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NATION PAGE 5
LEBRON GETS
AP HONORS
SPORTS PAGE 11
47 RONIN
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WEEKEND PAGE 16
PEOPLE DIVIDED ON REVERSAL ON ACA CANCELLATIONS
Obama signs
budget and
defense bill
Bills ease spending cuts and crack
down on sexual assault in the military
By Michelle Durand
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Juliana Fuerbringer hopes 2014
brings her son a house a club-
house, actually.
And actually not just for her son
but for all people living with men-
tal illness.
The sooner he can go and be a
member and feel valued, the bet-
ter, Fuerbringer said.
Spurred by the personal experi-
ence with her son who was diag-
nosed with schizophrenia at age
21 four years ago, Fuerbringer is
among a group of similar minded
people working to open
Clubhouse in San Mateo County.
The Clubhouse will be a place
where those with severe diagnoses
can nd support, friendship, guid-
Effort on to open clubhouse to
help those with mental illness
By Angela Swartz
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
The addition of two new schools
is prompting the San Carlos
Elementary School District to
look at changing its school nam-
ing policy, including a decision
on whether to accept financial
contributions for naming rights.
The proposed policy states that
the name selected shall be relevant
and meaningful to the school com-
munity and be considered one that
will stand the test of time rather
than being trendy.
Some, such as board Vice
President Carol Elliott, dont want
to see naming rights go to a cer-
tain person or group just because
of monetary donations.
The value of they gave us
enough money is a value I would
not support, Elliott said. Were
really not in a state where we need
to resort to naming buildings after
corporations. The exceptions
piece is ambiguous and puts future
boards in a tough position.
The exception section refer-
enced by Elliot states that in rare
circumstances the board can con-
sider if the name of an individual
or group proposed for display or a
facility is consistent with the val-
ues of the district. The board can
also consider if the nancial bene-
t of the naming rights is so sig-
nicant it will allow the district to
have new facilities, programs or
improvements to those beyond
what the district would have other-
wise, according to a staff report.
The board will have full and sole
discretion of deciding what exact-
ly great signicance means or
what constitutes a substantially
improved facility will be at the
full and sole discretion of the
District looks to revise facility naming policy
San Carlos Elementary School Districts policy could include accepting financial donations for naming rights
SAMANTHA WEIGEL/DAILY JOURNAL
Above: Maggie Berkshire and her sons Sean and Ryan spent the day after Christmas grocery shopping for a third
holiday gathering. Below: Bonnie Daugherty capitalized on post-Christmas decoration sales in anticipation of
next years season.
By Samantha Weigel
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
The urry of holiday planning,
shopping, cooking and gather-
ings can seem like a blur as people
wind down the day after
Christmas. However, many in San
Mateo County are keeping with
the festive pace while anticipating
visits from extended family, cash-
ing in on post-holiday sales or
envisioning New Years Eve cele-
brations on the horizon.
Maggie Berkshire and her two
sons are having an elongated
Christmas by celebrating with
three different groups of family
Keeping up the festive pace
Families in San Mateo County are continuing their holiday celebrations
By Josh Lederman
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
HONOLULU Rounding out a
tough and frustrating year,
President Barack Obama signed a
bipartisan budget deal Thursday
easing spending cuts and a defense
bill cracking down on sexual
assault in the military, as the pres-
ident and Congress began pivot-
ing to the midterm election year
ahead.
Obama put his signature on both
hard-fought bills while vacation-
ing in Hawaii, where he has been
regrouping with his family since
Saturday. The bill signing marks
one of Obamas
last ofcial acts
in a year beset
by a partial
g o v e r n me n t
shutdown, a
near-default by
the Treasury, a
c a l a m i t o u s
health care roll-
out and near-
perpetual congressional gridlock.
Although the budget deal falls
short of the grand bargain that
Obama and congressional
Republicans once aspired to, it
ends the cycle of scal brinkman-
Barack Obama
See POLICY, Page 20
See BILLS, Page 6
See HOLIDAY, Page 20 See CLUBHOUSE, Page 6
District says fees fair
Increased facility fees previously
approved for the San Mateo Union
High School District to cover costs
are reasonable and within legal
parameters, according to an account-
ing rm analysis released the week of
Dec. 27, 2008.
The increases were aimed to cover
all costs associated with using a
facility lights, custodial services,
security and equipment.
Cities posed a number of
questions after the
approval, specically if
the nes are fair under
California law which prohibits a
school district from making a prot
off the facilities. In addition, local
sports groups feared the costs would
be too great for many players to
carry. Perry-Smith Accountants were
secured by the districts attorney
Sean Absher to review the fees com-
pared to the cost for services in a
report nished Friday.
The report looked at the allowable
charges under the Civic Center Act in
the California Education Code and
concluded charges were aligned with
costs. In some instances, the allow-
able hourly rate was higher than
being charged, according to the
report.
An independent report was sought
to put to rest questions, said Deputy
Superintendent of Business Elizabeth
McManus who added the district, now
with validation, will move forward
with the implementation of the fees.
Psychic may see more charges
ASan Mateo psychic shop owner
accused of taking more than $80,000
from an elderly client for special
prayers to prevent the death of both
their husbands saw herself at a pre-
liminary hearing in
February after reset-
ting the date at a court
appearance the week
of Dec. 27, 2008.
Janet Adams, who pre-
viously served prison time for
defrauding a San Mateo County
woman, was charged with one count
of theft from an elderly person with
an enhancement of excessive taking
more than $65,000. She pleaded not
guilty.
Adams owned the Psychic and
Crystal Vision shop in San Mateos
Laurelwood Shopping Center. She
was arrested after an 85-year-old
woman told authorities she visited
Adams shop in for a tarot card read-
ing and continued visits in which the
psychic would request money in
return for prayers to keep her husband
from succumbing to a heart attack.
On another visit, Adams reportedly
said her own husband was hospital-
ized and would die without $9,000 for
treatment. The woman reported a
total take of $80,330 from January
through December when her husband
noticed the substantial bank with-
drawals and learned about her pay-
ments to Adams.
Escaped inmate
surrenders in S.F.
The San Mateo County inmate who
escaped from a Maple Street transi-
tional facility the previous week sur-
rendered to detectives in San
Francisco the the week of
Dec. 27, 2008.
Charlie Clay Johnson,
59, turned himself in at
the San Francisco Police Department
at approximately 1:15 p.m. Dec.
26,2008, and was taken back to the
Maguire Correctional Facility in
Redwood City.
Johnson, who was serving a one-
year sentence for drug possession at
the time he ed, was discovered miss-
ing just before 11 p.m. Dec. 20 by
ofcers conducting a routine security
check of the minimum security re-
entry facility at 1580 Maple St. in
Redwood City.
Johnson had served time in San
Mateo County on and off for more
than a dozen years, said then-Chief
Deputy District Attorney Steve
Wagstaffe.
From the archives highlights stories origi-
nally printed ve years ago this week. It
appears in the Friday edition of the Daily
Journal.
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Actress Eva LaRue
is 47.
This Day in History
Thought for the Day
1927
The musical play Show Boat, with
music by Jerome Kern and libretto by
Oscar Hammerstein II, opened at the
Ziegfeld Theater in New York.
Everybody gets so much information all
day long that they lose their common sense.
Gertrude Stein, American author (1874-1946)
Actor Gerard
Depardieu is 65.
Rock singer Hayley
Williams is 25.
Birthdays
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New Years Day: Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s.
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I n 1512, King Ferdinand II issued the original Laws of
Burgos, which were intended to regulate the treatment of
indigenous people on Hispaniola by Spanish settlers.
I n 1831, naturalist Charles Darwin set out on a round-the-
world voyage aboard the HMS Beagle.
I n 1904, James Barries play Peter Pan: The Boy Who
Wouldnt Grow Up opened at the Duke of Yorks Theater in
London.
I n 1932, New York Citys Radio City Music Hall opened to
the public in midtown Manhattan.
I n 1945, 28 nations signed an agreement creating the
World Bank.
I n 1947, the original version of the puppet character
Howdy Doody made its TV debut on NBCs Puppet
Playhouse.
I n 1949, Queen Juliana of the Netherlands signed an act
recognizing Indonesias sovereignty after more than three
centuries of Dutch rule.
I n 1968, Apollo 8 and its three astronauts made a safe,
nighttime splashdown in the Pacic.
I n 1970, the musical play Hello, Dolly! closed on
Broadway after a run of 2,844 performances.
I n 1979, Soviet forces seized control of Afghanistan.
President Hazullah Amin, who was overthrown and execut-
ed, was replaced by Babrak Karmal.
I n 1985, Palestinian guerrillas opened re inside the Rome
and Vienna airports; 19 victims were killed, plus four attack-
ers who were slain by police and security personnel.
American naturalist Dian Fossey, 53, who had studied goril-
las in the wild in Rwanda, was found hacked to death.
I n 2007, opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was assassinat-
ed during a suicide bomb attack in Pakistan following a cam-
paign rally.
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Rockabilly musician Scotty Moore is 82. Actor John Amos
is 74. Actress Charmian Carr (Film: The Sound of Music) is
71. ABC News correspondent Cokie Roberts is 70. Rock
musician Mick Jones (Foreigner) is 69. Singer Tracy Nelson
is 69. Jazz singer-musician T.S. Monk is 64. Singer-song-
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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
Sus pi ci ous vehi cl e. A van was parked
half in the road on Erica Drive before 11: 38
p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7.
Ve hi c l e s t ol e n. A car was stolen on
Linden Avenue before 10:54 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 7.
Mal i ci ous mi schi ef . The rear window of
silver Mazda MPV was smashed on Lux
Avenue before 10:50 p.m. Saturday, Dec.
7 .
Di sturbance nei ghbors. A person was
screaming vulgarities to a neighbor on
Larch Avenue before 3:48 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 7.
Narc o t i c s . A man in a store tried to sell
drugs then left the drugs in the bathroom
and tried to ask for them back after the
supervisor found them on Noor Avenue
before 3:05 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7.
SAN BRUNO
St ol en vehi cl e. Aburgundy Honda Civic
was stolen on the 1200 block of San Mateo
Avenue before 5:37 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6.
Burglary . A vehicle was burglarized on
the 1200 block of El Camino Real before
5:13 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6.
Ani mal compl ai nt. A loose pit bull
attacked an elderly person at Peninsula
Hospital at the intersection of Shelter Lane
and Whitman Way before 3:46 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 5.
Police reports
Wet weekend
Water was shooting out of the sidewalk
on Forestview Drive in South San
Francisco before 4:27 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 7.
By Michelle Durand
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
The passenger in a car being searched by
San Mateo police jumped into the front
seat, tried eeing and later vomited up a bag
of marijuana while being booked into the
county jail on Christmas Eve, according to
prosecutors who charged him with three
felonies.
Had Travell Council, 20, of San
Francisco, been cooperative during the
search of his friends car he likely would
have avoided adding at least the narcotics
charge to his case, said District Attorney
Steve Wagstaffe.
Instead, Council is charged with felony
counts of assaulting a police ofcer, resist-
ing an ofcer during an arrest and bringing
narcotics into the jail. He is also charged
with misdemeanor counts
of possessing burglary
tools and presenting false
identication to an of-
cer.
Police encountered
Council Tuesday during a
routine trafc stop when
his driver initially failed
to yield to police lights
and then was discovered
to be on parole. During a search of the vehi-
cle, Council allegedly jumped into the dri-
vers seat, started the ignition and punched
at the ofcer trying to grab him. At one
point, Council allegedly removed his foot
from the brake which caused the car to roll
backward with the ofcer still hanging on.
Asecond ofcer turned off the car from the
passenger side and another shot him with a
stun gun which had no effect. Council ran
away and was found about an hour later on a
nearby roof, Wagstaffe said.
While being booked into custody at
Maguire Correctional Facility, Council
vomited up a bag of marijuana he swal-
lowed, Wagstaffe said.
The ofcers also reported nding burglary
tools in the vehicle.
At his rst court appearance yesterday,
Council asked for a court-appointed attor-
ney and pleaded not guilty to all charges. He
did not waive his right to a speedy trial and
was scheduled for a Jan. 7 preliminary hear-
i ng.
Bail was set at $50,000 and Council
remains in custody.
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DA: Car passenger resists
officers, vomits marijuana
Travell Council
OAKLAND Alawyer for the family of
a 13-year-old girl who was declared brain
dead after complications from a tonsillec-
tomy says Jahi McMaths relatives want
to transfer her to a nursing home that is
willing to keep caring for her.
But lawyer Christopher Dolan said
Thursday that doctors at Childrens
Hospital Oakland need to insert breathing
and feeding tubes into the girl before the
nursing home can take her.
Dolan declined to name the care facility,
but said it is located in the San Francisco
Bay Area and is not equipped to perform
surgeries.
Childrens Hospital wants to take Jahi
off life support, a move that her family
opposes.
Ajudge this week gave the hospital per-
mission to proceed after 5 p.m. on
Monday to give the girls mother time to
appeal.
Family seeks transfer of brain dead girl
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LOCAL/STATE
John Mich Michelin
John Mich Michelin died
Dec. 15, 2013, due to complica-
tions from a fall.
He was born in San Francisco
but lived the majority of his life
in San Mateo. He served in the
U.S. Navy in World War II, was an
active member of the Italian
Sportsmen Club and a sheet metal
man by trade. He was a scoutmas-
ter for several years who loved to
hunt, fish and hike in the Sierras
so much so he incorporated these
things into his scout troop by
starting a 50-mile hike in the
Sierras and taking his scouts
every year well into his 70s.
Mich was a good friend, a men-
tor to countless young men who
are better for it, a loving hus-
band, a great dad and an awesome
grandfather. He is survived by his
wife of 59 years, Pat; children
Bob, Joe, Dan, SueAnn and John;
his grandchildren Brandon,
Tony, Britney and Kasey and two
great-grandchildren. He was a
larger-than-life character who
touched a lot of lives and will be
sorely missed.
Acelebration of life is at 2 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 28 at Sneider &
Sullivan & OConnells Funeral
Home, 977 S. El Camino Real,
San Mateo.
Peter W. Stein
Peter W. Stein, of San Mateo,
died in Everett, Wash., on Friday,
Dec. 13, 2013. He was 87.
Born May 2, 1926 in Vienna,
Austria, he was the only child of
Fritz and Martha Stein. He earned
a doctorate in commercial science
from Vienna University of
Economics and Business in
1951.
In 1953, he came to the United
States and in
1957 he met
and married
K a t h e r i n e
Marie Diamond
in San
F r a n c i s c o .
They raised
three daughters
in San Mateo.
He loved to hike and picnic
with his family. He traveled all
over he world and spoke more
than six languages. Peter lived
out his Catholic faith as a strong
supporter of many charitable
organizations. He was a volun-
teer with St. Vincent de Paul, an
ombudsman and a Knight of
Columbus.
He is preceded in death by his
wife, Katherine and daughter,
Karin.
He is survived by his second
wife, Joyce Britton, daughters
Charlotte (Charie) Horne and
Linda Cannon, nine grandchil-
dren and one great-grandchild.
He will be laid to rest at Holy
Cross Cemetery in Menlo Park.
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SACRAMENTO New gures
that factor in long-term nancing
costs have more than doubled the
estimated $25 billion price tag for a
plan to restore the Sacramento-San
Joaquin Delta, a newspaper reported
Thursday.
At the heart of the plan unveiled
last summer by Gov. Jerry Brown
are two underground tunnels that
would replace the deltas current
pumping system, which has proven
deadly to salmon and other sh and
therefore led the federal government
to limit its operation. State of-
cials have pegged the cost of build-
ing the tunnel
and restoring
nearby wetlands
at $25 billion,
making it one of
the costliest
public works
projects in state
history.
But when
interest pay-
ments on bonds to nance the proj-
ect are factored in, the estimated
cost goes up to between $51 billion
and $67 billion.
The gures were presented at a
meeting of a Central Valley water
district last month, but their accura-
cy was conrmed by the state
Department of Water Resources,
according to the newspaper.
The numbers are big. There is
sticker shock, said Jason Peltier,
chief deputy general manager of the
Fresno-based Westlands Water
District. We keep going back to
our policy people and saying Yes,
this is tough to look at, but consid-
er your other scenarios. How much
more groundwater can we pump?
That kind of thing.
The revised estimates assume it
would cost $18 billion to build the
diversion tunnels and another $9
million to restore 147,000 acres of
wetlands and other habitat.
Friday is Spare the Air day
More air will be spared on
Friday, as a series of Winter Spare
the Air alerts issued by the Bay
Area Air Quality Management
District continues.
District officials announced
Thursday that wood burning will
be banned in the Bay Area on
Friday for the fth day in a row and
the 20th day this season.
Jack Broadbent, executive of-
cer of the air district, thanked the
public for observing the restric-
tions and acknowledged that there
have been a lot of wood-burning
bans lately.
We continue to see stagnant,
pollution-trapping weather condi-
tions and unhealthy levels of air
pollution in the region, prompt-
ing another Winter Spare the Air
alert, he said.
On such days, residents are not
allowed to burn wood, manufac-
tured re logs or any other solid
fuel indoors or outdoors, unless
they live in a home where wood-
stoves or replaces are the sole
source of heat.
Those who violate the ban for
the first time will have to pay
$100 or take a wood-smoke aware-
ness class; subsequent violations
will be punished with a ne of
$500 or more.
The idea of Spare the Air days is
to keep the air as clean as possible
on days when high levels of
unhealthy particulate matter have
accumulated close to the ground.
Winter Spare the Air season runs
from Nov. 1 through Feb. 28. Bay
Area residents can check the daily
burn status by calling (877) 4-NO-
BURN or visiting the districts
website at www.sparetheair.org
Distracted driver crackdown
leads to felony arrest
The Burlingame Police
Departments distracted driving
enforcement campaign led to the
Saturday arrest of a man for illegal-
ly being in possession of a loaded
rearm.
On Dec. 21, police pulled over a
driver for talking on a cellphone
when they discovered the passen-
ger, Romelle Lawson, a 28-year-
old from Pittsburg, was on proba-
tion, according to police.
A probation compliance search
turned up a backpack belonging to
Lawson that contained a loaded
rearm, police reported.
Lawson was arrested on suspi-
cion of felony possession of a
firearm and booked into county
jail, according to police.
In addition to Lawsons arrest,
the distracted driver enforcement
campaign led to 24 citations and
six warnings, according to police.
Tickets for driving while talking
on a cellphone may cost a mini-
mum of $150, according to police.
The Burlingame Police
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With next week still holiday break for
many school-aged children, parents look-
ing to entertain their kids can send them to
a new camp in San Bruno.
Busy Bakers, which officially opened in
August, offers a variety of cake decorating
classes throughout the year to adults and
children and decided to expand out into
weeklong camps. Camp runs four days Dec.
30 through Jan. 3 which gives kids the
option of participating on individual days
or the whole week.
We started camp because the kids class-
es have been such a hit, said owner Nicole
Dudum. We can entertain them for a large
period of their free time.
Dudum said kids interested in baking and
decorating can take their passion to a new
level with the camp. Alot of kids are regis-
tering for the individual days, Dudum said.
In the camp, students will make cake
pops and fudge on Monday. Tuesday will
bring cookie dough making and cookie
decorating, Thursday will include choco-
late molding and more and Friday will
include two-tier cake decorating with fon-
dant.
Although this is Busy Bakers first
camp, Dudum plans to also hold spring and
summer camp sessions. Since schools in
the area have different spring breaks, she
is tentatively planning to host two weeks
of camp in April. During the summer, she
wants to host various weeklong camps ses-
sions.
Baking projects can get more complex
depending on the skill level of the child
and Dudum actually recently added tween
classes to the schedule for those age 10 to
15. Aside from the classes, the store sells
cookbooks and baking supplies, including
a wall of cupcake liners; sprinkles; choco-
late molds; and cookie cutters.
Projects are a decent amount more com-
plex than kids classes, but in an environ-
ment with kids, said Dudum, a San
Francisco native.
Since the shop opened this fall, Dudum
says the community has been very wel-
coming. The store has been accepted
beyond positively, she said.
More than I could ever imagine or hope
for, she said. Everyone seems to be real-
ly happy to have a baking supply store in
the area thats so cheerful and fun. I could-
nt ask for a better start.
The stores pink and green walls con-
tribute to this atmosphere, Dudum said.
So does Dudum have any holiday baking
tips?
Bake something your family really
enjoys because it should be about some-
thing fun and enjoyable, she said.
The next class following the holidays
will make a tiered fondant party cake 1
p.m. Jan. 5.
Camp runs 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 30 and
31, along with Jan. 2 and 3. Currently,
there are still spaces available for camp. To
sign up, email nicole@busybakerssup-
plies.com or call the shop at 351-7227.
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11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 27 to 30, 9 a.m. to
4 p.m. Dec. 31 and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan.
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RALEIGH, N.C. A month after
President Barack Obama announced people
could keep insurance policies slated for can-
cellation under the federal health overhaul,
the reversal has gotten a mixed response
from insurers, state regulators and con-
sumers.
Many consumers complained in October
and November after insurers notied them
that their individual policies were being
canceled because they did not cover pre-
existing conditions, hospitalization, pre-
scription drugs or seven other basic bene-
ts required under the law. In pitching the
overhaul, Obama had long promised that
people who liked their policies could keep
them.
Then Obama announced Nov. 14 that
companies could continue existing policies
that dont meet the minimum requirements
if state regulators approved.
Reporting by the Associated Press
shows that older policies are being
allowed to continue in 36 states, either
because officials allowed it after Obamas
announcement, decided not to intervene
in any way or had made a decision earlier
in the year to extend non-compliant poli-
cies for a period of time.
Even so, insurers were given a choice of
whether to continue the policies, and some
declined to do so.
In Kentucky, insurers Humana, United
Healthcare and Assurant chose to extend old
policies while Anthem and Bluegrass
Family Health opted against it. Seven com-
panies in South Carolina are extending
individual plans the federal law considers
substandard, while six companies are
extending plans in the small group market.
