these volun-
teer biker efforts. For the past ve
years, I have worked to bring other user
groups such as hikers, runners and dog
walkers out to join this effort. To date,
very few others have joined us and it
remains the biking community who
maintains these trails. We would have
much more success keeping sight lines
open and trail tread maintained if oth-
ers would help but so far only bikers
have answered the call.
It is true some cyclists are not con-
siderate enough of others. It is also true
some non-cyclists are overly sensitive
to close calls. We need to nd ways to
effectively share the trails. More help
in maintaining them would be a start.
Also hikers and runners could actively
take steps to highlight their presence
such as carrying bells like many bikers
do to announce their presence.
Currently, bikers are the only ones
keeping these trails open for everyone.
Is it really fair to consider limiting their
access? Doing so would quickly result
in unusable trails.
Kevin Sullivan
Belmont
Cancel the jail expansion project
Editor,
In response to the article Sales tax
hike heads to vote in the July 25 edi-
tion of the Daily Journal, I want to
remind my fellow San Mateo County
residents that we could save millions of
dollars in our community if we can-
celed Sheriff Munks budget-busting
jail expansion project.
In June, the Board of Supervisors
tentatively approved a $1.8 million
budget that includes $44.2 million for
rst-phase planning and construction of
a $155 million jail. Given the scal cli-
mate in California, we do need progres-
sive tax measures for after-school pro-
grams, libraries, emergency services,
hospitals and parks. However, lets
remember that the Board of
Supervisors has been pushing for the
jail construction to retain full discre-
tion on how to use the tax proceeds. If
we want this tax measure to be a save
the hospital, parks and childrens pro-
grams tax, we must demand the cance-
lation of the jail construction project so
that this tax increase doesnt just
become a massive jail tax.
Bernadette Rabuy
South San Francisco
Peninsula history
Editor,
I would like to commend the Daily
Journal for its regular local history arti-
cles Rediscovering The Peninsula by
Darold Fredericks. They are consistent-
ly among the most interesting aspects
of your paper and it is important for
local history to not be forgotten. The
article on San Brunos early develop-
ment in the July 23 edition prompted
me to walk to the downtown area to
survey many of the places with local
historical signicance. Thank you DJ
and Mr. Fredricks.
John Dillon
San Bruno
Letters to the editor
A block in limbo
T
he downtown San Mateo block at Claremont Street
and Railroad Avenue between Fourth and Fifth
avenues has had a variety of uses over the years, and
sure seems to be underutilized. But it is the current underuti-
lization that is working to the benet of the city as it will be
used for the temporary Fire Station 24 while the current one
on Idaho Street is reconstructed. After that, however, its use
seems up in the air.
The site was once used as a
lumber yard and its owners had a
plan for a wholesale liquor store
and a fast-food restaurant. City
ofcials put the kibosh on those
plans because they felt a liquor
store was not the best use, no
matter how well done, for what
was called a transitional neigh-
borhood. The citys
Redevelopment Agency bought
the site, along with the block just
to the south through eminent
domain, before construction was
to begin on the downtown movie
theater and Main Street parking garage to ensure there was
ample space for parking. The price was about $5 million,
which seemed like a lot at the time, but now seems like a
small amount for such a prime site and for such a good cause.
After, a Kinkos moved in, along with Aguirre International, a
consulting rm that had an art gallery in it. Kinkos ended up
moving further along Fourth Avenue just east of San Mateo
Drive and the building remained vacant for years. It has since
been demolished and there was a plan to have the footprint of
the building join the rest of the block for use as a parking lot
but, instead, city ofcials opted to use it for the temporary
re station. So what might happen after?
Thats anyones guess. With the state dissolving redevelop-
ment agencies, the site is now under the control of an over-
sight committee comprised of representatives from property
tax agencies such as school districts, the county and special
districts. For the city to retain the site as parking or some
other purpose, it will need to purchase it from the oversight
committee, which has a role of evaluating this and other rede-
velopment sites. So in essence, the city would have to buy a
plot of land its City Council, acting as the Redevelopment
Agency, already bought. Most likely, however, it will likely
go to the highest bidder.
This is one of those loose ends the state Legislature may
not have thought about when it abolished redevelopment
agencies.
***
In a column a few weeks ago, I mentioned the return of
Downtown San Mateos Wine Walk in September. One piece
I neglected to mention was the wisdom of having it on a
Saturday, which gives it a little breathing room. And everyone
knows wine needs to breathe, right?
In years past, it was on Friday nights, which already has its
share of people enjoying the end of the work week downtown
in myriad ways often including various forms of adult
beverages.
By having it on Saturday, there is less pressure for police
and city ofcials to cordon off streets, etc. and a true festival
atmosphere can have its own space.
***
Now heres a sweet story. Aida Opera Candies, long a
mainstay tucked away in the Crosby Commons shopping cen-
ter (now known as The Landmark but thats a long story)
on Burlingame Avenue is on the move. It had been operating
without a lease for a few years and property owner Karim
Salma needed the space for a new restaurant. To sweeten the
deal, Salma offered space in another location he owned at
1117 Burlingame Ave., right across from Starbucks.
For years, Aida was a hidden gem and could go unnoticed
by those without the ability to sniff out its candy from miles
away. Now, it will have a more visible location and will seem
like a nice new shop (thats really an old one) in an area that
seems to be constantly changing.
The new opening is slated for October. And no, they proba-
bly dont need help moving the candy.
***
Meat lovers rejoice. Pape Meat Co. in downtown Millbrae
isnt going anywhere. The butcher shop has had a unique
partnership with Kimberlys Fine Foods since the corner spot
on Hillcrest Boulevard was renovated ve years ago. With
Kimberlys going out of business, Pape is now looking for a
new grocery partner and should have one in the next few
months, according to Guy Crims, one of the owners. In the
meantime, the Millbrae butcher shop that has anchored the
spot for 54 years will keep selling its wide selection of meat
with its usual philosophy of high quality and good service.
Its a pretty simple formula a lot of people have gotten
away from. It seems to be a new trend, but something weve
always done, Crims said.
Crims has worked in the shop since 1990 and can be seen
behind the counter most days selling pretty much anything
you can think of with or without marinade. And if you
havent checked it out, be sure to try Papes seasoned rack of
lamb.
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By Pallavi Gogoi
NEW YORK It was the buy signal
that markets were waiting for.
When European Central Bank president
Mario Draghi vowed to do whatever it
takes to keep the continents monetary
union intact, stocks were off to races in the
U.S. and Europe.
The Dow Jones industrial average on
Thursday jumped 212 points, or 1.7 per-
cent, to 12,888 following big gains in
European markets. Benchmark stock
indexes in Spain and Italy surged 6 per-
cent and 4 percent in France.
Draghis comments at an investor con-
ference at the Olympics raised hopes that
Europes central bank might intervene to
bring down the cripplingly high borrow-
ing costs for struggling European coun-
tries like Spain and Italy.
After insisting for months that it was up
to European governments to restore con-
dence in the currency shared by 17 nations
there, Draghi pledged that the ECB is
ready to do whatever it takes to preserve
the euro.
That commitment gave a big boost to
global markets. The No. 1 problem in the
world now is Europes nances, John
Fox, director of research at Fenimore
Asset Management, said. When the head
of the ECB comes out and says hes will-
ing to do anything, thats code for We are
going to agree to resolve this issue.
In other signs that investors were
becoming more condent that Europes
nancial crisis would not spin out of con-
trol, borrowing costs for Spain and Italy
fell sharply, the euro surged a penny to
$1.23 against the dollar and the yield on
the 10-year Treasury note rose to 1.43 per-
cent from 1.40 percent late Wednesday.
Investors tend to sell low-risk assets like
Treasurys when theyre less fearful about
global markets and the economy.
As earnings reports this week from
Caterpillar and Ford have shown,
Europes troubles can have a big impact
on the results of major U.S. corporations.
Close to 20 percent of the S&P 500
companies revenues comes from
Europe, said Lawrence Creatura, portfo-
lio manager at Federated Investors.
Were in a global, interconnected econo-
my and Europes troubles are our own
today.
The broader the Standard & Poors 500
index rose for the rst time in ve days. It
was up 22.13 points, or 1.7 percent, to
1,360.02 The gains in the U.S. stock mar-
ket were broad. All 10 of the industry
groups in the S&P 500 index rose, led by
telecommunications companies.
Wall Street soars
Wall Street
Stocks that moved substantially or traded
heavily Thursday on the New York Stock
Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:
NYSE
Sprint Nextel Corp., up 68 cents at $4.05
The wireless carrier reported a wider second-
quarter loss.But its service revenue rose,beating
Wall Street expectations.
United Continental Holdings Inc.,down $1.21 at
$19.20
The airline said that its second-quarter net
income dropped 37 percent as it continued to
wrestle with merger-related issues.
Las Vegas Sands Corp., down $1.10 at $36.41
The casino operator said that its second-quarter
prot fell 35 percent as its table winnings fell in
the U.S. and in Asia.
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc., down $2.58 at
$38.57
The mining and natural resources company
said that its second-quarter net income fell 37
percent as iron ore prices weakened.
Ruby Tuesday Inc., down 49 cents at $5.68
The casual restaurant chain reported a loss in
the scal fourth-quarter as its expenses and
costs for closing restaurants rose.
Nasdaq
Crocs Inc., up $2.34 at $16.23
The maker of plastic clogs posted better-than-
expected second quarter earnings due to
strong sales in Asia and the Americas.
Western Digital Corp., up $6.80 at $39.27
The maker of hard drives said that its net
income jumped nearly ve-fold in its fourth
quarter, beating analyst expectations.
Whole Foods Market Inc., up $9.57 at $94.10
The natural and organic foods store chain
upped its full-year prot outlook after its third-
quarter net income jumped 32 percent.
Big movers
By Christopher S. Rugaber
WASHINGTON Businesses
placed fewer orders for most long-last-
ing manufactured goods in June, sug-
gesting many are losing condence in
the slumping U.S. economy.
The housing recovery also lost some
momentum last month as fewer
Americans signed contracts to buy
homes. A third report Thursday showed
applications for unemployment benets
plunged last week normally a good
sign. But economists quickly dismissed
the decline, saying fewer temporary auto
layoffs distorted the gure.
The latest data added to worries that
growth in the April-June quarter could
be sharply lower than at the start of the
year. The government will issue its rst
of three estimates for second-quarter
growth on Friday.
It looks like the corporate sector is
starting to lose condence in the econo-
my, said Ethan Harris, co-director of
global economics at Bank of America
Merrill Lynch, said.
The most alarming sign Thursday was
a report from the Commerce Department
on business orders for durable goods,
items expected to last at least three
years.
While overall orders rose 1.6 percent
in June from May, the increase was driv-
en mostly by a surge in volatile aircraft
orders.
When excluding aircraft and other
transportation equipment, orders fell 1.1
percent the third decline in four
months. And orders for so-called core
capital goods, which indicate business
investment plans, dropped 1.4 percent,
also the third decline in four months.
Businesses placed fewer orders for
industrial machinery, computers, and
autos in June.
Manufacturing has helped drive
growth since the recession ended three
years ago. But it has slowed in recent
months, along with the broader econo-
my.
The report on durable goods is just
another number conrming how weak
the second quarter was, Harris said.
Economists expect growth slowed in
the April-June quarter to an annual rate
of only 1.5 percent, according to a sur-
vey by FactSet. Thats down from 1.9
percent in the rst three months of the
year.
But Harris says that may be too opti-
mistic. He expects growth of only 1.1
percent. And he believes the economy
will remain sluggish for the rest of the
year.
U.S. economy looks weaker
By Raphael Satter
and Cassandra Vinograd
THE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LONDON Twitter blamed systems
failures not a crush of trafc around
the Olympic games for an outage on
Thursday that saw people around the
world experience problems accessing
the micro blogging site for more than an
hour.
The San Francisco-based company
said the outage was caused by a note-
worthy double failure in its data cen-
ters. When one system fails, a parallel
one is meant to take over, but two sys-
tems coincidentally stopped working at
around the same time, Twitter said.
I wish I could say that todays outage
could be explained by the Olympics or
even a cascading bug, Mazen
Rawashdeh, VP of engineering, said in a
statement apologizing to users. Instead,
it was due to this infrastructural double-
whammy.
He apologized for giving its users
zilch instead of the service, saying the
company is investing aggressively in
its systems to avoid a repeat situation.
Visitors to the site on Thursday were
greeted with a half-formed message say-
ing that Twitter is currently down. The
elds where a reason for the outage and
a deadline for restoring service were
apparently meant to go were lled with
computer code.
Sluggishness or outages were reported
for more than an hour in countries in the
Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Some users were able to post updates
through their phones or third-party
applications.
Twitter: Data center problems caused outage
By Barbara Ortutay
NEW YORK Facebooks rst earn-
ings report as a public company had
solid numbers, but in the end it landed
with a thud much like its rocky initial
public offering two months ago.
Facebook reported stronger-than-
expected revenue and a gain in user
numbers Thursday. But investors
werent impressed and after a brief
spike, its stock fell more than 10 percent,
or $2.74, to $24.10 in after-hours trad-
ing. The decline means Facebooks
stock will most likely open at its lowest
level since going public.
Its another big disappointment for the
Harvard-born company that was sup-
posed to usher in the next Internet boom.
They didnt break any banks, said
Debra Aho Williamson, an analyst at
research rm eMarketer. They did not
come out any better than anybody had
expected.
What may have rattled investors is that
Facebooks revenue growth has slowed.
Between 2009 and 2010, the companys
revenue nearly tripled. In the rst quarter
of this year, revenue climbed 44 percent.
In the second quarter, Facebook Inc.s
revenue increased 32 percent to $1.18
billion from $895 million a year earlier.
Analysts, on average had expected
slightly lower revenue of $1.16 billion,
according to FactSet.
Facebooks stock tumbles after first public quarter
WGBH Boston acquires
Public Radio International
BOSTON Boston public media station WGBH, the
producer of such marquee PBS shows as Nova and
Frontline, has acquired Minneapolis-based Public Radio
International, the companies said Thursday.
Financial details of the acquisition will not be released,
both companies said. The deal may result in a small num-
ber of jobs being eliminated at PRI, which currently has
about 45 employees, said Julia Yager, vice president of
brand management and marketing strategy at PRI. WGBH
does not expect to cut jobs, Hopkins said.
PRI, the national content producer, network and service
provider for public radio, is now an afliated company of
WGBH but will continue to operate independently as a
tax-exempt nonprot in Minneapolis.
Chick-fil-A sandwiches
become a political symbol
ATLANTA All of a sudden, biting into a fried chick-
en sandwich has become a political statement.
Chick-l-A, the fast-food chain known for putting faith
ahead of prots by closing on Sundays, is standing rm in
its opposition to gay marriage after touching off a furor
earlier this month.
Gay rights groups have called for a boycott, the Jim
Henson Co. pulled its Muppet toys from kids meals, and
politicians in Boston and Chicago told the chain it is not
welcome there.
Google to offer Kansas City
ultra-fast Internet for $70/month
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Google Inc. revealed Thursday
what it will charge for its long-awaited, ultra-fast Internet
service in Kansas City: $70 per month.
The service is intended as a showcase for whats techni-
cally possible and as a testbed for the development of new
ways to use the Internet.
Business briefs
TORONTO The Oakland
Athletics are too loose a team to fret
about the end of a lengthy spell of
success.
Edwin Encarnacion hit a three-
run homer, Kelly Johnson added a
solo shot and the Toronto Blue Jays
ended Oaklands seven-game win-
ning streak with a 10-4 victory
Thursday.
Theres not much you can do at
this point of the season thats going
to crush our spirits, Brandon Inge
said. Were a pretty fun team.
Inge kept the mood light by
storming into the clubhouse follow-
ing the nal out and pretending to
be upset, calling the outcome unac-
ceptable.
I was just joking, making sure
everyone knows were still going to
lose a game here and there, but
were going to have fun, Inge said.
Thats kind of the way you bounce
back. You dont want guys to go Oh
man, weve had such a good win-
ning streak.
Fellow veteran Jonny Gomes
liked Inges approach to dealing
with the defeat.
One of the reasons weve been
successful is everyones got a short
memory here, Gomes said. When
we lose, once we leave these double
doors, we clean the slate and come
back ready to play tomorrow.
Johnson went 2 for 4 with two
RBIs as the Blue Jays avoided a
three-game sweep and rebounded
from Wednesdays 16-0 loss, their
most one-sided shutout defeat.
Just a good come from behind
win today, Toronto manager John
Farrell said, particularly with the
way things nished up last night.
Travis Snider had two hits and
two RBIs, driving in the tying run
with a squeeze bunt, and Brett
Lawrie scored three runs for the
Blue Jays.
They executed well and got
some big hits down the stretch,
Oakland manager Bob Melvin said.
Inge hit a two-run homer and Josh
Reddick added a solo drive for the
Athletics, who are 16-3 in July and
10-2 since the All-Star break.
Any time you take two out of
three on the road you have to con-
sider it somewhat of a success,
Melvin said.
Brandon Lyon (1-0) pitched 1 1-3
innings for his rst win since join-
ing Toronto in a 10-player trade
with Houston on Friday. Darren
Oliver handled the eighth, and
Casey Janssen nished.
