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HISTORY IN MYANMAR
WORLD PAGE 8
HUNGER
TOPS TITANS
DATEBOOK PAGE 19
KENTUCKY FACES
KANSAS TONIGHT
SPORTS PAGE 11
Aung San Suu Kyi reported winning historic vote
By Michelle Durand
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Local court ofcials say despite
their best efforts to insulate the pub-
lic from statewide budget cuts that
have already crimped hours and
stretched resources, justice is being
delayed and those needing the sys-
tem will further feel the pinch.
Signs of the multi-year cuts are
already apparent, scattered in nips
and tucks throughout the local
branches. Calls to the records divi-
sion brings recorded messages
advising the phone hours are ending
sooner and sooner once 4 p.m.,
now 3 p.m. and soon even 1 p.m.
Visitors waiting in lines to retrieve
les are greeted with signs explain-
ing how three years of cuts have
forced a reduction in staff.
At least once, a person in line has
yelled, Threes a crowd, said
Deputy Court Executive Officer
Rodina Catalano.
Today, another change takes
effect: all trafc court arraignments
will be consolidated into the
Redwood City location, meaning
anyone wanting to contest or settle a
moving violation will have to make
the trek rather than making arrange-
ments at any of the two other
branches in South San Francisco
and San Mateo. Although the
arraignments are only in Redwood
City, the trials will still be in the
respective branches.
Trafc court once had 12 and then
nine sessions per week which has
now dwindled to ve. Cases that
once took six to eight weeks will
now push out months.
While motorists might not neces-
sarily mind the delays is any-
body really in a rush to possibly pay
a ne or get a point on their driving
record? Presiding Judge Beth
Freeman said that gives them that
much longer to worry about it,
fewer options for court dates and
more continuances. States and cities
who receive funding from the nes
wont be paid in a timely manner
which perpetuates nancial chal-
lenges.
But if necessity is the mother of
invention, Court Executive Ofcer
John Fitton said the local system
has used the cuts to become more
efcient such as moving some traf-
c functions online.
Were trying to do more with
less, Fitton said.
Trafc has also created a dedicat-
ed call center so
e m p l o y e e s
neednt juggle
phones and in-
person visits
simultaneously,
said Catalano,
who has over-
seen much of
the consolida-
tion.
Fitton and Catalano concede the
streamlining measures might be a
silver lining to the state cuts, ef-
Court cuts create justice delayed
Officials contend with fewer resources, and its impact on the community
John Fitton
See COURTS, Page 23
FROM WIRE REPORTS
Authorities say a teenage girl and
an elderly man were killed in a re
early Sunday in Pacica.
American Red Cross spokes-
woman Patricia Peper says the
blaze, reported around 6 a.m. in a
single family, two-story home, took
the life of a 13-year-old girl and a
93-year-old man.
Their names have not been
released.
Peper says 11 other people living
in the home were left homeless. She
described the residents of the home
as an extended family.
Fire and police officials were
investigating the cause of the blaze,
but released no information Sunday.
Matt Lucett, a spokesman for the
North County Fire Authority, said
the re did not appear to be inten-
tionally set.
Fireghters were dispatched to a
report of re at a two-story house at
552 Inverness Drive at about 5:55
a.m., Lucett said.
Crews on scene initially tried to
ght the re from inside the home,
Two dead in
Pacifica fire
By Michelle Durand
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
The San Carlos City Councils
upcoming appeal of the Carlos Club
expansion permit is overdue by
about nine months but a welcome
second look by a body with more
authority to consider concerns like
public safety, according to the chair
of the Planning Commission.
We deal primarily with land use
issues so the council is in a better
position to take a look at the specif-
ic situation as a whole, said Chair
Karen Clapper.
Clapper was among the Planning
Commission majority that voted 4-1
to grant Carlos Club owner Fred
Duncan a conditional use permit for
his expansion plans. Vice Chair
Scott Marsters dissented. A week
later, the City Council voted 3-2 to
call for a review of the decision.
Councilmen Matt Grocott and Bob
Grassilli were in the minority, say-
ing they did not like the precedent
set by the council calling for a
review. Grocott suggested revisiting
the clubs conditional use permit at
the end of its year.
On Monday night, the Planning
Commission will decide if it wants
to choose a member as an ofcial
Commission could name
rep for Carlos Club appeal
By Heather Murtagh
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
When given the opportunity to write a paper in
human bio, 15-year-old Sophia Brinks personal expe-
riences inspired her to research autism medication.
Brink, who lives in San Mateo, was interested in the
subject because her 13-year-old brother was diagnosed
on the autism spectrum and epilepsy when he was 4.
Do all autistic children need medication?
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womens NCAA Final Four semi-nal college game against Baylor in Denver.. SEE STORY PAGE 11.
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See CLUB, Page 23
STANFORD FALLS TO MIGHTY BAYLOR
A weekly look at the people who
shape our community See BRINK, Page 4
Sophia Brink
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Actress Jana Marie
Hupp is 48.
This Day in History
Thought for the Day
1912
The just-completed RMS Titanic left
Belfast to begin its sea trials eight days
before the start of its ill-fated maiden
voyage.
Living is a form of not being sure, not
knowing what next or how.The moment you
know how, you begin to die a little.
Agnes de Mille, American
dancer-choreographer (1905-1993).
Singer Emmylou
Harris is 65.
Singer Aaron Kelly
is 19.
In other news ...
Birthdays
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Singapores Li Jiawei serves towards Chinas Guo Yue during the womens nal of the World Team Table Tennis
Championships in Dortmund Sunday. China beat Singapore by 3-0.
Monday: Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
North winds 5 to 15 mph.
Monday night: Mostly clear. Lows in the
mid 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: Partly cloudy. Highs around 60.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday night: Mostly cloudy. A chance of
showers in the evening...Then a slight
chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 40s.
Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of showers 30 percent.
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers.
Highs in the mid 50s.
Wednesday night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
Thursday: Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s.
Thursday night and Friday: Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower
40s. Highs in the mid 50s.
Local Weather Forecast
Lotto
The Daily Derby race winners are No. 09 Win-
ning Spirit in rst place;No.1 Gold Rush in second
place; and No. 12 Lucky Charms in third place.
The race time was clocked at 1:49.27.
(Answers tomorrow)
TARDY DODGE BASKET INTACT
Saturdays
Jumbles:
Answer: The oriole bought a manor in Baltimore, Maryland,
because it was this AN ESTATE BIRD
Now arrange the circled letters
to form the surprise answer, as
suggested by the above cartoon.
THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME
by David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek
Unscramble these four Jumbles,
one letter to each square,
to form four ordinary words.
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In 1513, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon landed in pres-
ent-day Florida.
In 1792, Congress passed the Coinage Act, which authorized
establishment of the U.S. Mint.
In 1800, Ludwig van Beethoven premiered his Symphony No.
1 in C major, Op. 21, in Vienna.
In 1917, President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to declare
war against Germany, saying, The world must be made safe
for democracy. (Congress declared war four days later.)
In 1932, aviator Charles A. Lindbergh and John F. Condon
went to a cemetery in The Bronx, N.Y., where Condon turned
over $50,000 to a man in exchange for Lindberghs kidnapped
son. (The child, who was not returned, was found dead the fol-
lowing month.)
In 1942, Glenn Miller and his orchestra recorded American
Patrol at the RCA Victor studios in Hollywood.
In 1956, the soap operas As the World Turns and The Edge
of Night premiered on CBS television.
In 1968, the science-ction lm 2001: A Space Odyssey,
produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick, had its world pre-
miere in Washington, D.C.
In 1974, French President Georges Pompidou died in Paris.
In 1982, several thousand troops from Argentina seized the
disputed Falkland Islands from Britain.
In 1992, mob boss John Gotti was convicted in New York of
murder and racketeering; he was later sentenced to life, and
died in prison.
Ten years ago: Israel seized control of Bethlehem; Palestinian
gunmen forced their way into the Church of the Nativity, the
traditional birthplace of Jesus, where they began a 39-day
standoff.
Actress Rita Gam is 84. Actress Sharon Acker is 77. Singer
Leon Russell is 70. Actress Linda Hunt is 67. Social critic and
author Camille Paglia is 65. Actor Ron Palillo is 63. Actress
Pamela Reed is 63. Actor Christopher Meloni is 51. Singer Keren
Woodward (Bananarama) is 51. Country singer Billy Dean is 50.
Actor Clark Gregg is 50. Rock musician Greg Camp is 45. Rock
musician Tony Fredianelli (Third Eye Blind) is 43. Actress
Roselyn Sanchez is 39. Country singer Jill King is 37. Actor
Adam Rodriguez is 37. Actor Jeremy Garrett is 36. Rock musi-
cian Jesse Carmichael (Maroon 5) is 33. Actress Bethany Joy
Lenz is 31. Singer Lee Dewyze (TV: American Idol) is 26.
Slime the star at
Kids Choice Awards
At the 25th annual Kids Choice
Awards, the slime runneth over.
Host Will Smith opened the 25th
annual Kids Choice Awards promising a
record amount of the shows trademark
green gunk. Though some 20 awards are
presented at the KCAs, the real suspense
isnt who will take home a Blimp (the
shows Oscar), its when and on whom
the slime will spill.
Its like a baptism into kid-dome that
can come at any moment: from a hidden
bucket, dumped from the rafters or
exploded from little orange blimps.
No one is safe from the slime!
screamed Smith. You have to earn the
slime! Its an honor.
Halle Berry was the rst to be cov-
ered, but she was far from alone. She
was joined by Twilight star Taylor
Lautner (who won favorite buttkick-
er), Glee star Chris Colfer and male
singer winner Justin Bieber, who was
utterly drenched along with Smith at the
end of the show.
The KCAs are Nickelodeons annual
celebration for kids, and its often the
most-watched childrens program of the
year. They draw a considerable roster of
stars looking to thank their smallest fans
and cater to their youngest demographics.
This is, like, the coolest award show
ever, said Twilight star Kristen
Stewart, accepting the award for favorite
movie actress.
Smith, himself a 10-time Blimp win-
ner, started the show with an elaborate,
digitally-animated skydive from
Nickelodeons trademark blimp. Smith
was then hoisted from the rafters to the
stage of the Galen Center at the
University of Southern California in Los
Angeles, where thousands of glow-stick
waving fans cheered him including
rst lady Michelle Obama.
Obama later presented the big help
award for charity work to Taylor Swift.
Upon receiving the award, the pop star
said, I am freaking out.
Nickelodeon introduces many kid-
friendly quirks to the usual award show
festivities. It rolls out an orange carpet,
rather than a red one, and envelopes are
the last way winners are announced.
Saturday nights choices came by way of
a sword eater, a statue impersonator and
giant heads held aloft from the crowd.
Winners are chosen from voting
online. Selena Gomez won for both
favorite TV actress and female singer.
Adam Sandler took home the award for
favorite movie actor. And Katy Perry,
shortly after performing, was given the
award for favorite voice in an animated
movie for Smurfs.
The only reason why Im still here
today and remember this is
because Ive never grown up! Perry
told the young audience.
More than 7.3 million watched last
years awards. This year, Nickelodeon
badly needs the KCAs to continue such
a success. In March, for the rst time,
the Disney Channel beat out
Nickelodeon in average total daily view-
ers a title Nickelodeon had held every
month since 1995.
2 12 15 25 47 13
Mega number
March 31 Super Lotto Plus
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Singer Justin Bieber (front) and host
Will Smith are slimed on stage at
Nickelodeon's 25th annual Kids
Choice Awards in Los Angeles Saturday.
T
he population of San Mateo County
was 77,400 in 1930. By 1940, it had
increased by 44 percent to 111,800
people with no end in sight to the increase.
San Mateos population was 19,403 in 1940.
Although many housing tracts had been
proposed in San Mateo since the 1860s, most
had not offered enough inducement to be
called big successes in new home construc-
tion. Early on, a person was induced to come
to San Mateo and look at a number of unde-
veloped lots. If he bought one or two, he then
had to nd an architect to design a house, and
nally the buyer hired someone to build the
home, or he built it himself.
The Depression stopped many banks from
making construction loans. The houses were
being built with few frills and on a low budg-
et. No mortgage was taken out. The
Depression made lot buyers work with a pay-
as-you-go attitude as money was tight and
very little of it was oating around. A banker
was the last resort for a home owner. This atti-
tude in the society fostered a slow develop-
ment of the cities on the Peninsula.
David Bohannon was to change all of this.
In the 1930s, the federal government began
backing and guaranteeing home loans through
the Federal Housing Administration.
Bohannon began constructing houses in the
early 1930s. He purchased a 540-acre site,
called Belle Haven, in what is now East Palo
Alto and began the rst of 1,305 units for low-
to moderate-income families. Costs of these
units were around $6,000.
He then purchased the St. Cyr estate in the
San Mateo area in the late 30s and he set his
sights on a project that was to become the pat-
tern of development on the vast vacant prop-
erties still available on the Peninsula.
The Burleigh H. Murray property south of
San Mateo was called Beresford. Bohannon
acquired 848 acres of Murray property in
1940 and he began planning its development.
It called for monumental scales of construc-
tion unheard of to this time. He was to build a
planned community of 5,000 low rambling
ranch-style houses to be priced between
$5,000 and $6,000, well within the range of
the average worker at that time. These would
be backed by the FHA, ensuring him of
money to continue developing more homes. In
addition to the houses, a shopping complex
would be developed to supply the homeown-
ers with whatever was needed to live in the
community. The shopping center was to be
oriented for the increased car trafc that this
new generation of buyers demanded.
Hillsdale #1 was started on Hacienda near
31st Avenue and contained 84 houses. Eight
were sold immediately. On Oct. 4, 1941, a
15,000-square-foot Andrew Williams Store
was begun to service the community develop-
ing west of El Camino Real. Due to brisk
sales, another 100 homes had been begun by
Bohannon earlier in 1941.
World War II began in December 1941 and
public construction was almost completely
halted. Bohannon began developing houses
for the war effort. Thousands of units were
needed due to the Bay defense plants and
Bohannon built houses in Napa County,
Alameda County, the city of Richmond, plus
many other cities. Three-thousand homes
Hillsdale and David Bohannon
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Police reports
I hate you, lets hug!
A person was screaming at and hugging
people while causing trafc to stop on El
Camino Real in Redwood City before
12:52 p.m. Saturday, March 17.
SAN BRUNO
Burglary. A front window was broken and
cash was taken from a building on the 400
block of San Mateo Avenue before 8:47 a.m.
Saturday, March 24.
Suspicious circumstances. Someone
believes someone is cooking or cleaning
meth on the 1000 block of Montgomery
Avenue before 9:38 p.m. Friday, March 23.
Vandalism. Four tires on a vehicle were
found to be at on the 200 block of Mastick
Avenue before 6:31 p.m. Friday, March 23.
Burglary. An attempted vehicle burglary was
reported on the 1100 block of El Camino Real
before 10:26 a.m. Friday, March 23.
Fraud. A student bought a Macbook in Santa
Clara using a stolen credit card on the 1500
block of Magnolia Avenue before 4:27 p.m.
Friday, March 16.
Public intoxication. Intoxicated passengers
refused to pay a cabbie on the 600 block of
Huntington Avenue before 3:22 a.m. Friday,
March 16.
HALF MOON BAY
DUI. A man was arrested after he passed the
marked limit line for a red light at North
Cabrillo Highway and San Mateo Road
before 1:31 a.m. Friday, March 9.
Narcotics. A man was arrested for possession
of crystal methamphetamines at the intersec-
tion of Kelly and Pilarcitos avenues before
12:01 a.m. Friday, March 9.
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE SAN MATEO COUNTY HISTORY MUSEUM
In the early 1940s, Hillsdale houses were being sold for $4,000 to $6,000.
See HISTORY, Page 31
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AUTOBODY & PAINT
Hes gone through extensive treatments, which included
medications. Noting a range of side effects from those med-
ications, Brink wanted to explore other options in her research
titled, Do All Autistic Children Need Medication?
The high school junior who also takes classes at Caada
College will present her original research at the University of
California at Berkeley in April. Brink is one of six Caada stu-
dents to have their proposals accepted by the Bay Area Honors
Research Symposium.
My research analyzes the negative and positive effects of
commonly used autism medications, which are psychiatric
medications, anticonvulsants, and sedatives as well as alterna-
tive treatments, which are therapies, diets, natural medication
and a stabilized environment, she said. Im very excited to
have an opportunity to present my research before an audience
at Berkeley.
Brink found that more research needs to be done on all the
medications being used for children with autism. In addition,
she hopes people are more open to alternative options.
My brother experienced many side effects from the med-
ications he took, she said. Many health professionals have
prescribed medications with severe side effects to autistic chil-
dren.
Brinks brother experienced such negative side effects. The
family has since turned to more holistic methods and Brinks
brother Samuel has shown marked improvement.
There are pros and cons with medications and alternative
treatments, she said. Medications do not work with all autis-
tic children and alternative treatments do not work with all
autistic children. It depends on the child.
Brink is also convinced work with autistic children requires
educational opportunities. Too often, autistic children are not
being truly exposed to all the academic challenges which they
can master, she said.
Rosa Brink, Sophias mom, is proud of her daughter. She
noted, as a little girl, Brink had a desire to nd ways to help
her brother.
Today, Brinks desire hasnt completely changed. Shes hop-
ing to write a book examining all the autism treatments along
with the pros and cons of those options.
Brink is also passionate about social injustices and active in
her churchs youth group. For Brink, the upcoming chance to
present her research. It will be a great experience, but also a
chance to learn from other researchers.
Heather Murtagh can be reached by email: heather@smdailyjour-
nal.com or by phone: (650) 344-5200 ext. 105.
Fire damages two homes in San Mateo
The San Mateo Fire Department is investigating the cause of
a re that damaged two San Mateo homes and displaced four
residents Sunday morning.
Fireghters responded to a report of a structure re at 1176
Shoreline Drive at about 8:30 a.m. The rst arriving crews
found ames burning in the space between the buildings rst
and second oors.
Continued from page 1
BRINK
Local brief
By Heather Murtagh
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
How much history do you know?
A group of four Sequoia High School
juniors decided to put their knowledge to
the test by entering the National
California History Bowl. There wasnt a
game plan at rst. There was an interest in
history so they gave it a go and won.
The win earned the boys entry to the
National History Bowl held in
Washington, D.C. in April. But rst, they
are trying to raise $4,000 to cover the
travel costs.
Math teacher Laura Larkin, who over-
sees the Quiz and History bowl teams,
said it was the rst time in at least 10
years a Sequoia team would be compet-
ing in a national academic bowl.
The history competition requires four
people. Sequoias team is made up of
William Baker, Logan Billman, Tristan
Knoth and Michael Wucher all juniors
from San Carlos.
The guys heard about the history com-
petition and took it upon themselves to
get ready for the regional competition.
To start, the boys didnt do any addi-
tional work. They simply continued read-
ing things that interested them, explained
16-year-old Wucher.
At the regional competition, held in the
East Bay, the guys buzzed in to answer
questions about everything from ancient
Roman emperors to the Hundred Years
War to artist Jackson Pollock in seven
rounds of competition. They were sur-
prised by the win since the nal team had
previously beat Sequoia, said Knoth.
Since winning, the team stepped up its
efforts. Topics were split between the
teens and they try to meet at least once a
week to practice. Billman said the team
will increase practice leading up to the
April 28 competition.
Despite the win, the guys are pretty laid
back about the competition. Simply put,
Baker said theyre having fun.
They are raising some of the $4,000
needed for the trip. Tax-deductible dona-
tions toward their trip can be sent to the
Sequoia Educational Foundation at 1201
Brewster Ave., Redwood City. Please note
Quiz Bowl team with the donation. For
more information email knoth@pac-
bell.net.
At one with history
Sequoia juniors get ready for National History Bowl
1). Which presidents pre White-House ca-
reer included a failed haberdashery, a stint
as an artillery ofcer in World War I,10 years
as a senator from Missouri, but less than
three months as vice-president before be-
coming president in 1945?
2). Which states name was paired with
Chesapeake in the name of a 19th-cen-
tury canal,and with Baltimorein the name
of a 19th-century railroad? This Midwest-
ern state was also the home of eight U.S.
presidents,including Gareld,McKinley and
Harding.
3). The rst World War II Liberty Ship was
named after this man. A Virginia college
with a conservative reputation is also
named for him, which is appropriate as he
was an anti-Federalist and suspicious of
centralized government.For 10 points,who
told the House of Burgesses on March 23,
1775,I know not what course others may
take; but as for me, give me Liberty or give
me death!
Answers
1). Harry S.Truman
2). Ohio
3). Patrick Henry
History test
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STATE/NATION
By Don Thompson
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SACRAMENTO The agency
overseeing Californias high-speed
rail project has issued a back-to-the-
drawing-board business plan that
dramatically lowers the systems
estimated cost and expands its ini-
tial phase, but critics say it still
remains too costly and does not
deliver what voters intended.
An updated business plan to be
released Monday by the California
High-Speed Rail Authority lowers
the projected price tag from the $98
billion the authority proposed last
fall to $68.4 billion. Even that
amount is far higher than the $43
billion promised in the ballot initia-
tive voters approved four years ago.
The other major change from last
falls draft plan is a new proposal
for the rst section of track. The
draft plan said the initial section
would be built from Madera to
Bakerseld in a sparsely populated
region of the
state, leading
critics to dub
it the train
to nowhere.
Under the
revised plan,
the first seg-
ment would con-
nect the Central Valley city of
Merced with the San Fernando
Valley some 300 miles to the south,
bringing the bullet train to the out-
skirts of downtown Los Angeles
within 10 years. Instead of going
straight into Californias major
cities, the high-speed system would
stop short of Los Angeles and the
San Francisco Bay area and connect
with existing urban commuter rail
lines.
The updated business plan also
devotes up to $2 billion to improve
existing urban rail. Linking with
those systems rather than pushing
the high-speed rail line into
Californias major cities is one of
the biggest cost-savers in the new
plan.
We are not sitting here saying
that we saved $30 billion, rail
authority chairman Dan Richard
said Saturday. By using existing
railroad rights of way, he said, We
can deliver high-speed rail, as the
voters voted for it, for $30 billion
less than if we had to build our own
system the entire length of the way.
The plan assumes that the federal
government eventually will provide
an additional $4 billion over the
next decade, on top of the $3.5 bil-
lion it already is providing, even
though Republican members of
Congress have vowed to cut off fur-
ther funding. Fares and private
investment are expected to ll the
rest of the gap.
Gov. Jerry Brown, who supports
the rail project, also has proposed
tapping revenue from the states
new industrial cap-and-trade pro-
gram, which is the centerpiece of
Californias attempt to drastically
reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Its not immediately clear how
much of that revenue would go each
year to the high-speed rail project.
Ridership projections in the
revised plan are lower than earlier
estimates but remain high enough to
ensure the system will turn a prot,
rail authority board member
Michael Rossi said. In 2022, the
rst year of limited operation, rider-
ship is projected to range between
2.9 million and 5 million, with 2.3
million needed to break even.
Critics say the revised plan still
does not do what voters intended.
Voters had very specically in
place that it would be a true high-
speed rail from one end to another
and that it has to operate on its own,
that the state cant be underwriting
it, state Sen. Doug LaMalfa said.
This is far short.
He and former Central Valley
Congressman George Radanovich
have submitted a ballot petition
seeking to repeal the 2008 proposi-
tion that provided $9 billion in pub-
lic nancing to get the projected
started.
LaMalfa and other critics have
been concerned that the project
might not be self-sustaining and
could become a future liability for
taxpayers. While he had not seen
the updated business plan, the
Republican from Willows said
Saturday that the funding questions
remain paramount.
Where does the rest of the
money come from? LaMalfa said.
Gov. Jerry Brown and Richard
have said for months that the cost of
the project would need to be
reduced and other changes would
have to be made to the draft plan to
make it palatable to lawmakers and
taxpayers.
The rail authority board is expect-
ed to consider the revised plan on
April 12, and lawmakers will debate
whether to authorize selling a por-
tion of the voter-authorized bond
money in the coming weeks.
Questions remain despite revised rail plan
Coast Guard sends helicopter
to stricken yacht
SAN FRANCISCO The U.S. Coast
Guard has launched a helicopter to see if it can
rescue three injured sailors on a damaged
yacht about 270 miles west of San Francisco.
Coast Guard Fireman George Akiyama says
the helicopter left the cutter Bertholf, about 90
miles away from the yacht, a little before 5
p.m. Sunday.
Once the helicopter arrives at the yacht, the
chopper crew will determine if it can lower a
rescue swimmer onto the vessel or into the
water nearby.
Rough seas and strong winds throughout the
day have prevented the Coast Guard from try-
ing to rescue the injured sailors. Akiyama did
not know the weather or sea conditions at the
time the helicopter left the cutter.
