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TRIAL SHOCKER
LOCAL PAGE 3
OTO RECEIVES
HIGH HONOR
SPORTS PAGE 12
BACON, MAPLE,
BUTTER PIZZA
FOOD PAGE 21
JUDGE DISMISSES MURDER CHARGE AGAINST MAN
ACCUSED OF KILLING ACTIVIST
By David Espo
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON President
Barack Obama rolled to re-election
Tuesday night, vanquishing former
Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney
despite a weak economy that
plagued his rst term and put a
crimp in the middle class dreams of
millions. In victory, he condently
promised better days ahead.
Obama spoke to thousands of
cheering supporters in his home-
town of Chicago, praising Romney
and declaring his optimism for the
next four years. While our road has
been hard, though our journey has
been long, we have picked our-
selves up, we have fought our way
back and we know in our hearts that
for the United States of America,
the best is yet to come, he said.
Romney made a brief, graceful
concession speech before a disap-
pointed crowd in Boston. He sum-
A second term
Obama powers to re-election despite weak economy
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Barack Obama and rst lady Michelle Obama celebrate with Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Jill after his
victory speech election night in Chicago.
By Bill Silverfarb
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Assemblyman Jerry Hill, D-San
Mateo, easily won the race for the
newly-formed District 13 state
Senate seat last night by garnering
almost 69 percent of the vote
against rival Democrat Sally Lieber.
Hill, who outspent his opponent
nearly 10-1 in the campaign, will
return to Sacramento to sit in a new
legislative seat after a year of cam-
paigning and spending nearly $1
million on the race.
He was blasted by Lieber during
the contest for taking hundreds of
thousands in donations from special
interests as she fueled her own cam-
paign with loans, about $200,000,
from herself.
Hill, however, had the support of
nearly every elected ofcial in the
region and union backing, too.
The Senate District 13 seat covers
most of San Mateo County and
parts of Santa Clara County and Hill
won easily in both counties.
While the battle for the seat
included two Democrats,
Republican candidates in other
regional races were beaten badly in
Jerry Hill wins in a landslide
JASON MAI/ DAILY JOURNAL
Assemblyman Jerry Hill,D-San Mateo speaks with Alicia Aguirre,mayor of
Redwood City, at the old County Courthouse Tuesday night.
By Michelle Durand
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Warren Slocum, the countys
longtime former elections chief and
assessor, is headed back to elected
ofce after beating out school board
trustee Shelly Masur for the District
Four supervisor seat.
It feels good. Im very gratied,
Slocum said.
Slocum secured 55.6 percent of
the vote followed by Masur, a
trustee on the Redwood City
Elementary School District Board,
who received 44.4 percent. Both
were the top vote-getters in the June
primary, beating out ve others and
Slocum secures supervisor seat
By Michelle Durand
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Nearly two-thirds of San Mateo
County voters approved a half-cent
sales tax measure aimed at generat-
ing millions for a wide range of
needs including seismic upgrades at
Daly City-based private Seton
Medical Center which heavily
bankrolled its campaign.
Measure A took a strong lead
from the beginning and never lost
hold until it ended the evening with
64.5 percent of the vote.
The measure increases the sales
tax in San Mateo County to 8.75
percent from 8.25 percent except in
County sales tax measure passes
Mullin, Gordon, Speier, Eshoo big winners
Federal ofces (winners arelisted)
U.S. Houseof Representatives-District 14
X-Jackie Speier (D), 77.9%
U.S. House of Representatives-District 18
X-Anna Eshoo (D), 69.2%
Statepropositions (majorityneeded)
Proposition30: Quarter-cent sales tax increase
and increase in upper-income personal income
tax for education-53%, PASS
Proposition 31: Government reform and local
plan money-40.3%, FAIL
Proposition 32: Prohibition of political
contributions by payroll-45.8%, FAIL
Proposition 33: Change state auto insurance
policies-46.2%, FAIL
Proposition34: Repeal thedeathpenalty-45.8%,
FAIL
Proposition 35: Expand denition of human
trafcking and increase penalties-81.9%, PASS
Proposition36: RepealThreeStrikeslaw-68.3%,
PASS
Proposition37: Require labeling for genetically
engineered food-45.2%, FAIL
Proposition38: Increase personal income tax to
fund education-26.9%, FAIL
Proposition 39: Change taxing methods for
multistate businesses to fun clean energy job
fund-59.1%, PASS
Proposition 40: Afrm political ofce
redistricting-72.4%, PASS
Stateofces (winners arelisted)
StateSenate-District 13
X-Jerry Hill (D), 68.2%
StateAssembly-District 22
X-Kevin Mullin (D), 70.2%
StateAssembly-District 24
X-Rich Gordon (D), 69%
Candidates for local ofce (winners are listed)
San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, District
Four:Warren Slocum, 55.6%
SanMateoCountyBoardof Education,areaseven:
Joe Ross, 58.2%
San Mateo County Harbor District Board of
Commissioners: Sabrina Brennan-24.5%, Leo
Padreddii-20.2%, Pietro Parravano-18.7%
Half MoonBayCityCouncil: John Muller-37%,
Marina Fraser-25.4%
SequoiaHealthcareDistrict: Kim Grifn-37.5%,
Katie Kane-35.1%
Local measures
MeasureA:Half-cent salestaxincreasefor county
services (majority needed)-64.5%, PASS
Measure B: County charter change to shift to
district from at-large elections for the Board of
Supervisors (majority needed)-58.5%, PASS
Measure C: County charter change to make
controller position appointed (majority needed)-
40.5%, FAIL
Measure D: $56 million bond measure for
Burlingame schools (55% needed)-66.4%, PASS
MeasureG: $199annual parcel taxfor SanBruno
schools (two-thirds needed)-58.5%, FAIL
Measure H: $72 million bond measure for San
Carlos schools (55% needed)-66.7%, PASS
Half Moon Bay Measure J: Half-cent sales tax
increase to fund city services (majority needed)-
53.9%, PASS
Countyresults arenal election
night tallies. Stateresults areas of 12:30a.m.with
approximately61.1percent of precincts reporting.
Incumbent loses, but keeps seat
Newcomer joins two incumbents on
harbor board
Voter turnout low in Bay Area
SEE PAGE 5
District elections pass, appointed
controller fails
Muller, Fraser re-elected in HMB;
Measure J half-cent sales tax passes
SEE PAGE 6
Three strikes law reformed
SEE PAGE 7
Initiative would have ended death
penalty
California rejects labeling requirement
for GMO food
SEE PAGE 8
Dems seek supermajority in Legislature
SEE PAGE 26
Election results
Inside
See OBAMA, Page 25
See HILL, Page 34
See SLOCUM, Page 34 See MEASURE A, Page 34
Prop. 30
passes
SEE STORY
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This Day in History
Thought for the Day
1972
President Richard Nixon was re-elected
in a landslide over Democrat George
McGovern.
Remember always that
you not only have the right to be an
individual, you have an obligation to be one.
Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962)
CIA Director David
Petraeus is 60.
Rapper Tinie
Tempah is 24.
Birthdays
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In 1811, U.S. forces led by Indiana Territory Gov. William
Henry Harrison defeated warriors from Tecumsehs
Confederacy in the Battle of Tippecanoe.
In 1861, former U.S. President John Tyler was elected to the
Confederate House of Representatives (however, Tyler died
before he could take his seat).
In 1862, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln
replaced replace Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan as commander
of the Army of the Potomac with Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside.
In 1912, black boxing champion Jack Johnson was indicted in
Chicago for allegedly violating the Mann Act with a white
woman, Belle Schreiber. (Johnson was convicted and sentenced
to a year in prison; he ed the U.S., later returning to serve his
term.)
In 1916, Republican Jeannette Rankin of Montana became the
rst woman elected to Congress.
In 1917, Russias Bolshevik Revolution took place as forces led
by Vladimir Ilyich Lenin overthrew the provisional government
of Alexander Kerensky.
In 1940, Washington states original Tacoma Narrows Bridge,
nicknamed Galloping Gertie, collapsed into Puget Sound dur-
ing a windstorm.
In 1944, President Franklin D. Roosevelt won an unprecedented
fourth term in ofce, defeating Thomas E. Dewey.
In 1962, Republican Richard Nixon, having lost Californias
gubernatorial race, held what he called his last press confer-
ence, telling reporters, You wont have Nixon to kick around
anymore. Former rst lady Eleanor Roosevelt, 78, died in New
York City.
In 1973, Congress overrode President Richard Nixons veto of
the War Powers Act, which limits a chief executives power to
wage war without congressional approval.
In 1980, actor Steve McQueen died in Ciudad Juarez,
Chihuahua, Mexico, at age 50.
In 1992, former Czechoslovak leader Alexander Dubcek, whose
failed attempt to loosen the Communist grip on his country
became known as the Prague Spring, died at age 70.
Evangelist Billy Graham is 94. Actor Barry Newman is 74.
Singer Johnny Rivers is 70. Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell is
69. Rock musician Tommy Thayer (KISS) is 52. Actress Julie
Pinson is 45. Rock musician Greg Tribbett (Mudvayne) is 44.
Actor Christopher Daniel Barnes is 40. Actors Jeremy and Jason
London are 40. Actress Yunjin Kim is 39. Rock musician Zach
Myers (Shinedown) is 29.
J. M. Barrie (1860-1937) wrote Peter
Pan. The novel, originally titled Peter
and Wendy, was published in 1911.
***
Barrie bequeathed the copyright for
Peter Pan as a gift to the Great Ormand
Street Childrens Hospital in England.
The hospital uses the millions of dollars it
earns from the copyright to help needy
children.
***
Do you know what these people have in
common? Maude Adams, Mary Martin,
Sandy Duncan and Cathy Rigby. See
answer at end.
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Dustin Hoffman played the pirate Captain
Hook, Peter Pans nemesis, in the 1991
movie Hook.
***
Pirates ew the Jolly Roger ag on their
ships as a warning that anyone captured
would be killed. The ag pictured skull
and crossbones.
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Edward Thatch, better known as the noto-
rious pirate Blackbeard, was born in 1680
in Bristol, England. He committed thefts
and terror along the Virginia and Carolina
coasts in his ship called Queen Annes
Revenge.
***
Robert Maynard, a lieutenant of the
English Navy, was the hero that killed
Blackbeard the Pirate. In an ambush,
Maynard shot Blackbeard ve times and
stabbed him 20 times. With Blackbeards
head as proof of his death, Maynard
earned the reward of 100 pounds.
***
Forbes Field opened in 1909. The ballpark
was built in Pittsburgh, Penn. for the
Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team. It was
the rst National League ballpark con-
structed of concrete and steel.
***
Baseball was played at Forbes Field for 61
years. In that time, there was never a no-
hitter pitched there.
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The rst time a Major League ball game
was aired on the radio was on Aug. 5,
1921. Harold Arlin announced the game
on station KDKA. The Philadelphia
Pirates beat the Pittsburgh Corsairs, 8-5 at
Forbes Field.
***
The rst football game was broadcast on
the radio two months after the rst base-
ball game was broadcast. Harold Arlin
was the announcer for that historic radio
broadcast, on Oct. 8, 1921. The University
of Pittsburgh beat West Virginia
University, 21-13.
***
Since 1890, the school mascot for
West Virginia University has been the
Mountaineer. Each year, a student is
selected to be the Mountaineer. The
student wears a coonskin cap and fires
a traditional rifle at the opening of
school sporting events.
***
The state of West Virginia has the lowest
crime rate in the country.
***
Virginia is for Lovers has been the slo-
gan for Virginia tourism since 1969. The
slogan debuted in an ad in Modern
Bride magazine.
***
Graphic artist Milton Glaser created the I
love NY slogan and logo, rst used in
1977.
***
Included among the many ad slogans that
have the word love in them are Delta
Airlines We love to y and it shows,
Pillsbury Nothing says lovin like some-
thing form the oven and McDonalds
Im lovin it.
***
Answer: They all played the title charac-
ter of Peter Pan on Broadway. Maude
Adams (1872-1953) performed in 1,500
performances of Peter Pan between
1905 and 1918. Mary Martin (1913-
1990) was Peter Pan in 1954. She is the
mother of actor Larry Hagman. Sandy
Duncan (born 1946) played Peter Pan in
1979-80. Duncan is blind in her left eye as
a result of a tumor removed in 1971.
Cathy Rigby (born 1952) was a gymnast,
named the Los Angeles Times
Sportswoman of the Year in 1972. She
starred as Peter Pan from 1990-91.
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Police reports
Smells like trouble
Three women were reported selling
perfume in a parking lot on
Broadway in Redwood City before
12:21 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 4.
Searchers find body matching that of missing man
Santa Cruz County authorities say search and rescue teams
have found a body that matches the description of a 74-year-
old man who went missing from a retreat center in Aptos.
Sheriffs ofcials say they believe they found the body of
George Earl Sliter of Redwood City, who was reported miss-
ing Sunday morning. Ofcials say the body was found around
10 a.m. Tuesday at the bottom of a ravine above Cabrillo
College in Aptos. Its not clear how the man died.
Sliter was at the Monte Toyon retreat center with a group of
church friends.
By Michelle Durand
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
A judge yesterday dismissed a murder
charge against the man accused of gun-
ning down East Palo Alto activist David
Lewis at a San Mateo shopping center
two years ago, ruling police did not prop-
erly Mirandize him before his confes-
sion.
In an 18-page decision issued four
days into trial, Judge Stephen Hall dis-
missed the murder charge that could have
sent Gregory Leon Elarms Sr. to prison
for life without parole. Hall also dis-
missed a count of possession of a gun by
a felon, leaving only a separate charge of
possessing a weapon in the county jail.
Hall concluded police violated Elarms
Fifth Amendment right against self-
incrimination by dismissing his repeated
requests for a lawyer and misleading him
about their intent to arrest.
District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said
the ofce is weighing its options to
appeal the decision or rele charges. The
one thing prosecutors wont do is let the
case go, he said.
We will not give up our quest for jus-
tice for David Lewis, Wagstaffe said.
Defense attorney Jonathan McDougall
said whether the police took the state-
ment properly was a close call but he felt
Hall ruled correctly and that, without the
confession, the case isnt strong enough
to go forward.
Obviously, he felt under the law it
cant stand which is pretty consistent
with the fact that for six months the
police didnt even know who did it,
McDougall said.
Pittsburgh resident Elarms allegedly
shot Lewis, a childhood friend, at the
Hillsdale Shopping Center June 9, 2010
because he thought the man was out to
get him. During a
preliminary hearing,
a San Mateo police
detective testied that
Elarms believed
gangmembers were
after him and that
Lewis, who he fol-
lowed to the mall
from the San Mateo
Medical Center, was
now his opponent. Lewis, 54, uttered the
name Greg before dying from a single
shot to the torso but police made no
arrests until six months later after Elarms
called them seeking protection. Police
believed Elarms may have been a witness
to the shooting and went to his home
where he voluntarily accompanied them
back to San Mateo.
During the car ride, Elarms told the
ofcers I think I need some, uh, legal,
uh legal advice and later I dont think I
should say anything else because of the
Fifth Amendment, I mean I might
incriminate myself to a certain extent. I
do know exactly what happened,
according to Halls ruling.
Later that night at the station, Elarms
was told no matter what he said he would
either be taken home or to a hotel, Halls
ruling stated.
Nearly 100 minutes into the interroga-
tion, Detective Rick Decker said he
needed to Mirandize Elarms, who
responded, [B]ut we already talked
man; you cant read me my rights now.
The District Attorneys Ofce contend-
ed Elarms did not legally require
Miranda before that point because he ini-
tiated contact with police, he voluntarily
went to the department, was not hand-
cuffed or searched and told repeatedly he
was free to leave.
Judge dismisses murder case
Accused killer still facing weapons charge
Local brief
See ELARMS, Page 26
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low in Bay Area
BAY CITY NEWS SERVICE
Early indications on Election Day showed
that turnouts at polling places throughout
the Bay Area were significantly less than the
2008 election.
In Alameda County, voting opened last
weekend, but the turnout wasnt great,
Registrar of Voters Dave Macdonald said.
We opened voting on Saturday. The most
I saw in line was 20 people, Macdonald
said. In 2008 ... a line of people wrapped
around the building. There were maybe a
thousand people.
Macdonald said that, for this election,
there just didnt seem to be the same enthu-
siasm.
In San Mateo County, Chief Elections
Officer Mark Church saw the same thing.
Lines were a lot shorter than they were in
2008, Church said.
Church said this year there were a lot
fewer registered voters in the county than
there were in 2008, which may be why there
were shorter lines.
Were electing the leader of the free
world for the next four years, Church said.
Everyone [was] encouraged to come and
cast their ballot.
Both Macdonald and Church speculated
that voter turnout in their respective counties
would spike at least 5 percent.
In 2008, Macdonald said 78 percent of
voters in Alameda County cast their ballots.
This year, he speculated about 70 percent of
residents would vote.
Church said 79 percent of San Mateo
County voters cast their ballots. This year,
he expected 73 percent would vote.
Macdonald said he believed the drop-off
will be statewide.
There are a lot of very important things
on the ballot, he said. For whatever rea-
son, the voters arent coming to vote.
SPENCER HILL
Citizens gathered at St. Andrews Lutheran
Church in San Mateo to vote in Tuesdays
election. Elections ofcials said turnout was
lower than in 2008.
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF REPORT
The San Mateo County Board of
Supervisors Tuesday called for the immediate
removal of Michael Peevey, president of the
California Public Utilities Commission,
because it said he failed in his fundamental
duty to protect residents and conduct the San
Bruno gas line explosion proceedings fairly.
The resolution joins the county with the city
of San Bruno, Assemblyman Jerry Hill, D-San
Mateo, and San Bruno citizens in demanding
Peeveys ousting 26 months after the fatal gas
line explosion and re that killed eight and
destroyed 38 homes.
The PUC, headed by Peevey, failed to con-
duct proper oversight of Pacic Gas and
Electric and was heavily criticized by the
National Transportation Safety Board.
Regardless, Peevey appointed himself to lead
the inquiry into PG&Es possible nes and
rankled the public by requiring mediation in
the negotiations without the agreement of all
parties.
By suspending public hearings and unilat-
erally attempting to appoint a mediator,
President Peevey has undermined and clouded
the validity of the CPUCs critical regulatory
function, said Supervisor Dave Pine, who
introduced the resolution calling for his
removal.
San Bruno resident Kathy DeRenzi is also
gathering signatures demanding Peeveys
removal at www.change.org/petitions/gover-
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By Bill Silverfarb
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
In an race oft described as odd, two current
members of the Sequoia Healthcare District
board battled to be the top vote-getter in last
nights election to fend off another current
board members quest to dissolve the district.
Libertarian Jack Hickey was hoping to be
the top vote-getter last night to prove that res-
idents in the district are ready to dissolve it.
The district collects property taxes for health-
care services in southern San Mateo County.
Hickey forced the election as he still has
two more years to serve in the seat he was re-
elected to in 2010. The election cost the dis-
trict about $160,000 and the two candidates
forced to campaign to keep their seats, Kim
Grifn and Katie Kane, called Hickey mali-
cious since he has called himself a taxpayer
advocate.
Its not looking like I will be the top vote-
getter, Hickey told the Daily Journal last
night as ballots were still being counted.
Griffin earned about
37.5 percent of the vote to
Kanes 35.1 percent of the
vote. Hickey nished third
with about 27.4 percent of
the vote.
Hickey plans to keep
calling for dissolution.
Im going to regroup
and see how worthwhile it
is, Hickey said.
He may try a petition
effort before his seat
expires for dissolution, he
said last night.
Kane, who has served on
the board since 1992,
sought re-election so that
the district will continue to
serve the health care needs
for its most vulnerable res-
idents.
Grifn, a registered nurse, was elected to
the board in 2008.
Grifn, the boards pres-
ident, hopes to see the
board put more money into
schools and elder care in
the coming years.
With the economic
downturn, Griffin previ-
ously told the Daily
Journal many district resi-
dents are going without
health care. With a short-
age of primary care physicians in the area, res-
idents who get insurance through the
Affordable Care Act will need help accessing
care, she said previously.
The district collects nearly $10 million a
year and supports childrens clinics, nonprof-
its and nursing programs, among many other
services.
Bill Silverfarb can be reached by email: silver-
[email protected] or by phone: (650) 344-
5200 ext. 106.
Incumbent loses, but keeps seat
Jack Hickey battled two others for their seats on Sequoia Healthcare District board
Jack Hickey
Kim Grifn
Katie Kane
By Michelle Durand
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Newcomer Sabrina Brennan joined incum-
bents Leo Padreddii and Pietro Parravano on
the Harbor District Board of Commissioners
as the top vote-getters Tuesday, beating out a
member appointed earlier this year and two
other opponents for a four-year term.
The trio surpassed incumbent Will
Holsinger and challengers Neil Merilees and
Brandon Kwan in the six-way battle for seats
on the board which runs both Pillar Point
Harbor in Princeton and Oyster Point
Marina/Park in South San Francisco.
Brennan received 24.5 percent votes fol-
lowed by vice president Padreddii with 20.2
percent and Parravano with 18.7 percent.
Holsinger took fourth with 17.5 percent,
Merilees 12.8 percent and Kwan 6.3 percent.
Brennan, who ran unsuccessfully for a seat
in 2010, questions some of the current boards
nancial decisions like the push for a visitor
center in the face of a $10
million debt and thinks
water quality must be
addressed. Shes interested
in improving ferry service
such as a Wi-Fi-enabled
cafe for riders awaiting the
ferry or public transporta-
tion for those getting off
the boats. She also oppos-
es filling in Perched
Beach, the area at Pillar
Point where racks of
kayaks are rented.
Padreddii, a South San
Francisco resident, has
more than 30 years of pub-
lic service on his resume,
including four years on
that citys council when it
planned and developed
Oyster Point. He joined
the board in 1997 and said
during the campaign this
term would likely be his
last. His goal for both har-
bors in 10 years is to make
them the best its ever
been.
Parravano, a commercial
sherman for about half
his life, wants to continue
building relationships
between the industry and
residents and establish a local community col-
lege curriculum on shing, policy and market-
ing.
Holsinger was appointed to the board earli-
er this year to ll the vacancy left by the death
of former commissioner Sally Campbell. He
ran unsuccessfully in 2004.
Michelle Durand can be reached by email:
[email protected] or by phone: (650)
344-5200 ext. 102.
Newcomer joins two incumbents on harbor board
Sabrina
Brennan
Leo Padreddii
Pietro
Parravano
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San Mateo County voters chose over-
whelmingly to switch the existing countywide
supervisor election system to one of districts
and opted to keep the controller an elected
rather than appointed position.
Measure B, which changes the county char-
ter so the ve members of the Board of
Supervisors are chosen by specic districts
rather than at-large, won with 58.5 percent.
Measure C, the request to change the elected
controller to a limited-term position approved
by the Board of Supervisors, failed with 40.5
percent of the vote. Both needed a majority to
pass.
The adoption of district elections marks a
historic and fundamental change in San
Mateo County, said Supervisor Dave Pine
who championed the switch since his time on
the Charter Review Committee.
Measure B puts San Mateo County in line
with the states 57 other counties in which
only a districts residents choose its represen-
tative. Proponents argued doing so would
bring down the cost and burden of running in
every corner of the county and encourage
more worthy candidates to throw their hat in
the ring for races that historically have seen
little competition. Opponents countered that
supervisors elected by all voters better repre-
sent the entire county instead of just a portion
and pointed to San Francisco as an example of
district elections creating narrow governance
inuenced by special interests.
Supervisor Carole Groom, who opposed the
change, said she was very disappointed
with the outcome.
I do think at-large elections are better gov-
ernance and offer less of an opportunity to be
parochial. But I also think we are a good
county and well make it work, she said.
Voters have previously defeated similar
measures to change the county charter in 1978
and 1980. The newest effort came after six
residents led a lawsuit against the county in
April 2011 contending the existing voting
system is inequitable to minorities and
dilutes the votes of Latinos and Asians.
Pine is hopeful the plaintiffs will drop their
case now that the system will change.
But while Measure B changes how voters
choose a supervisor, the failure of Measure C
maintains their ability to pick a controller.
Backers argued the controller, the countys
top nancial ofcer, should be appointed by
county supervisors rather than chosen by vot-
ers because it is more an administrative than
policy-making position. There was no formal
opposition launched against the measure but
supporters included county ofcials and the
San Mateo County League of Women Voters.
Obviously voters really did believe there
should be a system of checks and balances.
Ultimately its the voters decision. Im just
glad they voted, Groom said.
The measure proposed making the con-
troller an appointed position for up to two six-
year terms. The switch would have added San
Mateo County to nine of 58 other counties
with appointed controllers. Of those, six have
consolidated departments of nance including
the controller, treasurer and tax collector and
nearly all have switched fairly recently.
The Board of Supervisors began looking at
the possibility of changing the ofce after
naming assistant controller Bob Adler to the
vacant position left by former controller Tom
Huenings mid-term resignation. In 2010, a
17-person Charter Review Committee recom-
mended making both the controller and treas-
urer-tax collector appointed jobs but county
supervisors unanimously rejected the idea.
Both Groom and Pine compared the mea-
sures failure to previous efforts to make the
county coroner a consolidated position with
the Sheriffs Ofce.
People like to choose whos going to rep-
resent the county, Groom said.
[email protected] or by phone: (650)
344-5200 ext. 102.
District elections pass, appointed controller fails
I do think at-large elections
are better governance and offer less of
an opportunity to be parochial. But I also think
we are a good county and well make it work.
