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Home sales market sees a turn

Expert: Trends showing signs of real estate industry softening could continue into new year
By Austin Walsh
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
The new year may mark bring
new opportunities to potential
home buyers, as reports suggest
the real estate market softening
seen over the last few months will
continue into 2019.
With inventory rising, prices
dropping and deals closing more
frequently, experts are suggesting
the market which has been histor-
ically hard to break into is show-
ing definite signs of turning.
It’s not all good news for
prospective home shoppers
though, as rising mortgage rates
could limit the buying power for
many who may otherwise take
fuller advantage of the cooling
real estate industry.
Ralph McLaughlin, deputy chief
economist with real estate data-
base CoreLogic, balanced the
trends looking ahead to the new
year and suggested the overall
momentum would ultimately break
in favor of the buyer.
“The market is undoubtedly
cooling, we believe it is a healthy
respite for would-be homebuyers
who have been stymied by
increasing prices, falling inven-
tory and rising mortgage rates
over the past several years,” he
said in a prepared statement.
Local real estate sales data from
the San Mateo County
Association of Realtors supports
such a perspective, as home sale
prices for November across the
county hit nearly the annual low,
floating at a median price of $1.5
million.
While the most recent median
sales price is up from the $1.2 mil-
lion hit in November 2015, it is
essentially flat from the same time
last year and down from the year’s
high median sales price of $1.8
million in April.
Sales are more common too,
according to CoreLogic, which
said 613 homes sold across San
Mateo County in October, up from
the 482 deals made a month earli-
er. The 27 percent uptick in county
sales rate over that time outpaces
the Bay Area, which saw about 20
percent more homes sold between
October and September.
The amount of available homes
See SALES, Page 27

Legislators taking
on range of issues
in newest session
County’s lawmaking trio set sights on early
childhood, tax reform under new governor
By Anna Schuessler Newsom’s agen-
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF da and an econo-
my expected to
In setting their sights on a new take a turn for
legislative session, local legisla- the worse in the
tors are keeping a focus on a range coming years.
of issues affecting San Mateo In taking
County resi- stock of what’s
dents, including ahead for a new
the region’s Kevin Mullin legislative ses-
housing short- s i o n ,
age, early child- Assemblyman Kevin Mullin, D-
hood education, South San
ZACHARY CLARK/DAILY JOURNAL comprehensive Francisco, had
EMT Scott Parsley, top left, nurse Jenny Im, EMT Mark Nixon, top middle, and Ilana Spokoynoy, a stroke neurologist, tax reform and hopes for a
demonstrate the CT scanner aboard Northern California’s first Mobile Stroke Unit. Spokoynoy, below, inspects the the impact of renewed focus
new unit, which is based out of Mills-Peninsula Medical Center and services all of San Mateo County. Pacific Gas and on affordable
Jerry Hill housing and
El ect ri c’s
Debut for mobile stroke unit actions.
But even with goals to catalyze
affordable housing development,
early childhood
education as the
transition
Mills-Peninsula medical professionals hope it will cut down response time re-evaluate how the state govern- between Gov.
By Zachary Clark ment is funded and increase sup- Marc Berman Jerry Brown and
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF port for education programs, leg- News o m’s
islators are also keeping a close administration takes shape.
When someone suffers from a stroke, time is eye on Gov. -elect Gavin
of the essence. In an effort to cut down on See BILLS, Page 19
response time, hospitals around the United
States have turned to what’s called a mobile
stroke unit — a fully functional ambulance
equipped with a CT scanner and staffed by spe-
Half Moon Bay’s land use
cialists to diagnose and begin treatment before
patients arrive at the emergency room.
As of Tuesday, Dec. 18, a mobile stroke unit
is serving San Mateo County. If a stroke is
going through an update Use Plan, an expansive planning
By Zachary Clark
reported via 911 call, then the unit will be DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
document meant to guide growth
deployed in addition to the standard fire depart- and conservation along the coast.
ment and ambulance response. A series of study sessions on the
Half Moon Bay is in the midst of
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Thought for the Day

“Though the past haunt me
as a spirit, I do not ask to forget.”
— Felicia Dorothea Browne Hemans, English poet

This Day in History

Major League baseball player Roberto

1972 Clemente, 38, was killed when a plane

he chartered and was traveling on to
bring relief supplies to earthquake-
devastated Nicaragua crashed shortly
after takeoff from Puerto Rico.
In 1 7 5 9 , Arthur Guinness founded his famous brewery at St.
James’s Gate in Dublin.
In 1 7 7 5 , during the Revolutionary War, the British repulsed
an attack by Continental Army generals Richard Montgomery
and Benedict Arnold at Quebec; Montgomery was killed.
In 1 8 7 9 , Thomas Edison first publicly demonstrated his
electric incandescent light by illuminating some 40 bulbs at
his laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey.
In 1 9 0 4 , New York’s Times Square saw its first New Year’s
Eve celebration, with an estimated 200,000 people in atten-
dance.
In 1 9 4 6 , President Harry S. Truman officially proclaimed the
end of hostilities in World War II.
In 1 9 5 1 , the Marshall Plan expired after distributing more
than $12 billion in foreign aid. REUTERS
In 1 9 8 5 , singer Rick Nelson, 45, and six other people were A worker lights a fire on a cold winter day at an enclosure for giraffes inside a zoo in Ningbo, China.
killed when fire broke out aboard a DC-3 that was taking the
group to a New Year’s Eve performance in Dallas.
In 1 9 8 6 , 97 people were killed when fire broke out in the
Dupont Plaza Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico. (Three hotel In other news ...
workers later pleaded guilty in connection with the blaze.) ally. It has more than a dozen employ- really gifted,”’ he said.
In 1987, Robert Mugabe was sworn in as Zimbabwe’s first Lion kills worker after ees and currently houses more than 80 Braxton Moral skipped the fourth
executive president. escaping at conservatory animals and more than 21 species. grade.
In 1 9 9 5 , the syndicated comic strip “Calvin and Hobbes,” BURLINGTON, N.C. — A lion killed The center says it took in 14 lions The Ulysses school district allowed
created by Bill Watterson, came to an end after a 10-year run. a worker at a wildlife conservatory and tigers in 2004 to assist the U.S. him to take some high school classes
In 1 9 9 7 , Michael Kennedy, the 39-year-old son of the late Sunday after it got loose from a locked Department of Agriculture with caring while he was still in middle school.
Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, was killed in a skiing accident on space, the center said. for animals that were living in “unac- Before high school he took a class
Aspen Mountain in Colorado. The lion was shot and killed after it ceptable conditions.” offered at Fort Hays State University.
attacked the worker in an enclosure A message seeking comment was left Then he was admitted into Harvard.
Birthdays that was being cleaned at the
Conservators Center in Caswell
with a spokesman for the county sher-
iff’s office.
Braxton Moral simultaneously stud-
ied at the high school and the Harvard
County, the center said in a statement. Extension School. The program typi-
A “husbandry team” led by a profes- Kansas teen to get high cally serves adults who work and can’t
sionally trained animal keeper was car- school, diplomas in 1 month attend classes on campus full time.
rying out the routine cleaning when Ulysses High School math teacher
the lion somehow got loose, the cen- ULYSSES, Kan. — A 16-year-old Patsy Love served as the proctor for
ter said. Kansas boy will soon earn his high the Harvard program, administering
It wasn’t clear how the lion left the school diploma — and a few days later Moral’s tests in Kansas. Moral spent
area that was supposed to be locked, he’ll travel to Harvard to collect his the summer before his junior year at
said the center, which will be closed bachelor’s degree. Harvard’s campus in Cambridge,
Actor Sir Anthony Actor Sir Ben Actor Val Kilmer is until further notice. Ulysses High School senior Braxton Massachusetts.
Hopkins is 81. Kingsley is 75. 59. “The Conservators Center is devas- Moral will attend both commencement “We constantly are monitoring
tated by the loss of a human life ceremonies in May, becoming the Braxton to make sure he is not too
TV producer George Schlatter is 89. Actor Tim Considine today,” the statement said. only student to successfully pursue a overwhelmed, ” said Julie Moral,
(TV: “My Three Sons”) is 78. Actress Sarah Miles is 77. Rock The center said the lion was shot and four-year high school degree and a Braxton Moral’s mother. “No achieve-
musician Andy Summers is 76. Producer-director Taylor killed to allow county personnel to bachelor’s degree from Harvard at the ment is worth him being unhappy.”
Hackford is 74. Fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg is retrieve the injured worker. same time, The Hutchinson News Braxton Moral is on track to gradu-
72. Actor Tim Matheson is 71. Pop singer Burton Cummings “This is an ongoing investigation, reported . ate from the Bachelor of Liberal Arts
is 71. Actor Joe Dallesandro is 70. Rock musician Tom we have no further details at this time, Harvard has changed the rules, program, with a major government and
Hamilton (Aerosmith) is 67. Actor James Remar is 65. Actress and the family has not yet been noti- Braxton’s father Carlos Moral said, so a minor in English, said Harry Pierre,
Bebe Neuwirth is 60. Singer Paul Westerberg is 59. Actor Don fied. We will offer more information as his son will “the one and only” reach- associate director of communications
Diamont is 56. Rock musician Ric Ivanisevich (Oleander) is we know more,” the statement said. ing that milestone. Braxton Moral for Harvard’s Division of Continuing
56. Rock musician Scott Ian (Anthrax) is 55. Actress Gong Li The facility was founded in 1999 and will be 17 when he gets his diplomas. Education.
is 53. Author Nicholas Sparks is 53. Actor Lance Reddick is is in Burlington, about 50 miles Carlos Moral said they began to real- Braxton Moral said he hopes to
49. Pop singer Joe McIntyre is 46. Rock musician Mikko northwest of Raleigh. ize their son was special when he was attend Harvard Law School next.
Siren (Apocalyptica) is 43. Donald Trump Jr. is 41. Rapper On its website, the center said it in the third grade. “Politics is end game for me,” he
PSY (Park Jae-sang) is 41. Rock musician Bob Bryar is 39. began giving public tours in 2007 and “They told us: ‘You need to do some- said, though he’s still too young to
Rock musician Jason Sechrist (Portugal. The Man) is 39. gets more than 16,000 visitors annu- thing. He’s not just gifted. He’s really, vote.

