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Burlingame officials differ over election shift

City Council cant find consensus over best way to align council terms with state calendar
By Austin Walsh
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF

The Burlingame City Council is

obligated to amend its election
calendar, but councilmembers are
at odds over the best way to meet a
new state mandate.
Councilmembers tabled a decision last week regarding the pending alignment with the general

election calendar, as required under

Senate Bill 415 to boost voter
participation in local races featuring turnout far below state or
national levels.
While some city councils or
school districts in the county also
facing a shift from odd to even
election years have simply opted
to extend the existing terms by
one year, Burlingame coun-

cilmembers expressed a reticence

to exercise such authority, according to video of the meeting.
I, for one, am not comfortable
automatically extending our
terms, said Councilwoman Emily
Beach. That doesnt sit right with
me.
As Mayor Ann Keighran, Vice
Mayor Ricardo Ortiz and others
expressed similar concerns, such a

perspective resonated with the

rest of the council. What remains
unclear is the process ahead, as
officials work to hit the 2018
deadline for approving an amended calendar.
Though extending terms could
be considered the path of least
resistance, councilmembers can
also shorten terms by one year or
pursue combinations of both

options, so long as they implement the changes by 2020. Any

changes must be authorized by the
San Mateo County Board of
Supervisors.
In lieu of a decision at the meeting Monday, Dec. 5, councilmembers directed city staff to track the
decisions of other neighboring

See SHIFT, Page 18

County aims
to aid at-risk
population
Officials consider $33M health
care, housing pilot program
By Samantha Weigel
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF

Laura Jane Bailey (Linda), left, and Michael Shipley (Michael) star in Fiction.

Whether a person is struggling

with homelessness, a mental
health diagnosis or a substance
abuse disorder, San Mateo County
health officials are looking to take
a more integrative approach to
SCOTT RAGLE improving the lives of at-risk residents.
The Board of Supervisors is slated to confirm creation of the
Whole Person Care pilot Tuesday,
a $33 million a year program that
will draw on federal funding

Whats true, what isnt

Fiction at Dragon Theatre fueled by discovery

By Judy Richter
DAILY JOURNAL CORRESPONDENT

After 20 years of marriage, youd

think a couple would know each
other pretty well, but thats not
true in Steven Dietzs Fiction,
presented by Dragon Theatre.
Linda (Laura Jane Bailey, also
the shows producer) and Michael
(Michael Shipley), are successful
writers, and she teaches writing at
a college. Both have kept daily
journals for many years.
When shes diagnosed with a
malignant brain tumor and told
she has three weeks to live, Linda

gives Michael her journals and

asks him to read them after her
death. In turn, she asks to read his
journals. He reluctantly agrees.
When they reveal that he had an
affair with a woman, Abby (Emily
Keyishian), at a writers colony
many years ago and had apparently continued it off and on, Linda
feels angry and betrayed.
After her death, Michael learns
that Linda had met Abby at the
writers colony before their marriage, and he learns a secret behind
Lindas successful first book.
The twist in all of this is that
much of what Michael wrote in his

through 2020.
Over the coming years, the
countys Health System aims to
assist 5,000 patients who are considered high utilizers, or those
who visit an emergency room four
or more times a year, achieve more
stability in their lives. San Mateo
is one of 18 counties throughout
the state to receive federal grant
funding as part of a Medi-Cal waiver allowing providers to allocate
health care funds toward other
services that ultimately contribute

See HOUSING, Page 20

San Mateo planners look

at secondary unit rules

journals might have been fiction.

Michael and Lindas characters
are well developed by Dietz, the
actors and director Erin Gilley.
Their personalities are defined in
the opening scene, when the two
banter in a Parisian cafe.
During their conversation,
Linda insists the best rock song
ever is Piece of My Heart, sung
by Janis Joplin. Michael is equal- By Samantha Weigel
ly adamant that John Lennons DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
rendition of Twist and Shout is
With new state laws about to
the best ever. Only in a later scene
is it revealed that the two had just ease residential property owners
ability to construct secondary
See PLAY, Page 18 units, San Mateo city officials are

New state accessory dwelling laws

prompt cities to ease restrictions
considering adapting to the rules
legislators touted as a potential
source of affordable housing.
Three new laws covering accessory dwelling units will take effect

See RULES, Page 18

FOR THE RECORD

Tuesday Dec. 13, 2016

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Thought for the Day

My theory is to enjoy life,
but the practice is against it.
Charles Lamb, English essayist

This Day in History

Authorities in Poland imposed martial
law in a crackdown on the Solidarity
labor movement. (Martial law formally ended in 1983.)
In 1 6 4 2 , Dutch navigator Abel Tasman sighted presentday New Zealand.
In 1 7 6 9 , Dartmouth College in New Hampshire received
its charter.
In 1 8 6 2 , Union forces led by Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside
launched futile attacks against entrenched Confederate soldiers during the Civil War Battle of Fredericksburg; the
soundly defeated Northern troops withdrew two days later.
In 1 9 1 8 , President Woodrow Wilson arrived in France,
becoming the rst chief executive to visit Europe while in
ofce.
In 1 9 2 8 , George Gershwins An American in Paris had
its premiere at Carnegie Hall in New York.
In 1 9 3 7 , the Chinese city of Nanjing fell to Japanese
forces; what followed was a massacre of war prisoners, soldiers and citizens. (China maintains as many as 300,000
people were killed; Japan says the toll was far less.)
In 1 9 4 4 , during World War II, the light cruiser USS
REUTERS
Nashville was badly damaged in a Japanese kamikaze attack
off Negros Island in the Philippines that claimed 133 lives. A bride is seen pushing the groom on a scooter during a photo shoot in An Bang Beach outside Hoi An, Vietnam.
In 1 9 6 2 , the United States launched Relay 1, a communications satellite which retransmitted television, telephone
and digital signals.
Officers say that a man driving a car buildings in the historic downtown
In 1 9 7 4 , Malta became a republic. George Harrison visited Driver who killed sleeping
swerved to miss a woman crossing the park.
the White House, where he met President Gerald R. Ford.
street on foot. The driver lost control,
The contractor hired to string and
In 1 9 9 4 , an American Eagle commuter plane crashed short man convicted of murder
maintain the lights has turned to using
of Raleigh-Durham International Airport in North Carolina,
SANTA ANA A driver who crashed traveling onto the sidewalk.
Police say the car hit the man walk- an animal repellent derived from hot
killing 15 of the 20 people on board.
into a Mission Viejo home and killed
the sleeping resident has been con- ing there, then went through a peppers to deter the animals. A parks
wrought iron fence before striking a department spokesman says the squirvicted of second-degree murder.
rels appear to have a fondness for copCity News Service says Orange power pole.
They say the 37-year-old man died at per.
County jurors deliberated about two
hours Monday before convicting the accident scene. His name was not
HGTVs Flip or Flop hosts split
Kourosh Keshmiri. Hes now facing released.
Police say the driver and the woman months after police called
15 years to life in prison.
Keshmiri had been drinking and was in the street were not injured.
LOS ANGELES The husband and
Officers say both survivors provided
speeding when he lost control of his
wife team behind HGTVs Flip or
friends Cadillac and smashed into the statements and were released.
Flop have announced their separaThe investigation is ongoing.
home three years ago, killing 60tion six months after police were
year-old Kenneth Jackson.
called to their home over what the couIn
Boston,
squirrels
are
gnawing
Experts calculated his blood-alcoActor Steve
Actor-comedian
Singer-actor
ple called an unfortunate misunderhol
level
was
more
than
twice
the
around the Christmas trees
Buscemi is 59.
Dick Van Dyke is
Morris Day is 60.
standing.
legal limit.
91.
Tarek and Christina El Moussa say
BOSTON Voracious squirrels are
Prosecutors noted that Keshmiri had
Former Secretary of State George P. Shultz is 96. Actor
in
a statement that police were called
going
nuts
for
Christmas
lights
in
prior drunk driving convictions and
Christopher Plummer is 87. Country singer Buck White is 86. was under court orders not to drink.
out of an abundance of caution. They
Boston.
Music/lm producer Lou Adler is 83. Singer John Davidson is
The Boston Globe reports the furry say there was no violence and no
The defense argued that Keshmiri
75. Actress Kathy Garver (TV: Family Affair) is 71. Singer should face only a lesser charge of rodents have chewed through electri- charges were filed.
The couple says the incident
cal wires for the colorful, festive
Ted Nugent is 68. Rock musician Jeff Skunk Baxter is 68. manslaughter.
lights strung in trees on Boston prompted them to seek counseling and
Country musician Ron Getman is 68. Actor Robert Lindsay is
theyve decided to separate while evalCommon.
67. Country singer-musician Randy Owen is 67. Actress Police: Driver swerves
uating the future of their marriage. The
City
parks
officials
say
theyve
Wendie Malick is 66. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is 66. to save one, kills another
received numerous reports about holi- statement says they plan to continue
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is 63.
FARMERSVILLE Police in day light outages on the citys online their professional life together.
Country singer John Anderson is 62.
HGTV says that it will honor any
Central California say a drivers split- reporting app. One recent visitor
second decision to avoid hitting a noted nearly half the lights on the decision that works best for the couple
THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME
by David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek
woman in the street ended in the death Commons 47-foot Christmas tree and their children and that the home
were out, an issue the city says has renovation series will continue proof a man on the sidewalk.
Unscramble these four Jumbles,
duction as scheduled.
The accident happened Sunday in the since been addressed.
one letter to each square,
to form four ordinary words.
TMZ first reported the couples sepThe lights are hanging in about 60
small community of Farmersville, 50
trees, the visitors center and other aration Monday.
miles southeast of Fresno.
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Redwood Citys Rocket Fuel downsizes

Tech company moves next door to much smaller quarters
By Anna Schuessler
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF

The once-booming advertising technology company Rocket Fuel is set to downsize

its headquarters in January as it terminates
its lease with the property owner and begins
a new one next door.
Starting on Jan. 2, Rocket Fuel will move
its corporate headquarters at 1900 Seaport
Blvd. to a more appropriately-sized location next door, according to a statement
from the company.
Maureen OConnell, senior director of
public
relations
for
Informatica
Corporation, confirmed Rocket Fuels new
lease on the first floor of Informaticas
2000 Seaport Blvd. building. The first floor
space, at 35,000 square feet, is a fraction of
the 141,180-square-foot space that spanned
the entire building at 1900 Seaport Blvd.,
according to an October article in the San
Francisco Business Times.
The move coincides with the companys
efforts to cut operational costs in light of
faltering profits. The company reported

Reward offered in case of

man found buried at Sonoma State
SONOMA Reward money is being
offered for help solving the case of a young
man found stabbed to death and buried on the
Sonoma State University campus last month.
The Santa Rosa Press Democrat reports two
rewards totaling more than $7,000 are being
offered for help in finding and convicting the
killer or killers of 18-year-old Kirk Kimberly
of Cotati, California.
The remains of Kimberly were found in a
shallow grave Nov. 2, about two weeks after
he went missing following a trip to meet a
friend. Detectives believe Kimberly was tar-

continued losses and commitment to cutting

its operational budget when it announced its
financial results for the third quarter of
2016.
Our ongoing focus to drive further operational improvements was evident, said
CEO Randy Wootton in an Oct. 25 press
release. [We] made progress towards our
stated goal of being free cash flow positive
for 2016. We remain committed to our
plans to return the company to growth and
build a successful platform solutions business.
Rocket Fuel, which describes itself as a
programmatic marketing platform, offers
its business clients strategies for increasing
return on digital advertising efforts through
big data and artificial intelligence. The
companys Moment Scoring platform, for
example, allows clients to adjust advertising campaigns in real time, based on
moment-by-moment consumer behavior
data.
Rocket Fuels advancement in advertising
technology and the growth of digital advertising in 2013 caused Forbes to name it one
of the Most Promising Companies in

America. When the company went public in

September 2013, it boasted a market cap of
nearly $2 billion, a far cry from the companys current market cap of just under $89
million.
Increases to Rocket Fuels gross revenue
have slowed considerably in the past four
years, from 126 percent in 2013 to 72 percent in 2014 to 13 percent in 2015. Just
this past year, revenue derived from North
America was $90.9 million, down 3 percent
from the previous years third quarter.
The company has seen several shifts in its
leadership in recent years. Two chief finance
officers have been named in 2016 alone,
and co-founder and former CEO George John
stepped down in 2015.
According to Catherine Ralston, Redwood
Citys Economic Development manager,
Google plans to use the vacated space to
move one of its divisions to Redwood City.
She has observed a tenant turnover in
Googles Seaport Boulevard properties.
Either the lease has come up or Google is
buying the lease, she said. Office space is
really tight in Redwood City. Oftentimes,
when they find a spot they move quickly.

Around the Bay

commonly migrate south to spend their winter vacations around the regions lakes, feasting on fish and ducks.
A group of about 100 eagle-eyed volunteers
and agency staff participated in the counts at
several lakes on Saturday. Two adult bald
eagles were seen at Lake Perris and a pair of
adults was also observed in the Lake Hemet
area.

geted. Police say Kimberlys slaying was not

connected with the college or its students.
There have been no arrests in the case. Last
week, the Sonoma County Sheriffs Office
announced the two rewards.

Eleven bald eagles spotted

at Southern California lakes
SAN BERNARDINO Eleven bald eagles
were spotted during an organized count at
sites across Riverside and San Bernardino
counties over the weekend.
The U.S. Forest Service says bald eagles

Tuesday Dec. 13, 2016

Police reports
Case of the Mondays
A man was drinking from an open container and swearing at passersby on
Middleeld Road in Redwood City
before 4:45 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5.

SAN MATEO
Sus pi ci o us ci rcums tances . Two gun
shots were heard near South Norfolk Street
and Kehoe Avenue before 11:56 p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 4.
Acci dent. A vehicle hit a re hydrant and left
on Fathom Drive before 11:16 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 3.
Theft. A red Mercedes was stolen near Elm
Street and Monte Diablo Avenue before 8:01
p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3.
Theft. A rental trailer was stolen on Huron
Court before 2:41 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3.
Theft. A package was stolen from a front
porch on Suzie Street before 2:08 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 3.

UNINCORPORATED
SAN MATEO COUNTY
Arres t. A 20-year-old La Honda man was
arrested for displaying false vehicle registration and possession of brass knuckles and
methamphetamine on the rst block of
Entrada Way before 10:15 a.m. Tuesday, Dec.
6.
Arres t. A driver was arrested after failing to
stop at a stop sign and being found intoxicated near Highway 1 and Coronado Street in El
Granada before 9:22 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5.
Arres t. A 37-year-old man was arrested on a
felony warrant out of Wisconsin on Cornell
Avenue in Princeton before 8:37 a.m. Friday,
Dec. 2.

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Tuesday Dec. 13, 2016

La La Land waltzes off with

most Golden Globe nominations
By Jake Coyle
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Golden Globes nominations

had their usual quirks. Deadpool,
really? But the nominees did little to
disrupt the dominant trends of this
years award season: that La La Land
and Moonlight have separated
themselves from a pack of richly
diverse contenders.
La La Land, Damien Chazelles
infectious Los Angeles musical, sang
and danced its way to a leading seven
Golden Globes nominations, including best picture musical or comedy,
the Hollywood Foreign Press
Association announced Monday in
Los Angeles . Barry Jenkins lyrical
three-part
coming-of-age
tale
Moonlight trailed closely with six
nods, including best drama.
Those two films have taken just
about everyone top honor so far in
Hollywoods awards season, with
Kenneth Lonergans tender, grieffilled
New
England
drama
Manchester by the Sea which
scored five nominations Monday,
including best drama and best actor
for Casey Affleck consistently in
the running, too.
But La La Land, with its showstopping musical numbers and love
affair with old Hollywood musicals,
remains widely seen as the Academy
Awards favorite. After setting records
in its limited release over the weekend
and winning a leading eight Critics
Choice Awards on Sunday , it may be
just beginning to flex its musical muscle.
What a way to start a Monday, said
La La Land star Emma Stone.

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From left, Producer Gary Gilbert, actors Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling, director
Damien Chazelle, producer Jordan Horowitz and costume designer Mary Zophres
pose backstage with their award for Best Picture for La La Land during the 22nd
Annual Critics Choice Awards.
Stone and her co-star, Ryan
Gosling, were nominated for their lead
performances, as was the films directing, screenplay, score and original
song. Moonlight, spread across
three chapters of a young mans life in
Miami, earned nods for Jenkins
directing and script, supporting actor
favorite Mahershala Ali and supporting actress Naomie Harris.
When you see that the HFPA comes
back with six nominations you know
they saw the work and the love put
into the film, Jenkins said by phone.
It fills my heart.
There were, as usual, eyebrow-raising picks by the HFPA, a group of
mostly freelance journalists known
for playing favorites and packing its
lively banquet with stars. While
Martin Scorseses Silence and Clint

Eastwoods Sully both went emptyhanded, the R-rated superhero romp

Deadpool scored two nominations,
including best film, comedy or musical.
As we speak, the entire Deadpool
team is engaged in a grotesque, early
morning tickle-fight, tweeted the
films star, Ryan Reynolds, who was
also nominated.
Also out of leftfield were the supporting actor nod for Jonah Hill in the
poorly reviewed War Dogs and the
unexpected nomination for the unheralded Aaron Taylor-Johnson in Tom
Fords Nocturnal Animals.
But those choices did nothing to
dislodge the seasons front-runners,
nor did it alter another maxim gaining

See GLOBES, Page 20

Around the nation

Two Georgia police officers
shot, wounded serving warrant
A man shot and wounded two Georgia police officers executing a search warrant early Monday, prompting officers to
return fire, killing him, authorities said.
The mans girlfriend and an infant about 1 month old were
also in the house in the central city of Fort Valley at the
time of the shooting but neither was harmed, said Georgia
Bureau of Investigation Special Agent J.T. Ricketson.
Officer James Wynn, 27, was shot once in his vest and in
his left arm, Byron police Lt. Bryan Hunter said. Wynn
underwent surgery and is expected to recover fully. He has
been with the Byron Police Department for three and a half
years and has been in law enforcement for five years, Hunter
said.
Officer William Patterson, 26, also was wounded in the
left arm and was treated at a hospital and released, Hunter
said. Patterson has been with the Byron Police Department
for two months and in law enforcement for three years.
Ricketson identified the deceased man as 31-year-old
Rainer Tyler Smith.
The shooting happened after a drug task force went to a
home about 2:30 a.m. Monday to execute a search warrant,
Ricketson said. When no one responded after they knocked
on the front door and announced themselves, they gained
entry through the back door.
The moment they were entering, someone inside fired at
least one round, prompting officers to return fire, killing
the suspect, he said.

Sheriff: Man uses front-end

loader to drop sons mobile home
PARSONSFIELD, Maine Authorities say a Maine man
used a front-end loader to repeatedly pick up and drop his
sons mobile home during a family dispute and only
stopped when he learned his 7-year-old grandson was
inside.
The York County sheriffs department says 50-year-old
John Bubar was involved in a dispute with his 27-year-old
son, Michael, on Sunday over rent payments and debris in
the yard.
The son and his family live in a mobile home on John
Bubars property in Parsonsfield.
Authorities say the elder Bubar damaged the mobile home
with a front-end loader and backhoe.
Bubar was arrested on a charge of domestic violence reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon.

LOCAL

Tuesday Dec. 13, 2016

Gilroy man charged with 101 fatality

A Gilroy man was charged Monday with
four felonies and one misdemeanor in relation with a fatal crash that killed Kiran Ram
of Hayward Saturday morning, according to
the San Mateo County District Attorneys
Office.
Ram, a 54-year-old Hayward resident,
crashed shortly before 3:15 a.m. Saturday
on Highway 101 near State Route 92,
according to the California Highway
Patrol.
Ram, who was driving south, apparently
lost control of her vehicle in the rain,
struck the center divider and the vehicle
came to rest facing west, according to CHP
spokesman Officer Art Montiel.
Rams vehicle was then hit on the passenger side by another vehicle driven by a
23-year-old man, later identified as Isacc
Barrios of Gilroy. She was pronounced dead
at the scene and the other driver was taken
to a hospital with major injuries, Montiel
said.
A preliminary investigation suggests
that Ram was killed in the collision with
the other vehicle, not as a result of striking
the center divider, Montiel said.
Barrios has been charged with gross
vehicular manslaughter while under the
influence of alcohol and drugs, driving
under the influence of alcohol and drugs,
driving with .08 percent alcohol or greater
in his bloodstream and driving under the
influence of alcohol and causing injury. He
has also been charged with one misdemeanor, driving on a suspended license,
according to the District Attorneys Office.

