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Wednesday • Dec. 15, 2010 • Vol XI, Edition 103
City drops border toll idea
Assemblyman Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo, spoke against congestion pricing to the San Francisco Transportation
Authority board yesterday before it voted to scrap the idea.
Pipeline report shows no corrosion Redwood City
Federal agency has no immediate safety concerns after blast
By Heather Murtagh
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
No corrosion was found on or in
the pipeline carrying natural gas that
exploded Sept. 9 in San Bruno,
however the steel was welded
together despite being listed as
seamless by PG&E, according to a
preliminary report released by the
NTSB Tuesday.
A second preliminary report
examining possible causes for the
explosion and subsequent fire that
killed eight, injured many and
destroyed numerous homes ruled
out a number of issues like a pre-
existing leak, dents or corrosion,
according the National
Transportation and Safety Board,
the federal agency conducting the
investigation into the explosion. It
does highlight, however, a misclas-
sification of the type of pipe by
Pacific Gas and Electric. Despite
this, the NTSB has no immediate
safety concerns.
U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier, D-San
Mateo, thought the release featured
much good news due to the lack of
An investigator cleans a section of the ruptured pipeline.
damage to the ruptured stretch of
pipe. At the same time, Speier, dur-
ing a Tuesday morning press confer-
ence, questioned whether PG&E
has followed mandated safety test-
ing regulations for pipes throughout
San Mateo County when this por-
tion was incorrectly labeled.
‘VERY TOUGH BUDGET’
JERRY BROWN WARNS EDUCATORS THAT FISCAL WOES DOG
CALIFORNIA
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PHOTO COURTESY OF NTSB
Kirk Johnson, vice president of
gas engineering and operations for
PG&E, contested Speier’s claim and
said the inspection regulations are
not different. A seamless pipe ver-
sus one with a seam is not necessar-
See REPORT, Page 23
STATE PAGE 4
Officials vote against congestion
pricing at San Mateo County line
By Bill Silverfarb
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Commuters traveling into San
Francisco from San Mateo County
will not face a $3 toll as city officials
dropped the controversial idea yes-
terday.
The San Francisco Transportation
Authority board voted to scrap
studying congestion pricing along
the border with San Mateo County
after Supervisor Sean Elsbernd
made a motion to ditch the idea. He
and Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier
were both critical of the plan, saying
it was akin to “charging admission”
to enter the city. Alioto-Pier was
also critical of the transportation
authority’s minimal outreach to
neighboring communities, especial-
ly San Mateo County, about the
plan.
“This looks like a fee to enter San
Francisco to me,” Alioto-Pier said
before the vote was made.
If implemented, Elsbernd said,
there would be no way to enter the
city without paying a toll.
soldier killed
By Heather Murtagh
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Army Spc. Derek T. Simonetta, a
21-year-old from Redwood City,
was among six soldiers killed in an
insurgent attack in Afghanistan
Sunday, according to the
Department of Defense.
Simonetta was killed Dec. 12, in
Howz E Madad, Afghanistan,
Kandahar province, by an impro-
vised explosive in a vehicle.
Simonetta, an infantryman,
attended Carlmont High School in
Belmont where he met his future
wife Kimberly. He moved to
Redding and transferred schools,
but remained in touch with
Kimberly while in high school.
“He was a well-behaved young
man and very good natured. I’m
very sad to hear of this news. I
thank him for his sacrifice,” said
Carlmont teacher Jaime Garcia
who had Simonetta as a student
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Inside “There would be
no comparison in
Cheers for the world where an
death of
congestion entire border was
toll idea subject to a toll,”
Opinion page 9 Elsbernd said.
Assemblyman
Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo, promised
to craft legislation to oppose the toll
if San Francisco moved forward
with the plan. He told the board yes-
terday if the plan moved forward it
could create “toll wars” on the
Peninsula meaning San Mateo
County could adopt its own toll for
its border.
Congestion pricing has merit but
requires a regional approach and
should not be imposed unilaterally
by cities, Hill said. It is a conversa-
tion that should be had at the
Metropolitan Transportation
Commission, which sets transporta-
tion policy for nine counties in the
Bay Area.
The authority board, comprised of
all 11 members of the San Francisco
See TOLL, Page 23
Derek Simonetta
his freshman year.
Simonetta joined the Army in
September 2008 and arrived at Fort
Campbell in Kentucky the following
February. During his tenure, he
See DEREK, Page 23
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Quote of the Day Snapshot Inside

“Working families cannot afford ‘Don’t ask
to pay outrageous fees just to drive from don’t tell’
the West of Twin Peaks to downtown....The House
plans vote on
reality is that many families have no other military gay ban
choice but to drive their children to school, See page 5
soccer practice and the doctor’s office.”
— Assemblywoman Fiona Ma,D-San Francisco
“City drops border toll idea,” see page 1

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The mutiny aboard the British Royal
Navy ship named the Bounty occurred
in 1789. First mate Fletcher Christian
(1764-1793) led a mutiny against
Captain William Bligh (1754-1817)
sending the captain and half of the crew
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Caribbean: the Curse of the Black
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from “Peter Pan.” Ahab – the Pequod,
from the novel “Moby Dick “(1851).
Stubing — the Love Boat, from “The
Love Boat” (1977-1986). Corcoran —
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Teen bomber pleads insanity
By Heather Murtagh
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Alexander Robert Youshock, the teen
accused of setting off pipe bombs at Hillsdale
High School in a botched campus massacre
plot, entered a second plea of not guilty yes-
terday — adding by reason of insanity.
Youshock, now 18, has now entered two
pleas — not guilty and not guilty by reason of
insanity on two counts of attempted murder,
one count of exploding a destructive device
with intent to commit murder, one count of
possession of a destructive device in a public
place, one count of the use of explosives in an
act of terrorism and two counts of possession
of a deadly weapon. Two doctors, Jeffrey
Gould and Jeffrey Kline, were assigned to
assess Youshock’s mental state at the time of
the crime, explained Chief Deputy District
Driver, passenger seriously burned
when vehicle catches fire on bridge
A Hayward woman and a Belmont man
were seriously injured in a crash Sunday
when the vehicle they were traveling in
struck the center divide of the Hayward-San
Mateo bridge and burst into flames, accord-
ing to the California Highway Patrol.
Foster City fire personnel and Redwood
City CHP officers arrived on the scene just
west of the Alameda County line at about
1:05 p.m. after receiving a call seven minutes
earlier that a vehicle had struck the center
divide on westbound State Route 92.
According to the CHP, responding units
encountered a 1991 Honda Accord on fire in
the fast lane, with the 20-year-old female
driver and the 20-year-old male passenger
standing in the center divide.
For reasons unknown, the vehicle hit the
center divide, and the subsequent fire caused
LOCAL
Attorney Steve Wagstaffe.
Reports are due Jan. 21, 10
days before the trial is set
to begin.
Sanity is a person’s
mental state at the time of
an alleged crime. In this
case, a jury will first be
asked to decide if he is
Alexander guilty. If so, the sanity
Youshock phase will follow next,
Wagstaffe said.
Youshock’s attorney Jonathan McDougall
did not return a call for comment.
Youshock is accused of arriving at the
Hillsdale High School campus at approxi-
mately 8 a.m. Aug. 24, 2009, intent on
revenge against as many people as possible
but particularly a chemistry teacher. Prior to
that Monday morning, Youshock reportedly
Local briefs
the driver and passenger to sustain major
burn injuries and suffer smoke inhalation, the
CHP said.
Initial reports from the CHP indicated that
one of the victims was seen rolling around on
the road after catching fire.
S.F. stays on track in
effort to host America’s Cup
SAN FRANCISCO — Facing a Friday
deadline for a completed deal, San Francisco
officials on Tuesday approved an agreement
needed to keep alive their bid to host the
2013 America’s Cup.
The Board of Supervisors voted 11-0 to
adopt a Host City Agreement that included
changes sought by America’s Cup organiz-
ers, who say they would have taken on too
much of a financial burden.
compiled a list of teachers assigned with the
words “guilty” or “not guilty,” ordered the
explosive material online while telling his
mother he was constructing model rockets and
videotaped himself preparing pipe bombs and
wielding a chain saw.
He allegedly arrived at Hillsdale with the
weapons and wearing a welder’s mask to pro-
tect his face during the attack and a plan to
commit suicide or take a hostage if police
wouldn’t shoot him dead. After setting off two
pipe bombs that injured no one, Youshock
reportedly attempted to start the chain saw but
had problems. Youshock was tackled by staff
members.
The criminal grand jury indicted Youshock
in August and the transcript of the proceed-
ings were sealed.
Youshock remains in custody on no-bail sta-
tus.
Mayor Gavin Newsom signed the resolu-
tion a few hours later.
However, America’s Cup officials had yet
to review the document.
“This resolution now enables the city to be
on track to provide us with a signed agree-
ment by Friday,” Stephen Barclay, an official
with the Golden Gate Yacht Club and
America’s Cup champion BMW Oracle
Racing, said in a statement.
“We also appreciated the opportunity to
work with the city and port officials prior to
today’s vote and will now closely review the
agreement changes that went before the
board,” Barclay’s statement continued.
“We’ve seen good progress, so now we
will study the details. We continue to be
focused on our responsibility to secure an
agreement that enables us to run a world-
class event whilst ensuring the America’s
Cup Event Authority is not put at financial
risk.”
Wednesday • Dec. 15, 2010 3
Police reports
Bad parking job
A man was trying to hit another man with
his vehicle after the two argued over a
parking space on the 1100 block of State
Street in Redwood City before 5:56 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 10.
SAN MATEO
Vandalism. A man’s car was vandalized and
the contents of the car were taken on the 100
block of North Claremont Street before 8:25
a.m. Sunday, Dec. 12.
Suspicious circumstances. A man was taking
pictures of kids on the playground on the 1600
block of Coyote Point Drive before 11:42 a.m.
Sunday, Dec. 12.
Theft. The path lighting was stolen from a res-
idence on the 400 block of Edgewood Road
before 9:13 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 11.
Suspicious vehicle. Two people exited a car
and one was urinating in the parking lot on the
200 block of Tilton Avenue before 1:38 a.m.
Thursday, Dec. 9.
Suspicious circumstances. A man was trying
to open an individual’s car door on the 100
block of North El Camino Real before 4:31
p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8.
REDWOOD CITY
Petty theft. A man attempted to steal liquor
from a store on El Camino Real before 1:07
a.m. Sunday, Dec. 12.
Vandalism. The wall of tennis courts was
tagged with graffiti on Howland Street before
8:49 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 12.
Grand theft. A semi-automatic pistol was
stolen from a safe on Woodhill Drive before
3:17 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 12.
Burglary. A cell phone was stolen from a
locked vehicle on Stambaugh Street before
5:42 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 11.
Suspicious person. A group of men were
smoking marijuana on El Camino Real before
1:23 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11.
4 Wednesday • Dec. 15, 2010
COUNTY
GOVERNMENT
• The San Mateo
County Board of
Supervisors called
for a special all-mail
ballot May 3 to fill
the vacancy left by
Supervisor Mark Church’s pending depar-
ture. Church was recently elected chief elec-
tions officer and assessor-county clerk-
recorder of San Mateo County. Thus far, a
number of people have announced their
intention to run for Church’s seat including:
Rich Holober, San Mateo County
Community College District trustee;
Burlingame Mayor Terry Nagel; Millbrae
Councilwoman Gina Papan; Dave Pine,
San Mateo Union High School District
trustee; and victim’s advocate Michael
Stogner.
The all-mail election will cost about $1.1
million.
At the same meeting, the board continued
discussion on purchasing an alternative site
for a new jail on the other side of Highway
101 in Redwood City. County staff asked the
board to certify the required environmental
document known as a mitigated negative
declaration and authorize County Manager
David Boesch to exercise a $17.8 million
purchase agreement for the parcels previous-
ly known as 29, 50, 70 and 80 Chemical
Way. The property is now called the
Woodhouse Industrial Park. Instead, the
discussion was continued to Dec. 21.
LOCAL/STATE
Brown warns educators of fiscal woes
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES — Gov.-elect Jerry Brown
warned educational leaders on Tuesday to
“fasten your seat belts” when he unveils his
2011-12 state budget proposal next month.
“It’s worse than I thought,” Brown said of
the state’s fiscal crisis during an education
briefing at UCLA, one of a series of such ses-
sions he’s holding around the state. “It’ll be a
very tough budget.”
Brown gave no specifics about the spending
plan he plans to unveil Jan. 10, but said the
state faces a $28 billion deficit and he plans to
have budget agreements hammered out with
lawmakers within 60 days. “I don’t think we
have a lot of time to waste,” he said.
School district superintendents implored
Brown to avoid further cuts in education
spending and urged him instead to spread out
Report: Fewer grads choosing to be state teachers
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SANTA CRUZ — The number of public
school teachers has reached a decade-low in
California, and the job is getting less attractive
amid state budget cuts, a new study says.
The budget problems have boosted class
sizes, interfered with teacher training and
reduced support from school counselors, nurs-
the cuts more evenly across
state agencies.
“We can’t take any more
cuts,” said Bernie
Rhinerson, chief district
relations officer for the San
Diego Unified School
District. “We are at the
cliff.”
Jerry Brown The state’s K-12 and
community college educa-
tion budget has been slashed by $7 billion
over the last three years. According to a
Legislative Analyst’s Office estimate, another
$2 billion will be slashed from the 2011-12
fiscal year.
Education is the biggest item in the state
budget, comprising 40 percent of state spend-
ing that includes both K-12 and higher educa-
tion.
es and aides, according to the report released
Monday by the not-for-profit Center for the
Future of Teaching and Learning, a research
and advocacy group based in Santa Cruz.
“The budget cuts have severely damaged
the teacher pipeline, but all the systems that
support good teaching are really compro-
mised,” center director Margaret Gaston told
the Monterey County Herald. “That’s really
THE DAILY JOURNAL
Brown noted that funding for some state
services cannot be cut by legislative or judi-
cial mandate. “When you sit at the table to
carve it up, it’s not an equal table because
some people have greater protections,” he
said.
Spending on prison health care, for
instance, will increase by billions of dollars
because of a recent judicial order, Brown said.
School administrators offered several ideas,
including legislation that would allow parcel
taxes to be approved with a 51 percent vote
instead of the current 55 percent threshold.
Others asked for more flexibility in how
school districts can spend state monies.
After Brown inquired about community col-
lege fees, California Community College
Chancellor Jack Scott said any planned fee
hike should be phased in slowly to avoid large
numbers of students dropping out.
the main message.”
The study showed the number of teachers in
California is now at its lowest level in a decade
— just under 300,000 this year, compared to
310,361 in 2008 — because fewer people are
entering the profession. The number of people
enrolled in university teacher training programs
fell from more than 75,000 to fewer than
45,000 between 2002 and 2008, the study said.
THE DAILY JOURNAL
In an act of civil disobedience,demonstrators who handcuffed themselves to the fence at the
White House shout their protests against the military’s ‘don’t ask,don’t tell’policy.
House planning vote
on military gay ban
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — In a new showdown, the
House this week will take up a bill that would
overturn the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell”
policy on gays, Democratic leader Steny Hoyer
said Tuesday.
The move would put pressure on the Senate
to delay its holiday adjournment plans and take
up a standalone repeal bill sponsored last week
by Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine
and Connecticut’s independent senator, Joseph
Lieberman. That bill’s fate has been in doubt
because of other pressing issues facing the
Senate with only days to go before it planned to
conclude its lame-duck session.
Repeal advocates see this week as their last
best shot at overturning “don’t ask, don’t tell,”
which bars gay troops from acknowledging
their sexual orientation. Next year, Republicans
LOCAL/STATE/NATION
REUTERS
take back control of the House and additional
Senate seats, severely undercutting the chances
that any Democratic priority will advance come
January. “This discriminatory and harmful pol-
icy has weakened America’s security by
depriving us of the work of tens of thousands of
gay and lesbian troops who have served their
country honorably,” Hoyer said in a statement.
“And it has severely compromised our Armed
Forces’ core value of integrity.”
The congressional debate comes as the head
of the Marine Corps told reporters that lifting
the ban during wartime could cost lives.
“I don’t want to lose any Marines to the dis-
traction,” said Marine Commandant Gen.
James Amos. “I don’t want to have any
Marines that I’m visiting at Bethesda (Naval
Medical Center) with no legs be the result of
any type of distraction.”
Black segregation in U.S.
drops to lowest in century
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — America’s neighbor-
hoods took large strides toward racial integra-
tion in the last decade as blacks and whites
chose to live near each other at the highest lev-
els in a century.
Still, segregation in many parts of the U.S.
persisted, with Hispanics in particular turning
away from whites.
A broad range of 2009 census data released
Tuesday also found a mixed economic picture,
with the poverty rate swinging wildly among
counties from 4 percent to more than 40 per-
cent as the nation grappled with a housing
boom and bust. Just three U.S. localities
reported median household income of more
than $100,000, down from seven in 2000.
Segregation among blacks and whites
increased in one-fourth of the nation’s 100
largest metropolitan areas, compared to near-
Cops nab man for two bank robberies
San Mateo police arrested a man wanted for
two bank robberies that occurred within min-
utes of each other Tuesday evening.
At approximately 4:40 p.m., a robbery was
reported at the US Bank at 136 Second Ave.
after a man had inquired about getting med-
ical attention. As officers began their investi-
gation, they were alerted to another robbery
at the Chase Bank at 3590 S. El Camino Real.
The description was the same as the man in
the first incident — tall white man in his 30s,
wearing a baseball cap, glasses and a light-
colored sweater — and again inquired about
medical attention, according to police.
Sgt. Ryan Monaghan, one of the respond-
ing police supervisors, requested that dis-
patchers begin checking nearby medical cen-
ters for a subject matching the description —
Wednesday • Dec. 15, 2010 5
ly one-half for Hispanics.
The latest figures reflect new generations of
middle-class blacks moving to prosperous,
fast-growing cities, said William H. Frey, a
demographer at Brookings Institution who
reviewed the census data. “In contrast, the
faster national growth of Hispanics has led to
increased neighborhood segregation,” Frey
said.
The U.S. in many ways remains divided by
race and economic lines, said John Logan, a
sociologist at Brown University who has stud-
ied residential segregation.
“Whites are still on average a large majori-
ty in the places where they live, and blacks
and Hispanics are the majority or near-major-
ity in their neighborhoods,” he said. “They
suggest that all the talk about a post-racial
society means nothing at the level of neigh-
borhood.”
Local brief
video surveillance at both banks had con-
firmed that the two bank robberies were like-
ly committed by the same suspect, according
to police.
At about 5:35 p.m., a male matching the
description of the suspect was reported to be
in the Immediate Care Facility at 60 N. El
Camino Real. Officers responded to the facil-
ity and detained the subject. The man, Paul
David Stoliker, 41, from Moss Beach, was
identified as the suspect in both bank rob-
beries and arrested, according to police.
Detectives are fairly certain that Stoliker is
not the suspect in last week’s robbery at the
same Chase Bank, but are investigating the
possibility that Stoliker may have been
involved in other bank robberies in the area,
police said.
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Don F. Bechter ancestry. He was a loving and devoted hus-

