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Pacific Gas and Electric Company
President Chris Johns met with San
Bruno Mayor Jim Ruane and
residents to pledge $100 million in
relief money to the city.

PG&E pledges
$100 million
to San Bruno
By Heather Murtagh
BILL SILVERFARB/DAILY JOURNAL
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Left:San Bruno residents Bill Magoolaghan (top),Julio Locon (middle) and Fred Gillen (bottom) along with hundreds more met Monday morning at
the San Bruno Senior Center seeking answers from city officials as to their futures and status of their homes. Right: Officials speak at a forum for
PG&E pledged $100 million to
victims at the Church of the Highlands in San Bruno hosted by U.S.Rep.Jackie Speier,D-San Mateo.
residents affected by Thursday’s

Frustration mounts
natural gas explosion and to the
rebuilding of San Inside
Bruno during a
press conference NTSB finishes
Monday afternoon. investigation
A large explosion See page 3
Thursday afternoon Are aging gas
led to a massive fire pipe at risk?

Emotional residents Healing begins destroying and See page 4

damaging numer- Fire resources
ous homes in San See page 6
Bruno while injur- Disasters don’t
By Bill Silverfarb ing and killing happen here

demanding answers
By Bill Silverfarb more gathered at the San Bruno
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF

Scores of people gathered at the

Church of the Highlands in San
some people.
Monday afternoon,
officials from the
Opinion
page 9

Pacific Gas and Electric Company,

DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
San Bruno resident Bill
Magoolaghan’s gratefulness to
PG&E and city officials is waning
as he and his family have been kept
away from their home since a raging
fire destroyed most of the Glenview
neighborhood Thursday night.
Magoolaghan, 46, and hundreds
Senior Center yesterday morning
seeking answers from city officials
as to when they could resume their
normal lives or to just get a glimpse
at what was once home.
Julio Locon was not sure of the
status of his home yesterday and
wanted to gain access to it.
He has been staying in a hotel
See ANSWERS, Page 20
Bruno late last night to hear exactly
how state and federal agencies are
handling the response to last week’s
fire that left four dead and a large
section of a neighborhood
destroyed.
“So many things can divide us in
life,” said Pastor Leighton Sheley.
“Religion divides us, politics
divides us. But community unites.”
Sheley offered praise for first
responders and expressed thanks for
all the donations coming in to help
homeless victims survive.
U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier, D-San
Mateo, hosted the event and invited
See PROCESS, Page 20
whose line it was that exploded,
announced plans to dedicate $100
million to the affected residents and
rebuilding on San Bruno. Of that, a
$3 million check was given to city
officials yesterday to start covering
costs already incurred for dealing
with the disaster.
“Money can’t return lives. It can’t
See PG&E, Page 20

County schools score well

By Heather Murtagh
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Forty-six percent of schools in California,
compared to 58 percent in San Mateo County,
are meeting academic assessment goals,
according to the 2010 academic performance
report released by the California Department
of Education Monday morning.
The APR, which consists of three separate
reports, is an annual report card for every
school in the state. Scores leveled off and in
Retrial for accused wife-killer begins
By Michelle Durand
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
“She is the woman who
killed Tamika Norton
some cases decreased. In California, 46 per- because of it and that is
cent of schools are meeting the target, which The girlfriend of the Daly City man charged Anitra Johnson,” Maguire
translates to 51 percent of elementary schools, with fatally stabbing his wife is the real killer, said.
40 percent of middle schools and 25 percent of driven to that point by the knowledge that she Although Johnson is not
high schools scoring above 800 points. In San would never have him all to herself, according on trial and has never been
Mateo County, 58 percent of schools are at or to his defense attorney. charged in Tamika
above the proficient mark, however, not every- Only one person understood how much Norton’s July 22, 2006
one is making the grade. Quincy Dean Norton Sr., 36, loved his wife, Quincy Norton death, the defense wants
attorney Lisa Maguire told jurors yesterday
See SCORES, Page 19 during opening statements in his murder trial. See NORTON, Page 19
2 Tuesday • Sept. 14, 2010 FOR THE RECORD THE DAILY JOURNAL

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pulling diet pill
... I’m not paying my
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City Church of Anaheim is celebrat-
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All Rights Reserved. goal of reaching a 200-member flock
with a radical commitment to the con-
WOSOP
gregation and community: Tattoos of
the red-heart church logo.
