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Battle brews over hire policy

San Mateo County officials angered by San Francisco’s local workforce plan
By Michelle Durand Local leaders to persuade leaving local supervisors a narrow up to 50 percent of the workforce is
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF say they barely Newsom that window in which to plead their case. composed of local residents and
had any notice the idea is a bad The San Mateo County Board of extends to sites up to 70 miles
San Mateo County officials are before the San fit for the city Supervisors is expected to call a beyond the borders. Projects like
calling on San Francisco Mayor Francisco Board and the entire special meeting Tuesday, on top of Hetch Hetchy, the San Bruno jail
Gavin Newsom to veto a policy of Supervisors Bay Area. one already planned for a different and San Francisco International
requiring city contractors to hire on Tuesday Newsom has 10 matter, to consider a resolution ask- Airport are actually located in San
approved the days to either Mateo County but would be gov-
local workers — a plan they call ing for Newsom’s veto.
policy and are veto or sign the erned by the new policy once cur-
misguided and just plain unneigh- The policy requires the city and
borly. Gavin Newsom now scrambling Mary McMillan l e g i s l a t i o n , county of San Francisco to ensure See HIRE, Page 31

HEAVY RAIN ON THE WAY

Congress rushes to
finalize legislation
By Donna Cassata
and Andrew Taylor
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Holiday tax
WASHINGTON — Rushing to
finish by Christmas, congressional
Democrats worked Friday to secure
Senate ratification of a new arms
bill now law
By Jim Kuhnhenn
control treaty and to end the mili-
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
tary’s ban on openly gay service
members as they neared the end of
WASHINGTON — President
two tumultuous years of single-
Barack Obama signed into law a
party government.
huge, holiday-
Legislation to keep the federal
season tax bill
government running until mid- to
extending cuts
late February was also on the agen- for all
da, a matter for negotiations with Americans on
emboldened Republicans who will Friday, salut-
take control of the House and add to ing a new spir-
their numbers in the Senate come it of political
January. compromise
President Barack Obama seized a s
one legislative triumph in the lame- Republicans Barack Obama
duck session as Congress voted applauded and
early Friday to extend tax cuts and liberals seethed. The benefits range
DIANA CLOCK/DAILY JOURNAL unemployment benefits. He was
Gohn Groves of San Mateo loads free sandbags into his car on Friday in San Carlos, in preparation for the from tax cuts for millionaires and
looking for several more on his wish the middle class to longer-term
heavy rains that are expected to hit the Bay Area this weekend.Sandbags can be picked up 24 hours a day at
the parking lot of the San Carlos Corporation Yard,1000 Bransten Road.SEE STORY PAGE 5 See CONGRESS, Page 23 See TAX, Page 17

Two robberies end Cohen

South City school chief resigns
to keep title and pay until June,will not return
busy week for police
San Mateo has seven arrests for six crimes
By Heather Murtagh
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Wrapping up a busy week for San Mateo
police, there were two armed robberies in the
city Friday — resulting in the arrest of four
and leaving police searching for two men.
Friday’s robberies at an El Camino Real
barber shop and a construction site capped off
a week with seven arrests related to six rob-
beries in the city.
Police are searching for two men who at
10:30 a.m. Friday robbed two construction
workers at a home on the 1300 block of Maple
See CRIME, Page 31
By Heather Murtagh
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
$171,289. There is no
additional severance, said
board President Maurice
The tenure of Howard Cohen as superin-
tendent of the South San Francisco Unified
Goodman.
“It was a mutual deci-
School District came to an end Friday as the sion. I think it’s the best
Board of Trustees voted unanimously in decision for the board right
closed session to accept his resignation effec- now to be able to focus on
tive June 30. other projects,” said
Cohen will remain on administrative leave and Howard Cohen Goodman, noting the dis-
retain his title while collecting his salary until trict recently passed a
his resignation takes effect on June 30. Under
his 2009 contract, Cohen’s annual pay is See COHEN, Page 23
2 Weekend • Dec. 18-19, 2010 FOR THE RECORD THE DAILY JOURNAL

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“Judge hears federal worker’s See page 19
spousal benefits case,” see page 8

Local Weather Forecast Wall Street

Friday: Rain. Highs in the lower 50s. East
winds 5 to 10 mph.
Stocks end
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Jerry Lee Jon Mays grown in America’s backyards. Over 85 pineapple is called a Hawaiian pizza.
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carries a basket full of grapes. Do you know where most of nation’s let- If an apple is less than 2 inches in diame-
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The most popular grape used to make
DUNOB raisins is the Thompson Seedless grape.
William Thompson created his namesake
grape in 1872 on his farm in Yuba City,
Calif.
DROAFE •••
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make one pound of raisins.
DIRTOR •••
It takes 20 pounds of fresh tomatoes to
Now arrange the circled letters
to form the surprise answer, as make one pound of sun-dried tomatoes.
suggested by the above cartoon.
•••
Answer here: “ ” When refrigerated, a jar of sun-dried
tomatoes in oil is good for up to one year.
(Answers Monday)
Jumbles: SORRY SILKY MATURE WOEFUL The oil congeals from the cold, but returns
Yesterday’s
Answer: When the captain ordered crew cuts, the ship to liquid in room temperature.
had — FEWER SAILORS
•••
In 1893, the Supreme Court ruled that the
tomato is a vegetable. At the time, import-
ed vegetables had a 10 percent tariff,
while imported fruits were imported duty-
free, so it was necessary to classify toma-
toes as one or the other.
•••
Tomatoes are the most popular food
One-quarter of the lettuce grown in the
United States gets bagged. Fresh Express,
based in Salinas, Calif., invented the
salad-in-a-bag technology, and is the
leader in the RTE (ready to eat) market.
•••
R.J. Grunts restaurant in Chicago is cred-
ited with having the first salad bar in the
nation in 1971.
•••
Chicago is the original home of the deep-
dish style pizza. Created by Ike Sewell in
1943 at his restaurant Pizzeria Uno, the
pizza was so popular that the owner
opened a second restaurant around the
corner, called Pizzeria Due. The restau-
rants are still in business.
•••
Domino’s Pizza started in 1960 with one
restaurant in Michigan, originally called
DomiNick’s. By 1978, they had expanded
to 200 restaurants. Today, there are 7,500
Domino’s pizza locations around the
world.
•••
Pepperoni is America’s favorite pizza top-
ping.
•••
A pizza topped with Canadian bacon and
An Alaskan King Crab is so large that one
crab can yield over six pounds of meat.
•••
Baked Alaska is ice cream on top of
sponge cake, covered with meringue.
Right before the dessert is served, it is
either put in an oven or a cooking blow-
torch is used to brown the meringue.
•••
Delmonico’s Restaurant in New York City
created the name “baked Alaska” in 1876,
naming the dessert in honor of the newly
acquired territory of Alaska.
•••
Meringue is egg whites and sugar
whipped together until the mixture gets
stiff.
•••
Answer: California’s Salinas Valley sup-
plies 80 percent of the nation’s lettuce,
earning the valley the nickname “the
salad bowl of America.”
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Deported molester returns to U.S.
DA charges him for not notifying probation officer
By Michelle Durand
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
The Brazilian martial arts champion and
instructor deported after being convicted of
inappropriately massaging four boys in Half
Moon Bay is accused of sneaking back into the
United States and failing to notify his probation
officer.
Joao Pierini, 39, was sent back to his native
Brazil in 2008 after serving a year in county jail
and being placed on three years supervised pro-
bation. Shortly after, authorities say Peirini
came back but didn’t let his probation officer
know. He was arrested for the alleged violation
earlier this year.
He appeared in court Friday for a violation
conference but Judge Jonathan Karesh post-
poned a ruling until Dec. 29.
If the charges are eventually found true, he
could face a two-year trip to prison — the max-
imum sentence allowed under the terms of the
plea agreement in which Pierini pleaded no con-
test to one felony and three misdemeanor counts
of child molestation.
Planners OK housing development
The San Mateo Planning Commission unani-
mously agreed to recommend that the City
Council greenlight a decade-long deal for a
mixed-use project at the Kmart store site on
Delaware Street.
The commission voted Thursday night 5 to 0
in favor of the Station Park Green project, said
Planning Commissioner Kelly Moran.
LOCAL
On Dec. 15, 2006, four
boys ages 15 to 17 ran into
Pierini at a Starbucks cof-
fee shop in Half Moon Bay
and he invited them back to
his studio, Brazilian Jiu
Jitsu at 2830 N. Cabrillo
Highway in Half Moon
Bay, where he also lived.
Joao Pierini As they drank beer, Pierini
offered the boys massages.
The first victim later
reported Pierini massaged his genital area until
he got up and rejoined his friends without shar-
ing what had happened. The next day, he asked
the other boys if they had a similar experience
and they agreed.
The boys later told one victim’s father and he
in turn approached an officer with whom he was
friends for advice.
The officer was off duty and reportedly told
the unsure father to consider whether he wanted
to press charges. The officer later told the father
he had to come forward. After Pierini’s convic-
tion, the District Attorney’s Office separately
investigated the officer to determine if he
Local brief
Those approvals included the mitigated nega-
tive declaration, the specific plan, design guide-
lines and development agreement.
The City Council is now tentatively sched-
uled to hold a hearing Jan. 18.
Station Park Green is a proposed 599-unit
development slated for a 12-acre lot at 1700 and
1790 S. Delaware St. and Concar Drive. The
shirked his duty as a mandated reporter for not
immediately disclosing the allegations. The
officer was not charged because prosecutors
found he had no intent to hide Pierini’s crime or
interfere with the investigation.
In March 2007, Pierini pleaded no contest
and the next month was sentenced. Aside from
jail and probation, he was also ordered to com-
plete a sex offender treatment program, register
as an offender for life and not re-enter the
United States illegally.
At the time, Pierini was a 25-year jiu jitsu vet-
eran with a third-degree black belt, according to
the biography posted on his workplace website.
Pierini moved to the United States from Sao
Paolo, Brazil in 1999 and opened the Half
Moon Bay school. He also helped create the
Joao Pierini Association and a competition
known as the California Open International
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & Submission Grappling
Championships. According to the Ultimate
Fighting Championship website, in 2002 Pierini
fought under the moniker “The Tasmanian
Devil.”
Defense attorney Steve Chase could not be
reached for comment.
project would include two acres of parks, 10,000
square feet of office space and 65,000 square
feet of retail space including a replacement for
the existing Michael’s arts and crafts store.
Proponents say the development will also
bring $1.7 million in public benefits like side-
walk widening, bicycle paths, flood improve-
ments and landscaping which the developer
agreed to for an extended approval so it could
solidify financing.
Weekend • Dec. 18-19, 2010 3
Police reports
In need of support
Twenty-two bras were stolen from a store
on the 1100 block of El Camino Real in
San Bruno before 2:19 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 11.
FOSTER CITY
Disturbance. A man repeatedly hit the top of
a woman’s door on Edgewater Boulevard
before 8:44 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 12.
Burglary. A vehicle was broken into and a
purse was taken from the Crowne Plaza on
Chess Drive before 10:41 p.m. Sunday, Dec.
12.
Vehicle theft. A vehicle was stolen from
Pilgrim Drive before 10:39 a.m. Saturday,
Dec. 11.
Suspicious circumstances. An individual
walking on the levee reported seeing sparks on
Beach Park Boulevard before 11:01 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 11.
Burglary. All the appliances from a residence
on Marlin Avenue were stolen before 12:25
a.m. Friday, Dec. 10.
Vandalism. The window of a vehicle was
smashed on Bowfin Street before 5:47 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 9.
SAN BRUNO
Vandalism. The front passenger window of a
vehicle was smashed at the intersection of
Markham Avenue and Whitman Way before
1:58 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 11.
Burglary. The window of a vehicle was
smashed on the 700 block of Shelter Creek
Lane before 11:12 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11.
Stolen vehicle. A vehicle was stolen from the
200 block of Huntington Avenue before 1:12
p.m. Friday, Dec. 10.
4 Weekend • Dec. 18-19, 2010 THE DAILY JOURNAL
THE DAILY JOURNAL
Residents,agencies prep for rain
By Saul Sugerman
BAY CITY NEWS SERVICE
Bay Area residents are preparing
for the worst with more than five
inches of rain expected to fall by
Sunday, according to the National
Weather Service.
“This is a certainly a situation that
warrants being watched,” National
Weather Service Forecaster Bob
Benjamin said.
Benjamin said officials are on the
lookout for small streams overflow-
ing and potential mudslides.
“A lot of agencies are staffing up,”
he said.
Officials are handing out sand
bags in Oakland, Concord, San
Anselmo, San Carlos and San
Mateo County in preparation of the
rain.
Residents should be extra mindful
of roadways and expect weather-
related delays during their daily
commute on any form of transit dur-
ing the next week, according to offi-
cials.
Along with commute delays, the
weather has also slowed down
flights into and out of San Francisco
International Airport. Airport offi-
cials at 7 a.m. Friday began slowing
Pedestrians try to stay dry in downtown San Mateo on Friday. A series of
storms are expected to hit the Bay Area this weekend.
traffic to 27 arrivals and 27 depar-
tures per hour, Duty Manager Lily
Wang said.
“It’s not just weather problems
here, across the country it’s not
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DIANA CLOCK/DAILY JOURNAL
good,” Wang said.
On a clear day, the airport can see
60 arrivals and 60 departures per
hour, she said.
Cal Fire is warning drivers to
watch out for rainy, foggy or icy
roads during the winter months. The
agency responded to more than
6,000 vehicle accidents in
November 2009 through January
2010.
“The winter season represents a
very dangerous time of year to be
behind the wheel of a vehicle,” Cal
Fire Battalion Chief Dave Teter said
in a statement.
Along with the rain, several Bay
Area locations reached freezing or
near-freezing temperatures early
Thursday morning, Benjamin said.
Livermore, the Sonoma County
Airport near Santa Rosa and the
Napa County Airport were at 32
degrees. It was 36 degrees in San
Jose and 44 in San Francisco.
Freezing temperature is 32 degrees,
Benjamin said.
The mix of cold temperatures and
precipitation can lead to black ice
on roads. Temperatures do not have
to be below freezing for the ice,
which can be nearly invisible, to
form on road surfaces, Cal Fire offi-
cials said.
If a vehicle begins to slide while
driving on ice or snow, avoid using
the brake. Instead, slowly release
the gas pedal and steer the vehicle in
the right direction, officials said.
Weekend • Dec. 18-19, 2010 5
Around the state
State gives business
time to meet diesel rules
SACRAMENTO — Business own-
ers will have more time to comply
with California’s tough diesel emis-
sions standards for trucks, school
buses and construction equipment
under more relaxed rules that air qual-
ity officials adopted on Friday.
The Air Resources Board passed
the regulations unanimously, saying
businesses struggling during a reces-
sion need more time to replace or
upgrade aging equipment.
Clean air advocates countered that
the move only ensured more harm-
ful soot would be emitted into
California’s air.
“The board is trying to balance the
needs of our citizens for cleaner air
with the state of the economy,” said
Mary Nichols, board chairman.
The board has acknowledged its
staff had overestimated pollution
created by construction equipment,
buses and trucks. It said there are
about 200,000 fewer construction
vehicles in California than the board
initially thought, mostly due to
fewer vehicles in use because of the
recession.
Local brief
Bomb squad called to Oracle
A package sent to Oracle CEO

State water projections California jobless rate Larry Ellison prompted company
officials to call police and the coun-
ty bomb squad Friday afternoon
holds steady at 12.4 pct. after an “internal screening process”

raised as storms roll in

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS outlook should continue to improve
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SACRAMENTO — Water offi-
cials say recent storms have given
California the best early-season
water supply outlook in five years.
As a result, Department of Water
Resources Director Mark Cowin on
Friday said farms and cities can
expect half the water they request
next year. That’s double the 25-per-
cent projection he made just last
month.
Cowin says next year’s delivery
for water districts serving about 25
million Californians and 750,000
acres of farmland.
Snowpack is 122 percent of nor-
mal for this time of year. Lake
Shasta and Folsom Lake reser-
voirs are releasing water to make
room for runoff from the latest
storm that began raking the state
Friday.
The news comes after three dry
winters that led to low initial projec-
tions a year ago.
SACRAMENTO — California’s
seasonally adjusted unemployment
rate held steady for the fourth month
in November at 12.4 percent with
job growth gaining little traction.
The state had a net gain of 1,600
nonfarm jobs during November,
according to the state Employment
Development. This followed a
revised gain of 43,200 jobs in
October.
November’s increase gives the
state 12,400 more nonfarm jobs than
a year ago — a 0.1 percent increase.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said
he’s encouraged by gains in con-
struction jobs for two consecutive
months. It’s the first time that’s hap-
pened since 2006.
Construction posted the largest
increase among nonfarm industries,
adding 7,800 jobs last month.
Still, the state reported that
2,267,000 Californians were unem-
ployed, and Schwarzenegger said
that’s far too many.
“As today’s report indicates, we
have seen a year-over-year increase
in jobs in the state,”
Schwarzenegger said in a statement.
showed something with electronic
components contained within.
At approximately 12:47 p.m.,
police were called to the software
company’s Redwood Shores loca-
tion after Oracle officials could not
determine who sent the package,
said Redwood City police Sgt.
Kevin Dolezal.
The bomb squad used a water can-
non device to open the package
which revealed a video phone,
which Dolezal described as “inert.”
“It was the safe and prudent thing
to do,” he said.
The scene was cleared by 3:30
p.m., Dolezal said.

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
• Congress passed legislation Friday written by U.S. Rep. Anna
Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, to eliminate the serious health threat and eco-
nomic burden caused by lead exposure from household water
sources. S. 3874, the Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act
(also known as Get the Lead Out), will update the national lead con-
tent standard to nearly eradicate lead in faucets and fixtures which
currently contribute up to 20 percent of human lead exposure, accord-
ing to the Environmental Protection Agency. The bill passed by a vote of 226-109.
6 Weekend • Dec. 18-19, 2010 LOCAL
W
ith local schools and nonprofits
facing substantial budget chal-
lenges, Wells Fargo announced it
was contributing $166,000 to schools in Santa
Clara and San Mateo counties in November.
Wells Fargo grants were made directly to
local schools to support educators’ most critical
needs such as shortages of school supplies and
books. School recipients were nominated by
Wells Fargo team members.
San Mateo County schools to receive grants
include: Abbott Middle School in San Mateo;
Allen School in San Bruno; Aragon High
School in San Mateo; Arundel Elementary
School in San Carlos; Audubon Elementary
in Foster City; Baden High School in South
San Francisco; Bayside Middle School in San
Mateo; Baywood Elementary in San Mateo;
Belle Air Elementary in San Bruno;
Benjamin Franklin in Colma; Bowditch
Middle School in Foster City; Brewer Island
Elementary in Foster City; Burlingame High
School in Burlingame; Central Elementary in
Belmont; Clifford Elementary in Redwood
Notre Dame High School senior Samantha Yee was named a commended student in the City; Costano Elementary School in East
2011 National Merit Scholarship Program.Joined by Principal Rita Gleason,Yee will receive a Palo Alto; East Palo Alto Charter School in
letter of commendation from Notre Dame High School and the National Merit Scholarship East Palo Alto; East Palo Alto Phoenix
Corporation, which conducts the program, will be presented to Samantha at the school’s Academy in East Palo Alto; Fair Oaks
awards assembly in May. Elementary School in Redwood City;
Fernando Rivera School in Daly City; Fiesta
Gardens Elementary in San Mateo; Foster
City Elementary in Foster City; Fox
Elementary in Belmont; Garfield
Elementary Charter School in Menlo Park;
Half Moon Bay High School in Half Moon
Bay; Henry Ford Elementary School in
Redwood City; Highlands Elementary in San
Mateo; Hillsdale High School in San Mateo;
Hillview Middle School in Menlo Park;
Hoover Elementary School in Redwood City;
Jefferson Union High in Daly City; Kings
Mountain Elementary School in Woodside;
La Entrada Middle School in Menlo Park;
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L a u r e l
Elementary in
San Mateo;
Lomita Park in
San Bruno;
Manuel F.
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School in Half
Moon Bay;
Margaret
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in Daly City; Marjorie Tobias in Daly City;
Martin Elementary School in South San
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Burlingame; Meadows Elementary School in
Millbrae; Mills High School in Millbrae; Oak
Knoll Elementary School in Menlo Park;
Orion Elementry School in Redwood City;
Parkway Heights Middle in South San
Francisco; Ralston Intermediate in Belmont;
Redwood Shores Elementary in Redwood
City; Ronald Mc Nair School in East Palo
Alto; Roosevelt Elementary in Burlingame;
Roy Cloud Elementry in Redwood City; San
Mateo High School in San Mateo; Sandpiper
Elementary School in Redwood City;
Sequoia High School in Redwood City; San
Mateo Coutny Special Education in San
Mateo; South San Francisco School District;
Sunnybrae Elementary in San Mateo; Taft
Elementary School in Redwood City; Taylor
Middle School in Millbrae; Terra Nova High
School in Pacifica; Thomas Edison
Elementary in Daly City; Tierra Linda
Middle School in San Carlos; Washington
Elementary in Burlingame; Westmoor High
School in Daly City; and Woodside
Elementary School and Woodside.
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Enjoy fun time with Mom, Dad or your favorite grown-up. The across clues are for kids and the down clues are for adults.
Kids Across
1. Fleur Delacour, the powerful
woman in the Harry Potter
series, is described as
having silvery-blond ___
3. There are four _____ in a
dollar (and a football game)
8. The part of a cowboy’s
boots that might have silver
spurs
9. An Olympic skier who won
a silver medal finished in
____ place
11. It’s one of the branches of
the military that gives a
hero a Silver Star
12. The shimmering silver
strands that decorate the
branches of a Christmas
tree
15. Chrome on a car: A silver
strip on the front (or back)
of an automobile
16. An outdoorsman might fill
his silver canteen with water
before going out to ______
19. If you are “sharp” you likely
know folks who use this to
sew
20. More valuable than gold,
this silver-colored metal is
often used to make wedding
bands
21. Pretty sneaky, like a silver
fox
Parents Down
1. Departing words: The Lone
Ranger declared, “Hi-ho,
Silver!” to his ____
2. Line from Harry Chapin hit
song: “Cat’s __ the cradle
with a silver spoon”
4. Many a classic coffee
_____ is made of sterling
silver
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Silver Bells
5. Weather watchers who
stare at these in the
summer may see mercury
rising
6. Every pageant contestant
believes a tiara would be a
perfect accessory to match
her _____
7. Seeing silver: What an
optimist focuses on when
gazing at a cloudy sky This Week’s Solution
10. A Silver Persian, for
instance
11. Silvery foil on a roll
13. These give a child a silver
smile (but just for a while)
14. Insist on silver: You’d do
well not to take any wooden
ones
17. Place to make money (as
only the government can)
18. Where silver is found
underground
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Around the nation