Earmarkers feast
on pork one last
time before diet
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — The spending barons
on Capitol Hill, long used to muscling past
opponents of bills larded with pet projects,
are seeking one last victory before tea party-
backed GOP insurgents storm Congress
intent on ending the good old days of pork-
barrel politics.
You might call it the last running of the old
bulls in Congress.
In the waning days of the lame duck con-
gressional session, Democrats controlling the
Senate — in collaboration with a handful of
old school Republicans — are pushing to
wrap $1.27 trillion worth of unfinished budg-
et work into a single “omnibus” appropria-
tions bill.
Their 1,900-plus-page bill comes to the
floor this week stuffed with provisions
sought by lawmakers. It contains thousands
of pet projects, known as earmarks, pushed
by Democratic and GOP senators alike —
despite a pledge by Republicans to give up
such projects next year.
“That omnibus bill will be loaded down
with earmarks and pork-barrel spending,
which is a direct — a direct — betrayal of the
majority of voters on Nov. 2 who said ’Stop
the earmarking, stop the spending, stop the
pork-barrel projects,”’ protested Sen. John
McCain, R-Ariz.
Altogether, the bill contains about $8 bil-
lion worth of earmarks, less than in previous
years since House Republicans didn’t ask for
any. The earmarked funds equal less than 1
percent of the measure.
The catchall bill is designed to bankroll the
operations of every Cabinet agency for the
budget year that started Oct. 1, as well as
$158 billion to pay for Pentagon operations
in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Don F. Bechter died Dec. 10, 2010 of pneu-
monia. He was born Sept. 3, 1924 in Lincoln,
Neb. His family moved to Southern
California and eventually to Burlingame. He
graduated in 1942 from Burlingame High
School. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps
during World War II from 1942 to 1945. He
graduated from Stanford University (Class of
1946) with a Bachelor of Arts in economics,
where he served as chairman of the Men’s
Council and was a proud member of the Beta
Theta Pi fraternity.
Don began his career as a sales agent in the
trans-pacific steamship business before
embarking upon a successful sales manage-
ment career in the life insurance business
where he earned his CLU designation. He
worked for Chubb & Son, American Eagle,
Industrial Indemnity and Crum & Forster
Insurance Companies. He was a former direc-
tor of the San Francisco Life Underwriters
Association and was an instructor in life
insurance at the University of San Francisco.
He was selected by TIME magazine in 1953
as one of “San Francisco’s Hundred Leaders
of Tomorrow.”
He married his beloved wife of 55 years,
Betsy (Lynch) Bechter, in 1951. They are sur-
vived by their four children (Diane, Bill, Ric
and Jim), eight grandchildren, and two great-
grandchildren.
Don’s brother Jerry lives in Denver. Don
was preceded in death by his brother Bill who
was killed in World War II while flying bomb-
ing missions over occupied Europe, and his
sister Meon who lived in Burlingame for
many years. Don enjoyed golf, politics, read-
ing, gardening and life in Millbrae.
A memorial mass will be held 11 a.m.
Friday, Dec. 17 at St. Dunstan Catholic Parish
in Millbrae, followed by a reception at his
home.
Mary Jane ‘Marie’ Schwartz
Mary Jane “Marie” Schwartz, a 74-year
resident of San Bruno, died at her home on
Dec. 5, 2010.
She was 104.
Obituaries
She was born in Zillah,
Wash., the third of four
children of Josiah (Joe)
Witte and Rachel Nellie
Witte. Marie married the
boy next door after col-
lege, Theodore (Ted)
Schwartz and that union
lasted 58 years until his
death Feb. 21, 1988. She
was a loving wife, cherished mother, grand-
mother, great-grandmother, aunt and a caring
and devoted friend. She leaves her son
Ronald L. Schwartz (Mona) of San Jose,
daughter Lois Dully (the late Rodney), grand-
children Ronda (Joel) Borden of Vacaville,
Thomas (Lisa) Schwartz of Campbell,
Lawrence (Sandy) Schwartz of San Jose,
great-grandmother to Greggory, Stacy,
Brooke Marie and Geoffrey Schwartz, Noah
Borden and her extended family, Scott,
Katherine, Paige and Taylor DuBois,
Howard, Brian, Kirk Dully and George Cox
and their families. Marie is also survived by
many nieces and nephews.
Grateful thanks to Corazon Soriano,
Carolina Ganodauz and Florideliza Salesa for
their love and care of Marie.
Marie was a teacher at Washington State
University, a volunteer “roofer” for the
Methodist Church, sold war bonds during
World War II, a Girl Scout leader, a Cub
Scout leader, volunteered for the Heart Fund,
taught Sunday school and was a classroom
mother.
Celebration of Life services were Dec. 10,
2010. Memorial contributions in memory of
Marie Schwartz may be made to the San
Bruno Public Library or your favorite charity.
Louis Jerry Coffaro
Louis Jerry Coffaro, born Dec. 18, 1921,
died Dec. 13, 2010 at the age of 88 peaceful-
ly in the company of his family in Millbrae
after a long, fulfilled life.
NuNu, as he was affectionately called, was
born in New Brunswick, N.J., first generation
American, who took great pride in his Italian
band to Beatrice T. Coffaro for 67 years;
beloved father to Patricia Mullady (Mike),
Laura Topoian (Von), Mike Coffaro (Denise),
Louis Coffaro Jr. (Brenda) and Katherine
Kovak (Mark); preceded in death by his par-
ents Anna, and Anthony and brothers Larry
and Jimmy. NuNu was very proud of his
prodigious extended family: 15 grandchildren
and 14 great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at the
Chapel of the Highlands in Millbrae, 7 p.m.
Dec. 16. In lieu of flowers, please send dona-
tions to NuNu’s favorite charity: Holy Family
Day Home, 299 Dolores St., San Francisco,
CA 94103. Attention: Kathleen Hayden (415)
565-0504 ext. 201.
Josef ‘Joe’Lawson
Josef “Joe” Lawson, resident of Redwood
City, died Dec. 9, 2010 after lung surgery while
being cared for at Park Central Rehab facility in
Fremont.
Born Jan. 9, 1930, Josef left his native
Czechoslovakia in 1947 for England to further
his trade of furniture making that was tradition-
al in his family. From England he went to
Australia and finally in 1964 came to
California, still working in his trade as he did
until his retirement. For the last almost 40 years
he shared his life with Angela Lawson who
died in April 2009. Josef was of a quiet and
mild personality and he will be dearly missed
by his cousin Mirek and Angela’s siblings with
their families and friends. His last wish of his
ashes being scattered in the sea will be honored
by the Neptune Society in January.
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House Dems consider changes in tax bill
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — House Democrats
considered changes in legislation to
avoid a Jan. 1 jump in income taxes on
Tuesday, despite a warning from
Republicans that the bill’s passage could
be endangered as a result.
“This agreement is not subject to
being reopened,” said Senate Republican
leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.
“In other words, we have an understand-
ing.”
President Barack Obama announced
the agreement a week ago, saying it had
been worked out with leading lawmak-
ers in both parties and was essential to
help strengthen an economy still strug-
gling to recover from the worst recession
in decades.
There is little disagreement among
lawmakers about many elements of the
bill, but a provision to benefit the
wealthy by easing the estate tax draws
strong opposition from House liberals.
The Democratic rank-and-file voted
last week not to permit the bill to come
to a vote unless it had been changed first.
They appear to have dropped their ulti-
matum, and held an evening meeting to
consider other possibilities.
The measure commands strong bipar-
tisan support in the Senate, which voted
83-15 on Monday to advance it to a final
vote that is expected on Wednesday.
At its core, the bill would extend tax
cuts at all income levels that were enact-
ed during the presidency of George W.
Bush. It also would renew a program of
jobless benefits for the long-term unem-
ployed that is due to lapse, and enact a
one-year cut in Social Security taxes.
The bill’s cost, $858 billion, would be
added to the deficit.
Barack Obama speaks before signing the Healthy,Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010.
Obama, CEOs make peace,
search for common ground
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — President Barack
Obama and the nation’s business sector,
staunch rivals in past battles over how to
overhaul health care and banking regula-
tions, are moving toward a wary
embrace.
With new tax and trade deals as entice-
ments, Obama is taking yet another step
toward the political middle as he moves
to confront a still weak economic recov-
ery and the capital’s new political align-
ment.
Obama is meeting with 20 CEOs
Wednesday, and both sides come to the
session with their respective wishes:
Obama wants the private sector to use its
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record profits to increase employment;
executives want the administration to
ease regulations they perceive as too
onerous.
Since the election, Obama has been
holding private meetings with individual
executives to discuss potential job
growth strategies. But the higher profile
meeting Wednesday also serves a larger
public relations purpose: It shifts atten-
tion from past confrontation and “fat
cat” rhetoric to rolled-up-sleeves cooper-
ation.
“We have to be competitive and the
private sector needs to stand up,” said
Austan Goolsbee, the chairman of the
White House Council of Economic
Advisers.
Wednesday • Dec. 15, 2010 7
Around the nation
Cops:Man fires at Florida school board; kills self
PANAMA CITY, Fla. — A gunman walked up to a podium,
spray painted a red “V” with a circle around it then opened fire
at a school board meeting Tuesday, sending audience members
scrambling, then exchanged shots with a security guard before
killing himself, police said. No one else was injured.
In video of portions of the clash, the gunman, Clay A. Duke,
is shown calmly confronting the Bay District school board.
Duke, who was wearing a dark pullover coat, stands about 10
feet directly in front of the board with the gun at his side.
Superintendent Bill Husfelt tries to persuade him to drop the
gun and let board members go.
“I’ve got a feeling you want the cops to come in and kill you
because you said you are going to die today,” Husfelt tells Duke.
He then tells Duke that this isn’t worth it. Duke slowly raises the
gun and levels it Husfelt, who pleads “Please don’t, please
don’t.” Duke then fires a shot that misses.
Earlier, member Ginger Littleton is shown coming up from
behind Duke as he stands next to the board and hitting him on
the arm with her purse.
Mother killed,five hurt in
gunbattle at California mall
SACRAMENTO — A mother loading her 2-year-old son into
an SUV was killed Tuesday and five others were wounded in a
gunbattle at a strip mall in south Sacramento, authorities said.
Two men were inside Fly Cuts & Styles barber shop just
before 1 p.m. when two other men came in and started shooting,
said Sacramento County Sheriff’s Sgt. Tim Curran.
The men in the barber shop were armed and returned fire,
Curran said.
The gunbattle apparently moved into the parking lot with at
least one of the suspects getting into a white sedan. Curran said
the gunfire continued as some of the suspects got away.
Driver accused of texting fatality
GLENDALE — Authorities allege that a Southern California
woman was texting while driving when her car hit and killed a
Glendale man in September.
Glendale police say 20-year-old Ani Voskanian of Tujunga
was arrested Tuesday and charged with one felony count of
vehicular manslaughter.
A spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County district attor-
ney’s office says Voskanian could be arraigned later Tuesday.
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Around the nation

WH: Health law rollout unaffected
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — The White House
insisted Tuesday that the implementation
of President Barack Obama’s landmark
health care law will not be affected by a
negative federal court ruling, and the
Justice Department said it would appeal.
“There’s no practical impact at all as
states move forward in implementing ...
the law that Congress passed and the
president signed,” White House press
secretary Robert Gibbs told reporters.
Justice Department spokeswoman
Tracy Schmaler said that, as expected,
the department would appeal Monday’s
ruling by U.S. District Judge Henry E.
Hudson in Virginia. Hudson declared that
a central provision of the law — the
requirement for nearly everyone to carry
health insurance — was unconstitutional.
The ruling by the Republican-appoint-
ed judge in a high-profile lawsuit by
Virginia’s Republican attorney general
was a setback for the Obama administra-
tion, but not a surprise. Two other district
court judges, both Democratic
“There’s no practical
impact at all as states move
forward in implementing ...the law that
Congress passed and the president signed.”
— White House press secretary Robert Gibbs
appointees, have found the law constitu- not, even if they don’t support it. Even
tional. so, Republican members of Congress
Obama administration officials noted seized on Hudson’s ruling to caution
that consultations with states on imple- states against moving forward.
menting the law were moving forward. Central provisions of the law including
Later this week officials from 46 states the exchanges and the requirement for
are coming to Washington to meet with everyone to be insured don’t take effect
the Health and Human Services until 2014 anyway. By then the Supreme
Department to discuss setting up the Court will likely have weighed in with
state-based insurance marketplaces, the final verdict on the health law.
called exchanges, required by the new Virginia Gov. Robert McDonnell, a
law. Republican, urged the Obama adminis-
These include officials from many of tration Tuesday to join him in seeking to
the 20 states that are simultaneously take the cases straight to the Supreme
suing to overturn the law in a fourth case Court, bypassing the appeals process, in
which begins oral arguments Thursday in order to provide certainty for states and
Florida. Many state officials have con- businesses. Such a course is highly
cluded that it’s better to participate in dis- unusual, and the Justice Department
cussions on implementing the law than weighed in against it.
Bone-chilling cold plods into Northeast U.S.
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Hoods were up and heads were down as
a storm that plagued the Midwest for days plodded eastward
Tuesday with knifing winds and blowing snow, stranding dozens
of motorists on a southern Ontario highway and giving much of
the northeastern U.S. its first real taste of winter.
The storm brought bone-chilling cold, and more snow was
expected or already falling Tuesday in parts of Ohio,
Pennsylvania and New York. The frigid air stretched into the
deep South, where hard freeze warnings were in effect overnight
in much of Florida. Hundreds of schools were closed or opening
late.
About 300 people spent a frigid night hunkered down in their
cars on a highway near Sarnia, Ontario, about 65 miles northeast
of Detroit. They were rescued by buses and military helicopters
Tuesday, Canadian officials said. Ontario Community Safety
Minister Jim Bradley said he had no reports of deaths or injuries
among the stranded.
Colin Steward spent 25 hours stuck in his car, napping, phon-
ing relatives and updating Facebook from his BlackBerry, the
50-year-old said Tuesday in a phone interview from his car.
“What can I do?,” he said. “I’m not impressed — it’s Canada.”
The blowing snow and road closures forced even a ski hill in
northern Ontario, the Blue Mountain resort, to close.
In New York, state officials closed sections of two major road-
ways outside Rochester for about two hours Tuesday afternoon
after accidents on snowy roads.
More than 10 inches of new snow had fallen at the Rochester
airport by Tuesday morning, but flights were taking off and land-
ing on schedule.

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WASHINGTON — The Senate Democratic leader said
Tuesday he will press ahead on a U.S.-Russia nuclear treaty,
President Barack Obama’s top foreign policy priority, despite
strong opposition from some Republican lawmakers.
The White House has signaled that Obama would delay his
holiday vacation to ensure ratification of the treaty that would
limit both nations’ nuclear warheads and establish a system for
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Jan. 23 Millbrae Health & Wellness Faire, Millbrae August 1 Tour de Peninsula, San Mateo and Democratic administrations.
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March 9 Art in Action Luncheon, Menlo Park August 28 Senior Showcase, Menlo Park George Clinton sues Black Eyed Peas over ‘Shut Up’
March 19 So. San Francisco Senior Health Fair, So. San Francisco August 28 Fire Department Chili Cookoff, San Mateo- LOS ANGELES — George Clinton wants a federal judge to
March 21 NAACP Luncheon, Burlingame August 29 Paint Burlingame, Burlingame force the Black Eyed Peas to shut up when it comes to sampling
April 3 Eggstravaganza, San Mateo August 31 Taste of San Bruno, San Bruno his music.
April 10 Master Gardeners Plant Sale, San Mateo Sept 4-5 Millbrae Art & Wine Fair, Millbrae The funk pioneer sued the Grammy-winning pop group in Los
April 10 San Carlos Rotary Club Fundraiser, San Carlos Sept 10 San Carlos Park & Recreation Golf Tournament, San Mateo Angeles on Friday, claiming it used his music in remixes of the
April 11 Peninsula Humane Society Fashion for Compassion, Burlingame Sept 13 Community Gatepath Golf Tournament, Stanford their song “Shut Up.”
April 17 Community Gatepath Gala, San Mateo Sept 18 Disaster Preparedness Day, Menlo Park The song first appeared on the group’s 2003 album
April 24 Sunshine Gardens Elementary School Sept 18 So. San Francisco Day in the Park, So. San Francisco “Elephunk,” and it released “Shut Up Remix” the same year.
Walk – A – Thon, So. San Francisco Sept 19 San Mateo Rotary Fun Run, San Mateo Clinton’s lawsuit states he recently learned the remix included
April 25 Pacific Coast Dream Machines, Half Moon Bay Sept 19 Neighbors for Neighbors, San Bruno elements of his 1979 song, “(Not Just) Knee Deep.”
April 26 Mills Peninsula Women’s Luncheon, Burlingame Sept 22 San Mateo Business Expo, San Mateo The P-Funk mastermind says he never granted permission for
April 27 San Mateo Area Chamber Taste of San Mateo, San Mateo Sept 24 Gary Yates Golf Tournament, San Mateo the use of his music, and is seeking damages and an injunction
May 1 Samaritan House Fundraiser, San Mateo Sept 25 Taste Desserts for Literacy, Menlo Park to block further sales of the remixes.
May 4 CORA Spring Awakening, Menlo Park Sept 25 Burlingame Pet Parade, Burlingame
May 7 Hiller Aviation Golf Tournament, San Mateo Sept 25 San Mateo Senior Fair, San Mateo
May 12 Victory Over Stroke, Millbrae Oct 2 CRUSH Make-A-Wish Fundraiser, San Carlos
May 15 Senior Showcase, Burlingame Oct 7 One Book One Community Kick-off Event, San Mateo
May 16 Green Fair, Burlingame Oct 8-10 Chocolatefest, Belmont
May 22 NDNU Presidents Gala, Belmont Oct 9-10 San Carlos Art & Wine Faire, San Carlos
May 22 Redwood City Pet Parade, Redwood City Oct 21 Community Gatepath Possibilities Breakfast, Burlingame
May 23 San Carlos Rotary Fun Run, San Carlos Oct 23 Peninsula Oktoberfest, Redwood City
May 24 Peninsula Humane Society Golf Tournament, San Mateo Nov 5-7 International Latino Film Festival, Redwood City
May 27 Victory Over Stroke, Palo Alto Nov 5-7 San Mateo Library Book Sale, San Mateo
June 5-6 Foster City Art & Wine Festival, Foster City Nov 12-14 Harvest Festival, San Mateo
June 6 Posy Parade, San Bruno Nov 19 Senior Showcase, Foster City
June 11 HIP Housing Luncheon, Redwood City Nov 29 So. San Francisco Fun Run, So. San Francisco
June 12-13 Burlingame Art in the Park, Burlingame Nov 27-Dec 4 Peninsula Ballet Nutcracker, San Mateo
June 12-21 San Mateo County Fair, San Mateo Dec 3 Night of Lights, Half Moon Bay
June 13 Tour de Cure, Palo Alto Dec 4 Hometown Holidays, Redwood City
June 19 Hiller Aviation Museum Vertical Challenge, Belmont
June 25 Downtown San Mateo Wine Walk, San Mateo Central Park Music Series, San Mateo
June 27 Ryan’s Ride & Burlingame Criterium, Burlingame San Mateo Main Library Film Series, San Mateo
July 10 Bike for Breath, Foster City Hot Harvest Nights, San Carlos
July 17-18 Connoisseurs Marketplace, Menlo Park San Mateo Police Activities League
July 23-24 BluesFest, Redwood City
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Cheers for death of congestion toll idea
T
he decision by the San
Francisco Board of
Supervisors to drop the ill-
fated “congestion pricing” toll idea
for those traveling into the city
from San Mateo County is one that
deserves a small measure of praise
only because the idea was halted
before a jurisdictional fight broke
out between San Francisco and San
Mateo County.
There are also questions regard-
ing its legality in light of the pas-
sage of Proposition 26, which
requires a two-thirds vote for the
enactment of new fees. Whether
the idea would fall under the
purview of Proposition 26 was yet
to be determined, but there would
be protracted and costly legal
issues to work out either way.
The proposal, though in its nas-
cent stages, was flawed because of
its inherent unfairness for those
who regularly travel to the city for
work, school or other needs.
The city of San Francisco has
discussed the possibility of conges-
tion pricing since 2004 and had dif-
ficulty in progressing far because
of a number of legitimate concerns
about its fairness, practicality and
cost. Most recently, the San
Francisco County Transportation
Editorial
‘The proposal, though in its nascent
stages, was flawed because of its inherent
unfairness for those who regularly travel
to the city for work, school or other needs.’
Authority outlined three options for
charging a toll up to $6 to
enter/leave the city at the southern
gateway with San Mateo County
and two separate options for the
financial district.
However, the southern gateway
proposal sparked the most justifi-
able concern because most people
who enter the city are doing so to
spend some money on either enter-
tainment or services and the tax
revenue generated from the visit
should more than pay for the
impact. It could have cost drivers
from San Mateo County $1,500 a
year in a time in which any addi-
tional expense would be difficult to
manage for many.
The proposal was born of the
idea that the amount of cars in San
Francisco disrupts the quality of
life of its residents and one way to
reduce that impact would be to
create a disincentive for those
coming into the city from outside
its borders. It could generate up to
OPINION
$80 million a year and the earliest
the city could set up the pricing
system was 2015. Proponents
argued that it would generate
money for transportation improve-
ments in both San Francisco and
San Mateo County. However, a
significantly larger amount would
be needed to ensure that people
coming into the city could reach
their destination with ease. Simply
put, San Francisco’s transportation
system is woefully inadequate to
expect people to leave their cars at
home for important visits to areas
to the north of Bay Area Rapid
Transit stations along Market
Street and the northern terminus of
Caltrain at Fourth and King
streets. It would also force drivers
who aimed to avoid the toll to find
their way onto surface streets and
clog residential neighborhoods.
Proponents point to such an idea’s
success in other parts of the world,
but these are areas far different
than San Francisco. And there is
no other place that charges a fee to
enter an entire city.
Assemblyman Jerry Hill, D-San
Mateo, should be applauded for
standing up to San Francisco offi-
cials and suggesting a regional
approach to solving transportation
issues. San Francisco has a long
history of making decisions that
negatively impact San Mateo
County, which supplies a tremen-
dous amount of its workers and
visitors. Whether it be decisions to
house its incarcerated in San
Bruno, take its tax money from the
airport in San Mateo County or not
give its residents a seat at the table
regarding its water delivery system
until legislation forced it to, there is
a precedence of poor treatment
from our neighbors to the north. By
standing up to the Board of
Supervisors and threatening legisla-
tion that would prohibit such a pro-
posal, Hill proved he has the inter-
ests of his constituents in mind. We
are encouraged that the Board of
Supervisors killed the proposal and
ended a nasty fight before it had to
begin and that there is a local legis-
lator who sees the importance of
communication and cooperation
and the need to force it if neces-
sary.
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Health clinics need
competition too
Editor,
Your article on the delay of con-
struction of the Sutter Health
Clinic, “New clinic off shelf in San
Carlos,” in the Dec. 9 edition of the
Daily Journal, stated that “oversat-
uration of medical options in a
community already served by
Kaiser Permanente and Sequoia
hospitals in Redwood City and
Stanford Medical Center.”
I would argue that the condition
described by this phrase is a state
which economists call a spatial
monopoly.
The mid-peninsula health-care
market is divvied up and institu-
tions are careful to avoid the satu-
ration you describe.
That effort is one of the reasons
that costs of health-care delivery
continue to skyrocket. Bring on the
Sutter clinic, and any and all other
players.These institutions need a
big dose of market competition.
James Somers
San Carlos
Obama’s faux pas
Editor,
Does anyone else see the error
of the “Mission Accomplished”
banner on the USS Lincoln aircraft
carrier that embarrassed the Bush
administration declaring an end to
major combat in Iraq and the latest
faux pas of President Obama’s
ceding authority to former
President Clinton who was briefing
the press on the tax deal with the
White House banner as a backdrop
while our current president walks
off removed by a power vacuum?
Jack Kirkpatrick
Redwood City
The truth about the climate
Editor,
I see the enviro-nazis are saving
all of us from ourselves again. This
time in Cancun. I think it would be
more appropriate if they met mid-
winter in ANWAR then they could
tell me all about “global warming,”
but they couldn’t prove warming
after the lying duplicitous left let
slip all those e-mails.
Now they call it climate change,
of course it’s always going to be
climate change, that’s where the
Ice Age came from. I wonder if it
was all those cars and factories.
I’m sorry I got side tracked, I’ll get
back now to my thought.They rant
on and on against carbon dioxide
(which is essential for plant life).
They bemoan the use of plastic,
yet, in today’s society we could not
exist without plastic. They snivel
every time someone cuts a tree
down. It is a renewable resource.
They lie about spotted owls and old
growth redwoods. There is a pic-
ture of a spotted owl nesting in an
old growth Kmart sign. So many
lies and misrepresentations. Shame
on all the politicians and teachers
for turning our children into intel-
lectual idiots unable to make their
own way through life, just to fur-
ther their own political agendas.
John Parry
San Mateo
Shark fin soup
should be banned
Editor,
I regularly read the opinion page
and want to bring to others’ atten-
tion a concern.
I’m very disturbed about some
local San Mateo and Peninsula
restaurants serving shark fin soup
as a menu offering.
This is one of the most cruel
products a diner can order. The
destruction of the shark population,
by being caught, brutalized for
their fins and dumped back into sea
is having a negative effect on our
ocean ecosystems.
They are the primary predator of
other fish species and maintain a
balance of nature in their hunt of
prey. The slaughter of thousands of
these creatures just for a gelatinous
soup flavor is outrageous and I
urge readers not to order this menu
item.
I hope readers agree, shark fin
soup should be banned in the state.
J. Sperisen
San Mateo
Growing debt problem
Editor,
Adding further to the mounting
problems facing the state,
California’s credit rating is the low-
est in the nation. So the state pays
1.1 percent interest (an interest rate
1.1 percent higher than other
states), which leads to an added
$12 billion to pay off $54 billion in
debts over the life of loans.
Controller John Chiang said that
the state does not appear to be fac-
ing a cash crisis through the end of
the fiscal year on June 20, but
thereafter, “we see a very different
story.” But even if the state could
eliminate Medi-Cal, which is going
to be $18 billion, it will not be
enough to retire the deficit.
The rich, the poor and the middle
class have all borrowed themselves
into debts that they can never
repay. So if the slightest little thing
gets out of balance or goes off in
any way, the whole thing is poised
to crash like a bunch of dominoes.
Everybody loses but the ones who
loaned the money and now own
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Dow 11,476.54 +47.98