Twenty are not participating.
In North Carolina, only Blue Cross and
Blue Shield, which controls about 80 per-
cent of the states market for individual and
small-business policies, offered to renew
plans covering 474,000 people that had
been slated for cancellation. North
Carolinas insurance commissioner allowed
the company to raise premiums by between
16 percent and 24 percent.
Prices on non-compliant policies are ris-
ing in other states, as well. Anthem Blue
Cross in Maine plans to raise premiums by
an average of 12 percent on its no-longer-
canceled policies. The Blue Cross provider
in neighboring New Hampshire expects an
average 7 percent increase, an amount that
is in line with previous years premium
increases. Blue Cross Blue Shield of
Illinois said it would seek undened price
changes.
Raleigh attorney Jeff Poley, 42, says he
is ne with paying more for his current pol-
icy, considering what it would have cost
him to switch to a new one. He has been
covered with a high-deductible health poli-
cy from Blue Cross for the past two years,
which currently costs $137 a month. The
plan does not cover maternity and some
other benets required under the Affordable
Care Act.
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It was 1986 and Pamela Ward was awarded a degree. Not an
ordinary degree but an advanced degree, an M.A. in Education,
Administration, and Policy Analysis from prestigious Stanford
University. And Pamela was not your ordinary Stanford graduate
student. An African American single woman, Pamela became
pregnant by a heroin addict at age 16 and raised her two children
and her stepson as she mastered the curriculum. And Pamela did
what few have been able to attain completing her Masters in only
9 months. Pamela kept going. She continued her studies and raise
her children without any spousal support. Pamela completed her
doctoral coursework at Stanford and then it happened. Pamela
suffered a major bout of depression. It was her rst but it would not
be her last.
Life growing up wasnt easy for Pamela. Raised with her siblings
by her single mom, Pam was frequently left home alone with her
sisters as her mom worked at night. She recalls, starting at age 4,
fending for herself in the evening until her mom returned home.
Pamela loved school and was a gifted student. Pamela received
degrees with Honors from both Merritt Community College and
Mills College. At age 30, Pamela was juggling a life of raising
children as a single mom without child support, attending graduate
school and maintaining a 3.5 grade average.
Later she worked at several high pressure jobs, teaching in the
Community College full-time and working a part-time job with
parents in recovery from substance abuse. Managing motherhood
and work was taking its toll on Pamela. She began to feel extremely
tired and her body felt heavy. She found herself recoiling, often
spending weeks in bed. She nally recognized that she needed help.
Her journey toward recovery was about to begin.
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and assistance from therapists. Pamela also received 12 unsuccessful
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Pamela describes her memory as a bucket with a hole in it.
It wasnt until Pamela was introduced to Caminars supported
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nding herself homeless, Pamela was admitted to Redwood House,
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in a warm and inviting environment. Clients, like Pamela, receive
personalized treatment plans and are provided the support they need
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Pamelas successful journey with Caminar began 17 years
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Pamelas love of school and teaching has returned. She presently
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early for Pamela. Through Caminars assistance, she just moved
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on her weakened knees. In addition to providing assistance with
her security deposit fees and a new dining set, Caminar will enable
Pamela to sleep comfortably and well Pamela has a new bed!
This year, Caminars annual Holiday Appeal is focusing on
providing housing support for clients like Pamela. Homelessness
in San Mateo County is at an all-time high with an average daily
census in 2013 of 2,281 individuals. Compounding the problem is
an alarming statistic the average monthly rent for a one-bedroom
apartment in our communities is $2,053, one of the highest in the
nation. No one should have to live on the streets and Caminar is
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ance to other services and, key to
Fuerbringer, hope.
It really is a source of hope and gives
them a choice. Right now, there is no
choice out there for them, said Fuerbringer
who serves as board chair of California
Clubhouse.
Unlike existing programs and services,
Clubhouse will be a long-term option for a
lifelong challenge. Current efforts often
focus on acute care and getting patients sta-
ble but Fuerbringers asks, what happens
when they leave the hospital? Some can get
on their feet but others cant without a net-
work.
Participants, known as members, can go
ve days a week during regular business
hours and on weekends. Part social hub, part
workplace, the Clubhouse gives these indi-
viduals a place to go during the day rather
than sitting at home. Through jobs and
training, it also helps them stabilize, tran-
sition back into school if possible and
overall feel worthy.
Participants choose jobs ranging from
emptying trash to establishing daily lunch
menus from a white board every day.
Some clubhouses, like the nearest one in
Concord, hold Friday night events.
Computers will be used for the Clubhouse
newsletter and teaching skills and members
will also have the chance to participate in
other social enterprises like the snack bar
and thrift shop. Aprimary goal is to make
participants comfortable and help build
their self condence.
Its very positive thing that lls this gap
we have, Fuerbringer said. Really, the
Clubhouse focuses on those people who
dont fully recover but through its programs
can go on to lead productive, positive
lives.
Clubhouse is a proven model dating from
1948 with the rst one in New York and with
more than 300 versions in 33 countries
but surprisingly none on the Peninsula.
Fuerbringer learned of the Clubhouse Model
after her own son fell ill and contacted the
international organization which ultimate-
ly planted the seeds in her mind for a local
location. She and others traveled to other
clubhouses in Ft. Wayne, Ind., and St. Louis
for a rsthand look which motivated them
to move quickly toward making their vision
a reality.
The group just received its nonprot sta-
tus, formalized a working board and began
its outreach. What it wants now are commu-
nity members with open hearts and open
wallets.
The groups budget for next year is
$350,000 of which $50,000 they hope to
garner from the community with the rest
coming from grants and foundations. It has
surpassed the $30,000 mark and even has
some possible sites in mind although its
not quite ready to put down a deposit. Akey
factor is a centralized location in the county
and proximity to public transportation
although Fuerbringer said the Clubhouse
will have vans with which to transport
members.
The existing clubhouse network provides
an already established support system and
gives the San Mateo County group some
templates to emulate. The Clubhouse will
also be a place and program to complement
and link to rather than replace those already
in place like vocational training,
Fuerbringer said.
For more information and to donate visit
www.californiaclubhouse.org.
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CLUBHOUSE
ship for now by preventing another
shutdown for nearly two more years.
But the rare moment of comity may be
short-lived. Hanging over the start of the
year is a renewed ght over raising the
nations borrowing limit, which the Treasury
says must be resolved by late February or
early March to avert an unprecedented U.S.
default. Both sides are positioning behind
customary hard-line positions, with
Republicans insisting they want conces-
sions before raising the debt limit and
Obama insisting he wont negotiate.
The last vestiges of 2013s legislative
wrangling behind him, Obamas attention
turns now to major challenges and potential
bright spots in the year ahead. In late
January, Obama will give his fth State of
the Union address, setting his agenda for the
nal stretch before the 2014 midterm elec-
tions, in which all of the House and one-third
of the Senate are on the ballot.
The elections could drown out much of
Obamas effort to focus attention on his own,
key agenda items.
Those include his signature health care law.
The critical enrollment period for new insur-
ance exchanges closes on March 31. Also at
mid-year, Obama will be seeking to secure a
comprehensive nuclear deal with Iran before
a six-month deal struck in November runs
out.
Hopefully the president has finally
learned that if he wants a productive second
term we need to focus on nding areas of
common ground, said Brendan Buck, a
spokesman for House Speaker John
Boehner, R-Ohio.
Wary of letting expectations get too high,
Obamas advisers have been careful not to
read too much into Congress success in
trumping pessimistic expectations and
pulling off a modest, end-of-year budget deal.
In an email on Thursday, senior Obama
adviser Dan Pfeiffer called for a renewed focus
in the new year on job creation, an unem-
ployment insurance extension and raising
the minimum wage.
While its too early to declare a new era of
bipartisanship, what weve seen recently is
that Washington is capable of getting things
done when it wants to, Pfeiffer said.
Theres an opportunity next year for this
town to do its job and make real progress.
The product of intensive talks before law-
makers left Washington for Christmas, the
budget deal alleviates the harshest effects of
automatic budget cuts on the Pentagon and
domestic agencies. It reduces those cuts,
known as the sequester, by about one-third,
restoring approximately $63 billion over
two years.
A projected $85 billion in savings are
located elsewhere in the deal, including
increases in an airport security tax and a fee
corporations pay to have pensions guaran-
teed by the government. Also included: a
contentious provision to pare down annual
cost of living increases in benets for mili-
tary retirees under age 62. Those cuts will
save the government about $6.3 billion over
a decade.
With lawmakers eager to leave town for the
holidays and Republicans hoping to keep the
focus on problems with Obamas health care
law, the deal passed with bipartisan support
in both the Democratic-controlled Senate
and the Republican-controlled House
despite opposition from tea party groups
that lined up to oppose it, arguing the deal
would raise spending.
The comprehensive defense bill Obama
signed will give military personnel a 1 per-
cent pay raise. It also covers combat pay,
ships, aircraft and bases. Lawmakers also
gave Obama a rare victory in his ght to
close Guantanamo Bay, by lifting the most
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In a statement Thursday, Obama said
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He said some of the remaining restrictions,
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the Congress to remove these restrictions,
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Activists: Syria will let food into rebel town
BEIRUT Residents of a blockaded rebel-held town near
Damascus raised the ag used by the government of Syrian
President Bashar Assad in a deal that sees them accept sym-
bolic humiliation in exchange for food, activists said on
Thursday.
The deal accepted by the town of Moadamiyeh is one of a
number of short-lived, local truces reached between opposi-
tion-held towns and government forces in recent months,
although the terms which also included the rebels handing
over heavy weapons and expelling outsiders are unusual.
Residents described it as a bitter pill to swallow. For near-
ly a year, the sprawling community west of Damascus was
shelled and starved, surrounded by government checkpoints
that refused to allow through food, clean water and fuel, pres-
suring residents to expel anti-Assad rebels among them. At
least two women and four children died of hunger-related ill-
nesses by September, said activists.
The agreement also demanded rebels hand over their heavy
weapons and that only registered residents of Moadamiyeh
may remain in the town, in a condition likely to thin rebel
ranks.
Egypt hikes assault on Muslim Brotherhood
CAIRO Egypts security authorities launched a sweep of
arrests of Muslim Brotherhood members on Thursday and
warned that holding a leadership post in the group could now
be grounds for the death penalty after it was ofcially
declared a terrorist organization, stepping up the govern-
ments confrontation with its top political nemesis.
The announcement came as a bomb exploded in a busy
intersection in Cairo Thursday morning, hitting a bus and
wounding ve people. Though small, the blast raised fears
that a campaign of violence by Islamic militants that for
months has targeted police and the military could turn to
civilians in retaliation for the stepped up crackdown.
The terrorist labeling of the Brotherhood an unprece-
dented step even during past decades when the group was
banned takes to a new level the governments moves to
crush the group, which rode on elections to dominate
Egypts politics the past three years until the military
removed Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in July after
massive protests against him.
Around the world
By Lauran Neergaard
WASHINGTON Sure your liver or
kidney could save someones life. But
would you donate your hands, or your
face? Signing up to become an organ
donor may get more complicated than
just checking a box on your drivers
license.
The government is preparing to regu-
late the new eld of hand and face trans-
plants like it does standard organ trans-
plants, giving more Americans who are
disabled or disgured by injury, illness
or combat a chance at this radical kind
of reconstruction.
Among the rst challenges is deciding
how people should consent to donate
these very visible body parts that could
improve someones quality of life
without deterring them from traditional
donation of hearts, lungs and other inter-
nal organs needed to save lives.
Joe Blow is not going to know that
now an organ is dened as also includ-
ing a hand or a face, said Dr. Suzanne
McDiarmid, who chairs the committee
of the United Network for Organ
Sharing, or UNOS, that will develop the
new policies over the next few months.
Making that clear to potential donors
and their families is critical other-
wise we could undermine public trust,
said McDiarmid, a transplant specialist
at the University of California, Los
Angeles.
The consent process for the life-sav-
ing organs should not, must not, be
derailed by a consent process for a dif-
ferent kind of organ, that the public
might think of as being very different
from donating a kidney or a heart or a
liver, she added.
These so-called reconstructive trans-
plants are experimental, and rare. The
best estimates are that 27 hand trans-
plants have been performed in the U.S.
since 1999, and about seven partial or
full face transplants since 2008, said Dr.
Vijay Gorantla, medical director of the
University of Pittsburgh reconstructive
transplant program.
But theyre gradually increasing as
more U.S. hospitals offer the complex
surgeries, the Defense Department funds
research into the approach for wounded
veterans and as transplant recipients
go public to say how the surgeries have
improved their lives.
Hand and face transplants
regulated like other organs
By Lisa Leff and Julie Watson
SAN FRANCISCO With a law that
spells out the rights of transgender stu-
dents in grades K-12 set to take effect
in California, school districts are
reviewing locker room layouts, sched-
uling sensitivity training for coaches,
assessing who will sleep where during
overnight eld trips and reconsidering
senior portrait dress codes.
But administrators, counselors,
teachers and school board members
also are watching and waiting. The
law, the nations rst requiring public
schools to let children use sex-segre-
gated facilities and participate in the
gender-specific activities of their
choice, could end up suspended within
days of its Jan. 1 launch if a referendum
to repeal it qualies for the November
ballot.
To obtain a public vote on the law,
passed by the legislature and signed by
Gov. Jerry Brown, a coalition of con-
servative groups called Privacy for All
Students has collected hundreds of
thousands of signatures. Counties
have until Jan. 8 to verify them
through random spot-checking.
Depending on how many are found to
be valid, the secretary of state will
approve the referendum, determine that
it failed or order a review of every sig-
nature.
We dont know whats going to
happen when kids come back from
their holiday vacation, said
Republican state Sen. Steve Knight,
who voted against the law. Are there
going to be 15-year-old girls talking
in the bathroom and in walks a boy?
What are they going to do? Scream?
Run out?
The California School Boards
Association is acting on the assump-
tion that the law will stand and that,
even if it does not, existing state and
federal anti-discrimination laws, as
well as year-old California
Interscholastic Federation rules under
which athletes may petition to play on
a sports team that does not correspond
with their biological sex, already com-
pel schools to accommodate transgen-
der students.
State schools prepare for transgender rights law
The government is preparing to regulate
the new eld of hand and face
transplants like it does standard organ
transplants,giving more Americans who
are disabled or disgured by injury,
illness or combat a chance at this radical
kind of reconstruction.
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gt. Shaw Morris of the California
Highway Patrol was recognized for
his courageous efforts helping
four women involved in the deadly May 4
limousine re on the San Mateo-Hayward
Bridge that took the lives of ve others.
On Dec. 14, Morris was presented with
the CHP Meritorious Achievement Award
for bravely performing under emergency
conditions. Morris was off-duty when he
encountered the limousine fully engulfed
in re. He helped direct the passengers
who escaped to a safer location while he
called 911.
He returned and repeatedly attempt-
ed to open the limousines door to
free the remaining passengers but
was unable to do so.
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of each month at 10 a.m. for one minute.
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Sgt. Shaw Morris
By Munir Ahmed
ISLAMABAD A suspected American
drone red two missiles at a home in a
northwestern tribal region of Pakistan bor-
dering Afghanistan, killing at least three
foreign militants, Pakistani intelligence
ofcials said Thursday.
The U.S. authorities often target Taliban,
al-Qaida and their Pakistani supporters in
the countrys tribal regions.
The latest strike took place just before
midnight Wednesday in the village of Qutab
Khel in North Waziristan and initial reports
gathered from their agents in the eld sug-
gested the slain men were Arabs, the two
intelligence ofcials said. They spoke on
condition of anonymity because they were
not authorized to talk to the media.
The American drone program is extremely
unpopular in Pakistan because it is per-
ceived as killing innocent civilians, which
the U.S. denies. Many in Pakistan also con-
sider it an affront to their sovereignty but
the U.S. has shown no indication it is will-
ing to halt the program.
Angered over the strikes, supporters from
cricket star-turned politician Imran Khans
Tehreek-e-Insaf party in the northwest have
been protesting along a main road used to
truck NATO troop supplies in and out of
Afghanistan for the past month, forcing the
U.S. to stop shipments out of Afghanistan.
Khan has urged the government of Prime
Minister Nawaz Sharif to force the U.S. to
end drone attacks and block NATO supplies
across the country.
On Thursday, about 150 supporters from
Khans party on the outskirts of the south-
western city of Quetta briey blocked trucks
carrying supplies for NATO forces heading
toward Afghanistan, said a senior police
official Abdul Rauf. But he said police
ordered them to allow the trucks to proceed.
Trucks carrying NATO supplies pass
through Quetta, the capital of southwestern
Baluchistan province, before going through
the Chaman border crossing one of two
routes used for supplies. The other route is
further north.
We briey stopped some of the NATO
trucks this morning, but now we are just
holding a peaceful rally against the drone
attacks, said Abdul Wali Shakir, a
spokesman for the Jamaat-e-Islami party,
which also attended the rally, demanding an
end to the drone strikes.
Drone strikes have been a source of ten-
sion between Islamabad and Washington.
Pakistans Foreign Ministry condemned
the latest strike in a statement Thursday,
saying such attacks were a violation of
Pakistans sovereignty and territorial
integrity. There is an across-the-board con-
sensus in Pakistan that these drone strikes
must end, it said.
Such strikes also set dangerous prece-
dents in the inter-state relations, it said,
adding the strikes had a negative impact on
the governments efforts to bring peace and
stability in Pakistan and the region.
Islamabad and the countrys political par-
ties regularly denounce the attacks as a vio-
lation of Pakistans sovereignty, although
the countrys government is known to have
supported some of the strikes in the past.
The tension has further complicated a rela-
tionship that Washington views as vital to
ght al-Qaida and the Taliban, as well as
negotiate peace in Afghanistan.
Israel launches airstrikes in Gaza
JERUSALEM The Israeli military says it
has carried out airstrikes on two targets in the
Gaza Strip in response to a pair of rocket
attacks.
The army said Thursdays airstrikes targeted
a weapons manufacturing facility and a
weapons storage facility. It says direct hits
were conrmed. Palestinian ofcials say
there were no injuries.
The aerial attacks came hours after
Palestinian militants red two rockets into
southern Israel. No injuries were reported.
Earlier this week, a sniper in Gaza shot and
killed an Israeli civilian who was working
along the border, prompting Israel to respond
with airstrikes and artillery re. It was the
heaviest ghting between the sides in more
than a year. Lt. Col. Peter Lerner, a military
spokesman, says Israel will not tolerate
daily aggression from the Hamas-ruled Gaza
Strip.
Attack on presidential
palace thwarted in Bangui
BANGUI, Central African Republic
Assailants armed with heavy weapons
attempted late Thursday to attack the presi-
dential palace as well as the residence of the
Central African Republics embattled leader,
but were pushed back, ofcials said.
Reached by telephone, Guy Simplice,
spokesman for President Michel Djotodia,
said there had been heavy ghting near the
seat of government, before the army was able
to block the aggressors. Although the attack-
ers could not immediately be identied, for
weeks there have been rumors that a Christian
militia, believed to be backed by the presi-
dent, who was ousted by Djotodia in a coup
nine months ago, would attempt to seize back
power.
U.S. drone strike in
Pakistan kills three
Around the world
OPINION 9
Letters to the editor
Contra Costa Times
W
ere not clear if state Treasurer
Bill Lockyer doesnt have
enough to do or he needs more
money. Either way, his announcement this
week that he will work part-time for a
national law rm while serving the last
year of his term should trouble all
Californians.
The state treasurer chairs 14 state boards
and 33 bond nance committees, he sits on
12 other key boards, and he is directly or
indirectly responsible for the management
of hundreds of billions of dollars.
The nations largest state deserves full-
time ofceholders at the top of the organi-
zational chart, whether its, for example,
the governor, the attorney general, the
controller or treasurer. These are executive
positions that hold far more than 40-hour-
a-week responsibilities.
Californians should feel secure that those
ofcials will give their undivided attention
to their elected posts. And there should be
no questions about conicts of interest, or
even the possible appearance of them.
That said, its also time to reconsider the
salaries some statewide ofceholders
receive. The amounts are set by the
California Citizens Compensation
Commission. Some are way too low.
Lockyers salary was just raised to
$139,189 annually.
While thats more than most of us earn,
it pales in comparison to the income of
private-sector executives with similar
responsibilities. We dont want to create a
system where only those who are independ-
ently wealthy seek these critical statewide
posts.
Although its wrong for Lockyer, 72, to
take on outside employment, one can
understand why he did so. He has spent
more than 40 years in state elective ofce,
including the last 15 as attorney general
and treasurer. Yet, his nancial disclosure
statement for 2012 indicates that apart
from his familys Hayward home and a
Long Beach rental unit, he owns only a
mutual fund worth less than $10,000. This
is not a wealthy man.
Lockyer announced last week that he was
taking part-time work for an undisclosed
salary with the Orange County ofce of the
Brown Rudnick law rm. Nothing prevents
him from moonlighting provided it pres-
ents no conict. And Lockyer says it does-
nt because the rm does not lobby in
California.
This is not the rst time Lockyer has per-
formed outside legal work while holding
his current post. He and the Brown Rudnick
news release insist the new job will not
take time away from his state job. Thats
hard to believe.
He should have waited until the end of his
term, in a year. Meanwhile, the compensa-
tion commission should rethink the way it
sets salaries for the states most-critical
jobholders.
Kudos Belmont Police Department
Editor,
Thank you to our Belmont Police
Department for keeping us safe in our city
and doing an excellent job when dealing
with ill-natured situations of all kinds. I
was particularly impressed with two of-
cers, namely Ofcer Stenquist who profes-
sionally handled a delicate out of hand situ-
ation. Also Ofcer Mueller used excellent
judgement in a situation which could have
resulted in danger to the public. I know
these ofcers are trained and that is their
job and no, I am not afliated in any way
with them, but just a citizen saying keep up
the good work and take care!
