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No budget hurts
higher education
State budget delay creating
trouble for California colleges
By Terence Chea has led to
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS delayed pay-
ments to school
SAN FRANCISCO — As districts and
California enters its ninth week counties, fur-
without a budget, state higher edu- loughs of state
cation leaders said Friday the delay employees and
is creating financial problems and the prospect of
uncertainty for public colleges and the state issuing
universities. Arnold IOUs.
The heads of the University of Schwarzenegger California
California, California State Community
University and California Colleges Chancellor Jack Scott said
Community Colleges said the three the 112-campus system did not
systems have not been receiving receive a $116 million payment in
expected payments from July or a $277 million payment this
DIANA CLOCK/DAILY JOURNAL Sacramento and aren’t sure how month. Campuses are dipping into
Jameel Douglas practices at Phil Shao Memorial Skate Park in Redwood City.Douglas will be competing in the much they’ll get for the fiscal year savings or borrowing money to pay
Third Annual Shredwood Skate Contest in Redwood City on Saturday. that began July 1. employee salaries and other expens-
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and es, and further delays could lead
Local skaters to compete for cash, street cred Caltrain says weekend
By Heather Murtagh ple are going for big tricks despite
To compete
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Aug. 24 Mega Millions Daily three midday In 1609, English sea explorer Henry Hudson and his ship, the Birthdays
4 23 24 28 32 31 1 3 9 Half Moon, reached present-day Delaware Bay.
Mega number In 1774, Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton, the first American-born
Daily three evening
Fantasy Five saint, was born in New York City.
9 1 6 In 1910, the Kingdom of Montenegro was proclaimed.
11 12 15 20 28 In 1947, legendary bullfighter Manolete died after being gored
during a fight in Linares, Spain; he was 30.
The Daily Derby race winners are No.9 Winning In 1955, Emmett Till, a black teen-ager from Chicago, was
Spirit in first place;No.5 California Classic in sec- abducted from his uncle’s home in Money, Miss. by two white
ond place;and No.1 Gold Rush in third place.The men after he had supposedly whistled at a white woman; he
race time was clocked at 1:44:95. was found brutally slain three days later. Movie director Actor Jack Black is Country singer
In 1968, police and anti-war demonstrators clashed in the David Fincher is 41. LeAnn Rimes is 28.
Opinion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 streets of Chicago as the Democratic national convention nom- 48.
Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 inated Hubert H. Humphrey for president. Country singer Billy Grammer is 85. Actor Ben Gazzara is
Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-18 In 1973, more than 600 people died as an earthquake shook 80. Actor Sonny Shroyer is 75. Actor Ken Jenkins is 70.
Weekend Journal. . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-23 central Mexico. Former Defense Secretary William S. Cohen is 70. Actor
Comics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 In 1988, 70 people were killed when three Italian stunt planes David Soul is 67. MLB manager Lou Piniella is 67. Actress
Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-31 collided during an air show at the U.S. Air Base in Ramstein, Debra Mooney is 63. Actress Alice Playten is 63. Singer
State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,7-8,31 West Germany. Wayne Osmond (The Osmonds) is 59. Actor Daniel Stern is
Nation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,31 In 1990, an F5 tornado struck the Chicago area, killing 29 peo- 53. Olympic gold medal figure skater Scott Hamilton is 52.
World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 ple. Actor John Allen Nelson is 51. Actress Emma Samms is 50.
In 1995, a mortar shell tore through a crowded market in Actress Jennifer Coolidge is 49. Actress Amanda Tapping is
Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, killing some three dozen peo- 45. Country singer Shania Twain is 45. Actor Billy Boyd is 42.
Publisher Editor in Chief ple and triggering NATO airstrikes against the Bosnian Serbs. Actor Jason Priestley is 41. Olympic gold medal swimmer
Jerry Lee Jon Mays
Ten years ago: Authorities in Peru announced that four years Janet Evans is 39. Actor J. August Richards is 37. Rock singer-
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Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . (650) 344-5200 Fax: (650) 344-5290 planning a rebel attack, the military had overturned her life Actor Michael Galeota is 26. Country singer Jake Owen is 26.
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H Obituaries
undreds of supporters and
local families flooded
Washington Park in Louise DeBarbrie
Burlingame for My New Red Shoes
fourth annual walkathon to raise aware- Louise DeBarbrie (nee Schiappacasse) died peacefully Aug.
ness of and support for Bay Area home- 26, 2010
less children The matriarch of the DeBarbrie family, she was born in
held in April. Detroit, Mich. Sept. 24, 1916 she and husband, Carl, journeyed
Each night, west to San Carlos in 1948.
over 5,000 Louise lived life to the fullest and was a woman ahead of her
children time in business and family life. She was the proprietress of San
experience Carlos Bowling Center and loved her business; it too was her
family. She was a devout Catholic and longtime member of St.
homelessness Charles Parish and the Carlosian Women’s Guild. She was pre-
in communi- deceased by her husband Carl and beloved daughter Fran. She is
ties all across survived by daughter Mary Matosich (Mike) and grandchildren
the Bay Area. Vicki (Branden), Eddie (Shannon) and Michelle (Brian), son-in-
M i s s law Rich LeMoyne, son Carl DeBarbrie (Theresa) and grand-
California Gold Coast 2010, Burlingame High School JV Cheer Squad during the fourth annual walkathon. children Joe (Lisa), Nick and Caitlin. She also leaves behind her
Jacqueline Williams, emceed the event great grandsons Zachary, Jackson and Max and many nieces and
and participants were entertained by nephews in California and Michigan.
local musical acts Corner Street Light, Friends may visit after 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 31 and are invit-
Blue Rabbit Band and Erica Sunshine ed to attend a 7 p.m. vigil service at Crippen & Flynn Carlmont
Lee. Local youth from Broadway Chapel, 1111 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont. A mass of
Bound and the Burlingame High Christian burial will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 1 at St.
School JV Cheer Squad were also on Charles Church, Borromeo Hall, 880 Tamarack Ave., San Carlos.
hand. Children participated in fun carni- The interment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma.
val games centered on issues of home- Memorials in Louise’s name may be made to the Carl J.
lessness and Burlingame Councilman DeBarbrie Memorial Award for Religious Studies, c/o St.
Michael Brownrigg and San Carlos Charles School, 850 Tamarack Ave., San Carlos 94070.
