NO SYMPATHY
FOR ‘COMPANY’
Weekend • Dec. 11-12, 2010 • Vol XI, Edition 100
Teen imprisoned for life
Sentencing in 2008 Redwood City murder doesn’t include possibility of parole
By Michelle Durand
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
The teenager convicted of fatally
shooting an unarmed rival gang-
member at a party in unincorporated
Redwood City more than two years
ago sealed his fate when he stood
over the injured victim and contin-
ued firing, a judge said during sen-
tencing Friday.
Above: Tony Snyder, right, helps Jim Torosis search for the perfect Christmas tree Wednesday at the Honey Bear Christmas Tree Lot in
Redwood City.Below:Gary Herman and Hector Aquilar net a Christmas tree.
Real trees, and lots of them
Holiday sales bright despite a gloomy economy Millbrae extending
By Emily DeRuy
DAILY JOURNAL CORRESPONDENT
Moses Chin and his wife stood in
the Christmas tree lot outside The
Home Depot in San Mateo contem-
plating their choices before settling
on a 6-foot Fraser fir.
“They just make you feel better,”
Chin said of the trees. “The fake
ones just don’t have the same
smell.”
Each holiday season, tree lots and
farms around the county cater to
families and businesses looking for
SALES ARE A GO
JUDGE REFUSES TO STOP SALE OF CALIFORNIA
BUILDINGS
PANTHERS TAKE
LIONS CROWN
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“With those means Garcia, now 19 but 17 at the live the balance of an old man’s life life but realized it doesn’t matter.
five shots he time of the crime, will die behind free.” Even so, they both offered for-
condemned him- bars for the murder of 19-year-old But prosecutor Al Giannini insist- giveness to the boy who killed their
self to life in Solomone Zarate. ed Garcia is still a danger to public son and brother.
prison without Defense attorney Chuck Smith safety and Zarate’s mother and sis- “We forgive him and we’re all
the possibility of asked Foiles to show a degree of ter said he must pay the conse- ready to put this to rest and move on
parole,” Judge mercy by striking a special gang quences for what they called a cow- with our lives,” Zarate said.
Robert Foiles allegation which made him ineligi- ardly act that devastated their fami- Lisa Latusila, Zarate’s mother,
said of Ricardo ble for parole. Instead, he asked ly. Rachael Zarate, Ricardo’s older said she will “pray for his soul, that
Garcia. Foiles to impose 60 years to life, a sister, said she once wondered how
Ricardo Garcia The order term he said offered “the chance to somebody decides to take another See GARCIA, Page 31
Tax cut bill
addtions
gain votes
By Frederic J. Frommer
and Mary Clare Jalonick
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — In the spirit of the holi-
day season, President Barack Obama’s tax-cut
deal with Republicans
is becoming a Inside
Christmas tree tinseled
with gifts for lobbyists
and lawmakers. But
that hardly stopped the
squabbling on Friday,
with Bill Clinton even
back at the White At Obama’s side,Bill
House pleading the Clinton backs tax deal
president’s case. See page 4
While Republicans
MICHAEL COSTA/DAILY JOURNAL sat back quietly, mostly
pleased, Democrats and other liberals were
going at each other ever so publicly. As
Clinton lectured on Obama’s behalf, Vermont
independent Bernie Sanders castigated the
See TAX, Page 31
a little Christmas cheer.
manager’s contract
Family-owned and operated for
over 25 years, Honey Bear Trees on
Woodside Road in Redwood City By Heather Murtagh
sells trees to both families and local DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
businesses. Anyone who purchases
a tree from the lot also leaves with a Marcia Raines will continue as Millbrae’s
complimentary bear-shaped bottle city manager after the City Council approved
of honey. Duncan Sinfield, the man- her contract Friday.
ager, said the lot mostly attracts During a special early morning meeting
middle-aged families looking for Friday morning, the City Council voted to
trees in the 6-foot to 7-foot range, extend and amend Raines’ contract — by a 3-
which typically sell for about $72. 1-1 vote with Councilwoman Nadia Holober
Honey Bear Trees does not offer opposed and Councilman Paul Seto absent.
See TREES, Page 24 See CONTRACT, Page 31
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TOSOY to roses 50 times throughout his writings.
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Dolly Parton (born 1946) has a rose
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SITOF color. Parton has her namesake roses
planted at her homes and throughout her
theme park Dollywood.
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A one-day admission ticket to Dollywood
is $50.20. The park is located near Great
Smoky Mountains National Park in
LENZOZ Pigeon Forge, Tenn.
Now arrange the circled letters
to form the surprise answer, as
***
suggested by the above cartoon. The Racing Pigeon Digest, published
A: “ ” THEIR
twice monthly, is a periodical on the sport
of racing pigeons.
(Answers Monday) ***
Jumbles: DOWDY GRIMY IMPEND BROKEN
Yesterday’s
Answer: What the down-and-out handyman did when
A homing pigeon named Cher Ami,
he needed cash — “WIRED” FOR MONEY owned by the U.S. Army, was honored as
a war hero in World War I. Cher Ami car-
ried a message that helped save the lives
of members of the Lost Battalion of the
77th Division in a battle in France in
1918. While delivering the message that
said the Battalion needed help, Cher Ami
was shot through the breast and lost a leg,
but he got the message through and the
***
Officials of New York’s Bryant Park insti-
tuted an anti-pigeon campaign in 2003.
They released hawks, a natural predator of
pigeons. The hawks reduced pigeon infes-
tation by 50 percent, however, the cam-
paign came to a halt when one of the
hawks attacked a Chihuahua.
***
Iowa is nicknamed the Hawkeye State,
after a scout named Hawkeye in the novel
“The Last of the Mohicans” (1826) by
James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851).
***
Can you name the actor that played
Hawkeye Pierce in the movie M*A*S*H
(1970) and the actor that played Hawkeye
in the television series of the same name
(1972-1983)? Can you name the actresses
that played Hot Lips Houlihan? See
answer at end.
***
The state with the most Korean War veter-
ans is California, followed by Florida.
***
On June 24, 1950, President Harry S.
Truman (1884-1972) was visiting his
hometown of Independence, Mo. when he
received a telegram that said the North
debuted.
***
Actor Buster Crabbe (1908-1983) played
Buck Rogers in a 12-part movie serial. A
popular star of movie serials in the 1930s
and 1940s, Crabbe also played Flash
Gordon and Tarzan.
***
Before he became an actor, Buster Crabbe
was an athlete. He won a gold medal in
swimming in the 1932 Olympics.
***
Answer: Capt. Benjamin Franklin
“Hawkeye” Pierce was played by Donald
Sutherland (born 1935) in the movie and
by Alan Alda (born 1936) in the series.
Nurse Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan
was played by Sally Kellerman (born
1937) in the movie and Loretta Swit (born
1937) in the series. M*A*S*H was about
the staff stationed at the fictional 4077th
Mobile Army Surgical Hospital during the
Korean War.
Know It All is by Kerry McArdle. It runs in
the weekend and Wednesday editions of the
Daily Journal. Questions? Comments? E-
mail knowitall@smdailyjournal.com or call
344-5200 x114.
THE DAILY JOURNAL
Boards and commissions under review
By Michelle Durand
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Members of county boards and commissions
could get periodic evaluations and limited terms
if supervisors believe that is the best way to
keep them relevant and efficient.
The Board of Supervisors may consider
changes to its more than 40 boards and com-
missions but will first ask the finance and oper-
ations subcommittee to take a look at options.
The board is scheduled on Tuesday to formally
refer the matter to the subcommittee for an ini-
tial evaluation.
The request is an offshoot of the County
Charter Review Committee which met at length
this year and returned with several recommen-
dations, including tweaks to how the different
appointed citizen groups are managed. In June,
the committee recommended the charter require
periodic review to determine what existing bod-
City to consider NDNU field use for third time
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF REPORT
The Belmont City Council will consider for
a third time whether to allow for greater field
use at Notre Dame de Namur University’s
Koret Athletic Field after nearly two months of
delays.
NDNU wants to open up the field for more
hours during the weekday and on Sundays to
the dismay of neighbors, who complain ath-
letes using the field generate too much noise.
The university has also offered to open up
the field to local youth sport groups, which it
currently is prevented from doing under a con-
ditional use permit with the city.
A public hearing Oct. 26 on the matter was
continued to a Nov. 9 meeting to allow the
council more time to study the issue. The item
was not agendized as a public hearing at the
Nov. 9 meeting, however, forcing the council
to continue the item once again.
At the Oct. 26 public hearing, a vast majori-
ty of speakers were in favor of amending the
LOCAL
ies, if any, should be eliminated.
The board opted not to place the idea among
the charter changes on the Nov. 2 ballot but
instead referred it back to itself, believing that to
be a more financially feasible way to handle it.
Each ballot addition costs the county $250,000
to put before voters.
The question now is how to do a review, par-
ticularly as the lengthy list of boards is diverse.
The county’s boards and commission are a
mix of mandates by the state — the Mental
Health and Substance Abuse Recovery
Commission, for example — and the county
charter, like the Civil Service Commission.
There are also those implemented by ordinance,
such as the Planning Commission, or resolu-
tion. Some can make their own legally binding
decisions, like the Licensing Board, while oth-
ers can only advise, such as the Arts
Commission. When reviewed by the charter
committee, members found the staff and budget
CUP to allow for greater field use.
The Planning Commission voted 4-0 at its
Sept. 21 meeting to amend the conditional use
permit between the city and university to allow
for greater use of the Koret Athletic Field.
NDNU sought the change because the old
CUP, crafted in 2005, was too “vague” and
often involved the police when neighbors com-
plained about noise.
Neighbors who say the field creates too
much noise quickly appealed the Planning
Commission’s decision, however, so that the
council could conduct a public hearing on the
matter.
Supporters of the university’s plan contend
foes are in the minority and represent just a
handful of residents who live nearby.
But at least 35 people signed a letter oppos-
ing the Planning Commission’s decision to let
the university use Koret at later hours during
the week and on Sundays, not a small number,
Councilwoman Coralin Feierbach previously
said.
needed for all the board and commissions can
be substantial which drew the idea to see if any
are no longer relevant or necessary.
One suggestion, according to County
Manager David Boesch’s board report, is divid-
ing them up among the five standing superviso-
rial subcommittees who will then make recom-
mendations to the full board.
Another unknown is when or why boards and
commissions will come under review. A sunset
provision is one possibility similar to a recent
move by Marin County. In that jurisdiction, the
board either continues the bodies or lets them
automatically end after four years. The decision
is based primarily on what it has done, how
much it has done, how many county resources it
requires and overall effectiveness.
The Board of Supervisors meets 9 a.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 14 in Board Chambers, 400
County Government Center, Redwood City.
Margaret and Ray Davis, representing the
group Belmont Residents for a Tranquil
Community, submitted an appeal of the
Planning Commission decision on Oct. 1 at a
cost of $950.
Margaret Davis argued to the council Oct.
26 that the noise athletes create while using the
field is unhealthy. Davis lives on Chula Vista
Drive on the hill above the university. She con-
tends coaches are too loud and that there is too
much cheering that takes place during soccer
and lacrosse practice and games.
Youth sports advocates argue Belmont’s
general lack of playing fields is unfair to chil-
dren, especially during wet weather, and Koret
could be used more often because it is turfed.
The university’s current CUP with Belmont
was crafted in 2005, before Koret was trans-
formed into a more modern, turfed facility.
The Belmont City Council meets at 7:30
p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 14, City Hall, 1 Twin Pines
Lane.
Weekend • Dec. 11-12, 2010 3
Police reports
Nailed it
A housesitter’s husband was shot with a
nail gun by a construction worker on
Edgewood Road in Redwood City before
1:41 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 30.
REDWOOD CITY
Petty theft. A group of men were seen stealing
a 12-pack of Tecate beer on Broadway before
2:03 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 5.
Illegal hunting. Several people who appeared
to be hunting were spotted with guns in a boat
in the lagoon behind a hotel on Twin Dolphin
Drive before 7:38 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 5.
Vandalism. Parking signs were destroyed on
Bonita Avenue before 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec.
5.
Suspicious package. A suspicious box was
left on a woman’s doorstep on Cleveland
Street before 1:22 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 4.
Disturbance. A taxi driver was harassing a
woman in a store on Broadway before 7:51
a.m. Saturday, Dec. 4.
Gun shots heard. Shots were heard near the
intersection of Hilton and Beech streets before
9:15 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4.
SAN MATEO
Theft. Jewelry and medication were stolen
from a woman’s apartment and she thinks the
cleaning service may have taken the items on
the 800 block of Delaware Street before 10:52
p.m. Friday, Nov. 26.
Suspicious vehicle. A suspicious truck with a
broken tow strap and flat tires was reported at
the intersection of Gum and Leslie streets
before 7:12 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 25.
Robbery. A man was trying to take another
man’s wallet at the intersection of 12th Avenue
and South B Street before 4:45 p.m. Thursday,
Nov. 25.
Theft. A license plate was stolen from a vehi-
cle at the intersection of 16th Avenue and El
Camino Real before 5:47 p.m. Wednesday,
Nov. 24.
4 Weekend • Dec. 11-12, 2010
CITY
GOVERNMENT
• The San Carlos
City Council will
adopt a memoran-
dum of understand-
ing with its mid-
management unit,
signing off on a 5 percent reduction in com-
pensation reached earlier this year. The
agreement means a savings of $107,900 and
is effective through June 30,2012.
The council meets 7 p.m. Monday, Dec.
13 at City Hall, 600 Elm St., San Carlos.
• The San Carlos Economic Development
Advisory Commission will discuss updates
on the Wheeler Plaza project and the city’s
branding and marketing initiatives.
EDAC meets 4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 15
at City Hall, Second Floor, Room 207, 600
Elm St., San Carlos.
• The San Carlos Transportation and
Circulation Commission will hold a joint
study session with the Belmont Traffic and
Parking Committee to look at access issues
in the Cranfield Avenue neighborhood. The
session is a follow up to an August meeting
with property owners and aims to address
challenges like lack of access during high
school drop-off and pick-up times for
Cranfield Avenue and Alameda de las
Pulgas, gaps in sidewalks and bike lanes.
The study session is 7 p.m. Wednesday,
Dec. 15 at City Hall, 600 Elm St., San
Carlos.
LOCAL/NATION THE DAILY JOURNAL
Clinton commands stage at White House
By Ben Feller
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — No comment? No way.
You don’t stop Bill Clinton when he’s back at
the White House with something to say.
Well, OK. He and President Barack
Obama, two of the most famous men in the
world, did need a little help getting a door
unlocked first.
But then it was on.
The former president came before surprised
reporters to let it be known that he endorsed
the tax deal that Obama cut with the
Republican Party, even though many
Democrats were raising a fuss about it.
That was the news. But it wasn’t the story.
What had the West Wing buzzing was the
scene itself: Clinton in his element, like he
had never left. And almost like he wasn’t
going to leave this time.
For one remarkable half hour, Clinton
turned a seemingly slow Friday afternoon
into his stage.
He tutored in loving detail about economic REUTERS
theory and nuclear disarmament. He was
Barack Obama,left,smiles as former President Bill Clinton gestures while speaking to the press
short on time, yet somehow found some for in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington,D.C.
just one more question. He bit on his lip and
spread his arms as he spoke and did all those refreshingly and remarkably impromptu. That changed when Obama and Clinton
other familiar gestures. There was to be no press coverage allowed wrapped up their private meeting in the Oval
In a town of scripted rollouts and talking of Obama’s meeting with Clinton. No photos, Office. Clinton wanted to publicly endorse
points, the way this event unfolded was no questions, not even a written statement the tax package. Obama is welcoming all the
about what happened. help he can get.
THE DAILY JOURNAL
Congresswoman to host toxic metal
screening for children’s products
On a crusade to raise awareness about toxic
metals found in children’s products, U.S. Rep.
Jackie Speier, D-San
Mateo, is hosting a free
product screening
Saturday afternoon in
Burlingame.
Parents and community
members are encouraged
to bring children’s items,
including toys, drinking
Jackie Speier glasses with painted sur-
faces and jewelry to be
screened for four toxic heavy metals — anti-
mony, barium, cadmium and chromium.
“Children should not be ingesting toxic
chemicals,” Speier said Friday.
Though there are laws that establish regula-
tions on the level of heavy metals in children’s
toys, the law is nonspecific when it comes to
other products, according to Speier’s office.
“Everyone’s been focusing on lead,” but
there are other elements to be concerned
about too, she said.
High levels of such elements could lead to
developmental problems in children, includ-
ing malfunctioning kidneys and bone soften-
ing.
Speier hopes the attention will garner sup-
port for the Toxic Metals Protection Act, HR
2248, which failed to pass earlier this year.
Speier plans to reintroduce the act next year.
The screening will take place at the
Burlingame Recreation Center, 850
Burlingame Ave., at 1 p.m.
Police release video from
Thanksgiving high school burglary
Belmont police have completed their secu-
LOCAL/STATE
The suspect car is thought to be a compact
SUV or Crossover type vehicle.
rity video review related to the Thanksgiving
weekend theft of thousands of dollars worth
of equipment and believe one image shows a
compact SUV or Crossover type vehicle leav-
ing the campus through the north gate onto
Alameda de las Pulgas.
The theft of 25 Apple MacBooks and 30
Apple iPod Touch devices was reported
between the evening of Wednesday, Nov. 24
and Monday, Nov. 29. The thieves broke into
a classroom and stole the devices worth
approximately $50,000.
Police reviewed four days worth of footage
from the campus’ 31 video cameras and are
released a still taken about 9:40 p.m., Nov. 28.
The investigation is continuing and
Belmont Police are asking anyone who may
have seen this vehicle leaving campus on Nov.
28 to call 595-7400 or the Belmont Crime Tip
Line at 598-3000, callers can remain anony-
mous.
Phosphoric acid
spills inside delivery truck
A 55-gallon drum of phosphoric acid leaked
into a delivery truck in San Mateo Friday
afternoon, prompting a response from the
Local briefs
county’s hazardous material team.
At approximately 1:50 p.m., San Mateo
police and fire responded to a call at the 700
block of South Amphlett Boulevard on
reports of the leaking container. The driver,
who was making a delivery stop, not related
to the container, noticed the spill as he
opened the rear door of his truck. A small
puncture hole caused the spill and the driver
rolled the container to stop it and called his
dispatch center which called 911, according
to police.
Phosphoric acid is a cleaning agent and the
spill was contained to the truck. The contain-
er was collected for disposal, according to
police.
Black Muslim bakery
member gets life in prison
A member of the now-defunct Your Black
Muslim Bakery in Oakland was sentenced
Friday to life in prison without the possibility
of parole for his role in the kidnapping and
torture of two women three years ago.
Prosecutors said the May 17, 2007 crime
was a bungled attempt to get money to save
the bakery from bankruptcy, which faced a
foreclosure hearing four days later. The bak-
ery went bankrupt and closed its doors later
that year.
At a five-week trial that ended back on April
7, Richard Lewis, a 26-year-old former foot-
ball star at Mission High School in San
Francisco, was convicted of kidnapping, tor-
ture and carjacking.
Lewis’ sentencing was delayed several
times, partly because his attorney, Patrick
Hetrick, said Lewis should get a new trial
because bakery leader Yusuf Bey IV was
overheard in jail boasting that he had set up
Lewis to take the fall in the case.
Weekend • Dec. 11-12, 2010 5
Alleged mall carjacker arrested
Police in San Mateo Friday announced the
arrest of a man sought in connection with a
Nov. 14 carjacking at Hillsdale Shopping
Center.
The carjacking took place on the upper
parking lot of the shopping center above Sears
at around 8:30 p.m., when Jorge Hernandez,
18, of East Palo Alto, brandished a black
semi-automatic handgun and demanded the
victim’s car, according to San Mateo police.
The victim called 911, and responding
police officers apparently spotted the stolen
car being driven through the area. Hernandez
allegedly did not yield to police and instead
drove off, reaching speeds of up to 100 mph,
according to police.
Police terminated their pursuit out of con-
cern for public safety. The stolen car was later
found abandoned.
Hernandez was arrested in Redwood City
and was booked into San Mateo County Jail
on charges of carjacking and felony evasion,
according to police.
Missing Virginia girl
found safe in San Francisco
A 12-year-old girl who had been missing
for a week was found unharmed Friday after
she and the man accused in her abduction
were recognized in a store in San Francisco,
police said.
Brittany Mae Smith has since been in touch
with her family in Virginia, while Jeffrey
Scott Easley, 32, was in police custody in San
Francisco, Roanoke County Police Chief Ray
Lavinder said at a news conference.
The two hadn’t been seen since Dec. 3,
when they were captured on store surveillance
video at a Walmart in Salem, about five miles
from Roanoke.
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Judge refuses to stop N otre Dame Elementary