John Morgan
Belmont
Bozo Diplomacy
Editor,
It is not bozo diplomacy in the South
China Sea (Mike Caggiano letter Bozo
Diplomacy in the Dec. 24 edition of the
Daily Journal) there is oil in the sea
around the uninhabitable rocks with no
water available. It is that same old deal.
War for oil.
Burning this oil, the toxic tar sands and
the fracked natural gas will accelerate glob-
al warming, which is the death of all life
on earth. But hey, there are short-term
prots to be made.
Patricia Gray
Burlingame
State treasurer Bill Lockyer should not moonlight
Other voices
The Anniston
P
resident Barack Obama predicts
2014 will be a breakthrough year
for America. That may be a tough
goal to reach.
In Washington alone, consider the dif-
culties: Political gridlock is rampant.
Midterm elections are bound to ramp up the
partisanship. Republican opposition to
virtually anything Obama touches is
intense and shows no signs of stopping.
And some of the nations top legislative
priorities the Affordable Care Act,
stronger guidelines on background checks
for gun purchases, federal-level immigra-
tion reform, for instance are either
wrapped in controversy or going nowhere.
Friday morning, the president held his
annual year-end news conference where he
offered frank views about his signature leg-
islation, Obamacare, and the controversy
over the scope of the National Security
Agencys activities.
On the rollout of Obamacare: We
screwed it up.
On the NSA: I have condence that the
NSAis not engaged in domestic surveil-
lance or snooping around, (but) we may
have to rene this further to give people
more condence.
On his polls, which are sagging after the
health-care website debacle: If youre
measuring this by polls, my polls have
gone up and down a lot over the course of
my career.
Its understandable that Obama, nishing
his fth year in the White House, would try
to convey a message of optimism as the
new year approaches. Hope is always good.
But despite the faults of the Obama
administration the Obamacare rollout;
his failure to adequately sell the American
public on the need for health-care reform;
its profound lack of transparency and open-
ness much of 2014s promise rests in
the hands of D.C. lawmakers.
U.S. government is not a one-man show;
the Founders saw to that. So Obama enters
his sixth year as president needing a com-
bative Congress, particularly the GOP-con-
trolled House, to meet him halfway on
issues both thorny and easy to solve.
Recent years give us little of the presi-
dents optimism, even though the economy
is slowly improving and the nancial mar-
kets are riding an extended upswing.
Despite the Tea Partys diminished inu-
ence, congressional Republicans seem
hell-bent on governing against the presi-
dent, not for the people. Until that brick
wall is breached, Washington will be what
it is.
Star on Obamas optimism
Other voices
A smarter
commute
By John Ford
D
id you know that four of the top 10
New Years resolutions for 2013
were to exercise regularly, save
money, balance work and family life and
read more?
The Peninsula Trafc Congestion Relief
Alliance (Commute.org), a public agency
that works with employers, schools, com-
muters and residents in San Mateo County
to reduce trafc congestion and improve air
quality, thinks the answer to keeping your
resolutions can be found by adopting a
smarter commute.
If your resolutions list for 2014 includes
exercising regularly, saving money, bal-
ancing work and family life and reading
more, perhaps an alternative commute may
help you achieve them all. And, heres why:
Saving Money: Switching from driving
alone to public transit, ridesharing, biking
or walking can have an immediate impact
on your budget. According to the American
Public Transportation Association, Bay
Area residents who ride public transit can
save on average around $900 a month,
which adds up to more than $10,800 a year.
Simply taking Caltrain, BARTor SamTrans
a couple of times a week can greatly reduce
the amount of money you spend on gas,
parking and vehicle maintenance.
Exercising Regularly: Choosing to walk
or bicycle to work or school can integrate
exercise into your daily life without requir-
ing a gym membership. The buses, trains
and last mile shuttles (visit commute.org
for more information on shuttles) all
accommodate bicycles so it is easier than
ever to include bicycling into your daily
commute. Just by walking 10 minutes to or
from a transit station makes it easier to
achieve the recommended 30 minutes of
moderate exercise each day.
Spending More Time with Family:
Telecommuting and ex scheduling are
great ways to achieve a better balance
between work and family. Eliminating your
commute once a week not only gives you
more time with your family and friends but
also eases the commute for everyone else.
More and more businesses in San Mateo
County are adopting exible scheduling to
help their employees balance their lives
and reduce their stress.
Reading More: Riding public transit or
ridesharing has the added benet of giving
you the opportunity to read during your
commute. Whether you like to read novels,
blogs, newspapers or fashion magazines,
by letting someone else do the driving you
put valuable time back into your day so you
can read more.
In addition to the money you save by
choosing a smarter commute, Commute.org
offers incentives to reward you if you com-
mit to trying carpooling or vanpooling.
Incentives include up to $300 for vanpools
and gas cards worth up to $60 for carpools.
If you would rather try using public transit
for your commute, the Alliances Try Transit
program offers you free tickets on one of
the providers that serve San Mateo County.
The nancial, health and life balance ben-
ets make smarter commuting the perfect
choice for a New Years resolution. Whether
the goal is to get in shape, balance your
budget, spend more time with family or read
more, the team at Commute.org believes
that you can achieve it and is happy to
assist you in your efforts. Visit
commute.org for more information and best
of luck in 2014.
John Ford is the executive director of the
Peninsula Trafc Congestion Relief
Alliance.
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BUSINESS 10
Dow 16,479.88 +122.33 10-Yr Bond 2.99 +0.01
Nasdaq 4,167.18 +11.76 Oil (per barrel) 99.60
S&P 500 1,842.02 +8.70 Gold 1,209.90
By Ken Sweeet
NEW YORK The stock market
continued its upward climb Thursday as
traders went back to work after the
Christmas holiday, adding to what has
already been a historic year for the
market.
Traders were encouraged by an unex-
pectedly large drop in claims for unem-
ployment benets last week, the latest
sign that the U.S. job market is
improving. Trading volume was very
low, however, as most portfolio man-
agers have closed out their positions
for the year
The yield on the 10-year Treasury
note, a benchmark for many kinds of
loans, briey crossed above the psy-
chologically important 3 percent
mark. It hasnt been that high since
September.
The Dow Jones industrial average
rose 122.33 points, or 0.8 percent, to
16,479.88. It was the 50th record high
close for the Dow this year. The index
is up 25.8 percent so far in 2013, on
pace to have its best year since 1996.
The Standard & Poors 500 index
rose 8.70 points, or 0.5 percent, to
1,842.02 and the Nasdaq composite
was up 11.76 points, or 0.3 percent, to
4,167.18. With Thursdays gains, the
S&P 500 is up 29.2 percent for the
year, or 31.3 percent when dividends
are included. The S&P is on track for
its best year since 1997.
Bond prices fell, pushing the yield
on the 10-year Treasury note to 2.99
percent from 2.98 percent Tuesday.
The note briey traded above 3 per-
cent.
Yields have been climbing since late
November as economic reports have
suggested that the U.S. recovery is
gaining momentum. The increase
accelerated last week after the Federal
Reserve announced it was cutting back
on its bond-buying program. The yield
last touched 3 percent in September. It
hasnt been consistently above 3 per-
cent since July 2011.
Theres a silver lining to see bond
yields rise like this, because its a sign
that the economy is getting stronger,
said John De Clue, chief investment
officer of U.S. Bank Wealth
Management.
Yields on Treasury securities like the
10-year note are used to calculate inter-
est rates on student loans, mortgage
rates, credit cards, and many other
kinds of debt. As the 10-year yield has
risen in the last six months, so have
mortgage rates. In early May, the aver-
age mortgage rate was around 3.35 per-
cent. This week it was 4.48 percent,
according the government mortgage
agency Freddie Mac.
We are starting to take the medica-
tion away from the bond market, but
its important to note that yields are
still at historically low levels, said
Dan Veru, chief investment ofcer of
Palisade Capital Management, which
manages $4.5 billion in assets.
Investors cheered the latest signal
that the U.S. economy is improving.
The Labor Department said the number
of Americans who led for unemploy-
ment benets fell 42,000 last week to
338,000. The drop was far bigger than
economists were expecting and an
indication that fewer people were los-
ing their jobs.
It was another slow day for Wall
Street, with most investors on vaca-
tion for Christmas and only three trad-
ing days left in 2013. Approximately
1.96 billion shares traded hands on the
New York Stock Exchange on
Thursday, well below the daily average
of 3.3 billion shares.
In corporate news:
T-Mobile rose 74 cents, or 2.3 per-
cent, to $32.93 after The New York
Times and other news outlets reported
that the Sprint division of Japans
Softbank was looking to buy the wire-
less carrier.
Twitter rose $3.35, or 5 percent, to
$72.31. The stock is up 22 percent
this week alone and 76 percent so far
this month.
Stocks up on job market news; Bond yields
Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday on the New
York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:
NYSE
Twitter Inc., up $3.35 to $73.31
The stock has surged 76 percent this month and has nearly tripled since
the microblogging social network went public in November.
T-Mobile US Inc., up 74 cents to $32.93
There are reports that Japans SoftBank wants to buy the wireless carrier.
SoftBank bought most of Sprint for $21.6 billion this summer.
Barclays PLC, up 11 cents to $17.82
An industry watchdog ned a unit of the British bank $3.75 million for
improper record keeping.
Hhgregg Inc., down 38 cents to $14.57
The home appliance and electronics retailer said its CFO is leaving and
named a temporary replacement.
Nasdaq
Amazon.com Inc., up $5.19 to $404.39
The online retailer said it had a strong holiday shopping season and has
tens of millions of Amazon Prime members.
Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc., down $3.19 to $11.81
The Israeli drug maker is selling 1.6 million shares for $10 each and will
use the money to develop its drugs.
Eagle Rock Energy Partners L.P., down 14 cents to $6.21
Raymond James says the natural gas company that has been punished
all year by investors has positioned itself for a rebound.
Clean Energy Fuels Corp., down 61 cents to $12.83
Raymond James sees a rough patch for the provider of natural gas fuels
for transportation, citing its high cost structure.
Big movers
By Paul Wiseman
WASHINGTON The number of
Americans applying for unemploy-
ment benets dropped by 42,000 last
week to a seasonally adjusted
338,000, the biggest drop since
November 2012. But economists say
the gures from late November and
December are warped by seasonal
volatility around the Thanksgiving,
Christmas and New Years holidays.
The Labor Department reported
Thursday that the less-volatile four-
week average rose 4,250 to 348,000.
Claims had jumped 75,000 over the
two weeks that ended Dec. 14 before
plunging last week. The Labor
Department struggles to account for
seasonal hiring by retailers and other
businesses and for temporary layoffs of
cafeteria workers and other employees
at schools that close for the holidays.
Unemployment claims are a proxy
for layoffs and the recent declines are
consistent with a solid job market.
The economy has shown signs of
improvement recently, so much so
that the Federal Reserve announced
Dec. 18 that it would reduce its stimu-
lus spending on bonds by $10 billion
to $75 billion a month. The econo-
my expanded at a 4.1 percent annual
pace from July through September, the
fastest rate since late 2011 and much
greater than previously thought.
Hiring has been healthy the past
four months. The economy added an
average of 204,000 jobs every month
from August through November, an
improvement from earlier this year.
Weekly U.S. jobless claims drop to 338K
WASHINGTON Average U.S. rates for
fixed mortgages crept higher this week but
remained low by historical standards.
Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said
Thursday that the rate on the 30-year loan
increased to 4.48 percent from 4.47 per-
cent last week. The average on the 15-year
fixed loan rose to 3.52 percent from 3.51
percent.
Mortgage rates peaked at 4.6 percent in
August on expectations that the Federal
Reserve would reduce its $85 billion-a-
month in bond purchases. Those purchas-
es push mortgage and other long-term
rates lower and encourage borrowing and
spending. On Dec. 18, the Fed finally
decided the economy was strong enough to
allow it to reduce the monthly purchases
by $10 billion.
Mortgage rates are sharply higher than
they were a year ago when the 30-year
fixed rate was 3.35 percent and the 15-year
was 2.65 percent.
The Commerce Department reported
Tuesday that new-home sales dipped 2.1
percent in November to a seasonally
adjusted 464,000. But stronger figures for
the previous three months suggested that
housing may be regaining strength after a
summer lull.
The National Association of Realtors
said last week that the number of people
who bought existing homes in November
fell for a third straight month. Higher
rates and the lingering effects of the par-
tial government shutdown in October may
have deterred some sales.
Still, the government said builders
broke ground on homes at a seasonally
adjusted annual rate of 1.09 million
homes and apartments in November. That
was the fastest pace since February 2008
and was 23 percent higher than in
October.
To calculate average mortgage rates,
Freddie Mac surveys lenders across the
country between Monday and Wednesday
each week. The average doesnt include
extra fees, known as points, which most
borrowers must pay to get the lowest
rates. One point equals 1 percent of the
loan amount.
The average fee for a 30-year mortgage
was 0.7 point. The fee for a 15-year loan
was 0.7 point.
The average rate on a one-year
adjustable-rate mortgage slipped to 2.56
percent from 2.57 percent last week. The
fee was 0.5 point.
The average rate on a five-year
adjustable mortgage rose to 3 percent from
2.96 percent. The fee was 0.4 point.
Average U.S. 30-year mortgage rises to 4.48 percent
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By Tim Reynolds
MIAMI The only thing that keeps
LeBron James up worrying at night is bas-
ketball, which simultaneously makes per-
fect sense and no sense.
On one hand, hes the games best player.
On the other, hes rarely impressed with
himself.
Even after a year like 2013 when a
spectacular wedding, a second NBAchampi-
onship and a fourth MVP award were among
the many highlights enjoyed by the Miami
Heat star he still is, as he puts it, striving
for greatness. Or, technically, more great-
ness, since his enormous list of accom-
plishments just keeps growing.
James was announced Thursday as The
Associated Press 2013 Male Athlete of the
Year, becoming the third basketball player
to capture the award that has been annually
awarded since 1931. James received 31 of 96
votes cast in a poll of news organizations,
beating Peyton Manning (20) and Jimmie
Johnson (7).
Im chasing something and its bigger
than me as a basketball player, James told
the AP. I believe my calling is much higher
than being a basketball player. I can inspire
people. Youth is huge to me. If I can get kids
to look at me as a role model, as a leader, a
superhero ... those things mean so much,
and thats what I think I was built for. I was
put here for this lovely game of basketball,
but I dont think this is the biggest role that
Im going to have.
Past winners include Joe Louis, Jesse
Owens, Muhammad Ali, Carl Lewis, Joe
Montana, Tiger Woods and Michael Phelps.
Serena Williams was the AP Female Athlete
of the Year, announced Wednesday.
LeBron caps year with AP honors
REUTERS
LeBron James had quite the 2013. He got married, won his fourth NBA MVP and his second straight NBA title. Now he can add the
Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year to his list of accomplishments.
By Larry Lage
ALLEN PARK, Mich. Detroit Lions
tight end Dorin Dickerson is the latest NFL
player to stay in a game with a concussion.
He joined a list that is likely long.
Buffalo Bills safety Jim Leonhard and
Tennessee Titans safety George Wi l son
both acknowledged this week they have
played with concussions in the past.
San Diego Chargers safety Eric Weddle
said, of course it happens, because play-
ers dont want to come out of games for fear
of losing their jobs or roles.
Dickerson didnt tell the Lions medical
staff immediately about his concussion,
which he recalled getting on a kickoff dur-
ing the second half. He later dropped a pass
and was called for holding in overtime of
Sundays 23-20 loss to the New York
Giants.
I just got knocked out, Dickerson told
reporters after the game. I just got a little
concussion. I should have reported it. I
thought I could get through it.
Four days later, the 25-year-old journey-
man was put on injured reserve.
Dickerson, who has caught 11 passes in
23 games over three years with three NFL
teams, may have simply been trying to
make the most of his opportunity to play
even if he was putting his health at risk.
For players and the league, theres a lot at
stake.
Millions can be made by men who can
thrive and survive in what Lions receiver
Nate Burleson called a gladiator sport, by
shaking off hits that are so hard brains col-
lide with skulls. And, hundreds of millions
of dollars perhaps billions in the future
can be lost by the league.
The NFL agreed a week before this season
started to pay $765 million to settle law-
suits from thousands of former players who
developed dementia or other concussion-
related health problems they claimed were
caused by the same on-eld violence that
boosted the games popularity and prot.
Former Lions and Washington Redskins
NFL players still hiding, playing with concussions
By Josh Dubow
SAN FRANCISCO Marques Tuiasosopo
is looking to get Washington back to a
level it hasnt reached since he was the star
quarterback more than a decade ago.
Tuiasosopo leads the Huskies into the
Fight Hunger Bowl against BYU on Friday
night as interim coach after a whirlwind
month that started with coach Steve
Sarkisian leaving for Southern California
and Chris Petersen being hired away from
Boise State.
Tuiasosopo moved up from quarterbacks
coach to interim coach to lead the Huskies
(8-4) in their bowl preparation against BYU
(8-4). Washington is trying to win nine
games in a season for the rst time since
going 11-1 capped by a Rose Bowl win
over Purdue in January 2001 with
Tuiasosopo at quarterback.
Its been an awesome opportunity, he
said. Its been a great experience. Its
something new every day. I have a big note-
book of notes. Its a tremendous honor to be
at my alma mater in this role. Its priceless.
Its been a rough stretch at Washington
since Tuiasosopo left for the NFL, bottom-
ing out with a winless season in 2008.
Sarkisian came in and started a rebuilding
process that has led to four straight bowl
UW-BYU square
off in SFs Fight
Hunger Bowl
I just got knocked out. I just got a little concussion. I
should have reported it. I thought I could get through it.
Dorin Dickerson, Detroit Lions tight end, who was put
on season-ending injured reserve four days after suffering his injury
See NFL, Page 15
See JAMES, Page 15
See BOWL, Page 13
By Janie McCauley
SANTACLARA Considering the career
season he produced a year ago, Michael
Crabtree hesitates to say he is completely
back to his former playmaking self only
seven months after Achilles tendon surgery.
Im headed that direction, Crabtree said
Thursday. I dont really think about it, I
just count my blessings and keep it going.
Theres no arguing he has made big gains
in his contributions each week in what has
been a remarkable comeback the past four
games with San Francisco.
After a rigorous recov-
ery following the proce-
dure to repair his torn
right Achilles tendon in
May, Crabtree realizes he
could be far worse off if
the injury didnt heal as
well as it did. Things have
gone about as smoothly
as he could have imag-
ined given the severity.
Im just blessed to be
out there, he said. Im just out there play-
ing, thankful to be back on the eld.
It shows. He has returned to being the
jokester with teammates in the locker room,
where Crabtree participates in the occasion-
al game of mini basketball with the guys
while razzing anyone he can at every
chance.
The 26-year-old Crabtree has 16 catches
for 255 yards and a touchdown, making ve
receptions in each of the past two games to
help the Niners (11-4) run their winning
streak to ve heading into the nal regular-
season game Sunday at Arizona (10-5).
Nothing surprises me with him. Hes an
amazing player, he works hard, quarterback
Crabtree making big strides in comeback
Michael
Crabtree
See 49ERS, Page 13
SPORTS 12
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The Menlo College wrestling squad trav-
eled to Las Vegas to take part in the Desert
Duals tournament at the Flamingo hotel right
before the holiday break and came home with
a pair of dual wins while competing against
some of the top teams in the nation.
Menlo beat Concordia 27-10 highlighted
by wins from Juan Zorilla (133 pounds),
Steele Escobedo (141 pounds), Jason Ladd
(149 pounds), Eric Lopez (165 pounds), Paul
Bracamonte (174 pounds), Erick Parsons
(184 pounds) and Justin Harrison (285
pounds).
The Oaks second win of the day came over
Delaware Valley 29-17. The event was the
nal competition of 2013 for Menlo, which
returns to action on January 3, 2014 for a
dual meet against Mercyhurst College hosted
by San Francisco State University.
The day after, Menlo plays host to the
annual Menlo tournament inside Haynes-
Prim Pavilion on the campus of Menlo
College. The rst match starts at 9 a.m.
Over on the basketball court and across the
Pacic, in its second and nal game of the
2013 Hawaii Pacific Classic, the Menlo
mens baskeball team got revenge for a loss
earlier in the season by handily defeating St.
Katherine College, 92-71. A season-best
shooting effort of 60 percent led the Oaks to
victory behind a career best 24-point per-
formance from freshman Austen Brooks.
The rst time these two teams met back on
Nov. 16, Menlo took a 16-point lead into
recess before St. Katherine outscored Menlo
53-32 in the second half to claim an 87-82
victory. In the rematch Saturday, Menlo
again led by a substantial margin at the half
(15 points), but this time they continued to
dominate in the second half (53-47) to earn
the win.
It took little time for the Oaks to establish
their presence in the win, starting the game
by going on a 16-4 run highlighted by seven
points from senior John Smith. Menlo
would eventually grow its lead to as many as
18 points on a Carlos Monroy basket with
3:08 remaining in the half.
The second half was much of the same with
Menlo continuing to pour in the points lead-
ing by as many as 31 points on a Jordan
Collier shot with 6:27 remaining to make it
80-49.
Menlo's bench accounted for 59 of the
teams 92 points led by Brooks 24-point
performance. The Menlo freshman played 28
minutes and knocked down 10-of-13 shots,
including a 3-for-6 mark from behind the arc.
He was joined by senior Mandip Rai who
poured in 18 points on a 6-for-9 shooting
night, punctuated by 5-for-8 from 3-point
range. In total, the Oaks knocked down 10-
of-21 3-pointers in the impressive offensive
performance.
Senior Keith Bowman continued his domi-
nance in the paint, chipping in 15 points
and 11 rebounds for his third double-double
of the season.
Menlo improves to 3-9 on the season and
returns to action on Dec. 30 and 31 for a pair
of games at the Arizona Christian Classic in
Phoenix. Menlo will take on host Arizona
Christian in day one and The Masters
College in day two of the tournament.
The win against St. Katherine came a day
after a 69-61 loss to the host, Hawaii Pacic.
