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Money flows to school district
Belmont-Redwood Shores set to receive $8.75M construction grant
By Heather Murtagh
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
An $8.75 million matching grant
from the state will soon be on its
way to the Belmont-Redwood
Shores Elementary School District
three years after the district was put
on the waiting list for funds.
California offers capital improve-
Above:Ten-year-olds Andrew and Natalie draw pictures for Jeannette Holt at the South San Francisco Senior Center
Thursday morning.Below:Fifth grade students from Martin Elementary School perform for seniors.
Getting to know you
Fifth grades share holiday spirit at senior center
By Heather Murtagh
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
After unfolding his piece of lined
paper, a fifth grader from Martin
Elementary School introduced the
next song to a group of about 30
seniors.
“This one is called ‘Sunshine On
My Shoulders Makes Me Happy’
because we want to make you happy
and we love you,” he said adding,
“This is how we say ‘I love you.’”
All the students behind him raised
their arms signing I love you.
The song was one of several per-
See SPIRIT, Page 24
ment funds to school districts for a
number of reasons, including new
buildings. Belmont-Redwood
Shores was added to the wait list for
such funds three years ago. On
Wednesday, the State Allocation
Board disbursed more than $1.4 bil-
lion to more than 400 school dis-
tricts for construction and modern-
ization of schools. On the list was
BILL COLLAPSES
SENATE DEMOCRATIC LEADER DROPPING $1.3
TRILLION SPENDING BILL
$8.749 million for the local district.
“It’s exciting and amazing in
these economic times that this
money is available,” said board
President Andrew Stulbarg.
The district applied for the funds
to meet growing enrollment needs
in Redwood Shores three years ago,
said Superintendent Emerita Orta-
Camilleri. The district was put on
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NATION PAGE 6
the waiting list at the time. On
Wednesday, the district was notified
a vote would occur. Now it needs to
start planning what to do with the
funds.
First, there is some research into
how it can be used. The money is
earmarked for new construction,
since at the time of the application,
Belmont-Redwood Shores was in
Congress delivers
tax bill to Obama
By David Espo
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — Acting with
uncommon speed, Congress sent
President Barack Obama sweeping,
bipartisan legislation late Thursday
to avoid a Jan. 1 spike in income
taxes for millions and renew jobless
benefits for victims of the worst
recession in 80 years.
The measure also will cut Social
Security taxes for nearly every
wage-earner and pump billions of
dollars into the still-sluggish econo-
my.
The 277-148 vote came less than
24 hours after the Senate cleared the
bill, 81-19.
The legislation was the result of a
reach across party lines between
Obama and top Republicans in
Congress — stubborn adversaries
during two years of political combat
that ended when the GOP emerged
the undisputed winner in midterm
Women’s group NOW files
complaint against Hooters
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF REPORT
Is Hooters too sexy for children?
The California chapter of the
National Organization for Women
thinks so. On Thursday, the
Sacramento-based group filed com-
plaints against four Hooters estab-
lishments, including one in San
Bruno, arguing the restaurant is vio-
lating the law by providing sexual
entertainment to minors.
Complaints were filed with police
departments, district attorneys and
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the middle of plans to build a new
elementary school which opened
this fall.
Some possible projects include
adding or completing projects at
Redwood Shores or Sandpiper ele-
mentary schools. Another possible
action could be repaying the district
general fund the $250,000 to
See MONEY, Page 24
elections on
Nov. 2.
Rep. Ginny
Brown-Waite, R-
Fla., called it “a
bipartisan
moment of clari-
ty” as the House
moved toward a
Barack Obama vote.
After forcing a
delay in the House early in the day,
Democratic critics settled for a sep-
arate vote in their bid to toughen an
estate tax rovision they attacked as a
giveaway to the very rich. They
were defeated, 233-194, with one
vote of “present.”
“The president will be able to sign
it as soon as he likes,” said Rep. Rob
Andrews of New Jersey, who added
later on the House floor he was sup-
porting “an imperfect bill” in hopes
of stimulating job creation.
See TAX, Page 24
the California attorney general,
according to a press release.
“Marketing to young children and
advertising as a family restaurant
while in reality being nothing but a
provider of ‘vicarious sexual enter-
tainment’ amounts to sexual
exploitation and attempts to legit-
imize sex discrimination and hostile
work environments for women,”
said Patty Bellasalma, president of
the California chapter of NOW.
See NOW, Page 24
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In 1957, the United States successfully test-fired the Atlas Political Comedian Eugene Actress Milla
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In 1960, a London-bound Convair Samaritan operated by the Matthews is 65.
U.S. Air Force crashed shortly after takeoff from Munich, West Actor Armin Mueller-Stahl is 80. Actor George Lindsey is
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Strange but True
Bids for Lee Harvey es and 1,400 purebred beef cattle. paper’s Johannesburg offices Monday.
Most of the cattle went by aircraft, The cartoon caused a storm when the
by Mike Argirion and Jeff Knurek Oswald’s coffin top $25,000 with the last shipment due to touch Times published it in 2008, two years
LOS ANGELES — The simple wood- down Thursday in Russia’s Voronezh after Jacob Zuma had been acquitted of
en coffin that was supposed to be the region. They are bound for the rape charges. But van der Berg said

to form four ordinary words.

final resting place of the man who killed
ROSYR President John F. Kennedy will soon
have a new resting place of its own.
©2010 Tribune Media Services, Inc.
All Rights Reserved.
The coffin was put up for auction last
month by a Texas funeral home owner
YILSK who swapped it with Oswald’s family
for a new one when the body was briefly
exhumed in 1981.
RETAUM With the auction just a few hours away
from closing Thursday, bidding had
reached $25,548, according to Nate D.
Sanders Auctions of Santa Monica.
FULOWE Auction house spokesman Sam Heller
Now arrange the circled letters
to form the surprise answer, as says about 30 bids have been received.
suggested by the above cartoon.
Funeral home owner Allen
A: Baumgardner said he felt it was time for
(Answers tomorrow)
the coffin to have a new owner.
Yesterday’s
Jumbles: BRASS QUEER HARBOR SICKEN It was dug up in 1981 so Oswald’s
Answer: Why he bet the minimum on the race — body could be positively identified.
HORSE SENSE
Montana ships `instant
ranch’ to Russian grasslands
BILLINGS, Mont. — Montana live-
stock producers say they have
shipped an “instant ranch” to the
grasslands of southwestern Russia —
complete with cowboys, quarter-hors-
Stevenson Sputnik Ranch, which is a
partnership between rancher Darrell
Stevenson of Hobson and Russian
investors.
Montana Agriculture Director Ron de
Yong says the shipment represents the
state’s largest overseas export of live cat-
tle to date.
Included in the Russian subsidized
deal is training for local herdsman on
animal care.
It comes as the Russian government
spends heavily to revive a domestic beef
industry that collapsed after the fall of
the Soviet Union.
South African president
says cartoon defamed him
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s
president has filed a $700,000 defama-
tion suit over a cartoon depicting him
with his pants undone, preparing to rape
a blindfolded, female figure symbolizing
justice, a lawyer said Tuesday.
Eric van der Berg, a lawyer for the
Sunday Times, said notice from the
president’s lawyers had arrived at the
Zuma had not followed up on threats to
sue until now.
The lawsuit coincides with discus-
sions about ruling party proposals that
rights groups say may threaten media
freedom.
Zuma’s African National Congress
party has proposed a secrets law that
could jail reporters for publishing classi-
fied information. The party is also con-
templating creating a media tribunal.
The tribunal would be controlled by
politicians and would have undefined
powers to punish journalists for infrac-
tions that also are unclear. Both cam-
paigns have stalled amid wide protest,
but ANC leaders have not abandoned
them.
The cartoonist Jonathan Shapiro, who
signs his work Zapiro and is among the
country’s best known political cartoon-
ists, said he was “flabbergasted” that
Zuma would go to court so long after the
cartoon appeared. Shapiro said it would
only serve to re-ignite public discussion
about whether Zuma was trying to
intimidate legal authorities in 2008.
THE DAILY JOURNAL
Fatal beating suspect’s competency undecided
By Michelle Durand
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
The murder defendant accused of beating an
elderly Belmont man so badly he died in addi-
tion to later attacking two jail officers is com-
petent to stand trial, according to one court-
appointed doctor though another wants more
time to finish his evaluation.
If the second doctor agrees that Tyler James
Hutchinson is fit to aid in his own defense, the
22-year-old transient will proceed to trial for
charges in the death of Albert Korn, 88, and
the assault of two officers at the county jail
while awaiting prosecution in the former case.
If, instead, he finds Hutchinson incompetent,
the court will appoint a third doctor as a tie-
breaker. The outcome determines whether
Hutchinson faces incarceration if convicted or
hospitalization until deemed competent.
At this point, a split decision looks quite
possible. The second doctor has indicated he
believes Hutchinson is incompetent but
wants another week to complete the report
backing up the conclusion, said prosecutor
CPUC to PG&E: Reduce pressure
By Heather Murtagh
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Certain natural gas pipelines will run at 20
percent below capacity this winter after the
California Public Utilities Commission direct-
ed the change to PG&E Thursday.
CPUC Executive Director Paul Clanon, in a
two-page letter, directed three changes to
Pacific Gas and Electric Company yesterday.
Recommendations came days after the
National Transportation and Safety Board, the
federal agency investigating the Sept. 9 fatal
explosion and fire in San Bruno, released a
second preliminary report that ruled out a
number of issues but also highlighted a mis-
LOCAL
Al Giannini.
This is the third set of
competency proceedings
for Hutchinson in three
different cases over the last
two years. However,
Korn’s death is the most
serious.
Korn died two weeks
Tyler after allegedly encounter-
Hutchinson ing Hutchinson on the
afternoon of June 2, 2009.
The transient had allegedly entered a back
window of a home on the 2500 block of
Hallmark Drive in Belmont and authorities
believe he beat Korn before fleeing with his
wallet and jewelry in the man’s car.
Fingerprints from the crime scene later
matched Hutchinson who was arrested after a
West Sacramento couple found him inside
their home. After being convicted in that case
and another home invasion, Hutchinson was
sentenced to prison for six years and eight
months and sent back to San Mateo County.
Hutchinson’s defense attorney questioned
his competency in August.
classification of the type of pipe.
PG&E has previously reported the 30-inch
pipe was seamless, however it had a seam. It
was this detail that Clanon pointed to when
making recommendations to reduce gas pres-
sure for certain lines by 20 percent, change
accepted testing methods and require authori-
zation to increase gas pressure.
“Safety is our number one priority. As part
of our commitment to reassuring our cus-
tomers, PG&E has been examining other
pipelines of similar size and vintage to the seg-
ments in San Bruno to determine whether
pressure could be reduced without impacting
our customers,” said Kirk Johnson, PG&E vice
president of gas engineering and operations.
On Aug. 4, he picked up new charges after
the alleged attack which followed having the
hot water in his cell fixed. Hutchinson, who
already faces the death penalty potentially in
Korn’s death, racked up two felony counts of
assault on a correctional officer and two mis-
demeanor counts of obstruction for allegedly
punching at officers providing security for a
maintenance worker.
Both cases are not the first in San Mateo
County for Hutchinson. In January 2009, he
was charged with misdemeanor counts of
criminal threats and battery against two
women and their young children at the
Hillsdale Caltrain station. Hutchinson report-
edly yelled epithets and spit at one woman as
she threw away a cookie. Hutchinson was
convicted and sentenced to 120 days jail and
probation.
Hutchinson remains in custody on no-bail
status.
Michelle Durand can be reached by e-mail:
michelle@smdailyjournal.com or by phone: (650)
344-5200 ext. 102.
Two lines fit the parameters set by the
CPUC to be lowered — line 153, which runs
from Oakland to Fremont, and line 131, which
runs from Fremont to Milpitas. Line 153 was
reduced to 90 percent last Friday. Both will be
lowered to 80 percent, and Johnson believes
the company can continue to reliably serve
customers.
Increasing pressure to either of these lines
will now require authorization from the com-
mission. Lastly, PG&E will now be able to
check the safety of lines in one of four ways:
hydrostatic or other pressure test; X-ray; a
camera examination of the interior of the pipe;
or an inline inspection using a “smart pig” or
other appropriate assessment tool.
Friday • Dec. 17, 2010 3
Police reports
Who steals trash?
A garbage can was stolen from the front
yard of a man’s residence on Polynesia
Drive in Foster City before 2:26 a.m.
Thursday, Dec. 9.
BURLINGAME
Vandalism. A man caught five kids egging
the outside and inside of his car and got their
license plates on the 1200 block of Carmelita
Avenue before 10:26 a.m. Monday, Dec. 13.
Vandalism. A car’s tires were found flat and
the vehicle was keyed on both sides on the
500 block of Airport Boulevard before 4:49
p.m. Monday, Dec. 13.
Petty theft. A package was stolen from the
doorstep of a woman’s residence on Morrell
Avenue before 5:07 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 9.
Stolen auto. A man’s vehicle was missing
after he tried to retrieve it from a valet on
Bayshore Highway before 9:32 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 9.
Petty theft. A housekeeper stole a phone
from a residence on the 1600 block of
Bayshore Highway before 7:28 a.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 8.
Grand theft. Copper light fixtures were
taken from the 200 block of Arundel Road
before 6:38 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 8.
BELMONT
Vandalism. Writing was found on a power
box on El Camino Real before 11:27 a.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 8.
Burglary. A window was smashed and a
stereo was taken from a vehicle on
Continentals Way before 2:19 p.m. Tuesday,
Dec. 7.
Theft. Placards belonging to the city were
stolen from a retaining wall at the intersec-
tion of Hiller Street and Ralston Avenue
before 3:12 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 7.
Trespassing. A suspicious person was seen
on the Carlmont High School campus on
Carlmont Drive before 12:27 p.m. Monday,
Dec. 6.
4 Friday • Dec. 17, 2010
COUNTY GOVERNMENT
• The San Mateo County Board
of Supervisors will consider certify-
ing the environmental documents for
and approving the purchase of the
Woodhouse Industrial Park land in
Redwood City for a new jail. The
board postponed the public hearing
from its Dec. 14 meeting. The land, several parcels on the
east side of Highway 101, is an alternative to the previously
preferred site near downtown.
The Board of Supervisors meets 9 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 21
in Board Chambers, 400 County Government Center,
Redwood City.
CITY GOVERNMENT
• The San Carlos Planning Commission will consider
recommending the City Council amend its zoning code
regarding regulation of wireless telecommunication facili-
ties, updating it to include performance standards, defini-
tions and permits added since the last change in 2003. The
existing ordinance also doesn’t distinguish between public
and private property proposals for cell phone towers. City
staff said the amendment will provide more certainty in the
review process and minimize the impact to residential prop-
erties by establishing standards and requirements.
The Planning Commission meets 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 20
at City Hall, 600 Elm St., San Carlos.
LOCAL
Former police commander named chief
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF REPORT
A former San Carlos police command-
er who spent 16 years on that force and
served as Benicia’s chief for the last four
years is moving into the same position in
San Leandro.
Sandra R. Spagnoli replaces Chief Ian
Willis who is retiring. Her first day as
chief of the San Leandro Police
Department is Jan. 10, 2011.
Spagnoli, in a written statement, said
she was “extremely honored” with the
selection and is committed to continue
building on the department’s existing
excellence.
During her time in San Carlos —
including the last eight in which she
served as a commander — Spagnoli was
known for accomplishments in commu-
THE DAILY JOURNAL
nity policing, technol- Command College and FBI National
ogy, organizational Academy and is currently enrolled in the
developments and Naval Postgraduate School — Center for
service sharing. She Homeland Security Executive
also received the Leadership Program.
Public Technology Spagnoli is an instructor at the Los
Institute Achievement Angeles Police Department’s West Point
Award, honoring her Leadership Academy, serves on a POST
for advancing tech- Advisory Committee and is first vice
nology within the San president of the California Peace
Sandra
Carlos Police Officers Association.
Spagnoli
Department. San Leandro City Manager Steve
Spagnoli’s Peninsula ties aren’t just in Hollister lauded Spagnoli as the best fit
San Carlos. She holds degrees in human for San Leandro.
services manager and human resource “We had a very talented group of
management from the College of Notre police chief candidates and Sandra
Dame in Belmont, now Notre Dame de impressed both the community and pro-
Namur University. She also graduated fessional panels,” Hollister said in an
from the California Peace Officers issued statement announcing Spagnoli’s
Standards and Training Police appointment.
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State OKs greenhouse gas rules Hearing set in
By Jason Dearen
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SACRAMENTO — California
regulators on Thursday approved
fatal stabbing
the first system in the nation to give
polluting companies such as utilities
and refineries financial incentives to
emit fewer greenhouse gases.
The Air Resources Board voted 9-
1 to pass the key piece of
California’s 2006 climate law —
called AB32 — with the hope that
other states will follow the lead of
the world’s eighth largest economy.
State officials also are discussing
plans to link the new system with
similar ones under way or being
planned in Canada, Europe and
Asia.
California is launching into a
“historic adventure,” said Mary
Nichols, chairwoman of the state’s
air quality board.
“We’re inventing this,” she said.
“There is still going to be quite a bit
of action needed before it becomes
operational.”
California is trying to “fill the
vacuum created by the failure of
Congress to pass any kind of cli-
mate or energy legislation for many
years now,” said Nichols.
A standing-room only board
chambers featured testimony from
more than 170 witnesses Thursday.
Outside the chambers, a few climate
change skeptics held signs reading
“Global Warming: Science by
Homer Simpson.”
Some businesses that would fall
Obama mostly upbeat on Afghan war
By Robert Burns
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — Though
mostly upbeat, the Obama adminis-
tration’s assessment of war
progress in Afghanistan suggests
tough combat will continue for
years and if the president begins to
bring U.S. troops home next sum-
mer, as promised, the numbers will
be small.
The internal review of President
Barack Obama’s year-old war strat-
egy unveiled Thursday says that
Taliban momentum has been halted
New climate rules give polluting companies such as utilities or refineries
financial incentives to emit fewer greenhouse gases.
under the new rules say the system
could dampen California’s already
flagging economy, complicate law-
makers’ efforts to close a $28.1 bil-
lion revenue shortfall and lead to an
increase in the price of electricity.
The rate increases, however,
would still need approval from the
state.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger told
the board he is sensitive to the reces-
sion, but argued that many of the
new jobs being created under the
system are in the clean technology
industry.
“The real jobs we’re creating right
now are green jobs. Since 2006 or
so green jobs have been created 10
in many parts of Afghanistan and
that al-Qaida leaders who are
thought to be plotting further ter-
rorist attacks on the U.S. from
Pakistan sanctuaries have suffered
grievous losses.
But the review makes clear that
further progress won’t come easily.
And it indicates that ultimate suc-
cess depends heavily on factors
beyond Obama’s control, such as
Pakistan’s effectiveness in elimi-
nating al-Qaida and Taliban havens
on its side of the border.
“We are on track to achieve our
goals,” Obama declared from the
LOCAL/STATE/NATION
times faster than in any other sector,
so it’s also an economic plus,” he
said.
But he said reducing greenhouse
gas pollution is not just about cli-
mate change, but about human
health and national security.
“I despise the fact that we send $1
billion a year to foreign places for
our oil and to places that hate us. We
send this money to people that hate
us and that are organizing terrorists
and trying to blow up our country,”
he said.
Supporters say the system will
help spur economic recovery and
innovation, pushing business to
invest in clean technologies.
White House in remarks echoing
his announcement a year ago that
he was escalating the war effort by
sending an additional 30,000 U.S.
troops to Afghanistan with the cen-
tral aim of seizing the initiative
from the Taliban.
Though the White House’s rheto-
ric on the war hasn’t changed much
in the past 12 months, other factors
have. Public opinion in the U.S.
and other coalition countries has
soured on the war, casualties have
increased sharply and, in the view
of some international groups, the
outlook for peace has dimmed.
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF REPORT
The man who prosecutors say
fatally stabbed another man on the
tennis courts of Mills High School
in a dispute over a woman will learn
next year if he’ll stand trial on mur-
der charges.
Laungatasi Samana Ahio, 21, is
also charged with the use of a knife
which leaves him facing 16 years to
life in prison if convicted in the Aug.
4 death of Jared Afu, 19. Ahio has
pleaded not guilty.
A preliminary hearing in the case
is set for Feb. 9 with a one-day esti-
mate.
Ahio, then 20, is accused of stab-
bing Afu several times in the face
and neck just before midnight Aug.
4. Authorities found Afu near the
tennis courts of the Millbrae high
school and soon pronounced him
dead but Ahio remained at large
until the following evening when he
turned himself in to the South San
Francisco Police Department.
Earlier that night, police said Ahio
began following Afu as he walked
and smoked with friends. At some
point, Ahio and Afu became separat-
Deficits undermine drug
rehab experiment in state
By Don Thompson
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SACRAMENTO — A novel
approach that sent low-level drug
offenders to treatment programs
rather than to overburdened and
costly prisons or county jails was
approved by California voters a
decade ago.
But the state’s persistent budget
crisis is putting the squeeze on the
undertaking that once served
36,000 offenders each year.
The money woes leave counties
— themselves facing severe rev-
enue declines — and treatment
providers stuck with a voter man-
Friday • Dec. 17, 2010 5
ed from their
respective
friends and con-
fronted each
other over a
“personal issue.”
Afu’s friends
reported seeing
him stabbed by
Laungatasi Ahio around
11:30 p.m. The
Ahio
next afternoon,
a bloodied backpack containing
identification and a bloody knife
was discovered a block from the
school, on the side of the New
Vision United Methodist Church on
Chadbourne Avenue.
Authorities have suggested Ahio
killed Afu over jealousy involving a
girlfriend who he was convicted of
battering earlier this year. On May
29, Millbrae police arrested Ahio for
allegedly battering and falsely
imprisoning his girlfriend. On July
29, he pleaded no contest to misde-
meanor battery in return for credit
for time served, 104 hours of coun-
seling and three years probation.
Ahio remains in custody on no-
bail status.
date most can no longer afford.
Addicts can’t be imprisoned under
the law, yet are finding it increas-
ingly difficult to find and receive
treatment.
Proposition 36 had the support
of 61 percent of voters who decid-
ed to divert nonviolent first- and
second-time drug offenders into
treatment, backed by $120 million
a year from the state’s general
fund.
However, the state’s responsibil-
ity for funding the program
expired four years ago. Since then,
lawmakers have whittled away the
funding as they struggled with the
state’s massive budget deficits.
6 Friday • Dec. 17, 2010 LOCAL/NATION THE DAILY JOURNAL