School fifth graders col-
lected more than candy on
Halloween for the annual Trick or

sale of state buildings

By Judy Lin
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAN FRANCISCO — A judge on
Friday refused to stop the sale of 11
state properties to a group of private
investors, handing Gov. Arnold
Schwarzenegger a legal victory as
he seeks to close the deal before
leaving office.
Superior Court Judge Charlotte
Woolard denied a request for an
injunction to halt the sale, saying
she did not think there was enough
support to bring the case forward
and show that taxpayer funds are
being wasted. Opponents vowed to
appeal.
The state is selling the buildings
— including the Ronald Reagan
building in Los Angeles and the San
Francisco Civic Center — for $2.3
billion to California First LLC, a
consortium of investors led by a
Texas real estate firm and a private
equity firm based in Irvine.
The state Department of General
Services is trying to close the deal
by Dec. 15. After construction loans
Smart says she is
thrilled after guilty verdict
SALT LAKE CITY — Elizabeth
Smart waited more than eight years
for the word she heard Friday.
“Guilty,” the court clerk said, after
a federal jury deliberated five hours
to convict street preacher Brian
David Mitchell of snatching Smart
from her bed, at knifepoint in the
dead of night, and forcing sex on her
while he held her captive for nine
months.
are paid off, the
state expects to
generate more
than $1.2 billion
to help fill the
state’s general
fund. The state
will continue to
use the space by
Arnold entering into a
Schwarzenegger 20-year lease
with the new
owners.
“We’re very satisfied with the
judge’s ruling today,” said DGS
spokesman Eric Lamoureux. “It
confirms what we’ve always known,
that the sale-leaseback transaction is
valid. We will be moving forward to
close the escrow process and com-
plete the sale at this point.”
The lawsuit was brought by two
former state building authority
members, Jerry Epstein and A.
Redmond Doms, who were ousted
by Schwarzenegger after they asked
the state to perform a cost-benefit
analysis and questioned the long-
term consequences for taxpayers.
Around the nation
Smart smiled as the verdict was
read, while a bedraggled, bearded
Mitchell sat at the defense table,
singing hymns with his hands
before his chest, as if in prayer.
“I hope that not only is this an
example that justice can be served in
America, but that it is possible to
move on after something terrible has
happened,” Smart said, after she
walked arm-in-arm with her mother
through a crush of media.
Treat So All Can Eat food drive,
benefitting the St. Vincent de Paul
Society South San Francisco and
San Mateo locations.
Throughout the month of
October, all grades participated in a
competition to bring in the most
non-perish-
able food for
those less for-
tunate. The
fifth graders
organized and
promoted this
event, plus
tracked, counted and loaded all of
the goods collected.
Over 26,000 ounces of food were
collected.
***
In November, James Lianideas,
Sequoia Union High School
District superintendent, and
trustees recognized teachers across
the district who are involved in lead-
ing and unique professional devel-
opment initiatives.
Woodside’s Carolyn Hoste and
Sequoia’s Kirstin Milks were rec-
ognized for participation in
Stanford’s Teaching English
Learners Studio, a year-long pro-
fessional development program that
employs the latest teaching tools
and techniques in developing new
math, science and humanities teach-
ers of EL students.
Three Woodside High science
teachers — Ann Akey, Janet
Creech and Davina Ortiz — were
recognized for their participation in
a NASA-funded initiative on global
climate change that’s been devel-
oped by Stanford University. The
teachers are working with Stanford
scientists to develop initiatives that
will improve science education for
high school students.
Fifth grade teacher Mrs. Suess tallies the food items with the help of her
students David Reo,Michael Rossi,Chloe Raposo and Justine Jadallah.
Five teachers were recognized for
participation in the Teacher
Institute Leadership Program at
the Exploratorium — an initiative
that facilitates the exchange of best
practices between veteran and
novice science teachers: Grace
Gould, M-A; Melissa Hero,
Carlmont; Shomace Ighanian,
Woodside; Catherine Lemmi, M-
A; and Daisy Yeung, Woodside.
Sequoia High science teachers
Debolina Dutta and Sarah
Newman were recognized for initi-
ating an environmental field study
on the natural history of the Sequoia
High campus — a study that will
result in creation of a new historical
database developed by students and
complemented by alumni memories
of the campus landscape, from the
beautiful Japanese Tea Garden to
the groves of redwood trees.
Additionally, staff members
across the district were recognized
for providing leadership to students
involved in recent community serv-
ice activities:
Sequoia High athletic director
and coach Stacy Morell and the
Sequoia High cheer team were
recognized for their year-long com-
mitment to breast cancer awareness
— from cheering with bright pink
pom poms at games and community
events to contributing a portion of
their fundraising profits this year to
the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
Cheer coach Jelica Baker and the
Carlmont cheer team were recog-
nized for the back-to-school drive
they held to benefit students in need
across the Bay Area, and cheer
coach Sarah Mitchell and the
Woodside cheer team were recog-
nized for helping to create a memo-
rable “homecoming” event at a local
senior residence.
Woodside’s William Tolles and
the Wildcat marching band were
recognized for year-round commu-
nity service activities, including
recent performances at a local resi-
dence for seniors and last weekend’s
Selby Lane Halloween Parade.
Class notes is a twice weekly column
dedicated to school news. It is compiled
by education reporter Heather Murtagh.
You can contact her at (650) 344-5200,
ext. 105 or at heather@smdailyjour-
nal.com.
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Enjoy fun time with Mom, Dad or your favorite grown-up. The across clues are for kids and the down clues are for adults.
Kids Across
1. It’s just not “cool” — in fact,
it’s another word for
“toasty”
2. It’s a word of excitement!
6. Sweet breakfast treats that
have squares to hold the
syrup
7. It’s the opposite of the
“best”
8. What crayons and candles
are made of
9. Look out: It’s the glass part
of a house
10. The Lady Antebellum song
about wanting to make a
difference: “I ____ Here”
11. A big money TV game show:
“___ Wants to Be a
Millionaire”
12. Hair, like Miss Piggy’s, that
you can buy in a store
13. Harry history lesson: The
Battle of Hogwarts was the
final battle of the Second
Wizarding ____
14. Determined people often say,
“Where there’s a ___, there’s
a way.”
15. On an alphabetical list, it’s
the last day of the week
(abbr.)
17. A “N” or “W” after your shoe
size stands for its ____
18. The man who created the
Magic Kingdom: _____
Disney
Parents Down
1. A shawl or serape
2. The superstitious sink their
pennies into it hoping for a
dream come true (2 wds)
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W is for “Words”
3. State in which you can
explore most of Yellowstone
National Park (abbr.)
4. Strange, like an eerie
occurrence
5. Man on the stand who might
be cross-examined by a
lawyer
7. What “incorrect” is as an
answer to this clue This Week’s Solution
8. Joanne, who is Mrs. Paul
Newman
9. Clarinet or its kin
10. To a sommelier, its a rosé by
any other name
11. Poland’s proud capital, home
of one of the world’s oldest
and largest public libraries
15. Word uttered by a weary
man as he wipes his brow
16. Wisdom’s amusing
companion
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New clinic off

shelf in San Carlos
Nearly two years after financial
worries drove Sutter Health to shelve
plans for a medical complex just off
Highway 101 in San Carlos, the Palo
Alto Medical Foundation is ready to
build an outpatient clinic.
What the project won’t include
immediately is a hospital on the 18.1-
acre site at 301 Industrial Road.
Instead, PAMF’s San Carlos
Center will be built in two phases
beginning in January with an outpa-
tient clinic, said PAMF spokes-
woman Jill Antonides. When fin-
ished, the 192,260-square-foot San
Carlos Center will include an urgent-
care center, 120 primary physicians
and specialists, an on-site laboratory
and pharmacy, space for outpatient
surgery and a cafe. PAMF estimates
the center will create 800 new jobs
for non-physician staff.
A timeline for the second phase —
an acute inpatient hospital — has yet
to be scheduled, Antonides said.
Gas pipeline queries mount
More transparency along with
stronger safety testing regulations are
needed when it comes to ensuring
natural gas is transported safely,
according to industry and elected
officials who gathered in San Bruno
Tuesday night.
The legislative forum hosted by
Assemblyman Jerry Hill, D-San
Mateo, drew just over 100 people —
many from the media — and was
punctuated by outbursts with ques-
tions about the lack of review for util-
ity companies. People were curious
about the types of testing available,
expert opinions on approaching regu-
lation and why utility companies like
Pacific Gas and Electric are granted
money for infrastructure enhance-
ments that no one double-checks to
see if they are implemented.
County dropout
rates on the rise
Just under 16 percent of high
school students dropped out in San
Mateo County during the 2008-09
school year, much less than the 21.7
percent seen statewide but the ethnic
gap remains with minorities more
likely to not earn a diploma.
For the third year, the California
Department of Education released
dropout rates showing 21.7 percent
statewide compared to 15.7 percent
in San Mateo County, according to
numbers released Tuesday morning.
Both numbers show an increase, for
San Mateo County the dropout rate
increased from 12.3 percent. Rates
also showcase the higher probability
that certain ethnic groups —
Hispanic, black and Pacific Islander
— will drop out.
City considers mandatory
garbage collection
Half Moon Bay is the last city in
San Mateo County that does not
require mandatory garbage collec-
tion. That may change, however, as
the City Council considers extending
its franchise agreement with
Republic Services, a rate increase
and whether to make all Half Moon
Bay households pay for garbage col-
lection.
Up to 200 households within the
city limits do not have its garbage
collected, although that number is
not exact, said Councilman John
Muller. Some projections indicate up
to 400 households within Half Moon
Bay’s city limits may not be properly
disposing of their garbage.
Climate talks inch toward deals
By Charles J. Hanley
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CANCUN, Mexico — Weary del-
egates from almost 200 nations
struggled through all-day talks
Friday to cobble together final deci-
sions wrapping up the U.N. climate
conference, small steps to revive the
faltering, yearslong talks to guard the
Earth against planetary warming.
No grand compact mandating
deep cuts in global warming gases
was in the cards. Instead, the two-
week session focused on a prolifera-
tion of secondary issues - a “Green
Climate Fund” to help poor nations,
deforestation, technology sales and
other matters.
The cross-cutting interests of rich
and poor nations, tropical and tem-
perate, oil producers, desperate
islanders and comfortable continen-
tal powers, all combined once more
to tie up the annual negotiating ses-
sion of environment ministers down
to its scheduled final hours.
In late afternoon, after many hours
behind closed doors at a sprawling
beachside resort hotel, leaders of the
negotiating groups submitted the lat-
est, slimmed-down versions of the
main proposed texts for review.
Civil War events stir debate over war causes
By Bruce Smith
THEASSOCIATED PRESS
CHARLESTON, S.C. — From a
Secession Gala in South Carolina to
a mock swearing-in of Confederate
President Jefferson Davis in
Alabama, preparations are under
way to mark the 150th anniversary
of the Civil War.
Other issues
• Setting up a global structure
to make it easier for
developing nations to obtain
patented technology for clean
energy and climate adaptation.
• Pinning down more elements
of a complex, controversial
plan to compensate poorer
nations for protecting their
climate-friendly forests.
• Taking voluntary pledges of
“We are almost through this
process,” Mexican Foreign Secretary
Patricia Espinosa, the conference
president, told delegates. “Let’s go
back to our work and let us finish as
soon as possible.”
Negotiators earlier reported
progress on the key issue of the
Green Climate Fund, which is to aid
developing nations obtain clean-
energy technology for cutting their
own greenhouse gas emissions and
adapt to potentially damaging cli-
mate change — by shifting agricul-
tural practices, for example, and
building seawalls against the rise of
warming seas.
In the “Copenhagen Accord” that
Many groups are working to
include both the black and white
experience, but there are worries
some events may glorify the Old
South and overlook slavery.
The commander of the South
Carolina Division of the Sons of
Confederate Veterans says some
may see a Secession Gala in
Charleston as politically incorrect.
emissions controls made under
the Copenhagen Accord by the
U.S., China and other nations,
and “anchoring” them in a
Cancun document, giving
them more formal U.N. status.
• Agreeing on methods for
monitoring and verifying that
developing nations are
fulfilling those voluntary
pledges.
emerged from last year’s climate
summit in the Danish capital, richer
nations promised $100 billion for
such a fund by 2020.
“There is a consensus that we set
up a climate fund,” Bangladesh’s
state minister for environment,
Mohammed Hasan Mahmud, report-
ed Friday. Details of oversight, such
as its governing board’s balance
between rich- and poor-nation repre-
sentatives, were left to post-Cancun
negotiations.
Mahmud lamented that once again
a hoped-for overarching pact to slash
global emissions was being deferred
at least another year, to the 2011
conference in Durban, South Africa.
But Mark Simpson says he sees it as
celebrating Southern heritage.
However, experts such as the
chief historian for the National
Park Service says it is clear the
principal cause of the war was
slavery. Groups such as the
NAACP are planning to protest the
event being held in Charleston
later this month.