Windows broken during
Oakland protest
OAKLAND Oakland police are asking
for the publics help in identifying suspects
after windows were broken and slogans were
spray-painted on buildings during an Occupy
Oakland anti-police march Saturday night.
Police say during the march, video surveil-
lance cameras caught images of several people
leaving the crowd and vandalizing downtown
businesses.
State briefs
COLUMBIA, Mo. As American
teenagers go, Sally Kim is pretty typical.
Shes crazy about singer Bruno Mars and the
Plain White Ts rock band, spends way too
much time on Facebook and cant wait to start
college in the fall.
Yet when it comes to that familiar bane of her
fellow high school seniors uncool parents
Kim has few worries. Hers are nearly 7,000
miles away in Seoul, South Korea. They sent
their only child to live with relatives in Missouri
a decade ago, when she was just 8.
The three keep in touch over Skype, but
Kim craves personal contact even more than
when she rst arrived.
As I get older, it denitely gets harder,
said Kim, who lives with an aunt and uncle, a
college professor, and returns to her native
country in the summer. I look back, and I
think Ive missed out on so many years of
being with my mom and dad.
Such relocations, known as early study
abroad, have surged in popularity in South
Korea, where a rigid, test-driven education
system, combined with intense social pres-
sure to succeed in an English-rst global
economy, often means breaking up families
for the sake of school.
Some children, like Kim, live with relatives
or family friends. Others move with their moth-
ers and siblings while the fathers remain alone
in Asia to work. Among Koreans, the families
are known as kirogi, or wild geese, because
they visit home briey once or twice a year
before returning to their overseas outposts.
The Korean Educational Development
Institute reports that the number of pre-college
students who left the country solely to study
abroad increased from just over 2,000 in 1995
to a peak of nearly 30,000 in 2006. And that
number did not include students whose parents
work or study overseas.
The number has since declined to more than
18,000 in 2009, the most recent year for
which statistics are available.
Unlike American students who usually wait
until high school or college to study abroad
and generally limit the experience to a semes-
ter or two 77 percent of Korean students in
the U.S. in 2009 were in elementary or mid-
dle school, a time when they are seen as best
able to learn English.
In South Korea, an education
in the US means split families
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STATE/NATION
NEW YORK When the 1940 census
records are released Monday, Verla Morris
can consider herself a part of living history.
Morris, who is in her 100th year, will get to
experience the novelty of seeing her own
name and details about her life in the records
being released by the U.S. National Archives
online after 72 years of confidentiality
expires.
Id be happy to see it there, she said. I
dont think anything could surprise me, real-
ly.
Morris is one of more than 21 million peo-
ple alive in the U.S. and Puerto Rico who
were counted in the 16th federal decennial
census, which documents the tumultuous
decade of the 1930s transformed by the Great
Depression and black migration from the rural
South. Its a distinction she shares with such
living celebrities as Clint Eastwood and
Morgan Freeman.
Morris, who has been working on her fami-
ly history since 1969 and has written six
books on its branches, said census records
were essential for her genealogical work
because oftentimes people dont want to give
their personal information.
Lots of times I just have to wait until
maybe they die, she said. Then Ill have all
their information.
But census records, which include names,
addresses and in the case of the 1940 cen-
sus, income and employment information
are rich with long-veiled personal details.
Morris, who turns 100 in August and was
contacted through the National Centenarian
Awareness Project, said she was working as a
keypunch operator in Faireld, Ill., when the
1940 census was taken. I dont remember
them taking my census, said Morris, who
lives in Chandler, Ariz.
While a name index will not be immediate-
ly available to search, tens of thousands of
researchers across the country are expected to
go on a monumental genealogical hunt this
week through the digitized records for details
on 132 million people. Access to the records
will be free and open to anyone on the
Internet.
Every decade since 1942, the National
Archives has made available records from
past censuses. Some privacy advocates have
opposed releasing such large amounts of per-
sonal information about living people.
The American Civil Liberties Union, for
instance, has for over 30 years opposed any
unrestricted release of census records.
Jay Stanley, a senior policy analyst at the
ACLU, said harm could come from combin-
ing the rich 1940 census data with other infor-
mation.
Computer technology today allows you to
take information from different sources and
combine it into a very high resolution image
of somebodys life, he said. Each particular
piece of information might just be one pixel.
But when brought together, they become very
intrusive.
A document obtained from the National
Archives by The Associated Press through a
Freedom of Information Act request shows
that, in 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau raised
privacy concerns about the disclosure of the
1940 census by the nations record-keeper.
Census Bureau spokesman Robert
Bernstein said in an email that any fears the
data could be used to harm anyone living
today such as through identity theft were
alleviated when the archives said no birth-
dates or Social Security numbers would be in
the records. One 1940 census question asked
a sample group of over 6 million people
whether they had a Social Security number,
but did not explicitly ask for the number
itself.
Susan Cooper, a spokeswoman for the
National Archives, said the agency did not do
a privacy impact assessment of the records.
She said archives ofcials did not know of any
complaints from the public about the impend-
ing release.
Robert Gellman, a privacy and information
consultant, said he doubted the records would
be of much value to crooks, given how easy it
is to obtain personal information on the
Internet.
Theres nobody out there complaining
about 70-year-old records being used against
them, he said.
Morris is also unconcerned about personal
information from 1940 being made public.
A self-confessed genealogy addict, she said
it was important for people to be able to learn
about their ancestors through genealogical
research and relies on census records con-
stantly.
Every family should be interested enough
to have a family history, she said.
1940 census records include 21 million still alive
SALT LAKE CITY Mormon leaders
Sunday urged church members to strengthen
their families and their religious commitments
in the face of growing secularism.
The senior leaders, addressing a semiannual
meeting of The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints, lamented that many in
broader society have tried to dismiss biblical
teaching as outdated or false. Leaders also
noted that the number of births outside of mar-
riage is growing and blamed the trend for a
host of societal and economic ills.
The spiritual divide gets ever wider as evil
becomes ever more deceptive and subtle and
pulls people toward it like a dark magnet,
said Elder M. Russell Ballard, of the Quorum
of the Twelve Apostles, the second-highest
ranking body in the church.
Ballard was among several Mormon leaders
who spoke at the two-day General
Conference, which ended Sunday. Mormons
meet in April and October to hear speeches
and spiritual guidance from the faiths senior
leaders. More than 20,000 people gathered for
the event at a church conference center in Salt
Lake City. Millions more watched from
around the world through satellite, Internet
and radio broadcasts.
The Utah-based church claims more than
14.5 million members.
President Thomas S. Monson, considered a
prophet by Mormons, urged church members
to use their power to think, to reason, to
choose the right path as they move through
life. He said blessings can be earned through a
life of striving, seeking and repentance.
Apostle D. Todd Christofferson addressed
what he called confusion about church teach-
ing, affirming that core doctrine comes
through revelation by church authorities. He
said isolated statements by an individual
church leader reect a personal, though well-
considered opinion but are not meant to be
binding for the whole church.
Mormon officials warn against
secularism at annual conference
SACRAMENTO Authorities say a 17-
year-old boy has been arrested in connection
with the killing of a 32-year-old man at what
appears to be a cockghting operation in
Sacramento County.
Sheriffs spokesman Jason Ramos said that
Ronald Smith died after being assaulted at the
cockght that was being held behind a private
home around 11 p.m. Friday.
Initially Smith was believed to have been
shot, but investigators say he was killed when
the teen tried to commit a robbery.
The 17-year-old was also hurt. Deputies
say he ran across the street to an apartment
complex and asked a resident of the complex
for help. Investigators did not provide
specics about the nature of Smiths injuries,
his cause of death, or the injuries suffered by
the teen. The name of the suspect has not been
released because of his age.
Man killed at cockfighting venue
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MILWAUKEE President
Barack Obamas administration
launched a multi-pronged assault on
Mitt Romneys values and foreign
policy credentials Sunday, while a
fresh set of prominent Republicans
rallied behind the GOP front-runner
as the odds-on nominee, further
signs the general election is over-
taking the primary season.
A deant Rick Santorum outlined
plans to leave Wisconsin the day
before the states contest Tuesday,
an indication that the conservative
favorite may be in retreat, his
chances to stop Romney rapidly
dwindling.
I think the chances are over-
whelming that (Romney) will be
our nominee, Senate Minority
Leader Mitch
McConnell said
Sunday on
CNNs State of
the Union. It
seems to me
were in the
nal phases of
wrapping up
this nomination.
And most of the
members of the Senate Republican
conference are either supporting
him, or they have the view that I do,
that its time to turn our attention to
the fall campaign and begin to make
the case against the president of the
United States.
Both Secretary of State Hillary
Clinton and Vice President Joe
Biden went after Romney Sunday,
underscoring the belief inside
O b a m a s
Chicago re-
election head-
quarters that
Romney will
sooner than
later secure
the right to face
Obama this fall.
Romney largely
agreed, telling a
Madison, Wis., crowd Sunday night
that the nominee will probably be
me.
The Obama ofcials involvement
comes as both sides sharpen their
general election strategy, perhaps
weeks before the GOP contest for-
mally comes to an end.
I think Gov. Romneys a little
out of touch, Biden told CBS
Face the Nation in an interview
broadcast Sunday. I cant remem-
ber a presidential candidate in the
recent past who seems not to under-
stand, by what he says, what ordi-
nary middle-class people are think-
ing about and are concerned about.
The line of attack is likely to play
prominently in the Obama cam-
paigns general election narrative.
While Obama is a millionaire,
Romney would be among the
nations wealthiest presidents ever
elected. And hes opened himself to
criticism through a series of mis-
steps.
Romney casually bet a rival
$10,000 during a presidential
debate, noted that his wife drives a
couple of Cadillacs, and lists
owners of professional sports teams
among his friends. His personal tax
records show investments in the
Cayman Islands and a Swiss bank
account.
Obamas team on Sunday also
seized on Romneys foreign policy
inexperience.
Biden said Obama was stating
the obvious when he told Russian
President Dmitry Medvedev that he
would have more latitude on missile
defense after the November general
election.
The two presidents did not realize
the exchange, during a meeting in
Seoul, South Korea, last weekend,
was being picked up by a micro-
phone.
Romney called it alarming and
part of a pattern of breathtaking
weakness with Americas foes. He
asked what else Obama would be
exible on if he were to win a sec-
ond term.
Dems sharpen attack; GOP backs Romney
Barack Obama
Mitt Romney
WASHINGTON The individual
insurance requirement that the Supreme
Court is reviewing isnt the rst federal
mandate involving health care.
Theres a Medicare payroll tax on work-
ers and employers, for example, and a
requirement that hospitals provide free
emergency services to indigents. Health
care is full of government dictates, some
arguably more intrusive than President
Barack Obamas overhaul law.
Its a wrinkle that has caught the atten-
tion of the justices.
Most of the mandates apply to providers
such as hospitals and insurers. For exam-
ple, a 1990s law requires health plans to
cover at least a 48-hour hospital stay for
new mothers and their babies. Such
requirements protect some consumers
while indirectly raising costs for others.
One mandate affects just about every-
body: Workers must pay a tax to nance
Medicare, which collects about $200 bil-
lion a year.
Its right on your W-2 form, line 6,
Medicare tax withheld. Workers must
pay it even if they dont have health insur-
ance. Employees of a company get to split
the tax with their employer. The self-
employed owe the full amount, 2.9 per-
cent of earnings.
Lindsey Donner, a small-business
owner from San Diego, pays the Medicare
tax although she and her husband are
uninsured. Donner, 27, says she doesnt
see much difference between the mandate
that workers help nance Medicare and
the health care laws requirement that
nearly everyone has to have some sort of
health insurance.
My understanding of what is going on
in the Supreme Court is that it seems to be
something of a semantics issue, she said.
Ultimately, I dont see the big difference.
If I am paying for Medicare, why cant I
also be paying into something that would
help me right now or in ve years if I want
to have children?
Donner is a copy writer for businesses;
her husband specializes in graphics design.
In the past they had a health plan with a
high deductible, but they found they were
paying monthly premiums for insurance
they never used something she said
they couldnt afford on a tight budget.
Under the law, people such as Donner
and her husband would have to get insur-
ance or pay a ne. But they may qualify
for federal subsidies to help pay premiums
for policies that would be more compre-
hensive. Preventive care would be covered
with no co-payments.
We have jobs, we pay our bills, we
pay our taxes, said Donner. Yet it is
very difcult to nd affordable, reason-
able health care.
Theres no question the Medicare pay-
roll tax is a government mandate, said
Mark Hayes, former chief health counsel
for the Republican staff of the Senate
Finance Committee.
But he makes a distinction between the
payroll tax and the individual health insur-
ance mandate in Obamas health care law.
Congress used more clearly dened
constitutional powers when it created
Medicare. The power to tax and the
power to spend, Hayes said. Here, with
the individual mandate, its a different
question regulating interstate com-
merce. This is a novel question from a
legal standpoint.
Insurance requirement not the only mandate
Temporary outage of Visa card network Sunday
WASHINGTON A technical problem affecting the Visa
network barred some people around the United States from
using their credit and debit cards for about 45 minutes on
Sunday, the company said. The outage was caused by a
recent update Visa has made to its system, said Visa Inc.
spokeswoman Sandra Chu.
Santorum: Wisconsin vote will send strong signal
MILWAUKEE Rick Santorum said Sunday that his
presidential campaign will continue even if he loses the
Wisconsin primary Tuesday, and he balked at suggestions by
fellow conservatives that he step aside so front-runner Mitt
Romney can build momentum ahead of Novembers election.
The conservative presidential hopeful said walking away
now would be like the Kansas basketball team giving up in
the rst half, when it trailed by more than 10 points Saturday
night against Ohio State, before rallying to win.
Thousands gather in Miami for Trayvon Martin
MIAMI Political leaders, sport stars, entertainers and
several thousand people have taken part in a rally in Miami
to support the family of an unarmed Florida teenager shot
and killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer. Basketball
stars Alonzo Mourning and Isaiah Thomas, singers Chaka
Khan and Betty Wright, and others joined the parents of
Trayvon Martin in calling for justice in the case.
Nation briefs
WORLD 8
YANGON, Myanmar She
struggled for a free Myanmar for a
quarter-century, much of it spent
locked away under house arrest.
Now, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate
whose nonviolent campaign for
democracy at home transformed her
into a global icon is on the verge of
ascending to public ofce for the
rst time.
Aung San Suu Kyi, 66, was elect-
ed to parliament Sunday in a historic
victory buffeted by the jubilant
cheers of supporters who hope her
triumph will mark a major turning
point in a nation still emerging from
a ruthless era of military rule.
If conrmed, the election win will
also mark an astonishing reversal of
fortune for a woman who became
one of the worlds most prominent
prisoners of conscience. When she
was nally released in late 2010, just
after a vote her party boycotted that
was deemed neither free nor fair,
few could have imagined she would
make the leap from democracy
advocate to elected ofcial in less
than 17 months, opening the way for
a potential presidential run in 2015.
But Myanmar has changed dra-
matically over that time. The junta
nally ceded power last year, and
although many of its leaders merely
swapped their military uniforms for
civilian suits, they went on to stun
even their staunchest critics by
releasing political prisoners, signing
cease-fires with rebels, relaxing
press censorship and opening a
direct dialogue with Suu Kyi who
they tried to silence for decades.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary
Rodham Clinton congratulated
Myanmar for holding the poll.
Speaking at a news conference in
Istanbul, Turkey, she said
Washington was committed to sup-
porting the nations reform effort.
Even the most repressive regimes
can reform, and even the most
closed societies can open, she said.
The topdown revolution has left
Myanmar befuddled and wondering
how it happened or at least, why
now? One theory says the military-
backed regime had long been des-
perate for legitimacy and a lifting of
Western sanctions, and its leadership
had quietly recognized that their
impoverished country, formerly
known as Burma, had fallen far
behind the rest of skyscraper-rich
Asia.
On the street in Yangon where Suu
Kyis opposition National League
for Democracy maintains its crum-
bling three-story headquarters, none
of that seemed to matter Sunday.
The partys foray into electoral poli-
tics was its rst since 1990 when
it won a landslide that was promptly
annulled by the army.
Its the peoples victory! Weve
taught them a lesson! said a shop-
keeper who goes by the single name
Thien, who was among a crowd of
thousands watching as a digital sign-
board repeatedly ashed news that
Suu Kyi won the Kawhmu con-
stituency south of Yangon.
The crowds swelled as night fell,
blocking trafc on the road. Some
chanted We won! We won! Others
clapped, danced, waved party ags
and held their ngers aloft in V-for-
victory signs. One official party
message even told them not to gloat.
As results came in Sunday night
from the poll watchers of Suu Kyis
party, spokesman and campaign
manager Nyan Win projected the
opposition would secure most of the
vote, winning 40 of 45 parliamen-
tary seats at stake. Those included
four in the capital, Naypyitaw, con-
sidered a stronghold of the ruling
party whose leaders helped build it.
The opposition had contested 44
seats.
Suu Kyi makes history in Myanmar
REUTERS
A Buddhist monk joins other National League for Democracy (NLD) party
supporters for celebrations as election results are shown on a screen in
Yangon Sunday.
ISTANBUL A coalition of
more than 70 partners, including the
United States, pledged Sunday to
send millions of dollars and com-
munications equipment to Syrias
opposition groups, signaling deeper
involvement in the conict amid a
growing belief that diplomacy and
sanctions alone cannot end the
Damascus regimes repression.
The shift by the U.S. and its
Western and Arab allies toward
seeking to sway the military balance
in Syria carries regional risks
because the crisis there increasingly
resembles a proxy conflict that
could exacerbate sectarian tensions.
The Syrian rebels are overmatched
by heavily armed regime forces.
The summit meeting of the
Friends of the Syrian People fol-
lows a year of failed diplomacy that
seems close to running its course
with a troubled peace plan led by
U.N.-Arab League envoy Kofi
Annan.
Indeed, U.S.
Secretary of
State Hillary
R o d h a m
Clinton and
other partici-
pants at the con-
ference in
Istanbul uni-
f o r m l y
expressed concern that Annans plan
might backfire, speculating that
Syrian President Bashar Assad
would try to manipulate it to pro-
long his hold on power.
Clinton said she was waiting for
Annans report to the U.N. Security
Council on Monday on the status of
his peace plan.
There cannot be process for the
sake of process. There has to be a
timeline. If Assad continues as he
has, to fail to end the violence, to
institute a cease-re, to withdraw
his troops from the areas he has
been battering ... then its unlikely
he is going to ever agree, she said.
Because it is a clear signal that he
wants to wait to see if he has totally
suppressed the opposition. I think
he would be mistaken to believe
that. My reading is that the opposi-
tion is gaining in intensity, not los-
ing.
Clinton said the United States is
providing communications equip-
ment to help anti-government
activists in Syria organize, remain in
contact with the outside world and
evade regime attacks.
The Syrian regime agreed last
week to Annans plan, which calls
for an immediate cease-re, human-
itarian access to besieged civilians
and a political negotiation process
led by Syrians. Since then, there
have been daily reports of violence,
including shelling Sunday in the
central city of Homs that activists
said killed more than two dozen
people.
The uprising began in March
2011 as part of the Arab Spring.
Coalition supports Syrian opposition
Fire-stricken cruise ship
safe at Malaysian port
SANDAKAN, Malaysia
Smiling passengers safely left a re-
damaged luxury cruise ship that
limped into a Malaysian port
Sunday after being stranded at sea
for 24 hours.
The Azamara Quest drifted off the
southern Philippines with 1,000
people aboard after ames engulfed
one of its engine rooms Friday,
injuring five crew members. It
restored propulsion the next night
and reached the harbor of Sandakan
city in Malaysias eastern state of
Sabah on Borneo island late Sunday.
Two ambulances came out of the
port shortly after the ship docked,
followed more than two hours later
around midnight by a eet of buses
taking passengers to hotels. Inside
the buses, several people appeared
tired, but many others smiled and
one man waved to reporters waiting
outside the port. Malaysian police
and consular ofcials from countries
including the U.S., Britain and
Canada were also present.
Palestinian sent to Gaza
with end of hunger strike
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip
Israel expelled a Palestinian prison-
er Sunday to the Gaza Strip as part
of a compromise deal that persuad-
ed her to end her 43-day hunger
strike. Under the terms of her
release, Hana Shalabi, a 30-year-old
Islamic Jihad supporter from the
West Bank, must remain in the sea-
side strip for the next three years.
Shalabi went on hunger strike to
protest Israels policy of adminis-
trative detention, under which it
holds some Palestinian prisoners for
months without charges.
Venezuelan leader returns
to Cuba for treatment
CARACAS, Venezuela
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez
traveled to Cuba on Saturday for
another round of cancer treatment,
saying he will be in Havana for sev-
eral days and then return home.
World briefs
Hillary Clinton
OPINION 9
Health care districts
Editor,
I nd Sue Lemperts commentary,
Health care districts get slammed, in
the March 26 edition of the Daily
Journal, to fall woefully short of
responsible journalism by implying to
the readers that the obligations for pro-
viding indigent care are the same for
San Mateo County and Peninsula
Healthcare District (PHCD); they are
not. And, I suspect that with Lempert
having served as the mayor of San
Mateo, the differing obligations are
clearly understood; so, why not discuss
them and provide the reader an appro-
priate context for Peninsulas decision
to decline to provide the county with
$4 million for indigent care.
The authors comments about spend-
ing are at extreme odds with the audit-
ed nancials and grant summary infor-
mation posted on the PHCD webpage.
With respect to grants, the 2010 audited
nancial statements note Grants to be
$1.89 million or 43 percent of tax rev-
enue for that year; such a level of com-
munity support deserves applause
rather than question.
I would challenge all of California
public agencies to demonstrate the
level of duciary responsibility being
demonstrated by Peninsula Healthcare
District.
Tom Petersen
Executive director, Association of
California Healthcare Districts
Roseville
Letters to the editor
Guest perspective
By Kim Grifn
C
olumnist Sue Lempert cited a
recent piece by the Bay
Citizen in her column Health
Districts get slammed in the March 26
edition of the Daily Journal to develop
an argument against the Peninsula and
Sequoia Healthcare Districts that
resolves itself to two big accusations.
The rst: The countys two health care
districts dont serve the indigent and
poor or the countys medical system.
The second: Since both districts trans-
ferred operation of the hospitals they
were formed in the 1940s to build
(Peninsula and Sequoia hospitals) they
have long since outlived their mission.
She called for state legislation to x
the situation.
Both points are so far from the reality
that I am compelled to correct the erro-
neous information.
For the record, the Bay Citizen article
did not mention Sequoia Healthcare
District, at all. Ms. Lempert assumed a
faulty premise that evolved into broad
generalizations, none of which t
Sequoia Healthcare District.
To start with the second error rst:
The California Legislature recognized
that health care and the hospital busi-
ness had changed dramatically and
made changes in state law pertaining to
health care districts 18 years ago.
Perhaps in 1946 sick and hurt people
would make an appointment with a
doctor, be sent to a hospital to be treat-
ed, go home and deal with medical bills
as best they could. That was before $2
million MRI machines, arthroscopy and
robotic surgery, specialty cardiology,
endoscopy, cancer, endocrinology suites
and dozens of others; before medication
regimens costing tens of thousands of
dollars, before the state mandated new
hospitals be built at costs soaring above
a half billion dollars each. Individual
hospital operators like Sequoia that
operated community hospitals found
they could not support modern medi-
cine as it has come
to be practiced.
Modern medicine is
transacted between
large chain hospital
operators who can
negotiate with
multi-state insur-
ance rms. As it
came to pass with
San Mateo Countys Sequoia Hospital,
the hospital districts with the over-
whelming support of local voters
turned over their hospital operations to
multi-hospital nonprots, in Sequoias
case Dignity Health. This is a good
thing, considering that the alternative
most likely would have closed the hos-
pital.
In 1994, both houses of the
Legislature passed, and the governor
signed, SB 1169, which changed the
designation of hospital districts to
health care districts, recognized that
they often did not, and probably could
not, operate hospitals and gave the dis-
tricts broad latitude to tend to commu-
nity health in a competitive environ-
ment in which bottom-line-oriented
hospital operators may or may not sac-
rice services to the detriment of the
public.
Far from contravening the law,
Sequoia Healthcare District is follow-
ing it precisely, evolving, as the state
Legislature wants it to. Far from having
outlived their mission, health care
districts have a very critical mission to
play, today and for many years to
come. Sequoia Healthcare District now
operates or funds many clinical, dental,
wellness, food, nutrition and shelter
programs for the benet of the poor, the
underinsured, 27,000 public school stu-
dents, those who need breast cancer
treatment at Sequoia Hospital and many
others.
Which brings us to the second point.
