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Smaller firm,more attention.BANKRUPTCY : BUSINESS REAL ESTATE : LITIGATION
STYLISTIC OPPOSITES
NATION PAGE 7
A NEW TAKE ONCHICKEN SALAD
FOOD PAGE 17
TRUMP, FRANCIS: AFTER CLASHING, A SEARCH FOR COMMONGROUND
By Samantha Weigel
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
More than a decade after buying theHillsdale Inn with the intention of redeveloping the aging motel, realestate developer Swenson has submit-ted another rendition of its proposal toconstruct housing near Highway 101.The property on a 3-acre triangularlot just west of the busy highway andsouth of Hillsdale Boulevard in SanMateo is being considered for a three-story multi-family housing complexwith 152 units.The proposal for the old motel andself-car wash has gone through variousiterations since Swenson, formerlyknown as Barry Swenson Builder,bought the property. The latest designincludes 291 parking spaces and is aslightly scaled-back version from a2013 proposal when the companysought to construct 180 condominiums.Bill Ryan, senior vice president of development with Swenson, saidthere’s a better use for the outdatedhotel property. With a well-knownregional need to accommodate moreresidents, the location near transit isprime, he said.“It’s an excellent site for housing.What developers are trying to do nowis locate housing near public trans-
Hillsdale apartments revivedin San Mateo
Housing redevelopment proposed for aging motel property
By Samantha Weigel
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Another long-standing familybusiness in San Mateo is lookingto ride the transit-oriented devel-opment wave by turning Trag’sMarket into an infill trifecta —housing, retail and office spaceacross the street from the down-town train station.Preliminary plans have beensubmitted to demolish the groceryowned by the Tragoutsis family at
Trag’s Marketplans for newdevelopment
Downtown San Mateo grocer owner submitsproposal for housing, office and retail building
By Anna Schuessler
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
In over 40 years of existence,Gourmet Haus Staudt has wornmany hats. Though Luci and Lothar Staudtoriginally started the business onRedwood City’s Broadway in 1975as a flower shop, it became knownas a German gift shop offeringGerman specialties when largegrocery store chains selling cut
All in the family
Redwood City’s Gourmet Haus Staudt bridges past and present
By Anna Schuessler
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Despite opposition from itsneighbors, a six-story Habitat forHumanity development expectedto make 20 below-market-ratecondominiums available at 612Jefferson Ave. in downtown
Opposition to Redwood Cityhousing development stalls
ANNA SCHUESSLER/DAILY JOURNAL
Mary Ann Staudt showcases authentic German beverages drawing many beer lovers to Gourmet Haus Staudt,the Redwood City store she owns with her husband, Volker Staudt. When Volker Staudt took over his parent’sbusiness some eight years ago, it was a store selling German pantry items. Years later, the store is now home toa bustling restaurant and beer garden.
COURTESY OF SWENSON
An artist’s rendering of the proposed apartment building thatwould replace the aging Hillsdale Inn motel in San Mateo.
COURTESY OF PROMETHEUS REAL ESTATE GROUP
An artist’s rendering of a preliminary proposal to create a multi-usecommercial and housing redevelopment along Baldwin Avenue indowntown San Mateo.
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May 24 , 2017
THE DAILY JOURNAL
Used clothing store gets surprise donation of marijuana
MAPLEWOOD, Minn. — Someoneapparently inadvertently donated morethan 100 grams of marijuana when theydropped off some used children’sclothes at a suburban Minneapolisshop.The Maplewood Police Departmentposted a photo on Facebook of the sur-prise donation to the Once Upon aChild store with an invitation to theowner to come in and claim it.Not surprisingly, no one has comeforward yet.The drug was divided up into dozensof little plastic bags. Police Chief PaulSchnell says because it was packagedfor distribution or sale, its owner, if identified, could face a felony chargethat would carry a sentence of more thana year in jail.