Councilman Matt Grocott attended the
event in a show of support for My New Thomas Ross Warren
Red Shoes efforts in the community. Thomas Ross Warren, son of Jesse and Gladys Warren, died
Following the kick-off festivities in Jonathan Sandoval of San Mateo High School, second from the left, was named Wednesday Aug. 25, 2010 surrounded by family. He was 71.
the park which included speeches by My student of the month by the Rotary Club of Foster City in April. He was joined by He was born in Warren, Penn. on Dec. 22,
New Red Shoes founder, Heather President Linda Grant, left to right, teacher Diane Termini and Assistant Principal 1938. After graduating from High School in
Hopkins, Burlingame Mayor Cathy Mt. Prospect, Ill., he enlisted in the U.S.
Cynthia Rapaido. Marine Corps in August of 1957 and served
Baylock and state Assemblyman Jerry
Hill, D-San Mateo, participants, clad in more about homelessness. Burlingame and San Francisco. until August of 1963. He was a devoted
symbolic red shoe-coverings, embarked This event was planned and imple- father, grandfather, brother, uncle, partner
on a spirited 1.7-mile walk through mented by the organization’s flagship and garage sailor. He is survived by his four
youth leadership program, My New Red Class notes is a twice weekly column dedi- children, Jon, Christine, Janine and
downtown Burlingame to Shelter cated to school news. It is compiled by edu-
Network’s First Step for Families Shoes’ Teen Advocacy Council, a three- Cheramy; grandchildren Jamie, Chelsea and
cation reporter Heather Murtagh. You can
homeless shelter where families had the month leadership program for high contact her at (650) 344-5200, ext. 105 or at Alex and his beloved dog Pinto. Brother of
opportunity to tour the facility and learn school students in Menlo Park, heather@smdailyjournal.com. Bill, Norman, Carol, Ruthann and Helen.
Domestic partner and best friend of 20 years to Kay. He was
funny; a champion of the underdog and collector of all things
antique. He will be sorely missed by his family and friends.
A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 1,
2010 at Chapel of the Highlands, 194 Millwood Drive at El
Camino Real in Millbrae. Private burial service to be held on
Thursday. In lieu of flowers, Dad would appreciate a donation to
the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation at www.pulmonaryfibro-
sis.org.
THE DAILY JOURNAL LOCAL/STATE Weekend • Aug. 28-29, 2010 7
Teens charged for shooting,crime spree Bills aim to speed up
kidnapping response
By Michelle Durand was arrested separately and already appeared In Colma, Wagstaffe said the group
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF in court. Resendez and Bustos-Mendez, like approached a taxi driver wanting to take the
Herrera before them, pleaded not guilty cab as a new vehicle. One person, still SACRAMENTO — The state Assembly on
Prosecutors charged two teens Friday for Friday and were ordered back to court Aug. unidentified, reportedly tried to stab the driv- Friday unanimously approved three bills aimed
what they say was a multi-city crime spree, 31. er in the neck but hit his hand when he put it at speeding up law enforcement response to
including a coastside shooting of a gas station Prosecutors charged Resendez as an adult up in defense. missing persons reports in
clerk, the slashing of a taxi driver and armed because of his age — just shy of 18 — and They fled again and were later spotted by the wake of two killings of
robberies. their belief he wielded the gun, said Chief Daly City police who recognized the vehicle teenage girls in San Diego
Alleged ringleader and shooter Ronald Deputy District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe. from reports of the earlier incidents and a by a convicted sex offend-
According to authorities, the three defen- stolen car report from Sunnyvale. The group er.
Resendez, 17, of Oakland, and Daniel
dants and a minor robbed a Shell gas station jumped from the car and police later discov- The bills now go to Gov.
Bustos-Mendez, 18, of Menlo Park were the Arnold Schwarzenegger
on Hickey Boulevard in Pacifica at 8:22 p.m. ered the handgun about 20 yards away and
last of four suspects arrested Wednesday for his signature.
last Friday. Herrera drove the group in a Herrera in the backyard of a nearby resi-
night in Menlo Park. On Friday, they Toyota stolen from Sunnyvale and acted as The first, AB33, supports
appeared in a San Mateo County courthouse dence. Police also arrested the other minor uniform guidelines on how
lookout while the others went inside, but prosecutors have not charged him.
to faces seven felonies each: attempted rob- Wagstaffe said. police should respond to Arnold
bery, attempted murder with premeditation “He has his own separate, unrelated case missing persons reports, Schwarzenegger
When the clerk was slow opening the regis- and is at juvenile hall,” Wagstaffe said.
and deliberation, assault with a semi-auto- ter, Resendez allegedly shot him four times in including directing the
matic firearm, two counts of robbery, one Prosecutors could charge him at a later state Department of Justice to create a list of
the legs before the group fled without taking point, once his previous case is resolved, he possible suspects if a child is believed to have
count of attempted carjacking and vehicle any cash. said. been abducted by a stranger.
theft. The group then headed to South San A companion measure, AB34, requires the
Resendez was also alleged to have person- Francisco where they allegedly robbed at state’s Violent Crime Information Center to
ally used a firearm. gunpoint a 7-Eleven store on Callan send information about a reported abduction to
Michelle Durand can be reached by e-mail:
The charges echo those already filed Boulevard, using the same method of Herrera michelle@smdailyjournal.com or by phone: (650) the National Missing and Unidentified Persons
against Robert John Herrera, of Pacifica, who as lookout. 344-5200 ext. 102. system within two hours.
Enjoy fun time with Mom, Dad or your favorite grown-up. The across clues are for kids and the down clues are for adults.