Four starters for HPU reached double-digits
in scoring on a 47 percent team shooting
effort. Senior Charles Barnes was the lone
scorer for the Oaks to reach double digits,
posting a season-high 19 points.
Despite a pair of impressive runs in the
second half, the Oaks couldnt catch a solid
Sea Warriors squad that sealed the deal to col-
lect its fth win of the season (5-2).
Barnes led all scorers with 19 points on a
6-for-13 shooting effort including 6-for-11
from 3-point land. Bowman, Severson,
Smock and Smith all chipped in eight
points. Free throws proved to be the big dif-
ference as the Sea Warriors nished 13-of-16
from the line compared to just 4-of-8 for the
Oaks.
Menlo finds success away from home
By Rob Harris
MANCHESTER, England
Arsenal is back on top of the
Premier League with the season
about to reach its halfway point as
Arsene Wenger looks to win the
trophy for the first time in a
decade.
Liverpools stay atop the stand-
ings lasted less than a week.
Arsenal came from behind to win
3-1 at West Ham behind Theo
Walcotts two goals, and
Liverpool lost 2-1 at Manchester
City on Thursday.
As Liverpool dropped to fourth,
City climbed a place to second to
sit a point behind Arsenal after the
traditional Boxing Day program
with every team in action. After
the weekend matches, every team
will have played each other once
this season.
Chelsea is wedged between City
and Liverpool in third after Eden
Hazards swerving shot secured a
1-0 victory over Swansea.
With Manchester United recov-
ering to win 3-2 at Hull, the only
Boxing Day shock came from last-
place Sunderland, which beat
Everton.
U.S. goalkeeper Tim Howard was
ejected for Everton for bringing
down Ki Sung-Yeung, who then
scored from the penalty spot to
give Sunderland a 1-0 victory
against the fth-place team.
Newcastle is closing in on the
top four after routing Stoke 5-1 to
remain ahead of United in sixth
place.
Tottenham dropped to eighth
after Tim Sherwoods rst match in
charge ended in a 1-1 tie against
West Bromwich Albion.
Cardiff could be the next club
searching for a new manager as
Malky Mackays team was beaten
3-0 by Southampton.
A change of manager has
sparked a revival at Crystal Palace
under Tony Pulis, and Dwight
Gayle clinched a 1-0 win at Aston
Villa in stoppage time.
Rene Meulensteen is celebrating
his second win as Fulham manager
after his struggling team came
from behind to beat Norwich 2-1.
At Upton Park, Arsenal fell
behind when goalkeeper Wojciech
Szczesny couldnt hold onto
Kevin Nolans shot and Carlton
Cole pounced to score a minute
into the second half.
Walcott cut in from the right and
shot between West Ham goalkeep-
er Adrians legs in the 68th minute
to tie the score.
Walcott headed Arsenal in front
three minutes later, and Lukas
Podolski capped the win that sent
West Ham into the relegation
zone.
City also had to come from
behind to make it nine wins in
nine home matches.
Phillippe Coutinho put
Liverpool ahead in the 24th
minute. Vincent Kompany tied the
score seven minutes later off
David Silvas corner, and Alvaro
Negredos high shot was fumbled
into the net by Liverpool goal-
keeper Simon Mignolet right
before halftime.
Liverpool manager Brendan
Rodgers was upset that Raheem
Sterling had a goal overruled on an
offside call and that Luis Suarez
was denied a late penalty.
Rodgers could face a Football
Association sanction for his criti-
cism of referee Lee Mason and
questioning why an ofcial from
the Manchester area was given a
match involving a Manchester
team.
Arsenal tops EPL with win, Liverpool loss
South Carolina
Clowney pulled
over again for speeding
COLUMBIA, S.C. South
Carolina defensive end Jadeveon
Clowney has been pulled over
again for going at least 25 mph
over the speed limit.
Clowney was stopped around
10:30 a.m. Thursday going 84
mph in a 55 mph zone on
Interstate 26 near Interstate 126,
about 5 miles from the
Gamecocks campus, Columbia
Police said..
The trafc stop happened about
an hour before the Gamecocks ew
to Florida for the Jan. 1 Capital
One Bowl against Wisconsin. The
game will be the juniors last for
the Gamecocks as he leaves
school early for the NFL draft.
Its Clowneys second ticket in
three weeks. On Dec. 7, state
troopers say Clowney was going
110 mph in a 70 mph zone.
South Carolinas Steve Spurrier
was asked about Clowneys latest
ticket after the team landed in
Orlando, and the coach did not
sound too concerned.
He needs to go to driving
school doesnt he? Somebody told
me he got another speeding ticket
today, Spurrier said. At least
hell have enough money to pay
for it a week or so from now. He
needs to go to driving school.
Hopefully theyll send him there
after the bowl game.
Drivers pleading guilty for
going at least 25 mph over the
speed limit in South Carolina get
six points. State law allows a
license to be suspended after 12
points.
Sports brief
SPORTS 13
trips. But the Huskies had not won more
than seven games in a season under
Sarkisian until this season.
Now they are hoping to use a bowl win to
provide momentum for a new era that will
begin after this game when Petersen of-
cially takes over the program.
It would mean a lot, star running back
Bishop Sankey said. The past few years we
had winning seasons but struggled to get
over that seven-win hump. Now that we are
over it, I think the nine wins would do jus-
tice for this program and get us some more
attention.
Here are ve things to watch when BYU
takes on Washington in the Fight Hunger
Bowl:
Kyle the QB killer
BYU linebacker Kyle Van Noy had anoth-
er stellar season with 16 tackles for a loss,
four sacks, two interceptions and two fum-
ble recoveries. But he will have a tough
time topping last years bowl performance
against San Diego State in the Poinsettia
Bowl. He had 3.5 tackles for loss, 1.5
sacks, one blocked kick, returned an inter-
ception for one touchdown and recovered a
fumble for another. That performance gave
him some well-deserved notoriety that car-
ried over into this season.
I dont think many people know who our
school was or I was, he said. It was a
chance to prove to people that we can play.
Big-play Bishop
Huskies running back Bishop Sankey was
one of the best in the country this season,
leading the Pac-12 and ranking third in the
nation with 1,775 yards rushing. He doesnt
get as much attention as some other backs
like Arizonas KaDeem Carey and Boston
Colleges Andre Williams but has not gone
unnoticed by the Cougars defense.
Hes an excellent football player, Van
Noy said. Hes fast, hes quick-twitched and
he can get the ball in the end zone. You like
that in a running back. I expect him to be a
handful.
Hills a handful
BYU is led by a quarterback in Taysom
Hill that is putting up prolic numbers like
the ones Tuiasosopo did as a player. Hill ran
for 1,211 yards and threw for 2,645, becom-
ing the rst BYU player and 23rd ever to
reach 1,000 yards rushing and 2,000 pass-
ing in the same season. Tuiasosopo called
him a dynamic dual-threat player but Hill
says hed rather be known for his arm than
his legs.
I love to throw the football, Hill said.
If youd ask me if I want to throw or run for
a touchdown, Id say throw. Thats still my
tendency.
Procient price
One of the biggest reasons for
Washingtons improved success this season
was better decision making from quarterback
Keith Price. After throwing 24 interceptions
the previous two years, Price had only ve
this season when his ratio of 20 touchdown
passes to interceptions was the best in school
history.
Sometimes your desire to do something
great is also the same thing that hurts you,
Tuiasosopo said. He was fantastic all year.
Female rst
Normally the goal of the ofcials is to go
unnoticed but that might be tough with a crew
that will make history. The bowl will be the
rst FBS game ever to have two females on the
ofciating crew. Sarah Thomas will be the line
judge and Maia Chaka will be the head lines-
man based on their work in Conference USA
this season. Thomas was the rst woman to
work a bowl game at the 2009 Little Caesars
Bowl. This is Chakas rst bowl assignment.
BOWL
Colin Kaepernick said. We knew when he
came back hed be ready to play.
A man of few words completely by his
own design, Crabtree has long let his out-
spoken teammates be more vocal for the
franchise as he prefers to make any state-
ments on the eld. If San Francisco is going
to return to the Super Bowl after coming so
close last season, Crabtree will surely have
an important hand in getting the 49ers
there.
When you add one of your best players
back to the offense its going to impact
anybody, offensive coordinator Greg
Roman said.
The fth-year wideout, the Niners 10th
overall pick out of Texas Tech in the 2009
draft, tore his right Achilles tendon during
7-on-7 drills in an organized team activity
May 21, then had surgery. The 49ers said
from the beginning they thought he would
be back this year.
Crabtree emerged as Kaepernicks top tar-
get last year and had career bests of 85
receptions for 1,105 yards and nine touch-
downs. They have quickly found their
rhythm again.
Crabtree had a 60-yard catch in his rst
game back against St. Louis on Dec. 1. Then
came a 47-yarder in which he made a nice
adjustment on an underthrown ball in the
third quarter in Monday nights 34-24 vic-
tory against Atlanta, the likely last game at
Candlestick Park.
Crabtree also had receptions of 22 yards
and 11 yards in the next series on the way to
102 yards receiving.
This year, he has a talented complement at
the other wide receiver spot in Anquan
Boldin not to mention tight end Vernon
Davis with 12 touchdowns.
Defenses play us honest, thats the only
thing thats really changed for us,
Kaepernick said of having his offense back
intact.
Arizonas defense knows it will have a dif-
ferent dynamic to deal with this weekend
given San Franciscos improved passing
attack.
I dont see the same guy but hes getting
close, Cardinals coach Bruce Arians said of
Crabtree.
The 49ers will look for more drives like
the 89-yard, 18-play sequence they put
together at the start of the fourth quarter in a
32-20 Week 6 win over the Cardinals. That
drive took up 9 minutes, 32 seconds, get-
ting the clock down to 6:35 remaining.
For Crabtree, a different series is still
plenty fresh. Kaepernick threw incomplete
on three straight passes from the 5 intended
for Crabtree in the waning moments of a 34-
31 Super Bowl loss.
He will soon get another chance in the
playoffs.
Im just thankful to be out there playing
football, Crabtree said. I just go game to
game. As long as Im winning, Im good.
Not es: S Donte Whitner wont be ned
for his second-quarter personal foul for a
hard hit to Steven Jacksons upper body.
That marked Whitners fourth such penalty
this season, but he notes he hasnt paid any-
thing and even apparently won an appeal
for an earlier $21,000 ne from a Week 4 hit
on Rams wide receiver Chris Givens,
though the league never called. He is stick-
ing to his style as the way the game is sup-
posed to be played. Even if it looks bad, its
not bad, Whitner said. Its shoulder. Its
not launching. Its not using the crown of
my helmet.... LG Mike Iupati said he came
out of the game OK after returning from a
three-game absence because of a left knee
sprain.
49ERS
Shaun Whites adding a new twist for Sochi.
Well, half a twist, really.
On a video posted to a sponsors YouTube site
Thursday, White shows the world the trick hes
been working on for the upcoming Olympics.
Its a frontside double-cork 1440, which
resembles his Double McTwist 1260 but adds
another half revolution of twist inside the two
head-over-heels ips.
Just that subtle a change, it throws the
whole axis of the trick off, White told The
Associated Press earlier
this month. Its a com-
pletely different thing.
Whites McTwist 1260
had been the most difcult
trick on the halfpipe. He
perfected it in the lead-up to
the Vancouver Olympics
and landed it on his second
run at the games, using it
even though hed already
wrapped up the gold medal on his rst run.
He says hes pleased with the 1440 and has
no problem showing the competition what
hes got up his sleeve.
Just because you can see the trick doesnt
mean its easy to duplicate, he said.
White has been dealing with an ankle injury
over the rst two Olympic qualifying events.
He hurt his left ankle during a halfpipe run at
the Dew Tour in Breckenridge. He ended up n-
ishing second there, then pulling out of the
halfpipe contest the next week in Copper
Mountain so he could focus on slopestyle.
The next selection event starts Jan. 8 in
Breckenridge, giving White a few weeks to
heal. Through the rst two halfpipe qualiers,
no competitor has tried anything more than a
double cork 1080, meaning there may not be
any pressure on White to unveil either of his
two biggest tricks.
Of course, the two-time defending Olympic
champion doesnt always see things that way.
Its time to just do those tricks, he said in
the APinterview, which came a few days before
he hurt his ankle. If youre going to do them,
do them now. Its a new one Im hoping to slide
into the run.
Flying Tomato unveils new trick for Olympics
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EASTERNCONFERENCE
ATLANTICDIVISION
W L Pct GB
Toronto 11 15 .423
Boston 12 17 .414 1/2
New York 9 19 .321 3
Brooklyn 9 19 .321 3
Philadelphia 8 20 .286 4
SOUTHEASTDIVISION
W L Pct GB
Miami 22 6 .786
Atlanta 16 13 .552 6 1/2
Charlotte 14 15 .483 8 1/2
Washington 12 13 .480 8 1/2
Orlando 8 20 .286 14
CENTRALDIVISION
W L Pct GB
Indiana 23 5 .821
Detroit 14 16 .467 10
Chicago 11 16 .407 11 1/2
Cleveland 10 18 .357 13
Milwaukee 6 22 .214 17
WESTERNCONFERENCE
SOUTWESTDIVISION
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 22 7 .759
Houston 20 11 .645 3
Dallas 16 12 .571 5 1/2
New Orleans 12 14 .462 8 1/2
Memphis 12 16 .429 9 1/2
NORTHWEST DIVISION
W L Pct GB
Portland 23 5 .821
Oklahoma City 22 5 .815 1/2
Denver 14 13 .519 8 1/2
Minnesota 13 15 .464 10
Utah 8 23 .258 16 1/2
PACIFICDIVISION
W L Pct GB
L.A. Clippers 20 9 .690
Phoenix 17 10 .630 2
Golden State 16 13 .552 4
L.A. Lakers 13 15 .464 6 1/2
Sacramento 8 19 .296 11
ThursdaysGames
Atlanta 127, Cleveland 125,2OT
Houston 100, Memphis 92
San Antonio at Dallas, late
L.A. Clippers at Portland, late
FridaysGames
Detroit at Orlando, 4 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Charlotte, 4 p.m.
Toronto at New York, 4:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m.
Washington at Minnesota, 5 p.m.
Denver at New Orleans, 5 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Utah, 6 p.m.
Miami at Sacramento, 7 p.m.
Phoenix at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.
SaturdaysGames
Cleveland at Boston, 10 a.m.
Brooklyn at Indiana, 4 p.m.
Detroit at Washington, 4 p.m.
New York at Toronto, 4 p.m.
Charlotte at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m.
Dallas at Chicago, 5 p.m.
New Orleans at Houston, 5 p.m.
Denver at Memphis, 5 p.m.
Minnesota at Milwaukee, 5:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Phoenix, 6 p.m.
Miami at Portland, 7 p.m.
Utah at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m.
NBA GLANCE
NATIONALCONFERENCE
EAST
W L T Pct PF PA
Philadelphia 9 6 0 .600 418 360
Dallas 8 7 0 .533 417 408
N.Y. Giants 6 9 0 .400 274 377
Washington 3 12 0 .200 328 458
SOUTH
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Carolina 11 4 0 .733 345 221
New Orleans 10 5 0 .667 372 287
Atlanta 4 11 0 .267 333 422
Tampa Bay 4 11 0 .267 271 347
NORTH
W L T Pct PF PA
Chicago 8 7 0 .533 417 445
Green Bay 7 7 1 .500 384 400
Detroit 7 8 0 .467 382 362
Minnesota 4 10 1 .300 377 467
WEST
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Seattle 12 3 0 .800 390 222
x-San Francisco 11 4 0 .733 383 252
Arizona 10 5 0 .667 359 301
St. Louis 7 8 0 .467 339 337
AMERICANCONFERENCE
EAST
W L T Pct PF PA
y-New England 11 4 0 .733 410 318
Miami 8 7 0 .533 310 315
N.Y. Jets 7 8 0 .467 270 380
Buffalo 6 9 0 .400 319 354
SOUTH
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Indianapolis 10 5 0 .667 361 326
Tennessee 6 9 0 .400 346 371
Jacksonville 4 11 0 .267 237 419
Houston 2 13 0 .133 266 412
NORTH
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Cincinnati 10 5 0 .667 396 288
Baltimore 8 7 0 .533 303 318
Pittsburgh 7 8 0 .467 359 363
Cleveland 4 11 0 .267 301 386
WEST
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Denver 12 3 0 .800 572 385
x-Kansas City 11 4 0 .733 406 278
San Diego 8 7 0 .533 369 324
Oakland 4 11 0 .267 308 419
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
SundaysGames
Houston at Tennessee, 10 a.m.
Detroit at Minnesota, 10 a.m.
Carolina at Atlanta, 10 a.m.
Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m.
Washington at N.Y. Giants, 10 a.m.
Baltimore at Cincinnati, 10 a.m.
Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 10 a.m.
N.Y. Jets at Miami, 10 a.m.
Denver at Oakland, 1:25 p.m.
Kansas City at San Diego, 1:25 p.m.
St. Louis at Seattle, 1:25 p.m.
San Francisco at Arizona, 1:25 p.m.
Green Bay at Chicago, 1:25 p.m.
Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 1:25 p.m.
Buffalo at New England, 4:25 p.m.
Philadelphia at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.
NFL GLANCE
EASTERNCONFERENCE
ATLANTICDIVISION
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston 37 25 10 2 52 106 77
Tampa Bay 37 23 11 3 49 106 87
Montreal 38 22 13 3 47 96 84
Detroit 39 17 13 9 43 99 108
Toronto 39 18 16 5 41 106 113
Ottawa 39 15 17 7 37 111 126
Florida 38 14 19 5 33 88 123
Buffalo 37 10 24 3 23 66 105
METROPOLITANDIVISION
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh 39 27 11 1 55 121 88
Washington 37 19 14 4 42 117 112
Philadelphia 37 17 16 4 38 93 104
N.Y. Rangers 38 18 18 2 38 88 102
New Jersey 38 15 16 7 37 92 99
Columbus 37 16 17 4 36 101 106
Carolina 37 14 15 8 36 86 105
N.Y. Islanders 38 11 20 7 29 96 129
WESTERNCONFERENCE
CENTRALDIVISION
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 39 26 7 6 58 145 107
St. Louis 36 24 7 5 53 128 85
Colorado 36 23 10 3 49 106 88
Minnesota 39 20 14 5 45 88 96
Dallas 36 18 12 6 42 106 107
Winnipeg 39 16 18 5 37 103 116
Nashville 37 16 17 4 36 85 109
PACIFICDIVISION
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Anaheim 39 27 7 5 59 127 98
Los Angeles 38 25 9 4 54 106 76
San Jose 37 23 8 6 52 121 94
Vancouver 39 22 11 6 50 106 93
Phoenix 36 19 10 7 45 111 110
Calgary 37 14 17 6 34 95 118
Edmonton 39 12 24 3 27 101 135
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime
loss.
MondaysGames
N.Y. Rangers 2,Toronto 1, SO
Calgary 4, St. Louis 3, SO
San Jose 5, Colorado 4, SO
Buffalo 2, Phoenix 1, OT
Anaheim 3,Washington 2
Columbus 4, Carolina 3
Ottawa 5, Pittsburgh 0
N.Y. Islanders 3, Detroit 0
Tampa Bay 6, Florida 1
Philadelphia 4, Minnesota 1
Chicago 5, New Jersey 2
Boston 6, Nashville 2
Edmonton 6,Winnipeg 2
Dallas 5, Los Angeles 2
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Japanese star pitcher Masahiro
Tanaka has begun.
All 30 major league teams were
notied that the 30-day period to
sign the star 25-year-old right-han-
der began at 8 a.m. EST Thursday,
according to MLB spokesman
Michael Teevan. Clubs have until 5
p.m. on Jan. 24 to attempt to reach
an agreement with the ace.
If Tanaka and a major league team
come to terms, that franchise is
required to pay his Japanese club,
the Rakuten Eagles, a posting fee,
now capped at $20 million under a
deal reached two weeks ago
between MLB and Nippon
Professional Baseball. Under the
old, no-limit system, the Texas
Rangers paid over $50 million for
the right to negotiate with Yu
Darvish before the 2012 season.
Tanaka will be represented by
Excel Sports Management during
the process. Other Excel Sports
clients include Dodgers two-time
Cy Young Award winner Clayton
Kershaw and Yankees shortstop
Derek Jeter.
Rakuten rejected the new posting
system but was outvoted in ballot-
ing by Japans 12 teams. The Japan
Series champion then said it was
going to retain Tanaka, whose
rights it holds for two more sea-
sons.
Eagles President Yozo
Tachibana, however, changed
course Wednesday, saying that
Tanaka deserved a chance to play in
the majors. Tachibana cited
Tanakas 24-0 regular-season
record with a 1.27 ERA and his
outstanding contribution to the
team over seven seasons as rea-
sons for choosing to post the play-
er.
Aday after throwing a complete
game in a Game 6 loss in the Japan
Series, Tanaka saved the clincher,
bringing the rst league champi-
onship to the team based in Sendai,
which is still recovering from the
devastation wrought by the 2011
earthquake and tsunami.
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James joins Michael Jordan and Larry
Bird as NBAplayers to win the award.
I dont think Ive changed much this
year, James said. Ive just improved and
continued to improve on being more than
just as a basketball player. Ive matured as a
leader, as a father, as a husband, as a friend.
So far in 2013, with a maximum of three
games left to play, James has appeared in
98. The Heat have won 78 of them.
None of those was bigger than the four
Miami got in the NBA Finals against San
Antonio. In Game 7, James was at his best,
scoring 37 points, including the jump shot
with 27.9 seconds left that essentially was
the clincher.
He always rises to the occasion when it
matters the most, Heat coach Erik
Spoelstra said.
Business-wise, James is booming. Some
estimate his annual income around $60 mil-
lion, less than one-third of that being made
on the court. His wife has opened a juice bar
in Miami, and David Beckham wants James
to be part of the Major League Soccer team
he plans on bringing to South Florida in the
next couple years.
