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COUNTDOWN
NATION PAGE 8
RALPH TOPS
BOX OFFICE
DATEBOOK PAGE 24
LUCAS IS DONE
WITH STAR WARS
FOR THE RECORD PAGE 2
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES MAKE
FINAL PITCHES
By Judy Lin
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A ballot initiative funded by a bil-
lionaire hedge fund manager is ask-
ing voters to do what Gov. Jerry
Brown and Democratic lawmakers
have been unable to accomplish
close a corporate tax provision that
benets out-of-state corporations as
a way to generate $1 billion a year
in revenue to the state.
Tom Steyer, founder of Farallon
Capital Management, is funding the
Proposition 39 campaign and had
contributed at least $22 million by
the end of September. He said his
initiative on the Nov. 6 ballot is an
issue of tax fairness and would act
as a step toward stabilizing
Californias nances.
Opponents argue that repealing
the tax break given three years ago
would make California less friendly
to multistate corporations and
threaten existing jobs.
Fundamentally, its simply a tax
increase, said Dick Thomson, pres-
ident of the Ventura County
Taxpayers Association, which is
urging its members to vote no. We
understand as things currently
stand, companies have an option in
the taxes that they pay. But what
this will mean is a $1 billion tax
increase on job creators.
Proposition 39 supporters say the
loophole is unfair and puts busi-
nesses based in California at a com-
petitive disadvantage.
Assembly Speaker John Perez, D-
Los Angeles, said in a statement
announcing his endorsement of the
initiative that its time to end a tax
giveaway that favors out-of-state
companies over our own.
Perez failed in August to close the
tax loophole through a legislative
vote and use the money for college
aid. The Democratic governor also
failed to win enough Republican
support last year on a similar pro-
posal in exchange for offering
incentives for businesses to hire
workers in the state.
Under existing tax law, California
allows multistate companies to
choose between two formulas
Initiative ends break for out-of-state businesses
The state Senate districts drawn
last year by an independent citi-
zens commission will go before
voters Nov. 6 to be upheld or over-
turned.
Proposition 40 would prevent
the new political boundaries from
taking effect. It would require
court-appointed officials to set
interim boundaries for the 40 state
Senate districts until new maps
could be drawn.
Republican-backed officials
sought the referendum because
they believe the new Senate map
unfairly harms the GOP.
They stopped actively cam-
paigning in July after their chal-
lenges failed in state and federal
court, but by then the measure had
already qualied for the ballot.
A yes vote would uphold the
boundaries set by the voter-creat-
ed citizens commission. A no
vote means the Senate map would
be redrawn.
Republicans did not challenge
the Assembly districts.
Proposition would overturn
newest state Senate maps
By Bill Silverfarb
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
In August, San Mateo Mayor
Brandt Grotte said he was ready to
consider banning leaf blowers out-
right and this Monday the City
Council will study whether to fol-
low the mayors lead or take other
steps to restrict the devices use.
A group of San Mateo residents,
however, has taken Grottes desire
to heart and are prepared to urge the
rest of the council to ban the devices
completely, for mostly health rea-
sons.
City staff has come up with three
options for the council to consider,
including: a ban on all motorized
leaf blowers; a certification pro-
gram, which would limit gas-pow-
ered leaf blower noise levels to 65
decibels or less; or improved
enforcement of the current leaf
blower ordinance.
The city has conducted a series of
workshops in recent months to
gauge resident response related to
amending the citys municipal code.
Glendale Village neighborhood
resident John Ebneter said the noise
leaf blowers create is a big reason to
Leaf blower
ban on citys
maybe list
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF REPORT
The widow of a man struck by a
driver along El Camino Real in
Burlingame is suing the driver,
Stanford Hospital and state of
California for contributing to her
husbands death.
Iraj Saber Ghafouri was on the
corner of El Camino Real and
Howard Avenue Oct. 13, 2011 when
he was hit by a car. Manijeh Hesar
Biharas, wife of Ghafouri, led a
lawsuit Wednesday against the driv-
er Fillmore C. Marks Jr. for negli-
gence. But the lawsuit also takes
aim against Stanford Hospital,
which gave Ghafouri emergency
treatment and care, and California
due to the dangerous condition of
Eucalyptus trees partly to blame
for fatal accident lawsuit claims
By Michelle Durand
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Northern county residents need-
ing a restraining order or help with a
family law matter must now trek
down to the Hall of Justice in
Redwood City as the local court
continues consolidating locations
and steeling themselves for greater
budget cuts.
Beginning Nov. 1, restraining
orders and family law matters previ-
ously processed and heard in the
South San Francisco northern
branch of the court moved south to
Redwood City. Complex civil litiga-
tion and California Environmental
Quality Act matters once heard at
the central branch in San Mateo also
moved to the Hall of Justice.
The moves dont come with any
staff reductions and may even be
more efcient in some ways, said
Presiding Judge Beth Freeman.
However, that doesnt mean there
isnt any impact.
The general public may not
immediately feel the pinch of the
shufing and the ongoing cuts from
the state that have already slashed
Court cuts continue crimping service
PHOTO COURTESY OF MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Victor Bernardez scores a goal off a free kick in extra time last night as the San Jose Earthquakes beat the Los
Angeles Galaxy in the rst match of two playoff games between the two teams. SEE STORY PAGE 20.
GOAL!!!!!
See PROP. 39, Page 23
See BAN, Page 26
See CUTS, Page 26 See TREES, Page 26
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This Day in History
Thought for the Day
1912
Democrat Woodrow Wilson was elected
president, defeating Progressive Party
candidate Theodore Roosevelt, incum-
bent Republican William Howard Taft
and Socialist Eugene V. Debs.
Examine what is said, not him who speaks.
Arab proverb.
Singer Bryan
Adams is 53.
Rocker Kevin
Jonas is 25.
In other news ...
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On this date:
In 1605, the Gunpowder Plot failed as Guy Fawkes was
seized before he could blow up the English Parliament.
In 1781, the Continental Congress elected John Hanson of
Maryland its chairman, giving him the title of President of the
United States in Congress Assembled.
In 1872, suffragist Susan B. Anthony deed the law by
attempting to cast a vote for President Ulysses S. Grant.
(Anthony was convicted by a judge and ned $100, but she
never paid the ne.)
In 1911, aviator Calbraith P. Rodgers arrived in Pasadena, Calif.,
completing the rst transcontinental airplane trip in 49 days.
In 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt won an unprecedent-
ed third term in ofce as he defeated Republican challenger
Wendell L. Willkie.
In 1968, Richard M. Nixon won the presidency, defeating Vice
President Hubert H. Humphrey and American Independent
candidate George C. Wallace.
In 1974, Ella T. Grasso was elected governor of Connecticut,
becoming the rst woman to win a gubernatorial ofce without
succeeding her husband.
In 1987, Supreme Court nominee Douglas H. Ginsburg admit-
ted using marijuana several times in the 1960s and 70s, calling
it a mistake. (Ginsburg ended up withdrawing his nomination.)
In 1992, Malice Green, a black motorist, died after he was
struck in the head 14 times with a ashlight by a Detroit police
ofcer, Larry Nevers, outside a suspected crack house. (Nevers
and his partner, Walter Budzyn, were found guilty of second-
degree murder, but the convictions were overturned; they were
later convicted of involuntary manslaughter.)
In 2009, a shooting rampage at the Fort Hood Army post in
Texas left 13 people dead; Maj. Nidal Hasan, an Army psychi-
atrist, was charged with premeditated murder and attempted
murder.
Actor Chris Robinson is 74. Actress Elke Sommer is 72. Singer
Art Garfunkel is 71. Actor-playwright Sam Shepard is 69. Singer
Peter Noone is 65. Actor Nestor Serrano (24) is 57. Actress-
comedian Mo Gaffney is 54. Actor Robert Patrick is 54. Actress
Tilda Swinton is 52. Actor Michael Gaston is 50. Actress Tatum
ONeal is 49. Actress Andrea McArdle is 49. Rock singer Angelo
Moore (Fishbone) is 47. Actress Judy Reyes is 45. Rock musi-
cian Mark Hunter (James) is 44. Actor Sam Rockwell is 44.
Rock musician Jonny (cq) Greenwood (Radiohead) is 41.
Country singer-musician Ryan Adams is 38. Actor Jeremy
Lelliott is 30.
Lucas plans little
personal lms in future
NEW YORK George Lucas is done
with Star Wars, but not with lmmak-
ing.
The Star Wars creator says he still
plans to make his own little personal
lms.
Lucas spoke Friday night while
attending Ebony magazines Power 100
Gala, days after announcing the sale of
his storied Lucaslm to Disney for $4.05
billion. The deal would allow for more
Star Wars lms. While Lucas will be a
creative consultant, longtime collabora-
tor Kathleen Kennedy will be in control.
When asked if hed have a hand in
picking a director for the lms, he said,
Ive turned it over to a wonderful pro-
ducer, Kathy Kennedy, and Ive known
her for years. Shes more than capable of
taking it and making it better than I did.
Lucas admitted mixed emotions about
letting Lucaslm go. Its very sad. Its
40 years of work and its been my life,
but Im ready to move on to bigger and
better things.
Among them are his educational foun-
dation, which will be a major benefactor
of the money he got for Lucaslm.
Mostly it will be philanthropy but
Im also going to make my own little
personal lms, he said of his plans.
His last lm was this years Red
Tails, which told the story of the
Tuskegee Airmen, a legendary black
ight
u n i t
formed in 1941 that debunked
widely held beliefs that black pilots
were incapable of ghting in combat.
While he described that lm as a labor
of love, he said, Im going to go further
out than that. I barely got Red Tails
into the theaters. The ones Im working
on now will never get into the theaters.
Foxx, Wonder among stars
honoring Eddie Murphy
LOS ANGELES However riotous
the Eddie Murphy stories from Arsenio
Hall, Tracy Morgan, Adam Sandler and
Russell Brand, the highlight of Spike
TVs tribute to Murphy was the comedi-
ans duet with Stevie Wonder.
Murphy joined the subject of one of
his most classic impressions for a rous-
ing rendition of Wonders 1973 hit
Higher Ground during the taping of
the Spike TV special Eddie Murphy:
One Night Only, which is set to air Nov.
14. The Roots served as the house band.
Jamie Foxx, Tyler Perry, Martin
Lawrence, Chris Rock and Keenan Ivory
Wayans were also among those paying
tribute to Murphy Saturday at the
Saban Theater.
Accompanied by a pretty blonde,
Murphy beamed throughout the two-
hour program, saying he was
touched by the tribute.
I am a very, very bitter
man, he said with a beguil-
ing smile. I dont get
touched easily, and I am
really touched.
Morgan called Murphy my
comic hero and came onstage wearing
a replica of Murphys red leather suit
from his standup show Delirious.
He set the tone for the whole industry
a long time ago, Morgan said before
taking the stage. He inspired me in a
fearless way.
Sandler was still in high school when
he first saw Delirious, which he
described as one of the most legendary
standup specials of all time.
Everybody on the planet wanted to
be Eddie, he said. He funnier than us.
Hes cooler than any of us.
Samuel L. Jackson said Murphy
changed the course of American lm
history by giving Jackson his first
speaking role on the big screen, in
1988s Coming to America.
If it werent for Eddie, we might not
have all the wonderful lms that Ive
made, Jackson quipped.
He is a true movie star, Jackson
continued, lauding Murphys perform-
ance in 48 Hours and Beverly Hills
Cop.
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he rst structure near Yerba Buena
Cove in the 1830s was a sweat house
about the corner of Montgomery and
Sacramento streets. It was probably made of
branches and tule reeds that could be collect-
ed from the area. If one were to look 360
degrees from the cove there were no trees to
be seen. It was barren and one of the worst
places to build a structure due to the strong
winds that at times could blow a small, weak
structure down.
The Mission Dolores was in a run-down
state now that the Mexican government had
lowered it to just a church status. It had
become almost a deserted complex of build-
ings as had the Presidio. The soldiers of the
Presidio had been transferred to the Sonoma
barracks.
When William A. Richardson was author-
ized by the Mexican government to live at the
cove, he built a small rough board shanty to
facilitate the rst commercial boat service he
started on Richardson Bay on the Marin
County shore. He had begun business in
Marin County selling wood and water to the
whaling vessels that visited the Bay. Business
boomed and, when the business of selling
hides from the ranchos increased, he moved to
Yerba Buena and built a large adobe a distance
from the Bay, at the intersection of Clay Street
and Grant Avenue. Here his family, he had
married the daughter of the commandant of
the Presidio in 1825, moved in to live on a
grand style as he was now the appointed as the
captain of the port.
The authorization to develop a pueblo was
signed and boat activity became centered at a
favorable cove where hides, tallow and other
supplies could be loaded and unloaded.
Because of the lack of wood at the cove, the
area of Woodside had become a boomtown as
it had plenty of redwood trees to supply wood
logs for boards, shingles and for piles to
build piers. It was a struggle to get these mon-
strous logs to Yerba Buena but a new port (at
Redwood City) had been discovered and logs
were oated to the future San Francisco.
Richardsons small rough board shanty
near the cove (Montgomery Street) was
enlarged and he acquired a neighbor, Jacopo
P. Leese, who built a two-story structure with
dormer-windows on the upper oor. Leese
continued in business until 1841 when the
Hudson Bay Company bought it. By this time,
20 houses and structures had been built at the
The fires of the 1840s and 50s
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Police reports
Trick or treat
A woman reported her car was hit with
eggs on Ralston and Notre Dame avenues
in Belmont before 11:45 a.m. Wednesday,
Oct. 31.
BURLINGAME
Burglary. Someone reportedly entered a store
on the 200 block of El Camino Real and stole
various objects before 8:22 p.m. Friday, Oct.
26.
Fraud. A man reported an unknown person
used his credit card number for an online pur-
chase and opened credit card accounts in his
name from the 100 block of Park Road before
12:00 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 25.
Public intoxication. A man was arrested for
being intoxicated while sitting in his vehicle
on the 1500 block of Bernal Avenue before
10:41 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 25.
Recovered property. Police located a vehicle
stolen out of Washington on Interstate 280 and
Skyline Boulevard before 2:07 a.m. on
Thursday, Oct. 25.
Burglary. A residential burglary occurred
during the afternoon while residents were not
home on the 1500 block of Balboa Avenue
before 1:24 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 24.
FOSTER CITY
Theft. A bike was stolen from a carport on
Catamaran before 9:07 a.m. on Friday, Oct.
26.
Soliciting. A man was reported selling meat
and seafood from a truck on Chess Drive
before 11:44 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 24.
Burglary. A computer and various items were
stolen from a vehicle on Vintage Park Drive
before 12:59 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 23.
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LOCAL
By Heather Murtagh
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Theres about 1,700 miles between
Harrison Krats home in Burlingame and his
favorite burger at White Castle depending
on which location one uses.
Despite the distance between here and
either St. Louis or Minneapolis, Krats love
for the sliders has never waned. Hes become
accustomed to buying the frozen option but
that doesnt compare to getting something
fresh. When the opportunity arises, the 30-
year-old opts for the classic sliders, crinkle
cut fries and a drink. Krats love for the White
Castle hit a new level this year when he one of
36 who was inducted into the White Castle
Cravers Hall of Fame.
As part of the 2012 class of inductees, Krat
and his wife Megan were recently own to
Columbus, Ohio, where the family-owned
business is headquartered. He had the chance
to meet other White Castle lovers, learn more
about the company and go home with some
amazing swag.
White Castle is fortunate to have such ded-
icated customers who go to extreme lengths to
fulfill their craving for sliders, Jamie
Richardson, vice president of White Castle,
said in a press release. Many of our Cravers
have grown up with our brand and have incor-
porated it into their lives, whether its coming
to our annual Valentines Day dinner, sneak-
ing Crave Cases into a wedding reception or
just simply passing the love of Sliders from
one generation to the next.
White Castle was introduced to Krat as a
boy living on the East Coast. But they quick-
ly became part of memorable moments in life.
As a child, Krats grandmother would tell
him stories about her life in Europe while
munching on the sliders. As an adult, Krat has
a goal of seeing every Major League baseball
park. Hes been to 17 of the ones currently
used. When he can, he stops by a nearby
White Castle on those trips.
While in Nashville with coworkers for
training, Krat convinced his colleagues to
make a late-night run to the burger joint.
Many of them decided to ship sliders back to
California. The company even had a cameo on
his rst date with Megan. The pair met more
than ve years ago through eHarmony. He
brought over a few movies. They ended up
watching Harold and Kumar Go To White
Castle.
Krat, who works as a tech consultant, had to
get used to life without access to the hot burg-
ers when he moved to California to go to the
University of California at Berkeley in 2005.
To curb the cravings in between visits, Krat
started buying the frozen burgers. It was
through the frozen sliders that Krat learned of
the Hall of Fame. Submitting an essay, he
recalled, resulted in a coupon for two free
sliders. That was enough for Krat and
apparently 735 others who entered.
The Cravers Hall of Fame was founded in
2001. Since then, 9,545 people have applied
for inclusion. As of this years class, 91 have
been inducted. Krat enjoyed learning more
about the family business, how its expanded
into other elds and takes pride in promoting
a healthy lifestyle.
Another perk of the visit Krat learned
the company will soon be offering gear for
babies. As the Krats are now expecting their
rst child, hes excited to get some swag for
the new family addition.
Heather Murtagh can be reached by email:
heather@smdailyjournal.com or by phone: (650)
344-5200 ext. 105.
A love of burgers despite distance
A weekly look at the people
who shape our community
Harrison Krat,far right with wife Megan and grandmother Helen in the middle. Krats love for
the White Castle hit a new level this year when he one of 36 who was inducted into the White
Castle Cravers Hall of Fame.
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Man shot in leg
Saturday night
A man was shot in the leg in East Palo
Alto on Saturday night.
Ofcers responded around 7:45 p.m.
Saturday to reports of shots red near
the intersection of Gonzaga Street and
Notre Dame Avenue, police said.
Ofcers arriving on the scene found a
34-year-old East Palo Alto man suffer-
ing from a gunshot wound to the leg,
according to police.
The man was taken to a hospital to be
treated for the wound, where he was list-
ed in stable condition Saturday night.
The shooting remains under investiga-
tion.
Anyone who has any information
about the shooting is urged to contact
East Palo Alto police at (650) 321-1112.
Those who prefer to stay anonymous
may leave a voice message or anony-
mous text message at (650) 409-6792 or
an anonymous email to
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Sheriff searching for
man missing from
mental health facility
The San Mateo County Sheriffs
Office is searching
for a man who
walked away from a
mental health facility
outside Redwood
City on Friday.
Kenneth Morison,
67, left the
Cordilleras Mental
Health Center
around 4:45 p.m. on
Friday, the sheriffs
ofce said.
He is described as a white male, 5 feet
7 inches tall and 220 pounds, with gray
hair and a beard. He was wearing a
white sweatshirt and blue jeans.
If residents locate him, they should
call 911.
Body found at Miramar
Beach identied
The body of a man found in the sur-
ine at Miramar Beach in San Mateo
County Thursday morning has been
identied as that of a New Hampshire
man, according to the San Mateo
County coroners ofce.
David Saczyk, 31, of Somersworth,
N.H., was found in the ocean when a
tourist looking toward the water from a
hotel near Miramar spotted a body
Thursday morning, according to the San
Mateo County sheriffs ofce.
Saczyk was pulled from the water at
Miramar Beach after the call came in at
9:30 a.m. that day, according to the sher-
iffs ofce.
The cause of death is under investiga-
tion, according to the coroners ofce.
Woman assaulted on Stanford
University campus
The Stanford Department of Public
Safety is searching for a male suspect
who assaulted a female student on the
Stanford University campus Tuesday
night.
The female student said a man who
she did not know grabbed her as she was
running on Campus Drive, between
Stock Farm and Searsville roads,
according to the Stanford Department of
Public Safety.
She reported the assault to a passing
motorist at about 10:30 p.m.
The female student alerted the
motorist to a man wearing all dark cloth-
ing with a hoodie pulled over his head.
She told the motorist that he was the per-
son who had grabbed her.
The suspect was walking with a
woman who had blonde hair. The
woman was walking her bicycle, accord-
ing to the Stanford Department of Public
Safety.
Anyone with information regarding
the incident is asked to contact the
Stanford Department of Public Safety at
(650) 329-2413.
Four injured in
drive-by shooting
Four people were hit by gunre in a
drive-by shooting Friday night in Menlo
Park, according to police.
Gunshots were reported to police at
8:05 p.m. in the area of Ivy Drive and
Windermere Avenue, police said.
Ofcers arrived at the scene to nd
four victims with gunshot wounds. The
victims were transported to Stanford
Hospital for medical treatment.
One victim is in critical condition,
another victim is in serious condition,
and two victims sustained minor
injuries, according to Menlo Park police.
Two vehicles were witnessed eeing
the scene of the shooting. The vehicles
were described as a black Honda and a
black Acura. Both vehicles were seen
heading northbound on Ivy Drive and
have not been located.
Police have not identied any suspects
or a motive for the shooting.
The incident remains under investiga-
tion and anyone with information
regarding the shooting is asked to con-
tact Menlo Park police at (650) 330-
6300.
Man held for deportation
after ramming stolen car
in police vehicle
A man who ed after crashing a stolen
car into a police vehicle and hid inside a
garage before he was arrested
Wednesday is being held in
county jail as an undocumented immi-
grant pending deportation, a San Mateo
County sheriffs spokeswoman said.
Valentin Jimenez, 29, of East Palo
Alto, is in the San Mateo County Jail on
hold pending deportation by the U.S.
Immigration and Naturalization Service,
according to sheriffs spokeswoman
Deputy Rebecca Rosenblatt.
Jimenez, whose country of origin is
Mexico, was arrested by Menlo Park
police on Wednesday inside a garage in
the 1300 block of Madera Avenue on
multiple charges after he drove his car
into a police cruiser and ran into a resi-
dential area, police said.
Police secured a perimeter around the
neighborhood, bordered by Carlton and
Hamilton avenues, Ivy Drive and
Willow Road and ofcers from the sher-
iffs department and Palo Alto Police
Department joined in to search for the
suspect.
Jimenez rammed the police vehicle at
about noon Wednesday after ofcers
spotted his car, determined that it had
been reported stolen and tried to pull
him over.
Jimenez was arrested for possessing a
stolen car, assault with a deadly weapon,
felony hit and run, and resisting or
obstructing a police ofcer.
Local briefs
Kenneth
Morison
Union workers
strike at Raleys
supermarkets
By John S. Marshall
SAN FRANCISCO Union workers at Raleys super-
market chain, which operates more than 100 stores in
California and Nevada, went on strike Sunday after last-ditch
efforts to reach a new contract failed.
The strike, which marked the rst against Raleys in its 77-
year-history, came after all-day talks Saturday. A midnight
deadline was extended at the request of a federal mediator, but
talks broke down around 2 a.m. Sunday, said Mike
Henneberry, a United Food and Commercial Workers Union
spokesman.
The companys position is fairly breathtaking. They really
havent changed much of any of their positions in the 15
months that weve been in talks, Henneberry said.
Union workers were stafng picket lines outside most of the
chains stores by 6 a.m. Sunday, he said.
Raleys spokesman John Segale said that despite the strike
and the picket lines all of the companys stores were open
Sunday as usual.
It is unfortunate that after 15 months of talks and nearly 60
negotiation sessions, we were not able to agree on a new con-
tract since it is clearly understood that we must reduce our
operating costs to become more competitive against non-
union retailers Segale said.
The two sides have been at odds over a proposed wage
freeze, elimination of premium pay for Sunday shifts and
health care benets.
Raleys says it needs to cut costs in the face of a weak econ-
omy and competition from nonunionized companies that also
sell groceries, such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
We are under some erce competition and we must reduce
our costs to allow us to compete in the future, Segale said.
But union ofcials say the chain has not agreed to a full
audit of its nances, and has been bargaining in bad faith since
contract negotiations began.
They have decided what their position is and theyre not
going to change that, Henneberry said.
West Sacramento-based Raleys is a privately owned com-
pany that employs 13,000 people at 115 stores in California
and 13 in Nevada operating under the Raleys name, as well
as Bel Air Markets, Nob Hill Foods, Food Source and Aisle 1
Fuel Stations, according to its website.
The United Food and Commercial Workers says it repre-
sents 7,400 of the chains employees.
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STATE/NATION
By John S. Marshall
SAN FRANCISCO Nurses at
Sonoma Countys Santa Rosa
Memorial Hospital walked picket
lines on Sunday in the second day of
a planned three-day strike protesting
wage offers and other issues.
Most of the nearly 660 nurses rep-
resented by the Staff Nurses
Association walked off the job early
Saturday, union president Sue
Gadbois said.
Union representatives and hospital
ofcials continue to disagree over
including pay and stafng levels.
The issue of compensation could
have a very negative impact on the
hospitals ability to retain and attract
nurses, she said.
Hospital ofcials have noted that
they are run by the nonprot group,
St. Joseph Health-Sonoma County,
and that the hospital doesnt post
prots or reward shareholders. Costs
must be controlled because of
tighter operating margins and antici-
pated reductions in government
health care reimbursements, ofcials
said.
The hospital has engaged and
continues to engage in good faith
bargaining with our registered nurs-
es, hospital spokesman Debra
Miller said. We anticipate reim-
bursement rates going down, and we
have asked our nurses to share in
some of the cost savings.
The nurses were joined in the
strike by members of the Stationary
Engineers union who represent engi-
neers at the hospital and at nearby
Petaluma Valley Hospital.
The strike is set to end Tuesday
morning, but the nurses are expected
to be locked out until Thursday
because the hospital has hired
replacement nurses, who are con-
tracted to work for ve days.