Kindergarten Kids
Kids Across 16. You cover these with your 9. In children’s books, they’re
1. It’s the meal kids in a hands when you play Hide better than a thousand
kindergarten class eat at and Seek words
noon 18. Sticks made of wax that 10. Take-charge type: Tallest
4. What many kids ride to kids use to color person in a kindergarten
school 19. About 8766 hours (or 365 class
6. What kids do to have fun days) 12. Finger painter’s favorite
7. To gently rub your dog or 20. To make letters with a class
cat pencil 13. What “hand” and “sand” do
8. Important information: All when they are together
This Week’s Solution
26 letters (in the right order) Parents Down 14. What kids do with their
10. If you have on a pair of 1. To acquire new skills (it’s hands when they’re happy
socks, how many are you the aim of an education) and they know it
wearing? 2. Necessary break in a 15. It’s what the crayon crew
11. What a kindergartener sits kindergartener’s day loves to do
on in school 3. 14A’s cozy companion 16. Follow the leader: Red sign
14. Warm winter clothing that 4. It signals the end of the that kindergarteners move
every kindergartener learns school day toward during a fire drill
to button 5. The first thing a child 1Ds 17. Belt out a hearty round of
15. He’s the number-loving to 20A “The Wheels on the Bus”
Muppet on “Sesame 6. Small veggie that vexed a 18. Express dismay (the
Street”: The ____ storybook royal kindergarten way)
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8 Weekend • Aug. 28-29, 2010 LOCAL/NATION THE DAILY JOURNAL
Dead woman’s
home ransacked
After a Monday memorial for Lee
Simpson Kavanaugh, a
USA Today shaking up staff
By Michael Liedtke The newsroom instead will be
Hillsborough woman who died Aug. broken up into a cluster of “content
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
9, family and friends discovered rings” each headed up by editors
thieves made off with a Édouard who will be appointed later this
ing the sewage into trucks. By noon SAN FRANCISCO — USA
Leon Cortès painting from her year. The newly created content
Ascot Road home. Thursday, the pipeline was excavat- Today, the nation’s second largest
ed. However, the 16-inch pipe in newspaper, is making the most dra- group will be overseen by Susan
Kavanaugh’s memorial was at 3 Weiss, who had been managing edi-
p.m. Aug. 23, at the St. Paul’s need of repair is an unusual size matic overhaul of its staff in its 28-
which made estimating a repair year history as it de-emphasizes its tor of the Life section. As executive
Episcopal Church in Burlingame. editor of content, Weiss will report
timeline difficult, Smith said. print edition and ramps up its effort
When family returned to its main source of income. To com- to USA Today Editor John Hillkirk.
Kavanaugh’s home after the memo- to reach more readers and advertis-
rial they discovered it had been ran-
Garbage workers strike ers on mobile devices.
pound the problem, fewer readers “We’ll focus less on print ... and
are paying for newspapers as free more on producing content for all
sacked, with jewelry, antique clocks, Garbage workers in San Mateo The makeover outlined Thursday
news proliferates on the Web. platforms (Web, mobile, iPad and
china dinnerware and a 2003 Toyota County started a 48-hour strike will result in about 130 layoffs this Those challenges triggered the other digital formats),” according to
Camry stolen from the property, Wednesday to protest stalled con- fall, USA Today Publisher Dave most dramatic reorganization since a slide show presented Thursday to
said acting Hillsborough police tract negotiations with Allied Waste Hunke told the Associated Press. USA Today first hit the streets in USA Today’s staff. The AP obtained
Capt. Caroline Serrato. Industries, a company spokes- That translates into a 9 percent 1982 with a then-unique blend of copy of the presentation.
The family called the woman said. reduction in USA Today’s work shorter stories surrounded by color- Given the downhill trajectory of
Hillsborough Police Department 5 Thirteen workers at the Ox force of 1,500 employees. Hunke ful graphics and pictures. the print newspaper business, a
p.m. Monday but police have yet to Mountain Landfill near Half Moon didn’t specify which departments “This is pretty radical,” Hunke strategy that puts the Web and
determine exactly when the bandits Bay are participating in a two-day would be hardest hit. said of the shake-up. “This gets us mobile first makes sense, says Ken
made off with the loot. strike over negotiations that have The management shake-up affects ready for our next quarter century.” Doctor, a media analyst with Outsell
The Cortès painting, of a Paris stalled since their contract expired at both the newspaper’s business oper- In the first wave of change, USA Inc.
street scene, is insured for $100,000 the end of 2009, Allied Waste ations and newsroom. Today, which is based in McLean, “The entire organization is set up
and the FBI have been brought in to spokeswoman Peg Mulloy said. Like most newspapers, Gannett Va., will no longer have separate to put out a daily newspaper and
help with the investigation, Serrato An additional 250 workers, most- Co.’s USA Today has been cutting managing editors overseeing its then do this all other stuff,” he said.
said. ly truck drivers and garbage collec- back in recent years to offset a steep News, Sports, Money and Life sec- “That’s not going to work any
tors based at the company’s San tions.
drop in advertising that is depleting more.”
Sewage spills into lagoon Carlos facility, have decided to walk
off the job in solidarity with their 13
A ruptured sewer main poured an
estimated 5,000 gallons of waste
into the Redwood Shores lagoon
colleagues.
DA drops fake
Facebook sued over teen endorsements
before the break was uncovered. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS that they like an advertised service Facebook is violating a California
The sewage was being pumped
bomb threat case or product. Facebook broadcasts law that requires parental consent
into tanker trucks and taken to a Prosecutors dropped a felony LOS ANGELES — Two Los those endorsements to the user’s for children to make commercial
nearby treatment plan while resi- bomb scare charge against a coast- Angeles County teenagers are suing friends. endorsements. The teens seek
dents are urged to avoid lagoon side man who had already pleaded Facebook, claiming the social net-
The lawsuit also claims minors unspecified damages.
water. no contest after determining his was work effectively sold their names
not the voice threatening to blow up and images to advertisers without unwittingly endorse Facebook when Facebook spokesman Andrew
The pressurized concrete pipeline
Caltrain. parental permission. people typing their names in a Noyes says the lawsuit is meritless.
which dates from the 1980s burst at
approximately 3 p.m. Wednesday in Antonio Derivera Santiago III, 26, The lawsuit filed Thursday in Los search engine are steered to a He notes Facebook doesn’t allow
the area of Davit Lane and Anchor of Pacifica, was first allowed to Angeles challenges a Facebook fea- Facebook sign-up page. users under 18 to let their profiles
Circle. Workers aren’t really sure withdraw his no contest plea ture that allows members to note The plaintiffs say Palo Alto-based appear on public search engines.
why the pipeline cracked but it Wednesday and then prosecutor
Melissa McKowan asked that the Paul Allen sues major Inc., eBay Inc., Yahoo Inc., Netflix
looks like the bottom of it gave way,
said city spokesman Malcolm case be dropped outright.
Around the state Inc., AOL Inc., Office Depot Inc.,
Smith. “It’s pretty perplexing actu- Prosecutors had believed for more tech co’s, including Google technology patents held by his com- OfficeMax Inc., Staples Inc. and
ally,” he said. than a year that Santiago called SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft pany Interval Licensing LLC. Google-owned YouTube LLC.