$7.2B is recovered
for Madoff’s victims
NEW YORK — Many of Bernard Madoff’s
victims who thought they lost everything
could get at least half their money back after
the widow of a Florida philanthropist agreed
Friday to return a staggering $7.2 billion that
her husband reaped from the giant Ponzi
scheme.
Federal prosecutors reached the settlement
with the estate of Jeffry Picower, a business-
man who drowned after suffering a heart
attack in the swimming pool of his Palm
Beach, Fla., mansion in October 2009.
Picower was the single biggest beneficiary of
Madoff’s fraud.
Official: U.S.,Yemen step
up counterterror fight
WASHINGTON — The White House
counterterror chief said Friday that despite
U.S.-Yemeni relations fraught with debate
and tension, the two sides are ratcheting up
efforts to capture or kill militants.
John Brennan said he and Yemeni presi-
dent Ali Abdullah Saleh have had what he
called “animated conversations” at times over
U.S. frustrations with Yemeni foot-dragging
in counterterrorism and Yemen’s complaints
that promised U.S. aid isn’t arriving fast
enough.
Judge hears federal worker’s spousal benefits case
By Lisa Leff
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAN FRANCISCO — Lawyer Karen
Golinski has spent the past 19 years working
for a federal appeals court based in San
Francisco.
So finding herself seated in court Friday as
the plaintiff in a lawsuit seeking health insur-
ance coverage for her same-sex partner was
disturbing and strange, she said.
“I never thought I’d be in this position,”
Golinski said. “I certainly never expected the
government to throw their full weight behind
hurting my family.”
Golinski, 48, is suing the Office of
Personnel Management and its openly gay
director, John Berry, over its refusal to author-
ize the coverage.
The office has argued that the federal
NASA fuels shuttle Discovery in test for cracks
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA
fueled space shuttle Discovery at the pad
Friday, not for a flight but for tests to help
understand mysterious cracks that appeared in
the fuel tank during a launch attempt last
month.
Defense of Marriage Act bars the government
from recognizing same-sex unions.
Golinski works as a staff attorney for the 9th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, and her boss,
Chief Judge Alex Kozinski, has twice ordered
the office to allow her to add her wife of
almost two-and-half years to her employer-
sponsored family health plan.
Denying Golinski’s wife, Amy Cunninghis,
the benefits afforded other spouses of federal
employees is discriminatory, Kozinski said.
Although a ruling in Golinski’s favor would
probably apply only to her situation, the case
is being closely watched by gay rights advo-
cates. Like recent legal challenges to the mili-
tary ban on openly gay service members, it
has put the administration of President Barack
Obama in the position of defending a law with
which the president has said he disagrees and
wants repealed.
Discovery is grounded until at least the
beginning of February because, while the
cracks have been fixed, engineers still do not
know what caused them.
In a countdown test that began at sunrise
and lasted well into the afternoon, the launch
team pumped more than 500,000 gallons of
liquid hydrogen and oxygen into Discovery’s
U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey White did
not issue an immediate ruling in Golinski’s
case. He pointed out twice during the hearing
that Obama called the Defense of Marriage
Act “abhorrent” before he was elected. Why,
the judge asked, was the Department of
Justice defending the 1996 law?
Justice trial attorney Christopher Hall said
government lawyers determined “there is a
reasonable basis on which to defend the con-
stitutionality” of the act, despite the adminis-
tration’s opposition to it.
When Congress enacted the law, states were
just beginning to consider whether to legalize
same-sex marriage, and lawmakers wanted to
maintain the status quo in terms of federal
recognition, Hall said.
“We are 15 years into the debate, but the
debate is not over yet,” Hall said.
White seemed skeptical.
external fuel tank. The tank was rigged with
sensors and other equipment.
“We’re not committing to flying anytime
soon. We’ve got to wait until we know we
have a good answer to go fly,” launch manag-
er Mike Moses said as Discovery’s 15-story
tank filled up. “We want to make sure we
know the risk we have in front of us.”

City drops border toll idea
Commuters traveling into San Francisco
from San Mateo County will not face a $3 toll
as city officials dropped the controversial idea
Tuesday.
The San Francisco Transportation Authority
board voted to scrap studying congestion pric-
ing along the border with San Mateo County
after Supervisor Sean Elsbernd made a
motion to ditch the idea. He and Supervisor
Michela Alioto-Pier were both critical of the
plan, saying it was akin to “charging admis-
sion” to enter the city. Alioto-Pier was also
critical of the transportation authority’s mini-
mal outreach to neighboring communities,
especially San Mateo County, about the plan.
Women’s group files
complaint against Hooters
Is Hooters too sexy for children?
The California chapter of the National
Organization for Women thinks so. On
Thursday, the Sacramento-based group filed
complaints against four Hooters establish-
ments, including one in San Bruno, arguing
the restaurant is violating the law by provid-
ing sexual entertainment to minors.
Complaints were filed with police depart-
ments, district attorneys and the California
attorney general, according to a press release.
Money flows to school district
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 improvement 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 billion to more than 400 school districts
for construction and modernization of
schools. On the list was $8.749 million for the
local district.

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No strings attached
I
’ve always had a lot of respect
for Oprah. Most of the time
she seems to have her head on
straight and has used some of her
millions to help good causes and to
fund good projects. But it is disap-
pointing when each year she gives
away numerous luxury items to the
people in her audience. This Nov.
19 and again on Nov. 22, I found it
more disgusting than ever. In this
time of recession and with so many
people in need, a few giveaways
maybe wouldn’t be so bad, but the
number of luxury items that she
bestowed on the members of her
audience was outrageous! She
stood there on the set, the epitome
of opulence, and as they handed
out the booty, shouted, “Joy to the
World.” If I may say so, “Good
heavens!”
As I see it, this sends a very dis-
torted message — that a plethora of
unnecessary material objects brings
happiness. Think how much better
it would have been if Oprah would
have given each person in the audi-
ence a form to fill out that would
donate the amount that would have
been spent on their gifts to one or
more reputable charities. If this
wallowing in expensive merchan-
dise doesn’t put the wrong face on
the spirit of the holidays, I don’t
know what does. This brings me to
the theme of today’s column — the
joy of giving.
We are all familiar with the story
of Scrooge in “The Christmas
Carol.” This miser had no compas-
“You give but little when you
give of your possessions. It is when
you give of yourself that you truly give.”
sion for those less fortunate. As we
all know, though he had accumulat-
ed much gold, he was really the
impoverished, and the Cratchit
family the fortunate, in human rela-
tionships. The meaning of
Christmas was lost in his “Bah,
humbug!” It took a traumatic expe-
rience with three ghosts that helped
him find that there is more to life
than possessions.
“Not he who has much is rich,
but he who gives much. The hoard-
er who is anxiously worried about
losing something is, psychological-
ly speaking, the poor, impoverished
man, regardless of how much he
has. Whoever is capable of giving
of himself is rich.” — Erich
Fromm, “The Art of Loving”
How rich or impoverished are the
rest of us in the art of giving? Do
we anxiously grasp and accumulate
or are we able to let go and share?
Do we give because of tradition or
because we are expected to, or do
we feel generous and thoughtful?
We all know people who may
bestow expensive presents, but
something about the giving is ster-
ile. We do not feel like the gift
came from a willingness to share of
themselves but maybe just to make
OPINION
— Kahlil Gibran
an impression or because they feel
it’s their duty.
Some people give because of a
feeling of unworthiness or guilt.
They may have such low self
esteem that they try to buy the love
of others with money, things or
personal sacrifice. They are looking
for love, appreciation and/or
acceptance in a non-productive
way. Some people think it is better
to give than receive because it is
somehow virtuous to be deprived.
There are also those who give in
expectation of what they will
receive in return and feel cheated if
they don’t get back what they con-
sider equal exchange.
As Fromm continues: “Giving is
more joyous than receiving, not
because it is a deprivation, but
because in the act of giving lies my
aliveness. This giving is a creation
of a person rich within and who
feels so complete and so loving
that it is natural for him to share of
himself with others. He is so secure
that he does not need to cling to
‘what is his’ and hold within him-
self the manifestation of his human
spirit.”
Scrooge learned that in giving of
himself he generated the kind of
wealth he had not known before —
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the riches of human connection.
The perfect gift stems from a com-
mitment to personal growth and
awareness, a willingness to share of
oneself and a desire to embrace
life. The promise of this joy is with
us always and can be experienced
all year long. Wouldn’t it be great
if this had been the message that
Oprah would have shared about
giving? The bestowing of gifts
should have nothing to do with
greed or pretense or possessiveness
or material accumulation and that
joy in the world is not in things,
but with sharing part of ourselves
with the essence of another — with
no strings attached.
Since 1984, Dorothy Dimitre has
written more than 500 columns for
various local newspapers. Her e-
mail address is
gramsd@aceweb.com.
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Time to end cushy ‘jobs’for political cronies
twice, a month and is stacked with
— Fresno Bee other former lawmakers.
Schwarzenegger, who promised
out legislators. And the bureaucrats
would be working full-time instead
of pulling down six-figure salaries
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E
ven in this era of employee
layoffs and furloughs, state
Legislators and Gov.
Arnold Schwarzenegger can’t con-
trol their urges to make deals and
give their cronies cushy jobs at tax-
payers’ expense.
The Senate Rules Committee,
chaired by Senate President Pro
Tem Darrell Steinberg, last week
appointed termed-out Sen. Denise
Ducheny to the California
Unemployment Insurance Appeals
Board. The post pays a sweet
$128,109 for not a lot of work. The
appeals board meets once, maybe
to blow up political boxes in a
wave of governmental reform, ear-
lier named former Assembly
Republicans Bonnie Garcia,
George Plescia and Sharon Runner
to the unemployment appeals
board. What a sweet deal they
have.
This board cannot be justified,
not when the state faces red ink for
as far as the eye can see. In fact, it
shouldn’t have been in existence
when the state was fat with cash.
Civil servants could carry out the
duties every bit as well as termed-
for part-time work.
Schwarzenegger last week
bestowed appointments on two of
his allies, former Assembly
Members Anthony Adams, R-
Hesperia, and Mike Villines, R-
Clovis.
Adams will serve on the Board
of Parole Hearings, a $111,845 a
year job. Villines will join the
Central Valley Flood Protection
Board. Villines’ appointment is
slightly less annoying, simply
because the pay is a much more
modest at $40,699 a year.
Ducheny’s work ethic when she choose to reflect the diverse character of this
dynamic and ever-changing community.
chaired the Senate’s budget com-
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She, Villines and Adams no Sports Editor
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These openings were not adver- Production Assistant
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Marketing & Events
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cants. Only insiders need apply,
Senior Reporter
and that stinks. Michelle Durand
Reporters

Groupon’s Google gamble

Honestly. Groupon’s largest share-
— Chicago Tribune
holder, entrepreneur Eric
Lefkofsky, would have become a
Josh Koehn, Heather Murtagh, Bill Silverfarb
Senior Correspondent: Events
Susan E. Cohn
Groupon said no to Google. The Whatever the reasons, the Business Staff
Grouponers aren’t saying why. ... Grouponers are gambling on their Charlotte Andersen Mark Aspillera
Jennifer Bishop Gloria Brickman
Possibly this is all an elaborate company and themselves. That’s

O
ffered a $5 billion pay-
day, what would you do?
No need to conduct a
poll. We’re sure 99.999 percent of
Americans would grab it.
The other .001 percent are lying.
Well, that’s what we would have
calculated before this.
Chicago-based Groupon Inc.
turned down a reported $5 billion
or so buyout offer from Google.
billionaire and one of Chicago’s
richest people. Groupon CEO
Andrew Mason would have sud-
denly become extremely rich, at
age 30.
Google offered a massive deal to
buy the young company that pro-
vides online consumers with steep
discounts for local businesses such
as restaurants and health clubs. ...
Charles Clayton Gale Green
joke. Mason is a 2003 exhilarating. Jeff Palter Shirley Marshall
Kris Skarston
Northwestern University music Sure, the company was just
school grad with a quirky sense of another struggling Web site that no Interns • Correspondents • Contractors
Jack Brookes Jenna Chambers
humor who has been compared to one had heard of two years ago. Diana Clock Michael Costa
Emily DeRuy Philip Dimaano
the uber-weird comedian Andy Yes, it turned a profit within eight Darold Fredricks Miles Freeborn
Kaufman of “Taxi” fame. Mason’s months. But the way the Web goes, Brian Grabianowski Cheri Lucas
Nick Rose Andrew Scheiner
Groupon is the kind of company nothing is guaranteed eight months Alex Shamis Michelle Sibrian
that hires a male performance artist — or eight days — from now. Jeremy Venook
to stroll around the office in a tutu, We’ll probably know soon Correction Policy
mute. For a week. Enough said. whether Groupon’s gamble pays off. The Daily Journal corrects its errors.
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Noise at Notre Dame
de Namur University
Editor,
It’s really hard to figure out the
mindset of all the nannies of this
socialist society (“Council guts
university’s permit for field use” in
the Dec. 16 edition of the Daily
Journal). They scream and rant
about our kids are getting to fat,
then won’t let them get exercise at
a playing field. Much of this prob-
lem can be laid at the feet of a very
recycled council. If they didn’t do a
good job the first time around,
don’t re-hire them. It’s like throw-
ing money down a rat hole. The
second part of the problem is the
very much moneyed effete snobs
with a bad case of NIMBY. If I
were Ms. Greig (NDNU president),
I’d ignore the do-nothing council
and the 35 grinches and do what I
wanted to do with my land.
John Parry
San Mateo
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Dow 11,491.91 -7.34
Nasdaq 2,642.97 +5.66
10-Yr Bond 3.33% -0.1470
Oil (per barrel) 88.02
S&P 500 1,243.91 +1.04 Gold 1,378.60
Business briefs
Smart phone rivalry plays out in patent suits
SEATTLE — Competition among smart phone makers is
heating up at retail, in advertising and, increasingly, in the
courtroom as handset and software makers wield patent law-
suits to protect their turf and slow down their rivals.
Just a few years ago, smart phones were mainly for office
workers who needed to check e-mail after hours. For most
people, the Web browsers and other programs were too much
trouble, and the data connections too slow.
Apple Inc. changed all that with the introduction of the
iPhone in 2007. Its touch-sensitive screen and big icons made
it easy to use. Its programs were designed from the ground up
to work well on the small screen. And the sleek design made it
an instant hit with consumers.
Even as competitors have rushed out copycat designs, the
iPhone still sets the agenda.
But that throne is weakening. And as the other devices,
including those running Google Inc.’s Android system, catch
up with the iPhone, smart phone makers are having a harder
time standing out to consumers or persuading them to pay
more for their devices.
Fancy ATM skips the folding cash, spits out gold
BOCA RATON, Fla. — Shoppers who are looking for
something sparkly to put under the Christmas tree can skip the
jewelry and go straight to the source: an ATM that dispenses
shiny 24-carat gold bars and coins.
A German company installed the machine Friday at an
upscale mall in Boca Raton, a South Florida paradise of palm
trees, pink buildings and wealthy retirees.
Thomas Geissler, CEO of Ex Oriente Lux and inventor of
the Gold To Go machines, says the majority of buyers will be
walk-ups enamored by the novelty. But he says they’re also
convenient for more serious investors looking to bypass the
hassle of buying gold at pawn shops and over the Internet.
BUSINESS
Stocks end week flat
By David K. Randall
and Matthew Craft
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — Stocks ended flat on
Friday as investors shrugged off encour-
aging economic signs and a tax-cut
package expected to lift economic
growth. Trading ended shortly before
President Barack Obama signed a tax
bill into law.
The $850 billion package extends
Bush-era tax cuts for another two years
and expiring unemployment benefits
through next year. House Democrats had
pledged to block the tax proposal, a
compromise worked out between
Obama and Senate Republicans. But the
House passed the bill late Thursday
night. Critics said the cost didn’t justify
the expected boost to economic growth.
In a hopeful sign for the economy, the
Conference Board said its index of lead-
ing economic indicators rose 1.1 percent
in November, the fastest pace since
March. The index — which tracks data
such as orders for new goods and mate-
rials — rose 0.4 percent in October.
Will the Dow hit a record high in 2011?
By Stan Choe
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — Could the Dow set a
record high next year?
That question would have seemed
crazy early last year when fear and
panic enveloped the stock market and
the Dow Jones industrial average
plunged to 6,547 on March 9. Many
investors thought it would take a decade
or longer to get back to the record of
14,165, set on Oct. 9, 2007.
Now we could be on the verge. The
Dow has soared 76 percent the past 21
months, and it would have to climb just
23 percent from Thursday’s close of
11,499 to set a record.
That’s a big jump, but the Dow has
risen 23 percent or more six times since
1985, or roughly 1 in 4 years. Two other
years, the Dow just missed with a gain
of 22.6 percent. Add them and the num-
ber becomes eight years out of 25, or
roughly 1 in 3.
Many analysts don’t expect a 23 per-
cent gain in 2011, but they agree condi-
tions are in place for the rally to contin-
ue.
“There are some really compelling
Leading indicators jump 1.1 percent in Nov.
By Tali Arbel
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — A gauge of future
economic activity rose in November, at
the fastest pace since March, suggesting
the economy will strengthen early next
year.
The Conference Board said its index
of leading economic indicators rose 1.1
percent last month — the biggest
increase since March, when the index
jumped 1.4 percent.
The leading indicators rose 0.4 per-
cent in October and 0.6 percent in
November. The index has risen for five
straight months. Deutsche Bank econo-
mist Joseph LaVorgna said the index’s
recent leap suggested that economic
growth picked up significantly, to above
3 percent, in the October-December
quarter and would continue to accelerate
in the first three months of next year.
Wall Street
Stocks wavered in a tight range
Friday, a day after major indexes hit two-
year highs. The Dow Jones industrial
average edged lower on Friday, but
added 82 points over the week. The
index of 30 large company shares has
now gained 400 points, or 3.6 percent,
over the last three weeks.
The Dow Jones fell 7.34 points, or
0.06 percent, to close at 11,491.91.
The broader S&P 500 eked out anoth-
er 2010 high. The index rose 1.04, or
0.08 percent, to close at 1,243.91. The
Nasdaq composite rose 5.66, or 0.2 per-
cent, to 2,642.97.
Rising shares barely outpaced falling
ones on the New York Stock Exchange.
Consolidated volume was 5.4 billion
shares.
The Dow gained 0.7 percent for the
week. The S&P 500 rose 0.3 percent and
the Nasdaq rose 0.2 percent.
Bond yields fell at the end of this
year’s last full week of trading. The yield
on the 10-year Treasury dropped to 3.33,
after notching a seven-month high of
Dow leaps in past years
Here’s a look at how the Dow made a leap of
more than 23 percent six times the past 25 years:
• 1985.A third straight year of strong economic
growth — GDP grew 4.1 percent — after a deep
recession had ended in November 1982 fueled
a 28 percent gain in the Dow.The inflation rate
remained stable a fourth straight year,
convincing many investors that the inflation
monster of the late 1970s had been slain.
• 1989. Mergers and acquisitions, including
takeovers by corporate raiders,helped push the
Dow up 27 percent. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts &
Co.’s purchase of RJR Nabisco was the largest
corporate deal the country had seen.In August,
the Dow regained the level it had reached in
August 1987, two months before that year’s
“Black Monday”crash.
• 1995. The Dow jumped 33 percent as what
would become the longest economic expansion
in U.S.history powered through its fifth year.And
more Americans were putting money into stocks
reasons out there that say the Dow could
approach its highs,” says Randy
Bateman, chief investment officer for
Huntington Asset Advisors. “You’ve got
a fairly rosy scenario, where there isn’t
a whole lot of competition for stocks.”
Corporate bonds provide decent
income but lack the potential of
stocks to appreciate. Interest rates on
Faster economic growth would help
lower the 9.8 percent unemployment
rate.
The economy grew at a 2.5 percent
pace from July through September.
The leading indicators had stalled this
summer as U.S. economic growth
slowed. A revival in the stock market
helped the index accelerate this fall.
Plans by the Federal Reserve and U.S.
government to try to jump-start the
economy have buoyed shares — the
Dow Jones industrial average closed at
its highest point since September 2008
on Thursday.
Economists have said that the $858
billion tax deal that President Barack
Obama will sign into law Friday, will
help the economy grow faster in 2011.
Mark Zandi, a prominent economic fore-
caster with Moody’s Analytics, expects a
3.9 percent pace of growth in 2011, up
from an earlier forecast of 2.8 percent.
The bill keeps in place tax cuts insti-
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3.56 percent on Thursday. The 10-year
yield is widely used by lenders to set
borrowing rates for mortgages, corporate
debt and other loans.
Boeing Co. rose 1 percent to $65.03 to
lead the 30 stocks that make up the Dow.
American Express Co. was the index’s
laggard. It fell 1.3 percent to $44.01.
Canadian bank BMO Financial Group
said it will buy Wisconsin-based
Marshall & Ilsley Corp. for $4.1 billion
in stock. BMO, which operates the Bank
of Montreal, said it will repay the pre-
ferred shares that Marshall & Ilsley
issued as part of the Troubled Asset
Relief Program before the deal closes in
July. Shares of Marshall & Ilsley
bounced 18.3 percent to $6.85.
Oracle Corp.’s stock jumped 3.9 per-
cent to $31.46. After the market closed
Thursday, the software giant reported a
28 percent rise in net income last quarter.
Research in Motion Ltd., maker of the
BlackBerry, also said late Thursday that
its third quarter earnings beat analyst
expectations. The company’s stock rose
1.6 percent to $60.20.
The dollar rose 0.3 percent against an
index of six countries’ currencies.
through 401(k) accounts. The number of
households owning stocks jumped to 41
percent, up from 37 percent in 1992 and 32
percent in 1989, according to the Federal
Reserve.
• 1996.The Dow rose another 26 percent as the
economy continued strong. Stocks gained so
much that Federal Reserve Chairman Alan
Greenspan asked in a speech in December
whether “irrational exuberance has unduly
escalated asset values.”
• 1999.Strong corporate profits and excitement
about the Internet pushed the Dow up 25
percent. Earnings per share for the companies
in the S&P 500 index jumped 28 percent, the
strongest growth since 1994.
• 2003.The Dow rose 25 percent as the economy
enjoyed its second year of recovery after the
2001 recession. The Federal Reserve cut short-
term interest rates as low as 1 percent to
encourage growth.
cash investments, such as bank CDs
and money market mutual funds,
remain in the basement. Meanwhile,
corporate earnings keep rising, which
makes stocks more appealing.
Companies also are sitting on a record
amount of cash, giving them leeway
to pay bigger dividends, buy their
own stock or buy competitors.
tuted by President George W. Bush for
another two years. It also cuts Social
Security taxes for workers and extends
unemployment benefits for people who
have long been out of a job.
The Conference Board, a private
research group based in New York,
measures data that has mostly already
been released about real estate, manu-
facturing, employment, consumer confi-
dence and financial markets.
Of the 10 measures the Conference
Board uses to calculate the leading indi-
cators, nine increased in November.
Only sluggish building permits, a signal
of future home construction, pulled
down the measure.
“The indicators point to a mild pickup
after a slow winter,” said Ken Goldstein,
a Conference Board economist. But he
cautioned that high unemployment and a
strained housing market could continue
to weigh on economic growth.
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• Broncos looking for payback over Raiders, page 12