Notorious dolphin ‘Patches’spotted near Southern California
DANA POINT — “Patches” the speck-led dolphin has been spotted off thecoast of Southern California.The Orange County Register reportsthe notorious “Patches” had been swim-ming Monday with about 40 other dol-phins.“Patches” and his fellow offshorebottlenose dolphins swam northwestafter being spotted by Robin Lowe, anAmerican Cetacean Society naturalist. Lowe says the famous dolphin hasLeucism, a condition in which a reduc-tion in melanin causes a partial loss of pigmentation in an animal. This resultsin white, pale, or patchy coloration.The dolphin had been named in 2006and has been seen between San Diegoand Palos Verdes a few times since then.
California boy, 14, steals Jeep then leads police on chase
ROHNERT PARK — A 14-year-oldCalifornia boy with 10 warrants out forhis arrest has been arrested after steal-ing a Jeep and leading police on a high-speed chase.The Santa Rosa Press Democratreports the 14-mile chase had come toan end early Friday after the boy droveover a median and flattened his tries.He had been driving at about 2 a.m.without his headlights on when an offi-cer signaled to pull over. The boy, whohad 14- and 15-year-old passengers inthe Jeep, continued driving recklessly,reaching speeds of up to 100 mph.The boy had been arrested by RohnertPark police on suspicion of felony eva-sion and possession of a stolen vehi-cle. The passengers had been detainedbut not arrested.
Man pleads no contest in Santa Monica Pier stabbing
LOS ANGELES — A homeless manaccused of stabbing a Santa Monica Pierrestaurant employee after demandingfood has pleaded no contest to assaultwith a deadly weapon and second-degreerobbery.The Los Angeles County districtattorney’s office says 34-year-oldCalvin Earl Gullett entered the pleaMonday and was sentenced to 20 yearsin state prison.The attacked Sept. 7, 2016, at a burg-er restaurant at the popular pier.
Woman gets jail for cancer fraud scheme
LOS ANGELES — A woman whobilked people out of $130,000 by false-ly claiming to have breast cancer hasbeen sentenced to nearly six months in jail.The Los Angeles County districtattorney’s office says Lacy Johnsonwas also ordered to repay the money shetook from donors.She pleaded no contest in January togrand theftAfter completing her jail sentence,the 37-year-old will serve five years’probation. Johnson was sentenced May18.
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Singer Bob Dylanis 76.
This Day in HistoryThought for the Day
1775
John Hancock was unanimously elect-ed President of the ContinentalCongress in Philadelphia, succeedingPeyton Randolph.
“It is the weakness and danger of republics,that the vices as well as virtues of the peopleare represented in their legislation.”
— Helen Maria Hunt Jackson, American author
Comedian TommyChong is 79.Singer Patti LaBelle is 73.
Birthdays
TOM JUNG/DAILY JOURNAL
On Tuesday, May 23, hundreds of teddy bears were delivered to the Mills-Peninsula Medical Center emergency room staff andto local first responders. The money to buy the bears was raised by the first responders of the San Mateo County Lions Clubso that they could be given to children who are admitted to the emergency room, or are riding in an ambulance as a patientor when accompanying a family member. Here, Matthew Bulosan receives the very first bear from San Mateo police Lt. ToddMefford, left, and Mills-Peninsula Medical Center Nurse Cecile Meneghelli, right.
Wednesday
: Cloudy in the morning thenbecoming sunny. Patchy fog. Highs in the50s to mid 60s.
Wednesday night:
Partly cloudy in theevening then becoming mostly cloudy.Breezy. Patchy fog. Lows in the lower tomid 50s.
Thursday
: Mostly cloudy in the morningthen becoming partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Highs in the 50sto mid 60s.
Thursday night:
Partly cloudy in the evening thenbecoming mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the lower tomid 50s.
Friday
: Cloudy in the morning then becoming partlycloudy. Patchy fog. Highs in the 50s to mid 60s.
Friday night through Memorial Day:
Partly cloudy.Lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s.
Local Weather Forecast
In 1844,
Samuel F.B. Morse transmitted the message“What hath God wrought” from Washington to Baltimore ashe formally opened America’s first telegraph line.
