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Police say shooting victims uncooperative

Coroner IDs third victim in South San Francisco triple homicide
By Bill Silverfarb
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
While three men died in an
apparent gang-related shooting in
South San Francisco last
Wednesday night, the other three
victims who suffered minor
injuries are being extremely unco-
operative with investigators, a
police sergeant said Monday.
Police do not have any additional
suspect information and residents of
the Old Town neighborhood have
not offered much help either, said
South San Francisco police Sgt.
Joni Lee.
Meanwhile, the San Mateo
County Coroner’s Office identified
the third victim in Wednesday’s
triple homicide as Hector Flores,
20, of South San Francisco. Flores
was lying in the alley on Eighth
Lane at Linden Avenue clinging to
life next to two others who were
already dead when police arrived.
Omar Cortez, 18, and Gonzalo
Avalos, 19, both South San
Francisco residents, were pro-
nounced dead on the scene. The
shootings occurred just after 7 p.m.,
Dec. 22.
The other three victims, all
minors, fled to the opposite side of
Linden Avenue after being shot.
They were all transported to San
Francisco General Hospital with
non-life threatening injuries,
according to police.
None of the living victims have
offered police any information
related to the shootings, Lee said.
Last week, Chief Deputy District
Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said the
murders may go unsolved unless
someone comes forward. The con-
flict in the Old Town neighborhood
of the city is over “color and turf,”
Wagstaffe said.
See SHOOTING, Page 20

Party bus
bill finding
opposition
By Bill Silverfarb
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF

A San Francisco party bus operator

agrees that underage drinking should not
be allowed in his vehicles but contends the
drivers should not be punished for the irre-
sponsible acts of others.
A new law being proposed by
Assemblyman Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo, Jerry Hill
will require party bus drivers to check
identifications and require passengers under 21 to sign an
agreement not to drink just like limousine drivers currently are
required to do.
William Low, who manages Partybus.com out of San
Francisco, wonders how Hill’s law will be enforced and said
drivers should be focused on driving and not policing underage
BILL SILVERFARB/DAILY JOURNAL drinkers.
Hillsdale Shopping Center was packed with holiday shoppers yesterday as some looked for sales and others returned gift “The person who signed the contract should be responsible.
items.Many stores had sales of 50 percent off or more. It is too much distraction for the driver to have to enforce this,”

Mania at the mall Rave

See BUS, Page 20

ban getting
second thought
That Santa feeling hasn’t quite left shoppers yet
By Anne D’innocenzio
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — Forget the returns
line. People hit the stores after
Christmas to buy, indulging the redis-
covered retail appetite that may have
made 2010’s holiday shopping season
the biggest ever.
Revenue for the holiday season is on
track to grow at its strongest rate since
2006. Total spending for November and
December could exceed 2007 sales —
the best season on record. This despite
an uncertain economy and a rise in
thrifty habits.
Shoppers spent more on their family
and friends and for the first time since
before the Great Recession, treated
themselves and even their pets. And after
Christmas, even an East Coast blizzard
didn’t kill the mood as they headed to
stores armed with gift cards and eyeing a
new crop of discounts.
Mall of America’s spokesman Dan
Jasper reported Monday that shoppers
are doing more buying and less returning
this week than a year ago.
“People are definitely treating them-
selves,” particularly to jeans and acces-
sories, he said.
Shoppers spent more across the board
this holiday season. Clothing sales rose
11.2 percent. Jewelry and luxury goods
showed strong single-digit gains com-
pared with a year ago, though they’ve
not returned to pre-recession levels,
See MALL, Page 20
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF REPORT
The key to preventing future tragedies at
raves like those that dog the Cow Palace in
Daly City may not lie in banning the events
outright at state-owned venues, according
to the assemblywoman who proposed the
idea.
Assemblywoman Fiona Ma, D-San
Francisco, said her intent from the begin-
ning was finding a common sense solution Fiona Ma
See BAN, Page 20
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Quote of the Day Snapshot Inside

“Drivers should not be New
consumed by whether they are treatment
going to be fined $1,000 if someone Experiments
underage is drinking on the bus.The person test if implant
can block
who booked the event, the person who sleep apnea
signed the contract,should be responsible.” See page 19
— William Low,manager of Partybus.com
“Party bus bill finding opposition,” see page 1

Local Weather Forecast Wall Street

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Stocks flat
Highs in the lower to mid 50s. Light as Wall Street
winds...Becoming southeast 5 to 15 mph in shrugs off
the afternoon.
Tuesday night: Rain...Heavy at times in the
China rate move
evening. Showers after midnight. Lows in See page 10
the mid 40s. Southeast winds around 20 PHOTOS COURTESY OF DAVE NORRIS
mph...Becoming south 10 to 15 mph after midnight. SMPD Traffic Officer Brendan Boyle, in the role of Santa-Cop, cruised the
Wednesday: Becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. Hillsdale Shopping Center, the Rogel Court area and the 700 block of N.
Showers likely in the morning...Then scattered showers in the Amphlett Blvd.over the weekend.
afternoon. Highs in the lower 50s.