The walkout comes after nurses at
the hospital went on strike in early
October, the rst strike at the hospi-
tal since 1986.
In a separate strike last week, reg-
istered nurses represented by the
California Nurses Association
walked off the job Thursday at seven
Sutter hospitals in Alameda, Contra
Costa and Solano counties as part of
a one-day strike.
The walkout was the sixth strike
organized by the group in a lingering
contract dispute with Sutter. The last
walkout was in July.
Nurses picket in second day of Santa Rosa strike
Mom suspected of trying
to murder daughter
MONTCLAIR A California mother is
expected to make her rst court appearance
Monday after she allegedly tried to kill her 8-
year-old daughter on Halloween.
The Inland Valley Daily Bulletin reports that
31-year-old Stephanie Irene Aguilar of Rancho
Cucamonga was arrested and booked Thursday
for investigation of attempted murder, corporal
injury on a child and obstructing a police ofcer.
She is being held on $1 million bail.
Montclair police said Aguilar and her daughter
were in a SUV last week when the mother
slammed the vehicle into the back of a tractor-
trailer on Interstate 10.
Police said witnesses told dispatchers Aguilar
punched her injured daughter and slammed the
girls head into the SUV console. Aguilar then
allegedly attacked a responding CHP ofcer.
A motive for the attacks has not been released.
Gas prices drop 21 cents
over past 2 weeks
CAMARILLO The average U.S. price of a
gallon of gasoline has dropped 21 cents over the
past two weeks.
Thats according to the Lundberg Survey of
fuel prices, released Sunday, which puts the price
of a gallon of regular at $3.55.
Midgrade costs an average of $3.72 a gallon,
and premium is $3.85.
Diesel dipped 7 cents to $4.08 a gallon.
Of the cities surveyed in the lower 48 states,
Memphis, Tenn., has the nations lowest average
price for gas at $3.11. San Francisco has the high-
est at $4.05.
In California, the lowest average price was
$3.81 in Sacramento. The average statewide for a
gallon of regular was $3.98.
Ex-husband of woman
arrested for fatal stabbing
SANTA ANA A 71-year-old California
woman who once was charged with decades-old
murder has been found stabbed to death and her
ex-husband has been arrested for investigation of
murder.
Police said 74-year-old Kenneth Fineeld is
suspected of killing his former wife, Macaria
Fineeld, at her Santa Ana home after he called
911 on Saturday.
The Orange County Register
(http://bit.ly/TDtD7D) reports that Marcaria
Fineeld was arrested in 2004 on second-degree
murder charges in connection with the death of a
pregnant women 30 years earlier.
The newspaper says Fineeld unintentionally
killed Bertha Hernandez when she took a knife to
her belly as she attempted to deliver the baby.
Authorities said after fatally stabbing Hernandez,
she disposed of the body in Mexico.
Charges against Fineeld were dropped after
Mexican authorities provided proof that she spent
three years in a prison for the death.
Email asks for legal fund
help for assessor
LOS ANGELES Supporters of Los Angeles
County Assessor John Noguez are being asked to
donate money so he can make bail in his public
corruption case.
The Los Angeles Times (http://lat.ms/SJr3gF)
reports that an email was sent Friday from
Noguezs personal account, signed by Friends
of John Noguez, asking for cash to be used for
his legal fund. Included in the email was a linked
to a private Web page where contributions could
be made.
Its unclear whether Noguez orchestrated the
email or whether it was sent independently by
supporters.
Last month a judge lowered Noguezs bail
from $1.4 million to $1.16 million.
Noguez and tax consultant Ramin Salari face
dozens of corruption charges. Prosecutors say
Noguez took bribes from Salari to lower taxes on
clients properties. Both men deny any wrongdo-
ing.
State briefs
Couple fights
judge over girls
pregnancy
RENO, Nev. In a case watched
by anti-abortion organizations, a
Nevada couple is trying to block a
Reno judge from holding hearings
that it fears could result in the termi-
nation of their mentally disabled
daughters pregnancy.
Amy and William Bauer led a
motion asking the Nevada Supreme
Court to halt the proceedings by
District Judge Egan Walker, saying
he lacks authority to make such a
decision for 32-year-old Elisa Bauer.
The Catholic couple says they and
Elisa want to carry the baby to term.
Elisa was living in a group home
when she became pregnant 13 weeks
ago under unknown circumstances.
The Supreme Court set a noon
Monday deadline for the county to
respond to the Bauers motion. The
hearings are scheduled to resume
Tuesday.
NATION 7
NEW YORK Shivering vic-
tims of Superstorm Sandy went to
church Sunday to pray for deliver-
ance as cold weather settling in
across the New York metropolitan
region and another powerful
storm forecast for the middle of the
week added to their misfortunes
and deepened the gloom.
With overnight temperatures
sinking into the 30s and hundreds of
thousands of homes and businesses
still without electricity six days
after Sandy howled through, people
slept in layers of clothes, and New
York City ofcials handed out blan-
kets and urged victims to go to
overnight shelters or daytime warm-
ing centers.
At the same time, government
leaders began to grapple with a
daunting longer-term problem:
where to nd housing for the tens of
thousands of people whose homes
could be uninhabitable for weeks or
months because of a combination of
storm damage and cold weather.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg said
30,000 to 40,000 New Yorkers may
need to be relocated a monumen-
tal task in a city where housing is
scarce and expensive though he
said that number will probably drop
to 20,000 within a couple of weeks
as power is restored in more places.
In a heavily ooded Staten Island
neighborhood, Sara Zavala spent the
night under two blankets and layers
of clothing because the power was
out. She had a propane heater but
turned it on for only a couple of
hours in the morning. She did not
want to sleep with it running at night.
When I woke up, I was like, Its
freezing. And I thought, This cant
go on too much longer, said
Zavala, a nursing home admissions
coordinator.
Nearly a week after Sandy
slammed into the New Jersey coast-
line in an assault that killed more
than 100 people in 10 states, gaso-
line shortages persisted across the
region, though odd-even rationing
got under way in northern New
Jersey in an echo of the gas crisis of
the 1970s. Nearly 1 million homes
and businesses were still without
power in New Jersey, and about
650,000 in New York City, its north-
ern suburbs and Long Island.
With more subways running and
most city schools reopening on
Monday, large swaths of the city
were getting back to something
resembling normal. But the week
could bring new challenges, namely
an Election Day without power in
hundreds of polling places, and a
noreaster expected to hit by
Wednesday, with the potential for
55 mph gusts and more beach ero-
sion, ooding and rain.
Prepare for more outages, said
National Weather Service meteorol-
ogist Joe Pollina. Stay indoors.
Stock up again.
Well, the rst storm ooded me
out, and my landlord tells me
theres a big crack in the ceiling, so
I guess theres a chance this storm
could do more damage, John Lewis
said at a shelter in New Rochelle,
N.Y. I was hoping to get back in
there sooner rather than later, but it
doesnt look good.
Churchgoers packed the pews
Sunday in parkas, scarves and boots
and looked for solace in faith.
At the chilly Church of St. Rose
in Belmar, N.J., its streets still slip-
pery with foul-smelling mud,
Roman Catholic Bishop David
OConnell said he had no good
answer for why God would allow
such destruction. But he assured
parishioners: Theres more good,
and theres more joy, and theres
more happiness in life than there is
the opposite. And it will be back.
In the heart of the Staten Island
disaster zone, the Rev. Steve
Martino of Movement Church head-
ed a volunteer effort that had scores
of people delivering supplies in gro-
cery carts and cleaning out ruined
homes. Around midday, the work
stopped, and volunteer and victim
alike bowed their heads in prayer.
Cold weather, new storm add to misery
By David B. Caruso
NEW YORK Power generators are
being marshaled, polling locations
moved and voting machines hurriedly
put into place as ofcials prepare to hold
an national election in storm-ravaged
sections of New York and New Jersey
barely a week after Superstorm Sandy.
Organizers expressed guarded con-
dence Sunday that the presidential vote
will proceed with no major disruptions
in most areas hit by the storm, though it
was unclear whether the preparations
would be enough to avoid depressed
turnout in communities where people
still lack power or have been driven from
their damaged homes.
Some voters will be casting ballots in
places different from their usual polls.
In Long Beach, N.Y., a barrier-island
city that was inundated with water dur-
ing the storm, the number of polling
places will be cut to four, down from the
usual 11. Residents of the devastated
borough of Sea Bright, on the New
Jersey shore, will have to drive two
towns over to vote.
But with two days to go until Election
Day, ofcials in both states said Sunday
that they were overcoming many of their
biggest challenges.
Hundreds of emergency generators
have been rushed into place to ensure
power at polling places, even if the
neighborhoods around them are still
dark. Electric utilities were putting a pri-
ority on restoring power to others and
had assured election ofcials they would
be up and running by Monday.
Of the 1,256 polling locations in New
York City, only 59 needed to be moved
or closed, said Valerie Vazquez, a
spokeswoman for the citys Board of
Elections. Most were in coastal areas of
Brooklyn and Queens or other neighbor-
hoods where buildings normally used for
voting had been turned into shelters.
Some New York City leaders remained
worried. Mayor Michael Bloomberg
noted that the polling-place changes
would affect some 143,000 New Yorkers.
Over the next day, its going to be
critical that the Board of Elections com-
municate this new information to their
poll workers, he said.
Despite damage, election officials hopeful
Post-storm construction
hiring may aid economy
Hiring in the long-depressed U.S. construction industry will
get a boost from the rebuilding that will follow Superstorm
Sandy. Those jobs, in turn, could raise economic growth, ana-
lysts say.
The modest lift to the economy is expected to come in the
rst months of 2013. Construction rms, contractors and local
governments will hire to rebuild or renovate homes, buildings,
roads and bridges that were damaged or destroyed.
This is going to be a net positive, particularly in the mid-
Atlantic, said Sophia Koropeckyj, managing director
Moodys Economy.com.
Sandy inicted up to $50 billion in estimated losses from
property damage, lost business and additional living costs.
The damage was concentrated near the coastlines of New
Jersey and New York City.
Construction jobs are especially vital to the economy. Pay is
higher than average: At $25.86, average hourly pay tops the
average of $23.58 for all U.S. private-sector jobs and is far
above the averages for areas like retail ($16.43) and leisure
and hospitality, which includes restaurants and hotel jobs
($13.35).
In addition, job growth in construction typically spurs hir-
REUTERS
Ruined mattresses sit in a pile outside a beachfront home as residents con-
tinue to clean up after Hurricane Sandy in Point Pleasant Beach,N.J.Sunday.
See HIRING, Page 34
NATION 8
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By David Espo
and Steve Peoples
DES MOINES, Iowa Two
days from judgment by the voters,
President Barack Obama and Mitt
Romney raced across competitive
battleground states on Sunday,
stressing differences on the econo-
my, health care and more while pro-
fessing a willingness to work across
party lines to end gridlock in
Washington.
You have the power, Obama,
the most powerful political leader in
the world, told thousands of cheer-
ing supporters in New Hampshire as
the race moved toward a close n-
ish.
Boos from Romneys partisans in
Cleveland turned to appreciative
laughter when the Republican nom-
inee began a sentence by saying, If
the president were to be elected,
and ended it with, Its possible but
not likely.
After a cam-
paign than
began more
than a year ago,
late public
opinion polls
were unpre-
dictably tight
for the nation-
wide popular
vote. But they
suggested an advantage for the pres-
ident in the state-by-state competi-
tion for electoral votes that will set-
tle the contest.
Conceding nothing, Romney set
his first foray of the fall into
Pennsylvania. The state last voted
for a Republican presidential candi-
date in 1988, but the challenger and
his allies began advertising heavily
in the campaigns nal days.
Hes offering excuses. Ive got a
plan to x the economy. I cant
wait for us to get started, Romney
said in a new television commercial,
possibly the last of the campaign, as
he appeared in
Iowa, Ohio, and
Virginia as well
as Pennsylvania.
In Des
Moines, he said
he would meet
regularly with
good men and
women on both
sides of the
aisle in Congress. Later, in
Cleveland, he said of Obama,
Instead of bridging the divide, hes
made it wider.
Obama had New Hampshire,
Florida, Ohio and Colorado in his
sights for the day, and judging from
the polls, a slight wind at his back.
So much so that one conservative
group cited a string of surveys that
favor the president as it emailed an
urgent plea for late-campaign dona-
tions so it could end his time in the
White House.
In New Hampshire, the president
said he wants to work across party
lines, but said he wont give up pri-
orities such as college nancial aid
or the health care law he pushed
through Congress.
Thats not a price Im willing to
pay, he said, a reference to
Romneys frequent pledge to dis-
mantle the health law that
Republicans derided as
Obamacare.
The two rivals and their running
mates ew from state to state as the
last of an estimated 1 million cam-
paign commercials were airing in a
costly attempt to inuence a dimin-
ishing pool of voters.
More than 27 million ballots have
been cast in 34 states and the
District of Columbia, although none
will be counted until Election Day
on Tuesday.
Nearly 4 million of them were
deposited by Floridians, and
Democrats cited unprecedented
demand for pre-election day voting
as they led a lawsuit demanding an
extension of available time.
As they did about almost every-
thing else in the campaign, aides to
Obama and Romney disagreed
about the political signicance of
the early voting.
Early voting is going very well
for us, said David Plouffe, a top
White House aide, adding a predic-
tion on ABCs This Week that the
president will win a second term on
Tuesday.
But Rich Beeson, Romneys
political director, said they are
underperforming and we are over-
performing in terms of turning out
early and absentee votes turned
compared with 2008. Romney and
Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan will be
elected the next president and vice
president of the United States, he
predicted on Fox News Sunday.
Obama and Romney disagree
sharply about the approach the
nation should take to the slow-
growth economy and high unem-
ployment, and the differences have
helped dene the campaign.
Rivals stress differences
By Ben Feller
WASHINGTON The next
president will be under re to get
millions of people back to work,
shrink a soaring federal debt, end
Americas longest war, unite a
divided country and prevent Iran
from building a bomb that could
unnerve the world.
And thats just what comes after
the inauguration.
The work that begins right after
Tuesdays election could determine
whether the White House and
Congress can keep the country from
plunging back into recession in the
new year. Thats because without
action by the nations leaders, a bat-
tery of tax increases and spending
cuts will kick in come January,
making life harder for families and
endangering the economic recovery.
Win or lose, President Barack
Obama will be in charge until Jan.
20, which means dealing with this
scal cliff is his problem. But
Republican Mitt Romney wants to
have a signicant stamp on the mat-
ter as president-elect if he wins.
The economy, stable but strug-
gling, will drive the agenda in the
next term. It touches all the core
issues that the election has been
about middle-class security, job
creation, home values, taxes, basic
opportunity for a better life.
The next president will not be
dealing with the combined chaos of
a nancial sector, an employment
picture and a stock market in free-
fall, all of which started to consume
Obama even before he was sworn in
on Jan. 20, 2009.
Yet the public will expect results
soon.
More than 23 million people are
unemployed, working part time
when they want full-time jobs or out
of patience looking for work.
Obama and Romney have both
promised a more robust rebound,
but theyre deeply divided over the
best ways to get there.
The new president probably will
get to nominate at least one
Supreme Court justice, if not up to
three, as Vice President Joe Biden
has suggested. Even one such life-
time appointment could tip the ide-
ological balance of the high court.
And the world will not wait to test
Awaiting the winner: Job woes, debt, war and more
Barack Obama Mitt Romney
See WINNER, Page 34
OPINION 9
Coming to a neighborhood
near you ...
Editor,
Thank you to Bill Silverfarb for his
continued coverage of the impending
opening of the 7-Eleven store in a quiet
residential neighborhood in San Mateo.
Residents of San Mateo should be
aware that they cant assume when the
planning department illegally approves
a neighborhood market in an area
zoned residential that a 24-hour con-
venience store wont be opening just
down the block.
The community is rallying together
and has successfully presented its case
to the Planning Commission which
unanimously agreed that the site is
zoned residential and the planning
department acted improperly in approv-
ing the illegal use. Ultimately, the San
Mateo City Council will decide 7-
Elevens fate. Unfortunately, the archi-
tectural rm working for 7-Eleven is
owned by a sitting councilmember.
San Mateo, like many other commu-
nities on the Peninsula, has plenty of
vacant commercial space in strip malls
and downtown areas. If the citizens
want to protect their residential neigh-
borhoods from 24-hour convenience
stores with all of the nuisances they
attract criminal activity, loitering,
litter, noise pollution and increased
trafc, they should attend the City
Council meeting scheduled for 7 p.m.,
Nov. 15 at 330 W. 20th Ave.
Please let the City Council know that
the citizens of San Mateo share the
City Council Vision as stated on the
city website, part of which reads,
Enhance the quality of residential
neighborhoods, including particularly
improved appearance and more com-
munity involvement.
Erin Shannon
San Mateo
Propositions 34 and 36
Editor,
I am very disappointed in the Daily
Journals No position on Propositions
34 and 36. In 1990, I might have
agreed with you. And then a good
friend of mine invited me to participate
in a program at San Quentin State
Prison. I was so affected by this experi-
ence and so in awe of the commitment
of inmates to change their lives for
good that I have been volunteering
there ever since, as often as three times
a week. Human beings can change.
Human beings do change when given
motivation and proper direction. I can-
not adequately describe the wonders I
witness at San Quentin as a result of
the many programs there conducted by
hundreds of volunteers each week.
Unfortunately, San Quentin is the
only state facility where this level of
concern exists. If our system adopted
the principles of restorative justice and
worked for healing versus punishment,
we could make a huge difference. I am
deeply concerned with our culture of
having so little basic respect for life.
John Kelly
San Mateo
Department of Business
Editor,
The president of the United States is
proposing a new cabinet level position.
The Department of Business is the
presidents suggestion to solve the job
problem. Dont we already have a cabi-
net level called the Department of
Commerce? What does the Department
of Commerce do? What will the
Department of Business do? What will
another government bureaucracy do to
create jobs? Am I the only one who
does not understand?
Keith C. De Filippis
San Jose
Letters to the editor
Whos
embezzling?
L
ast weeks Council of Cities meeting featured a panel on
embezzlement organized by Burlingame Councilwoman
Terry Nagel to inform local ofcials on steps they can
take to protect public funds. Over the past year, at least six pub-
lic agencies in San Mateo County have suffered incidents of
employee fraud. These scandals have occurred in both large and
small agencies with losses from $40,000 to $2 million. They have
involved the traditional embezzlement of public funds and misap-
propriation of public funds through fraudulent nancial transactions.
On the same night as the meeting, there was news that two San
Mateo County Community College District employees had been
arrested for allegedly buying
computer equipment and soft-
ware with district money and
reselling them for prot.
Whats going on? Is employee
fraud running rampant in San
Mateo County? Not really. But
according to panelists Joan
Cassman, legal adviser to many
cities and special districts; Bob
Adler, San Mateo County con-
troller; and Sandie Arnott, coun-
ty treasurer/tax collector, its a
wake-up call.
According to Adler, a typical
organization loses 5 percent of
revenue to fraud each year.
Asset misappropriation schemes comprise 87 percent of frauds.
These schemes are more likely to be detected by a tip than any other
method. Corruption and billing schemes pose the greatest risk.
Perpetrators with higher levels of authority cause much larger losses.
***
Heres whats been happening locally. The former head of
technology at the San Mateo County Community College
District and an accomplice used district credit cards in the
amount of $150,000 to buy electronic equipment and then sold
it online to make a prot. In the process, receipts were falsied
and computers of other employees were used.
In March, Mid-Peninsula Water District found that one of its
employees had embezzled $250,000. The longtime employee wrote
checks to herself at the end of the usual time for making deposits.
She never took vacations and wouldnt leave her desk for fear some-
one would discover her scheme. This worked until she became seri-
ously ill, had to leave and her fraudulent acts were discovered.
Late last year, the district attorney charged two former
employees of the countys Mosquito and Vector Control District
with embezzling at least $450,000. Poor nancial management
and poor vetting of employees led to this asco. Staff from the
Local Agency Formation Commission recommended dissolu-
tion of the agency but the LAFCo board did not since the county
didnt seem interested in taking over its functions.
In one of the more bizarre cases, the former assistant superintend-
ent and chief business ofcial of the Woodside Elementary School
District was in charge of a $13 million modernization project which
went over budget by $2 million. To cover up, he arranged to obtain
$600,000 of additional revenue and then doctored the authorization
so he could borrow $2.6 million. This proved so easy that, when he
was subsequently appointed superintendent of the neighboring
Portola Valley Elementary School District, he used fraudulent meth-
ods to embezzle $100,926 to pay for renovation of his Woodside
home. He is now serving two years in prison.
Two SamTrans employees are being prosecuted by the DA for
employee theft involving ticket vending machines at Caltrain sta-
tions. And two county employees in the public administration
department are charged with misappropriating funds and resources
from estates for which there are no heirs.
***
Before you anti-government fanatics go ballistic, just a reminder
that our own San Francisco Giants were victims of a $2.2 million
theft from their payroll manager last year. It can happen any place,
inside and outside of government, if one does not have proper
nancial controls or vigilance. Not to mention loose regulations of
Wall Street hedge funds, mortgage loans and Bernie Madoff.
Heres some of the advice dished out at the Council of Cities
meeting. Dont rely on an audit to nd wrongdoing. Watch those
government credit cards. They are an invitation to steal to employ-
ees as well as councilmembers. All employees should get annual
anti-fraud training. Require one week or longer vacations or
require rotation of duties for back-up regularly. Make sure the
people you hire as nancial managers have been vetted thoroughly
and know sound nancial procedures. Put strong anti-fraud con-
trols in place. Beware of cyber fraud. Use a dedicated computer
for online banking that is not enabled for email or web browsing.
Nagel has shared these and other suggestions from the panel with
all mayors and councilmembers in the county.
***
A common thread in these incidents is how easy it was to steal.
Once an employee did a little embezzling, it became too tempting
not to do it on a bigger scale. Just like Burlingame librarys one-
time administrative assistant who embezzled almost $130,000 in
book nes, pilfering $20 bills, one at a time. Today, Burlingame
has checks in place to avoid a repeat.
Sue Lempert is the former mayor of San Mateo. Her column
runs every Monday. She can be reached at sue@smdailyjour-
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Anna Eshoo (D)
State propositions:
Proposition 30: Quarter-cent sales
tax increase and increase in upper-
income personal income tax for
education YES
Proposition 31: Government reform
and local plan money NO
Proposition 32: Prohibition of
political contributions by payroll
NO
Proposition 33: Change state auto
insurance policies NO
Proposition 34: Repeal the death
penalty NO
Proposition 35: Expand denition of
human trafcking and increase
penalties YES
Proposition 36: Repeal Three
Strikeslaw NO
Proposition 37: Require labeling for
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Proposition 38: Increase personal
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Proposition 39: Change taxing
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State Senate-District 13
Jerry Hill (D)
State Assembly-District 22
Kevin Mullin (D)
State Assembly-District 24
Rich Gordon (D)
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Grifn, Katie Kane
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Measure C: County charter change to
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YES
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BUSINESS 10
By Steve Rothwell
NEW YORK Any stock trader will
tell you that if theres one thing investors
hate, its uncertainty.
Unfortunately, with President Barack
Obama and Republican challenger Mitt
Romney virtually tied in polls before the
election Tuesday, uncertainty is one
thing they are getting in spades.
Its crazy close, says Kim Forrest, a
senior equity analyst and vice president
at Fort Pitt Capital, a nancial manage-
ment company in Pittsburgh. Its so up
in the air, it really could go either way. In
the short term, the markets will be happy
that its over.
If its over.
Wall Street could wake up on
Wednesday without a winner. If the elec-
tion comes down to a thin margin in a
swing state Ohio, Iowa, New
Hampshire, take your pick the out-
come could be delayed for days or
weeks.
Bad for stocks
The closest presidential election in
recent history was bad for stocks. The
Standard & Poors 500 fell as much as 8
percent during the ve weeks following
the 2000 election, between George W.
Bush and Vice President Al Gore.
The election was Nov. 7. Gore didnt
concede until Dec. 13, after the Supreme
Court essentially stopped a recount of
votes in Florida. During those five
weeks, the Dow Jones industrial average
also slid, as much as 5.2 percent.
The biggest drop for stocks came three
days after the vote, when television net-
works retracted their call of New Mexico
for Gore and labeled it too close to call.
The S&P fell 2.4 percent.
The S&P fell 1.9 percent on Nov. 22,
when Bush asked the Supreme Court to
take up the election and Republican
vice presidential nominee Dick Cheney
was hospitalized with chest pain.
It fell 2 percent on Nov. 30, when
Democrats asked the Florida Supreme
Court for a hand recount of 14,000 dis-
puted ballots.
The S&P closed at 1,432 on the day of
the election. It fell to 1,360, a drop of 5
percent, by Dec. 13, the day that Gore
conceded defeat. The Dow Jones
Industrial Average fell from 10,952 to
10,794 over the same period.
This year, investors would like to see,
regardless of who wins or loses, a clean
and quick outcome, says Jack Ablin,
chief investment ofcer at BMO Private
Bank in Chicago, who lived in Florida in
2000. Then we can move on to our
other problems.
Other problems
The most prominent of those other
problems is the looming so-called scal
cliff, a combination of higher taxes and
government spending cuts that will take
effect unless Congress acts by Jan. 1.
The total impact next year could be as
high as $800 billion.
Getting the election out of the way is
the rst step toward resolving the issue.
For many investors, backing Obama or
Romney matters less than knowing
which direction the country will take.