Obituary
Werner ‘Buzz’ Businger Jr.
Werner “Buzz” Businger Jr., age
76, died peacefully at home sur-
rounded by family Dec. 14, 2010 to
reunite with his beloved wife
Lorraine of 45 years.
He was born to the late Werner
and Victoria April 29, 1934. Buzz is
survived by a loving son Gregory
and his wife Jill. Adored Papa to
John, Daniel and Aubrie. Buzz is
also survived by his brother Paul
Businger and many family and
friends. Buzz was a veteran of the
U.S. Air Force (Korean War).
Friends and family are invited to a
memorial service 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 22 at Holy Cross
Catholic Cemetery, 1500 Mission
Road in Colma.
In lieu of flowers donations can be
made to Mission Hospice 1670 S.
Amphlett Blvd., Suite 300, San
Mateo, CA 94402.
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Senate Dem leader drops $1.3T spending bill
By Andrew Taylor
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — Democrats
controlling the Senate abandoned on
Thursday a huge catchall spending
measure combining nearly $1.3 tril-
lion worth of unfinished budget
work, including $158 billion for mil-
itary operations in Iraq and
Afghanistan.
Facing a midnight Saturday dead-
line when a stopgap funding meas-
ure expires, Senate Majority Leader
Harry Reid said he would work with
Republican leader Mitch McConnell
to produce a bill to keep the federal
government running into early next
year.
The 1,924-page bill collapsed of
its own weight after an outcry from
conservatives who complained it
was stuffed with more than $8 bil-
lion in homestate pet projects known
as earmarks.
Three suspects rob Radio Shack at gunpoint
BAY CITY NEWS SERVICE
South San Francisco police are
looking for three suspects who
robbed a Radio Shack store at gun-
point Wednesday night, police said.
Three men wearing black hooded
sweatshirts, black pants and black
gloves entered the Radio Shack at
2234 Westborough Blvd. at about
7:10 p.m., police said.
“Just a few weeks after the voters
told us they don’t want us rushing
major pieces of complicated,costly,far
reaching legislation through Congress,
we get this....This is no way to legislate.”
— Republican leader Mitch McConnell
Reid, D-Nev., gave up on the bill said. “This is no way to legislate.”
after several Republicans who had The turn of events was a major
been thinking of voting for it pulled victory for earmark opponents like
back their support. McConnell, R- Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and
Ky., threw his weight against the bill Tom Coburn, R-Okla., who for years
in recent days, saying it was “unbe- have been steamrolled by the old-
lievable” that Democrats would try school members of the powerful
to muscle through in the days before Appropriations Committee.
Christmas legislation that usually The spending barons saw their
takes months to debate. power ebb in the wake of midterm
“Just a few weeks after the voters elections that delivered major gains
told us they don’t want us rushing for Republicans — with consider-
major pieces of complicated, costly, able help from anti-spending tea
far reaching legislation through party activists.
Congress, we get this,” McConnell “We just saw something extraordi-
One of the suspects pistol- Hewlett-Packard laptop, Chin said.
whipped a male customer before The other sales associate, Jade
approaching the counter and striking Campos, was not injured, Chin
one of two cashiers on the back of said.
the head with his gun, police said. Police said the suspects fled in
"He ordered us to get down on what might have been a tan, four-
the floor and give him the money," door Honda Accord.
sales associate Jonathan Chin said. Police described the main suspect
"I have a bruise on my ear from the as an African American man, about
gun." 5 feet 10 inches tall with a thin
The men took $300 and a 17-inch build. He was reportedly wearing a
nary on the floor of the United States
Senate,” a grinning McCain said.
The $1.27 trillion catchall bill
wrapped together 12 bills — blend-
ing $1.1 trillion for the operating
budgets of every federal agency with
an infusion of funding to carry the
war in Afghanistan into its 10th year
— into a single foot-tall piece of leg-
islation that Democrats had hoped to
pass with just a couple of days’
worth of debate.
It was designed to bankroll the
day-to-day operations of the govern-
ment for the budget year that started
Oct. 1, funding the almost one-third
of the federal budget that Congress
has to pass each year.
The House and Senate typically
spend months on the 12 annual
spending bills, but Democrats didn’t
bring even a single one to the Senate
floor this year, an unprecedented
collapse of an appropriations
process.
black ski mask.
The second suspect, police said,
was of unknown race, about 5 feet
10 inches tall, and wearing a white
bandanna across his face.
Police described the third suspect
as 5 feet 10 inches tall, of unknown
race, and wearing black sunglasses.
Anyone with information about
the robbery is encouraged to con-
tact Officer Limbada at 829-7221.

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THE DAILY JOURNAL
HMB names new city manager Residents can pick
up free sandbags to
City Council will vote on appointment Tuesday prepare for storm
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF REPORT
Laura Snideman will be the next city
manager of Half Moon Bay if the City
Council approves the appointment at
its meeting Tuesday.
She currently serves as the city’s
administrative officer and will replace
Michael Dolder, who served the city on
an interim basis for the past two years.
Snideman joined the city just over a
year ago after serving the city of San
Mateo as its economic development
and business assistance manager.
The proposed employment agree-
ment includes a base salary of
$180,000 a year but planned furloughs
could bring the salary down.
“I believe the entire City Council is
impressed with Laura’s background
and capabilities and I am excited to
continue the progress we have made
stabilizing the organization over the
past two years under the leadership of
interim city manager Michael Dolder,”
Mayor Marina Fraser said in a state-
ment.
Snideman began her career in gov-
ernment with an internship 25 years
ago with then county supervisor Jackie
Speier, who now serves in Congress.
Many states ask judge to throw out health law
By Melissa Nelson
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PENSACOLA, Fla. — Attorneys for 20
states fighting the new federal health care
law told a judge Thursday it will expand
the government’s powers in dangerous
and unintended ways.
The states want U.S. District Judge
Roger Vinson to issue a summary judg-
ment throwing out the health care law
without a full trial. They argue it violates
Military jury: Prison,
dismissal for Army birther
FORT MEADE, Md. — An Army
doctor who disobeyed orders to deploy
to Afghanistan because he questioned
President Barack Obama’s eligibility to
be commander in chief was sentenced by
a jury Thursday to six months in a mili-
tary prison and dismissal from the Army.
The military jury spent nearly five
hours deliberating punishment for Lt.
LOCAL/NATION
Snideman was the
housing and eco-
nomic development
director for the city
of San Carlos from
2001 to 2006 and
also previously
worked for the city
of Redwood City.
Fraser noted
Laura
Snideman’s profes-
Snideman sional expertise,
continuity and stability as reasons for
hiring her.
“I am very privileged to be selected
by this council that has such incredible
passion for the community and works
well together addressing some very
significant budget challenges,”
Snideman said in a statement. “I will
work diligently with the City Council
to find ways to preserve as many serv-
ices as possible, knowing that the
answers will not be easy.”
Dolder came to Half Moon Bay just
as it got slapped with an $18 million
court settlement over a botched devel-
opment on 24 acres of wetlands known
as Beachwood.
The city was ordered to pay Palo
Alto developer Charles Keenan the
people’s rights by forcing them to buy
health insurance by 2014 or face penalties.
“The act would leave more constitution-
al damage in its wake than any other
statute in our history,” David Rivkin, an
attorney for the states, told Vinson.
President Barack Obama’s administra-
tion counters that Americans should not
be allowed to opt out of the overhaul
because everyone requires medical care.
Government attorneys say the states do
not have standing to challenge the law and
Col. Terrence Lakin on Thursday after
three days of court martial proceedings
at Fort Meade, outside Baltimore.
Brain-damaged
woman knows no fear
NEW YORK — Meet SM, a 44-year-
old woman who literally knows no fear.
She’s not afraid to handle snakes.
She’s not afraid of the “The Blair Witch
Project,” “The Shining,” or
money by Aug. 29, 2009 or face stiff
penalties. Half Moon Bay could not
pay the settlement by the deadline,
however, and Dolder and the city’s
Finance Department worked at a fren-
zied pace to secure $32 million in
bonds in June that the city will pay
back over the next 30 years.
The court settlement is costing the
city $1.2 million a year, which has
forced Half Moon Bay to slash 20
employees and cut services.
Voters also rejected a 1-cent sales tax
in November that would have raised $1
million annually to help keep the city
afloat. Without the revenue, the city
may have to look at dissolving its
police department to contract with the
San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office, for
instance. Other city services, such as
parks and recreation, may also face
more cuts depending on the city’s rev-
enue, which is dependent on taxes from
hotel stays, down dramatically in the
past few years.
The council is expected to name
Snideman city manager at its next
meeting, 7 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 21, the
Ted Adcock Center, 535 Kelly Ave.,
Half Moon Bay.
want the case dismissed.
Vinson, who was appointed to the
bench almost 30 years ago by President
Ronald Reagan, heard arguments
Thursday but said he will rule later.
In a separate case, U.S. District
Judge Henry E. Hudson earlier this
week became the first federal judge to
strike down a key portion of the law
when he sided with the state of
Virginia and ruled the insurance
requirement unconstitutional.
Around the nation
“Arachnophobia.” When she visited a
haunted house, it was a monster who
was afraid of her. SM isn’t some cold-
blooded psychopath or a hero with a
tight rein on her emotions. She’s an ordi-
nary mother of three with a specific psy-
chological impairment, the result of a
very rare genetic disease that damaged a
brain structure called the amygdala.
Friday • Dec. 17, 2010 7
By Chris Cooney
BAY CITY NEWS SERVICE
Free sandbags are being given out to San Mateo County resi-
dents who want to shore up against the threat of flooding before
stormy weather hits the Peninsula this weekend.
The National Weather Service has forecast rain, wind and high
tides for the Bay Area beginning Friday morning and continuing
through the weekend.
Residents of flood-prone areas or those who just want to have
storm supplies on hand can pick up free sandbags at a number of
sites throughout across the Peninsula.
The San Mateo County Department of Public Works has set up
four sandbag pickup sites for residents of unincorporated areas:
Grant Corp. Yard at 752 Chestnut St. in Redwood City; Princeton
Corp. yard at 203 Cornell Ave. in western San Mateo; Pescadero
High School at 350 Butano Cutoff Road in Pescadero; and La
Honda Corp. yard at 59 Entrada Way, Woodside.
Those picking up supplies from those four locations can get up
to 15 free sandbags per household. Shovels, plastic bags and
extra sand will be on hand to make additional sandbags if need-
ed.
Redwood City residents can get up to 24 free sandbags in the
parking lot of the Public Works Services building at 1400
Broadway.
Redwood City public works officials are also asking residents
to keep an eye on neighborhood storm drains and catch basins
throughout the city, and to try to clear them out if they become
blocked or call the department to send out a crew at (650) 780-
7464.
San Carlos residents can get up to 10 free sandbags at the San
Carlos Corp. yard, 1000 Bransten Road.
The cities of Belmont, Menlo Park and Mountain View are also
setting up sandbag distribution points. Residents should contact
their local public works or general services departments to find
out when and where.
8 Friday • Dec. 17, 2010
Around the world
Bomb hits U.S.
Embassy vehicle in Yemen
SANAA, Yemen — A group of
American embassy staffers came
under attack when a bomb was
thrown near their vehicle outside a
restaurant in Yemen’s capital, U.S.
and Yemeni officials said Thursday.
No one was hurt in the attack
Wednesday evening in Hadda, a
commercial district in the capital,
said U.S. State Department
spokesman P.J. Crowley.
“Those in the vehicle were not
injured. We have an ongoing investi-
gation. The attack occurred in
Hadda,” he said, adding that “the
bomb went off outside the vehicle.”
Two Yemeni security officials said
that several suspects were arrested,
including a Jordanian in his 20s.
Another U.S. official said the blast
disabled the vehicle, adding that the
embassy believes it was “likely” an
attempt to target U.S. interests.
The officials spoke on condition of
anonymity because they were not
authorized to talk to the press.
U.S.doesn’t expect Cuba
upheaval with Castro death
HAVANA — Cuban-American
exiles in Florida may be eagerly
awaiting the death of Fidel Castro,
but U.S. diplomats in Havana don’t
expect the revolutionary icon’s pass-
ing to generate any immediate unrest
on the communist-run island, or even
an upsurge in Cubans seeking to
leave, according to a newly released
diplomatic cable.
Another cable from late last year
reveals that Fidel’s brother, Raul,
expressed an interest in opening a
direct dialogue with the White
House, but was apparently told any
dealings should be conducted
through normal diplomatic channels.
WikiLeaks founder released from custody
By Cassandra Vinograd
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LONDON — The once-elusive
Julian Assange was freed on bail
Thursday, releasing the WikiLeaks
founder to continue his work as
Sweden pushes its case for extradi-
tion and the United States considers
its own criminal charges over his
website’s release of secret informa-
tion.
The silver-haired Australian
emerged from London’s neo-
Gothic High Court building after a
tense scramble to gather the money
and signatures needed to free him.
Speaking under a light snowfall
amid a barrage of flash bulbs,
Assange — who’s been out of the
public eye for more than a month
— told supporters he would pursue
his efforts to bring government
secrets to light.
“It’s great to smell the fresh air of
London again,” he said to cheers
from outside the court. “I hope to
continue my work.”
Assange is now headed to
Ellingham Hall, a 10-bedroom
mansion about 120 miles (195 kilo-
EU agrees to do whatever necessary to guard Euro
By Gabriele Steinhauser
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BRUSSELS — European Union
leaders are ready to do whatever nec-
essary to save the embattled euro
currency, the EU president said
Thursday — but they aren’t ready to
beef up its existing bailout fund
despite growing worries about coun-
tries overwhelmed by debt.
EU President Herman Van
WORLD
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, left, speaks to the media outside
Ellingham Hall as WikiLeaks spokesperson Kristinn Hrafnsson looks on in
Norfolk,England.
meters) northeast of central London
that belongs to Vaughan Smith, a
WikiLeaks supporter and founder
of London’s Frontline Club for
journalists.
Assange will have to observe a
curfew, wear an electronic tag and
Rompuy said at a summit in Brussels
that the heads of state of the 27 EU
members “stand ready to do whatev-
er is required to ensure the stability
of the euro zone.”
However, he insisted that only
about 4 percent of the region’s 750
billion ($992.85 billion) bailout fund
has been utilized since it was intro-
duced in May, and that the question
of expanding it “is not being posed
today.”
REUTERS
report to police every day —
restrictions imposed by High Court
Justice Duncan Ouseley.
WikiLeaks spokesman Kristinn
Hrafnsson said Assange could use
the 600-acre estate to continue
coordinating the publication of
He spoke after EU leaders agreed
in Brussels on Thursday to change
their central treaty to allow for a per-
manent rescue plan for countries
overwhelmed by debt after 2013,
when the existing bailout fund
expires. They haven’t agreed on
details of the mechanism yet, includ-
ing how much money will go into it.
And in the meantime, pressure is
high for Europe to solve its immedi-
ate debt woes.
THE DAILY JOURNAL
leaked U.S. diplomatic cables,
whose publication has angered U.S.
government officials, embarrassed
allies and nettled rivals. The U.S.
State Department says that interna-
tional partners are have already cur-
tailed their dealings with
Washington as a result of the cable
leaks, but there’s still much more to
be disclosed.
So far WikiLeaks has published
some 1,621 U.S. diplomatic cables
— less than 1 percent of the
250,000 cables it claims to have in
reserve. A batch of 74 new cables
appeared on the organization’s
website about two hours before
Assange was released.
Hrafnsson described the restric-
tions on Assange’s movements as
amounting to “virtual house arrest,”
but said Assange would still be able
to work.
“There is a good internet connec-
tion there,” he noted.
Although U.S. officials have been
looking at possible charges to levy
against the 39-year-old Australian
for his role in the mass leaks,
Assange’s current legal troubles
stem from his personal life.
Ratings agencies revealed new
worries about Greece, where protests
against debt-driven austerity meas-
ures turned violent Thursday. The
far-larger Spanish economy is also
facing worryingly higher borrowing
costs.
The EU set up a temporary bailout
fund this year, but investors have
been demanding stronger assurances
that the bloc’s divided leaders will
protect their shared currency.
THE DAILY JOURNAL
The hustle and bustle of the holidays
T
he Chianti region of Italy
is quiet the week of
Thanksgiving. So reliant
on American tourism, the region
and many of its small villages vir-
tually shut down that week aside
from the pressing of new olive oil.
We were staying in a hotel that was
once a hospital that anchored the
village of Radda. It was since con-
verted to a manor house, then a
hotel. It was empty aside from us
and the front desk clerk. All we
needed was snow and Scatman
Crothers and it was “The Shining”
if this writer were to go stir crazy.
But we were saved from both
insanity and snow though we were
confined to our room for a
Thanksgiving feast of salami and
crackers by the absence of any
open restaurants on what is the
most American of holidays —
Independence Day excluded. Fun,
but different.
Upon our arrival back in the
United States the weekend after,
we saw evidence of the past holi-
day popping up in familiar places.
Leaves on the ground, holiday
lights, the grocery store out of a
certain variety of cheese popular
for holiday gatherings and
Dungeness crab on full display in
the seafood case. But more evident
was the look of resigned fatigue
A holiday message
By Adrienne Tissier
T
he holiday season is all
about tradition and the
lifetime of memories those
traditions create, whether they
involve Christmas, Hanukkah,
Kwanzaa or even Festivus (for the
rest of us.) The rituals that families
— and individuals — conduct this
time of the year are at the core of
what makes December so special
and even unique from family to
family, person to person, child to
child.
Growing up in the Westlake
neighborhood of Daly City, there
were certain procedures and proto-
cols that had to take place; this is
going back to when I was around 8
Democrats’backbone
Editor,
Do you favor giving hostage tak-
ers a jet to escape with? Thank God
the Dems finally found some back-
bone. The GOP Party of no sees
nothing wrong with the top 1 per-
cent of the population hoarding
more than 90 percent of the
nation’s wealth.
Guess what? The rest of us do,
especially after all the dirty tricks to
steal money from the poor and
unfortunates whose retirement
accounts were tied to the deriva-
tives’ market pyramid scheme. And
please recall the robo-signing that
banks employ to continue default
foreclosure based on that same
pyramid scheme.
The jet that the Prez promised to
the GOP will continue to enable the
top 1 percent and greedy multina-
tional corporations and overseas
interests to buy their candidates,
‘The holidays are to be spent
with family and friends — both old and new.
It should also be a time in which we exhibit
civility, grace and kindness to strangers.’
and the after-effects of the previous
full-on panic on the faces of those
around us. The emotions and
fatigue on these faces were famil-
iar, but as of yet unseen this year. It
was indeed the holidays.
There was evidence of the com-
ing season in Italy with Christmas
trees, holiday lights and weather
that could chill the warmest bones,
but nothing like the deliberate scur-
ry that occurs here around
Thanksgiving. Instead of the slow
building momentum of the holiday
season to its frenetic crescendo, we
were spared the panic and instead
dropped back into a trough before
the next big wave hit.
Since then, I have been reminded
of the worst of the holiday season
— when hurried drivers lose their
sense of civility in the rain and on
busy downtown streets. When
pedestrians are seen as mere obsta-
cles and not fellow men. When a
grocery clerk opens up a new regis-
ter and asks for the next in line and
someone jumps in from the aisle
before the people already waiting
Guest perspective
and my brother
Brad was around
10 (My oldest
brother had
already left for
military service).
Every year,
the big produc-
tion for the
neighborhood
was the string-
ing of holiday lights on the homes.
At my house, they had to go up in
a certain way and my family made
it an event unto itself, climaxing
with the ceremonial lighting of the
lights for the first time each
December.
Then there was the special fami-
ly car ride through Original Daly
City to select the tree. It was
Letters to the editor
squelch free speech (net neutrality),
destroy the planet and ecosystems
and our democracy.
Laura Silberstein
San Francisco
Congressional arrogance
Editor,
The continuing resolution now in
Congress contains $1.1 trillion
which include 6,488 earmarks. This
bill is a clear affront to the voters in
the November election. The voters
sent a clear message to both parties
which was stop reckless spending.
In spite of this, the Democrat-con-
trolled congress is spending over a
trillion dollars without any review
or discussion. It is as though no
election occurred. The people who
were voted out of office are spend-
ing our tax dollars on pork. The
OPINION
have a chance to navigate their full
carts to the next available register.
When people choose a curse word
to direct at another person instead
of the more civil “Happy Holidays”
or “Merry Christmas” (whichever
is your preferred nomenclature for
greetings). Or when people forget
exactly why they are running
around trying to get stuff together
for holiday gatherings.
By no means am I suggesting
that the Italian way of life is prefer-
able to the American way of life. It
was a mere matter of circumstances
and timing. The trip was just a trip.
After all, it was interesting and
pleasant to spend Thanksgiving
with my beautiful wife in a cen-
turies-old Italian building without
having to share it with a single
other guest, but it is no substitute
for spending time with family and
friends on a day reserved to be
thankful for the life for which we
are blessed. I wouldn’t trade the
tradition of Thanksgiving for a
hundred days in a foreign land —
particularly one beset with riots in
always the four of us and that tree
had to be just right; not too tall; not
too short; not too fat; not too thin;
just right.
Finally, my dad would tackle the
holiday turkey. He would take that
bird and clean it meticulously. My
brother and I would then help him
by cutting up the special milk
bread for the stuffing. Dad would
boil the giblets, add the bread and
then carefully sew the mixture
inside the turkey before oven-roast-
ing the whole thing.
Everything had to be perfect; and
as far as I can remember, they
were.
Whatever traditions you might
have, hold on to them; pass them
on and create a few new ones along
the way. Those shared memories
Democrats are threatening to shut
down government if the resolution
does not pass. In view of how our
government squanders our tax dol-
lars, shutting down government
does not sound bad.
Keith C. De Filippis
San Jose
Bankrupting
California schools
Editor,
California has a spending prob-
lem, and how California allocates
state taxpayer dollars speaks vol-
umes of our priorities as a society
and our morals. Consider this:
California is spending $4.5 billion
in taxpayer dollars to lay 54 miles
of “high-speed rail” tracks between
two tiny cities of Borden and
Corcoran (total population 25,000),
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Dow 11,499.25 +41.78
Nasdaq 2,637.31 +20.09
S&P 500 1,242.87 +7.64
10-Yr Bond 3.4770% -0.0430
Oil (per barrel) 88.20
Gold
BUSINESS
1,370.40
Stocks push higher
By Matthew Cradt
and David K. Randall
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — A small drop in
unemployment claims and a higher prof-
it forecast by FedEx Corp. helped push
stocks to two-year highs Thursday.
The Labor Department said first-time
claims for unemployment benefits fell
last week to 420,000, the third drop in
four weeks. The four-week average of
claims also slid for the sixth straight
week, reaching the lowest level since
July 2008. That was before Lehman
Brothers collapsed and markets seized
up at the height of the financial crisis.
Separately, the Commerce Department
said housing starts rose slightly last
month, reversing a two-month decline.
Card companies fell sharply after the
Federal Reserve proposed as 12-cent cap
on the fees that merchants pay every
time a customer uses a debit card.
Merchants now pay a fee that ranges
between 1 to 2 percent of each transac-
tion.
The proposal could cut revenues for
major banks and card networks like Visa
Oracle reports profit jump
By Jordan Robertson
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAN FRANCISCO — Oracle Corp.’s
net income jumped 28 percent in the lat-
est quarter, its biggest increase in more
than two years and another sign that
companies are spending more liberally
on technology.
The company also forecast net income
and revenue in the current quarter above
analysts’ expectations, and its shares
rose 4 percent in extended trading.
Oracle’s strong performance arrived
amid worries about the industry’s recov-
ery. Other technology big shots, such as
Cisco Systems Inc. and Intel Corp.,
stirred fears with recent earnings reports
that showed sluggish demand from con-
sumers and state governments in the
U.S.
Oracle, one of the world’s biggest
Strong week for economy raises optimism
By Jeannine Aversa
and Christopher S. Rugaber
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — Buoyed by a
string of hopeful government reports on
layoffs, factory production and con-
sumer spending, economists are predict-
ing that hiring and even housing will
pick up in 2011 and make it a better year
after all.
The reports issued this week, along
with a tax-cut plan that Congress is set to
pass, point to stronger overall growth
next year, experts say.
Growth “has improved as the year is
coming to an end,” said Mark Zandi,
chief economist at Moody’s Analytics.
“I’m feeling more optimistic that the
New report calls for online privacy bill of rights
By Joelle Tessler
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — The Commerce
Department is calling for the creation of a
“privacy bill of rights” for Internet users.
It would set rules of the road for compa-
nies that collect consumer data online and
use that information for marketing and
other purposes.
The proposal, outlined in a Commerce
Wall Street
Inc. and MasterCard Inc. Visa fell 12.7
percent to $67.19. MasterCard fell 10.3
percent to $223.49.
FedEx Corp. rose 1.9 percent to
$94.22 after the company raised its earn-
ings predictions for next year because
businesses and consumers are shipping
more packages. Traders took that as a
sign the economy is improving.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose
41.78, or 0.4 percent, to 11,499.25. The
broader Standard & Poor’s 500 index
rose 7.64, or 0.6 percent, to 1,242.87.
The Nasdaq composite rose 20.09, or
0.8, to 2,637.31.
Gains came across the market. All 10
company groups in the Standard and
Poor’s 500 index rose.
Alcoa Inc. was the biggest gainer of
the 30 stocks that make up the Dow
index, rising 3.5 percent to $14.45.
American Express Co. fell the most. The
company lost 3.4 percent to $44.57.
Stocks have had a strong December.
The Dow index has gained 4.5 over the
last month. The S&P 500 has risen 5.3
percent.
software makers, demonstrated in its lat-
est numbers that it is shielded somewhat
from sudden market swings because
nearly half of its revenue comes from
support contracts that provide consistent
revenue throughout the year. The results
were reported Thursday after the market
closed.
Locking in new customers so they’ll
buy those support contracts is critical to
Oracle. A key measure of how well the
company is doing that — the sale of new
software licenses — was higher than
Oracle had earlier predicted.
Oracle also cited improving profitabil-
ity at the Sun Microsystems business it
bought nearly a year ago for $7.3 billion
as another reason for its better-than-
expected results. That acquisition gave
Oracle a computer-server business and
transformed the company into more of a
one-stop shop for technology.
economic recovery will evolve into a
self-sustaining expansion in 2011.”
Zandi expects the economy to grow at
an annual rate of 3.5 percent in the
October-December quarter. That’s up
from previous estimates of around 2.5
percent. And for 2011, he and other
economists now expect growth at rough-
ly a 4 percent pace, up from earlier fore-
casts of around 2.7 percent.
With 4 percent growth, the economy
would at least be moving closer to the
pace of expansion needed to bring down
unemployment. Growth of 5 percent is
needed for a full year to lower the job-
less rate by one percentage point.
The nation’s unemployment rate is 9.8
percent, and economists expect it will
surpass 10 percent again, though maybe
only briefly.
Department report Thursday, is intended
to address growing unease about the vast
amounts of personal information that
companies are scooping up on the Net —
from Web browsing habits to smart phone
locations to Facebook preferences. That
data is often mined to target advertising.
The Commerce Department proposal
isn’t binding, but is intended to guide law-
makers and a White House group looking
at issues of privacy and Internet policy.
THE DAILY JOURNAL
A bill to extend Bush-era tax cuts
along with unemployment benefits was
postponed by the House of
Representatives Thursday afternoon.
The Senate passed the bill Wednesday.
The tax package, a compromise between
the White House and Senate
Republicans, is expected to boost eco-
nomic growth next year but also widen
the budget deficit.
House Democratic leaders say they’ll
pass the bill, but only after first voting
whether to raise the proposed rate for the
estate tax.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell
to 3.42 percent from 3.53 percent the
day before. Investors have been selling
Treasurys as their outlook on the econo-
my improves, sending yields on the
bonds higher. The 10-year yield traded
as low as 2.49 percent as recently as
Nov. 4.
The dollar fell 0.2 percent against an
index of six heavily traded currencies.
Gold fell 1.1 percent.
Two stocks rose for every one that fell
on the New York Stock Exchange.
Consolidated volume came to 4.4 billion
shares.
Oracle’s outspoken CEO, Larry
Ellison, used a conference call with ana-
lysts as an opportunity to slap Oracle’s
new foe, Hewlett-Packard Co., whose
servers Ellison called “slow” and
“expensive” and “extremely vulnerable”
to losing market share.
An HP representative noted that HP is
the world’s No. 1 server seller, a spot it
frequently trades off with IBM Corp.,
and said HP’s customers “continue to be
won over by our combination of tech-
nology, product performance and pric-
ing.”
The results, and Ellison’s barbs,
underline the changing face of a compa-
ny that over the past 6 years has spent
more than $40 billion snapping up more
than 70 companies, transforming itself
into a clearinghouse for databases, busi-
ness applications and the servers to
power the software.
The main reason, they say, is that the
improving economy will cause more
out-of-work people to resume looking
for jobs. People out of work aren’t
counted as unemployed unless they’re
actively seeking a job. During reces-
sions, some unemployed people become
discouraged and give up.
There is reason for more optimism.
On Thursday, the Labor Department
reported that 3,000 fewer people applied
for first-time unemployment benefits last
week. That brought the seasonally
adjusted weekly total to 420,000. And
the four-week average of claims, a less-
volatile measure, fell for the sixth
straight week to 422,750. That’s the low-
est level since August 2008, just before
the financial crisis intensified with the
collapse of Lehman Brothers.
The new report proposes the creation of
a voluntary, but enforceable industry code
of conduct to ensure that companies give
consumers clear notice about what data is
being collected and exactly how it is being
used.
It would give consumers the opportuni-
ty to “opt out” of, or decline, some or all
of that data collection. Consumers would
also get the ability to correct errors in the
information.
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Niners fall flat against Chargers

