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‘Genuine breakthrough’ Senate celebrates budget deal — but shutdown still possible
Pelosi stages eight-hour By Andrew Taylor structure projects agreement adds almost $90 billion in
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS and combatting overdue disaster aid for hurricane-
speech for ‘Dreamers’ WASHINGTON — Senate leaders
opioid abuse. But it
represented a bitter
defeat for many lib-
slammed Texas, Florida and Puerto
Rico.
Senate leaders hope to approve the
By Steve Peoples and Alan Fram brokered a long-sought budget agree-
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ment Wednesday that would shower the eral Democrats who measure Thursday and send it to the
Pentagon and domestic programs with sought to use the House for a confirming vote before the
WASHINGTON — House Minority an extra $300 billion over the next party’s leverage on government begins to shut down
Leader Nancy Pelosi staged a record- two years. But both Democratic liber- the budget to Thursday at midnight. But hurdles
breaking, eight-hour speech als and GOP tea party forces swung Chuck Schumer resolve the plight remain to avert the second shutdown in
Wednesday in hopes of pressuring against the plan, raising questions of immigrant a month.
Republicans to allow a vote on protect- about its chances just a day before the “Dreamers” who face deportation after While Senate Democrats celebrated
ing “Dreamer” immigrants — and to latest government shutdown deadline. being brought to the U.S. illegally as the moment of rare bipartisanship —
demonstrate to increasingly angry pro- The measure was a win for children. The deal does not address Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called
Nancy Pelosi immigration. it a “genuine breakthrough” — pro-
gressives and Democratic activists that Republican allies of the Pentagon and
for Democrats seeking more for infra- Beyond the $300 billion figure, the
See PELOSI, Page 18 See BUDGET, Page 19
New spot for Foster City farmers’ market nered bipartisan support and came
just four months after the San See SPEIER, Page 27
The Foster City Certified Farmers Market brings additional vendors to new location
By Zachary Clark
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
San Mateo turns on cop cams
Footage to aid investigations, boost transparency
After six years at the Charter By Anna Schuessler department up
Square Shopping Center, the DAILY JOURNAL STAFF to speed with an
Foster City Certified Farmers’ era when video
Market is relocating to the park- In an effort to increase trans- evidence is
ing lot of Orchard Supply parency and bolster evidence for i n creas i n g l y
Hardware at 1010 Metro City criminal investigations, the San demanded by
Blvd. Mateo Police Department the public,
“People are happy they haven’t announced Wednesday its sworn juries and the
lost the market,” said Jerry Lami, officers will be donning body- media, said
executive director of the West worn cameras. Police Chief
Coast Farmers Market Susan
Mounted on an officer’s uni- S u s a n
Association, which runs the Manheimer Manheimer.
form, the cameras are expected to
record interactions between police
See MARKET, Page 27 officers and citizens and bring the See CAMS, Page 27
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Two Florida
residents arrested on
suspicion of identity theft
Local briefs
Bruno police at (650) 616-7100.
Anonymous messages can be sent
Gov. Jerry Brown trims
Two residents of Florida were
arrested Friday in San Bruno on
suspicion of identity theft, among
other offenses, police said.
by email to sbpdtipline@san-
bruno.ca.gov.
Three homes
giant water-tunnels plan
By Ellen Knickmeyer
Gregory Greene, 25, and Alex burglarized in San Mateo THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Soler, 27, both of Seffner, Florida,
Three residences in the
were booked into San Mateo SAN FRANCISCO — Gov. Jerry
Beresford Park neighborhood of
County Jail on suspicion of pos- Brown’s administration scaled
San Mateo were burglarized during
sessing false identification, iden- back the latest version of his four-
the day Tuesday and police are ask-
tity theft and for producing and decade effort to redo California’s
ing for help in identifying the cul- north-south water system
possessing fraudulent access
prits. Wednesday, cutting plans to build
cards.