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weirdness.
©2010 Tribune Media Services, Inc.
All Rights Reserved. There was the man pulled over in
SWEYN Manatee County who claimed the crack
in his crack wasn’t his. Officers found
bags of marijuana and crack cocaine
stuffed between the man’s butt cheeks.
DORPAY He said the pot was his but “the white
stuff is not mine.”
That was far from the only weird case
handled by police. A 32-year-old Pasco
JITNEC
Now arrange the circled letters County man called 911 to complain his
to form the surprise answer, as
suggested by the above cartoon. mother took his beer, while police in
Deland said a man walked out of a bar
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and head-butted a street preacher who
(Answers tomorrow) called him a sinner. A Pasco County man
Jumbles: BERTH ABBOT ARCADE BRUTAL
Yesterday’s
Answer: This can be relaxing after a hard day at the was charged with slashing his father
office — A BABBLE BATH with a knife during an argument over
who would walk the dog.
There were other strange dog stories.
A man was walking his Jack Russell ter-
rier in Tampa when an alligator snatched
it. He pulled out his handgun and started
shooting at the gator. It let go of the dog,
but the pet wasn’t breathing until the
man performed CPR and revived it.
down for three hours, the time it took the
bomb squad to figure out the flashing
object in the middle of the street was a
restaurant pager.
If that didn’t make you lose your
appetite, this might: Several people in
Miami complained got sick after con-
suming mucus from a giant snail in a
religious ceremony.
2010 wasn’t the year to mess with the
elderly. An 84-year-old man was arrest-
ed in Bay County for allegedly hitting a
deputy with his cane. Would-be robbers
knocked an 83-year-old man to the
ground in Clearwater only to turn and
run when the victim pulled a gun on
them. A 69-year-old woman turned back
a robber after picking up the gun he
dropped in her car while smashing the
windshield with it. He also dropped his
cell phone and was caught.
Weirdness didn’t just involve senior
citizens: A Clay County woman was
arrested after posting a photo of her
baby with a bong on Facebook.
Nor was odd news limited to the liv-
ing. A family honoring a relative’s dying
said she was kept from visiting her client
at a federal detention center because the
underwire of her bra set off the metal
detector. After she took it off, she said
guards wouldn’t let her in because she
was braless.
Drunken driver reports
himself to police in Iowa
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa City
police say a 25-year-old man called 911
to report a drunken driver: himself.
According to the Iowa City Press-
Citizen, police say Francisco Castro
called the emergency number around
8:30 on Christmas morning. Officers
found Castro sitting in the driver’s seat
of a running vehicle.
Police say Castro told officers that he
called 911 because he thought he was
too drunk to drive. A follow-up test
showed his blood-alcohol level was
nearly three times the legal limit.
There is no listed phone number for
Castro. Online court records don’t yet
list the case or his attorney.
THE DAILY JOURNAL
Not guilty plea in alleged motel assault
By Michelle Durand
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
A Redwood City transient accused of beat-
ing and trying to sexually assault a young
woman who was staying at a motel to study
for finals pleaded not guilty yesterday to
felony charges that could send him to prison
for life.
Maurice Banks, 44, appeared in court yes-
terday for the second time since his arrest in
the alleged Dec. 4 assault at the Garden Motel
at 1690 Broadway.
Banks is charged with assault with the
intent to sexually assault, causing great bodily
injury, assault, attempted oral copulation,
first-degree burglary, indecent exposure and
maliciously dissuading a witness. He pleaded
not guilty to all charges and was ordered back
Jan. 27 for a preliminary hearing.
City warns against celebratory gunfire
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF REPORT
In anticipation of New Year’s Eve,
Redwood City police are warning residents
not to incorporate guns into their celebratory
antics.
LOCAL
The charge of assault with intent to sexual-
ly assault coupled with burglary carries a life
sentence under the state’s one-strike law, said
Chief Deputy District Attorney Steve
Wagstaffe.
Officers arrested Banks after responding to
reports of a woman screaming for help at 4:37
a.m. that Saturday. The woman told police she
was using the motel as a quiet studying venue.
At approximately 4 a.m., she told police, she
heard prying noises at the window opposite
the front door and got up to run from the
room. While fumbling with the lock and
chain, a man she later identified as Banks
entered the window, grabbed her and threw
her on the bed, Wagstaffe said.
The suspect punched her several times in
the face and strangled her into unconscious-
ness. When she awoke, her pants were pulled
down to her knees and the suspect was stand-
“Operation Silent Night 2010” hopes to
reduce random gunfire by reminding the
public that shooting guns into the air is
not only illegal but can hurt or kill people.
Those arrested face felony charges of
reckless discharge of a firearm and up to
ing over her demanding oral sex. The woman
said she consented but ran from the room after
he turned his head.
Police found Banks three to four hours later
at the motel.
The woman was hospitalized for her
injuries, which included fractured eye orbital
bones and severe facial bruising. She also had
sinus fractures that will require future surgery,
according to prosecutors.
Banks’ court-appointed attorney Jeff
Hayden could not be reached for comment.
Banks, who identified himself as a transient
when booked into jail, has prior misdemeanor
convictions for trespassing and possessing a
knife. He is currently awaiting a jury trial in
late January on new charges from the summer
of trespassing and refusing to leave private
property.
He remains in custody in lieu of $250,000
bail.
three years in prison.
Redwood City officers will use a “shot spot-
ter” gunshot locator system which determines
the exact location of any firearm discharged in
the city. The department also has a special
hotline for members of the public to report the
sound of gunfire at any time, but particularly
New Year’s Eve.
Police believe this program is the reason
behind a significant drop in calls for random
gunfire.
The hotline is 780-7639. The Redwood City
Police Department website is at www.red-
woodcity.org/police.
Tuesday • Dec. 28, 2010 3
Police reports
Santa?
Someone tried to break into a woman’s
house from the rooftop on Junipero
Avenue in Redwood City before 1:56 a.m.
Sunday, Nov. 28.
REDWOOD CITY
Terrorist threats. A man made threats over the
phone to an individual on Davis Street before
11:18 a.m. Friday, Dec. 10.
Suspicious person. A man attempted to take a
woman’s vehicle that had the keys inside as she
was paying for gas on El Camino Real before
2:02 p.m. Friday, Dec. 10.
Burglary. An unknown subject tried to get into
a residence through the back window on
Hoover Street before 2:47 p.m. Friday, Dec. 10.
Gun shots heard. One gun shot was heard on
Warrington Avenue before 7:35 p.m. Friday,
Dec. 10.
Robbery attempt. A man demanded money
from an individual before leaving on foot on El
Camino Real before 6:53 p.m. Thursday, Dec.
9.
Assault. A man was assaulted by his 19-year-
old brother on Scott Avenue before 9 a.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 30.
Suspicious circumstances. An unknown indi-
vidual threw a rock from a backyard at a
woman’s window on Roosevelt Avenue before
11:20 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 30.
Vandalism. There was graffiti on several build-
ings on Tenth Avenue before 6:54 a.m.
Monday, Nov. 29.
Suspicious person. A group of males
approached residents as they were arriving
home on the 100 block of Marlin Avenue
before 3:22 p.m. Monday, Nov. 29.
4 Tuesday • Dec. 28, 2010
Police to step up
DUI enforcement
Police in San Mateo County will
step up enforcement against driving
under the influence of alcohol or
drugs until Wednesday.
A license and DUI checkpoint
will be held on Woodside Road and
Churchill Avenue in an unincorpo-
rated part of San Mateo County
until Dec. 29, according to police.
The California Highway Patrol
has arrested a total of 45 drivers on
suspicion of DUI in the Bay Area
between Friday and Sunday,
according to the CHP.
The number is down from last
year’s total of 53 drivers arrested on
suspicion of DUI, according to the
CHP.
San Bruno donation
committee to begin meetings
Donations given to San Bruno
after the Sept. 9 explosion and fire
have yet to be distributed, an issue
that is to be addressed by the City
Local briefs
Council Donations Subcommittee
which begins meeting Jan. 5.
The City Council Donations
Subcommittee, consisting of
Councilwoman Irene O’Connell
and Vice Mayor Michael Salazar,
was appointed by Mayor Jim Ruane
to develop recommendations for
use of the generous donations
received by the city of San Bruno
from individuals and organizations
to benefit persons impacted by the
Glenview explosion and fire.
Recommendations developed
through the subcommittee will be
presented for consideration and
action by the full City Council.
Before making a recommendation,
the subcommittee is seeking resident
participation and input to develop
and evaluate alternative ideas.
The subcommittee meets 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 5 at the San Bruno
Senior Center, 1555 Crystal Springs
Road in San Bruno. For more infor-
mation call the Glenview fire
Hotline at 616-7180.
LOCAL/NATION
Pair convicted of smash-and-grab burglaries
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF REPORT
Two men accused of robbing
several Peninsula stores by smash-
ing windows and grabbing cash
registers pleaded no contest to
several burglary charges in return
for no more than two months
prison.
Danny Allan Hamilton, 25, plead-
ed no contest to five counts of sec-
ond-degree burglary while Shawn
Joseph Reilly, 25, pleaded no con-
GOP hopefuls find some issues a hazard early on
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — This month’s
early, under-the-radar campaigning
by potential Republican challengers
to President Barack Obama is a
reminder of something too easily
forgotten: Running for president is
harder than it looks, and Obama
test to four different counts. Each
face up to two years in prison but a
judge could consider less when sen-
tencing Hamilton Feb. 2 and Reilly
Feb. 23. Prosecutors dropped other
charges of possessing stolen goods
and grand theft.
The pair were arrested in June
while allegedly robbing a San
Carlos dry cleaning business.
Authorities linked them to a burgla-
ry in San Mateo that same night,
and “smash and grab” thefts of cash
ultimately will stand against a flesh-
and-blood nominee certain to make
mistakes along the way.
Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty and
other possible GOP candidates stum-
bled over health care, taxes and other
issues in December, even as Obama
coped with the harsh political reality
stemming from his party’s “shellack-
THE DAILY JOURNAL
registers in Daly City, San Bruno
and Pacifica on June 21 and June
22. The San Mateo County District
Attorney’s Office said Hamilton
was then fingered for an April 15
theft in Burlingame in which four
rolls of lottery tickets were pilfered
from a liquor store. Hamilton
reportedly scratched off the tickets
and redeemed the winners at three
different locations.
Each remains in custody in lieu of
$100,000 bail.
ing” in last month’s elections.
No serious contender has official-
ly launched a 2012 campaign. But
with the Iowa caucuses less than 13
months away, at least a dozen
Republicans are jockeying for posi-
tion, speaking to groups throughout
the country, writing op-ed columns
and taking potshots at one another.
THE DAILY JOURNAL
Serra crew team members Phil Tabet,
James Joly, Nick Totagrande, Torin
Kingshill,Michael Connelly,Paul Jimenez,
Bobby Vernazza and J.T.Kearney.
O
n Nov. 19, the Serra High
School crew team delivered
111 turkeys weighing 1,268
pounds to Second Harvest Food Bank.
For the past two years, members of the
Serra crew team and the Fathers’ Club
have joined
forces to help
S e c o n d
Harvest Food
Bank feed
local families
o n
Thanksgiving.
Members of
the Serra crew
team started
the turkey tradition in 2009. Crew team
members rallied to raise money at prac-
tices, which was used to buy turkeys.
Last year, they donated 67 turkeys.
In 2010, the team continued the
Thanksgiving tradition and established a
tradition. Special thanks went to Kevin
Kearney and Tom Connelly, who spent
a considerable amount of time turning
money into turkeys, as well to Jaci
KGO-TV meteorologist,Mike Nicco demonstrating lift,with students AJ Johnson and
Francesca Boerio and a water tornado.
Kearney, who spurred the idea into
action for the second straight year.
***
On Tuesday, Nov. 16 the fifth and
sixth graders at Notre Dame
Elementary School were treated to a
science lesson from KGO-TV meteor-
ologist, Mike Nicco. Their earth science
curriculum was studying weather and
Nicco helped them understand why and
LOCAL
how we have weather which was fol-
lowed by a lesson on tornadoes. The stu-
dents were fully engaged, entertained
and informed.
Class notes is a twice weekly column dedi-
cated to school news. It is compiled by edu-
cation reporter Heather Murtagh. You can
contact her at (650) 344-5200, ext. 105 or at
heather@smdailyjournal.com.
Tuesday • Dec. 28, 2010 5
Dustup at
the airport
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF REPORT
A woman in the SFO terminal three food court was arrested
for swinging a long-handled dustpan from a custodian’s cart at
other customers seated at a concession.
At approximately 7:46 a.m. Dec. 24, Angela Kay West, 50,
of Los Angeles, was alleged to have swung the dustpan at cus-
tomers, one who picked up a chair to defend himself. West
allegedly swung and hit the chair at least 10 times, according
to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office and the San
Francisco Police Department-Airport Bureau.
Airport Bureau officers who responded to the dustup report-
ed West ran and sat in a corner booth, grabbed a glass bottle
and threatened to throw it at officers, according to police.
Police were able to convince her to put the bottle down, but
she resisted arrest. One officer sustained a minor injury during
the arrest, according to police.
She was transported to Mills Hospital and criminal charges
are pending, according to police.
Local brief
Man dies days after being
pulled from Oyster Point Marina
A 59-year-old man who was pulled from the water alongside
a San Mateo woman near Oyster Point Marina in South San
Francisco last week died on Sunday, according to the San
Mateo County coroner’s office.
South San Francisco man Carlos Alvarado was found uncon-
scious in the water with 62-year-old Gail Wuotila near 95
Harbor Master Road at about 2 p.m. on Friday, according to
the corner’s office and fire officials.
Investigators believe the two had been walking on a recre-
ational path along the shoreline before they were found.
6 Tuesday • Dec. 28, 2010
Obituaries
Patricia M. Bergsing
Patricia M. Bergsing, age 77, of
San Carlos, who spent 35 years as a
Burlingame librarian, died just
before midnight Monday, Dec. 20,
2010 after a long illness.
Bergsing was born Dec. 28, 1932
in Chicago but spent most of her
youth in Montana where she gradu-
ated from Miles City High School.
She earned a degree in history and
political science in three years from
the University of Montana in
Missoula, and a master’s in library
science from the University of
California at Berkeley. In 1957, she
began work at the Burlingame
library, a rookie at the branch on
Easton. In 1977, she was named
head librarian, a job she held until
retirement in 1992. Patti married a
school mate from Montana, Dick
Bergsing, in 1955, and they
remained a couple for 48 years until
his death in 2003. They had no chil-
dren but dozens of close friends and
two cats. Pattie was predeceased by
her father, her stepfather and her
mother.
Cremation has taken place. A
gathering of friends will be held at a
later date.
Linda Ann Larson
Concord resident Linda Ann
Larson, born May 31, 1960, died
Dec. 24, 2010.
Mother of Christina Ornelas,
Zachary Murillo and Rito Larson
Ramirez. Daughter of Charles
Eugene Larson, Marjorie Actis and
stepdaughter to Ronald Actis. Sister
to Margene Larson and Jackie
Larson Bellotti.
Linda was born in San Francisco
and raised and schooled in South
San Francisco. She had a long career
of being a hair dresser until diag-
nosed with breast cancer in 2003.
Linda touched many lives with her
strong will and positive outlook on
life. She had a great sense of humor
and beautiful spirit. Her children
were her number one priority. She
was a loving person and influenced
many. She will be missed by all but
never forgotten.
Friends and family are invited to a
funeral service 10 a.m. Wednesday,
Dec. 29 at Crosby N. Gray and Co.,
2 Park Road, Burlingame, CA
94010.
Private burial to follow for imme-
diate family only.
Gov.departs without budget reform
By Judy Lin
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SACRAMENTO — In calling
California lawmakers back for an
eighth special session in seven years,
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said
the next governor will inherit a budg-
et mess “just like I did the first year
when I came into office.”
While he can’t hide the state’s per-
sistent deficit, Schwarzenegger is
seeking to spread the blame for
California’s ongoing fiscal problems.
The departing governor has faulted a
steep drop in tax revenue on the
deepest economic downturn since
the Great Depression, lamented how
a broken political system has result-
ed in gridlock over budget reforms
and even chastised the media for the
way they report on the problem.
“I think that it has a lot to do with
that you guys are confusing them,
too,” he told reporters after announc-
ing his special session, citing reports
that said the budget deficit was esti-
mated at $25 billion over the next 18
months rather than focusing on the
$6 billion shortfall in the current fis-
cal year.
Next month, the celebrity gover-
nor who swept into office in 2003
after the only recall of a sitting gov-
ernor in California history will step
down without accomplishing his
main goal: fixing California’s struc-
tural budget problems.
He said he wanted California gov-
ernment to live within its means, but
the annual imbalance between what
the state collects in taxes and its
spending commitments persists.
He said he wanted to “end the
crazy deficit spending,” but the
deficit is as high as ever and has
plagued Schwarzenegger through
most of his two terms.
And he said he would “tear up the
credit cards,” but he leaves office
with the state owing some $91 bil-
lion in total bond debt compared to
$34 billion the year he took office,
according to the state treasurer’s
office. Bond debt as a percentage of
the state’s general fund has roughly
doubled in that timeframe, to just
less than 7 percent.
California taxpayers still have $7.4
billion left to pay on the $15 billion
in so-called Economic Recovery
Bonds that Schwarzenegger persuad-
ed them to approve in 2004 to close
that year’s deficit.
LOCAL/STATE THE DAILY JOURNAL
Timeline of budget-reform efforts
October 2003:Schwarzenegger rolls back an
increase in the vehicle license fee, fulfilling a
campaign promise,costing the state $4 billion
in revenue that year.The loss is now estimated
as high as $6 billion a year.
March 2004:Schwarzenegger wins voter ap-
proval of Proposition 57,allowing the state to
borrow $15 billion to close its budget deficit.
Voters also approve Proposition 58, a com-
panion measure that requires the Legislature
to pass a balanced budget, prevents future
borrowing to cover a deficit and allows the
governor to declare a fiscal emergency if a
deficit emerges in the middle of a fiscal year.
January 2005: Schwarzenegger submits his
California Performance Review to the Little
Hoover Commission on ways to eliminate
waste and streamline state government op-
erations. Schwarzenegger dropped his plan
to eliminate or consolidate dozens of boards
and commissions a week before commis-
sioners were expected to recommend against
his proposal.
Commissioners were skeptical that the reor-
ganizations would yield savings, while union
and consumer groups viewed it as a loss of
regulatory oversight.
November 2005:The special election marked
a low point for Schwarzenegger, whose four
ballot initiatives lost overwhelmingly.Only one,
Proposition 76 to control state spending,dealt
directly with budget reform. The others ad-
dressed redistricting,union dues and teacher
tenure.
November 2006: Schwarzenegger and the
Legislature turn their attention to infrastruc-
ture needs and persuade voters to pass
propositions 1B-1E, securing $37.2 billion in REUTERS
bonds for road projects, affordable housing, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger walks the red carpet at the California Hall
levees and schools.
August 2007: The Legislature hands in a of Fame Induction Ceremony at the California Museum in Sacramento.
budget two months past its deadline after Re- ing lawmakers whose philosophies are more Schwarzenegger continues to call for budget
publicans held out for spending cuts.Turmoil centrist will reduce budget gridlock. reform.He backs proposals by a government-
in the housing and credit markets points the May 2009: Schwarzenegger goes to the bal- reform group, California Forward, that would
way toward recession and steeply declining lot in a special election to seek voter approval grant the governor authority to cut spending
state tax revenue, foreshadowing the annual for a series of budget-related changes he ne- midyear and extend the budget deadline by
budget crises ahead. gotiated with lawmakers in February as they 10 days.
January 2008: Schwarzenegger spent much addressed what was then a $42 billion deficit. He also proposes a constitutional amendment
of 2007 trying to overhaul California’s health The ballot measures sought to extend tem- that would automatically ensure that more
care market,but the plan is eventually killed in porary tax increases,impose a state spending general fund money will go to higher educa-
the state Senate over cost concerns. cap, require a rainy day fund, let private in- tion than to prisons each year. The
January 2008: As the state’s economic con- vestors take over the state lottery and redirect nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office says
dition deteriorates, Schwarzenegger begins money intended for early childhood and men- such a change would give the state even less
the year with a call for a constitutional amend- tal health programs.Voters reject all but one — flexibility to deal with future budget prob-
ment to change the budget process.He wants an initiative that prevents elected officials from lems.
to cap state spending using a formula based getting pay raises when the state runs a deficit. October 2010: Schwarzenegger wins leg-
on the average growth rate from the past September 2009: A bipartisan tax commis- islative approval to place a constitutional
decade, with any excess revenue placed in a sion proposed by then-Assembly Speaker amendment on the March 2012 ballot to
rainy day fund. He also calls for automatic Karen Bass,a Los Angeles Democrat,and sup- strengthen the state’s rainy day fund by set-
spending reductions if the state’s budget sit- ported by Schwarzenegger turns in its plan to ting aside 10 percent, up from 5 percent, of
uation worsens after a budget is passed. overhaul California’s tax system. revenue each year. The amendment would
The budget package eventually approved by The panel’s goal was to design a system that make it more difficult for the state to tap the
lawmakers did not include the reforms would smooth out the fluctuations in state fund by restricting withdrawals.
Schwarzenegger sought. The governor trav- revenue,caused in large part by the state’s re- Even if voters approve the change,it will take
eled around the state to promote his ideas but liance on high-income earners and capital years for the state to build up a reserve. Be-
met resistance in the Capitol from Democrats. gains taxes.The group suggested an overhaul cause deficits are projected for years ahead,
By May, Schwarzenegger dropped his cam- that would eliminate the state’s sales and cor- the governor does not have to start making
paign for a spending cap. porate taxes, flatten the income tax rate and deposits for another three years.
November 2008:By a narrow margin,voters impose a“business net receipts tax”that would December 2010:Schwarzenegger calls a spe-
approve a Schwarzenegger-backed ballot ini- apply to all companies doing business in Cal- cial session of the Legislature to address a $6
tiative to change how state legislative districts ifornia. billion gap in the current fiscal year’s budget
are drawn. He says the change will lead to A bill seeking to implement all the recom- he signed just weeks earlier.Democratic law-
more moderate lawmakers being sent to mendations fails to pass a legislative makers who control the Legislature defer
Sacramento by making state Assembly and committee. action until the new year,when Gov-elect Jerry
Senate districts less partisan.He believes elect- May 2010: In his final budget proposal, Brown will take office.
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Flights resume at N.Y.airports following blizzard
By Deepti Hajela
and Meghan Barr
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — Planes began
landing again Monday at two of the
nation’s busiest airports after a bliz-
zard that clobbered the Northeast
with more than 2 feet of snow
grounded flights in the New York
metropolitan area, stranding thou-
sands of travelers trying to get home
after the holidays.
A Royal Jordanian flight was the
first to arrive at John F. Kennedy
International Airport, shortly before
7 p.m., said Steve Coleman, of the
Port Authority of New York and New
Jersey, which operates the airports.
An Air Canada flight from Toronto
landed at LaGuardia Airport at about
7:40 p.m. Just before the plane
touched down, the captain came over
the loudspeaker and informed passen-
Russian tycoon Khodorkovsky found guilty Boomers near 65 with
By Lynn Berry
and Nataliya Vasilyeva
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MOSCOW — Mikhail
Khodorkovsky was convicted
Monday of stealing oil from his
own company and laundering the
proceeds, a verdict likely to keep
the oil tycoon who once challenged
the power of Vladimir Putin behind
bars for several more years.
The unrelenting legal attack on
Khodorkovsky, once Russia’s rich-
est man, has come to define the
STATE/NATION
REUTERS
People walk through the snow on Seventh Avenue in New York.
gers that it was the first flight to land Frankfurt, Germany.
at LaGuardia since the blizzard hit. Wacker and other deplaning pas-
“Everyone was clapping toward sengers said there was some turbu-
the end,” said Patrick Wacker, 37, lence on landing and the plane had to
who had been stranded in Toronto be towed to the gate because it
for a day while trying to get back to couldn’t get through the snow on the
New York after visiting his parents in runway.
country’s trans-
formation under
Putin. The out-
Putin, now prime minister,
remains the more powerful leader.
Any lingering doubt that the ver-
come of the sec- dict would be guilty was dispelled
ond trial expos- this month when he said
es how little has Khodorkovsky was a proven crimi-
changed under nal who should sit in prison.
President Putin, seen as the driving force
D m i t r y behind the trial, has not ruled out a
Mikhail Medvedev return to the presidency in 2012 and
Khodorkovsky despite his appears unwilling to risk the possi-
promises to bility that a freed Khodorkovsky
strengthen the rule of law and make could help unite
courts an independent branch of and lead his polit-
government. ical foes.
Storm forecast for California
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES — A new storm
was making its way toward
California from the Pacific
Northwest on Monday as parts of
the state cleaned up damage left by
last week’s drenching rains.
Temperatures, which had been
well below seasonal norms, were
up slightly across the sun-splashed
Los Angeles area and in San Diego
County and showers had eased in
the San Francisco Bay Area,
National Weather Service special-
ist Stuart Seto said.
The improvement in weather
conditions was not expected to last,
with a fast-moving storm bearing
down on the region from the north-
west. That weather system was due
retirements in jeopardy
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHICAGO — Through a combi-
nation of procrastination and bad
timing, many baby boomers are fac-
ing a personal finance disaster just
as they’re hoping to retire.
Starting in January, more than
10,000 baby boomers a day will turn
Tuesday • Dec. 28, 2010 7
to reach Northern California on
Tuesday, with some rains begin-
ning as early as Monday night.
In Southern California, up to 1
1/2 inches of rains were expected
in the mountains and about half
that much along the coast. Seto
said the storm will push a cold
front into the area that will bring
gusty winds and frigid tempera-
tures.
Last week, California was del-
uged with heavy rains that resulted
in tens of millions of dollars of
damage, according to preliminary
estimates.
A state of emergency was
declared in 11 counties, including
Los Angeles, Orange and Santa
Barbara.
65, a pattern that will continue for
the next 19 years.
The boomers, who in their youth
revolutionized everything from
music to race relations, are set to
redefine retirement. But a genera-
tion that made its mark in the tumul-
tuous 1960s now faces a crisis as it
hits its own mid-60s.
8 Tuesday • Dec. 28, 2010
Twin suicide blasts kill nine in Iraq
A policeman inspects a damaged vehicle at the site of a bomb attack in
Ramadi,Iraq.
Publisher confirms Assange book deal
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LONDON — WikiLeaks founder
Julian Assange says he’s being
forced into penning an autobiogra-
phy to keep his organization from
going under.
New York publishing house Alfred
A. Knopf confirmed Monday that it
had struck a deal with the 39-year-
old Australian to bring out his auto-
biography, whose publication date
has yet to be determined.
Assange, speaking to The Sunday
Times, said the deal would bring in
more than $1 million, with $800,000
from Knopf and another 325,000
pounds ($500,000) from U.K. pub-
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By Hamid Ahmed
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BAGHDAD — Two suicide
bombers blew themselves up
Monday front of a government
office in Iraq’s western Anbar
province, killing nine people
including family members of secu-
rity officials who were killed in
another bombing at the same place
less than a month ago, security offi-
cials said.
Insurgents frequently go after
Iraqi government targets in an effort
to destabilize the U.S.-backed Iraqi
authorities, as American troops pre-
pare to leave by the end of next year.
The Anbar provincial headquar-
ters has been a particularly
REUTERS favorite target. It has been
attacked four times in the span of
a year, including an explosion in
lisher Canongate.
But he said he
only agreed to it
tion of some 250,000 classified State
Department cables.
But with the international attention
because he was came international legal problems.
under financial The U.K.-bound activist is currently
pressure. fighting extradition to Sweden,
“I don’t want where he faces sex crimes allega-
to write this tions, and has said he fears moves to
book, but I have indict him in the United States on
Julian Assange to,” he said. “I espionage charges. He’s previously
have already said that most of his organization’s
spent 200,000 pounds for legal costs money goes to fighting off legal and
and I need to defend myself and to technical attacks.
keep WikiLeaks afloat.” Knopf spokesman Paul Bogaards
Assange shot to worldwide promi- declined to comment on the specific
nence on the back of a series of spec- figures mentioned by Assange, but
tacular leaks of classified U.S. mate- confirmed that a deal had been in
rial, including the ongoing publica- place since “prior to the holidays.”
which the governor lost a leg.
Many of the people killed and
injured in Monday’s violence were
family members of police and sol-
diers who died Dec. 12 at the same
location in another suicide blast.
The family members were at the
provincial headquarters to receive
compensation for their losses, said
Mohammed Fathi, a spokesman for
the Anbar governor.
He did not know how many of the
dead were family members but said
three policemen were killed in the
Monday suicide attacks.
The first blast occurred when a
suicide bomber drove a minibus
packed with explosives into the
entrance of the main government
compound of Ramadi 70 miles (115
kilometers) west of Baghdad, Fathi
said.
As people gathered to observe the
destruction, another suicide attacker
Two mutilated bodies
discovered in Mexico
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ACAPULCO, Mexico — Police
in the Mexican resort of Acapulco
found the decapitated bodies of
two men in front of a bar where 11
men were reportedly abducted ear-
lier this month, officials said
Monday.
Shell casings from assault rifles
and two handwritten messages
whose contents were not disclosed
were found at the scene, according
to a statement from police in the
Pacific coast state of Guerrero
THE DAILY JOURNAL
detonated his explosive vest in their
midst, said police and hospital offi-
cials.
The officials said besides the
dead, 50 people were injured by the
blasts. Consecutive blasts meant to
catch bystanders and rescue person-
nel have become a hallmark of al-
Qaida’s tactics in Iraq in the past
few years. There was no immediate
claim of responsibility for the dou-
ble attack, but Fathi blamed it on al-
Qaida.
Mosques across the city called on
residents to donate blood, in a sign
of the severity of the injuries.
Ramadi is the seat of the Anbar
provincial government and used to
be a stronghold of al-Qaida.
Recently, local militias have man-
aged to bring a measure of calm to
the city and province, a drop in vio-
lence that has also been seen across
the country.
where Acapulco is located. Such
messages are often left by drug
gangs.
Eleven men were reported
abducted from the bar on Dec. 17.
Such establishments are frequently
the targets of extortion attempts.
Two of the abducted men were
later found dead. Their hands and
feet had been cut off.
Elsewhere in Guerrero, a car ran
into a group of people leaving a
church Sunday in the town of
Ayutla, killing three and injuring
four.
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The real dirt
T
ake a cloth, my advertising
co-worker said as she
shoved a tube of Clorox
cleaning wipes at members of the
editorial staff.
Are you saying we’re messy?
asked one of the accosted, although
he wasted no time in peeling off a
moistened towelette and going to
work on his computer screen and
clip-on desk fan.
Oh, no, she hastily replied. It’s
just that so-and-so has been sick
and whatshername is sneezing and
that guy over there is sniffly and
nobody else in the general vicinity
is feeling too good (the names have
been changed to protect the sad and
ailing). And by the way, I think
somebody’s kid has strep throat.
I’m just trying to keep everybody
healthy.
In other words, it was time to de-
germ, she was saying. She was
being helpful, not judgmental.
But if she took a long, hard look
at most of our desks — OK, main-
ly the duo of desks shared by
myself and the copy editor — she’d
realize any really dangerous germs
have already suffocated under a
thick cloud of dust dating back to
who only knows when.
Actually, that’s an exaggeration.
My desk does get wiped down
every time I spill coffee on it
‘Ironically, in the middle of the desktop
landfill there is the bottle of hand sanitizing
foam. At least something around here is
constantly cleaned, even if it is a pair of hands.’
which, based solely on the number
of brown rings and spatters on my
calendar, is not that infrequent. Of
course, the mopping of coffee as it
pours down the drawers and over
the random magnets isn’t really a
solid replacement for a good, old-
fashioned, put-some-elbow-grease-
into-it sort of a cleaning. Sure, the
space around the calendar is bright
and shiny but the rest of the desk-
top? Let’s just say if it were a car
in a public parking lot, somebody
would have used their finger
already to write “wash me” in the
back window.
News is certainly the business of
spilling dirt. Unfortunately, most of
it seems to stay on the Rolodex, the
Associated Press stylebook and the
hefty pile of agendas from council
and planning meetings past. That’s
OK; better the dark marks come
from caffeine than dirt. Klutziness
seems a less vulgar vice than a
pure lack of workspace hygiene.
There are just too many surfaces
attracting dust with some unex-
plainable magnetic force — plastic,
OPINION
stackable shelves shoved with
reporter’s notebooks and yellowing
copies of past editions, a tin of
lavender hand salve (at least I think
that’s what the faded lettering
says), power cords and cups filled
with pens that may or may not be
past their useful lives, business
cards that have yet to be filed and a
cornucopia of phone numbers
hastily scribbled on paper scraps
without the owners well identified.
Then, ironically, in the middle of
the desktop landfill there is the bot-
tle of hand sanitizing foam. At least
something around here is constant-
ly cleaned, even if it is a pair of
hands.
The worse culprit may be the
phone. Using the offered bleach
wipe to attack the nooks and cran-
nies in the cradle and around the
keys, it became understandable
why the right side of my cheek
and chin occasionally resemble
the “before” photos in a Proactive
commercial. It also became quick-
ly understood that one towelette
was far from enough for this
Herculean chore.
By the end of the spontaneous
clean-o-thon, my desk seemed
clean enough to eat off, my phone
was just begging me to lift the
receiver to my ear and even the sta-
pler was devoid of fingerprints.
As for my dirty ways? I’d like to
say those were buried, too. Ashes
to ashes, dust to dust.
But truthfully, it’s only a matter
of time until that dust ends up right
back where it started.
Michelle Durand’s column “Off the
Beat” runs every Tuesday and
Thursday. She can be reached by e-
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Enjoy Christmas decorations,
but please be respectful
Editor,
It was the mess before Christmas
and all through the neighborhood
cigarette butts, Styrofoam cups and
trampled lawns could be found. ...
unfortunately this vignette could
describe the two blocks of
Eucalyptus Avenue in San Carlos.
Every year, the neighbors decorate
the street, have fire pits glowing;
neighbors, visitors and family over
to visit, drink and celebrate.
However, as of late, few visitors to
our streets have shown little respect.
Yesterday morning, I swept up 10
cigarette butts, scraped two pieces
of gum off my driveway, dumped
four paper Starbucks cups and
Letters to the editor
Twisted? I think not.
To label such a true American
military hero as a dinosaur is irre-
sponsible, an insult to Sen. McCain
and to every one of us who has hon-
orably served in the defense of this
nation. Shame on you both.
Paul Swain
Redwood Shores
Thanks for
informative coverage
Editor,
As the year draws to an end, I
want to thank the Daily Journal for
your informative coverage of the
news, especially your coverage of
state in the Carter administration,
Holbrooke vigorously supported the
shipment of weapons to the
Indonesian military which were
used to massacre one third of the
people of East Timor As a key U.S.
policy maker in the Balkans,
Richard Holbrooke was at odds
with human rights groups, such as
Amnesty International who con-
demned the United States led NATO
air strike that killed 16 media work-
ers on Radio Television Serbia, as a
war crime. Subsequently, Holbrooke
and other U.S. officials funded the
training of the Croatian military
who engaged in the largest ethnic
cleansing of the war against the
Serbs in Krajina In the run up to the
war in Iraq, Holbrooke displayed
extremely poor judgment by sup-
ment awarded the California High-
Speed Rail Authority $624 million
to further extend the tracks from
Borden, north of Fresno (population
505,000) 123 miles south to the
Central Valley’s second largest city,
Bakersfield, population 300,000.
Kline also noted that federal HSR
funds the state received can’t be used
for other programs — both Wisconsin
and Ohio tried that approach by
requesting the $1.2 billion of federal
HSR funds be used for traditional
road projects, as well as the $10 bil-
lion state bond that the voters
approved for rail two years ago.
I would like to make the addition-
al point that the $3.1 billion in fed-
eral HSR funds received by
California this year thanks to our
state and federal representatives, our
of the Daily Journal editorial board
and not any one individual.
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attempted to repair a trampled lawn.
For those of you who visit and
enjoy respectfully — keep coming;
everyone else, please stay home
until you learn proper manners and
respect for others.
Rick Federighi
San Carlos
Shameful letter
our local elections and local govern- porting the Bush administration’s governor, but mostly the voters for Production Assistant
approving matching funds in 2008 Julio Lara
ments. You do a fine job also of pro- bogus claim of Saddam Hussein’s
Weapons of Mass Destruction. will create tens of thousands of tax- Marketing & Events
viding capsule reports regarding Kerry McArdle
national and world news. Earlier, Holbrooke was part of an paying jobs that will indeed help
administration who ordered the fund education in California as well Senior Reporter
More particularly, I find Sue Michelle Durand
Lempert’s column to be most bombing of Baghdad on multiple as improve the state’s sagging econ-
Reporters
informative and helpful, especially occasions in the north and the south omy. Josh Koehn, Heather Murtagh, Bill Silverfarb
as she shares her insights on those of the country, under the guise of
Senior Correspondent: Events
whom we have elected to represent enforcing an illegal “no fly zone.” Susan E. Cohn
Irvin Dawid
us. Her Monday, Dec. 27 column, Business Staff
“Top 10 county leaders 2010,” is a Palo Alto Charlotte Andersen Mark Aspillera
fine one indeed, telling us about our Jagjit Singh Jennifer Bishop Gloria Brickman
local leaders. Los Altos
Charles Clayton Gale Green