As for Sequoia Healthcare Districts
service to the county, the district board
provides $2 million a year to the opera-
tion of the countys North Fair Oaks
medical clinic. We give $1.35 million a
year to the countys Healthy Kids pro-
gram for uninsured children, helping to
make this one of the only counties in
the state to have 100 percent medical
insurance coverage for children under
18. In addition, our board is very excit-
ed about our partnership with the coun-
tys Health Services Agency through
which we will pay $4.3 million toward
the cost of a new, consolidated public
health clinic in south county.
As for the poor and indigent, Sequoia
provides more than $600,000 annually
to Samaritan House, a signicant por-
tion of which sustains Samaritan
Houses free medical and dental clinics,
and $250,000 annually to Ravenswood
Family Health Center. The district also
provides 10,000 meals a year to the free
daily hot meal program operated by St.
Anthonys Padua Dining Room. We
fund Meals on Wheels and many other
nonprot initiatives that neither the
county, for-prot providers nor hospital
operators support.
The list is much longer, but in the
interest of brevity I would direct any-
one interested to our website at
www.sequoiahealthcaredistrict.com
where everything we do, every program
we fund, every nickel we spend is
described and accounted for. Or check
the mail, where we update residents
with an annual report or a newsletter
detailing how we collect and spend
their money and how we manage to
return $1.30 to community health for
every tax dollar we collect.
If readers take away one idea from
this essay, it should be that Sequoia
Healthcare District constantly seeks
ways to provide for the health care
needs of all district residents, is doing
so with a mission handed down by the
state and plays a role in our communi-
tys health that neither the county nor
private enterprise can, or will, fulll.
Kim Grifn is the president of the
Sequoia Healthcare District Board of
Directors.
Setting the record straight
Three murder
cases and our
countrys woes
T
he killing of 17 civilians in Afghanistan by an
American soldier may be the tipping point. It
reminds one of the Mai Lai massacre and how it
turned most Americans, even supporters of the Vietnam war,
against our continued presence there. Hundreds of innocent
Vietnamese villagers were killed by U.S. troops who wrong-
ly believed they were Viet Cong. The only soldier to be con-
victed was Lt. William Calley. Some believe he was a much
a victim as the people he killed.
We remain in Afghanistan after 11 years of an indecisive
battle to help the Afghan
people remain independent
(and of course to contain the
Taliban, al-Qaida and most
importantly watch those
bombs in Pakistan). Most
Afghans don't like us, but
want our money. The regime
is corrupt so most of the
money we provide goes to
the wrong people. The local
troops, many of them illiter-
ate and high on opium, who
are supposed to provide
security when we leave, are
for the most part incompe-
tent. Some have turned their guns on their American trainers.
Our soldiers know they are suspect and most likely hated.
They never know when a professed ally will stab them in the
back or when a bomb will go off and dismember them or a
buddy. No excuse for murdering civilians, and children, in
their homes.
But just as something must have cracked in Staff Sgt.
Robert Bales head, so have our reasons for remaining been
smashed to pieces. There have been ghastly crimes commit-
ted by both sides in the past but this case, in its scope and
horror, personies why we must leave before too many more
American and Afghan lives are destroyed. It's turning some
of our soldiers into beasts.
***
The young African-American teenager who was gunned
down in Sanford, Fla. by a neighborhood watch captain rep-
resents more than an isolated killing. In this case, it was not
a criminal with a gun who killed. It was a law launched by
the National Rie Association which allows people to carry
guns and kill any suspected intruder at rst sight. There are
similar Stand Your Ground laws in two dozen states. The
NRA has long claimed it is not guns that kill people, but
criminals who possess them. Unfortunately, this case reveals
that guns, not criminals, kill innocent people and the NRAs
policies make killers of ordinary citizens. There is blood on
this organizations hands.
Unfortunately, this case reveals how in too many American
communities race and guns ignite conict with tragic conse-
quences. Anyway you look at it, this is a story of fear and
mistrust. Why do we, in the United States, allow so many
people to become murderers? And what about the police
department and prosecutors unusual response to the crime?
***
The third story of woe is local. It involves the killing of a
Berkeley Hills resident by a deranged man. It also raises
questions about the police and their response.
In this case, the homeowner noticed a trespasser in his
garage. When the intruder refused to leave, the homeowner
called police on a non-emergency line (not 911). The police
were too understaffed/busy to send an ofcer to the scene. In
the meantime, the homeowner walked to a nearby re sta-
tion. Everyone was out on call. He returned home and was
beaten to death.
Subsequently, questions arose as to why the police did not
respond sooner. One ofcer said the staff was monitoring an
Occupy parade from Oakland. This was later denied by the
police chief. But it leaves homeowners wondering.
Meanwhile, the Berkeley press and bloggers are having a
eld day saying the police are trying to blame their incompe-
tence on the Occupy movement. But public safety personnel
have been assigned to control and monitor Occupy protests
in Oakland and Berkeley at the expense of other calls. Lean
budgets mean fewer ofcers. How can one feel safe with
deranged people loose on the street? Thank goodness this
man did not have a gun. But someone like him does not
belong wandering around.
***
A mad solider in Afghanistan wreaks havoc on many. A
crazy man in Berkeley commits a senseless murder. And a
suspicious Florida man in possession of a Kel Tek 9 mm
semiautomatic handgun kills a youth. Some things need x-
ing soon.
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Colliers International announced it
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Kennedy graduated from the
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On the move
Mike Kennedy
By Candice Choi
MIAMI When Burger King set
about to x its ailing empire, the fast food
giant started by scrutinizing everything
on the menu even the mayonnaise.
A group of Burger King executives
and franchisees last year sat through a
lengthy presentation complete with
charts and graphs on how oils and eggs
affect the quality of the spread. A blind
taste test of 30 varieties followed. The
verdict: They liked the one Burger King
was already using.
That was actually a pretty hard day,
recalls John Koch, Burger Kings execu-
tive chef.
It wasnt the only one. Over the past
year, Burger King evaluated all of its
ingredients from the bacon to the cheese
slices it serves on its chargrilled burgers
as part of a yearlong quest to reverse
years of slumping sales of its Whoppers
and fries. The result: On Monday, it
plans to launch a lineup of smoothies,
frappe coffees, chicken strips and snack
wraps. The 10 new items mark Burger
Kings biggest menu expansion since the
chain opened its doors in 1954.
Burger Kings food odyssey shows
how grueling it can be for a fast-food
company to come up with new menu
items a process most Americans
arent aware of when theyre handed a
bag at a drive-thru window. Burger King
is the latest chain to revamp its menu as
part of the fast-food industrys move
away from its nearly single-minded
courtship of young men. Once the
lifeblood of the industry, the economic
downturn hit those junk food fanatics
particularly hard. At the same time,
Americans generally have been
demanding healthier options.
Burger King has failed to evolve even
as competitors have gone after new cus-
tomers with breakfast items and healthi-
er fare. Last year, Wendys for the rst
time edged out Burger King as the
nations No. 2 burger chain behind
McDonalds. To stem the decline,
Burger King executives last year decided
to remodel its aging system of 7,200
stores to make them more contemporary,
redesign worker uniforms with aprons so
they stay clean and even serve the iconic
Whopper in cardboard cartons instead of
paper burger wrapping for the rst time
in more than 20 years. The food, howev-
er, is at the heart of its plan.
Consumers have longed for more food
options at Burger King, but the revamp
is a gamble. The new menu may not go
far enough to differentiate Burger King
from its competitors.
After all, there are striking similarities
between Burger Kings new items and
the offerings of its much-bigger rival
McDonalds. The Golden Arches
already rolled out specialty salads in
2003, snack wraps in 2006, premium
coffee drinks in 2009, and fruit smooth-
ies in 2010.
Being an innovator is critical in the
fast-food industry, said Darren Tristano,
an analyst for researcher Technomic Inc.
But in recent years, he said Burger King
has been more of a follower.
Burger King executives dont deny
that its new items are pretty close to
those on McDonalds popular menu. But
they say the new menu was created as a
result of Burger Kings own research.
A whopper of a task
NEW YORK DirecTV Inc. sub-
scribers in 19 U.S. markets have lost
access to certain programming, after
Tribune Broadcasting said it failed to
reach a settlement with the satellite tele-
vision provider in their contract negotia-
tions.
Tribune Broadcasting said late
Saturday in a statement that without a
deal in place, DirecTV was barred by
federal law from carrying the signal of
Tribunes local television stations after
midnight, when their agreement expired.
The affected markets include New
York, Chicago, New Orleans and
Philadelphia. Customers could lose TV
programs including American Idol,
Gossip Girl, and Major League
Baseball, depending on who owns local
afliates that carry the shows.
Tribune president Nils Larsen called
the situation extremely unfortunate.
In its own statement, DirecTV said it
had hoped Tribune would allow its pro-
gramming to remain up while negotia-
tions continue. But as it struck midnight
in each time U.S. time zone, Tribune
channels carried by DirecTV went
blank.
Earlier, DirecTV said that it had
accepted the financial terms that
Tribunes management offered it by tele-
phone two days ago. But Tribune came
out with its own statement shortly after,
saying it had not reached a deal or come
to terms with DirecTV on any aspect of
the contract.
DirecTV red back, saying in another
statement that it had a handshake deal
with Tribune on Thursday with an
agreed upon rate for their channels.
Their actions are the true denition
of bad faith in every sense of the term,
DirecTV said.
The satellite TV provider also won-
dered whether Tribune was having dif-
culty negotiating because of its bank-
ruptcy process.
Threatening station blackouts to
extract an exorbitant fee for all of
Tribunes content may provide an
improved return for certain banks and
hedge funds, but is not in the interest of
its viewers and is not a cure for bank-
ruptcy, DirectTV said.
Tribune goes dark on DirecTV
By Marcus Wohlsen
BERKELEY Sharp-eyed dog walkers along the San
Francisco Bay waterfront may have spotted a strange-looking
plane zipping overhead recently that that looked strikingly like
the U.S. stealth drone captured by Iran in December.
A few key differences: The ying wing seen over Berkeley
is a fraction of the size of the CIAs waylaid aircraft. And its
made of plastic foam. But in some ways its just like a real spy
plane.
The 4 1/2-foot-wide aircraft, built by software engineers
Mark Harrison and Andreas Oesterer in their spare time, can
y itself to specied GPS coordinates and altitudes without
any help from a pilot on the ground. A tiny video camera
mounted on the front can send a live video feed to a set of gog-
gles for the drones view of the world below.
Its just like ying without all the trouble of having to be up
in the air, Harrison said.
Thousands of hobbyists are taking part in what has become
a global do-it-yourself drone subculture, a pastime thats thriv-
ing as the Federal Aviation Administration seeks to make the
skies friendlier to unmanned aircraft of all sizes.
The use of drones in the U.S. by law enforcement and other
government agencies has privacy advocates on edge. At the
same time, some DIY drone yers believe the ease of sending
cheap pilotless planes and choppers airborne gives citizens a
powerful tool for keeping public servants on the ground honest.
Drones are the signature weapon of U.S. wars in the 21st
century.
Drones coming to
a sky near you as
interest goes up
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By Julio Lara
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
It looks like the softball gods, in
collaboration with Mother Nature,
are making College of San Mateo
fans wait at least one more week.
Saturdays highly anticipated
showdown with Coast Conference
rival Ohlone has been postponed for
April 7 on the East Bay campus.
CSM softball currently holds a 1.5
game lead on the Renegades in the
North Division. Ohlone is a 13-time
champion of the Coast Conference
and has won the division outright
since 2007 (and has a at least of
share of it the last nine years).
Weve emphasized that every
win is a huge win, CSM head
coach Nicole Borg told the Daily
Journal last week. We still have
seven games to go and the girls
understand that. There is no rest. We
have eight games to play to the best
of our ability to give us the best
chance possible to place high for
[the playoffs]. We want to set a stan-
dard for where we want to be in
general at CSM.
With the way the conference have
played out the last couple of years
and even with the Bulldogs playing
some of the states best softball this
season, they cant afford any slip-
ups - not against the competition
theyll face in the two games lead-
ing up to Saturdays showdown.
First, CSM tangles with Hartnell,
who handed Ohlone one of their
conference losses this season.
Hartnell is currently a half game
behind San Jose City College in the
Coast Conference South Division.
The game is scheduled for 3 p.m. at
CSM. Hartnell is an impressive 13-
7 on the road this season, including
a 4-1 mark in conference play.
Theyre hitting .345 as a team.
Following that game, De Anza
College comes for a visit on
Thursday. The Dons handed the
Bulldogs their only conference loss
CSM women wait for diamond showdown
See CSM, Page 12
Stanford
falls to
Baylor
By Doug Feinberg
DENVER One win from per-
fection.
Brittney Griner was constantly
hounded and double-teamed, scor-
ing only one basket in the second
half Sunday night. So the Baylor
supporting cast jumped in and car-
ried the unbeaten Lady Bears to the
national championship game.
Griner nished with 13 points and
nine rebounds to lead Baylor to a
59-47 win over Stanford and into the
womens NCAA nal against Notre
Dame.
Were not the Brittney Griner
show, Lady Bears coach Kim
Mulkey said. Brittney Griner is the
face of womens basketball, and she
deserves to be, but this team is big-
ger than Brittney. She will tell you
that. Brittney Griner double- and
triple-teamed allows other players
on her team to have opportunities.
Baylor (39-0) is one victory from
becoming the seventh womens
team to nish undefeated and has a
chance at being the rst squad in
NCAA history to win 40 games in a
season.
The top-seeded Lady Bears will
face another No. 1 seed and a famil-
iar foe Tuesday night for the title.
The Irish beat UConn 83-75 in an
overtime thriller in the rst semi-
nal.
Baylor and Notre Dame met in the
preseason WNIT final, with the
Lady Bears winning in Waco 94-81
on Nov. 17.
Its going to be a good game,
Griner said. We beat them earlier in
the season, but weve got to erase
that. This is the game everybody
wants.
Stanford (35-2) fell short in the
Final Four for the fth straight sea-
son, ending its school-record 32-
game winning streak.
The Cardinal refused to let the 6-
foot-8 Griner beat them, collapsing
on her in the paint. The strategy
worked for the first 20 minutes
before the other Lady Bears started
making shots.
And those players took advantage
of them.
Trailing 31-29 early in the second
half, the Lady Bears went on an 11-
1 run keyed by Jordan Madden. The
junior guard had an acrobatic three-
point play and then a layup that
made it 40-32. Griner followed with
her only basket of the half, hitting a
tough baseline turnaround that
A power-program final
Kansas, Kentucky
battle tonight
By Eddie Pells
NEW ORLEANS Jayhawks or
Wildcats, take your pick. Either can
make a case for this being their
year.
For Kansas, a season that started
with low expectations keeps getting
better, lled with high-wire come-
backs and an inescapable feeling
that this was simply meant to be.
For Kentucky, a cadre of NBA-
caliber players have had the word
champion practically imprinted
on their chests since they gathered at
Rupp Arena for the seasons rst
practice.
They meet Monday for the NCAA
championship, a history-filled
matchup between the two win-
ningest programs in college basket-
ball history. This is the one-and-
dones at Kentucky vs. juniors and
seniors at Kansas; Anthony Davis
vs. Thomas Robinson in a front-
court battle of All-Americans; a
title-game coaching rematch
between John Calipari and Bill Self;
a high-stakes meeting between one
team whose founder invented the
game and another that likes to claim
its legendary coach perfected it.
Kentucky (37-2), in search of its
eighth national title but its rst since
1998, has ve, maybe six, players
who will be playing in the NBA
soon. Most are freshmen and sopho-
mores. None are better than Davis,
the 6-foot-10 freshman who had 18
points, 14 rebounds and ve blocks
By Jim OConnell
NEW ORLEANS One of the
coolest things in a college basket-
ball players career is to be intro-
duced in the starting lineup for the
national championship game.
Everybody involved in the sport is
watching. The dome du jour this
year its the Superdome has a
football-sized crowd waiting for the
seasons nal game.
On Monday night, when
Kentucky meets Kansas for the title,
it would be great to save one player
from each team to be introduced last
and let them bump sts at midcourt
to whip the crowd into a frenzy.
From Kentucky, the consensus
national player of the year, fresh-
man forward Anthony Davis.
From Kansas, the only unani-
mous rst-team all-America, junior
forward Thomas Robinson.
Forty minutes of dominant inside
player against dominant inside play-
er. Let the better man walk away
with a net around his neck and the
satisfaction of having outplayed the
other best big man.
Well, Kansas coach Bill Self
threw some water on that thought.
I dont see it as a matchup
between Davis and Robinson, he
said Sunday. I dont see that at all.
They did go head to head all sea-
son as the two favorites for national
player of the year honors. Neither
was on the landscape when the sea-
son got started. Davis was known as
point guard turned big man after a
late growth spurt. Robinson played
seven minutes a game as a sopho-
more and wasnt expected to be a
factor on the national stage.
The 6-foot-10 Davis leads six
double-gure scorers on Kentucky
with a 14.4 average, and he grabbed
10.2 rebounds per game. His 180
blocked shots lead the country and
are a Kentucky season record.
The 6-10 Robinson averages 17.7
points and 11.7 rebounds, and his
71 assists are third on the team.
Both are impressive dunkers, and
that was on display Saturday. Davis
had a one-handed slam of an alley-
oop pass that was part of every
highlight reel. Robinson went up
strong over and over in the second
half against Ohio State all-America
Jared Sullinger, and after one of his
dunks he landed and let out a primal
scream.
They are fans of each other.
Thomas is a good player. A great
rebounder and jumper, Davis said
Sunday. Hes a beast, one of the
best weve faced this year. It will be
a great challenge, and I cant wait to
see what happens Monday night.
Robinson said he has seen a lot of
Davis on television.
No doubt Davis and Robinson are the headliners
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SPORTS 12
By Paul Larson

MILLBRAE I
recently attended a
family funeral in
Southern California.
The burial took
place at a long
established Catholic
Cemetery which
later decided to build a Mortuary facility on
their property. I knew from past experience
that this cemetery was well maintained and
had a good reputation. The immediate
family had other loved-ones buried at the
cemetery and wished to return this time too.
With the knowledge that this cemetery had a
Mortuary on the grounds they trusted it to be
convenient and decided to have this facility
handle the funeral arrangements.
Prior to the funeral I had some phone
contact with the Mortuary staff and saw
nothing out of the ordinary. But soon after I
spoke to family members who relayed
troubling details such as higher than average
costs, questionable service and other
apprehensions that raised a red-fag. I
listened carefully taking into consideration
that funerals and arrangements may be
conducted differently in Southern California
(as compared to here on the Peninsula).
Later though I discovered that these
concerns and others were all valid as I
experienced them myself during the funeral.
Coming from the background of owning
a family run and community supportive
funeral home I was embarrassed at what I
saw as a production line process with little
compassion or time to care for the families
this Mortuary is supposed to be serving.
I wondered how the Catholic Church
could allow this Mortuary to operate in such
a manner? Well, I did some research and
discovered that the Archdiocese of Los
Angeles has mortuaries located on a
number of their cemetery properties, but
does not operate them. According to the
Funeral Consumers Alliance of Southern
California the Archdiocese has an
arrangement with Stewart Enterprises
which is a New Orleans based mortuary
corporation. Stewart Enterprises runs a
website called Catholic Mortuaries.com
giving a misleading impression to many that
the Catholic Church operates these facilities.
When patronizing one of these
mortuaries on Catholic cemetery grounds
most families assume that they will be
receiving a level of comfort as they would
from their local church or parish priest.
None of this was evident during my
experience of extremely high costs
(compared to what was received) and the
dis-interested service provided by the
mortuary staff. I dont see this as a failing
of the Catholic cemetery, but of those in
charge of running this mortuary.
The point Im trying to make is to do
your homework and shop for a Funeral
establishment you are comfortable with.
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this season, which came in late February.
Since then, CSM has reeled off nine straight
conference games and 13 overall - the longest
winning streak in the Borg Era.
The Bulldogs went the entire month of
March without a loss.
CSM SWIMMING
Despite the foul weather on Saturday, Miya
Oto posted one of the top times in the state in
the 200-freestyle during the Solano
Invitational. Otos brother, Masa, improved
his seasons best 200- buttery time, winning
the event.
It was another rough Saturday for swim-
ming your best, said CSM head coach Randy
Wright via email, yet we still got the job
done posting several good times. Perhaps the
sun will shine next Saturday when we head to
Chabot for the nal invite of the season.
Also posting rst place nishes were: Miya
Oto in the 50-freestyle (24.82), Shelbi
Campbell in the 100-buttery (1:02.73), Masa
Oto in the 200-butterfly (1:57.93), Evan
Navarro in the 50-freestyle (22.54) and the
100-freestyle (50.16) and Carlos Sanchez in
the 1650 free (17:22.24).
Additionally, the womens 400-freestyle
relay team took rst with a time of 3:55.17.
The mens 200-medley team took rst with a
time of 1:40.45 and 400-freestyle was good
for gold with at time of 3:20.92.
CSM BASEBALL
BULLDOGS 13, DE ANZA 12
Regretfully, the Daily Journal reported an
incorrect score in our weekend edition with
regards to last Fridays matchup between
CSM and De Anza.
While the Bulldogs did win, the actual
score was 13-12 - with the Dons rallying with
11 runs in the bottom of the ninth inning, but
falling short in their effort.
The Dons tagged the Bulldogs bullpen for
all 12 of the runs after starter Clint Terry went
six innings of shutout ball. He allowed three
hits.
De Anza scored eight runs off of Dylan
Nelson in 1 2-3 innings of work. They sent 15
men to the plate in the bottom of the ninth and
the rally ended on a out at home plate follow-
ing a Joey Austin single.
All eight of CSMs field starters had multi-
hit games (Brandon Defazio, Mark Hurley,
Joseph Armstrong, Cody Zimmerman,
Trevin Craig, Chris Kileen and Mike
Kathan). Armstrong and Craig had two RBI
apiece.
The Bulldogs broke things open in the sec-
ond inning, scoring six runs on seven hits
after sending 10 men to the plate.
Craig singled up the middle to start things
off and Kileen followed with a base knock.
Kathan singled to drive in Craig followed by
an RBI hit from Defazio. Hurley singled and
drove in one then Armstrong replicated the
act. His base hit to left scored two.
CSM got four more runs in the fourth on
three hits and then two more in the seventh on
a pair of knocks.
College of San Mateo went 8 for 15 at the
plate with runners in scoring position.
The win was CSMs third against the
Cupertino community college this season.
The Bulldogs are now 11-1 in the Coast
Conference Golden Gate Division.
CSM
in Kentuckys 69-61 win over Louisville in
the seminals.
Anthony Davis is a great player, but hes
not Superman, Self said, clearly ignoring the
fact that, only moments earlier, Davis had
been walking around the Superdome with his
practice jersey slung across his shoulders like
a cape.
As he has all year and all tournament,
Calipari has not so much defended as
explained his coaching philosophy, which is
to go after the very best players and not
demand they graduate, but only that they play
team basketball for whatever amount of time
they spend in the Commonwealth.
I dont like the rules, Calipari said. I
want Anthony to come back and be my point
guard next year. Its really what I want.
Theres only two solutions to it. Either I can
recruit players who are not as good as the
players Im recruiting or I can try to convince
guys who should leave to stay for me.
He wont do either. By pulling no punches,
the coach nds himself working with the most
talent Davis and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
are likely lottery picks, while Terrence Jones,
Marquis Teague and Doron Lamb are among
the others with rst-round potential.
Calipari is a win away from the rst nation-
al title of a stormy and controversial career,
one that began as a volunteer assistant at
Kansas. His rst two trips to the Final Four
have been vacated because of NCAA viola-
tions. Though his 2008 trip with Memphis is
no longer in the record books, its clearly
emblazoned in his memory.
That team, led by Derrick Rose, had one
essential aw bad free-throw shooting
and the coach dismissed it every time he was
asked about it in the days and weeks leading
to his nal against Self and the Jayhawks. The
Tigers missed four free throws down the
stretch and blew a nine-point lead in what
turned into an overtime loss that gave Kansas
its third NCAA title.
Lessons learned? Well, Calipari does make
his team run more after bad free-throw shoot-
ing nights.
But regrets? Not many.
At the end of the day, we had a nine-point
lead, he said. I have to gure something out.
Go shoot the free throws myself, do some-
thing to get us out of that gym and I didnt.
A year later, Cal was out of Memphis and
putting the pieces in place for his run at
Kentucky. It began with a trip to the Elite
Eight, continued last year with a spot in the
Final Four and oddsmakers have Kentucky as
a 6.5-point favorite to seal the deal this year
against Kansas.
Doesnt bother us, Kansas guard
Tyshawn Taylor said. Theyve got high
expectations, and they had a great year so the
expectations should be high. What we think,
though, is that we match up with them well.
We feel condent going into this game.
And why not?
Though the talent level may not be as
strong as Kentuckys from top to bottom, the
Jayhawks (32-6) get more reinforcement
every game that anything is possible.