The Standard & Poors 500 index has
fallen 3.5 percent since reaching its
highest point in almost ve years in
September, in large part because compa-
nies lowered their revenue expectations
for the rest of the year.
In the meantime, investors have tried
to decide which industries would benet
from a victory for which candidate.
A Romney victory would favor nan-
cial stocks because investment taxes
would be more investor-friendly than
they would under an Obama administra-
tion, Ablin says. Financial stocks typi-
cally pay higher dividends than compa-
nies in other sectors such as technology,
for example, where cash is invested for
growth.
Obama has proposed raising the tax on
capital gains to 20 percent from 15 per-
cent for high-earners and leaving it at 15
percent for everyone else. Romney
wants a 15 percent rate for high-earners
and no tax for everyone else.
Obama would tax high-earners divi-
dends as ordinary income, a sizable
increase for most people. As with capi-
tal gains, Romney would maintain the
15 percent rate for richer people and
eliminate the tax for people who make
less.
Defense stocks would also likely ben-
et from having the Republican as com-
mander-in-chief because he has pledged
to increase military spending, while
Obama has proposed to limit the growth
of defense spending.
Infrastructure and engineering compa-
nies would likely fare better after an
Obama victory, while oil companies
would do better under Romney, says
Forrest at Fort Pitt Capital.
Protable
Bill Stone, chief investment ofcer at
PNC Wealth Management in
Philadelphia, says that regardless of the
election, signs from the housing market
to auto sales encourage him that compa-
nies will remain profitable and that
stocks are an attractive investment,
especially given low returns on other
assets.
The dividend yield of the S&P 500 is
about 2.2 percent, compared with a
yield Friday of 1.72 percent for U.S. 10-
year Treasury notes. The ratio of stock
prices to earnings for the index is cur-
rently 13.7 below the 10-year average of
15.2.
What if Wall St. wakes
up without a winner?
By Beth Fouhy
WASHINGTON One million ads. More than $1 billion.
Ten battleground states.
Those eye-popping gures tell the story of the 2012 presi-
dential campaign TV ad blitz never before has so much
money been spent on so many commercials aimed at so few
voters.
Television ads were the primary communications tool for the
campaigns of President Barack Obama and his Republican
challenger Mitt Romney, despite the gradual but persistent shift
of viewers from television to the Internet.
While both teams maintained a robust social media presence
and used online ads for micro-targeting voters based on their
reading and shopping habits, nothing came close to the cam-
paigns investment in the kind of 30- and 60-second TV spots
that have dened presidential campaigns for nearly half a cen-
tury.
The decline of television advertising hasnt happened, and
its not going away anytime soon, said Erika Franklin Fowler,
director of the Wesleyan University Media Project which tracks
campaign advertising. TV is where you look for the persuad-
able voter, and the Internet is what you use to mobilize your
base.
The two presidential campaigns, the political parties and
their allied independent groups aired 1,015,615 ads between
June 1 and Oct. 29, the Wesleyan project found almost 40
percent more than the number of ads that ran in the same peri-
od in 2008, when Obama defeated Republican John McCain
for the presidency.
The proliferation of campaign commercials was fueled by an
unprecedented level of spending. The candidates, parties and
groups spent more than $1.08 billion total on commercials
since April according to data compiled by media trackers and
provided to the Associated Press.
2012 advertising blitz: big
money, smaller audience
BUSINESS 11
By Sharon Cohen
Its a staple of every presidential
election, a single question that puts
the incumbents record on trial and
asks American voters to be the
jurors.
Are you better off than you were
four years ago? Ronald Reagan
asked in 1980 at the end of a tele-
vised debate. The answer was his
landslide win. Since then, the ques-
tion has become a cudgel for politi-
cal challengers, a survey question
for pollsters and a barometer for the
mood of the country.
Campaign 2012 is no exception.
Mitt Romney and his surrogates
have stitched the question into a
stinging indictment of current
White House economic policies,
answering with a resounding no.
But in an unusual twist, President
Barack Obama and the Democrats
have asked, too, and responded with
an emphatic yes. They pose their
own question: Want to go back to
2008-early 2009, when millions lost
their jobs, banks failed and the
country teetered on the edge of col-
lapse?
So whos right? It depends. On
whom you ask. Where you go. And
what yardstick you use to judge.
Its tough to give a one- or two-
word answer, says Mark Hopkins,
senior economist at Moodys. It all
depends on what youre looking at.
I dont think anyone can really
argue seriously that were not better
off than we were four years ago. ...
And I would be just as incredulous
if anyone tried to argue were ne or
couldnt be doing better.
Both campaigns rely on numbers
to paint an economic picture.
Obama talks about progress in
employment. In the month when he
took office, January 2009, the
nation lost 881,000 jobs, according
to federal numbers. Last month,
171,000 jobs were added. (The
unemployment rate, which was 7.8
percent at the start of his adminis-
tration, rose and then declined; it
stood at 7.9 percent last month.)
For Romney, its statistics such as
the drop in median household
income: a 4.8 percent inflation-
adjusted decline from June 2009
(the end of the recession) to June
2012, when it was $50,964, accord-
ing to a report by Sentier Research,
Hopkins says his own view is
based on the general state of the
economy, while the candidates
better off question is aimed at
voter sentiment. When a politician
asks that, he explains, they are
really hoping to tap into peoples
gut feelings, not have them do a
rational cost-benet analysis.
So what are those feelings on the
eve of the election?
A new Washington Post-ABC
News poll reported 22 percent of
likely voters say theyre better off
financially than when Obama
became president, a third say
theyre worse and nearly half report
being in about the same shape.
Those are the broad strokes; its the
singular stories, though, that reveal
hope and confidence, frustration
and insecurity. Here are a few from
around the nation:
THE BUILDER
Four years ago, Dan Manjack was
scraping by, a Florida building con-
tractor struggling to stay aoat in a
state drowning in foreclosures.
Its probably the rst time in my
life that I felt fear, says Manjack, a
44-year-old Army veteran. I had
four kids to support. I had an ex-
wife (they were divorcing at the
time) to support.... My life savings
were gone. My checking was gone.
They were dire times.
He eked out a living by taking
small construction jobs and dab-
bling in marketing ventures; he even
considered moving to Dubai. I was
trying to do everything I could to
survive, he says. I really didnt
know where to go, to be honest with
you.
He headed north. Destination:
Williston, N.D., ground zero in an
enormous oil boom.
A friend had put him in touch
with an investor who wanted him to
come there to build a man camp
temporary housing for workers
ooding into the area.
The investor portrayed Williston
as modern-day gold rush country,
So Manjack made the 1,500-mile
trek. Before the camp was even n-
ished, it was sold and he realized he
Better off 4 years later? Answers vary
Apple Inc. paid an income tax
rate of only 1.9 percent on its earn-
ings outside the U.S. in its latest s-
cal year, a regulatory ling by the
company shows.
The worlds most valuable com-
pany paid $713 million in tax on
foreign earnings of $36.8 billion in
the fiscal year ended Sept. 29,
according to the nancial statement
led on Oct. 31. The foreign earn-
ings were up 53 percent from scal
2011, when Apple earned $24 bil-
lion outside the U.S. and paid
income tax of 2.5 percent on it.
The tech giants foreign tax rate
compares with the general U.S. cor-
porate tax rate of 35 percent.
Apple may pay some income
taxes on its prot to the country in
which it sells its products, but it
minimizes them by using various
accounting moves to shift prots to
countries with low tax rates. For
example the strategy known as
Double Irish With a Dutch
Sandwich, routes prots through
Irish and Dutch subsidiaries and
then to the Caribbean.
Other multinational corporations
also use such tax techniques, which
are legal.
Like other big companies, Apple
leaves cash overseas. If it brought it
home to the U.S., it would have to
pay U.S. corporate taxes on the
money. The cash that Apple has left
overseas as of Sept. 29 has mounted
to a stunning $82.6 billion, up from
$74 billion as of June 30.
Where Apple does differ from
other companies is that it sets aside
a portion of the foreign profits,
marking them as subject to U.S.
taxes sometime in the future.
When Apple reports quarterly
results, it records that portion of the
taxes as a liability, which is sub-
tracted from its prots even though
it hasnt actually paid the taxes.
Tax experts say the company
could easily eliminate these phan-
tom tax obligations. That would
boost Apples prots for the past
three years by as much $10.5 bil-
lion, according to calculations by
The Associated Press reported in
July.
While investors might rejoice if
Apple suddenly added $10.5 billion to
its prots, unilaterally erasing a mas-
sive U.S. tax obligation could tarnish
its reputation as a relatively responsi-
ble payer of U.S. taxes. Instead, the
company is lobbying to change U.S.
law so that it can erase its liabilities in
a less conspicuous fashion.
Overall Cupertino, Calif.-based
Apple had net income of $41.7 bil-
lion, or $44.15 per share, in scal
2012. That was up 61 percent from
$25.9 billion, or $27.68 per share, in
scal 2011.
Apple paid only 1.9 pct tax on earnings outside U.S.
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DOHA, Qatar Sharp disagree-
ments arose Sunday on the rst day
of a Syrian opposition conference
meant to forge a more cohesive
leadership that the international
community says is necessary before
it will boost its support for those
trying to overthrow President
Bashar Assad.
The main opposition group in
exile, the Syrian National Council,
balked at a U.S.-backed plan that
would largely sideline it to make
room in a new leadership council
for fighters and activists inside
Syria. However, with international
pressure mounting, the SNC also
suggested it is
willing to nego-
tiate a compro-
mise that would
give the SNC
more influence
in a new leader-
ship team.
The interna-
tional communi-
ty has long
urged the SNC, widely seen as dys-
functional and out of touch, to
broaden its base and include a
greater spectrum of Syrian society,
especially those ghting inside the
country. Last week, U.S. Secretary
of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
was unusually harsh, suggesting the
SNCs leadership days are over.
Failure to reach a deal in Doha
could further heighten tensions
between Syrias political opposition
and the international community.
Opposition leaders feel abandoned
by the U.S. and other foreign back-
ers, saying they are not providing
the money and weapons the rebels
need to defeat Assad in a stalemated
civil war. Washington and others
say they cant step up aid unless the
opposition stops bickering and
establishes a more representative
and unied leadership.
The conict erupted nearly 20
months ago as a peaceful uprising
that escalated into a civil war and
has claimed more than 36,000 lives,
according to a tally by activists.
At the conference in Doha, the
SNC will have to decide whether to
accept a plan proposed by a promi-
nent dissident, Riad Seif, to set up a
new leadership group of about 50
members. The SNC would get some
15 seats, meaning its influence
would be diluted, while military
commanders and local leaders in
rebel-held areas would win wider
representation.
Seif said his plan has broad inter-
national backing and portrayed it as
a stepping stone to more robust for-
eign aid.
SNC chief Abdelbaset Sieda dis-
missed Seifs optimism, saying he
and others in the SNC no longer
trust promises of international sup-
port that are linked to restructuring
of the opposition.
We faced this situation before,
when we formed the SNC (last
year), he told The Associated
Press. There were promises like
that, but the international communi-
ty in fact did not give us the support
needed for the SNC to do its job.
The SNC is to decide Wednesday
whether to accept Seifs plan. Sieda
said the SNC believes it deserves at
least 40 percent of the seats, should
it decide to join the new group, sug-
gesting the group may have decided
its under too much pressure to
reject the plan entirely.
In Cairo, Lakhdar Brahimi, the
U.N.-Arab League envoy to Syria,
met with Russian Foreign Minister
Sergey Lavrov, but they differed in
their assessments.
Opposition groups divided in Syria
By Amy Teibel
JERUSALEM The Palestinian president
has set off a strident debate by shattering a
once-inviolable taboo, publicly suggesting his
people would have to relinquish claims to
ancestral homes in Israel.
Mahmoud Abbas comments on the refugee
issue, made in an interview on Israeli TV over
the weekend, triggered hot responses from
Palestinians and Israelis alike.
In Israel, it suddenly put the long-sidelined
issue of peace talks back in the Israeli publics
consciousness ahead of parliamentary elec-
tions.
Palestinians have maintained for six
decades that Arabs who either ed or were
expelled from their homes during the ghting
that followed Israels 1948 creation, as well as
all their descendants, all have the right to
reclaim former properties in what is now
Israel.
Israel says a mass return of these people,
believed to number some 5 million, would
spell the end of Israel as the Jewish state.
Also, Israel rejects the concept of a legal
right of return.
In the interview, Abbas was asked about his
birthplace of Safed
now a town in northern
Israel. He told the inter-
viewer that while he
would like to visit, he
doesnt claim the right to
live there.
I am a refugee, but I
am living in Ramallah (in
the West Bank). I believe
that the West Bank and
Gaza is Palestine. And the
other parts is Israel, Abbas said in English. I
want to see Safed. It is my right to see it, but
not to live there, he said.
The comments were widely seen as an
acknowledgment that return of all the
refugees would be impossible. While
Palestinian ofcials privately acknowledge
that, they have been reluctant to say so in pub-
lic.
His adviser, Nimr Hammad, said Abbas was
being realistic.
He knows he cant bring back 5.5 million
Palestinian refugees to Israel, Hammad said.
Some West Bank Palestinians were disap-
pointed that their leader had made an overture
to Israel without receiving any gestures in
exchange.
Palestinian leader Abbas
violates taboo on refugees
Bashar Assad
Mahmoud
Abbas
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DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Minutes after the conclusion of
Saturdays West Catholic Athletic
League clash between Serra and St.
Ignatius High School, the Padres
led into a tented area of their park-
ing lot and dined like kings
courtesy of their annual Polynesian
Day.
You can call that dessert though,
based on the way the Padres feasted
on some Wildcat minutes before.
Serra racked up 470 yards of
offense in disposing of St. Ignatius
47-21, moving them to 5-1 in
WCAL play with one game left on
the regular season schedule. The
Padre defense got its ll in as well.
The Wildcats came in averaging 366
yards of offense and 30 points per
game. On Saturday, they were held
to just 215 yards and two touch-
downs.
I thought it was a really nice
team win, said Serra head coach
Patrick Walsh. I thought a lot of
people contributed. We were rotat-
ing a lot of people in the defensive
secondary. The same people never
played two series twice so it was a
lot of really positive things that
occurred today.
It was denitely an all-hands-on-
deck kind of game for the Padres. In
S.I., Serra faced the most pass-
happy of the WCAL teams led by
the always dangerous Jack Stinn. As
expected, the Wildcats threw and
threw a lot 32 times but the
Serra defense held Stinn to only 14
completions.
We been a little bit beleaguered,
especially in the secondary and we
had a couple of kids really step up
and make a big difference, Walsh
said. I thought Josh Cordova
played probably the game of his life
and did an awesome job the sec-
ondary did an awesome job collec-
tively. Weve had a tough year.
Weve had some pretty difficult
moments. And how theyd rallied
together today against arguably the
best passing team theyve faced all
year, it was a great rally for them.
The Serra offense was in rally
mode the entire afternoon before
the rst half horn went off, it spot-
ted the defense 27 points.
The scoring began behind Angelo
Arcos 21-yard touchdown run that
capped off a 7-play, 49-yard drive
with 6:19 left in the rst quarter.
Serra did not punt in the rst half,
scoring points on each of its six pos-
sessions.
Kava Cassidy increased the Serra
lead with a 3-yard touchdown run to
put the cherry on top of an 88-yard
drive and with 9:07 left in the sec-
ond quarter, Anthony Toms booted
Serra easily handles SI
See SERRA, Page 14
PATRICK NGUYEN/CSM FOOTBALL
The College of San Mateos George Naufahu scores a touchdown in CSMs 46-43 loss to De Anza College Saturday afternoon. Naufahu led
the Bulldogs in rushing with 104 yards.
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF REPORT
The College of San Mateo football team has
run out of room for error.
The Bulldogs saw a 10-point lead against
De Anza College evaporate on Saturday and
turn into their third straight NorCal
Conference loss 49-46 in overtime.
The Dons kicked a 35-yard eld goal on
their possession in OT and then proceeded to
intercept a Blake Plattsmier pass to come
away with the dramatic victory. The pick was
the third of the game for the Bulldogs and
their fth turnover overall. All this drama
came after the Bulldogs blocked a De Anza
eld goal attempt with three seconds left to
force the overtime period.
The Bulldogs stand at 5-4 for the year and
need a victory against Santa Rosa College on
the road next week to qualify for the Bulldog
Bowl. A loss next week means no postseason
for CSM.
It was a back and forth affair the entire
afternoon but ultimately, it boiled down to the
Bulldogs having no answer for the electrify-
ing Josh McCain. The De Anza quarterback
accounted for 326 yards passing (on 52
attempts) and 141 yards rushing (on 17 car-
ries). McCain had a hand in ve De Anza
touchdowns.
The Dons jumped out to a 10-0 lead before
Jerrel Brown cut that to 10-7 on a 6-yard
touchdown run following a 9-play drive.
But De Anza got those points back follow-
ing a CSM fumble and a 23-yard McCain to
Rodney McKenzie touchdown pass with
13:41 to go in the rst half. The scoring would
pretty much stay in that fashion for the rest of
the game.
De Anza led by six after a Trevor Pardula
eld goal but that advantage vanished on a
Levi Wilson 95-yard kick off return for a
touchdown right out of the second-half chute.
Wilsons next score was almost as big 71
of Plattsmiers 182 yards passing came on a
Wilson touchdown strike to make it 28-20
CSM.
But its then that McCain began to really
take over the game. Hed score on a 60-yard
run to make it 28-27 and then found Bryan
Fobbs on a 4-yard touchdown pass to regain
the lead at 33-28.
CSM didnt let that faze them. George
Naufahu found the end zone on a 12-yard run
and then added the 2-point conversion to
make it 36-33 CSM with 2:22 to go in the
third quarter. And then, Plattsmier capped off
an 80-yard touchdown drive with a 2-yard
scamper to give CSM a 43-33 lead with 9:16
left in the game.
McCain would have the last word on
Saturday though. He orchestrated a 75-yard
drive to make it 43-40 capping it with a 12-
CSM drops third straight NorCal game
CSM water polo punches rst ever ticket to NorCals
See CSM, Page 14
Martin, Bucs
race past the
Raiders 42-32
By Josh Dubow
OAKLAND The Tampa Bay Buccaneers
turned to big-play rookie Doug Martin to pull
away in the second half, yet still needed one
key defensive play to hold off the Oakland
Raiders.
Martin rushed for a franchise-record 251
yards and four touchdowns and Ahmad Black
intercepted a Carson Palmer pass after
Oakland had cut an 18-point decit to three
late in the fourth quarter as the Bucs beat the
Raiders 42-32 on Sunday.
Martin, who was born in Oakland and went
to high school in nearby Stockton, had a
memorable homecoming for the Bucs (4-4) by
scoring on runs of 1, 45, 67 and 70 yards as he
gashed what had been an improved run
defense for the Raiders (3-5) the past few
weeks.
Martin, the 31st pick in April out of Boise
State, became the rst back since at least 1940
to score on three TD runs of at least 45 yards
in one game, according to STATS LLC.
He nished 45 yards shy of tying Adrian
Petersons single game record of 296 set in his
rookie season in 2007.
But Tampa Bay still struggled to hold onto
an 18-point, fourth-quarter lead against an
Oakland team that lost star running back
Darren McFadden to a leg injury late in the
rst half.
Palmer threw for 414 yards and had three of
his four touchdowns in the fourth quarter as
Oakland cut the Bucs lead to 35-32 with 3:51
to go.
The Raiders then got a defensive stop and
took over at their 38 with 2:42 to play. But on
second down, Palmer threw off-target looking
for Rod Streater down the left sideline and
Black came up with the second of Palmers
three interceptions.
Martin then ran three straight times to score
his fourth touchdown from 1 yard out to put
the game away.
Josh Freeman threw for 247 yards and two
touchdowns as Tampa Bay scored at least 28
points for a franchise-record fourth straight
game and reached .500 at the midpoint of
coach Greg Schianos rst season to match
last seasons win total.
The Raiders, coming off two straight victo-
ries against one-win Jacksonville and Kansas
City, had no answers for Martin and the Bucs,
allowing the three long runs in the second half
when Martin gained 220 of his yards.
Along with the loss, the Raiders had to deal
with another injury to McFadden, who left in
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yard touchdown run. Then, following a stop
on 4th-and-3 deep in CSM territory that gave
the Dons the ball on the CSM 34-yard line,
Pardula booted a 32-yard eld goal to tie
things up at 43.
De Anza almost won the game in regulation
following a CSM 3-and-out and a drive that
took them to the Bulldog 20-yard line.
Levander Moore was the hero of the moment,
blocking the eld goal that sent the game into
overtime.
But in OT, McCain and his offense did just
enough to give Pardula a manageable kick
that he made from 35 yards out to give De
Anza the 46-43 lead.
CSM took a shot deep on its rst play in
overtime only to have Shquil Green intercept
the ball and put an end to the game.
CSM WATERPOLO QUALIFIES
FOR NORCALS
No one said the goal wasnt a lofty one
reaching the NorCal playoffs with such a
young team but the College of San Mateo
womens water polo can check it off their list.
With wins over De Anza and West Valley
College, the Bulldogs made history over the
weekend and advance to their rst ever trip to
NorCals. CSM lost to Foothill College in the
Coast Conference nals 19-6, but there were
bigger things than that one particular game
happening then.
Foothill has been the dominant team all
year and today was more of the same, said
CSM head coach Randy Wright via email.
The focus this season was not beating
Foothill but making the playoffs, and because
of point differential even with a win we nish
conference second. That gave us a chance to
mix things up and try potential options for
next week. Some worked, some didn't, but we
are denitely ready to go next Friday at
Diablo Valley College.
CSM picked up an easy win against De
Anza to start the Coast Conference tourna-
ment, 10-3. We were able to lead, play subs
and work some things out. It was an ideal
round one game.
Jasmine Zaldivar led the scoring with four
goals. Erica Staben found the back of the
game three times. That win set up a matchup
with West Valley, who upset Cabrillo College
in the other opening round game.
West Valley scored first then CSM
answered with seven consecutive goals, lead-
ing 5-1 at half and 7-2 after three.
We had prepared all week for this game,
Wright said. We knew that a win meant our
rst trip to NorCals. Erica Staben and
Jasmine Zaldivar led the Bulldogs in scoring
with four goals apiece. Jasmine was tremen-
dous inside. She was able to position and
score effectively. Once the drop started then it
was Erica from the outside. Today's key was
our team defense. We really limited the num-
ber of quality attempts then Daria Kekuewa
took over after that.
Moffat and Bruin give Dynamo
win over Sporting KC
HOUSTON Adam Moffat and Will
Bruin scored for Houston to give the Dynamo
a 2-0 win over Sporting Kansas City in the
rst leg of the Eastern Conference seminals.
But, both teams recognize that it is only
halftime. The second leg is at Wednesday
night in Kansas City.
Its not over, Houston Dynamo head
coach Dominic Kinnear said. We know that.
If we go to Kansas City thinking that 2-0 is
going to carry us to the top and take care of
itself, then we are approaching the game the
wrong way, and I wont let them do that.
It would be better if it was 0-0 or 2-0 our
way, right? Kansas City head coach Peter
Vermes said. I wouldnt use that word (dis-
astrous). There are many teams that have
come back from this.
Moffat put the Dynamo, which is the
Eastern Conferences fth seed, ahead 1-0 in
the 18th minute, one timing a shot on a bounce
off a header from Bruin from 30 yards out just
right of the center, inside the near post.
Continued from page 13
CSM
the second quarter because of his leg. X-
rays were negative but McFadden did not
return and his status was unknown. He
missed 19 games in his first four seasons
with foot, toe, shoulder, knee and hamstring
injuries.
But McFadden would have been no help
trying to stop Martin, who broke James
Wilders franchise record of 219 yards in
1983 despite the absence of All Pro guard
Carl Nicks, who was placed on injured
reserve last week with a left toe injury.
Martin helped break open what had been a
close game with his huge second half. He
gave Tampa Bay the lead for good with a 45-
yard TD run on the first possession of the
second quarter and then added the two other
long runs as he continually faked out the
Raiders front seven and outran their usually
speedy secondary.
The Raiders scored in the final two min-
utes of the first half for the eighth straight
game this season to take a 10-7 lead at the
break on a 25-yard TD pass from Palmer to
rookie Rod Streater.
Oakland had scored first after Lamarr
Houston blocked a 35-yd field goal attempt
by Connor Barth and returned it 34 yards to
set up Sebastian Janikowskis 29-yard field
goal.
The Bucs answered when Freeman found
Vincent Jackson behind the Oakland
defense for a 64-yard pass on third-and-15.
That set up a 20-yard TD pass to Jackson,
who beat cornerback Michael Huff on the
play.
RAIDERS
the rst of his two eld goals.
Zack Kazakoff got into the scoring fun
seven minutes later, calling his own number
and scoring from four yards out to make it 24-
0 Serra. Toms 26-yard eld goal just before
recess made it 27-0 and the Padres looked like
they were in complete control.
But St. Ignatius didnt necessarily go down
without a ght. The Wildcats second-half
attempted comeback was aided by a couple of
Serra turnovers. The rst resulted in a direct
touchdown after Charlie Ford picked off a
Kazakoff pass and took it to the house for a
touchdown. Then, after a Serra punt, S.I. put
together a 14-play drive that made it 27-14
with 3:28 left in the third quarter.
It was right about then that Serra began to
really feed the beast that is Eric Redwood. If
there is a way to quietly rack up 227 yards
rushing in a game, Redwood did it. His heavy
lifting from late in the third quarter on pushed
Serra past the S.I. surge. No. 2 carried the
football 27 times in the game on Saturday at
about 8-yards a pop. His yardage alone out-
gained the entire S.I. offense.