Cal faces
Just like old times
Serra buries Panthers
Penn St. in
NCAA final
By Josh Koehn By Eric Olson
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

In this year’s installment of one of the
biggest local boys’ basketball rivalries, it
might have been best not to believe the hype.
Serra crushed the visiting Burlingame
Panthers 62-41 in front of standing-room only
crowd Friday night, showing that if the Padres
aren’t the best team in San Mateo County,
they’re certainly no worse than any other.
Especially when Connor McGrath, who
scored a career high 29 points, is hitting shots
from every corner of the gym, and the Padres’
defense makes it seem the other club needs
permission to enter the painted area.
Serra coach Chuck Rapp said McGrath “did
everything but sweep the floor and sell hot
dogs,” but the message to the team in practice
this week was to play “old school basketball.”
“The whole thing was defensive pressure,
ball pressure and be physical,” Rapp said.
The message took, as Serra gave up a basket
to Rodrigo Puliceno to start the game but
never trailed again. The Padres jumped out to
a 13-2 lead after the first quarter and went into
the half up 26-13.
“They were the number one team in San
Mateo County, so they had the target on their
back,” said McGrath, who hit four 3-pointers
and also had six assists.
After losing to Burlingame last season,
there was a little payback in the minds of
some of Serra’s players.
“We didn’t want to look at as a revenge
game, but we definitely had it on our calen-
dar,” McGrath said. “The adrenaline from the
crowd carried us.”
The Panthers had nine turnovers in the first
period to Serra’s five, and the score reflected
the discrepancy.
“Serra controlled the tempo,” Panthers
coach Jeff Dowd said. “They came out and put
great pressure on us and we couldn’t handle
it.”
See SERRA, Page 14
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — No team is playing
better volleyball than California and no team
could be more motivated to bring down the
dynasty of three-time defending national
champion Penn State.
The Golden Bears get their chance Saturday
night in the NCAA final at the Sprint Center,
where they hope to redeem themselves against
the team that has beaten them three years in a
row in the postseason.
“We’re confident, but we’re not overconfi-
dent, and we’re not going to assume we’re
going to do anything before we do it,” Cal
coach Rich Feller said Friday. “Penn State has
for sure, I think, intimidated teams in this
tournament. They are a great team. But there
are two teams left standing now, and we’ve
earned our right to be here.”
Penn State (31-5) last year became the first
program to win three straight titles, and the
fourth-seeded Nittany Lions looked primed to
claim another one during their dominating
three-set sweep of Texas in Thursday’s semifi-
nals.
Seventh-seeded Cal (30-3) has rolled off
five straight 3-0 wins in the tournament and
was just as impressive as Penn State in the
semifinals, sweeping Pac-10 rival Southern
California to avenge two regular-season loss-
es. The Bears are in the final for the first time.
“As I watched them play yesterday, it’s easy
for me to say it’s the best Cal team we’ll have
played,” said 32nd-year Penn State coach
Russ Rose, who could become the first
Division I volleyball coach to win a fifth
national title. “They’ve got, as we had in the
past, two players who could be stealing votes
from each other for player of the year in Carli
Lloyd and Tarah Murrey. They have a great
system and defensive package that allows
NATHAN MOLLAT / DAILY JOURNAL them to cause teams problems.”
Serra point guard Connor McGrath goes up for a shot during the Padres’ 62-41 win over Lloyd, a senior setter, and Murrey, a junior
Burlingame.McGrath was nearly unstoppable,scoring 24 points through three quarters and
finished with 29. See CAL, Page 14

Cañada being cautious with 9-0 start

By Josh Koehn
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Peter Diepenbrock is trying to
keep his team’s perfect start in per-
spective. Cañada’s men’s basketball
team is 9-0 entering Saturday’s
game against visiting San Jose City,
and the Colts expect to have a tough
home game on their hands.
But with the way his club has
come together at this early point in
the season, the second-year coach
said he won’t be sweating too much
until league begins.
“I would say that we just have a
real special group of guys that real-
ly like playing together,”
Diepenbrock said. “I know as a
coach it’s been another learning
experience for me — knowing how
important (chemistry) is. Guys are
wanting to make the extra pass and
trusting each other. We’ve had quite
a few close games, but they seem to
keep finding ways to make plays.”
Two individuals in particular who
have carried the Colts are guards
Peter Pappageorge and Isaih Tueta.
The sophomore and freshman are
averaging 20.4 and 16.9 points per
game, respectively, and Tueta is sec-
ond on Cañada with 4.2 assists per
game.
“They’re both playing at a very
high level,” Diepenbrock said.
“They actually play really well
together. They get a lot of their
assists passing to (each other).
See COLTS, Page 14
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Broncos looking for payback against Raiders
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
OAKLAND — The past two years, the
Oakland Raiders went into Denver late in the sea-
son and upset the Broncos in games that ultimate-
ly cost their rivals a playoff berth.
Now it’s the Broncos who are the team playing
out the string and the Raiders who still have flick-
ering playoff hopes that Denver can extinguish by
winning in Oakland on Sunday.
“I remember those were must-win games for us
and they beat us,” said former Broncos linebacker
Jarvis Moss, who was released by Denver last
month and joined the Raiders.
“They ruined the season, what we were trying to
get accomplished when I was there. We have that
same thing coming here this week. They want to
ruin what we’re fighting for, what we’re playing
for, so we got to prepare well this weekend, and
not let that happen. Period, bottom line.”
After losing 38-31 last week in Jacksonville, the
Raiders (6-7) likely need to win out and get some
help from Kansas City and San Diego if they are
going to end a playoff drought and make it to the
postseason for the first time since 2002.
NFL Notes
49ers need help from
others to save playoff hopes
SANTA CLARA — The San Francisco 49ers
have hit the desperation stage of their season.
If Seattle and St. Louis both win this week-
end, the Niners’ slim playoff hopes are officially
gone. Because, the Seahawks and Rams face off
in the final game of the season in Seattle —
which means one of them would wind up with
eight victories and the division title in the awful
NFC West.
Even if San Francisco (5-9) wins at St. Louis
and home against Arizona on Jan. 2, it might not
be enough. The 49ers need help.
And, after an embarrassing 34-7 loss at San
Diego on Thursday night, coach Mike
Singletary is contemplating yet another quarter-
back switch from Alex Smith back to Troy
Smith.
Packers not ruling
out Rodgers to play Sunday
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers was
noticeably alert and upbeat as he walked
across the locker room after the Green Bay
Packers’ practice Friday.
Asked if he might play at New England on
Sunday night, the quarterback didn’t say a
word but flashed a smile and shrugged his
shoulders.
The Packers listed Rodgers as doubtful to
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The Broncos (3-10) can essentially end those
hopes, like the Raiders did to them the past two
years. In 2008, Oakland went into Denver with a
2-8 record but beat the first-place Broncos 31-10
in a game that helped coach Tom Cable keep his
job and cost Denver a shot at the division title. The
Broncos finished 8-8 and lost a tiebreaker for the
division title to San Diego.
Last year, JaMarcus Russell came off the bench
to throw a touchdown pass in the final minute of a
20-19 win that helped cost the Broncos a wild-
card spot.
With the Broncos having lost eight of nine
games, they’re worried more about their own
futures than in ruining Oakland’s.
“If you have to try to find motivation in spoiling
somebody else’s season I think it’s a little weak,”
receiver Brandon Lloyd said. “I always look at it
as I’m a professional, what I do out there on that
field is being recorded, is being studied by teams
and I want to put my product out there on the
field.”
While those two losses were painful, it’s anoth-
er Oakland win in Denver that is more prevalent
this week. The Raiders helped send the Broncos
play against the Patriots a
week after he suffered his
second concussion of the
season.
Coach Mike McCarthy
isn’t ruling him out, how-
ever.
Rodgers’ prospects for
extending his starting
streak to 47 games (includ-
Aaron Rodgers ing the playoffs) — he
hasn’t missed a game
since replacing Brett Favre as the starter at the
beginning of the 2008 season — hinge on two
things, McCarthy said.
Redskins’ McNabb benched
for Grossman versus Cowboys
ASHBURN, Va. — It’s Rex Grossman over
Donovan McNabb. Again. And this time, it’s
from the opening kickoff.
The Washington Redskins plan to start
Grossman on Sunday against the Dallas
Cowboys, coach Mike
Shanahan said Friday.
Shanahan is benching a
six-time Pro Bowl quarter-
back billed as the next
John Elway when he came
to the franchise in April.
The 34-year-old
McNabb is struggling
through his worst season
Donovan
since he was a rookie in
McNabb
on this recent tailspin by scoring 38 points in the
first 22 minutes of a 59-14 victory in Denver on
Oct. 24.
Oakland set a franchise record for points, tied
the most ever scored against the Broncos, and ran
for 328 yards in a performance Denver hasn’t
recovered from.
The Broncos have won just once since that
game, fired coach Josh McDaniels earlier this
month and could tie a franchise record for losses
in a season with one more defeat.
“We’d like to beat them and return the favor,”
cornerback Perrish Cox said. “We know that we
messed up in that game and we’re going to focus
on that this week. We have to play the way we
know that we can play.”
The Broncos only watched snippets of that
game in the days after the loss, but watched the
entire debacle this week to prepare for the
rematch.
That film showed Zach Miller practically
strolling in on a 43-yard touchdown that started the
rout, Darren McFadden running for 165 yards and
score four touchdowns, and the Broncos turning
the ball over on their first two offensive plays as
1999. He’s thrown a career-high 15 intercep-
tions and ranks 25th in the NFL with a 77.1
rating for the Redskins (5-8), who have been
eliminated from the playoff race.
Harvin says he’ll play
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Vikings receiv-
er Percy Harvin says he’ll “definitely” play in
Monday night’s game against Chicago.
The receiver and kickoff returner has
missed the last two games because of another
episode with migraine headaches, but Harvin
was back at practice Thursday and said Friday
that he’s feeling better.
Harvin says last week’s absence was pre-
cautionary, while doctors advised waiting to
see how his body reacted to new medication.
Harvin says he met with interim coach Leslie
Frazier and team owner Zygi Wilf to talk
about his condition and find “the best doctor
we could possibly find.”
Harvin says he visited a branch of the Mayo
Clinic in Arizona to see a specialist who pre-
viously treated former NFL star Terrell Davis,
who also dealt with the condition during his
career.
With Garrard hurting,
Jaguars re-sign Bouman
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — David Garrard’s
hamstring injury might be worse than many
believed.
The Jacksonville Jaguars re-signed veteran
Todd Bouman on Friday, the same day they
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they fell behind 21-0 before running a play that
didn’t result in a turnover.
“Sometimes on a game like that you want to
bury it and act like it never happened,” defensive
lineman Justin Bannan said. “What are you going
to do, cry about it all day? Now we can look at it
and be critical about the mistakes that happened.
Things went wrong and we’ll fix them.
The Raiders are expecting a much different
Denver team in the rematch, well aware the
Broncos want to atone for such a dismal perform-
ance.
They don’t need to look far for evidence, con-
sidering it was Oakland that bounced back from
blowout losses at home to the Broncos only to win
the rematch on the road the past two seasons.
“Anytime you’re playing a division game, and
the way we went there and won the first time this
season, you know as a competitor they’re going to
come back and fight hard,” Oakland quarterback
Jason Campbell said. “They’re going to play
extremely well because any team would. Just like
us, a game we get beat bad, we come back and
fight our butts off the next time. So we expect to
get their best effort.”
listed Garrard as questionable for Sunday’s
critical game at Indianapolis. Garrard
tweaked his hamstring in practice Thursday
and was limited in practice Friday.
Former Buffalo Bills quarterback Trent
Edwards is Garrard’s backup.
Bouman started at Kansas City on Oct. 24
and completed 18 of 34 passes for 222 yards,
with two touchdowns and two interceptions.
Chiefs QB Cassel still
uncertain for Sunday
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A doctor will be at
Matt Cassel’s side in St. Louis on Sunday to
provide final advice on whether Kansas City’s
quarterback should play 11 days after an
emergency appendectomy.
Friday, Cassel was limited in practice and
officially listed as questionable.
In the early part of drills that reporters are
allowed to watch, Cassel appeared to be
throwing the ball without problem. But he did
not take full part in the pre-workout stretching
exercises.
The Chiefs (8-5) must beat the Rams to
remain alone in first place in the AFC West.
Haley said a decision between Cassel and
backup Brodie Croyle would probably not be
made until just before the game.
Cassel sat out last week against the
Chargers while the Chiefs, behind Croyle, had
one of their worst offensive showings ever
and lost 31-0.
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LeBron-less East teams doing just fine
By Cliff Brunt
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
INDIANAPOLIS — LeBron
James joining the Miami Heat was
the signature moment during the
free-agent rush last summer.
However, it wasn’t the only move
that has shaken up the Eastern
Conference standings early this sea-
son.
While Miami added talent, glitz
and glamour, the Chicago Bulls,
New York Knicks and Indiana
Pacers made acquisitions that might
have received more attention most
years, but were seemingly lost in the
hoopla surrounding James’ televised
choice to join Dwyane Wade and
Chris Bosh.
New York and Chicago tried des-
perately to land James, but they are
doing fine without him.
The Bulls wanted to improve on
last season’s 41-41 finish, and added
Utah’s Carlos Boozer, Kyle Korver
and Ronnie Brewer. The Bulls
Coach K on brink of becoming dean of Tobacco Road
By Joedy McCreary
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
DURHAM, N.C. — Mike
Krzyzewski and Dean Smith are on
the verge of sharing a spot in the
record books — even if only for a
few days.
The next milestone for Duke’s
Krzyzewski will tie him with Smith
at No. 2 on the all-time men’s wins
list. And in a neighborhood where
college basketball rules, some of
Krzyzewski’s former players and
assistants fully appreciate what it
means for him to catch his longtime
North Carolina rival.
“You talk about two obviously
incredible coaches who have ever
coached any sport,” said former
Duke star Tommy Amaker, now the
Harvard coach. “And to have that in
that neck of the woods in (such
close) proximity, it makes it incredi-
bly unique.”
Barring a colossal upset,
Krzyzewski will tie Smith at 879
career wins Monday night when the
top-ranked Blue Devils (10-0) play
Elon, then pass him Dec. 29 at UNC
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New York
picked up free
agent forward
A m a r e
Stoudemire and
point guard
Carlos Boozer R a y m o n d
Felton as part of
an overhaul that brought 10 new
players. The Knicks went 29-53 last
season, but are 16-10.
Indiana went 32-50 last season
and didn’t have the salary cap room
to pursue James. The Pacers,
already boasting a young core fea-
turing Danny Granger, Roy Hibbert
and Brandon Rush, waited patiently
before trading for point guard
Darren Collison and veteran for-
ward James Posey in a four-way
swap that sent Troy Murphy to New
Jersey. The Pacers are 11-13, but
they have won at Miami and the Los
Angeles Lakers, and would be a
Greensboro. The
only man ahead
of both
K r z y z ew s k i ’s
mentor and for-
mer coach —
Bob Knight, who
has 902.
“It’s obviously
a heck of thing,
Mike
but ... I have
Krzyzewski never really
dwelled on anything like that, num-
ber of national championships or
number of wins,” Krzyzewski said
after a recent victory over Bradley.
“You have to play like you have
something to prove every game, and
I try to coach like it’s the first game
that I’ve coached at Duke or at Army
or whatever, and whatever happens
after that, happens.”
Krzyzewski, who went 14-24
against the North Carolina teams led
by fellow Hall of Famer Smith, is
878-279 with four national titles and
11 Final Fours in his 36th season as
a head coach. He has long down-
played his victory total as merely a
product of longevity.
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playoff team if
the season
ended.
“Now, the
East is really a
totally different
scenario with all
the trades that
h a p p e n e d ,”
Amare Granger said.
Stoudemire “It’s really wide
open. I kind of
like how it’s different than it has
been in past years.”
Chicago has won seven straight,
with Boozer leading the way. The
power forward missed the first
month of the season with a broken
hand, but he has averaged 17.6
points and 8.4 rebounds since his
return.
Boozer had 22 points and 18
rebounds Monday against Indiana,
and 34 points and 12 rebounds
Wednesday against Toronto.
“He’s a guy that is attacking the
rim, which what we like to do,”
“The only way you coach a long
time is if you win. There are a lot of
is guys that want to coach a long time
that don’t win enough,” said ESPN
analyst and former Duke star Jay
Bilas. “Duke didn’t keep him on
there to be charitable. At the end of
my freshman year, we thought he
was going to get run out of there.
“Some of the people who wanted
to run him out are still sitting in that
arena. ... I felt like things were on
the upswing, but people were really
impatient.”
Smith was the undisputed king of
Tobacco Road when Krzyzewski
arrived from Army in 1980 and got
off to a slow start at Duke.
After going 17-13 in his first sea-
son in 1980-81, the Blue Devils
were a combined 22-34 the follow-
ing two seasons. That came as his
neighbors thrived: Smith captured
his first national championship in
1982 and North Carolina State won
it all in ’83.
Then came the influx of star
recruits that helped Duke take off.
Bilas, Mark Alarie, David
Henderson and Johnny Dawkins
Bulls point
guard Derrick
Rose said. “He’s
starting to finish
better and start-
ing to get into
the groove for
the game.
Korver is
Danny Granger averaging 10
points and
shooting 42 percent from 3-point
range and Brewer is adding six
points per game and shooting 53
percent from the field.
Rose averages 24 points and 8.4
rebounds.
“He (Rose) has a lot of weapons
and then Boozer is setting picks for
him,” Pacers guard T.J. Ford said.
“He’s got shooters out there like
Kyle Korver and Luol Deng. You
can tell they’re getting chemistry
with Boozer coming back. They are
one of the top teams that everyone is
looking forward to competing
with.”
arrived in 1982. Amaker joined them
a year later to form the foundation of
a program that rivaled Smith’s pow-
erhouse eight miles down the road.
Catching Smith is “truly a stagger-
ing milestone for Mike, and I think,
really well deserved,” said Notre
Dame coach Mike Brey, a
Krzyzewski assistant from 1987-95.
“I just think he’s so consistent on
what he does well on a daily basis,
with his team and his staff, and I
think that’s why you see almost a
machine-like presence of their pro-
gram right now.”
Duke reached five consecutive
Final Fours from 1988-92 while
winning national titles in 1991 and
’92, then won the 2001 and 2010
NCAA tournaments. His current
team is talented enough to join them,
though that might hinge on star
guard Kyrie Irving’s injured toe.
“There’s a part of it that’s kind of
surreal,” Bilas said. “I played for
him and committed to play for him
when I’d never heard of him. His
wins were in the double digits then.
To see him approaching 900 wins
and have banked all this incredible
Weekend • Dec. 18-19, 2010 13
Boozer’s breakout came just in
time. Center Joakim Noah will miss
eight to 10 weeks following surgery
to repair a torn ligament in his right
thumb.
But Boozer believes things are
looking up.
“It’s still growing, which is excit-
ing,” he said. “To be where we are,
to be trying to get better — it’s an
exciting time to be a Chicago Bull
because we’re improving while
we’re winning.”
New York has suffered through
nine straight losing seasons and
looked destined for another during a
3-8 start. The Knicks have since
won 13 of 15. Now, even after being
spurned by James, New York is
thinking about the postseason.
“The Knicks have not had a play-
off team for a long time, and we
needed a complete change,” Knicks
president Donnie Walsh said. “It’s
not that there weren’t good players
here, it’s that they didn’t fit togeth-
er.”
success, on one hand, makes you
feel old and, on the other, makes you
feel incredibly fortunate. I’m 25
years out of school and my coach is
still where I played.”
But despite Krzyzewski’s success
and his steady climb up the wins list
— all the way to the verge of catch-
ing the rival who looms so large in
this region — the now-retired athlet-
ic director who hired him and stuck
with him insists he has “never
looked at it as vindication.”
“There were a number of issues,
and a lot of conversation about a lot
of people, from a lot of people who
didn’t agree with my decision,” for-
mer Duke AD Tom Butters said. “I
agreed with it then. I agree with it
now.
“And it’s so easy for me 30 years
later to say, ’Hey, I was right.’ I have
no interest in doing that. I made
every single decision in my tenure at
Duke to do what I thought was right
for Duke. And if it works out, it isn’t
a matter of vindication. It’s simply a
matter of selecting good people.”
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COLTS
Continued from page 11
“Another guy who might not have
the same amount of numbers but is
right there with them is Ibrahim
Ali.”
Ali actually leads the club with
4.3 assists per game to go with a
scoring average of 8.2. Dwight
Odom, Steven Sanders and Josh
Tueta are all hovering just under 10
points per game as well.
Playing in the Coast Conference
North, however, can be a reality
check no matter how strong the pre-
season. The Colts were 8-4 going
into league play last season but won
only two games the rest of the sea-
son, both against Skyline, which
went winless in league.
“We had some really good wins
last year, and then we had a tough
time in league,” Diepenbrock said.
“We played a lot of close games but
didn’t get a lot of wins. So were
enjoying it, but I’m really not going
CAL
Continued from page 11
outside hitter, are the women who
make the Bears go. They’re the first
Cal players to make first-team All-
American in the same year.
They’ll face a Penn State that has
undergone significant personnel
changes since last season but, as
always, are big and physical.
National freshman of the year
Deja McClendon and four other
rookies play regularly, and the
Nittany Lions have a new setter in
sophomore Kristin Carpenter. She
has her choice of go-to players in
McClendon and repeat All-
Americans Arielle Wilson and Blair
Brown.
Cal lost to Penn State in the 2007
national semifinals and in 2008 and
’09 in regional finals, all Penn State
sweeps.
“We have a lot of young players
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Cañada’s Peter Pappageorge, left,
leads the Colts with over 20 points
per game.
to know a lot about the team until
we get into league.
“The highest ranked team we’ve
played is 15 or 17 (in Northern
California), so we’re going to play a
that don’t know what it’s like to
play Cal at this stage in the game, so
I think it’s good for the older play-
ers to have experience with Cal,”
junior outside hitter Katie Kabbes
said. “It gives us a lot of confidence
going in knowing that we’ve han-
dled them in the past, and that we
can do it again as long as we come
out and play our best.”
Rose said his unbeaten 2008 and
’09 teams might have had some
opponents beaten mentally before
matches started. He doubts that’s
the case now.
The program’s NCAA-record
109-match win streak ended with a
three-set loss to Stanford in
September, and back-to-back
October losses to unranked Purdue
and Indiana left Penn State 3-3 in
Big Ten play.
“The past three years when we
had a roster of players who demon-
strated they could handle all com-
ers, it was maybe a little bit differ-
ent,” Rose said. “The confidence
that group had is different than what
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lot better teams when we get into
league.”
The Colts will have four more
preseason games before they find
out just how far they’ve come.
Skyline men
After winning four straight games
to jump out to a 6-2 start to the sea-
son, Skyline suffered back-to-back
losses at its own tournament last
week, leaving the Trojans with a 6-4
record heading into Friday night’s
game against Cabrillo.
While coming a bit back down to
earth with the defeats, Skyline has
proven to be much improved from a
season ago, when its finished 5-21.
The Trojans will push the ball on
offense to compete, as proven by the
team’s 21.5 assists per game. Point
guard Alexander Austria has led the
way by accounting for more than half
of those assists with an average of 11
per game to go with 8.4 points per
contest. Versatile forward Art Fodor
isn’t scoring quite as much as he was
to begin the season, but he still leads
the team in points and rebounds with
13.9 and 9.9, respectively.
this group has. This group has strug-
gled and lost some matches and had
some sand kicked in their face, and
you have to get back up. For this
group to be where they are, totally
different.”
If common opponents are to be
used as a point of comparison, Cal
has the advantage.
The Nittany Lions split with
Minnesota, losing a five-set match
three weeks ago. Cal swept the
Gophers in the Seattle Regional
semifinals. Cal also owns two four-
set victories over Stanford, the team
that ended Penn State’s long win-
ning streak.
Kabbes said she and her team-
mates don’t feel pressure to carry on
the championship run for the sake
of the players who preceded them.
“The players before us left a won-
derful legacy that we were part of, a
few of us,” she said. “Now going for
that fourth title, it’s what we want.
It’s what we worked so hard for all
season. They left their legacy, we
want to leave ours.”
Lochte set second
swim world record
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates
— American Ryan Lochte has set
world records on consecutive days,
and he’s just getting warmed up.
He added the 200-meter individ-
ual medley world record Friday to
his 400 record a day earlier at the
short-course world championships.
He’ll swim two more events, plus
possibly a relay.
While he may have not been com-
pletely satisfied with it, Lochte’s lat-
est victory was a dominant display.
He touched in 1 minute, 50.08 sec-
onds to improve on the previous
mark set by South Africa’s Darian
Townsend by an astounding 1.5 sec-
onds.
Lochte’s two marks represent the
only individual world records set in
SERRA
Continued from page 11
But the Padres tenacity came with
a cost, as Burlingame found itself in
the double bonus early in the second
period and went on a 7-0 run strict-
ly through free throws to trim the
deficit to six, 15-9. McGrath
stopped the bleeding by scoring 10
of his 12 first half points to help
Serra stay in control going into the
break.
“He lit it up,” said Burlingame
senior forward Kyle Shaffer.
McGrath and company continued
to dominate in the second half,
never leading by less than 13 in the
final two quarters. Serra improved to
4-1 with the win, while Burlingame
dropped to 5-2.
Shaffer never got going, finishing
with four points, and Puliceno got
most of his nine points from the free
throw line.
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2010 — either in short- or long-
course — after high-tech bodysuits
were banned at the beginning of the
year. By contrast, nearly every
record in swimming was broken
multiple times the previous two
years.
Lochte finished more than two
body lengths ahead of his closest
competitor, Markus Rogan of
Austria, who was 2.82 seconds
behind. American Tyler Clary was
third, 3.48 back.
“When I was doing backstroke I
looked up on the screen and I saw
how I was right in front of the world
record line and that kind of motivat-
ed me,” Lochte said. “It pushed me
in breaststroke and freestyle and I
just came off that last wall, took a
deep breath and just went in.”
“We just didn’t get into our stuff
and execute well,” Shaffer said. “It
doesn’t mean anything for (the play-
offs or league), but bragging rights.”
Puliceno was so frustrated by the
course of the game that he picked up
a technical foul late in the third
quarter.
“We just got to shake this one off
and go back to work,” Shaffer said.
Rapp couldn’t have been happier
with the way his club defended the
interior.
“I told the team they should be
proud,” he said. “That’s a very good
Burlingame team and to hold them
to two field goals in the first half is
really good.
“Our motto is takes a village to
defend the post.”
For upcoming opponents of Serra,
it might take a village to stop
McGrath.
“The whole week I’ve been shoot-
ing by myself in the gym and it paid
off,” he said.
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SAT SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI

18 19 20 21 22 23 24
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 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7 p.m. New York 16 11 .593 6 Pittsburgh 21 10 2 44 104 78 N.Y.Jets 9 4 0 .692 273 242
CSN-BAY CSN-BAY CSN-BAY
Philadelphia 10 16 .385 11 1/2 N.Y.Rangers 20 13 1 41 104 87 Miami 7 6 0 .538 225 244
Toronto 10 17 .370 12 New Jersey 9 20 2 20 57 91
Buffalo 3 10 0 .231 256 339
Dec. 26 Jan. 2 New Jersey 7 20 .259 15 N.Y.Islanders 6 18 5 17 62 100
Northeast Division South
@ Rams vs.Arizona Southeast Division
10 a.m. 1:15 p.m. W L OT Pts GF GA W L T Pct PF PA
End regular W L Pct GB
FOX FOX season Montreal 11 2 40 85 69 Jacksonville 8 5 0 .615 295 331
Miami 20 8 .714 — Indianapolis 7 6 0 .538 347 318
Boston 16 10 4 36 86 63
Dec. 19 Dec. 26 Jan. 2 Orlando 16 9 .640 2 1/2 Houston 5 8 0 .385 316 355
Ottawa 14 16 3 31 74 97
vs.Denver vs. Colts @ K.C. End regular Atlanta 16 11 .593 3 1/2
1:15 p.m. 10 a.m. season Buffalo 13 14 4 30 81 86 Tennessee 5 8 0 .385 291 265
1:05 p.m. Charlotte 9 16 .360 9 1/2
CBS CBS CBS Toronto 12 15 4 28 71 92 North
Washington 6 18 .250 12 Southeast Division W L T Pct PF PA
Central Division W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 10 3 0 .769 290 198
LOCAL SCOREBOARD Chicago
W L
16 8
Pct
.667
GB
—
Washington
Atlanta
18
17
11
11
4
5
40
39
99
102
94
96
Baltimore
Cleveland
9
5
4
8
0
0
.692
.385
294
235
229
252
Indiana 12 13 .480 4 1/2 Tampa Bay 17 10 4 38 96 107
BOYS’BASKETBALL 4-4 8,Thompson 1 0-0 3,Parker 2 3-9 7,Gerhardt 1 Cincinnati 2 11 0 .154 262 345
Serra 62,Burlingame 41 2-2 4,Lampkin 1 0-0 2,Heche 1 3-8 5,Reshaud 1 0- Milwaukee 10 14 .417 6 Carolina 14 12 4 32 85 92
West
Burlingame 2 11 13 15 — 41 0 3, Rencoe 2 2-2 7. Totals 11 14-29 39. SACRED Detroit 8 18 .308 9 Florida 13 16 0 26 74 76
W L T Pct PF PA
Serra 13 13 23 13 — 62 HEART PREP — R. McConnell 5 1-2 13, M. McNa- Cleveland 7 19 .269 10
Kansas City 8 5 0 .615 295 268
BURLINGAME (fg ftm-fta tp) — Bailey 1 3-5 5,De-
quant 1 0-0 3, Feinberg 0 1-2 1, Winnett 1 0-1 2,
mara 2 1-3 5, C. McConnell 6 1-2 18, Watterson 2
2-2 6,Terndrup 1 7-9 9,W. McConnell 5 0-0 11, O’-
WESTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE San Diego 8 6 0 .571 388 260
Southwest Division
Haupt 1 0-0 3,Grotz 3 6-8 13,Ferrari 0 0-0 0,Puliceno Donnell 1 0-0 2, Moran 1 0-0 2, A. Baloff 1 0-4 2. Central Division Oakland 6 7 0 .462 314 307
W L Pct GB
2 5-6 9, Lowe 0 1-2 1, Shaffer 1 2-4 4.Totals 10 18- Totals 24 12-26 68. 3-pointers — Thompson, Re- W L OT Pts GF GA Denver 3 10 0 .231 269 376
San Antonio 22 3 .880 — Detroit 20 7 3 43 101 80
28 41. SERRA — McGrath 9 7-10 29, Barsoccini 2 shaud,Rencoe (VC);R.McConnell 2,C.McConnell 5,
0-0 6, Leahy 2 2-2 7, Caruso 3 1-1 7, Jimenez 1 1-2 W.McConnell (SHP).Records — Sacred Heart Prep Dallas 20 5 .800 2 Nashville 17 8 6 40 82 73
3,Pacheco 3 0-0 6,Grosey 1 1-2 3,Regina 0 1-2 1.TO- 4-1 overall;Valley Christian 3-3. New Orleans 15 10 .600 7 St.Louis 15 10 5 35 80 84 NATIONAL CONFERENCE
TALS — 21 13-19 62.3-pointers — Dequant,Haupt, Memphis 12 14 .462 10 1/2 Columbus 16 12 3 35 81 88 East
Grotz (B); McGrath 4, Barsoccini 2, Leahy. Records GIRLS’BASKETBALL Houston 10 15 .400 12 Chicago 16 14 3 35 104 100 W L T Pct PF PA
— Serra 4-1 overall; Burlingame 5-2. San Mateo 62,Leland 28 Northwest Division Northwest Division
San Mateo 16 19 18 11 — 62 N.Y.Giants 9 4 0 .692 329 250
W L Pct GB W L OT Pts GF GA
Hillsdale 71,East Palo Alto Academy 56 Leland 7 9 8 4 — 28 Philadelphia 9 4 0 .692 374 308
Oklahoma City 18 8 .692 — Vancouver 17 8 4 38 94 76
East Palo Alto Academy 10 9 15 22 — 56 SAN MATEO (fg ftm-fta tp) — Ujihara 10 0-0 24, Washington 5 8 0 .385 238 310
Utah 18 8 .692 — Colorado 17 10 4 38 112 98
Hillsdale 24 21 11 15 — 71 Okimura 1 0-0 2, Simon 6 0-0 12, Hafoka 6 0-2 12, Dallas 4 9 0 .308 321 366
EPA (fg ftm-fta tp) — Stewart 3 2-2 9,Kirande 0 1- Stevens 0 1-1 1, Patello 6 1-2 13. Totals 29 2-5 62. Denver 15 10 .600 2 1/2 Calgary 14 15 3 31 89 93
Minnesota 13 13 4 30 72 89 South
3 1,Meachem 3 0-0 6,Mejia 9 8-10 29,Junior 1 1-2 LELAND — Totals 10 4-11 28. 3-pointers — Ui- Portland 12 14 .462 6
Minnesota 6 20 .231 12 Edmonton 12 14 5 30 84 108 W L T Pct PF PA
3.Totals 19 12-17 56.HILLSDALE — Pagano 2 0-1 jhara 4 (SM).Records — San Mateo 4-3 overall.
5, S.Cecil 2 7-8 12, Serrata 1 0-0 2, G.Cecil 5 0-0 13, Pacific Division Pacific Division Atlanta 11 2 0 .846 335 243
Fodor 3 0-0 6,Tsagarakis 1 1-2 3,Vuatalevu 4 0-0 8, Sequoia 47,Cupertino 19 W L Pct GB W L OT Pts GF GA New Orleans 10 3 0 .769 330 240
Carter 0 1-2 1, Mahoney 1 2-2 4, McKown 3 0-0 6, Sequoia 12 14 9 11 — 47 L.A.Lakers 20 7 .741 — Dallas 18 10 3 39 89 86 Tampa Bay 8 5 0 .615 260 267
Bautista 5 0-0 11.Totals 27 11-15 71.3-pointers — Cupertino 7 3 3 6 — 19 Phoenix 12 12 .500 6 1/2 Anaheim 17 14 4 38 91 102 Carolina 1 12 0 .077 164 338
Mejia 3,Meachem 2,Stewart (EPA);G.Cecil 3,S.Cecil, SEQUOIA (fg ftm-fta tp) — Albin 1 0-0 3,Carroll 3 San Jose 16 11 5 37 96 93 North
Pagano,Bautista (H).Records — Hillsdale 3-2 over- 0-1 6, Harden 1 0-0 2, Matiatoga 5 2-4 12, G. Prieto Golden State 9 16 .360 10
Los Angeles 17 11 1 35 82 71 W L T Pct PF PA
all. 4 1-2 9,I.Prieto 1 0-0 2,Woo 3 4-6 12,Wade 0 1-2 1. Sacramento 5 18 .217 13
Phoenix 14 9 7 35 84 84 Chicago 9 4 0 .692 253 228
Totals 18 8-15 47.CUPERTINO — Syne 2 1-2 5,Park L.A.Clippers 5 21 .192 14 1/2
Sacred Heart Prep 68,Valley Christian-SJ 39 1 2-2 4,Patel 2 0-0 5,Balusi 1 0-0 3,Chow 0 2-2 2.To- Green Bay 8 5 0 .615 306 189
Thursday’s Games
Valley Christian 10 8 7 14 — 39 tals 6 5-6 19. 3-pointers — Albin,Woo 2 (S); Patel, Friday’s Games Minnesota 5 8 0 .385 230 274
N.Y.Rangers 4,Phoenix 3,SO
Sacred Heart Prep 21 22 17 8 — 68 Balusi (C). Records — Sequoia 6-3 overall. Frosh- Indiana 108,Cleveland 99 Detroit 3 10 0 .231 285 309
VALLEY CHRISTIAN (fg ftm-fta tp) — Kirkendoll 2 soph score — Sequoia 37,Cupertino 28. Carolina 3,Atlanta 2,SO
Miami 113,New York 91 N.Y.Islanders 3,Anaheim 2 West
L.A.Lakers 93,Philadelphia 81 Montreal 4,Boston 3 W L T Pct PF PA
TRANSACTIONS Toronto 98,New Jersey 92
Atlanta 90,Charlotte 85
St.Louis 6,Los Angeles 4
Ottawa 3,Minnesota 1
Seattle
St.Louis
6
6
7
7
0
0
.462
.462
261
245
329
268
MLB INF Cole Figueroa to Tampa Bay for INF Jason L.A.Clippers 109, Detroit 88 San Jose 4,Dallas 3,OT San Francisco 5 9 0 .357 250 314
American League Bartlett and a player to be named. New Orleans 100,Utah 71 Calgary 5,Toronto 2 Arizona 4 9 0 .308 243 351
BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Agreed to terms with WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Agreed to terms Oklahoma City 102, Sacramento 87 Edmonton 6,Columbus 3
RHP Jeremy Accardo on a one-year contract. with RHP Chad Gaudin on a minor league contract. Houston 103, Memphis 87 Friday’s Games x-clinched playoff spot
DETROIT TIGERS — Agreed to terms with OF Mag- NFL Dallas 106, Phoenix 91 Nashville 3,New Jersey 1
glio Ordonez on a one-year contract. Florida 6,Buffalo 2
KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Designated INF Lance NFL — Fined N.Y.Giants DE Osi Umenyiora $12,500 Portland 107,Minnesota 102 Thursday,Dec.16
Zawadzki for assignment. for roughing Minnesota QB Tarvaris Jackson and Saturday’s Games Chicago 4,Detroit 1 San Diego 34,San Francisco 7
Minnesota CB Asher Allen $5,000 for unnecessary Colorado 6,Ottawa 5 Sunday’s Games
MINNESOTA TWINS — Agreed to terms with INF roughness against Giants RB Ahmad Bradshaw Philadelphia at Orlando,4 p.m.
Tsuyoshi Nishioka on a three-year contract. Miami at Washington,4 p.m. Saturday’s Games Kansas City at St.Louis,10 a.m.
during Monday’s game. Fined Denver DT Kevin
OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Claimed RHP Philip Vickerson $7,500 for a horse collar tackle and Den- N.Y.Rangers at Philadelphia,10 a.m. Washington at Dallas,10 a.m.
New York at Cleveland,4:30 p.m.
Humber off waivers from Kansas City. ver CB Syd’Quan Thompson $5,000 for unnecessary Washington at Boston,4 p.m. Houston at Tennessee,10 a.m.
TAMPA BAY RAYS — Agreed to terms with RHP L.A.Clippers at Chicago,5 p.m. Arizona at Carolina,10 a.m.
roughness late hit during Sunday’s game against Phoenix at N.Y.Islanders,4 p.m.
Joel Peralta on a one-year contract. Arizona. Fined St. Louis S Oshiomogho Atogwe Utah at Milwaukee,5:30 p.m. Philadelphia at N.Y.Giants,10 a.m.
Anaheim at Carolina,4 p.m.
National League $5,000 for grabbing New Orleans RB Reggie Bush Memphis at San Antonio,5:30 p.m. Detroit at Tampa Bay,10 a.m.
New Jersey at Atlanta,4 p.m.
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Agreed to terms by the helmet on a tackle during Sunday’s game. Minnesota at Denver,6 p.m. Cleveland at Cincinnati,10 a.m.
with C Henry Blanco and OF Xavier Nady on one- Dallas at Columbus,4 p.m.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Re-signed QB Todd Golden State at Portland,7 p.m. Toronto at Vancouver,4 p.m. Buffalo at Miami,10 a.m.
year contracts. Designated RHP Roque Mercedes Bouman.Placed CB Terrence Wheatley on injured Jacksonville at Indianapolis,10 a.m.
for assignment. Asked for release waivers on UT Sunday’s Games Buffalo at Tampa Bay,4:30 p.m.
reserve. New Orleans at Baltimore,10 a.m.
Rusty Ryal. Indiana at Boston,10 a.m. San Jose at St.Louis,5 p.m.
CHICAGO CUBS — Agreed to terms with RHP NEW YORK JETS — Signed WR Patrick Turner to Atlanta at Seattle,1:05 p.m.
the practice squad. Atlanta at New Jersey,10 a.m. Los Angeles at Nashville,5 p.m.
Kerry Wood on a one-year contract. Denver at Oakland,1:15 p.m.
L.A.Lakers at Toronto,10 a.m. Minnesota at Calgary,7 p.m.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Agreed to terms with NHL N.Y.Jets at Pittsburgh,1:15 p.m.
RHP Kevin Correia on a two-year contract. Houston at Sacramento,3 p.m. Sunday’s Games Green Bay at New England,5:20 p.m.
CAROLINA HURRICANES — Recalled F Zach Boy-
SAN DIEGO PADRES — Traded RHP Brandon chuk on emergency conditions from Charlotte New Orleans at Detroit,3 p.m. Washington at Ottawa,2 p.m. Monday’s Game
Gomes, RHP Adam Russell, LHP Cesar Ramos and (AHL). Phoenix at Oklahoma City,4 p.m. Dallas at Detroit,2 p.m. Chicago at Minnesota,5:30 p.m.
16 Weekend • Dec. 18-19, 2010
Boxing Digest
Pacquiao still mulling
options for next fight
NEW YORK — Manny Pacquiao is mulling
over options for his next fight, with three
names still in the running for the lucrative shot
at boxing’s biggest box
office attraction.
Pacquiao’s adviser,
Michael Koncz, told the
Associated Press on
Friday that no decision has
been made on the oppo-
nent, although the bout
will likely be May 7.
Former welterweight
Manny champion Shane Mosley,
Pacquiao welterweight champ
Andre Berto and light-
weight champ Juan Manuel Marquez are the
options and all have made financial proposals
for the fight.
“The situation is now that the date has been
SPORTS
confirmed, it’s May 7, more likely than not,
the venue would be Las Vegas,” Koncz said.
“But with regards to the actual opponent, all
three of the guys named before are still live
opponents.”
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum was in the
Philippines to celebrate Pacquiao’s 32nd
birthday on Friday, and was expected to pres-
ent him with the options at that time. There
were reports that Pacquiao might announce
his opponent, but Koncz said that was untrue.
Pascal hopes win over
Hopkins raises profile
Jean Pascal is wildly
popular in Canada, his
adopted home country, so
much so that he’s reluctant
to fight elsewhere. Only
once has he stepped into
the ring in the United
States, the main reason so
few people south of the
Bernard border know his name.
Hopkins He hopes to change that
when he faces former champion Bernard
Hopkins on Saturday night at the sold-out
Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City. Hopkins is
aiming to become the oldest fighter to win a
major world title, just shy of his 46th birthday.
The Haitian-born Pascal called out Hopkins
in August, shortly after dethroning Chad
Dawson and becoming the world champion.
Pascal’s only loss came to Carl Froch dur-
ing a super middleweight fight two years ago,
and his list of victims since then is impressive:
Adrian Diaconu (twice), Silvio Branco by
knockout and a technical decision over
Dawson, considered one of the pound-for-
pound best fighters before their matchup in
Montreal.
Mayweather jailed,
freed in Las Vegas battery case
LAS VEGAS — Floyd Mayweather Jr.
spent a night in a Las Vegas jail before his
release Friday on a misdemeanor battery war-
rant stemming from an allegation that the
boxer poked a security guard in the face last
month outside his home.
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The second arrest in
three months for the unde-
feated prizefighter drew
allegations from his
lawyer that police and
prosecutors overreacted to
a minor criminal accusa-
tion and that the 33-year-
old Mayweather was get-
Floyd ting “unequal punitive
Mayweather exaggerated treatment.”
“This is a misde-
meanor,” attorney Richard Wright told the
Associated Press. He noted that police usual-
ly write a ticket for a misdemeanor, or issue a
court summons at the jail.
Wright accused District Attorney David
Roger of “going out of his way to treat
(Mayweather) differently than anyone else.”
Roger didn’t immediately respond to mes-
sages seeking comment.
Mayweather was arrested just before mid-
night Thursday at the posh Bellagio resort on
the Las Vegas Strip and booked early Friday
into the Clark County jail without bail.
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Tax law won’t help people who used up jobless aid
By Paul Wiseman
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — age do not justify
Unemployment benefits will be
restored for millions of Americans
under the tax-cut measure President
Barack Obama signed into law
Friday. Sylvia Kittrell of Orlando,
Fla., isn’t among them.
A social worker unemployed for
more than two years, she’s one of
hundreds of thousands who will get
no help from the new law because
they’ve already used up all the ben-
efits available to them.
“I have no money,” Kittrell says.
”Everything is gone.”
In the 24 states with unemploy-
ment rates of at least 8.5 percent,
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help for the jobless.
The most significant tax legisla-
tion in nearly a decade will avert
big increases that would have hit
millions of people starting in two
weeks on New Year’s Day.
Declared Obama: “We are here
with some good news for the
American people this holiday sea-
son.”
“This is progress and that’s what
they sent us here to achieve,”
Obama said as a rare bipartisan
assembly of lawmakers looked on
the unemployed can receive benefits
for up to 99 weeks. In other states,
they get less than 99 weeks — in
some cases as few as 60 weeks,
according to the Center for Budget
and Policy Priorities.
The new law restores, for 13 more
months, the 99-week maximum.
But it provides no further benefits to
people who have reached the limit
in their state. Those who have
exhausted all benefits are some-
times known as “99ers,” even
though the duration of their benefits
varies by state.
The legislation renews federal
programs that extend benefits
beyond the 26 weeks states always
provide. Those federal programs
had expired Nov. 30.
at the White House.
The package retains Bush-era tax
rates for all taxpayers, including the
wealthiest Americans, a provision
Obama and congressional liberals
opposed. It also offers 13 months of
extended benefits to the unem-
ployed and attempts to stimulate
the economy with a Social Security
payroll tax cut for all workers.
At a cost of $858 billion over two
years, the deal contains provisions
dear to both Democrats and
Republicans. It represents the most
money that Obama was likely to
have been able to dedicate over the
next year to the slowly recovering
economy. Yet it also increases the
federal deficit at a time when the
country is growing increasingly
NATION
“The relatively small
benefits to workers
and the economy
offered by this pack-
the gross debt bur-
den we are placing
on our children and
grandchildren. I be-
lieve the
unprecedented
payroll tax credit is
destined to threaten the future financial
solvency of Social Security and play into
efforts to privatize this essential program.
“If we cannot find the political will to make
the hard decisions now,I am not confident
we will find it two years from now.I believe
it is time to take a stand and call on all
Americans,and particularly those who are
most well-off,to accept that our current fis-
cal path is unsustainable.”
— U.S.Rep.Jackie
Speier,D-San Mateo
anxious about the red ink.
Dramatic both as an economic
and a political accomplishment, the
agreement sets the stage for
Obama’s new relationship with
Congress in the aftermath of a
midterm election wave that devas-
tated Democrats and stripped them
of control of the House.
Obama called for maintaining the
spirit of cooperation, declaring he
was hopeful “that we might refresh
the American people’s faith in the
capability of their leaders to govern
in challenging times.”
He conceded that the White
House and Congress face a difficult
challenge when it comes to control-
ling the deficit and tackling the
nation’s debt.
“My fear is that the
2001-2003 Bush tax
cuts will become
permanent,and our
fiscal future will dim
as America strug-
gles with the largest
transfer of wealth
and debt creation
in its history. We
should instead be
investing in capital
formation, technological innovation, job
creation and education the building blocks
for a strong future for all Americans.
“I’m also deeply concerned about borrow-
ing from the general fund to cover the
reduction of payroll taxes.I believe this is a
dangerous precedent for the Social Secu-
rity system itself, and one we will come to
regret.
“So, for over 900 billion reasons, I oppose
this bill.”
— U.S.Rep.Anna Eshoo,D-Palo Alto
“In some ways this was easier
than some of the tougher choices
we’re going to have to make next
year,” he said.
Conspicuous by their absence at
the ceremony were House Speaker
Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority
Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., a
reflection of the sharply divided
sentiment about the bill in the
Democratic caucus.
For Obama, the deal completes
the biggest agenda item he has
placed before Congress during the
postelection lame duck session. In
addition, the White House is
increasingly optimistic that he will
also win Senate ratification of a
nuclear arms deal with Russia and
the repeal of the military’s ban on
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Around the nation
Accountants on edge
waiting for tax-cut changes
The year’s end is always a frantic
time for tax preparers. This year, it’s
more frenetic than usual.
The tax-cut bill that gained final
approval in Congress late Thursday,
coming so late in the year, has
whipped up a mild panic for
accountants, payroll staffs and any-
one else who handles taxes.
The Internal Revenue Service
released new tax-withholding tables
Friday, a little more than two weeks
before the new year begins. But pay-
roll processors say the delay in the
withholding schedules means the
wrong amounts may be taken out of
many workers’ paychecks in the first
few weeks of January.
openly gay service members.
Obama, who is delaying his vaca-
tion to Hawaii until Congress com-
pletes its work, now is expecting to
leave Washington as early as next
Wednesday, said spokesman Robert
Gibbs.
Friday’s bill signing marked a
remarkably swift conclusion to a
bargain struck 11 days ago between
the White House and Senate
Republican leader Mitch
McConnell of Kentucky.
To complete the deal, Obama set
aside his vow to extend tax cuts
only for the middle class and lower
wage earners. The measure also
enacts an estate tax that is more
generous to the wealthy than
Obama had sought.

