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Monday Dec. 28, 2015 XVI, Edition 114
Hard lessons of the housing crisis

Teachers, families feel pinch of tight housing market
By Austin Walsh
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
If not for the kindness of Brad

Saunders landlord, he and his family would likely have to pick up
and move, leaving behind his job
as a teacher near the community
where he was raised.
Saunders works as a physical
education teacher at Bowditch
Middle School in Foster City. He,
his wife Tonya and their three
young children, faced displacement months earlier after a previous landlord doubled their rent.
But due to the generosity of a
property owner in Belmont willing to lease a three-bedroom home
at a reasonable rate for a dual-
income household, the family was

able to stay in San Mateo County.
Saunders, 38, said he knows he
is lucky, as many of his colleagues are also feeling pinched
by the local housing market, and
cannot afford to live in the community they teach.
He said he feels the situation is
unjust.
We should be able to provide
for our families, not stress and
struggle like this, said Saunders.
The Saunderses pay $3,200 per
month for a 1, 100-square-foot
home with an attached garage nestled into a residential neighborhood between El Camino Real and
Highway 101.
Tonya Saunders, 33, who works
as a nurse for the Palo Alto

Medical Foundation, said even
with the familys two stable
salaries there is no guarantee they
will be able to stay in the area.
She said she is reluctant to
leave, especially considering the
proximity to her husbands family
but, with a fourth child on the way,
the Saunderses options are limited.
We have to take care of our family, she said.
Brad Saunders, who grew up in
San Mateo and attended some of
the schools in the same district
where he now works, is confounded by the state of the local hous-
See CRISIS, Page 20
AUSTIN WALSH/DAILY JOURNAL
Brad Saunders, a physical education teacher at Foster Citys Bowditch

Middle School, in his Belmont home he was fortunate to get due to the generosity of a property owner who gave his five-member family a
reasonable rent.
Input sought
on city wage
hike proposal
San Mateo considers $15 an hour minimum
By Samantha Weigel
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
BILL SILVERFARB/DAILY JOURNAL
Researchers at Sutro Biopharmas manufacturing facility in San Carlos break open cells and use the insides to
facilitate and speed up the discovery of cancer-fighting drug therapies.
As San Mateo officials consider

raising the minimum wage in an
effort to help those struggling to
afford the regions high cost of
living, input is being sought from
local business owners who may be
the most affected by the proposed
changes.
Few members of the business
community spoke during a recent
City Council study session on
potentially raising the minimum
wage from $9 to $15, so staff

plans to expand upon a survey
conducted by the San Mateo
Chamber of Commerce.
City Manager Larry Patterson
said theyve already begun to learn
about unique businesses segments
for which the increase could have
more of an impact such as home
health care workers, nonprofits
and those who earn tips.
Were trying to understand
more of the specifics of how it
See WAGE, Page 19
Biotech firm speeding up fight against cancer School officials eye

parcel tax extension
By Bill Silverfarb
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
A South San Francisco biotech

company is now manufacturing
cell materials at a state-of-the-art
facility in San Carlos that will rapidly speed up the process of developing cancer-fighting drug therapies.
Sutro Biopharma, founded in
2003 under the name Fundamental
Applied Biology, has developed
technology to extract the critical
material within a cell to produce

single proteins at any scale in
under 10 hours.
Many cell lines needed for
research can take up to eight
months to produce, said the companys Chief Executive Officer
Bill Newell.
The San Carlos facility on
Industrial Road is manufacturing
the cell material for clinical trials
and will be ready to be first tested
on humans in 2017, Newell said.
Newell joined the company in
2009 and was its 19th employee.

The company now employs about
100 and will expand to about 125
as manufacturing in San Carlos
ramps up.
The San Carlos facility is so
special. Its the only facility of its
kind in the world, Newell said.
The company unveiled the new
facility at a ribbon-cutting in
October attended by U. S. Rep.
Jackie Speier, D-San Mateo, state
By Austin Walsh
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
In preparation for the pending

expiration of a parcel tax benefiting the Redwood City Elementary
School District, officials have
already started taking steps toward
extending the measure.
See SUTRO, Page 20
As Measure W, the districts $67
parcel tax passed by voters in

2012, is set to sunset in June
2017, officials are beginning to
look at ways to keep in place the
tax which generates roughly $1.5
million annually.
The district Board of Trustees
received a report Wednesday, Dec.
See TAX, Page 19
FOR THE RECORD
Monday Dec. 28, 2015
THE DAILY JOURNAL
Thought for the Day

There is no luck except
where there is discipline.
Irish proverb.
This Day in History
1832
John C. Calhoun became the first vice

president of the United States to
resign, leaving because of differences
with President Andrew Jackson.
To day s Hi g hl i g ht i n Hi s to ry :
On Dec. 2 8 , 1 9 4 5 , Congress officially recognized the
Pledge of Allegiance.
On thi s date:
In 1 6 1 2 , Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei observed the
planet Neptune, but mistook it for a star. (Neptune wasnt
officially discovered until 1846 by Johann Gottfried Galle.)
In 1 8 4 6 , Iowa became the 29th state to be admitted to the
Union.
In 1 8 5 6 , the 28th president of the United States, Thomas
Woodrow Wilson, was born in Staunton (STAN-tun),
Virginia.
In 1 8 9 5 , the Lumiere brothers, Auguste and Louis, held the
first public showing of their movies in Paris.
In 1 9 1 7 , the New York Evening Mail published A
Neglected Anniversary, a facetious essay by H.L. Mencken
supposedly recounting the history of bathtubs in America.
In 1 9 3 7 , composer Maurice Ravel died in Paris at age 62.
In 1 9 4 4 , the musical On the Town, with music by
Leonard Bernstein and book and lyrics by Betty Comden
and Adolph Green, opened on Broadway.
In 1 9 6 1 , the Tennessee Williams play Night of the
Iguana opened on Broadway. Former first lady Edith
Bolling Galt Wilson, the second wife of President Woodrow
Wilson, died in Washington at age 89.
In 1 9 7 5 , the Hail Mary pass entered the football lexicon
as Dallas quarterback Roger Staubach tossed the ball to
Drew Pearson for an improbable 50-yard touchdown with 24
seconds left to help the Cowboys come back to edge the
Minnesota Vikings 17-14.
In 1 9 8 9 , Alexander Dubcek (DOOB-chek), the former
Czechoslovak Communist leader who was deposed in a
Soviet-led Warsaw Pact invasion in 1968, was named president of the countrys parliament.
Birthdays
Comic creator
Stan Lee is 93.
Comedian Seth
Meyers is 42.
Actress Sienna
Miller is 34.
Actress Nichelle Nichols is 83. Actress Dame Maggie

Smith is 81. Rock singer-musician Charles Neville is 77.
Rock singer-musician Edgar Winter is 69. Actor Denzel
Washington is 61. Country singer Joe Diffie is 57. Actor
Chad McQueen is 55. Country singer-musician Marty Roe
(Diamond Rio) is 55. Actor Malcolm Gets is 51. Actor
Mauricio Mendoza is 46. Actress Elaine Hendrix is 45. Actor
Brendan Hines is 39. Actor Joe Manganiello is 39. Actress
Vanessa Ferlito is 38. Rhythm-and-blues singer John Legend
is 37. Actor Andre Holland is 36. Pop singer Kasey Sheridan
(Dream) is 29. Actor Thomas Dekker is 28.
REUTERS
A fan wearing a face mask waits for a red carpet event before the China premiere of the film Star Wars: The Force Awakens
amid heavy smog in Shanghai, China Sunday.
In other news ...

BERLIN For 70 years since the
Nazi defeat in World War II, copyright
law has been used in Germany to prohibit the publication of Mein Kampf
the notorious anti-Semitic tome in
which Adolf Hitler set out his ideology.
That will change next month when a
new edition with critical commentary,
the product of several years work by a
publicly funded institute, hits the
shelves.
While historians say it could help
fill a gap in Germans knowledge of
the era, Jewish groups are wary and
German authorities are making it clear
that they still wont tolerate any new
Mein Kampf without annotations.
Under German law, a copyright
expires at the end of the year 70 years
after an authors death in this case,
Hitlers April 30, 1945, suicide in a
Berlin bunker as the Soviet army
closed in. That means Bavarias state
finance ministry, which holds the
copyright, can no longer use it to prevent the works publication beyond
Dec. 31.
The book has been published in several other countries; in the U.S., for
example, Bavaria never controlled the
copyright.
In Germany, many argue that holding back Mein Kampf merely created
mystique around the book. The idea of
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Germanys Central Council of Jews,

Josef Schuster, says that knowledge of
Mein Kampf is important in
explaining Nazism and the Holocaust
so we do not object to a critical
edition, contrasting Hitlers racial
theories with scientific findings, to be
at the disposal of research and teaching.
One of his predecessors is more critical. Charlotte Knobloch, a Holocaust
survivor who heads Munichs Jewish
community, says she trusts the expertise of the institutes researchers but
doubts that the new edition will
achieve its aim of demystifying and
taking apart Mein Kampf.
It is likely to awaken interest not
in the commentary, but the original
and that remains highly dangerous,
Knobloch said. It could still have an
impact because both of the core ideas
are timeless: ultranationalism and
racism.
Given that Mein Kampf is already
widely available in university
libraries and on the internet, we dont
see a need to print more copies of it
and thus ensure mass distribution,
including of an annotated version,
said Ronald Lauder, president of the
World Jewish Congress.
The publishers say they understand
the objections, while noting that the
book is already freely available secondhand and online, not to mention
in other languages, without annotations.
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at least a partial version with critical

commentary for the German market
dates back as far as the late 1960s. The
Munich-based
Institute
for
Contemporary History, which is
behind the new version, sought and
was denied permission to produce the
book in the mid-1990s when it published a volume of Hitlers speeches.
Hitler wrote Mein Kampf or
My Struggle after he was jailed
following the failed 1923 coup
attempt known as the Beer Hall
Putsch. Millions of copies were printed after the Nazis took power in 1933.
The rambling tome set out Hitlers
ultranationalist, anti-Semitic and anticommunist ideology for his National
Socialist German Workers Party, or
Nazi party, airing the idea of a war of
conquest in eastern Europe.
The book should not be underestimated as a historical source and also as
a key to understanding the history of
National Socialism, the director of
the Munich institute, Andreas
Wirsching, said ahead of the new editions mid-January publication.
Among serious historians in
Germany, you wont find one who is
against a commented edition and hasnt been calling for one for years,
said Sven Felix Kellerhoff, a journalist
with the daily Die Welt and a historian
who has written about Mein Kampf
himself. That goes from conservatives to the left.
Jewish opinion varies. The head of
Hitlers Mein Kampf returns to

German market in new form
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Two residents on Carlmont Drive
reported having an Airsoft gun red at
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18.
BELMONT
Reckl es s dri v i ng . A vehicle was seen
tailgating near Ralston Avenue and
Hallmark Drive before 1:53 p.m. Friday,

Dec. 18.
FOSTER CITY
You can go home again
Sho pl i fti ng . A Union City man was cited

and released for taking $40 worth of merchandise from a business on Metro City
Boulevard before 2:36 p.m. Wednesday,
Dec. 16.
Unl i cens ed dri v er. A 43-year-old San
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without a license before 9:52 a. m.
Wednesday, Dec. 16.
ou can go home again if home is

South San Francisco, where I
bought my first house in 1960. I
visited the industrial city recently and was
surprised how little has changed since I
bought the Cape Cod house for $16,000, a
selling price that is not a misprint.
I had some business in South San
Francisco so I took the train, walked up
Grand Avenue and then down Spruce Avenue
to El Camino Real. A long walk, but I wanted the exercise, which paid off in a peripatetic history lesson. If I ever make a
movie thats set in the past, say anywhere
from 1920 to 1970, Grand Avenue would be
perfect. I felt I was in Bedford Falls, the fictional town depicted in Its a Wonderful
Life, the 1946 Christmas classic that
lights up television screens this time of
year. The avenue is lined with mom-and-pop
stores. I didnt spot anything close to a big
box. If you are tired of all the building
going on in your city, take a therapeutic trek
down Grand Avenue.
According to Sylvia Payne, co-director of
the South San Francisco museum, in the
1980s,
the
Historic
Preservation
Commission and Historical Society tried
LESLIE ARROYO
Grand Avenue in South San Francisco has its

share of mom-and-pop shops amid its quaint
setting.
unsuccessfully to make the downtown corridor a historic district. Businesses have
changed yet most buildings still maintained their historic character, she said.
Those buildings with character on Grand
Avenue include the City Hall and the adjacent library. The design of the City Hall was
inspired by Independence Hall in
Philadelphia and there has been little
change to the exterior, although the interior
has undergone updating. A campaign in the
1960s to build a new City Hall was abandoned. Just a few years back, the facade was
restored and a fresh coat of paint applied.
Inside City Hall is a bust of George
Washington, donated in 1937 by members
of the South San Francisco Italian community. Later, my walk took me to Sister City
Park where a monument displays the Italian
flag, along with the flags of other local
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Damage from sinking land costing billions

By Scott Smith
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
DOS PALOS A canal that

delivers vital water supplies from
Northern California to Southern
California is sinking in places. So
are stretches of a riverbed undergoing historic restoration. On
farms, well casings pop up like
mushrooms as the ground around
them drops.
Four years of drought and heavy
reliance on pumping of groundwater have made the land sink faster
than ever up and down the Central
Valley, requiring repairs to infra-
Local briefs
Police seeking man who
wore Santa hat during
alleged burglary
Police in Hillsborough are asking for the publics help to identify a Santa Claus hat-wearing man
suspected of burglarizing a home
and business early Friday morning.
Police believe the suspect burglarized a home near San
Raymundo and Robin roads sometime early Friday morning or late
Thursday night.
The suspect gained access to the
homes garage by stealing the
remote garage door opener from an
unlocked vehicle in the driveway,
according to police.
Once inside the garage, the suspect took various items, including
keys to a family-owned business
in San Francisco.
The suspect then left the home
and went to San Francisco at
structure that experts say are costing billions of dollars.

This slow-motion land subsidence more than one foot a year
in some places is not expected
to stop anytime soon, experts
say, nor will the expensive
repairs.
Its shocking how a huge area
is affected, but how little you can
tell with your eye, said James
Borchers, a hydro-geologist, who
studies subsidence and says careful
monitoring is necessary to detect
and address sinking before it can
do major damage to costly infrastructure such as bridges and
pipelines.
Land subsidence is largely the
result of pumping water from the
ground. As aquifers are depleted,
the ground sags.
The most severe examples today
are in San Joaquin Valley, where
the U. S. Geological Survey in
1975 said half of the land is prone
to sinking. USGS researchers later
called it one of the single largest
alterations of the land surface
attributed to humankind.
A sparse mountain snowpack in
Californias driest four-year span
on record has forced farmers in the
Central Valley, the nations most
productive agricultural region, to

rely on groundwater to irrigate
their crops.
Drought has spawned a welldrilling boom with some tapping
ancient aquifers 3,000 feet down.
In wet years, groundwater provides about 40 percent of water
used in California, but in times of
drought, groundwater can amount
to 65 percent of the states water
supply.
Decades of over-pumping have
destroyed thousands of well casings and buckled canal linings. To
keep water flowing through low
spots, irrigation districts raise the
sides of sagging canals so they

can increase the water level and
maintain a gravitational flow.
As a result, at least one bridge
now sits below the waterline.
Chris White, general manager of
the Central California Irrigation
District in Los Banos, said replacing it is expected to cost $2.5 million. Rebuilding another canal
recently cost $4.5 million.
Putting a grand total on damage
from subsidence in California is
tricky because irrigation districts
dont often single out repairs
required by subsidence from general upkeep, said Borchers.
around 3 a.m. to burglarize the

business, police said.
Officers were able to obtain
images of the suspect from security camera footage from the business.
Anyone who has information
about the identity of the suspect is
asked to contact the Hillsborough
Police Department at (650) 3757470.
Police are also asking for residents in the area with video surveillance systems to share any
footage they have that could assist
in the investigation.
home saw heavy smoke coming

from structure, fire officials said.
Firefighters kept the fire from
spreading beyond the kitchen but
the rest of the home sustained
smoke damage.
The displaced residents made
their own arrangements for housing, fire officials said. No one was
injured.
North County Fire Authority
officials want to remind residents
to install and maintain smoke
detectors.
of the house, fire officials said.