On Saturday, they overcame a 13-point
decit against Ohio State for their latest
escape act. Before that in the tournament,
they won close ones against Purdue, North
Carolina State and North Carolina.
They were comeback kids in the regular
season, as well a season that began with
low expectations for a roster that got hit hard
by graduation and other departures, then fell
to 7-3 after an ugly, unexpected home loss to
Davidson.
I was a little frustrated because I thought
that we were underachieving, underperform-
ing, Self said. I thought we were a stale
team. I thought we were slow. I thought we
didnt play with great energy. I thought the
things we had to do to be successful, we
werent committing to doing them.
Somewhere in that mess, however, he saw
the potential.
Much of it shined through thanks to the
development of Robinson, known for his rst
two years in college as a role player with
NBA skills. He was allowed to blossom when
he got regular playing time this season and is
averaging 17.7 points and 11.7 rebounds a
game. He was the only unanimous AP All-
American and was in the conversation, along
with Davis, in most of the player-of-the-year
voting.
We know how good Thomas Robinson is,
Calipari said. We all up here know. We went
against him in New York. He is as good as
they get. Hes a vicious competitor, great
around a rim, expanded his game.
These teams met in November at Madison
Square Garden, a 75-65 Kentucky victory in
the second game of the season. There wasnt
much conversation about that one Sunday.
More noteworthy were all the historical
aspects of this game.
Basketball, of course, was invented by
James Naismith, who later went on to estab-
lish the KU basketball program in 1898.
Adolph Rupp grew up in Kansas and
learned the game under Naismith and the next
KU coach, Phog Allen, then moved to
Kentucky. Over four decades, the man in the
brown suit won 876 games and four NCAA
championships.
So many iconic names have followed at
both places: Wilt Chamberlain, Larry Brown,
Danny Manning at KU; Dan Issel, Wes
Unseld, Rick Pitino at Kentucky.
Come Monday night, somebody else could
get their name up in the rafters at Allen
Fieldhouse or Rupp Arena.
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By Greg Beacham
RANCHO MIRAGE Sun Young
Yoo won the Kraft Nabisco
Championship with an 18-foot birdie
putt on the rst playoff hole Sunday,
earning her rst major title after I.K.
Kim missed a 1-foot putt on the nal
hole of regulation.
Yoo won the LPGA Tours rst major
of the season with steady play down the
stretch, but she got to make the tradi-
tional leap into Poppies Pond only after
Kims mind-boggling miss on the same
green minutes earlier.
Yoo, who earned her second career
LPGA Tour victory, and Kim nished at
9 under, but Kim could have all but
wrapped up her rst major with the tap-
in par putt.
Kim might have struck the ball oddly,
and it toured the lip of the cup before
coming out on the same side it entered.
Kims unbelievable miss on the Dinah
Shore course will go down in tourna-
ment lore after a thoroughly wacky nal
round in which ve players held the
lead.
Kim had been the most consistent
contender amid those wild momentum
swings, going bogey-free through 17
holes until she made a mistake remi-
niscent of Scott Hochs missed 2-foot
putt that would have won the 1989
Masters, and Doug Sanders miss on a 3-
footer to win the 1970 British Open.
Kim and Yoo shot 69 in the nal
round.
Top-ranked Yani Tseng nished third
at 8 under with a disappointing nal-
round 73. Even after blowing a Sunday
lead at the Kraft Nabisco for the second
straight year, the Taiwanese star had a
chance to join the playoff on the 18th,
but pushed a long birdie putt wide by an
inch.
Kim had been incredibly steady until
her miss, making a 15-foot birdie putt on
the 16th hole and a 20-footer on the 17th
to break a three-way tie for the lead. The
23-year-old South Korean who lives in
the Los Angeles area comfortably
reached the green on the 18th and bare-
ly missed a long birdie putt.
Kim needed only a tap to preserve her
lead with Tseng one stroke back on the
18th fairway. Kim lined up over it
patiently, but somehow missed the
unmissable shot.
The gallery gasped, and Kim raised
her left hand to her mouth in disbelief.
She tapped in for a bogey that dropped
her into a tie with Yoo, and Kim raised
both hands to her ears in pain, staring
blankly at the bridge as she walked to
the scorers tent.
Yoo wins Kraft Nabisco
Gallardo outlasts
Lincecum, Brewers
top the Giants 7-4
PHOENIX Yovani Gallardo outlasted Tim Lincecum in
a matchup of opening day starters and the Milwaukee
Brewers beat the San Francisco Giants 7-4 on Sunday.
Gallardo, slated to start at home against World Series
champion St. Louis on Friday, pitched 5 2-3 innings. He
allowed four runs and eight hits while walking one and strik-
ing out seven. He gave up a three-run homer to Brandon
Crawford in the second.
Lincecum, who will pitch at Arizona on Friday, gave up six
runs and eight hits in 4 2-3 innings. He walked one and
struck out four.
The two-time Cy Young Award winner gave up a pair of
doubles to Rickie Weeks and also hit Weeks with a pitch.
Ryan Braun had a two-run double off Lincecum in a three-
run fth.
Milone helps Oakland beat Triple-A team
SACRAMENTO Tommy Milone and the Oakland
Athletics showed no signs of jet lag in their rst game in the
U.S. after opening the regular season in Japan.
Milone pitched six perfect innings Saturday night with six
strikeouts to lead the As to a 9-0 victory over the Sacramento
River Cats, Oaklands Triple-A afliate.
Sports brief
REUTERS
Sun Young Yoo of South Korea celebrates after she made a birdie putt on the 18th
green to win the LPGA Kraft Nabisco Championship golf tournament in Rancho
Mirage Sunday.
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Anthony is a great player, all
respect goes to him, Robinson
said. Hes well deserving of the
(player of the year) award. I gave
up on that a long time ago. I just
want to get a ring. Me going
against him is not me versus
Anthony Davis, its Kansas versus
Kentucky.
Wildcats coach John Calipari
praised Robinson then threw the
same damper on the potential
matchup that Self did.
We know how good Thomas
Robinson is. We all know. We
went against him in New York. He
is as good as they get, Calipari
said. Hes a vicious competitor,
great around the rim, expanded his
game. He can make the top of the
key 3. Loves driving that thing
hard left and getting to the rim. He
has become a better handler and
passer, rebounds. So we know
how good he is.
I dont really know who is
going to guard him. We may play
a 2-3 zone. Those guys are so big,
we may fall into a zone. I havent
played that very often, but we may
do it.
So Robinson and Davis will
spend some time guarding each
other, just not a lot. Robinson,
who played a very physical game
against Ohio State, is ready for
anything.
Im sore. I can rest come
Tuesday morning, he said start-
ing to smile as he talked. Right
now I cant really feel nothing. I
cant complain about how I feel. I
got one more game. ... Only thing
that will stop me from this game is
a bullet, and I doubt that stops
me.
PLAYERS
NEW ORLEANS A look at
Monday nights national champi-
onship game:
KENTUCKY (37-2) vs.
KANSAS (32-6)
KENTUCKY
ROAD TO THE TITLE GAME
No. 1 Kentucky beat No. 16
Western Kentucky 81-65; No. 8
Iowa State 87-71; No. 4 Indiana
102-90; No. 3 Baylor 82-70; No. 4
Louisville 69-61.
STAR
Freshman Anthony Davis lived up
to his billing as national player of
the year with 18 points, 14 rebounds
and ve blocks in the win over
Louisville. He was 7 of 8 from the
eld and added to his personal high-
light reel with a one-handed dunk
off an alley-oop pass and a ying
leap off the court and over a row of
media.
COACH
This will be John Caliparis sec-
ond championship game. His rst
was with Memphis four years ago
an overtime loss to Kansas and
coach Bill Self. Caliparis strategy
of not fouling with the lead before a
3-point shot could be attempted was
questioned as Mario Chalmers
buried a late 3 to tie the game and
force overtime.
KEY POINT
Kentuckys roster is still loaded
with NBA-level talent, but the
Wildcats didnt look like the offen-
sive juggernaut it had been through-
out the NCAA tournament, failing
to reach the 80-point mark for the
rst time.
KANSAS
ROAD TO THE TITLE GAME
No. 2 Kansas beat No. 15 Detroit
65-50; beat No. 10 Purdue 63-60;
No. 11 North Carolina State 60-57;
No. 1 North Carolina 80-67; beat
No. 2 Ohio State 64-62.
STAR
Thomas Robinson took over the
seminal in the second half, nish-
ing with 19 points and eight
rebounds. It was his presence inside
that allowed the Jayhawks to nish
with a 42-30 rebound advantage and
stymied Ohio States frontcourt.
COACH
Bill Self has a chance to join the
select group of multiple champi-
onship coaches. He is 3-0 in his two
Final Four appearances, and the lat-
est win looked a lot like the
Jayhawks others in this tournament
they found a way to win.
KEY POINT
Robinson did what is expected of
him in the win over Ohio State; 7-
foot center Jeff Withey had eight
rebounds and seven blocks; and
Elijah Johnson added 13 points and
10 rebounds a big effort from the
guard who doesnt get attention.
Breaking down the Kentucky-Kansas game
SPORTS 15
MARTINSVILLE, Va. Ryan
Newman needed help and was run-
ning out of time. Finally, Clint
Bowyer provided an opening with
two laps to go at Martinsville
Speedway.
Bowyers aggressive move took
out race leaders Jeff Gordon and
Jimmie Johnson entering the rst
turn, allowing Newman to slide into
the lead, and he held off A.J.
Allmendinger and Dale Earnhardt
Jr. on another restart for his rst
win in 23 races.
We were not a dominate race
car, Newman said. Clint kind of
cleared out Turn One for us and we
were fortunate enough to be in the
right place at the right time.
The reverse was true for Gordon,
who led 328 laps, and Johnson,
who led 112.
The Hendrick
Mo t o r s p o r t s
t e a m m a t e s
seemed poised
to battle it out to
see which one
would give
owner Rick
Hendrick his
200th Sprint
Cup victory, and neither had a
chance in the end.
Jeff and I had been the class of
the eld so I really thought it was
going to be a race between the two
of us, and it certainly didnt turn
out that way, Johnson said.
He wound up 12th, and Gordon
was 14th.
Of the restart, Johnson said:
That inside lane is awfully inviting
at times to dive-bomb on people.
The No. 15 (Bowyer) threw a dive-
bomb in there. Im sure once he got
in there, he realized it wasnt the
best idea. It turned me around. It
turned the No. 24 around.
Gordon angrily sought out
Bowyer after the race, and heard
the whole story.
He said he got hit from behind
by the 39 (Newman), Gordon said.
I had nowhere to go. Jimmie had
nowhere to go. It was pretty unfor-
tunate. ... I didnt want to see that
last caution. We had such a great
battle with (Johnson). ... It was
going to be an interesting race.
Thats just the way our years
been going. It cant go on like this
forever.
Gordon improved three spots in
the points standings, but is still just
22nd.
Newmans performance drew
praise from car owner Tony
Stewart.
Im ecstatic for Ryan, the
defending series champion said. I
got to see it on the replay during the
caution after all the havoc broke
loose. Ryan made an awesome
move to the bottom. He was heads
up to get in the gas and through that
hole before it closed up.
Allmendinger was second, fol-
lowed by Earnhardt, Matt Kenseth
and Martin Truex Jr.
The finish overshadowed what
had been a stirring duel between
Gordon, a seven-time winner on the
0.526-mile oval, and Johnson, a
six-time winner.
Johnson rst took the lead when
he passed Gordon on the 356th lap.
He lost it on pit road, then passed
Denny Hamlin to lead again on lap
393. He held off a modest challenge
by Gordon with about 30 laps to go
and then dueled side-by-side with
his teammate until the caution,
which came when David
Reutimann ran out of gas near the
entrance to turn one.
Gordon, who had just nudged in
front of Johnson before the yellow
ag came out, was the leader, with
Johnson second and everyone
behind them heading to pit road for
tires.
What had been an atypically
clean raced turned into mayhem on
the restart.
Earnhardt, who was in position to
give Hendrick a sweep of the top
three spots before the caution, said
everyone being on fresh tires
played a factor in the crash.
We all took off and ran into the
back of the leaders, all of us, he
said.
Newman wins wild finish at Martinsville
Ryan Newman
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NEW YORK Jeremy Lin
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ed a spark, and together they were
a perfect match in February.
Lin saved his career and sal-
vaged New Yorks season, and for
three weeks the Knicks and their
little-known point guard made bas-
ketball matter again at Madison
Square Garden, a place known as
the Mecca but in reality years
removed from being the center of
anyones NBA universe.
New York fans loved him, but
Lins popularity reached far
beyond them. An American-born
Asian and Ivy League graduate, he
was nothing like the opponents he
was suddenly outplaying on a
nightly basis.
It was an amazing, inspiring
story, but ultimately Lincomplete.
Great stories are authored every
NBA winter, though rarely with
the global impact of Lins.
Lasting legacies, however, are
only made in the spring.
Lin wont be able to help the
Knicks reach the playoffs. He
probably has lost the chance to
match up against Derrick Rose or
some other point guard with the
season on the line.
He is headed for surgery to
repair a torn meniscus in his left
knee, with an expected six-week
recovery time meaning the Knicks
will only still be playing if some-
one takes hold of the offense the
way he did two months ago.
So its too soon for Lin to
describe what he went through this
season, knowing the journey ended
long before the finish.
This seasons been, when you
talk about ups and downs, this has
been a lot of downs and a lot of
ups, Lin said. And at the end of
the day Im still thankful to be
here, thankful to be part of the
Knicks, to see this team, how
weve grown and how were going
to make a push for the playoffs and
hopefully go deep in the playoffs. I
think as a team were doing OK
and were going to be just fine, but
its obviously been a very emo-
tional year.
For Lin, there certainly should
be relief. He was perhaps days
away from being cut for a third
time this season before former
coach Mike DAntoni turned to
him with the season going
nowhere in February. The Knicks
could have cut him the following
week without having to guarantee
his contract of the remainder of the
season, and Lin refused to even get
his own place to live with that
black cloud hanging over him.
Undrafted out of Harvard, he left
no question of his NBA credentials
in the weeks that followed.
Someone will give him a job next
season, in New York or elsewhere.
But Lin has never been caught
up in himself, trying desperately
during the height of Linsanity to
deflect the attention away from
himself and onto his team. So
when asked how knee surgery
could affect his uncertain future,
Lin quickly turned the discussion
back to the present.
Im more concerned about the
season, Lin said.
Already without the injured
Amare Stoudemire, another major
injury will be difficult to overcome
as the Knicks try to hold onto the
eighth and final playoff spot in the
Eastern Conference. Baron Davis,
Mike Bibby and Toney Douglas
are the remaining point guards, but
if the latter two could do the job,
the Knicks never would have need-
ed to try Lin in the first place.
That leaves Davis, who is still
playing his way back into shape
after a herniated disk kept him
sidelined until February. The for-
mer All-Star turns 33 this month
and has been injury prone, so the
Knicks in some ways may need
Lin more than ever.
Jeremys a lot more livelier
than Baron in terms of movement.
Barons been around, Baron is a
crafty veteran. But again, hes
playing a little banged-up right
now, so hes not the Baron of old,
interim coach Mike Woodson said.
So Jeremy brings a lot to the
table. Were going to miss what he
brings.
Assuming he cant make it back
this season, the question is where
Linsanity will be seen again.
Lin will be a restricted free
agent this summer, allowing the
Knicks to match any offer made to
him. DAntoni loved him and
Woodson has gained respect for
him though he seemed to ques-
tion Lins toughness by saying Lin
chose to have surgery when hes
known players who played
through the injury but its
unknown who will be making the
decisions. Woodson may not be
back and general manager Glen
Grunwald also wears an interim
tag, so its possible the Knicks
could have an entirely new staff
that has someone else in mind for
its point guard.
Lin knows where he wants to be.
I think New York, the way that
the city, that the fans, writers, the
media, everybody, I think its been
an unbelievable journey, he said.
I would love to keep this team
together as long as we can.
Everybody, top to bottom.
The deeply religious Lin called
his injury a bump in the road,
saying he would trust in Gods
plan for him. That faith got Lin
through his turbulent first month
of this season, when his home-
town Golden State Warriors and
Houston Rockets waived him
before the season started.
And it kept him upbeat and con-
fident after DAntonis resigna-
tion last month, which was greet-
ed by speculation that Lin would-
nt be the same player under
Woodson, who preferred veterans
who dont turn the ball over as
often as Lin.
Lins stats indeed went down
but the wins kept coming, which is
ultimately how point guards
should be judged.
Whenever he returns, some
doubters will be waiting, wonder-
ing if hes lost a step after having
surgery for the first time in his
life, or if someone elses offense
will be too much of an adjustment.
After what Lin accomplished in
just two months, nobody should
write him off.
That would be Linsane.
Injury leaves this story lincomplete
Jeremy Lin will have surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee.
capped the burst.
The Cardinal could only get within six the
rest of the game despite Nnemkadi
Ogwumikes best efforts. The senior led the
Cardinal with 22 points and nine rebounds.
Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer took her out
with about 30 seconds left and gave her a long
embrace.
No one feels good after a loss, especially if
its in the Final Four, Ogwumike said.
The 6-foot-2 forward, who will most likely
be the top pick in the WNBA draft on April 16,
did all she could to keep the Cardinal in the
game, but got little help. Her younger sister,
Chiney, who had such a strong sophomore sea-
son, was ineffective. She fouled out midway
through the second half with just four points.
Baylor has been focused with the mantra of
Unnished Business all season long. Every
player on the team is wearing a wristband with
those two words on it. Mulkey said the team
used the same motto the year it won its only
title in 2005. The Lady Bears had been
knocked out the year before in a last-second
loss.
Stanford could easily claim that motto for
itself, having matched UConn and LSU with
its ve-year Final Four run. But like the Lady
Tigers, the Cardinal couldnt win a title during
their streak. Stanford hasnt won a national
championship since 1992.
These two teams hadnt played since 2008
the year before Griner showed up, but
Ogwumike and her Cardinal teammates were
eager for the chance. Ogwumike faced Griner
in an AAU game back in high school, and thats
when she insists she learned to shoot 3-pointers
because scoring in the paint was a big problem.
Although Ogwumike missed all ve of her 3-
point attempts, she succeeded in drawing
Griner away from the basket.
That opened up the middle, allowing the
Cardinal to get a lot of easy backdoor layups.
On the defensive end, the Cardinal packed it in,
doubling Griner every time down the court.
They dared any other Baylor player to beat
them. Griner nished the rst half taking just
ve shots, while her teammates combined to go
7 for 24.
The Lady Bears led 25-23 at the break as nei-
ther team could build more than a four-point
lead in the rst half.
Stanford didnt change its strategy in the sec-
ond half, but the other Baylor players started
making plays.
We were really well prepared and had a
great game plan. We just struggled offensively
and missed shots that would have helped us,
Stanford guard Toni Kokenis said. Their
offensive boards kind of hurt us. We needed to
box out better.
Stanford hit just two of its 17 attempts from
3-point range.
We wanted to run on them, but we didnt
get out and go as well as we wanted to,
VanDerveer said. They make things hard, they
take you out of your normal thing. It took us
that long to get the oor organized. We had
some nice open looks and didnt knock down
shots.
Terran Condrey scored 13 points and
Odyssey Sims had 11 for the Lady Bears.
I cant even put it into words, Griner said
of Condreys big game. Shes not real loud but
you denitely hear her on the court.
As usual, Griner put on a show in warmups,
thrilling the crowd with a series of impressive
dunks.
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DENVER Notre Dame is
back in the national championship
thanks to Skylar Diggins steady
leadership and Brittany Mallorys
clutch shooting.
Diggins scored 19 points, Mallory
hit two big 3-pointers in overtime
and the Irish beat Connecticut 83-75
on Sunday night.
The two hooked up for a game-
turning play in overtime when
Diggins stood her ground on a fast
break, blocked the shot to prevent
the Huskies from retaking the lead,
then fed Mallory at the other end for
her second important 3.
That was game-saving. That was
huge, Notre Dame coach Muffet
McGraw said. That would have
turned it around if they made that
layup. She sprinted the oor, made
that huge play. It gave us such a big
momentum lift, and Britt hitting
that 3 made it a huge play.
Notre Dame (35-3) also beat the
Huskies (33-5) in the seminals last
year, ending Maya Moores brilliant
career and the Huskies bid for a
third straight national champi-
onship. But Notre Dame stumbled
48 hours later, losing to Texas A&M
in the title game in Indianapolis.
Unfinished business has been
their mantra all season, and now
they get a chance to take care of
business Tuesday night against the
Baylor-Stanford winner.
The game was tied at 67 after reg-
ulation following an 8-2 run by
UConn that was fueled by a series
of hustle plays from Kelly Faris,
who had a steal and a basket and
four free throws in the nal 90 sec-
onds.
The Huskies, who were led by
Stefanie Dolsons 20 points despite
foul trouble, stretched their run to
11-3 when Bria Hartley opened the
extra period with a 3-pointer.
The Huskies had the ball again
after a missed free throw but
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis red up
an off-target 3-pointer early in the
shot clock and UConn never recov-
ered.
Diggins best play came on
defense. With Notre Dame clinging
to a 73-72 lead, the Huskies had a 2-
on-1 fast break but Diggins held her
ground and blocked Hartleys layup
attempt, and the Irish scored the
next eight points to ice it.
We put ourselves in a position to
win the game, UConn coach Geno
Auriemma said. The last two min-
utes, minute and a-half of regulation
were pretty amazing. As most
games do, it turned on one great
play by a great player.
In overtime we didnt have
enough. We took a chance on mak-
ing it difficult, but Brittany
Mallory made two huge shots.
Thats who we wanted to take the
shots, and God bless her, she made
them.
Mallory was 0 for 4 from behind
the arc in regulation.
It was a big sigh of relief when
that first one went in, she said.
Mallorys back-to-back 3s and a
free throw pushed Notre Dame to a
77-72 lead.
My teammates just kept talking
to me, Youre going to hit a shot.
Youre going to hit a shot, said
Mallory, who had seven of her 11
points in OT. I was getting a little
down on myself and I just hap-
pened to keep finding the 3-point
line and my teammates found me
and they couldnt have come at a
better time.
Out of sync, the Huskies kept fir-
ing up misses and the Irish grabbed
the boards, then hit all six of their
free throws over the final 32 sec-
onds.
I am euphoric right now for
Brittany Mallory, McGraw said.
What a way for senior to come
through in one of the last games of
her career.
Natalie Novosel led the Irish
with 20 points, including her fol-
low-up hook shot with 4.6 seconds
left in regulation that tied it after
Diggins shot was off.
It was a whirlwind, Novosel
said. Two turnovers from each
team. Sky was going to take them
off the dribble and we were going to
work off of her. I was fortunate the
ball came right to me and I was able
to put it in.
Even though the Huskies were
unable to get off a shot in the nal
few seconds of regulation, they
were the ones who were excited
heading into overtime.
I thought we had a lot of
momentum, Hartley said. There
was a lot of excitement and we felt
good going into the overtime. It did-
nt work out.
Thanks mostly to Mallory, who
was just 1 for 11 from long range
during the NCAA tournament
before making the pair of big 3s in
overtime.
Thats her leadership and next-
play attitude, Kayla McBride said.
She had no hesitation and we all
had condence in her.
Devereaux Peters added 17 points
and 12 rebounds for the Irish, who
also knocked out UConn in the
seminals in 2001, when they won
their only national title.
This was the eighth game
between the bitter Big East rivals in
the last 14 months. The Huskies are
20-2 in the NCAA tournament since
2009 and both of those losses have
been to Notre Dame.
Hartley had 18 points for the
Huskies, who were wearing blue at
the Final Four for the rst time
since 2004, their more familiar
white uniforms packed away
because the Irish were the higher
seed.
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EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
x-N.Y. Rangers 50 22 7 107 218 175
x-Pittsburgh 48 25 6 102 268 214
x-Philadelphia 46 24 9 101 257 222
x-New Jersey 45 28 6 96 219 205
N.Y. Islanders 33 35 11 77 194 241
Northeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
y-Boston 47 28 4 98 259 193
x-Ottawa 41 28 10 92 245 231
Buffalo 38 31 10 86 208 219
Toronto 34 36 9 77 222 252
Montreal 29 35 15 73 202 221
Southeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
Florida 37 25 17 91 193 217
Washington 40 31 8 88 212 223
Winnipeg 36 34 9 81 213 233
Tampa Bay 36 35 7 79 223 268
Carolina 31 32 16 78 208 237
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
y-St. Louis 48 21 10 106 204 156
x-Detroit 47 27 5 99 242 196
x-Nashville 45 26 8 98 227 208
x-Chicago 44 26 10 98 244 234
Columbus 27 45 7 61 190 255
Northwest Division
W L OT Pts GF GA
y-Vancouver 49 21 9 107 239 191
Colorado 41 33 6 88 205 209
Calgary 35 29 16 86 194 222
Minnesota 34 35 10 78 173 219
Edmonton 32 38 9 73 210 231
PacicDivision
W L OT Pts GF GA
Los Angeles 39 27 13 91 185 170
Phoenix 39 27 13 91 206 202
San Jose 40 29 10 90 214 201
Dallas 42 32 5 89 207 212
Anaheim 33 35 11 77 195 219
Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss
or shootout loss.