In 1883,
the Brooklyn Bridge, linking Brooklyn andManhattan, was dedicated by President Chester Alan Arthurand New York Gov. Grover Cleveland.
In 1935,
the first major league baseball game to be playedat night took place at Cincinnati’s Crosley Field as the Redsbeat the Philadelphia Phillies, 2-1.
In 1937,
in a set of rulings, the U.S. Supreme Court upheldthe constitutionality of the Social Security Act of 1935.
In 1941,
the German battleship Bismarck sank the Britishbattle cruiser HMS Hood in the North Atlantic, killing allbut three of the 1,418 men on board.
In 1957,
anti-American rioting broke out in Taipei,Taiwan, over the acquittal of a U.S. Army sergeant who hadshot and killed a Chinese man.
In 1962,
astronaut Scott Carpenter became the secondAmerican to orbit the Earth as he flew aboard Aurora 7.
In 1976,
Britain and France opened trans-AtlanticConcorde supersonic transport service to Washington.
In 1977,
in a surprise move, the Kremlin ousted SovietPresident Nikolai Podgorny from the Communist Party’sruling Politburo.
In 1980,
Iran rejected a call by the World Court in TheHague to release the American hostages.
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The Daily Derby race winners are Solid Gold, No. 10, infirst place; Gold Rush,No.1,in second place; and Eureka,No. 7, in third place. The race time was clocked at1:43.94.
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Actor-comedian-impressionist Stanley Baxter is 91. Jazzmusician Archie Shepp is 80. Actor Gary Burghoff is 74.Actress Priscilla Presley is 72. Country singer Mike Reid is70. Actor Jim Broadbent is 68. Actor Alfred Molina is 64.Singer Rosanne Cash is 62. Actor Cliff Parisi is 57. ActressKristin Scott Thomas is 57. Rock musician Jimmy Ashhurst(Buckcherry) is 54. Rock musician Vivian Trimble is 54.Actor John C. Reilly is 52. Actor Dana Ashbrook is 50. ActorEric Close is 50. Actor Carl Payne is 48. Rock musician RichRobinson is 48. Actor Dash Mihok is 43. Actor BryanGreenburg is 39. Actor Owen Benjamin is 37. Actor Billy L.Sullivan is 37. Actor-rapper Jerod Mixon (aka Big Tyme) is36. Rock musician Cody Hanson (Hinder) is 35. Dancer-cho-reographer-singer Mark Ballas is 31. Country singer BillyGilman is 29. Rapper/producer G-Eazy is 28. Actress BrianneHowey (TV: “The Exorcist”) is 28. Actor Cayden Boyd is 23.
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SAN MATEO
Auto vandalism
. Two different cars hadtheir windows broken out on Tilton Avenue,it was reported at 7:29 p.m. Sunday, May 21.
Auto burglary.
A car was broken into atFolkstone Avenue and Birch Street, it wasreported at 10:27 a.m. Sunday, May 21.
Stolen vehicle.
A vehicle was stolen andall keys are accounted for on SouthridgeCourt, it was reported at 10:07 a.m.Saturday, May 20.
Suspicious circumstances
. Someoneplaced a very strange drawing in a garage byplacing it under the door on South NorfolkStreet, it was reported at 1:24 p.m. Friday,May 19.
Auto burglary.
A car was broken into onAragon Boulevard, it was reported at 10:01a.m. Friday, May 19.
Auto burglary.
A car was broken into at19th Avenue and Pacific Boulevard, it wasreported at 5:54 p.m. Thursday, May 18.
Auto burglary.
A vehicle’s tool box wasbroken into on East 39th Avenue, it wasreported at 4:31 p.m. Thursday, May 18.
REDWOOD CITY
Suspicious circumstances.
An ATM waslying on its side in between two cars on EastBayshore Road before 8:32 a.m. Monday,May 15.
Burglary
. A construction site was brokeninto and laptops were taken from the officeon Bay Road before 6:08 a.m. Monday, May15.
Vandalism.