Firefighters were able to enter
the house and using hose lines,
they contained the blaze to the
lower bedroom and basement area,
according to fire officials.
Firefighters remained on scene
until the fire was out.
The displaced residents were
able to make arrangements for
temporary housing, fire officials
said.
No injuries were reported during
the fire.
The cause for the blaze remains
under investigation, according to
fire officials.
Paramedics with the San

Francisco Fire Departments
Airport Division have already
completed their first training session on how to use bicycles in and
around the airports terminals,
according to fire officials.
Bicycle instructors from the
citys police department provided
a class to the paramedics on the
unique challenges of operating
bikes in crowded places, fire officials said.
The bicycles are on loan from
the citys police department.
On a bicycle, a paramedic would
be able to arrive on scene promptly to begin treating an injury,
whereas an ambulance or fire
engine normally has a hard time
navigating crowds and heavy traffic, according to fire officials.
The team of bicycle-riding paramedics would be deployed when
the airport anticipates heavier
than normal traffic, such as Super
Bowl 50, which is scheduled to
take place on Feb. 7 at Levis
Stadium in Santa Clara.
Brisbane fire displaces three

Three residents were displaced
Saturday morning by a fire that
burned the kitchen of their
Brisbane home, North County Fire
Authority officials said.
Firefighters responded at 11:39
a.m. to a fire in a one-story, single-family home at 15 Mariposa
St.
The first firefighters to the
Three displaced from

Daly City house fire
Three people were displaced
after a fire damaged their Daly City
home Friday morning.
At 7:17 a.m., firefighters with
the North County Fire Authority
responded to a report of fire at 388
Hillside Blvd., according to fire
officials.
When firefighters arrived they
found a two-story split-level home
with flames coming from the back
More
Airport paramedics
to use bicycles
In anticipation of Super Bowl
50 and an increase in overall travelers, paramedics are learning how
make their way through the San
Francisco International Airport on
bicycles in order to improve emergency medical care, fire officials
announced.
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At least 11 die from tornadoes

GARLAND, Texas At least 11

people died and dozens were
injured in strong tornadoes that
swept through the Dallas area and
caused substantial damage this
weekend, while 12 people died in
flooding in the Midwest.
It was the latest of a succession
of powerful weather events across
the country, from heavy snow in
New Mexico, west Texas and the
Oklahoma Panhandle to flooding
in parts of the Plains and Midwest.
Days of tumultuous weather have
led to 42 deaths overall those
in Texas, plus five in Illinois,
seven in Missouri and 19 in the
Southeast.
The full extent of damage from
Saturdays storms along a nearly
40-mile stretch near Dallas came
into clear focus. Local officials
estimated as many as 1,000 homes
REUTERS
Damage caused by a tornado is seen in a neighborhood in Birmingham,

Alabama, Sunday.
were damaged or destroyed.
Vehicles were mangled, power
lines fell and trees were toppled.
Heavy rain, wind and falling temperatures hampered cleanup efforts
Sunday afternoon.
This is a huge impact on our
community and were all suffering, Garland Police Lt. Pedro
Barineau said of the community
about 20 miles northeast of

Dallas, where eight people died,
15 were injured and about 600
structures, mostly single-family
homes, were damaged.
The weather service said an EF-4
tornado, which is the second-most
powerful with winds up to more
than 200 mph, hit the community
at about 6:45 p.m. Saturday. It was
near the intersection of Interstate
30 and George Bush Turnpike,
which is a major route in the
region. At least three people who
died were found in vehicles, said
Barineau, who also noted that
some cars appeared to be thrown
from the interstate, though it wasnt known whether that was how
the people found in the vehicles
died.
Natalie Guzman, 33, took photos of her familys home in a
neighborhood of Garland, a large
Dallas suburb. The garage wall had
collapsed and the roof fell in. The

only part of the house that
appeared to be spared was the master bathroom, where her brotherin-law took shelter Saturday
night. He was the only one at
home and told her he had just
enough time to get himself and his
dogs into the bathroom.
It was worse than I thought,
Guzman said, comparing the scene
to the photos he had sent
Saturday.
The destruction in Garland was
so overwhelming that Dallas
County Judge Clay Jenkins
declared the city a disaster within
mere minutes of seeing the toll
firsthand.
I dont declare local disasters
lightly, Jenkins said. But I
looked at the scene for 10 minutes, spoke to the incident commander and then called the lawyers
to bring the paperwork.
Great Basin rangeland facing challenges with climate change

By Keith Ridler
BOISE, Idaho Fighting the

effects of climate change in Great
Basin rangeland is drawing
together federal, state and private
interests to deal with what scientists say is greater weather variability causing big swings in forage available for cattle and
wildlife.
Biomass can triple some years
or see declines just as great,
experts say, and native vegetation
in the region that has survived climate variations for tens of thou-
sands of years now faces challenges from invasive species and

wildfires.
In the politically red state of
Idaho, though, arguments over
global warming are generally
avoided.
Forget that, we need to mitigate and act, said John Freemuth,
a Boise State University professor
and public lands expert. Of the
many efforts underway, hes leading one with a $500,000 grant
from the U. S Bureau of Land
Management to bring together
federal, state and tribal entities to
find ways to reduce the severity of
rangeland wildfires.
The most significant change follows an order by Interior Secretary
Sally Jewell in January elevating
the importance of rangeland wildfires when it comes to assigning
resources. Ranchers have signed up
to fight rangeland fires, and the
U.S. Bureau of Land Management is
experimenting with targeted grazing to reduce fuel and create firebreaks in some areas.
But some ranchers have had to
pull cattle off grazing allotments
when food ran out early due to lack
of moisture. In southwest Idaho
and southeast Oregon, a giant
rangeland fire last summer will

keep ranchers off grazing allotments for years.
As we think about climate
change, I think we do need to consider what does this mean for our
ranching community and how are
we going to adapt going forward,
said Janice Schneider, the Interior
Departments assistant secretary
for
Land
and
Minerals
Management. A healthy economy and healthy ecosystem are
inextricably linked.
Certified animal nutritionist
Marty Gill, whose family has
ranched in Idaho since the 1880s,
said hes seen an increase in

ranchers pulling cattle off rangeland earlier than normal because of
lack of forage, resulting in lost
income.
When you go from green grass
to brown grass, your protein and
energy values severely decline,
he said. In the last three or four
years in particular, kind of in the
Great Basin area, the snowpack
has been very, very low.
Precipitation in the Idaho portion of the Great Basin was slightly below normal last winter, said
Troy Lindquist of the National
Weather Service.
NATION
THE DAILY JOURNAL
Obama seeks to stave off lame-duck status

By Julie Pace
WASHINGTON In June, during one of the best stretches of his

presidency, Barack Obama strode
through a West Wing hallway
exclaiming, Offense! Stay on
offense!
It was a rallying cry for a White
House that suddenly seemed to find
its footing in the final quarter of
Obamas tenure. An Asia-Pacific
trade agreement was moving forward, as was the diplomatic opening with Cuba and work on an historic nuclear accord with Iran. The
Supreme Court upheld a key tenet
of the presidents long-embattled
health care law and legalized gay
marriage nationwide. Even in the
depths of tragedy following a
church shooting in Charleston,
South Carolina, the president
struck an emotional chord with his
stirring eulogy for the victims.
I said at the
beginning of
this year that
interesting stuff
happens in the
fourth quarter
and we are only
h a l f w a y
t h ro ug h ,
Barack Obama Obama said during his annual
year-end news conference.
But the seventh year of Obamas
presidency also challenged anew
his cautious and restrained
approach to international crises,
particularly in the Middle East.
Attacks in Paris and San
Bernardino, California, heightened fears of terror on American
soil and Obamas attempts to reassure Americans fell flat. And a
seemingly endless string of mass
shootings elsewhere in the country exposed the sharp limits of
Obamas power to implement the
Nation brief
Relatives of 2 killed by Chicago
police question shootings
CHICAGO Grieving relatives and
friends of two people shot and killed by
Chicago police said Sunday the slayings
raised concerns about why officers shoot
first and ask questions later, adding that
law enforcement officials had failed the
citys residents.
gun control measures he speaks of

with passion.
Obama now stares down 11
months before his successor is
chosen in an election shaping up
to be a referendum on his leadership at home and abroad. He stirs
deep
anger
among
many
Republicans, a constant reminder
of his failure to make good on
campaign promises to heal
Washingtons divisiveness. But
he remains popular among
Democrats and foresees a role campaigning for his partys nominee
in the general election.
The president is packing his
final year with foreign travel and
has about a half-dozen trips abroad
planned, including a likely visit
to Cuba. The White Houses legislative agenda is slim and centers
mostly on areas where he already
has overlapping priorities with
Republicans, including final passage of the Trans-Pacific
Partnership trade pact and criminal justice reform. But hes also
eyeing provocative executive
actions, including an expansion
of background checks for gun purchases and the closure of the
Guantanamo Bay detention center.
We recognize theres limited
time left, said Jennifer Psaki,
Obamas communications director.
At times, Obamas second term
has appeared to play out in
reverse.
He struggled to capitalize on his
decisive re-election victory in
2012, stumbling through a twoyear stretch that exposed the limits of his power and made him a
political liability for his party.
Then in an unexpected twist, his
partys devastating defeats in the
2014 midterm election spurred
one of the most productive years
of his presidency, positioning
Obama to be a valuable political
ally for Democratic presidential

front-runner Hillary Clinton.
Barack Obama will loom over
the election, said Dan Pfeiffer, a
longtime Obama adviser who left
the White House earlier this year.
Advisers say the Supreme
Courts ruling in May, which
upheld the subsidies at the heart of
Obamas health care law, came as a
particular relief to the president.
The decision ensures the law survives his presidency, even as
Republican candidates campaign
on pledges to repeal it.
Obama sees the Iran nuclear
accord, Pacific Rim trade pact and
sweeping climate change agreement finalized in Paris earlier this
month as examples of how
America should wield its power on
the world stage. The agreements
have driven the debate in the presidential campaign for long
stretches a point of pride for the
White House.
Quintonio LeGrier, 19, was killed early

Saturday by police responding to a domestic
disturbance, along with downstairs neighbor Bettie Jones, 55, police said.
Jones was hit accidentally by the gunfire,
the police said. Both victims were black.
The shootings came amid scrutiny of
police after a series of deaths of AfricanAmericans at the hands of officers gave rise
to the Black Lives Matter movement. The
Chicago Police Department also is under a
federal civil rights investigation that will
look into patterns of racial disparity.
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Military used to combat flooding

By Gregory Katz
LONDON British Prime

Minister David Cameron sent hundreds more troops into northern
England on Sunday to help exhausted residents and emergency workers
fight back rising river waters that
have inundated towns and cities
after weeks of heavy rain.
Cameron said the flooding is
unprecedented and vowed to do
everything possible to protect people and their property as the damage
spread to the major cities York,
Leeds and Manchester. He said protective systems and contingency
plans will be reviewed because the
frequency of such extreme weather
events seems to be on the rise.
Weeks of persistent rainfall has
saturated the ground and swollen
the rivers to record levels, leaving
entire swathes of northern England,
and smaller parts of Wales and
Scotland, vulnerable. Several hundred flood warnings remain in

effect.
There have been no fatalities or
serious injuries reported, but hundreds of people have been evacuated
from houses and apartments in
York, 200 miles (320 kilometers)
north of London, where 3,500
properties are judged to be at risk.
Emergency crews worked extra
shifts to try to restore power to
roughly 7,500 blacked out homes
in the greater Manchester and
Lancashire areas.
Environment Secretary Liz
Truss said flood protection systems put in place in recent years
were unable to cope with the
record-high river levels.
In Lancashire every single
river was at a record-high, she
said. In Yorkshire we have seen
some rivers a meter (yard) higher
than they have ever been before.
Clearly, in the light of that, we
REUTERS
Members of the emergency services rescue people from a flooded street

in Naburn, northern England Sunday.
will be reviewing our flood
defenses.
Several hundred peole had been
evacuated the day before in the
IS puts up heavy fight to slow Iraqi troops

BAGHDAD Islamic State

fighters are putting up a tough
fight in the militant-held city of
Ramadi, slowing down the
advance of Iraqi forces, a senior
Iraqi commander said Sunday.
Iraq launched the long-awaited
operation to retake the Anbar
provincial capital, which was captured by IS militants in May, but
after an initial push across the
Euphrates River, their progress
stalled.
Gen. Ismail al-Mahlawi, head of
the Anbar military operations,
told The Associated Press that the

advance was hampered by suicide
bombers, snipers and booby
traps.
Iraqi troops will need days to
get to the citys central government complex, said al-Mahlawi,
adding that the troops were about
one kilometer (half mile) from the
complex on Sunday.
Al-Mahlawi said he could neither confirm nor deny media
reports that IS fighters had pulled
out of the government complex by
nightfall Sunday. But he cited residents in the area as telling his
troops that the IS militants had
withdrawn from the neighborhood

of Albu Alwan, adjacent to the
complex.
Another officer said the Iraqi
army has yet to gain full control of
a single Ramadi neighborhood. He
spoke on condition of anonymity
because he was not authorized to
talk to reporters.
On Tuesday, Iraqi security forces
reported progress in recapturing
some areas in the western city of
Ramadi, 130 kilometers (80
miles) west of Baghdad, from IS
militants. The extremists control
large swaths of land in western and
northern Iraq.
West Yorkshire and Lancashire

regions and officials said thousands had lost power. The number
of people affected continues to
grow as flooding spreads and

impacts cities as well as villages
and towns.
A picturesque 200-year-old pub,
The Waterside, in the greater
Manchester area, collapsed and part
of the structure was swept away by
the River Irwell. Rising river levels
also
threatened
downtown
Manchester and police dealt with a
ruptured gas main and small fire
believed to have been caused by the
flooding.
The Environment Agency urged
residents to remain vigilant
because more severe flooding is
expected overnight and Monday.
The agency used its Twitter feed to
beg people to be cautious, tweeting
that driving or walking in flowing
flood waters could be life-threatening.
Rescue crews have been using
boats to help remove people from
their homes and in some cases from
their nearly submerged vehicles.
Top rebels death in Syria

mixes up deck before talks
BEIRUT With Syrian peace

talks scheduled to begin next
month in Geneva, the assassination last week of a top Syrian rebel
commander could alter the balance
of power and reshuffle the lineup
of key players on the ground battling President Bashar Assads
government.
On Saturday, the Army of Islam
and allied militant groups in Syria
HISTORY
Continued from page 3
groups, including Mexican and Filipino,
that have sister city ties, reflecting the
diversity of South San Franciscos history.
The library dedicated in 1917 sits just a
few yards from City Hall. Funded by Andrew
Carnegie, the steel industry giant who
spread library money across the country the
way Johnny Appleseed did, well, apple
seeds, the building is in the Classic Revival
style. For decades, it was South San
Franciscos only library. The library on
West Orange Avenue opened in 1966 and is
now the citys main library. An addition was
built in the back of the Grand Avenue facility, which allowed the building to expand
but keep its original look.
A marker in front of the building credits
teacher Rue Clifford with leading the campaign to give South San Francisco a library.
mourned the killing of Zahran

Alloush, while government supporters and the Islamic State group
cheered his death a reflection of
his role in fighting both sides in
the Syrian civil war.
Allouch was killed in airstrikes
that targeted the groups headquarters during a meeting Friday. He
was instantly killed along with
senior commanders of his Army of
Islam group and those of the ultraconservative Ahrar al-Sham.
Full disclosure: she is no relation. Clifford

seems to be holding a football and wearing
a football helmet. She was an avid football
fan and even did some sports reporting so I
wonder if the photo had something to do
with the Four Horsemen of Notre Dame
fame. Legend has it that the teacher rode a
horse in gathering signatures on the petition to build the library.
I turned down Spruce Avenue and was surprised to find little had changed, although
some ownership had. The drive-in dairy was
still there. Just pull in and get your milk
from a huge refrigerator. The discount bakery was there and, what could be sweeter
than ending my walk at the Sees Candy factory, the black and white building just a few
blocks from my first home, which 55 years
later is approaching $800K in market
value. Some things do change.
The Rear View Mirror by history columnist Jim
Clifford appears in the Daily Journal every other
Monday. Objects in The Mirror are closer than
they appear.
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OPINION
THE DAILY JOURNAL
Guest perspective
A realistic approach to affordable housing

By Gladwyn dSouza
ow would you like to lose

yourhome, family and possessions because the rent
went up? Victims of rent increases
have been complaining about just
these problems to city councils and
the Board of Supervisors for the last
three years. Yet the problem has only
become worse.
Jobs, developer accomodation and
smoke screens are the main issues.
The solutions are company towns,
enforcement and fth-grade math.
A Harvard University study
(jchs.harvard.edu/sites/jchs.harvard.e
du/les/ctools/css/introduction_and_
summary_from_americas_rental_hous
ing_2015_web.pdf) says that 60 percent of people below the median
income are looking for homes in this
market (See gure 1). Thats up more
than 20 percent from 10 years ago.
The median income in San Mateo
County is $88,000/-, according to the
census.
Supervisor Adrianne Tissiers
response to the affordable housing
crisis is to consider replacing parks
with housing tracts
(smdailyjournal.com/articles/lnews/2
015-10-21/housing-for-open-spacesupervisor-urges-discussion-as-county-grapples-with-crisis/1776425152243.html). She says
the problem is self-created by the hot
economy. People come here to work
and then drive up housing prices
because of the small supply. The solution is easy require employers to
build housing. Currently, employers
are required to house cars not people.
According to Patrick Sigman at
Nelson Nygaard,
the average garaged
car spot costs
$60,000/-.
Meanwhile, the
average room costs
less than
$40,000/- to construct.
Secondly, cities
need to enforce their existing regulations on housing. Developers are
required to build affordable housing as
a public benet for the pollution and
inconvenience the addition structures
cause. Butdeveloperaccommodationoften get in the way. Legacy
properties asked the San Carlos City
Council to reduce its requirement at
the Transit Village from 15 percent to
10 percent and the council agreed.
Other cities like San Mateo provide
lucrative entitlements while only
requiring voluntary compliance with
existing regulation (archives.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id
=158648).
Finally, politics is the art of the
smoke screen. Take for example the
impact fee trumpeted on housing in
Belmont. In exchange for providing
the developer with a lucrative upgrade
for 32 condo units (worth
$15M?)Belmont accepted an impact
fee of $818,400/(smdailyjournal.com/articles/lnews/2
015-06-27/new-development-kicking-off-citys-affordable-housingfund-belmont-to-receive-fees-fromnew-mixed-use-condominium-complex-on-el-caminoreal/1776425145779.html). The article acknowledges that less than a million buys not much when it comes
to housing.Requiring 15 percent
affordable housing, also called inclusionary zoning, like other cities

would have got Belmont ve units of
affordable housing.
In-lieu fees are a giveaway to developers. The longer the city sits on the
meager money, the less it will buy.
Doing the math shows that the city
would have to build 9,600 units, to
get 240 below market rate units (60
percent from the Harvard study) from
the 400 required of Belmont in the
Regional Housing Needs Assessment
by the Association of Bay Area
Governments, a physical impossibility. Inclusionary zoning would need
1,920 units implying the need for
a larger inclusionary requirement.
Solution needs to be commensurate
with the problem.
Surrounding cities have jumped on
the impact fee bandwagon (smdailyjournal.com/articles/lnews/201512-02/redwood-city-to-adopt-impactfee-for-affordable-housing/1776425154499.html). The
impact fee is a not a means for creating more affordable housing its a
baby step to nowhere. Hundreds of our
neighbors will continue to be displaced without renter protection, land
set aside and robust inclusionary zoning. Policy makers need to do the
math, stop accommodating developers and get employers to build housing. Housing policy is not just about
houses, it is also about the families
that compose our communities.
Gladwy n dSouza is a commuter by
bicy cle in Belmont activ e on public
health issues related to energy, waste
and water.
Letters to the editor