Toronto starter Aaron Laffey
allowed four runs, ve hits and three
walks in 5 2-3 innings.
Tommy Milone (9-7) gave up
By Julio Lara
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Perhaps it isnt a coincidence that planet Earth
and a baseball share the same shape. And it isnt
until you decide to venture outside the borders
of your town, state or even country that you get
to realize that baseball is a language spoken and
shared by many.
In a sense, that is the mission of Juan Bustos
Sr. and his team at Baseball Without Borders in
South San Francisco its using the sport as a
means of awareness, one that reaches beyond
the man-made border on a map and those that
form themselves from the stitching on a base-
ball.
The bottom line is we all share the same
hope, dreams, love for our community, Bustos,
the organizations president, said of BWBs lat-
est trip to Italy, where it participated in a local
tournament earlier this summer. We all share
the same goals. To have a great life, to be the
best person we can be. To treat fellow man with
dignity and respect. Thats what I walk away
with.
Baseball Without Borders is a program run
out of South San Francisco by Bustos and a
loyal team of supporters which has recently
experienced a bit of a resurgence. As of last
summer, BWB sent care packages to military
members in Afghanistan. The trip to Italy has
been in works since 2006, Bustos said.
I was driven by the fact that Ive been to Italy
many times, Bustos said. My goal was to
make sure everyone had a good time. And to
insure also that the baseball was good. It was
well worth the long hours I put into it.
My goal in the selection process was to not
only select the player but also the family,
Bustos said about putting together a team of
players to take to Italy. To ensure the players
were respectful and also the parents were
respectful. When we travel overseas, we want to
make sure we project a positive image. We were
looking for players that werent necessarily the
best, but not necessarily the worst based on mak-
ing sure the players jelled with each other.
The squad of 11 boys from South San
Francisco knew they were going in for a couple
of baseball games. But upon arriving at San
Martino, they soon realized that the trip was
about much more.
Games were very competitive, said BWB
head coach Juan Bustos Jr. There were a cou-
ple of teams that we were pretty evenly matched
with; we were better than a couple of teams. The
quality of play over there was pretty impressive.
A lot of these kids never traveled with travel
teams around here and so they didnt really
know what to expect as far as what the talent
was, what the ability was as far as what (Italys)
players were going to be.
Baseball
without
borders
<< USA Boxing teams morale much improved, page 12
Olympics security still has issues, page 13
Friday, July 27, 2012
HITTING THE BIG TIME: SAN CARLOS FORCE AND REDWOOD CITY WICKED READY FOR NATIONALS TOURNAMENTS >>> PAGE 12
Jays slow As roll
REUTERS
As pitcher Tommy Milone walks back up the mound after giving up a
three-run home run to Torontos Edwin Encarnacion,left.The Blue Jays ended
Oaklands seven-game winning streak, 10-4.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF JUAN BUSTOS JR.
The SouthCity Baseball Without Borders baseball team,right,traveled toItaly for a 17-day goodwill tour and tournament.BWBpresident Juan
Bustos Sr. said the trip has been in the works since 2006.
By Antonio Gonzalez
SANTA CLARA Dashon
Goldson refused to let his disap-
pointment over not getting a long-
term deal with the San Francisco
49ers simmer. All he wants to do
now is focus on football.
Just the way coach Jim Harbaugh
likes it.
Goldson signed his $6.2 million
franchise tender and reported to
49ers training camp Thursday, set-
tling the franchises only outstand-
ing contract issue on the last day all
players were due to arrive at team
headquarters. While Goldson never
gave any indication he wouldnt
report to camp, he also never said he
would.
Teams had until July 16 for fran-
chise tagged players to agree to a
new contract, leaving Goldson with
two choices once that deadline
passed: sign the one-year deal or sit
out from a team
that many
believe is a
Super Bowl con-
tender and lose
about $387,500
for every regu-
lar-season game
missed.
It was a no-
b r a i n e r ,
Goldson said. I
owed it to my teammates. Those
guys have been working extremely
hard, and I missed a little bit of the
offseason earlier and I didnt want
to miss another part of this training
camp. I wanted to come back out
here and sharpen up, pick up from
where we started off last year and
just add. I dont want to come off to
a slow start to the season.
Now Goldson gives himself the
best chance to be ready.
San Francisco will hold its rst
Goldson signs
tender, reports
Dashon
Goldson
By Jimmy Golen
LONDON Just the mention of a
possible third consecutive Olympic
gold medal forced Kerri Walsh
Jennings to rub her bare arms and give
her shoulder a shudder.
Oh, my goosebumps, said the for-
mer St. Francis and Stanford stand-
out.
Already the only Olympians to win
two beach volleyball golds, Walsh
Jennings and partner Misty May-
Treanor will try for a third in London.
W a l s h
Jennings compet-
ed in Beijing
under her maiden
name but is now
going by her
married name.
And thats not the
only thing thats
changed.
The 33-year-
old Californian
has had two children since the Beijing
Walsh excited about the
possibility of third gold
See BWB, Page 14
See ATHLETICS, Page 14
See NINERS, Page 14
Kerri Walsh
Jennings
See WALSH, Page 14
SPORTS 12
by
By Julio Lara
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
The Western Nationals girls softball cham-
pionships are right around the corner and a
couple of local teams are gearing up to leave
their mark on their respective tournaments.
The San Carlos Force 14-and-under squad
warmed up for their Nationals appearance by
going 6-0 at the Summer Bash tournament in
Hayward. the Force took down the NorCal
Blast out of Belmont in the championship
game.
The goal was to increase our focus and be
game-ready to springboard into our national
tournament, putting all three facets of the
game together, said Force head coach Bob
Fanucch. We like to pride ourselves on pitch-
ing and defense, pitching to our defense and
we have our pitchers throw in and out. (Also)
executing on offense, moving runners over
when we have to, getting the big two-out
when we need it, or a big hit with we have
runners in scoring position.
If the Force are to rely on their pitching and
defense at Nationals, then theyre in good
hands with Sophia Fanucchi and Angelia
Bastillo.
Sophia Fanucchi went 3-0 in the circle dur-
ing Summer Bash, allowing only eight hits in
three starts. She started the tournament off in
emphatic fashion, tossing a no-hitter in Game
1.
She was really solid and we have a good
defense, Bob Fanucchi said. She does a nice
job of pounding the strike zone, we do a good
job of catching the ball. She has a good walk-
to-strikeout ratio. She did really well.
Bastillo was just as good at Summer Bash.
She went 2-0 in the tournament. She did a
nice job, Bob Fanucchi said. Shes able to
pound the strike zone too with a little less
stuff. But she has really good command. Both
Sophia and her are really composed when
they throw.
That composure probably comes from hav-
ing a rock solid defense, led by their short-
stop, Lauren Racioppi, who had another
exceptional tournament in the ve hole.
Our leadership from our shortstop [stood
out], Bustos said. She led our team on
defense with her strong showing at shortstop
and the offensive attack. She had 10 hits and
also some timely hits.
San Carlos head to Nationals on July 30.
Theyre really condent right now, Bob
Fanucchi said. Theyre feeling great. Were
34-6 in the summer. Theyre won ve out of
seven. I think the girls they take pride in the
fact that were out of our San Carlos Rec
League. Thats kind of rare when were play-
ing against these other teams.
A couple of miles to the south, the
Redwood City Wicked are hoping a third
place finish at the Ed Beall Memorial
Strawberry Jam in Watsonville translates to
Nationals success.
The 10-under team ran through the champi-
ons bracket as the second seed, outscoring
their opponents 20-2 before running into the
Pajaro Valley Tremblers and losing 5-3 in the
seminal, forcing a matchup with the Morgan
Hill Spirit.
After the Wicked took an early 2-0 lead, the
Spirit rallied back to tie it in the top of the fth
inning. Never a team to quit, the Wicked came
to bat in their half of the fth and Megan
Chandler led off with a single. She proceeded
to steal second and then reached third on a
passed ball. After working the count full and
fouling ball after ball off, Devon Sheehan got
a base hit that scored Chandler for the 3-2
win.
As they have all summer, the Wicked
received contributions from a number of play-
ers. In the circle, Ashley Agel had a total of 12
strikeouts in 10 innings of softball. Gianna
Voltattorni had three strikeouts in her three-
inning outing. Megan Chandler had four
strikeouts in her four-inning game.
Offensively, Juliana Rodriguez had ve hits
with two RBIs, Jazmine Martinez had two hits
with three RBIs, Sisi Utalia had three hits
including and a pair of RBIs as well.
Gena Estassi had four hits to go with her
three RBIs and Gianna Voltattorni had four
hits with three RBIs.
The RWC Wicked is still accepting dona-
tions unitl Friday, July 27 to help offset tour-
nament costs. Donations can be made online
at www.rcgsl.org and click on the yellow
Donate button on the left above the menu
list. They can also be mailed to RCGSL, Attn:
Wicked 10-B, P.O. Box 717, Redwood City,
CA 94064.
Force, Wicked primed for Nationals
I think the girls they take pride in the fact that were
out of our San Carlos Rec League.Thats kind of rare
when were playing against these other teams.
Bob Fanucchi,San Carlos Storm 14-and-under head coach
United Football League returns for 4th season
OMAHA, Neb. The United Football League will
return for a fourth season and a cable channel will televise
games.
UFL spokesman Larry Weisman said Thursday that
details about the second-tier pro leagues structure would
be announced later.
CBS Sports Network has agreed to televise games on
Wednesdays and Fridays over an eight-week season starting
Sept. 19. A network spokesman declined to disclose terms.
A network news release said former NFL coaches Marty
Schottenheimer and Jim Fassel would return.
Schottenheimer is with the Norfolk, Va., team and Fassel
with Las Vegas. Omaha, Neb., and Sacramento, Calif., also
had teams in 2011.
The league is made up of players who were cut in NFL
training camps, veterans who want to get back to the NFL
and free agents.
Sports brief
By Greg Beacham
LONDON Four years after USA Boxing hit a new low in
Beijing, a revitalized American team is ready to punch back.
With a cool mix of veteran leadership and rising contenders of
both sexes, the Americans will eld the largest squad at the
London Olympics. Nine men qualied in 10 weight classes, while
women qualied in all three weights for their rst Olympic box-
ing tournament.
Yet those cold numbers dont reect the fundamental differ-
ences between the squabbling Beijing squad that managed just
one bronze medal and the cohesive, supportive unit that went
through a team workout Thursday at a Leyton gym on the eve of
the games.
Thats all because were really a team now, yweight
Raushee Warren said. Its all different than it was before.
Warren, the rst three-time U.S. Olympic boxer, believes the
Americans have unlocked the secret of teamwork in a fundamen-
tally individual sport. After playing his own role in the
Americans declining medal count at the past two Olympics, hes
condent this teams camaraderie will be reected on the only
scoreboard that matters.
The last team in Beijing, everybody had their little group that
they were hanging with, Warren said after swiping a drink from
lightweight Queen Underwood after the workout. This team, we
all hang out together, and we dont forget to have fun any more.
We all push each other, and we all love the fact were all here for
the same reason. Were here to represent our country, not just our-
selves. Were all here for medals.
Warren is a team captain, but so is light welterweight Jamel
Herring, the U.S. Marine who smiled as he barked out commands
during a calisthenics workout Thursday. He gave way to
Underwood, who led her 11 fellow Olympians through stretching.
The Americans collegial vibe is a stark departure from the
tumult and dissent that overwhelmed the Beijing team, which
emerged with only Deontay Wilders bronze medal. Coach Dan
Campbell kept that team in an ambitious yearlong residency pro-
gram in Colorado Springs, but several ghters chafed under those
restrictions and the marginalization of their personal coaches,
resulting in a team that openly deed Campbells instructions
inside and outside the ring.
The new Americans seem to like their coaches, and they de-
nitely like each other. They go on team outings, support each
American boxers rediscovering
the concept of team in London
See BOXING, Page 13
SPORTS 13
other during every training exercise and sev-
eral ghters are obsessive tweeters who spend
large portions of their down time poking, teas-
ing and encouraging each other on social net-
working sites.
Its totally different from any other Olympic
team Ive been a part of, said Basheer
Abdullah, the Americans veteran Olympic
coach. Were seeing a unied team with a lot
of cohesion. We win and lose together. I give
tribute to the athletes and their character.
Theres no undermining, nobody thinking they
know better. The camaraderie is amazing. You
see it on a day-to-day basis, and thats a big
achievement already.
Michael Hunter won the U.S. team trials four
years ago as a super heavyweight, but failed to
qualify for the Beijing Olympics. He moved
down to heavyweight after deciding to stick with
the amateur game, and is emphatic about the
role played by the new team in his qualication
for London.
Some of those guys from four years ago are
still my brothers, but it wasnt the whole team
experience that time, Hunter said. This team
just has a different aura. You already saw it qual-
ifying in Brazil. We helped each other get those
wins. We couldnt have done it without the
whole team. Ive got all these brothers now, and
Ive got three sisters, too.
The Americans teamwork is even more
remarkable considering they had to skirt the tur-
moil that has followed around USA Boxing for
the better part of the last decade. Most of the
ghters werent sure they would go to London
until less than two months ago and the U.S.
team didnt even have a coaching staff until late
June.
After yet another overhaul of the organiza-
tions entire leadership structure and coaching
staff, executive director Anthony Bartkowski has
found a formula that creates harmony and focus-
es his athletes although he wont call it a suc-
cess until he sees results in the medal count.
There were plenty of obstacles in our way
leading to where were at today, but I feel
strongly weve overcome it, Bartkowski said
while watching the workout. We made the right
changes, and now we just need to get out there.
... It had to be different. (Beijing) was our worst
performance ever. We all had to look at it and
research it, and understand what happened in the
past.
Hunter is one of six Americans who didnt
qualify for the Olympics until mid-May. Their
relatively poor performances in early qualica-
tion prompted the departure of head coach Joe
Zanders, and the job remained open until
Abdullah was formally rehired four weeks ago,
even though he isnt allowed to corner his ght-
ers during bouts because he has coached pro
boxers in the past.
The relatively minor impact of that late hire is
reected in USA Boxings about-face to include
much more input from ghters personal coach-
es. Happy boxers are usually better boxers, and
Bartkowski thinks the ghters hometown
instruction has been uniformly solid.
Another secret to this teams cohesion might
be its coed nature. While some nations have kept
their rst Olympic womens boxing teams sepa-
rate from the men, the Americans put everyone
together in most of their recent activities, includ-
ing their training camp up north in Bolton.
Continued from page 12
BOXING
By Paul Newberry
LONDON For Michael Phelps, this is it.
In his mind, theres no doubt about it. As soon
as his hand touches the wall for the nal time at
the London Olympics, his swimming career is
over.
And, really, whats left to accomplish?
Enough is enough, said Phelps longtime
coach, Bob Bowman. Come on! Its been a
very long road. A great road, no doubt, but I
think at some point you have to graduate. He
needs to move on to something else.
What hes moving on to is still rather vague.
Phelps wants to keep working toward his
long-stated goal of turning swimming into a
truly mainstream sport, but hes much better
positioned to advance that cause when hes in
the water, rather than on land. Hell probably
look to expand his chain of swim schools, and
there will still be plenty of work to do with his
sponsors, who arent likely to abandon him just
because hes turned in his suit.
Heck, he might turn up in Rio as a television
commentator four years from now.
Id probably need some help, he concedes.
I know there are some things you should and
shouldnt do on TV. It would be kind of fun.
Maybe call a couple of races.
Will he be satised watching others com-
pete? Can he harness that win-at-all-costs men-
tality that carried him to gold in Beijing by a
thousandth of a second when it seemed certain
he was beaten in the 100-meter buttery?
Im competitive in anything that I do,
Phelps said. Im sure Ill pick up another
hobby or something else that will keep me
occupied for the rest of my life.
No matter what happens in London, Phelps
legacy in the pool is largely secure.
Hes won a staggering 14 gold medals,
which is ve more than the second-best num-
ber on the list. Hell almost surely surpass the
mark for most medals overall, coming into
these Olympics just two shy of the 18 won by
Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina. By any meas-
ure, Phelps is the greatest swimmer the world
has ever seen, and these games should secure
his title at the top of the Olympic heap.
Maybe thats why he seems to be having a lot
more fun in the days leading up to London than
he did at Athens or Beijing, where he was
under intense pressure to turn in record-break-
ing performances.
This is closure, Phelps said Thursday, sit-
ting beside Bowman in the largest conference
room at the Main Press Centre. Now its just a
matter of how many toppings I want on my
sundae.
Phelps having more fun
REUTERS
U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps will continue to be the center of attention in London as he
competes in his third and final Olympic Games.
LONDON Security jitters were being felt
across the British capital on the eve of the
London Olympics, with the biggest mall in
Europe briey evacuated Thursday and notice-
able security changes in place at the Olympic
Park.
Prime Minister David Cameron said, howev-
er, that he was condent that the games which
Britain has worked to produce for years will be
successful and safe.
You can never provide a 100 percent guaran-
tee but what Ive seen, and what Ive helped to
coordinate is, I think, a fully joined-up effort that
involves one of the best armed services any-
where in the world, Cameron told reporters
Thursday. Im condent we can deliver on that,
working with visiting delegations as well.