Supervisor Carole Groom
By Bill Silverfarb
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Incumbent John Muller was re-elected to
the Half Moon Bay City Council last night as
the top vote-getter in the race and fellow
incumbent Marina Fraser also beat rst-time
candidate Harvey Rarback for the second
open seat.
Muller garnered about 37 percent of the
vote and Fraser had 25.4 percent of the vote to
Rarbacks 23 percent.
The fourth candidate in the race, Charles
Ullom, nished far behind with about 14.6
percent of the vote.
As Muller and Fraser won so did Measure J,
a half-cent sales tax that
will raise about $870,000
annually over the next
three years.
Muller supported the
tax, but Fraser did not.
Measure J won with
53.9 percent approval last
night, according to the
county elections ofce.
Muller said the extra
sales tax revenue will be spent on the citys
infrastructure needs such as road paving and
library xes.
Im very pleased with the support, Muller
told the Daily Journal last night. Its time to
put the negatives of the
past behind.
Fraser and Muller were
running as a slate and the
contest got a little nasty,
Muller said.
The opposition can
always get a little nasty
and mean but Marina and I
tried to keep our heads
above the fray and stay
positive, Muller said last night.
Both Rarback and Ullom were critical of
how the city has been run in recent years, not-
ing lost court battles and Coastal Act viola-
tions that cost the city big money.
Going forward, Fraser wants to bring some
projects back to life that sat idle while the city
dealt with the botched Beachwood develop-
ment that costs the city about $1 million a
year in bond payments.
Half Moon Bay had about 70 employees
just a few short years ago but that number
has dwindled to about 20 now as Half Moon
Bay contracts out many services it used to
provide in-house such as police and adminis-
tration services for its parks and recreation
programs.
Bill Silverfarb can be reached by email: silver-
[email protected] or by phone: (650) 344-
5200 ext. 106.
Muller, Fraser re-elected in HMB; Measure J half-cent sales tax passes
John Muller
Marina Fraser
By Gosia Wozniacka
FRESNO Clattering machinery at a
chicken-processing plant provided all the
cover Lawrence Jones needed to kill two co-
workers execution style and wound two others
Tuesday, police said.
Armed with a handgun, the 42-year-old ex-
convict moved methodically from victim to
victim, placing his handgun against their head
or neck and then pulling the trigger, authori-
ties said.
The unsuspecting victims worked just feet
apart in the deboning room and the grinding
room at Valley Protein, but they wore ear pro-
tectors and the gunshots were drowned out by
the machinery.
Jones tried to re at a fth person, police
said, but ran out of bullets.
Following the shootings, Jones walked out
of the building and unloaded the empty cas-
ings. He then reloaded, placed the gun against
his head and red. He was pronounced dead at
a hospital a few hours later.
Jones motive was unknown, but it was
clear he had targeted his victims, Fresno
Police Chief Jerry Dyer said. About 30
employees were working at the plant during
the shooting.
He had opportunity to shoot other co-
workers that were in the business at this time,
but he chose not to, Dyer said. He walked
around them in order to get very close to the
intended targets, place the gun very close and
re a round.
Police say California shooting suspect was methodical
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closely divided Tuesday on Gov. Jerry
Browns proposed $6 billion-a-year tax
increase while they weighed whether to end
the states death penalty and impose a rst-
time requirement on manufacturers to label
genetically modied food.
Proposition 30, Browns tax boost he heav-
ily promoted to help stem cuts to education,
surged in late numbers and appeared to be
passing with 53 percent of the vote with near-
ly three-quarters of the states precincts
reporting early this morning.
President Barack Obama and Sen. Dianne
Feinstein secured easy victories in the state,
reaffirming Californias prominent
Democratic tilt and helping launch the presi-
dent back to a second term.
Mitt Romney bypassed California, a grave-
yard for Republican presidential candidates
for a generation where GOP registration has
fallen below 30 percent. Obama won
California and its 55 electoral votes by a dou-
ble-digit margin, according to early returns.
Pamela Caton, 42, a Green Party member
from Berkeley, said she voted for the
Democratic president to preserve his health
care overhaul, which she said was critical for
Americans marooned without costly cover-
age.
It would be a big step backward to have
Romney in ofce and dismantle that, she
said. Obama has done a very good job the
past four years, given the political climate.
No state politician had more at stake on the
ballot than Brown, who was elected after
promising to lift the state from its long-run-
ning budget crisis. He personally championed
the tax boost Proposition 30 that he said
would restore Californias luster, especially
for its schoolchildren. He promised to enact
automatic spending cuts that would hit public
schools hardest if it failed.
Voters turned away a competing plan,
Proposition 38, sponsored by wealthy attor-
ney Molly Munger, which would have
increased income taxes to inject schools with
billions of dollars in new spending.
Proposition 30 would boost the sales tax by a
quarter cent for four years and income taxes
for people who make more than $250,000 a
year would be raised for seven years.
Brown was greeted by more than two dozen
supporters as he cast his ballot near his home
in the Oakland Hills Tuesday morning.
I think thats a proposition that speaks for
itself, and I wouldnt be surprised if the out-
come is more positive than most of you are
probably expecting, Brown said.
Kevin Wehr, a sociology professor at
California State University, Sacramento rode
his bicycle to an elementary school to cast a
yes vote for Proposition 30, which he hopes
will stave off further cuts to his campus.
Its really important this year because so
much hinges on it in terms of education and
public safety, said Wehr, 40. It feels like
weve nally gotten to the breaking point and
people see that we cant cut our way out of
budget decits.
In the race for president and the Senate, its
fair to say the outcome was never in doubt in
the nations most populous state, home to one
in eight Americans.
Feinstein, in a commanding position from
the start, essentially ignored Republican
Elizabeth Emken, a political neophyte who
tried to parlay her experience as an autism
advocate and unsuccessful congressional can-
didate into a campaign against one of the
states most enduring politicians. She had lit-
tle name recognition or money, making it vir-
tually impossible to run a statewide cam-
paign.
An array of ballot proposals 11 in all
touched on everything from taxes to food
labeling, with many of the most contentions
initiatives remaining too close to call hours
after the polls closed. Voters also are consid-
ering Proposition 32, an attempt to curb union
clout at the statehouse, Proposition 37, which
would require the labeling of genetically
modied foods, and Proposition 34, a repeal
of the infrequently enforced death penalty.
California has the nations most populous
death row, with 726 inmates, yet has carried
out just 13 executions while spending $4 bil-
lion for housing Death Row inmates and pay-
ing for their appeals since capital punishment
resumed in 1977.
At least $370 million has been spent on the
10 initiatives and one referendum on
Tuesdays ballot.
While the presidential and U.S. Senate
races had been a yawn in the state, California
is a nationally watched battleground for the
House of Representative as Democrats try to
position themselves to regain the majority in
2014. About a dozen congressional races are
considered competitive, thanks in large part to
Californias new independent redistricting
process that redrew congressional and state
legislative boundaries.
The outcome in some House battles could
continue, or hold back for now, a trend of
shriveling Republican political strength in
California. Democrats control the Legislature
and every statewide ofce, hold a 2.6 million
voter edge statewide, and records released last
week showed GOP registration had dropped
below 30 percent statewide.
The amount of money spent so far on House
races by super PACs and other outside groups
$54 million, and rising shows their
State closely divided, but Proposition 30 passes
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By Paul Elias
LOS ANGELES California voters
reined in the nations harshest three strikes
law Tuesday with the passage of a ballot
measure that allows for shorter sentences for
some third-time offenders.
With 26 percent of precincts reporting,
Proposition 36 passed with a commanding
68 percent of the vote total.
Fewer repeat offenders will now qualify
for a three-strikes sentence of 25-years-to
life, while some 2,800 prisoners serving that
term can now apply for sentence reductions.
Until now, a person convicted of two vio-
lent and serious felonies would automatical-
ly be sentenced to 25-years-to-life if con-
victed of a third crime, regardless of its
severity.
California was the only state of 24 with
three-strikes law to have that provision.
Now, the third conviction must be a seri-
ous and violent crime as well.
The historic passage of Prop. 36 over-
turns the long-held conventional wisdom
that its impossible to fix our most extreme
and unjust crime laws, said Stanford
University law professor David Mills, who
helped write the measure and was one of its
biggest donors. Mills contributed nearly $1
million to the measure.
My most sincere hope is that this victory
serves as a turning point that inspires others
to advocate for more sane and humane crim-
inal justice policies, Mills said.
Proposition 36 divided law enforcement
officials throughout the campaign.
Several police union contributed to the
opposition and the measure was opposed by
the California District Attorneys
Association, the Police Chiefs Association
and California State Sheriffs Association. In
the end, however, supporters outspent those
aligned against Proposition 36 roughly $3
million to $1 million.
The opponents argued that the countrys
strictest Three Strikes law was on the books
for a good reason to lock up the states
most violent repeat offenders and no
changes were necessary.
The current Three Strikes law has direct-
ly and significantly acted to reduce crime in
California, the California District Attorneys
Association wrote in a position paper oppos-
ing the initiative. The Three Strikes law is a
valuable, essential, and proven tool in the
fight against crime.
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By Paul Elias
LOS ANGELES The latest attempt to
end Californias death penalty was failing at
the polls despite recent poll results showing
the campaigns message of nancial savings
was resonating with voters.
Proposition 34 was trailing 54 percent to 46
percent.
The measure was losing even though sup-
porters outspent opponents $6.5 million com-
pared to $320,000.
Backed by millions of dollars from
Hollywood and Silicon Valley donors, sup-
porters of Proposition 34 called on
Californians to end the death penalty as a way
to save the nancially strapped state hundreds
of millions of dollars if not billions over the
long term.
Polls showed the race was close throughout
the campaign, but support picked up in recent
weeks as campaign leaders focused more on
the economics of capital punishment than the
moral arguments.
A Feld Poll released Nov. 2 found that 45
percent of likely voters supported Proposition
34 and 38 percent opposed. A similar poll
released a month before showed 42 percent
supporting and 45 opposing.
Its also a big turn-around from 1989, when
a Field Poll found that 54 percent of likely
voters said they thought life in prison cost the
state more than sentencing someone to death.
Proposition 34 would repeal capital punish-
ment in California and shutter Death Row,
converting the death sentences of 726 inmates
to life without the possibility of parole. The
measure also would create a $100 million
fund to help investigate unsolved murder and
rape cases.
Many inuential law enforcement ofcials
and three former governors oppose the meas-
ure. They argue that the condemned inmates
will escape justice and that there are no true
cost savings from closing Death Row at San
Quentin State Prison. The $100 million fund
would come from Californias general fund,
further worsening the states nancial condi-
tion.
Prop. 34 has nothing to do with economics
and everything to do with justice, said for-
mer Gov. Gray Davis, a Democrat.
Former governors George Deukmejian and
Pete Wilson, both Republicans, also oppose
the initiative.
The economic argument boils down to
whether it costs more to conduct death penal-
ty trials and house condemned prisoners than
it would if life in prison without parole was
the harshest penalty prosecutors could seek.
Initiative would have
ended death penalty
By Alicia Chang
LOS ANGELES A closely-eyed ballot
measure to label food containing genetically
modied ingredients was trailing by a double-
digit margin Tuesday night.
Proposition 37 was behind 55 percent to 45
percent.
The initiative sparked a backlash from
agribusiness and chemical conglomerates,
which spent $46 million to swamp airwaves
and mailboxes with advertisements in a bid to
crush Proposition 37.
Weve said from the beginning of this cam-
paign that the more voters learned about Prop.
37, the less theyd like it. We didnt think
theyd like the lawsuits, more bureaucracy,
higher costs and loopholes and exemptions. It
looks like they dont. The trend is encourag-
ing. We hope it continues, Kathy Fairbanks,
spokeswoman for the No on 37 campaign,
said in a statement.
Consumer activists and the organic food
industry said shoppers crave information
about what theyre eating and should be given
all the information they need to decide for
themselves whether to buy products contain-
ing genetically altered ingredients.
No matter what happens, weve raised
awareness of a very important issue, said
Grant Lundberg, chief executive of Lundberg
Family Farms, who co-chairs the California
Right to Know campaign.
Opponents fear labeling would amount to
placing a skull-and-crossbones symbol on
their products even though studies show bio-
engineered food to be safe. They also warn of
higher grocery bills if the initiative passes.
California rejects labeling
requirement for GMO food
OPINION 9
A mandate from the people
Editor,
The 2012 elections are a mandate from
the people. Republicans, Democrats and
the increasingly powerful independent
voters are sending a really loud message.
We want the Sheldon Adelsons, the
David and Charles Kochs, the Grover
Nordquists, the Karl Roves and the rest
of that ilk the hell out of our lives. These
megalomaniacs have a warped sense of
entitlement thinking they should be the
only people who have earned a voice in
our government. Without knowing the
outcome of the 2012 elections as of this
writing, I have condence in the every-
day 9-5 hard-working guy and gal, some
with a part-time job on the side to meet
their obligations every month, to soundly
reject the meddling of the above men-
tioned super-rich, self-indulgent champi-
ons of the 14 percent tax rate and their
obnoxious notion that their cash ware-
houses give them the right to mislead,
distort and deny voters their access to the
polls. These pseudo-guardians of
America are exactly what are wrong
with America today.
Greed becomes an obsession and the
only way to appease their greed is to
mate it with power. Power and greed are
virtually an unbeatable tag team unless
you make a grievous error in underesti-
mating your opponent. In this case, it is
the American electorate and not their
usual coupon-clipping shareholders.
Unlike wealth and self-importance,
power is earned through hard work and
trust. I see the backlash of 2012 continu-
ing through the 2014 congressional elec-
tions and I guarantee there will be
changes unless Congress starts working
for the people who sent them there.
Mike Turturici
San Carlos
A new America
Editor,
Only in America! Barack Obamas
negative campaign complete with
Chicago politics at their best has been
able to deect attention from the voters
away from the real issues we are having
and push a potential solutions out by
many months, even years, because of the
re-election of a completely inept govern-
ment. We all know that economy is
weak, that a recession is still looming,
that decits are unsustainable and that
the planned tax increases on both federal
and state level will drive many business-
es into bankruptcy or insolvency. But,
somehow, we are voting to continue onto
the path to self-destruction. As we say;
you made your bed and youre going to
have to lie in it. It will be painful.
I am a small business owner and I do
have a plan, unlike the federal govern-
ment and the state of California. I will
batten down the hatches, refrain from
investments that carry some risk and
only hire part-timers. This is the new
America for small business owners and I
can guarantee you that we, as business
owners, do know how to look after our-
selves. Come to think of it, I have no
idea who will be looking after you, the
Obama voter, but as I said; you made
your bed and you lie in it.
Harry Roussard
Foster City
Finally, its over!
Editor,
It wasnt until about 8:40 p.m. did I
become aware that President Obama
won the election with 274 electoral votes
and was declared the winner by then.
Finally, its over! No more political tele-
vision commercials. No more political
junk mailphone surveys and no more
online advertising. No more television
debates too. No more blogging and
tweeting I never did any of that, but, I
know people who did.
Finally, its over! No more shape-
shifting and etch-a-scetch from
Romneys ever-changing opinions and
positions, including saying one thing in
public and then saying something else
(47% comment) behind closed doors.
He changed his story so much I literally
couldnt keep track anymore.
However, even though its nally over,
we all know, the Republicans will con-
tinue to divide this country and be the
party of no, with their continued
obstructionism in the House of
Representatives. Maybe I will be wrong.
Maybe the Republicans will part of the
solution and not part of the problem?
Naahh!
The election may be nally over, but
the BS will continue. Im happy, but Im
still worried.
Michael R. Oberg
San Mateo
A shameful campaign
Editor,
Despite wide spread voter suppression,
lies and dirty tricks by Republican of-
cials, sanity prevailed and President
Obama got a second term. But what has
the campaign done to our image and
respect?
The blatant lies by Mitt Romney have
been embarrassingly obvious to most of
the world while almost half of the
voters either didnt care or didnt under-
stand. He lied shamelessly about
President Obama, and he lied about him-
self and his own accomplishments, even
after fact checking exposed the false-
hoods. After having read something
about it somewhere, he ran with a false
story about jeep production being out-
sourced to China. Even when debunked
by auto executives, he kept the story
alive.
The various right-wing media outdid
each other with ridiculous stories about
our president, his character, his family
background, and his secret ambition to
destroy America. The fantasy stories
and explosive videos exposing Obama
and those that will sink him, were so
outrageous that only the most gullible
would swallow such nonsense.
Unfortunately, we have a lot of gullible
people able to vote and ready to believe
anything about someone they obviously
hate. Thats the ugly truth.
While more than 90 percent of
Western Europe favor Obama, Romney
claimed he has destroyed our reputation
in the world. Had Romney won with his
lies and special interest support, more
than our reputation would have been
destroyed. Now, lets restore our reputa-
tion and support our president, for the
benet of all and for a safer world.
Jorg Aadahl
San Mateo
Lets bring the rakes back!
Editor,
As of January 2012, more than 40
cities in California have banned or
passed new laws and regulations that
prohibit the use of leaf blowers. San
Mateo must be next (City leaning
toward leaf blower ban in the Nov. 6
edition of the Daily Journal). Leaf blow-
ers generate air pollution, such as mold
and pollens, and are the cause of many
asthma attacks, especially to those prone
to allergies and the elderly. The dust lift-
ed contains small particles, including
lead, mercury, animal feces and pesti-
cides which can cause cancer and birth
defects. Researchers at the
Environmental Protection Agency have
found leaf blowers linked to SIDS
(Sudden Infant Death Syndrome), a logi-
cal link since carbon dioxide is emitted
from the surroundings into homes.
Additionally, noise pollution increases
anxiety, blood pressure, ringing ears,
hearing loss to garden workers and
increased car accidents due to lack of
sleep. It also deprives day resting time
for nurses and police workers to whom
we owe our safety and well-being by
working while we sleep. Noise pollution
also creates stress for animals.
Lets think of solutions that will be
cost-effective and benecial to our envi-
ronment and health. This can include
higher nes to companies violating regu-
lations. Another option is to limit use to
electrical blowers, which are less noisy
and do not emit carbon dioxide. An alter-
native is to employ workers rather than
have machines do the job, or at least
until a suitable substitute is invented. Its
time to be socially responsible and real-
ize that a leaf blower machine may make
someones work easier, but it can also
ruin many individuals health.
Erika Castro
Menlo Park
Letters to the editor
A Giant surprise!
O
nly if man masters society and subordinates
the economic machine to the purposes of
human happiness and only if he participates
in the social process, can he overcome what now drives
him to despair his aloneness and his feeling of power-
lessness. Erich Fromm.
We enjoyed watching the World Series, rooting for the
Giants all the way and were amazed when they pulled it
off in four games. As I sat there and watched the various
renditions of the National Anthem and God Bless
America, it made me think that if I were there, I wouldnt
want to sing along because the first glorifies war, and as
for the second, why on earth should God bless America?
Im sure that if there were a
God that had such powers,
she would be looking down
upon us and shaking her
head in dismay when you
consider how weve been
carrying on lately.
It seems that we, as a
nation, like to think we have
a special connection to God
and that we are Gods chosen
nation and that God will
bless us if we ask never-
mind our actions. Whatever
spirituality we may have at
one time demonstrated as a
nation has been lost in the shuffle of greedy little men who
are hell-bent on accumulating as much wealth and power
for themselves as possible and politicians with sclerotic
mentality. Obviously many of our leaders have not
absorbed anywhere along the way the message, Do unto
others, that sagacious gurus have, for centuries, been try-
ing to imbue in humanity. There is something important
missing here and it is the kind of spirituality that is the
essential ingredient of an honest, responsible, decent and
compassionate life the kind of spirituality that has obvi-
ously evaded many of our leaders, even though they all
profess a religious connection.
From what I have gathered from extensive reading of
many philosophical gurus from Erich Fromm to
Marilyn Furgeson, spirituality is a way of being that is
demonstrated by the life orientation of a person
whether religious or not. He guides his life with a healthy
conscience since he knows how good he feels and how
much happier he is when he has listened to his inner voice
that helps him make choices leading to the well-being of
all. He is the one who has a sense of purpose of mak-
ing, in whatever way he can, the world a better place for
everyone. He has a generous heart, is not always striving
for more, and is at peace with himself but still open to
learning and questioning.
It is impossible to be spiritual while grabbing as much
of the material world as possible for yourself, no matter
how often you attend religious services. A spiritual politi-
cian doesnt stretch the truth and lie to possibly gain a
few votes, especially one who claims to be a man of
God. A CEO who is spiritual does not think he is entitled
to earn more than 700 times the average of his hourly
wage earners. A spiritual politician doesnt give tax breaks
to corporations and the wealthy, while there are children in
this country who are hungry, go to dilapidated schools and
who have no medical insurance. He would never allow
corporate contributors to determine how he votes on
important issues. A spiritual marathoner, instead of want-
ing to run the New York City Marathon, would do whatev-
er he can to alleviate the suffering of those devastated by
the hurricane.
Despite the professed allegiance to God and all of the
purported church attendance, where is our spiritual core?
We delude ourselves with a lot of talk, comfort ourselves
with a lot of denial and ignore the truth. Our cultural spiri-
tual compass is increasingly drawn to and distorted by the
magnetic field of the corporate world. We worship at the
altar of corporate interests that exploit us and we let them
get away with it. We adulate the wealthy, the notorious and
egocentric and even the crass and depraved and pay little
attention to people who are thoughtful, erudite, wise, com-
passionate and generous.
Maybe we should change under God in our pledge of
allegiance to under greed. Or better, maybe we should
wake up to the fact that if we believe that there is a God
who can bless America, it might be a good idea to act like
we deserve it.
What Hunter Pence, the Giants right fielder, said in rela-
tion to the teams unexpected and miraculous after World
Series win, was quite surprising. We bought into some-
thing you dont see very often, he said. We bought into
playing for each other and loving each other. Whether this
is based on religious belief or otherwise, he has the right
idea a message that needs to be heard by all of us.
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Dow 13,245.68 +1.02% 10-Yr Bond 1.742 +3.44%
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By Matthew Craft
NEW YORK Major stock-market
indexes climbed Tuesday as investors
waited for the finish of a closely fought
U.S. presidential election.
Were on pins and needles, said
Phil Orlando, chief equity strategist at
Federated Investors, a money manage-
ment firm. Orlando, who backs
Republican Mitt Romney, said he
thought the stock-markets gains
reflected optimism that Romney could
win.
The Dow Jones industrial average
rose 133.24 points to close at
13,245.68.
Companies that investors believe
would benefit under a potential
Romney administration surged ahead.
They included United Technologies
and Boeing, which do substantial busi-
ness with the Defense Department.
Four financial companies
Travelers, American Express,
JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America
ranked among the 10 biggest gainers
in the 30-stock Dow average.
Other investors say that they simply
want the election behind them. That
will allow Wall Street and Congress to
shift their attention to the so-called fis-
cal cliff, a package of tax increases and
government spending cuts scheduled to
take effect Jan. 1.
In other trading Tuesday, the
Standard & Poors 500 index rose
11.13 points to 1,428.39, while the
Nasdaq composite index gained 12.27
points to 3,011.93.
The price of crude oil jumped $3 to
$88.71 in New York as reports suggest-
ed that Superstorm Sandy caused a
drop in gasoline supplies. That also
helped lift stocks in petroleum refiners.
Tesoro Corp and Phillips 66 each rose
5 percent.
In the market for government bonds,
the yield on the benchmark 10-year
U.S. Treasury note rose to 1.75 percent.
Thats up from 1.68 percent late
Monday.
Even with the surge Tuesday, it
remained a quieter Election Day for the
stock market than last time.
During the financial meltdown four
years ago, big swings in the market
became commonplace. On Nov. 4,
2008, the Dow shot up 305 points, eas-
ily the biggest Election Day rally of all
time. Investors expected a victory for
Barack Obama.
On Election Day 2004, the prospect
of a close election led to a late sell-off,
and the Dow finished down 18 points,
snapping a five-day winning streak.
John Kerry didnt concede to George
W. Bush until the following day.
Major indexes climb
Investors waiting for the finish of presidential election
Wall Street
Stocks that moved substantially or traded
heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock
Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:
NYSE
OfceMax Inc., up 89 cents at $8.33
The ofce supply retailer said that cutting
costs pushed its third-quarter net income
higher,despite weak demand for electronics.
Medifast Inc., up $2.29 at $29.11
Thanks to new advertising and programs,
the weight-loss company said its third-
quarter prot rose more than 40 percent.
AOL Inc., up $7.89 at $43.70
The Internet company posted a third-quarter
prot, reversing a loss a year earlier. The
results beat Wall Streets expectations.
Weight Watchers International Inc.,up $7.89
at $55.37
The weight-loss company said that its third-
quarter earnings fell,but its results still easily
beat Wall Street expectations.
Nasdaq
Express Scripts Holding Co., down $7.73 at
$55.15
The pharmacy benet manager posted a 20
percent rise in third-quarter prot, but
warned that its results could be weaker in
2013.
Fossil Inc., down $9.86 at $84.24
The maker of watches and other fashion
accessories reported third-quarter revenue
short of Wall Street expectations.
Zillow Inc., down $6.22 at $28.15
The real estate website posted a third-
quarter prot,but its revenue outlook for the
current quarter missed Wall Streets
expectations.
Vivus Inc., down $3.13 at $11.82
The drug maker said that sales of its new
weight loss drug Qsymia are hurt by limited
insurance coverage and high copays.