He gives his heart and soul to the team
every single week, Walsh said of his stud
running back. Were fortunate that hes a
Serra Padre. And when it comes to what Serra
High School can do for an individual across
the board campus ministry, academics and
athletics its the perfect storm for him so
Im really proud of him.
The Wildcats made one more dent in the
score following another Serra turnovers deep
in Padre territory. Stinn completed his lone
touchdown pass of the afternoon, a pretty 3-
yard fade, to make it 34-21 with 7:47 left in
the game.
S.I. is winners. Theyre not going to quit,
Walsh said. Thats what we saw and thats
what you get in this league every year. And I
thought they came out intent on not going out
like they did in the rst half. Our offense
responded the rest of the game.
Serra sealed the deal on its next drive, feed-
ing Redwood on 6-of-8 plays and No. 2 n-
ished the drive with a 12-yard touchdown run
to make it 40-21.
Kevin McGee added a 32-yard fun run to
the House of Happiness with 1:34 for the nal
outcome.
SERRA
Sports brief
SPORTS 15
By Stephen Hawkins
FORT WORTH, Texas
Jimmie Johnson regained the lead
on the final restart, beating Brad
Keselowski in an ending two-lap
shootout to win Sunday at Texas
and add to his NASCAR Sprint
Cup points lead with two races
left.
Johnson led 168 laps, but found
himself chasing toward the end.
The third restart in the late laps
proved to be the charm for No. 48
Chevrolet.
During that restart on the 333rd
of 334 laps, Johnson and
Keselowski were side-by-side.
Johnson charged hard on the out-
side, and cleared him on the back-
stretch. He held on for the final 1
1/2 laps to win from the pole for
the second week in a row.
It was an awesome race. Its a
great way to do it when the gloves
are off and its bare-knuckle fight-
ing, Johnson said. I got a great
restart and got by him. I knew we
had the speed if I could just get by
him.
Keselowski had taken only left-
side tires when everybody else
took four tires and went from
fourth to first on another restart
with 19 laps left. But there were
two more restarts after that,
including one when Johnson and
Keselowski banged together hard
after they got going, but Johnson
won the one that counted most.
Man, I thought I had it, but we
kept getting all those yellows,
Keselowski said. I knew I wasnt
going to be able to execute every
restart, and Jimmie did a great job
on that last one.
Johnson increased the No. 48
Chevrolets lead by five points to
seven over Keselowski, a runner-
up in his No. 2 Dodge at Texas by
leading 75 laps after never before
finishing better than 14th.
They go to Phoenix next week,
where Johnson was fourth and
Keselowski fifth in the second race
of the season eight months ago.
The season finale is at Homestead.
Kyle Busch, who led four times
for 80 laps, finished third and Matt
Kenseth was fourth.
It was Johnsons 60th career vic-
tory and second at Texas, where he
was the runner-up in April.
It also was the 700th NASCAR
Sprint Cup victory for Chevy.
Johnsons teammates Jeff
Gordon and Kasey Kahne were
involved in contact in the back of
the field with Greg Biffle, setting
up a restart with eight laps to go.
After Johnson charged high, and
got a little loose, he came to the
line side-by-side with Keselowski.
On the next lap, they made hard
contact but kept going forward.
Johnson maintained a slight lead at
the line, but Keselowski pulled
ahead and was still in front for two
laps before Mark Martin spun out
on the front stretch, setting up the
nal green-white-checkered nish.
There were nine cautions for 49
laps, including that late flurry that
changed the race. It sure didnt
start that way, but then there were
some yellow flags in bunches.
Keselowski had more than a 2-
second lead over Johnson when
there was a caution for debris with
59 laps left.
But Keselowski got in his pit
box awkwardly, then had to back
up to get around Danica Patricks
car in the stall ahead of him. Once
Keselowski pulled out, he ended
up in a jam of cars and dropped
eight spots to ninth for the restart.
Keselowski worked himself
back up to fourth before the next
stop, when he took two tires and
went back in front.
After the April race at Texas
ended with a track-record 234 con-
secutive green-flag laps, the first
100 laps Sunday were without a
caution. That 334 laps was the
equivalent of 501 miles, or a full
Sprint Cup race at Texas.
The first caution was caused by
debris on the track, and there were
two more cautions within a span of
20 laps after that.
During that first stop,
Keselowski took only two tires and
within two laps led his first lap to
get a bonus point after passing
Ryan Newman, who hadnt pitted.
That was a short-lived lead before
AJ Allmendinger spun out of con-
trol out of Turn 4 into the infield.
Keselowski and Johnson re-
started side-by-side and in the one
green-flag lap that was completed
before another caution, Johnson
edged back in front.
It had been a smooth Sunday
drive for Johnson before all those
interruptions.
Johnson charged ahead, and was
quickly a few car lengths in front
of the field. Within three laps after
the first pit stop, he cycled back
into the lead with Keselowski four
spots and 5.3 seconds behind.
Following the second set of
green-flag stops, Johnson and
Keselowski were 1-2, but there
was a nearly 4-second gap
between them.
Tony Stewart finished fifth, fol-
lowed by Clint Bowyer, who is
now 36 points back in third place
in the series standings.
Johnson holds off Keselowski to win at Texas
PHOTO COURTESY OF NASCAR
Pulling away from Brad Keselowski in a green-white-checkered-ag nish,
Jimmie Johnson won his fth race of 2012 and tightened his grip on a
possible sixth championship.
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SHIMA, Japan Stacy Lewis
rallied to win the Mizuno Classic
on Sunday for her LPGA Tour-
leading fourth title of the year,
birdieing the nal three holes for an
8-under 64 and a one-stroke victo-
ry.
Lewis, seven strokes behind
South Koreas Lee Bo-mee entering
the round, had 10 birdies and two
bogeys to nish at 11-under 205 at
Kintetsu Kashikojima.
I dont think Ive ever come
back from this far, Lewis said. I
didnt think the low numbers were
out there until someone shot an 8
under yesterday. I just went out
there today trying to make birdies
and got 10 of
them, which is
pretty good.
Lee shot a 72
to nish second.
Im disap-
pointed with
todays round,
said Lee, a regu-
lar on the Japan
LPGA. I didnt
give myself enough chances for
birdies.
There was a lot of tension today.
I had lots of worries like if I won
whether I would join the LPGA or
not. So I think that made me a little
nervous.
Lewis made a 25-foot birdie putt
on 16, then moved into a tie for the
lead with a 12-footer on the 17th.
She took sole possession of the lead
with another 25-foot birdie putt on
the last hole, then claimed the
$180,000 winners prize when
Lees long birdie putt on 18 went
long.
I felt it was coming yesterday,
Lewis said. I played really solid
yesterday. I just didnt make any
putts. But to makes those three
putts I made coming down the
stretch was unbelievable. I didnt
really think I was playing this well
coming into the week but I just
started playing better and better
every day. Putts just started falling
today and it was meant to be.
Lewis also won the Mobile Bay
LPGA Classic in April, the
ShopRite LPGA Classic in June
and the Navistar LPGA Classic in
September. She has ve career vic-
tories, winning the Kraft Nabisco
Championship last year.
Trying to become the first
American to win the player of the
year award since Beth Daniel in
1994, Lewis moved 58 points ahead
of South Koreas Inbee Park in the
player of the year standings with
two events left. Each victory is
worth 30 points.
Lewis trails Park on the money
list, but said player of the year is
more important to her.
The money list for me is pretty
much out of reach with two tourna-
ments left, Lewis said. My goal
for this year is player of the year,
which forces Inbee to win the last
two tournaments, so to have that
pretty much locked up is pretty
cool.
Park, who opened the LPGA
Tours Asian swing with a victory
in Malaysia and nished second
last week in Taiwan, shot a 70 to tie
for 17th.
Lewis received a pearl-studded
tiara and a strand of Japans nest
pearls.
I havent decided who Im going
to give them too yet, Lewis said. I
think my mom would love them
thought.
Japans Ayako Uehara shot a 67
to nish two strokes back, and top-
ranked Yani Tseng had a 68 to n-
ish fourth at 7 under.
Stacy Lewis rallies to win Mizuno Classic
By John Nicholson
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. Asked
about the season title scenarios
entering the Champions Tour nale,
Tom Lehman said all he knew was
if I win, I win.
Thats all he needed to know.
Lehman won the Charles Schwab
Cup Championship on Sunday at
Desert Mountain to become the rst
player to win the season points title
two straight years.
After shooting 68-63-62 to take a
one-stroke lead into the nal round,
Lehman birdied four of the last ve
holes for a 5-under 65 and a six-
stroke victory.
It was a great week from start to
nish, Lehman said. Absolutely, I
played some of my best golf of the
year. Im very, very fortunate and
thankful to be able to kind of bring
my best when I needed it.
Lehman won at the mountainside
club where he rst worked with Jim
Flick, the noted swing instructor
stricken by pancreatic cancer.
The more I thought about that,
the more teary-eyed I would get,
said Lehman, who spoke to Flick on
the phone before the round. I
decided I cant play this round of
golf with tears in my eyes. I have to
wait until business is nished.
Lehman nished at 22-under 258
on the par-70 Cochise Course to
break the Champions Tour record
for the lowest numerical score in a
72-hole event. Jack Nicklaus set the
previous record of 261 at par-72
Dearborn Country Club in
Michigan in the 1990 Mazda Senior
TPC.
Lehman also tied the tournament
record for relation to par set by John
Cook in 2009 at the par-72 Sonoma
Golf Club in California.
To chase a white ball and call it
a job is so much fun to do, Lehman
said. And the competition is so
much fun.
Lehman received a $1 million
annuity in the Charles Schwab Cup
points competition and earned
$440,000 for the tournament victo-
ry.
The 53-year-old Scottsdale resi-
dent also won the Regions Tradition
in June in Alabama and has seven
victories in 62 career starts on the
50-and-over tour. He won ve times
on the PGA Tour.
Hell use part of the $1 million
annuity to help with a junior foun-
dation he plans to set up to honor
Flick.
I dont know exactly what its
going to look like, Lehman said.
It probably will involve a tourna-
ment, a junior tournament. ... If
there is money needed to get it
going, Im sure this is where it will
come from.
Lehman wins Champions Tour finale, points title
Stacy Lewis
SPORTS 17
By Ralph D. Russo
One down, one to go for Oregon.
The Ducks moved up a spot and
passed Notre Dame in the BCS
standings on Sunday, moving into
third place behind Alabama and
Kansas State.
Oregon is coming off its biggest
victory of the season, winning 62-
51 at Southern California on
Saturday night. That result, com-
bined with Notre Dames overtime
victory against a middling
Pittsburgh team, helped nudge the
Ducks by the Irish this week.
Alabama (.9957) is a rock solid
No. 1 in both the polls and the BCS
computer ratings this week. The
Tide needs only to win out to reach
the BCS title game for the third time
in four seasons.
Kansas State (.9318) is third in
the polls and in the computers, but
second overall.
The Ducks (.9166) are a solid No.
2 in both polls, but still fth in the
computers.
But the Ducks have a stronger
schedule than Kansas State from
this point forward, making Oregon a
strong bet to pass the Wildcats if it
keeps winning and earn a spot in the
BCS title game in Miami on Jan. 7.
The Ducks play at California on
Saturday before nishing their regu-
lar season against two teams in the
BCS top 15, Stanford and Oregon
State. If they get to the Pac-12 title
game, UCLA or USC would be the
likely opponent. Both are in the
BCS top 20.
Kansas State is at TCU and
Baylor the next two weeks, before
nishing with Texas on Dec. 1. The
Longhorns are 17th in the BCS
standings.
Notre Dame (.9050) is in fourth
place with only one opponent with a
winning record left on its
schedule.
The Fighting Irish are at Boston
College on Saturday, then come
home to face Wake Forest before a
nale at USC.
Behind the Irish in the standings
are four Southeastern Conference
teams Georgia, Florida, LSU,
South Carolina.
Oregon passes Notre Dame in BCS standings
By Genaro C. Armas
STATE COLLEGE, Pa.
Almost every time Penn State lead-
ers try to move forward, some event
or milestone invariably renews
focus on its recent, painful past.
A year after retired assistant
coach Jerry Sanduskys arrest on
child sex abuse charges, the fallout
from one of the worst scandals ever
in higher education promises to
linger still for months, if not years,
to come. New charges that former
university president Graham
Spanier and two other ofcials con-
spired to conceal allegations against
Sandusky provided the latest ago-
nizing reminder.
Sandusky, 68, was sentenced last
month to at least 30 years in prison
after being convicted in June on
dozens of criminal counts covering
allegations on and off campus. He
has maintained his innocence and is
pursuing appeals.
Speaking Friday in Washington,
university president Rodney
Erickson said
we can expect
more fallout
with civil law-
suits and more
criminal pro-
ceedings on the
horizon.
Many alumni,
students and
State College
residents are weary of the seeming-
ly endless trickle of developments
since Sanduskys arrest on Nov. 5,
2011.
Most students at the Hetzel Union
Building lounge paid no attention
Thursday to the news about the
charges against Spanier airing on
the big-screen television. They were
more engrossed in texting friends or
working on laptops.
Others questioned before a Bruce
Springsteen concert that night in
State College expressed a mix of
apathy and anger about the latest
charges, fatigue over yet another
development in a year full of shock-
ing ones. Many said they were tired
of the media scrutiny.
Asked to describe the Sandusky
investigation, Joe McDonald of
State College said, Lets wait until
it all plays out, and then well know
more.
And how has the school handled
the aftermath of the scandal a year
later?
I think treading water, but lets
wait until everything comes out,
McDonald said before walking
away.
Lawyers for Spanier and the other
ofcials charged, athletic director
Tim Curley and retired vice presi-
dent Gary Schultz, have maintained
their clients innocence.
People of this character do not
do, have not done what theyre
charged with, Schultzs attorney
Tom Farrell said after his client and
Curley were arraigned on the new
charges Friday. Curley and Schultz
have also maintained their inno-
cence to earlier charges of perjury
and failing to report an abuse alle-
gation.
In the year since Sandusky was
first charged, the school has
appeared to accept the inevitable
tide of changes but worked to main-
tain control where it could. A mov-
ing forward message established
from the stately Old Main adminis-
tration building is part of a $2.5 mil-
lion contract with public relations
rms to repair the schools image.
Erickson, who took over after
Spanier left under pressure four
days after Sanduskys arrest, prom-
ised this week at the universitys
inaugural conference on child sex
abuse prevention research and treat-
ment that the school would be a
leader on such issues.
And many recommendations that
resulted from the schools investiga-
tion into the scandal have been put
in place, including tighter security
restrictions around athletic facili-
ties. The new leaders of the board
have promised to closely study the
reports recommendations to
improve governance and oversight.
The most popular move universi-
ty leaders made was the hiring of
new football coach Bill OBrien. In
the face of NCAA sanctions that
could weaken the marquee football
program, he has galvanized support
among alumni, students and fans.
Weve really rebuilt as a universi-
ty, senior Ingrid Kaplan said
Thursday at the campus student
union. Theres still a lot of rebuild-
ing because of the new charges ...
but I think overall weve really come
together as a university to show that
this will not bring us down regard-
less of how bad the situation is.
Sophomore Alexandra Busalacchi
of Bethlehem, said she thought the
schools new leadership has done a
good job in tackling the problem of
child abuse and reaching out to
abuse victims, and that Freehs
report was a good acknowledge-
ment of the situation.
Were focused on efforts to get
better and better, Busalacchi said
while volunteering a table selling
ear warmers for the THON student
charity for pediatric cancer patients
and research. Im denitely proud
to be a member of our student body,
and I think weve responded well.
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The Steelers (5-3) snapped New Yorks
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nating the second half.
Temporary relief from the destruction of
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while. But they couldnt stop Redman or
touchdowns of 51 yards for Mike Wallace and
4 yards for Emmanuel Sanders on passes from
Ben Roethlisberger.
The Steelers arrived in New Jersey hours
before the game, which might have accounted
for their carelessness. They had the fewest
giveaways in the NFL entering the game, but
were neglectful with the ball and in pass cov-
erage; cornerback Keenan Lewis had 87 yards
on two pass interference penalties, and they
wasted some great kick returns, too.
COLTS 23, DOLPHINS 20
INDIANAPOLIS Andrew Luck broke
the NFLs single-game rookie record by
throwing for 433 yards in leading
Indianapolis.
Luck was 30 of 48 with two TDs and broke
Cam Newtons previous mark of 422 yards set
last season. And it came on the day coach
Chuck Pagano returned to Lucas Oil Stadium
for the rst time since being diagnosed with
leukemia.
Indy (5-3) has won three straight.
Miami (4-4) got another strong perform-
ance from Ryan Tannehill, too. He went 22 of
38 for 290 yards with one TD.
The rookie quarterbacks traded jabs all day,
but Lucks 36-yard TD pass to T.Y. Hilton
gave Indy a 20-17 lead, and Adam Vinatieris
43-yard eld goal with 6:03 left broke a 20-20
tie.
PACKERS 31, CARDINALS 17
GREEN BAY, Wis. Tom Crabtree had a
72-yard touchdown that was Green Bays
longest of the season, and Randall Cobb
added two scoring catches.
The Packers (6-3) nished with a season-
high 176 yards rushing on 39 carries, the rst
time in a month theyve cracked the century
mark.
James Jones also had a touchdown recep-
tion, and Green Bay goes into its bye week
with a four-game winning streak.
The break comes at a good time for the
Packers, who lost Clay Matthews, Jordy
Nelson and Bryan Bulaga to injuries.
John Skelton was 23 of 46 for 306 yards,
his most passing yardage since last December,
but Arizona (4-5) lost its fth straight.
TEXANS 21, BILLS 9
HOUSTON Matt Schaub threw two
touchdown passes and Arian Foster ran for
111 yards against Buffalos NFL-worst rush-
ing defense.
Andre Johnson caught eight passes for 118
yards and Foster scored for the fth straight
game for Houston (7-1).
Mario Williams had a sack and ve tackles
in his return to Reliant Stadium after he
signed with the Bills (3-5) in the offseason.
The Texans made Williams the No. 1 pick in
the 2006 draft and hes still Houstons career
sacks leader (53).
Schaub won for the 10th time in 11 starts.
He completed 19 of 27 passes for 268 yards.
PANTHERS 21, REDSKINS 13
LANDOVER, Md. Cam Newton com-
pleted 13 of 23 passes for 201 yards with a
touchdown and ran eight times for 37 yards
and a score as Carolina snapped a ve-game
losing streak.
The Panthers (2-6) were in desperate need
of a win after a series of close defeats that had
players questioning whether the team had any
leadership. Newton responded with one of his
best games of the season, including a 19-yard
touchdown pass to Steve Smith and an 82-
yard completion that set up a score.
Robert Grifn III was 23 for 39 for 215
yards, ran 11 times for 53 yards and was
sacked four times as the Redskins lost their
third straight and fell to 3-6.
BEARS 51, TITANS 20
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Brian Urlacher
became the latest Chicago defender to return
an interception for a touchdown and Jay
Cutler threw three TD passes to Brandon
Marshall.
Cornerback Charles Tillman forced four
fumbles and Chicago created ve turnovers
while winning its sixth in a row.
The Bears (7-1) scored a franchise-record
28 points in the rst quarter. They took con-
trol by forcing three turnovers in the rst 13
minutes and turning them into 14 points.
Urlacher went 46 yards for his score.
The Titans (3-6) lost their second straight
with Chicago fans taking over LP Field, boo-
ing any video highlights featuring the rival
Green Bay Packers and frequently chanting
Lets go, Bears.
Tennessees lone highlight when Chris
Johnson scored on an 80-yard run in the
fourth quarter.
SEAHAWKS 30, VIKINGS 20
SEATTLE Marshawn Lynch ran for 124
yards and a touchdown, rookie QB Russell
Wilson threw three rst-half touchdowns, and
Seattle overcame 182 yards rushing by Adrian
Peterson.
The matchup between the top two rushers
in the NFL Peterson and Lynch didnt
disappoint with Peterson having his best game
since 2008.
Lynch ran for a 3-yard TD in the third quar-
ter, while Wilson threw TD passes of 11 yards
to Sidney Rice, and TDs of 6 and 11 yards to
Golden Tate for the Seahawks (5-4).
Peterson and the Vikings (5-4) had 197
yards rushing in the rst half, but only had 46
yards rushing in the second half. Quarterback
Christian Ponder was 11 of 22 for 63 yards.
BRONCOS 31, BENGALS 23
CINCINNATI Peyton Manning over-
came a pair of interceptions by throwing three
touchdown passes.
Trindon Holliday also returned a kickoff a
Broncos-record 105 yards for a touchdown.
Manning improved to 8-0 career against
Cincinnati (3-5), which has lost four in a row
for the rst time in two years. This win didnt
come so easily.
The four-time MVP threw a pair of inter-
ceptions one in the end zone that led to
10 points and a 20-17 Cincinnati lead early in
the fourth quarter.
Thats when the Broncos (5-3) have been at
their best.
Manning threw a 1-yard touchdown to tight
end Joel Dreessen that put Denver back
ahead. After Andy Dalton underthrew a pass
under pressure that was picked off by Champ
Bailey, Manning put it away with a 4-yard
pass to Eric Decker with 3:36 remaining.
RAVENS 25, BROWNS 15
CLEVELAND Joe Flacco threw a 19-
yard touchdown pass to Torrey Smith with
4:26 as Baltimore won its 11th straight game
inside the AFC North.
Smith caught Flaccos strike and spun away
from cornerback Joe Haden as the Ravens (6-
2) beat the Browns (2-7) for the 10th consec-
utive time. It was also Baltimores 15th
straight win following a loss, and helped the
Ravens shake off a 30-point loss to Houston
two weeks ago.
Baltimore improved to 5-0 after a bye week
under coach John Harbaugh, who is 10-0 in
his career against Cleveland.
Phil Dawson kicked ve eld goals for the
Browns.
LIONS 31, JAGUARS 14
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Mikel Leshoure
ran for three touchdowns, Calvin Johnson got
involved early and Detroit turned in its most
complete victory of the season.
Detroit built a three-score lead before half-
time and coasted after the break. It was a
much different feeling for the Lions (4-4),
who trailed in the second half in each of their
other wins.
Leshoure nished with 70 yards rushing
and scored on runs of 7, 1 and 8 yards,
becoming the rst in franchise history to run
for three touchdowns in the rst half. Not
even Hall of Famer Barry Sanders accom-
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Johnson, who got off to slow starts in
Detroits last three games, had ve receptions
for 99 yards before the Jaguars (1-7) even
recorded a rst down. He nished with seven
catches for 129 yards despite playing through
a knee injury.
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Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
New York 2 0 1.000
Brooklyn 1 0 1.000 1/2
Philadelphia 1 1 .500 1
Boston 1 2 .333 1 1/2
Toronto 1 2 .333 1 1/2
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Orlando 2 0 1.000
Miami 2 1 .667 1/2
Charlotte 1 1 .500 1
Atlanta 1 1 .500 1
Washington 0 2 .000 2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Milwaukee 2 0 1.000
Chicago 2 1 .667 1/2
Indiana 2 1 .667 1/2
Cleveland 1 2 .333 1 1/2
Detroit 0 2 .000 2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 3 0 1.000
Dallas 2 1 .667 1
Houston 2 1 .667 1
New Orleans 2 1 .667 1
Memphis 1 1 .500 1 1/2
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Portland 2 1 .667
Minnesota 1 1 .500 1/2
Oklahoma City 1 2 .333 1
Utah 1 2 .333 1
Denver 0 3 .000 2
PacicDivision
W L Pct GB
Golden State 2 1 .667
L.A. Clippers 2 1 .667
Phoenix 1 2 .333 1
Sacramento 0 3 .000 2
L.A. Lakers 0 3 .000 2
SundaysGames
New York 100, Philadelphia 84
Orlando 115, Phoenix 94
Toronto 105, Minnesota 86
Atlanta 104, Oklahoma City 95
Detroit at L.A. Lakers, late
NBA STANDINGS
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
New England 5 3 0 .625 262 170
Miami 4 4 0 .500 170 149
N.Y. Jets 3 5 0 .375 168 200
Buffalo 3 5 0 .375 180 248
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Houston 7 1 0 .875 237 137
Indianapolis 5 3 0 .625 159 191
Tennessee 3 6 0 .333 182 308
Jacksonville 1 7 0 .125 117 219
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Baltimore 6 2 0 .750 199 176
Pittsburgh 5 3 0 .625 191 164
Cincinnati 3 5 0 .375 189 218
Cleveland 2 7 0 .222 169 211
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Denver 5 3 0 .625 235 175
San Diego 4 4 0 .500 185 157
Oakland 3 5 0 .375 171 229
Kansas City 1 7 0 .125 133 240
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
N.Y. Giants 6 3 0 .667 254 185
Philadelphia 3 4 0 .429 120 155
Dallas 3 5 0 .375 150 181
Washington 3 6 0 .333 226 248
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Atlanta 8 0 0 1.000 220 143
Tampa Bay 4 4 0 .500 226 185
New Orleans 2 5 0 .286 190 216
Carolina 2 6 0 .250 149 180
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Chicago 7 1 0 .875 236 120
Green Bay 6 3 0 .667 239 187
Minnesota 5 4 0 .556 204 197
Detroit 4 4 0 .500 192 188
West
W L T Pct PF PA
San Francisco 6 2 0 .750 189 103
Seattle 5 4 0 .556 170 154
Arizona 4 5 0 .444 144 173
St. Louis 3 5 0 .375 137 186
MondaysGame
Philadelphia at New Orleans, 530 p.m.