Editor,
Obama is no comeback kid Jeff Palter
Kris Skarston
Shirley Marshall

I’m highly offended you pub- Editor, Interns • Correspondents • Contractors

lished Jorg Aadahl’s insulting letter Jan Elliott Benefits of high-speed rail President Obama is being called Jack Brookes
Diana Clock
Jenna Chambers
Michael Costa
about John McCain, “McCain the San Mateo Editor, the “comeback kid” by many Emily DeRuy Philip Dimaano
dinosaur” in the Dec. 25 edition of I very much appreciated reading Washington pundits. This is based Darold Fredricks Miles Freeborn
the Daily Journal; more so that you Alan Kline’s letter, “It is a train to on the fact that the “lame duck” Brian Grabianowski Cheri Lucas

did it on Christmas Day. I, too, dis-
agree with Sen. McCain’s vote on
abolishing “don’t ask, don’t tell.”
But for Aadahl to state, and you to
publish without comment, that he
has a “twisted mind” and he’s a
“dinosaur” is reprehensible. John
McCain’s “twisted mind” is the
same one that refused to deny his
country, and so subjected USN Lt.
McCain to repeated brutal beatings
by his North Vietnamese captors for
over five years in a horrible POW
camp; it’s the same mind that
refused to accept early release in
front of other Americans who had
been imprisoned before him.
Holbrooke is no hero
Editor,
While the mainstream media has
eulogized Richard Holbrooke and
lauded him as a great diplomat,
many would disagree with this por-
trayal. More accurately, Holbrooke
epitomized the symbol of a hawk-
ish, “take no prisoners” attitude of
U.S. military power.
Earlier in his career, as special
envoy to Vietnam in the Carter
administration, he failed to follow
through on a verbal assurance to lift
a crushing economic embargo
which resulted in wide-spread star-
vation. As assistant secretary of
somewhere,” in the Dec. 27 edition
of the Daily Journal. Kline com-
mented on Mike Brown’s letter
“Bankrupting California Schools” in
the Dec. 17 edition of the Daily
Journal that criticized the California
high-speed rail project for taking
away needed funds from schools.
Kline corrected Brown’s assertion
that “California is spending $4.5
billion in taxpayer dollars to lay 54
miles of “high-speed rail” (HSR)
tracks between two tiny cities of
Borden and Corcoran (total popula-
tion 25,000)” by noting what has
been widely publicized in the media
— on Dec. 9 the federal govern-
Congress passed a number of bills
that are contrary to the message of
Nov. 2. Why they did this remains a
mystery. Were these congressmen
seeking revenge for being voted out
of office? Were they promised cushy
board and commission appoint-
ments? With the colossal growth of
government there are certainly
many job openings. Am I the only
one questioning this phenomenon?
Wouldn’t the “in your face kid” be
more appropriate?
Keith C. De Filippis
San Jose
Nick Rose
Alex Shamis
Andrew Scheiner
Michelle Sibrian
Jeremy Venook
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Dow 11,555.03 -18.46
Nasdaq 2,667.27 +1.67
10-Yr Bond 3.3510% -0.0420
Oil (per barrel) 90.73
Stocks end flat
By David K. Randall
and Pallavi Gogoi
S&P 500 1,257.54 +0.77 Gold 1,384.20
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — Stocks were little
changed Monday as investors focused on
strong holiday shopping results and
looked past an interest rate hike in
China.
Many traders stayed home because of
the snow, but the absence of selling
points to growing confidence about the
U.S. economy. Data from MasterCard
Advisors’ SpendingPulse survey esti-
mates that U.S. retail sales between Nov.
5 and Dec. 24 rose 5.5 percent from last
year. Wall Street is anticipating that
Tuesday’s consumer confidence index
for December will reflect this optimism.
Also expected on Tuesday is the wide-
ly-watched S&P/Case-Shiller house
price index for October, which may not
capture the exuberance seen in other
Insurance giant AIG gets $3B in credit
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — Insurance giant AIG
is taking yet another step on its road to
recovery, obtaining $3 billion in credit
facilities.
The news sent AIG shares soaring 9
percent Monday.
The New-York based company said it
will be able to tap the facilities once it
finishes paying back its bailouts.
American International Group Inc.
received the biggest government rescue
of any financial company during the
recent crisis. Its lifelines from the
Federal Reserve and Treasury were
worth $182 billion.
The $3 billion in credit facilities will
be split evenly between a 364-day agree-
AT&T expands Wi-Fi zones in public spaces
By Peter Svensson
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — AT&T Inc. is expand-
ing Wi-Fi access for its subscribers in
New York and introducing it in San
Francisco, adding data capacity in two
cities with heavy wireless network use
from the iPhone and other devices.
The phone company is to announce
Tuesday that it will expand Wi-Fi hot
spots in New York’s Times Square just
ahead of New Year’s revelers cramming
there for the annual countdown to mid-
night. It is also deploying its first hot
spots in a public, outdoor area of San
Francisco, the Embarcadero waterfront
district.
For years, AT&T has operated a wide
Ohio Supreme Court OKs
state’s taxing satellite TV
By Doug Whiteman
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio
Supreme Court has upheld a state sales
tax for satellite TV providers that cable
competitors don’t have to pay, rejecting
arguments from the satellite industry that
the tax is unfair while maintaining a
source of tens of millions of dollars in rev-
enue for the financially struggling state.
In the 5-2 decision released Monday,
the state’s highest court ruled that the
2003 tax does not violate the U.S.
Constitution’s Commerce Clause because
the tax is based on differences between
the nature of the businesses and does not
favor in-state interests at the expense of
out-of-state interests.
Satellite companies had argued that
Wall Street
more recent economic indicators.
The Dow Jones industrial average
ended the day down 18.46 points, or 0.2
percent, to 11,555.03. The Standard and
Poor’s 500 index gained 0.8, or less than
0.1 percent, to 1,257.54. The Nasdaq
composite index rose 1.7 points, also
less than 0.1 percent, to 2,667.27.
Monday’s trading was particularly light
after a massive blizzard swept the
Northeast, disrupting commutes for
many people in New York’s financial
industry. Activity was already expected
to be slow in a week sandwiched
between the Christmas and New Year’s
holidays.
China’s move over the weekend was
the second time in three months that the
country took steps to slow the pace of its
economic expansion. Inflation jumped to
ment and a three-year agreement. AIG
also said that Chartis has entered a one-
year, $1.3 billion letter of credit facility.
There are 36 banks participating in the
facilities.
The agreement builds momentum for
AIG, which earlier this month raised $2
billion selling senior unsecured notes
and established a $500 million contin-
gent liquidity facility.
AIG in September announced a recap-
italization plan under which it would be
able to repay the American taxpayer for
the bailouts. The deal gave Treasury a
92.1 percent stake in AIG before it could
begin selling its shares.
But AIG needed to prove its strength
by displaying its ability to raise money
network of hot spots in hotels, airports,
Starbucks coffee shops and other indoor
locations. The new “hot zones,” as
AT&T calls them, are different in that
they cover public, outdoor spaces are
and cluster together many access points
to cover a larger area.
The zones provide fast data service for
AT&T subscribers and divert traffic from
the company’s cellular network. Many
AT&T smart phones, including the
iPhone, connect automatically to AT&T
Wi-Fi when it’s available.
IPhone users are legion in both New
York and San Francisco and tax AT&T’s
network heavily. The company made it a
priority this year to improve wireless
service in the two cities.
The Dallas-based company set up a
subjecting them and not their cable rivals
to the tax violates their rights to interstate
commerce because their companies oper-
ate between states while cable companies
operate within them.
But writing for the majority, Justice
Terrence O’Donnell said the justices con-
cluded that Ohio lawmakers “imposed a
sales tax that makes no distinction
between local and interstate commerce,
but rather distinguishes based on the
mode of distributing television program-
ming.”
The 5.5 percent sales tax on satellite TV
imposed as part of a budget-balancing tax
package in 2003 generated about $54 mil-
lion for the state in the fiscal year that
ended June 30, John Kohlstrand, a
spokesman for the Ohio Department of
Taxation, said Monday.
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its highest levels in two years in
November. Any slowdown in China
affects companies worldwide and can
drive a decline in many stock markets.
Bank of America Corp. estimates that
emerging markets like China account for
80 percent of the world’s economic
growth.
In the U.S., financial stocks were up.
American International Group Inc.
shares rose 9 percent to $59.38 after the
bailed-out insurer said it obtained $3 bil-
lion in credit facilities, marking another
step on its road to recovery.
Bank of America shares closed up
nearly 2 percent to $13.27, while
Citigroup Inc. was up 2 percent to $4.77.
Consolidated volume of stocks traded
on the New York Stock Exchange totaled
2 billion. Gaining stocks outpaced losing
stocks four to three.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury note
rose slightly to 3.34 percent.
from private investors.
“This success is another important
vote of confidence by the market in
AIG,” CEO Robert Benmosche said in a
statement Monday.
“As we approach year’s end, we
believe we are close enough to complet-
ing our recapitalization plan that we can
see the finish line,” he added.
AIG became a symbol for excess risk
on Wall Street during the crisis that
peaked in late 2008. The company sold
insurance-like protection against losses
on mortgage bonds and other risky
investments. When the value of those
investments dropped, AIG could not
afford to cover the losses.
AIG shares closed up $5.05 at $59.38.
hot zone in Times Square in May, and
later in downtown Charlotte, N.C., and
Chicago’s Wrigleyville neighborhood.
Chief Technology Officer John
Donovan said those pilots have been
successful, so the company is expanding
coverage around Times Square and set-
ting up zones around nearby Rockefeller
Center and St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
Donovan said the company plans fur-
ther Wi-Fi expansions, including in
sports stadiums.
Wi-Fi is a cost-effective complement
to wireless broadband over AT&T’s reg-
ular, 3G cellular network, Donovan said,
but it doesn’t replace investment in that
technology. The motivation for the zones
is to improve the subscriber experience
where a lot of people gather, he said.
Business brief
Charles Schwab
recovering from heart surgery
SAN FRANCISCO — Charles
Schwab, the founder and chairman of
discount brokerage Charles Schwab
Corp., is recuperating after undergoing
successful heart valve replacement sur-
gery on Friday.
CEO and President Walt Bettinger
said Monday that the 73-year-old
Schwab is “resting comfortably and
recuperating well” and is expected to
return home in the next few days.
Schwab founded the San Francisco-
based company in 1971 as a traditional
brokerage, and in 1974 shifted to the
lower-fee discount brokerage model.
The company now has more than 300
offices, with 8 million client brokerage
accounts and $1.5 trillion in client
assets.
ROSY FINISH: TCS’S ANDY DALTON IS WINNINGEST QUARTERBACK >>> PAGE 13
<< Warriors beat 76ers for third straight win, page 13
• Veteran sportswriterPrewitt, editor dies at 73, page 12
Raiders left to try to reach smaller goals
By Josh Dubow
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ALAMEDA — Now that their
playoff hopes are officially extin-
guished, the Oakland Raiders are
left looking to achieve much small-
er goals.
A season-ending victory in
Kansas City on Sunday would end a
‘I wanted us to do better’
By Janie McCauley
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAN FRANCISCO — Mike
Singletary made a name for himself
as a coach with that bold “I want
winners!” declaration more than
two years ago. Ultimately, he didn’t
produce enough victories to save his
job.
The Hall of Fame linebacker was
fired by the San Francisco 49ers on
Sunday night after two disappoint-
ing seasons, including a 5-10 show-
ing this year for a franchise that
expected to win the NFC West.
The team made the announcement
upon returning to the Bay Area late
Sunday, several hours after San
Francisco was eliminated from
playoff contention with a 25-17 loss
at St. Louis. Defensive line coach
Jim Tomsula was promoted to inter-
im coach and will run the team in
the season finale at home against
Arizona. He was to be formally
introduced in a news conference
Monday.
After team president and CEO Jed
York told reporters in St. Louis after
the loss he would think about
whether Singletary would coach the
final game, Singletary then was told
of his dismissal back at the team’s The San Francisco 49ers have fired coach Mike Singletary,the team announced in a statement.
Santa Clara complex.
“I want to thank Mike Singletary
for the passion and effort that he
brought to this organization,” York
said in a statement. “He is a tremen-
dous person for whom I will always
have great respect.”
York said money wasn’t an object
in this decision considering
Singletary had two years remaining
on his contract.
“Obviously, we didn’t achieve the
things we set out to achieve. We
should be a playoff team,” York said
in the locker room. “We aren’t a
playoff team this year. Very disap-
pointed about that. We need to fig-
ure out how we can get into the
playoffs and how we can start com-
peting for Super Bowls.”
San Francisco began the year with
high hopes of winning the West and
See FIRED, Page 14 there’s no timetable. Jim Tomsula contention. Also fired were pass
NFL playoffs: Who needs what to clinch
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — Three division
titles remain undecided heading
into the final week of the NFL sea-
son: the AFC South, NFC South
and NFC West.
Indianapolis wins the AFC
South by beating visiting
Tennessee on Sunday, or if
streak of seven straight losing sea-
sons and give Oakland (7-8) its first
perfect record in the AFC West
since 1976. Those are just consola-
tion prizes now for a team that
believed it was good enough to win
the division.
“Our goal was to go to the play-
offs and give ourselves a shot to
move on from there,” offensive line-
man Robert Gallery said. “It’s a step
49ers prepare for final week
By Janie McCauley
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SANTA CLARA — San
Francisco team president and CEO
Jed York is turning to his uncle, for-
mer 49ers owner Eddie DeBartolo
Jr., for advice on how to fix the
underachieving franchise.
DeBartolo will serve as a consult-
ant in the process of finding a gen-
eral manager, and York also plans to a day after the 49ers fired Mike
talk to Patriots president Jonathan Singletary late Sunday upon return- of being a playoff-caliber team this
Kraft about what works so well for ing to team headquarters following year. Whether we were a 7-9 divi-
New England. Only after a GM is in a 25-17 loss at St. Louis that elimi- sion winner or not didn’t matter to
place will a new coach be hired, and nated San Francisco from playoff
Jacksonville loses at Houston.
Atlanta needed a victory Monday
night at home against New Orleans
or next Sunday, also at home
against Carolina, to take the NFC
South. The winner of Sunday’s
game in Seattle between the Rams
and Seahawks wins the NFC West.
While the AFC wild cards
belong to the Jets and either the
forward from where we’ve been in
the past but I don’t think anybody
feels good about where we’re at
right now.”
The Raiders will be left out of the
playoffs once again, having been
eliminated by Kansas City’s 34-14
victory Sunday that wrapped up
early in the first quarter of
Oakland’s home finale.
The Raiders went on to lose 31-
will coach the
49ers for all of
a week, and his
bosses have
said they expect
him to win.
The promot-
ed defensive
line coach took
charge of the
Jed York
d ow n t r o d d e n
team Monday, change in recent weeks.
Ravens or Steelers — whichever
doesn’t take the AFC North — five
teams have shots at NFC wild
cards: Atlanta, New Orleans,
Green Bay, Tampa Bay and the
New York Giants.
So the AFC is not very compli-
cated, with New England the East
winner, Kansas City champion of
the West, and either Baltimore or
Tuesday • Dec. 28, 2010
26 to Indianapolis, ending any play to win every division game and
chance at a winning season. not finish first.
So instead of having a playoff “It would be nice go in there and
showdown against the Chiefs (10-5) try to give them their first home loss
in Kansas City, the Raiders will end and all that, sweep the division,”
the season with essentially a mean- defensive lineman Tommy Kelly
ingless game. A win would give the said. “It’s kind of hollow but, we
Raiders series sweeps against divi- achieved a goal but we didn’t get the
sion rivals San Diego, Denver and ultimate goal. So that’s still kind of
Kansas City and make Oakland the
first team since the start of division See RAIDERS, Page 12
Who Dat
going back
to playoffs
Brees leads Saints to
17-14 win over Falcons
By Paul Newberry
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ATLANTA — After tossing up
two throws in the fourth quarter that
he wishes never
left his hand,
Drew Brees con-
nected on the
one that really
counted for the
New Orleans
Saints.
Brees shook
off a pair of
Drew Brees
interceptions in
the final period, hooking up with
rookie Jimmy Graham on a 6-yard
touchdown with 3:24 remaining to
give New Orleans a 17-14 victory
over the Atlanta on Monday night.
Brees and the Saints denied the
Falcons from clinching the NFC
South title and home-field advantage
REUTERS in the playoffs.
And Who Dat going back to the
playoffs? That would be the Saints,
who showed they aren’t ready to
rush specialist
give up their Super Bowl title with a
win that should give them a huge
boost of confidence heading into the
postseason.
The Falcons (12-3), meanwhile,
coach Al Harris might be having some doubts after
and inside line- their eight-game winning streak was
backers coach snapped at the Georgia Dome,
V a n t z where they have been virtually
Singletary, the unbeatable in Mike Smith’s three
former coach’s years as coach.
nephew. Still, the loss doesn’t ruin
York said he Atlanta’s two main goals. The
had considered
Jim Tomsula Falcons can still wrap up their first
the coaching division crown since 2004 and home
field through the NFC playoffs by
“Obviously we had expectations knocking off two-win Carolina at
home in the final week of the season.
But this one stung, especially
since there’s a real possibility these
teams will meet again in the play-
See NINERS, Page 14 offs.
“It feels good,” Brees said. “You
just want to punch your ticket to the
big show, and we’ve done that.
Obviously Carolina needs to beat
Pittsburgh taking the North. The Atlanta next week so we can get that
Steelers hold the tiebreaker over one seed.”
the Ravens and are at Cleveland on Brees completed six straight pass-
Sunday. Baltimore hosts es on a 13-play, 90-yard drive, the
Cincinnati. last one to the rookie tight end for
The Chiefs and the AFC South the winning score. That made up for
winner will host a wild-card round Brees’ ill-advised attempt to flip a
backhanded pass to escape heavy
playoff game.
Things are more unsettled in the pressure, but instead the throw was
See CLINCH, Page 14 See SAINTS, Page 13
12 Tuesday • Dec. 28, 2010 SPORTS THE DAILY JOURNAL