Big movers
SAN FRANCISCO Federal energy
regulators have approved a legal settle-
ment between California and a New
Jersey energy company that will see
more than 200 electric vehicle charging
stations get built around the state.
The Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission approved the settlement
between the California Public Utilities
Commission and a subsidiary of
Princeton, N.J.-based NRG Energy Inc.
The settlement came in response to
lawsuits led after Californias energy
crisis, when NRG and other companies
overcharged Californians for power.
The company has agreed to spend
$100 million for the stations, and will
pay the state another $20 million.
The charging stations will be built by
NRG subsidiary eVgo starting in early
2013, with 110 of them in the Los
Angeles area and 55 in the San
Francisco Bay Area.
State gets 200 EV charging stations in settlement
Oil jumps as U.S. picks a president
NEW YORK The price of oil jumped the most in a
month Tuesday as investors, along with voters across the
country, awaited the results of the U.S. presidential election.
Benchmark crude rose $3.06, or 3.5 percent, to nish at
$88.71 in New York.
But its still a far cry from the rise in oil the last time U.S.
presidential ballots were cast in the midst of the nancial cri-
sis. Crude gained more than 10 percent on Nov. 4, 2008, as
the Dow Jones industrial average rallied 305 points. On elec-
tion day in 2000, the most hotly contested election in U.S.
history, oil gained a more modest 1.6 percent.
What the market is signaling about the elections outcome
is unclear. Analyst Phil Flynn said an Obama administration
in favor of tougher regulations could boost oil prices by mak-
ing it tougher to boost production. But a Republican admin-
istration that supports major oil companies could also, in the-
ory, lead to higher prices.
Other factors may have boosted oil Tuesday. Traders are
still assessing the full impact of Superstorm Sandy on gaso-
line supplies and fuel demand in the Northeast. One major
renery owned by Phillips 66 remains ofine.
U.S. employers post fewest jobs in five months
WASHINGTON U.S. employers posted fewer job
openings in September after advertising more in August than
rst estimated. The report suggests hiring will likely remain
modest in the coming months.
The Labor Department said Tuesday that job openings
dropped by 100,000 to 3.56 million, the fewest in ve
months. Augusts openings were revised up to 3.66 million.
The number of available jobs has jumped about 63 percent
since July 2009, one month after the recession ended. It
remains well below the more than 4 million jobs a month
advertised before the recession began in December 2007.
The job market remains very competitive. With 12.1 mil-
lion people unemployed in September, there were 3.4 unem-
ployed people, on average, competing for each open job. In
a healthy economy, that ratio is roughly 2 to 1.
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By Tom Hays and Colleen Long
NEW YORK Richard Chan
prowled around his cold, dark Staten
Island home with knives and a sword to
protect it from thieves, standing his
ground as another East Coast storm
threatened and police went through
neighborhoods with loudspeakers warn-
ing people to get out.
I still have some valuables. I just
cant leave it, he said Tuesday. I just
dont want to lose my stuff to some dirt-
bag.
While city ofcials strongly encour-
aged storm-ravaged communities to seek
higher ground before Wednesdays
noreaster, Chan was among a group
who adamantly refused to leave, choos-
ing to stick close to the belongings they
have left.
Since the superstorm made landfall
more than a week ago, killing 40 people
in the city, more than 100 in 10 states
and leaving millions without power,
police said overall crime has actually
gone down, not up. There are few reports
of looting storm-damaged homes.
But Alex Ocasio wasnt convinced.
The nursing home worker planned to
ride out the latest storm in his rst-oor
Rockaway apartment even after see-
ing cars oat by his front door during
Sandy.
As the water receded, men dressed in
dark clothes broke down the door and
were surprised to nd him and other res-
idents inside. They tried to say they
were rescue workers, then took off, he
said.
He put up a handmade sign Have
gun. Will shoot U outside his apart-
ment and started using a bed frame to
barricade the door. He has gas, so he
keeps on the oven and boils water to stay
warm at night. It gets a little humid, but
its not bad, he said. Im staying.
Nothing can be worse than what hap-
pened last week.
In the Rockaways, one of the worst-hit
areas, nightfall brings with it fears of
looting, burglaries even armed rob-
beries. The idyllic seaside boardwalk
was in ruins, streets were covered with
sand and cars scattered like trash.
You cant go there after dark any-
more, said 57-year-old construction
worker William Gavin, pointing to a bat-
tered, lower-income section of his
beachfront community. Its a good way
to get a gun pulled on you.
Earlier this week, a retired police of-
cer red warning shots at someone try-
ing to break into her home in the middle
of the night, said Sean Kavanagh.
I dont blame her, said Kavanagh,
also a retired ofcer. I would have done
the same.
Kavanagh says hes staying home, in
part to protect it. I leave and anything
can happen, he said. Its open season.
Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly
said it wasnt wise to stay put.
I think your life is more important
than property, he said.
Kelly said police have arrested 123
people citywide since the storm blew in
last week, 54 burglary arrests and 41
others stemming from gas line disputes.
Police said the majority were in areas
suffering from the storm.
You would think, under the circum-
stances, you would see much more,
Kelly said. We havent seen that.
Fear of looting hits New York
City as new storm threatens
REUTERS
A sign reading Looters will be shotis seen next to a car on a street in the Rockaways
neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York.
NEW YORK Hundreds of nursing
home residents in New York Citys
storm-battered Rockaways section are
being evacuated ahead of a storm
expected to bring more bad weather to
the region.
State and city health ofcials said
Tuesday that three nursing homes and an
adult care center in the coastal commu-
nity were being emptied of residents and
staff.
More than 620 people live in the
four facilities. None of those nursing
homes had been evacuated for
Superstorm Sandy.
Wednesdays noreaster isnt expected
to be nearly as bad, but health ofcials
say the homes are already running on
emergency generators.
They are worried about rst respon-
ders in the neighborhood being stretched
too thin.
NYC nursing homes evacuated ahead of new storm
Measure of home prices
rises most in six years
By Christopher S. Rugaber
WASHINGTON A measure of U.S. home prices jumped
5 percent in September compared with a year ago, the largest
year-over-year increase since July 2006. The gain reported by
CoreLogic offered more evidence of a sustainable housing
recovery.
The real estate data provider also said Tuesday that prices
declined 0.3 percent in September from August, the rst drop
after six straight increases. The monthly gures are not sea-
sonally adjusted. CoreLogic says the monthly decline reects
the end of the summer home-buying season and not a soften-
ing in the housing recovery.
Steady price increases should give the housing market more
momentum when home sales pick up in the spring. Rising
prices encourage more homeowners to sell their homes and
entice would-be buyers to purchase homes before prices rise
further.
Other measures have also shown healthy gains in home
prices over the past year. The Standard & Poors/Case Shiller
20-city index rose 2 percent in August compared with a year
ago, a faster pace than the previous month.
The price gains in the past year reported by CoreLogic were
widespread. Prices have risen in all but seven states. And they
declined in only 18 out of 100 large cities that are tracked by
the index.
Some of the biggest increases were in states that suffered the
worst from the housing bust. Home prices in Arizona jumped
18.7 percent in the past year, the most of any state. Home
prices in Idaho rose 13.1 percent, the second largest. Nevadas
home values rose 11 percent.
Home prices jumped 22.1 percent in Phoenix, the metro area
with the biggest gain. Prices in Houston rose 6.6 percent, the
second-highest increase.
The states with the biggest drops were Rhode Island (3.5
percent) and Illinois (2.3 percent).
CoreLogics price index is based on repeat sales of the same
homes and tracks their price changes over time.
Several reports last month showed that the housing market is
improving, though from depressed levels.
Home builders started construction on new homes and apart-
ments at the fastest pace in more than four years in September.
They also requested the most building permits in four years, a
sign that many are condent that home sales gains will con-
tinue.
New home sales jumped last month to the highest annual
pace in the past two and a half years. Sales of previously occu-
pied homes dipped in September but have risen steadily in the
past year.
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By Julio Lara
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
There is something completely
shocking about Miya Oto.
Twenty-seven times the College of
San Mateo superstar has jumped into
the pool for the Bulldog womens water
polo team this season. And 27 times, the
opposition has been left wondering the
same thing: How does one t so much
electrifying talent into such a small
frame?
Heck, even Randy Wright, her own
head coach, is often times left
scratching his head.
Does she look like a gifted athlete?
Wright said, shaking his head. If you
took all of your First Team All-
Americans and put them all in and row
and said, Whos the one that doesnt
t? Its Miya. Clearly, she does not per-
sonify what people would believe in.
But not believing in Otos lethal abil-
ity is everyones rst mistake.
And their most foolish.
Oto stands 5-4 and by most expert
accounts, shes a half-foot short of the
typical elite-level water polo player. Yet
Oto will lead the Bulldogs into their
rst ever appearance in the Northern
California playoffs as the states top
eld player, at least
statistically speak-
ing. Shes also now
the most decorated
female aquatic ath-
lete in College of
San Mateo history
as a three-time All-
American swimmer,
a Northern California First Teamer and
an All-American water polo player.
So, whats the secret?
Panthers win 2012 CCS water polo debut
Nathan Mollat
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
MOUNTAIN VIEW The Burlingame
boys water polo team had depended on a strong
offense all season on its way to qualifying for
the Central Coast Section Division II tourna-
ment.
So naturally it was the defense that led the
eighth-seeded Panthers to a 10-9 win over No. 9
Willow Glen in the rst round of the tournament
Tuesday night at Mountain View High School.
The game was every bit as close as the nal
score indicates. The Burlingame defense held
the Rams to just two goals on eight shots in the
rst half and came up with 11 steals as the
Panthers led 5-2 at halftime. Things fell apart a
little bit in the third period as Willow Glen came
storming back with three unanswered goals. But
Burlingame maintained its poise and managed
to escape the period tied at 7. The fourth period
went back and forth, but the Panthers never lost
the lead.
Im very happy with the composure the boys
kept throughout the
game, said
Burlingame coach
Randy Kalbus. I
thought our offense
would be a lot
stronger than it was,
but it was nice to
have the defense pick it up tonight.
In addition to all the steals the Panthers n-
ished the match with 18 goaltender Nolan
Anderson came up huge. Only a freshman,
Anderson nished 11 blocks, including block-
ing a shot with his face in the second period.
We were desperate for a goalie (this season).
He took up the position never having played
goalie before, Kalbus said. He has done a
remarkable job (this season) and it culminated
with a great game (Tuesday). Thats one of his
best games the entire season, if not the best. His
passing was great, his blocking was fantastic.
Burlingame (12-7) thought it had a pretty
See CCS, Page 16
Hogan new
starter at QB
for Stanford
By Antonio Gonzalez
STANFORD Even though Kevin Hogan
grew up the son of a lobbyist and attended
high school six blocks from the Capitol build-
ing, nobody had to do any politicking for him
to be Stanfords starting quarterback.
The way Hogan has played made him a
nearly unanimous choice.
In one of the smoothest and least controver-
sial midseason changes any major program
will ever have, Hogan has quietly supplanted
Josh Nunes under center. Stanford coach
David Shaw said the redshirt freshman will
make his rst start for the No. 16 Cardinal (7-
2, 5-1) on Saturday against No. 13 Oregon
State (7-1, 5-1) in what is essentially a Pac-12
North seminal.
The winner will face second-ranked Oregon
with a chance assuming neither loses its
only other league game left to advance to
the conference championship.
See STANFORD, Page 14
See OTO, Page 17
Union: Cabreras
agents unaware
of roids scheme
By Ronald Blum
INDIAN WELLS The baseball players
union concluded Melky Cabreras agents did-
nt know about a scheme to create a phony
website in a defense of his positive drug test
but said they failed to properly manage the
employees of the rm who tried to carry out
the scheme.
Brothers Sam and Seth
Levinson, the heads of
ACES Inc., were probed
by the Major League
Baseball Players
Association after MLBs
investigations department
discovered the attempt to
concoct evidence.
Cabrera, the San
Francisco Giants outelder who was the MVP
of the All-Star game, was suspended 50
games in August after testing positive for
testosterone.
After a thorough investigation, we con-
cluded none of the ACES principals were
involved in or had knowledge of the Cabrera
scheme, union head Michael Weiner said
Tuesday from Los Angeles, where he was
Melky Cabrera
Miya Oto leads CSM in their
first ever trip to NorCals
See MELKY, Page 17
Its do or die
time for CSM
football
See page 13
INSIDE
SPORTS 13
By Josh Dubow
BERKELEY Allan Bridgford
prepares each week as if he is the
starting quarterback for California.
The difference this week is he
could likely get that chance for the
Golden Bears against No. 2 Oregon
because starter Zach Maynard is
hampered by an injured left knee.
Bridgford took the majority of
practice snaps with the rst team
Tuesday, according to coach Jeff
Tedford, while Maynard just watched
with a heavy brace on his left leg.
Tedford has not ruled Maynard out
as of yet, but it is very likely the
Bears (3-7, 2-5 Pac-12) may have to
turn to a quarterback who has thrown
just 48 passes in four seasons when
they host the Ducks (9-0, 7-0) on
Saturday night.
It would be different if it were my
rst time playing a college football
game but its not, Bridgford said
after practice Tuesday. Ive played a
number of games. Ive thrown a
handful of passes. Im not overly
nervous. Im just ready to have fun
and waiting to have my shot.
Maynard has no ligament damage
in his knee and Tedford is just wait-
ing to see how much the injury heals
this week before deciding on who
will start Saturday.
Its totally dependent on how hes
moving and what he feels like,
Tedford said. Each day it gets a little
bit better. Its kind of out of our con-
trol. Hell get as much rehab as he
can and its just how he responds to
that.
Bridgford actually started the sea-
son opener against Nevada this year,
with Maynard being held out for pun-
ishment for missing a tutoring ses-
sion. But Bridgford didnt work with
the rst team the week leading up to
the game and didnt even know he
would start until the night before.
He completed just 2 of 9 passes for
6 yards that game. He didnt play
again until Maynard hurt his knee
Friday night against Washington and
went 2 for 7 for 26 yards, failing to
lead Cal on a late drive in a 21-13
loss.
Bridgford went 13 for 32 for 184
yards in three games last season and
has a 35.4 career completion percent-
age. But Tedford said hes condent
in Bridgford, calling him a studious
quarterback who is always well pre-
pared.
The task Saturday will be especial-
ly difcult against an Oregon defense
that excels at pressuring quarterbacks
and causing turnovers.
If Bridgford starts, he will also
have to keep up with Oregons high-
powered, fast-break offense that leads
the nation in scoring with 54.3 points
per game.
Were going to ask Bridgford to
play within himself and let people
around him make plays as well,
Tedford said. Its not just him out
there. Theres enough anxiety for
somebody to go in and play the num-
ber two team in the nation without
putting any more undue anxiety on
him. He just has to play within him-
self, be smart with the football and
not turn the ball over.
Austin Hinder, who has not played
a game in his three seasons at Cal,
worked with the second team and
would back up Bridgford if Maynard
cant play.
In other injury news, star receiver
Keenan Allen will miss his second
straight game with an injured left
knee. Tedford would not rule out
Allen yet for the season nale at
Oregon State on Nov. 17.
Starting tackle Matt Summers-
Gavin (knee) and receiver Bryce
Treggs (ankle) are day to day with
injuries as well.
Cal may use backup QB vs. No. 2 Oregon
By Julio Lara
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
The message to the College of
San Mateo football team on Tell
the Truth Monday revolved around
a memory Bulldog Nation would
more than happily forget.
In 2008, CSM watched from its
locker room as two teams not
dressed in blue and white played on
their home field in the Bulldog
Bowl.
When youre a Bulldog, that
should never happen. But it did.
And it could happen again.
Following CSMs third straight
NorCal Conference loss a 46-43
overtime defeat at the hands of De
Anza College the Bulldogs sit
with a 5-4 record. In order to be
bowl eligible, they must beat Santa
Rosa College on the road Saturday
afternoon. A loss means the 2012
Bulldogs will get a good taste of
what the 2008 team experienced.
Our job is to make sure we take
care of business and make sure that
doesnt happen again, said Tim
Tulloch, CSM defensive coordina-
tor and assistant head coach. It is a
must-win. Were not going [to the
Bulldog Bowl] if were 5-5. Thats
the decision from our head coach
and our coaching staff. If we dont
win, were not going.
In theory, if not enough teams
manage 6-4 records, CSM could
still be invited to play. But Tulloch
said on Tuesday that head coach
Bret Pollack would not accept the
invitation. Its do or die time for the
Bulldogs.
Weve had some mistakes that
have haunted us, especially in
regard to turnovers, Tulloch
said. It happened again on
Saturday, not protecting the ball
when we need to protect it. Our
offense and special teams did a
great job of putting up points and
we just have to close it out.
Bottom line is we have to learn
how to nish. Four of the last ve
games have come down to one
score, one play and weve had
opportunities to make plays and
weve been right there. The others
teams weve played have made
them and we havent. We just have
to nish.
CSM turned the ball over ve
times against the Dons including
a game-ending interception on their
first offensive play in overtime.
Santa Rosa has forced 19 turnovers
in 2012.
De Anza racked up 46 points on a
CSM defense that had to play with-
out leading-tackler Tevita Lataimua
and Sione Sina both went down
with injury. Against a quarterback
the caliber of Josh McCain, not hav-
ing their two best defenders cost the
Bulldogs.
Their quarterback is outstand-
ing, Tulloch said. He reminds me
of Julian Edelman. Hes a one-man
show. We defended him well and he
was a guy that was electric with the
ball in his hands and made things
happen. A guy like that, with an
effort like that, you tip your cap to
him.
Its do or die time for Bulldogs football
It would be different if it were my rst time playing a
college football game but its not. Ive played a
number of games. Ive thrown a handful of passes.
Im not overly nervous. Im just ready to
have fun and waiting to have my shot.
Allan Bridgford, Cal quarterback
See BOWL, Page 15
SPORTS 14
Hes ready, Shaw said Tuesday. There
are times when a guy just gets it.
Hogan had been used mostly as a read-
option quarterback in wildcat-type packages
this season. Fullback Ryan Hewitt even
dubbed Hogan Stanfords version of Tim
Tebow.
The strong-armed and eet-footed quarter-
back had a breakthrough in Boulder last week
when he relieved Nunes after Stanfords rst
two drives stalled. Hogan picked apart the
nations worst defense, throwing for 184
yards and two touchdowns and running for 48
yards in just two quarters of work to lead the
Cardinal past Colorado, 48-0.
On Monday, Shaw informed Hogan by
phone that he would be Stanfords new start-
ing quarterback.
Hogan, a quiet and reserved 20-year-old
with a demeanor strikingly similar to Andrew
Luck the No. 1 overall pick of the
Indianapolis Colts who left gargantuan foot-
steps to ll on The Farm said at rst he did-
nt tell anybody the news. Instead, he waited
to inform his parents the next time they
talked, part of a personality that even team-
mates tease never shows any excitement.
Hes just so cool, like the most interesting
man, wide receiver Jamal-Rashad Patterson
said.
Considering the close quarterback competi-
tion in the offseason, its not all that surpris-
ing Stanford will have another player start
under center this year but few ever expect-
ed that player to be Hogan.
The race to replace Luck lasted nearly eight
months between Nunes and Brett
Nottingham, last seasons backup. Shaw
trumpeted Hogans skills during the nal
weeks of preseason practice, although most
gured the coach was just trying to inject
some public pressure on the front-runners.
Shaw doesnt regret his decision to name
Nunes the starter, saying at the time it was-
nt close. Hogan was still learning the
offense, which both estimate he still only has
about 80 percent at his disposal, and
Nottingham needed to show coaches more
than a powerful right arm.
Even now Nunes remains somewhat of a
mystery. He played spectacularly in the sec-
ond half to upset then-No. 2 Southern
California and rallied the Cardinal from a
two-touchdown decit for a 54-48 overtime
win against Arizona, but then he looked lost
for long stretches in losses at Washington and
Notre Dame.
Shaw thanked Nunes for guiding the
Cardinal through the rst eight games and
told him to stay ready.
You just coach them all, push them all and
see what happens, Shaw said. I think you
get in trouble as a coach when you hope and
wish for things to happen. I think you have to
push them all and evaluate what happens.
And when the guys do what you want them to
do, you reward them with more playing
time.
That approach has ushered in the Hogan
Era.
The 6-foot-4, 224-pound Hogans speed
and athleticism gives the Cardinal a dimen-
sion they havent had since, well, utilizing
Lucks mobility in his first two seasons
before protecting the eventual No. 1 pick with
more plays from the pocket. Hogan grew up
in McLean, Va., and ran often in a spread-
style offense at Gonzaga College High
School in Washington, where running into
Congressional leaders and Senators some
whose children attended the school
occurred frequently
It was a pretty cool experience, Hogan
said. Stanford offensive coordinator Pep
Hamilton discovered Hogan during one of his
East Coast recruiting trips. Hamilton came
back to Shaw, then an assistant under Jim
Harbaugh, and told him there was a quarter-
back weve got to take a look at. Hes got
great physical tools, hes a tough kid and hes
a very, very bright kid with a high GPA and
high test score.
All things we like to hear, Shaw said.
What piqued the interests of Stanfords
staff more than anything was that Hogan
played most of his nal year in rainy games
with sloppy elds, though the weather never
bothered him, Shaw said. He called Hogan a
mudder for the way he played through the
muck with such ease.
Convincing Hogan to attend Stanford
proved more difcult.
Hogan had never been to the quant Silicon
Valley campus. He cheered for the Redskins
as a kid though hed attend Virginia or
Vanderbilt to stay closer to home.
At the urging of his parents, Jerry and
Donna, he took a trip to Stanford to explore
all of his options.
I came out and within an hour I was con-
vinced that this was the place I wanted to be,
Hogan said. The academics, the athletics,
theres no comparison in the country. And the
relationship with the coaches, it was an
opportunity I couldnt pass up.
Hogan committed to Stanford just before
Luck announced in January 2011 that he
would return for his redshirt junior season.
Hogan said, if anything, Lucks return made
him want to be at Stanford more.
Hogan credits Luck for teaching him how
to prepare and study defenses, to use his mind
more than his arm to breakdown coverages.
After a year and eight games, Hogan will
nally have that chance to put all that work
into action for a full game.
Continued from page 11
STANFORD
Sports briefs
Falcons still atop AP
Pro32 rankings, Texans 2nd
NEW YORK A close call on the eld for
the Atlanta Falcons, a near unanimous choice
to stay atop the AP Pro32 NFL power rank-
ings.
Atlanta (8-0) topped Dallas 19-13 over the
weekend to remain the leagues only undefeat-
ed team. The Falcons received 11 rst-place
votes and 382 points Tuesday from The
Associated Press 12-person panel of media
members who regularly cover the league.
The Houston Texans moved into the second
spot by one point ahead of the Chicago Bears.
Rounding out the first five are the San
Francisco 49ers and the Green Bay Packers.
The New York Giants, second the past three
weeks, dropped into a tie for sixth with the
New England Patriots after a loss to
Pittsburgh.
Houston totaled 363 points and Chicago had
362, with San Francisco receiving the other
rst-place vote and 348 points.
The NFLs Bon Jovi, said ESPNs Chris
Berman of the Falcons, theyre halfway there,
but NOT living on a prayer.
Despite the perfect record, not everyones a
believer.
Undefeated? Yes. Super Bowl threat? Yes.
Best team in football? Still not convinced, said
Sporting News Clifton Brown, who had the
49ers rst and the Falcons third behind the
Bears.
The Texans moved up a spot after their 21-9
win over Buffalo, while the Giants dropped
four places after their third loss of the season.
The Bears advanced two places after their 51-
20 rout of Tennessee, and are set to host the
Texans on Sunday night in a matchup of one-
loss teams.
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It hurt us big time, Tulloch said of losing
his linebackers. Those two guys are two of
our veteran leaders. Theyre big-time play-
makers for us and just as far as leadership you
can say theyre the heart and soul of the team.
There is no way to replace guys like Sina and
Tevita. We just have to collectively come
together and step up. We denitely missed
them Saturday. Both guys are fighters
though.
Players like Michael Spivey were asked to
ll in and performed admirably according to
Tulloch. Spivey said preparation for the must-
win game against Santa Rosa is well under
way.
Its a big deal, Spivey said. It starts with
practice not just make it a big deal and per-
form on game day. We have to do all the little
things in practice and pick up for Tevita and
Sione. Just play together, as a family and play
for each other discipline, everyone doing
their assignments and doing it the right way.
As long as we do what we do properly, were
going to be ne.
At 3-6, Santa Rosa wont be playing in a
bowl game this year. But there is no doubt
theyd love to play spoiler against a confer-
ence foe.
Defensively, they run to the ball, Tulloch
said. Theyre a hard-hitting, aggressive
defense. On offense, theyre running a Texas
Tech-style, throwing it all around and they put
pressure on you with their scheme and their
tempo and they have two good running backs
this year. Theyre legit backs. They pose some
challenges. You have to defend the eld hori-
zontally, vertically and in the run game. So,
when their quarterbacks are on, theyre usual-
ly very good.
We have to have that killer instinct. Like
that boxer in the 12th round, you have to ght,
you have to throw haymakers until the bell
rings. And thats what we have to have.
BOWL
PATRICK NGUYEN/CSM FOOTBALL
Shai Kobayashi returns an interception in CSMs 46-43 loss to De Anza College last Saturday.