Smarter than the average bear
By David Germain
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES — Dan
Aykroyd has been rehearsing for
the lead voice in “Yogi Bear” for
half a century.
Aykroyd, whose killer vocal
impersonations on “Saturday
Night Live” included Jimmy
Carter, Richard Nixon and
Robert Stack’s Eliot Ness of
Carols & Cupcakes
The ox and lamb kept time.First
Presbyterian Church San Mateo invites you
to visit its live nativity and pet the animals
5 p.m.to 8 p.m.Saturday.This depiction of
the first Christmas includes shepherds,
wise men and the holy family.Join in
Carols & Cupcakes from 6 p.m.to 7 p.m.
with fun features for children and a holiday
sing-a-long.The celebration takes place
194 W.25th Ave.,corner of 25th Avenue
and Hacienda Street in San Mateo.Free.For
more information call 345-1633.
“The Untouchables,” was doing
Yogi in childhood, when the
smarter-than-your-average bear
provided solace after a long
school day in the arctic
Canadian winter.
Chatting about his role in the
live-action, computer-animation
combo that features Justin
Timberlake providing the voice
of sidekick Boo Boo, Aykroyd
recalls in vivid detail his devo-
Best bets
‘Wildly’ popular animal shows
Can’t get enough facts on critters furry or
feathered? Stop in at Coyote Point
Museum’s Wildlife Theater,and learn facts
about its non-releasable animals.This is a
great chance to ask professional animal
keepers questions.Wildlife Shows are
“wildly”popular,so although the show is
free after museum admission,you need a
separate ticket to get in.Please obtain your
ticket 30 minutes before showtime at the
For the
love of music
Wanamaker organ
is Christmas tradition
SEE PAGE 22
tion to Yogi — down to the call
letters of the Ottawa TV station
on which he watched the car-
toon as a boy in Hull, Quebec.
Aykroyd, 58, recounts how at
age 8 or 9, he would leave home
at 7 a.m. zipped up in a snow-
suit, walk past a den of timber-
wolves, scramble over a stand of
greasy cut timber, cross a frozen
river (sometimes falling in) and
See YOGI, Page 20
Wildlife Theater.The shows are Saturdays
and Sundays,1 p.m.and 3 p.m.Coyote
Point Museum for Environmental
Education.1651 Coyote Point Drive,San
Mateo.For more information visit
www.coyoteptmuseum.org or call 342-
7755.
A whirlwind afternoon
It’s three masterpieces in 30 minutes as
San Francisco’s Legion of Honor Museum
entices you with art and music Sunday.
First,take a short,informative docent tour
Overcoming
disabilities
By Philip Dimaano
A
person cannot control the circum-
stances into which they are born.
People dwell on their flaws, pre-
venting them from appreciating themselves
and the people around them for who they are.
Sometimes it takes a
source of inspiration to
realize that there are peo-
ple out there making the
most out of their lives
while facing adversity that
others can only imagine.
Back in October, the
residents of WAG
(Residential and
Occupational Community
for the Disabled in Gwatt/Thun, Switzerland)
came to Aragon High School as part of their
California Concert Tour. Two members of the
music group were originally California resi-
dents and they saw the tour as an excellent
opportunity to share their musical spirit with
people half a world away.
As the performance got under way in the
Aragon Memorial Theater, I realized the
tremendous logistical undertaking it must
have been to transport all of the members
both with and without disabilities. Many of
them had physical disfigurements and mental
impediments of varying degrees. Some could
not move without the assistance of a wheel-
chair.
What some members lacked in mobility,
they more than made up for in spirit. Each
group member contributed whether it was
through their voice, their synchronized move-
ments or both. The group performed a num-
ber of songs including their own rendition of
“Over the Rainbow” as well as some Swiss-
dialect standards that even got the audience
involved. At one point, everyone in the the-
ater swayed side to side, stood up and sat
down in unison to go along with the song
that was customarily sung in Switzerland
during times of merriment and celebration.
There was also a short presentation
explaining their purpose and lifestyle back in
their native land. In this special community,
people with disabilities are given opportuni-
ties to enrich themselves and contribute to
society through music, arts and crafts and
work opportunities. Before the end of the
concert, the foreign musicians distributed
small metal buttons each with a smiley face
and a simple message that read, “Share a
See WAG, Page 20
at 2 p.m.and then sit down at 4 p.m.and
enjoy the wonderful sounds of the
Legion’s fabulous Skinner organ as John
Karl Hirten plays Bach,Gigout,German,
Yon and Mulet.Between times,you can
have a leisurely late lunch at the Legion’s
café or do some holiday shopping in its
gift shop.Tour and concert are included in
museum admission.The Legion of Honor
Museum is located in Lincoln Park,34th
Avenue and Clement Street,San Francisco.
For more information visit
www.legionofhonor.org or call (415) 750-
3600.
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MUSEUM GOTTA SEE ‘UM
By Susan Cohn
DAILY JOURNAL SENIOR CORRESPONDENT
Arthur Szyk (1894–1951) is best remem-
bered for his diverse work as an artist and
illustrator, from pochoir illustrations for tra-
ditional Jewish and Polish folktales and reli-
gious texts to watercolor designs for politi-
cal cartoons that were regularly featured on
the cover of Collier’s magazine throughout
the 1930s and ‘40s. Szyk’s Polish and
Jewish heritage remained central, and his
attention to detail reflected considerable his-
torical research into his craft. His work
recalls the intricate illumination present in
medieval manuscripts, Near-Eastern minia-
ture paintings and traditional Polish and
Jewish folk arts. Arthur Szyk: Miniature
Paintings and Modern Illuminations, now on
display at San Francisco’s Legion of Honor,
is a presentation of approximately 70 draw-
ings and illustrations covering the broad
span of Szyk’s working career.
Szyk used a highly detailed and decorative
style of illumination for projects as varied as
political caricature and propaganda, designs
for honorific medals and badges and illustra-
tions for book projects ranging from impor-
tant religious texts to literary classics.
(Magnifying glasses are provided in the
gallery so that visitors may fully examine
and appreciate the fine detail in Szyk’s
work.) Installed at the end of the exhibition
are some of the drawings for one of his last
projects, a series of stamp album covers,
commissioned upon the founding of the
United Nations in 1945. In this series, Szyk
combined symbols and allusions to person-
ages past and present that referred to the
unique histories of the subject countries that
were all early UN member states and coun-
tries with which Szyk had a deep personal
connection.
On Jan. 9, 2011 at 10:30 a.m., Irvin
Ungar, curator of the Arthur Szyk Society,
gives a biographical overview of the artist’s
career, illustrated by numerous works from
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Arthur Szyk,King and Queen of the Roses,
illustration for Anderson’s Fairy Tales (New
York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1945). Watercolor
and opaque watercolor.Collection of Irvin
Ungar.
the exhibition. The presentation focuses on
Szyk’s illustrated books and portfolio
works, with special attention on his treat-
ment of historical and political themes. Free
after museum admission with no reserva-
tions required.
The Legion of Honor Museum is located
in Lincoln Park, 34th Avenue and Clement
Street, San Francisco. Museum hours are
Tuesday through Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:15
p.m.; closed on Monday. For information
visit www.legionofhonor.org or call (415)
750-3600. Arthur Szyk: Miniature Paintings
and Modern Illuminations runs through
March 27, 2011.
***
The San Francisco Airport Museum’s
exhibit “Japanese Ceramics: An Enduring
Tradition,” made possible by a generous
loan from Richard Mellott, presents many of
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Sunday news shows
Japan’s ceramic styles from the Medieval
ABC’s ‘This Week’ 8 a.m.
period (late 1100s– late 1500s) to the twen- Sens.John Kerry,D-Mass.,and Richard
tieth century—from glazed stoneware, to Lugar,R-Ind.; Rajiv Shah,administrator of
teabowls and porcelain food-serving ves- the U.S.Agency for International
sels, as well as a variety of underglaze blue Development.
and overglaze enamel porcelains.
The Japanese have created pottery for CBS’‘Face the Nation’ 8:30 a.m.
thousands of years and continue to uphold a Sens.Carl Levin,D-Mich.; Lindsey
special reverence for ceramics. The earliest Graham,R-S.C.; Jeff Sessions,R-Ala.; Amy
Jomon pottery dates to about 10,500 BCE. Klobuchar,D-Minn.
Although Japan imported techniques and
styles from China and Korea, artisans quick- NBC’s ‘Meet the Press’ 8 a.m.
ly mastered production methods and created Vice President Joe Biden; Mayor Cory
distinctly Japanese-style wares. Booker of Newark,N.J.; Republican
There are many traditional ceramic manu- strategist Mark McKinnon.
facturing towns such as Seto, Arita, Kutani
and Kyoto. Numerous local kilns are also CNN’s ‘State of the Union’ 3 p.m.
spread throughout Japan. It is estimated that Sen.Mitch McConnell,R-Ky.; Fredric
10,000 kilns have operated at one time or Rolando,president of the National
another, some run by individual potters, oth- Association of Letter Carriers; Zalmay
ers by small or large groups. Khalilzad,a former U.S.ambassador to
Ceramic production grew exponentially Afghanistan; retired Adm.William Fallon,
during the Edo period (1615–1868). During a former commander of U.S.Central
this era of peace and prosperity, the country Command; retired Gen.Richard Myers,a
experienced a cultural and economic renais- former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
sance. The ceramics industry flourished due Staff.
to the influence of Korean potters living in
Japan; the use of new materials, techniques ‘Fox News Sunday’ 8 a.m.
and production methods; and the establish-
Sens.Dick Durbin,D-Ill.,and Jon Kyl,R-
ment of new kilns. The advent of the ritual Ariz.; Gov.Bob McDonnell,R-Va.
tea ceremony also called for a number of
new ceramic forms. A booming export trade
and an active domestic market fueled by
wealthy Japanese patrons, such as samurai
and merchants, complemented this period of
growth.
This free exhibition, located in the
International Terminal outside the secured
boarding areas, may be seen at all times. No
airline ticket is needed for access. For infor-
mation call 821-9900 or visit
www.sfoarts.org.
Susan Cohn can be reached at susan@smdai-
lyjournal.com or www.twitter.com/susanci-
tyscene.

