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The mother of a man fatally shotinside a Hillsborough pool housetwo years ago is suing his closefriend currently serving a seven-year term for voluntary manslaugh-ter and his parents who the suit con-tend contributed to the circum-stances.Patricia Calvache is seeking dam-ages for the wrongful death of her30-year-old son,Christopher,whowas killed June 15,2010 afterBradley Allen Kleiman shot himseveral times. He later claimed self-defense against Calvache whobrought the weapon to the De SalbaRoad home of Kleiman’s parents.The June 14 suit allegesKleiman’s parents,Steven andKathie,createdan unsafe anddangerous con-dition on theirproperty by fail-ing to superviseand control theirson whom theyknew to use ille-gal drugs andwas a paroleewith a history of mental instabilityand taking several prescribed psy-chotropic medications.Kleiman’s attorney,Chuck Smith,called the suit mean-spirited andmalicious as well as wrong.“It’s absurd to suggest my client’sparents somehow failed to supervisetheir son. It’s utterly ridiculouswhen [Calvache] brought the gun.His ending up dead is not the par-ent’s fault at all,”Smith said.Attorney Michael Mandel,whofiled the suit for Calvache,was notavailable for comment.In March,Kleiman,32,accepteda plea deal of seven years for volun-tary manslaughter after prosecutorsrethought the likelihood of securinga conviction for murder and use of a
Mother files suit against son’s shooter,parents
Wrongful death damages sought in 2010 Hillsborough shooting,attorney calls lawsuit‘absurd’
Bradley Kleiman
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAN FRANCISCO — SanFrancisco firefighters battled a four-alarm fire Wednesday in a buildingalong the city’s waterfront that’spart of an area planned to host nextyear’s America’s Cup yacht race.The building on Pier 29 wasvacant,but there were some carsparked in the structure when the firebroke out around 1:50 p.m.,saidSan Francisco Fire Departmentspokeswoman Mindy Talmadge.No injuries were reported.The organization putting on theyacht race issued a statement sayingit did not expect the fire to have anyimpact on its plans for the site.“We look forward to movingahead with the future constructionof the America’s Cup Village at Pier27/29,”said the statement fromAmerica’s Cup.Pier 29 was not yet under devel-opment by America’s Cup and wasstill under the control of the city,thePort of San Francisco and their con-tractor,Turner Construction Co.,thestatement said.The pier was built in 1915 and hasabout 115,000 square feet of ware-house space. All tenants weremoved out before work began lastwinter on the demolition of the adja-cent Pier 27 for that pier’s use as a
Fire strikes Pier 29
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Firefighters battled a four-alarm fire at Pier 29 Wednesday afternoon.The cause is unknown but there mayhave been construction activity at the pier at the time the fire started.Organizers for the America’s Cup saidthey do not expect the fire to affect plans for the site as the main staging area for the yacht race.
Building planned as staging area for America’s Cup
By Bill Silverfarb
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Half Moon Bay will once againask its residents to approve a salestax hike this November after votersrejected a similar measure in 2010.This time,though,the CityCouncil is only putting a half-centsales tax increase on the ballot whilein 2010 it put a 1-cent sales taxincrease,Measure K,on the ballot.Measure K only received 47 per-cent support.Support for the new ballot meas-ure was not unanimous,however,asCouncilwoman Marina Fraser votedagainst it.Although a passionate supporterof the 2010 tax measure,Fraser saidat Tuesday night’s council meetingthat the city is not in the same direstraits as it was two years ago,before it contracted out its policeservices to the San Mateo CountySheriff’s Office and some of itsrecreation services to San Carlos.While the city’s operating budgetis just about balanced,it has virtual-ly no funds for capital improve-ments.“In addition to general city servic-es,the ballot question refers to thelibrary,senior services,Main Streetbridge and increasing tourism aspossible future expenditures,”CityManager Laura Snideman wrote theDaily Journal in an email.The city’s Chamber of Commercehas already endorsed the idea,Mayor Allan Alifano told the DailyJournal.“We are hoping for unanimous
City puts half-centsales tax on ballot
Half Moon Bay’s budget balanced,but officials point to other needs
By Bill Silverfarb
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Belmont has named a 25-year vet-eran of its police force,Capt. DanDeSmidt,as the city’s new policechief effective July 1 after the city’scurrent Police Chief Don Matteiannounced his retirement.City Manager Greg Scoles madethe announcement yesterday.DeSmidt has served as Mattei’ssecond in command the last fewyears. He started with the depart-ment in 1987 andserved as aschool resourceofficer,patrolsergeant,pressinformation offi-cer,detectivesergeant andsupport serviceslieutenant untilhis appointmentas captain.He is a product of the Belmont
Belmont namesnew police chief
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Actor MichaelGross is 65.