A re alarm forced authorities to briey clear
the massive Westeld shopping mall beside the
Olympic Park on Thursday afternoon. Hundreds
of people ooded into the street, a day before the
opening ceremony Friday night at nearby
Olympic Stadium.
Police allowed shoppers to return after a few
minutes. Westeld mall authorities said the
alarm was triggered in a restaurant area.
Fears of terrorism have been at the center of
preparations for the London Olympics, and
authorities have twice been forced to deploy
more troops in the last two weeks rst an
extra 3,500, then another 1,200 when securi-
ty arrangements fell short.
Security
questions
still linger
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Bustos said the team stayed at a bed and breakfast and
enjoyed a lot of what the locale had to offer over the 17-day
trip. And the boys from South City felt every ounce of hos-
pitality provided by the host Italians.
They treated our players like celebrities, Bustos Jr. said.
Asking for autographs, asking for souvenirs. Asking for
ball caps, asking for their jerseys. It was very nice.
Bustos added the South San Franciscans celebrated the 4th
of July with their Italians hosts, who also hosted a salsa
dance exhibition for their visitors on the last day of their
stay.
The dancing by the Italians was just phenomenal,
Bustos Sr. said. They know how to dance salsa. They have
Latin blood in them. It was great.
I think thats what its all about, Bustos Jr. said. That
cultural exchange. Its not going over there and playing a lit-
tle baseball and hanging out. It is that exchange. Thats one
of the things we talked to them about. You dont quite know
what their reaction is going to be. You turn on the TV or hear
the news, you get a lot of, European dont like Americans
because this or that. If you ask any of the kids, theyll tell
you that would be the furthest thing from the truth. They
loved having people from America over there. Nothing but
respect from both sides.
On the diamond, the Italians were no slouches.
Most people dont know this, but their version of the
Euro Cup in baseball was won by Italy last time around,
Bustos Jr. said. So, they play good ball over there. One of
the comments I used to get is, I didnt even know they
played baseball over there. I thought they just played soccer.
But no, they play some baseball. They have some kids that
have some ability. They have some talent over there.
That said, after the six games were done, South City
emerged victorious. And after 17 days across the Atlantic,
they emerged victorious on more than just the scoreboard.
Once you kind of break down that language barrier, kids
are kids, Bustos Jr. said. They wanted to nd commonal-
ties with the Italian kids. I think the Italians wanted to nd
commonalties with our kids. Thats one of the things I
noticed. There wasnt much that separated our kids from
their kids.
These kids are 13,14,15-years old, Bustos Sr said. So
they dont show too much. But when you look on Facebook,
they say thank you. When we were suiting up on Monday
July 9 you could see tears in their eyes, they did give me a
hug saying, Thank you. One or two of them said, I would
have never done this if it wasnt for BWB.
BWB
eight runs ve earned and six hits in seven innings with
no walks and seven strikeouts.
Reddicks 22nd homer put Oakland ahead in the rst, and
Inge hit a two-run drive in the third for a 3-0 lead.
Held hitless in the rst three innings, Toronto tied it in the
fourth on Encarnacions career-high 27th homer.
It was supposed to be a cutter in, Milone said. It just kind
of attened out and stayed over the plate, pretty much right
where he wants it.
Reddicks RBI grounder gave Oakland a 4-3 lead in the fth,
but Toronto went ahead 5-4 in the sixth when Snider bunted
home a run on a safety squeeze and Lawrie scored as Milones
throw hit Snider in the back for an error.
It was a great call on his part, Snider said.
Johnson homered in the seventh, just his second since May
28 and 11th this season. Toronto added four runs in the eighth
against Sean Doolittle. Snider, Johnson and Jeff Mathis hit
RBI doubles and Yan Gomes added a sacrice y.
NOTES: Lyon, drafted by the Blue Jays in 1999, won for
them for the rst time since Apr. 23, 2002. ... Toronto SS Yunel
Escobar (back) missed his second straight game. Omar Vizquel
started for the Blue Jays. ... Farrell said LHP Ricky Romero,
who has lost six consecutive starts, will make his next sched-
uled start Monday at Seattle. ... Kurt Suzuki started at C for the
Athletics but was replaced by pinch hitter Seth Smith in the
ninth after being struck by a foul ball.
ATHLETICS
full squad practice Friday afternoon at the teams Silicon Valley
headquarters, which is one big construction zone surrounded by
cranes and hard-hat workers with the planned $1.2 billion stadium
the 49ers hope to open for the 2014 season well in the works.
A rst-time Pro Bowler last season, Goldson was a key mem-
ber of one of the NFLs top defenses. He and cornerback Carlos
Rogers shared the team lead with six interceptions a career-best
for Goldson, who was drafted in the fourth round in 2007 out of
Washington.
Goldsons signing guarantees the NFC West champion 49ers
will have all 11 defensive starters from last year in camp. San
Francisco allowed 14.3 points per game last season, second only
to the Pittsburgh Steelers at 14.2 points.
I was just hoping that he came back on time and we wouldnt
have anybody missing on the defense, defensive lineman Ricky
Jean-Francois said. We got in a van together at the hotel. Just to
see him there I was happy. I was like, We got the whole defense
back. Now its time to let the tides roll.
Goldson insists there are no hard feelings between him and the
franchise.
He admits hes disappointed, especially after watching other
safeties with a franchise tag work out long-term deals with their
teams. Oaklands Tyvon Branch signed a $26 million, four-year
deal; Tennessees Michael Grifn inked a $36 million, ve-year
deal.
Goldson said there was not really ever a formal offer from the
49ers. So he had to settle for the franchise tag, which is the aver-
age of the top ve salaries at his position for the previous ve
years.
It was a little surprising it panned out that way, Goldson said.
I seen it leaning toward that way and I just accepted it for what it
was. No hard feelings. Its just one of those things. It aint bad
money.
The earliest the 49ers can sign Goldson to a multiyear contract
will be after the season. They also could franchise tag him again
in 2013, though his one-year salary would likely balloon to about
$7.5 million.
The unsettled contraction situation never slowed Goldsons off-
season routine.
He worked out at two top tness centers in Southern California
and a third in North Miami Beach. While he stayed in top-tier
shape, he also missed a minicamp and most of the teams volun-
tary offseason workouts.
After a 13-3 regular season and memories of that heartbreaking
20-17 overtime loss to the eventual champion New York Giants in
the NFC title game still fresh, Goldson simply didnt want to miss
anything else.
I just had to take it upon myself and realize, whats the task at
hand? Goldson said. Weve got a good football team here.
Weve got a chance to do something special this year. Thats my
main focus. What didnt get done didnt get done. Im sure it will
get done some time next year.
NINERS
Games, and they are in London with her and husband Casey
Jennings and a whole lot of other family. She has spent much
of her time making sure the kids are set for tickets and naps.
A lot of life has been lived for me, she said. Before I thought
I was busy. Now I know I was delusional. I am more busy times a
million.
Speaking Thursday at the opening of a training facility for U.S.
Olympians at the University of East London, Walsh Jennings list-
ed other athletes she has bumped into since arriving Monday:
swimmer Michael Phelps and basketball players Tony Parker and
Ronny Turiaf.
I still feel like a giddy little girl, Walsh Jennings said. The
rst couple of days are kind of like the rst days of high school.
Walsh Jennings played indoor volleyball at the 2000 Olympics,
then won the gold medal with May-Treanor in Athens and again
in Beijing. No beach volleyball player man or woman had
won two gold medals since it became an Olympic sport in 1996.
But Walsh Jennings said theres no pressure in being a two-time
defending champion. What does add to the expectations is that
May-Treanor is planning to retire after the games.
Since January, the two have been getting teary-eyed over each
milestone, with Walsh Jennings joking that they would get choked
up over their last practice on a Tuesday.
We struggled with that at the beginning of the year. We were
holding on too tight because we wanted to be too perfect, Walsh
Jennings said. We want to go out how we feel we should go out,
and thats on top.
The 24-team womens tournament begins Saturday at Horse
Guards Parade, the temporary venue set up a long serve from the
Prime Ministers residence at 10 Downing St. Walsh Jennings and
May-Treanor will play late Saturday night against ve-time
Olympian Natalie Cook and Tasmin Hinchley of Australia.
Its really humbling and fun, and I will never get bored of this,
Walsh Jennings said.
WALSH
SPORTS 15
East Division
W L Pct GB
Washington 59 39 .602
Atlanta 54 44 .551 5
New York 47 51 .480 12
Miami 45 53 .459 14
Philadelphia 45 54 .455 14 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Cincinnati 58 40 .592
Pittsburgh 56 42 .571 2
St. Louis 53 46 .535 5 1/2
Milwaukee 44 54 .449 14
Chicago 40 57 .412 17 1/2
Houston 34 66 .340 25
West Division
W L Pct GB
San Francisco 55 43 .561
Los Angeles 53 47 .530 3
Arizona 49 49 .500 6
San Diego 42 58 .420 14
Colorado 37 60 .381 17 1/2
ThursdaysGames
St. Louis 7, L.A. Dodgers 4
Pittsburgh 5, Houston 3
Washington 8, Milwaukee 2
N.Y. Mets at Arizona, late
FridaysGames
St.Louis (Lynn 12-4) at Chicago Cubs (T.Wood 4-5),
11:20 a.m.
San Diego (K.Wells 1-3) at Miami (Zambrano 5-8),
4:10 p.m.
Philadelphia (Hamels 11-4) at Atlanta (Sheets 2-0),
4:35 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Karstens 3-2) at Houston (Lyles 2-7),
5:05 p.m.
Washington (Detwiler 5-3) at Milwaukee (Fiers 3-
4), 5:10 p.m.
Cincinnati (Arroyo 5-6) at Colorado (D.Pomeranz
1-5), 5:40 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Niese 7-4) at Arizona (Collmenter 2-2),
6:40 p.m.
L.A.Dodgers (Fife 0-0) at San Francisco (M.Cain 10-
3), 7:15 p.m.
SaturdaysGames
St. Louis at Chicago Cubs, 10:05 a.m.
L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, 1:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Houston, 4:05 p.m.
Philadelphia at Atlanta, 4:10 p.m.
San Diego at Miami, 4:10 p.m.
East Division
W L Pct GB
New York 59 39 .602
Baltimore 52 47 .525 7 1/2
Tampa Bay 51 48 .515 8 1/2
Toronto 49 49 .500 10
Boston 49 50 .495 10 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 53 45 .541
Detroit 53 46 .535 1/2
Cleveland 50 49 .505 3 1/2
Kansas City 41 57 .418 12
Minnesota 40 58 .408 13
West Division
W L Pct GB
Texas 58 39 .598
Los Angeles 54 45 .545 5
Oakland 53 45 .541 5 1/2
Seattle 44 57 .436 16
ThursdaysGames
Baltimore 6,Tampa Bay 2
Toronto 10, Oakland 4
Cleveland 5, Detroit 3
Seattle 4, Kansas City 1
FridaysGames
Boston (A.Cook 2-3) at N.Y. Yankees (P.Hughes 9-
8), 4:05 p.m.
Oakland (J.Parker 7-4) at Baltimore (Britton 1-0),
4:05 p.m.
Detroit (Porcello 7-5) at Toronto (Villanueva 5-0),
4:07 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Sale 11-3) at Texas (Darvish
11-6), 5:05 p.m.
Cleveland (Tomlin 5-7) at Minnesota (Diamond 8-
4), 5:10 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Cobb 4-7) at L.A. Angels (Haren 7-8),
7:05 p.m.
Kansas City (Guthrie 0-1) at Seattle (Beavan 5-6),
7:10 p.m.
SaturdaysGames
Detroit at Toronto, 10:07 a.m.
Boston at N.Y.Yankees, 1:05 p.m.
Kansas City at Seattle, 1:10 p.m.
Oakland at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m.
Cleveland at Minnesota, 4:10 p.m.
NL STANDINGS AL STANDINGS
vs.Dodgers
1:05p.m.
CSN-BAY
7/29
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
vs.Timbers
7:30p.m.
CSN-CAL
9/19
vs.Dodgers
6:05p.m.
CSN-BAY
7/28
vs.Fire
7:30p.m.
CSN-CAL
7/28
vs. Toronto
7:05p.m.
CSN-CAL
8/2
@Orioles
4:05p.m.
CSN-CAL
7/28
@Orioles
4:05p.m.
CSN-CAL
7/27
vs.Mets
7:15p.m.
CSN-BAY
7/30
@Orioles
10:35p.m.
CSN-CAL
7/29
vs.Rays
7:05p.m.
CSN-CAL
7/30
vs.Mets
7:15p.m.
CSN-BAY
7/31
vs. Mets
7:15p.m.
CSN-BAY
8/1
vs.Mets
12:45p.m.
CSN-BAY
8/2
vs.Rays
7:05p.m.
CSN-CAL
7/31
vs. Dodgers
7:15p.m.
NBC
7/27
vs. Rays
12:35p.m.
CSN-CAL
8/1
FRIDAY
Archery
At LordsCricket Ground
Mens Individual ranking round, 1 a.m.
Womens Individual ranking round, 5 a.m.
OpeningCeremonies
At Olympic Stadium, 1 p.m.
OLYMPIC SCHEDULE
NATIONALLEAGUE
BATTINGMcCutchen,Pittsburgh,.369; MeCabr-
era, San Francisco, .356; Ruiz, Philadelphia, .345;
Votto, Cincinnati, .342; DWright, New York, .340;
CGonzalez, Colorado, .325; Holliday, St. Louis, .319.
RUNSBourn, Atlanta, 67; MeCabrera, San Fran-
cisco,66;CGonzalez,Colorado,66;Braun,Milwaukee,
65; McCutchen,Pittsburgh,65; Holliday,St.Louis,64;
JUpton, Arizona, 62; DWright, New York, 62.
RBIKubel,Arizona,72; Beltran,St.Louis,71; Braun,
Milwaukee, 69; CGonzalez, Colorado, 67; DWright,
NewYork,67;McCutchen,Pittsburgh,66;Holliday,St.
Louis, 64.
HITSMeCabrera, San Francisco, 136; Mc-
Cutchen, Pittsburgh, 130; Bourn, Atlanta, 124;
DWright, New York, 119; CGonzalez, Colorado, 117;
Holliday, St. Louis, 116; Prado, Atlanta, 115.
DOUBLESVotto, Cincinnati, 36; ArRamirez, Mil-
waukee, 32; DanMurphy, New York, 30; DWright,
New York, 30; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 29; Cuddyer,
Colorado, 28; Espinosa, Washington, 26; Ethier, Los
Angeles, 26; Ruiz, Philadelphia, 26.
TRIPLESFowler, Colorado, 10; Bourn, Atlanta, 8;
MeCabrera, SanFrancisco, 8; SCastro, Chicago, 7;
Reyes, Miami, 6; 13 tied at 5.
HOME RUNSBraun, Milwaukee, 28; Beltran, St.
Louis,22;Kubel,Arizona,22;McCutchen,Pittsburgh,
22; PAlvarez, Pittsburgh, 21; CGonzalez, Colorado,
20;Bruce,Cincinnati,19;ASoriano,Chicago,19;Stan-
ton, Miami, 19.
STOLENBASESDGordon,LosAngeles,30;Bourn,
Atlanta,28;Bonifacio,Miami,26;Campana,Chicago,
25;Pierre,Philadelphia,23;Reyes,Miami,23;Schafer,
Houston, 23.
LEAGUE LEADERS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
New York 11 5 5 38 37 29
Kansas City 11 6 4 37 26 19
Houston 9 5 7 34 31 25
D.C. 10 7 3 33 34 27
Chicago 9 7 4 31 22 22
Columbus 7 7 4 25 18 19
Montreal 7 13 3 24 30 42
New England 6 9 5 23 25 25
Philadelphia 6 10 2 20 20 21
Toronto FC 5 11 4 19 24 36
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
San Jose 13 5 4 43 44 27
Real Salt Lake 12 7 3 39 33 26
Vancouver 9 6 7 34 25 26
Seattle 8 5 7 31 25 21
Los Angeles 9 10 3 30 38 35
Chivas USA 6 8 5 23 13 21
Colorado 7 13 1 22 27 30
FC Dallas 5 10 7 22 25 30
Portland 5 11 4 19 19 35
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Wednesdays Games
MLS All-Stars 3, Chelsea 2
Fridays Games
Vancouver at Real Salt Lake, 6 p.m.
Saturdays Games
Houston at Toronto FC, 1:30 p.m.
New York at Montreal, 4:30 p.m.
Los Angeles at FC Dallas, 5 p.m.
Columbus at Sporting Kansas City, 5:30 p.m.
Seattle FC at Colorado, 6 p.m.
Chicago at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.
Chivas USA at Portland, 8 p.m.
Sundays Games
New England at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.
MLS STANDINGS
Wisniewski resigns from Raiders coaching staff
ALAMEDA Oakland Raiders assistant offensive line coach
Steve Wisniewski has resigned his position because of personal rea-
sons.
The team announced Thursday that Wisniewski will remain in the
organization as an ambassador.
Wisniewski was an eight-time Pro Bowler with the Raiders during
his career. He joined the coaching staff last year and remained when
new coach Dennis Allen took over.