Nasdaq 2,627.72 +2.81
10-Yr Bond 3.4550% +0.1720
Oil (per barrel) 88.16
S&P 500 1,241.59 +1.13 Gold
Fed sticks by stimulus
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
1,403.60 NEW YORK — Bonds prices fell
sharply Tuesday, sending long-term
interest rates to their highest level in
seven months, after the Federal Reserve
said it would continue its efforts to lift
the economy.
Stocks edged higher after retail sales
rose for the fifth straight month in
November and a survey showed that
large companies intend to hire more
workers. The Dow Jones industrial aver-
age closed at its highest level of the year.
The Federal Reserve said it would keep
up its $600 billion stimulus program
because the economy isn’t strong enough
to bring down unemployment on its own.
The yield on the benchmark 10-year
Treasury note jumped to its highest level
since May 17.
Jeffery Kleintop, chief market strate-
gist at LPL Financial, said some
investors were selling Treasurys out of
disappointment that the Fed didn’t
increase the amount of bonds it would
buy. There had been speculation the Fed
would do so to offset some of the addi-
tional borrowing that will be needed to
fund the nearly $900 billion cost of a tax-
cut deal brokered by the White House
and Congressional Republicans.
The heavy selling drove prices down
and pushed the yield on the 10-year
Wall Street
Treasury note up to 3.45 percent from
3.28 percent the day before. The jump of
17 basis points means the yield increased
5.2 percent - a huge move for one day.
It’s the same as the Dow Jones industrial
average rising almost 600 points in a day.
The higher yield will increase borrowing
costs for the government, businesses and
consumers.
Bond prices have been falling and yields
rising over the past two months as
investors raise their expectations for eco-
nomic growth and inflation, both of which
diminish the appeal of low-risk fixed
income investments. The 10-year yield
was as low as 2.39 percent on Oct. 7.
Stock indexes rose modestly. The Dow
Jones industrial average rose 47.98, or
0.4 percent, to 11,476.54. Its previous
high for the year of 11,444.08 came Nov.
5. AT&T Co. led the 30 stocks in the
Dow with a 2 percent gain.
The S&P 500 rose 1.13, or 0.1 percent,
to 1,241.59. The Nasdaq composite
index rose 2.81, or 0.1 percent, to
2,627.72.
A survey from the Business
Roundtable, an association of CEOs of
big U.S. companies, showed that 45 per-
cent of executives say they expect to add
workers over the next six months.
Fed cites jobless
rate in sticking
with bond plan
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — The Federal
Reserve said Tuesday it will maintain
the pace of its $600 billion Treasury
bond-buying program because a slowly
improving economy is still too weak to
bring down high unemployment.
The Fed’s bond purchases are intend-
ed to lower long-term interest rates, lift
stock prices and encourage spending.
But its decision not to increase its pur-
chases rattled bond investors, who fear
a tax-cut plan in Congress could fuel
enough growth to drive up interest
rates.
Chris Rupkey, an economist at Bank
of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, said
investors worry the Fed’s bond-buying
program won’t achieve its goal of
reducing long-term rates. Those rates
have been rising in recent weeks as
investors have raised their expectations
for growth and inflation.

French regulator finds ‘possible’abuses by Google

By Angela Charlton
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PARIS — France’s competition regu-
lator has found “possible” abuses by
Google Inc. in its online advertising
practices because of its dominant market
position, in a study released Tuesday
that could influence a Europe-wide
probe into the company’s search servic-
es.
The report by the French Competition
Authority is not legally binding, and
Google dismissed its conclusions as too
narrow to have widespread impact. Still,
the report presents a new challenge to
Google in France, where the search
engine is seen by many as too powerful
and has faced several legal disputes.
The French regulator said it sees no
need for new sector-wide regulations.
However, it recommended unspecified,
“targeted responses” to address com-
plaints that Google overcharges cus-
tomers and makes it too hard for other
companies to compete. The report was
commissioned by the French Finance
Ministry following several such com-
plaints.
The regulator’s report focuses on ads
that appear when users type in search
queries, which provide the bulk of the
Mountain View-based Google’s rev-
enue.
It comes after EU regulators last
month announced an investigation into
whether Google fixes its search results to
favor its services over those of rivals.
The company could face billions in fines
if found guilty in that probe.
The EU’s competition commissioner
welcomed the French report Tuesday.
Google, in a statement from its
European offices, said “search ads are
one of many options for advertisers. If
the price of search ads rises, advertisers
can and do switch to other formats, both
online and offline.”

Business briefs
GE expects substantial earnings growth
NEW YORK — General Electric Chief Executive Officer Jeff
Immelt said Tuesday he expects the company to deliver “sub-
stantially” higher profits in 2011, driven by growth in its indus-
trial division and in China.
Revenue in GE’s industrial division, which makes everything
from windmill turbines to ventilation fans, is expected to grow
after being flat in 2010, Immelt said.
The company also expects double-digit revenue growth out of
China, where the company is forming more local partnerships to
capitalize on that country’s rapidly growing economy, he said.
GE does not provide specific earnings targets, but Immelt said
the diversified company will post strong gains in net income tab-
ulated using generally accepted accounting principles. Overall
revenue will be flat to up 5 percent, he said.

Competitors squeeze TV sales out of Best Buy

NEW YORK — Best Buy Co.’s third-quarter net income fell
more than expected as it lost sales of lower-priced TVs and lap-
tops to competitors, and more expensive 3-D and Internet-con-
nected TVs failed to catch on.
Shares of the largest U.S. electronics chain fell nearly 15 per-
cent Tuesday as the results raised fears over Best Buy’s holiday
season. The company also cut its guidance below analyst expec-
tations.
Best Buy benefited when Circuit City went out of business
last year. Now it’s getting squeezed between online sellers like
Amazon.com and discount stores like Walmart and Target.

Regulator to insurer: Keep $120M for fines

LOS ANGELES — A California regulator is taking the
unprecedented step of ordering PacifiCare Life and Health
Insurance to keep $120 million in profits in the state to help pay
up to $1 billion in possible fines for mishandling claims of pol-
icyholders.
Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner ordered the insurer to
not send its dividends home to its parent company, Minnetonka,
Minn.-based UnitedHealth Group, in an administrative order
issued Monday.
NOT ABOUT THE MONEY: CLIFF LEE, WHO AGREED TO A DEAL WITH PHILLY, WAS OFFERED $30M MORE BY YANKEES >>> PAGE 13
Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010

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• Hillsdale boys’ soccer no match for Lincoln, page 12

Vikings, Gryphons battle to 2-2 draw

By Josh Koehn
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Near torrential rain didn’t stop
Mills and Crystal Springs Upland
from finishing their girls’ soccer
game Tuesday. It’s a good thing,
too, because the two clubs delivered
some amazing moments in the final
minutes of the match, which went
down to the wire before finishing in
a 2-2 draw.
With the referee keeping an eye
on his watch in stoppage time, Mills
defender Heidi Jensen nearly pulled
off an incredible game-winning goal
by booting a ball from 40 yards out.
Unfortunately for the visiting
Vikings, the shot was pushed just
over the crossbar by the Gryphons
goalkeeper to keep it out of the net.
As the ball sailed towards the
cage, Crystal Springs coach Luisa
Monterrosa-Kent said she was feel-
ing anything but warm and fuzzy.
“I wasn’t thinking anything posi-
tive,” she said.
The complete opposite set of
emotions were being experienced
on the opposing bench, where Mills
coach Caroline Tiziani couldn’t
help but shake her head in disbelief
that the shot didn’t end up a goal.
“That was the keeper’s save of the
season,” Tiziani said after the game
with a sheepish smile.
After a quick start to the first half,
which featured both clubs scoring a
goal before halftime, it wasn’t until
the second half’s final 15 minutes
that the pace really picked up.
Charlotte Sagan scored her sec-
ond unassisted goal of the contest,
this time in the 28th minute of the
second half by recovering a poor
Vikings clearance and lofting a shot
over the keeper’s head to make it 2-
1. Sagan scored the game’s first goal
five minutes into the match after
weaving through several defenders.
She nearly won the game in stop-
page time a minute before Jensen’s
effort. The Gryphons midfielder
made a brilliant move at the top of
See TIE, Page 14

Smith is playoff key
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SANTA CLARA — If he continues to play
like he did last week, Alex Smith could save
the season for the San Francisco 49ers and
also save his job with the team.
But to keep those possibilities alive, Smith
will have to do it this week as a visitor in his
hometown against one of his most influential
mentors and with the NFL’s No. 1 defense on
the other side of the ball.
Smith and the 49ers face another must-win
situation when they play Thursday night in
San Diego, where Smith grew up cheering for
the Chargers and where his former offensive
coordinator is now the head coach.
Smith was up to the challenge in a similar
position last Sunday, returning from a five-
game layoff to produce one of the finest per-
formances of his career. Smith’s big game
sparked the 49ers (5-8) to a 40-21 victory over
Seattle, lifting San Francisco to within a game
of first place in the NFC West.
Some thought Smith might never throw
another pass for the 49ers after he was injured
Oct. 24 in Carolina and Troy Smith subse-
quently took over as the team’s starting quar-
terback.
Alex Smith now looks like the best option
to lead the 49ers through a final stretch that
will define their season and likely decide the
fate of Smith and coach Mike Singletary.
“As long as he plays the way he played last
week, he’s going to give us a chance to win
every game,” 49ers offensive coordinator
Mike Johnson said Tuesday. “He was
extremely disciplined, he was calm, focused,
and he made great decisions with the ball. He
showed that he has the potential to be a good
quarterback, and that’s hopefully something
we can get from him this week and every
week going forward.”
The 49ers have been waiting for Smith to
develop into a good starting quarterback since
they took him with the No. 1 overall selection
of the 2005 NFL draft.
It has been a rocky road for Smith ever
since, one filled with turmoil and injuries and
six different offensive coordinators in his six
years with the team.
The coordinator who had the most impact
See NINERS, Page 16
Lochte aims to
match Phelps
By Andrew Dampf
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — American
Ryan Lochte has passed Michael Phelps as the
top all-around swimmer this year. Next, he
aims to match Phelps on the podium.
Lochte wants to swim eight events over five
days at the short-course world championships
starting on Wednesday. If he wins them all,
he’ll match the record eight golds Phelps won
at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
“I think that’s what he has in his mind,” said
U.S. men’s head coach Jon
Urbanchek, adding that the
laid-back Lochte “is capa-
ble” of pulling off the feat.
His chances improve
because Phelps isn’t com-
peting in Dubai.
“I wish he was here. I
love racing against him but
it’s not my call, it’s his
Ryan Lochte call, and I’m sure he has a
reason why,” Lochte said
in an interview with the Associated Press on
Tuesday.
Lochte is listed to swim five individual
events — the 100-, 200- and 400-meter indi-
vidual medleys, plus the 200 freestyle and 200
backstroke. He’ll also take part in the 400 and
800 free relays. The only question in his pro-
gram is whether he’ll race the 400 medley
relay.
“If they put me in it I’ll do it, but as far as I
know I’m not,” Lochte said. “I wouldn’t mind
doing it all. I wouldn’t mind more racing. But
it’s the coaches’ call.”
Urbanchek indicated that Lochte likely will
get the nod for the medley relay after Aaron
Peirsol pulled out of the competition, allowing
Lochte to swim the backstroke leg.
“But we have to give others a chance to
swim and see how they perform,” Urbanchek
said. “Picking for the last relay is not a prob-
lem, because they have all swum events by
then and we know who is hot.”
Lochte may be hot, but he’ll also probably
be exhausted come Sunday.
Phelps won his eight golds over nine days in
Beijing, while this meet is condensed into five
REUTERS FILE PHOTO days.
Alex Smith,who guided the 49ers to a victory over Seattle in a must-win game,faces another
tough task when he takes on the NFL’s No.1 defense in San Diego. See LOCHTE, Page 14

A’s and Hideki Matsui finalize $4.25M deal

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
OAKLAND — Despite the lan-
guage barrier, Hideki Matsui cracked
jokes with Oakland general manager
Billy Beane and showed he should fit
in quite nicely with the easygoing
Athletics.
The A’s are thrilled to have him as
their new power hitter in the middle of
the lineup, not to mention as a veteran
clubhouse presence for a young team.
Matsui finalized a $4.25 million,
one-year contract with Oakland on
Tuesday after he passed a physical.
The sides had agreed to terms during
the weekend. The slugger can earn an
additional $100,000 in performance
bonuses.
Matsui felt truly wanted and needed
by the A’s, and that meant a lot to him
in the free agency process. He also
acknowledged there isn’t a big market
for designated hitters.
“The only thing that I think was the
most important factor was they really
wanted me to be here, they really pur-
sued me,” Matsui said through his
interpreter, Roger Kahlon.
Oakland formally introduced Matsui
on Tuesday afternoon in a news con-
ference attended by more than 100
media members — mostly Japanese
reporters — and featuring 17 television
cameras.
“Holy cow!” Beane said upon enter-
ing the room to face a capacity crowd.
“Wow, if I’d known it was going to be
like this I would have signed you a
long time ago, Hideki.”
Also in attendance was Hiroshi
Inomata, Japan’s consul general in San
Francisco. Beane presented him with a
white No. 55 Matsui jersey. One fan
hung a Japanese flag outside the
Coliseum near where the players exit.
The A’s have to hope Matsui will
attract more fans after years of poor
attendance, despite a run to the AL
championship series in 2006.
He provides a reliable bat in the
heart of the order that Beane had been
seeking this offseason.
See ATHLETICS, Page 16
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Warriors snap losing streak

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Warriors 108, T-wolves 99
OAKLAND — Reggie Williams had 22 of rolled his right ankle in a
his 26 points in the second half, Monta Ellis 111-94 loss to San
scored 34 points and the Golden State Antonio on Dec. 8.
Warriors beat the Minnesota Timberwolves Williams, a late-season
108-99 to snap a seven-game losing streak addition from the NBA’s
Tuesday night. Development League,
Williams missed four of his first five shot picked up the slack. He
attempts but warmed up after halftime, going scored 10 points in the
7 for 8 and making all four of his 3-pointers. third quarter then added 12
It marked just the second time this season that in the fourth when the
Williams broke the 20-point barrier. Monta Ellis
Warriors broke open a
David Lee added 10 points and 11 rebounds tight game and pulled away.
for the Warriors (9-16), who won for only the Minnesota, which led by as much as 11 in
third time in their last 17 games. the first half, was at 94-88 with five minutes
Darko Milicic had a career-high 25 points left before a 9-2 run by Golden State sealed
and 11 rebounds for Minnesota (6-19). the win. Ellis had six points and Williams
Golden State was playing its third straight added three during the spurt, including a soar-
game without guard Stephen Curry, who ing one-handed dunk.