Pastor Kyle Steven Bonenberger told
GABLEE worshippers that God “tattooed your
name on his heart” and it was time for
an everlasting commitment to Him and
the church.
SATTEE The Orange County Register reports
Now arrange the circled letters
to form the surprise answer, as about a dozen people got inked, fulfill-
suggested by the above cartoon.
ing the pledge they made if the church
doubled its normal attendance.
Answer: TO
City Church started in a living room
(Answers tomorrow)
Jumbles: BOWER MAIZE MEMORY TRAGIC and moved to Anaheim’s Chain
Yesterday’s
Answer: The graffiti vandal was arrested for a —
Reaction Club as the congregation
GRIME CRIME
grew.
Deputies handcuff
gator near school
OLDSMAR, Fla.— Deputies in
Florida had to handcuff a rather unusu-
al suspect — a 7-foot-long alligator.
A crossing guard at a Tampa-area
as the animal rolled and thrashed. Its
tail broke off chunks of stucco from a
nearby wall.
Deputies later secured the gator’s
mouth with electrical tape and hand-
cuffed its hind legs. Florida Fish and
Wildlife officials took custody of the
animal until the trapper arrived.
Police: Street musician
hit man with guitar
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin
police say a street musician apparently
upset by criticism of his music bashed a
man over the head with his guitar,
slammed another person into a wall and
wrestled with an officer before being
arrested.
Madison police spokesman Joel
DeSpain tells The Capital Times that
31-year-old Brandin Hochstrasser,
known as “Bongo Jesus,” was perform-
ing Thursday when a 54-year-old man
knocked his music. DeSpain says the
two argued and police were called
when Hochstrasser began hitting his
critic with his guitar.
Five-year-old boy wins
Alaska moose calling contest
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — For 5-
year-old Andrew Polasky, being loud
has paid off.
Andrew was the winner of this week-
end’s moose calling contest at the
Alaska Zoo in Anchorage.
He lives with his parents, Janessa and
Ray, on Elmendorf Air Force Base in
Anchorage.
He really hasn’t been around moose
that much, even though they’re ever-
present in Alaska’s largest city. Instead,
he’s more used to deer from his native
Wisconsin.
So what’s his secret for winning a
moose calling contest?
His mom says he just likes making a
lot of noise, and, she says, “He’s good
at it.”
For his efforts, Andrew won a calen-
dar, a $25 gift certificate to an
Anchorage restaurant — the Moose’s
Tooth, of course — and a moose cutout
to hang on his wall.
THE DAILY JOURNAL
Alleged fire gawker charged with three felonies
By Michelle Durand
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
A Millbrae man who prosecutors say led
law enforcement on a high-speed chase and
dragged an officer after they spotted him
gawking at the San Bruno fire wreckage was
charged yesterday with three felonies.
A San Bruno officer and a gang enforce-
ment officer spotted Paul Lee, 34, driving a
motorcycle with a female passenger near the
edge of the fire scene, said Chief Deputy
District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe.
NTSB finishes investigation of gas-line explosion site
BAY CITY NEWS SERVICE
Federal investigators Monday finished their
initial investigation of the site of Thursday’s
gas-pipe explosion in San Bruno and are now
focusing on reviewing documents and inter-
viewing witnesses, a spokesman said.
The National Transportation Safety Board
finished examining pipes that were laid under
the gas line that exploded and concluded they
County,union reach
contract agreement
San Mateo County negotiators and the union
representing approximately 2,000 of its
employees tentatively reached a new, 26-month
contract at the end of August which includes no
salary increases.
The contract, which was ratified by AFSCME
Local 829 on Sept. 9, also includes higher med-
ical co-pays and
The League of Women Voters will present the pros and
cons of the Nov. 2 state ballot measures 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 25 at the San Mateo County Community
College District boardroom in a joint meeting with
AAUW, 3401 CSM Drive in San Mateo. For more info call
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LOCAL
Lee allegedly told the officers he was riding
around, looking at the remains, and when
asked to dismount the bike, instead sped away.
One officer grabbed Lee’s jacket and was
dragged several feet before Lee drove over his
foot and sped up to 60 mph through the city to
Highway 101, Wagstaffe said.
The chase ended in San Carlos when the
motorcycle died.
Lee later told authorities he fled because he
was scared.