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
SundaysGames
Detroit 2, Florida 1, SO
Minnesota 5, Chicago 4, SO
Philadelphia 6, Pittsburgh 4
Ottawa 5, N.Y. Islanders 1
Boston 2, N.Y. Rangers 1
Edmonton 2, Anaheim 1
MondaysGames
Washington at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.
Edmonton at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
TuesdaysGames
Toronto at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Carolina at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
Winnipeg at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Nashville, 8 p.m.
San Jose at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Anaheim at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Columbus at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 30 22 .577
Philadelphia 29 23 .558 1
New York 27 26 .509 3 1/2
New Jersey 19 35 .352 12
Toronto 18 35 .340 12 1/2
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami 37 14 .725
Orlando 32 21 .604 6
Atlanta 31 23 .574 7 1/2
Washington 12 40 .231 25 1/2
Charlotte 7 43 .140 29 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
x-Chicago 42 12 .778
Indiana 31 21 .596 10
Milwaukee 24 28 .462 17
Detroit 19 33 .365 22
Cleveland 17 33 .340 23
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 36 14 .720
Dallas 30 23 .566 7 1/2
Memphis 28 22 .560 8
Houston 28 25 .528 9 1/2
New Orleans 13 40 .245 24 1/2
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
x-Oklahoma City 40 12 .769
Denver 29 24 .547 11 1/2
Utah 27 26 .509 13 1/2
Portland 25 28 .472 15 1/2
Minnesota 25 29 .463 16
PacicDivision
W L Pct GB
L.A. Lakers 33 20 .623
L.A. Clippers 31 21 .596 1 1/2
Phoenix 26 26 .500 6 1/2
Golden State 20 31 .392 12
Sacramento 18 34 .346 14 1/2
SundaysGames
Oklahoma City 92, Chicago 78
Boston 91, Miami 72
Toronto 99,Washington 92
Denver 104, Orlando 101
Indiana 104, Houston 102, OT
Portland 119, Minnesota 106
Phoenix 92, New Orleans 75
L.A. Lakers 120, Golden State 112
MondaysGames
Milwaukee at Washington, 7 p.m.
Houston at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Memphis at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
Utah at Portland, 10 p.m.
TuesdaysGames
San Antonio at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
New York at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Charlotte at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Orlando at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Golden State at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
New Jersey at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W L Pct
Toronto 23 6 .793
Oakland 14 5 .737
Detroit 19 7 .731
Seattle 14 8 .636
Los Angeles 17 11 .607
New York 16 11 .593
Minnesota 18 14 .563
Boston 14 11 .560
Kansas City 15 15 .500
Baltimore 11 13 .458
Chicago 13 17 .433
Texas 12 17 .414
Tampa Bay 9 16 .360
Cleveland 7 21 .250
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W L Pct
St. Louis 16 9 .640
San Diego 19 15 .559
Colorado 16 13 .552
San Francisco 16 14 .533
Los Angeles 14 13 .519
Milwaukee 14 14 .500
Chicago 15 16 .484
Houston 14 16 .467
Miami 11 13 .458
Cincinnati 14 17 .452
Washington 12 15 .444
Arizona 13 17 .433
Philadelphia 12 16 .429
Atlanta 10 17 .370
Pittsburgh 9 18 .333
New York 7 19 .269
NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings;
games against non-major league teams do not.
SundaysGames
Detroit (ss) 4, Houston 2
Tampa Bay 8, Baltimore 5
Atlanta 7, Philadelphia 7, tie
Washington 2, St. Louis 1
Pittsburgh 3,Toronto 1
N.Y.Yankees 10, Miami 8
Detroit (ss) 9, N.Y. Mets 2
Boston 5, Minnesota 1
Arizona 6, L.A. Dodgers 2
Texas 5, San Diego 3
Chicago Cubs 8, L.A. Angels 1
Chicago White Sox 13, Cincinnati 10
Milwaukee 7, San Francisco 4
Seattle 6, Kansas City 4
Cleveland 12, Colorado 10
MondaysGames
N.Y. Mets vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 12:00 p.m.
Toronto vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Minnesota vs.Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte,Fla.,1:05
p.m.
Washington vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:35 p.m.
Cincinnati vs.Cleveland at Goodyear,Ariz.,3:05 p.m.
Milwaukee vs.Chicago White Sox at Glendale,Ariz.,
3:05 p.m.
Colorado vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10
p.m.
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.
N.Y.Yankees at Miami, 7:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 10:05
p.m.
Oakland at San Francisco, 10:35 p.m.
All times eastern
NBA STANDINGS NHL STANDINGS MLB SPRING TRAINING
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BASEBALL
AmericanLeague
BOSTONREDSOXOptioned C Ryan Lavarnway
to Pawtucket (IL).
CLEVELAND INDIANSReassigned OF Ryan
Spilborghs andRHPJeremyAccardototheir minor
league camp.
MINNESOTATWINSReassignedRHPCaseyFien,
C J.R.Towles,INF Brian Dozier and OF Brian Dinkel-
man to their minor league camp.
NEWYORKYANKEESAgreedtoterms withRHP
Jason Bulger on a minor league contract and as-
signed him to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL).
National League
ATLANTABRAVESAcquired 3B Juan Francisco
from Cincinnati for RHP J.J. Hoover.
COLORADO ROCKIESOptioned RHP Edgmer
Escalona to their minor league camp. Reassigned
C Wil Nieves, INF Brendan Harris and INF Brandon
Wood to their minor league camp.
HOUSTONASTROSOptioned INF Brett Wallace
to Oklahoma City (PCL).
PITTSBURGHPIRATESOptioned RHP Brad Lin-
coln and RHP Daniel McCutchen to Indianapolis
(IL).
WASHINGTONNATIONALSAssigned C Carlos
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TRANSACTIONS
LOS ANGELES Kobe Bryant
scored 40 points, Pau Gasol added
26 and the Los Angeles Lakers
found themselves rallying for the
second straight game against one of
the Wests worst teams, beating the
Golden State Warriors 120-112 on
Sunday night.
Ramon Sessions added 23 points
in his best game since being traded
to the Lakers two weeks ago. Gasol
and reserve Troy Murphy had 11
rebounds each after All-Star center
Andrew Bynum sprained his left
ankle in the first quarter of the
Lakers eighth consecutive home
win against the Warriors.
Bynum landed awkwardly on the
foot of teammate Josh McRoberts
and the team said he had a moderate
sprain. He had no points and three
rebounds when he left for good with
1:49 to play. The team said X-rays
were negative and he would be re-
evaluated on Monday. Bynum was
coming off a productive month of
March, when he averaged 22.2
points and 10.9 rebounds in 17
games.
David Lee led six Warriors in
double gures with 27 points. Klay
Thompson added 18, Nate Robinson
17, and Richard Jefferson 16 for
Golden State, which lost its fth in a
row and 10th in the last 12.
The Warriors were down 13
points to start the fourth quarter, but
outscored the Lakers 19-8 to close
within one with Bryant on the bench
for part of the run. Jefferson,
Robinson and Thompson all had 3-
pointers in the spurt with 7 minutes
to play.
The Lakers gained some breath-
ing room on a 12-3 run, as Sessions,
Bryant and Gasol combined for all
the scoring, capped by Bryants 3
that made it 109-99.
Lakers beat Warriors
By Davd Germain
LOS ANGELES The Hunger Games is
still the rst item on the menu for movie fans,
taking in $61.1 million to remain the No. 1
lm in its second weekend.
Studio estimates Sunday put Lionsgates
The Hunger Games well ahead of Sam
Worthingtons action sequel Wrath of the
Titans, which opened in second-place with
$34.2 million.
Thats far below the $61.2 million opening
of its predecessor, Clash of the Titans, two
years ago. But distributor Warner Bros.
opened Clash on Easter weekend, when
young fans already were off school and in hol-
iday mode. With Easter coming next weekend,
the studio expects Wrath to catch up to
Clash in the next few weeks.
Julia Roberts comic Snow White rein-
vention Mirror Mirror debuted at No. 3 with
$19 million. Released by Relativity Media,
the lm casts Roberts as the wicked queen
opposite Lily Collins as Snow White.
Starring Jennifer Lawrence as a teen forced
to compete in a televised death match, The
Hunger Games lifted its domestic total to
$251 million after just 10 days.
Were obviously ecstatic at that quarter of
a billion I like the sound of that, by the
way, said David Spitz, head of distribution
for Lionsgate. Were going into a period now
with Easter weekend and spring break where
literally 30 percent of kids are out of school
starting tomorrow. ... We have a great oppor-
tunity to continue to play and play and play.
The Hunger Games shot past Dr. Seuss
the Lorax ($189.6 million domestically) to
become the top-grossing lm this year.
Wrath of the Titans had a smaller domes-
tic opening than 2010s Clash, but the
sequel was the top draw overseas with a debut
of $78 million in 60 markets. That gave it a
worldwide total of $112.2 million.
Dan Fellman, head of domestic distribution
for Warner Bros., said he expects Wrath to
follow a pattern similar to the studios
Sherlock Holmes sequel last December.
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
opened earlier in the month and to much
smaller crowds than the rst movie, which
premiered over the busy Christmas weekend.
Yet Game of Shadows held on longer in
subsequent weekends,
its worldwide haul
slightly exceeding the
original movie.
Likewise, Wrath of
the Titans should hold
up better than Clash
over Easter and the fol-
lowing weeks, Fellman
said.
Were going to get there. Its just going to
be in a different pattern, Fellman said.
The sequel stars Worthington as ancient
Greek hero Perseus in a battle of gods and
men, including Liam Neeson as Zeus and
Ralph Fiennes as Hades.
The Hunger Games added $34.8 million
overseas to raise its international total to
$113.9 million and its worldwide haul to
about $365 million.
While lagging behind the overseas business
of such teen-based literary adaptations as the
Harry Potter and Twilight movies, The
Hunger Games is on a pace to surpass the
domestic revenues of nearly all of those lms.
The Hunger Games is headed well above
$300 million domestically, a level reached by
just three of the eight Harry Potter lms and
only once by any of the Twilight icks.
In limited release, the Weinstein Co. docu-
mentary Bully opened strongly with
$115,000 in ve theaters, a healthy result for a
non-ction lm.
An examination of school bullying, the
film benefited from publicity over a cam-
paign asking the Motion Picture Association
of America to lower it from an R rating so
that youths under 17 could see it without an
adult.
Unable to secure a lower rating, Weinstein
decided to release Bully
unrated. The lm earned the R
rating for language, and lm-
maker Lee Hirsch said he
declined to edit out the
offending words because it
would have diminished the
documentarys impact.
Hollywoods bull market
continued, with audiences
continuing their run on the-
aters. Overall domestic rev-
enues totaled $154 million, up
23.5 percent from the same
weekend last year, when Hop led with $37.5
million.
For the year, domestic receipts are at $2.6
billion, 20 percent ahead of 2011s, according
to box-ofce tracker Hollywood.com.
By far the biggest movie to open outside the
busy summer and late-year holiday periods
and the biggest non-sequel debut ever, The
Hunger Games alone has given the industry a
huge prelude to the blockbuster season that
hits its stride in early May.
If this were a summer movie, these would
still be impressive numbers, said
Hollywood.com analyst Paul Dergarabedian.
Usually, youll see sequels in a big franchise
like this getting bigger and bigger, but this
movie right out of the gate has already
become one of the biggest blockbusters of all
time.
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months, possibly years. There is a good possi-
bility someone knows something about these
dogs, which is why weve offered a $5,000
reward for information leading to the arrest
and conviction of the person or persons
responsible. The number to call is 650/340-
7022, ext. 384. And, as some people posting
comments online have suggested, the owner
could very well be someone who is unable to
take care of him or herself, due to physical
and/or psychological issues. The person could
have a caretaker. Or, this could be from a
hoarder; it would be highly unlikely for hoard-
er to dump animals, but perhaps someone else
a family member or neighbor stepped
in. We know the dogs were dumped and that
they did not get out of a home or yard on their
own and wander off. Beyond this case, which
is extreme, for sure, many of us have known
or seen a pet owner who is simply not provid-
ing a good quality of life. And, at some point,
that neglect can become abuse. Our hope is
that people familiar with our work would gen-
tly encourage them to relinquish their pet to
prevent an abusive situation.
Scott oversees PHS/SPCAs Adoption,
Behavior and Training, Education, Outreach,
Field Services, Cruelty Investigation,
Volunteer and Media/PR program areas and
staff from the new Tom and Annette Lantos
Center for Compassion.
Hunger Games tops Titans
1.The Hunger Games,$61.1 million
($34.8 million international).
2.Wrath of the Titans,$34.2 million
($78 million international).
3.Mirror Mirror,$19 million.
4.21 Jump Street,$15 million
($4 million international).
5.Dr. Seuss the Lorax,$8 million
6.John Carter,$2 million
7.Salmon Fishing in the Yemen,
$1.3 million.
8.Act of Valor,$1 million.
9.A Thousand Words,$915,000.
10. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island,
$835,000 ($2.2 million international).
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Birth announcements:
Evagelos and Carol Papazisis, of
Redwood City, gave birth to two baby boys at
Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City March 14,
2012.
Joseph and Sarah Cancilla, of Redwood
City, gave birth to a baby girl at Sequoia
Hospital in Redwood City March 14, 2012.
Adam and Laura Chambers, of Redwood
City, gave birth to a baby girl at Sequoia
Olof and Brandy Johansson, of Belmont,
gave birth to a baby boy at Sequoia Hospital
in Redwood City March 15, 2012.
Taeiloa Ngaue and Julia Elms, of
Belmont, gave birth to a baby girl at Sequoia
Regan and Betty Fletcher, of Burlingame,
Rupert and Gina Ibarra, of Santa Clara,
gave birth to a baby girl at Sequoia Hospital
Brett and Kellie Pickell, of San Carlos,
Nicolas and Julianna Bronzini, of
Redwood City, gave birth to a baby boy at
Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City March 21,
2012.
Alfred and Mia Torres, of Burlingame,
gave birth to a baby girl at Sequoia Hospital
Nader Mousavi and Amy Voedisch, of
Los Altos, gave birth to a baby girl at Sequoia
TOM JUNG/DAILY JOURNAL
Roger Mariucci of Marshall Realty is mobbed after singing Tom JonesDelilah during the
talent portion of the San Mateo County Association of REALTORS Crab Feed & Variety Show
at the Peninsula Italian American Social Club in San Mateo on March 15. Mariuccis fans are
(left to right) Suzan Getchell-Wallace of Coldwell Banker, Ann Palermo of Old Republic Title
Company,Val Hardwick of AMS Bekins, and Toni Burrows of Hisco/CRES Home Warranty.
CRAB FEED FOR REALTORS
San Mateo County Superior Court Civil Supervisor Ouida Lewis (right) speaks at the Small
Claims and Records Management ofce of the Redwood City Courthouse during the March
15 Barristers Meet and Greet for new attorneys.
A womens locker room was dedi-
cated March 21 at San Mateo Elks
Lodge No.1112. From left to right, Lt.
Ted Gonzales, SMPD; Fifth District Su-
pervisor Adrienne Tissier; Nonnie
Dinges; Exalted Ruler Michael Mercu-
rio; Past Exalted Ruler Jeanne Atno;
San Mateo Mayor Brandt Grotte; and
Ofcer Jen Maravillas, SMPD.
BARRISTERS MEET & GREET
WOMEN ELKS
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San Mateo Countys Private Defender Program hosted a celebration March 23 of the history
of the countys women judges.Seven judges spoke about their journey to becoming judges,
the obstacles they as women faced in their careers,their time on the bench and what can be
learned from their history.Taking part in the program were (seated, left to right) The Honor-
able Margaret Kemp (retired),The Honorable Rosemary Pfeiffer (retired),The Honorable Beth
Labson Freeman, (standing, left to right) The Honorable Susan Etezadi, The Honorable Bar-
bara Mallach,The Honorable Lisa Novak, and The Honorable Elizabeth Lee.
THE JUDGES
JASON MAI.
Puppy trainer Meghan
Eddy and Owner Diane
Ramirez hand a treat to
puppy Ginger. Ginger and
Ramirez took part in a
Peninsula Humane Soci-
ety Puppy Kindergarten
class March 26. PHS offers
obedience classes year
round for dogs of all ages.
Information at
www.peninsulahumane-
society.org or by calling
340-7022 x667.
PUPPY CLASS
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Institution at Stanford University on March 23.
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MONDAY, APRIL 2
Samaritan House Free Tax
Preparation for San Mateo County
Residents. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 4031 Pacic
Blvd., San Mateo, second oor. Samaritan
House is providing confidential tax
preparation with certied tax preparers
for individuals and families with income
in 2011 under $54,000. Free.To make an
appointment, call 523-0804.
Hearing Loss Association of
American, Peninsula Chapter
meeting. 1 p.m. Veterans Memorial
Senior Center, 1455 Madison Ave.,
Redwood City.
The Significance of the Daly City
Dunes. 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Teglia Center,
285 Abbott St., Daly City. The Daly City
Dunes, now threatened by a
developmental project, are an
important part of the plan to recover
the San Francisco Lessingia. The
presentation will be given by Joe
Cannon. Free. For more information visit
mountainwatch.org.
TUESDAY, APRIL 3
Employment Roundtable. 10 a.m. to
noon. Redwood City Downtown Library,
1044 Middleeld Road., Redwood City.
Meet local employers at the
Employment Roundtable, featuring half-
a-dozen Bay Area wide employers
serving on a panel. The employers will
represent a wide variety of industries
and will discuss their company,
corporate culture, current and future
career openings and hiring processes.
Free. For more information visit
www.redwoodcity.org.
Spring Break Explorer Days. 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. CuriOdyssey, 1651 Coyote
Point Drive, San Mateo. Activities will
change daily, but those who attend can
investigate the science of the world by
designing and building paper airplanes,
exploring rainbows and building a
tower out of straws and pipe cleaners.
Free with admission. Admission $8 for
adults. $6 for seniors and students. $4
for children 2 to 12. Children under 2
free. Members free. For more
information call 342-7755.
Music Appreciation Group. 12:30 p.m.
to 2:30 p.m. Twin Pines Senior and
Community Center, 20 Twin Pines Lane,
Belmont. Join Dave Karlin explores a
wide variety of musical styles. Through
July 31. Free. For more information 595-
7444.
Kiwanis Club of San Mateo. Noon.
Poplar Creek Grill, 1700 Coyote Point
Drive, San Mateo. Kiwanis Club is the
worlds largest service organization for
children. Membership drive in progress.
Meetings are held every Tuesday. RSVP
required. For more information call
(415) 309-6467.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4
Residents. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 4031 Pacic
Blvd., San Mateo, second floor.
Samaritan House is providing
confidential tax preparation with
certified tax preparers for individuals
and families with income in 2011 under
$54,000. Free.To make an appointment,
call 523-0804.
Easter Party: Ham and Yams Lunch &
the Bob Guiterrez Band. San Bruno
Senior Center, 1555 Crytal Springs Road.
$5. For more information call 616-7150.
International Bestselling Author To
Read At Notre Dame de Namur
University. 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wiegand
Gallery, Notre Dame de Namur
University, 1500 Ralston Ave., Belmont.
Michelle Richmond, New York Times
and international bestselling author of
The Year of Fog, presents a reading at
the Creative Writers Series. Free. For
more information call 787-4622.
Healthy Communities Forum. 5:30
p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Council Chambers, San
Mateo City Hall, 330 W. 20th Ave., San
Mateo. Join this forum to explore how
the various facets of the health of our
cities economic, environmental and
social intersect. Open to public. Free.
For more information visit
www.healthycommunitiesforum.org/u
pcoming-forums.html.
Origins Exhibition Opening
Reception. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Fibre Arts
Design Studio, 935 Industrial Ave., Palo
Alto. An exhibition exploring the origins
of existence. Free. For more information
call 485-2121.
The Era of the New Sovereigns. 6 p.m
to 9 p.m. Menlo College Brawner Hall,
1000 El Camino Real, Atherton. A
financial planning and investment
panel discussion by Golub Group
Investment Counsel. Will discuss
prudent investing in todays
tumultuous markets. RSVP at
www.menlo.edu/golub. For more
Living in Earthquake Country. 7 p.m.
Millbrae Library, 1 Library Ave., Millbrae.
Tom Brocher, Director of the U.S.
Geological Survey/Earthquake Science
will give a presentation on the proper
preparations and dangers of
earthquakes. Free. For more information
call 697-7607.
Michelle Richmond reading. 7 p.m.
Notre Dame de Namur University, 1500
Ralston Ave., Belmont. A New York
Times and international bestselling
author of The Year of Fog, Richmond
will give a reading from her work in the
Wiegand Gallery. For more information
visit ndnu.edu.
THURSDAY, APRIL 5
Hairspray. Fox Theatre, 2223 Broadway,
Redwood City. Hairspray is presented
by Broadway by the Bay musical
theater. For more information call 579-
5565.
MaundyThursdayService. 7 p.m. First
Presbyterian Church, 25th Avenue and
Hacienda Street, San Mateo. A worship
service commemorating Jesus Last
Supper with his diciples. Free. For more
information contact Annette Tornborg
at 207-0612.
Jonah Lehrer explains his book
Imagine: How Creativity Works. 7
p.m. Oshman Family JCC, 3921 Fabian
Way, Palo Alto. Acclaimed science writer
and popular blogger Jonah Lehrer
helped us learn about our decision
making process in his best-selling book
How We Decide. Now he delves into
the human mind to decipher the
anatomy of imagination and explore
the new science of creativity with
Imagine. Lehrer introduces us to
musicians like Bob Dylan and Yo Yo Ma,
artists working at Pixar, engineers at
Procter and Gamble, and even a
bartender who think more like chemist
to demonstrate our most important
mental talent: the ability to imagine
what has never existed. $12 for
members. $20 for non-members. $7 for
students. For more information email
ggehue@commonwealthclub.org.
FRIDAY, APRIL 6
Residents. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 4031 Pacific
Blvd., San Mateo, second floor.
Samaritan House is providing
confidential tax preparation with
certified tax preparers for individuals
and families with income in 2011
under $54,000. Free. To make an
appointment, call 523-0804.
Spring Bouquets. 10 a.m. to 2:30
p.m. Russian Ridge Preserve. The
intersection of Skyline Blvd and Page
Mill/Alpine Road intersection. Russian
Ridge Preserve is a favorite location
for wildflower enthusiasts. In some
years the colorful displays are
spectacular maybe this year? Youll
be walking about 5.5 miles on the
Ridge, Hawk and Ancient Oaks Trails.
Free. For more information visit
www.openspace.org.
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representative at the April 9 appeal
meeting.
The other Planning Commission
members could not be reached but
Clapper said she would be surprised if
they choose a representative because
there is likely little need. The City
Council can get its information from
staff reports and materials and by
reviewing videos of several Planning
Commission discussions on the item,
Clapper said.
Commissioners are allowed to attend
and speak as private residents.
The appeal by a council rather than a
member of the public was unusual and
just the latest hiccup for Duncan in his
effort to shift his business from only a
bar to a restaurant and entertainment
venue. Duncan wants to turn an empty
parking lot behind the 612 El Camino
Real club into an open air patio with a
food truck, live acoustic music and
seating for 96 patrons.
Last year, the city granted Duncan a
parking exemption and Clapper said
then may have been the opportunity for
city ofcials to speak up.
When the conditional use permit
came before the Planning Commission,
Sheriffs Capt. Greg Rothaus, head of
the San Carlos Patrol Bureau, voiced
his opposition based on concerns more
space would lead to more potential
public safety problems. Rothaus report-
ed 131 incidents from the club; a later
breakdown by the Sheriffs Office
showed that 69 were spot checks initi-
ated by deputies and seven were more
specically alcohol-related like driving
while under the inuence.
In calling for the appeal, Mayor Andy
Klein said the Planning Commission
was remiss in not speaking with
Rothaus again before taking its vote to
clear up any lingering concerns or
questions about the data and overall
public safety issues. Rothaus had made
a presentation at a meeting in the fall
when the permit request rst came
before the commission. Several plan-
ning commissioners before the vote
said that was sufcient.
After the decision, Klein called the
approval an affront to public safety and
the citys top law enforcement ofcial.
Clapper said she would like to see
Klein and Rothaus now offer up sug-
gestions on how to manage businesses
with liquor licenses like the Carlos
Club other than approving the change.