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It’s hard to believe — in 2010
F
or the past few weeks I’ve
been thinking about how so
much has happened in 2010
that is hard to believe. I listed some
and asked some of my relatives to
think of others. The following are
what we came up with (in no par-
ticular order) — each followed by
a comment. I’m sure you can think
of many of your own.
It’s hard to believe:
• That President Obama capitu-
lated to the vicious and vindictive
Republicans who are clinging like
vultures to Bush’s tax cuts for the
wealthy. And add big time to the
deficit!
• That a 5-foot-3-inch female
deputy is left in charge of a 6-foot-
7-inch male prisoner. Feminist
logic?
• That school funding continues
to be cut. Where are our priorities?
• That college has become so
expensive. Paying off loans for
decades!
• That there would be anyone
against stronger food safety laws.
It’s OK if people die from eating
tainted food?
• That we’ll ever again have a
bipartisan Congress. Not until more
reasonable and responsible people
are elected.
• That anyone would believe that
Sarah Palin would be a good presi-
dent. Give me a break!
• That Fox News is fair and bal-
anced. According to who?
• That the Giants won the World
Series. Rah, rah!
• That one in three children
live with a single parent. It has
State is better off than pundits let on
— The Monterey County Herald
O
ne would never expect
anyone at the stodgy old
Wall Street Journal to
come to the defense of wacky, free-
spending California, but guess
what? After months and months of
dismal financial forecasts and polit-
ical analysis almost certain to use
the words dysfunctional and
“growing deficit,” here comes
Journal and Marketwatch colum-
nist Brett Arends with some sunny
words for the Golden State. Arends
previously wrote financial columns
for the Boston Herald and
TheStreet.com, and he knows his
way around numbers. In a column
last week, he said California’s
numbers don’t add up to the doom-
and-gloom predictions that have
become conventional wisdom.
The notion of California as a
financial basket case “is not just
slightly wrong,” Arends wrote. “It’s
almost totally wrong.”
He explains: California has one
of the highest living standards in
the country and its economy has
Voter apathy in past election
Editor,
Mr. Haag wonders why there was
only a 65 percent turnout in the last
election (“The importance of vot-
ing” letter to the editor in the Dec.
7 edition). It’s very simple. When
you vote for the same party, the
RepubliCrats, you have no choice
“I don’t have any solution, but
I certainly admire the problem.”
come to this?
• That a family expecting its 19th
child would be featured on the
Today Show. To extol or to cen-
sure?
• That there can be anyone as bit-
ter and obstructive in government
as Jim DeMint and his cohorts. So
pathetic!
• That because some people don’t
want illegal aliens flooding
California and draining the treasury
to be educated and to obtain health
care and usurping jobs, that they
are called racist. Let’s get real!
• That an obviously demented
man can threaten to kill and dis-
member the president and his fami-
ly and not be arrested and jailed or
at least confined to an insane asy-
lum. That’s justice?
• That a PG&E pipeline would
blow up and cause such havoc in a
residential neighborhood. Made us
think how much we take for grant-
ed!
• That the salaries of pro athletes
are so outrageous. THIS is where
our priorities lie?
• That so many are unable to
admit to the differences in mental
capability in people. Political cor-
rectness?
• That anyone pays any attention
to the pope when it comes to fami-
ly planning, especially when there
Other voices
grown considerably faster than the
national average. Up 15percent
compared to 8.9 percent for the
nation.
Of course, California has sput-
tered. The economy has clobbered
tech and housing. The few states
that have grown faster are mostly
big agricultural states, pushed
along by a boom in farm prices.
But that doesn’t tell the whole
story.
Arends writes that during the
high-tech boom, California compa-
nies attracted 42cents of every ven-
ture capital dollar in the United
States. Today, that figure has risen
to 50 cents. That’s right. Up, not
down.
“Don’t expect to read about this
at the far-right Manhattan Institute
or the National Review,” he wrote.
“Don’t expect to read a column
about it from George Will anytime
soon.” Arends noted that he’s
always hearing about the wealth
creators fleeing California because
of taxes.
“Did Apple Inc. and Google Inc.
just relocate to Oklahoma? Is
Letter to the editor
but to vote for war, corporations
and tax breaks for the wealthy or
tax breaks for the wealthy, corpora-
tions and war. There is no choice.
It’s the same party spinning their
same lies that the 35 percent that
did not vote finally were able to see
through. Just look at what has hap-
pened to our election system. In
OPINION
— Ashleigh Brilliant
is such overpopulation and suffer-
ing in Third World countries. He
lives in a fantasy world.
• That anyone would buy Dubya
or Sarah’s books except to examine
psychological pathology. Not hard
to find.
• That the war in Afghanistan has
gone on for so long! Do we know
why?
• That airport security would
come to this! Worries about “junk.”
• That corporate interests have so
brazenly taken over our govern-
ment. This is democracy?
• That people have been allowed
to carry “unloaded” guns to politi-
cal meetings and rallies. What is
their message?
• That so much of the media is
allowed to grovel in depravity.
Why aren’t parents, educators, reli-
gious leaders up in arms!
• That crime is down. Have you
read the newspapers or watched
television news lately?
• That the Westboro Baptist
Church people have the gall to
picket veterans’ funerals. How sick
can they be?
• That so many in the educational
hierarchy still think that all kids
should go to college. Have they
spent any time in an ordinary high
school?
• That political campaigns go on
Twitter being run from Alabama?
When Mark Zuckerberg left
Harvard to run Facebook full time,
did he open shop in ’low-cost’
Utah?” he asks. Those who did
leave did so mainly because of
housing prices, not taxes.
We’re constantly told that
California is taxing itself to death.
Hogwash, says Arends.
Using the venerable Tax
Foundation as his source, he offers,
“As of 2008 (the most recent year
analyzed) state and local taxes in
the average state came to about
9.7percent of the annual state econ-
omy. What was it in crazy, liberal,
communistical, socialistical, un-
American, Soviet-style California?
Er, 10.5 percent.
“That’s right. The burden was all
of 0.8percentage points higher than
the average.”
Then there’s the notion that
California needs a federal bailout.
In fact, says Arends, California has
been bailing out the federal govern-
ment since it joined the union.
“Californians are so productive
that every year they send billions
2000, the majority of the black-
robed shysters on the Supreme
Court told the voters of 50 states,
“forget you, your votes don’t
count” and handed us the little
wartime deserter, George W. Bush,
to be our president.
And, to top it off, a private cor-
poration, Diebold, owns our voting
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10 Weekend • Dec. 11-12, 2010 BUSINESS
Dow 11,410.32 +40.26
Nasdaq 2,637.54 +20.87
S&P 500 1,240.40 +7.40
10-Yr Bond 3.2960% +0.0730
Oil (per barrel) 87.79
Gold
Stocks edge higher
By Matthew Craft
1,384.30 and David K. Randall
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — An encouraging trade
report and signs that a tax cut package
would pass the Senate sent stocks to
their highest levels in two years Friday.
Bond prices fell for another day as
investors expected the tax deal to lead to
economic growth and higher budget
deficits.
The Commerce Department reported
that the U.S. trade deficit fell to its low-
est level in nine months in October.
Growing demand for American goods
overseas pushed exports to their highest
level in more than two years.
Separately, the Treasury Department
said the federal government’s budget
shortfall hit $150.4 billion in November.
Treasury prices dropped after the report
was released, pushing their yields high-
er. The yield for the 10-year note rose to
3.33 percent, up from 3.21 percent late
Thursday.
The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose
7.40, or 0.6 percent, to 1,240.40. It was
the third straight day that the S&P index
closed at a new high for the year. The
Feds dismiss recall on lead glasses
By Justin Pritchard
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES — A federal agency
reversed itself Friday and said lead-laced
Wizard of Oz and superhero drinking
glasses are, in fact, for adults — not chil-
dren’s products subject to a previously
announced recall.
The stunning about-face came after
the Consumer Product Safety
Commission said last month the glasses
were children’s products and thus sub-
ject to strict federal lead limits.
Lab testing by the Associated Press
found lead in the colored decorations up
to 1,000 times the federal maximum for
children’s products. The CPSC has no
limits on lead content on the outside of
adult drinking glasses.
“A premature statement was made
regarding two sets of glasses identified
in (AP’s) story that has now been deter-
Oracle seeks to add to $1.3B fine against SAP
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAN FRANCISCO — Oracle wants
to make SAP’s $1.3 billion penalty for
stealing intellectual property even big-
ger.
On Friday, Oracle asked a judge to
add $211.7 million in interest to the
$1.3 billion fine that a federal jury
Stock sales help government
offset bailout losses
WASHINGTON — Stock sales are
helping the government offset projected
losses from its $700 billion rescue of the
financial system.
The Treasury Department has brought
in $35 billion in revenue over two years,
boosted by ongoing sales of Citigroup
stock, new data show. But the
Congressional Budget Office projects
taxpayers will still lose $25 billion for
bailing out the financial sector and U.S.
automakers.
The new total for revenue generated by
the Troubled Asset Relief Program is up
from the nearly $30 billion in income
shown in the previous report covering the
program’s finances through October.
Much of the additional income came
from the sale of Citigroup common stock.
Wall Street
index has gained 11.2 percent this year
and is now trading at the same price it
did the week before Lehman Brothers
filed for bankruptcy in September 2008.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose
40.26, or 0.4 percent, to 11,410.32.
General Electric Co. led the 30 stocks
that make up the index with a 3.4 percent
jump to $17.72. GE said it planned to
raise its dividend by 17 percent.
The Nasdaq composite index rose
20.87, or 0.8 percent, to 2,637.54.
The Dow was the weakest of the three
main stock average for the week, gaining
just 0.3 percent. The S&P 500 added 1.3
percent and the Nasdaq rose 1.8 percent.
Investors were encouraged to see that
prospects were improving that the
Senate would approve legislation aimed
at avoiding sweeping tax increases Jan.
1. Negotiators added a few sweeteners to
promote ethanol and other forms of
alternative energy. A test vote was set for
Monday.
House Democrats have balked at the
proposal to extend tax cuts, voting in a
closed-door meeting Thursday not to
mined to be inaccurate,” said agency
spokesman Scott Wolfson. It was
Wolfson who said the day after the AP
published its investigation Nov. 21 that
the two sets of four glasses each — one
featuring characters including Superman
and Wonder Woman, the other Dorothy
and other characters from the classic Oz
movie — were children’s products and
that the agency would investigate them.
Soon after, the importer of the glasses,
Utah-based Vandor LLC, said it was
pulling them from the market and would
work with the agency to formally recall
them.
Wolfson said CPSC staff didn’t have
the glasses in hand when the agency
declared them children’s products.
“After thoughtful analysis by child
behavior experts at CPSC, it has been
determined that the glasses are not chil-
dren’s products,” Wolfson said Friday.
He added that “the size, weight, packag-
ing and price of the glasses sampled by
levied against SAP last month.
The judge still needs to formally
impose the fine. There is a possibility
she could reduce it. SAP can appeal.
Oracle, based in Redwood Shores,
and SAP are two of the world’s biggest
business software makers. Their three-
week trial exposed a remarkable exam-
ple of corporate espionage.
Business briefs
The Treasury sold off the last of its stake
in the banking giant Tuesday, ending up
with receipts of $12 billion above the
government’s investment of $45 billion.
Smaller amounts of income in
November came from dividend pay-
ments from other banks that received
support from the bailout fund, and also
from dividends from the support provid-
ed to the former financing arm of
General Motors.
Trade deficit narrows
to 9-month low in October
WASHINGTON — The U.S. trade
deficit fell to its lowest level in nine
months, as growing demand for
American goods overseas and a falling
dollar pushed exports to their highest
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allow the package to reach the floor for a
vote without changes to scale back tax
cuts for the rich.
Tom di Galoma, head of fixed income
trading at Guggenheim Partners in New
York, said traders see passage of the deal
as nearly inevitable. “To stimulate the
economy, it really has to be done,” he
said. “The last thing you want to do is
raise taxes in the middle of a recession.”
On the off chance it failed, di Galoma
said, stocks would probably lose the
gains made over the past two weeks.
Treasurys would jump, causing their
yields to plummet.
Movie rental company Netflix Inc.
rose 1.9 percent to $194.63 after
Standard and Poor’s added it to the S&P
500 index. The company has gained 250
percent this year.
Cablevision Systems Co., F5
Networks Inc. and Newfield Exploration
Co. were added to the S&P 500 as well.
The index dropped The New York Times
Co., Eastman Kodak Co. and Office
Depot Inc.
Two stocks rose for every one that fell
on the New York Stock Exchange.
Consolidated volume was 4.6 billion
shares.
CPSC are consistent with glasses more
commonly used for consumption of
adult beverages.”
But Wolfson went on to say: “These
glasses are not primarily intended for
use by a child 12 or younger. ... Since
these glasses are not intended for use by
young children, it is recommended that
parents not provide them to children to
use.”
The 10-ounce glasses clearly appeal to
kids, according to the man who wrote
the guidelines that the agency still uses
to determine what kinds of items chil-
dren of different ages use.
“Kids would choose this glass over a
plain glass,” said Jim Therrell, a profes-
sor at Central Michigan University. “If
you consider that they are all movie
based, they’re all fantasy based, the fan-
tasies would probably range in appeal to
ages 4 to 5 at the low end up through 11,
12.”
Germany-based SAP admitted a
subsidiary mined the contents of pass-
word-protected Oracle websites, down-
loading software and customer support
documents to help steal Oracle cus-
tomers.
SAP says Oracle shouldn’t get any
more money beyond the fine. Oracle
declined comment.
level in more than two years.
The trade deficit narrowed to $38.7
billion in October, the Commerce
Department reported Friday. The figure
was 13.2 percent below September’s
deficit of $44.6 billion.
U.S. exports rose 3.2 percent to
$158.7 billion, the highest level since
August 2008. Sales of American-made
machinery, farm products and autos
fueled the growth. Imports dipped 0.5
percent to $197.4 billion, with lower
demand for oil and foreign-made cars.
The dollar’s value against many major
trading partners has been on a downward
trend since March 2009. That has helped
to boost U.S. exports.
Pierre Ellis, an economist at Decision
Economics, said that the jump in exports
reflected the decline in the dollar and
also stronger economic growth in many
U.S. export markets.
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• Newton not upset with father, page 17
Miami brings the heat in beating Warriors
By Janie McCauley
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
OAKLAND — Dwyane Wade had 34
points, nine rebounds and seven assists,
LeBron James added 25 points, nine assists
and seven rebounds and the Miami Heat won
their season-best seventh straight game with a
106-84 victory over the cold-shooting Golden
State Warriors on Friday night.
Miami also established a franchise best with
seven consecutive wins by double digits, top-
Panthers hold off SHP Indians
By Josh Koehn
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Burlingame’s big men seemed to
take turns dominating Friday night’s
championship game against Sacred
Heart Prep in the 34th Annual Lions
Club Tournament.
Kyle Shaffer had 14 points and 11
rebounds and carried the Panthers in
the first two quarters, while Rodrigo
Puliceno, who missed much of the
first half due to foul trouble, carried
a heavy load in the second half by
making 8-of-12 free throws as the
Gators fouled to get back in the
game in the fourth quarter. Puliceno
finished the game with 16 points
and 10 rebounds to help Burlingame
to a 64-57 victory while also gar-
nering tournament MVP honors.
“I think we did an outstanding job
as a team,” said Burlingame coach
Jeff Dowd. “And Zac Grotz and
Rodrigo did a great job individual-
ly.”
Grotz, a senior swingman for the
Panthers who was named to the all-
tournament team, finished with 14
points while playing lock-down
defense on the other end.
Sacred Heart Prep coach Tony
Martinelli thought his team strug-
gled to get into a flow offensively,
and gave plenty of credit to the
Panthers.
“That’s a credit to Burlingame
and they type of defense they play,”
he said.
The Gators made a run in the third
quarter, as momentum swung in the
visiting team’s favor. But with time
running short in the period,
Burlingame’s Sam Schneider found
Dean Ferrari in the corner for a
four-point play after the senior
guard was fouled while shooting a
perfect shot from behind the arc.
Reed McConnell did his best to
Burlingame’s Kyle Shaffer tries to protect the ball from two Sacred Heart Prep defenders during the
See TITLE, Page 14 Panthers’win in the Burlingame Lions Club Tournament championship game.
Resurgent Army looks to end Navy dominance
By John Kekis
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PHILADELPHIA — Rich Ellerson is spon-
soring a cadet from Slovenia at West Point,
and Thanksgiving only validated what Army’s
second-year coach has long known.
“His family came to visit. It was only their
second time in the country,” Ellerson said.
“Only the dad speaks a little bit of English.
They don’t know football from third base.
They’d never been to West Point before, and
they drive through the Thayer Gate. By the
time they get to our house, they don’t know
anything about football, but they know we
Heat 106, Warriors 84
ping the six in a row by double figures in
February 1999.
The Heat moved into first place in the
Southeast Division for the first time all season
after the Orlando Magic lost their season-high
fourth straight at Utah.
Monta Ellis had 20 points and seven assists
and Dorell Wright, who spent his first six sea-
sons with Miami before joining the Warriors
The Midshipmen have defeated Army eight straight times and
hold a 54-49-7 advantage in the series.Last year,Navy won,17-3.
better beat Navy.”
Easier said than done, of course.
“All they had to do was drive down the
street and look at the front of everybody’s
house,” Ellerson continued. “They’re not sure
what the heck that means, but they know we
better beat Navy. Our guys have clearly grown
up with that.”
Have they ever. And it’s been a little too
painful for far too long at West Point.
this year, added 12 points,
10 rebounds and four
assists in Golden State’s
season-worst sixth straight
loss.
Chris Bosh added 16
points and seven rebounds
in the Heat’s fifth consecu-
tive win over Golden State,
Dwyane Wade mired in a 1-11 stretch.
The Warriors dropped
their fifth straight at Oracle Arena after begin-
NATHAN MOLLAT / DAILY JOURNAL
The programs meet on Saturday at Lincoln
Financial Field in yet another installment of
this proud rivalry, and none of these Black
Knights has experienced the exhilaration of
beating Navy. The Midshipmen, in fact, have
defeated Army eight straight times and hold a
54-49-7 advantage in the series. Last year,
Navy won, 17-3.
But you wouldn’t know it by listening to
Army. The Black Knights (6-5), after all, are
Weekend • Dec. 11-12, 2010
ning the season 5-0 at home. They haven’t
won on their own floor since Nov. 15 against
Detroit.
Golden State played without do-everything
guard Stephen Curry, who could be sidelined
for an extended period with a sprained right
ankle that he re-aggravated in a 111-94 loss
Wednesday at San Antonio. He will be re-
evaluated in a couple of days once the
swelling goes down.
See WARRIORS, Page 14
fall in OT
By Nathan Mollat
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Now that football is — finally, officially —
over for Jefferson, maybe the Indians can turn
their full attention to the basketball court.
Despite having limited time together as the
football players get into basketball shape —
they’ve only had three practices with a full
squad — the Indians are shaping up to be a
threat in the Peninsula Athletic League Ocean
Division.
Jefferson need only to look at its perform-
ance in the Burlingame Lions Club
Tournament. The Indians, who finished with a
1-2 record in the tournament, very easily
could have been 3-0. The Indians had
Burlingame on the ropes in the opener before
the Panthers pulled away before beating Terra
Nova handily Thursday.
In the fifth-place game against Palo Alto
Friday, Jefferson scrambled back from a 10-
point, first-quarter deficit and then rallied
from a six-point hole over the final 1:48 of
regulation to send the game into overtime tied
at 47. In the extra period, Jefferson led 55-53
on a Bernard DeBerry bucket off an Edward
Mangibin steal at midcourt with 1:09 left. But
Palo Alto’s Mathias Schmutz drained a 3-
pointer — his only basket of the game —
with 17 seconds to play. Jefferson had one last
chance, but could not get off a shot.
“It’s a tough loss,” said Jefferson coach
Nick Paras. “We thought we had them. No
frustration. I’m pleased with the effort.”
Jefferson had a hard time solving the
Vikings’ 2-3 zone defense. To beat a zone,
teams need to either be lights out from the
perimeter, or have someone who can penetrate
the paint and dish to open teammates when
the defenders collapse.
The Indians certainly didn’t shoot it well in
the first half — the first quarter especially —
as Palo Alto jumped out to a 13-3 lead with
3:04 left in the opening quarter. The Indians,
See INDIANS, Page 14
bowl bound for the first time in 14 years, and
as a result, they are brimming with confi-
dence.
“We’re a better team (than last year),” sen-
ior defensive end Josh McNary said. “We will
redeem ourselves. We will win. There is no
next time for us. It’s the last game.”
Give credit to McNary, who has 27 1/2
sacks and 48 1/2 tackles for loss in his career,
both program bests at West Point, for having
the right mindset. But it’s going to take more
than words to right this ship.
Navy’s streak is the longest in the series by
See RIVALRY, Page 16
12 Weekend • Dec. 11-12, 2010
49ers must beat division rival Seahawks
By Janie McCauley
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAN FRANCISCO — The favored San
Francisco 49ers certainly figured they would
win at Seattle in Week 1 and make an early
statement in their division. Now, they have no
choice but to beat the first-place Seahawks in
Week 14 to avoid possible elimination from
playoff contention.
The Niners were so stunned by their 31-6
season-opening defeat at Seattle that coach
Mike Singletary actually thanked first-year
Seahawks coach Pete Carroll for the whip-
ping.
“That was a first,” Carroll said. “I under-
stand what Mike was thinking.”
Singletary acknowledged this week he was-
n’t sure what else to say in that moment.
“I want very much to tell Pete Carroll,
’Thank you very much for kicking our tails,”’
Singletary said at the time. “It was good med-
icine and we’re going to take it. We’ll go from
there.”
They didn’t go very fast, however. That
game changed the path of San Francisco’s
season.
The 49ers, unbeaten in the preseason, had
been picked to win the NFC West. Instead,
their offense failed to reach the end zone in
the first of a surprising string of five straight
losses to begin the season.
“It was shellshocking. I remember it like it
was yesterday,” linebacker Takeo Spikes said.
Raiders, Jaguars tight ends mirror each other
By Mark Long
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Their first meet-
ing might be a little awkward. There’s sure to
be a handshake, some conversation and a few
laughs.
There won’t be an introduction, though.
Oakland’s Zach Miller and Jacksonville’s
Zach Miller, tight ends on opposite coasts,
know each other fairly well even though
they’ve never met.
“Really, if you think about it, it’s kind of