Lee is currently on parole, having been sent
to prison in 2003 for possession of a con-
trolled substance and a firearm, in 2005 for
did not contribute to the blast, board vice
chairman Christopher Hart said.
It was initially unclear whether the excava-
tion and installation of those pipes damaged
the gas line, he said.
Investigators have now turned the ditch over
to the city of San Bruno and PG&E so infra-
structure can be restored, Hart said.
Transportation safety board investigators
are now looking at documents from PG&E,
visiting control and monitoring sites, and
Local brief
provides that employees pay a greater per-
centage of health premiums, reduces retirement
and retiree health benefits for
newly hired employees and requires new
hires pay up to 50 percent of the cost of retire-
ment cost-of-living adjustments.
Laid-off employees will receive one week’s
pay for each full year of county service up to 10
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attempted kidnapping and in 2009 for posses-
sion of methamphetamine.
On Monday, prosecutors charged Lee with
reckless evading, assault on a peace officer
and alliterative charges of assault with a dead-
ly weapon and battery on a peace officer in
performance of his duties.
Lee did not waive his right to a speedy trial
and returns to court Sept. 23 for a preliminary
hearing. If tried and convicted, he faces 11
years and four months in prison as a second-
striker, Wagstaffe said.
Lee remains in custody in lieu of $50,000
bail.
examining valves that have been preserved for
evidence, Hart said.
The transportation safety board is also look-
ing at seismic records to see if any activity has
occurred recently that could have affected the
pipes, Hart said.
The agency has also begun to receive results
of toxicology tests conducted on PG&E
employees. So far the workers have tested
negative for drugs and alcohol, Hart said.
ment leave. To help offset the impact of higher
co-pays and higher medical premiums, the
county agreed to contribute $200 to a flexible
spending account for each employee in 2011
and 2012.
These changes also apply to all management
and confidential employees.
AFSCME leaders say they agreed to the con-
tract to achieve both long-term and short-term
savings and board President Rich Gordon said
the move is welcome.
Tuesday • Sept. 14, 2010 3
Police reports
Fore shame
A woman complained that someone near-
by was hitting golf balls into her backyard
and feared being hit by a stray ball on the
1300 block of Columbus Avenue in
Burlingame before 5:15 p.m. Thursday,
Sept. 9.
BURLINGAME
Dog off leash. A mild-mannered gray pit bull
with a pink collar was seem roaming around the
1300 block of Broadway before 1:50 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 9.
Suspicious person. A juvenile stood in a carport
in front of an entrance gate but wouldn’t move
when motorists honked at him on the 1400 block
of Floribunda Avenue before 6:17 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 9.
Harassing calls. A risk manager for the hospital
received threatening phone calls on the 1800
block of Trousdale Drive before 1:15 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 7.
Solicitor. Five men were selling bed sheets from
a van and harassing customers on the 1100
block of Broadway before 7:43 p.m. Tuesday,
Sept. 7.
Vandalism. A vehicle was egged and the lock
was jammed on the 1800 block of Ashton
Avenue before 7:43 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 7.
BELMONT
Disturbance. Several juveniles were jumping
on the roof of a shed at a school on Biddulph
Way before 7:48 p.m. Monday, Sept. 6.
Noise complaint. Two women were fighting on
Cornish Way before 5:32 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 5.
Vandalism. The lock to a gate was cut at the
intersection of Wakefield and Somerset drives
before 4:10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 4.
4 Tuesday • Sept. 14, 2010
CITY
GOVERNMENT
• The Belmont
City Council
will consider a
resolution
tonight in support of a cut-and-cov-
ered trench for the vertical align-
ment of a four-tracked high-speed
train system. The council will also
discuss whether to form an ad-hoc
high-speed rail subcommittee
and will review the construction
right-of-way maps for the Belmont
segment. The council does not
favor an elevated viaduct for
Belmont and wants the tracks to be
buried underground. The draft res-
olution points out that the
California High-Speed Rail
Authority is financially supporting
tunneling in San Francisco and San
Jose. The meeting is 7:30 p.m.,
tonight, City Hall, One Twin Pines
Lane, Belmont.
• The San Mateo Planning
Commission will consider updat-
ing the city’s general plan to
reclassify zoning of Fifth Avenue
between South Delaware Street
and South Amphlett Boulevard
from R3 (multiple family
dwellings) to R2 (two family
dwellings). The commission will
consider other updates to the gen-
eral plan including the re-designa-
tion of the city’s waste water treat-
ment plant from regional commu-
nity commercial to public facility
on the land use plan. The commis-
sion meets 7:30 p.m., tonight, City
Hall, 330 W. 20th Ave., San Mateo.