Sports briefs
NHL, union back at
bargaining table for new talks
NEW YORK Negotiations between the
NHL and the locked-out players association
lasted deep into Tuesday night, and went well
enough that the sides agreed to return to the
bargaining table for more talks Wednesday.
Both sides kept details close to the vest after
the meeting that lasted more than seven hours.
That also could be taken as an optimistic sign
that the second round of talks in four days
went well.
The marathon session on Day 52 of the
lockout was held at an undisclosed location
in New York, at request of the NHL, in order
for the sides to be able to talk without any
potential distractions.
Collective bargaining negotiations between
the National Hockey League and representa-
tives of the National Hockey Leagues
Players Association recessed tonight at 10:15
p.m., NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly
said in a statement. With meetings scheduled
to resume Wednesday, the league will not
characterize the substance or detail of the dis-
cussions until their conclusion.
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SPORTS
good idea of what to expect from Willow Glen
(9-15), having beaten the Rams 10-8 during the
Aptos tournament in early October. Kalbus said
he was expecting the Rams to come out pressing
on defense. Instead, the Rams sloughed off on
defense and for a time, the Panthers were almost
at a loss about what to do on offense.
Our offense is very focused on the attack. To
attack and attack and attack. (Its) very counter-
attack driven, Kalbus said. They were much
more reserved on defense (Tuesday). I think
thats part of the reason our offense wasnt
strong.
The match got off to a slow start offensively,
although not for lack of trying on the part of the
Panthers. Burlingame had nine shots in the
opening seven minutes, seven of which were on
frame. But the Willow Glen goaltender was up
to the task, coming up with six rst-period saves.
Willow Glen actually scored the rst goal of
the game just past the halfway point of the rst
period. With two Burlingame defenders and the
goalie collapsing on the Rams 2-meter man, he
somehow managed to maintain possession and
ip a shot over all the thrashing bodies toward
the goal. The ball then oated agonizingly over
the goal line to put the Rams up 1-0 with 3:51 to
play in the opening period.
About a minute later, Burlingame evened
things up on the rst of six Eric Bakar goals. He
took a pass from Conor Corcoran at the point
and red home a shot.
The Panthers continued their strong defense in
the second period, holding the Rams to just one
goal with 2:27 to play in the half. Burlingame,
on the other hand, scored four times. The
Panthers took the lead for good when William
Lowdon buried a shot on a quick restart follow-
ing a Willow Glen foul with 6:22 left in the sec-
ond period. Just over a minute later, a Willow
Glen foul resulted in a Burlingame 5-meter
penalty shot which Bakar buried to put the
Panthers up 3-1. They took a 4-1 lead when
Corcoran drove from the wing and oated a shot
to the far left corner of the cage just as the shot
clock sounded.
Willow Glen pulled a goal back, but
Burlingame got it back when Bakar scored off
another Corcoran assist with 12 seconds to play
in the half.
[Bakar is] extremely important, being one of
the strongest players on our team and one of the
most experienced. Being a good offensive and
defensive threat, he draws a lot of attention to
himself and it opens up other players, Kalbus
said.
Despite seeing that three-goal advantage evap-
orate in the third period, the Panthers never lost
the lead. Bakar put his team back up 6-5 but
Willow Glen came back to tie the match at 6. A
Conor Kemp goal off an assist from Lowdon
gave the Panthers a 7-6 lead but the Rams tied
the game at 7 just before the end of the period.
Lowdon gave the Panthers an 8-7 lead early in
the fourth, but once again, the Rams tied it. But
back to back goals from Bakar proved to be the
difference.
The Panthers reward for a rst-round win? A
second-round matchup with No. 1 seed Sacred
Heart Prep (22-4) Saturday. Kalbus understands
the task to beat the Gators is daunting, so he has
only one goal in mind: Our goal is score 10
goals. I dont care if [the Gators] score 30 as
long as we score 10. [Were] more than capable
of doing it.
Girls golf
San Mateo freshman Aman Sangha qualied
for the CIF state tournament with a fth-place
nish at the Northern California tournament
Brookside Country Club in Stockton Monday.
The state tournament will be held at Red Hill
Country Club in Rancho Cucamonga Tuesday.
Sangha, who won the Peninsula Athletic
League championship and nished in a tie for
third at the Central Coast Section tournament,
red a 1-under 71 Monday to nish in four-way
tie for fth. She nished four shots behind
Kathleen Scavo of Justin-Siena-Napa and Nancy
Xu of St. Francis, who both nished with a 5-
under 67.
Starting her round on the 10th hole, Sangha
had three birdies and a bogey to be at 2-under at
the turn. After parring holes No. 1, 2 and 3, she
had a double-bogey at the par-5 fourth hole, but
got back under par with a birdie at No. 6. On her
nal hole, No. 9, she needed an up-and-down to
avoid having to participate in playoff to deter-
mine who would qualify for the state tourna-
ment. San Mateo coach Jimmy Ikeda said she
missed the green left on the par-4 hole, but
chipped to 12 feet of the cup before draining the
par putt.
Sangha becomes the rst PAL girls golfer to
qualify for the state tournament since
Carlmonts Joanne Lee qualied for the 2006
tournament. Lee made it to the state champi-
onship three straight years, winning the state title
in 2004.
Girls tennis
It was a rather successful day for country ten-
nis teams as three of the four squads that quali-
ed for CCS all moved on to the second round.
Burlingame, Carlmont and Crystal Springs all
moved on with victories on the road, while reg-
ular-season PAL champ Menlo-Atherton was
bounced out by Leland.
Using the modied scoring system which was
rst implemented last season, had Burlingame
beating San Benito 15-3. Carlmont got past
Piedmont Hills 11-7 while Crystal Springs elim-
inated Monterey 11-4. In this scoring system,
teams use three singles players and three dou-
bles teams and each of those plays one set
against each corresponding player. For example,
Burlingames No. 1 singles player would play a
set against all three San Benito singles players.
The No. 1 doubles team would play one set
against all three doubles teams and so on.
Burlingame coach Bill Smith said he believes
the CCS Board of Managers will revert to the
more standard four singles-three doubles
matchup beginning next fall.
No matter how the match was scored,
Burlingame was dominant. So much so Smith
was able to sit some of his key players out of
their third sets. The Panthers No. 1 singles play-
er Alex Harrigan won her rst two matches. For
her third singles match, Smith inserted Sara
Arfania into Harrigans spot, who lost that nal
set.
Burlingames No. 2 singles player, Lauren
Sinatra won all three of her sets without drop-
ping a game. No. 1 doubles team of Uma
Murphy and Sarah Sinatra did the same, win-
ning off three of their doubles sets at love. The
No. 3 doubles team of Madeline Somers and
Sammy Kotel swept all three their sets as well.
Natalie Somers won both of her No. 3 singles
matches, before being subbed out for the third.
Lisa Patel and Martina Lange also won two dou-
bles matches and sat out the third as well.
Burlingame will now face No. 2 Mitty today
at the Decathlon Club. Carlmont will take on
No. 3 St. Francis at Cuesta Park in Mountain
View, while Crystal Springs will be at No. 6
Harker, which beat the Gryphons twice during
the regular season.
No. 4 Menlo School, which had a rst-round
bye, will face Santa Catalina, which beat Gunn
11-7.
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Well, you dont make yourself t the
mold. You create a new one. Or in the
words of Wright: That kind of athlete is
just cut from a different cloth.
Oto said its slightly more simple than
that.
Hard work pays off, she said in
unassuming fashion. I try my best and
its good that it does pay off. But its not
like I shoot for the medals and all that. I
just want to make myself proud and my
coach.
Miya is nothing but hard work,
Wright said. She gets the job done. But
its all about hard work. It is a Division
I attitude where, Im going to die before
I quit. And there is no quit in the Otos
her included. A lot of people, they
kind of shut down mentally and no
longer are they that player. Physically,
if the going gets rough well, if it
does, Miya is in the pool. Shes working.
Shes training. She trains harder, trains
longer and her success is a direct result
of her hard work.
Otos countless hours in the pool
translated to a 19-win season for the
Bulldogs. A glance at the statistical lead-
ers in the state has her rst overall with
a combined 56 goals, 58 assists and 141
steals. And most importantly, her speed
is the driving force behind CSMs his-
toric run to Nor Cals which begin Friday
at Diablo Valley College with a game
against No. 3 American River. CSM is
the No. 6 seed.
The ability to execute is founded on
the work before that execution hap-
pens, Wright said. So I cant just
expect to pick up a ball, shoot and score.
One thing that is great about Miya is she
doesnt necessarily have to score to be
that All-American. She is incredible
with the ball. She is electric. The moves
she has in the water ... are something
you just dont see. Her quickness, her
strength-to-size ratio, and what she can
do in open water, in tight spaces is just
phenomenal.
And it wasnt just her direct offensive
efforts in 2012. Wright said Oto gave
defenses ts. In fact, her assignment for
almost every game was to nd a way to
get the other teams best player exclud-
ed and one by one, almost like clock-
work, Oto was able to accomplish
Wrights wishes.
Still, that awesomeness on both sides
of the ball doesnt happen by accident.
Otos work ethic is darn-near legendary
at CSM. Its something she said shes
had for as long as she can remember.
I think it comes directly from my
parents, Oto said. They taught me that
way you dont do otherwise. If
youre doing something, youre doing it
110 percent. Thats the way it is.
If youre a great athlete, you have to
have great support, Wright said. The
support was already there before we
could establish a relationship. For me, it
makes it real easy. Im just a facilitator
of that great support team. But that is
your elite athlete. Someone who doesnt
need to be told what to do but has the
drive to do it themselves.
Her team is the pool really appreciates
her efforts. And it during the most cru-
cial parts of the season, where every
game was a playoff-level game for the
Bulldogs, that Oto shined the brightest.
Individually, I think weve all have
improved so much, Oto said. Talking
to some of the girls, we were saying
even if we didnt accomplish our team
goals at the end, by the end of the season
we all improved so much and we got a
lot out of the season. Were all super
excited that we made history and were
going to Nor Cals.
I didnt want to let my team down,
Oto said. Personally, I had trouble put-
ting the ball in the cage, but thats not
going to stop me from shooting either. I
have to keep playing the way I do. I did
feel more pressure, but I think everyone
did. I think everyone wanted to make
each other proud and look at your team-
mates and know we did everything for
them. Once it came down to game time,
we knew every opportunity was so
important. Finding the back of the net
was crucial in those games. We just
knew it was time to go.
There is no team out there who has
the 5-foot-4 girl that I have in the state
of California, Wright said. A lot of
times your superstar swimmer is kind of
weird in the water polo world. She cant
translate well. But shes a superstar
swimmer that is a superstar water polo
player.
And there is no question about that.
OTO
She gets the job done. But its all about hard work.
It is a Division I attitude where,Im going to die before
I quit. And there is no quit in the Otos her included.
Randy Wright, College of San Mateo water polo coach on Miya Oto
attending agents meetings. We also concluded there was an
issue with supervision of employees.
Weiner said action had been taken against the Levinsons,
but would not be more specic, and said ACES remains eligi-
ble to represent all players.
We are pleased to have been cleared of wrongdoing by the
players association after its thorough investigation, and we
greatly appreciate the support we received from our players,
Seth Levinson said in a statement.
The union, whose conclusions were first reported by
Yahoo!, denied the application for limited agent certication
of Juan Nunez, whom ACES said was a consultant. Nunez
took responsibility for fabricating a website that Cabrera was
intending to rely on in the unions grievance to overturn the
suspension.
Union general counsel Dave Prouty said Nunez was inde-
nitely barred from certication as an agent of any kind.
Limited certication allows agents to deal with players but
does not permit them to negotiate with teams.
The union also turned down the application for limited cer-
tication by Juan Nunezs brother, Tirzon Nunez, but that
denial was made without any restriction on reapplication for
any type of certication, Prouty said.
Prouty said there was no evidence of wrongdoing by Tirzon
Nunez, but that he violated agent regulations by failing to
cooperate with the unions investigation.
MLB banned Juan Nunez from clubhouses after he admit-
ted the scheme. Nunez bought a website and attempted to
alter it in a manner that would allow Cabrera to claim the pos-
itive test was caused by a substance obtained through the web-
site.
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N.Y. Jets 3 5 0 .375 168 200
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injured reserve. Signed G Phillipkeith Manley.
BUFFALOBILLSPlaced CB Terrence McGee and
OT Erik Pears on injured reserve. Released PK John
Potter. Signed WR Marcus Easley from the practice
squad. Signed WR Chris Hogan to the practice
squad.
CAROLINAPANTHERSPlaced WR/KR Kealoha
Pilares on injured reserve.Activated WR David Get-
tis from the physically-unable-to-perform list.
CINCINNATI BENGALSReleased FB Jourdan
Brooks from the practice squad. Signed C Scott
Wedige to the practice squad.
DETROITLIONSReleased G Pat Boyle from the
practice squad.Signed WR Troy Burrell to the prac-
tice squad.
NEWENGLANDPATRIOTSSignedLBJerrell Har-
ris to the practice squad.
OAKLANDRAIDERSActivated LB Aaron Curry
fromthephysically-unable-to-performlist.Released
LB Vic Sooto.
SEATTLESEAHAWKSReleased WR Charly Mar-
tin. Released WR Lavasier Tuinei from the practice
squad.
TAMPABAYBUCCANEERSSigned CB LaQuan
Lewisfromthepracticesquad.ReleasedCBBrandon
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WASHINGTON REDSKINSReleased CB David
Jones and LS Justin Snow. Signed CB Domonique
Johnson from the practice squad.Activated LS Nick
Sundberg from injured reserve.
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WESTERN CONFERENCE
Seminals
San Jose vs. Los Angeles
Sunday, Nov. 4: San Jose 1, Los Angeles 0
Wednesday, Nov. 7: Los Angeles at San Jose, 8
p.m.
Seattle vs. Real Salt Lake
Friday, Nov. 2: Real Salt Lake 0, Seattle 0
Thursday, Nov. 8: Seattle at Real Salt Lake, 6:30
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Championship
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Sunday, Nov. 18: seminal winners, 6 p.m.
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Wednesday, Oct. 31: Houston 2, Chicago 1, Hous-
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Thursday, Nov. 1: Los Angeles 2, Vancouver 1,
Los Angeles advances
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Seminals
D.C. United vs. NewYork
Saturday, Nov. 3: New York 1, D.C. United 1
Wednesday, Nov. 7: D.C. United at New York, 5
p.m.
Kansas City vs. Houston
Sunday, Nov. 4: Houston 2, Kansas City 0
Wednesday, Nov. 7: Houston at Kansas City, 6
p.m.
Championship
Saturday, Nov. 10: seminal winners, 12:30 p.m.
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MLS CUP
Saturday, Dec. 1: Eastern champion vs. Western
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WEDNESDAY
VOLLEYBALL
Division I
No. 9 Sequoia (27-6) at No. 8 Gunn (16-16), 7
p.m.
Division II
No. 5 St. Francis (19-13) at No. 12 Woodside (23-
9), 7 p.m.
No. 9 Aragon (18-15) at No. 8 Cupertino (26-9),
7 p.m.
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No. 11 Kings Academy (14-12) at No. 6 Notre
Dame-Belmont (16-14), 7 p.m.
No. 10 King City (17-11) vs. No. 7 Mercy-
Burlingame (22-12) at TBD, 7 p.m.
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Harker (13-2), 1:30 p.m.
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BOYS WATER POLO
Division I
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No. 9 Aragon (18-15)/No. 8 Cupertino (26-9)
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No. 6 San Mateo (14-16) at No. 3 Aptos (19-10),
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No. 5 Branham (18-5) at No. 4 Burlingame (22-
8), 7 p.m.
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No. 11 Kings Academy (14-12)/No. 6 Notre
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School (22-10), 7 p.m.
No. 10 King City (17-11)/No. 7 Mercy-
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No. 6 Crystal Springs (23-9) at No. Santa Catalina
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No. 7 Alma Heights (18-4) at No. 2 Priory (18-8),
7 p.m.
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TBA
No. 12 Carlmont (8-3)/No. 5 Gunn (19-7) win-
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BAGHDAD A suicide bomber driving a
car packed with explosives detonated the vehi-
cle near an Iraqi military base as soldiers
changed shifts north of Baghdad on Tuesday,
killing at least 33 people and wounding 56,
according to authorities.
The blast struck around midday as troops
were leaving the base in Taji, 20 kilometers (12
miles) north of the capital, police said. Twenty-
two soldiers were among the dead, and several
vehicles were damaged, they said.
The casualty toll was high because the
attacker blew up the car while large numbers of
soldiers were walking to and from a parking
area for waiting minibuses that take them to
work, ofcials said.
There was no immediate claim of responsi-
bility, though suicide car bombings are a
favorite tactic of Sunni militant groups such as
al-Qaida.
Insurgents frequently target members of the
countrys security forces in an effort to under-
mine condence in the Shiite-led government.
Although violence has ebbed in Iraq since the
height of the insurgency, attacks still occur fre-
quently.
Officials said many of the wounded
were soldiers. They warned the death toll
could rise further because several of the
injuries were serious.
Tensions at the scene remained high hours
after the blast. Police and soldiers cordoned off
the area and prevented journalists from
approaching. Two cameras were damaged
when a scufe broke out between security
forces and journalists who were trying to reach
the attack site, a police ofcial said.
Hospital ofcials conrmed the casualties.
All ofcials spoke on condition of anonymity
because they were not authorized to talk to the
media.
The attack was the deadliest in Iraq in more
than a week. On Oct. 27, insurgents unleashed
a string of bombings and other attacks around
the country that left at least 40 people dead.
It was the second bombing in Taji in less than
24 hours. On Monday, police said a car bomb
struck an army patrol not far from the site of
Tuesdays blast, wounding eight people.
Another bombing Monday near an outdoor
market in a Shiite neighborhood on Baghdads
outskirts killed four.
Also Tuesday, Iraqs Cabinet voted to do
away with a major social safety net program
and instead provide cash payments directly to
citizens, government spokesman Ali al-
Dabbagh said.
The reform would bring an end to food
ration cards that many Iraqis use to buy basic,
highly subsidized foodstuffs such as our and
rice. Instead, the government plans to begin
paying out 15,000 dinars ($12.50) monthly and
will set the price of our starting in March.
In Iraqs north, the president of the countrys
self-ruled Kurdish region urged Kurds in
neighboring Syria to stay united and not let
political differences deteriorate into violence.
The comments by Massoud Barzani, posted
Monday evening on the regional governments
website, point to growing concern in Iraq that
inghting among Syrian Kurds could compli-
cate that countrys civil war and risk destabiliz-
ing Iraqs Kurdish region.
Car bomb near Iraqi military base kills 33
REUTERS
A boy stands at the site of a car bomb explosion in, Iraq.
NATION 20
By Gene Johnson
JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD,
Wash. The medic saw Staff Sgt.
Robert Bales covered in blood and knew
from the pattern of the staining it wasnt
his own. He asked where it came from
and where hed been.
Bales shrugged, the medic, Sgt. 1st
Class James Stillwell, testied Tuesday.
If I tell you, you guys will have to
testify against me, Stillwell quoted him
as saying.
The statement was one of many attrib-
uted to Bales that suggest he knew what
he was doing the night he surrendered
after a two-village killing spree in south-
ern Afghanistan, prosecutors say.
The remarks, offered by fellow sol-
diers testifying for the government
Monday and Tuesday, could pose a high
hurdle for defense lawyers who have
indicated that Bales mental health will
be a big part of their case. The testimony
is part of a preliminary hearing being
held to help determine whether the case
goes to a court martial.
Defense lawyers have noted that Bales
was serving his fourth deployment, and
had suffered from post-traumatic stress
disorder as well as a concussive head
injury in Iraq. One witness testified
Tuesday that he was quick to anger.
The 39-year-old father of two from
Lake Tapps, Wash., faces 16 counts of
premeditated murder and six counts of
attempted murder in the March 11 attack
on the villages of Balandi and Alkozai,
which counted nine children among its
victims.
One of the worst atrocities of the Iraq
and Afghanistan wars, the attack
prompted the U.S. to halt combat opera-
tions for days in the face of protests, and
military investigators couldnt reach the
crime scenes for a month.
A prosecutors opening statement and
witness testimony Monday suggested
Bales spent the evening before the mas-
sacre at his remote outpost of Camp
Belambay with two other soldiers,
watching a movie about revenge
killings, sharing contraband whiskey
from a plastic bottle and discussing an
attack that cost one of their comrades his
leg.
Within hours, a cape-wearing Bales
slipped away from the post and
embarked on a killing spree of his own,
said the prosecutor, Lt. Col. Jay Morse.
He attacked one village then returned to
Belambay, where he woke up a col-
league and reported what hed done,
Morse said. The colleague testied that
he didnt believe Bales and went back to
sleep.
Bales headed out again, Morse said,
and attacked the second village, bringing
his death toll to 16 before returning once
again in the predawn darkness, bloody
and incredulous that his comrades
ordered him to surrender his weapons.
His return to the base was captured on
surveillance video, Morse said.
Testimony: Soldier knew
he killed Afghanistans
REUTERS
This courtroom sketch by artist Lois Silver shows U.S.Army soldier Staff Sgt.Robert Bales,
second left, and his defense attorney Emma Scanlan, left, listening to testimony by
witness Master Sgt. Clifford Uhrich during the rst days of Bales military Article-32
Investigation, a U.S.Courts Martial pre-trial proceeding, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord
in Washington, D.C.
Study: Looking old may
be a sign of heart risks
By Marilynn Marchione
LOS ANGELES Want a clue to your risk of heart disease?
Look in the mirror. People who look old with receding hair-
lines, bald heads, creases near their ear lobes or bumpy deposits
on their eyelids have a greater chance of developing of heart
disease than younger-looking people the same age do, new
research suggests.
Doctors say the study highlights the difference between bio-
logical and chronological age.
Looking old for your age marks poor cardiovascular health,
said Dr. Anne Tybjaerg-Hansen of the University of Copenhagen
in Denmark.
She led the study and gave results Tuesday at an American
Heart Association conference in Los Angeles.
A small consolation: Wrinkles elsewhere on the face and gray
hair seemed just ordinary consequences of aging and did not cor-
relate with heart risks.
The research involved 11,000 Danish people and began in
1976. At the start, the participants were 40 and older. Researchers
documented their appearance, tallying crows feet, wrinkles and
other signs of age.
In the next 35 years, 3,400 participants developed heart disease
(clogged arteries) and 1,700 suffered a heart attack.
The risk of these problems increased with each additional sign
of aging present at the start of the study. This was true at all ages
and among men and women, even after taking into account other
factors such as family history of heart disease.
Those with three to four of these aging signs receding hair-
line at the temples, baldness at the crown of the head, earlobe
creases or yellowish fatty deposits around the eyelids had a 57
percent greater risk for heart attack and a 39 percent greater risk
for heart disease compared to people with none of these signs.
Having yellowish eyelid bumps, which could be signs of cho-
lesterol buildup, conferred the most risk, researchers found.
Baldness in men has been tied to heart risk before, possibly relat-
ed to testosterone levels. They could only guess why earlobe
creases might raise risk.
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ntil recently, I was convinced
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tle heart icons next to it. Digest at your
own risk.
I was attending an outdoor festival
being catered by a pizza food truck,
Mountain Fire Pizza based in Gorham,
N.H. Their menu listed the maple-bacon
pizza, and it held no appeal to me. My
bacon-loving 8-year-old, however, had
other ideas. So we ordered one.
The sauce-free pizza arrived sprinkled
with bacon and dripping with butter. It
was, simply put, breathtakingly delicious.
And I knew I had to recreate it.
Predictably, the Internet abounds with
recipes for pizza made with maple-cured
bacon. But the pizza Id had went well
beyond that. There clearly was maple
syrup or sugar
involved, as well as
an ample helping of
butter to keep
things interesting.
So I started playing.
In the end, the
pizza I created was
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A basic crust
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mozzarella, then
cooked bacon,
them more moz-
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compound butter (made by blending soft-
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MAPLE-BACON-BUTTER PIZZA
Start to nish: 30 minutes
Servings: 4
3 tablespoons butter, softened
3 tablespoons granulated maple sugar
20-ounce ball prepared pizza dough,
room temperature
1 cup grated mozzarella cheese
12 ounces bacon, cooked and crum-
bled
8-ounce ball fresh mozzarella, sliced
Heat the oven to 500 F. Lightly coat a
baking sheet with cooking spray.
In a small bowl, mix together the but-
ter and maple sugar until well blended.
Set aside.
On a lightly oured surface, carefully
roll out the pizza dough to about a 14-
inch circle. You may need to use your
hands to stretch the dough if rolling
alone doesnt work. Transfer the dough
to the prepared baking sheet.
Sprinkle the grated mozzarella cheese
evenly over the dough. Top the mozzarel-
la with the bacon, distributing it evenly
over the pizza. Arrange the slices of fresh
mozzarella over the bacon. Using 2
spoons, scoop and dollop the maple
sugar butter evenly over the pizza. The
dollops do not need to be spread; they
will melt in the oven.
Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until the
crust is puffed and browned and the
cheese at the center of the pizza is lightly
browned. Let the pizza rest for 5 minutes
before slicing.
Bacon, maple sugar and
butter make perfect pizza
Make sense of savings
with Melissa dArabian
By Michele Kayal
Melissa dArabian is a home economist for a new era.
Actually, shes more CFO than home ec.
Thats because the Food Network host is as adept at balanc-
ing ledger sheets as she is at getting dinner
on the table. Its a handy skill that comes
with being a trained nancial strategist,
and turned out to be an unlikely backbone
for her culinary career. Her basic message
to thrifty home cooks? Stretch your food
dollars by treating your kitchen in terms of
prot and loss.