Millbrae absent from C/CAG
meetings for almost two years
Editor,
The Nov. 27 Daily Journal article
Agency studies 101 toll lanes
about the proposed express lanes on
101 at C/CAG prompted me to wonder: has Millbrae weighed in at all on
the issue?
Our newly appointed mayor was the
designated C/CAG representative and
has been absent from attendance for
almost two years. The very last
C/CAG meeting had an item regarding
the Millbrae Specic Area Plan on the
agenda that was voted on yet no
representation from Millbrae was
even present at the time.
A few stray absences or extenuating
absences are absolutely forgivable,
Jerry Lee, Publisher

Jon Mays, Editor in Chief
Nathan Mollat, Sports Editor
Erik Oeverndiek, Copy Editor/Page Designer
Nicola Zeuzem, Production Manager
Kerry McArdle, Marketing & Events
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Weigel
Susan E. Cohn, Senior Correspondent: Events
but to note even nd a proxy or

request the alternate to attend a meeting over the course of an entire year
is absolutely egregious.
I felt it was important to call out
this fact to the public as we move
into 2016. We shouldnt have to
shame councilmembers into doing
what they asked to be elected to do.
When the mind numbing rhetoric of
election season is in full swing of
2017 I hope everyone remembers
this letter.
Doug Radtke
Millbrae
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San Mateo
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Remembering
Bridgepointe ice
rinks history
ver since the current owner of the shopping center

closed the rink two years ago, there has been an outpouring of support for opening and keeping the
Bridgepointe ice rink. Earlier this month, the Planning
Commission voted unanimously to refuse the owners request
to change the use to retail.
Last week, I bumped into
Karen Herrel, who was on the
Planning Commission when
Bridgepointe was approved.
She said she had sent a letter
to the present commission,
some of which but not all, is
quoted below.
***
The Planning
Commission ( in the 1990s)
spent considerable time discussing why the existing
Fashion Island ice rink
should remain and be upgraded as part of the
Bridgepointe Master Plan. It
was not just because it was
already there, or convenient
or easy. It was all of those things, and more ... . When we
analyzed the potential community wide use of a recreational
facility, (the) ice rink (met) all the boxes. It was enclosed,
so could be used virtually 24/7, 365 days a year. It could be
used by males and females of all ages, little kids to seniors.
It provided active recreation with mild to moderate to intense
exercise benets. It also provided passive watching opportunities. It could be used for minutes or hours. It could be used
for individual, team and group; organized or spontaneous,
activities ... .
We planning commissioners were hard-pressed to identify
another activity which provided such recreation opportunities across such a wide range. The closest we could come was
bowling, or a large swimming facility, but even those were
not quite as good a t. The other plus for the ice rink was that
it already had strong community support from a wide geographic area. Skaters were a tight-knit group who already
liked San Mateo and wanted to continue to come here. It was
clear that it would attract people to a new power center who
otherwise would be shopping much closer to home ... .
In late 1997, the developer decided that retail would be
more protable. They told the city, that they had never
meant to include an ice rink, even though it said ice rink
on every map and exhibit. They said the city could not
require something so narrowly dened. Predictably, the planning commissioners, who felt we had done our due diligence
in recommending approval of the Master Plan, did not react
well to this new request ... . We reacted strongly, and voted 50 to recommend to the council to keep the ice rink in the
plan. The council arranged for economic studies and a successful mediation with the developer and the ice rink tenant.
On a 5-0 vote, they kept the reference to the ice rink. In a
spirit of cooperation, they expanded the language to allow
another (closely dened) recreational use on that site, subject
to Planning Commission approval. The ice rink proceeded,
and all was successful until the current owner decided that it
had to go ... .
I served over 14 years on the Planning Commission.
During that time, approaches to planning evolved, but I
believe we were always looking for the best result for the
city. And good mixed use required a substantial presence of
park and/or recreational use. San Mateo continues to require
major park and recreational set asides in large developments
with master plans because, as a city, we are still well below
what we should have for our citizens. How will removing a
requirement for a major recreational use support our citys
park and recreation goals?
The ice rink facility, though located on the major retail
parcel, balanced recreational needs for the entire 70+ acres.
Its provision meant that the ofces, the hotel, the big box
and especially the many units of multi-family did not provide
any signicant open space or recreation ... .
The applicant is proposing to make a voluntary payment of $3 million to be used for recreation somewhere
else in the city. This is, in effect, a belated $3 million inlieu fee money in lieu of providing what the city
always requires from large developers parks and recreation. The problem with virtually every in-lieu fee is that
the benet lags well behind the payment, often becoming
so fragmented as to lose all meaning. Or it is incorporated
into a larger fund, waiting for enough money to pay for a
major project which always seems just out of reach.
Perhaps most importantly, in-lieu payments are seldom
spent in the area that generated the payment ... . Giving
the city money will not locate the acreage, plus provide
enough construction funds, to replace a signicant recreational facility like an ice rink. Karen Herrel,
Planning Commissioner 1975-1981; 1993-2001.
Sue Lempert is the former may or of San Mateo. Her column
runs ev ery Monday. She can be reached at sue@smdaily journal.com.
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BUSINESS
THE DAILY JOURNAL
Herbs provide niche market for farmers

By Mary Esch
DELMAR, N.Y. Expanding

interest in traditional Chinese
medicine in the United States is
fostering a potentially lucrative
new niche market for farmers who
plant the varieties of herbs, flowers and trees sought by practitioners.
While almost all practitioners
still rely on imports from China,
dwindling wild stands there, as
well as quality and safety concerns, could drive up demand for
herbs grown in the U.S. Several
states have set up growing
groups to help farmers establish
trial stands of the most popular
plants.
As a farmer, I love the idea of
growing something no one else is
growing, something thats good
for people, said Rebekah Rice of
Delmar, near Albany, who is
among 30 members of a New York
growing group. This project is
seriously fascinating.
Jean Giblette, a researcher who
has established New Yorks group,
said it could also be a moneymaker. She estimates the market for
domestically grown medicinal
plants to be $200 million to $300
million a year.
Traditional Chinese medicine is
gaining mainstream acceptance in
the U.S. There are 30,000 licensed
practitioners across the country
46 states issue licenses, often
requiring a masters degree and
continuing education credits. In
2014, the Cleveland Clinic
opened one of the first hospitalbased Chinese herbal therapy
clinics in the country.
Jamie Starkey, a licensed practitioner of acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine at the
Cleveland Clinics Center for
Integrative Medicine, said quality,
authenticity and purity are important concerns with herbal products.
If growers in the U.S. can produce a highest-quality product that
is identical to species from China,
without contamination from
heavy metals or pesticides, I think
its a great opportunity for farmers, Starkey said.
More than 300 plants are commonly used in traditional Chinese
medicine. Giblette and Peg
Schafer, an herb grower in
Petaluma, California, compiled a
list of marketable species for U.S.
farmers. They include Angelica
dahurica, a flowering perennial
whose root is used to relieve pain

and inflammation; Aster tataricus,
a relative of garden asters said to
have anti-bacterial properties;
Mentha haplocalyx, a mint used
for stomach ailments; and Salvia
miltiorrhiza, a type of sage whose
roots are used for treatment of cardiovascular diseases.
The National Institutes of
Health says traditional Chinese
medical techniques which
included practices such as
acupuncture and Tai Chi are primarily used as a complement to
mainstream medicine.
The agency cautions that some
medicinal herbs can have serious
side effects, and there isnt enough
rigorous scientific evidence to
know whether traditional Chinese
medicine works for the conditions
it treats.
Clinical trials are difficult
because treatments involve combinations of plants customized for
each patient.
Giblette, who started High Falls
Foundation in New Yorks Hudson
Valley in 2008 to foster research
and conservation of medicinal
plants, said growing under conditions similar to a plants natural
habitat is one of the keys to producing high quality medicinal
plants. The foundation will provide the plants so it can ensure the
authenticity of species and market
products only to licensed herbal
practitioners.
Market research shows high
demand and low supply, said Rob
Glenn, chairman of the nonprofit
Blue Ridge Center for Chinese
Medicine in Pilot, Virginia.
The current herbs from China
are not of the quality they once
were and U.S. practitioners indicate they are willing to pay a premium price for herbs grown with
organic principles, locally, with
high efficacy, he said.
Using an economic development grant from the Tobacco
Region
Revitalization
Commission, the Blue Ridge
Center is enlisting local farmers
to grow medicinal herbs that the
center will process and sell to
licensed practitioners. This year,
the center planted 38 species on
35 farms.
The center sent samples from
the first harvest to 26 practitioners who agreed to evaluate the
quality and efficacy.
We were super impressed by the
samples we received, said Ken
Morehead, a practitioner at
Oriental Health Solutions in
Durham, North Carolina. We really want to have access to clean

organic herbs. I think the farmers
can do well and we can have an
industry that supports the local
economy, is good for the environment and improves peoples
health.
From an economic standpoint,
Glenn said the goal is to introduce
a crop that could supplement a
farmers income by as much as
$15,000 a year effectively doubling the income of farmers in the
economically distressed area.
To reach that goal, a farmer
would have to devote an acre to the
project for eight years, Glenn
said. Because some of the plants
are trees or perennials that take
years to grow to marketable size,
it will take time to achieve maximum return on investment, he
said.
The centers initial research
indicates a return-on-investment
ranging from $1.69 per plant for
Celosia, an annual flowering
plant used for various eye maladies
and bleeding, to $20 for Angelica.
As we continue our experimentation, we will endeavor to have
our farmers plant more of the
high-value and high-demand
plants, Glenn said.
Dangerous helicopter bird strikes on the rise, FAA warns

By Joan Lowy
WASHINGTON The crew of a

Dallas police helicopter was
searching for a capsized boat last
March, when there was a loud
explosion and wind rushed
through a huge hole in the windshield.
The pilot, Sgt. Todd Limerick,
put a hand over one eye, his face
covered in blood and Plexiglass
shards. He kept his other hand on
the controls until the co-pilot,
Cpl. Laurent Lespagnol, took
over and landed the aircraft.
My first thought was that we
had been shot. My second was the
engine blew up, Lespagnol said
in an interview. It wasnt until
they had landed that they found the
cause wedged between the cockpit

seats a 3-pound American coot,
a duck-like bird.
Reports of helicopter bird
strikes are up dramatically in
recent years, including incidents,
like the one in Dallas, that damage
the aircraft and create the potential
for crashes, according to the
Federal Aviation Administration.
In 2013, there were 204 reported
helicopter bird strikes, a 68 percent increase from 2009 when
there were 121 reports and an
increase of over 700 percent since
the early 2000s, said Gary Roach,
an FAA helicopter safety engineer.
The increase is due partly to
greater awareness among pilots
about the importance of reporting
bird strikes since the January
2009, when US Airways Flight
1549 was ditched in New Yorks

Hudson River after the airliners
two engines sucked in geese.
But another reason is that populations of large bird species are
generally on the rise in North
America, creating the potential
for more dangerous strikes.
The Canada goose population in
the U. S. and Canada increased
from about 500,000 in 1980 to
3.8 million in 2013, according to
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
During the same time period, the
North American snow goose population increased from about 2.1
million to 6. 6 million. Other
large-bird species with rising
populations include bald eagles,
wild turkeys, turkey vultures,
American white pelicans, doublecrested cormorants, Sandhill
cranes, great blue herons and

ospreys.
Despite the increase in big birds
and overall bird strikes, the number of incidents in which airliners
and other fixed-wing planes suffered serious damage from a bird
strike has been dropping, in part
because of efforts to keep airports
and their surroundings free of large
birds. The reverse is true of helicopters, which fly at lower altitudes around lots of birds.
Were getting more severe damage, more frequent cases of birds
penetrating the windshield and the
risk of pilot incapacitation that
could cause fatalities for everybody there, Roach told a recent
meeting of FAAs aviation rulemaking advisory committee.
He cited the example of a heli-
Business briefs
Research finds graded ski
runs lack recovery over time
LAKE TAHOE, Calif. Abandoned ski
areas with cleared runs are recovering faster
than those that were graded.
A study by University of California,
Davis ecologists Jennifer Burt and Jeffrey
Clary says the common practice of using
machines to take out vegetation, boulders
and a large amount of topsoil reduces the
areas ability to absorb rainfall and sustain
healthy plant growth, the Sierra Sun reported.
The study looked at six out-of-use ski
areas: the Powder Bowl/Deer Park Ski Area
near Alpine Meadows; Plavada at Soda
Springs; Tannenbaum near Galena;
Edelweiss near Twin Bridges; as well as
Echo Summit and Iron Mountain.
Burt was a doctoral student at the time of
the study, and now works in Sacramento.
She said clearing areas leaves roots intact
and can make the oldest abandoned runs
almost indistinguishable from the surrounding vegetation.
She said resorts with graded runs are able
to open about two weeks earlier than cleared
ski areas.
There is some potential to restore some
levels of soil function, she continued.
Its not going to be as good as it would be
if you hadnt graded in the first place, but
copter pilot in the Gulf Coast

region who was flying at about
1,000 feet and 115 mph when two
ducks slammed through the windshield and hit him in the face. The
pilot had so much bird gore on his
face, he couldnt immediately
breathe or see. Some of his teeth
were knocked out, his jaw wouldnt close for a month and he needed stitches. But he still managed
to land the helicopter without
injuring any of the other five people on board.
The report on the incident read:
Bird strike. Landing uneventful,
Roach said. But that really didnt
represent what was going on in
the cockpit.
In another instance, a bird came
through the windshield and
knocked the pilot unconscious.
you can reduce it by adding amendments

(such as compost or manure) to the soil
its expensive to do, but its worthwhile in
the long run.
Burt and Clarys report was published
Dec. 16 in the Journal of Applied Ecology.
Chinese mine boss drowns

himself after deadly collapse
BEIJING The owner of a Chinese gypsum mine drowned Sunday after jumping
into a well in an apparent suicide during rescue efforts for 17 workers still trapped two
days after the mine collapsed and killed one
person, state media said.
Quoting a morning briefing by the rescue
command center, state media said Ma
Congbo, president of Yurong Commerce
and Trade Ltd. Co., was assisting with rescue efforts on Sunday morning when he
jumped into a mine well and drowned.
Since the mine collapse on Friday, rescuers have pulled 11 workers to safety and
recovered one body. Another 17 miners are
yet to be found.
Gypsum is a soft sulfate mineral that is
widely used in construction.
Chinese authorities have typically meted
out harsh punishments, including jail sentences, to company management and local
work safety officials following major work
safety disasters. Still, lack of regulatory
oversight prevails, and cost-conscious
management fails to pay enough heed to
work safety.
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Curry crowned Male Athlete of Year Manning
Al Jazeera report
By Josh Dubow
OAKLAND Stephen Currys greatness as

a basketball player can be measured by his
record-setting shooting numbers that are
changing the game.
His immense popularity derives from
something less tangible.
While many NBA greats rely on uncommon height and athletic ability that average
fans can only dream of having, Currys game
relies on the traits that every casual player
can work on: shoot, dribble and pass.
The difference is, perhaps nobody ever
has put those three skills together the same
way Curry has the past year as he has dominated on the court and made the once downtrodden Golden State Warriors the NBAs
must-watch team.
The way that I play has a lot of skill but is
stuff that if you go to the YMCA or rec leagues
or church leagues around the country, everybody wants to shoot, everybody wants to handle the ball, make creative passes and stuff like
that, he said. You can work on that stuff. Not
everybody has the vertical, or the physical
See CURRY, Page 15
he obtained PEDs
By Arnie Stapleton
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. Peyton Manning

said a report by Al Jazeera set to air Sunday that
suggests he obtained performance-enhancing
drugs was completely fabricated, complete
trash, garbage.
Manning angrily denied allegations to ESPN
on Sunday morning he used HGH in 2011.
The report is based on secret recordings made
by a former intern at an Indianapolis antiaging institute who now says he fabricated the
allegations.
Al Jazeera sent British hurdler Liam Collins
undercover to expose performance-enhancing
drug use in sports. Collins made secret recordings of Charles Sly, a former intern at the
Guyer Institute, where Manning was treated in
2011 following four neck surgeries.
Sly has recanted the claim that Manning used
HGH. Sly, who also named other high-profile
athletes on the secret recordings, told Al
BOB DONNAN/USA TODAY SPORTS Jazeera the statements attributed to him are
Steph Curry is the first Warriors player ever to be named AP Male Athlete of the Year.
absolutely false and incorrect. Sly told ESPN
that he fabricated the allegations to test
Collins legitimacy.
Manning denied ever using PEDs and blasted
the report for suggesting he got drugs that were
according to a statement one strike from elimination in Game 5, shipped to his wife, Ashley.
I cant speak for any other athlete. I know
from the Mariners, one of Henderson hit a two-run homer in the top of
five teams Henderson the ninth against the California Angels to send what Ive done, I know how hard Ive worked in
played for in his career. the series back to Boston. The Red Sox won my 18 years of playing in the NFL. There are
Henderson had a kidney Games 6 and 7 to advance to the World Series. no shortcuts in the NFL. Ive done it the long
But beyond his memorable playoff way, Ive done it the hard way. And to insinuate
transplant in late October.
Henderson was best moment, Henderson was a reliable contribu- anything otherwise is a complete and total
known for his home run in tor to four teams that reached the World joke, its defamation and it really ticks me off,
the
1986
AL Series and played 14 seasons total in the Manning told ESPN.
Championship Series for
Dave
Boston. With the Red Sox
See MANNING, Page 13
See HENDU, Page 16
Henderson
Former As CF Dave Henderson dies