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WAG
Continued from page 18
smile.” These trinkets were actually
made by members of the community
specifically to give to the people they
played for on tour as a way to spread the
word and the purpose of their visit.
After witnessing such an inspirational
performance, I could not help but
recount the experiences in my life I had
with disabled individuals. Ever since ele-
mentary school, kids with disabilities
were always shunned by the other kids
around them and treated as though they
were inferior to everybody else.
I recall an instance in which a past
classmate with an intellectual disability
invited everyone in the class to her birth-
day party only to have a handful show
up including myself. When I asked peo-
ple afterwards why they did not go, they
said they saw no reason. My young mind
could not see why such discriminatory
nature was necessary against a person
who only wanted to have a normal birth-
day party like the rest of them.
My freshman health teacher best
expressed the proper perspective people
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The Swiss music group Wohn-und Arbeitsgemeinschaft Gwatt perform at Aragon
High School.
should have toward these special individ-
uals. He saw the term “disabled” as
somewhat inaccurate and preferred to
call such people “differently abled”
instead. Just because they had certain
hindrances did not mean that they were
any less human. It just meant they had to
do things differently in their lives.
While the group from Switzerland is
long gone, their message and impact still
holds strong among the people who wit-
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YOGI
Continued from page 18
race across a highway in a bad neighborhood to his school.
Then the real fun would begin.
“I would get my books thrown around, and people would beat
me up. I’d go in, I’d have to take my pants off and put them on
the radiator in front of all the girls in class because I was frozen,”
Aykroyd said in an interview to promote “Yogi Bear,” which hits
theaters Friday. “Then I’d have to, at 3 in the afternoon, leave and
do the whole thing again and go back.
“So when I got home, with the twilight, the light fading at 4
o’clock in Hull, Quebec, Canada, in February, March, believe
me, the only warmth was Yogi Bear. My brother and I would
ERIC TORRES
immediately turn on the TV coming home from school and sit
there and watch Yogi, when my mother didn’t catch us. My
mother thought that cartoons and things like ‘The Untouchables’
were beneath us.”
nessed them perform. So while you go “Yogi Bear” director Eric Brevig said the role was Aykroyd’s
about life and all of its challenges, as soon as he came in to audition and nailed the nuances of Yogi,
always remember to “share a smile.” whose big, goofy voice on the 1960s cartoon was inspired by Art
You’d be surprised who returns the Carney’s Ed Norton on “The Honeymooners.”
favor. “Dan’s been doing Yogi Bear for 40 years,” Brevig said. “Dan’s
version isn’t actually identical. You can’t hear them side by side,
so you don’t recognize it. I didn’t want them to imitate the char-
Philip Dimaano is a senior at Aragon High acters. I wanted them to be the characters as you remember it,
School. Student News appears in the weekend especially people who know the characters from their childhood.
edition. You can e-mail Student News at You know, ‘There’s that old friend I had when I was a kid.”’
news@smdailyjournal.com.
Aykroyd, who hopes to reunite with Bill Murray, Sigourney
Weaver, Harold Ramis and other collaborators for a third install-
ment in their “Ghostbusters” franchise, has had the broadest
movie career of the original “SNL” cast, which included his com-
™
edy partner John Belushi, who died of a drug overdose in 1982.
“SNL” co-star Chevy Chase, with whom Aykroyd co-starred in
“Spies Like Us,” “Caddyshack II” and Aykroyd’s disastrous
directing debut “Nothing But Trouble,” had bigger success early
on in big-screen comedy.
But Aykroyd and Belushi turned one of their “SNL” creations
into a comedy epic with 1980’s “The Blues Brothers.”
Aykroyd went on to score a blockbuster with 1984’s
“Ghostbusters,” which remains one of the top-grossing comedies
ever and was followed by “Ghostbusters II” in 1989. He and
Ramis had written the original movie for Belushi, whose role was
inherited by Murray, Chase’s replacement when he left “SNL.”
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Five most memorable Nicholson performances
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES — The thor-
oughly underwhelming romantic
comedy “How Do You Know” in no
way makes the best use of its starry
cast — not Reese Witherspoon, Paul
Rudd or Owen Wilson, and most
certainly not Jack Nicholson.
But we’re going to be glass-half-
full around here and use this as an
opportunity to look back at the best
of Nicholson’s work. Now, given
that the man is prolific and we only
get to choose five films, this isn’t
going to be comprehensive. We’ll
try our best, though, and you’re wel-
come to respond with your choices.
We CAN handle the truth:
“One Flew Over the
Cuckoo’s Nest” (1975):
The quintessential Nicholson
role: He’s charmingly subversive, a
little volatile, perhaps a little dan-
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gerous, but usu- ing a type, yes — the hard-boiled
ally smarter private eye — but infusing the char-
than everyone acter with a sensitivity that lurks
else in the room beneath the tough-guy exterior. Jake
and always fas- Gittes is the kind of role Humphrey
cinating to Bogart would have played in his
w a t c h . prime, but Nicholson never does an
Nicholson won impression; he makes this classic,
his first flawed figure his own. He’s confi-
Jack Nicholson A c a d e m y dent but also capable of vulnerabili-
Award for best ty, as evidenced by the way he finds
actor — he’d win another for “As
himself falling for the obviously
Good As It Gets” and a supporting-
troubled Evelyn Mulwray, played
actor award for “Terms of
elegantly by Faye Dunaway. If
Endearment” — for his role as the
you’re looking for a perfect
mental institution rebel R.P.
Nicholson performance ... forget it.
McMurphy. Of course he’s not real-
It’s “Chinatown.”
ly crazy, but the relationships he
forges with his fellow patients
reveal another side of Nicholson’s “The Shining” (1980):
persona: the loyal man’s-man. Nicholson is deeply unnerving in
one of the most frightening films —
“Chinatown” (1974): if not THE most frightening — ever
Nicholson is in every scene of made. As Jack Torrance, he creates
Roman Polanski’s L.A. noir, play- fear not just through the imposing
nature of his physical presence, the
threat of violence against his wife
and child that’s hinted at early and
builds to a crescendo. It’s the idea of
the percolating madness inside —
the sense that this person is unreli-
able, both to himself and to others.
Stanley Kubrick makes the
Overlook Hotel seem frightening
through all his trademark stylistic
tricks, but nothing compares to the
look on Nicholson’s face at his most
crazed.
“Easy Rider” (1969):
The performance that made him a
star. In an iconic film in its own
right, Nicholson burst out with his
portrayal of the seemingly straight-
laced but truly alcoholic lawyer
George Hanson. The scene in which
he smokes pot for the first time
around a bonfire with Dennis
Hopper and Peter Fonda — “You
mean marijuana? Lord have mercy,
is that what that is?” — then shares
his theories about UFOs is, of
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course, hilarious. But the image of
him riding on the back of Fonda’s
motorcycle in a suit and a football
helmet sums up the film’s delightful
contradictions and sense of adven-
ture.
“About Schmidt” (2002):
More than 30 years after “Easy
Rider,” Nicholson is back on the
road to self-discovery. This time,
the terrain provides the path not for
psychedelic revelations, but for
sobering reality. As Warren
Schmidt, a recently retired actuary
from Omaha, Neb., Nicholson
delivers one of the more understated
performances of his career, but also
one of the most powerful. Gone are
the trademark wild hair, raised eye-
brows and impish grin. He goes
small in Alexander Payne’s affec-
tionate satire of middle America,
and it produces big results, earning
him his 12th Oscar nomination.
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Wanamaker organ is Christmas tradition
By Joann Loviglio
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PHILADELPHIA — Music lovers from
around the world have always made pilgrim-
ages to hear the Wanamaker Grand Court
Organ, which resides not in a church, but in
a Philadelphia department store. It’s the
largest operational pipe organ in the world
— some say the world’s largest playable
instrument. And on the eve of its 100th year
of serenading shoppers, it’s never sounded
better.
But at Christmastime, the organ, a
National Historic Landmark, belongs not to
tourists so much as to Philadelphians. Its
holiday organ concert and sweetly old-fash-
ioned light show has for generations been as
much of a local tradition as trimming the tree
or sitting on Santa’s lap.
Located in a Macy’s that was originally
John Wanamaker chain’s flagship store, the
organ’s polished mahogany console is tucked
behind racks of sweaters and skirts. This
time of year, crowds laden with bags and
bundles overflow the soaring atrium, squeez-
ing amid the women’s shoes and pressing
against glass jewelry cases for the hourly
show. With narration by Julie Andrews, ani-
mated bears, snowflakes, nutcrackers and
reindeer take visitors through a series of pre-
recorded Christmas songs with a live organ
concert as the finale.
“It’s magical,” said Margie Fitzpatrick, a
native Philadelphian who fondly recalled
organ concerts with her parents, then her
children, and was at a recent show with her
2-year-old granddaughter. “Hearing it just
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If you go
WANAMAKER GRAND COURT ORGAN:At
Macy’s,1300 Market St.,Philadelphia;
http://wanamakerorgan.com.Free daily
45-minute recitals,Monday-Saturday at
noon; Mondays,Tuesdays,Thursdays,and
Saturdays at 5:30 p.m.; and Wednesdays
and Fridays,7 p.m.Visitors may tour the
console area on the second floor and
meet the staff following daily concerts.
Through New Year’s Eve,the noon organ
concerts begin right after the 10-minute
light show.
World’s Fair and was purchased by retail
magnate John Wanamaker in 1909 as the
crown jewel of his eponymous store in
downtown Philadelphia. The store, an ele-
gant marble and granite showpiece, itself a
National Historic Landmark, was created for
both commerce and concerts by Daniel
Burnham, architect of Manhattan’s iconic
The Wanamaker Grand Court Organ made its debut in Philly on June 22, 1911, to coincide Flatiron Building and, as readers of “The
with the coronation of George V as King of England. Devil in the White City” know, director of
works for the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair.
makes you feel blessed.” the lusciousness of the music, which can The Wanamaker Grand Court Organ made
Superlatives are unavoidable when simultaneously feel warm as a blanket and its debut in Philly on June 22, 1911, to coin-
describing the symphonic, 287-ton organ. light as air. Extensive repairs over the past cide with the coronation of George V as King
With 28,543 pipes, it embodies the sounds of few years and vigilant upkeep now have the of England. It started with 10,000 pipes, but
not one orchestra, but three. In contrast, the instrument — valued in excess of $57 mil- 18,000 more were added over the next two
organ at Notre Dame in Paris has about lion — performing at its peak. decades, with Wanamaker’s son Rodman
8,000 pipes. St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New “The organ has never sounded better,” said Wanamaker sacrificing precious selling floor
York City tallies about 9,000. staff curator L. Curt Mangel III, who has space to accommodate the expansion.
The Wanamaker pipes range from 1/4 inch breathed new life into pipes that were silent Wanamaker changed hands — and names
to 32 feet in length, are made of wood or for decades. He strides through the labyrinth — several times in the 1980s and 1990s, as
metal, and span five stories. The console of pipes and narrow passageways — which regional department stores nationwide were
boasts six ivory keyboards and can also be toured by the public — with pur- bought by larger companies. By 1995, only
729 color-coded stops repre- pose, pride and unabashed devotion. about a fifth of the organ’s pipes worked.
senting the sounds of every “Everyone involved with this instrument is “It was really falling apart,” said organist
string, woodwind, brass and passionate about it,” he said. “It’ll be around Peter Richard Conte. “As things would break
percussion instrument imagi- long after you and I are gone ... maintaining down, they would just turn off a section ...
nable. it is a joy and a responsibility.”
But numbers can’t explain The organ was built for the 1904 St. Louis
See ORGAN, Page 23
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list — the arms control treaty and repeal of the
military gay ban — to close out a politically
tough year.
But the fate of those items were less certain
as hard feelings lingered in the Senate.
“This body operates in an environment of
cooperation and comity. That very much is not
in existence today,” said Sen. John McCain,
R-Ariz.
Angering Republicans was Senate Majority
Leader Harry Reid’s addition of two issues
long considered done — whether to end the
“don’t ask, don’t tell” policy for gays in the
military and a bill granting a path to legal sta-
tus for foreign-born youngsters brought to this
country illegally.
Both bills are crucial for the party’s liberal
base but left Republicans crying partisanship.
Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., hinted strongly that
bringing them up again could undercut sup-
port for the arms control treaty, which the
Senate debated on Friday.
“It poisons the well on this debate on some-
thing that’s very, very important,” Corker said.
The U.S.-Russian treaty to cap nuclear war-
heads for both countries and resume weapons
inspections is Obama’s top foreign policy pri-
ority. The pact, known as New START,
requires support of two-thirds of the Senate.
All 58 senators in the Democratic caucus are
expected to back the treaty, but it needs
Republican votes to be ratified.
“If they cared about START they would
have done START in a businesslike fashion,”
said Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.
After more than two days of debate,
Republicans offered their first amendment to
the pact — one that would effectively kill it if
approved. Arguing that the treaty would limit
U.S. missile defense options,McCain and Sen.
John Barrasso of Wyoming proposed striking
a section of the preamble on missile defense.
McCain, Obama’s 2008 rival, had voted
Wednesday to begin Senate debate on the
treaty. His role in pushing the amendment
caused concern among proponents.
Republicans and Democrats debated the
amendment for hours, stretching into Friday
night.
In the wake of the collapse Thursday night
of an almost $1.3 trillion catchall spending
bill, negotiators turned their attention to devis-
ing a stopgap measure to fund the govern-
ment’s day-to-day operations through
February.
Congress passed a stopgap measure to fund
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the government through Tuesday — so that
lawmakers could have a weekend at home
with their families but then return to
Washington for wrap-up votes in the days
before Christmas. That would give House and
Senate negotiators time to come up with a
fresh spending bill to fund the government
through early next year.
While the Senate slogged through debate on
the treaty Friday, the House raced through
several measures.
It overwhelmingly passed a defense bill
authorizing the Pentagon to spend nearly $160
billion on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
this budget year without major restrictions on
the conduct of operations. The legislation has
been held up because of controversy over a
provision ending the ban on openly gay people
serving in the military, but the House earlier
this week removed the “don’t ask, don’t tell”
provision from the bill, assuring its easy
approval.
The Senate still must act on the measure for
it to go to the president.
Debate on the defense bill concluded with a
standing ovation for Armed Services
Chairman Ike Skelton, D-Mo., a 34-year vet-
eran of the House who was defeated in the
November election.
Also on the congressional agenda is legisla-
tion to aid people who got sick after exposure
to dust from the World Trade Center’s collapse
in the Sept. 11, 2001, attack. And the Senate
still needs to act on numerous judicial nomi-
nations, including James Cole, Obama’s
choice for deputy attorney general.
In the House, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer,
D-Md., summed up the mood in the waning
days of the year.
“I want to get home just like you do,” Hoyer
told his colleagues, explaining that he lived
alone and had to put up the Christmas decora-
tions.
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 jndb-
ligh@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 pub-
lic 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
clothing donation drive to help bene-
fit the Salvation Army and Goodwill
industries 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
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Calendar
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 photography
exhibit by WHS students learning
about and simulating the images of
the retro Lomo LC-A camera. Exhibit
runs through Dec. 31. For more infor-
mation e-mail acampbell@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
normally a vacant lot in Redwood
City, a team of volunteers mount up a
recreation 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
23
Lomography. Redwood City
Downtown Library, 1044 Middlefield
Road, 780-7018. A photography
exhibit by WHS students learning
about and simulating the images of
the retro Lomo LC-A camera. Exhibit
runs through Dec. 31. For more infor-
mation e-mail acampbell@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
normally a vacant lot in Redwood
City, a team of volunteers mount up a
recreation 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 photography
exhibit by WHS students learning
about and simulating the images of
the retro Lomo LC-A camera. Exhibit
runs through Dec. 31. For more infor-
mation e-mail acampbell@seq.org.
FRIDAY, DEC. 24
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.
Christmas Eve Services. 5:30 p.m.
Congregational Church of Belmont,
751 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont.
At this family worship, children will
be invited to participate in the telling
of the traditional nativity story and
carol singing will complete the short-
ened service. For more information
call 593-4547.
Christmas Eve Services. Family
Service, 5:30 p.m. Candlelight
Communion Service, 9:30 p.m. First
Presbyterian Church San Mateo, West
25th Avenue and Hacienda Street, San
Mateo. For more information call
345-1633.
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ly not to extend her contract.
Over Cohen’s short tenure, district voters
passed a $162 million bond measure Nov. 2
aimed at replacing aging portables, putting
information and to purchase tickets
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Bone Marrow Drive at Fearless

bond measure and is working on installing
solar panels.
Cohen, who began work as superintendent
of the South San Francisco Unified School
District in 2009, took a leave of absence in late
November — a move publicized to staff via a
two-sentence e-mail.
Associate Superintendent Adolfo Melara
has already taken over Cohen’s duties during
the absence. While the board has yet to dis-
cuss the process of naming Cohen’s predeces-
sor, Goodman noted the separation agreement
allows the district to begin its search.
Cohen was named as the new superintend-
ent in May 2009, assuming the position that
July, to fill the vacancy left by Barbara Olds.
Olds retired after the board voted unanimous-
technology into classrooms and installing
solar panels which is estimated to create an
ongoing savings of $500,000.
A nine-acre parcel formerly used as an ele-
mentary school made headlines earlier this
year as the center of a conflict between South
San Francisco and San Bruno. Recently con-
structed homes were generating tax revenue
going to South San Francisco while the stu-
dents attended class in San Bruno. San Bruno
requested the district lines be redrawn to
match where children were enrolled. Cohen
publicly flip-flopped on the topic ultimately
saying the decision wasn’t his.
Lastly, millions in budget cuts caused
teacher protests in February.
Prior to joining the district, Cohen served as
superintendent of Waterford Unified School
District.
Fitness Gym. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 1125
E. Hillsdale Blvd., Suite 108, Foster
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 photography
exhibit by WHS students learning
about and simulating the images of
the retro Lomo LC-A camera. Exhibit
runs through Dec. 31. For more infor-
mation e-mail acampbell@seq.org.
SUNDAY, DEC. 19
The Sounds of Christmas from
Around the World. 10:30 a.m. 401
Santa Lucia Ave., Millbrae. Enjoy the
Road, 780-7018. A photography
exhibit by WHS students learning
about and simulating the images of
the retro Lomo LC-A camera. Exhibit
runs through Dec. 31. For more infor-
Congregational Church of Belmont,
751 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont.
Candles will light the decorated sanc-
tuary for the communion chorale wor-
ship. For more information call 593-
mation e-mail acampbell@seq.org. 4547.
Photos with Santa. Hillsdale
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 22
Winter Explorer Days at Coyote Shopping Center, 60 31st Ave., San
Point Museum. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mateo. Santa will greet children and
Coyote Point Museum, 1651 Coyote pose for photos available digitally for
Point Drive, San Mateo. A program purchase. Each child receives a free
for kids of all ages to investigate and gift for visiting Santa. For more infor-
participate in hands-on science activi- mation e-mail spin@spinpr.com.
ties with different activities every day.
Included in the price of museum
admission. For more information visit
For more events visit
www.coyoteptmuseum.org/activi-
smdailyjournal.com, click Calendar.
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
normally a vacant lot in Redwood
City, a team of volunteers mount up a
recreation of the ancient village of
Bethlehem on the night of the first
Christmas. Free. For more informa-

