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PRO-RUSSIAN INSURGENTS: UKRAINE REGION VOTES FOR
SOVEREIGNY
By Michelle Durand
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
When a judge rst told Kyle he
could go to Veterans Court to
resolve his alcohol-related run-ins
with the law, the 29-year-old former
Army infantryman said he had no
idea what that meant or the hard
work that was in store.
But I gured anything set up for
vets had to be better than what I was
looking at, he said.
Sixteen months later months
of regular bi-weekly check-ins with
Judge Jack Grandsaert, attending
services with the Department of
Veterans Affairs and dealing with
his post-traumatic stress disorder
from tours in Afghanistan and Iraq
the once-guarded and defensive
veteran is the third graduate of the
alternative San Mateo County
Superior Court program and facing a
future he hopes includes mentoring
others and establishing a nonprot
retreat for others in his position.
Sometimes you have to go down
to go back up, said Kyle, who asked
that his last name not be used.
Helping convicted veterans like
Kyle reach those heights and giving
back to those whove given to their
country was the impetus behind the
countys Veterans Court. The treat-
ment court launched in July 2012,
joining the countys other diversion-
ary alternatives that offer partici-
pants therapy, substance abuse reha-
bilitation and support in place of
incarceration. The program isnt
easy some defendants opt for
straight probation rather than the
strict rules and supervision of veter-
ans court, say organizers but
those who succeed get their records
expunged and sealed, their nes for-
given and often a new view on life.
Its important because we owe vet-
erans different treatment. Were rec-
ognizing they are the ones serving
and protecting us and in doing so
developed PTSD or traumatic brain
Courting justice for veterans
TERRY BERNAL/DAILY JOURNAL
The Lady Bulldogs celebrate their walk-off win in Sundays Super Regional at the College of San
Mateo on a hotly disputed call at home plate.
CSM INTO FINAL FOUR
By Samantha Weigel
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
U.S. Rep. Anna
Eshoo, D-Palo Al t o,
will have to defend her
seat to represent the
18t h Di st ri ct i n
Congress against three
Republican opponents
in the June 3 primary
election who say the
nat i ons current big
government pol i ci es
are eroding personal
liberties.
Bruce Anderson, a
Palo Alto resident and a
math and science
teacher at West mont
High School in
Campbell, said he
wants to simplify the
government st art i ng
with taxes and give cit-
izens more say on how
Congress chooses t o
spend their money.
Oscar Braun, a Half
Moon Bay resident who
is the executive direc-
tor of the coastsides
California Watershed
Posse and a former web-
site designer, said he
wants local control and
would reduce or disperse
most federal agencies
or departments.
Richard Fox, a Los
Eshoo faces
Republican
challengers
Concerns over
charter school
not subsiding
By Angela Swartz
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Hundreds turned out to a high
school di st r i ct board meeting
last week for and against a new
design tech charter being placed at
Mills High School, as some feel it
will put even more strain on stu-
dents who had a tough year with
Advanced Placement test invalida-
tions and that the decision was
made without transparency.
Parents learned at the end of
March the San Mateo Union High
School District approved sending a
letter to the new charter offering
six Mills classrooms, each with
960 square feet of space. Safety,
financial costs of the school to the
district and trafc issues were also
of concern. Design Tech High
Schools leadership wanted it to be
housed at Burlingame High
San Mateo County Veterans Court offers alternative to incarceration, unique support
Complaints center on
location at Mills High
Primary vote slated June 3 for
District 18 congressional seat
By Michelle Durand
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
San Mateo County voters have
a rare opportunity next month to
choose their next judge in a con-
tested race between two candi-
dates who tout their experience in
the courtroom one as a sitting
court commissioner and another
as a trial attorney for two
decades.
Stephanie Garratt and Ray
Buenaventura are seeking the
seat to be vacated by the upcom-
ing retirement of Judge Craig
Parsons. The Ofce Six spot is
one of two San Mateo County
Superior Court judge positions
before voters on the June 3 bal-
lot. The other, Ofce Four, was
vacated by Beth Freeman, who
was named to the federal bench. It
is being contested between Susan
L. Greenberg and Jeffrey Hayden.
In California, judges serve six-
year terms and are elected in non-
partisan races. Vacancies
between elections are lled by
gubernatorial appointments.
Both Buenaventura and Garratt
sat down individually with the
Daily Journal to discuss their
qualications and why they are
seeking the job. While both were
quite open about their general
views, judicial candidates are lim-
ited in that they cannot discuss
concrete details about what they
would and would not do on the
bench.
Garratt, 46, spent nine years
on the bench as a commissioner
before court cuts eliminated three
of the seven positions including
Attorney, commissioner run for judge slot
Seat to be vacated by upcoming retirement of Judge Craig Parsons
Stephanie
Garratt
Ray
Buenaventura
Richard Fox
Oscar Braun
Bruce Anderson
Anna Eshoo
See CONGRESS, Page 28
See COURT, Page 19
See MILLS, Page 20
See JUDGE, Page 8
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BUSINESS PAGE 10
New Mexi co l i brari an
f i nds l etters f rom 1967
FARMINGTON, N.M. A New
Mexi co l i brari an di scovered a
blast from the past, specifically
1967.
Lol a Del aney t el l s The Daily
Times that she was recently clean-
ing the library of Hermosa Middle
School in Farmington when she
went through a cardboard box.
Delaney says inside were 31 let-
ters all dated Apri l 1967.
According to the letters, they
were written by students and meant
to be given to the class of 1987.
In the letters, the students touch
on numerous topics including the
Vietnam War, the space race and
mi ni ski r t s.
Delaney says the students who
wrote the letters have been invited
to an annual celebration May 19 at
the school, where the letters will
be available to read.
She says she doesnt know if
st udent s i n 1987 ever recei ved
t hem.
Bears suspected i n
New Hampshi re car break-
i ns
NORTH CONWAY, N. H.
Wi l dl i fe officials in New
Hampshire believe a bear is to
blame for a series of recent car
break-i ns.
The New Hampshire Fish and
Game Depart ment says several
cars have been broken into over
the last few weeks in the same
Nort h Conway nei ghborhood.
Officials say the likely culprit is a
bear looking for food.
Terry Leavi t t t el l s WMUR-TV
the radio was pulled out of her
dashboard. The interior was ripped
apart and a window was smashed.
Other residents also reported simi-
lar damage.
Conway pol i ce Sgt . George
Walker says its a common occur-
rence this time of year as bears
stop hibernating and search for
food. And the suspect description
is always the same: black and
furry.
Boston dri vers urged
t o Us e Yah Bl i nkah
BOSTON Perhaps the reason
not or i ousl y aggr essi ve Bost on
drivers dont use their turn signals
i s t hat no ones ever put it in
terms they understand.
The Massachusetts Department
of Transport at i on on Fri day
changed that by posting messages
on el ect r oni c hi ghway si gns
around t he ci t y t hat read:
Changi ng Lanes? Use Yah
Bl i nkah.
Bl i nkah i s how Bost oni ans
pronounce bl i nker, ot herwi se
known as a turn signal.
The signs are scheduled to stay
up through the Mothers Day on
Sunday, which state officials say
is one of the busiest traffic days of
the year.
Dri vers who fai l t o use t hei r
blinkah when changing lanes on
a Massachusetts highway are sub-
ject to a fine. Police across the
st at e handed out al most 5, 000
tickets for the offense last year.
Authorities help
runaway cows get back home
GRAFTON, N.Y. Five cows
that went on the lam are back home
in upstate New York thanks to a
qui ck-t hi nki ng emergency di s-
patcher and a Facebook post.
State police say the cows were
spotted Saturday wandering along
State Route 2 in Grafton, about 20
miles northeast of Albany.
They say troopers corralled the
feisty creatures into a yard until
a Renssel aer Count y di spat cher
figured out where they belonged.
The dispatcher saw a Facebook
post from the family of a farmer
asking if anyone had seen their
mi ssi ng cat t l e.
Authorities contacted the farmer
and the cows were returned safely.
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This Day in History
Thought for the Day
1949
The Soviet Union lifted the Berlin
Blockade, which the Western powers
had succeeded in circumventing with
their Berlin Airlift.
Dissent is not sacred;
the right of dissent is.
Thurman Arnold, American lawyer (1891-1969)
Actor Emilio
Estevez is 52.
Actor Jason Biggs
is 36.
Birthdays
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Denmarks goaltender Simon Nielsen fails to save a goal of Norways Ken Andre Olimb (unseen) during the second period
of their men's ice hockey World Championship Group A game at Chizhovka Arena in Minsk.
Monday: Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Monday ni ght: Clear. Lows in the
lower 50s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday night: Clear. Lows in the upper
50s.
Wednesday and Wednesday night: Clear. Highs in the
lower 80s. Lows in the upper 50s.
Thursday: Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
Thursday night: Clear in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid 50s.
Friday: Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Highs in the mid 60s.
Friday night and Saturday: Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog.
Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 60s.
Local Weather Forecast
In 1780, during the Revolutionary War, the besieged city of
Charleston, South Carolina, surrendered to British forces.
I n 1870, an act creating the Canadian province of
Manitoba was given royal assent, to take effect in July.
In 1914, author and broadcast journalist Howard K. Smith
was born in Ferriday, Louisiana.
I n 1922, a 20-ton meteor crashed near Blackstone,
Virginia.
In 1932, the body of Charles Lindbergh Jr., the kidnapped
son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh, was found in a wooded
area near Hopewell, New Jersey.
I n 1937, Britains King George VI was crowned at
Westminster Abbey; his wife, Elizabeth, was crowned as
queen consort.
In 1943, during World War II, Axis forces in North Africa
surrendered. The two-week Trident Conference, headed by
President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister
Winston Churchill, opened in Washington.
In 1958, the United States and Canada signed an agreement
to create the North American Air Defense Command (later the
North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD).
In 1963, Betty Miller became the rst woman to y solo
across the Pacic Ocean as she landed her Piper Apache in
Brisbane, Australia, having left Oakland, California, on
Apri l 30, making three stopovers along the way.
In 1970, the Senate voted unanimously to conrm Harry A.
Blackmun as a Supreme Court justice.
In 1982, in Fatima, Portugal, security guards overpowered
a Spanish priest armed with a bayonet who attacked Pope
John Paul II. (In 2008, the popes longtime private secretary
revealed that the pontiff was slightly wounded in the
assault.)
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is 89. Composer Burt Bacharach is 86. Actress Millie Perkins
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Pos s es s i on. Police responded to a report
of a person in possession of burglary tools
on the rst block of El Camino Real before
2 a.m. Tuesday, May 6.
Arre st. Aman was arrested for being in pos-
session of a controlled substance on the 100
block of California Drive before 3:06 a.m.
Tuesday, May 6.
DUI. A person was cited for driving under
the influence on Millbrae Avenue before
12:10 a.m. Monday, May 5.
BURLINGAME
Animal probl em. Ducks were reported for
walking in and out of trafc as they headed
towards the bay at Rollins Road and
Burlingame Avenue before 7:46 a.m. Friday,
May 2.
Grand theft. A homeowner suspected a
housekeeper of stealing a platinum wedding
band on Poppy Drive before 12:46 p.m.
Thursday, May 1.
Vehicle burglary. A woman reported an
unknown person took her diaper bag and
other bags full of groceries while she was
unloading her car on Stanley Road before
12:32 p.m. Thursday, May 1.
Petty theft. A man in a black hat was
reported for stealing a bicycle on the 1700
block of Marco Polo Way before 12:35 a.m.
Thursday, May 1.
Police reports
High school not so sweethearts
People were pushing and shoving each
other over prom photos on Crane
Avenue in Foster City before 5:25 p.m.
Tuesday, May 6.
M
illbrae became known as the
"baseball town in the 1920s,
30s and 40s. It all started when
retired baseball player for the Chicago Cubs,
Bill Lange, moved to Millbrae in the 1910s.
Lange had been born in San Francisco and,
after retiring from baseball, returned to the
Bay Area. After building a vacation home in
the hills on Crystal Springs Lake Road
(Millbrae Avenue) he became active in civic
affairs. Known throughout the Bay and San
Francisco, his wit and charm was put to good
use and he was able to "borrow eight acres of
San Francisco Water Department land, without
title or lease, to build a baseball diamond. The
name "Langes Field was what it became
known as.
George Kelly, a cousin of Bill Lange, moved
to Millbrae and bought 18 acres of land to the
south of Lange (Kelly Lane) in western
Millbrae where he built a large magnicent
home. The acreage he purchased was perfect
for the barbecues he liked to put on for large
gatherings. Ahorse corral was also built for
the kids. Kelly, a Baseball Hall of Fame mem-
ber (1973), had played for the New York
Giants in the 1920s when they won four con-
secutive pennants. He was elected to the
Millbrae City Council in 1948 and was active
in securing additional funding for the recre-
ation programs. His wife, Helen OConnor,
became well known for her participation in
civic affairs as well as becoming prominent in
the social circles.
In addition to Lange and Kelly, former base-
ball players Gus Suhr (Pittsburgh Pirates) and
Tony Lazzzeri (New York Yankees) settled in
Millbrae and started businesses. Suhr was a
National League player for 13 years and earned
the nickname "Ironman of the National
League. Suhr and his wife, Helen, moved to
Millbrae in 1936 and raised their children
here. He owned a liquor store on El Camino
Real. Lazzeri attained the moniker "Poosh em
up for the 60 home runs he hit in one season
while in the minor leagues. Later, he played
for the New York Yankees. Lazzeri owned and
operated a number of apartment buildings at
Victoria Avenue and El Camino Real.
Millbrae was constantly welcoming mem-
bers of the baseball world, such as Joe
DiMaggio who had played for the New York
Yankees and knew the "Millbrae gang of
baseball players. DiMaggio was a frequent
visitor to Millbrae and loved the Italian
restaurants that were here. More recent "stars
of baseball in Millbrae include: Gregg Jeffries
and Keith Hernandez.
The unincorporated community of Millbrae
was growing rapidly in the mid-1930s. The
1889 platted Millbrae Villa Addition along
Chadbourne Avenue was not paved yet but it
was promised by the county that in 1936 the
streets would be paved and there was talk of a
new elementary school to be built on Taylor
Avenue. The 500 homes that dotted the area
were lled with young families with many
young children that needed outlets for their
excess energy. Service clubs, individuals and
the community had been donating money and
Millbrae, the baseball town
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HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Gus Suhr settled in Millbrae after his baseball
career.
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By Samantha Weigel
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Preserving a historic landmark
while making room for a growing
campus is the goal of Notre Dame
de Namur University as it plans to
seismically retrot a 140-year-old
building.
In two weeks, the private
Catholic school in Belmont plans
to begin updating its Carriage
House with a retrotted roof and
exterior improvements while
keeping with its architectural aes-
thetics.
It dates back to 1874 and now
houses the Weigand Gallery, a
small theater and classrooms.
We wanted to expand the use of
[the Carriage House] and this has
been something that came up in
the planning, that this additional
structural strengthening needed to
be done, said NDNU spokesman
Richard Rossi. Its not like the
buildings about to fall down or
anything, but it was considered
prudent to do some additional
work.
Repairing the Carriage House is
estimated to cost $500,000 and
should be completed over the sum-
mer, Rossi said.
The neighboring historic
Ralston Hall, however, was closed
in 2012 and forced many adminis-
trative ofces to relocate. Built in
1864, Ralston Hall needs major
repairs and bringing it up to mod-
ern seismic standards is expected
to cost between $12 million and
$20 million, Rossi said. NDNU
will have to raise funds for the
repairs and that is expected to take
signicant time, Rossi said.
Since Ralston Hall closed, we
decided to take a look at how we
use space on campus, so weve
been looking at everything,
Rossi said. As part of that whole
thing, we were looking at how we
were using the Madison Art Center
(Carriage House) and ... it was rec-
ommended to us to do some addi-
tional seismic strengthening.
The school already has funds to
repair the Carriage House, which
will continue to be used for its art
programs after construction is
completed, Rossi said.
The school is renowned for its
Weigand gallery and is proud to
boast it maintains the largest art
therapy masters program. This
year, it began to offer the nations
rst Ph.D. in art therapy program,
Rossi said.
Currently, many of the art thera-
py courses are held at Gavin Hall,
but that may change, Rossi said.
The art therapy program, its
one of the crown jewels of the [art]
program, Rossi said. Over time,
we expect that [the Carriage
House] will be shared by the art
department and the art therapy
department.
Belmont Community
Development Director Carlos de
Melo said the Carriage House proj-
ect is straightforward.
Its a relatively simple project.
Theyre in essence doing a seismic
retrotting of the building and
in doing so they are adding some
additional stone facing to match
the historic character of the build-
ing, de Melo said.
The school was founded by the
Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in
1851. It was originally located in
San Jose before moving to
Belmont and at the time, Ralston
Hall was the original campus,
Rossi said. Since then, the univer-
sity began occupying nearly two
dozen buildings, many of which
were built in the 1950s.
Although NDNU is planning for
the future, its important to the
university and the city that the
historic appearance of the
Carriage House and Ralston Hall is
maintained, Rossi said.
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Belmonts Notre Dame de Namur University plans to preserve historic building
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Rendering of the Carriage House building after seismic retrotting.
Excessive heat watch
issued for most of Bay Area
The National Weather Service
has issued an excessive heat watch
for most of the San Francisco Bay
Area for Tuesday and Wednesday,
with temperatures in the big cities
of particular concern, a meteorol-
ogist said Sunday.
Warm temperatures on Monday
will turn to really hot on Tuesday
and Wednesday, with degrees in
the mid-80s to 90s near the coast
and mid-90s to 103 inland, accord-
ing to Ryan Walbrun, senior mete-
orologist for the weather service
in Monterey.
The high heat conditions will
come from a ridge of high pressure
with easterly and northeasterly
winds blowing hot air towards the
Bay Area from the Nevada desert
and only light cooling winds from
the ocean, Walburn said.
Think of it as a big warm area
coming over the region,
Walburn said.
The excessive heat watch will
start at 1 p.m. on Tuesday and con-
tinue to 8 p.m. Wednesday, accord-
ing to Walburn.
The two-day heat warning will
be of biggest concern in San
Francisco, Oakland and San Jose
that are densely populated and not
many people have air condition-
ing to cool off with, he said.
A lot of residents are just not
used to handling such hot weather
and heat lingering in their homes
for 24 to 48 hours in May,
Walburn said.
Its the sudden change from 60
to 65 degrees to 95, he said. It
can be somewhat hard for someone
who is elderly to deal with that.
The heat wave will subside some
on Thursday, which will still be a
warm day, with highs that might
be in the 90s in the East Bay.
On Friday, the Bay Area should
see a return to temperatures in the
70s and 80s, which are seasonable
for this time of year, Walburn said.
The weather services excessive
heat watch does not include the
coastlines of Sonoma, Marin and
San Mateo counties and interior
portions of Monterey and San
Benito counties, he said.
Police issue 67 tickets
to seatbelt violators
Police in South San Francisco
on Friday cited 67 motorists for
failing to wear seatbelts while
driving, a police lieutenant said.
Ofcers of the Police
Departments trafc unit issued the
citations during a Click it or
Ticket enforcement effort to imple-
ment safety belt and child restraint
use laws, Lt. Keith Wall said.
In addition to the 67 tickets for
seatbelt violations, police also
cited one motorist for driving
without a license and another for
driving with a suspended license,
Wall said.
Three specially trained ofcers
spent the entire day Friday enforc-
ing seatbelt laws, Wall said.
The department plans to deploy
other special enforcement details
for seatbelt violators in the com-
ing weeks. Anationwide Click it
or Ticket enforcement period is
to take place from May 19 to early
June, Wall said.
South San Francisco police
received a grant, from the
California Ofce of Trafc Safety
through the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration,
which funded the seatbelt enforce-
ment program
Monday is years
first Spare the Air day
The Bay Area Air Quality
Management District Sunday
announced that Monday would be
its rst Spare the Air day for
2014, as hot weather and auto
exhaust is expected to bring
unhealthy levels of ozone pollu-
tion, a spokesman said.
With the high temperatures, low
winds and car exhaust that creates
ozone once it reacts with sunlight,
Monday will be a bad air day,
according to district spokesman
Aaron Richardson.
It looks like we might have
several more in a row,
Richardson added.
People exercising outdoors
should do so in the early morning
when the projected level of ozone,
also known as smog, in the air is
at its lowest and least harmful to
breathe, Richardson said.
Ozone may cause some people
to suffer physical problems from
throat irritation to congestion,
chest pain and asthma, and worsen
bronchitis and emphysema, dis-
trict ofcials said.
Richardson said historically, it is
unusual for the years rst Spare the
Air day to be this early before June,
although the rst alerts for 2012
and 2013 came in early May as well.
But the Bay Areas air has been
getting cleaner over the last 20
years, Richardson said.
There were only six Spare
days last year, 10 in 2012, eight
in 2011, 10 in 2010 and 14 in
2009, compared to a high of 23 in
1998, he said.
Among the reasons for the
decline of dirty air days is that cars
- the major contributor of ozone
from tail pipe emissions - are driv-
ing cleaner. Older automobile
engines that pollute the most are
being phased out, he said.
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STATE
By Paul Larson
MILLBRAE
Thank you thank
you thank you.
This is what I hear
over and over, year
after year, from
families that we
serve. Either
verbally or in hand-written cards or letters
families say thank you: Thank for your
help; Thank you for all you have done to
make this process easier; Thank you for
making this final tribute to my mother one
which will be fondly remembered; Thank
you for your advice; Thank you for being
there for us at a time we needed you most;
Thank you for making it all easy for us;
Thank you for being a friend, etc. To hear
Thank you time and time again is a
confirmation for me that our Chapel of the
Highlands crew is doing their best to serve
families whove been through a death, in an
appropriate and professional manner, and
that we are doing the right thing in caring
for families during a difficult situation, in
turn making it more of a comfort for them.