If the status quo is a problem, by
denying this application were not
improving the situation, Clapper said.
The San Carlos Planning
Commission meets 7 p.m. Monday,
April 2 at City Hall, 600 Elm St., San
Carlos.
Michelle Durand can be reached by email:
michelle@smdailyjournal.com or by
phone: (650) 344-5200 ext. 102.
CLUB
but the ames became too intense and
firefighters were forced to retreat,
Lucett said.
Occupants of the home who had
evacuated told reghters that two peo-
ple were possibly still inside.
Three people were taken to San
Francisco General Hospital with smoke
inhalation and a burned arm, Lucett
said. The injuries were not expected to
be life threatening.
The re was declared under control at
7:20 a.m.
FIRE
Sandler sets worst-movie
record with Razzies sweep
LOS ANGELES Adam Sandler
and friends have scored a new high
or low among voters of the Razzies,
an Academy Awards spoof that presents
prizes for the years worst movies.
Sandlers Jack and Jill managed a
Razzies rst on Sunday, claiming 10
awards to sweep every single category.
Along with the movies worst-picture
award, Sandler won for both worst actor
and actress for his dual roles in Jack
and Jill, in which he plays a family
man and his own pesky twin sister.
He didnt play triplets, but he could-
nt have won more awards if he had,
said Razzies founder John Wilson.
Sandler also shared the Jack and
Jill Razzies for worst ensemble, worst
screen couple opposite either himself or
co-stars Al Pacino or Katie Holmes and
worst screenplay as a co-writer on the
movie.
Pacino won as worst supporting actor
for playing himself in Jack and Jill,
while Sandler pal David Spade was
named worst supporting actress for his
own cross-dressing role in the movie.
Its the only movie in the 32-year his-
tory of the Razzies to win every prize.
But the Razzies did not overlook
Sandlers other starring role from last
year. Sandlers worst-actor prize came
for both Jack and Jill and his earlier
comedy Just Go With It. Dennis
Dugan, the filmmaker behind both
comedies, was named worst director for
both icks.
ciencies the department could have
considered even if coffers were still
ush.
I appreciate the upside but also
would say weve done more than our
fair share, Fitton said.
Ofcials say the trafc consolidation
is just the latest nancial hit to the busi-
ness of justice and it doesnt look like
the last. They also believe the states
court management isnt being as nan-
cially sound as necessary and that one
of the reason the state Legislature hits
the system with disproportionate cuts is
because those services are less publi-
cized.
People dont like to think about com-
ing to court until they have to, Fitton
said.
With that in mind, they might not feel
the nancial pinch as regularly or as
soon as those waiting at the Department
of Motor Vehicles or needing a public
assistance check.
Yet, as nearly every sign or phone
message attached to the courts pro-
claims, the years budget for the judi-
cial branch was reduced 30 percent and
the San Mateo County Superior Court
workforce dropped by 24 percent. A
department of 385 in October 2009 is
now down 120 positions and Fitton said
management is also reduced 34 per-
cent.
The reasons for the cuts begin at the
top, the state court system which has a
budget of $3.1 billion to fund 58 coun-
ties, the appellate courts and the
California Supreme Court. Since 2008,
the budget has been cut by nearly a
quarter, or $653 million. At the same
time, superior court filings have
increased 20 percent over the past
decade, according to the Judicial
Councils annual statistics report.
In the current scal year, trial court
funding was cut by $350 million
statewide and another $310 million was
taken from the courthouse construction
fund for the states general fund.
Meanwhile, the Administrative Ofce
of the Courts pursued a half-billion dol-
lar computer upgrade with plans to
switch 70 individual case systems with
one uniform statewide system.
The rst half of cuts hit San Mateo
County with a $2.72 million loss and
another $5.4 million is anticipated in
2012-2013. The local court has spent
down half its $17 million in reserves
and while the situation is not as dire as
Los Angeles which faces crippling lay-
offs and closures, Fitton said there is
still cause for concern.
But if the cuts can be seen in num-
bers, the results can be seen with peo-
ple. For instance, Freeman said the
unavailability of a court reporter rst
thing in the morning can push matters
set for 9 a.m. back to the afternoon or
beyond. Everybody waits. Sometimes
people need to take more time off work
to attend. Resolutions get put on hold.
Also, interpreters who once helped
out in non-mandatory cases can no
longer afford to do so, she said.
Children or neighbors are asked to
translate in small claims court. And if
there is nobody available, everyone
does the best they can.
Family law is a particular concern for
Freeman. Custody disputes and support
orders, in particular, need timely reso-
lution. But she is not willing to sacrice
criminal case needs and public safety to
bolster the others.
We have to keep our felony courts
cleared, Freeman said. A criminal
defendant who is innocent shouldnt
have to spend one extra day in custody.
The civil courts that once prided
themselves on being current are now
behind for lack of court space. Many
other counties are worse off but,
Freeman said, thats not our record.
Last summer, the Judicial Council of
California softened some of the blow
by agreeing to $122.4 million in offsets
and cutting itself and the
Administrative Ofce of the Courts.
Still, Fitton and other court ofcials say
more scal responsibility is necessary.
The state system should not be building
new courthouses outside those with
seismic safety needs or stay so focused
on the elaborate Case Management
System.
On Tuesday, the Judicial Council
voted to stop the case management sys-
tem, a move Chief Justice Tani G.
Cantil-Sakauey said was responsible
and prudent based on the budget and
deployment costs.
Yet, the cuts already in place have
created a new normal for the justice
system and those who need it, Catalano
said.
With foreclosures escalating and
prison realignment placing more
responsibility locally, the courts have
even more responsibility.
The court received a small amount of
funding under realignment but not
enough to cover the parole violations
that was once handled by the state or
the extra convicts who are remaining
local, said Finance Director Neal
Taniguchi.
When the courts are swamped, crim-
inal resolutions take longer which in
turn keeps defendants in the already
overcrowded jail and contributes to the
need for a new facility.
There is certainly a connection,
Taniguchi said.
Court ofcials say they appreciate
any effort by the public to lobby legis-
lators to spare the system more cuts and
restore $100 million but also asked for
something possibly a little easier to
deliver.
Patience, said Catalano. Our goal
is to provide quality service with our
limited resources, so were hoping the
public can just be a little patient.
Michelle Durand can be reached by email:
michelle@smdailyjournal.com or by
phone: (650) 344-5200 ext. 102.
COURTS
People in the news
MONDAY, APRIL 2, 2012
ARIES (March 21-April 19)If you didnt get much
recreational relief over the weekend, dont push
yourself too heavily. You need to balance your mental
processes in order to move forward.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)You wont be compelled
to take some time to help assuage the needs of others,
but youll feel good about yourself if you do. Devote as
much time as you feel you can to the process.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20)Youll come up with
a rather ingenious concept, and because youre a
natural-born salesperson, you shouldnt have any
problem selling it to the powers that be.
CANCER (June 21-July 22)This is one of those
days when you could be inclined to be a bit loose
with your resources and easily spend them on
something you enjoy rather than on what you need.
Be careful.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)Sometimes getting others to
do something that youre eminently qualifed to do
for yourself can be stupid. Delegating some of your
work might be deleterious rather than helpful.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)This is one of those
days when you will be far more effective playing
a supportive role rather than a starring one.
Position yourself where youll be able to do the
most good.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)Because your affairs have
a better chance of working out than you anticipate,
dont let yourself get discouraged over something
petty. Stay positive and optimistic throughout the day.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)By staying positive, oth-
ers will admire the way you handle things, and their
approbation will enhance your image even further.
Having a good attitude makes for success.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21)Because youll
have implicit faith in whatever your position happens
to be today, youll be easily aroused to a righteous
defense. Youre in the right, and you should have no
problems making your points.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)Dont hesitate to
trade on the business acumen of a trusted associate.
A joint endeavor in which youre involved will be far
more promising with her or him on board.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19)If you sense that mak-
ing a concession or a compromise can be to your
ultimate beneft, youd be right. This is one of those
times when giving can be the key to getting.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20)Your chances for
achieving success will be increased if you make sure
your goal is clearly defned. It might be better to have
only one major target at a time.
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Contact us for a free consultation
Call (650) 344-5200 or
Email: ads@smdailyjournal.com
104 Training
TERMS & CONDITIONS
The San Mateo Daily Journal Classi-
fieds will not be responsible for more
than one incorrect insertion, and its lia-
bility shall be limited to the price of one
insertion. No allowance will be made for
errors not materially affecting the value
of the ad. All error claims must be sub-
mitted within 30 days. For full advertis-
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106 Tutoring
TUTORING
Spanish, French,
Italian
Certificated Local
Teacher
All Ages!
(650)573-9718
110 Employment
AUTO BODY Shop in SM needs a body
man, Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm Must be experi-
enced. Own Tools 650 200-9706
BUSINESS -
Asurion has need for multi-
ple Business Analysts at its
location in San Mateo, Cali-
fornia. Responsible for
driving and supporting the
customization and imple-
mentation of new and exist-
ing products, services and
functionality for the AMA
product suite. Require-
ments: Bachelor's degree in
Business, Computer Scien-
ces or related field to in-
clude 4 years' experience in
one or more of the following
areas (or combination
thereof): telecommunica-
tions industry;
insurance/claims industry;
or relevant IT Discipline.
Expert understanding of
SDLC processes required
with at least 2 years work-
ing on IT projects in an ana-
lyst role. Strong quantitative
and analytical skills with a
demonstrated ability to
structure analysis and use
the analysis to help identify
root causes versus underly-
ing symptoms and make
solid recommendations for
improvement required.
Strong oral and written Eng-
lish language communica-
tion skills with the ability to
communicate in both busi-
ness and technical terms.
Strong Problem Solving and
Root Cause Analysis skills.
Contact: Monica Miu, 1400
Fashion Island Blvd., Suite
450, Asurion LLC, San Ma-
teo, California, 94404
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.
Fax resume (650)344-5290
email info@smdailyjournal.com
110 Employment
CAREGIVERS
Were a top, full-service
provider of home care, in
need of your experienced,
committed care for seniors.
Prefer CNAs/HHAs with car,
clean driving record, and
great references.
Good pay and benefits
Call for Greg at
(650) 556-9906
www.homesweethomecare.com
CITY OF SAN MATEO
Golf Course Maintenance Supervisor
$80,184 - $95,596 annually
www.cityofsanmateo.org
for info. EOE
COMPUTER -
Asurion LLC has need of an
AMA Build/Release System
Integrator at its location in
San Mateo, California. Per-
form all duties associated
with Build and Release sup-
port, SCM methodology and
Toolset support, Monitoring
(Nagios), and systems in-
stallation and support. Re-
quirements: Bachelors De-
gree or foreign equivalent in
Computer
Engineering/Computer Sci-
ence or related field, plus 2
years of Linux exp. with
strong skills including sys-
tem administration and
build/release; exp. must al-
so include demonstrable
scripting experience (one or
more of PERL, NANT,
BASH, PHP); C/C++; and
Visual Basic and/or.NET,
Software Configuration
Management (ClearCase,
Subversion, or CVS). Abili-
ty to maintain a consistent
bug tracking system (write,
identify and present), and
ITIL Certification. Send
your resume to Monica Miu,
1400 Fashion Island Blvd.,
Suite 450, Asurion LLC,
San Mateo, California,
94404
HOME CARE AIDES
Multiple shifts to meet your needs. Great
pay & benefits, Sign-on bonus, 1yr exp
required.
Matched Caregivers (650)839-2273,
(408)280-7039 or (888)340-2273
JEWELRY STORE
HIRING!!!
REDWOOD CITY LOCATION
Assistant MGR.-Exp Required
Top Pay, Benefits,
Bonus, No Nights
(714)542-9000, Ext. 147
Fax (714)542-1891
mailto: jobs@jewelryexchange.com
TAXI DRIVER wanted, Part-time, Paid
Cash, (650)766-9878 ****
Tundra Tundra Tundra
Over the Hedge Over the Hedge Over the Hedge
LEGAL NOTICES
Fictitious Business Name Statements, Trustee Sale
Notice, Alcohol Beverage License, Name Change,
Probate, Notice of Adoption, Divorce Summons,
Notice of Public Sales, and More.
Published in the Daily Journal for San Mateo County.
Fax your request to: 650-344-5290
Email them to: ads@smdailyjournal.com
110 Employment
NEWSPAPER INTERNS
JOURNALISM
The Daily Journal is looking for in-
terns to do entry level reporting, re-
search, updates of our ongoing fea-
tures and interviews. Photo interns al-
so welcome.
We expect a commitment of four to
eight hours a week for at least four
months. The internship is unpaid, but
intelligent, aggressive and talented in-
terns have progressed in time into
paid correspondents and full-time re-
porters.
College students or recent graduates
are encouraged to apply. Newspaper
experience is preferred but not neces-
sarily required.
Please send a cover letter describing
your interest in newspapers, a resume
and three recent clips. Before you ap-
ply, 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 reg-
ular mail to 800 S. Claremont St #210,
San Mateo CA 94402.
SALES
Experienced, bilingual
sales person wanted.
Must have excellent
customer service
skills. Work on the
Peninsula.
Call (650)533-4424
Ask for Oleg
203 Public Notices
CASE# CIV 512429
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR
CHANGE OF NAME
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA,
COUNTY OF SAN MATEO,
400 COUNTY CENTER RD,
REDWOOD CITY CA 94063
PETITION OF
Dulce A. Sanchez
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:
Petitioner, Dulce A, Sanchez filed a peti-
tion with this court for a decree changing
name as follows:
Present name: Dulce Azul Sanchez
Proposed name: Dulce Azul Chosa
THE COURT ORDERS that all persons
interested in this matter shall appear be-
fore this court at the hearing indicated
below to show cause, if any, why the pe-
tition for change of name should not be
granted. Any person objecting to the
name changes described above must file
a written objection that includes the rea-
sons for the objection at least two court
days before the matter is scheduled to
be heard and must appear at the hearing
to show cause why the petition should
not be granted. If no written objection is
timely filed, the court may grant the peti-
tion without a hearing. A HEARING on
the petition shall be held on April 19,
2012 at 9 a.m., Dept. PJ, Room 2E, at
400 County Center, Redwood City, CA
94063. A copy of this Order to Show
Cause shall be published at least once
each week for four successive weeks pri-
or to the date set for hearing on the peti-
tion in the following newspaper of gener-
al circulation: Daily Journal
Filed: 03/09/2012
/s/ Beth Freeman/
Judge of the Superior Court
Dated: 03/09/2012
(Published 03/12/12, 03/19/12, 03/26/12,
04/02/12)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #249131
The following person is doing business
as: 1) Peterson Property Management,
2) E and E Food Sales, 179 Hillview Ave,
REDWOOD CITY, CA 94062 is hereby
registered by the following owner:Mi-
cheal Carl Peterson, same address. The
business is conducted by an Individual.
The registrants commenced to transact
business under the FBN on
/s/ Micheal C. Peterson /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk on 02/29/2012. (Pub-
lished in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
03/12/12, 03/19/12, 03/26/12, 04/02/12)
203 Public Notices
CASE# CIV 512809
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR
CHANGE OF NAME
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA,
COUNTY OF SAN MATEO,
400 COUNTY CENTER RD,
REDWOOD CITY CA 94063
PETITION OF
Eliza Amir
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:
Petitioner, Eliza Amir filed a petition with
this court for a decree changing name as
follows:
Present name: Emma Amir Lazar
Proposed name: Emma Amir
THE COURT ORDERS that all persons
interested in this matter shall appear be-
fore this court at the hearing indicated
below to show cause, if any, why the pe-
tition for change of name should not be
granted. Any person objecting to the
name changes described above must file
a written objection that includes the rea-
sons for the objection at least two court
days before the matter is scheduled to
be heard and must appear at the hearing
to show cause why the petition should
not be granted. If no written objection is
timely filed, the court may grant the peti-
tion without a hearing. A HEARING on
the petition shall be held on May 23,
2012 at 9 a.m., Dept. PJ, Room 2E, at
400 County Center, Redwood City, CA
94063. A copy of this Order to Show
Cause shall be published at least once
each week for four successive weeks pri-
or to the date set for hearing on the peti-
tion in the following newspaper of gener-
al circulation: Daily Journal
Filed: 03/27/2012
/s/ Beth Freeman/
Judge of the Superior Court
Dated: 03/23/2012
(Published 04/02/12, 04/09/12, 04/16/12,
04/23/12)
STATEMENT #249432
as: Gondwanaland Trading Company,
340 Arlington Rd., Redwood City, CA
94062 is hereby registered by the follow-
ing owner: Scott Soden, same address.
The business is conducted by an Individ-
ual. The registrants commenced to trans-
act business under the FBN on
03/01/2012.
/s/ Scott Soden /
03/26/12, 04/02/12, 04/09/12, 04/16/12)
STATEMENT #249723
as: Grounded Gardens, 834 N. Clare-
mont St., SAN MATEO, CA 94401 is
hereby registered by the following owner:
Daphne Evette Kelly, same address. The
business is conducted by an Individual.
The registrants commenced to transact
business under the FBN on
/s/ Daphne Evette Kelly /
04/02/12, 04/09/12, 04/16/12, 04/23/12).
STATEMENT #249528
as: R.C. Motel & Trailer Park, 1903 East
Bayshore Rd., REDWOOD CITY, CA
94063 is hereby registered by the follow-
ing owner: Hai-Ni Chen, Po Box 665
Manhattan Beach, CA 90267. The busi-
ness is conducted by an Individual. The
registrants commenced to transact busi-
ness under the FBN on 06/26/1991
/s/ Hai-Ni Chen /
04/02/12, 04/09/12, 04/16/12, 04/23/12).
210 Lost & Found
FOUND AT Chase Bank parking lot in
Burlingame 3 volume books "temple" and
others 650 344-6565
LOST - 2 silver rings and silver watch,
May 7th in Burlingame between Park Rd.
& Walgreens, Sentimental value. Call
Gen @ (650)344-8790
LOST - Small Love Bird, birght green
with orange breast. Adeline Dr. & Bernal
Ave., Burlingame. Escaped Labor Day
weekend. REWARD! (650)343-6922
LOST: SMALL diamond cross, silver
necklace with VERY sentimental
meaning. Lost in San Mateo 2/6/12
(650)578-0323.
LOST: Center cap from wheel of Cadil-
lac. Around Christmas time. Chrome with
multi-colored Cadillac emblem in center.
Small hole near edge for locking device.
Belmont or San Carlos area.
Joel 650-592-1111.
294 Baby Stuff
REDMON WICKER baby bassinet $25
OBO Crib Mattress $10 650 678-4398
295 Art
6 FRAMED colored modern art pictures
36" by 26" $90 for all or $15 each
(650)345-5502
296 Appliances
CHOPPERS (4) with instructions $7/all.
(650)368-3037
ELECTRIC HEATER - Oil filled electric
heater, 1500 watts, $30., (650)504-3621
JACK LA LANNE JUICER NEVER
USED $20 (650)458-8280
LARGE REFRIGERATOR works good
$70 or B/O (650) 589-1871
RADIATOR HEATER, oil filled, electric,
1500 watts $25. (650)504-3621
SHOP VACUUM rigid brand 3.5 horse
power 9 gal wet/dry $40. (650)591-2393
SUNBEAM TOASTER -Automatic, ex-
cellent condition, $30., (415)346-6038
VACUUM CLEANER excellent condition
$45. (650)878-9542
WASHER & DRYER - Kenmore, electric,
heavy duty, runs great, SSF, $100. each,
(650)583-8069
298 Collectibles
1936 BERLIN OLYMPIC PIN, $99.,
(650)365-1797
1982 PRINT "A Tune Off The Top Of My
Head" See: http://tinyurl.com/4y38xld
650-204-0587 $75
2 FIGURINES - 1 dancing couple, 1
clown face. both $15. (650)364-0902
2 MADAME ALEXANDER Dolls. $50
each or best offer.(650)589-8348
65 EUROPEAN Used Postage Stamps.
Some issued before 1920. All different.
Includes stamps from England, France,
and Germany. $5.00 SOLD!
ARMY SHIRT, long sleeves, with pock-
ets. XL $15 each (408)249-3858
BAY MEADOWS bag - $30.each,
(650)345-1111
BEANIE BABIES in cases with TY tags
attached, good condition. $10 each or 12
for $100. (650) 588-1189
COLLECTIBLE CHRISTMAS TREE
STAND with 8 colored lights at base / al-
so have extra lights, $50., (650)593-8880
COLLECTIBLES: RUSSELL Baze Bob-
bleheads Bay Meadows, $10 EA. brand
new in original box. (415)612-0156
COLORIZED TERRITORIAL Quarters
uncirculated with Holder $15/all,
(408)249-3858
DECORATIVE COLLECTOR BOTTLES
- Empty, Jim Beam, $8. each, (650)364-
7777
JACK TASHNER signed ball $25. Ri-
chard (650)834-4926
JOE MONTANA signed authentic retire-
ment book, $39., (650)692-3260
MARK MCGUIRE hats, cards, beanie
babies, all for $98., (650)520-8558
ORIGINAL SMURF FIGURES - 1979-
1981, 18+ mushroom hut, 1 1/2 x 3 1/2,
all $40., (650)518-0813
PEDAL CAR 1950's vintage "No Rust"
rare $100 obo. SOLD!
PRECIOUS MOMENTS vinyl dolls - 16,
3 sets of 2, $35. each set, (650)518-0813
299 Computers
HP PRINTER Deskjet 970c color printer.
Excellent condition. Software & accesso-
ries included. $30. 650-574-3865
PRINTER - Epson Stylus NX1000, copy,
print, scans, includes some ink cartridg-
es, $25. obo, (650)349-6969
300 Toys
BILINGUAL POWER lap top
6 actividaes $18 650 349-6059
302 Antiques
1912 COFFEE Percolator Urn. perfect
condition includes electric cord $85.
(415)565-6719
CHINA CABINET - Vintage, 6 foot,
solid mahogany. $300/obo.
(650)867-0379
VINTAGE FISHING LURES - (10) at be-
tween $45. & $100. each, CreekChub,
Helin Tackle, Arbogast, some in original
boxes, (650)257-7481
303 Electronics
19" TOSHIBA LCD color TV $99
(650)343-4461
3 SHELF SPEAKERS - 8 OM, $15.
each, (650)364-0902
32 TOSHIBA Flat screen TV like new,
bought 9/9/11 with box. $300 Firm.
(415)264-6605
46 MITSUBISHI Projector TV, great
condition. $400. (650)261-1541.
BIG SONY TV 37" - Excellent Condition
Worth $2300 will Sacrifice for only $95.,
(650)878-9542
FLIP CAMCORDER $50. (650)583-2767
PS2 GAME console $75.00
(650)591-4710
TOSHIBA 42 LCD flat screen TV HD in
very good condition, $300., Call at
(650)533-9561
TV SET Philips 21 inch with remote $40.,
(650)692-3260
ZENITH TV 12" $50 650 755-9833 (Daly
City). (650)755-9833
304 Furniture
2 DINETTE Chairs both for $29
(650)692-3260
2 END Tables solid maple '60's era
$40/both. (650)670-7545
ADJUSTABLE BED. Full size, pillow top
w/ remote + massage. $2800 new. Must
sell $500 OBO (in Daly City)
call (650)646-8169
304 Furniture
ARMOIRE CABINET - $90., Call
(415)375-1617
BEAUTIFUL ORIENTAL Table. 32" by
32" 12" legs, Rosewood, Lightweight,
$75 650 871-7200
BED - King size, Somma Infinity Flota-
tion bed, includes 10 large tubes, foam
enclosure with plastic covers & indented
foam mattress cover, SOLD!
BOOKSHELF $10.00 (650)591-4710
BREAKFAST NOOK DINETTE TABLE-
solid oak, 53X66, $19., (650)583-8069
CAST AND metal headboard and foot-
board. white with brass bars, Queen size
$95 650-588-7005
CHANDELIER WITH 5 lights/ candela-
bre base with glass shades $20.
(650)504-3621
COFFEE TABLE - 30 x 58, light oak,
heavy, 1980s, $40., (650)348-5169
COUCH-FREE. OLD world pattern, soft
fabric. Some cat scratch damage-not too
noticeable. 650-303-6002
DINING ROOM SET - table, four chairs,
lighted hutch, $500. all, (650)296-3189
DINING SET glass table with rod iron & 4
blue chairs $100/all. 650-520-7921,
650-245-3661
DISPLAY CASE wood & glass 31 x 19
inches $30. (650)873-4030
DOUBLE BED mattress and box spring
$25., SOLD!
DRAFTING TABLE 30 x 42' with side
tray. excellent cond $75. (650)949-2134
DRESSER - darkwood six drawer dress-
er with mirror and matching nightstand,
$30., (650)574-4439
DRUM TABLE - brown, perfect condi-
tion, nice design, with storage, $45.,
(650)345-1111
DUNCAN PHYFE Mahogany china
cabinet with bow glass. $250, O/B.