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Continued from page 22
there came a point where there was very lit-
tle left to play.”
But even in humbled times and under a
series of owners, the organ was played, every
business day.
Its descent into disrepair reversed upon
Macy’s arrival in 2006. The new owner
joined forces with a private nonprofit called
Friends of the Wanamaker Organ, founded in
1991 to help maintain the mind-bendingly
Several hundred thousand dollars later,
there is now a large onsite workshop and two
full-time paid curators. The high-mainte-
nance musical colossus is 97 percent opera-
tional and even got an additional set of tuba
pipes this summer in celebration of the com-
ing centennial.
“Macy’s just got it. They got the history of
this instrument, of what it means to
Philadelphia and to the international commu-
nity,” Conte said. “They embraced this tradi-
tion the same way they embrace the tradi-
tions of the Thanksgiving parade and the
Fourth of July fireworks in New York.”
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
applications. Free. For more informa-
tion call 522-7490.
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:
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Saturday, Dec. 18, 2010
Experience has taught you far more than you may realize, as
the next solar cycle is likely to prove. You’ll have the where-
withal to handle many things that in the past would have been
confusing to you, but now won’t trouble you one bit.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) - Don’t purchase an
expensive article for your household if you are undecided
about whether you really want it. If your need isn’t imminent
or critical, sleep on it.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) - Instead of doing things
as correctly as they should be done because of the work
involved, you may opt for taking a shortcut, and greatly dimin-
ish the value of what you were trying to accomplish.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) - Treating your financial
affairs in a cavalier fashion is asking for big trouble down the
line. Serious obligations must be acknowledged and handled
accordingly.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) - Knowing how to close a sale
is just as important as making it in the first place. Start final-
izing the deal the moment you get a nod of approval, or your
prospect could wriggle off the hook.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) - Unless you can discern
between wishful and positive thinking, you could engage in
activities that might work against you. Realistic thinking is
constructive; the other is a pipe dream.
you think you desire is truly worth having, or you could
expend all that energy for nothing.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - When you’re bored, you some-
times have a tendency to change things merely for change’s
sake. Be careful not to do so at this juncture, because it could
be disruptive and gum up the works.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) - When discussing something
of personal importance, be sure to keep an open mind. If you
don’t, you could hear only what you want to and miss some-
thing that could be very helpful.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) - Having a tendency to be impulsive
could be your worst enemy if you’re not careful, especially
if you’re involved in something new. Take the time to follow
each step carefully.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) - Even a nominal amount of
discord between you and another could shatter what you’re
working on and/or, worse yet, the relationship. At the very
least, it will set you back a great deal.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) - It isn’t likely to be one of your
better days for experimenting with untested methods or pro-
cedures. This will be especially true if you have a partner who
knows less about things than you do.
Previous
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) - Instead of asking for a loan
from a friend, make do with the resources you have at hand. Sudoku
Paying back what you borrowed could be more painful than

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) - There is nothing wrong with

going without. answers
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20 Truck mfr. 1 Racing sled DWE L T V A L I A N T
21 Fleck 2 Cornelia — Skinner OR D A I N E D T R E E
22 Type of twin 3 Skirt slit G A G N A I L H I E D
25 Weather term 4 Hairpin curves S P Y G E N E E A R
28 Tow along 5 Frequent 007 foe
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29 Exec degrees 6 Baffling thing
33 Up and about 7 Spice rack item
35 Milk purchase 8 Charleston’s st. 30 Fugue composer 45 Take a break
36 Not as rosy 9 Difficult 31 Woody’s son 46 Fiery heap
37 Biceps 10 — von Bismarck 32 Rabbit dish 47 Give out sparingly
38 Did in the dragon 11 Helper (abbr.) 34 Makes a blouse 50 Phi — Kappa
39 Hindu attire 17 Desktops 35 Like most libraries 51 Formal dance
41 Practical question 19 Fluffy quilt 37 Medical pic 52 Gift-giving time
42 Less reputable 23 Aleta’s son 39 Bwana’s trek 54 Engine part
45 45 or 78 24 Grounded birds 40 Delights in 55 Gridiron stats
48 Roswell crasher 25 Pool lengths 43 Absent-minded
49 Kind of cat 26 — hygiene murmur
53 Optician’s aid (2 27 Ruse 44 Fanatical
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203 Public Notices
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #242021
The following person is doing business
as: Hortus Landscaping, 704 27th Ave,
SAN MATEO, CA 94403 is hereby regis-
tered by the following owner: Allen & Ana
Nelson, same address. The business is
conducted by Husband & Wife. The reg-
istrants commenced to transact business
under the FBN on
/s/ Allen Nelson /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 11/22/10. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 11/27/10,
12/04/10, 12/11/10, 12/18/10).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #242212
The following person is doing business
as: California Artists, 2970 Privet Dr.,
HILLSBOROUGH, CA 94010 is hereby
registered by the following owner: Terry
SALES/MARKETING Allie, P.O. Box 1963, BURLINGAME, CA
94011. The business is conducted by an
INTERNSHIPS
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for ambitious interns who are eager to transact business under the FBN on
jump into the business arena with both 11/18/2010
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feet and hands. Learn the ins and outs
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This position will provide valuable sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
experience for your bright future. County on 12/06/10. (Published in the
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email info@smdailyjournal.com 12/18/10, 12/25/10, 01/01/10).
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203 Public Notices
CITY OF MILLBRAE
UPDATE OF
URBAN WATER
MANAGEMENT PLAN
The City of Millbrae will be
reviewing and updating
our Urban Water Manage-
ment Plan in 2011. The
Plan was last updated in
2005. We encourage all of
our utility customers to
participate in this review
process. We will make
any proposed revisions to
the Plan available for pub-
lic review and will hold a
public hearing in spring
2011.
If you would like to learn
more about the current
Plan, the schedule for
considering changes to it,
or how to participate in the
process, please contact:
Shelly Reider,
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Millbrae, CA 94030
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #241847
The following person is doing business
as: Tampopo Okano, 173 Linden Ave.,
SAN BRUNO, CA 94066 is hereby regis-
tered by the following owner: Junko E.
Okano, same address. The business is
conducted by an Individual. The regis-
trants commenced to transact business
under the FBN on
/s/ Junko E. Okano /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 11/09/10. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 11/27/10,
12/04/10, 12/11/10, 12/18/10).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #241851
The following person is doing business
as: T.G.P., 501 Orange Ave., SOUTH
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94080 is hereby
registered by the following owner: Tony
Griego Jr., same address. The business
is conducted by an Individual. The regis-
trants commenced to transact business
under the FBN on
/s/ Tony Griego Jr. /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 11/09/2010. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 12/04/10,
12/11/10, 12/18/10, 12/25/10).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #241806
The following person is doing business
as: Citizen Green, 14 Lyonridge Ln.,
SAN MATEO, CA 94402 is hereby regis-
tered by the following owner: Lori Gene
Wick, same address. The business is
conducted by an Individual. The regis-
trants commenced to transact business
under the FBN on
/s/ Lori Gene Wick /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 11/05/2010. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 12/04/10,
12/11/10, 12/18/10, 12/25/10).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #241996
The following person is doing business
as: Wiresave, 1359 De Solo Dr., PACIF-
ICA, CA 94044 is hereby registered by
the following owner: Dominic Thomas
Garcia, same address. The business is
conducted by an Individual. The regis-
trants commenced to transact business
under the FBN on
/s/ Dominic Garcia /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 11/19/2010. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 12/04/10,
12/11/10, 12/18/10, 12/25/10).
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203 Public Notices
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #242024
The following person is doing business
as: Bay Tree Learning Solutions, Inc.,
2736 Hallmark Dr., BELMONT, CA
94002 is hereby registered by the follow-
ing owner: Bay Tree Learning Solutions,
Inc., CA.. The business is conducted by
a Corporation. The registrants com-
menced to transact business under the
FBN on 10/25/2010
/s/ Anne Marie Becker /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 11/22/10. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 12/11/10,
12/18/10, 12/25/10, 01/01/10).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #241998
The following person is doing business
as: AMA Family Day Care, 496 Inver-
ness Dr., PACIFICA, CA 94044 is hereby
registered by the following owner: Alice
Calalo, same address. The business is
conducted by an Individual. The regis-
trants commenced to transact business
under the FBN on 12/01/10.
/s/ Alice Calalo /
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, 12/18/10,
12/25/10, 01/01/10, 01/08/10).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #241846
The following person is doing business
as: Kingston Contracting Inc., 512 South
Airport Blvd., SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO,
CA 94080 is hereby registered by the fol-
lowing owner: Kingston Contracting Inc.,
CA. The business is conducted by a Cor-
poration. The registrants commenced to
transact business under the FBN on
06/01/2005.
/s/ Martin A. Gillman /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 11/09/10. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 12/18/10,
12/25/10, 01/01/10, 01/08/10).
210 Lost & Found
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!
295 Art
PAINTING "jack vettriano" Portland gal-
lery 26 x 33. $65. (650)345-1111.
PICTURE WITH Frame Jack Vettriano
with light attached $100. (650)867-2720
296 Appliances
4 BURNER cook top commercial lifetime
burner $22., (650)756-6778
AIR CONDITIONER - slider model for
narrow windows, 10k BTU, excellent
condition, $100., (650)212-7020
CHANDELLIER NEW 4 lights $30.
(650)878-9542
CHOPPERS (4) with instructions $7/all.
(650)368-3037
KENMORE DISHWASHER, exc. condi-
tion, 3yrs old, $95. (650)483-3630
KENMORE MICROWAVE, exc. condi-
tion, 3yrs old, $45. (650)483-3630
PORTABLE GE Dishwasher, excellent
condition $75 OBO, (650)583-0245
RADIATOR HEATER, oil filled, electric,
1500 watts $25. (650)504-3621
SHOP VACUUM rigid brand 3.5 horse
power 9 gal wet/dry $40. (650)591-2393
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 304 Furniture
BICYCLE "COMFORT touring" by Huffy 4 STURDY metal dining chairs $20/each.
25 inch wheels blue SOLD! (650)756-6778
BICYCLE "MAGNA" 24 inch wheels BLACK LEATHER office chair with 5
purple, $40., San Mateo, (650)341-5347 rollers $25. (650)871-5078
BICYCLE - Sundancer Jr., 26”, $75. obo BOOKCASE - Large size bookcase, 27
(650)676-0732 X 69, with 5 shelves, walnut finish,
SOLD!
GIRL'S BIKE HUFFY Purple 6-speed
good cond. $35 - Angela (650)269-3712 CABINET - wood, $70., (650)367-1350
MOUNTAIN BIKE -good condition $45., CABINET DOORS Oak with arch-style
(650)854-3235 top. Four different sizes, good condition.
$300 all. (650)871-7200
298 Collectibles CHANDELIER WITH 5 lights/ candela-
2 VINTAGE COFFEE CANS - empty, bre base with glass shades $20.
(650)504-3621
Hills Bros. red, 1922-45, HillsBros , early
80’s, $25/both, (650)347-5104
COFFEE TABLE - $60., (650)367-1350
28 RECORDS - 78 RPMS, Bing Crosby, COFFEE TABLE light brown lots of stor-
Frankie Laine, Al Jolson, many others, all
age good condition $65. (650)867-2720
in book albums, $90. all, (650)347-5104
49ER REPORT issues '85-'87 $35/all, COMPUTER DESK $70. (650)367-1350
(650)592-2648
CREDENZA - $25., (650)255-6652
6 GALLON "red wing" Crock $100 RWC DINING CHAIRS - (4) solid, $20. each,
(650)868-0436 (650)756-6778
8 VERY OLD BOTTLES - most used for
medicines, whiskey, milk, root beer, all in
DRAFTING TABLE 30 x 42' with side
tray. excellent cond $75. (650)949-2134
good condition, $55. all, (650)347-5104
END TABLE marble top with drawer with
BABEBALL CARDS
$15/all. (408)420-5646
assorted (25) matching table $70/all. (650)520-0619
ENTERTAINMENT CENTER - Oak
wood, great condition, glass doors, fits
BAY MEADOW coffee mug in box $10.
(650)345-1111 large TV, 2 drawers, shelves , $100/obo.
(650)261-9681
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 OFFICE DESK - $25., (650)255-6652
ROCKING CHAIR - Traditional, full size
Rocking chair. Excellent condition $100.,
303 Electronics (650)504-3621
46” MITSUBISHI Projector TV, great SHELVING - 2000 square foot of shelv-
condition. $400. (650)261-1541. ing, $500. obo, (650)212-6666
TABLE & CHAIR SET - new, perfect
COMSWITCH 3500 - used for fax, com- condition, $475., (650)638-1285
puter modem, telephone answering ma-
chine, never used, $25., (650)347-5104
TWIN SIZE Electric beds (2) very good
condition, you haul, $100 obo, 650-873-
JVC VHS recorder - Like new, $15., 2743
(650)367-8949
TWO END tables: $35 or $20 each.
PANASONIC TV 21 inch $25., (650)637- (650)787-8219
8244
WOODEN KITCHEN China Cabinet: $99
(great condition!), (650)367-1350
SANIO CASETTE/RECORDER 2 way
WOODEN QUILT rack with kitty designs
Radio - $95.obo, call for more details,
(650)290-1960 on end excellent condition, SOLD!
SONY RADIO cassette recorder $15 306 Housewares
black good condition. (650)345-1111
"PRINCESS HOUSE" decorator urn
TV - Big Screen, $70., ok condition, "Vase" cream with blue flower 13 inch H
(650)367-1350
$25., (650)868-0436
TV 5 inch Black and white good condition
in box $10. (408)249-3858 CANDLEHOLDER - Gold, angel on it,
tall, purchased from Brueners, originally
TV SET 32 inch with remote and stand $100., selling for $20.,(650)867-2720
$30. (650)520-0619
HAMILTON BEACH Mixer, vintage, .juic-
304 Furniture er & bowl, beater. $30/obo(650)576-6067
2 END Tables solid maple '60's era OASIS COUNTERTOP water cooler dis-
$40/both. (650)670-7545 penses cold and luke warm water $50.,
(650)218-4254
3 PIECE COFFEE TABLE SET: $100.
(650)787-8219 REVEREWARE, 1,3.4 qt. pots, 5",7"
pans, stainless steel w/copper bottoms,
BOOKCASE - $25., (650)255-6652 excellent cond., $60/all. (650)577-0604
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28 Accused whom a ANGEL WITH lights 12 inches High $12. TRIVIAL PURSUIT GAME - genus edi-
30 Nothing to brag mouthwash is (650)368-3037 tion, used a few times, no missing
pieces, $22., (650)347-5104
about named AREA RUG - Beautiful, plush, 11’ x 6.10’
26 Stubby-tailed remnant solid tan color, never used, tags
335 Garden Equipment
32 “The Social still attached, clean, SOLD!
TRIVIAL PURSUIT game genius edition
excellent condition $20. (650)343-3374
Contract” author feline BROGMANSIA TREE $40 needs plant-
ing. (650)871-7200
34 Product with a 28 Tolkien meanies ARTIFICIAL FICUS Tree 6 ft. life like, full VHS (40) 3 for $5 or $50/all, (415)468-
branches. in basket $55. (650)269-3712 2787
secret sauce 29 Oxygen- TABLE - for plant, $20, perfect condi-
BARBIE BEACH vacation & Barbie prin- VIKING DAISY SEWING MACHINE - by tion, (650)345-1111
38 Rotter consuming cess bride computer games $15 each, “Husqvarna”. Portable case included,
39 Divide, in a way organism (650)367-8949 SOLD! 345 Medical Equipment
41 Purchase from 31 “Being on a __ WETSUIT - Barefoot, like new, $40., POWER CHAIR - “Rascal 600”, new
Sajak stops me from BATH TOWELS - 10 used, good condi- (650)367-8949 $1600., (650)574-5316
getting tion, SOLD!
42 Channeling 311 Musical Instruments 379 Open Houses
device? Alzheimer’s”: BATH TOWELS 12 pieces decorative all
same color/style never used $50.
44 Piecemeal? Jerry Stiller xwordeditor@aol.com 12/18/10 (650)343-3374 2 ORGANS, antique tramp, $500 for
both. (650)342-4537
46 Poetic peepers BEADS - Glass beads for jewelry mak-
KEYBOARD CASIO 3 ft long $50.
OPEN HOUSE
48 Just about knock ing, $75. all, (650)676-0732
down the door BETTY BOOP perfume 3.5 ounces $8.
(650)583-2767 LISTINGS
(408)249-3858 PIANO VINTAGE - Upright, “Davis &
49 O’Neill title flora Sons”, just tuned, $600., (650)678-9007 List your Open House
52 First name in CABINET OAK, fits over toilet water in the Daily Journal.
tank, like new $25. (650)341-5347 312 Pets & Animals
design Reach over 82,500
CANDLE OIL lamp set 3 piece hand
54 Substantial blown glass 9 inches tall burns 25 hours. KITTY LITTER box enclosed with swing- potential home buyers &
ing door and handle $10., (650)592-2648
content $40, 650-343-3374 renters a day,
55 Pouts CAROL HIGGINS CLARK HARDBACK from South San Francisco
57 Name for lime BOOKS - 10 @ $3. ea., or all for $25., 316 Clothes to Palo Alto.
(650)341-1861 in your local newspaper.
based on its BLACK LEATHER MOTORCYCLE
chemical COLLAPSIBLE PICNIC cooler comes JACKET - Large, water proof, new, $35.,
with utensils, glass and plates $15. (650)342-7568 Call (650)344-5200
composition
COMIC BOOKS (10) assorted $15/all.
59 Fleshy-leaved (408)420-5646 BOOTS - 2 pairs purple leather, size 8.
One is knee length, other is ankle length,
plant COOKIE JAR adorable ceramic blizzard $150.obo, (650)592-9141
61 Nearly die & Co. Snowman $20. (650)343-3374 380 Real Estate Services
JACKET (LARGE) Pants (small) black
laughing DOG CAGE/GORILLA - folding Velvet good conditon $25/all, (650)589-
63 Zayre department
stores creation
large dog cage good condition, 2 door
with tray, $75.,(650)355-8949
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65 Qualifying words
66 Band aide
DOLL HOUSE - Dura-Craft farm house
in original unopened box - approx 50
years old. FH 500, size 21x40x30, $75
LADIES DOWN jacket light yellow with
dark brown lining RWC $35. (650)868-
0436
SALES
67 Took back OBO, 650/342-1270.
LADIES NYLON stockings new $1/per
Bank Foreclosures.
68 Quakers with DOOM (3) computer games $15/each 2
total, (650)367-8949
pair size 11 (2 dozen) call evenings. 650-
328-0160
$400,000+
deep roots?
LADIES ROYAL blue rain coat with zip-
Free list with
DOWN ETAGER over the toilet water tank - wal-
nut, $25., San Mateo, (650)341-5347
pered flannel plaid liner size 12 RWC
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FIREPLACE SCREEN - 36"wide, MEN'S PAJAMA set by "Dockers" size ID# 2042
29"high, antique brass, folding doors, Large new in box $15. (408)249-3858 Dolphin RE
sliding mesh screen, damper
315 Wanted to Buy 315 Wanted to Buy controls. Like new. $100., (650)592-2047 MEN'S SHOES - New, size 10, $10.,
307 Jewelry & Clothing (650)756-6778
FRAMED PICTURE beautiful hot air bal-
TOURQUOISE BLUE party dress, cov- loons 25 1/2 x 19 inches great conditon MEN'S SUIT almost new $25.
ered w/sequins, sz 14, $15. (650)712- $10. (650)343-3374 650-573-6981
1070
FULL BAG of plastic containers. SOLD! MENS SLACKS - 8 pairs, $50., Size
36/32, (408)420-5646
308 Tools GLASS TOP piece with smooth edges
28 3/4 inches x 17 1/8 inches 3/16 inch 317 Building Materials
CLICKER TORQUE wrench 1/2 inch thick $10. (650)343-3374
drive 20-150 LBS reversible all chrome DOUBLE PANED GLASS WINDOWS -
$40. 650-595-3933 HARD COVER BOOKS - Mystery & ad- various sizes, half moon, like new, $10.
venture, current authors, some large type and up, (650)756-6778
CRAFTSMAN 16” scroll saw - good con- print, $3.00 each, (650)364-7777
dition, $85., (650)591-4710 SCREEN DOOR 36 inch slightly bent
JANET EVANOVICH BOOKS - 4 hard- $15. (650)871-7200
DOLLEY - Heavy Duty, Dual Use 54" backs @ $3.ea., 4 paperbacks @ $1.
hgt. Upright-Push Cart South City ea., (650)341-1861 SLIDING SCREEN door 30 inch good
$99.OBO (415) 410 - 9801 condition $25. (650)871-7200
LEAD FILM BAG Protect film from x-
PRESSURE WASHER 2500 PSI, good rays, Ex. cond. Orig. $50, Ask $15.
condition, $350., (650)926-9841 650-204-0587 318 Sports Equipment
SPEEDAIR AIR COMPRESSOR - 4 gal- LOUNGE CHAIRS - 2 new, with cover & 2 GOLF CLUBS - Ladies, right handed,
lon stack tank air compressor $100., plastic carring case & headrest, $35. putter & driver $5/each (650)755-8238
(650)591-4710 each, (650)592-7483
BOGNER SKI SUIT [blue] Ex cond.
TABLE SAW 10", very good condition MASSAGE DEVICE with batteries $8 in hardly used, size medium. Orig $400+.
$85. (650) 787-8219 box, (650)368-3037 Asking $80. 650-204-0587
TORO LEAF BLOWERS, Power Sweep METAL CABINET - 4 drawers, beige GOLD'S GYM - GT2000Power Tower +
+ 850 Super Blower, Electric like new 16.5 inches W x 27 3/4 H x 27 inches D. Instructions as new, SOLD!
$40. pair South City (415) 410-9801 $40., San Mateo, (650)341-5347
SAVE ON
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC World book 322 Garage Sales BUYING OR SELLING
309 Office Equipment of Religion still in package $35.
(408)249-3858 A HOME!
CALCULATOR - Casio, still in box, new,
$25., (650)867-2720
SAN MATEO Personal Service
NEW GAIAM Yoga P.M. Tape & CD Everything must go! Margaret Dowd
$10. 650-578-8306 Bus: (650)794-9858
DELL PHOTO 924 all in one with 2 ink Hiillsdale area.
307 Jewelry & Clothing 307 Jewelry & Clothing cartridges $60 obo. (650)290-1960 NEW LIVING Yoga Tape for Beginners Sat. & Sun. Cell: (650)400-9714
$8. 650-578-8306 Lic# 01250058
BLACK VELVET evening jacket w/silver LIZ CLAIBORNE black evening jacket OFFICE LAMP new $8. (650)345-1111 9 2m - 2 pm
sparkles, Sz 20W, $10. (650)712-1070 Sz. 12, acetate/polyester, $10. (650)712- PERSIAN CARPET (Klim) good condi-
OFFICE WATER COOLER Hot - Ex Hot tion. Red and blue w/ bird design. 65 in x Call Sheila for appointment
1070
BLACK VELVET pants, Sz L, $7. ,Cold - Ice Cold Like New South City 45 $100. (650)867-2720 (408)420-7733
(650)712-1070 $99. OBO (415) 410 -9801 381 Homes for Sale
SLEEPER BLANKET (3) size 4T Soft
HOLIDAY WEAR, barely worn: Macy's SHEER PURPLE tunic, Sz XL, w/em- 310 Misc. For Sale $7.50/each. (650)349-6059
black sweater set, Size M, wool w/gold broidered design & sequins, $10. DALY CITY
metalic stripes, $15 set. (650)712-1070 (650)712-1070 SNOW CHAINS - 3 complete sets, sizes
"PAN-AM CHINA Clipper" silver plated fit rims 13” & 15”, great condition, $40. 89 Garwood Drive
JEWELRY DISPLAY 12 piece SOLD! creamer SOLD! all, Burl, (650)347-5104 $499,000
SILVER SEQUIN shirt-jacket Sz 12-14 -
very dressy, $15. (650)712-1070 Detached 3 bedroom 1 bath home
LADIES BRACELET, Murano glass. 13 PIECE paint and pad set for home SOFT BONNET hair drier "Con Air" $20., Arn Cenedella
Various shades of red and blue $100 use $25., (650)589-2893 (650)589-2893 Coldwell Banker
Daly City, no return calls. (650)991-2353 DRE# 00633917
SMALL JEWELRY cabinet - 17” H, 12” SUIT/COAT HANGERS (14) sturdy good
LADIES GOLD Lame' elbow links gloves W, 2 glass doors, plus 2 drawers, very 5 NEEDLEPOINT sets still in package
$10/each, (650)592-2648
quality hardwood unused $1/each or all (650)566-5329
size 7.5 $15 New. RWC. (650)868-0436 pretty, $35., (650)592-2648 $10. San Bruno 650-588-1946
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381 Homes for Sale 381 Homes for Sale 630 Trucks & SUV’s 670 Auto Service
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BMW '09 5 Series 528i Blue 9980T
$34,988Toyota 101. Please mention the
Daily Journal. (650)365-5000
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loaded, leather interior, $20,000 obo.,
(650)368-6674
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loaded, leather, 103K mi., $11,995,
(650)349-6969
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miles, white, $7,992. #T6T269964 Melo-
dy Toyota, Call 877-587-8635. Please
mention the Daily Journal
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miles, black, $4000., (650)357-0313
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good condition. $4K, (650)515-5023.
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$14,488. Toyota 101. Please mention
440 Apartments 470 Rooms the Daily Journal. (650)365-5000
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covered carports, storage, pool. No pets. San Mateo County mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-
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REDWOOD CITY 10046T $14,288.00 . Toyota 101.
Please mention the Daily Journal.
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Rate starts at $45 + tax $160. & up per week. 10007P $23,988.00 Toyota 101. Please
WEEKLY AVAILABLE. (650)366-9501 mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-
Quiet room & great location. 5000
Private Bath, FREE WiFi, (650)279-9811
Microfridge, Premium Cable & more.
LEXUS '07 IS 250, blue, auto, $24,591.
526 El Camino Real #P72057651Melody Toyota, Call 877-
(650)369-6739 or 650)759-0744
587-8635. Please mention the Daily
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$49 daily + tax MAZDA '08 CX-7, auto, gray,
$280 weekly + tax $17,891. P80169537Melody Toyota, Call
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877-587-8635. Please mention the Daily
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950 El Camino Real San Carlos
(650) 593-3136
MAZDA '09 MAZDA3 I Sport Silver
9895P $12,788.00 Toyota 101. Please
mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-
1 bedroom, 1 bath 5000
in senior complex MAZDA '09 MAZDA5 SPORT Silver
620 Automobiles 10050P $13,988.Toyota 101. Please
(over 55). mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-
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Close to Don’t lose money
on a trade-in or MAZDA '09 MAZDA6 I Sport White
downtown. consignment!
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mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-
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TOYOTA '08 HIGHLANDER LIMITED
Gray 10018T $32,988 Toyota 101.
Please mention the Daily Journal.
(650)365-5000
TOYOTA '08 TUNDRA 2WD Truck
SR5 Silver 10053P $22,998 Toyota 101.
Please mention the Daily Journal.
(650)365-5000
TOYOTA '09 CAMRY BASIC Green
9998P $16,488 Toyota 101. Please
mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-
5000
TOYOTA '09 COROLLA BASIC Blue
9997P $14,588 Toyota 101. Please
mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-
5000
TOYOTA '09 RAV4 BASIC White
10010P $18,988 . Toyota 101. Please
mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-
5000
TOYOTA '09 YARIS BASIC White
10136P $12,889 Toyota 101. Please
mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-
5000
TOYOTA '10 CAMRY Hybrid Basic
Blue 9784P $23,988$24,988. Toyota
101. Please mention the Daily Journal.
(650)365-5000
TOYOTA '10 MATRIX BASIC Silver
9885P $15,288 Toyota 101. Please
mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-
5000
TOYOTA '10 PRIUS I Silver 10072P
$21,998 Toyota 101. Please mention
the Daily Journal. (650)365-5000
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
625 Classic Cars
$17,988.00 . Toyota 101. Please men-
tion the Daily Journal. (650)365-5000 SMART CARE
MERCEDES BENZ '09 M-Class ML350, 400 El Camino Real
polar white, $36,492. P80169537 Melody (1 block north of Holly St.)
Toyota, Call 877-587-8635. Please men- San Carlos
tion the Daily Journal
(650)593-7873
NISSAN '07 Sentra, gray, $11,191. Hours: M-F, 8a-4p, Sat. 8a-5p
#P7L623495 Melody Toyota, Call 877- See Our Coupons & Save!
587-8635. Please mention the Daily
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Call 877-587-8635. Please mention the
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$19,691. P8C538011 Melody Toyota, Affordable Prices
Call 877-587-8635. Please mention the Complete Auto Service
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w/3rd Row Blue 10080T $26,988 Toyota San Carlos
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TOYOTA '09 4RUNNER SR5 Silver
9886P $27,488.. Toyota 101. Please CHEVY RADIATOR - Like new, $60.,
(650)367-8949
mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-
5000
CHEVY S-10 ‘97, 49000 mi. American
Racing rims & radial 15-8, New. $4800
TOYOTA '10 HIGHLANDER BASE OBO (650)481-5296
White 10069P $26,998 Toyota 101.
Please mention the Daily Journal.
(650)365-5000
CHEVY TRANSMISSION 4L60E Semi
used $800. (650)921-1033
TOYOTA '10 HIGHLANDER LIMITED EL CAMINO '67 - parts (Protecto top)
$95., (650)367-8949
Silver 10048P $34,588 Toyota 101.
Please mention the Daily Journal. FORD ‘73 Maverick/Mercury GT Comet,
(650)365-5000
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TOYOTA '10 VENZA BASIC Gray diator and drive line, call for details,
10040P $25,888 . Toyota 101. Please $1250., (650)726-9733.
mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-
5000 HEAVY DUTY jack stand for camper or
SUV $15. (650)949-2134
635 Vans TIRES - 4 BMW and 4 Corvette tires with
rims, $10. each, SOLD!
CHEVROLET '07 Express Van, white,
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$17,888.00 . Toyota 101. Please men-
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to Any Car for Music! Quieter
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NISSAN ‘01 Quest - GLE, leather seats,
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sun roof, TV/DVR equipment. Looks 2001 Middlefield Road
new, $15,500. (650)219-6008 Redwood City
TOYOTA '07 SIENNA CE Maroon (650)299-9991
9969T $18,988 Toyota 101. Please
mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-
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10138P $12,788.00. Toyota 101. Please
mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-
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NISSAN '10 MAXIMA 3.5 S Gray
9955P $25,488. Toyota 101. Please
mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-
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NISSAN '09 ALTIMA 2.5 White 9956P
$14,998.00. Toyota 101. Please men-
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NISSAN '09 SENTRA 2.0 FE+ Gray
10051P $11,998.00. Toyota 101. Please
mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-
5000
SCION '08 TC SPEC White 10054P
$14,488.00. Toyota 101. Please men-
tion the Daily Journal. (650)365-5000
SUBARU '06 LEGACY WAGON Out-
back 2.5 XT Black 10015T $17,588.00 .
Toyota 101. Please mention the Daily
Journal. (650)365-5000
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mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-
5000
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Please mention the Daily Journal.
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Call 877-587-8635. Please mention the
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Assange fears U.S.indictment
By Kirsty Wigglesworth
and Raphael G. Satter
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BUNGAY, England — The
founder of WikiLeaks said Friday
he fears the United States is prepar-
ing to indict him, but insisted that
the government secret-spilling site
would continue its work despite
what he calls a dirty tricks campaign
against him.
Julian Assange spoke from snow-
bound Ellingham Hall, a supporter’s
10-bedroom country mansion where
he is confined on bail as he fights
Sweden’s attempt to extradite him
on allegations of rape and molesta-
tion.
LOCAL/WORLD
He insisted to The Justice Department has pro-
television inter- vided no other public comment on
viewers that he who is under investigation or its
was being sub- legal strategy.
jected to a smear If pursued, the case could pit the
campaign and government’s efforts to protect sen-
“what appears to sitive information against press and
be a secret grand speech freedoms guaranteed by the
jury investiga- U.S. Constitution’s First
Julian Assange tion against me Amendment. The government sus-
or our organiza- pects WikiLeaks received the docu-
tion.” ments from an Army private,
Attorney General Eric Holder has Bradley Manning, who is in the
said repeatedly a criminal investiga- brig on charges of leaking other
tion of the WikiLeaks’ continuing classified documents to the organi-
release of some 250,000 secret U.S. zation.
State Department cables is under Assange did not elaborate on the
way and that anyone found to have
rumored grand jury investigation,
broken the law will be held account- but said he had retained an unspeci-
able. fied U.S. law firm to represent him.
Weekend • Dec. 18-19, 2010
CIA chief pulled from
Pakistan; drones kill 54
ISLAMABAD — The CIA
yanked its top spy out of Pakistan
after his cover was blown and his
life threatened, and 54 suspected
militants were killed in a U.S. drone
missile attack Friday in stark new
signs of the troubled relationship
between mistrustful allies locked in
a war on terror groups.
The CIA’s decision to remove its
Islamabad station chief comes at a
pivotal moment.
The Obama administration is
pressing Pakistan to rid its lawless
northwest frontier of militants, even
as public outcry in the country has
intensified against the U.S. spy
agency’s unacknowledged drone
war.
The station chief’s outing has
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Around the world
spurred questions whether
Pakistan’s spy service might have
leaked the information.
Snow grounds
800 flights across Europe
BERLIN — Heavy overnight
snowfall disrupted air travel across
western Europe Friday, forcing
more than 800 flight cancellations
and leading to major delays in
Germany, the Netherlands and
Switzerland.
Germany appeared the hardest hit
by the snow, with more than 600
flights canceled, schools forced to
close and highways clogged with
traffic after scores of accidents that
killed at least three people and
injured dozens.

