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Burlingame tennis center nears grand opening

Owner looks forward to sharing enthusiasm for sport with community
By Austin Walsh
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF

Only three weeks away from the

grand opening, the finishing touches
are being put on the Broadway Tennis
Center, and tennis lovers are rallying
enthusiasm for the sport.
Local officials attended a hard hat
walking tour of the 62,715-square-foot
facility Tuesday, March 10, in advance
of its opening service to the community April 1.
No court has been laid down in the
large warehouse space, near Highway
101 on Edwards Court in Burlingame,

Passion of
education
Burlingame educator speaks on
value of connecting with students
By Austin Walsh
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF

but workers hope

the center will soon
be filled with the
sound of screeching
sneakers
and
smashing serves,
spanning from the
early morning until
late at night.
Members of the
Horacio Matta
community will be
able to play on the six full-sized
indoor courts any time between 6 a.m.
until midnight, with no membership
fee.
Founder Horacio Matta said he and

his wife aimed to start a company that

would offer residents elite tennis facilities, without the pretentiousness that
some might associate with tennis culture.
We didnt just want to build a tennis
center, we wanted to build a community, said Matta, a retired tennis professional who played on the Association
of Tennis Professional tour for five
years.
Matta, who founded the facility with
his wife Anne, said the tennis center
will serve anyone interested in play-

PHOTOS COURTESY OF EDNA GELLER

See TENNIS, Page 23

Visitors to the tour of the Broadway Tennis Center gather in

front of the facility located on Edwards Court in Burlingame.

Fewer homes for sale

Prices on rise as inventory drops dramatically
By Austin Walsh

When adults think back on their

time in the elementary school
classroom, it is
often not the
lessons
they
recall, but the
rel at i o n s h i p s
they formed as
students with
their teachers.
That is part of
the
message
Stefania
S
t
e
f
a n i a
Shaffer
Shaffer, a seventh-grade language arts teacher at
Burlingame Intermediate School,
will share with colleagues during

DAILY JOURNAL STAFF

See SHAFFER, Page 23

CPUC head: PG&E

should pay $1.6
billion penalty
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Californias top regulator on

Friday proposed
Pacific Gas &
Electric Co. pay
$1.6 billion as
the penalty for
causing a deadly
2010
gaspipeline explosion in San
Bruno.
Michael Picker
Cal i fo rn i a
Public Utilities Commission

See CPUC, Page 23

JON MAYS/DAILY JOURNAL

This 1907 duplex house at 144 N. Claremont St. in San Mateo was listed at $888,000 and has a sale pending.

Buyers in San Mateo County are

struggling to find homes on the
market, as the local stock of available housing has shrunk precipitously in recent weeks, according
to local experts.
As the lack of available options
decrease, prices continue to surge,
setting a market that is extremely
difficult for those interested in purchasing a new home, said Chuck
Gillooley, a Realtor with Dwell
Realtors.
The year started off with a bang
in some regions of the Peninsula,
but has ground to a halt recently,
as fewer homes are coming onto
the market.
Gillooley said this year touted
the most new homes available in
San Carlos in the month of
January since 2012. But that
momentum was not indicative of
more good things to come, as
February featured the fewest homes
listed in that month since 2007.
The setback was so severe that

See HOMES, Page 31

Low rates mean more refinancing

Millennials, first-time home buyers still sitting on sidelines
By Joseph Jaafari
DAILY JOURNAL CORRESPONDENT

Mortgage rates across the country are at their lowest, on average

below 4 percent interest, nation-

wide, but the biggest question for

many Bay Area residents which
has seen a dramatic increase in
housing prices is how will the
rates affect first-time buyers.
Typically, lower mortgage rates

result in a swell of first-time home

buyers and people refinancing for
a lower rate, but only the latter has
happened in the Bay Area.
There has been a struggle for
many real estate brokers to get

millennials, who range from 1835 years old, to buying homes.

The problem they run into is that
majority of the generation feel

See RATES, Page 31

FOR THE RECORD

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Thought for the Day

Achieving life is not the
equivalent of avoiding death.
Ayn Rand, American author (1905-1982)

This Day in History

1923

President Warren G. Harding became

the first chief executive to file an
income tax return, paying a levy of
$17,990 on his $75,000 salary.

In 1 7 4 3 , a memorial service was held at Faneuil (FAN-yul)

Hall in Boston honoring Peter Faneuil, who had donated the
building bearing his name.
In 1 7 9 4 , Eli Whitney received a patent for his cotton gin, an
invention that revolutionized Americas cotton industry.
In 1 8 8 5 , the Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera The Mikado
premiered at the Savoy Theatre in London.
In 1 9 0 0 , Congress ratified the Gold Standard Act.
In 1 9 3 9 , the republic of Czechoslovakia was dissolved,
opening the way for Nazi occupation of Czech areas and the
separation of Slovakia.
In 1 9 5 1 , during the Korean War, United Nations forces recaptured Seoul.
In 1 9 6 4 , a jury in Dallas found Jack Ruby guilty of murdering
Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of President John F.
Kennedy, and sentenced him to death. (Both the conviction
and death sentence were overturned, but Ruby died before he
could be retried.)
In 1 9 6 7 , the body of President John F. Kennedy was moved
from a temporary grave to a permanent memorial site at
Arlington National Cemetery.
In 1 9 7 5 , Monty Python and the Holy Grail, a sendup of the
legend of King Arthur, had its world premiere in Los Angeles.
Academy Award-winning actress Susan Hayward, 57, died in
Los Angeles.
In 1 9 8 0 , a LOT Polish Airlines jet crashed while attempting
to land in Warsaw, killing all 87 people aboard, including 22
members of a U.S. amateur boxing team.
In 1 9 9 0 , the Soviet Congress of Peoples Deputies held a
secret ballot that elected Mikhail S. Gorbachev to a new, powerful presidency.
In 1 9 9 1 , a British court overturned the convictions of the
Birmingham Six, who had spent 16 years in prison for a
1974 Irish Republican Army bombing, and ordered them
released.

Birthdays

Actor Michael
Caine is 82.

Comedian Billy
Crystal is 67.

Actor Chris Klein is

36.

Singer Phil Phillips (Song: Sea of Love) is 89. Former

astronaut Frank Borman is 87. Composer-conductor Quincy
Jones is 82. Former astronaut Eugene Cernan is 81. Actor
Raymond J. Barry is 76. Movie director Wolfgang Petersen is
74. Country singer Michael Martin Murphey is 70. Rock
musician Walt Parazaider (Chicago) is 70. Actor Steve Kanaly
is 69. Former Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., is 67.
Actor/writer/comedian/radio personality Rick Dees is 64.
Country singer Jann Browne is 61. Actor Adrian Zmed is 61.
Prince Albert II, the ruler of Monaco, is 57. Actress Laila
Robins is 56. Actress Tamara Tunie is 56.

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Foster City Mayor Art Kiesel and Gordon Jones, president of S.F./Bay Area Lennar Homes, attended the groundbreaking
ceremony for the Foster Square development Thursday.

hewing gum has been banned in

Singapore since 1992. People
are allowed to chew gum, but the
ban prevents the import and sale of
chewing gum.
***
In 1888, Tutti-Frutti was the first brand
of gum sold in a vending machine. The
machine was in a New York City subway
station.
***
Gumballs and gumball machines were
introduced in 1907.
***
Native Americans had their own version
of chewing gum. They chewed the resin
of spruce trees. Settlers from Europe
adopted the habit. The first gum sold
commercially in America was lumps of
spruce resin.
***
While selling baking powder in
Chicago in 1892, William Wrigley Jr.
(1861-1932) had a unique incentive for
buyers: he gave away two packs of gum
with each can of baking powder sold.
The gum was so popular that Wrigley
began selling it full time.

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***
All brands of chewing gum are made
with the same basic ingredients. The
average stick of gum is made up of 20
percent gum base, 60 percent sugar, 19
percent corn syrup and 1 percent flavoring.
***
For the past 40 years, Bazooka Bubble
Gum has offered prizes to people who
send in Bazooka comics. In the 1960s,
some of the premium prizes were microphones, microscopes and bicycles.
Todays prizes are baseballs, Bazooka
Joe bobbleheads and mousepads.
***
Wrigleys Extra sugarfree gum was
introduced in 1984. The most recent
new flavors of Extra gum are Polar Ice,
Wildberry Frost and Sour Apple.
***
Nicorette, a sugar-free gum that contains nicotine, helps smokers quit
smoking by controlling their nicotine
cravings. When a person quits smoking, it is recommended that they chew
one piece of gum per hour. Two months
later, they should only chew one piece
of gum every six hours.
***
Ans wer: True. Chewing gum has been
supplied in field and combat rations to
American soldiers since World War I.
Chewing gum helps people stay alert
and reduces tension.
Know It All is by Kerry McArdle. It runs in
the weekend and Wednesday editions of the
Daily Journal. Questions? Comments? Email
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PEOMT

***
The original Doublemint twins were
models Jayne and Joan Boyd (born
1938) from Indiana. Starting in 1959 to
1963, the twins appeared in 12 television commercials for Wrigleys
Doublemint gum. They stopped doing
the commercials in 1963 when Joan
became pregnant.
***
A stick of gum weighs three grams.
***
True or false: The U.S. government
includes chewing gum in rations for
soldiers. See answer at end.
***
Here are tips to blowing big bubbles
from the experts at Dubble Bubble.
Chew at least five chunks of gum with a
teaspoon of peanut butter. Chew for five
minutes to dissolve the sugar. Sugar
does not stretch, so too much sugar
might collapse the bubble. Take a deep
breath and blow.
***
The largest bubble blown with gum was
23 inches in diameter. Susan Williams
of Fresno blew it in 1994.
***
Gary Duschl (born 1951) of Virginia
has been making a continuous chain of
gum wrappers since 1965. Made of
more than 1 million wrappers, it is the
longest chain of gum wrappers in the
world 8.7 miles long! Duschl continues to add about three feet to the chain
every night.
***
The name of the zebra on packages of
Fruit Stripe gum is Yipes.
***

Daily three evening

Mega number

The Daily Derby race winners are Mony Bags,

No. 11, in first place; Big Ben, No. 4, in second
place; and California Classic, No. 5, in third place.
The race time was clocked at 1:42.55.

Saturday : Mostly cloudy. Highs in the

lower 70s. North winds around 5 mph.
Saturday ni g ht: Mostly cloudy. Lows
in the mid 50s. West winds 5 to 10
mph...Becoming south after midnight.
Sunday : Mostly cloudy. A slight chance
of rain in the afternoon. Highs in the mid
60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
Sunday ni g ht: Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain.
Lows in the lower 50s.
Mo nday : Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Highs in
the mid 60s.
Mo nday ni g ht: Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain.
Lows around 50.
Tues day thro ug h Wednes day : Mostly cloudy.

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Now arrange the circled letters
to form the surprise answer, as
suggested by the above cartoon.

Ans:

Yesterdays

(Answers Monday)
Jumbles: ARENA
VERGE
OUTLAW
SPHINX
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poetry because he was VERSE-ATILE

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Jail inmate in court for smuggling allegations

By Dave Brooksher
BAY CITY NEWS SERVICE

An incarcerated, alleged gangmember

appeared in court Friday morning for a preliminary hearing on allegations stemming
from a conspiracy to smuggle drugs and
cellphones into the county jail.
Prosecutors say that Dionicio Lopez, 27,
conspired with two correctional officers
and a sheriffs deputy as well as his own
mother and sister over the course of several
months in 2013 to bring two cellphones
and the drug oxycontin into the jail.
Its also alleged that Lopez used the cellphones to conduct gang-related activity.
Defense attorney Geoff Carr says the evidence in this case does not support that

allegation.
The bulk of the phone
calls are to his mom and
girlfriend, Carr said.
He talks to a Hells
Angel once or twice, but
theres no evidence that
they did anything or that
its to the furtherance of
Dionicio Lopez the gang.
San Mateo County
District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said
prosecutors suspect that those calls to family members may have been used to pass
messages to gangmembers.
Of course our answer to that (argument)
is that he is a gangmember, and hes doing
it while in the jail, and the possession of

the phone does give him the ability to connect with gangmembers, Wagstaffe said.
Dionicios mother and sister, Leticia and
Amanda Lopez, have also been charged in
this case. Roxanne Ingebretsen, Dionicios
28-year-old girlfriend, has also been
charged, according to Wagstaffe.
Juan Pablo Lopez, a sheriffs deputy on
paid administrative leave, has also been
charged in this case as have correctional
officers Michael Del Carlo and George
Ismael.
Those defendants are currently scheduled
to appear in court for a preliminary hearing
April 9 at 9 a.m. Dionicio Lopezs case has
been continued to March 27 at 8:30 a.m.
He remains in custody on $1 million
bail.

BAY CITY NEWS SERVICE

Two alleged gangmembers pleaded not

guilty Thursday to charges stemming from
a February shooting in San Mateo that
started after one of them threw a hatchet
and missed, prosecutors said.
Daniel Nau and Jose Pablo Ramirez, both
20-year-old residents of San Mateo, have
been charged with attempted murder with
gang enhancements and assault with a
deadly weapon.
On Feb. 13, around 4:30 p.m., officers
found a 19-year-old man shot on Peninsula
Avenue at the Highway 101 overpass, near
North Amphlett Boulevard.

Daniel Nau

Prosecutors allege that

Ramirez threw a hatchet
at the victim, which
missed, but then Nau
shot the victim three
times. The first two
rounds hit the victim in
the stomach, and the
third round struck him
from behind as he turned
around to run, prosecu-

tors said.
The next day, Ramirez was arrested walking away from his girlfriends home.
Nau was tracked to an Oakland residence
on Feb. 15 where a SWAT team served a
search warrant and took him into custody
without incident. Firearms were located

Police reports
Were they shopping?
Three women and one man were seen
leaving Mac Cosmetics with large bags
at the Hillsdale Shopping Center in San
Mateo before 7:43 p.m. Sunday, March
12.

SAN MATEO

Sto l en v ehi cl e. A 1995 green Honda

Accord was stolen from the Hillsdale Garden
Apartments on Edison Street before 8:47
p.m. Sunday, March 12.
Ro bbery. A juvenile was robbed at the
Caltrain Hayward Park station on Concar
Drive and Pacic Boulevard before 4:47 p.m.
Sunday, March 12.
Embezzl ement. An employee took equipment from the Spa Studio on South El Camino
Real before 3:51 p.m. Sunday, March 12.
Ci ty o rdi nance v i o l ati o n. A woman was
seen selling strawberries on the corner of
during a search of the Bermuda Drive and Ginnever Street before
home, according to 3:04 p.m. Sunday, March 12.
investigators.
UNINCORPORATED
The next court appearance for Nau and Ramirez SAN MATEO COUNTY
has been set for April 9 Arres t. A man was arrested for being possesat 1:30 p.m., at which sion of a rearm on the 200 block of San
time theyll set a date for Mateo Road before 7:15 p.m. Saturday,
the preliminary hearing. March 7.
Jose Ramirez In the meantime, both Burg l ary. A home that was burglarized lost
defendants remain in two golf clubs and a comforter on the 12300
custody on no-bail status, according to block of Highway 1 before 12:22 p.m.
Friday, March 6.
prosecutors.
Naus defense attorney, Randy Hey, DUI and s to l en v ehi cl e. A woman reportdeclined to comment on the case. ed her boyfriend after they got into a ght and
Ramirezs defense attorney, Dek Ketchum, police found him intoxicated inside a stolen
could not immediately be reached for com- vehicle on the 6000 block of Highway 1
before 2:11 a.m. Friday, March 6.
ment.

Two plead not guilty to San Mateo shooting, hatchet attack

By Dave Brooksher

Weekend March 14-15, 2015

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Brown: GOP governors welcome for jobs visits

By Kevin Freking
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON Gov. Jerry Brown has a

message for Republican governors planning to visit California to woo business
from the state: Welcome.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott is the latest governor to say hes planning a recruiting trip
to California. A letter he sent to shipping
companies in the state takes shots at
Browns tax and spend administration.
Brown, a Democrat, says the governors
should come on out and make your case
but California is growing faster than the
national average.
Brown cited a recent report from
Bloomberg calling California the best state
for business. The report looked at the market returns for companies in the Standard &
Poors 500 that are headquartered in the
nations five largest states. The California
companies returned 134 percent since
January 2011.

Murder sentencing delayed

for seizure-prone driver
A seizure-prone driver convicted of
murdering two cousins struck by his
vehicle in 2012 had
his
sentencing
delayed until April
because his attorney
had a doubt about
his
competency,
according to the
District Attorneys
Office.
Rodney Edward
Rodney
Corsiglia, 51, was
Corsiglia
convicted in June of
second-degree murder, vehicular
manslaughter, reckless driving and
driving on a suspended license. He was
due to be sentenced Friday but the case
is now set to be heard again April 24
for a doctors report on his competenc
y
.
About 30 family members were present Friday for the sentencing, said
District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe.
He could potentially receive two 15
years to life sentences for the murders

Republicans say dont

deal with climate change,
dont deal with immigrants, dont do the
Affordable Care Act,
dont tax high-income
people. California is
doing all of that and
were
prospering,
Jerry Brown Brown said.
Browns
comments
about the states economy came during a
news conference he called Friday after visiting with senior White House officials. This
is not the first time hes been confronted
with a Republican governor barnstorming
California and badmouthing the states
business climate. In 2013, Texas Gov. Rick
Perry bragged about how Austin was poised
to become the next Silicon Valley.
That fellow from Texas who is running
for president and some of these other people, come on out and make your case,
Brown said.

Local briefs
plus additional terms on the other
charges.
The Department of Motor Vehicles
forbid Corsiglia from driving because
of a history that included seven collisions caused by his petit mal seizures.
However, on July 28, 2012, he was
behind the wheel when another seizure
caused him to slam into several eastbound cars at an El Camino Real stoplight while driving east on Sneath
Lane just after noon.
Cousins Arnulfo Picazo, 39, of San
Bruno, and Usbaldo Picazo Gomez,
37, of South San Francisco, were on
their way to a family baptism and died.
Two adults and a 9-year-old boy were
also hospitalized with serious
injuries.
During trial, the defense argued that
Corsiglia did not know he was supposed to refrain from driving but the
prosecution presented his history,
medical records and his own doctor to
say otherwise.
Corsiglia remains in custody without bail.

While many companies in California such

as Apple and Google are helping to drive the
states economy forward, its not without
problems and many people are struggling.
The U.S. Census Bureau has pegged the
states supplemental poverty rate 23.4 percent, the highest in the nation. The measurement goes beyond income and takes into
account factors such as the cost of living
and taxes.
Brown said he was using the trip to
Washington to meet with officials about climate change, water and health care. He also
defended President Barack Obamas executive actions on immigration, calling them
within the law and trying to help hard-working people.
Obamas administration is trying to spare
from deportation millions of people who
are in the U.S. illegally. California is one of
14 states plus the District of Columbia that
has filed a brief in support of lifting an
injunction intended to stall Obamas
actions.

Around the state

Attorney clears Assembly
speaker to pursue housing bills
SACRAMENTO Assembly Speaker
Toni Atkins on Friday released a legal opinion saying she can pursue legislation that
would expand affordable housing in
California even though her wife makes
money consulting on affordable housing
issues.
Californias voter-approved conflict of
interest laws prohibit lawmakers from making decisions that financially benefit them.
The Office of Legislative Counsel said
those rules dont apply to Atkins affordable housing plan because it doesnt benefit specific people or companies and
applies broadly.
It is our opinion that the conflict of
interest provisions of the Political Reform
Act of 1974 do not prohibit your involvement, Deputy Legislative Counsel Daniel
Vandekoolwyk wrote in the opinion, which
didnt say if Atkins had a financial interest
in housing bills.

Foster City Lagoon

level to be raised
The Foster City Public Works
Department will be raising the water
level in the Foster City Lagoon by
approximately 6 to 8 inches from winter levels to summer levels during the
week of March 15.
During Mid-March, the city begins
the annual summer program of raising
the level of the Foster City Lagoon.
The water level will usually be maintained between 1 to 2 feet from the
level of elevation 100, which is the
design height of most lagoon bulkheads. The water level will generally
be higher on weekends and holidays
and lower during midweek. This is
done to promote maximum water
exchange in the lagoon. The level will
be lowered, if needed, during rainy
days or in anticipation of a major
storm, according to the city.
If you have any questions about the
lagoon levels or Lagoon Management
Plan
contact
Public
Works
Maintenance Superintendent Nicholas
Leonoudakis at (650) 286-3551 or
nleonoudakis@fostercity.org.

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Oil is on its way

down again; will
gas prices follow?
By Jonathan Fahey
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK The price of oil

is tumbling again, rattling an
already-shaken oil industry and
heralding lower prices for consumers.
The price of oil fell 10 percent
this week, approaching its lowest
price in six years. Many expect it
to fall further in the coming weeks
because supplies are rising and the
summer driving season is still
months away.
The lower crude prices will mean
gasoline prices will slide lower in
the coming weeks, and many drivers will likely pay under $2 a gallon in the summertime for the first
time since 2004.
Oil prices had appeared to stabilize in a range nearly 15 percent
higher than the depths they had
reached in late January. But on
Friday the International Energy
Agency called a recent rise in oil
prices a head fake and a facade
of stability.
The rebalancing (of supply and
demand) triggered by the price collapse has yet to run its course,
the agency wrote in its monthly
oil market report.
On Friday, oil fell $2.21, or 5

percent, to $44.84 a barrel, within

40 cents of its low for the year of
$44.45. Heres whats behind the
recent drop, and what else to look
out for in the coming months.

FLOOD OF OIL
Oil has collapsed from over
$100 because rising global supplies especially in the U.S.
outpaced weak demand. The
increase in U.S. production last
year was the third-biggest oneyear increase in the history of the
global oil industry, according to
BP.
That has pushed oil levels in
storage to their highest ever in the
U.S. and far higher than normal
around the world. Analysts expect
supplies to continue to build, forcing prices gradually lower, until
refiners ramp up to make gasoline
for the summer driving season.
But analysts say price of oil
could fall sharply to under $40
a barrel and perhaps even briefly
to $20 if supplies grow so
much that storage tanks fill up.

WHAT ABOUT MY GAS PRICE?

Gasoline prices rise nearly
every year around this time. This
year has been no different. After
reaching a low of $2.03 a gallon

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A sign advertising gas prices is seen at a Chevron station in Los Angeles.

in late January, the national average retail price rose every day for
more than a month, reaching
$2.46 on March 7, according to
AAA.
But the spring surge is likely
over, according to Tom Kloza,
chief oil analyst at the Oil Price
Information Service. The national
average has slipped lower every
day for the past week, falling to
$2. 44 on Friday, and Kloza
expects it to fall the rest of March
and April.
The national average wont fall
all the way to its January low,
Kloza said, in part because refiners
must still switch to more expensive summer blends of gasoline to

meet clean air standards. But he

expects drivers in much of the
nation, especially in the South, to
be paying less than $2 a gallon at
times this spring and summer.
This is something unique,
Kloza says. The market (decline)
is going to make it so you dont
even notice when your local station switches from winter to summer gas.