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Local briefs
Sinkhole destroys
path to Pacifica public beach
A sinkhole that opened up over the weekend on private property along a cliff face in
Pacifica appears to have blocked access to a
public beach.
The property is the responsibility of the
owners of an apartment complex called
Lands End Apartments on Esplanade
Avenue, according to Pacifica City Manager
Lorie Tinfow.
Over the weekend, someone associated
with Lands End blocked access to a trail
that leads down to the beach and put up a
sign reading beach access closed.
They put up the sign and roped off the
access to the beach over the weekend,
Tinfow said in a statement. The city did not
play a role in those activities.
Photos and video posted on social media
sites show a large gap in the earth that has
partially destroyed the path.
The sinkhole is near the site of an apartment complex at 320 Esplanade Ave. that
was demolished in March due to massive
cliff-side erosion that threatened to pull the
building into the ocean.

Alleged dog killer waives

preliminary court hearing
A man accused of killing his girlfriends
2-year-old dog named Sprocket by allegedly
lowering it into scalding liquid waived the
preliminary hearing of his case on Monday,
according to the San Mateo County District

Paul Souter

Attorneys Office.
San Bruno resident
Paul Souter, 25, is
charged
with
two
felonies for inflicting
harm on the animal and
failing to provide care
after the April incident.
Souter was arrested in
Bend, Oregon, and was
extradited to San Mateo

County.
Souter posted bail and is out of custody.
Souters girlfriend Shelby Lujan has also
been charged with one felony count of animal cruelty for failing to provide care to her
2-year-old Maltese/poodle mix, or
Maltipoo. Lujan is out on a $1,000 bail
bond, according to prosecutors.
Lujan, 22, brought Sprocket to an emergency veterinary clinic May 1, about 12
days after she claimed it was injured when a
cup of boiling water accidentally spilled
onto the dogs crate, according to prosecutors.
The dog was suffering from third-degree
burns on more than 40 percent of its body
and investigators with the Peninsula
Humane Society believe the burn pattern
was consistent with it being lowered or
placed in scalding liquid. Although the
emergency clinic attempted to save
Sprocket, the dog died a few hours later,
according to prosecutors.
Both defendants waived the preliminary
hearing and were joined by the district attorney, according to the San Mateo County
District Attorneys Office. They are scheduled for Superior Court arraignment Jan. 26.

Fire damages Panda

Express in Daly City
A fire damaged a Panda Express restaurant
in Daly City Monday morning, according
to the North County Fire Authority.
The fire was reported at about 9:45 a.m. at
the restaurant at 701 Westlake Center. Fire
crews arrived to find smoke and flames coming from the back and roof of the restaurant.
The fire was contained to that part of the
building and firefighters remained at the
scene for more than an hour to make sure it
was extinguished and to complete salvage
and overhaul operations, fire officials said.
Employees and other occupants at the
building had evacuated prior to the arrival of
firefighters. No one was injured in the
blaze.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Three injured in crash

that knocked over 70-foot tree
Three people were injured and a 70-foot
tree was knocked over in a solo crash in
Menlo Park Monday morning, CHP officers
said.
The collision was reported at around 3:19
a.m. on southbound Highway 101 at the
Willow Road off-ramp.
A silver minivan swerved into the grass
to the right side of the off-ramp, CHP officers said.
CHP officers issued a Sig-alert at 3:48
a.m. when they closed the southbound transition from Highway 101 to Willow Road
while firefighters cleared the tree.

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Tuesday Dec. 13, 2016

Top GOP leaders backing

probes of Russia hacking
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

REUTERS FILE PHOTO

Exxon Mobil CEO and Chairman Rex Tillerson speaks on Capitol Hill.

Trump selects Tillerson for

State, dismissing Russia ties
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON President-elect
Donald Trump has selected Exxon
Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson to lead the
State Department, dismissing concerns about the businessmans close
ties with Russia, two people close
to Trumps transition said Monday
night.
Trumps decision caps a lengthy
process that often played out in public and exposed rifts within his transition team. It also sets Trump up for

a potential fight with Congress over

confirming Tillerson, who has connections with Russian President
Vladimir Putin. Trump was set to
announce Tillersons nomination
Tuesday morning. The people close
to his transition team insisted on
anonymity because they were not
authorized to disclose the decision
ahead of that announcement.
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toward choosing Tillerson after a
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be drawn to the idea of having an

international businessman serve as
the nations top diplomat.
But the prospect of Tillersons
nomination sparked immediate concern on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers are already grappling with intelligence assessments suggesting
Russia interfered with the U.S. presidential election to help Trump.
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., wrote on
Twitter that being a friend of
Vladimir was not an attribute he
was seeking in a secretary of state.

WASHINGTON Congress top

Republicans on Monday endorsed
investigations into the CIAs
belief that Russia meddled in last
months election to help Donald
Trump win, suggesting potential
battles ahead with the incoming
commander in chief over Moscow
and U.S. intelligence.
The Russians are not our
friends, declared Senate Majority
Leader Mitch McConnell as GOP
leaders steered toward a path contrasting starkly with the president-elects belittling dismissal of
the spy agencys assessment and
his past praise for Russian
President Vladimir Putin.
The Senates intelligence panel,
led by Richard Burr, R-N.C., will
conduct a bipartisan inquiry,
according to McConnell, who also

expressed support for a related

probe by the Armed Services
Committee, chaired by Sen. John
McCain, R-Ariz. Though declining to say whether he believes
Russia tried tilting the election
toward Trump, McConnell said, I
hope that those who are going to
be in positions of responsibility
in the new administration share
my view about Moscow.
Shortly
afterward,
House
Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis. ,
released a statement backing an
investigation
the
House
Intelligence Committee has
already started on cyber threats
posed by foreign countries and
extremist groups. He called any
Russian intervention especially
problematic
because
under
President Putin, Russia has been
an aggressor that consistently
undermines American interests.

Recount efforts end: Trump

Around the nation
wins Wisconsin, Pennsylvania statewide vote recount that showed
Presidential election recount
efforts came to an end Monday in
Pennsylvania and Wisconsin,
with both states certifying
Republican Donald Trump as the
winner in contests that helped put
him over the top in the Electoral
College stakes.
Trumps victory in Wisconsin
was reaffirmed following a

him defeating Democrat Hillary

Clinton by nearly 23,000 votes.
Meanwhile, a federal judge
issued a stinging rejection of a
Green Party-backed request to
recount
paper
ballots
in
Pennsylvanias presidential election and scan some counties election systems for signs of hacking.

Tuesday Dec. 13, 2016

LOCAL/NATION/WORLD

THE DAILY JOURNAL

Rebels retreat Aleppo

in terrifying collapse
By Sarah El Deeb and Zeina Karam
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BEIRUT Syrian rebels retreated from

former strongholds in eastern Aleppo in a
terrifying collapse Monday, holding
onto a small sliver of territory packed with
fighters and thousands of civilians as government troops pressed on with their rapid
advance.
The Syrian military said it had gained
control of 99 percent of the former opposition enclave in eastern Aleppo, signaling
an impending end to the rebels four-year
hold over parts of the city as the final hours
of battle played out.
The situation is very, very critical, said
Ibrahim al-Haj of the Syrian Civil Defense,
volunteer first responders who operate in
rebel-held areas. He said he was seeking
shelter for himself and his family, fearing
clashes or capture by the government.
Retaking Aleppo, which has been divided

between rebel- and government-controlled

zones since 2012, would be President
Bashar Assads biggest victory yet in the
countrys civil war. But it does not end the
conflict: Significant parts of Syria are still
outside government control and huge
swaths of the country are a devastated wasteland. More than a quarter of a million people have been killed.
On Sunday, the Islamic State group reoccupied the ancient town of Palmyra, taking advantage of the Syrian army and its
Russian backers preoccupation with the
fighting in Aleppo. On Monday, the
Britain-based Syrian Observatory for
Human Rights said IS fighters were on the
verge of imposing a siege on a nearby army
base known as T4.
The IS recapture of Palmyra nine months
after it was retaken by Syrian government
and Russian troops led to mutual recriminations between Western officials and
Moscow.

REUTERS

Smoke rises as seen from a government-held area of Aleppo, Syria.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc
Ayrault accused Russia of pretending to
fight terrorism while it concentrated on
Aleppo, leaving room for the militants to
retake Palmyra. Russian Foreign Minister
Sergey Lavrov lashed back, accusing the
U. S. -led coalition of orchestrating the
Palmyra takeover in order to give a respite
to the bandits sitting in eastern Aleppo.
In Aleppo, staff members of the last

remaining clinic in rebel-held territory huddled in a shelter as Syrian government

forces pushed in. Those killed and wounded
are left on the streets, said the clinics
administrator, Mohammed Abu Rajab.
The collapse is terrifying, said Bassam
Haj Mustafa, a rebel spokesman in contact
with fighters in the city. Opposition fighters were doing their best to defend what is
left, he said.

Trumps criticism of Russia hacking claim could haunt him

By Eric Tucker
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON Donald Trump held firm

Monday to his skepticism of the huge intelligence apparatus hes about to inherit,
doubting anew the CIA conclusion that
Russia tried to hack its way into tipping the
U.S. election his way.
Trump emphasized that he does not accept
the conclusion that the Kremlin tried to disrupt the election in his favor, an idea he dismissed as ridiculous over the weekend. He
also demanded to know why the subject had-

nt been raised before Election Day

which it was, repeatedly.
The focus of reporting by leading news
organizations, the issue has been in the
headlines since at least June after hackers
broke into computers at the Democratic
National Committee, after WikiLeaks
began publishing Hillary Clintons campaign chairmans hacked emails in October
and after the Obama administration publicly
blamed Russias government, also in
October.
Unless you catch hackers in the act, it
is very hard to determine who was doing the

hacking, Trump tweeted Monday. Why

wasnt this brought up before election?
Trump himself had raised questions during
a presidential debate in September about
whose hackers were responsible, after
Clinton blamed Russia. She keeps saying
Russia, Russia, Russia, and maybe it was.
It could be Russia, but it could be China,
could also be lots of other people, Trump
said then. It could be someone sitting on
their bed that weighs 400 pounds.
Attempting to deflect blame from Russia,
Trump has embraced one of the truisms
about cybersecurity. After a hacking, it

Antonio Guterres sworn

as U.N. secretary-general
UNITED NATIONS Former Portuguese
prime minister Antonio Guterres was sworn
in Monday as Secretary-General of the
United Nations, becoming the ninth U.N.
chief in the bodys 71-year history.
The former U.N. refugee chief was elected
to the top job by acclamation in the General
Assembly in October.
He takes over from Ban Ki-moon on Jan.
1.
Guterres, 67, performed well in answering
questions before assembly members and his
executive experience as prime minister and
as the U. N. High Commissioner for
Refugees from 2005-2015 propelled him to
first place among 13 candidates vying for
the job in informal polls in the Security
Council.

Calvin Ronald Wong

Calvin Ronald Wong, born March 25,
1955, died Dec. 1, 2016, at San Mateo
Medical Center, attended by close family.
Brother to Paula (Lawrence) Lyles, Janet

remains a lingering challenge to identify

whose hands were on the keyboard: foreign
spies, cybercriminals, disgruntled insiders
or bored teenagers. Skilled hackers can
cover their tracks, use software tools traceable to others and feign their locations
across borders or continents.
In the hacks against the Democrats, two
U.S. cybersecurity firms found detailed evidence that the intrusions were linked to
Russian hackers. The internet domains and
registrants traced back to a hacking group,
Fancy Bear, linked to Russias intelligence services.

Around the world

U.S. defense secretary in
Israel as country gets F-35 jets
TEL AVIV, Israel U.S. Defense Secretary
Ash Carter was visiting Israel Monday as it
prepared to receive the first two next-generation F-35 fighter jets that will help preserve the countrys military edge in the
volatile Mideast.
The F-35 is the Pentagons most expensive weapons program, with an estimated
cost of nearly $400 billion. Israel is among
a small number of allies to get the plane.
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor
Lieberman said the fighter jets present
another component in maintaining air superiority in our region and expressed gratitude
to Carter, who was welcomed with a military
honor guard at a Tel Aviv army base.

Obituary
(Richard) Kung, Edna Wong, Cynthia
(Sampson, deceased) Wong-Lee and Jonah
(Rachael) Wong. Uncle to many nieces and
nephews.

OPINION

THE DAILY JOURNAL

Tuesday Dec. 13, 2016

Peace on Earth

A good year in San Carlos

By Cameron Johnson

espite a tumultuous year on the

national scene, in San Carlos
weve made signicant progress
on important community priorities. As I
turn over the mayoral reins, I want to take
a moment to reect on all that weve
accomplished together in 2016.
In the area of public safety, our law
enforcement ofcers responded assertively
to an uptick in burglaries early in the year,
making arrests, engaging our community
and quickly reducing the burglary rate. We
also increased the number of crossing
guards to make sure kids are safe when they
walk to school.
To improve our scal standing, we
increased our rainy-day fund from 10 percent to 12.5 percent of the city budget, and
instituted new performance-based metrics
to make sure that tax revenue is spent effectively and efciently. We held the line on
new assessments, with no increase in sewer
fees and a only a 2 percent bump in
garbage collection fees.
We upgraded parks and city facilities,
including reopening the beautifully remodeled Adult Community Center, and choos-

ing a new design for the

Highlands Park playground, to be opened
next summer.
We are now a more
environmentally-friendly city, joining
Peninsula Clean Energy
and powering all city
facilities, streetlights
and trafc signals with 100 percent greenhouse gas-free renewable electricity.
To play our part in addressing the regional housing crisis, construction began on
more than 300 new housing units, and
weve added new fees on commercial development earmarked specically for the creation of affordable housing.
To encourage more citizen engagement,
we initiated the San Carlos Citizens
Academy which proved so popular that we
now have a waiting list for future classes.
To protect the popular mix of locallyowned small businesses on Laurel Street,
we enacted an ordinance requiring the public review of requests from chain stores
wanting to move into downtown.
To shield our calm and welcoming neighborhoods from overdevelopment, we enacted a moratorium on lot splits and began a

Guest
perspective
public process to consider stronger limits
on home sizes.
To reduce trafc, we added two new public
transportation options. The very popular
SamTrans 61 bus line now serves our local
schools, and a new Caltrain commuter shuttle helps workers get to Eastside businesses.
Governing the City of Good Living has
always been a team effort. We would not
have accomplished so much this year without the hard work and dedication of my colleagues on the City Council, our city staff
members and many individuals from our
unique community.
Thanks to all of you who live in, work in
and visit San Carlos. It has been my privilege to serve you as mayor.

Cameron Johnson serv ed as San Carlos

may or in 2016 and rotated back onto the
City Council Monday night.

Letters to the editor

I smell a lawsuit coming
Editor,
I thought no-cause evictions were legal
in most San Mateo County cities. I also
thought the overwhelming defeat of measures Q and R would put rent control and just
cause eviction policies to bed for a while.
Why then are two attorneys; Daniel Saver
and Shirley Gibson, using a report completed by another group of attorneys,
threatening action? (Report: Families,
minorities affected more by evictions in
the Dec. 12 edition of the Daily Journal). I
predict they will take action through a lawsuit, the target will be your local government and the issue will be race. I believe it
will be a municipality that the attorneys go
after because they are historically defendants who cave in easily and settle quickly.
Mark my words; these two attorneys and
their rms are building a case and are going
to use our courts to sue us.
These lawyers and their law rms will be
taking action against you, so you might as
well know who they are. The report in question, the San Mateo County Eviction
Report, was conducted by a group of
unelected and unknown attorneys. This
report will be a starting point for their
legal maneuvering; the next thing you
experience will be a classic legal shakedown.
Thanks to all the people who worked
tirelessly in crushing measures Q and R.
Unfortunately, our next ght will be in the
courts as these legal housing advocates
have lost both through the legislative
process and most recently in a decisive

Jerry Lee, Publisher

Jon Mays, Editor in Chief
Nathan Mollat, Sports Editor

vote of the people. The courts are their

nal option and I bet they will use them.

Christopher P. Conway
San Mateo

Docktown
Editor,
As I read the Monday, Dec. 12, guest perspective on Docktown Marina by former
Redwood City mayors Claire, Gasparini,
Ira and Foust, I hoped that the thoughts I
had would not be prescient. Immediately
upon reading the piece, I thought of
Docktowns neighbor, the boathouse and
marina of NorCal Crew. As Docktown is
slated for redevelopment and the residents
forced elsewhere to live, I fear that the
NorCal site will also be slated for redevelopment and they will be forced to move, or
worse, have their sport and recreation decimated, similar to what we are witnessing
with our friends in the skating world.
My hope is that the Redwood City staff
and elected ofcials will be heads up about
the site that NorCal Crew calls home and
prepare a way for the program to survive
any kind of disruption that may be visited
upon it by the pressure of redevelopment
on the Peninsula. To wait until the time
comes and be left only with a reactive
action plan, as opposed to having a proactive one, is simply inexcusable as being
bereft of foresight.

Henry Guerrero
Brian Miller
Dave Newlands

Erik Oeverndiek, Copy Editor/Page Designer

Nicola Zeuzem, Production Manager
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Jim Clifford
Dan Heller
Tom Jung
Mona Murhamer
Karan Nevatia
Jeanita Lyman
Brigitte Parman
Adriana Ramirez
Nick Rose
Andrew Scheiner
Joel Snyder
Megan Tao
Gary Whitman
Cindy Zhang

Perspective Columns
Should be no longer than 600 words.
Illegibly handwritten letters and anonymous letters will not

Editor,
Regarding Martins Beach (Strong stance
on Martins Beach owner in the Dec. 7
Daily Journal, plus many others), I no
longer know or care which side is right
and which one has a misplaced sense of
entitlement. Either way, it looks like the
mutually-desired outcome is the state somehow compensating Mr. Khosla for that
stretch of land. I dont know whether that
opens up Pandoras box for other property
owners or not, but that is not the topic of
this particular letter.
According to the article, Mr. Khosla has
pledged to one day give up half his
wealth. The state wants to purchase the
property, either through negotiation or
eminent domain, but lacks the funds. There
may be a solution that meets both needs.
This may sound naive and simplistic, but
why not negotiate a deal whereby Mr.
Khosla donates the land to the state at an
agreed valuation, albeit a potentially
inated one? Im sure Mr. Khosla can benet from a $30 million charitable tax deduction taken over several years, and that way
the state forfeits some future revenue without needing to have cash on hand.
Just a thought.

Norm Federname
San Mateo
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o as much good as you can, as

long as you can, any way that
you can, wherever you can, for
anyone you can, until you no longer can.
John Wesley.
Peace on Earth and goodwill toward
mankind is one of the most common refrains
during the holiday season. The phrase comes
from Luke 2:14 a biblical verse that
reminds us that humanity should always
strive for a more peaceful existence on Earth
through seless acts of love for one another.
One of our nations rst and most renowned
Christmas carols, I Heard the Bells on
Christmas Day, also reects the sentiments
in this verse.
While many know
the Christmas carol,
few know the courageous story behind
its lyrics. The sonnet originates from a
poem written by
world-renowned
American poet
Henry Longfellow in
1863. Longfellow
wrote the poem at a
time when tragedy
Jonathan Madison
plagued both his
family and the
nation. In April 1861, the Confederate army
ignited the rst battle of the Civil War. In
that same month, Longfellows wife burned
to death in the midst of a Civil War battle.
Just days later, Longfellows son suffered
severe battle wounds that nearly claimed his
life. Longfellow attempts to express his
indescribable pain in the carol, saying, In
despair I bowed my head. Darkness, it
seemed for Longfellow, would have no end.
By 1863, there was still no indication of
the war coming to an end. Union General and
later President Ulysses S. Grant would not
successfully force Southern General Robert
E. Lees surrender to end the war until April
9, 1865. The lyrics in the poem, however,
tell of a different future. The lyrics describe a
peaceful realm beyond the Civil War that
claimed the lives of more than 350,000.
Longfellows words envision a nation no
longer burdened with the plague of racism or
a demand for slavery. Longfellow makes several cries for peace on Earth and goodwill
toward mankind.
In spite of the bitterness and violence that
claimed Longfellows family and his nation,
he strived to see a world with a future of
peace. He strived to see a nation of people
who did their best to uplift one another in
spite of their vast differences, rather than
soiling the Earth with the blood of hatred
and bone of prejudice. Two years later,
Longfellow was fortunate enough to witness
the end of that historic war. Eventually, he
managed to nd peace once again.
Longfellows story reminds us that, if we
cannot see a vision of peace and goodwill
toward mankind in our future, we certainly
cannot achieve it. We must all strive to see a
world much more peaceful than the one in
which we can physically see. With that
vision, we can implement the means of
goodwill toward others to accomplish it.
This holiday season, I would encourage
you to think of those you know who may be
suffering. It might be a family member, a
friend or a homeless person seeking to nd
shelter. I encourage each of you to seek out
your fellow citizen to assist them however
possible. The more we can lift up others who
are struggling, the closer we will nd ourselves at a peaceful existence.
We glean the same message from worldrenowned poet John Donne, who said that
no man is an island. This symbolizes the
belief that the whole of humanity is inextricably linked with one another our lives,
our moral consciousness and our fates. The
notion that no man is an island is proved
time and again in the face of even the most
devastating circumstances.
We should recognize the concept of goodwill toward mankind most during the holiday
season. No matter how dark and desolate our
world may appear, we should strive each and
every day to see a future by which we can
achieve a lasting peace.
A native of Pacica, Jonathan Madison
worked as professional policy staff for the
U.S. House of Representatives, Committee
on Financial Services, for two years.
Jonathan is an attorney at law at the Law
Ofces of Mark Watson. He can be reached
via email at jonathanemadison@gmail.com.