• The San Bruno City Council
has canceled its regularly sched-
uled meeting Tuesday, Sept. 14.
LOCAL/STATE
Aging gas pipe at risk of explosion nationwide
By Garance Burke
and Jason Dearen
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAN BRUNO — An ominous
theme has emerged from the wreck-
age of a deadly pipeline explosion
in California: There are thousands
of pipes just like it nationwide.
Utilities have been under pressure
for years to better inspect and
replace aging gas pipes — many of
them laid years before the suburbs
expanded over them and now are at
risk of leaking or erupting.
But the effort has fallen short.
Critics say the regulatory system is
ripe for problems because the gov-
ernment largely leaves it up to the
THE DAILY JOURNAL
“If this was the FAA and air travel
we were talking about,I wouldn’t get on a plane.”
— Rick Kessler,a former congressional staffer
companies to do inspections, and Bruno ruptured and ignited a gigan-
utilities are reluctant to spend the tic fireball that torched one home
money necessary to properly fix and after another in the neighborhood,
replace decrepit pipelines. killing at least four people. Pacific
“If this was the FAA and air trav- Gas and Electric Co., the pipeline’s
el we were talking about, I wouldn’t owner, said Monday it has set aside
up to $100 million to help residents
get on a plane,” said Rick Kessler, a
former congressional staffer spe- recover.
cializing in pipeline safety issues Experts say the California disaster
who now works for the Pipeline epitomizes the risks that communi-
Safety Trust, an advocacy group ties face with old gas lines. The pipe
based in Bellingham, Wash. was more than 50 years old — right
Investigators are still trying to fig- around the life expectancy for steel
ure out how the pipeline in San pipes.
THE DAILY JOURNAL
W
ith their “We Believe in Youth”
program, the San Carlos
Chamber of Commerce awarded
$11,000 in scholarships to nine local high
school seniors in May. Six students are gradu-
ating from Carlmont High School: Brittany
Hernandez, Alex Kelson, Kyle McKee,
Kevin Muller, Nolan Richins and Victoria
Wood. Three
other schools
had one recipi-
ent each:
Dylan Hruska
from Sacred
Heart Prep,
William Juri
f r o m
Bellarmine
College Prep,
and Marisa
Mendenhall from Notre Dame High School.
San Carlos chamber members provided
$6,000 to the scholarship fund, while the
chamber contributed $5,000 from proceeds
generated at the annual San Carlos Art and
Wine Faire held in October.
In applying for the scholarships, students
were asked to write two essays; one outlining
their future academic and career plans, and
one providing examples of any leadership
roles held in community service, school, team
sports, church or work, and how these leader-
ship roles have influenced their personal
development.
***
In May, the Redwood City Rotary Club
announced the 2010 Scholarship Recipients,
awarding $14,250 to 11 promising young men
and women to assist them in completing their
higher education.
All of the students are Redwood City resi-
dents who come from variety of backgrounds.
Nine students will receive $1,500 college
scholarships and one student will receive a
LOCAL/STATE
In May,the Rotary Club of Foster City honored Kelsi Kobara,second from the left,of San Mateo
High School as student of the month. Also pictured are Assistant Principal Cynthia Rapaido,
left to right,teacher Natalie Montoya and President Linda Grant.
$750 community college scholarship. The
awards were based on a number of criteria
including: scholastic ability, community serv-
ice, responsibility toward education and finan-
cial need.
$1,500 scholarship recipients will attend
four-year schools, including Harvard,
Northeastern, Cal-State, Humboldt,
University of Portland, Notre Dame de
Namur and the University of California at
Berkeley. They are: Clarisa Ontiveros from
Sequoia High School; Sarah Ducker from
Sequoia; Jennifer Cabello-Chavez from
Sequoia; Victoria Tinoco from Sequoia;
Elizaveta Novikova from Carlmont High
School; Jessica Thatcher from Notre Dame
High School; Daniel Perez from Woodside
High School; William Roller from
Bellarmine College Prep; and Whitney
Olson from Woodside.
Ann Smith, who attends Redwood High
School, received the $750 Community
College scholarship and will study nursing at
College of San Mateo.