WHAT WILL PRODUCERS DO?

Low prices have forced oil companies to slash spending on new
exploration and production, and
forced oil service companies facing a slowdown in drilling to lay
off thousands of workers.

When drillers stop sinking new

wells into the ground, production
begins to fall and prices rise. The
number of rigs operating in the
U.S. fell for the 14th straight
week to their lowest since March
of 2011, the oil services company
Baker Hughes reported Friday.
But it is still unclear whether
producers in the U.S. have cut
back enough to help rebalance
supply and demand. And while
some OPEC members have called
for the cartel to reduce output in an
effort to force prices up, the
groups most powerful member,
Saudi Arabia, and other Gulf states
have shown little interest in cutting back.

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THE DAILY JOURNAL

STATE GOVERNMENT
State Sen. Jerry Hi l l , DSan Mateo , and As s embl y man
Kev i n Mul l i n, D-So uth San
Fran c i s c o , will be hosting an
open house at their district ofces
at 1528 S. El Camino Real in San
Mateo March 26.
Their suites are 302 and 303. The open house takes
place from 4 p.m.-6 p.m.

oved by Menlo Parks

Tri ni ty Scho o l s fourthgrade students recent service learning project focused on Ebola
awareness and education, a local family
has anonymously generated donations
to the country of Liberia in the Trinity
students names.
The donation of 20 Ebola worker protection kits and $30,000 worth of medical supplies is through MAP
Internati o nal , a global Christian
health organization that partners with
people living in conditions of poverty
to save lives and develop healthier families and communities.
The students researched the cause and
symptoms of the disease, the building
of special treatment centers to help treat
and contain the disease, and the dedicated medical personnel helping to care for
Ebola patients; they mailed cards to
thank these workers for their bravery
and commitment. The students were
especially intrigued by the complexity
of factors leading to the severity of the
Ebola outbreak. They learned about
impoverished areas where people seek
widely for food, and they grappled to
understand why some people are afraid
to get treatment, as well as the burdens
imposed by being separated from families.
For their efforts that inspired the
donation, fourth-grade students received
a personal letter from the Co ns ul ate

Trinity School in Menlo Parks fourth-grade students recently held a service learning
project focused on Ebola awareness.
General o f The Republ i c o f
Li beri a, acknowledging the students
work in bringing awareness to the
Ebola crisis that faces the children and
people of Liberia.
***
Bay s i de STEM Academy in San
Mateo will be hosting the Fab Lab
2 0 1 5 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, March
20. The STEM fair event will feature
projects, demonstrations and activities
focused on science, technology, engineering and mathematics programming.
***
Patri ci a Anne Mabuhay , a senior
at El Cami no Hi g h Scho o l in South
San Francisco, won a Jeffers o n Award
for her volunteer work on the high
school campus and in her community.
There were more than 5,000 applicants for the award in Educati o n and
Li teracy category in the national Lead
3 6 0 pro g ram.
Mabuhay founded the schools
Students i n Acti o n club, and is the
vice president of the student body.
***
Mercy
Hi g h
Scho o l , in

Burlingame, hosted the Gi rl s i n

Sci ence fair last month, which featured
50 science projects from 12 middle
schools hailing from San Francisco to
the Peninsula.
Natal i e Ng , of St. Anne Scho o l ,
won first place in the eighth-grade competition. Anna Qui nl an, of Hi l l v i ew
Mi ddl e Scho o l , and Hal ey Fav a, of
St. Pi us Scho o l , won second place.
Bry n To tah, of Sea Cres t, won
first place for seventh-graders. Ol i v i a
Brendel , of St. Charl es , won second
place, and Madel i n Chew, of St.
Anne Scho o l , won third place.
Caro l i ne Dani her, of St Pius,
accepted a Speci al Env i ro nmental
Sci ence Award, Kel l i e Lu, of St.
Gabri el e, was recognized for Speci al
Mo s t Creati v e Award and Emma
Bl enki ns o p, of Ho l y Name, for
Speci al Phy s i cs Award.
Class notes is a column dedicated to school
news. It is compiled by education reporter
Austin Walsh. You can contact him at (650)
344-5200, ext. 105 or at austin@smdailyjournal.com.

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Capitol Hill: Who has time

to read these bills we pass?
By Charles Babington
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON Congress can get so

busy that senators and their staffs dont
always have time to scrutinize bills they
pass and letters they sign or so it seemed
this week, anyway.
Two episodes left Democrats blushing,
some Republicans muttering under their
breath, and taxpayers perhaps wondering
what those well-educated people do on
Capitol Hill.
First, Republicans ridiculed Democrats for
claiming they somehow missed a key provision in a bill filed two months ago. The
bill, unanimously approved by the Senate
Judiciary Committee, would combat human
sex trafficking.
Democrats suddenly blocked it this week
because it would bar the use of fines, paid by
convicted traffickers, to pay for abortions
in most cases.
Congress has attached similar language to
spending bills for years. But Senate
Democrats say this provision goes further,
and they didnt realize it was in the trafficking bill.
Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid said
some think it got there by sleight of
hand. He blamed Republicans for not flagging it.
Democratic senators who had been working in good faith on this critical legislation
for years assumed that their Republican
partners were being forthright when they
provided a list of changes that didnt
include the abortion language, Reid said.
Republicans are now saying that trusting

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON Saturday is the day when

love of math and a hankering for pastry come
full circle. Saturday is Pi Day, a once-in-ayear calendar date that this time squares the
fun with a once-in-a-century twist.
Saturday is 3-14-15, the first five digits of
the mathematical constant pi: 3.141592653.
The best times to celebrate are at 9:26 and 53
seconds, morning and evening. The next time
that happens is in March 2115.
Its a portal into this magical mysterious
world of mathematics, said University of

Around the nation

U.S. at odds with Google on
computer search-warrant proposal

WASHINGTON A Justice Department

proposal that could make it easier to locate
and hack into computers that are part of
criminal investigations is raising constitutional concerns from privacy groups and
Google, who fear the plan could have broad
implications.
Federal prosecutors say their search warrant proposal is needed at a time when computer users are committing crimes in online
anonymity while concealing their locations. But civil libertarians fear the rule
change, under consideration by a federal
advisory committee, would grant the government expansive new powers to reach
into computers across the country.
The proposal would change existing rules
of criminal procedure that, with limited
exceptions, permit judges to approve warrants for property searches only in the districts where they serve. The government
says those rules are outdated in an era when
child pornographers, drug traffickers and
others can mask their whereabouts on computer networks that offer anonymity. Such
technology can impede or thwart efforts to
pinpoint a suspects geographic location.
The Justice Department wants the rules
REUTERS changed so that judges in a district where
U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin, left, and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid hold a news conference activities related to a crime have occurred
could approve warrants to search computers
after weekly party caucus policy luncheons.
outside their districts.
this week to oppose it.
them was a mistake.
To buy the Democrats argument, Cornyn Making history: St. Patricks
Republicans could hardly suppress their
said, youd have to suppose that all of the parade welcomes two gay groups
laughter.
Senate
Majority
Leader
Mitch professional staff for all the Senate
BOSTON The St. Patricks Day parade
McConnell, R-Ky., said it was astonishing Judiciary Committee didnt read the bill
to see Democrats balk at a provision they and didnt advise their senators of its con- in Boston will make history this Sunday as
two gay and lesbian groups join the fun.
claim somehow they missed, after it being tents.
The advocacy group Boston Pride and
I dont believe that Senate Democrats
in there for two months.
Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas didnt read the legislation, Cornyn said. OutVets, a group of gay military veterans,
suggested Democrats knew about the abor- The abortion provision, he said, was as have been welcomed by the organizers.
This is a tremendous leap forward,
tion language long ago, but decided only plain as the nose on your face.
Boston Pride organizer Sylvain Bruni said
Friday.
Until now, gay rights groups have been
barred by the South Boston Allied War
Veterans Council from marching in the
California Berkeley mathematician and they found some of the stuff in school.
parade, which draws as many as a million
author Edward Frenkel. Pi is special.
Kaplan acknowledged that most people spectators each year. Twenty years ago, the
Pi is the constant used to calculate the area dont really recall math as fun, blaming that U.S. Supreme Court upheld the organizers
of a circle, as in pi times the radius squared, on how its taught: Theres fun stuff out there right to keep gays out.
but it appears all over other parts of mathe- in the quantitative world.
But Brian Mahoney commands the counmatics. It is kind of a basic atomic building
One interesting aspect of pi is that it is irra- cil now, and hes shrugging off questions
block for math, said Temple University tional, which means the decimals after 3 go about sexual orientation.
mathematician and author John Paulos, who on to infinity with no repeating patterns. Yet
Just like Pope Francis, he says, Who am
was interviewed at precisely 3:14:15 p.m.
in 1897, a bill before the Indiana legislature I to judge?
In some places, Pi Day is celebrated with tried to round it up to 3.2. It fell flat.
This Sundays parade through the tradithe edible type of pie.
We cannot change it. Its not subject to tionally Irish-American enclave also will
Its a real exciting moment for math enthu- opinion or taste or time, Frenkel said. How be shorter than years past: So much snow
siasm, said Nathan Kaplan, a Yale many things like this in the universe mean remains piled on sidewalks after the brutal
University math professor, who called it a the same thing to everyone through time and winter that the city has had to cut the route
time for people to remember how much fun space?
in half.

Going full circle for math and pastries on a special Pi Day

By Seth Borenstein

Weekend March 14-15, 2015

NATION

Weekend March 14-15, 2015

THE DAILY JOURNAL

President says
more work to
do for veterans
By Jim Kuhenhenn
and Josh Hoffner
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

PHOENIX Amid persistent

complaints about veterans health
care, President Barack Obama
acknowledged lingering weaknesses Friday in the federal governments response to the chronic
delays and false waiting lists that
triggered a national outcry over the
Veterans Affairs health system last
year.
Obama said that while VA
Secretary Robert McDonald is
chipping away at the problem, it
was clear there was still more work
to do.
Its important that veterans
know that somebodys got their
backs, and that if there are problems that were not being defensive
about it, not hiding it, Obama
said.
In his first trip to the Phoenix VA
hospital whose practices sparked
the scandal, Obama announced the
creation of an advisory committee
to recommend further steps the VA
could take to improve veterans
access to health care.
Obama met with veterans, VA
employees and elected officials,
including Sens. John McCain and

Jeff Flake,
Arizonas
two
Republican senators. He said lawmakers specifically raised questions about the slow pace of implementing a new law meant to
increase health care choices for
veterans. Mental health and suicide
prevention are also areas of concern, he said.
Trust is something you can lose
real quick, Obama said, promoting the need to restore trust and
confidence in the VA system. But,
he added, Every veteran I talked to
today said that the actual care they
received once in the system was
outstanding.
Obamas visit came amid questions from lawmakers who say veterans are still not benefiting from
changes in the law that were meant
to improve their access to care. A
month ago, Obama drew criticism
for traveling to Phoenix without
stopping at the VA hospital.
McCain, chairman of the Senate
Armed Services Committee, blasted the presidents visit as a photo
op. He said the foot-dragging in
implementing VA reforms showed
that Obamas administration had
given up on reform before it even
started.
The American people and
veterans in particular should be

REUTES

Barack Obama, right, gives U.S. Army Ranger Sgt. First Class Cory Remsburg, who was injured while fighting in
Afghanistan, a hug after delivering remarks at a backyard welcome-home picnic for Remsburg at his new home
in Gilbert, Ariz.
as unimpressed by the presidents
high-profile but empty gesture
today as I am, said McCain, who
held a news conference outside the
VA to respond on-camera to the
presidents visit.
As Obama flew to Phoenix, the
White House defended the VAs
actions to correct problems.
Long after it fades from the
headlines, this is something a lot
of people have been working on
and that he president feels strongly
about, White House spokesman
Eric Schultz said.

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Aiming to illustrate a more positive veterans story, Obama also

paid a visit to Sgt. 1st Class Cory
Remsburg, who was wounded in
Afghanistan and has met with
Obama several times before.
Remsburg recently moved into a
new home purchased by a nonprofit that helps disabled Army
Rangers, and the president brought
along White House beer as a housewarming gift, the White House
said.
The Phoenix VA Medical Center
prompted the scrutiny last year fol-

lowing reports that dozens of veterans died while awaiting treatment

at the hospital. The ensuing scandal prompted the ouster of VA
Secretary Eric Shinseki. The
agencys Phoenix director, Sharon
Helman, also lost her job.
A series of government reports
said workers throughout the country falsified wait lists while supervisors looked the other way. While
veterans encountered chronic
delays, the reports found managers
who falsely appeared to meet ontime goals received bonuses.

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Weekend March 14-15, 2015

Egypt rakes billions in Gulf aid

By Sarah El Deeb
and Brian Rohan
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt

Egypt raked in promises of more
than $12 billion in investment and
aid from its Gulf Arab allies on
Friday, kicking off an international
conference aimed at rescuing the
countrys gutted economy and giving a political boost to its soldierturned-president.
The three-day gathering in the
Sinai resort of Sharm el-Sheikh is
meant to show the world Egypt is
open for business again to draw
investors after four years of instability and turmoil that followed the
2011 Arab Spring uprising that
ousted longtime autocrat Hosni
Mubarak.
President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi
made his case for the worlds support, depicting Egypt as vital to
regional stability and a bulwark
against Islamic militancy.
Egypt has and will always be the
first line of defense against the dangers faced by the region, el-Sissi,
wearing a dark suit and a purple tie,
said to one of many rounds of
applause that interrupted his 26minute address. Some 1,500 delegates from more than 50 nations
were in attendance.
The gathering of royals, heads of
state, top international officials
and businessmen was also an
opportunity for el-Sissi to put
behind him criticism over the militarys 2013 ouster of Egypts elected president, Islamist Mohammed
Morsi.
Since the ouster which was led
by el-Sissi, then head of the military the government has cracked
down hard on Morsis Muslim
Brotherhood and other Islamists,
with hundreds killed and thousands
imprisoned. It has also targeted secular and liberal activists. At the
same time, Egyptian security forces

REUTERS

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi speaks at the Egypt Economic Development Conference in Sharm el-Sheikh.
have been battling a growing
Islamic militant insurgency, mainly centered in the northern part of
the Sinai Peninsula.
U.S. Secretary of State John
Kerry, addressing the conference,
made a strong show of support for
Egypt, with only a glancing reference to rights concerns and a call
for more transparency.
This part of the world is blessed
with a stunning amount of commercial potential, Kerry said at an
American Chamber of Commerce
event prior to the opening of the
conference.
The U.S., however, still cannot
restore hundreds of millions of dollars in suspended military aid to
Egypt, as el-Sissi has sought,

because the Obama administration

is undecided about whether to affirm
Egypts progress on democracy and
human rights or issue a national
security waiver. It must do one or
other under the 2015 federal budget
to unblock the aid.
El-Sissi outlined to delegates his
economic recovery plan, saying he
wanted to see at least six percent
annual GDP growth within the next
five years, up from around 2 percent currently, and reduce unemployment from its current 13 percent to about 10 percent. He also
promised fair taxation and lower
inflation.
The conference opening saw a
swift series of pledges from Saudi
Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab

Emirates, continuing a flood of

some $30 billion in largesse they
have provided since el-Sissi led the
ouster of Morsi, keeping the economy afloat.
Kuwaits Emir Sheikh Sabah Al
Ahmad Al Sabah announced that his
oil-rich nation would invest $4 billion in Egypt. Next at the podium
was the crown prince of Saudi
Arabia, Prince Muqrin, who
announced another $4 billion in aid
to Egypt.
Another $4 billion in aid and
investments came from the United
Arab Emirates.
To stand by Egypt is to breathe
life into the future of the (Arab)
nation, the UAEs prime minister
and ruler of Dubai, Sheikh

Mohammed bin Rashid Al

Maktoum, told the assembly.
The UAE minister of state, Sultan
Ahmed Al Jaber, who has been a
driving force between Egypts economic program, told AP in an email
that his countrys focus is on development and creating jobs. A successful Egypt represents the critical
pivot point around which to build a
prosperous, tolerant and stable
region, he said.
Oman also pledged $500 million,
half aid and half investment, over
the next five years.
The cash gives Egypt much-needed breathing room while it grapples
with its economic woes, like costly
state subsidies, an ailing tourism
sector and fiscal deficits.

Pakistani court orders release

of suspect in Mumbai attacks
By Munir Ahmed
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

REUTERS

Government workers from the Bureau of Customs destroy products in Manila, Philippines. The United States is
negotiating an ambitious trade accord with Pacific Rim countries thats meant to ease barriers to fast-growing
Asia-Pacific markets and streamline customs rules that can bedevil exporters.

Obamas solution to seizing of

U.S. exports, high border costs
By Paul Wiseman
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON Hardware Sales

Inc. of Bellingham, Washington,
does about 25 percent of its online
business outside the United States.
But going global can be frustrating.
Overzealous Australian customs
inspectors sometimes confiscate
perfectly legal knives. Canada
imposes duties that can double the
cost of a hammer.
And then theres the paperwork
required to export:
I dont like to have an employee
go through 2,000 pages of rules to
ship a drill, says Steve Douge,
director of e-commerce for Hardware
Sales, which sells over eBay,

Amazon and its own website.

A solution may be coming.
The United States is negotiating
an ambitious trade accord with 11
other Pacific Rim countries thats
meant to ease barriers to fast-growing Asia-Pacific markets and
streamline customs rules that can
bedevil exporters like Hardware
Sales.
Yet the Trans-Pacific Partnership,
or TPP, is also stirring opposition.
Critics say it will destroy U.S. jobs,
allow multinational corporations
to sidestep laws they dont like and
let drug companies use stricter
patent protections to drive drug
prices beyond the reach of patients
in poor countries.
Trade, of course cuts two ways.

Take Pete Kappelman, a Wisconsin

dairy farmer who supplies milk for
Land of Lakes cheddar cheese. Hed
welcome easier access to Japan and
Canada. Yet Kappelman also fears
lower-cost competition from New
Zealand.
The trade accord is one of the few
things President Barack Obama and
Republican leaders in Congress
seem to agree on. Visiting Tokyo
last month, Rep. Paul Ryan, the
Wisconsin Republican who leads
the House Ways and Means
Committee,
predicted
that
Congress would vote this spring to
empower the president to negotiate
trade deals like TPP and send them
to Congress for an up-or-down vote
no nitpicking allowed.

ISLAMABAD A Pakistani court

on Friday ordered the release of the
main suspect in the 2008 Mumbai
terror attacks by cancelling a government order under which he was
detained for the past three months, a
defense lawyer and prosecution said.
But Zaki-ur-Rahman Lakhvi was
unlikely to be freed quickly because
he still faced charges in a separate
kidnapping
case,
prosecutor
Jahangir Jadoon said. The
Islamabad High Court cancelled the
detention order for Lakhvi after concluding that no solid evidence was
available to keep him in the jail, he
said.
Defense lawyer Rizwan Abbasi
said his client had been implicated
in that kidnapping case in December
to block his release. Another court
already granted bail in that case, and
the government has no authority to
keep Lakhvi in jail, the lawyer said.
The government may show rigidity and it may use delaying tactics in
releasing Lakhvi to appease India,
Abbasi said.
Lakhvi is one of seven suspects
being tried by Pakistan in connection with the attacks, which killed
166 people and seriously damaged
relations between Pakistan and
India. India has repeatedly urged
Pakistan to actively pursue the case

against Lakhvi,
who was accused
of planning the
attack, and other
suspects.
I n d i a s
Ministry
of
External Affairs
summoned the
Zaki-ur-Rah- Pakistani High
man Lakhvi Co mmi s s i o n er
in New Delhi on
Friday and conveyed Indias disappointment at the courts ruling.
Indias junior home minister Kiren
Rijiju said Islamabad had not produced clinching testimony against
Lakhvi despite possessing sufficient evidence.
Abbasi said his client has been in
government custody since 2009.
Lakhvi has remained jailed under a
special detention order even though
a court granted bail in December in
the Mumbai case.
U.S.
State
Department
Spokeswoman Jen Psaki told
reporters in Washington on Friday
that the American government was
closely monitoring developments
in the Lakhvi case.
The government of Pakistan has
pledged its cooperation in bringing
the perpetrators, financiers and
sponsors of the Mumbai terror
attacks to justice and we urge
Pakistan to follow through on that
commitment, Psaki said.

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BUSINESS

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THE DAILY JOURNAL

Stocks decline for third week

By Ken Sweet
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Dow 17,749.31 145.91

Nasdaq 4,871.76 2153
S&P 500 2,053.40 12.55

10-Yr Bond 2.1120 +0.76%

Oil (per barrel) 45.00
Gold
1,157.60

Big movers
Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New
York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:
NYSE
Aeropostale Inc., down 64 cents to $3.06
The teen clothing retailer reported mixed fourth-quarter results and
provided a weak first-quarter outlook.
Herbalife Ltd., up $2.71 to $35.96
The supplements supplier said it is confident in its business model amid
reports that authorities are looking into the possible manipulation of its
stock.
Ann Inc., up $3.02 to $40.45
The womens apparel retailer reported better-than-expected fourthquarter results and a solid outlook.
Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc., down $5.53 to $30.55
The companys chairman said the retailer has no plans to stop selling
laminate flooring made in China, despite a60 Minutesreport that raised
safety concerns.
Nasdaq
Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores Inc., down $3.88 to $9.12
The appliance, hardware and tool retailer reported a fourth-quarter loss
on lower revenue and a decline in sales at stores open at least a year.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc., down 49 cents to $5.44
The military contractor reported a fourth-quarter loss that still topped Wall
Street expectations, but revenue fell short.
Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc., up $5.28 to $150.10
The beauty products retailer reported better-than-expected fourthquarter financial results, partly on stronger online sales.
Ebix Inc., up $3.94 to $29.55
The supplier of software and e-commerce services to the insurance
industry reported a boost in fourth-quarter profit and revenue.