Countless people want to align with
James. Few make him listen. Beckham did.
You want to be a part of it, but it has to
feel real to you, James said. You dont
want to do something that doesnt feel much
to you, that youre just doing for the money.
We all have money. For me, my time is more
than money at this point in my life.
James has another decision to make in
2014. He can become a free agent again this
summer, though still smarting from the cir-
cus atmosphere that followed him during his
nal season with the Cleveland Cavaliers
four years ago, James is staying largely
silent on what might happen.
He insists he has no idea.
Im so zoned in on what my task is here
this year that its hard to think about any-
thing else, James said. A guy the other
day asked me what Im going to do for New
Years, and I havent even thought about
that.
When asked if theres anything he doesnt
like about Miami, James offered few com-
plaints, other than the often-clogged street
Biscayne Boulevard, or U.S. 1 that
leads to the arena the Heat call home.
What is there not to like about Miami?
James said. It is a home. My family is very
happy; Im very comfortable. But U.S. 1? I
wish that was a highway.
Bear in mind, hes not always unhappy
when that street is gridlocked.
The last two years, hes been largely
responsible for hundreds of thousands of
people lining that road for Heat champi-
onship parades.
And if he gets his way, theyll be back
next June.
JAMES
athletic trainer Al Bellamy, who worked for
NFL teams from 1988-2012, said theres
only so much medical professionals can do
to protect players from themselves.
I dont think theres anything you can do
if a player isnt being forthright about his
health, said Bellamy, now the director of
athletic training at Temple. Athletic train-
ers and team doctors are trying to see what
they can from the sideline and the NFL puts
an athletic trainer in the press box to point
out possible concerns.
Ultimately, though, its up to the players
to be forthcoming about their health when
theres any doubt.
Sometimes, that simply doesnt happen.
Dr. Stanley A. Herring, a Seattle
Seahawks team physician for 20-plus years
and chairman of the NFL head, heck and
spine committee subcommittee, said a key
component of diagnosing concussions is a
good relationship with players.
The clinical diagnosis is aided if you
know what the player is like how he
thought, acted and talked before he was
injured, Herring said in a telephone inter-
view Thursday night. You cant understand
if a player is acting differently if you dont
know him very well.
Leonhard said he continued playing an
important game for the New York Jets three
or four years ago with a concussion.
Looking back, he said it was a terrible deci-
sion because of what he has learned about
head injuries.
But sometimes its hard youre a com-
petitor, he said.
In a series of interviews in 2011 about
head injuries with The Associated Press, 23
of 44 NFL players said they would try to
conceal a possible concussion rather than
pull themselves out of a game.
Wilson said its just the nature of the game
to stay on the eld even with a head injury.
I think any football player whos played
an extensive amount of time playing foot-
ball has played at one time or another with a
concussion, he said.
Weddle, meanwhile, wasnt as willing to
talk about whether he has hidden a concus-
sion to stay in a game.
When Im done playing Ill reveal all
that stuff, he said.
NFL
NBA: Blake Griffin
shouldnt have been ejected
NEW YORK The NBA said Thursday
that its referees made a mistake when they
ejected Los Angeles forward Blake Grifn in
the Clippers 105-103 loss at Golden State
on Wednesday night.
Grifn was ejected for his second techni-
cal with 10:43 left after scuffling with
Andrew Bogut, following Warriors forward
Draymond Green to the showers after they
got into it at the end of the third.
After a league review of the Clippers-
Warriors game, we have come to the conclu-
sion that Blake Grifn should not have been
ejected from the game, said Rod Thorn, the
NBAs president of basketball operations.
A common foul should have been called
on Grifn for initially attempting to dis-
lodge the WarriorsAndrew Bogut and a tech-
nical foul should have been assessed to
Bogut for grabbing Grifn by the shirt and
wrestling with him.
With Grifn gone, the Clippers missed
several key chances in the waning
moments.
If you look at it, I didnt do anything and
I got thrown out of the game. It all boils
down to they (referees) fell for it, Grifn
said after the game. To me, its cowardly
basketball. I dont know their intentions,
but it worked. ... If I knew the answer Id
probably be in a different position. Tonight
I got two technicals for nothing.
Also Thursday, the NBA fined Green
$15,000 for failing to leave the court in a
timely manner after his ejection.
Bobby Bowdens
grandson killed in crash
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. Authorities say
former Florida State football coach Bobby
Bowdens grandson was one of two men
killed when their car ipped into a small
ditch off a central Florida road.
The Polk County Sheriffs Ofce says in a
news release that 23-year-old Taylor Jeffrey
Bowden and 25-year-old Rafael Fernandes
De Aguiar Valim, who had been driving,
both died in the Thursday crash in Winter
Haven. Sheriffs ofce public information
ofcer Carrie Eleazer conrmed Bowdens
relation to the famous football coach.
A third man 22-year-old Robert Lewis
Edwards was rescued by crews who heard
him cry for help. He spent hours in water up
to his neck and was being treated for
hypothermia.
Sports briefs
By Peter Debruge
LOS ANGELES In Japan,
the story of the 47 ronin is so
central to the countrys national
identity that a special word
exists for the act of retelling it:
Chushingura. But despite this
long tradition of flexible rein-
terpretation, the Hollywood-
backed 47 Ronin takes such
liberties with the underlying
legend that a different term
comes to mind, one better suit-
ed to American actor Keanu
Reeves involvement: bogus.
So far, Japanese audiences have
been slow to embrace a CG-
heavy version of the story that
offers Keanu as a previously
unsung half-breed accom-
plice. Meanwhile, domestic
crowds are being deliberately
misled to think hes the star
a high-stakes bait-and-switch
sure to backfire on this narra-
tively stiff but compositionally
dazzling production.
In theory, director Carl
Rinschs considerable visual
talents should have been the
draw, with the expectation that
the first-time director would
deliver on the promise of his
dazzling short film The Gift.
Sure enough, in his hands, 47
Ronin rivals the epic martial-
arts films of Tsui Hark or
Zhang Yimou in terms of sheer
spectacle.
But as the budget crept ever
skyward, reportedly reaching
as high as $225 million,
Universals marketing depart-
ment shifted into panic mode,
opting to disguise the fact that
the true heroes of this epic
Japanese legend were them-
selves Japanese, and position-
ing Reeves character
described as the shameful love
of one night between an
English sailor and a local peas-
ant girl as a superficial ploy
to attract international crowds.
Like all Chushingura, 47
Ronin recounts the tragic Ako
incident (spoilers ahead), dur-
Hollywood rewrites Japanese legend
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LOS ANGELES From Christian
Bales burgundy velour blazer to Amy
Adams plunging sequin halter dress,
American Hustle is a cinematic romp
through the over-the-top styles of the
1970s.
Set in New York and New Jersey in
1978, the lm tells the story of a pair
of con artists (Bale and Adams) forced
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Cooper) bent on bringing down
powerbrokers and politicians. This
decadent world of power, crime and big
money comes to life through ostenta-
tious fashions and outrageous hairdos.
All the characters are reinventing
themselves, and it shows in their
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They had ideas, they lived large and
they took risks, costume designer
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styles that inspired his designs.
Clothes were less structured, had less
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Though the Australian-born
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just like you would study about the
Greek ruins or outer galaxy.
He scoured Cosmopolitan magazine,
along with advertisements, movies
and TV shows of the era. Goodfellas
and Atlantic City were particularly
inuential lms.
And Saturday Night Fever from
1977, Wilkinson added. (That) had
the most pertinence to Bradley
Coopers character. Hes a guy from
the Bronx, and he lived life as a black-
and-white moral shooter working for
the FBI, and wears a cheap polyester
suit that doesnt t him so well.
The character ups his fashion game
after meeting the dapper con-couple.
He ends up in a silk shirt and silk
scarf, which are pop-culture refer-
ences, Wilkinson said. And then he
wears a leather jacket to the FBI.
The designer relished in Halstons
vintage vault, to which he was granted
access for the film, and he dressed
Adams in authentic pieces from the
70s.
The lines (of clothing silhouettes)
of the late 70s, with designers like
Halston, were reinventing the
wardrobe of women, he said. It was
about being comfortable in your skin
and walking tall.
Hair is so prominent in American
Hustle, its practically another char-
acter. Lead hairstylist Kathrine Gordon
studied old issues of Playboy and high-
school yearbooks from the 70s for
inspiration.
She and Bale worked together to cre-
ate his characters elaborate comb-
over, complete with fuzzy, glue-on
hairpiece. The lm opens with a scene
of its careful construction.
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forced to commit seppuku after illegally
striking an unarmed royal guest, leaving the
47 samurai who had been under his command
without a master. After more than a year
adrift, these ronin (as disgraced samurai are
known) returned, staging a daring night raid
in which they took their revenge, vindicated
their master and were ultimately forced to
sacrice their own lives in punishment.
Sanada plays Oishi, leader of the desperate
group of ronin, who turns to mysterious
stranger Kai (Reeves) for help when plan-
ning his coup. With three writers credited
(Chris Morgan and Walter Hamada for story,
Drive scribe Hossein Amini and Morgan
for the script itself), the project resists easy
reverse-engineering, though given Reeves
international prole, its no surprise that he
was given the lms romantic subplot. Kais
love is star-crossed for multiple reasons
not least of which that nearly all the male
leads end up dead, either in battle or by ritual
suicide though it doesnt help matters that
the object of his affection is Asanos daugh-
ter, Mika (an unremarkable Kou Shibasaki),
already promised to Oishi.
Perhaps it is this connection that inspires
Kai, whose lowly class separates him from
the esteemed samurai, to repeatedly risk his
life for Asanos honor. Though Rinsch
shows no great strength in working with
actors, he can build a setpiece on par with
those of directors decades more experienced,
and long before Asano has been given the
chance to publicly disembowel himself (an
act that, like so much of the bloodletting, is
tastefully left offscreen), Kai has already
slain a rampaging CG monstrosity and faced
off against a 10-foot silver-armored samurai.
The key difference between most
Chushingura comes in the speculated
motives behind Asanos initial attack upon
his rival in the palace the act that sets the
entire tragedy in motion. To this fantasy-
infused telling, Rinsch introduces the
notion of witchcraft, casting Rinko Kikuchi
as a deliciously evil witch with ambiguous
powers. Basically, anything that might look
cool when rendered by the industrys nest
effects houses is fair game, whether that
means the witch conjuring iridescent spiders
out of thin air or transforming herself into a
three-dimensional dragon.
RONIN
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By Susan Cohn
DAILY JOURNAL SENIOR CORRESPONDENT
DISNEYS BEAUTY AND THE
BEAST AT THE SHN CURRAN: A
TALE AS OLD AS TIME, AND A
DELIGHT FOR ANY AGE. Based on the
Academy Award-winning animated feature
lm, Disneys Beauty and the Beast tells of
Belle, a young woman in a provincial town,
and the Beast, a young prince trapped in a
spell placed by an enchantress. Live music
adds a rich texture throughout, from the
smashing Las Vegas-scale production num-
ber of Be Our Guest to the intimate rst
dance of Belle and the still unredeemed
Beast. Part of the joy of this humor-lled
romantic fantasy is watching the youngest
audience members react with wide-eyed
wonder as Belle, the Beast, Gaston, Mrs.
Potts, Lumiere, Cogsworth and all the other
well-known lm characters come to life.
Music by Alan Menken. Lyrics by Howard
Ashman & Tim Rice. Book by Linda
Woolverton. Choreography by Matt West.
Directed by Rob Roth. Two hours and 30
minutes with one 15-minute intermission.
Through Jan. 5.
STAGE DIRECTIONS: The SHN Curran
Theatre is located at 445 Geary St. San
Francisco, just one block off Union Square.
The Downtown Center Garage at 325 Mason
St. (at OFarrell Street) is the closest lot.
The BART Powell/Market Street station is
three blocks away.
TICKETS: Tickets at shnsf.com and
(888) 746-1799. Early show times (noon, 2
p.m., 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.) make it easier
to take younger children. Be wary of buying
tickets from any third-party website. SHN
has no way of validating or replacing tick-
ets that have been purchased through any
website other than shnsf.com.
OH, AND DID YOU KNOW? Disneys
Beauty and the Beast ran on Broadway for
5,461 performances between 1994 and
2007, becoming Broadways eighth
longest-running production.
***
THE ORPHAN OF ZHAO BRINGS
N. E. A. ART WORKS GRANT TO
AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THE-
ATER. American Conservatory Theater has
received a $30,000 National Endowment for
the Art Works grant to support its June
429, 2014 production of The Orphan of
Zhao at The Geary Theatre. This will be the
United States premiere of James Fentons
reinvention of the Chinese legend often
described as the Chinese Hamlet. Directed
by A.C.T. Artistic Director Carey Perloff,
the production will feature the A.C.T. debut
of stage and screen star (and San Franciscos
own) BD Wong (M. Buttery, Law & Order:
Special Victims Unit). Tickets can be pur-
chased from the A.C.T. box ofce at 405
Geary St. San Francisco, by phone at (415)
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***
CHRISTOPHER WHEELDONS DAZ-
ZLING CINDERELLA RETURNS TO
SAN FRANCISCO BALLET. Inspired by
the Brothers Grimm and Perrault fairy tales,
Christopher Wheeldons Cinderella was a
sensation when it had its U.S. Premiere at
San Francisco Ballet in May 2013. Happily
for Bay Area theatregoers, the production
returns for ten performances March 11 to
23, 2014. The wildly imaginative co-pro-
duction with the Dutch National Ballet fea-
tures dramatic music by Prokoev, spectac-
ular sets and costumes by Julian Crouch
(known for his designs for Metropolitan
Opera and the Broadway musical The
Addams Family), and puppetry by Obie
Award winner Basil Twist. Approximate run-
ning time is two hours and 33 minutes.
Tickets available at sfballet.org or (415)
865-2000. San Francisco Ballet performs at
the 1932 War Memorial Opera House, 301
Van Ness Ave. Parking at Civic Center
Garage on McAllister Street between Larkin
and Polk, or at the Performing Arts Garage
on Grove between Franklin and Gough
streets. BART lines serve Civic Center
station three blocks away at Market and
Eighth streets. Trafc delays and parking
can be unpredictable, so plan to arrive early
to assure a relaxed, enjoyable experience.
The theater enforces a strict no late seating
policy, meaning that guests will not be
seated after the lights have dimmed.
Latecomers will be asked to stand until there
is a break in the program, and will be seated
at the discretion of management. Planning
on dining before the performance? Avoid a
rush to your seat by enjoying an elegant hot
buffet in the lower lounge of the Opera
House beginning two hours before every
performance, except the Saturday matinee.
Call (415) 861-8150 for reservations or to
pre-order. Patrons dining in the Opera
House may enter through the North Carriage
entrance of the Opera House (adjacent to the
War Memorial courtyard) up to two hours
prior to curtain.
Susan Cohn is a member of the American Theatre
Critics Association and the San Francisco Bay
Area Theatre Critics Circle. She may be reached at
susan@smdailyjournal.com.
JOAN MARCUS
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day features an engaging science
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www.CuriOdyssey.org/activities/win
ter-camps. rst-, second- and third-
graders only. For more information
call 342-7755.
Annual Lego Holiday
Extravaganza. 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Museum of American Heritage, 351
Homer Ave., Palo Alto. The Museum
of American Heritage (MOAH), The
Bay Area Lego User Group (BayLUG)
and Bay Area LegoTrain Club
(BayLTC) are co-hosting the 2013/14
Lego Holiday display at MOAH. Enjoy
a variety of Lego creations made by
members of the club, featuring train
layouts, Bay Area landmarks, castles,
miniature cities, sculptures and
more. Admission is $2. Exhibit runs
through Jan. 19 on Friday, Saturday
and Sunday.
Reel Comic Relief: When Harry
Met Sally. 7 p.m. Belmont Library,
1110 Alameda de las Pulgas,
Belmont. Free. Part of the Reel Comic
Relief Belmont Adult Film Festival.
For more information contact con-
rad@smcl.org.
Tommy Castro and the Painkillers
plus The Mighty Mike Schermer
Band. 8 p.m. Club Fox, 2209
Broadway, Redwood City. $20 per
person. For more information call
(877) 435-9849 or go to www.club-
foxrwc.com.
SATURDAY, DEC. 28
Annual Lego Holiday
and Sunday.
Finding Love in 2014 Keynotes
Singles Convention. 7:30 p.m.
Marriott Hotel, 1770 S. Amphlett
Blvd., San Mateo. Susan Bradley is
the author of How to Be Irresistible
to the Opposite Sex, Irresistible
Prescriptions for Love and the forth-
coming I Know Why You Are Still
Single. $20 at the door. For more
information call (415) 507-9962.
SUNDAY, DEC. 29
Annual Lego Holiday
and Sunday.
Last Sunday Ballroom Tea Dance
with Bob Gutierrez Band. 1 p.m. to
3:30 p.m. San Bruno Senior Center,
1555 Crystal Springs Road. $5. For
more information call 616-7150.
MONDAY, DEC. 30
CuriOdyssey Winter Camp. 1651
Coyote Point Drive, San Mateo.
Running on Dec. 26, 27 and 30. Each
day features an engaging science
theme. To register go to
www.CuriOdyssey.org/activities/win
ter-camps. rst-, second- and third-
graders only. For more information
call 342-7755.
TUESDAY, DEC. 31
NewYears Party. 10:30 a.m. to 1:30
p.m. San Bruno Senior Center, 1555
Crystal Springs Road. Salmon or
prime rib lunch, Champagne toast at
noon, and dancing to The Knights of
Nostalgia Band. $10. For more infor-
mation call 616-7150.
Countdown to Happy Noon Year!
11:30 a.m. San Mateo Public Library,
55 W. Third Ave., San Mateo. Hear sto-
ries, make a craft and enjoy refresh-
ments as we count down to the
Noon year! Free. For more informa-
tion call 522 -7838.
Alternative New Years Eve. 6:30
p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Mercy Center in
Burlingame. There will be a quiet,
candle-lit chapel, Taiz chants, a walk
on the labyrinth and art activities.
Visitors can stay the night. Free. For
New Years Eve Vigil Mass. 7:30
p.m. Our Lady of Angels Catholic
Church, 1721 Hillsdale Drive,
Burlingame. Free. For more informa-
tion call 347-7768.
Rock in the New Year with
RockSkool The Ultimate Party
Rock Tribute. 8 p.m. Club Fox, 2209
Broadway, Redwood City. $20 per
person. For more information call
(877) 435-9849 or go to www.club-
foxrwc.com.
New Years Eve Dance Party. 9:15
p.m. to 12:15 a.m. Cubberley
Pavilion, 4000 Middleeld Road, Palo
Alto. $15. For more information
email cheryl@boogiewoogieball-
room.com.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 1
NewYears Day Worship. 8 a.m., 11
a.m., 7:30 p.m. Our Lady of Angels
Catholic Church, 1721 Hillsdale
Drive, Burlingame. Free. For more
information call 347-7768.
Race to End World Hunger. 9:30
a.m. Mountain View Kite Flying Park,
3070 Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View.
5k run and walk/race proceeds go
locally to Second Harvest Food Bank
of Santa Clara and San Mateo coun-
ties, the Health Trust and interna-
tionally to fund women and micro
nance programs. $40 the day of the
race, $35 by Dec. 30. Fee includes
technical T-shirt and chip. For more
information call 574-2994.
New Years Day Worship. 9:30 a.m.
Roberts Church, 1380 Crystal
Springs Road, San Bruno. Free. For
THURSDAY, JAN. 2
Winter Break Explorer Day. 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. 1651 Coyote Point Drive,
San Mateo. Explore the science of
the world. Free. For more informa-
tion go to www.CuriOdyssey.org.
FRIDAY, JAN. 3
Winter Break Explorer Day. 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. 1651 Coyote Point Drive,
San Mateo. Explore the science of
the world. Free. For more informa-
tion go to www.CuriOdyssey.org.
Free Friday at the San Mateo
County History Museum. 10 a.m. to
4 p.m. 2200 Broadway, Redwood
City. In addition to free admission,
there will be two programs through-
out the day. For more information
call 299-0104 or go to www.histo-
rysmc.org.
Annual Lego Holiday
and Sunday.
Registration Deadline for New
Volunteer Recruitment at Fioli.
The deadline for the New Volunteer
Recruitment (Jan. 11) is 4 p.m. today.
Attendees can register by emailing
volunteer@oli.org.
SATURDAY, JAN. 4
Annual Lego Holiday
and Sunday.
San Mateo Professional Alliance
Weekly Networking Lunch. Noon
to 1 p.m. Spiedo Ristorante, 223 E.
Fourth Ave., San Mateo. Free admis-
sion, but lunch is $17. For more infor-
mation call 430-6500.
Historical, Cultural and Social
Links to Downton Abbey. 1 p.m. to
3:30 pm. San Mateo Main Library, 55
W. Third Ave., San Mateo. Dr. DiAnn
Ellis will cover the world of Downton
Abbey and Victorian and Edwardian
periods. Tea and biscuits will be
served at intermission. Free. For
more information or to RSVP, call
522-7818.
Feast of Epiphany. 4:30 p.m.
Roberts Church, 1380 Crystal
Springs Road, San Bruno. Free. For
SUNDAY, JAN. 5
Feast of Epiphany. 7:30 a.m., 9:30
a.m., 11:30 a.m., 5 p.m. Roberts
Church, 1380 Crystal Springs Road,
San Bruno. Free. For more informa-
tion call 589-2800.
First Sunday Line Dance with Tina
Beare and Jeanette Feinberg. 1
p.m. to 4 p.m. San Bruno Senior
Center, 1555 Crystal Springs Road,
San Bruno. $5. For more information
call 616-7150.
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board, according to the draft policy.
The drafted policy also states new
names for schools should t well with
the names of other district schools and
it is appropriate and permissible when
selecting a name to consider the geog-
raphy of a site and the names of neigh-
borhood streets. The name should be
unique and dissimilar from other names
of schools and facilities in the district,
the city of San Carlos or those of
neighboring districts and cities,
according to the report.