This Day in HistoryThought for the Day
1942
German forces led by Generaloberst(Colonel General) Erwin Rommel cap-tured the Libyan city of Tobruk duringWorld War II. An Imperial Japanese sub-marine fired shells at Fort Stevens on theOregon coast,causing little damage.
“He,who will not reason,is a bigot;he,who cannot,is a fool;and he,who dares not,is a slave.”
— William Drummond,Scottish writer (1585-1649).
Actress MeredithBaxter is 65.Actress JulietteLewis is 39.
In other news ...Birthdays
REUTERS
A couple celebrates summer solstice at a stone carved marker at the Kokino megalithic observatory in Macedonia.The3,800-year-old observatory was discovered in 2001 and is the fourth oldest observatory in the world,according to NASA.
Thursday:
Mostly cloudy in the morningthen becoming sunny. Patchy fog in themorning. Highs in the mid 60s to lower 70s.West winds 10 to 20 mph. Thursday nightmostly clear in the evening then becomingmostly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight.Lows in the mid 50s. West winds 10 to 20mph.
Friday:
Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the 60s to lower 70s.Southwest winds 5 to 10 mp becoming west 10 to 20 mph inthe afternoon. Friday night partly cloudy in the evening thenbecoming mostly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows inthe mid 50s.
Saturday:
Mostly cloudy in the morning then becomingsunny. Highs in the 60s.
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THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME
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the United States Constitution went into effect as NewHampshire became the ninth state to ratify it.
In 1834,
Cyrus Hall McCormick received a patent for his reap-ing machine.
In 1912,
author and critic Mary McCarthy was born in Seattle.
In 1932,
heavyweight Max Schmeling lost a title fight rematchin New York by decision to Jack Sharkey,promptingSchmeling’s manager,Joe Jacobs,to exclaim:“We wasrobbed!”
In 1948,
the Republican national convention opened inPhiladelphia. (The delegates ended up choosing Thomas E.Dewey to be their presidential nominee.)
In 1963,
Cardinal Giovanni Battista Montini was chosen tosucceed the late Pope John XXIII; the new pope took the namePaul VI.
In 1964,
civil rights workers Michael H. Schwerner,AndrewGoodman and James E. Chaney were murdered inPhiladelphia,Miss.; their bodies were found buried in an earth-en dam six weeks later.
In 1970,
former Indonesian President Sukarno died at 69.
In 1982,
a jury in Washington D.C. found John Hinckley Jr. notguilty by reason of insanity in the shootings of PresidentRonald Reagan and three other men.
In 1989,
a sharply divided Supreme Court ruled that burningthe American flag as a form of political protest was protectedby the First Amendment.
In 1997,
the WNBA made its debut as the New York Libertydefeated the host Los Angeles Sparks 67-57.Composer Lalo Schifrin is 80. Actor Bernie Kopell is 79. ActorMonte Markham is 77. Songwriter Don Black is 74. ActressMariette Hartley is 72. Comedian Joe Flaherty is 71. Rock singer-musician Ray Davies (The Kinks) is 68.. Rock musicianJoe Molland (Badfinger) is 65. Rock musician Don Airey (DeepPurple) is 64. Country singer Leon Everette is 64. Rock musicianJoey Kramer (Aerosmith) is 62. Rock musician Nils Lofgren is61. Actress Robyn Douglass is 59. Actor Leigh McCloskey is 57.Cartoonist Berke Breathed is 55. Country singer Kathy Mattea is53. Actor Marc Copage is 50. Actress Sammi Davis is 48. ActorDoug Savant is 48. Country musician Porter Howell is 48.