But he decided a few weeks ago to step down. The team made the
announcement days before the start of training camp.
The Raiders will not ll Wisniewskis position on the coaching
staff this season. Offensive line coach Frank Pollack will handle the
duties on his own.
Wisniewskis nephew, Stefen, is slated to start at center for the
Raiders.
Sports brief
NFL
CINCINNATI BENGALSSigned CB Chris Lewis-
Harris.
HOUSTONTEXANSReleased FB Jason Ford and
CB Desmond Morrow.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS Signed OL Tony Ugoh
and DT Dontari Poe.
MIAMI DOLPHINSAgreed to terms with G Eric
Steinbach on a one-year contract.
MINNESOTAVIKINGSSigned OT Matt Kalil.
NEWYORK GIANTS Named Ken Sternfeld di-
rector of pro player personnel and Dave Gettleman
senior pro personnel analyst.
NEWYORKJETSActivatedSLaRonLandryfrom
the physically-unable-to-perform list.
OAKLANDRAIDERS Announced the resigna-
tion of assistant offensive line coach Steve
Wisniewski.
SANDIEGOCHARGERSSigned OT Cordell Bell
to a three-year contract.
SANFRANCISCO49ERSSignedSDashonGold-
son to a franchise tender.
TAMPABAYBUCCANEERSAnnounced the re-
tirement of DT Eric LeGrand.Traded DT Brian Brice
to Chicago for an undisclosed 2013 draft pick.
TRANSACTIONS
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AUTO
Smaller Prius is gas stingy
By Ann M. Job
Not counting plug-in cars, the 2012 Toyota
Prius c is the most gasoline-stingy auto on the
U.S. market, with a combined city/highway
rating of 50 miles a gallon, according to the
federal government.
Better yet, the starting retail price of
$19,710 means the Prius c has the second-low-
est base price of any gasoline-electric hybrid
in the country.
No wonder the 2012 Prius c small hatchback
with four-cylinder engine mated to two elec-
tric motors and battery pack is a compelling
offering for budget-minded consumers and
environmentalists who want to reduce oil
usage and air emissions.
The gas-electric hybrid with the lowest start-
ing retail price in the United States is the 2012
Honda Insight hybrid, which starts at $19,290.
But the Insights combined city/highway rat-
ing from the federal government is 42 mpg.
The new-for-2012 Prius c showcases its
thrift, even including an onboard computer
that can tally how many dollars a trip is cost-
ing while the car travels.
For example: A 62.2-mile trip at mostly
highway speeds in a test car that didnt get
quite the federal mpg cost just under $5.50 at
the going price of $3.67 a gallon for regular
fuel. All the driver had to do was input the
price of the gasoline in the tank and the dollars
rolled up in the instrument panel as the miles
passed.
Computers in most cars display miles-per-
gallon but dont offer a way to input the gaso-
line price to give the driver the continuous fuel
cost of travel. A driver typically must multiply
The new-for-2012 Prius c showcases its thrift, even including an onboard computer that can tally how many dollars a trip is costing. See PRIUS, Page 17
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By Brian Grabianowski
DAILY JOURNAL CORRESPONDENT
What was once a race for miles-per-gallon
efciency has become a battle for a lower
price tag, with commuter cars like the
Chevrolet Volt and sports cars like the Tesla
Roadster making it difcult for themselves to
stay in contention while selling for less than
ideal prices.
Fortunately, however, a new company
understands not only the importance of
affordability but also importance of a public
forum. San Mateo-based Wikispeed is, essen-
tially, upping the game in the miles per gallon
war, and it would seem is light years ahead of
anyone else. Literally.
The man who founded Wikispeed, Joe
Justice, a software guy, had and currently
maintains a vision to see an affordable, high-
ly efcient car with an open-source business
model in which owners of the car contribute
their ndings of ways to make the car better.
This process is made possible by agile scrum,
a software allowing for quick revisions so the
feedback can be implemented as quickly as
possible. Making it that much easier is the
ability to remove the cars shell in 15 min-
utes.
The result? A $25,000 sports car, that
boasts more than 100 miles per gallon. But
what can you expect from a sports car with a
price tag of less than a Honda Civic? Since
the car is designed specically for the ulti-
mate in performance and efciency, comfort
has been somewhat sacriced. However, for a
car that can do 0-60 in less than ve seconds
and deliver a top speed at 149 mph, it seems
the sacrice gets left behind staring at the tail
lights. Whats more is it only weighs about
1,400 pounds. Thats only 300 pounds more
than an Formula 1 car.
The project has sparked the interests of
several investors, one being Jeremy Beck, a
program manager for Guidewire Software.
The ever-increasing challenges of [gas
prices and engine efciency], Beck said,
was something that drove me toward the
direction of Wikispeed.
In his research, Beck has found a few ways
of improving the model, to make it more ef-
cient and environmentally friendly. One of
those is the implementation of Industrial
hemp in the body work, much like Henry
Ford did in the 1940s.
The biggest challenge, Beck said, is we
dont have a mass production model.
However with the open-source business
model, Beck concedes its taking the produc-
tion one step closer to a (in a positive light)
McDonaldsization.
Even now they are not far off, the basic
tools and a 1,000-square-foot garage required
to build the car only cost around $5,000. And
they are currently looking for a location in
the San Mateo/Belmont/Redwood City area.
It seems everything is in place for Wikispeed
to take off, and once they do, well see if they
can live up to their implication of delivering
the most performance-efcient-cost effective
car.
For more information visit www.wik-
ispeed.com.
Wikispeed takes the new car generation to a faster place
Rendering of a potential new car from Wikispeed.
the price-per-gallon by the mpg on his own.
But be aware: The Prius c is a small, five-
door hatchback.
Its 13 feet from bumper to bumper
which is 19 inches shorter than a regular,
five-seat Prius hatchback and 4.3 inches
shorter than the small Honda Fit.
The five-seat Prius c also weighs a light-
weight 2,500 pounds and can be buffeted by
high winds.
The Prius c isnt sporty, either. Combined
horsepower from the engine and two electric
motors is 99, which is 35 less than whats in
a larger, regular Prius.
But Consumer Reports expects above aver-
age reliability.
The manufacturers suggested retail price,
including destination charge, of $19,710 is
for a base, 2012 Prius c One hatchback with
continuously variable transmission that max-
imizes fuel economy.
Price can rise to more than $25,000 with
the top trim level, Prius c Four, and an option
package or two added.
Prius c Four includes heated outside mir-
rors with turn signal indicators in them, alloy
wheels, heated front seats with SofTex mate-
rial, navigation system, and tilt and telescop-
ing steering wheel with controls, among
other things. A moonroof is an option even
on the Four.
Besides the Insight, lower price, higher
mileage, non-plug-in hatchbacks include the
2012 Scion iQ three-door hatchback with
combined city/highway mileage rating of 37
mpg and starting retail price of $15,995. The
2013 Hyundai Accent five door with com-
bined city/highway mileage rating of 34 mpg
and 138-horsepower four cylinder starts at
$15,570 with manual transmission. The iQ
and Accent are not hybrids.
A tradition-
al or regular
2012 Prius
hybrid with
bigger engine
and larger
p a s s e n g e r
compartment than the Prius c has a starting
retail price of $24,760.
The larger Prius has the same 50-mpg fed-
eral government rating of the Prius c in com-
bined city/highway travel, in part because the
Prius c isnt quite as aerodynamic and has an
older, slightly less efficient engine. But the
Prius c outdoes its older, larger sibling in city
mileage, where the federal rating is 53 mpg
instead of the bigger Prius 51 mpg.
The test car, a top-level Prius c Four, was
always above 41 mpg even when the driver
drove hard. It easily averaged 44.5 mpg in
combined city/highway driving without the
driver trying to maximize fuel.
Most notable was how smoothly the Prius
c moved from electric power to gasoline
power. There was no telltale sensation of
stumbling or hesitation.
The 1.5-liter, double overhead cam four
cylinder operates on the fuel-saving
Atkinson cycle, and acceleration takes a
while 0 to 60 miles per hour takes 11 sec-
onds.
The gas pedal in the tester even seemed a
bit stubborn to go down, providing resistance
especially in eco mode, as if to ask if the
power really was needed.
The Prius c has an older-technology nickel
metal hydride battery pack, rather than lithi-
um ion.
Body control is acceptable for such a small
car. But the cars interior can be noisy, with
sounds from nearby cars readily coming into
the passenger compartment and wind noise
getting loud above 55 mph.
The turning circle is barely over 31 feet if
the car wears standard 15-inch tires, but the
tester had optional 16-inchers, which made
the turning circle a larger 37.4 feet.
PRIUS
By Michelle Wiener
Broken Harbor, the fourth novel
in Tana Frenchs Dublin Murder
Squad series, takes its name from
the former seaside resort where
Mick Scorcher Kennedy (the by-
the-book detective who antagonizes
Frank Mackey in 2010s Faithful
Pl a c e )
v a c a -
tioned as
a teen
with his
f a mi l y.
I t s
where he
r emem-
b e r s
b e i n g
happiest;
its also
the point
in time
a n d
space where he now believes things
went south for everyone.
Broken Harbor has since been
flagged for development and
rechristened Brianstown, a bland,
generic name that mirrors the cook-
ie-cutter houses that were started
and then abandoned when the econ-
omy collapsed. Chaos outside,
chaos in: Scorcher is called to
Brianstown to investigate a triple
homicide in one of the houses. Pat
Spain and his two children are dead;
his wife, Jenny, survived the attack,
but barely.
Its a typical murder investigation
on the surface, with Kennedy
assigned to rookie detective Richie
Curran and a botched case on his
record driving him to pursue profes-
sional redemption but of course
in Frenchs novels nothing is ever
straightforward procedure. Part of
the reason is the amount of care
French devotes to her characters.
Her unparalleled ability to create
fully realized, wonderfully awed
characters makes us just as invested,
if not more so, in their personal
lives.
For Kennedy, the personal and
professional are intricately linked,
and watching him attempt to keep
control over both is captivating and
at times wrenching.
The case itself is rigged with
Frenchs special blend of twists,
misdirects and macabre details,
becoming more bizarre and sinister
as it goes.
So much of the pleasure inherent
in reading these novels is in trying
to gure out where things are going
and being constantly surprised, not
to mention thoroughly spooked. I
predict Broken Harbor will be on
more than one Best of 2012 lists
its denitely at the top of mine.
French
delivers
a winner
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what this is?
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how to cook with it
SEE PAGE 21
By David Germain
LOS ANGELES The audi-
ences are proving far more unpre-
dictable than the movies Hollywood
has created to pack them into the-
aters this summer.
Studios have released a familiar
assortment of action tales, family
flicks and star-driven comedies
since the summer-blockbuster sea-
son began in early May. Yet while
overall business has been solid, fans
have been choosier than usual,
spending a fortune on one superhero
sensation, kicking in for a handful
of midline hits and generally
bypassing everything else.
Movies featuring box-office
heavyweights Johnny Depp (Dark
Shadows), Tom Cruise (Rock of
Ages) and Adam Sandler (Thats
My Boy) fell at, as did the
action spectacle Battleship.
Will Smith and Tommy
Lee Jones pulled in
fair crowds for
Men in Black
3, though the
a c t i o n
c o me -
dy played to a smaller audience than
its predecessors. The ani-
mated tales Madagascar
3: Europes Most Wanted
and Brave joined the
action adventures
Snow White
& the
Hu n t s ma n
a n d
Prometheus
as $100 million
hits.
But nearing
its midpoint, a
summer that looked
like an easy record-
breaker at the start
really can be summed up in two
words: The Avengers.
With $600 million domestically,
the Marvel Comics superhero mash-
up accounts for a third of
Hollywoods summer revenues, tak-
ing in more than the rest of the sea-
sons top-ve movies combined.
The Avengers continues a trend
in which a few big movies suck up a
greater portion of moviegoers
money as studios focus on their so-
called tent-pole releases, franchise
lms that cost a fortune to make but
pay off like billion-dollar jackpots
when they work. But The
Tent-poles and tadpoles mark Hollywoods summer
Ruby Sparks toys
with ideal romance
By Christy Lemire
Ruby Sparks slyly, smart-
ly pokes holes in the romanti-
cism of the Manic Pixie
Dreamgirl, specically. But it
also toys with the larger
notion of idealizing people
you dont really know just
because youve fallen for
them and want all that warm,
gooey stuff to be true.
Supercially, its about the
struggle to create, as seen
through the writers block an
acclaimed novelist suffers in
trying to craft his sophomore
effort. But its also about the
fantasies we all create in our
heads, the detours from reality
that assuage us.
Delightfulness and charm
ultimately win out over any
See RUBY Page 22
See SUMMER, Page 22
WEEKEND JOURNAL 19
By Susan Cohn
DAILY JOURNAL SENIOR CORRESPONDENT
ELECT TO LAUGH WITH WILL DURST.
If this election years carryings-on have you
shaking your head and wondering whether to
laugh or cry, Satirist Will Durst makes your
decision easy ... laugh, and then laugh some
more. At 8 p.m. every Tuesday through Election
Night, Durst appears at The Marsh San
Francisco in Elect To Laugh! With Will Durst
and Friends, drawing an eclectic audience of
everyone from political junkies (who actually
understand how the Electoral College works) to
the governmentally impaired (for whom
November normally means, duh, football). The
Friends who ably assist Durst in his solo
show are (as he readily acknowledges) the best
joke writers in the business: Rick Perry, Barack
Obama, Mitt Romney, Joe Biden and Sarah
Palin, along with the 535 members of Congress.
Durst is rmly bi-partisan with no agenda other
than to be a keen observer of the foibles of
elected ofcials and help ease the electorates
pain with a healthy dose of laughter. 80 minutes
without intermission. Through Nov. 6.
VITAL SIGNS. Is there a nurse in the house?
Right now, the answer most Saturday nights at
The Marsh is a resounding yes, and she is on the
stage right in front of you. Alison Whittaker, a
registered nurse at a major American hospital,
appears in Vital Signs, her one-woman, behind-
the-scenes look at real-life in a neurology ward,
diaper changes, catheters, bodily uids and all.
The audience watching Whittaker includes
many members of the healing professions and
as she riffs on the personalities of the co-work-
ers and patients she has dealt with and the
sometimes wince-producing details of the pro-
cedures she has done, their knowing laughs of
recognition are the loudest of all. 90 minutes
without intermission. Through Aug. 25.
THE WAITING PERIOD. Actor and KGO
radio personality Brian Copeland has a denite
agenda with his solo show The Waiting Period
at The Marsh. He wants to talk about depres-
sion. Depression struck Copeland so hard that at
one point he decided to commit suicide by
shooting himself. He was able to step back from
the brink during the 10-day mandatory waiting
period between the time he purchased a gun and
the day he could legally pick it up. Deftly and
sensitively sketching fellow sufferers, impacted
family members and well-intended if misguid-
ed friends, Copeland uses the dramatic frame of
those 10 awful days in his own life to tell the
broader story of depressions debilitating effects
and sometimes deadly outcome. Recommended
for audiences 14 years of age and over. Special
discounts for teachers, educators and those who
work in the eld of mental health. 75 minutes
without intermission. Through Aug. 25.
STAGE DIRECTIONS: The Marsh San
Francisco is at 1062 Valencia St. (near 22nd
Street). Seating is generally rst-come, rst
served. Ticket information at themarsh.org or
(415) 282-3055. The neighborhood around The
Marsh is jammed with small restaurants, cafes
and eclectic shops. Attended, reasonably priced,
covered parking is steps away at the New
Mission Bartlett Garage, entered from 21st
Street between Mission and Valencia streets.
HOW THE MARSH BEGAN. In 1989,
Stephanie Weisman, the theaters founder and
artistic director, started The Marsh because she
wanted a place for writers and performers like
herself to develop their performances. It began
as a Monday night performance series, just at
the time when solo performance was taking off
in San Francisco, and it was an immediate suc-
cess. Every week, four different performers per-
formed for 15 minutes each at the legendary
Hotel Utah, a historic drinking hole formerly
frequented by gold miners and Beat poets.
Competition with Monday Night Football drove
The Marsh to Mortys in North Beach, the 60s
hang-out where Lenny Bruce and Sarah Vaughn
performed. In 1990, The Marsh moved into the
back room of the now defunct Caf Beano on
Valencia Street (now Caf Ethiopia). Within a
month, it was putting on seven performances a
week. After a short stint at the old Modern
Times Bookstore location, in 1992, The Marsh
moved to a 112-seat theater formerly occupied
by the jazz club Bajones (where, according to
local lore, you could get a margarita on the
rocks at six in the morning). In 1996, The
Marsh purchased the whole building, gradually
developing the 12,000 square foot space into a
community arts center, which now includes two
theaters, a comedy club, a cafe and a youth the-
ater.
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.
PAT JOHNSON
Political Commentator Will Durst tries to make sense of the geography of the presidential
race in his solo show Elect To Laugh! With Will Durst and Friends,at The Marsh in San Francisco
Tuesdays through Nov. 6.