Prior to consideration of a second
draft, further feedback will be solicited
from staff, site councils and the com-
munity. This was the rst of likely
three readings of policy drafts. Theres
no set deadline for nalizing the poli-
cy.
Superintendent Craig Baker worked
with a committee of parents, a board
member and district staff to write a rst
draft of the policy which board
President Adam Rak said was driven
largely by the addition of new schools
to the district. The two new schools
will be fourth and fth grade classes,
which are being added onto the Central
and Tierra Linda middle school cam-
puses. The new schools were the main
driver for deciding to update the poli-
cy, Rak said.
The current naming policy simply
states the board can name schools or
buildings in recognition of individuals
who have made contributions to the
county, community, state, nation,
world, local school or building. It also
states the renaming of existing
schools or major facilities shall occur
only under extraordinary circum-
stances and after thorough study.
Additionally, the board can consider
naming buildings, parts of buildings
or athletic elds in honor of the con-
tributions of students, staff and com-
munity members who have been
deceased for at least a year.
Like Elliott, Trustee Nicole Bergeron
is apprehensive about the exception
section, noting its hard for ve peo-
ple, board members, to decide a name
is consistent with district values. She
cited AT&T Park as an example of a
building changing names as compa-
nies change names, which could pose a
problem for a school.
On the other hand, Trustee Seth
Rosenblatt said the idea of naming a
facility after a person dishonors every-
one else since it inherently excludes
but that hed make an exception for
financial donations. He did say he
cant imagine corporations or individ-
uals would buy a schools naming
rights and gyms and theaters would
probably be more realistic considera-
tions for selling naming rights.
Im for honoring the tens of thou-
sands of people who help the district
do what they do, he said. Im on
board with nancial situations because
its about the children and its ulti-
mately worth the exclusion because
you help the children.
Meanwhile, Rak said he supports
naming a room, gym or other facility
after a teacher.
I dont have a problem naming
something after a music teacher who
did 40 years of service, he said.
Having a separate piece to honor
individuals.
Baker said the district does recog-
nize people from time to time with
plaques and trees.
Further, the nal section of the draft-
ed policy states the renaming of exist-
ing schools or major facilities shall
occur only under extraordinary circum-
stances and only after thorough review
by the superintendent and approval of
the board. In the event a name for a
school or facility is selected through
the exception, the board shall still
retain its full authority to stipulate a
time period for which that name will be
associated with a facility and remove
that name if it is determined to no
longer meet the naming criteria the
board has established through this
policy or related guidelines and regula-
tions.
angela@smdailyjournal.com
(650) 344-5200 ext. 105
POLICY
members. She took 5-year-old Sean
and 10-year-old Ryan grocery shop-
ping at the San Mateo Trader Joes in
preparation for her in-laws arrival yes-
terday.
Its important to mix up the menu
when endeavoring numerous holiday
meals, Berkshire said.
Thus far, theyve had salmon and
steak and her in-laws will be arriving
to a pork tenderloin holiday spread.
Every year she brings out her grand-
mothers china for the holiday occa-
sions, Berkshire said. Although she
thoroughly enjoys celebrating with
family, cleaning is an inherent part of
playing host, Berkshire said.
Each time I have to put the house
back together, then pull out the china
again. Its kind of stressful. But once
things are pulled together, then I can
relax and have fun, Berkshire said.
As long as guests see the house spic
and span when they rst arrive, she
doesnt mind the leftover wrapping
paper from the boys subsequent
rounds of presents.
With the inux of gifts, including
Seans beloved new life-size Darth
Vadar doll, the holidays necessitate
some early spring cleaning, Berkshire
said. Theyve already gone through
Ryans closet and will be donating
clothes to a local charity, Berkshire
said.
The boys are still cherishing their
new toys and focusing on enjoying
time off school.
Im trying to forget about school
for as long as possible, Ryan said.
Shes happy the whole family was
able to take a break for the holidays
and is looking forward to an overdue
out of town excursion on a short trip to
Reno, Berkshire said.
Stretching out the holidays or
beginning to think ahead to next
years festivities also brought savvy
shoppers to the mall Thursday to
indulge in post-Christmas sales.
Bonnie Daugherty delighted in deco-
rating her Christmas tree, even if it
took her two weeks to put it together.
She learned to love this pastime from
her mom and this year was special as it
was the rst time she was able to share
it with her daughter, Daugherty said.
They have three Christmas trees,
including a large traditional large one
and a Disney Barbie-themed tree. Her
daughter turned 5 a few days earlier and
she was nally at the age where she
could truly enjoy decorating her very
own miniature Hello Kitty Christmas
tree, Daugherty said.
She braved the chaos of the post-
holiday shopping sales and headed to
the Macys holiday store at the
Hillsdale Shopping Center yesterday
to pick up decorations for next year.
She worked in retail and said she used
to think people were crazy for ocking
to the mall to take advantage of last-
minute sales; but this year she couldnt
resist going to pick out several orna-
ments for next year.
She headed to San Francisco with a
friend and their daughters to watch
The Nutcracker, marvel at the beauti-
fully decorated Christmas trees and
attend a sugar plum fairy tea party,
Daugherty said.
She already bought two pricey, yet
gorgeous, ballet-themed ornaments in
the city so if she wants to continue to
add to her collection, shell get a head
start by capitalizing on current sales,
Daugherty said.
Ive already done my damage,
Daugherty said. Now I can come here
and get these for cheap. But its got to
sparkle.
samantha@smdailyjournal.com
(650) 344-5200 ext. 106
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where your personal and domestic responsibilities
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Remain near to home and avoid risky activities. Protect
your assets and your privacy.
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you made will affect how you begin the New Year. To
achieve your greatest dreams, you will need to make
drastic changes. Listen carefully to advice given to you
by close friends or family. Love will prevail.
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result of what you say. Dont expect sympathy.
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from someone with experience. You must make
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is best for you. Dont procrastinate.
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CASE# CIV 525474
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
Kaveh Moghaddami
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:
Petitioner, Kaveh Moghaddami filed a
petition with this court for a decree
changing name as follows:
Present name: Kaveh Moghaddami
Propsed Name: Kaven McAdami
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 February 4,
2014 at 9 a.m., Dept. PJ, Room , 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: 12/18/ 2013
/s/ Robert D. Foiles /
Judge of the Superior Court
Dated: 12/17/2013
(Published, 12/20/13, 12/27/2013,
01/03/2013, 01/10/2013)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #258624
The following person is doing business
as: Bruch Construction Company, 2995
Woodside Rd. Ste. 400, WOODSIDE,
CA 94062 is hereby registered by the fol-
lowing owner: Sheila Tilden, same ad-
dress. The business is conducted by an
Individual. The registrants commenced to
transact business under the FBN.
/s/ Sheila Tilden/
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk on 11/22/2013. (Pub-
lished in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
12/06/13, 12/13/13, 12/20/13, 12/27/13).
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203 Public Notices
STATEMENT #258281
as: Brow Art 23, 1150 El Camino Real,
Ste. 6503, SAN BRUNO, CA 94066 is
hereby registered by the following owner:
Perfect Brow Art, Inc, Il. The business is
conducted by a Corporation. The regis-
trants commenced to transact business
under the FBN.
/s/ Elizabeth Porinos Gorgees /
12/06/13, 12/13/13, 12/20/13, 12/27/13).
STATEMENT #258710
as: Avocauto, 1590 Rollins Rd., BURLIN-
GAME, CA 94010 is hereby registered
by the following owner: Elliot Schaffer,
831 Eucalyptus Ave., Burlingame, CA
94010. The business is conducted by an
/s/ Elliot Schaffer /
12/06/13, 12/13/13, 12/20/13, 12/27/13).
STATEMENT #258756
as: I Prive, 1125 Burlingame Ave., BUR-
LINGAME, CA 94010 is hereby regis-
tered by the following owner: I Sushi JD
& co. LLC, CA. The business is conduct-
ed by a Limited Liability Company. The
registrants commenced to transact busi-
ness under the FBN .
/s/ Stanley Chan /
12/06/13, 12/13/13, 12/20/13, 12/27/13).
STATEMENT #258834
as: Quick Stop Shop, 3800 S. El Camino
Real, SAN MATEO, CA 94403 is hereby
registered by the following owner: Gary
and Evlin, Inc, CA. The business is con-
ducted by a Corporation. The registrants
commenced to transact business under
the FBN.
/s/ Gabriel Khoury /
12/13/13, 12/20/13, 12/27/13, 01/03/13).
STATEMENT #258824
as: Hapag Pilipino, 33 St. Francis
Square, DALY CITY, CA 94015 is hereby
registered by the following owner: Gold-
en Jays, Inc, CA. The business is con-
ducted by a Corporation. The registrants
the FBN N/A.
/s/ Alvin Lucas/
12/13/13, 12/20/13, 12/27/13, 01/03/13).
STATEMENT #258853
as: Master Mechanics & Smog, 400 Pen-
insula Ave. SAN MATEO, CA 94401 is
Abdul Riyaaz, 701 Howe St., San Mateo,
CA 94401. The business is conducted by
an Individual. The registrants com-
menced to transact business under the
FBN N/A.
/s/ Abdul Riyaaz /
12/13/13, 12/20/13, 12/27/13, 01/03/13).
203 Public Notices
STATEMENT #258870
as: SSF Wash and Dry, 243 Hillside
Blvd., SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA
94080 is hereby registered by the follow-
ing owner: SPMAX, Inc, CA. The busi-
ness is conducted by a Corporation. The
ness under the FBN .
/s/ Larisa Podokshik /
12/13/13, 12/20/13, 12/27/13, 01/03/13).
STATEMENT #258467
as: Titan Insurance Sales, 553-B El Ca-
mino Real, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO,
CA 94080 is hereby registered by the fol-
lowing owner: Titan Auto Insurance of
New Mexico, Inc., OH. The business is
conducted by a Corporation. The regis-
trants commenced to transact business
under the FBN 01/12/2007.
/s/ David G. Arango /
12/13/13, 12/20/13, 12/27/13, 01/03/13).
STATEMENT #258698
as: My Mommas Helper, 1712 Davis Dr.
BURLINGAME, CA 94010 is hereby reg-
istered by the following owner: Celeste
Cacioppo Oneill same address. The
business is conducted by an Individual.
The registrants commenced to transact
business under the FBN 12/12/2013.
/s/ Celeste Oneill /
12/13/13, 12/20/13, 12/27/13, 01/03/13).
STATEMENT #258744
as: MGM Beauty Salon, 250 Myrtle Rd.
BURLINGAME, CA 94010 is hereby reg-
istered by the following owner: Maria
Mendez, 24972 Lucien Way, Hayward,
CA 94544. The business is conducted
by an Individual. The registrants com-
menced to transact business under the
FBN .
/s/ Maria Mendez /
12/20/13, 12/27/13, 01/03/13, 01/10/14).
STATEMENT #258923
as: BLOCK 34, 34 E 4th Avenue, SAN
MATEO, CA 94401 is hereby registered
by the following owner: Manxela Ven-
tures, Inc. CA. The business is conduct-
ed by an Individual. The registrants
the FBN 12/18/1970.
/s/ Alex Anderman /
12/20/13, 12/27/13, 01/03/13, 01/10/14).
STATEMENT #258772
as: Goalogolf, 219 Portola Rd., MENLO
PARK, CA 94028, is hereby registered
by the following owner: Ashvin Sangor-
am, same address. The business is con-
ducted by an Individual. The registrants
the FBN 12/18/1970.
/s/ Ashvin Sangoram /
12/20/13, 12/27/13, 01/03/13, 01/10/14).
203 Public Notices
STATEMENT #258903
as: World Energy Innovotion Forum, 36
Oak Creek Ln., SAN CARLOS, CA
94070, is hereby registered by the follow-
ing owner: Murielew, Inc, CA. The busi-
ness is conducted by a Corporation. The
ness under the FBN Oct. 23, 2013.
/s/ Ira Echrenpreis /
12/20/13, 12/27/13, 01/03/13, 01/10/14).
STATEMENT #258821
as: La Esperanza, 415 Grant Ave,
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94080 is
Luis Carlos Hernandez Penaloza, 303
Armor, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA
94080. The business is conducted by an
/s/ Luis Carlos Hernandez Penaloza /
12/27/13, 01/03/14, 01/10/14, 01/17/14).
STATEMENT #258850
as: Cross Screen Consultants, 1307 Por-
tola Rd., WOODSIDE, CA 94062 is here-
by registered by the following owner:
Paul Stephen Cushman, same address.
The business is conducted by an Individ-
ual. The registrants commenced to trans-
act business under the FBN 10/04/2013.
/s/ Paul Cushman /
12/27/13, 01/03/14, 01/10/14, 01/17/14).
STATEMENT #258929
as: Golden Gate Coral, 104 Cuesta Dr.,
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94080 is
John W. Poletti same address. The busi-
ness is conducted by an Individual. The
ness under the FBN 12/18/2013.
/s/ John Poletti /
12/27/13, 01/03/14, 01/10/14, 01/17/14).
210 Lost & Found
LOST AFRICAN GRAY PARROT -
(415)377-0859 REWARD!
LOST DOG-SMALL TERRIER-$5000
REWARD Norfolk Terrier missing from
Woodside Rd near High Rd on Dec 13.
Violet is 11mths, 7lbs, tan, female, no
collar, microchipped. Please help bring
her home! (650)568-9642
LOST GOLD Cross at Carlmont Shop-
ping Cente, by Lunardis market
(Reward) (415)559-7291
LOST GOLD WATCH - with brown lizard
strap. Unique design. REWARD! Call
(650)326-2772.
LOST ON Sunday 03/10/13, a Bin of
Documents on Catalpa Ave., in
San Mateo. REWARD, (650)450-3107
LOST SET OF CAR KEYS near Millbrae
Post Office on June 18, 2013, at 3:00
p.m. Reward! Call (650)692-4100
LOST: SMALL diamond cross, silver
necklace with VERY sentimental
meaning. Lost in San Mateo 2/6/12
(650)578-0323.
REWARD!! LOST DOG - 15LB All White
Dog, needs meds, in the area of Oaknoll
RWC on 3/23/13, (650)400-1175
210 Lost & Found
295 Art
ART: 5 prints, nude figures, 14 x 18,
signed Andrea Medina, 1980s. $40/all.
650-345-3277
296 Appliances
AMANA HTM outdoor furnace heat ex-
changer,new motor, pump, electronics.
Model ERGW0012. 80,000 BTU $50.
(650)342-7933
COIN-OP GAS DRYER - $100.,
(650)948-4895
ELECTRIC DRYER (Kenmore) asking
$95, good condition! (650)579-7924
FRIGIDAIRE ELECTRIC stove, $285. as
new! (650)430-6556
GAS STOVE (Magic Chef) asking $95,
good condition! (650)579-7924
LEAN MEAN Fat Grilling Machine by
George Foreman. $15 (650)832-1392
LG WASHER/ DRYER in one. Excellent
condition, new hoses, ultracapacity,
7 cycle, fron load, $600, (650)290-0954
MAYTAG WALL oven, 24x24x24, ex-
cellent condition, $50 obo, (650)345-
5502
PREMIER GAS stove. $285. As new!
(650)430-6556
RADIATOR HEATER, oil filled, electric,
1500 watts $25. (650)504-3621
ROTISSERIE GE, IN-door or out door,
Holds large turkey 24 wide, Like new,
$80, OBO (650)344-8549
SANYO MINI REFRIGERATOR- $40.,
(415)346-6038
SHOP VACUUM rigid brand 3.5 horse
power 9 gal wet/dry $40. (650)591-2393
SMALL REFRIGERATOR great for of-
fice or studio apartment . Good condition
$40.00 (650)504-6058
SUNBEAM TOASTER -Automatic, ex-
cellent condition, $30., (415)346-6038
VACUUM CLEANER excellent condition
$45. (650)878-9542
297 Bicycles
GIRLS BIKE 18 Pink, Looks New, Hard-
ly Used $80 (650)293-7313
GIRLS SCHWINN Bike 24 5 speed in
very good condition $75 (650)591-3313
SCHWINN 20 Boys Bike, Good Condi-
tion $40 (650)756-9516
298 Collectibles
101 MINT Postage Stamps from Eu-
rope, Africa, Latin America. Pre 1941,
All different . $6.00, (650)787-8600
120 Foreign (70), U.S. (50) USED Post-
age Stamps. Most pre-World War II. All
different, all detached from envelopes.
$5.00 all, 650-787-8600
1920'S AQUA Glass Beaded Flapper
Purse (drawstring bag) & Faux Pearl
Flapper Collar. $50. 650-762-6048
298 Collectibles
1940 VINTAGE telephone bench maple
antiques collectibles $75 (650)755-9833
1982 PRINT 'A Tune Off The Top Of My
Head' 82/125 $80 (650) 204-0587
2 VINTAGE Light Bulbs circa 1905. Edi-
son Mazda Lamps. Both still working -
$50 (650)-762-6048
4 NOLAN RYAN - Uncut Sheets, Rare
Gold Cards $90 (650)365-3987
400 YEARBOOKS - Sports Illustrated
Sports Book 70-90s $90 all (650)365-
3987
ARMY SHIRT, long sleeves, with pock-
ets. XL $15 each (408)249-3858
BAY MEADOWS bag - $30.each,
(650)345-1111
BEAUTIFUL RUSTIE doll Winter Bliss w/
stole & muffs, 23, $50. OBO,
(650)754-3597
BOX OF 2000 Sports Cards, 1997-2004
years, $20 (650)592-2648
CASINO CHIP Collection Original Chips
from various casinos $99 obo
(650)315-3240
COLORIZED TERRITORIAL Quarters
uncirculated with Holder $15/all,
(408)249-3858
FRANKLIN MINT Thimble collection with
display rack. $55. 650-291-4779
JAPANESE MOTIF end table, $99
(650)520-9366
JOE MONTANA signed authentic retire-
ment book, $39., (650)692-3260
MEMORABILIA CARD COLLECTION,
large collection, Marilyn Monroe, James
Dean, John Wayne and hundreds more.
$3,300/obo.. Over 50% off
(650)319-5334.
SCHILLER HIPPIE poster, linen, Sparta
graphics 1968. Mint condition. $600.00.
(650)701-0276
TATTOO ARTIST - Norman Rockwell
figurine, limited addition, $90.,
(650)766-3024
TEA POTS - (6) collectables, good con-
dition, $10. each, (650)571-5899
TRIPOD - Professional Quality used in
1930s Hollywood, $99, obo
(650)363-0360
UNIQUE, FRAMED to display, original
Nevada slot machine glass plate. One of
a kind. $50. 650-762-6048
300 Toys
14 HOTWHEELS - Redline, 32
Ford/Mustang/Corv. $90 all (650)365-
3987
66 CHEVELLE TOY CAR, Blue collecti-
ble. $12. (415)337-1690
LEGO - unopened, Monster truck trans-
porter, figures, 299 pieces, ages 5-12.
$27.00 (650)578-9208
MAHJONG SET 166 tiles in case good
condition $35.00 call 650-570-602
PINK BARBIE 57 Chevy Convertible
28" long (sells on E-Bay for $250) in box
$99 (650)591-9769
RADIO CONTROL car; Jeep with off
road with equipment $99 OBO
(650)851-0878
TONKA EXCAVATOR, two arms move,
articulated,only $22 (650)595-3933
TOY - Barney interactive activity, musical
learning, talking, great for the car, $16.
obo, (650)349-6059
302 Antiques
1912 COFFEE Percolator Urn. perfect
condition includes electric cord $85.
(415)565-6719
ANTIQUE BEVEL MIRROR - framed,
14 x 21, carved top, $45.,
(650)341-7890
ANTIQUE CRYSTAL/ARCADE Coffee
Grinder. $80. 650-596-0513
ANTIQUE ITALIAN lamp 18 high, $70
(650)387-4002
ANTIQUE OLD Copper Wash Tub, 30 x
12 x 13 with handles, $65 (650)591-3313
ANTIQUE WASHING MACHINE - some
rust on legs, rust free drum and ringer.
$45/obo, (650)574-4439
BOX FULL TOYS Original Pkg., 40s -
50s, $90 for all (650)365-3987
MAHOGANY ANTIQUE Secretary desk,
72 x 40 , 3 drawers, Display case, bev-
elled glass, $500. (650)766-3024
OLD VINTAGE Wooden Sea Captains
Tool Chest 35 x 16 x 16, $65 (650)591-
3313
STERLING SILVER loving cup 10" circa
with walnut base 1912 $65
(650)520-3425
303 Electronics
27 SONY TRINITRON TV - great condi-
tion, rarely used, includes remote, not flat
screen, $65., (650)357-7484
32 FLAT SCREEN TV - Slightly Used.
HDMI 1080, $100 (650)283-0396
46 MITSUBISHI Projector TV, great
condition. $400. (650)261-1541.
AUTO TOP hoist still in box
$99.00 or best offer (650)493-9993
BIG SONY TV 37" - Excellent Condition
Worth $2300 will Sacrifice for only $95.,
(650)878-9542
BLACKBERRY PHONE good condition
$99.00 or best offer (650)493-9993
DVD PLAYER, $25. Call (650)558-0206
FLIP CAMCORDER $50. (650)583-2767
HOME THEATRE SYSTEM - 3 speak-
ers, woofer, DVD player, USB connec-
tion, $80., (714)818-8782
IPHONE GOOD condition $99.00 or best
offer (650)493-9993
LEFT-HAND ERGONOMIC keyboard
with 'A-shape' key layout Num pad, $20
(650)204-0587
PHILLIPS ENERGY STAR 20 color TV
with remote. Good condition, $20
(650)888-0129
SAMSUNG 27" TV Less than 6 months
old, with remote. Moving must sell
$100.00 (650) 995-0012
SAMSUNG, FLAT screenTV, 32 like
new! With Memorex DVD player, $185
(650)274-4337
SET OF 3 wireless phones all for $50
(650)342-8436
SLIDE PROJECTOR Air Equipped Su-
per 66 A and screen $30 for all
(SOLD
SONY PROJECTION TV 48" with re-
mote good condition $99 (650)345-1111
304 Furniture
2 END Tables solid maple '60's era
$40/both. (650)670-7545
2 TWIN Mattresses - Like New - $35
each , OBO (650)515-2605
24
304 Furniture
ALASKAN SCENE painting 40" high 53"
wide includes matching frame $99 firm
(650)592-2648
AMOIRE ENTERTAINMENT cabinet $50
(650)622-6695
ANODYZED BRONZE ETEGERE Tall
bankers rack. Beautiful style; for plants
flowers sculptures $70 (415)585-3622
BBQ GRILL, Ducane, propane $90
(650)591-4927
BRASS DAYBED - Beautiful, $99.,
(650)365-0202
CHAIRS 2 Blue Good Condition $50
OBO (650)345-5644
CHANDELIER, ELEGANT, $75.