NFL STANDINGS TRANSACTIONS
Sundays Sports Transactions
COLLEGE
KENTUCKYFired football coach Joker
Phillips.
Saturdays Sports Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
HOUSTON ASTROSAnnounced OF Brian Bo-
gusevic, OF J.B. Shuck and RHP Jorge De Leon
cleared waivers, refused outright assignments
and elected to become free agents. Assigned
RHP Chuckie Fick outright to Oklahoma City
(PCL). Announced RHP Arcenio Leon was
claimed by Milwaukee.
OAKLAND ATHLETICSAgreed to terms with
RHP Bartolo Colon on a one-year contract.
TORONTO BLUE JAYSAcquired RHP Esmil
Rogers from Cleveland for INF/C Yan Gomes
and INF Mike Aviles.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
GREEN BAY PACKERSActivated LB Frank
Zombo from the reserve/physically unable to
perform list.
MINNESOTA VIKINGSSigned TE Allen Reis-
ner.
TENNESSEE TITANSSigned S Tracy Wilson.
Waived G Kyle DeVan.
Canadian Football League
EDMONTON ESKIMOSFired general man-
ager Eric Tillman.
HOCKEY
ECHL
ECHL Suspended Elmiras Kevin Harvey ve
games and South Carolinas Ryan Turek two
games and ned each an undisclosed amount
for their actions in a Nov. 2 game. Fined South
Carolinas Tyler McNeeley, South Carolina coach
Spencer Carbery and Elmira coach Dwight
Mullins undisclosed amounts as a result of their
actions in the Nov. 2 game. SOCCER
Major League Soccer
MONTREAL IMPACTAnnounced the resig-
nation of coach Jesse Marsch. COLLEGE
HAMPDEN-SYDNEYAnnounced the resig-
nation of Larry Blunt mens assistant basketball
coach.
11/4
vs. L.A.
8p.m.
11/7
vs.Miami
1:05p.m.
CBS
12/9
@Rams
10 a.m.
FOX
12/2
vs.Bears
5:00p.m.
ESPN
11/19
@Saints
1:20p.m.
FOX
11/25
vs.Rams
1:25p.m.
FOX
11/11
Bye
vs.Broncos
5:20p.m.
NFL-NET
12/6
vs.Browns
1:25p.m.
CBS
12/2 11/4
@Ravens
10a.m.
CBS
11/11
vs.Saints
1:05p.m.
FOX
11/18
@Bengals
10a.m.
CBS
11/25
@Thunder
4:30p.m.
CSN-BAY
11/18
@Kings
7p.m.
CSN-BAY
11/5
@ Wolves
5p.m.
CSN-BAY
11/16
vs.Cavs
7:30p.m.
CSN-BAY
11/7
@ Lakers
7:30p.m.
CSN-BAY
11/9
vs.Nuggets
7:30p.m.
CSN-BAY
11/10
vs.Hawks
7:30p.m.
CSN-BAY
11/14
CARSON Victor Bernadez
scored on a free kick deep into
stoppage time Sunday night to lift
the San Jose Earthquakes to a 1-0
triumph over the Los Angeles
Galaxy in the opener of their
Western Conference semifinal
series.
The Honduran defender blistered
the ball from 31 yards through the
Galaxy wall at the top of the box
and off goalkeeper Josh Saunders,
who was unable to keep it from
crossing the goal line.
It was the fth victory in stoppage
time this season for the
Earthquakes, who twice rallied from
two-goal decits to beat L.A. and
overcame two disadvantages for a 2-
2 draw two weeks ago in the regu-
lar-season meetings between the
longtime rivals.
The second leg in the aggregate
series is Wednesday in Santa
Clara with the winner in the
aggregate series advancing to a
home-and-home matchup with the
Seattle Sounders or Real Salt
Lake for a berth in the Dec. 1
MLS Cup final.
Late goal lifts Quakes over Galaxy
Hogan leads No. 15 Stanford
past Colorado 48-0
BOULDER, Colo. Kevin
Hogan xed Stanfords sputtering
offense with a mixture of heady
play, a terric right arm and quick
feet.
The redshirt freshman replaced
scuffling senior quarterback Josh
Nunes on Saturday and ignited the
15th-ranked Cardinal to a 48-0 rout
of Colorado, the Buffaloes first
shutout at home in 26 years.
We knew we were going to give
Josh the rst two series and give
Kevin the next two series and see
where we went from there,
Cardinal coach David Shaw said.
And Kevin took the ball and ran
with it.
Hogan picked apart the nations
worst defense, throwing for 184
yards and running for 48 more in
just two quarters of work.
Hes big, strong fast runner, Buffs
linebacker Brady Daigh said. I think
he spread out their offense a little
more and took them from sideline to
sideline. We had game-planned for
him all week, but we didnt expect
him to take as many snaps as he took.
It was just a different look.
The Buffaloes were powerless to
respond, gaining 76 yards of offense
behind a trio of overwhelmed quar-
terbacks who led an offense that
managed just two snaps on
Stanfords side of the eld and
was promptly pushed right back
with a 24-yard sack.
Sports brief
ATLANTA Michael Turner
had a tiebreaking 3-yard touchdown
run in the fourth quarter, Matt
Bryant kicked four eld goals and
the Atlanta Falcons beat the Dallas
Cowboys 19-13 on Sunday night to
extend their run as the NFLs only
unbeaten team.
Turner had 20 carries for 102
yards and Matt Ryan had a season-
high 342 yards passing for the
Falcons (8-0), who took their rst
lead on Turners TD with 14:16 left
in the game. Tony Romo completed
6 of 6 passes for 78 yards, including
a 21-yard scoring pass to Kevin
Ogletree, on the Cowboys touch-
down drive later in the fourth.
The Falcons then worked the
clock, holding the ball for 5 minutes,
4 seconds, leaving only 17 seconds
left after Bryants 32-yard eld goal.
Falcons remain unbeaten
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Gangsong Xie and Jiajia Zhu, of
Newark, gave birth to a baby girl at
2012.
Jose Segura-Rodriguez and Allyson
Ineich, of San Carlos, gave birth to a baby
boy at Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City
Oct. 29, 2012.
TOM JUNG
U.S. Olympian Greg Louganis was the keynote speaker at the Peninsula Conict Resolution
Centers Building Empathy and Respect Anti-bullying Fundraiser at the Crowne Plaza Hotel
in Foster City Oct. 25. Standing with Louganis are (left) Michelle Vilchez, PCRC Executive Di-
rector,and (center) Paula Uccelli,of Petes Harbor,recipient of the Warren Dale Teddy BERAward
for her efforts in Building Empathy and Respect.The evening raised awareness of the prob-
lem of bullying among young people and generated funds for PCRCs anti-bullying programs.
ANTI-BULLYING FUNDRAISER
ALEX FURUYA
(Left to right) Sarah Calloway, Sandra Charles, Pat Sanford, and Phyllis Mitchell watch as Pam
Miller cuts the ribbon to the new Buttery and Hummingbird Garden in San Mateo Central
Park Oct. 27. The garden is the result of a year-long project by the San Mateo Arboretum So-
ciety in partnership with the San Mateo Parks and Recreation Department.
BUTTERFLY GARDEN
STATE/LOCAL 23
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cove. Because of the population increase, a
grocer named Jean Jacques Vioget was com-
missioned to draw up a map with the streets
laid out so there could be a record kept of lot
ownership. Voigets map, using a district
bounded by Montgomery, Sacramento,
Dupont (now Grant Avenue) and Pacific
streets, became the pattern for the latter city.
Although the larger business buildings
began to be made of some brick, wood was
the main building material. Shelter continued
to be found using small brush and canvas as
the structural material. Water was scarce,
however, and because of the use of kerosene
for lighting and cooking res, the persistent
danger of re became a worry by the alcalde.
He could not provide adequate re-ghting
equipment to put out any large re.
With tents and makeshift shelter a safe dis-
tance from each other, it was adequate tempo-
rary shelter but, when the pueblo population
exploded later in the 1840s, the worst fear
became a reality.
On Christmas Eve of 1848, a re broke out
and consumed all buildings on both sides of
Kearny Street between Washington and Clay
streets and caused a loss of $1 million. The
largest hotel, the Parker, was destroyed as
well as its casino.
On May 4, 1849, a larger and more destruc-
tive re broke out leveling the two blocks
bounded by Kearny, Clay, Washington and
Montgomery streets to the east of Portsmouth
Square. Six weeks later, on June 14, the third
major re disaster occurred. This time a four-
block square district between Clay, Kearny,
and California streets and the Bay cost more
than $3 million. After this re, the town coun-
cil appropriated money to dig wells and build
a reservoir and an ordinance that required
every property owner to keep six full buckets
of water to ght res.
On May 4, 1851, another re disaster broke
out. This was the sixth re in San Francisco
since 1848. This re produced a burned dis-
trict that was three quarters of a mile long and
a quarter of a mile wide. The re was so
intense that supposedly reproof buildings
and houses made of brick were destroyed.
More than 1,500 homes were destroyed.
Although volunteer re departments had
been formed after the rst major re in 1849,
they were short of equipment and supplies to
stop the res. More than enthusiasm was
needed. Three engine companies were formed
the San Francisco, the Empire and the
Protection. Their quarters usually occupied
the upper oor of the re house and usually
had recreation sites for the volunteers as well
as a bar, library and card tables. These organ-
izations became like a social club and almost
every man in the area wanted to get in them.
The competition between the more than 20
volunteer clubs that had formed by 1855
sometimes became very vicious. They also
became organized enough to become very
political and could wield a great amount of
power. This disturbed the citizens so much
that private volunteer organizations were dis-
banded by 1866.
The next step was to build a city re depart-
ment.
Rediscovering the Peninsula by Darold Fredricks
appears in the Monday edition of the Daily
Journal.
HISTORY
one based on their portion of sales in
California or one calculated on payroll, prop-
erty and sales. Out-of-state companies can
choose the latter, greatly reducing their tax
bill if they have little or no assets in the state.
Proposition 39 would change the law so all
businesses from California-based Intel
and Apple to Detroit automakers General
Motors Co. and Chrysler follow the same
formula based on the percentage of their sales
that are apportioned to the state. The
Franchise Tax Board has estimated the
change would raise about $1 billion a year.
That tax formula, known as single-sales
factor, is used by many other states, including
Michigan, New Jersey and Texas, among oth-
ers. The Legislative Analysts Ofce has said
that moving to the single-sales factor could
result in up to 40,000 more jobs in California.
In closing this loophole for out-of-state
corporations, we get back to something
which is fairer, Steyer said. It doesnt seem
right to me that California companies would
pay a higher state income tax rate than com-
panies from outside the state on the exact
same sales and income.
If voters approve the initiative, Proposition
39 proposes to use the money in two ways.
For the rst ve years, half would go to the
states general fund, much of which goes to
pay for public schools, while the rest would
be dedicated to retrotting buildings for ener-
gy efciency.
After that, all the money generated would
go to the states general fund.
When you x up a building for energy,
you pay lower energy costs over time, Steyer
said at the Sacramento Press Club on Sept.
12.
This isnt Steyers rst foray into state pol-
itics. He spent millions in 2010 to defeat
Proposition 23, which would have suspended
the states landmark greenhouse gas emis-
sions law.
Opponents of Proposition 39, including the
California Manufacturers and Technology
Association and anti-tax groups, suggest it
will make the business climate worse in
California because they view it as a tax
increase on some corporations. The manufac-
turers association said businesses will be less
likely to invest or expand hiring in the state.
Prop. 39 raises taxes by $1 billion on
California job creators to help fund more
government bureaucracy and more bloated
pensions, opponents wrote in arguing
against the initiative.
They also argue that diverting some of the
money to clean energy projects is wasteful
when it could be used to fund core services
such as schools, health care and public safe-
ty. The Legislative Analysts Ofce noted that
there are currently several state programs
aimed at reducing energy consumption.
The tax loophole dates to a late-hour, 2009
budget provision that initially was intended
to help make California companies more
competitive.
At the time, out-of-state businesses per-
suaded the Legislature and former Gov.
Arnold Schwarzenegger, a Republican, to let
all multistate corporations chose between the
two tax formulas rather than use only the sin-
gle-sales formula.
PROP. 39
By Juliet Williams
SACRAMENTO, Calif.
Tuesdays general election will be a
super-charged affair compared to
Californias sleepy primary in June,
when less than a third of registered
voters bothered to cast a ballot.
This time, Democrats are angling
for even greater control of the state
Legislature, both major parties are
spending record amounts in newly
competitive congressional districts,
and the philosophical divide over
the role of government and taxes is
the backstory to several hotly con-
tested ballot propositions.
Even with California on the side-
lines of the pres-
idential race,
interest is run-
ning high, with
a record 18.2
m i l l i o n
Ca l i f o r n i a n s
registered to
vote.
The stakes are
highest for Gov.
Jerry Brown, who will have his next
two years in ofce largely dened
by the outcome of Proposition 30,
his initiative to raise the sales tax
and income taxes on high-income
earners to help close the state budg-
et decit.
He and his union supporters are
making a last-ditch appeal to unde-
cided voters, but the growing preva-
lence of mail-in ballots means an
estimated 3.5 million voters already
have cast their votes.
Spending has been astronomical
in this election cycle, partly a reec-
tion of Californias new independ-
ent process for drawing legislative
and congressional districts, and
partly because the U.S. Supreme
Courts Citizens United decision
allowed unlimited spending from
corporations, unions and the
wealthy as long as it was not direct-
ed by a candidate.
More than $350 million has
poured in for and against the 10 bal-
lot initiatives and one referendum,
much of it from a handful of ultra-
rich donors and major corporations.
Three of the propositions deal
with taxes, one asks voters to abol-
ish the death penalty, another would
modify the states Three Strikes law
for repeat felon and an initiative
with national implications would
require labeling of genetically mod-
ied foods.
One initiative drawing some of
the most money and advertising is
Proposition 32, which is being
pushed by corporate interests and is
designed to prohibit unions from
raising money for political purposes
through paycheck deductions. It fol-
lows prolonged ghts over the role
of public employee unions in
Wisconsin, Ohio and elsewhere in
recent years.
Roughly a dozen of Californias
53 congressional seats are up for
grabs, making it the most competi-
tive House landscape in the nation.
Outside groups and independent
super PACs have spent more than
$51 million on those races to date.
Its the rst time in decades the
states congressional districts are in
play, thanks to an independent panel
established by voters that redrew the
states political boundaries. Another
political reform in full effect for the
rst time this year, the top-two pri-
mary system, created a number of
runoffs between candidates from
the same party.
State ballot filled with competitive races
Jerry Brown
By Jake Coyle
NEW YORK The weekend box ofce
was not only undeterred by the aftermath of
Superstorm Sandy, it was buoyed by it.
Disneys Wreck-It Ralph opened strongly
with $49.1 million and Robert Zemeckis
Flight, starring Denzel Washington, soared
to a $25 million debut. Both opened above
expectations, capitalizing on East Coast audi-
ences looking for distraction amid the recov-
ery from the storm.
Wreck-It Ralph, a 3-D animated family
lm about a video game villain who tries to
break free of his role, is the largest box-
office opening ever for Walt Disney
Animation, which has produced countless
cartoon classics (though doesnt include
Disneys lucrative Pixar Animation).
Though the storm had forced the closure
of hundreds of movie theaters in the New
York, New Jersey area, most were open for
business by the weekend. As many as 100 the-
aters were still closed on Friday, but many of
those were restored during the weekend.
We didnt really have a playbook for this,
said Hollywood.com box ofce analyst Paul
Dergarabedian. But the numbers show that
audiences across the country, and particularly
in the Northeast, wanted to go to the movies
and they did.
With many East Coast children out of
school on Friday, Disney saw an uptick of
business for Friday matinees to the well-
reviewed Wreck-It Ralph.
Wreck-It Ralph became something of a
distraction and an opportunity for families to
do something separate of the storm, said
Dave Hollis, Disneys head of distribution.
Schools being shut down on Friday also
played a role as parents were looking for
things to entertain the kids and keep them out
of the cold.
Paramounts Flight, which had a smaller
opening 1,884 theaters, or about half the
number of Wreck-It Ralph might have
been expected to be more harmed by Sandy,
considering adult dramas generally depend
heavily on the New York City market. But the
lm, which has found critical raves and Oscar
buzz, proved particularly enticing to movie-
goers, many of whom were surely pulled in
by the star power of Washington, who plays
an airline pilot of both heroic skill and debil-
itating alcoholism.
When you look up his lmography it
doesnt matter whether it was yesterday or 20
years ago Denzel opens movies, said
Paramount distribution head Don Harris.
Harris said the studio counted only about
15 theaters lost to Flight due to power out-
ages.
Aside from the draw of Washington,
Flight is also the rst live-action lm in 12
years for Zemeckis. The director, whose lms
include the Back to the Future trilogy and
Cast Away, had spent the last decade on
performance-capture animated films like
The Polar Express and A Christmas
Carol. Harris called the return spectacular
and said: Its almost like: Where have you
been?
Ben Afecks Iran hostage tale Argo, in
its fourth week of release, expanded to 2,774
theaters. The Warner Bros. lm added $10.2
million, bringing its cumulative gross to
$75.9 million a healthy haul for a lm
expected to be in the thick of the Oscar hunt.
The Universal kung fu ick The Man With
the Iron Fists, directed by RZA of the hip
hop group Wu-Tang Clan, opened with a
debut of $8.2 million.
Overseas, the James Bond lm Skyfall
continued to dominate. It took in $156 mil-
lion over the weekend bringing its interna-
tional total to $287 million. The lm opens in
North America on Friday.
The strong box-ofce weekend up 21
percent from the same weekend last year
bodes well for Hollywood ahead of the
arrival of Skyfall and the upcoming holiday
movie season.
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f youre a regular Daily Journal reader,
youve heard me yipping about
Chihuahuas and you know the situation.
PHS/SPCA and other Bay Area open admis-
sion shelters have been inundated with
Chihuahuas. Reasons for this trend include:
backyard breeders breed dogs for prot;
people dont spay/neuter their dogs, causing
unwanted litters; owners expect their dog to
be perfect like ones shown in movies and on
television and the dog inevitably falls short;
people assume any Chihuahua will be a good
match for small children and give them up
when they are not; celebrities treat little dogs
like accessories which does nothing to
enhance the member of the family status
they deserve; and, surprisingly, many people
dont know to visit a shelter when their dog is
lost. Chihuahuas, in fact, are the breed least
likely by far to be reclaimed by an
owner when they are lost and end up at
PHS/SPCA. Of the main breeds, labs are the
most likely. So, what can people do about all
this? What is PHS/SPCA doing? Dont buy
from backyard breeders; instead, adopt your
next companion. We currently have no adop-
tion fee for Chihuahuas and are giving
adopters 10 fun bucks for our store.
Spay/neuter to prevent unwanted litters,
eliminate heat cycles (for females) and forms
of cancer. San Mateo and San Francisco
county residents can call us at 650/340-7015
to schedule a free surgery for their
Chihuahua and we will give them $20 cash.
If you have children, our adoption counselors
can help you avoid questionable matches and
nd an ideal one. Train your Chihuahua. To
enroll in our special Small Dogs class, call
650/340-7022 x667. Commit to your little
friend; dont let naughty behaviors cause you
to give up. Call our free Behavior Helpline at
650/340-7022 x 183. Finally, if you lose your
dog, visit PHS/SPCAs Coyote Point shelter
at 12 Airport Blvd., San Mateo.
Scott oversees PHS/SPCAs Adoption,
Behavior and Training, Education, Outreach,
Field Services, Cruelty Investigation,
Volunteer and Media/PR program areas and
staff from the new Tom and Annette Lantos
Center for Compassion.
Wreck-It Ralph tops box office
1.Wreck-It Ralph,$49.1 million.
2.Flight,$25 million.
3.Argo,$10.2 million.
4.The Man With the Iron Fists,
$10.2 million.
5.Taken 2,$6 million.
6.Cloud Atlas,$5.3 million.
7.Hotel Transylvania,$4.5 million.
8.Paranormal Activity 4,$4.3 million.
9.Here Comes the Boom,$3.6 million.
10.Silent Hill: Revelation,$3.3 million.
Top 10 movies
BUSINESS 25
was in a land of limitless opportu-
nity.
Theres no doubt where he stands
on that better off question.
I think you can get rich up
here, he says, but it takes sacri-
fice.
Manjack traded his 1,800-
square-foot Florida condo for a 40-
foot motor home and 16-hour work
days, far from his kids in Texas.
But he has no regrets. Friends who
told him he was crazy to go now
call, looking for jobs.
Hes building a downtown office
and condo and already has started a
construction company.
Along with financial security,
Manjack says he has the feeling of
American pride, that youre doing
your part in getting the U.S. off
foreign oil. Its exciting to live
here.
Four years ago, I didnt have
any direction, he says. I didnt
know what the economy was going
to do. I didnt know what construc-
tion was going to do. ... I feel like I
found out where I want to be. ... I
dont know how I got to North
Dakota. But Im really glad I did.
THE SMALL
BUSINESSWOMAN
Peppe Smiths index for econom-
ic recovery: the party calendar at
her bowling alley.
Four years ago, high-end chil-
drens birthday parties were a rari-
ty at Camelot Lanes in Boardman,
Ohio. Now, there are a few every
weekend.
Smith sees positive signs all
around her suburban Youngstown
community: Farmers buying trac-
tors. Women purchasing expensive
sewing machines. A doughnut shop
under construction. Vacant stores
filling with businesses. An expand-
ing steel pipe mill. And more bowl-
ing balls thundering down the
lanes.
I cannot deny that I am better
off than I was four years ago, she
declares, then pointedly adds: I do
not attribute that to the president.
Smith credits the resurgence in
the area to a natural gas-drilling
boom that could create tens of
thousands of jobs and bring bil-
lions of dollars in investments. Its
a dramatic change for Youngstown,
the archetypal Rust Belt city,
whose shuttered steel mills have
long served as a bleak reminder of
the decline of Americas manufac-
turing might.
Since Youngstown was strug-
gling before the recession, Smith
says, its decline wasnt as steep
during the downturn.
We didnt have the go, go, go,
she says, so we didnt have the
fall, fall, fall
But crews involved in the natural
gas exploration are boosting her
business, along with workers from
the nearby General Motors
Lordstown plant, a major benefici-
ary of the auto bailout. Since its
restructuring, GM has added a
third shift there to produce the
Chevy Cruze.
Despite the bailouts benefits,
Smith is no fan. Ford, she says,
handled its own financial troubles
on its own. It makes you want to
buy a Ford, she says. GM should
take care of its own problems.
Smith believes the Democratic
Party approach is socialistic, cre-
ating big government, with people
becoming too dependent on hand-
outs.
You look at the Kennedys, the
Clintons, the Obamas, they always
run their campaigns on volumes of
people who will need government
help, she says. People make fun
of the fact that Republicans have
assets and want to run government
like business.
Small business, she says, is self-
reliant. The buck stops with me,
she says. We dont have anybody
else to look to for help. I wouldnt
sit back and wait for somebody to
bail me out. Im not counting on
Washington to bring me anything. I
do it myself.
THE JOB HUNTER
For Linda Speaks, life in 2008
and now is a study in contrasts.
Four years ago, she had a steady
job, a middle-class income and the
comfort that comes with saving for
retirement.
Today, shes in the middle of a
long, frustrating search for work,
her savings are gone and her
unemployment benefits will soon
expire.
When the tobacco company
where she was an administrative
assistant and events coordinator
asked for retirement volunteers in
late 2009, Speaks decided to leave.
She figured it wouldnt be hard
finding a job, considering her
three-decade work history.
Hundreds of resumes later, her
search continues.
At points, its very depressing,
she says. It just invalidates 32
years of experience you thought
would be of value to somebody at
some point somewhere. ... I dont
feel of worth to anyone.
At 57, Speaks wants to keep
working. I dont care to sit on the
porch and rock my years away,
she says. I still have a lot to give.
Im organized and detail-orient-
ed.
Speaks considered starting a
small business in the Winston-
Salem, N.C., area, and took some
community college courses, but
with the sagging economy, the tim-
ing seemed wrong. And with com-
panies doing more with less, she
says, That leaves me on the out-
side. I cant get my foot in the door
anywhere.
Speaks regularly attends meet-
ings of Professionals in Transition,
a support group for the jobless and
underemployed.
Meanwhile, she and her hus-
band, a mechanic, have tightened
up their already frugal ways. No
vacations, no big purchases the
12-year-old car they want to
replace will have to do for now.
Weve never, ever lived beyond
our means, she says, but now we
dont have the luxury of savings.
Weve used every bit of income my
husband brings in. In four years
weve not added to anything,
weve not improved anything.
Theyve also assumed a new
financial burden: Speaks husband
was recently diagnosed with can-
cer. Though hes insured, she says,
their share of the bills for his med-
ical treatment can easily mount
into thousands of dollars.
Speaks doesnt think the econo-
my is much better since the last
presidential election but, she says,
Im continually hopeful. I have a
firm faith. I know Ill be taken care
of. I just dont know what path Ill
go down but I keep digging every
day, every week.
THE RETIREE
Carole Delhorbe has a simple
financial formula: Her two adult
sons are better off, so she is, too.
Delhorbe says she could tell the
economy was picking up when the
two, one 32, the other 27, stopped
asking her for money.
There was a time when things
were so tight for them ... as much
money went out to door to pay
their bills as if I had a mortgage,
she says. I knew they were never
going to get anywhere if they did-
nt get any help.
But she noticed their calls
tapered off last year and stopped
this spring. Her older sons online
toy and collectible business has
improved, she says, and her
younger sons Navy salary has
increased.