By Bernie Wilson
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAN DIEGO — Vincent Jackson reminded
the San Diego Chargers just what they missed
during a nasty contract dispute.
Jackson had a career-high three touchdown
catches, Philip Rivers surpassed 4,000 yards
passing for the third straight season and the
Chargers beat Alex Smith and the San
Francisco 49ers 34-7 on Thursday night to
stay alive in the AFC West race.
The Chargers (8-6) pulled within a half-
Chargers 34, Niners 7
game of AFC West leader Kansas City (8-5),
which lost 31-0 at San Diego on Sunday.
San Francisco was probably the toughest
test left for the Chargers, who finish with
games at Cincinnati (2-11) and Denver (3-10).
If San Diego wins out and the Chiefs lose
once, the Chargers will win their fifth straight
division title.
The Chargers came within 4:26 of having
consecutive shutouts for the first time in their
51-year history.
Jackson had his first three TD grabs of the
season, of 58, 11 and 21 yards. Jackson
missed the first 10 games due to a bitter con-
tract dispute.
The 49ers (5-9) could wind up 7-9 and in a
three-way tie and still win the NFC West, the
NFL’s weakest division.
Rivers and Jackson came out early in the
fourth quarter and the Chargers leading 31-0.
Rivers was 19 of 25 for 273 yards, giving
him 4,141 for the season. He tied Hall of
Famer Dan Fouts’ team record set from 1979-
81.
Jackson had five catches for 112 yards.
Unhappy that the Chargers didn’t give him
a long-term deal, Jackson sat out the first
seven seasons. He then missed three more
games while serving a team-imposed suspen-
sion. The move cost him some $3 million in
salary.
When he returned at Indianapolis on Nov.
28, he pulled a calf muscle two plays in and
was done for the night and the next game.
On the fourth play from scrimmage, Rivers
See 49ERS, Page 14

Non BCS bowl

Total team victory
Six players score in
games struggle
By John Marshall
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

TEMPE, Ariz. — Missouri didn’t reach its

Burlingame’s 7-1 goal of getting into a BCS bowl and was
headed to the desert to face a 7-5 team that
had lost its final three games of the season.
blow out victory Sensing potential apathy for a bowl against
a ho-hum opponent played halfway across the
By Nathan Mollat country, Missouri coach Gary Pinkel pleaded
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF with Tigers fans to buy tickets to the Insight
Bowl.
As talented as the Burlingame boys’ soccer His ploy seems to have worked; Insight
team appears to be, first-year coach Michael Bowl officials say they’re on a record pace for
Sharabi is trying to get the Panthers to buy the Dec. 28 game between Missouri and Iowa
into a winning mind-set as well. at Arizona State’s Sun Devil Stadium.
Sharabi doesn’t just want his team ready to “It’s always a tough climate, especially with
play, he wants them ready to win. the economy the way it is right now,” said
The message seems to be getting across as Adam Lehe, ticket manager for the Insight
the Panthers scored twice in the opening five Bowl, Fiesta Bowl and BCS national champi-
minutes and rolled to a 7-1 win over Hillsdale onship game. “It’s not always the No. 1 prior-
Thursday in San Mateo. ity and getting the people to travel and make
“I see improvement with this team every the financial and time commitment, we appre-
day,” Sharabi said. “It just takes time to build ciate everything everyone has done.”
chemistry. Some of the other bowls aren’t having as
“We play every game to win. We want to much luck — no matter what the coaches or
win each day, whether it’s during training or schools have done.
during a game.” A glut of choices — 35 games this season
What makes the Panthers especially danger- — a still-sputtering economy, some long-dis-
ous is the fact they have weapons all over the tance travel and a handful of less-than-excit-
field. While a bulk of the spotlight falls on ing matchups has made selling tickets even to
midfielder Stefano Bonomo, too much focus some of the bigger bowls a difficult proposi-
on him opens up the rest of the field for his tion.
teammates. One peculiarly tough sell had been the
“We have a few outstanding players,” Military Bowl in Washington, D.C.
Bonomo said, who had two goals and an assist East Carolina, despite a 6-6 season, gobbled
against Hillsdale. “We have really good depth.” up its allotment of tickets and filled the team
That depth was on display as six different play- hotel within a couple of days of the selection
ers scored and two others added assists. show.
Sharabi is also stressing quick starts and he Maryland? The Terps had a hard time draw-
couldn’t have asked for a quicker one ing at College Park this season and it contin-
Thursday. Just two minutes into the game, ued with the Military Bowl, which will be
Burlingame had a 1-0 lead. Bonomo started played at RFK Stadium, about 20 miles from
the sequence by sending a cross into the campus.
Hillsdale penalty box that the Knights defense Coach Ralph Friedgen made an impas-
could not clear. The ball ended up on the foot sioned plea to fans to buy tickets and the
of Kody Wakasa, who drilled a shot just inside school hit Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to
the left post. boost sales. It helped, but the Atlantic Coast
Only three minutes later, Bonomo made it Conference Terps were in danger of being
2-0. He took a throw in from Teymur NATHAN MOLLAT / DAILY JOURNAL outdrawn by a Conference USA team with a
Burlingame midfielder Stefano Bonomo loses his defender moments before scoring from
See SOCCER, Page 14 about 20 yards away for the first of his two goals during the Panthers’7-1 win over Hillsdale. See BOWLS, Page 14

Bulldogs hoops starting to find its groove

By Josh Koehn
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
With Patricia Malaspina acting
as a centerpiece, the College of
San Mateo women’s basketball
team might have found its identity.
In last weekend’s Shasta Tourney,
the Bulldogs (3-5) beat two teams
ranked in the top 15 of Northern
California to advance to the finals
before losing to fourth-ranked
Santa Rosa. CSM now hosts the
Tom Martinez Invitational today
and Saturday. The goal is to contin-
ue the progress made after a rough
start to the season.
“I think it was nice to be on the
road and get away and just focus
on the team and not have any dis-
tractions,” Bulldogs coach
Michelle Warner said. “They just
played really, really well.
They’re finally playing together
and communicating.”
The team is also leaning heavily
on Malaspina while getting key
contributions from a host of fresh-
men. Malaspina received all-tour-
nament honors after scoring 58
points and grabbing 38 rebounds
for CSM in three contests at
Shasta. She had 23 points and 13
rebounds in a 67-56 win over
Mission in the tourney opener, and
21 points and 17 boards in 63-46
victory against Sierra.
“(Malaspina) is just very versa-
tile,” Warner said. “She can score
inside and outside, which makes it
tough for other teams to defend.”
Meanwhile, the coach said,
LeShay Wallace was excellent
over the course of the tourney, and
Vanessa Castillo was a huge con-
tributor on defense before getting
hurt in the second game.
“(Malaspina) is our steady scor-
er and rebounder, but there were
other people stepping up,” Warner
said.
“(Castillo) gave us a spark defen-
sively, and Kimmie Fung also
See CSM, Page 14
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Raiders’coordinator denies rift with Cable

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS find another job. “It’s amazing how things Jackson described the relationship between
“I don’t know where all get out there like that,” him and Cable as being no different from other
ALAMEDA — Oakland Raiders offensive that stuff comes from,” Jackson said. “One thing I head coaches and offensive coordinators. The
coordinator Hue Jackson literally laughed at a Jackson said. “We all here do know is that we’re here two men previously worked together in 1990
report that there is a rift between him and head have a pretty good work- and we’re going to do at Cal State-Fullerton and again in ’96 at
coach Tom Cable. ing relationship. I have everything we can to win California.
known Tom here longer football games. Myself,
Talking to reporters on Thursday for the first “Maybe it’s a little bit different because we
than probably anybody Tom, our whole staff, that’s
time since Oakland’s 38-31 loss to what we’re trying to do. have a prior relationship,” Jackson said. “My
Jacksonville last week, Jackson denied there that’s on this staff, other relationship with him has never been one of, I
Hue Jackson than Mike Waufle because Tom Cable We’re trying to become the
were any problems between the two coaches. best staff in the league and can’t go to him or he doesn’t come to me, or he
I worked with those guys
He said he’s more focused on getting the we’re trying to become the best team in the doesn’t bounce things off of me or I don’t
before. I was a little surprised by it. There’s no
Raiders back on a winning streak than posi- league. And that’s a work in progress.” bounce things off of him. We talk all the time.”
truth to it.”
tioning himself for a head coaching job. Cable took over the playcalling midway Notes: Middle linebacker Rolando McClain
Jackson echoed comments made earlier this
Jackson laughed out loud when asked about week by Cable, who also denied the report and through the 2008 season but relinquished the (tendinitis) did not practice, though Cable said
the Yahoo! Sports story that said, among other said the two men laughed about it while duties when Jackson was brought aboard in he is improving. McClain did not play in the
things, that Cable was upset when Jackson was preparing their gameplan for Sunday’s game January. After a slow start, the Raiders are loss to Jacksonville. ... Quarterback Kyle
hired as the Raiders’ offensive coordinator and against Denver. ranked 14th in total offense and 10th in points Boller (quad) was limited but it’s not expected
that Jackson’s associates are pushing him to scored heading into Sunday’s game. to prevent him from playing if needed.

A’s trade for Nationals’