The pressure buckled the asphalt, Caltrain out of boredom, telling a Corp. co-founder and billionaire Interval said Friday it filed the suit Interval owns patents from
spewing raw sewage into six resi- customer service representative that Paul Allen is suing nearly a dozen in a U.S. District Court in Seattle Interval Research, which was a
dential garages and the nearby there was a bomb on train 101 and major companies, including tech against the companies. In addition technology research and develop-
Redwood Shores lagoon. By night- prompting an evacuation and full- giants Google Inc. and Apple Inc., to Google and Apple, the defendants ment company that Allen started
fall, public works crews were divert- scale search. alleging they infringed on four Web named in the suit are: Facebook with David Liddle in the early ’90s.
for the Democrats to say, “Help the abort these efforts in the future. Roosevelts to, again, shoot down Production Manager
Keith Kreitman has been a Foster Nicola Zeuzem
people first, then figure out the I am not exaggerating. Especially the misplaced financial power and
since Ronald Reagan, these entities greed, so the “people’s govern- Production Assistant
ways to pay for it.” That led to City resident for 24 years. He is Julio Lara
varying taxation policies that the have been able to bring pressure to ment” may be totally sovereign retired with degrees in political sci- Marketing & Events
Republicans have perennially bear through political contributions, again? So far, it doesn’t look as if Kerry McArdle
ence and journalism and advanced
argued blunts the growth of the public relations and conservative he does. Senior Reporter
talk show hosts, who are earning So with the help of the conserva- studies in law. He is the host of Michelle Durand
national economic system.
millions for the joy and privilege of tive block in the Supreme Court, “Focus on the Arts” on Peninsula Reporters
It is clear that the Democrats
mostly favor the “people,” especial- shooting a president down with we may all look forward to a rule TV, Channel 26. His column appears Emanuel Lee, Heather Murtagh, Bill Silverfarb
ly the middle class and the poor, mischaracterizations, misinforma- of the oligarchs, the wealthy, who in the weekend edition. Senior Correspondent: Events
Susan E. Cohn
Business Staff
Charlotte Andersen Mark Aspillera
Business brief
Tiffany 2Q net income
rises 19 percent on rising sales
NEW YORK — Tiffany & Co.’s second-quarter net income
rose 19 percent on higher revenue as shoppers bought more of
its high-end jewelry around the world, particularly in Asia and
Europe.
The chain known for its trademark turquoise boxes raised its
full-year earnings guidance to a range partly above analyst esti-
mates. CEO Michael Kowalski said Tiffany looked forward to
the second half “with a sense of guarded optimism.”
NOT A GOOD START: LINCECUM LOSES FIFTH STRAIGHT GAME WHILE OFFENSE IS SHUT OUT >>> PAGE 12
Weekend, Aug. 28-29, 2010
MLB Notebook
Oakland no match for Texas
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Rangers 7, A’s 3 Anderson remained in the game, but was
Strasburg likely to have
Tommy John surgery on elbow
WASHINGTON — Stephen Strasburg had to
replaced by Boof Bonser to begin the third. get through a few hours of anger, confusion and
ARLINGTON, Texas — Tommy Hunter Texas made it 7-0 in the fourth on Michael certainly a few more volatile emotions before he
the warning track in left
pitched into the eighth inning, Josh Hamilton Young’s two-run double and Hamilton’s RBI was ready to accept the
field of a drive by Mark
had his 24th three-hit game of the season, and single. sobering news expressed in
Ellis in the ninth.
the AL West-leading Texas Rangers pulled far- Rangers right-hander Frank Francisco left the three disheartening words.
Andres Blanco and Julio
ther away from the Athletics with a 7-3 victory game in the ninth with an arm problem after Tommy John surgery.
Borbon, the Nos. 8 and 9
over Oakland on Friday night. batters in the Rangers order, walking the leadoff man. The Washington
Hunter (11-2) improved to 7-0 in nine starts at added three hits each as Nationals rookie sensation
Francisco was making his first appearance
Rangers Ballpark this season, allowing three Texas won for the fifth time is done for the season —
since a cortisone shot in his right armpit on and maybe next season as
runs and seven hits with four strikeouts and two in six games to maintain the Monday.
walks before leaving with two outs in the sev- well — after the team
Josh Hamilton largest lead in the majors. NOTES: Rangers LHP Cliff Lee will take his announced Friday that he
enth. Kevin Kouzmanoff had a regular turn Tuesday night in Kansas City Stephen has a torn ligament in his
The Rangers increased their division advan- two-run homer in the sixth and Daric Barton
tage over the second-place A’s to 9 1/2 games. despite an 8.39 ERA over his last four starts. The Strasburg right elbow. He will travel
connected with the bases empty in the eighth for Rangers have considered extra rest for Lee,
Hamilton raised his major league-high aver- the A’s, who’ve lost four of six. Saturday to the West Coast
age to .358 and demonstrated his speed in the who’s gone at least seven innings in 19 of his 23 for a second opinion, but the 22-year-old right-
Speed was a weapon for the Rangers again in
first when he scored from second on an infield starts this season. Lee says he doesn’t need a hander has accepted the fact that he will need the
the second with three straight infield singles, the
single. last by Elvis Andrus to produce their fourth run. break, and manager Ron Washington will go ligament replacement operation that requires 12
Hamilton’s dash home highlighted a three-run Anderson was removed after two innings with with the current rotation for now. ... RHP Ben to 18 months of rehabilitation.
first off Brett Anderson (3-5). Hamilton doubled a hyperextended right knee after allowing four Sheets joined his A’s teammates for the first time It’s a blow to Strasburg, of course, and to a
with two outs, then rounded third on Vladimir runs and six hits. His right foot landed in a hole since extensive surgery on his right elbow on baseball world that has spent the summer gasp-
Guerrero’s single off the glove of first baseman on the mound during his follow-through on a Aug. 9, unsure of his future in baseball. He ing in awe at his 100 mph fastball, bending
Barton. Second baseman Ellis retrieved the ball pitch to Borbon in the second. knows he probably won’t be able to take the curves and wicked batter-freezing changeups,
in short right field and fired to the plate, where Anderson fell awkwardly, and a trainer and mound in 2011 as he faces a rehab of from 12 to but the biggest punch to the gut is to a Nationals
Hamilton slid head-first ahead of catcher Kurt manager Bob Geren ran into the field to check 18 months. As for 2012, Sheets said he’s open to franchise that had made the young phenom the
Suzuki’s tag. on Anderson. resuming his career depending on his level of centerpiece in their plans to climb out of perpet-
Hamilton also made a tough, running catch on After throwing a couple of practice pitches, recovery. ual last-place irrelevancy.