By Tim Booth
SEATTLE Dave Henderson, the former

major league outfielder who hit one of the
most famous home runs in postseason history, died Sunday after suffering a massive
heart attack. He was 57.
Henderson died early Sunday morning at
Harborview Medical Center in Seattle,
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Panthers fall short in bid for perfect season Pats opt to

By Charles Odum
ATLANTA For the first time this season,

there was no big comeback for Carolina. No
clutch play at a key moment. No costly mistake by its opponent in the last few minutes.
The perfect start is over for Cam Newton and
the Panthers.
After Julio Jones spectacular 70-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter gave Atlanta
the lead, the Panthers came up empty in two
possessions in the final three minutes as the
Falcons held on for a 20-13 victory Sunday.
Carolina (14-1) got the ball for the last time
with 90 seconds left and no timeouts remaining. Newton completed a 19-yard pass to
Corey Brown on first down but fumbled when
stripped by Vic Beasley Jr. on the following
play. Adrian Clayborn recovered for the
Falcons, wrapping up the win.
It was Carolinas first regular-season loss
since Nov. 30, 2014, at Minnesota. The
Panthers did not get into the end zone after
their opening drive.
Newton, the Panthers MVP candidate with
the Superman celebration pose, was just OK.
He threw for 142 yards and was held without a
touchdown pass for only the second time this
season. He ran for 46 yards, including an 8-yard
scoring run on the Panthers opening drive.
After that, Carolinas only points came on
two second-half field goals from Graham Gano.
Carolinas 13 points set a season low. The
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Panthers QB Cam Newton reacts after a sack

by Falcons linebacker Kroy Biermann, right.
Panthers had scored at least 24 points in 13
straight games.
The Falcons (8-7) spoiled the Panthers bid
for a perfect season only two weeks after being
humbled in a 38-0 loss at Carolina.
Matt Ryan threw for 306 yards and one
touchdown for the Falcons. Devonta Freeman
ran for 73 yards and a TD.
Carolina needed a win or tie or an Arizona

loss or tie against Green Bay to clinch
home-field advantage for the NFC playoffs.
But the Cardinals (13-2) cruised to a 38-8
victory over the Packers.
Jones got the best of his much-anticipated
matchup with Carolina cornerback Josh
Norman. Jones had nine catches for 178 yards,
including the dramatic touchdown catch.
Jones reached above linebacker Luke
Kuechly for the catch as Panthers safety Kurt
Coleman slipped, leaving a clear path for
Jones to the end zone. The play put Atlanta
ahead to stay at 14-10.
Atlantas Shayne Graham kicked field goals
of 37 and 54 yards in the final three minutes.
Carolina trailed 14-10 in the fourth quarter
when Ryan mishandled a shotgun snap from
the Panthers 37. Norman recovered the fumble,
setting up Ganos 47-yard field goal that cut
Atlantas lead to 14-13.
Carolinas defense drew two unsportsmanlike conduct penalties, including one on cornerback Charles Tillman that helped keep the
Falcons marathon touchdown drive alive on
their first possession.
The Falcons were stopped on a third-down
incomplete pass before Tillman became entangled with Atlanta wide receiver Roddy White.
Tillman drew the flag to keep Atlantas offense
on the field for a 16-play, 80-yard touchdown
drive that lasted more than 9 minutes. Freeman
scored from the 4 on the first play of the second quarter for a 7-7 tie.
kick in OT,
fall to Jets
By Dennis Waszak Jr.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N. J. Bill

Belichick won the coin flip and lost the
game.
And everyone was left trying to make
heads or tails of the New
England coachs stunning
decision.
Eric Deckers 6-yard
touchdown catch from
Ryan Fitzpatrick on the
first drive of overtime
after New England chose
to kick off lifted the
Jets to a 26-20 victory
Bill Belichick Sunday that put New York
in position to make the playoffs.
I thought it was the best thing to do,
said Belichick, whose team failed to lock up
the No. 1 overall seed in the AFC playoffs.
Before the Patriots went out to midfield
for the toss, Belichick told his players that
if his team won the toss, the Patriots would
See PATS, Page 16
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The Broncos and Colts also issued statements Sunday morning in support of
Manning.
Knowing Peyton Manning and everything he stands for, the Denver Broncos
support him 100 percent, the team said.
These are false claims made to Al Jazeera,
and we dont believe the report.
The Colts, whom Manning played for
from 1998-2011, issued a statement calling
the report utterly ridiculous.
We are thoroughly familiar with Peytons
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Lions gun down Niners

By Larry Lage
DETROIT The 49ers got off to an uncharacteristically strong start. They scored a
touchdown on offense in the opening quarter
for the first time this year and matched a season high for first-half points.
It was a much different picture in the second
half, and mistakes in all phases of the game
led to a 32-17 loss to the Lions on Sunday.
The 49ers (4-11) dropped their third
straight game and have lost five of six over-
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Peyton Manning is the NFLs all-time leading

passer, a mark previously held by Brett Favre,
who Manning surpassed earlier this year.
and, most importantly, his integrity, the

Colts said.
We also note that the source of this allegation has since recanted his story.
Manning joined the Broncos in 2012 and
had a record-setting run, going 47-15 until
he tore the plantar fascia in his left foot on
Nov. 15. That was the same day he broke
Brett Favres NFL record for most career
passing yards.
Hes been sidelined ever since, and backup
Brock Osweiler will make his sixth straight
start Monday night when the Broncos (102) host the Bengals (11-3).
Manning said he sought holistic treatments
such as hyperbaric oxygen and nutrient therapy at the Guyer Institute with the consent of
the Colts training and medical staff.
Al Jazeeras report claims Manning
received HGH from the Indianapolis antiaging clinic in 2011 while he was still with
the Colts. It said the drug, which was later
banned by the NFL in the 2011 collective
bargaining agreement, was delivered to his
wife so that the quarterbacks name was
never attached to the shipments.
Manning told ESPN hes never taken anything that was ever sent to his wife nor has
he ever used PEDs.
Absolutely not. And what hurts me the
most about this is whoever this guy is, this
slapstick trying to insinuate that in 2011,
when I more or less had a broken neck, he
said. ... But I had a broken neck and I busted my butt to get healthy, put in a lot of hard
work. I saw a lot of doctors.
The report names other high-profile athletes as having obtained PEDs.
The attorney for Phillies slugger Ryan
Howard said his client will fight claims
made in the Al Jazeera report that his client
received performance-enhancing drugs.
William Burck called the claims made
against Howard and Ryan Zimmerman of the
Washington Nationals outright lies.
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Matthew Staffords 1-yard TD pass to
Calvin Johnson gave Detroit a 12-point lead
one play after Tramaine Brock was called for
pass interference in the end zone. During the
drive, the 49ers were flagged for being offside
or in the neutral zone for the seventh time,
giving the Lions a first down and setting a
single-game high by an NFL team this year,
according to STATS.
It makes it very difficult, especially on
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Cardinal blast KNAPP

Carroll College
By Rick Eymer
STANFORD Dorian Pickens has scored

more in his last four games than his first
seven, an indication of the
strides hes made this year.
Pickens made three 3pointers and scored 18
points to help Stanford
beat Carroll College 8338 on Sunday night.
Pickens averaged 10
points through seven
games, including four with
Dorian Pickens double-digit scoring, on 36
percent shooting. Hes averaging 19.5 points
since, coinciding with a dramatic improvement
in shooting percentages. Pickens is at 52.3
percent shooting during his current streak,
including 62.5 percent from 3-point range.
Rosco Allen and Marcus Allen each added
15 points for the Cardinal (7-4), who have
won five of six games heading into Pac-12
Conference play. Marcus Sheffield added a
career-high 10 points.
NBA brief
Suns Bledsoe to have knee surgery
PHOENIX Phoenix Suns guard Eric
Bledsoe will have surgery Tuesday to repair
a torn meniscus in his left knee.
The Suns said Sunday that team orthopedic
surgeon Dr. Tom Carter will perform the surgery.
Bledsoe was hurt Saturday night in the Suns
home loss to Philadelphia after he appeared to
collide with the 76ers Robert Covington.
Bledsoe is averaging career highs of 20.4
points, 6.1 assists and 2.0 steals in 31
games this season, his third with the Suns
and sixth in the NBA.
terminator.
Enter Daily Journal Volleyball Player of
the Year Kirby Knapp.
Over Knapps three-year varsity career,
Menlo-Athertons junior setter has steadily
emerged as one of the most prolific unsung
heroines of the San Mateo County volleyball circuit. During that time, Knapp has
been an assist machine. This season, she
surpassed the 1,000-assists plateau for the
third consecutive season.
Knapps outstanding setting output
helped M-A achieve several historic firsts
this year. Not only did the Bears win backto-back Central Coast Section championships for the first time in program history, they went on to notch another program
first by advancing to the state championship.
We didn't honestly think we were going
to get that far, Knapp said. We were even
questioning CCS ... but we had chips on our
should and we really connected as a team. So
we didn't want it to end.
This season of all seasons, Knapp had to
dig deep to execute with precision the
diverse attack needed for the Bears to be successful. When the Bears rallied to a CCS
Division-I title last season, they were led
by the powerhouse left-side offense of
Peninsula Athletic League bay Division
MVP Devin Joos. With the graduation of
Joos after the 2014 campaign, however, MA was in something of a quandary as to how
to mount a left-side attack this season.
We just thought, without Devin, without
the height weve been used to ... and the
other teams being really good, we didn't
know what was going to happen, Knapp
said.
What happened was M-A continued the
dominance it has enjoyed for seven straight
seasons. In that time, the Bears have posted
a 180-55 record while reaching the CCS
playoffs every season. In six of those seven

seasons, they have advanced to the CCS
Division-I finals, and have captured titles in
2012, 14 and 15.
But this years team saw the most balanced offense during the span. Senior opposite Leanna Collins was the hardest hitting
right-side attacker in the PAL this season.
As feared a smasher as Collins is, junior
middle Eliza Grover may be a tick above her
in overall hitting velocity. And M-As move
to promote 5-7 junior Jacqueline DiSanto
from defensive specialist to outside hitter
paid off big time, as she led the Bears in
total kills to earn PAL Bay Division MVP
honors.
Were lucky to have a lot of good hitters,
and Kirby always puts us in a good spot,
Collins said.
Knapps ability to set the right spots was
necessary with a trio as nuanced as Collins,
Grover and DiSanto. For starters, with
opposites traditionally being left-handed,
Collins is a right-hander. So, Knapp was
relied upon to thread the needle consistently to the pin. The chemistry was successful
to the tune of Collins leading M-A with 3.5
kills per set.
Then there was the height disadvantage of
DiSanto. Yet, while the 5-7 junior wasnt
always able to place her front-row shots
high enough to get over the opposing
block, she made up for it with a lethal backrow swing. Such an approach is all about
timing, one of Knapps foremost strengths.
And with this, she always managed to keep
the Bears in steady rhythm.
Shes got really good precision and shes
really good at adjusting, Collins said.
When we as hitters tell her to adjust, she
does it so quickly. It really improves the
rhythm even more.
Knapp credits the Bears passing for her
success as a setter. And there is certainly a
lot to be said for the back rows ability to
consistently place the ball right at Knapps
hands. Junior libero Alexa Roumeliotis
exceled as one of the strongest defensive
players in the PAL with a league-best 706
digs, ranking second in the CCS.
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And Roumeliotis is just one of the Bears
many defensive standouts. DiSanto is also a
dynamic back-row player, as is junior defensive specialist Kiana Sales. Both surpassed
the 300-dig plateau this season.
This year we didn't have as much height,
but for the most part we've always had good
passing, Knapp said.
With most of the team returning next season M-A graduates just four seniors this
year the Bears will look to continue their
dynasty in 2016. And the core will have
plenty of time to refine their game on the
club circuit in the spring with DiSanto and
Grover joining Knapp on the Vision 17
Gold squad.
Within the high school ranks, though,
Knapp has made a case as one of the best
setters in modern history. Her 1,024 assists
this season made her one of just two players
in the CCS to surpass the 1,000-assist
mark. The other was Notre Dame-Belmonts
Kristine Gese, who led the CCS with 1,482.
Gese had the benefit of running an offense
that owned the best outside hitter tandem in
San Mateo County this season in juniors
Katie Smoot and Tammy Byrne. Meanwhile,
Knapp still managed to reach four-figure
assists despite sharing time at setter with
junior Casey Olsen, who produced 124
assists for M-A.
But Knapp saved her best performances
for the postseason. She notched a seasonhigh 15. 3 assists per set in the CCS
Division I semifinals in a sweep of San
Benito. Then in the CIF Northern California
championship game in a sweep of Monte
Vista, she matched the mark with another
15.3 assists per set. She preceded that performance with a career-high 57 assists
(14.3 assists per set) in a four-set win over
Pitman in the Nor Cal semis.
M-As biggest rival this season was the
PAL Bay Division runner-up Carlmont
Scots, who faced M-A three times. They
even managed to top M-A for the first time
since 2008 in the final week of the regular
season. But M-A won the rematch in the
CCS Division I finals with a convincing
three-set sweep.
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AP MALE ATHLETES OF YEAR

2015 Stephen Curry, basketball
2014 Madison Bumgarner, baseball-x
2013 LeBron James, basketball
2012 Michael Phelps, swimming
2011 Aaron Rodgers, football
2010 Drew Brees, football
2009 Jimmie Johnson, auto racing
2008 Michael Phelps, swimming
2007 Tom Brady, football
2006 Tiger Woods, golf-x
2005 Lance Armstrong, cycling
2001 Barry Bonds, baseball
2000 Tiger Woods, golf
1998 Mark McGwire, baseball
1996 Michael Johnson, track and field
1995 Cal Ripken, baseball
1994 George Foreman, boxing
1993 Michael Jordan, basketball
1990 Joe Montana, football
1989 Joe Montana, football
1988 Orel Hershiser, baseball
1987 Ben Johnson, track and field
1986 Larry Bird, basketball
1985 Dwight Gooden, baseball
1984 Carl Lewis, track and field
1983 Carl Lewis, track and field
1982 Wayne Gretzky, hockey
1981 John McEnroe, tennis-x
1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team
1979 Willie Stargell, baseball
1978 Ron Guidry, baseball
1977 Steve Cauthen, horse racing
1976 Bruce Jenner, decathlon
1975 Fred Lynn, baseball
1974 Muhammad Ali, boxing
1973 O.J. Simpson, football
1972 Mark Spitz, swimming
1971 Lee Trevino, golf
1970 George Blanda, football
1969 Tom Seaver, baseball
1968 Denny McLain, baseball
1967 Carl Yastrzemski, baseball
1966 Frank Robinson, baseball
1965 Sandy Koufax, baseball
1964 Don Schollander, swimming
1963 Sandy Koufax, baseball
1962 Maury Wills, baseball
1961 Roger Maris, baseball
1960 Rafer Johnson, track
1959 Ingemar Johansson, boxing
1958 Herb Elliott, track
1957 Ted Williams, baseball
1956 Mickey Mantle, baseball
1955 Hopalong Cassady, football
1954 Willie Mays, baseball
1953 Ben Hogan, golf
1952 Bob Mathias, track-football
1951 Dick Kazmaier, football
1950 Jim Konstanty, baseball
1949 Leon Hart, football
1948 Lou Boudreau, baseball
1947 Johnny Lujack, football
1946 Glenn Davis, football
1945 Byron Nelson, golf-x
1944 Byron Nelson, golf
1943 Gunder Haegg, track
1942 Frank Sinkwich, football
1941 Joe DiMaggio, baseball
1940 Tom Harmon, football
1939 Nile Kinnick, football
1938 Don Budge, tennis
1937 Don Budge, tennis
1936 Jesse Owens, track-x
1935 Joe Louis, boxing
1934 Dizzy Dean, baseball
1933 Carl Hubbell, baseball
1932 Gene Sarazen, golf
1931 Pepper Martin, baseball
x-both male and female winners were from the
same sport
CURRY
8-year-old with cancer gets Christmas wish

with surprise invitation to meet Tom Brady
gifts to be able to go out and do a windmill

dunk and stuff like that. I cant even do it.
Thats about all Curry is unable to do on the
basketball court. His amazing year, in which
he won an MVP, led Golden State to its first
title in 40 years and helped the Warriors get
off to a record-setting start this season,
earned him The Associated Press 2015 Male
Athlete of the Year.
Curry finished first in a vote by U.S. editors and news directors, with the results
released Saturday. He joined LeBron James,
Michael Jordan and Larry Bird as the only
basketball players to win the honor in the 85
years of the award. Curry beat out golfer
Jordan Spieth, who won two majors, and
American Pharoah, who became the first
horse since 1978 to win the Triple Crown.
While American Pharoah got three more
first-place votes than Currys 24, Curry
appeared on 86 percent of the 82 ballots that
ranked the top five candidates. More than
one-third of the voters left American Pharoah
off their list.
Thats a real honor, Curry said. Im
appreciative of that acknowledgement
because its across all different sports. ... Its
pretty cool.
Curry has become the face of the NBA this
past year. His jersey is the best-seller in the
league, his teams games get record television ratings at home and in opposing markets and even his 3-year-old daughter Riley
became a star by overshadowing her dad at
playoff news conferences.
Even his intricate warmup routine has
become a show for fans who get out early or
even sometimes on TV pregame shows. He
does an elaborate two-ball dribbling routine,
works on passes and shots with both hands,
takes jump shots from just inside half court
and then caps it with a long-range shot from
the tunnel on the way back to the locker
room.
Steph actually looks different, ESPN analyst Jalen Rose said. Like the best player in
the league usually is also physically opposing 6-6 plus, scowl on his face, menacing.
With the attitude that we appreciated because
like a Michael Jordan or Shaquille ONeal, or
Kobe Bryant, you know, just a cutthroat
nature. Steph allows us into his living room.
We see him on a national stage be a son, a
dad, a husband, a father, a brother. And he
does all of it while continuing to improve.
Curry has improved his scoring from 23.8
points per game to 30.8 the biggest oneyear jump ever by an MVP prompting
Rose to say that Curry could be the most
improved player and repeat as MVP this season in a remarkable tribute to the offseason
work he put in even after winning a title.
He has become much more efficient scoring
on drives and has amazingly added range to
his already record-setting 3-point shooting.
Curry can consistently make shots from 28
feet out as he is on pace to shatter his own
record of 3-pointers made in a season.
The drive to succeed is fueled by the fact
that Curry got no major scholarship offers
coming out of high school, he was the third
point guard taken in the 2009 draft and he settled for a below-market contract extension
three years ago because people questioned his
durability following ankle injuries.
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BETHEL, Maine A Maine 8-year-old

battling leukemia got her Christmas wish to
meet New England Patriots quarterback Tom
Brady.
The Lewiston Sun Journal reports that
Hailey Steward, of Bethel, received a video
invitation from Brady on Christmas Day,
asking her to visit him Saturday at Patriot
Place in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
Thousands of well-wishers follow
Haileys Facebook page, Haileys Journey

Our Journey, and relayed her wish across
the Internet.
The vice president of media relations for
the Patriots said Hailey and her parents were
given a tour of Patriot Place, the shopping
center built around Gillette Stadium. There
they met Brady, took pictures and got hugs.
Haileys father, John Steward, posted on
his daughters Facebook group page that it
was awesome that Brady recognized his
daughters strength and determination.
Iowas Duzey to miss Rose Bowl with knee injury

LOS ANGELES Iowa tight end Jake Duzey

will not play in the Rose Bowl against
Stanford after aggravating a knee injury in
practice.
Duzey tore his patella tendon in spring practice, and played in nine game on a limited
basis. After finishing with 36 catches in 2014,
most among Big Ten tight ends, Duzey did not
Jake Duzey
catch a pass this season.