These 11 recipients were selected from
among 35 applicants and were selected by a
Scholarship committee headed by Karen
Krueger.
Class notes is a twice weekly column dedicated to
school news. It is compiled by education reporter
Heather Murtagh. You can contact her at (650) 344-
5200, ext. 105 or at heather@smdailyjournal.com.
Tuesday • Sept. 14, 2010 5
Scandal-ridden city
must return $3M in
state property tax
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BELL — Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado signed
a bill Monday ordering the return of nearly
$3 million in property taxes the state says
was illegally collected in the blue-collar sub-
urb of Bell, where one in six people live in
poverty.
An audit by state Controller John Chiang’s
office determined the City Council passed an
illegal resolution in 2007 that resulted in a 50
percent tax hike over three years.
The tax rate was later rolled back, but the
money collected could not be refunded until
Maldonado signed Assembly Bill 900 into
law.
“I know that the residents of Bell are work-
ing hard to reform the way business has been
done in the past, and AB 900 will help them
on their way,” said Maldonado, who signed
the bill in his capacity as acting governor
while Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is out of
state.
Four of Bell’s five City Council members
have been targeted for recall since a wide-
ranging scandal surfaced involving the high
taxes, huge salaries paid to former city
employees and allegations of racial profiling
of drivers.
Property owners in the scandal-plagued
city learned earlier this year they were pay-
ing the second-highest property taxes in Los
Angeles County, ahead of Beverly Hills and
other wealthy cities
The median household income in Bell is
$40,556.
6 Tuesday • Sept. 14, 2010
Local briefs
County campaigns against lead-based projects
San Mateo County health officials are using a two-year
grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to raise
awareness that dust and paint chips can be dangerous and
lead to childhood lead poisoning.
The county’s “Get the Lead Out” campaign encourages
residents to report any unsafe work practices and asks those
who are in contact with unsafe areas to do the same.
Eighty-four percent of the county’s 253,000 housing units
were built before 1980, according to county housing data. If
the structures are sanded or scraped without proper contain-
ment, traces of lead in the dust and chips can enter the blood-
stream and lead to health problems for adults and children.
Lead is especially harmful for young children and unborn
babies. Exposed children often have slowed development and
lifelong learning difficulties. Some have hearing loss,
delayed physical growth, speech deficits and anemia. Other
signs of lead poisoning include appetite loss, vomiting, irri-
tability, stomach aches and fatigue. Most children, though,
are asymptomatic and can only be diagnosed through a blood
screening.
For more information on the “Get the Lead Out” campaign
or to report unsafe work practices, call 372-6200 or visit
www.getleadout.org.
Redwood City plans fall cleanup day
Redwood City is inviting the public to spruce up the city as
part of the annual Fall Clean Up/Coastal Cleanup Day at the
end of September.
This year, the focus is on cleaning up Jefferson and James
Avenue, Little River Park, Redwood Village neighborhood,
Hoover Park, Union Cemetery, the Port of Redwood City,
Whipple Avenue/Highway 101 interchange and Woodside
Road/El Camino.
Volunteers will receive a complimentary continental break-
fast before moving out in teams to the targeting areas. At
noon, the volunteers will receive a free lunch as a thank you.
Participants meet at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 25 at the
Redwood City Public Works Services building, 1400
Broadway (near Woodside Road). Call 780-7300 for more
information.
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To donate to the Red Cross visit www.redcrossba-
yarea.org or call (888) 4-HELP-BAY or (800) RED-Cross
and specify “San Bruno Fire.”Donated items should
be brought to the First Tongan United Methodist
Church, 560 El Camino Real, San Bruno. Officials say
that there are enough donated items now, and that
further donations should be made in cash to imme-
diately help the victims. Red Cross Hotline, (888)
443-5722.
***
To volunteer visit www.thevolunteercenter.net.
***
To donate blood to the Blood Centers of the Pacific visit
bloodcenters.org or call (888) 393-GIVE.The centers
need universal Type O negative blood.
***
The Salvation Army is providing families with assis-
tance at the local assistance center at the San Bruno
Veterans Recreational Center.