RECEIVERS
Continued from page 11
to carry over to games. He played briefly in the
exhibition opener and did not catch the only ball
thrown his direction.
backs Brian Westbrook and Frank Gore, and
Crabtree, who missed the first two games with a
sore neck.
terback being comfortable, that is where we have
to make some hay here in the next 10 days or so.”
This is the first of two meetings between the
He missed last week’s game in Chicago with After Crabtree missed training camp last year teams this year. They will also play in the regular
what coach Tom Cable called “fatigue.” in his holdout, the Niners were hoping to have season Oct. 17 in Candlestick Park, meaning both
season with nine catches for 124 yards and one Heyward-Bey returned to practice this week and him on the field as much as possible this summer teams will show even less of their playbook than
touchdown before missing the final five games looked refreshed. so they could work on using him in different spots usual for a preseason game.
with a foot injury. Crabtree had 48 catches for 625 “I think the sky’s the limit for the young man,” to get him open. The regular season game also likely played a
yards and two touchdowns in 11 games — only new offensive coordinator Hue Jackson said. “I role in why the teams did not hold joint practices
“His work has been good, his improvement has
adding fuel to the critics who questioned why the just think he needs to go play and I think he will this year as they had the previous two training
been good,” 49ers offensive coordinator Jimmy
Raiders passed up the more accomplished this week. ... I’m excited about watching a lot of camps.
Raye said. “I think he’s such a natural football
Crabtree for the speedier Heyward-Bey. our pieces finally come out and play together for player, he’ll play good. The nuances of the things “It’s probably much less of a deal because we
The idea of altering that perception with a an extended period of time and see where we are.” that we mess up or miss in terms of formations play them in the regular season,” Niners quarter-
strong performance Saturday is the last thing on This game gives Jackson his first look at run- and adjustments, the coverage, those are the back Alex Smith said. “Whoever wins this game,
Heyward-Bey’s mind. ning back Darren McFadden and backup quarter- things that are of concern right now. its going to be all for nothing unless you get it
“I play offense, he plays offense. He has noth- back Bruce Gradkowski this preseason after the Understanding where the hots are, if he’s out of done during the regular season. I mean, obvious-
ing to do with me,” Heyward-Bey said. two missed the first two games with injuries. position where he normally plays, which he will ly, you want to go out there and play well, but we
Heyward-Bey has looked much improved so The Niners also will get their first look this pre- be some to try to create matchups for him. The all know the big one is coming a few weeks later.”
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MENLO
Continued from page 11
we’re going to look at the tape, find is so excited about it is because I “It’s a good thing. We’ve got a Randolph, an environmental sci-
COACH
Continued from page 11
out what we missed, what we have
to do, and we’re going to do it.”
Carroll running back Duane
happen to have some different parts
than other people.”
The 30-year-old Randolph was
black president, so why not a female
football coach?” said Raymond
Orange, a spectator in the packed
ences teacher at the school, was
chosen from about 15 candidates
after the previous coach resigned.
Thompson, who had a 29-yard hired in March amid much fanfare, stands. She inherited a team that went 6-4
touchdown run for the Lions, said with a mayor running for re-election The petite Randolph wore the last season.
Coolidge played hard in the first his team did not make a big deal out
half, but their inexperience, com- proclaiming “Natalie Randolph standard Coolidge coaching gear — Even in defeat, she earned kudos
of Randolph’s presence. Day” in the city, but she has found black visor, white polo shirt with the
bined with a lack of conditioning, from Carroll coach Rick Houchens.
let Carroll pull away in the second “When it all comes down to it, it’s the public attention at times over- Colts logo and tan shorts. She kept a
half. The Colts struggled to move 11 men on 11 men, and we’re out whelming. At one point, the school poker face through much of the “Her main goal is to do something
the ball all night, and never found a there playing,” he said. “It has noth- was turning down all requests for penalty-filled first half, delegating for the best interest of these kids,”
rhythm on either side of the ball. ing to do with her.” interviews. much to her assistants, save for the Houchens said. “We need more of
“We got all the kinks out and we On this night, however, it had D.C. mayor Adrian Fenty was occasional words of wisdom for her those types of people. For her to be
know what we have to do for next everything to do with her, even if among the large throng at Coolidge players. Her team trailed 7-0 at half- a female, and have that concept, it
week,” Randolph said. “We’re Randolph did not want to admit it. Stadium, a turnout that was a far cry time. doesn’t get any better than that. I
young. We’ve got to stick to the fun- “This is just a football game,” she from the only 500 or so fans who “You have this!” she yelled to her have so much respect for her as a
damentals. We’re going to work, said. “The only reason that everyone usually show up. offense after a tough series. person.”
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FAMILY STUFF:
Zack Snyder (”300”) directs the animated
adventure “Legend of the Guardians: The
Owls of Ga’Hoole,” based on Kathryn
Lasky’s children’s books about owls on a
mythic quest against evil.
The animated comedy “Alpha and Omega”
features the voices of Justin Long and Hayden
Panettiere in a tale of two wolves on a journey
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‘Avatar’ returns to
LIKE DANDELION DUST: Mira Sorvino stars in a drama of a and Justin Timberlake.
custody dispute between the biological parents of a 4-year-old STONE: A prison inmate (Edward Norton) uses his wife (Milla
boy and the couple that adopted him. Jovovich) to manipulate a parole officer (Robert De Niro).
LOVELY, STILL: A lonely old man (Martin Landau) gets a fresh TAMARA DREWE:Stephen Frears directs a British pastoral romp
taste of romance with a mystery woman (Ellen Burstyn). about a writer (Gemma Arterton) whose homecoming sends
MACHETE: An ex-Mexican policeman (Danny Trejo) seeks her village into an uproar.
theaters worldwide
vengeance against the organization that betrayed him. With TODAY’S SPECIAL:A sous chef at a grand Manhattan restaurant
Robert De Niro and Jessica Alba. is forced to take over his family’s failing Tandoori joint.
NEVER LET ME GO: Keira Knightley,Carey Mulligan and Andrew WILD TARGET: An assassin (Bill Nighy) picks up an apprentice
Garfield star in an alternate-reality melodrama about boarding (Rupert Grint) and falls for an intended victim (Emily Blunt) in
school friends raised for a grim fate. this British crime comedy.
RESIDENT EVIL:AFTERLIFE:Milla Jovovich returns as a warrior
By Sandy Cohen He’s also got a submarine to build, cameras
battling a plague of undead zombies.With Ali Larter.