An unlocked vehicle was rum-maged through on Seabrook Courtovernight, which was reported before 3:30p.m. Sunday, May 14.
Reckless driving
. The driver of a silverHonda was tailgating another driver onHopkins Avenue before 3:28 p.m. Sunday,May 14.
Theft
. A vehicle was stolen from a drivewayon Treedust Street before 8:21 p.m. Sunday,May 14.
Police reports
Making waves
People at a clubhouse on Beach ParkBoulevard in Foster City were gettingother residents wet by jumping into theswimming pool and playing with waterguns, it was reported at 6:06 p.m.Friday, May 19.
By Anna Schuessler
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
The creation of affordable housing units,investments in community organizationsand improvements to a key highway inter-change were among the focus areas for SanCarlos city officials and residents Monday asthey weighed how to best leverage $6 mil-lion to be collected from a March settlementwith PG&E.Though the funds Pacific Gas and Electricis required to pay the city for mishandlingcommunication regarding the safety of a SanCarlos natural gas line in 2012 aren’t expect-ed to hit city coffers for at least another six to12 months, officials find themselves withthe rare opportunity to consider use of fundsthey hadn’t expected.Brian Perkins was one of the two SanCarlos residents who urged the council at itsMonday meeting to dedicate the funds towardcreating affordable housing units, notingthat though market-rate construction proj-ects have taken off in the city, the creation of below-market units never seems to rise to thetop of the city’s funding priorities. “I will say that there’s a lot of housing con-struction going on right now, but it’s cer-tainly not keeping up with the job market,it’s certainly not keeping up with humanneeds,” he said. Councilman Mark Olbert was in favor of pooling the settlement funds and the morethan $8 million the city has already dedicat-ed toward affordable housing. “Personally I would very much like to seeus dedicate the money to the affordable hous-ing crisis that we all keep talking about,” hesaid. Olbert said that after speaking with a vari-ety of affordable housing experts, he haslearned that the city doesn’t need to have allthe funds necessary to purchase land andbuild affordable units to begin work on theseprojects. Councilman Cameron Johnson asked thecouncil to consider investing a portion of the funds and using them for grants to localcommunity organizations. “My proposal is to use some portion of themoney, not all of it, to create a San Carloscommunity foundation that would be used toprovide grants to local organizations … andto structure it in such a way that it createsmoney in perpetuity long after all of us areon the council,” he said. As an example, Johnson suggested using$2 million to start the foundation, whichcould be supplemented by local fundraisingand invested to generate some $100,000each year. A volunteer board consisting of community members and a councilmembercould govern a grant application processaimed at distributing the return on invest-ment, Johnson said. Vice Mayor Matt Grocott voiced supportfor Johnson’s proposal, saying that if hewere to personally encounter a jackpot, hewould opt to invest the funds instead of spending them immediately. “As you invest and you get earnings youcan always plow those earnings back intoyour investments until you have a substan-tial amount to do a significant project,” hesaid.Grocott also thought the council couldconsider using some of the funds toward theHolly Street and Highway 101 interchange, aproject expected to ease the traffic around twomajor city thoroughfares and cost close to$25 million. Earlier in the meeting, thecouncil heard a staff update on the project andlearned the city has gathered some $14 mil-lion in grant funding so far, leaving a $10million shortfall to cover project costs.Grocott said he hoped that whatever the citychooses to fund with the $6 million wouldn’tcreate additional expenses. “I wouldn’t want to see any of it used foranything that creates an ongoing opera-tional expense for the city,” he said. Councilman Ron Collins advocated forusing the settlement funds for the HollyStreet and Highway 101 interchange beforethe expiration of $14 million in funds thecity already secured for the project, in partthrough county and state grants.“This Holly/101 project, to me, is so closethat we need to look at devoting the lion’sshare of the money toward that,” he said.