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 July 12,2013
Vol XII,Edition 282
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Man gets25 years tolifeprison
Fatal stabbing near Mills HighSchool in Millbrae in 2010
By Michelle Durand
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
The 23-year-old man who fatallystabbed a romantic rival near Mills HighSchool three years ago was sentencedyesterday to 25 years to life in prisonand plans to spend the time in the prisonministry helping others connect withGod.Laungatasi Samana Ahio, 23, wasassured the possible life term after plead-ing no contest in May to the Aug. 4, 2010 murder of JaredAfu. On Tuesday, Ahio was formally sentenced and hisdefense attorney indicated his goal during incarceration,said District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe.
Community Developmentboss to step down Sept.4
San Mateo’s Grote spent 30 years in public sector
By Bill Silverfarb
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
San Mateo’s CommunityDevelopment Director Lisa Groteannounced her retirement yesterday afterserving the city for three years.In her role as director, Grote oversawthe city’s Building, Code Enforcement,Economic Development, Neighborhood
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By Michelle Durand
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
The San Mateo Union High SchoolDistrict is sitting on a ticking time bombbecause of three capital appreciation bondsthat will create nearly $1 billion in debtwhen they become due in the next severaldecades, according to the county’s civilgrand jury.The district, however, takes issue with thereport and said the debt service obligationis significantly less. The county’s school districts have 20 out-standing CABs, of which three raised only$65 million while generating nearly a half-billion dollars in debt — more than sixtimes the amount borrowed, the civil grand jury concluded in its report issued Thursdayafternoon. Unlike a typical bond which matures in25 years, CABs can have terms up to 40years and don’t require any payment untilthe due date. In the meantime, interestaccrues and compounds which creates a mas-sive payment at the end and can prove achallenge to future borrowing. The jurystated the lengthy maturity also creates adisconnect between those who borrow themoney and those who pay it back, essen-tially meaning taxpayers are handing thefinal bill to children and grandchildren whonever voted on the bonds to begin with.Specifically, the jury calls out three bondsissued by the San Mateo Union High SchoolDistrict in 2010 and 2011. The bond totalof $190,109,353 will create nearly $1 bil-lion in debt when they come due between
Grand jury calls school bonds ‘ticking time bombs’
School district takes issue with report,suggesting omissions and misstatements
SAMANTHA WEIGEL/DAILY JOURNAL
Children touch the wool they’ve just seen sheared from a sheep at Elkus Ranch in Half Moon Bay during its annual Sheep toShawl event.The ranch offers ways for children to see the workings of a ranch and how food and fibers are produced.
By Samantha Weigel
DAILY JOURNAL CORRESPONDENT
Of the numerous coastal farms alongthe winding hills of Half Moon Bay,the nonprofit Elkus Ranch stands outas an educational resource. Children have the opportunity tolearn first-hand how food and fibers areproduced through Elkus Ranch’s ediblegarden tour and by interacting withfarm animals. The Richard J. Elkus Ranch was oncea commercial dairy and cattle farmspanning across 600 acres. In 1975,Richard J. Elkus donated the facility tothe University of California in hopesof spreading awareness about the
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Speier’s first bill to lower speed limit
Drivers across the country wouldhave been forced to lower theirspeeds in an attempt to save gas if Congress passed a bill introduced theweek of July 12, 2008 by U.S. Rep.Jackie Speier, D-San Mateo.Speier introduced her first bill,The Gasoline Savingsand Speed LimitReduction Act, whichwould have set anational speed limit at60 mph in urban areas and 65 onless-populated stretches of highway.Speier’s introduction of the bill cameon the heels of a similar suggestionby a Virginia senator the previousweek.“Americans need relief from the ris-ing cost of gasoline now,” Speiersaid in a press release that week.“There is no need to wait for theOrganization of the PetroleumExporting Countries or the oil com-panies to help us out. Every drivercan affect change simply by easingup on their right foot.”
City manager resigns
Millbrae City Manager RalphJaeck, 63, announced his resignationthe week of July 12, 2008, after fouryears with the city. His last day wasto be Sept. 30, 2008. Jaeck came toMillbrae in October 2004 during atime of numerous challenges, particu-larly financial.“The city’s in good shape,” saidJaeck. “We’ve had a turnaround.”Adesire to spend more time withhis family inspired the decisionwhich was a surprise to Mayor GinaPapan.“Ralph has been atremendous asset to theworkings of this city,”she said. “He has workedhard for us and at a signifi-cant personal sacrifice inthat he has been separatedfrom his family. We are sorry to losehim, but we understand his strongdesire to be with his family. We aregrateful for his dedicated servicethese many years. He has been agreat asset to all of us. We will misshis exceptional skills and his diplo-macy. I, personally, will miss hisfriendship and counsel.”