Normally saying Youre welcome is
the correct response. Youre welcome, or
You are welcome, can be taken a number
of different ways. Generally it means you
are always a welcome guest. It can also be
taken as a blessing meaning you wish
wellness on the person who thanked you.
Wishing wellness or health to anyone is a
nice gesture. In recent years though we all
have witnessed the term Youre welcome
being substituted with Thank you back at
the person who is doing the thanking. This
is OK, but saying Youre welcome first
is taken as a hospitable and warm gesture.
Now that Thank you and Youre
welcome have been established, I would
like to say thank you back to the families we
serve: Thank you for supporting the Chapel
of the Highlands. Thank you for your
faithful patronage. Because of you we have
been able to continue with our high
standards and excellent level of service for
many years, since 1952. Thank you to those
families who weve helped so many times in
the past. Thank you to the new families
whove discovered that we offer them
respect and provide the dignified care that
their loved one deserves.
Your support, and the continued interest
from the community in our service, is what
keeps us going strong and available when
we are needed. Our costs have always been
considered fair, and the funds taken in for
our services are also very much appreciated.
Those Chapel of the Highlands funds along
with our support sifts back to the community
in different ways. Donations to local causes,
along with the donation of time through
membership in service organizations such as
Lions, I.C.F., Historical Society, Chamber
of Commerce, etc. is natural for us. Giving
back as a volunteer via these groups helps in
binding us with our neighbors, together
creating a better community for the future.
All in all there are many ways to say
Thank you. Doing so in a variety of ways
can create a circle of gratitude, in turn
making our community a better place.
If you ever wish to discuss cremation,
funeral matters or want to make pre-
planning arrangements please feel free to
call me and my staff at the CHAPEL OF
THE HIGHLANDS in Millbrae at (650)
588-5116 and we will be happy to guide you
in a fair and helpful manner. For more info
you may also visit us on the internet at:
www.chapelofthehighlands.com.
Creating A Circle Of Gratitude
By Saying Thank You
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By Lisa Leff
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAN FRANCISCO Tom Torlakson, the
veteran lawmaker seeking a second term as
Californias elected superintendent of
schools, and Marshall Tuck, a former charter
school executive hoping to unseat him, are
both Democrats.
The two agree the state spends too little
on education, favor giving local districts
more discretion about how to use their fund-
ing and share support for the Common Core
State Standards, the national learning
benchmarks that have generated a backlash
over whether they undermine states rights.
As they prepare to compete along with a
Republican candidate in the June primary,
however, Tuck and Torlaksons backgrounds
and perspectives on a handful of hot-button
issues are making the nonpartisan race a ref-
erendum on whether change is coming
quickly enough in a state where the tradi-
tional might of labor unions is being chal-
lenged by increasingly restive education
reformers.
Tuck, 40, who has never held elected
ofce, counts himself among the latter. A
graduate of Harvards business school, he
spent ve years leading Green Dot Public
Schools, a Los Angeles charter school oper-
ator, and six years as CEO of a nonprot
founded by former Los Angeles Mayor
Antonio Villaraigosa that took control of
17 poorly performing public schools.
He says his experience running schools
that were staffed with unionized teachers but
given exibility in terms of recruiting, set-
ting curriculum and measuring results per-
suaded him that state government sties
innovation in education more than pro-
motes it.
Is Sacramento creating the conditions
for superintendents, principals and teachers
locally to be most successful? The reality is
they are not right now, and I dont think the
current people leading are capable of lead-
ing in that area, he said.
Unlike Torlakson, who has been endorsed
by Californias two main teachers unions and
the state Democratic Party, Tuck opposes
Californias generous teacher tenure system,
has challenged the law that bases teacher lay-
offs on seniority and believes strongly that
students standardized test scores should be a
factor in teacher evaluations.
He also supports Californias pioneering
parent trigger law, which Torlakson voted
against when he was a member of the state
Assembly. The 2010 law allows parents at
low-performing schools to petition for a
takeover that can include installing new
leadership, closure or conversion to a char-
ter school.
These positions dont make him anti-
union, just impatient with the status quo,
Tuck said. He has secured endorsements from
the Los Angeles Times and San Francisco
Chronicle.
Alot of people are like, Hey, why would-
nt you just wait until 2018 versus going up
against an incumbent? he said. Im like,
Are you kidding? We have 2.5 million kids
who cant read or write at grade level.
Torlakson, 64, spent eight years as a high
school science teacher in the San Francisco
Bay Area before entering politics full-time
in 1980. He said he has earned the chance to
follow through on the major policy shifts
upon which California has embarked since
he was elected as superintendent of public
instruction in 2010.
During a second term, Torlakson said he
would prioritize additional funding for
implementing Common Core, ensure an
effective transition to the new school fund-
ing formula that directs more money to
schools with the most disadvantaged stu-
dents, and continue championing programs
that meld academics with career preparation.
Torlakson also touts his productive rela-
tionships with the unions, with Gov. Jerry
Brown, with the Brown-appointed state
Board of Education and with former col-
leagues in the Legislature, where he served
for 14 years. All played a role in securing
passage of Proposition 30, the temporary
tax increases that helped restore school fund-
ing cuts made during the recession, he said.
Im a great advocate for kids. People
believe me, they trust me because Im a
teacher, and as a coach I know all about cre-
ating teams, he said. So I have the experi-
ence, we are living up to all of the promises
we made when I ran and more, and we are
continuing the momentum.
He said he is open to revising the law that
grants teachers tenure after two years and
including student test scores as a tool in
the toolbox of teacher evaluation. But such
changes should be made as part of a compre-
hensive teacher preparation initiative that
seeks to cultivate good teachers as well as
get rid of bad ones and only with buy-in
from everyone involved, he said.
Silicon Valley Education Foundation
Chief Executive Ofcer Muhammed Chaudry
agrees with Torlakson that California
already has adopted an ambitious agenda for
reforming its public schools and said he
thinks Tucks candidacy is premature.
Changing courses right now would be
disastrous, Chaudry said. Its no longer
about policy. Its about execution now.
Former state. Sen. Gloria Romero, who
sponsored the parent-trigger law and ran for
state schools chief four years ago, said that
while she disapproves of Torlaksons alle-
giance to the California Teachers
Association, she has more faith in him at
this point than the untested Tuck.
Unless Im willing to vote against
Brown and (Attorney General) Kamala
Harris, which Im not, I cant vote against
Torlakson. They are all part of the same
sauce, said Romero, who does not plan to
endorse either candidate in the primary.
Athird candidate seeking the superinten-
dents post is Long Beach educator Lydia
Gutierrez, a Republican who also ran four
years ago and has expressed doubts about
Californias embrace of Common Core.
Under Californias new primary system,
the top two vote-getters in the June 3 pri-
mary advance to the November general
election, regardless of party affiliation.
School chief race tests
reach of unions, reformers
By Fenit Nirappil
SACRAMENTO California lawmakers
are trying to strengthen consumer data pro-
tections as businesses prot from the trove
of details they collect and criminals become
ever more sophisticated in trying to steal it.
Bills introduced this session seek to guard
the information generated when
Californians swipe credit cards at stores,
drive vehicles and attend schools. The most
notable initiatives have been gutted and
defeated in the face of erce opposition
from powerful business groups.
We are winning small, bite-size kinds of
ghts, said Richard Holober, executive
director of the Consumer Federation of
California. But when its about the core prof-
it motive of high tech companies, wins will
only really occur when theres a voter revolt.
The sometimes nebulous world of con-
sumer data hit home last holiday season for
tens of millions of Target and Neiman
Marcus customers whose phone numbers,
addresses and credit card numbers were
breached. That sent customers scrambling
to reset credit cards and automatic payments
and to monitor their credit scores.
Everybody wants to go to the store and
buy things instantaneously, so you dont
want to crush that advancement in tech,
said Assemblyman Bob Wieckowski, D-
Fremont, who held a hearing in February on
how to respond to data breaches. On the
other hand, weve got to take a step back
from this wild, wild West.
Wieckowski and Assemblyman Roger
Dickinson, D-Sacramento, introduced
AB1710 in response to the data breaches. It
would have set new standards and restric-
tions on retailers that keep customer data
and held those who do not comply liable for
the costs of a breach. But those provisions
have been gutted after business groups
warned against enshrining constantly
evolving technology standards into law.
Data breaches are now a fact of life, and
retailers are not the only one facing them,
said Bill Dombrowski, executive director of
the California Retailers Association.
The state attorney generals ofce reports
that 300 separate data breaches during the
past two years exposed the personal infor-
mation for more than 20 million
Californians. More than 7 million
Californians were affected by the Target
breach alone.
The bill, which is headed for a oor vote,
still requires retailers, in addition to nancial
institutions, to notify customers of a breach
and provide credit monitoring services.
Just because you cant solve an entire
problem doesnt mean you cant solve part
of it, Dickinson said.
Bills have until the end of May to pass
between the Assembly and Senate.
In the Senate, SB994 by Sen. Bill
Monning, D-Carmel, tried and failed to pre-
emptively deal with vehicles that collect
data recording drivers routes, speeds and
habits. His ofce said about one in ve vehi-
cles has such technology and that it is on
track to become universal within a decade.
His bill would have required manufacturers
to disclose to customers what data the vehi-
cles collect and choose who gets access to
it, such as repair shops.
Vehicle manufacturers launched an aggres-
sive campaign against the bill, arguing the
automobile clubs sponsoring it had an ulte-
rior motive to use the data to help afliated
repair shops and insurers. The bill died in
committee when seven lawmakers of both
parties abstained from voting.
The question and balancing act is, Are
people voting in the best interest of con-
stituents or in reaction to the massive
power of industry? Monning said in
response to the bills defeat.
Consumer data bills face
opposition from businesses
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DONETSK, Ukraine Ninety percent of
voters in a key industrial region in eastern
Ukraine came out in favor of sovereignty
Sunday, pro-Russian insurgents said in
announcing preliminary results of a twin
referendum that is certain to deepen the tur-
moil in the country.
Roman Lyagin, election chief of the self-
styled Donetsk Peoples Republic, said
around 75 percent of the Donetsk regions 3
million or so eligible voters cast ballots,
and the vast majority backed self-rule.
With no international election monitors
in place, it was all but impossible to verify
the insurgents claims. The preliminary
vote count was announced just two hours
after the polls closed in an election con-
ducted via paper ballots.
A second referendum organized by pro-
Russian separatists was held Sunday in east-
ern Ukraines industrial Luhansk region,
but no immediate results were released.
Ukraines central government and the
West had condemned the balloting as a
sham and a violation of international law,
and they have accused Moscow of orches-
trating the unrest in a possible attempt to
grab another piece of the country weeks
after the annexation of Crimea.
The results of the two referendums could
hasten the breakup of the country and wors-
en what is already the gravest crisis
between the West and Russia since the end
of the Cold War.
Although the voting in the two regions
with a combined population of 6.5 million
appeared mostly peaceful, armed men iden-
tied as members of the Ukrainian national
guard opened re on a crowd outside the
town hall in Krasnoarmeisk, and an ofcial
with the regions insurgents said people
were killed. It was not clear how many.
The bloodshed took place hours after
dozens of armed men shut down the voting
in the town.
The shooting starkly demonstrated the
hair-trigger tensions in the east, where pro-
Russian separatists have seized govern-
ment buildings and clashed with Ukrainian
forces over the past month.
Even before the results were announced,
Ukraines Foreign Ministry called the twin
referendums a criminal farce. The U.S. and
other Western governments said they
wouldnt recognize the outcome.
Insurgents say Ukraine
region opts for sovereignty
REUTERS
People stand in a line to receive ballots from
members (front) of a local election
commission in the eastern Ukrainian city of
Mariupol.
By Michelle Faul
LAGOS, Nigeria The president of
Nigeria for weeks refused international help
to search for more than 300 girls abducted
from a school by Islamic extremists, one in a
series of missteps that have led to growing
international outrage against the govern-
ment.
The United Kingdom, Nigerias former
colonizer, rst said it was ready to help in a
news release the day after the mass abduc-
tion on April 15, and made a formal offer of
assistance on April 18, according to the
British Foreign Ofce. And the U.S. has
said its embassy and staff agencies offered
help and were in touch with Nigeria from
day one of the crisis, according to
Secretary of State John Kerry.
Yet it was only on Tuesday and
Wednesday, almost a month later, that
President Goodluck Jonathan accepted help
from the United States, Britain, France and
China.
The delay underlines what has been a
major problem in the attempt to nd the
girls: an apparent lack of urgency on the
part of the government and military, for
reasons that include a reluctance to bring in
outsiders as well as possible inltration by
the extremists.
Jonathan bristled last week when he said
U.S. President Barack Obama, in a tele-
phone conversation about aid, had brought
up alleged human rights abuses by Nigerian
security forces. Jonathan also acknowl-
edged that his government might be pene-
trated by insurgents from Boko Haram, the
extremist group that kidnapped the girls.
Last year, he said he suspected Boko Haram
terrorists might be in the executive, leg-
islative and judiciary arms of government
along with the police and armed forces.
The waiting has left parents in agony,
especially since they fear some of their
daughters have been forced into marriage
with their abductors for a nominal bride
price of $12. Boko Haram leader Abubakar
Shekau called the girls slaves in a video
this week and vowed to sell them.
For a good 11 days, our daughters were
sitting in one place, said Enoch Mark, the
anguished father of two girls abducted from
the Chibok Government Girls Secondary
School. They camped them near Chibok,
not more than 30 kilometers, and no help
in hand. For a good 11 days.
Nigeria refused help in search for kidnapped
LOCAL/NATION 8
It wasnt until last week, while driving along Hazel
Avenue with my Grandma on our way to Sunday night
family dinner that I realized the extent of my San Bruno
roots. Coming from a family that lives and works
and socializes in this city, it caught me by surprise to
realize my grandmother has spent her entire life in the
same city with the same families in this tight-knit,
bedroom community. Thats the house I grew up in,
she mentioned as we passed 568 Hazel Avenue. That
window, right over there, she said as she pointed, was
where my boyfriend would come knock after everyone
went to sleep. I chuckled to myself thinking of the
many memories our family history has in this town and
how many more we still have to create. As we celebrate
the 100th Birthday of San Bruno, I wanted to sit down
with my Grandma and ask her what San Bruno means to
her now, what it meant then, and what she hopes for the
future of this town. Today being Mothers Day seems the
appropriate time to share this interview with readers.
Joey: What was it like growing up in San Bruno? Raising a
family here? Running a business here?
Paula: Well, It was windy then, a little foggy but always
warm. We all knew each other. We walked everywhere, to
school, downtown, to the park and the furthest house was
Shirley Otis home the only one on Cedar. The horse is
now gone, but the house is still there! Raising a family
and running a business were all part of growing up and
living here. We raised our kids together and we ran our
businesses together and supported each other.
Joey: What do you hope for San Bruno to maintain as it looks
towards the next 100 years?
Paula: I hope that San Bruno can maintain its community
support for the next 100 years and beyond. We have an
incredible spirit of community here and the people are
really just the best. When my husband was Mayor he said
he loved San Bruno and its people. He meant it. I hope
San Bruno can maintain its community heart and seeing
its people that are a part of this community today, I know
that its in good hands.
Joey: Whats your favorite part about being a San Bruno
Lifetime Resident?
Paula: As I said before, its the people. Im proud of this
place, these people. I love the snack bar, the park, Bayhill,
the Posy Parade. I love going to the grocery store and
them knowing my name. I love the excitement that new
families have when their rst home is purchased here and
I love watching families multiply and grow in this town. I
know generations in this town and this towns residents
always make me proud.
Paula Marshall has lived on Crestmoor Drive for over
50 years. Her husband, Bob, was San Bruno Mayor
for 12 years from 1981-1993. She is the co-Founder
of Marshall Realty in San Bruno which her son and
daughter now co-own and her grandson, Joey, works
there as a Realtor. Marshall Realty has been in business
in San Bruno for 55 years.
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(pictured: Paula Marshall & Joey Oliva)
the one she held. She rejoined the
District Attorneys Ofce handling
consumer fraud and environmental
protection cases but was reappoint-
ed as a commissioner and returned
to the bench at the end of April.
Acommissioner does essentially
the same job as a judge but typical-
ly handles lower-level matters like
trafc and misdemeanors.
Commissioners also cannot vote
with judges or preside over budgets
and court assignments.
Buenaventura, 49, has been a
lawyer for roughly two decades and
has tried more than 90 cases. He is
in private practice, works through
the countys private defender pro-
gram for indigent defendants and is
also a Daly City councilman. ABay
Area native, Buenaventura headed to
Southern California for law school
and time with the Los Angeles
County public defenders ofce
before coming back home to estab-
lish a private practice.
That time in Los Angeles gave
Buenaventura one idea for
expanding the countys court
diversion programs. In some
matters there, he said, city attor-
ney hearings let offenders appear
at the police station for a lecture
and fine rather than a court.
Another suggestion is shoplift-
ing court like that used in Santa
Clara County. The common denom-
inators in these alternatives are
nes, counseling and community
service work all better uses of
resources than court time and pos-
sible incarceration, he said.
Buenaventura believes the
current court budget struggles
may bring that discussion to
the forefront.
Garratt is also a fan of alterna-
tives like Veterans Court and the
Pathways Mental Health Court,
which she said helps people who
want opportunities to break what
can turn into a never-ending cycle
in the justice system.
If elected, Garratt said she can
hit the ground running in the job
because she is essentially doing
it already.
I have talents to offer in
terms of putting me anywhere,
Garratt said.
Garratt, a Pennsylvania native
who moved to California after law
school in Syracuse, said many of
her commissioner assignments put
her closer to the public than judges
because many like domestic vio-
lence and family law do not involve
attorneys. Her most rewarding
cases are often in these arenas when
she can help those before her learn
how to better themselves and
change behavior. One example she
gave was a man in domestic vio-
lence court who was harassing the
mother of his child and didnt real-
ize the toll it was taking on his
daughter. Other cases tear at the
heart, particularly when they
involve children, she said.
Judges are human. They have
emotions and feel empathy. But at
the end of the day it comes down
to, was the law violated? Garratt
said. It always comes back to the
law and not the outcome you want
to happen.
Garratt credits her background as
the foundation to make those tough
decisions. After law school, she
worked with the San Francisco
District Attorneys Ofce before
becoming a prosecutor in San
Mateo County for ve years. She
spent 18 months in private prac-
tice with the private defender pro-
gram before her commissioner
appointment.
The budget cuts that eliminated
her position also slashed 130 court
staff positions and contributed to
the case backlog that both candi-
dates said is hampering access to
justice. Her wish is to get the fund-
ing back but, barring that, Garratt
said the judges and commissioner
must support the staff left and get
more personnel behind the scenes.
Judges must also be able to manage
high-volume calendars when 100-
plus people must be given equal
time in a three-hour stretch.
The cuts also leave little opportu-
nity for new judges to get up to
speed on areas with which they are
unfamiliar which is why Garratt
said her experience is key.
But Buenaventura disagrees that
the best person for a judge spot is
someone with a commissioner
background.
I think there is no training or
experience you need to be a fair
and impartial judge,
Buenaventura said.
His trial experience along with
teaching evidence, establishing a
youth peer court in Santa Clara
County and handling cases ranging
from family law, divorce and immi-
gration are all components to why
hes well-rounded and best suited
for the bench, he said.
He also said while having no spe-
cic preference for an assignment
hes actually looking forward to
thriving with the challenge of an
unfamiliar area.
Both Garratt and Buenaventura
share sentencing philosophies that
each case must be assessed on its
own merits whether it be for alliter-
ative supervision such as ankle
monitors or sentencing. Factors
include injuries, propensity of vio-
lence and the likelihood of failing
to appear but all must be balanced
against public safety, Garratt said.
Buenaventura also said a judge is
directed by the law, such as not con-
sidering collateral consequences in
sentencing, but he has an open ear
and mind.
The bottom line is I would look
at everything. There is no harm in
listening, he said.
Continued from page 1
JUDGE
By Carolyn Thompson
Police negotiator Andres Wells
was doing all he could to keep a
suspect from committing suicide
after a gas station robbery and 100
mph chase. But the man kept cut-
ting phone calls short and point-
ing his handgun to his head.
About 10 minutes after the last
hang up, Wells cellphone chimed.
It was a text from the suspect.
Please call Amie, the message
said, followed by the number of
the mans girlfriend.
Wells was taken aback. In three
years as a negotiator with the
Kalamazoo, Michigan, police, hed
always relied on spoken give-and-
take, taking cues from a persons
tone of voice, the inections, emo-
tions. Hed never thought about
negotiating via text.
It had never even been brought
up at one of our training, Wells
recalled of the 2011 case.
With 6 billion text messages
exchanged daily in the U.S. alone,
law enforcement officers are
increasingly being called upon to
defuse violent, unpredictable situ-
ations through the typed word.
Experts say its happened enough
in the last ve years to warrant
new, specialized training.
But in Wells case, he had to
adapt on the y.
What do you want me to tell
her? he texted back.
The truth, suspect Jesse Cook
wrote.
While Wells ordinarily would
rely on a skill called active lis-
tening, he couldnt hear Cooks
voice. Cook couldnt hear his.
Was he yelling? Crying?
Its not the preferred method of
communication in a crisis, but if
its the only way that we have, then
well engage, said New York State
Police spokeswoman Darcy Wells.
Outside Buffalo, New York, in
March, a suspect whod shot at
Erie County Sheriffs deputies
responding to a domestic call was
carrying on text exchanges with
several relatives when law
enforcement negotiators got
involved in the electronic conver-
sations, eventually persuading
him to surrender.
He didnt want to talk as much
as he wanted to text, Sheriffs
Capt. Gregory Savage said. It
wasnt part of the training I got
when I went through the crisis
negotiator school put on by the
FBI, but its something that they
are incorporating into any new
training.
Red Bank, Tennessee, Police
Chief Tim Christol includes tex-
ting in his sessions and has pub-
lished articles on the topic.
Besides adrenaline rendering
negotiators all thumbs on a minia-
ture keypad, Christol said, many
of the typical skills officers
employ to get people talking
dont always translate, things like
emotional labeling telling
someone I hear sadness or You
sound angry.
