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Members of California Task Force 3have returned home. With them, came memories of a manstranded at his flooded home with nofood or water, a Texas family who piledtheir remaining belongings in a pick-up truck and fled their devastatedneighborhood toward a future unknownand striking images of ravaged com-munities captured from the sky.Just hours after the local firefightersunloaded their search and rescue equip-ment, another team was expected todeploy as part of the federal response
Ready to respond
Local firefighters return from Texas, prepare for Irma
By Anna Schuessler
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Peninsula car enthusiasts will have a chance to daydreamSaturday as they stroll along rows of spiffed-up vehicles onWashington Street in San Carlos for the city’s inauguralIndustrial Arts Horsepower Car Show and Street Fair. With more than 100 cars and counting vying for 19awards and more than 30 local vendors offering food, drinksand other activities expected to set up shop on the city’seast side, the show is set to offer something for everyone,said Dave Toole, owner of Toole’s Garage at 1065Washington St.
Hoods and hub caps to shine in San Carlos
Irma looms as themythical‘Big One’
Storm trigger near-panic in region of more than 6 million people in Florida
By Curt Anderson
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Theycall it the Big One — a mythic, mas-sive hurricane that would obliteratethe densely populated southeast coast.And it has long been the stuff of Florida’s nightmares.Irma, it appears, could be it. Thestorm has triggered near-panic in aregion of more than 6 million peoplethat includes Miami, Fort Lauderdaleand West Palm Beach, clustered along anarrow ribbon of coastline that hasseen nearly double-digit population growth over the pastfive years.Isabella Janse Van Vuuren just arrived — she left her homein South Africa two weeks ago to start a job as a stewardesson a yacht, which she and other crew members spent timesecuring. As Irma approached, she was trying to decidewhether to stay or go.
Heat wave blamedfor death of three
Elderly county residents die from exposure
By Samantha Weigel
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Last weekend’s extreme heat wave has been credited withthe death of three elderly San Mateo County residents,according to the Coroner’s Office.The National Weather Service issued an excessive heatwarning Friday, Sept. 1, through Monday, Sept. 4, asrecord-breaking temperatures washed across the Bay Area.During that time, three people died of shock related to heatstroke, the coroner announced Thursday.With temperatures hitting more than 100 degrees in vari-ous parts of San Mateo County, officials were concernedabout the effects on at-risk populations. Coroner Robert
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Members of California Task Force 3 are welcomed home after deploying to Texas as part of a federal response to HurricaneHarvey.
Below
: Local firefighters prepare a boat in Menlo Park that will serve as part of the Federal Emergency ManagementAgency’s national search and rescue team.
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Hurricane Irma, the most powerful Atlantic storms in a century,churns across the Atlantic Ocean over Cuba in this NASA GOESsatellite image.
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Dave Toole, owner of Toole’s Garage in San Carlos, inspectsthe engine of a 1970 Ford Mustang.
Car show to bring visitors to city’s east side
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Guinness records include long-tailed cat, old bodybuilder
NEW YORK — A long-tailed cat, anoctogenarian bodybuilder and a 5-inch-long eyelash are included in the latestedition of Guinness World Records. The 2018 version of the chronicle of extraordinary feats and features wasreleased Thursday.The honorees include a cat fromFerndale, Michigan, named Cygnusthat boasts a tail that stretches morethan 17 inches. It set the world recordfor longest tail on a domestic cat. A Chinese woman has set the recordfor world’s longest eyelash, at nearly 5inches.An 83-year-old great-grandfatherfrom Los Angeles has been named theworld’s oldest bodybuilder. This is the 63rd edition of theGuinness book.
Eight-year-old boy dies after hammer attack
SACRAMENTO — An 8-year-oldNorthern California boy attacked witha hammer last week has died.The Sacramento Bee reportedThursday that the boy died six daysafter he and his mother and 7-year-oldold sister were beaten by in aSacramento home. Police said the threevictims suffered major injuries. Police arrested 23-year-old DeandreChaney Jr. on Saturday on an Amtraktrain passing through Winnemucca,Nevada, about 300 miles northeast of Sacramento. He escaped the trainbefore he could be arrested, but wasfound hiding in a nearby shed.Police said Chaney is the mother’sex-boyfriend and is awaiting transfer tothe Sacramento jail.Police haven’t released the boy’sidentity pending notification of fami-ly.It’s unclear if he is represented by anattorney.
Oregon town seeks solutions to wild turkey, their droppings
PILOT ROCK, Ore. — A small town’sleaders have asked the OregonDepartment of Fish and Wildlife for rec-ommendations on how it should handlea flock of wild turkeys that have beenruining residents’ gardens and leavingbehind droppings. The East Oregonian reports PilotRock residents and officials estimatethere is a flock of about 50 to 70turkeys in the area. The city council hadconsidered a number of possible solu-tions to the wildfowl problem, but itdecided to wait for the department’s rec-ommendation. Wildlife biologist Greg Rimbachwith the department recommended sixpossible ways to deter the turkeysincluding removing the birds’ foodsource and making the animals uncom-fortable so they will go away on theirown. He says the whole communitywill need to work together on theeffort.