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By Nathan Mollat hard time keeping possession of the ball or
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF stringing passes together.
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Lincoln, on the other hand, looked to be in
midseason form. The Lions did an excellent
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damaging the field. switched sides of the field effortlessly and
Hillsdale boys’ soccer coach Andy Hodzic almost appeared to attack at will down the
ROAD TEAM HOME TEAM probably would have preferred his team’s flanks.
vs game against Lincoln-San Jose to be rained And while Hodzic said goalkeeping is a
Denver Oakland major concern for his team, none of Lincoln’s
Kansas City vs St. Louis out because the Lions put on a clinic in a 4-0
thumping of the Knights. goals would have been stopped. The Lions
Buffalo vs Miami Granted, Hillsdale (4-1-1 overall) was miss- opened the scoring in the fifth minute, capital-
Cleveland vs Cinncinati ing four starters because they were taking izing on the second of their four first-half free
vs kicks. Abraham Perez sent a cross to the far
Jacksonville Indianapolis finals, but it probably wouldn’t have mattered.
left post where Carlos Gonzalez came flying
Houston vs Tennessee Lincoln beat the Knights in every phase of the
in and buried a one-timer for a 1-0 Lincoln
Washington vs Dallas game. The Lions controlled the ball and flow lead.
of the game and the score could have been Twenty minutes later, the Lions doubled
Philadelphia vs NY Giants even worse if not for some shaky finishing
vs their advantage. A long pass from midfield
Arizona Carolina from Lincoln. landed at the feet of Perez, who was stationed
Detroit vs Tampa Bay Would having those four starters made just in front of the net. Perez juked a defender
New Orleans vs Baltimore much of a difference? and then the Hillsdale goalkeeper and walked
vs “Maybe a little bit,” Hodzic said. “(Senior the ball into the empty net.
Atlanta Seattle
forward) Guillermo (Garcia) is probably the Lincoln started the second half much as it
NY Jets vs Pittsburgh best forward in the league.” did the first — with an early goal. Just eight
Green Bay vs New England Hodzic said he is still trying to find his best
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Cliff Lee leaves $30M on table signing with Phils
By Ronald Blum
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — At some point, it
seems, Cliff Lee figured it wasn’t
about the money anymore.
Baseball’s hottest free agent could
have had $150 million and a spot on
the biggest stage in the game with its
most successful team — the New
York Yankees, winners of 27 World
Series.
Instead, the star pitcher got up from
the table and left $30 million behind.
He picked the Philadelphia Phillies,
winners of just two titles in more than
a century — and a team that brusque-
ly traded him after he led them into
the World Series in 2009.
The Phillies will give him $120
million guaranteed over the next five
seasons, according to several people
Yankees finalize two-year deal with Rivera
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — Mariano Rivera
and the New York Yankees have
finalized their $30 million, two-year
contract.
The 41-year-old closer receives
$15 million in each of the next two
seasons, with $1.5 million each year
deferred with no interest. The
deferred money will be paid in $1
in baseball famil-
iar with the deal.
Why does a
guy leave all that
money behind?
A p p a r e n t l y,
because he had
all he needed —
something that
Cliff Lee agents and oth-
ers in the finan-
cial end of baseball say happens more
than you might expect. Lee and his
family liked Philadelphia. Plus, his
wife had complained that New York
fans were rude and spat at the
Rangers’ wives during the American
League championship series this fall
when Lee was pitching for Texas, his
other big suitor this offseason.
“Players seem to like living here,”
Phillies chairman Bill Giles said.
million annual
installments
starting in 2013.
Rivera was 3-
3 with a 1.80
ERA and 33
saves in 38
chances this
year. The 11-
Mariano Rivera time All-Star
has 559 regular-
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“There’s nice housing — and not as
expensive as some other places if you
want to buy or rent. The schools are
good. I think our front office and
manager and coaches have a good
reputation around baseball right now
as being good people.”
Lee’s move was the buzz of base-
ball Tuesday. He is expected to take a
physical and seal the deal Wednesday
in Philadelphia.
“That’s the most I’ve ever seen a
player walk away from,” former Mets
general manager Omar Minaya said.
“It’s unprecedented.”
The Yankees are used to flexing
their financial muscle to land free
agents of their choosing. Baseball’s
top four salaries this year belong to
players in pinstripes: Alex Rodriguez,
CC Sabathia, Derek Jeter and Mark
Teixeira, whose combined $100.5
season career saves, second to
Trevor Hoffman’s 601, and a record
42 in the postseason.
The Yankees also reached a pre-
liminary agreement with catcher
Russell Martin and agreed to a
minor league contract with right-
hander Mark Prior, a deal that
potentially could reunite him with
former Chicago Cubs teammate
Kerry Wood.
million exceeded the entire payrolls
of all but eight major league teams.
Perhaps the last time a premier free
agent turned down this much money
relative to his salary was in December
1992, when Greg Maddux stayed
with the Atlanta Braves for $28 mil-
lion over five years. He declined a
$34 million offer from the Yankees
that agent Scott Boras said could have
escalated to about $38 million.
“The four primary factors are win-
ning, family, the geographical and
economics,” Boras said Tuesday.
“Maybe 30 percent of the players are
where the focus is primarily econom-
ic. The vast majority want to meld
those four factors. Only about 20, 25
percent of players take the biggest
deal. They often take the secondary
offer.”
Lee’s first big-money contract was
Martin will compete for time with
Francisco Cervelli and Jesus
Montero as Jorge Posada transitions
to designated hitter. Martin became
a free agent when the Los Angeles
Dodgers failed to offer a 2010 con-
tract.
Prior hasn’t pitched in the major
leagues since 2006, his career
derailed by shoulder injuries. The
former NL All-Star threw 11
Wednesday • Dec. 15, 2010 13
a $14 million, four-year deal with
Cleveland covering 2006-09 that
included a team option for 2010 that
would grow to $9 million. He then
bounced around the country, getting
traded to Philadelphia, Seattle and
Texas before becoming a free agent
and gaining the power to choose his
destination.
His last stay in Philadelphia was a
good one for Lee and his wife,
Kristen. During the latter half of the
2009 season, he helped the defending
champion Phillies return to the World
Series, where he won twice but
Philadelphia lost to the Yankees in six
games.
Lee wasn’t happy when he got trad-
ed in a four-team, nine-player deal
that brought another ace, Roy
Halladay, to the Phillies from
Toronto.
innings over nine outings this year
for the Orange County Flyers of the
independent Golden Baseball
League, striking out 22 of 44 batters
while not allowing an earned run.
Opponents batted .143 against him
Wood, who teamed with Prior and
nearly pitched the Cubs into the
2003 World Series, finished the sea-
son as the Yankees’ setup man and
became a free agent.
14 Wednesday • Dec. 15, 2010
LOCHTE
Continued from page 11
“It’s a larger load,” Urbanchek said. “He’s
going to have his hands full, because he’s
going to be challenged by Tyler (Clary) and
some of the Europeans are very good, so it’s
not going to be a cakewalk.”
American teammate Clary will go against
Lochte in four events. Lochte also has to worry
about Hungary’s Laszlo Cseh in the IMs,
Austria’s Markus Rogan in the 200 back and
Germany’s Paul Biedermann in the 200 free.
Cseh took silver behind Phelps in the 200
and 400 IMs in Beijing, and Biedermann upset
Phelps in the 200 free at last year’s long-
course worlds in Rome.
“Even though Michael isn’t here, there is
still a lot of good competition,” Lochte said.
Lochte beat Phelps in the 200 IM and 200
back at the U.S. championships this summer,
then won six golds to Phelps’ five at the Pan
Pacific Championships in August.
Those performances prompted Phelps’ long-
time coach, Bob Bowman, to acknowledge
that Lochte was “the best swimmer in the
world this year — no question.”
Recently ousted U.S. head coach Mark
Schubert suggested that Phelps doesn’t have
enough confidence in his short-course tech-
nique.
“Although I think he’s a great short-course
swimmer, he doesn’t consider himself to have
good short-course (technique). Because
although his underwater is good, it’s most par-
ticularly good on the last turn,” said Schubert,
KNIGHTS
Continued from page 12
minutes after halftime, the Lions increased
their lead to 3-0. Gonzalez made a snaking run
into the penalty box before sending a pass to
the right side of penalty box. The ball was
crossed back into the middle where Pedro
Cerna was positioned. The Hillsdale goal-
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REUTERS FILE PHOTO
Ryan Lochte, shown here during the 2010
Pan Am games, hopes to win eight gold
medals at the world short-course
championships in Dubai.
who is in Dubai as the honorary secretary of
FINA’s coaches commission.
“But short-course swimming is kind of like
a gymnastics event, it’s underwater, underwa-
ter, underwater, and I think when you watch
Natalie (Coughlin) and Ryan you’ll see that.”
Still, Schubert is not ready to declare Lochte
the sport’s top athlete just yet, saying fans will
have to wait for a showdown at the 2012
London Olympics.
“In my opinion, I don’t think you can say
(Lochte) is the premier male swimmer. But he
was certainly the swimmer of this past year,”
Schubert said. “But Mr. Phelps’ performance
in Beijing trumps all, so London will judge
again.”
keeper came off his line in an attempt to
punch the ball clear, but missed. Cerna’s head-
er bounced by the goalkeeper and two
Hillsdale defenders and into the empty net.
Lincoln rounded out the scoring about 15
minutes later, again set up by Gonzalez, who
was masterful all game long. He made a run
down the left side along the penalty box. He
then threaded a pass to a wide open teammate
in the middle of the box but the shot was
fanned. Unfortunately for the Knights, the ball
rolled to Jose Pascacio, who was all alone on
College Basketball Roundup
Pacific 69, Santa Clara 59
STOCKTON — Demetrece Young scored a
game-high 20 points to lead Pacific to a 69-59
victory over Santa Clara on Tuesday night.
Young’s four-point play midway through the
second half was part of a 21-6 run that gave the
Tigers their biggest lead at 63-41 on Sam
Willard’s dunk with 6:15 remaining.
Willard had 10 points and a game-high 13
rebounds to record his seventh double-double in
10 games. Willard was seventh in the nation in
double-doubles entering Tuesday’s game.
Allen Huddleston scored 16 points for Pacific
(6-4), which got seven 3-pointers from its start-
ing backcourt of Young and Huddleston. The
Tigers made half of their 20 3-point shots.
TIE
Continued from page 11
the box from left to right to gain some space
and uncorked a shot back toward net. The ball
curled just over the crossbar, though.
Not to be outdone by Sagan, Mills, which
got a first half goal from Jazmin Cazares,
equalized in the 32nd minute of the second
half through a tough-to-handle bouncer by Ani
Chechopoulos that snuck just inside the right
post.
Despite having to deal with less than ideal
conditions, the level of play seemed to pick up
over the course of the contest.
“It’s not quite an advantage for either team
— rain is rain,” Monterrosa-Kent said. “But
the right side of the penalty box. Pascacio
calmly slotted the ball into the net.
There was some controversy about whether
Pascacio was offside, but after the center ref-
eree and the linesman conferred, the goal was
awarded.
Hillsdale actually started to play a little bet-
ter toward the end of the game, with several
dangerous through balls being cleared away
by the Lincoln defense. The Knights’ best
chance at scoring came off the foot of Calvin
Arujo, whose shot from 35 yards clanged off
THE DAILY JOURNAL
Kevin Foster scored 17 points to lead Santa
Clara (5-5). Evan Roquemore had 12 points for
the Broncos.
St. Mary’s 75, U.C. Riverside 56
MORAGA — Former Riordan standout Rob
Jones had 24 points and 11 rebounds, and
Matthew Dellavedova scored a career-high 23
points, leading Saint Marys to a 75-56 victory
Tuesday night over UC Riverside.
The Gaels (8-2), who improved to 7-0 at
home, had eight points and seven assists from
guard Mickey McConnell.
Senior guard Javon Borum led UC Riverside
(3-6) with 15 points, and Phil Martin had seven
points and seven rebounds for the Highlanders.
we definitely played a lot better in the second
half.”
Both coaches seemed to have no trouble
finding the silver lining of a game played on a
more than cloudy day.
“(The result is) not surprising, it’s promis-
ing,” Tiziani said. “Our focus this season has
been on possession and fighting (for the ball).”
The Vikings (0-1-1) start seven sophomores
and two freshmen, and battling back for a
solid draw is something to build upon, Tiziani
added.
Meanwhile, Monterrosa-Kent thought her
club, now 2-2-1 on the season, played well
considering Mills has an enrollment advan-
tage over the private school.
“All in all, both teams played pretty equal,”
she said, “which is great because we’re such a
small school.”
the underside of the crossbar, but bounced
back into the field of play.
“This is actually the first game where we
played a tough team and [my] kids are a little
soft. They were a step late,” Hodzic said. “We
have to get tougher on the ball.”
Hodzic said there was really nothing posi-
tive about the game. He just hoped his team
learned what it will take to play with a high-
caliber team.
“It was a reality (check) to see what a good
team looks like,” Hodzic said.
THE DAILY JOURNAL
Vikings hope Favre can return this season
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Brett
Favre’s career isn’t quite over yet.
The Minnesota Vikings have been
eliminated from playoff contention,
but they still need someone to play
quarterback for their final three
games. Interim coach Leslie Frazier
said the 41-year-old Favre is his
choice — and he may be back in
time for Monday night’s game
against Chicago.
Favre was feeling better Tuesday,
according to Frazier, after his NFL-
record streak of starting 297 straight
regular-season games ended
Monday with him on the sideline at
Ford Field in Detroit during
Minnesota’s loss to the Giants.
He is nursing a sprained throwing
shoulder and a numb hand, but an
University of Iowa to review drug-testing policies
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa’s season
began with lofty expectations and
hopes of another trip to a BCS bowl
game.
Instead, the Hawkeyes skidded at the
end of the season and now, with a trip
to a lesser bowl coming up in a couple
of weeks, the program is mired in
scrutiny after a star receiver was arrest-
ed on drug charges.
Iowa athletic director Gary Barta
said Tuesday that the school is
reviewing its drug testing policies in
the wake of Derrell Johnson-
Koulianos’s arrest and suspension last
week on charges including possession
of controlled substances, including
ultrasound on
Favre’s neck
and shoulder
revealed no
nerve damage,
Frazier said.
For now, the
Vikings won’t
end Favre’s sea-
Brett Favre son, and per-
haps his storied
career, by putting him on injured
reserve.
“I don’t see that as being part of
the equation at this point,” Frazier
said. “It looks like there’s a chance
that we’re going to be able to get
him back at some point. Hopefully
this week.”
Frazier actually sounded more
optimistic about Favre’s availability
for the division-leading Bears than
cocaine and marijuana.
Barta said at a hastily called news
conference that athletic department
officials found some “flaws and incon-
sistencies” in the policies — and that
some athletes have likely beaten tests
in the past.
“We did find pretty strong evidence
that there a couple ways that our stu-
dent-athletes probably have and most
likely have, at some point, gotten
around the test,” Barta said. “It’s
almost become a cottage industry
around the country; ’How do you beat
a test?’And it’s something that we have
to be constantly on top of.”
Barta and coach Kirk Ferentz are
confident that Johnson-Koulianos will
be the only player suspended for the
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he did about the status of backup
Tarvaris Jackson, who started in the
21-3 loss to the Giants.
Jackson left the game twice with
an injury, the second time because
of a turf toe problem that Frazier
said has put his availability “in jeop-
ardy” for this week. Jackson leaned
heavily on a railing to get up steps
toward the locker room after the
game.
“That’s a difficult injury, particu-
larly when you’re a skill-position
guy like he is,” Frazier said. “So
we’ll see what happens with that.”
That leaves the Vikings with rook-
ie Joe Webb, who was going to be
used as a wide receiver until the
decision was made to make him a
quarterback. He hurt his hamstring
on Dec. 5 against the Bills, and he’s
a sixth-round draft pick whose ath-
Insight Bowl on Dec. 28 against
Missouri for a drug-related issue, but
the arrest prompted officials to double-
check the testing protocols and proce-
dures.
In addition to on-campus testing by
the NCAA and the Big Ten, the school
spends roughly $70,000 a year on its
own year-round drug-testing program,
which isn’t mandated by the NCAA.
Barta said the school’s program,
which began in 1988, is meant to edu-
cate and be a deterrent against drug
use.
Ferentz emphasized that the pro-
gram has been more diligent about
drug testing this season than in any of
his 12 seasons as head coach in part
because of the high expectations
letic ability can’t mask the fact that
he’s raw and inexperienced with
running the offense.
“The circumstances are so unique
that we have to think about the now
as opposed to long term with Joe,”
Frazier said. “If he’s our best avail-
able option then he’ll be the guy
that’s quarterbacking for us.”
The Vikings were also evaluating
eight free agents for extra depth.
“Just trying to determine which
guy best fits us at this stage,” Frazier
said. “Because it’s probably going
to be a guy who may very well find
himself playing in that Monday
night ball game.”
Wide receiver Greg Camarillo is
the emergency quarterback, but the
Vikings certainly don’t want to put
themselves in that position. Frazier
was even hesitant to commit to giv-
placed on his team. Barta indicated that
revamped protocols still could be on
the way.
“It’s pretty likely that someone, and
I don’t know if it’s one, I don’t know if
it’s 21, but someone has gotten around
this process. And if it’s one then it
makes you doubt all testing,” Barta
said. “We had to make sure that ...
everything was tightened down.”
On Monday night, the school said
running back Adam Robinson had
been suspended for the Insight Bowl
for failing to comply with team poli-
cies and oft-injured running back Jewel
Hampton planned to transfer.
Ferentz explained Tuesday that
Hampton’s departure was a “mutual
decision” and that he expects Robinson
Wednesday • Dec. 15, 2010 15
ing Webb the first-team repetitions
in practice this week.
“Only if Brett and Tarvaris are
definitely out would we go in that
direction,” Frazier said. “If that’s the
case, yes. Other than that, we’re
going to give one of those guys who
gives us the best chance to win
between Brett and Tarvaris the start-
ing nod. So that’s how we would
approach it.”
On the positive side, Frazier said
Favre was feeling less pain in his
shoulder and neck.
“We’re headed in the right direc-
tion,” he said, adding: “Now it’s just
a matter of the timeframe. How long
will it take for the numbness to go
away? Brett, he’s an unusual healer.
He comes back a lot sooner than
others from most injuries. We’ll just
have to wait and see.”
will rejoin the team in January.
The Hawkeyes opened the season
ranked in the top 10, and a 37-6
blowout of Michigan State in late
October kept them in the hunt for the
Big Ten title. But Iowa lost its last three
games and landed in the lower-tier
Insight Bowl against Missouri.
What was most puzzling about the
late-season collapse was that the
Hawkeyes returned many of the same
players who helped lead them to an 11-
2 record and a win in the Orange Bowl
last season.
“When you win 11 games, every-
thing’s fine. When you win seven, it’s a
whole different level of scrutiny,”
Ferentz said. “That comes with the ter-
ritory.”
16 Wednesday • Dec. 15, 2010
ATHLETICS
Continued from page 11
“We have a regular, professional middle-of-the-
lineup hitter we desperately needed,” manager
Bob Geren said. “He has a combination of power
and hits for average and on-base percentage. He
can also be a situational hitter. We haven’t had
anybody with his pedigree and experience. He’s
going to fit in real well. He’s a cult figure and rock
star in Japan.”
The 36-year-old Matsui batted .274 with 21
home runs and 84 RBIs last season with the Los
Angeles Angels, the Athletics’ AL West rival. He
spent his first seven major league seasons with the
New York Yankees and was MVP of the 2009
World Series.
Beane has had interest in Matsui for several
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years, dating to the slugger’s days in pinstripes.
“He’s one of the better known hitters in our
league and certainly even known more in Japan
for his exploits there as one of the greatest hitters
in the history of Japanese baseball. This is a play-
er we’ve played against for a number of years here
in the states, obviously admired his skills and
when the opportunity arose and the need that we
had for a bat like Hideki, we made sure we were
on it as soon as possible. ... Our interest goes way
back but our ability to sign him came this year. He
jumped off the board pretty quick last year.”
Matsui was still learning some of the ins and
outs about the A’s.
Upon being told he will now be wearing white
shoes, he turned to Beane and said, “Really?”