outfielder Willingham
By Janie McCauley While Oakland pursued
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Willingham earlier this
offseason, trade talks took
OAKLAND — The Oakland Athletics sud- off in the 48 hours before
denly have a lineup that could make them a the deal got done.
contender in the AL West — if the oft-injured Willingham’s agent,
A’s stay healthy, of course. Matt Sosnick, said his
Oakland acquired outfielder Josh player would be “very
PICK THE MOST NFL WINNERS AND WIN! DEADLINE IS 12/17/10 Willingham on Thursday from the open” to talking to
Washington Nationals, who received a pair of Josh Oakland about a contract
Willingham extension. Beane said he
Pigskin Pick ‘em Week Fifteen prospects in the trade.
“I think this team is ready to win,” said would soon begin conver-
sations with Sosnick regarding Willingham’s
Win Dinner For Two and a Limo Ride* to Broadway Grill Willingham, who expected to be dealt during
future but declined to elaborate.
the recent winter meetings. “And the organi-
The Nationals got right-handed reliever
zation, with the moves it has already made this
ROAD TEAM HOME TEAM offseason, proves it is ready to win also.”
Henry Rodriguez and outfielder Corey Brown
in the swap.
Denver vs Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane certainly “The decision to trade Josh was not based
Kansas City vs St. Louis has worked to upgrade his lineup. Willingham on his salary or money whatsoever,” said
is a middle-of-the-order hitter who should Nationals GM Mike Rizzo, who acknowl-
Buffalo vs Miami complement two other new faces: Hideki
vs edged the injury played a role in the move.
Cleveland Cinncinati Matsui and David DeJesus. Washington said the 23-year-old Rodriguez
Jacksonville vs Indianapolis Willingham batted .268 with 16 home runs threw a pitch at 103.2 mph in 2010, when he
Houston vs Tennessee and 56 RBIs last season, his second with went 1-0 with a 4.55 ERA in 29 appearances
Washington vs Dallas Washington after five years with Florida. for Oakland. He had 11 saves and a 1.69 ERA
The A’s hit just 109 homers and scored 663 in 20 appearances at Triple-A Sacramento.
Philadelphia vs NY Giants runs last season, their second-fewest in the The 25-year-old Brown hit a combined .283
Arizona vs Carolina last 28 non-strike seasons. with 15 homers, 11 triples, 69 RBIs and 22
Detroit vs Tampa Bay “We think we’re better,” Beane said. “If steals in 131 games at Sacramento and
New Orleans vs Baltimore anything, it’s a deeper lineup with more bal- Double-A Midland.
vs ance, too.” It’s been a busy week for Beane to say the
Atlanta Seattle
The 31-year-old Willingham finished last least.
NY Jets vs Pittsburgh season on the 60-day disabled list as he recov- The A’s formally introduced Matsui as their
Green Bay vs New England ered from surgery on his left knee. He was new designated hitter Tuesday and have
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‘Tebow Time’could come Sunday
By Arnie Stapleton
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The
debate over whether Tim Tebow is
ready for this might just be moot.
Tebow is getting more snaps at
practice with starter Kyle Orton
nursing bruised ribs and the rookie
might even get his first extended
action of the season — if not his
first start — when the Denver
Broncos visit Oakland this week-
end.
Offensive coordinator Mike
McCoy said he thought Orton
Sports Digest
San Francisco’s quest to host
America’s Cup in jeopardy
Negotiations have intensified to
bring the America’s Cup back to
Newport, R.I., in 2013, a person with
knowledge of the talks told the
Associated Press on Thursday.
The person spoke on condition of
anonymity because no agreement is
in place. Talks with Rhode Island
officials resumed after San
Francisco’s bid faltered. The Golden
Gate Yacht Club has not accepted a
revised host city agreement passed
unanimously by San Francisco’s
Board of Supervisors on Tuesday
and signed by Mayor Gavin
Newsom.
GGYC’s lead negotiator, Stephen
Barclay, and America’s Cup Event
Authority CEO Craig Thompson
flew from San Francisco to Rhode
Island on Wednesday, the person
said, and Regatta Director Iain
Murray was expected to arrive from
Europe on Thursday, the person said.
They are to meet with Keith Stokes,
head of the Rhode Island Economic
Development Corp., an official with
the New York Yacht Club and others,
and tour Fort Adams State Park and
other possible venues.
SPORTS
would be ready Lloyd said. “I think it will be good
by Sunday, but for him and be good to ease the
some of his fans’ minds. It will be good to ease
teammates all the players’ minds of how well
weren’t so sure. he can play in game-time situa-
Deep threat tions.”
Brandon Lloyd Lloyd has been adamant in his
suggested support of Orton finishing out the
Tebow Time is season in the face of fans clamoring
Tim Tebow close at hand. for Tebow to get a crack at running
“It’s some- Denver’s offense, but now he seems
thing that’s going to happen. It’s resigned to helping Tebow get
unfortunate that Kyle is banged up through this.
now. But Tebow playing is Champ Bailey said he trusts
inevitable and so it’s better now than Tebow, who’s less than a year
maybe the last game of the season,” removed from one of the greatest
Vegas judge orders Floyd if convicted.
The battery allegation stems from
Mayweather’s arrest a Nov. 15 confrontation over parking
LAS VEGAS — A Las Vegas tickets between the undefeated
judge has issued an outstanding champion and a security guard out-
arrest warrant for boxer Floyd side Mayweather’s home.
Mayweather Jr. on a misdemeanor
battery complaint alleging he poked LSU cuts football
a security guard in the face several
scholarships, recruiting visits
times.
The warrant BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU will
take away two football scholarships
issued Dec. 8
and limit recruiting visits in hopes
r e q u i r e s
the NCAA will accept the self-
Mayweather to
turn himself in or imposed discipline as its mandated
face arrest at any punishment for rules violations dis-
covered by the school in 2009.
time, said Las
Vegas police Last spring, LSU reported football
recruiting violations that included
Officer Bill
Floyd Cassel. improper telephone contact, trans-
Mayweather portation and housing involving a
Las Vegas
Justice of the former assistant coach and player.
Peace Tony Abbatangelo signed the The initial probe, which began in
arrest warrant for Mayweather after a the fall of 2009, centered around for-
Dec. 8 hearing, then immediately mer wide receivers coach D.J.
recalled it. It was reinstated after McCarthy, who resigned late last
prosecutors complained Mayweather season, and defensive lineman
had received special treatment. Akiem Hicks, a junior college trans-
Prosecutors also argued that fer who never played during his only
Mayweather has a history of danger- season and has since left LSU.
ous behavior and should be arrested. “LSU took quick and thorough
A court hearing to review the war- action when we discovered these
rant was scheduled for Tuesday. violations and we are hopeful the
Mayweather, 33, faces a a six- NCAA will ultimately agree with our
month jail sentence and a $1,000 fine assessment of this case,” LSU
Chancellor Michael Martin said.
college careers ever.
“I think he can take on anything
thrown at him,” Bailey said. “He’s a
guy who’s seen a lot, especially
through his college days. I think
everybody is a little anxious to see
what he does in the league.”
After missing all of Wednesday’s
workout, Orton ran gingerly and
slowly tossed a couple of 5-yard
throws to a staffer at the beginning
of Thursday’s practice but otherwise
didn’t participate in the few drills
the media were allowed to watch.
Tebow took the bulk of the snaps
in his absence with third quarter-
The scholarship reduction applies
to the 2011-12 class and the reduc-
tion in official visits applies to the
current academic year.
NFL sends letter
about sideline rules
NEW YORK — The NFL sent a
letter to the 32 teams Thursday
reminding them of the rules and
restrictions for the bench area and
sidelines.
Ray Anderson, the league’s execu-
tive vice president for football opera-
tions, emphasized the responsibili-
ties placed on each team to appoint a
“get-back coach” to ensure that play-
ers, coaches and other staff are in
compliance with league rules.
The letter was sent in the wake of
New York Jets strength and condi-
tioning coach Sal Alosi being sus-
pended indefinitely and fined
$25,000 by the team for sticking out
his knee and tripping Miami’s Nolan
Carroll in Sunday’s game. Alosi sub-
sequently acknowledged he told five
inactive players to stand next to each
other for a punt return, during which
he tripped Carroll.
“These long-standing rules are in
place for safety purposes in order to
protect players and officials on the
field, members of the chain crew, as
well as coaches, players, and other
Friday • Dec. 17, 2010 13
back Brady Quinn also getting some
work.
Tebow has made only cameo
appearances this season and thrown
just one NFL pass since former
coach Josh McDaniels selected him
in the first round of the draft in April
following his much-celebrated
career at Florida, where he won two
national titles and a Heisman
Trophy.
Tebow still has a long way to go
in morphing from a college quarter-
back who ran the ball as much as he
threw it into a prototypical pro pass-
er.
club personnel in the bench areas,”
Anderson wrote.
The “get-back coach” must be
aware of all sideline restrictions and
will be responsible for ensuring that
the team and staff are in compliance.
Anderson added that “violations
could subject your team and/or indi-
viduals to both in-game penalties and
other disciplinary action. Flagrant
violations after two warnings could
result in an unsportsmanlike conduct
penalty.”
Red Bull says snowmobiler
Levi LaVallee injured
SANTA MONICA — Red Bull says
Winter X Games star Levi LaVallee has
been injured in an accident while prac-
ticing for his New Year’s Eve jump on
the San Diego waterfront.
Red Bull isn’t saying where the acci-
dent happened or if LaVallee’s jump
will go on. The company says LaVallee
has been taken to a hospital and is in
stable condition.
LaVallee has been scheduled to
attempt to break the world record of
301 1/2 feet at Embarcadero Marina
Park on San Diego Bay. He would have
to clear a 300-foot water gap during the
jump.
It would be the latest edition of the
“Red Bull: New Year. No Limits.” dare-
devil series.
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ing its allotment earlier this week

49ERS
Continued from page 11
wound up and threw deep. The 6-
foot-5 Jackson slowed down and
reached out over 6-foot Nate
Clements’ head to make the catch at
about the 15 before outracing the
cornerback into the end zone.
Jackson exploited a mismatch
against linebacker Takeo Spikes for
an easy 11-yard catch just before
halftime.
Jackson pulled in a 21-yarder
early in the fourth quarter, getting
the ball just past the pylon. The play
was upheld after a review.
Mike Tolbert had a 1-yard TD run
in the third quarter and Nate
Kaeding kicked field goals of 25
and 39 yards.
Smith fell far short of having the
happy homecoming he was hoping
for. Coming off a promising return
following a five-game absence, he
was 19 of 29 for 165 yards with one
interception and was sacked six
times.
San Francisco’s only score came
on Brian Westbrook’s 3-yard run
with 4:26 left.
The 49ers watched as both a field
goal and a touchdown came off the
scoreboard in a span of four plays
early in the second quarter.
Jeff Reed kicked a 38-yard field
goal but San Diego’s Antonio
Garay was whistled for unneces-
sary roughness for trying to gain
leverage, giving the 49ers first-
and-goal at the 10. Smith scram-
bled and dove at the left pylon on
third down and it was ruled a
touchdown. The Chargers chal-
lenged and it was reversed, with
Smith ruled down inches from the
goal line. On fourth down at the 1,
Brandon Siler threw Anthony
Alex Smith is sacked by San Diego’s defensive tackle Antonio Garay in the
first half of the Niners’34-7 loss.
Dixon for a 2-yard loss.
Smith was playing against his
hometown Chargers for the first
time in the regular season. He
played at Helix High in La Mesa,
where he was teammates with
Reggie Bush. Chargers coach
Norv Turner was the 49ers’ offen-
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sive coordinator in 2006 when
Smith had his most promising
season.
Michael Crabtree had just three
catches for 17 yards and Pro Bowl
tight end Vernon Davis didn’t have a
catch until the waning minutes, fin-
ishing with one for 4 yards.
BOWLS
Continued from page 11
.500 record from another state.
“The dilemma we’re in right
now is our fans need to come out
and support us,” Friedgen said not
long after the bowl announce-
ment. “I think we’ve got a chance
to send a message to these people
that turned us down. This is right
in our back yard, and East
Carolina’s going to show up. And
if we really care about our foot-
ball program, our fans need to
show up.”
The plea seems to have worked.
As of Wednesday, Maryland had
sold all but 1,500 of its ticket allot-
ment.
Georgia Tech has gone the full
used-car salesman route for the Dec.
27 Independence Bowl.
The school, in honor of its 14th
consecutive bowl appearance,
offered $14 tickets to the game in
Shreveport, La., against Air Force.
The game isn’t that far away and
will feature the nation’s top two
rushing teams, but fans have been
unimpressed enough that the univer-
sity extended the deal until
Christmas in hopes of spurring
sales.
“With Christmas around the cor-
ner, tickets make for perfect gifts or
stocking stuffers,” associate athletic
director Wayne Hogan said in a
school news release.
Even the BCS bowls aren’t
immune.
The Fiesta Bowl has a nontradi-
tional matchup between BCS regu-
lar Oklahoma and Connecticut,
and while it’ll likely do well at the
box office — it always seems to —
both schools are coming up short.
Oklahoma was well short of sell-
and UConn was even worse, with
only about 4,000 tickets sold.
Part of it for Huskies’ fans is
certainly the long distance to
Arizona, but also money; the
cheapest ticket offered through
the school is over $100 and many
fans have been discouraged by the
travel costs and options offered by
the school.
“Cater to the fat cats, leave the
rest of us behind,” one fan wrote on
a Hartford Courant fan page. “I’m
shopping on my own now, but might
be spending New Year’s in CT after
all. Disappointing.”
It’s not all doom and gloom.
The BCS national championship,
Rose and Sugar bowls are pre-
dictably sold out. There’s been a
few surprises, too.
The Cotton Bowl sold out within
minutes of the teams being
announced. The Armed Forces
Bowl just up the road in Dallas
was a sellout before the teams
were even known and SMU play-
ing in it only enhanced the desire
for tickets.
The Music City Bowl, featuring
in-state favorite Tennessee against
North Carolina, sold out within
days. The Sun Bowl sold out in
record time for the matchup
between Notre Dame and Miami
and Baylor fans have had a huge
response to the Bears’ first
appearance since 1994 in the
Texas Bowl.
Even the Kraft Fight Hunger
Bowl is doing well: Nevada sold out
its allotment of 11,000 in two days
and asked for more for the Jan. 9
game in San Francisco against
Boston College.
“We are blown away by the
response,” Nevada athletic director
Cary Groth said.
Others wish they could say the
same.

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Continued from page 11
Lutvaliyev along the right side of the penalty
box. With a defender on his back, Bonomo
faked left, went right, turned and unleashed a
shot from the top of the box that curled just
inside the far left post.
“It’s very essential (to score early) and not
let the other team get the edge,” Bonomo said.
The Knights, to their credit, tried to make a
game of it. They settled down following the
early Burlingame barrage and spent the next
10 to 15 minutes playing with the ball mostly
on the Burlingame side of the field.
Hillsdale pulled a goal back in the 12th
minute following a scramble deep in the
Burlingame end. Unable to clear the ball,
Hillsdale’s Guillermo Garcia finally corralled
the ball in the Burlingame penalty box, and
with the goalkeeper off his line, Garcia juked
a defender to create space and then beat the
goalie, who was in no-man’s land.
The Knights’ goal came minutes after
Fredie Whitman’s half volley from the top of
the box was saved.
Burlingame once again regained its footing
and started to apply pressure on the Hillsdale
goal again. Two goals within a minute of each
other late in the first half sealed the win for the
went through to Stewart Farley, who directed
a shot on goal. It wasn’t a particularly tough
shot to stop, but the Hillsdale goalkeeper
couldn’t handle it.
A minute later, it was 4-1 as a Lutvaliyev
cross into the box was headed home by Mark
Lopez.
The Panthers kept up the barrage in the sec-
ond half, once again getting an early goal to
start the half. Bonomo took a free kick from
25 yards that he bent around the defensive
wall and into the upper right corner of the net
just five minutes after halftime for a 5-1
Burlingame lead.
Dean Aliamus made it 6-1 eight minutes
later when he buried a header off a cross from
Wakasa. Five minutes before the end, Andrew
Gonzalez put the finishing touches on the
rout, converting a perfectly timed through ball
from Elad Drori for the Panthers’ seventh goal
of the game.
And it’s not like the Panthers kept their
starters in the whole game to embarrass the
Knights. Sharabi substituted liberally in the
second half — Sharabi said he played 22 of
25 players — but there was little drop off in
performance.
“When our subs go in, they’re going in to
make an impact,” Sharabi said. “We have 18
guys who can start.
“We’re not a one-man show, we’re a one-
team show.”

been out since the beginning of the season

CSM
Continued from page 11
stepped up. It was nice getting some support
and having the freshmen step up into their
roles and be comfortable with it.”
Fung, a freshman, had 17 points and five
rebounds against Mission, and 10 points and
five rebounds in the win over Sierra.
While Warner doesn’t expect the schedule
to get any easier, the Bulldogs do expect to get
closer to full strength by adding Denise Won
and Lauren Ward back to the lineup. Won has
with injury, and despite fears that Ward tore
an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her
knee, tests showed she could be good to go as
soon as this weekend with the help of a brace.
“That’s going to help a lot,” Warner said,
noting that it helps provide depth as well as
eases the burden on Malaspina on both ends.
The Bulldogs, now ranked 14th in the
region, will play the final game of the tour-
ney’s first day at 7 p.m. tonight against Allan
Hancock (5-6). Warner said she is hoping last
weekend’s success wasn’t an aberration.
“I want to definitely get to the champi-
onship and keep building upon what we did at
Shasta,” she said.
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FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED THUR

17 18 19 20 21 22 23
NBA GLANCE NHL GLANCE NFL GLANCE
@ St. Louis
5 p.m.
vs.Oilers
7:30 p.m.
vs.Coyotes
7:30 p.m. EASTERN CONFERENCE EASTERN CONFERENCE AMERICAN CONFERENCE
CSN-CAL CSN-CAL CSN-CAL
Atlantic Division Atlantic Division East
W L Pct GB W L OT Pts GF GA W L T Pct PF PA
Boston 21 4 .840 — Philadelphia 21 7 5 47 113 81 x-New England 11 2 0 .846 415 276
@ Portland vs.Houston @ Kings
7:30 p.m. 7 p.m.
New York 16 10 .615 5 1/2 Pittsburgh 21 10 2 44 104 78 N.Y.Jets 9 4 0 .692 273 242
7 p.m.
CSN-BAY CSN-BAY CSN-BAY Philadelphia 10 15 .400 11 N.Y.Rangers 20 13 1 41 104 87 Miami 7 6 0 .538 225 244
Toronto 9 17 .346 12 1/2 New Jersey 9 19 2 20 56 88 Buffalo 3 10 0 .231 256 339
New Jersey 7 19 .269 14 1/2
Dec. 26 Jan. 2 N.Y.Islanders 6 18 5 17 62 100 South
Southeast Division
@ Rams vs.Arizona W L Pct GB Northeast Division W L T Pct PF PA
10 a.m. 1:15 p.m. End regular W L OT Pts GF GA Jacksonville 8 5 0 .615 295 331
Miami 19 8 .704 —
FOX FOX season Montreal 11 2 40 85 69 Indianapolis 7 6 0 .538 347 318
Orlando 16 9 .640 2
Atlanta 16 11 .593 3 Boston 16 10 4 36 86 63 Houston 5 8 0 .385 316 355
Dec. 19 Dec. 26 Jan. 2
@ K.C. Charlotte 9 16 .360 9 Ottawa 14 16 3 31 74 97 Tennessee 5 8 0 .385 291 265
vs.Denver vs. Colts End regular
1:15 p.m. 10 a.m. season Washington 6 18 .250 11 1/2 Buffalo 13 14 4 30 81 86 North
1:05 p.m.
CBS CBS CBS Central Division Toronto 12 15 4 28 71 92 W L T Pct PF PA
W L Pct GB Southeast Division Pittsburgh 10 3 0 .769 290 198
Chicago 16 8 .667 — W L OT Pts GF GA Baltimore 9 4 0 .692 294 229
LOCAL SCOREBOARD Indiana
Milwaukee
11 13
10 14
.458
.417
5
6
Washington
Atlanta
18
17
11
11
4
5
40
39
99
102
94
96
Cleveland
Cincinnati
5
2
8
11
0
0
.385
.154
235
262
252
345
Detroit 8 18 .308 9 Tampa Bay 17 10 4 38 96 107
THURSDAY (Lutvaliyev);H,Garcia (unassisted);B,Farley (Bonomo); Cleveland 7 18 .280 9 1/2 West
GIRLS’BASKETBALL B, Lopez (Lutvaliyev); B, Bonomo (free kick); B, Alia- Carolina 14 12 4 32 85 92 W L T Pct PF PA
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Sequoia 38,Crystal Springs 24 mus (Wakasa); B, Gonzalez (Drori). Records — Southwest Division Florida 13 16 0 26 74 76 Kansas City 8 5 0 .615 295 268
Crystal Springs 6 4 4 10 — 24 Burlingame 1-1-1 overall;Hillsdale 4-2-1. W L Pct GB San Diego 8 6 0 .571 388 260
Sequoia 10 13 11 4 — 38
CRYSTAL SPRINGS (fg ftm-fta tp) — Douglas 3 0- BOYS’BASKETBALL
San Antonio
Dallas
21 3
20 5
.875
.800
—
1 1/2
WESTERN CONFERENCE Oakland
Denver
6
3
7
10
0
0
.462
.231
314
269
307
376
0 6, Faulk 3 2-2 8, Singh 4 0-0 8, Murguia 1 0-0 2. Carlmont 55,Aragon 35 New Orleans 15 10 .600 6 1/2 Central Division
Totals 11 2-2 24. SEQUOIA — Albin 2 0-0 5, Carroll Aragon 13 4 12 6 — 35 W L OT Pts GF GA
2 0-0 4,Harden 1 2-2 4,Matiatoga 3 1-2 7,G.Prieto Carlmont 13 16 15 11 — 55
Memphis
Houston
12 14
10 15
.462
.400
10
11 1/2 Detroit 20 7 3 43 101 80 NATIONAL CONFERENCE
4 0-0 8,Serrano 1 0-0 2,Woo 2 1-2 6,Wade 1 0-0 2. ARAGON (fg ftm-fta tp) — Frankel 4 0-0 9,Larsen Northwest Division Nashville 16 8 6 38 79 72 East
Totals 14 4-6 38.3-pointers — Albin,Woo.Records 1 0-0 2,Liebergesell 5 4-6 15,Yu 2 0-0 4,Hala’ufia 1 W L Pct GB Columbus 16 11 3 35 78 82 W L T Pct PF PA
— Sequoia — 5-3 overall. 3-4 5.Totals 13 7-10 35.CARLMONT — Tierney 0 0- Oklahoma City 18 8 .692 — St.Louis 15 10 5 35 80 84 N.Y.Giants 9 4 0 .692 329 250
1 1,Patterson 1 0-0 2,Paludeti 0 1-2 1,Faulkner 1 2-3 Utah 18 8 .692 — Chicago 16 14 3 35 104 100
BOYS’SOCCER 4,Testa 5 6-8 20,Crawford 9 0-0 18,Hobbs 3 2-2 8, Philadelphia 9 4 0 .692 374 308
Denver 15 9 .625 2 Northwest Division Washington 5 8 0 .385 238 310
Burlingame 7,Hillsdale 1 Todd 1 0-0 2. Totals 20 10-16 55. 3-pointers — Portland 12 14 .462 6 W L OT Pts GF GA Dallas 4 9 0 .308 321 366
Halftime score — 4-1 Burlingame. Goal scorer (as- Frankel,Liebergesell (A);Testa 4 (C).Records — Carl- Minnesota 6 20 .231 12
sist) — B, Wakasa (unassisted); B, Bonomo mont 4-2 overall; Aragon 2-5. Vancouver 17 8 4 38 94 76 South
Pacific Division Colorado 17 10 4 38 112 98
W L Pct GB W L T Pct PF PA
Calgary 14 15 3 31 89 93 Atlanta 11 2 0 .846 335 243
L.A.Lakers 19 7 .731 —
TRANSACTIONS Phoenix 12 12 .500 6 Minnesota
Edmonton
13
11
13
14
4
5
30
27
72
78
89
105
New Orleans 10 3 0 .769 330 240
Golden State 9 16 .360 9 1/2 Tampa Bay 8 5 0 .615 260 267
American League ers to minor league hitting coordinator. Named Sacramento 5 18 .217 12 1/2 Pacific Division Carolina 1 12 0 .077 164 338
BOSTON RED SOX—Agreed to terms with RHP Lee Tinsley outfield/baserunning coordinator; Bill L.A.Clippers 5 21 .192 14 W L OT Pts GF GA North
Matt Albers on a one-year contract. Sent INF-OF Dancy manager of Iowa (PCL); Brian Harper man- Dallas 18 10 3 39 89 86
Eric Patterson to San Diego to complete an earlier ager, Marty Mason pitching coach and Mariano W L T Pct PF PA
Wednesday’s Games Anaheim 17 14 4 38 91 102 Chicago 9 4 0 .692 253 228
trade.Signed LHP Rich Hill,LHP Andrew Miller,LHP Duncan hitting coach for Tennessee (SL); Barbaro
Randy Williams,LHP Lenny DiNardo,RHP Clevelan Garbey pitching coach and Peter Fagan trainer for L.A.Lakers 109,Indiana 94 San Jose 16 11 5 37 96 93 Green Bay 8 5 0 .615 306 189
Santeliz and RHP Ryan Harvey to minor league con- Daytona (FSL);Jeff Fassero pitching coach,Ricardo Boston 118,New York 116 Los Angeles 17 11 1 35 82 71 Minnesota 5 8 0 .385 230 274
tracts. Medina hitting coach and Aaron Larsen trainer for Philadelphia 105,L.A.Clippers 91 Phoenix 14 9 7 35 84 84 Detroit 3 10 0 .231 285 309
CLEVELAND INDIANS—Agreed to terms with INF Peoria (MWL); Mark Johnson manager, David Chicago 110,Toronto 93
Adam Everett on a minor league contract. Rosario pitching coach, Desi Wilson hitting coach Miami 101,Cleveland 95 West
Thursday’s Games W L T Pct PF PA
MINNESOTA TWINS—Acquired LHP Paul Bargas and Bob Grimes trainer for Boise (NWL); Frank Memphis 113,Charlotte 80
from Colorado for C Jose Morales. Castillo pitching coach and Jason Dubois hitting N.Y.Rangers 4,Phoenix 3,SO Seattle 6 7 0 .462 261 329
New Orleans 94,Sacramento 91
NEW YORK YANKEES—Agreed to terms with C coach for Mesa (Arizona). Carolina 3,Atlanta 2,SO St.Louis 6 7 0 .462 245 268
Oklahoma City 117,Houston 105
Russell Martin on a one-year contract. LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Agreed to terms with San Antonio 92,Milwaukee 90 N.Y.Islanders 3,Anaheim 2 San Francisco 5 9 0 .357 250 314
TEXAS RANGERS—Agreed to terms with OF Hi- RHP Matt Guerrier on a three-year contract. Phoenix 128,Minnesota 122 Montreal 4,Boston 3 Arizona 4 9 0 .308 243 351
rotoshi Onaka to a minor league contract. MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Named Joe Ferrone na- St.Louis 6,Los Angeles 4
TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Agreed to terms with 1B- tional crosschecker,Jim Rooney national pitching Dallas 103,Portland 98
Thursday’s Games Ottawa 3,Minnesota 1 x-clinched playoff spot
DH Edwin Encarnacion to a one-year contract. crosschecker for amateur scouting, Drew Ander-
National League son,Brendan Hause and Shawn Whalen area scouts New Jersey 97,Washington 89 San Jose 4,Dallas 3,OT
CHICAGO CUBS—Promoted Dennis Lewallyn to and Pedro Hernandez,Juan Martinez and Reinaldo Boston 102,Atlanta 90 Calgary 5,Toronto 2 Thursday,Dec.16
minor league pitching coordinator and Tom Bey- Hidalgo international scouts. San Antonio at Denver, late Columbus at Edmonton,late San Diego 34,San Francisco 7