As the manager of a household youre
actually running a fairly complicated busi-
ness, she says. There are simple lessons
we can take from the business world and
apply to our own homes.
Before hosting Food Networks Ten Dollar Dinners,
dArabian was a nancial services consultant, then a high-
powered nancial executive for The Walt Disney Company.
Some of the same principles she applied to keeping her
employers in the black are the same ones she uses today to pre-
pare healthy, cost-effective meals for her family.
Keeping a home kitchen in the black is a matter of consid-
ering ve nancial concepts, she says.
PROCUREMENT
In the business world, procurement is about obtaining
goods. In the home kitchen, that means groceries. Most people
understand that you can save money by buying whats on sale,
dArabian says. But to really make the most of your dollars,
think like a retailer. Each week, she says, grocery stores offer
certain meats as loss leaders, products discounted by as
much as 50 percent just to get customers through the door.
The way to know loss leaders is to grab the yer at begin-
Melissa
dArabian
See SAVINGS, Page 24
J.M. HIRSCH
FOOD
22
By J.M. Hirsch
Its all about harmony and yin-yang. And
while that sounds tritely New Age, it really is
the key to Chinese cuisine.
Because as with so much of Asian cooking,
the blend of seasonings known as ve-spice
powder is intended to trigger a sense of bal-
ance in the mouth and nose. How? A careful
selection of spices that simultaneously hit
notes of warm and cool, sweet and bitter,
savory and searing.
And thats what you get with ve-spice
powder, a mix of fennel seeds, cinnamon,
cloves, star anise and Sichuan peppercorns.
Like spice blends around the world, the pro-
portions of those ingredients vary by region in
China, but some variant of it is used through-
out the country.
That robust prole of avors makes it a nat-
ural for roasted and grilled meat. In fact, some
argue ve-spice powder was the original dry
barbecue rub. Five-spice especially likes fatty
meat, and often is used with duck (and is com-
bined with soy sauce to give Peking duck it
characteristic avor and color).
Likewise, the sweet-and-spicy notes play
well with pork (fried, braised and otherwise),
and even is sprinkled on fried peanuts as a
snack. But that diversity of avor also makes
this a versatile seasoning. It is equally at home
on roasted vegetables and tofu dishes.
So what should you do with it?
Um, best steak rub ever? Rub it on steak
tips, then refrigerate them for a day or so. Toss
them on the grill and pair with beer.
Blend it with kosher salt, then sprinkle it
on hot buttered popcorn. Even better use
Ludovic Lefebvre says
he is done with pop-ups
NEW YORK Ludovic Lefebvre can
stomach just one more bite.
After ve years of LudoBites hugely
popular guerrilla-style, short-lived eateries
held mostly around Los Angeles Lefebvre
says he is done with so-called pop-up restau-
rants.
Pop-ups have become a little ridiculous.
Ive become tired of it now, he said during an
interview Friday.
I dont want to be associated with that any-
more. Its time to change.
Its sad news for the French chefs legions
of fans, thousands of whom sometimes
crashed online reservation sites when clamor-
ing for hard-to-get tables at one of Lefebvres
events.
The last LudoBites all of which have
been operated in existing restaurants, but
using his own staff, decor and food will be
held next month.
But Lefebvre isnt disappearing. By the end
of the year, he plans to pop up and stay put
with a new and permanent Los Angeles
restaurant.
Five-spice powder: Yin
and yang on your plate
Food brief
Five-spice powder is a natural for roasted and grilled meat.
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Its awfully hard to get excited
about a food called nutritional
yeast akes. It sounds like some-
thing you either need a prescription
to get. Or a prescription to get rid
of. Even worse, it resembles yellow
aked sh food. But trust me, this is
an ingredient worth looking beyond
its name and appearance.
Nutritional yeast akes have been
around for years, but they are all but
unheard of outside the vegan world,
which uses them to simulate the a-
vor of cheese. Theres a reason they
use them that way. These akes are
jammed with glutamates, the com-
pounds that give us the savory won-
derfulness in Parmesan and steak.
But lets back up to the basics.
Nutritional yeast flakes are pro-
duced by growing, harvesting and
drying a variety of yeast that is dif-
ferent from that used in baking. The
resulting powder is loaded with B
vitamins, has 2 grams of protein per
tablespoon, and has no fat, sugar,
salt or gluten.
And yet it is a avor powerhouse.
Those glutamates (the same chemi-
cals that give MSG is oomph) add
lushly savory, decidedly cheesy a-
vor to whatever they touch. Thats
why vegans use them to create
cheese sauces. But you dont have
to be a vegan to appreciate them.
Youll usually find nutritional
yeast akes in the grocers natural
foods section, sometimes in shaker-
style canisters (Bragg is a popular
brand), or in the bulk section. So
what should you do with them? In
general, they need to be added to a
recipe with at least some moisture
(the popcorn idea below is the
exception).
The most popular use is as a
popcorn topping. In a blender, com-
bine a bit of kosher salt and a few
tablespoons of yeast akes. Pulse
until nely ground, then toss with
buttered (or oiled, if youre vegan)
popcorn.
Saute small whole button mush-
rooms in a bit of olive oil. When the
mushrooms are browned, season
with salt, pepper and yeast akes.
Saute for another minute or two, or
until the akes have dissolved.
Add a tablespoon or two to
chicken soup to punch up the savory
avor.
Saute lean ground beef, then
mix in a bit of yeast akes, ground
cumin, salt and pepper. Use as a
taco lling or nacho topping. Or
spoon onto buns.
Saute cubed steak tips, chopped
onion and minced garlic in a bit of
olive oil. Just before the meat is
done, add yeast akes and a splash
of white wine or broth to deglaze
the pan and create a sauce. Season
with salt and pepper.
PUMPKIN AND
WHITE BEAN SOUP WITH
SOURDOUGH CROUTONS
Servings: 6
3 thick slices sourdough bread,
cut into cubes
4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
4 tablespoons nutritional yeast
akes, divided
1 large yellow onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 teaspoon red pepper akes
15-ounce can pumpkin puree
15-ounce can white beans (such
as navy), drained
1 quart (4 cups) chicken broth
Salt and ground black pepper, to
taste
Heat the oven to 375 F.
Place the bread cubes in a large
bowl. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons of
the olive oil, then toss to coat evenly.
Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of yeast akes
over the bread, then toss again.
On a rimmed baking sheet, spread
the bread in an even layer. Toast for
10 to 15 minutes, or until slightly
crunchy, then set aside to cool.
Meanwhile, in a large saucepan
over medium-high, heat the remain-
ing 2 tablespoons of oil. Add the
onion, garlic and red pepper akes.
Saute until the onion is tender,
about 6 minutes. Add the pumpkin,
beans and broth. Bring to a simmer
and cook for 10 minutes.
Transfer the soup, working in
batches if necessary, to a blender
and puree until smooth. Return the
soup to the saucepan. Add the
remaining 3 tablespoons of yeast
akes and stir well. Season the soup
with salt and pepper, then ladle into
serving bowls and top with the
croutons.
Winter soup with nutritional yeast
Nutritional yeast akes are produced by growing, harvesting and drying a variety of yeast that is different from
that used in baking.The resulting powder is loaded with B vitamins, has 2 grams of protein per tablespoon, and
has no fat, sugar, salt or gluten.
Sandra Lee: Get
involved with
storm recovery
By J.M. Hirsch
Food Network star Sandra Lee has
a simple plea about superstorm
Sandy recovery
efforts dont
get complacent.
Though gov-
ernment efforts
to help those
caught in the
path of last
weeks epic
storm have been
tremendous, as
have contributions by corporations
and individual donors, Lee fears a
fallout from all the goodwill and
good deeds people outside the
worst-hit areas might assume the
work is nished.
Dont think that everybody else
is doing the work or its getting
done, Lee who also happens to
be New York Gov. Andrew Cuomos
live-in girlfriend said in a tele-
phone interview Tuesday. Dont
think My contribution will be so
meaningless and small that it wont
matter. That is not the case.
The storm battered several
Northeastern states, but hit New
Jersey and the New York metropoli-
tan area particularly hard. Lee has
been working the phones to arrange
corporate donations for New Yorks
food banks and other charities,
including ve truckloads of food
and emergency supplies from Kmart
and Sears.
Weve been reaching out to
everyone. Its amazing when CEOs
of huge corporations just get on the
phone and just get it done, she said.
But there also have been disappoint-
ments. Theres some that youre
just stunned, stunned, stunned,
stunned that they dont respond.
Where is the leadership at these
companies?
Mostly, however, she has been
impressed by how people have
pulled together.
Were all going to be hit by a dis-
aster and a storm and something in
our area. Its just a matter of time.
You saw it in New Orleans. Youre
seeing it here, Lee said.
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she says. If youre smart, you dont just
buy one, you buy two or three.
FORECASTING
Successful businesses project what
their upcoming costs and revenues will
be. A rapid review of a months worth
of grocery receipts will give the home
cook a rough idea of whats being spent,
dArabian says.
Once you have that number, gure out
how much youd like to save per month
say $100 then do some quick
menu planning. Open the cupboard, the
freezer, the fridge, glance around and
see what needs to be used up, she says.
Then buy only what you need to ll out
the meals already lurking in your pantry.
Just being aware, she says, will automat-
ically reduce your spending.
MARKETING
Seriously? You have to promote dinner
to your kids?
You dont have to, but youll be a lot
more successful if you do, dArabian
says. In the dArabian household, a dif-
ferent child presents the meal each
night, explaining each dish in detail
whats in it, where it comes from, how
its made. The simple act of presenting
the food takes the mystery out of it for
picky eaters, celebrates what weve
spent and markets it to my family, she
says.
INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
Check your refrigerator once a week
to see what needs to be used up,
dArabian says, then apply some cre-
ative recipes. Wilting carrots? Make her
creamy any veggie soup. Lots of vegeta-
bles on the edge? Try dArabians
crisper drawer pasta or a kitchen sink
soup. The most expensive ingredient is
the one you throw away, she says.
POM (otherwise known as
Production Operation
Management)
Simply put, understand the logistics of
your household. Dont plan to do braised
short ribs on soccer and ballet night.
Always have a couple of recipes up your
sleeve that are minutes from fridge to
table. Otherwise, like a company that
hasnt planned well, you may nd your-
self paying extra to deliver the goods.
When you panic at the last moment,
thats when you order in Chinese, she
says. When you do that, youre paying
for that expedited shipping.
TOMATO SALAD
TOPPED GRILLED PIZZA
Servings: 4
1 tablespoon olive oil, plus extra for
dough
1-pound bag prepared pizza dough
1 large very ripe tomato, cored and
chopped (or 1 1/4 cups halved cherry
tomatoes)
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
6 fresh basil leaves, roughly torn
4 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese,
thinly sliced and quartered
2 cups arugula or other baby greens
Rub a bit of olive oil onto a cutting
board, then place the pizza dough on it,
turning to coat it lightly on all sides with
the oil. Cover with a kitchen towel and
let rest for 30 minutes.
After the dough has rested, heat one
side of a grill to medium-high and the
other side to medium-low.
In a medium bowl, combine the toma-
to, balsamic vinegar, lemon juice, salt,
basil and the 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
Toss well, then set aside.
Using a rolling pin, roll out the dough
into a circle about 14 inches across. Use
the cutting board to carry the dough out
to the grill. Place the dough on the hot
side of the grill and grill until the bottom
is browned and has grill marks, about 1
to 2 minutes. Use a spatula to ip the
dough and move it to the cooler side of
the grill.
Top the pizza with the mozzarella,
then cover the grill and cook until the
cheese is melted, about 2 to 3 minutes.
Use the spatula to transfer the pizza
back to the cutting board. Cut the pizza
into slices, then top evenly with the
arugula. Using a slotted spoon, top the
pizza with the tomatoes.
Nutrition information per serving (val-
ues are rounded to the nearest whole
number): 390 calories; 160 calories from
fat (41 percent of total calories); 18 g fat
(5 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 25 mg cho-
lesterol; 51 g carbohydrate; 13 g protein;
2 g ber; 520 mg sodium.
SAVINGS
You should always have a couple of recipes up your sleeve that are minutes from
fridge to table.
ghee instead of butter.
Substitute it for the seasonings in your favorite meat-based
chili.
Blend ve-spice powder with salt, then rub the mixture both
under and over the skin of a whole chicken for roasting.
Speaking of chicken, mix ve-spice powder into the batter
of fried (or even baked fried) chicken.
Blend ve-spice powder with olive oil, then toss shrimp in
it for grilling.
Five-Spice Roast Beef Tenderloin
The beef should be rubbed with the spice blend at least an
hour before cooking. If you want to get a jump on things (and
really let the avors sink in), do it up to two days in advance,
then loosely cover and refrigerate.
Start to nish: 3 hours (15 minutes active)
Servings: 8
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon ve-spice powder
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1/2 tablespoon ground black pepper
Two 2-pound beef tenderloins
2 large yellow onions, chopped
2 large carrots, chopped
4 cloves garlic, chopped
2 cups beef stock
1 cup red wine
1 tablespoon Wondra instant our
In a small bowl, mix together the oil, ve-spice powder, salt
and pepper.
Use paper towels to pat dry the tenderloins, then rub them all
over with the spice blend. Set on a plate, cover loosely with
plastic and refrigerate for at least 1 hour, or up to 2 days.
An hour before you are ready to roast, remove the tenderloins
from the refrigerator and let warm slightly at room temperature.
Heat the oven to 375 F.
Lightly coat a roasting pan with cooking spray. Scatter the
onions, carrots and garlic in the pan, then set a roasting rack
above them. Set the tenderloins on the rack and roast for about
40 minutes, or until the beef reaches 120 F for rare. Remove the
rack from the pan, cover the meat with foil, then set aside to
rest for 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, set the roasting pan over medium-high heat on
the stovetop (you may need to use two burners). Add the stock
and wine and bring to simmer, scraping the bottom of the pan.
When the liquid has reduced by about half, strain it and discard
the solids. Return it to the pan and sprinkle in the Wondra. Heat
until thickened.
Slice the beef and serve with the pan sauce.
FIVE-SPICE
NATION 25
moned all Americans to pray for Obama and
urged the nights political winners to put par-
tisan bickering aside and reach across the
aisle to tackle the nations problems.
Still, after the costliest and one of the
nastiest campaigns in history, divided gov-
ernment was alive and well.
Democrats retained control of the Senate
with surprising ease. With three races too
close to call, they had the possibility of gain-
ing a seat.
Republicans won the House, ensuring that
Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, Obamas part-
ner in unsuccessful deficit talks, would
reclaim his seat at the bargaining table. With
numerous races as yet uncalled, the size of the
GOP majority was unknown.
At Obama headquarters in Chicago, a huge
crowd gathered waving small American ags
and cheering. Supporters hugged each other,
danced and pumped their sts in the air.
Excited crowds also gathered in New Yorks
Times Square, at Faneuil Hall in Boston and
near the White House in Washington, drivers
joyfully honking as they passed by.
With returns from 88 percent of the nations
precincts, Obama had 55.8 million, 49.8 per-
cent of the popular vote. Romney had 54.5
million, or 48.6 percent.
The presidents laserlike focus on the battle-
ground states allowed him to run up a 303-206
margin in the competition for the 270 elec-
toral votes needed to win the White House,
the count that mattered most. Remarkably,
given the sour economy, he lost only two
states that he captured in 2008, Indiana and
North Carolina.
Florida, another Obama state four years
ago, remained too close to call.
The election emerged as a choice between
two very different visions of government
whether it occupies a major, front-row place
in American lives or is in the background as a
less-obtrusive facilitator for private enterprise
and entrepreneurship.
The economy was rated the top issue by
about 60 percent of voters surveyed as they
left their polling places. But more said former
President George W. Bush bore responsibility
for current circumstances than Obama did
after nearly four years in ofce.
That boded well for the president, who had
worked to turn the election into a choice
between his proposals and Romneys, rather
than a simple referendum on the economy
during his time in the White House.
Unemployment stood at 7.9 percent on
Election Day, higher than when the president
took ofce. And despite signs of progress, the
economy is still struggling after the worst
recession in history.
Obama captured Ohio, Wisconsin, Iowa,
Virginia, New Hampshire, Colorado and
Nevada, seven of the nine states where the
rivals and their allies poured nearly $1 billion
into dueling television commercials.
Romney won North Carolina among the
battleground states.
Florida was too close to call, Obama lead-
ing narrowly in a state where there were still
long lines of voters at some polling places
long after the appointed closing time.
Romney, who grew wealthy in business and
ran the 2002 Olympic Games in Salt Lake
City before entering politics, spoke only
briey to supporters, some of whom wept.
I so wish that I had been able to fulll your
hopes to lead the country in a different direc-
tion, he said. But the nation chose another
leader and so Ann and I join with you to
earnestly pray for him and for this great
nation.
Moments later, Obama stepped before a far
different crowd hundreds of miles away.
Tonight you voted for action, not politics
as usual, he said. He pledged to work with
leaders of both parties to help the nation com-
plete its recovery from the worst recession
since the Great Depression.
Boehner issued a statement of his own, not-
ing that while Obama won, so, too, did his
House Republicans If there is a mandate, it is
a mandate for both parties to nd common
ground and take steps together to help our
economy grow and create jobs, which is criti-
cal to solving our debt, he said.
By any description, the list of challenges is
daunting - high unemployment, a slow-growth
economy, soaring decits, a national debt at
unsustainable. To say nothing of the threat of
a nuclear Iran and the menace of al-Qaida and
other terrorist groups more than a decade after
the attacks of Sept., 11, 2001.
There was no doubt about what drove voters
to one candidate or the other in the presiden-
tial race.
About 4 in 10 said the economy is on the
mend, but more than that said it was stagnant
or getting worse more than four years after the
near-collapse of 2008. The survey was con-
ducted for the Associated Press and a group of
television networks.
In the battle for the Senate, Elizabeth
Warren turned Republican Scott Brown out of
office in Massachusetts, and Rep. Joe
Donnelly captured a seat from GOP hands in
Indiana.
Deb Fischer picked up a seat for
Republicans in Nebraska, defeating former
Sen. Bob Kerrey.
In Maine, independent former Gov. Angus
King was elected to succeed retiring GOP
Sen. Olympia Snowe. He has not yet said
which party he will side with, but Republicans
attacked him in television advertising during
the race, and Democrats rushed to his cause.
In the presidential race, Obama won in the
reliably Democratic Northeast and on the
West Coast. Pennsylvania was his, too,
despite two late campaign stops by Romney.
Romney won most of the South as well as
much of the Rocky Mountain West and Farm
Belt.
The president was in Chicago as he awaited
the voters verdict on his four years in ofce.
He told reporters he had a concession speech
as well as victory remarks prepared. He con-
gratulated Romney on a spirited campaign. I
know his supporters are just as engaged, just
as enthusiastic and working just as hard
today as Obamas own, he added.
Romney reciprocated, congratulating the
man who he had campaigned against for more
than a year.
Earlier, he raced to Ohio and Pennsylvania
for Election Day campaigning and projected
condence as he ew home to Massachusetts.
We fought to the very end, and I think thats
why well be successful, he said, adding that
he had nished writing a speech anticipating
victory but nothing if the election went to his
rival.
Like Obama, Vice President Joe Biden was
in Chicago as he waited to nd out if he was
in line for a second term. Republican running
mate Paul Ryan was with Romney in Boston,
although he kept one eye on his campaign for
re-election to the House from Wisconsin, a
race he won.
The long campaigns cost soared into the
billions, much of it spent on negative ads,
some harshly so.
In a months-long general election ad war
that cost nearly $1 billion, Romney and
Republican groups spent more than $550 mil-
lion and Obama and his allies $381 million,
according to organizations that track advertis-
ing.
According to the exit poll, 53 percent of
voters said Obama was more in touch with
people like them, compared to 43 percent for
Romney.
About 60 percent said taxes should be
increased, taking sides on an issue that divid-
ed the president and Romney. Obama wants to
let taxes rise on upper incomes, while
Romney does not.
Other than the battlegrounds, big states
were virtually ignored in the nal months of
the campaign. Romney wrote off New York,
Illinois and California, while Obama made no
attempt to carry Texas, much of the South or
the Rocky Mountain region other than
Colorado.
There were 33 Senate seats on the ballot, 23
of them defended by Democrats and the rest
by Republicans.
Democratic Rep. Chris Murphy, a
Democrat, won a Connecticut seat long held
by Sen. Joe Lieberman, retiring after a career
that included a vice presidential spot on Al
Gores ticket in 2000. It was Republican
Linda McMahons second defeat in two tries,
at a personal cost of $92 million.
The GOP needed a gain of three for a
majority if Romney won, and four if Obama
was re-elected. Neither Majority Leader
Harry Reid of Nevada nor GOP leader Mitch
McConnell of Kentucky was on the ballot, but
each had high stakes in the outcome.
All 435 House seats were on the ballot,
including five where one lawmaker ran
against another as a result of once-a-decade
redistricting to take population shifts into
account. Democrats needed to pick up 25
seats to gain the majority they lost two years
ago.
House Speaker Boehner, R-Ohio, raised
millions to nance get-out-the-vote operations
in states without a robust presidential cam-
paign, New York, Illinois and California
among them. His goal was to minimize any
losses, or possibly even gain ground, no mat-
ter Romneys fate. House Democratic leader
Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California campaigned
aggressively, as well, and faced an uncertain
political future after her party failed to win
control.
Democrats toppled conservative tea party
freshman Reps. Joe Walsh and Bobby
Schilling in Illinois, as well as another fresh-
man, Robert Dold and seven-term veteran
Judy Biggert, a social moderate.
Other GOP casualties included Rep. David
Rivera of Florida, who was hurt by investiga-
tions into his past campaign nancing; Ann
Marie Buerkle of New York, who lost to the
Democrat she defeated in 2010, Dan Maffei,
and New Hampshire Republican Charlie
Bass, ousted by Ann Kuster, the Democrat he
defeated narrowly two years ago.
Republicans turned Rep. Kathy Hochul out
of ofce in New York, as well as Larry Kissel
in North Carolina, Mark Critz in Pennsylvania
and Ben Chandler in Kentucky.
In gubernatorial races, Republicans picked
up North Carolina, where Pat McCrory won
easily. The incumbent, Democratic Gov. Bev
Purdue, did not seek re-election.
In a campaign that traversed contested
Republican primaries last winter and spring, a
pair of political conventions this summer and
three presidential debates, Obama, Romney,
Biden and Ryan spoke at hundreds of rallies,
were serenaded by Bruce Springstein and
Meat Loaf and washed down hamburgers,
pizza, barbecue and burrito bowls.
Obama was elected the rst black president
in 2008, and four years later, Romney became
the rst Mormon to appear on a general elec-
tion ballot. Yet one mans race and the others
religion were never major factors in this years
campaign for the White House, a race domi-
nated from the outset by the economy.
Over and over, Obama said that during his
term the nation had begun to recover from the
worst recession since the Great Depression.
While he conceded progress had been slow, he
accused Romney of offering recycled
Republican policies that have helped the
wealthy and harmed the middle class in the
past and would do so again.
Romney countered that a second Obama
term could mean a repeat recession in a coun-
try where economic growth has been weak
and unemployment is worse now than when
the president was inaugurated. A wealthy for-
mer businessman, he claimed the knowledge
and the skills to put in place policies that
would make the economy healthy again.
In a race where the two men disagreed
often, one of the principal fault lines was over
taxes. Obama campaigned for the renewal of
income tax cuts set to expire on Dec. 31 at all
income levels except above $200,000 for indi-
viduals and $250,000 for couples.
Romney said no ones taxes should go up in
uncertain economic times. In addition, he pro-
posed a 20 percent cut across the board in
income tax rates but said he would end or cur-
tail a variety of tax breaks to make sure feder-
al decits didnt rise.
The differences over taxes, the economy,
Medicare, abortion and more were expressed
in intensely negative advertising.
Obama launched rst, shortly after Romney
dispatched his Republican foes in his quest for
the party nomination.
One memorable commercial showed
Romney singing an off-key rendition of
America The Beautiful. Pictures and signs
scrolled by saying that his companies had
shipped jobs to Mexico and China, that
Massachusetts state jobs had gone to India
while he was governor and that he has person-
al investments in Switzerland, Bermuda and
the Cayman Islands.
Romney spent less on advertising than
Obama. A collection of outside groups made
up the difference, some of them operating
under rules that allowed donors to remain
anonymous. Most of the ads were of the attack
variety. But the Republican National
Committee relied on one that had a far softer
touch, and seemed aimed at voters who had
been drawn to the excitement caused by
Obamas rst campaign. It referred to a grow-
ing national debt and unemployment, then
said, He tried. You tried. Its OK to make a
change.
More than 30 million voters cast early bal-
lots in nearly three dozen states, a reection of
the growing appeal of getting a jump on the
traditional Election Day.
OBAMA
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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 7
Autumn Job Fair. 9:30 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. College of San Mateo, 1700 W.
Hillsdale Blvd., Building 10, second
floor. There will be more than 40
participating employers. Free. For
more information visit
www.collegeofsanmateo.edu/career
or call 574-6116.
Movie on Plastic Bags: Bag It. 7
p.m. The Lane Room at the
Burlingame Public Library, 480
Primrose Road, Burlingame. Following
the movie will be a brief discussion
led by Dean Peterson, director of
environmental health of San Mateo
County. Free. For more information
visit plsinfo.org/burlingame.