(650)348-6955
CHINA CABINET, 53 x 78 wooden
with glass. Good shape. $120 obo.
(650)438-0517
CHINESE LACQUERED cabinet, 2
shelves and doors. Beautiful. 23 width 30
height 11 depth $75 (650)591-4927
DINING ROOM SET - table, four chairs,
lighted hutch, $500. all, (650)296-3189
DINNING ROOM table with chairs excel-
lent condition like new. $99.00 (650)504-
6058
DISPLAY CABINET 72x 21 x39 1/2
High Top Display, 2 shelves in rear $99
(650)591-3313
DRESSER - 6 drawer 61" wide, 31" high,
& 18" deep $50 SOLD
DRESSERlarge, $55. Call
(650)558-0206
DRUM TABLE - brown, perfect condi-
tion, nice design, with storage, $45.,
(650)345-1111
DURALINER ROCKING CHAIR, Maple
Finish, Cream Cushion w matching otto-
man $70 (650)583-4943.
END TABLE, medium large, with marble
top. and drawer. $60 or best offer,
(650)681-7061
EZ CHAIR, large, $15. Call (650)558-
0206
FLAT TOP DESK, $35.. Call (650)558-
0206
I-JOY MASSAGE chair, exc condition
$95 (650)591-4927
KING SIZE Brass bed frame. $200 OBO
(650)368-6674
KITCHEN CABINETS - 3 metal base
kitchen cabinets with drawers and wood
doors, $99., (650)347-8061
LOUNGE CHAIRS - 2 new, with cover &
plastic carring case & headrest, $35.
each, (650)592-7483
MATCHING RECLINER, SOFA & LOVE
SEAT - Light multi-colored fabric, $95.
for all, (650)286-1357
MIRRORS, large, $25. Call
(650)558-0206
MODULAR DESK/BOOKCASE/STOR-
AGE unit - Cherry veneer, white lami-
nate, $75., (650)888-0039
NATURAL WOOD table 8' by 4' $99
(650)515-2605
OUTDOOR WOOD SCREEN - NEW $85
RETAIL $130 (650)873-8167
PAPASAN CHAIRS (2) -with cushions
$45. each set, (650)347-8061
PATIO TABLE with 4 chairs, glass top,
good condition 41 in diameter $95
(650)591-4927
PEDESTAL SINK $25 (650)766-4858
PORTABLE JEWELRY display case
wood, see through lid $45. 25 x 20 x 4 in-
ches. (650)592-2648.
QUEEN SIZE Hide a Bed, Like new
$275, SOLD
304 Furniture
RECLINER CHAIR very comfortable
coast $600.00 sacrifice $80.00
(650)504-6058
RECLINING CHAIR, almost new, Beige
$100 SOLD
ROCKING CHAIR - Traditional, full size
Rocking chair. Excellent condition $100.,
(650)504-3621
ROCKING CHAIR Great condition,
1970s style, dark brown, wooden,
suede cushion, photo availble, $99.,
(650)716-3337
ROCKING CHAIR w/wood carving, arm-
rest, rollers, swivels $99, (650)592-2648
SEWING TABLE, folding, $20. Call
(650)558-0206
SHELVING UNIT from IKEA interior
metal, glass nice condition $50/obo.
(650)589-8348
SOFA 7-1/2' $25 (650)322-2814
SOFA EXCELLENT CONDITION. 8FT
NEUTRAL COLOR $99 OBO (650)345-
5644
SOFA PASTEL color excellent
condition $99 (650)701-1892
SOLID WOOD oak desk $50 (650)622-
6695
STEREO CABINET walnut w/3 black
shelves 16x 22x42. $30, 650-341-5347
TEA / UTILITY CART, $15. (650)573-
7035, (650)504-6057
TEACART - Wooden, $60. obo,
(650)766-9998
TOWER BOOK Shelf, white 72 tall x 13
wide, $20 (650)591-3313
TRUNDLE BED - Single with wheels,
$40., (650)347-8061
TV STAND brown. $40.00 OBO
(650) 995-0012
TV STAND, with shelves, holds large TV,
very good condition. $90. (650)573-7035,
(650)504-6057.
TWINE BED including frame good con-
dition $45.00 (650)504-6058
WALL CLOCK - 31 day windup, 26
long, $99 (650)592-2648
WHITE 5 Drawer dresser.Excellent con-
dition. Moving. Must sell $90.00 OBO
(650) 995-0012
WICKER DRESSER, white, 3 drawers,
exc condition 31 width 32 height 21.5
depth $35 (650)591-4927
WOOD BOOKCASE unit - good condi-
tion $65.00 (650)504-6058
306 Housewares
"PRINCESS HOUSE decorator urn
"Vase" cream with blue flower 13 inch H
$25., (650)868-0436
28" by 15" by 1/4" thick glass shelves,
cost $35 each sell at $15 ea. Three avail-
able, Call (650)345-5502
BRADFORD COLLECTOR Plates THAI
(Asian) - $35 (650)348-6955
CANNING POTS, two 21 quart with lids,
$5 each. (650)322-2814
COFFEE MAKER, Makes 4 cups $12,
(650)368-3037
DRIVE MEDICAL design locking elevat-
ed toilet seat. New. $45. (650)343-4461
GAS STOVE - Roper, Oven w 4 Burners,
good condition $95 (650)515-2605
HOUSE HEATER Excellent condition.
Works great. Must sell. $30.00 OBO
(650) 995-0012
KIRBY VACUUM cleaner good condition
with extras $90 OBO SOLD!01976533
306 Housewares
MANGLE-SIMPLEX FLOOR model,
Working, $20 (650)344-6565
MONOPOLY GAME - rules, plastic real
estate, metal counters, all cards and pa-
per money $10 (650)574-3229
PERSIAN TEA set for 8. Including
spoon, candy dish, and tray. Gold Plated.
$100. (650) 867-2720
PUSH LAWN MOWER - very good
condition $25., (650)580-3316
SOLID TEAK floor model 16 wine rack
with turntable $60. (650)592-7483
VACUMN EXCELLENT condition. Works
great.Moving. Must sell. $35.00 OBO
(650) 995-0012
VINTAGE VICTORIAN cotton lawn
dress, - $65. (650)348-6955
307 Jewelry & Clothing
BRACELET - Ladies authentic Murano
glass from Italy, vibrant colors, like new,
$100., (650)991-2353 Daly City
LADIES GLOVES - gold lame' elbow
length gloves, size 7.5, $15. new,
(650)868-0436
PRO DIVER Invicta Watch. Brand new in
box, $60. (650)290-0689
308 Tools
BOSTITCH 16 gage Finish nailer Model
SB 664FN $99 (650)359-9269
CEMENT/ CONCRETE hand mixing box
Like New, metal $25 (650)368-0748
CRACO 395 SP-PRO, electronic paint
sprayer.Commercial grade. Used only
once. $600/obo. (650)784-3427
CRAFTMAN JIG Saw 3.9 amp. with vari-
able speeds $65 (650)359-9269
CRAFTMAN RADIAL SAW, with cabinet
stand, $200 Cash Only, (650)851-1045
CRAFTSMAN 3/4 horse power 3,450
RPM $60 (650)347-5373
CRAFTSMAN 9" Radial Arm Saw with 6"
dado set. No stand. $55 (650)341-6402
DAYTON ELECTRIC 1 1/2 horse power
1,725 RPM $60 (650)347-5373
LAWN MOWER reel type push with
height adjustments. Just sharpened $45
650-591-2144 San Carlos
LOG CHAIN (HEAVY DUTY) 14' $75
(650)948-0912
NEW 18VOLT Drill/Driver w/ light,
warranty, only $29.99 (650)595-3933
PUSH LAWN mower $25 (650)851-0878
ROLLING STEEL Ladder10 steps, Like
New. $475 obo, (650)333-4400
TOOL BOX full of tools. Moving must
sell. $100.00 (650) 995-0012
309 Office Equipment
CANON COPIER, $55. Call
(650)558-0206
DESK - 7 drawer wood desk, 5X2X2.5'
$25., (650)726-9658
310 Misc. For Sale
1 PAIR of matching outdoor planting pots
$20., (650)871-7200
16 BOOKS on Histoy if WWII Excllent
condition $95 all obo, (650)345-5502
2 FLOWER pots with Gardenia's both for
$20 (650)369-9762
4 IN 1 STERO UNIT. CD player broken.
$20., (650)834-4926
70 BAMBOO POLES - 6 to 12ft. long
$40. for all can deliver, (415)346-6038
Alkaline GRAVITY WATER SYSTEM - ,
PH Balance water, anti-oxident proper-
ties, new, $100., (650)619-9203.
310 Misc. For Sale
ALUMINUM WINDOWS - (10)double
pane, different sizes, $10. each,
(415)819-3835
ANTIQUE CAMEL BACK TRUNK -wood
lining. (great toy box) $99.,
(650)580-3316
ANTIQUE KILIM RUNNER woven zig
zag design 7' by 6" by 4' $99.,
(650)580-3316
ANTIQUE LANTERN Olde Brooklyn lan-
terns, battery operated, safe, new in box,
$100, (650)726-1037
ARTIFICIAL FICUS TREE 6 ft. life like,
full branches. in basket $55. (650)269-
3712
ARTS & CRAFTS variety, $50
(650)368-3037
BALANCING SANTA, Mint condition,
Santa rocks back/forth, 20 in high, sturdy
metal, snowman, chimney, $12.00
(650)578-9208
BLACK LEATHER Organizer, Unop-
ened, Any Year, Cell Holder, Wallet, Cal-
ender., In Box $12 (650)578-9208
BLUETOOTH WITH CHARGER - like
new, $20., (415)410-5937
BODY BY JAKE AB Scissor Exercise
Machine w/instructions. $50.00
(650)637-0930
BOOK "LIFETIME" WW1 $12.,
(408)249-3858
BUFFET CENTERPIECE: Lalique style
crystal bowl. For entre, fruit, or dessert
$20 (415)585-3622
CHEESESET 6 small and 1 large plate
Italian design never used Ceramica Cas-
tellania $25. (650)644-9027
COPPERLIKE CENTERPIECE, unused
oval, 18 inches high, x 22 x 17,$10.00
(650)578-9208
DOWN PILLOW; Fully Stuffed, sterilized,
allergy-free ticking. Mint Condition $25
(650)375-8044
DRAIN CLEANER Snake 6' long,
new/unused only $5 (650)595-3933
DVD'S TV programs 24 4 seasons $20
ea. (650)952-3466
ELECTRIC IMPACT wrench sockets
case warranty $39.95 (650)595-3933
ELECTRONIC TYPEWRITER good
condition $50., (650)878-9542
EXOTIC EROTIC Ball SF & Mardi gras 2
dvd's $25 ea. (415)971-7555
EXTENDED BATH BENCH - never
used, $45. obo, (650)832-1392
FRONT LOADER, bucket & arm move,
articulated $12.50 (650)595-3933
FULL SIZE quilted Flowerly print green &
print $25 (650)871-7200
GAME "BEAT THE EXPERTS" never
used $8., (408)249-3858
GOURMET SET for cooking on your ta-
ble. European style. $15 (650)644-9027
GRANDFATHER CLOCK with bevel
glass in front and sides (650)355-2996
HARDCOVER MYSTERY BOOKS -
Current authors, $2. each (10),
(650)364-7777
HARLEY DAVIDSON black phone, per-
fect condition, $65., (650) 867-2720
HONEYWELL HEPA Filter $99
(650)622-6695
HUMAN HAIR Wigs, (4) Black hair, $90
all (650)624-9880
ICE CHEST $15 (650)347-8061
IGLOO COOLER - 3 gallon beverage
cooler, new, still in box, $15.,
(650)345-3840
OVAL MIRROR $10 (650)766-4858
310 Misc. For Sale
JAPANESE SAKE Set, unused, boxes,
Geisha design on carafe and 2 sake
cups, $7.00 (650)578-9208
JONATHAN KELLERMAN - Hardback
books, (5) $3. each, (650)341-1861
K9 ADVANTIX - for dogs 21-55 lbs.,
repels and kills fleas and ticks, $60.,
(650)343-4461
KENNESAW ORIGINAL salute cannon
$30. (650)726-1037
LAMPSHADE - Shantung, bell shaped,
off white, 9 tall, 11 diameter, great con-
dition, $7., (650)347-5104
LANDSCAPE PICTURES (3) hand
painted 25" long 21" wide, wooden
frame, $60 for all 3, (650)201-9166
LAWN CHAIRS (4) White, plastic, $8.
each, (415)346-6038
LITTLE PLAYMATE by IGLOO-10"x10",
cooler includes 2 icepaks, 1 cooler pack
$20 (650)574-3229
MANUAL LAWN mower ( by Scott Turf )
never used $65 (650)756-7878
MARTEX BATH TOWELS(3) 26"x49",
watermelon color $15 (650)574-3229
MARTEX HAND TOWEL(5) 15"x28", wa-
termelon color $10 (650)574-3229
MEDICINE CABINET - 18 X 24, almost
new, mirror, $20., (650)515-2605
MENS LEATHER travel bags (2), used
$25 each.(650)322-2814
MERITAGE PICNIC Time Wine and
Cheese Tote - new black $45
(650)644-9027
MIRROR 41" by 29" Hardrock maple
frame $90 OBO (650)593-8880
NATIVITY SET, new, beautiful, ceramic,
gold-trimmed, 11-pc.,.asking: $50.
Call: 650-345-3277 /message
NEW LIVING Yoga Tape for Beginners
$8. 650-578-8306
OBLONG SECURITY mirror 24" by 15"
$75 (650)341-7079
OUTDOOR GREENHOUSE. Handmade.
33" wide x 20 inches deep. 64.5 " high.
$70.00 (650)871-7200
PET CARRIER Excellent Condition Very
Clean Size small "Petaire" Brand
$50.00 (650)871-7200
PILGRIM DOLLS, 15 boy & girl, new,
from Harvest Festival, adorable $25 650-
345-3277
PRINCESS PLANT 6' tall in bloom pot-
ted $15 (415)346-6038
QUEENSIZE BEDSPREAD w/2 Pillow
Shams (print) $30.00 (650)341-1861
RED DEVIL VACUUM CLEANER - $25.,
(650)593-0893
REVERSIBLE KING BEDSPREAD bur-
gundy; for the new extra deep beds. New
$60 (415)585-3622
RICHARD NORTH Patterson 5 Hard-
back Books @$3.00 each (650)341-1861
ROGERS' BRAND stainless steel steak
knife: $15 (415)585-3622
SCREWDRIVERS, SET of 6 sealed
pack, warranty only $5 (650)595-3933
SET OF 11 Thomas registers 1976 mint
condition $25 (415)346-6038
SF GREETING CARDS -(300 with enve-
lopes) factory sealed, $10 (650)365-3987
SHOWER DOOR custom made 48 x 69
$70 (650)692-3260
SINGER SEWING machine 1952 cabinet
style with black/gold motor. $35.
(650)574-4439
STEP 2 sandbox Large with cover $25
(650)343-4329
VASE WITH flowers 2 piece good for the
Holidays, $25., (650) 867-2720
310 Misc. For Sale
TRAVIS MCGEE (Wikipedia) best mys-
teries 18 classic paperbacks for $25.
Steve (650) 518-6614
TWIN BEDDING: 2 White Spreads,
Dust-Ruffles, Shams. Pink Blanket,
Fit/flat sheets, pillows ALL $60 (650)375-
8044
TWIN SIZE quilt Nautica, New. Yellow,
White, Black Trim San Marino" pattern
$40 Firm (650)871-7200.
VIDEO CENTER 38 inches H 21 inches
W still in box $45., (408)249-3858
VINTAGE WHITE Punch Bowl/Serving
Bowl Set with 10 cups plus one extra
$40. (650)873-8167
VINYL SHOWER CURTAIN
black/gold/white floral on aqua $10
(650)574-3229
WALKER - brand new, $20., SSF,
(415)410-5937
WEST AFRICAN hand carved tribal
masks - $25 (650)348-6955
WHEEL CHAIR asking $75 OBO
(650)834-2583
WOMEN'S LADY Cougar gold iron set
set - $25. (650)348-6955
311 Musical Instruments
ACOUSTIC GUITAR no brand $65
(650)348-6428
GULBRANSEN BABY GRAND PIANO -
Appraised @$5450., want $3500 obo,
(650)343-4461
HAMMOND B-3 Organ and 122 Leslie
Speaker. Excellent condition. $8,500. pri-
vate owner, (650)349-1172
K MANDOLIN - A Style, 19402 with
Case, $50 firm SOLD!
NEAPOLITAN MANDOLIN With case
sounds good $75 SOLD!
OLD USED Tube Amplifer, working con-
dition $25 SOLD!
SHERMAN CLAY Player Piano, with 104
player rolls, $1000, (650)579-1259
UKULELE STILL in box unused, no
brand $35 SOLD!
312 Pets & Animals
BAMBOO BIRD Cage - very intricate de-
sign - 21"x15"x16". $50 (650)341-6402
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
AUTHENTIC PERUVIAN VICUNA PON-
CHO: 56 square. Red, black trim, knot-
ted fringe hem. $99 (650)375-8044
BLACK Leather pants Mrs. made in
France size 40 $99. (650)558-1975
BLACK LEATHER tap shoes 9M great
condition $99. (650)558-1975
HOODED ALL-WEATHER JACKET:
reversible. Outer: weatherproof tan color.
Iner: Navy plush, elastic cuffs. $10
(650)375-8044
LADIES COAT Medium, dark lavender
$25 (650)368-3037
LADIES DONEGAL design 100% wool
cap from Wicklow, Ireland, $20. Call
(650)341-8342
ACROSS
1 1967 White
House groom
5 Erin go __
10 Swedish singer
Jenny
14 Thus
15 Former Dodger
first baseman
James
16 Sharp
17 Windows
alternative
18 Microwave brand
19 Microwave
20 Facilities on a
911?
23 Florida University
named for a
pope
24 Eroded
28 Follow
32 Place to play
33 13-Down
predecessor
36 Oater pal in an
A3?
39 Other, overseas
41 Boston drummer
Jeff et al.
42 Peruse
43 Tales of a 9-3?
46 Pay stub abbr.
47 Fr whom
Beethoven wrote
a bagatelle
48 Marks of
approval
50 Corolla
competitors
53 Mexicali-to-
Tijuana direccin
57 Relative in a
370Z?
61 Electric weather
phenomenon
64 Cornered
65 Roll on a tarmac
66 Hives, e.g.
67 Spiked cakes
68 Verve
69 Velzquez
offerings
70 Whooping __
71 Heist haul, to a
hood
DOWN
1 Opts for another
hitch
2 ... however, I
may be all wet
3 Speakeasy
socializer
4 Complete
series DVD
purchase, say
5 Flat
6 1960 Olympics
city
7 Take __: drop
off
8 Italian seaport
9 Hilton rival
10 ID holders
11 Hosp. area
12 Peace ender?
13 33-Across
successor
21 ESPN baseball
analyst Alex
22 Shed thing
25 Shakespearean
servant
26 Dark-browd
sophist, come
not __:
Tennyson
27 They may be
spun
29 Reunion
attendee
30 Logical
beginning?
31 Taletellers
33 Book after
Daniel
34 One way to buy
time
35 Character piece?
37 Jet relative
38 Cruising
40 Potent licorice-
flavored liqueur
44 Rig
45 Gin flavoring
49 Beethovens
Opus 20, for one
51 Easy __
52 Red giant
54 Oil source
55 Odessa native
56 Any of several
fictional
multimillionaires
58 The Winner
Takes It All
quartet
59 Mumbai bread
60 NASDAQ
competitor
61 Source of
support
62 Lock insert
63 D-Day lander
By Mike Peluso
(c)2013 Tribune Content Agency, LLC
12/27/13
12/27/13
ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE:
Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle
Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis
xwordeditor@aol.com
316 Clothes
LADIES FAUX FUR COAT - Satin lining,
size M/L, $100. obo, (650)525-1990
LADIES FUR Jacket (fake) size 12 good
condition $30 (650)692-3260
LADIES WOOL BLAZER: Classic, size
12, brass buttons. Sag Harbor. Excellent
condition. $15.00 (650)375-8044
LARRY LEVINE Women's Hooded down
jacket. Medium. Scarlet. Good as new.
Asking $40 OBO (650)888-0129
LEATHER JACKET Classic Biker Style.
Zippered Pockets. Sturdy. Excellent Con-
dition. Mens, XL Black Leather $50.00
(650)357-7484
LEATHER JACKET, brown bomber, with
pockets.Sz XL, $88. (415)337-1690
LEATHER JACKETS (5) - used but not
abused. Like New, $100 each.