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San Bruno and the birthplace of naval aviation Police reports
A
good argument can be made that
San Bruno was the birthplace of
naval aviation, especially if that
history means landing on and taking off
from a carrier, which many consider fly-
ing’s ultimate challenge.
It’s true that historians often cite
Hampton Roads, Virginia, as the debut of
flight from a ship, an event that occurred on
Nov. 14, 1910, when pioneering pilot
Eugene Ely took off from the deck of the
cruiser USS Birmingham in a one-way
flight to a beach about three miles away.
However, the flight was round-trip on Jan.
18, 1911, when Ely landed his Curtiss push-
er biplane on a ship and took off from the
same vessel, the cruiser Pennsylvania
anchored in San Francisco Bay. His starting
point for the historic flight was an airfield
at Tanforan race track in San Bruno.
Ely’s success came on the third day of a
10-day aviation meet held at the Selfridge
Aviation Field at Tanforan. An hour or so
after he landed, the daring aviator, who wore
a padded helmet and inflated bicycle tubes
as a life preserver, took off from the special
deck constructed on the Pennsylvania and
returned to San Bruno.
The San Francisco Examiner hailed the
LOCAL
Eugene Ely lands aboard the USS Pennsylvania Jan. 18, 1911.
13-mile flight, proclaiming in a headline
that it “revises world’s naval tactics.” The
skipper of the Pennsylvania, Capt. C.F.
Pond, said the flight was “the most impor-
tant landing of a bird since the dove flew
back to the ark.”
According to the U.S. Naval Institute, the
San Bruno aviation meet set several firsts,
including dropping live bombs and receiv-
ing wireless message while aloft. Ely clear-
ly stole the show. Thousands lined the San
Francisco waterfront and cheered long and
hard when the aviator landed on the ship.
According to the account in the Redwood
City Democrat, the officers of the
Pennsylvania reported that Ely “landed
without mishap and with very little cir-
cling. The Curtiss biplane was in perfect
shape on landing.”
All was in readiness aboard the cruiser. A
wooden platform 130 feet long and 32 feet
wide had been built on the quarterdeck. At
intervals of about a yard, lengths of sturdy
ropes were stretched across the deck,
anchored at the sides with sandbags. Hooks
were attached to the plane’s undercarriage.
Plans called for the hooks to grab the ropes
one after the other until the weight of the
dragging sandbags would halt the aircraft.
Just in case, a broad strip of canvas across
the end of the platform was designed to stop
the flimsy airplane in case the sandbags
didn’t. Basically, the method is similar to
that used today.
There were no mishaps, but one account
See HISTORY, Page 17
Monday • Dec 31, 2018 3
Beware the porch pirate
A package was stolen on Zumwalt Lane
in Foster City, it was reported at 11:42
p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19.
SAN MATEO
Burg l ary. A house being remolded on
Bromfield Road was burglarized by someone,
it was reported at 7:31 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18.
Vandal i s m. A vehicle on 37th Avenue had
its window broken and roof tagged, it was
reported a 7:49 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18.
Drunk dri v er. Someone was driving drunk
on North Kingston Street and Monte Diablo
Avenue in a white Camero with blue paneling,
it was reported at 11:15 a.m. Dec. 18.
Sto l en v ehi cl e. A woman had her car stolen
from Second Street and El Camino Real, it was
reported at 12:42 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18.
Burg l ary. A tan Nissan Rogue had its win-
dows smashed and was burglarized by some-
one, it was reported at 12:54 p.m. Tuesday,
Dec. 18.
Theft. Someone stole items from a vehicle
on South El Camino Real, it was reported at
5:00 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18.
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Filing: Utility could face charges for wildfires
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SACRAMENTO — California’s attorney
general has told a federal judge it’s possi-
ble the giant utility Pacific Gas & Electric
Co. could face charges up to murder if
investigators find reckless operation of
power equipment caused any deadly wild-
fires in the past two years.
The brief from the office of Attorney
General Xavier Becerra is purely advisory,
and any criminal charges would most like-
ly be filed by county district attorneys, not
the state, the Sacramento Bee reported .
Prosecutors would have to assess PG&E’s
“mental state” before determining whether
to bring charges, which could range from
murder to misdemeanor negligence, accord-
ing to the brief filed late Friday.
Gains, growing pains mark state’s first year of legal pot
By Michael Blood
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES — It was supposed to be a
great year for marijuana entrepreneur Brian
Blatz.
When California broadly legalized pot on
Jan. 1, the lawyer with a background in bank-
ing and health care had been working for a
year to set up a trucking company that would
whisk fragrant marijuana buds, infused juices
and other products from fields and production
plants to store shelves.
On its website, Long Beach-based Verdant
Distribution said the company’s goal was to
be the United States’ pre-eminent business for
transporting cannabis.
But it’s all gone. The trucks were sold to
cover debt, a warehouse vacated, its license
expired.
The choppy rollout of California’s legal
market saddled the company with costly
delays, but it was undone by an abrupt state
rule change that allowed just about any mari-
juana business to become its own distributor,
undercutting the need for stand-alone compa-
nies like Verdant.
In California’s emerging market, “the chal-
lenges are tremendous,” said Blatz, who is
now advising clients in the fledgling indus-
try. “Suddenly, the whole game changes on
you.”
In a nation increasingly embracing legal
cannabis, California stands out as the coun-
try’s biggest pot shop . Top-shelf marijuana,
concentrates, balms and munchies are being
produced and sold. Some companies are doing
well, especially those with deep pockets that
can handle the market’s twists and turns.
STATE
The opinion was submitted to a judge
overseeing a criminal case involving a
PG&E natural gas pipeline explosion that
killed eight people in the San Francisco
suburb of San Bruno in 2010.
PG&E was convicted of violating federal
pipeline safety laws, and the judge asked
for the attorney general’s opinion on
whether any wildfires constitute a proba-
tion violation.
The company has until Monday to file its
response to the court, but it told the news-
paper: “PG&E’s most important responsi-
bility is public and workforce safety. Our
focus continues to be on assessing our
infrastructure to further enhance safety and
helping our customers continue to recover
and rebuild. Throughout our service area,
we are committed to doing everything we
But many are not. And some, like Blatz’s
company, already are casualties.
At year’s end, California’s effort to trans-
form its longstanding illegal and medicinal
marijuana markets into a unified, multibil-
lion-dollar industry remains a work in
progress. It’s a mix of success stories, strug-
gles and crashes.
The illegal market continues to flourish —
by some estimates, up to 80 percent of the
sales in the state still are under the table,
snatching profits from legal storefronts.
With many communities banning marijua-
na sales, limiting the number of licenses or
simply not creating rules for the legal market
to operate, the supply chain is fragile, leav-
ing some shops with sparsely stocked
shelves. A battle over home deliveries of pot
in communities that have banned marijuana
businesses could end up in court.
A promised state tax windfall has yet to
arrive, while businesses complain about
hefty tax rates that can approach 50 percent
in some communities. The number of testing
labs remains tight. Meanwhile, shifting rules
and start-up costs are taking a toll.
In Los Angeles, where the pace of licensing
has lagged, Adam Spiker, who heads an indus-
try group, summed up the condition of most
companies with one word, “Pain.”
He says tax rates need to be cut to entice
buyers into the legal market, and the city
needs to rapidly expand the number of licens-
es for shops to sell cannabis.
“The encouraging sign, the state is open
for business,” said Spiker, executive director
of the Southern California Coalition. But “if
you have limited access to retail, that’s going
to force a lot of companies to fail.”
Monday • Dec 31, 2018 5
can to help further reduce the risk of wild-
fire.”
The attorney general’s brief adds to legal
troubles facing PG&E, which serves about
16 million people in 70,000 square miles
in northern and central areas of the state.
The California Department of Forestry
and Fire Protection found that PG&E likely
broke state law in connection with 12 of
the many wildfires in wine country and
elsewhere during 2017. It is also investi-
gating the utility in connection with the
Camp Fire, which erupted last month in the
Sierra Nevada foothills and killed at least
86 people and destroyed 14,000 homes
while leveling the city of Paradise.
PG&E reported an equipment malfunc- REUTERS
tion at the time and location where the fire Survivors of the Camp Fire look at the
started. wreckage left in Paradise.
REUTERS
An employee checks cannabis plants at a medical marijuana plantation.
Obituary
Maryellen Langley
December 30, 1940 – December 23, 2018
Maryellen Langley of Belmont died December 23 surrounded
by her family after a short illness.
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Michael. Grandchildren Kimberly, Timothy and Steven Davidson.
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Ring in the new: NYPD drone to oversee Times Square
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — It’s an Auld Lang Syne of the times: For
the first time, a police drone will be keeping watch over the
New Year’s Eve celebration in New York’s Times Square.
The unmanned eye-in-the-sky is the latest wrinkle in the
New York City Police Department’s ever-evolving plan to
keep revelers — and “Rockin’ Eve” host Ryan Seacrest —
safe.
About 7,000 police officers will be on duty for Monday
LAND USE
Continued from page 1
subject will wrap up in January, but are by no means the
only opportunity for community input.
City officials have been working on the project for years,
enlisting the help of professional planners, biologists and
policy advisors, and unveiled the updated Local Coastal
Plan at a special meeting in October. It includes nine chap-
ters, each of which is addressed in one of the recent and
upcoming study sessions.
A November study session was devoted to natural
resources and a December one focused on coastal access and
recreation, coastal hazards, cultural resources, and scenic
and visual resources. A study session Jan. 22 will be on
development and agriculture.
The lengthy and highly detailed document hasn’t been
updated since the early 1990s. It will go to the City Council
before the Coastal Commission reviews it, likely in the
first half of 2019. Once the City Council adopts the Local
Coastal Land Use Plan, then the general plan update process
will begin.
“This project presents an opportunity for the community
to define a common vision for the future, and will provide
planning policies and regulation to effectively carry out
that vision,” according to the project website. “A fully
updated general plan and Local Land Coastal Program will
ensure that future development enhances community charac-
ter and identity, provides a sound framework for economic
growth, and protects coastal resources and public coastal
access.”
At the October meeting, Associate Planner Brittney
Cozzolino described the chapter on agriculture as a “big
reframe” from the original land use plan, which assumed
agriculture was a dying industry in Half Moon Bay, she said.
NATION/ LOCAL
night’s festivities in Times Square, including counterterror-
ism teams with long guns and bomb-sniffing dogs. Police
cars and sand-filled sanitation trucks will be positioned to
stop vehicles from driving into the crowd.
And, above it all, a remote-controlled quadcopter will be
giving police a unique view of the merriment — and any
potential mayhem.
It’s the first time the NYPD is sending up a drone for a big
event.
“That’s going to give us a visual aid and the flexibility of
“Instead we’ve seen its continued viability and major sig-
nificance to the local community and regional area,” she
said, adding that the chapter maps prime and non-prime
agriculture land and includes policies that protect that land
as well as existing farming operations. To ensure the con-
tinued viability of local agriculture, the chapter also estab-
lishes a new agriculture land use designation and encourages
supplemental uses and the development of farmworker
housing, she said.
Highway 1
The Coastal Access and Recreation chapter was also
redrafted significantly, said Community Development
Director Jill Ekas. In it is a plan to improve Highway 1
called “Town Boulevard.”
“The idea is to improve the flow, the appearance, the iden-
tity and definitely the safety and relationship of this main
thoroughfare for Half Moon Bay, the people who live here,”
she said, noting that the project does not entail any addi-
tional lanes.
According to the draft document, the concept includes
potential roundabouts, signs, median landscaping and
crossing improvements.
Planning Commissioner Jimmy Benjamin spoke about
the “Natural Resources” chapter, which identifies sensitive
habitat areas and species and includes policies to protect
them.
“We note that there are certain animals and plants that
were not identified as part of our local flora and fauna [in the
previous Local Coastal Program] and we are identifying
those sightings,” he said. “The updates also reflect the fact
that we live in a world of climate change, which was not
even an issue when the first Local Coastal Program was
developed.”
Sea level rise
The “Hazards” chapter is also framed in the context of cli-
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being able to move a camera to a certain spot with great
rapidity through a tremendous crowd, ” Deputy
Commissioner of Intelligence and Counterterrorism John
Miller said.
Police Commissioner James O’Neill said there are no
known, credible threats to the city or the New Year’s Eve
event. He encouraged spectators to remain vigilant and to
alert officers if they suspect something is awry.
“There’s probably going to be a cop within 10 feet of
you,” Miller said.
mate change and sea level rise, Cozzolino said, adding that
the bulk of the chapter addresses concerns related to bluff
erosion, shoreline development and shoreline protection.
“Policies limit new shoreline armoring to protect exist-
ing structures and critical facilities only as well as address
opportunities for removal of existing armoring,” she said.
“This chapter also addresses adaptation measures such as
managed retreat, redevelopment standards and public land
acquisition as strategies for avoiding impacts to develop-
ment, infrastructure and coastal resources.”
Discussion about the threat of wildfires specifically came
up several times in the December study session.
“We have a lot of houses that are relatively near
Eucalyptus and other trees so there’re issues there about
what kind of buffer we need in the future,” Planning
Commissioner Les Deman said. “I’m not sure if insurance
codes will require that or if the state will. We have some
conflict there between environmental areas and where hous-
es are and we’re trying to figure out how we put something
down that ensures a balance.”
Historic designation
Introducing the “Cultural Resources” chapter, Ekas said
the current LCP focuses on archeological resources, but not
historic resources. To protect historic structures and proper-
ties, she specifically mentioned the possibility of pursing
historic district designation for certain areas in the city or a
Mills Act program, which the city does not currently have.
Such a program offers tax breaks to owners of historic
homes to incentivize them to maintain those homes.
Chair Rick Hernandez said the “Scenic and Visual
Resources” chapter includes a comprehensive inventory of
the city’s “visual corridors,” or vista points, and policies to
protect them. Undergrounding utilities to preserve or
enhance views is one such policy that he referenced.
As mentioned above, the development and agriculture
chapters will be the focus of a Jan. 22 study session.
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Trump’s wall promise may not be fulfilled as advertised
By Zeke Miller
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — Three confidantes of
President Donald Trump, including his depart-
ing chief of staff, are indicating that the pres-
ident’s signature campaign pledge to build a
wall along the U.S.-Mexico border would not
be fulfilled as advertised.
Trump sparked fervent chants of “Build that
wall!” at rallies before and after his election
and more recently cited a lack of funding for a
border wall as the reason for partially shut-
ting down the government. At times the pres-
ident has also waved off the idea that the wall
could be any kind of barrier.
However, White House chief of staff John
Kelly told the Los Angeles Times in an inter-
view published Sunday that Trump abandoned
the notion of “a solid concrete wall early on
in the administration.”
“To be honest, it’s not a wall,” Kelly said,
adding that the mix of technological
enhancements and “steel
slat” barriers the presi-
dent now wants along the
border resulted from con-
versations with law
enforcement profession-
als.
Along the same lines,
White House counselor
John Kelly Kellyanne Conway called
discussion of the appar-
ent contradiction “a silly semantic argu-
ment.”
“There may be a wall in some places, there
may be steel slats, there may be technologi-
cal enhancements,” Conway told “Fox News
Sunday.” “But only saying ‘wall or no wall’ is
being very disingenuous and turning a com-
plete blind eye to what is a crisis at the bor-
der.”
Sen. Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina
Republican who is close to the president,
emerged from a Sunday lunch at the White
House to tell reporters
that “the wall has become
a metaphor for border
security” and referred to “a
physical barrier along the
border.”
Graham said Trump was
“open-minded” about a
broader immigration
Donald Trump agreement, saying the
budget impasse presented
an opportunity to address issues beyond the
border wall. But a previous attempt to reach a
compromise that addressed the status of
“Dreamers” — young immigrants brought to
the U.S. as children— broke down last year as
a result of escalating White House demands.
Graham said he hoped to end the shutdown
by offering Democrats incentives to get them
to vote for wall funding and told CNN before
his lunch with Trump that “there will never be
a deal without wall funding.”
Graham proposed to help two groups of
immigrants get approval to continue living
in the U.S: about 700,000 young “Dreamers”
brought into the U.S. illegally as children
and about 400,000 people receiving tempo-
rary protected status because they are from
countries struggling with natural disasters or
armed conflicts. He also said the compromise
should include changes in federal law to dis-
courage people from trying to enter the U.S.
illegally.
“Democrats have a chance here to work
with me and others, including the president,
to bring legal status to people who have very
uncertain lives,” Graham said.
The partial government shutdown began
Dec. 22 after Trump bowed to conservative
demands that he fight to make good on his
vow and secure funding for the wall before
Republicans lose control of the House on
Wednesday. Democrats have remained com-
mitted to blocking the president’s priority,
and with neither side engaging in substantive
negotiation.