weird,” Jacksonville’s Miller said. “I’ve never
met anyone with the same name. It’s really
rare to have two guys with the same name,
spelled the same way, in the same profession,
playing the same position. It just gets weirder
as you go.”
They’ll be on the same field Sunday, with
Oakland’s Miller trying to work his way back
from a nagging foot injury and Jacksonville’s
SPORTS
“They beat us. ... It may have had some leech-
es into some of the other games shortly right
after that.
“As much as you would want to, you can’t
blame everything on one game.”
Singletary took over as coach of the 49ers
for the fired Mike Nolan against the Seahawks
on Oct. 26, 2008. His uncertain future with
the franchise could depend on how he fares
this time around. There is speculation
Singletary might be fired after this disappoint-
ing season by owner John York and his team
president son, Jed.
Yet if San Francisco (4-8) finds a way to
win against Seattle (6-6) amid yet another
week of major change, the 49ers would still
be in the thick of the race in the NFC West
with a slim chance to end a seven-year playoff
drought.
“I think they are a better football team than
what we saw early,” Seahawks running back
Justin Forsett said. “They’re clicking now.
They’ve found some things that work. They’re
running the ball. The defense has been show-
ing up a lot. All their linebackers were always
making plays but it seems the secondary is
coming up and making plays. They’re a good
football team.”
For the Seahawks, this is a chance to seize
their own opportunity in the division. Seattle
is tied with St. Louis atop the NFC West
standings despite having lost four of six fol-
lowing a 4-2 start.
Quarterback Matt Hasselbeck is one victory
from tying Dave Krieg as Seattle’s all-time
Miller looking to continue
to expand his role. It’s one
of several subplots in the
game:
• The Raiders (6-6) have
won four of their last six
games and trail AFC West
leader Kansas City by two
games. The Jaguars (7-5)
Zach Miller have won four of five to
take the outright lead in
the tight AFC South. So there are postseason
implications at stake.
• Oakland has been downright dreadful in
two games across the country this season, los-
ing 38-13 at Tennessee in the opener and
falling 35-3 at Pittsburgh three weeks ago.
The Jaguars would love to continue the trend
with what essentially equates to a 10 a.m.
kickoff for the Raiders.
“We’ve struggled with it,” said coach Tom
Cable, who altered the team schedule this
week in hopes of better results. “It’s been a
winningest quarterback.
Krieg won 70 games from
1981-90.
Last time against San
Francisco, Hasselbeck
completed 18 of 23 passes
for 170 yards and two
touchdowns and also ran
for a 1-yard score.
Matt “We really didn’t have
Hasselbeck an idea of what they were
going to run,” Spikes said.
The 49ers hope to be better prepared come
Sunday.
Alex Smith is back as San Francisco’s start-
ing quarterback after a five-game absence. He
separated his non-throwing left shoulder Oct.
24 at Carolina and hasn’t played since.
Singletary decided to make the switch after
last Sunday’s 34-16 loss at Green Bay — part-
ly based on Smith’s experience and the fact
offensive coordinator Mike Johnson can have
the full playbook at his disposal in such a crit-
ical game.
Troy Smith went 3-2 as the Niners’ starter
in place of Alex Smith, but was behind on the
offense after joining San Francisco in
September following his release by
Baltimore.
“Alex coming back I’m sure is a boost for
them,” Carroll said.
Alex Smith can open up the field and,
Singletary hopes, get more out of a running
game that was all but nonexistent last week
without injured star Frank Gore, done for the
real issue. It’s been a real
issue for just about any-
body who does it, so we’ll
have to try and break that.”
—There are no shortage
of personal angles, either.
Jaguars coach Jack Del
Rio and star running back
Maurice Jones-Drew grew
Zach Miller up cheering for the
Raiders. Defensive tackle
John Henderson returns to Jacksonville for the
first time since spending the last eight seasons
in the River City. Linebacker Quentin Groves
and offensive lineman Khalif Barnes also
played in Jacksonville.
The Jaguars traded Groves to Oakland in
April in exchange for Jaguars linebacker Kirk
Morrison and a draft pick. For Morrison, the
cross-country move was his first full-time
venture outside California. He grew up in
Oakland, played at San Diego State and spent
five years with the Raiders.
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season with a fractured
right hip. His tag-team
replacements, Brian
Westbrook and rookie
Anthony Dixon, ran for 31
and 33 yards, respectively,
against the Packers.
Singletary can’t afford a
repeat of what happened
Alex Smith against the Seahawks.
“After the game, to me,
I really felt like we went up there to set the
tone, and there were a lot of unknowns that we
did not know about their team, and there was
no way to know them until you get there,” he
said. “But after the game I just felt that they
came out and they executed their offense and
their defense. ... They prepared well, and they
beat us.”
Singletary will coach Sunday without spe-
cial assistant and secondary coach Johnnie
Lynn, who resigned Tuesday for personal rea-
sons.
Alex Smith is determined to make good this
time in what might be his final start for San
Francisco. Singletary has said Troy Smith still
could get another shot. Alex Smith is set to
become a free agent after the season and cer-
tainly will be elsewhere in 2011.
He would just as soon forget that opener at
Seattle.
“A missed opportunity in my mind,” he
said. “Left a lot out there, didn’t execute, so I
think kind of a bad taste in our mouth when
we all watch it.”
“You’re going to go out there, see some
guys, shake some hands, hug some couple
guys, and we wish them all the best and health
and all that good stuff,” Morrison said. “But
once that whistle blows and that game starts,
you gotta’ turn that off. You turn it off because
they’re the opponent, they’re the enemy.”
—Then there are the Millers.
Oakland’s Miller leads the team with 38
receptions for 481 yards and four touch-
downs. He was on pace for a huge year, but
injured his foot in late October, missed a game
and has been slowed since. He has just five
catches for 28 yards in the team’s last six
games.
“We have the better one,” Raiders safety
Michael Huff said. “We have the better Zach
Miller.”
Jacksonville’s Miller is no slouch.
A former college quarterback who threw for
4,000 yards and ran for 50 touchdowns at
See RAIDERS, Page 16
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Khan ready for career-defining bout with Maidana
By Greg Beacham
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Amir Khan has reached the precipice of
serious boxing stardom. Although he just
turned 24 on Wednesday, Khan realizes his
next few fights are likely to determine whether
he joins Manny Pacquiao and Floyd
Mayweather Jr. among the elite, or turns out to
be an overhyped mediocrity.
Khan is eager to find out for himself,
because he’s got his eye on much more than a
few gaudy title belts. He dreams of global
domination — Nike commercials, ridiculous
wealth and one-name recognition beyond his
native England and his ancestral Pakistan,
where he’s already the biggest thing going.
If Khan (23-1, 17 KOs) can’t defend his
WBA 140-pound title in his Las Vegas debut
against Argentina’s Marcos Maidana on
Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Events
Center, those dreams will recede into the
distance. Khan isn’t eager to chase them
down again.
“If I want to be the champion I say I am, I
have to win fights like this,” Khan said. “I
have to leave a statement in the States. I want
to get people talking about me, to start looking
forward to my fights over here. Fighting in
Las Vegas, and beating somebody as good as
Maidana, is the only way to do that.”
Although each fighter accused the other of
ducking him in the months leading up to the
bout, Khan isn’t shying away from the pres-
sure. He’s been carrying an awful lot of it on
Elway says he’d like to rejoin Denver Broncos
By Arnie Stapleton
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
DENVER — Hall of Famer John Elway is
confirming his interest in working for the
Denver Broncos again.
Elway said Friday on his weekly radio show
on Denver’s 87.7 The Ticket that he has spo-
ken with team owner Pat Bowlen and chief
operating officer Joe Ellis about joining the
front office in an official capacity but those
discussions haven’t gone far.
“They’ve had plenty on their plate,” Elway
said. “We’ll sit down at some point in time
and have some meetings and see if everything
aligns what they’d want out of me and what
they’d expect out of me and what they’re
looking for. There’s definitely going to be
some conversations.”
Elway, who has served as a business con-
sultant this season to the team he led to back-
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WBA super lightweight champion Amir Khan,
left, of Britain makes his Las Vegas debut
tonight while defending his WBA title against
Marcos Maidana of Argentina.
his slim shoulders ever since he won a silver
medal at the Athens Olympics, where the boy
from Bolton became a darling of the British
press and embarked on his well-covered path
up the boxing ladder.
Khan has a winning personality, dazzling
athletic skill, strong promotional backing and
to-back Super Bowl titles in the 1990s, indi-
cated a role as the team’s top football execu-
tive might appeal to him.
“Football is what I know the best,” Elway
said. “I’m not interested in being a head coach.
I’m not interested in being a general manager. I
don’t have that kind of experience to be able to
pick those players day in and day out and such.”
Bowlen dined with Elway at his Cherry
Creek restaurant Monday night just hours
after the Broncos owner had fired coach Josh
McDaniels with his team mired in mediocrity
and enshrouded in off-the-field issues, includ-
ing the Spygate II videotaping scandal.
His dinner with the owner spawned specula-
tion Elway could come back, perhaps to over-
see an organizational chart that includes both a
general manager and a coach. Elway said his
dinner with Bowlen had been planned for a
couple of weeks: “Obviously, it became a big
deal, but it was really just a dinner,” he said.
a multicultural appeal that all seem perfectly
packaged for the success he seeks. What he
doesn’t have are victories over his sport’s elite
— but there are plenty of opportunities in the
stacked junior welterweight division starting
with Maidana (29-1, 27 KOs), who also
aspires to take control of the weight class with
his raw punching power.
“It’s like a freight truck hitting a Ferrari,”
Golden Boy promoter Richard Schaefer said.
Khan traveled from Hollywood to the
Philippines this fall during four months of
training with Pacquiao guru Freddie Roach,
who pitted his top two pupils in multiple spar-
ring sessions. Khan has been a near-perfect
fighter since upending his camp after his only
loss, a stunning first-round knockout by
Breidis Prescott in September 2008.
“If that loss hadn’t happened, I don’t think
I’d be here,” Khan said. “I don’t think I ever
would have sparred with Manny Pacquiao.
When everything is going well, you don’t
think you need to do anything else. I had to
lose that fight to rebuild myself and get to
where I am now.”
After making his U.S. debut last May in a
one-sided win over Paulie Malignaggi, Khan
landed in boxing’s capital city with his most
respected opponent to date. He acknowledges
hoping to return to England for this fight
before making a bigger splash next year, but
Maidana’s apparent reluctance to fight in
Europe put the fight in Las Vegas.
The bout also is a breakthrough for Maidana,
whose only loss was a split decision to
McDaniels’ firing caught Elway by surprise,
coming one week after the owner had given
his embattled coach a vote of confidence.
“I thought they were going to wait until the
end of the season,” Elway said. “I think the
Spygate deal was the end of the road for them
and they thought they had to make a move.”
Elway echoed comments
made by Ellis and quarterback
Kyle Orton that McDaniels will
resurface in another NFL city
down the road and be successful.
“I think in the long run, Josh is
going to be a good coach. He’s
already a good football coach
now, but he’ll be a good head
coach down the line,” Elway
said. “Once he gets that experi-
ence, the things he went through
here in Denver, if he learns from
those then he has a chance be a
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Andreas Kotelnik in February 2009. Maidana
jumped to the division’s forefront last year
with a thrilling win over Victor Ortiz, who will
fight on their undercard at Mandalay Bay.
While Maidana is thought to lack Khan’s
speed and skill, his pure power has impressed
every opponent — including Ortiz, who
knocked down Maidana three times in the first
two rounds of their bout before Maidana
stopped him in the sixth. If Maidana connects
with a big punch, Khan’s chin will be tested in
a way it hasn’t been since his loss.
Maidana also hopes he can finish the year
by following up countryman Sergio
Martinez’s spectacular knockout of Paul
Williams with a similar result.
While Khan thinks Maidana is better than
fellow 140-pound studs Timothy Bradley and
Devon Alexander, Maidana has been much
less complimentary toward Khan. Maidana
said this week he doesn’t consider the
matchup to be a difficult fight for him, while
trainer Miguel Diaz has labeled Khan “ordi-
nary” and “average.”
Khan knows his reputation will precede him
until he backs up the hype with results. In his
first appearance on the Vegas stage, he can’t
wait to perform.
“You’ve got a boxer versus a fighter,” Khan
said. “You’ve got a big puncher versus another
big puncher, but a smarter puncher. If you try
to fight him, that’s when you’ll get knocked
out. You’ve got to box him. I’m not going to
fight his fight by standing there and trading
shots. I’m going to box him and beat him.”
real good coach down the road. It’s unfortu-
nate. You never like to see this happen to any-
body or to any organization.”
On Tuesday, Ellis, who is in charge of the
day-to-day operations at team headquarters,
said he wasn’t sure if Elway would hook up
with the Broncos again.
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INDIANS
Continued from page 11
however, closed to 13-6 by the end of the
quarter.
The Indians played much better in the sec-
ond quarter, but still struggled to shoot over
the Palo Alto zone. Luckily for Jefferson, Palo
Alto went cold from the field in the second
quarter as the Indians outscored the Vikings
12-6 and trailed just 19-18 at halftime.
“We came out flat early,” Paras said, adding
he thought his kids might be emotionally
drained following a school parade to honor the
Jefferson football team.
“But no excuses. [Palo Alto] came out and
played hard.”
Palo Alto stuck to its zone defense in the
third quarter, but Jefferson finally figured out
how to attack it. Putting Bernard DeBerry in
the high post, his presence allowed the Indians
to move the ball more quickly, which created
open looks at the basket.
No one benefited more from the move than
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will Sacred Heart to a comeback in the fourth
quarter, scoring 15 of his game-high 22 points
in the final period. He and his brother, Will
McConnell (eight points), were both named to
the all-tournament team.
The Gators struggled with their own foul
trouble at times, though, as Will McConnell
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DeBerry himself. After a quiet first half in
which he scored four points, DeBerry explod-
ed in the second half and overtime, scoring 18
points to finish with a game-high 22 points.
“We need to get our post touches and when
we don’t, we live or die by the 2,” Paras said.
“It’s not even about scoring. It’s about getting
the opposing team thinking you can score (in
the post).”
Jefferson took a 32-28 lead on a pair of free
throws from Demarea Biggins with 1:41 left
in the third, but the Vikings converted a pair of
three-point plays to take a 34-32 lead into the
fourth.
The final eight minutes was a back-and-
forth affair, with four ties and four lead
changes. It appeared Palo Alto might have
sealed the deal when Max Schmarzo hit two
free throws to put the Vikings up 47-41 with
two minutes to play in regulation, but
Jefferson’s Mangibin hit a pair of 3s — the
second coming with 51 seconds to play — to
force the overtime.
“We played three teams (in this tournament)
that will be pretty good by the end of the
year,” Paras said. “We need to play good
teams. It’s only going to help us.”
and Zach Watterson had to be careful through-
out the game about banging with
Burlingame’s pair of big men.
By many accounts, it would seem Sacred
Heart should have been trailing by more than
six, 26-20, at halftime. The Gators had eight
turnovers in the first two quarters, four more
than Burlingame, and they were also outre-
bounded 15-10. But the Gators, who trailed
15-14 after the first period, battled throughout
the contest.
Martinelli said he knew this tournament
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Jefferson’s Bernard DeBerry puts up a shot
during the Indians’56-55 overtime loss to Palo
Alto.DeBerry finished with 22 points.
would be a challenge, which is why he sched-
uled it.
“We definitely put this preseason together to
challenge us to make a run at another (Central
Coast Section) title,” he said.
The Panthers seem to realize this is just one
title they’d like to accumulate along the way
to bigger and better things. After the game, the
team was right back in the weight room.
“We’re trying to be tough on people, out-
work them and hopefully win a CCS champi-
onship,” Dowd said. “That’s our goal.”
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James, booed regularly by the standing-
room-only sellout crowd of 20,036, shot 10
for 18 and scored 15 of his points in the third
quarter before sitting out the fourth. He took
only 10 shots in the first half for 10 points, but
dished out six assists.
Wade, averaging 34 points in his last six
games against the Warriors, was 12 for 20 and
converted 10 of 13 free throws to help extend
the team’s longest winning streak since run-
ning off nine in a row from March 20-April 7
last season. The Heat earned a fourth straight
road win two days after a decisive 111-98 vic-
tory at Northwest Division-leading Utah.
Wade took an elbow to the head from Andris
Biedrins 52 seconds into the game while
defending Ellis on his first points of the night.
Wade was down for about a minute before
coming to the bench to be examined. He
returned at the 8:14 mark.
Miami won for the sixth time in seven
games at Oakland but didn’t look great in the
first half, leading just 48-45 at the break. But
the Heat opened the third quarter with an 18-3
run to take control.
Reggie Williams and David Lee each scored
13 points for Golden State, which shot 37.3
percent and went 8 for 24 from 3-point range.
The Warriors hadn’t dropped five in a row at
home since a six-game skid from March 1-24,
2002.
Golden State’s most recent six-game slide
occurred from March 2-11, and started with a
110-106 loss at Miami as Wade scored 35
points in the most recent matchup.
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SAT SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI
NBA GLANCE NHL GLANCE NFL GLANCE
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
vs. B-Hawks
7:30 p.m.
vs. Flames
7:30 p.m.
@ Predators
5 p.m.
@ Stars
5:30 p.m.
EASTERN CONFERENCE EASTERN CONFERENCE AMERICAN CONFERENCE
CSN-CAL CSN-CAL CSN-CAL CSN-CAL Atlantic Division Atlantic Division East
W L Pct GB W L OT Pts GF GA W L T Pct PF PA
New England 10 2 0 .833 379 269
Boston 18 4 .818 — Pittsburgh 20 8 2 42 96 69
@ Jazz vs.T-Wolves N.Y.Jets 9 3 0 .750 267 232
6 p.m. 7:30 p.m. New York 15 9 .625 4 Philadelphia 18 7 5 41 103 75 Miami 6 6 0 .500 215 238
CSN-BAY CSN-BAY Toronto 8 15 .348 10 1/2 N.Y.Rangers 17 12 1 35 88 80 Buffalo 2 10 0 .167 243 333
Philadelphia 7 15 .318 11 New Jersey 8 18 2 18 52 84 South
Dec. 12 Dec. 16 Dec. 26 Jan. 2 New Jersey 6 17 .261 12 1/2 N.Y.Islanders 5 16 5 15 55 88 W L T Pct PF PA
vs. Seattle @ Chargers @ Rams vs.Arizona Jacksonville 7 5 0 .583 257 300
End regular
Southeast Division Northeast Division
1:05 p.m. 5:20 p.m. 10 a.m. 1:15 p.m. Indianapolis 7 6 0 .538 347 318
FOX NFL Net. FOX season W L Pct GB W L OT Pts GF GA
FOX Houston 5 7 0 .417 288 321
Miami 16 8 .667 — Montreal 18 9 2 38 77 58 Tennessee 5 8 0 .385 291 265
Dec. 12 Dec. 19 Dec. 26 Jan. 2 Orlando 15 8 .652 1/2 Boston 16 8 3 35 80 54
vs. Colts
North
@ Jags vs.Denver @ K.C. End regular Atlanta 15 9 .625 1
1:05 p.m. season Buffalo 12 13 4 28 76 79 W L T Pct PF PA
10 a.m. 1:15 p.m. 10 a.m.
CBS CBS CBS CBS Charlotte 8 14 .364 7 Ottawa 13 16 2 28 68 92 Pittsburgh 9 3 0 .750 267 191
Washington 6 16 .273 9 Toronto 10 14 4 24 62 85 Baltimore 8 4 0 .667 260 201
Central Division Southeast Division Cleveland 5 7 0 .417 229 239
LOCAL SCOREBOARD W L Pct GB W L OT Pts GF GA
Cincinnati
West
2 10 0 .167 255 322
Chicago 13 8 .619 — Washington 18 9 3 39 96 82 W L T Pct PF PA
BOYS’BASKETBALL Carlmont 20 16 14 7 — 57
Burlingame Lions Club Tournament Indiana 11 10 .524 2 Tampa Bay 15 10 4 34 89 102 Kansas City 8 4 0 .667 295 237
Piedmont 14 13 8 11 — 46
Championship CARLMONT (fg ftm-fta tp) — Cox 2 2-2 6,Wyatt 3 Milwaukee 9 13 .409 4 1/2 Atlanta 15 11 3 33 90 84 Oakland 6 6 0 .500 283 269
Burlingame 64,Sacred Heart Prep 57 0-1 7,Patterson 0 0-1 0,Faulkner 5 1-1 12,Testa 3 3- Cleveland 7 15 .318 6 1/2 Florida 13 14 0 26 71 69 San Diego 6 6 0 .500 323 253
Burlingame 15 11 14 23 — 64 4 11, Crawford 4 0-0 8, Magsino 0 2-2 2, Hobbs 2 Detroit 7 17 .292 7 1/2 Carolina 11 12 4 26 76 86 Denver 3 9 0 .250 256 333
Sacred Heart Prep 14 6 15 23 — 57
BURLINGAME (fg ftm-fta tp) — Puliceno 2 12-16 1-2 5,Todd 3 0-0 6.Totals 22 9-13 57.PIEDMONT —
16,Shaffer 4 5-10 14,Grotz 6 2-2 14,Ferrari 4 1-1 12, Bonacum 4 0-0 10,Welch 2 0-0 4,Purnell 2 0-0 4,El-
liott 2 4-8 9, Slabaugh 2 0-0 4, Bernstein 1 0-0 2, WESTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Bailey 1 2-5 3, Schneider 1 0-0 3, Loew 1 0-0 2.To-
tals 19 22-34 64. SACRED HEART PREP — R. Lyssikatos 5 0-0 13.Totals 18 4-8 46. 3-pointers — East
Southwest Division Central Division W L T Pct PF PA
McConnell 8 5-5 22,Baloff 2 4-7 9,W.McConnnell 2 Tests 2,Wyatt, Faulkner (C); Lyssikatos 3, Bonacum W L Pct GB W L OT Pts GF GA
4-5 8,Watterson 2 0-0 6,C.McConnell 2 0-0 4,Tern- 2,Elliott (P).Records — Carlmont 3-1 overall; Pied- N.Y.Giants 8 4 0 .667 308 247
drup 0 4-7 4,O’Donnell 0 2-2 2,Bruni 1 0-0 2.Totals mont 3-1. San Antonio 19 3 .864 — Detroit 18 6 3 39 92 72 Philadelphia 8 4 0 .667 344 281
17 19-26 57.3-pointers:Ferrari 3,Shaffer,Schneider Dallas 18 4 .818 1 Chicago 16 12 2 34 95 87 Washington 5 7 0 .417 222 293
(B); Watterson 2, R. McConnell (SHP). Record — Balboa 56,Capuchino 48 New Orleans 14 8 .636 5 St.Louis 14 9 4 32 71 73 Dallas 4 8 0 .333 294 336
Burlingame 5-1 overall; Sacred Heart Prep 3-1. South
Capuchino 13 15 6 14 — 48 Memphis 9 14 .391 10 1/2 Nashville 13 8 6 32 68 70
Balboa 22 15 6 13 — 56 W L T Pct PF PA
Consolation final Houston 8 14 .364 11 Columbus 15 11 1 31 71 75
Palo Alto 56,Jefferson 55 OT CAPUCHINO (fg ftm-fta tp) — Veridiano 2 1-2 6, Atlanta 10 2 0 .833 304 233
Northwest Division Northwest Division New Orleans 9 3 0 .750 299 227
Jefferson 6 12 14 15 8 — 55 Arzadon 2 0-0 4,Gray 2 0-0 4,Alva 3 1-1 7,Afeaki 10
Palo Alto 13 6 13 13 9 — 56 W L Pct GB W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 7 5 0 .583 243 251
0-0 20, Khotz 1 5-6 7.Totals 20 7-9 48. BALBOA —
JEFFERSON (fg ftm-fta tp) — Gilson 2 1-2 6, Man- Fletcher 2 0-0 5, Brown 4 0-1 9, Scardone 1 0-0 2, Utah 17 7 .708 — Vancouver 15 8 3 33 85 68 Carolina 1 11 0 .083 154 307
gibin 4 1-2 13, DeBerry 10 2-2 22, Biggins 2 3-3 8, Burrowski 7 6-6 24, Ham 6 1-2 16.Totals 20 7-9 56. Oklahoma City 16 8 .667 1 Colorado 14 10 4 32 98 88 North
Harris 2 1-2 6. Totals 20 8-11 55. PALO ALTO — Records — Capuchino 3-3 overall. Denver 14 8 .636 2 Minnesota 12 11 4 28 66 78 W L T Pct PF PA
Hakim 2 2-2 6, Floreal 9 2-3 20,Wong 2 2-3 7, Pet- Chicago 9 3 0 .750 246 192
riceks 2 0-0 4,Schmarzo 5 4-5 16,Schmutz 1 0-0 3. Portland 12 11 .522 4 1/2 Edmonton 11 12 5 27 76 99
BOYS’SOCCER Green Bay 8 4 0 .667 303 182
Totals 21 10-13 56.3-pointers — Mangibin 4,Big- Minnesota 6 17 .261 10 1/2 Calgary 12 15 3 27 81 89 Minnesota 5 7 0 .417 227 253
gins,Harris 2 (J);Wong,Schmarzo 2,Schmutz. Sacred Heart Prep 3,San Mateo 1
Pacific Division Pacific Division Detroit 2 10 0 .167 278 306
SHP goal scorer (assist) — Odell (Mishra); Mishra
Lowell Invitational (unassisted); Polkinhorne (Mishra). Records — Sa- W L Pct GB W L OT Pts GF GA West
Carlmont 57,Piedmont 46 cred Heart Prep 5-0 overall. L.A.Lakers 16 7 .696 — Dallas 17 9 2 36 81 75 W L T Pct PF PA
Phoenix 11 12 .478 5 Anaheim 15 13 4 34 81 96 Seattle 6 6 0 .500 240 289
Golden State 8 15 .348 8 Los Angeles 16 10 0 32 71 62 St.Louis 6 6 0 .500 232 237
San Francisco 4 8 0 .333 203 259
Sacramento 5 15 .250 9 1/2 Phoenix 13 8 6 32 76 75
Arizona 3 9 0 .250 200 338
L.A.Clippers 5 18 .217 11 San Jose 14 10 4 32 86 83

