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DECADES OF HOSTILITY
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WHITMAN BLAMESBUDGETONGOV.
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HAMAS LEADER REJECTS TALKS WITH ISRAEL;OBAMA SAYS MOMENT‘MUST BE SEIZED’
By Heather Murtagh
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
A number of home football,soc-cer and lacrosse games will beplayed in the evening at Menlo-Atherton High School this year — afirst for the community whichmoved one step closer last night tohaving temporary lights installed atthe athletic
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eldOnWednesday,theSequoia UnionHigh SchoolDistrict Board of Trustees votedon a policy foruse of the tem-porary lights toCoach ParkFields,whichshould be delivered sometime thismonth,as well as a resolutionexempting the project from localzoning ordinances. Despite a law-suit by neighbors attempting to haltthe installation,the board meetingwas
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lled solely with supporters of the idea. Those who spoke noted thelights would boost school spiritwhile also allowing athletes thechance to spend more time in classrather than leaving early to playgames before it gets dark. “No one was in opposition?”Trustee Chris Thomsen said afterpublic comments concluded.“That’s a
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rst here. The board hasalready largely decided on thisissue. This issue is a technical cor-rection that’s appropriate for us todo.”Thomsen added the district hasworked with neighbors,whichresulted in the use schedule offeredas a compromise. School districts can,by a two-thirds vote of its board,
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nd that aproposed change on school propertyis exempt from a local ordinance.Trustees approved such a moveWednesday night arguing the tem-
Friday night lights a go
Despite lawsuit,only supporters show up for M-A evening game conversation
Chris Thomsen
By Hope Yen
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — The numberof illegal immigrants living in theU.S. has dropped for the
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rst time intwo decades — decreasing by 8 per-cent since 2007,a new study
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nds.The reasons range from the soureconomy to Mexican violence andincreased U.S. enforcement that hasmade it harder to sneak across theborder.Much of the decline comes from asharp drop-off in illegal immigrantsfrom the Caribbean,CentralAmerica and South Americaattempting to cross the southernborder of the U.S.,according to thePew Hispanic Center,which based
Illegal immigrantnumbers decline
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The San Mateo County Democratic Party and San Mateo County Democracy for America (SMCDFA) club membersgathered Wednesday evening at the newly opened Democratic Headquarters in San Mateo to cheer on Sen.Barbara Boxer during her live debate with Carly Fiorina.
By Heather Murtagh
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Sending 4-year-olds who wouldsoon be celebrating a birthday tokindergarten could be a thing of thepast if a bill which requires studentsto be 5 by Sept. 1 rather than Dec. 1is signed by the governor. State Sen. Joe Simitian,D-PaloAlto,proposes raising the minimumage to enter kindergarten from 5years old by Dec.2 to 5 years oldby Sept. 1. If supported by thegovernor,chil-dren who turn 5from Sept. 2 toDec. 2 would beeligible for a newtransitional
Later kindergartenstart for state kids?
Simitian bill would require students tobe 5 by September to enroll in school
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Joe Simitian
By Judy Lin
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MORAGA — Democratic Sen.Barbara Boxer and Republican chal-lenger Carly Fiorina engaged in asharp exchange Wednesday overwho is best suited to guide the coun-try out of recession,with the chal-lenger blaming Boxer for policies“that are devastating the state.”The recession and how to turnaround California’s jobless rate,stuck above 12percent formonths,domi-nated their firstdebate,an hour-long event at St.Mary’s Collegein the easternSan FranciscoBay area city of Moraga.Fiorina saidshe and her husband have lived theAmerican dream— she workingher way to thetop of the corpo-rate ladder afterstarting as a sec-retary and heafter starting outas a tow truckdriver. But shesaid that chance
Sharp exchange
Boxer,Fiorina tussle over economy in first debate
Barbara BoxerCarly Fiorina
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•The states with the highestpercentage of illegal immigrantswere California (6.9 percent),Nevada (6.8 percent),Texas (6.5percent) and Arizona (5.8 percent). The numbers are expected to playan important factor in whetherthose states lose or gain fewer U.S.House seats than expected afterthe 2010 census.•Illegal immigrants make up about28 percent of the foreign-bornpopulation in the U.S.,down from31 percent in 2007.•The unemployment rate for illegalimmigrants in March 2009 was10.4 percent — higher than that of U.S.-born workers or legalimmigrants,who hadunemployment of 9.2 percent and9.1 percent,respectively.