NEW YORK The stock market was

hit hard Friday, capping a third week of
declines, as investors reacted to a
steep drop in oil prices and a jump in
the value of the dollar.
Utilities, companies that make basic
materials like steel, and major
exporters had the biggest declines.
The sell-off came at the end of a
volatile week and sets the stage for a
Federal Reserve policy meeting next
week. Investors will be watching
closely for clues about the central
banks views on the economy and
interest rates.
This week has really been about
investors outlooks adjusting in the
face of higher interest rates later this
year, said Gabriela Santos, a global
market strategist at JPMorgan Funds.
The Dow Jones industrial average
fell 145.91 points, or 0.8 percent, to
17,749.31. The Standard & Poors 500
index lost 12.55 points, or 0.6 percent, to 2,053.40 and the Nasdaq composite lost 21.53 points, or 0.4 percent, to 4,871.76.
Oil dropped sharply after the
International Energy Agency said
prices had further to fall because supplies were continuing to rise.
Benchmark U.S. crude fell $2.21 to
close at $44.84 a barrel in New York.
Oil is now within 40 cents of its low

for the year, and its lowest level in six

years, after a drop of 10 percent this
week. Brent crude, a benchmark for
international oils used by many U.S.
refineries, fell $2. 41 to close at
$54.67 a barrel in London.
Several energy stocks followed the
price of oil lower. Transocean, an offshore oil rig company, fell 67 cents,
or 4.7 percent, to $13.60 and Denbury
Resources fell 29 cents, or 3.8 percent, to $7.31.
The U. S. dollar continued its
advance against other major currencies. The euro declined 1.3 percent to
$1.0486. The U.S. dollar index, which
measures the dollar against a group of
other currencies, increased 0.8 percent
Friday and is up 6.4 percent over the
past month.
The dollars advance can be tied to
two factors, strategists say. The U.S.
economy is getting better, as seen by
the strong jobs report last week, and
the Federal Reserve is poised to raise
interest rates sooner rather than later.
In comparison, the European Central
Bank is trying to drive down interest
rates by buying government bonds, a
tactic the Fed used until last fall. The
ECBs program has been driving down
the value of the euro.
A higher dollar makes U.S. exports
more expensive abroad. General
Electric, Caterpillar and Deere fell
more than the rest of the market. U.S.
Steel, whose products competes with

U.S. wholesale prices down for fourth straight month

By Martin Crutsinger
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON Wholesale prices fell

for a fourth straight month in February as a
decline in food prices offset an increase in
gasoline prices.
The Labor Department said Friday its producer price index, which measures inflation
pressures before they reach consumers,
dropped 0.5 percent in February. The figure
follows a 0.8 percent fall in January, which
had been a record decline in a government
series that goes back to 2009.
Core producer prices, which exclude

volatile food and energy costs, also fell 0.5

percent during the month. Over the past 12
months, producer prices have shed 0.6 percent while core prices have climbed a modest 1 percent.
Since last year inflation since has moved
even farther below the Federal Reserves
goal of seeing prices rise about 2 percent
annually.
Food costs were down 1.6 percent in
February. Energy costs overall were flat as
declines in natural gas and electric power
combined with a gain in gasoline, which
rose 1.5 percent.
Gasoline prices had been falling since the

middle of last year and hit a six-year low in

January of $2.03 a gallon, according to
AAA. But since gas prices have risen since
then, with the nationwide average for a gallon of regular now at $2.45, up from $2.23
a month.
Paul Ashworth, chief U.S. economist at
Capital Economics, said that about one-third
of the drop in overall prices in February
stemmed from a decline in profit margins at
service stations. Those margins had risen
for a time last year as gas stations took
advantage of falling fuel costs to boost profits. But in February, the margins returned to
more normal levels as gas prices rose.

Woman in Silicon Valley suit faces tough jury questions

By Sudhin Tanawala
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SAN FRANCISCO The woman suing a

prestigious Silicon Valley venture capital
firm for $16 million for alleged discrimination was hit with tough questions from
jurors Friday such as whether colleagues saw
her as a difficult personality who needed to
get in the last word and whether she thought
it was inappropriate to conduct an affair with
a male co-worker.

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the judge, elicited some of Ellen Paos most
expansive answers during her five days of
testimony. She was asked about criticism in
a performance review that she canceled a
meeting and failed to set up a follow-up
meeting with the right people. During that
time, she said in a shaking voice, she had to
be hospitalized and suffered a miscarriage.
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client was subject to boorish behavior by
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They say she was fired when she complained.

cheap foreign imports, fell nearly 4

percent after the company announced
it would idle of its operations and lay
off workers. U.S. Steel lost 83 cents to
$21.80.
A rise in the dollar over a long period of time is fine, but this very rapid
appreciation can directly impact companies profits, Santos said.
Stocks that pay higher dividends,
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The Dow Jones utility index fell 1 percent. That index is down 7.4 percent so
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A growing number of investors
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Facebook to buy
shopping search engine TheFind
NEW YORK Facebook says it bought
shopping search engine TheFind to help
boost its advertising business.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The
acquisition is expected to close in the next
few weeks.
TheFind, which was founded in 2006, will
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in Mountain View, California.
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Serra stages upset Caadas

title run
crushed

Underdog Padres
dismantle 3-seed
Moreau Catholic
By Terry Bernal
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF

HAYWARD Big-time players show up

for big games.
With six All-West Catholic Athletic
League selections this season, Serra has its
share of big-time players. But to call the
Padres upset of Moreau Catholic in the
opening round of the Northern California
Open Division playoff tournament a big win
might be an understatement.
No. 6 seeded Serra absolutely dismantled
No. 3 Moreau Catholic en route to a 79-51
victory Friday night at Chabot College.
We wanted it more, Serra point guard
Frank Lemos said. We were out there to
press and just apply as much pressure to win
this game.
The Padres came out featuring one of their
highest intensity full-court presses of the
season. The strategy paid off. Lemos set the
tone with two early steals to spark an 11-1
run by Serra in the opening minutes.
Holding an 18-9 lead after the first quarter,
the Padres were just getting warmed up. They
outscored the Mariners 28-7 in the second
quarter.
Lemos lit it up with three 3-pointers in the
first half. He was one of three Padres to score
in double-figures in the game. Junior forward Jake Killingsworth scored a game-high
18 points, Lemos and fellow senior guard
Jimmy Wohrer had 14 points apiece.
It was our night tonight, Serra head
coach Chuck Rapp said. We played well, we
shot the ball well, the ball was going in for
us. It was definitely our night.
A week previous in the Central Coast
Section championship game, Serra won the

See SERRA, Page 14

By Terry Bernal
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF

Caada mens basketballs bid for a state

championship came to a crushing end Friday
at Cerritos College as the Colts fell to
Saddleback 75-68 in overtime.
The Colts (24-7) never trailed in regulation and took a 63-60 lead with eight seconds remaining in the second half on a pair
of Rohndell Goodwin free throws. But with
under a second left, Saddleback freshman
point guard Dusty Baker drilled a 3-pointer
from 10 feet behind the arc to force overtime.
Caada was ill-equipped to play the additional five minutes after sophomore forward
Manny Martin, one of the teams best post
players, fouled out with 1:23 remaining in
regulation. Yet the Colts almost got the
help they needed in the person of off guard
Israel Hakim, who came up with two big
plays in the overtime period.
A minute prior, Saddleback guard Maleke
Haynes gave the Gauchos their first lead of
the night 66-64 with a baseline lay-in.
Baker followed with a quick bucket off a
steal to make it a two-possession game.
But after the Colts chipped away with single free throws from Goodwin and Kenny
Hatch, Hakim produced a big steal on a long
Saddleback pass into the post. On the other
end, Caada got the ball into the hands of
Goodwin who accounted for a game-high
23 points and after the sophomore
missed a 3-point attempt, Hakim dashed in
TERRY BERNAL/DAILY JOURNAL for an offensive board and drew a foul on the
Serra center Trevor Brown powers to the hoop for a first-half bucket in Fridays 79-51 victory put-back attempt.

over Moreau Catholic in the opening round of the Northern California Open Division playoffs.

See COLTS, Page 12

Nuggets rally past short-handed Warriors

By Pat Graham
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

DENVER Stephen Curry did a little

dancing during timeouts. A little cheering,
too. The cameras even caught him designing a play on a marker board.
About the only thing Curry didnt do was
attempt a jumper, which was just fine with
the Denver Nuggets.
Kenneth Faried had 24 points and 17
rebounds, Randy Foye hit three crucial 3p o i n t ers do wn t h e s t ret ch an d t h e
Nug g et s ral l i ed t o b eat s h o rt -h an ded
Golden State 114-103 on Friday night as
the Warriors rested several of their top

players, including Curry.

Faried didnt take any offense to the
Warriors holding out players.
Theyre going to do what they need to in
order to keep their players fresh to make a
long playoff run, Faried said. I think its
smart on their part and respect them for it.
At the same time, we all wanted to play
against them. Its a win-lose situation.
Lately, the Nuggets have been doing far
more winning than losing in whats been a
trying season. They pulled off an impressive double this week beating Atlanta,
the Eastern Conference leader, on
Wednesday and now the Warriors, who are
on top in the Western Conference. Denver

also improved to 5-2 since interim coach

Melvin Hunt took over for Brian Shaw.
Hes a great coach, Faried said of Hunt.
He keeps everybody confident and wanting
to play basketball and not wanting to give
up on the season. He wants us to go out
there and play basketball and have fun.
Golden State coach Steve Kerr gave Curry,
Klay Thompson, Andre Iguodala and Andrew
Bogut the night off because the team plays
Saturday at home. In addition, center
Marreese Speights served a one-game suspension for pleading no contest to reckless
driving.
Justin Holiday led the makeshift Golden
State lineup with a career-high 23 points

and James Michael McAdoo contributed 16.

Overall, it was a terrific effort, Kerr
said. Just kind of ran out of gas.
The Nuggets led most of the way until
Golden States cast rallied back. The
Warriors took their first lead of the game on
a dunk by McAdoo with 29 seconds left in
the third quarter and increased the advantage
to seven points with 7:21 remaining.
But Denver closed the game on a 25-7 run,
with Foye leading the way from behind the
3-point line. He scored 11 of his 20 points
in the fourth quarter as the Nuggets avenged
a 122-79 at Golden State on Jan. 19, their
worst loss of the season.

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Weekend March 14-15, 2015

Rangers Darvish to
have season-ending
surgery on Tuesday
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SURPRISE, Ariz. Yu Darvish said he didnt need any more opinions once the first doctor recommended season-ending surgery on the
ailing right elbow of the Texas Rangers ace.
The Japanese right-hander waited for two
more reports anyway before the announcement
that Dr. James Andrews will perform elbow ligament-replacement surgery on Tuesday in Gulf
Breeze, Florida.
Andrews was the last of three doctors to
review images of the 28-year-olds elbow, following Rangers team physician Dr. Keith
Meister and New York Mets medical director
Dr. David Altchek. Tommy John surgery likely
will sideline Darvish until early 2016.
Obviously its a bump in a road for my
career and obviously for the team that Im not
going to be able to throw, Darvish said Friday
through an interpreter. But theres a lot of
positives that can come out of this.
From a Texas point of view, one of those
positives is that Darvish will stay with the
Rangers while he recovers from surgery rather
than return to Japan. General manager Jon
Daniels said Darvish should be back in Arizona
by Wednesday night.
What was most important to us is that he
would rehab in Texas and with the team, both
from the standpoint of being with our people,
so we could have our hands on him, but also
from the standpoint of being with the club,
around his teammates, around our staff,
Daniels said. Yu was totally on board with
that.
An MRI last week revealed a partially torn
ligament and inflammation after Darvish felt
tightness in his triceps while warming up for
his spring training debut. He threw 10 of 12
pitches for strikes in his only inning before
telling anyone about the discomfort.
An All-Star in each of his three seasons since
arriving from Japan, Darvish started last season on the disabled list after experiencing
neck stiffness in spring training. He missed
only one start then, and was 10-7 with a 3.06
ERA in 22 starts and made his final appearance
on Aug. 9 because of elbow inflammation.
The elbow checked out fine during the offseason.
I didnt think this was going to happen,
said Darvish, who will return with two years
left on a six-year deal worth $56 million, a deal
signed after the Rangers agreed to pay almost
$52 million for his rights. During that time, I
thought it was nothing more than elbow
inflammation.

THE DAILY JOURNAL

Peavy goes four innings, Giants go scoreless

By Rick Eymer
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. Texas top

prospect Joey Gallo hit a three-run homer
off San Franciscos Jake Peavy, and the
Rangers beat the Giants 3-0 on Friday.
Peavy allowed three runs and three hits in
four innings.
Rangers starter Nick Martinez, in the mix
for a spot in the starting rotation, allowed
two hits in 2 2-3 innings. He struck out four
and didnt walk a batter.
Ross Detwiler, also a candidate for a starting spot with the Rangers, allowed two
hits, walked one and struck out two in two
scoreless innings.
Peavy, who hit two batters, got in trouble
in the third after drilling Hanser Alberto
leading off. Delino DeShields, who left the
game because of tightness in his right ham-

string, followed with a

bunt single.
One out later, Gallo hit
Peavys first pitch over
the right field fence for
his second homer of the
spring.
Joe Panik doubled and
Buster Posey singled
with one out in the first,
Jake Peavy
the closest the Giants
came to scoring. Brandon Belt tripled in the
sixth but was thrown trying to score on a
wild pitch.
Peavy said the important thing was being
able to go four innings. It also allowed him
a chance to bounce back after giving up the
home run. It felt good to get up and down
four times and get into the swing of what a
starter does, he said. I was able to work
through the lineup a couple of times.

Trainers room
Giants reliever Sergio Romo (sore shoulder) had a successful batting practice session and will likely make his debut in the
next few days. RHP Tim Lincecum said his
neck felt better, and if it feels good, he will
attempt a bullpen session on Saturday.

Up next
RHP Matt Cain will make his second start
of the spring for the Giants when they play
the Oakland As in Mesa on Saturday. Cain
threw two perfect innings in his first start.

Red Sox sign Cuban infielder Moncada

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

FORT MYERS, Fla. Having finalized a

contract for a record $31.5 million signing
bonus, 19-year-old Yoan Moncada likely
will start his minor league career this season at Greenville of the Class A South
Atlantic League.
My goal is to find out if I can make it to
the big leagues in a year, the infielder said
through a translator during a news conference Friday, a day after his agreement was
finalized. I know not having played for so
long its understandable that it might take a
little more time than that.
Moncada was in uniform Thursday at
Bostons minor league camp in Fort Myers,
even before the agreement was announced.
He said he feels most comfortable at second

base, the position he played last year in

Cuba with Cienfuegos. He hit .273 with a
team-high 13 extra-base hits in 45 games.
Now Im here and want to get to work,
said Moncada, listed by the Red Sox at 6
feet, 215 pounds.
He could remain at extended spring training before reporting to a minor league team.
Whatever time he needs in Fort Myers,
we want to give him that, Red Sox general
manager Ben Cherington said. We expect
Greenville at some point.
First of all we believe hes one of the one
of the most talented 19-year olds in the
world, Cherington said. Hes got a really
unique combination of skills. Great athlete.
Speed. Switch hitter with power from both
sides of the plate. Defensively, the athletic

ability to play multiple positions if he had

to. A natural second baseman. So as I said
hell enter our minor league system like
everyone else.

MLB brief

kick style, Willis was a 22-game winner in

2005.

game this year, and hasnt been in the

majors since 2011 with Cincinnati.
Willis was the NL Rookie of the Year in
2003 and helped the Marlins win the World
Series. Nicknamed the D-Train and known
for his energetic personality and high leg-

The left-hander was traded with Miguel

Cabrera to Detroit after the 2007 season.
Willis has been with seven other major
league organizations since then. He pitched
in Triple-A with San Francisco and in an
independent league last year.

field after the loss of Martin.

But then Saddlebacks big men stepped
up. Seven-foot center Conor Clifford drew a
foul the next time down and converted both
free throws to give the Gauchos the lead for
good. And on Caadas ensuing offensive
possession, Saddlebacks 6-8 forward
Brandon Fagins produced the most dramatic
of his three blocked shots in the game to all

but seal the victory.

Clifford led Saddleback with 20 points.
Hakim led all rebounders with a game-high
eight boards.
Saddleback advances to Sundays state
championship game face East Los Angeles
in an all Southern California matchup. East
L.A. downed Merritt 94-83 in the other
semifinal game.

Dontrelle Willis to retire

PHOENIX The Milwaukee Brewers say
pitcher Dontrelle Willis is ending his comeback bid and will retire at 33.
A popular star a decade ago, Willis was in
the Brewers camp on a minor league contract. He had not pitched in a spring training

COLTS
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Boston started keeping track of Moncada
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Chris Culliver ships off to Washington Just two men

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON Free-agent cornerback

Chris Culliver has joined the Washington
Redskins, leaving the San Francisco 49ers
after four years marked by off-field issues.
Culliver and former Denver Broncos
defensive tackle Terrance Knighton both
signed their free-agent contracts with
Washington on Friday, the same day the
Redskins found out linebacker Brian Orakpo
had left the team to go to the Tennessee
Titans.
In his first two seasons, Culliver was usually used as San Franciscos third corner-

back. He missed the

2013 season with a torn
ACL in his left knee.
Last season, Culliver
became a full-time starter
for the 49ers, and he had
four interceptions.
He drew unwanted
attention for anti-gay
Chris Culliver remarks made during
Super Bowl media day in
2013, and for an arrest in March 2014 on
suspicion of felony hit-and-run and reckless
driving.
Knighton, nicknamed Pot Roast, is

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pounds. He has played six seasons in the
NFL, four with the Jacksonville Jaguars and
two with the Broncos.
Known more for his prowess against the
run than as a pass rusher, he has 12 1/2
sacks in his career.
All four new players brought in as free
agents by first-year Redskins general mananny Pacquiao and Floyd
ager Scot McCloughan play on defense:
Mayweather
Jr. were both excepCulliver, Knighton and linemen Stephen
tionally well dressed for their
Paea and Ricky Jean-Francois.
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sixth time in seven years.
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38 touchdowns and 36
Garden will be snapped
interceptions.
up the minute they go
Ponder had his best seaon sale and people at
son in 2012, when he starthome wont think
ed all 16 games and led
twice about spending
Minnesota to a playoff
$100 or so on the payberth.
per-view.
Earlier Friday,
the
Just two men who
Raiders signed free agent
beat people up for a livcornerback James Dockery
Christian
ing acting like perfect
and punter Steven Clark.
Ponder
gentlemen. Not a new
Dockery spent the past
role for Pacquiao, but
three seasons with the Carolina Panthers. He certainly one for Mayweather, who has made
was with the Cleveland Browns, who signed most of his millions by getting a lot of peohim as an undrafted free agent out of Oregon ple to buy his fights just to see him lose.
State, in 2011.
He was once Pretty Boy Floyd, then
Dockery has appeared in 31 games with two became Money Mayweather. Now hes
starts during his career. He has 30 tackles and Floyd Mayweather the businessman, worktwo passes defensed.
ing hard to earn his $120 million payday.
No different than WWE, Mayweather
Vegas. They will also be tested after the said. Its all about reinventing yourself.
fight. Samples will be sent to labs that can Thats what we did. And its worked so far.
test for human growth hormone, EPO and
It has, in ways that seem unimaginable
anything else on WADAs prohibited list.
for any fighter, much less one who doesnt
USADA CEO Travis Tygart said that by knock people out. Mayweather is perennimaking the agreement, the fighters were ally on top of the highest paid athlete list,
sending a strong statement of the imporSee FIGHT, Page 16
tance of clean and safe competition.

beating folks
up for a living
M

Cowboys sign Raiders sign ex-Vikings QB Ponder

RB McFadden
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

IRVING, Texas Darren McFadden will

get a chance to replace NFL rushing champ
DeMarco Murray in Dallas after the former
high draft pick never could find a dominant
form in Oakland.
The Cowboys and McFadden agreed on a
contract Friday, a day after Murray bolted for
Philadelphia on a big contract that Dallas
owner Jerry Jones said he couldnt match
because of the salary-cap strain.
McFadden had seven mostly disappointing
seasons in Oakland after the Raiders drafted him
fourth overall in 2008. The deal is reportedly
for two years and worth up to $5.9 million.

WADA drug-testing rules

in place for Mayweather-Pacquiao
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. Floyd
Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao have
agreed to follow World Anti-Doping Agency
rules for their fight in May.
That was a major sticking point that led to

ALAMEDA The Oakland Raiders signed

free agent quarterback Christian Ponder on
Friday.
Ponder, who spent the last four seasons with
the Vikings, will be reunited in Oakland with
new Raiders offensive coordinator Bill
Musgrave, who worked with Ponder while serving in the same position with Minnesota from
2011 to 2013.
In Oakland, the former Vikings starter will be
vying to back up Derek Carr. The Raiders also
have quarterbacks Matt Schaub and Matt
McGloin on the roster.
The Vikings took Ponder with the No. 12
pick in the 2011 draft.
For his career, Ponder has played in 38 games
with 36 starts, throwing for 6,658 yards with

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SERRA
Continued from page 11
Open Division title while totaling 40
points against St. Francis. Serra had more
than that at halftime against Moreau after
shooting 10 of 14 from the field as a team in
the second quarter.
When the team is shooting well like
that, were tough to beat, Rapp said. And
were really coming off three subpar shooting performances even though weve won.
Rapp employed an aggressive strategy in
Serras practices to prepare for Moreau over
the course of the week. He brought in additional players from the junior-varsity squad
to run high-intensity press drills, with five
Serra varsity players running against seven
or eight defenders at a time to simulate
Moreaus notorious pressure looks.
Seven guys just flew around and wreaked
havoc, Rapp said. We had to be able to
make that extra pass and score off that. We
didnt just want to break pressure. We wantTERRY BERNAL/DAILY JOURNAL ed to score off that.
And not only did the press offense and
Jimmy Wohrer was one of three Padres to
the pressure break, as Rapp calls it, meet
score in double-figures Friday.

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Serras hot shooting hands. The Padres put

on a stellar rebounding clinic. The reason
the Padres earned six All-WCAL nods this
season was because sixth-man Jeremiah
Testa earned an honorable mention to join
the list with the starting five.
Testa showed what a force he can be as the
6-2 junior powered for a game-high nine
rebounds. Wohrer added seven boards,
Lemos had six while Killingsworth and center Trevor Brown added five apiece. Overall,
Serra outrebounded Moreau 42-25.
Rebounding wise, [Testa] was as good as
Ive ever seen, Brown said. He was battling for the boards. From our guards, that
helps tremendously.
Testas most impressive board of the
game came near the end of the first half.
After one of Serras few missed shots of the
quarter, Testa blitzed two Moreau post players and stripped the rebound from their
clutches. The junior then immediately
kicked the ball out to Chris Favetti who
nailed a jumper from the free-throw stripe to
give Serra a 41-16 advantage.
The Padres finished the half on a 10-0 run
thanks to a last-second 3-pointer by
Wohrer.
Rapp said hes never seen such a scoring
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were smart, so sometimes teams like that

can give pressure teams difficulty because
somebody is going to be open when theyre
double-teaming, Rapp said. These guys
are unselfish enough to look for each other
and smart enough to get to the right spot.
Moreau showed some gusto in the second
half, paced by junior Oscar Frayer who
scored a team-high 11 points. And as the
Mariners opened the half on a 15-4 run, it
seemed like an unthinkable comeback
might be taking shape.
Despite Serras massive lead at the half
though, Rapp reminded his squad of an old
basketball adage in the halftime locker
room.
No one is ever going to remember who is
winning at half so we have a job to do,
Rapp said of his halftime speech. So, right
now its 0-0.
The Padres slowed the tempo in the fourth
quarter and got a key contributions from Lee
Jones and Stephon Nettles, who combined
to hit 7-of-7 free throws in the final quarter.
With the win, not only do the Padres
advance to Tuesdays Nor Cal semifinals.
Thanks to No. 7 Modesto Christians 47-44
upset of No. 2 Monte Vista Friday, Serra
will host Tuesdays semifinal against
Modesto Christian at 7 p.m.