NFL SCHEDULE
Thursday’s Game
Indianapolis 30,Tennessee 28
Sunday’s Games
N.Y.Giants at Minnesota,10 a.m.
Tampa Bay at Washington,10 a.m.
Cleveland at Buffalo,10 a.m.
Green Bay at Detroit,10 a.m.
Oakland at Jacksonville,10 a.m.
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh,10 a.m.
Atlanta at Carolina,10 a.m.
Seattle at San Francisco,1:05 p.m.
St.Louis at New Orleans,1:05 p.m.
Kansas City at San Diego,1:15 p.m.
Denver at Arizona,1:15 p.m.
New England at Chicago,1:15 p.m.
Miami at N.Y.Jets,1:15 p.m.
Philadelphia at Dallas,5:20 p.m.
Monday’s Game
Baltimore at Houston,5:30 p.m.
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either academy, and began with a 58-
12 rout in 2002. The scores that fol-
lowed aren’t pretty, either: 34-6, 42-13,
42-23, 26-14, 38-3, 34-0 and the afore-
mentioned 17-3.
“Clearly, this (beating Navy) is
something that’s been missing in their
time here, something that they can’t
wait for another opportunity to right
the balance sheet, if you will,” Ellerson
said. “Eight is enough.”
Take a closer look, and it’s even
more impressive. The Middies (8-3)
have surrendered just six points over
the last three games and have not
allowed a touchdown since the fourth
quarter of the 2006 game.
Ouch!
“We talk about it all the time,” Navy
senior cornerback Kevin Edwards said.
“That’s what we live for, not giving up
points. If we can go this week and not
give up a touchdown again, I think that
would make the win even sweeter.”
It looms as a more difficult task this
time, though.
In less than two years, Ellerson has
transformed Army into a winner again.
For the first time in 14 years, the Navy
game won’t end the season for the
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Black Knights, who will play SMU in
the Armed Forces Bowl in Dallas on
Dec. 30. Navy also will play in the
postseason, against San Diego State in
the Poinsettia Bowl on Dec. 23.
A year ago, Army led Navy 3-0 at
halftime and the Black Knights forced
three fumbles and limited the
Midshipmen to 191 yards of total
offense. This year, as they try to build
off that, sophomore quarterback Trent
Steelman has the experience of playing
two full years as the Army starter. Also,
the Black Knights are healthy after a
long layoff.
And maybe, just maybe, Navy is
susceptible this year. Despite the hero-
ics of quarterback Ricky Dobbs — he
has rushed for 40 touchdowns over the
last two years, an NCAA quarterback
record over consecutive seasons —
Navy’s service-academy supremacy
ended this year. Air Force beat both
Navy and Army to claim the
Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy that
the Middies had held for seven straight
years.
Navy, ranked fifth in the country in
rushing at 302.6 yards per game, man-
aged just two field goals and 312 yards
of total offense (209 rushing and 103
passing) in a 14-6 loss to the Falcons.
In last December’s win over Army, the
Middies had only 247 yards of total
offense (186 rushing and 61 passing).
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The teams have had three common
opponents, the most notable of which
is Notre Dame, both in the New York
metropolitan area. The Midshipmen
hammered the Irish, 35-17, at New
Meadowlands Stadium in October and
the Black Knights fell to coach Brian
Kelly’s crew, 27-3, a month later at
Yankee Stadium.
That was Army’s last game and the
Black Knights were kept out of the end
zone for the first time all season. They
also rushed for a season-low 135 yards.
It snapped Army’s 10-game streak with
at least 230 yards rushing and factored
into the equation that made Navy an
eight-point favorite on Saturday.
Rest assured, though, the Black
Knights are ready to make amends.
“When you have to go through
something that’s as painful as not play-
ing well on a big stage, you need to
take advantage of it and grow from it,”
Ellerson said. “I talk of the senior class,
how much they’ve accomplished in
these last two seasons, how much
they’ve turned the expectations, both in
the background and the corps and the
locker room and then out there
between the white lines.
“They’ve done so much, but here’s
the next challenge. Here’s that next
evolutionary step that has to take place
to complete this culture.”
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Nebraska-Omaha, Miller has adjusted
nicely to his new role in just his sec-
ond season. He had 21 receptions for
212 yards and two touchdowns as a
rookie despite a leg injury in the pre-
season.
He has 20 catches for 216 yards and
a score this year despite missing sum-
mer workouts and the start of training
camp with a foot injury. He has 10
receptions for 140 yards and a TD in
the last four games, taking advantage
of defenses keying on versatile tight
end Marcedes Lewis. He also ran
twice last week at Tennessee.
“We have even more built for him
in our library and now he’s healthy,”
Del Rio said. “Hopefully he can give
us a push here down the stretch.”
The Millers are planning to seek
each other out before the game. They
certainly have some stories to share.
The NFL Players Association inad-
vertently mixed up their insurance
cards last year, and Jacksonville’s
Miller often gets items in the mail,
mostly cards people want signed,
intended for his West Coast colleague.
“In training camp, there’s this fan
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who says, ’Hey, how do you like
Jacksonville compared to Oakland?”’
Jacksonville’s Miller said. “I looked at
him and said, ’You’ve got the wrong
guy.’ He was like, ’No, really, how do
you like it?’ I was like, ’Wrong Zach
Miller.’ He’s like, ’Really?’ I’m like,
’Yeah, there’s another one.’ So there
are people who still don’t know
what’s going on.”
These two are pretty clear.
Oakland’s Miller has followed the
other Miller’s career since he was
drafted in the sixth round last year.
“I thought it was kind of funny
there was another Zach Miller playing
tight end,” he said. “Kind of rare. He
has my same first name, too:
Zachary.”
Jacksonville’s Miller actually broke
down video of his counterpart while
making the position switch last year.
“He’s a playmaker,” Jacksonville’s
Miller said. “He’s an elite tight end in
this league. I try to watch the best
guys and he’s one of them.”
On Sunday, they’ll finally meet.
“I’m looking forward to it,”
Jacksonville’s Miller said. “I don’t
know what I’m going to say. How do
you even introduce yourself to some-
one with the same name?”
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Newton not disappointed in father over NCAA allegations
By Ralph D. Russo
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — Cam Newton and the other finalists for the
Heisman Trophy strolled into the room together, posed for a
couple of photos with the big bronze statue, then spread out to
separate tables to speak with reporters.
Andrew Luck, LaMichael James and Kellen Moore looked a
little lonely.
The Auburn quarterback certainly draws a crowd these days.
Newton sat back in a leather desk chair, frequently flashed a
big grin and casually answered questions from about a dozen
reporters for 14 minutes Friday, the day before he’s expected
to win the Heisman.
Newton said he was not disappointed in his father, even though
the NCAA believes Cecil Newton tried to get Mississippi State to
pay him in exchange for his son playing there. The star QB was
disappointed that his dad decided not to attend the Heisman cere-
mony on Saturday night.
“It hurts, but that’s a decision that he made,” Cam Newton
said.
Newton has stayed an overwhelming favorite to win the
Heisman, even though he played much of the season’s final
month with a scandal developing around him.
The week before the Southeastern Conference champi-
onship the NCAA announced that Cecil Newton tried to pull
off a play-for-pay scheme with Mississippi State, but there was
SPORTS
no evidence that his son or Auburn knew
about it. The NCAA decided Cam Newton
would be allowed to play, but his father’s
access to Auburn athletics would be limit-
ed. The sports governing body has left
open the possibility that Cam Newton’s
status could change if new evidence came
to light.
Cecil Newton, in a statement released
Cam Newton Thursday by his attorney, said he would
not attend the ceremony.
“He’s doing it (for) the betterment of me. Whatever his deci-
sion is, I’m all for it. And I’ll stick to that,” Cam said.
Cam Newton said his mother, Jackie, and two brothers will
be at the ceremony and he plans to speak with his father by
phone soon after it is over.
“I said on numerous occasions how I feel about my father,”
Newton said. “I love him with all my heart.”
On the field, the 6-foot-6, 250-pound junior has been the
most dominant player in college football of 2010. He leads the
Southeastern Conference in rushing, leads the nation in passer
rating and has accounted for 49 touchdowns while guiding the
top-ranked Tigers (13-0) to a spot in the BCS national title
game. Auburn will play No. 2 Oregon and James in Glendale,
Ariz., on Jan. 10.
James has said he’d vote for Newton to win the award and
Moore, the Boise State quarterback, said the same on Friday.
Weekend • Dec. 11-12, 2010 17
“I don’t expect to win, no,” he said. “Certainly Cam is
deserving of this.”
Chris Huston, who polls a sampling of Heisman voters
throughout the season and post the results at www.heisman-
pundit.com, predicts a landslide victory for Newton, though
the scandal probably will keep him from breaking any records.
O.J. Simpson of Southern California has the record for
largest margin of victory in the Heisman voting. He beat
Purdue’s Leroy Keyes by 1,750 points in 1968.
Huston predicted a result more like 1998, when Ricky
Williams of Texas beat Kansas State quarterback Michael
Bishop by 1,563 points, the fifth-largest margin in Heisman
history.
If Luck, the Stanford quarterback, finishes second, it’ll mark
the first time two different players from the same team were
runners-up in consecutive seasons since Keyes and Mike
Phipps did it for Purdue in ’68 and ’69. Former Cardinal run-
ning back Toby Gerhart finished second to Alabama’s Mark
Ingram last year.
18 Weekend • Dec. 11-12, 2010
Around the world
Iran airs new confession
by woman in stoning case
TEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian
woman sentenced to death by ston-
ing for adultery confessed to helping
a man kill her husband and re-enact-
ed the alleged crime in an interview
broadcast Friday by Iranian state tel-
evision — an apparent effort by the
government to deflect international
criticism over the case.
It was the fourth time Sakineh
Mohammedi Ashtiani has been
shown on TV as Tehran has faced an
international outcry over the
announcement that she would be
stoned to death, the latest source of
friction between Iran and the West.
Authorities announced her convic-
tion in the murder case only after the
uproar over the stoning sentence
erupted last summer, and her lawyer
— who has since been arrested —
said she was never formally put on
trial for the killing and was tortured
into confessing.
Royal attack prompts big
questions on U.K. security
How could rampaging students so
easily threaten Britain’s heir to the
throne? Government security offi-
cials had no quick answer Friday for
that mortifying question, amid calls
in the media for officials to be fired
and scathing criticism from security
experts on every aspect of Thursday
night’s near-disaster.
Video and pictures from the
Associated Press showed it all.
Angry student protesters, pumped
up from earlier scuffles with police,
found a delectable target elsewhere:
Prince Charles and his wife Camilla,
sitting in a vintage Rolls-Royce on
their way to a charity event at a
London theater.
Jailed Chinese dissident honored
By Bjoern H. Amland
and Mstti Huuhtanen
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
OSLO, Norway — With a large
portrait of a smiling Liu Xiaobo
hanging front and center, the chair-
man of the Norwegian Nobel
Committee crossed the dais and
gently placed the peace prize
diploma and medal on an empty
chair. Ambassadors, royalty and
other dignitaries rose in a standing
ovation.
The man they honored wasn’t
there Friday — he is serving an
11-year sentence at Jinzhou Prison
in northeastern China for urging
sweeping changes to Beijing’s
one-party communist political sys-
tem.
And there was no news coverage
of it in China, where foreign TV
news channels went black as the
ceremony began and authorities
denounced the award as a “politi-
cal farce.”
Mexico: Eccentric La Familia cartel chief killed
By Alexandra Olson
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MEXICO CITY — The eccentric
leader of the brutal La Familia drug
cartel was killed in a shootout dur-
ing two days of fighting between
federal police and gunmen that ter-
rified civilians across a western
Mexican state, the government said
Friday.
The death of Nazario Moreno
Gonzalez — nicknamed “The
Craziest One” — is a major blow to
WORLD
Yang Jianli,a U.S.-based Chinese dissident who represents the Nobel Peace
Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo,arrives at the Norwegian Nobel Prize Committee’s
traditional banquet at the Grand Hotel in Oslo,Norway.
It was the first time in 74 years
the prestigious $1.4 million Nobel
Peace Prize was not handed over.
Committee chairman Thorbjoern
Jagland drew the first of several
standing ovations from the interna-
a drug cartel that rose to national
prominence four years ago by
rolling severed heads into a night-
club and declaring that its mission
was to protect Michoacan state from
rival gangs and petty criminals.
Police believed that the 40-year-
old Gonzalez — also known as “El
Chayo” or “The Doctor” — was
killed in a clash Thursday between
cartel gunmen and federal police,
said Alejandro Poire, the govern-
ment spokesman for security issues.
In a brief statement, the office of
President Felipe Calderon con-
REUTERS
tional gathering of 1,000 guests at
Oslo City Hall when he noted that
neither Liu nor his closest relatives
were able to attend.
“This fact alone shows that the
award was necessary and appro-
firmed Moreno’s death.
Cartel gunmen have been fleeing
with their casualties and Moreno’s
body has not been recovered, Poire
said. Police recovered the bodies of
three other suspected La Familia
members and detained three others.
Five officers and three civilians
— including an 8-month-old baby
and a teenage girl — were also
killed in the shootouts, which began
Wednesday night, when La Familia
gunmen attacked federal officers in
Moreno’s home city of Apatzingan
and fired on cars.
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priate,” he said.
He brought the crowd to its feet
again when he declared: “He has
not done anything wrong. He must
be released.”
China was infuriated when the
Nobel committee awarded the
prize to the 54-year-old literary
critic, describing it as an attack on
its political and legal system.
Authorities have placed Liu’s sup-
porters, including his wife, Liu
Xia, under house arrest to prevent
anyone from picking up his prize.
After Jagland drew another
standing ovation by placing the
medal and diploma on Liu’s empty
chair, Norwegian actress Liv
Ullman read the dissident’s state-
ment, “I Have No Enemies,” which
he delivered in a Chinese court in
2009 before he was sentenced.
In the speech, Liu portrays the
surprisingly positive and gentle
nature of his correctional officer
while awaiting trial, which gave
him hope for the future.
The gunmen torched vehicles
across Michoacan and used them as
barricades, even blockading all
entrances into its capital of Morelia
to prevent federal police from send-
ing reinforcements.
Moreno is considered the ideo-
logical leader of La Familia, setting
a code of conduct for its members
that prohibits using hard drugs or
dealing them within Mexican terri-
tory. He purportedly has written a
religiously tinted book of values for
the cartel, sometimes known as
“The Sayings of the Craziest One.”