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ATLANTA — Driving simulator enthusi-
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lent game titles as “Need for Speed: Hot
Pursuit” and “Gran Turismo 5” both hit the
shelves at the end of 2010. Both titles require
a lead foot and laser focus as the built-in AI
skills are canny and aggressive.
One thing that will improve your driving
sim skills and give a more realistic experi-
ence is a proper controller, and there are two
standouts on the market.
THE DAILY JOURNAL
By Ann M. Job
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
For the first time in its 20-year history, the
Ford Explorer sport utility vehicle is changing
into a softer SUV with an underlying platform
that’s used by a car for a smoother ride.
One of Ford Motor Co.’s most popular vehi-
cles, the Explorer also looks less truckish for
2011, with new styling that’s more like a
crossover SUV than an upright, squared-off
truck.
There are many new Explorer features, too,
including inflatable rear seatbelts that are a
first in a production vehicle. They’re a $120
option, available later in the model year.
Perhaps most notable is the new Explorer’s
V-6, which is standard, and generates 290
horsepower, just two horses less than what a
previous Explorer’s V-8 delivered.
Yet, with computer management of the six-
cylinder engine, plus six-speed automatic
transmission, the 2011 Explorer has a com-
mendable fuel mileage rating from the federal
government of 17 miles per gallon in city
driving and 25 mpg on the highway.
A turbocharged, four-cylinder engine prom-
ises better gasoline efficiency and is due later
in the model year.
Starting manufacturer’s suggested retail
price, including destination charge, has gone
up only $595 from the 2010 Explorer — to
$28,995 for a base, two-wheel drive 2011
Explorer with V-6. The lowest starting retail
price for a four-wheel drive, 2011 Explorer
with V-6 is $30,995. Pricing for the 2-liter,
turbocharged, four-cylinder Explorer hasn’t
been announced.
See FORD, Page 17
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includes gas and brake pedals with small
gripping spikes on the base to keep it still
while your flooring it around the turns.
Logitech has been making top-notch gam-
ing wheels for years, but this model is the
official wheel for “Gran Turismo 5,”
designed with the demands of that title in
mind.
THE DAILY JOURNAL
Minivan recall grows as victim’s family speaks out
By Denise Lavoie
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WHITMAN, Mass. — Sean Bowman was
driving with a classmate to community col-
lege when his Ford Windstar’s rear axle
cracked in half, sending the minivan careen-
ing into a building and killing him, his family
says.
One week later, the family says, a safety
recall notice from Ford arrived in the mail. It
said the 2001 Windstar’s axle should be
checked out because it could corrode and
break.
Now Bowman’s relatives — and some safe-
ty experts — are accusing Ford of failing to
give the recall the urgency it deserved.
Bowman’s widow, Justine Bowman, called
it a “stealth” recall.
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“This is not your average, everyday recall.
This is your rear axle can break, you can lose
control of your vehicle, your wheels can fall
off,” she told The Associated Press on
Wednesday.
Ford Motor Co. declined to comment on
Bowman’s case or why the family says it got
its notice more than six weeks after the
automaker announced the recall in August.
But Ford said the recall was no secret. The
announcement was carried by the AP and
other organizations at the time.
“Ford is committed to safety and notifying
customers of recall,” said spokesman Wes
Sherwood.
“We send individualized letters to cus-
tomers with affected vehicles and go beyond
government requirements for recall notifica-
tions.” Ford announced on Aug.27 that it was recalling 575,000 older-model Windstars.

I could tell immediately that the test the outside mirrors, the interior was quite The Explorer doesn’t have a low-range

FORD
Continued from page 16
Explorer competitors include the 2011 Kia
Sorento, which has a starting retail price of
$26,190 with V-6 and $23,190 with naturally
aspirated four cylinder, and the 2011
Chevrolet Traverse, which starts at $29,999
with V-6.
The Explorer, which debuted in 1991,
switches to a car-like platform and unibody
construction to attract consumers who have
turned increasingly to the so-called crossover
SUVs to get away from the truckish ride of
early truck-based SUVs and to get better fuel
mileage.
The new Explorer’s platform has its roots in
the Ford Taurus and Lincoln MKS cars.
Explorer XLT 4WD rode more smoothly than
earlier Explorers. Even on uneven surfaces,
the ride was less bouncy, less harsh and more
compliant than in earlier models.
The body and mass of the vehicle feels
more buttoned down through curves and
turns, though at more than 4,600 pounds, the
test Explorer still had a lot of weight.
Engineers used more high-strength steel in
the new Explorer, which makes the body
stiffer and easier to manage. This steel con-
struction also helps the suspension tuning be
more precise for better driving dynamics, and
it shows in the 2011 Explorer.
The test vehicle’s electric power-assisted
steering — which helps save gas — had good
on-center feel and was comfortable.
With the exception of some road noise from
the tires and a bit of wind noise from around
quiet, and everyone rides high over the pave-
ment as there’s 8 inches of ground clearance.
The 3.5-liter, double overhead cam V-6 with
twin independent, variable camshaft timing
sounded strong and delivered power in a
steady, predictable fashion without straining.
But the automatic transmission seemed to
hunt for the best gear when I was driving
through mountain twisties.
Torque peaks at a decent 255 foot-pounds at
4,000 rpm, and with optional tow package,
towing capacity is a hearty 5,000 pounds.
Note that the Explorer’s horsepower is more
than the 276 from the Sorento V-6, the 281 in
the Traverse, and the 250 in the Honda Pilot.
The V-6-powered Sorento, which is about a
foot shorter in length and a bit narrower than
the new Explorer, has higher government fuel
economy, though, at 20/26 mpg.
transfer case anymore for rugged off-roading,
but electronically-controlled four-wheel drive
with three driving modes — for sand, snow
and normal — will fit the bill for nearly all
prospective buyers.
The Explorer doesn’t scrimp on interior
room. The new, 16.4-foot-long Explorer is
some 5 inches wider and nearly 4 inches
longer in overall length than its predecessor
and feels roomy.
With nearly 40 inches of legroom in the sec-
ond row, I could extend my legs while sitting
behind the driver. In the third row, there’s
nearly 38 inches of legroom and my knees did
not touch the second-row seatbacks.
Additionally, because the second-row seats
can slide forward and back on tracks, passen-
gers can adjust and share legroom to accom-
modate everyone.
 Just dessert
Ring in New Year with
simple Italian-style tart
SEE PAGE 23

Trapped in the Grid

By Christy Lemire this digital world in its And at over two hours,
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Hugely high-tech and

forward-thinking in its
day, “Tron” now looks
cheesy and quaint in ret-
rospect, with its blocky
graphics and simplistic
blips and bleeps. The
original film from 1982
was all about the possibil-
ity of technology and the
human imagination, and
the adventures that could
result from marrying the
two, but only now are the
computer-generated
effects available to render
fullest potential.
Hence, nearly three
decades later, we have the
sequel “Tron: Legacy,”
which is in 3-D (of
course) but is actually
best viewed in IMAX 3-
D, if that option is avail-
able to you. The whole
point of the story and the
aesthetics are that they’re
meant to convey an
immersive experience.
We’re supposed to feel
just as trapped inside this
challenging and danger-
ous electronic realm as
the film’s characters.
we are indeed trapped —
there is no justifiable rea-
son for such a lengthy
running time, especially
given that the original got
in, did what it had to do
and got out in about an
hour and a half. While
director Joseph
Kosinski’s feature film
debut is thrilling and
cool-looking for about
the first half, its races,
games and visuals even-
tually grow repetitive,
which only draws atten-
tion to how flimsy and
See TRON, Page 22
A $60 million
‘Tron’ legacy
By Paul Dergarabedian
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES — An especial-
ly robust weekend is shaping up at
the nation’s theaters as fan boys
bond with “Tron,” families flock to
“Yogi,” boxing buffs bet on “The
Fighter” and the date crowd asks
“How Do You Know.”
Disney’s “Tron: Legacy” has the
most going for it, including a great
release date, cult appeal and of
course the IMAX and 3-D compo-
nents. So a No. 1 debut approach-
ing an impressive $60 million is
virtually assured for this long-
awaited followup to the 1982 origi-
nal. The highest December debut
remains 2007’s “I Am Legend”
with $77.2 million, followed close-
ly by 2009’s “Avatar” at $77 mil-
lion.
Next in the weekend pic-a-nic
basket is a smarter-than-the-aver-
age-bear named Yogi, voiced by
childhood fan Dan Aykroyd, as
Warner Bros. gives the beloved
Hanna-Barbera TV character a big-
screen, 3-D makeover and a chance
See MONEY, Page 22
THE DAILY JOURNAL
Boost holiday spirits with seasonal cocktails
By Michelle Locke
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
It’s December; time to get into the
holiday spirit. Or spirits as the case
may be.
And should you need assistance,
bartenders coast-to-coast are figur-
ing out new ways to capture festive
in a glass.
Apples and spices say seasonal
sipping to mixologist Jose Torrella,
who’s come up with a holiday moji-
to that uses cider and Calvados to
add a nuance of noel.
The best cocktail presentation is
like painting a portrait, says
Torrella, barman at the Barclay Bar
&Grill at the InterContinental New
York Barclay. Bringing out a festive
theme requires “spirits, cordials,
fresh ingredients always — juices
herbs, spices, vegetables and
fruits,” he says. “Though multiple
elements may seem confusing, in
the end the joy is in the simplicity
from the abundance.”
And don’t forget the special
glasses. A quick way to take a drink
from ho-hum to holiday is to rim the
glass with colored sugar.
Scott Beattie, bartender at
Spoonbar in Healdsburg, Calif., and
author of “Artisanal Cocktails,” has
a couple of holiday go-to items —
St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram, a rum
liqueur, and angostura bitters. Take
something like a simple hot toddy
made of brandy, lemon juice and
honey or sugar, add a dash of bitters
and stir with a cinnamon stick and
— voila!
John Cooper, developer of
Domaine de Canton ginger liqueur,
keeps his holiday drinks simple. He
makes a drink called autumn spice
that is equal parts ginger liqueur and
apple cider with one-half part of
lemon juice for sprightliness.
He introduced the liqueur in 2008
after spending a good deal of time
experimenting with the ingredients,
WEEKEND JOURNAL Friday • Dec. 17, 2010 19
which include a maceration of fresh
ginger to which aged cognac, honey
and other ingredients are added.
And if you need more inspiration
you might take a page from
Christmas champion Charles
Dickens himself.
After Scrooge’s holiday mood
goes from humbug to humdinger
following a night spent with spirits,
he celebrates by wishing his put-
upon clerk, Bob Cratchit, a merry
Christmas, promising him a raise
and making plans for the two of
them to discuss the Cratchit family
future over a bowl of smoking bish-
op, a type of mulled wine made with
oranges or lemons.
That’s an economic stimulus
package to cheer about.
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People in the news

Master of farce and slapstick, Blake Edwards, dies
When Julie Andrews began writing her 2008 autobiogra-
phy, “Home,” her husband Blake Edwards had just one piece
of advice: “Characters make your story.”
In an up-and-down career that spanned
writing, directing and producing nearly 50
films, Edwards, who died Wednesday, cul-
tivated more than his share of indelible
characters: Peter Sellers’ bumbling
Inspector Clouseau of the “Pink Panther”
movies, Dudley Moore’s equally clueless
George Webber from “10,” Audrey
Blake Edwards Hepburn’s high fashion wild child Holly
Golightly in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.”
He knew laughter and sadness, making alcoholism seem
hilarious in “10” and desperate in “Days of Wine and Roses.”
But his strength was comedy, farce and slapstick that he cap-
tured in a visual style trained on silent comedies. It was, after
all, in his blood.
Edwards’ stepfather, Jack McEdwards (the family name),
was an assistant director, and his stepfather’s father, J.
Gordon Edwards, was a pioneering director of silent films.
Though born in Tulsa, Okla., Edwards was raised on movie
sets. He was an extra and supporting actor before he was a
filmmaker.
THE DAILY JOURNAL
By Susan Cohn
DAILY JOURNAL
SENIOR CORRESPONDENT
There’s magic on stage at San
Francisco Ballet’s Nutcracker, and
not just because of the beauty of the
dancing and the delight of
Tchaikovsky’s music, wonderful as
they always are. The production’s judi-
cious use of an illusion consultant injects
the story with terrific visual effects that
allow Uncle Drosselmeyer, the bringer
of extra-ordinary gifts, to make toys
come to life in a manner that delivers a
particular thrill. And when he raises his
arms upward and commands the
Christmas tree to grow, and grow and
GROW, anything seems possible in the
fanciful world of dream and wonder that
appears beneath its giant, decorated
boughs. Two hours with a 20-minute
intermission. Through Dec. 27.
STAGE DIRECTIONS:
San Francisco Ballet is at the 1932
War Memorial Opera House, 301 Van
Ness Ave. The Opera House is one of
the last Beaux-Arts structures erected in
the United States and has 3,146 seats
plus 200 standing room places. Parking
is available at Civic Center Garage on
McAllister Street between Larkin and
Polk streets, or at the Performing Arts
Garage on Grove between Franklin and
Gough streets. BART lines serve the
“Civic Center” station three blocks away
at Market and Eighth streets.
TICKETS:
The San Francisco Ballet Box Office
may be reached at (415) 865-2000,
Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tickets may be purchased online at
http://www.sfballet.org/performances-
tickets/buytickets.asp.
FUN NUTCRACKER FACTS:
For every performance of Nutcracker,
a total of 172 costumes are worn.
***
In the Act I battle scene, the giant fire-
place stands 22 feet tall and is 19 feet
wide at the base. The mantel lamps and
mantel clock are all 7 feet tall.
***
Forty-two pairs of pointe shoes are
worn for every performance of
Nutcracker, which adds up to more than
2,000 pointe shoes worn during the
WEEKEND JOURNAL
Clara’s mysterious Uncle Drosselmeyer presents her with a special toy during San
Francisco Ballet’s production of Tomasson’s Nutcracker at the War Memorial Opera
House through Dec.27.
entire run. If all these pointe shoes were
placed from heel to toe, they would wrap
all away around the Opera House.
OH, AND DID YOU KNOW?:
Uncle Drosselmeyer, the mysterious
shopkeeper whose toys come to life, got
some help from Menlo Park’s Illusions
Consultant Marshall Magoon, who said,
“It’s always challenging re-imagining
iconic works such as The Nutcracker but
as a magic consultant my job is to infuse
the production with illusions. The San
Francisco Ballet’s Nutcracker was a fun
project because of talented dancers and
their dedication to make the magic work.
I encouraged each Drosselmeyer to
interpret the magic their own way but to
remember that a magician’s job is to
make the audience believe they can do
miracles.”
SCENE AROUND:
New Conservatory Theatre Center
presents Dirty Little Showtunes, A
Parody Musical Revue. This six-man
sexy and satirical review uses great
Broadway musicals old (Oklahoma,
Sound of Music, Mame) and new
(Wicked, The Producers, Little Shop of
Horrors) to skewer social conventions
and contemporary mores. Off-color,
adults only and “perhaps the gayest
show ever.” Lyrics by Tom Orr. Directed
by F. Allen Sawyer. Musical Direction
ERIK TOMASSON
by Scrumbly Koldewyn. Through Jan.
16, 2011. 25 Van Ness Ave. at Market
Street. (415) 861-8972 or
www.nctcsf.org.
***
Start counting down. San Francisco
Symphony supplies the music, masks
and bubbly — you create the memories
at its New Year’s Eve Masquerade Ball.
An evening of music, dance and surpris-
es, plus the traditional balloon drop at
the stroke of midnight. Davies
Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Ave.
www.sfsymphony.org or (415) 864-
6000.
***
Boxcar Theatre invites you to start the
New Year with Clue, the play, based on
the movie, based on the board game. Sit
six feet above a life-sized game board
and watch as six guests and a bumbling
butler search a mansion square by square
to find out who killed Mr. Boddy. Was it
Colonel Mustard in the billard room
with the wrench or Ms. Scarlett in the
lounge with the candlestick? Adapted
and directed by Peter Matthews and
Nick A. Olivero. Jan. 12 to Feb. 5. 505
Natoma St. www.boxcartheatre.org or
(415) 776-1747.
Susan Cohn can be reached at susan@smdai-
lyjournal.com or www.twitter.com/susanci-
tyscene.
Friday • Dec. 17, 2010 21
Sparkling wines
for the holidays
By Michelle Locke
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Adding a little sparkle to your life is a fashion “do” this hol-
iday season. But you don’t have to suffer in sequins to be
trendy — you can choose from a host of sparkling wines to
add a little effervescence to the season.
And you don’t have to spend a fortune to do it. More bubbly
at more price points is available than ever before, says Wilfred
Wong, cellar master for the West Coast-based Beverages and
More! chain.
“It’s all about the dollars,” he says. “People still want to
enjoy wines, but they don’t have the means to spend the
money. More importantly, they know that there are deals out
there.”
Deals like cava, a sparkling wine from Spain, prosecco and
Asti spumante, Italian bubblies, and sekt, an effervescent ries-
ling from Germany. Also gaining popularity is sparkling mus-
cat, a sweet wine.
Along with the rising popularity of new varieties, the pack-
aging of sparkling wine is changing a bit. In Champagne, the
region of France which produces the only sparkling wine that
can be properly called “Champagne” — authorities are requir-
ing use of a lighter bottle starting with the 2010 harvest. Those
bottles won’t show up on shelves for a few years because the
wine’s still aging, but they are expected to save shipping costs
and make less of an environmental impact.
The new bottles are 2 ounces lighter and, according to the
Champagne Bureau, will reduce the annual CO2 output by
8,000 metric tons, or the equivalent of the annual emissions of
4,000 cars.
There are few changes on what’s inside the bottles, too. Gary
Westby, champagne buyer for San Francisco-based K&L Wine
Merchants, has noticed an increase in Champagnes made
entirely from the pinot meunier grape.
Pinot meunier is one of the three traditional grapes of
Champagne — chardonnay and pinot noir are the other two.
It’s cheaper to grow, being indigenous to the area, but has in
the past been considered sturdy but not particularly distinctive.
But now, some producers are growing meunier with an eye
to quality, controlling yields and planting in prime growing
areas, producing wines for around $30 a bottle, a bargain for
Champagne. One to try is Michel Loriot Pinot Meunier.
“I’m finding there’s quite a following now for meunier,” says
Westby.
On the American side, a new entry in the bargain sparkling
wine lists this year was Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi Brut
Sparkling.
This is a charmat wine, meaning the wine is first fermented
in stainless steel tanks, then put into small, pressurized tanks
along with yeast imported from Champagne for the second fer-
mentation that makes the bubbles. (For Champagne, the sec-
ond fermentation takes place in the bottle, a more labor-inten-
sive and expensive process.)
Woodbridge sparkling wine is light and crisp with flavors of
apple and citrus. And it retails for around $10 a bottle.
See WINE, Page 22
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was aiming for deeper meaning, or at least a Sam as it is for us — even though Sam has the

TRON
Continued from page 18
preposterous the script is from Edward Kitsis
and Adam Horowitz.
“Tron: Legacy” is a mishmash of pop cul-
ture references and movie rip-offs, Eastern
philosophy and various religions, and one
insanely cute, strategically placed Boston ter-
rier. And with the return of Jeff Bridges in the
lead role, there’s plenty of Dude-ishness for
you fans of “The Big Lebowski.” (At one
point he complains, “You’re messing with my
Zen thing, man.”) It’s all giddy, ridiculous fun
for a while, set to an ideally integrated techno
score by the French duo Daft Punk. But a lit-
tle of this goes a long way, and eventually you
realize there’s not much “there” there, no real
point beyond exhilaration.
Bridges’ video game developer Kevin Flynn
new level of consciousness, when he created
the Grid all those years ago. Now, his
estranged son, Sam (Garrett Hedlund), dis-
covers that’s where Dad’s been all this time —
sucked into the Grid and stuck there for the
past two decades. The place Flynn built with
high hopes is now dominated by the tyranni-
cal and not even vaguely fascist dictator Clu
(also Bridges, digitally tweaked to look like a
35-year-old version of himself), the doppel-
ganger Flynn created to oversee the operation.
Younger Bridges is uncanny and nearly seam-
less — until he opens his mouth, and then
everything goes kinda wobbly. But for the
most part, it’s a neat trick.
The confident and good-looking Sam simi-
larly gets drawn into this parallel universe and
quickly finds himself thrust into the middle of
a sort of floating gladiator arena. Throngs illu-
minated in deep orange cheer ravenously as
opponents try to shatter each other, literally,
by hurling the discs that are attached to the
‘Tron Legacy’
Director: Joseph Kosinski
Cast: Jeff Bridges,Garrett Hedlund,
Olivia Wilde,Bruce Boxleitner
Rated: PG for sequences of sci-fi
action violence and brief mild
language.
Grade:
backs of their neon-glowing bodysuits. Next
up, Sam is forced to take part in the deadly
lightcycle races — which look infinitely better
here than in the original — and, being your
typically rebellious, motorcycle-loving loner,
he naturally fares rather well.
But this spectacle is as overwhelming for
benefit of his dad’s DNA — and so he’s happy
to accept help escaping from the mysterious
Quorra (Olivia Wilde, bringing complex emo-
tion to what could have been a beautiful but
forgettable character). She has long served as
Flynn’s protege and does the honors of reunit-
ing father and son; should they stay or should
they go becomes their ultimate debate.
The moment Flynn and Sam first see each
other isn’t filled with wistful emotion so much
as confusion, and it takes place at Flynn’s dis-
tractingly stylish, glowing white-on-white
lair. The place suggests what might have hap-
pened if the Dude had matured a bit and
moved into a loft designed by Philippe Starck
— although, unfortunately, there is no rug that
really ties the room together.
“Tron: Legacy,” a Walt Disney Pictures
release, is rated PG for sequences of sci-fi
action violence and brief mild language. In 3-
D and IMAX 3-D. Running time: 125 min-
utes. Two and a half stars out of four.