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Weekend March 14-15, 2015

15

Tiger bails No. 1 Kentucky tops Florida in SEC tournament

on Bay Hill
By Gary B. Graves

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

By Doug Ferguson
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

PALM HARBOR, Fla. Tiger Woods will

not be at Bay Hill next week for the Arnold
Palmer Invitational, the second tournament
he has missed since stating a month ago
that he would not return
to golf until his game
was ready.
Woods still wasnt ruling out the Masters in a
brief statement Friday on
his website.
Ive put in a lot of
time and work on my
Tiger Woods game and Im making
strides, Woods said.
But like Ive said, I wont return to the PGA
Tour until my game is tournament ready and
I can compete at the highest level.
He said he spoke to Palmer on Friday to
tell him he would not be at his tournament.
Woods is an eight-time winner at Bay
Hill. This will be the second straight time
he has missed the Arnold Palmer
Invitational. A year ago, he had a back
injury that led to surgery a week after the
tournament, causing him to miss the
Masters for the first time.
I hope to be ready for the Masters, and I
will continue to work hard preparing for
Augusta, Woods said in his statement.
Woods has fallen to No. 79 in the world,
his worst ranking since the week before he
won his first PGA Tour event as a 20-yearold in 1996. If he does not play leading up
to the Masters, he will be out of the top 100
when or if he gets to Augusta.
Two tournaments remain before the
Masters the Valero Texas Open and the
Shell Houston Open. Woods has not played
the Texas Open since 1996. He has never
played the Houston Open, and he has never
played the week before the Masters.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Like two previous

victories over Florida this season earned
with stronger finishes, top-ranked Kentucky
took heart in having more energy after halftime than the pesky Gators.
Now the Wildcats can focus on a stronger
start to their next Southeastern Conference
tournament game.
Aaron Harrison and Karl-Anthony Towns
each scored 13 points and Kentucky shut
down Florida in the second half to pull away
for a 64-49 victory in Fridays SEC tournament quarterfinal.
This game followed the same hard-fought
pattern as the two previous matchups, with
the Gators initially taking charge before
Kentucky seized control in the second half
with its size and depth.
The reality of it is, we didnt play with as
much energy as Florida played with to start
the game, Kentucky coach John Calipari
said. I told them at halftime, if thats what we
have in store, like thats how were going to
do this, were going to have some problems.
I thought in the later part of the game, we
found that combination of Andrew
(Harrison), Aaron, Tyler (Ulis), Trey (Lyles)
or Dakari (Johnson). And see, thats the
advantage we have.
Those advantages helped Kentucky (32-0)

By Beth Harris
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

INDIAN WELLS Serena Williams is back

at Indian Wells for the first time in 14 years,
and the worlds top-ranked womens player is
in a forgiving mood.
Shes stayed away from the BNP Paribas
Open since winning the 2001 title as a 19year-old, getting booed by the fans for what
happened a day earlier, when she was to play
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onship, a goal that players and coach John

Calipari said trumps the issue of going
unbeaten. The Wildcats insisted that losing
in the conference tournament wasnt the
worst thing if they still won the NCAA title,
but they gave no ground to the Gators.
Had Florida sustained its initial intensity,
things might have been different.
I think we hung in there pretty well,
Carter said. Two times we played half a
game, tonight we didnt play a full 40-minute
game. In order to beat them, youve got to
play a full 40-minute game.
It wasnt the Wildcats best offensive effort
as they shot 38 percent, but that was offset
with 15 points from 12 Gator turnovers and
establishing a strong second-half tempo
resulting in a second double-digit win over
Florida in the past week.
We just made a few defensive adjustments
and found a way to win, really, Aaron
Harrison said after shooting 4 of 8 from the
field, including a 3-pointer.
Blue-clad
Kentucky
fans
packed
Bridgestone Arena as expected and cheered
the Wildcats in their tournament opener.
Never mind that Kentucky faced a .500
Florida squad hoping to extend its season.
Considering how competitive the previous
two games were, it wasnt shocking that
this game was initially tight and remained
tense even after the Wildcats went up by
double digits.

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outrebound Florida 39-33,

including a 16-11 edge
offensively that created
extra chances and earned
frequent trips to the freethrow line. Towns also
had 12 boards.
Kentucky hit 19 of 23
from the line, while
John Calipari Florida (16-17) was 3 of
5.
They outrebounded us a little bit, but the
difference in the game was the free-throw
line, Florida coach Billy Donovan said.
Twenty-three attempts to our five was a huge
factor in the game. ... If you take away the
free-throw line, its pretty consistent all the
way through.
Willie Cauley-Stein added nine points for
the Wildcats, who tied the longest win streak
in school history and advanced to Saturdays
semifinal against the Auburn-LSU winner.
Jon Horford scored 15 points and Eli Carter
11 for the eighth-seeded Gators, who made
just two of their final 12 shots and were 9 of
27 from the field after halftime.
Florida shot 39 percent but got just four
points from Dorian Finney-Smith one game
after he scored 23 with 11 rebounds against
Alabama.
Kentucky had a lot to do with that. The
Wildcats started the postseason sharply in
their quest for a ninth national champi-

before the start.

She will play Monica
Niculescu of Romania in a
second-round
match
Friday night.
Im looking forward
to stepping out on center court and letting the
whole world know that
it doesnt matter what
Serena
you face, if its someWilliams
thing that wasnt right,
hurt you, hurt your family, you can just

come out and be strong and say, Im still

going to be here, Im still going to survive and Im still going to be the best person I can be, Williams said Thursday.
Williams is 14-1 with two titles to her credit in three previous appearances in the desert.
In early matches Friday, No. 3 seed Simona
Halep beat qualifier Dana Gavrilova 2-6, 6-1,
6-2 and No. 8 Ekaterina Makarova beat Elena
Vesnina 6-4, 6-0.
Williams match was one of nine involving
Americans, with three advancing early on in
90-degree heat, unusual for this time of year.

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SPORTS

Weekend March 14-15, 2015

NHL GLANCE
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT
Montreal 68 42 19 7
Tampa Bay 69 42 20 7
Detroit
66 37 18 11
Boston
67 35 22 10
Ottawa
67 32 24 11
Florida
67 30 23 14
Toronto
69 27 36 6
Buffalo
67 19 42 6
Metropolitan Division
N.Y. Rangers 66 42 17 7
N.Y. Islanders70 43 23 4
Pittsburgh 67 39 18 10
Washington 69 36 23 10
Philadelphia 69 28 27 14
New Jersey 68 28 29 11
Columbus 68 30 34 4
Carolina
66 25 33 8

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NBA GLANCE

Pts
91
91
85
80
75
74
60
44

GF
179
225
193
182
192
167
186
129

GA
152
180
175
173
179
190
218
228

91
90
88
82
70
67
64
58

203
220
195
203
178
154
178
158

157
196
166
172
198
178
215
183

WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
St. Louis
67 43 19 5
Nashville
69 42 20 7
Chicago
67 40 21 6
Minnesota 68 37 24 7
Winnipeg 68 33 23 12
Dallas
69 32 27 10
Colorado 68 31 26 11

91
91
86
81
78
74
73

210
199
192
193
189
218
181

167
168
155
172
185
226
191

Pacific Division
Anaheim 70 43 20 7
Calgary
68 38 25 5
Vancouver 67 38 25 4
Los Angeles 67 33 21 13
Sharks
68 34 26 8
Arizona
68 21 39 8
Edmonton 69 18 39 12

93
81
80
79
76
50
48

204
203
189
184
191
144
160

193
178
183
170
187
226
238

Fridays Games
Columbus 5, Edmonton 4, SO
Ottawa 2, N.Y. Islanders 1
Dallas 4, Washington 2
Anaheim 2, Minnesota 1
Calgary 6, Toronto 3
Saturdays Games
Detroit at Philadelphia, 10 a.m.
Boston at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m.
Chicago at San Jose, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Buffalo, 4 p.m.
Winnipeg at Tampa Bay, 4 p.m.
Montreal at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m.
Florida at Carolina, 4 p.m.
Toronto at Vancouver, 4 p.m.
Minnesota at St. Louis, 5 p.m.
New Jersey at Arizona, 6 p.m.
Calgary at Colorado, 7 p.m.
Nashville at Los Angeles, 7 p.m.
Sundays Games
Detroit at Pittsburgh, 9:30 a.m.
Florida at N.Y. Rangers, 2 p.m.
Carolina at Columbus, 2 p.m.
St. Louis at Dallas, 3 p.m.
Philadelphia at Ottawa, 4 p.m.
Boston at Washington, 4:30 p.m.
Nashville at Anaheim, 5 p.m.

EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W
L
Toronto
39
26
Boston
28
36
Brooklyn
25
38
Philadelphia
15
50
New York
13
51
Southeast Division
x-Atlanta
51
14
Washington
37
28
Charlotte
29
35
Miami
29
36
Orlando
21
46
Central Division
Cleveland
42
25
Chicago
40
27
Milwaukee
34
31
Indiana
30
34
Detroit
23
42
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W
L
Memphis
45
20
Houston
43
22
Dallas
42
25
San Antonio
40
24
New Orleans
36
29
Northwest Division
Portland
43
20
Oklahoma City
36
29
Utah
28
36
Denver
25
41
Minnesota
14
50
Pacific Division
Warriors
51
13
L.A. Clippers
42
24
Phoenix
34
33
Sacramento
22
42
L.A. Lakers
17
47
x-clinched playoff spot

Pct
.600
.438
.397
.231
.203

GB

10 1/2
13
24
25 1/2

.785
.569
.453
.446
.313

14
21 1/2
22
31

College baseball
Caada at Skyline, noon; San Mateo at Sierra, 1 p.m.

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.597
.523
.469
.354

2
7
10 1/2
18

College swimming
San Mateo at Dons Invitational, De Anza College,
10 a.m.

Pct
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.662
.627
.625
.554

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2
4
4 1/2
9

.683
.554
.438
.379
.219

8
15 1/2
19 1/2
29 1/2

.797
.636
.507
.344
.266

10
18 1/2
29
34

Fridays Games
Philadelphia 114, Sacramento 107
Charlotte 101, Chicago 91
Toronto 102, Miami 92
Boston 95, Orlando 88
Oklahoma City 113, Minnesota 99
Dallas 129, L.A. Clippers 99
Denver 114, Golden State 103
Atlanta 96, Phoenix 87
Portland 118, Detroit 99
Saturdays Games
Sacramento at Washington, 4 p.m.
Boston at Indiana, 4 p.m.
Brooklyn at Philadelphia, 4:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at Memphis, 5 p.m.
Detroit at Utah, 6 p.m.
New York at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.
Sundays Games
Chicago at Oklahoma City, 10 a.m.
Houston at L.A. Clippers, 12:30 p.m.
Denver at New Orleans, 3 p.m.
Cleveland at Orlando, 3 p.m.
Minnesota at San Antonio, 4 p.m.
Portland at Toronto, 4 p.m.
New York at Phoenix, 6 p.m.
Atlanta at L.A. Lakers, 6:30 p.m.

FIGHT
Continued from page 11
and this year it will be no contest. Hell do it this time with a
new persona that would make
anyone in pro wrestling proud.
It was barely two years ago that
Mayweather sat in a jail cell,
serving a domestic battery sentence while wondering if he would
ever fight again. Now no one
mentions his checkered past
because theyre so eager to see
him in the fight that will break
all records.

Hes still got more pricey cars

than the average Bentley dealership, lives in the Big Boy
Mansion on a golf course in Las
Vegas, and has a team of bodyguards that tower over him wherever he goes. The entourage is
still around, too, eager to please
his every whim.
But the new Floyd Mayweather
is all business. And right now
business couldnt be better.
Floyd Mayweather is a winner
when its all said and done,
Mayweather said.
Pacquiao is a winner, too, of
course, and maybe a bigger one
than Mayweather. He made it out
of the depths of poverty in the
Philippines to become a multi-

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SATURDAY
Baseball
Sequoia at Montgomery-Santa Rosa, 11 a.m.; San
Rafael at San Mateo, noon; South City at Mission
San Jose-Fremont, Harbor at Half Moon Bay, 1 p.m.;
Capuchino at Riordan, 3 p.m.; St. Ignatius at
Burlingame, 7 p.m.

College softball
Reedley at San Mateo, noon, 2 p.m.

College track and field

San Mateo at De Anza Invitational, 10 a.m.

NOR CAL PLAYOFFS

SATURDAY
Boys basketball
Division IV
No.11 St. Marys-Berkeley (18-11) at No.3 Sacred Heart
Prep (24-4), 6 p.m.
No. 7 Half Moon Bay (25-4) at No. 2 Cardinal NewmanSanta Rosa (29-3), 6 p.m.
Girls basketball
Division III
No. 9 Hillsdale (21-9) at No. 1 Vanden-Fairfield (28-3), 6
p.m.
Division IV
No. 8 Notre Dame-Belmont (14-14) at No. 1Cardinal
Newman-Santa Rosa, 7:30 p.m.

TRANSACTIONS
American League
BOSTON RED SOX Agreed to terms with INF Yoan
Moncada on a minor league contract.
HOUSTON ASTROS Optioned LHP Luis Cruz and
OF Domingo Santana to their minor league camp.
Assigned C Luis Flores to their minor league camp.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS Reassigned LHP Scott
Alexander, RHP Miguel Almonte, RHP Christian Binford, LHP Chris Dwyer, LHP Sean Manaea, C Zane
Evans and C Cameron Gallagher to their minor
league camp. Optioned LHP John Lamb to Omaha
(PCL).
National League
MIAMI MARLINS Reassigned RHPs Brian Ellington and Ryan Reid, C Sharif Othman, and INFs Justin
Bohn and Viosergy Rosa to their minor league
camp. Optioned LHP Grant Dayton to New Orleans
(PCL).

millionaire fighter and a congressman from the Sarangani

province. Hes a national hero at
home, where everything stops
anytime he steps into the ring.
Like Mayweather, Pacquiao has
reinvented himself in recent
years. Hes trimmed his huge
entourage, given up the late night
partying and gambling, and
turned to religion to guide his
life.
Along the way he learned
English as a second language and
is comfortable enough with it
that he spent the entire day
Wednesday speaking confidently
to hundreds of media, even managing to get in a slight though
very polite dig at Mayweather.
Im not worried about this
fight, Pacquiao
said. I was
more worried
about my last
few fights with
(Oscar) De La
Hoya,
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Barcelona indicts presidents

for fraud in Neymar signing
BARCELONA, Spain A
Spanish judge indicted Barcelona
president Josep Bartomeu and his
predecessor, Sandro Rosell, for tax
fraud and fraudulent administration
on Friday in a probe centering on
the signing of Neymar.
Investigative magistrate Pablo
Ruz accused the club and its management of fabricating a labyrinth
of contracts to hide the real cost of
signing the Brazil striker in 2013.
The judge said Neymar cost at
least 83. 3 million euros (then
about $108 million), while
Barcelona insists it paid 57 million euros (then $74 million). The
lower figure would also lower
Barcelonas tax burden.
A court statement said its investigation indicated that the alleged
web of contracts included seven
that
were signed between
Barcelona and companies owned
by Neymars father and agent, also
named Neymar Da Silva Santos.
These seven contracts were
designed with different ends, but
taken together they were used to
cover up or hide the higher cost of
the players transfer for FCB, the
court statement said. All of them
also had the goal of eluding or
lowering payments to the Tax
Office in a surreptitious manner.
Barcelona denied that a criminal offense has been committed

and said it would appeal Ruzs decision once it receives formal notification of his ruling.
No trial date has been set.
Bartomeu took over when
Rosell resigned in January 2014
after being named a suspect in the
case and investigated for misappropriating funds to hide the
transfer cost.
This is not the only legal case
involving Barcelona.
Star forward Lionel Messi and
his father are also being investigated for allegedly defrauding
Spains Tax Office of 4 million
euros ($5. 3 million) in unpaid
taxes from 2007-09.
The club has also been banned
from making transfers during
2016 after FIFA said it had broken
rules regarding the signing of
youth players.
In January, Bartomeu relented to
pressure following Barcelonas
failure to overturn FIFAs ban by
calling for early club elections
this summer, cutting the boards
mandate short by one year.
Bartomeu has said he will run for a
second term.
Barcelonas legal troubles have
not hurt the teams performance so
far. Barcelona leads the Spanish
league by one point with 12 rounds
left. It plays at Eibar on Saturday
before hosting Manchester City in
the Champions League four days
later holding a 2-1 lead in their
last-16 tie.

Margarito and (Miguel) Cotto

than this.
They have contrasting styles in
the ring, and they are a stark contrast outside of it. Its what makes
this fight so intriguing, almost
irresistible.
The fight that doesnt need any
promoting will still get some, of
course. There was a frenzy in
downtown Los Angeles this week,
where some 700 media members
were credentialed for what was
billed as the only joint appearance of the two fighters before
the week of the fight.
And there will surely be a
steady trickle of news from the
camps before the craziness of
fight week finally arrives.
But it isnt business as usual, as
evidenced the other day when
trainer Freddie Roach threw comedian Dave Chappelle and his family out of Pacquiaos workout at
his Hollywood gym. Roach and
Chappelle are friends, but there
were things to attend to, and they
were getting in the way.
I felt really bad, Roach said,

but that was four bodies that didnt need to be there.

Mayweather is also showing
signs that this fight is different.
The usual crowds at his Las Vegas
gym, insiders say, are being
thinned out by security. Theres
too much at stake here, for a
fighter who has never lost in 19
years as a pro.
Yes, Mayweather has a new persona. Hes still hanging with
Justin Bieber, though you probably wont see him before this
fight counting out big stacks of
$100 bills, or bragging about the
score he made betting on the NBA
playoffs.
But hes got the same burning
desire, magnified even more by
what is at stake in the Fight of
the (Young) Century.
Yes, Pacquiao has the weight of
a country on his shoulders. But
Mayweather has his entire legacy
on the line.
Ive never wanted to win a
fight as bad in my life,
Mayweather said.

By Joseph Wilson
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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WORLD

Weekend March 14-15, 2015

17

Iraq militia leader hails Irans support

By Qassim Abdul-Zahra
and Sameer N. Yacoub
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

TIKRIT, Iraq The U.S. has

failed to live up to its promises to
help Iraq fight Islamic State
extremists, unlike the unconditional assistance being given by
Iran, the commander of Iraqs powerful Shiite militias alleged Friday.
In a battlefield interview near
Tikrit, where Iraqi forces are fighting to retake Saddam Husseins
hometown from the militants of
the so-called Islamic State, commander Hadi al-Amiri criticized
those who kiss the hands of the
Americans and get nothing in
return.
Iraqi forces entered Tikrit for the
first time Wednesday from the
north and south. On Friday, they
waged fierce battles to secure the
northern
neighborhood
of
Qadisiyya and lobbed mortar shells
and rockets into the city center,
still in the hands of IS militants.
Iraqi military officials have said
they expect to reach central Tikrit
REUTERS
in two to three days.
Shiite fighters chant slogans as they advance into the town of Tal Ksaiba, near the town of al-Alam.
The Iranian-backed Shiite militias have played a crucial role in
regaining territory from the Sunni
extremists of the Islamic State
group, supporting Iraqs embattled
military and police forces.
An Iraqi government official told
the Associated Press that Iran has
deepened the internationaliza- any South African contractors,
By Christopher Torchia
sold Baghdad nearly $10 billion in
tion of the almost 6-year-old some of whom are believed to be
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
arms and hardware, mostly
veterans of the apartheid-era
Nigerian conflict.
weapons for urban warfare like
Multinational efforts to crush security forces. A number of
JOHANNESBURG It sounds
assault rifles, heavy machine-guns
chilling: two of the worlds most the West African militants echo those veterans worked for the
and rocket launchers. The official
Executive
powerful extremist movements, the disparate array of forces, now-defunct
spoke on condition of anonymity
one in the Middle East and the including U.S. air power and Iran- Outcomes, a private military outbecause he was not authorized to
other in Africa, team up to spread backed Shiite militias, which are fit from South Africa that played a
brief the media.
role in conflicts in Sierra Leone,
fighting the Islamic State group.
their harsh brand of Islamic rule.
Already, forces from Chad, Angola and other African counIn November, President Barack
The quick acceptance by the soObama authorized the deployment
called Islamic State of Boko Cameroon and Niger are waging tries in the 1990s.
France said it will slightly
of up to 1,500 more U.S. troops to
Harams pledge of fealty is a pub- an offensive against Boko
bolster Iraqi forces, which could
licity boost, and comes at a time Haram. On top of that, Nigeria increase its troop numbers by the
more than double the total of
when both are suffering combat acknowledged late Thursday that end of the year in the Sahel,
American forces in Iraq to 3,100.
losses. Boko Haram militants in it is getting help from regional which includes the Lake Chad
The Pentagon has made a spending
Nigeria and the Islamic State security operatives amid reports region where most of the fightrequest to Congress of $1.6 bilgroup in Iraq and Syria, 2,000 that South African and other for- ing between Boko Haram and sollion, focusing on training and armmiles (3,200 kilometers) away, eign contractors are in the fight diers from Nigeria and neighboring countries is taking place.
ing Kurdish and Iraqi forces.
might declare joint operations, against Boko Haram.
We do not intend to take part
According to a Pentagon document
One South African security conpossibly using an IS affiliate in
prepared in November, the U.S. is
chaotic Libya as a bridge to move tractor was killed during opera- in the fighting, French Defense
looking to provide an estimated
arms and fighters. But whether tions earlier this week in the Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said
$89.3 million in weapons and
they can effectively do that is Maiduguri area in northeast this week. France currently has
equipment to each of the nine Iraqi
Nigeria, where Boko Haram is 3, 000 troops involved in
very much in question.
brigades.
What is certain is that recent active, according to South Operation Barkhane, a campaign
The U.S.-led coalition of eight
developments, including the African media. Nigeria has not against Islamic extremists in the
countries has launched more than
newly declared alliance, have commented directly on the role of region.
2,000 airstrikes in Iraq alone since
We can bring weapons from any
tional.
August 2014, and the U.S. is also crucial oil refining town of Beiji.
He warned that Iraq should not country in the world.
But the U.S. is not taking part in
hitting the militant group from the
Separately, Grand Ayatollah Ali
air in Syria. Iraqi and U.S. officials the operation in Tikrit, with U.S. sacrifice its sovereignty for the
have acknowledged the role officials saying they were not sake of receiving weapons and al-Sistani, Iraqs top Shiite cleric,
assistance from the U.S., suggest- urged the government to step up its
airstrikes have played in rolling asked by Iraq to participate.
Al-Amiri, the Shiite militia com- ing the Iraqi government is taking support for the Shiite militias and
back the militants, saying the air
to take care of the families of milicampaign was an essential compo- mander who also is head of the Badr instructions from Washington.
Our sovereignty is more impor- tiamen killed in battle. His remarks
nent in victories at the Mosul Dam, Organization political party, said
in Amirli, and more recently, in the that help from Iran is uncondi- tant than U.S. weapons, he said. were relayed by his spokesman

Under military pressure, two

extremist groups announce pact

Ahmed al-Safi in the Shiite holy

city of Karbala.
As many as 30,000 men are
fighting the extremists in Tikrit
most of them volunteers with various Shiite militias, Iraqi officials
say. U.S. Gen. Martin Dempsey
said Wednesday that up to 20,000
militiamen may be involved.
Karim al-Nouri, a spokesman for
the Popular Mobilization Forces,
the official name of the Shiite militias, said as many as 40 Iranian
advisers are also taking part.
In its march across Syria and
northern and western Iraq, the
Islamic State group also known
as ISIS or ISIL has seized cities,
towns and vast tracts of land. Its
predominantly Sunni fighters view
Shiites as apostates and have carried out a number of massacres.
On Friday, a prominent Iraqi
Sunni preacher urged authorities to
prevent Shiite militias from carrying out revenge attacks on Sunnis
in Tikrit. In his appeal, Sheik
Abdel Sattar Abdul Jabbar cited
reports of Shiite militiamen burning Sunni homes in the battle.
We ask that actions follow
words to punish those who are
attacking houses in Tikrit, Abdul
Jabbar said during his Friday sermon in Baghdad. We are sorry
about those acting in revenge that
might ignite tribal anger and add to
our sectarian problems.
Abdul Jabbar said that if the government failed to stop revenge
attacks by Shiite militias, Iraq
would face reignited sectarian tensions, similar to those it witnessed
at the height of Iraqs sectarian
wars in 2006 and 2007.
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi
last week called on his forces to
protect civilians and their property
in recaptured areas, vowing zero
tolerance for any violations. He
also urged Sunnis who may have
welcomed the initial onslaught or
fought beside the militants to give
up their support for IS.
I call upon those who have been
misled or committed a mistake to
lay down arms and join their people and security forces in order to
liberate their cities, al-Abadi said.
Human Rights Watch said
Friday the Shiite militias have
engaged in deliberate destruction
of civilian property after security forces recaptured the town of
Amirli and other areas where
Sunni militants were driven out.
In a report titled, After
Liberation Came Destruction:
Iraqi Militias and the Aftermath of
Amerli, the rights group cited
evidence that militias looted the
property of Sunni civilians who
had fled fighting, burned their
homes and businesses, and
destroyed at least two villages.