Hard to muster sympathy
By Christy Lemire
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Previous movies about the coun-
try’s recent economic recession,
such as “Up in the Air” and the
documentary “Inside Job,” have
championed the regular folks who
got shafted and heaped due scorn
on the corporate moguls who bene-
fited nonetheless.
“The Company Men” asks us to
feel some sympathy for the guys on
top — the executives who’ve luxu-
riated in Porsches and private jets
and $500 lunches, and are suffering
Meet Jerry Rice
The Domini Hoskins Black History
Museum and Learning Center in
conjunction with the NFL Alumni hold the
16th Annual Jerry Rice Toy Drive and
Festival from 10 a.m.to 2 p.m.Saturday at
1426 Burlingame Ave.in Burlingame.Bring
a new,unwrapped toy and get a souvenir
photo taken with Hall of Famer Jerry Rice.
Due to limited time,there is only one
photo per person/group and no
autographs.The first 100 kids,ages 5 to 10,
receive a free sports bag.The first 500
the pain of having all those goodies
taken away. It’s a tough request
from John Wells, the man behind
“ER” and “The West Wing,” here
making his feature writing and
directing debut.
The strength of the all-star cast
— Ben Affleck, Chris Cooper,
Tommy Lee Jones and Kevin
Costner — makes “The Company
Men” vaguely engaging, but even
watching these veterans and heavy-
weights banter and bounce off each
other can’t convince us that the
characters themselves are com-
pelling.
Best bets
people receive a Jerry Rice Hall of Fame
Souvenir Card.
Holiday Festival of Dance
San Mateo Parks and Recreation’s annual
Holiday Festival of Dance,“A Wish for
Wings,”takes place at 5:30 p.m.Saturday.
$9 advance,$10 at the door for 13 and
older,free for 12 and younger.San Mateo
‘The Tourist’
A mindlessly
enjoyable trip
SEE PAGE 21
It’s not that being privileged
makes them boring; being two-
dimensional does. Despite the mas-
sive life changes thrust upon the
film’s central figures, their arcs still
feel predictable. That is, except for
one who has a subplot that comes
out of nowhere and feels as if its
context were left on the cutting-
room floor. That’s all we’ll say.
“The Company Men” focuses on
three men, specifically, hit by
downsizing at a Boston-area manu-
facturing conglomerate. Affleck’s
Bobby Walker is the first to go. He
See COMPANY, Page 22
High School Gymnasium,506 N.Delaware
St.,San Mateo.For more information call
522-7444.
Holiday radio show
“You’re a haa-aa-aa-aard man,McGee!”
Turn back the calendar 7 p.m.Saturday as
“Acting Out & About”brings you “The
Great Gildersleeve Holiday Radio Show”at
the Piccolo Caffe,1219 Broadway,
Burlingame.Get comfortable and warm up
with hot cocoa or coffee while enjoying a
Digitally
dying for
dollars
By Jeremy Venook
O
n Dec. 1, Lady Gaga, Justin
Timberlake, Ryan Seacrest and
many other celebrities died. Sort of.
As part of a movement to bring attention to
World AIDS Day, these
celebrities and several
more declared their own
“digital deaths” on
Twitter: they cut off all of
their tweets and changed
their page images to pic-
tures of themselves in
coffins, vowing not to
write another 140 charac-
ters until their millions of followers had
raised $1 million for HIV/AIDS research and
awareness by either donating to buylife.org
or by texting a celebrity’s name to 90999 to
donate $10.
On the one hand, I applaud these celebri-
ties for their efforts to raise money for a wor-
thy cause — and even more for doing it in
such a creative manner. They took advantage
of fairly new social networking opportunities
and harnessed the power of Twitter follow-
ings of as many as 30,000 people. And it cer-
tainly worked; the target was passed within
five days of the first announcement, despite
the fact that the website had to be temporari-
ly shut down due to overburdened servers,
and donations are still trickling into the web-
site.
I can’t help but hope that, in the few days
between the stars’ “deaths” and their re-emer-
gence into the Twitterverse, their legions of
fans and followers realized how strange the
concept seems. In less than five days, more
than $1 million was raised, and while some
(I’d like to believe that it was even most) of
the money was undoubtedly raised solely
because of the worthy cause, I can’t help but
feel that significant portions were donated to
bring back the celebrities so that we wouldn’t
have to go another minute without hearing
from them. A laughable notion, yes — after
all, there’s nothing remotely important or
interesting on Khloe Kardashian’s Twitter —
but it’s clear that what was once just an inter-
See TWITS, Page 22
great show.Free.For more information call
(419) 341-0515.
Teen study night
Still have some schoolwork to finish before
the holidays? The Belmont Public Library
hosts a Teen Study Night Sunday from 5
p.m.to 9 p.m.Come for a place to study for
finals or to work on a group project.
Belmont Library,1110 Alameda de las
Pulgas,Belmont.For more information
contact conrad@smcl.org.
20 Weekend • Dec. 11-12, 2010
MUSEUM GOTTA SEE ‘UM
By Susan Cohn
DAILY JOURNAL SENIOR CORRESPONDENT
Few plays of the last 50 years have had the staggering world-
wide impact of Tony Kushner’s Angels in America, A Gay
Fantasia on National Themes, which won the Pulitzer Prize and
multiple Tony Awards. In celebration of the play’s 20th anniver-
sary, the Museum of Performance & Design (MPD) offers an
extraordinary new exhibition, More Life! Angels in America at
Twenty, bringing together original costumes, props, manu-
scripts, video clips, photos, designs and other rare memorabilia
from key productions of Angels, as well as new audio and video
interviews conducted especially for the exhibition with many of
the play’s creators and participating artists.
Angels in America, a seven-hour epic in two parts, follows a
group of unforgettable characters as they grapple with AIDS,
identity, community, love, death and transcendence in Reagan-
era America. Commissioned and premiered by San Francisco’s
Eureka Theatre Company, it has been produced in countless
productions around the globe, was published in dozens of lan-
guages and was made into an Emmy award winning HBO film.
Organized by Brad Rosenstein, MPD’s Curator of Exhibitions
and Programs, More Life! Angels in America at Twenty
immerses visitors in the world of the play, tracing it from its
earliest development in Kushner’s notebooks to its premiere in
San Francisco, from its triumphs in London and on Broadway
to the HBO film and the opera. Coinciding with the Signature
Theatre Company’s 2010 Broadway revival, MPD brings
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Angels back to the city where it all began.
The Museum of Performance & Design collects and makes
accessible materials about the performing arts, with a special
emphasis on documenting and preserving the San Francisco
Bay Area’s performing arts heritage from the Gold Rush to the
present. The more than three million items in the Museum’s
archives include books, periodicals, playbills, clippings, photo-
graphs, posters, sheet music, plays and libretti, radio interviews,
videotapes, musical theater recordings, the Legacy Oral History
program, theatrical design research materials, costume and set
designs and personal papers of performers and patrons. The
Library, which is open to the public free of charge, also houses
the archives of many local performing arts organizations, such
as the San Francisco Ballet, the San Francisco Opera, the Stern
Grove Festival and Pickle Family Circus.
The Museum of Performance & Design is located on the
fourth floor of the Veterans Building, 401 Van Ness Ave., San
Francisco. Gallery hours are Wednesday to Saturday, noon to 5
p.m. $5 suggested donation. More Life! Angels in America at
Twenty runs through March 26, 2011. For more information
visit www.mpdsf.org.
GALLERY TALK/GALLERY WALK. Meet Figurative
Painter Felicia Forte Sunday, Dec. 12 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at
the reception marking the opening of her solo show at 1870 Art
Gallery, 1870 Ralston Ave., Belmont. Forte’s goal as an artist is
to portray her subjects with accuracy, truth and insight and she
chooses certain models to serve as “messengers” or visual sym-
bols of the particular human quality that she wishes to highlight.
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PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF MUSEUM OF PERFORMANCE & DESIGN
The writing table on which playwright Tony Kushner wrote
Angels in America greets visitors to the Museum of
Performance & Design’s exhibit commemorating the play’s
20th anniversary.
Forte’s work has been shown at Gallery 25, San Mateo; Coastal
Art League, Half Moon Bay; and The Milton Marks Gallery,
San Francisco. She most recently participated in 47th Annual
King’s Mountain Art Fair, and her drawing titled “Waitress” will
be published in “Strokes of Genius 3” in 2011. Forte also offers
an extensive program of drawing and painting courses at her
1870 Art Center Studio. “Drawings and Paintings, A Solo Show
of Felicia Forte’s Recent Work” runs through Jan. 23, 2011. For
more information visit www.feliciaforte.com or call 595-9679.
***
Stella Luminosa, a group show featuring Dave Eggers, Matt
Furie, Ian Huebert, Jason Jägel, Keegan McHargue, Clare Rojas
and Gina Tuzzi is open at Electric Works. Through Dec. 23 the
gallery is populated by characters and landscapes that are both
strangely familiar and familiarly strange. The works are distin-
guished by graphic mark making that evokes at once a childlike
enhancement along with adult intrigue and sophistication. 130
Eighth St. San Francisco. An on-site shop offers artist made
items. For more information visit sfelectricworks.com or call
(415) 626-5496.
Susan Cohn can be reached at susan@smdailyjournal.com or
www.twitter.com/susancityscene.
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’Tourist’a mindlessly enjoyable trip

By Christy Lemire
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
It’s probably best to head into “The Tourist”
with the mindset that you’re going on an actu-
al vacation yourself. If you’re in the mood for
mindless, escapist fun — dazzling scenery,
elegant evenings, decadent hotel suites and
expensive clothes — you’ll be fine.
There are all the obligatory chases and
shootouts you’d expect in a romantic action
caper, but you never get the sense that any-
one’s in real danger. There are twists, but they
won’t make you think too terribly hard, and in
the end you will have devoted fewer than two
hours of your life to a decent diversion.
Watching Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie
bounce off each other isn’t torture. Pretty peo-
ple went to Venice and made a pretty movie.
Joining them won’t be thoroughly satisfying,
but it won’t kill you, either.
It’s probably also best not to let the
esteemed pedigree of the people behind the
movie trick you into expecting something way
more substantive or meaningful than you’re
going to get. “The Tourist” is the first
Hollywood film from director Florian Henckel
von Donnersmarck, whose debut, the excellent
German film “The Lives of Others,” won the
foreign-language Oscar in 2007. It comes
from a script that’s credited to Henckel von
Donnersmarck, Christopher McQuarrie (“The
Usual Suspects”) and Julian Fellowes
(“Gosford Park”). Cinematographer John
Seale (“The
by authorities to a cafe in Paris, where she
receives a note from Pearce instructing her to
take a morning train to Venice. While on
board, she’s to pick out a man of similar height
and build to serve as her companion and con-
fuse her followers. She chooses Depp’s Frank
Tupelo, a mild-mannered math teacher from
Wisconsin — and after all his recently hilari-
ous flamboyant roles, it’s a welcome change of
pace to see Depp in an understated mode, to
see him a little schlubby and self-deprecating.
Once they arrive in Venice, Elise and Frank
find themselves being hunted not just by the
police but by the angry gangster (Steven
Berkoff), who wants his money back, along
with his band of hapless thugs. Everyone
assumes Frank is Pearce — and even if he’s
not, he’s still in trouble (and the score from
James Newton Howard tends to play up the
madcap hilarity, and the would-be romance, a
bit too intrusively).
Along those lines, do Jolie and Depp, two of
the biggest stars on the planet, have any chem-
Watching Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie bounce off each other isn’t torture.Pretty people istry with each other? Here and there. They’re
went to Venice and made a pretty movie.Joining them won’t be thoroughly satisfying,but it actually more interesting as individuals, which
won’t kill you,either. isn’t exactly helpful, given that “The Tourist”
English Patient”) provides the scenic vistas there, this isn’t a horrible way to go. is meant to be a romance. But Jolie provides
and intimate views of the exquisite Jolie. Jolie stars as Elise Clifton Ward, an elegant the sultry action, and Depp offers some sweet,
Costume designer Colleen Atwood and mysterious Englishwoman (which allows goofy laughs, and in the end no one got sun-
(“Chicago”) dressed the gorgeous superstar. her to dust off that impeccable British accent burned or suffered from food poisoning.
These acclaimed talents — Oscar winners, she did for the “Tomb Raider” movies). Elise “The Tourist,” a Columbia Pictures
all — have given us something unabashedly is the lover of the elusive Alexander Pearce, release, is rated PG-13 for violence
light, frothy and ridiculous — almost know- who’s the target of Scotland Yard for having and brief strong language. Running
ingly preposterous. But still, fun, so stolen billions from a gangster. (Paul Bettany time: 105 minutes. Two and a half
if you feel like shutting your gets some dry laughs as the head of the inves- stars out of four.
brain off for a little when tigative team.)
there’s so much heady When we first see
awards bait out Elise, she’s being
trailed

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Harry Potter park chips away at Disney’s dominance By Mitch Stacy
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ORLANDO, Fla. — Craig Taylor
wasn’t much interested in vacation-
ing in Orlando with his parents this
month — until he and his girlfriend
plugged into the hype swirling
around the new Harry Potter attrac-
tion.
So Taylor, 23, a police dispatcher
who lives near Manchester, England,
and girlfriend Katherine Lucarz, 22,
both fans of the wildly popular books
and movies about the boy wizard,
decided they had to tag along to
experience The Wizarding World of
Harry Potter at Universal Orlando.
That’s where they were on a sunny,
cool weekday afternoon in early
The hubbub at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando December, taking a break among the
does’t spill over into the other areas of Universal’s two parks,where crowds other Muggles in the shadow of the
remain sparse. towering Hogwarts castle.
“It’s brilliant,” says Lucarz,
adding that the steep, snow-covered
rooftops, crooked chimneys and
shops of Hogsmeade village are
even more like the movies than she
imagined. Other visitors queued up
just to get in the door at Ollivander’s
Wand Shop, and waited an hour for
the centerpiece ride, a fantastic
state-of-the-art flight
simulator/robocoaster called “Harry
Potter and the Forbidden Journey.”
That sort of devotion to all things
Potter is precisely what Universal
hoped to tap into when it debuted
the $250 million attraction in June
in a corner of its Islands of
Adventure park.
Harry has conjured all the magic
Universal expected, and then some.
In the quarter after the attraction
opened, crowds at Universal parks
swelled by 36 percent over the same
stretch last year, while attendance at
Disney’s Orlando parks stayed
roughly the same.
But the big question is, can
Universal keep the edge and take a
bigger bite out of the Mouse’s his-
torical dominance as more families
shake off the recession and come
back to the parks?
That’s hard to tell, industry ana-
lysts and tourism officials say, but
everyone agrees that the eye-pop-
ping success of the Wizarding
World of Harry Potter has been a
shot in the arm for all the Orlando-
area attractions.
Thanks to the new attraction and
an improving economy, hotel occu-
pancy rates in Orange County shot
up nearly 21 percent in July over the
same month last year, and through
September were running nearly 7
percent ahead of 2009 totals.

potential redemption. no-nonsense right-hand man and longtime Finally, there’s Costner, who’s amusing as

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had it all with his wife (Rosemarie DeWitt)
and two kids — beautiful house, shiny sports
car, great golf game — so he’s not terribly
thrilled about the prospect of having it all
taken away. He’s actually in denial for a while
about being laid off, insisting on keeping the
country club membership even when paying
the mortgage becomes difficult. Bobby is, in a
nutshell, an arrogant jerk — and Affleck cer-
tainly knows how to play that sort of charac-
ter believably. But he’s so off-putting from the
very start, it makes it tough to care about his
Next up is Cooper’s Phil Woodward, who’s
pushing 60 with no real prospects. The career
counselor who’s been assigned to him advises
him to dye his hair and omit his Vietnam War
service from his resume, along with any work
experience from the 1990s. He doesn’t exact-
ly respond well, to put it mildly. This all could
have felt relevant and insightful — especially
in the hands of an actor so capable of both
subtlety and volatile rage — but “The
Company Men” reduces him to a bit of a
cliche. Phil gets drunk by himself in the mid-
dle of the day and literally throws rocks at the
corporate headquarters from the parking lot.
Literally.
Finally, there’s Jones’ Gene McClary, the
friend of the CEO (Craig T. Nelson), whose
primary instinct is to cut jobs in hopes of bol-
stering the shareholders’ confidence. Gene, by
contrast, is old-school and longs for the days
when he and his pal first created the ship-
building company, when men made things
they could see and be proud of, when every-
one felt like family. Jones is in his agreeably
cantankerous straight-talker mode, but he’s
also the most ostentatiously wealthy of the
three “Company Men.” So when he comes
home to his palatial estate and finds that his
pretentious socialite wife has purchased a
$16,000 antique table to place in front of a
window, well, it kind of makes you cringe a
bit.
Bobby’s brother-in-law, Jack, a salt-of-the-
earth guy who’s still managing to get by with
his construction business. He offers Bobby a
job hanging drywall — which, of course,
Bobby initially rejects as being beneath him
— but eventually Jack will come to function
as the film’s moral compass and savior. “The
Company Men” seems to overlook the fact
that homebuilding suffered during the reces-
sion, too. But it does give Costner a chance to
trot out his old New England accent from
“Thirteen Days.”
“The Company Men,” a Weinstein Co.
release, is rated R for language and brief nudi-
ty. Running time: 113 minutes. Two stars out
of four.