Veteran AP sportswriter, Sports briefs

editor Prewitt dies at 73
SAN FRANCISCO — When longtime James clarifies remarks RAIDERS “We’re really close.
...You look at the San
Associated Press sportswriter and editor Eric hinting at contraction Continued from page 11 Fran game, you look
Prewitt took his seat to witness marquee MIAMI — LeBron James is clarifying at the Arizona game,
moments in San Francisco Bay Area sports remarks he made about contraction and the hard to swallow right there.”
history, he didn’t bring just a notebook and a NBA. There were many signs of progress this we could have easily had
pen. Speaking after Heat practice Monday, James season for the Raiders, who had their most two wins right there.You
Also at his side, often keeping the box wins since winning the AFC championship in
score, was his young daughter.
said he “didn’t mean to upset anybody” when
he called the NBA “watered down” last week 2002. The offense improved by leaps under look at the Jacksonville
The three-decade veteran of the AP died and that the league was more popular in the new coordinator Hue Jackson and quarter- game, that’s another big
last week at his home in Tryon, N.C., after a 1980s because there were fewer teams and back Jason Campbell. Oakland has scored win we could have had.”
long battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was thus more stars on the top squads. 379 points already this season, the eighth
73. James referenced Minnesota’s Kevin Love most ever by the franchise and most since — Quentin Groves,Raiders linebacker
He leaves behind his stories chronicling the and New Jersey’s Brook Lopez and Devin 2002.
heydays of the Oakland Athletics and Oakland Harris when making his comments last week Darren McFadden has emerged as the big- the Raiders hold an option to bring him back
Raiders in the 1970s and the San Francisco in Phoenix. On Monday, he insisted he was not play back the Raiders expected when they in 2011.
49ers during their first march to Super Bowl suggesting that the Timberwolves and Nets picked him fourth overall in 2008, with 1,157 Sunday’s game will be Cable’s 44th since
victory. should be shut down. yards rushing, 47 catches and 10 touchdowns. taking over for the fired Lane Kiffin on an
He also leaves the lasting image of a single James says he “didn’t say let’s abandon the Oakland has gotten big contributions from interim basis in 2008, a mark only two coach-
father who balanced his dediction to his job Nets and not let them move to Brooklyn, or a rookie class that includes two defensive es have reached since Tom Flores moved to
and his daughter the only way he could: by let’s tear down the Target Center in Minnesota. starters in middle linebacker Rolando the front office after the 1987 season. But
bringing her along to the games. I never said that. Never said that, all right.” McClain and defensive lineman Lamarr he’s still looking for his first playoff berth.
Houston, starting left tackle Jared Veldheer, “It’s a process to get there,” he said. “This
and game-breaking receiver-returner Jacoby week is just the last step for this year, and that
Ford, who has returned three kicks for touch- is to go out and win a game and finish the sea-
downs. son 8-8, stop the losing record thing that has
The Raiders lost only three games by dou- kind of been chasing this organization for a
ble figures all season, a stark difference from number of years as well as complete the
a year ago, when they lost five games by at sweep in the division. I think that would be a
least 20 points and two others by more than heck of a deal for our football team and
10. launch us into the future and the next year.”
Some of those close losses still haunt the The Raiders went 4-8 with Cable as an
Raiders, who lost 24-23 at Arizona when interim coach in 2008, then were 5-11 last
Sebastian Janikowski missed a 32-yard field season, when JaMarcus Russell’s struggles at
goal, had chances late against Houston and quarterback held the franchise back. Oakland
San Francisco and gave up the winning score followed that up with at least seven wins this
in Jacksonville with 1:34 remaining. season.
“We’re really close,” linebacker Quentin Punter Shane Lechler, one of the last ties to
Groves said. “You look at the San Fran game, Oakland’s division championship teams in
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Warriors beat 76ers

for third straight win
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Warriors 110, 76ers 95
OAKLAND — Monta Ellis had 22 points State’s longest since it
and a season-high 12 assists, David Lee added won three in a row in April
21 points and 16 rebounds and Golden State 2009.
won its third straight, beating the Philadelphia Jrue Holiday had 23
76ers 110-95 on Monday night. points and 11 assists for
Stephen Curry added 17 points, including Philadelphia (12-19) while
seven straight during a decisive run in the Elton Brand had his eighth
fourth quarter when the Warriors (12-18) double-double in 13
pulled away. games with 16 points and
The three-game winning streak is Golden
Monta Ellis 16 rebounds.

Kings dominate third

period to beat Sharks New Orleans Saints’Pierre Thomas is brought down by Atlanta Falcons’Curtis Lofton.
REUTERS

Pierre Thomas dove over for a game-clinch-

By Josh Dubow
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAN JOSE — Trevor Lewis broke up a
scoreless game early in the third period and
Jonathan Quick made 24 saves for his fourth
shutout this season, leading the Los Angeles
Kings to a 4-0 victory over the San Jose
Sharks on Monday night.
Dustin Brown scored twice and former San
Jose forward Marco Sturm also scored in the
third as the Kings broke open a close game to
snap a three-game losing streak to San Jose.
Anze Kopitar had three assists.
The Sharks looked sluggish in their first
game following a three-day Christmas break,
taking more than 12 minutes to put a single
shot on net and eventually having their sea-
Kings 4, Sharks 0
son-long four-game winning streak snapped.
They had few good chances all night, with
perhaps the best coming on Patrick Marleau’s
short-handed breakaway that Quick stopped
midway through the third.
The Kings were already solidly in control
by then, on the way to their ninth win in 12
games. They used another big third period to
prolong this run, having outscored the opposi-
tion 16-4 in the third during this span.
After being stymied through two periods by
Antti Niemi, the Kings finally broke through
with their four goals in the third to complete a
back-to-back sweep of their California rivals
after beating Anaheim at home Sunday.
SAINTS
Continued from page 11
picked off by Chauncey Davis and returned
26 yards for a touchdown in the opening
minute of the fourth — giving the Falcons
their first lead all night.
It didn’t last, even after Brees was picked
off again on a brilliant play by defensive end
John Abraham, who batted the ball high in
the air then grabbed it himself.
“That’s part of it,” Brees said. “It’s the ebb
and flow of the game. Sometimes you have a
clean pocket. Sometimes they’re getting after
you.
“In the end, we found a way to win.”
After Abraham’s interception, the Saints
held the Falcons just past midfield, then got
ing first down on third and inches.
“We don’t want to feel this way the rest of
the season,” Ryan said. “We’re going to work
hard to make sure we don’t.”
The Falcons didn’t play their typically
clean game.
An errant snap by Todd McClure out of the
shotgun was recovered by New Orleans, set-
ting up Thomas’ 2-yard touchdown run that
gave the Saints a 10-0 lead and breaking
Atlanta’s streak of seven straight games
without a fumble.
Ryan connected with Roddy White on a 7-
yard touchdown pass that made it 10-7 at
halftime, but Atlanta squandered another
chance when Michael Turner fumbled the
ball away on second-and-goal at the New
Orleans 1. It was Turner’s first fumble of the
season.

TCU’s Dalton gets rosy the ball back at their own 10. The first two
plays lost a yard, but Brees connected with
Lance Moore on an 18-yard pass to keep the
Brees completed 35 of 49 for 302 yards,
easily winning the duel with Ryan (15 of 29
for 148 yards) on a night when both teams

finish as winningest QB
By Stephen Hawkins
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Andy Dalton arrived at TCU with little fan-
fare, when what made him stand out was his
red hair and the most popular Horned Frogs
jersey was still the No. 5 of LaDainian
Tomlinson.
Dalton makes his final start for the Frogs on
Saturday in the Rose Bowl, where there will be
plenty of purple No. 14 jerseys for the win-
ningest quarterback at the same school where
Davey O’Brien and “Slingin’ Sammy” Baugh
played.
“It’s bittersweet for sure,” Dalton said. “I
just feel so blessed to have everything I’ve
been able to accomplish. It will be weird not
coming back.”
drive going.
Brees didn’t miss again, completing his
next five throws to drive the Saints down the
field. On third-and-3 at the 6, he flicked a
quick pass to Graham slanting over the mid-
dle. He got a step on William Moore and
Brees delivered the ball just out of the reach
of Sean Weatherspoon for the touchdown.
Matt Ryan broke off a career-long 20-yard
run, but the Saints held at the 43 and Atlanta
chose to punt. Brees never gave them the ball
back, completing two more passes before
struggled to run the ball effectively.
Trying to avoid a sack, Brees got away
with a flip back to Thomas in the third quar-
ter. The move backfired when he tried it
again in the fourth.
With Jonathan Babineaux bearing down on
him, Brees attempted to backhand a pass to a
receiver standing at least 15 yards away. Bad
move. The ball fluttered right into the arms
of the 271-pound Davis, who rumbled 26
yards for his first career touchdown with
14:14 remaining.

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CLINCH
Continued from page 11
NFC, where Chicago (North) and
Philadelphia (East) own division titles. Seattle
(6-9) could become the first division winner in
NFL history with a losing record if it beats St.
Louis (7-8) in their finale, which has been
flexed to a Sunday night game.
Should New Orleans win at Atlanta and
then beat visiting Tampa Bay, it would take
the South and the Falcons would be a wild
card.
But the defending Super Bowl champion
Saints could fall right out of the picture by
losing twice. They would then need either the
Packers or Giants to lose their finale: Green
Bay hosts archrival Chicago, while New York
is at Washington.
The Packers (9-6) have the inside track for a
wild card — win and they are in. The Giants
and Bucs must win Sunday to have a shot at a
wild card.
NINERS
Continued from page 11
me,” York said. “I wanted to make sure that the
San Francisco 49ers had an opportunity to
compete for a Super Bowl, which I felt like we
had every expectation to do that. When that
was not realized, I wanted to make sure we
were setting ourselves up for the remainder of
the season but more importantly for next sea-
son. And when we look at next season, there
are a lot of things that are uncertain — the
labor issues. I’m not sure when our players are
going to be back next season, so I wanted to
make sure we didn’t have a coaching turnover,
coaching change going into that.”
San Francisco (5-10), which hasn’t had a
winning record since its last trip to the post-
season in 2002, finishes the season at home
Sunday against last-place Arizona.
“We’re going to win. Let me make that
clear,” Tomsula said. “That was something we
FIRED
Continued from page 11
reaching the postseason for the first time since
2002. Singletary was 18-22 in two-plus sea-
sons.
“One of the greatest experiences of my life
was having the opportunity to coach the San
Francisco 49ers,” Singletary said in a statement.
“What made it so special were the players. They
were some of the most outstanding men I have
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Clinches AFC North and a first-round bye with:
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BALTIMORE
Clinches AFC North and a first-round bye with:
1) Win and Pittsburgh loss or tie OR
2) Tie and Pittsburgh loss
INDIANAPOLIS
Clinches AFC South with:
1) Win or tie OR
2) Jacksonvile loss or tie
JACKSONVILLE
Clinches AFC South with:
1) Win and Indianapolis loss
NFC
CLINCHED: Chicago, NFC North; Philadelphia, NFC
talked about this morning. Jed’s made that
very clear. Trent Baalke’s made it very clear —
very, very crystal clear.”
The 49ers missed the playoffs for the eighth
straight season despite being the popular
favorite before the season to win the awful
NFC West. They couldn’t recover from an 0-5
start, the franchise’s worst since losing seven
straight to begin a 2-14 season in 1979 — the
late Hall of Famer Bill Walsh’s first year as
coach.
York said he has already begun pursuing
potential GM candidates and could do some
interviews later this week. The 49ers have
been without a general manager since the
abrupt departure of Scot McCloughan in
March, which York called a “mutual parting.”
McCloughan wound up with the division-rival
Seahawks.
Baalke, who has led the team’s football
operations as vice president of player person-
nel, will be considered for the job — though
other experienced NFL executives out of work
probably on York’s list are Randy Mueller and
Tim Ruskell. If Carolina fires GM Marty
ever been around in my life. The coaches were
truly professionals. I wish the 49ers nothing but
the best. I am thankful to the York family for
having given me the opportunity to be a head
coach in the NFL. I am indebted to them for
that. I am also thankful for the Faithful fans, I
am just sorry I couldn’t give them more.”
The 49ers opened 0-5 and will finish with a
losing record for the seventh time in eight
years. They went 8-8 in Singletary’s first full
season, then produced an unbeaten preseason
this year only to drop their first five games. It
was the franchise’s worst start since losing
seven in a row to begin a 2-14 season in 1979
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PHILADELPHIA
Clinched the NFC East and still has a chance to earn
a first-round bye and homefield advantage next
week.
CHICAGO
Clinched the NFC North and still has a chance to
earn a first-round bye and homefield advantage
next week.
ATLANTA
Clinches the NFC South and homefield advantage
with a win or tie against New Orleans tonight.If At-
lanta loses tonight, it still has a chance to win the
NFC South,a first-round bye and homefield advan-
tage next week.
NEW ORLEANS
Clinches a playoff spot with a win or tie against At-
lanta tonight and still has a chance to win the NFC
South, a first-round bye and homefield advantage
next week.
If New Orleans loses tonight,it can still clinch a play-
off spot next week with:
1) Win or tie OR
2) N.Y.Giants loss or tie and GB loss or tie
Hurney, he could be another person of interest.
“I’m going to try and knock out as many
people as we can this week and open it up even
further as we go into next week,” York said. “I
think it’s important to get somebody that’s the
right fit for the 49ers. I think we want to make
sure that we look at as many people as we pos-
sibly can to come to that right conclusion.”
After York picks a general manager, he said
that person will have all the say in who is hired
as coach. When Singletary was promoted and
had the interim tag stripped from his title in the
locker room after a season-ending win over the
Redskins in 2008, York was criticized for rush-
ing into the choice. Singletary was all of 5-4 as
a head coach after taking over two months ear-
lier from the fired Mike Nolan.
York acknowledged there could be some
coaches who aren’t retained by their teams
who the Niners might consider after the sea-
son, including Houston’s Gary Kubiak and the
Titans’ Jeff Fisher.
“There are a lot of coaches that are on the
street right now that are potential candidates
for us. And I think there are a lot of guys that
— in the late Hall of Famer Bill Walsh’s first
year as coach.
No team has recovered from an 0-5 start to
reach the playoffs, but the 49ers would have
made it if they had defeated the Rams and won
again next Sunday. If that had happened, San
Francisco would have won the tiebreaker over
Seattle and St. Louis to win the division and
become the first team with a losing record in a
non-strike season to make the playoffs.
“You know what, I’ll put it this way: a per-
sonal failure. I’m the head coach of this team
and obviously wanted us to do better, felt that
we could do better,” Singletary said after the
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NEW YORK GIANTS
Clinch a playoff spot with:
1) Win and Green Bay loss or tie OR
2) Win and New Orleans loses twice OR
3) Tie and Green Bay loss and Tampa Bay loss or tie
TAMPA BAY
Clinches a playoff spot with:
1) Win and New Orleans loss to Atlanta and N.Y.Gi-
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2) Win and New Orleans loss to Atlanta and Green
Bay loss or tie OR
3) Win and N.Y.Giants loss or tie and Green Bay loss
or tie OR
4) Tie and N.Y.Giants loss and Green Bay loss
ST.LOUIS
Clinches NFC West with:
1) Win or tie
SEATTLE
Clinches NFC West with:
1) Win
are coordinators that have been successful, so
there’s a broad array,” York said. “But that’s
not me putting that list together. Our general
manager is going to put that list together.”
Tight end Vernon Davis and running back
Frank Gore both said they were surprised
Singletary didn’t get to finish the season.
Singletary, who helped mold Davis into a cap-
tain and Pro Bowler, is still owed $5 million
for the two years remaining on his contract.
The Hall of Fame linebacker was 18-22 during
his two-plus seasons.
“It’s a business, and the guys upstairs make
the decision,” Davis said. “I’m very confident
about the way things are moving. Going for-
ward, we have a lot to look forward to. Jed
York and the rest of the guys upstairs, they
want to do everything they can to put us in the
best situation possible. And I believe in them,
I trust them. I’ve trusted them since the first
day I walked in here. So I’m happy about
being here. I’m excited about the upcoming
season. But this year has been pretty frustrat-
ing.”
game Sunday. “There are some obvious ques-
tions that I hoped would be answered as the
season went on, and obviously were not
answered. When that happens, you end up out
of the playoffs.
“I take full responsibility for every unan-
swered question.”
The 52-year-old Singletary, who first took
over as coach on an interim basis when Mike
Nolan was fired in October 2008, had two years
remaining on his contract. York - son of owner
John York — seems ready for major change
around the Niners despite having to pay
Singletary.
THE DAILY JOURNAL SPORTS Tuesday • Dec. 28, 2010 15
Giants stuck in Wisconsin Sports brief NBA GLANCE NHL GLANCE NFL GLANCE
thinking about loss Monday evening the team planned to
NEWARK, N.J. — The disap- leave early Tuesday morning. EASTERN CONFERENCE EASTERN CONFERENCE AMERICAN CONFERENCE
pointment of Green Bay just won’t A disappointed coach Tom Atlantic Division Atlantic Division East
W L Pct GB W L OT Pts GF GA W L T Pct PF PA
go away for the New York Giants. Coughlin addressed his players at Boston 23 5 .821 — Pittsburgh 24 11 2 50 119 86 y-New England 13 2 0 .867 480 306
Not only did they lose control of their Appleton, Wis., hotel Monday New York 18 12 .600 6 Philadelphia 22 8 5 49 117 87 x-N.Y.Jets 10 5 0 .667 329 297
their playoff hopes with a 45-17 loss morning and told them turnovers Philadelphia 12 19 .387 12 1/2 N.Y.Rangers 21 14 2 44 115 97 Miami 7 8 0 .467 266 295
cost teams games and that the Toronto 10 20 .333 14 Buffalo 4 11 0 .267 276 387
to the Packers, the Giants were New Jersey 9 22 .290 15 1/2
N.Y.Islanders 9 19 6 24 78 114
South
Giants (9-6) still had a chance to New Jersey 9 24 2 20 61 112
stuck in Wisconsin for a second Southeast Division Northeast Division W L T Pct PF PA
straight day when their charter was make the playoffs, provided they get W L Pct GB W L OT Pts GF GA Indianapolis 9 6 0 .600 412 368
unable to make it to New Jersey fol- help. Miami 23 9 .719 — Boston 19 11 4 42 96 71 Jacksonville 8 7 0 .533 336 385
They must beat the Redskins in Orlando 19 12 .6133 1/2 Tennessee 6 9 0 .400 336 316
lowing a major storm that dumped Montreal 20 14 2 42 93 83
Atlanta 20 13 .6063 1/2 Houston 5 10 0 .333 356 410
more than two feet of snow in the Washington on Sunday and hope Charlotte 10 19 .3451 1 1/2
Ottawa 16 17 4 36 86 108
North
that Chicago can knock off the Buffalo 14 18 4 32 94 106
state. Washington 7 22 .2411 4 1/2 W L T Pct PF PA
Toronto 13 17 4 30 79 103
Giants spokesman Pat Hanlon said Packers in Green Bay. Central Division
Southeast Division
x-Pittsburgh 11 4 0 .733 334 223
W L Pct GB x-Baltimore 11 4 0 .733 344 263
Chicago 19 10 .655 — W L OT Pts GF GA Cleveland 5 10 0 .333 262 291
Indiana 13 15 .464 5 1/2 Tampa Bay 21 10 5 47 112 116 Cincinnati 4 11 0 .267 315 382
SAT SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI
Milwaukee 12 17 .414 7 Washington 21 12 5 47 114 105 West
26 Detroit 10 21 .323 10 Atlanta 19 13 6 44 120 111 W L T Pct PF PA
25 27 28 29 30 31
vs.L.A.Kings Cleveland 8 22 .267 11 1/2 Carolina 15 15 4 34 94 105 y-Kansas City 10 5 0 .667 356 295
@ Wild @ B-Hawks
7:30 p.m. 5 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Florida 16 17 1 33 93 89 San Diego 8 7 0 .533 408 294
CSN-CAL CSN-CAL CSN-CAL WESTERN CONFERENCE Oakland 7 8 0 .467 379 361