As for herself, Delhorbe feels a
lot more secure with Obamas
health care program. She especial-
ly likes the provision that bans
insurers from denying coverage to
people with pre-existing illnesses.
Delhorbe, who lives in Ruskin,
Fla., quit her job as a furniture
refinisher more than two years ago
because of health problems. Shed
been paying her medical bills out
of pocket and feared her arthritis
and irregular heart beat would dis-
qualify her from getting insurance.
Im so happy now that I dont
have to worry about that, she says.
Delhorbe, a registered
Republican who is an Obama sup-
porter, also senses a more positive
atmosphere. The constant whin-
ing, moaning and complaining
about the economy ... its not like it
was three or four years ago.
Homes in her neighborhood that
had been foreclosed are now occu-
pied, she says, and neighbors were
out in their boats this summer after
docking them for years.
You knew when things were
rotten: People wouldnt get togeth-
er, they wouldnt have community
parties. They just stopped, she
says. There was no fun for a few
years. Now were having get-
togethers and were starting to have
some fun again.
BETTER
LOCAL 26
MONDAY, NOV. 5
Lecture: Using Your Family Dog to
Prevent Falls. 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. San
Mateo Senior Center, 2645 Alameda
de las Pulgas, San Mateo. Free. For
more information and to register call
522-7490.
Hearing Loss Association of the
Peninsula Meeting. 1 p.m. Veterans
Memorial Senior Center located at
1455 Madison Ave., Redwood City.
Presentation on Auditory Aging. Free.
For more information call 345-4551.
Dance Connection with live music
by Ron Borelli Duo. Halloween
dance, so get out those costumes and
join the fun. Free dance lessons, 6:30
p.m.-7 p.m. with open dance from 7
p.m.-9:30 p.m. Admission is $8
members, $10 guests. Light
refreshments, mixers and raffles.
Burlingame Womans Club, 241 Park
Road in Burlingame. For more
information call 342-2221.
TUESDAY, NOV. 6
Travel Tour Presentation. 2 p.m.
District Board Room, 3401 CSM Drive,
San Mateo. Slideshow presentation of
2012 tours, including Canadian
Rockies, Imperial Cities and Shades of
Ireland. Free. For more information go
to CommunityEd@smccd.edu.
Information On Benets Available
to Veterans. 3 p.m. Main library
auditorium, South San Francisco
Public Library, 840 W. Orange Ave.,
South San Francisco. Jeffery Young
from the San Mateo County Veterans
Services Office will discuss how the
Veterans Services Office provides
assistance with ling benets claims.
Topics will also include education,
employment, career services, health,
housing and legal assistance. No
reservations required. Free. For more
Peter Fletcher Classical Guitarist
Concert. 7 p.m. Millbrae Library, 1
Library Ave., Millbrae. Free. For more
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 7
Autumn Job Fair. 9:30 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. College of San Mateo, 1700 West
Hillsdale Blvd., Building 10, 2nd Floor.
There will be more than 40
participating employers. Free. For
more information go to
www.collegeofsanmateo.edu/career
or call 574-6116.
Movie on Plastic Bags:Bag It. 7 p.m.
The Lane Room at the Burlingame
Public Library, 480 Primrose Road,
Burlingame. Following the movie will
be a brief discussion led by Dean
Peterson, director of environmental
health of San Mateo County. Free. For
more information go to
plsinfo.org/burlingame.
THURSDAY, NOV. 8
California Healthcare Institutes
Annual Meeting. 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Gilead Sciences Campus, 333 Lakeside
Drive, Foster City. Free. This meeting
will bring together delegates to
discuss the relationship between
biomedical innovation and public
policy. For more information go to
www.chi.org.
Retired Public Employees
Association. 10:30 a.m. San Mateo
Elks Lodge, 229 W. 20th Ave., San
Mateo. Guest speaker: John Lau, CFP,
CPA who will give a presentation on
strategies for tax savings, estate
conservation and financial stability.
Starting a Business: What You Need
to Know. Noon. San Mateo County
Law Library, 710 Hamilton St.,
Redwood City. Free. For more
information call 363-4913
HICAP Program on Medicare:
Overview of Medicare and
Prescription Part D. 1 p.m. Millbrae
Library, 1 Library Ave., Millbrae. Free.
Attorneys Reuben Nocos and Najeeb
Kudiya will discuss what it takes to
make your business succeed. For
more information call 697-7607.
Movies for School Age Children.
3:30 p.m. San Mateo Public Library, 55
W. Third Ave, San Mateo.Beverly Hills
Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta will be
shown. Popcorn will be provided. Free.
Art Adams presents MOAH lecture
series: Radio Days. 7 p.m. Museum
of American Heritage Lecture Series,
351 Homer Ave., Palo Alto. Enjoy a
lively and entertaining evening with
MOAHs own raconteur extraordinaire
Art Adams as he explores the golden
age of radio. Free for MOAH members.
$10 for non-members. For more
College of San Mateo Political
Science professor Frank Damon
speaks at Burlingame Library. 7 p.m.
Lane Room, Burlingame Public
Library, 480 Primrose Road,
Burlingame. Damon will present a
lecture and discussion about the
results of the presidential election.
Free. For more information call 558-
7444, ext. 2.
Lecture: Thinking Like a Naturalist
Reclaiming the Art of Natural
History. 7 p.m. San Mateo Garden
Center, 605 Parkside Way, San Mateo.
Naturalist and illustrator John Muir
Laws will speak about developments
in neuropsychology and nature. Free.
For more information call 529-1454
or go to sequoia-audobon.org.
Beethovens Fourths Featuring
Emanuel Ax. 8 p.m to 10 p.m.The
Center for Performing Arts, Menlo-
Atherton High School. 555 Middleeld
Road, Atherton. Tickets range from
$25 to $90. To purchase go to
www.philharmonia.org/nov2012/. For
Broadway By the Bay: Some
Enchanted Evening. 8 p.m. Fox
Theatre, 2215 Broadway, Redwood
City. A musical featuring the songs of
Rodgers and Hammerstein. Tickets
range from $30 to $50. To purchase
tickets call 369-7770 or go
www.broadwaybythebay.org.
FRIDAY, NOV. 9
Robert Bentleys Miracle at
Kensington Palace. 10 a.m. to noon.
Otter Books, 86 E. Third Ave., San
Mateo. Author Robert Bentley will
present his short story about being a
guest of Prince Charles and Princess
Diana in their Kensington Palace
residence. Free. For more information
call 235-5332.
The San Mateo Harvest Festival. 10
a.m. to 6 p.m. The largest indoor arts
and crafts show on the West Coast.
Enjoy shopping, live entertainment,
celebrity appearances, prizes artist
demonstrations, delicious food and
down-home family fun.The Peninsula
Humane Society/SPCA receives
proceeds from all shopping bags sold.
Tickets valid for re-entry all weekend.
Adults $9, Seniors age 62+ $7, youth
ages 13 to 17 $4, kids under 12 free.
For more information call 415-447-
3205.
Teen Open Mic Night. 7 p.m.
Belmont Library, 1110 Alameda de las
Pulgas, Belmont. Open Mic Night is
back! Youve got six minutes to show
us what youve got. All acts welcome.
Refreshments will be provided. For
ages 12 and up. For more information
email conrad@smcl.org.
Pied Piper Players presents The
Wizard of Oz. 7 p.m. Bayside
Performing Arts Center, 2025 Kehoe
Ave., San Mateo. $16 for adults, $11 for
children and seniors. For more
information visit
http://baysidetheater.com.
San Carlos Childrens Theater
Presents The Dracula Kidds. 7 p.m.
Mustang Hall, Central Middle School,
828 Chestnut St., San Carlos. $12 in
advance and $14 at the door. This
mystery-farce follows students on
their spring vacation in the gloomy
old mansion on Blood Pudding Lane,
which is haunted by a werewolfs
curse. For more information and to
order tickets go to
www.sancarloschildrenstheater.com.
Bay Area e.T.c. Presents NARNIA
The Musical. 7:30 p.m. Caada
College Main Stage Theater, 4200
Farm Hill Blvd., Redwood City. $14 for
students and seniors and $19 for
adults. For more information and to
order tickets go to
www.bayareaetc.org.
Dragon Productions Presents:
March. 8 p.m. Dragon Theatre, 535
Alma St., Palo Alto. Opening Night
Gala. The show will run until
December 2. Thursdays to Saturdays
at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.
Opening night tickets: $30 general,
$25 seniors, $20 student. To purchase
tickets go to
www.dragonproductions.net. For
Broadway By the Bay: Some
Enchanted Evening. 8 p.m. Fox
Theatre, 2215 Broadway, Redwood
City. A musical featuring the songs of
Rodgers and Hammerstein. Tickets
range from $30 to $50. To purchase
tickets call 369-7770 or go
www.broadwaybythebay.org.
Jazzercise Girls Night Out. 8 p.m. to
9 p.m. Jazzercise Belmont, 1835
Belbum Drive, Belmont. $15 per
person or bring a friend to the class
and get in free. To reserve a spot or
for more information call 226-3484.
SATURDAY, NOV. 10
San Mateo Japanese American
Community Center Holiday Fair
and Bake Sale. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Gardeners Hall, Fifth Avenue and
Claremont Street. Free. This annual
fundraiser will feature Asian goods
new and gently used as well as
Asian and American foods. For more
The Johnston House Holiday
Boutique.10 a.m. to 4 p.m., located
on Highway 1, south of the City of
Half Moon Bay on the east side of
Highway 1 at Higgins-Purisima
Road. This is a shopping
extravaganza and an opportunity
to tour this historic home. Shop for
unique holiday crafts, amongst
decorated Christmas trees in every
room. Free admission. For more
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ban them but the biggest reason is for
health impacts.
He and Beresford/Hillsdale neighbor-
hood resident Kara Anderson have been
urging other residents to try and con-
vince the council to ban them.
We want a complete ban on leaf
blowers, both electric and gas, Ebneter
told the Daily Journal.
Restricting the use is not enough, he
said.
He also said the public needs to be
more involved in the process because of
the health risks to the users of the device
and all the particulates others have to
breathe in.
Anderson and Grotte both told the
Daily Journal previously that a rake or
broom can do the job of leaf blowers just
ne.
Leaf blowers also stir up animal waste
and other unsafe particles, Ebneter said.
Earlier this year, the Burlingame City
Council amended its municipal code to
restrict the use of leaf blowers by day,
hour and zone.
The San Mateo City Council will not
be considering such a proposal at its
Monday night study session, however.
City staff met with the San Mateo
United Homeowners Association Oct.
18 to discuss amending the ordinance
where many in attendance expressed
concern about the proposed cost to
implement and enforce either a certica-
tion program or a leaf blower ban and
the ability to enforce either option effec-
tively, according to a staff report.
Grotte told the Daily Journal previous-
ly that the community may not support
such a ban and that he does not want to
be close-minded on the issue.
The citys police department elds
between 30 and 40 complaints a year
related to leaf blowers, according to a
staff report.
Currently, leaf blowers are allowed to
be used weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Use
is prohibited on Sundays and major hol-
idays. The City Council adopted a leaf
blower ordinance in 1997.
The San Mateo City Council meets in
a special study session 5:15 p.m.,
Monday, Nov. 5, City Hall, 330 W. 20th
Ave., San Mateo.
BAN
the street.
In going against the state, Biharas
points out the dangerous conditions
along El Camino Real which are exacer-
bated by the giant trees lining the street.
That state is aware of the severe and
dangerous effects of the eucalyptus trees
lining El Camino Real Highway at
Howard Avenue, Burlingame, obstruct-
ing the view of the sidewalk and curb
from the roadway and vice versa and in
disturbing the uniformity of the pave-
ment and the curb around them, accord-
ing to the lawsuit.
Biharas goes on to claim the uneven
sidewalk and sunken curbs added to the
dangerous intersection. Those condi-
tions worsen over time as the trees con-
tinue to grow, according to the lawsuit.
In terms of the medical malpractice
law, Biharas said her husband was taken
to Stanford for care. While in intensive
care, a feeding tube was misplaced into
Ghafouris right bronchial lling it with
the feeding solution. The act, according
to the lawsuit, led to her husbands death
on Dec. 25, 2011.
Biharas is suing for economic and
non-economic damages as well as legal
fees.
TREES
the workforce and hours but they will
when they need to travel further or nd
counter hours with employees limited,
say local court ofcials.
Moving the complex litigation court
location doesnt really cause a hardship
but changing the domestic violence
hearings to Redwood City unfortunately
does, Freeman said. We waited on
this for several years but cant any
longer.
The court has already trimmed its
workforce by more than 30 percent, lim-
ited clerks ofce and phone hours and
consolidated trafc court into fewer ses-
sions. Some functions have also moved
online as the court tries doing more with
less.
The change has gone relatively
smoothly, said Court Executive John
Fitton with heavy emphasis on the word
relatively.
Lines regularly stretch out the door
and callers who once encountered a pick
up by the third ring may now sit in a
queue for 30 minutes, he said.
More reductions in access are a strong
possibility, too, unless the state changes
its mind on funding, he said.
The state court system, with has a
budget of $3.1 billion to fund 58 coun-
ties, the appellate courts and the
California Supreme Court, has been cut
by nearly a quarter since 2008 while
court filings have simultaneously
increased. San Mateo County was hit
with a $2.72 million loss, anticipates
another $5.4 million in scal year 2012-
2013 and is watching its reserves dwin-
dle. By June 2014, all the courts will be
in the same circumstances because they
are required to spend or lose their
reserves, Freeman said.
We will all end up in the same place,
she said.
The countys situation is not as dire as
some jurisdictions like San Joaquin
County, Freeman said, but it still isnt
pretty.
What the public may not immediately
realize is how the changes affect every-
body, Fitton said.
There are effects on public safety
because it takes ofcers off the street
when they have to drive further to a
courthouse, Fitton said.
Fitton and Freeman are trying to give
the public a solid heads-up about the
current situation and what may very well
be coming down the road. In September,
the courts announced that up to six
courtrooms face closure beginning July
1, 2013 unless the state restores funding.
Fitton and Freeman also cautioned that
commissioners and other employees,
court services and hours could be on the
chopping block.
For now, the great unknown is
Election Day which could spell some
relief or cement the cutbacks.
We just have to wait and see. I dont
have any tea leaves for next July and
Prop. 30, Freeman said.
Fitton and Freeman say the public has
more weight than it may even realize to
call on elected leaders about the threat to
justice.
There is no substitution for a large
number of community members contact-
ing them, Freeman said.
CUTS
All complex civil litigation and CEQA
matters at the central branch of the
San Mateo County Superior Court are
now heard at the Hall of Justice in
Redwood City.All lings must be sub-
mitted to the civil clerks ofce in
Redwood City in person or by mail
during regular business hours, 8:30
a.m.to 3:30 p.m.Monday through Fri-
day. A drop box is also available
outside Room A.
Family law calendar are no longer
heard at the South San Francisco
branch. The Domestic Violence Pre-
vention Act calendars are heard Friday
at the Hall of Justice in Redwood City.
The northern branch criminal clerks
ofce is no longer accepting domes-
tic violence or civil harassment
restraining orders.Domestic violence
orders must be submitted to the fam-
ily law clerks ofce at the Hall of
Justice. Civil harassment orders must
be submitted to the civil clerks ofce
in Room A at the Hall of Justice.A drop
box is available at the northern
branch outside the criminal clerks of-
ce.
The impact
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2012
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- An important objective
can be achieved, but not necessarily in accordance
with your original game plan. Be prepared and ready
to make on-the-spot adjustments.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Dont allow your
pride to cause you to cling to something that you
would be better off renouncing. You need to be open-
minded about replacing unproductive concepts with
effective ones.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Youll have a dif-
fcult time keeping your priorities in order if you start
to place greater emphasis on meaningless projects
than you do on your serious ones.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Accumulated stress
weighing on important relationships can be alleviated
if youre more tolerant in your thinking. Its up to you
to adopt a strong desire to forgive and forget.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Dont think the numer-
ous assignments that you have to contend with need
to be done all at once. The quickest way to accom-
plish things is to rank them in a prioritized list.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Someone who is only
looking out for his or her own affairs might try to
entice you into an involvement that wouldnt serve
your best interests at all. Be frm about declining.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Its important to be
extremely frm about your position when trying to
smooth over a domestic disagreement. Dont point
fngers at anyone.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Your chances for
achieving success will be considerably enhanced
if youre open-minded about altering your thoughts
and/or tactics when given a good argument.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Certain adjustments can
be made pertaining to a situation that has not worked
out too well for you fnancially. If you employ your
ingenuity, you can recover more than you thought.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- What you cant do with your
muscles, you should be able to do with your brain.
Instead of trying to bully your way through obstacles,
use your smarts to think around them.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Because your frst
assessments are likely to be far too negative, none
of them will serve your best interests. After youve
taken plenty of time to study the situation, a good
alternative will be evident.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Do not let your emotions
override your excellent reasoning. This becomes espe-
cially important if theres a chance that youll be doing
something constructive with someone you dislike.
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110 Employment
AUTHENTIC SYRIAN CHEF, minimum 3
years exp. Full-time, starting at $16.10
per hour. Send resume to
tastein2009@att.net.
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Burlingame. (650) 348-3097
BROILER EXPRESS
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washer. Apply in person at 895 Laurel
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lingame serving individuals with develop-
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203 Public Notices
CASE# CIV 517227
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR
CHANGE OF NAME
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA,
COUNTY OF SAN MATEO,
400 COUNTY CENTER RD,
REDWOOD CITY CA 94063
PETITION OF
Jennifer Renee Palm
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:
Petitioner, Jennifer Renee Palm filed a
petition with this court for a decree
changing name as follows:
Present name: Jennifer Renee Palm,
aka Jennifer Renee Palm-Tindell
Proposed name: Jennifer Renee Guine-
vere Ishara Aide
THE COURT ORDERS that all persons
interested in this matter shall appear be-
fore this court at the hearing indicated
below to show cause, if any, why the pe-
tition for change of name should not be
granted. Any person objecting to the
name changes described above must file
a written objection that includes the rea-
sons for the objection at least two court
days before the matter is scheduled to
be heard and must appear at the hearing
to show cause why the petition should
not be granted. If no written objection is
timely filed, the court may grant the peti-
tion without a hearing. A HEARING on
the petition shall be held on December
13, 2012 at 9 a.m., Dept. PJ, Room 2E,
at 400 County Center, Redwood City, CA
94063. A copy of this Order to Show
Cause shall be published at least once
each week for four successive weeks pri-
or to the date set for hearing on the peti-
tion in the following newspaper of gener-
al circulation: Daily Journal
Filed: 10/19/2012
/s/ Joseph C. Scott/
Judge of the Superior Court
Dated: 10/18/2012
(Published, 11/05/12, 11/12/12,
11/19/12, 11/26/12)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #252637
The following person is doing business
as: Peche Painting, 135 Palm Ave., SAN
CARLOS, CA 94070 is hereby registered
by the following owner: Alicia Peche,
same address. The business is conduct-
ed by an Individual. The registrants com-
menced to transact business under the
FBN on.
/s/ Alicia Peche /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk on 10/4/2012. (Publish-
ed in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
10/15/12, 10/22/12, 10/29/12, 11/05/12).
STATEMENT #252695
as: Family Cleaners, 412 E. 3rd Avenue,
SAN MATEO, CA 94401 is hereby regis-
tered by the following owner: Huiying
Wang, 101 Blossom Cir, #2E, San Ma-
teo, CA 94403. The business is conduct-
FBN on 09/28/2012.
/s/ Huiying Wang /
sor-County Clerk on 10/09/2012. (Pub-
lished in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
10/22/12, 10/29/12, 11/05/12, 11/12/12).
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LEGAL NOTICES
Fictitious Business Name Statements, Trustee
Sale Notice, Alcohol Beverage License, Name
Change, Probate, Notice of Adoption, Divorce
Summons, Notice of Public Sales, and More.
Published in the Daily Journal for San Mateo County.
Fax your request to: 650-344-5290
Email them to: ads@smdailyjournal.com
203 Public Notices
STATEMENT #252555
as: M. S. Auto Repair, 501 S. Norfolk St.,
SAN MATEO, CA 94401 is hereby regis-
tered by the following owner: Mohammed
Sahid, 125 San Marco Ave. #2, San Bru-
no, CA 94066. The business is conduct-
FBN on
/s/ Mohammed Sahid /
10/29/12, 11/05/12, 11/12/12, 11/19/12).
STATEMENT #252957
as: Sleight of Mind, 320 Concord Dr.,
MENLO PARK, CA 94025 is hereby reg-
istered by the following owner: Nathan
Hadsall, same address. The business is
conducted by an Individual. The regis-
trants commenced to transact business
under the FBN on.
/s/ Nathan Hadsall /
11/05/12, 11/12/12, 11/19/12, 11/26/12).
THE REDWOOD City School District
and partners will submit a Request for
Application for 21st Century Commun-
ity Learning Centers Programs pro-
posing to Serve Elementary and Mid-
dle/Junior High School Students. For
more information regarding this appli-
cation, please contact Sandra Porta-
sio, Director of School-Community
Partnerships at 650.423.2268 or at
sportasio@rcsdk8.net
Published in the San Mateo Daily
Journal, November 5, 6, 7, 2012.
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF SAN MATEO
Case No. 122790
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In re the Estate :
JOSEPH P. ORDONEZ, Deceased
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the cred-
itors and contingent beneficiaries of the
above-named decedent that all persons
having claims against the decedent are
required to file them with the San Mateo
County Superior Court at 400 County
Center, Redwood City, California 94063,
and mail a copy to Michael J. Kallis,
Esq., Attorney for TED ORDONEZ and
JEFFREY ORDONEZ, Successors
Trustees of the Joseph P. Ordonez and
Louise M. Ordonez Revocable Trust, dat-
ed December 14, 1998, wherein the de-
cedent and his deceased wife, Lousie M.
Ordonez, were the Trustors, within the
latter of four months after October 22,
2012, or, if notice is mailed or personally
delivered to you, 30 days after the date
this notice is mailed or personally deliv-
ered to you. A claim form may be ob-
tained from the court clerk. For your pro-
tection, you are encouraged to file you
claim by certified mail, with return receipt
requested.
DATED: October 16, 2012
/s/ Micheal J. Kallis, ESQ. /
Attorney for Successor Trustees
TED ORDONEZ and JEFFREY ORDO-
NEZ
FILED: October 12, 2012
Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal
on October 20, 27, November 5, 2012.
210 Lost & Found
FOUND - Evan - I found your iPod, call
(650)261-9656
FOUND- LITTLE tan male chihuahua,
Found on Davit Street in Redwood
Shores Tuesday, August 28th. Please
call (650)533-9942
LOST - Small Love Bird, birght green
with orange breast. Adeline Dr. & Bernal
Ave., Burlingame. Escaped Labor Day
weekend. REWARD! (650)343-6922
LOST CHIHUAHUA/TERRIER mix in
SSF, tan color, 12 lbs., scar on stomach
from being spade, $300. REWARD!
(650)303-2550
LOST: SMALL diamond cross, silver
necklace with VERY sentimental
meaning. Lost in San Mateo 2/6/12
(650)578-0323.
RING FOUND Tue. Oct 23 2012 in Mill-
brae call (650)464-9359
294 Baby Stuff
B.O.B. DUALLIE STROLLER, for two.
Excellent condition. Blue. $300.
Call 650-303-8727.
BABY CAR SEAT AND CARRIER $20
(650)458-8280
294 Baby Stuff
NURSERY SET - 6 piece nursery set -
$25., (650)341-1861
295 Art
WALL ART, from Pier 1, indoor/outdoor,
$15. Very nice! (650)290-1960
296 Appliances
HAIR DRYER, Salon Master, $10.
(650)854-4109
HUNTER OSCILLATING FAN, excellent
condition. 3 speed. $35. (650)854-4109
MIROMATIC PRESSURE cooker flash
canner 4qt. $25. 415 333-8540
RADIATOR HEATER, oil filled, electric,
1500 watts $25. (650)504-3621
REFRIGERATOR - Whirlpool, side-by-
side, free, needs compressor, (650)726-
1641
ROTISSERIE GE, US Made, IN-door or
out door, Holds large turkey 24 wide,
Like new, $80, OBO (650)344-8549
SHOP VACUUM rigid brand 3.5 horse
power 9 gal wet/dry $40. (650)591-2393
SMALL SLOW cooker. Used once, $12
(650)368-3037
SUNBEAM TOASTER -Automatic, ex-
cellent condition, $30., (415)346-6038
VACUUM CLEANER excellent condition
$45. (650)878-9542
WATER HEATER $75, (650)333-4400
297 Bicycles
BIKE RACK Roof mounted, holds up to
4 bikes, $65 (650)594-1494
298 Collectibles
1 BAG of Hot Wheels and Matchbox
Cars, from the 70s, Appx 40, $30
(650)589-8348
15 HARDCOVERS WWII - new condi-
tion, $80.obo, (650)345-5502
1937 LOS ANGELES SID GRAUMANS
Chinese Theatre, playgoer August pro-
gram, featuring Gloria Stuart, George
Sanders, Paul Muni, Louise Rainer, $20.,
San Mateo, (650)341-8342
1969 LIFE MAGAZINE - Special Issue,
Off to the Moon, featuring Armstrong,
Aldrin, and Collins, and a special article
by Charles Lindburgh, $25., San Mateo,
(650)341-8342
1982 PRINT 'A Tune Off The Top Of My
Head' 82/125 $80 (650) 204-0587
2 FIGURINES - 1 dancing couple, 1
clown face. both $15. (650)364-0902
62 USED European Postage Stamps.
Many issued in the early 1900s. All dif-
ferent and detached from envelopes.