starring Reese Witherspoon, Owen Wilson, To make the calvados base, in a small

MONEY
Continued from page 18
at an opening gross in the low $20 millions.
After its limited four-theater debut last
weekend, Paramount’s “The Fighter” was just
warming up for an expected opening this
weekend in the $15 million range as it
expands to approximately 2,200 locations.
Starring Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale and
Melissa Leo, this true story about a pair of
pugilistic brothers is a shoo-in for multiple
Oscar nominations and is the kind of crowd-
pleasing film that could become a breakout hit
in the weeks to come.
James L. Brooks directs the likely No. 4
film in the lineup — “How Do You Know,”
Paul Rudd and Jack Nicholson. Despite weak
reviews, the all-star cast and Brooks’ auteur
reputation with such winners as “Terms of
MOJITO
Continued from page 19
Endearment” and “Broadcast News” should
draw the date crowd to the tune of around $12
million.
Fifth place should go to Fox’s “The
Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the
Dawn Treader,” which opened last weekend in
first place but now faces huge competition and
will likely earn in the low teens.
Another Oscar contender goes into wider
release this weekend as Fox Searchlight’s
twisted and audacious “Black Swan” waltzes
into 950 theaters. A bravura performance by
Natalie Portman and mounting awards
momentum give the film a shot at a wide-
release debut in the $8 million to $10 mil
saucepan over low combine all ingredients.
Heat for 30 minutes, then strain, discarding
the solids, then set aside to cool.
To make the mojitos, place the mint leaves
in a medium pitcher. Muddle until lightly
Servings: 4
bruised. Add the rum, simple syrup and lime
For the Calvados base:
juice. Mix well. Add 2 cups of ice, then stir
1 cup apple cider
1/3 cup Calvados well. Serve in tall glasses rimmed with brown
2 cinnamon sticks sugar, if desired. Garnish each with a cinna-
2 star anise mon stick and mint sprig.
1 apple, cut into chunks Nutrition information per serving (values
For the mojitos: are rounded to the nearest whole number): 238
20 fresh mint leaves calories; 2 calories from fat (1 percent of total
6 ounces (3/4 cup) light rum calories); 0 g fat (0 g saturated; 0 g trans fats);
4 ounces (1/2 cup) simple syrup 0 mg cholesterol; 28 g carbohydrate; 1 g pro-
1/2 cup lime juice tein; 2 g fiber; 11 mg sodium.
Ice cubes Recipe adapted from Jose Torrella at the
4 cinnamon sticks Barclay Bar &Grill at the InterContinental
4 sprigs fresh mint New York Barclay.