Regarding having Beane — subject of the best-
seller “Moneyball” for his innovative style — as
his boss, Matsui said: “He’s not like a general
manager. I feel like he’s someone you meet in the
financial district in San Francisco.”
NINERS
Continued from page 11
on Smith was Norv Turner, now head coach of
the Chargers (7-6).
Turner was San Francisco’s offensive coor-
dinator in 2006, when Smith became the first
quarterback in 49ers history to play every
offensive snap in a season and ended the year
looking like one of the NFL’s up-and-comers
at the position.
Then Turner left for San Diego and things
have never quite been the same for Smith.
Smith’s struggles continued into this season,
when he threw nine interceptions in San
Francisco’s first five games and was 1-6 as the
team’s starter before getting injured.
THE DAILY JOURNAL
Given another shot last week, Smith looked
like a different quarterback. He completed 17
of 27 passes for 255 yards and compiled a
130.9 passer rating, the best for a game in his
career. He also matched his career high with
three touchdown passes.
A free agent at the end of this season, it’s
unlikely Smith will return to the 49ers unless
there’s a big turnaround from both him and
the team over these final three games.
Smith said he’s not worrying about that.
“I’m not thinking about any of that (future)
stuff, to be honest with you. We’re a game
back in the division and we’re playing one of
the best football teams in the NFL,” Smith
said. “Our backs are up against the wall and
it’s a short week, short turnaround. So I’m
excited, and I think everyone is.”
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15 16 17 18 19 20 21
NBA GLANCE NHL GLANCE NFL GLANCE
@ Nashville
5 p.m.
@ Dallas
5:30 p.m.
@ St. Louis
5 p.m.
vs.Oilers
7:30 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
Boston 19 4 .826 — Philadelphia 20 7 5 45 108 78 x-New England 11 2 0 .846 415 276
@ Portland vs.Houston @ Kings
7 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7 p.m.
New York 16 9 .640 4 Pittsburgh 21 9 2 44 103 74 N.Y.Jets 9 4 0 .692 273 242
CSN-BAY CSN-BAY CSN-BAY Philadelphia 9 15 .375 10 1/2 N.Y.Rangers 18 13 1 37 96 83 Miami 7 6 0 .538 225 244
Toronto 9 16 .360 11 New Jersey 8 19 2 18 53 88 Buffalo 3 10 0 .231 256 339
New Jersey 6 19 .240 14 N.Y.Islanders 5 18 5 15 59 98 South
Dec. 16 Dec. 26 Jan. 2 Southeast Division
@ Chargers Northeast Division W L T Pct PF PA
@ Rams vs.Arizona W L Pct GB
5:20 p.m. 10 a.m. 1:15 p.m. W L OT Pts GF GA Jacksonville 8 5 0 .615 295 331
End regular Miami 18 8 .692 —
NFL Net. FOX FOX season Montreal 18 10 2 38 78 61 Indianapolis 7 6 0 .538 347 318
Orlando 16 9 .640 1 1/2 Houston 5 8 0 .385 316 355
Atlanta 16 10 .615 2 Boston 16 8 4 36 81 56
Dec. 19 Dec. 26 Jan. 2 Ottawa 13 16 3 29 71 96 Tennessee 5 8 0 .385 291 265
vs.Denver @ K.C. End regular
Charlotte 9 15 .375 8 North
vs. Colts Buffalo 12 14 4 28 78 84
1:15 p.m. 1:05 p.m. 10 a.m. season Washington 6 17 .261 10 1/2 W L T Pct PF PA
CBS CBS Central Division Toronto 12 14 4 28 69 87
CBS Pittsburgh 10 3 0 .769 290 198
W L Pct GB Southeast Division
Baltimore 9 4 0 .692 294 229
Chicago 15 8 .652 — W L OT Pts GF GA Cleveland 5 8 0 .385 235 252
FREE AGENT SIGNINGS Indiana
Milwaukee
11
10
12
13
.478
.435
4
5
Washington
Atlanta
18
17
11
11
3
3
39
37
98
99
92
91
Cincinnati
West
2 11 0 .154 262 345
Detroit 8 18 .308 8 1/2 Tampa Bay 16 10 4 36 94 106
AMERICAN LEAGUE ATLANTA (1) — Re-signed Eric Hinske,of,to a $1.45 W L T Pct PF PA
Cleveland 7 17 .292 8 1/2 Carolina 12 12 4 28 78 87
BALTIMORE (2) — Re-signed Cesar Izturis,ss,to a million,one-year contract. Kansas City 8 5 0 .615 295 268
$1.5 million, one-year contract; re-signed Koji Ue- CINCINNATI (2) — Re-signed Ramon Hernandez, Florida 13 15 0 26 71 72 San Diego 7 6 0 .538 354 253
hara,rhp,to a $3 million,one-year contract. c, to a $3 million, one-year contract; Re-signed WESTERN CONFERENCE Oakland 6 7 0 .462 314 307
BOSTON (2) — Re-signed Jason Varitek, c, to a $2
million,one-year contract;signed Carl Crawford,of,
Miguel Cairo,3b,to a $2 million,one-year contract.
CHICAGO (1) — Signed Carlos Pena, 1b, Tampa Southwest Division WESTERN CONFERENCE Denver 3 10 0 .231 269 376
Tampa Bay,to a $142 million,seven-year contract. Bay,to a $10 million,one-year contract. W L Pct GB Central Division
CHICAGO (3) — Signed Adam Dunn, 1b, Wash- COLORADO (1) — Re-signed Jorge De La Rosa, San Antonio
Dallas
20
19
3
5
.870
.792
—
1 1/2
W L OT Pts GF GA NATIONAL CONFERENCE
ington,to a $56 million,four-year contract;re-signed lhp,to a $21.5 million,two-year contract. Detroit 19 7 3 41 96 78
FLORIDA (2) — Signed John Buck, c, Toronto, to New Orleans 14 10 .583 6 1/2 East
A.J.Pierzynski,c,to an $8 million,two-year contract; Nashville 15 8 6 36 76 70
re-signed Paul Konerko,1b,to a $37.5 million,three- an $18 million, three-year contract; signed Javier Memphis 11 14 .440 10 W L T Pct PF PA
year contract. Vazquez, rhp, New York Yankees, to a $7 million, Houston 10 14 .417 10 1/2 Chicago 16 13 3 35 101 96 N.Y.Giants 9 4 0 .692 329 250
DETROIT (3) — Re-signed Jhonny Peralta,ss,to an one-year contract. Northwest Division Columbus 16 11 2 34 76 79 Philadelphia 9 4 0 .692 374 308
$11.25 million, two-year contract; signed Joaquin LOS ANGELES (5) — Re-signed Hiroki Kuroda,rhp, W L Pct GB St.Louis 14 9 5 33 72 75 Washington 5 8 0 .385 238 310
Benoit, rhp, Tampa Bay, to a $16.5 million, three- to a $12 million,one-year contract;signed Jon Gar- Northwest Division Dallas 4 9 0 .308 321 366
land, rhp, San Diego, to a $5 million, one-year Utah 18 8 .692 —
year contract,signed Victor Martinez,c,Boston,to Oklahoma City 17 8 .680 1/2 W L OT Pts GF GA South
a $50 million,four-year contract. contract;signed Juan Uribe,inf,San Francisco,to a
$21 million,three-year contract;re-signed Rod Bara- Denver 15 9 .625 2 Vancouver 16 8 4 36 91 74 W L T Pct PF PA
LOS ANGELES (1) — Signed Scott Downs, lhp, Atlanta 11 2 0 .846 335 243
Toronto,to a $15 million,three-year contract. jas,c,to a $3.25 million,one-year contract;re-signed Portland 12 13 .480 5 1/2 Colorado 16 10 4 36 108 95
Vicente Padilla, rhp, to a $2 million, one-year con- Minnesota 6 19 .240 11 1/2 Minnesota 13 12 4 30 71 86 New Orleans 10 3 0 .769 330 240
NEW YORK (2) — Re-signed Derek Jeter, ss, to a
$51 million,three-year contract;re-signed Mariano tract. Pacific Division Calgary 13 15 3 29 84 91 Tampa Bay 8 5 0 .615 260 267
Rivera,rhp,to a $30 million,two-year contract. PHILADELPHIA (1) — Re-signed Jose Contreras, W L Pct GB Edmonton 11 14 5 27 78 105 Carolina 1 12 0 .077 164 338
OAKLAND (1) — Signed Hideki Matsui,dh,Los An- rhp,to a $5.5 million,two-year contract. L.A.Lakers 18 7 .720 — North
Pacific Division
geles Angels,to a $4.25 million,one-year contract. PITTSBURGH (2) — Signed Kevin Correia,rhp,San Phoenix 11 12 .478 6 W L T Pct PF PA
Diego, to an $8 million, two-year contract; signed W L OT Pts GF GA
SEATTLE (1) — Re-signed Erik Bedard,lhp,to a $1 Golden State 9 16 .360 9 Dallas 18 10 2 38 86 82 Chicago 9 4 0 .692 253 228
million,one-year contract. Lyle Overbay,1b,Toronto,to a one-year contract.
ST.LOUIS (3) — Re-signed Jake Westbrook,rhp,to Sacramento 5 17 .227 11 1/2 Anaheim 16 13 4 36 87 98 Green Bay 8 5 0 .615 306 189
TEXAS (3) — Signed Yorvit Torrealba,c,San Diego, a $16.5 million, two-year contract; signed Lance L.A.Clippers 5 20 .200 13 Minnesota 5 8 0 .385 230 274
to a $6.25 million, two-year contract; announced Los Angeles 17 10 1 35 78 65
Berkman, of, New York Yankees, to an $8 million, Detroit 3 10 0 .231 285 309
Frank Francisco,rhp,accepted salary arbitration;re- Monday’s Games San Jose 15 10 5 35 90 87
one-year contract; signed Gerald Laird, c, Detroit, West
signed Matt Treanor, c, to an $850,000, one-year to a $1 million,one-year contract. Miami 96,New Orleans 84 Phoenix 14 8 6 34 81 77
contract. W L T Pct PF PA
SAN DIEGO (1) — Signed Aaron Harang, rhp, Chicago 92,Indiana 73 Seattle 6 7 0 .462 261 329
TORONTO (1) — Announced Jason Frasor,rhp,ac- Cincinnati,to a $4 million,one-year contract. Monday’s Games
cepted salary arbitration. Memphis 86,Portland 73 St.Louis 6 7 0 .462 245 268
SAN FRANCISCO (3) — Re-signed Aubrey Huff, Milwaukee 103,Dallas 99 Dallas 3,San Jose 2,SO San Francisco 5 8 0 .385 243 280
1b, to a $22 million, two-year contract; signed Utah 108,Golden State 95 Los Angeles 5,Detroit 0 Arizona 4 9 0 .308 243 351
NATIONAL LEAGUE Miguel Tejada, ss-3b, San Diego, to a $6.5 million,
one-year contract; re-signed Pat Burrell, of, to a $1
Tuesday’s Games Atlanta 4,Ottawa 3,OT
million,one-year contract. Charlotte 97,Toronto 91 Nashville 5,N.Y.Islanders 0 x-clinched playoff spot
ARIZONA (3) — Signed Geoff Blum,inf,Houston,
to a $2.7 million,two-year contract;signed Melvin WASHINGTON (2) — Signed Jayson Werth, of, Philadelphia 82,New Jersey 77 Colorado 7,Chicago 5
Mora, 3b, Colorado, to a $2 million, one-year con- Philadelphia,to a $126 million,seven-year contract; L.A.Lakers 103,Washington 89 Calgary 3,Columbus 2,OT Thursday,Dec.16
tract; signed J.J. Putz, rhp, Chicago White Sox, to a signed Matt Stairs,of,San Diego,to a minor league Detroit 103,Atlanta 80 Tuesday’s Games San Francisco at San Diego,5:20 p.m.
$10 million,two-year contract. contract. Houston 118,Sacramento 105 Philadelphia 3,Pittsburgh 2 Sunday,Dec.19
Denver 111,Orlando 94 Kansas City at St.Louis,10 a.m.
Toronto 4,Edmonton 1 Washington at Dallas,10 a.m.
Golden State 108,Minnesota 99
TRANSACTIONS Wednesday’s Games
Wednesday’s Games
Boston at Buffalo,4 p.m.
Houston at Tennessee,10 a.m.
Arizona at Carolina,10 a.m.
L.A.Lakers at Indiana,4 p.m. Philadelphia at N.Y.Giants,10 a.m.
NFL mie Duhart to the practice squad. Phoenix at New Jersey,4 p.m.
Boston at New York,4 p.m. Detroit at Tampa Bay,10 a.m.
BUFFALO BILLS — Placed WR Lee Evans on in- CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed DB Coye Fran- L.A.Clippers at Philadelphia,4 p.m. N.Y.Rangers at Pittsburgh,4 p.m.
Cleveland at Cincinnati,10 a.m.
jured reserve and TE Shawn Nelson on the reserve, cies.Waived DB Eric King.Signed LB Eric Bakhtiari to Chicago at Toronto,4 p.m. Anaheim at Washington,4 p.m. Buffalo at Miami,10 a.m.
non-football injury/illness list.Signed G Colin Brown the practice squad. Cleveland at Miami,4:30 p.m. St.Louis at Detroit,4:30 p.m. Jacksonville at Indianapolis,10 a.m.
and T Erik Pears.Signed WR Bobby Williams to the MIAMI DOLPHINS — Placed OT Vernon Carey on Charlotte at Memphis,5 p.m. Philadelphia at Montreal,4:30 p.m. New Orleans at Baltimore,10 a.m.
practice squad. Released OL Marc Dile from the injured reserve.Signed WR Kevin Curtis. Atlanta at Tampa Bay,4:30 p.m. Atlanta at Seattle,1:05 p.m.
practice squad. MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Placed CB Chris Cook on Sacramento at New Orleans,5 p.m. Denver at Oakland,1:15 p.m.
CAROLINA PANTHERS — Placed G Travelle Whar- injured reserve.Signed OT Thomas Welch from the Houston at Oklahoma City,5 p.m. Carolina at Florida,4:30 p.m. N.Y.Jets at Pittsburgh,4:15 p.m.
ton, DE Everette Brown and LB Jason Williams on practice squad. Milwaukee at San Antonio,5:30 p.m. San Jose at Nashville,5 p.m. Green Bay at New England,8:20 p.m.
injured reserve.Signed DT Corvey Irvin and CB R.J. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Signed DE Derrick Minnesota at Phoenix,6 p.m. Colorado at Chicago,5:30 p.m. Monday,Dec.20
Stanford from the practice squad.Signed DT Tom- Burgess. Portland at Dallas,6:30 p.m. Columbus at Vancouver,7 p.m. Chicago at Minnesota,8:30 p.m.
18 Wednesday • Dec. 15, 2010
Peppery cookies No baking needed
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
We decided to take a classic — yet
simple — German pepper cookie and
make it a bit more festive and a bit
more peppery.
Pfeffernusse are small, firm pep-
pery balls often served with tea or
cocoa. Traditional recipes call for
black pepper — the name, after all,
means “pepper nuts” — and a host of
other spices. We kept those, but added
pink peppercorns, too. While pink
peppercorns have only a mild flavor,
they add a beautiful red fleck to the
cookie.
After they cool, these cookies often
are rolled in powdered sugar, giving
them a snowball appearance. We
skipped this, but it’s easy to do (and
would make a good job for the kids).
Pfeffernusse improve with age, so
make plenty at the start of the season
and keep them around for gifting and
snacking.
LESSON: When shaping a large
amount of cookies, a cookie scoop
(such as a small ice cream scoop)
makes the work fast and simple work.
It also ensures the cookies are all the
same size.
PINK PEPPERCORN
PFEFFERNUSSE
Start to finish: 30 minutes
Makes 72 cookies
3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground pink pepper-
corns
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 eggs
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1/4 cup honey
Heat the oven to 350 F. Lightly coat
2 baking sheets with cooking spray.
In a medium bowl, combine the
flour, cardamom, cloves, allspice,
baking soda and the pink and black
pepper.
In a second medium bowl, use an
electric mixer to beat together the
eggs, brown sugar and granulated
sugar until thickened, about 7 to 8
minutes. Add half of the flour mix-
ture, mixing well, then add the second
half and mix again. Add the butter
and honey, then mix until thoroughly
combined.
Roll the dough into 1 inch balls and
arrange on the prepared baking sheet,
leaving 1 inch around each ball. Bake
for 10 to 15 minutes, or until firm.
Store in an airtight container.
Nutrition information per cookie
(values are rounded to the nearest
whole number): 43 calories; 4 calo-
ries from fat (10 percent of total calo-
ries); 1 g fat (0 g saturated; 0 g trans
fats); 7 mg cholesterol; 9 g carbohy-
drate; 1 g protein; 0 g fiber; 3 mg
sodium.
FOOD THE DAILY JOURNAL
By Alison Ladman
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
To ease you into the holiday cook-
ie baking spirit, we decided to keep
it easy and start the season with a
no-bake cookie.
This is a remake of the classic
chocolate oatmeal no-bake cookie.
We thought the original version was
over-the-top sweet and didn’t really
come through on the chocolate fla-
vor, so we intensified the chocolate
and the peanut butter and added a
touch of spices for holiday flavor.
And if you prefer your chocolate
oatmeal cookies with raisins, you
could easily add them — or any
other small (or finely chopped)
dried fruit.
LESSON: You don’t need to know If you prefer your chocolate oatmeal cookies with raisins,you could easily
how to bake to whip up intensely add them.
good chocolate cookies. This recipe
2 1/2 cups quick or rolled oats chocolate chips and vanilla. Stir
walks you through a no-bake cook-
1 cup peanut butter together until well combined.
ie.
1/2 cup chocolate chips A tablespoon at a time, drop balls
1 teaspoon vanilla extract of the dough onto the prepared bak-
NO-BAKE Line 2 baking sheets with waxed ing sheets. If desired, the balls can
OATMEAL COAL COOKIES
paper. be rolled between your hands for a
In a medium saucepan, whisk smoother appearance. Let cool.
Start to finish: 2 hours (30 min-
utes active) together the sugar and cocoa powder Store in an airtight container.
to eliminate lumps. Add the milk, Nutrition information per cookie
Makes 30 cookies
2 cups granulated sugar salt, butter, cinnamon and ginger. (values are rounded to the nearest
1/2 cup cocoa powder Set the pan over medium-high and whole number): 161 calories; 82
1/2 cup whole milk bring to a boil, stirring constantly. calories from fat (51 percent of total
Pinch salt Boil for 2 minutes, then remove the calories); 9 g fat (4 g saturated; 0 g
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter pan from the heat. Let cool for 1 to trans fats); 8 mg cholesterol; 20 g
1 teaspoon cinnamon 2 minutes. carbohydrate; 4 g protein; 2 g fiber;
Add the oats, peanut butter, 51 mg sodium.
1 teaspoon ground ginger
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Mix-and-match cookies Vanilla shortbread
By Alison Ladman
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
We created a basic icebox cookie
— which is the sort of dough that is
formed into a log, chilled, then sliced
into rounds just before baking — that
is easily flavored with the add-ins of
your choice (or use some of our sug-
gestions).
The beauty of icebox cookies is
that batches of dough can be prepared
ahead, then stored in the freezer until
needed. Then it’s just a matter of
heating the oven and slicing the
dough to get warm-from-the-oven
cookies on the table.
The cookies pack and ship beauti-
fully, or you can give away the
(frozen) log of dough with instruc-
tions for baking.
Our suggestions for mix-ins:
• 1/2 cup chopped dried cranberries
and 3/4 cup white chocolate chips
• Zest of 2 oranges and 3/4 cup
chopped pistachios
• 3/4 cup toasted sliced almonds
and 1/2 cup toffee bits
• 3/4 cup chopped toasted pecans
and 1/2 cup finely chopped dark
chocolate
• 3/4 cup dried currants and 1/2 tea-
spoon each of cinnamon, ginger and
allspice
• 3/4 cup chopped dried apricots
and 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nut-
meg
LESSON: Icebox cookies are easy
to prepare and customize. And once
rolled into logs and wrapped in
waxed paper, the dough is easily
stored until needed.
ICEBOX MIX-IN COOKIES
Start to finish: 2 hours (20 minutes
active)
Makes 48 cookies
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter,
room temperature
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
2 tablespoons whole milk
Icebox cookies are easy to prepare and customize.And once rolled into logs
and wrapped in waxed paper,the dough is easily stored until needed.
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
Colored sugars, optional
In a large bowl, use an electric
mixer on medium to beat together the
butter, granulated sugar and brown
sugar until fluffy. Add the egg and
beat until combined. Beat in the milk,
vanilla and salt. Stir in the flour until
combined and the mixture forms a
smooth dough.
Stir in the mix-ins of your choice.
You also can divide the dough into 2
batches and do different mix-ins for
each batch (each will need only half
of the volume of the suggested mix-
ins).
Set 2 large (about the size of a bak-
ing sheet) sheets of waxed paper on
the counter. Place half of the dough
on each. Using your hands and the
paper, form each batch of dough into
a log about 2 inches around and 12
inches long. Wrap the paper tightly
around the logs, then twist the ends to
seal.
Refrigerate or freeze the dough
logs until ready to bake.
FOOD
When ready to bake the cookies,
heat the oven to 350 F. Lightly coat 2
baking sheets with cooking spray.
Remove the log(s) from the refrig-
erator or freezer and unwrap. If cook-
ie dough was stored in the freezer, let
it sit at room temperature for 20 min-
utes before unwrapping.
If desired, roll the log in decorative
colored sugar. Using a sharp knife,
slice the log into rounds about 1/4
inch thick.
Place the rounds on the prepared
baking sheets, spacing them 1 inch
apart. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or
until golden around the edges and
slightly firm to the touch. Let cool for
5 minutes on the baking sheets before
using a spatula to transfer the cookies
to a cooling rack. Let cool complete-
ly, then store in an airtight container.
Nutrition information per cookie
(not counting add-ins) (values are
rounded to the nearest whole num-
ber): 72 calories; 35 calories from fat
(49 percent of total calories); 4 g fat
(2 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 15 mg
cholesterol; 9 g carbohydrate; 1 g
protein; 0 g fiber; 22 mg sodium.
Wednesday • Dec. 15, 2010 19
By Alison Ladman
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
As in, dump the ingredients in the
mixer and you’re already nearly
done. Because these buttery rich
vanilla shortbread cookies take just
minutes to pull together. Once the
dough is mixed, it’s just a matter of
scooping it onto the baking sheet
and pressing it flat with the bottom
of a glass or measuring cup. It’s an
ideal cookie to make with the kids.
For a nice variation (that adds
almost no extra work) add 1/3 cup
sliced toasted almonds (slightly
crushed) and 1/4 cup diced candied
citrus peel.
Because there are so few ingredi-
ents, make sure to use the best qual-
ity you can find. When possible, use
European (or European-style) but- Using a glass with a decorative
ter, which is creamier. If you can’t shape is an easy way to add a
find vanilla bean paste, use pure creative flourish to pressed cookies
vanilla extract. such as shortbread.
LESSON: Using a glass with a
decorative shape is an easy way to ing spoon, scoop out balls of dough
add a creative flourish to pressed and arrange them on the prepared
cookies such as shortbread. baking sheet, leaving about 2 inches
all around. Use the bottom of a glass
VANILLA SHORTBREAD dipped in a bit of granulated sugar to
flatten the rounds to about 1/3 inch
Start to finish: 45 minutes (15
thick. The sugar may not stick to the
minutes active)
glass the first time, but will after-
Makes 24 cookies
ward. Using a glass with a decora-
14 tablespoons (1 3/4 sticks) but- tively or distinctly shaped bottom
ter, room temperature will leave an attractive imprint on
1/2 cup sugar, plus extra for press- the surface of the cookie.
ing the cookies Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until
1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or light-golden blond and firm. The
vanilla extract cookies should remain very light in
Pinch fine sea salt color and still be tender. They will
2 cups all-purpose flour finish crisping as they cool. Allow
Heat the oven to 325 F. Coat a the cookies to cool on the baking
baking sheet with cooking spray. sheet for 5 minutes, then remove to
In the bowl of a stand mixer, com- a cooling rack. Store in an airtight
bine the butter, sugar, vanilla bean container.
paste and salt. Beat on medium until Nutrition information per cookie
creamy and well combined. (values are rounded to the nearest
Add the flour and beat until the whole number): 107 calories; 60
mixture resembles wet sandy calories from fat (56 percent of total
crumbs that start to stick together. calories); 7 g fat (4 g saturated; 0 g
The dough should not clump togeth- trans fats); 18 mg cholesterol; 11 g
er as a ball. carbohydrate; 1 g protein; 0 g fiber;
Using a tablespoon-size measur- 11 mg sodium.
20 Wednesday • Dec. 15, 2010 FOOD THE DAILY JOURNAL