Police add texting
to crisis negotiation
OPINION 9
Vote no on Measure AA
Editor,
I was surprised to see your
endorsement of Measure AA
(Editorial: Yes on Measure AA in
the May 9 edition of the Daily
Journal).
The Midpeninsula Regional Open
Space District made a dubious entry
into San Mateo County as the
Midpeninsula Regional Park District
(MRPD) in 1976 with its annexation
of San Carlos, Redwood City,
Woodside, Atherton, Menlo Park,
Portola Valley and surrounding unin-
corporated areas including what is
now East Palo Alto. The vote was
18,820 in favor and 17,708
opposed. Less than half the regis-
tered voters cast ballots in the
annexation election. The margin of
victory came from Portola Valley
and Menlo Park, where the yes
vote was ahead by 2,115 votes. This
offset the no votes in San Carlos,
Redwood City and Atherton, which
led by 1,514 votes. The tax rate of
approximately $17 per $100,000
was established.
In 1977, MRPD became the
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space
District (MROSD) to reflect a de-
emphasis on parks and recreation.
As stewards of more than 62,000
acres of land removed from the tax
rolls, it has failed to create revenue-
producing uses of that land to
finance its operation. It currently
collects $10,000,000 in property
taxes from South County. Its debt
service for more than $100 million
in bond obligations exceeds $10
million per year. Retirement bene-
fits for employees are taking their
t ol l . It operated with a deficit for
several years. Parcel taxes are dis-
cussed.
Now it wants another $300 mil-
lion. Why doesnt seek a share of
property taxes collected in the
coastside areas which it annexed?
That wouldnt require a tax increase.
Vote no on Measure AA.
Jack Hickey
Emerald Hills
Measure AAs
ineffective campaigning
Editor,
If the Midpeninsula Regional
Open Space District is serious about
passing Measure AA on June 3, they
and their political associates should
stop spending money on sending us
dead trees in the form of multiple
political mailer). Instead, they
should hold an emergency meeting
and vote to eliminate their own
compensation, including health
benefits, effective immediately.
This would demonstrate their com-
mitment to fiscal prudence. I will
hold onto my ballot until May 20 to
see if they respond.
Margaret Fruth
Palo Alto
The value of auto shop
Editor,
I am a former student of South San
Francisco Unified School District
and I heard El Camino High School
is eliminating auto shop. Auto shop
provides students with skills leading
to successful careers providing job
security. Also, Auto Shop teaches
students to become self-reliant.
Studies have suggested that through
Project-based learning, students
learn better and develop everyday
math and physics skills from com-
pletion of successful projects.
Various mathematical concepts such
as the Pythagorean Theorem, frac-
tions and geometry all come to play
when auto shop students take meas-
urements needed to develop their
projects. Auto shop also teaches stu-
dents the value of persistence, to
keep trying, even after they made a
mistake until they succeed. There
have been studies that initiative and
hard work may be more critical to
success than intelligence. Auto shop
is one of the few places in high
school where students explore oth-
ers skills. Bottom line, every high
school student can benefit from a
year of auto shop for improvement
in math skills. To all parents, I urge
you to speak your high school
administration and support auto
shop. High school students educa-
tional future may be at stake.
Pete Rios
Pittsburg
Letters to the editor
The Wall Street Journal
T
he battle for Ukraine is enter-
ing a dangerous new phase,
as the Kiev government is
finally making an attempt to regain
control over its eastern cities from
local thugs and Russian special
forces. Is it too much to ask the U.S.
to offer the military means to help
Ukraine keeps its own territory?
Vladimir Putins campaign to
destabilize and disrupt his neighbor
is escalating as the May 25 date to
elect a new Ukrainian government
nears. The Russian strongman
wants to block the vote, or disrupt
it enough so he can call it illegiti-
mate. His Russian-sponsored fight-
ers moved this week from smaller
towns in eastern Ukraine to the
regional centers of Donetsk and
Luhansk, taking key government
i nst al l at i ons.
The interim authorities in Kiev,
which came into office after
Moscow crony and President Vi kt or
Yanukovych fled this winter, have
dithered. Acting President
Oleksandr Turchynov on Wednesday
said the Ukrainian state had no
authority in the east, a demoraliz-
ing and questionable admission.
Seizing an opening, Putin the next
day told Kiev to withdraw from the
east and sue for peace. The
Ukrainians might as well send him
the keys to the capital.
Were told the assault launched on
Friday reflects a change in approach
and a commitment to push back. The
restraint shown by Kiev in Crimea
and in the eastwhich President
Obama praised again on Fridayhas
frustrated most Ukrainians and failed
to stop the Russian advance. The
interim government might have
faced an uprising in Kiev over its
defeatist approach.
Ukraine is desperately seeking
Western military help, but so far the
U.S. has refused. Earlier this week in
Manila, President Obama tetchily
addressed his Ukraine policy, say-
ing, Well, what else should we be
doing? He offered another rhetorical
question: Do people actually think
that somehow us sending some addi-
tional arms into Ukraine could
potentially deter the Russian army?
Well, who knows?
But Obama is so worried about
upsetting Putin that he refused to
send even night-vision goggles,
offering 300,000 meals-ready-to-eat
instead. The Ukrainians are battling
to free themselves of Russian domi-
nation and build a European democ-
racy. They deserve more than Spam
in a can from America.
Ukraine needs U.S. military aid
Leading a double life
O
ne of the reasons classical music and symphonic
concerts are losing their audiences is because
there has to be a common understanding of what
is going on, just as there is in football where spectators
know the rules, explains Russell Hancock. He leads a
double life as the pianist in the Saint Michael Trio and as
the president and CEO of Joint Ventures Silicon Valley.
Earlier, he was the vice president of the Bay Area Council.
Joint Ventures provides analysis and action on issues
affecting the regions economy and quality of life.
In the days of Haydn, Beethoven and Brahms people
knew the rules of music. They understood timing, what
adagio, andante, etc. meant. Haydn, Beethoven, Brahms
and other famous composers of their age were the rock
stars of the day.
***
To make that connection with the audience and to be
interesting and accessible, the Saint Michael Trio offers
informances rather than performances. They pause
between parts of pieces to
explain what the composer
is doing, to show slides and
tell stories about the com-
posers life. They mix up
the repertoire to include
jazz, rock and the classics.
I rst heard the trio last
month at Stanford
University. The program
notes as follows: Vienna,
1792-In a much heralded
society gathering, a 22-
year-old newcomer from
Bonn is presented to the
music establishment as the
rightful heir to the great
classical masters Haydn and
Mozart. He offers up a set of
piano trios known as Opus 1. The young upstart was
Ludwig van Beethoven, who would become the most piv-
otal gure in music history, marking a transition away
from classicism to the romantic, expressive and other
movements that followed. ... Can we discern what
Beethoven will ultimately become even in his very rst
published work?
The informance was so meaningful that I contacted
Hancock to nd out more about his double life and how the
Saint Michael Trio came to be. We met halfway between
San Jose, the locale of his day job, and San Mateo at Allied
Arts in Menlo Park.
Hancock and the other members of the trio were trained
as classical musicians. But when they went to their respec-
tive universities, they each majored in another profession.
For Hancock, it was government. Even though they did not
know each other at the time, the two other members,
Daniel Cher, violinist; and Michael Flexer, cello, like
Hancock, decided they would continue to perform as classi-
cal musicians. Cher is a medical doctor and designs and
implements clinical trials for Bay Area medical device
companies. Flexer is a software engineer.
Hancock says he practices every day sometimes 10
minutes, sometimes an hour or more. The group performs
about twice a month and practices at Hancocks home in
Palo Alto. There is good chemistry among them, as there
has to be in a chamber group. They feel what each other is
doing and constantly look at either other while perform-
ing. Its Hancock, however, who does the talking.
***
The Saint Michael Trio started in 2007. They became
artists in residence at Menlo College in 2008 where they
quickly outgrew the auditorium and established a loyal fan
base. In 2010, they became afliated artists at Notre Dame
de Namur University in Belmont, and now are resident
chamber artists at Montalvo Arts Center in Saratoga. You
can check their concert schedule at http://www.saint-
michaeltrio.com/concerts.php
How do these three manage challenging jobs, family life
and continue to be outstanding musicians? For one, they
nd their music relaxing after a hard day at the ofce. And
two, they each have an abundance of enthusiasm and ener-
gy. After the interview, Hancock got on his bike to ride to
his San Jose ofce.
***
Symphony orchestras are trying to redo the traditional
concert hall experience to attract and keep young audi-
ences. The Saint Michael Trio is a step ahead by incorpo-
rating short lectures together with visual aides. Amemo
Beethoven wrote to himself about his deafness is displayed
on screen at the concert. Its hard not to think about his
words while listening to his music.
I am compelled to face the prospect of a lasting malady,
compelled to isolate myself, to live in loneliness. ... How
could I possibly admit such an inrmity in the one sense
which should have been more perfect in me than in others,
a sense which I once possessed in highest perfection, a
perfection such as few surely in my profession enjoy .
Hearing nothing brought me to the verge of despair and
I would have put an end to my life only art it was that
withheld me, as it seemed impossible to leave the world
until I had produced all that I felt called upon to produce.
Sue Lempert is the former mayor of San Mateo. Her column
runs every Monday. She can be reached at sue@smdailyjour-
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By Hope Yen
WASHINGTON The government has
failed to inspect thousands of oil and gas
wells it considers potentially high risks
for water contamination and other envi-
ronmental damage, congressional investi-
gators say.
The report, obtained by The Associated
Press before its public release, highlights
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that manages oil and gas development on
federal and Indian lands.
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Interior Departments Bureau of Land
Management resulted from policies based
on outdated science and from incomplete
monitoring data.
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Accountability Ofce come amid an energy
boom in the country and the increasing use
of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. That
process involves pumping huge volumes of
water, sand and chemicals underground to
split open rocks to allow oil and gas to
ow. It has produced major economic bene-
ts, but also raised fears that the chemicals
could spread to water supplies.
The audit also said the BLM did not coor-
dinate effectively with state regulators in
New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma and
Utah.
The bureau has become a symbol of feder-
al overreach to industry groups opposed to
government regulations related to oil and
gas drilling. Environmental groups say the
Obama administration needs to do more to
guard against environmental damage.
In the coming months, the administra-
tion is expected to issue rules on fracking
and methane gas emissions.
The report said the agency cannot accu-
rately and efciently identify whether feder-
al and Indian resources are properly protect-
ed or that federal and Indian resources are at
risk of being extracted without agency
approval.
In response to the report, Tommy
Beaudreau, a principal deputy assistant inte-
rior secretary, wrote that he generally
agreed with the recommendations for
improved state coordination and updated
regulations.
The report makes clear in many instances
that the BLMs failure to inspect high-pri-
ority oil and gas wells is due to limited
money and staff. BLM ofcials said they
were in the process of updating several of
its policies later this year.
Investigators reviewed 14 states in full or
part: Arkansas, California, Colorado,
Louisiana, New Mexico, North Dakota,
Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South
Dakota, Texas, Utah, West Virginia and
Wyoming. In Ohio, Pennsylvania and else-
where, fracking has become increasingly
prevalent.
The report said the BLM had failed to
conduct inspections on more than 2,100 of
the 3,702 wells that it had specified as
high priority and drilled from 2009
through 2012. The agency considers a well
high priority based on a greater need to
protect against possible water contamina-
tion and other environmental safety
issues.
The agency had yet to indicate whether
another 1,784 wells were high priority
or not.
The BLM has developed agreements with
some states, which also have jurisdiction
over well inspections on federal lands.
According to the GAO, it had reached
agreements with regulators in California,
Colorado, Nevada and Wyoming.
The report said BLM has not reviewed or
updated many of its oil and gas rules to
reflect technological advances, as required
by a 2011 executive order. They include
guidance on spacing of wells, which the
report said could help maximize oil and gas
production.
The bureau acknowledged it had not
updated its guidance on oil and gas
drainage since 1999 or its guidance on
mineral trespass interference of drilling
or mining activity since 2003.
Congressional investigators found the
BLM did not monitor inspection activities
at its state and field offices and thus could
not provide reasonable assurance that
those offices were completing the required
inspections.
Fed govt failed to inspect higher risk oil wells
REUTERS
NuStar Energy guests tour the newly expanded crude dock at the Port of Corpus Christi,Texas.
BAGHDAD Fighting in Iraqs
western Anbar province, now in its
fth month, appears to have bogged
down, with government forces unable
to drive out Islamic militants who
took over one of the areas main cities.
But the impact is being felt much fur-
ther, with the repercussions rippling
through the countrys economy to hit
consumers and businesses.
The large, desert province is a major
crossroads. The main highways link-
ing Baghdad and other parts of Iraq to
Syria and Jordan run through it. So
ghting has not only dislodged thou-
sands of residents from their homes
and forced shutdowns of their busi-
nesses. It has also disrupted shipping,
inating prices of goods in Baghdad
and elsewhere. Fears of the road have
gotten so bad Iraq has had to stop ship-
ments of oil to Jordan.
Anwar Salah, co-owner of al-Baqiee
travel agency in Baghdad, said his
company used to run more than 13
trips a day by SUVs shuttling passen-
gers between Baghdad and the
Jordanian capital, Amman.
Now people avoid the highway,
which runs near the ashpoint Anbar
cities of Fallujah and Anbar, fearing
militant checkpoints or clashes. So
his rm is down to one trip every other
day, and prots have plunged by 90
percent, he said.
Most of the drivers who used to
work for me are now either jobless or
working in other professions, he
said. We are part of the countrys mis-
erable situation.
Militants, many of from the al-
Qaida-breakaway group Islamic State
in Iraq and the Levant, overran
Fallujah and parts of Anbars capital,
Ramadi, at the beginning of the year,
taking advantage of tensions between
the Sunni community, which domi-
nates Anbar, and the Shiite-led central
government.
Ongoing fighting in Iraqs Anbar hits businesses
By Scott Smith
SANGER Six months ago,
workers at one of the largest fruit
farms in the U.S. went to the bal-
lot box to decide if they would
continue to be represented by the
United Farm Workers, which won
that right two decades ago but
never forged a labor contract.
The ballots, still uncounted by
state ofcials and locked in a safe,
sit at the center of a dispute between
the union launched by iconic farm
labor leader Cesar Chavez and
Gerawan Farming, Inc., which hires
more than 5,000 workers annually
to tend and harvest nectarines,
peaches and plums.
Chavez has long since passed
away, but the UFWs ght to get
workers at Gerawan a union-nego-
tiated contract goes on, moving
from the farms vast orchards in
Central California to courtrooms
amid accusations of broken labor
laws and intimidation tactics.
In California, the nations most
productive agricultural region,
unions over decades have won
more than 750 elections to repre-
sent workers, said Philip Martin, a
farm labor expert at the University
of California, Davis.
But that never resulted in more
than 350 negotiated contracts, so
Martin said another 400 farms
may nd themselves in the same
position as Gerawan.
In the South, such as North
Carolina, a few farms and food
processors have recently unionized,
said David Zonderman, a labor histo-
rian at North Carolina State
University, adding that the region
still remains at the bottom of nation-
al rankings for organized labor.
It can be Michigan, Main,
North Carolina or Northern
California, Zonderman said.
Organizing farm workers is very,
very difcult.
Dan Gerawan, who runs the fam-
ily business in Central California
and claims it pays the highest
wages in the industry, said the
union and a runaway state labor
board are in collusion, using what
he considers to be an unconstitu-
tional state law to take control of
his business and rob his workers
of their choice of whether to be
represented.
Gerawan said the UFWturned its
back on the workers for 20 years,
until recently returning out of
nowhere. Theres no longer peace
in the elds, he said. What was
our sin that justies this?
UFWs National Vice President
Armando Elenes said farm workers
need protection today more than
ever from abuses such as low
wages, exposure to harmful pesti-
cides and working in extreme heat.
He disputed union critics who
say the UFW is reasserting its
long-dormant right to represent
workers merely to bolster its
membership rolls and dues. It has
nothing to do with a money grab,
he said. It has to do with improv-
ing conditions for workers.
This feud dates back to 1992,
when the UFWbegan to represent
Gerawans workers. The two sides
met once, without agreeing to a
contract.
After that, Elenes said UFW
leaders realized they were up
against a powerful, anti-union
farm.
The union turned to Sacramento,
Elenes said, and won passage in
2002 of a law that calls for media-
tion if two sides cant reach a con-
tract. The UFW tested the law at
three smaller farms in San Joaquin
and Madera counties, gaining hun-
dreds of new members before
returning to Gerawan in 2012.
Gerawan said in the two decades
that passed he heard nothing from
the union.
Not a letter, no phone call, no
fax, no email, no contact at all,
he said.
Elenes said there was no disap-
pearing act, as Gerawan claims.
In a new round of negotiations
last year, the sides met repeatedly
without agreeing on a contract,
and the UFWinvoked its right to a
mediator. Gerawan appealed, say-
ing having a mediator order a con-
tract has dubious constitutional
validity and would unfairly force
the union on him and his workers.
UFWs Elenes said he would
rather obtain a voluntary agree-
ment and not have to use the medi-
ation law.
Silvia Lopez, who has picked
peaches for 15 years at Gerawan,
said she is happy with the pay and
working conditions. If they
dont treat me good, I dont stay
there even one day, the 38-year-
old said.
Lopez said she doesnt want the
UFWtaking 3 percent of her pay-
check in dues. She led a signature
drive to hold a vote on whether the
workers want the UFW to repre-
sent them anymore. The vote hap-
pened Nov. 5, and she believes the
ballots if counted would
drive out the UFW.
Silas Shawver, director of the
state Agriculture Labor Relations
Boards ofce in Visalia, said the
ballots remain untouched because
of unsettled allegations made by
the UFW that Gerawans crew
bosses coerced workers into sign-
ing the petition calling for the
vote, compromising the process.
Shawver denied that the agricul-
ture board is on the UFWs side,
saying his ofce is independent
and bound by law to investigate
potential violations of worker
rights. Gerawan said his crew boss-
es have not intimidated workers,
and he wants the votes counted.
Gerawan worker and union sup-
porter Severiano Salas, 34, said in
Spanish with the UFWs Elenes
translating that working condi-
tions have improved since the
union returned. Salas, who has
worked at the farm for 15 years,
said he is ready to pay 3 percent
for full union representation.
State farmer locked in battle with union
By Terry Bernal
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Bel-Mateo Babe Ruth Baseball is cele-
brating its anniversary in style.
Founded in 1964 as Belmont Area
Baseball, the league is entering its 50th
season. Known as Bel-Mateo Babe Ruth
since 2009, the leagues home field
Belmont Sports Complex will play host to
the Northern California 13-15 Year Old
State Tournament in July for the rst time
since the leagues inception.
This was a special tournament, District
6 commissioner Jose Perez said. So, I felt
like they deserved it.
Perez was one of the many league digni-
taries on hand Saturday at the Belmont
Sports Complex for Bel-Mateo Babe Ruths
opening day, which included a pregame cer-
emony with quite a cast of past players.
Five players who played in the inaugural
1964 season were present Karl
Mittelstadt, Joe Slay, Jeff Bench, John
Zeller and Steve San Filipo.
Bel-Mateo Babe Ruth president Steve
Vega helped organize the event. Vega said he
wasnt aware of the anniversary until a
month and a half ago when it was brought to
his attention by Mittelstadt.
Vega who has been involved in the
league for 15 years and has presided as pres-
ident for the past eight quickly put
together quite an opening-day event, utiliz-
ing social media to coordinate with past
players and invite them to be honored.
The pregame ceremonies included an
introduction of each of the six teams in
Babe Ruth Baseball, individual introduc-
tions of all the honorees, a color guard by
the Belmont Boy Scout troop and a wonder-
ful rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner by
Amelia Espinosa, a student from Ralston
Intermediate School. First pitch was thrown
out by Belmont Vice Mayor David
Bronstein along with Barry Harris, whose
father Jerry Harris was the rst league com-
missioner in 1964.
On display at the North Fields conces-
sion stand was an array of league yearbooks
published in the mid-1990s. Crafted by
scorekeeper extraordinaire Diane
Rasmussen, the yearbooks included team
photos of all the then Belmont-Redwood
Shores teams.
Mittelstadt was one of the key gures in
getting the Belmont Sports Complex built
in the early 1990s. He, along with Belmont
Little League president Bryan Rianda and
Belmont AYSO president Bryan Rianda
helped design the facility to allow Babe
Ruth Baseball to move from its home eld at
Carlmont High School. Previous to the
Belmont Sports Complex, the Carlmont
softball diamond was converted into a base-
ball eld every summer, with the league hav-
ing to build a mound at the beginning of the
season then tear it out at the end.
One of the longtime coaches on hand
Saturday was former Babe Ruth Red Sox man-
ager Rich Bortoli, who began coaching when
his son Jay began playing as a 13 year old.
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By Terry Bernal
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
It was a storybook scene betting of a team
scoring a walk-off win to advance to the State
Championship.
But College of San Mateo softball won its
Super Regional on quite the controversial call.
The Lady Bulldogs scored a wildly dramatic
7-6 walk-off victory over San Joaquin Delta
Sunday at CSM. Heading into the seventh
inning, CSM held a 3-2 edge, but Delta rallied
for four runs in the top of the inning to take a
6-3 lead. CSM answered with a four-run rally
of its own, only to win it when Brooke
Ramsey scored on a bang-bang play at the
plate on a safe call that should have gone the
other way.
With the bases loaded and one out, Taylor
Cruse hit a hot shot to the left of Delta third
baseman Maryanne Peluso. Peluso nabbed
it and red a short-hop throw to catcher Mia
Ramirez. With her foot on the plate to
ensure the force out, Ramirez scooped up the
throw while blocking Ramsey off the plate.
But the home-plate umpire called Ramsey
safe to end it, sending the Lady Bulldogs
into a frenzy of celebration but leaving the
Delta team stunned.