Woman drives car ontogolf course,into sand trap
UXBRIDGE,Mass. — A woman toldpolice she drove her car into a sand trapon a Massachusetts golf course becauseher GPS sent her the wrong way.Police say she was drunk.Patricia Maione was held on $10,000bail after pleading not guilty Tuesday tocharges including driving with a sus-pended license and fourth offensedrunken driving.Authorities say the 47-year-oldwoman’s car got stuck at theWhitinsville Golf Club in Northbridgeon Monday. She told police her GPS toldher to turn left,which she said led herthrough a corn field and onto the golf course.The Telegram & Gazette reports thatpolice say they found a cup filled withalcohol in her car.There were golfers on the course at thetime,but no one was hurt.
Ohio candy thief targetsmostly peanut butter cups
LORAIN,Ohio — Police in northernOhio are trying to identify a candy thief who has stolen hundreds of dollars inpeanut butter cups from a gas stationstore.Employees reported that a young manusually comes in after midnight,snatch-es Reese’s peanut butter cups and exitsthe store before they can call police. Theworkers say the candy stolen over thepast few months was worth $400 to$600.The Morning Journal reports the latesttheft happened early Tuesday morning.A police report indicates the man stolepeanut butter cups and went for a saltiersnack,grabbing a bag of chips. He wasdressed in black clothing,with a hoodedsweatshirt over his head.A clerk says he tried to stop the thief,who spun him around and fled on foot.
No free beer:Alaska airlinemodifies promotion
KODIAK,Alaska — It turns out,thereis no such thing as a free beer,at least onEra Alaska flights.The airline had been offering a free 6-ounce beer to adult passengers.KMXT reports the airline discontinuedthe program Tuesday as a courtesy to thestate,which prohibits free alcohol frombeing used as a marketing tool. However,there is no federal law against it onceplanes are airborne.The airline will now charge $1 for eachglass of Denali Brewing Co.’s “SingleEngine Red.”Previously,the first beer wasfree and every beer thereafter was $3.The beer is available on the airline’sDash 8 routes between Anchorage andFairbanks,Deadhorse,Homer and Kodiak.The promotion is scheduled to run throughJune but may be extended.
WWE superstar John Cenagrants 300th Make-A-Wish
UNIONDALE,N.Y. — WWE super-star John Cena granted his 300th wish to a7-year-old Pennsylvania boy with a spinalcondition,continuing his streak as themost popular celebrity granter in Make-A-Wish Foundation history.Jonny Littman wanted to meet his hero,and the WWE accommodated that wishMonday night before an episode of “Raw”live from New York’s Long Island.But Jonny got a bonus to his wish.On Wednesday morning,Jonny wasbeing interviewed on “Good MorningAmerica”when Sam Champion askedhim about his green T-shirt. After Jonnytold him it was John Cena,Championasked if anyone knew the WWESuperstar.The pro wrestler and actor walked outto Jonny’s surprise and presented himwith another gift. This time it was ticketsfor him and his family to attend the1,000th episode of the WWE show.To put Cena’s 300 granted wishes inperspective,Michael Jordan has grantedaround 200 and Kobe Bryant is in the 100-wish range.“I truly give hats off to Make-A-Wishfor keeping statistics,”Cena said Mondaybefore the show. “They had a nice littlecelebration for me at 200,and I humblysaid we should do it at 1,000.“We’re just getting started,”he saidenthusiastically.
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BELMONT
Annoying/harassing phone calls.
Someonereported receiving harassing phone calls froma blocked number on Hastings Drive before8:02 a.m. Sunday,June 17.
Stolen vehicle.
A vehicle was stolen onCarlmont Drive before 1:06 p.m. Saturday,June 16.
Burglary.
Several items were taken from aresidence on Hill Street before 8:16 a.m.Monday,June 11.
FOSTERCITY
Grand theft.
A maintenance room was brokeninto and a table saw,extension cords and othermiscellaneous items were stolen from a build-ing on East Hillsdale Boulevard before 10:44a.m. Tuesday,June 19.
Burglary.
An unknown number of laptopswere taken from a commercial location onEast Hillsdale Boulevard before 7:17 a.m.Monday,June 18.