Southwest Division
WESTERN CONFERENCE Denver 4 11 0 .267 316 438

W L Pct GB Central Division

vs.Philly
7:30 p.m.
@ Atlanta
4 p.m.
@ Charlotte
Noon San Antonio 26 4 .867 — W L OT Pts GF GA NATIONAL CONFERENCE
CSN-BAY CSN-BAY CSN-BAY
Dallas 24 5 .828 1 1/2 Detroit 23 9 4 50 121 100 East
New Orleans 18 13 .581 8 1/2 Chicago 20 14 3 43 119 105 W L T Pct PF PA
Dec. 26 Jan. 2 Houston 15 15 .500 11 St.Louis 18 12 5 41 92 96 y-Philadelphia 10 4 0 .714 412 339
vs.Arizona Memphis 14 17 .452 12 1/2 Nashville 17 12 6 40 85 87 N.Y.Giants 9 6 0 .600 377 333
1:15 p.m. End regular Northwest Division Columbus 18 15 3 39 93 105 Washington 6 9 0 .400 288 360
FOX season
W L Pct GB Northwest Division Dallas 5 10 0 .333 380 423
Utah 21 10 .677 — W L OT Pts GF GA South
Dec. 26 Jan. 2 Oklahoma City 21 11 .656 1/2
End regular Vancouver 21 8 5 47 115 88 W L T Pct PF PA
@ K.C. Denver 16 13 .552 4 x-Atlanta 12 3 0 .800 383 278
season Colorado 19 12 5 43 125 117
10 a.m. Portland 16 15 .516 5
CBS Minnesota 16 14 5 37 86 100 New Orleans 11 4 0 .733 371 284
Minnesota 8 24 .250 13 1/2 Calgary 16 18 3 35 100 107 Tampa Bay 9 6 0 .600 318 305
Pacific Division Carolina 2 13 0 .133 186 377
Edmonton 12 16 6 30 89 116
W L Pct GB North
TRANSACTIONS L.A.Lakers
Phoenix
21
13
9
16
.700
.448
—
7 1/2
Pacific Division
W L OT Pts GF GA W L T Pct PF PA
Dallas 21 11 4 46 102 96 y-Chicago 11 4 0 .733 331 276
BASEBALL ATLANTA THRASHERS—Reassigned G Edward Golden State 12 18 .400 9 Green Bay 9 6 0 .600 378 237
National League Pasquale from Chicago (AHL) to Gwinnett (ECHL). L.A.Clippers 10 22 .313 12 Los Angeles 22 12 1 45 106 78
Minnesota 5 9 0 .357 244 314
MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Agreed to terms with CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS—Assigned G Hannu Sacramento 5 23 .179 15 San Jose 19 12 5 43 106 100
Detroit 5 10 0 .333 342 356
RHP Takashi Saito on a one-year contract. Toivonen to Rockford (AHL). Anaheim 18 17 4 40 99 115
West
NEW YORK METS—Traded LHP Michael Antonini DETROIT RED WINGS—Recalled RW Jan Mursak Sunday’s Games Phoenix 16 11 7 39 91 97 W L T Pct PF PA
to the L.A.Dodgers for SS Chin-lung Hu. from Grand Rapids (AHL). L.A.Clippers 108,Phoenix 103 St.Louis 7 8 0 .467 283 312
American Association NASHVILLE PREDATORS—Signed F Chris Mueller Minnesota 98,Cleveland 97 Sunday’s Games Seattle 6 9 0 .400 294 401
FORT WORTH CATS—Signed 1B Trent Lockwood. and recalled him from Milwaukee (AHL). Chicago 95,Detroit 92,OT Toronto 4,New Jersey 1 San Francisco 5 10 0 .333 267 339
ST. PAUL SAINTS—Acquired C Richard Mercado NEW YORK RANGERS—Recalled F Mats Zuc- New Orleans 93,Atlanta 86 N.Y.Islanders 4,Montreal 1 Arizona 5 10 0 .333 282 396
and INF Ron Bourquin from Schaumburg (North- carello from Connecticut (AHL). San Antonio 94,Washington 80 Washington 3,Carolina 2
ern) for cash. OTTAWA SENATORS—Reassigned G Mike Memphis 104,Indiana 90 Tampa Bay 3,Atlanta 2,OT x-clinched playoff spot
Can-Am League Brodeur to Binghamton (AHL). Philadelphia 95,Denver 89 Chicago 4,Columbus 1 y-clinched division
NEW JERSEY JACKALS—Signed RHP Bobby PHOENIX COYOTES—Assigned G Matt Climie to Monday’s Games St.Louis 2,Nashville 0 ———
Gagg. San Antonio (AHL). Charlotte 105,Detroit 100 Detroit 4,Minnesota 1 Thursday’s Game
NEWARK BEARS—Signed RHP Matt Morris. American Hockey League Orlando 104,New Jersey 88 Ottawa 3,Pittsburgh 1 Pittsburgh 27,Carolina 3
BASKETBALL CHICAGO WOLVES—Released D Dave Phillips. Memphis 96,Toronto 85 Phoenix 1,Dallas 0 Saturday’s Game
National Basketball Association CONNECTICUT WHALE—Signed F Jason Williams. Atlanta 95,Milwaukee 80 Vancouver 3,Edmonton 2 Arizona 27,Dallas 26
NBA—Fined Boston C Shaquille O’Neal $35,000 SYRACUSE CRUNCH—Assigned F Eric Lampe and Minnesota 113,New Orleans 98 Los Angeles 4,Anaheim 1 Sunday’s Games
for public comments about officiating after Satur- D John de Gray to Elmira (ECHL). Recalled F John Dallas 103,Oklahoma City 93 Kansas City 34,Tennessee 14
Monday’s Games
day’s game against Orlando. Kurtz from Elmira. Houston 100,Washington 93 St.Louis 25,San Francisco 17
Columbus 4,Minnesota 3,SO
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS—Waived F Jawad ECHL Portland 96,Utah 91 Chicago 38,N.Y.Jets 34
Williams. Assigned F Samardo Samuels to Erie ELMIRA JACKALS—Loaned G Daren Machesney Boston 3,Florida 2,SO
L.A.Clippers 100, Sacramento 99 Baltimore 20,Cleveland 10
(NBADL). to Binghamton (AHL). N.Y.Rangers 7,N.Y.Islanders 2
Philadelphia 95,Golden State 110 New England 34,Buffalo 3
FOOTBALL Central Hockey League Tuesday’s Games Detroit 4,Colorado 3,OT
Calgary 5,Buffalo 2 Detroit 34,Miami 27
National Football League ODESSA JACKALOPES—Signed G David McKee Orlando at Cleveland,4 p.m.
Los Angeles 4,San Jose 0 Washington 20,Jacksonville 17,OT
CHICAGO BEARS—Agreed to terms with LS to to 5-game player agreement. Boston at Indiana,4 p.m.
Tuesday’s Games Indianapolis 31,Oakland 26
Patrick Mannelly on a two-year contract extension QUAD CITY MALLARDS—Signed G Jerad Kauf- New York at Miami,4:30 p.m.
Carolina at Toronto,4 p.m. Denver 24,Houston 23
and DT Matt Toeaina on a three-year contract ex- mann and F Eric Slais. Milwaukee at Chicago,5 p.m. Cincinnati 34,San Diego 20
tension. SOCCER Toronto at Dallas,5:30 p.m. Atlanta at Pittsburgh,4 p.m.
Green Bay 45,N.Y.Giants 17
DALLAS COWBOYS—Signed QB Chris Greisen to Major League Soccer L.A.Lakers at San Antonio,5:30 p.m. Montreal at Washington,4 p.m.
Tampa Bay 38,Seattle 15
the practice squad. MLS—Named Paul Tamberino director of the com- Portland at Denver,6 p.m. Boston at Tampa Bay,4:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Philadelphia,ppd.,snow
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Waived RB DeShawn petition department. Wednesday’s Games Chicago at St.Louis,5 p.m.
Monday’s Game
Wynn.HOCKEY COLLEGE Golden State at Atlanta,4 p.m. Dallas at Nashville,5 p.m.
National Hockey League MARQUETTE—Announced freshman G Reggie New Orleans 17,Atlanta 14
Cleveland at Charlotte,4 p.m. Buffalo at Edmonton,6 p.m. Tuesday’s Game
NHL/NHLPA—Announced Nashville F Jordin Smith is leaving the men’s basketball program. Indiana at Washington,4 p.m. Anaheim at Phoenix,6 p.m.
Tootoo has voluntarily entered in-patient care as NORTH CAROLINA—Announced RB Anthony Elzy Minnesota at Philadelphia,5 p.m.
Boston at Detroit,4:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Vancouver,7 p.m. Sunday,Jan.2
part of the Joint NHL/NHLPA Substance Abuse and will not play in the Music City Bowl after failing to Denver at Minnesota,5 p.m. Wednesday’s Games
Behavioral Health Program. meet his obligations as a student-athlete. Oakland at Kansas City,10 a.m.
L.A.Lakers at New Orleans,5 p.m. N.Y.Rangers at New Jersey,4 p.m. Tampa Bay at New Orleans,10 a.m. p.m.
16 Tuesday • Dec. 28, 2010
Carter vs.guinea worm:
Sudan is the final battle
By Maggie Fick
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ABUYONG, Sudan — Lily pads and purple flowers dot one
corner of the watering hole. Bright green algae covers anoth-
er. Two women collect water in plastic jugs while a cattle
herder bathes nearby.
Samuel Makoy is not interested in the
bucolic scenery, though. He has an epi-
demic to quash.
Makoy points out to the women the fin-
gernail-length worm-like creatures whose
tails flick back and forth. Then a pond-side
health lesson begins on a spaghetti-like
worm that has haunted humans for cen-
Jimmy Carter turies.
This fight against the guinea worm is a
battle former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has waged for
more than two decades in some of the poorest countries on
earth. It is a battle he’s almost won.
In the 1950s the 3-foot-long guinea worm ravaged the bod-
ies of an estimated 50 million people, forcing victims through
months of pain while the worm exited through a swollen blis-
ter on the leg, making it impossible for them to tend to cows
or harvest crops. By 1986, the number dropped to 3.5 million.
Last year only 3,190 cases were reported.
Today the worm is even closer to being wiped out. Fewer
than 1,700 cases have been found this year in only four coun-
tries — Ethiopia, Ghana, Mali and Sudan, where more than 95
percent of the cases are. The worm’s near-eradication is
thanks in large part to the efforts of Carter and his foundation.
“I’m still determined to outlive the last guinea worm,”
Carter told The Associated Press in a phone interview. The 86-
year-old set that goal in the 1980s, when his center helped
eliminate guinea worm from Pakistan and other Asian nations.
The Carter Center has battled the worm for 24 years
through education and the distribution of strainers that purify
drinking water. It has helped erase guinea worm in more than
20 countries, and it believes the worm will follow smallpox —
which was wiped out in the late 1970s — as the next disease
to be eradicated from the human population.
But Carter staff members say ending the disease in
See CARTER, Page 18
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18 Tuesday • Dec. 28, 2010
Alternative medicines sometimes dangerous for kids
People should recognize the limitations of alternative medicines and that practitioners should
be careful not to oversell their benefits.
CARTER
Continued from page 16
Southern Sudan may prove the most difficult,
because of how remote the remaining endem-
ic areas are and the fact that the worm is
found in semi-nomadic pastoralists who have
little education and low sanitation standards.
Another complicating factor: Southern
Sudan is scheduled to hold an independence
referendum Jan. 9, a vote that is likely to lead
to separation from the Khartoum-based north.
The process has been peaceful so far, but any
conflict that arises would derail eradication
efforts.
As Carter put it: “War and good health are
incompatible.”
“There’s no way we can go into an area that
is at war,” he said.
Although the Carter Center has been fight-
ing guinea worm in Sudan since 1994, its
efforts only made significant headway fol-
lowing the signing of a 2005 peace deal that
ended two decades of north-south civil war.
HEALTH
The 20 years of fighting prevented the
Carter Center and other authorities like the
World Health Organization from conducting
a comprehensive assessment of guinea worm
here until 2006. Since then, eradication pro-
grams have reduced the number of yearly
cases by about 90 percent.
The few remaining cases exist in off-the-
map places. In many sites, the Carter Center
is the only outside presence — no other inter-
national or Sudanese organizations have set
up shop. Even a government presence is rare.
“We are in the most remote places because
that’s where the guinea worm is,” said Doug
Tuttle, 31, a technical adviser with the Carter
Center who lives in a tent in the village of
Abuyong. He oversees a staff of paid field
officers and guinea worm volunteers whom
he visits on his motorcycle or by walking
anywhere from 30 minutes to two hours.
Reaching Abuyong requires abandoning
the dirt road for a narrow path hacked through
dense woods that was only forged after the
Carter Center moved in. On a recent bone-rat-
tling ride to Abuyong in the center’s hulking,
Russian-made truck, the vehicle forded flood-
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LONDON — Giving alternative treatments
such as homeopathic remedies instead of con-
ventional medicines to children may have
deadly side effects in rare instances, a new
analysis says.
Australian researchers monitored reports
from pediatricians in Australia from 2001 to
2003 looking for suspected side effects from
alternative medicines like herbal treatments,
vitamin supplements or naturopathic pills.
They found 39 reports of side effects includ-
ing four deaths.
The study was published online Thursday in
the journal Archives of Disease in Childhood,
a specialist publication of the medical journal
BMJ.
Unlike conventional medicines, whose side
effects are tracked by national surveillance
systems, there are no such systems in place
for alternative therapies.
In the study, researchers found infants to
children aged 16 were affected by comple-
mentary medicines and that in nearly 65 per-
cent of the cases, side effects were classified
as severe, life-threatening, or fatal. In 44 per-
cent of cases, pediatricians believed their
ed ravines as the occasional baboon scam-
pered away.
At the picturesque pond outside Abuyong,
Makoy explains to the women that if some-
one enters the pond with a guinea worm
hanging out of a blister, the worm will dump
larvae that will mate with the white worm-
like creatures — copepods — and render the
pond endemic with guinea worm.
Makoy doesn’t use the words “endemic” or
“copepods” with the women. His aim is to
deliver a more pragmatic message: that filter-
ing water is the key way to avoid contracting
the disease.
“This work requires a passion inside you to
keep you going day after day. Even if you
must repeat the same things 100 times to the
same person — education, education, educa-
tion,” said Makoy, who works for the
Southern Sudanese government’s Ministry of
Health and has collaborated with the Carter
Center since 1996.
Makoy hands both women mesh filters and
explains how to use them. Then he repeats a
message he has delivered thousands of times
— that even one person with a hanging worm
who enters a water source can trigger scores
of cases in the next transmission season,
roughly a year after someone drinks tainted
water.
Change is difficult here. As someone who
comes from a pastoralist tribe, Makoy knows
that cattle herders on the move don’t think
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patient had been harmed by a failure to use
conventional medicines.
“We have known for a long time that alter-
native medicines can put patients at risk,” said
Edzard Ernst, a professor of complementary
medicine at Peninsula Medical School in
Exeter, England. He was not linked to the
study.
“Perhaps the most serious harm occurs
when effective therapies are replaced by inef-
fective alternative therapies,” he said. “In that
situation, even an intrinsically harmless med-
icine, like a homeopathic medicine, can be
life-threatening,” Ernst said.
Alissa Lim of the Royal Children’s Hospital
in Melbourne and colleagues wrote that all
four deaths they identified were caused by a
decision to use alternative therapies instead of
conventional medicines.
They described one case of a 10-month-old
baby who had severe septic shock after being
given naturopathic medicines and was
assigned to a special diet to treat eczema. In
another case, an infant who suffered multiple
seizures and a heart attack died after being
given alternative therapies — which the par-
ents had chosen due to their concerns about
the side effects of regular medicines.
twice about drinking from a brown puddle. In
a place like Abuyong, where the few water
hand pumps each cost thousands of dollars
because water lies so deep under ground,
accessing any water — infected or clean — is
a blessing.
By January, the cattle camp next to
Abuyong will have cleared out and the large
pond dry. The 500-plus cattle and their keep-
ers will move to the Nile River, where they
will remain for the blisteringly hot dry sea-
son.
It won’t be until May that some begin to
notice red puffy blisters developing on their
legs and feet, the sign of a soon-to-emerge
guinea worm.
That’s what 7-year-old Ajak Kuol
Nyamchiek had to deal with a couple weeks
ago as a worm exited her foot at a Carter
Center clinic in Abuyong, where worm vic-
tims stay while the worms make their painful
exits. Nurse John Lotiki slowly pulled the
thin, white worm out of the girl as Ajak
looked on with pain — and appreciation.
Pulling a worm out is a weekslong process
of rolling out the worm by coiling it on a
pinkie-length stick, about an inch (2.5 cen-
timeters) a day. Aside from surgery, this cen-
turies-old extraction method is the only way
the guinea worm can be removed safely.
Carter, whose center began working in
Sudan in 1987, said he knows the people
appreciates the work his team does.
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Experiments test if implant can block sleep apnea
By Lauran Neergaard
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — Loud snoring may do
more than irritate your spouse: It can signal
sleep apnea, depriving you of enough zzzz’s
to trigger a car crash, even a heart attack.
Now scientists are beginning to test if an
implanted pacemaker-like device might help
certain sufferers, keeping their airways open
by zapping the tongue during sleep.
Wait, what does your tongue have to do
with a good night’s sleep?
One of the main causes of obstructive
sleep apnea is that the tongue and throat
muscles relax too much during sleep, enough
to temporarily collapse and block breathing
for 30 seconds or so at a time. The person
jerks awake and gasps, a cycle that can
repeat itself 30 or more times an hour,
depriving patients of crucial deep sleep.
The idea behind the experimental implant:
Stimulate the nerve that controls the base of
the tongue with a mild electrical current dur-
ing sleep, and maybe it will stay toned and in
place like it does during the day rather than
becoming floppy.
By the end of January, Minneapolis-based
Inspire Medical Systems plans to begin
enrolling 100 apnea patients in a key study in
the U.S. and Europe to see if so-called
hypoglossal nerve stimulation really could
work. Two competitors are developing simi-
lar implants: ImThera Medical of San Diego
says it hopes to begin U.S. studies later next
year, and Apnex Medical of St. Paul, Minn.,
has announced some small-scale testing.
“In this kind of research, we’re not looking
for little changes,” says Dr. Meir Kryger, a
sleep medicine specialist at Gaylord Hospital
in Connecticut, who is helping to lead
Inspire’s study. “What we’re looking for is
actually cure.”
More than 12 million Americans have
obstructive sleep apnea, according to the
National Institutes of Health. It’s particular-
ly common in people who are overweight
and in middle-aged men, but anyone can
have it.
Today’s undisputed best treatment, called
CPAP, uses special bedtime masks to gently
blow air through the nose to keep airways
open. But studies suggest at least 30 percent
of diagnosed apnea patients won’t or can’t
HEALTH
One of the main causes of obstructive sleep apnea is that the tongue and throat muscles
relax too much during sleep, enough to temporarily collapse and block breathing for 30
seconds or so at a time.The person jerks awake and gasps,a cycle that can repeat itself 30 or
more times an hour,depriving patients of crucial deep sleep.
use CPAP. They cite masks that fit poorly
and leak, or say they feel claustrophobic, or
rip them off while tossing and turning during
the night.
Yet going untreated is more dangerous
than just feeling tired. Sleep apnea stresses
the body in ways that increase the risk of
high blood pressure, heart attack, stroke and
diabetes. More immediately, severe apnea
increases the chance of a car crash sevenfold.
Last year, the National Transportation Safety
Board recommended that pilots, truck driv-
ers and other commercial transportation
operators start being screened for apnea, say-
ing it has been a factor in incidents involving
every mode of transit.
Surgeons sometimes try removing part of
the roof of the mouth or other soft tissues to
treat apnea by widening airways. But it’s
hard to predict when these difficult opera-
tions will help, so they’re usually reserved
for the most severe cases.
“It got to the point where I’d dread going
to bed,” says Rik Krohn, 67, of suburban
Minneapolis. Sleep studies showed his apnea
was awakening him an average of 35 times
an hour. He tried five different CPAP masks
unsuccessfully before giving up in frustra-
tion, and surgeons turned him
away.
Enter hypoglossal nerve
stimulation.
With Inspire’s system, doc-
tors implant a small pacemak-
er-like generator under the
skin near the collarbone, and
snake a wire up under the jaw
to that tongue-controlling
nerve. A sensor at the
diaphragm detects when a
patient takes a breath, signal-
ing the implant to zap the
Tuesday • Dec. 28, 2010 19
nerve. Researchers adjust the power so that
the nerve is stimulated just enough to keep
the tongue from falling backward during