By Christy Lemire
LOS ANGELES Some of Oliver
Stones best-known and most-celebrated
films including Platoon, Wall
Street, and Born on the Fourth of July
focus on complicated men. But his
latest, the violent drug thriller
Savages, has a couple of formidable
females at its center: Salma Hayek as the
stylish, ruthless leader of a Mexican
drug cartel and Blake Lively as an
Orange County princess who must nd a
resourcefulness she never knew she had.
In that spirit, Stone was kind enough
to pick ve of his favorite examples of
strong women throughout lm history.
Here he is, in his own
words:
To begin with, that
is quite a reduction
from the dozens of
screen roles that are
still living in my
memory, including
the evil queen/witch
in the original Snow
White and the Seven
Dwarfs (1937) that truly affected me. I
thought Charlize Theron was terric in
the latest version and chilled me to the
bone. Nor can I forget, for that matter,
Cruella De Vil.
In these selections, Im going to
exclude every movie that Meryl Streep
has ever done, because whatever she
does rivets my attention.
1. In an equally larger-than-life fash-
ion, I would like to site Marlene Dietrich
in several roles, but particularly for one
of her first roles with Josef von
Sternberg in Dishonored (1931). She
plays a withering Mata Hari opposite
several men, among them her nemesis
Victor McLaglen (of all people!) in
an early role as the Russian spymaster
who gures out her act. It is essentially
Dietrichs long looks, even more than
her dialogue, that make the point. She
talks with her eyes, undresses men and
makes them give her what she wants. A
Oliver Stone picks five films about strong women
Oliver Stone
See STONE, Page 22
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NEW YORK Coke and Pepsi are chasing
after the sweet spot: a soda with no calories, no
articial sweeteners and no funny aftertaste.
The worlds top soft drink companies hope
thats the elusive trifecta that will silence health
concerns about soda and reverse the decline in
consumption of carbonated drinks. But such a
formula could be years away.
Thats because the ingredient that makes soda
taste good is also what packs on the pounds:
high-fructose corn syrup. Articial sweeteners
like aspartame that are used in diet drinks dont
have any calories but are seen as processed and
fake. Natural sweeteners that come from plants
present the most promising alternative, but
companies havent yet gured out how to mask
their metallic aftertaste.
Despite the complexities, soft drink makers
push on in their search.
I cant say when it will be here, but its in the
reasonable future, said Al Carey, who heads
the beverage unit for the Americas at PepsiCo
Inc., the worlds No. 2 soda maker.
Theres good reason that soft drink makers
are so eager to tweak their formulas. Once a
beloved American treat, sodas are now being
blamed for the nations bulging waistlines
two-thirds of the countrys adults are over-
weight or obese, according to the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention. That, coupled
with the growing variety of avored waters and
sports drinks, has sent per capita soda con-
sumption down 17 percent to about 1.3 cans a
day since its peak in 1998, according to data
from Beverage Digest, an industry tracker.
In New York City, a ban on the sale of sugary
drinks bigger than 16 ounces in restaurants, the-
aters and stadiums could take effect as early as
March. The mayor of Cambridge, Mass., pro-
posed a similar ban last month. And in
Richmond voters will decide in November
whether to pass the nations rst penny-per-
ounce tax on soda and other sugary drinks such
as fruit juices and teas.
All the negative publicity has some once-
faithful soda drinkers cutting back. Krista
Koster, a 29-year-old who lives in Washington,
D.C., used to down about two cans of soda a
day. Now shes trying to kick the habit and be
more conscious about what she drinks.
Ive just been hearing how bad soda is, said
Koster, who works in public relations. You
start considering a lot of the ingredients,
whether its fake sugar or the real sugar.
High-fructose corn syrup, the cheap sweeten-
er thats used in most sodas, has the same nutri-
tional value and taste of sugar. A can of regular
soda typically has about 40 grams of high-fruc-
tose corn syrup and 140 calories. By compari-
son, the same amount of apple juice has about
38 grams of sugar and 165 calories, but compa-
nies can tout the vitamins and other nutrients
juice provides.
Aspartame, the articial sweetener common-
ly used in drinks such as Diet Coke and Diet
Pepsi, doesnt have any calories. But some
drinkers worry about the fact that the sweeten-
ers are not natural. Public perception has been
colored by past studies that have suggested it
caused cancer and brain tumors in rats even
though The American Cancer Society says
theres no evidence showing it has any link with
an increased risk for cancer in adults.
The concerns have led soft drink companies
to search for natural, zero-calorie sweeteners,
including stevia, which is derived from a South
American shrub. Natural sweeteners have nei-
ther the calories of sugar nor the negative asso-
ciations of articial sweeteners. The trick, how-
ever, is guring out how to make them taste
good in colas.
Every sweetener has its own notes that need
to be mixed with other avors, said Mehmood
Khan, chief science ofcer for PepsiCo. Its a
bit like an orchestra playing music, as opposed
to one instrument.
So far, stevia is the natural sweetener that has
gotten the most attention and is already used in
Coca-Cola and PepsiCo products, including
orange juice and bottled teas. But its proving
more difcult to hide the aftertaste in colas.
Soft drink makers are testing different
extracts from the stevia plant that they hope will
be easier to blend. Theyre also scouring the
world for other naturally occurring sweeteners,
such as one called mogroside that is extracted
from monk fruit and a derivative of a berry
called miracle fruit.
The Coca-Cola Co., based in Atlanta, says its
currently testing additional drinks that use ste-
via and other natural sweeteners but declined to
give details. The tests are part of the ongoing
home-use tests the company conducts, in
which consumers may be given a six-pack of a
new product to try over the course of a week.
To accelerate the pace of such trials, Coca-
Cola two years ago dedicated a production line
at one of its plants solely to churning out test
beverages. But taste isnt the only consideration
for the worlds biggest soda maker.
Some of the very exciting (sweeteners)
were playing with are really small in terms of
production and planting, and they need to be
nurtured, says Katie Bayne, president of Coca-
Colas North American soda business.
Soda companies racing for a new sweet spot
WEEKEND JOURNAL 21
T
he best dinners are those that
not only are delicious in their
own right, but that also leave
ample leftovers that can be easily
reworked into an equally delicious
lunch the next day.
As the father of
a voracious 7-
year-old boy
and as a father
who packs said
voracious boys
school lunch every
day Ive
become a pro at
these dinner-lunch
combos. Any day
that I can cook
once and feed my
kid twice is a very good day. The trick,
however, is to make sure the lunches
made from leftovers are fresh and
dont, well, taste like leftovers.
But this doesnt require a lot of work.
A bit of imagination will take you far
when it comes to reworking leftovers.
This recipe for grilled hoisin pork
tenderloin is one of my favorites for
this. The dinner itself is simple and
wonderful and can be prepped the
morning before. At dinner, I just toss
the marinated tenderloin on the grill
along with a few vegetables and its
good to go.
The next day, I turn the leftover pork
into barbecue pulled pork, which can be
eaten on a bun or in a whole-wheat
wrap. It also can be served warm or
cold; my son loves it both ways. When
Im pressed for time, I spoon the cold
pulled pork onto the bread, wrap it and
toss it in his lunch box. When I have
more time, I pack the bread separately,
heat the pork and pack it in a thermos.
He actually enjoys assembling the sand-
wich himself.
And this can be done with grilled
chicken leftovers, too. Just follow the
simple directions below.
GRILLED HOISIN
PORK TENDERLOIN
WITH CUMIN ONIONS
The pork should marinate for at least
30 minutes, but the longer the better. I
like to start it in the morning so its
ready to go at dinner. You even could
do it the night before. This recipe
makes enough for 4 dinners, plus left-
overs. It also makes 5 onions, assuming
4 for dinner and another to be used with
the leftovers.
Start to nish: 30 minutes, plus mari-
nating
Servings: 4 dinners, plus 2 lunches
9.4-ounce jar hoisin sauce
1 cup red wine
1/4 cup soy sauce
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon hot sauce
2-pounds pork tenderloins
5 large yellow onions
2 tablespoons olive oil
Kosher salt and ground black pepper
1 tablespoon whole cumin seeds
In a large zip-close plastic bag, com-
bine the hoisin, wine, soy sauce, garlic
and hot sauce. Seal the bag and gently
shake to mix well. Add the pork tender-
loins, then close the bag and gently turn
to ensure the meat is well coated.
Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes and
up to 24 hours.
Trim the ends from the onions, then
peel off the outer layer of skin. Place
the onions in a second large zip-close
plastic bag; add the olive oil, a bit of
salt and pepper, and the cumin seeds.
Seal the bag, then gently shake to coat
evenly. Refrigerate until ready to grill
the meat.
When ready to cook, heat one side of
the grill to medium-high, the other side
to low.
Using an oil-soaked paper towel held
with tongs, oil the grill grates. Add the
whole onions to the cooler side of the
grill. Grill, covered, for 5 minutes. Turn
the onions, then add the pork to the
cooler side of the grill. Grill the pork
for 6 minutes per side. Remove the
onions when they are very tender and
the meat when it is nicely seared on the
outside and reaches 145 F at the center.
Transfer the pork and onions to a
platter and let the meat rest for 5 min-
utes. Thinly slice the pork and serve
with an onion.
Nutrition information per serving
(based on 6 servings) (values are round-
ed to the nearest whole number): 400
calories; 90 calories from fat (23 per-
cent of total calories); 10 g fat (2 g sat-
urated; 0 g trans fats); 100 mg choles-
terol; 34 g carbohydrate; 36 g protein; 4
g ber; 1410 mg sodium.
LEFTOVER MAKEOVER: BARBECUE
PULLED PORK SANDWICH
The next morning, place any leftover
pork in a large bowl. Use 2 forks to
tear and pull apart the pork into thin
strands. Any leftover onions can be
nely chopped, then added to the bowl.
Add 1/4 to 1/2 cup of bottled barbecue
sauce and mix well. If you like it spicy,
a splash of hot sauce also could be
added.
For a cold sandwich, the pulled pork
can spooned onto bread and packed in
a lunch box (with a cooler pack). For a
hot sandwich, microwave the pulled
pork for 1 to 2 minutes, or until hot,
then pack in a preheated thermos with
bread packed separately.
Cook pork once, eat two meals
You should should marinate your pork for at least 30 minutes, but the longer the
better.You even could do it the night before.
J.M. HIRSCH
Fennel: What they are
and how to use them
By J.M. Hirsch
If ever there was a vegetable dogged by misunderstanding,
fresh fennel is it.
Because while it may taste like anise and look like a bulb, it
is neither. And dont let the grocery workers who love to label
it that way tell you otherwise.
While fennel is a relative of anise, they are separate plants.
And while the base of fennel is bulbous, thats a shape, not its
plant variety. So now that weve cleared up what fennel isnt,
lets focus on what it is.
Fresh fennel resembles a cross between cabbage, celery and
dill. The taste is assertively (though not unpleasantly) licorice
and sweet. The base of the fennel is round with tightly over-
lapping pale green leaves. Sprouting out of that are long cel-
ery-like stalks topped with ne frilly leaves.
Technically speaking, all parts of the plant are edible, but
most people will nd the stalks too tough and brous to eat.
The leaves can be chopped and used to avor salads, dressings,
marinades and sauces. They tend to have a slightly more cit-
rusy avor than the base.
The base (or bulb) is delicious raw or cooked. The thick bot-
tom and outter leaves usually are trimmed off, then the rest can
be sliced or chopped.
Fennel is particularly popular in the cuisines of the
Mediterranean, particularly Italy, where it has been grown
since the 17th century.
For ideas for using fennel, check out the Off the Beaten Aisle
column over on Food Network: http://bit.ly/O9xOoi
FENNEL EGG SALAD SANDWICH
To hard-boil eggs, place them in a medium saucepan and add
enough cold water to cover by 1 inch. Bring to a simmer, then
reduce heat to maintain a bare simmer, cover and cook for 14
minutes.
Start to nish: 15 minutes
Servings: 3
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
Splash hot sauce
Zest of 1/2 a lemon
1 teaspoon lemon juice
Salt and ground black pepper
1 small red onion, nely diced
1/2 fennel bulb, trimmed and nely chopped
6 eggs, hard-boiled, cooled and peeled
Lettuce or other greens
6 slices sandwich bread, lightly buttered and toasted
Pinch smoked paprika
In a medium bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, mustard,
hot sauce and lemon zest and juice. Taste, then season with salt
and pepper.
Mix in the red onion and fennel. Coarsely chop the eggs,
then gently stir them in. The eggs should be thoroughly mixed,
but not mashed.
Arrange a bed of greens over 3 slices of the bread, then
divide the egg salad between them. Sprinkle each with smoked
paprika before topping with a second slice of bread.
WEEKEND JOURNAL
22
Avengers has made this summer more lop-
sided than ever, and with two more colossal
superhero films coming in July The
Amazing Spider-Man and The Dark
Knight Rises the season could end up
with three towering tent-poles and a whole
lot of tadpoles down below.
I dont know that Ive ever seen a sum-
mer so top-heavy, said Paul Dergarabedian,
analyst for box-office tracker
Hollywood.com. I think were going to
have Avengers, Dark Knight and Spider-
Man being the big, big movies of summer
with a lot of other movies really bringing up
the rear, like way behind. They cant all be
home runs, but you need solid doubles and
triples, and we havent seen that many of
those so far.
Hollywood went on a box-office tear the
first four months of this year, with revenues
running as much as 20 percent ahead of
2011s on the strength of such pre-summer
hits as The Hunger Games, Dr. Seuss the
Lorax, 21 Jump Street, Safe House and
The Vow.
After The Avengers opened with a
record-breaking $207 million weekend
domestically, the ensemble film featuring
Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson and
Samuel L. Jackson kept on filling theater
seats while other big releases came and went
with barely a ripple. Hits usually come every
Friday in summer, with the schedule so
crowded and the fans so stoked that new
movies generally bump the previous week-
ends winner out of the top spot at the box
office.
The Avengers remained No. 1 for three-
straight weekends, a rare feat in summer.
The film continues to do solid business near-
ly two months after its release, while some
movies that came later have long since van-
ished from most theaters.
By this point in summer, Hollywood typi-
cally has two or three $200 million and $300
million hits to brag about. So far this season,
The Avengers is the only one doing
enough business on its own to amount to
several blockbusters and highlighting the
fact that studios havent had great luck inter-
esting viewers in much else.
Im never one to solely rely on the
thought that its the movies, stupid, said
Chris Aronson, head of distribution for 20th
Century Fox, which released Prometheus.
But in this case, I do think its true. The
movies that have come after The Avengers
just havent been compelling enough.
Madagascar 3 further highlighted audi-
ence disinterest in new movies, easily
remaining No. 1 in its second weekend
while Sandlers Thats My Boy and Rock
of Ages, whose all-star cast includes
Cruise, Alec Baldwin and Catherine Zeta-
Jones, opened well back in the pack.
Before summer, studio executives and
analysts had expected business to far out-
pace last summers, when domestic revenues
finished at a record $4.4 billion for the sea-
son. But The Avengers and the handful of
other hits have only managed to keep
Hollywood on par with summer 2011s
receipts, with about $1.8 billion through last
weekend.
For the year, revenue is about 8.5 percent
ahead of 2011s, down from the double-digit
lead before summer arrived. Amazing
Spider-Man and Dark Knight Rises on
their own may ensure that Hollywood breaks
its summer record and continues on to top
the all-time annual high of $10.6 billion
domestically set in 2009.
July and August also have a solid lineup of
potential second-tier hits, among them Ice
Age: Continental Drift, The Bourne
Legacy, The Expendables 2 and Total
Recall.
Theres usually a breakout on the comedy
front, too, films such as The Hangover and
Bridesmaids that open well then linger on
to become unexpected smashes in subse-
quent weeks. With good reviews and a clever
premise, Family Guy creator Seth
MacFarlanes talking teddy bear comedy
Ted has a shot at becoming a sleeper hit if
audiences talk it up after its debut Friday.
The out-of-nowhere hit helps keep fran-
chise-driven Hollywood honest and earnest
to mix in fresh ideas with the familiar
sequels and remakes, and this summer is due
for something new.
Its so much better than having the hype
and the expectation of being great and then
not delivering, said Ted star Mark
Wahlberg, who plays a grown man whose
stuffed bear magically came alive when he
was a boy and now is his raunchy, party-
hearty roommate. Its always better to sur-
prise people.
SUMMER
deep revelations, though, as the script from
Zoe Kazan who also stars as the title char-
acter keeps things light and bright. This is
also true of the brisk direction from Jonathan
Dayton and Valerie Faris, the husband-and-
wife team behind Little Miss Sunshine,
which was the very denition of a crowd-
pleaser.
The fact that Kazan and co-star Paul Dano
have been a real-life couple for the past ve
years provides a bit of intriguing context, but
their on-screen romance is more universally
relatable.
Dano stars as Calvin, a writer who achieved
worldwide success and acclaim at a stagger-
ingly young age with a novel that gets men-
tioned in the same breath with The Catcher
in the Rye. Years later, hes still trying to fol-
low that up. He wakes up each day by him-
self, drags his lanky body upstairs to his
home ofce and stares at an empty sheet of
white paper that sits in the typewriter, quietly
mocking him. (Yes, Calvin is that kind of old-
school writer.)