Mahogany Duncan Phyfe dining room
table $150, O/B. Round mahogany side
table $150, O/B. (650)271-3618
END TABLES (2) - One for $5. hand
carved, other table is antique white mar-
ble top with drawer $40., (650)308-6381
END TABLES (2)- Cherry finish, still in
box, need to assemble, 26L x 21W x
21H, $100. for both, (650)592-2648
FOAM INCLINER for twin bed $40
650-692-1942
FOLDING PICNIC table - 8 x 30, 7 fold-
ing, padded chairs, $80. (650)364-0902
LOUNGE CHAIRS - 2 new, with cover &
plastic carring case & headrest, $35.
each, (650)592-7483
MATTRESS TOPPER chrome full size
$15., (650)368-3037
MIRROR, NICE, large, 30x54, $15.
SSF (650)583-8069
MODULAR DESK/BOOKCASE/STOR-
AGE unit - Cherry veneer, white lami-
nate, $75., (650)888-0039
OFFICE LAMP, small. Black & white with
pen holder and paper holder. Brand new,
in the box. $10 (650)867-2720
PAPASAN CHAIRS (2) -with cushions
$45. each set, (650)347-8061
PEDESTAL DINETTE 36 Square Table
- $65., (650)347-8061
ROCKING CHAIR - Traditional, full size
Rocking chair. Excellent condition $100.,
(650)504-3621
STORAGE TABLE light brown lots of
storage good cond. $45. (650)867-2720
TEA CHEST , Bombay, burgundy, glass
top, perfect cond. $35 (650)345-1111
TRUNDLE BED - Single with wheels,
$40., (650)347-8061
TWIN BED SET - including box springs
and mattresses, night stand and chest of
drawers. Made of solid wood with inter-
esting detailing. White. $500., (650)376-
3146
VANITY ETHAN Allen maple w/drawer
and liftup mirror like new $95
(650)349-2195
306 Housewares
"PRINCESS HOUSE decorator urn
"Vase" cream with blue flower 13 inch H
$25., (650)868-0436
25 LOVELY Vases all sizes $1 to $3
each ( Florist Delight ) 650 755-9833
3 LARGE Blue Ceramic Pots $10 each
650 755-9833
CANDLEHOLDER - Gold, angel on it,
tall, purchased from Brueners, originally
$100., selling for $30.,(650)867-2720
CEILING FAN multi speed, brown and
bronze $45. (650)592-2648
DRIVE MEDICAL design locking elevat-
ed toilet seat. New. $45. (650)343-4461
LAMPS - 2 southwestern style lamps
with engraved deer. $85 both, obo,
(650)343-4461
PERSIAN TEA set for 8. Including
spoon, candy dish, and tray. Gold Plated.
$100. (650) 867-2720
SOLID TEAK floor model 16 wine rack
with turntable $60. (650)592-7483
SUSHI SET - Blue & white includes 4 of
each: chopsticks, plates, chopstick hold-
ers, still in box, $9., (650)755-8238
307 Jewelry & Clothing
BRACELET - Ladies authentic Murano
glass from Italy, vibrant colors, like new,
$100., (650)991-2353 Daly City
GALLON SIZE bag of costume jewelry -
various sizes, colors, $80. for bag,
(650)589-2893
LADIES GOLD Lame' elbow length-
gloves sz 7.5 $15 New. (650)868-0436
308 Tools
18 VOLT ROYBI circular saw & Sawall
with charger both $40 SOLD!
CIRCULAR SAW, Craftsman-brand, 10,
4 long x 20 wide. Comes w/ stand - $70.
(650)678-1018
CLICKER TORQUE Wrench, 20 - 150
pounds, new with lifetime warranty and
case, $39, 650-595-3933
CRAFTSMAN 3/4 horse power 3,450
RPM $60 (650)347-5373
CRAFTSMAN ARC-WELDER - 30-250
amp, and accessories, $275., (650)341-
0282
DAYTON ELECTRIC 1 1/2 horse power
1,725 RPM $60 (650)347-5373
DAYTON ELECTRIC 1 1/2 horse power
3,450 RPM $50 (650)347-5373
HAND DRILL $6.00 (415) 333-8540
LAWN MOWER reel type push with
height adjustments. Just sharpened $45
650-591-2144 San Carlos
MEDIUM DUTY Hand Truck $50
650 593-7553
TABLE SAW 10", very good condition
$85. (650) 787-8219
309 Office Equipment
ELECTRIC TYPEWRITER Smith Corona
$60. (650)878-9542
OFFICE LAMP new $7. (650)345-1111
310 Misc. For Sale
10 PLANTS (assorted) for $3.00 each,
(650)349-6059
10 WALL shelfs with brackets 24" to 50"
by 5" wide $30 for all, SOLD!
100 SPORT Books 70's thru 90's A's,
Giants, & 49ers $100 for all
650 207-2712
100 SPORT Photo's A's, Giants, & 49ers
$100 for all 650 207-2712
12 DAYS of Christmas vintage drinking
Glasses 1970 Color prints Prefect
condition original box $25 (650)873-8167
1970 TIFFANY style swag lamp with
opaque glass, $59., (650)692-3260
2 TODDLER car seats, hardly used.
Both for $75.00. (650)375-1246
21 PIECE Punch bowl glass set $55.,
(650)341-8342
21-PIECE HAIR cut kit, home pro, Wahl,
never used, $25. (650)871-7200
310 Misc. For Sale
29 BOOKS - Variety of authors, $25.,
(650)589-2893
3 CRAFT BOOKS - hardcover, over 500
projects, $40., (650)589-2893
30 ADULT Magazines, 18 Adult VHS
movies & $ Dvds $40., also 50 Computer
Game Magazines $40., (650)574-3141
30 DISNEY Books $1.00 each
650 368-3037
4 IN 1 stero unit. CD player broken. $20
650-834-4926
5 CUP electric coffee marker $8.00
650 368-3037
5 PHOTOGRAPHIC CIVIL WAR
BOOKS plus 4 volumes of Abraham Lin-
coln war years books, $90., B/O must
see, (650)345-5502
6 BASKETS with handles, all various
colors and good sizes, great for many
uses, all in good condition. $15 all
(650)347-5104
7 UNDERBED STORAGE BINS - Vinyl
with metal frame, 42 X 18 X 6, zipper
closure, $5. ea., (650)364-0902
9 CARRY-ON bags (assorted) - extra
large, good condition, $10. each obo,
(650)349-6059
AMERICAN HERITAGE books 107 Vol-
umes Dec.'54-March '81 $99/all
(650)345-5502
ANGEL WITH lights 12 inches High $12.
(650)368-3037
AREA RUG - 8x8 round, 100% wool pile,
color ivory, black, SOLD!
ART BOOKS hard Cover, full color (10)
Norman Rockwell and others $10 each
650-364-7777
ARTIFICIAL FICUS Tree 6 ft. life like, full
branches. in basket $55. (650)269-3712
BABY CAR SEAT AND CARRIER $20
(650)458-8280
BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD hard-
back books. 4 at $3.00 each or all for
$10., Call (650)341-1861
BARBIE BEACH vacation & Barbie prin-
cess bride computer games $15 each,
(650)367-8949
BBQ GILL with Cover 31/2' wide by 3'
tall hardly used $49. 650 347-9920
BBQ KETTEL Grill, Uniflame 21 SOLD!
BBQ SMOKER BBQ Grill, LP Coleman,
Alaskan Cookin Machine, cost $140 sell
$75. 650-344-8549
BBQ SMOKER, w/propane tank, wheels,
shelf, sears model $86 650-344-8549
BEADS - Glass beads for jewelry mak-
ing, $75. all, (650)676-0732
BEAUTIFUL LAMPSHADE - cone shap-
ed, neutral color beige, 11.5 long X 17
wide, matches any decor, never used,
excellent condition, Burl, $18.,
(650)347-5104
BIRD FEEDER 3" high, free standing,
sturdy, and never used $15
(415) 333-8540
BOOK "LIFETIME" WW1 $12.,
(408)249-3858
BOOK - Fighting Aircraft of WWII,
Janes, 1000 illustrations, $65.,
(650)593-8880
BOOK NATIONAL Geographic Nation-
al Air Museums, $15 (408)249-3858
CAMPING CUPS and plates (NEW)-B/O
(650)591-4710
CAMPING EQT - Eureka Domain 3
dome tent, med sleeping bag, pad; $25;
(650)343-1746
CANDLE HOLDER with angel design,
tall, gold, includes candle. Purchased for
$100, now $30. (650)345-1111
CEILING FAN - Multi speed, bronze &
brown, excellent shape, $45.,
(650)592-2648
COLEMAN PROPANE camp stove
$25.00 (650)591-4710
COLEMAN PROPANE lantern $15.00
(650)591-4710
DOOM (3) computer games $15/each 2
total, (650)367-8949
ACROSS
1 Jon of Mad
Men
5 Knight fights
11 Roll of dough
14 Slangy prefix
meaning super
15 Oust from office
16 Ornamental
climbing plant
17 Roller coaster
feature
18 Batters position
19 Anonymous
John
20 One completely
lacking morals
23 Small batteries
24 Sound
preceding Oof!
25 2009 Will Ferrell
dinosaur movie
32 Vaudeville
show
33 Landlords
contract
34 Paid athlete
36 __ it now:
Understood
37 Writer H.H. or
Alice
38 Security breach
39 Place for
pickups
40 They may be
cracked using
stethoscopes
41 Abacus pieces
42 Woman with
varying roles in
Arthurian legend
45 __ guzzler
46 Indian bread
47 What exacting
judges follow
55 __ Mahal
56 Political fugitive
57 Delude
58 Big fuss
59 Singer Bette
60 Team on a farm
61 Alphabet ender
62 Animals for 5-
Across
63 Call to a queue
DOWN
1 Boats bottom
2 Peek-__!
3 Siamese sound
4 Longtime logo
with a top hat
and monocle
5 Exactly right
6 Suspicious of
7 Defense gp. with
pilots
8 Mailed
9 Gadget
measuring rpm
10 Church high
point
11 Hairlines
midpoint, perhaps
12 Swear
13 Change the
color of, as hair
21 Smooth
Operator singer
22 Lav in Leeds
25 Word before
pad or tender
26 Common man
with a six-pack?
27 Plump (up)
28 Basic principle
29 Severe
30 That, in Tijuana
31 Swap
32 You might brush
barbecue sauce
on one
35 Approves
37 Little Red
Book writer
38 Used for support
40 Gamblers
methods
41 Dull
43 Who __?: New
Orleans Saints
fans chant
44 Keys in
47 Stow below
48 Give off
49 Disney Worlds
Space
Mountain, e.g.
50 Leer at
51 Wilma
Flintstones guy
52 Opulence
53 Highest point
54 What __
wrong?
55 Looney Tunes
devil, casually
By Jeff Chen
(c)2012 Tribune Media Services, Inc.
04/02/12
04/02/12
ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE:
Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle
Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis
xwordeditor@aol.com
310 Misc. For Sale
DUFFEL BAGS - 1 Large Duffel Bag ,1
Xtra Lg. Duffel w Wheels, 1 Leather
weekender Satchel, SOLD!
ELECTRONIC TYPEWRITER good con-
dition $50., (650)878-9542
FOAM SLEEP roll (2)-$10.00/each
(650)591-4710
FOOD SLICER. Oxo Mandolin. Little
used. $15. (650)630-2329
GAME "BEAT THE EXPERTS" never
used $8., (408)249-3858
GEORGE Magazines, 30, all intact
$50/all OBO. (650)574-3229, Foster City
HANGING PLANTER. 2-black plastic-
coated steel, 20" wide, 10" deep. With
chains, hooks. Both for $35
(650)630-2329
HARDBACK BOOKS - Complete set, 6
volumes, by Winston S. Churchill, 2nd
WW, published 1948-1953, great condi-
tion, dustjackets, $90.all, SOLD
HARLEY DAVIDSON black phone, per-
fect condition, $65., (650) 867-2720
JAMES PATTERSON BOOKS - 3 hard-
back @$3. each, 5 paperbacks @$1.
each, (650)341-1861
JANET EVANOVICH (4) hardback
books $3/each (8) paperback books
$1/each 650-341-1861
JEWELRY DISPLAY CASE - Hand-
made, portable, wood & see through lid
to open, 45L, 20W, 3H, $65.,
(650)592-2648
LARGE PRINT. Hard Cover. Mystery
Books. Current Author. (20) $1 each
650-364-7777
LIMITED QUANTITY VHS porno tapes,
$8. each, (650)871-7200
MAGNIFYING MIRROR. Swivel, wall
mount, 5Xx1X. Satin nickel finish. New,
in box. $20. (650)630-2329
MANUAL WHEECHAIRS (2) $75 each.
650-343-1826
MEN'S ASHTON and Hayes leather
briefcase new. Burgundy color. $65 obo,
(650)343-4461
310 Misc. For Sale
MIRROR, ETHAN ALLEN - 57-in. high x
21-in. wide, maple frame and floor base,
like new, $95., (650)349-2195
NATURAL GRAVITY WATER SYSTEM
- Alkaline, PH Balance water, with anti-
oxident properties, good for home or of-
fice, brand new, $100., (650)619-9203.
NEW LIVING Yoga Tape for Beginners
$8. 650-578-8306
OLD 5 gal. glass water cooler bottle $50
(650)593-7553
PICTORIAL WORLD History Books
$80/all (650)345-5502
PR. MATCHED PEWTER GOBLETS by
Wilton. Numbered. 7-1/2-in ht.
Excellent bridal gifts or mantel vases.
No polishing. $10/ea.or $18/pr.
(650)341-3288
REMOTE CONTROL car "Traxxas", paid
$200 will accept $40., (650)574-3141
SESAME STREET toilet seat excellent
condition $12 650 349-6059
SF GREETING Cards (300 w/envelopes)
factory sealed $20. (650)207-2712
SHOWER POOR custom made 48 x 69
$70 (650)692-3260
SONY PROJECTION TV Good condtion,
w/ Remote, Black $100 (650)345-1111
SPEAKER STANDS - Approx. 30" tall.
Black. $50 for the pair, (650)594-1494
STUART WOODS Hardback Books
2 @ $3.00 each. (650)341-1861
TENT $30.00 (650)591-4710
TIRE CHAINS - brand new, in box, never
used, multiple tire sizes, $25., (650)594-
1494
TIRE CHAINS - used once includes rub-
ber tighteners plus carrying case. call for
corresponding tire size, $20.,
(650)345-5446
VASE WITH flowers 2 piece good for the
Holidays, $25., (650) 867-2720
VIDEO CENTER 38 inches H 21 inches
W still in box $45., (408)249-3858
310 Misc. For Sale
VINTAGE TV /RADIO TUBES - 100 of
them for $100. total, (415)672-9206
WALGREENS BRAND Water Pitcher
Royal Blue Top 2 Quart New in Box $10
Ea use all brand Filters 650-873-8167
WALKER - never used, $85.,
(415)239-9063
WALKER. INVACARE 6291-3f, dual re-
lease walker. Fixed 3" wheels & glider
tips. Brand new. $50. (650)594-1494
WALL LIGHT fixture - 2 lamp with frost-
ed fluted shades, gold metal, great for
bathroom vanity, never used, excellent
condition, $15., Burl, (650)347-5104
WINE CARBOYS, 5 gal. $5 ea., have 2
Daly City (415)333-8540
311 Musical Instruments
2 ORGANS, antique tramp, $100 each.
(650)376-3762
3 ACCORDIONS $110/ea. 1 Small Ac-
cordion $82. (650)376-3762.
ELECTRIC STARCASTER Guitar
black&white with small amplifier $75.
650-358-0421
GUITAR - Classical nylon strings, Suzu-
ki, $85., SOLD!
HAMMOND B-3 Organ and 122 Leslie
Speaker. Excellent condition. $8,500. pri-
vate owner, (650)349-1172
HOHNER CUE stick guitar HW 300 G
Handcrafted $75 650 771-8513
MAGNUS TABLE top Organ:: 2-1/2 oc-
taves. Play by number, chords by letters
Excellent condition, 5 starter books. All
$30. (650)341-3288
PIANO ORGAN, good condition. $110.
(650)376-3762
312 Pets & Animals
SMALL DOG wire cage; pink, two doors
with divider $50.00 (650) 743-9534.
315 Wanted to Buy
GO GREEN!
We Buy GOLD
You Get The
$ Green $
Millbrae Jewelers
Est. 1957
400 Broadway - Millbrae
650-697-2685
316 Clothes
2. WOMEN'S Pink & White Motocycle
Helmet KBC $50 (415)375-1617
BLACK Leather pants Mrs. size made in
France size 40 $99. (650)558-1975
BLACK LEATHER tap shoes 9M great
condition $99. (650)558-1975
BOOTS - purple leather, size 8, ankle
length, $50.obo, (650)592-9141
BRIDAL PETTICOAT: Taffeta. Fitted
waist-to-hip above bouffant crinolines;
ruffled taffeta liners over + under
crinolines. Sz. 10. $20.00 SOLD!
BRIDAL PETTICOAT: Taffeta. Fitted
waist-to-hip above bouffant crinolines;
ruffled taffetas over and under crinoline
Sz: 10 $20. (650)341-3288
EUROPEAN STYLE nubek leather la-
dies winter coat - tan colored with green
lapel & hoodie, $100., (650)888-0129
HAT: LADIES wide brim, Leghorn
straw, pouf/bow, pink/red velvet vintage
roses. From Hats On Post, SF-- orig.
$75. Yours for $25. OBO.
650-341-3288.
HAT: MENS black Stetson wool felt fe-
dora; white satin Stetson lining. Look
like Sinatra! Size 7-3/8-- long oval. $25.
650-341-3288.
HAT: LADIES black wool felt Breton
with 1 grosgrain ribbon above broad
brim. Sophisticated--fin the Easter Pa-
rade! $18., (650)341-3288
LADIES 3 PC. SEERSUCKER, (shorts,
slacks, jacket (short sleeves), blue/white
stripe. Sz 12, Excellent condition. $12.
all, (650)341-3288
LADIES DOWN jacket light yellow with
dark brown lining $35. (650)868-0436
LADIES FAUX FUR COAT - Satin lining,
size M/L, $100. obo, (650)525-1990
LADIES JACKET size 3x 70% wool 30%
nylon never worn $50. (650)592-2648
LADIES ROYAL blue rain coat with zip-
pered flannel plaid liner size 12 RWC
$15. (650)868-0436
LEATHER JACKETS (5) - used but not
abused. Like New, $100 each.
(650)670-2888
LEVIS MENS jeans - Size 42/30, well
faded, excellent condition, $10.,
(650)595-3933
MANS SUEDE-LIKE jacket, Brown.
New, XXLg. SOLD!
MEN'S SUIT almost new $25.
650-573-6981
MENS DESIGNER ties in spring colors,
bag of 20 ties $50 (650)245-3661
316 Clothes
MENS DRESS SHOES - bostonian cas-
ual dress tie up, black upper leather, size
8.5, classic design, great condition,
$60.,Burl., (650)347-5104
MENS PANTS & SHORTS - Large box,
jeans, cargos, casual dress slacks,
34/32, 36/32, Burl, $85.all,
(650)347-5104
MENS SHIRTS - Brand names, Polos,
casual long sleeve dress, golf polo,
tshirts, sizes M/L, great condition, Burl,
$83., (650)347-5104
NANCY'S TAILORING &
BOUTIQUE
Custom Made & Alterations
889 Laurel Street
San Carlos, CA 94070
650-622-9439
NEW BROWN LEATHER JACKET- XL
$25., 650-364-0902
NINE WEST. 3 black handbags. Very
good condition. All for $10. (650)630-
2329
PICTURE HAT: Leghorn straw, pouf
bow, vintage red/pink velvet roses. Fem-
inine Easter Bonnet! From: Hats On
Post, SF @ $75. Steal at $20.,
(650)341-3288
REVERSIBLE, SOUVENIR JACKET
San Francisco: All-weather, zip-front,
hood. Weatherproof 2-tone tan.; Inner:
navy fleece, logos SF & GG bridge.
$15.00 (650)341-3288
SNOW BOOTS, MEN'S size 12. Brand
New, Thermolite brand,(with zippers),
black, $18. (510) 527-6602
VINTAGE CLOTHING 1930 Ermine fur
coat Black full length $35 650 755-9833
VINTAGE WOMEN'S hats various styles
B/O, Daly City, (650)755-9833
WOMEN'S BLACK Motorcycle Jacket
Size M Stella/Alpine Star $80. obo
(415)375-1617
WOMEN'S VINTAGE clothing $5.00 &
up, Daly City, (650)755-9833
317 Building Materials
WHITE STORM/SCREEN door. Size is
35 1/4" x 79 1/4". Asking $75.00. Call
(650)341-1861
318 Sports Equipment
"EVERLAST FOR HER" Machine to
help lose weight $40., (650)368-3037
13 ASSORTED GOLF CLUBS- Good
Quality $3.50 each. Call (650) 349-6059.
BASKETBALL RIM, net & backboard
$35/all 650-345-7132 Leave message.
BOYS BOXING gloves $8. 341-8342
DARTBOARD - New, regulation 18 di-
meter, Halex brand w/mounting hard-
ware, 6 brass darts, $16., (650)681-7358
GOLF BALLS (325) $65 (650)341-5347
GOLF BALLS (325) $65 (650)341-5347
318 Sports Equipment
GOLF BALLS - 300+, $3. per dozen,
(650)766-4858
GOLF BALLS in new carton Dunlop,
Wilson, & Top Flight $9.00 650 341-8342
GOLF CLUB sets - 2 junior sizes, $15.
each, SOLD!
TENNIS RACKET oversize with cover
and 3 Wilson Balls $25 (650)692-3260
TREADMILL - PROFORM Crosswalk
Sport. 300 pounds capacity with incline,
hardly used. $450., (650)637-8244
TWO YOGA Videos. Never used, one
with Patrisha Walden, one by Rebok with
booklet. Both $6 (650)755-8238
WATER SKI'S - Gold cup by AMFA Voit
$40., (650)574-4586
YOUTH GOLF Bag great condition with
six clubs putter, drivers and accessories
$65. 650-358-0421
322 Garage Sales
THE THRIFT SHOP
CLEARANCE SALE
50% OFF
ALL CLOTHING
Open Thurs. & Fri 10-2:00
Sat 10-3:00
Episcopal Church
1 South El Camino Real
San Mateo 94401
(650)344-0921
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Call (650)344-5200
335 Rugs
IVORY WOOL blend rect. 3x5 Blue Wil-
low pattern $50 firm, (650)342-6345
335 Garden Equipment
BAMBOO poles 6 to 8 Ft, 30. $15/all,
(415)346-6038
FLOWER POTS many size (50 pieces)
$15/all, (415)346-6038
GALVANIZED planter with boxed liners
94 x 10 x 9. Two available, $20/all,
(415)346-6038
POTTED PLANTS (7) $5/each
650-207-0897
TABLE - for plant, $25., perfect condi-
tion, (650)345-1111
340 Camera & Photo Equip.
SONY CYBERSHOT DSC-T-50 - 7.2 MP
digital camera (black) with case, $175.,
(650)208-5598
345 Medical Equipment
General Dentistry
for Adults & Children
DR. ANNA P. LIVIZ, DDS
324 N. San Mateo Drive, #2
San Mateo 94401
(650)343-5555
379 Open Houses
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380 Real Estate Services
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to find information on fine homes
and properties throughout
the local area.
381 Homes for Sale
BANK OWNED
HOMES
FREE LIST W/ PICTURES!
$500K - $1.2M
www.650foreclosure.com
Lacewell Realty
440 Apartments
BELMONT - prime, quiet location, view,
Studio $1125, 1 bedroom $1450. New
carpets, new granite counters, dishwash-
er, balcony, covered carports, storage,
pool, no pets. (650) 592-1271
SAN MATEO - Large 2 Bedroom, 2 bath.
Next to Central Park. Rarely Available.
Prestigious Location & Building. Gated
garage. Deck, No pets, $2,200/mo.
Call (650) 948-2935
470 Rooms
HIP HOUSING
Non-Profit Home Sharing Program
San Mateo County
(650)348-6660
ROOM FOR RENT - near 101, 92, 280,
private bath, parking, utilities/cable
included, $650.00. (650) 504-7122
females only
ROOM FOR RENT in Foster City. $700
Per Month. Call Moe, (650)595-3877
Rooms For Rent
Travel Inn, San Carlos
$49-59 daily + tax
$294-$322 weekly + tax
Clean Quiet Convenient
Cable TV, WiFi & Private Bathroom
Microwave and Refrigerator
950 El Camino Real San Carlos
(650) 593-3136
Mention Daily Journal
SHARE 1 BEDROOM APARTMENT -
Good access to 101 and 280, $650. per
month, $650. deposit, (530)575-7266
515 Office Space
SMALL OFFICE SPACE for Rent.