Vacant market site no more
Foodville owners in San Carlosinked a 30-year lease for the vacantBell Market site the week of July 12,2008, allowing the development of Bianchini’sBrothers Chris and KevinBianchini, owners of Foodville onLaurel Street, signed a 30-year leasethat week for Bell Market whichclosed in November 2006. Theexpanded space gave the family busi-ness a chance to create a store per-sonalized for San Carlos. Bianchini’s was the second loca-tion for the family which opened thefirst in Portola Valley in 1998.
Murder case spans two cities
ATuesday morning shooting inMillbrae led to the discovery of deadbody Thursday in Burlingame theweek of July 12, 2008.Jack Chu, 27, of Millbrae,was found Thursday morningof that week slumped in a carparked in a Burlingameneighborhood nearBroadway. Police were followingmultiple leads, but have yet to makean arrest.Burlingame police were called toinvestigate a dead body in white carat the intersection of Chula Vista andSanchez avenues shortly after 9 a.m.Thursday of that week. They foundChu slumped over in the car, whichmatched the description of a car seenat a shooting Tuesday morning of that week in Millbrae, according topolice.On Wednesday of that week, policewere called to investigate an early-morning report of a shooting atLincoln Circle in Millbrae.Witnesses reported hearing gunfireand seeing a person being pushedinto a white car.
From the archives highlights stories origi-nally printed five years ago this week. Itappears in the Friday edition of the DailyJournal.
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 July 12,2013
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Actor TopherGrace is 35.
This Day in HistoryThought for the Day
1862
President Abraham Lincoln signed abill authorizing the Medal of Honor.
“Man is not made for society,but society is made for man.No institution can be good which does not tend to improve the individual.” 
— Margaret Fuller,American social reformer (1810-1850)
Comedian BillCosby is 76.Actress MichelleRodriguez is 35.
Birthdays
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A pack of riders makes its way past Didi Senft,a cycling enthusiast better known as ‘El Diablo’(The Devil),during the 12thstage of the Tour de France cycling race from Fougeres to Tours,France.
Friday
: Mostly cloudy in the morningthen becoming sunny. Patchy fog in themorning. Highs in the lower 60s. Westwinds 5 to 10 mph.
Friday night:
Partly cloudy in theevening then becoming mostly cloudy.Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in thelower 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
: Mostly cloudy in the morning.
Local Weather Forecast
The article “Train project nears end” in the July 11 editionhad incorrect information regarding street closures. SanMateo Avenue will be closed from 8 p.m. Aug. 10 to 5 a.m.Aug. 12.
Correction
(Answers tomorrow)METAL CLOAK ADVENT BILLOWYesterday’sJumbles:Answer:Lassie was a bit depressed and feeling —“MELAN-COLLIE”Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, assuggested by the above cartoon.
THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME
by David L.Hoyt and Jeff Knurek 
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In 1543,
England’s King Henry VIII married his sixth andlast wife, Catherine Parr.
In 1690
, forces led by William of Orange defeated the armyof James II at the Battle of the Boyne in Ireland.
In 1909, 
the House of Representatives joined the Senate inpassing the 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution,allowing for a federal income tax, and submitted it to thestates. (It was declared ratified in February 1913.)
In 1943
, the World War II tank battle of Prokhorovkabetween German invaders and Soviet defenders took placewith no clear victor.
In 1948
, the Democratic national convention, which nom-inated President Harry S. Truman for a second term of office,opened in Philadelphia.
In 1957, 
President Dwight D. Eisenhower was flown byhelicopter from the White House to a secret mountaintoplocation as part of a drill involving a mock nuclear attack onWashington.
In 1967
, six days of race-related rioting erupted in Newark,N.J.; the violence claimed 26 lives.In 1973, actor Lon Chaney, Jr., 67, died in San Clemente.
In 1977
, President Jimmy Carter defended Supreme Courtlimits on government payments for poor women’s abor-tions, saying, “There are many things in life that are notfair.”