The school made the
announcement Sunday.
Iowa tight ends Henry
Krueger Coble and George
Kittle filled in and combined for 52 catches for
675 yards and seven TDs.
The Rose Bowl is
Friday.
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SPORTS
NBA GLANCE
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W
Toronto
19
Boston
18
New York
14
Brooklyn
8
Philadelphia
2
Southeast Division
Atlanta
20
Miami
18
Orlando
17
Charlotte
16
Washington
14
Central Division
Cleveland
19
Indiana
17
Chicago
16
Detroit
17
Milwaukee
12
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
San Antonio
26
Dallas
17
Memphis
17
Houston
16
New Orleans
10
Northwest Division
Oklahoma City
21
Utah
12
Denver
12
Portland
12
Minnesota
11
Pacific Division
Warriors
28
L.A. Clippers
18
Sacramento
12
Phoenix
12
L.A. Lakers
5
49ERS
NFL GLANCE
L
12
13
18
22
30
Pct
.613
.581
.438
.267
.063
GB
1
5 1/2
10 1/2
17 1/2
12
11
13
13
14
.625
.621
.567
.552
.500
1/2
2
2 1/2
4
9
12
12
14
19
.679
.586
.571
.548
.387
2 1/2
3
3 1/2
8 1/2
6
13
16
16
20
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8
9 1/2
10
15
10
16
19
20
19
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.429
.387
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.367
7 1/2
9
9 1/2
9 1/2
1
13
17
20
26
.966
.581
.414
.375
.161
11
16
17 1/2
24
Sundays Games
Memphis 112, L.A. Lakers 96
Oklahoma City 122, Denver 112
Boston 100, New York 91
Portland at Sacramento, 9 p.m.
Mondays Games
Atlanta at Indiana, 4 p.m.
New Orleans at Orlando, 4 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Washington, 4 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Charlotte, 4 p.m.
Brooklyn at Miami, 4:30 p.m.
Toronto at Chicago, 5 p.m.
Minnesota at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Utah, 6 p.m.
Cleveland at Phoenix, 6 p.m.
Sacramento at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.
PATS
kick off. Referee Clete Blakeman
flipped the coin, the Patriots won
and decided to kick off to the Jets.
The only confusion was
whether or not we got to choose
which direction we get to kick the
ball, said Patriots wide receiver
Matthew Slater, who was out for
the toss.
According to audio from the CBS
broadcast, Blakeman said: Heads
is the call. ... It is heads. He then
turned to Slater and asked: You
want to kick?
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T
y-New England12 3 0
N.Y. Jets
10 5 0
Buffalo
7 8 0
Miami
5 10 0
South
Houston
8 7 0
Indianapolis 7 8 0
Jacksonville 5 10 0
Tennessee
3 12 0
North
y-Cincinnati 11 3 0
Pittsburgh
9 6 0
Baltimore
5 10 0
Cleveland
3 12 0
West
Denver
10 4 0
x-Kansas City 10 5 0
Raiders
7 8 0
San Diego
4 11 0
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
y-Washington 8 7 0
Philadelphia 6 9 0
N.Y. Giants
6 9 0
Dallas
4 11 0
South
y-Carolina
14 1 0
Atlanta
8 7 0
Tampa Bay
6 9 0
New Orleans 6 9 0
North
x-Green Bay 10 5 0
x-Minnesota 10 5 0
Detroit
6 9 0
Chicago
6 9 0
West
y-Arizona
13 2 0
x-Seattle
9 6 0
St. Louis
7 8 0
49ers
4 11 0
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
Pct
.800
.667
.467
.333
PF
455
370
357
290
PA
295
292
342
379
.533
.467
.333
.200
309
303
370
275
307
384
418
393
.786
.600
.333
.200
378
395
312
266
243
307
377
404
.714
.667
.467
.267
308
382
342
300
259
270
376
371
.533
.400
.400
.267
354
342
390
252
356
400
407
340
.933
.533
.400
.400
462
322
332
388
298
325
379
459
.667
.667
.400
.400
355
345
334
315
303
289
380
373
.867
.600
.467
.267
483
387
264
219
277
271
311
371
Sundays Games
Houston 34, Tennessee 6
Kansas City 17, Cleveland 13
N.Y. Jets 26, New England 20, OT
Indianapolis 18, Miami 12
Detroit 32, San Francisco 17
Buffalo 16, Dallas 6
Chicago 26, Tampa Bay 21
Atlanta 20, Carolina 13
Baltimore 20, Pittsburgh 17
New Orleans 38, Jacksonville 27
St. Louis 23, Seattle 17
Arizona 38, Green Bay 8
Minnesota 49, N.Y. Giants 17
Mondays Game
Cincinnati at Denver, 5:30 p.m.
Slater responded: We want to

kick, that way.
But then, a puzzled-looking
Slater, asked Blakeman: Hey, we
won. Dont we get to choose?
Slater acknowledged that he was
simply trying to get clarification
from Blakeman on not being able
to choose the direction of their
kick.
We wanted to kick the other
way, but we werent able to make
that decision because we won the
toss and we chose to kick off,
Slater said. That was the end of
our decision making. We didnt get
to decide which way we got to kick
it off as well.
Slater acknowledged that he didnt know that he didnt get to
decide that aspect of the toss.

third down when we have a chance
to get off the field and we shoot
ourselves in the foot, linebacker
NaVorro Bowman said. The penalties we caused on our own. This
comes to discipline and focusing
on your assignment.
I believe I said, Watch the ball,
about 50 to 60 times after we
jumped off about five times.
San Francisco turned the ball
over on downs on its next two possessions.
The 49ers became the first team
to have six offside or neutral-zone
penalties in the first half since
1993, when the Houston Oilers did
it against New Orleans, according
to STATS. On special teams, they
allowed Detroit to convert a fake
punt, missed a field goal and negated a pair of 30-plus yard returns in
the closely contested first half with
penalties.
Going into halftime we felt
good about where we were other
than those offside penalties,
Tomsula said.
San Francisco was flagged 11
times for the second straight week.
For the life of me, I cant give
you an excuse, Tomsula said.
Detroit (6-9) has won five of
their last seven games, perhaps
giving coach Jim Caldwell a
chance to keep his job for a third
season.
Blaine Gabbert threw for two
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TDs, both of which gave San
Francisco a lead, but his fumble let
the Lions take the lead for good
midway through the second quarter.
Gabbert finished 22 of 33 for 225
yards.
Joique Bells 1-yard run gave
Detroit a 17-14 lead one play after
Gabbert lost the ball on a sack.
Stafford was 29 of 37 for 302
yards. Johnson, possibly playing
his last home game with the Lions
because they may cut him to manage their salary cap, had six receptions for 77 yards.
San Franciscos Anquan Boldin
became the 13th NFL player with
1,000 career receptions on the first
play of the game.
At this point, it doesnt mean
much, he said. Id much rather
take the win.
Boldin caught all five of the
passes thrown his way for 27 yards
in the first quarter and wasnt targeted by Gabbert the rest of the
game.
They played the same defense,
Boldin said. Nothing changed.
DuJuan Harris, signed by San
Francisco
on
Tuesday
off
Baltimores practice squad, ran for a
career-high 73 yards while replacing injured running back Shaun
Draughn. Harris had 74 yards on
nine carries in the first half when
the 49ers trailed 20-17, and then
carried the ball just two more times
in the second half.
Teaching pass protection to a
running back in a week is a big
deal, Tomsula said.
Harris helped San Francisco to a
relatively successful first half
before fading into the background.
HENDU
family and community, the As

said in a statement. Hendu and his
smile will be sorely missed. Our
thoughts are with his family.
Henderson began his career in

Seattle as the first draft pick in the
history of the Mariners franchise
in 1977. He made his debut in 1981
and played parts of six seasons
with the Mariners. Henderson was
traded to Boston during the 1986
season and later played for San
Francisco and Kansas City.
majors. His greatest success came

from 1988-91 with Oakland.
During that four-year stretch, the
As went to the World Series three
times.
Henderson played in 575 regular-season games during that span,
hitting .275 with 84 homers, 123
doubles and 322 RBIs. Henderson
was an All-Star in 1991.
Henderson was an instrumental
part of the As 1989 World Series
championship club and an even
more impactful member of the As
He was a devoted father to his

two sons and always willing to
help someone in need, Mariners
President Kevin Mather said in a
statement. Dave was one of the
most popular Mariners in our history, but Dave was also one of the
Lions 32, 49ers 17

San Francisco
Detroit
7
3
10
17
0 0 17
3 9 32
First Quarter
SFMcDonald 1 pass from Gabbert
(Dawson kick), 9:24.
DetFG Prater 36, 5:19.
Second Quarter
DetT.Jones 29 pass from Stafford
(Prater kick), 14:15.
SFSmith 16 pass from Gabbert
(Dawson kick), 11:26.
DetBell 1 run (Prater kick), 8:54.
SFFG Dawson 40, :35.
DetFG Prater 38, :00.
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
DetC.Johnson 1 pass from Stafford
(pass failed), 9:04.
A61,313.
SF
Det
First downs
20
26
Total Net Yards
322
371
Rushes-yards
23-121
28-87
Passing
201
284
Punt Returns
1-0
0-0
Kickoff Returns
2-57
2-69
Interceptions Ret.
0-0
0-0
Comp-Att-Int
22-33-0
29-37-0
Sacked-Yards Lost
3-24
2-17
Punts
3-41.7
3-43.7
Fumbles-Lost
1-1
0-0
Penalties-Yards
11-65
7-71
Time of Possession
23:30
36:30
Individual statistics
RUSHINGSan Francisco, Harris 11-73,
Hayne 9-27, Gaskins 2-12, Gabbert 1-9.
Detroit, Abdullah 8-39, Riddick 7-20, Bell
7-13, Stafford 5-11, Abdul-Quddus 1-4.
PASSINGSan Francisco, Gabbert 2233-0-225. Detroit, Stafford 29-37-0-301.
RECEIVINGSan Francisco, McDonald
5-61, Boldin 5-27, Hayne 5-20, Ellington
3-55, Smith 2-23, Patton 1-28, Harris 1-11.
Detroit, Riddick 7-63, C.Johnson 6-77,Tate
4-59, Ebron 4-49, Abdullah 4-9, Bell 2-9,
T.Jones 1-29, Moore 1-6.
MISSED FIELD GOALSSan Francisco,
Dawson 45 (WL).
most popular players in Red Sox

and As history. He had a special
ability to connect with people,
both inside the game and in the
communities in which he lived. I
never saw him at the ballpark, or
on the golf course, without a big
smile on his face.
After his playing career ended,
Henderson spent time as a broadcaster for the Mariners and ran fantasy camps for As and Mariners
fans. He also raised funds to support research of Angelman
Syndrome, a genetic disorder that
affected his son Chase.
Henderson was born July 21,
1958, in Merced, California. He is
survived by sons Chase and Trent,
wife Nancy and his first wife, Lori.
DATEBOOK
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Force Awakens becomes fastest movie to $1 billion

LOS ANGELES Star Wars:

The Force Awakens has reached
$1 billion at the box office,
achieving the milestone with
record-setting hyper speed.
The Walt Disney Co. said The
Force Awakens crossed the billion-dollar mark Sunday, accom-
plishing the feat in just 12 days.

The previous movie to reach $1
billion the fastest was Universals
Jurassic World, which did it in
13 days in June. Jurassic World
also had the benefit of record
grosses in China. The Force
Awakens doesnt open in the
worlds second-largest movie market until Jan. 9.
ts that time of year for getting over

the holiday hangover, lamenting
New Years Eve plans, coming up
J. J. Abrams installment of
Star Wars also posted the
biggest Christmas Day box office
in history with $49.3 million and
the best second-weekend earnings
with $153.5 million.
The Force Awakens has been
setting records since its debut Dec.
17. It brought in a galactic $238
million in North America over its
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On Dec. 22, children from the

Vista Center for
the Blind and Visually Impaired
went to San Francisco to meet
some of the 70
horses that perform in Odysseo
by Cavalia. Here,
Odysseo rider
and
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shows Athena
Scopelite the
proper way to
offer hay to a
horse.The equestrian spectacular
plays through
Jan. 17 under the
White Big Top
next to AT&T Park
in San Francisco.
CHRISTMAS FOR THE HOMELESS

TIM FOX
Children and their families took part in Snow Day at the Transfiguration
Episcopal Church in San Mateo Saturday, Dec. 19. It was an afternoon of
sledding, snowball throwing, sipping warm cider and singing carols on
the hills of the church.
San Mateo police Chief Susan Manheimer, and officers with the Homeless Outreach Team served Christmas Eve
dinner to the homeless hosted by Vault 164 on South B Street Dec. 24.
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LOCAL
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WAGE
impacts their businesses. And
the impacts of the change is quite
different depending on which business youre in, Patterson said,
adding the council will reconsider
the increase after more research is
done.
Although many are sympathetic
toward those struggling to afford
the exorbitant cost of housing,
chamber CEO Cheryl Angeles said
more consideration is needed before
the city extends beyond state laws.
Based on her preliminary survey,
she received a range of feedback and
about 56 percent opposed the
increase. Some local proprietors
stated they already pay $15 and
wouldnt be affected; yet others
contend the increase to their payroll would drive them out of business, Angeles said.
I just think we have to be cautious about it, Angeles said,
emphasizing caveats for certain
business such as restaurants that
have tipped employees or home
health care workers already gov-
erned by state and federal laws.

Saili Gosula, owner of Synergy
HomeCare and a member of the
chambers Board of Directors, said
the increased cost would be directly
born by those who need round-theclock caregivers many of whom
are elderly and on fixed incomes.
While she used to be able to pay
her employees a flat rate for a 24hour shift, recent state and federal laws requiring hourly pay as
well as overtime have significantly increased costs and, unfortunately, reduced the number of
desirable shifts available for
workers, Gosula said.
It has not made the caregivers
lives any better because they
have lost their jobs, Gosula
said.
Many questioned if raising the
minimum wage would address the
core issue a lack of affordable
housing.
I know about how hard it is to
make a living here. But $15 isnt
going to fix it, the real problem
is the housing around here.
People cannot buy, rent or live
around here because its so
expensive, Gosula said.
Brad Goldberg, owner of the
downtown restaurant Vault 164,
TAX
16, from a polling firm which could be hired to gauge the
communitys appetite for passing a tax measure extension to
support local schools.
Trustee Dennis McBride said the board will likely hire
TBWB Strategies in early January to conduct a community
outreach campaign, with an eye to potentially putting the tax
extension on the ballot during the upcoming presidential
election.
McBride said he believed it is in the best interest of the district to get a head start on rallying support for the tax measure
as soon as possible.
We need to get on this sooner rather than later, he said.
McBride said it is imperative the district keep the tax in
place, because there is no additional room in the budget to
fund essential needs, such as teacher salaries, which are supported through parcel tax revenue.
We definitely need the parcel tax to continue, given how
beneficial it has been, he said.
Superintendent John Baker expressed a similar sentiment in
an email.
Our schools are relying on Measure W funds to pay for a
wide variety of vital services that are directly supporting students, said Baker. With the measure set to expire [in 2017],
noted the average cost of rental

properties in the area can stretch
into the thousands of dollars; to
the point where even $15 an hour
may not allow someone to afford
to live here.
Unfortunately, I think the
answer of raising the minimum
wage isnt going to be effective.
Its really going to come down to
getting control over what and
why its so expensive. That
seems to be the bigger issue,
Goldberg said.
Goldberg said most of his
employees are already paid above
minimum wage and he cant
imagine cutting staff in response
to an increase.
Yet as Gosula and Angeles
noted, Goldberg said the cost of
increasing payrolls will trickle
down its just a part of business.
I do want the minimum wage
raised, yeah absolutely. But the
question is going to be: where does
the money come from to do this?,
Goldberg said. And thats a tricky
one, because its like everything
else, when something goes up,
whether its the cost of meat or your
rent, the simplest answer is always
just to raise prices.