It is supplying vouchers to Salvation Army Family Thrift
Stores,to assist with the purchase of household items,
clothing or other resources as families begin to move
into new housing;Target gift cards,giving families the
ability to purchase the supplies they need;Long dis-
tance phone cards;and the option to sign-up for free
appointments with a Salvation Army Caseworker,for
helpful assistance and additional counseling well into
the future. Some of the services include rental assis-
tance, utility assistance, clothing/furniture vouchers,
food and referrals. San Bruno Fire survivors seeking
caseworker or counseling support can contact The
Salvation Army of South San Francisco at (650) 266-
4591 to schedule an appointment or inquire about
additional services.
The Salvation Army is asking for financial gifts give a
greater ability to provide the appropriate goods to
families for rebuilding their homes and lives.Hundred-
percent of all donations made to the Salvation Army
San Bruno Fire Disaster Relief fund will go to help
those affected by this catastrophe. For more infor-
mation visit www.SalvationArmyUSA.org or call (800)
Sal-Army ((800) 725-2769).
***
Donations to the San Bruno Lions Club for fire victims
can be sent to San Bruno Lions Club,PO Box 242,San
Bruno,CA 94066.Please write fire in the memo section
of your check.Donations can also be sent to the Mill-
brae Lions Club,P.O.Box 328,Millbrae,CA 94030-0328.
All money received will go directly to fire victims.
***
The Second Harvest Food Bank announced that in-
dividuals and families in need of food should contact
(800) 984-3663 for referrals to local food resources
through Second Harvest’s Food Connection Hotline.
Fire resources
***
PHS/SPCA is offering temporary shelter,pet food and
supplies for displaced animals.Two humane officers
are stations at the Red Cross trailer at 251 City Park
Way.The emergency veterinary clinic closest to San
Bruno is at 227 N.Amphlett Blvd.and can be reached
at 348-2575.
***
White Ivie Pet Hospital in San Bruno is offering free
boarding for pets belonging to people who have been
displaced by the fire.The hospital is at 1111 El Camino
Real in San Bruno.
***
The Silicon Valley Community Foundation will match
up to $100,000 on all financial gifts to its San Bruno Fire
Fund. For questions to donate, contact 450-5444 or
donate@siliconvalleycf.org.
***
Wells Fargo customers can donate to the American
Red Cross at 85 Wells Fargo ATMs in San Mateo County.
Customers will not be charged a fee and 100 percent
of the donation will be sent to the American Red Cross.
Customers also can contact Wells Fargo 24 hours a
day,seven days a week at (800) TO-WELLS ((800) 869-
3557).
***
Safeway stores are collecting donations at check-
stands for the American Red Cross’ San Bruno relief
effort.
***
The Silicon Valley Community Foundation is offering
an initial $100,000 match on all gifts to aid in the re-
sponse and recovery of this neighborhood.The San
Bruno Fire Fund is designed to help rebuild the com-
munity today and in the weeks to come. All
contributions will be granted to qualified nonprofit
organizations and programs serving those whose
lives have been impacted. For any questions about
the fund or how to make a gift please contact the
community foundation at (650) 450-5444 or do-
nate@siliconvalleycf.org.
***
OptumHealth announced a free help line established
for people in San Bruno faced with the emotional con-
sequences of the recent gas explosion. Staffed by
experienced master’s-level behavioral health spe-
cialists, the free help line offers assistance to callers
seeking help in dealing with stress, anxiety and the
grieving process.Callers may also receive referrals to
a database of community resources to help them with
specific concerns,including financial and legal matters.
The toll-free help line number,(866) 342-6892,is open
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24 hours a day,seven days a week for as long as nec-
essary. The service is free of charge and open to
anyone.Resources and information are also available
via the Internet in English at www.liveandwork-
well.com and in Spanish at
www.mentesana-cuerposano.com.
***
The State Bar Association of California is coordinating
legal services for potential victims. Rules prohibit
lawyers from soliciting clients at an accident scene,at
a hospital or on the way to a hospital;seeking clients
who, because of their physical, emotional or mental
state, are unable to exercise reasonable judgment;
seeking employment by mail unless the letter and
envelope are clearly labeled as an advertisement.
For more information the association can be reached
at (800) 843-9053 to obtain the names of certified
lawyer referral services or to report lawyer solitication.
***
Noble Construction is offering free board-up services
for affected homes.For information contact (650) 458-
8797.Lic.No.799602.
***
San Bruno residents can pick up their mail at the San
Bruno Main Post Office, located at 1300 Huntington
Ave.