Going Clear
Documentary
unites voices
against Scientology

SEE PAGE 21

Teens and slurs

By Arianna Bayangos

hrases and words like Thats so

gay and the N-word are common
language I hear among teenagers
everywhere whether it is in school, in
different public places and on social media.
To many teenagers, it isnt a shock to hear
these racial and homophobic slurs daily; its
almost been integrated
into their vocabulary.
Most of the time
though, these words
arent meant to harm or
attack anyone of a particular sexual orientation
or ethnic group.
According to a
February 2014 Twitter study, 10,000 racist
tweets are posted each day. However, 70
percent of these tweets were deemed to be
used in a non-derogatory fashion.
The issue is that sometimes the media
teaches teenagers it is acceptable to use
these words. In countless popular hip hop
songs, the N-word is frequently used. Since
this word is used so much in songs, it gives
teenagers the idea that it is acceptable to
use it a lot.
Even though most of the time these
words arent meant to offend or directly
harass anyone, the issue is that these words
have lost their meaning. Sometimes,
teenagers often forget why the word was
derogatory in the first place.
In cases like the use of the N-word, sometimes, people use this as a substitute for
other words. I often hear this word used as a
casual greeting or be used as a substitute for
the word friend.
When in reality, the word has always
been derogatory and has been since the
early 1800s. Its a word that used to carry a
lot of hatred and disgust (and in some situations still does) toward African-Americans.
Even though it isnt as common anymore
to use this word in a derogatory fashion, it
doesnt mean that its OK to use it in such a
casual manner.

See STUDENT, Page 22

Teenage girls nightmare

realized in It Follows
By Lindsey Bahr
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

For a teenage girl, it can

seem as though everyone is a
predator. Some are benign,
like the boys leering through a
fence at the beauty spending
some late summer hours in
her above-ground pool. Some
are much more insidious. A
lingering gaze without an

invitation can be menacing.

And actually letting someone
in is, at best, a gamble one
that could turn out disastrously.
It certainly does in It
Follows, a subversively
unconventional horror film
that plays with those ideas in
one of the more brilliant and
stylish genre send-ups of
recent years.

Writer-director
David
Robert Mitchell, who gained
some attention for his 2010
film The Myth of the
American Sleepover, wastes
no time setting the mood with
an invigorating prologue.
In a gorgeous, highly choreographed long take, we see a
girl in short shorts and high
See FOLLOWS, Page 22

Secrets piled up like snow in The Lake Effect

By Judy Richter
DAILY JOURNAL CORRESPONDENT

KEVIN BERNE

Bernard (Jason Bowen), left, argues with Priya (Nilanjana Bose), center, and Vijay (Adam Poss)
in Rajiv Josephs new play The Lake Effect.

Long-held family secrets and resentments surface in Rajiv Josephs The Lake
Effect, presented by TheatreWorks.
Anyone who has spent a winter east or
southeast of a Great Lake knows about the
lake effect. Its heavy snowfall resulting
from cold wind blowing over the warmer
water and picking up moisture, which
becomes snow.
In the play, lake effect also has an allegorical meaning, which becomes clear
near the end.
The action takes place during the winter
in a dingy, now-closed Indian restaurant
in Cleveland, along the Lake Erie shoreline. Because its longtime immigrant
owner is ailing, his estranged son, Vijay
(Adam Poss), goes there for the first time
in 15 years.
While Vijay reviews his fathers finan-

cial records, Bernard (Jason Bowen), a

black man, comes in. He says that he
always has lunch there and that the father,
Vinnie (not seen), is his good friend.
Thats when the first secret comes to
light. The ever-frugal Vinnie has taken to
betting on pro football. As his bookie
(Bernard denies that status, says he just
place bets for Vinnie), Bernard wants to
give him his latest winnings.
Vijay is dismayed when Bernard tells
him that Vinnie never mentioned a son
but that he often talked about his daughter. Soon Vijays younger sister, Priya
(Nilanjana Bose), arrives. Sibling rivalry
is evident. Even more conflicts arise after
Vinnies death.
All three characters have their own
issues and problems, but Bernard copes
more effectively in part because of his
optimism. That attitude gradually affects

See LAKE, Page 22

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19

Kirby strikes gold in Rainbow Curse

By Lou Kesten
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Nintendos Kirby is just a pink sphere

with feet, arms, eyes and a mouth. He
doesnt appear to pose much of a threat
instead, he looks like a wad of bubble gum
that, at worst, you might have to peel off
the sole of your shoe.
And yet, hes so flexible that his creators, Tokyos HAL Laboratory, can endow
him with any skills they like. Usually, he
inhales enemies to gain their powers, but
hes also starred in puzzle games, fighting
games and pinball games. In the 22 years
since he debuted, the Kirby franchise has
become a sort of lab where Nintendo and
HAL can experiment with some of their
wackier ideas.
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
($39.99) applies one of their weirder concepts to the Wii U. You dont control
Kirby directly; he rolls along pretty much
under his own momentum. Meanwhile,
you use the GamePad and its stylus to draw
rainbow-colored ropes through the games

perilous levels. The mission is to guide

Kirby through the landscape so that he
avoids obstacles and collects stars, food
and other prizes.
Each of the games seven worlds offers
fresh variations on that technique. Some
episodes find Kirby floating through the
clouds, so you need to draw paths that lead
him higher and prevent him from plummeting to the ground. When the buoyant
creature is underwater, you can make him
dive deeper by drawing ropes over him.
Some areas are blocked by clay walls that
you need to scratch away before Kirby can
roll through.
Kirbys shape-shifting abilities occasionally come into play, turning the little
cream puff into a powerful tank, submarine
or rocket that can blast through obstacles.
And each world ends with a boss fight in
which you need to guide Kirby to a monsters vulnerable spots, then tap Kirby
with your stylus so he delivers a more
potent kick.
Rainbow Curse is somewhat of a
sequel to 2005s Kirby: Canvas Curse,
which brought a similar line-drawing

mechanic to the Nintendos portable, dualscreen DS. The new game doesnt
require
two
screens;
if
youre playing solo,
y o u
do n t
even
n eed
to turn
on your
T V ,
since
all the
action
t ak es
place
on the
GamePad.
If you want
to
invite
friends, they
can play secondary characters on the
TV while you nudge Kirby along.
Nintendos new amiibo figurines have a

limited role. By tapping one of three

Kirby-related toys on the GamePad,
you can boost his speed or
give him more health bars.
But these are minor
enhancements,
and
non-collectors wont
miss anything.
Rainbow Curse
looks gorgeous,
building vibrant,
colorful worlds.
Its easy for
younger players to cruise
through, but
experts
will
find plenty of
challenge looking
for all the treasures
hidden throughout. It
oozes
that
special
Nintendo magic that urges
you to finish each level
just so you can find out what
surprises are around the corner.
Three stars out of four.

Citizen Kane to to have private screening at Hearst Castles theater

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SAN SIMEON For some movie buffs,

showing Orson Welles acclaimed film
Citizen Kane at Hearst Castle is like having a screening of Star Wars on the Death
Star.
Fifty film fans will have the opportunity
to watch Welles 1941 groundbreaking film
partly based on the late William Randolph
Hearst at the media tycoons own private
theater at Hearst Castle, a concession the
magnate would probably not have made.
The screening Friday with a price tag of
$1,000 is part of the San Luis Obispo Film
Festival and it will include an exclusive tour

of the estate, which is now a state park, and

a reception in the mansions patio overlooking the Pacific Ocean. It will benefit the
nonprofit Friends of Hearst Castle, a preservation group.
Welles cinema classic was shown before
in the Hearst Castle, but this will be the first
time the film is screened in the opulent, 50seat theater at the hilltop estate.
Great-grandson Stephen Hearst, the vice
president and general manager of Hearst
Corp.s Western Properties, gave his blessing to the festival to screen the film. He said
he wont attend the screening but that he
sees it as an opportunity to show the differences between great-grandfather and Charles

Foster Kane, the character played by Welles.

My logic back then was very simple, this
was an opportunity to clarify the record, to
draw the distinction between the fictional
character of Charlie Kane and his gloomy
Xanadu and WR Hearst and his beautiful
architectural masterpiece at the top of the
hill at San Simeon, Stephen Hearst said.
William Randolph Hearst sought to derail
the movie, which portrayed the rise and fall
of an obsessively controlling media mogul,
but the film went on to win an Academy
Award in 1942 and is now considered one of
the greatest American films. The film, a
searing critique of a newspaper magnate,
never mentions his Hearst but the similari-

ties to his life are many.

The screening, which will be hosted by
Ben Mankiewicz, the grandson of Herman
Mankiewicz, who co-wrote the Citizen
Kane screenplay, will be an opportunity to
draw the distinctions between William
Randolph Hearsts life and Welles fiction,
Stephen Hearst said.
Hearst Castle director Mary Levkoff will
address the audience at the beginning and at
the end of the film and highlight those differences, he said.
I view it as clarifying the record, and
showing what an extraordinary human being
WR was and what he accomplished in his
life, Stephen Hearst said.

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Weekend March 14-15, 2015

WEEKEND JOURNAL

THE DAILY JOURNAL

By Susan Cohn
DAILY JOURNAL SENIOR CORRESPONDENT

WORD FOR WORD CHARMS WITH

STORIES BY ALICE MUNRO, AT Z
B ELOW IN S AN FRANCIS CO. A
young housewife is convinced that an
office of her own is what she needs to be a
real writer but when she finds the perfect place, her landlord presents an unexpected and surprising obstacle. Then, a
wife is confident that she and her husband
have the enduring love of late life until
his old flame pops up. One evening. Two
tales. For its scripts, Word for Word
Performing Arts Company uses the entire
as-written texts of Nobel Prize winner
Alice Munros short stories The Office
and Dolly. Directed by Joel Mullennix.
Two hours with a 15-minute intermission.
Through April 12.
STAGE DIRECTIONS AND TICKETS. Z Below is located at 470 Florida St.
(between 17th and Mariposa) in San
Francisco. The intimate theatre (fewer
than 100 seats) keeps the audience close
to the action. The surrounding neighborhood is punctuated with trendy art galleries, coffee shops and restaurants.
Tickets $35-55 at www. zspace. org or
(866) 811-4111. Through April 12.
AN ASIDE: Word for Word co-Artistic
Directors Susan Harloe and JoAnne Winter
said: How do you select which Munro
story to perform? We landed on what we
think is the perfect choice: one story from
her very first collection The Office
and a second from her most recent
Dolly. In each, Munro looks at the lives
of women in very different ways, crafting
stunning tales from the details of everyday
life.
A NOTE AB OUT THE AUTHOR:
Canadian writer Alice Munro is the recipient of many awards, most recently the
Nobel Prize for Literature, awarded for the
first time to a writer of short stories.
Many of Munros stories focus on the travails of middle age, of women alone and of
the elderly. It is a mark of her style for
characters to experience a revelation that
sheds light on, and gives meaning to, an
event.
***
THE STEVE SILVER FOUNDATION
IS LOOKING FOR HIGH SCHOOL
TALENT. The Steve Silver Foundation
and Beach Blanket Babylon announces the
2015 Scholarship for the Arts program.
High school seniors throughout the San
Francisco Bay Area are asked to submit a
completed entry form along with a threeminute performance in one of three categories: singing, acting or dancing. A

panel of performing arts professionals

will pick three finalists in each category.
On June 1, the finalists will perform their
three-minute pieces live at Club Fugazi in
San Francisco (home of Beach Blanket
Babylon) in front of celebrity judges and
an invited audience of family and friends.
The winner in each category will be presented with a $10,000 check toward his or
her higher education. Scholarship for the
Arts is based entirely on talent; grades
and financial needs are not factors. All
entries must be postmarked or uploaded by
11:59 p.m. PST on Friday, April 24. For
complete rules and guidelines, or to download an entry form, visit beachblanketbabylon.com/scholarship.
***
ALTON BROWN LIVE! THE EDIBLE INEVITABLE TOUR. Celebrity
chef and television personality Alton
Brown, creator and host of the Food
Network television show Good Eats,
brings his brand of quirky humor and culinary-science antics to the stage in a blend
of stand up comedy, food experimentation
and live music. There is audience interaction throughout the evening. Note: If
youre called upon as a culinary assistant,
youll definitely want to take the lab coat
Brown offers, as things tend to get messy.
8 p.m. Friday, March 20. SHN Golden Gate
Theatre, 1 Taylor St. San Francisco. Two
hours
with
no
intermission.
Recommended for all ages. No children
under 5 allowed. shnsf.com or (888) 7461799.
***
MARINES MEMORIAL THEATRE
HOSTS FOURTH ANNUAL SALUTE
TO IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN VETERANS. The Fourth Annual Salute to Iraq
and Afghanistan War Veterans features
speaker General James N. Mattis, USMC
(Ret. ), former Commander of the U. S.
Central Command. As a Major General,
Mattis commanded the 1st Marine
Division, leading his Division from
Kuwait to seize Baghdad in March 2003.
His Marines pulled down Saddam Husseins
statue on April 9, 2003, and then raced

MARK LEIALOHA

An overbearing landlord (Paul Finocchiaro) creates an unexpected problem for a writer (Jeri
Lynn Cohen) inThe Office,a short story by Alice Munro, presented by Word for Word Performing
Arts Company at Z Below in San Francisco through April 12.
150 kilometers north of Baghdad to seize
Tikrit. After General Mattis talk, Iraq and
Afghanistan veterans are invited to join
him for a reception. 609 Sutter St, San
Francisco.
Thursday,
April
16.
Registration
at
6:30
p. m.
Commemoration Program at 7 p. m.
Admission is free. Register online at

http://www. marinesmemorialtheatre. com.

For more information, call (415) 4470188.
Susan Cohn is a member of the San Francisco Bay
Area Theatre Critics Circle and the American
Theatre Critics Association. She may be reached at
susan@smdailyjournal.com.

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Going Clear unites voices against Scientology

By Jake Coyle
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK Mike Rinder had spent virtually all of his life in the Church of
Scientology. From the age of 6 he was
raised in the church, eventually rising to
become its chief spokesman. Everyone he
knew was a Scientologist, including his
wife, his two children, his mother, his
brother and his sister.
But after spending more than a year in a
disciplinary facility known as the hole,
where Rinder says he and other Scientology
executives were confined, an increasingly
disillusioned Rinder left the church in
2007. It was while in that Los Angeles compound that Rinder, now 59, says he realized
the church was a road to hell and that he
had to get out, even if penniless and without
his family.
I literally walked away with a briefcase,
says Rinder, who now lives what he calls
an entirely new life in Florida with a new
wife, a son and a step-son. A briefcase with
nothing in it, but a briefcase.
Rinders story is one of eight from former
church members that make up the emotional arc of the documentary Going Clear:
Scientology and the Prison of Belief,
which opens in theaters Friday and will air
on HBO on March 29.
Directed by the Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney and based on
the acclaimed book by the Pulitzer Prizewinning journalist Lawrence Wright,
Going Clear is the highest-profile expose
yet of the controversial religion founded by
science-fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard.
Substantially on the basis of former
members like Rinder speaking out, the film
paints a disturbing portrait of Scientology,
claiming physical abuse happens regularly;
that the church drives wedges between families by labeling non-Scientologist spouses
and parents suppressive persons; and that
the Internal Revenue Service deemed the
church a tax-exempt religion in 1993 only
because of an avalanche of lawsuits. The
documentary also singles out several of
Scientologys most famous faces including Tom Cruise and John Travolta for not
using their power to change the organization.

Directed by the Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney and based on the
acclaimed book by the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Lawrence Wright,Going Clear is the
highest-profile expose yet of the controversial religion founded by science-fiction writer L.
Ron Hubbard.
The church, which declined interview
requests for the documentary, has mounted a
considerable campaign against the film,
including full-page ads in The New York
Times and Los Angeles Times and a series of
Internet videos. In response to a request for
an interview for this story, the church
pointed toward videos posted by the
Freedom Magazine, which the church publishes.
In those posts and others, the documentarys sources are derided as bitter, vengeful apostates. The church alleges Gibney
didnt present the films allegations to them
for response and calls the film a one-sided

false diatribe. Representatives for the

church did meet with Wright, though the
church labeled his book so ludicrous it
belongs in a supermarket tabloid.
Their sources are the usual collection of
obsessive, disgruntled former Church members kicked out as long as 30 years ago for
malfeasance, who have a documented history of making up lies about the Church for
money, said the church in a statement.
The church has also vigorously denied
allegations of physical abuse or confinement. It has previously said that managers
like Rinder were never held against their
will, but were subject to ecclesiastical dis-

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cipline.
But Wright and Gibney, with the backing
of HBO and The New Yorker (for which
Wright writes), bring some heft to their
face-off with the church. Wrights New
Yorker profile on Crash director Paul
Haggis, arguably the most famous
Scientologist to leave the church, was the
magazines most fact-checked story ever.
His book brought rare scrutiny to an organization that has regularly repelled it. I
envisioned that I would have to defend every
single word in there, he says. Its one reason there are very few adjectives.
In a recent interview at HBOs Manhattan
offices, just a stones throw from
Scientologys Manhattan office, Gibney,
Wright and Rinder spoke of Going Clear
as empathetic toward those lured to the
church, but critical of its enablers.
Were not attacking the beliefs of the
church, says Wright, who previously collaborated with Gibney on the documentary
My Trip to Al-Qaeda. You can believe
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Much of Going Clear depends on the
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do so despite the likelihood of aggressive
responses from the church. The churchs
Freedom Magazine has published harsh
appraisals of those it terms discredited
sources. Rinder is labeled the lady killer.
Haggis is called the Hollywood hypocrite.
Gibney says private investigators have
recently tailed several sources from the
film. Many also struggle with a sense of
shame at having been members of a church
they now speak against.
I spent a lot of time on the idea of auditing because its a kind of talking cure,
Gibney says, referring to Scientologys
therapy-like practice. So the beginning of
the film, people talk their way in. By the
end, they talk their way out. Speaking out
has become their way of not only leaving
the church but helping others who might be
suffering under the abuses. The idea of
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Church of the
Highlands

A community of caring Christians

1900 Monterey Drive

(corner Sneath Lane) San Bruno
(650)873-4095
Adult Worship Services:
Friday: 7:30 pm (singles)
Saturday: 7:00 pm
Sun 7, 8:30, 10, & 11:30 am,
5 pm
Youth Worship Service:
For high school & young college
Sunday at 10:00 am
Sunday School
For adults & children of all ages
Sunday at 10:00 am
Donald Sheley, Founding Pastor
Leighton Sheley, Senior Pastor

A FAMILY SHARING HOPE IN CHRIST

HOPE EVANGELICAL
LUTHERAN CHURCH
600 W. 42nd Ave., San Mateo
Pastor Eric Ackerman

REDWOOD CHURCH
Our mission...

To know Christ and make him known.

901 Madison Ave., Redwood City

(650)366-1223

Sunday services:

9:00AM & 10:45AM

www.redwoodchurch.org

Worship Service
Sunday School

10:00 AM
11:00 AM

Hope Lutheran Preschool

admits students of any race, color and national or ethnic origin.
License No. 410500322.

Call (650) 349-0100

HopeLutheranSanMateo.org

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Things are sleepy and dreamy in her

Detroit home as she prepares for a date. Jay,
at age 19, is self-possessed but still very
young. Her suitor Hugh (Jake Weary) is a
bit older. Its clear they dont know one
another well just yet, but theyre getting
there.
After a sweet go-around in a car, Hugh
accosts Jay with an ether rag. When she
wakes, shes tied to a wheelchair in an
abandoned, blighted factory in only her
bubble gum pink bra and underwear.
Hugh explains that shes going to be followed by something a supernatural force
that only victims see that can take any
human form and whose only objective is to
kill the afflicted one. It followed him, but
he passed it to her, the only way to get rid
of it. If it kills her, itll go after him and
then down the line.
Then she sees proof: A menacing naked

woman slowly walking toward them.

While this might seem like an exploitative plot device to set up a movie where the
pretty young girl has to sleep her way
through the town to rid herself of the
demon, Mitchell never actually indulges in
anything particularly sleazy. Monroe, in
particular, has an intoxicating strength
that anchors every moment and elevates her
character above a scantily clad damsel in
distress.
Jays sister (Lili Sepe) and their friends
(Keir Gilchrist, Olivia Luccardi, and Daniel
Zovatto) band together to protect Jay the
best they can from something they cant
see and that wont actually hurt them.
Suddenly were in a teenage detective story,
just one thats also plagued by the oppressive threat that the walker will turn up at
any moment.
Its a wildly fun conceit that the thing can

only walk and that it might appear as anything from an elderly stranger in a night
robe to a boyfriend. While the moments of
terror are thrilling, at times the movie
seems to be more about the trauma of trusting the wrong person than anything else.
With its steady long shots of a road in
motion and lingering takes on Jays hand
caressing water and flowers, Mitchells
atmospheric rendering of It Follows
gives the film a fanciful, otherworldly
feel.
And yet, just like the best horrors, it also
might just make you obsessively check
whos behind you.
It Follows, a Radius-TWC release, is
rated R by the Motion Picture Association
of America for disturbing violent and sexual content including graphic nudity, and
language. Running time: 100 minutes.
Three and a half stars out of four.