For Gosulas businesses, at a certain point, passing down the costs
may not be an option for those
dependent on the assistance of
businesses like hers.
If the hourly minimum wage were
to increase to $15, many who need
home care could end up paying tens
of thousands of dollars more a
month something Gosula fears
could drive those in need to underground markets where workers are
less qualified or unlicensed.
Deputy Mayor David Lim said
hes sensitive to the challenges of
crafting a law that works to support
both local businesses and lowincome workers struggling to make
ends meet.
If we need to carve out exemptions to types of businesses that
pay regular fees to the state or have
other issues, were going to be very
mindful of that and do everything
we can to keep our small businesses
thriving, Lim said.
San Mateo is not the first in the
region to consider such an increase
with several cities in Santa Clara on
their way to raising the statewide
average to $15 by 2018. At the turn
of the new year, Californias minimum wage will increase form $9 to
$10 and proposed legislation as well
it is time to think about renewal to ensure that students continue to benefit from the reading teachers, technology
resource teachers, extra library hours and professional development for teachers that schools are paying for with Measure
W funds.
Each school in the district is allocated at least $17,000
annually with money generated by Measure W, plus an additional roughly $140 per student, according to district spokeswoman Naomi Hunter.
McBride said the polling campaign will focus on whether
district voters are interested in solely extending the parcel tax
at its current rate, or finding out whether residents would be
willing to pay more per parcel over coming years.
If we ask for more, will that turn the voters off? That is part
of what the pollster needs to find out, said McBride.
District voters in November passed a bond measure supporting Redwood City Elementary School District schools,
which is designed to pay for the improvement of school facilities.
Measure T, which taxes residents about $30 per $100,000
of assessed home value, is set to generate about $193 million
for capital improvements.
Officials have said the bond will pay toward addressing a
portion of the roughly $600 million in needed fixes and
improvements to district campuses, and they expect to need
to ask the voters for additional bond measures in the future.
Though parcel taxes and bond measures pay toward separate
needs in the district, officials should be wary of possible
voter exhaustion for passing tax measures to support local
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as a potential ballot initiative in the

November 2016 election could
increase it even further over time.
Still, San Mateo officials seek to
support the approximate 13 percent
of the citys workforce that made
low wages between 2009 and 2013
by going beyond state standards.
Patterson said staff is continuing
to finalize the expanded survey and
will present the results during
another City Council study session. Issues such as whether to
phase in the increase over time and
challenges of specific types of
businesses will be discussed,
Patterson said.
In the meantime, Lim said hes
spoken with constituents and businesses owners whove raised his
attention to some of the impacts of
the proposed law he hopes will
prove to be balanced for both
employers and employees.
I still believe that a $15 an hour
minimum wage increase is
absolutely vital to providing an
affordable living wage to members
of our community, Lim said. But
Im also mindful to the fact that it
could have serious impacts on business owners in certain areas. So
were very much listening to the
concerns of business owners.
schools, said McBride.

But McBride added he expected the district would likely not
need to ask voters for additional bond money for another
seven to 10 years, which could resolve some concern in the
community regarding feeling overtaxed.
Visit www.rcsdk8.net/MeasureT for more information
regarding how to sign up for the bond oversight committee.
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Sen. Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo, and San
Carlos Councilman Mark Olbert among
others.
Sutro spent about $20 million to add cutting-edge manufacturing equipment to the
San Carlos facility, home to a former
biotech company that went out of business.
Sutro now leases two buildings at 870 and
894 Industrial Road that had sat vacant for
years.
Henry Heinsohn, the companys vice
president of development and manufacturing gave the Daily Journal a tour of the
facility last week.
The technology the company uses now,
CRISIS
ing market.
The good, hard-working people
who are the fabric of the community
where are they going to live? he
asked.
I have no choice
The struggle of the Saunders family
is not unique among teachers in the
San Mateo-Foster City Elementary
School District.
Barbara ONeil, also a teacher at
Bowditch Middle School, said she
recently suffered an $1,100 monthly
rent increase at her two-bedroom San
Mateo apartment complex.
She is now forced her to spent nearly
60 percent of her monthly income on
housing, she said.
As a single mother, who has worked
for more than a decade at the district,
ONeil said she is reluctant to search
for a roommate because she would prefer to save the other bedroom in her
apartment for her adult daughter, who
is also struggling to afford her rent in
South San Francisco.
But at this point, she said she feels
as if she is left without an alternative.
I have no choice, she said.
The situation is so difficult, ONeil
said she has begun taking money out
of her retirement fund to help pay her
rent, which she expects will haunt her
in the long run.
I dont know what is going to happen when I retire, she said. This is
going to affect my retirement income
big time.
ONeil said she does not expect her
cost of living to stop going up, as her
building ownership recently changed
hands and the new manager has indicated tenants can expect future rate
increases.
he said, is based on older technology developed by Stanford Professor James Swartz,

who is the founder of Sutro Biopharma.
Biologists always are trying to break
open cells to see how they work, Heinsohn
said. They discovered that the contents of a
cell still work even after being broken.
The cells insides are then turned into a
raw powdery material researchers activate
by using DNA and sugar for energy to create
proteins of interest used in drug therapy.
They are used to unleash the immune systems mechanisms to eradicate tumor cells.
Its like a smart bomb that can attack the
tumor directly or get the immune system to
do the job properly, Newell said.
The length of time it takes to develop
drug therapies can be an impediment to getting a drug to market, Heinsohn said.
Sutro Biopharma uses E. coli cells in its
Though she is frustrated with her current situation, ONeil said she does not
anticipate being able to move elsewhere, because rents throughout the
county have risen so much recently.
I cant afford to move anywhere
else, because I have looked around,
she said.
Teacher housing proposal

San Mateo-Foster City Elementary
School District officials explored in
2008 building housing for teachers,
which would help employees afford to
live in the community where they
work, but the initiative died in part due
to a lack of enthusiasm from educators.
ONeil said at the time she was one
of those who did not express a desire to
live in a teacher housing complex, due
in part to a disinterest in living near
the colleagues who she spends all day
with at her job.
I personally do not want to live in a
building with other teachers, and obviously others felt that way, she said.
Due to the local housing crisis currently plaguing the local market,
school officials have again expressed
interest in building workforce housing, but broadened the scope to potentially collaborate with other local public agencies to provide homes for
police, firefighters and other workers
as well as teachers.
For his part, Brad Saunders is skeptical any of the projects will come to
fruition.
He called the initiative political lip
service and questioned whether his
family would be eligible to live in the
potential developments, because he
and his wife often earn too much annually to apply for low-income housing.
The scenario is indicative of a larger
frustration, said Brad Saunders, as his
family feels trapped between two
worlds they make too much for
some housing, and not enough to
explore other opportunities.
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research, extracts the inner machinery

and turns it into a dry powder in a process
that takes just hours.
That dry powder can then be used again
and again by researchers who add different
DNA into the mix to create cancer fighting
drugs. Researchers will no longer need to
have the exact cell line on which to experiment with new drug therapies.
The powder then can be shipped to anywhere in the world for researchers to quickly
develop vaccines for diseases.
It makes complicated vaccines quickly,
Heinsohn said.
Keeping the San Carlos facility super
clean, up to federal Food and Drug
Administration standards, is a big part of
the job. Everything must be sterile, the
water pure and the air perfect, Heinsohn
said.
The result is an uncertain future, in

which Brad Saunders and his family are
reliant on the kindness of others to be
able to survive, despite both household earners working more than 40
hours a week at stable jobs.
We can barely afford to live here,
and that is because we are getting a
break, he said.
District officials and teachers are
engaged in an impassioned round of
contract negotiations which has compelled educators to turn out in droves at
school board meetings pleading their
case for salary hikes.
School officials have expressed
compassion for the plight of teachers
to afford the cost of living, but said the
district is not able to offer wage
increases competitive with the private
sector or housing market.
Belt-tightening
Sitting in his living room and balancing his infant son on his lap, while
his other two daughters tack stickers
onto a worn Golden State Warriors Tshirt, Brad Saunders shared the ways
his family has trimmed expenses to
help afford rent.
They have done away with their
cable subscription, and instead relied
on Internet service and other applications to cut $150 off their monthly
bill for television, which has limited
Brad Saunders access to his beloved
Warriors.
Even with the belt-tightening,
Tonya Saunders said there is little
money left in the family budget for
outings such as tickets to sporting
events.
Despite the difficulties he has faced,
Brad Saunders said he remains grateful
that, amidst a rising tide of rent
increases, for now, he and his family
are able to keep their head above water.
We are just doing the best we can,
he said.
FDA inspectors can stop by at any time,

he said.
The facility can only accommodate
enough materials for clinical trials. A much
larger facility will be needed if the company
moves toward manufacturing cancer-fighting therapies at the commercial level, for
sale to the public.
In November, Sutro was awarded the
Outstanding Partner Award at the California
Life Sciences Association annual Pantheon
DiNA Awards.
Sutros honor is based on a collaboration
with Celgene Corporation to discover and
develop multi-specific antibodies and antibody drug conjugates in the field of
immuno-oncology.
Go to sutrobio.com to learn more about
Sutro Biopharma.
Calendar
MONDAY, DEC. 28
San Mateo on Ice. Noon to 10 p.m.
Fitzgerald Ball Field in Central
Park, Fifth Avenue and El Camino
Real, San Mateo. Located in San
Mateos Central Park, the outdoor ice
rink features 9,000 square feet of
real ice and is the largest outdoor
skating rink in the Bay Area.
TUESDAY, DEC. 29
San Mateo on Ice. Noon to 10
p.m. Fitzgerald Ball Field in Central
skating rink in the Bay Area.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 30
Computer Coach. 10:30 a.m.
Belmont Library, 1110 Alameda de
Las Pulgas, Belmont. Come to this
relaxed session for some one-onone help with your technology
needs. No registration required. For
more information contact belmont@smcl.org.
Needles and Hooks: Knitting and
Crocheting Club. 6:30 p.m. Belmont
Library, 1110 Alameda de Las
Pulgas, Belmont. Join Olivia CortezFigueroa for a lesson on crocheting
and knitting. For more information
contact belmont@smcl.org.
THURSDAY, DEC. 31
ESL Conversation Club. 10 a.m.
Belmont Library, 1110 Alameda de
Las Pulgas, Belmont. Drop in to this
relaxed conversation club to help
improve your English. For more
information
contact
belmont@smcl.org.
Countdown to Noon with Cheeky
Monkey Toys. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. 640
Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo Park.
Celebrate the arrival of 2016 kid
style. Crafts, fun and a balloon drop
at noon. For more information email
kscibetta@cheekymonkeytoys.com.
New Years Party. 10:30 a.m. to 1:30
p.m. 1555 Crystal Springs Road, San
Bruno. Suggested donation $10. For
more information call 616-7150.
Happy Noon Year. 11:30 a.m. San
Mateo Public Library (Book Bubble),
55 W. Third Ave., San Mateo. Count
down to Happy Noon Year at the
San Mateo Public Library. Stories,
crafts and refreshments. For ages 4
to 8. Free. For more information contact 522-7838.
San Mateo on Ice. Noon to 9 p.m.
Fitzgerald Ball Field in Central
skating rink in the Bay Area. $15 per
person for all day skating with free
skate rental. For more information
visit sanmateoonice.com.
Celebrate New Years Eve with
Foreverland. 8 p.m. 2215 Broadway
St., Redwood City. The electrifying
14-piece tribute to Michael Jackson,
Foreverland, will perform at the Fox
Theatre. For more information call
369-7770.
Ring in the New Year with the
Groove Objective. 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Piacere Restaurant, 727 Laurel Ave.,
San Carlos. The Groove will be going
down in Piaceres main dining room.
Join us for an evening of eating,
drinking, singing and dancing. For
more information or to make reservations call 592-3536.
FRIDAY, JAN. 1
SATURDAY, JAN. 2
Technology and Instructional
Design Tech Drop-In. 11 a.m. South
San Francisco Main Library, 306
Walnut Ave., South San Francisco.
Receive one-on-one help for any
tech questions. Please bring devices
and any passwords that may be
needed for setup or adjustments for
best results. For more information
contact 829-3860.
Mandarin Story Time. 11 a.m. 480
Primrose Road, Burlingame. For
more information call 558-7400.
real ice. $15 per person for all day
skating with free skate rental. For
more information visit sanmateoonice.com.
SUNDAY, JAN. 3
MONDAY, JAN. 4
Daytime Fiction Book Club. 10
a.m. to 11 a.m. 610 Elm St., San
Carlos. This month the club will be
discussing Freedom! by Jonathan
Franzen. For more information call
591-0341.
San Mateo on Ice. 2 p.m. to 9
TUESDAY, JAN. 5
Computer Coach. 10 a.m. to noon.
610 Elm St., San Carlos. The
Computer Coach program offers
one on one help with technical
problems. For more information call
591-0341.
E-book coach. 10 a.m. to noon. 610
Elm St., San Carlos. The Computer
Coach program offers one on one
help to download e-books from the
library to your e-reader. For more
information call 591-0341.
LibLab
MakerSpace
Programming: Textile Tuesdays.
Noon to 2 p.m. South San Francisco
Main Library, 306 Walnut Ave., South
San Francisco. Featuring the librarys
new sewing lab. This session will be
focused on creating hand warmers.
For more information contact 8293860.
San Mateo on Ice. 2 p.m. to 9
Lawyers in the Library. 7 p.m. 1110
Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont.
Free legal clinics. Participants have a
20-minute free consultation with an
attorney. Reservations must be
made by phone or in the branch. For
more information contact belmont@smcl.org.
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180 Businesses For Sale

SMALL BEAUTY SALON FOR SALE
41st Avenue, San Mateo. Room for 2/3
Chairs. Lots of parking. Call (650) 3492367 after 5 p.m. for more info.
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #267371
The following person is doing business
as: Fortaleza Hispana, 80 Glen Way,
Suite 14, SAN CARLOS, CA 94070.
Registered Owner(s): Sandra M. Beltran,
328 South Van Ness Ave, Apt. 2, SAN
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Unified School District announces two vacancies on
the Board of Trustees. The
vacancies originated by the
resignation of Trustee Maurice Goodman and the passing away of Trustee Rick
Ochsenhirt. The Board is
seeking interested applicants to serve as appointed
Trustees until the November
2016 election. Persons interested in applying should
note the following timeline:
Wednesday, January 6,
2016, 4:00 p.m. deadline
to submit an application plus
two (2) letters of support to
the Superintendents office;
Monday, January 11 interviews of qualified candidates
will be conducted in the District Office Board room beginning at 6:00 p.m. For applications and selection criteria information please visit
the Districts website at
www.ssfusd.org.
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FOUND: LADIES watch outside Safeway Millbrae 11/10/14 call Matt,
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M (next to Dethrone). Brand inscribed.
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303 Electronics
AIR CONDITIONER 10000 BTU w/remote. Slider model fits all windows. LG
brand $199 runs like new. (650)2350898
MONITOR FOR computer. Kogi - 15".

Model L5QX. $25. (650)592-5864.
JVC EVERIO Camcorder, new in box

user guide accessories. $75/best offer.
(650)520-7045
CHEFMATE TOASTER oven, brand

new, bakes, broils, toasts, adjustable
temperature. $25 OBO. (650)580-4763
CIRRUS STEAM mop model SM212B 4
new extra cleaning pads,user manual.
$45. 650-5885487
ICE MAKER brand new $90. (415)2653395
JACK LALANE juicer $25 or best offer.
650-593-0893.
KIRBY MODEL G7D vacuum with accessories and a supply of HEPA bags.
$150 obo. 650-465-2344
RIVAL 11/2 quart ice cream maker
(New) $20.(650)756-9516.
SHARK FLOOR steamer,exc condition
$45 (650) 756-9516.
UPRIGHT VACUUM Cleaner, $10. Call
Ed, (415)298-0645 South San Francisco
297 Bicycles
2 BIKES for kids $60. Will email pictures
upon request (650) 537-1095
RECORDABLE CD-R 74, Sealed, Unopened, original packaging, Samsung, 12X,

(650) 578 9208
300 Toys
3-STORY BARBIE Dollhouse with spiral
staircase and elevator. $60. (650)5588142
AMERICAN GIRL 18 doll, Jessica,
blond/blue. new in box, $65 (505)-2281480 local.
LARGE STUFFED ANIMALS - $4 each
Great for Christmas & Kids (650) 9523500
LEGOS; GIANT size box; mixed pieces.
$80/OBO. (650)345-1347
STAR WARS one 4 orange card action figure, Luke Skywalker (Ceremonial) $10 Steve 650-518-6614
STAR WARS one 4 orange card action figure, Momaw Nadon (Hammerhead). $8 Steve 650-518-6614
STAR WARS SDCC Stormtrooper
Commander $29 OBO Dan,
650-303-3568 lv msg
OPTIMUS H36 ST5800 Tower Speaker

36x10x11 $30. (650)580-6324
PORTABLE AC/DC Altec Lansing

speaker system for IPods/audio sources.
Great for travel. $15. 650-654-9252
SONY DHG-HDD250 DVR and programable remote.
Record OTA. Clock set issues $99 650595-8855
SONY PROJECTION TV 48" with remote good condition $99 (650)345-1111
THOMAS/BRIO TRAIN table, $30/OBO.

Phone (650)345-1347
VINTAGE G.E. radio, model c-442c $60.

(650)421-5469
1920'S AQUA Glass Beaded Flapper

Purse (drawstring bag) & Faux Pearl
Flapper Collar. $50. 650-762-6048
302 Antiques
VINTAGE G.E. radio, model c1470 $60.

(650)421-5469
ANTIQUE OAK Hamper (never used),

new condition. $55.00 OBO. Pls call
650-345-9036
VINTAGE ZENITH radio, model yrb-791 1948, $ 70. (650)421-5469
OLD COFFEE grinder with glass jar.