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esting concept of broadcasting every thought
and action has now become a national obses-
sion to the point that people are willing to
pay to avoid being deprived of Lady Gaga’s
tweets. To tell the truth, I had never even
heard of many of the participants featured on
people who were devastated to log on in the
morning without an update from Bronson
Pelletier or Daphne Guinness (whoever they
are).
For those people, I offer a brief sampling
of the tweets since their rebirths. On Tuesday
morning, Khloe Kardashian tweeted,
“Morning my darlings! What’s everyone
doing this morning? I need my starbucks fix!
LOL.” Around the same time, Kimberly
Cole, another participant, broadcast the fol-
lowing important announce-
ment: “Dear cold......can u be
gone when i wake up?? Does
anyone Have any secret cold
could have lasted another day without these
thought-provoking messages.
As for the rest of us, I think that those five
tweetless days served as a wonderful
reminder of life in the years B.S.N.-Before
Social Networking. Life as we know it fortu-
nately did not come screeching to a halt
without the hourly updates from Ryan
Seacrest that once had seemed vital for keep-
ing the world turning. There’s no better illus-
tration of the humorous excess to which we
keep track of these sites than the toils of a
day without them; I hope that you, like me,
took the opportunity to consider for a
moment just how much importance we place
longer than usual without refreshing your
newsfeed.
As I see it, nobody put it better than pundit
and comedian Stephen Colbert: as the
fundraiser began to gain momentum, he rec-
ommended donating exactly $999,999 to cre-
ate a complete win-win scenario — still a
windfall for HIV/AIDS researchers, but a
chance to finally kick our country’s newest
Internet addiction.
Jeremy Venook is a senior at San Mateo High
School. Student News appears in the weekend edi-
tion. You can e-mail Student News at
news@smdailyjournal.com.
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flocking, and Sinfield cautions that the prac-
tice is often a way to cover dead, drying trees.
The economy, he said, has not impacted most
people’s decision to purchase a tree.
“Sales are down, but not by a huge amount,”
said Sinfield. “It’s still a tradition, and a prior-
ity for people. Picking a tree is a way to gath-
er as a family.”
John Barkle agrees. He and his wife, Lynne,
own Deejohn’s Inc., and have been selling
Christmas trees in and around San Mateo since
1957.
“It’s difficult to guess how sales are going to
be,” John said. “I think most people that lost
their jobs lost them last year. And the people
who are still working aren’t so worried any-
more, so they’re buying trees. It’s a good value
for the entire family.”
The couple, who live on a Christmas tree
farm at the base of Mount Hood, Ore. for most
of the year, move south for the holiday season
to sell their trees at the San Mateo Event
Center on Delaware Street and at several
Steve’s Christmas Trees lots, which they pur-
chased five years ago. Deejohn’s has been
approved to offer flocking and fire proofing,
which many local businesses purchasing trees
request. The Barkles’ trees cost anywhere
from $58 for a 6-foot tree to over $100 for the
larger trees purchased by businesses.
While many families choose to purchase a
pre-cut tree at a lot, others elect to chop down
their own tree at farms along the coast.
At Santa’s Tree Farm and Village on
Pilarcitos Creek Road in Half Moon Bay, fam-
ilies choose and cut down their own Christmas
tree with provided saws for between $46-$69.
The California Christmas Tree Growers
Association has awarded the tree farm the
“Best Fir Tree” honor two years in a row.
Owners Dan and Natalie Sare have conjured
up a winter wonderland for children of all ages
to experience. The tree farm receives regular
weekend visits from Santa and Mrs. Claus,
who check in on the resident elves at their
workshop and chat with children. Visitors are
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also invited to sample free hot apple cider and
candy canes while they peruse the gift shop or
decorate a wreath at the craft station. A puppet
show delights viewers on weekends as well.
“A lot of families have been coming for gen-
erations,” said Natalie Sare, whose husband
purchased the farm in 1972. “The economy is
not affecting their ability to buy a tree because
it’s a one-time, annual purchase. They’re cut-
ting back on things that have to be purchased
on a regular basis.”
At the Project 90 tree lot on South Fremont
Street in San Mateo, those recovering from
substance abuse count on people purchasing
trees to fund rehabilitation programs. For more
than 15 years, proceeds from the sale of trees,
which sell for between $22-$180, have helped
Project 90, Inc. offer services to recovering
addicts and their families.
“We get a lot of repeat customers from year
to year,” said Stacey White, community devel-
opment manager for Project 90. “Sales have
been about the same as last year.”
The Home Depot, where Chin and his wife
purchased their tree, sells mostly 6-foot to 7-
foot trees, which cost $39.98. Three-foot to 5-
foot Noble firs sell for $19.98. The store does
not offer flocking, but they give each chosen
tree a fresh cut and tie them on customers’
cars. All of the trees come from Oregon.
Allen Steinmetz, who purchased a tree for
his family at The Home Depot, said he’s been
buying his Christmas tree from the store for
the last several years.
“We always get a real one,” he said. “A fake
tree would be too much trouble to store and
these are just nicer.”
SATURDAY, DEC. 11
Dog Adoptions. 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. San
Bruno Petco, Tanforan Mall, 1150 El
Camino Real, San Bruno. Dogs were
saved from death in high-kill
Southern California shelters then
driven to Northern California for
adoption. For more information visit-
dogsneedhomes.blogspot.com.
San Carlos Little League 2011
Registration. 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Central Middle School, San Carlos
(Mustang Hall), 828 Chestnut St.,
San Carlos. For more information
and registration visit www.sancar-
lossll.org.
Planting Native Plants. 9:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. Portola Valley Town
Center, 765 Portola Road, Portola
Valley. Join a day of planting native
plants at the new Portola Valley Town
Center. Free. For more information,
and to sign up, visit acterra.org/stew-
ardship.
Flu shots. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Serramonte High School Cafeteria,
699 Serramonte Blvd., South San
Francisco. County offers flu shots
during National Influenza
Vaccination Week. For more informa-
tion call 573-3927.
Jerry Rice Toy Drive and Festival.
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 1426 Burlingame
Ave., Burlingame. No autographs.
First 500 people receive a souvenir
card. For more information call 921-
4191.
Pacific Art League’s Family
Holiday Craft Day. Noon to 3 p.m.
Pacific Art League, 688 Ramona St.,
Palo Alto. Bring your family for a fun
afternoon creating Mexican metal
ornaments, decorated gift boxes and
printed holiday cards. Suggested $2
donation. For more information con-
tact marketing@pacificartleague.org.
Books for sale. Noon to 4 p.m. 1
Cottage Lane, Twin Pines Park,
Belmont. Affordable books for sale at
the book nook. For more information
call 637-2976.
‘Sherlock Homes’ Auditions. Noon.
1835 Belburn Drive, Belmont.
Audtioners must be between 8 to 18
years of age, and have their families
be willing to devote 25 to 30 hours
towards the production. To register,
and for more information visit
www.sancarloschildrenstheater.com.
Peninsula Women’s Chorus
Holiday Concert. 2:30 p.m. St.
Mark’s Episcopal Church, 600
Colorado Ave., Palo Alto. The award-
winning chorus will perform both
contemporary choral repertoire and
classic works. $20, $10 for students.
For more information visit pwcho-
rus.org.
Holiday Festival of Dance ‘A Wish
for Wings.’ 5:30 p.m. San Mateo
High School Gymnasium, 506 N.
Delaware St., San Mateo. Dancers
will perform in the San Mateo Parks
and Recreation’s annual Holiday
Festival. $9 advance, $10 at the door
for 13 and older, free for 12 and
younger. For more information call
522-7444.
The Great Gildersleeve Holiday
Radio Show. 7 p.m. Piccolo Caffe,
1219 Broadway, Burlingame. ‘Acting
Out & About’ invites all to enjoy hot
cocoa and coffee while watching a
great show. Free. For more informa-
tion call (419) 341-0515.
Blue Blanket Improv Show. 8 p.m.
Enso, 131 Kelly Ave., Half Moon
Bay. Its the final improv show of the
year so enjoy. For more information
visit blueblanketimprov.com.
Ho Ho Hoey’s Rockin’ Holiday
Tour. 8 p.m. Club Fox, 2209
Broadway, Redwood City. Guitarist
Gary Hoey brings his live rock and
roll Christmas show to Club Fox. $20
in advance, $22 at the door. For more
information e-mail jennifer@danc-
ingcat.com.
Viva La Musica! 8 p.m. St. Mark’s
Episcopal Church, 600 Colorado
Ave., Palo Alto. Viva la Musica! will
launch the holiday season with its
10th anniversary choral-orchestral
concert, Classical, Carols and
Klezmer. $22 for general admission,
$20 for seniors and $15 for students.
For more information contact micki-
cartr@aol.com.
Katie Garibaldi at The Wine Bar. 8
p.m. to 10 p.m. The Wine Bar, 270
Capistrano Road No. 22, Half Moon
Bay. Free. For more information visit
www.katiegaribaldi.com.
Coastal Repertory Theatre pres-
ents ‘The 25th Annual Putnam
County Spelling Bee.’ 8 p.m.
Coastal Repertory Theatre, 1167
Main St., Half Moon Bay. Join a
quirky cast of over-acheivers as they
compete in the local spelling bee in
this funny and heart-warming musi-
cal. For more information and to pur-
chase tickets visit
www.coastalrep.com.
SUNDAY, DEC. 12
SereniTea House and Super
Weekend • Dec. 11-12, 2010
Calendar
Suppers Holiday Faire. 11:30 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m. 1085 El Camino Real,
Millbrae. Faire includes local ven-
dors, organic tea and a drawing to
win a SereniTea House gourmet bas-
ket. For more information call 652-
9303.
Santa Claus Visits the Library. 1
p.m. to 3 p.m. Redwood Shores
Branch Library, 399 Marine Parkway,
Redwood City. Come for a special
reading of ‘Flying Poodles-A
Christmas Story.’ For more informa-
tion call 780-7305.
Books for sale. Noon to 4 p.m. 1
Cottage Lane, Twin Pines Park,
Belmont. Affordable books for sale at
the book nook. For more information
call 593-5650.
Coastal Repertory Theatre pres-
ents ‘The 25th Annual Putnam
County Spelling Bee.’ 2 p.m.
Coastal Repertory Theatre, 1167
Main St., Half Moon Bay. Join a
quirky cast of over-acheivers as they
compete in the local spelling bee in
this funny and heart-warming musi-
cal. For more information and to pur-
chase tickets visit
www.coastalrep.com.
Viva La Musica! 4 p.m. Carrington
Hall, 1201 Brewster Ave., Redwood
City. Viva la Musica! will launch the
holiday season with its 10th anniver-
sary choral-orchestral concert,
Classical, Carols and Klezmer. $22
for general admission, $20 for sen-
iors and $15 for students. For more
information contact
mickicartr@aol.com.
Teen Study Night. 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Belmont Library, 1110 Alameda de
las Puglas, Belmont. Come for a
place to study for finals or work on a
group project. For more information
contact conrad@smcl.org.
Sonos Handbell Ensemble Joins
Ragazzi. 5 p.m. St. Matthew’s
Episcopal Church, 1 S. El Camino
Real, San Mateo. Internationally
acclaimed Ragazzi Boys Chorus is
chiming in with its holiday concert
RING OUT, BELLS! and will be
joined by the celebrated Sonos
Handbell Ensemble for a rousing
concert of holiday favorites. $25
reserved, $15 general, $12 seniors
and $10 students. For tickets and
more information call 342-8785.
Artist Reception. 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
1870 Art Gallery, 1870 Ralston Ave.,
Belmont. Enjoy the art work of
Feclicia Forte. For more information
call 595-9679.
Holiday Festival of Dance ‘A Wish
for Wings.’ 5:30 p.m. San Mateo
High School Gymnasium, 506 N.
Delaware St., San Mateo. $9 in
advance, $10 at the door, free for
children 12 and under. For more
information call 522-7444.
Aulos Ensemble Performance. 7
p.m. Kohl Mansion, 2750 Adeline
Drive, Burlingame. The Aulos
Ensemble takes its name from a
Greek woodwind instrument, but the
American group is connected to the
spirit and style of the French
baroque. Tickets available online. For
more information call 762-1130.
Shuteye Unison, Flintheart,
Dreamgoatz. 9 p.m. 460 Capistrano
Road, Half Moon Bay. Enjoy some
experimental music at The Old
Princeton Landing. For more infor-
mation contact Michael Lamirande
projectsixfivezero@hotmail.com.
MONDAY, DEC. 13
Inter Service Club Coordinating
Council Christmas Luncheon.
Noon. Iron Gate Restaurant, 1360 El
Camino Real, Belmont. $15 mem-
bers, $25 guests. For more informa-
tion call 592-5822.
Santa Claus visits the Library. 3:30
p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Schaberg Branch
Library, 2140 Euclid Ave., Redwood
City. For more information call 780-
7305.
Paws for Tales. 4 p.m., San Mateo
main library, Book Bubble 55 W.
Third Ave., San Mateo. Children ages
5 and up can improve their reading
skills by reading aloud to a therapy
dog from the Peninsula Humane
Society. Free. For more information
call 522-7838.
TUESDAY, DEC. 14.
Become a Better Job Seeker: One-
on-One Job Assistance. 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. Burlingame Public Library, 480
Primrose Road, Burlingame Lane
Community Room. Bring your
resume to be critiqued and talk to
career experts, one-on-one, about job
seekingresources, interview skills,
labor market information and veter-
an’s information.Free. For more
information call 558-7400.
Business Networking
International. 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Paul’s at the Villa, 4000 S. El Camino
Real, San Mateo. Business owners
and company representatives are
encouraged to attend. Membership is
limited to one business per profes-
sion. $15. For more information visit
BNIsanmateo.com.
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A Christmas Carol Showing. 6 p.m.
Serramonte Center, Serramonte and
Gellert Blvd., Daly City. Free. For
more information visit www.serra-
montecenter.com.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 15
Mom and Baby Yoga. 10:30 a.m. to
12 p.m. Yoga at Change, 400 Ben
Franklin Court, San Mateo. For more
information visit yogaatchange.com.
Teen Gaming. 3:30 p.m. Belmont
Library, 1110 Alameda de las Puglas,
Belmont. Come play Wii, board
games and more. For more informa-
tion contact conrad@smcl.org.
Buying or Selling Real Estate This
Spring. 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Redwood Shores Library, 399 Marine
Parkway, Redwood City. Free. For
more information call 208-2544.
THURSDAY, DEC. 16
Yoga with Babysitting. 10:30 a.m.
to 11:30 p.m. Yoga at Change, 400
Ben Franklin Court, San Mateo.
$3.50 per child for the babysitter. For
more information visit
yogaatchange.com.
Kids & Art Holiday Art Walk. 6
p.m. to 9 p.m. Downtown San Mateo,
along B St. Celebrate the Kids & Art
Foundation’s first anniversary and
help raise funds for the organization,
which provides an avenue for fight-
ing cancer through art. Art will be on
display for sale at several downtown
businesses. For more information
visit kidsandart.org.
FRIDAY, DEC. 17
St. Charles Parish Christmas
Concert. 7:30 p.m. St. Charles
Church, 880 Tamarack Ave., San
Carlos. Celebrate the heritage of
Advent and Christmas music, with
carols both old and new. Free. For
more information call 591-7349 ext.
32.
Coastal Repertory Theatre pres-
ents ‘The 25th Annual Putnam
County Spelling Bee.’ 8 p.m.
Coastal Repertory Theatre, 1167
Main St., Half Moon Bay. Join a
quirky cast of over-acheivers as they
compete in the local spelling bee in
this funny and heart-warming musi-
cal. For more information and to pur-
chase tickets visit
www.coastalrep.com.
SATURDAY, DEC. 18
Get Your Can in the Gym. 11 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Bally Total Fitness Gym,
180 El Camino Real. Food, toys and
clothing donation drive to help bene-
fit the Salvation Army and Goodwill
industries of South San Francisco.
For more Information call 583-4247.
75th Anniversary Celebration for
the Douglas DC-3. 10 a.m. Hiller
Aviation Museum, 601 Skyway
Road, San Carlos. Come celebrate
the 75th birthday of this world-
changing aircraft with a host of lec-
tures by experts, a photo exhibit and
a DC-3 fly-over. For more informa-
tion contact jndbligh@silcon.com.
Live Nativity. 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. First
Presbyterian Church, Corner of 25th
Avenue and Hacienda Street, San
Mateo. This depiction of the first
Christmas includes live animals,
shepherds, wise men and the Holy
family, crafts for kids, refreshments
and live music. Free. For more infor-
mation call 345-1633.
The Delgado Brothers. 8 p.m. Club
Fox, 2209 Broadway, Redwood City.
American made music that fuses the
best shaky town roots, rock, clues,
ballads, funk and soul. $17. For more
information call 369-7770.
For more events visit
smdailyjournal.com, click Calendar.
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Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010 GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - Because of your ability to see
roses where others only see thorns, it is highly probable that
Circumstances that might not be visible to others could devel-
you’ll be able to capitalize on some opportunities that most
op for you in the near future, giving you ample opportunity to
would dismiss as duds.
make your mark in the world. What transpires might remain a
mystery to everybody else. CANCER (June 21-July 22) - Patience and consistency are
what bring you success, but you might have to be patient
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) - Success comes to you
regarding when things will come together. Victory might take
from being able to discern the differences between construc-
a second or even third effort.
tive suggestions and criticism. Do not to take offense at what
is meant as a helpful comment. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) - In order to gratify your personal
ambitions, you might need to be consistent and persistent,
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) - Make sure the person who
and give yourself plenty of time to succeed. Conduct yourself
is closest to your heart gets the lion’s share of the attention.
in a manner that others would think of as attractive.
You can easily provide it while still being nice and friendly to
everybody else. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) - It might be wise to let your
associate be the dominant force in a partnership, especially
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) - What makes material
if this person knows how to be assertive without looking too
gains more pleasant than usual is your willingness to share
aggressive or forceful.
the fruits of the labor with those who pitched in, even with
cohorts who didn’t contribute as much as you. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) - A pleasant surprise is in store
when you discover a development that you anticipated as
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) - It’s the season of gift-giving,
being bad isn’t anything like you thought it would be. Don’t
so why not use a tangible token to express your affection for
dwell on negatives.
someone you love. It doesn’t have to be anything expensive,
just meaningful. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) - It behooves you not to get
involved in any moneymaking arrangements that have
ARIES (March 21-April 19) - This could be one of your bet-
extremely chancy elements. You’ll find huge rewards in activi-
Previous
ter days, when people for whom you’ve done nice things will
ties of a fun nature instead of work-related toil.
be doing something delightful for you. You might think you’ll Sudoku
have made out better than you gave.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) - Let someone else handle the answers
funds when enmeshed in a joint involvement. It’ll free you up
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39 Kudu cousin 20 Sitar kin 33 Sock-mending 50 Eggs, in biology
41 Sales agent 21 How come? 35 Closer 51 “Westworld” name
42 Carpet pile 22 Not bogus 38 — Moines
43 John, in Germany 23 Bronte heroine 40 Links org.
45 Tried to persuade Jane — 42 Renoir models
48 Sherpa’s sighting 24 Notorious buccaneer 43 Jealous goddess
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Putnam Auto Group
203 Public Notices
Buick Pontiac GMC
$50,000 Average Expectation
a must… FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #241905
5 Men or Women for
The following person is doing business
Career Sales Position as: A+ Automotive, 2732 Bay Road,
REDWOOD CITY, CA 94063 is hereby
• Car Allowance
registered by the following owner: Afifio
• Paid insurance w/life & dental Puamau, 2672 Lanier Lane, SAN JOSE,
CA 94063. The business is conducted by
• 401k plan
• Five day work week an Individual. The registrants com-
menced to transact business under the
FBN on 11/12/2010.
Top Performers earn $100k Plus!!
Bilingual a plus /s/ Afifio T. Puamau /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
Paid training included
Call Mr. Olson sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 11/12/10. (Published in the
1-866-788-6267
San Mateo Daily Journal, 11/20/10,
11/27/10, 12/04/10, 12/11/10).
203 Public Notices
203 Public Notices
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #241984
The following person is doing business
as: Joolius, 847 Rollins Rd. #2, BURLIN-
GAME, CA 94010 is hereby registered
by the following owner: Julio Huaroc,
same address. The business is conduct-
ed by an Individual. The registrants com-
menced to transact business under the
FBN on
/s/ Julio Huaroc /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 11/18/10. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 11/20/10,
11/27/10, 12/04/10, 12/11/10).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #241999
The following person is doing business
as: Lucia’s Professional Janitorial Serv-
ices, 836 N. Humboldt St. #3, SAN MA-
TEO, CA 94401 is hereby registered by
the following owner: Lucia Antonia Quin-
teros, same address. The business is
conducted by an Individual. The regis-
trants commenced to transact business
under the FBN on
/s/ Lucia A. Quinteros /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 11/19/10. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 11/20/10,
11/27/10, 12/04/10, 12/11/10).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #242021
The following person is doing business
as: Hortus Landscaping, 704 27th Ave,
SAN MATEO, CA 94403 is hereby regis-
tered by the following owner: Allen & Ana
Nelson, same address. The business is
conducted by Husband & Wife. The reg-
istrants commenced to transact business
under the FBN on
/s/ Allen Nelson /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 11/22/10. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 11/27/10,
12/04/10, 12/11/10, 12/18/10).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #241847
The following person is doing business
as: Tampopo Okano, 173 Linden Ave.,
SAN BRUNO, CA 94066 is hereby regis-
tered by the following owner: Junko E.
Okano, same address. The business is
conducted by an Individual. The regis-
trants commenced to transact business
under the FBN on
/s/ Junko E. Okano /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 11/09/10. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 11/27/10,
12/04/10, 12/11/10, 12/18/10).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #241851
The following person is doing business
as: T.G.P., 501 Orange Ave., SOUTH
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94080 is hereby
registered by the following owner: Tony
Griego Jr., same address. The business
is conducted by an Individual. The regis-
trants commenced to transact business
under the FBN on
/s/ Tony Griego Jr. /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 11/09/2010. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 12/04/10,
12/11/10, 12/18/10, 12/25/10).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #241806
The following person is doing business
as: Citizen Green, 14 Lyonridge Ln.,
SAN MATEO, CA 94402 is hereby regis-
tered by the following owner: Lori Gene
Wick, same address. The business is
conducted by an Individual. The regis-
trants commenced to transact business
under the FBN on
/s/ Lori Gene Wick /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 11/05/2010. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 12/04/10,
12/11/10, 12/18/10, 12/25/10).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #241996
The following person is doing business
as: Wiresave, 1359 De Solo Dr., PACIF-
ICA, CA 94044 is hereby registered by
the following owner: Dominic Thomas
Garcia, same address. The business is
conducted by an Individual. The regis-
trants commenced to transact business
under the FBN on
/s/ Dominic Garcia /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 11/19/2010. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 12/04/10,
12/11/10, 12/18/10, 12/25/10).
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #242212
The following person is doing business
as: California Artists, 2970 Privet Dr.,
HILLSBOROUGH, CA 94010 is hereby
registered by the following owner: Terry
Allie, P.O. Box 1963, BURLINGAME, CA
94011. The business is conducted by an
Individual. The registrants commenced to
transact business under the FBN on
11/18/2010
/s/ Terry Allie /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 12/06/10. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 12/11/10,
12/18/10, 12/25/10, 01/01/10).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #242024
The following person is doing business
as: Bay Tree Learning Solutions, Inc.,
2736 Hallmark Dr., BELMONT, CA
94002 is hereby registered by the follow-
ing owner: Bay Tree Learning Solutions,
Inc., CA.. The business is conducted by
a Corporation. The registrants com-
menced to transact business under the
FBN on 10/25/2010
/s/ Anne Marie Becker /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 11/22/10. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 12/11/10,
12/18/10, 12/25/10, 01/01/10).
295 Art
PAINTING "jack vettriano" Portland gal-
lery 26 x 33. $65. (650)345-1111.
PICTURE WITH Frame Jack Vettriano
with light attached $100. (650)867-2720
296 Appliances
4 BURNER cook top commercial lifetime
burner $22., (650)756-6778
AIR CONDITIONER - slider model for
narrow windows, 10k BTU, excellent
condition, $100., (650)212-7020
CHANDELLIER NEW 4 lights $30.
(650)878-9542
CHOPPERS (4) with instructions $7/all.
(650)368-3037
KENMORE DISHWASHER, exc. condi-
tion, 3yrs old, $95. (650)483-3630
KENMORE MICROWAVE, exc. condi-
tion, 3yrs old, $45. (650)483-3630
PORTABLE GE Dishwasher, excellent
condition $75 OBO, (650)583-0245
RADIATOR HEATER, oil filled, electric,
1500 watts $25. (650)504-3621
SHOP VACUUM rigid brand 3.5 horse
power 9 gal wet/dry $40. (650)591-2393
STOVE TOP 4 burners with electric grill
commercial grade $50., (650)756-6778
VACUUM CLEANER $50 (650)367-1350
VACUUM CLEANER heavy duty like
new $45. (650)878-9542
WASHER/DRYER “MAYTAG” - Brand
new with 3 year warranty, $850. both,
(650)726-4168
297 Bicycles
BICYCLE "COMFORT touring" by Huffy
25 inch wheels blue SOLD!
BICYCLE "MAGNA" 24 inch wheels
purple, $40., San Mateo, (650)341-5347
BICYCLE - Sundancer Jr., 26”, $75. obo
(650)676-0732
GIRL'S BIKE HUFFY Purple 6-speed
good cond. $35 - Angela (650)269-3712
298 Collectibles
2 VINTAGE COFFEE CANS - empty,
Hills Bros. red, 1922-45, HillsBros , early
80’s, $25/both, (650)347-5104
28 RECORDS - 78 RPMS, Bing Crosby,
Frankie Laine, Al Jolson, many others, all
in book albums, $90. all, (650)347-5104
49ER REPORT issues '85-'87 $35/all,
(650)592-2648
6 GALLON "red wing" Crock $100 RWC
(650)868-0436
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298 Collectibles
8 VERY OLD BOTTLES - most used for
medicines, whiskey, milk, root beer, all in
good condition, $55. all, (650)347-5104
BABEBALL CARDS assorted (25)
$15/all. (408)420-5646
BAY MEADOW coffee mug in box $10.
(650)345-1111
CLASSICAL, OPERA dvds (200), al-
most new, and (100) CD’s, SOLD!
GEISHA DOLL - 14" - BEAUTIFULLY
PACKAGED IN PLASTIC CASE.-
$25/ofr. (650)588-5991
GLASSES 6 sets redskins, good condi-
tion never used $30/all. (650)345-1111
JACK TASHNER signed ball $25. Ri-
chard (650)834-4926
MERCHANT MARINE, framed forecastle
card, signed by Captain Angrick '70. 13 x
17 inches $35 cash. (650)755-8238
POSTER - framed photo of President
Wilson and Chinese Junk $25 cash,
(650)755-8238
VASE - with tray, grey with red flowers,
perfect condition, $30., (650)345-1111
300 Toys
RADIO CONTROLLED Beetle Buggy
car new in box $10. (408)249-3858
302 Antiques
ANTIQUE SOLID mahogany knick-knack
or bookshelf with 4 small drawers, good
condition, $95. 650-726-5200
CHINA CABINET - Vintage, 6 foot,
solid mahogany. $300/obo.
(650)867-0379
303 Electronics
46” MITSUBISHI Projector TV, great
condition. $400. (650)261-1541.
COMSWITCH 3500 - used for fax, com-
puter modem, telephone answering ma-
chine, never used, $25., (650)347-5104
DELL PHOTO 924 all in one with 2 ink
cartridges $60 obo. (650)290-1960
JVC VHS recorder - Like new, $15.,
(650)367-8949
SANIO CASETTE/RECORDER 2 way
Radio - $95.obo, call for more details,
(650)290-1960
SONY RADIO cassette recorder $15
black good condition. (650)345-1111
TV - Big Screen, $70., ok condition,
(650)367-1350
TV 5 inch Black and white good condition
in box $10. (408)249-3858
TV SET 32 inch with remote and stand
$30. (650)520-0619
304 Furniture
2 END Tables solid maple '60's era
$40/both. (650)670-7545
3 PIECE COFFEE TABLE SET: $100.
(650)787-8219
4 STURDY metal dining chairs $20/each.
(650)756-6778
BLACK LEATHER office chair with 5
rollers $25. (650)871-5078
BOOKCASE - $25., (650)255-6652
BOOKCASE - Large size bookcase, 27
X 69, with 5 shelves, walnut finish, $20.,
(650)364-7777
CABINET - wood, $70., (650)367-1350
CABINET DOORS Oak with arch-style
top. Four different sizes, good condition.
$300 all. (650)871-7200
CHANDELIER WITH 5 lights/ candela-
bre base with glass shades $20.
(650)504-3621
CHEST - 6 drawer chest of drawers,
44x18x29, $20., (650)341-4905
COFFEE TABLE - $60., (650)367-1350
COFFEE TABLE light brown lots of stor-
age good condition $65. (650)867-2720
COMPUTER DESK $70. (650)367-1350
CREDENZA - $25., (650)255-6652
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304 Furniture
DINING CHAIRS - (4) solid, $20. each,
(650)756-6778
DRAFTING TABLE 30 x 42' with side
tray. excellent cond $75. (650)949-2134
END TABLE marble top with drawer with
matching table $70/all. (650)520-0619
ENTERTAINMENT CENTER - Oak
wood, great condition, glass doors, fits
large TV, 2 drawers, shelves , $100/obo.
(650)261-9681
INFLATABLE BED with pump, queen,
$45., (650)341-4905
NIGHT STANDS - (2) Two drawer night
stands, 18x16x19, $25., (650)341-4905
OFFICE DESK - $25., (650)255-6652
ROCKING CHAIR - Traditional, full size
Rocking chair. Excellent condition $100.,
(650)504-3621
SHELVING - 2000 square foot of shelv-
ing, $500. obo, (650)212-6666
TABLE & CHAIR SET - new, perfect
condition, $475., (650)638-1285
TWIN SIZE Electric beds (2) very good
condition, you haul, $100 obo, 650-873-
2743
TWO END tables: $35 or $20 each.
(650)787-8219
WHITE WICKER ROCKING CHAIR -
Solid construction, $35., (650)341-4905
WICKER CHAIRS - (2) $45. or $25. for
one, (650)341-4905
WOODEN KITCHEN China Cabinet: $99
(great condition!), (650)367-1350
WOODEN QUILT rack with kitty designs
on end excellent condition, SOLD!
306 Housewares
"PRINCESS HOUSE" decorator urn
"Vase" cream with blue flower 13 inch H
$25., (650)868-0436
CANDLEHOLDER - Gold, angel on it,
tall, purchased from Brueners, originally
$100., selling for $20.,(650)867-2720
HAMILTON BEACH Mixer, vintage, .juic-
er & bowl, beater. $30/obo(650)576-6067
OASIS COUNTERTOP water cooler dis-
penses cold and luke warm water $50.,
(650)218-4254
REVEREWARE, 1,3.4 qt. pots, 5",7"
pans, stainless steel w/copper bottoms,
excellent cond., $60/all. (650)577-0604
307 Jewelry & Clothing
JEWELRY DISPLAY 12 piece $50/all
ask for Denise 650-589-2893
LADIES GOLD Lame' elbow links gloves
size 7.5 $15 New. RWC. (650)868-0436
SMALL JEWELRY cabinet - 17” H, 12”
W, 2 glass doors, plus 2 drawers, very
pretty, $35., (650)592-2648
308 Tools
CLICKER TORQUE wrench 1/2 inch
drive 20-150 LBS reversible all chrome
$40. 650-595-3933
CRAFTSMAN 16” scroll saw - good con-
dition, $85., (650)591-4710
DOLLEY - Heavy Duty, Dual Use 54"
hgt. Upright-Push Cart South City
$99.OBO (415) 410 - 9801
PRESSURE WASHER 2500 PSI, good
condition, $350., (650)926-9841
SPEEDAIR AIR COMPRESSOR - 4 gal-
lon stack tank air compressor $100.,
(650)591-4710
TABLE SAW 10", very good condition
$85. (650) 787-8219
TORO LEAF BLOWERS, Power Sweep
+ 850 Super Blower, Electric like new
$40. pair South City (415) 410-9801
309 Office Equipment
CALCULATOR - Casio, still in box, new,
$25., (650)867-2720
FILING CABINET - 2 drawer wood filing
cabinet, 20x25x30, $45., (650)341-4905
FILING CABINET - 4 drawer steel filing
cabinet, $30., (650)341-4905
OFFICE LAMP - new in box, $35/obo,
(650)303-3568
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Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis SALES
ACROSS 3 Through 33 Holy wars 47 Mount __, New Bank Foreclosures.
1 Psychiatrist’s 4 Woody Allen 34 Vientiane’s land York’s highest $400,000+
recommendation film 35 Caltech grad’s peak Free list with
7 “Spanish Harlem” 5 Synonymous occ., often 49 “Brian’s Song”
singer with, with “for” 37 Part of MS-DOS: Emmy nominee
pictures.
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for a Poe poem 7 Follower of 42 Nice friends secretary of
everything? 43 Greene of state
1(800)754-0569
16 Male models, often ID# 2042
17 Dalí had a pet one 8 Perfect places “Bonanza” 52 Not engaged Dolphin RE
18 Sitcom with a 9 Say __: refuse 44 North __, 11- 53 “It’s __ too long”
robot named 10 Cincinnati trio? Down’s country 55 Knoxville-based
Hymie 11 Eastern leader 45 Mesa’s cousin agcy.
19 Reason for an since 1994 46 Cousins of foils 56 Bother
award 12 “Wicked Game”
20 TV host with a singer Chris ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE:
substantial car 13 Courage
collection 14 The sun is one
21 Morning choice 20 Brilliance, in
22 Halloween Bristol
sightings? 23 Fatty acid ester 310 Misc. For Sale 316 Clothes
24 __ face 24 Repository of FIRE BOWL- new in box, 13 x 32 LADIES DOWN jacket light yellow with
Greek mythology $50.obo, (650)592-9141 dark brown lining RWC $35. (650)868-
25 Music-licensing 0436
25 Alphabet trio
org.
26 Big name in FIREPLACE SCREEN - 36"wide, LADIES NYLON stockings new $1/per
28 New York and 29"high, antique brass, folding doors, pair size 11 (2 dozen) call evenings. 650-
faucets sliding mesh screen, damper 328-0160
Chicago have the
27 At Dodger controls. Like new. $100., (650)592-2047
oldest ones in the Stadium, briefly
LADIES ROYAL blue rain coat with zip-
FRAMED PICTURE beautiful hot air bal- pered flannel plaid liner size 12 RWC
Americas 29 Pouring aid loons 25 1/2 x 19 inches great conditon $15. (650)868-0436
29 Circulation aid $10. (650)343-3374 SAVE ON
31 She “sets my LADIES SHOES- size 5, $10., (650)756- BUYING OR SELLING
30 Dangerous inner heart awhirl,” in a FULL BAG of plastic containers. $30/all. 6778
(650)589-2893 A HOME!
city area 4 Seasons hit Personal Service
GLASS TOP piece with smooth edges MEN'S PAJAMA set by "Dockers" size
36 Munsee- 32 Continental trade 28 3/4 inches x 17 1/8 inches 3/16 inch Large new in box $15. (408)249-3858
Margaret Dowd
speaking people thick $10. (650)343-3374 Bus: (650)794-9858
gp. MEN'S SHOES - New, size 10, $10., Cell: (650)400-9714
38 Subject of Michael xwordeditor@aol.com 12/11/10 HARD COVER BOOKS - Mystery & ad- (650)756-6778 Lic# 01250058
Crichton’s “Prey” venture, current authors, some large type
print, $3.00 each, (650)364-7777 MEN'S SUIT almost new $25.
39 “The Chronic” Dr. 650-573-6981
JANET EVANOVICH BOOKS - 4 hard-
40 Gas: Pref. backs @ $3.ea., 4 paperbacks @ $1. MENS SLACKS - 8 pairs, $50., Size 382 Condos for Sale
ea., (650)341-1861 36/32, (408)420-5646
41 1-Down
attendees: Abbr. LOUNGE CHAIRS - 2 new, with cover &
MINK COLLAR (real) wrap around SENIOR LIVING
SOLD! at its finest IS
plastic carring case & headrest, $35.
42 Polyester used in each, (650)592-7483 The Peninsula Regent!
casting 317 Building Materials Please call me to see or learn
LUGGAGE (2 carry on) leather & cloth
45 Topsy-turvy state SOLD! DOUBLE PANED GLASS WINDOWS - more about this
various sizes, half moon, like new, $10. wonderful lifestyle.
48 Inventor who MASSAGE DEVICE with batteries $8 in and up, (650)756-6778 Laurie Benson, Alain Pinel Realtors
received a lifetime box, (650)368-3037 (650)931-2069