From our perspective the ball had beat the
runner, Delta head coach Jim Fisher said.
Her foot was on the bag. She showed him the
ball and he still called [Ramsey] safe. In my
belief he made the wrong call. The ball hit the
ground and he decided it was not going to be
caught. Then when it came up he was
shocked. He had already made the (safe) sign.
So, he was caught in the middle. It was a
tough play. From my perspective, he made
the wrong call.
Fisher said the umpire admitted to him that
he blew the call.
He explained it a little bit backwards,
Fisher said. He explained it that she
should have been out. He was a little nerv-
ous. So, I know deep down inside he made
the wrong call.
As CSM head coach Nicole Borg was keen
to point out though, even had Ramsey been
called out, it would have only been the second
out of the inning and the Lady Bulldogs would
have still had a bases-loaded opportunity to
CSM advances to State Championships
Bel-Mateo Babe Ruth Baseball celebrated its 50th opening day Saturday. In the rst game of
the season,White Sox pitcher Oscar Carlos pitched his squad to a 12-5 win over the Indians.
Celebrating 50 years
By Joe Resnick
LOS ANGELES Pablo Sandoval
moved into the cleanup spot and broke out
of his slump.
Sandoval and Hector
Sanchez hit RBI singles
in the 10th inning, and
the San Francisco Giants
recovered to beat the Los
Angeles Dodgers 7-4
Sunday after closer
Sergio Romo gave up a
tying homer to Hanley
Ramirez.
Im happy, but Im not
satised. I just want to do better for my
teammates and the team, Sandoval said.
Youve got to keep focused and keep work-
ing hard, because everything is going to
come back. So I dont worry too much about
it. I just try to stay positive and keep ght-
ing and have the faith that I can do it.
Sandoval, who began the day hitting
.173, was 3 for 5 with two RBIs. His other
six RBIs this season came when he was bat-
ting third.
He was pretty excited about where he was
hitting today, and he asked me how much I
had to drink last night, Giants manager
Bruce Bochy said. I know its been frustrat-
ing for him, but hes been making better
contact, and it just seems like hes got some
condence going. More than anything, hes
got a little bit of a swagger right now, and
hes got to keep that. Hopefully this will be
something he can build on.
San Francisco needs Sandoval to start pro-
ducing in the middle of the lineup, especial-
ly with Brandon Belt sidelined for at least
six weeks because of a broken thumb.
It was nice to see him go out there and get
three knocks, Giants pitcher Tim Hudson
said about Sandoval. You know the great
player is in there. And for him to get back to
being that great player, its between the
ears. Once he gets a little condence going
and believing in himself, hell be OK. We
believe in him, and its something weve
been saying for a long time.
Sandovals run-scoring double in the rst
against Clayton Kershaw ended an RBI
drought of 20 games and 68 at-bats for the
switch-hitting third baseman since April 16
Panda delivers,
Giants win in 10
See CSM, Page 14
See GIANTS, Page 13 See FIFTY, Page 16
CSM advanced to the State Championship tournament with a 7-6 walk-off win Sunday over
Delta. Brooke Ramsey was called safe on a bang-bang play at the plate to end it.
Bel-Mateo Babe Ruth Baseball celebrates landmark opening day
Pablo Sandoval
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hit with a runner in scoring position in a
span of 27 at-bats for Sandoval, who
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base standing up.
When you get the RBI to get ahead in the
rst inning against a tough pitcher like
that, you have to be happy, Sandoval said.
Im happy that were winning and that
were in rst place.
Brandon Hicks hit a two-run shot against
the two-time NL Cy Young Award winner,
and Buster Posey had an RBI single for the
NL West leaders, who beat the defending
division champions for the seventh time in
10 meetings this season.
The Giants nished their road trip 7-3 and
played errorless ball over the last ve games.
Romo (3-0) came on in the ninth to try
and protect a 4-2 lead for Hudson. The right-
hander struck out Yasiel Puig after a one-out
double by Dee Gordon, but Ramirez lined his
fth homer to left eld on an 0-1 pitch. The
blown save was Romos rst this season in
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Angel Pagan drew a leadoff walk in the
10th from Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen (0-
2). Hunter Pence singled and both runners
advanced on a wild pitch before Posey was
intentionally walked. Sandoval and Sanchez
delivered clutch hits, then Posey scored on
J.P. Howells wild pitch.
Jean Machi got three outs for his rst
major league save.
Hudson allowed two runs and eight hits
over six innings, including a leadoff homer
in the sixth by Puig that extended his career-
best hitting streak to 11 games. The right-
hander went fewer than seven innings for
the rst time in eight starts this season.
Kershaw allowed three runs and seven hits
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Stadium. The three-time defending major
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coming off the disabled list.
Los Angeles grabbed a 2-1 lead in the
sixth. Puig drove Hudsons rst pitch of the
inning into the Dodgers bullpen in left to
tie it 1-all and ipped his bat after making
contact.
GIANTS
Giants 7, Dodgers 4 (10 inn.)
SanFrancisco AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Pagan cf 3 3 2 0 2 0 .314
Pence rf 5 1 2 0 0 2 .257
Posey c-1b 4 1 2 1 1 0 .306
Sandoval 3b 5 1 3 2 0 0 .189
Hicks 2b 4 1 1 2 0 3 .200
Arias 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .164
Sanchez ph-c 1 0 1 1 0 0 .236
Perez lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .050
Blanco ph-lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .100
Adrianza ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 .176
Affeldt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
Casilla p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
Colvin ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Romo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
Morse ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .273
Machi p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
Hudson p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .111
B.Crawford ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .261
Totals 38 7 11 6 4 12
Los Angeles AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Gordon 2b 5 1 1 0 0 1 .331
Puig rf 5 1 2 1 0 2 .318
Ramirez ss 5 2 2 2 0 0 .257
Gonzalez 1b 5 0 1 1 0 0 .262
Howell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
Kemp cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .267
Ethier lf 4 0 3 0 1 0 .264
Turner 3b 4 0 1 0 1 1 .180
Butera c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .227
C.Crawford ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .255
Wright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jansen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
Van Slyke 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .267
Kershaw p 1 0 1 0 0 0 .286
Figgins ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .125
Withrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
Olivo c 2 0 0 0 0 2 .217
Totals 42 4 14 4 2 8
SanFrancisco 100 000 210 3 7 11 0
Los Angeles 000 002 002 0 4 14 0
LOB-San Francisco 7, Los Angeles 11. 2B-Pagan (9),
Sandoval (6), D.Gordon (7), H.Ramirez (14), Ethier 2
(5).HR-B.Hicks (7),off Kershaw;Puig (6),off T.Hudson;
H.Ramirez (5), off Romo.
SanFrancisco IP H R ER BB SO
T.Hudson 6 8 2 2 1 2
Affeldt H, 5.2 0 0 0 0 1
Casilla H, 6 1.1 3 0 0 0 1
Romo W, 3-0 BS, 1 1 2 2 2 0 2
Machi S, 1 1 1 0 0 1 2
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Kershaw 7 7 3 3 0 9
Withrow 1 1 1 1 1 0
J.Wright 1 0 0 0 1 1
Jansen L, 0-2 .1 3 3 3 2 1
Howell .2 0 0 0 0 1
By Michael Wagaman
THEASSOCIATED PRESS
OAKLAND Some of Gio Gonzalez's
best memories are from his days pitching at
the Oakland Coliseum.
It might not be such a special place for the
Washington left-hander anymore.
Facing his former club for the rst time
since being traded away following the 2011
season, Gonzalez had a nightmarish after-
noon after giving up a pair of three-run
home runs to former Nationals' farmhand
Derek Norris in a 9-1 loss to the Oakland
Athletics on Sunday.
"It's always nice to come back to Oakland
and see some familiar faces and enjoy it, but
I still got a job to do," Gonzalez said.
"Obviously, it was a different story today. "
It was a rough return to the Coliseum for
Gonzalez, who pitched for the A's for four
years and was making his rst start against
his former club.
Washington's left-hander labored through
4 1-3 innings and gave up seven runs and
nine hits. He struck out four and walked
three in his worst outing in Oakland since
giving up 11 earned runs to Minnesota on
July 20, 2009.
Gonzalez (3-3) was also caught on televi-
sion yelling at a teammate in Washington's
dugout after the second. Earlier in the
inning, the Nationals allowed a high pop-
up by Yoenis Cespedes to fall to the turf and
roll foul. Cespedes eventually walked before
the next batter, Norris, hit his second two-
out home run of the day.
"Nothing happened," Gonzalez said when
asked about what happened in the dugout.
Both of Norris' home runs came on identi-
cal two-out, 3-0 pitches from Gonzalez.
Norris, who spent five seasons in
Washington's minor leagues, was also part
of the trade that sent Gonzalez to the
Nationals.
It's the rst multi-homer game of Norris'
career. The six RBIs are tied for the most by
an Athletics catcher since 1914.
"Everyone knows (Gonzalez) has good
stuff and you have to get on him early, "
Norris said. "It just happened to work out a
little bit better than it initially was planned
out to be, not once but twice."
Before the game, Washington placed rst
baseman Adam LaRoche on the disabled list
with a right quad strain. LaRoche, who has
ve home runs and 21 RBIs, joins Nationals
third baseman Ryan Zimmerman and out-
elder Bryce Harper on the DL.
Without its top three hitters, Washington
did little offensively.
Oakland starter Scott Kazmir retired the
side in order five times in the first six
innings, and the Nationals were on the
verge of being shut out for the second time
in three days until Zach Walters' RBI single
off Jim Johnson with two outs in the ninth.
"We got manhandled today," Washington
manager Matt Williams said. "(Gonzalez)
didn't have a breaking ball early and missed
with his fastball and they made him pay for
it. That was the story of today. "
The A's completed their majors-leading
fourth series sweep with another blowout of
the Nationals. Oakland, which shut out
Washington in the series opener, outscored
Washington 21-4.
Nick Punto added two hits and three RBIs
while Brandon Moss singled twice and dou-
bled for Oakland.
Kazmir (5-1) bounced back from his rst
loss of the year to pitch seven scoreless
innings while allowing only four hits. He
struck out four and didn't walk a batter for
the fourth time this season.
In the lineup because of a left-hander on
the mound, Norris blasted a 3-0 pitch from
Gonzalez over the wall in left with two outs
in the rst.
Oakland led 4-0 when Norris came up in
the second, again with two runners on.
Gonzalez ran the count to 3-0 before Norris
hammered the ball down the left eld line for
his fourth home run this season.
Punto added an RBI single in the rst and
a two-run double in the seventh.
As rout former teammate
win it.
Very close call. Could have gone
either way, Borg said. But luckily
for us we had another out to work
with.
CSM also had a game to play
with, as Delta having lost
Saturday to CSM in the double-
elimination tournament would
still have had to win one more game
had the outcome of Sundays deci-
sive nale favored Delta.
It was a wild seventh inning
though, as Delta rallied for four runs
on four hits to jump out to a 6-3 lead.
It was Deltas second lead of the
game, after jumping out to a 2-0
advantage with single runs in the rst
and the fourth. It was the rst time
CSM trailed in a game since April 2.
After three straight Delta singles to
open the seventh by Peluso, Kaycee
Creek and Brooke Malcolm, the
tying run scored on a walk by Jamie
Costa to plate Peluso. Taylor Barsi
followed with a line drive to CSM
shortstop Kayleen Smith, which
Smith nabbed with a knee-slide and
pivoted for a quick throw to third base
to double off Creek.
Deltas Rachel Greer-Smith stepped
up to the plate as an imposing pres-
ence though. The sophomore had
already hit one epic home run against
CSM in the series, having launched a
three-run bomb in the seventh inning
to send Saturdays matchup into
extra-innings before the Lady
Bulldogs won it 9-6 in the eighth.
Greer-Smith gave a command per-
formance Sunday. After running the
count full, she drilled a three-run shot
over the wall in left eld.
But CSM answered right back in
the bottom of the seventh. After
singles by Smith, Skania Lemus and
Melina Rodriguez loaded the bases,
Ramsey lifted a deep y to right that
went for a bases-clearing triple to
tie it. It was one of the most emo-
tional swings of the bat of CSMs
season, according to Cruse.
I teared up instantly, Cruse said.
I looked around, everybody was
tearing up. It was just like, Hell
yeah! This is our team! We ght
until the end!
Delta intentionally walked
Natalie Saucedo and Lelani Akai to
load the bases. Then Cruse stepped
to the plate. Two days after clubbing
a home run to down Yuba in Fridays
Super Regional opener, Cruse said
she was mindful of the situation
with Ramsey at third base represent-
ing the winning run.
When I came up, I really knew I
didnt need to hit a home run, Cruse
said. All I needed to do was hit a ball
in play and we score that run. And
thats exactly what happened.
After Delta went up 2-0 in the
fourth, CSM answered with a three-
run rally to take the lead in the bot-
tom of the frame. After a leadoff walk
to Lemus, Rodriguez drilled a two-run
home run to center to tie it. It was the
freshmans sixth home run of the year
and her second in as many days
against Delta.
But the Lady Bulldogs didnt stop
there. Saucedo and Cruse each singled
before Raquel Martinez singled to
center to plate Saucedo with the go-
ahead run. Cruse also attempted to
score on the play, but was gunned
down at the plate by Delta center eld-
er Kodee Johnson for the nal out of
the inning.
Rodriguez was 4 for 4 in the game,
falling a triple shy of the cycle with
two singles, a double and a home run.
The one-run win was just the third of
the season for the Lady Bulldogs, who
previously downed Delta in the regu-
lar season by the same score of 7-6.
Through its two losses to CSM in
the Super Regional, Delta committed
no defensive errors.
This weekend weve played better
than we have all year, Fisher said.
As for the team, Im proud of them. I
thought they played well. It just did-
nt fall our way. That College of San
Mateo team is a very good team, so
their record kind of stands for [itself].
But we denitely gave them some-
thing to think about today.
For a CSM team that has never
won a state championship, the
stage is set for a season of destiny
for the Lady Bulldogs. With a 42-2
overall record, CSM enters Fridays
nal four as the top-ranked team
remaining in the state bracket.
Palomar and Solano tied for the
No. 1-ranked spot to end the regular
season both were knocked out in
Super Regional action.
The California Community
College Athletic Association State
Championships will be held May 16-
18 at Bakerseld College, with
Fridays Game 1 rst pitch scheduled
for 5:30 p.m. The nal four consists
of CSM and Sierra from Northern
California and Santiago Canyon and
Mt. San Antonio from Southern
California.
Borg said she recognized the champi-
onship potential in this years CSM
squad fairly early in the season.
Probably about the third week,
Borg said. Just the way they play
and the way they ght until the very
end. It just doesnt matter what the
score is. Its like they dont even
look at the scoreboard. We didnt get
down [Sunday]. We made a lot of
mistakes today and we still kept
ghting. Ive never had a team like
this. Weve come close to this, but
the ght is what separates them from
everybody else.
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LOS ANGELES Bermane Stiverne
completed his long journey to a heavy-
weight title with one more punishing vic-
tory.
Stiverne stopped Chris Arreola in the
sixth round Saturday night, claiming the
WBC heavyweight title belt vacated by
Vitali Klitschko.
Stiverne (24-1-1, 21 KOs) dropped
Arreola twice in the sixth, and the Haitian-
born ghter was punishing Arreola again
when referee Jack Reiss stopped the ght
with 58 seconds left in the round.
The Klitschko brothers had held every
major heavyweight title for the past six
years. Vitalis retirement into Ukrainian
politics in December opened the WBC belt
for the 35-year-old Stiverne, a late
bloomer who hasnt lost in 13 consecu-
tive ghts.
After beating Arreola by decision last
year, Stiverne hadnt fought in nearly 13
months while waiting for Klitschkos
decision to retire.
The wait was worth it.
I studied and studied, Stiverne said. I
watched my opponent. I knew I could
knock him out. ... I was patient. The plan
was to let him get comfortable, and he
soon as he gets real comfortable, then
crack him. And thats what I did.
Stiverne dropped Arreola (36-4) for the
first time with a sweeping right hand to
Arreolas left temple, sending Arreola
wobbling and crashing to the canvas.
Arreola rose and kept fighting, but
Stiverne put him headfirst into the ropes
moments later with another combina-
t i on.
After Reiss stopped the ght, Stiverne
wept with the WBCs
green belt around his
shoulder while promot-
er Don King celebrated
at the Galen Center on
USCs downtown cam-
pus.
I knew it was a
wrap, Stiverne said.
The way I trained, I
knew I could knock
him out because Ive
got the power.
Stiverne won a lop-sided decision over
Arreola last April, breaking Arreolas nose
in the third round. Arreola, who acknowl-
edged training poorly for that ght, felt he
lost the rematch when he got hit by the
same punch that nished the rst ght .
He has a tremendous right hand, thats
exactly what it was, Arreola said. I felt
like I was winning the ght. He just got
me with the same right hand. Couldnt get
away from it, and after that, its all she
wrote.
The well-traveled Stiverne, who fought
for Canada as an amateur boxer and trained
in Florida earlier in his pro career, worked
out of Floyd Mayweathers gym in Las
Vegas for this bout. He is the rst heavy-
weight champion of Haitian descent and
the rst champ not named Klitschko since
Samuel Peter, who was stopped by Vitali
Klitschko in 2008.
Wladimir Klitschko, who holds the
other three major heavyweight titles, is
eager to claim all four belts by ghting
the winner. But before that lucrative bout,
Stiverne must fight unbeaten Deontay
Wilder, the U.S. Olympic bronze medalist
and the WBCs mandatory challenger.
With all due respect, I dont give a damn
about Wilder or Klitschko right now,
Stiverne said. Right now, its about what I
won.
Arreola has lost both of his shots at the
WBC heavyweight title, getting pounded
by Vitali Klitschko in 2009 just up the
street at Staples Center. The Los Angeles-
area native was attempting to become the
rst heavyweight champion of Mexican
descent.
I could have got back up plenty of
times, Arreola said. Was the fight
stopped a little early? I believe so. But
then again, the referee is there to protect
me from myself. But I felt like I was win-
ning the fight.
Both fighters took advantage of the
small 17-by-17-foot ring at the Galen
Center, which was hosting its rst box-
ing card.
Stiverne landed the biggest shots in the
opening round, but Arreola dominated the
second and third rounds with a withering
series of combinations, trapping
Stiverne against the ropes. Stiverne
laughed off the punishment and allowed
Arreola to keep moving forward, content
to counterpunch.
I wasnt hurt, Stiverne said. He actual-
ly punched me, my mouth was open, and he
busted my lip. I was trying to nd out if
there was food or something in my teeth,
but it was my lip. He didnt hurt me in the
head.
Stiverne hasnt lost since July 2007,
when he was stopped by Demetrice King.
He fought to a majority draw with Charles
Davis in 2009, but has stopped ve of his
last seven opponents.
Stiverne wins WBC heavyweight belt
Bermane
Stiverne
Nadal, Sharapova
win Madrid Open
By Paul Logothetis
MADRID Rafael Nadal won his fourth
Madrid Open title on Sunday after Kei Nishikori
was forced to withdraw with a back injury when
trailing 2-6, 6-4, 3-0 in the nal.
Earlier, Maria Sharapova bounced back from a
poor start to defeat Simona Halep 1-6, 6-2, 6-3
to win the womens title.
Nadal became the first repeat winner in
Madrid, and recovered from two recent quarter-
nal losses on clay to win his second title on the
surface and third overall this year.
Nadal showed signs of improvement this
week compared to his early exits in Monte Carlo
and Barcelona, but still didnt look quite like the
player who has won eight French Open titles.
We dont deserve the victory, (Nishikori)
deserves it, he played better than us the whole
time, Nadals uncle and coach Toni Nadal told
Antenna 3 TV. We had a lot of luck today. We
didnt really come back, he was hurt.
Nadals victory guarantees he will stay No. 1
heading into Roland Garros.
Sharapova, who lost to Serena Williams in
last years nal, pulled away in the deciding set
with an early break to follow up her triumph in
Stuttgart with a maiden title in Madrid.
Since the 2011 French Open, Sharapova has a
47-3 record on clay with all three defeats
coming to Williams. The top-ranked American
was the two-time defending champion in Madrid
but withdrew with a leg injury on Friday.
I dont know how I pulled it off, Sharapova
said after winning her 32nd career title. I came
close last year, and I didnt have a great rst set
today, but I knew it wasnt over until the last
point was played.
However, after Jay graduated from the Babe Ruth
ranks three years later, Bortoli remained at the
helm of the Red Sox. He kept with Babe Ruth
Baseball because he liked working with the age
group. He said he appreciated coaching the team
after his son no longer played for it because par-
ents and fans could no longer criticize him for
playing his son at shortstop.
Bortoli shared fond memories of his sons
Babe Ruth career though. One of his favorites
was when the Red Sox played against Tom
Bradys team from the San Mateo Area Babe
Ruth League, before the two leagues merged to
form the current Bel-Mateo makeup.
Brady was a catcher in those days, and
Bortolis account of the now New England
Patriots quarterback was about how the scout-
ing report on Bradys arm strength was perhaps
a bit skewed. He was criticized that maybe his
arm wasnt that strong, Bortoli said. But he
could throw it to second base, which a lot of
kids (that age) cant do. So, we stopped run-
ning on him.
Bortoli also joked about the impact of Brady
going 0 for 3 against his son.
I always say my son turned him into a foot-
ball player, he said.
District 6 is comprised of Bel-Mateo, Palo
Alto and Mountain View, with the only other
league to host a Nor Cal tournament being
Mountain View. The league has hosted twice,
once in 2011 and again in 13. In both sea-
sons, the same Tri Valley team won, rst as 13
year olds then again as 15 year olds last sea-
son. In 2011, Tri Valley went on to win the
Babe Ruth World Series.