When the words do come, they dont so
much form a story but a person: Ruby
Sparks, a 26-year-old painter from Dayton,
Ohio. More a collection of quirks than a
real character shes all colorful tights
and homemade meatloaf she becomes
Calvins muse, and eventually his love. He
cant stand to be away from the typewriter
because it means being away from her; you
can feel the ache in Danos soulful eyes, in
his neurotic demeanor.
And then, one day, Ruby shows up. She just
shows up in the kitchen and starts making
breakfast. (Matthew Libatiques cinematog-
raphy is crisp and clean, making Calvins
modern, minimalist home seem like the man-
ifestation of his inner blankness; hes nothing
until this woman comes along.)
Calvin naturally freaks out and assumes
she must be a hallucination until they go
out in public and he realizes other people can
see her, too. His brother Harry (Chris
Messina), a slick agent, recognizes the poten-
tial here and suggests that Calvin do a little
tweaking to Ruby whenever he wants, for fun
if nothing else. (Messina injects a bit of
grounding in this frothy situation.)
Calvin refuses, insisting that shes perfect
just the way she is ... at rst. But then he dis-
covers he can make her speak French. He can
make her depressed. He can make her wor-
ship him. And the scariest scenario of all: He
can make her think for herself. Because the
script and lead performance spring from the
mind of a woman, Ruby Sparks offers up
and then upends all the various incarnations
of stereotypical femininity. Kazan consistent-
ly nds the humor and sensitivity in this out-
landish premise.
Sure, it feels like a Los Feliz hipster ver-
sion of a Woody Allen movie, an updated take
on Pygmalion for a generation thats grown
accustomed to instant gratification. But
maybe itll give you something to think about
as you Facebook stalk that cute girl you just
met for coffee.
Ruby Sparks, a Fox Searchlight release,
is rated R for language, including some sexu-
al references, and for some drug use. Running
time: 104 minutes. Three stars out of four.
RUBY
portrait for all time.
2. In the same vein, Dietrich again for her
role as a young Catherine the Great in von
Sternbergs The Scarlet Empress (1934).
This is a masterpiece of Sternbergs excess
and also Dietrichs power. In the origins of the
movie, unlike Mata Hari, she is a rather pris-
tine, almost elegant young maiden sent off on
an arranged marriage to a madman. As the
movie goes into its extremes (with a surpris-
ing Sam Jaffe as the mad emperor), she grows
into a true empress, and ultimately destroys
him.
3. Faye Dunaway in Network (1976) is
certainly one of the coldest bitches of all time,
but is hilarious to watch in her mannerisms,
Paddy Chayefskys dialogue, and her cool
toying with William Holdens love and mar-
riage. I thought Dunaway was equally effec-
tive in Mommie Dearest (1981). She was a
better Joan Crawford than even Joan
Crawford. That lm rips me up. Dunaway was
priceless because she was not looking to gain
the audiences love or sympathy in any way.
Actually, it works that way better. I dont
think that a lot of the actresses today have the
guts to approach what she did, except for
Theron in some of her recent efforts.
4. I know Im leaning toward excess, but if
you want a little bit of heart in this thing, I
would point to Crawford herself in the great
melodrama Michael Curtiz directed, Mildred
Pierce (1945), which I equate with that dark,
post-war period. Crawford is unbelievably
good, and won the Oscar opposite Zachary
Scott and Jack Carson as a woman determined
to provide a better life for her daughter.
Unfortunately, the daughter turns out to be a
rotten apple. In the same vein, lets not forget
Barbara Stanwyck in Stella Dallas (1937),
or in Double Indemnity (1944) and a dozen
other roles.
5. To go in a completely different direction,
Hailee Steinfeld in True Grit (2010). She
plays a 14-year-old girl with a great moral
center and moves mountains in her quest. She
grows into the heart and soul of a wonderful
movie by the Coen brothers, who have also
compiled a long list of wonderful female
heroines.
STONE
WEEKEND JOURNAL 23
parks budget for staff, re fuel load reduction
efforts and health and safety related mainte-
nance and repairs. The board also provided
$1.9 million toward Devils Slide, $1.3 mil-
lion for Alpine Road improvements, and
$925,000 for the planning phases of the water
and wastewater treatment plant renovations at
Memorial Park, he wrote. The parks budget
for capital projects is $7.5 million for the cur-
rent scal year, including $4.475 million from
the general fund. Over the next ve years,
about $12.1 million in capital project
improvements have been identied, Porter
wrote.
Ideas for this year include an in-depth fee
review, expanded or renegotiated concession
agreements, expanded use of the Sheriffs
Work Program, expanding the volunteer pro-
gram and internships. Most of the ideas will
take several years to evaluate and implement.
Since the dedication of Memorial Park in
1924, the San Mateo County Park System has
been in continuous operation. It serves 1.7
million visitors annually. Comprised of 17
parks totaling 16,183 acres, the park system
includes 147 family campsites; 42 picnic sites;
20 youth campsites; playgrounds; sports
elds; 186 miles of hiking, equestrian, cycling
and multi-use trails; three regional trails and
three visitor centers, Porter wrote.
Since 1991, the parks staff has decreased
from 65 to 51.6 full-time positions. To save
administrative costs, the parks department was
consolidated with public works in 2011.
Severe budget constraints have resulted in
staff reductions, facility closures, delayed
projects and deteriorating infrastructure,
Porter wrote.
The Board of Supervisors meets 9 a.m.
Tuesday, July 31 at 400 County Center,
Redwood City.
PARKS
FRIDAY, JULY 27
Adidas Giant Warehouse Clearance
Event. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Cow Palace,
2600 Geneva Ave., Daly City. Free. For
more information visit adidas.com.
San Carlos Childrens Theater
presents The Velveteen Rabbit. 1
p.m. Central Middle School, 828
Chestnut St., San Carlos. Seating is rst
come rst served. $12 in advance and
$14 at the door. For more information
call 594-2730 or visit
sancarloschildrenstheater.com.
Vampires versus Werewolves. 3 p.m.
to 4 p.m. South San Francisco Main
Library. 840 W. Orange Ave., South San
Francisco. Free. For more information
call 829-3860.
Frank Bey with The Anthony Paule
Blues Band. 6 p.m. Courthouse
Square, 2200 Broadway, Redwood
City. For more information call 556-
1650.
The PAL Blues, Arts and Barbecue
Festival. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Redwood
City Courthouse Square, 2200
Broadway, Redwood City. Presented
by the San Mateo Credit Union, the
festival features blues musicians from
the Bay Area. Proceeds go to the
Redwood City Police Activities
League. Free. For more information
www.palbluesfestival.com.
presents Little Shop of Horrors. 7
come rst served. $12 in advance and
and for tickets visit
Burlingame Parks and Recreation
Presents Summer Musical:Fame Jr.
7 p.m. Burlingame Intermediate
School auditorium, 1715 Quesada
Way, Burlingame. This production
features students ages 8-14. Free. For
more information call 697-6936.
FBO Ballroom Dance Classes. 7 p.m.
to 8 p.m. Boogie Woogie Ballroom, 551
Foster City Blvd., Suite G, Foster City.
Learn the Cha Cha 2. For more
information call 627-4854.
Dear Edwina Junior. 7:30 p.m.
Hillbarn Theatre, 1285 E. Hillsdale
Blvd., Foster City. $12. For more
information call 349-6411 or visit
hillbarntheatre.org.
Monthly Rhythm Dance Party.
Boogie Woogie Ballroom, 551 Foster
City Blvd., Suite G, Foster City. Includes
Hustle lesson and a three hour
Rhythm Dance Party. At 8 p.m. cost is
$12. At 9 p.m. cost is $10. For more
SATURDAY, JULY 28
Stanford Online Energy Research
Program. Free home energy savings
run by Stanford researchers. Sign up
online using your PG&E account, see
your energy use and get emailed
energy reduction tips at
http://powerdown.stanford.edu.
Continues through Aug. 3. For more
information email
arpaeph735@gmail.com.
Food Addicts in Recovery
Anonymous Meeting. Central
Peninsula Church. 1005 Shell Blvd.,
Foster City. Free. For more information
call 504-0034.
San Bruno American Legion Post
No. 409 Community Breakfast. 8:30
a.m. to 11 a.m. The American Legion
San Bruno Post No. 409, 757 San
Mateo Ave., San Bruno. Scrambled
eggs, pancakes, bacon, ham or
sausage and French toast will be
served. There will also be juice, coffee
or tea. $8. $5 for children under 10. For
Burlingame Lions Club Cars in the
Park. 9 a.m. Washington Park, Corner
of Burlingame Avenue and Carolan
Drive, Burlingame. The event should
have more than 200 unique car
entries, including antique, hot rod,
custom, vintage, funny cars and
unique cars. Free. For more
information or to join Burlingame
Lions Club call 348-0799.
Adidas Giant Warehouse Clearance
Event. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Cow Palace,
2600 Geneva Ave., Daly City. Free. For
more information visit adidas.com.
The PAL Blues, Arts and Barbecue
Festival. 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Redwood
City Courthouse Square, 2200
Broadway, Redwood City. Presented
by the San Mateo Credit Union, the
festival features blues musicians from
the Bay Area. Proceeds go to the
Redwood City Police Activities
League. Free. For more information
www.palbluesfestival.com.
Music on the Square Dave Earl.
11 a.m. Courthouse Square, 2200
Broadway, Redwood City. For more
come, rst serve. $12 in advance and
Burlingame Parks and Recreation
Presents Summer Musical:Fame Jr.
1 p.m. Burlingame Intermediate
School auditorium, 1715 Quesada
Way, Burlingame. This production
features students ages 8-14. Free. For
Soccer for Kids Benefit Raffle and
Dining. 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Behans Irish
Pub, 1327 Broadway, Burlingame.
Soccer for kids helps alleviate poverty
and violence in Niger. This event will
have live music, food, a rafe, surprise
celebrity and more. For more
information call (415) 710-6891.
Lies My Mother Told Me. 6:30 p.m.
Angelicas Bell Theatre and Bistro, 863
Main St., Redwood City. Presented by
Dented Can Cabaret. Dinner seating
begins at 6:30 p.m. and show begins
at 8:30 p.m. $25 in advance. $30 at the
door. $15 menu minimum per person.
For more information call 365-3226
or visit angelicasbistro.com.
come rst serve. $12 in advance and
Dear Edwina Junior. 7:30 p.m.
Hillbarn Theatre, 1285 E. Hillsdale
Blvd., Foster City. $12. For more
information call 349-6411 or visit
hillbarntheatre.org.
Saturday Ballroom Dance Party. 8
p.m. to midnight. Boogie Woogie
Ballroom, 551 Foster City Blvd., Suite G,
Foster City. Includes Bachata lessons
and ballroom dance party. At 8 p.m.
cost is $12. At 9 p.m. cost is $10. For
SUNDAY, JULY 29
come, rst served. $12 in advance and
Last Sunday Ballroom Tea Dance
with the Bob Gutierrez Band. 1 p.m.
to 3:30 p.m. San Bruno Senior Center,
1555 Crystal Springs Road, San Bruno.
$5. For more information call 616-
7150.
Music in the Park. 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Washington Park, 850 Burlingame
Ave., Burlingame. Featuring Full
Throttle classic rock group. Free.
An Afternoon of Swing with
Rossano Sportiello, Nicki Parrott,
Hal Smith and Stephanie Trick. 1:30
p.m. Filoli, Caada Road, Woodside.
Gourmet boxed lunches available if
ordered in advance. $50 for members
for concert. $60 for non-members for
concert. $18 for gourmet boxed lunch.
For more information and for tickets
visit loli.org.
Dear Edwina Junior. 2 p.m. Hillbarn
Theatre, 1285 E. Hillsdale Blvd., Foster
City. $12. For more information call
349-6411 or visit hillbarntheatre.org.
come, rst served. $12 in advance and
MONDAY, JULY 30
Foster City Village Update
Meetings. 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Wind Room
above the Foster City Library, 1000 E.
Hillsdale Blvd., Foster City. Updates for
seniors and others on the Village
progress. For more information call
the Foster City Village at 378-8541.
Jazz on Main: Anton Schwartz
Quintet. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. 2600
Broadway, Redwood City. Free. For
Free Film: Whats on Your Plate? 6
p.m. to 7 p.m. New Leaf Community
Markets, 150 San Mateo Road, Half
Moon Bay.This short lm is a witty and
provocative documentary produced
and directed by award-winning
Catherine Gund about kids and food
politics. Filmed over the course of one
year, the lm follows two 11-year-old
multiethnic city kids as they explore
their place in the food chain. Free. For
more information email
info@newleaf.com.
DanceConnection with music by DJ
Colin Dickie. Burlingame Womans
Club, 241 Park Road, Burlingame. Free
dance lessons 6:30 p.m.-7 p.m. with
open dance 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
Admission is $6 members, $8 guests.
Light refreshments, mixers and rafes.
Join the club for half price, $10 for the
remainder of the year. For more
Mondays Group Series Dance
Classes. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Boogie
Woogie Ballroom, 551 Foster City
Blvd., Suite G, Foster City. Includes
beginning Lindy, American Smooth
level one Tango, American Smooth
level II Tango and American Rhythm,
Rumba I. For more information call
627-4854.
TUESDAY, JULY 31
Annual Variety Show. Noon. Twin
Pines Senior and Community Center,
20 Twin Pines Lane, Belmont.
Performers will include young
aspiring actors, dancers and singers.
Free. For more information call 595-
7444.
Live Bat Presentation. 6:30 p.m. San
Mateo Public Library, Oak Room, 55
W. Third Ave., San Mateo. Live bats will
be presented by Corky Quirk of
Northern California Bats. Free. For
Family Fun Night. 7 p.m. Burlingame
Main Library, 480 Primrose Road,
Burlingame. Puppet Art Theatre. Free
tickets available at Burlingame Public
Library Childrens Desk beginning the
Saturday prior. Space is limited.
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 1
Fratello Marionettes. 3 p.m. 800
Alma St., Menlo Park. For more
information visit
www.menloparklibrary.org.
Free Movie: Sin Nombre. 6:30 p.m.
Community Room of the Downtown
Redwood City Library, 1044
Middlefield Road, Redwood City. In
Spanish with English Subtitles. A story
of a woman from Honduras venturing
toward a better life in the United
States. For more information call 780-
7305.
Movers in the Sky: Comets, Meteors
and Asteroids. 7 p.m. Millbrae Library,
1 Library Ave., Millbrae. Presented by
astrophysicist Kevin Manning. What
differentiates these small bodies as
remnants of the solar systems
formation? Interesting pictures and
illustrations serve to uncover these
mysteries. Free. For more information
call 697-7607.
Successful LinkedIn Proles. 7 p.m.
to 8 p.m. Burlingame Public Library,
480 Primrose Road, Burlingame.
Lecture on how to use LinkedIn for
career development. Free. For more
information call 558-7400, ext. 2.
THURSDAY, AUG. 2
My Liberty San Mateo Meeting. 6
p.m. to 7:30 p.m. American Legion
Post No 82. 130 South Blvd., San
Mateo. Presentation on Obamacare.
Free. For more information call 345-
7388.
Esthers Pledge Substance Abuse
Preventino Workshops. 6 p.m. to
7:30 p.m. 1717 Embarcadero Road,
Suite 4000, Palo Alto. Young adults,
parents and teens welcome. Takes
place the first Thursday of every
month. Will cover warning signs, how
to talk to your kids and steps for
getting help. Must RSVP. Free to
public. For more information call 424-
0852 ext. 200.
Dayna Stephens Quartet Jazz
Show. 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Stanford
Shopping Center, 660 Stanford
Shopping Center, Palo Alto. Free. For
more information visit sfjazz.org.
Central Park Music Series. 6 p.m. to
8 p.m. Central Park, downtown San
Mateo, corner of Fifth Avenue and El
Camino Real, San Mateo. Enjoy Big
Band party music by The Bud E. Luv
Orchestra. Free. For more information
call 522-7522, ext. 2767.
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By Frazier Moore
BEVERLY HILLS Good Morning
America anchor Robin Roberts is planning
to take a medical leave around the end of
August for her bone marrow transplant.
But during her absence from the ABC
morning show, shell be getting a little help
from her friends, she said Thursday.
Roberts listed Barbara Walters, Diane
Sawyer and Katie Couric among her won-
derful, wonderful friends at ABC News
who will be subbing for her. Others men-
tioned: talk-show host Kelly Ripa and pan-
elists from the ABC talk show The View.
Roberts announced last month that she has
MDS, a blood and bone marrow disease
once known as preleukemia.
On Thursday, she told reporters gathered
for the Television Critics Association confer-
ence in Beverly Hills, Calif., that her leave
would most likely start at the end of
August or early September.
Its fascinating-slash-scary how to pre-
pare yourself for something like this, she
said, appearing by satellite from ABCs stu-
dios in New York. And when asked how
shes feeling, she replied, I do go through
moments of fatigue.
But citing the continuing resurgence of
Good Morning America against its long-
dominant NBC rival Today, she bright-
ened.
The run that weve had has truly ener-
gized me, she said. Its pretty good medi-
cine, I gotta say, to be taking!
In particular, ABC was crowing Thursday
that, for the first time in 17 years, GMA
had seized first place among total viewers
(almost 4.6 million vs. 4.25 million for
Today) as well as tying
Today for first place in
the 25- to 54-year-old
demographic, each with
1.74 million.