Trump blames Democrats for Kids who assault on US bases can

deaths of 2 children at border
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
In his first public statements on the
deaths of two Guatemalan children in U.S.
custody, President Donald Trump claimed
they were “very sick” before they reached
the border and foisted responsibility for
their deaths on Democrats, yet both young
migrants passed initial health screenings
by Border Patrol.
While Trump and Democrats traded barbs
over immigration policy, Homeland
Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen was
visiting medical officials and Border Patrol
agents at the southern border in Arizona
and Texas, promising additional wellness
screenings for migrant children.
Trump, whose administration has faced
widespread criticism over the deaths,
pointed on Twitter at Democrats “and their
pathetic immigration policies that allow
people to make the long trek thinking
they can enter our country illegally.”
Trump’s accusations came as the partial
government shutdown wore on with no
sign of ending over funding for sections of
a border wall. Most Homeland Security
employees, including Border Patrol and
Immigration and Customs Enforcement,
are among those federal employees required
to report for work without pay.
Customs and Border Protection
Commissioner Kevin McAleenan said last
week that prior to this month, no child had
died in their custody in more than a decade.
On Sunday McAleenan called for a “mul-
tifaceted solution” to the immigration cri-
sis, including not only better border secu-
rity and new immigration laws but provid-
ing more aid to the Central American coun-
tries from which many of the migrants
have fled. This is at odds with a recent
tweet from Trump threatening to cut off aid
to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras.
“The State Department’s announcement
of an unprecedented increase in aid, I
think, is a tremendous step forward, ”
McAleenan said on ABC’s “This Week.”
‘’There are green shoots of progress both
on security and the economic front in
Central America. We need to foster that and
help improve the opportunities to stay at
home.”
In Guatemala, the mother of 8-year-old
Felipe Gomez Alonzo, who died Christmas
Eve, told The Associated Press that her son
was healthy when he left with his father on
their journey hoping to migrate to the U.S.
“When he called me, he told me he was
fine. He told me not to worry because he
was fine,” Catarina Alonzo said from the
family’s home in the remote village of
Yalambojoch, her stepdaughter Catarina
Gomez translating her indigenous lan-
guage Chuj into Spanish.
Catarina Alonzo said the last time she
spoke with Felipe he was in Mexico at the
U.S. border and said he was eating chicken.
continue to escape accountability
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS touching.” Another avoided punishment by
enlisting in the Army. A third, who was put
Despite new rules addressing sexual on curfew after two girls accused him of sex-
assault among the children of U.S. service ual assault, was investigated a year later in
members, the federal government failed to an alleged rape, a case that also went
fix a flaw that on many military bases has unprosecuted.
let alleged juvenile abusers escape account- Congress ordered internal investigations
ability or treatment. and mandated Pentagon reforms this summer
New records obtained by The Associated after an Associated Press investigation
Press underscore how few child-on-child sex revealed the problems of juvenile sexual
assault reports pursued by military investi- assault on U.S. military bases.
gators are prosecuted. That
problem is most serious on
U.S. installations overseas,
where at least 47,000 children
are enrolled in Pentagon-run
schools.
Children and teens suspect-
ed of sex crimes on U.S. bases
overseas often faced no legal
consequences, such as court-
ordered rehabilitation, records
obtained through the Freedom
of Information Act show.
Those held to account were
generally either kicked off
base into the civilian world or
received modest punishments,
the records show.
One, for example, was told
to write a 1,000-word essay
about “the difference between
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Second child dead in US custody mourned in Guatemala
By Sonia Perez D.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
YALAMBOJOCH, Guatemala — White
flowers and flickering candles sat atop a
low table inside the simple wooden home
in remote, rural Guatemala. Nearby was a
small pair of rubber boots, sized to fit an 8-
year-old.
Taped to the wall were three photos, alter-
nately smiling and serious, bearing a sim-
ple epitaph for the boy whose memory the
makeshift altar honored: “Felipe Gomez
Alonzo. Died Dec. 24 2018 in New Mexico,
United States.”
On Christmas Eve, Felipe became the
second Guatemalan child this month to die
while in U.S. custody near the Mexican
border. The deaths prompted widespread
criticism of President Donald Trump, who
has sought to deflect responsibility toward
Democrats even as his Homeland Security
secretary vowed additional health screen-
ings for detained migrant children.
In the boy’s village of Yalambojoch, in
western Guatemala, the political fallout in
the United States seemed a world away and
there was only deep sadness over his death.
Relatives said they had no idea that such a
tragedy could occur. Nor had they heard
about U.S. policies that led to thousands of
ICE is face of administration’s hard-line immigration policy
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
RICHMOND, Va. — The officers suit up in
the pre-dawn darkness, wrapping on body
armor, snapping in guns, pulling on black
sweat shirts that read POLICE and ICE.
They gather around a conference table in
an ordinary office in a nondescript office
park in the suburbs, going over their targets
for the day: two men, both with criminal
histories. Top of the list is a man from El
Salvador convicted of drunken driving.
WORLD
Catarina Alonzo, mother of Felipe Gomez Alonzo, a 8-year-old boy detained alongside his
father for illegally entering the U.S., who fell ill and died in the custody of U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, stands outside her home in the village of Yalambojoch, Guatemala.
migrant children being separated from their
parents earlier this year.
“We don’t have a television. We don’t
have a radio,” Catarina Gomez, Felipe’s
sister, said Saturday. “We didn’t know what
had happened before.”
The hamlet, set on a plain and surrounded
U. S. Customs and Immigration
Enforcement’s enforcement and removal
operations, like the five-person field office
team outside Richmond, hunt people in the
U.S. illegally, some of whom have been
here for decades, working and raising fami-
lies. Carrying out President Donald Trump’s
hard-line immigration policies has exposed
ICE to unprecedented public scrutiny and
criticism, even though officers say they’re
doing largely the same job they did before
the election — prioritizing criminals.
REUTERS
by spectacular, pine-covered mountains, is
a place of crushing poverty and lack of
opportunity, home to a single small
school, dirt roads that become impassible
during the rainy season and rudimentary
homes without insulation, proper flooring,
water or electricity.
But they have also stepped up arrests of
people who have no U.S. criminal records.
It is those stories of ICE officers arresting
dads and grandmothers that pepper local
news. Officers are heckled and videotaped.
Some Democratic politicians have called
for ICE to be abolished.
ICE employees have been threatened at
their homes, their personal data exposed
online, officials said.
“There is a tension around ‘It could be that
somebody could find out what I do and hate
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The community is populated by families
who fled to Mexico during the bloodiest
years of Guatemala’s 1960-1996 civil war
but returned after the signing of peace
accords. There are no jobs, and people live
off meager subsistence farming and local
commerce. Residents say the Guatemalan
government has turned a blind eye to their
plight, a complaint that can be heard in
other impoverished villages in the country.
Felipe’s sister, Catarina, said that in
recent years “everyone started heading for
the United States,” so much so that a local
project to boost education financed with
Swedish help was abandoned because there
were practically no more young people to
take the classes.
It was extreme poverty and lack of oppor-
tunity that drove Felipe’s father, Agustin
Gomez, to decide that he and the boy would
set off for the United States. Others from
the community had been able to cross the
U.S. border with children, and he figured
they would have the same luck. Felipe was
chosen because he was the oldest son. It
didn’t occur to anyone that the journey
could be dangerous.
“I didn’t think of that, because several
families had already left and they made it,”
the boy’s mother, Catarina Alonzo said,
speaking in the indigenous language.
me for it or do worse than hate me for it,”’
Ronald Vitiello, acting head of the agency,
told The Associated Press.
Vitiello said the agency is monitoring
social media and giving employees
resources for when they feel threatened.
ICE, formed after the Sept. 11 attacks, had
been told under the Obama administration to
focus on removing immigrants who had
committed crimes. Trump, in one of his first
moves in office, directed his administration
to target anyone in the country illegally.
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Dissenting voices, debate healthy for US
The Boston Herald
T
he progressive mob is on the
march, again. Its goal is
almost always to shut down
conflicting speech by decrying any
dissenter as a racist or misogynist or
other form of hater. When they’ve got
a media type in the crosshairs, the
preferred method used to silence the
person they deem offensive is to
intimidate advertisers.
Now, it’s Tucker Carlson. On his
Dec. 13 show, Carlson discussed the
migrant caravan that had arrived in
Tijuana, Mexico, and the immigra-
tion crisis at large. He said that
there’s pressure from “our leaders” to
accept immigrants “even if it makes
our own country poorer and dirtier
DMV, not motor voter, to blame
The San Diego Union-Tribune
T
he 2015 law sponsored by
Assemblywoman Lorena
Gonzalez Fletcher, D-San
Diego, that automatically registers
residents to vote when they go to the
state Department of Motor Vehicles
to get or renew a driver’s license or
state ID has been plagued with prob-
lems. DMV clerks have registered up
to 1,500 people who are not citizens
and made 70,000-plus errors on voter
details. This has led state Sen.
Patricia Bates, R-Laguna Niguel, to
introduce a bill that would scrap
Letters to the editor
Weaning
ourselves off fossil fuels
Editor,
In response to “Paris riots over fuel
taxes dim hopes for climate fight,” It
is pretty reasonable to see that there
will be struggle if we try to move
away from fossil fuels. This part of
the energy industry has in the last
century become so popular it has
integrated itself into society. Taking
that chunk out will be a major chal-
lenge. As a person who is highly
concerned about the pollution that
fossil fuel emits, but also concerned
about the well-being and health of
workers in the industry, this has been
a dilemma I have often pondered on.
I personally think that it is still
more important that we aim to cut
fossil fuels. I do not believe there is
any silver bullet to the issue. If we
get rid of fossil fuels, where will the
workers in that field go?
Nevertheless, it would save a lot of
pollution and significantly curb glob-
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Other voices
and more divided.” Monday he con-
tinued the theme, saying that in the
Southwest, “thanks to illegal immi-
gration, huge swaths of the region
are covered with garbage and waste
that degrade the soil and kill
wildlife.”
On several recent shows, Carlson
has interviewed Genaro Lopez, an
elected official.
In Tijuana, Lopez lamented the fact
that members of the caravan were
“trashing the street.” During a Dec. 3
broadcast, Lopez told Carlson that
“there’s a lot of trash” and later
explained that trash, along with
home break-ins, drug possession and
public drunkenness had caused local
Other voices
“motor voter” instead of waiting for
the completion of an audit that will
include recommendations on how to
improve the program.
Better to wait. These issues clearly
stem from DMV incompetence.
Besides the “motor voter” fiasco, the
agency’s failure to anticipate the
workload created by a new obligation
that it issue federal “Real ID” cards
that will be required in 2020 to board
domestic flights has led to massive
lines. Last week, DMV disclosed that
al warming.
Even for people who do not believe
in global warming, emission of fos-
sil fuels still do significantly degrade
air quality. I agree with the article that
“giving a good chunk of money back
to the people” may help alleviate the
problem. However, I also believe we
should provide incentives, reason and
how fossil fuel workers would benefit
from the move away from the industry
that they work in.
Benjamin Ueng
Milbrae
Four Pinocchios
Editor,
Trump has lied more than 5,000
times since campaigning and being
elected as President, according to
many fact checking sites and
American Presidential historians on
record.  sibility and practicality of ways to do so. Looking for silver-
Pamela Abramson’s letter ‘Is Trump
right?’ in Wednesday’s issue is anoth-
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schools to be closed.
Immediately though, progressive
groups called for Carlson to be black-
listed for using the word “dirtier.”
They hassled Carlson’s advertisers
and some have dropped the show as a
result.
Carlson did not call migrants
“dirty.” We should not ascribe to him
nefarious motives based on our own
knee-jerk oversensitivity.
We should condemn bullying,
blacklisting and boycotts pushed by
activist groups. It will harm people
on all sides of the political spectrum
if this continues and only speech
deemed risk-free by advertisers will
see the light of day. The result will be
less debate and discussion. Debate is
healthy and we need more of it, now
more than ever.
it had been warned by the federal gov-
ernment in November that it had
botched this obligation by requiring
just a single form of documentation.
That means 2.3 million residents who
obtained the cards may have to pro-
vide further proof of their identity. No
wonder DMV Director Jean Shiomoto
abruptly retired this month.
Increasingly, it’s apparent her perma-
nent replacement should be a capable
outsider, not a DMV lifer.
Regardless of who will oversee
DMV, “motor voter” is a good idea
that greatly promotes involvement in
democracy. This law must be fixed,
not junked.
er one of Trump’s lies. It is also a sad
example of Americans on the right,
that don’t bother to fact check what
they hear from Trump or Fox News.
The lie that Trump keeps repeating
and Trump supporters ignorantly
spread that “Obama and the
Democrats gave $150 billion to Iran
that went to the terrorist groups Iran
supports,” is now being used by
Trump and Fox News against the
Democrats for not approving $5 bil-
lion the wall. This is a blatant
attempt for Trump to fire up his
shrinking base, and, it makes people
like Ms. Abramson look like a person
whose word can’t be trusted to be true.
Thus, this lie, and Ms. Abramson’s
spreading of this lie, receives the
‘Four Pinocchios’ Award! I urge every-
one to not believe everything Trump
or Fox News says until they know the
facts and do some fact checking them-
selves.
Michael Oberg
San Mateo
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Monday • Dec 31, 2018 9
What snow on
Kilimanjaro?
By Jahan Alamzad
I
n a decade from now, an instructor
will assign reading of Ernest
Hemingway’s famed short story “The
snows of Kilimanjaro.” Students then
reach out to their smartphones. One of
them will say, “I just looked at Google
Earth. There is no snow on Kilimanjaro!”
A harrowing scenario, but sadly quite
credible. By then, most of the Maldives
will be under water, and tall constructed
dikes will prevent the rising sea encroaching the lower shores
of the United States.
Let’s not kid ourselves. We are battling global warming here
and there, but we are losing the war. We strive for clean envi-
ronment and sustainability, but we are polluting at a fast rate.
We listen to warnings, but we do not heed.
By all accounts, the special global warming report issued at
the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that was held
in in October in Incheon, South Korea produced the most alarm-
ing evidence of horrific dangers ahead. Worst yet, we only have
12 years to fix this trend, or no snow on Kilimanjaro will be
one of the least of destructions we will face.
The Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research study by
Anders Levermann illustrates that for every Celsius degree (1.8
Fahrenheit) of global temperature rise over the pre-industrial
era, the sea level will rise for about 2.3 meters (7.5 feet). That
math is not in our favor.
The Paris Agreement of 2015 does not suffice any longer.
That accord aimed to keep the temperature rise under 2 Celsius,
else the damage to the environment would likely be irre-
versible. The new evidence points to the fact that the increase
really ought to be less than 1.5 Celsius. A frightening thresh-
old as the current trajectory points to missing it. And, the
globe has already been warmed by about 1 Celsius.
We can reverse this dreadful trend with determination.
Politics gets in the way, no doubt. But, as the scientific evi-
dence strikingly shows, we have no alternative, and must
combat on behalf of our planet.
Reasons are many for how we got to this terrifying juncture,
and we can debate that all day long until cows come home. But
we are where we are, and we need to chart a path forward to get
us out of this mess.
There is also enough blame to go around. Ranging from
unapologetic abusers of the environment and their longtime
denier accomplices, to those ambivalent to this predicament
by shrugging their shoulders in nonchalant dismissal of car-
ing, antagonists try often enough to outweigh protagonists,
amongst them those opposing the Paris Agreement.
Approaching global warming as a “celebrity” cause has not
produced the needed results. There have been numerous events,
conferences, shows by iconic personalities, and more, to pro-
mote awareness that we are in a pickle. Sizable investments
have also been deployed, particularly over the past decade, to
combat climate change, which was all paved with good inten-
tions. Some impact, but not an impactful bang, as the current
scary data shows.
Instead, we ought to pursue a three-pronged approach: path-
way forward, prioritizations of initiatives and clean-living
promotion. We know the destination. But there is no conse-
quential path created yet to get us there. What’s needed is a
well-thought through, scientifically-validated roadmap that
basically would chart the way out of the conundrum, keeping
the rising temperatures in check.
To reduce concretely the harmful emissions over time, eco-
nomic sectors must lower their polluting activities according
not only to the rate that those sectors pollute, but also the fea-
bullet solutions to eliminate contributors to global warming
will not be practical, yet do-nothing, even slow response, is
also unacceptable. That’s the start of developing a roadmap
that will be fair to all, but also holds everyone accountable.
All the initiatives on the path obviously cannot be under-
taken simultaneously. Yet, we do have analytical methods
(multi-attribute utility analysis) to prioritize initiatives and
create a portfolio of undertakings that produces the best result.
We can then evaluate the size of the needed investments, and
also figure out what to do if the amount available for sustain-
ability investments changes. That’s a difficult problem, but
fortunately we have tools to develop the right solution.
Clean living is actually something that can bring together
everyone on both sides of the global warming debate. We all
want to live cleaner, use less nonrenewable energy and have a
healthy environment. Whether it is simple recycling or adopt-
ing new technologies, opponents to clean living are rare. To
trek along that path, our societal traits need to value simplici-
ty and cleanness over clutter and impurity, and the national
psyche must discourage grubby deeds.
Plato said, “The excessive increase of anything causes a
reaction in the opposite direction.” Eliminating our excesses
of polluting sources can contain global warming, and that’s
good for all.
Jahan Alamzad is a management consultant. He liv es in San
Carlos and can be followed on Twitter @jahan_alamzad.
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Retailers hope higher pay will buy more efficient workers
By Christopher Rugaber
and Anne D’Innocenzio
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — America’s retailers,
struggling to fill jobs, have been raising pay
to try to keep and attract enough employees.
Now, some stores want something in return:
A more efficient worker.
To that end, retailers, fast food restaurants
and other lower-wage employers are boost-
ing investment in technology and redesign-
ing stores. Walmart is automating its truck
unloading to require fewer workers on load-
ing docks. Kohl’s is using more hand-held
devices to speed check-outs and restock
shelves. McDonald’s is increasingly replac-
ing cashiers with self-service kiosks to free
up workers for table service.
Retail workers, though comparatively
low-paid, have enjoyed some of the best
wage gains in the past year. Their hourly pay
rose 4.3 percent in November from a year
earlier — much faster than such higher-wage
industries as manufacturing, where pay rose
1.8 percent.
Walmart raised its starting pay to $11 an
hour this year. Target’s minimum is $12,
with plans to make it $15 by 2020.
Amazon’s starting wage leapt to $15 in
November. And more than 20 states have
raised minimum wages above the federal
$7.25 an hour. California and Washington
state’s wage floors will reach $12 on Jan. 1.
New York’s will be $11.80.
Even as they’ve absorbed higher labor
costs, most retailers remain reluctant to pass
them on to customers in the form of price
increases. American consumers have grown
increasingly insistent on bargain prices —
in part a hangover from the Great Recession,
in part a function of online price-comparison
Redfin CEO: try to be
steady in tough times
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LOS ANGELES — Glenn Kelman knows
something about steering a company
through tumultuous economic times.
As chief executive of Seattle-based Redfin,
Kelman led the discount real estate brokerage
through the extreme boom-and-bust cycles
that that roiled the U.S. housing market the
past two decades. That includes the aftermath
of the 2008 financial crisis and the worst
downturn in housing since the Great
Depression.
Redfin provides listings of homes for sale
online and via a mobile app users can use to
search for properties and find information on
pricing, neighborhoods and other details. It
also employs agents to work with buyers and
sellers in more than 80 U.S. markets.
Kelman shared some of his insights and
experiences as CEO with The Associated
Press. Questions and answers have been edit-
ed for brevity and clarity:
Q: What advice do you have for small busi-
ness owners right now given that most econ-
omists expect growth to slow in 2019?
A: Redfin is the ultimate example of this.
We basically got our start right when the
financial crisis hit housing and destroyed the
whole economy. And everything we tried did-
n't work. I really felt that it was a personal
failing. It's so important to be steady. And
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Employers are hopeful higher pay and innovation make for an improved retail workforce.
tools. Retailers are loath to alienate them
and send them looking for alternative sell-
ers.
“It’s extraordinarily hard for retailers to
systematically raise prices,” said Jason
Goldberg, chief commerce strategy officer at
Publicis Communications NA, a digital con-
sulting agency. “These days, everyone’s
prices are way more transparent. It’s just one
click away from your super computer in your
pocket.”
So unless companies are willing to eat all
or part of their higher labor costs, they need
to increase their workers’ efficiency. A com-
pany’s wage increase of 10 percent can be
offset if its employees produce 10 percent
more.
“We need ...meaningful improvements” in
productivity, said Greg Foran, CEO of
Walmart’s US division. “Pricing generally
here's the source of steadi-
ness: If you start talking
about some highfalutin
mission for the company
when the shiitake hits the
fan, it's too late. If you've
always been about the
money and now that
you're not making money
Glenn Kelman you want to motivate
people with something
else, it's too late. You constantly remind
people in the best of times that there will be
hard times, too, but what this hot dog stand
is doing is fundamentally good because we're
feeding people. Or what Redfin is doing is
fundamentally good, because we're trying to
make real estate about consumers and not
agents — whatever it might be, if you have a
true north and you stick to that, people need
to hear that in the hard times, because other-
wise the cycle will just drive you crazy.
Q: How much do you pay attention to your
competition, and what do you try to learn
from them?
A: I should probably pay more attention to
our competition. I pay much more attention
to our customers. What you really want to
pay attention to is if a customer likes some-
body else's products more than yours, and
why. If a customer has a problem that
nobody's solving, what is it?
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isn’t going up. It’s going to come down as
competition intensifies.”
Though higher wages are driving retailers
to make workers more efficient, cost isn’t
the only factor. The companies are also under
intensifying pressure to speed delivery times
of online orders to compete with Amazon and
please customers who expect fast delivery.
Walmart employees can now use mobile
devices to check whether an item is in stock
and avoid trekking to distant storerooms.
The phones also send alerts when an item
needs a price change and directs workers to
those items.
And in a cluster of stores, Walmart has
deployed robots that monitor stockpiles and
can send photos of empty shelves to
employees’ phones. The information is sent
to a conveyer system that scans boxes being
unloaded from trucks. Workers then organize
Did 2018 usher in a creeping tech dystopia?
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We may remember 2018 as the year when
technology’s dystopian potential became
clear, from Facebook’s role enabling the har-
vesting of our personal data for election inter-
ference to a seemingly unending series of rev-
elations about the dark side of Silicon
Valley’s connect-everything ethos.
The list is long: High-tech tools for immi-
gration crackdowns. Fears of smartphone
addiction . YouTube algorithms that steer
youths into extremism. An experiment in
gene-edited babies .
Doorbells and concert venues that can pin-
point individual faces and alert police.
Repurposing genealogy websites to hunt for
crime suspects based on a relative’s DNA.
Automated systems that keep tabs of workers’
movements and habits. Electric cars in
Shanghai transmitting their every movement
to the government.
It’s been enough to exhaust even the most
imaginative sci-fi visionaries.
“It doesn’t so much feel like we’re living in
the future now, as that we’re living in a retro-
future,” novelist William Gibson wrote this
month on Twitter. “A dark, goofy ‘90s retro-
future.”
More awaits us in 2019, as surveillance and
data-collection efforts ramp up and artificial
intelligence systems start sounding more
human , reading facial expressions and gener-
ating fake video images so realistic that it
will be harder to detect malicious distortions
of the truth.
But there are also countermeasures afoot in
Congress and state government — and even
among tech-firm employees who are more
active about ensuring their work is put to pos-
itive ends.
“Something that was heartening this year
was that accompanying this parade of scan-
dals was a growing public awareness that
there’s an accountability crisis in tech,” said
Meredith Whittaker, a co-founder of New York
University’s AI Now Institute for studying the
social implications of artificial intelligence.
The group has compiled a long list of what
made 2018 so ominous, though many are
examples of the public simply becoming
newly aware of problems that have built up
for years. Among the most troubling cases
was the revelation in March that political
data-mining firm Cambridge Analytica swept
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the boxes for delivery to the sales floor. The
system has slashed the number of people
needed to unload trucks.
“When I first started working for Walmart,
we would unload the truck and you would have
associates running all over the backroom
trying to find out where to put things,” said
Ty Ford, who has worked at Walmart in
Houston for eight years. “It wasn’t organized
in any way.”
One technology being tested is “smart
glasses,” which display information on the
lenses so workers can identify items from
online orders for curbside pickup. The glass-
es can identify which items to pick, thereby
saving time that would be spent looking at
phones.
To try to raise productivity, retailers are
turning mainly to technology rather that
hounding employees to work harder. But
pressure does creep in: At Target, workers
who carry online orders to shoppers’ cars
now hear a honking horn on their devices,
instead of a generic bell, to signify that cus-
tomers are waiting.
Jaana Remes, an economist at McKinsey
Global Institute, noted that after the Great
Recession, stagnant pay reduced the incen-
tive for employers to invest in labor-saving
technology. Now, that’s starting to reverse.
Remes pointed out that labor-saving tech-
nology is more common in countries where
pay is higher. Self-serve restaurants, for
example, are more prevalent in Scandinavia
and Japan than in the United States.
“When have you seen grocery baggers in
Europe?” Remes said. “We still have them in
the U.S.”
But perhaps not for long. For this year’s
holiday shopping season, some Target
employees began using mobile devices to
check out shoppers.
up personal information
of millions of Facebook
users for the purpose of
manipulating national
elections.
“It really helped wake up
people to the fact that
these systems are actually
touching the core of our
Mark lives and shaping our
Zuckerberg social institutions,”
Whittaker said.
That was on top of other Facebook disas-
ters, including its role in fomenting violence
in Myanmar , major data breaches and ongo-
ing concerns about its hosting of fake
accounts for Russian propaganda .
It wasn’t just Facebook. Google attracted
concern about its continuous surveillance of
users after The Associated Press reported that
it was tracking people’s movements whether
they like it or not.
It also faced internal dissent over its col-
laboration with the U.S. military to create
drones with “computer vision” to help find
battlefield targets and a secret proposal to
launch a censored search engine in China.
And it unveiled a remarkably human-like
voice assistant that sounds so real that peo-
ple on the other end of the phone didn’t know
they were talking to a computer.
Those and other concerns bubbled up in
December as lawmakers grilled Google CEO
Sundar Pichai at a congressional hearing — a
sequel to similar public reckonings this year
with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and
other tech executives.
“It was necessary to convene this hearing
because of the widening gap of distrust
between technology companies and the
American people,” Republican House
Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said.
Internet pioneer Vint Cerf said he and other
engineers never imagined their vision of a
worldwide network of connected computers
would morph 45 years later into a surveil-
lance system that collects personal informa-
tion or a propaganda machine that could sway
elections.
“We were just trying to get it to work,”
recalled Cerf, who is now Google’s chief
internet evangelist. “But now that it’s in the
hands of the general public, there are people
who ... want it to work in a way that obvious-
ly does harm, or benefits themselves.”
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Monday • Dec. 31, 2018

Kittle sets NFL record

By Greg Beacham
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES — George Kittle’s remarkable season got
sealed in style in the 49ers’ season finale Sunday — with a
new NFL record.
While the Rams wrapped up a six-game sweep of their
NFC West opponents with a 48-32 victory over the 49ers,
Kittle set the NFL’s single-season record for yards receiving
by a tight end with 1,377 when he caught a 43-yard touch-
down pass from Nick Mullens with 2:20 remaining in the
2018 regular season. Kittle got the record with nine catches
for 149 yards, including five for 95 yards in the fourth quar-
ter. He surpassed both Rob Gronkowski’s 2011 record of
1,327 yards and the new mark set earlier Sunday by Kansas
City’s Travis Kelce, who finished this season with 1,336.
“I was like, ‘Well, I’ll let (Kelce) have it for a little bit,
and then I’m going to take it,”’ Kittle said.
The Niners were determined to get the record, targeting
Kittle 14 times — including six times in the fourth quarter of
a blowout. Head coach Kyle Shanahan said he wanted this
record after Kittle had 210 yards receiving in the first half
against Denver earlier this month, but failed to top Shannon
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George Kittle set the NFL’s all-time, single-season receiving
See 49ERS, Page 14 record for a tight end Sunday in Los Angeles.