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SPORTS
FIFTY
East Division
W L Pct GB
Baltimore 20 15 .571
New York 19 17 .528 1 1/2
Boston 19 18 .514 2
Toronto 18 20 .474 3 1/2
Tampa Bay 16 22 .421 5 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Detroit 21 12 .636
Chicago 19 20 .487 5
Kansas City 18 19 .486 5
Cleveland 18 20 .474 5 1/2
Minnesota 17 19 .472 5 1/2
West Division
W L Pct GB
As 23 15 .605
Anaheim 19 17 .528 3
Seattle 19 18 .514 3 1/2
Texas 19 19 .500 4
Houston 12 26 .316 11
SundaysGames
L.A.Angels 9,Toronto3
Minnesota4,Detroit 3
Houston5,Baltimore2
Cleveland6,TampaBay5
Arizona5,ChicagoWhiteSox1
Milwaukee6,N.Y.Yankees 5
Boston5,Texas 2
Oakland9,Washington1
Kansas City9,Seattle7
Monday'sGames
Tigers(Porcello5-1) atBaltimore(B.Norris2-2),4:05p.m.
Mets (Colon2-5) atYankees (Kuroda2-3),4:05p.m.
Angels(C.Wilson4-2) atToronto(Buehrle6-1),4:07p.m.
Rangers(Lewis2-2) at Houston(Peacock0-3),5:10p.m.
ChiSox(Danks 3-2) at Oakland(J.Chavez2-1),7:05p.m.
Rays (Ramos 1-1) at Seattle(Hernandez3-1),7:10p.m.
AL GLANCE
East Division
W L Pct GB
Atlanta 21 15 .583
Miami 20 18 .526 2
Washington 19 18 .514 2 1/2
New York 17 19 .472 4
Philadelphia 17 19 .472 4
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Milwaukee 24 14 .632
St. Louis 19 19 .500 5
Cincinnati 17 19 .472 6
Pittsburgh 16 21 .432 7 1/2
Chicago 12 24 .333 11
West Division
W L Pct GB
Giants 24 14 .632
Colorado 23 17 .575 2
Los Angeles 20 19 .513 4 1/2
San Diego 18 21 .462 6 1/2
Arizona 15 25 .375 10
SundaysGames
Cincinnati4,Colorado1
N.Y.Mets5,Philadelphia4,11innings
Atlanta5,ChicagoCubs2
Arizona5,ChicagoWhiteSox1
Milwaukee6,N.Y.Yankees5
Oakland9,Washington1
SanDiego5,Miami4
SanFrancisco7,L.A.Dodgers4,10innings
St.Louis6,Pittsburgh5
MondaysGames
Mets(Colon2-5)atN.Y.Yankees(Kuroda2-3), 4:05p.m.
Cubs(T.Wood2-4)atSt.Louis(Lyons0-2),5:15p.m.
Nats(Zimmermann2-1)atZona(Collmenter1-2),6:40p.m.
Fish(Koehler3-2)atDodgers(Haren4-1),7:10p.m.
Braves(Floyd0-0)atSanFrancisco(Lincecum2-2),7:15p.m.
NL GLANCE
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Miami 2, Brooklyn1
Tuesday, May6: Miami 107, Brooklyn86
Thursday, May8: Miami 94, Brooklyn82
Saturday, May10: Brooklyn104, Miami 90
Monday, May 12: Miami at Brooklyn, 8 p.m.
Wednesday,May 14: Brooklyn at Miami,7 or 8 p.m.
x-Friday, May 16: Miami at Brooklyn,TBA
x-Sunday, May 18: Brooklyn at Miami,TBA
Indiana3, Washington1
Monday, May5: Washington102, Indiana96
Wednesday, May7: Indiana86,Washington82
Friday, May9: Indiana85, Washington63
Sunday, May11: Indiana95, Washington92
Tuesday, May 13:Washington at Indiana,TBA
x-Thursday, May 15: Indiana at Washington,TBA
x-Sunday, May 18:Washington at Indiana,TBA
WESTERNCONFERENCE
SanAntonio3, Portland0
Tuesday, May6: SanAntonio116, Portland92
Thursday,May8: SanAntonio114, Portland97
Saturday,May10:SanAntonio118,Portland103
Monday,May12:atSanAntonioatPortland,7:30p.m.
x-Wednesday,May14:Portlandat SanAntonio,TBA
x-Friday, May 16: San Antonio at Portland,TBA
x-Monday, May 19: Portland at San Antonio,TBA
OklahomaCity2, Clippers 2
Monday, May5: Clippers 122, Oklahoma 105
Wednesday,May7: Oklahoma112, Clippers101
Friday, May9: Oklahoma118, Clippers 112
Sunday, May11: Clippers 101, Oklahoma 99
Tuesday, May 13: Clippers at Oklahoma , 9:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 15: Oklahoma at Clippers,TBA
x-Sunday, May 18: Clippers at Oklahoma ,TBA
NBA PLAYOFFS
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
EASTERNCONFERENCE
Boston3, Montreal 2,
Thursday, May1: Montreal 4, Boston3, 2OT
Saturday, May3: Boston5, Montreal 3
Tuesday, May6: Montreal 4, Boston2
Thursday, May8: Boston1, Montreal 0, OT
Saturday, May10: Boston4, Montreal 2
Monday, May 12: Boston at Montreal,TBA
x-Wednesday, May 14: Montreal at Boston,TBA
Pittsburgh3, N.Y. Rangers 3
Friday, May2: N.Y. Rangers 3, Pittsburgh2, OT
Sunday, May4: Pittsburgh3, N.Y. Rangers 0
Monday, May5: Pittsburgh2, N.Y. Rangers 0
Wednesday,May7: Pittsburgh4, N.Y.Rangers2
Friday, May9: N.Y. Rangers 5, Pittsburgh1
Sunday, May11: N.Y. Rangers 3, Pittsburgh1
Tuesday, May 13: N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh,TBA
WESTERNCONFERENCE
Chicago3, Minnesota2
Friday, May2: Chicago5, Minnesota2
Sunday, May4: Chicago4, Minnesota1
Tuesday, May6: Minnesota4, Chicago0
Friday, May9: Minnesota4, Chicago2
Sunday, May11: Chicago2, Minnesota1
Tuesday, May 13: Chicago at Minnesota,TBA
x-Thursday, May 15: Minnesota at Chicago,TBA
Los Angeles 2, Anaheim2
Saturday, May3: Los Angeles 3, Anaheim2, OT
Monday, May5: Los Angeles 3, Anaheim1
Thursday, May8: Anaheim3, Los Angeles 2
Saturday, May10: Anaheim2, Los Angeles 0
Monday, May 12: Los Angeles at Anaheim,TBA
Wednesday, May 14: Anaheim at Los Angeles,TBA
x-Friday, May 16: Los Angeles at Anaheim,TBA
NHL PLAYOFFS
NHL playoffs
NBA playoffs
Clippers 101, Thunder 99
Darren Collison scored eight of
his 18 points in the nal 2:58, and
the Los Angeles Clippers ralled to
beat the Oklahoma City Thunder
101-99 on Sunday to tie the
Western Conference semifinal
series 2-2.
Kevin Durant scored 40 points,
hitting 15 of 18 free throws, for
the Thunder.
Game 5 is Tuesday night in
Oklahoma City.
Pacers 95, Wizards 92
Paul George had a career playoff-
high 39 points and added 12
rebounds to lead Indiana back from
a 19-point deficit and past
Washington in Game 4 of the
Eastern Conference seminals.
The Pacers lead the series 3-1 and
can close it out Tuesday night at
home.
Rangers 3, Penguins 1
Martin St. Louis and Carl
Hagelin scored 2:51 apart in the
rst period, and Henrik Lundqvist
made 36 saves and the New York
Rangers avoided elimination again
with a victory Sunday night.
The matchup between the
Metropolitan Division rivals will
be decided in Game 7 at Pittsburgh
on Tuesday night.
Blackhawks 2, Wild 1
Jonathan Toews had a rebound
goal early in the third period, and
Chicago beat Minnesota to take a
3-2 series lead in the Western
Conference seminals.
Game 6 is Tuesday night in
Minnesota, where the Wild are
undefeated in this postseason.
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n old friend called with good
news. He added a 10-month-old
border collie/cattle dog mix to
his growing family. His dog is set to
arrive soon; shes house trained, close to
full-grown at 10 months and recently had
her first heat cycle. He knows spaying
her is the right move, but was wondering
about timing. Should he time the
appointment close to the day shes sched-
uled to arrive or wait and let her get com-
fortable in her new home? Dogs have two
heat cycles per year, generally every six
to eight months apart, so his new dog is
likely not due to have another cycle for at
least a few months. Medically speaking,
the surgery can wait a bit and it actually
might be a good idea. The dog has lived
with one person for months. Shes going
to experience her first plane ride (which
could heighten her stress and compromise
her immune system), then shell move
into a new home with new people. Thats
a lot all at once for a young dog. Giving
her two to three weeks to settle in before
having her spayed seems like a good
approach. But, we wouldnt advise wait-
ing much longer than that. For the sur-
gery itself, local residents have at least
three options: private veterinarian, shel-
ter clinic or, depending on where you
live, a free mobile clinic. The last
option, one offered by Peninsula Humane
Society, is designed for low- or fixed-
income residents. We bring our mobile
clinic into targeted neighborhoods where
we see high numbers of strays or owner-
relinquished pets. We ask local resident
to let their moral compass guide them. If
they truly dont need this free service, we
offer a low-cost surgery at our on-site
clinic, 12 Airport Blvd. in San Mateo.
Our vets are spay/neuter specialists, per-
forming up to 25 surgeries per day and
our cost is about a third of that at a pri-
vate veterinary clinic.
Scott oversees PHS/SPCAs Adoption,
Behavior and Training, Education, Outreach,
Field Services, Cruelty Investigation,
Volunteer and Media/PR program areas and
staff from the new Tom and Annette Lantos
Center for Compassion.
By Sandy Cohen
LOS ANGELES Seth Rogen and Zac
Efron have bested the web-slinger at the box
ofce.
Rogen and Efrons family-versus-fraternity
comedy Neighbors, was the top draw for
moviegoers this weekend, unseating last
weeks champ, The Amazing Spider-Man 2.
The R-rated Neighbors debuted with $51
million in ticket sales, pushing Spidey to
second place with $37 million, according to
studio estimates Sunday.
Sustaining a No. 1 ranking is generally
tougher in the summer than any other time of
year, said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media
analyst for box-ofce tracker Rentrak. You
dont expect a comedy to be able to unseat an
epic blockbuster, but historically it happens
more than you think.
R-rated comedies have traditionally found
success in the summer movie season: Think
Bridesmaids, The Hangover, 2012s
Ted and last years The Heat.
Neighbors stars Rogen and Rose
Byrne as new parent s fi ndi ng t hei r
footing in the suburbs when a fraterni-
ty led by Efron moves in next door.
Fi l l ed wi t h goofbal l and gross-out
gags balanced with a dash of heart, the
comedy boasts some epic party scenes
and ample shirtless Efron.
The Universal release earned a fresh
rating from review aggregator
RottenTomatoes.com, with 74 percent of
film critics responding favorably to the
film. Conversely, Sonys Amazing
Spider-Man 2 earned a rotten rating of
54 percent.
Spidey is still a major success, with
more than $550 million in worldwide
ticket sales so far.
Spider-Man has nothing to worry
about, Dergarabedian said.
Another comedy, the Cameron Diaz-Leslie
Mann revenge romp The Other Woman
held onto third place in its third week of
release, adding $9 million to its take.
Heaven Is for Real and Captain America:
The Winter Soldier round out the top ve.
Neighbors unseats Spidey to top box office
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Diane Dwyer, NBC Bay Area news weekend anchor and Dena Denniston, owner, Crows Nest
in Half Moon Bay at the Society of St. Vincent de Paul of San Mateo County's third annual
signature fundraising event, Eat Your Heart Out, at Viognier Restaurant, Draegers Market in
San Mateo Thursday, May 1.More than 160 guests enjoyed a delicious meal and helped raise
more than $200,000 in support of SVdPs mission to help our neighbors in need. Dwyer
served as auctioneer and this years Fund-a-Need benetted SVdPs Peninsula Family Resource
Center, a homelessness prevention program, to keep families housed.
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Al essandro and Kami Sal a, of
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2014.
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injury. Its a different standard but I think its
appropriate, said Grandsaert, who presides over
Veterans Court on Friday mornings.
To participate, a veteran must have an honor-
able discharge, a probation eligible conviction,
not be a sex or gang registrant, not pose a dan-
ger to society and have a mental health condi-
tion caused by or exacerbated by their military
service. Once convicted, veterans appear before
Grandsaert for consideration. If the man or
woman meets the criteria, they are mentally
assessed, their discharge record checked with the
VAand the multi-department group decide if the
veteran is a good t .
The program is individually tailored to a
veterans needs and takes on average 18
months to two or three years to complete.
Participants include veterans dating back to
Vietnam up through veterans in their early
20s. Assistant District Attorney Morley
Pitt, who has represented the ofce in the
program since the beginning, remembers
one man with a history of thefts and drug
possession who was 78 years old.
He said he was just nally tired of the lifestyle
of using drugs, Pitt said.
San Mateo Countys court is among the
newest in Northern California although
Grandsaert and others involved say it came to
fruition in the midst of tough budget times.
Organizers from the private defender panel, dis-
trict attorneys ofce, behavioral health and pro-
bation department had to volunteer their time
during lunch hours to gure out how they wanted
the new court to operate.
Its truly been a collaborative effort because
without everyone agreeing to participate and
essentially provide additional service on top of
what they already do this couldnt have gotten
off the ground, Pitt said.
While the program how has a two-year pilot
grant, the worry remains that further court cuts
will leave it on the chopping block. Grandsaert
has two half-days to handle Veterans Court but,
with limited staff, he could always be forced to
give the time back to other matters.
When court is in session, an American ag
hangs in the back and the seats are lled with
veterans at varying points of participation.
One by one, Grandsaert calls them up for a
progress check. Those with glowing reports
receive praise and a $10 gift card their
choice of Target or Starbucks this particular
graduation morning.
But Grandsaert pulls no punches with those
who are stumbling and warns them theyre in
danger of being removed from the program. One
man says hes having logistical difculties get-
ting from South San Francisco to the court and
the VA. Grandsaert lays out the train route for
him. Another hasnt been answering his cell-
phone. Might be his age, he offers.
Grandsaert wont have it. Im probably
older than you, he tells the veteran who
promises to do better.
They want you to succeed, Grandsaert
tells the veterans about the attorneys, men-
tors and VAworkers in the courtroom. I want
you to succeed.
Over and over again, Grandsaert emphasizes
that the veterans must make this program a pri-
ority and ask for help when necessary.
Grandsaert tells them this is their new duty and
lets them know they dont have to do it alone.
He asks many during check-ins how their con-
dence level is doing.
Impact
The effect on those thriving in the program is
obvious.
I feel better today than I have in years, one
man tells Grandsaert with a wide smile and laugh.
Defense attorney Laura Torres, who repre-
sents participants in Veterans Court along
with Myra Weiher, assistant chief of the
private defender program, believes the
courts strict regulations and monitoring is
a big key to its success with veterans.
You have this good structure kind of like you
have in the military. Slowly, that structure
drops off until youre doing less and less and
youre doing things on your own, Torres said.
Veterans are a different population because
they often need special handling due to trig-
gers than might sound unreasonable a door-
bell for instance or a hand on the shoulder.
How a police ofcer responds in a typical situ-
ation may lead to a very different reaction with
a veteran, Torres said.
Torres recalled one participant with PTSD so
bad he had to live in a car because he qualied for
housing but couldnt be with other people. He
also had to meet a therapist in an atrium because
four walls was too stressful. After six months, he
walks tall, looks others in the eye and was able
to accept housing, she said.
Torres couldnt remember offhand the mans
crime, which is not surprising. In Veterans
Court, once a person is accepted, there isnt
much focus on what got a person there; mainly
the talk is where they are going.
Making choices
Watching the newer participants take their
turn before Grandsaert, Kyle said he remem-
bers the feeling well. He also recalled his
skeptical attitude when he learned about what
the program entailed.
I was like what do you mean I have to quit
drinking? he said. Kyle, an avid hunter, also
had to abstain from weapons for his two years of
probation.
Kyle said he knew he had some issues but a trip
to the VAoffered him two options a three-day
stay in a psychiatric ward or going home. He
opted for the latter and eventually ended up with
the arrests that got him into Veterans Court.
During his tenure with the sheriffs work pro-
gram, Kyle also put his plumbing skills to good
use xing the leaky coastside
public restrooms hed been
assigned to clean.
Like every participant, Kyle
was paired with another veteran
as a mentor much like a round-
the-clock sponsor to help keep
him on track and provide the ear
of someone who understand his
unique needs. Now graduated,
Kyle is looking forward to
doing the same for someone
else in the program.
Finding their way
Watching Kyle and another
veteran graduate Jane, not her
real name, who was accepted
into the program after convic-
tions for drug possession and
driving while under the inu-
ence. The 33-year-old former
U.S. Navy member with its
construction battalion in Spain said she tried
getting help for her trauma at the Fort Miley
VA but was turned away. Juggling school,
divorce and a new baby, she turned to drugs as
her life imploded. She drained her savings,
lost her job and ultimately arrived in
Grandsaerts court angry, frightened and not
sure she even wanted to participate. After
picking up three new cases after enrollment,
Jane said Grandsaert nally got through by
asking what they had to do to help her. She
was never good at asking herself, she said.
Amonth in rehabilitation, a job and the real-
ization that others care if she shows up for work
or court has Jane, the programs rst female par-
ticipant, looking at her future as a mom and per-
son differently.
Life is so much simpler now, she said. Life
as a sober individual is far less complicated.
Now, her fear is getting too cocky about her
turnaround and falling into bad habits. Looking
at Kyle and his fellow graduate, Jane said she
sees where she can be.
Stories like that of Kyle and Jane are the
proof in the pudding that Veterans Court
works, Grandsaert said.
I see this as a valuable resources, he said. In
some cases, these people have lost hope but
have now found their way into becoming people
who are not just productive but helping others.
COURT
DATEBOOK 20
MONDAY, MAY 12
Zoom In Video Production
Workshop Week Night Addition.
The MidPen Media Center, 900 San
Antonio Road, Palo Alto. Continues
through May 21. For more informa-
tion email
becky@midpenmedia.org.
The Half Moon Bay High School
Annual Student Art Show. Noon to
5 p.m. 300 Main St., Half Moon Bay.
Runs through May 24. For more
information call 726-6335.
TUESDAY, MAY 13
Healthy Bones: Osteoporosis
Prevention Event. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
PJCC, 800 Foster City Blvd., Foster
City. Free. For more information go
to www.pjcc.org or call 212-7522.
Arrowsmith Cognitive Program
Information Session. 2 p.m. 1060
Twin Dolphin Drive, Redwood City.
The Arrowsmith Program is founded
on neuroscience research and more
than 30 years of experience demon-
strating that it is possible for stu-
dents to strengthen the weak cogni-
tive capacities underlying their
learning dysfunctions through a
program of specic cognitive exer-
cises. For more information email
spike@allsinc.com.
International Thomas Merton
Society meeting. 6 p.m. Mercy
Retreat Center, 2300 Adeline Drive,
Burlingame. Free.
Faces of Hope Gallery. 6 p.m. to 8
p.m. East Palo Alto Library, 2415
University Ave., East Palo Alto. This
gallery will showcase the faces and
stories of resilience and hope from
San Mateo County residents living
with a mental illness or substance
abuse condition. Free. for more
WEDNESDAY, MAY 14
RSVP Deadline for Newcomers
Club Luncheon. Luncheon will be
held Tuesday, May 20 at noon.
Trapeze Restaurant, Burlingame. $25
for the luncheon and $3 for parking.
Checks must be received by May 14;
mail checks to Janet Williams, 1168
Shoreline Drive, San Mateo. For
more information call 286-0688.
Community Health Screening. 9
a.m. to 11 a.m. Senior Focus, 1720 El
Camino Real, Suite 10, Burlingame
(across from Mills-Peninsula). Pre-
registration is required. To pre-regis-
ter, call 696-3660. $25 for seniors 62
plus; $30 for those under 62.
Canadian Womens Club Fashion
Show and Fundraiser. 11 a.m.
Basque Cultural Center, 599 Railroad
Ave., South San Francisco. Will fea-
ture outts from LVian Boutique in
Burlingame and benet various Bay
Area charities. Reservations are
required and can be lled out at
www.canadianwomensclub.org or
by emailing president@canadian-
womensclub.org. $45. For more
information contact Carol and
caolinsh@comcast.net.
San Mateo Professional Alliance
Weekly Networking Lunch. Noon
to 1 p.m. Spiedo Ristorante, 223 E.
Fourth Ave., San Mateo. Free admis-
sion, but lunch is $17. For more
information call 430-6500 or go to
www. sanmateoprofessi onal al -
liance.com.
Wei-Tai Kwok, speaker;
Supervisor Dave Pine, moderator.
6 p.m. San Mateo Public Library, 55
W. Third Ave., San Mateo. Get an
update on the Inconvenient Truth.
Learn the latest facts about climate
change. Free. For more information
call 522-7818.
Lifetree Cafe Conversations: To
Heaven and Back. 7 p.m. Bethany
Lutheran Church, 1095 Cloud Ave.,
Menlo Park. Lifetree Cafe Menlo Park
will host an hour-long conversation
screening an exclusive lmed inter-
view with Todd Burpo, author of the
New York Times bestseller, Heaven
is for Real: A Little Boys Astounding
Story of His Trip to Heaven and
Back. Complimentary snacks and
beverages will be served. For more
information email life-
treecafemp@gmail.com or call 854-
5897.
THURDAY, MAY 15
Lifetree Cafe Conversations: To
Heaven and Back. 9:15 a.m.
Bethany Lutheran Church, 1095
Cloud Ave., Menlo Park. Lifetree Cafe
Menlo Park will host an hour-long
conversation screening an exclusive
lmed interview with Todd Burpo,
author of the New York Times best-
seller, Heaven is for Real: A Little
Boys Astoudning Story of His Trip to
Heaven and Back. Complimentary
snacks and beverages will be
served. For more information email
lifetreecafemp@gmail.com or call
854-5897.