Even though the phrase isnt meant to be

homophobic, the phrase can make people
who are uncomfortable about their sexuality
feel targeted in an indirect fashion and can
make it harder for them feel accepted. The
University of Michigan did a study on how
the phrase thats so gay affected gay, lesbian and transgender students and found that
the students who heard the phrase more frequently felt more isolated and suffered from
negative health symptoms.

Although using the N-word or saying the

phrase, thats so gay, may seem minor
and harmless, its about the bigger picture;
our society, it seems, is accustomed to
using these slurs and sometimes some may
take it too far.

The fact of matter is teenagers are becoming used to hearing and saying racial and
homophobic slurs. Teenagers need to control their language sometimes and remember the true, original meanings of these
words then stop using them.

Recently, at the University of Oklahoma,

a video on social media caused controversy; the video was a 10-second long clip of
a fraternity chanting racial slurs and
singing about lynching.

Arianna Bayangos is a senior at Carlmont High

School in Belmont. Student News appears in the
weekend edition. You can email Student News at
news@smdailyjournal.com.

Continued from page 16

Set designer Wilson Chin recreates the

lake effect with several inches of snow
piled on a car parked outside the restaurant
as more snow falls.

Although the emotions can run high,

the tension is often leavened with humor.
Sensitive direction by Giovanna Sardelli
capitalizes on this ebb and flow.

the siblings and allows the three to form a

quasi-family.

Sound by Brendan Aanes evokes the

cold, blustery weather every time the door
opens and a bundled-up character enters.

All three actors do well, but Bowen as

Bernard has perhaps the deepest role and
mines it well.

FOLLOWS
Continued from page 16
heels burst out of her modest red brick
home. Shes upset, terrified and running in
circles from something we cant see. The
quiet dusk of the suburban environs and the
pulsating score only add to the anxiety as
she takes refuge in the family car and heads
to the lake to wait out the night.
You dont have to be a horror expert to
guess the next shot.
The terror lingers as were introduced to
our real heroine, Jay, a lithe blonde played
by relative newcomer Maika Monroe (The
Guest, Labor Day), bathing in said
above-ground pool.
I see you, she says with resignation to
her unwanted audience.

STUDENT
Continued from page 16
When people use the phrase, thats so
gay, to describe something, they are substituting the word gay with other words
that have nothing to do with a homosexual
and can sometimes have a negative connotation.

LAKE

YOUR ONE-STOP TRAVEL CENTER!

This intriguing play runs just under 90

minutes without intermission.
The Lake Effect will continue through
March 29 at the Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305
Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. For tickets
and information, call (650) 463-1960 or
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Calendar
SATURDAY, MARCH 14
Community Yard Sale. 7:30 a.m. to
2:30 p.m. 2555 Flores St., San Mateo.
There will be books, TVs, household
items, furniture and sports equipment. All proceeds support charitable programs of San Mateo Sunrise
Rotary Club. For more information
call 345-3571.
Emergency
Preparedness
Seminar. 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Seminar
covers the basics on how to prepare
yourself and your family for any disaster that may threaten lives and
safety. Free. For more information
and to register go to fostercity.org.
Free Tours of GreenCitizen. 9:30
a.m. to 11 a.m. Burlingame
GreenCitizen (address will be given
upon reservation). Founder and CEO
of GreenCitizen, James Kao, will give
a free 45-minute tour of the headquarters. For more information or to
RSVP
contact
info@burlingameecec.org.

Proceeds help to eradicate maternal

neonatal tetanus. Food, a beverage
and three bingo cards are included.
$30. For tickets call 922-4672.
San Carlos Childrens Theater
presents Haphazardly Ever After
Comedy. 7 p.m. Mustang Hall, 828
Chestnut St., San Carlos. A king and
queen attempt to make over their
adult children who do not live up to
their royal titles and refuse to move
out of the house. To buy tickets visit
sancarloschildrenstheater.com. For
more information email Eve Dutton
a
t
eve@sancarloschildrenstheater.com
.
Hillsdale High School presents
The Outsiders. 7 p.m. Hillsdale High
School Little Theatre, 3115 Del
Monte St., San Mateo. $15 for adults,
$10 for students/seniors. For more
information contact hillsdaledramatix@gmail.com.

Book/CD/DVD Sale to benefit Palo

Alto Libraries. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Cubberley Community Center, 4000
Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Visit
www.fopal.org for more information.

Dragon Theater presents Paul

Weitzs People. 8 p.m. Dragon
Theater, 2120 Broadway, Redwood
City. Runs through March 22. Tickets
are $30. For more information and
to purchase tickets visit dragonproductions.net.

Walk with a Doc. 10 a.m. Burgess

Park, 701 Laurel St., Menlo Park. Free
program of the San Mateo County
Medical Associations Community
Service Foundation that encourages
physical activity. For more information and to sign up visit
smcma.org/walkwithadoc or call
312-1663.

How to Succeed in Business

Without Really Trying. 8 p.m.
Woodside High School Performing
Arts Center, 199 Churchill St.,
Woodside. Purchase tickets at
w w w. w h s d r a m a b o o s te r s. co m .
Tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for
staff/students, and $15 for seniors
65 and over.

Friends of the Millbrae Library

Outdoor Bargain Book and Media
Sale. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Millbrae
Library, 1 Library Ave. Lots of bargains for children/adults/all languages. Bag sale from 2 p.m. to 3
p.m., get a bag of books for $5. For
more information call 697-7607.

Spring Chamber Concert. 8 p.m.

First Baptist Church, 305 N. Carolina
Ave., Palo Alto. Tickets $22 for general admission, $18 for seniors and
$10 for students available in
advance from www.paphil.org.

Family Story Time. 10:30 a.m.

Belmont Library, 1110 Alameda de
las Pulgas, Belmont.
Colors of the Coast Gallery and
Gift Shop Second Saturdays. 11
a.m. to 5 p.m. Colors of the Coast
Gallery and Gift Shop, 521 Main St.,
Half Moon Bay. Meet artist Ellen
Joseph and view new releases of her
paintings. For more information call
440-4527 or visit ellenjoseph.com.
Final Cut Pro X Class. Noon to 4
p.m. Midpen Media Center, 900 San
Antonio Road, Palo Alto. The Media
Center will provide everything you
need, including a professional editor/teacher. Open to beginners of all
ages 14 and up, and younger if
accompanied by an adult. For more
information contact katie@midpenmedia.org.
Origami Time. 1 p.m. Reach and
Teach, 144 W. 25th Ave., San Mateo.
Hang out and fold origami with
Derrick at Reach And Teach. All ages
and experience levels welcome and
all materials provided. Free. For
more
information
email
craig@reachandteach.com.
Shake,
Rattle
and
Roll:
Earthquake Preparedness. 1 p.m.
College of San Mateo Board Room,
3401 CSM Drive, San Mateo.
Geologist Clint Steele, PhD, will talk
about everything we need to know
to safeguard our homes, possessions and loved ones from natural
calamities. Free and open to the
public.
SMCL Teen Film Festival. 1:30 p.m
to 4 p.m. Belmont Library. Snacks
and drinks will be provided. For
more information call 591-8286.
Health and Fitness Apps. 2 p.m.
South San Francisco Main Public
Library 840 W. Orange Ave., South
San Francisco. Join us for a quick
introduction to the health themed
apps on your smartphone. For more
information
email
ssfpl840@gmail.com.
March Wellness Event. 2 p.m. to 4
p.m. 458 San Mateo Ave., San Bruno.
$5 cash donation suggested.
Amanda Bernshteyn of Get Body
Wise nutrition and Katie Kuiter of
Earthivore health coaching to provide you with some simple nutritional tips and advice on how to
incorporate into your daily routine
foods that can help to reduce pain
and inflammation.
Buy One, Get One Free at the Book
Nook. Noon to 4 p.m. 1 Cottage
Lane, Twin Pines Park, Belmont.
Paperbacks are six for $1. Hardbacks
are two for $2. Childrens books are
two for 25 cents and up. All proceeds support the Belmont Library.
For more information go to
www.thefobl.org.
Family Concert: Neave Trio. 3 p.m.
San Mateo Main Library, 55 W. Third
Ave., San Mateo. Free. For more
information call 522-7818.
Bingo for Babies. 6 p.m. to 8:30
p.m. St. Ambrose Episcopal Church,
900 Edgewater Blvd., Foster City.

SHAFFER
Continued from page 1
her TED-style talk at the Elevating and
Celebrating Effective Teachers and
Teaching conference Saturday, March
14.
Shaffer will give a speech about the
importance of establishing close connections with students at the San Mateo
County Office of Education to more
than 100 teachers from around the Bay
Area, gathering at the all-day conference to celebrate their passion for education.
My first thought about being an educator is getting kids excited to want to
come back the next day, said Shaffer.
And the old adage of: if you cant reach
them, you cant teach them, is still true
today.
Shaffer, who has 15 years of experience teaching, said she stresses the
value of establishing a trusting relationship with the student, because that
helps students want to learn from their
teachers.
My goal is to inspire veteran and
new teachers alike, by reminding them
that it is all about the kid connection,
she said of the speech that will by
given in the style of TED talk, which is
an oratory style that focuses on technology, education and design.
Shaffer has been at the school in
Burlingame for eight years, after transitioning to the classroom from being

SUNDAY, MARCH 15
Free SAT Practice Test. 10 a.m. 1700
Alameda de las Pulgas, San Mateo.
Pre-registration is required before
March 12. More information at
www.marble-arch.us or call 5796180.

TENNIS

Book/CD/DVD Sale to benefit Palo

Alto Libraries. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Cubberley Community Center, 4000
Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Visit
www.fopal.org for more information.

ing, from novice to expert, in hopes of

building local passion for the sport.
Cornell Wilder, who will be one of
the coaches at the center, said he looks
forward to working with students from
local schools.
The goal is to have people come out
and play and make it as accessible as
possible, he said. We want everyone
to feel welcomed.
Those sentiments were echoed by
Alex Johnston, who will also be one of
the coaches.
Its unbelievable, were offering
something else that no one else can,
he said. There will always be a place to
play here.
Johnston expressed enthusiasm for
the indoor facility, and that weather
would not be able to deter people from

The Crestmont Conservatory of

Music Student Recitals. 2 p.m. The
Crestmont Conservatory of Music,
2575 Flores St., San Mateo. The
recital will feature piano performances by students of the conservatory. Free. For more information call
574-4633.
Whats Your Superpower? Noon
to 2 p.m. Belmont. A multi-school
open day. Go to Dragon Kung Fu
Academy,
Lascaux
Academy,
Japanese Language School and
more. Free. For more information
call (415) 722-8511.
Buy One, Get One Free at the Book
Nook. Noon to 4 p.m. 1 Cottage
Lane, Twin Pines Park, Belmont.
Paperbacks are six for $1. Hardbacks
are two for $2. Childrens books are
two for 25 cents and up. All proceeds support the Belmont Library.
For more information go to
www.thefobl.org.
Third Sunday Ballroom Dance
with The Bob Gutierrez Band. 1
p.m. to 3:30 p.m. San Bruno Senior
Center, 1555 Crystal Springs Road,
San Bruno. Tickets are $5. For more
information call 616-7150.
Third Sunday Book Sale. 1 p.m. to 4
p.m. San Carlos Library, 610 Elm St.,
San Carlos.
How to Succeed in Business
Without Really Trying. 2 p.m.
Woodside High School Performing
Arts Center, 199 Churchill St.,
Woodside. Purchase tickets at
w w w. w h s d r a m a b o o s te r s. co m .
Tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for
staff/students and $15 for seniors 65
and over.
Hillsdale High School presents
The Outsiders. 2 p.m. Hillsdale
High School Little Theatre, 3115 Del
Monte St., San Mateo. $15 for adults,
$10 for students/seniors. For more
information contact hillsdaledramatix@gmail.com.
Dragon Theater presents Paul
Weitzs People. 2 p.m. Dragon
Theater, 2120 Broadway, Redwood
City. Runs through March 22. Tickets
are $30. For more information and
to purchase tickets visit dragonproductions.net.
MONDAY, MARCH 16
Living Healthy Workshop. 10:30
a.m. to noon. Little House Adult
Community Center, 800 Middle Ave.,
Menlo Park. Call 326-2025 ext. 222 to
register. Class size limited to 16 participants. Healthy snacks will be
served. Offered as a free community
service.
For more events visit
smdailyjournal.com, click Calendar.

Continued from page 1

CPUC
Continued from page 1
President Michael Picker proposed a
fine that is $200 million higher than

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an advertising professional. She also

authored Heroes Dont Always Wear
Capes, a fiction book about a students coming of age, and Nine
Realities of Caring for and Elderly
Parent, a non-fiction book based on
her experience caring for her aging
mother.
Shaffer said her initial goal as a
teacher was to educate 1,000 students,
but expects to reach 2,000 students by
the end of the school year.
Beyond her role as a language arts
teacher, she also teaches life skills
courses to eighth-graders. The courses
offer lessons on real world issues such
as balancing a budget, preparing
resumes and conducting mock job interviews.
She said her passion for education
was spawned as a high school student,
after a notoriously cranky teacher suffered a life-threatening accident, causing him to soften his perspective and
fully engage in the classroom.
He taught me what it means to be a
human, and treat life as if there is no
tomorrow, she said.
She said she took those lessons and
now integrates them into her own
teaching.
I remember to approach the classroom as a human first, and a teacher second, she said. That way I reach everybody, even the hard-to-reach students.
Shaffer said she especially enjoys
helping change the perspective of students who may be reluctant to engage in
language arts classes.
When they walk around with a sense

of pride and achievement after seeing

what masterful essays they can create ...
that is my satisfaction, she said.
Understanding that not everyone
aspires to be an author, or language arts
teacher, Shaffer said she only requires
students attend lessons with a willingness to learn, and she will figure out a
way to teach them.
If they are willing to come to class
with an open mind, Im going to give
them ways to love what they have hated
in the past and finally find some success, she said.
During the conference, Shaffer will
share her passion for teaching alongside others such as Alex Kajitani, the
2009 California teacher of the year,
who will be the keynote speaker at the
event.
There will also be group discussion
sessions covering topics such as integrating art into Common Core state
standard lessons, using social media as
a learning tool, and other issues.
The Elevating and Celebrating
Effective Teachers and Teaching conference was established in 2012, but this
is the first year it will be held in the Bay
Area.
Shaffer said she is very excited to
give the speech in front of her colleagues.
Im grateful for the chance to share
whats kept me alive in this profession
all this time, she said. This can be a
tough business to be in, it can be really
taxing and wear a person down, so
youve got to find a way to stay
inspired and be inspiring.

playing. Im definitely excited about

coaching on this beautiful court, he
said. This is going to be a great place
to learn.
Johnston said the courts will feature a
moderately fast pace, which is an easier
surface for novices to learn the sport.
Interested parties can already sign up
to participate in summer camps, by visiting the tennis center website. There
will also be senior groups, afternoon
skills clinics, corporate leagues, open
courts, private lessons and classes for
kids between 2 and 5 years old, among
other services.
Newcomers will also have the opportunity to borrow equipment from the
facility, rather than be expected to
bring their own gear, or having to
invest in expensive rackets.
Our main goal is that we dont want
to tell people no, said Todd Edwards,
coach.
He said watching the center rise on
the 3 acres of land has been electrify-

ing, and is thrilled about the opportunity to start playing on the courts.
I cant wait. Im eager to get out
there and coach, he said.
Matta said despite the size and scope
of the project, the tennis center is the
first sports business venture that the
couple has endeavored together.
Its more than overwhelming, he
said. We are really out of our league.
We are just tennis players.
Anne Matta played on the Womens
Tennis Association tour for three years,
prior to retiring.
Horacio Matta noted that tennis can
be a lifetime love affair for people who
play it, and similar to golf, many continue playing for years after being
forced to give up more taxing physical
activities.
Matta said he appreciated the role that
tennis played in molding his life, and
family, and hoped to be able to share
that joy with Burlingame and the surrounding community.

one recommended by administrative

law judges last year.
Pickers proposal would require
PG&E shareholders to pay $850 million that would go toward gas transmission safety improvements. It also
orders PG&E to pay a $300 million fine
that would go into the states general

fund and it mandates the utility pay

$400 million in bill credit. It directs
approximately $50 million toward
other remedies.
The fiery explosion of a PG&E
pipeline killed eight people and leveled
a residential neighborhood in San
Bruno.

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ACROSS
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5 Garish
10 Pointed beard
12 Daddys sister
13 Goddess of wisdom
14 Swear to
15 Coal deposit
16 Stadium noise
18 Take to the slopes
19 They may be blocked
23 Roswell crasher
26 Government rule, for short
27 TV warrior princess
30 Baghdads river
32 Arcane
34 Collar, so to speak
35 Meat dish
36 Allot
37 That guys
38 Movie filming area
39 Villas
42 Fast-food acronym
45 Ego ending
46 Purina rival

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Cream puff
Pry bars
Carbon 14 job
Tasty carbohydrate
PCs mouthful?

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2 Merry sound (hyph.)
3 List components
4 Endorsers need
5 Clean a fish
6 Hill builder
7 Sporty trucks
8 Frisbee, for one
9 Hairy humanoid
10 Neon or nitrogen
11 Heartfelt
12 Pleased sighs
17 31-day mo.
20 Tall flowers
21 Overlook
22 Faction within a faith
23 Ms. Hagen of films

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Steadfast
Hideous monster
Protein sources
Lotion additive
Solar plexus
Left out
Explosive letters
Owns
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Brackish
Seaweed
Kittys bane
Cleveland cagers, briefly
Cafe au
Knotty wood
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Tijuana Mrs.
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PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) The more you do to
help others, the better your chance to meet someone
special. Enjoy greater involvement in groups that are
trying to make a difference.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) Your emotions will
be difficult to control, and could land you in a
compromising position. Work behind the scenes to
improve your skills and your image if you want to
boost your confidence.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Research will help
you discover a new way to reach your goals. The
knowledge you gain will also lead to an interesting

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connection with a potential partner.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Its a good day to
make home improvements or invest in something
that will add to your comfort or convenience.
Check out any medical issues that could turn into
something worrisome.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) Partnership
matters will be of concern to you. Take a moment
and think about your options before making a
commitment. Taking a positive position will lead
to a workable solution.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Put your assets to work.
Mingle with your friends and discuss new possibilities
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you. Romance is on the rise.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) Take care of the ones
you love or live with. Fixing up your surroundings
or making plans to entertain will bring satisfaction
and unexpected benefits.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) Your novel way
of expressing your thoughts will help you solve
a pending problem. Your insight will make a
difference to everyone involved.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) Check out
an investment that is presented to you. Someone
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wont be able to refuse. Your business sense wont

lead you astray.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Take your time and
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Personal care of elderly. $10/hr. Resumes: Rainbow Bright Adult Residential
Facility, 29 Duval Dr., SSF, CA 94080,
jgamos@gmail.com

2 years experience
required.
Immediate placement
on all assignments.

Call
(650)777-9000

SALES/MARKETING
INTERNSHIPS
The San Mateo Daily Journal is looking
for ambitious interns who are eager to
jump into the business arena with both
feet and hands. Learn the ins and outs
of the newspaper and media industries.
This position will provide valuable
experience for your bright future.
Email resume
info@smdailyjournal.com
VEHICLE - FACILITY CLEANER,
Monday through Thursday, 3pm - 7pm,
pllus Sunday. $12 + benefits. Contact
Cole, 650-592-3997

Employment Opportunity for

Successful Candidates
$11.70/hr. Plus Benets (FT)
Call for Appointment for
Next Info Session

650-458-2202
www.homebridgeca.org

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The Abigail welcomes
applicants in Redwood City
IMMEDIATE OPENINGS
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Weekend March 14-15, 2015

110 Employment

110 Employment

Are you..Dependable, friendly,

detail oriented,
willing to learn new skills?
Do you have.Good communication skills, a desire for steady
employment and employment
benefits?

NEWSPAPER INTERNS
JOURNALISM

The Daily Journal is looking for interns to do entry level reporting, research, updates of our ongoing features and interviews. Photo interns also welcome.
We expect a commitment of four to
eight hours a week for at least four
months. The internship is unpaid, but
intelligent, aggressive and talented interns have progressed in time into
paid correspondents and full-time reporters.
College students or recent graduates
are encouraged to apply. Newspaper
experience is preferred but not necessarily required.
Please send a cover letter describing
your interest in newspapers, a resume
and three recent clips. Before you apply, you should familiarize yourself
with our publication. Our Web site:
www.smdailyjournal.com.

CASE# CIV 532324

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
Liwen Chang
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:
Petitioner: Liwen Chang filed a petition
with this court for a decree changing
name as follows:
Present names: Liwen Chang
Proposed Name: Winifred Liwen Chang.
THE COURT ORDERS that all persons
interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated
below to show cause, if any, why the petition 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 reasons 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 petition without a hearing. A HEARING on
the petition shall be held on 4/03/15 at 9
a.m., Dept. PJ, Room 2D, 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 prior to the date
set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation:
San Mateo Daily Journal
Filed: 02/18/15
/s/ Robert D. Foiles /
Judge of the Superior Court
Dated: 02/10/15
(Published 02/21/2015, 02/28/2015,
03/07/2015, 03/14/2015)

Send your information via e-mail to

news@smdailyjournal.com or by regular mail to 800 S. Claremont St #210,
San Mateo CA 94402.

127 Elderly Care

FAMILY RESOURCE
GUIDE

HOUSECLEANERS FOR HIRE

No nights, no weekends.
Call (650) 369-6243
TOW TRUCK DRIVER WANTED Days-NIghts-Weekends available.
Clean driving record - Towing experience
a plus.
palmave@aol.com or (650)345-3596.

Tundra

Tundra

Over the Hedge

Over the Hedge

Over the Hedge

203 Public Notices

203 Public Notices

203 Public Notices

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT #264040
The following person is doing business
as: Redwood City Alarms, 5 Elwood St,
REDWOOD CITY, CA 94062. Registered
Owner: Christopher Cicero, same address. The business is conducted by an
individual. The registrant commenced to
transact business under the FBN on N/A
/s/ Christopher Cicero/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 02/13/2015. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
02/21/15, 02/28/15, 03/07/15, 03/14/15)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT #263401
The following person is doing business
as: Plo Art Window Tinting, 1550 Rollins
Rd, Suite B, BURLINGAME, CA 94010.
Registered Owner: Netto Ribeiro Lazaro
Olympio, 645 Palmetto Ave, San Francisco CA 94132. The business is conducted by an Individual. The registrants
commenced to transact business under
the FBN on
/s/ Netto Ribeiro Lazaro Olympio /
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 12/23/2014. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
02/28/15, 03/07/15, 03/14/15, 03/21/15)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT #264307
The following person is doing business
as: Music Matters, 2250 Palm Ave, CA
94403. Registered Owner: Myriad Music,
Inc., CA. The business is conducted by a
Corporation. The registrant commenced
to transact business under the FBN on
/s/ Keith Johns/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 03/4/2015. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
03/07/15, 03/14/15, 03/21/15, 03/28/15).