47 S. Claremont St. At the Corner of 1st
Ave., San Mateo. Around 350 sq. ft.,
(415)990-6790
620 Automobiles
1979 CLASSIC Old Cutlass Supreme.
81k Orginal miles, new paint, excellent
condition. (650)868-0436 RWC.
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BMW 02 325CI -fully loaded, black
leather interior, auto, heated seats, new
tires, much more! 112K miles. $9,400.
(650)692-7916
BMW 530 95 WAGON - Moon Roof,
automatic, Gray/Black, 165K miles,
$3,850 (650)349-0713
CADILLAC 93 Sedan $ 4,000 or Trade
Good Condition (650)481-5296
CHEVY HHR 08 - Grey, spunky car
loaded, even seat warmers, $9,500.
(408)807-6529.
HONDA 10 ACCORD LX - 4 door se-
dan, low miles, $19K, (650)573-6981
MERCEDES 06 C230 - 6 cylinder, navy
blue, 60K miles, 2 year warranty,
$18,000, (650)455-7461
SUTTON AUTO SALES
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Call 650-595-DEAL (3325)
Or Stop By Our Lot
1659 El Camino Real
San Carlos
620 Automobiles
VOLKSWAGEN GT 07 No engine, no
Trans. $100 or B/O SOLD!
625 Classic Cars
DATSUN 72 - 240Z with Chevy 350, au-
tomatic, custom, $4900 or trade.
(415) 412-7030
NISSAN 87 Centura - Two door, man-
ual, stick shift, 150K miles. Clean title,
good body, $1,250., (415)505-3908
PLYMOUTH 72 CUDA - Runs and
drives good, needs body, interior and
paint, $8,000 /obo, serious inquiries only.
(650)873-8623
630 Trucks & SUVs
TOYOTA HIGHLANDER - 08, 2WD
Sport, 38K miles, original owner, many
extras, excellent condition, $23,750 obo,
SOLD!
635 Vans
NISSAN 01 Quest - GLE, leather seats,
sun roof, TV/DVR equipment. Looks
new, $15,500. (650)219-6008
640 Motorcycles/Scooters
BMW 03 F650 GS, $3899 OBO. Call
650-995-0003
HARLEY DAVIDSON 83 Shovelhead
special construction, 1340 ccs,
Awesome! $5,950/obo
Rob (415)602-4535.
VARIOUS MOTORCYCLE parts USED
call for what you want or need $99
(650)670-2888
645 Boats
BANSHEE SAILBOAT - 13 ft. with ex-
tras, $750., (650)343-6563
PLEASURE BOAT, 15ft., 50 horsepow-
er Mercury, $1,300.obo (650)368-2170
PROSPORT 97 - 17 ft. CC 80 Yamaha
Pacific, loaded, like new, $9,500 or trade,
(650)583-7946.
650 RVs
RV. 73 Chevy Model 30 Van, Runs
good, Rebuilt Transmission, Fiberglass
Bubble Top $2,000. Will finance, small
downpayment. Call for appointments.
(650)364-1374
670 Auto Service
HILLSDALE CAR CARE
WE FIX CARS
Quailty Work-Value Price
Ready to help
call (650) 345-0101
254 E. Hillsdale Blvd.
San Mateo
Corner of Saratoga Ave.
MB GARAGE, INC.
Repair Restore Sales
Mercedes-Benz Specialists
2165 Palm Ave.
San Mateo
(650)349-2744
MERCEDES BENZ REPAIR
Diagnosis, Repair, Maintenance.
All MBZ Models
Elliott Dan Mercedes Master Certi-
fied technician
555 O'Neil Avenue, Belmont
650-593-1300
QUALITY COACHWORKS
Autobody & Paint
Expert Body
and
Paint Personalized Service
411 Woodside Road,
Redwood City
650-280-3119
SAN CARLOS AUTO
SERVICE & TUNE UP
A Full Service Auto Repair
Facility
760 El Camino Real
San Carlos
(650)593-8085
670 Auto Parts
670 Auto Parts
2 SNOW/CABLE chains good condition
fits 13-15 inch rims $10/both San Bruno
650-588-1946
94-96 CAPRICE Impala Parts, headlight
lenses, electric fan, radiator, tyres and
wheels. $50., (650)574-3141
ACCELL OR Mallory Dual Point Distribu-
tor for Pontiac $30 each, (650)574-3141
CAMPER/TRAILER/TRUCK OUTSIDE
backup mirror 8 diameter fixture. $30.
650-588-1946
CHEVY SMALL Block Chrome Dressup
Kit. 1 timing chain cover, 1 large air
cleaner and a set of valve covers. $30.,
(650)574-3141
DENALI WHEELS - 17 inches, near
new, 265-70-R17, complete fit GMC 6
lug wheels, $400. all, SOLD!
HEAVY DUTY jack stand for camper or
SUV $15. (650)949-2134
HONDA CIVIC FRONT SEAT Gray Col-
or. Excellent Condition $90. San Bruno.
415-999-4947
SHOP MANUALS 2 1955 Pontiac
manual, 4 1984 Ford/Lincoln manuals, &
1 gray marine diesel manual $40 or B/O
(650)583-5208
TRUCK RADIATOR - fits older Ford,
never used, $100., (650)504-3621
672 Auto Stereos
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Redwood City
(650)299-9991
680 Autos Wanted
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Construction
Decks & Fences
NORTH FENCE
& DECK CO.
Lic #733213
Specializing in:
Redwood Fences
Decks
Retaining Walls
650-756 0694
W W W .
N O R T H F E N C E C O
. C O M
MARSH FENCE
& DECK CO.
State License #377047
Licensed Insured Bonded
Fences - Gates - Decks
Stairs - Retaining Walls
10-year guarantee
Quality work w/reasonable prices
Call for free estimate
(650)571-1500
Doors
30 INCH white screen door, new $20
leave message 650-341-5364
Electricians
ALL ELECTRICAL
SERVICE
650-322-9288
for all your electrical needs
ELECTRIC SERVICE GROUP
ELECTRICIAN
For all your
electrical needs
Residential, Commercial,
Troubleshooting,
Wiring & Repairing
Call Ben at (650)685-6617
Lic # 427952
Gardening
ANGEL TRUMPET VINE - wine colored
blooms, $40., SSF, Bill (650)871-7200
Gardening
J.B. GARDENING SERVICE
Maintenance, New Lawns, Sprinkler
Systems, Clean Ups, Fences, Tree
Trimming, Concrete work, Brick Work,
Pavers, and Retaining Walls.
Free Estimates
Phone: (650) 345-6583
Cell: (650) 400- 5604
JOSES COMPLETE
GARDENING
and Landscaping
Full Service Includes:
Tree Trimming
Free Estimates
(650)315-4011
Gutters
O.K.S RAINGUTTER
Gutter Cleaning - Leaf Guard
Gutter & Roof Repairs
Custom Down Spouts
Drainage Solutions
10% Senior Discount
CA Lic# 794353/Insured
(650)556-9780
Handy Help
DISCOUNT HANDYMAN
& PLUMBING
Carpentry Plumbing
Kitchens Bathrooms
Dry Rot Decks
Priced for You! Call John
(650)296-0568
Free Estimates
Lic.#834170
HONEST HANDYMAN
Remodeling, Plumbing.
Electrical, Carpentry,
General Home Repair,
Water Damage,
New Construction
No Job Too Small
Lic.# 891766
(650)740-8602
RDS HOME REPAIRS
Quality, Dependable
Handyman Service
General Home Repairs
Improvements
Routine Maintenance
(650)573-9734
www.rdshomerepairs.com
Hardwood Floors
KO-AM
HARDWOOD FLOORING
Hardwood & Laminate
Installation & Repair
Refinish
High Quality @ Low Prices
Call 24/7 for Free Estimate
800-300-3218
408-979-9665
Lic. #794899
Hauling
Hauling
AM/PM HAULING
Haul Any Kind of Junk
Residential & Commercial
Free Estimates!
We recycle almost everything!
Go Green!
Call Joe
(650)722-3925
CHEAP
HAULING!
Light moving!
Haul Debris!
650-583-6700
Interior Design
REBARTS INTERIORS
Hunter Douglas Gallery
Free Measuring & Install.
247 California Dr., Burl.
(650)348-1268
990 Industrial Blvd., #106
SC (800)570-7885
www.rebarts.com
Landscaping
FERNANDO ARRELLIN
Landscaping & Demolition
Sprinkler systems New fences
Flagstone Interlocking pavers
New driveways Clean-ups
Hauling Gardening
Retaining walls Drainage
(650)385-1402
Lic#36267
Moving
Bay Area
Relocation Services
Specializing in:
Homes, Apts., Storages
Professional, friendly, careful.
Peninsulas Personal Mover
Commercial/Residential
Fully Lic. & Bonded CAL -T190632
Call Armando (650) 630-0424
Painting
CRAIGS PAINTING
Interior & Exterior
Quality Work
Reasonable Rates
Free Estimates
(650)553-9653
Lic# 857741
JON LA MOTTE
PAINTING
Interior & Exterior
Pressure Washing
Free Estimates
(650)368-8861
Lic #514269
MTP
Painting/Waterproofing
Drywall Repair/Tape/Texture
Power Washing-Decks, Fences
No Job Too Big or Small
Lic.# 896174
Call Mike the Painter
(650)271-1320
Plaster/Stucco
JK PLASTERING
Interior Exterior
Free Estimates
Lic.# 966463
(650)799-6062
Plumbing
$69 TO CLEAN
ANY CLOGGED DRAIN!
Sewer trenchless
Pipe replacement
Replace sewer line without
ruining your yard
(650) 898-4444
Lic#933572
Tree Service
NORDIC TREE SERVICE
Large Removal Trim, Thin, Prune
We do demolition and do waste hauls
Stump grading
ALL WORK GUARANTEED
FREE ESTIMATES
Jorge Sr. (650) 465-6019
Jorge Jr. (650)518-2512
jorges_handyman@yahoo.com
Tile
CUBIAS TILE
Marble, Stone & porcelain
Kitchens, bathrooms, floors,
fireplaces, entryways, decks, tile
repair, grout repair
Free Estimates Lic.# 955492
Mario Cubias
(650)784-3079
Window Washing
Notices
NOTICE TO READERS:
California law requires that contractors
taking jobs that total $500 or more (labor
or materials) be licensed by the Contrac-
tors State License Board. State law also
requires that contractors include their li-
cense number in their advertising. You
can check the status of your licensed
contractor at www.cslb.ca.gov or 800-
321-CSLB. Unlicensed contractors taking
jobs that total less than $500 must state
in their advertisements that they are not
licensed by the Contractors State Li-
cense Board.
Attorneys
* BANKRUPTCY *
Huge credit card debt?
Job loss? Foreclosure?
Medical bills?
YOU HAVE OPTIONS
Call for a free consultation
(650)363-2600
This law firm is a debt relief agency
Beauty
KAYS
HEALTH & BEAUTY
Facials, Waxing, Fitness
Body Fat Reduction
Pure Organic Facial $48.
1 Hillcrest Blvd, Millbrae
(650)697-6868
Let the beautiful
you be reborn at
PerfectMe by Laser
A fantastic body contouring
spa featuring treatments
with Zerona
,
VelaShape IIand
VASER
Shape.
Sessions range from $100-
$150 with our exclusive
membership!
To find out more and
make an appointment call
(650)375-8884
BURLINGAME
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Dental Services
DR. SAMIR NANJAPA DDS
Family Dentistry &
Smile Restoration
UCSF Dentistry Faculty
Cantonese, Mandarin &
Hindi Spoken
650-477-6920
320 N. San Mateo Dr. Ste 2
San Mateo
Divorce
DIVORCE CENTERS
OF CALIFORNIA
Low Cost
non-attorney service
UNCONTESTED
DIVORCE
650.347.2500
520 So. El Camino Real #650
San Mateo, CA 94402
www.divorcecenters.com
Se habla Espaol
I am not an attorney.
I can only provide self help services
at your specic directions
Food
AYA SUSHI
The Best Sushi
& Ramen in Town
1070 Holly Street
San Carlos
(650)654-1212
FIND OUT!
What everybody is
talking about!
South Harbor
Restaurant & Bar
425 Marina Blvd., SSF
(650)589-1641
GOT BEER?
We Do!
Holiday Banquet
Headquarters
Steelhead Brewing Co.
333 California Dr.
Burlingame
(650)344-6050
www.steelheadbrewery.com
Grand Opening
RED CRAWFISH
CRAVING CAJUN?
401 E. 3rd Ave. @ S. Railroad
San Mateo 94401
redcrawfishsf.com
(650) 347-7888
GULLIVERS
RESTAURANT
Early Bird Special
Prime Rib Complete Dinner
Mon-Thu
1699 Old Bayshore Blvd. Burlingame
(650)692-6060
HOUSE OF BAGELS
SAN MATEO
OPEN EVERYDAY 6:30AM-3PM
Bagels,Santa Cruz Coffee,
Sandwiches, Wifi, Kids Corner
Easy Parking
680 E. 3rd Ave & Delaware
(650)548-1100
JACKS
RESTAURANT
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
1050 Admiral Ct., #A
San Bruno
(650)589-2222
JacksRestaurants.com
NEALS COFFEE
SHOP
Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Senior Meals, Kids Menu
www.nealscoffeeshop.com
1845 El Camino Real
Burlingame
(650)692-4281
SUNDAY CHAMPAGNE
BRUNCH
Crowne Plaza
1221 Chess Dr., Hwy. 92 at
Foster City Blvd. Exit
Foster City
(650)570-5700
Food
SUNSHINE CAFE
Breakfast Lunch Dinner
1750 El Camino Real
San Mateo
(Borel Square)
(650)357-8383
THE AMERICAN BULL
BAR & GRILL
14 large screen HD TVs
Full Bar & Restaurant
www.theamericanbull.com
1819 El Camino, in
Burlingame Plaza
(650)652-4908
Fitness
DOJO USA
World Training Center
Martial Arts & Tae Bo Training
www.dojousa.net
731 Kains Ave, San Bruno
(650)589-9148
Health & Medical
BACK, LEG PAIN OR
NUMBNESS?
Non-Surgical
Spinal Decompression
650-231-4754
177 Bovet Rd. #150 San Mateo
BayAreaBackPain.com
REVIV
MEDICAL SPA
www.revivmedspa.com
31 S. El Camino Real
Millbrae
(650)697-3339
SLEEP APNEA
We can treat it
without CPAP!
Call for a free
sleep apnea screening
650-583-5880
Millbrae Dental
STRESSED OUT?
IN PAIN?
I CAN HELP YOU
Sessions start from $20
Call 650-235-6761
Will Chen ACUPUNCTURE
12220 6th Ave, Belmont
www. willchenacupuncture.com
TOENAIL FUNGUS?
FREE Consultation for
Laser Treatment
(650)347-0761
Dr. Richard Woo, DPM
San Mateo
Insurance
AARP AUTO
INSURANCE
Great insurance
Great price
Special rates for
drivers over 50
650-593-7601
ISU LOVERING
INSURANCE SERVICES
1121 Laurel St.,
San Carlos
BARRETT
INSURANCE
www.barrettinsuranceservices.net
Eric L. Barrett,
CLU, RHU, REBC, CLTC, LUTCF
President
Barrett Insurance Services
(650)513-5690
CA. Insurance License #0737226
GOUGH INSURANCE &
FINANCIAL SERVICES
www.goughinsurance.com
(650)342-7744
CA insurance lic. 0561021
HEALTH INSURANCE
Paying too much for COBRA?
No coverage?
.... Not good!
I can help.
John Bowman
(650)525-9180
CA Lic #0E08395
Jewelers
KUPFER JEWELRY
We Buy
Coins, Jewelry,
Watches, Platinum,
& Diamonds.
Expert fine watch
& jewelry repair.
Deal with experts.
1211 Burlingame Ave.
Burlingame
www.kupferjewelry.com
(650) 347-7007
MAYERS
JEWELERS
We Buy Gold!
Bring your old gold in
and redesign to
something new or cash it in!
Watch Battery
Replacement $9.00
Most Watches.
Must present ad.
Jewelry & Watch Repair
2323 Broadway
Redwood City
(650)364-4030
Legal Services
LEGAL
DOCUMENTS PLUS
Non-Attorney document
preparation: Divorce,
Pre-Nup, Adoption, Living Trust,
Conservatorship, Probate,
Notary Public. Response to
Lawsuits: Credit Card
Issues,Breech of Contract
Jeri Blatt, LDA #11
Registered & Bonded
(650)574-2087
legaldocumentsplus.com
"I am not an attorney. I can only
provide self help services at your
specific direction."
Marketing
GROW
YOUR SMALL BUSINESS
Get free help from
The Growth Coach
Go to
www.buildandbalance.com
Sign up for the free newsletter
Massage Therapy
ASIAN MASSAGE
$48 per Hour
New Customers Only
For First 20 Visits
Open 7 days, 10 am -10 pm
633 Veterans Blvd., #C
Redwood City
(650)556-9888
GRAND OPENING
ASIAN MASSAGE
$50 for 1 hour
Angel Spa
667 El Camino Real, Redwood City
(650)363-8806
7 days a week, 9:30am-9:30pm
GRAND OPENING!
CRYSTAL WAVE SPA
Body & Foot Massage
Facial Treatment
1205 Capuchino Ave.
Burlingame
(650)558-1199
HAPPY FEET
Massage
& 25th Ave., San Mateo
(650)638-9399
$30.00/Hr Foot Massage
$50.00/Hr Full Body Massage
HEALING MASSAGE
GRAND OPENING
Open daily 9am - 9pm
2305-A Carlos St., Moss Beach
(On Hwy 1 next to Post office)
(650)563-9771
SUNFLOWER MASSAGE
Grand Opening!
$10. Off 1-Hour Session!
1482 Laurel St.
San Carlos
(Behind Trader Joes)
Open 7 Days/Week, 10am-10pm
(650)508-8758
TRANQUIL
MASSAGE
951 Old County Road
Suite 1
Belmont
650-654-2829
YOU HAVE IT-
WELL BUY IT
We buy and pawn:
Gold Jewelry
Art Watches
Musical Instrument
Paintings Diamonds
Silverware Electronics
Antique Furniture
Computers TVs Cars
Open 7 days
Buy *Sell*Loan
590 Veterans Blvd.
Redwood City
(650)368-6855
Needlework
LUV2
STITCH.COM
Needlepoint!
Fiesta Shopping Center
747 Bermuda Dr., San Mateo
(650)571-9999
Pet Services
BOOMERANG
PET EXPRESS
All natural, byproduct free
pet foods!
Home Delivery
www.boomerangpetexpress.com
(650)989-8983
Real Estate Loans
REAL ESTATE LOANS
We Fund Bank Turndowns!
Direct Private Lender
Homes Multi-family
Mixed-Use Commercial
WE BUY TRUST DEED NOTES
FICO Credit Score Not a Factor
PURCHASE, REFINANCE,
CASH OUT
Investors welcome
Loan servicing since 1979
650-348-7191
Wachter Investments, Inc.
Real Estate Broker #746683
Nationwide Mortgage
Licensing System ID #348268
CA Dept. of Real Estate
Seniors
A NO COST
Senior Housing
Referral Service
Assisted Living. Memory.
Residential Homes.
Dedicated to helping seniors
and families find the right
supportive home.
(650)787-8292
AFFORDABLE
24-hour Assisted Living
Care located in
Burlingame
Mills Estate Villa
&
Burlingame Villa
- Short Term Stays
- Dementia & Alzheimers
Care
- Hospice Care
(650)692-0600
Lic.#4105088251/
415600633
LASTING IMPRESSIONS
ARE OUR FIRST PRIORITY
Cypress Lawn
1370 El Camino Real
Colma
(650)755-0580
www.cypresslawn.com
STERLING COURT
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ASSISTED LIVING
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Luxury Rental
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were built by him during the war. After the war, he
announced Hillsdale #3 with another 300 houses would be
started immediately. The 274-acre K.O. Grady Laurel Creek
Stock Farm (area near the county medical center on West
30th Avenue) was purchased in 1946. Hillsdale #4, extending
north to 27th Avenue and west to Monterey Street, was begun
in January 1947, followed by #5 and #6. The price had
increased considerably, now in the $12,000 to $20,000 range.
In addition to the new homes being built, over 500 garden
style apartments were built on both sides of Hillsdale
Boulevard.
To complete his overall plan for his development, a
$600,000 store on his 42-acre site at Hillsdale was begun.
The Mayfair Market (originally Andrew Williams) was
remodeled and expanded, and more stores were begun to
complement this supermarket. By 1970, the Hillsdale
Shopping Center had more than 150 stores in it and was con-
sidered the finest shopping center on the Peninsula.
Rediscovering the Peninsula by Darold Fredricks appears in the
Monday edition of the Daily Journal.
HISTORY
By Thomas Adamson
CHESSY, France Disneyland
Paris celebrated its entry into adult-
hood in spectacular style this week-
end, with a 20th birthday extravagan-
za replete with celebrities, parades
and a new state-of-the-art show.
The resort about 22 miles east of
Paris has a lot to celebrate. After
overcoming a rocky childhood, the
Magic Kingdom now makes up a
chunk of the French economy and of
Disneys own revenues.
Mexican actress Salma Hayek and
retired French soccer great Zinedine
Zidane led celebrations at the park
featuring a high-energy projection of
Disney cartoon characters onto
Sleeping Beautys castle crowning
Main Street, U.S.A. Also starring in
the event, marked with reworks and
water displays, were Peter Pan and
other Disney characters.
Marvelous! Frenchman Xavier
Fin, 40, said Sunday, a day after the
show. Im here with my son and its
so great for him to see all the cre-
ativity. Its really overwhelming.
Beyond the glitz, however, there is
a real story for Disneyland Paris to
crow about after some volatile years
and a rumored brush with bankrupt-
cy.
The resort 40 percent owned by
the Walt Disney Co. has come a
long way under the marketing mantra
slowly but surely.
Five years ago, the resort nally
started to make operating prots.
Building on its fortune, Disneyland
Paris became the most visited tourist
destination in Europe in 2008. It
broke its record for ticket sales last
year, marking its 250 millionth visi-
tor since its creation.
Over the years, the French have
also learned to love Mickey. The
resort was decried by some in France
as a threat to the French culture a
cultural Chernobyl for some, a
construction of hardened chewing
gum for others. An initial ban on
wine done away with inside the
park was seen as a snub of the French
heritage.
Now, two decades on, the Gallic
grouching has been transformed into
enthusiasm at least for the hordes
of French who visit the park, a 2,230-
hectar (5,510-acre) expanse. The
French now make up about half of
the visitors, according to the French
Tourism Ministry.
The resort began its life in the ver-
dant Paris region, blossoming out of
farmland, with the name EuroDisney
but was re-branded in the mid-1990s
as Disneyland Paris to link itself
more closely with the French capital.
It now accounts for a considerable
portion of the tourist revenues of
France the worlds most visited
country and employs some 15,000
people.
In 2011, 6.5 percent of all the
tourism income in the country came
from Disneyland, French Tourism
Minister Frederic Lefebvre told The
Associated Press. And a third of all
the visitors to the resort come to see
Paris as well for the historic heritage,
so it is extremely important to
France.
The resorts French CEO, Philippe
Gas, speaking with typical Disney-
style fervor mixed with Gallic pride,
went even further: It is perhaps arro-
gant to say, but we are the best deal
that France ever made.
The operating prot book, indeed,
looks fatter than in the past, but the
resort still has huge debts linked to
its rocky nancial past.
It didnt work in the early years
how we wanted, Gas said, but now
we are at the healthiest situation in
our history.
The initial construction went
hugely over budget and, with less
than half the expected number of vis-
itors, put the resort on a downward
economic spiral. In 1994, with the
company in serious nancial difcul-
ty, rumors circulated that the park
was on the verge of bankruptcy and
crisis talks were held between the
banks and backers, which rescued
the park.
Expansion with a new park in
2002, Walt Disney Studios, consoli-
dated the long-term survival of
Disneyland Paris. Now, though the
debt is still huge (euro) 1.8 billion
($2.4 billion) the company has
been paying it off in large sums since
2009.
Its been a long way, but now we
have a calendar of payment that will
see all the debt wiped out by 2024.
We no longer need Mommy and
Daddy to help us, Gas added.
Walt Disney Co. should be pleased
that the French Mickey is cleaning
up its debt slate. It has announced
expected losses of some $200 mil-
lion dollars on its current movie
John Carter, making it among the
biggest ops in cinema history.
The company is increasingly
reliant on the success of its theme
parks, and prots generated by high-
er ticket prices and attendance levels,
strongly contributed to the Walt
Disney companys 12 percent prot
spike last quarter.
Disneyland Paris celebrates 20th
Disneyland Paris just turned 20.

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