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rent project labor agreements
expire. The ordinance estimates the
city will award $27 billion in public
works and improvement contracts
over the next decade and San Mateo
County Supervisor Adrienne Tissier
argues a large proportion will be at
these satellite projects.
San Mateo County officials say
having San Francisco residents
commute to these jobs do not bene-
fit the environment — one caveat,
according to the policy — and ban-
ning non-San Franciscans would
cost jobs.
“It really doesn’t make any sense
to me at all. When I was in Daly
City, we always encouraged the hir-
ing of local workers but we didn’t
mandate it or let it hold up a proj-
ect,” Tissier said.
San Francisco wants the
Peninsula’s business but isn’t will-
ing to share economic opportunities,
Tissier said.
Instead, she said, what if the
county instituted its own local-hire
policy or refused to frequent San
Francisco industries like the San
Francisco Giants games?
The plan, local officials say, is an
added insult after a plan by San
Francisco supervisors to charge $3
tolls to enter and leave that city dur-
ing peak times. The board dropped
the idea on Tuesday after
Assemblyman Jerry Hill, D-San
Mateo, said he would introduce leg-
islation to ban such a proposal or
have San Mateo County counter
with its own toll.
Supervisor Carole Groom hopes
San Mateo County doesn’t have to
make the same threat over the local-
hire policy. She is also frustrated
San Francisco leaders opted for this
policy rather than finding a different
way to find funds.
“We all know how hard it is to
pave our streets and roads but we
worked hard for Measure M ($10
annual local vehicle license fee
increase) to pass so we would have
additional dollars. We didn’t say
let’s put a toll or let’s keep people
from jobs. We went the way of ask-
ing voters to tax themselves,”
Groom said.
On top of the toll, the policy is
“almost a slap on the face,” Tissier
said. The challenge now is halting
the plan before it gets the final go-
ahead.
Newsom “understands San Mateo
County’s concerns and is consider-
ing the legislation,” said Newsom
spokeswoman Lily Madjus.
What local supervisors want him
to also consider is the impact to San
Mateo County and the entire Bay
Area. Despite a strong focus on
regionalization for matters of trans-
portation, housing, the economy —
pretty much everything — the San
Francisco-centric policy pits neigh-
boring jurisdictions against each
other, they say.
“This legislation is misguided,
sets a bad precedent and will further
strain relations,” Mary McMillan,
deputy county manager, wrote in a
letter e-mailed Friday to her San
Francisco government counterparts.
The economy is improving, but
the job market remains sluggish and
all communities must cooperate to
sustain opportunities for its millions
of residents, local leaders say.
Similarly, Tissier said, San Mateo
County has always tried to cooper-
ate with San Francisco.
“Over time we’ve had construc-
tion at the airport or Hetch Hetchy
and it’s an inconvenience but we
understand regional needs and don’t
make a big deal about it,” Tissier
said. “In the bigger picture, it’s
about the greater good.”
Michelle Durand can be reached by e-
mail: michelle@smdailyjournal.com or
by phone: (650) 344-5200 ext. 102.

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CRIME
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Street of their personal items.
Both suspects are described as
Hispanic between the ages of 20 to
30. The first was described at 5 feet
11 inches, 180 pounds, clean
shaven with a possible red birth-
mark on the right side of his face.
He was wearing a black zip-up
hoodie, black pants and had a silver
handgun.
described as 5 feet 8 inches, 180
pounds with a thin face and a goat-
ee. He was wearing a red zip-up
hoodie, jeans and carried a knife.
Police are looking for both sus-
pects who fled on foot.
Just before 2 p.m., four men
entered the San Mateo Zoo Barber
Shop at 1226 S. El Camino Real,
then robbed the business and
patrons at gunpoint, said police Sgt.
David Norris.
A number of other businesses on
the block reported not hearing or
seeing anything out of the ordinary
Witness information led police to
stop the vehicle on Highway 101 as
it exited Ralston Avenue. Three of
the four suspects were held in the
2003 gold Buick registered out of
East Palo Alto while the fourth
threw a gun toward Highway 101
before being arrested after a brief
foot chase, said Norris. The gun
was recovered, but names of those
arrested were not released.
Two other robbery arrests were
made this week.
San Mateo police arrested Paul
David Stoliker, 41, in connection to
within minutes of each other
Tuesday evening. Stoliker is
accused of robbing the US Bank at
136 Second Ave. around 4:40 p.m.
then hitting the Chase Bank at 3590
S. El Camino Real before heading
to the Immediate Care Facility at 60
N. El Camino Real, where he was
found.
The same Chase Bank location
was robbed the afternoon of
Saturday, Dec. 11 by a different
man who left the scene by bicycle.
Although not found at the time,
Redwood City resident Francisco
Thursday for the robbery, according
to Norris.
On Thursday evening, 29-year-
old Marlon Arbulu was booked into
the San Mateo County Jail in con-
nection with two robberies at the
Peninsula Shell Station, located at
400 Peninsula Ave., over the last
month, according to Norris.
Anyone with information can call
the investigations department at
522-7650, the secret witness hotline
at 522-7676 or e-mail
sanmateo@tipnow.org.

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