$5.00 (650)787-8600
67 OLD Used U.S. Postage Stamps.
Many issued before World War II. All
different. $4.00, (650)787-8600
ARMY SHIRT, long sleeves, with pock-
ets. XL $15 each (408)249-3858
BAY MEADOWS bag - $30.each,
(650)345-1111
BAY MEADOWS BAG - mint condition,
original package, $20., (650)365-3987
BEAUTIFUL RUSTIE doll Winter Bliss w/
stole & muffs, 23, $90. OBO, (650)754-
3597
CASINO CHIP Collection Original Chips
from various casinos $99 obo
(650)315-3240
COLORIZED TERRITORIAL Quarters
uncirculated with Holder $15/all,
(408)249-3858
GAYLORD PERRY 8x10 signed photo
$10 (650)692-3260
JOE MONTANA signed authentic retire-
ment book, $39., (650)692-3260
298 Collectibles
LIONEL TRAIN Wall Clock with working
train $45 (650)589-8348
MARK MCGUIRE hats, cards, beanie
babies, all for $98., (650)520-8558
MICHAEL JORDAN POSTER - 1994,
World Cup, $10., (650)365-3987
NHL SPORTS Figures, (20) new, un-
used, original packaging, SOLD!
ORIGINAL SMURF FIGURES - 1979-
1981, 18+ mushroom hut, 1 1/2 x 3 1/2,
all $40., (650)518-0813
POSTER - New Kids On The Block
1980s, $12., call Maria, (650)873-8167
SPORTS CARDS - 3200 lots of stars
and rookies, $40. all, (650)365-3987
SPORTS CARDS - 50 Authentic Signa-
tures, SOLD!
STACKING MINI-KETTLES - 3
Pots/cover: ea. 6 diam. Brown speckle
enamelware, $20., SOLD!
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY Alums! Want
a "Bill Orange" SU flag for Game Day
displays? $3., 650-375-8044
VINTAGE 1970S Grecian Made Size 6-7
Dresses $35 each, Royal Pink 1980s
Ruffled Dress size 7ish $30, 1880s Re-
production White Lace Gown $150 Size
6-7 Petite, (650)873-8167
VINTAGE HOLLIE HOBBIE LUNCH-
BOX with Thermos, 1980s, $25., Call
Maria 650-873-8167
VINTAGE TEEN BEAT MAGAZINES
(20) 1980s $2 each, Call Maria 650-873-
8167
WANTED:
OLDER PLASTIC MODEL KITS.
Aurora, Revell, Monogram.
Immediate cash.
Pat 650-759-0793.
YUGIOH CARD - 2,000, some rare, 1st
Edition, $60 all, SOLD!
299 Computers
HP PRINTER Deskjet 970c color printer.
Excellent condition. Software & accesso-
ries included. $30. 650-574-3865
300 Toys
2 MODEL ships in box $30
(650)589-8348
PLASTIC TOY army set from the 70's
many pieces, SOLD!
302 Antiques
1912 COFFEE Percolator Urn. perfect
condition includes electric cord $85.
(415)565-6719
1920 MAYTAG wringer washer - electric,
gray color, $100., (650)851-0878
ANTIQUE BEVEL MIRROR - framed,
14 x 21, carved top, $45.,
(650)341-7890
ANTIQUE ITALIAN lamp 18 high, $70
(650)387-4002
ANTIQUE WASHING machine, some
rust on legs, rust free drum and ringer.
$45/obo, (650)574-4439
BREADBOX, METAL with shelf and cut-
ting board, $30 (650)365-3987
J&J HOPKINSON 1890-1900's walnut
piano with daffodil inlay on the front. Ivo-
ries in great condition. Can be played as
is, but will benefit from a good tuning.
$600.00 includes stool. Email
frisz@comcast.net for photos
303 Electronics
3 SHELF SPEAKERS - 8 OM, $15.
each, (650)364-0902
32 TOSHIBA Flat screen TV like new,
bought 9/9/11 with box. SOLD!
46 MITSUBISHI Projector TV, great
condition. $400. (650)261-1541.
BIG SONY TV 37" - Excellent Condition
Worth $2300 will Sacrifice for only $95.,
(650)878-9542
FLIP CAMCORDER $50. (650)583-2767
HOME THEATRE SYSTEM - 3 speak-
ers, woofer, DVD player, USB connec-
tion, $80., (714)818-8782
LEFT-HAND ERGONOMIC keyboard
with 'A-shape' key layout Num pad, $20
(650)204-0587
LSI SCSI Ultra320 Controller + (2) 10k
RPM 36GB SCSI II hard drives $40
(650)204-0587
304 Furniture
2 DINETTE Chairs both for $29
(650)692-3260
2 END Tables solid maple '60's era
$40/both. (650)670-7545
4 DRAWER metal file cabinet, black, no
lock model, like new $50 SOLD!
AFGAN PRAYER rug beautiful original
very ornate $100 (650)348-6428
304 Furniture
ALASKAN SEEN painting 40" high 53"
wide includes matching frame $99 firm
(650)592-2648
ANTIQUE CHAIRS - (2) $40 each, Un-
finished craftsmen style, One needs
some repair. Picture available via email,
(650)595-5549
ARMOIRE CABINET - $90., Call
(415)375-1617
BENT WOOD ICE CREAM CHAIRS -(3)
$15 each, Cane Seats, Also 4 parts
chairs, Black or Tan,Picture available via
email, (650)595-5549
CHAIR MODERN light wood made in Ita-
ly $99 (415)334-1980
CHANDELIER WITH 5 lights/ candela-
bre base with glass shades $20.
(650)504-3621
COMPUTER DESK from Ikea, $40
(650)348-5169
COUCH & LOVE SEAT- Floral Design.
Great Condition, $350.00, SOLD!
COUCH-FREE. OLD world pattern, soft
fabric. Some cat scratch damage-not too
noticeable. 650-303-6002
DINETTE TABLE walnut with chrome
legs. 36x58 with one leaf 11 1/2. $50,
San Mateo (650)341-5347
DINING ROOM SET - table, four chairs,
lighted hutch, $500. all, (650)296-3189
DISPLAY CASE wood & glass 31 x 19
inches $30. (650)873-4030
DRESSER SET - 3 pieces, wood, $50.,
(650)589-8348
DRUM TABLE - brown, perfect condi-
tion, nice design, with storage, $45.,
(650)345-1111
END TABLES (2) - One for $5. hand
carved, other table is antique white mar-
ble top with drawer $40., (650)308-6381
END TABLES (2)- Cherry finish, still in
box, need to assemble, 26L x 21W x
21H, $100. for both, (650)592-2648
FOLDING PICNIC table - 8 x 30, 7 fold-
ing, padded chairs, $80. (650)364-0902
FUTON DELUXE plus other items all for
$90 650 341-2397 (U haul away)
HAND MADE portable jewelry display
case wood and see through lid $45. 25 x
20 x 4 inches. (650)592-2648.
LOUNGE CHAIRS - 2 new, with cover &
plastic carring case & headrest, $35.
each, (650)592-7483
MODULAR DESK/BOOKCASE/STOR-
AGE unit - Cherry veneer, white lami-
nate, $75., (650)888-0039
OAK ROUND CLAW FOOTED TABLE
Six Matching Oak chairs and Leaf. $350,
Cash Only, (650)857-1045
OFFICE LAMP, small. Black & white with
pen holder and paper holder. Brand new,
in the box. $10 (650)867-2720
PAPASAN CHAIRS (2) -with cushions
$45. each set, (650)347-8061
PEDESTAL DINETTE 36 Square Table
- $65., (650)347-8061
RATTAN PAPASAN Chair with Brown
cushion excellent shape $45 (650)592-
2648
RECLINER CHAIR very comfortable vi-
nyl medium brown $70, (650)368-3037
ROCKING CHAIR - Beautiful light wood
rocking chair, very good condition, $65.,
OBO, (650)952-3063
ROCKING CHAIR - excellent condition,
oak, with pads, $85.obo, (650)369-9762
ROCKING CHAIR - Traditional, full size
Rocking chair. Excellent condition $100.,
(650)504-3621
SMALL STORAGE/ HUTCH - Stained
green, pretty. $40, (650)290-1960
STEREO CABINET walnut w/3 black
shelves 16x 22x42. $30, 650-341-5347
STORAGE TABLE light brown lots of
storage good cond. $45. (650)867-2720
TEA CHEST , Bombay, burgundy, glass
top, perfect cond. $35 (650)345-1111
TRUNDLE BED - Single with wheels,
$40., (650)347-8061
304 Furniture
VANITY ETHAN Allen maple w/drawer
and liftup mirror like new $95
(650)349-2195
VINTAGE UPHOLSTERED wooden
chairs, $25 each or both for $40. nice
set. (650)583-8069
VINTAGE WINGBACK CHAIR $75,
(650)583-8069
306 Housewares
"PRINCESS HOUSE decorator urn
"Vase" cream with blue flower 13 inch H
$25., (650)868-0436
28" by 15" by 1/4" thick glass shelves,
cost $35 each sell at $15 ea. Five availa-
ble, Call (650)345-5502
6 BOXES of Victorian lights ceiling & wall
$90., (650)340-9644
AUTO WINE OPENER - mint condition,
one-touch, rechargeable, adapter, foil
cutter, built-in light, easy open, great gift,
$12.00, SOLD!
BATTERY CHARGER, holds 4 AA/AAA,
Panasonic, $5, (650)595-3933
BEDSPREAD - queen size maroon &
pink bedspread - Fairly new, $50. obo,
(650)834-2583
BUFFET SERVER, stainless, cook &
serve same dish, $20 (650)595-3933
CANDLEHOLDER - Gold, angel on it,
tall, purchased from Brueners, originally
$100., selling for $30.,(650)867-2720
DINING ROOM Victorian Chandelier
seven light, $90., (650)340-9644
DRIVE MEDICAL design locking elevat-
ed toilet seat. New. $45. (650)343-4461
FEATHER/DOWN PILLOW: Standard
size bed pillow. Allergy-free ticking.
Gently cushions pain, stiffness. Almost
new. $20.00 (650)375-8044
KLASSY CHROME KITCHEN CANIS-
TERS: Set of four. (2--4"x 4"w x 4"h);
(2--4"x 4" x 9"h.). Stackable, sharp.
$20.00 (650)375-8044
PERSIAN TEA set for 8. Including
spoon, candy dish, and tray. Gold Plated.
$100. (650) 867-2720
RIVAL "CUTABOVE": Small task quik-
food chopper, electric, under cabinet
model; includes beverage mixer attach-
ment, $ 20., SOLD!
SOLID TEAK floor model 16 wine rack
with turntable $60. (650)592-7483
SUNBEAN TOASTER excellent condi-
tion (415)346-6038
307 Jewelry & Clothing
BRACELET - Ladies authentic Murano
glass from Italy, vibrant colors, like new,
$100., (650)991-2353 Daly City
GALLON SIZE bag of costume jewelry -
various sizes, colors, $100. for bag,
(650)589-2893
LADIES GOLD Lame' elbow length-
gloves sz 7.5 $15 New. (650)868-0436
WATCHES (21) - original packaging,
stainless steel, need batteries, $60. all,
(650)365-3987
308 Tools
71 1/4" WORM drive skill saw $80
(650)521-3542
CIRCULAR SAW, Craftsman-brand, 10,
4 long x 20 wide. Comes w/ stand - $70.
(650)678-1018
CRAFTMAN 3X20 1 BELT SANDER -
with extra belts, $35., (650)521-3542
CRAFTMAN RADIAL SAW, with cabinet
stand, $200 Cash Only, (650)857-1045
CRAFTSMAN 3/4 horse power 3,450
RPM $60 (650)347-5373
CRAFTSMAN ARC-WELDER - 30-250
amp, and accessories, $275., (650)341-
0282
CRAFTSMAN HEAVY DUTY JIGSAW -
extra blades, $35., (650)521-3542
DAYTON ELECTRIC 1 1/2 horse power
1,725 RPM $60 (650)347-5373
FMC TIRE changer Machine, $650
(650)333-4400
308 Tools
GENERATOR 13,000 WATTS Brand
New 20hp Honda $2800 (650)333-4400
LAWN MOWER reel type push with
height adjustments. Just sharpened $45
650-591-2144 San Carlos
TABLE SAW 10", very good condition
$85. (650) 787-8219
309 Office Equipment
DESK - 7 drawer wood desk, 5X2X2.5'
$25., (650)726-9658
ELECTRIC TYPEWRITER Smith Corona
$60. (650)878-9542
310 Misc. For Sale
1 CUSTOM Medicine Cabinet, White
with Mirror $25 obo, (650)589-8348
1 PAIR of matching outdoor planting pots
$20., (650)871-7200
10 PLANTS (assorted) for $3.00 each,
(650)349-6059
14 PLAYBOY magazines all for $80
(650)592-4529
300 HOME LIBRARY BOOKS - $3. or
$5. each obo, World & US History and
American Novel Classic, must see to ap-
preciate, (650)345-5502
4 IN 1 STERO UNIT. CD player broken.
$20., (650)834-4926
40 ADULT VHS Tapes - $100.,
(650)361-1148
6 BASKETS assorted sizes and different
shapes very good condition $13 for all
(650)347-5104
7 UNDERBED STORAGE BINS - Vinyl
with metal frame, 42 X 18 X 6, zipper
closure, $5. ea., (650)364-0902
9 CARRY-ON bags (assorted) - extra
large, good condition, $10. each obo,
(650)349-6059
ADJUSTABLE WALKER - 2 front
wheels, new, $50., (650)345-5446
ADULT VIDEOS - (3) DVDs classics fea-
turing older women, $25. each,
(650)212-7020
AFGHAN PRAYER RUG - very ornate,
2 1/2' by 5,' $99., (650)348-6428
ALUMINUM WINDOWS - (10)double
pane, different sizes, $10. each,
(415)819-3835
AMERICAN HERITAGE books 107 Vol-
umes Dec.'54-March '81 $99/all SOLD!
ARTIFICIAL FICUS Tree 6 ft. life like, full
branches. in basket $55. (650)269-3712
ARTS & CRAFTS variety, $50
(650)368-3037
BABY BJORN potty & toilet trainer, in
perfect cond., $15 each (650)595-3933
BARBIE BEACH vacation & Barbie prin-
cess bride computer games $15 each,
(650)367-8949
BEADS - Glass beads for jewelry mak-
ing, $75. all, (650)676-0732
BLANKET- Double bed size, dusty rose,
satin bindings, warm, like new, washa-
ble. $8., SOLD!
BLUETOOTH WITH CHARGER - like
new, $20., (415)410-5937
BOOK "LIFETIME" WW1 $12.,
(408)249-3858
BOOK NATIONAL Geographic Nation-
al Air Museums, $15 (408)249-3858
BOOK SELECTION, Mystery, Romance,
Biography, SOLD!
CARRY ON suitcase, wheels, many
compartments, exel,Only $20,
(650)595-3933
COMFORTER - King size, like new, $30
SSF, (650)871-7200
DOOM (3) computer games $15/each 2
total, (650)367-8949
DVD'S TV programs 24 4 seasons $20
ea. (650)952-3466
ELECTRONIC TYPEWRITER good con-
dition $50., (650)878-9542
EXOTIC EROTIC Ball SF & Mardi gras 2
dvd's $25 ea. (415)971-7555
30
ACROSS
1 Chinese temple
instrument
5 Nestling noises
10 Leave at the altar
14 Divas showpiece
15 Group of experts
16 Pierres
possessive
17 Return on ones
investment, in
slang
20 Replay technique,
briefly
21 Relaxing time in
the chalet
22 There oughta
be __
25 Hi-fi spinners
26 Plain dessert
30 Playing decks
35 Diplomatic bldg.
36 Juanitas aunt
37 Yukons country
38 Prada imitation,
perhaps
42 More greasy
43 Extended family
44 Bon voyage!
45 Fruity-smelling
compound
46 Jay-Z, for one
49 L.A. bus-and-rail
org.
51 Speak indistinctly
52 Begin
57 Gate-hanging
hardware
61 Announce ones
arrival gently ... as
opposed to words
that start 17-, 26-,
38- and 46-
Across
64 Voting no
65 In an unusual way
66 Students stressor
67 Very familiar note
recipient?
68 Fetch my
smelling salts!
69 Avg. levels
DOWN
1 Goes on and on
2 Unwritten
3 Barcelona boy
4 Joke writer
5 HMO alternative
6 Musical sensitivity
7 One-named Irish
folk singer
8 Magazine with a
Stylewatch spinoff
9 Eat noisily, as
soup
10 Elbows rudely
11 In the morning
radio host
12 Security device
13 __ torch: patio
light
18 Finish the laundry
19 Perform another
MRI on
23 Oldman or
Newman
24 Ragamuffin
26 Orange __ tea
27 Old Dodge autos
28 Horseshoe-
shaped fastener
29 The Trial writer
Franz
31 Furthermore
32 Synagogue
scholar
33 Times to send in
the troops
34 Full House
co-star Bob
37 Panama crosser
39 Co. in Paris
40 Sesame Street
News Flash
reporter
41 Hula swivelers
46 Family-friendly,
filmwise
47 German coal
valley
48 Native American
groups
50 Sierra Nevada
resort
52 Tax-sheltered
accts.
53 Store opening
time
54 The I in IHOP:
Abbr.
55 End-of-the-week
letters
56 Scandinavian
literary collection
58 Bakery call
59 Happy
60 Spreading
trees
62 Ancient
63 Yiddish cries of
dismay
By Patti Varol
(c)2012 Tribune Media Services, Inc.
11/05/12
11/05/12
ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE:
Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle
Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis
xwordeditor@aol.com
310 Misc. For Sale
FOLDING LEG table 6' by 21/2' $25
(415)346-6038
GAME "BEAT THE EXPERTS" never
used $8., (408)249-3858
GEORGE Magazines, 30, all intact
$50/all OBO. (650)574-3229, Foster City
HARDCOVER MYSTERY BOOKS -
Current authors, $2. each (10), (650)364-
7777
HARLEY DAVIDSON black phone, per-
fect condition, $65., (650) 867-2720
HARMON/KANDON SPEAKERS (2)
mint condition, work great for small of-
fice/room, extra speakers, 4 1/2 in. high,
includes cords. $8.00, SOLD!
ICE CHEST $15 (650)347-8061
INFLATED 4'6" in diameter swimming
pool float $12 (415)346-6038
JAMES PATTERSON books 2 Hard
backs at $3 ea. (650)341-1861
JAMES PATTERSON books 5 paper
backs at $1 ea. (650)341-1861
JONATHAN KELLERMAN - Hardback
books, (5) $3. each, (650)341-1861
KITCHEN FAUCET / single handle with
sprayer (never used) $19, (650)494-1687
Palo Alto
MENU FROM Steam Ship Lurline Aug.
20 1967 $10 (650)755-8238
METAL COWBOY STATUE - $50.,
SOLD!
MIRROR, ETHAN ALLEN - 57-in. high x
21-in. wide, maple frame and floor base,
like new, $95., (650)349-2195
NATURAL GRAVITY WATER SYSTEM
- Alkaline, PH Balance water, with anti-
oxident properties, good for home or of-
fice, brand new, $100., (650)619-9203.
NELSON DE MILLE -Hardback books 5
@ $3 each, (650)341-1861
NEW CEDAR shake shingles, enough
for a Medium size dog house. $20,
(650)341-8342 San Mateo
310 Misc. For Sale
NEW LIVING Yoga Tape for Beginners
$8. 650-578-8306
OBLONG SECURITY mirror 24" by 15"
$75 (650)341-7079
OLD WOODEN Gun case $75 OBO,
(650)345-7352
OUTDOOR SCREEN - New 4 Panel
Outdoor Screen, Retail $130 With Metal
Supports, $80/obo. (650)873-8167
PICTORIAL WORLD History Books
$80/all (650)345-5502
PROFESSIONAL BEAUTY STYLING
STATION - Complete with mirrors, draw-
ers, and styling chair, $99. obo,
(650)315-3240
PUNCH BOWL SET- 10 cup plus one
extra nice white color Motif, $25.,
(650)873-8167
ROCKING HORSE- solid hardwood,
perfect condition ideal gift, Only $30.,
650-595-3933
SESAME STREET toilet seat excellent
condition $12 650 349-6059
SF GREETING CARDS -(300 with enve-
lopes), factory sealed, $10. (650)365-
3987
SHOW CONTAINERS for show, with pin
frog, 10-25 containers, $25 all, (650)871-
7200
SHOWER DOOR custom made 48 x 69
$70 (650)692-3260
SONY EREADER - Model #PRS-500, 6,
$60., (650)294-9652
SPECIAL EDITION 3 DVD Set of The
Freeze. English Subtitles, new $10.
(650)871-7200
STEAMER TRUNK $65 OBO (650)345-
7352
STEP 2 sandbox Large with cover $25
(650)343-4329
TIRE CHAINS - brand new, in box, never
used, multiple tire sizes, $25., (650)594-
1494
TOILET - very good condition, white,
FREE! (650)573-6981
310 Misc. For Sale
TOILET SINK - like new with all of the
accessories ready to be installed, $55.
obo, (650)369-9762
TRAVEL GARMENT BAG - High quali-
ty, 50"length, zipper close, all-weather,
wrap-around hangar, $15., 650-375-8044
VAN ROOF rack 3 piece. clamp-on, $75
(650)948-4895
VASE WITH flowers 2 piece good for the
Holidays, $25., (650) 867-2720
VIDEO CENTER 38 inches H 21 inches
W still in box $45., (408)249-3858
VOLVO STATION Wagon car cover $50
650 888-9624
WALKER - brand new, $20., SSF,
(415)410-5937
WALKER - never used, $85.,
(415)239-9063
WALL LIGHT FIXTURE - 2 lamp with
frosted fluted shades, gold metal, never
used, $15., Burl, (650)347-5104
WEATHER STATION, temp., barometer
and humidity, only $10 (650)595-3933
311 Musical Instruments
2 ORGANS, antique tramp, $100 each.
(650)376-3762
3 ACCORDIONS $110/ea. 1 Small
Accordion $82. (650)376-3762.
ANTIQUE COLLECTIBLE Bongo's $65.,
SOLD!
HAMMOND B-3 Organ and 122 Leslie
Speaker. Excellent condition. $8,500. pri-
vate owner, (650)349-1172
HOHNER CUE stick guitar HW 300 G
Handcrafted $75 650 771-8513
PIANO ORGAN, good condition. $110.
(650)376-3762
YAMAHA KEYBOARD with stand $75,
(650)631-8902
ZITHER - CASE: Antique/rare/excellent
cond; Maroon/black, gold stenciling. Ex-
tras. Original label "Marx Pianophone
Handmade Instrument", Boston. $100.
(650)375-8044
312 Pets & Animals
PET MATE Vari Kennel 38" length by 24"
wide and 26" high $90 SSF
SOLD!
REPTILE CAGE - Medium size, $20.,
(650)348-0372
SMALL DOG wire cage; pink, two doors
with divider $50. (650) 743-9534.
315 Wanted to Buy
GO GREEN!
We Buy GOLD
You Get The
$ Green $
Millbrae Jewelers
Est. 1957
400 Broadway - Millbrae
650-697-2685
316 Clothes
2 SAN Francisco Giants Jackets 1 is
made by (Starter) LG/XLG excellent con-
dition $99 for both (650)571-5790
2. WOMEN'S Pink & White Motocycle
Helmet KBC $50 (415)375-1617
A BAG of Summer ties $15 OBO
(650)245-3661
BLACK Leather pants Mrs. size made in
France size 40 $99. (650)558-1975
BLACK LEATHER tap shoes 9M great
condition $99. (650)558-1975
BLOUSES SWEATERS and tops. Many
different styles & colors, med. to lrg., ex-
cellent condition $5 ea., have 20,
(650)592-2648
EUROPEAN STYLE nubek leather la-
dies winter coat - tan colored with green
lapel & hoodie, $100., (650)888-0129
HARDING PARK mens golf dress shirts
(new) asking $25 (650)871-7200
LADIES BOOTS, thigh high, fold down
brown, leather, and beige suede leather
pair, tassels on back excellent, Condition
$40 ea. (650)592-2648
LADIES COAT Medium, dark lavender
$25 (650)368-3037
LADIES FAUX FUR COAT - Satin lining,
size M/L, $100. obo, (650)525-1990
LADIES JACKET size 3x 70% wool 30%
nylon never worn $50. (650)592-2648
LEATHER COAT - 3/4 length, black,
never worn, $85., (650)345-7352
316 Clothes
LEATHER COAT medium size (snake
skin design) $25 (650)755-8238
LEATHER JACKET, mans XL, black, 5
pockets, storm flap, $39 (650)595-3933
MEN'S SPORT JACKET. Classic 3-but-
ton. Navy blue, brass buttons, all wool.
Excellent condition. Size 40R $20.00
(650)375-8044
MENS JEANS (8) Brand names verious
sizes 32,33,34 waist 30,32 length $99 for
all (650)347-5104
NEW BROWN LEATHER JACKET- XL
$25., 650-364-0902
SNOW BOOTS, MEN'S size 12. Brand
New, Thermolite brand,(with zippers),
black, $18. (510) 527-6602
TUXEDOS, FORMAL, 3, Black, White,
Maroon Silk brocade, Like new. Size 36,
$100 All OBO (650)344-8549
VINTAGE 1930 Ermine fur coat Black full
length $35 SOLD!