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Actress SalmaHayek is 44.
This Day in HistoryInsideSnapshotThought for the Day
1945
Strange but True
Japan formally surrendered in ceremonies aboard the USS Missouri inTokyo Bay,ending World War II.
In 1666,
the Great Fire of London broke out.
In 1789
,the United States Treasury Department was established.
In 1864,
during the Civil War,Union Gen. William T. Sherman’sforces occupied Atlanta.
In 1901,
Vice President Theodore Roosevelt offered the advice,“Speak softly and carry a big stick”in a speech at the
MinnesotaState Fair.In 1930,
the
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rst non-stop airplane
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ight from Europe to theU.S. was completed in 37 hours as Capt. Dieudonne Costes andMaurice Bellonte of France arrived in Valley Stream,N.Y.,aboard their Breguet 19 biplane,which bore the symbol of alarge question mark.
In 1935
,a Labor Day hurricane slammed into the Florida Keys,claiming more than 400 lives.
In 1945
,Ho Chi Minh declared Vietnam an independent repub-lic. (Ho died on this date in 1969.)
In 1960,
Wilma Rudolph of the United States won the
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rst of herthree gold medals at the Rome Summer Olympics as she
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nishedthe 100-meter dash in 11 seconds.
In 1969,
in what some regard as the birth of the Internet,twoconnected computers at the University of California,LosAngeles,passed test data through a 15-foot cable. The
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rst auto-matic teller machine (ATM) using magnetic-striped cards,calleda “Docuteller,”opened at a Chemical Bank branch in RockvilleCentre,N.Y.
In 1998,
a Swissair MD-11 jetliner crashed off Nova Scotia,killing all 229 people aboard.
Ten years ago:
Hundreds of thousands of North Koreans wel-comed home 63 former spies and guerrillas released by SouthKorea.
Five years ago:
A National Guard convoy packed with food,water and medicine rolled into New Orleans four days afterHurricane Katrina. “If I accept you as you are,I will make you worse; however if I treat you as though you arewhat you are capable of becoming,I help you become that.”— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe,German poet (1749-1832)
Actor KeanuReeves is 46.Actor-comedianKatt Williams is 37.
Swing sets removed at some schools
CHARLESTON,W.Va. — Elementaryschool playgrounds in one West Virginiacounty are losing their swing sets.Swings are being removed from CabellCounty schools in southern West Virginiain part because of lawsuits over injuries.Cabell County schools safety managerTim Stewart said Wednesday that a lot of parents are accusing him of being un-American,but he says the cost of main-taining a safe surface is too expensive.Stewart says a lawsuit in the past yearinvolved a youngster who broke his arm jumping off a swing like Superman. It wassettled for $20,000.Other equipment such as monkey barswill remain. Stewart says the schools areable to maintain the proper protectionunderneath them.
Frankenstein cited overmonstrous behavior in Ohio
CINCINNATI — Ohio police say aToby Keith fan named ForrestFrankenstein threatened them and beat hishead against a partition in their cruiserafter his arrest.The 39-year-old Frankenstein appearedMonday before a judge who asked why he“went crazy”at the Aug. 27 concert inCincinnati. Frankenstein replied that hehad been drinking and didn’t reallyremember anything.Frankenstein,of Hamilton,is beingheld on $80,000 bond on counts of men-acing,disorderly conduct and vandalism.Keith’s hits include a song that states:“You ain’t much fun since I quit drinkin.’”
Golfer’s swing snags rock,sparks fire
IRVINE — Forget “Fore!”“Fire!”was the cry of the day for agolfer whose off-target swing sparked a12-acre blaze in Southern California.The golfer at the Shady Canyon Golf Course in Irvine landed a shot in the roughSaturday.On his next swing,his club snagged arock,causing a spark that lit the roughablaze and eventually attracted 150
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led against the golfer,whose name was withheld.