NFL playoff slate

Ennis’ eyes on the prize

By Terry Bernal
Wild Card Playoffs
Saturday, Jan. 5
Indianapolis at Houston, 1:35 p.m. (ESPN)
Seattle at Dallas, 5:15 p.m. (FOX) Sunday, Jan. 6
L.A. Chargers at Baltimore, 10:05 a.m. (CBS)
Philadelphia at Chicago, 1:40 p.m. (NBC)
Divisional Playoffs
Saturday, Jan. 12
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF Baltimore/Chargers/Indianapolis at Kansas City, 1:35 p.m. (NBC)
Chicago/Dallas/Seattle at Rams, 5:15 p.m. (FOX) Sunday, Jan. 13
Houston/Baltimore/Chargers at New England, 10:05 a.m. (CBS)
As a 5-11 stretch four, Maddie Ennis has Dallas/Seattle/Philadelphia at New Orleans, 1:40 p.m. (FOX)
no trouble taking over a game on the high
school court.
The Burlingame native is putting up con-
sistent numbers as a senior at St. Ignatius-
SF. She has scored in double figures in every
NFL playoff
game this season while leading the Wildcats
to a 9-2 record. That result is par for the
course for her three-year varsity career. SI
had an identical record through its first 11
games last season, and during Ennis’ sopho-
picture set
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more year the team entered West Catholic
Athletic League play with a 12-1 mark. The playoff chase went down to the final
That’s all well and good. And, sure, Ennis minutes of the season Sunday, when
is intent on leaving her mark on the pro- Baltimore squeezed in as AFC North win-
gram, wanting to see the winning tradition ner, and defending Super Bowl champion
carried on by a current roster that includes Philadelphia got some help to secure an
six juniors and six underclassmen, including NFC wild card.
her sister Mali, a 5-10 freshman. That left Pittsburgh and Minnesota out.
“I think we are a very special team in
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regards to the fact we are so young,” Ennis
said. “We’re trying to build a program. … In
terms of our younger players, I want them to
be a really good program and I think we’re
on track to doing that.”
Terra Nova
Ennis is building toward the future too.
The senior workhorse fits the bill of a high
school post player — she’s strong, hardly
claims Cole
comes off the floor, and her cool signature
headband has been a part of her uniform
since grade school — but in terms of mak-
tourney title
By Terry Bernal
ing her stature work at the next level, she
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
knows she’s got her work cut out for her if
she’s to achieve her goal of earning an
The Terra Nova Tigers made quite an
NCAA Division I scholarship.
impression with their
“I’d like to play at a Division I school,”
program’s first appear-
Ennis said. “That’s the ultimate goal. I put
ance in the Tim Cole
that on myself and I’ve put in the hours to
Memorial Tournament.
try to get there. That’s where I want to go
The Tigers (8-3 overall)
and I think that’s where I should go.”
brought home the tourna-
In terms of collegiate opportunities,
ment title from American
Ennis has a ton of Division II programs
High School in Fremont
offering her the moon, according to St.
with three straight wins,
Ignatius head coach Mike Mulkerrins. And
Ennis said she’s got Division I walk-on Justin Milch finishing off the trifecta
with a 60-52 victory
offers from University of the Pacific and
over Piedmont Hills in Saturday’s tourney
University of San Francisco. TERRY BERNAL/DAILY JOURNAL championship game.
St. Ignatius senior Maddie Ennis — a Burlingame native — scored a season-high 25 points last
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No Love? Stanford still wants to run in Sun Bowl