achievement METAL CABINET - 4 drawers, beige 318 Sports Equipment

Grammy in 1970
49 Tarot suit
50 Old Asian title
54 Gall
56 Scour, e.g.
57 Weaken
58 Easy to handle
59 Great Lakes
routes
60 O, in many
cases
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315 Wanted to Buy 315 Wanted to Buy 310 Misc. For Sale
BARBIE BEACH vacation & Barbie prin-
cess bride computer games $15 each,
(650)367-8949
BATH TOWELS - 10 used, good condi-
tion, SOLD!
BATH TOWELS 12 pieces decorative all
same color/style never used $50.
(650)343-3374
BEADS - Glass beads for jewelry mak-
ing, $75. all, (650)676-0732
BETTY BOOP perfume 3.5 ounces $8.
(408)249-3858
BROGMANSIA TREE $40 needs plant-
ing. (650)871-7200
CABINET OAK, fits over toilet water
tank, like new $25. (650)341-5347
CANDLE OIL lamp set 3 piece hand
blown glass 9 inches tall burns 25 hours.
$40, 650-343-3374
CAROL HIGGINS CLARK HARDBACK
BOOKS - 10 @ $3. ea., or all for $25.,
(650)341-1861
COLLAPSIBLE PICNIC cooler comes
with utensils, glass and plates $15.
COMIC BOOKS (10) assorted $15/all.
(408)420-5646
COOKIE JAR adorable ceramic blizzard
& Co. Snowman $20. (650)343-3374
309 Office Equipment 310 Misc. For Sale
DOG CAGE/GORILLA - folding
large dog cage good condition, 2 door
OFFICE LAMP new $8. (650)345-1111 5 NEEDLEPOINT sets still in package
$10/each, (650)592-2648 with tray, $75.,(650)355-8949
OFFICE WATER COOLER Hot - Ex Hot
,Cold - Ice Cold Like New South City
DOOM (3) computer games $15/each 2
total, (650)367-8949
$99. OBO (415) 410 -9801 ANGEL WITH lights 12 inches High $12.
(650)368-3037
SHRED MASTER cuts 3-4 sheets at a DURA-CRAFT FARM house in original
time SOLD!
AREA RUG - Beautiful, plush, 11’ x 6.10’ unopened box - approx 50 years old. FH
remnant solid tan color, never used, tags 500, size 21x40x30, $100, 650-342-
310 Misc. For Sale still attached, clean, SOLD! 1270.
"PAN-AM CHINA Clipper" silver plated ARTIFICIAL FICUS Tree 6 ft. life like, full ETAGER over the toilet water tank - wal-
creamer SOLD! branches. in basket $55. (650)269-3712 nut, $25., San Mateo, (650)341-5347
13 PIECE paint and pad set for home AUTOMAT BLACK leather opens with EXCERCISE BALL USA 55CM pump in-
use $25., (650)589-2893 compartment SOLD! cluded pearl color SOLD!
16.5 inches W x 27 3/4 H x 27 inches D.
$40., San Mateo, (650)341-5347 2 GOLF CLUBS - Ladies, right handed,
putter & driver $5/each (650)755-8238 440 Apartments
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC World book
of Religion still in package $35. GOLD'S GYM - GT2000Power Tower + BELMONT - prime, quiet location, view,
(408)249-3858 Instructions as new, SOLD! 1 bedroom $1225, 2 bedrooms $1495.
New carpets, new granite counters, dish-
NEW GAIAM Yoga P.M. Tape & CD washer, balcony, covered carports, stor-
$10. 650-578-8306
322 Garage Sales age, pool, no pets. (650)344-8418 or
(650)592-1271
NEW LIVING Yoga Tape for Beginners
$8. 650-578-8306 THE THRIFT SHOP
Sale - 50% Off ALL FURNISHED ROOM
PAINT SET - 5 piece with pads $35/all, for Rent
(650)589-2893 SWEATERS Sequoia Inn
Thursday & Friday 10:00-2:00 Rate starts at $45 + tax
Saturdays 10:00-3:00 WEEKLY AVAILABLE.
PERSIAN CARPET (Klim) good condi-
tion. Red and blue w/ bird design. 65 in x Episcopal Church Quiet room & great location.
45 $100. (650)867-2720 1 South El Camino Real Private Bath, FREE WiFi,
San Mateo 94401 Microfridge, Premium Cable & more.
526 El Camino Real
SCREEN DOOR 36 inch slightly bent
$15. (650)871-7200
(650)344-0921 (650)369-6739 or 650)759-0744
SLEEPER BLANKET (3) size 4T Soft
$7.50/each. (650)349-6059
GARAGE SALES
SLIDING SCREEN door 30 inch good
condition $25. (650)871-7200
SNOW CHAINS - 3 complete sets, sizes ESTATE SALES
REDWOOD
fit rims 13” & 15”, great condition, $40.
all, Burl, (650)347-5104
Make money, make room!
List your upcoming garage
CITY
SOFT BONNET hair drier "Con Air" $20.,
(650)589-2893 sale, moving sale, estate 1 bedroom, 1 bath
SUIT/COAT HANGERS (14) sturdy good
sale, yard sale, rummage
sale, clearance sale, or
in senior complex
quality hardwood unused $1/each or all
$10. San Bruno 650-588-1946 whatever sale you have... (over 55).
in the Daily Journal.
TRIVIAL PURSUIT GAME - genus edi-
tion, used a few times, no missing
Close to
Reach over 82,500 readers
pieces, $22., (650)347-5104
from South San Francisco downtown.
TRIVIAL PURSUIT game genius edition
excellent condition $20. (650)343-3374
to Palo Alto.
in your local newspaper.
Gated entry.
VHS (40) 3 for $5 or $50/all, (415)468-
2787
VIKING DAISY SEWING MACHINE - by
Call (650)344-5200 Move in
“Husqvarna”. Portable case included,
$175., (970)319-4269 Special.
WETSUIT - Barefoot, like new, $40., 335 Garden Equipment
(650)367-8949 830 Main Street, RWC
TABLE - for plant, $20, perfect condi-
311 Musical Instruments tion, (650)345-1111 (650)367-0177
2 ORGANS, antique tramp, $500 for 345 Medical Equipment
both. (650)342-4537
POWER CHAIR - “Rascal 600”, new SAN MATEO - 2 bedroom, 2 bath. Next
KEYBOARD CASIO 3 ft long $50. $1600., (650)574-5316 to Central Park. Rarely available. Pres-
(650)583-2767 tigious Location & Building. Gated ga-
PIANO VINTAGE - Upright, “Davis &
379 Open Houses rage, deck. No Pets. $1975.mo.,
(650)948-2935
Sons”, just tuned, $600., (650)678-9007
312 Pets & Animals
OPEN HOUSE 442 Studios
LISTINGS
KITTY LITTER box enclosed with swing-
ing door and handle $10., (650)592-2648 List your Open House REDWOOD CITY- Large room with
in the Daily Journal. kitchen and bath. $850/mo. with $400
deposit. RENTED!
Reach over 82,500
316 Clothes potential home buyers &
renters a day, 470 Rooms
BLACK LEATHER MOTORCYCLE
from South San Francisco
JACKET - Large, water proof, new, $35.,
(650)342-7568 to Palo Alto.
GARDEN MOTEL
in your local newspaper. 1690 Broadway
Call (650)344-5200 Redwood City, CA 94063
BOOTS - 2 pairs purple leather, size 8.
(650)366-4724
One is knee length, other is ankle length,
$150.obo, (650)592-9141 Low Daily & Weekly Rooms
Free HBO + Spanish+Sports+Movie
HIP HOUSING Channels, Free Internet
JACKET (LARGE) Pants (small) black Non-Profit Home Sharing Program Daily $45+tax Nite & up
Velvet good conditon $25/all, (650)589- San Mateo County Weekly $250+tax & up
2893 (650)348-6660
28 Weekend • Dec. 11-12, 2010
381 Homes for Sale 381 Homes for Sale
470 Rooms 620 Automobiles
REDWOOD CITY AUTO AUCTION
The following repossessed vehi-
Sequoia Hotel cles are being sold by Patelco Credit
800 Main St.,
Union on December 14th, 2010 start-
$600 Monthly ing at 8am --- 2002 Mercedes Benz
ML500 #325042, 2004 Cadillac CTS
$160. & up per week.
(650)366-9501 #101829. Sealed bids will be taken
starting at 8am on 12/14/10. Sale
(650)279-9811 held at Forrest Faulknor & Sons Auc-
tion Company, 175 Sylvester Road,
South San Francisco. For more infor-
mation please visit our web site at
Room For Rent www.ffsons.com.
Travel Inn, San Carlos
$49 daily + tax
$280 weekly + tax AUTO AUCTION
Clean Quiet Convenient The following repossessed vehi-
Cable TV, WiFi & Private Bathroom cles are being sold by Meriwest Credit
Microwave and Refrigerator Union --- 2000 Toyota Tacoma
950 El Camino Real San Carlos #664330. The following repossessed
(650) 593-3136 vehicles are being sold by SafeAmeri-
ca Credit Union—2008 Scion TC
#251934, 2005 Dodge Durango
#529236, 2005 Toyota Camry
620 Automobiles
#027200, 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt
#811136. The following repossessed
vehicles are being sold by Tyco Elec-
tronics Federal Credit Union- 2003
Don’t lose money Harley Davidson HARX L883
#453469. Plus over 100 late model
on a trade-in or Sport Utilities, Pick Ups, Mini Vans,
consignment! and luxury cars ---INDOORS---Charity
donations sold. Sealed bids will be
taken from 8am-8pm on 12/13/10 and
Sell your vehicle in the 8am –5pm on 12/14/2010. Sale held
at Forrest Faulknor & Sons Auction
Daily Journal’s Company, 175 Sylvester Road, South
Auto Classifieds.
San Francisco. For more information
please visit our web site at
www.ffsons.com.
Just $3 per day.
Reach 82,500 drivers
BMW '09 5 Series 528i Blue 9980T
from South SF to $34,988Toyota 101. Please mention the
Daily Journal. (650)365-5000
Palo Alto
Call (650)344-5200 BMW ‘06 325i - low miles, very clean,
loaded, leather interior, $20,000 obo.,
ads@smdailyjournal.com
(650)368-6674
BMW 540I ‘03 - Excellent condition,
AUDI ‘03 A4 3.0L Grey 10068T loaded, leather, 103K mi., $11,995,
$12,995. Toyota 101. Please mention (650)349-6969
the Daily Journal. (650)365-5000
CHRYSLER '06 PT Cruiser Touring, 60K
miles, white, $7,992. #T6T269964 Melo-
CHRYSLER ‘01 PT Limited Edition, 98K dy Toyota, Call 877-587-8635. Please
miles, black, $4000., (650)357-0313 mention the Daily Journal
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620 Automobiles
FORD ‘85 VICTORIA - Original owner,
43K miles, automatic, all powered. Very
good condition. $4K, (650)515-5023.
FORD '08 FUSION SE Green 10000T
$14,488. Toyota 101. Please mention
the Daily Journal. (650)365-5000
HONDA '08 CIVIC CPE LX Gold
9937T $13,998.00 Toyota 101. Please
mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-
5000
HONDA '08 CIVIC SDN LX Silver
10046T $14,288.00 . Toyota 101.
Please mention the Daily Journal.
(650)365-5000
INFINITI '07 G35 SEDAN Basic Grey
10007P $23,988.00 Toyota 101. Please
mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-
5000
LEXUS '07 IS 250, blue, auto, $24,591.
#P72057651Melody Toyota, Call 877-
587-8635. Please mention the Daily
Journal
MAZDA '08 CX-7, auto, gray,
$17,891. P80169537Melody Toyota, Call
877-587-8635. Please mention the Daily
Journal
MAZDA '09 MAZDA3 I Sport Silver
9895P $12,788.00 Toyota 101. Please
mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-
5000
MAZDA '09 MAZDA5 SPORT Silver
10050P $13,988.Toyota 101. Please
mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-
5000
MAZDA '09 MAZDA6 I Sport White
10074T $14,988.00. Toyota 101. Please
mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-
5000
MITSUBISHI '09 GALANT ES Cream
10138P $12,788.00. Toyota 101. Please
mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-
5000
NISSAN '10 MAXIMA 3.5 S Gray
9955P $25,488. Toyota 101. Please
mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-
5000
NISSAN '09 ALTIMA 2.5 White 9956P
$14,998.00. Toyota 101. Please men-
tion the Daily Journal. (650)365-5000
NISSAN '09 SENTRA 2.0 FE+ Gray
10051P $11,998.00. Toyota 101. Please
mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-
5000
SCION '08 TC SPEC White 10054P
$14,488.00. Toyota 101. Please men-
tion the Daily Journal. (650)365-5000
SUBARU '06 LEGACY WAGON Out-
back 2.5 XT Black 10015T $17,588.00 .
Toyota 101. Please mention the Daily
Journal. (650)365-5000
TOYOTA '07 COROLLA CE Gray
10093T $9,588 . Toyota 101. Please
mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-
5000
TOYOTA '07 CAMRY HYBRID Basic
Silver 9965P $17,988 Toyota 101.
Please mention the Daily Journal.
(650)365-5000
TOYOTA '08 HIGHLANDER LIMITED
Gray 10018T $32,988 Toyota 101.
Please mention the Daily Journal.
(650)365-5000
TOYOTA '08 TUNDRA 2WD Truck
SR5 Silver 10053P $22,998 Toyota 101.
Please mention the Daily Journal.
(650)365-5000
TOYOTA '09 CAMRY BASIC Green
9998P $16,488 Toyota 101. Please
mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-
5000
TOYOTA '09 COROLLA BASIC Blue
9997P $14,588 Toyota 101. Please
mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-
5000
TOYOTA '09 RAV4 BASIC White
10010P $18,988 . Toyota 101. Please
mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-
5000
TOYOTA '09 YARIS BASIC White
10136P $12,889 Toyota 101. Please
mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-
5000
VOLKSWAGEN, '07 Jetta Wolfsburg,
$13,994. #T7M150061 Melody Toyota,
Call 877-587-8635. Please mention the
Daily Journal.
Electricians
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620 Automobiles 630 Trucks & SUV’s 670 Auto Service
TOYOTA '10 CAMRY Hybrid Basic NISSAN '08 350Z, gray,
Blue 9784P $23,988$24,988. Toyota $21,992. P8M750023 Melody Toyota, MB GARAGE, INC.
101. Please mention the Daily Journal. Call 877-587-8635. Please mention the
(650)365-5000 Daily Journal Repair • Restore • Sales
Mercedes-Benz Specialists
TOYOTA '10 MATRIX BASIC Silver NISSAN '08 Xterra, gray,
$19,691. P8C538011 Melody Toyota,
2165 Palm Ave.
9885P $15,288 Toyota 101. Please San Mateo
mention the Daily Journal. (650)365- Call 877-587-8635. Please mention the
Daily Journal
5000 (650)349-2744
TOYOTA '07 HIGHLANDER Hybrid
TOYOTA '10 PRIUS I Silver 10072P
$21,998 Toyota 101. Please mention w/3rd Row Blue 10080T $26,988 Toyota
the Daily Journal. (650)365-5000 101. Please mention the Daily Journal.
(650)365-5000
SMART CARE
TOYOTA '10 RAV4 SPORT Gray
TOYOTA '09 4RUNNER SR5 Silver 400 El Camino Real
10029P $23,488 Toyota 101. Please (1 block north of Holly St.)
mention the Daily Journal. (650)365- 9886P $27,488.. Toyota 101. Please
5000 mention the Daily Journal. (650)365- San Carlos
5000
(650)593-7873
TOYOTA '10 YARIS BASIC Blue Hours: M-F, 8a-4p, Sat. 8a-5p
10030P $14,288. Toyota 101. Please TOYOTA '10 HIGHLANDER BASE
White 10069P $26,998 Toyota 101. See Our Coupons & Save!
mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-
5000 Please mention the Daily Journal.
(650)365-5000
TOYOTA '10 YARIS BASIC Green 670 Auto Parts
10081P $13,588 Toyota 101. Please TOYOTA '10 HIGHLANDER LIMITED
mention the Daily Journal. (650)365- Silver 10048P $34,588 Toyota 101.
5000 Please mention the Daily Journal.
(650)365-5000 880 AUTO WORKS
Dealership Quality
VOLKSWAGEN '08 JETTA Sedan Affordable Prices
Wolfsburg Gray 10087P $17,988.. Toyo- TOYOTA '10 VENZA BASIC Gray Complete Auto Service
ta 101. Please mention the Daily Jour- 10040P $25,888 . Toyota 101. Please Foreign & Domestic Autos
nal. (650)365-5000 mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-
5000
880 El Camino Real
625 Classic Cars San Carlos
635 Vans 650-598-9288
www.880autoworks.com
CADILLAC ‘89 Sedan Deville - Show-
room condition, 1 owner, garaged, re- CHEVROLET '07 Express Van, white,
cords included, SOLD! 38K miles, Auto, white, $17.892.
#P71161334. Melody Toyota, Call 877- CHEVY RADIATOR - Like new, $60.,
DATSUN ‘72 - 240Z with Chevy 350, au- 587-8635. Please mention the Daily (650)367-8949
tomatic, custom, $5800 or trade. Journal.
(650)588-9196 CHEVY TRANSMISSION 4L60E Semi
HONDA '07 Odyssey EX-L, blue, used $800. (650)921-1033
FORD ‘65 Falcon Convertible - 6 cylin- $24,492. #P7B059887 Melody Toyota,
der, automatic, needs restore, SOLD! Call 877-587-8635. Please mention the EL CAMINO '67 - parts (Protecto top)
Daily Journal $95., (650)367-8949
OLDSMOBILE ‘69 F-85 - 2 door, power
front disc, $2,800., with 71 running parts KIA '09 SEDONA LX Silver 10086P FORD ‘73 Maverick/Mercury GT Comet,
car with console, buckets. (650)851-4853 $17,888.00 . Toyota 101. Please men- Drive Train 302 V8, C4 Auto Trans.
tion the Daily Journal. (650)365-5000 Complete, needs assembly, includes ra-
PLYMOUTH ‘72 CUDA - Runs and diator and drive line, call for details,
drives good, needs body, interior and $1250., (650)726-9733.
paint, $12k obo, serious inquiries only. NISSAN ‘01 Quest - GLE, leather seats,
(650)873-8623 sun roof, TV/DVR equipment. Looks
new, $15,500. (650)219-6008 HEAVY DUTY jack stand for camper or
SUV $15. (650)949-2134
630 Trucks & SUV’s TOYOTA '07 SIENNA CE Maroon TIRES - 4 BMW and 4 Corvette tires with
CHEVROLET '07 HHR LT SUV, gray,
9969T $18,988 Toyota 101. Please rims, $10. each, SOLD!
mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-
gray, $11,792 #P7S597332 Melody 5000
Toyota, Call 877-587-8635. Please men- TRUCK RADIATOR - fits older Ford,
never used, $100., (650)504-3621
tion the Daily Journal.
TOYOTA '09 SIENNA CE Silver
10082P $22,558 and , Toyo- 672 Auto Stereos
CHRYSLER '06 Pacifica Touring green
$13,592, #T6R902356Melody Toyota, ta '09 Sienna CE Blue 10083P $21,888
Toyota 101. Please mention the Daily
Call 877-587-8635. Please mention the
Daily Journal Journal. (650)365-5000 MONNEY CAR AUDIO
We Repair All Brands of Car
FORD '07 F-150, gray, auto, $17,494. 640 Motorcycles/Scooters Stereos! iPod & iPhone Wired
#P7FA53014 Melody Toyota, Call 877-
to Any Car for Music! Quieter
587-8635. Please mention the Daily BMW ‘03 F650 GS, $3899 OBO. Call
Journal Car Ride! Sound Proof Your
650-771-4407
Car! 31 Years Experience!
FORD '08 Escape Limited, gray, HARLEY DAVIDSON ‘83 Shovelhead -
2001 Middlefield Road
$18,994. #P8KA66947 Melody Toyota, special construction, 1340 cc’s, Awe- Redwood City
Call 877-587-8635. Please mention the
Daily Journal
some!, $5,950/obo. Rob (415)602-4535. (650)299-9991
FORD '09 Ranger white, 9,960 miles, HONDA ‘01 Reflex Scooter - Silver,
$15,994. #T9PA09768 Melody Toyota, $1,999., Call Jesse (650)593-6763
Call 877-587-8635. Please mention the 680 Autos Wanted
Daily Journal. 645 Boats
FORD ‘93 250 flat bed, diesel, 100-gal- PROSPORT ‘97 - 17 ft. CC 80 Yamaha Don’t lose money
lon gas tanks $2500. Jim Deisel Pacific, loaded, like new, $9,500 or trade,
(650)678-8063/Joe (650)481-5296. (Or (650)583-7946. on a trade-in or
trade Chevy F10 Truck) consignment!
650 RVs
GMC '07 YUKON SLE Black 9975T
$27,998.00 . Toyota 101. Please men- REXHALL ‘00 VISION - 53K mi., Ford Sell your vehicle in the
tion the Daily Journal. (650)365-5000 Triton V-10 engine. 29 feet long, no pop Daily Journal’s
GMC '08 Canyon SLE1, white, auto,
outs. Excellent condition.
$20,000 OBO, (650)670-7545 Auto Classifieds.
$17,991. #TS15643 Melody Toyota, Call
877-587-8635. Please mention the Daily
Journal
670 Auto Service Just $3 per day.
HONDA '07 Civic Si, blue, manual,
$17,991. #T7H700724 Melody Toyota, C3 FIX CAR Reach 82,500 drivers
Call 877-587-8635. Please mention the
GRAND OPENING! from South SF to
Daily Journal
Palo Alto
HONDA '07 CR-V EX-L, silver, auto, Oil Change & Filter
$20,792. #T7C058407 Melody Toyota, Call (650)344-5200
Call 877-587-8635. Please mention the Up to 5 QT Synthetic Blend ads@smdailyjournal.com
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Plus Waste Fee
KIA '09 SPORTAGE LX Beige 10049P
$17,988.00 . Toyota 101. Please men- DONATE YOUR CAR
Four Wheel Alignment Tax Deduction, We do the Paperwork,
tion the Daily Journal. (650)365-5000
$55.00 Free Pickup, Running or Not - in most
Special prices apply to most cars + cases. Help yourself and the Polly Klaas
MERCEDES BENZ '09 M-Class ML350, Foundation. Call (800)380-5257.
polar white, $36,492. P80169537 Melody light trucks
Toyota, Call 877-587-8635. Please men-
tion the Daily Journal 609 So. Claremont St. Wanted 62-75 Chevrolets
Novas, running or not
NISSAN '07 Sentra, gray, $11,191. San Mateo Parts collection etc.
#P7L623495 Melody Toyota, Call 877- (650)343-3733 So clean out that garage
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On Friday, there were contrasting events for biodiesel fuel, coal and energy-efficient house- many rural Democratic as well as Republican

TAX
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agreement for the TV cameras in the mostly
empty Senate chamber.
The tax deal, reached behind the scenes and
still informal, now includes ethanol subsidies
for rural folks, commuter tax breaks for their
cousins in the cities and suburbs and wind and
solar grants for the environmentalists — all
aimed at winning votes, particularly from
reluctant Democrats.
The holiday additions are being hung on the
big bill that was Congress’ main reason for
spending December in Washington, long after
the elections that will give Republicans new
power in January. The measure will extend
Bush-era tax cuts, averting big tax increases for
nearly all Americans, and keep jobless benefits
flowing.
Republicans generally liked that agreement,
worked out by Obama and GOP leaders.
Democrats generally didn’t, hence the add-ons.
It’s all expected to come to a decisive vote
next week, total cost by the latest congression-
al estimate: $857.8 billion.
public consumption.
On Capitol Hill, Sanders spoke vigorously
for 8 1/2 hours in a virtually empty chamber,
urging defeat of a measure he said would give
“tax breaks to millionaires and billionaires who
don’t need it.” He finally ended his speech,
conceding “It has been a long day.”
At the White House, Obama turned over the
briefing room microphone to former President
Clinton who declared, “I don’t believe there is
a better deal out there.” All sides, he said, “are
going to have to eat some things they don’t
like.”
The add-ons were being attached behind the
scenes.
Almost $5 billion in subsidies for corn-
based ethanol and a continuing tariff to pro-
tect against ethanol imports were wrapped up
and placed on the tree Thursday night for
farm-state lawmakers and agribusiness lobby-
ists. Environmentalists won more grants for
developers of renewable energy, like wind and
solar.
For urban lawmakers, there’s a continuation
of about-to-expire tax breaks that could save
commuters who use mass transit about $1,000
a year. Other popular tax provisions aimed at
increasing production of hybrid automobiles,
hold appliances would be extended through the
end of 2011 under the new add-ons.
The package also includes an extension of
two Gulf Coast tax incentive programs enacted
after Hurricane Katrina to spur economic
development in Mississippi, Louisiana and
Alabama.
The ethanol money was added despite a
growing congressional opposition to subsidiz-
ing the fuel after decades of government sup-
port. Last month, 17 Republican and
Democratic senators wrote to leaders calling
the tax breaks “fiscally indefensible,” since
there’s already a law in place that requires
ethanol be blended into gasoline.
“Historically the government has helped a
product compete in one of three ways:
Subsidize it, protect it from competition or
require its use. We understand that ethanol may
be the only product receiving all three forms of
support from the U.S. government at this time,”
the senators wrote.
But ethanol still has powerful supporters on
Capitol Hill, including Iowa Sen. Charles
Grassley, the top Republican on the Senate
Finance Committee and a key negotiator on the
Senate tax bill. Adding the ethanol tax breaks
was designed to help shore up the votes of
senators.
But while the add-ons may have won more
votes for the Obama-GOP deal the Senate, their
potential impact is less clear in the House,
where Democrats have criticized the package
as a tax giveaway to the rich.
Minnesota Rep. Collin Peterson, a conserva-
tive Democrat who steps downs as chairman of
the House Agriculture Committee in January,
says he would have voted against the bill if it
had contained some of the clean energy tax
incentives and nothing for ethanol.
“I know this will help some members in the
House, different parts of this will help different
members,” he said.
Still, Peterson said the credits for the corn-
based fuel probably won’t last forever. He said
Rep. Jim Clyburn of South Carolina, the
House’s No. 3 Democrat, told the caucus it was
important to include ethanol in the bill, and
some members booed him. That wouldn’t have
happened a few years ago, Peterson said.
Rep. Earl Pomeroy, D-N.D., who lost re-
election in November, sponsored the House
version of legislation extending the ethanol tax
breaks. But he says he still can’t support the bill
because of his opposition to provisions cutting
estate taxes for the wealthiest Americans.

side a Sept. 13, 2008 party on Columbia Garcia with an arm extended toward Zarate tention when asking Foiles to strike the gang

GARCIA
Continued from page 1
he turns his life around and serves God and
others.”
Jurors deliberated less than two days in May
before convicting Garcia of first-degree mur-
der and the special circumstances of using a
firearm and acting to benefit a street gang.
The defense never disputed that Garcia shot
Zarate — even as that charge alone carried 25
years in prison — but argued the killing was a
matter of imperfect self defense that deserved
conviction on a lesser count of voluntary
manslaughter.
The prosecution contended Garcia jumped
into a fight between his friend and Zarate out-
Avenue because he wanted to prove he was
the “biggest, baddest” member of the Fair
Oaks Park sect of the Norteño gang.
Garcia testified he believed Zarate had a
gun because his hand was in his waistband but
the 255-pound teen was unarmed. Zarate
called out Heller Street, his alleged gang, and
Garcia reportedly countered with his affilia-
tion before firing once into the ground and
another into his rival. Zarate stumbled away
and slid down a vehicle on the opposite side of
the street. Garcia followed and fired three
more shots before fleeing. He later surren-
dered accompanied by Smith.
Jurors listened to a week of testimony in
which Garcia proved the sole defense witness
and the prosecution relied on other partygo-
ers, and two unique pieces of evidence — a
photograph taken at the party which showed
and a written account of the encounter confis-
cated from Garcia’s juvenile hall cell while
awaiting trial. The defense said the statement
was a way to come clean, written for Bible
study.
The prosecution painted Garcia as an active
gangmember, complete with Norteño tattoos,
who premeditated killing somebody when he
carried a loaded gun, showed it off at the party
and interjected himself into somebody else’s
fight. Smith said his client was only guilty of
making a stupid, rash decision and honestly
— albeit irrationally — feared Zarate and his
associates. Garcia thought Zarate and his
friends were armed based on photographs
posted online in which they bore weapons,
according to Smith.
Smith also claimed his client was not an
active gangmember; he reiterated the con-
allegation, saying the evidence in the case did-
n’t overwhelmingly prove it. He also ques-
tioned how any 17-year-old can carefully con-
sider and premeditate any act, let alone mur-
der.
In Friday’s brief sentencing hearing, Garcia
did not address the court but did submit a let-
ter expressing deep regret.
Foiles acknowledged it and the prior efforts
of Garcia’s family to turn him away from
gangs but said in the end it was up to him.
“Ultimately, it was his choice to do what he
did,” Foiles said.
Michelle Durand can be reached by e-mail:
michelle@smdailyjournal.com or by phone: (650)
344-5200 ext. 102.

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Continued from page 1
Raines, who began with the city in January
2009, will see a small increase in the accrual
rate to paid time off, from 18 to 19.34 hours
per month. Compensation was not part of the
package, however the contract amendment
does create a 90-day termination notice that
either side can initiate. Raines makes
$195,000 a year after a 5 percent reduction
which all department heads took in October.
Holober, the lone naysayer, was against any
increase regardless of the size.
“I can’t support any increase, even if it’s
minimal. ... I just can’t do it,” she said.
Councilwoman Gina Papan noted the
increase puts Raines compensation in line
with what other department heads are receiv-
ing, a point Holober clarified as being offered
to employees who had been with the city 15
years.
Vice Mayor Marge Colapietro defended
Raines, who came to Millbrae with 30 years
of experience. She argued it was only fair to
offer at least similar benefits to the person
running the city.
Mayor Dan Quigg and Papan expressed
confidence in Raines’ ability to lead the city to
a healthier, stronger future.
Only two people spoke in public comments
during Friday morning’s meeting, including
officer Robert Raw, president of the Police
Officers’Association, who had concerns about
any possible salary increase since other labor
groups made concessions recently to help the
city’s budget.
Colapietro made it clear, there is no salary
increase planned for Raines.
Heather Murtagh can be reached by e-mail:
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