Between 8:30 a. m. and 5:30 giant water tunnels from two to
Police said they found the two
p.m., the homes were broken into one.
suspects at 10:34 a.m. Friday sit-
through a rear sliding glass doors Reducing the number of tunnels
ting in a parked vehicle on the
and various jewels and electronics — at least for now — would help
1000 block of Bayhill Drive near
were stolen, according to police. California’s quest to line up
Interstate 380 and El Camino
Anyone who witnessed any- enough funding and ease environ-
Real.
thing or has home security video mental concerns over tapping
An investigation revealed that
capturing suspicious activity, directly into the state’s largest
the pair was allegedly in posses-
vehicles or subjects in the area of river, officials said.
sion of fraudulent credit cards and
the 600 block of Pico Avenue, 200 Supporters also hope the
documents in other people’s
block of 27th Avenue and the 2700 trimmed-down project will have a
names. REUTERS FILE PHOTO
block of Isabelle Avenue during better chance of winning approval
Anyone with information about Gov. Jerry Brown has sought to overhaul the state water project since his
the above date and time is asked to before the 79-year-old governor
the case is encouraged to call San first terms in office. Californians in 1982 voted down Brown’s proposal for
call (650) 522-7700. leaves office in January. The sin-
gle tunnel still would be a giant canal, rather than tunnels.
Colleen O’Neill (Kirsch) California’s biggest water project
Obituary in decades.
flow of the largest estuary on the
West Coast. The outdated mechan-
balked at the $16 billion cost of
the two tunnels, stalling that ver-
Colleen O’Neill (Kirsch) died The project would pipe water ics and overall water withdrawals sion by late last year.
peacefully in her sleep after a short Valley Humane
illness. She is survived by her Society, 910 from Northern California’s for humans hastened the decline of Karla Nemeth, head of the state
Ames Ave. , Sacramento River through a four- California’s chinook salmon and Department of Water Resources,
daughter Patricia (Patti) O’Neill
and her son-in-law Sal Esposito. Milpitas CA story-high tunnel dozens of miles other native species, environmen- wrote local water agencies
long. Los Angeles’ giant tal groups say. Wednesday that the state would
She loved to read. She spent many 95035 in lieu of
Metropolitan Water District has Jerry Brown has sought to over- still proceed with a second tunnel
of her days playing bridge and flowers.
been the steadiest long-term sup- haul the state water project since if the money is found.
bowling. She was a fiercely proud Co n do l en ces
porter of both one tunnel or two, his first terms in office. The state put the cost of the sin-
and independent woman. She was to the family saying they would help secure
may be offered water for its millions of urban cus- Californians in 1982 voted down gle tunnel at $10.7 billion, all to
preceded in death by Terrance Brown’s proposal for a giant be paid by water districts that use
O’Neill and Bernard Kirsch. online at crip- tomers.
penflynn.com. canal, rather than tunnels. the supply.
Visitation will be 3 p.m. to 7 The new plan marks the latest in Supporters of the tunnels say the Environmental groups alleged
p.m. Sunday at Crippen & Flynn Brown’s lengthy effort to redo the new project would help the envi- that the two-tunnel plan survives
Woodside Chapel, 400 Woodside As a public serv ice, the Daily water system left by his father, the
Journal prints obituaries of late Gov. Pat Brown. ronment. Opponents fear the proj- in name only, so the state can
Road, Redwood City. Graveside ect — whether one tunnel or two avoid seeking new permits and
service is 12:30 p.m. Monday at approx imately 200 words or less The original project built by the — could take too much fresh water approvals on what environmental
Skylawn Memorial Park in San with a photo one time on a space late Brown has giant pumps that at
from the vital waterway. groups insist is basically a new,
Mateo. Donations to the Silicon av ailable basis. times changed the direction of the California water districts had one-tunnel project.
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FBI texts reveal admiring view of then-director Comey pushing ahead with the idea of throwing a
grand parade to honor U.S. armed forces,
brushing aside Democratic criticism.
By Eric Tucker The officials’ assessment of Comey, fac- to Strzok’s reassignment from special coun- In response to Sen. Dick Durbin’s com-
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ing hours of questions about his decision sel Robert Mueller’s team. But they also ment that such a parade would be a “fantastic
not to seek charges against Clinton for her include unguarded discussion about a variety waste of money,” White House legislative
use of a private email server, was unmistak- of current events and public figures, includ- director Marc Short tells MSNBC: “I’m not
WASHINGTON — The day in July 2016 ably flattering. ing Edward Snowden, Julian Assange and an sure honoring the military is a waste of
that FBI Director James Comey defended to “God he is SO good,” Strzok said. “I encryption court fight with Apple, plus can- money.”