sleep but not to stick out. Patients turn on the
device at bedtime with a remote control,
complete with a timer they can set so they
fall asleep before the pulses begin.
“I don’t have any idea while I’m sleeping
that it’s on,” says Krohn, the Minnesota man
who’d given up on apnea treatment until vol-
unteering for an early Inspire study last year
— and says he now gets a good night’s sleep.
“It’s a game-changer for me.”
A caveat: Potential participants in Inspire’s
upcoming study must undergo a special
exam where a tube snaked down the airway
documents whether a tongue collapse or a
problem with some other tissue is the true
cause of their apnea, stresses Connecticut’s
Kryger.
“It’s very important to see where the
obstruction is and tailor the treatment,”
agrees Dr. Rick Odland, Krohn’s surgeon at
Minneapolis’ Hennepin County Medical
Center. He turned away another potential
candidate in earlier testing when that exam
showed zapping the tongue would have tar-
geted the wrong spot.
These experiments are only now begin-
ning, with a handful of implants performed
so far — and while it’s an interesting con-
cept, frustrated patients should try some
proven steps first, cautions, Dr. Amy
Atkeson of Columbia University Medical
Center in New York.
Her advice: Don’t give up on CPAP with-
out first seeing an experienced sleep techni-
cian to adjust humidity levels and take other
steps that not every CPAP prescriber knows
to try — and if you’re overweight or obese,
apnea greatly improves with weight loss.
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TUESDAY, DEC. 28
Calendar
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 infor-
mation visit www.coyoteptmuse-
um.org/activities/calendar.
Striking 12. 7:30 p.m. TheatreWorks
at Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305
Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. A
rewired version of Hans Christian
Anderson’s classic tale The Little
Match Girl, this clever mix of musical
comedy and pop/rock tunes is a
sweet, witty concert that is a sure-fire
way to ring in the New Year. $56 to
$75. For more information call 463-
1960.
Woodside High School
Photography Exhibit:
Lomography. Redwood City
Downtown Library, 1044 Middlefield
Road. A photography exhibit by WHS
students learning about and simulat-
ing the images of the retro Lomo LC-
A camera. Exhibit runs through Dec.
31. For more information e-mail
acampbell@seq.org.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 29
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 infor-
mation
www.coyoteptmuseum.org/activi-
ties/calendar.
visit
Striking 12. 7:30 p.m. TheatreWorks
at Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305
Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. A
rewired version of Hans Christian
Anderson’s classic tale The Little
Match Girl, this clever mix of musical
comedy and pop/rock tunes is a sweet,
witty concert that is a sure-fire way to
ring in the New Year. $56 to $75. For
more information call 463-1960.
Woodside High School
Photography Exhibit:
Lomography. Redwood City
Downtown Library, 1044 Middlefield
Road. A photography exhibit by WHS
students learning about and simulating
the images of the retro Lomo LC-A
camera. Exhibit runs through Dec. 31.
For more information e-mail acamp-
bell@seq.org.
THURSDAY, DEC. 30
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.
Striking 12. 8 p.m. TheatreWorks at
Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield
Road, Palo Alto. A rewired version of
Hans Christian Anderson’s classic tale
The Little Match Girl, this clever mix
of musical comedy and pop/rock tunes
is a sweet, witty concert that is a sure-
fire way to ring in the New Year. $56
to $75. For more information call 463-
1960.
Woodside High School Photography
Exhibit: Lomography. Redwood
City Downtown Library, 1044
Middlefield Road. A photography
exhibit by WHS students learning
about and simulating the images of the
retro Lomo LC-A camera. Exhibit
runs through Dec. 31. For more infor-
mation e-mail acampbell@seq.org.
FRIDAY, DEC. 31
Peninsula Landscapes Revisited.
Noon to 4 p.m. Collections Room,
Peninsula Museum of Art, 10 Twin
Pines Lane, Belmont. Featuring
Sharon Bearce, Werner Glinka,
Alysanne McGaffey and Kevyn
Wernock. Exhibit runs through Jan. 2,
noon to 4 p.m. on weekdays, 1 p.m. to
4 p.m. on weekends. For more infor-
mation call 594-1577.
New Years Eve Party Featuring
Rodeo House. 9 p.m. The Old
Princeton Landing, 460 Capistrano
Road, Princeton by the Sea. Ring in
the New Year with the Bay Area’s own
country band Rodeo House. Ages 21
and up. $10. For more information e-
m a i l
projectsixfivezero@hotmail.com.
Woodside High School Photography
Exhibit: Lomography. Redwood
City Downtown Library, 1044
Middlefield Road. A photography
exhibit by WHS students learning
about and simulating the images of the
retro Lomo LC-A camera. Exhibit
runs through Dec. 31. For more infor-
mation e-mail acampbell@seq.org.
SATURDAY, JAN. 1
Dog Adoptions. 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. San
Bruno Petco in Tanforan Mall, 1150
El Camino Real, San Bruno. Dogs
were saved from death in high-kill
Southern California shelters and driv-
en to Northern California for adop-
tions. For more information visit
dogsneedhomes.blogspot.com.
Victorian 12th Night Ball. 7 p.m.
San Mateo Masonic Lodge Ballroom,
100 N. Ellsworth Ave., San Mateo.
After a vintage dance lesson, the
Bangers & Mash ensemble will play
an evening of Victorian ballroom
dance music. Victorian or modern
evening dress admired, but not
required. $15 in advance (by Dec.
27), $20 at the door. For more infor-
mation go to peers.org.
Peninsula Landscapes Revisited. 1
p.m. to 4 p.m. Collections Room,
Peninsula Museum of Art, 10 Twin
Pines Lane, Belmont. Featuring
Sharon Bearce, Werner Glinka,
Alysanne McGaffey and Kevyn
Wernock. Exhibit runs through Jan. 2,
noon to 4 p.m. on weekdays, 1 p.m. to
4 p.m. on weekends. For more infor-
mation call 594-1577.
SUNDAY, JAN. 2
Farmers’ Market Sundays. 9 a.m. to
1 p.m. South Caltrain Parking Lot on
El Camino Real, Belmont. Get fresh
fruit, vegetables, breads and pastries,
flowers and more. For more informa-
tion go to pcfma.com.
Peninsula Landscapes Revisited. 1
p.m. to 4 p.m. Collections Room,
Peninsula Museum of Art, 10 Twin
Pines Lane, Belmont. Featuring
Sharon Bearce, Werner Glinka,
Alysanne McGaffey and Kevyn
Wernock. Exhibit runs through Jan. 2,
noon to 4 p.m. on weekdays, 1 p.m. to
4 p.m. on weekends. For more infor-
mation call 594-1577.
MONDAY, JAN. 3
Lecture: Booktalks with the San
Mateo Public Library. 10 a.m. to 11
a.m. City of San Mateo Senior Center,
2645 Alameda de las Pulgas, San
Mateo. Hear about the two latest pop-
ular biographies ‘Devil’s Rooming
House’ and ‘Furious Love: Elizabeth
Taylor & Richard Burton.’ Free. For
more information call 522-7490.
TUESDAY, JAN. 4
Small Works. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. 320
California Ave., Palo Alto. Gallery
House presents an exhibition of
small-scale works by Bay Area
artists. Exhibit runs Tuesday through
Sunday until Feb. 5. For more infor-
mation e-mail smc339@gmail.com.
Beauty and the Beast. 3:30 p.m. San
Mateo Public Library, 55 W. Third
Ave., San Mateo. See the Disney
movie ‘Beauty and the Beast’ on big
screen. Free. For more information
call 522-7838.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 5
Basic Computers. 10:30 a.m.
Belmont Library, 1110 Alameda de
las Pulgas, Belmont. Learn to under-
stand the very basics of using a com-
puter and a mouse. For more informa-
tion contact conrad@smcl.org.
Small Works. 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. 320
California Ave., Palo Alto. Gallery
House presents an exhibition of
small-scale works by Bay Area
artists. Exhibit runs Tuesday through
Sunday until Feb. 5. For more infor-
mation e-mail smc339@gmail.com.
Teen Gaming Afternoons. 3:30 p.m.
to 5 p.m. Belmont Library, 1110
Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont.
Come play Wii, board games and
more in the Taube Community Room
at the Belmont Library. Free. For
more information contact
conrad@smcl.org.
For more events visit
smdailyjournal.com, click Calendar.
DATEBOOK
MALL
Continued from page 1
according to data released late Monday
by MasterCard Advisors’ SpendingPulse.
Total consumer spending excluding
autos, rose 5.5 percent to $584.3 billion
from Nov. 5 through Dec. 24, compared
with the same 50-day period a year ago,
according to SpendingPulse.
That marks the biggest increase since
2007, when revenue rose 4.9 percent.
Total sales surpassed 2007 holiday spend-
ing, which reached $566.34 billion,
though the figures aren’t adjusted for
inflation.
“In 2008, stores were knocked down.
In 2009, they found some stability, and in
2010, they took a step forward toward
growth,” said Michael McNamara, vice
president of research and analysis for
SpendingPulse, which tracks spending
across all transactions including cash.
Spending was strong since the start of
the holiday shopping season in November
and the momentum continued through
Christmas Eve, a surprising sign of
strength for the economy. Consumer
spending accounts for about 70 percent of
U.S. economic activity.
People spent more even as they held on
to frugal habits learned during the Great
BUS
Continued from page 1
Low said. Assembly Bill 45, the Brett
Studebaker Law, will require the bus
operator to terminate the contract and
return passengers to the point of origin if
anyone underage is seen drinking alco-
hol.
AB 45 is named after a 19-year-old
Burlingame man who died in a car crash
on Highway 101 in February after cele-
brating a friend’s birthday on a party bus.
Studebaker’s blood-alcohol level was .26,
more than three times the legal limit for
adults. Studebaker died about 30 minutes
after departing the party bus after 2 a.m.
Feb. 6. He crashed his car into a sound-
wall on Highway 101 before colliding
with another car.
The Studebakers are currently suing
Hobo Limousine, Inc., out of Modesto,
SHOOTING
Continued from page 1
Witnesses told police they saw three
male suspects in their late teens or early
20s driving away from the shooting in a
dark-colored early 2000s-model
Chevrolet Impala with tinted windows.
“We are looking for the community’s
help in finding the suspects,” Lee said
yesterday.
The working-class, mostly Hispanic
neighborhood has suffered multiple
homicides this year.
In May, a 15-year-old boy, Jose Lopez
Manuel, was killed in a drive-by shoot-
ing two blocks from last week’s triple
homicide. After that incident, police
stepped up patrols in the neighborhood,
BAN
Continued from page 1
to public safety but yesterday announced
plans to seek more input.
“After hearing from numerous mem-
bers of the community, I have decided to
convene stakeholder meetings to ensure
that these tragic incidents don’t happen
again,” Ma said in a prepared statement
Ma will call the group together in
January and plans to include representa-
tives of the nightlife entertainment
industry, youth, law enforcement, local
government and emergency medical
responders.
Last week, Ma introduced legislation
to ban raves at public venues and pro-
Recession, from focusing on big bargains
to paying with cash. That conservative
shopping mentality was clear as shoppers
rummaged through clearance bins at
stores and malls this week.
“I don’t want to go any deeper into
debt,” said Dana Hall, 36, who arrived at
Atlantic Station, a downtown shopping
complex in Atlanta, on Sunday while
killing time before picking up a passenger
at the city’s airport. Hall said he had kept
his job throughout the recession, but the
economic troubles turned him into a cash-
only shopper.
Stores headed into the season with
angst that they would have too much
inventory. That’s because they placed
most of their orders in the spring when
the economic recovery looked stronger
than it seemed later in the year.
But stores struck the right notes to get
careful holiday shoppers to buy more.
They rolled out discounts starting in late
October to cater to shoppers who wanted
to stretch out their buying.
Merchants called it right in anticipating
that gift givers would scrimp less and buy
nicer, more traditional presents, like
sweaters rather than pots and pans and
other utilitarian gifts that were popular
the last two years.
Free shipping was practically a
given for online sales, which rose 15.4
percent, according to SpendingPulse.
Stores stayed open later and some
for breaking its own rules by allowing
underage drinking on the bus their son
was on.
Low calls Hill’s bill a “false safety net.”
“What about fake IDs? Will our drivers
be required to carry bar code readers?”
Low said.
Partybus does not allow drinking in
their vehicles if anyone under 21 is in the
group, Low said.
According to Hobo’s website, the com-
pany allows alcohol to be consumed by
passengers 21 and over, only.
“It is unlawful for any minors to carry
any alcoholic beverage in the limo at any
time and it is considered grounds for ter-
mination of the services without refund.
Any such items will be taken away from
minors and they will be taken back to
their first pickup,” according to Hobo’s
website.
Yesterday, Brett’s father Doug
Studebaker said his son was not returned
to the trip’s point of origin after drinking
like the company said it would do and
fearing possible retaliation.
The area was also the scene of a homi-
cide in March when 29-year-old
Belmont resident Ronald Figueroa was
shot in the face dead in front of a home
in the 300 block of Lux Avenue a few
blocks away from last week’s triple
homicide.
In October, another incident on
Linden and California avenues led to
gunfire after a dark blue 1980s Volvo
nearly struck three people walking on
the sidewalk.
Words were exchanged after a man
exited the vehicle to confront the pedes-
trians, according to police.
The suspect allegedly pulled a hand-
gun from his waistband and pointed it at
one of the victims, who moved his head
before the suspect fired one shot, grazing
the victim’s temple, according to police.
hibit raves on public property outright
and prevent them on private property
unless a business owner has a license to
host the event. San Mateo County’s
other local and state leaders lauded May
for the effort but said local control over
the venue, rather than events, is a better
strategy.
Ma’s bill was a response to deaths,
overdoses and arrests at raves in Daly
City and Los Angeles. In May, two peo-
ple died at the Cow Palace in Daly City
and another five were hospitalized.
Another 68 adults and five juveniles
were arrested on drug-related charges at
the event. The following month, a 15-
year-old girl died of a drug overdose and
an estimated 120 people were hospital-
ized after a rave at the Los Angeles
Coliseum. In late October, as many as 17
people were hospitalized after Live
THE DAILY JOURNAL
pulled all-nighters.
Americans didn’t have to carelessly
spend to make merchants happy. If every
household bought one extra gift, that col-
lective effect boosts retail sales.
The National Retail Federation predicts
spending this holiday season, Nov. 1
through Dec. 31, will reach $451.5 bil-
lion, up 3.3 percent over last year. That
forecast was upgraded earlier this month
based on a robust November. That would
be the biggest increase since 2006, and
the largest total since a record $452.8 bil-
lion in 2007. The NRF forecast excludes
revenue from restaurants, gas, autos and
only looks at online sales from physical
stores.
Strong after-Christmas sales could
make this year the biggest holiday sales
period of all time. Strong after-Christmas
sales could make this year the biggest
holiday sales period of all time. After-
Christmas sales make up about 15 percent
of holiday sales. The blizzard cut some
stores’ hours Sunday and Monday, but
some analysts think shoppers will be
undeterred given the new resiliency they
have shown this season.
“The storm is more of a nuisance. So
some consumers will put off their shop-
ping for day or two, but by and large,
stores will be able roll past this storm
without too much concern,” said Madison
Riley, a strategist at Kurt Salmon
Associates, a consulting firm.
said he was unaware drinking was so per-
vasive on the buses.
Studebaker said it is time to take under-
age drinking seriously and hopes Hill’s
bill will help save lives.
AB 45 calls for fines starting at $2,000
for a first offense to be imposed by the
California Public Utilities Commission
against companies that allow alcohol.
Further violations could result in license
suspensions or revocations and party bus
operators could be charged with a misde-
meanor.
“Drivers should not be consumed by
whether they are going to be fined $1,000
if someone underage is drinking on the
bus. The person who booked the event,
the person who signed the contract,
should be responsible,” Low said.
Hill, however, calls the argument
“bogus.”
“Limo drivers have the same chal-
lenge,” Hill said. “This law requires no
greater responsibility than a limo driver
already has.”
The victim in that incident was not
severely injured and declined medical
attention for the minor head wound.
South San Francisco Mayor Kevin
Mullin said the efforts of the entire com-
munity would be needed to stop the vio-
lence in the neighborhood.
Extra police will patrol the neighbor-
hood, Mullin said.
The San Mateo County gang intelli-
gence unit is assisting South City police
with the investigation.
Police are asking anyone with infor-
mation that might help the investigation
to contact South San Francisco police at
877-8900.
Bill Silverfarb can be reached by e-mail: sil-
verfarb@smdailyjournal.com or by phone:
(650) 344-5200 ext. 106.
105’s “Subsonic Spookfest” at the Cow
Palace.
In November, the Cow Palace board of
directors placed an indefinite moratori-
um on the parties and later said it would
consider permits on a case-by-case
basis.
Daly City and county officials pushed
for long-term changes, including local
permit decisions by law enforcement
and an age minimum of 18.
Ma said she will not push her legisla-
tion until meeting and hearing different
perspectives from those in the stakehold-
ers group.
“This issue is complicated. We have to
find a way to protect young people with-
out compromising everyone’s legitimate
rights to enjoy themselves in a safe envi-
ronment,” Ma said.
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Some new friends who will turn out to be rather special might
come into your life in the next year. They are likely to be a
group that thinks nothing of going out of their way to help one
another with whatever is needed.
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who takes very seriously what you believe to be constructive
advice, but telling others to do the same thing is more difficult
for you. You may have to do so regardless.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) - Spend some q-time with
someone you’ve ignored lately due to conditions beyond your
control. You might not get this chance again to let this person
know s/he is special.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) - It might take something really
big or special to get you motivated in a way that brings out
your ingenuity and talent, but that catalyst is likely to happen.
You’ll be glad it did.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) - Give yourself credit for being
able to handle difficult people, and don’t shy away from doing
business with them. You’re the one who is likely to come out
with the best deal.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) - Although what you get involved
in might be a whole new experience for you, you are likely
to thrive on it and in the process make some extra spending
money for yourself.
to please. In fact, you might calm this person enough to get
him/her to join in on what everyone else wants to do.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) - If you find yourself in the posi-
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seeing in which money is involved will turn out better than
anybody expected. Don’t be surprised if, the next time around,
they put you in charge once again.
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best is being able to take something another has discarded