203 Public Notices

Customer Service

HOME CARE AIDES

Multiple shifts to meet your needs. Great
pay & benefits, Sign-on bonus, 1yr exp
required.
Matched Caregivers (650)839-2273,
(408)280-7039 or (888)340-2273

Tundra

HOUSEKEEPER - CAREGIVER FT/PT. 20 years of experience. Cook.

Clean. Errands etc. For more information
contact (650) 652-7850. EXCELLENT
REFERENCES.

CRYSTAL CLEANING
CENTER
San Mateo, CA

If you possess the above

qualities, please call for an
Appointment: 650-342-6978

150 Seeking Employment

The San Mateo Daily Journals

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

Every Tuesday & Weekend

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

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT M-263879
The following person is doing business
as: BONNE SANTE, 219 S San Mateo
Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401. Registered
Owners: 1. Karen Lyons, 1216 Balboa
Ave, Burlingame, CA 94010. 2. Danielle
Abedrabbo, 1516 Fernside ST, Redwood
City, CA 94061. 3. Eric Shaffer, 3 Cove
Lane, Redwood City, CA 94065 The
business is conducted by Co-Partners.
The registrant commenced to transact
business under the FBN on 02/02/2015
/s/ Karen Lyons/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 02/03/2015. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
02/21/15, 02/28/15, 03/07/15, 03/14/15)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT #M-264130
The following person is doing business
as: TLT BBQ, 35 E. 3rd Ave, SAN MATEO, CA 94401. Registered Owner: TLT
International, Inc., CA. The business is
conducted by a Corporationl. The registrants commenced to transact business
under the FBN on
/s/Nam Tang/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 02/23/2015. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
02/28/15, 03/07/15, 03/14/15, 03/21/15)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT M-264150
The following person is doing business
as: CW Cabinets and Woodworks, 810
Edgehill Drive, BURLINGAME, CA
94010. Registered Owner: John Arthur
Jones, same address. The business is
conducted by an individual. The registrants commenced to transact business
under the FBN on N/A
/s/John Arthur Jones /
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 02/24/2015. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
02/28/15, 03/07/15, 03/14/15, 03/21/15)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #263859
The following person is doing business
as: Avas Gardening Services, 420 N.
Bayshore Blvd, APT 49, SAN MATEO,
CA 94401. Registered Owner: Vicente P.
Perea Zevallos, same address. The business is conducted by an individual. The
registrants commenced to transact business under the FBN on
/s/Vicente P. Zevallos/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 02/02/2015. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
02/28/15, 03/07/15, 03/14/15, 03/21/15)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #263711
The following person is doing business
as: True Classics Tattoos, 405 Grand
Ave Ste 200, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO,
CA 94080. Registered Owner:Jessica
Nickle, 354 Alta Mesa Dr, SOUTH SAN
FRANCISCO, CA 94080. The business
is conducted by an Individual. The registrants commenced to transact business
under the FBN on
/s/Jessica Nickle /
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 01/21/2015. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
02/28/15, 03/07/15, 03/14/15, 03/21/15)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #264216
The following person is doing business
as: Cal East Motors, 1270 S. Amphlett
Blvd, SAN MATEO, CA 94402 Registered Owner: STI Investments, LLC, CA.
The business is conducted by a Limited
Liability Company. The registrants commenced to transact business under the
FBN on
/s/ Edgar Chen/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 02/27/2015. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
02/28/15, 03/07/15, 03/14/15, 03/21/15)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #M-264136
The following person is doing business
as: BodyBalancing Essentials, 300 N.
San Mateo Drive, Suite 4, SAN MATEO,
CA 94401 Registered Owner: Beverly
Addy, 1951 OFarrell St. #115, San Mateo CA 94403. The business is conducted by an individual. The registrants commenced to transact business under the
FBN on
/s/ Beverly Addy /
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 02/23/2015. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
02/28/15, 03/07/15, 03/14/15, 03/21/15)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT #263959
The following person is doing business
as: Edible A, 1421 Gordon ST, #10,
REDWOOD CITY, CA 94061. Registered
Owner: Vincent Gee, same address. The
business is conducted by an individual.
The registrant commenced to transact
business under the FBN on
/s/Vincent Gee /
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 02/09/2015. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
03/07/15, 03/14/15, 03/21/15, 03/28/15).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #264175
The following person is doing business
as: Bartels Law Group, 222 Grand Blvd.,
SAN MATEO, CA 94401. Registered
Owner: Donald L.. Bartels, same address. The business is conducted by an
individual. The registrant commenced to
transact business under the FBN on
12/19/2009
/s/Donald L. Bartels/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 02/25/2015. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
03/07/15, 03/14/15, 03/21/15, 03/28/15).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT M-264253
The following person is doing business
as: David Editorial, 511 Taylor Blvd,
MILLBRAE, CA 94030. Registered Owner: David Editorial, LLC, CA. The business is conducted by a Limitied Liability
Company. The registrant commenced to
transact business under the FBN on
March 1, 2009
/s/Jane E. Ford/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 03/02/2015. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
03/07/15, 03/14/15, 03/21/15, 03/28/15).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #264162
The following person is doing business
as: All For Keeps, 93 Chestnut Ave,
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94080.
Registered Owner: James Guevara,
same address. The business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the
FBN on
/s/James Guevara/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 02/24/2015. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
03/07/15, 03/14/15, 03/21/15, 03/28/15).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #264251
The following person is doing business
as: Yes Care Services, 739 Sycamore
Ave, SAN BRUNO, CA 94066. Registered Owner: Arthur F. Hurrell, same address. The business is conducted by an
individual. The registrant commenced to
transact business under the FBN on
/s/Arthur F. Hurrell/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 03/02/2015. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
03/07/15, 03/14/15, 03/21/15, 03/28/15).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #264109
The following person is doing business
as: Five Rivers Indian Cuisine, 314
Westlake Center, DALY CITY, CA
94015. Registered Owner: Junction E
Punjab Indian Cuisine Inc., CA. The business is conducted by a Corporation. The
registrant commenced to transact business under the FBN on
/s/ Daljit Singh/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 02/20/2015. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
03/07/15, 03/14/15, 03/21/15, 03/28/15).

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT M-264376
The following person is doing business
as: Raymonds Sourdough Bakery, 172
Starlite Street, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94080. Registered Owners: Romono, Inc., CA. The business is conducted by a Corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the
FBN on 04/19/1995
/s/Nicholas Ofiesh/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 03/10/2015. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
03/14/15, 03/21/15, 03/28/15, 04/04/15).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #264303
The following person is doing business
as: Grupo Serenidad, AA, 555 San Bruno Ave W, SAN BRUNO, CA 94066.
Registered Owners: Rolando Bejarano,
1400 Hemlock Ave, San Mateo, CA
94401. The business is conducted by an
Unincorporated Association other than a
Partnership. The registrant commenced
to transact business under the FBN on
/s/Rolando Bejarano/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 03/04/2015. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
03/14/15, 03/21/15, 03/28/15, 04/04/15).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #264440
The following person is doing business
as: SoSoJolie, 951 Berkeley Avenue,
MENLO PARK, CA 94025. Registered
Owners: Sonia Chang, same address.
The business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the FBN on N/A
/s/Sonia D. Chang/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 03/18/2015. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
03/14/15, 03/21/15, 03/28/15, 04/04/15).

210 Lost & Found

FOUND: LADIES watch outside Safeway Millbrae 11/10/14 call Matt,
(415)378-3634
FOUND: RING Silver color ring found
on 1/7/2014 in Burlingame. Parking Lot
M (next to Dethrone). Brand inscribed.
Gary @ (650)347-2301
LOST - MY COLLAPSIBLE music stand,
clip lights, and music in black bags were
taken from my car in Foster City and may
have been thrown out by disappointed
thieves. Please call (650)704-3595
LOST - Womans diamond ring. Lost
12/18. Broadway, Redwood City.
REWARD! (650)339-2410
LOST GOLD Cross at Carlmont Shopping Center, by Lunardis market
(Reward) (415)559-7291
LOST PRESCRIPTION glasses (2
pairs). REWARD! 1 pair dark tinted bifocals, green flames in black case with red
zero & red arrow. 2nd pair clear lenses
bifocals. Green frames. Lost at Lucky
Chances Casino in Colma or Chilis in
San Bruno. (650)245-9061
LOST: SMALL diamond cross, silver
necklace with VERY sentimental
meaning. Lost in San Mateo 2/6/12
(650)578-0323.

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210 Lost & Found

Weekend March 14-15, 2015

298 Collectibles

304 Furniture

306 Housewares

311 Musical Instruments

322 Garage Sales

SCHILLER HIPPIE poster, linen, Sparta

graphics 1968. Mint condition. $600.00.
(650)701-0276

COMPUTER DESK $25 , drawer for keyboard, 40" x 19.5" (619)417-0465

8 SKEWERS, unopened, for fondue,

roasting marshmallows, or fruit, ($7.00)
(650) 578 9208

ACOUSTIC GUITAR nylon string excellent condition w/case $95. (650)5765026

MOVING SALE

COFFEE MAKER, Makes 4 cups $12,

(650)368-3037

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

(510)784-2598

TRANSFORMERS SDCC Shockwave

Lab Beast Hunters, $75 OBO Dan 650303-3568 lv msg

299 Computers

DRESSER, OLD four drawer, painted

wod cottage pine chest of drawers. 40 x
35.5 x 17.5 . $65. (207)329-2853.

HOUSE HEATER Excellent condition.

Works great. Must sell. $30 OBO
(650) 995-0012

DELL
LAPTOP
Computer
Bag
Fabric/Nylon great condition $20 (650)
692-3260

DRUM TABLE - brown, perfect condition, nice design, with storage, $45.,
(650)345-1111

NEW PORTABLE electric fan wind machine, round, adjustable $15

Cell phone: (650)580-6324

GULBRANSEN BABY GRAND PIANO Appraised @$5450., want $3500 obo,

(650)343-4461

300 Toys

ENTERTAINMENT
CENTER
with
shelves for books, pure oak. Purchased
for $750. Sell for $99. (650)348-5169

ONE CUP Coffee Maker office, apt, dorm

??? Only $9 650-595-3933

HAILUN PIANO for sale, brand new, excellent condition. $6,000. (650)308-5296

ESPRESSO TABLE 30 square, 40 tall,

$95 (650)375-8021

SHEER DRAPES (White) for two glass

sliding doors great condition $50 (650)
692-3260

HAMMOND B-3 Organ and 122 Leslie

Speaker. Excellent condition. $8,500. private owner, (650)349-1172

EXECUTIVE DESK 60, cherry wood,

excellent condition. $275 (650)212-7151

SOLID TEAK floor model 16 wine rack

with turntable $60. (650)592-7483

EXECUTIVE DESK Chair, upholstered,

adjustable height, excellent condition,
$150 (650)212-7151

307 Jewelry & Clothing

WURLITZER PIANO, console, 40 high,

light brown, good condition. $490.
(650)593-7001

525 MINT baseball cards 1999 Upper

Deck series 1&2. $45 OBO. Steve, 650518-6614.
EIGHT 1996 Star Wars main action figures mint unopened. $75 OBO. Steve,
650-518-6614.
FIVE RARE purple card Star Wars figures mint unopened. $45 OBO. Steve,
650-518-6614.
SMALL WOOD dollhouse 4 furnished
rooms. ** SOLD **
STAR WARS SDCC Stormtrooper
Commander $29 OBO Dan,
650-303-3568 lv msg

Books

STAR WARS, new Battle Droid figures,

all four variations. $25 OBO.
Steve, San Carlos, 650-255-8716.

16 BOOKS on History of WWII Excellent

condition. $95 all obo, (650)345-5502

302 Antiques

BOOK
"LIFETIME"
(408)249-3858

WW1

$12.,

JONATHAN KELLERMAN - Hardback

books, (5) $3. each, (650)341-1861
NASCAR BOOKS - 1998 - 2007 Annuals, 50th anniversary, and more. $75.
(650)345-9595

295 Art
ALASKAN SCENE painting 40" high 53"
wide includes matching frame $99 firm
(650)592-2648
ALASKAN SCENE painting 40" high 53"
wide includes matching frame $99 firm
(650)592-2648
BOB TALBOT Marine Lithograph (Signed Framed 24x31 Like New. $99.
(650)572-8895

296 Appliances
CHEFMATE TOASTER oven, brand
new, bakes, broils, toasts, adjustable
temperature. $25 OBO. (650)580-4763
CHICKEN ROASTERS (4) vertical, One
pulsing chopper, both unopened, in original packaging, $27.(650) 578 9208
FRIDGE, MINI, unopened, plugs, cord,
can use for warmer also $40, (650) 5789208
FRUIT PRESS, unopened, sturdy, make
baby food, ricer, fruit sauces, $20.00,
(650) 578 9208
KITCHENAID SUPERBA REFRIGERATOR, w/ice-maker, runs great, some
mold, 6'x3'x3', FREE, you haul. (650)
574-5459
PONDEROSA WOOD STOVE, like
new, used one load for only 14 hours.
$1,200. Call (650)333-4400
SANYO MINI REFRIGERATOR(415)346-6038

$40.,

WHIRLPOOL REAR tub assembly for a

front
loading
washing
machine,
$200/obo. (650)591-2227
WHIRLPOOL shock absorber for front
loading washing machine, $30/obo.
(650)591-2227

297 Bicycles
2 KIDS Bikes for $60. 310-889-4850.
Text Only. Will send pictures upon request.
AB CIRCLE machine. $55. 310-8894850. Text Only. Will send pictures upon
request.
BRIDGESTONE MOUNTAIN Bike. $95.
27" tires. 310-889-4850. Text Only. Will
send pictures upon request.
GIRLS 24" 10-speed purple-blue bike,
manual, carrier, bell, like new. used <15
mi. $80. 650-328-6709.
GIRLS BIKE 18 Pink, Looks New, Hardly Used $80 (650)293-7313

298 Collectibles
1920'S AQUA Glass Beaded Flapper
Purse (drawstring bag) & Faux Pearl
Flapper Collar. $50. 650-762-6048
1940 VINTAGE telephone bench maple
antiques collectibles $75 (650)755-9833
2 VINTAGE Light Bulbs circa 1905. Edison Mazda Lamps. Both still working $50 (650)-762-6048
ARMY SHIRT, long sleeves, with pockets. XL $15 each (408)249-3858
COLORIZED TERRITORIAL Quarters
uncirculated
with
Holder
$15/all,
(408)249-3858
FIRE EXTINGUISHER, all copper,
1940's, excellent condition $60, 650-5919769 San Carlos
MICKEY MINI Mouse Vintage 1997 Lenox Christmas plate Gold Trim, Still in
Box $65. (650)438-7345
NUTCRACKERS 1 large 2 small $10 for
all 3 (650) 692-3260
OLD BLACK Mountain 5 Gallon Glass
Water Jar $39 (650) 692-3260
RENO SILVER LEGACY Casino four
rare memorabilia items, casino key, two
coins, small charm. $95. (650)676-0974
SAN FRANCISCO Seals autographed
1947 baseball $75, 650-591-9769 San
Carlos

DINETTE TABLE with Chrome Legs: 36"

x58" (with one leaf 11 1/2") - $50.
(650)341-5347

1912 COFFEE Percolator Urn. perfect

condition includes electric cord $85.
(415)565-6719
73 HAPPY Meal toys. 1990's vintage, in
the
original
unopened
packages.
$60.(650)596-0513

FADED GOLD antique framed mirror,

25in x 33in $15 Cell number:
(650)580-6324
GRACO 40" x28" x 28" kid pack 'n play
exc $40 (650) 756-9516 Daly City
HIGH END childrens bedroom set,
white, solid, well built, in great/near
perfect condition. Comes with mattress (twin size) in great condition. Includes bed frame, two dressers, night
stands, book case, desk with additional 3 drawers for storage. Perfect for
one child. Sheets available if wanted.
$550. (415)730-1453.
INTAGE ART-DECO style wood chair,
carved back & legs, tapestry seat, $50.
650-861-0088.

VAN GOGH Vase of White Roses

wood and glass frame. 24 x 30. $70.
(650)298-8546. p.m. only please

308 Tools
7.5 GALLON compressor, air regulator,
pressure gauge, .5 horsepower. $75.
(650)345-5224 before 8:00 p.m.
BOSTITCH 16 gage Finish nailer Model
SB 664FN $99 (650)359-9269
CIRCULAR SAW heavy duty" Craftman"
new in box $45.00- D.C. (650)992-4544
CRACO 395 SP-PRO, electronic paint
sprayer. Commercial grade. Used only
once. $600/obo. (650)784-3427
CRAFTMAN JIG Saw 3.9 amp. with variable speeds $65 (650)359-9269

CYMBAL-ZILDJIAN 22 ride symbal.

Good shape. $140. 650-369-8013

YAMAHA PIANO, Upright, Model M-305,

$750. Call (650)572-2337

312 Pets & Animals

BAMBOO BIRD Cage - very intricate design - 21"x15"x16". $50 (650)341-6402
PARROT CAGE, Steel, Large - approx
4 ft by 4 ft, Excellent condition $300
(650)245-4084
PET FURNITURE covers. 1 standard
couch 2 lounge chairs. Like new $70
OBO (650)343-4461

315 Wanted to Buy

WE BUY

Gold, Silver, Platinum

Always True & Honest values

ANTIQUE CRYSTAL/ARCADE Coffee

Grinder. $60. 650-596-0513

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

each, (415)346-6038

CRAFTMAN RADIAL SAW, with cabinet

stand, $200 Cash Only, (650)851-1045

ANTIQUE ITALIAN lamp 18 high, $70

(650)387-4002

LOUNGE CHAIRS - 2 new, with cover &

plastic carring case & headrest, $35.
each, (650)592-7483

CRAFTSMAN 10" one horsepower motor saw. Cast iron top. $99. (650)3455224 before 8:00 p.m.

LOVE SEAT, Upholstered pale yellow

floral $99. (650)574-4021

CRAFTSMAN 3/4 horse power 3,450

RPM $60 (650)347-5373

LOVE SEAT, Upholstered pale yellow

floral $99. (650)574-4021

CRAFTSMAN 9" Radial Arm Saw with 6"

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

316 Clothes

LOVESEAT, BEIGE, $55. Call Gary,

(650)533-3413 San Mateo

CRAFTSMAN BELT & disc sander $99.

(650)573-5269

MIRROR, SOLID OAK. 30" x 19 1/2",

curved edges; beautiful. $85.00 OBO.
Linda 650 366-2135.

CRAFTSMAN RADIAL Arm Saw Stand.

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

ALPINESTAR JEANS Tags Attached

Twin Stitched Knee Protection Never
used Blue/Grey Sz34 $65 (650)357-7484

OAK BOOKCASE, 30"x30" x12". $25.

(650)726-6429

POWER INVERTER - STATPOWER

PROWATT 2500. modified, Sine wave
phase corrected. $245.
650-591-8062

BEAUTIFUL AND UNIQUE Victorian

Side Sewing Table, All original. Rosewood. Carved. EXCELLENT CONDITION! $350. (650)815-8999.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT M-263998
The following person is doing business
as: Alfredos Market #1 #2, 612 Linden
Ave, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA
94080. Registered Owner: 1. Doris Molina, 611 Olive Ave, South San Francisco,
CA 94080. 2. Maria A McQueen, 392
Susie Way #3, South San Francisco, CA
94080. 3. Jose C Caravantes, 611 Olive
Ave, South San Francisco, CA 94080.
The business is conducted by a General
Partnership. The registrants commenced
to transact business under the FBN on
/s/Doris Molina/
This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 02/11/2015. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
02/28/15, 03/07/15, 03/14/15, 03/21/15)
MAHOGANY ANTIQUE Secretary desk,
72 x 40 , 3 drawers, Display case, bevelled glass, $700. (650)766-3024
OLD VINTAGE Wooden Sea Captains
Tool Chest 35 x 16 x 16, $65
(650)591-3313
VINTAGE ATWATER Kent Radio. Circa
1929 $100. (650)245-7517

303 Electronics
450 FREE VHS tapes, home recorded;
MUST TAKE ALL. 650-348-5229 to pick
up.
46 MITSUBISHI Projector TV, great
condition. $400. (650)261-1541.
BIC TURNTABLE Model 940.
Good Shape $40. (650)245-7517

Very

BLUE NINTENDO DS Lite. Hardly used.

$70 OBO. (760) 996-0767
COMBO COLOR T.V. 24in. Toshiba with
DVD and VHS Flat Screen Remote 06
$40: (650)580-6324
COMPLETE COLOR photo developer
Besler Enlarger, Color Head, trays, photo
tools $50/ 650-921-1996
FREE 36" COLOR TV (not a flat
screen). Great condition. Ph. 650 6302329.
HOME THEATER System" KLH"digital
DVD/CD/MP3.Player
6
speakers
ex.$100. (650)992-4544
KENWOOD STEREO Receiver/cassette
deck/CD,3 speakers box ex/con. $60
(650)992-4544
LEFT-HAND ERGONOMIC keyboard
with 'A-shape' key layout Num pad, $20
(650)204-0587

OAK WINE CABINET, beautiful, glass

front, 18 x 25 x 48 5 shelves, grooved
for bottles. 25-bottle capacity. $299.
(360)624-1898

VINTAGE CRAFTSMAN Jig Saw. Circa

1947. $60. (650)245-7517

OVAL LIVING room cocktail table. Wood

with glass 48x28x18. Retail $250.
$75 OBO (650)343-4461

WILLIAMS #1191 CHROME 2 1/16"

Combination "SuperRrench". Mint. $89.
650-218-7059.

PAPASAN CHAIRS (2) -with cushions

$45. each set, (650)347-8061

WILLIAMS #40251, 4 PC. Tool Set

(Hose Remover, Cotter Puller, Awl, Scraper). Mint. $29. 650-218-7059.