Woman, husband, son accused in her lover’s killing
SANTA ROSA — A woman, her hus-band and her 20-year-old son areaccused of killing her lover after themen discovered the affair and shearranged the deadly encounter, authori-ties in California said.A passer-by found the body of Antonio Botello-Arreola, 25, down aravine along a creek outside SantaRosa. His abandoned van was foundnearby with bullet holes on the driver’sside, the Santa Rosa Press Democratreported. Maria Torres, 40, allegedly arrangedto have her husband, Rene Espinoza,Sr., 40, and their son, Rene Espinoza,Jr., 20, follow them Friday as theydrove to a pullout outside Santa Rosa,Sonoma County Sheriff’s Sgt. SpencerCrum said. After Torres exited the car, her hus-band and her son pulled up in anothervehicle and someone shot at Botello-Arreola, Crum said.Botello-Arreola was shot and fled outthe passenger side and ran to the ravinewhere he was found dead Saturday. Detectives interviewed the LakeCounty family and learned that Torreshad been in “a lengthy romantic rela-tionship with the victim,” Crum said.
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Actor Adam Sandler is 51.
This Day in HistoryThought for the Day
President Dwight D. Eisenhowersigned the first civil rights bill topass Congress since Reconstruction,a measure primarily concerned withprotecting voting rights and whichalso established a Civil Rights Division in the U.S.Department of Justice.
“Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off the goal.”
— Hannah More, English author and social reformer
Actor Hugh Grantis 57. Singer MichaelBuble’ is 42.
Birthdays
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Bicycles of various bike-sharing services are seen at an urban village in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China.
In 1776
, the second Continental Congress made the term“United States” official, replacing “United Colonies.”
In 1850,
California became the 31st state of the union.
In 1893,
Frances Cleveland, wife of President GroverCleveland, gave birth to a daughter, Esther, in the WhiteHouse; it was the first (and, to date, only) time a president’schild was born in the executive mansion.
In 1919,
some 1,100 members of Boston’s 1,500-manpolice force went on strike. (The strike was broken byMassachusetts Gov. Calvin Coolidge with replacement offi-cers.)
In 1926,
the National Broadcasting Co. (NBC) was incor-porated by the Radio Corp. of America.
In 1942,
during World War II, a Japanese plane launchedfrom a submarine off the Oregon coast dropped a pair of incendiary bombs in a failed attempt at igniting a massiveforest fire; it was the first aerial bombing of the U.S. main-land by a foreign power.
In 1956,
Elvis Presley made the first of three appearanceson “The Ed Sullivan Show.”
In 1967
, the comedy show “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In”aired as a onetime special on NBC; its success led to a regu-lar series beginning in January 1968.
In 1971,
prisoners seized control of the maximum-securi-ty Attica Correctional Facility near Buffalo, New York,beginning a siege that ended up claiming 43 lives.
In 1976,
Communist Chinese leader Mao Zedong died inBeijing at age 82.
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Actress Sylvia Miles is 83. Actor Topol is 82. Rhythm-and-blues singer Luther Simmons is 75. Singer Inez Foxx is 75.Singer Dee Dee Sharp is 72. Rock singer-musician Doug Ingleis 71. College Football Hall of Famer and former NFL playerJoe Theismann is 68. Rock musician John McFee (The DoobieBrothers) is 67. Actor Tom Wopat is 66. Actress AngelaCartwright is 65. Musician-producer Dave Stewart is 65. Sen.Chris Coons, D-Del., is 54. Actor-comedian Charles Esten(formerly Chip) is 52. Actress Constance Marie is 52. ActorDavid Bennent is 51. Rock singer Paul Durham (Black Lab) is49. Actress Julia Sawalha is 49. Model Rachel Hunter is 48.Actor Eric Stonestreet is 46. Actor Henry Thomas is 46. ActorGoran Visnjic is 45. Latin singer Maria Rita is 40. ActressMichelle Williams is 37. Actress Julie Gonzalo is 36. Neo-soulsinger Paul Janeway (St. Paul & the Broken Bones) is 34.
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LOCAL
FOSTER CITY
Vandalism
. Someone damaged anotherperson’s television on Eagle Lane, it wasreported at 9:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 4.
Arrest
. A Pleasanton resident was arrestedfor driving under the influence on FosterCity and Beach Park boulevards, it wasreported at 12:25 a.m. Monday, Sept. 4.
Burglary
. A vehicle’s window was smashedbut nothing was taken on Chess Drive, itwas reported at 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, Aug.30.
Petty theft.
Two vehicles were rummagedthrough and $600 worth of items werestolen on Curlew Court, it was reported at8:38 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 17.
Grand theft.
A laptop was stolen from atable while the owner was sitting near it onMetro Center Boulevard, it was reported at4:36 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 16.
SAN MATEO
Stolen vehicle.
A truck was stolen thatcontained work tools and two ladders onBirch Avenue, it was reported at 4:26 a.m.Saturday, Aug. 25.
Theft
. A bicycle was stolen on CaryAvenue, it was reported at 11:13 p.m.Friday, Aug. 24.
Burglary
. A vehicle’s window was smashedat the Hillsdale Shopping Center on ElCamino Real, it was reported at 2:25 p.m.Friday, Aug. 24.
Theft
. Someone suspected that one of theirhousekeepers stole a jewelry box onLindbergh Street, it was reported at 9:26a.m. Friday, Aug. 24.
Theft
. Someone stole beer from a store butit was recovered when found outside by anemployee on Baldwin Avenue, it was report-ed at 9:08 a.m. Friday, Aug. 24.
REDWOOD CITY
Shoplifting
. Someone stole beer from astore on Broadway, it was reported at 12:30a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 30.
Petty theft.
Someone stole alcohol from astore and took off on foot on Broadway, itwas reported at 11:07 a.m. Thursday, Aug.10.
Police reports
Doggone it
Someone stole dog food from a grocerystore on South Norfolk Street in SanMateo, it was reported at 7:29 p.m.Friday, Aug. 24.
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