and finding a very practical use for it, which is exactly what
you are likely to do once again.
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will turn to you for your opinions and viewpoints when some-
thing important is at stake. They’ll know you’ll see important
aspects that they might miss.
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where few can move freely.
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Teacher 127 Elderly Care secured by said Deed of Trust. The un-
dersigned Trustee disclaims any liability
for any incorrectness of the property ad-
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(650)573-9718 GUIDE McCarthy, Successor Trustee of The
The San Mateo Daily Journal’s McCarthy Family Trust dated June 12,
twice-a-week resource guide for 1996 Recorded: 07/30/08, as Instrument
children and families.
No. 2008-087970, of Official Records of
San Mateo County, California. Date of
Every Tuesday & Weekend Sale: 01/13/11 at 12:30 PM Place of
107 Musical Instruction Sale: At the Marshall Street entrance to
Look for it in today’s paper to the Hall of Justice, 400 County Center.,
find information on family Redwood City, CA The purported proper-
Music Lessons resources in the local area, ty address is: 44 Lodato Avenue Unit
Sales • Repairs • Rentals including childcare.
103, San Mateo, CA 94403 Assessors
Parcel No. 107-780-030-6 The total
Bronstein Music amount of the unpaid balance of the obli-
gation secured by the property to be sold
363 Grand Ave. and reasonable estimated costs, expens-
So. San Francisco 150 Seeking Employment es and advances at the time of the initial
(650)588-2502 publication of the Notice of Sale is
I AM a full-time Caregiver. Will live-out. $132,499.60. If the sale is set aside for
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shall be entitled only to a return of the
203 Public Notices deposit paid, plus interest. The purchas-
er shall have no further recourse against
110 Employment CASE# CIV 500359
the beneficiary, the Trustor or the trust-
ee. If required by the provisions of sec-
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR tion 2923.5 of the California Civil Code,
AVON CHANGE OF NAME the declaration from the mortgagee, ben-
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, eficiary or its authorized agent was re-
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203 Public Notices
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #242188
The following person is doing business
as: By The Stack, 55 37th Avenue, San
Mateo, CA, 94403 is hereby registered
by the following owner: Carol Jackson, 6
Church St., Mountain View, CA 94041.
The business is conducted by an Individ-
ual. The registrants commenced to trans-
act business under the FBN on
/s/ Carol Jackson /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 12/02/2010. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 12/07/10,
12/14/10, 12/21/10, 12/28/10).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #242074
The following person is doing business
as: Peep Goes To Hollywood, 2411 Palm
Avenue, Redwood City, CA, 94061 is
hereby registered by the following owner:
Gina Ruggeri, same address. The busi-
ness is conducted by an Individual. The
registrants commenced to transact busi-
ness under the FBN on
/s/ Gina Ruggeri /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 11/24/2010. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 12/07/10,
12/14/10, 12/21/10, 12/28/10).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #242029
The following person is doing business
as: Clau’s Faux FX, 642 Manor Drive,
Pacifica, CA, 94044 is hereby registered
by the following owner: Claudia Adel-
man, same address. The business is
conducted by an Individual. The regis-
trants commenced to transact business
under the FBN on
/s/ Claudia Adelman /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 11/22/2010. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 12/07/10,
12/14/10, 12/21/10, 12/28/10).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #242078
The following person is doing business
as: Time to Clean, 3008 Canyon Road,
Burlingame, CA 94010 is hereby regis-
tered by the following owner: ViViane V.
Jodel, same address. The business is
conducted by an Individual. The regis-
trants commenced to transact business
under the FBN on 04/16/10.
/s/ ViViane V. Jodel /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 11/24/2010. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 12/07/10,
12/14/10, 12/21/10, 12/28/10).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #241888
The following person is doing business
as: Expression Hair Design, 189 South-
gate Avenue, Daly City, CA 94015 is
hereby registered by the following owner:
Andy Tan & Biyi Liu, 832 Stoneyford Dr.,
Daly City, CA 94015. The business is
conducted by a General Partnership. The
registrants commenced to transact busi-
ness under the FBN on
/s/ Andy Tan /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 11/10/2010. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 12/07/10,
12/14/10, 12/21/10, 12/28/10).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #242305
The following person is doing business
as: Fan TV, 1001 Bayhill Blvd., Ste. 284,
San Bruno, CA 94066 is hereby regis-
tered by the following owner: Filam Net-
work, Inc., NV. The business is conduct-
ed by a Corporation. The registrants
commenced to transact business under
the FBN on 12/10/10.
/s/ Gilbert Arcillas /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 12/10/10. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 12/14/10,
12/21/10, 12/28/10, 01/04/10).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #242288
The following person is doing business
as: (1)Nice Tub and Tile Refinishing, (2)
Nice Tub, 217 26th Ave., San Mateo,
CA 94403 is hereby registered by the
following owner: Michael Frederick Gun-
dran, same address. The business is
conducted by an Individual. The regis-
trants commenced to transact business
under the FBN on
/s/ Michael Gundran /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 12/09/10. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 12/14/10,
12/21/10, 12/28/10, 01/04/10).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #242154
The following person is doing business
as: Funders Bookstore, 2200 Broadway
St., Redwood City, CA 94063 is hereby
registered by the following owner: San
Mateo County Historical Association, CA.
The business is conducted by a Corpora-
tion. The registrants commenced to
transact business under the FBN on
11/30/10.
/s/ Marianne McCarthy /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 11/30/10. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 12/14/10,
12/21/10, 12/28/10, 01/04/10).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #242327
The following person is doing business
as: Coast Gasoline, 335 S. Norfolk St.,
San Mateo, CA 94401 is hereby regis-
tered by the following owner: Vince
Singh, 1713 Trollman Ave., San Mateo,
CA 94401. The business is conducted
by an Individual. The registrants com-
menced to transact business under the
FBN on
/s/ Vince Singh /
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, 12/14/10,
12/21/10, 12/28/10, 01/04/10).
203 Public Notices
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #242244
The following persons are doing busi-
ness as: Dream Events, 2753 Garfield
Street, San Mateo, CA 94403 is hereby
registered by the following owners: Mar-
ites Sotto, same address and Maria
Dulce Arcayena, 605 Catamaran St.,
Apt. 2, Foster City, CA 94404. The busi-
ness is conducted by a Partnership. The
registrants commenced to transact busi-
ness under the FBN on
/s/ Marites Sotto /
/s/ Maria Dulce Arcayena /
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, 12/14/10,
12/21/10, 12/28/10, 01/04/10).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #242306
The following persons are doing busi-
ness as: Automotive Aid, 1109 S. Rail-
road Avenue, San Mateo, CA 94402 is
hereby registered by the following own-
ers: Chester & Raquel Joe, 2431 Rebec-
ca Lynn Way, Santa Clara, CA 95050.
The business is conducted by Husband
& Wife. The registrants commenced to
transact business under the FBN on
01/01/2011.
/s/ Chester Joe /
/s/ Raquel Joe /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 12/10/10. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 12/14/10,
12/21/10, 12/28/10, 01/04/10).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #242301
The following person is doing business
as: Complete Carpet & Upholstery
Cleaners, 751 Laurel, #538, San Carlos,
CA 94070 is hereby registered by the fol-
lowing owner: David Mercurio, same ad-
dress. The business is conducted by an
Individual. The registrants commenced to
transact business under the FBN on
/s/ David Mercurio /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 12/10/10. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 12/14/10,
12/21/10, 12/28/10, 01/04/10).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #242443
The following person is doing business
as: Heart of Compassion Ministries Inter-
national, 828 Edgehill Dr. #3, BURLIN-
GAME, CA 94010 is hereby registered
by the following owner: Constance A. Ta-
mon, same address. The business is
conducted by an individual. The regis-
trants commenced to transact business
under the FBN on
/s/ Constance A. Tamon /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 12/21/10. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 12/28/10,
01/04/11, 01/11/11, 01/18/11).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #242356
The following person is doing business
as: Adelante Coaching and Consulting,
115 Springwood Way, SOUTH SAN
FRANCISCO, CA 94080 is hereby regis-
tered by the following owner: Alicia San-
tamaria, same address. The business is
conducted by an individual. The regis-
trants commenced to transact business
under the FBN on
/s/ Alicia Santamaria /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 12/15/10. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 12/28/10,
01/04/11, 01/11/11, 01/18/11).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #242475
The following person is doing business
as: Happy Harte, 1145 Harte St, SMON-
TARA, CA, 94037 is hereby registered
by the following owner: T. Richards, Inc,
same address. The business is conduct-
ed by a corporation. The registrants com-
menced to transact business under the
FBN on
/s/ Tom Richards /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 12/23/10. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 12/28/10,
01/04/11, 01/11/11, 01/18/11).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #242477
The following person is doing business
as: SL Realty Ventures, 1727 Marco Po-
lo Way #16, BURLINGAME, CA 94010 is
hereby registered by the following owner:
Steven Lui, same address. The business
is conducted by an individual. The regis-
trants commenced to transact business
under the FBN on01/01/2011.
/s/ Steven Lui /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 12/23/10. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 12/28/10,
01/04/11, 01/11/11, 01/18/11).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #242473
The following person is doing business
as: Luvoli Cosmetics, 7313 Shelter
Creek Lane, SAN BRUNO, CA 94066 is
hereby registered by the following owner:
Angela Lo, 900 Cherry ave, Ste. 300,
San Bruno, CA 94066. The business is
conducted by an individual. The regis-
trants commenced to transact business
under the FBN on
/s/ Ho Ki Lo/
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 12/23/10. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 12/28/10,
01/04/11, 01/11/11, 01/18/11).
203 Public Notices
NOTICE OF PUBLIC LIEN SALE
CENTRAL SELF STORAGE
1280 ROLLINS ROAD
BURLINGAME, CA 94010
(650) 685-0300
In accordance with the provisions of the
California Self-Storage Facility Act, Sec-
tion 21700, et seq. of the Business and
Professions Code of the State of Califor-
nia, the undersigned will be sold at public
auction on January 18, 2011 at 10:45
am.
General household items, miscellaneous
items and/or boxes, tools, clothing,
and/or furniture stored at 1280 Rollins
Road, Burlingame, CA 94010, County of
San Mateo by the following persons:
#3066, Joan Drew; #3137, Maria F. Bar-
ajas; #1043, Vin Gourishanker; #3133,
Vin Gourishanker; #3097, Cheryl Partee;
#2182, Jessica Sanchez.
ALL SALES FINAL; CASH ONLY.
Property is sold on an "AS IS BASIS".
Sale is subject to cancellation. Auction-
eer: JMA, INC./bond #142295787.
PROBATE CITATION
File No. 2010-828
Surrogate's Court -
Orange County Citation
The People of the State of New York, By
the Grace of God Free and Independent
To: The unknown heirs at law, next of
kin and distributees of Johanna A. Zan-
gari, deceased, if living, and if any of
them dead, and died subsequent to No-
vember 12, 2009, then to their executors,
administrators, next of kin, distributees,
heirs at law, legatees, devisees, assign-
ees, and successors in interest, all of
whose names and post office addresses
are unknown and cannot be ascertained
after due diligence used
A petition having been duly filed by
Theresa Martin, domiciled at 98 Harri-
man Heights Road, Monroe, New York,
10926.
YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW
CAUSE before the Surrogate's Court, Or-
ange County, at 30 Park Place, Goshen,
New York, on Tuesday, February 15,
2011 at 2:15 o'clock in the afternoon of
that day, why a decree should not be
made in the estate of Johanna A. Zan-
gari, lately domiciled at 98 Harriman
Heights Road, in the town of Monroe,
New York, admitting to probate a will dat-
ed April 5th, 2005, as will of Johanna A.
Zangari, deceased, relating to real and
personal property, and directing that
Letters Testamentary Issue to: Theresa
Martin
Hon. Robert A, Onofry, Surrogate
Dated, Attested and Sealed,
December 20, 2010
/x/ Jeanne M. Smith, Chief Clerk/x/
Terence P. Seeley Eaq., Law Office of
Peter G. Botti, Esq., Attorney for Petition-
er, (845)469-2020
Court Plaza Box 388, Goshen NY 10924
NOTICE TO Proposers
Request for Proposal # ISD 1805
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
County of San Mateo will receive
sealed proposals for the following:
To provide a Core Clini-
cal Health Information System/Inpa-
tient Electronic Health Record.
The RFP Document may be obtained
from the following website:
http://www.co.sanmateo.ca.us/ids/rfp,
or by contacting Cyndy Chin at the
County of San Mateo, 222 W. 39th
Avenue, San Mateo, CA 94403.
Email cchin@co.sanmateo.ca.us.
Pursuant to County
Ordi-
nance Section 2.83.170:
(a) Before the County contracts for
engineering services, architectural
services, management consultants, or
similar one-time professional assis-
tance to accomplish specific projects,
requests for proposals shall be ob-
tained if the expense of the contract is
estimated to exceed the amount es-
tablished by the Government Code as
the limit of the Purchasing Agent's au-
thority to engage independent con-
tractors. The request for proposal
shall be in accordance with Adminis-
trative Memoranda promulgated by
the County Manager.
(b) The Board of Supervisors may
authorize the use of request for pro-
posal procedures when County de-
sires to acquire systems, such as
computer system, telecommunication
systems, or the like, consisting of both
equipment and software programs.
The Board, if it determines that a re-
quest for proposal is in the best inter-
est of the County, may authorize such
request for proposals instead of com-
petitive bidding that might otherwise
be required by this code. Such re-
quests for proposals shall be pursuant
to Administrative Memoranda promul-
gated by the County Manager.
(c) The Board of Supervisors may
waive any of the provisions of this
chapter which require requests for
proposals in any situation where the
Board of Supervisors determines that
the best interest of the County could
be served without the necessity of re-
quests for proposals.
Request for Proposals shall be sealed
and filed with the Information Services
Department, 222 W. 39th Avenue,
San Mateo, CA 94403, on or before
February 4, 2011 @ 2:00 P.M. PST.
There will be no public hearing. The
County of San Mateo reserves the
right to reject any or all proposals and
to accept or reject any items therein,
or waive any informality in proposals
received.
David Boesch, Purchasing Agent
COUNTY OF SAN MATEO
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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. $55. (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 "MAGNA" 24 inch wheels
purple, $40., San Mateo, (650)341-5347
BICYCLE - Sundancer Jr., 26”, $75. obo
(650)676-0732
GIRL'S BIKE HUFFY Purple 6-speed
good cond. $35 - Angela (650)269-3712
298 Collectibles
2 VINTAGE COFFEE CANS - empty,
Hills Bros. red, 1922-45, HillsBros , early
80’s, $25/both, (650)347-5104
28 RECORDS - 78 RPMS, Bing Crosby,
Frankie Laine, Al Jolson, many others, all
in book albums, $90. all, (650)347-5104
49ER REPORT issues '85-'87 $35/all,
(650)592-2648
6 GALLON "red wing" Crock $100 RWC
(650)868-0436
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
SOLD!
GEISHA DOLL - 14" - BEAUTIFULLY
PACKAGED IN PLASTIC CASE.-
$25/ofr. (650)588-5991
GLASSES 6 sets redskins, good condi-
tion never used $25/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
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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
DEWALT HEAVY duty work site radio
charger in box $100. (650)756-7878
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 $25
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
BED BRASS single trundle $100 nice
and clean. (650)854-3235
BLACK LEATHER office chair with 5
rollers $25. (650)871-5078
BOOKCASE - $25., (650)255-6652
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
COCKTAIL AND end table brass and
glass top $65. (650)854-3235
COFFEE TABLE - $60., (650)367-1350
315 Wanted to Buy
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304 Furniture
COFFEE TABLE light brown lots of stor-
age good condition $100. (650)867-2720
COMPUTER DESK $70. (650)367-1350
CREDENZA - $25., (650)255-6652
DINING CHAIRS (6) $100/all. (650)854-
3235
DINING CHAIRS - (4) solid, $20. each,
(650)756-6778
DINING ROOM table $100. (650)854-
3235
DRAFTING TABLE 30 x 42' with side
tray. excellent cond $75. (650)949-2134
END TABLE marble top with drawer with
matching table $70/all. (650)520-0619
ENTERTAINMENT CENTER - Oak
wood, great condition, glass doors, fits
large TV, 2 drawers, shelves , $100/obo.
(650)261-9681
MATTRESSES (2) single, single nice
and clean $100.(650)854-3235
OFFICE DESK - $25., (650)255-6652
PICNIC TABLE round $25. (650)854-
3235
ROCKING CHAIR - Traditional, full size
Rocking chair. Excellent condition $100.,
(650)504-3621
ROCKING CHAIR for nursing mother or
grandmother $75. (650)854-3235
SHELVING - 2000 square foot of shelv-
ing, $500. obo, (650)212-6666
TABLE & CHAIR SET - new, perfect
condition, $475., (650)638-1285
TV STAND good condition beige lots of
storage $50. (650)867-2720
TWIN SIZE Electric beds (2) very good
condition, you haul, $100 obo, 650-873-
2743
TWO END tables: $35 or $20 each.
(650)787-8219
WOODEN KITCHEN China Cabinet: $99
(great condition!), (650)367-1350
WOODEN QUILT rack with kitty designs
on end excellent condition, SOLD!
306 Housewares
"PRINCESS HOUSE" decorator urn
"Vase" cream with blue flower 13 inch H
$25., (650)868-0436
CANDLEHOLDER - Gold, angel on it,
tall, purchased from Brueners, originally
$100., selling for $30.,(650)867-2720
HAMILTON BEACH Mixer, vintage, .juic-
er & bowl, beater. $30/obo(650)576-6067
OASIS COUNTERTOP water cooler dis-
penses cold and luke warm water $50.,
(650)218-4254
REVEREWARE, 1,3.4 qt. pots, 5",7"
pans, stainless steel w/copper bottoms,
excellent cond., $60/all. (650)577-0604
315 Wanted to Buy
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610 Crossword Puzzle 610 Crossword Puzzle 610 Crossword Puzzle 310 Misc. For Sale 316 Clothes 335 Garden Equipment
5 NEEDLEPOINT sets still in package BOOTS - 2 pairs purple leather, size 8. BROGMANSIA TREE $40 needs plant-
$10/each, (650)592-2648 One is knee length, other is ankle length, ing. (650)871-7200

Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle AREA RUG - Beautiful, plush, 11’ x 6.10’
$150.obo, (650)592-9141

JACKET (LARGE) Pants (small) black

TABLE - for plant, $30, perfect condi-
tion, (650)345-1111
Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis remnant solid tan color, never used, tags
still attached, clean, SOLD!
Velvet good conditon $25/all, (650)589-
2893 345 Medical Equipment
ACROSS 2 Master, in Swahili 34 “... __ quit!” 53 Idyllic sites ARTIFICIAL FICUS Tree 6 ft. life like, full POWER CHAIR - “Rascal 600”, new
3 Velvety smooth branches. in basket $55. (650)269-3712 LADIES DOWN jacket light yellow with
1 Six-pack muscles 35 Word with pan or 55 Ryan of “Love dark brown lining RWC $35. (650)868-
$1600., (650)574-5316
4 Gets to fit 4 Spots in high paint Story” BARBIE BEACH vacation & Barbie prin- 0436
379 Open Houses
cess bride computer games $15 each,
10 Farm country mail school? 39 Shredded side 56 Lightheaded (650)367-8949 LADIES NYLON stockings new $1/per
rtes. 5 New Year’s Eve 40 Cowpoke’s 57 Housewarming pair size 11 (2 dozen) call evenings. 650-
328-0160
14 Prefix with light or mo. nickname aid? BATH TOWELS 12 pieces decorative all
same color/style never used $50.
OPEN HOUSE
night 6 “It’s been __ 43 Batter’s grip aid 59 “Hot Diggity” (650)343-3374
LADIES ROYAL blue rain coat with zip-
LISTINGS
pered flannel plaid liner size 12 RWC
15 Cap’n Crunch, e.g. pleasure” 45 Detox locale singer Perry $15. (650)868-0436
BAY MEADOWS Cup, perfect condition,
16 Skin care brand 7 California’s San 47 Reds, on 60 Brief lunch? new, $15. (650)867-2720 LADIES SHOES- size 5, $10., (650)756-
List your Open House
17 *Amount of __ Bay scoreboards 61 Mont Blanc 6778 in the Daily Journal.
BEADS - Glass beads for jewelry mak-
money to pay 8 Bull: Pref. 48 Battery terminals assent ing, $75. all, (650)676-0732 Reach over 82,500
19 Rock group 9 Goes to the land 51 Garden dwarf 63 Dick Tracy, for BETTY BOOP perfume 3.5 ounces $8. MEN'S SHOES - New, size 10, $10., potential home buyers &
(650)756-6778
20 Popular tattoo of Nod 52 Credit counterpart one: Abbr. (408)249-3858 renters a day,
spot 10 Scotch cocktails CABINET OAK, fits over toilet water MEN'S SUIT almost new $25.
650-573-6981
from South San Francisco
21 Amount of money 11 Outmoded ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: tank, like new $25. (650)341-5347 to Palo Alto.
that should have camera accessory CANDLE HOLDER with angel design, MENS SLACKS - 8 pairs, $50., Size in your local newspaper.
tall, gold, includes candle. Purchased for 36/32, (408)420-5646
been paid 12 “Angels & $100, now $35. (650)345-1111 Call (650)344-5200
23 “Divine Secrets of Demons” author 317 Building Materials
CANDLE OIL lamp set 3 piece hand
the __ Brown blown glass 9 inches tall burns 25 hours. DOUBLE PANED GLASS WINDOWS -
Sisterhood” 13 Guitarist Barrett $40, 650-343-3374 various sizes, half moon, like new, $10.
and up, (650)756-6778
24 *Beach Boys hit 18 Texas mission COLLAPSIBLE PICNIC cooler comes 380 Real Estate Services
with the line “the 22 1977 Steely Dan with utensils, glass and plates $15. SCREEN DOOR 36 inch slightly bent
$15. (650)871-7200
album
first mate, he got
drunk” 24 Tofu beans
COMIC BOOKS (10) assorted $15/all.
(408)420-5646 SLIDING SCREEN door 30 inch good
condition $25. (650)871-7200
DISTRESS
27 Chinese
chairman
25 Credit card come-
on
COOKIE JAR adorable ceramic blizzard
& Co. Snowman $20. (650)343-3374
DOG CAGE/GORILLA - folding
318 Sports Equipment SALES
29 “__ to the flu”: 26 Capital south of large dog cage good condition, 2 door 2 GOLF CLUBS - Ladies, right handed, Bank Foreclosures.
vaccination Coeur d’Alene with tray, $75.,(650)355-8949 putter & driver $5/each (650)755-8238 $400,000+
slogan 28 NYC dance
30 *Shaggy’s dog company
DOOM (3) computer games $15/each 2
total, (650)367-8949
BOGNER SKI SUIT [blue] Ex cond.
hardly used, size medium. Orig $400+.
Free list with
36 Muslim mystic 30 Witch town Asking $80. 650-204-0587 pictures.
37 Swiss peak 31 Mild cigar ENGINE HOIST, 2 ton almost new $95 PeninsulaRealEstate.info
Burlingame 415-699-6395 322 Garage Sales Free recorded message
38 Supporter of Boris 32 Perfectly timed
Godunov, say 33 Terr. now divided ETAGER over the toilet water tank - wal-
nut, $25., San Mateo, (650)341-5347 THE THRIFT SHOP 1(800)754-0569
41 French article into two states xwordeditor@aol.com 12/28/10 ID# 2042
FIRE BOWL- new in box, 13 x 32 CLOSED FOR HOLIDAYS
42 Reindeer herder $50.obo, (650)592-9141 REOPENING JANUARY 6TH Dolphin RE
44 *Aggressive Thursday & Friday 10:00-2:00
Saturdays 10:00-3:00
African swarmer FIREPLACE SCREEN - 36"wide, Episcopal Church
29"high, antique brass, folding doors,
46 Beethoven’s Third sliding mesh screen, damper 1 South El Camino Real HOMES & PROPERTIES
49 Lumberjack’s tool controls. Like new. $100., (650)592-2047 San Mateo 94401
The San Mateo Daily Journal’s
50 *Drops on the (650)344-0921 weekly Real Estate Section.
FRAMED PICTURE beautiful hot air bal-
grass loons 25 1/2 x 19 inches great conditon
$10. (650)343-3374 Look for it
54 Slop eaters every Friday and Weekend
58 Dovetailed, in FRONT END Dash Board from '98 Sono- to find information on fine homes
carpentry
ma Truck $50. (650)871-7200 GARAGE SALES and properties throughout
the local area.
59 “Stifle yourself!” FULL BAG of plastic containers. SOLD!
ESTATE SALES
60 Ring match GLASS TOP piece with smooth edges Make money, make room!
28 3/4 inches x 17 1/8 inches 3/16 inch
62 Trademark thick $10. (650)343-3374
Sinatra lyric heard List your upcoming garage
HARD COVER BOOKS - Mystery & ad-
at the ends of the venture, current authors, some large type sale, moving sale, estate
answers to print, $3.00 each, (650)364-7777 sale, yard sale, rummage
starred clues HARD COVER mystery and adventure sale, clearance sale, or
64 Latin moon
books (12) latest authors $3/each. whatever sale you have...
(650)364-7777
65 Shady Records in the Daily Journal.
LEAD FILM BAG Protect film from x-
co-founder rays, Ex. cond. SOLD! Reach over 82,500 readers
66 Always, rarely or LOUNGE CHAIRS - 2 new, with cover & from South San Francisco
never: Abbr. plastic carring case & headrest, $35.
to Palo Alto.
each, (650)592-7483
67 Theater section in your local newspaper.
68 Begins, as work MASSAGE DEVICE with batteries $8 in
box, (650)368-3037
69 Caustic Call (650)344-5200
METAL CABINET - 4 drawers, beige
substance 16.5 inches W x 27 3/4 H x 27 inches D.
$40., San Mateo, (650)341-5347
DOWN MUSIC CASSETTES (200) popular
By Ed Sessa
1 Cornered (c)2010 Tribune Media Services, Inc.
12/28/10 songs $99/all 650-873-4030
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC World book 381 Homes for Sale 381 Homes for Sale
of Religion still in package $35.
(408)249-3858
310 Misc. For Sale 310 Misc. For Sale 307 Jewelry & Clothing NEW GAIAM Yoga P.M. Tape & CD
$10. 650-578-8306
SMALL JEWELRY cabinet - 17” H, 12”
W, 2 glass doors, plus 2 drawers, very NEW LIVING Yoga Tape for Beginners
pretty, $35., (650)592-2648 $8. 650-578-8306

TOURQUOISE BLUE party dress, cov-
ered w/sequins, sz 14, $15. (650)712-
1070
308 Tools
SLEEPER BLANKET (3) size 4T Soft
$7.50/each. (650)349-6059
SNOW CHAINS - 3 complete sets, sizes
fit rims 13” & 15”, great condition, $40.
all, Burl, (650)347-5104

CLICKER TORQUE wrench 1/2 inch
drive 20-150 LBS reversible all chrome
$40. 650-595-3933
CRAFTSMAN 16” scroll saw - good con-
dition, $85., (650)591-4710
SOFT BONNET hair drier "Con Air" $20.,
(650)589-2893
SUIT/COAT HANGERS (14) sturdy good
quality hardwood unused $1/each or all
$10. San Bruno 650-588-1946

DOLLEY - Heavy Duty, Dual Use 54" TRIVIAL PURSUIT GAME - genus edi-
hgt. Upright-Push Cart South City tion, used a few times, no missing
$99.OBO (415) 410 - 9801 pieces, $22., (650)347-5104

PRESSURE WASHER 2500 PSI, good TRIVIAL PURSUIT game genius edition
condition, $350., (650)926-9841 excellent condition $20. (650)343-3374

SPEEDAIR AIR COMPRESSOR - 4 gal- WETSUIT - Barefoot, like new, $40.,

lon stack tank air compressor $100.,
(650)591-4710
TABLE SAW 10", very good condition
$85. (650) 787-8219
(650)367-8949
WIDE-BODIED VASE -- Colorful, Perfect
condition, nice design, $30 (650)867-
2720

TORO LEAF BLOWERS, Power Sweep

307 Jewelry & Clothing
49ER'S JACKET Child size $50.
(650)871-7200
BLACK VELVET evening jacket w/silver
sparkles, Sz 20W, $10. (650)712-1070
BLACK VELVET pants, Sz L, $7.
(650)712-1070
HOLIDAY WEAR, barely worn: Macy's
black sweater set, Size M, wool w/gold
metalic stripes, $15 set. (650)712-1070
JEWELRY DISPLAY 12 piece SOLD!
307 Jewelry & Clothing
LADIES BRACELET, Murano glass.
Various shades of red and blue $100
Daly City, no return calls. (650)991-2353
LIZ CLAIBORNE black evening jacket
Sz. 12, acetate/polyester, $10. (650)712-
1070
SHEER PURPLE tunic, Sz XL, w/em-
broidered design & sequins, $10.
(650)712-1070
+ 850 Super Blower, Electric like new
$40. pair South City (415) 410-9801
309 Office Equipment
CALCULATOR - Casio, still in box, new,
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380 Real Estate Services 470 Rooms 620 Automobiles 620 Automobiles 630 Trucks & SUV’s 670 Auto Service
MAZDA '09 MAZDA6 I Sport White VOLKSWAGEN, '07 Jetta Wolfsburg, TOYOTA '10 HIGHLANDER LIMITED
SAVE ON Room For Rent 10074T $14,988.00. Toyota 101. Please $13,994. #T7M150061 Melody Toyota, Silver 10048P $34,588 Toyota 101. SMART CARE
mention the Daily Journal. (650)365- Call 877-587-8635. Please mention the Please mention the Daily Journal.
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CADILLAC ‘89 Sedan Deville - Show- mention the Daily Journal. (650)365- Hours: M-F, 8a-4p, Sat. 8a-5p
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NISSAN '09 ALTIMA 2.5 White 9956P
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covered carports, storage, pool. No pets. car with console, buckets. (650)851-4853 Journal. Dealership Quality
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Rate starts at $45 + tax $14,488.00. Toyota 101. Please men- CHEVROLET '07 HHR LT SUV, gray, $17,888.00 . Toyota 101. Please men-
WEEKLY AVAILABLE. tion the Daily Journal. (650)365-5000 gray, $11,792 #P7S597332 Melody tion the Daily Journal. (650)365-5000
Quiet room & great location. Just $3 per day. Toyota, Call 877-587-8635. Please men- CHEVY RADIATOR - Like new, $60.,
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526 El Camino Real Reach 82,500 drivers Toyota 101. Please mention the Daily CHRYSLER '06 Pacifica Touring green sun roof, TV/DVR equipment. Looks CHEVY S-10 ‘97, 49000 mi. American
(650)369-6736 ext. 0 from South SF to Journal. (650)365-5000 $13,592, #T6R902356Melody Toyota, new, $15,500. (650)219-6008 Racing rims & radial 15-8, New. $3800
Call 877-587-8635. Please mention the OBO (650)481-5296
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Call (650)344-5200 10093T $9,588 . Toyota 101. Please 9969T $18,988 Toyota 101. Please CHEVY TRANSMISSION 4L60E Semi
FORD '07 F-150, gray, auto, $17,494.
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Please mention the Daily Journal.
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ta '09 Sienna CE Blue 10083P $21,888
Toyota 101. Please mention the Daily
Drive Train 302 V8, C4 Auto Trans.
Complete, needs assembly, includes ra-
in senior complex BMW '09 5 Series 528i Blue 9980T TOYOTA '08 HIGHLANDER LIMITED
FORD '09 Ranger white, 9,960 miles,
Journal. (650)365-5000 diator and drive line, call for details,
$1250., (650)726-9733.
(over 55). $34,988Toyota 101. Please mention the
Daily Journal. (650)365-5000
Gray 10018T $32,988 Toyota 101.
Please mention the Daily Journal. $15,994. #T9PA09768 Melody Toyota,
Call 877-587-8635. Please mention the 640 Motorcycles/Scooters
Close to (650)365-5000
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SUV $15. (650)949-2134
BMW ‘06 325i - low miles, very clean,
downtown. loaded, leather interior, $20,000 obo., TOYOTA '08 TUNDRA 2WD Truck
SR5 Silver 10053P $22,998 Toyota 101.
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Move in (650)349-6969 TOYOTA '09 CAMRY BASIC Green
9998P $16,488 Toyota 101. Please
GMC '07 YUKON SLE Black 9975T
$27,998.00 . Toyota 101. Please men-
tion the Daily Journal. (650)365-5000
some!, $5,950/obo. Rob (415)602-4535.

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830 Main Street, RWC miles, white, $7,992. #T6T269964 Melo-
dy Toyota, Call 877-587-8635. Please
(650)367-0177 mention the Daily Journal
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miles, black, $4000., (650)357-0313
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tigious Location & Building. Gated ga-
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(650)948-2941
FORD '08 FUSION SE Green 10000T
$14,488. Toyota 101. Please mention
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deposit. (650)361-1200
9937T $13,998.00 Toyota 101. Please
mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-
5000
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HONDA '08 CIVIC SDN LX Silver
10046T $14,288.00 . Toyota 101.
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INFINITI '07 G35 SEDAN Basic Grey
(650)366-4724 10007P $23,988.00 Toyota 101. Please
Low Daily & Weekly Rooms
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mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-
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LEXUS '07 IS 250, blue, auto, $24,591.
#P72057651Melody Toyota, Call 877-
587-8635. Please mention the Daily
Journal
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San Mateo County $17,891. P80169537Melody Toyota, Call
(650)348-6660 877-587-8635. Please mention the Daily
Journal
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Sequoia Hotel 9895P $12,788.00 Toyota 101. Please
mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-
800 Main St., 5000
$600 Monthly
$160. & up per week.
(650)366-9501
MAZDA '09 MAZDA5 SPORT Silver
10050P $13,988.Toyota 101. Please
(650)279-9811 mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-
5000
mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-
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TOYOTA '09 COROLLA BASIC Blue
9997P $14,588 Toyota 101. Please
mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-
5000
TOYOTA '09 RAV4 BASIC White
10010P $18,988 . Toyota 101. Please
mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-
5000
TOYOTA '09 YARIS BASIC White
10136P $12,889 Toyota 101. Please
mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-
5000
TOYOTA '10 CAMRY Hybrid Basic
Blue 9784P $23,988$24,988. Toyota
101. Please mention the Daily Journal.
(650)365-5000
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9885P $15,288 Toyota 101. Please
mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-
5000
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$21,998 Toyota 101. Please mention
the Daily Journal. (650)365-5000
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10029P $23,488 Toyota 101. Please
mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-
5000
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10030P $14,288. Toyota 101. Please
mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-
5000
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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
GMC '08 Canyon SLE1, white, auto,
$17,991. #TS15643 Melody Toyota, Call
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Call 877-587-8635. Please mention the outs. Excellent cond. $20,000 OBO,
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tion the Daily Journal. (650)365-5000
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