PYT Presents Oliver! 9:30 a.m.
Mountain View Center for the
Performing Arts, 500 Castro St.,
Mountain View. Tickets start at $7.
For more information or to order
tickets call 903-6000 or go to pyt-
net.org.
Retired Public Employees
Association lunch meeting. 11
a.m. Elks Lodge, 229 W. 20th Ave.,
San Mateo. This buffet lunch will
include a presentation of the con-
struction of the Devils Slide Tunnel.
The cost is $18 per person. To
reserve a seat, please call 738-2285.
For more information contact Dan
Porter at djporter@sbcglobal.net.
Free document shredding will be
available to the public at starting 1
p.m.
Movie Daze and Discussion:
Saving Mr. Banks. 1 p.m. City of
San Mateo Senior Center, 2645
Alameda de las Pulgas, San Mateo.
Free. For more information call 522-
7490.
Mercy High School Burlingame
Arts Festival Reception. 5 p.m. to 7
p.m. Kohl Mansion, 2750 Adeline Dr.,
Burlingame. Free. Artwork will be on
display.
Faces of Hope Gallery. 6 p.m. to 8
p.m. San Carlos Library, 610 Elm St.,
San Carlos. This gallery will show-
case the faces and stories of
resilience and hope from San Mateo
County residents living with a men-
tal illness or substance abuse condi-
tion. Free. for more information call
573-2541.
eBook open house and tutorials.
6:15 p.m. to 8 p.m. San Bruno
Library, 701 Angus Ave. West, San
Bruno. For more information call
616-7078 or email sbpl@plsinfo.org.
The Nueva Upper School presents
The 25th Annual Putnam County
Spelling Bee. 7 p.m. Gymnasium
Community Center (GCC) Stage,
6565 Skyline Blvd., Hillsborough.
Also plays Saturday, May 17 at 7 p.m.
and Sunday, May 18 at 1 p.m. For
more information contact Virginia
Pegley at vkpegley@att.net. Free.
Food Addicts in Recovery
Anonymous (FA). 7:30 p.m. 1500
Easton Drive, Burlingame. For more
information contact
borison_david@yahoo.com.
Creative Writing: Annual Original
Works Presentation. 9:30 a.m. San
Bruno Senior Center, 1555 Crystal
Springs Road. $5. For more informa-
tion call 616-7152.
FRIDAY, MAY 16
Maker Faire. San Mateo Event
Center, 2495 S. Delaware St., San
Mateo. Free. Continues through May
18. For more information go to
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PYT Presents Oliver! 9:30 a.m. and
7:30 p.m. Mountain View Center for
the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St.,
Mountain View. Tickets start at $7.
For more information or to order
tickets call 903-6000 or go to pyt-
net.org.
Armchair Travel and Adventure-
Food for the Ancestors. 1 p.m. City
of San Mateo Senior Center, 2645
Alameda de las Pulgas, San Mateo.
Free. For more information call 522-
7490.
Friends of the Millbrae Library Big
Book and Media Sale. Twice yearly
sale to benet the Millbrae Library. 2
p.m. to 5 p.m. Millbrae Library, 1
Library Ave., Millbrae. $5 admission
or Friends membership. For more
KBLXs DJ Pam the Funkstress. 6
p.m. 401 E. Third Ave., San Mateo.
Spinning the Top 40s, R&B and Old
School. For more information call
347-7888.
Norwegian Holiday Celebration.
6:30 p.m. Highland Community
Club, 1665 Fernside St., Redwood
City. Parade, dinner and live music.
$20 for adults/$10 for children ages
13-23/Free for ages 12 and under.
For more information 851-1463.
Borel Middle School presents
Changing Minds. 7:30 p.m. Aragon
High School Theater, 900 Alameda
de las Pulgas, San Mateo. To pur-
chase tickets go to www.boreldra-
ma.com. Also performed on
Saturday, May 17 at 7:30 p.m. and on
Sunday, May 18 at 2 p.m.
Peninsula Symphony closes 65th
Season. 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. San Mateo
Performing Arts Center, 600 N.
Delaware St., San Mateo. Tickets are
$20 to $40. For more information
and to purchase tickets go to
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work, home decorations, kitchen-
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School, but district ofcials said there
isnt space at the growing Burlingame
school. The school did want to be cen-
trally located.
Mills parents who oppose the place-
ment said they wanted to make it clear at
the Thursday meeting held in the
Burlingame High School auditorium
they arent against charters, but rather
with the lack of communication that the
charter that focuses on design and
hands-on project-based learning
would be housed at the school. Mills
PTO co-president Christine Noma noted
a school like Capuchino High School in
San Bruno would be a better t given
that its underenrolled.
In fact, many of us are quite support-
ive of the idea please dont paint us as
opposed to change or NIMBY (not in my
backyard), said Mills parent Stacie
Hershman. Were just very disturbed the
process has been conducted in a manner
that made it nearly impossible for Mills
and Millbrae to be informed and
engaged. ... Were calling on you (the
school board) to rescind the decision and
start process over again.
However, Deputy County Counsel
Tim Fox said rescinding the decision
would subject the district to legal risk
since the district has a contract with
Design Tech for the Mills campus.
Proposition 39, passed by California
voters in 2000, requires districts to make
reasonably equivalent facilities avail-
able to charters. The 520-student charter
school was approved in November 2013
and will open with just a freshmen class
in August, then add on classes each sub-
sequent year. The educational model of
the school emphasizes knowledge in
action and extreme personalization.
Still, board members apologized for
their lack of communication about plac-
ing the school at Mills. Board members
like Trustee Robert Grifn also noted
that the district needs to be more timely
with placing its meeting minutes online
for the public to view. Others like Trustee
Peter Hanley said its time to start look-
ing for solutions.
If you choose to make this an adver-
sarial process, thats going to be your
choice because thats not necessary,
Hanley said. This is the rst time the
district has gone through this process and
it probably wasnt as clean as it should
have been. I got an email that it
(Design Tech) was going to destroy the
entire city of Millbrae if we put 150 kids
on the Mills campus; that sounds a lot
like not in my backyard.
Fox noted that there are many ways
in which this is a new experience for
the district, but not from the perspec-
tive of other districts across the state
of California that have added charters
and also co-located schools on cam-
puses.
Students expressed how Mills was
simply not ready for cohabitation given
the turmoil over the College Board inval-
idating tests by 286 students because of
seating irregularities in 11 AP subjects at
Mills last year.
Student morale been low because of
AP testing situation, said Abraham
Chung, Associated Student Body presi-
dent-elect of Mills High. With new
changes around school like administra-
tors and teachers leaving, we dont need
an additional stress.
Board President Linda Lees Dwyer
said she should have been more sen-
sitive to how wounded the communi-
ty was over the invalidation of its AP
exams.
When it came, I assumed the charter
school would be an excellent t for
Mills, she said. Maybe I should have
asked more questions like tell me how
the PTO feels. The education of this dis-
trict is incredibly important to me. I think
we should look at what we have in com-
mon. Its really important that we listen
to you and we communicate.
If the school is successful, it will have
to look elsewhere for space because she
doesnt want Mills to be impacted, she
added.
Support
Others came in support of Design Tech
as a school itself, including George Toy
of Foster City, whose child will be
attending Design Tech this fall.
The mere mention of charter
schools can set off alarm bells, he
said. DTech (Design Tech) is from
teachers within district this is fami-
ly.
Ken Montgomery, the schools execu-
tive director, is currently vice principal at
Capuchino.
I understand were coming to your
campus and you (Mills) feel largely left
out of decision, he said. I also know
many of you feel this is being done to
you not for you. We want to be trans-
parent. We are willing to take the lead
on being good neighbors on the Mills
campus.
The Mills community should keep an
open mind and not protest without under-
standing what the charter will do, said
Millbrae resident Wendy Zhang.
Maybe youll want to enroll your own
children there, she said.
Another supporter of Design Tech was
Taylor Middle School eighth-grader
Michelle Phan, who plans to attend the
school in the fall.
Im scared without DTech (Design
Tech), my future will be really different,
she said.
Concerns
Others complained about exclusion of
Millbrae from the charter in general, not-
ing there were no informational sessions
for the new charter held in Millbrae.
Burlingame, Foster City, San Bruno, San
Mateo all had informational sessions on
the school. Millbrae Mayor Wayne Lee
noted no one from the district has even
contacted the city about the new charter
moving to Mills.
Im here to express my concern about
the lack of communication between your
community you represent and the city of
Millbrae, said Mayor Wayne Lee at the
Thursday night meeting. We need to
work together as a community.
Millbraes education community is a
very integrated part of the community.
You (the board) should never make a
decision without robust discussion.
Others dont see how different the
charter is from Mills current curricu-
lum, including Mills teacher Mary
Rustia.
Ive been doing design tech for all
these years, Rustia said. The board
shouldnt publicize what we already do
at Mills. We will survive this year. Im
insulted we were not informed.
Students will get there and go Mills is a
great school.
In July 2013, the school focused on
entrepreneurship received $100,000 in
planning grant funding from Next
Generation Learning Challenges for help
with costs associated with opening the
new high school. Design Tech recently
received another grant from the organiza-
tion for being a breakthrough high
school, receiving a total award amount of
$450,000 this time.
For more information visit designtech-
highschool.org.
angela@smdailyjournal.com
MILLS
equipment to keep "Langes Field going.
In 1936, Russell Patterson, the chairman of
the recreation committee, obtained
approval for a governmental W. P. A.
(Works Progress Administration) project
to improve the area for the children of the
community. Adobe bricks were made by
volunteers from soil on the water depart-
ment property and a small, one-room
"adobe clubhouse was erected by volun-
teers. Don DAmbrosio was appointed the
recreation superintendent to run programs
for the kids. DAmbrosio was to remain
recreation superintendent until retirement
in 1991.
In the 1950s, the San Francisco Water
Department sold land to the city of
Millbrae. The land was to be used for a
civic center (rehouse, police station,
library and city hall) and recreation facili-
ties. The rehouse that had been on
Broadway was now to be built on
Magnolia Avenue.
The clubhouse proved successful due to
the community spirit that developed by the
community of more than 300 people. It
was used for 33 years but was bulldozed
down in 1970. The city asked the voters of
Millbrae to approve a $385,000 bond in
1969, to be used for nancing of a new
recreation facility. The bond failed to get
the two-thirds vote, however, the city was
able to work out nancing without issuing
revenue bonds making way for a new,
modern recreational facility.
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203 Public Notices
LIEN SALE - On 05/28/2014 at 980
MONTGOMERY AVE. SAN BRUNO, CA
a Lien Sale will be held on a 1968
GLASSTRON HULL: 428146 LENGTH:
17.4 STATE CA LIC: 4474EB and a
YR: UKN NRCAL VIN: 7SA7249 STATE:
CA LIC: FH1779 at 9am.
LIEN SALE - On 05/28/2014 at 980
MONTGOMERY AVE. SAN BRUNO, CA
a Lien Sale will be held on a 1977 WELL-
CRAFT HULL: WEL02777M77J
LENGTH: 21.0 STATE CA LIC: 3172HN
and a 1974 CALKI VIN: T50109 STATE:
CA LIC: 4DA8765 at 9am.
203 Public Notices
County Issues Request
for Proposals (RFP) for
Veterans Needs
Assessment
The County of San Mateo is
seeking proposals to com-
plete an assessment and
analysis of needs of veter-
ans who reside in the coun-
ty, identify gaps in services,
conduct a convening of
stakeholders, and prepare a
final report with priorities
and recommendations. Pro-
posals are due by 5:00 pm
on Tuesday, May 27, 2014.
The RFP is posted on the
County's website at
http://www.smcgov.org
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #260448
The following person is doing business
as: Lucky Feet, 147 Hazelwood Dr.,
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94080 is
hereby registered by the following owner:
Huang Zheh Chang Yi, 145 Oxford St.,
San Francisco, CA 94134. The business
is conducted by an Individual. The regis-
trants commenced to transact business
under the FBN on N/A .
/s/ Huang Zheh Chang Yi /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk on 04/18/2014. (Pub-
lished in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
04/21/14, 04/28/14, 05/05/14, 05/12/14).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #260670
The following person is doing business
as: Melina Orrielas-Garcia, 2398 Univer-
sity Ave, EAST PALO ALTO, CA 94303
is hereby registered by the following
owner: Melina Orrielas-Garcia, 835 Rail-
road Ave., #301, Pittsburg, CA 94565.
The business is conducted by an Individ-
ual. The registrants commenced to trans-
act business under the FBN on N/A.
/s/ Melina Orrielas-Garcia /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk on 05/02/2014. (Pub-
lished in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
05/05/14, 05/12/14, 05/19/14 05/26/14).
210 Lost & Found
FOUND - silver locket on May 6, Crest-
view and Club Dr. Call to describe:
(650)598-0823
FOUND: KEYS (3) on ring with 49'ers
belt clip. One is car key to a Honda.
Found in Home Depot parking lot in San
Carlos on Sunday 2/23/14. Call 650 490-
0921 - Leave message if no answer.
FOUND: RING Silver color ring found
on 1/7/2014 in Burlingame. Parking Lot
M (next to Dethrone). Brand inscribed.
Gary @ (650)347-2301
LOST AFRICAN GRAY PARROT -
(415)377-0859 REWARD!
LOST DOG-SMALL TERRIER-$5000
REWARD Norfolk Terrier missing from
Woodside Rd near High Rd on Dec 13.
Violet is 11mths, 7lbs, tan, female, no
collar, microchipped. Please help bring
her home! (650)568-9642
LOST GOLD Cross at Carlmont Shop-
ping Cente, by Lunardis market
(Reward) (415)559-7291
LOST GOLD WATCH - with brown lizard
strap. Unique design. REWARD! Call
(650)326-2772.
LOST SET OF CAR KEYS near Millbrae
Post Office on June 18, 2013, at 3:00
p.m. Reward! Call (650)692-4100
210 Lost & Found
LOST: SMALL diamond cross, silver
necklace with VERY sentimental
meaning. Lost in San Mateo 2/6/12
(650)578-0323.
REWARD!! LOST DOG - 15LB All White
Dog, needs meds, in the area of Oaknoll
RWC on 3/23/13, (650)400-1175
Books
16 BOOKS on History of WWII Excellent
condition. $95 all obo, (650)345-5502
50 SHADES of Grey Trilogy, Excellent
Condition $25. (650)615-0256
BOOK "LIFETIME" WW1 $12.,
(408)249-3858
JONATHAN KELLERMAN - Hardback
books, (5) $3. each, (650)341-1861
RICHARD NORTH Patterson 5 Hard-
back Books @$3 each (650)341-1861
TRAVIS MCGEE (Wikipedia) best mys-
teries 18 classic paperbacks for $25.
Steve (650) 518-6614
295 Art
"AMERICAN GRIZZLEY" limited print by
Michael Coleman. Signed & numbered.
Professionally framed 22x25.. $99. 650-
654-9252
5 prints, nude figures, 14 x 18, signed
Andrea Medina, 1980s. $40/all. SOLD!
ALASKAN SCENE painting 40" high 53"
wide includes matching frame $99 firm
(650)592-2648
LANDSCAPE PICTURES (3) hand
painted 25" long 21" wide, wooden
frame, $60 for all 3, (650)201-9166
POSTER, LINCOLN, advertising Honest
Ale, old stock, green and black color.
$15. (650)348-5169
296 Appliances
COIN-OP GAS DRYER - $100., SOLD!
HOOD, G.E. Good condition, clean,
white.. $30. (650)348-5169
OMELETTE MAKER $10. also hot pock-
ets, etc. EZ clean 650-595-3933
PONDEROSA WOOD STOVE, like
new, used one load for only 14 hours.
$1,200. Call (650)333-4400
RADIATOR HEATER, oil filled, electric,
1500 watts $25. (650)504-3621
296 Appliances
RED DEVIL VACUUM CLEANER - $25.,
(650)593-0893
ROTISSERIE GE, IN-door or out door,
Holds large turkey 24 wide, Like new,
$80, OBO (650)344-8549
SANYO MINI REFRIGERATOR- $40.,
(415)346-6038
297 Bicycles
GIRLS BIKE 18 Pink, Looks New, Hard-
ly Used $80 (650)293-7313
MAGNA 26 Female Bike, like brand
new cond $80. (650)756-9516. Daly City
298 Collectibles
1920'S AQUA Glass Beaded Flapper
Purse (drawstring bag) & Faux Pearl
Flapper Collar. $50. 650-762-6048
1940 VINTAGE telephone bench maple
antiques collectibles $75 (650)755-9833
1982 PRINT 'A Tune Off The Top Of My
Head' 82/125 $80 (650) 204-0587
2 VINTAGE Light Bulbs circa 1905. Edi-
son Mazda Lamps. Both still working -
$50 (650)-762-6048
4 NOLAN RYAN - Uncut Sheets, Rare
Gold Cards $90 (650)365-3987
400 YEARBOOKS - Sports Illustrated
Sports Book 70-90s $90 all (650)365-
3987
ARMY SHIRT, long sleeves, with pock-
ets. XL $15 each (408)249-3858
BAY MEADOWS bag - $30.each,
(650)345-1111
BEAUTIFUL RUSTIE doll Winter Bliss w/
stole & muffs, 23, $50. OBO,
(650)754-3597
BOX OF 2000 Sports Cards, 1997-2004
years, $20 (650)592-2648
CASINO CHIP Collection Original Chips
from various casinos $99 obo
(650)315-3240
COLORIZED TERRITORIAL Quarters
uncirculated with Holder $15/all,
(408)249-3858
FRANKLIN MINT Thimble collection with
display rack. $55. 650-291-4779
JOE MONTANA signed authentic retire-
ment book, $39., (650)692-3260
MEMORABILIA CARD COLLECTION,
large collection, Marilyn Monroe, James
Dean, John Wayne and hundreds more.
$3,300/obo.. Over 50% off
(650)319-5334.
SCHILLER HIPPIE poster, linen, Sparta
graphics 1968. Mint condition. $600.00.
(650)701-0276
TEA POTS - (6) collectables, good con-
dition, $10. each, (650)571-5899
299 Computers
1982 TEXAS Instruments TI-99/4A com-
puter, new condition, complete accesso-
ries, original box. $99. (650)676-0974
300 Toys
14 HOTWHEELS - Redline, 32
Ford/Mustang/Corv. $90 all (650)365-
3987
66 CHEVELLE TOY CAR, Blue collecti-
ble. $12. (415)337-1690
K'NEX BUILDING ideas $30. (650)622-
6695
LEGO DUPLO Set ages 1 to 5. $30
(650)622-6695
300 Toys
PILGRIM DOLLS, 15 boy & girl, new,
from Harvest Festival, adorable $25 650-
345-3277
PINK BARBIE 57 Chevy Convertible
28" long (sells on E-Bay for $250) in box
$99 (650)591-9769
RADIO CONTROL car; Jeep with off
road with equipment $99 OBO
(650)851-0878
SMALL WOOD dollhouse 4 furnished
rooms. $35 650-558-8142
STEP 2 sandbox Large with cover $25
(650)343-4329
TOY - Barney interactive activity, musical
learning, talking, great for the car, $16.
obo, (650)349-6059
302 Antiques
1912 COFFEE Percolator Urn. perfect
condition includes electric cord $85.
(415)565-6719
ANTIQUE BEVEL MIRROR - framed,
14 x 21, carved top, $45.,
SOLD!
ANTIQUE CRYSTAL/ARCADE Coffee
Grinder. $80. 650-596-0513
ANTIQUE ITALIAN lamp 18 high, $70
(650)387-4002
ANTIQUE KILIM RUNNER woven zig
zag design 7' by 6" by 4' $99.,
(650)580-3316
ANTIQUE LANTERN Olde Brooklyn lan-
terns, battery operated, safe, new in box,
$100, (650)726-1037
ANTIQUE OLD Copper Wash Tub, 30 x
12 x 13 with handles, $65 (650)591-3313
MAHOGANY ANTIQUE Secretary desk,
72 x 40 , 3 drawers, Display case, bev-
elled glass, $700. (650)766-3024
OLD VINTAGE Wooden Sea Captains
Tool Chest 35 x 16 x 16, $65 (650)591-
3313
STERLING SILVER loving cup 10" circa
with walnut base 1912 $65
(650)520-3425
303 Electronics
20 SONY TRINITRON TV - very good
cond., picture and sound. Remote. Not
flat. $35 (650)357-7484
46 MITSUBISHI Projector TV, great
condition. $400. (650)261-1541.
AUTO TOP hoist still in box
$99.00 or best offer (650)493-9993
BIG SONY TV 37" - Excellent Condition
Worth $2300 will Sacrifice for only $95.,
(650)878-9542
BLACKBERRY PHONE good condition
$99.00 or best offer (650)493-9993
BLUETOOTH WITH CHARGER - like
new, $20., (415)410-5937
DVD PLAYER, $25. Call (650)558-0206
FLIP CAMCORDER $50. (650)583-2767
IPHONE GOOD condition $99.00 or best
offer (650)493-9993
LEFT-HAND ERGONOMIC keyboard
with 'A-shape' key layout Num pad, $20
(650)204-0587
PHILLIPS ENERGY STAR 20 color TV
with remote. Good condition, $20
(650)888-0129
SET OF 3 wireless phones all for $50
(650)342-8436
SONY PROJECTION TV 48" with re-
mote good condition $99 (650)345-1111
303 Electronics
SONY TRINITRON 21 Color TV. Great
Picture and Sound. $39. (650)302-2143
WESTINGHOUSE 32 Flatscreen TV,
model#SK32H240S, with HDMI plug in
and remote, excellent condition. Two
available, $175 each. (650)400-4174
304 Furniture
2 END Tables solid maple '60's era
$40/both. (650)670-7545
3 PIECE cocktail table with 2 end tables,
glass tops. good condition, $99.