Theft.
An iPhone was taken from a mini-marton Shell Boulevard before 10:15 p.m. Friday,June 15.
SANCARLOS
Hit and run.
A hit and run accident occurredon the 600 block of Elm Street before 9:55a.m. Monday,June 18.
Police reports
A little privacy?
Someone reported that a man was urinat-ing in front of a business and attempted tohit the reporting person on the 100 block of South B Street inSanMateo before11:55 p.m. Tuesday,June 19.
By Heather Murtagh
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
It was a desire to travel that really inspired StanKiino to become a flight attendant in the ’70s.“I wanted to see Japan and then the rest of theworld,”the 61-year-old who currently lives in SanFrancisco said.After nearly 39 years in the airline industry,Kiino has traveled extensively. He’s also becomeactive in the local labor issues particularly in termsof equality as a council representative for theAssociation of Flight Attendants-CWA Local29011,a San Mateo Central Labor CouncilExecutive Committee member and the nationalco-president for Pride at Work,the LGBT work-ers’constituency group within the AmericanFederation of Labor and Congress of IndustrialOrganizations. Kiino’s interest in the union startedwhile working in New York but has continued tobe where he spends most of his volunteer effort.Earlier this week,Kiino was recognized at theLesbian,Gay,Bisexual and Transgender PrideMonth Floor Ceremony by Assemblyman RichGordon,D-Menlo Park.“Pride month signifies the fight for justice andequality for all in California and throughout thecountry,”said Gordon,who serves as chair of theCalifornia Legislative Lesbian,Gay,Bisexual andTransgender Caucus. “It is a pleasure to recognizean individual who stands for these principles andexemplifies them in his day-to-day life.”Kiino was born and raised in Sacramento. Hewas working for Pacific Bell in the early ’70swhen he became interested in the opportunity totravel. He interviewed for Pan American Airlines,which he worked for through 1986 when a part of the company’s routes were purchased by UnitedAirlines. Kiino worked out of New York for nineyears. A couple years after being hired,Kiino wason the route that inspired the job change —thetrip to Tokyo. He was transferred to San Franciscoin 1983 and has been on a route to Sydney,Australia for about 11 years. Despite visiting theland down under about three times a month,Kiinohas yet to visit its neighbor New Zealand — hisnext travel destination.Noting equality issues,Kiino became involvedin the union while working in New York.“It gets in your blood,”he said of the work.Kiino has specifically taken an interest in issuesaffecting minorities,women and the LGBT com-munity. Working in a field that has 85 percentwomen,Kiino has nothing but respect for hisfemale colleagues adding,“I’ve always said everyman should work in a female-dominated field. Itruly believe women can do anything.”His job,coupled with getting involved,hasallowed Kiino to learn more about the struggles of others. He pointed to those who are single parentsor helping take care of their own parents. Kiinowas amazed at the ability of others to work through such challenges. In terms of passengers,he’s impressed by those who don’t let things likephysical challenges or age keep them from dreamsof exploration and travel.“Stan is one of the most decent,humble,hard-working and dedicated trade unionists in ourmovement,”said Shelley Kessler,executive secre-tary-treasurer of the San Mateo County CentralLabor Council. “From mundane jobs that no oneelse will do,to national leadership,Stan steps upand exemplifies the best of humanity. He is alsowickedly funny. We are thrilled about the recogni-tion he is receiving,and has received,from the var-ious communities he serves with dignity andrespect. He is our hero.”The recognition created a sense of pride forKiino who is quick to note it’s with the support of others that changes can be made. He was thankfulfor his brothers and sisters in the San MateoCentral Labor Council who were willing to help.Kiino noted support from those in the industry anda happiness that others recognize about what hasbeen accomplished by working together.“I wouldn’t be here without the struggle otherswere willing to take to benefit people like me,”hesaid.
Local labor official honored
PHOTO COURTESY OF RICHGORDON’S OFFICE
Stan Kiino,left,stands with Assemblyman RichGordon,D-Menlo Park,while being recognizedat the Lesbian,Gay,Bisexual and TransgenderPride Month Floor Ceremony this week.
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