partially fermented in the bottle, though not in

WINE
Continued from page 21
Just not into grapes? Not to worry. There’s a
new brew for you, too — a “champagne” made
of beer.
A collaboration between Samuel Adams and
Germany’s Weihenstephan Brewery, Infinium
comes in a Champagne-style bottle with a foil
cover and the traditional popping cork. It’s even
exactly the same way as Champagne.
Infinium, which costs about $20 for a 750-
milliliter bottle and is available on a limited
basis for the holidays, took more than two years
to create.
“We set out to do something that had never
been done before,” says Jim Koch, brewer and
founder of Samuel Adams beers.
Beer has a little more in common with
Champagne than you might think. (And not just
because of those Miller High Life ads.)
THE DAILY JOURNAL WEEKEND JOURNAL Friday • Dec. 17, 2010 23
Madhur Jaffrey: Bringing
seasoning instincts to U.S.
Ring in New Year with an Italian tart
By J.M. Hirsch
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
By Michele Kayal
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sometimes fortune cookies just don’t
cut it.
Cumin seeds or mustard seeds? One teaspoon or two?
Since the prevailing New Year’s Eve
Added first or last?
Indian grandmothers will go to the mat over issues like this, trend is to do takeout, I decided to focus
but famed cookbook author Madhur Jaffrey says these my end-of-year energy on a simple
grannies — and the grannies of all South Asia — share a sin- dessert that could be prepared earlier in
gle, striking power: a near mystical knowledge of spice. the day, would work nicely with bubbly
“It’s like a palette of colors,” says Jaffrey, whose most and is light enough not to weigh down
recent book is “At Home with Madhur Jaffrey: Simple, any festivities.
Delectable Dishes from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri I created this easy pine nut tart sweet-
Lanka” (Knopf, 2010). “You mix two colors, you know what ened with honey and flavored with
you get as a painter. The same in India. You know what spices orange zest. We tend to think of pine
to mix. It’s that mastery that makes South Asia totally unique.” nuts as a savory ingredient, but they
Jaffrey, an award-winning actress, made her name introduc- show up frequently in Italian desserts,
ing Americans to Indian cooking. Her newest book is her first their creamy, nutty flavor and delicate
to take on all of South Asia, a decision she says was prompt- texture working well with sweet treats.
ed by a realization that culturally and culinarily speaking, But if you prefer, chopped cashews, pis-
these countries share more similarities than differences. tachios or even peanuts could be used
“I wouldn’t characterize it by nations, because to my mind instead.
these are artificial nations,” says Jaffrey, noting that little more
than 50 years ago much of the region was one country. “These ORANGE-HONEY PINE NUT TART
are states with their own cultural traditions.” Start to finish: 50 minutes (15 minutes
Take the example of fish curry. In Bangladesh it gets mus- active), plus cooling Pine nuts show up frequently in Italian desserts.
tard oil and curry leaves; in Sri Lanka, coconut milk and fen- Servings: 8
nel; and in the Indian state of Kerala, an extra dose of spicy 1 1/2 cups lightly toasted pine nuts aside. To prepare the filling, in a medi-
For the crust: Heat the oven to 350 F. Coat a 9-inch um saucepan over medium-high, com-
ground black pepper. The specifics may differ, but the dishes 1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
are all joined by their identity as curries, and by their master- tart pan with removable bottom with bine the honey, butter, sugar and salt.
5 tablespoons butter, melted cooking spray. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly until
ful, even reverent use of spice. 1/4 cup sugar
“I always say I could be in a kitchen blind-folded in India To prepare the crust, in a food proces- the sugar is dissolved. Remove the pan
1 teaspoon vanilla extract sor combine the graham cracker crumbs, from the heat and set aside to cool for 5
and I could say ’This is a Kerala kitchen,’ ’This is Tamil
For the filling: butter, sugar, vanilla and salt. Pulse until minutes.
Nadu,’” Jaffrey says. “You can smell the fish and mustard oil
2/3 cup honey the butter is worked into the graham In a medium bowl, whisk together the
in Bengal. You can smell the mustard greens in Kashmir.”
7 tablespoons butter cracker crumbs and the mixture resem- cream, eggs and orange zest. Whisk the
South Asians coax myriad flavors from the same spices by
5 tablespoons sugar bles wet sand. Transfer to the prepared warm honey mixture into the egg mix-
varying their combinations and cooking methods, Jaffrey says.
3/4 teaspoon salt tart pan. ture. Stir in the pine nuts. Transfer the
“You can get 10 flavors out of the same spice,” she says. “You can
7 tablespoons heavy cream Use the bottom of a glass to gently mixture to the tart pan and bake for 35 to
roast them, pop them in hot oil. We instinctively know all this.”
But spices also are used for their medicinal properties. For 2 eggs press the crumb mixture evenly across 40 minutes, or until golden and set. Cool
instance, asafetida acts as a digestive, and therefore is used in Zest of 1/2 orange and up the sides of the tart pan. Set before serving.
lentils. Fennel and black pepper sometimes are ground into tea
for colds. And turmeric, considered an antiseptic, gets sprin-
kled everywhere.
For home cooks hoping to harness the power of the South
Asian spice tub, Jaffrey offers some tips:
• Start slow
You don’t have to make a whole Indian meal, she says.
Better to try one dish at a time. “If you’re doing a roast, pair it
with an Indian vegetable, broccoli or cauliflower, so you’re
really learning what the flavors are.”
• Be choosy
Resist the urge to snap up all the pretty spices in the store;
you’ll be overwhelmed. “Look at a recipe and only buy what
you need for that,” she says. “As your repertoire increases
you’ll get more spices.” Ditto for equipment. The only special
items you’ll need are a blender and a coffee grinder.
• Be brave
Jaffrey says she’d like to see people become familiar with
two items that get little attention: curry leaves for their unique,
herbal-citrus flavor, and asafetida. “Asafetida, people can
barely say it, but it’s so essential to Indian food,” she says.
“And medicinally it’s so important people should get to know
it.”
24 Friday • Dec. 17, 2010
FRIDAY, DEC. 17
Peninsula Landscapes Revisited.
Noon to 4 p.m. Collections Room,
Peninsula Museum of Art, 10 Twin
Pines Lane, Belmont. Featuring
Sharon Bearce, Werner Glinka,
Alysanne McGaffey and Kevyn
Wernock. Exhibit runs through Jan. 2,
noon to 4 p.m. on weekdays, 1 p.m. to
4 p.m. on weekends. For more infor-
mation call 594-1577.
St. Charles Parish Christmas
Concert. 7:30 p.m. St. Charles
Church, 880 Tamarack Ave., San
Carlos. Celebrate the heritage of
Advent and Christmas music, with
carols both old and new. Free. For
more information call 591-7349 ext.
32.
Coastal Repertory Theatre presents
‘The 25th Annual Putnam County
Spelling Bee.’ 8 p.m. Coastal
Repertory Theatre, 1167 Main St.,
Half Moon Bay. Join a quirky cast of
overacheivers as they compete in the
local spelling bee in this funny and
heart-warming musical. For more
information and to purchase tickets
visit www.coastalrep.com.
Photos with Santa. Hillsdale
Shopping Center, 60 31st Ave., San
Mateo. Santa will greet children and
pose for photos available digitally for
purchase. Each child receives a free
gift for visiting Santa. For more infor-
mation e-mail spin@spinpr.com.
Woodside High School Photography
Exhibit: Lomography. Redwood
City Downtown Library, 1044
Middlefield Road, 780-7018. A pho-
tography exhibit by WHS students
learning about and simulating the
images of the retro Lomo LC-A cam-
era. Exhibit runs through Dec. 31. For
more information e-mail acamp-
bell@seq.org.
SATURDAY, DEC. 18
Dog Adoptions. 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. San
Bruno Petco in Tanforan Mall, 1150
El Camino Real, San Bruno. Dogs
were saved from death in high-kill
Southern California shelters and driv-
en to Northern California for adop-
tions. For more information visit
dogsneedhomes.blogspot.com.
75th Anniversary Celebration for
the Douglas DC-3. 10 a.m. Hiller
Aviation Museum, 601 Skyway Road,
San Carlos. Celebrate the 75th birth-
day of this world-changing aircraft
with a host of lectures by experts, a
photo exhibit and a DC-3 fly-over. For
more information contact
jndbligh@silcon.com.
Harley Motorcycle Riders Escort
Santa to the San Mateo Medical
Center. 10:30 a.m. San Mateo
Medical Center, Corner of 39th Ave.
and Edison St., San Mateo. The public
is invited to cheer on the riders, meet
Santa, take photos and attend the
reception. Free. For more information
call 573-3935.
Get Your Can in the Gym. 11 a.m. to
3 p.m. Bally Total Fitness Gym, 180
El Camino Real. Food, toys and cloth-
ing donation drive to help benefit the
Salvation Army and Goodwill indus-
tries of South San Francisco. For more
information call 583-4247.
La Honda Winery Final Event of
the Year. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. La Honda
Winery, 2645 Fair Oaks Ave.,
Redwood City. Enjoy wine tasting,
gourmet food and holiday gifts. $10
per person, free for all LHW Wine
Club members and one guest. For
more information call 366-4104.
Peninsula Landscapes Revisited. 1
p.m. to 4 p.m. Collections Room,
Peninsula Museum of Art, 10 Twin
Pines Lane, Belmont. Featuring
Sharon Bearce, Werner Glinka,
Alysanne McGaffey and Kevyn
Wernock. Exhibit runs through Jan. 2,
noon to 4 p.m. on weekdays, 1 p.m. to
4 p.m. on weekends. For more infor-
mation call 594-1577.
Live Nativity. 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. First
Presbyterian Church, corner of 25th
Ave. and Hacienda St., San Mateo.
This depiction of the first Christmas
includes live animals, shepherds, wise
men and the holy family, crafts for
kids, refreshments and live music.
Free. For more information call 345-
1633.
The Delgado Brothers. 8 p.m. Club
Fox, 2209 Broadway, Redwood City.
American made music that fuses the
best shaky town roots, rock, clues,
ballads, funk and soul. $17. For more
information call 369-7770.
Coastal Repertory Theatre presents
‘The 25th Annual Putnam County
Spelling Bee.’ 8 p.m. Coastal
Repertory Theatre, 1167 Main St.,
Half Moon Bay. Join a quirky cast of
over-achievers as they compete in the
local spelling bee in this funny and
heart-warming musical. For more
information and to purchase tickets
visit www.coastalrep.com.
Bone Marrow Drive at Fearless
Fitness Gym. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 1125 E.
Hillsdale Blvd., Suite 108, Foster
Calendar
City. Register to help those diagnosed
with life threatening diseases by
donating stem cells and bone marrow.
For more information visit aadp.org.
Photos with Santa. Hillsdale
Shopping Center, 60 31st Ave., San
Mateo. Santa will greet children and
pose for photos available digitally for
purchase. Each child receives a free
gift for visiting Santa. For more infor-
mation e-mail spin@spinpr.com.
Woodside High School Photography
Exhibit: Lomography. Redwood
City Downtown Library, 1044
Middlefield Road, 780-7018. A pho-
tography exhibit by WHS students
learning about and simulating the
images of the retro Lomo LC-A cam-
era. Exhibit runs through Dec. 31. For
more information e-mail acamp-
bell@seq.org.
SUNDAY, DEC. 19
The Sounds of Christmas from
Around the World. 10:30 a.m. 401
Santa Lucia Ave., Millbrae. Enjoy the
Calgary Lutheran Church Choir. For
more information contact Laurel
Larson at 363-1452.
Redwood City Holiday Fundraiser.
5:30 p.m. Milagros Cantina, 1099
Cantina Road, Redwood City. Bring
new unwrapped toys and enjoy dinner
and drinks. For more information visit
www.rwctoydrive.com.
MONDAY, DEC. 20
Aging Gracefully. 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.,
San Mateo Senior Center, 2645
Alameda de las Pulgas, San Mateo.
Meet Dr. Deanna Fonsworth, who will
speak about the importance of Tai Chi
in our lives as well as its health appli-
cations. Free. For more information
call 522-7490.
Dance Connection. 6:45 p.m. to 10
p.m. Burlingame Women’s Club, 241
Park Road, Burlingame. Free dance
lessons until 7:30 p.m. with open
dance afterwards until 10 p.m. $8 for
members, $10 for guests. For more
information call 342-2221.
Historical Society South San
Francisco’s Annual Holiday
Program. 7 p.m. Magnolia Senior
Center, 601 Grand Ave., South San
Francisco. The South San Francisco
High School Band and Choral Group
are featured in a musical celebration
of the holiday season. Free. For more
information call 829-3872.
Photos with Santa. Hillsdale
Shopping Center, 60 31st Ave., San
Mateo. Santa will greet children and
pose for photos available digitally for
purchase. Each child receives a free
gift for visiting Santa. For more infor-
mation e-mail spin@spinpr.com.
Woodside High School Photography
Exhibit: Lomography. Redwood
City Downtown Library, 1044
Middlefield Road, 780-7018. A pho-
tography exhibit by WHS students
learning about and simulating the
images of the retro Lomo LC-A cam-
era. Exhibit runs through Dec. 31. For
more information e-mail acamp-
bell@seq.org.
TUESDAY, DEC. 21
Winter Explorer Days at Coyote
Point Museum. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Coyote Point Museum, 1651 Coyote
Point Drive, San Mateo. A program
for kids of all ages to investigate and
participate in hands-on science activi-
ties with different activities every day.
Included in the price of museum
admission. For more information visit
www.coyoteptmuseum.org/activi-
ties/calendar.
Bethlehem A.D. 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
1312 Middlefield Road, Redwood
City. For the 17th year, on what is nor-
mally a vacant lot in Redwood City, a
team of volunteers mount up a recre-
ation of the ancient village of
Bethlehem on the night of the first
Christmas. Free. For more informa-
tion call 281-9170.
A Gaelic Christmas with Mary
McLaughlin and Harpist Steve
Coulter. 7 p.m. Foster City Library,
1000 E. Hillsdale Blvd., Foster City. A
musical performance by Mary
McLaughlin, a singer steeped in the
Gaelic traditions of her native Ireland.
Free. For more information call 574-
4842.
Photos with Santa. Hillsdale
Shopping Center, 60 31st Ave., San
Mateo. Santa will greet children and
pose for photos available digitally for
purchase. Each child receives a free
gift for visiting Santa. For more infor-
mation e-mail spin@spinpr.com.
Woodside High School Photography
Exhibit: Lomography. Redwood
City Downtown Library, 1044
Middlefield Road, 780-7018. A pho-
tography exhibit by WHS students
learning about and simulating the
images of the retro Lomo LC-A cam-
era. Exhibit runs through Dec. 31. For
more information e-mail acamp-
bell@seq.org.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 22
WEEKEND JOURNAL
Winter Explorer Days at Coyote
Point Museum. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Coyote Point Museum, 1651 Coyote
Point Drive, San Mateo. A program
for kids of all ages to investigate and
participate in hands-on science activi-
ties with different activities every day.
Included in the price of museum
admission. For more information visit
www.coyoteptmuseum.org/activi-
ties/calendar.
Seasonal flu shots. 10 a.m. to 12:45
p.m. St. Anthony’s Church Padua
Dinning Room, 3500 Middlefield
Road, Menlo Park. For more informa-
tion call 573-3927.
Bethlehem A.D. 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
1312 Middlefield Road, Redwood
City. For the 17th year, on what is nor-
mally a vacant lot in Redwood City, a
team of volunteers mount up a recre-
ation of the ancient village of
Bethlehem on the night of the first
Christmas. Free. For more informa-
tion call 281-9170.
Winter Solstice Concert with Four
Shillings Short. 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Angelica’s Bistro, Bell Theatre Room,
863 Main St., Redwood City. World
music duo Four Shillings Short brings
the Celtic celebration of the Winter
Solstice to the Bay Area. $10. For
more information visit four-
shillingsshort.com.
Photos with Santa. Hillsdale
Shopping Center, 60 31st Ave., San
Mateo. Santa will greet children and
pose for photos available digitally for
purchase. Each child receives a free
gift for visiting Santa. For more infor-
mation e-mail spin@spinpr.com.
Woodside High School Photography
Exhibit: Lomography. Redwood
City Downtown Library, 1044
Middlefield Road, 780-7018. A pho-
tography exhibit by WHS students
learning about and simulating the
images of the retro Lomo LC-A cam-
era. Exhibit runs through Dec. 31. For
more information e-mail acamp-
bell@seq.org.
THURSDAY, DEC. 23
Winter Explorer Days at Coyote
Point Museum. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Coyote Point Museum, 1651 Coyote
Point Drive, San Mateo. A program
for kids of all ages to investigate and
participate in hands-on science activi-
ties with different activities every day.
Included in the price of museum
admission. For more information visit
www.coyoteptmuseum.org/activi-
ties/calendar.
Bethlehem A.D. 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
1312 Middlefield Road, Redwood
City. For the 17th year, on what is nor-
mally a vacant lot in Redwood City, a
team of volunteers mount up a recre-
ation of the ancient village of
Bethlehem on the night of the first
Christmas. Free. For more informa-
tion call 281-9170.
Photos with Santa. Hillsdale
Shopping Center, 60 31st Ave., San
Mateo. Santa will greet children and
pose for photos available digitally for
purchase. Each child receives a free
gift for visiting Santa. For more infor-
mation e-mail spin@spinpr.com.
Woodside High School Photography
Exhibit: Lomography. Redwood
City Downtown Library, 1044
Middlefield Road, 780-7018. A pho-
tography exhibit by WHS students
learning about and simulating the
images of the retro Lomo LC-A cam-
era. Exhibit runs through Dec. 31. For
more information e-mail acamp-
bell@seq.org.
For more events visit
smdailyjournal.com, click Calendar.
TAX
Continued from page 1
House Republicans who will move into
powerful posts when the GOP takes control in
January urged passage of the bill.
Rep. Eric Cantor of Virginia, in line to
become majority leader, said the measure,
while not perfect, marked a “first step” toward
economic recovery.
Largely marginalized in the negotiations
leading to the bill, Democrats emphasized
their unhappiness with Obama.
“We stand today with only one choice: Pay
the ransom now or pay more ransom later,”
said Rep. Brad Sherman of California. “This
is not a place Democrats want to be. But, ulti-
mately, it is better to pay the ransom today
than to watch the president pay even more,
and I think he’d be willing to pay a bit more
next month.”
Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., said the
White House “could have gotten a better deal”
in secretive talks.
Policy differences aside, the legislation
stood on the brink of enactment an astonish-
ingly quick 10 days after the president
announced at the White House he had agreed
on a framework with Republicans.
With the economy performing poorly and a
year-end tax increase looming, there were
none of the customary congressional hearings
that normally precede debate on major legis-
lation, and few if any complaints that law-
makers had not had enough time to review the
legislation.
The bill provides a two-year extension of
tax cuts enacted when George W. Bush was
SPIRIT
Continued from page 1
formed by children in Deborah Carolino’s
class for seniors at the South San Francisco
Senior Center Thursday. The about one-hour
long presentation took a lot of work to create,
as the little ones did all the work themselves,
Carolino said.
“We are a community and it’s important
that every generation is participating,” she
said.
Also, not everyone has someone in their
life during the holidays. Carolino wanted her
students to learn they can be the ones to
make a difference rather than waiting for an
opportunity. The children practiced the songs
during recess and after school. Then they put
together a program which included giving
the seniors hand-made cards — which had
handwritten messages in English and
Spanish inside, translated by the little ones
— and an interview of the seniors. Children
made the question list themselves in hope of
learning more about their audience.
Laura Gigi, South San Francisco Senior
Services program coordinator, noted that
many groups visit during the holidays to per-
form but few stay after for an interview or
NOW
Continued from page 1
“Every local county or city with a Hooters
should consider a ban on marketing sexual
entertainment to minors, and require that
sexual entertainment businesses check IDs at
the door.”
A call to a representative for Hottwings,
Inc., a Modesto company which owns the
San Bruno location, was not returned
Thursday.
MONEY
Continued from page 1
$300,000 used on the new school.
Growing enrollment was an issue for a
number of years in the district.
Sandpiper was built to house about 550 stu-
dents before class size reduction was estab-
lished in 1996. With the smaller classes, the
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president, avoiding an increase at all income
levels that would otherwise occur on New
Year’s Day.
It would also renew an expiring program of
benefits for the long-term unemployed, and
enact a reduction in Social Security taxes for
2011 that would amount to $1,000 for an indi-
vidual earning $50,000 a year. The bill’s cost,
$858 billion over two years, would be tacked
on to the federal deficit, a sore spot with
deficit hawks in both parties.
Obama urged the House to approved the
measure unchanged, calling the bill a good
compromise with Republicans that would
help the economy recover from the worst
recession in decades.
But his pleas have failed to satisfy critics in
the House who adamantly opposed a provi-
sion that would allow $5 million of each
spouse’s estate to pass to heirs without taxa-
tion, with the balance subjected to a 35 per-
cent rate.
Many Democrats favor an alternative to
reduce the amount that can be inherited tax
free to $3.5 million, and tax the balance at 45
percent.
Supporters said that, if approved, the
change would expose an additional 6,600
estates to taxes in 2011, and the government
would collect $23 billion over two years as a
result.
Democratic leaders have spent the past few
days trying to satisfy liberals inside the party
who wanted to kill - or at least change - the
bill, without running the risk of having taxes
rise for millions on Jan. 1.
Republicans have left them little maneuver-
ing room, warning they may walk away from
their agreement with Obama if the measure is
changed.
other kind of interaction.
At one table, 10-year-olds Andrew and
Natalie learned about Jeannette Holt.
“She likes Thanksgiving and pink is her
favorite, just like mine,” said Natalie, who
happened to be wearing that color, when
asked what she had learned about her new
friend.
After the interview, students drew a picture
inside the holiday card for their senior buddy.
Andrew made sure to include Super Andy,
a super hero he created that bears his name.
Super Andy has many powers like the ability
to shoot laser beams from his eyes, make
items levitate and telekinesis.
“I don’t know what telekinesis is,” he said,
“but it sounds interesting.”
Holt, who was at the event with her hus-
band, enjoyed the opportunity to help in the
community.
“The more we can do to help, that’s our
goal,” she said.
Seniors were pleased with the presentation
and also the behavior of the youngsters who
were polite and sure to shake hands before
leaving.
“It was absolutely wonderful,” said Janet
Schroder.
Win Fowlke agreed, adding the teacher
was very creative.
“It was beautifully arranged. And the chil-
dren carried themselves well,” she said.
However, the Hooters company website
says claims of exploiting women “are as
ridiculous as saying the NFL exploits men
who are big and fast.”
NOW claims the company operates as a
family restaurant which caters to children
and offers apparel — like onesies that say
“I’m a boob man.” Hooters, on the other
hand, stated it is not marketed toward fami-
lies but they do patronize the restaurants,
according to the website.
Hooters opened at 1150 El Camino Real
No. 210 in the Shops at Tanforan in 2009.
Complaints were also filed in Sacramento,
San Francisco and in Orange County.
capacity dropped to a maximum of 450 stu-
dents. By 2007, 460 were attending.
Growing enrollment proved too much for
the district which had to shift kindergarten
students from Sandpiper to Nesbit in Belmont
in the fall of 2005. That year, voters in
Redwood Shores approved a $25 million bond
measure to cover land and building costs asso-
ciated with a new school. The opening of
Redwood Shores Elementary this fall allowed
kindergarten students to return to Sandpiper.
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your commercial affairs. You could be at the losing end of
things if you select to do business with a firm that isn’t what
it represents itself to be.
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to team up with, because, although you may apply ample
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you steer clear of trouble generally, but also you’re likely to
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with others. Do so, but only as long as you don’t have to
lower your standards.
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On one hand, you are likely to make substantial gains, but on
the other hand, your extravagant urges could put you right
back where you began.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) - Although you might be willing
to pull your own weight, your associates might not be of the
same mind. It’ll be up to you to make them understand that
there are no free rides.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) - Don’t feel that you have to do
business with a friend if his/her prices are higher than a
competitor’s. Make it known that your social and commercial
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203 Public Notices
CASE# CIV 501217
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR
CHANGE OF NAME
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA,
COUNTY OF SAN MATEO,
400 COUNTY CENTER RD,
REDWOOD CITY CA 94063
PETITION OF
Xinyi Zheng
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:
Petitioner, Xinyi Zheng filed a petition
with this court for a decree changing
name as follows:
Present name: Xinyi Zheng
Proposed name: Katherine Zheng
THE COURT ORDERS that all persons
interested in this matter shall appear be-
fore this court at the hearing indicated
below to show cause, if any, why the pe-
tition for change of name should not be
granted. Any person objecting to the
name changes described above must file
a written objection that includes the rea-
sons for the objection at least two court
days before the matter is scheduled to
be heard and must appear at the hearing
to show cause why the petition should
not be granted. If no written objection is
timely filed, the court may grant the peti-
tion without a hearing.
A HEARING on the petition shall be held
on January 26, 2011, at 9 a.m., Dept. 3,
Room 2E, at 400 County Center, Red-
wood City, CA 94063.
A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall
be published at least once each week for
four successive weeks prior to the date
set for hearing on the petition in the fol-
lowing newspaper of general circulation:
The Daily Journal, San Mateo County
Filed: December 07, 2010
/s/ Stephen Hall /
Judge of the Superior Court
Dated: 12/07/2010
(Published 12/10/2010, 12/17/2010,
12/24/2010, 12/31/10)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #241964
The following person is doing business
as: Borges Trucking, 371 Imperial Way
#306, DALY CITY, CA 94015 is hereby
registered by the following owner: Guil-
herme Cardoso Borges, same address.
The business is conducted by am Indi-
vidual. The registrants commenced to
transact business under the FBN on
11/16/2010.
/s/ Guilherme Cardoso Borges /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 11/17/10. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 12/03/10,
12/10/10, 12/17/10, 12/24/10).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #241813
The following person is doing business
as: MIGSIF LLC, 3182 Campus Drive,
SAN MATEO, CA 94403 is hereby regis-
tered by the following owner: MIGSIF
LLC, CA. The business is conducted by
a Limited Liability Company. The regis-
trants commenced to transact business
under the FBN on 07/01/2010.
/s/ Nyle Mameesh /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 11/05/10. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 12/03/10,
12/10/10, 12/17/10, 12/24/10).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #241823
The following person is doing business
as: Naked Chorizo, 424 Studio Circle #8,
SAN MATEO, CA 94401 is hereby regis-
tered by the following owner: Zenia Lla-
mas, same address. The business is
conducted by am Individual. The regis-
trants commenced to transact business
under the FBN on
/s/ Zenia Llamas /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 11/08/10. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 12/03/10,
12/10/10, 12/17/10, 12/24/10).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #242007
The following person is doing business
as: Ricee’s Pieces Accessories & More,
415 Grand Avenue #1, SAN FRANCIS-
CO, CA 94124 is hereby registered by
the following owner: Cherice Jackson,
1662 Newcomb Ave., SAN FRANCISCO.
The business is conducted by am Indi-
vidual. The registrants commenced to
transact business under the FBN on
10/01/2010
/s/ Cherice Jackson /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 11/19/10. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 12/03/10,
12/10/10, 12/17/10, 12/24/10).
203 Public Notices
LEGAL NOTICES
Fictitious Business Name Statements, Trustee Sale
Notice, Alcohol Beverage License, Name Change,
Probate, Notice of Adoption, Divorce Summons,
Notice of Public Sales, and More.
Published in the Daily Journal for San Mateo County.
Fax your request to: 650-344-5290
Email them to: ads@smdailyjournal.com
203 Public Notices
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #241821
The following person is doing business
as: Elena’s Food Specialties, 405 Aller-
ton Ave., SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA
94080 is hereby registered by the follow-
ing owner: ADF Foods (USA) Ltd, CA.
The business is conducted by A Corpo-
ration. The registrants commenced to
transact business under the FBN on
11/01/2010.
/s/ James Chidentin /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 11/08/2010. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 12/03/10,
12/10/10, 12/17/10, 12/24/10).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #242164
The following person is doing business
as: Agility Health, 1301 Shoreway Road
Ste. 190, BELMONT, CA 94402 is here-
by registered by the following owner: Re-
hab at Home, Inc., CA. The business is
conducted by A Corporation. The regis-
trants commenced to transact business
under the FBN on 09/28/2010.
/s/ Lorna S. Beukema /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 12/01/2010. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 12/03/10,
12/10/10, 12/17/10, 12/24/10).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #242223
The following person is doing business
as: (1) JAB Restoration & Waterproofing
(2) JAB Property Services, 890-C Mahler
Road, BURLINGAME, CA 94010 is here-
by registered by the following owner:
JAB Construction Company Ltd. (A Cali-
fornia Corporation), CA. The business is
conducted by A Corporation. The regis-
trants commenced to transact business
under the FBN on 12/01/2010
/s/ Jeff Bressler /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 12/06/10. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 12/10/10,
12/17/10, 12/24/10, 12/31/10).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #242271
The following person is doing business
as: Lucente Studio, 900 Veterans Blvd.,
Ste 600, REDWOOD CITY, CA 94063 is
hereby registered by the following own-
ers: Renee Berenson and Laurel Skill-
man, P.O. Box 7775, SAN FRANCISCO,
CA 94120-7775. The business is con-
ducted by Co-Partners. The registrants
commenced to transact business under
the FBN on
/s/ Renee Berenson /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 12/09/10. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 12/10/10,
12/17/10, 12/24/10, 12/31/10).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #242375
The following person is doing business
as: Mai Authentic Vietnamese Cuisine,
681 San Mateo Avenue, SAN BRUNO,
CA 94066 is hereby registered by the fol-
lowing owner: Charlene Cun, 1587 9th
Ave., SAN FRANCISCO. The business is
conducted by an Individual. The regis-
trants commenced to transact business
under the FBN on
/s/ Charlene Cun /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 12/15/10. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 12/17/10,
12/24/10, 12/31/10, 01/07/10).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #241980
The following person is doing business
as: Best Auto Works, 681 Old County
Road, SAN CARLOS, CA 94070 is here-
by registered by the following owner:
Jorge Martinez, same address. The busi-
ness is conducted by an Individual. The
registrants commenced to transact busi-
ness under the FBN on 01/10/2011.
/s/ Jorge Martinez /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 11/18/10. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 12/17/10,
12/24/10, 12/31/10, 01/07/10).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #242320
The following person is doing business
as: Compevolutions, 80 Glenn Way Ste.
2, SAN CARLOS, CA 94070 is hereby
registered by the following owner: Chris
Mayfield, 3600 Fair Oaks Ave., MENLO
PARK. The business is conducted by an
Individual. The registrants commenced to
transact business under the FBN on
/s/ Chris Mayfield /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 12/13/10. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 12/17/10,
12/24/10, 12/31/10, 01/07/10).
203 Public Notices
203 Public Notices
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #242383
The following person is doing business
as: La Flor de Michoacan, 215 S. Dela-
ware St., SAN MATEO, CA 94401 is
hereby registered by the following owner:
Maria Salgado, 238 Spuraway Drive,
SAN MATEO . The business is conduct-
ed by an Individual. The registrants com-
menced to transact business under the
FBN on
/s/ Maria Salgado /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 12/16/10. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 12/17/10,
12/24/10, 12/31/10, 01/07/10).
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
TO SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Date of Filing Application: Nov. 16, 2010
To Whom It May Concern:
The Name(s) of the applicant(s) is/are:
ABDALLAH MUSA HADDAD, SUHAIL
ANTON TURGMAN
The applicant(s) listed above are apply-
ing to Department of Alcoholic Beverage
Control to sell alcoholic beverages at:
2800 GENEVA AVE.
DALY CITY, CA 94014-1523
Type of license applied for:
20 - Off-Sale Beer and Wine
San Mateo Daily Journal
December 3, 10, 17 2010
NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO SELL
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Date of Filing Application: Dec. 14, 2010
To Whom It May Concern:
The Name(s) of the applicant(s) is/are:
Target Corporation
The applicant(s) listed above are apply-
ing to Department of Alcoholic Beverage
Control to sell alcoholic beverages at:
133 Serramonte Ctr.
Daly City, CA 94015-2349
Type of license applied for:
21 - Off-Sale General
San Mateo Daily Journal
December 17, 24, 31 2010
STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF
USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #218265
The following persons have abandoned
the use of the fictitious business name:
Lina’s Closet, 45 S. Claremont St., SAN
MATEO, CA 94401. The fictitious busi-
ness name referred to above was filed in
County on N/A . The business was con-
ducted by: Lina Hanoun, 452 Lemita
Ave., MILLBRAE, CA 94030.
/s/ Lisa Hanoun /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 12/02/10. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 12/03/10,
12/10/10, 12/17/10, 12/24/10).
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MISSING GREY MALE CAT named
“Biscotti”. Last seen 12/4 on Aviador
Ave. in Millbrae. 12 years old, 12 lbs.,
strong athletic build. Domestic short
hair, solid grey including nose,
neutered,declawed front paws. Micro-
chip #985121004140013. Please call
Home Again lost pet service at 888-466-
3242 with any info. Thank you!
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1500 watts $25. (650)504-3621
SHOP VACUUM rigid brand 3.5 horse
power 9 gal wet/dry $40. (650)591-2393
STOVE TOP 4 burners with electric grill
commercial grade $50., (650)756-6778
VACUUM CLEANER $50 (650)367-1350
VACUUM CLEANER heavy duty like
new $45. (650)878-9542
WASHER/DRYER “MAYTAG” - Brand
new with 3 year warranty, $850. both,
(650)726-4168
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297 Bicycles
BICYCLE "COMFORT touring" by Huffy
25 inch wheels blue SOLD!
BICYCLE "MAGNA" 24 inch wheels
purple, $40., San Mateo, (650)341-5347
BICYCLE - Sundancer Jr., 26”, $75. obo
(650)676-0732
GIRL'S BIKE HUFFY Purple 6-speed
good cond. $35 - Angela (650)269-3712
MOUNTAIN BIKE -good condition $45.,
(650)854-3235
298 Collectibles
2 VINTAGE COFFEE CANS - empty,
Hills Bros. red, 1922-45, HillsBros , early
80’s, $25/both, (650)347-5104
28 RECORDS - 78 RPMS, Bing Crosby,
Frankie Laine, Al Jolson, many others, all
in book albums, $90. all, (650)347-5104
49ER REPORT issues '85-'87 $35/all,
(650)592-2648
6 GALLON "red wing" Crock $100 RWC
(650)868-0436
8 VERY OLD BOTTLES - most used for
medicines, whiskey, milk, root beer, all in
good condition, $55. all, (650)347-5104
BABEBALL CARDS assorted (25)
$15/all. (408)420-5646
BAY MEADOW coffee mug in box $10.
(650)345-1111
CLASSICAL, OPERA dvds (200), al-
most new, and (100) CD’s, SOLD!
GEISHA DOLL - 14" - BEAUTIFULLY
PACKAGED IN PLASTIC CASE.-
$25/ofr. (650)588-5991
GLASSES 6 sets redskins, good condi-
tion never used $30/all. (650)345-1111
JACK TASHNER signed ball $25. Ri-
chard (650)834-4926
MERCHANT MARINE, framed forecastle
card, signed by Captain Angrick '70. 13 x
17 inches $35 cash. (650)755-8238
POSTER - framed photo of President
Wilson and Chinese Junk $25 cash,
(650)755-8238
VASE - with tray, grey with red flowers,
perfect condition, $30., (650)345-1111
300 Toys
RADIO CONTROLLED Beetle Buggy
car new in box $10. (408)249-3858
302 Antiques
ANTIQUE SOLID mahogany knick-knack
or bookshelf with 4 small drawers, good
condition, $95. 650-726-5200
CHINA CABINET - Vintage, 6 foot,
solid mahogany. $300/obo.
(650)867-0379
303 Electronics
46” MITSUBISHI Projector TV, great
condition. $400. (650)261-1541.
COMSWITCH 3500 - used for fax, com-
puter modem, telephone answering ma-
chine, never used, $25., (650)347-5104
JVC VHS recorder - Like new, $15.,
(650)367-8949
PANASONIC TV 21 inch $25., (650)637-
8244
SANIO CASETTE/RECORDER 2 way
Radio - $95.obo, call for more details,
(650)290-1960
SONY RADIO cassette recorder $15
black good condition. (650)345-1111
TV - Big Screen, $70., ok condition,
(650)367-1350
TV 5 inch Black and white good condition
in box $10. (408)249-3858
TV SET 32 inch with remote and stand
$30. (650)520-0619
304 Furniture
2 END Tables solid maple '60's era
$40/both. (650)670-7545
3 PIECE COFFEE TABLE SET: $100.
(650)787-8219
BOOKCASE - $25., (650)255-6652
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304 Furniture
4 STURDY metal dining chairs $20/each.
(650)756-6778
BLACK LEATHER office chair with 5
rollers $25. (650)871-5078
BOOKCASE - Large size bookcase, 27
X 69, with 5 shelves, walnut finish,
SOLD!
CABINET - wood, $70., (650)367-1350
CABINET DOORS Oak with arch-style
top. Four different sizes, good condition.
$300 all. (650)871-7200
CHANDELIER WITH 5 lights/ candela-
bre base with glass shades $20.
(650)504-3621
COFFEE TABLE - $60., (650)367-1350
COFFEE TABLE light brown lots of stor-
age good condition $65. (650)867-2720
COMPUTER DESK $70. (650)367-1350
CREDENZA - $25., (650)255-6652
DINING CHAIRS - (4) solid, $20. each,
(650)756-6778
DRAFTING TABLE 30 x 42' with side
tray. excellent cond $75. (650)949-2134
END TABLE marble top with drawer with
matching table $70/all. (650)520-0619
ENTERTAINMENT CENTER - Oak
wood, great condition, glass doors, fits
large TV, 2 drawers, shelves , $100/obo.
(650)261-9681
OFFICE DESK - $25., (650)255-6652
ROCKING CHAIR - Traditional, full size
Rocking chair. Excellent condition $100.,
(650)504-3621
SHELVING - 2000 square foot of shelv-
ing, $500. obo, (650)212-6666
TABLE & CHAIR SET - new, perfect
condition, $475., (650)638-1285
TWIN SIZE Electric beds (2) very good
condition, you haul, $100 obo, 650-873-
2743
TWO END tables: $35 or $20 each.
(650)787-8219
WOODEN KITCHEN China Cabinet: $99
(great condition!), (650)367-1350
WOODEN QUILT rack with kitty designs
on end excellent condition, SOLD!
306 Housewares
"PRINCESS HOUSE" decorator urn
"Vase" cream with blue flower 13 inch H
$25., (650)868-0436
CANDLEHOLDER - Gold, angel on it,
tall, purchased from Brueners, originally
$100., selling for $20.,(650)867-2720
HAMILTON BEACH Mixer, vintage, .juic-
er & bowl, beater. $30/obo(650)576-6067
OASIS COUNTERTOP water cooler dis-
penses cold and luke warm water $50.,
(650)218-4254
315 Wanted to Buy
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306 Housewares
REVEREWARE, 1,3.4 qt. pots, 5",7"
pans, stainless steel w/copper bottoms,
excellent cond., $60/all. (650)577-0604
307 Jewelry & Clothing
JEWELRY DISPLAY 12 piece SOLD!
LADIES BRACELET, Murano glass.
Various shades of red and blue $100
Daly City, no return calls. (650)991-2353
LADIES GOLD Lame' elbow links gloves
size 7.5 $15 New. RWC. (650)868-0436
SMALL JEWELRY cabinet - 17” H, 12”
W, 2 glass doors, plus 2 drawers, very
pretty, $35., (650)592-2648
308 Tools
CLICKER TORQUE wrench 1/2 inch
drive 20-150 LBS reversible all chrome
$40. 650-595-3933
CRAFTSMAN 16” scroll saw - good con-
dition, $85., (650)591-4710
DOLLEY - Heavy Duty, Dual Use 54"
hgt. Upright-Push Cart South City
$99.OBO (415) 410 - 9801
PRESSURE WASHER 2500 PSI, good
condition, $350., (650)926-9841
SPEEDAIR AIR COMPRESSOR - 4 gal-
lon stack tank air compressor $100.,
(650)591-4710
TABLE SAW 10", very good condition
$85. (650) 787-8219
TORO LEAF BLOWERS, Power Sweep
+ 850 Super Blower, Electric like new
$40. pair South City (415) 410-9801
309 Office Equipment
CALCULATOR - Casio, still in box, new,
$25., (650)867-2720
DELL PHOTO 924 all in one with 2 ink
cartridges $60 obo. (650)290-1960
OFFICE LAMP new $8. (650)345-1111
OFFICE WATER COOLER Hot - Ex Hot
,Cold - Ice Cold Like New South City
$99. OBO (415) 410 -9801
310 Misc. For Sale
"PAN-AM CHINA Clipper" silver plated
creamer SOLD!
13 PIECE paint and pad set for home
use $25., (650)589-2893
5 NEEDLEPOINT sets still in package
$10/each, (650)592-2648
ANGEL WITH lights 12 inches High $12.
(650)368-3037
AREA RUG - Beautiful, plush, 11’ x 6.10’
remnant solid tan color, never used, tags
still attached, clean, SOLD!
ARTIFICIAL FICUS Tree 6 ft. life like, full
branches. in basket $55. (650)269-3712
315 Wanted to Buy
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610 Crossword Puzzle 610 Crossword Puzzle 610 Crossword Puzzle 310 Misc. For Sale 381 Homes for Sale 381 Homes for Sale
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC World book
of Religion still in package $35.

Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle (408)249-3858

NEW LIVING Yoga Tape for Beginners

Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis $8. 650-578-8306
PERSIAN CARPET (Klim) good condi-
ACROSS DOWN 34 Hole number? 47 Element whose tion. Red and blue w/ bird design. 65 in x
45 $100. (650)867-2720
1 Iron pumper’s 1 Tlaxcalteca 35 Forgiving chemical symbol
pride enemies 36 Deal with, as is used in this SLEEPER BLANKET (3) size 4T Soft
$7.50/each. (650)349-6059
4 Some macaroni 2 Cedar Revolution demons puzzle’s theme
SNOW CHAINS - 3 complete sets, sizes
10 Fosbury’s high- city 37 Ragged 48 “Sophie’s fit rims 13” & 15”, great condition, $40.
jumping 3 Lady of Spain 38 Football play Choice” author all, Burl, (650)347-5104

technique 4 Respected one 40 Romaine, e.g. 50 Jazz lover SOFT BONNET hair drier "Con Air" $20.,
5 Film doctor with 7 41 Anticipatory 51 Lift in a gym (650)589-2893
14 Zuider __
15 One who may faces time 56 Most coll. applicants SUIT/COAT HANGERS (14) sturdy good
quality hardwood unused $1/each or all
need technical 6 LDS-owned 42 Mayo, e.g. 57 Toys __ $10. San Bruno 650-588-1946
terms explained school 44 Aid 58 Samuel Adams TRIVIAL PURSUIT GAME - genus edi-
16 Like much early 7 Fed. number- 46 French border Summer __ tion, used a few times, no missing
pieces, $22., (650)347-5104
TV crunching gp. region 59 Boy king
17 Element in pewter 8 ’70s-’80s TV TRIVIAL PURSUIT game genius edition

18 Raised to the family ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: excellent condition $20. (650)343-3374
VHS (40) 3 for $5 or $50/all, (415)468-
ninth power? 9 Deceitful 2787
20 Weather, in a way 10 Word after blue VIKING DAISY SEWING MACHINE - by
22 Little bit or bird “Husqvarna”. Portable case included,
SOLD!
23 Washday brand 11 Defamatory
12 Cooked really WETSUIT - Barefoot, like new, $40.,
24 Poison literature? (650)367-8949
well?
28 “Bad” cholesterol
13 Biked, in Bristol 311 Musical Instruments
letters
19 S&L offerings
29 “__ tuned!” 2 ORGANS, antique tramp, $500 for
21 Any Wrigley Field both. (650)342-4537
30 Hill on British TV contest until 1988
31 Total amount bet KEYBOARD CASIO 3 ft long $50.
25 Falls back (650)583-2767
32 See 44-Across 26 __ Air: Los PIANO VINTAGE - Upright, “Davis &
34 Do some Angeles Sons”, just tuned, $600., (650)678-9007
gardening community
35 They may be 312 Pets & Animals
27 It’s next to nothing
noble or precious 31 Frederick the
KITTY LITTER box enclosed with swing-
ing door and handle $10., (650)592-2648
38 Waited Great’s realm
39 Skill determinants 33 Gore and
40 Madagascar 316 Clothes
Franken xwordeditor@aol.com 12/17/10
mammals BLACK LEATHER MOTORCYCLE
JACKET - Large, water proof, new, $35.,
43 Learning method (650)342-7568
44 With 32-Across, BOOTS - 2 pairs purple leather, size 8.
feature of a noted One is knee length, other is ankle length,
$150.obo, (650)592-9141
New England
home JACKET (LARGE) Pants (small) black
Velvet good conditon $25/all, (650)589-
45 Alveoli, e.g. 2893
49 Monitor, for short 322 Garage Sales 380 Real Estate Services
50 Most adorable LADIES DOWN jacket light yellow with
dark brown lining RWC $35. (650)868-
flier?
52 Eldridge Cleaver’s
0436
GARAGE SALES
“Soul on __”
LADIES NYLON stockings new $1/per
pair size 11 (2 dozen) call evenings. 650- ESTATE SALES
328-0160 Make money, make room!
53 More than plan
54 Hoarse LADIES ROYAL blue rain coat with zip- List your upcoming garage
pered flannel plaid liner size 12 RWC
55 Original Anglican $15. (650)868-0436 sale, moving sale, estate
assistant priest? sale, yard sale, rummage
LADIES SHOES- size 5, $10., (650)756- sale, clearance sale, or
60 Spring mo. 6778
whatever sale you have...
61 Manual reader in the Daily Journal.
62 Dome opening, in MEN'S PAJAMA set by "Dockers" size
Large new in box $15. (408)249-3858 Reach over 82,500 readers
architecture from South San Francisco
MEN'S SHOES - New, size 10, $10.,
63 Corp. bigwig (650)756-6778 to Palo Alto.
64 Watch displays, MEN'S SUIT almost new $25. in your local newspaper.
briefly 650-573-6981
Call (650)344-5200
65 Prepares for the MENS SLACKS - 8 pairs, $50., Size
36/32, (408)420-5646
next turn in the SAVE ON
alley 317 Building Materials BUYING OR SELLING
66 Directional DOUBLE PANED GLASS WINDOWS -
335 Garden Equipment A HOME!
ending By Paul Cuerdon various sizes, half moon, like new, $10. Personal Service
(c)2010 Tribune Media Services, Inc.
12/17/10 and up, (650)756-6778 BROGMANSIA TREE $40 needs plant- Margaret Dowd
ing. (650)871-7200 Bus: (650)794-9858
SCREEN DOOR 36 inch slightly bent TABLE - for plant, $20, perfect condi- Cell: (650)400-9714
$15. (650)871-7200 tion, (650)345-1111 Lic# 01250058
310 Misc. For Sale 310 Misc. For Sale 310 Misc. For Sale
SLIDING SCREEN door 30 inch good
COOKIE JAR adorable ceramic blizzard condition $25. (650)871-7200 345 Medical Equipment
& Co. Snowman $20. (650)343-3374
318 Sports Equipment POWER CHAIR - “Rascal 600”, new 381 Homes for Sale
DOG CAGE/GORILLA - folding $1600., (650)574-5316
large dog cage good condition, 2 door 2 GOLF CLUBS - Ladies, right handed,
with tray, $75.,(650)355-8949 putter & driver $5/each (650)755-8238 379 Open Houses DALY CITY
DOLL HOUSE - Dura-Craft farm house GOLD'S GYM - GT2000Power Tower +
89 Garwood Drive
in original unopened box - approx 50 Instructions as new, SOLD! $499,000
years old. FH 500, size 21x40x30, $75
OBO, 650/342-1270.
OPEN HOUSE Detached 3 bedroom 1 bath home
Arn Cenedella
322 Garage Sales LISTINGS Coldwell Banker
DOOM (3) computer games $15/each 2 DRE# 00633917
total, (650)367-8949
SAN MATEO List your Open House (650)566-5329
Everything must go! in the Daily Journal.
ETAGER over the toilet water tank - wal-
nut, $25., San Mateo, (650)341-5347 Hiillsdale area.
Reach over 82,500
FIRE BOWL- new in box, 13 x 32 Sat. & Sun. potential home buyers & 440 Apartments
$50.obo, (650)592-9141 9 2m - 2 pm renters a day, BELMONT - prime, quiet location, view,
Call Sheila for appointment from South San Francisco 1 bedroom $1225, 2 bedrooms $1495.
FIREPLACE SCREEN - 36"wide, (408)420-7733 to Palo Alto. New carpets, new granite counters, dish-
29"high, antique brass, folding doors, washer, balcony, covered carports, stor-
sliding mesh screen, damper
in your local newspaper. age, pool, no pets. (650)344-8418 or
controls. Like new. $100., (650)592-2047 (650)592-1271
THE THRIFT SHOP Call (650)344-5200
FRAMED PICTURE beautiful hot air bal-
loons 25 1/2 x 19 inches great conditon Sale - 50% Off ALL
$10. (650)343-3374 CHRISTMAS ITEMS!
Thursday & Friday 10:00-2:00
FULL BAG of plastic containers. SOLD!
Saturdays 10:00-3:00 380 Real Estate Services
GLASS TOP piece with smooth edges Episcopal Church
28 3/4 inches x 17 1/8 inches 3/16 inch 1 South El Camino Real
thick $10. (650)343-3374
HARD COVER BOOKS - Mystery & ad-
San Mateo 94401
(650)344-0921
DISTRESS
310 Misc. For Sale
BARBIE BEACH vacation & Barbie prin-
310 Misc. For Sale
CABINET OAK, fits over toilet water
venture, current authors, some large type
print, $3.00 each, (650)364-7777 SALES FURNISHED ROOM
cess bride computer games $15 each, tank, like new $25. (650)341-5347 JANET EVANOVICH BOOKS - 4 hard- Bank Foreclosures. for Rent
backs @ $3.ea., 4 paperbacks @ $1.
(650)367-8949
CANDLE OIL lamp set 3 piece hand
ea., (650)341-1861 $400,000+ Sequoia Inn
Rate starts at $45 + tax

BATH TOWELS - 10 used, good condi-

tion, SOLD!
BATH TOWELS 12 pieces decorative all
same color/style never used $50.
(650)343-3374
BEADS - Glass beads for jewelry mak-
ing, $75. all, (650)676-0732
BETTY BOOP perfume 3.5 ounces $8.
(408)249-3858
blown glass 9 inches tall burns 25 hours.
$40, 650-343-3374
CAROL HIGGINS CLARK HARDBACK
BOOKS - 10 @ $3. ea., or all for $25.,
(650)341-1861
COLLAPSIBLE PICNIC cooler comes
with utensils, glass and plates $15.
COMIC BOOKS (10) assorted $15/all.
(408)420-5646
LOUNGE CHAIRS - 2 new, with cover &
plastic carring case & headrest, $35.
Free list with WEEKLY AVAILABLE.
Quiet room & great location.
each, (650)592-7483 pictures. Private Bath, FREE WiFi,
Microfridge, Premium Cable & more.
MASSAGE DEVICE with batteries $8 in PeninsulaRealEstate.info 526 El Camino Real
box, (650)368-3037 Free recorded message (650)369-6739 or 650)759-0744
METAL CABINET - 4 drawers, beige
16.5 inches W x 27 3/4 H x 27 inches D.
1(800)754-0569
SAN MATEO - 2 bedroom, 2 bath. Next
$40., San Mateo, (650)341-5347 ID# 2042 to Central Park. Rarely available. Pres-
Dolphin RE tigious Location & Building. Gated ga-
NEW GAIAM Yoga P.M. Tape & CD rage, deck. No Pets. $2200.mo.,
$10. 650-578-8306 (650)548-9597
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Daily $45+tax Nite & up BMW ‘06 325i - low miles, very clean,
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(650)368-6674
BMW 540I ‘03 - Excellent condition,
HIP HOUSING loaded, leather, 103K mi., $11,995,
Non-Profit Home Sharing Program (650)349-6969
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CHRYSLER '06 PT Cruiser Touring, 60K
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CHRYSLER ‘01 PT Limited Edition, 98K
800 Main St., miles, black, $4000., (650)357-0313
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(650)279-9811
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TOYOTA '10 RAV4 SPORT Gray
10029P $23,488 Toyota 101. Please
mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-
5000
TOYOTA '10 YARIS BASIC Blue
10030P $14,288. Toyota 101. Please
mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-
5000
TOYOTA '10 YARIS BASIC Green
10081P $13,588 Toyota 101. Please
mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-
5000
VOLKSWAGEN '08 JETTA Sedan
Wolfsburg Gray 10087P $17,988.. Toyo-
ta 101. Please mention the Daily Jour-
nal. (650)365-5000
VOLKSWAGEN, '07 Jetta Wolfsburg,
$13,994. #T7M150061 Melody Toyota,
Call 877-587-8635. Please mention the
Daily Journal.
Bath
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625 Classic Cars 630 Trucks & SUV’s 670 Auto Service
CADILLAC ‘89 Sedan Deville - Show- TOYOTA '10 HIGHLANDER LIMITED
room condition, 1 owner, garaged, re-
cords included, SOLD!
Silver 10048P $34,588 Toyota 101.
Please mention the Daily Journal.
SMART CARE
(650)365-5000 400 El Camino Real
DATSUN ‘72 - 240Z with Chevy 350, au-
tomatic, custom, $5800 or trade.
(650)588-9196 TOYOTA '10 VENZA BASIC Gray
(1 block north of Holly St.)
San Carlos
10040P $25,888 . Toyota 101. Please (650)593-7873
FORD ‘65 Falcon Convertible - 6 cylin- mention the Daily Journal. (650)365- Hours: M-F, 8a-4p, Sat. 8a-5p
der, automatic, needs restore, SOLD! 5000 See Our Coupons & Save!
OLDSMOBILE ‘69 F-85 - 2 door, power
front disc, $2,800., with 71 running parts
635 Vans
car with console, buckets. (650)851-4853
CHEVROLET '07 Express Van, white, 670 Auto Parts
38K miles, Auto, white, $17.892.
PLYMOUTH ‘72 CUDA - Runs and
drives good, needs body, interior and
#P71161334. Melody Toyota, Call 877-
paint, $12k obo, serious inquiries only.
587-8635. Please mention the Daily
Journal.
880 AUTO WORKS
(650)873-8623 Dealership Quality
Affordable Prices
630 Trucks & SUV’s HONDA '07 Odyssey EX-L, blue,
$24,492. #P7B059887 Melody Toyota,
Call 877-587-8635. Please mention the
Complete Auto Service
Foreign & Domestic Autos
CHEVROLET '07 HHR LT SUV, gray,
gray, $11,792 #P7S597332 Melody
Toyota, Call 877-587-8635. Please men-
Daily Journal 880 El Camino Real
San Carlos
650-598-9288
tion the Daily Journal. KIA '09 SEDONA LX Silver 10086P www.880autoworks.com
$17,888.00 . Toyota 101. Please men-
CHRYSLER '06 Pacifica Touring green tion the Daily Journal. (650)365-5000
$13,592, #T6R902356Melody Toyota, CHEVY RADIATOR - Like new, $60.,
Call 877-587-8635. Please mention the NISSAN ‘01 Quest - GLE, leather seats, (650)367-8949
Daily Journal
sun roof, TV/DVR equipment. Looks
new, $15,500. (650)219-6008 CHEVY TRANSMISSION 4L60E Semi
FORD '07 F-150, gray, auto, $17,494. used $800. (650)921-1033
#P7FA53014 Melody Toyota, Call 877-
587-8635. Please mention the Daily TOYOTA '07 SIENNA CE Maroon
Journal 9969T $18,988 Toyota 101. Please EL CAMINO '67 - parts (Protecto top)
$95., (650)367-8949
mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-
FORD '08 Escape Limited, gray, 5000
$18,994. #P8KA66947 Melody Toyota, FORD ‘73 Maverick/Mercury GT Comet,
Call 877-587-8635. Please mention the Drive Train 302 V8, C4 Auto Trans.
Daily Journal TOYOTA '09 SIENNA CE Silver Complete, needs assembly, includes ra-
10082P $22,558 and , Toyo- diator and drive line, call for details,
FORD '09 Ranger white, 9,960 miles, ta '09 Sienna CE Blue 10083P $21,888 $1250., (650)726-9733.
Toyota 101. Please mention the Daily
$15,994. #T9PA09768 Melody Toyota,
Call 877-587-8635. Please mention the Journal. (650)365-5000 HEAVY DUTY jack stand for camper or
Daily Journal. SUV $15. (650)949-2134
640 Motorcycles/Scooters
FORD ‘93 250 flat bed, diesel, 100-gal- TIRES - 4 BMW and 4 Corvette tires with
lon gas tanks $2500. Jim Deisel BMW ‘03 F650 GS, $3899 OBO. Call rims, $10. each, SOLD!
(650)678-8063/Joe (650)481-5296. (Or 650-771-4407
trade Chevy F10 Truck)
TRUCK RADIATOR - fits older Ford,
never used, $100., (650)504-3621
HARLEY DAVIDSON ‘83 Shovelhead -
GMC '07 YUKON SLE Black 9975T special construction, 1340 cc’s, Awe-
$27,998.00 . Toyota 101. Please men-
tion the Daily Journal. (650)365-5000
some!, $5,950/obo. Rob (415)602-4535. 672 Auto Stereos
HONDA ‘01 Reflex Scooter - Silver,
GMC '08 Canyon SLE1, white, auto,
$1,999., Call Jesse (650)593-6763 MONNEY CAR AUDIO
$17,991. #TS15643 Melody Toyota, Call We Repair All Brands of Car
877-587-8635. Please mention the Daily
Stereos! iPod & iPhone Wired
Journal 645 Boats to Any Car for Music! Quieter
HONDA '07 Civic Si, blue, manual, PROSPORT ‘97 - 17 ft. CC 80 Yamaha Car Ride! Sound Proof Your
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Call 877-587-8635. Please mention the (650)583-7946. 2001 Middlefield Road
Daily Journal
Redwood City
650 RVs (650)299-9991
HONDA '07 CR-V EX-L, silver, auto,
$20,792. #T7C058407 Melody Toyota, REXHALL ‘00 VISION - 53K mi., Ford
Call 877-587-8635. Please mention the Triton V-10 engine. 29 feet long, no pop
Daily Journal. outs. Excellent condition.
$20,000 OBO, (650)670-7545 680 Autos Wanted
KIA '09 SPORTAGE LX Beige 10049P
$17,988.00 . Toyota 101. Please men-
670 Auto Service
tion the Daily Journal. (650)365-5000 Don’t lose money
on a trade-in or
MERCEDES BENZ '09 M-Class ML350,
polar white, $36,492. P80169537 Melody C3 FIX CAR consignment!
Toyota, Call 877-587-8635. Please men-
tion the Daily Journal GRAND OPENING!
Sell your vehicle in the
Oil Change & Filter
NISSAN '07 Sentra, gray, $11,191. Daily Journal’s
#P7L623495 Melody Toyota, Call 877- Up to 5 QT Synthetic Blend Auto Classifieds.
587-8635. Please mention the Daily
Journal
$19.95 + Tax
Plus Waste Fee
NISSAN '08 350Z, gray, Just $3 per day.
$21,992. P8M750023 Melody Toyota, Four Wheel Alignment
Call 877-587-8635. Please mention the
Daily Journal
$55.00 Reach 82,500 drivers
Special prices apply to most cars +
from South SF to
NISSAN '08 Xterra, gray, light trucks
$19,691. P8C538011 Melody Toyota, Palo Alto
Call 877-587-8635. Please mention the 609 So. Claremont St. Call (650)344-5200
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TOYOTA '07 HIGHLANDER Hybrid (650)343-3733
w/3rd Row Blue 10080T $26,988 Toyota
101. Please mention the Daily Journal. DONATE YOUR CAR
(650)365-5000
Tax Deduction, We do the Paperwork,
Free Pickup, Running or Not - in most
TOYOTA '09 4RUNNER SR5 Silver MB GARAGE, INC. cases. Help yourself and the Polly Klaas
9886P $27,488.. Toyota 101. Please Repair • Restore • Sales Foundation. Call (800)380-5257.
mention the Daily Journal. (650)365- Mercedes-Benz Specialists
5000
2165 Palm Ave. Wanted 62-75 Chevrolets
Novas, running or not
TOYOTA '10 HIGHLANDER BASE San Mateo Parts collection etc.
White 10069P $26,998 Toyota 101. So clean out that garage
Please mention the Daily Journal.
(650)365-5000
(650)349-2744 Give me a call
Joe 650 342-2483
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Since 1966
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151 Old County Rd.,
San Carlos
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Cleaning
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Quality Service
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Available 7 days a week
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CALL DAVE (650)302-0379 (650)573-9734
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Moving
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Call Armando (650) 630-0424
Painting
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Small jobs preferred.
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No job too large or small
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Since 1975
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Excellent References
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Notices
Kitchens
NOTICE TO READERS:
California law requires that contractors
KEANE KITCHENS taking jobs that total $500 or more (labor
1091 Industrial Road or materials) be licensed by the Contrac-
tor’s State License Board. State law also
Suite 185 - San Carlos requires that contractors include their li-
info@keanekitchens.com cense number in their advertising. You
10% Off and guaranteed can check the status of your licensed
contractor at www.cslb.ca.gov or 800-
completion for the holidays. 321-CSLB. Unlicensed contractors taking
Call now jobs that total less than $500 must state
in their advertisements that they are not
650-631-0330
licensed by the Contractors State Li-
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10-year guarantee All Work Guaranteed
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Call for free estimate (650)571-1500
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Redwood City
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San Carlos
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CITY NEEDLEWORK
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Downtown San Mateo
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(650)348-2151
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