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Cameron Scarlett ranked second on the Cardinal after
Bryce Love with 236 rushing yards on the year.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
EL PASO, Texas — Even without Bryce
Love, Stanford plans to stick with the
running game in the Sun Bowl against
Pittsburgh.
Because the Panthers (7-6) are powered
by the first pair of 1,000-yard rushers in
school history, coach Pat Narduzzi fig-
ures Monday’s meeting against the
Cardinal (8-4) will be something of an
oddity in today’s college game.
“This is going to be a game where the
Stanford vs. Pitt, Monday, 11 a.m., CBS
two teams both huddle,” Narduzzi said. “I
think fans might get a kick out of that.
They might not know what that is. This
is going to be like an old 1985 bowl
game where both teams are going to line
up with two backs in the backfield and
actually run the football, not throw it
and spread.”
Love is the second lead Stanford back
in three years to skip the Sun Bowl to
focus on the NFL draft. Christian
McCaffrey sat out the Cardinal’s 25-23
victory over North Carolina in 2016,
was drafted eighth overall by the
Carolina Panthers the next spring and
just finished in the top 10 in the league
in rushing.
McCaffrey was trying to avoid injury
after following a 2,019-yard season with
another strong year. Love decided to
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QB preludes Redbox Bowl by announcing return to Oregon
By Josh Dubow
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SANTA CLARA — Oregon coach Mario
Cristobal got a big win in bowl season even
before the Ducks took the field.
Star quarterback Justin Herbert announced
he’s returning for his senior year, immedi-
ately turning Oregon into a playoff con-
tender. With all 11 starters expected back
next season, the Ducks (8-4) will get a big
head start on 2019 when they close this sea-
son on Monday in the Redbox Bowl against
Michigan State (7-5).
“It bodes well for him, for us, for the
offense, the team, the future of the pro-
gram,” Cristobal said. “A lot of things real-
ly fall into place with that announcement.
Saying that we’re thrilled is the understate-
ment of the year.”
Herbert was projected as a possible top 10
draft pick in 2019 after completing 59.6
percent of his passes for 2,985 yards, 28
touchdowns and eight interceptions this
season. He has thrown for 6,904 yards with
62 TDs and 17 interceptions in his career,
with Oregon averaging 39.4 points per
game in his 27 career starts.
He is part of an offense that features a
1,000-yard receiver in Dillon Mitchell and a
pair of talented freshmen running backs in
CJ Verdell and Travis Dye. The line got a
boost with the decision by guard Shane
Pac-12 hoops
Harvard women upset No. 14 Cal
BERKELEY — Katie Benzan scored 19
points and Sydney Skinner made four free
throws in the last 19.5 seconds as Harvard
outscored No. 14 California 8-1 in the final
45 seconds to pull out an 85-79 win Sunday.
There were 12 ties and 12 lead changes but
the Crimson (7-6) led
most of the way. It is the
second time Harvard beat
a ranked Pac-12 team on
its home court — in 1998
the Crimson beat top-
seeded Stanford in the
NCAA Tournament as a
16-seed.
McKenzie The Golden Bears (9-
2), coming off a home
Forbes
loss to top-ranked
UConn, got 22 points from McKenzie
Forbes, 15 from Kianna Smith and 12
points and 14 boards from Kristine
Anigwe. Cal shot 41 percent and was just
10 of 22 from the foul line, 3 of 8 in the
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Justin Herbert bypassed first-round stature
in the NFL draft to return to Oregon in 2019.
Lemieux also to return next season.
But the biggest piece is Herbert, who pro-
vides a tough challenge to the Spartans.
“He throws every ball pretty good, great
velocity, good accuracy, ball placement,”
safety Khari Willis said. “He has arm
strength, he has all the things you want in a
quarterback, he has size and he can move
better than he gets credit for.”
Strength vs. strength
The Ducks have a potent running game
with Verdell and Dye, who are one of just six
Power Five duos with at least 700 yards
each. But they will be in for a tough test
against a Spartans defense that is No. 1 in
the nation against the run. Michigan State
has allowed just 81.3 yards per game and
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return for his senior season after breaking
McCaffrey’s school record with 2, 118
yards, but battled injuries while finishing
with just 739 yards.
“With Bryce, it really didn’t matter what
you ran, he’s going to find a way to make a
play,” Stanford coach David Shaw said.
“We’ll play most of the backs like we
always do. We’ll rotate those guys and keep
those guys fresh.”
Cameron Scarlett, also a senior, was sec-
ond to Love with 236 yards, followed by
221 from junior Trevor Speights, who was
among the Texas high school career rushing
leaders in McAllen. Scarlett matched Love
with a team-best six rushing touchdowns.
“Cameron Scarlett is more than capable,”
Shaw said. “He’s had some big games, some big
moments really throughout his entire career.
Excited about what he’s got a chance to do.”
Qadree Ollison (1,190 yards) and Darrin
Hall (1,021) are the keys to Pitt’s 18th-
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only 29 runs of at least 10 yards all season.
“They’re the best rushing defense in the
country,” Lemieux said. “A lot of times you
don’t want to look at the stats, you want to
look at the tape. Really the tape lines up
with the statistics. This is the best defen-
sive front I’ve ever played.”
Healthy arm
The time off before the bowl did a lot for
Michigan State quarterback Brian Lewerke,
who missed three games down the stretch
with a shoulder injury. Coach Mark
Dantonio said Lewerke’s arm strength is
back and he will start the bowl game.
“Time has to heal that sometimes,” Dantonio
said. “That’s what happened. He’s back to
being confident in that strength, which was a
big issue. I think he’s ready to go.”
Staying in school
The Ducks weren’t the only team that got
a boost when a star player decided to return
instead of heading to the draft. Spartans
defensive lineman Raequan Williams made a
similar decision because he wants another
season with his teammates at Michigan
State and to fulfill a promise he made to his
mother to earn his degree. He also has some
unfinished business.
ranked rushing offense at 230 yards per
game. They have 20 touchdowns rushing
between them, led by Ollison with 11.
They also have the two longest runs in
Pitt history, both TDs. Ollison went 97
yards against Virginia Tech this season,
Hall 92 against Duke last year. Ollison has
189 carries to 137 for Hall.
“I think it keeps them fresh,” Narduzzi
said. “One big hoss gets a little tired, the
next guy can come in and get it done. You’re
not just playing with one tailback that’s a
big, bruising back. You’re playing two of
them that can wear on a defense.”
Top receiving threat
Receiver JJ Arcega-Whiteside can set a
Stanford record with a touchdown catch.
He’s tied for the school mark and ranks third
nationally with 14 TDs this season. He
interned for former secretary of state
Condoleezza Rice this past summer and is a
native of Spain whose parents played pro
basketball overseas.
About the QBs
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“We have a really good team coming
back,” he said. “I feel like we underachieved
a little bit this year for the talent we have on
this team. We have big things in our future.”
Series history
These teams met not so long ago in a
home-and-home series that had far bigger
implications. In 2014 and ‘15, the schools
played early season matchups with both
ranked in the top 10. Oregon won the first at
home and went all the way to championship
game. Michigan State won the following
year and ended up in the College Football
Playoff. Dantonio said that history gives
some added meaning to this game.
“Both programs have been in a national
spotlight where all eyes are on them,”
Dantonio said. “That generates interest
throughout the country.”
Last hurrah
Michigan State running back LJ Scott
played just four games this season because
of an ankle injury. He could have come back
for a fifth season but decided to play in the
bowl before heading into the draft. He ran
for 2,591 yards his first three seasons
before being limited to 180 on 55 carries
this season.
15th career start, with a 60 percent comple-
tion rate to go with 1,833 yards passing, 12
touchdowns and six interceptions. Stanford
junior K.J. Costello passed the 5,000-yard
mark for his career in a win at California to
finish the regular season. He has 3,435 yards
with 29 touchdowns and 11 picks.
Here’s the kicker
Alex Kessman has six of the eight
longest field goals in Pitt history. One of
his two 55-yarders is the longest field goal,
pro or college, at Heinz Field, also home of
the Pittsburgh Steelers. Kessman had a
school record-tying 56-yarder as a freshman
and has three of the 16 longest kicks in the
country this season.
Stanford’s finish
The Cardinal have three in a row and are
trying to finish on a solid winning streak
with a Sun Bowl victory for the second time
in three seasons. All four of Stanford’s loss-
es in a midseason stretch of five games came
against teams in the top 20 of the College
Football Playoff rankings: Notre Dame,
Washington, Washington State and Utah.
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With Alabama-Clemson set, get ready for part 5
By Ralph Russo
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ARLINGTON, Texas — Before Alabama-
Clemson IV is even played, know that part
five of college football’s epic championship
series already is in production.
The top-ranked Crimson Tide and No. 2
Tigers will meet for the fourth straight year in
the College Football Playoff, and third time
in the championship game, on Jan. 7 in
Santa Clara. With quarterbacks Tua
Tagovailoa and Trevor Lawrence in the fold
for next season, go ahead and pencil Alabama
and Clemson in for the 2019 title game, too.
Next year it will be played in New Orleans, so
the travel will be easier for the fans.
Parity is for the rest of college football.
Over the last four seasons, Georgia is the
only team other than Alabama and Clemson
to win a College Football Playoff game.
Fans can argue about which teams should be
three and four in the playoff rankings just like
this year — as if it matters. Want to expand
the playoff to eight teams? Fine. The final
two will still be Alabama and Clemson. This
season the Crimson Tide and Tigers started
the season Nos. 1 and 2 in the AP Top 25 , and
they will likely finish that way. And then in
August, they will start next season that way,
again.
Alabama (14-0) and Clemson (14-0) are in a
league of their own.
“I was joking earlier that they should be a
part of our conference,” Clemson defensive
tackle Christian Wilkins said. “I love going
up against them because it definitely brings
out your best. They’re definitely the best
team we see.”
Why so confident the beat will go on next
year? Start with the quarterbacks.
Lawrence, the fabulous freshman, carved
up Notre Dame in one semifinal Saturday,
throwing for 327 yards and three touch-
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Above: Clemson running back Travis Etienne
scores a touchdown against Notre Dame at
the Cotton Bowl in the College Football
Playoff semifinals Saturday at AT&T Stadium.
Right: Alabama receiver Jerry Jeudy celebrates
against Oklahoma at the Orange Bowl in the
College Football Playoff semifinals Saturday
at Hard Rock Stadium.
downs at the Cotton Bowl in Texas.
Tagovailoa, the super sophomore who
already has a national title game MVP on
his resume, was 24 for 27 for 318 yards and
four touchdown passes against Oklahoma at
the Orange Bowl in Florida.
Both stars return next season, with an array
of weapons at their disposal.
Lawrence’s top target against the Fighting
Irish was another freshman. Justyn Ross, an
Alabama native swiped from the Tide in
recruiting, scored two long touchdowns to
bust the Cotton Bowl open. The Tigers’ other
leading receivers this season are Tee Higgins
and Amari Rogers, a couple of sophomores.
Federer looking forward to Serena’s serve
By Tristan Lavalette
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PERTH, Australia — Roger Federer’s
wish is about to be granted — he’s get-
ting the chance to return Serena
Williams’ powerful serve.
The famously unflappable Swiss
acknowledges being excited about the
prospect of taking on his fellow tennis
great on Tuesday in a Hopman Cup mixed
doubles match between Switzerland and
the United States.
“I admire everything she has done both
on and off the court,” Federer said. “I
Travis Etienne, the running back who fin-
ished seventh in the Heisman voting and has
scored 23 touchdowns, is a sophomore.
“We have a fun team because we’ve got this
great group of veteran leadership with
(Hunter) Renfrow and the Mitch Hyatts and
that group,” Clemson coach Dabo Swinney
said. “And you’ve just got this energy and
enthusiasm and eagerness from some of these
young guys like (defensive end) Xavier
Thomas, Trevor, even (running back) Lyn-J
(Dixon), even Travis (Etienne). Tee Higgins
is just a sophomore. So it’s a lot of fun to see
these guys go out there and compete.”
Coach Nick Saban will be seeking his
have always thought
how is it to return that
serve and go head-to-
head with her.”
Federer made an
impressive start in
preparation for his
Australian Open title
defense with a seem-
Roger Federer ingly effortless 6-1,
6-1 victory over
Cameron Norrie on Sunday.
His playing partner Belinda Bencic
also won to seal defending champion
Switzerland’s victory over Britain in
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sixth national championship since 2009,
and seventh overall. It’s silly to think the
machine in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, will stop
churning out title contenders anytime soon.
Especially, next season, when the best quar-
terback Saban has ever coached returns.
And check the box score of the Oklahoma
game. The three Alabama receivers who
caught touchdown passes (DeVonta Smith,
Jerry Jeudy and Henry Ruggs III) are all soph-
omores. Alabama has its own spectacular
freshman pass-catcher in Jaylen Waddle.
Clemson will have to overhaul one of the
best defensive lines in recent college football
history, but Thomas is ready to take over the
tradition of dominant pass rushers in Death
Valley.
Alabama will have a dozen or so players
drafted in April. Just as it did last April. The
next man up is always as good, if not better,
for the Tide.
The next wave of blue chips is on the way.
Alabama has already locked up the top recruit-
ing class in the country. Clemson’s class was
top five after the early signing period.
Is it bad for college football that Alabama
and Clemson have separated from the rest of
the college football? Well, the Cleveland
Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors played in
the last four NBA Finals and the league has
never been more popular.
This is not quite the same. Alabama and
Clemson are turning major college football
into Division III, where Mount Union and
Wisconsin-Whitewater played seven straight
championship games from 2005-11.
Some advice: Enjoy the twists and turns of
the entire college football season. The
upsets. The conference races. The rivalries.
Army’s triple-option. Washington State’s Air
Raid. The (hash)MACtion. The
(hash)Pac12AfterDark.
Just know that in the end, it’ll be Alabama
and Clemson again.
Group B.
Federer and Bencic will next take on
Williams and Frances Tiafoe to kick-start
the New Year with arguably the most
anticipated match in the tournament’s
three-decade history.
Tickets were sold out soon after being
released for the showpiece encounter, which
pits Federer and Williams on court for the
first time. The 37-year-olds have won 43
Grand Slam singles titles between them.
“It’s very exciting for us. I hope tennis
fans tune in and watch it because it’s going
to be one time and probably never again in
this type of competition,” Federer said.
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because he didn’t catch a pass in the second
half.
“My position coach and some other guys
were giving me little updates,” Kittle said.
“Definitely going into the last drive, ‘Hey,
you need 9 yards, so make it 15.’ I said, ‘Hey,
I’ll take it to the end zone, I guess.”’
Mullens passed for 282 yards with three
touchdowns and three interceptions for the
49ers (4-12), who wrapped up their fifth con-
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Piedmont Hills (9-1) entered the game rid-
ing an undefeated nine-game win streak, and
looked to be zeroing in on win No. 10 after
taking a 48-44 lead over Terra Nova midway
through the fourth quarter. But the Tigers
closed the game on a 16-4 run, with sopho-
more Justin Milch scoring eight of his
team-high 20 points in the final period.
“This was a good week for us,” Terra Nova
head coach Kenny Milch said. “We shot the
ENNIS
Continued from page 11
But while she’s got plenty of inside game,
and can create a steady tempo with her abil-
ity to dribble-drive, Ennis knows it’s her
midrange game — and the improvements
she has made to it — that will ultimate nav-
igate her college destination.
“She’s got unbelievable energy, ”
Mulkerrins said. “She really knows how to
play. She’s really fast. And she’s really
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secutive non-winning season. San Francisco
went winless on the road for the first time
since 1979, Bill Walsh’s first season in
charge.
Alfred Morris rushed for 111 yards and a
score.
Rams earn first-round bye
Even after everything the Rams have accom-
plished this season, they still knew they prob-
ably needed to beat rival San Francisco in the
finale for a first-round playoff bye.
Although their high-powered offense did its
part as usual, a four-takeaway effort by the
defense was even more exciting while the
Rams secured a well-deserved week off.
Brandin Cooks and Josh Reynolds caught
ball well and we won the battle in the
paint.”
Justin Milch earned tournament Most
Valuable Player honors after knocking
down his season-high for points. But it was
senior big man Jared Julian who scored six
straight points to overcome the fourth-quar-
ter deficit.
With the Tigers trailing 48-44, Julian
earned a trip to the free-throw line and hit
the first attempt. While his second one
missed, senior Jack Bellinger came up with
the offensive rebound, then kicked out to
Julian who popped a 3-pointer to tie it.
“It was an unconventional 4-point play,”
Kenny Milch said.
improved her shooting, which makes her
more of a DI interest.”
Ennis turned the corner with her midrange
game prior to her junior year. Switching her
offseason affiliation by joining Golden
City SF of the AAU, she immediately con-
nected with a private coach. Drills, drills
and more drills led to better technique. And
that better technique led to better scoring
efficiency.
As a sophomore, Ennis averaged 4. 8
points per game in games recorded on
MaxPreps.com, then improved to 8.8 ppg
as a junior. This season, through her first
two touchdown passes apiece from Jared Goff.
Cory Littleton returned one of his two inter-
ceptions for a TD as the Rams (13-3) complet-
ed their winningest regular season since 2001
by making sure they get a few days off before
they attempt to earn their first playoff victory
since the 2004 season.
“We’ll enjoy all of that tonight, and under-
stand how big of an accomplishment that is,”
said Goff, who passed for 199 yards. “You feel
great (at) 13-3. We’re coming off two great
wins, and we get to finish the season 6-0
(against the division). Only team in the league
that did that.”
The Rams needed the win over the Niners or a
loss by Chicago to clinch the No. 2 seed in the
NFC postseason. Los Angeles didn’t count on
Terra Nova turned in another offensive
board to take the lead, with Julian crashing
to score 2 on a put-back with under two min-
utes to play, giving the Tigers a 50-48
advantage. Justin Milch followed with his
third 3-pointer of the game to give Terra
Nova all the points it would need with a 53-
48 advantage.
Justin Milch converted a slew of free
throws down the stretch to seal the win. The
6-2 sophomore — the third Milch brother
to play for his father at the Pacifica high
school — shot 9 of 10 from the stripe
throughout.
Bellinger added 13 points for Terra Nova.
Junior guard Jordan Salgado had 10 points, and
six games, she averaged 17.8 ppg. She went
on to record a season-high 25 points in last
Thursday’s opener of the Leo LaRocca Sand
Dune Classic in a win over Mills, and then
scored 14 points in limited play in
Saturday’s blowout of Terra Nova.
“Because of my size, I know I need to
work on [the midrange game],” Ennis said.
“I’m always trying to get better at that.”
Commuting from Burlingame to San
Francisco every day hasn’t exactly helped.
Spending an hour a day in the car is
inevitable, but Ennis has had to do so on
someone else’s schedule for most of her
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the Bears, who ended up beating Minnesota.
The Rams played nearly every starter except
Todd Gurley and jumping to a 14-0 lead in the
first five minutes before stretching it to 28-3
midway through the second quarter.
C.J. Anderson rushed for 132 yards and a
touchdown in his second 100-yard game in
place of Gurley, who sat out again to rest his
knees.
The Rams hadn’t swept San Francisco since
2004, but coach Sean McVay dropped 87
points on his friend Kyle Shanahan’s club in
two meetings this season.
“We’re going into (the bye week) with a lot
of confidence after this,” Reynolds said. “The
rest is going to help us out, and we’ll be at our
best when the playoffs start.”
was named to the all-tournament team while
hitting a perfect 18 of 18 free throws through
the three games. Senior forward Dylan
McAdams also earned all-tournament honors.
The Tigers advanced to the championship
game with wins over Foothill-Pleasanton
56-47 Thursday, followed by a 66-61 win
over Abbotsford-British Columbia Friday.
“The competition was good and, for us, it
was nice to see these guys as a group rise to
the occasion,” Kenny Milch said.
The tournament title marks Terra Nova’s
first in any non-conference, preseason tour-
nament in 10 years. The Tigers last took
home a tournament trophy from Jefferson’s
Blue and Gold Tournament in 2008.
high school days, depending on the bus or
carpooling to get to and from the St.
Ignatius campus in the Sunset District.
This changed Dec. 18, though, when
Ennis earned her driver’s license. And while
she isn’t immune to the excitement any
teenager would experience in earning one’s
wings, Ennis has the additional thrill of
knowing she now has extra time to spend in
the gym, on the court, working toward the
dream.
“Getting more time and getting shots,”
Ennis said. “It’s just about getting shots and
getting better.”
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Chiefs romp past Raiders to
clinch No. 1 seed in the AFC
By Dave Skretta
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick
Mahomes stalked Chiefs wide
receiver Damarcus Robinson on
the sideline as chants of “MVP”
echoed throughout Arrowhead
Stadium, trying to track down a
football that would serve as a keep-
sake not only of this night but of
this season.
The first-year starter had just
thrown an 89-yard scoring strike
to Robinson, the 50th time one of
his passes ended up in the end
zone. It also gave Mahomes more
than 5,000 yards passing, not to
mention put a dagger in Oakland
and clinched the AFC West title and
No. 1 seed in the playoffs.
“They’re special,” Mahomes
said after securing that memento,
and after Kansas City had wrapped
up a 35-3 whitewash of the Raiders
on Sunday. “To do those things in
this league, that doesn’t happen.”
Not very often anyway.
Mahomes finished with 281
yards passing, the highlights the
strike to Robinson and a 67-yard
TD pass to Tyreek Hill. That gave
him 5,097 yards and 50 touchdown
passes, and allowed Mahomes to
join Peyton Manning as the only
QBs to hit 5,000 and 50 in the
same season.
Hill finished with five catches
for 101 yards, becoming the
Chiefs’ single-season leader for
yards receiving with 1,479, while
adding a fourth-quarter touchdown
run. Damien Williams added 51
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Kansas City (12-4) grabbed the
AFC’s top seed, followed by New
England (11-5), Houston (11-5)
and Baltimore (10-6). The
Chargers (12-4) own the first wild
card and will play at the Ravens
next Sunday at 1 p.m. EST. The
Colts (10-6) romped past the
Titans 33-17 at Tennessee and
have the other wild card. They
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Chiefs 35, Raiders 3
yards and a score on the ground as
the Chiefs (12-4) beat the Raiders
for the eighth time in nine games.
The decisive win came after
Kansas City squandered a chance to
clinch the division with a fourth-
quarter collapse against the
Chargers and again in a shootout
loss last weekend in Seattle.
“This was a tricky game,” Chiefs
coach Andy Reid said. “We felt like
we let off the accelerator there late-
ly and we didn’t take advantage of
opportunities.”
No problem with that on Sunday.
Derek Carr had his league-lead-
ing streak of 332 passes without
an interception snapped when the
Chiefs’ Daniel Sorensen returned a
pick for a touchdown in the first
quarter. Carr threw another pick
and lost a fumble as Oakland (4-12)
turned the ball over on its first four
possessions.
He finished 23 of 32 for 184
yards, and Doug Martin ran for 100
yards but also lost a fumble, as the
Raiders headed into an offseason of
uncertainty surrounding where
they will play next season.
“Obviously, we got a lot a work
to do,” said Raiders coach Jon
Gruden, who wrapped up his first
season back with the franchise. “I
know today was not a good note,
but it’s a great group of guys who
laid quite a foundation and I think
we can build on that. I’m excited
about that.”
The Chiefs eliminated any drama
in the first 20 minutes.
travel to Houston on Saturday
afternoon.
The Saints (13-3) have the top
seed in the NFC, and the Rams (12-
4) got the No. 2 spot when they
beat San Francisco. Chicago (12-
4), whose win at Minnesota
knocked out the Vikings and put
the Eagles into the postseason, is
seeded third and gets Philadelphia
(9-7) next Sunday at 4:40 p.m.
Dallas (10-6) is the fourth seed
and will play Seattle (10-6) on
Saturday night.
C. J. Mosley intercepted a
fourth-down pass by Baker
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Mahomes started the scoring
barrage when he threw a perfect
post pass to Hill, who waltzed into
the end zone for his long touch-
down reception. And a few minutes
later, Sorensen stepped in front of
tight end Jared Cook — who had
inexplicably stopped his route —
for a 54-yard pick-6.
The Chiefs defense kept causing
turnovers, and Williams capped
another effortless drive with a
short touchdown run, giving
Kansas City a comfortable 21-0
lead late in the first half.
The league’s highest-scoring
offense continued its onslaught
after the break.
Mahomes delivered the clincher
when he floated a pass deep down-
field to Robinson, who ran out of
the grasp of his would-be tackler.
Robinson was so far ahead of the
defense that he turned around at the
15-yard line and backpedaled into
the end zone — getting a taunting
call as his reward.
Not that it mattered for the
Chiefs, who were already celebrat-
ing their postseason bye and what
they hope is a Super Bowl road
through Arrowhead Stadium. Hill
merely added to the party when he
added his rushing touchdown in the
fourth quarter to put the game away.
Kelce’s catches
The Chiefs’ Travis Kelce had five
catches for 62 yards, giving him
1,336 yards this season. That
Mayfield to preserve the Ravens’
26-24 win as Baltimore rushed for
a season-best 296 yards. A year
ago, Baltimore missed the play-
offs by losing its finale at home to
the Bengals, who rallied with a
last-minute touchdown.
Steelers players remained on the
field after they edged Cincinnati
16-13 and watched the drama from
Baltimore on the videoboard. But
their archrival Browns couldn’t
help them against the equally
hated Ravens, and Pittsburgh (9-6-
1) is out.
Nick Foles, who led the Eagles
Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce totaled five catches for 62 yards Sunday at
Arrowhead Stadium to give him 1,336 yards on the season, which broke
Rob Gronkowski’s NFL record for receiving yards by a tight end. Kelce’s
record was broken later in the day by 49ers tight end George Kittle.
broke the NFL record for tight ends
set by the Patriots’ Rob
Gronkowski in 2011, only for the
49ers’ George Kittle to pass him a
few minutes later. “The individual
accolades in this game alone, I
think, are a bit overrated,” Kelce
said. “You’ve got 11 guys out there
trying to push for one goal and
sure enough, we achieved that as a
team.”
More records
Mahomes was 14 of 24, giving
him a franchise-record 383 com-
pletions this season. He began the
day tied with Trent Green with 369.
... Reid broke a tie with former
Chiefs coach Marty
to the Super Bowl title over the
Patriots in Minneapolis last
February, guided them to a
resounding 24-0 victory at
Washington. Then the Bears
helped out at Minnesota with a 24-
10 win even though they had
nothing to play for, being set as
the NFC’s third seed.
Earlier, the Texans rallied from
losing their first three games to
win the AFC South and become the
No 3 seed.
Houston easily handled
Jacksonville 20-3 Sunday as
Deshaun Watson threw for 234
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Schottenheimer for seventh on the
NFL’s career wins list with his
206th.
Injuries
Rai ders : DT Maurice Hurst was
inactive after dealing with an ankle
issue all month. He finished with
four sacks, matching the lowest
total to lead the Raiders since
sacks became a stat in 1982.
Chi efs : SS Eric Berry (heel),
WR Sammy Watkins (foot) and RB
Spencer Ware (hamstring) were
among the inactives. ... LB Reggie
Ragland left after his interception
with a hip injury. FS Jordan Lucas
(neck) and DT Derrick Nnadi (con-
cussion) also left the game.
yards and ran for a touchdown, and
DeAndre Hopkins had 147 yards
receiving.
The Texans finished last in the
division in 2017. They and the
Bears have done the worst-to-first
turnaround this season, making it
15 of the past 16 seasons that has
occurred in the league.
New England, meanwhile, will
get a week off in early January for
the 13th time since 2001, most in
the NFL during that span. The
Patriots routed the Jets 38-3, and
because they defeated Houston dur-
ing the season, they get the bye.
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N.Y. Rangers 37 16 14 7 39 109 122 Milwaukee 25 10 .714 — Cleveland 7 8 1 .469 359 392
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Philadelphia 37 15 17 5 35 110 133 Indiana 24 12 .667 1 1/2 Cincinnati 6 10 0 .375 368 455 three 3-pointers. Menlo enjoyed one
Carolina 37 15 17 5 35 91 108 Detroit 16 18 .471 8 1/2
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Winnipeg 38 24 12 2 50 130 108 Houston 20 15 .571 —
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Calgary 39 23 12 4 50 133 107 Oklahoma City 22 13 .629 1 1/2 South while adding three steals.
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Vancouver 41 19 18 4 42 124 129 Carolina 7 9 0 .438 376 382 Menlo 43, Foothill 24
Edmonton 38 18 17 3 39 108 122 Pacific Division Trojans posted a 7-2 record. In
Tampa Bay 5 11 0 .313 396 464 The Knights (6-2 overall)
Arizona 39 17 20 2 36 100 112 Warriors 24 13 .649 — North earning its 10th win of the season,
Los Angeles 39 15 21 3 33 89 117 L.A. Clippers 21 15 .583 2 1/2 W L T Pct PF PA opened the game on a 21-0 run to
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New Jersey 2, Carolina 0 Phoenix 9 28 .243 15 Holiday Classic. Menlo shut out
San Jose 7, Edmonton 4
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Utah 129, New York 97
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225 425 Justin Sellers added 11 points. Girls’ basketball
Denver 122, Phoenix 118
Pittsburgh 6, St. Louis 1 Golden State 115, Portland 105 Kastner, a junior forward, was Sutter 61, Half Moon Bay 50
Dallas 5, Detroit 1 x-clinched playoff spot
N.Y. Rangers 4, Nashville 3
San Antonio 122, L.A. Clippers 111
Sunday’s Games y-clinched division named to the all-tournament team Freshman guard Abby Kennedy
Chicago 3, Colorado 2, OT Orlando 109, Detroit 107 as Menlo posted a 3-1 record, scored 20 points but this was not
Arizona 5, Anaheim 4, OT Minnesota 113, Miami 104 Sunday’s Games
Vancouver 3, Calgary 2, OT Toronto 95, Chicago 89 Detroit 31, Green Bay 0 including wins over Hawaii enough as the Lady Cougars fell in
Sunday’s Games Dallas 105, Oklahoma City 103 Houston 20, Jacksonville 3 Baptist and Jordan-Long Beach. the semifinals of the Casa Robles
Vegas 5, Arizona 1 Portland 129, Philadelphia 95 New England 38, N.Y. Jets 3
Monday’s Games L.A. Lakers 121, Sacramento 114 Carolina 33, New Orleans 14 Tournament. Free-throw efficiency
Nashville at Washington, 9:30 a.m.
Vancouver at New Jersey, 10 a.m.
Monday’s Games
Atlanta at Indiana, noon Buffalo 42, Miami 17 Women’s basketball proved to be the difference as
Orlando at Charlotte, 3 p.m. Atlanta 34, Tampa Bay 32
Philadelphia at Carolina, 3 p.m.
Boston at San Antonio, 4 p.m. Dallas 36, N.Y. Giants 35 Skyline 67, Cerritos 60 Sutter converted 19 of 32 from the
Pittsburgh at Minnesota, 3 p.m. Kansas City 35, Oakland 3
N.Y. Islanders at Buffalo, 3 p.m. Memphis at Houston, 4 p.m.
Dallas at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m. After falling in the semifinals to stripe while Half Moon Bay was 7
N.Y. Rangers at St. Louis, 4 p.m. Philadelphia 24, Washington 0
Ottawa at Columbus, 4 p.m.
Minnesota at New Orleans, 5 p.m. Chicago 24, Minnesota 10 host Fullerton Friday night, the of 16. HMB senior Mailie Bowers
Golden State at Phoenix, 6 p.m. Pittsburgh 16, Cincinnati 13
Florida at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Tuesday’s Games Skyline women’s basketball team added 10 points. The Cougars
Tampa Bay at Anaheim, 5 p.m. Utah at Toronto, 4:30 p.m. Seattle 27, Arizona 24
Los Angeles at Colorado, 5 p.m. Detroit at Milwaukee, 5 p.m. L.A. Chargers 23, Denver 9 (10-5 overall) bounced back behind played closer Saturday in the tour-
Montreal at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. New York at Denver, 6 p.m. L.A. Rams 48, San Francisco 32 a pair of double-double performanc- nament finale, falling to Cordova-
San Jose at Calgary, 6 p.m. Portland at Sacramento, 6 p.m. Baltimore 26, Cleveland 24
Winnipeg at Edmonton, 6 p.m. Philadelphia at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m. Indianapolis 33, Tennessee 17 es to hold off Cerritos in the finale Rancho Cordova 41-34.
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‘Aquaman’ was again the world’s most popular movie last week.
‘Aquaman’ performs swimmingly
By Lindsay Bahr
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES — In the final weekend of 2018,
“Aquaman” still led the pack at the box office, but other
films like “Mary Poppins Returns, ” “The Mule” and
“Second Act” enjoyed post-holiday bumps too, even amid
an onslaught of new Christmas offerings like “Vice,”
“Holmes and Watson,” “On the Basis of Sex” and the Netflix
phenomenon “Bird Box.”
Warner Bros. said Sunday that “Aquaman” added an esti-
mated $51.6 million in North American ticket sales over
the weekend to take first place again. Down just 24 percent
from its domestic debut, the DC Comics pic, which has been
No. 1 internationally for four weeks, has now grossed near-
ly $748.8 million worldwide.
Although other films in theaters were left in “Aquaman’s”
wake, more than a few in the top 10 experienced an uncom-
mon uptick in returns this weekend. Disney’s “Mary
Poppins Returns” ended the weekend up an estimated 19 per-
cent, in second place, with $28 million, while
“Bumblebee,” down only five percent, settled in third with
$20.5 million.
Up 11 percent, “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” got
fourth with $18.3 million, and “The Mule,” up 24 percent,
took fifth with $11.8 million.
The Jennifer Lopez-led “Second Act,” which got off to a
slow start last weekend, also found itself up 11 percent,
with $7.2 million in seventh place. But the biggest bump
of all came for Disney’s “Ralph Breaks the Internet,” which
was up nearly 40 percent in its sixth weekend in theaters,
with $6.5 million.
“There is a bit of a lull on the weekend leading into
Christmas. People are busy and distracted,” said Comscore’s
HISTORY
Continued from page 3
said “the ropes creaked, the gunny sacks spit sand far out
over the water. People held their breath as the plane shud-
dered to a halt, several yards short of the canvas.”
Ely’s glory days were short. He was killed in October at an
aviation exhibition in Macon, Georgia. In a gruesome after-
math, spectators rushed to the site of the crash and picked it
DATEBOOK
senior media analyst Paul Dergarabedian. “But the weekend
after, most of these films in the top 10 got a bounce.”
This so-called “catch-up” weekend made it a little difficult
for the Christmas newcomers to make a huge impact, how-
ever, especially when the big wide-releases this time were
either politically charged (the Dick Cheney movie “Vice”)
or poorly reviewed (“Holmes and Watson,” which is in the
single digits on Rotten Tomatoes and got a deathly D+
CinemaScore).
Annapurna’s “Vice,” starring Christian Bale as the former
Vice President, came out on top for the new films, grossing
$7.8 million from the weekend and $17.7 million since its
Christmas opening. A leading contender at the Golden
Globe Awards this coming Sunday, the film earned mixed
reviews from critics and a C+ CinemaScore from audiences.
“That a movie with that subject matter can ride a wave to
sixth place is really indicative of how interested people are
in this movie,” Dergarabedian said. “This is required view-
ing for anyone studying the awards season race.”
Driven by the star-power of Will Ferrell and John C.
Reilly, “Holmes and Watson” managed to take in $7.3 mil-
lion despite the negative audience and critic reviews. The
Sony film has grossed $19.7 million since Christmas Day.
And in limited release, the Ruth Bader Ginsburg film “On
the Basis of Sex” starring Felicity Jones grossed $690,000
from 33 locations, for a total of $1.5 million since its
debut. The Laurel and Hardy film “Stan & Ollie,” also with
Reilly, opened on five screens to $79, 674, ” and
“Destroyer,” with Nicole Kidman, earned $58,472 from
three locations.
The box office year as a whole is barreling toward a record
$11.9 billion in returns, as time runs out on 2018, although
final numbers won’t be in from all the studios until mid-
week.
clean of souvenirs, even the pilot’s gloves and cap. Ely was
24. He was posthumously inducted in to the National
Aviation Hall of Fame with a citation that proclaimed he
provided “the final convincing proof of the adaptability of
airplane to sea based operations. Ely’s legacy lives on
every time that aircraft take off and land on ships.”
The Rear View Mirror by history columnist Jim Clifford
appears in the Daily Journal ev ery other Monday. Objects in
The Mirror are closer than they appear.
Monday • Dec 31, 2018 17
New Year’s
resolutions
L
et’s all get real with those New Year’s Resolutions,
OK? I’m thinking a commitment to rigorous pre-
dawn exercise plus giving up all carbs so I can
drop 20 pounds since next summer’s swimsuit season is
just around the corner after all. Plus skydiving looks good.
And rereading all of Shakespeare,
because why not. Feel free to model
your own resolutions along similar
lines but I do have a few additional
suggestions (all on the theme of help-
ing animals. Obviously.)
First, volunteer: The Peninsula
Humane Society & SPCA quite literal-
ly relies on the help of volunteers to
help us save lives. For us the formula
is 119 staff + 1,400 volunteers =
6,500 lives saved. Walking dogs, pet-
ting cats, feeding baby birds and squirrels, brightening the
lives of patients with the love of an animal, helping our
educators bring the humane message to classrooms, sell-
ing gently used tchotchkes in our Pick Of The Litter resale
shop, assisting with events to raise funds and conscious-
ness. You name it and volunteers are essential. You can go
onto our website (PHS-SPCA.org) to get started. 
Second, adopt: While it’s obviously important to know
your limits, if you do have room in your home (and heart
and budget) I do hope you’ll consider visiting our Center
For Compassion (1450 Rollins Road, Burlingame). We
always have a few hundred fabulous best friends we’d like
to introduce to you!
Third, donate: Most of PHS/SPCA’s support comes as
small gifts, and it’s the total of those many small dona-
tions combined that allows us to do all that we do. If you
can, a financial contribution of any size is always
extremely welcome. Either that website or snail-mail
address will work! (And just to clear the air on this: dona-
tions to ASPCA, Humane Society of the United States, and
other groups with national sounding names do not help
the animals here in your community).
And finally, love. Love the animals at home, love those
around you. The Beatles were wrong since love is not all
you need, but it certainly goes a very long way. Here’s
wishing you and yours, two- and four-legged friends and
family members alike, a wonderful new year!
Ken White is the president of the Peninsula Humane Society
& SPCA.
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San Mateo’s First Presbyterian Church celebrated advent with their annual live nativity scene
on Saturday. Here, the two lead shepherds in the middle are Maggie Wilson, left, and Carolyn
Compton, right. The area around 25th Avenue was especially festive for the occasion thanks
to ribbons, garlands and lit wreaths put up by the city to mark the holiday season. The lights
at Hacienda Street and 25th Avenue will be up through the end of the month.
Kids & Art Foundation, a Bay Area nonprofit that brings art workshops to children and their
families touched by cancer, held a celebratory event to mark their 10th Anniversary on
December 1 at Salesforce, San Francisco. The celebratory event included guest speakers,
artists’ reception. Pictured are Event Chair Teri Behm; Executive Director Suzanne Yau; Kristen
Sze from ABC7 News; Catharine Clark from Catharine Clark Gallery; Kori Rae from Pixar
Animation Studios; and Purvi Shah, founder and board chair of Kids & Art Foundation.