(650)670-2888
MENS JEANS (11) Brand names various
sizes 32,33,34 waist 30,32 length $100.
for all (650)347-5104
MENS WRANGLER jeans waist 31
length 36 five pairs $20 each plus bonus
Leonard (650)504-3621
MINK CAPE, beautiful with satin lining,
light color $75 obo (650)591-4927
NIKE PULLOVER mens heavy jacket
Navy Blue & Red, Reg. price $200 sell-
ing for $59 (650)692-3260
PROM PARTY Dress, Long sleeveless
size 6, magenta, with shawl like new $40
obo (650)349-6059
VELVET DRAPE, 100% cotton, new
beautiful burgundy 82"X52" W/6"hems:
$45 (415)585-3622
VINTAGE 1970S GRECIAN MADE
DRESS SIZE 6-8, $35 (650)873-8167
WHITE LACE 1880s reproduction dress
- size 6, $100., (650)873-8167
WINTER COAT, ladies european style
nubek leather, tan colored, green lapel &
hoodie, $100., (650)888-0129
WOMEN'S JEANS size 10 labeled Du-
plex and is priced at $15 (650)574-4439
317 Building Materials
(1) 2" FAUX WOOD WINDOW BLIND,
with 50" and 71" height, still in box, $50
obo (650)345-5502
30 FLUORESCENT Lamps 48" (brand
new in box) $75 for all (650)369-9762
BATHROOM VANITY, antique, with top
and sink: - $65. (650)348-6955
BRAND NEW Millgard window + frame -
$85. (650)348-6955
PVC - 1, 100 feet, 20 ft. lengths, $25.,
(650)851-0878
318 Sports Equipment
2 BASKETBALLS Spalding NBA, Hardly
used, $30 all (650)341-5347
2 SOCCER balls hardly used, $30 all
San Mateo, (650)341-5347
AB LOUNGE exercise machine cost
$100. sell for $25. Call 650-570-6023
BOWLING BALLS. Selling 2 - 16 lb.
balls for $25.00 each. (650)341-1861
BUCKET OF 260 golf balls, $25.
(650)339-3195
DARTBOARD - New, regulation 18 di-
meter, Halex brand w/mounting hard-
ware, 6 brass darts, $16., (650)681-7358
DL1000 BOAT Winch Rope & More,
$50., (650)726-9658
EXERCISE MAT used once, lavender
$12, (650)368-3037
FISHERS MENS skis $35 (650)322-2814
GOTT 10-GAL beverage cooler$20.
(650)345-3840
KIDS 20" mongoose mountain bike 6
speeds front wheel shock good condition
asking $65 (650)574-7743
LADIES BOWLING SET- 8 lb. ball, 7 1/2
sized shoes, case, $45., (650)766-3024
LADIES STEP thruRoadmaster 10
speed bike w. shop-basket Good
Condition. $55 OBO call: (650) 342-8510
MENS ROLLER Blades size 101/2 never
used $25 (650)520-3425
318 Sports Equipment
POWER PLUS Exercise Machine $99
(650)368-3037
REI 2 man tent $40 (650)552-9436
SALMON FISHING weights 21/2 pound
canon balls $25 (650)756-7878
Say Goodbye To The 'Stick In
Style & Gear Up For a Super
Season!
49er Swag at Lowest Prices
Niner Empire
957C Industrial Rd. San Carlos
T-F 10-6; Sa 10 -4
ninerempire.com
(415)370-7725
SCHWINN 26" man's bike with balloon
tires $75 like new (650)355-2996
SMALL TRAMPOLINE $5.00 call 650-
570-6023
STATIONARY BIKE, Volt, Clean, $15
SOLD!
THULE BIKE RACK - Fits rectangular
load bars. Holds bike upright. $100.
(650)594-1494
VINTAGE ENGLISH ladies ice skates -
up to size 7-8, $45., (650)873-8167
WET SUIT - medium size, $95., call for
info (650)851-0878
WO 16 lb. Bowling Balls @ $25.00 each.
(650)341-1861
322 Garage Sales
GARAGE SALES
ESTATE SALES
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List your upcoming garage
sale, moving sale, estate
sale, yard sale, rummage
sale, clearance sale, or
whatever sale you have...
in the Daily Journal.
Reach over 76,500 readers
from South San Francisco
to Palo Alto.
in your local newspaper.
Call (650)344-5200
335 Garden Equipment
CRAFTSMAN 5.5 HP gas lawn mower
with rear bag $55., (650)355-2996
GAS ENGINE String Trimmer - Homelite
- 25cc engine. Excellent Cond.$70
(650)654-9252
LAWNMOWER - American made, man-
ual/push, excellent condition, $50.,
(650)342-8436
REMINGTON ELECTRIC lawn mower,
$40. (650)355-2996
340 Camera & Photo Equip.
CLASSICAL YASHICA camera
in leather case $25. (650)644-9027
SONY CYBERSHOT DSC-T-50 - 7.2 MP
digital camera (black) with case, $175.,
(650)208-5598
VIVITAR ZOOM lens-28mm70mm. Filter
and lens cap. Original owner. $50. Cash
SOLD
YASAHICA 108 model 35mm SLR Cam-
era with flash and 2 zoom lenses $99
(415)971-7555
345 Medical Equipment
INVERSION TABLE relieves pressure
on back. Cost $100.00 sell for $25.
(650)570-6023
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT - Brand new
port-a-potty, never used, $40., Walker,
$30., (650)832-1392
379 Open Houses
OPEN HOUSE
LISTINGS
List your Open House
in the Daily Journal.
Reach over 76,500
potential home buyers &
renters a day,
from South San Francisco
to Palo Alto.
in your local newspaper.
Call (650)344-5200
440 Apartments
BELMONT - prime, quiet location, view,
1 bedrooms, new carpets, new granite
counters, dishwasher, balcony, covered
carports, storage, pool, no pets.
(650)591-4046.
REDWOOD CITY 1 bedroom apartment
$1350. month, $1000 deposit, close to
Downtown RWC, Absolutely no animals.
Call (650)361-1200
SAN MATEO Complete remodeled 2
bdrm 1 bath. Includes parking spot.. Wa-
ter and garbage paid. . $2500/month +
dep. RENTED!
470 Rooms
HIP HOUSING
Non-Profit Home Sharing Program
San Mateo County
(650)348-6660
Rooms For Rent
Travel Inn, San Carlos
$49.-59.daily + tax
$294.-$322. weekly + tax
Clean Quiet Convenient
Cable TV, WiFi & Private Bathroom
Microwave and Refrigerator & A/C
950 El Camino Real San Carlos
(650) 593-3136
Mention Daily Journal
620 Automobiles
FLEETWOOD 93 $ 3,500/offer. Good
Condition (650)481-5296
620 Automobiles
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on a trade-in or
consignment!
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Daily Journals
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CHEVY HHR 08 - Grey, spunky car
loaded, even seat warmers, $9,500.
(408)807-6529.
MERCEDES 06 C230 - 6 cylinder, navy
blue, 60K miles, 2 year warranty,
$18,000, (650)455-7461
625 Classic Cars
FORD 63 THUNDERBIRD Hardtop, 390
engine, Leather Interior. Will consider
$6,500 /OBO (650)364-1374
630 Trucks & SUVs
FORD 98 EXPLORER 6 cylinder, 167K
miles, excellent condition, good tires,
good brakes, very dependable! $2,400 or
best offer. Moving, must sell! Call
(650)274-4337
635 Vans
67 INTERNATIONAL Step Van 1500,
Typical UPS type size. $1,950/OBO,
(650)364-1374
640 Motorcycles/Scooters
BMW 03 F650 GS, $3899 OBO. Call
650-995-0003
MOTORCYCLE GLOVES - Excellent
condition, black leather, $35. obo,
(650)223-7187
MOTORCYCLE SADDLEBAGS with
brackets and other parts, $35.,
(650)670-2888
670 Auto Service
GRAND OPENING!
Sincere Affordable Motors
All makes and models
Over 20 years experience
1940 Leslie St, San Mateo
(650)722-8007
samautoservices@gmail.com
SAN CARLOS AUTO
SERVICE & TUNE UP
A Full Service Auto Repair
Facility
760 El Camino Real
San Carlos
(650)593-8085
670 Auto Parts
5 HUBCAPS for 1966 Alfa Romeo $50.,
(650)580-3316
CAR TOWchain 9' $35 (650)948-0912
HONDA SPARE tire 13" $25
(415)999-4947
HONDA WHEELS with tires. Good
tread/ 14 in. 3 for $99 (415)999-4947
MECHANIC'S CREEPER vintage, Com-
et model SP, all wood, pillow, four swivel
wheels, great shape. $40.00
(650)591-0063
NEW BATTERY and alternator for a 96
Buick Century never used Both for $80
(650)576-6600
NEW, IN box, Ford Mustang aluminum
water pump & gasket, $60.00. Call
(415)370-3950
SHOP MANUALS 2 1955 Pontiac
manual, 4 1984 Ford/Lincoln manuals, 1
gray marine diesel manual $40
(650)583-5208
SHOP MANUALS for GM Suv's
Year 2002 all for $40 (650)948-0912
TIRE CHAIN cables $23. (650)766-4858
TRUCK RADIATOR - fits older Ford,
never used, $100., (650)504-3621
672 Auto Stereos
MONNEY
CAR AUDIO
We Sell, Install and
Repair All Brands of
Car Stereos
iPod & iPhone Wired
to Any Car for Music
Quieter Car Ride
Sound Proof Your Car
35 Years Experience
1823 El Camino
Redwood City
(650)299-9991
680 Autos Wanted
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on a trade-in or
consignment!
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Daily Journals
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Just $40
We will run it
til you sell it!
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from South SF to
Palo Alto
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DONATE YOUR CAR
Tax Deduction, We do the Paperwork,
Free Pickup, Running or Not - in most
cases. Help yourself and the Polly Klaas
Foundation. Call (800)380-5257.
Wanted 62-75 Chevrolets
Novas, running or not
Parts collection etc.
So clean out that garage
Give me a call
Joe 650 342-2483
26
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YOUR SERVICE
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Palo Alto to South San Francisco
and all points between!
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Carpentry
D n J REMODELING
Finish Carpentry
Windows Doors
Cabinets Casing
Crown Moulding
Baseboards
Mantels Chair Rails
(650)291-2121
Cabinetry
Cleaning
ANGELICAS HOUSE
CLEANING & ERRAND
SERVICES
House Cleaning Move In/Out
Cleaning Janitorial Services
Handyman Services General
Errands Event Help
$65 Holiday Special,
call or email for details
(650)918-0354
myerrandservicesca@gmail.com
Concrete
Construction
DEVOE
CONSTRUCTION
Kitchen & Bath
Remodeling
Belmont, CA
(650) 318-3993
OSULLIVAN
CONSTRUCTION
(650)589-0372
New Construction, Remodeling,
Kitchen/Bathrooms,
Decks/ Fences
Licensed and Insured
Lic. #589596
WARREN BUILDER
Contractor & Electrician
Kitchen, Bathroom, Additions
Design & Drafting Lowest Rate
Lic#964001, Ins. & BBB member
Warren Young
(650)465-8787
Decks & Fences
MARSH FENCE
& DECK CO.
State License #377047
Licensed Insured Bonded
Fences - Gates - Decks
Stairs - Retaining Walls
10-year guarantee
Quality work w/reasonable prices
Call for free estimate
(650)571-1500
Doors
Electricians
ALL ELECTRICAL
SERVICE
650-322-9288
for all your electrical needs
ELECTRIC SERVICE GROUP
ELECTRICIAN
For all your
electrical needs
Residential, Commercial,
Troubleshooting,
Wiring & Repairing
Call Ben (650)685-6617
Lic # 427952
Gardening
GENERAL
LANDSCAPE
MAINTENANCE
Commercial & Residential
Gardening
New lawn &
sprinkler installation,
Trouble shooting and repair
Work done by the hour
or contract
Free estimates
Licensed
(650)444-5887, Call/Text
glmco@aol.com
Flooring
SHOP
AT HOME
WE WILL
BRING THE
SAMPLES
TO YOU.
Call for a
FREE in-home
estimate
FLAMINGOS FLOORING
CARPET
VINYL
LAMINATE
TILE
HARDWOOD
650-655-6600
SLATER FLOORS
. Restore old floors to new
. Dustless Sanding
. Install new custom & refinished
hardwood floors
Licensed. Bonded. Insured
www.slaterfloors.com
(650) 593-3700
Showroom by appointment
Gutters
GUTTERS AND ROOF
REPAIR
New Installation seamless,
Cleaning and Screening,
Commercial and Residential
Power Washing
Free Estimates
(650)669-6771
Lic.# 910421
Gutters
O.K.S RAINGUTTER
New Rain Gutters
Down Spouts
Gutter Cleaning & Screening,
Roof & Gutter Repairs
Friendly Service
10% Senior Discount
CA Lic# 794353/Bonded
(650)556-9780
Handy Help
DISCOUNT HANDYMAN
& PLUMBING
Kitchen/Bathroom Remodeling,
Tile Installation,
Door & Window Installation
Priced for You! Call John
(650)296-0568
Free Estimates
Lic.#834170
SENIOR HANDYMAN
Specializing in Any Size Projects
Painting Electrical
Carpentry Dry Rot
40 Yrs. Experience
Retired Licensed Contractor
(650)201-6854
Hardwood Floors
KO-AM
HARDWOOD FLOORING
Hardwood & Laminate
Installation & Repair
Refinish
High Quality @ Low Prices
Call 24/7 for Free Estimate
800-300-3218
408-979-9665
Lic. #794899
Hauling
CHAINEY HAULING
Junk & Debris Clean Up
Furniture / Appliance / Disposal
Tree / Bush / Dirt / Concrete Demo
Starting at $40& Up
www.chaineyhauling.com
Free Estimates
(650)207-6592
Landscaping
Painting
JON LA MOTTE
PAINTING
Interior & Exterior
Quality Work, Reasonable
Rates, Free Estimates
(650)368-8861
Lic #514269
MK PAINTING
Interior and Exterior,
Residental and commercial
Insured and bonded,
Free Estimates
Peter McKenna
(650)630-1835
Lic# 974682
MTP
Painting/Waterproofing
Drywall Repair/Tape/Texture
Power Washing-Decks, Fences
No Job Too Big or Small
Lic.# 896174
Call Mike the Painter
(650)271-1320
NICK MEJIA PAINTING
A+ Member BBB Since 1975
Large & Small Jobs
Residential & Commercial
Classic Brushwork, Matching, Stain-
ing, Varnishing, Cabinet Finishing
Wall Effects, Murals, More!
(415)971-8763
Lic. #479564
Plumbing
Plumbing
Remodeling
HARVEST KITCHEN
& MOSAIC
Cabinets * Vanities * Tile
Flooring * Mosaics
Sinks * Faucets
Fast turnaround * Expert service
920 Center St., San Carlos
(650)620-9639
www.harvestkm.com
Tree Service
Hillside Tree
Service
LOCALLY OWNED
Family Owned Since 2000
Trimming Pruning
Shaping
Large Removal
Stump Grinding
Free
Estimates
Mention
The Daily Journal
to get 10% off
for new customers
Call Luis (650) 704-9635
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.
GUTTER
CLEANING
Attorneys
BANKRUPTCY
Huge credit card debit?
Job loss? Foreclosure?
Medical bills?
YOU HAVE OPTIONS
Call for a free consultation
(650-363-2600
This law firm is a debt relife agency
Law Office of Jason Honaker
BANKRUPTCY
Chapter 7 &13
Call us for a consultation
650-259-9200
www.honakerlegal.com
Clothing
$5 CHARLEY'S
Sporting apparel from your
favorite teams,low prices,
large selection.
450 San Bruno Ave.
San Bruno
650 771 -5614
Food
GET HAPPY!
Happy Hour 4-6 M-F
Steelhead Brewing Co.
333 California Dr.
Burlingame
(650)344-6050
www.steelheadbrewery.com
JACKS
RESTAURANT
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
1050 Admiral Ct., #A
San Bruno
(650)589-2222
JacksRestaurants.com
NEW ENGLAND
LOBSTER CO.
Market & Eatery
Now Open in Burlingame
824 Cowan Road
newenglandlobster.net
LIve Lobster ,Lobster Tail,
Lobster meat & Dungeness Crab
Food
PANCHO VILLA
TAQUERIA
Because Flavor Still Matters
365 B Street
San Mateo
www.sfpanchovillia.com
PRIME STEAKS
SUPERB VALUE
BASHAMICHI
Steak & Seafood
1390 El Camino Real
Millbrae
www.bashamichirestaurant.com
VEGETARIAN
BAMBOO GARDEN
Lunch & Dinner
Only Vegetarian Chinese
Restaurant in Millbrae!
309 Broadway, Millbrae
(650)697-6768
Financial
RELATIONSHIP BANKING
Partnership. Service. Trust.
UNITED AMERICAN BANK
Half Moon Bay, Redwood City,
unitedamericanbank.com
San Mateo
(650)579-1500
Furniture
WESTERN FURNITURE
Grand Opening Sale
Everything Marked Down !
601 El Camino Real
San Bruno, CA
Mon. - Sat. 10AM -7PM
Sunday Noon -6PM
We don't meet our competition,
we beat it !
Guns
PENINSULA GUNS
(650) 588-8886
Handguns.Shotguns.Rifles
Tactical and
Hunting Accessories
Buy.Sell.Trade
360 El Camino Real, San Bruno
Health & Medical
BACK, LEG PAIN OR
NUMBNESS?
Non-Surgical
Spinal Decompression
Dr. Thomas Ferrigno D.C.
650-231-4754
177 Bovet Rd. #150 San Mateo
BayAreaBackPain.com
DENTAL
IMPLANTS
Save $500 on
Implant Abutment &
Crown Package.
Call Millbrae Dental
for details
650-583-5880
EYE EXAMINATIONS
579-7774
1159 Broadway
Burlingame
Dr. Andrew Soss
OD, FAAO
www.Dr-AndrewSoss.net
NCP COLLEGE OF NURSING
& CAREER COLLEGE
Train to become a Licensed
Vocational Nurse in 12 months or a
Certified Nursing Assistant in as little
as 8 weeks.
Call (800) 339-5145 for more
information or visit
ncpcollegeofnursing.edu and
ncpcareercollege.com
SLEEP APNEA
We can treat it
without CPAP!
Call for a free
sleep apnea screening
650-583-5880
Millbrae Dental
STUBBORN FAT has met its match.
FREEZE Your Fat Away with
COOLSCULPTING
Bruce Maltz, M.D.
Carie Chui, M.D.
Allura Skin & Laser Center, Inc.
280 Baldwin Ave., San Mateo
(650) 344-1121
AlluraSkin.com
Insurance
AANTHEM BLUE
CROSS
www.ericbarrettinsurance.com
Eric L. Barrett,
CLU, RHU, REBC, CLTC, LUTCF
President
Barrett Insurance Services
(650)513-5690
CA. Insurance License #0737226
AFFORDABLE
HEALTH INSURANCE
Personal & Professional Service
JOHN LANGRIDGE
(650) 854-8963
Bay Area Health Insurance Marketing
CA License 0C60215
a Diamond Certified Company
HEALTH INSURANCE
All major carriers
Collins Insurance
Serving the Peninsula
since 1981
Ron Collins
650-701-9700
Lic. #0611437
www.collinscoversyou.com
PARENTI & ASSOCIATES
Competitive prices and best service to
meet your insurance needs
* All personal insurance policies
* All commercial insurance policies
* Employee benefit packages
650.596.5900
www.parentiinsurance.com
1091 Industrial Rd #270, San Carlos
Lic: #OG 17832
Jewelers
KUPFER JEWELRY
est. 1979
We Buy
Coins, Jewelry,
Watches, Platinum,
& Diamonds.
Expert fine watch
& jewelry repair.
Deal with experts.
1211 Burlingame Ave.
Burlingame
www.kupferjewelry.com
(650) 347-7007
Legal Services
LEGAL
DOCUMENTS PLUS
Non-Attorney document
preparation: Divorce,
Pre-Nup, Adoption, Living Trust,
Conservatorship, Probate,
Notary Public. Response to
Lawsuits: Credit Card
Issues, Breach of Contract
Jeri Blatt, LDA #11
Registered & Bonded
(650)574-2087
legaldocumentsplus.com
"I am not an attorney. I can only
provide self help services at your
specific direction."
Loans
REVERSE MORTGAGE
Are you age 62+ & own your
home?
Call for a free, easy to read
brochure or quote
650-453-3244
Carol Bertocchini, CPA
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
$45 per Hour
Present ad for special price
Open 7 days, 10 am -10 pm
633 Veterans Blvd., #C
Redwood City
(650)556-9888
ENJOY THE BEST
ASIAN MASSAGE
$40 for 1/2 hour
Angel Spa
667 El Camino Real, Redwood City
(650)363-8806
7 days a week, 9:30am-9:30pm
RELAX
REJUVENATE
RECHARGE
in our luxury bath house
Water Lounge Day Spa
2500 S. El Camino
San Mateo
(650)389-7090
UNION SPA
Grand Opening
Open Daily
Full Massage and
Brazilian Wax
(650)755-2823
7345 Mission St., Daly City
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
Real Estate Services
VIP can help you with all of your
real estate needs:
SALES * LEASING * MANAGEMENT
Consultation and advice are free
Where every client is a VIP
864 Laurel St #200 San Carlos
650-595-4565
www.vilmont.com
DRE LIC# 1254368
Seniors
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
NAZARETH VISTA
Best Kept Secret in Town !
Independent Living, Assisted Living
and Skilled Nursing Care.
Daily Tours/Complimentary Lunch
650.591.2008
900 Sixth Avenue
Belmont, CA 94002
crd@belmontvista.com
www.nazarethhealthcare.com
Travel
FIGONE TRAVEL GROUP
(650) 595-7750
www.cruisemarketplace.com
Cruises Land & Family vacations
Personalized & Experienced
Travel Service
Since 1939
CST#100209-10
851 Cherry Ave. #29, San Bruno
in Bayhill Shopping Center
Open 7 Days 10:30am- 10:30pm
650. 737. 0788
Foot Massage $19.99/hr
Free Sauna (with this Ad)
Body Massage $39.99/hr
Hot StoneMassage $49.99/hr
GRAND OPENING
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