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BUSINESS

Tuesday Dec. 13, 2016

THE DAILY JOURNAL

Oil spurt drives Dow to record

despite drop for most stocks
By Stan Choe

DOW JONES INDUSTRIALS

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK Stocks mostly

fell on Monday, but a spurt in oil
prices helped push the energy sector higher and the Dow Jones
industrial average to another
record.
The Dow rose 39.58 points, or
0.2 percent, to extend its record
set on Friday. The Standard &
Poors 500 index, which is the
benchmark for many more
investors than the Dow, pulled
back from its own record, also set
on Friday, and dipped 2.57 points,
or 0.1 percent, to 2,256.96. The
Nasdaq composite fell 31.96, or
0.6 percent, to 5,412.54.
The Dow was able to make the
lone gain among the big three
indexes partly thanks to Exxon
Mobil and Chevron. They rose
with oil, which touched its highest price since the summer of 2015
after OPEC persuaded Russia and
10 other oil-producing nations to
announce production cuts over the
weekend.
Energy stocks in the S&P 500
rose 0.7 percent, and they were
among the six sectors to rise of
the 11 that make up the index.
Still, nine stocks fell on the
New York Stock Exchange for
every five that rose, and the days

High:
Low:
Close:
Change:

19,824.59
19,747.74
19,796.43
+39.58

OTHER INDEXES

loss marked the end of a six-day

winning streak for the S&P 500,
its longest such run since June
2014.
Some investors say theyre taking a more cautious, wait-and-see
approach following the markets
strong run over the last month.
The S&P 500 has climbed 5.4 percent since the presidential election on expectations that proposed tax cuts will lead to higher
profits for businesses and less regulation may create stronger economic growth.
Unless and until we see hard
evidence of the economy picking

S&P 500:
NYSE Index:
Nasdaq:
NYSE MKT:
Russell 2000:
Wilshire 5000:

2256.96
11,177.27
5412.54
2300.44
1373.14
23,619.34

-2.57
-14.52
-31.96
+3.71
-14.93
-59.42

10-Yr Bond:
Oil (per barrel):
Gold :

2.48
53.35
1,162.20

+0.02
+0.91
+2.80

up, were going to take these profits as a gift and pocket them,
says Rich Weiss, senior portfolio
manager at American Century.
Mutual funds that he oversees have
been paring back their stock
investments in recent days and
weeks as the price tags for them
have shot higher.
Donald Trumps surprise presidential election victory has also
driven expectations for inflation
higher, which have helped to drive
bond yields upward. Inflation is
one of bond investors biggest
fears, and theyre demanding
higher yields in order to compen-

sate for the perceived increase in

risk.
The yield on the 10-year
Treasury note rose above 2.50 percent to its highest level since
autumn 2014 before settling back
at 2.47 percent on Monday, where
it was on late Friday.
When the Federal Reserve wraps
up its two-day policy meeting on
Wednesday, investors almost universally expect it to raise shortterm interest rates for just the second time in a decade.
The central bank has held interest rates at close to zero since the
Great Recession in hopes of driv-

ing economic growth, though the

low rates have also squeezed
savers looking for income from
bank accounts and bonds.
The price of U.S. benchmark
crude rose $1.33, or 2.6 percent,
to settle at $52.83 per barrel in
New York. The price of Brent
crude, the international standard,
rose $1.36, or 2.5 percent, to
close at $55. 69 a barrel in
London.
That helped Exxon Mobil to rise
$1.98, or 2.2 percent, to $90.98.
Chevron rose $1.34, or 1.2 percent,
to
$117. 15,
and
ConocoPhillips rose 61 cents, or
1.2 percent, to $51.38.
The biggest loss in the S&P 500
came
from
Alexion
Pharmaceuticals, which dropped
$16. 99, or 12. 9 percent, to
$115.08 after the company named
an interim CEO and a new chief
financial officer. The biopharmaceutical company is in the midst
of an investigation into its sales
practices.
Viacom had the second-biggest
decline in the index. The media
company, which owns Paramount,
Comedy Central and MTV, fell
$3.63, or 9.4 percent, to $34.99.
National Amusements, which controls both Viacom and CBS, said
its no longer looking to combine
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With Fed expected to hike, attention turns to what it says

By Martin Crutsinger
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON There isnt much doubt

about what the Federal Reserve will do when
its latest policy meeting ends Wednesday:
Its all but certain to raise its benchmark
interest rate its first increase in a year.
The real anticipation surrounds what Fed
officials may or may not say about the pace
of future rate hikes against the backdrop of
Donald Trumps election.
Will they signal that they expect to raise
rates very gradually in the coming year? Or

will they say the risk of

high inflation resulting
from Trumps tax and
spending plans may
require accelerated rate
hikes?
On this, economists
and investors agree: The
Fed will raise its key rate
by a modest quarterJanet Yellen point to a range of 0.5
percent to 0.75 percent a move that will
likely lead to slightly higher rates on some
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performance highlights the honor roll
Tuesday Dec. 13, 2016

Raiders lament missed chances

By Josh Dubow
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ALAMEDA Four days after losing

control of the AFC West race with a loss at
Kansas City, Oakland coach Jack Del Rio
is still lamenting some missed opportunities that helped cost the Raiders the game.
A pass that mysteriously changed directions, turning a potential touchdown into an
incompletion. The failure to capitalize on
JAY BIGGERSTAFF/USA TODAY SPORTS three turnovers in Kansas City territory. The
Chiefs CB Marcus Peters, right, breaks up a pass intended decision to pass on third-and-1 late in the
for Andre Holmes in the Raiders loss last Thursday.
game instead of trusting the running game.

That last decision

might have been the
most costly. Despite
the earlier problems,
the Raiders (10-3) were
in position for a
potential tying score
late when they drove to
the Kansas City 14
Jack Del Rio with just over two
minutes to play.
Facing a third-and-1, Oakland called for a
pass to Andre Holmes in the end zone that
Marcus Peters broke up . Del Rio said he

Athletes of the Week

Brothers in arms
By Terry Bernal
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF

The Serra Padres have been at their best

this season with Sitaleki Nunn and TC
Lavulo on the field.
Keeping them
on the field has
been a tall order.
Nunn the senior quarterback
has served as the
emotional and spiritual leader of the
Serra offense
missed three games
earlier this season due
to a nagging back injury.
Lavulo the senior middle linebacker
is the heart and soul of the Serra defense
missed the first four games of the
year due to a leg injury.
The core of the Padres football
brotherhood seems to have left the
injuries behind though, as Nunn
and Lavulo led Serra to the CIF
Northern California Division 2-A
championship Saturday night
with a 49-36 win over Sanger
High School in front of
thousands
of
the
Apaches home fans at
Tom Flores Stadium.
Especially in
this
environment, this was
awes o me,
Serra
head
coach Patrick
Walsh said.
Nunn scored another epic performance with
444 total yards 285 yards passing and 159
yards rushing and six touchdowns. Lavulo
was in on tackles all night, and after returning
to the field in the fourth quarter after limping
off briefly with a leg cramp, was integral to the
Padres defense stuffing two straight Sanger
possessions while Serra solved a 28-28 deadlock with two consecutive scoring drives.
For their symbiotic heroics on Northern

Californias grandest stage, Nunn and Lavulo

have been named Daily Journal Athletes of
the Week.
While Nunn was recognized as the AOTW
earlier this season for his part in Serras
thrilling regular-season overtime victory 4140 over archrival St. Francis, this is Lavulos
first-ever nod for the Daily Journals weekly
honor. And it is a long time coming.
While Nunn is Serras best player and in

the conversation as one of the greatest of all

time, according to Walsh it is difficult
to argue that any player has been more
integral to Serras current 10-game
winning streak than Lavulo.
While the Padres dropped their
first four games of the year to four
powerhouse programs St.
Marys-Stockton,
Walshs
alma mater De La SalleConcord, Pittsburg and
Valley Christian; three
of those teams are also
playing for state championships this coming weekend
Lavulo departed
due to injury early
in Serras opener
and didnt return
until Week 5 for
the first game of
the
winning
streak.
Its not a coincidence at all,
Serra
defensive
back
Jovon
Johnson said. Hes
that special. We love him and we
love him being on the field with
us, helping us on the run,
helping us everywhere. Hes
just a beast.
Lavulo, in fact, is nicknamed Beastie. While it is
certainly befitting of the way
he plays the game, it is actually a
nickname he picked up as a small
child, since before he can remember,
from his family.
When Lavulo hobbled off Saturday late in
the third quarter, he seemed to take the hopes
of all in Serra blue with him. As he was tended to on the sideline, with Walsh pacing nearby keeping close tabs on his status, Sanger
was busy putting the ball in the end zone to
tie the back-and-forth battle 28-28.

See AOTW, Page 12

considered calling a timeout after hearing

the play call to go for a run behind a powerful offensive line that had produced 135
yards on the ground but didnt want to
squander a second timeout at a crucial spot.
It wouldve made a lot of sense to run
right there, Del Rio said. As we look
at it as a staff were going, Geez, what
the heck?
Del Rio figured that in the worst-case
scenario, Oakland could run it on fourth
down but right tackle Austin Howard was

See RAIDERS, Page 13

Preliminary
impressions
of HS hoops
E
very time a new sports season
begins, Im bombarded by questions of who are the best teams in
a given sport. At this time of the year,
everyone wants to know who are the basketball teams to watch this season.
Unlike the college and pro levels, where
there are dozen of experts who follow the
individual teams all year long and have
intimate knowledge of talent and expectations heading into
the season, high
school is kind of a
different animal.
Most coaches dont
know exactly what
kind of team they
have this early in
the season, let
alone a sportswriter
who is still wrapping up the football
season.
But, if I must
answer, here are a
couple teams on which to keep an eye. One
is kind of a no-brainer, while the other
kind of toils away in anonymity.
The M-A girls basketball team is a
known quantity. After a run to the Northern
California Division I seminal last season, the Bears might be even better this
season. They are off to a 4-1 start and have
played one of the toughest non-league
schedules around with a 69-53 loss to
nationally-ranked St. Marys-Stockton,
followed by four wins in a row, including a
win over defending Division V state champion Eastside College Prep.
M-A will get another stiff test Friday
when the Bears takes on another Central
Coast Section power in Menlo School.
On the boys side, while everyone talks
about the usual suspects Burlingame and
Mills in the PAL South, Half Moon Bay in

See LOUNGE, Page 16

Aragon boys cant hang with Hercules

By Terry Bernal
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF

Aragon wasnt nearly as well equipped

to contend with Hercules as it was last
season.
When the two teams met in the 201516 boys basketball non-league preseason a game that saw Aragon (4-4
overall) hanging tough for a competitive 76-68 loss the Dons had big man
Gabe Lukaszewicz anchoring the post.

But the 6-5 junior wasnt available

Monday due to concussion symptoms
after bumping heads with a Sacred Heart
Prep player last Friday in the finale of
the Burlingame Lions Tournament.
Add to the mix a new Hercules big man
in 6-5 senior Anthony Bayonne, and the
result was Aragon getting dominated in
the paint to the tune of a 58-46 loss that
was more lopsided than the 12-point differential would suggest.
Bayonne who sat out for the Titans

last year after transferring from

Franklin-Stockton dominated the
post with a double-double, scoring a
game-high 15 points and grabbing 10
rebounds, as Hercules (6-2) opened the
night on a 15-0 run that didnt see
Aragon score its first points until the
second quarter.
Its really frustrating watching a
team getting a lot of offensive boards

TERRY BERNAL/DAILY JOURNAL

Aragons only returning starter from last year, Aaron

See DONS, Page 14 Balotro, works the baseline in a 58-46 loss to Hercules.

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Tuesday Dec. 13, 2016

THE DAILY JOURNAL

Honor roll

Sequoia guard NJai LeBlanc scored 24 points,

a new career-high, in a win over Santa Clara.

Jai LeBl anc, Sequo i a bo y s

bas ketbal l . The Cherokees are
off to a sensational 6-0 start this
year and LeBlanc was integral to the team
earning wins No. 5 and 6. The senior guard
posted a pair of game-highs last week. He
capped the week with 17 points in a 64-38
win over Piedmont Hills. He preceded that
with a career-high 24 points in a 72-57 win
over Santa Clara.
Ri s a Wadhams , San Mateo g i rl s s o ccer. Wadhams combined for three goals and
two assists in a pair of wins in the Fremont-

NFL brief
Bradys clutch TD delivers Pats victory
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. Tom Brady connected with Chris Hogan for a 79-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter to help the
New England Patriots
overcome a sloppy second half and claim a 3023
win
over
the
Baltimore Ravens on
Monday night.
Brady threw for 406
yards and three touchdowns, becoming the
fourth NFL quarterback
Tom Brady
with at least 450 career
touchdown passes. He also threw just his
second interception of the season.
LeGarrette Blount rushed for 72 yards on 18
carries, passing 1,000 yards for the first time
since his rookie year with Tampa in 2010.
The Patriots (11-2) have won four straight
games and eight of their last nine as they
continue to inch toward their eighth straight
AFC East title.

Sunnyvale tournament last week. In a 3-0 win

over Mercy-Burlingame, Wadhams scored on a
free kick. In a 7-0 rout of Castilleja, Wadhams
had two goals and two assists.
Sean Orr, Wes tmo o r bo y s bas ketbal l . The 6-4 senior has scored in double
figures in each of Westmoors five games
this season, but in last Thursdays 60-45
win over American the Rams got a career
performance out of Orr. Recording a doubledouble, he scored a career-high 34 points
and added 14 rebounds. With Westmoor off
to a 4-1 start, Orr has four double-doubles
on the year after totaling nine last season.
S h e l b y Wi l l i s , Al ma He i g h t s
Ch ri s t i an g i rl s b as k e t b al l . The
Eagles had a busy week last week, posting a
3-1 record through four games. In a lowscoring 33-25 win over Realm CharterBerkeley, Willis accounted for a majority of
her teams total by matching her careerhigh of 21 points. Not only that, the senior
guard fell four boards shy of a triple-double
with 10 steals and six rebounds.
Eri c Debri ne, Sacred Heart Prep
b as k e t b al l . The Gators 6-6 shooting
guard averaged just over 20 points in three
games during the Burlingame Lions Club
Tournament. He opened with 21 in a 80-55
loss to Palo Alto, duplicated that effort in a
70-56 win over Irvington and finished with
19 in a 65-60 loss to Aragon. His performance earned him a spot on the all-tournament team.
Bri ttney Cedeno , So uth Ci ty g i rl s
bas ketbal l . When Cedeno gets going, the
Warriors are tough to stop. And Cedeno

helped the South City girls basketball program to its best offensive production in
nine years in an 82-31 victory over
Mission-SF. The kid sister of former El
Camino Male Athlete of the Year Michael
Smith, Cedeno nearly achieved something
that even big brother never did as the junior
point guard fell two steals and three
rebounds shy of a quadruple-double, totaling 12 points, 12 assists, eight steals and
seven boards. Her distribution helped three
other Warriors score in double figures,
including Neveah Miller who also tabbed a
double-double with 15 points and 11
rebounds.
Abby Chang , Arag o n g i rl s s o ccer.
With the Dons rolling to a 5-1 win over
Cupertino in last Tuesdays home opener,
Chang made a smashing debut as the freshman forward scored a hat trick, accounting
for her first three varsity goals.
Ethan Menzi es , Hal f Mo o n Bay
bo y s bas ketbal l . The 6-5 junior center
recorded double-doubles over the final two
games of the Burlingame Lions Club
Tournament. In a 48-42 loss to Stuart Hall
in the semifinals, Menzies scored 12 points
and pulled down 15 rebounds. In the thirdplace game against Burlingame, a 49-47
loss, Menzies went for 10 points and 11
rebounds.
Aubri e Bus i ng er, Mi l l s g i rl s bas ketbal l . With four Vikings scoring in double digits in last weeks 58-26 win over
Wilcox, Busingers double-double was the
highlight. The senior center totaled 13
points and 10 rebounds. But Mills showed it

is capable of balancing the floor, and how,

with sophomore Kaela Stonebarger and junior Lauryn Shek each scoring 12 points, and
senior Zelie Zshornack adding 11.
Jo rdan Mi ms , Me n l o - At h e rt o n
fo o tbal l . It doesnt get much better than
the senior running backs performance in
the CIF Northern California Division 3-AA
championship game. With the Bears walloping Manteca 49-21, Mims rushed for
275 yards on 24 carries and four touchdowns
to lead M-A to the state championship game
this Saturday in Lancaster.

AOTW

what proved to be the game-winner on the first

play of the fourth quarter. Then after Lavulo led
the charge on Sangers ensuing three-and-out,
elusive Leki made miracles happen.
The first was the result of a remarkable rollout. With Serra getting the ball back at its own
45-yard line, Nunn got blitzed from his blindside on the drives first and only play.
Remarkably, Nunn sniffed out the two Sanger
rushers then rolled out against the grain and into
the blitz, sidestepping both pursuers in the
process. As Nunn danced out of the pocket, he
spotted a wide-open Isiah Kendrick downfield
and connected for a second consecutive 55-yard
scoring strike to give Serra a 42-28 lead.
I trust my receivers to be out there, Nunn
said. I know when that ball goes up its
either an incomplete pass or its in their
hands. So, Im grateful.
With time winding down, the Serra defense
again forced a Sanger punt, this time from
near midfield. The Apaches saw a glimmer of
hope by pinning the Padres at their own 3yard line with 7:12 remaining in regulation
just enough time to turn the tide if they
could manage to safety Serra.

On third-and-6 from the 7-yard line, Sanger

nearly made it happen, again throwing an allout blindside blitz at Nunn. The quarterback
used his elusive legs to again steer into the
blitz, dance around it, then scramble for 11
yards and a first down. Nunn ultimately staged a
12-play, 97-yard scoring drive, capped by a 5yard quarterback keeper to put the championship celebration on ice.
While the San Francisco Chronicle reported
Monday that Nunn has committed to play at
San Jose State, Walsh has been on a mission all
season to get his star quarterback his due
recruiting attention.
This is the bottom line how he doesnt
have 50 scholarship offers right now is beyond
me, Walsh said. Ive been saying it for a
long, long time ... he just loves this team. The
things hes done, the sacrifices hes made for
his brothers is incredible on a spiritual level.
Add to that, the plays he makes in a 48-minute
game, its unbelievable what hes done.
Now Nunn will get 48 minutes more as the
Padres advance to this Saturdays CIF Division
2-A State Championship Bowl, taking on
Sierra Canyon at Sacramento State at noon.