317 Building Materials
(1) 2" FAUX WOOD WINDOW BLIND,
with 50" and 71" height, still in box, $50
obo (650)345-5502
(2) 50 lb. bags Ultra Flex/RS, new, rapid
setting tile mortar with polymer, $30.
each, (808)271-3183
DRAIN PIPE - flexible, 3 & 4, approx.
20 of 3, 40 ft. of 4, $25.all, (650)851-
0878
FLOOR BASEBOARDS - Professionally
walnut finished, 6 room house, longest
13- 3/8 x 1 3/8, excellent condition,
$30.all, San Bruno, (650)588-1946
PVC - 1, 100 feet, 20 ft. lengths, $25.,
(650)851-0878
318 Sports Equipment
"EVERLAST FOR HER" Machine to
help lose weight $40., (650)368-3037
13 ASSORTED GOLF CLUBS- Good
Quality $3.50 each. Call (650) 349-6059.
BACKPACK - Large for overnight camp-
ing, excellent condition, $65., (650)212-
7020
BASKETBALL RIM, net & backboard
$35/all 650-345-7132 Leave message.
COLEMAN "GLO-MASTER" 1- burner
camp stove for boaters or camping. Mint
condition. $35.00 (650)375-8044
DARTBOARD - New, regulation 18 di-
meter, Halex brand w/mounting hard-
ware, 6 brass darts, $16., (650)681-7358
EXERCISE MAT used once, lavender
$12, (650)368-3037
318 Sports Equipment
DL1000 BOAT Winch Rope & More,
$50., (650)726-9658
GIRLS BIKE, Princess 16 wheels with
helmet, $50 San Mateo (650)341-5347
GOLF BALLS Many brands 150 total,
$30 Or best offer, (650)341-5347
GOLF CLUBS Driver, 7 wood, putter, 9
irons, bag, & pull cart. $99
(650)952-0620
PING CRAZ-E Putter w/ cover. 35in.
Like New $75 call(650)208-5758
SHIMANO 4500 Bait runner real with 6'
white rhino fishing pole $45
(650)521-3542
THULE BIKE RACK - Fits rectangular
load bars. Holds bike upright. $100.
(650)594-1494
TREADMILL - Proform XB 550S, local
pickup, $100., (650)294-9652
TREADMILL PROFORM 75 EKG incline
an Staionery Bike, both $400. Or sepa-
rate: $150 for the bike, $350 for the
treadmill. Call (650)992-8757
YOGA VIDEOS (2) - Never used, one
with Patrisha Walden, one by Rebok with
booklet. Both $6 (650)755-8238
322 Garage Sales
GARAGE SALES
ESTATE SALES
Make money, make room!
List your upcoming garage
sale, moving sale, estate
sale, yard sale, rummage
sale, clearance sale, or
whatever sale you have...
in the Daily Journal.
Reach over 76,500 readers
from South San Francisco
to Palo Alto.
in your local newspaper.
Call (650)344-5200
335 Garden Equipment
CRAFTSMAN 4 HP ROTARY LAWN-
MOWER - 20 rear discharge, extra new
grasscatcher, $85., (650)368-0748
340 Camera & Photo Equip.
SONY CYBERSHOT DSC-T-50 - 7.2 MP
digital camera (black) with case, $175.,
(650)208-5598
YASAHICA 108 model 35mm SLR Cam-
era with flash and 2 zoom lenses $99
(415)971-7555
379 Open Houses
OPEN HOUSE
LISTINGS
List your Open House
in the Daily Journal.
Reach over 76,500
potential home buyers &
renters a day,
from South San Francisco
to Palo Alto.
in your local newspaper.
Call (650)344-5200
380 Real Estate Services
HOMES & PROPERTIES
The San Mateo Daily Journals
weekly Real Estate Section.
Look for it
every Friday and Weekend
to find information on fine homes
and properties throughout
the local area.
440 Apartments
BELMONT - prime, quiet location, view,
1 bedroom, 2 bedroom, New carpets,
new granite counters, dishwasher, balco-
ny, covered carports, storage, pool, no
pets. (650) 591-4046
470 Rooms
HIP HOUSING
Non-Profit Home Sharing Program
San Mateo County
(650)348-6660
Rooms For Rent
Travel Inn, San Carlos
$49-59 daily + tax
$294-$322 weekly + tax
Clean Quiet Convenient
Cable TV, WiFi & Private Bathroom
Microwave and Refrigerator & A/C
950 El Camino Real San Carlos
(650) 593-3136
Mention Daily Journal
620 Automobiles
HONDA 10 ACCORD LX - 4 door se-
dan, low miles, SOLD!
CHEVY HHR 08 - Grey, spunky car
loaded, even seat warmers, $9,500.
(408)807-6529.
620 Automobiles
Dont lose money
on a trade-in or
consignment!
Sell your vehicle in the
Daily Journals
Auto Classifieds.
Just $3 per day.
Reach 76,500 drivers
from South SF to
Palo Alto
Call (650)344-5200
ads@smdailyjournal.com
MERCEDES 06 C230 - 6 cylinder, navy
blue, 60K miles, 2 year warranty,
$18,000, (650)455-7461
625 Classic Cars
DATSUN 72 - 240Z with Chevy 350, au-
tomatic, custom, $3,600 or trade.
(415) 412-7030
635 Vans
NISSAN 01 Quest - GLE, leather seats,
sun roof, TV/DVR equipment. Looks
new, $15,500. (650)219-6008
640 Motorcycles/Scooters
BMW 03 F650 GS, $3899 OBO. Call
650-995-0003
HARLEY DAVIDSON 01 - Softail Blue
and Cream, low mileage, extras, $7,400.,
Call Greg @ (650)574-2012
HARLEY DAVIDSON 83 Shovelhead
special construction, 1340 ccs,
Awesome! $5,950/obo
Rob (415)602-4535.
645 Boats
BANSHEE SAILBOAT - 13 ft. with ex-
tras, $750., (650)343-6563
650 RVs
73 Chevy Model 30 Van, Runs
good, Rebuilt Transmission, Fiber-
glass Bubble Top $1,795. Owner
financing.
Call for appointments. (650)364-1374.
CHEVROLET RV 91 Model 30 Van,
Good Condition $9,500., (650)591-1707
or (650)644-5179
655 Trailers
TENT TRAILER - Good Condition
Sleeps 6. Electric, Water Hook-ups,
Stove, SOLD!
670 Auto Service
MB GARAGE, INC.
Repair Restore Sales
Mercedes-Benz Specialists
2165 Palm Ave.
San Mateo
(650)349-2744
ON TRACK
AUTOMOTIVE
Complete Auto Repair
foreign & domestic
www.ontrackautomotive.com
1129 California Dr.
Burlingame
(650)343-4594
People you can trust;
service you can trust
NORDIC MOTORS, INC.
Specializing in Volvo, Saab,
Subaru
65 Winslow Road
Redwood City
(650) 595-0170
www.nordicmotors.com
670 Auto Service
SAN CARLOS AUTO
SERVICE & TUNE UP
A Full Service Auto Repair
Facility
760 El Camino Real
San Carlos
(650)593-8085
670 Auto Parts
'91 TOYOTA COROLLA RADIATOR.
Original equipment. Excellent cond. Cop-
per fins. $60. San Bruno, (415)999-4947
1974 OWNERS MANUAL - Mercedes
280, 230 - like new condition, $20., San
Bruno, (650)588-1946
2 SNOW/CABLE chains good condition
fits 13-15 inch rims, SOLD!
5 HUBCAPS for 1966 Alfa Romeo $50.,
(650)580-3316
67-68 CAMERO PARTS - $85.,
(650)592-3887
CAMPER/TRAILER/TRUCK OUTSIDE
backup mirror 8 diameter fixture. SOLD!
MAZDA 3 2010 CAR COVER - Cover-
kraft multibond inside & outside cover,
like new, $50., (650)678-3557
MERCEDES TOOL KIT - 1974, 10
piece, original, like new condition, $20.,
San Bruno, (650)588-1946
670 Auto Parts
SHOP MANUALS 2 1955 Pontiac
manual, 4 1984 Ford/Lincoln manuals, &
1 gray marine diesel manual $40 or B/O
(650)583-5208
TRUCK RADIATOR - fits older Ford,
never used, $100., (650)504-3621
672 Auto Stereos
MONNEY
CAR AUDIO
We Sell, Install and
Repair All Brands of
Car Stereos
iPod & iPhone Wired
to Any Car for Music
Quieter Car Ride
Sound Proof Your Car
31 Years Experience
2001 Middlefield Road
Redwood City
(650)299-9991
680 Autos Wanted
Dont lose money
on a trade-in or
consignment!
Sell your vehicle in the
Daily Journals
Auto Classifieds.
Just $3 per day.
Reach 82,500 drivers
from South SF to
Palo Alto
Call (650)344-5200
DONATE YOUR CAR
Tax Deduction, We do the Paperwork,
Free Pickup, Running or Not - in most
cases. Help yourself and the Polly Klaas
Foundation. Call (800)380-5257.
Wanted 62-75 Chevrolets
Novas, running or not
Parts collection etc.
So clean out that garage
Give me a call
Joe 650 342-2483
ADVERTISE
YOUR SERVICE
in the
HOME & GARDEN SECTION
Offer your services to 76,500 readers a day, from
Palo Alto to South San Francisco
and all points between!
Call (650)344-5200
Cabinetry Cleaning
Concrete
Construction
650 868 - 8492
PATRICK BRADY PATRICK BRADY
GENERAL CONTRACTOR
ADDITIONS WALL REMOVAL
BATHS KITCHENS AND MORE!
PATBRADY1957@SBCGLOBAL.NET
License # 479385
Frame
Structural
Foundation
Roots & ALL
I make your
life better!
LARGE OR SMALL
I do them all!
Construction
Decks & Fences
MARSH FENCE
& DECK CO.
State License #377047
Licensed Insured Bonded
Fences - Gates - Decks
Stairs - Retaining Walls
10-year guarantee
Quality work w/reasonable prices
Call for free estimate
(650)571-1500
Electricians
ALL ELECTRICAL
SERVICE
650-322-9288
for all your electrical needs
ELECTRIC SERVICE GROUP
Electricians
ELECTRICIAN
For all your
electrical needs
Residential, Commercial,
Troubleshooting,
Wiring & Repairing
Call Ben at (650)685-6617
Lic # 427952
Gutters
O.K.S RAINGUTTER
New Rain Gutters
Down Spouts
Gutter Cleaning & Screening,
Roof & Gutter Repairs
Friendly Service
10% Senior Discount
CA Lic# 794353/Bonded
(650)556-9780
Handy Help
CONTRERAS
HANDYMAN
Fences Decks Patios
Power Washes Concrete
Work Maintenance
Clean Ups Arbors
Free Estimates!
Call us Today!
(650)350-9968
(650)389-3053
contreras1270@yahoo.com
DISCOUNT HANDYMAN
& PLUMBING
Carpentry Plumbing Drain
Cleaning Kitchens Bathrooms
Dry Rot Decks
Priced for You! Call John
(650)296-0568
Free Estimates
Lic.#834170
FLORES HANDYMAN
Serving you is a privilege.
Painting-Interior & Exterior Roof Re-
pair Base Boards New Fence
Hardwood Floors Plumbing Tile
Mirrors Chain Link Fence Windows
Bus Lic# 41942
Call today for free estimate.
(650)274-6133
HONEST HANDYMAN
Remodeling, Plumbing.
Electrical, Carpentry,
General Home Repair,
Maintenance,
New Construction
No Job Too Small
Lic.# 891766
(650)740-8602
32
Handy Help
SENIOR HANDYMAN
Specializing in Any Size Projects
Painting Electrical
Carpentry Dry Rot
Carpet Installation
40 Yrs. Experience
Retired Licensed Contractor
(650)201-6854
Hardwood Floors
KO-AM
HARDWOOD FLOORING
Hardwood & Laminate
Installation & Repair
Refinish
High Quality @ Low Prices
Call 24/7 for Free Estimate
800-300-3218
408-979-9665
Lic. #794899
Hauling
CHEAP
HAULING!
Light moving!
Haul Debris!
650-583-6700
HAULING
Low Rates
Residential and Commercial
Free Estimates,
General Clean-Ups, Garage
Clean-Outs, Construction Clean-Ups
Call (650)630-0116
or (650)636-6016
INDEPENDENT HAULERS
$50 & Up HAUL
Since 1988 Free Estimates
Licensed/Insured
A+ BBB rating
(650)341-7482
Hauling
JUNK
HAULING
AND DEMOLITION
Clean up and Haul away all Junk
We also do Demolition
Call George
(650)384-1894
Landscaping
Moving
Bay Area
Relocation Services
Specializing in:
Homes, Apts., Storages
Professional, friendly, careful.
Peninsulas Personal Mover
Commercial/Residential
Fully Lic. & Bonded CAL -T190632
Call Armando (650) 630-0424
Painting
BEST RATES
PRO PAINTING
Residential/Commercial
Interior/Exterior, Pressure Washing
Professional/Courteous/Punctual
FREE ESTIMATES
Sean (415)707-9127
seanmcvey@mcveypaint.com
CSL# 752943
CRAIGS PAINTING
Interior & Exterior
Quality Work w/
Reasonable Rates
Free Estimates
(650)553-9653
Lic# 857741
GOLDEN WEST
PAINTING
Since 1975
Interior/Exterior,
Complete Preparation.
Will Beat any
Professional Estimate!
CSL#321586
(415)722-9281
JM PAINTING &
PLUMBING
New Construction,
Remodel & Repair
(415)350-1908
Lic.# C36C33
Painting
JON LA MOTTE
PAINTING
Interior & Exterior
Pressure Washing
Free Estimates
(650)368-8861
Lic #514269
MTP
Painting/Waterproofing
Drywall Repair/Tape/Texture
Power Washing-Decks, Fences
No Job Too Big or Small
Lic.# 896174
Call Mike the Painter
(650)271-1320
Plumbing
$89 TO CLEAN
ANY CLOGGED DRAIN!
Installation of
Trenchless Pipes,
Water Heaters & Faucets
(650) 461-0326
Lic#933572
Remodeling
CORNERSTONE HOME DESIGN
Complete Kitchen & Bath Resource
Showroom: Countertops Cabinets
Plumbing Fixtures Fine Tile
Open M-F 8:30-5:30 SAT 10-4
168 Marco Way
South San Francisco, 94080
(650)866-3222
www.cornerstoneHD.com
CA License #94260
KITCHEN & BATH
REMODELING
50% off cabinets
(manufacturers list price)
CABINET WORLD
1501 Laurel St.
San Carlos
(650)592-8020
Home Improvement
CINNABAR HOME
Making Peninsula homes
more beautiful since 1996
* Home furnishings & accessories
* Drapery & window treatments:
blinds & shades
* Free in-home consultation
853 Industrial Rd. Ste E San Carlos
Wed Sat 12:00- 5:30pm, or by appt.
650-388-8836
www.cinnabarhome.com
Tile
CUBIAS TILE
Marble, Stone & porcelain
Kitchens, bathrooms, floors,
fireplaces, entryways, decks,
tile, ceramic tile
repair, grout repair
Free Estimates Lic.# 955492
Mario Cubias
(650)784-3079
JZ TILE
Installation and Design
Portfolio and References,
Great Prices
Free Estimates
Lic. 670794
Call John Zerille
(650)245-8212
Window Coverings
RUDOLPHS INTERIORS
Satisfying customers with world-
class service and products since
1952. Let us help you create the
home of your dreams. Please
phone for an appointment.
(650)227-4882
Window Fashions
247 California Dr
Burlingame 650-348-1268
990 Industrial Rd Ste 106
San Carlos 650-508-8518
www.rebarts.com
BLINDS, SHADES, SHUTTERS, DRAPERIES
Free estimates Free installation
Window Washing
Notices
NOTICE TO READERS:
California law requires that contractors
taking jobs that total $500 or more (labor
or materials) be licensed by the Contrac-
tors State License Board. State law also
requires that contractors include their li-
cense number in their advertising. You
can check the status of your licensed
contractor at www.cslb.ca.gov or 800-
321-CSLB. Unlicensed contractors taking
jobs that total less than $500 must state
in their advertisements that they are not
licensed by the Contractors State Li-
cense Board.
Attorneys
* BANKRUPTCY *
Huge credit card debt?
Job loss? Foreclosure?
Medical bills?
YOU HAVE OPTIONS
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(650)363-2600
This law firm is a debt relief agency
Law Office of Jason Honaker
BANKRUPTCY
Chapter 7 &13
Call us for a consultation
650-259-9200
www.honakerlegal.com
Beauty
KAYS
HEALTH & BEAUTY
Facials, Waxing, Fitness
Body Fat Reduction
Pure Organic Facial $48.
1 Hillcrest Blvd, Millbrae
(650)697-6868
Business Services
PUT YOUR
BUSINESS INFO
ON THE
INTERNET
FREE
Link the phone number
in your classified ad
directly to online details
about your business
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Dental Services
DR. SAMIR NANJAPA DDS
Family Dentistry &
Smile Restoration
UCSF Dentistry Faculty
Cantonese, Mandarin &
Hindi Spoken
650-477-6920
320 N. San Mateo Dr. Ste 2
San Mateo
Dental Services
MILLBRAE SMILE CENTER
Valerie de Leon, DDS
Implant, Cosmetic and
Family Dentistry
Spanish and Tagalog Spoken
(650)697-9000
15 El Camino Real,
MILLBRAE, CA
Food
BROADWAY GRILL
Express Lunch
Special $8.00
1400 Broadway
Burlingame
(650)343-9733
www.bwgrill.com
GOT BEER?
We Do!
Steelhead Brewing Co.
333 California Dr.
Burlingame
(650)344-6050
www.steelheadbrewery.com
JACKS
RESTAURANT
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
1050 Admiral Ct., #A
San Bruno
(650)589-2222
JacksRestaurants.com
Food
NEALS COFFEE
SHOP
Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Senior Meals, Kids Menu
www.nealscoffeeshop.com
1845 El Camino Real
Burlingame
(650)692-4281
NEW ENGLAND
LOBSTER CO.
Market & Eatery
Now Open in Burlingame
824 Cowan Road
newenglandlobster.net
LIve Lobster ,Lobster Tail,
Lobster meat & Dungeness Crab
SUNDAY CHAMPAGNE
BRUNCH
Crowne Plaza
1221 Chess Dr., Hwy. 92 at
Foster City Blvd. Exit
Foster City
(650)570-5700
SUNSHINE CAFE
Breakfast Lunch Dinner
1750 El Camino Real
San Mateo
(Borel Square)
(650)357-8383
Food
THE AMERICAN BULL
BAR & GRILL
19 large screen HD TVs
Full Bar & Restaurant
www.theamericanbull.com
1819 El Camino, in
Burlingame Plaza
(650)652-4908
Financial
RELATIONSHIP BANKING
Partnership. Service. Trust.
UNITED AMERICAN BANK
Half Moon Bay, Redwood City,
Sunnyvale
unitedamericanbank.com
San Mateo
(650)579-1500
Fitness
DOJO USA
World Training Center
Martial Arts & Tae Bo Training
www.dojousa.net
731 Kains Ave, San Bruno
(650)589-9148
Furniture
Bedroom Express
Where Dreams Begin
2833 El Camino Real
San Mateo - (650)458-8881
184 El Camino Real
So. S. Francisco -(650)583-2221
www.bedroomexpress.com
Health & Medical
BACK, LEG PAIN OR
NUMBNESS?
Non-Surgical
Spinal Decompression
Dr. Thomas Ferrigno D.C.
650-231-4754
177 Bovet Rd. #150 San Mateo
BayAreaBackPain.com
JANET R. STEELE, LMFT
MFC31794
Counseling for relationship
difficulties; chronic illness/
disabilities; trauma/PTSD
Individuals, couples, families,
teens and veterans welcome!
(650)380-4459
Le Juin Day Spa & Clinic
Special Combination Pricing:
Facials, Microdermabrasion,
Waxing , Body Scrubs, Acu-
puncture , Foot & Body Massage
155 E. 5th Avenue
Downtown San Mateo
www.LeJuinDaySpa.com
(650) 347-6668
Health & Medical
SLEEP APNEA
We can treat it
without CPAP!
Call for a free
sleep apnea screening
650-583-5880
Millbrae Dental
STRESSED OUT?
IN PAIN?
I CAN HELP YOU
Sessions start from $20
Call 650-235-6761
Will Chen ACUPUNCTURE
12220 6th Ave, Belmont
www. willchenacupuncture.com
TOENAIL FUNGUS?
FREE Consultation for
Laser Treatment
(650)347-0761
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NATION
ing for other jobs, like architects, real estate
agents and sellers of appliances, building
materials and ofce equipment. The stocks of
home-improvement retailers like Home Depot
(up more than 3 percent) and Lowes (up near-
ly 6 percent) surged last week even as overall
stock prices were at.
Boats and cars destroyed by Sandy will have
to be replaced, too, likely leading to some
increased manufacturing.
Economists caution that the construction
hiring may be only modest and will likely
boost the economy only slightly. And the
storm damage could slow growth a bit in the
current October-December quarter. Factories,
oil reneries, restaurants and stores that were
closed or disrupted will cut hours or jobs.
Some consumers will earn and spend less as a
result. And some construction projects that
had been set to start will have to be canceled
or put off.
In the current quarter, the storm will slow
the economys annual growth rate by a slight
two-tenths of 1 percentage point, predicts
Mark Vitner, senior economist at Wells Fargo.
But Vitner thinks reconstruction will speed the
economy by the same amount in both the rst
and second quarters of 2013. Last quarter, the
economy grew at an estimated 2 percent annu-
al rate.
Any help for construction could help invig-
orate the economy. Since the Great Recession
ended nearly 3 1/2 years ago, economic
growth has been slowed by lost construction
jobs and diminished residential and commer-
cial building.
Most of the rebuilding wont start right
away, analysts noted. Insurance claims must
rst be settled. Government money will need
to be allocated in some areas. And if the
Northeast winter is severe, much work will
have to be put off until spring.
Once construction rms step up hiring in the
rst few months of next year, Koropeckyj
foresees a benecial ripple effect.
Not only will it help construction directly,
but also the building supply stores, wholesale
trade, she said. Its going to be helping the
automotive industry by boosting demand for
utility trucks and pickup trucks.
The need for rebuilding is widespread in the
areas hit by the storm. Along New Jerseys
127-mile coastline, for example, Sandy
wrecked thousands of homes, from multimil-
lion-dollar houses to modest bungalows, along
with boardwalks, roads and bridges.
I have construction companies calling me
companies from North Carolina that have
moved up here and want to partner up with
us, said James Jefferson, co-owner of
Property Services Integrated, a contractor in
Jersey City. Well hire another manager, if
not two managers, and another person in the
ofce. Well probably pick up a handful or six
new carpenters.
Some contractors and construction rms
could face a shortage of the skilled workers
they need for rebuilding. Many lost jobs and
left the industry after the housing meltdown
all but froze demand for construction. Nearly
30 percent of the industrys jobs vanished.
Their loss has been a chronic drag on the
economy. Typically, once recessions end, con-
struction booms and fuels a new economic
expansion. That didnt happen after the reces-
sion ofcially ended in June 2009, which
helps explain why growth and hiring have
remained subpar since.
Construction has begun to recover. Last
month, U.S. home construction reached its
fastest rate in more than four years a sea-
sonally adjusted annual rate of 872,000.
Thats more than 82 percent above the reces-
sion low.
Yet its still well short of the 1.5 million
annual rate considered healthy and the 2 mil-
lion-plus homes that were begun at the peak of
the housing boom in 2007. Just in New Jersey,
construction employment since the boom has
shrunk by a third, or 60,000 12,000 of them
this year.
Its going to be harder for construction
rms to nd these by-denition experienced
workers, said Ken Simonson, chief econo-
mist for the Associated General Contractors of
America.
HIRING
the next president, either.
Irans yearslong standoff with the West over
its nuclear program is intensifying. Israeli
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has
warned that allies have until next summer to
stop Iran from having the capability to build a
nuclear bomb. Whatever the timeline, the U.S.
president will be under pressure to rally part-
ners, enforce already crippling penalties and
deepen the threat of military intervention to
keep Iran in check, or risk seeing the United
States pulled into another war.
Other international crises demanding
American leadership are everywhere.
Syrias civil war has left more than 30,000
dead and counting. Israelis and Palestinians
are nowhere near peace. Europes nancial
troubles threaten Americas economic stabili-
ty. Mexicos ght against guns and drugs is on
the U.S. door step. The Arab Spring has faded
into fears of instability and, in one case, left
four dead Americans in Libya.
The threat of terrorism may no longer hang
over daily life in the United States, but it will
for the president, whose most sacred job is
protecting America. And that prison for sus-
pected terrorists in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba?
Still open.
The U.S.-led war in Afghanistan is still
going, too, after more than 11 years. The
United States and its partners plan to end the
war at the close of 2014. The president must
decide when and how to pull home the 68,000
U.S. troops who remain and whether to cut a
deal with the Afghan government to leave
some lasting U.S. military presence after that.
At home, the presidential winner is likely to
find struggles Congress. Obama, the
Democrat, is almost certain to be contending
again with a Republican-led House. Even if
voters choose Romney, they may well keep
the Senate in control of Democrats, which
would limit his legislative agenda.
Indeed, the basic state of Washington poli-
tics is broken.
The next president will inherit that problem,
which is often beyond the presidents ability
to x despite campaign promises, as Obama
and Republican George W. Bush before him
found.
Should the election be a close as polls sug-
gest, the president in 2013 will be leading a
nation in which about half the people voted
against him. Most states are so decidedly
Democratic or Republican they were not even
contested this year.
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