Congress the bureau’s decision in the know,” Page responded. “Brilliant public did assessments of their colleagues and their Short says it’s too early to know how
Hillary Clinton email probe, two FBI offi- speaker. And brilliant distillation of fact.” FBI careers and futures. much the parade would cost.
cials traded admiring texts about his verbal That exchange is included among 384 Among the thousands of texts, the dia- White House press secretary Sarah
dexterity — and mocking jibes at the law- pages of text messages between Page and logue about Comey is especially striking Huckabee Sanders confirmed Trump’s
makers questioning him. Strzok provided by the Justice Department because it further calls into question White request for a parade on Tuesday. She says
Congress, wrote FBI lawyer Lisa Page in to Congress and reviewed by the Associated House characterizations of an FBI in “tat- Trump wants the Pentagon to “explore a cel-
one text, is “so utterly worthless.” “Less Press. The texts, part of an inspector gener- ters,” where “countless” agents complained ebration” that would allow Americans to
than worthless,” replied Peter Strzok, a sea- al investigation into the handling of the about their director before his removal. show appreciation for the military.
soned FBI counterintelligence agent Clinton email probe, are most notable for Employee surveys released last year show A Pentagon spokesman, Charlie
assigned to the Clinton investigation. derogatory messages about President FBI employees consistently gave Comey Summers, says Pentagon officials are aware
“Utterly contemptible.” Donald Trump — the discovery of which led high marks. of the request and are “looking at options.”
Tesla’s losses grow on Model 3 delays Essex Property Business briefs Zynga meets
Trust reports 4Q results 4Q profit forecasts
By Dee-Ann Durbin and nearly three times its loss of
SAN MATEO — Essex Property
Yelp beats Street 4Q forecasts SAN FRANCISCO — Zynga Inc.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS $675 million in 2016. Tesla has SAN FRANCISCO — Yelp Inc.
Trust Inc. on Wednesday reported a on Wednesday reported fourth-
never made a full-year profit since on Wednesday reported fourth-
key measure of profitability in its quarter net income of $12.9 mil-
The day after Tesla and SpaceX it went public in 2010. quarter net income of $142.1 mil-
fourth quarter. The results matched lion, after reporting a loss in the
CEO Elon Musk blasted his Tesla Tesla’s adjusted fourth-quarter lion, after reporting a loss in the
Wall Street expectations. same period a year earlier.
Roadster into space, his electric loss of $3.04 per share was ahead same period a year earlier.
The real estate investment trust, On a per-share basis, the San
car company’s mounting losses of Wall Street’s estimated loss of The San Francisco-based compa-
based in San Mateo, California, Francisco-based company said it
brought him back to Earth again. $3. 15 per share, according to ny said it had profit of $1.60 per had profit of 1 cent. Earnings,
said it had funds from operations
Tesla Inc. posted a record quar- analysts polled by FactSet. The of $205.7 million, or $3.01 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one- adjusted for stock option expense,
terly net loss of $675 million in adjusted loss eliminates one-time share, in the period. time gains and costs, came to 19 were 2 cents per share. The results
the fourth quarter, up from a net expenses, including stock-based The average estimate of 13 ana- cents per share. matched Wall Street expectations.
loss of $121 million in the same compensation. Revenue for the lysts surveyed by Zacks The results exceeded Wall Street The average estimate of seven ana-
period a year ago. The Palo Alto- quarter was $3.3 billion, which Investment Research was for funds expectations. The average esti- lysts surveyed by Zacks
based automaker is struggling to was in line with analysts’ fore- from operations of $3. 01 per mate of 12 analysts surveyed by Investment Research was also for
meet production targets for its casts. share. Funds from operations is a Zacks Investment Research was earnings of 2 cents per share.
first mass-market car, the Model 3 Tesla’s total revenue for 2017 closely watched measure in the for earnings of 5 cents per share. The maker of “FarmVille” and
sedan. It’s also spending heavily was $11. 8 billion, which was REIT industry. It takes net income The online business reviews other online games posted revenue
on future vehicles, including a also in line with analysts’ fore- and adds back items such as depre- company posted revenue of of $233.3 million in the period.
semi that’s supposed to go into casts. ciation and amortization. $218.2 million in the period, also Its adjusted revenue was $223.8
production next year. Musk is a masterful marketer, The company said it had net topping Street forecasts. Fourteen million, exceeding Street fore-
Tesla lost $1.96 billion for the and the red ink may not stem income of $103. 6 million, or analysts surveyed by Zacks casts. Five analysts surveyed by
full year, a record for the company investors’ excitement. $1.57 per share. expected $215.1 million. Zacks expected $214.4 million.
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