In 1984
, Democratic presidential candidate Walter F.Mondale announced he’d chosen U.S. Rep. Geraldine A.Ferraro of New York to be his running-mate; Ferraro was thefirst woman to run for vice president on a major-party tick-et.
In 1988
, Democratic presidential candidate Michael S.Dukakis tapped Sen. Lloyd Bentsen of Texas as his running-mate.Movie director Monte Hellman is 84. Singer-musicianChristine McVie is 70. Actress Denise Nicholas is 69. Singer-songwriter Butch Hancock is 68. Fitness guru RichardSimmons is 65. Actor Jay Thomas is 65. Singer Walter Eganis 65. Writer-producer Brian Grazer is 62. Actress Cheryl Laddis 62. Country singer Julie Miller is 57. Gospel singer SandiPatty is 57. Actress Mel Harris is 57. Actor Buddy Foster is 56.Rock guitarist Dan Murphy (Soul Asylum) is 51. Actress JudiEvans is 49. Rock singer Robin Wilson (Gin Blossoms) is48. Actress Lisa Nicole Carson is 44. Olympic gold medal fig-ure skater Kristi Yamaguchi is 42.
Lotto
 The Daily Derby race winners are Eureka,No.7,in first place;Big Ben,No.4,in second place;andLucky Star,No.2,in third place.The race time wasclocked at 1:41.73.
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. Awhite Chevrolet Equinox’s window wassmashed on the 800 block of El Camino Real before 5:39p.m. Wednesday, July 10.
Suspicious person.
Someone reported seeing a man thatbroke into her sister-in-law’s on the 500 block of Huntington Avenue before 3:21 p.m. Wednesday, July 10.
Vandalism.
Ablue Cadillac Deville was keyed on the 1900block of Willow Way before 10:02 a.m. Wednesday, July10.
Suspicious person
. Aman wearing a yellow coat wasyelling at passersby at the intersection of Angus and Eastonavenues before 8:52 p.m. Tuesday, July 9.
Stolen vehicle
. Ared 1991 Toyota Camry was stolen onthe 1200 block of El Camino Real before 6:29 p.m.Tuesday, July 9.
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Petty theft.
Amotorcycle license plate was stolen on the300 block of Metzgar Street before noon Monday, July 8.
Fraud.
Awoman’s bank account was used to make fraudulentpurchases in San Francisco on the 300 block of Granellibefore 11:17 a.m. Monday, July 8.
Fraud.
Aman’s cellphone account was fraudulently used topurchase a cellphone that was then delivered to a vacanthome on the first block of Ventura before 11:59 p.m.Sunday, July 7.
Police reports
Where’s the pool?
Awoman wearing a swimsuit and flowers in her hair was jumping up and down at the intersection of San Brunoand Traeger avenues in San Bruno before 3:59 p.m.Tuesday, July 9.
By Bill Silverfarb
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
The victim who died in the six-alarmblaze that destroyed a Redwood Cityapartment building and left nearly 100people without a home early Sundaymorning has been identified as DarinMichael Demello-Pine, 48, accordingto the San Mateo County Coroner’sOffice.Pine lived on the third floor in unitno. 307.Fire officials are investigatingwhether the blaze started in Demello-Pine’s apartment and have ruled outarson saying it was likely an accident,perhaps from cooking.The building did not have sprinklersbut an internal fire hose that firefight-ers never used.Demello-Pine was initially unac-counted for after the building on the500 block of Woodside Road was evac-uated early Sunday morning.Almost 40 hours after the fire wasfirst reported, fire crews were still inthe building knocking out windowsand attending to hot spots as policediverted traffic away from the area.Redwood City police, fire and offi-cials with the Bureau of Alcohol,Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives areinvestigating the fire that has left the72-unit Hallmark House Apartmentsuninhabitable. The building has beenred-tagged by the city.Tuesday, former residents of thecomplex stood in line for a chance torecover any belongings remainingfrom the blaze.Much of the third floor of the com-plex was completely destroyed by thefire and the rest of the building sufferedmajor water and smoke damage.About 25 residents were briefly hos-pitalized and another 61 were housed atthe evacuation center at the Fair OaksCommunity Center by the Red Crossfollowing the fire.The county’s mobile dental clinicalso helped many fire victims get newdentures that were lost during the fire,said Ann Marie Silvestri, dental direc-tor at the San Mateo Medical Center.Many of the residents also have otherdental needs that the mobile dentalclinic assisted them with, she said.
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Victim identified in fatal fire
 
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