THE TOWN:Ben Affleck directs and stars as a bank robber who
November: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS for the Mars rover to design, an underwater 3-
falls for a woman (Rebecca Hall) his gang took hostage on their BURLESQUE:A waitress (Christina Aguilera) aspires to take the
last job. stage at the flashy lounge where she works.With Cher,Stanley D camera to upgrade and maybe even an
THE VIRGINITY HIT: Four guys aim to lose their virginity in this Tucci,Kristen Bell,Julianne Hough. SANTA MONICA — Before he takes ocean-related feature to make.
comedy produced by Will Ferrell and featuring a cast of CLIENT-9: THE RISE AND FALL OF ELIOT SPITZER: Director
newcomers. Alex Gibney (“Taxi to the Dark Side”) examines the downfall of moviegoers deep beneath the Pandoran sea, But first, he had to select and perfect new
WAITING FOR SUPERMAN: Director Davis Guggenheim (“An the New York governor in a sex scandal. James Cameron hopes they’ll go for an “Avatar” footage and persuade distributor 20th
Inconvenient Truth”) studies the ills of America’s public school DUE DATE:Robert Downey Jr.plays a man whose race home for Century Fox to rerelease the film theatrically
system. his child’s birth sets him on a bumpy road trip with an aspiring extended tour of the fictional planet he intro-
WALL STREET:MONEY NEVER SLEEPS:Michael Douglas and actor (Zach Galifianakis). duced in “Avatar.” in 3-D.
Oliver Stone resurrect financial shark Gordon Gekko amid the FAIR GAME: Naomi Watts and Sean Penn star in a drama about “Avatar: Special Edition,” which includes 9 Cameron said there are “hundreds of thou-
2008 meltdown.With Shia LaBeouf. CIA operative Valerie Plame,whose cover was blown by a Bush
YOU AGAIN: A woman and her mother (Kristen Bell and Jamie administration leak. minutes of new footage, opens in 3-D theaters sands, if not millions” of people who wanted
Lee Curtis) face their old high school rivals at a family wedding. FASTER: An ex-con (Dwayne Johnson) on a mission of worldwide Friday. to see the movie in 3-D but didn’t get the
With Sigourney Weaver. vengeance is trailed by a retiring cop (Billy Bob Thornton) and
YOU WILL MEET A TALL DARK STRANGER:Woody Allen’s latest a hitman. “I’m trying to use the technology to keep chance because “Avatar” was edged out of 3-
stars Naomi Watts, Anthony Hopkins, Josh Brolin and Antonio HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS:PART 1: The people interested and enthused about the D theaters by other scheduled 3-D releases.
Banderas in a tale of messy relationships. teen wizard (Daniel Radcliffe) hits the highway en route for his
final showdown with the evil Voldemort. ‘Avatar’ universe, because it’s going to be a Since then, the number of available 3-D
THE KING’S SPEECH: Queen Elizabeth II’s dad,King George VI long time before we get another ‘Avatar’ screens has doubled internationally, he said.
October: (Colin Firth),works with a therapist (Geoffrey Rush) to overcome
movie done,” the filmmaker said in a recent Fox executives said in a statement that they
THE COMPANY MEN: A sales executive (Ben Affleck) copes with a speech impediment.
hard times after his company downsizes.With Tommy Lee Jones, LOVE & OTHER DRUGS:A slick Viagra salesman (Jake Gyllenhaal) interview. have been “inundated with requests to rere-
Kevin Costner. falls for a free-spirited woman (Anne Hathaway). Cameron, 56, already has plans for the lease the film in theaters in 3-D” since it
CONVICTION: Hilary Swank stars as a woman on an 18-year MADE IN DAGENHAM:Women at a British Ford plant fight for
crusade to clear her brother (Sam Rockwell) on a murder equal pay as male co-workers in the 1960s.With Sally Hawkins, “Avatar” sequels. wrapped its original run in March.
conviction. Bob Hoskins.
FREAKONOMICS: Documentary filmmakers including Alex MEGAMIND:Brad Pitt,Will Ferrell and Tina Fey provide voices for
Gibney and Morgan Spurlock team for a film based on the book an animated comedy about a supervillain whose life is empty
that explores the “hidden side of everything.” after defeating his superhero nemesis.
GERRYMANDERING:Arnold Schwarzenegger is among those MORNING GLORY: A tough newsman (Harrison Ford) and an
featured in a documentary about the fight to redraw ex-beauty queen (Diane Keaton) clash after a TV producer
congressional districts after the U.S.census. (Rachel McAdams) pairs them as morning news hosts.
HATCHET II:A sequel to the 2006 low-budget horror romp pits THE NEXT THREE DAYS: A man (Russell Crowe) plots to break
a team of hunters against a crazed killer in the Louisiana swamps. his wife (Elizabeth Banks) out of prison after she’s convicted in
HEREAFTER:Matt Damon stars in Clint Eastwood’s drama about a murder she claims she didn’t commit.
an American,Frenchwoman and London boy whose lives cross THE NUTCRACKER IN 3D: John Turturro and Elle Fanning star
after they’re touched by death. in a new take on the holiday favorite about a girl and a nutcracker
HOWL:James Franco plays poet Allen Ginsberg in the story of that comes to life.
his epic work “Howl”and the obscenity trial it provoked. 127 HOURS: A mountain climber (James Franco) struggles to
INSIDE JOB: Matt Damon narrates director Charles Ferguson’s survive after he’s trapped by a fallen boulder. Danny Boyle
documentary examining the global economic crisis of 2008. (“Slumdog Millionaire”) directs.
I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE: A woman takes vicious revenge on SKYLINE: An extraterrestrial menace threatens to extinguish
the men who raped her and left her for dead in this remake of humanity.With Donald Faison,Eric Balfour.
the 1978 shocker. TANGLED: Mandy Moore provides the voice of Rapunzel in an
IT’S KIND OF A FUNNY STORY: A stressed teen (Keir Gilchrist) animated musical about the fairy-tale teen with really long hair.
checks himself into a mental clinic.With Zach Galifianakis and TINY FURNITURE:Writer-director Lena Dunham stars alongside
Emma Roberts. her real-life mother and sister in the story of a college grad
struggling to find her way.
22 Weekend • Aug. 28-29, 2010 WEEKEND JOURNAL THE DAILY JOURNAL
MONEY STUFF:
FLIPPED
Continued from page 19
‘Flipped’
Director: Rob Reiner
cent.”