“Otherwise, I think the consequences of that... are something we don’t want to thinkabout.”Earlier in the meeting, Public WorksDirector Jay Walter provided the council withan update on the project, which he said in astaff report was born out of traffic studies dat-ing back to 2003 and 2006 that determinedimprovements were necessary to accommo-date the city’s expected growth. Included in the plans to reduce congestionon the interchange are a redesign of thecloverleaf entrances and exits, additionallanes and traffic signals and a pedestrian andbicycle crossing to be constructed just southof the existing highway interchange. Waltersaid the city is currently in talks withCaltrans, a key partner in the project, aboutincluding decorative arches and LED lightingthat can be leveraged to light the way forthose using the bridge at night and as a deco-rative element on the arches. He confirmedthe plans were 95 percent complete and, onceadditional funding is identified, the projectcould break ground as early as late 2017. Olbertasked Walterif there wereany placeswhere costscould be cut,specificallyaround theaesthetic ele-ments of theproject and the pedestrian overcrossing. “I think that whenever we’re looking atthis significant of a funding shortfall, weneed to look at ways to cut costs,” saidOlbert. With the aesthetic treatments of the proj-ect estimated to cost $2 million and thepedestrian bridge expected to cost $5 mil-lion, Walter said the city could save money inthe near-term by forgoing them. But he saidthe project had been designed to include allthese elements at a lower, bundled price andcould cost more if different parts of the proj-ect are built separately. Olbert also wonderedif Redwood City could be encouraged to chipin funds toward the project as well, given thatone of the project’s goals is to better connectRedwood Shores with cities and neighbor-hoods west of Highway 101. Johnson, who serves on the board of theSan Mateo County Transportation Authority,expressed frustration that the $10.7 millionin Measure A funds the TransportationAuthority granted toward the project sometwo years ago have not been sufficient tocover the project. “The point of view was that that was goingto be fully funding the project,” he said. Walter explained that with rising construc-tion costs and the installation of new utili-ties in the area, the project costs have risensince the city requested funds from theTransportation Authority.Grocott suggested the city look into ask-ing businesses that might benefit fromincreased connectivity as well as state repre-sentatives to see if other funds could be lever-aged to make up the $10 million shortfall. Mayor Bob Grassilli suggested the cityconsider spending the $6 million in settle-ment funds across the three areas discussed atthe meeting. City Manager Jeff Maltbie con-firmed the council would have several oppor-tunities, including the council’s review of next year’s budget in June, to discuss how thefunds could be spent. In other business, the council heard anupdate on automated license plate readers, acamera technology allowing police officersto capture license plate information and readit digitally. Greg Rothaus, captain of the SanCarlos Bureau of the San Mateo CountySheriff’s Office, told the council the technol-ogy has been instrumental in criminal inves-tigations and that his team is working withthe American Civil Liberties Union to devel-op policies for how the information gatheredfrom the readers is used and stored.
San Carlos explores how to use $6M in PG&E money
Marilyn (Bollinger) Michaelson
Marilyn (Bollinger) Michaelson of San Carlos,California, died May 22, 2017, at the age of 80 years.Marilyn was born Dec. 6, 1936, inWisconsin, raised in Eleva, Wisconsin.Her activities and hobbies includedteaching, singing, tutoring, reading,volunteering and was involved in numer-ous charities, supporting especially jus-tice issues.“She made a tremendous differencethrough her teaching and friendshipswith colleagues, family and countlessfriends. Her faith was unwavering and she was an exampleof strength and kindness.”Survivors include her spouse Paul, of San Carlos,California, a niece, Kimberly Phair and family of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and many cousins, nieces andnephews.A memorial service will take place at Hope LutheranChurch, 600 W. 42nd Ave., San Mateo, 3:30 p.m. Friday,May 26. All are welcome to attend.Contributions in her honor may be made to SouthernPoverty Law Center, 400 Washington Ave., Montgomery,AL 36104; The Nature Conservancy, 4245 N. Fairfax Dr.,Arlington, VA. 22203; Evangelical Lutheran Church inAmerica World Hunger Program, Gift Processing Center,P.O. Box 1809, Merrifield, VA. 22116-8009 or communi-ty.elca.org.
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