(650)574-4021l
ANODYZED BRONZE ETEGERE Tall
bankers rack. Beautiful style; for plants
flowers sculptures $70 (415)585-3622
BBQ GRILL, Ducane, propane $90
(650)591-4927
BED RAIL, Adjustable. For adult safety
like new $95 (650)343-8206
CHAIRS 2 Blue Good Condition $50
OBO (650)345-5644
CHAIRS, WITH Chrome Frame, Brown
Vinyl seats $15.00 each. (650)726-5549
CHINESE LACQUERED cabinet, 2
shelves and doors. Beautiful. 23 width 30
height 11 depth $75 (650)591-4927
COMPUTER DESK $25 , drawer for key-
board, 40" x 19.5" (619)417-0465
CRAFTSMAN 18-IN.REEL mower in
very good condition $40.(650)756-9516
Daly City
DINETTE SET, round 42" glass table,
with 4 chairs, pick up Foster City. Free.
SOLD!
DINETTE SET, Seats 4, Oak wood up-
holstered chairs $99. (650)574-4021
DINING ROOM SET - table, four chairs,
lighted hutch, $500. all, (650)296-3189
DISPLAY CABINET 72x 21 x39 1/2
High Top Display, 2 shelves in rear $99
(650)591-3313
DRUM TABLE - brown, perfect condi-
tion, nice design, with storage, $45.,
(650)345-1111
DURALINER ROCKING CHAIR, Maple
Finish, Cream Cushion w matching otto-
man $70 (650)583-4943.
EZ CHAIR, large, $15. Call
(650)558-0206
FLAT TOP DESK, $35.. Call
(650)558-0206
FULL SIZE mattress & box in very good
condition $80.(650)756-9516. Daly City
I-JOY MASSAGE chair, exc condition
$95 (650)591-4927
KITCHEN CABINETS - 3 metal base
kitchen cabinets with drawers and wood
doors, $99., (650)347-8061
LAWN CHAIRS (4) White, plastic, $8.
each, (415)346-6038
LAWN CHAIRS (4) White, plastic, $8.
each, (415)346-6038
LOUNGE CHAIRS - 2 new, with cover &
plastic carring case & headrest, $35.
each, (650)592-7483
LOVE SEAT, Upholstered pale yellow
floral $99. (650)574-4021
MIRROR, SOLID OAK. 30" x 19 1/2",
curved edges; beautiful. $85.00 OBO.
Linda 650 366-2135.
MIRRORS, large, $25. Call
(650)558-0206
MODULAR DESK/BOOKCASE/STOR-
AGE unit - Cherry veneer, white lami-
nate, $75., (650)888-0039
NICHOLS AND Stone antique brown
spindle wood rocking chair. $99
650 302 2143
OAK BOOKCASE, 30"x30" x12". $25.
(650)726-6429
OUTDOOR WOOD SCREEN - NEW $80
OBO RETAIL $130 (650)873-8167
PAPASAN CHAIRS (2) -with cushions
$45. each set, (650)347-8061
PATIO TABLE with 4 chairs, glass top,
good condition 41 in diameter $95
(650)591-4927
PEDESTAL SINK $25 (650)766-4858
ROCKING CHAIR fine light, oak condi-
tion with pads, $85.OBO 650 369 9762
24
304 Furniture
PORTABLE JEWELRY display case
wood, see through lid $45. 25 x 20 x 4 in-
ches. (650)592-2648.
RECLINER LA-Z-BOY Dark green print
fabric, medium size. 27 wide $60.
(650)343-8206
ROCKING CHAIR Great condition,
1970s style, dark brown, wooden,
suede cushion, photo availble, $99.,
(650)716-3337
SEWING TABLE, folding, $20. Call
(650)558-0206
SHELVING UNIT from IKEA interior
metal, glass nice condition $50/obo.
(650)589-8348
SOFA - excelleNT condition. 8 ft neutral
color $99 OBO (650)345-5644
SOLID WOOD BOOKCASE 33 x 78
with flip bar ask $75 obo (650)743-4274
STEREO CABINET walnut w/3 black
shelves 16x 22x42. $30, 650-341-5347
TEA/ UTILITY CART, $15. (650)573-
7035, (650)504-6057
TEAK CABINET 28"x32", used for ster-
eo equipment $25. (650)726-6429
TRUNDLE BED - Single with wheels,
$40., (650)347-8061
TV STAND brown. $40.00 OBO
(650) 995-0012
TV STAND, Oak Wood on wheels, with
inclosed cabinet $40. (650)574-4021
VIDEO CENTER 38 inches H 21 inches
W still in box $45., (408)249-3858
WALL CLOCK - 31 day windup, 26
long, $99 (650)592-2648
WALNUT CHEST, small (4 drawer with
upper bookcase $50. (650)726-6429
WHITE 5 Drawer dresser.Excellent con-
dition. Moving. Must sell $90.00 OBO
(650) 995-0012
WICKER DRESSER, white, 3 drawers,
exc condition 31 width 32 height 21.5
depth $35 (650)591-4927
WOOD - wall Unit - 30" long x 6' tall x
17.5" deep. $90. (650)631-9311
WOOD BOOKCASE unit - good condi-
tion $65.00 (650)504-6058
WOOD BOOKCASE, 3-shelf, very good
condition, 40" wide x 39" tall x 10" deep.
$35. 650-861-0088.
306 Housewares
"PRINCESS HOUSE decorator urn
"Vase" cream with blue flower 13 inch H
$25., (650)868-0436
28" by 15" by 1/4" thick glass shelves,
cost $35 each sell at $15 ea. Three avail-
able, (650)345-5502
COOKING POTS(2) stainless steel, tem-
perature-resistent handles, 21/2 & 4 gal.
$5 for both. (650) 574-3229.
306 Housewares
CALIFORNIA KING WHITE BEDDING,
immaculate, 2 each: Pillow covers,
shams, 1 spread/ cover, washable $25.
(650)578-9208
COFFEE MAKER, Makes 4 cups $12,
(650)368-3037
DRIVE MEDICAL design locking elevat-
ed toilet seat. New. $45. (650)343-4461
HOUSE HEATER Excellent condition.
Works great. Must sell. $30.00 OBO
(650) 995-0012
MANGLE-SIMPLEX FLOOR model,
Working, $20 (650)344-6565
NEW FLOURESCENT lights, ten T-12
tubes, only $2.50 ea 650-595-3933
PERSIAN TEA set for 8. Including
spoon, candy dish, and tray. Gold Plated.
$100. (650) 867-2720
QUEENSIZE BEDSPREAD w/2 Pillow
Shams (print) $30.00 (650)341-1861
REVERSIBLE KING BEDSPREAD bur-
gundy; for the new extra deep beds. New
$60 (415)585-3622
SINGER ELECTRONIC sewing machine
model #9022. Cord, foot controller
included. $99 O.B.O. (650)274-9601 or
(650)468-6884
SOLID TEAK floor model 16 wine rack
with turntable $60. (650)592-7483
VACUMN EXCELLENT condition. Works
great.Moving. Must sell. $35.00 OBO
(650) 995-0012
307 Jewelry & Clothing
COSTUME JEWELRY Earrings $25.00
Call: 650-368-0748
LADIES GLOVES - gold lame' elbow
length gloves, size 7.5, $15. new,
(650)868-0436
308 Tools
BLACK & Decker 17" Electric Hedge
Trimmer. Like new. $20. 650-326-2235.
BOSTITCH 16 gage Finish nailer Model
SB 664FN $99 (650)359-9269
CRACO 395 SP-PRO, electronic paint
sprayer.Commercial grade. Used only
once. $600/obo. (650)784-3427
CRAFTMAN JIG Saw 3.9 amp. with vari-
able speeds $65 (650)359-9269
CRAFTMAN RADIAL SAW, with cabinet
stand, $200 Cash Only, (650)851-1045
CRAFTSMAN 3/4 horse power 3,450
RPM $60 (650)347-5373
CRAFTSMAN 6" bench grinder $40.
(650)573-5269
CRAFTSMAN 9" Radial Arm Saw with 6"
dado set. No stand. $55 (650)341-6402
CRAFTSMAN BELT & disc sander $99.
(650)573-5269
DAYTON ELECTRIC 1 1/2 horse power
1,725 RPM $60 (650)347-5373
308 Tools
LAWN MOWER reel type push with
height adjustments. Just sharpened $45
650-591-2144 San Carlos
LOG CHAIN (HEAVY DUTY) 14' $75
(650)948-0912
ROLLING STEEL Ladder10 steps, Like
New. $475 obo, SOLD!
WHEELBARROW. BRAND new, never
used. Wood handles. $50 or best offer.
(650) 595-4617
309 Office Equipment
CANON ALL in One Photo Printer PIX-
MA MP620 Never used. In original box
$150 (650)477-2177
CANON COPIER, $55. Call
(650)558-0206
PANASONIC FAX machine, works
great, $20. SOLD!
310 Misc. For Sale
ARTIFICIAL FICUS TREE 6 ft. life like,
full branches. in basket $55.
(650)269-3712
CHEESE SET 6 small and 1 large plate
Italian design never used Ceramica Cas-
tellania $25. (650)644-9027
ELECTRIC TYPEWRITER selectric II
good condition, needs ribbon (type
needed attached) $35 San Bruno
(650)588-1946
ELECTRONIC TYPEWRITER good
condition $50., (650)878-9542
FLOWER POT w/ 10 Different cute
succulents, $5.(650)952-4354
GAME "BEAT THE EXPERTS" never
used $8., (408)249-3858
GOURMET SET for cooking on your ta-
ble. European style. $15 (650)644-9027
GRANDFATHER CLOCK with bevel
glass in front and sides (650)355-2996
HARLEY DAVIDSON black phone, per-
fect condition, $65., (650) 867-2720
ICE CHEST $15 (650)347-8061
IGLOO COOLER - 3 gallon beverage
cooler, new, still in box, $15.,
(650)345-3840
KENNESAW ORIGINAL salute cannon
$30. (650)726-1037
LITTLE PLAYMATE by IGLOO 10"x10",
cooler includes icepak. $20
(650)574-3229
MEDICINE CABINET - 18 X 24, almost
new, mirror, $20., (650)515-2605
MERITAGE PICNIC Time Wine and
Cheese Tote - new black $45
(650)644-9027
NATIVITY SET, new, beautiful, ceramic,
gold-trimmed, 11-pc.,.asking: $50.
Call: 650-345-3277 /message
NEW LIVING Yoga Tape for Beginners
$8. 650-578-8306
310 Misc. For Sale
NEW SONICARE Toothbrush in box 3e
series, rechargeable, $49 650-595-3933
OVAL MIRROR $10 (650)766-4858
SHOWER DOOR custom made 48 x 69
$70 (650)692-3260
VASE WITH flowers 2 piece good for the
Holidays, $25., (650) 867-2720
VINTAGE WHITE Punch Bowl/Serving
Bowl Set with 10 cups plus one extra
$35. (650)873-8167
WICKER PICNIC basket, mint condition,
handles, light weight, pale tan color.
$10.00 (650)578-9208
311 Musical Instruments
BALDWIN GRAND PIANO, 6 foot, ex-
cellent condition, $8,500/obo. Call
(510)784-2598
GULBRANSEN BABY GRAND PIANO -
Appraised @$5450., want $3500 obo,
(650)343-4461
HAILUN PIANO for sale, brand new, ex-
cellent condition. $6,000. (650)308-5296
HAMMOND B-3 Organ and 122 Leslie
Speaker. Excellent condition. $8,500. pri-
vate owner, (650)349-1172
KAMAKA CONCERT sized Ukelele,
w/friction tuners, solid Koa wood body,
made in Hawaii, 2007 great tone, excel-
lent condition, w/ normal wear & tear.
$850. (650)342-5004
WURLITZER PIANO, console, 40 high,
light brown, good condition. $490.
(650)593-7001
312 Pets & Animals
AQUARIUM, MARINA Cool 10, 2.65
gallons, new pump. $20. (650)591-1500
BAMBOO BIRD Cage - very intricate de-
sign - 21"x15"x16". $50 (650)341-6402
FREE HORSE
Standardbred Mare (10 years). Deserves
quality retirement home with experienced
horse person. 40 wins while racing. Seri-
ous only Leave message (650)344-9353
GECKO GLASS case 10 gal.with heat
pad, thermometer, Wheeled stand if
needed $20. (650)591-1500
315 Wanted to Buy
WANTED SILVER Dollars
(650)492-1298
WE BUY
Gold, Silver, Platinum
Always True & Honest values
Millbrae Jewelers
Est. 1957
400 Broadway - Millbrae
650-697-2685
316 Clothes
ALPINESTAR JEANS - Tags Attached.
Twin Stitched. Knee Protection. Never
Used! Blue/Grey Sz34 $65. (650)357-
7484
BEAUTIFUL FAUX mink fur jacket (pics
avail) Like new. Sz 10. 650-349-6969
BLACK Leather pants Mrs. made in
France size 40 $99. (650)558-1975
BLACK LEATHER tap shoes 9M great
condition $99. (650)558-1975
DAINESE BOOTS - Zipper/Velcro Clo-
sure. Cushioned Ankle. Reflective Strip.
Excellent Condition! Unisex EU40 $65.
(650)357-7484
LADIES COAT Medium, dark lavender
$25 (650)368-3037
LADIES DONEGAL design 100% wool
cap from Wicklow, Ireland, $20. Call
(650)341-8342
LADIES FUR Jacket (fake) size 12 good
condition $30 (650)692-3260
LARRY LEVINE Women's Hooded down
jacket. Medium. Scarlet. Good as new.
Asking $40 OBO (650)888-0129
LEATHER JACKET, brown bomber, with
pockets.Sz XL, $88. (415)337-1690
MINK CAPE, beautiful with satin lining,
light color $75 obo (650)591-4927
NIKE PULLOVER mens heavy jacket
Navy Blue & Red, Reg. price $200 sell-
ing for $59 (650)692-3260
PROM PARTY Dress, Long sleeveless
size 6, magenta, with shawl like new $40
obo (650)349-6059
VELVET DRAPE, 100% cotton, new
beautiful burgundy 82"X52" W/6"hems:
$45 (415)585-3622
VINTAGE 1970S GRECIAN MADE
DRESS SIZE 6-8, $35 (650)873-8167
WHITE LACE 1880s reproduction dress
- size 6, $100., (650)873-8167
317 Building Materials
30 FLUORESCENT Lamps 48" (brand
new in box) $75 for all (650)369-9762
BATHROOM VANITY, antique, with top
and sink: - $65. (650)348-6955
BRAND NEW Millgard window + frame -
$85. (650)348-6955
318 Sports Equipment
BAMBOO FLY rod 9 ft 2 piece good
condition South Bend brand. $50
(650)591-6842
BODY BY JAKE AB Scissor Exercise
Machine w/instructions. $50. (650)637-
0930
BUCKET OF 260 golf balls, $25.
(650)339-3195
DIGITAL PEDOMETER, distance, calo-
ries etc. $7.50 650-595-3933
318 Sports Equipment
DARTBOARD - New, regulation 18 di-
meter, Halex brand w/mounting hard-
ware, 6 brass darts, $16., (650)681-7358
GOTT 10-GAL beverage cooler $20.
(650)345-3840
HJC MOTORCYCLE Helmet, size large,
perfect cond $29 650-595-3933
IN-GROUND BASKETBALL hoop, fiber-
glass backboard, adjustable height, $80
obo 650-364-1270
LADIES STEP thruRoadmaster 10
speed bike w. shop-basket Good
Condition. $55 OBO call: (650) 342-8510
MENS ROLLER Blades size 101/2 never
used $25 (650)520-3425
NORDIC TRACK 505, Excellent condi-
tion but missing speed dial (not nec. for
use) $35. 650-861-0088.
NORDIC TRACK Pro, $95. Call
(650)333-4400
POWER PLUS Exercise Machine $99
(650)368-3037
VINTAGE ENGLISH ladies ice skates -
up to size 7-8, $40., (650)873-8167
WET SUIT - medium size, $95., call for
info (650)851-0878
WOMAN'S BOWLING ball, 12 lbs, "Lin-
da", with size 7 shoes and bag, $15.
SOLD!
WOMEN'S LADY Cougar gold iron set
set - $25. (650)348-6955
322 Garage Sales
GARAGE SALES
ESTATE SALES
Make money, make room!
List your upcoming garage
sale, moving sale, estate
sale, yard sale, rummage
sale, clearance sale, or
whatever sale you have...
in the Daily Journal.
Reach over 76,500 readers
from South San Francisco
to Palo Alto.
in your local newspaper.
Call (650)344-5200
335 Garden Equipment
2 FLOWER pots with Gardenia's both for
$20 (650)369-9762
LAWNMOWER - American made, man-
ual/push, excellent condition, $50.,
(650)342-8436
ACROSS
1 Big-eyed birds
5 Spanish house
9 Witchy woman
14 Toy in the sand
15 For whom the
memo is
intended: Abbr.
16 Window sticker
17 Frozen breakfast
brand
18 *Pre-
performance
audio test
20 Zap, as leftovers
22 Carnival city
23 Bunny features
24 Gallery display
25 *Area marked
with police tape
28 New England
whitefish
30 Pipe joint
31 Huzzah!
33 Singer Ronstadt
36 Puddle-bottom
earth
39 Objects of
worship
40 Historic timespan
41 Theater platform
43 Bench for flock
members
44 Zapped while
resisting arrest,
say
46 Turbaned
Punjabis
47 Quick hellos
48 Concur
50 *Disturbing
potential, as of a
gory film scene
54 Lbs. and ozs.
57 All __ Jazz
58 Crew blade
59 Spread out
ungracefully
61 *Best possible
poker hand
64 Athletic shoe
brand
65 Many a low-
budget flick
66 Bassoon cousin
67 Steam outlet
68 Horror or
romance, e.g.
69 Sunbeams
70 Understood
DOWN
1 La Scala
production
2 Put money (on)
3 *Lasers at a rock
concert, e.g.
4 Gin flavoring
5 Fidel or Ral of
Cuba
6 From __ Z
7 __ und Drang
8 Sharpshooter
Oakley
9 Atlanta-based
health org.
10 Fix, as a shoe
11 Humpback
whales home
12 Mother-of-pearl
13 Lodge fellows
19 Supplied
medicine to
21 Word puzzle that
involves a
quotation
26 Waits at a light,
say
27 School reunion
organizer
29 Swindle
31 Shrill bark
32 Star pitcher
34 Wrath
35 Eight-time
French Open
champ Rafael
36 Cause a
sensation, or
what the first
words of the
answers to
starred entries
may do
37 Blech!
38 __ Moines
42 Bit of business
attire
45 Demand from
47 Windbags
bagful?
49 Overdoes the
praise
50 Glistened
51 Surprise
Symphony
composer
52 Heroic behavior
53 Vacation island
off Venezuela
55 Package-
fastening rope
56 Fine-grained
rock
57 Math course
with sines and
tans
60 Sitarist Shankar
62 Do the Right
Thing director
Spike
63 __ milk
By Jennifer Nutt
(c)2014 Tribune Content Agency, LLC
05/12/14
05/12/14
ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE:
Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle
Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis
xwordeditor@aol.com
335 Garden Equipment
REMINGTON ELECTRIC lawn mower,
$40. (650)355-2996
340 Camera & Photo Equip.
CLASSICAL YASHICA camera
in leather case $25. (650)644-9027
SONY CYBERSHOT DSC-T-50 - 7.2 MP
digital camera (black) with case, $175.,
(650)208-5598
YASAHICA 108 model 35mm SLR Cam-
era with flash and 2 zoom lenses $79
(415)971-7555
345 Medical Equipment
PRIDE MECHANICAL Lift Chair, hardly
used. Paid $950. Asking $350 orb est of-
fer. (650)400-7435
WALKER - brand new, $20., SSF,
(415)410-5937
WALKER WITH basket $30. Invacare
Excellent condition (650)622-6695
WHEEL CHAIR asking $75 OBO
(650)834-2583
379 Open Houses
OPEN HOUSE
LISTINGS
List your Open House
in the Daily Journal.
Reach over 76,500
potential home buyers &
renters a day,
from South San Francisco
to Palo Alto.
in your local newspaper.
Call (650)344-5200
380 Real Estate Services
HOMES & PROPERTIES
The San Mateo Daily Journals
weekly Real Estate Section.
Look for it
every Friday and Weekend
to find information on fine homes
and properties throughout
the local area.
435 Rental Needed
EMPLOYED MALE, 60 years old look-
ing for room. Can afford up to $550 per
month. (650)771-6762
440 Apartments
BELMONT - prime, quiet location, view,
1 bedrooms, new carpets, new granite
counters, dishwasher, balcony, covered
carports, storage, pool, no pets.
(650)591-4046.
470 Rooms
HIP HOUSING
Non-Profit Home Sharing Program
San Mateo County
(650)348-6660
Rooms For Rent
Travel Inn, San Carlos
$49.-59.daily + tax
$294.-$322. weekly + tax
Clean Quiet Convenient
Cable TV, WiFi & Private Bathroom
Microwave and Refrigerator & A/C
950 El Camino Real San Carlos
(650) 593-3136
Mention Daily Journal
620 Automobiles
Dont lose money
on a trade-in or
consignment!
Sell your vehicle in the
Daily Journals
Auto Classifieds.
Just $40
Well run it
til you sell it!
Reach 76,500 drivers
from South SF to
Palo Alto
Call (650)344-5200
ads@smdailyjournal.com
CHEVY HHR 08 - Grey, spunky car
loaded, even seat warmers, $9,500.
(408)807-6529.
620 Automobiles
DODGE 99 Van, Good Condition,
$4,500 OBO (650)481-5296
HONDA 96 LX SD Parts Car, all power,
complete, runs. $1000 OBO, Jimmie
Cassey (650)271-1056 or
(650)481-5296 - Joe Fusilier
MERCEDES 06 C230 - 6 cylinder, navy
blue, 60K miles, 2 year warranty,
$18,000, (650)455-7461
OLDSMOBILE 99 Intrigue, green, 4
door sedan, 143K miles. **SOLD!**
(650)740-6007.