The strength of “Flipped” is in its true-
ness to humdrum adolescence. It’s filled
Cast: Madeline Carroll,Rebecca not with extravagant dramas, but instead
De Mornay,Anthony portrays how seemingly minor happen-
falls for Bryce Loski (Ryan Ketzner as Edwards,John Mahoney, ings take on grand meaning: the tragic
young Bryce, Callan McAuliffe predom- Penelope Ann Miller tearing down of the cherished tree, the
inantly) and his “dazzling eyes.” He Rated: PG for language and terrifying formality of a sit-down dinner,
responds by hiding behind his mother, some thematic material
and continues to go to extremes to avoid the frightening awkwardness of nearly
Grade: everything.
Juli: “My life had become a minefield,”
he says. But the “flipped” device becomes a
The film tracks these two through contrivance that doesn’t hide the movie’s
childhood, spending most of the time at lack of emotional momentum. Though it
13-years-old, when Bryce is beginning makes clumsy stabs at life’s difficulties
to soften to Juli’s long held crush. with a mentally retarded brother-in-law
Reiner co-wrote the script with “Flipped.” Juli — idealistic and preter- and an out-of-place bit of domestic vio-
Andrew Scheinman (a producer from naturally wise — keeps a sacred perch lence, the film lacks the darkness of
many of Reiner’s best), adapting atop a neighborhood sycamore tree. “Stand By Me” — and its jokes, too. It
Wendelin Van Draanen’s 2001 young Bryce’s family (Anthony Edwards plays relies too much on “Leave it to Beaver”
adult novel. Though Reiner has shifted his cynical father, Rebecca De Mornay period fetishizing: bicycles on the front
the book’s present day setting, he has his kinder mother) judges Juli’s family lawn, neatly parted hair, baseball pen-
kept its central device: switching back (Aidan Quinn as her likable father, nants on a boy’s wall, white people
and forth between the perspectives of Penelope Ann Miller as her mother) for everywhere.
Bryce and Juli, each narrating their ver- their ugly front lawn. Bryce comes to see But among the frequently loud, chaot-
sion of the same events. Reiner flips the Juli differently after his grandfather ic films aimed at young adults,
image with a “whoosh!” (John Mahoney), observing his late wife “Flipped” is a mostly welcome if still
Perspective is the plaything of somewhat disappointing inversion.
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SKATE
Continued from page 1 SATURDAY, AUG. 28
Calendar
to 6 p.m. Burlingame Hillsborough
Levee Cleanup Day. 8:30 a.m. to History Museum, 270 California
noon. Mariner Park, Redwood Drive, Burlingame. Come and show
a young age when he realized he got Shores. Clean up your community your painting abilities at Paint
while enjoying bagels and juice in Burlingame. $25 entry fee for com-
bored easily, which could just as easily the morning and a barbeque at noon. petition. For more information call
lead to trouble. Instead, he could jump For more information call Pete Russ Cohen at 696-1180.
Hughes at 594-0783.
on his board and hang with his friends. UnWaste Recycling Event. 9 a.m.
“I definitely don’t love falling every Press Conference. 9 a.m. Lower to 3 p.m. Bayshore Corporate Center
day,” he said with a smile. Parking Lot Gate 5, 2600 Geneva parking lot, 1720 S. Amphlett Blvd.,
Ave., Daly City. Assemblywoman San Mateo. Free for most items. For
This week, skaters have been logging Fiana Ma will be present at the Cow more information call (888) 832-
extra hours preparing for Saturday’s Palace Farmers’ Market to give out 9839 or visit www.unwaste.com.
re-usable ‘Ma Squad’ totes bags to
main event. the first 500 customers. For more Ewaste Collection/Fundraiser for
A couple of the guys out Friday after- information visit www.urbanvilla- Feed the Children. 10 a.m. to 4
geonline.com. p.m. Hillsdale High School lower
noon were planning to attend, no one parking lot, San Mateo. Free to recy-
seemed very confident that they would Senior Showcase Information cle televisions, monitors, laptops,
Fair. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Little House, cell phones, flatscreens and wires.
win, however. 800 Middle Ave., Menlo Park. $5 per item to recycle stereos, tele-
Billy Hurley, 19, plans to enter simply Health screenings, musical enter- phones, printers, DVD players,
tainment and plant experts from radios, fax machines and small
for fun. Filoli will answer your questions. appliances. Proceeds go to Feed the
The Belmont resident is at the park DIANA CLOCK/DAILY JOURNAL Free. For more information call 344- Children. For more information con-
daily. Saturday will be a chance for 5200. tact (925) 890-1324.
Jameel Douglas practices at Phil Shao Memorial Skate Park in Redwood City.
Hurley to hopefully see some new Paint Burlingame. 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. 26th Annual Horse Show
moves. board,” said Strubing. and also a bowl contest, which comes Burlingame Historical Society. 800 Competition. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The
Burlingame Ave. Painters and artists Horse Park at Woodside, 3674 Sand
Twenty-three-year-old Tim Dodson Participation has grown since the inau- with a winner-takes-all jackpot of paint, show and sell their work. Hill Road, Menlo Park. Free. For
normally takes pictures of the event but gural year but what stands out to $1,000 from Emerica. Best trick contests Paint from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., recep- more information call 591-6596.
Strubing is the reaction from those will be held throughout the day for tion following. Registration
was contemplating entering. required. $25 for adults, $15 for Last Sunday Ballroom Tea Dance.
“I’m not gonna prepare. If I’m gonna involved. prizes. ages 18 and under. For more infor- 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. San Bruno
“To see that many kids stoked on each Douglas described the park as having mation and to register visit paint- Senior Center, 1555 Crystal Springs
do it, I’m just gonna cruise around,” he burlingame.com. Road. $5. For more information call
said. other,” is great, said Strubing. “They’re a unique energy on previous contest 616-7150.
The idea for a competition started a all so supportive of each other. It’s cool d a y s . UnWaste Recycling Event. 9 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Bayshore Corporate Center Paws and Claws Wildlife Show. 1
number of years ago after the Phil Shao to see the positive energy.” “It’s never ever like that,” he said. parking lot, 1720 S. Amphlett Blvd., p.m. Coyote Point Museum, 1651
Memorial Skate Park opened in There are a variety of divisions. “There’s an electricity to it, you know? San Mateo. Free for most items. For Coyote Point Drive, San Mateo.
Learn about the animals at Coyote
Redwood City in 2003, explained Jason Previously, ages were split into two divi- People are going for broke; for tricks more information call (888) 832-
Point. Free with museum admission.