Continued from page 11

After Nunn and the Serra offense responded
with a quick four-play, 80-yard scoring drive,
Lavulo returned to the field. He was in on two
tackles amid a critical three-and-out. And his
fiery play helped the Padres put the game away
as, on the first play of Serras following possession, Nunn completed a 55-yard touchdown
pass to up the lead to 42-28, the first two-score
differential of the night.
It was important to get [Lavulo] back,
Serra defensive back Taniela Latu said. Hes a
big part of our defense.
While Nunn doesnt own it as an official
nickname, the word that has followed him
around since the outset of the season is elusive. And he has perhaps never been more elusive than on two specific plays with the game
hanging in the balance Saturday.
Nunn had already connected with senior
receiver Charlie Quinn for a 55-yard bomb with

M-A running back Jordan Mims rushed for

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Kelly affirms 49ers need

to fight amid losing streak
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SANTA CLARA Chip Kelly is

facing the unenviable task of getting his team ready for its next
game to stop the worst losing
streak in franchise history.
Kellys 49ers have lost 12
straight , with the last two coming
against teams with 18 losses combined while starting backup quarterbacks. Falling to the Matt Barkleyled Bears and Bryce Petty-led Jets
has Kelly trying to pick up the
pieces before traveling to Atlanta
to play the Falcons (8-5) and MVP
candidate Matt Ryan.
I think you just have to stand up
and fight again, Kelly said
Monday.
Despite the losing streak thats
given San Francisco the secondworst record in the NFL, Kelly said
his players are still playing hard.
When you look at the tape, these
guys play with great effort. They
give you everything that they
have, Kelly said.
The effort wasnt enough Sunday
against the Jets. The 49ers surrendered a 17-3 lead before losing 2617 in overtime. The offense managed just two first downs and no
points in the third and fourth quarters, allowing the Jets to wear down
Kellys last-ranked defense.
New York backup running back
Bilal Powell, who scored the gamewinning touchdown in overtime,
ran for 145 yards on 29 carries,
becoming the 10th 100-yard rusher
San Francisco has allowed this season.
The Jets had the time of posses-

RAIDERS
Continued from page 11
called for a false start before that
play and Derek Carrs fourth-down
pass to Seth Roberts fell incomplete. Kansas City ran out the clock
to seal the 21-13 victory .
You have to go with your gut,
Del Rio said. I went with it trying to
keep both options alive figuring that

We didnt stay on the field. Thats the

biggest thing, we need to convert,
keep drives alive, and keep our defense
off the field.
Chip Kelly, 49ers head coach

sion advantage, 41:55 to 24:30,

while the 49ers defense struggled
to make tackles in the second half.
Kelly attributed the issues on
defense to his offense being unable
to move the chains.
We didnt stay on the field offensively, Kelly said. Thats the
biggest thing, we need to convert,
keep drives alive, and keep our
defense off the field.
The 49ers for the day converted
two of 12 third downs, where they
rank 27th in the NFL. Colin
Kaepernick threw for 17 yards on
just four-of-11 completions after
halftime, continuing an ongoing
trend of second-half struggles for
Kellys offense.
It was a particularly dispiriting
offensive effort after San Francisco
jumped out a 14-0 lead, making
Sunday the third time Kellys team
blew a two-touchdown advantage at
home this season.
Kelly faced questions when the
49ers hired him last winter about
his up-tempo offense and the effects
it had on his defenses at his previous stops in Philadelphia and in
college at Oregon. He said Monday
the no-huddle offense is moving
slower than it did previously.
If you look at us, most of the
time were into single digits on the

play clock, said Kelly. Theres a

lot of times where were working it
down, making sure were in the
right play and the right protection.
So, its not like were playing fast
football right now. Its just were
not converting when we need to
convert and thats the biggest
thing.
San Francisco also dealt with
injuries to key players.
The 49ers placed tight end Vance
McDonald on injured reserve
Monday after he sustained a shoulder injury in the first half.
McDonald led the team with four
touchdown receptions and was third
with 24 catches for 391 yards.
McDonald signed a five-year
extension with San Francisco two
days before playing the Jets. The
49ers remaining tight ends are
Garrett Celek, Blake Bell and
JeRon Hamm.
Receiver Torrey Smith was lost in
the second half with a concussion
after jumping for a pass and slamming his head on the turf.
Smith needed to be carted off to
the locker room after lying motionless on the field. Kelly said Smith
will begin the week in the concussion protocol. Smith Tweeted after
the game, Thanks for all the
prayers!

worst case wed go on fourth and get

it. Then we went a delayed cadence
and just really missed an opportunity. There were several throughout the
game. You just dont know which one
is going to be the one.
The Raiders could have taken control of the division by beating the
Chiefs to take a two-game lead with
three games to play. Instead, Kansas
City is tied with Oakland for first
place and owns the tiebreaker by
virtue of sweeping the season series.
If the Raiders want to win the division they can ill afford any more

slipups starting with Sundays game

at San Diego and will also need the
Chiefs to lose at least one game.
There were plenty of other issues
earlier in the game. The Raiders had
three drives start in Kansas City territory after turnovers and turned
them into only six points as
Oakland settled for two field goals
and then botched a snap on the third.
A penalty on Taiwan Jones forced
the Raiders to punt a second time
and Tyreek Hill took advantage with
a 78-yard return for a score. Making
matters even worse, punter

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The Rams fired coach Jeff Fisher Monday after a 42-14 loss to the Falcons.

Fisher fired by Rams

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LOS ANGELES Jeff Fishers

tenure in Los Angeles didnt last
one full season.
The Rams fired their coach on
Monday. Special teams coordinator John Fassel will serve as interim coach. The Rams are at Seattle
on Thursday night.
Fisher was the teams coach
since 2012, and compiled a 31-451 record with the Rams. He oversaw the move from St. Louis to Los
Angeles this past offseason.
The lack of success on the field,
capped by a 42-14 home rout at the
hands of Atlanta on Sunday,
spelled the end for Fisher, who tied
Dan Reeves with 165 regular-season defeats. Thats the most in
league history, and Fisher has the
lowest winning percentage (.512)
among coaches with 130-plus
losses.
Los Angeles is 4-9 this season
and has scored a league-low 194
points.
Making a decision such as this,

especially during the season, is

one of the most difficult in sports,
Rams owner Stan Kroenke said.
I have great respect for Jeff as a
coach, person, father and friend.
He has worked tirelessly despite
some challenging circumstances.
He played an integral role in helping this team make history in
returning the NFL to Los Angeles,
and we always will be grateful for
his commitment and dedication to
our organization.
Fisher spoke to the team
Monday before the firing was
announced.
Fisher, 58, went 147-126 as
coach
of
the
Houston
Oilers/Tennessee Titans and helped
that franchise in its relocation. He
led the Titans to the 1999 AFC
championship.
Long respected in league circles
for his work on the NFLs competition committee, Fisher never
found success or a franchise
quarterback with the Rams, who
went 7-8-1, 7-9, 6-10 and 7-9 in
his four full seasons.

Marquette King was called for

unsportsmanlike conduct after the
return, his second straight week
with a personal foul.
We cant have routine 15-yard
penalties out of our punter, Del Rio
said.
Then on Oaklands second-to-last
drive in the fourth quarter, Carr
appeared to have Amari Cooper
open deep for what could have been
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Lane Kiffin leaving

Bama to coach FAU
By Tim Reynolds
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BOCA RATON, Fla. Lane Kiffin has a

chance to help Alabama get to 15 wins this
season. And then hes going to take the
reins of a program that
has won 15 games in the
last four years.
Florida Atlantic and
Kiffin have agreed in
principle on a deal that
will make him the
schools next head coach.
Alabama coach Nick
Saban Kiffins soonLane Kiffin
to-be-former boss
lauded the Owls move, and said Kiffin will
remain with the undefeated and top-ranked
Crimson Tide as their offensive coordinator
through the College Football Playoff.
FAU has selected someone thats going
to do a great job for them, Saban said in
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, at a news conference
to promote the upcoming Peach Bowl.
Saban was the first person to publicly
announce the move; FAU and Kiffin
remained mostly silent Monday, even after
the news broke. A person with direct knowledge of the talks between Kiffin and the
Owls told The Associated Press that he
agreed to a five-year contract, speaking condition of anonymity because neither side
had discussed terms.
FAU called a Tuesday morning news conference to announce the hire.
Im ready to start next season already,
FAU offensive lineman Matt Murphy tweeted after word of Kiffins hiring.

TERRY BERNAL/DAILY JOURNAL

Aragon senior Carlos Pagaduan gets triple teamed, with Hercules center Anthony Bayonne,
right, stripping the ball in the Dons 58-46 loss Monday night.

DONS
Continued from page 11
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Patton takes the coaching reins from former

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coach the Aragon girls team this season with
his daughter, freshman Lydia Manu, embarking
on what looks to be a promising varsity career.
Having coached the Aragon junior-varsity
team for the past four seasons, Patton has
previously coached every player on the current varsity roster. While there are eight
returning players from last years squad, only
one 6-foot senior guard Aaron Balotro
was a regular starter last season.
Balotro is one of the many long-range shooters in the mix, though he struggled Monday,
knocking down just 1 of 4 from 3-point range.
The senior finished the night with eight points.
Aragon did overcome the first-quarter
shutout to at least climb back to respectability. Senior guard Ben Solomon knocked
down a 3 just over two minutes into the second quarter. The bucket sparked Aragon to
finishing the half on a 16-8 run.
When you have 3-point shooters, you
always give yourself a chance, Patton said.
But its got to go in. But theres been times
(this season) when its looked beautiful.
Aragon was also missing two other players due to injury. Regular starting forward
Henry Kazan was out of action with a shoulder injury. Senior guard Ryan Shintaku also
did not suit up.
With Aragon testing its depth, the second
half turned into something of a free for all.
The Dons shot 10 of 34 in the half, but saw
plenty of second chances, muscling for eight
offensive rebounds. They were only able to
convert on two of them though.
Point guard Davion Cox locked in late,
scoring all five of his points in the fourth
quarter. With he and guard Donoven
Robinson pushing the action, the Dons
looked to have all the makings of a team that
is going to run and gun this season.
Were a shooting team, a fast-paced
team, Cox said.

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Tuesday Dec. 13, 2016

15

Supreme Court leaves $1B NFL Kenley Jansen agrees to

concussion settlement in place $80M deal with Dodgers
By Jimmy Golen
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the final two challenges to the estimated $1 billion settlement between
the NFL and thousands of its former
players who have been diagnosed with
brain injuries linked to repeated concussions. Players who already have
been diagnosed with Lou Gehrigs disease, Parkinsons, Alzheimers or
dementia could begin receiving payments in 90 to 120 days.
This is a historical moment for the
retired player community who, in the
face of great adversity, took on the
NFL, said attorney Christopher
Seeger, who represented the class of
more than 20,000 former NFL players
now eligible for payments for the next
65 years.
Despite the difficult health situations retired players face today, and that
many more will unfortunately face in
the future, they can have peace of mind
knowing that this settlements benefits
will finally become available to them
and will last for decades to come.
The league has estimated that 6,000
former players or nearly three in 10
could develop Alzheimers disease or
moderate dementia. Payments could be
as high as $5 million for those with
Lou Gehrigs disease, also called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS; the
average payout is expected to be closer
to $190,000.
Seeger said more than 11,000 have
pre-registered for benefits.

We will make sure that every single

eligible retired player takes advantage
of this settlements benefits, he told
reporters in a conference call. We will
be undertaking a massive education
effort to ensure that all former NFL
players know about the settlements
benefits and understand how to file a
claim.
The class-action lawsuit filed in
Philadelphia accused the NFL of hiding
what it knew about the link between
concussions and chronic traumatic
encephalopathy, the degenerative brain
disease that has been found in dozens of
former players after their deaths. Senior
U.S. District Judge Anita B. Brody
approved the deal last year after twice
sending it back to lawyers over concerns the fund might run out.
The deal was upheld by the 3rd U.S.
Circuit Court of Appeals in April.
We must hesitate before rejecting
that bargain based on an unsupported
hope that sending the parties back to
the negotiating table would lead to a
better deal, Judge Thomas L. Ambro
wrote for the unanimous three-judge
panel that affirmed the settlement.
But two separate petitions one
from the family of late Buffalo Bills
fullback Cookie Gilchrist, and the
other from a group of 31 players that
included including 1996 Super Bowl
MVP Larry Brown and Hall of Famer
Charles Haley asked the nations
highest court to stop the settlement.
Their requests for a Supreme Court hearing were rejected without comment
from the justices on Monday.

The NFL admitted no fault as part of

the settlement, though a league official
did acknowledge during congressional
testimony that there is a link between
football and CTE. The deal avoids the
need for a trial and means the NFL may
never have to disclose what it knew and
when about the risks and treatment of
repeated concussions.
Still, Seeger said, much progress has
been made.
When this lawsuit was first filed,
discussions over concussions and player safety in the NFL were rare, and holding the NFL accountable seemed almost
impossible, Seeger said. But with the
help of these players, more and more
attention is placed on the issue of safety and head injuries in sports. Those
who had the courage to file suit and take
on this cause deserve tremendous credit
for what they have achieved.
In a statement, NFL spokesman Brian
McCarthy said the league was pleased
with the decision.
We look forward to working with
class counsel and Judge Brody to implement the settlement and provide the
important benefits that our retired players and their families have been waiting
to receive, McCarthy said.
Critics complained that the settlement approved by Brody does not cover
future CTE cases. The lead negotiators
said they instead set aside compensation for treatment for some CTE symptoms. That does not include the depression, aggression and mood swings
reported by some former players who
experienced repeated concussions.

By Janie McCauley

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Dodgers are bringing back their reliable closer, agreeing

Monday to an $80 million, five-year contract to keep All-Star
Kenley Jansen, a person with knowledge of the deal said.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity to The
Associated Press because the deal has not been announced.
The 29-year-old right-hander had a career-best 47 saves last
season for the Dodgers, who won their fourth straight NL
West title but lost a six-game NL Championship Series to the
eventual World Series champion Chicago Cubs.
Jansens contract trails Aroldis Chapmans $86 million,
five-year deal with the Yankees last week, while San
Francisco added free agent closer Mark Melancon on a $62,
four-year contract. Jansen likely ensures the Dodgers payroll will again top $200 million.
Los Angeles also was working to re-sign third baseman Justin
Turner.
At last weeks baseball winter meetings, the Dodgers
announced a $48 million, three-year contract with left-hander
Rich Hill, acquired from Oakland at the trade deadline Aug. 1.
Hill went 12-5 with a 2.12 ERA in 20 starts for the Dodgers and
As, including 3-2 with a 1.83 ERA in six starts for Los Angeles.
Jansen had a 1.83 ERA with 104 strikeouts over 71 appearances and 68 2/3 innings. He has spent all seven of his big
league seasons with Los Angeles, going 19-13 with a 2.20 ERA
and 189 saves in 409 appearances.

Ramos and Rays finalize $12.5 million, 2-year deal

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. The Tampa Bay Rays have
finalized a two-year, $12.5 million contract with free agent
catcher Wilson Ramos.
Ramos, a 29-year-old recovering a torn anterior cruciate
ligament in his right knee, is guaranteed $4 million next
year and $8.5 million in 2018.
He can earn additional performance bonuses based on
plate appearances of $2 million next year and $750,000 in
2018, and has a 2018 salary escalator worth up to $3 million, based on starts next year.

Ethiopian Deba named rightful

winner of 2014 Boston Marathon
By William J. Kole
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BOSTON Blood, sweat and tears stained the deadly

2013 Boston Marathon, so the next years running of
Americas most famous footrace was understandably all
about redemption.
Now the rightful winner of the 2014 womens race
Buzunesh Deba is finally getting her due.
Race organizers formally declared the 29-year-old
Ethiopian the 2014 champion on Monday, two months after
Kenyan rival Rita Jeptoo was stripped of the title and banned
from international competition for four years for doping.
Sweetening the bitterness of her ordeal, Deba also was
recognized as the current course record-holder. Her blistering finish of 2 hours, 19 minutes, 59 seconds made it the
fastest womens race in Bostons 121-year-old history,
besting the previous mark of 2:20:43 set in 2002 by
Margaret Okayo of Kenya.
The Boston Athletic Association, which organizes the
marathon, says its still working to recover the $150,000
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WHATS ON TAP

NFL GLANCE
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct
New England 11 2 0 .846
Miami
8 5 0 .615
Buffalo
6 7 0 .462
N.Y. Jets
4 9 0 .308

PF
349
281
325
229

PA
230
301
301
324

South
Houston
Tennessee
Indianapolis
Jacksonville

7
7
6
2

6 0
6 0
7 0
11 0

.538
.538
.462
.154

229
321
328
240

274
306
333
338

North
Pittsburgh
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Cleveland

8
7
5
0

5 0
6 0
7 1
13 0

.615
.538
.423
.000

317
279
268
207

256
237
269
375

West
Kansas City
Raiders
Denver
San Diego

10 3
10 3
8 5
5 8

.769
.769
.615
.385

302
358
296
350

255
320
242
347

NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
x-Dallas
11 2 0 .846
N.Y. Giants
9 4 0 .692
Washington
7 5 1 .577
Philadelphia 5 8 0 .385

340
255
330
290

238
244
317
272

South
Atlanta
Tampa Bay
New Orleans
Carolina

8
8
5
5

5
5
8
8

0
0
0
0

.615
.615
.385
.385

428
293
358
311

345
296
351
337

North
Detroit
Green Bay
Minnesota
Chicago

9
7
7
3

4 0
6 0
6 0
10 0

.692
.538
.538
.231

295
333
258
221

268
312
225
290

West
Seattle
Arizona
Los Angeles
49ers

8
5
4
1

4 1
7 1
9 0
12 0

.654
.423
.308
.077

274
299
194
251

232
277
304
393

0
0
0
0

x-clinched playoff spot

Sundays Games
Cincinnati 23, Cleveland 10
Detroit 20, Chicago 17
Tennessee 13, Denver 10
Pittsburgh 27, Buffalo 20
Washington 27, Philadelphia 22
Minnesota 25, Jacksonville 16
Houston 22, Indianapolis 17
Carolina 28, San Diego 16
Miami 26, Arizona 23
Tampa Bay 16, New Orleans 11
N.Y. Jets 23, San Francisco 17, OT
Green Bay 38, Seattle 10
Atlanta 42, Los Angeles 14
N.Y. Giants 10, Dallas 7
Mondays Games
New England 30, Baltimore 23
Thursday, Dec. 15
Los Angeles at Seattle, 5:25 p.m.

TUESDAY
Boys basketball
Sequoia at Evergreen Valley, 6 p.m.; San Benito at
Hillsdale, Carlmont at Lincoln-SF, 6:30 p.m.; San
Mateo at Piedmont Hills, 7 p.m.
Girls basketball
Mercy-Burlingame at Capuchino, 5:30 p.m.; El Cerrito at San Mateo, 7 p.m.
Girls soccer
Sequoia at Capuchino, Monta Vista at Aragon, 3
p.m.; South City at Kings Academy, 3:30 p.m.; Half
Moon Bay at Pacific Grove, 4 p.m.; Santa Cruz at
Burlingame, 6 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Boys basketball
Crystal Springs at Jewish Community School, 4:30
p.m.; El Camino at Lowell, 5:30 p.m.
Girls basketball
SSF at Washington-SF, Monta Vista at Carlmont, Lincoln-SF at Aragon,6 p.m.;Mills at Notre Dame-Belmont,
6:30 p.m.; Half Moon Bay at Kings Academy, 7 p.m.
Boys soccer
Crystal Springs at Mills, 3:30 p.m.; KIPP Collegiate at
Half Moon Bay, 5 p.m.; Monta Vista at Menlo-Atherton, 5:45 p.m.
THURSDAY
Boys basketball
Hillsdale at Santa Clara, 7 p.m.
Boys soccer
Aragon at Saratoga, 3:30 p.m.; South City at Willow
Glen, 5:30 p.m.
Girls soccer
South City at San Leandro, 4 p.m.; Hillsdale at Sequoia, 5:30 p.m.
FRIDAY
Boys basketball
Oceana at Marshall, 5:30 p.m.; Sacred Heart Prep at
Mountain View, 6 p.m.; Alma Heights at Crystal
Springs, 6:30 p.m.; Westmoor at Hillsdale, MenloAtherton at Menlo School, 7:45 p.m.
Girls basketball
South City at Hillsdale, 3:30 p.m.; Oceana at Marshall-SF, 4 p.m.; Prospect at Sequoia, 5:30 p.m.;
Capuchino at Jefferson, 5:30 p.m.; Menlo-Atherton
at Menlo School, 6:15 p.m.
Boys soccer
Westmoor at El Camino, 3 p.m.
Girls soccer
Capuchino at Notre Dame-Belmont, 3:15 p.m.; Sequoia at Sacred Heart Prep, 3:30 p.m.
SATURDAY
Football
State championships
Division 2-A
Serra (10-4) vs. Sierra Canyon-Chatsworth (15-0) at
Sacramento State University, noon
Division 3-AA
Menlo-Atherton (12-2) vs. Paraclete-Lancaster (114) at Antelope Valley College-Lancaster, 6 p.m.
Boys basketball
Sequoia at Oak Grove, 2 p.m.; Santa Teresa at Carlmont, 2:30 p.m.; Menlo-Atherton at Mt.
Eden-Hayward, 3 p.m.; St. Joseph Notre DameAlameda at Westmoor, menlo School at Half Moon
Bay, 7 p.m.; Piedmont Hills at Serra, 7:30 p.m.

THE DAILY JOURNAL

Sports brief

LeBron producing Ali doc

LOS ANGELES King James is
set to tell the story of The Greatest.
Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron
James will be the executive producer
of an HBO documentary on
Muhammad Ali, who died earlier this
year. The as-yet-untitled film will be
directed by Antoine Fuqua, who also
helmed the
boxing
drama

LOUNGE
Continued from page 11
the North Sequoia is quietly
making a case to be one of the top
teams in the PAL this season. The
Cherokees are off to a 6-0 start and
averaging 73 points per game.
With games against Evergreen
Valley and Oak Grove this week,
the Cherokees could be unbeaten
heading over to Hawaii for a postChristmas tournament.
The Cherokees have three players averaging double gures scoring, led by senior guard Njai
LeBlanc, who is averaging 17
points per game. Juniors Zach
Bene and Kyle Pruhsmeier are both
averaging 11 points per game.
The thing about making preseason predictions is, especially at
the high school level, its so hard
to judge. How good a schedule has
Sequoia really played? And just
because M-A has played and beaten
some highly ranked teams, there is
no guarantee that ECP state championship squad from last year is
the same this season.
Thats why its so important for
me to get out and see as many nonleague games featuring as many
different teams as possible so I can
build an opinion based on what

Southpaw and Training Day.