R.J. Mischo Hosts the Club Fox
Blues Jam. 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. The Club
Fox, 2209 Broadway, Redwood City.
$5 at the door. For more information
visit www.rwcbluesjam.com.
THURSDAY, NOV. 8
California Healthcare Institutes
Annual Meeting. 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Gilead Sciences Campus, 333
Lakeside Drive, Foster City. Free. This
meeting will bring together
delegates to discuss the relationship
between biomedical innovation and
public policy. For more information
visit www.chi.org.
Retired Public Employees
Association. 10:30 a.m. San Mateo
Elks Lodge, 229 W. 20th Ave., San
Mateo. Guest speaker: John Lau, CFP,
CPA who will give a presentation on
strategies for tax savings, estate
conservation and financial stability.
For more information call 207-6401.
HICAP Program on Medicare:
Overview of Medicare and
Prescription Part D. 1 p.m. Millbrae
Library, 1 Library Ave., Millbrae. HICAP
provides free and objective
information and counseling about
Medicare. Free. For more information
call 697-7607.
Movies for School Age Children.
3:30 p.m. San Mateo Public Library, 55
W. Third Ave., San Mateo.Beverly Hills
Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta will be
shown. Popcorn will be provided.
Free. For more information call 522-
7838.
Art Adams presents MOAH lecture
series: Radio Days. 7 p.m. Museum
of American Heritage Lecture Series,
351 Homer Ave., Palo Alto. Enjoy a
lively and entertaining evening with
MOAHs own raconteur extraordinaire
Art Adams as he explores the golden
age of radio. Free for MOAH
members. $10 for non-members. For
more information call 321-1004.
College of San Mateo Political
Science professor Frank Damon
speaks at Burlingame Library. 7
p.m. Lane Room, Burlingame Public
Library, 480 Primrose Road,
Burlingame. Damon will present a
lecture and discussion about the
results of the presidential election.
Free. For more information call 558-
7444, ext. 2.
Lecture: Thinking Like a Naturalist
Reclaiming the Art of Natural
History. 7 p.m. San Mateo Garden
Center, 605 Parkside Way, San Mateo.
Naturalist and illustrator John Muir
Laws will speak about developments
in neuropsychology and nature. Free.
For more information call 529-1454
or visit sequoia-audobon.org.
Beethovens Fourths Featuring
Emanuel Ax. 8 p.m to 10 p.m. The
Center for Performing Arts, Menlo-
Atherton High School. 555
Middlefield Road, Atherton. Tickets
range from $25 to $90. To purchase
visit
www.philharmonia.org/nov2012/. For
Broadway By the Bay: Some
Enchanted Evening. 8 p.m. Fox
Theatre, 2215 Broadway, Redwood
City. A musical featuring the songs of
Rodgers and Hammerstein. Tickets
tickets call 369-7770 or visit
www.broadwaybythebay.org.
FRIDAY, NOV. 9
Robert Bentleys Miracle at
Kensington Palace. 10 a.m. to noon.
Otter Books, 86 E. Third Ave., San
Mateo. Author Robert Bentley will
present his short story about being
a guest of Prince Charles and Princess
Diana in their Kensington Palace
residence. Free. For more information
call 235-5332.
The San Mateo Harvest Festival. 10
a.m. to 6 p.m. The largest indoor arts
and crafts show on the West Coast.
Enjoy shopping, live entertainment,
celebrity appearances, prizes artist
demonstrations, delicious food and
down-home family fun.The Peninsula
Humane Society/SPCA receives
proceeds from all shopping bags
sold. Tickets valid for re-entry all
weekend. Adults $9, Seniors over 62
$7, youth ages 13 to 17 $4, kids under
12 free. For more information call
(415) 447-3205.
Filipino-American Association of
Foster City General Meeting. 6 p.m.
IHOP, 510 El Camino Real, Belmont.
Free. For more information and to
RSVP call 574-2952.
Teen Open Mic Night. 7 p.m.
Belmont Library, 1110 Alameda de las
Pulgas, Belmont. Open Mic Night is
back! Youve got six minutes to show
us what youve got. All acts welcome.
Refreshments will be provided. For
ages 12 and up. For more information
email [email protected].
Pied Piper Players presents The
Wizard of Oz. 7 p.m. Bayside
Performing Arts Center, 2025 Kehoe
Ave., San Mateo. $16 for adults, $11
for children and seniors. For more
information visit
http://baysidetheater.com.
San Carlos Childrens Theater
Presents The Dracula Kidds. 7 p.m.
Mustang Hall, Central Middle School,
828 Chestnut St., San Carlos. $12 in
advance and $14 at the door. This
mystery-farce follows students on
their spring vacation in the gloomy
old mansion on Blood Pudding Lane,
which is haunted by a werewolf s
curse. For more information and to
order tickets visit
www.sancarloschildrenstheater.com.
Bay Area e.T.c. Presents NARNIA
The Musical. 7:30 p.m. Caada
College Main Stage Theater, 4200
Farm Hill Blvd., Redwood City. $14 for
students and seniors and $19 for
adults. For more information and to
order tickets visit
www.bayareaetc.org.
Dragon Productions Presents:
March. 8 p.m. Dragon Theatre, 535
Alma St., Palo Alto. Opening Night
Gala. The show will run until Dec. 2.
Thursdays to Saturdays at 8 p.m. and
Sundays at 2 p.m. Opening night
tickets: $30 general, $25 seniors, $20
student. To purchase tickets visit
www.dragonproductions.net. For
Broadway By the Bay: Some
Enchanted Evening. 8 p.m. Fox
Theatre, 2215 Broadway, Redwood
City. A musical featuring the songs of
Rodgers and Hammerstein. Tickets
tickets call 369-7770 or visit
www.broadwaybythebay.org.
Jazzercise Girls Night Out. 8 p.m. to
9 p.m. Jazzercise Belmont, 1835
Belbum Drive, Belmont. $15 per
person or bring a friend to the class
and get in free. To reserve a spot or
for more information call 226-3484.
SATURDAY, NOV. 10
San Mateo Japanese American
Community Center Holiday Fair
and Bake Sale. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Gardeners Hall, Fifth Avenue and
Claremont Street. Free. This annual
fundraiser will feature Asian goods
new and gently used as well as Asian
and American foods. For more
information call 574-2110.
Johnston House Holiday Boutique.
10 a.m. to 4 p.m., located on Highway
1, south of the city of Half Moon Bay
on the east side of Highway 1 at
Higgins-Purisima Road. This is a
shopping extravaganza and an
opportunity to tour this historic
home. Shop for unique holiday crafts,
amongst decorated Christmas trees
in every room. Free. For more
information call 726-0329.
The San Mateo Harvest Festival. 10
a.m. to 6 p.m. The largest indoor arts
and crafts show on the West Coast.
Enjoy shopping, live entertainment,
celebrity appearances, prizes artist
demonstrations, delicious food and
down-home family fun.The Peninsula
Humane Society/SPCA receives
proceeds from all shopping bags
sold. Tickets valid for re-entry all
weekend. Adults $9, Seniors age over
62 $7, youth ages 13 to 17 $4, kids
under 12 free. For more information
call (415) 447-3205.
Family Percussion Workshop. 10:30
a.m. Belmont Library, 1110 Alameda
de las Pulgas, Belmont. Families with
children ages 2 to 12 can participate
in the musical workshop. Free. For
more information email
[email protected].
Rainwater Harvesting. 10:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. Common Ground Garden
Supply & Education Center. 559
College Ave., Palo Alto. Learn to
prepare for the dry season by
collection and storing rain water. $31.
For more information or to register
call 493-6072.
Affordable Books at the Book
Nook. Noon to 4 p.m. 1 Cottage Lane,
Twin Pine Park, Belmont. Paperbacks
three for $1. Proceeds go to Belmont
Library. For more information visit
www.thefobl.org.
Author David Crimmen. 1 p.m. San
Mateo County History Museum, 2200
Broadway, Redwood City. Crimmen
will speak about his book,Broadmoor
Village. $5 for adults. $3 for seniors
and students. For more information
call 299-0104 or visit historysmc.org.
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For more events visit
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Elarms was taken to a hotel that night
and arrested the next morning. Hall
ruled that the detectives preyed upon
Elarms paranoia and repeatedly prom-
ised him outright release if hed just give
a statement.
Without the confession, Hall found
insufcient evidence to try Elarms for
murder or using a weapon.
He ordered Elarms back to court
Tuesday for further proceedings on the
remaining charge and may consider set-
ting bail at that point.
The jury pool had already been
informed of the original charges against
Elarms and if the case continues on the
third count McDougall said he will
absolutely ask for a new batch.
If Elarms is convicted of the remain-
ing weapons charge, he will likely be
released with credit for time served,
Wagstaffe said.
Elarms prosecution was on hold for
the better part of a year while he was
hospitalized in a state mental facility as
incompetent but returned to San Mateo
County after doctors sent him back as
able to aid in his own defense.
[email protected] or by phone:
(650) 344-5200 ext. 102.
ELARMS
importance to both major parties.
In the state Senate, Democrats are aim-
ing at a supermajority a grip on two-
thirds of the seats which would allow
the party to punch through tax increases
without Republican votes. The Assembly
should remain rmly in Democratic con-
trol, but the party is expected to fall short
of the two-thirds margin that would push
Republicans to the sidelines.
The competitive landscape in the con-
gressional and legislative races by far
the most seats in play in memory was
set in motion after a voter-authorized citi-
zens panel took control of crafting district
boundaries and voters installed a new pri-
mary system that sends only the top two
vote-getters to the November ballot. In
some cases, those candidates are from the
same party.
Those changes were intended to open
the way for more moderate candidates,
but its not clear if that will change the
political complexion of ofceholders.
Meanwhile, the intraparty battles have
created some of the nastiest contests this
year.
In Los Angeles San Fernando Valley
area, for example, Democrats Brad
Sherman and Howard Berman are wrap-
ping up a race that even got physical
when Sherman roughly grabbed the
smaller Berman by the shoulder during a
debate, pulled him toward his chest and
bellowed, You want to get into this?
Rep. Pete Stark, the long-serving mem-
ber of Californias congressional delega-
tion, faces a strong challenge from a fel-
low Democrat, Dublin city councilman
Eric Swalwell.
In San Diego, the new mayor will rep-
resent a break from the past, regardless
of who wins. Democratic hopes are rid-
ing with Rep. Bob Filner, who could cap-
ture an ofce that has eluded the party for
most of four decades, but City
Councilman Carl DeMaio could make
San Diego the most populous U.S. city to
choose an openly gay Republican leader.
DIVIDE
By Don Thompson
LOS ANGELES Months of cam-
paigning and millions of dollars spent on
100 legislative races across California
boiled down to a handful of contests
Tuesday to decide whether Democrats
can seize unbridled control of the state
Legislature.
Democrats were two seats away in both
the Assembly and Senate from the two-
thirds majority they need to approve tax
increases, pass emergency legislation,
override governors vetoes and change
house rules while ignoring Republicans.
It has long been thought that Senate
Democrats could reach that margin, but
Assembly Speaker John Perez, D-Los
Angeles, said in a telephone interview
that he was increasingly confident
Democrats would gain an unexpected
supermajority in his chamber as well, as
several races turned in Democrats
favor.
However, Assembly Republican con-
sultant Chris Wysocki said Democrats
were unlikely to reach that threshold
despite what he called an Obama tide to
re-elect the Democratic president.
If there is a supermajority in either
chamber, it would be the first time since
California voters passed Proposition 13
in 1978, raising the legislative vote
threshold to pass tax increases to two-
thirds. If Democrats win uncontested
control of both chambers, it would be
the first time since 1933.
Its time to start anew and to live with-
in our means but at the same time invest
in the cornerstone of our future and of our
economy, and thats education, Senate
President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-
Sacramento, said in a telephone inter-
view.
The last time either party gained a
supermajority in either chamber was in
the 1976 election, when Democrats won a
two-thirds margin in the Assembly. The
last supermajority in the Senate dates to
1965.
Democrats gained the Central Coast
seat currently held by Sen. Sam
Blakeslee, R-San Luis Obispo, who
retired when the new Senate map turned
his swing district safely Democratic.
They expected the second seat to be the
19th Senate District in Santa Barbara and
Ventura counties, where former
Democratic Assemblywoman Hannah
Beth Jackson was leading Republican
attorney Mike Stoker.
Democratic attorney Richard Roth of
Riverside was slightly ahead of
Assemblyman Jeff Miller, R-Corona, in
Riverside Countys 31st Senate District.
Meanwhile, Democratic Assemblyman
Marty Block was leading in the San
Diego-centered 39th Senate District.
However, Sen. Fran Pavley, D-
Agoura Hills, was trailing in her bid for
re-election in the 27th Senate District.
She faced GOP challenger Todd Zink in
the district that includes portions of Los
Angeles and Ventura counties.
Termed-out Democratic
Assemblywoman Cathleen Galgiani was
slightly behind Republican Assemblyman
Bill Berryhill in the Central Valleys 5th
Senate District. The Stockton-based dis-
trict includes parts of Sacramento, San
Joaquin and Stanislaus counties.
Its too early to really tell, but were
feeling good about the 5th and the 27th,
said Senate Minority Leader Bob Huff,
R-Diamond Bar. However, he noted that
even if Republicans prevail there, they
only need to lose one seat elsewhere to
hand Democrats a supermajority.
Aside from having new political
boundaries drawn for the rst time by an
independent citizens commission, candi-
dates were selected this year under a new
top-two primary system. Of the 100 state
legislative races this year, 20 involved
candidates from the same party running
against each other.
In the San Francisco Bay Areas 19th
Assembly District, for instance, Michael
Breyer, son of U.S. Supreme Court
Justice Stephen Breyer, lost to fellow
Democrat Phil Ting, the San Francisco
assessor.
Incumbent Assemblywoman Beth
Gaines, R-Roseville, was leading
Republican attorney Andy Pugno in sub-
urban Sacramentos 6th Assembly
District. Pugno is best known as the attor-
ney who represented supporters of the
2008 Proposition 8 ban on same-sex mar-
riages.
Dems seek supermajority in Legislature
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2012
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- When it comes to
involvements in which money is being exchanged
between friends, things must be handled with
extreme care, or someone, perhaps you, will end up
feeling cheated.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Even after youve
achieved an objective, you must take steps to solidify
what youve gained. If you dont, all could slip away.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Friends and com-
panions will be more impressed by the example you
set than by the philosophy you espouse. Engage in
more doing and a lot less talking.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- You shouldnt have to
be told not to take any gambles on people or things
that you know little about. Theres a chance youll be
more gullible than usual, and you could easily be had.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Inconsistency substan-
tially lessens your possibilities for success. Its quite
likely that youll do things in ways thatll only confuse
the people who want to help you.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- In order to stay in
control when working on a critical task, you must
maintain your patience throughout the job. If you try
to rush your work, a mistake is likely.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Forget about trying for
a huge gain by gambling on a big risk. If you cant
pull it off, it might cost you far more than what you
would have spent doing things the normal way.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- By refusing to let others
run certain things that youre ill-equipped to handle,
complications are likely to arise. It behooves you to
take your pride out of the picture.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Be very selective as to
which of your friends you can poke and tease without
eliciting rancor. A sensitive pal might misinterpret
your playfulness and take things seriously.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- If you dont handle your
commercial matters prudently, any opportunities that
do exist could slip through your fngers. Situations
in which you would normally do well could end up a
shambles.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- When you lack focus,
youll be unable to bring your forces to bear on
important objectives. Its OK to do less, as long as
everything is done to the very best of your ability.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Be a positive thinker and
behave accordingly. If you start feeling sorry for your-
self and making unreasonable demands of others,
even those who planned to help you will reject you.
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sor-County Clerk on 09/19/2012. (Pub-
lished in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
10/17/12, 10/24/12, 10/31/12, 11/07/12).
203 Public Notices
STATEMENT #252307
as: Turnkey Technology, 240 Old Ranch
Road, WOODSIDE, CA 94062 is hereby
registered by the following owner: Nicho-
las Kromat, same address. The business
is conducted by an Individual. The regis-
under the FBN on 01/01/2012.
/s/ Nicholas Kromat /
10/17/12, 10/24/12, 10/31/12, 11/07/12).
STATEMENT #252753
as: Core Taekwondo, 427 N. Claremont
St., Apt. A, SAN MATEO, CA 94401 is
Meggie Felman, same address. The
business is conducted by an Individual.
The registrants commenced to transact
business under the FBN on
/s/ Meggie Felman /
10/17/12, 10/24/12, 10/31/12, 11/07/12).
STATEMENT #252437
The following persons are doing busi-
ness as: Alex Nails, 801 Woodside Rd
#9, REDWOOD CITY, CA 94061 is here-
by registered by the following owners:
Tam Le, 1877 Messina Dr, San Jose, CA
95132 and Anh Pham 3061 Pavan Drive,
San Jose, CA 95148. The business is
conducted by a General Partnership. The
registrants commenced to transact busi-
ness under the FBN on 09/21/12.
/s/ Tam Le /
/s/ Anh Pham /
10/24/12, 10/31/12, 11/07/12, 11/14/12).
STATEMENT #252856
as: Mia Bella Boutique Salon, 1375 Bur-
lingame Ave., Suite 288, BURLINGAME,
CA 94010 is hereby registered by the fol-
lowing owner: Cindy Lay Phun, 29
Woodland Ave., Daly City, CA 94015.
The business is conducted by an Individ-
ual. The registrants commenced to trans-
act business under the FBN on N/A.
/s/ Cindy Lay Phun /
10/24/12, 10/31/12, 11/07/12, 11/14/12).
203 Public Notices
STATEMENT #252639
as: California Aircraft Dispatch Academy,
533 Airport Blvd., Suite 400, BURLIN-
GAME, CA 94010 is hereby registered
by the following owner: Sandra M. Cea, 7
Putnam St., San Francisco, CA 94110-
6213. The business is conducted by an
Individual. The registrants commenced to
transact business under the FBN on
09/17/2012.
/s/ Sandra M. Cea /
10/24/12, 10/31/12, 11/07/12, 11/14/12).
STATEMENT #252803
as: Poppys Crab Shack, P O Box
370060, MONTARA, CA 94037 is hereby
registered by the following owner: Tho-
mas Borden, same address. The busi-
ness is conducted by an Individual. The
ness under the FBN on 11/10/2012.
/s/ Thomas M. Borden /
10/24/12, 10/31/12, 11/07/12, 11/14/12).
STATEMENT #252508
as: WB Limousine Services, 248 Wick-
low Drive, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO,
lowing owner: Wausiman P. Borges,
same address. The business is conduct-
ed by an Individual. The registrants com-
menced to transact business under the
FBN on
/s/ Wausiman P. Borges /
10/24/12, 10/31/12, 11/07/12, 11/14/12).
STATEMENT #252822
as: Halika Tours, 1840 Gateway Dr., Ste.
200, SAN MATEO, CA 94404 is hereby
registered by the following owner: Paz
Management, Inc., CA. The business is
conducted by a Corporation. The regis-
under the FBN on May 1, 2012.
/s/ Celeste A. Paz /
10/24/12, 10/31/12, 11/07/12, 11/14/12).
29 Wednesday Nov. 7, 2012 THEDAILYJOURNAL
Tundra Tundra Tundra
Over the Hedge Over the Hedge Over the Hedge
203 Public Notices
STATEMENT #252823
as: Gangnam Chicken, 213 G 3rd Ave.,
SAN MATEO, CA 94401 is hereby regis-
tered by the following owner: J & J Glob-
al Enterprises, Inc. CA. The business is
conducted by a Corporation. The regis-
under the FBN on N/A.
/s/ John Kang /
10/31/12, 11/07/12, 11/14/12, 11/21/12).
STATEMENT #252832
as: CTPartners, 3 Lagoon Drive, Suite
130, REDWOOD CITY, CA 94065 is
CTPartners Executive Search, Inc., CA.
The business is conducted by a Corpora-
tion. The registrants commenced to
transact business under the FBN on
04/23/2007.
/s/ David C. Nocitora /
10/31/12, 11/07/12, 11/14/12, 11/21/12).
STATEMENT #252817
as: Shenphen Ling Healing Center, 61
Renato Court, Suite 15, REDWOOD
CITY, CA 94061 is hereby registered by
the following owner: Lingyun Zhu, 35971
Brandywine St., Newark, CA 94560. The
business under the FBN on 08/01/2008.
/s/ Lingyun Zhu /
10/31/12, 11/07/12, 11/14/12, 11/21/12).
STATEMENT #252848
as: K Spa, 21 South B St., SAN MATEO,
lowing owner: Ly My H., 145 Sadoua
St., San Francisco, CA 94112. The busi-
ness under the FBN on.
/s/ Ly My H. /
10/31/12, 11/07/12, 11/14/12, 11/21/12).
STATEMENT #252826
as: JumpUStart.com, 2400 DeKoven
Ave. BELMONT, CA 94002 is hereby
registered by the following owner: Rosa-
linda Garza, same address. The busi-
ness under the FBN on.
/s/ Rosalinda Garza /
10/31/12, 11/07/12, 11/14/12, 11/21/12).
STATEMENT #253029
as: JSW Consultants, 98 McLellan Ave-
nue, SAN MATEO, CA 94403 is hereby
registered by the following owner: John
Scott Wellwood, same address. The
/s/ John Scott Wellwood /
11/07/12, 11/14/12, 11/21/12, 11/28/12).
203 Public Notices
STATEMENT #252997
The following persons are doing busi-
ness as: Gamma Productions, 482 West
San Bruno Avenue, SAN BRUNO, CA
94066 is hereby registered by the follow-
ing owners: Erick Gamaliel Navarro &
Claudia Marlene Gutierrez, 649 6th Ave.,
San Bruno, CA 94066. The business is
conducted by Husband & Wife. The reg-
istrants commenced to transact business
under the FBN on 11/01/2012.
/s/ Erick G. Navarro /
11/07/12, 11/14/12, 11/21/12, 11/28/12).
STATEMENT #252977
as: Goldlory, 1 Mandalay Place, #1708,
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94080 is
Hyungjin Kim, same address. The busi-
ness under the FBN on
/s/ Hyungjin Kim /
11/07/12, 11/14/12, 11/21/12, 11/28/12).
STATEMENT #253063
as: Otenba, 1458 Hudson Street, #108,
REDWOOD CITY, CA 94061 is hereby
registered by the following owner: Eliza-
beth Melendez, same address. The busi-
ness under the FBN on
/s/ Elizabeth Melendez /
11/07/12, 11/14/12, 11/21/12, 11/28/12).
STATEMENT #253020
as: Turnkey Communications, 2995
Woodside Road, #620604, WOODSIDE,
lowing owner: Nick Kromat, 240 Old
Ranch Road, Woodside, CA 94062. The
/s/ Nick Kromat /
11/07/12, 11/14/12, 11/21/12, 11/28/12).
STATEMENT #252966
as: Taqueria Rapidito, 218 E. Hillsdale
Blvd., SAN MATEO, CA 94403 is hereby
registered by the following owner: Man-
ubhai B. Tandel, 336 Alden St., Red-
wood City, CA 94063. The business is
conducted by an Individual. The regis-
under the FBN on
/s/ Manubhai B. Tandel /
11/07/12, 11/14/12, 11/21/12, 11/28/12).
STATEMENT #253080
as: F.E.R.M., 2029 Shoreview, SAN MA-
TEO, CA 94401 is hereby registered by
the following owner: Alex Martinez, same
address. The business is conducted by
an Individual. The registrants com-
menced to transact business under the
FBN on
/s/ Alex Martinez /
11/07/12, 11/14/12, 11/21/12, 11/28/12).
203 Public Notices
NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO SELL
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Date of Filing Application: Oct. 19, 2012
To Whom It May Concern:
The Name(s) of the applicant(s) is/are:
J & J GLOBAL ENTERPRISES, INC.
The applicant(s) listed above are apply-
ing to Department of Alcoholic Beverage
Control to sell alcoholic beverages at:
213 E 3RD AVE
SAN MATEO, CA 94401
Type of license applied for:
41-On-Sale Beer & Wine - Eating Place
Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal
October 31, November 7, 14, 2012
NOTICE OF INTENDED BULK SALE
Notice is hereby given that Jane Guy-
ette, whose business address is 80
Eureka Square, Suite 107 and 111,
Pacifica, California 94044, intends to
make a bulk sale to Ora Mayana
Crutcher, who business address is
P. O. Box 1054, Pacifica, California
94044, of the following property now
located at 80 Eureka Square, Suites
107 and 111, Pacifica, California
94044; all the stock in trade, mer-
chandise, fixtures, equipment, good-
will, and trade of the business known
as Inner Awakening Healing Center.
To the knowledge of the undersigned
buyer, within the past three years,
Jane Guyette has used the following
additional business names and ad-
dresses: None.
The transfer of the property is subject
to Commercial Code Section 6106.2
which applies to transfers for which
the consideration of $2 million or less
and is substantially all cash, an obli-
gation to pay cash in the future, or a
combination of these. Claims for
debts may be filed with Michael J.
Kallis, Esq., 63 East Fourth Avenue,
San Mateo, California 94401. The
last date for filing claims is November
30, 2012.
The intended sale will be closed on or
after December 3, 2012, at 63 East
Fourth Avenue, San Mateo, California
94401.
Dated: November 3, 2012
Signed: Ora Mayana Crutcher
Published in the San Mateo Daily
Journal on 11/07/12, 11/13/12,
11/21/12, 11/28/12.
STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT of
USE of FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT # M-248451
The following persons have abandoned
the use of the fictitious business name:
Rock Paper Scissors, 1199 Laurel
Street, SAN CARLOS, CA 94070. The
fictitious business name referred to
above was filed in County on
01/17/2012. The business was conduct-
ed by: Kelsey Gallegos & Jaime Galle-
gos, 245 F Street, Redwood City, CA
94063.
/s/ Kelsey Gallegos /
/s/ Jaime Gallegos /
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 10/30/2012. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 11/07/12,
11/14/12, 11/21/12, 11/28,12).
THE REDWOOD City School District
and partners will submit a Request for
Application for 21st Century Commun-
ity Learning Centers Programs pro-
posing to Serve Elementary and Mid-
dle/Junior High School Students. For
more information regarding this appli-
cation, please contact Sandra Porta-
sio, Director of School-Community
Partnerships at 650.423.2268 or at
[email protected]
Published in the San Mateo Daily
Journal, November 5, 6, 7, 2012.
203 Public Notices
NOTICE OF PETITION TO
ADMINISTER ESTATE OF
Pamela Jo Urbanick
Case Number 122849
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, con-
tingent creditors, and persons who may
otherwise be interested in the will or es-
tate, or both, of: Pamela Jo Urbanick,
aka Pamela J. Urbanick and PamelaUr-
banick. A Petition for Probate has been
filed by Greg Schelkun. in the Superior
Court of California, County of San Mateo.
The Petition for Probate requests that
Greg Schelkun. be appointed as person-
al representative to administer the estate
of the decedent.
The petition requests the decedents will
and codicils, if any, be admitted to pro-
bate. The will and any codicils are avail-
able for examination in the file kept by
the court.
The petition requests authority to admin-
ster the estate under the Independent
Administration of Estates Act. (This au-
thority will allow the personal representa-
tive to take many actions without obtain-
ing court approval. Before taking certain
very important actions, however, the per-
sonal representative will be required to
give notice to interested persons unless
they have waived notice or consented to
the proposed action.) The independent
administration authority will be granted
unless an interested person files an ob-
jection to the petition and shows good
cause why the court should not grant the
authority.
A hearing on the petition will be held in
this court as follows: Decenber 10, 2012
at 9:00 a.m., Dept. Probate, Superior
Court of California, County of San Mateo,
400 County Center, Redwood City, CA
94063. If you object to the granting of
the petition, you should appear at the
hearing and state your objections or file
written objections with the court before
the hearing. Your appearance may be in
person or by your attorney. If you are a
creditor or a contingent creditor of the
decedent, you must file your claim with
the court and mail a copy to the personal
representative appointed by the court
within four months from the date of first
issuance of letters as provided in Pro-
bate Code section 9100. The time for fil-
ing claims will not expire before four
months from the hearing date noticed
above. You may examine the file kept by
the court. If you are a person interested
in the estate, you may file with the court
a Request for Special Notice (form DE-
154) of the filing of an inventory and ap-
praisal of estate assets or of any petition
or account as provided in Probate Code
section 1250. A Request for Special No-
tice form is available from the court clerk.
Attorney for Petitioner:
Kerry J. Frisch, CSB#108022
Frisch & Frisch
1114 Franklin Street
Napa, CA 94559
(707)226-3404
Dated: November 5, 2012
Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal
on November 7, 14, 21, 2012.
210 Lost & Found
FOUND - Evan - I found your iPod, call
(650)261-9656
FOUND- LITTLE tan male chihuahua,
Found on Davit Street in Redwood
Shores Tuesday, August 28th. Please
call (650)533-9942
LOST - Small Love Bird, birght green
with orange breast. Adeline Dr. & Bernal
Ave., Burlingame. Escaped Labor Day
weekend. REWARD! (650)343-6922
LOST CHIHUAHUA/TERRIER mix in
SSF, tan color, 12 lbs., scar on stomach
from being spade, $300. REWARD!
(650)303-2550
LOST: SMALL diamond cross, silver
necklace with VERY sentimental
meaning. Lost in San Mateo 2/6/12
(650)578-0323.
RING FOUND Tue. Oct 23 2012 in Mill-
brae call (650)464-9359
294 Baby Stuff
B.O.B. DUALLIE STROLLER, for two.
Excellent condition. Blue. $300.
Call 650-303-8727.
BABY CAR SEAT AND CARRIER $20
(650)458-8280
NURSERY SET - 6 piece nursery set -
$25., (650)341-1861
295 Art
WALL ART, from Pier 1, indoor/outdoor,
$15. Very nice! (650)290-1960
296 Appliances
HAIR DRYER, Salon Master, $10.
(650)854-4109
HUNTER OSCILLATING FAN, excellent
condition. 3 speed. $35. (650)854-4109
MIROMATIC PRESSURE cooker flash
canner 4qt. $25. 415 333-8540
RADIATOR HEATER, oil filled, electric,
1500 watts $25. (650)504-3621
REFRIGERATOR - Whirlpool, side-by-
side, free, needs compressor, (650)726-
1641
ROTISSERIE GE, US Made, IN-door or
out door, Holds large turkey 24 wide,
Like new, $80, OBO (650)344-8549
SHOP VACUUM rigid brand 3.5 horse
power 9 gal wet/dry $40. (650)591-2393
SMALL SLOW cooker. Used once, $12
(650)368-3037
SUNBEAM TOASTER -Automatic, ex-
cellent condition, $30., (415)346-6038
VACUUM CLEANER excellent condition
$45. (650)878-9542
WATER HEATER $75, (650)333-4400
297 Bicycles
BIKE RACK Roof mounted, holds up to
4 bikes, $65 (650)594-1494
298 Collectibles
1 BAG of Hot Wheels and Matchbox
Cars, from the 70s, Appx 40, SOLD!
15 HARDCOVERS WWII - new condi-
tion, $80.obo, (650)345-5502
1937 LOS ANGELES SID GRAUMANS
Chinese Theatre, playgoer August pro-
gram, featuring Gloria Stuart, George
Sanders, Paul Muni, Louise Rainer, $20.,
San Mateo, (650)341-8342
1969 LIFE MAGAZINE - Special Issue,
Off to the Moon, featuring Armstrong,
Aldrin, and Collins, and a special article
by Charles Lindburgh, $25., San Mateo,
(650)341-8342
1982 PRINT 'A Tune Off The Top Of My
Head' 82/125 $80 (650) 204-0587
2 FIGURINES - 1 dancing couple, 1
clown face. both $15. (650)364-0902
62 USED European Postage Stamps.
Many issued in the early 1900s. All dif-
ferent and detached from envelopes.
$5.00 (650)787-8600
67 OLD Used U.S. Postage Stamps.
Many issued before World War II. All
different. $4.00, (650)787-8600
ANTIQUE ALCOHOL ADVERTISING
STATUE - black & white whiskey, $75.
OBO, (650)589-8348
ARMY SHIRT, long sleeves, with pock-
ets. XL $15 each (408)249-3858
BAY MEADOWS bag - $30.each,
(650)345-1111
BAY MEADOWS BAG - mint condition,
original package, $20., (650)365-3987
BEAUTIFUL RUSTIE doll Winter Bliss w/
stole & muffs, 23, $90. OBO, (650)754-
3597
CASINO CHIP Collection Original Chips
from various casinos $99 obo
(650)315-3240
COLORIZED TERRITORIAL Quarters
uncirculated with Holder $15/all,
(408)249-3858
GAYLORD PERRY 8x10 signed photo
$10 (650)692-3260
JOE MONTANA signed authentic retire-
ment book, $39., (650)692-3260
LIONEL TRAIN Wall Clock with working
train $45 (650)589-8348
MARK MCGUIRE hats, cards, beanie
babies, all for $98., (650)520-8558
MICHAEL JORDAN POSTER - 1994,
World Cup, $10., (650)365-3987
NHL SPORTS Figures, (20) new, un-
used, original packaging, SOLD!
ORIGINAL SMURF FIGURES - 1979-
1981, 18+ mushroom hut, 1 1/2 x 3 1/2,
all $40., (650)518-0813
298 Collectibles
POSTER - New Kids On The Block
1980s, $12., call Maria, (650)873-8167
SPORTS CARDS - 3200 lots of stars
and rookies, $40. all, (650)365-3987
SPORTS CARDS - 50 Authentic Signa-
tures, SOLD!
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY Alums! Want
a "Bill Orange" SU flag for Game Day
displays? $3., 650-375-8044
VINTAGE 1970S Grecian Made Size 6-7
Dresses $35 each, Royal Pink 1980s
Ruffled Dress size 7ish $30, 1880s Re-
production White Lace Gown $150 Size
6-7 Petite, (650)873-8167
VINTAGE HOLLIE HOBBIE LUNCH-
BOX with Thermos, 1980s, $25., Call
Maria 650-873-8167
VINTAGE TEEN BEAT MAGAZINES
(20) 1980s $2 each, Call Maria 650-873-
8167
WANTED:
OLDER PLASTIC MODEL KITS.
Aurora, Revell, Monogram.
Immediate cash.
Pat 650-759-0793.
YUGIOH CARD - 2,000, some rare, 1st
Edition, $60 all, SOLD!
299 Computers
HP PRINTER Deskjet 970c color printer.
Excellent condition. Software & accesso-
ries included. $30. 650-574-3865
300 Toys
2 MODEL ships in box $30
(650)589-8348
PLASTIC ARMY MAN SET - from the
70s, set inludes tanks, soldiers, vehicles,
landscape, $75.obo, (650)589-8348
PLASTIC TOY army set from the 70's
many pieces, SOLD!
302 Antiques
1912 COFFEE Percolator Urn. perfect
condition includes electric cord $85.
(415)565-6719
1920 MAYTAG wringer washer - electric,
gray color, $100., (650)851-0878
ANTIQUE BEVEL MIRROR - framed,
14 x 21, carved top, $45.,
(650)341-7890
ANTIQUE ITALIAN lamp 18 high, $70
(650)387-4002
ANTIQUE WASHING machine, some
rust on legs, rust free drum and ringer.
$45/obo, (650)574-4439
BREADBOX, METAL with shelf and cut-
ting board, $30 (650)365-3987
J&J HOPKINSON 1890-1900's walnut
piano with daffodil inlay on the front. Ivo-
ries in great condition. Can be played as
is, but will benefit from a good tuning.
$600.00 includes stool. Email
[email protected] for photos
303 Electronics
3 SHELF SPEAKERS - 8 OM, $15.
each, (650)364-0902
32 TOSHIBA Flat screen TV like new,
bought 9/9/11 with box. SOLD!
46 MITSUBISHI Projector TV, great
condition. $400. (650)261-1541.
BIG SONY TV 37" - Excellent Condition
Worth $2300 will Sacrifice for only $95.,
(650)878-9542
FLIP CAMCORDER $50. (650)583-2767
HOME THEATRE SYSTEM - 3 speak-
ers, woofer, DVD player, USB connec-
tion, $80., (714)818-8782
LEFT-HAND ERGONOMIC keyboard
with 'A-shape' key layout Num pad, $20
(650)204-0587
LSI SCSI Ultra320 Controller + (2) 10k
RPM 36GB SCSI II hard drives $40
(650)204-0587
304 Furniture
2 DINETTE Chairs both for $29
(650)692-3260
2 END Tables solid maple '60's era
$40/both. (650)670-7545
30
ACROSS
1 Dash, e.g.
5 Head-hanging
emotion
10 Altoids alternative
15 Fan favorite
16 Earthling
17 Absorbed the loss
18 Tropical headgear
20 Passover ritual
21 Dix halved
22 Calendar abbr.
24 Prior to, in verse
25 Low-tech note
taker
27 Deal-closing aids
30 Unblemished
31 Line winder
32 Baking by-
products
33 Creative
enterprise
34 On the fence
35 Six-stringed
instrument,
usually
36 Urbana-
Champaign
NCAA team
41 Two pages
42 Zip-__-Doo-Dah
43 Tram car filler
45 Totally absorbed
48 Hon
49 Pontiac muscle
cars
50 Powerful pin
cushion?
52 It __ hit me yet
53 Mao follower?
54 Scientologys __
Hubbard
55 Sushi bar soup
56 Cook-off potful
58 False
63 Mixer for a
mixologist
64 Boyfriends
65 Couple in a
rowboat
66 Run through a
reader, as a debit
card
67 Footlocker
68 Sandstorm
residue
DOWN
1 Split
2 Org. concerned
with crowns
3 Mozart works
4 Pal of Jerry
Seinfeld
5 Retired seven-
foot NBAer
6 Say that again?
7 I __ Rock
8 Fisher-Price
parent company
9 Follow logically
10 Potluck staple
11 Summer on the
Seine
12 Turn in for cash
13 Spains __ de
Campos
14 Underline, say
19 Trio on a phone
keypad
23 Online
shopkeeper
25 Place for
pampering
26 Area of
expertise
27 Calligraphers
flourish
28 Question of time,
to Telemann
29 __ me tangere
31 Barbecue spit,
e.g.
34 Every Breath
You Take band
35 Myra
Breckinridge
author
37 Tickled pink
38 Scottish Celt
39 As of yet, no
40 Pressing need?
44 Inexact fig.
45 Throws out
46 Reservation waster
47 Spiral pasta
48 One of Dancers
partners
49 Far-from-efficient
vehicle
51 Reservations
52 Best-seller
55 Perfumery
scent
57 Blistex target
59 Frat house letter
60 Flee
61 The Rams of the
NCAAs Atlantic
10 Conf.
62 D-Day vessel
By James Sajdak
(c)2012 Tribune Media Services, Inc.
11/07/12
11/07/12
ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE:
Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle
Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis
[email protected]
304 Furniture
4 DRAWER metal file cabinet, black, no
lock model, like new $50 SOLD!
AFGAN PRAYER rug beautiful original
very ornate $100 (650)348-6428
ALASKAN SEEN painting 40" high 53"
wide includes matching frame $99 firm
(650)592-2648
ARMOIRE CABINET - $90., Call
(415)375-1617
CHAIR MODERN light wood made in Ita-
ly $99 (415)334-1980
CHANDELIER WITH 5 lights/ candela-
bre base with glass shades $20.
(650)504-3621
COMPUTER DESK from Ikea, $40
(650)348-5169
COUCH & LOVE SEAT- Floral Design.
Great Condition, $350.00, SOLD!
COUCH-FREE. OLD world pattern, soft
fabric. Some cat scratch damage-not too
noticeable. 650-303-6002
DINETTE TABLE walnut with chrome
legs. 36x58 with one leaf 11 1/2. $50,
San Mateo (650)341-5347
DINING ROOM SET - table, four chairs,
lighted hutch, $500. all, (650)296-3189
DISPLAY CASE wood & glass 31 x 19
inches $30. (650)873-4030
DRESSER SET - 3 pieces, wood, $50.,
(650)589-8348
DRUM TABLE - brown, perfect condi-
tion, nice design, with storage, $45.,
(650)345-1111
END TABLES (2) - One for $5. hand
carved, other table is antique white mar-
ble top with drawer $40., (650)308-6381
END TABLES (2)- Cherry finish, still in
box, need to assemble, 26L x 21W x
21H, $100. for both, (650)592-2648
FOLDING PICNIC table - 8 x 30, 7 fold-
ing, padded chairs, $80. (650)364-0902
FUTON DELUXE plus other items all for
$90 650 341-2397 (U haul away)
PAPASAN CHAIRS (2) -with cushions
$45. each set, (650)347-8061
304 Furniture
HAND MADE portable jewelry display
case wood and see through lid $45. 25 x
20 x 4 inches. (650)592-2648.
LOUNGE CHAIRS - 2 new, with cover &
plastic carring case & headrest, $35.
each, (650)592-7483
MODULAR DESK/BOOKCASE/STOR-
AGE unit - Cherry veneer, white lami-
nate, $75., (650)888-0039
OAK ROUND CLAW FOOTED TABLE
Six Matching Oak chairs and Leaf. $350,
Cash Only, (650)857-1045
OFFICE LAMP, small. Black & white with
pen holder and paper holder. Brand new,
in the box. $10 (650)867-2720
PEDESTAL DINETTE 36 Square Table
- $65., (650)347-8061
RATTAN PAPASAN Chair with Brown
cushion excellent shape $45 (650)592-
2648
RECLINER CHAIR very comfortable vi-
nyl medium brown $70, (650)368-3037
ROCKING CHAIR - Beautiful light wood
rocking chair, very good condition, $65.,
OBO, (650)952-3063
ROCKING CHAIR - excellent condition,
oak, with pads, $85.obo, (650)369-9762
ROCKING CHAIR - Traditional, full size
Rocking chair. Excellent condition $100.,
(650)504-3621
SMALL STORAGE/ HUTCH - Stained
green, pretty. $40, (650)290-1960
STEREO CABINET walnut w/3 black
shelves 16x 22x42. $30, 650-341-5347
STORAGE TABLE light brown lots of
storage good cond. $45. (650)867-2720
TEA CHEST , Bombay, burgundy, glass
top, perfect cond. $35 (650)345-1111
TRUNDLE BED - Single with wheels,
$40., (650)347-8061
VINTAGE UPHOLSTERED wooden
chairs, $25 each or both for $40. nice
set. (650)583-8069
304 Furniture
VANITY ETHAN Allen maple w/drawer
and liftup mirror like new $95
(650)349-2195
VINTAGE WINGBACK CHAIR $75,
(650)583-8069
306 Housewares
"PRINCESS HOUSE decorator urn
"Vase" cream with blue flower 13 inch H
$25., (650)868-0436
28" by 15" by 1/4" thick glass shelves,
cost $35 each sell at $15 ea. Five availa-
ble, Call (650)345-5502
6 BOXES of Victorian lights ceiling & wall
$90., (650)340-9644
AUTO WINE OPENER - mint condition,
one-touch, rechargeable, adapter, foil
cutter, built-in light, easy open, great gift,
$12.00, SOLD!
BATTERY CHARGER, holds 4 AA/AAA,
Panasonic, $5, (650)595-3933
BEDSPREAD - queen size maroon &
pink bedspread - Fairly new, $50. obo,
(650)834-2583
BUFFET SERVER, stainless, cook &
serve same dish, $20 (650)595-3933
CANDLEHOLDER - Gold, angel on it,
tall, purchased from Brueners, originally
$100., selling for $30.,(650)867-2720
DINING ROOM Victorian Chandelier
seven light, $90., (650)340-9644
DRIVE MEDICAL design locking elevat-
ed toilet seat. New. $45. (650)343-4461
FEATHER/DOWN PILLOW: Standard
size bed pillow. Allergy-free ticking.
Gently cushions pain, stiffness. Almost
new. $20.00 (650)375-8044
KLASSY CHROME KITCHEN CANIS-
TERS: Set of four. (2--4"x 4"w x 4"h);
(2--4"x 4" x 9"h.). Stackable, sharp.
$20.00 (650)375-8044
PERSIAN TEA set for 8. Including
spoon, candy dish, and tray. Gold Plated.
$100. (650) 867-2720
306 Housewares
RIVAL "CUTABOVE": Small task quik-
food chopper, electric, under cabinet
model; includes beverage mixer attach-
ment, $ 20., SOLD!
SOLID TEAK floor model 16 wine rack
with turntable $60. (650)592-7483
SUNBEAN TOASTER excellent condi-
tion (415)346-6038
307 Jewelry & Clothing
BRACELET - Ladies authentic Murano
glass from Italy, vibrant colors, like new,
$100., (650)991-2353 Daly City
GALLON SIZE bag of costume jewelry -
various sizes, colors, $100. for bag,
(650)589-2893
LADIES GOLD Lame' elbow length-
gloves sz 7.5 $15 New. (650)868-0436
WATCHES (21) - original packaging,
stainless steel, need batteries, $60. all,
(650)365-3987
308 Tools
71 1/4" WORM drive skill saw $80
(650)521-3542
CIRCULAR SAW, Craftsman-brand, 10,
4 long x 20 wide. Comes w/ stand - $70.
(650)678-1018
CRAFTMAN 3X20 1 BELT SANDER -
with extra belts, $35., (650)521-3542
CRAFTMAN RADIAL SAW, with cabinet
stand, $200 Cash Only, (650)857-1045
CRAFTSMAN 3/4 horse power 3,450
RPM $60 (650)347-5373
CRAFTSMAN ARC-WELDER - 30-250
amp, and accessories, $275., (650)341-
0282
CRAFTSMAN HEAVY DUTY JIGSAW -
extra blades, $35., (650)521-3542
DAYTON ELECTRIC 1 1/2 horse power
1,725 RPM $60 (650)347-5373
FMC TIRE changer Machine, $650
(650)333-4400
GENERATOR 13,000 WATTS Brand
New 20hp Honda $2800 (650)333-4400
LAWN MOWER reel type push with
height adjustments. Just sharpened $45
650-591-2144 San Carlos
TABLE SAW 10", very good condition
$85. (650) 787-8219
309 Office Equipment
DESK - 7 drawer wood desk, 5X2X2.5'
$25., (650)726-9658
ELECTRIC TYPEWRITER Smith Corona
$60. (650)878-9542
310 Misc. For Sale
1 PAIR of matching outdoor planting pots
$20., (650)871-7200
10 PLANTS (assorted) for $3.00 each,
(650)349-6059
14 PLAYBOY magazines all for $80
(650)592-4529
300 HOME LIBRARY BOOKS - $3. or
$5. each obo, World & US History and
American Novel Classic, must see to ap-
preciate, (650)345-5502
4 IN 1 STERO UNIT. CD player broken.
$20., (650)834-4926
40 ADULT VHS Tapes - $100.,
(650)361-1148
6 BASKETS assorted sizes and different
shapes very good condition $13 for all
(650)347-5104
7 UNDERBED STORAGE BINS - Vinyl
with metal frame, 42 X 18 X 6, zipper
closure, $5. ea., (650)364-0902
9 CARRY-ON bags (assorted) - extra
large, good condition, $10. each obo,
(650)349-6059
ADJUSTABLE WALKER - 2 front
wheels, new, $50., (650)345-5446
310 Misc. For Sale
ADULT VIDEOS - (3) DVDs classics fea-
turing older women, $25. each,
(650)212-7020
AFGHAN PRAYER RUG - very ornate,
2 1/2' by 5,' $99., (650)348-6428
ALUMINUM WINDOWS - (10)double
pane, different sizes, $10. each,
(415)819-3835
AMERICAN HERITAGE books 107 Vol-
umes Dec.'54-March '81 $99/all SOLD!
ARTIFICIAL FICUS Tree 6 ft. life like, full
branches. in basket $55. (650)269-3712
ARTS & CRAFTS variety, $50
(650)368-3037
BABY BJORN potty & toilet trainer, in
perfect cond., $15 each (650)595-3933
BARBIE BEACH vacation & Barbie prin-
cess bride computer games $15 each,
(650)367-8949
BEADS - Glass beads for jewelry mak-
ing, $75. all, (650)676-0732
BLUETOOTH WITH CHARGER - like
new, $20., (415)410-5937
BOOK "LIFETIME" WW1 $12.,
(408)249-3858
BOOK NATIONAL Geographic Nation-
al Air Museums, $15 (408)249-3858
BOOK SELECTION, Mystery, Romance,
Biography, SOLD!
CARRY ON suitcase, wheels, many
compartments, exel,Only $20,
(650)595-3933
COMFORTER - King size, like new, $30
SSF, (650)871-7200
DOOM (3) computer games $15/each 2
total, (650)367-8949
DVD'S TV programs 24 4 seasons $20
ea. (650)952-3466
ELECTRONIC TYPEWRITER good con-
dition $50., (650)878-9542
EXOTIC EROTIC Ball SF & Mardi gras 2
dvd's $25 ea. (415)971-7555
FOLDING LEG table 6' by 21/2' $25
(415)346-6038
GAME "BEAT THE EXPERTS" never
used $8., (408)249-3858
GEORGE Magazines, 30, all intact
$50/all OBO. (650)574-3229, Foster City
HARDCOVER MYSTERY BOOKS -
Current authors, $2. each (10), (650)364-
7777
HARLEY DAVIDSON black phone, per-
fect condition, $65., (650) 867-2720
HARMON/KANDON SPEAKERS (2)
mint condition, work great for small of-
fice/room, extra speakers, 4 1/2 in. high,
includes cords. $8.00, SOLD!
ICE CHEST $15 (650)347-8061
INFLATED 4'6" in diameter swimming
pool float $12 (415)346-6038
JAMES PATTERSON books 2 Hard
backs at $3 ea. (650)341-1861
JAMES PATTERSON books 5 paper
backs at $1 ea. (650)341-1861
JONATHAN KELLERMAN - Hardback
books, (5) $3. each, (650)341-1861
KITCHEN FAUCET / single handle with
sprayer (never used) $19, (650)494-1687
Palo Alto
MENU FROM Steam Ship Lurline Aug.
20 1967 $10 (650)755-8238
MIRROR, ETHAN ALLEN - 57-in. high x
21-in. wide, maple frame and floor base,
like new, $95., (650)349-2195
NATURAL GRAVITY WATER SYSTEM
- Alkaline, PH Balance water, with anti-
oxident properties, good for home or of-
fice, brand new, $100., (650)619-9203.