9839 or visit www.unwaste.com.
Strubing, an owner of Redwood City’s sions: 12 and under or 13 and older. New you’ve never seen them do all for a T- For more information call 342-7755
or visit www.coyoteptmuseum.org.
Skateworks, one of the event’s sponsors. this year is a section just for those 8 shirt.” Third Annual Shredwood
Skateboard Contest. Registration
years old or younger. Strubing noted the ‘The Music Man.’ 3 p.m. Redwood
“We spent a lot of time to get it built. at 9 a.m., event begins at 11 a.m. City Community Theatre,
skill set of such a young guy is different Annual skateboard contest drawing Carrington Hall, Sequoia High
It’s a great facility. We wanted to get Heather Murtagh can be reached by e-mail: all levels, from amateur to pro. $10
from that of a skater with a number of School, 1201 Brewster at El Camino
something going which came to culmi- heather@smdailyjournal.com or by phone: contest entry fee, free to watch. For Real. Redwood City Community
years skating. There is a street contest more information or to sign up visit Theatre Presents ‘The Music Man.’
nate in a contest once the city was on (650) 344-5200 ext. 105. skateworks.com. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for
students and seniors. For more infor-
Computer Security. 10 a.m. mation and to order tickets call 369-
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Legislative Analyst’s Office says that tions. guest speakers and music — please other guest. For more information
Due to the many concerns, Hanley is bring signs with patriotic, positive please call 595-7444.
Continued from page 1 Proposition 19 “does specify that messages. Free. For more informa-
employers would retain existing rights to hoping other school districts will follow tion call Patricia Lindberg at 449-
San Mateo Union’s lead coming out 0088.
ever, argue acquiring marijuana will address consumption of marijuana that
impairs an employee’s job perform- against the measure. Admittedly, even if ‘The Music Man.’ 7 p.m. Redwood
become more difficult as it will require these concerns were addressed, Hanley City Community Theatre,
identification to be purchased and there ance.” Carrington Hall, Sequoia High
The issue was examined by Chief would still be against legalization of School, 1201 Brewster at El Camino
will be criminal penalties for providing
Deputy County Counsel John Beiers cannabis. Real. Redwood City Community
cannabis to a minor, according to the Yes Theatre Presents ‘The Music Man.’
on Prop. 19 website. who found the law does not clearly out- Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for
line an employee’s rights on the issue. To learn more about Proposition 19 students and seniors. For more infor-
Maintaining a drug-free work environ- mation and to order tickets call 369-
Basically, it would need to be decided by visit http://yeson19.com/ or 1411 ext. 6601.
ment is also a concern for Hanley. The
a judge. http://www.noonproposition19.com/.
federal government requires employers Bay Area Boomers. 8 p.m. to 12
who receive a certain amount of federal Hanley also questions at what level a.m. Angelica’s Bistro, 863 Main
someone would be impaired from driv- St., Redwood City. Fun Dance and
funding, like a school district, to keep a Heather Murtagh can be reached by e-mail: Cocktail Party for friends and sin-
drug-free environment to be eligible. ing or being in the classroom. He wor- heather@smdailyjournal.com or by phone: gles of all ages. $20. For more infor-
Proponents argue employers maintain ries open fields adjacent to schools could mation call 455-7278.
(650) 344-5200 ext. 105.
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Jamma. 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Sweet
under consideration: youth to 17 years and younger; a charge
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• Reduce weekday early morning,
midday and/or late evening service;
• Increase the full fare one-way base
for purchase of card.
The public hearing will be held at the
Caltrain Administrative Office, 1250 San
Connections, 430 San Mateo Ave.,
San Bruno. Showcase your creative
skills during our open mic. Free. For
more information to perform contact
Tuese Ahkiong at 270-8110.
or zone fares by 25 cents with corre- Carlos Ave., San Carlos. Comments will SUNDAY, AUG. 29
sponding changes to related fares; be accepted until 10 a.m., Thursday, Farmers’ Market Sundays. 9 a.m.
Next year, it’s likely that everything to 1 p.m. South Caltrain parking lot
• Increase Go Pass from $140 to $155; Sept. 2 and can be sent through e-mail to at Belmont station, 995 El Camino
will be on the table, including truly • Revise codified tariff to reflect changes@caltrain.com, by regular mail Real. Fresh fruits, vegetables, breads
Draconian cuts, Scanlon added. ClipperSM card implementation; dis- to JPB Secretary, Caltrain, P.O. Box and pastries and more. For more
information visit www.pcfma.com.
The Board will hold the public continue Monthly Pass grace period; dis- 3006, San Carlos, CA 94070-1306, or
hearing at 10 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 2. continue the use of 8-ride ticket by more by calling (800) 660-4287 (TDD for Paint Burlingame. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
and an art competition from 4 p.m.
The following proposals are still than one passenger per ticket; redefine hearing impaired only 508-6448).
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Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010 that doesn’t fit your momentary notions. It’s a quick way to
cause all kinds of trouble for yourself.
Two hobbies or interests of yours could turn out to generate
some extra income in the year ahead. You may not start out PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) - Your spending habits are
looking for a moneymaking outlet, but others who see your likely to be determined by the company you keep. If you can’t
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high rollers.
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because they might even leave your life. let your counterpart come to you first for what s/he wants.
You then can get what you want.
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pals around, you’ll find yourself booted out. of them, if you’re not careful. Doing so might crush their spir-
its, losing them to you forever.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) - Letting your emotions Previous
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ings, it’ll be too late to take anything back. an abrasive situation that would anger all parties involved. Be
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EDUCATION “It’s a very difficult situation that commu-
nity colleges in California are in,” he said. “I
consider it a great tragedy when we have
“This is day 58 without a budget,” Reed
said. “We’re operating with a blindfold in
terms of how many students we can enroll.”
increased higher education funding pro-
posed by the governor, but warn they may
need to turn away more students and
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thousands of students coming to our cam- Over the past two years, California’s pub- increase fees if they receive less money that
puses who we don’t have classes for.” lic colleges and universities have increased expected.
month, he said. The 23-campus California State student fees, furloughed employees, reduced “We’re really under pressure to reduce the
Most classes are more than 90 percent University system is paying expenses out of course offerings and cut enrollment in number of students we’re able to serve,
full, and there are “huge wait lists” of stu- its student fee revenue because it has not response to deep cuts in state funding. which is antithetical to our access mission,”
dents trying to get into courses at many received expected payments from the state, The three system leaders said they are UC President Mark Yudof said.
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