$40. (650)596-0513
JOE MONTANA front page, SF Chronicle, Super Bowl XVI Win issue, $10, 650591-9769 San Carlos
LENNOX RED Rose, Unused, hand
painted, porcelain, authenticity papers,
$12.00. (650) 578 9208.
RENO SILVER LEGACY Casino four
rare memorabilia items, casino key, two
coins, small charm. $95. (650)676-0974
SANDY SCOTT Etching. Artists proof.
"Opening Day at Cattail Marsh". Retriever holding pheasant. $99. 650-654-9252.
SCHILLER HIPPIE poster, linen, Sparta
graphics 1968. Mint condition. $600.00.
(650)701-0276
STAR WARS C-3PO mint pair, green tint
(Japan), gold (U.S.) 4 action figures.
$89 650-518-6614
STAR Wars Hong Kong exclusive, mint
Pote Snitkin 4 green card action figure.
$20 650-518-6614
STAR WARS Lando Calrissian 4 orange card action figure, autographed by
Billy Dee Williams. $50 Steve 650-5186614
TOYOTA BAJA 1000 Truck Model, Diecast By Auto Art, 1:18 Scale, Good condition,$80. 510-684-0187
VINTAGE G.E. radio, model c-430-a

$60. (650)421-5469
VINTAGE ZENITH radio, model L516b

$75. (650)421-5469
ELVIS SPEAKS To You, 78 RPM, Rainbow Records(1956), good condition,$20

,650-591-9769 San Carlos
GEOFFREY BEENE Jacket, unused, unworn, tags , pink, small, sleeveless, zippers, paid $88, $15, (650) 578-9208
TV. PANASONIC -20", w/remote. Model

CT-20SL14J. $25. (650)592-5864.
ANTIQUE ITALIAN lamp 18 high, $70

(650)387-4002
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
PAIR OF beautiful candalabras . Marble
and brass. $90. (650)697-7862
VINTAGE MILK Crates, Bell Brook Dairy
San Francisco, Classic 1960 style, Good
condition, $35. 510-684-0187
303 Electronics
46 MITSUBISHI Projector TV, great
condition. $400. (650)261-1541.
BAZOOKA SPEAKER Bass tube 20
longx10 wide round never used in box
$75.0 (650)992-4544
COMPLETE COLOR photo developer
Besler Enlarger, Color Head, trays, photo
tools $50/ 650-921-1996
DVD/CD Player remote never used in
box $45. (650)992-4544
ELECTRONIC TYPEWRITER good
condition $50., (650)878-9542
FIRST ALERT CO600 Carbon Monoxide
Plug-In Alarm. Simple to use, New in
pkg. $18 (650) 952-3500
Over the Hedge
PIONEER HOUSE Speakers, pair. 15

inch 3-way, black with screens. Work
great. $99.(650)243-8198
298 Collectibles
CHERISHED TEDDIES Figurines. Over

90 figurines, 1992-1999 (mostly '93-'95).
Mint in Boxes. $99. (408) 506-7691
Over the Hedge
ONKYO AV Receiver HT-R570 .Digital

Surround, HDMI, Dolby, Sirius Ready,
Cinema Filter.$95/ Offer 650-591-2393
THOMAS TRAINS, over 20 trains, lots of

track, water tower, bridge, tunnel.
$80/OBO. (650)345-1347
BMW FORMULA 1 Model, Diecast by

Mini Champs,1:43 Scale, Good condition, $80. 510-684-0187
Over the Hedge
MOTOROLA BRAVO MB 520 (android

4.1 upgrade) smart phone 35$ 8GB SD
card Belmont (650)595-8855
MAGNA-GLACIERPOINT 26" 15 speed.

Hardly used . Bluish purple color .$ 59.00
San Mateo 650-255-3514.
BEAUTIFUL AND UNIQUE Victorian

Side Sewing Table, All original. Rosewood. Carved. EXCELLENT CONDITION! $350. (650)815-8999.
Tundra
LEFT-HAND ERGONOMIC keyboard

with 'A-shape' key layout Num pad, $20
(650)204-0587
ADULT BIKES 1 regular and 2 with balloon tires $30 Each (650) 347-2356
BELT BUCKLE-MICKEY Mouse 1937

Marked Sterling. Sun Rubber company.
$300 (650) 355-2167.
Tundra
KENWOOD STEREO receiver deck,with

CD Player rermote 4 spks. exc/con. $55.
(650)992-4544
THOMAS TRAIN set by Tomy (plastic).

Includes track, tunnel, bridge, roundhouse, trains. $20/OBO. (650)345-1347
1940 VINTAGE telephone bench maple

antiques collectibles $75 (650)755-9833
Tundra
23
304 Furniture
ANTIQUE DINING table for six people
with chairs $99. (650)580-6324
ANTIQUE MAHOGONY double bed with
adjustable steelframe $225.00. OBO.
(650)592-4529
ANTIQUE MOHAGANY Bookcase. Four
feet tall. $75. (415) 282-0966.
BEIGE SOFA $99. Excellent Condition
(650) 315-2319
BRASS / METAL ETAGERE 6.5 ft tall.
Rugs, Pictures, Mirrors. Four shelf. $200.
(650) 343-0631
BROWN RECLINER, $75 Excellent Condition. (650) 315-2319
CHAIRS 2 Blue Good Condition $50
OBO (650)345-5644
CHILDS TABLE (Fisher Price) and Two
Chairs. Like New. $35. (650) 574-7743.
COFFEE TABLE @ end table Very nice
condition $80. 650 697 7862
COMPUTER DESK $25 , drawer for keyboard, 40" x 19.5" (619)417-0465
COMPUTER SWIVEL CHAIR. Padded
Leather. $80. (650) 455-3409
CUSTOM MADE wood sewing storage
cabinet perfect condition $75. (650)4831222
DINETTE TABLE with Chrome Legs: 36"
x58" (with one leaf 11 1/2") - $50.
(650)341-5347
DINING ROOM table Good Condition
$90.00 or best offer ( 650)-780-0193
GARMIN NUVI260 GPS Navigator, bean

bag dash mount, charging cable, car
charger $25 (650) 952-3500
DINING/CONF. TABLE top. Clear glass

apprx. 54x36x3/8. Beveled edges &
corners. $50. 650-348-5718
HOME THEATER system receiver KLH"

DVD/CD Player remote 6 spks. ex/con
$70. (650)992-4544
DRUM TABLE - brown, perfect condition, nice design, with storage, $45.,
(650)345-1111
304 Furniture
304 Furniture
306 Housewares
ESPRESSO TABLE 30 square, 40 tall,

$95 (650)375-8021
TABLE, HD. 2'x4'. pair of folding legs at

each end. Laminate top. Perfect.
$60.(650)591-4141
SOLID TEAK floor model 16 wine rack

with turntable $60. (650)592-7483
FULL SIZED mattress with metal type

frame $35. (650)580-6324
FUTON COUCH into double bed, linens
D41"xW60"xH34" 415-509-8000 $99
GLASS TOP dining table w/ 6 chairs
$75. (415)265-3395
TEAK CABINET 28"x32", used for stereo equipment $25. (650)726-6429

TEAK-VENEER COMPUTER desk with
single drawer and stacked shelves. $30
obo. 650-465-2344
INFINITY FLOOR speakers H 38" x W

11 1/2" x D 10" good $50. (650)756-9516
TV STAND in great condition. 3'x 20"x

18", light grey. $20. (650)366-8168
LAWN CHAIRS (4) White, plastic, $8.

each, (415)346-6038
UPHOLSTERED BROWN recliner , excellent condition. $99. (650)347-6875
LAZY BOY Recliner. Fine condition. Maroon. $80. (650) 271-4539.
VINTAGE LARGE Marble Coffee Table,

round. $75.(650)458-8280
LIGHT OAK Cabinet, 6 ft tall, 3 ft wide, 2

ft deep, door at the bottom. $150.
(650) 871-5524.
WALNUT CHEST, small (4 drawer with

upper bookcase $50. (650)726-6429
LOVE SEAT, Upholstered pale yellow

floral $99. (650)574-4021
MAPLE COFFEE table. Excellent Condition $75.00 (650)593-1780
WHITE BOOKCASE :H 72" x W 30" x D

12" exc condition $30. (650)756-9516.
WHITE WICKER Shelf unit, adjustable.
Excellent condition. 5 ft by 2 ft. $50.
(650)315-6184
MAPLE LAMP table with tiffany shade

$95.00 (650)593-1780
WOOD - wall Unit - 30" long x 6' tall x

17.5" deep. $90. (650)631-9311
MIRROR, SOLID OAK. 30" x 19 1/2",

curved edges; beautiful. $85.00 OBO.
Linda 650 366-2135.
WOOD BOOKCASE unit - good condition $65. (650)504-6058
OAK BOOKCASE, 30"x30" x12". $25.

(650)726-6429
OAK SIX SHELF Book Case 6FT 4FT
$55 (650)458-8280
OAK WINE CABINET, beautiful, glass
front, 18 x 25 x 48 5 shelves, grooved
for bottles. 25-bottle capacity. $299.
(360)624-1898
OUTDOOR WOOD SCREEN - new $80
obo Retail $130 (650)873-8167
PAPASAN CHAIRS (2) -with cushions
$45. each set, (650)347-8061
RATTAN SIX Drawer Brown Dresser;
Glass top and Mirror attachment;
5 ft long. $200. (650) 871-5524.
RECLINING SWIVEL chair almost new
$99 650-766-4858
TABLE LAMP w/ hand painted rose design. $25.00 Pls call 650-345-9036
WOOD WALL unit, 7 upper and lower

cabinets, 90" wide x 72" high. $99.
(650)347-6875
TABLECLOTH, UNUSED in original box,

Royal Blue and white 47x47, great gift,
$10.00, (650) 578-9208.
308 Tools
BOSTITCH 16 gage Finish nailer Model
SB 664FN $99 (650)359-9269
CLICKER TORQUE Wrench, 20-150 lbs,
1/2", new, $25, 650-595-3933
CRAFTMAN RADIAL SAW, with cabinet
stand, $200 Cash Only, (650)851-1045
CRAFTSMAN 3/4 horse power 3,450
RPM $60 (650)347-5373
CRAFTSMAN 9" Radial Arm Saw with 6"
dado set. No stand. $55 (650)341-6402
CRAFTSMAN JIGSAW 3.9 amp. with
variable speeds $65 (650)359-9269
CRAFTSMAN RADIAL Arm Saw Stand.
In box. $30. (650)245-7517
DEWALT DRILL/FLASHLIGHT Set $99
My Cell 650-537-1095. Will email pictures upon request.
ELECTRIC MOTOR MIXER $450.
(650) 333-6275.
HEAVY DUTY Mattock/Pick, Less Handle $5. (650)368-0748
WOODEN MINI bar with 2 bar stools

$75. (415)265-3395
NEW SHUR GRIP SZ327 Snow Cables

+ tentioners $25, 650-595-3933
306 Housewares
PULLEYS- FOUR 2-1/8 to 7 1/4" --all for

$16. 650 341-8342
BED SPREAD (queen size), flower design, never used. $22. Pls call
650-345-9036
SHOPSMITH MARK V 50th Anniversary

most
attachments.
$1,500/OBO.
(650)504-0585
CHRISTMAS TREE China, Fairfield

Peace on Earth. Complete Set of 12 (48
pieces) $75. 650-493-5026
COMPLETE SET OF CHINA - Windsor
Garden, Noritake. Four place-settings,
20-pieces in original box, never used.
$250 per box (3 boxes available).
(650)342-5630
PRE-LIT 7 ft Christmas tree. Three sections, easy to assemble. $50. 650 349
2963.
VINTAGE CRAFTSMAN Jig Saw. Circa

1947. $60. (650)245-7517
WILLIAMS #1191 CHROME 2 1/16"
Combination "SuperRrench". Mint. $89.
650-218-7059.
WILLIAMS #40251, 4 PC. Tool Set
(Hose Remover, Cotter Puller, Awl, Scraper). Mint. $29. 650-218-7059.
WIZARD STAINED Glass Grinder, extra
bit, good condition, shield included,
$50. Jack @348-6310
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THE DAILY JOURNAL
Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle

Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis
ACROSS
1 __, poor
Yorick!: Hamlet
5 Fig. on a new car
window
9 B equivalent, in
music
14 Phnom __,
Cambodia
15 Prefix meaning
god
16 Vivien of Gone
With the Wind
17 Jasons ship
18 Walts friend, and
enemy, in
Breaking Bad
19 L.A. Law lawyer
20 19th-century
military service
revolver
23 Visine dose
24 In the thick of
27 Brit. reference
28 Barbies guy
30 Piddling amount
31 Famous
34 __ bet?: Care
to wager?
36 Altar promise
37 Steak sauce
brand
40 Piercing tool
41 See 13-Down
42 Slammin Sammy
of the links
43 Catches in the
act
45 Robert E. Lees
org.
46 Asian New Year
47 Position in the
batters box
49 Luxury apartment
feature
53 Highway
originally from
Chicago to Santa
Monica
56 Under way, to
Sherlock
58 Weight loss plan
59 Karma
60 Eponymous
swindler Charles
61 Former student
62 Fed. power dept.
63 Plagued
64 Sulk
65 From Chicago to
Boston
DOWN
1 Quickly
2 Bad, Bad
Brown of song
3 One of four in a
square
4 Debunked
5 Highest peak in
Ore.
6 Like a honed
knife
7 Landlords charge
8 Slammer
9 Insurance case
10 Marked by
intense feeling
11 Solid baseball hit
12 IRS Form 1040
calculation
13 With 41-Across,
Bronx ball club,
familiarly
21 Agitated state
22 Keister
25 Albums first half
26 Govt. obligation
28 The Trial
novelist Franz
29 Tolkien tree
giants
31 Ruling
descendants of
Genghis
32 Unfamiliar with
33 Some Oklahoma
billionaires
34 Comes out on
top
35 State as fact
38 Diamond surface
39 Competitors
payment
44 Clock radio Shut
up! button
46 iPhone users
Keep in touch
48 Be effective
49 Traffic jam
50 Yoga posture
51 Quotes as a
source
52 Apply, as
pressure
54 Netherlands
cheese
55 Farm storage
cylinder
56 LAPD alert
57 Friends opposite
ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE:
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By Warren Stabler
2015 Tribune Content Agency, LLC
12/28/15
12/28/15
310 Misc. For Sale
310 Misc. For Sale
"MOTHER-IN-LAW TONGUES" plants,

3 in 5-gal cans. $10.00 each. 650/5937408.
ULTRASONIC JEWELRY Cleaning Machine Cleans jewelry, eyeglasses, dentures, keys. Concentrate included. $30
OBO. (650)580-4763
8 TRACKS, billy Joel, Zeppelin, Eagles

,Commodores, more.40 @ $4 each , call
650-393-9908
ELECTRICAL CORD for Clothes
Dryer. New, $7.00. Call 650-345-9036
GAME "BEAT THE EXPERTS" never
used $8., (408)249-3858
HARLEY DAVIDSON black phone, perfect condition, $65., (650) 867-2720
INCUBATOR, $99, (650)678-5133
LIONEL CHRISTMAS Boxcars 2005,
2006, 2007 New OB $90 lot 650-3687537
LIONEL CHRISTMAS Holiday expansion Set. New OB $99 650-368-7537
LIONEL ENGINE #221 Rio Grande diesel, runs good ex-condition
$90.
(650)867-7433
LIONEL WESTERN Union Pass car and
dining car. New OB $99 650-368-7537
RMT CHRISTMAS Diesel train and Caboose. Rare. New OB $99 650-368-7537
SAMSONITE 26" tan hard-sided suit
case, lt. wt., wheels, used once/like new.
$60. 650-328-6709
STAR TREK VCR tape Colombia House,
Complete set 79 episodes $50
(650)355-2167
VINTAGE WHITE Punch Bowl/Serving

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

BALDWIN GRAND PIANO, 6 foot, excellent condition, $8,500/obo. Call
(510)784-2598
GULBRANSEN BABY GRAND PIANO Appraised @ $5450., want $1800 obo,

(650)343-4461
HAILUN PIANO for sale, brand new, excellent condition. $6,000. (650)308-5296
HAMMOND B-3 Organ and 122 Leslie
Speaker. Excellent condition. $8,500. private owner, (650)349-1172
MONARCH UPRIGHT player piano $99
(650) 583-4549
UPRIGHT PIANO. In tune. Fair condition. $300 OBO (650) 533-4886.
WURLITZER PIANO, console, 40 high,
light brown, good condition. $490.
(650)593-7001
YAMAHA PIANO, Upright, Model M-305,
$750. Call (650)572-2337
312 Pets & Animals
TASCO LUMINOVA Telescope.with tripod stand, And extra Lenses. Good condition.$90. call 650-591-2393
AIRLINE CARRIER for cats, pur. from

Southwest Airlines, $25, 2 available. Call
(505-228-1480) local.
VASE WITH flowers 2 piece good for the

Holidays, $25., (650) 867-2720
BAMBOO BIRD Cage - very intricate design - 21"x15"x16". $50 (650)341-6402
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312 Pets & Animals
317 Building Materials
318 Sports Equipment
FRENCH BULLDOG PUPPIES For Sale

in San Mateo. You are welcome to come
and see puppies. Text or Call for appointment. (650) 274-2241.
For Pictures visit website: frenchbulldogsanfrancisco.com
32 PAVING/EDGING bricks, 12 x 5x1

Brown, smooth surface, good clean condition. $32. (650)588-1946 San Bruno
VINTAGE GOLF Set for $75 My Cell