310 Misc. For Sale
NELSON DE MILLE -Hardback books 5
@ $3 each, (650)341-1861
NEW CEDAR shake shingles, enough
for a Medium size dog house. $20,
(650)341-8342 San Mateo
NEW LIVING Yoga Tape for Beginners
$8. 650-578-8306
OBLONG SECURITY mirror 24" by 15"
$75 (650)341-7079
OLD WOODEN Gun case $75 OBO,
(650)345-7352
OUTDOOR SCREEN - New 4 Panel
Outdoor Screen, Retail $130 With Metal
Supports, $80/obo. (650)873-8167
PICTORIAL WORLD History Books
$80/all (650)345-5502
PROFESSIONAL BEAUTY STYLING
STATION - Complete with mirrors, draw-
ers, and styling chair, $99. obo,
(650)315-3240
PUNCH BOWL SET- 10 cup plus one
extra nice white color Motif, $25.,
(650)873-8167
ROCKING HORSE- solid hardwood,
perfect condition ideal gift, Only $30.,
650-595-3933
SESAME STREET toilet seat excellent
condition $12 650 349-6059
SF GREETING CARDS -(300 with enve-
lopes), factory sealed, $10. (650)365-
3987
SHOW CONTAINERS for show, with pin
frog, 10-25 containers, $25 all, (650)871-
7200
SHOWER DOOR custom made 48 x 69
$70 (650)692-3260
SMALL SIZE Kennel good for small size
dog or cat 23" long 14" wide and 141/2"
high $25 FIRM (650)871-7200
SONY EREADER - Model #PRS-500, 6,
$60., (650)294-9652
SPECIAL EDITION 3 DVD Set of The
Freeze. English Subtitles, new $10.
(650)871-7200
STEAMER TRUNK $65 OBO (650)345-
7352
STEP 2 sandbox Large with cover $25
(650)343-4329
TIRE CHAINS - brand new, in box, never
used, multiple tire sizes, $25., (650)594-
1494
TOILET - very good condition, white,
FREE! (650)573-6981
TOILET SINK - like new with all of the
accessories ready to be installed, $55.
obo, (650)369-9762
TRAVEL GARMENT BAG - High quali-
ty, 50"length, zipper close, all-weather,
wrap-around hangar, $15., 650-375-8044
VAN ROOF rack 3 piece. clamp-on, $75
(650)948-4895
VASE WITH flowers 2 piece good for the
Holidays, $25., (650) 867-2720
VIDEO CENTER 38 inches H 21 inches
W still in box $45., (408)249-3858
VOLVO STATION Wagon car cover $50
650 888-9624
WALKER - brand new, $20., SSF,
(415)410-5937
WALKER - never used, $85.,
(415)239-9063
WALL LIGHT FIXTURE - 2 lamp with
frosted fluted shades, gold metal, never
used, $15., Burl, (650)347-5104
WEATHER STATION, temp., barometer
and humidity, only $10 (650)595-3933
311 Musical Instruments
2 ORGANS, antique tramp, $100 each.
(650)376-3762
3 ACCORDIONS $110/ea. 1 Small
Accordion $82. (650)376-3762.
ANTIQUE COLLECTIBLE Bongo's $65.,
SOLD!
HAMMOND B-3 Organ and 122 Leslie
Speaker. Excellent condition. $8,500. pri-
vate owner, (650)349-1172
HOHNER CUE stick guitar HW 300 G
Handcrafted $75 650 771-8513
PIANO ORGAN, good condition. $110.
(650)376-3762
YAMAHA KEYBOARD with stand $75,
(650)631-8902
ZITHER - CASE: Antique/rare/excellent
cond; Maroon/black, gold stenciling. Ex-
tras. Original label "Marx Pianophone
Handmade Instrument", Boston. $100.
(650)375-8044
312 Pets & Animals
PET MATE Vari Kennel 38" length by 24"
wide and 26" high $90 SSF
SOLD!
REPTILE CAGE - Medium size, $20.,
(650)348-0372
SMALL DOG wire cage; pink, two doors
with divider $50. (650) 743-9534.
315 Wanted to Buy
GO GREEN!
We Buy GOLD
You Get The
$ Green $
Millbrae Jewelers
Est. 1957
400 Broadway - Millbrae
650-697-2685
316 Clothes
2 SAN Francisco Giants Jackets 1 is
made by (Starter) LG/XLG excellent con-
dition $99 for both (650)571-5790
2. WOMEN'S Pink & White Motocycle
Helmet KBC $50 (415)375-1617
A BAG of Summer ties $15 OBO
(650)245-3661
BLACK Leather pants Mrs. size made in
France size 40 $99. (650)558-1975
BLACK LEATHER tap shoes 9M great
condition $99. (650)558-1975
BLOUSES SWEATERS and tops. Many
different styles & colors, med. to lrg., ex-
cellent condition $5 ea., have 20,
(650)592-2648
EUROPEAN STYLE nubek leather la-
dies winter coat - tan colored with green
lapel & hoodie, $100., (650)888-0129
HARDING PARK mens golf dress shirts
(new) asking $25 (650)871-7200
LADIES BOOTS, thigh high, fold down
brown, leather, and beige suede leather
pair, tassels on back excellent, Condition
$40 ea. (650)592-2648
LADIES COAT Medium, dark lavender
$25 (650)368-3037
LADIES FAUX FUR COAT - Satin lining,
size M/L, $100. obo, (650)525-1990
LADIES JACKET size 3x 70% wool 30%
nylon never worn $50. (650)592-2648
LEATHER COAT - 3/4 length, black,
never worn, $85., (650)345-7352
LEATHER COAT medium size (snake
skin design) $25 (650)755-8238
LEATHER JACKET, mans XL, black, 5
pockets, storm flap, $39 (650)595-3933
MEN'S SPORT JACKET. Classic 3-but-
ton. Navy blue, brass buttons, all wool.
Excellent condition. Size 40R $20.00
(650)375-8044
MENS JEANS (8) Brand names verious
sizes 32,33,34 waist 30,32 length $99 for
all (650)347-5104
NEW BROWN LEATHER JACKET- XL
$25., 650-364-0902
SNOW BOOTS, MEN'S size 12. Brand
New, Thermolite brand,(with zippers),
black, $18. (510) 527-6602
TUXEDOS, FORMAL, 3, Black, White,
Maroon Silk brocade, Like new. Size 36,
$100 All OBO (650)344-8549
317 Building Materials
(1) 2" FAUX WOOD WINDOW BLIND,
with 50" and 71" height, still in box, $50
obo (650)345-5502
(2) 50 lb. bags Ultra Flex/RS, new, rapid
setting tile mortar with polymer, $30.
each, (808)271-3183
DRAIN PIPE - flexible, 3 & 4, approx.
20 of 3, 40 ft. of 4, $25.all, (650)851-
0878
FLOOR BASEBOARDS - Professionally
walnut finished, 6 room house, longest
13- 3/8 x 1 3/8, excellent condition,
$30.all, San Bruno, (650)588-1946
PVC - 1, 100 feet, 20 ft. lengths, $25.,
(650)851-0878
318 Sports Equipment
"EVERLAST FOR HER" Machine to
help lose weight $40., (650)368-3037
13 ASSORTED GOLF CLUBS- Good
Quality $3.50 each. Call (650) 349-6059.
BASKETBALL RIM, net & backboard
$35/all 650-345-7132 Leave message.
318 Sports Equipment
BACKPACK - Large for overnight camp-
ing, excellent condition, $65., (650)212-
7020
COLEMAN "GLO-MASTER" 1- burner
camp stove for boaters or camping. Mint
condition. $35.00 (650)375-8044
DARTBOARD - New, regulation 18 di-
meter, Halex brand w/mounting hard-
ware, 6 brass darts, $16., (650)681-7358
DL1000 BOAT Winch Rope & More,
$50., (650)726-9658
EXERCISE MAT used once, lavender
$12, (650)368-3037
GIRLS BIKE, Princess 16 wheels with
helmet, $50 San Mateo (650)341-5347
GOLF BALLS Many brands 150 total,
$30 Or best offer, (650)341-5347
GOLF CLUBS Driver, 7 wood, putter, 9
irons, bag, & pull cart. $99
(650)952-0620
PING CRAZ-E Putter w/ cover. 35in.
Like New $75 call(650)208-5758
SHIMANO 4500 Bait runner real with 6'
white rhino fishing pole $45
(650)521-3542
THULE BIKE RACK - Fits rectangular
load bars. Holds bike upright. $100.
(650)594-1494
TREADMILL - Proform XB 550S, local
pickup, $100., (650)294-9652
TREADMILL PROFORM 75 EKG incline
an Staionery Bike, both $400. Or sepa-
rate: $150 for the bike, SOLD!
YOGA VIDEOS (2) - Never used, one
with Patrisha Walden, one by Rebok with
booklet. Both $6 (650)755-8238
322 Garage Sales
GARAGE
SALE
SOUTH
SAN FRANCISCO
408 2nd Lane
(x-st: corner of
Maple Ave.,
south of Grand Ave.)
Sat. & Sun.
Nov. 10 & 11
Tools - big & small,
and much more!
322 Garage Sales
LIONEL & AF
TRAIN SALE
8 Spring Valley
in Millbrae
(650)552-9026
Saturday,
Between
9AM & 6PM
November 10th
GARAGE SALES
ESTATE SALES
Make money, make room!
List your upcoming garage
sale, moving sale, estate
sale, yard sale, rummage
sale, clearance sale, or
whatever sale you have...
in the Daily Journal.
Reach over 76,500 readers
from South San Francisco
to Palo Alto.
in your local newspaper.
Call (650)344-5200
335 Garden Equipment
CRAFTSMAN 4 HP ROTARY LAWN-
MOWER - 20 rear discharge, extra new
grasscatcher, $85., (650)368-0748
340 Camera & Photo Equip.
SONY CYBERSHOT DSC-T-50 - 7.2 MP
digital camera (black) with case, $175.,
(650)208-5598
YASAHICA 108 model 35mm SLR Cam-
era with flash and 2 zoom lenses $99
(415)971-7555
379 Open Houses
OPEN HOUSE
LISTINGS
List your Open House
in the Daily Journal.
Reach over 76,500
potential home buyers &
renters a day,
from South San Francisco
to Palo Alto.
in your local newspaper.
Call (650)344-5200
380 Real Estate Services
HOMES & PROPERTIES
The San Mateo Daily Journals
weekly Real Estate Section.
Look for it
every Friday and Weekend
to find information on fine homes
and properties throughout
the local area.
440 Apartments
BELMONT - prime, quiet location, view,
1 bedroom, 2 bedroom, New carpets,
new granite counters, dishwasher, balco-
ny, covered carports, storage, pool, no
pets. (650) 591-4046
470 Rooms
HIP HOUSING
Non-Profit Home Sharing Program
San Mateo County
(650)348-6660
Rooms For Rent
Travel Inn, San Carlos
$49-59 daily + tax
$294-$322 weekly + tax
Clean Quiet Convenient
Cable TV, WiFi & Private Bathroom
Microwave and Refrigerator & A/C
950 El Camino Real San Carlos
(650) 593-3136
Mention Daily Journal
620 Automobiles
Dont lose money
on a trade-in or
consignment!
Sell your vehicle in the
Daily Journals
Auto Classifieds.
Just $3 per day.
Reach 76,500 drivers
from South SF to
Palo Alto
Call (650)344-5200
[email protected]
CHEVY HHR 08 - Grey, spunky car
loaded, even seat warmers, $9,500.
(408)807-6529.
MERCEDES 06 C230 - 6 cylinder, navy
blue, 60K miles, 2 year warranty,
$18,000, (650)455-7461
625 Classic Cars
DATSUN 72 - 240Z with Chevy 350, au-
tomatic, custom, $3,600 or trade.
(415) 412-7030
635 Vans
NISSAN 01 Quest - GLE, leather seats,
sun roof, TV/DVR equipment. Looks
new, $15,500. (650)219-6008
640 Motorcycles/Scooters
BMW 03 F650 GS, $3899 OBO. Call
650-995-0003
HARLEY DAVIDSON 01 - Softail Blue
and Cream, low mileage, extras, $7,400.,
Call Greg @ (650)574-2012
640 Motorcycles/Scooters
HARLEY DAVIDSON 83 Shovelhead
special construction, 1340 ccs,
Awesome! $5,950/obo
Rob (415)602-4535.
645 Boats
BANSHEE SAILBOAT - 13 ft. with ex-
tras, $750., (650)343-6563
650 RVs
73 Chevy Model 30 Van, Runs
good, Rebuilt Transmission, Fiber-
glass Bubble Top $1,795. Owner
financing.
Call for appointments. (650)364-1374.
CHEVROLET RV 91 Model 30 Van,
Good Condition $9,500., (650)591-1707
or (650)644-5179
655 Trailers
TENT TRAILER - Good Condition
Sleeps 6. Electric, Water Hook-ups,
Stove, SOLD!
670 Auto Service
MB GARAGE, INC.
Repair Restore Sales
Mercedes-Benz Specialists
2165 Palm Ave.
San Mateo
(650)349-2744
ON TRACK
AUTOMOTIVE
Complete Auto Repair
foreign & domestic
www.ontrackautomotive.com
1129 California Dr.
Burlingame
(650)343-4594
People you can trust;
service you can trust
NORDIC MOTORS, INC.
Specializing in Volvo, Saab,
Subaru
65 Winslow Road
Redwood City
(650) 595-0170
www.nordicmotors.com
SAN CARLOS AUTO
SERVICE & TUNE UP
A Full Service Auto Repair
Facility
760 El Camino Real
San Carlos
(650)593-8085
670 Auto Parts
'91 TOYOTA COROLLA RADIATOR.
Original equipment. Excellent cond. Cop-
per fins. $60. San Bruno, (415)999-4947
1974 OWNERS MANUAL - Mercedes
280, 230 - like new condition, $20., San
Bruno, (650)588-1946
67-68 CAMARO PARTS - SOLD!
670 Auto Parts
2 SNOW/CABLE chains good condition
fits 13-15 inch rims, SOLD!
5 HUBCAPS for 1966 Alfa Romeo $50.,
(650)580-3316
CAMPER/TRAILER/TRUCK OUTSIDE
backup mirror 8 diameter fixture. SOLD!
MAZDA 3 2010 CAR COVER - Cover-
kraft multibond inside & outside cover,
like new, $50., (650)678-3557
MERCEDES TOOL KIT - 1974, 10
piece, original, like new condition, $20.,
San Bruno, (650)588-1946
SHOP MANUALS 2 1955 Pontiac
manual, 4 1984 Ford/Lincoln manuals, &
1 gray marine diesel manual $40 or B/O
(650)583-5208
TRUCK RADIATOR - fits older Ford,
never used, $100., (650)504-3621
672 Auto Stereos
MONNEY
CAR AUDIO
We Sell, Install and
Repair All Brands of
Car Stereos
iPod & iPhone Wired
to Any Car for Music
Quieter Car Ride
Sound Proof Your Car
31 Years Experience
2001 Middlefield Road
Redwood City
(650)299-9991
680 Autos Wanted
Dont lose money
on a trade-in or
consignment!
Sell your vehicle in the
Daily Journals
Auto Classifieds.
Just $3 per day.
Reach 82,500 drivers
from South SF to
Palo Alto
Call (650)344-5200
[email protected]
DONATE YOUR CAR
Tax Deduction, We do the Paperwork,
Free Pickup, Running or Not - in most
cases. Help yourself and the Polly Klaas
Foundation. Call (800)380-5257.
Wanted 62-75 Chevrolets
Novas, running or not
Parts collection etc.
So clean out that garage
Give me a call
Joe 650 342-2483
Cabinetry
Cleaning Concrete
Construction
650 868 - 8492
PATRICK BRADY PATRICK BRADY
GENERAL CONTRACTOR
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Foster City
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1750 El Camino Real
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595 Industrial Road, San Carlos 94070
(Mid-Peninsula at Hwy 101 & Holly Street)
the city of San Mateo. The city of San
Mateos sales tax would rise to 9 percent
from the current rate of 8.5 percent due to a
previous voter-approved measure. Half Moon
Bay residents also approved a citywide half-
cent sales tax measure. Proposition 30, which
looks to be passing, would add another quar-
ter-cent sales tax. The county tax takes effect
next April and is estimated to generate $60
million annually for the next 10 years.
The general tax needed only a simple
majority to pass which is why the authors
could not specify a list of uses for the ballot.
Instead, the Save Our Services campaign
offered a number of possibilities including
parks, public safety and keeping Seton
Medical Center open for low-income resi-
dents in the north end of the county. Seton,
which faces closure in 2020 without mandat-
ed seismic upgrades, provides a signicant
number of long-term care beds for Medi-Cal
populations and losing them would have a
domino effect on other health providers,
including the San Mateo Medical Center
which is already challenged by increasing
client loads, waiting lists and an aging popu-
lation. During an in-house interview with the
Daily Journal, backers said they werent
exactly sure how the partnership between the
county and Seton would work.
Seton and its affiliated health system
poured more than a million dollars into the
campaign which also received individual
donations and funds from public employee
unions for a total war chest of $1.34 million,
according to the last financial disclosure
statements.
The opposition was primarily the
Libertarian Party and Silicon Valley
Taxpayers Association which said the county
needed to get its own house in order and rein
in employee costs before asking voters for
more money.
The measure also faced opposition by the
anti-jail contingent which believed the $60
million generated annually for the next 10
years would be used primarily to operate the
new facility being built in Redwood City.
Julia Bott, executive director of the San
Mateo County Parks Foundation, and a sup-
porter of the measure, was surprised it passed
so handily particularly when the state propos-
als did not appear to be. After working on two
previous park-specific tax measures that
failed, Bott said its nice to have fun on
Election Night.
Bott credited a well-funded campaign but
said the key was educating voters about the
need and the countys own efforts to be s-
cally sound.
Supporters say the county has cut more
than 500 positions, frozen salaries since 2008
and asked employees to pay more for health
care.
The half-cent sales tax request came on the
heels of a trio of tax measures on the June
ballot to fund county services. Voters rejected
two of the tax proposals but passed a 2.5 per-
cent tax on car rentals, which is bringing in
an estimated $8 million a year.
Not every county supervisor was on board
with placing a half-cent sales tax on the bal-
lot, though.
In July, Supervisor Dave Pine was the lone
holdout, instead unsuccessfully suggesting a
quarter-cent sales tax.
As the results came in last night, Pine said
he wasnt surprised by the passage but by the
strong support.
It just shows San Mateo County voters are
very generous when it comes to taxing them-
selves to support services, Pine said.
MEASURE A
forcing Tuesdays runoff election because nei-
ther received more than 50 percent.
Masur did not return a call for comment but
Slocum complimented her on a good and
hard-run campaign.
Slocum, 64, considers the countys budget
and ongoing decit a top priority and backed
Measure A, the countys half-cent sales tax
measure on the same ballot. The taxs passage
gives the county some breathing room but
Slocum wants a methodology to establish its
uses, particularly as investment into needs that
offer returns.
Slocum is also focused on North Fair Oaks
and implementing its community plan.
District Four includes Redwood City,
Menlo Park and East Palo Alto and the unin-
corporated areas of North Fair Oaks and Oak
Knoll. Although a supervisor represents his or
her district, they are chosen by voters county-
wide. The current supervisor, Rose Jacobs
Gibson, is being termed out.
During the campaign, Slocum said already
established relationships forged during his
prior years of county experience will help him
in his new role because others know his track
record. He also conceded his history in the
county was a boon in his campaign.
My name recognition denitely helped me
out but I think also my record. Voters appreci-
ated the job I did, Slocum said.
Slocum is certainly known for fostering
innovation while chief elections ofcer and
assessor-county clerk-recorder and he
believes that will help evaluate nonprots and
community-based organizations as service
providers. He retired in 2010 after two dozen
years during which he became known for
pushing all-mail ballots, the use of social
media and using the Internet to broadcast
elections and weddings. In the interim period,
hes headed Peninsula TV.
As supervisor, he wants to also focus on hir-
ing a permanent county manager, promote
economic development and tackle pension
reform as part of his six-month plan.
Masur was an early candidate for ofce,
throwing her name in the ring last fall and
steadily accumulating endorsements and
donations. Slocum was the last candidate in
the race, joining just before the nomination
period in March. Interestingly, Masur sits on
the Redwood City Elementary School District
Board with Slocums wife, Maria Diaz-
Slocum.
Masur accumulated a war chest of more
than $183,000 from individual donations
while more than half of Slocums roughly
$224,000 was from loans. Slocum also count-
ed the backing of Jacobs Gibson and supervi-
sors Adrienne Tissier and Carole Groom while
supervisors Don Horsley and Dave Pine sup-
ported Masur.
Slocum also received an endorsement from
Menlo Park Mayor Kirsten Keith who ran
against him in the primary and led a com-
plaint about his ballot statement because it
read as though he still held his former posi-
tion. He revised the statement.
With the campaign done, Slocum said his
to-do list includes a lot of thank you calls,
meeting with Jacobs Gibson about a transition
strategy and figuring out the details like
stafng a new ofce.
But rst?
I think Id like to take tomorrow and sleep
in, he said.
SLOCUM
last nights election.
Kevin Mullin, a South San Francisco coun-
cilman, was elected to the newly-drawn
District 22 Assembly seat by beating back
Republican rival Mark Gilham with about 70
percent of the vote, according to the secretary
of state.
Incumbent Assemblyman Rich Gordon, D-
Menlo Park, won the race for the newly-drawn
District 24 Assembly seat by a wide margin
over Republican George Yang, also a Menlo
Park resident, with about 69 percent of the
vote.
The two Congressional seats in the area were
also easily won by incumbent Democrats.
U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier, D-San Mateo, was
re-elected to her seat after fending off rst-time
candidate Debbie Bacigalupi, a San Carlos
Republican.
Speier won about 77 percent of the vote in
last nights race for the District 14 seat.
U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, beat
Republican Dave Chapman with about 69 per-
cent of the vote for the District 18 seat, the
same margin she beat Chapman by in the 2010
race.
Speier and Eshoo both served previously on
the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors
and have long political histories in the region.
District 18 covers portions of San Mateo,
Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties as the
District 14 seat covers parts of San Mateo and
San Francisco
counties with
congressional
maps being
redrawn last
year.
As it became
clear he would be the winner, Hill stood along-
side fellow winner Mullin under the rotunda of
the old County Courthouse in Redwood City
last night to celebrate.
Im so fortunate, said Hill, who noted his
wide victory of margin was due in part to a
legion of high school volunteers who support-
ed his candidacy.
Hill said last night he wanted to end partisan
politics in Sacramento and represent the inter-
ests of both Democrats and Republicans.
His opponent, Lieber, said regardless of the
outcome of last nights vote, it was a tremen-
dous honor to run.
She is not sure, however, whether she will
seek another political seat in the future and said
too much money was spent by her opponent in
the race.
There was way too much money in this
campaign, she said last night. Our message
got a lot of traction but we were clearly out-
spent. Going forward, how do we have a dia-
logue without all the money?
Hill, however, said he spent his time and
money in the best way. He ran a good, strong
campaign and didnt deviate from our plan. We
worked hard.
Hill served previously on the San Mateo
County Board of Supervisors and was the pre-
vious mayor in San Mateo.
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the conict, with the U.N. political chief
warning that the Syria crisis risks exploding
outward into Lebanon, Turkey and Israel.
Britains prime minister offered the latest
long shot that Assad could be allowed safe
passage out of the country if that would guar-
antee an end to the ghting.
But there has been no sign the embattled
Syrian leader is willing to step down as part of
a peaceful transition to save the country.
Assad has vowed to militarily crush the near-
ly 20-month old rebellion against his rule, and
aides say a new president will only be chosen
in elections scheduled for 2014.
U.N.-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi,
who, like his predecessor Ko Annan has
been unable to put an end to the conict,
warned the civil war could spiral into new lev-
els of chaos.
The situation in Syria is very dangerous,
Brahimi said in remarks published Tuesday in
the pan-Arab daily Al Hayat. I believe that if
the crisis is not solved ... there will be the dan-
ger of Somalization. It will mean the fall of
the state, rise of warlords and militias.
Somalia has been mired in conict for more
than two decades after warlords overthrew the
east African nations longtime dictator in
1991 and then turned on each other.
Syria envoy warns country couldturn into Somalia
REUTERS
A crowd gathers at the site of an explosion in Hai al-Wuroud, near Damascus, Syria.
By Vladmir Isachenkov
MOSCOW Vladimir Putin fired his
powerful defense chief over a corruption
scandal Tuesday, but a heady mix of sex,
power struggles and military vendettas
dominated talk in Russia about what was
really behind the downfall of the man who
has overseen the nations most radical
defense reform in decades.
The dismissal of Anatoly Serdyukov was a
surprise because the burly politician was
widely regarded as having the presidents
blessing for a military modernization that has
won the enmity of generals and arms makers
with connections to members of Putins inner
circle.
Adding intrigue was the fact that Serdyukov
is married to the daughter one of Putins close
allies, a former prime minister who wields
enormous inuence as chairman of state-run
natural gas giant Gazprom. Media reports
suggest that Serdyukovs alleged philandering
angered Viktor Zubkov and may have been a
factor in the sacking.
But most experts see a behind-the-scenes
power struggle at the root of Putins decision.
Serdyukov has masterminded a campaign
to drastically cut the ranks of ofcers and
overhaul an antiquated military structure to
create a leaner, meaner force that might
restore Russias faded military glory.
In particular, he has aggressively demanded
higher quality and cheaper prices from the
military industry rufing powerful busi-
ness interests. That is seen as having set off an
internal struggle in which Kremlin allies of
leading arms makers have conspired to bring
Serdyukov down.
Intrigue swirls around Russia defense chiefs fall
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