PORTABLE JEWELRY display case

wood, see through lid $45. 25 x 20 x 4 inches. (650)592-2648.
QUEEN COMFORTER, bedskirt, decorative pillows, sheets and shams, $75
(650)533-3413
ROCKING CHAIR fine light, oak condition with pads, $85.OBO 650 369 9762
ROCKING CHAIR Great condition,
1970s style, dark brown, wooden,
suede cushion, photo availble, $99.,
(650)716-3337
ROUND BEVELED Mirror 22"
hangs, perfect $29, 650-595-3933

dia,

SINGLE BED with 3 drawer wood

frame,exc condition $99. 650-756-9516
Daly City.
SOLID WOOD BOOKCASE 33 x 78
with flip bar ask $75 obo (650)743-4274
STEREO CABINET with 3 black shelves
42" x 21" x 17" exc cond $30. (650)7569516
TABLE, HD. 2'x4'. pair of folding legs at
each end. Laminate top. Perfect.
$60.(650)591-4141
TABLE, WHITE, sturdy wood, tile top,
35" square. $35. (650)861-0088
TEAK CABINET 28"x32", used for stereo equipment $25. (650)726-6429
TORCHIERE $35. (650) 631-6505
VIDEO CENTER 38 inches H 21 inches
W still in box $45., (408)249-3858
WALL CLOCK - 31 day windup, 26
long, $99 (650)592-2648

PHILIPS 20-INCH color tube TV with remote. Great picture. $20. Pacifica (650)
355-0266

WALNUT CHEST, small (4 drawer with

upper bookcase $50. (650)726-6429

PRINTER DELL946, perfect, new black

ink inst, new color ink never installed,
$75. 650-591-0063
SONY PROJECTION TV 48" with remote good condition $99 (650)345-1111
TUNER AMPS, 3, Technics SA-GX100,
Quadraflex 767, Pioneer VSX-3300. All
for $99. (650)591-8062

SAW WITH Scabbard 10 pt. fine steel

only $15 650-595-3933

OUTDOOR WOOD SCREEN - new $80

obo Retail $130 (650)873-8167

PANASONIC STEREO color TV 36"

ex/con/ $30 (650)992-4544

PIONEER HOUSE Speakers, pair. 15

inch 3-way, black with screens. Work
great. $99.(650)243-8198

DAYTON ELECTRIC 1 1/2 horse power

1,725 RPM $60 (650)347-5373

WHITE 5 Drawer dresser.Excellent condition. Moving. Must sell $90.00 OBO

(650) 995-0012
WHITE 5 Drawer dresser.Excellent condition. Moving. Must sell $90.00 OBO
(650) 995-0012
WHITE CABINETS (2) - each has a
drawer & 1 door with 2 shelves.
36x21x18. $25 each. (650)867-3257
WOOD - wall Unit - 30" long x 6' tall x
17.5" deep. $90. (650)631-9311

309 Office Equipment

STAND WITH shelves, 29" high. Can be
used for TV, computer, printer. $10. Pacifica (650)355-0266

310 Misc. For Sale

10 VIDEOTAPES (3 unused) - $3
each/$20 all. Call 574-3229 after 10 am.
GAME "BEAT THE EXPERTS" never
used $8., (408)249-3858

LITTLE PLAYMATE by IGLOO 10 "x

10", cooler includes icepak. $20
(650)574-3229
OVAL MIRROR $10 (650)766-4858
PATTERN- MAKING KIT with 5 curved
plastic rulers. $60. Call 574-3229 after
10 am.
PROCRASTINATION CURE - 6 audiocassette course by Nightingale- Conant.
$30. Call 574-3229 after 10 am
SAMSONITE 26" tan hard-sided suit
case, wheels, manual, once used/like
new. $75. 650-328-6709.
SENTRY SAFE, Combination, on
wheels,good condition. 17w x 17d x21
high.Heavy. $85, Call 650-591-2393
SEWING MACHINE Kenmore, blonde
cabinet, $25 (650)355-2167
STAR TREK VCR tape Colombia House,
Complete set 79 episodes $50
(650)355-2167
TASCO LUMINOVA Telescope.with tripod stand, And extra Lenses. Good condition.$90. call 650-591-2393
ULTRASONIC JEWELRY Cleaning Machine Cleans jewelry, eyeglasses, dentures, keys. Concentrate included. $30
OBO. (650)580-4763

304 Furniture

WOOD ROCKING chair with foam and

foot rest; swivels; very comfortable and
relaxing. $45 (650)580-6324

VINTAGE WHITE Punch Bowl/Serving

Bowl Set with 10 cups plus one extra
$30. (650)873-8167

CHAIRS 2 Blue Good Condition $50

OBO (650)345-5644

WOOD ROCKING chair with foam and

foot rest; swivels; very comfortable and
relaxing. $45 (650)580-6324

WICKER PICNIC basket, mint condition,

handles, light weight, pale tan color.
$10. (650)578-9208

306 Housewares
BOXED RED & gold lg serving bowl
18inches - $65 (650) 741-9060 SB

MAN'S BLACK Shoes 9D tassel slipons,

Excel $15, 560-595-3933
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
XXL HARLEY Davidson Racing Team
Shirt. $90. 310-889-4850. Text Only. Will
send pictures upon request.

WROUGHT IRON Plant/Curio stand, 5

platforms, 5 high x 1.5 wide. Beautiful
designer style, good condition. $25.
(650)588-1946. San Bruno

Sunday Only
10am-3pm

Furniture, home furnishings

and more!

ROTARY CLUB
of San Mateo Sunrise

COMMUNITY
YARD SALE
Saturday, March 14
7:30 AM to 2:30 PM
2555 Flores St.
San Mateo
(off 25th Ave.)
Books, Household items,
Bikes,TV's, Blu-ray
player,DVD Player,
Lots of Household items,
& Furniture: Tables,
Chairs, Bar Stools,
Patio Table & Chairs,
Sports Equip. & MORE!
All proceeds support
charitable programs of
San Mateo
Sunrise Rotary Club

GARAGE SALES
ESTATE SALES
Make money, make room!

List your upcoming garage

sale, moving sale, estate
sale, yard sale, rummage
sale, clearance sale, or
whatever sale you have...
in the Daily Journal.
Reach over 76,500 readers
from South San Francisco
to Palo Alto.
in your local newspaper.
Call (650)344-5200

317 Building Materials

2 MULTI-BROWN granite counter tops
4ft x 2ft each $100 for both. (650)6785133
32 PAVING/EDGING bricks, 12 x 5x1
Brown, smooth surface, good clean condition. $32. (650)588-1946 San Bruno
BATHROOM VANITY, antique, with top
and sink, $65. (650)348-6955
CULTURED MARBLE 2 tone BR vanity
counter top. New toe skin/ scribe. 29 x
19 $300 (408)744-1041

WHITE DOUBLE pane window for $69

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

BATHTUB SEAT, electric. Bathmaster

2000. Enables in and out of bath safely.$99 650-375-1414

made in Spain

DAINESE BOOTS Zipper & Velcro Closure, Cushioned Ankle, Excellent Condition Unisex EU40 $65 (650)357-7484

HARLEY DAVIDSON black phone, perfect condition, $65., (650) 867-2720

KENNESAW ORIGINAL salute cannon
$30. (650)726-1037

116 Channing Rd.

BURLINGAME

650-697-2685

MEDICINE CABINET - 18 X 24, almost

new, mirror, $20., (650)515-2605

VASE WITH flowers 2 piece good for the

Holidays, $25., (650) 867-2720

CHANDELIER 3 Tier,
$95 (650)375-8021

400 Broadway - Millbrae

HANGING WHITE silk flower decoration

$25 each - 650-341-2679

WOOD FURNITURE- one end table and

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

CHAIRS, WITH Chrome Frame, Brown

Vinyl seats $15.00 each. (650)726-5549

Millbrae Jewelers
Est. 1957

27

318 Sports Equipment

CARPET RUNNER, new, 30 inches,
bound on both sides, burgundy color, 30
lineal feet, $290. Call (650)579-0933.
CASINO CHIP Display. Frame and ready
to hang, $99.00 or best offer.
650.315.3240
G.I. ammo can, medium, good cond.
$15.00. Call (650) 591-4553, days only.
GOLF CART Tour Trec, 3 detachable wheels, Foldable, good condition,
$65, call 650-591-2393
GOLF SET for $95. 310-889-4850. Text
Only. Will send pictures upon request.
IN-GROUND BASKETBALL hoop, fiberglass backboard, adjustable height, $80
obo 650-364-1270
MOHAWK CARPET TILES, new 2x2
multi colored, 37 sq. yards. $875. Call
(650)579-0933.
NEW AB Lounger $39 (650) 692-3260
POWER PLUS Exercise Machine
(650)368-3037

335 Rugs
AREA RUG 2X3 $15. (650) 631-6505

340 Camera & Photo Equip.

SONY CYBERSHOT DSC-T-50 - 7.2 MP
digital camera (black) with case, $175.,
(650)208-5598

345 Medical Equipment

BATH CHAIR LIFT. Peterman battery
operated bath chair lift. Stainless steel
frame. Accepts up to 350lbs. Easily inserted I/O tub.$250 OBO.
(650) 739-6489.
HOMEDICS SHIATSU Massaging Cushion, still in box. $25. Pacifica (650) 3550266
INVACARE ADJUSTABLE hospital bed,
good condition. $500. (415)516-4964

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

$99

TENNIS RACQUETS $20 each. Call

650-341-2679
TREADMILL BY PRO-FORM. (Hardly
Used). 10% incline, 2.5 HP motor, 300lb
weight capacity. $329 (650)598-9804
VINTAGE ENGLISH ladies ice skates up to size 7-8, $40., (650)873-8167
WET SUIT - medium size, $95., call for
info (650)851-0878
WOMEN'S LADY Cougar gold iron set
set - $25. (650)348-6955

321 Hunting/Fishing

HUNTING
CLUB
Membership
$2,600.Camanche Hills Hunting Preserve, Ione CA. Pheasants, Ducks, Chukar and sporting clay range. Excludes
annual dues and bird card. Call 209-3041975.

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

620 Automobiles
'06 MERCEDES AMG CL-63.. slate
gray, great condition, 1 owner, complete
dealer maintenance records available.
8,000 miles of factory warranty left. car
can be seen in Fremont...Best offer. Call
(408)888-9171
or
email:
nakad30970@aol.com
08 BMW 528i, beige, great condition,
complete dealer maintenance. Car can
be seen in Foster City. (650)349-6969
BMW 06 325i, black on black, very
clean, 124K miles, $$9,700. Call
(650)302-5523.

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620 Automobiles

620 Automobiles

670 Auto Parts

1978 CLASSIC Mercedes Benz, 240D,

136k miles, 2nd owner, all scheduled
maintenance & records available. Good
condition. All original. Always garaged.
New tires. 4 speed manual. Runs &
drives great. Sunroof. Clean interior.
Good leather and carpets. AM/FM radio.
$4500. Call (650)375-1929

MERCEDES 06 C230 - 6 cylinder, navy

blue, 60K miles, 2 year warranty,
$18,000, (650)455-7461

4 TIRES sizes-275-60-R17 and 275-60R16 for $100/For All. (650)678-5133

Dont lose money

on a trade-in or
consignment!

625 Classic Cars

AUTO REFRIGERATION gauges. R12

and R132 new, professional quality $50.
(650)591-6283

90 MASERATI, 2 Door hard top and convertible. New paint Runs good. $4500
(650)245-4084

BORLA CAT-BACK exhaust system, 92

to 96 Corvette LT-1, $600/obo.
olivermp2@gmail.com, (650)333-4949

630 Trucks & SUVs

Sell your vehicle in the

Daily Journals
Auto Classifieds.
Just $42!
Well run it
til you sell it!
Reach 76,500 drivers
from South SF to
Palo Alto
Call (650)344-5200
ads@smdailyjournal.com

BMW 07 750i, silver, black interior, 87K

miles, clean title, clean car, everything
great. $15,500. (650)302-5523.
CHEVY 97 Cavalier, 177,000 miles, exc.
condition, $1,200/obo. (650)548-5490
CHEVY HHR 08 - Grey, spunky car
loaded, even seat warmers, $9,500.
(408)807-6529.
DODGE
99 Van, Good Condition,
$3,500 OBO (650)481-5296
HONDA 93 LX SD, 244K miles, all
power, complete, runs. $1,900 OBO,
(650)481-5296
LEXUS 03 ES300, 160K miles, $7,200
Call (650)302-5523.
VOLVO 98 570, FIXER UPPER, $1,200.
Call (650)302-5523.

DODGE 01 DURANGO, V-8 SUV, 1

owner, dark blue, CLEAN! $5,000/obo.
Call (650)492-1298

640 Motorcycles/Scooters
1964 HARLEY DAVIDSON FHL Panhead (motor only) 84 stoker. Complete
rebuild. Many new parts.Never run. Call
for details. $6,000. Jim (650) 293-7568
1966 CHEVELLE 396 motor. Standardbore block. Standard domed pistons,
rods, crank cam only. 360 HP, code
T0228EJ $600, (650)293-7568

HONDA SPARE tire 13" $25

(415)999-4947
NEW Z Snow Cables for 14" & 15"
wheels, $29 650-595-3933
SHOP MANUALS for GM Suv's
Year 2002 all for $40 (650)948-0912

680 Autos Wanted

Wanted 62-75 Chevrolets
Novas, running or not
Parts collection etc.
So clean out that garage
Give me a call
Joe 650 342-2483

NORTHWEST
ASPHALT PAVING

by Greenstarr

Lic #935122

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Licensed Bonded & Insured

COLEMAN LARAMIE
pop-up camper, Excellent Condition,
$2,250. Call (415)515-6072

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design consultation & quote
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670 Auto Service

CADILLAC, CHEVY, BUICK, GMC
Eligible For FREE Oil Change/Tire
Rotation! Visit www.Shop.BestMark.com
or call 800-969-8477.

670 Auto Parts

1961-63 OLDS F-85 Engine plus many
heads, cranks, Int., Manifold & Carbs. All
$500 (650)348-1449

License#752250 Since 1985

bestbuycabinets.com

Concrete

2006 CADILLAC Brake rotors, 4 available, $15 each (650)340-1225

or call

AAA CONCRETE DESIGN

2006 CADILLAC Brake rotors, 4 available, $15 each (650)340-1225

650-294-3360

Stamps Color Driveways

Patios Masonry Block walls
Landscaping

Cleaning

Quality Workmanship,
Free Estimates

CAR TOW chain 9' $35 (650)948-0912

34 Vivacity
46 Woman With a
6 Happy way to
walk
37 Hoop, for one
Parasol
7 Temporary
38 Take offense
painter
places to stay
39 Venom source
48 Pre-euro
8 City served by
40 Flying fig.
currency
Ben-Gurion
42 Unattached
51 Monopoly token
airport
43 L.A.-based
that replaced the
9 Author LeShan
brewery
iron
10 Husky follower
44 Prince Valiants
52 Cabinet dept.
11 Theyre filled and
bride
created under
folded
45 Path __: 2002
LBJ
12 Like some brick
LBJ biopic
53 One on the links
walls
13 Join
ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE:
14 Touch-and-go
20 Dakota du Sud,
e.g.
23 __ Canals
24 Angry
adversary in Enid
Blytons
Faraway Tree
series
25 Dogfish Head
products
27 Pressure
29 Sound off
30 Passing
legislation?
31 Business
identifier
32 They go with
chips
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By Gail Grabowski
2015 Tribune Content Agency, LLC

Concrete

Rambo
Concrete
Works

Driveways, Parking Lots

Asphalt/Concrete
Repair Installation
Free Estimates
(650)213-2648

650 RVs

Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis

DOWN
1 Bit of cleverness
2 Admitted
3 Every Breath
You Take band
4 Pack leader?
5 Its not a complex
number

Cleaning

Cabinetry

BMW 03 F650 GS, $3899 OBO. Call

650-995-0003

Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle

ACROSS
1 D.C. sports
group
5 Hit the roof
15 School acronym
16 Dating term
usually
abbreviated
17 MSNBC anchor
Wagner
18 Specialty brokers
19 Head
20 The Whiffenpoofs
of a cappella
fame
21 Finely contoured
22 Only fair
24 Sherry type
26 Swap magazines
27 Outback order
28 No-brainer?
29 Gifts for
aficionados
33 VIP of the USAF
34 Chess
grandmaster
Spassky
35 Span. title
36 Joint support
39 Disastrous
41 Come (from)
42 Theyre
assembled at
bars
43 Player in eight
Super Bowls
46 Herbal beverage
47 Then, in Rennes
48 Boring, maybe
49 Punch line, say
50 Like some sirens
53 Kyrgyzstan
border range
54 Block-Heads
co-star, 1938
55 Temporary place
to stay
56 Project planning
datum
57 Crimp-haired
critters

Asphalt/Paving

03/14/15

HOUSE CLEANING
SERVICES
Vacancy, Janitorial,
Post Construction Cleaning.
Commercial & Residential
Cleaning

650.918.0354

www.MyErrandServicesCA.com

(650)533-0187
Lic# 947476

Construction

LEMUS CONSTRUCTION

(650)271-3955

Dryrot & Termite Repair

Decks, Doors/Windows, Siding
Bath Remodels, Painting
General Home Improvements

Free Estimates
Lic. #913461

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Electricians

ALL ELECTRICAL
SERVICE

650-322-9288

for all your electrical needs

ELECTRIC SERVICE GROUP

ELECTRICAL and
General Home Repair
Wiring Remodel
Panel Upgrade
(650)341-0100
(408)761-0071
License #619908

Gutters

Hauling

O.K.S RAINGUTTER

Landscaping

GET YOUR LAWN

READY FOR SPRING

New Rain Gutter, Down Spouts,

Gutter Cleaning & Screening,
Gutter & Roof Inspections
Friendly Service
CA Lic# 794353/Bonded
CALL TODAY

Call us for our spring yard

maintenance special and get
your home looking beautiful!
Sprinklers, Irrigation, Rock
Gardens and Lawn Aeration!

(650)556-9780
OSCAR
GUTTER CLEANING

Gutters & Downspout Repair

Roofing Repair
Screening & Seeling

(650)669-1453

CALL NOW FOR

SPRING LAWN
MAINTENANCE
Sprinklers and irrigation
Lawn Aeration
Pressure washing, rock gardens,
and lots more!
Call Robert
STERLING GARDENS
650-703-3831
Lic #751832

J.B GARDENING

Maintenance New Lawns

Clean Ups Sprinklers
Fences Tree Trim
Concrete & Brick Work
Driveway Pavers
Retaining Walls

(650)400-5604
279 Chimney Sweep

MR. CHIMNEY
CRICKET

LEMUS PAINTING
(650)271-3955

Interior & Exterior

Residential & Commercial
Carpentry & Sheetrock Repairs
Lead safe certified
Free Estimates
Reasonable Rates
Lic. #913461

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

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

Flooring

Remodels Carpentry
Drywall Tile Painting

CARPET
LUXURY VINYL TILE
SHEET VINYL
LAMINATE
TILE
HARDWOOD

SHOP
AT HOME

Contact us for a
FREE In-Home
Estimate

WE WILL
BRING THE
SAMPLES
TO YOU.

650-655-6600

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www.flamingosflooring.com
We carry all major brands!

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

FREE ESTIMATES

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- Concrete Services:
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- Driveways
- Fences

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the first two months of the year combined
for the fewest homes becoming available
San Carlos in eight years, according to
Gillooley, who sells homes in San Carlos,
Redwood City and Belmont.
Realtor Steven Hyman, who sells property along the coast in San Mateo County,
echoed those sentiments.
He said there are 30 homes currently
available for sale on the coastside, but normally there would be near 100.
The inventory is just incredibly low, he
said.
The combination of fewer, more expensive homes has contributed to a decrease in
sales, Gillooley said.
According to data from the San Mateo
County Association of Realtors, or SAMCAR, 181 single-family homes sold in the
county last month, down from 202 during
the February prior and 260 sold in February
2013.
Gillooley said the culmination of factors

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they cant afford to buy.
The results are palpable in a market like
in San Mateo County, where the average
square footage has risen to $610, higher
than the San Francisco metros average of
$390 per square foot, according to reports
by Zillow.
Chuck Colliver, with Realty WorldAlliance based out of Daly City, said that
the market right now is more steered
toward investment properties, rather than
millennial or first-time buyers who may
come at brokers with a Federal Housing
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has resulted in an unprecedented degree of

difficulty for those currently searching for a
new home.
Its unlike anything Ive ever seen in
this market, he said. Its a combination of
low inventory everywhere, and on top of
that, theres an unprecedented amount of
wealth.
Some attribute the sales dip to winter
months typically being a slow period for
sales, while others like Gillooley note the
lack of options on the market.
To illustrate the downturn in availability,
he said he has six homes currently for sale
in San Carlos, considerably less than the 20
or 30 that are typically on the market this
time of year.
The dearth of options is spread across the
county, as there are 587 homes available on
the market, down from 1,181 homes in
February 2012, according to SAMCAR.
Its the perfect storm. There are very well
qualified buyers, and nothing to choose
from, he said.
Hyman said he attributed the lack of available homes to how promptly real estate is
being purchased.
Houses are just getting snapped up in
days, he said.

It is common for home buyers to make

offers well over the listing price, or offer
much of their down payment in cash with
hopes to improve their odds of striking a
deal, Gillooley said.
He said some buyers may be overreacting
out of frustration associated with possibly
being turned down repeatedly in a highlycompetitive market, which could result in
some being willing to pay considerably
more than market rates.
There is a certain desperation in the mind
of some buyers. They are getting fed up with
being outbid, and when people get that
emotional and that frustrated, they tend to
write very strong offers, he said.
Average sales price in San Mateo County
has climbed to $1.4 million in February
2015, up nearly $500,000 from that same
month in 2012, according to SAMCAR.
The county has gone into hyper drive,
he said. This year blew through previous
high sale prices.

have down payments as low as 3.5 percent.

The down payment, which is usually 20
percent of the home value, becomes an
especially stark reality for millennial buyers, when the average home in San Mateo
County has risen to $1.8 million in 2014,
according to data culled from Trulia.com.
But that down payment is on the low end,
said Colliver, and when brokers are looking to sell properties in a saturated market,
its not uncommon to see people offering
more of a down payment to secure homes.
People are very interested, and so they
may have to put 25, 30, 35 percent down,
he said, adding that buyers with FHA loans
might be overlooked because they have a
lower down payment.
That falls in line with a lot of the research
thats recently come out since December of
last year explaining why millennials still

arent buying despite reports showing they

are interested in owning their own home.
The California Association of Realtors,
or C.A.R., released a report last year surveying 1,000 Californians aged 18-34 and
found more than half wanted to buy a home,
but felt overwhelmingly that they couldnt
afford it.
Despite recent news reports of young
adults moving back home to live with
Mom and Dad, millennials havent completely written off home buying and still
aspire to owning a home, said C.A.R.
President Kevin Brown. Young buyers
may have to delay their home purchase, but
they eventually hope to own their own
home.
That delay may be dramatic, considering
that the average Bay Area millennial makes
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And there is likely little relief in sight for

those hoping to see the market slow down,
said Gillooley.
While large technology companies such
as Facebook and Google are present in the
area and offering well-paying jobs to young
residents, home buyers will be able to continue paying the prevailing exorbitant
rates, said Gillooley.
As well, housing stock is not likely to
increase drastically, because space is limited along the Peninsula, he said.
Gillooley said he expects to see more
high-rise housing developments built, similar to recent projects in Redwood City,
because there is such a significant demand
for housing but not an abundance of space
to build.
As long as there is very low supply,
high-paying jobs and low interest rates, it
will continue to go at this rate, he said.
Until the mechanics of something in the
economy change, this is still going to be a
bumpy ride for the next five or six months
for buyers.

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sumed in student debt than previous generations, according to the 2013 U.S. Census.
Current homeowners, though, have been
celebrating the low interest rates and are
storming the banks to refinance their
homes.
The market is now in their favor, said
Mariko Mendoza, a mortgage loan officer
for Bank of America in Foster City.
Mendoza said that the majority of people
are finally getting out of that 10-year period when they were paying off interest, and
with mortgage rates now averaging 3.93
percent, droves of home owners are starting to refinance.
The outlook is generally good, as there
seem to be a number of homeowners looking to invest in their homes with the extra
cash out and also take advantage of lower
monthly rates, said Mendoza.

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