650-537-1095. Will email pictures upon
request.
CULTURED MARBLE 2 tone BR vanity

counter top. New toe skin/ scribe. 29 x
19 $300 (408)744-1041
WOMEN'S LADY Cougar gold iron set

set - $25. (650)348-6955
FRENCH BULLDOG puppies. Many

colors.
AKC Registration. Call
(415)596-0538.
ONE KENNEL Cab ll one Pet Taxi animal carriers 26x16. Excellent cond. $60..
650-593-2066
PARROT CAGE, Steel, Large - approx
4 ft by 4 ft, Excellent condition $300 best
offer. (650)245-4084
PET CARRIER, brown ,Very good condition, $15.00 medium zize leave txt or call
650 773-7201
EXTERIOR BRASS lanterns 20" 2 NEW,

both $30. (650)574-4439
INTERIOR DOORS, 8, free.
call 573-7381.
SHUTTERS 2 wooden shutters 32x72
like new $50.00 ea.call 650 368-7891
WHITE DOUBLE pane window for $29
or Best offer. Call Halim @ (650) 6785133.
WOODEN SHUTTERS 12x36" Six available. $20. (650)574-4439
315 Wanted to Buy
318 Sports Equipment
WE BUY
ATOMIC SKI bag -- 215 cm. Lightly

used, great condition. $15. (650) 5730556.
Gold, Silver, Platinum

Always True & Honest values
Millbrae Jewelers
Est. 1957
400 Broadway - Millbrae
650-697-2685
BUCK TACTICAL folding knife, Masonic

logo, NEW $19, 650-595-3933
DELUXE OVER the door chin up bar; excellent shape; $10; 650-591-9769 San
Carlos
G.I. ammo can, medium, good cond. $8.
Call (650) 591-4553, days only.
316 Clothes
BLACK LEATHER belt, wide, non-slip,
43" middle hole, $2, 650-595-3933
HATS, BRAND New, Nascar Racing,
San Francisco 49ers and Giants, excellent condition, $10. 510-684-0187
LEATHER JACKET, New Black Italian
style, size M Ladies $45 (650) 875-1708
GOLF BALLS-15 dozen. All Brands: Titeslist, Taylor Made, Callaway. $5 per
dozen. (650)345-3840.
GOLF CLUB, Superstick,this collapsible
single club adjusts to 1-9,$20,San Carlos
(650)591-9769
GOLF CLUBS, 2 sets of $30 & $60.
(415)265-3395
LEATHER JACKET, New Dark Brown ,

Italian style, Size L $49 (650) 875-1708
IN-GROUND BASKETBALL hoop, fiberglass backboard, adjustable height, $80

obo 650-364-1270
MANS SUIT, perfect condition. Jacket

size 42, pants 32/32. Only $35. Call
650-345-9036
LADIES MCGREGOR Golf Clubs

Right handed with covers and pull cart
$150 o.b.o. (650)344-3104
PARIS HILTON purse white & silver unused, about 12" long x 9" high $23. 650592-2648
POWER PLUS Exercise Machine

(650)368-3037
SUNGLASSSES UNISEX TOMS Lobamba S007 w/ Tortoise Frames. Polarized lenses 100% UVA/UVB NEW
$65.(650)591-6596
VELVET DRAPE, 100% cotton, new
beautiful burgundy 82"X52" W/6"hems:
$45 (415)585-3622
$99
SOCCER BALLS - $8.00 each (like new)

4 available. (650)341-5347
TREADMILL BY PRO-FORM. (Hardly
Used). 10% incline, 2.5 HP motor, 300lb
weight capacity. $329 (650)598-9804
TWO SETS of 10lb barbell weights @
$10 each set. (650)593-0893
VEST, BROWN Leather , Size 42 Regular, Like New, $25 (650) 875-1708
VINTAGE ENGLISH ladies ice skates up to size 7-8, $40., (650)873-8167
VINTAGE 1970S Grecian made dress,

size 6-8, $35 (650)873-8167
WET SUIT - medium size, $95., call for

info (650)851-0878
Carpets
Cleaning
335 Rugs
CARPET RUNNER, new, 30 inches,
bound on both sides, burgundy color, 30
lineal feet, $290. Call (650)579-0933.
345 Medical Equipment

ADULT DIAPERS, disposable, 10 bags,
20 diapers per bag, $10 each. (650)3420935
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.
BATH TRANSFER bench, back rest and
side arm, suction cups for the floor.
$75/obo. (650)757-0149
379 Open Houses
Dont lose money

on a trade-in or
consignment!
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in the Daily Journal.
Sell your vehicle in the

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Auto Classifieds.
Reach over 76,500

potential home buyers &
renters a day,
from South San Francisco
to Palo Alto.
in your local newspaper.
Call (650)344-5200
380 Real Estate Services

The San Mateo Daily Journals
weekly Real Estate Section.
TRAVEL WHEEL chair Light weight travel w/carrying case. $300. (650)596-0513
440 Apartments
Garage Sales
SAN MATEO, Completely remodeled

new, 2 bdrm 1 bath Laurelwood.. $2,900.
(650)342-6342
List your upcoming garage

sale, moving sale, estate
sale, yard sale, rummage
sale, clearance sale, or
whatever sale you have...
in the Daily Journal.
470 Rooms
HIP HOUSING
Non-Profit Home Sharing Program
San Mateo County
(650)348-6660
620 Automobiles
AA SMOG
Complete Repair & Service

$29.75 plus certificate fee
Reach 76,500 drivers

from South SF to
Palo Alto
650 -273-5120
1279 El Camino Real
Call (650)344-5200
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Menlo Park
www.MenloAthertonAutoRepair
670 Auto Parts
CHEVY 10 HHR . 68K. EXCELLENT

CONDITION. $8888. (650)274-8284.
BRIDGESTONE TURANZA RFT (Run

Flat) 205/55/16 EL 42 All Season Like
New $100. (650)483-1222
DODGE
99 Van, Good Condition,
$4,200 OBO (650)481-5296
BRIDGESTONE TURANZA RFT (Run

Flat) 205/55/16 EL42 used 70% left $80.
(650)483-1222
FORD 98 Mustang. GT Convertible.

Summer fun car. Green, Tan, Leather interior, Excellent Condition. 128,000
Miles. $3700. (650) 440-4697.
LEXUS
07
IS250
$13,500.(650)342-6342
lexus
LEXUS 99 ES2300,
$5,200. (650)302-5523
white,
112k,
NEVER
MOUNTED
new Metzeler
120/70ZR-18 tire $50, 650-595-3933
NEW CONTINENTAL Temporary tire
mounted on 5 lug rim Size T125/70/R1798M $100. (650)483-1222
SET OF cable chains for 14-17in tires
$20 650-766-4858
119K.
TOYOTA AVALON 08 $10,000. 95K

Miles. Leather, A/C. One Owner.
Ed @ (415) 310-2457.
625 Classic Cars

FORD 63 thunderbird Hardtop, 390 engine, Leather Interior. Will consider
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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
630 Trucks & SUVs
(most cars)
(650) 340-0492
LEXUS 01 RX300. Only 130,000 miles

4wd $6900. (650)342-6342
Call (650)344-5200
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650-995-0003
Concrete
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869 California Drive .

Burlingame
670 Auto Service

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AUTO REPAIR
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DODGE 01 DURANGO, V-8 SUV, 1

owner, dark blue, CLEAN! $5,000/obo.
Call (650)492-1298
Reach over 76,500 readers

from South San Francisco
to Palo Alto.
in your local newspaper.
MOTORCYCLE SADDLEBAGS, with

mounting hardware and other parts $35.
Call (650)670-2888
Just $42!
Well run it
til you sell it!
HOMES & PROPERTIES
QUICKIE WHEELCHAIR - Removable

arms for transferring standard size.
$350.00. (650) 345-3017
Make money, make room!
640 Motorcycles/Scooters
DAINESE BOOTS Zipper & Velcro Closure, Cushioned Ankle, Excellent Condition Unisex EU40 $55 (650)357-7484
OPEN HOUSE
LISTINGS
Look for it
every Friday and Weekend
to find information on fine homes
and properties throughout
the local area.
GARAGE SALES
ESTATE SALES
620 Automobiles
25
640 Motorcycles/Scooters
BONDED MAIDS
CLEANING SERVICE Lic.#66592
Electricians
ALL ELECTRICAL
SERVICE
Licensed Bonded & Insured
HOME & OFFICE, Flexible Services,

Meticulous, Repeat Jobs Warranty
We Beat Any Price
650-322-9288
OFFICE: 715 El Camino Real, Suite 204

San Bruno 94066 Lic.#66592
Farmers Insurance Bus. Pol.#60623-74-48
for all your electrical needs
(650)984-0903
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Gardening
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PREPARATION
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Drip Systems, Rock Gardens
Pressure Washing,
and lots more!
Call Robert
STERLING GARDENS
650-703-3831
Lic #751832
Decks & Fences
Cleaning
ANGIES CLEANING &

POWERWASHING
Move in/out; Post Construction;

Commercial & Residential;
Carpet Cleaning; Powerwashing
650.918.0354
www.MyErrandServicesCA.com
OSULLIVAN
CONSTRUCTION
New Construction
Remodeling
Kitchen/Bathrooms
Decks/Fences
(650)589-0372
Licensed and Insured
Lic. #589596
MARSH FENCE
& DECK CO.
State License #377047

Licensed Insured Bonded
Fences - Gates - Decks
Stairs - Retaining Walls
10-year guarantee
Quality work w/reasonable prices
Call for free estimate
(650)571-1500
COMPLETE
GARDENING
SERVICES
+ Clean Rain Gutters

Call Jose:
(650) 315-4011
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Flooring
Gutter Cleaning
SPECIALS
AS LOW AS $2.50/sf.
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Landscaping
Roofing
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Drip Systems, Rock Gardens
Pressure Washing,
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Housecleaning
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Painting Electrical
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650-201-6854
Painting
Tree Service
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CRAIGS PAINTING
NECK OF THE WOODS

Tree Service
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(650) 553-9653
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Hillside Tree
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Residential & Commercial

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(650)207-6592
Large & Small Jobs

Classic Brushwork, Matching, Staining, Varnishing, Cabinet Finishing
Wall Effects, Murals, More!
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THE VILLAGE
CONTRACTOR
Licensed General and
Painting Contractor
Remodels Carpentry
Drywall Tile Painting
Lic#979435
(650)701-6072
CHEAP
HAULING!
Light moving!
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Landscaping
NATE LANDSCAPING
* Tree Service * Fence
* Deck * Pavers
* Pruning & Removal
* New Lawn * Irrigation
* All Concrete * Ret. Wall
* Sprinkler System
* Stamp Concrete
* Yard Clean-Up,
Haul & Maintenance
Free Estimate
650.353.6554
Lic. #973081
SUNNY BAY PAINTING CO.
Residential Commercial
Interior Exterior
Water Damage, Fences,
Decks, Stain Work
Free Estimates
CA Lic 982576
(415)828-9484
Plumbing
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Toilets, Sinks, Vanities,
Faucets, Water heaters,
Whirlpools and more!
Wholesale Pricing &
Closeout Specials.
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San Mateo
650-350-1960
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Serving the entire Bay Area

License #931457
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Owner-Operator-Climber
State Lic. 638340
650 366-9801
Service
LOCALLY OWNED
Trimming
Pruning
Shaping
Large
Removal
Grinding
Stump
Free
Estimates
Mention
The Daily Journal

to get 10% off
for new customers
Call Luis (650) 704-9635
Notices
NOTICE TO READERS:
California law requires that contractors
taking jobs that total $500 or more (labor
or materials) be licensed by the Contractors State License Board. State law also
requires that contractors include their license number in their advertising. You
can check the status of your licensed
contractor at www.cslb.ca.gov or 800321-CSLB. Unlicensed contractors taking
jobs that total less than $500 must state
in their advertisements that they are not
licensed by the Contractors State License Board.
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Attorneys
Dental Services
Food
Health & Medical
Legal Services
Tax Preparation
Law Office of Jason Honaker
RUSSO DENTAL CARE

Dental Implants
Free Consultation& Panoramic
Digital Survey
1101 El Camino RL ,San Bruno
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BANKRUPTCY
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Call us for a consultation
650-259-9200
www.honakerlegal.com
Cemetery
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IMPRESSIONS
ARE OUR FIRST
PRIORITY
Cypress Lawn
1370 El Camino Real
Colma
(650)755-0580
www.cypresslawn.com
www.russodentalcare.com
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650 344-1006
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Food
Financial
BRUNCH EVERY
UNITED AMERICAN BANK

San Mateo , Redwood City,
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(650)583-2273
SUNDAY
Omelette Station, Carving Station

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Houlihans
& Holiday Inn SFO Airport

275 So Airport blvd.
South San Francisco
COMPLETE IMPLANT
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Evening & Saturday appts available
Peninsula Dental Implant Center
1201 St Francisco Way, San Carlos
650.232.7650
Do you want a White,Brighter

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Maui Whitening
650.508.8669
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(Between Greenwood & Howard)
www.mauiwhitening.com
I - SMILE
Implant & Orthodontict Center

1702 Miramonte Ave. Suite B
Mountain View
Exceptional.
Reliable. Inovative
650-282-5555
MILLBRAE SMILE CENTER
Valerie de Leon, DDS

Implant, Cosmetic and
Family Dentistry
Spanish and Tagalog Spoken
(650)697-9000
15 El Camino Real,
MILLBRAE, CA
Call (650)579-1500
for simply better banking
unitedamericanbank.com
CROWNE PLAZA
Foster City-San Mateo
Fitness
The Clubhouse Bistro

Wedding, Event &
Meeting Facilities
LOSE WEIGHT
(650) 295-6123
Dental Services
A touch of Europe
1221 Chess Drive Foster City

Hwy 92 at Foster City Blvd. Exit
GET HAPPY!
Happy Hour 4-6 M-F
Steelhead Brewing Co.
333 California Dr.
Burlingame
(650)344-6050
www.steelheadbrewery.com
NOTHING BUNDTCAKES
Make Life Sweeter
In Just 10 Weeks !
with the ultimate body shaping course
contact us today.
(650) 490-4414
www. SanBrunoMartialArts.com
Furniture
Bedroom Express
Where Dreams Begin
2833 El Camino Real

San Mateo - (650)458-8881
184 El Camino Real
So. S. Francisco -(650)583-2221
www.bedroomexpress.com
*864 Laurel Street, San Carlos
650.592.1600
*140 So. El Camino Real, Millbrae
650.552.9625
PANCHO VILLA
TAQUERIA
Because Flavor Still Matters

365 B Street
San Mateo
www.sfpanchovillia.com
PANCHO VILLA
TAQUERIA
Because Flavor Still Matters

365 B Street
San Mateo
www.sfpanchovillia.com
CALIFORNIA
STOOLS*BAR*DINETTES
(650)591-3900
Tons of Furniture to match

your lifestyle
Peninsula Showroom:
930 El Camino Real, San Carlos
Save $500 on
Implant Abutment &
Crown Package.
Call Millbrae Dental
for details
650-583-5880
EYE EXAMINATIONS
579-7774
1159 Broadway
Burlingame
Dr. Andrew Soss
OD, FAAO
www.Dr-AndrewSoss.net
KAY'S HEALTH
& BEAUTY
Facials Waxing Fitness
Body Fat Reduction
381 El Camino Real

Millbrae
(650)697-6868
SKIN TASTIC
MEDICAL LASER
Cosmetic Spa Cool Sculpting
Laser&Cosmetic Dermatology
1838 El Camino Rl#130
Burlingame. 650 542-7055
www.skintasticmedicalspa.com
SLEEP APNEA
We can treat it
without CPAP!
Call for a free
sleep apnea screening
Ask us about our

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Millbrae Dental
Health & Medical
Insurance
BACK, LEG PAIN OR

NUMBNESS?
AFFORDABLE
Non-Surgical
Spinal Decompression
Dr. Thomas Ferrigno D.C.
650-231-4754
177 Bovet Rd. #150 San Mateo
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HEALTH INSURANCE
Non-Attorney document
preparation: Divorce,
Pre-Nup, Adoption, Living Trust,
Conservatorship, Probate,
Notary Public. Response to
Lawsuits: Credit Card
Issues, Breach of Contract
Call:
Trust The Tax Pros
Jeri Blatt, LDA #11
MORE THAN JUST A TAX RETURN
Registered & Bonded
CALL FOR YOUR FREE MEETING
legaldocumentsplus.com
Visit: Belmonttax.com for details
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Marketing
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Massage Therapy
FULL BODY MASSAGE
$48
Belbien Day Spa
1204 West Hillsdale Blvd.

SAN MATEO
(650)403-1400
GRAND
OPENING
Asian Massage
$5 OFF W/THIS AD
(650)556-9888
633 Veterans Blvd #C
Redwood City
Relaxing & Healing

Massage
39 N. San Mateo Dr. #1,

San Mateo
(650)557-2286
Free parking behind bldg
www.barrettinsuranceservices.net
Music
CLU, RHU, REBC, CLTC, LUTCF

President
Barrett Insurance Services
(650)513-5690
CA. Insurance License #0737226
Music Lessons
Sales Repairs Rentals
Eric L. Barrett,
(650)349-4492
Bronstein Music
363 Grand Ave, So. San Francisco
(650)588-2502
bronsteinmusic.com
Real Estate Loans
REAL ESTATE LOANS
We Fund Bank Turndowns!

Equity based direct lender
Homes Multi-family
Mixed-use Commercial
All Credit Accepted
Purchase / Refinance/
Cash Out
Investors welcome
Loan servicing since 1979
650-348-7191
Wachter Investments, Inc.

Real Estate Broker
CA Bureau of Real Estate#746683
Nationwide Mortgage
Licensing System ID #348268
Seniors
AFFORDABLE
24-hour Assisted Living Care
located in Burlingame
Mills Estate Villa
Burlingame Villa
Short Term Stays
Dementia & Alzheimers Care
Hospice Care
(650)692-0600
Lic.#4105088251/
415600633
650.654.7775
JEFFREY ANTON
540 Ralston Ave. Belmont, Ca 94002
Travel
FIGONE TRAVEL
GROUP
(650) 595-7750
www.cruisemarketplace.com
Cruises Land & Family vacations
Personalized & Experienced
Family Owned & Operated
Since 1939
1495 Laurel St. SAN CARLOS
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Leading local news coverage on the Peninsula

Monday Dec. 28, 2015 XVI, Edition 114

Hard lessons of the housing crisis

If not for the kindness of Brad

income household, the family was

as a nurse for the Palo Alto

See CRISIS, Page 20

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Brad Saunders, a physical education teacher at Foster Citys Bowditch

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2009 and was its 19th employee.

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Monday Dec. 28, 2015

Damage from sinking land costing billions

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productive agricultural region, to

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