Fuqua will also produce.
James has been a longtime admirer of Ali, the boxing great and social
activist. James recently pledged a
$2.5 donation to a new exhibit on
Ali at the Smithsonian Institution.
James SpringHill Entertainment,
Ive seen, not based on records and
stats.
***
David Klein, a 2005 graduate of
Menlo-Atherton and a member of
the schools Baseball Hall of
Fame, will take over the Bears
baseball program, it was
announced by the school last
week.
Klein replaces Mike Amoroso,
who, since 2012, has compiled an
overall record of 75-69-1. The
Bears were just 5-22 overall in
2016 and 2-12 in PAL Bay
Division play.
Klein has served as manager for
the Menlo Park Legends, compiling a record of 198-149 with the
collegiate summer team. Klein also
served as assistant coach for the
Israel team in qualication for the
World Baseball Classic in 2012
and 2016.
As a three-year varsity player,
Klein put together solid junior and
senior seasons. His junior year, he
batted .472 with 14 doubles and 26
RBIs. His senior year, he batted
.419 with a .517 on-base average.
After M-A, Klein played two
years at Santa Barbara City
College before completing his
career at UC Santa Barbara. He
spent one year as an assistant
coach with the Gauchos before
returning to Menlo Park and starting the Legends program.
***

which he co-founded with business

partner and close friend Maverick
Carter, will produce the multipart
film. HBO says the documentary
will explore Alis greatest triumphs and comebacks, painting an
intimate portrait of a man who,
against all odds, dreamed and
achieved the impossible, over and
over again.
For years, Ive always thought of
myself as the road-warrior king of
Peninsula sports reporters.
Well, I have been usurped.
Thanks to the emergence of this
man, the mileage on my 300,000mile Mazda has been reduced ever
so slightly.
Hail the new road-warrior king,
Daily Journal sports reporter Terry
Bernal. Over the last two weekends, Bernal has driven more than
1,200 miles and, for an encore, he
will make the 359-mile trek to
Antelope Valley College to watch
the Menlo-Atherton football team
take on Paraclete for the 2-A state
championship.
Bernal made the trip to Santiago
Canyon College in Orange 410
miles one way for the state volleyball championship matches for
Menlo School and Menlo-Atherton
two weekends ago. Its Bernals
second straight year making that
journey.
This past weekend, he traveled to
Sanger to cover Serras Nor Cal
championship game a 207-mile
journey one way.
This weekend, its Antelope
Valley College in Lancaster.
Three weeks, nearly 2,000
miles. Thats dedication.
Nathan Mollat can be reached by email:
nathan@smdailyjournal.com or by
phone: 344-5200 ext. 117. You can follow him on Twitter @CheckkThissOutt.

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Cranberries squashed as folk remedy for urinary infections

By Lindsey Tanner

are doing their patients a disservice, the

editorial says.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

CHICAGO Another folk remedy bites

the dust. Cranberry capsules didnt prevent or
cure urinary infections in nursing home residents in a study challenging persistent
unproven claims to the contrary.
The research adds to decades of conflicting
evidence on whether cranberries in any form
can prevent extremely common bacterial
infections, especially in women. Many
studies suggesting a benefit were based on
weak science, but that hasnt stopped marketers and even some health care providers
from recommending cranberry juice or capsules as an inexpensive way to avoid these
uncomfortable and potentially risky infections.
The new study, published online in the
Journal of the American Medical Association,
used rigorous methods and the results are convincing, according to a journal editorial.
Health care providers who encourage using
cranberry products as a prevention method

THE INFECTIONS
Urinary infections lead to nearly 9 million
doctor visits and more than 1 million hospitalizations each year. Men, because of their
urinary anatomy, are less vulnerable, while
almost half of all U.S. women will develop at
least one of these infections in their lifetime. Symptoms can include painful,
frequent urination and fatigue.
Antibiotics
are
often used to
treat the infections, which
usually are not
serious but
can lead to
kidney infections and sometimes dangerous
bloodstream infections. Urinary infections are
the most commonly diagnosed infection in

nursing home residents, but they often have

no obvious symptoms and evidence suggests
antibiotics have little effect in these older
patients without symptoms, the study
authors say.

THE STUDY
The research included 147 older women in
nursing homes who were randomly assigned
to take two cranberry capsules or
dummy pills for a year. The number
of women with laboratory evidence
of infection bacteria and
white blood cells in their
urine varied during the
study but averaged about
29 percent overall in
both groups. Ten
infections in the
cranberry group
caused overt symptoms, compared with
12 in the placebo group but that difference wasnt statistically significant. There
also were no differences in hospitalizations

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People who think they have a urinary
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and treatment, but avoid cranberry products
in place of proven treatments for infections, according to the National Institutes
of Health alternative medicine branch.
The journal editorial says additional
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SHIFT
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elected councils or district boards
facing a similar dilemma.
The San Mateo Union High
School District Board of Trustees
and South San Francisco City
Council are among local elected
boards which have recently
approved extending existing
terms. The Redwood City Council
and Sequoia Union High School
District pushed off decisions in
favor of collecting more community input. While in San Mateo,
the plan is to have the seats up for
election in 2017 be four-year
terms with an additional charter
amendment to be voted on to
extend those terms for one year to
five years.
Burlingame officials noted there
is some urgency to adopting a
plan, as the cost of hosting a
future election during an odd year
stands to increase with fewer cities
and school districts participating.
Ortiz suggested he supported
staying on track to have the next
scheduled election in 2017, with
the intent of candidates running
for a three- or five-year term. But
he would not favor hosting the
next election in 2019, for fear of
the increased expense.
I dont want to hold an election
in 2019 because we would be holding the bag, said Ortiz.
Keighran said she opposes tacking on a year to existing terms,
but favors seeking a five year term
in the next election, because she
felt three years would not be
enough time for potential new

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met at that cafe.
The enigmatic Abby is not as
careful l y del i n eat ed ei t h er i n
t h e s cri p t o r i n Key i s h i an s

councilmembers to become acclimated to their position before

beginning the quest for re-election.
Three years may not be enough
time for someone to establish
themselves, she said.
Councilman Michael Brownrigg
questioned the merits of such a
position though, pointing to
Beach and Donna Colson as two
examples of new councilmembers
who were able to get up to speed
on city issues in short order.
Brownrigg said he would favor a
hybrid approach to hitting the
state mandate by allowing those
up for election in 2017 to seek a
five-year term, and the council
agreeing to extend those up for
election in 2019 by one year.
Pointing to the other local
boards which have agreed to tack
another year onto the terms of
existing
elected
officials,
Brownrigg said he felt comfortable with such a maneuver.
Other cities that believe in
democracy have extended terms by
one year, so that doesnt make us
undemocratic, he said.
But Keighran remained steadfast
in her belief councilmembers
extending their own terms would
be an inappropriate assertion of
power.
If I voted for someone for four
years, I expect four years, she
said.
Colson shared a similar perspective.
Extending the terms just feels
bizarre to me, she said.
Considering the mix of opinions expressed, officials agreed
the conversation should be
brought back for further discussion in January.
performance.
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in 2017 and cities throughout the
state are now updating their own
regulations to comply. The rules
limit local jurisdictions ability
to restrict accessory dwelling
units. In total, they essentially
allow homeowners with these
projects to bypass public review,
ease parking restrictions and
could potentially reduce associated costs.
On Tuesday, the San Mateo
Planning Commission will meet
to discuss the updates and
whether to recommend the council further ease its existing
restrictions. Cities throughout
the state are updating their codes
in an effort to retain some local
control and avoid simply reverting to Californias new laxer
policies such as allowing larger units.
Its statewide, everybodys
doing it right now and everybodys looking at it and is going
through the same process, said
Lorraine Weiss, a project planner
with the city. We need the
affordable housing, theres no
doubt about it. Thats what this is
all about.
But some have mixed opinions
as to whether allowing people to
create additional living space on
their properties will actually
result in more affordable housing
options.
Officials with the nonprofit
HIP Housing contend the new
laws could help expand options
for those looking to rent or
lease. HIP promotes a home sharing program, which pairs regular
residents looking to rent a portion of their property to those
who live, work or attend school
in San Mateo County.
The magnitude of our local
housing crisis caused from a lack
of housing inventory is not fixable using any one solution. We
need a variety of options, HIP
Housing Executive Director Kate

Comfort Harr said in an email.

Accessory dwellings is one
great strategy that HIP Housing
definitely endorses and our home
sharing program will be a great
complement for any homeowner
interested in getting help finding
an ideal renter.
But its not clear whether slackening the rules and loosening the
permitting process will necessarily lead to an increase in construction particularly as it can
cost between $30, 000 and
$125,000 to build an accessory
dwelling, according to a city staff
report.
On average, only about two or
three secondary units have been
approved in San Mateo each year,
Weiss said.
Mayor David Lim, who along
with his fellow councilmembers
has been a strong proponent of
addressing affordable housing on
a variety of fronts, questioned
whether the new rules would have
much of an impact.
I think the intent of the new
state laws is admirable. Its three
assemblyman and senators who
are dedicated to trying to address
the affordable housing crisis,
Lim said. But Im not sure how
realistic its going to be. Because
private owners are still going to
have to bear the cost of construction. Essentially were going
to amend this code but, without
additional incentives, is this
really going to incentivize people to build them?
During Tuesdays meeting, the
commission
will
consider
whether the city should further
alleviate restrictions beyond
what the state requires. For example, the council could consider
reducing city fees associated with
building the units to help lower
the costs, according to the
report.
The public will also be able to
offer input as the commission
considers other recommendations, such as required setbacks,
whether to allow tandem parking
and maximum unit size.
With a range of changes already

afoot, staff is not recommending

a change in the citys current
maximum size cap of 640 square
feet, Weiss said. Typically, thats
about the size for a one-bedroom
unit without much storage space,
according to the report.
Local zoning takes precedent
on the maximum size but, without a city regulation, the new
state law allows units up to 50
percent of the main home size,
with a detached unit being no
more than 1,200 square feet.
What the state does mandate, is
that secondary units be renamed
as accessory dwelling units and
makes a distinction about junior
accessory dwelling units, or converting an existing bedroom in
the main home for rental. Per the
state law, planning applications
wont be required. Instead, cities
can only conduct a ministerial
review to make sure the proposal
complies with codes. Weiss noted
that means neither Planning
Commission nor zoning administrator approval is required and
there isnt a public hearing
process.
In an effort to offer homeowners further flexibility, only one
parking space per bedroom is
required and the city can opt to
allow tandem parking. However,
no parking space is required for
new units that are built within a
half mile of public transit. If a
garage is converted, the homeowner can choose to replace the
parking with uncovered, covered
or tandem spaces, according to
the staff report.
Because junior units dont add
new bedrooms, there is no additional parking required.
Proponents have noted the
additional units could help inhome care givers, students, seniors or anyone looking for more
housing options.
The Planning Commission
meets 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec.
13, at City Hall, 330 W. 20th
Av e. The City Council is ex pected to consider the rules in early
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After health care repeal vote, some in GOP fear a cliff

By Alan Fram
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON Republicans are eagerly

planning initial votes next month on dismantling President Barack Obamas health
care law, a cherished GOP goal. But many
worry that while Congress tries to replace it,
the party will face ever-angrier voters,
spooked health insurers and the possibility
of tumbling off a political cliff.
Republicans have said they first want to
vote to unwind as much of the health care law
as they can, though it wouldnt take effect for
perhaps three years. Thats to give them and
new President Donald Trump time to write
legislation constructing a new health care
system a technically and politically
daunting task that has frustrated GOP
attempts for unity for years.
Underscoring the GOPs many decisions
ahead, Senate Majority Leader Mitch
McConnell, R-Ky., told reporters Monday
that the phase-in period is yet to be determined. He said Republicans will work
expeditiously to come up with a better proposal than current law.
Many congressional Republicans worry
theyd be vulnerable during the transition
period between a repeal vote and actually
replacing Obamas law with a new system.
Twenty million people now covered would
face uncertainty about their future benefits,
while unsettled health insurers might quickly
start boosting premiums or stop selling
policies in some areas to protect themselves.
In both cases, public wrath could be aimed
at the party controlling the White House and
Capitol the GOP.
Its going to be a difficult challenge to

REUTERS

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell participates in a ceremony to unveil a portrait

honoring retiring Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid.
pass a replacement for Obamas law and
make sure some people dont lose coverage,
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said. Health
insurers will need time to adjust to a new system and if Congress waits until the last
minute to enact a new law, Its not going to
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A related fear: Congress and Trump enact
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the clock ticks down to its expiration, the
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There needs to be a reasonable transition
period so people dont have the rug pulled
out from under them, House Speaker Paul
Ryan, R-Wis., told reporters last week.
But in one of many questions dividing
Republicans, they differ over what a reasonable transition period means.
No. 2 Senate Republican, John Cornyn of
Texas, said there will likely be a three-year
gap between Congress votes to repeal
Obamas law and when that would actually
kick in.

Were not going to let anybody fall

through the cracks, Cornyn said.
Other Republicans, particularly in the
House, worry that three years is too long to
leave voters, insurers and health care
providers in suspense. Eager to prevent a
drawn-out effort to pass new health care legislation from spinning into a damaging
issue for the 2018 campaigns, many want
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I hope its not years with no replacement, said Rep. Steve Stivers, R-Ohio, who
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Republicans have yet to decide what their
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insurance premiums. Both want to eliminate
Obamas mandate that most individuals get
coverage and most employers cover workers,
but that could be replaced with a requirement
that people maintain continuous coverage
or face higher premiums.
Democrats, who enacted Obamas law in
2010 over solid GOP opposition, have signaled they wont help Republicans demolish
it.
Bring it on, Sen. Chuck Schumer, DN.Y., next years minority leader, said of
GOP repeal efforts. They have nothing to
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toward a patients success, said Peter
Shih, a senior manager with the countys Health System.
The Whole Person Care pilot is trying to be innovative; so its paying
for things Medi-Cal doesnt currently
pay for. So a focus for you helping
people medically is to get their housing taken care of, and their substance
abuse or mental health disorder taken
care of, so that we can get their health
care taken care of, Shih said.
The county is already a leader in taking a more holistic approach to
improving the health of at-risk populations and the additional funds will
allow it to expand its outreach. The
federal grant provides $16.5 million a
year and the county is expected to contribute matching funds, Shih said.
One key component of the program
model is contacting clients where they
are; which may mean on the streets or
even under a bridge. Going to the
clients and helping them navigate
what can often be a confusing health
care system will ideally allow the
county to take a more preventative
approach, he said.
Whole Person Care recognizes that
people who struggle with chronic disease including addictions often face
tremendous barriers to getting that
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steam: this years awards season
wont be nearly so white as last
years.
Along with Moonlight, nominations were heaped on Denzel
Washingtons August Wilson adaptation Fences (including acting nods
for Washington and Viola Davis), the
interracial marriage drama Loving
(leads Ruth Negga and Joel Edgerton
were each nominated) and the inspirational NASA drama about AfricanAmerican mathematicians Hidden
Figures (for which Octavia Spencer
was nominated).
Those nominations, all of them
expected, confirm what has already
solidified as a notably more diverse
Oscar field. The same was true on the
television side, where a rush of newcomers joined mainstays like
Transparent and Veep.
The People v. O.J. Simpson continued its awards success with five
nominations, including best limited
series and nods for stars Sarah
Paulson, Courtney B. Vance, Sterling

homelessness, Health System Chief

Louise Rogers said in an email. We
are thrilled to be able to do a better job
of reaching those people and connecting them with the right service, at the
right time and place through this
exciting grant award opportunity and
the continued support of the county
leadership and its residents.
Housing, which is a statewide challenge, is another major component
that must be addressed when trying to
keep people healthy in the long term,
Shih said.
Many of these clients have issues
with housing and thats why their
health status isnt as good. Were also
trying to connect them to primary care
services so they dont have to use the
emergency room as a primary care
clinic, Shih said. Because if youre
going to be discharged under a bridge
after you receive hospital service,
youre going to end up back in the hospital again.
Although the pilot isnt inherently
tied to specific affordable housing
projects, it will expand upon ways to
connect clients to public or nonprofit
services. The $33 million will go
toward hiring 15 new full-time
employees and increasing a variety of
existing programs. That includes the
Integrated
Medication
Assisted
Treatment, which addresses substance
abuse; the countys Community Care
Settings Pilot, which aims to tackle
complex
housing
needs;
the
Collaborative Care Team, which
assists those currently locked in facil-

ities return to community settings; the

Homeless Outreach Team; and the
Bridges to Wellness Team, which
assists those who overutilize emergency services, according to a staff
report.
They anticipate enrollment will
grow from 500 to 2,000 clients a year,
with the goal to reach 5,000 individuals by 2020, Shih said, adding there
are challenges.
Some of those challenges include,
peoples willingness to being treated. We cant make anyone do anything
and they have to be activated themselves to want to follow through with
treatment and allow us to come alongside to help them, Shih added.
Although targeting vulnerable populations has challenges, Shih noted San
Mateo County is ahead of the curve
having a structure in place and in its
collaborative approach to providing
services.
What weve done is recognize that
social determinants of health are huge;
and social service is really health care
and health care is really social service.
So were working with our Department
of Housing and [community-based
organizations] in the county, Shih
said. What makes us excited about
this is were getting people off the
street and were getting them self-sufficient.

K. Brown and John Travolta. But the

TV categories were also populated by
more recent acclaimed shows not eligible for Septembers Emmy Awards,
including
The
Night
Of,
Westworld, Atlanta, This Is Us
and Insecure. HBO led the networks
with 14 nominations.
Whether the typically carefree
Globes, to be hosted by Jimmy
Fallon, will be as bubbly as usual
will be a question going into the ceremony. The Jan. 8 show comes less
than two weeks before president-elect
Donald Trumps inauguration, and
some were already conflating the
two.
Huge thanks to the Hollywood
Foreign Press Association and the
Russian hackers that made our nominations possible, joked Veep star
Julia Louis-Dreyfus on her eighth
Globe nod.
The Weinstein Co.s Lion, about
an Indian boy separated from his family, had an especially good morning.
The film earned four nods, including
best drama and acting nominations
for Dev Patel and Nicole Kidman.
Mel Gibson, long a divisive, controversial figure in Hollywood, also
had reason to celebrate. His World
War II drama Hacksaw Ridge landed

three nominations, including best

drama, best director and best actor in
a drama for Andrew Garfield.
David Mackenzies West Texas
heist thriller Hell or High Water,
with Jeff Bridges, earned three nods
including best drama.
The best actress race is one of the
years most competitive, though its
so far been dominated by Elle star
Isabelle Huppert. In drama, she was
nominated along with Amy Adams
(Arrival),
Natalie
Portman
(Jackie), Jessica Chastain (Miss
Sloane) and Negga.
Along with La La Land, the best
picture, comedy or musical, nominees were the Annette Bening-led
family drama 20th Century Women,
the 1980s Dublin music-laced coming-of-age comedy Sing Street and
Florence Foster Jenkins.
For the latter, Meryl Streep landed
her 30th nomination. The film, about
a Manhattan heiress quixotic dreams
of singing opera, was one of the
mornings most unlikely winners,
scoring four nominations including
nods for Hugh Grant and Simon
Helberg. Streep, an eight-time winner, will also be the recipient of the
Cecil B. DeMille Award for career
achievement.

The Board of Superv isors meets 9

a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13, at 400 County
Center,
Redwood
City.
Visit
smcgov.org for more information.