ABC News President
Ben Sherwood was
inspired to frame the vic-
tory in Olympic terms.
For 852 straight
(weekly) races, the
Today show won the gold medal, going
back to 1995, he said. Then, several weeks
ago, GMA snapped the Today winning
streak, and stood there alone for the first
time in 16 years to get its own gold medal.
And after 879 weeks running behind in
younger viewers, 25-to-54, Sherwood went
on, GMA is standing there at the gold-
medal podium, unbelievably in an actual sta-
tistical tie with the previous champs.
Meanwhile, Sherwood acknowledged a
mistake ABC News made last week during
coverage of the movie theater shooting in
Aurora, Colo., that killed 12 people and
injured dozens more.
ABC News Chief Investigative
Correspondent Brian Ross speculated on the
air about the political ties of the alleged gun-
man, James Holmes, erroneously identifying
him as a member of the tea party.
It was a mistake, Sherwood said. We
recognized it immediately. We owned it
immediately. We corrected it immediately.
We apologized for it.
Declaring, That particular moment didnt
live up to the standards and practices of ABC
News, he said, I take responsibility for it.
The news division knows how displeased I
am about it. And we will do everything we
can to prevent it ever happening again.
Good Morning Americahost may
take medical leave next month
Robin Roberts
FRIDAY, JULY 27, 2012
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you if you are tenacious about fnishing whatever
you start. Youll fnd that youll get stronger with each
endeavor as the end draws closer.
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in stone.
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certain things that can be done that will help ad-
vance your fnancial health, by all means do them. It
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cause youll perform best in situations where you have
the freedom to act in an independent manner. If you
must mingle with others, be a leader, not a follower.
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inkling of it today.
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try to devote as much time as you can to a new
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Chances are it will turn out to be lucky for you.
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on goals of small signifcance. Instead, focus your
efforts on an objective that could result in a major
accomplishment once you put your mind to it.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- You might even surprise
yourself as to how well you fare when you have total
faith in what you want to accomplish. With this mind-
set, dont squander your energy on small potatoes.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Even if you arent the
one to initiate a wonderful opportunity to do some-
thing important with your friends, your participation
in it will help make the endeavor a great success.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Dealing with others
on a one-on-one basis is something that comes
naturally to you. Seek out just such an encounter if
an important matter needs to be discussed.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Free time wont be an
issue for you, and thats as it should be. With a plate
full of things that need tending, your only problem is
which to do frst.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Taking some time to
smell the roses would be a rewarding choice for you.
Spend a few hours resting in a way that will beneft
you both mentally and physically.
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ery of the Daily Journal six days per week, Mon-
day thru Saturday, early morning. Experience
with newspaper delivery required. Must have
valid license and appropriate insurance coverage
to provide this service in order to be eligible.
Papers are available for pickup in San Mateo at
3:00 a.m. or San Francisco earlier.
Please apply in person Monday-Friday only, 10am
to 4pm at The Daily Journal, 800 S. Claremont St
#210, San Mateo.
104 Training
TERMS & CONDITIONS
The San Mateo Daily Journal Classi-
fieds will not be responsible for more
than one incorrect insertion, and its lia-
bility shall be limited to the price of one
insertion. No allowance will be made for
errors not materially affecting the value
of the ad. All error claims must be sub-
mitted within 30 days. For full advertis-
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110 Employment
NEWSPAPER INTERNS
JOURNALISM
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terns to do entry level reporting, re-
search, updates of our ongoing fea-
tures and interviews. Photo interns al-
so welcome.
We expect a commitment of four to
eight hours a week for at least four
months. The internship is unpaid, but
intelligent, aggressive and talented in-
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paid correspondents and full-time re-
porters.
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203 Public Notices
CASE# CIV 514571
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR
CHANGE OF NAME
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA,
COUNTY OF SAN MATEO,
400 COUNTY CENTER RD,
REDWOOD CITY CA 94063
PETITION OF
Anita Bazigian
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:
Petitioner, Anita Bazigian filed a petition
with this court for a decree changing
name as follows:
Present name: Anita Bazigian
Proposed name: Ani Kizirian Bazigian
THE COURT ORDERS that all persons
interested in this matter shall appear be-
fore this court at the hearing indicated
below to show cause, if any, why the pe-
tition for change of name should not be
granted. Any person objecting to the
name changes described above must file
a written objection that includes the rea-
sons for the objection at least two court
days before the matter is scheduled to
be heard and must appear at the hearing
to show cause why the petition should
not be granted. If no written objection is
timely filed, the court may grant the peti-
tion without a hearing. A HEARING on
the petition shall be held on August 24,
2012 at 9 a.m., Dept. PJ, Room 2E, at
400 County Center, Redwood City, CA
94063. A copy of this Order to Show
Cause shall be published at least once
each week for four successive weeks pri-
or to the date set for hearing on the peti-
tion in the following newspaper of gener-
al circulation: Daily Journal
Filed: 07/11/2012
/s/ Beth Freeman/
Judge of the Superior Court
Dated: 06/29/2012
(Published, 07/27/12, 08/03/12,
08/10/12, 08/17/12)
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).
STATEMENT #251240
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 /
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).
STATEMENT #251340
as: Duran Sound, 2600 Rollingwood Dr.,
SAN BRUNO, CA 94066 is hereby regis-
tered by the following owner: Ian Duran,
FBN on 07/11/2012.
/s/ Ian Duran /
07/13/12, 07/20/12, 07/27/12, 08/03/12).
STATEMENT #251323
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-
FBN on.
/s/ Jacqueline Taylor /
07/13/12, 07/20/12, 07/27/12, 08/03/12).
Tundra Tundra Tundra
Over the Hedge Over the Hedge Over the Hedge
LEGAL NOTICES
Fictitious Business Name Statements, Trustee
Sale Notice, Alcohol Beverage License, Name
Change, Probate, Notice of Adoption, Divorce
Summons, Notice of Public Sales, and More.
Published in the Daily Journal for San Mateo County.
Fax your request to: 650-344-5290
Email them to: ads@smdailyjournal.com
203 Public Notices
STATEMENT #251328
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 /
07/13/12, 07/20/12, 07/27/12, 08/03/12).
STATEMENT #251291
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 /
07/20/12, 07/27/12, 08/3/12, 08/10/12).
STATEMENT #251442
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.
business under the FBN on.
/s/ Armando Valverde /
07/20/12, 07/27/12, 08/3/12, 08/10/12).
STATEMENT #251384
as: Spicy Spirit, 419 Buena Vista Ave.,
SAN MATEO, CA 94403 is hereby regis-
tered by the following owner: Yu Zhang,
FBN on.
/s/ Yu Zhang /
07/20/12, 07/27/12, 08/3/12, 08/10/12).
STATEMENT #251529
as:Peninsula Infiniti, 386 Convention
Way, REDWOOD CITY, CA 94063 is
Peninsula Infiniti, LLC, CA. The business
is conducted by a Limited Liability Com-
pany. The registrants commenced to
transact business under the FBN on
05/01/2000
/s/ R. W. Ricks /
07/27/12, 08/03/12, 08/10/12, 08/17/12).
STATEMENT #251297
as: Kelly Hampton Consulting, 512 Capi-
strano Way, SAN MATEO, CA 94402 is
Kelly Hampton, same address. The busi-
ness is conducted by an Individual. The
registrants commenced to transact busi-
ness under the FBN on 06/15/2012
/s/ Kelly Hampton /
07/27/12, 08/03/12, 08/10/12, 08/17/12).
STATEMENT #251494
The following persons are doing busi-
ness as: 786 Coleman Avenue Apart-
ments, 786 Coleman Ave., MENLO
PARK, CA 94025 is hereby registered by
the following owners: Richard Tod Spiek-
er and Catherine R. Spieker, 650 Mulber-
ry Ln., Atherton, CA 94027. The busi-
ness is conducted by Husband and Wife.
business under the FBN on 07/18/2012
/s/ Richard Tod Spieker /
07/27/12, 08/03/12, 08/10/12, 08/17/12).
STATEMENT #251551
as: Global Tours, 1435 Bellevue Ave
#308, BURLINGAME, CA 94010 is here-
by registered by the following owner: Pe-
ter Jhun and Sun Sook Jhun, same ad-
dress. The business is conducted by a
General Partnership. The registrants
commenced to transact business under
the FBN on.
/s/ Peter Jhun /
07/27/12, 08/03/12, 08/10/12, 08/17/12).
STATEMENT #251493
as: Brightlite Information Security, 1660
Gordon St. #39, REDWOOD CITY, CA
94061 is hereby registered by the follow-
ing owner: Robert Cowles, same ad-
dress. The business is conducted by an
Individual. The registrants commenced to
transact business under the FBN on
/s/ Robert Cowles /
07/27/12, 08/03/12, 08/10/12, 08/17/12).
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.
Raymond Francis Heckman, III
Case Number 122488
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.
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.
County Center, 1st Floor, Redwood City,
CA 94063. If you object to the granting
of the petition, you should appear at the
Petitioner:
Raymond Francis Heckman, Jr.
2650 Hosmer St.
SAN MATEO, CA 94403
(650)341-0723
Dated: 07/12/12
on July 13, 20, 27, 2012.
203 Public Notices
Ronald Roeschlaub
Case Number 122518
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.
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
cause why the court should not grant the
authority.
County Center, Redwood City, CA
94063. If you object to the granting of
the petition, you should appear at the
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
on July 13, 20, 27, 2012.
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
As a condition of compliance
with Education Code Sec-
tion 60119 and California
Code of Regulations, Title 5,
Section 9531(c), district,
charter school and county
office of education local gov-
erning boards are required
to hold an annual public
hearing and adopt a resolu-
tion stating whether each
pupil in the district or charter
school has, or will have prior
to the end of that year, suffi-
cient textbooks or instruc-
tional materials in each sub-
ject consistent with the con-
tent and cycles of the curric-
ulum framework adopted by
the State Board of Educa-
tion.
Therefore, a public hearing
regarding instructional
materials sufficiency for the
12-13 School Year will be
held August 8, 2012 at
7:00 p.m. at the Governing
Board Meeting of the San
Bruno Park School District.
The location of the meeting
will be:
John Muir Elementary
130 Cambridge Lane
San Bruno, CA 94066
Immediately following the
public hearing, the Board
will consider the adoption of
Resolution No. 12-08-01.
Published in the San Mateo
Daily Journal, July 27, 2012.
203 Public Notices
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 /
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).
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,
1970s/1980s, $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
298 Collectibles
3 MADAME ALEXANDER Dolls. $40 for
all. SOLD!
67 OLD Used U.S. Postage Stamps.
Many issued before World War II. All
different. $4.00, (650)787-8600
AMISH QUILLOW, brand new, authen-
tic, $50. (650)589-8348
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
RAT PACK framed picture with glass 24"
by 33" mint condition $60. SOLD!
STACKING MINI-KETTLES - 3
Pots/cover: ea. 6 diam; includes carry
handle for stacking transit. Unique.
Brown speckle enamelware, $20.,
(650)341-3288
TIME LIFE Art books collection. 28 Vols.
$75 all (650)701-0276
VINTAGE HOLLIE HOBBIE LUNCH-
BOX with Thermos, 1980s, $25., Call
Maria 650-873-8167
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
ANTIQUE ITALIAN lamp 18 high, $70
(650)387-4002
ANTIQUE WASHING machine, some
rust on legs, rust free drum and ringer.
$45/obo, (650)574-4439
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
FLIP CAMCORDER $50. (650)583-2767
303 Electronics
46 MITSUBISHI Projector TV, great
condition. $400. (650)261-1541.
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
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
ACROSS
1 Anthonys talk
radio partner
5 Kindergarten
lessons
9 Some carpets
14 Struggle at the
finish
15 Combustible
mineral
16 Put off
17 The Iliad film
version for kids?
19 Burgundy capital
20 Great Society
agcy.
21 Rio greeting
23 One of the Spice
Girls
24 Coming-of-age
film about DNA?
28 Gp. in a 50s labor
merger
29 Anticipate
30 Online self-image
32 Calendar abbr.
33 Superhuman
36 Bob Marley prison
film?
43 Best Actress
winner for The
Queen
44 Sushi topping
45 Theme of
Grishams A
Time to Kill
48 Arise
52 First Amendment
subj.
53 Epic poet-left-
behind film?
56 Composer
Khachaturian
58 Pin cushion?
59 Miamis Marino
60 References, often
62 Shakespearean
holiday film?
67 Modern read
68 Blunted blade
69 Flirt
70 Town near
Bangor, in many
King works
71 Tend
72 Kitchen addition?
DOWN
1 Frequently, to
Frost
2 Its something to
shoot for
3 Life-changing
promise
4 Fictional donkey
5 Broadway
opening?
6 Rude welcome at
the park
7 Chocolate
substitute
8 In a feline way
9 Not irr.
10 Reagan Cabinet
member
11 Utterly hopeless
12 Reverent hymn
13 Higher in rank
18 Neptunes realm
22 2006 Whirlpool
acquisition
24 Whiskey order
25 Diagram with
relatives
26 Exclude
27 Mean business
29 Org. providing
arrangements
31 Cry of disgust
34 Elephant tail?
35 Seller,
presumably
37 Nice friend
38 Entre
39 1983 Keaton film
40 Turkey is always
next to it
41 Do, for example
42 Wow
45 Like the five films
in this puzzles
theme?
46 Oxygen-
consuming
organism
47 Hue and cry
49 Memorable
telestrator user in
NFL broadcasts
50 Sighed word
51 Generic
54 Normand of the
silents
55 Military camp
57 Is it just __ ...
61 Shade of blue
63 Mens __: criminal
intent
64 Bit of carping
65 Big bang cause
66 Dump
By Bruce C. Greig
(c)2012 Tribune Media Services, Inc.
07/27/12
07/27/12
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 availa-
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, SOLD!
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
CLICKER TORQUE Wrench, 20 - 150
pounds, new with lifetime warranty and
case, $39, 650-595-3933
308 Tools
CRAFTSMAN 3/4 horse power 3,450
RPM $60 (650)347-5373
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.,
SOLD!
30 NOVEL books $1.00 ea,
(650)755-8238
4 IN 1 STERO UNIT. CD player broken.
$20., (650)834-4926
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
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
FREE DWARF orange tree
SOLD!
FULL QUEEN quilt $20 SOLD!
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
310 Misc. For Sale
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
OUTDOOR SCREEN - New 4 Panel
Outdoor Screen, Retail $130 With Metal
Supports, $80/obo. (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
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
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 $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
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 SOLD!
2 ORGANS, antique tramp, $100 each.
(650)376-3762
3 ACCORDIONS $110/ea. 1 Small
Accordion $82. (650)376-3762.
BONGO DRUM with instruction $30
(650)341-8342
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
PET CARRIER Excellent Condition
Large size 36L x 24W x 26H Firm $25
(650)871-7200
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
WANTED:
OLDER PLASTIC MODEL KITS.
Aurora, Revell, Monogram.
Immediate cash.
Pat 650-759-0793.
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
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
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
FLUORESCENT LIGHT Fixture, New in
Box, 24, $15 (650)341-8342
TILES, DARK Red clay, 6x6x1/2 6
Dozen at 50 ea (650)341-8342
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
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
COMPLETE PORTABLE BASKET-
BALL SYSTEM - by Life Time, brand
new, $100., Pacific, (650)355-0236
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
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
322 Garage Sales
FLEA
MARKET
San Bruno
City Park
(Crystal Springs and
Oak Ave).
Sunday,
July 29
9am-4pm
Don't miss
shopping
for great deals
from
85 vendors.
Furniture,
sporting goods,
antiques and
more!
YARD SALE
Saturday and Sunday
9am-4pm
11911 San Mateo Rd.
Half Moon Bay
Located about 3 miles east
of Half Moon Bay on
Route 92.
Look for the signs!
Large selection of
housewares, furniture, tv's,
clothes, tools, and more.
322 Garage Sales
GARAGE SALES
ESTATE SALES
Make money,
make room!
List your upcoming garage
sale, moving sale, estate
sale, yard sale, rummage
sale, clearance sale, or
whatever sale you have...
in the Daily Journal.
Reach over 76,500 readers
from South San Francisco
to Palo Alto.
in your local newspaper.
Call (650)344-5200
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 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
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.
94 COACHMAN Motor home 95k Miles,
$18,500 (650)726-8623 Leave Message
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
ALUMINUM WHEELS - Toyota, 13,
good shape, Grand Prix brand. Includes
tires - legal/balanced. $100., San Bruno,
SOLD!
670 Auto Parts
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
TRUCK RADIATOR - fits older Ford,
never used, $100., (650)504-3621
672 Auto Stereos
MONNEY
CAR AUDIO
We Sell, Install and
Repair All Brands of
Car Stereos
iPod & iPhone Wired
to Any Car for Music
Quieter Car Ride
Sound Proof Your Car
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.
Just $3 per day.