Origin of virus that hobbled newspapers still unclear

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES — The origins of a sus-
pected computer attack that disrupted the
Los Angeles Times and Tribune Publishing
newspapers remained unclear Sunday after
causing delivery delays and being brought
to the attention of federal investigators.
San Diego Union-Tribune Publisher Jeff
Light described the incident as “what now
seems to have been a malicious attack on
the company by computer hackers” in a
message posted to the newspaper’s web-
site. He told readers the disruption had
mostly seemed to have been brought under
control.
The suspected attack prevented the
Chicago Tribune, the Baltimore Sun and
other papers from publishing paid death
notices and classified ads Saturday. But
Tribune Publishing has said no news web-
sites were affected and no customer infor-
mation was compromised.
Katie Waldman, a spokeswoman for the
Department of Homeland Security, said in
an email Sunday that the agency was “aware
of reports of a potential cyber incident”
affecting several news outlets. She said the
department is “working with our govern-
ment and industry partners to better under-
stand the situation.”
The Los Angeles Times, citing “several
individuals with knowledge of the Tribune
situation, ” reported that the attack
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appeared to be in the form of “Ryuk” ran-
somware. Tribune Publishing sold the Los
Angeles Times and the San Diego Union-
Tribune earlier this year for $500 million
to biotech billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-
Shiong, but the companies continue to
share software, according to the newspa-
per.
An advisory by the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services’ cybersecurity
program earlier this year described “Ryuk”
attacks as “highly-targeted, well-resourced
and planned.”
Mark Weatherford, a former DHS deputy
under secretary for cybersecurity who is
now chief cybersecurity strategist at
California-based vArmour, said Sunday that
phishing links are the most common way
such attacks gain entry.
“It’s fairly non-discriminatory. This
could happen to anybody, although it
seems to be more of a targeted attack,”
Weatherford said. He added, however, that it
was too early to draw conclusions.
Tribune Publishing also reported the
attack to the FBI on Friday, the Chicago
Tribune said. The FBI did not immediately
return a message seeking comment Sunday.