Atlanta zoo to be inspected after snake escape
ATLANTA — Georgia wildlife of
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-cials will inspect an Atlanta zoo after avenomous rattlesnake was able to escapeand slither around a city neighborhood.Zoo staff noticed the female tiger rat-tlesnake was missing during a routinecheck late Friday. The snake was founddead Monday after a nearby propertyowner killed it.Georgia Department of NaturalResources spokeswoman Lauren Currysaid Tuesday that an inspection team willbe sent to Zoo Atlanta to investigate. Zooof
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cials have said a staff member did notproperly secure a cage door.
Driver falls from car on I-95;Dodge goes on
DARIEN,Conn. — Connecticut StatePolice say a man fell out of his car ontoInterstate 95 and watched his vehicledrive on for about two-tenths of a milebefore it crashed into a pole.Troopers say they’re not sure why 51-year-old Robert Craig of Killingworth fellout of his 2006 Dodge Charger lateTuesday morning in Darien near Exit 10.Police say Craig was treated for minorinjuries at Stamford Hospital.State police say Craig fell onto the high-way but wasn’t struck by any vehicles.They say other motorists stopped to helphim and get him to safety.Troopers say the car continued downthe highway before striking a light poleand metal guardrail on the right shoul-der.
Birthdays
REUTERS
Children cool off in a fountain on the Rose Kennedy Greenway on a hot,late-summer day in Boston,Mass.
Have bugs?
Invite birds to your yard to rid it of pests
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Wall Street
Markets start Sept.with a bang;Dow up 255
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Thursday
:Sunny. Highs in the upper 70sand 80s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
Thursday night:
Mostly clear except areasof late night low clouds and fog. Lows inthe mid 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
:Areas of fog and low clouds.Otherwise mostly sunny. Highs in the mid60s to upper 70s. North winds around 5 mph...Becoming west5 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Friday night
:Mostly clear in the evening then becomingmostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid 50s.
Saturday through Tuesday:
Night and morning low clouds.
“I’m in the United States Senate becauseI fight for the people,I fight for the dream....I don’t think we need those Wall Street values right now.”
—Sen.Barbara Boxer
“Sharp exchange,”see page 1
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The Daily Derby race winners are California Clas-sic,No.5,in first place;Gold Rush,No.1,in firstplace;and Whirl Win,No.6,in third place.The racetime was clocked at 1:46.94.
Dancer-actress Marge Champion is 91. Jazz musicianHorace Silver is 82. Former Sen. Alan K. Simpson (R-Wyo.) is79. Former United States Olympic Committee Chairman PeterUeberroth is 73. Rhythm-and-blues singer Sam Gooden (TheImpressions) is 71. Singer Jimmy Clanton is 70. Rhythm-and-blues singer Rosalind Ashford (Martha & the Vandellas) is 67.Singer Joe Simon is 67. Football Hall of Famer TerryBradshaw is 62. Basketball Hall of Famer Nate Archibald is62. Actor Mark Harmon is 59. Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) is 59.Tennis Hall of Famer Jimmy Connors is 58. Actress Linda Purlis 55. Rock musician Jerry Augustyniak (10,000 Maniacs) is52. Country musician Paul Deakin (The Mavericks) is 51.Football Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson is 50. Former heavy-weight boxing champion Lennox Lewis is 45. Actress KristenCloke is 42. Actress Cynthia Watros is 42. Rhythm-and-bluessinger K-Ci is 41. Actor Michael Lombardi is 36. Rock musi-cian Sam Rivers (Limp Bizkit) is 33. Rock musician SpencerSmith (Panic at the Disco) is 23.
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SAN BRUNO
Grand theft.
A vacuum and other items weretaken from a vehicle on the 1000 block of National Avenue before 9:01 a.m. Tuesday,Aug. 31.
Vandalism
. The convertible top on a vehiclewas slashed on the 400 block of CherryAvenue before 10:33 a.m. Tuesday,Aug. 31.
Suspicious circumstances
. A man was passedout in the bushes with only his feet sticking outon the 300 block of Forest Lane before 6:20p.m. Tuesday,Aug. 31.
Robbery
. Two men,one with a gun,wereinvolved in a robbery on San Bruno Avenuebefore midnight Tuesday,Aug. 31.