Reach 82,500 drivers
from South SF to
Palo Alto
Call (650)344-5200
ads@smdailyjournal.com
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
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 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
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
Electricians
ALL ALL
ELECTRICAL ELECTRICAL
SERVICE SERVICE
650-322-9288 650-322-9288
for all your electrical needs
ELECTRIC SERVICE GROUP
Electricians
ELECTRICIAN
For all your
electrical needs
Residential, Commercial,
Troubleshooting,
Wiring & Repairing
Call Ben 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
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
DHA
WOODFLOORING
Wood Flooring
Installation & Refinishing
Lic.# 958104
(650)346-2707
SHOP
AT HOME
WE WILL
BRING THE
SAMPLES
TOYOU.
FLOORING
Call for a
FREE in-home
estimate
FLAMINGOS
FLOORING
CARPET
VINYL
LAMINATE
TILE
HARDWOOD
650-655-6600
Handy Help
ADW SERVICES
Small Jobs, Hauling, Car-
pentry, Flooring, Decks,
Dry Rot Repair, Siding,
Bathrooms
( ( 650)438-0454 650)438-0454
Lic. 968619
DISCOUNT HANDYMAN
& PLUMBING
Carpentry Plumbing Drain
Cleaning Kitchens Bathrooms
Dry Rot Decks
Priced for You! Call John
(650)296-0568 (650)296-0568
Free Estimates
Lic.#834170
FLORES
HANDYMAN
Serving you is a privilege.
Painting-Interior & Exterior Roof Re-
pair Base Boards New Fence
Hardwood Floors Plumbing Tile
Mirrors Chain Link Fence Window
Glass Water Heater Installation
Bus Lic# 41942
Call today for free estimate.
(650)274-6133
Handy Help
HONEST HANDYMAN
Remodeling, Plumbing.
Electrical, Carpentry,
General Home Repair,
Maintenance,
New Construction
No Job Too Small
Lic.# 891766
(650)740-8602
HOUSE REPAIR & REMODELING
HANDYMAN
Plumbing, Electrical, Carpentry,
Kitchen & Bath Rem, Floor Tile,
Wood Fences,Painting Work
Free Estimates
PLEASE CALL
(650)504-4199
SENIOR HANDYMAN
Specializing in Any Size Projects
Painting electrical
Carpentry Dry Rot
Carpet Installation
40 Yrs. Experience
Retired Licensed Contractor
(650)201-6854
Hardwood Floors
KO-AM
HARDWOOD FLOORING
Hardwood & Laminate
Installation & Repair
Refinish
High Quality @ Low Prices
Call 24/7 for Free Estimate
800-300-3218
408-979-9665
Lic. #794899
Hauling
AM/PM HAULING
Haul Any Kind of Junk
Residential & Commercial
Free Estimates!
We recycle almost everything!
Go Green!
Call Joe
(650)722-3925
CHEAP
HAULING!
Light moving!
Haul Debris!
650-583-6700
INDEPENDENT HAULERS
$50 & Up HAUL
Since 1988 Free Estimates
Licensed/Insured
A+ BBB rating
(650)341-7482
Hauling
JONS HAULING
Serving the Peninsula since 1976
Free Estimates
Junk and debris removal,
Yard/lot clearing,
Furniture, appliance hauling.
Specializing in hoarder clean up
(650)393-4233
Interior Design
REBARTS
INTERIORS
Hunter Douglas Gallery
Free Measuring & Install.
247 California Dr., Burl.
(650)348-1268
990 Industrial Blvd., #106
SC (800)570-7885
www.rebarts.com
Landscaping
Moving
Bay Area
Relocation Services
Specializing in:
Homes, Apts., Storages
Professional, friendly, careful.
Peninsulas Personal Mover
Commercial/Residential
Fully Lic. & Bonded CAL -T190632
Call Armando (650) 630-0424
Painting
CRAIGS PAINTING
Interior & Exterior
Quality Work w/
Reasonable Rates
Free Estimates
(650)553-9653
Lic# 857741
GOLDEN WEST PAINTING
Since 1975
Interior/Exterior,
Complete Preparation.
Will Beat any
Professional Estimate!
CSL#321586
(415)722-9281
JON LA MOTTE
PAINTING
Interior & Exterior
Pressure Washing
Free Estimates
(650)368-8861
Lic #514269
LEMUS PAINTING
650.271.3955
Interiors / Exteriors
Residential / Commercial
Free Estimates
Reasonable Rates
Lic#913961
Painting
MTP
Painting/Waterproofing
Drywall Repair/Tape/Texture
Power Washing-Decks, Fences
No Job Too Big or Small
Lic.# 896174
Call Mike the Painter
(650)271-1320
Plumbing
Home Improvement
CINNABAR HOME
Making Peninsula homes
more beautiful since 1996
* Home furnishings & accessories
* Drapery & window treatments:
blinds & shades
* Free in-home consultation
853 Industrial Rd. Ste E San Carlos
Wed Sat 12:00- 5:30pm, or by appt.
650-388-8836
Tile
CUBIAS TILE
Marble, Stone & porcelain
Kitchens, bathrooms, floors,
fireplaces, entryways, decks,
tile, ceramic tile
repair, grout repair
Free Estimates Lic.# 955492
Mario Cubias
(650)784-3079
JZ TILE
Installation and Design
Portfolio and References,
Great Prices
Free Estimates
Lic. 670794
Call John Zerille
(650)245-8212
Window Coverings
RUDOLPHS
INTERIORS
Satisfying customers with world-
class service and products since
1952. Let us help you create the
home of your dreams. Please
phone for an appointment.
(650)685-1250 (650)685-1250
Window Washing
Notices
NOTICE TO READERS:
California law requires that contractors
taking jobs that total $500 or more (labor
or materials) be licensed by the Contrac-
tors State License Board. State law also
requires that contractors include their li-
cense number in their advertising. You
can check the status of your licensed
contractor at www.cslb.ca.gov or 800-
321-CSLB. Unlicensed contractors taking
jobs that total less than $500 must state
in their advertisements that they are not
licensed by the Contractors State Li-
cense Board.
Attorneys
* BANKRUPTCY *
Huge credit card debt?
Job loss? Foreclosure?
Medical bills?
YOU HAVE OPTIONS
Call for a free consultation
(650)363-2600
This law firm is a debt relief agency
Attorneys
Law Office of Jason Honaker
BANKRUPTCY
Chapter 7 &13
Call us for a consultation
650-259-9200
www.honakerlegal.com
Beauty
GRAND OPENING SPECIALS:
Facials , Eyebrow Waxing ,
Microdermabrasion
Full Body Salt Scrub &
Seaweed Wrap
Le Juin Day Spa & Clinic
155 E. 5th Avenue
Downtown San Mateo
(650) 347-6668 (650) 347-6668
Beauty
KAYS
HEALTH & BEAUTY
Facials, Waxing, Fitness
Body Fat Reduction
Pure Organic Facial $48.
1 Hillcrest Blvd, Millbrae
(650)697-6868
Dental Services
DR. SAMIR NANJAPA DDS
Family Dentistry &
Smile Restoration
UCSF Dentistry Faculty
Cantonese, Mandarin &
Hindi Spoken
650-477-6920 650-477-6920
320 N. San Mateo Dr. Ste 2
San Mateo
Divorce
DIVORCE CENTERS
OF CALIFORNIA
Low Cost
non-attorney service
UNCONTESTED
DIVORCE
650.347.2500
520 So. El Camino Real #650
San Mateo, CA 94402
www.divorcecenters.com
Se habla Espaol
I am not an attorney.
I can only provide self help services
at your specic directions
Food
AYA SUSHI
The Best Sushi
& Ramen in Town
1070 Holly Street
San Carlos
(650)654-1212
BROADWAY GRILL
Express Lunch
Special $8.00
1400 Broadway
Burlingame
(650)343-9733 (650)343-9733
www.bwgrill.com
FIND OUT!
What everybody is
talking about!
South Harbor
Restaurant & Bar
425 Marina Blvd., SSF
(650)589-1641 (650)589-1641
Food
GOT BEER?
We Do!
Steelhead Brewing Co.
333 California Dr.
Burlingame
(650)344-6050
www.steelheadbrewery.com
GULLIVERS
RESTAURANT
Early Bird Special
Prime Rib Complete Dinner
Mon-Thu
1699 Old Bayshore Blvd. Burlingame
(650)692-6060
JACKS
RESTAURANT
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
1050 Admiral Ct., #A
San Bruno
(650)589-2222
JacksRestaurants.com
NEALS COFFEE
SHOP
Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Senior Meals, Kids Menu
www.nealscoffeeshop.com
1845 El Camino Real
Burlingame
(650)692-4281
RED CRAWFISH
CRAVING CAJUN?
401 E. 3rd Ave.
@ S. Railroad
San Mateo
redcrawfishsf.com
(650) 347-7888
SUNDAY CHAMPAGNE
BRUNCH
Crowne Plaza
1221 Chess Dr., Hwy. 92 at
Foster City Blvd. Exit
Foster City
(650)570-5700 (650)570-5700
SUNSHINE CAFE
Breakfast Lunch Dinner
1750 El Camino Real
San Mateo
(Borel Square)
(650)357-8383
Food
THE AMERICAN BULL
BAR & GRILL
19 large screen HD TVs
Full Bar & Restaurant
www.theamericanbull.com
1819 El Camino, in
Burlingame Plaza
(650)652-4908
THE MELTING POT
Dinner for 2 - $98.
4 Course Fondue Feast &
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LOCAL 31
interview Thursday that she had been unaware
of the surplus.
I dont recall being briefed orally or in
writing regarding unreported surplus funds,
she told the Associated Press. Had I been
aware of these resources, I would have sought
to deploy them to keep parks open.
Lopez did not return repeated telephone
messages left Thursday by the Associated
Press. Sacramento attorney Marc A. Caraska,
who is representing Lopez in a personal bank-
ruptcy case, also did not return repeated mes-
sages.
Nonprot groups and local governments
helped raise money and in some cases
assumed responsibility to keep the 70 state
parks operating past a July 1 closure deadline.
The attorney general and state nance of-
cials are investigating the scandal. The attor-
ney generals ofce set up a tip line and email
address Thursday for anyone with information
that would help the investigation: (916) 324-
7561, or ParksInvestigation(at)doj.ca.gov.
State lawmakers also are promising over-
sight hearings and plan to seek an independent
audit of the department. The state Finance
Department also is reviewing all the states
560 special funds to make sure the actual fund
balances match what has been reported to the
administration and the state controller.
State ofcials previously said the parks
department had maintained the unreported
money in its accounts for at least 12 years,
including the entire time Coleman was direc-
tor. She served under three governors and said
in her resignation letter that she was person-
ally appalled to learn of the hidden money.
Coleman said Thursday it was Lopezs
responsibility to tell her about the surplus
funds, and he did not.
Lopez said he learned of the unreported
money from the departments previous budget
ofcial when Lopez took over that responsi-
bility in the spring of 2005. The department
treated the $20 million in the parks fund as an
emergency account that could be tapped if
natural disaster caused a number of parks to
close, he said.
That was the rationale that was given to me
by a number of people on the executive
staff, Lopez told the newspaper. There had
to be some level of a safety net.
The unreported fund surfaced after reports
that Lopez also administered an unauthorized
program to buy out unused vacation time for
56 employees, costing taxpayers more than
$271,000. He was demoted in October and
resigned in May.
Lopez told the Bee he made the decision to
buy out unused vacation time, including his
own. Records show he received at least
$20,600 from the buyout.
I was not aware that I was violating any
law or policy at that point in time, he told the
newspaper, though he said he is in the process
of hiring an attorney.
Richard Stapler, a spokesman for the
Natural Resources Agency that oversees the
parks department, declined comment
Thursday.
We cant speculate about these allegations,
pending the attorney generals investigation,
he told The Associated Press.
Lopez and other parks ofcials also are
being sued by a personnel ofcial he red last
year. The former employee alleges she was a
victim of sexual harassment.
Stapler also said he could not comment on
the lawsuit because it is pending litigation.
Lopez did not comment on the lawsuit in his
interview with the Bee.
Last week, Lopez and his wife, a school
teacher, led for personal bankruptcy. Lopez
listed himself as unemployed.
Gov. Jerry Brown made light of the parks
scandal in his rst comments on the matter
Wednesday, saying during an unrelated news
conference that it was the rst time in his
experience when government was criticized
for saving money.
COLEMAN
years about Gurses situation and other home-
owners who refuse to comply with the pro-
gram.
Mayor Brandt Grotte recently responded to
a McGarry complaint in a letter, writing to her
that the city is currently investigating at least
two compliance complaints at Gateway
Commons and two others at Meadow Court.
Upon investigation, it is found that some of
the concerns are legitimate and some are not.
Several owners have been brought into com-
pliance either through counseling or by selling
their unit, Grotte wrote in the letter to
McGarry.
McGarry alleges that Gurse is somehow
proting from the program and that the rela-
tionship with her longtime partner is actually
nothing more than a landlord/tenant arrange-
ment.
In a letter to the city in May, McGarry wrote
we believe that, by occasionally verifying
occupancy of affordable units and prosecuting
non-compliant owners, the Department of
Housing would make more homes available to
qualified buyers, improve our HOA, and
increase city revenue.
Council calls the Gurse case complicated.
The city, Council said, has been working
with Gurse to bring her into compliance with
the program.
It is likely Gurse and her longtime partner
will register as domestic partners, which was
not an option in the state when she bought the
unit.
Gurse, who called the Daily Journal from
Los Angeles Wednesday, told the paper she
moved to Southern California for a teaching
job and that her longtime partner helps pay the
bills.
She also said she has never had the desire to
be married.
Why should I have to get married to satis-
fy the city, she told the Daily Journal.
She went to the city previously to try and
add her partner to the deed or to transfer the
title, but the program does not allow for it.
The city wants to make sure Gurse is in
compliance with the program so it can keep
her unit available for rst-time homebuyers
after she sells it.
Since the mortgage meltdown, however,
lenders have tightened up their underwriting
criteria and many on the citys wait list for the
program cannot meet lender criteria, Council
said.
There have been times when the city has not
had an interested, eligible buyer on its wait
list, Council said.
In the past year, the city has had 10 sales in
its First Time Home Buyer Loan Program,
two of which were listed on the multiple list-
ing service to sell to the general public
because the city did not have a buyer, Council
said.
Eventually, she said, the city was able to
nd eligible buyers for the units and will still
be controlled by the city after they are sold.
When evaluating our legal options to
enforce our program rules, if we decide that
forcing the owner to sell is the right option,
we must then be sure we can sell the unit to an
eligible buyer within a certain time frame, or
else we would lose the unit to the open market
and then we have no control over who would
buy it, Council wrote the Daily Journal in an
email.
Keeping the units in the program is the
citys biggest goal, she said.
HOME LOAN
board up on that last night by attending and
explaining her absence.
Hoch simply said, I want to continue my
service to my children, in some way.
Hoch rst had a stroke in January 2011. In
May 2011, she suffered three strokes in the
same day resulting in brain surgery. As a
result, Hoch has had to re-learn to talk and
read. Her left side is still impaired, although
she was able to raise her hand a bit during the
meeting. That moment caused Hoch to pause,
and she noted raising her left arm isnt some-
thing she was able to do just last week.
Hoch was emotional and at times got off
topic. Her son, who was on hand to help and
support Hoch, reminded her to focus when
needed.
Hoch is going to physical therapy and cur-
rently has a goal of walking again. Her doctor
has warned that the meetings might be too
stressful. Hoch said she doesnt blame the
meetings for her strokes, but that stress was a
factor that contributed to them.
Prior to her statement, the meeting had a bit
of emotion as trustees questioned if there had
been a doctors note for the extended excusal.
Superintendent Alejandro Hogan recom-
mended extending permission to miss meet-
ings for another six months and said a doctors
note saying Hoch was better had not been
received. Trustee Liza Normandy questioned
any doctors note since she had not seen one.
A November letter was produced which
asked for her to be excused while recovering
but gave no time frame for her return. Hoch
asked why such a note was required since oth-
ers were not required to produce a note when
theyve missed a meeting. Not excusing meet-
ings right away last year apparently created a
lapse in insurance coverage for Hoch. Trustee
Maurice Goodman noted that was a mistake
since Hochs tenure with the board makes her
eligible for insurance even after retiring from
the position.
Ultimately, the board decided to handle
Hochs situation by excusing the absences as
they come up moving forward which is how
the district handles the absence of any other
trustee.
We care about you Shirlee, said
Goodman. As a board member, I want you
here. As a friend, I want you to do whats best
for you and your family. I know you and your
family have a tough decision to make.
The decision to remain serving, even if not
attending meetings, or to vacate the seat is
with Hoch.
South San Franciscos policy allows for
trustees to be excused. In the bylaw cited for
the resolution going before the board
Thursday, there is no limitation for such
excuse. Other rules discussing reasons that
could cause a vacancy allow for up to a year
for someone called for military service. There
is no time limit when it comes to medical rea-
sons.
At the same meeting, the trustees approved
an agreement with the Boys and Girls Club of
North San Mateo County to jointly provide
services for Foxridge Community Day School
at 201 W. Orange Ave. in South San Francisco.
Under the agreement, the program for
expelled students would move to the Boys and
Girls Club and the two groups would split
responsibilities.
Heather Murtagh can be reached by email:
heather@smdailyjournal.com or by phone: (650)
344-5200 ext. 105
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