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“We have to do something in this destroy the next generation,” he said.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 2
Calendar
Computer Coach. 10:30 a.m. to
noon. Belmont Library, 1110
Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont.
Come in with all your technical ques-
tions for one on one help. Free. For
more information call 591-8286.
Mystery B ook Club. 6 p.m. South
San Francisco Library, 840 W. Orange
Ave., South San Francisco. Read any
title that fits the monthly theme, and
then share with fellow Sherlocks and
Nancy Drews. For more information
call 829-3860.
LGBTQ Book Club. 4:30 p.m. to 6
p.m. San Mateo Pride Center, 1021 S.
El Camino Real, San Mateo. For com-
munity members, allies and friends.
Participate or just listen and read. For
more information call 591-0133.
English Language Club. 5 p.m. to 6
p.m. Millbrae Library, 1 Library Ave.,
Millbrae. Non-native and native
English speakers are invited to come
together and engage in casual con-
versation. For more information call
697-7607.
THURSDAY, JAN. 3
Understanding Russia: A Cultural
Histor y. 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Little
House, The Roslyn G. Morris Activity
Center, 800 Middle Ave., Menlo Park.
This event is a video lecture. Tickets
cost $25. For more information call
964-0560.
FRIDAY, JAN. 4
‘Free First Fridays’ at the San
Mateo County History Museum. 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. 2200 Broadway,
Redwood City. Admission is free for
the day and there are two fee-free
programs planned. At 11 a.m., pre-
school children are invited to learn
about automobiles and will make
paper license plates to take home. At
2 p.m., docents lead tours of the
museum for adults. Sponsored by
San Mateo Credit Union. For more
information call 299-0104.
Coloring and Coffee for Adults.
10:30 a.m. to noon. Belmont Library,
1110 Alameda de las Pulgas,
Belmont. Coloring sheets, colored
pencils and refreshments provided.
Free. For more information call 591-
8286.
First Friday in Woodside: 1906 in
San Francisco Rare Films. 7 p.m. to
8 p.m. Town of Woodside, 2955
Woodside Road, Woodside.
Presentation by Woodside’s Arts and
Culture Committee. For more infor-
mation call 703-8644.
SATURDAY, JAN. 5
Titanic Today: Book Signing and
Lecture with Histor ian Shery l
Rinkol. 2 p.m. South San Francisco
Library, 840 W. Orange Ave., South
San Francisco. The chronological his-
tory of the Titanic. Light refresh-
ments provided. For more informa-
tion call 829-3860.
Bookmaking Project. 2 p.m. to 4
p.m. Grand Avenue Library, 306
Walnut Ave., South San Francisco.
Learn how to make a pocket memo-
ry book for the new year. Free. For
more information call 877-8530.
Dance Night at Odd Fellows. 7:30
p.m. to 10 p.m. Off Fellows Lodge,
526 Main St., Half Moon Bay. Music
by DJ Blake Markes who will take
requests. No partner needed. Free.
For more information call 219-3522.
SUNDAY, JAN. 6
Ballroom Cultural Series: Aurora
Mandolin Orchestra. 3 p.m. to 5
p.m. Filoli, 86 Cañada Road,
Woodside. Tickets cost $30 for all
ages. For more information call 364-
8300.
‘The Revolutionists’ by Lauren
Gunderson. 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Dragon Theatre Co., 2120 Broadway,
Redwood City. A comedic play about
four women living in France during
the French Revolution. Cost $15-$37.
For more information call 493-2006.
and for all ages. To register and for
more information call 591-8286.
TUESDAY, JAN. 8
The Art of Drawing. 9 a.m. to 11
p.m. San Carlos Adult Community
Center, 601 Chestnut St., San Carlos.
The Art of Drawing is a class for any-
one who wants to learn to draw.
Students learn basic skills and
explore a variety of drawing tools
and subject matter. $30 for six two-
hour classes. Must be 18 years or
older. For more information call 802-
4384.
IPhone and iPad Basics. 10 a.m. to
noon. San Mateo Senior Center, 2645
Alameda de las Pulgas, San Mateo.
Manage devices, stay connected,
browse the web and take photos.
$20 for four classes. Registration is
required. For more information call
522-7490.
Understanding Alzheimers and
Dementia. 10:30 a.m. to noon.
Redwood City Public Library, 1044
Middlefield Road, Redwood City.
Free. For more information call 780-
7063.
Textile Tuesday: Slouchy T-shirt. 1
p.m. South San Francisco Library, 840
W. Orange Ave., South San Francisco.
Please bring supplies. For more
information call 829-3860.
Dream Catchers. 3:30 p.m. Grand
Avenue Library, 306 Walnut Ave.,
South San Francisco. Make your own
unique dream catcher with wood,
feathers and beads. Free. For more
information call 829-3860.
K id’s Craft with Sophie’s World. 4
p.m. South San Francisco Library, 840
W. Orange Ave., South San Francisco.
Have creative fun with crafts, activi-
ties, games, songs and silliness. Free.
For more information call 829-3860.
Documentar y Club: RBG. 6:30 p.m.
to 8:30 p.m. Belmont Library, 1110
Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont.
Come enjoy the film and discussion.
Free. For more information call 591-
8286.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 9
Identity Theft and Online Scams:
For Seniors. 10:15 a.m. South San
Francisco Library, 840 W. Orange
Ave., South San Francisco. Learn
practices and tips from an expert at
San Mateo Health Services on keep-
ing online data safe. For more infor-
mation call 829-3860.
Computer Class: Inbox Clean Up.
10:30 a.m. to noon. Belmont Library,
1110 Alameda de las Pulgas,
Belmont. For more information call
591-8286.
San Mateo Professional Alliance.
Noon to 1 p.m. Central Park Bistro,
181 E. Fourth Ave., San Mateo.
Industry exclusive networking and
leads organization. Solid referrals
from other business members with-
in the group. $60 a year. For more
information call 430-6500.
Dash Robot Races. 4 p.m. South San
Francisco Library, 840 W. Orange
Ave., South San Francisco. Free. For
more information call 829-3860.
K nitting Meet-Up. 7 p.m. to 8:30
p.m. San Mateo Public Library, Oak
Room 55 W. Third Ave., San Mateo.
Free for all ages. For more informa-
tion call 522-7277.
Writers Helpint Writers: Editing
Memoir and Personal Stories. 7
p.m. to 8:45 p.m. San Mateo Public
Library, 55 W. Third Ave., San Mateo.
The Writers’ Room meets the second
Wednesday of the month. For more
information call 522-7849.
THURSDAY, JAN. 10
Play Poker like a Pro. 10 a.m. to 11
a.m. San Mateo Senior Center, 2645
Alameda de las Pulgas, San Mateo.
Learn about pot odds, drawing odds,
outs, poker plays, bluffing and all the
statistical concepts required to be a
BILLS
Continued from page 1
Mullin successfully pushed for an
integrated child care center license to
ease the administrative burden for
child care providers and previously
backed an effort to bring back redevel-
opment agencies. He was optimistic
about the interest in these issues he
has observed so far from the incom-
ing governor’s administration.
But he also expected an impending
economic downturn projected to slow
the state’s economy in 2019 and
2020 to temper the incoming gover-
nor’s ability to invest in areas where
support has lagged in recent years.
“It’s very much kind of an open
question of how the governor will
balance the spending proposals,” he
said. “It’s going to be quite an inter-
esting balancing act that the incom-
ing governor has.”
Mullin looked to Newsom’s first
few weeks in office to bring clarity to
what the governor and state lawmak-
ers can collectively achieve, but
pegged renewed conversations on
housing and child care as priorities
which would likely see movement in
the coming months. Mullin also
expressed hope that Newsom would
use his political capital to take on
comprehensive tax reform to address
the existing volatility of the state’s
revenue, noting the incoming gover-
nor could take advantage of the
strong economy and put a proposal to
amend the state’s tax code on the
2020 ballot before a recession hap-
pens.
MOBILE
Continued from page 1
The unit is based out of Mills-
Peninsula Medical Center in
Burlingame. It’s one of just eight such
units in the nation and is the only one
operating in Northern California.
“We want to treat more patients in a
shorter amount of time so that they
get better, have less disability and it’s
an improvement both for their quality
of life as well as for the health system
overall, ” said Ilana Spokoynoy, a
stroke neurologist staffing the unit.
In the event of a clotting stroke,
which occurs in about 85 percent of
patients, medication will be adminis-
tered in the mobile stroke unit to
break up the clot, according to a press
release. Patients suffering from bleed-
ing strokes will be transported to the
nearest stroke center.  shown it for other clinical trials, but
In San Mateo County, there are
three to five stroke calls per day and
next administration to put the state on
stronger financial footing regardless
of what the economy is doing, and my
hope is that we’ll be able to make
some progress,” he said.
Having been reappointed as speaker
pro tempore of the Assembly, Mullin
said he would serve as a point person
for that conversation in the Assembly
alongside state Sen. Robert Hertzberg,
D-Van Nuys, adding the effort could
include structural changes and also
efforts to modernize the system
through which taxes are administered.
And though he hoped to see movement
on the issue, Mullin wasn’t sure tax
reform would rise to the top for the
Legislature, acknowledging the chal-
lenge of bringing business interests
together with labor unions to scope
these types of reforms.
Flavored tobacco,
property taxes and PG&E
Having already introduced three pro-
posals taking on teen use of flavored
tobacco and abuse of property tax
breaks, state Sen. Jerry Hill, D-San
Mateo, looked to hit the ground run-
ning in the next legislation session
on growing issues for his district. In
proposing Assembly Bill 38 and
Assembly Bill 39, Hill is proposing
retail stores and vending machines in
California be prohibited from selling
flavored tobacco products as well as a
tightening of the age requirement for
tobacco products sold online, respec-
tively. He noted the effort comes in
response to an alarming increase in e-
cigarette use among high school and
middle school students in the last year.
“There’s an epidemic that is going to
Mills-Peninsula sees about one third
of those calls. Strokes are the fifth
leading cause of death in the United
States and a leading cause of long-
term disability, according to the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
“Studies show that for every minute
you’re not treating a stroke, the
patient is potentially losing 2 mil-
lion brain cells,” said Jenny Im, a
nurse who has helped develop the
county’s MSU program. “If we can cut
down 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 30
minutes, that will in theory have a
better outcome with the patient.”
This particular unit is part of a clin-
ical trial collecting data on the unit’s
effectiveness at treating clotting
strokes specifically.
“We all assume that a mobile stroke
unit will allow us to treat patients in a
shorter amount of time, and we all
assume that’s going to be better for
patient outcomes because we’ve
until we prove that then other coun-
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Hill is also seeking to close a tax
loophole which he claims property
heirs are exploiting to the detriment of
city and county budgets, an issue his
proposed Senate Constitutional
Amendment 3 aims to address by pre-
venting those who rent inherited prop-
erties from enjoying the lower tax rate
passed down with the land. The legis-
lation would give heirs a choice to live
in the homes and pay a reduced tax bill,
or rent the land and be required to pay a
higher amount reassessed to the mar-
ket rate.
No stranger to holding PG&E
accountable, Hill doesn’t plan to let
up on the utility in the coming year,
especially as investigations into its
involvement in the massive Northern
California wildfires in 2017 and 2018
continue. Driven to take on PG&E fol-
lowing a 2010 natural gas pipeline
explosion in San Bruno that killed
eight people, Hill was encouraged by
what he believed were improvements
to the utility’s gas system and culture
in the last eight years.
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countered by recent reports PG&E fal-
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has not made meaningful changes and
either needs to be scrapped or undergo
major reforms, said Hill.
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to back up the push to get a mobile
stroke,” Spokoynoy said. 
The unit costs $1 million and the
1,000-pound CT scanner, which has
to be specially installed to withstand
a crash and prevent radiation from
escaping, costs half of that.
The unit was funded by local philan-
thropy and will be in operation for at
least a two-year pilot program, esti-
mated to cost $3.4 million. Money is
still being raised and part of the point
of the pilot is to determine whether
the unit is cost effective.  
The unit is staffed by five people: a
paramedic, EMT, physician, CT tech-
nologist and stroke nurse. The unit
will eventually be equipped with
what’s called Telemedicine, a
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physician to staff the unit remotely.
The pilot program is the result of a
partnerships with American Medical
Response, EMS, public safety and
local fire departments. 
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for seeing what we can do for stroke
care in the community,” Im said.
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Principal Place of Business: 11 Civic
Center Lane, MILLBRAE, CA 94030.
Registrant: Sunny Daze Inc., CA. The
business was conducted by a Corpora-
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/s/Doris Young/
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 12/6/18.
(Published in the San Mateo Daily Jour-
nal, 12/10/18, 12/17/18, 12/24/18,
12/31/18).
statement of aBanDonment of
the use of a fictitious Business
name statement m-259030
Registered Owner (Legal Entity) aban-
doning the use of the Fictitious Business
Name: One on One BBA, Inc. Name of
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of Business: 1001 Bayhill Drive, Suite
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notice of petition to
aDminister estate of
Frank Allen Hamby
Case Number: 18PRO01378
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, con-
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otherwise be interested in the will or es-
tate, or both, of Frank Hamby,
Frank A. Hamby, Frank Allen Hamby. A
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decedent.
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cause why the court should not grant au-
thority.
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California, County of San Mateo, 400
County Center, Redwood City, CA
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ing. Your appearance may be in person
or by your attorney.
If you are a creditor or a contingent cred-
itor of the decedent, you must file your
claim with the court and mail a copy to
the personal representative appointed by
the court within the later of either (1) four
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203 public notices
months from the date of first issuance of
letters to a general personal representa-
tive, as defined in section 58(b) of the
California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days
from the date of mailing or personal de-
livery to you of a notice under sectioin
9052 of the California Probate Code.Oth-
er California statutes and legal authority
may affect your rights as a creditor. You
may want to consult with an attorney
knowledgable in California law.
You may examine the file kept by the
court. If you are a person interested in
the estate, you may file with the court a
Request for Special Notice (form DE-
154) of the filing of an inventory and ap-
praisal of estate assets or of any petition
or account as provided in Probate Code
section 1250. A Request for Special No-
tice form is available from the court clerk.
Attorney for Petitioner:
Piper Hanson
Crawford & Hanson Law Offices, LLP,
1750 Francisco Blvd., Ste 3
PACIFICA, CA 94044
(650)738-0720
FILED: 12/28/2018
(Published in the San Mateo Daily Jour-
nal on 12/31/18, 1/5/19, 1/7/19 )
295 art
oil painting-canvass, Victorian
Scene, With Frame 56”x44” $350.00
OBO (650)515-6091
296 appliances
air conDitioner 10000 BTU w/re-
mote. Slider model fits all windows. LG
brand $199 runs like new. (650)235-
0898
free washer and 220v dryer, both
working. Belmont (415) 902-4484. You
move, stairs.
hotpoint heavy Duty Dryer excellent
working condition Burlingame $50 Call
Dan (408)656-0958
maytag washer excellent working
condition Burlingame $50 Call Dan
(408)656-0958
mfg h20laBs Model 300 exc cond
counter top $25 Burl (650)248-3839.
new, singer Sewing Machine Univer-
sal Carry Case Model 620, Free Arm Ma-
chine Compatible, $35, (650)483-1222
sewing machine-royal XL 6000
Dressmaker Sewing Machine. $150.
(650)342-8436.
vacuum cleaner (reconditioned)
$20 Call Ed (415)298-0645
297 Bicycles
aDult Bikes 1 regular and 2 with bal-
loon tires $30 Each (650) 347-2356
chilD’s schwinn Bicycle, Blue in
good condition. $20. (650) 355-5189.
mountain bike for sale $35. Runs good.
Burlingame. Phone 650-342-5220.
legal notices
Fictitious Business Name Statements,
Trustee Sale Notice, Name Change, Probate,
Notice of Adoption, Divorce Summons,
Notice of Public Sales and More.
Published in the Daily Journal for San Mateo County.
Fax your request to: 650-344-5290
Email them to: ads@smdailyjournal.com
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297 Bicycles
mountain Bike new 21 gears $100.
(650)722-3634
mountain Bike. Top brand. Runs
good. $39. (660)342-5220
298 collectibles
1984 time magazine. Special 1994
Olympics report. $10.00. Leave msg
(650)588-0842
49’er 1990-1991 calendar. Eddie
deBartolo on cover. Mint condition.
$10.00. Leave msg (650)588 0842
BaDge, 7 Star Special Security Offi-
cer;$25- will text picture (650)218-0121
San Carlos
BarBie Doll of the World collection
$7.00. Call (650)872-2371.
collectaBle caBBage Patch Kids
Luncheon Set. Royal Worchester. New
Box. Great Christmas Present. $100
(650) 572-8895
Depression glass Dining Plate. 8
3/4", crows foot pattern, clear ruby red.
$12 (650)762-6048
games of the 23rd Olympiad maga-
zine. 1984. $10.00. Leave msg (650)588-
0842
lennox reD Rose, Unused, hand
painted, porcelain, authenticity papers,
$12.00. (650) 578 9208.
miller lite Neon sign , work good
$59 call (650)218-6528
olD, antique, Bottle Collection: 20
bottles in total. $40 for all. (650)762-6048
porcelain Doll collection $7.00.
Call (650)872-2371.
small rug beater. $15.00 (650)207-
4162
star wars R2-D2, original 1998 un-
opened action figure. $15 in San Carlos.
Steve 650-518-6614
topps BaseBall complete set 1987
thru 1992, 1998,1999 $99 Rick (415)999-
4474
vintage stemware: 3 styles, 23
pcs. $60, (650)207-4162
299 computers
19" color Monitor with stand VG con-
dition power cord/owners manual includ-
ed $60.00 OBO 1-415-279-4857
recorDaBle cD-r 74, Sealed, Unop-
ened, original packaging, Samsung, 12X,
(650) 578 9208
300 toys
american flyer locomotive runs
good #21085 $75.00 (650) 867-7433
Jump anD Play Keyboard brand new, in
original box. $25.00. (650)454-7580.
star wars Celebration 3 Darth Vader
$20 new w/case Dan (650)303-3568
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302 antiques
antique hemingray Glass Tele-
graph Pole Insulator. Aqua colored. Pris-
tine condition. 4.5"X3.25" $15 (650)762-
6048
Beer steins-original from Germa-
ny, three different $99 ea. Call for info
(650)592-7483
mahogany antique Secretary desk,
72” x 40” , 3 drawers, Display case, bev-
elled glass, $150. (650)766-3024.
roseville tulip Pitcher, Ca: 1900.
$45. (650)574-2490.
303 electronics
cannon copier. $20. 650-342-5220.
free television - Mitsubishi,
26"W,22"H,18"D Works Great, Not
Flatscreen, Text (650) 333-8323 Local
Delivery available.
onkyo av Receiver HT-R570 .Digital
Surround, HDMI, Dolby, Sirius Ready,
Cinema Filter.$95/ Offer (650)591-2393
phillips-50” color t.v., Heavy, $99
(650)591-8062
304 furniture
2 walnut 3-drawer nitestands. Tops
need work but very good cond. $20/ea
(650)952-3466.
antique Dining table for six people
with chairs $99. (650)580-6324
antique mohagany Bookcase. Four
feet tall. $75. (415) 282-0966.
Beautiful Dresser, dark wood fin-
ish and like new $100 (650)722-6318
Beautiful heaDBoarD for a queen
sized bed. Medium brown finish. Ask for
photo $40 (650)722-6318
BeDsteaD single, poster style, box
spring, mattress available. $40.00.
(650)593-7408
Beige sofa $99. Excellent Condition
(650) 315-2319
Brown living room chair with cush-
ion. Dimensions 38"W, 32"H, 37"D.
$80.00. Transport yourself. Call
(650)872-2371
Bunk BeDs for sale. Cherry Wood, 2
years old. Includes Mattresses. $600 or
B/O (650)685-2494
commoDe, gooD condition. $20 obo.
Please call (650)745-6309
computer Desk (glass) & chair. Like
new $75 OBO (650)704-4709 or
gtecher@comcast.net
computer swivel CHAIR. Padded
Leather. $80. (650) 455-3409
cozy recliner in good condition.
Purchased one year ago. $90.00
(650)722-6318
Desk, gD. cond.
(650)458-3578
$99.99 or b.o.
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304 Furniture
DINING rOOM Table-Antique,Oak,
5chairs, w/ extension $350 (650)290-
3188
DINING TABLE (36"x54") and 4 match-
ing chairs, sturdy oak, cost $600, sell for
$250 .(650)-654-1930.
DINING TABLE - WITH Extension, six
chairs, Solid wood, Vintage 1950’s, $450
(650)692-8012.
DrESSEr 4-DrAWEr in Belmont for
$75. Good condition; good for children.
Call (650)678-8585
DrESSEr-ANTIqUE VANITY Combo, 3
beveled mirrors, Eight Drawers, $550
(650)290-3188
ENTErTAINMENT CABINET, 42"W x
31"H. Two drawers at bottom, dark finish.
Good condition $75 (650)722-6318
GENTLY USED coffee table; cherry fin-
ish/traditional $40 (650)722-6318
GLIDEr rocker and ottoman, oak, excel-
lent condition. $100 (650)345-5644.
IKEA DrESSEr, black, 3 shelf. 23" x
15"deep x 50" high. $65. (650)598-9804.
IKEA TABLE, black 58" x 21" x 14" high.
$ 30. (650)598-9804.
NEW DELUxE Twin Folding Bed, Lin-
ens, cover, Cost $618. Sale $250. Must
Sell! (650) 875-8159.
NEW TWIN Mattress set plus frame
$30.00 (650) 347-2356
NIAGArA VIBrATING Adjustable bed
good condition Burlingame $90 Call Dan
(408)656-0958
OFFICE TYPE 34"X 60" heavy solid
wood with formica wood grain top $25
(650) 787-9753
rECLINING CHAIr, wine colored $30,
(650)-583-4985
rETrO HUTCH Needs refinishing other-
wise good condition. Top detaches from
bottom $25. (650)712-9962
SOLID WOOD Dining table with exten-
sion great piece great condition black
$80 (650)364-5263
SOLID WOOD Entertainment Center-
TurnTable, Am-Fm, Eight Track, Built In
Speakers, Sony 26’ Smart T.V.(68.75 in.
X 25.5inch X28inch) $500 o.b.o
(925)482-5742
TABLE 24"x48" folding legs each end.
Melamine top, 500# capacity. Cost
$130. Sell $50. 650-591-4141
TABLE LAMP with brown base & gold
trim, 30" tall. $5.00. Call 650-872-2371
TIFFANY STYLE Lamp shade. Older-
multiple panels. 17” diameter. $75. (650)
727-7266.
TIKI BAr - Oringinal from the 60’s,Like
Elvis', made of wood, 68”X22X39, $3500
(650)245-4234.
TWIN BED frame-black wrought iron
from Crate & Barrel $65 (650)631-1341
TWIN BED, mattress, box spring, frame
$ 50. (650)598-9804.
TWIN BED- Free you pick up. Call
(650)344-2109
USED BEDrOOM Furniture, FREE. Call
(650)573-7381.
WALL UNIT/rOOM Divider. Simple
lines. Breaks down for transportation.
$25.(650)712-9962 leave message
WALNUT CHEST, small (4 drawer with
upper bookcase $50. (650)726-6429
WHITE WICKEr Armoire, asking $100,
great condition, text for picture (650)571-
0947
WOOD - wall Unit - 30" long x 6' tall x
17.5" deep. $90. (650)631-9311
306 Housewares
BrEAD MAKEr-zOJIrUSHI $85 Call
(650)222-2025
COMPLETE SET OF CHINA - Windsor
Garden, Noritake. Four place-settings,
20-pieces in original box, never used.
$250 per box (3 boxes available).
(650)342-5630
CrYSTAL WINE glasses new (12ea)
$20.00 Call 650-592-2648
HUMMEL WALL Plate 71/2"dia. 1981
Boy w/umbrella $15. (650)344-4756
MIKASA SET. White. Modern (square)
Setting for 4 $30 (415)734-1152.
NEW "BELLA" buffet tripple slow cooker
and food warmer $35.00 call (650)592-
2648
PrESSUrE COOKEr-BrAND New
$50 (650)222-2025
rOYAL- OPENHAGEN xMAS Wall
Plates 7 7/8" dia. 1976, l980,1984 $10
ea. (650)344-4756
SINK DOUBLE cast iron. Good condi-
tion. $99.00. (650)593-7408
306 Housewares
TEA SET-SILVEr Platted, Coffee Pot,
Tea Pot, Water Pot, Cream And Sugar
$175 (650)222-2025
308 Tools
ANTIqUE IrON Hand Drills. 3 available
at $30 each. (650)339-3672 Ron
BrIGGS & Stratton Lawn Mower with
Mulch rear bag-like new- $95.00.
(650)771-6324.
CrAFTSMAN 9" Radial Arm Saw with 6"
dado set. No stand. $55 (650)341-6402
LG CrAFTSMEN shop vac 6.5hp $60
(510)943-9221
SHOPSMITH MArK V 50th Anniversary
most attachments. $1,500/OBO.
(650)504-0585
VINTAGE CrAFTSMAN Jig Saw. Circa
1947. $60. (650)245-7517
VINTAGE SHOPSMITH and BAND
SAW, good shape. $300/obo. Call
(650)342-6993
WELDEr- LINCOLN AC 220 amps 240
volts $199.00 (650)948-4895
309 Office Equipment
LAPTOP CASE or bag. Black. Like new.
Hardly used. $25. (650)697-1564.
310 Misc. For Sale
200 PLASTIC trading card holders; $15;
(650)591-9769 San Carlos
500-600 BIG Band-era 78's--most mint,
no sleeves--$50 for all-(650)574-5459
BESSY SMALL Evening Hand Bag With
Beige Cord $75.00 (650)678-5371
BIFOLD SHUTTErS 2x28”x79 $10.00
(650)544-5306
BLUE OYSTEr cult lp signed by donald
r. Eric b. And Wilcox. $40. Cash
(408)661-6019
CANDELABrA-SILVEr PLATED tar-
nish resistant,5 light, 11”tall, 11”wide,
Made in England, $45 (650)222-2025
CASH rEGISTEr Parts; Much Skin Not
Guts $500 (415)269-4784
COMEALONG 3/4 ton chain $25 (650)
873-6304
COSCO PLAY Pen with travel bag. Used
once $35 (650)591-2981
CUT GLASS serving bowl 8" diameter
$25. Call 650-921-4016
DELUxE FOLDEr Walker - 5" wheels -
Never Used - $40 (650)341-5347
FrEE MAGAzINES. Library discards
year old ones. Wide variety. Good for
crafts, light reading. (650)952-9074
HAT, T-SHIrT, sweatshirt and comput-
erbag $80.00 for all (650)592-2648
LIONEL CHrISTMAS Holiday expan-
sion Set. New OB $99 (650)368-7537
LIONEL WESTErN Union Pass car and
dining car. New OB $99 (650)368-7537
MOTLEY CrUE lp signed by neil lee
sixx and mars $75 cash (408)661-6019
NEGrINI FENCING Epee mask size M
& France Lames 5 epee blade $95
(415)260-6940
NEW LAWN SWING 5'1/2" W x 5 '6" H
$100 (650) 678-6428 aft. 6pm
OLD B&L Microscope in good condition;
35x 100x 430x $50. (650) 588-0842.
OLD STYLE Water dispenser-iron stand-
clay pot-5gal. glass bottle $75. (650)873-
6304
rAY-BAN TOP Bar Sunglasses
RB31832 BlackFrameSemi rimless semi-
wrap Lens:GreyUV UltraSleek Light-
weight New w/case $65.00 (650)591-
6596
SAMSONITE 26" tan hard-sided suit
case, lt. wt., wheels, used once/like new.
$45. (650)328-6709
SILK SArEE 6 yards new nice color.for
$35 only. Call(650)515-2605 for more in-
formation.
SINK, 33”x22” Top mount with faucet,
$15.00 (650)544-5306
SLr LENS Pentax 28-90mm f3.5-5.6
Pentax K Mount $25 (650)436-7171
SLr LENS Sigma 28-105mm f3.8-5.6
Sigma SA Mount $25 (650)436-7171
TIrES-SET OF four P225 45 R18 $80
OBO (650)359-2238.
TUNTUrI rOWING Machine, Good
Condition, $75, (650)483-1222
UNIDEN HArLEY Davidson Gas Tank
phone. $100 or best offer. (650)863-8485
WALKEr - Good Condition - Like New -
$35 (650)341-5347
311 Musical Instruments
1929 ANTIqUE Alto Selmer, Cigar Cut-
ter, Newly Refurbished $6,000 OBO Call
(650)742-6776.
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311 Musical Instruments 340 Camera & Photo Equip. 379 Open Houses 470 rooms
CHrOMATIC HArMONICA: Horner NIKON 18-140 zoom lenses (3), excel-
The 64 Chomonica, German Made $180, lent condition. $200 each. (650)592-9044 HIP HOUSING
(650)278-5776.
OMEGA B600 Condenser Enlarger, In-
OPEN HOUSE Non-Profit Home Sharing Program
San Mateo County
EPIPHONE LES Paul Custom Prophecy
struction Manual & 50mm El-Omegar En-
larging Lens $95 (415)260-6940
LISTINGS (650)348-6660
Electric Guitar. Mint. $625.00.
List your Open House
(650)421-5469. VIVITAr V 2000 W/35-70 zoom and
original manual. Like new. $99 SSF in the Daily Journal. 485 residential Care
EVErETT UPrIGHT antique piano. (650)583-6636
Lovely sound. $99. 650-365-5718. Reach over 83,450 VOrALTO VILLAGE
345 Medical Equipment
HUGE LUDWIG Drum Set Silver Sparkle potential home buyers & AT MENLO PArK
& Chrome, Zelgian, Pasite & Sabian
ADJUSTABLE BATH shower transfer
renters a day,
Cymbals, 24 in. Timpany $3,500 from South San Francisco A welcoming and spa-like secured
(916)975-4969 bench with sidebar $15 (510)770-1976 memory care community nestled in a
to Palo Alto.
residential neighborhood just blocks
PIANO, UPrIGHT, in excellent condi- DrIVE 3-IN-1 commode with seat,buck- in your local newspaper.
et,cover,splash sheild,armrests $10 from downtown Menlo Park
tion. Asking $345. (650)366-4769
(510)770-1976
PLAYEr PIANO 1916 W/Bench 25 mu- Call (650)344-5200 Call today to Schedule a Visit
sic rolls $950 Don (415)309-3892 DrIVE DELUxE two button walker $10 (650)322-4100
www.elo.deals (510)770-1976 www.voralto.com
zILJIAN CYMBALS with stands, 21” HOMEDICS DUAL Shiatsu Massage
ride, 18” crash. Paistie 18” crash - $99 Cushion. 3 Zone. $45.00. (650)207-4162 380 real Estate Services
(916)826-5964
INVErSION THErAPY table back
stretcher w/ heat $99.00 joe (650)573-
515 Office Space
312 Pets & Animals 5269
10707 LA Honda rd -VIrTUAL OFFICES-
ONE KENNEL Cab ll one Pet Taxi ani- OMT TABLE, excellent condition, fold-
mal carriers 26x16. Excellent cond. $60..
(650)593-2066
ing, $25, (650) 552-9556. Woodside CA $59 - $150
*Business Internet *Phone Answering
rADIATION PrOTECTION 1/2-apron
Pb free; .5mm Pb equivalent, xl, adjusta-
$2,298,000 *Conference Rooms *Offices
PArrOT CAGE, Steel, Large - approx *Complete IT Services * Mail
ble buckle, gently used; $60; 607-227-
4 ft by 4 ft, Excellent condition $300 best 7742.
offer. (650)245-4084 3 bedroom 2.5 bath on (650) 373-2000
Bay Area Executive Offices
316 Clothes Garage Sales 2.54 acre parcel. This www.bayareaoffices.com
BLUE TAHArI NWT wool button-up
custom home has
jacket $25 (650)952-3466 recently been
FANCY HIGH heel shoes, never worn
GArAGE SALES remodeled kitchen 620 Automobiles
size 8 1/2 $20.00 (650)592-2648
ESTATE SALES with 3660 sq ft of living Don’t lose money
FAUx FUr Coat Woman's brown multi
space & tons of on a trade-in or
color in excellent condition 3/4 Make money, make room! storage. consignment!
length $50 (650)692-8012
KAYANO MEN’S Running shoes size 11
good condition $20 (650)520-7045
List your upcoming Amazing 360 views. Sell your vehicle in the
garage sale, the property is fully Daily Journal’s
KNEE-HIGH BLACK women's boots,
secured with gated Auto Classifieds.
size 7, wide calf & wide width, new.
$40.00. Call (650)872-2371 moving sale,
LADIES SEqUIN dress, blue, size XL, estate sale, entrance and security Just $45
pure silk lining, $40.00, (650) 578-9208 system. We’ll run it
yard sale, ‘til you sell it!
MEN'S STETSON hat, size large, new,
rim, solid black, large, great gift. $40 rummage sale, Call Kerry Howard
(650) 578-9208
clearance sale, or 650-274-2486 reach 83,450 drivers
NEW WITH tags Wool or cotton Men's from South SF to
pullover sweaters
(650)952-3466
(XL) $15/each
whatever sale you Open Sunday 2-4 Palo Alto
NWT zEGNA medium brown plaid cash- have... DRE 00549835 Call (650)344-5200
mere blazer, XL $20 (650)952-3466 Girouard Properties ads@smdailyjournal.com
SHOES SIzE 5 1/2 and 6 for $50 or less
(650)508-8662 Reach over 83,450 readers
TUxEDO SIzE 40, black, including white from South San Francisco CHEVrOLET ‘86 ASTROVAN, 84K
shirt, excellent cond. $50 (650)355-5189 miles, $3000 (650)481-5296
to Palo Alto.
WEDDING DrESS-DESIGNEr, Size 12,
Needs Dry Cleaning, Org. $4000.00 Sell
in your local newspaper. CHEVY ‘08 HHr - Grey, spunky car
loaded, even seat warmers, $9,500.
for $500 Call (650)867-1728 440 Apartments (408)807-6529.
WOrK BOOTS. Iron Age, size 10-1/2, Call (650)344-5200 BELMONT: LArGE -1br, 2br, 3br Apts.; CHEVY ‘10 HHR . 68K. EXCELLENT
brown, with steel metatarsal protection. Prime Location, Quiet Buildings, Clean & CONDITION. $8888. (650)274-8284.
In box, $45, OBO. (650)594-1494 Updated units. No Smoking, No Pets, No
Housing Vouchers $2100.00 and up VW ‘13 TIQUAN, SUV, white, 80K miles,
(650593-8254. $9,800 (650)302-5523
318 Sports Equipment
BIG BErTHA, Golfsmith Titanium Driver
,Mid Driver, Stinger 1 3 5 - $99 Rick
(415)999-4474
BOW FLEx Max Trainer M-3-Very Good
Condition, Like New, Assembled, Paid
$1200 asking $800 Call Michael
(650)784-1061.
BrAND NEW Golf bag with Stand.
Makes a great gift. $70. 415-867-6444.
BrAND NEW golf clubs: 1, 3 Woods;
Irons: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 pw. Makes a great
gift $99. 415-867-6444.
EASTON ALUMINUM bat.33 inches, 30
oz, 2 3/4 barrel. $30. (650)596-0513
EVErLAST 80# MMA Heavy Bag and
Stand. Like New. $99 (650)654-9966
GUTHY-rENKEr POWEr Rider,Ever-
last 2 1/2 ankle weights, kegel thigh ex-
erciser $20 (510)770-1976
KNEE rIDEr $ 50.00 joe (650)573-5269
LEATHEr GOLF bag with 23 clubs $90.
(650) 592-2648.
MEN'S rOSSIGNOL Skis. $95.00,
good condition, (650)341-0282.
ONE DOzEN Official League Diamond
Baseballs. Brand New. $45. Call Roger
(650)771-6324.
TOTAL GYM XLS, excellent condition.
Paid $2,500. Yours for $900. Call
(650)588-0828
TrEADMILL-HOrIzON LIKE New, limit-
ed use, Paid $750-Asking $450 OBO
(650)508-8662
TrEK MOUNTAIN train tag a long; exec
condition;$75;will text photo; (650)218-
0121 San Carlos
VINTAGE NASH Cruisers Mens/ Wom-
ens Roller Skates Blue indoor/outdoor sz
6-8. $60 B/O. (650)574-4439
WOrKOUT BENCH, weights, bars, for
flat/incline bench and legs. $100.
(650)861-2411
YAMAHA rOOF RACK, 58 inches $75.
(650)458-3255
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infiniti ‘06 G35, coupe, 85K miles only! 13 Bird that gives a 3 Reynolds Wrap 34 Iraq War 52 Practice piece
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used less than 10k. (650)593-4490
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plastic/bumper/grill complete. Perfect
niSSAn ‘84 300zx Former Drift Car No Photos. San Mateo $75 (650)727-7266 46 Nuts and bolts barrier
engine/Transmission $1,200 21 Self-defense Duncan
spray 8 Garment label ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE:
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Front Bumper/plastic/grill unit
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Night” 10 “Aced that test!”
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23 Window section 11 Horse rider’s
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times. Fits several sizes P165-225. $20
toyotA ‘13 Corolla - Black, Excellent obo. (650)745-6309 25 D.C. pro strap
26 Yard sale caveat 12 Writer Ferber
condition Like new, Automatic, One own-
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new. $ 20.00 (650)871-8907
27 Bar for circus 14 Actually existing:
625 Classic Cars White StAr Tire Chains, never used. swingers Lat.
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P195/75R14. $25 obo. (650)745-6309.
CAdillAC ‘85 Classic El Dorado
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Parts collection etc.
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Give me a call 36 Hyde Park 25 Links standard
buggy 28 Coerced
Joe 650 342-2483
obo. (650)952-4036.
37 Madison Ave. payment
CheVy ‘86 CorVette. Automatic. pro 29 Citrus peel
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obo. (650) 952-4036. 40 Lincoln or Ford dishes?
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CorVette ‘69 350 4-SPeed. 50k
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(650)481-5296. company that
merged with
dAtSun ‘79 510 Sedan grey original TruGreen
condition clean inside and out $2,700 44 Fairbanks
(650)364-3562 resident
ford 1923 Model T, Four Door, all orig- 46 Period of
inal, Ruckstell 2speed axel, Kevlar prosperity
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533-4886 org.
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Yellow, $2,500 OBO (650)375-1350.
MerCedeS ‘79 450 SL with hard top. 55 Fuzzy green plant
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630 trucks & SuV’s sugar
ford ‘10 F150 Super Crew cab, 78K 62 Maker of Aspire
miles. System-One toolboxes and rack.
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63 Young fellow
ford ‘90 F-250, 7.5litre v8, 4wheel dr.,
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65 Winter hrs. in
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$12,500 (650)759-3188
Minneapolis
ileXuS ‘05 RX330, 128K miles $8,200. 66 Beats by __:
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635 Vans
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640 Motorcycles/Scooters
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(650) 995-0003