VOLVO 85 244 Turbo, automatic, very
rare! 74,700 original miles. New muffler,
new starter, new battery, tires have only
200 miles on it. $4,900. (650)726-8623.
625 Classic Cars
FORD 63 THUNDERBIRD Hardtop, 390
engine, Leather Interior. Will consider
$6,500 /OBO (650)364-1374
VOLVO 85 244 Turbo, automatic, very
rare! 74,700 original miles. New muffler,
new starter, new battery, tires have only
200 miles on it. $4,900. (650)726-8623.
630 Trucks & SUVs
DODGE 01 DURANGO, V-8 SUV, 1
owner, dark blue, CLEAN! $5,000/obo.
Call (650)492-1298
FORD 98 EXPLORER 6 cylinder, 167K
miles, excellent condition, good tires,
good brakes, very dependable! $2000 or
best offer. Moving, must sell! Call
(650)274-4337
635 Vans
67 INTERNATIONAL Step Van 1500,
Typical UPS type size. $1,950/OBO,
(650)364-1374
DODGE 90 RAM PASSENGER VAN,
B-150, V-8, automatic, seats 8, good
condition, $1,700. SOLD!.
640 Motorcycles/Scooters
1973 FXE Harley Shovel Head 1400cc
stroked & balanced motor. Runs perfect.
Low milage, $6,600 Call (650)369-8013
BMW 03 F650 GS, $3899 OBO. Call
650-995-0003
MOTORCYCLE GLOVES - Excellent
condition, black leather, $35. obo,
(650)223-7187
MOTORCYCLE SADDLEBAGS with
brackets and other parts, $35.,
(650)670-2888
670 Auto Service
SAN CARLOS AUTO
SERVICE & TUNE UP
A Full Service Auto Repair
Facility
760 El Camino Real
San Carlos
(650)593-8085
670 Auto Parts
CAR TOWchain 9' $35 (650)948-0912
HONDA SPARE tire 13" $25
(415)999-4947
SHOP MANUALS 2 1955 Pontiac
manual, 4 1984 Ford/Lincoln manuals, 1
gray marine diesel manual $40
(650)583-5208
SHOP MANUALS for GM Suv's
Year 2002 all for $40 (650)948-0912
SNOW CHAIN cables made by Shur
Grip - brand new-never used. In the
original case. $25 650-654-9252.
SNOW CHAINS metal cambell brand
never used 2 sets multi sizes $20 each
obo (650)591-6842
TIRE CHAIN cables $23. (650)766-4858
680 Autos Wanted
Wanted 62-75 Chevrolets
Novas, running or not
Parts collection etc.
So clean out that garage
Give me a call
Joe 650 342-2483
26
Cabinetry
Cleaning
Concrete
by Greenstarr
Rambo
Concrete
Works
0omp|ete |andscape
ma|ntenance and remova|
Fu|| tree care |nc|ud|ng
hazard eva|uat|on,
tr|mm|ng, shap|ng,
remova| and stump
gr|nd|ng
8eta|n|ng wa||s
0rnamenta| concrete
Sw|mm|ng poo| remova|
Tom 650. 834. 2365
Licensed Bonded and Insured
www.yardboss.net
Since 1985 License # 752250
RJ POLLOCK
CONCRETE SERVICE
Driveways Patios Masonry
Brick and Slate Flagstone
Stamp Concrete
Exposed Aggregate
(650)759-1965
Lic# 987912
Concrete
Construction
DEVOE
CONSTRUCTION
Kitchen & Bath
Remodeling
Belmont, CA
(650) 318-3993
LEMUS CONSTRUCTION
(650)271-3955
Dry Rot Decks Fences
Handyman Painting
Bath Remodels & much more
Based in N. Peninsula
Free Estimates ... Lic# 913461
MARIN CONSTRUCTION
Home Improvement Specialists
* custom decks * Framing * remodel-
ing * foundation Rep.*Dry Rot * Ter-
mite Rep * And Much More
Ask about our 20% signing and
senior discounts
(650)486-1298
Construction
Building
Customer
Satisfaction
New Construction
Additions
Remodels
Green Building
Specialists
Technology Solutions for
Building and Living
Locally owned in Belmont
650-832-1673
www. tekhomei nc. com
OSULLIVAN
CONSTRUCTION
New Construction,
Remodeling,
Kitchen/Bathrooms,
Decks/ Fences
(650)589-0372
Licensed and Insured
Lic. #589596
WARREN BUILDER
Contractor & Electrician
Kitchen, Bathroom, Additions
Design & Drafting Lowest Rate
Lic#964001, Ins. & BBB member
Warren Young
(650)465-8787
Decks & Fences
MARSH FENCE
& DECK CO.
State License #377047
Licensed Insured Bonded
Fences - Gates - Decks
Stairs - Retaining Walls
10-year guarantee
Quality work w/reasonable prices
Call for free estimate
(650)571-1500
Electricians
ALL ELECTRICAL
SERVICE
650-322-9288
for all your electrical needs
ELECTRIC SERVICE GROUP
ELECTRICIAN
For all your
electrical needs
Residential, Commercial,
Troubleshooting,
Wiring & Repairing
Call Ben (650)685-6617
Lic # 427952
INSIDE OUT ELECTRIC INC
Service Upgrades
Remodels / Repairs
The tradesman you will
trust and recommend
Lic# 808182
(650)515-1123
Gardening
KEEP YOUR LAWN
LOOKING GREEN
Time to Aerate your lawn
We also do seed/sod of lawns
Spring planting
Sprinklers and irrigation
Pressure washing
Call Robert
STERLING GARDENS
650-703-3831 Lic #751832
Flooring
SHOP
AT HOME
WE WILL
BRING THE
SAMPLES
TO YOU.
Call for a
FREE in-home
estimate
FLAMINGOS FLOORING
CARPET
VINYL
LAMINATE
TILE
HARDWOOD
650-655-6600
SLATER FLOORS
. Restore old floors to new
. Dustless Sanding
. Install new custom & refinished
hardwood floors
Licensed. Bonded. Insured
www.slaterfloors.com
(650) 593-3700
Showroom by appointment
Gutters
O.K.S RAINGUTTER
New Rain Gutter, Down Spouts,
Gutter Cleaning & Screening,
Free Gutter & Roof Inspections
Friendly Service
10% Senior Discount
CA Lic# 794353/Bonded
CALL TODAY
(650)556-9780
Handy Help
AAA HANDYMAN
& MORE
Since 1985
Repairs Maintenance Painting
Carpentry Plumbing Electrical
All Work Guaranteed
(650) 995-4385
DISCOUNT HANDYMAN
& PLUMBING
Kitchen/Bathroom Remodeling,
Tile Installation,
Door & Window Installation
Priced for You! Call John
(650)296-0568
Free Estimates
Lic.#834170
Hardwood Floors
KO-AM
HARDWOOD FLOORING
Hardwood & Laminate
Installation & Repair
Refinish
High Quality @ Low Prices
Call 24/7 for Free Estimate
800-300-3218
408-979-9665
Lic. #794899
Hauling
AAA RATED!
INDEPENDENT HAULERS
$40 & UP
HAUL
Since 1988/Licensed & Insured
Monthly Specials
Fast, Dependable Service
Free Estimates
A+ BBB Rating
(650)341-7482
CHAINEY HAULING
Junk & Debris Clean Up
Furniture / Appliance / Disposal
Tree / Bush / Dirt / Concrete Demo
Starting at $40& Up
www.chaineyhauling.com
Free Estimates
(650)207-6592
Hauling
CHEAP
HAULING!
Light moving!
Haul Debris!
650-583-6700
by Greenstarr
&
Chriss Hauling
Yard c|ean up - att|c,
basement
Junk meta| remova|
|nc|ud|ng cars, trucks and
motorcyc|es
0emo||t|on
0oncrete remova|
Fxcavat|on
Tom 650. 834. 2365
Chri s 415. 999. 1223
www.yardboss.net
Landscaping
by Greenstarr
Yard Boss
0omp|ete |andscape
ma|ntenance and remova|
Fu|| tree care |nc|ud|ng
hazard eva|uat|on,
tr|mm|ng, shap|ng,
remova| and stump
gr|nd|ng
8eta|n|ng wa||s
0rnamenta| concrete
Tom 650. 834. 2365
www.yardboss.net
Landscaping
NATE LANDSCAPING
Tree Service Fence Deck
Paint Pruning & Removal
New Lawn All concrete
Ret. Wall Pavers
Yard clean-up & Haul
Free Estimate
(650)353-6554
Lic. #973081
Painting
JON LA MOTTE
PAINTING
Interior & Exterior
Quality Work, Reasonable
Rates, Free Estimates
(650)368-8861
Lic #514269
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
NICK MEJIA PAINTING
A+ Member BBB Since 1975
Large & Small Jobs
Residential & Commercial
Classic Brushwork, Matching, Stain-
ing, Varnishing, Cabinet Finishing
Wall Effects, Murals, More!
(415)971-8763
Lic. #479564
Plumbing
Screens
DONT SHARE
YOUR HOUSE
WITH BUGS!
We repair and install all types of
Window & Door Screens
Free Estimates
(650)299-9107
PENINSULA SCREEN SHOP
Mention this ad for 20% OFF!
Tree Service
Hillside Tree
Service
LOCALLY OWNED
Family Owned Since 2000
Trimming Pruning
Shaping
Large Removal
Stump Grinding
Free
Estimates
Mention
The Daily Journal
to get 10% off
for new customers
Call Luis (650) 704-9635
Tile
CUBIAS TILE
Entryways Kitchens
Decks Bathrooms
Tile Repair Floors
Grout Repair Fireplaces
Call Mario Cubias for Free Estimates
(650)784-3079
Lic.# 955492
Window Washing
Windows
Notices
NOTICE TO READERS:
California law requires that contractors
taking jobs that total $500 or more (labor
or materials) be licensed by the Contrac-
tors State License Board. State law also
requires that contractors include their li-
cense number in their advertising. You
can check the status of your licensed
contractor at www.cslb.ca.gov or 800-
321-CSLB. Unlicensed contractors taking
jobs that total less than $500 must state
in their advertisements that they are not
licensed by the Contractors State Li-
cense Board.
Attorneys
BANKRUPTCY
Huge credit card debit?
Job loss? Foreclosure?
Medical bills?
YOU HAVE OPTIONS
Call for a free consultation
(650-363-2600
This law firm is a debt relife agency
Law Office of Jason Honaker
BANKRUPTCY
Chapter 7 &13
Call us for a consultation
650-259-9200
www.honakerlegal.com
Clothing
$5 CHARLEY'S
Sporting apparel from your
49ers, Giants & Warriors,
low prices, large selection.
450 W. San Bruno Ave.
San Bruno
(650)771-6564
Dental Services
ALBORZI, DDS, MDS, INC.
$500 OFF INVISALIGN TREATMENT
a clear alternative to braces even for
patients who have
been told that they were not invisalign
candidates
235 N SAN MATEO DR #300,
SAN MATEO
(650)342-4171
MILLBRAE SMILE CENTER
Valerie de Leon, DDS
Implant, Cosmetic and
Family Dentistry
Spanish and Tagalog Spoken
(650)697-9000
15 El Camino Real,
MILLBRAE, CA
RUSSO DENTAL CARE
Dental Implants
Free Consultation& Panoramic
Digital Survey
1101 El Camino RL ,San Bruno
(650)583-2273
www.russodentalcare.com
Food
CROWNE PLAZA
Foster City-San Mateo
Champagne Sunday Brunch
Wedding, Event &
Meeting Facilities
(650) 295-6123
1221 Chess Drive Foster City
Hwy 92 at Foster City Blvd. Exit
GET HAPPY!
Happy Hour 4-6 M-F
Steelhead Brewing Co.
333 California Dr.
Burlingame
(650)344-6050
www.steelheadbrewery.com
JACKS
RESTAURANT
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
1050 Admiral Ct., #A
San Bruno
(650)589-2222
JacksRestaurants.com
PANCHO VILLA
TAQUERIA
Because Flavor Still Matters
365 B Street
San Mateo
www.sfpanchovillia.com
Food
PRIME STEAKS
SUPERB VALUE
BASHAMICHI
Steak & Seafood
1390 El Camino Real
Millbrae
www.bashamichirestaurant.com
SEAFOOD FOR SALE
FRESH OFF THE BOAT
(650) 726-5727
Pillar Point Harbor:
1 Johnson Pier
Half Moon Bay
Oyster Point Marina
95 Harbor Master Rd..
South San Francisco
Financial
UNITED AMERICAN BANK
San Mateo , Redwood City,
Half Moon Bay
Call (650)579-1500
for simply better banking
unitedamericanbank.com
Furniture
Bedroom Express
Where Dreams Begin
2833 El Camino Real
San Mateo - (650)458-8881
184 El Camino Real
So. S. Francisco -(650)583-2221
www.bedroomexpress.com
WESTERN FURNITURE
Everything Marked Down !
601 El Camino Real
San Bruno, CA
Mon. - Sat. 10AM -7PM
Sunday Noon -6PM
We don't meet our competition,
we beat it !
Guns
PENINSULA GUNS
(650) 588-8886
Handguns.Shotguns.Rifles
Tactical and
Hunting Accessories
Buy.Sell.Trade
360 El Camino Real, San Bruno
Health & Medical
BACK, LEG PAIN OR
NUMBNESS?
Non-Surgical
Spinal Decompression
Dr. Thomas Ferrigno D.C.
650-231-4754
177 Bovet Rd. #150 San Mateo
BayAreaBackPain.com
DENTAL
IMPLANTS
Save $500 on
Implant Abutment &
Crown Package.
Call Millbrae Dental
for details
650-583-5880
EYE EXAMINATIONS
579-7774
1159 Broadway
Burlingame
Dr. Andrew Soss
OD, FAAO
www.Dr-AndrewSoss.net
NCP COLLEGE OF NURSING
& CAREER COLLEGE
Train to become a Licensed
Vocational Nurse in 12 months or a
Certified Nursing Assistant in as little
as 8 weeks.
Call (800) 339-5145 for more
information or visit
ncpcollegeofnursing.edu and
ncpcareercollege.com
Health & Medical
SLEEP APNEA
We can treat it
without CPAP!
Call for a free
sleep apnea screening
650-583-5880
Millbrae Dental
Insurance
AANTHEM BLUE
CROSS
www.ericbarrettinsurance.com
Eric L. Barrett,
CLU, RHU, REBC, CLTC, LUTCF
President
Barrett Insurance Services
(650)513-5690
CA. Insurance License #0737226
AFFORDABLE
HEALTH INSURANCE
Personal & Professional Service
JOHN LANGRIDGE
(650) 854-8963
Bay Area Health Insurance Marketing
CA License 0C60215
a Diamond Certified Company
Jewelers
INTERSTATE
ALL BATTERY CENTER
570 El Camino Real #160
Redwood City
(650)839-6000
Watch batteries $8.99
including installation.
KUPFER JEWELRY
est. 1979
We Buy Coins, Jewelry, Watches,
Platinum, Diamonds.
Expert fine watch & jewelry repair.
Deal with experts.
1211 Burlingame Ave. Burlingame
www.kupferjewelry.com
(650) 347-7007
Legal Services
LEGAL
DOCUMENTS PLUS
Non-Attorney document
preparation: Divorce,
Pre-Nup, Adoption, Living Trust,
Conservatorship, Probate,
Notary Public. Response to
Lawsuits: Credit Card
Issues, Breach of Contract
Jeri Blatt, LDA #11
Registered & Bonded
(650)574-2087
legaldocumentsplus.com
"I am not an attorney. I can only
provide self help services at your
specific direction."
Loans
REVERSE MORTGAGE
Are you age 62+ & own your
home?
Call for a free, easy to read
brochure or quote
650-453-3244
Carol Bertocchini, CPA
Locks
COMPLETE LOCKSMITH
SERVICES
Full stocked shop
& Mobile van
MILLBRAE LOCKS
(650)583-5698
311 El Camino Real
MILLBRAE
Marketing
GROW
YOUR SMALL BUSINESS
Get free help from
The Growth Coach
Go to
www.buildandbalance.com
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Massage Therapy
$29
ONE HOUR MASSAGE
(650)354-8010
1030 Curtis St #203,
Menlo Park
ACUHEALTH
Best Asian Body Massage
$28/hr
with this ad
Free Parking
(650)692-1989
1838 El Camino #103, Burlingame
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ASIAN MASSAGE
$55 per Hour
Open 7 days, 10 am -10 pm
633 Veterans Blvd., #C
Redwood City
(650)556-9888
ENJOY THE BEST
ASIAN MASSAGE
$40 for 1/2 hour
Angel Spa
667 El Camino Real, Redwood City
(650)363-8806
7 days a week, 9:30am-9:30pm
HEALING MASSAGE
Newly remodeled
New Masseuses every two
weeks
$50/Hr. Special
2305-A Carlos St.,
Moss Beach
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LOCAL 28
Gatos resident and pediatrician with a law
degree who describes himself as a
Libertarian Republican, said government
should have to justify regulations and
taxes with a clear need and thinks
Libertarian policies could create biparti-
san cooperation.
Eshoo said she has a long track record of
success and is passionate about the work
shes done for the past 20 years on the
House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Eshoo said shes a big proponent for
Internet neutrality, commonly known as
net neutrality, and ensuring that small busi-
nesses and startups can afford high-speed
Internet.
Eshoo was rst elected to the House of
Representatives in 1993 and formerly
served on the San Mateo County Board of
Supervisors. She is the ranking member of
the Subcommittee on Communications and
Technology, which has primary jurisdic-
tion over the Internet and telecommunica-
tions, and served on the House of
Representatives Intelligence Committee.
With Californias open primary, the top
two candidates in a race, regardless of
party, will face off in the November gener-
al election.
Health care
Anderson said hes for health care reform,
but the Affordable Care Act will burden
young families who must subsidize the
older population.
I would like to start over again and I
think that, while well-intentioned, help-
ing everybody become more healthy is a
good goal, I dont think the ACA is a good
way to get there, Anderson said.
Instead, Anderson wants a universal sin-
gle payer catastrophic coverage system in
which each individual would pay a low
monthly premium with a high deductible.
Braun and Anderson said people should
have mandatory savings accounts that
would be used for health care related
expenses.
If elected, Braun said he would repeal the
ACAbecause health care is not one size t s
all and every individual is responsible for
their own health.
I dont believe the federal government
should have the authority to stop the public
from getting the health care they want or
can afford, Braun said.
Braun said he created a website similar to
WebMD and people can make their own
treatment choices. Braun also said employ-
ers shouldnt have to pay for an employees
insurance and that, as a Roman Catholic, he
thinks no one should be forced to pay for
anothers birth control.
Fox said his background as an attorney
and physician make him highly qualied in
the subject and believes the regulated sys-
tem is making coverage more expensive
than in the past.
Im in the replace as opposed to repeal
group. We clearly had problems before and
they needed a solution, I just think they
came up with the wrong solution, Fox
said.
Fox said he wants a free marketplace and
the ACA is cutting patients opt i ons
because some doctors wont become
providers if reimbursements are too low.
Eshoo said shes spent much of her polit-
ical career focusing on health care. Eshoo
said she supports the ACA, but would like
to see changes such as subsidies based on a
localized, not national, poverty line.
She also said the government isnt
spending enough on funding medical
research and nding cures for diseases, so
Congress should establish a mandatory
trust. Eshoo said her work on the availabil-
ity of pediatric medication and care for pre-
mature infants has shown results.
Environment
Eshoo said she had directed legislative
efforts to create access to electric car
chargers to promote the industry and Clean
Energy Victory Bonds Act, with which
individuals can make federally backed
investments toward programs that support
solar, wind, energy efficiency and electric
vehicles.
Fox said as a doctor hes very concerned
with clean air.
But the evidence on climate change isnt
convincing, Fox said.
I think it would be best not to embark on
taxation and regulation programs unless
the problem was very clear, he said.
Higher taxes on gasoline and electricity
would trickle down on consumers, Fox said.
I dont think we should burden working
folks with those kinds of expenses, he
said.
Braun said hes angry with the Peninsula
Open Space Trust and the Midpeninsula
Regional Open Space District for buying
land near the ... reservoir and refusing to
make the land safe from res, which could
taint drinking water.
Braun said the evidence disputes climate
change because there hasnt been any sig-
nicant change in temperature over the last
17 years. Braun also said other govern-
ments need to contribute to reducing emis-
sions, but wonders if there would even be a
benet.
Braun said he would like to eliminate
government agencies including the
Environmental Protection Agency, the
Department of Energy and the Department
of Education to reduce spending and give
the states and local jurisdictions more
power.
Anderson said energy consumption is
just intrinsically involved in power, which
most arent willing to give up.
I think we should experiment with a car-
bon tax, but weve got to be a little bit care-
ful because it would be very easy to drive
industry overseas and jobs overseas that
would not necessarily solve what is a glob-
al problem, Anderson said.
Anderson said taxation is one of the
nations most complicated and unfair sys-
tems and he would like to see universal at
tax rates and has a tax scheme that would
support a sustainable Social Security
Administration.
Foreign policy
Anderson said the governments immedi-
ate responses to conflict have put the
nation in a position of only being reactive.
Instead, the United States should maintain
its strength while remaining restrained so
as to be predictable and therefore effective,
Anderson said.
Braun said the United States should react
with consistent strength and policy. Only a
few things can be resolved with war and
diplomacy is preferable, but world leaders
perceive President Barack Obama as weak
and with little clout, Braun said
Fox said there are some national security
issues the United States cannot withdraw
from and needs to work allies and provide
leadership.
We need to de-emphasize military
involvement and emphasis diplomatic and
economic involvement, Fox said.
Eshoo said the United States remains the
worlds most independent and powerful
nation but Americans value diplomacy and
military action cannot resolve everything,
Eshoo said.
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