Customers who may be affected long term have the
option of setting up either a temporary change of ad-
dress or renting a P.O. Box. P.O. Box availability and
pricing can be checked by visiting usps.com or by call-
ing (800) ask-usps ((800) 275-8777). For more
information call (650) 952-2901.
***
The San Mateo County Community College District is
offering several brand-new apartments to be used as
temporary housing for victims of the San Bruno fire.
The district opened Cañada Vista,a 60-unit complex
on the Cañada campus in Redwood City,three weeks
ago and not all apartments have yet been rented to
faculty and staff.The college district had reserved sev-
eral apartments to be used to recruit new faculty and
staff.For information on available apartments contact
christensen@smccd.edu.
***
Subsidiaries of AT&T Inc.in San Bruno are providing vic-
tims with free access to phone and computer services
to help them keep in touch with loved ones during the
disaster’s aftermath,the company announced Friday.
Employees of AT&T stores in San Bruno provided wire-
less phones to people who needed them at the
Veterans Memorial Recreational Center,located at 251
City Park Way at Crystal Springs Road.The company
also made computers and cellular phone chargers
available at that location.
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Boehner for middle-class tax cut School sports lights
By Douglas K. Daniel
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — House Minority
Leader John Boehner says he would vote
for President Barack
Obama’s plan to
extend tax cuts only
for middle-class
earners, not the
wealthy, if that were
the only option avail-
able to House
Republicans.
Boehner, R-Ohio,
John Boehner said it is “bad poli-
cy” to exclude the
highest-earning Americans from tax
relief during the recession, and later
Sunday he accused the White House of
“class warfare.” But he said he wouldn’t
block the breaks for middle-income
individuals and families if Democrats
won’t support the full package.
Income tax cuts passed under
President George W. Bush will expire at
the end of this year unless Congress acts
and Obama signs the bill. Obama said he
would support continuing the lower tax
rates for couples earning up to $250,000
or single taxpayers making up to
$200,000. But he and the Democratic
leadership in Congress refused to back
continued lower rates for the fewer than
3 percent of Americans who make more
than that.
The cost of extending the tax cuts for
everyone for the next 10 years would
approach $4 trillion, according to con-
gressional estimates. Eliminating the
breaks for the top earners would reduce
that bill by about $700 billion.
Boehner’s comments signaled a possi-
ble break in the logjam that has prevent-
ed passage of a tax bill, although
Republicans would still force Democrats
to vote on their bigger tax-cut package in
the final weeks before the November
congressional elections.
“I want to do something for all
Americans who pay taxes,” Boehner
said in an interview taped Saturday for
“Face the Nation” on CBS. “If the only
option I have is to vote for some of those
tax reductions, I’ll vote for it. ... If that’s
Imam: N.Y.mosque site is not ‘hallowed ground’
By Jennifer Peltz
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — It is two blocks from
ground zero, but the site of a proposed
mosque and Islamic center shouldn’t be
seen as “hallowed ground” in a neigh-
borhood that also contains a strip club
and a betting parlor, the cleric leading
the effort said Monday.
Making an ardent case for the compat-
ibility of Islam and American values,
Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf reiterated that
he is searching for a solution to the furor
the project has created. But he left unan-
swered exactly what he had in mind.
If anything, Rauf only deepened the
questions around the project’s future,
telling an audience at the Council on
Foreign Relations think tank that he was
“exploring all options” — but declining
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Barack Obama said he and his economic team are looking for additional steps to
promote economic growth,including tax cuts for businesses.
what we can get done, but I think that’s
bad policy. I don’t think that’s going to
help our economy.”
White House press secretary Robert
Gibbs issued a statement Sunday saying,
“We welcome John Boehner’s change in
position and support for the middle class
tax cuts, but time will tell if his actions
will be anything but continued support
for the failed policies that got us into this
mess.”
Boehner responded to that press
release with one of his own. “Instead of
resorting to tired old class warfare rheto-
ric, pitting one working American
against another, the president and the
Democratic leadership should start
working with us this week to ensure a
fair and open debate to pass legislation
to cut spending and freeze tax rates with-
out any further delay,” he said.
Austan Goolsbee, new chairman of
the White House Council of Economic
Advisers, said on ABC’s “This Week”
that he hopes that Democratic law-
makers who also want an across-the-
board extension will join Obama and
others in the party in supporting legis-
lation aimed at the middle class before
to specify them —
while also arguing
that a high-profile
site is necessary to
get across his mes-
sage of moderate
Islam.