MotorCyCle SAddlebAGS,
with mounting hardware and other parts
$35. Call (650)670-2888

645 boats
boAt- 7 FT Livingston Fiber Glass., 2.5
HP. NIssan Outboard Motor. $800.
(650) 591-5404.

MAlibu 24 ft with tower. Completely re-

built and re-finished. Boat and Motor.
20K obo. (650)851-0878.
SeA rAy 16 ft . I/B. $1,200. Needs
Upholstery. Call (650)898-5732.

650 rVs
Gulf StreAM, Sun Voyager ‘04.
36 ft, Excellent Condition. $39,500.
650-349-3087.
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Minimum wage rising in 20 states and numerous cities
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — At Granny
Shaffer’s restaurant in Joplin, Missouri,
owner Mike Wiggins is reprinting the
menus to reflect the 5, 10 or 20 cents added
to each item.
A two-egg breakfast will cost an extra
dime, at $7.39. The price of a three-piece
fried chicken dinner will go up 20 cents, to
$8.78. The reason: Missouri’s minimum
wage is rising.
Wiggins said the price hikes are neces-
sary to help offset an estimated $10,000 to
$12,000 in additional annual pay to his
staff as a result of a new minimum wage law
taking effect Tuesday.
“For us it’s very simple. There’s no big
pot of money out there to get the money
out of” for the required pay raises, Wiggins
said.
New minimum wage requirements will
take effect in 20 states and nearly two
dozen cities around the start of the new
year, affecting millions of workers. The
state wage hikes range from an extra nick-
el per hour in Alaska to a $1-an-hour bump
in Maine, Massachusetts and for
California employers with more than 25
workers.
Seattle’s largest employers will have to
pay workers at least $16 an hour starting
Tuesday. In New York City, many business-
es will have to pay at least $15 an hour as
of Monday. That’s more than twice the fed-
eral minimum of $7.25 an hour.
A variety of other new state laws also
take effect Tuesday . Those include revi-
sions to sexual harassment policies stem-
ming from the (hash)MeToo movement,
restrictions on gun sales following deadly
mass shootings and revamped criminal
penalties as officials readjust the balance
between punishment and rehabilitation.

dropped from 422 listings to 347 in Spanning beyond the Bay Area, metro- less inclined to again enter a diminished

SALES
Continued from page 1
in San Mateo County are up as well, accord-
ing to the SAMCAR report which shows
there were 537 homes on the market in
November, which is nearly 200 more list-
ings than the amount available at the same
time last year. In November 2016, there
were 422 homes listed.
The recent surge in inventory runs con-
trary to conventional wisdom in the real
estate industry, which suggests the amount
of listings dwindle during colder months as
families hunker down for the winter.
But in San Mateo County, inventory in
November grew by about 50 more homes
than the amount listed in July, a summer
month usually known to see a swell of prop-
erties coming to the market. For perspec-
tive, inventory levels in July of last year
November.
The availability growth seen in San
Mateo County is spreading across the Bay
Area, according to real estate website Trulia,
which claims inventory rates in San Jose
and San Francisco grew by 66 percent and
36 percent respectively — some of the most
aggressive housing stock availability
jumps in the nation. The Bay Area’s major
metro rates run counter to the national
trend, which shows inventory dropped by
about 4.6 percent over the last year.
Starter home inventory growth rates are
increasing most rapidly, according to the
Trulia report, which suggested the amount
of Bay Area homes most commonly avail-
able to first-time buyers nearly doubled in
the past year. The report balanced that
potentially promising sign for those look-
ing to enter the market by acknowledging
the dearth of similarly available local
opportunities over the recent past.
politan areas across the state such as San
Diego, Los Angeles and Orange County saw
significant inventory growth over the last
year as well.
It’s not all good news for potential buyers
though, as mortgage rates jumped over the
past year and are expected to continue to
increase over the coming year, according to
real estate website Zillow. The national
average 30-year fixed mortgage rate is cur-
rently about 4.6 percent.
Continued rate increases to around 5.5
percent would further harm a buyer’s out-
look by weakening their buying power and
driving down inventory, since sellers are
market, according to the report.
“Mortgage rates continue to grow, taking
a big bite out of home shoppers’ budgets
and slicing the share of homes available to
those looking to buy,” according to the
report from Zillow market analyst Matthew
Speakman.
Despite the potential hazards, ultimately
the confluence of market forces are pushing
in favor of the home shopper, according to
McLaughlin, who suggested the trend will
continue gradually in that direction.
“Recent signs point to a gentle softening
of the housing market, rather than a crash
landing,” he said.

Free Electronics Reuse & Recycling

Drop-Off Event for San Mateo County Residents
Caltrain Parking Lot O
1090 Burlingame Ave, Burlingame
Saturday, January 26th
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Residents must provide proof of residency in San Mateo County
(e.g., driver’s license, utility bill, garbage collection bill, etc.).
Working items will be donated to local Goodwill stores for reuse.

Items accepted include: Items NOT
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County-approved Certified Electronics Recycler: Cal Micro Recycling / www.calmicrousa.com
To find locations near you to drop off working items for donation or to recycle non-working electronics,
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