Peanut butter sandwiches

By Alison Ladman
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

We created a simple, but divine peanut but-

ter sandwich cookie that uses peanut butter in
both the cookie dough and the creamy filling.
The result is an impressive cookie that looks
like you spent more time on them than you
really did.
For an extra surprise, add a dot of jelly to
the center of each sandwich before placing
the second cookie over the filling. Peanut but-
ter chips can be found in the baking aisle
alongside the chocolate chips.
LESSON: Creating sandwich cookies with
a creamy filling.

PEANUT BUTTER SANDWICHES

Chocolate lace cookies

By Alison Ladman
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
For the unskilled baker, drop cookies are
among the easiest cookies to handle. These
rich, crunchy and thin cookies come together
in just about 10 minutes of mixing, 15 min-
utes of baking, a few minutes of cooling and
as much eating as you can manage.
And because these cookies contain no flour,
they are a good choice for people who avoid
gluten. To ensure the cookies contain no
gluten, use a variety of cornflakes labeled
“gluten-free” (some brands use barley malt as
a sweetener, which contains gluten).
LESSON: Baked goods don’t have to be
based on flour.
CHOCOLATE CORNFLAKE LACE COOKIES
Start to finish: 30 minutes (10 minutes
active)
Makes 24 cookies
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room tem-
perature
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg
1 1/2 cups lightly crushed cornflakes
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
Heat the oven to 350 F. Lightly coat 2 bak-
ing sheets with cooking spray, or line them
with parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, use an electric mixer on
medium to beat together the butter, brown
sugar and granulated sugar. Add the vanilla
and egg and mix until thoroughly combined.
Stir in the cornflakes, cocoa powder and salt.
Using a tablespoon-size measuring spoon,
scoop the mixture onto the prepared baking
sheets, leaving about 2 inches on all sides.
Use the bottom of a glass lightly coated with
cooking spray to gently press down on and
slightly flatten each cookie. Bake for 12 to 15
minutes. Allow to cool on the baking sheets
for 5 minutes before using a spatula to trans-
fer them to a rack to cool completely.
Start to finish: 1 hour
Makes 36 sandwiches
For the cookies:
1 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room tem-
perature
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
For the filling:
10 ounces peanut butter chips (found
alongside the chocolate chips)
1 cup peanut butter
Colored sprinkles, to decorate
Heat the oven to 350 F. Lightly coat 2 bak-
ing sheets with cooking spray.
To make the cookies, in the bowl of an
electric mixer combine the peanut butter, but-
ter and both sugars. Beat on medium until
well combined and creamy. Add the eggs and
the vanilla and beat again. Add the baking
powder, salt and flour and beat on low to
combine, scraping down the sides of the bowl
to ensure thorough mixing.
For an extra surprise,add a dot of jelly to the
center of each sandwich before placing the
second cookie over the filling.
Using a teaspoon-size measuring spoon,
scoop the dough onto the prepared baking
sheets, leaving about 2 inches on all sides.
Use the palm of your hand to slightly flatten
each cookie. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or
until just golden around the edges. Let cool
for 5 minutes on the baking sheets, then
transfer to a rack to cool completely.
Meanwhile, make the filling.
In a medium microwave-safe bowl, heat the
peanut butter chips in 20-second intervals,
stirring frequently until melted. Add the
peanut butter and stir to combine.
Let the cookies and the filling cool to room
temperature. Once cooled, spoon a small
amount of filling onto the bottom side of 1
cookie, then top with a second cookie. Roll
the edges of each cookiein colored sprinkles
so they stick to the filling along the sides.
Store in an airtight container at room temper-
ature.
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Rum raisin tartlets Pecan diamonds
By Alison Ladman
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Flat cookies are fine, but we
decided to go for a bit of depth.
As in a cup-shaped cookie made
from a rich cream cheese and butter-
based dough, then filled with a
creamy brown sugar custard and
raisins. The result is an intensely
good mini tart cookie.
This recipe also is quite versatile.
You could substitute just about any
dried fruit or nut for the raisins, or
even a combination.
The trick to working with this
dough — which is similar to the
style used in rugelach — is to keep
it cold. So after the dough pieces
have chilled, remove them from the
refrigerator one at a time, leaving
the other to remain chilled while
you work with the first.
LESSON: Using a mini muffin tin
to turn small rounds of cookie
dough into tarts.
RUM RAISIN TARTLETS
Start to finish: 3 hours (30 min-
utes active)
Makes 30 tartlets
8-ounce block cream cheese
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter,
plus 2 tablespoons melted
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup raisins
Use a mini muffin tin to turn small rounds of cookie dough into tarts.
2 eggs
1 cup packed brown sugar
Pinch salt
1/4 cup rum
In a large bowl, use an electric
mixer to blend the cream cheese and
1 cup of butter until smooth. Mix in
the granulated sugar and vanilla.
Add the flour and salt, then mix
until a dough forms.
Transfer the dough to a lightly
floured counter, then divide it in half
and shape each piece of dough into
a disk. Wrap each with plastic wrap,
then refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
Heat the oven to 350 F. Spray a
mini-muffin tin with cooking spray.
A non-stick muffin tin does not need
to be sprayed.
FOOD
On a lightly floured counter, roll
out 1 piece of the dough until 1/8
inch thick. Use a 3-inch round cook-
ie cutter to cut circles from the
dough. Press each circle into one of
the muffin tin cups. Place 1 tea-
spoon of raisins into the each tart
shell.
In a medium bowl, whisk together
the eggs, brown sugar, salt, rum and
melted butter until well combined.
Pour a bit of the mixture over the
raisins in each shell.
Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until
the custard is set and the crusts are
lightly browned. Let cool 10 min-
utes and then remove from the pan.
Repeat with remaining dough and
fillings.
By Alison Ladman
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Shortbread alone is great. Top it
with a rich caramel studded with
pecans, pistachios and dried cran-
berries and you’re talking some seri-
ous holiday cheer.
We take the usual pecan diamonds
— which already are rich and indul-
gent — and add bright bursts of
color and flavor with the green and
red of pistachios and cranberries.
And, of course, feel free to substi-
tute other nuts and dried fruit in this
recipe. Peanuts and raisins would be
insanely good. As would cashews
and chopped dried apricots.
LESSON: Using a candy ther-
mometer ensures that the caramel
filling mixture comes to the proper
temperature and produce the correct
consistency in the finished bar.
Lining the pan with foil aides in
removing the slab of candy-like bar
cookies for cutting.
PECAN DIAMONDS
Start to finish: 1 1/2 hours (30
minutes active) plus cooling
Makes 60 cookies
For the dough:
1/2 cup granulated sugar
12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks)
unsalted butter
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
For the topping:
1 cup (2 sticks) butter
1 1/4 cups packed brown sugar
1/2 cup honey
Wednesday • Dec. 15, 2010 21
1/4 cup heavy cream
2 cups chopped pecans
1 cup pistachio meats
1 cup chopped dried cranberries
Heat the oven to 350 F. Line a 9-
by-13-inch pan with foil.
In a large bowl, use an electric
mixer to blend the sugar and 12
tablespoons of butter until creamy.
Mix in the flour on low speed until
well combined. Press the mixture —
it will be crumbly — into the pre-
pared pan. Prick all over with the
tines of a fork, then bake for 20 min-
utes. Set aside to cool, but leave the
oven on.
Meanwhile, prepare the topping.
In a medium saucepan over medi-
um-high heat, bring the butter,
sugar, honey and cream to a boil.
Simmer, stirring frequently, until the
mixture reads 240 F on a candy ther-
mometer. Stir in the pecans, pista-
chios and cranberries. Pour the mix-
ture over the baked crust, then bake
for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the
mixture is bubbly all over. Let cool
completely.
To cut, use the foil to lift the entire
slab from the pan. Trim the edges
with a sharp knife. Cut the bars into
1-inch strips. Cut each strip diago-
nally to form diamonds.
Nutrition information per cookie
(values are rounded to the nearest
whole number): 138 calories; 85
calories from fat (62 percent of total
calories); 10 g fat (4 g saturated; 0 g
trans fats); 16 mg cholesterol; 13 g
carbohydrate; 1 g protein; 1 g fiber;
1 mg sodium.
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MERINGUES
Start to finish: 8 hours (30 minutes active)
Makes 48 cookies
4 egg whites, room temperature
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 cup superfine sugar
2 teaspoons raspberry extract
Red or pink gel food coloring
Heat the oven to 250 F. Line 2 baking
sheets with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, use an electric mixer fit-
ted with a whisk attachment to beat the egg
whites and cream of tartar until frothy. A
tablespoon at a time, add the sugar while
continuing to beat. When all the sugar has
been added, continue to beat to until the
whites form stiff, glossy peaks. Stir in the
extract.
Fit a piping bag with a large star pastry
tip. On the inside of the piping bag, brush a
couple stripes of the gel food coloring.
Spoon the meringue into the bag. Add a lit-
tle dab of the meringue under the corners of
the parchment paper to prevent the paper
from moving on the baking sheet.
Pipe 1 1/2-inch stars onto the prepared
sheets, then place in the oven.
Bake for 20 minutes, then turn off the
oven. Leave the meringues in the oven
(without opening the door) overnight.
In the morning, peel the meringues from
the parchment paper and store in an airtight
container.
Nutrition information per cookie (values
are rounded to the nearest whole number):
11 calories; 0 calories from fat (0 percent of
total calories); 0 g fat (0 g saturated; 0 g
trans fats); 0 mg cholesterol; 3 g carbohy-
drate; 0 g protein; 0 g fiber; 5 mg sodium.
CINNAMON BARK STICKS
Start to finish: 2 hours
Makes 36 sticks
FOOD
A few more cookies
8 large egg whites
2 cups sugar, plus 1/4 cup
2 cups all-purpose flour
Pinch of salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon extract
10 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks) unsalted but-
ter, melted and cooled
1/3 cup heavy cream
Brown gel food coloring
2 teaspoons cinnamon
Heat the oven to 375 F. Line a baking
sheet with a nonstick silicon baking mat.
In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to
whisk together the egg whites and 2 cups of
sugar until foamy. Add the flour and salt and
mix to incorporate. Add the cinnamon
extract, butter and cream, then beat again
until completely smooth. In small amounts,
add the brown food coloring a drop at a time
until desired color is reached, stirring thor-
oughly between additions.
In a small bowl, combine the remaining
1/4 cup sugar with the cinnamon.
Scoop a teaspoon of batter onto the pre-
pared baking sheet. Using a small offset
spatula spread the batter thinly and evenly
into a rectangle about 2-by-5-inches.
Depending on the size of your baking sheet,
you should be able to fit 2 to 4 cookies on at
a time.
Sprinkle each rectangle lightly with the
cinnamon-sugar. Bake the cookies for about
8 minutes, or until the surface looks dry. The
edges should not be browned.
Working quickly and as soon as the baking
sheet comes out of the over, one at a time
use a spatula to flip each rectangle over.
Tightly roll both long sides of each rectangle
toward the center, similar to forming a
scroll. Set aside to cool and repeat in batch-
es with remaining dough.
Chocolate linzer cookies
By Alison Ladman
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Traditional linzer cookies are filled with
blackcurrant, redcurrant or raspberry jam. But
we decided a richer version was called for.
So we blended raspberry jam with melted
dark chocolate, a delicious pairing for the
chocolate cookies it is sandwiched between.
LESSON: Turning a basic cut cookie into
something special by using them with a fill-
ing.
DOUBLE CHOCOLATE LINZER COOKIES
Start to finish: 3 hours (1 hour active)
Makes 24 sandwiches
2/3 cup hazelnuts, toasted and cooled
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room tem-
perature
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup seedless raspberry jam
4 ounces dark chocolate bits
Powdered sugar, for dusting
In the bowl of a food processor, combine
the toasted hazelnuts, flour, cocoa powder,
baking powder, salt, cinnamon and allspice.
Pulse until the nuts are finely chopped.
In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to beat
together the butter and brown sugar until light
and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla and beat
again. Add the flour-nut mixture and mix on
low until thoroughly combined, scraping the
sides of the bowl to ensure all the ingredients
are incorporated.
Divide the dough in half and form each
piece into a disk, then wrap them in plastic
wrap and refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours.
While the dough chills, prepare the filling.
In a small saucepan over low heat, combine
THE DAILY JOURNAL
The dough for these cookies can be prepared
and refrigerated several days or frozen for a
few months.
the jam and the chocolate bits. Heat, stirring
continuously, until the chocolate is melted and
combined with the jam. Set aside to cool.
When the dough is chilled, heat the oven to
350 F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment
paper.
One at a time, on a lightly floured counter
roll out each piece of dough to 1/8 inch thick.
Use a 2 1/2-inch round cookie cutter to cut a
total of 24 rounds from the dough, gathering
the rerolling the scraps once. Use a 1-inch
round cutter to cut out the center of 12 of the
dough rounds.
Use a spatula to transfer the cookies to the
prepared baking sheets. Bake for 10 minutes,
or until just starting to color around the edges.
Transfer to a rack to cool completely. Repeat
with the second piece of dough to produce
another 24 cookies, 12 of them with the cen-
ters cut out.
To assemble the cookies, spread a teaspoon-
ful of the jam mixture onto each of the 30
solid cookies. Lightly dust the cut-out top
cookies with powdered sugar, then gently
press onto the bottom cookie. Store in an air-
tight container.
THE DAILY JOURNAL
REPORT
Continued from page 1
ily tested differently, he said.
PG&E gave no indication of how a
pipe could be mislabeled, relying heavi-
ly on the ongoing NTSB investigation as
the reason prohibiting further comment.
Records were turned over to the NTSB
to ensure accuracy, PG&E President
Chris Johns said during a phone press
conference Tuesday afternoon.
Johnson did say the line that exploded
has been routinely checked. However,
lines are not dug up for visual inspection
unless PG&E determines a reason to do
so, he said, adding he is confident in the
safety of the remaining lines.
The short report rules more out than
gives possible reasons for the explosion.
The 30-inch pipeline was seam-weld-
ed. Condition of the welds was exam-
ined visually, by X-ray radiography, and
magnetic particle inspection to docu-
ment any defects or irregularities.
Segments of the seam were fused both
inside and out, while a portion was
welded only on the outside. The NTSB
is researching 1956 standards, when the
pipeline was installed, to better under-
stand the reason for this, according to
the report.
There was no evidence of external cor-
rosion or a pre-existing leak, according
to the report. Although not indicated in
the report, Speier noted the NTSB chief
told her there was no internal corrosion
either.
Some laboratory work — including
chemical compositional analysis and
mechanical property testing of the rup-
tured pipe pieces, as well as environ-
mental factors at the accident site — still
need to occur.
State Sen. Leland Yee, D-San
TOLL
Continued from page 1
Board of Supervisors, voted 9-2 to drop
the southern gateway option, with super-
visors Chris Daly and Eric Mar voting to
keep the county-line plan on the table.
Leading up to yesterday’s vote,
Hillsborough Vice Mayor Tom Kasten,
who also sits on the board of San Mateo
County’s City/County Association of
Governments, drafted a letter that local
officials signed to urge the authority to
eliminate the southern gateway option
from further consideration.
“If we do it together, it is congestion
pricing. On your own, it is a roadblock,”
Kasten told the board yesterday.
C/CAG Executive Director Richard
Napier also urged the board to drop the
idea yesterday. Napier is not outright
opposed to congestion pricing, saying it
could work in the city’s denser areas.
Along the county line, however, Napier
said the idea was impractical.
The southern gateway plan would be
unfair to Daly City residents who live
close to the county line and would also
force traffic from the main thoroughfares
onto local streets, Kasten argued.
If passed, the issue would have gotten
more volatile over time, Daly City
Councilman David Canepa said yester-
day. The southern gateway plan would
have been especially unfair to Daly City
DEREK
Continued from page 1
earned the National Defense Service
Medal; Afghanistan Campaign Medal;
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal;
and Army Service Ribbon.
Simonetta is survived by his wife,
Kimberly A. Simonetta of San Carlos;
mother, Tanya Simonetta of Redding and
father, James E. Lemp of Redwood City.
Simonetta was one of six soldiers
The corner of Glenview and Claremont drives in San Bruno near where a 30-inch
gas line exploded Sept. 9.The homes in the background are on the 1600 block of
Claremont Drive.
Francisco/San Mateo, in a prepared
statement, said there are lessons to be
learned already including separating gas
pipelines from water mains and for auto-
matic shutoff valves throughout the
pipeline system.
“Unfortunately, this latest NTSB
investigation update does not yet provide
the answers our community needs and
deserves,” he said. “While we should be
concerned with the discrepancy between
PG&E surveys showing a seamless
pipeline and the NTSB demonstrating
this pipeline to have inconsistent welded
seams, clearly the investigation needs to
continue so that we can appropriately
and comprehensively respond to this
tragedy.”
The NTSB is expected to be in the
area next month to continue the investi-
gation, including speaking with two
PG&E workers who were on site Sept. 9
but have yet to be interviewed.
Moving forward, Speier indicated a
residents, he said.
The transportation authority board did
vote to continue studying congestion
pricing in the financial district corridor,
however.
But even that plan faces some opposi-
tion on the board for punishing San
Francisco residents who work in the
financial district.
“The northeast cordon would hurt San
Francisco residents, also. We have to be
aware of the economic impact to small
business, as well,” Alioto-Pier said.
Jose Moskovich, executive director
of the transportation authority, sug-
gested San Francisco residents could
avoid tolls in the financial district,
for instance, by “working around the
three-hour window.”
Under the proposal, all drivers would
killed in the attack. Other soldiers who
were killed include: Cpl. Sean Collins,
25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii; Cpl. Willie
McLawhorn Jr., of Conway, N.C.; Spc.
Patrick Deans, 22, of Orlando, Fla.; Spc.
Kenneth Necochea Jr., 21, of San Diego;
and Spc. Jorge Villacis, 24, of Sunrise,
Fla.
All six were supporting Operation
Enduring Freedom and were assigned to
the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry
Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team,
101st Airborne Division at Fort
Campbell.
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desire for federal agencies to work with
the California Public Utilities
Commission to create more thorough
oversight of California companies.
Meanwhile, San Bruno Mayor Jim
Ruane remains focused on rebuilding the
community.
“This is a snapshot in time,” said
Ruane. “There will be no complete
results for probably a year. ... I have been
assured, during the investigation, [for]
anything regarding immediate safety
concerns, we will be notified.”
To read the full report visit
http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/1012
14.html. Speier has called a town hall
meeting 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 19 at the
Senior Center, 1555 Crystal Springs
Road in San Bruno.
Heather Murtagh can be reached by e-mail:
heather@smdailyjournal.com or by phone:
(650) 344-5200 ext. 105.
pay $3 to enter the financial district from
6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and another $3 to
exit the financial district from 3:30 p.m.
to 6:30 p.m.
The city will study two congestion
pricing options for the financial district,
one that would charge residents to enter
and exit the financial district during peak
commute times and another to charge a
toll just to exit the area during the
evening commute.
Assemblywoman Fiona Ma, D-San
Francisco, said tolls would have a nega-
tive impact on working-class families in
the city.
“Working families cannot afford to
pay outrageous fees just to drive from
the West of Twin Peaks to downtown,”
said Ma, who has opposed congestion
pricing since serving on the San
Francisco Board of Supervisors. “The
SFTA should proceed with great caution
before approving any final congestion
pricing plan. The reality is that many
families have no other choice but to
drive their children to school, soccer
practice and the doctor’s office.”
Early estimates to set up a toll system
range from $60 million to $100 million.
The toll could generate as much as $60
million to $80 million in profits each
year and would be used to improve roads
and transit options, according to the
transportation authority.
Bill Silverfarb can be reached by e-mail: sil-
verfarb@smdailyjournal.com or by phone:
(650) 344-5200 ext. 106.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger com-
mended the California soldiers’ heroism
in a statement yesterday.
“The deaths of Specialist Kenneth
Necochea Jr. and Specialist Derek
Simonetta are a great loss for California
and the nation,” Schwarzenegger said.
“Their sacrifice on behalf of our country
is a solemn reminder of the value of our
freedoms.”
Heather Murtagh can be reached by e-mail:
heather@smdailyjournal.com or by phone:
(650) 344-5200 ext. 105
Wednesday • Dec. 15, 2010
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 15
Calendar
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 Pulgas,
Belmont. Play Wii, board games and
more. For more information 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 Street, celebrate the Kids &
Art Foundation’s first anniversary and
help raise funds for the organization,
which provides an avenue for fighting
cancer through art. Art will be on dis-
play 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
overacheivers as they compete in the
local spelling bee in this funny and
heart-warming musical. For more
information and to purchase 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. Celebrate the 75th birth-
day of this world-changing aircraft
with a host of lectures by experts, a
photo exhibit and a DC-3 fly-over.
For more information contact jndb-
ligh@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.
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-achievers as they compete in the