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Calendar
TUESDAY, DEC. 13
Textile Tuesday. Noon. South San
Francisco Main Library, 840 W.
Orange Ave., South San Francisco. For
more information email valle@plsinfo.org.
Documentary Club: Arts and Craft.
6:30 p.m. Belmont Library, 1110
Alameda de las Pulgas. For more
information
email
belmont@smcl.org.
Standup Comedy. 8 p.m. 221 Park
Road, Burlingame. Free. For more
information
contact
davidzugnoni@gmail.com.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 14
Port of Redwood City Meeting. 8
a.m. 675 Seaport Blvd., Redwood City.
For more information call 306-4150.
Staffing Services Roundtable
Panel. 10 a.m. to noon. Silicon Valley
Community Foundation, 1300 S. El
Camino Real, San Mateo. Register at
www.phase2careers.org/index.html.
For more information email
phase2careers.org@gmail.com.
San Mateo Professional Alliance
Networking Lunch. Noon to 1 p.m.
243 S. B St., San Mateo. Meet new
business connections, eat lunch and
hear from featured speakers. For
more information call 430-6500.
Holiday Lunch and Movie (55+).
Noon to 3 p.m. 850 Burlingame Ave.,
Burlingame. The Burlingame Parks
and Recreation Department invites
those age 55+ to join them for a holiday celebration including lunch and
a movie. Free. For more information
call 558-7300.
Christmas Boutique. 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
519 Grana Ave., South San Francisco.
Come to see furniture, antiques,
china and more items that have been
donated to the Plymire Museum. The
museum has been decorated in the
Christmas spirit. For more information
go
to
www.ssf.net/1297/Plymire-SchwarzCenter.
Bilingual Story Time. 4 p.m. South
San Francisco Main Library, 840 W.
Orange Ave., South San Francisco. All
ages welcome. For more information
email valle@plsinfo.org.
Vinyl Club. 5 p.m. Grand Avenue
Library, 306 Walnut St., South San
Francisco. For more information
email valle@plsinfo.org.
Chamber Holiday Mixer. 5 p.m. to 7
p.m. 975 Industrial Road, San Carlos.
For more information call 593-1068.
Groovy Judy Gets Her Holiday
Groove on. 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Off
the Grid Menlo Park, 1120 Merrill St.,
Menlo Park. Free.
An Atheist Professor Considers
Intelligent Design. 6:30 p.m. to 7:30
p.m. 1095 Cloud Ave., Menlo Park.
Come see filmed interviews with philosophy of physics professor Dr.
Bradley Monton. Participants will discuss their own beliefs regarding
intelligent design. For more information call 854-5897.
Winter Holiday Concert. 7 p.m. 400
Murchison Drive, Millbrae. The program includes holiday music, a tribute to Duke Ellington and music by
John Williams. Admission is $10. For
more information visit www.westbaycommunityband.org.
Mid-Week Advent Services. 7 p.m.,
Grace Lutheran Church, 2825
Alameda de las Pulgas, San Mateo.
Junior kindergarten to eighth-grade
will confess the faith through song.
Evening Prayer. Free. For more information call 345-9082.
Laugh it Off: Improv for Wellness. 7
p.m. to 8:30 p.m. 150 San Mateo
Road, Half Moon Bay. This new
monthly workshop includes brief
instruction and fun group activities.
$5. For more information contact
patti@bondmarcom.com.

Winter Concert Open House With

The Bel Canto Flutes. 7 p.m.
Burlingame Public Library, 480
Primrose Road, Burlingame. The
Winter Concert event will be right in
the middle of the library. Cookies,
cider and a festive craft project will
be available as the Bel Canto Flutes
play. For all ages. Free. Open to the
public. For more information call
558-7444 ext. 2.
FRIDAY, DEC. 16
Winter Open House. 11 a.m. to 3
p.m. South San Francisco Main
Library, 840 W. Orange Ave., South
San Francisco. For more information
email valle@plsinfo.org.
Movie Time: Home Alone 1 and 2.
3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Grand Avenue
Library, 306 Walnut St., South San
Francisco. For more information
email valle@plsinfo.org.
SATURDAY, DEC. 17
Wreaths Across America. 8:45 a.m.
1300 Sneath Lane, San Bruno. A
national moment of silence and
simultaneous laying of wreaths to
honor the U.S. Armed Forces who are
unable to be home for the holidays.
For more information visit bit.ly/AoFWAA.
Christmas
Antiques
and
Collectibles Show and Sale. 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. 735 Main St. Half Moon Bay.
$5. For more information visit
hmbantiquesshow.com.
Nutcracker. 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. Fox
Theatre, 2215 Broadway, Redwood
City. For more information visit foxrwc.showare.com/eve ntper formances.asp?evt=149.
Christmas Boutique. 1 p.m. to 4
p.m. 519 Grana Ave., South San
Francisco. Come to see furniture,
antiques, china and more items that
have been donated to the Plymire
Museum. The museum has been decorated in the Christmas spirit. For
more
information
go
to
www.ssf.net/1297/Plymire-SchwarzCenter.
Peninsula Womens Chorus presents A Certain Slant of Light. St.
Marks Episcopal Church, 600
Colorado Ave., Palo Alto. For more
information or tickets visit pwchorus.org.
Christmas Under the Stars Live
Nativity. 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Fist
Presbyterian Church, W. 25th Ave.
and Hacienda Street, San Mateo. Live
animals, music and refreshment. For
more
information
email
gladysq@fpcsm.org.
Gryphon Carolers in Concert. 7
p.m. Caada College Theater,
Building three, 4200 Farm Hill Blvd.,
Redwood City. Tickets can be purchased online at www.gryphoncarolers.com for $25 or $15 for children
under 12 and seniors over 65. Tickets
can also be purchased at the door for
$28 or $18 for children under 12 and
seniors over 65. For more information email benkenn@gmail.com.
Christmas As We See It. 8 p.m.
Crystal Springs UMC, 2145 Bunker
Drive, San Mateo. A series of short
dramas written by playwrights. For
more information call 345-2381.
Jingles with JetBlacq. 8:30 p.m.
Angelicas, 863 Main St., Redwood
City. Join us for a holiday dinner show
with JetBlacq. Tickets start at $20. For
more information go to www.angelicasllc.com.
SUNDAY, DEC. 18
Christmas
Antiques
and
Collectibles Show and Sale. 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. 735 Main St. Half Moon Bay.
$5. For more information visit
hmbantiquesshow.com.
Docent Lecture: The Brothers Le
Nain. 1:30 p.m. Belmont Library, 1110
Alameda de las Pulgas. For more
information
email
belmont@smcl.org.

Club Fox Blues Jam. 7 p.m. to 11

p.m. 2209 Broadway, Redwood City.
Featuring Amy Lou and the Wild
Ones. $7 cover charge. For more
information visit rwcbluesjam.com.

Nutcracker. 2 p.m. Fox Theatre, 2215

Broadway, Redwood City. For more
information
visit
foxrwc.showare.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=149.

THURSDAY, DEC. 15
Life Hacks for Teens: De-Stress
with Yoga and Dogs. 3:30 p.m.
Belmont Library, 1110 Alameda de
las Pulgas. For more information
email belmont@smcl.org.

Peter Alexander Concert for Light.

4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Enso Yoga Studio, 131
Kelly Ave., Half Moon Bay. Local composer, musician and Kirtan leader
Peter Alexander presents his latest
single, Asato ma, at a community
concert and sing-along. For more
information call 283-4094.

One Hen by Katie Smith. 4 p.m.

South San Francisco Main Library,
840 W. Orange Ave., South San
Francisco. For kids ages 5 to 8. For
more information call 829-3860.
The Chicken Squad. 6 p.m. South
San Francisco Main Library, 840 W.
Orange Ave., South San Francisco. For
kids ages 5 to 8. For more information call 829-3860.
Gabriels Trumpet Trio: Family
Friendly Holiday Music. 6:45 p.m. to
7:45 p.m. 1044 Middlefield Road,
Redwood City. For more information
email rkutler@redwoodcity.org.

Blues Christmas. 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

1300 Fifth Ave., Belmont. Blue
Christmas services recognize that
the holidays can be a difficult time
and offer a quiet space to calm
down. For more information call 5934844.
Teen Study Night. 5:15 p.m.
Belmont Library, 1110 Alameda de
las Pulgas. For more information
email belmont@smcl.org.
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Tuesday Dec. 13, 2016

21

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

HOLY MOLE

PEARLs BEFORE SWINE

ACROSS
1 Faux
4 Manitoba tribe
8 Resign
12 Fore opposite
13 Lubricates
14 Bear, to Brutus
15 Intrude
17 Dated expletive
18 Coyote plaints
19 Sneaks a look
20 Slangy affirmative
22 40-cup brewer
23 Thwart
26 Horrible boss
28 Hither and
31 Whirlpool
32 San Francisco hill
33 Bullring shout
34 Part of RSVP
35 Genetic letters
36 Bikini tops
37 Golf peg
38 Ive had!
39 Bugged off

GET FUZZY

40 Californias Big
41 Down Under bird
43 Talents
46 Slant
50 Beige
51 Frankly (2 wds.)
54 Bank offer
55 Territory
56 Aletas son
57 Tight-fitting
58 Liverpool poky
59 Meadow
DOWN
1 Hikers trail
2 Frizzy hairdo
3 Fret
4 Thicket
5 Narrow inlet
6 Overhead trains
7 Winding curve
8 Bohemian Rhapsody
rockers
9 Coax
10 Baroness Karen

11 Youngsters
16 With cunning
19 Opposite of post 21 Think
22 Polished
23 Gala
24 Fat cats victim
25 Slothful
27 Departed
28 Long ago
29 Viking name
30 Aerie
36 Not tactful
38 Travel choice
40 Pricked
42 Taj
43 Firms up
44 Mouse target?
45 Lady of the haus
47 Aim
48 Bait
49 Vulcans forge
51 Tease
52 Gershwin or Glass
53 Earth, in combos

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Previous
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answers

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2016

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) Put more emphasis
on your personal accomplishments and what you still
want to achieve. A physical change will turn out favorable
and boost your confidence. Romance is featured.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Expand your
knowledge, not your responsibilities. Gather
information and weigh the prospects carefully. Stick
to moderate projects that factor in peace of mind. Let
someone else take the risk.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) Carrying out home
improvements, updating your investments and making
special plans with children, relatives or loved ones look

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Each row and each column must contain the

numbers 1 through 6 without repeating.
The numbers within the heavily outlined boxes,
called cages, must combine using the given operation
(in any order) to produce the target numbers in the
top-left corners.
Freebies: Fill in single-box cages with the number in
the top-left corner.

promising. Favors will be granted and help offered.

Personal gains look promising.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) Dont divulge secret
information. Make travel plans or arrangements with
friends or relatives you want to touch base with before
the end of the year. Keep your calendar updated to
avoid double bookings.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) You need to put
more energy into important relationships. The more
enthusiasm and willingness to compromise you show,
the more you will get in return. Offering incentives or
affectionate gestures is favored.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Think matters through,
but dont stop the flow of something that appears
to be moving forward smoothly. Tying up financial

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matters will bring back memories, but it will also help

you move forward.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Its a good day to book
travel plans. Take care of your responsibilities to
ensure you have time to spend with friends and family
as the year comes to a close. A personal change will
bring good fortune.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) You need to take care of
pending financial or medical issues that you may have
let slip. A clean slate before the years end will boost
your morale.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) You must put partnerships
first and foremost. Its in your best interest to set the
stage for a secure and prosperous upcoming year.
Dont leave anything to chance or to the last moment.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) A work opportunity

looks promising, but may interfere with an important
personal relationship. Dont disrupt your home life until
you have concrete evidence that change is heading
your way.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) Take care of concerns
that children or elders in your life have voiced. Your
help will revive the love you have for each other and
bring you satisfaction. Romance is in the stars.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) Overspending will be a
problem. Check over your investments, bank accounts
and overall spending habits, and adjust your strategy in
order to deal with debt or recurring bills.
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104 Training

105 Education/Instruction

TERMS & CONDITIONS

The San Mateo Daily Journal Classifieds will not be responsible for more
than one incorrect insertion, and its liability shall be limited to the price of one
insertion. No allowance will be made for
errors not materially affecting the value
of the ad. All error claims must be submitted within 30 days. For full advertising conditions, please ask for a Rate
Card.

ATTENTION CAREGIVERS!
Immediate need for Full Time/Part Time
Home Care Providers
$250 Sign on Bonus*
Paid Training & Benets
Must have valid DL and reliable transportation
Call or stop by TODAY!

Dont wait, call or stop by TODAY! Ask for Carol

(650) 458-2200

www.homebridgeca.org
1660 S. Amphlett Blvd. #115 in San Mateo

GOT JOBS?
The best career seekers
read the Daily Journal.

110 Employment

110 Employment

GROUP BASKETBALL
LESSONS

CAREGIVERS

HOME CARE AIDES

Multiple shifts to meet your needs. Great
pay & benefits, Sign-on bonus, 1yr exp
required. Starting at $15 per hour.
Matched Caregivers (650)839-2273,
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Call David
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Immediate placement
on all assignments.

Come learn from

an experienced coach.
Grades 1 - 8
Trial lessons available.

Call
(650)777-9000

America's Best Value Inn & Suites

3020 N Cabrillo Hwy
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
Housekeeping &
Front Desk Positions
Open ASAP
Please stop by or call 650-560-9323
For Front desk position
experience required.

FRONT-END ENGINEER. Redwood

City, CA. 3 yrs univ study in CS, Info Sys
or rltd + 4 mon exp in job offered or
rltd. Remotium, Inc., hr@remotium.com
SOFTWARE ENGINEER (APPS) I.
Redwood City, CA. BS in CS, Engr or rltd
+ 1 yr exp in job offered or rltd. Kenandy,
Inc., hr@kenandy.com.

NEWSPAPER
DELIVERY
ROUTE

PIAZZAS FINE FOODS

LOOKING FOR ENERGETIC PEOPLE WITH
A FOCUS ON CUSTOMER SERVICE
DELI CLERKS CHECKERS MEAT CLERKS

For the best value and the best results,

recruit from the Daily Journal...

Seeking Delivery drivers to manage newspaper routes on the

Peninsula.

Contact us for a free consultation

Requires early morning work six days per week Mon-Sat.

Papers are picked up early morning between 3am and 4:30am

Call (650) 344-5200 or

Email: ads@smdailyjournal.com

Call 650-344-5200

The
Future
of local news content
is actually right here in the present, as it has been for centuries The local community
newspaper. We ignore the naysayers and shun the "experts" when it comes to the "demise" of
the newspaper industry.

You must be community-minded, actionoriented, customer-focused, and without fail, a

self starter. You will be responsible for sales
and account management activities associated
with either a territory or vertical category.

You will be offering a wide variety of

marketing solutions including print advertising,
inserts, graphic design, niche publications,
online advertising, event marketing, social media
and whatever else we come up with if as the
industry continues its evolution and our paper
continues its upward trajectory.
Experience with print advertising and online
marketing a plus. But we will consider a
candidate with little or no sales experience as
long as you have these traits:

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Up to $15 per hour. Company Car.

Call Molly Maid at (650)837-9788.
90 Glenn Way #2, SAN CARLOS

Apply in Person or call

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The Daily Journals readership covers a wide

range of qualifications for all types of positions.

The leading local daily news resource for the

SF Peninsula seeks an entreprenuerial
Advertising Account Exec to sell advertising
and marketing solutions to local businesses.
We are looking for a special person to join our
team for an immediate opening.

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individuals to join your company or organization.

2 years experience
required.

FAX RESUME TO:

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We offer union benets and union-scale wage
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110 Employment

NEWSPAPER INTERNS
JOURNALISM

The Daily Journal is looking for interns to do entry level reporting, research, updates of our ongoing features and interviews. Photo interns also welcome.
We expect a commitment of four to
eight hours a week for at least four
months. The internship is unpaid, but
intelligent, aggressive and talented interns have progressed in time into
paid correspondents and full-time reporters.
College students or recent graduates
are encouraged to apply. Newspaper
experience is preferred but not necessarily required.

Job Title:
VoIP Architect
Job Location: Belmont, CA
Requirements:MS or equiv. in CS, EE,
Telecom, etc. + 2 yrs. exp.
reqd. (or BS + 5). Exp.
w/ SIP, VoIP, HTML, IETF
RFC, Linux/Windows
platforms, C/C++, SQL,
Java & Javascript reqd.
Mail Resume: RingCentral, Inc.
Attn: HR Dept.
20 Davis Drive,
Belmont, CA 94002

KITCHEN HELP -

AIRLINE CATERING COMPANY,

YAMATO, Work hours: 5am to 2pm
Part Time or Full Time, Good benefits.
Call (650)692-2315 or email
office@yamatokitchen.com

SALES/MARKETING
INTERNSHIPS
The San Mateo Daily Journal is looking
for ambitious interns who are eager to
jump into the business arena with both
feet and hands. Learn the ins and outs
of the newspaper and media industries.
This position will provide valuable
experience for your bright future.
Email resume
info@smdailyjournal.com
SALES - Telemarketing and Inside Sales
Representative needed to sell newspaper print and web advertising and event
marketing solutions. To apply, please call
650-344-5200 and send resume to
info@smdailyjournal.com
SOFTWARE ENGINEER (APPS) II.
Redwood City, CA. MS in CS, Engr or
rltd + 3 yrs exp in job offered or rltd.
Kenandy, Inc., hr@kenandy.com.

Please send a cover letter describing

your interest in newspapers, a resume
and three recent clips. Before you apply, you should familiarize yourself
with our publication. Our Web site:
www.smdailyjournal.com.
Send your information via e-mail to
news@smdailyjournal.com or by regular mail to 1900 Alameda de las Pulgas #112, San Mateo CA 94403

127 Elderly Care

FAMILY RESOURCE
GUIDE

The San Mateo Daily Journals

twice-a-week resource guide for
children and families.

Every Tuesday & Weekend

Look for it in todays paper to
find information on family
resources in the local area,
including childcare.

203 Public Notices

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #271519
The following person is doing business
as: My Busy Town, 556 San Mateo Ave,
SAN BRUNO, CA 94066. Registered
Owners: 1) Tiffany Padilla, 1708 Toledo
Ave., Burlingame, CA 94010 2) Alex
Padilla, same address. The business is
conducted by a Married Couple. The registrants commenced to transact business
under the FBN on N/A.
/s/Tiffany Padilla/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 11/21/2016. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
11/22/16, 11/29/16, 12/6/16, 12/13/16).

LEGAL NOTICES

Fictitious Business Name Statements,

Trustee Sale Notice, Name Change, Probate,
Notice of Adoption, Divorce Summons,
Notice of Public Sales and More.
Published in the Daily Journal for San Mateo County.

Fax your request to: 650-344-5290

Email them to: ads@smdailyjournal.com

203 Public Notices

Tundra

Tundra

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Over the Hedge

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT #271504
The following person is doing business
as:
Birth Therapy, 273 Dundee dr,
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94080.
Registered Owners: Kseniya Gershberg,
same address. The business is conducted by an Individual. The registrants commenced to transact business under the
FBN on N/A.
/s/Kseniya Gershberg/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 11/18/2016. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
11/22/16, 11/29/16, 12/6/16, 12/13/16).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #271528
The following person is doing business
as: Godspeed Ropes, 595 Quarry Road,
SAN CARLOS, CA 94070. Registered
Owner: James Guaspari, 206 La Cruz
Ave., Millbrae, CA 94030. The business
is conducted by an Individual. The registrants commenced to transact business
under the FBN on 01/01/16.
/s/James Guaspari/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 11/21/2016. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
11/29/16, 12/6/16, 12/13/16, 12/20/16).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #271436
The following person is doing business
as: Maarit Knits, 3008 HILLSIDE DR,
BURLINGAME, CA 94010. Registered
Owner: Maarit Visbal, same address.
The business is conducted by an Individual.
The registrants commenced to
transact business under the FBN on
11/01/16.
/s/Maarit Visbal/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 11/14/2016. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
11/29/16, 12/6/16, 12/13/16, 12/20/16).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #271522
The following person is doing business
as: Zamora Construction, 1630 Claremont Dr., SAN BRUNO, CA 94066.
Registered Owner: Melvin Alberto Zamora Sosa, same address. The business is conducted by an Individual. The
registrants commenced to transact business under the FBN on N/A.
/s/Melvin A. Zamora Sosa/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 11/21/2016. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
11/29/16, 12/6/16, 12/13/16, 12/20/16).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #271563
The following person is doing business
as: Green City Roofing, 1325 Howard
Ave. #112, BURLINGAME, CA 94010.
Registered Owner: Volodymyr Kravets,
11 Via Canon, Millbrae, CA 94030. The
business is conducted by an Individual.
The registrants commenced to transact
business under the FBN on N/A.
/s/Volodymyr Kravets/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 11/28/2016. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
11/29/16, 12/6/16, 12/13/16, 12/20/16).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #271599
The following person is doing business
as: Hana Hawaiian Barbeque, 482 San
Mateo Avenue, SAN BRUNO, CA 94066.
Registered Owner: Kimberly L. Koury, 60
Rowan Tree Lane, Hillsborough, CA
94010. The business is conducted by an
Individual. The registrants commenced
to transact business under the FBN on
N/A.
/s/Kimberly L. Koury/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 11/30/2016. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
12/6/16, 12/13/16, 12/20/16, 12/27/16).

203 Public Notices

203 Public Notices

210 Lost & Found

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT #271670
The following person is doing business
as: JP Towing, 2080 Trinity St, SAN MATEO, CA 94403. Registered Owner: Jason Philipopoulos, same address. The
business is conducted by an Individual.
The registrants commenced to transact
business under the FBN on 1/1/17.
/s/Jason Philipopoulos/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 12/08/2016. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
12/13/16, 12/20/16, 12/27/16, 1/3/16).