Disturbance
. A man said he was assaulted byhis ex-girlfriend on the 2100 block of Crestmoor Drive before 1:17 a.m. Monday,Aug. 30.
MENLO PARK
Petty theft.
The registration tab was stolenfrom a vehicle at the intersection of Oak GroveAvenue and Chestnut Street before 10:58 a.m.Tuesday,Aug. 31.
Fraud
. A credit card was used without per-mission on the 1000 block of Laurel Streetbefore 11:21 p.m. Tuesday,Aug. 31.
Vandalism
. A window was broken on a houseon the 1300 block of Chilco Street before 7:07a.m. Monday,Aug. 30.
Police reports
Condiment caper
Chocolate was spread all over the drive-way and ketchup all over the door of ahome on the 1800 block of EvergreenStreet in San Mateo before 1:42 a.m.Sunday,Aug. 29.
By Michelle Durand
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Doctors assessing a Redwood City motheraccused of drugging and attacking her hus-band and children with a 10-pound dumbbellneed more time to determine if she was insaneat the time.Philomena Mary Brown,40,has alreadyentered twin pleas of not guilty and not guiltyby reason of insanity to multiple counts of attempted murder. On Wednesday,a trio of court-appointed doctors were scheduled toreturn their conclusions on Brown’s mentalstate but instead asked for more time. Thereports are now due Sept. 21.Although Brown has already opted for aninsanity plea,the reports can give her defensesome guidance on whether to continue pursu-ing that avenue,said Assistant DistrictAttorney Karen Guidotti.Unlike competency,which is a person’s abilityto aid in their own defense,sanity is a person’s mentalstate at the time of analleged crime.Brown is charged withthree counts of premeditat-ed attempted murder —alongside child abusecharges — which leavesher facing life in prison if convicted. The keyis the premeditation allegation which prosecu-tors say is shown by her knowingly slippingdrugs to her husband,23-year-old daughterand 13-year-old son the night before the June21 attack.Police arrested Brown after receiving a callfrom the son who said he and his sister wereattacked with a dumbbell at the family’s homeat 1010 Vera Ave. Later details showed thatBrown’s husband of 26 years and the childrenwere allegedly drugged the previous night bysomething she placed in their food.Brown
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ed the house and was found bysheriff’s deputies later than afternoon atPomponio State Beach where authoritiesbelieve she tried to kill herself with prescrip-tion medication and she was hospitalizedbefore being medically cleared and taken tothe women’s jail.Defense attorney Vince O’Malley has saidhis client suffered a mental breakdown in theweeks before the attack,believing peoplewanted to harm or even kill her family.If Brown’s defense maintains the insanityplea,a jury will
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rst decide if she is guilty. If so,the sanity phase will follow next.Brown remains in custody on no-bail status.
Sanity in question in family attack
Doctors want more time to assess mental state of Redwood City woman
PhilomenaBrown
Court rejects S.F.State student’s fee hike claim
SAN FRANCISCO — A San Franciscocourt has rejected a claim by a CaliforniaState University student who sued her cam-pus over a last-minute fee increase.Angela Yuen Uyeda sued San FranciscoState University in small claims court lastmonth.The 21-year-old communications majorwas seeking to recoup an additional $336 shewas forced to pay after CSU trusteesapproved a 20 percent fee hike that went intoeffect in July 2009.Uyeda claimed the university unfairlyforced her to pay twice for the fall 2009semester.Campus officials argued the universitynotifies students that fees can change at anytime.In a written judgement issued Monday,Commissioner Paul Slavit said the universitydoes not owe Uyeda any money but did notexplain his decision.
Shooting suspect says he was unaware victim was cop
OAKLAND — Oakland police say the sus-pect in the shooting of a Fremont police of
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-cer told investigators he did not know the per-son he shot was a law enforcement of
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cer.That information is included in a courtdocument explaining why police arrested 20-year-old Andrew Barrientos in the shootingof Fremont officer Todd Young.Young and another officer were in plain-clothes when they tried to serve an arrestwarrant on Barrientos on Friday in Oakland.Authorities say Barrientos opened fire,hit-ting the 39-year-old Young in the pelvicregion. Young remains hospitalized in seri-ous but stable condition.
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