local spelling bee in this funny and
heart-warming musical. For more
information and to purchase tickets
visit www.coastalrep.com.
Bone Marrow Drive. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
1125 E. Hillsdale Blvd., Suite 108,
Foster City. Register to help those
diagnosed with life threatening dis-
eases by donating stem cells and bone
marrow. For more information visit
aadp.org.
SUNDAY, DEC. 19
The Sounds of Christmas from
Around the World. 10:30 a.m. 401
Santa Lucia Ave., Millbrae. Enjoy the
Calgary Lutheran Church Choir. For
more information contact Laurel
Larson at 363-1452.
Redwood City Holiday Fundraiser.
5:30 p.m. Milagros Cantina, 1099
Cantina Road, Redwood City. Bring
new unwrapped toys and enjoy dinner
and drinks. For more information
visit www.rwctoydrive.com.
MONDAY, DEC. 20
Aging Gracefully. 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.,
San Mateo Senior Center, 2645
Alameda de las Pulgas, San Mateo.
Meet Dr. Deanna Fonsworth, who
will speak about the importance of Tai
Chi in our lives as well as its health
applications. Free. For more informa-
tion call 522-7490.
Dance Connection. 6:45 p.m. to 10
p.m. Burlingame Women’s Club, 241
Park Road, Burlingame. Free dance
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lessons until 7:30 p.m. with open
dance afterwards until 10 p.m. $8 for
members, $10 for guests. For more
information call 342-2221.
Historical Society South San
Francisco’s Annual Holiday
Program. 7 p.m. Magnolia Senior
Center, 601 Grand Ave., South San
Francisco. The South San Francisco
High School Band and Choral Group
are featured in a musical celebration
of the holiday season. Free. For more
information call 829-3872.
TUESDAY, DEC. 21
Winter Explorer Days at Coyote
Point Museum. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Coyote Point Museum, 1651 Coyote
Point Drive, San Mateo. A program
for kids of all ages to investigate and
participate in hands-on science activi-
ties with different activities every day.
Included in the price of museum
admission. For more information visit
www.coyoteptmuseum.org/activi-
ties/calendar.
A Gaelic Christmas with Mary
McLaughlin and Harpist Steve
Coulter. 7 p.m. Foster City Library,
1000 E. Hillsdale Blvd., Foster City.
A musical performance by Mary
McLaughlin, a singer steeped in the
Gaelic traditions of her native Ireland.
Free. For more information call 574-
4842.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 22
Winter Explorer Days at Coyote
Point Museum. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Coyote Point Museum, 1651 Coyote
Point Drive, San Mateo. A program
for kids of all ages to investigate and
participate in hands-on science activi-
ties with different activities every day.
Included in the price of museum
admission. For more information visit
www.coyoteptmuseum.org/activi-
ties/calendar.
Seasonal flu shots. 10 a.m. to 12:45
p.m. St. Anthony’s Church Padua
Dinning Room, 3500 Middlefield
Road, Menlo Park. For more informa-
tion call 573-3927.
Winter Solstice Concert with Four
Shillings Short. 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Angelica’s Bistro, Bell Theatre
Room, 863 Main St., Redwood City.
World music duo Four Shillings Short
brings the Celtic celebration of the
Winter Solstice to the Bay Area. $10.
For more information visit four-
shillingsshort.com.
THURSDAY, DEC. 23
Winter Explorer Days at Coyote
Point Museum. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Coyote Point Museum, 1651 Coyote
Point Drive, San Mateo. A program
for kids of all ages to investigate and
participate in hands-on science activi-
ties with different activities every day.
Included in the price of museum
admission. For more information visit
www.coyoteptmuseum.org/activi-
ties/calendar.
FRIDAY, DEC. 24
Christmas Eve Service. 5:30 p.m.
Congregational Church of Belmont,
751 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont.
At this family worship, children will
be invited to participate in the telling
of the traditional nativity story and
carol singing will complete the short-
ened service. For more information
call 593-4547.
Candlelight Christmas Eve. 10 p.m.
Congregational Church of Belmont,
751 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont.
Candles will light the decorated sanc-
tuary for the communion chorale wor-
ship. For more information call 593-
4547.
For more events visit
smdailyjournal.com, click Calendar.
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Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010
There is a strong possibility that you could make a significant
change in your social life in future months, when you meet
a fun new group of people. This might happen because of a
move or merely by chance.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) - Even if you are in your
usual convivial and friendly mood, if you go to a gathering at
which someone you dislike is present, you might allow it to
sour your mood.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) - It’s not like you to be
complacent, yet you might allow someone who is jealous of
you to rain on your parade, instead of putting this person in
his/her place.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) - It’ll be your own fault if you
discuss an idea about which you’re an optimist with someone
who is a known pessimist, and you end up with your enthusi-
asm being considerably subdued.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) - Make sure you first clear up
all your old obligations before going shopping and assuming
new debts. It’s fun when you’re spending, but being a spend-
thrift carries penalties.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) - Even though you know there
are always two sides to every issue, you may only want to
see your own point of view. Loosen up, or you’re going to be
asking for trouble.
more work by not checking and using the wrong materials,
tools or procedures that gets you.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - You’re the type of person who
is gifted with having lots of good friends in many different
circles, so don’t attempt to impose yourself on a small clique
where you’re not appreciated.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) - Everyone gets their turn, and
this could be one of those days when the odds are tilted in
the other guy’s favor. Thus, it might be wise to avoid competi-
tive career encounters.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) - If you find that you’re hearing only
what you want to hear, and making it worse by focusing only
on the negative statements being made, take control and
reverse that behavior.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) - When you’re out shopping, be
cognizant of your actions and try not to allow money to slip
through your fingers. If you aren’t attentive of your spending,
you’re likely to end up broke.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) - A partnership arrangement isn’t
likely to work out too well, if you and your cohort are pulling
apart instead of working together. If you can’t find common
ground, you’re destined to fail.
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203 Public Notices
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #241890
The following person is doing business
as: Guillen Apartments, 311 So. Ells-
worth Ave., San Mateo, CA 94401 is
hereby registered by the following owner:
Mark Scafine, same address. The busi-
ness is conducted by an Individual. The
registrants commenced to transact busi-
ness under the FBN on 12/01/2010.
/s/ Mark Scaline /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 11/10/10. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 11/23/10,
11/30/10, 12/07/10, 12/14/10).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #241789
The following person is doing business
as: Pacific Cleaning Services, 548 Vera
Ave., #2, Redwood City, CA 94061 is
hereby registered by the following owner:
Sara de Jesus Cancino, same address.
The business is conducted by an Individ-
ual. The registrants commenced to trans-
act business under the FBN on N/A.
/s/ Sara Cancino /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 11/04/10. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 11/24/10,
12/01/10, 12/08/10, 12/15/10).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #241877
The following persons are doing busi-
ness as: Construction Detail, 2560 Done-
gal Avenue, South San Francisco, CA
94080 is hereby registered by the follow-
ing ownesr: Jose Bustamante, same ad-
dress and Jessie Cornell, 846 Banbury
Lane, Millbrae, CA 94030. The business
is conducted by Co-Partners. The regis-
trants commenced to transact business
under the FBN on
/s/ Jose Bustamante /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 11/10/10. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 11/24/10,
12/01/10, 12/08/10, 12/15/10).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #241940
The following person is doing business
as: AZ Consulting, 620 Wellsbury Way,
Palo Alto, CA 94306 is hereby registered
by the following owner: Hairong Zhou,
same address. The business is conduct-
ed by an Individual. The registrants com-
menced to transact business under the
FBN on
/s/ Hairong Zhou /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 11/15/10. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 11/24/10,
12/01/10, 12/08/10, 12/15/10).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #242052
The following persons are doing busi-
ness as: Parkside Village Cleaners, 1876
S. Norfolk Ave., San Mateo, CA 94403 is
hereby registered by the following own-
ers: In Tae Jeong & Yoo Jin Oh, 1101
San Anselmo Ave., #204, Millbrae, CA
94030. The business is conducted by
Husband & Wife. The registrants com-
menced to transact business under the
FBN on
/s/ In Tae Jeong /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 11/23/10. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 11/24/10,
12/01/10, 12/08/10, 12/15/10).
203 Public Notices
LEGAL NOTICES
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Notice, Alcohol Beverage License, Name Change,
Probate, Notice of Adoption, Divorce Summons,
Notice of Public Sales, and More.
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203 Public Notices
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #242060
The following person is doing business
as: Alley to the Valley, 1332 Carlos Ave-
nue, Burlingame, CA 94010 is hereby
registered by the following owner: Desha
Productions, Inc., CA. The business is
conducted by a Corporation. The regis-
trants commenced to transact business
under the FBN on 11/01/2010.
/s/ Shaun Marsh /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 11/23/10. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 11/24/10,
12/01/10, 12/08/10, 12/15/10).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #242034
The following person is doing business
as: Laurelwood Veterinary Clinic, 1334
W. Hillsdale Blvd, San Mateo, CA 94403
is hereby registered by the following
owner: Danielle Weber, 120 W. 3rd Ave.,
#606, San Mateo, CA 94402. The busi-
ness is conducted by an Individual. The
registrants commenced to transact busi-
ness under the FBN on 8/1/2002.
/s/ Danielle Weber /
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, 12/01/10,
12/08/10, 12/15/10, 12/22/10).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #241900
The following person is doing business
as: Borgens Janitorial Services, 334
Grand Blvd., #4, San Mateo, CA 94401
is hereby registered by the following
owner: Maximiliano Borgen, same ad-
dress. The business is conducted by an
Individual. The registrants commenced to
transact business under the FBN on N/A.
/s/ Maximiliano Borgen /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 11/12/10. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 12/01/10,
12/08/10, 12/15/10, 12/22/10).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #241986
The following person is doing business
as: Passionart Designs, 271 Mimosa
Way, Portola Valley, CA 94028 is hereby
registered by the following owner: Diane
Peterson, same address. The business
is conducted by an Individual. The regis-
trants commenced to transact business
under the FBN on 09/01/10.
/s/ Diane Peterson /
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, 12/01/10,
12/08/10, 12/15/10, 12/22/10).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #242228
The following person is doing business
as: Quality Lock & Key, 1225 Tilia Street,
San Mateo, CA 94402 is hereby regis-
tered by the following owner: Pericles
Pneumatikos, same address. The busi-
ness is conducted by an Individual. The
registrants commenced to transact busi-
ness under the FBN on
/s/ Pericles Pneumatikos /
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, 12/08/10,
12/15/10, 12/22/10, 12/29/10).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #242217
The following person is doing business
as: (1)T.M.C. Construction, (2)T.M.
Chang Construction, 372 Mullet Ct., Fos-
ter City, CA 94404 is hereby registered
by the following owner: Edgar Tsuen
Ming Chang, same address. The busi-
ness is conducted by an Individual. The
registrants commenced to transact busi-
ness under the FBN on N/A.
/s/ Edgar Tsuen Ming Chang /
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, 12/08/10,
12/15/10, 12/22/10, 12/29/10).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #242238
The following person is doing business
as: Super Auto Glass, 61 Airport Blvd.,
Suite A, So. San Francisco, CA 94080 is
hereby registered by the following owner:
Andrey Snigorenko, 1250 35th Ave., San
Francisco, CA 94122. The business is
conducted by an Individual. The regis-
trants commenced to transact business
under the FBN on
/s/ Andrey Snigorenko /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 12/07/10. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 12/08/10,
12/15/10, 12/22/10, 12/29/10).
LIEN SALE - On 12/30/2010 at 671
MARINA BLVD, S. SAN FRANCISCO,
CA a Lien Sale will be held on a
1969 CARVELLA HULL: M22596
STATE: CF#: 8942KC and on a 1995
CALKINS BO, VIN:
1CXBT1711SS504250, STATE: CA LIC:
1FX5905 at 9 a.m.
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #241894
The following persons are doing busi-
ness as: Rosey Hipps, 383 Imperial
Drive, Pacifica, CA 94044 is hereby reg-
istered by the following owners: Kim
Mane Adams, same address and Alejan-
dra Mendoza, 22602 Zaballos Court,
Hayward, CA 94541. The business is
conducted by a General Partnership. The
registrants commenced to transact busi-
ness under the FBN on N/A.
/s/ Kim Mane Adams /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 11/12/10. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 12/08/10,
12/15/10, 12/22/10, 12/29/10).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #242177
The following person is doing business
as: Calton Construction, 219 MacDonald
Ave., Daly City, CA 94014 is hereby reg-
istered by the following owner: Calvin
Wong, same address. The business is
conducted by an Individual. The regis-
trants commenced to transact business
under the FBN on
/s/ Calvin Wong /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 12/02/10. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 12/08/10,
12/15/10, 12/22/10, 12/29/10).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #242221
The following person is doing business
as: California Wine Shop.com, 40 W. 3rd
Ave., Unit 203, San Mateo, CA 94402 is
hereby registered by the following owner:
J.P. Bears, LLC, CA. The business is
conducted by a Limited Liability Compa-
ny. The registrants commenced to trans-
act business under the FBN on N/A.
/s/ Masanori Kimizuka /
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, 12/15/10,
12/22/10, 12/29/10, 01/05/10).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #242331
The following person is doing business
as: Quest Real Estate, 1201 Howard
Avenue, Suite 102, Burlingame, CA
94010 is hereby registered by the follow-
ing owner: Bijan Amini, 1411 Avondale
Road, Hillsborough, CA 94010. The
business is conducted by an Individual.
The registrants commenced to transact
business under the FBN on 11/08/10.
/s/ Bijan Amini /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 12/13/10. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 12/15/10,
12/22/10, 12/29/10, 01/05/10).
LIEN SALE - On 12/27/2010 at 1101
BROADWAY ST. REDWOOD CITY, CA
a Lien Sale will be held on a
1992 CHEVROLET VIN:
1G1YY23PXN5101033 STATE: CA LIC:
6FAV414 at 9 a.m.
LIEN SALE - On 12/30/2010 at 427
MACARTHUR AVE., REDWOOD CITY,
CA a Lien Sale will be held on a 2005
FORD, VIN: 1FTPW12555KC02243,
STATE: CA LIC: 8K51876 at 9 a.m.
LIEN SALE - On 12/30/2010 at 671
MARINA BLVD, S. SAN FRANCISCO,
CA a Lien Sale will be held on a VALCO
HULL: 01858E787 STATE: CA CF#:
8222HX and on a 1987 CALKINS, VIN:
1CXBA1611HS721250, STATE: LIC:
1AG7737 at 9 a.m.
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STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF
USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #M-234400
The following persons have abandoned
the use of the fictitious business name:
Parkside Village Cleaners, 1876 S. Nor-
folk Ave., San Mateo, CA 94403. The
fictitious business name referred to
above was filed in County on
07/27/2009. The business was conduct-
ed by: Eui Sang Cheon & Eun Young
Cheon, 335 E. 4th Ave., San Mateo, CA
94401.
/s/ Eui Sang Cheon /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 11/23/10. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 11/24/10,
12/01/10, 12/08/10, 12/15/10).
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203 Public Notices
SECOND AMENDED SUMMONS
(CITACION JUDICIAL)
CASE NUMBER: CIV489894
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (Aviso Al De-
mandado): Deutsche Bank National
Trust Company, Ardent Financial Corpo-
ration. You are being sued by plaintiff:
(Lo esta demandando el demandante):
Esmeralda Coniendo
NOTICE! You have been sued. The
court may decide against you without
your being heard unless you respond
within 30 days. Read the information be-
low.
You have 30 calendar days after this
summons and legal papers are served
on you to file a written response at the
court and have a copy served on the
plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not pro-
tect you. Your written response must be
in proper legal form if you want the court
to hear your case. There may be a court
form that you can use for your response.
You can find these court forms and more
information at the California Courts On-
line Self-Help Center
(www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your
county law library, or the courthouse
nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing
fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver
form. If you do not file your response on
time, you may lose the case by default,
and your wages, money, and property
may be taken without further warning
from the court.
There are other legal requirements. You
may want to call an attorney right away.
If you do not know an attorney, you may
want to call an attorney referral service.
If you cannot afford an attorney, you may
be eligible for free legal services from a
nonprofit legal services program. You
can locate these nonprofit groups at the
California Legal Services Web site
(www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the Califor-
nia Courts Online Self-Help Center
(www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by
contacting your local court or county bar
association. NOTE: The court has a stat-
utory lien for waived fees and costs on
any settlement or arbitration award of
$10,000 or more in a civil case. The
court’s lien must be paid before the court
will dismiss the case.
AVISO! Lo han demando. Si no re-
sponde dentro de 30 dias, la corte puede
decidir en su contra sin escuchar su ver-
sion. Lea la informacion a continuacion.
Tiene 30 dias de calendario despues de
que le entreguen esta citacion y papeles
legales para presentar una respuesta por
escrito en esta corte y hacer que se en-
tregue ena copia al demandante. Una
carta o una llamada telefonica no lo pro-
tegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene
que estar en formato legal correcto si de-
sea que procesen su caso en la corte.
Es posible que haya un formulario que
usted pueda usar para su respuesta.
Puede encontrar estos formularios de la
corte y mas informacion en el Centro de
Ayuda de las Cortes de California
(www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/espanol/),
en la biblio teca de leyes de su condado
o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si
no puede pagar la cuota de presenta-
cion, pida al secretario de la corte que le
de un formulario de exencion de pago de
cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a
tiempo, puede perder el caso por incum-
plimiento y la corte le podra quitar su su-
eldo, dinero y bienes sin mas adverten-
cia.
Hay otros requisitos legales. Es reco-
mendable que llame a un abogado inme-
diatamente. Si no conoce a un abodado,
puede llamar a de servicio de remision a
abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abo-
gado, es posible que cumpia con los
requisitos para obtener servicios legales
gratuitos de un programa de servicios le-
gales sin fines de lucro. Puede encon-
trar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el
sitio web de California Legal Services
Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), en
el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de Cal-
ifornia,
(www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/espanol/)
o poniendose en contacto con la corte o
el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO:
Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar
las cuotas y costos exentos por imponer
un gravamen sobre cualquier recupera-
cion de $10,000 o mas de valor recibida
mediante un acuerdo o una concesion
de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil.
Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte
antes de que la corte pueda desechar el
caso.
The name and address of the court is:
(El nombre y direccion de la corte es):
Superior Court of California, County of
San Mateo, Southern Branch
400 County Center
Redwood City, CA 94063
The name, address, and telephone num-
ber of the plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff
without an attorney, is: (El nombre, direc-
cion y numero de telefono del abogado
del demandante, o del demandante que
no tiene abogado, es):
Esmeralda Coniendo
429 Elm Avenue
San Bruno, CA 94066
(650)588-1343
Date: (Fecha) Aug 6, 2010
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Clerk, by (Secretano, per)
John C. Fitton, Deputy (Adjunto)
Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal
December 1, 8, 15, 22, 2010.
210 Lost & Found
MISSING GREY MALE CAT named
“Biscotti”. Last seen 12/4 on Aviador
Ave. in Millbrae. 12 years old, 12 lbs.,
strong athletic build. Domestic short
hair, solid grey including nose,
neutered,declawed front paws. Micro-
chip #985121004140013. Please call
Home Again lost pet service at 888-466-
3242 with any info. Thank you!
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
MOUNTAIN BIKE -good condition $45.,
(650)854-3235
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
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
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298 Collectibles
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
PANASONIC TV 21 inch $25., (650)637-
8244
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
DINING CHAIRS - (4) solid, $20. each,
(650)756-6778
DRAFTING TABLE 30 x 42' with side
tray. excellent cond $75. (650)949-2134
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315 Wanted to Buy 315 Wanted to Buy 310 Misc. For Sale 610 Crossword Puzzle 610 Crossword Puzzle 610 Crossword Puzzle
CAROL HIGGINS CLARK HARDBACK
BOOKS - 10 @ $3. ea., or all for $25.,
(650)341-1861

COMIC BOOKS (10) assorted $15/all.

Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle
(408)420-5646 Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis
COOKIE JAR adorable ceramic blizzard
& Co. Snowman $20. (650)343-3374 ACROSS 2 Escort to a seat, 36 Wingless 46 Heracles’
DOG CAGE/GORILLA - folding 1 2007 Oscar in slang parasites beloved
large dog cage good condition, 2 door winner (Best 3 Cultural funding 37 Gulp from a flask 47 Klutz
with tray, $75.,(650)355-8949
Original gp. 38 “Gross!” 50 Gearshift letters
DOLL HOUSE - Dura-Craft farm house Screenplay) 4 C to C, e.g. 41 Creature that 51 Heads, to Henri
in original unopened box - approx 50
years old. FH 500, size 21x40x30, $75 about a pregnant 5 Nuisance to “sees” using 53 Partner of yin
OBO, 650/342-1270. teenager gardeners echolocation 56 __-tzu
DOOM (3) computer games $15/each 2 5 Greenish-blue 6 Kooky 42 Pulling one’s leg 57 Pasta ending
total, (650)367-8949 9 Astronaut’s 7 Suffix with sub 43 Schoolyard 58 Native of
thumbs-ups 8 Singer/songwriter argument retort Nigeria
ETAGER over the toilet water tank - wal- 13 “Gimme __”: “Be DiFranco 44 Controversial 59 Prohibit
nut, $25., San Mateo, (650)341-5347
right with you” 9 Low-pH rocker Marilyn 60 “Gloria in
EXCERCISE BALL USA 55CM pump in- 14 Turn one’s nose
cluded pearl color SOLD! substance 45 Old Persian rulers Excelsis __”
up at 10 “Goodness!”
FIRE BOWL- new in box, 13 x 32
15 __ the fat 11 Try and try again
$50.obo, (650)592-9141
16 Words of protest 12 Mowed strips
ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE:
FIREPLACE SCREEN - 36"wide, 19 High nest 14 Pricey strings, for
29"high, antique brass, folding doors, 20 Very capable short
sliding mesh screen, damper
controls. Like new. $100., (650)592-2047 21 King’s memorable 17 Witnessed
words 18 Chess sacrifice
FRAMED PICTURE beautiful hot air bal-
304 Furniture 308 Tools loons 25 1/2 x 19 inches great conditon 26 Sound during a 21 Altar words
$10. (650)343-3374 massage 22 Gnus’ group
END TABLE marble top with drawer with
matching table $70/all. (650)520-0619
DOLLEY - Heavy Duty, Dual Use 54"
hgt. Upright-Push Cart South City FULL BAG of plastic containers. $30/all. 27 Do a goalkeeper’s 23 Hairstyle for
$99.OBO (415) 410 - 9801 (650)589-2893 job Hendrix
ENTERTAINMENT CENTER - Oak GLASS TOP piece with smooth edges 28 Island in the 24 These, in Juarez
wood, great condition, glass doors, fits PRESSURE WASHER 2500 PSI, good 28 3/4 inches x 17 1/8 inches 3/16 inch
large TV, 2 drawers, shelves , $100/obo. condition, $350., (650)926-9841 thick $10. (650)343-3374
French West 25 “... two fives for
(650)261-9681
SPEEDAIR AIR COMPRESSOR - 4 gal-
Indies, familiarly __?”
HARD COVER BOOKS - Mystery & ad-
INFLATABLE BED with pump, queen, lon stack tank air compressor $100., venture, current authors, some large type 30 Hockey great 29 Prefix with gram
$45., (650)341-4905 (650)591-4710 print, $3.00 each, (650)364-7777 31 Elect 31 __ cavae: large
NIGHT STANDS - (2) Two drawer night TABLE SAW 10", very good condition JANET EVANOVICH BOOKS - 4 hard- 33 Lennon’s last blood vessels
stands, 18x16x19, $25., (650)341-4905 $85. (650) 787-8219 backs @ $3.ea., 4 paperbacks @ $1. album released 32 Frequently, to a
ea., (650)341-1861
OFFICE DESK - $25., (650)255-6652 TORO LEAF BLOWERS, Power Sweep before his death bard
+ 850 Super Blower, Electric like new
ROCKING CHAIR - Traditional, full size $40. pair South City (415) 410-9801
LOUNGE CHAIRS - 2 new, with cover & 39 Uses a LaserJet 34 Dance-storm link
Rocking chair. Excellent condition $100., plastic carring case & headrest, $35.
(650)504-3621 each, (650)592-7483 40 “Oh, what a 35 Like some
309 Office Equipment tangled __ we showers xwordeditor@aol.com 12/15/10
LUGGAGE (2 carry on) leather & cloth
SHELVING - 2000 square foot of shelv- CALCULATOR - Casio, still in box, new, SOLD! weave”: Scott
ing, $500. obo, (650)212-6666 $25., (650)867-2720
MASSAGE DEVICE with batteries $8 in
42 Island nation
TABLE & CHAIR SET - new, perfect FILING CABINET - 2 drawer wood filing box, (650)368-3037 west of Haiti
condition, $475., (650)638-1285 cabinet, 20x25x30, $45., (650)341-4905 METAL CABINET - 4 drawers, beige 45 Mineral used in
TWIN SIZE Electric beds (2) very good FILING CABINET - 4 drawer steel filing 16.5 inches W x 27 3/4 H x 27 inches D. glassmaking
condition, you haul, $100 obo, 650-873- $40., San Mateo, (650)341-5347
2743
cabinet, $30., (650)341-4905 48 “... man __
OFFICE LAMP new $8. (650)345-1111 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC World book mouse?”
TWO END tables: $35 or $20 each. of Religion still in package $35.
(650)787-8219 OFFICE WATER COOLER Hot - Ex Hot (408)249-3858 49 Pensive state
,Cold - Ice Cold Like New South City 52 Nairobi is its
WHITE WICKER ROCKING CHAIR - $99. OBO (415) 410 -9801 NEW GAIAM Yoga P.M. Tape & CD
Solid construction, $35., (650)341-4905 $10. 650-578-8306 capital
WICKER CHAIRS - (2) $45. or $25. for
SHRED MASTER cuts 3-4 sheets at a
NEW LIVING Yoga Tape for Beginners
54 Kingdom
time SOLD!
one, (650)341-4905 $8. 650-578-8306 55 Sports
WOODEN KITCHEN China Cabinet: $99 310 Misc. For Sale PAINT SET - 5 piece with pads $35/all, psychologist’s
(great condition!), (650)367-1350 (650)589-2893 mantra ... or what
"PAN-AM CHINA Clipper" silver plated
WOODEN QUILT rack with kitty designs creamer SOLD! can be said
on end excellent condition, SOLD! PERSIAN CARPET (Klim) good condi- about the last
13 PIECE paint and pad set for home tion. Red and blue w/ bird design. 65 in x
306 Housewares use $25., (650)589-2893 45 $100. (650)867-2720 word of 16-, 21-,
33- or 49-Across
5 NEEDLEPOINT sets still in package SLEEPER BLANKET (3) size 4T Soft
"PRINCESS HOUSE" decorator urn
$10/each, (650)592-2648 $7.50/each. (650)349-6059 61 Time for lunch
"Vase" cream with blue flower 13 inch H
$25., (650)868-0436 SNOW CHAINS - 3 complete sets, sizes
62 Machu Picchu’s
ANGEL WITH lights 12 inches High $12. fit rims 13” & 15”, great condition, $40. range
CANDLEHOLDER - Gold, angel on it, all, Burl, (650)347-5104
tall, purchased from Brueners, originally
(650)368-3037 63 Theater honor
$100., selling for $20.,(650)867-2720 AREA RUG - Beautiful, plush, 11’ x 6.10’ SOFT BONNET hair drier "Con Air" $20., 64 Instrument in a
remnant solid tan color, never used, tags (650)589-2893 Chinese temple
HAMILTON BEACH Mixer, vintage, .juic- still attached, clean, SOLD!
er & bowl, beater. $30/obo(650)576-6067 SUIT/COAT HANGERS (14) sturdy good 65 Makes slick, in a
ARTIFICIAL FICUS Tree 6 ft. life like, full quality hardwood unused $1/each or all
OASIS COUNTERTOP water cooler dis- branches. in basket $55. (650)269-3712 $10. San Bruno 650-588-1946 way
penses cold and luke warm water $50.,
(650)218-4254
66 Letters at the end
AUTOMAT BLACK leather opens with TRIVIAL PURSUIT GAME - genus edi-
compartment SOLD! tion, used a few times, no missing of a love letter
REVEREWARE, 1,3.4 qt. pots, 5",7" pieces, $22., (650)347-5104
pans, stainless steel w/copper bottoms, BARBIE BEACH vacation & Barbie prin-
excellent cond., $60/all. (650)577-0604 cess bride computer games $15 each, TRIVIAL PURSUIT game genius edition DOWN By Julian Lim
(650)367-8949 12/15/10
excellent condition $20. (650)343-3374 1 Boxer’s target (c)2010 Tribune Media Services, Inc.
307 Jewelry & Clothing VHS (40) 3 for $5 or $50/all, (415)468-
BATH TOWELS - 10 used, good condi- 2787
JEWELRY DISPLAY 12 piece $50/all tion, SOLD!
ask for Denise 650-589-2893 VIKING DAISY SEWING MACHINE - by 316 Clothes 322 Garage Sales 379 Open Houses
BATH TOWELS 12 pieces decorative all “Husqvarna”. Portable case included,
LADIES GOLD Lame' elbow links gloves same color/style never used $50. SOLD! MEN'S SHOES - New, size 10, $10.,
size 7.5 $15 New. RWC. (650)868-0436 (650)343-3374 (650)756-6778
SMALL JEWELRY cabinet - 17” H, 12” BEADS - Glass beads for jewelry mak-
WETSUIT - Barefoot, like new, $40.,
(650)367-8949 MEN'S SUIT almost new $25.
GARAGE SALES OPEN HOUSE
W, 2 glass doors, plus 2 drawers, very
pretty, $35., (650)592-2648
ing, $75. all, (650)676-0732 650-573-6981 ESTATE SALES LISTINGS
BETTY BOOP perfume 3.5 ounces $8. 311 Musical Instruments MENS SLACKS - 8 pairs, $50., Size Make money, make room!
(408)249-3858 36/32, (408)420-5646
308 Tools CABINET OAK, fits over toilet water
2 ORGANS, antique tramp, $500 for
both. (650)342-4537 List your upcoming garage List your Open House
MINK COLLAR (real) wrap around
CLICKER TORQUE wrench 1/2 inch
tank, like new $25. (650)341-5347 SOLD! sale, moving sale, estate in the Daily Journal.
drive 20-150 LBS reversible all chrome CANDLE OIL lamp set 3 piece hand
KEYBOARD CASIO 3 ft long $50. sale, yard sale, rummage
(650)583-2767
$40. 650-595-3933 blown glass 9 inches tall burns 25 hours. 317 Building Materials sale, clearance sale, or Reach over 82,500
$40, 650-343-3374 PIANO VINTAGE - Upright, “Davis & whatever sale you have... potential home buyers &
Sons”, just tuned, $600., (650)678-9007 DOUBLE PANED GLASS WINDOWS - in the Daily Journal.
CRAFTSMAN 16” scroll saw - good con- COLLAPSIBLE PICNIC cooler comes various sizes, half moon, like new, $10. renters a day,
dition, $85., (650)591-4710 with utensils, glass and plates $15. 312 Pets & Animals and up, (650)756-6778
Reach over 82,500 readers from South San Francisco
KITTY LITTER box enclosed with swing- SCREEN DOOR 36 inch slightly bent from South San Francisco to Palo Alto.
310 Misc. For Sale 310 Misc. For Sale ing door and handle $10., (650)592-2648 $15. (650)871-7200 to Palo Alto. in your local newspaper.
SLIDING SCREEN door 30 inch good in your local newspaper.
condition $25. (650)871-7200 Call (650)344-5200
316 Clothes Call (650)344-5200
BLACK LEATHER MOTORCYCLE 318 Sports Equipment
JACKET - Large, water proof, new, $35.,
(650)342-7568 2 GOLF CLUBS - Ladies, right handed,
putter & driver $5/each (650)755-8238 380 Real Estate Services
BOOTS - 2 pairs purple leather, size 8. GOLD'S GYM - GT2000Power Tower +
335 Garden Equipment
One is knee length, other is ankle length, Instructions as new, SOLD!
$150.obo, (650)592-9141 BROGMANSIA TREE $40 needs plant-

JACKET (LARGE) Pants (small) black

Velvet good conditon $25/all, (650)589-
322 Garage Sales
ing. (650)871-7200

TABLE - for plant, $20, perfect condi-

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345 Medical Equipment SALES

LADIES DOWN jacket light yellow with SHOP POWER CHAIR - “Rascal 600”, new Bank Foreclosures.
dark brown lining RWC $35. (650)868-
0436 Sale - 50% Off ALL $1600., (650)574-5316
$400,000+
CHRISTMAS
LADIES NYLON stockings new $1/per
pair size 11 (2 dozen) call evenings. 650- ITEMS! Free list with
328-0160
Thursday & Friday pictures.
LADIES ROYAL blue rain coat with zip-
10:00-2:00 PeninsulaRealEstate.info
pered flannel plaid liner size 12 RWC Saturdays 10:00-3:00 Free recorded message
$15. (650)868-0436 Episcopal Church
LADIES SHOES- size 5, $10., (650)756- 1 South El Camino Real 1(800)754-0569
6778 San Mateo 94401 ID# 2042
(650)344-0921 Dolphin RE
MEN'S PAJAMA set by "Dockers" size
Large new in box $15. (408)249-3858
28 Wednesday • Dec. 15, 2010
381 Homes for Sale 381 Homes for Sale 470 Rooms
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Travel Inn, San Carlos
$49 daily + tax
$280 weekly + tax
Clean Quiet Convenient
Cable TV, WiFi & Private Bathroom
Microwave and Refrigerator
950 El Camino Real San Carlos
(650) 593-3136
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BMW '09 5 Series 528i Blue 9980T
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BMW ‘06 325i - low miles, very clean,
loaded, leather interior, $20,000 obo.,
(650)368-6674
BMW 540I ‘03 - Excellent condition,
loaded, leather, 103K mi., $11,995,
(650)349-6969
CHRYSLER '06 PT Cruiser Touring, 60K
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FORD ‘85 VICTORIA - Original owner,
Look for it
every Friday and Weekend
CITY 43K miles, automatic, all powered. Very
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(650)367-0177 LEXUS '07 IS 250, blue, auto, $24,591.
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tigious Location & Building. Gated ga- $17,891. P80169537Melody Toyota, Call
877-587-8635. Please mention the Daily
rage, deck. No Pets. $2200.mo.,
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(650)548-9597
MAZDA '09 MAZDA3 I Sport Silver
442 Studios 9895P $12,788.00 Toyota 101. Please
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MITSUBISHI '09 GALANT ES Cream
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washer, balcony, covered carports, stor- mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-
Non-Profit Home Sharing Program 5000
age, pool, no pets. (650)344-8418 or San Mateo County
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NISSAN '09 ALTIMA 2.5 White 9956P
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(650)369-6739 or 650)759-0744 $14,488.00. Toyota 101. Please men-
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620 Automobiles
SUBARU '06 LEGACY WAGON Out-
back 2.5 XT Black 10015T $17,588.00 .
Toyota 101. Please mention the Daily
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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.
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TOYOTA '08 HIGHLANDER LIMITED
Gray 10018T $32,988 Toyota 101.
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TOYOTA '08 TUNDRA 2WD Truck
SR5 Silver 10053P $22,998 Toyota 101.
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TOYOTA '09 CAMRY BASIC Green
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TOYOTA '09 COROLLA BASIC Blue
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TOYOTA '09 RAV4 BASIC White
10010P $18,988 . Toyota 101. Please
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TOYOTA '09 YARIS BASIC White
10136P $12,889 Toyota 101. Please
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TOYOTA '10 CAMRY Hybrid Basic
Blue 9784P $23,988$24,988. Toyota
101. Please mention the Daily Journal.
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TOYOTA '10 MATRIX BASIC Silver
9885P $15,288 Toyota 101. Please
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TOYOTA '10 PRIUS I Silver 10072P
$21,998 Toyota 101. Please mention
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TOYOTA '10 RAV4 SPORT Gray
10029P $23,488 Toyota 101. Please
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TOYOTA '10 YARIS BASIC Blue
10030P $14,288. Toyota 101. Please
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5000
TOYOTA '10 YARIS BASIC Green
10081P $13,588 Toyota 101. Please
mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-
5000
VOLKSWAGEN '08 JETTA Sedan
Wolfsburg Gray 10087P $17,988.. Toyo-
ta 101. Please mention the Daily Jour-
nal. (650)365-5000
VOLKSWAGEN, '07 Jetta Wolfsburg,
$13,994. #T7M150061 Melody Toyota,
Call 877-587-8635. Please mention the
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625 Classic Cars
CADILLAC ‘89 Sedan Deville - Show-
room condition, 1 owner, garaged, re-
cords included, SOLD!
DATSUN ‘72 - 240Z with Chevy 350, au-
tomatic, custom, $5800 or trade.
(650)588-9196
FORD ‘65 Falcon Convertible - 6 cylin-
der, automatic, needs restore, SOLD!
OLDSMOBILE ‘69 F-85 - 2 door, power
front disc, $2,800., with 71 running parts
car with console, buckets. (650)851-4853
PLYMOUTH ‘72 CUDA - Runs and
drives good, needs body, interior and
paint, $12k obo, serious inquiries only.
(650)873-8623
630 Trucks & SUV’s
CHEVROLET '07 HHR LT SUV, gray,
gray, $11,792 #P7S597332 Melody
Toyota, Call 877-587-8635. Please men-
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Assange released on bail
By David Stringer
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LONDON — A British judge ordered
Julian Assange released on 200,000
pounds ($316,000) bail Tuesday, but the
WikiLeaks founder
will remain in cus-
tody for at least two
more days after
Swedish prosecutors
challenged that deci-
sion.
Assange has spent
a week in a U.K. jail
following his sur-
Julian Assange render to British
police over a hero deserving of a medal.
Swedish sex-crimes warrant. He denies
any wrongdoing but has refused to vol-
untarily surrender to Sweden’s request
to extradite him for questioning — argu-
ing that he could be questioned from
Britain.
In a day of courtroom drama, the 39-
year-old Australian was first told by a
judge that he would be freed, then less
than two hours later was informed he
had at least another 48 hours in custody.
Britain’s High Court will hear the
Swedish appeal, but it wasn’t clear
exactly when.
“They clearly will not spare any
expense to keep Mr. Assange in jail,” his
lawyer Mark Stephens told journalists
outside the entrance to the City of
Westminster Magistrates’ Court in
London. “This is really turning into a
show trial.”
Lawyer Gemma Lindfield, acting for
Sweden, had asked the court to deny
Assange bail, arguing Tuesday that the
allegations against him were serious,
that he had only weak ties to Britain and
that he had “the means and ability to
abscond.”
Reminding the court that it had
already labeled Assange “a flight risk,”
she argued that “nothing has changed
since last week to allay the court’s fears
in this regard.”
She also rejected attempts to link
Assange’s case with the work of
WikiLeaks — which last month deeply
angered U.S. officials by beginning to
publish its trove of 250,000 secret U.S.
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The City Council in Berkeley is
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The council in this famously liberal
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President Dick Cheney and more
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diplomatic cables.
“This is not a case about WikiLeaks,
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actress Bianca Jagger — and hundreds
of pro-WikiLeaks protesters outside the
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Under the ruling, Assange must wear
an electronic tag, stay at a specific
address in southern England, report to
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Sunni-backed politician to join Iraqi government
BAGHDAD — The head of a Sunni-backed political party
will join the Shiite-led government being assembled by his
top rival, a spokeswoman said Tuesday, clearing a final hurdle
to end months of tortuous, postelection dealmaking.
The breakthrough cements what the Obama administration
has been pushing for as U.S. troops prepare to leave Iraq by
the end of 2011: an inclusive government that distributes
power among Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds to forge stability
after more than seven years of war.
As part of the deal, Ayad Allawi will join Prime Minister
Nouri al-Maliki’s government as head of a newly created
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Berlusconi wins confidence vote in Italy — barely
ROME — Silvio Berlusconi pulled off another astonishing
escape from the political dead, scraping through two confi-
dence votes Tuesday in a dramatic parliamentary showdown.
But the Italian leader’s hold on power remains precarious as
his razor-thin victory makes political gridlock a near certain-
ty — and violent street protests show growing unease with his
rule.
Masked protesters torched cars and trash bins, smashed
shop windows and clashed with police. Clouds of white tear
gas and orange flares engulfed streets, as shops full of
Christmas goods hurriedly closed down. Employees at one
bank cowered in fear as a group of stone-throwing youths
swept by.
Protesters rampaged in the the area around parliament and
Berlusconi’s residence, which had been cordoned off by
heavy police presence. By sundown, almost 100 people, both
protesters and police, were reported injured, including about
two dozen hospitalized. About 40 were reportedly taken into
police custody.
Asylum seekers die as boat sinks off Australia
SYDNEY — A wooden boat packed with dozens of asylum
seekers smashed apart on jagged rocks in heavy seas off an
Australian island Wednesday, flinging screaming women and
children into churning whitewater and sending many people
to their deaths.
Christmas Island residents on cliffs above watched in help-
less horror as the boat broke apart with a crack, dumping pas-
sengers into monstrous waves that pounded them against the
rocks. Rescue efforts were under way and officials said it was
not immediately clear how many people were dead.
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