400 County Center, Redwood City, CA

94063.
If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing
and state your objections or file written
objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person
or by your attorney.
If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your
claim with the court and mail a copy to
the personal representative appointed by
the court within the later of either (1) four
months from the date of first issuance of
letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the
Calilfornia Probate Code, or (2) 60 days
from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under sectioin
9052 of the Callifornia Probate
Code.Other California statutes and legal
authority may affect your rights as a
creditor. You may want to consult with an
attorney knowledgable in California law.
You may examine the file kept by the
court. If you are a person interested in
the estate, you may file with the court a
Request for Special Notice (form DE154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition
or account as provided in Probate Code
section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.
Attorney for Petitioner:
Terese Raddie, Esq.
Attorney at Law
350 Primrose Road,
BURLINGAME, CA 94010
(650) 212-5900
FILED: 12/05/16
(Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal on 12/07/16, 12/12/16, 12/13/16)

LOST CAT Our Felicity, weighs 7 lbs,

she has a white nose, mouth, chin, all
four legs, chest stomach, around her
neck. Black mask/ears, back, tail. Nice
REWARD.
Please
email
us
at
joandbill@msn.com or call 650-5768745. She drinks water out of her paws.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT #271460
The following person is doing business
as: Subway #46400, 530S Norfolk
Street, SAN MATEO, CA 94401. Registered Owner: Rohini Kumar, 127 N. Claremont Street, San Mateo, CA 94401.
The business is conducted by an Individual.
The registrants commenced to
transact business under the FBN on N/A.
/s/Rohini Kumar/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 11/15/2016. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
12/13/16, 12/20/16, 12/27/16, 01/03/17).
NOTICE OF PETITION TO
ADMINISTER ESTATE OF
Mark A. Andermahr
aka Mark Anthony Andermahr
Case Number: 16PRO00455
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may
otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Mark A. Andermahr aka
Mark Anthony Andermahr. A Petition for
Probate has been filed by Kimberlie F.
Andermahr, in the Superior Court of California, County of San Mateo. The Petition for Probate requests that Kimberlie
F. Andermahr be appointed as personal
representative to administer the estate of
the decedent. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the
Independent Administration of Estates
Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions
without obtaining court approval. Before
taking certain very important actions,
however, the personal representative will
be required to give notice to interested
persons unless they have waived notice
or consented to the proposed action.)
The independent administration authority
will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and
shows good cause why the court should
not grant the authority.
A hearing on the petition will be held in
this court as follows: December 28, 2016
at 9:00 a.m., Department 28, Superior
Court of California, County of San Mateo,

LOST CAT. Black and White. Black

patch on right eye. REWARD.
Call (323) 439-7713.
LOST SMALL gray and green Parrot.
Redwood Shores. (650)207-2303.

Books
QUALITY BOOKS used and rare. World
& US History and classic American novels. $5 each obo (650)345-5502

294 Baby Stuff

BASSINET $25 (Musical, Rocks, vibrates, has 4 wheels, includes sheets &
mattress) (650)348-2306
FISHER-PRICE HEALTHY Care booster
seat - $5 (650)592-5864.
HIGH CHAIR (wooden) excellent condition $35.00 (650)348-2306

296 Appliances
1960'S AVOCADO Osterizer blender
excellent condition $20.00 (650)5960513
AIR CONDITIONER 10000 BTU w/remote. Slider model fits all windows. LG
brand $199 runs like new. (650)2350898

210 Lost & Found

FOUND: KEYS at Westwood Park in
Redwood City, off of Fernside. Call to
claim (650)714-8893
FOUND: LADIES watch outside Safeway Millbrae 11/10/14 call Matt,
(415)378-3634
LOST - MY COLLAPSIBLE music stand,
clip lights, and music in black bags were
taken from my car in Foster City and may
have been thrown out by disappointed
thieves. Please call (650)704-3595
LOST - Womans diamond ring. Lost
12/18. Broadway, Redwood City.
REWARD! (650)339-2410

Draft Preliminary Endangerment Assessment

(PEA PROJECT CODE 204278)

AIR CONDITIONER, Portable, 14,000

BTU,
Commercial
Cool
model
CPN14XC9, almost like new! All accessories plus remote included.
20 x 16-5/8 x 33-1/2 $345.
(650)345-1835
CHARCOAL GRILL with cover, 24, almost new $25. (650)368-0748
CHEFMATE TOASTER oven, brand
new, bakes, broils, toasts, adjustable
temperature. $25 OBO. (650)580-4763
CIRRUS STEAM mop model SM212B 4
new extra cleaning pads,user manual.
$45. 650-5885487
COLEMAN LXE Roadtrip Grill Red Brand New! (still in box) $100
(650)918-9847
NSA AIR PurifierGood Condition Paid
$190Yours for $20. (510)363 4865

The San Carlos School District has completed a Preliminary

Endangerment Assessment (PEA) related to the recent (20152016) expansion and renovation of the Central Middle SchoolArroyo School campus. The PEA entailed soil sampling and
waste removal done under the oversight of the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) as prescribed
by the Process for Proposed New or Expanding School Sites
in accordance with Education Code Sections: 17210, 17210.1,
17213.1, and 17213.2. The assessment was conducted to determine whether a release or threatened release of hazardous
substances exists that may be related to current or historical
usage of the school site, and to evaluate the potential risk, if
any, to human health and the environment. The conclusion of
the PEA is that there is no known hazardous material at the
school site.
A copy of the PEA report has been made available by the San
Carlos School District for a 30-day public review and comment
period, beginning on December 13, 2016 and ending on January 26, 2017. The PEA report is available for inspection during normal weekday business hours, in the San Carlos School
District administrative office, located at 1200 Industrial Road,
Unit 9, San Carlos, California. Comments will be reviewed by
the DTSC project manager and addressed during the scheduled monthly school board meeting following the 30-day public
review period that is tentatively scheduled for February 9,
2017.
Please submit comments and questions to be forwarded to the
DTSC Project Manager to:
Henry or Richard at Stellar Environmental Solutions, Inc.:
510-644-3123; fax 510-644-3123
hpietropaoli@stellar-environmental.com or
Rmakdisi@stellar-environmental.com

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Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle

Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis
ACROSS
1 And another
thing ...
5 Up on the latest
info
10 Not yet paid
14 California wine
valley
15 Gathered, as
autumn leaves
16 Tree fruit
17 Of the poorest
quality
19 The I in MIT:
Abbr.
20 Long stretch
21 Communication
syst. for the
hearing-impaired
22 Jury __
23 Southern speech
quality
25 Heart exam:
Abbr.
28 One of the five
basic tastes
30 Inventor Howe
32 River through
southern Russia
34 Armed conflict
35 Novel or short
story, say
38 If I may cut in ...
41 Typically reddishbrown ape
42 Varieties
43 Fashionable
dude
46 The A-Team
muscleman
47 Pet food brand
48 Bottle parts
51 Waiting for Lefty
playwright
Clifford
53 Capote nickname
55 Calendar periods
57 Canadian tribe
58 Sgt., e.g.
60 Zero
61 Dog treat
62 Well-hit line drive,
in baseball jargon
66 Choice on the
fairway
67 Ruined
68 Big Apple stage
award
69 Like morning
grass
70 Well-practiced
71 Politician
Romney

DOWN
1 Fed the pot
2 Pakistani city
3 Kind of column or
cord
4 Dinghy blade
5 Fly ball paths
6 2008 Pixar robot
7 Letters before an
alias
8 Hi-__ graphics
9 Magazine VIPs
10 Poppy narcotic
11 Left the 44-Down
sans permission
12 Patsy
13 Richard Gere title
role
18 __ Lama
22 Fittingly
24 The name Fred
yells at the end of
The Flintstones
closing theme
song
26 Museum
manager
27 Research funding
29 Bugs
31 Happy hour perch
33 Noble gas
36 Blow up
37 Pained reaction
38 Rifle range rounds

39 Dyed-in-the-wool
40 Words to click on
at a sweepstakes
website
44 Army outpost
45 Cry of victory
49 Jedi Master ObiWan __
50 Never mind ... or
what one might do
with the last word
of 17-, 35-, 43and 62-Across

52 Itsy-bitsy
54 Open, as a
parka
56 Icy precipitation
59 Small change
61 eBay action
62 Big Pharma
watchdog:
Abbr.
63 Cleared (of)
64 Poem of
praise
65 CD-__

ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE:

296 Appliances

MAHOGANY ANTIQUE Secretary desk,

72 x 40 , 3 drawers, Display case, bevelled glass, $500. (650)766-3024

REFRIGERATOR WHITE Full sized 2

door Whirlpool Perfect condition .$98.
650 583-9901 650 678-0221

OLD VINTAGE Wooden Sea Captains

Tool Chest 35 x 16 x 16, $65
(650)591-3313

TOASTER OVEN, Black & Decker, 4Slice, 1200W, Toast, Bake, Broil;
TRO480BS - $12 (650) 952-3500

STORE FRONT display cabinet, From

1930, marble base. 72 long x 40 tallx
21 deep. Asking $500. (650)341-1306

UPRIGHT VACUUM Cleaner, $10. Call

Ed, (415)298-0645 South San Francisco

303 Electronics

WHIRLPOOL WASHER DRYER, GE

Refrigerator all working and in good condition all for $99.00 650-315-3240.

46 MITSUBISHI Projector TV, great

condition. $400. (650)261-1541.

297 Bicycles

60 GIG Ipod, Does not work.

Battery/hard drive not working. $25.
(650)208-5758

ADULT BIKES 1 regular and 2 with balloon tires $30 Each (650) 347-2356

BAZOOKA SPEAKER 20, +10W, never

used $95. (650)992-4544

298 Collectibles

BLAUPUNKT AM/FM/CD Radio and Receiver with Detachable Face asking

$100. (650)593-4490

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
BILLY DEE Williams autographed Star
Wars action figure: Lando Calrissian,
space smuggler. $35 Steve 650-5186614
LENNOX RED Rose, Unused, hand
painted, porcelain, authenticity papers,
$12.00. (650) 578 9208.
MILLER LITE Neon sign , work good
$59 call 650-218-6528
RENO SILVER LEGACY Casino four
rare memorabilia items, casino key, two
coins, small charm. $95. (650)676-0974
SCHILLER HIPPIE poster, linen, Sparta
graphics 1968. Mint condition. $600.00.
(650)701-0276

LEFT-HAND ERGONOMIC keyboard

with 'A-shape' key layout Num pad, $20
(650)204-0587
MOTOROLA BRAVO MB 520 (android
4.1 upgrade) smart phone 35$ 8GB SD
card Belmont (650)595-8855
ONKYO AV Receiver HT-R570 .Digital
Surround, HDMI, Dolby, Sirius Ready,
Cinema Filter.$95/ Offer 650-591-2393

OPTIMUS H36 ST5800 Tower Speaker

36x10x11 $30. (650)580-6324

RECORDABLE CD-R 74, Sealed, Unopened, original packaging, Samsung, 12X,

(650) 578 9208

ORIGINAL AM/FM 1967/68 Honda Radio for $50. (650)593-4490

PIONEER HOUSE Speakers, pair. 15
inch 3-way, black with screens. Work
great. $99.(650)243-8198
SAMSUNG FLAT TV 20" ex.co.incl.
VCR ,set up $70. (650)992-4544
SAMSUNG FLAT TV 20" ex.co.incl.
VCR ,set up $70. (650)992-4544

PUZZLES, 20 available, 1000 pcs.

$3.00 each,. (650)596-0513

SONY DHG-HDD250 DVR and programable remote.

Record OTA. Clock set issues $99 650595-8855

STAR WARS one 4 orange card action figure, Momaw Nadon (Hammerhead). $8 Steve 650-518-6614

SONY PROJECTION TV 48" with remote good condition $99 (650)345-1111

STAR WARS SDCC Stormtrooper

Commander $29 OBO Dan,
650-303-3568 lv msg
THOMAS THE TRAIN; trains, crossing
gate, bridge, track; good condition;
$25/OBO. 650-345-1347.
THOMAS TRAINS; Cranky the Crane
$15/OBO; Tidmouth Shed w/turntable
$50/OBO. 650-345-1347.

302 Antiques
ANTIQUE BUFFET Cabinet, with 2 large
drawers w/skeleton key, needs refinishing. $700/obo.. ANTIQUE CHINA cabinet, with doors and legs, dark wood..
$500/obo. (650)952-5049
ANTIQUE ITALIAN lamp 18 high, $70
(650)387-4002
BEAUTIFUL AND UNIQUE Victorian
Side Sewing Table, All original. Rosewood. Carved. EXCELLENT CONDITION! $350. (650)815-8999.

12/13/16

IPHONE 5 Morphie Juice Pack with

charger, Originally $100, now $85.
(650)766-2679

KOGI 15 inch computer monitor. Model

L5QX. $25. PH(650)592-5864.

LARGE STUFFED ANIMALS - $3 each

Great for Kids (650) 952-3500

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2016 Tribune Content Agency, LLC

COMPLETE COLOR photo developer

Besler Enlarger, Color Head, trays, photo
tools $50/ 650-921-1996

ONKYO AV Receiver HT-R570 .Digital

Surround, HDMI, Dolby, Sirius Ready,
Cinema Filter.$95/ Offer 650-591-2393

3-STORY BARBIE Dollhouse with spiral

staircase and elevator. $60. (650)5588142

12/13/16

BULOVA WINDUP Travel clocks.Vintage. Set of eight. $99. gene (650)4215469

299 Computers

300 Toys

xwordeditor@aol.com

302 Antiques

JACK LALANE'S power juicer. $40.

Call 650 364-1243. Leave message.

TOMTOM GPS U.S. + Canada $25 650595-3933

VINTAGE G.E. radio, model c-430-a
$60. (650)421-5469
VINTAGE G.E. radio, model c-442c $60.
(650)421-5469
VINTAGE G.E. radio, model c1470 $60.
(650)421-5469
VINTAGE ZENITH radio, model L516b
$75. (650)421-5469
Yamaha model CDC 91 - 5 disc CD player. free. tmckay1@sbcglobal.net.

304 Furniture
5 FOOT resin folding table, still in the
box $20.00 (650)368-0748
ANTIQUE DINING table for six people
with chairs $99. (650)580-6324
ANTIQUE MAHOGANY Bookcase. Four
feet tall. $75. (415) 282-0966.

THE DAILY JOURNAL

Tuesday Dec. 13, 2016

304 Furniture

304 Furniture

310 Misc. For Sale

316 Clothes

ANTIQUE MAHOGANY double bed with

adjustable steelframe $225.00. OBO.
(650)592-4529

TEAK-VENEER COMPUTER desk with

single drawer and stacked shelves. $30
obo. 650-465-2344

LIONEL CHRISTMAS Holiday expansion Set. New OB $99 650-368-7537

SIZE 38 tan gabardine navy officers uniform great condition Perfect for that costume party. Free. 322-9598

BAR STOOLS 2 (matching) Wood Cushioned Fair Condition $20 each. (510)363
4865

THOMASVILLE BEVELED mirror 22" x

12" $50. Call 650-834-4833

BEIGE SOFA $99. Excellent Condition

(650) 315-2319
CHAIRS 2 Blue Good Condition $50
OBO (650)345-5644
COAT/HAT STAND, solid wood, for your
mountain cabin/house. $50. (650)5207045
COMPUTER SWIVEL CHAIR. Padded
Leather. $80. (650) 455-3409
COMPUTER TABLE, adjustable height,
chrome legs, 29x48 like new $30 (650)
697-8481
COUCH, CREAM IKEA, great condition,
$89, light-weight, compact, sturdy loveseat (415)775-0141
CUSTOM MADE wood sewing storage
cabinet perfect condition $75. (650)4831222
DINETTE TABLE with Chrome Legs: 36"
x58" (with one leaf 11 1/2") - $50.
(650)341-5347
DINETTE TABLE, 3 adjustable leaf.$30.
(650) 756-9516.Daly City.
DINING ROOM table Good Condition
$90.00 or best offer ( 650)-780-0193
DRUM TABLE - brown, perfect condition, nice design, with storage, $45.,
(650)345-1111
ENTERTAINMENT CENTER 5'x4' glass
door / shell / drawers / roller ex $25/BO
(650)992-4544

WALNUT CHEST, small (4 drawer with

upper bookcase $50. (650)726-6429

RMT CHRISTMAS Diesel train and Caboose. Rare. New OB $99 650-368-7537

WOOD - wall Unit - 30" long x 6' tall x

17.5" deep. $90. (650)631-9311

SAMSONITE 26" tan hard-sided suit

case, lt. wt., wheels, used once/like new.
$60. 650-328-6709

WOOD FURNITURE- one end table and

coffee table. In good condition. $30
OBO. (760)996-0767.

SILK SAREE 6 yards new nice color.for

$35 only. C all(650)515-2605 for more information.

306 Housewares

ULTRASONIC JEWELRY Cleaning Machine Cleans jewelry, eyeglasses, dentures, keys. Concentrate included. $30
OBO. (650)580-4763

10 TULIP CHAMPAGNE GLASSES

FOR $12 (415)990-6134
CHRISTMAS TREE China, Fairfield
Peace on Earth. Complete Set of 12 (48
pieces) $75. 650-493-5026
COMPLETE SET OF CHINA - Windsor
Garden, Noritake. Four place-settings,
20-pieces in original box, never used.
$250 per box
(3 boxes available).
(650)342-5630
GARBAGE CANS: brute 44 gal. Excellent condition $15. 650 504-6057
NEW
ELECTRIC
$19 650-595-3933

Waxer/Polisher,

PORCELAIN JAPANESE Tea set, Unopened, in wood box, great gift $30.
(650)578-9208.
PRE-LIT 7 ft Christmas tree. Three sections, easy to assemble. $50. 650 349
2963.
SOLID TEAK floor model 16 wine rack
with turntable $60. (650)592-7483

308 Tools

ENTERTAINMENT CENTER for $50.

Good shape, blonde, about 5' high.
(650)726-4102

ALUMINUM LADDERS 40ft, $99 for two,

Call (650)481-5296

ESPRESSO TABLE 30 square, 40 tall,

$95 (650)375-8021

BENCH SAW - 8 INCH includes attached table and accessories $35 (650)3680748

FREE: TWO full-size featherbeds. Excellent

condition.
Redwood City
location. 650-503-4170.

LIONEL WESTERN Union Pass car and

dining car. New OB $99 650-368-7537

BOSTITCH 16 gage Finish nailer Model

SB 664FN $99 (650)359-9269

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
$30. (650)873-8167
WAGON WHEEL Wooden, original from
Colorado farm. 34x34
Very good
aged condition $200 San Bruno
(650)588-1946
WATER STORAGE TANK, brand new,
275 gallons. 48" x 46" x 39" $250. 650771-6324

311 Musical Instruments

GULBRANSEN BABY GRAND PIANO Appraised @ $5450., want $1800 obo,

(650)343-4461
HAMMOND B-3 Organ and 122 Leslie
Speaker. Excellent condition. $8,500. private owner, (650)349-1172
HARMONICA.
HOHNER Pocket Pal.
Key of C. Original box. Never used.
$10. (650)588-0842

CRAFTSMEN 3 saw blades $20. new.

(650)573-5269

UPRIGHT PIANO. In tune. Fair condition. $300 OBO (650) 533-4886.

DELTA CABINET SAW with overrun table. $1,500/obo. ((650)342-6993

YAMAHA PIANO, Upright, Model M-305,

$750. Call (650)572-2337

NICE WOOD table 36"L x19"W x20"H

$30.(415)231-4825.Daly City
OAK BOOKCASE, 30"x30" x12". $25.
(650)726-6429
OAK BOOKCASE, 30"x30" x12". $25.
(650)726-6429
OAK SIX SHELF Book Case 6FT 4FT
$55 (650)458-8280
OAK SIX SHELF Book Case 6FT 4FT
$55 (650)458-8280
OFFICE TABLE, 24"x48" HD. folding
legs each end. 500# capacity. Cost
$130. Sell $60, 650-591-4141
OUTDOOR WOOD SCREEN - new $80
obo Retail $130 (650)873-8167
PAPASAN CHAIRS (2) -with cushions
$45. each set, (650)347-8061
QUEEN-SIZED SOFA-BED, beige colored, excellent condition, $99.99 or best
offer. Must Go! (650) 952-3063.
RECLINER CHAIR blue tweed clean
good $75 Call 650 583-3515
RECLINING SWIVEL & high-back chair
(Hampton) exc condition $30 (650) 7569516 Daly City.

LEXICON LAMBDA cubase LE $60.00

call Patter (650)367-8146
MONARCH UPRIGHT player piano $99
(650) 583-4549
PIANO, UPRIGHT, in excellent condition. Asking $345. (650)366-4769

312 Pets & Animals

PAINTING TOOLS - hooks, stirrups 110

ropes, poles, 20 plank, 440 Graco Spary
Machine, $500, Asking (650)-483-8048

AIRLINE CARRIER for cats, pur. from

Southwest Airlines, $25, 2 available. Call
(505-228-1480) local.

ROUTER TABLE ryobi $ 99. like new

650-573-5269

CANARY BIRD cage 24 x 16 for sale.

$40.00 firm. Used, good condition. Call
650-766-3024

VINTAGE SHOPSMITH and BAND

SAW, good shape. $1,000/obo. Call
(650)342-6993

ONE KENNEL Cab ll one Pet Taxi animal carriers 26x16. Excellent cond. $60..
650-593-2066
PARROT CAGE, Steel, Large - approx
4 ft by 4 ft, Excellent condition $300 best
offer. (650)245-4084

CHILDS KICK scooter by razor with helmet $25 obo (650)591-6842

FITNESS STEPPER compact
(12"x16") Hardly used! $50. Call
650-766-3024

sized

470 Rooms

Golf Clubs, used set with Cart for $50.

(650)593-4490

HIP HOUSING
Non-Profit Home Sharing Program
San Mateo County
(650)348-6660

IGLOO BLUE 38-Quart Wheelie Cool

Cooler/Ice Chest $14 650-952-3500
LADIES MCGREGOR Golf Clubs
Right handed with covers and pull cart
$150 o.b.o. (650)344-3104
MEN'S ROSSIGNOL Skis.
good condition, 650-341-0282.

$95.00,

NEW WEIGH bench With 200lbs, plus

free weights. $50. 510-943-9221.San
Mateo.
POWER PLUS Exercise Machine
(650)368-3037

$99

PRINCE TENNIS 2 section nylon black

Bag with Prince Pro Graphite Racket$55.(650)341-8342
PURSUIT SCOOTER. $99. 650-3482235
SOCCER BALLS - $8.00 each (like new)
4 available. (650)341-5347

BLACK DOUBLE breasted suit size 38

excellent condition $25 650-322-9598

NEAT RECEIPTS Mobile Scanner new

in box $79, call 650-324-8416

BOY SCOUT canvas belt with Boy Scout

Buckle. Vintage. Fair condition. $5.
(650)588-0842

"MOTHER-IN-LAW TONGUES" plants,

3 in 5-gal cans. $10.00 each. 650/5937408.
500-600 BIG Band-era 78's--most mint,
no sleeves--$50 for all--650-574-5459
8 TRACKS, billy Joel, Zeppelin, Eagles
,Commodores, more.40 @ $4 each , call
650-393-9908

FAUX FUR Coat Woman's brown multi

color in excellent condition 3/4
length $50 650-692-8012
LADIES BOOTS size 8 , 3 pairs different
styles , $20/ pair. call 650-592-2648

LADIES SEQUIN dress, blue, size XL,

pure silk lining, $40.00, (650) 578-9208
LEATHER JACKET, New Black Italian
style, size M Ladies $45 (650) 875-1708
MAN'S BLACK leather jacket, size 40,
like new. $85.00 (650)593-1780

ROCKING CHAIR fine light, oak condition with pads, $85/OBO. 650 369 9762
ROCKING CHAIRS solid wood, great
shape asking 30 dollars each. Call
(650)574-4582 Lily

ELECTRONIC TYPEWRITER,
condition $50 (650)878-9542

NEW WITH tags Wool or cotton Men's

pullover
sweaters
(XL)
$15/each
(650)952-3466

RUMMY ROYAL poker table top $30.00

(650)573-5269

GAME "BEAT THE EXPERTS" never

used $8., (408)249-3858

good

379 Open Houses

GOLF CLUBS, new, Warrior woods

3/15 degree 5/21 degree 7/24 degree
$15 ea (650)349-0430

FILE
CABINET
metal
2-drawer
18Dx15Wx28H $10 650-595-2494

310 Misc. For Sale

Call (650)344-5200

Call (650)344-5200

TREADMILL BY PRO-FORM. (Hardly

Used). 10% incline, 2.5 HP motor, 300lb
weight capacity. $329 (650)598-9804

NEW MS Wireless keyboard, $13, 650595-3933

Reach over 83,450 readers

from South San Francisco
to Palo Alto.
in your local newspaper.

GOLF CLUBS {13}, Bag, & Pull Cart all-$90.00 (650)341-8342

316 Clothes

CIAO SMALL Black Duffel Carry-on,

Overnight or Tote bag with shoulder
strap, $15 650-952-3500

SOFA & Love seat perfect condition $99

Edie 650 345 8981

BACK PACK TENT $20 (650)595-2494

309 Office Equipment

NEW JOCKEY Men's Classic Crew

white tshirts (L) 3pk $15/each (5 available) 650.952.3466

new $20.00

318 Sports Equipment

15 SF Giants Posters -- Barry Bonds,
Jeff Kent, JT Snow. 6' x 2.5' Unused. $4
each. $35 all. (650)588-1946 San Bruno

TOTAL GYM XLS, excellent condition.

Paid $2,500. Yours for $900. Call
(650)588-0828

MEN'S STETSON hat, size large, new,

rim, solid black, large, great gift. $40
(650) 578-9208

SHELF RUBBER maid

contract joe 650-573-5269

WHITE DOUBLE pane window for $29

or Best offer. Call Halim @ (650) 6785133.

PET CARRIER, brown ,Very good condition, $15.00 medium zize leave txt or call
650 773-7201

CHRISTMAS TREE, 7.5 Oregon pine,

1225 tips, hooked construction with
stand. Used once. $49. (415)650-6407

RECLINING SWIVEL chair almost new

$99 650-766-4858

SHUTTERS 2 wooden shutters 32x72

like new $50.00 ea.call 650 368-7891

Reach over 83,450

potential home buyers &
renters a day,
from South San Francisco
to Palo Alto.
in your local newspaper.

MAHOGANY BOOKCASE 40"W x 15"D

x 41"H. Double doors with lock & key.
$35 650-832-1448

VINTAGE CRAFTSMAN Jig Saw. Circa

1947. $60. (650)245-7517

INTERIOR DOORS, 8, Free. Call 5737381.

BUSHNELL NEO XS Golf Watch with

charger. Mint condition. 30,000+ golf
courses. $50. Jeff 650-208-5758

CRAFTSMAN RADIAL SAW, with cabinet stand, $200 Cash Only, (650)8511045

NICE WOOD table 36"L x19"W x20"H

$30.(415)231-4825.Daly City

CULTURED MARBLE 2 tone BR vanity

counter top. New toe skin/ scribe. 29 x
19 $300 (408)744-1041

List your Open House

in the Daily Journal.

FENDER BASS amp 25 watt. electrical

issue box and speaker very good
$45. (650)367-8146

LOVE SEAT, Upholstered pale yellow

floral $99. (650)574-4021

SHOPSMITH MARK V 50th Anniversary

most
attachments.
$1,500/OBO.
(650)504-0585

317 Building Materials

BRIDGESTONE WHOPPER Golf Club

#1 Driver Fair Condition Paid $295 Yours
for $20. (510)363 4865

CRAFTSMAN RADIAL Arm Saw Stand.

In box. $30. (650)245-7517

NEW TWIN Mattress set plus frame

$30.00 (650) 347-2356

WILSON'S LG Green Suede Jacket

$50.00 (650)367-1508

List your upcoming

garage sale,
moving sale,
estate sale,
yard sale,
rummage sale,
clearance sale, or
whatever sale you
have...

OPEN HOUSE
LISTINGS

LEATHER SOFA, black, excellent condition. $100 obo. (650)878-5533

NEW DELUXE Twin Folding Bed, Linens, cover, Cost $618. Sale $250. Must
Sell! (650) 875-8159.

VINTAGE 1970S Grecian made dress,

size 6-8, $35 (650)873-8167

Make money, make room!

BACKPACK THERM-A-REST sleeping

pad $20 (650)595-2494

CRAFTSMAN JIGSAW 3.9 amp. with

variable speeds $65 (650)359-9269

MAHOGANY BOOKCASE 40"W x 15"D

x 41"H. Double doors with lock & key.
$35 650-832-1448

VELVET DRAPE, 100% cotton, new

beautiful burgundy 82"X52" W/6"hems:
$45 (415)585-3622

EXCELLENT VIOLIN, previously owned,

first violinist SF Symphony, Mellow
sound. Dated 1894. $5,500/best offer.
(415)751-2416

LAWN CHAIRS (4) White, plastic, $8.

each, (415)346-6038

$40.00

M,

BACK PACK Camp Trails-Oasis $20

(650)595-2494

CRAFTSMAN 9" Radial Arm Saw with 6"

dado set. No stand. $55 (650)341-6402

DYNAGLOPRO
HEATER.
Phone: 650-591-8062

size

GARAGE SALES
ESTATE SALES

BALDWIN GRAND PIANO, 6 foot, excellent condition, $8,500/obo. Call

(510)784-2598

INFINITY FLOOR speakers H 38" x W

11 1/2" x D 10" good $50. (650)756-9516

MAHOGANY BOOKCASE 40"W x 15"D

x 41"H. Double doors with lock & key.
$35 650-832-1448

SNUG BOOTS, lambskin,

$10, 650-595-3933

Garage Sales

VINTAGE ENGLISH ladies ice skates up to size 7-8, $40., (650)873-8167

VINTAGE NASH Cruisers Mens/ Womens Roller Skates Blue indoor/outdoor sz
6-8. $60 B/O. (650)574-4439
WET SUIT - medium size, $95., call for
info (650)851-0878
WOMEN'S LADY Cougar gold iron set
set - $25. (650)348-6955
WOMEN'S NORDICA ski boots, size 8
1/2. $50 650-592-2047

620 Automobiles
02 CHEVY Trailblazer, 200k miles,
$2,600. (650)302-5523

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on a trade-in or
consignment!
Sell your vehicle in the
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til you sell it!
Reach 83,450 drivers
from South SF to
Palo Alto
Call (650)344-5200
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BMW 07 X-5, One Owner, Excel. Condition Sports package 3rd row seats reduced $19,995 obo Call (650)520-4650
CADILLAC 02 Deville, 8 cylinder, perfect condition, like new, cashmere outside white inside 4787 miles $13,000.
(415)850-2370

YAMAHA ROOF RACK, 58 inches $75.

(650)458-3255

CADILLAC 99 DeVille Concours,

98,500 miles, $3,500 or best offer.
(650)270-6637

335 Garden Equipment

CHEVY 10 HHR . 68K. EXCELLENT

CONDITION. $8888. (650)274-8284.

LAWN SPIKE with five foot handle

(650)368-0748

$2.

345 Medical Equipment

BATH CHAIR LIFT. Peterman battery
operated bath chair lift. Stainless steel
frame. Accepts up to 350lbs. Easily inserted I/O tub.$250 OBO.
(650) 739-6489.

CHEVY HHR 08 - Grey, spunky car

loaded, even seat warmers, $9,500.
(408)807-6529.
DODGE
99 Van, Good Condition,
$5,500, childs play three, call
(650)481-5296

GOT AN OLDER
CAR, BOAT, OR RV?

INCUBATOR, $99, (650)678-5133

PARIS HILTON purse white & silver unused, about 12" long x 9" high $23. 650592-2648

Do the humane thing.

Donate it to the
Humane Society.
Call 1- 800-943-8412

LIONEL CHRISTMAS Boxcars 2005,

2006, 2007 New OB $90 lot 650-3687537

PRADA DAYPACK / Purse, Sturdy black

nylon canvas, like new, made in Italy,
$35 (650)591-6596

JAGUAR 94 XJ6, very clean, 110K

miles, $4,200. (650)302-5523

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620 Automobiles
MAZDA 12 CX-7 SUV Excellent condition One owner Fully loaded Low
miles reduced $18,995 obo (650)5204650
TOYOTA 06 Prius, 149K, clean. $6,500
(650)302-5523

625 Classic Cars

1955 CHEVY BEL AIR 2 door, Standard
Transmission V8 Motor, non-op $22,000
obo. (650)952-4036.
CORVETTE 69 STINGRAY 327, Horsespeed SPS, 50.000 miles. $18,500.
(650)481-5296.
FORD 64 Falcon. 4DR Sedan. 6 cyl.
auto/trans $3,500.00. (650) 570-5780.

630 Trucks & SUVs

LINCOLN 02 Navigator, excellent condition. Runs great! Must sell! $4,500/obo.
(650)342-4227.

635 Vans
CHEVROLET 06 Mini VAN, new radiator, tires and brakes. Needs head gasket.
$1,200. (650)481-5296

640 Motorcycles/Scooters
89 GOLD WING. 1500 CC. 39K miles.
Call Joe 650-578-8357
ALPINE STAR motocross boots Tech 8s
size 14 good cond. $75. (650)345-5642
ATV MOTORCYCLE Lift $50.00
Patter (650)367-8146

call

BMW 03 F650 GS, $3899 OBO. Call

650-995-0003
MOTORCYCLE SADDLEBAGS, with
mounting hardware and other parts $35.
Call (650)670-2888

645 Boats
16 FT SEA RAY. I/B. $1,200. Needs Upholstery. Call 650-898-5732.
2003 P-15 West Wight Potter sailboat,
excellend
condition.
$7,200.
Call
(650)347-2559

650 RVs
RV - 2013 WINNEBAGO ITASCA Navion, 25 with sideout. 4000 miles. Mercedes Benz Sprinter chassis,. diesel,
loaded, like new! $85,500.
Call (650)726-8623 or (650)619-9672.

670 Auto Service

LUXURATI AUTO REPAIR
Smog Check
Repair Services
Collision and Body Work

Burlingame & San Mateo Locations

(650) 340-0026

SEE OUR AD FOR DISCOUNTS!

670 Auto Parts

BRIDGESTONE TURANZA RFT (Run
Flat) 205/55/16 EL 42 All Season Like
New $100. (650)483-1222
BRIDGESTONE TURANZA RFT (Run
Flat) 205/55/16 EL42 used 70% left $80.
(650)483-1222
FIRESTONE TIRES 215/70/R16 good
condition $50. (650) 504-6057
GOODYEAR TIRE P245/70R-15 Like
New, really $75.00 (650) 637-9791
NEW CONTINENTAL Temporary tire
mounted on 5 lug rim Size T125/70/R1798M $100. (650)483-1222
SHOP MANUALS for GM Suv's
Year 2002 all for $40 (650)948-0912

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

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Cabinetry

Construction

Gardening

Hauling

STEVES
GARDEN SERVICE

Weeding, clean-up pruning,

planting, mowing, blowing.

Detail oriented
Free estimates

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Tree Service

MEYER
PLUMBING
SUPPLY

Hillside Tree

Toilets, Sinks, Vanities,

Faucets, Water heaters,
Whirlpools and more!
Wholesale Pricing &
Closeout Specials.

Housecleaning
CONSUELOS HOUSE
CLEANING

2030 S Delaware St
San Mateo

Bi-Weekly/Once a Month,
Moving In & Out
28 yrs. in Business

650-350-1960

Free Estimates, 15% off First Visit

Cleaning

Plumbing

(650)219-4066
Lic#1211534

Roofing

PENINSULA
CLEANING

REED
ROOFERS

RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERICAL

CALEDONIAN
MASONRY INC
Landscape Design!
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outdoor living
experience.
*BBQs *Pizza Ovens
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*Concrete/Foundation
Call For Free Estimate:

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LOCALLY OWNED
Family Owned Since 2000
Trimming

Pruning

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Large

Removal
Grinding

Stump

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Mention

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to get 10% off
for new customers
Call Luis (650) 704-9635
Window Washing

License #931457

Call for Free Estimate

Handy Help

(650) 591-8291

AAA HANDYMAN & MORE

Since 1985

Repairs* Remodeling* Painting

Carpentry* Plumbing* Electrical

ALL WORK GUARANTEED

(650) 453-3002
Lic: #468963

DISCOUNT HANDYMAN
& PLUMBING
Kitchen/Bathroom Remodeling,
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Priced for You! Free Estimates

Concrete
AAA CONCRETE DESIGN

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Electrical, Carpentry,
General Home Repair,
Maintenance, New Construction.
No Job Too Small
Lic.# 891766

Lic# 947476

Rambo
Concrete
Works

SENIOR HANDYMAN

Specializing in any size project

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Carpentry Dry Rot
40 Yrs. Experience

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& DECK CO.

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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

Hauling
AAA RATED!

INDEPENDENT
HAULERS

$40 & UP
HAUL

Since 1988/Licensed & Insured

Monthly Specials
Fast, Dependable Service

Free Estimates
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(650)341-7482

ELECTRIC SERVICE GROUP

LAWN MAINTENANCE

THE VILLAGE
CONTRACTOR

Licensed General and

Painting Contractor
Int/Ext Painting Carpentry
Sheetrock, Dryrot & Stucco Repairs
Lic#979435
CALL FOR GREAT RATES!

(650)701-6072

Drought Tolerant Planting

Drip Systems, Rock Gardens
Pressure Washing,
and lots more!

Call Robert
STERLING GARDENS
650-703-3831
Lic #751832

JON LA MOTTE

PAINTING

Interior & Exterior

Quality Work, Reasonable
Rates, Free Estimates

(650)368-8861
Lic #514269

MICHAELS
PAINTING

Serving the Peninsula

since 1989
lic#628633

CHAINEY HAULING
Junk & Debris Clean Up

Gardening

Painting

(650) 574-0203

for all your electrical needs

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Drought Tolerant Planting

Drip Systems, Rock Gardens
Pressure Washing,
and lots more!

650-201-6854

Decks & Fences

David: (650) 642-1614

SEASONAL LAWN

MAINTENANCE

Retired Licensed Contractor

TOM (650) 834-2365

Lic: #1017155
*Foundation*Stamp Concrete
*Exposed Aggragate *Retaining Walls
*Bricks *Pavers *Driveways
*Flagstones
Free Estimates

Landscaping

(650)740-8602

by Greenstarr

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Lic.#834170

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(650)533-0187

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Notices

(650)296-0568

*Stamps *Color *Driveways

*Patios *Masonry
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www.chaineyhauling.com
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(650)207-6592

CHEAP
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Light moving!
Haul Debris!
650-583-6700

NOTICE TO READERS:
California law requires that contractors
taking jobs that total $500 or more (labor
or materials) be licensed by the Contractors State License Board. State law also
requires that contractors include their license number in their advertising. You
can check the status of your licensed
contractor at www.cslb.ca.gov or 800321-CSLB. Unlicensed contractors taking
jobs that total less than $500 must state
in their advertisements that they are not
licensed by the Contractors State License Board.

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seeks individuals to support

adults with special needs.
Receive up to $3,000/month
for your spare bedroom.
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CARE INDEED
890 Santa Cruz Ave
Menlo Park

(650) 328-1001

Viruses, lost data, hardware or

software issues? Contact Geeks
On Site! 24/7 Service. Friendly
Repair Experts. Macs and PCs
Call for FREE diagnosis.
1-800-715-9068

Dental Services
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Because Flavor Still Matters

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San Mateo
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Burlingame
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Insurance

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Evening & Saturday appts available

Cemetery

LASTING
IMPRESSIONS
ARE OUR FIRST
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1370 El Camino Real
Colma
(650)755-0580
www.cypresslawn.com
Clothing

IF YOU are in need of

clothing alterations, call
Shafia at
(650) 276-9120.

Peninsula Dental Implant Center

1201 St Francisco Way, San Carlos
650.232.7650

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1702 Miramonte Ave. Suite B
Mountain View

Exceptional.
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DENTAL
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579-7774

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Barrett Insurance Services
ericlawrencebarrett@gmail.com
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CA. Insurance License #0737226

BEST ASIAN
BODY MASSAGE
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Call (650) 787-9969
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Mon-Fri, 10am-9pm
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FIGONE TRAVEL
GROUP
(650) 595-7750

www.cruisemarketplace.com
Cruises Land & Family vacations
Personalized & Experienced
Family Owned & Operated
Since 1939
1495 Laurel St. SAN CARLOS
CST#100209-10

Real Estate Loans

Legal Services

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preparation: Divorce,
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Conservatorship, Probate,
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REUTERS FILE PHOTO

Taiwans President Tsai Ing-wen speaks on the phone with president-elect Donald Trump at
her office in Taipei, Taiwan.

China: Donald Trumps Taiwan

comments cause serious concern
By Nomann Merchant
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BEIJING China said that it had serious

concern about President-elect Donald
Trumps most recent comments about
Taiwan, and warned that any changes to how
America deals with the self-governing
island could damage diplomatic ties between
Washington and Beijing.
Chinas comments Monday came a day
after Trump said in a television interview
that he didnt feel bound by a one-China
policy.
Geng Shuang, a spokesman for Chinas
foreign ministry, said that established policy is the political foundation of any
diplomatic relationship between China and
the U.S., and that any damage to it could
render cooperation out of the question.
We urge the new U.S. leader and government to fully understand the seriousness of
the Taiwan issue, and to continue to stick to
the one-China policy, Geng said.

Since recognizing the Peoples Republic

of China in 1979, the U.S. has adhered to
the one-China policy, recognizing Beijing
as the capital of China and maintaining
only unofficial relations with Taiwan.
American law, however, requires the U.S. to
ensure that Taiwan has the means to defend
itself and to treat all threats to the island as
matters of serious concern.
China split from Taiwan amid civil war in
1949 and continues to regard the island as a
breakaway province to be reunified with the
mainland, by force if necessary.
Gengs comments are the strongest public
condemnation China has made of Trumps
criticisms of current American policy toward
Taiwan.
Beijing was already angered by Trumps
Dec. 2 phone call with Taiwanese President
Tsai Ing-wen, the first time an American
president or president-elect has publicly
spoken to a Taiwanese leader in nearly four
decades. China considers any reference to a
separate Taiwanese head of state to be a
grave insult.