While opponents
of the project see it
Feisal Rauf as insulting the
memories of the
thousands killed by Muslim extremists
in the 2001 terrorist attacks, Rauf said he
doesn’t see the spot as sacred memorial
space.
“It’s absolutely disingenuous, as many
have said, that that block is hallowed
ground,” Rauf said, noting the nearby
exotic dance and betting businesses. “So
let’s clarify that misperception.”
Some Sept. 11 victims’ families and
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the November elections.
In response to Boehner’s initial com-
ments, Goolsbee said, “If he’s for that, I
would be happy.”
With congressional elections less than
two months away, both parties have been
working to score points with voters gen-
erally unhappy with Congress.
Democrats are bearing the brunt of voter
anger over a stubborn recession, a weak
job market and a high-spending govern-
ment, giving the GOP an opening for
taking back control of the House and
possibly the Senate.
Democratic leaders would relish put-
ting up a bill that extends only the mid-
dle-class tax cuts and then daring
Republicans to oppose it. In response,
GOP lawmakers probably would try to
force votes on amendments to extend all
the tax cuts, arguing that it would be a
boost to the economy, and then point to
those who rejected them.
A compromise over the tax-cut exten-
sions had been suggested by some senior
Democrats. In a speech last week in
Cleveland, Obama rejected the idea of
temporarily extending all the tax cuts for
one to two years.
others view the proposed mosque site —
in a building damaged by debris from
the attacks — as very much part of the
terrain of death and sorrow surrounding
the trade center.
“I just think he’s being very insensi-
tive to say it’s not hallowed ground
because of who’s occupying the build-
ings,” said Jim Riches, a former New
York City deputy fire chief whose son,
Jimmy, was killed at the trade center.
“The strip club didn’t murder my son.”
The project has become a flashpoint
for worldwide debate about Islam’s
place in America nine years after the
Sept. 11 attacks. The controversy has
colored the fall campaign season and
cast a shadow on this past weekend’s
commemoration of the attacks, with sup-
porters and opponents of the mosque
project holding rallies nearby.
Tuesday • Sept. 14, 2010 7
issue heads to court
By Heather Murtagh
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Days after lights were erected on the Menlo-Atherton High
School football field, lawyers met Monday morning because
of a resident petition to bar the bulbs from being turned on.
Five temporary light towers were installed Saturday for use
during the current school year while the Sequoia Union High
School District evaluates the impacts of possibly placing per-
manent lights at the location. Banded together under the
moniker Protect Atherton’s Residential Character, a number of
residents have sued the district in hopes of barring lights from
being used. An injunction hearing was held Monday, at which
no decision was made. There’s no timeline for when Judge
Marie Weiner must give her decision.
Anna Shimko, who is representing the PARC group, was con-
cerned that lights could begin to be used at any point this
week.
“They could start using them right away for practices until
8:30 p.m. I trust that the judge will act very quickly,” said
Shimko.
District spokeswoman Bettylu Smith confirmed the school
has no plans to use the lights for practices this month given the
later sunset time. The first night football game is scheduled for
Thursday, Oct. 7.
Installing temporary lights — albeit with the plan to use
them for a limited number of games — will create a slippery
slope of increased requests for use during practices, other
sports or rental purposes ultimately creating a large, unwanted
impact on the neighbors, according to the lawsuit filed with
the San Mateo County Superior Court Aug. 11.
The group noted the environmental impact report doesn’t
take the neighbors’ concerns into account. Lights could lead to
a number of problems like increased traffic, noise and negative
behavior during late-night hours like drinking, drugs, rob-
beries or violence, according to the lawsuit.
“They want to go ahead and have the impact without study-
ing it,” said Shimko.
Timothy Fox, deputy county counsel representing the dis-
trict, argued the temporary nature of these lights exempted the
district from such a study. Permanent lights, on the other hand,
will need to be and are already being studied, he said.
Late last month, the district approved a usage policy for the
temporary lights, which are slated to be taken out in March,
requiring lights to be off by 8:30 p.m. except for four evening
football games when they will be off by 10:30 p.m. District
officials have pointed to a later start time for students, and thus
a later release time, as a practical reason for needing lights.
Having lights would allow students to miss less class on game
days.
Shimko questioned how getting out of class 30 minutes later
necessitates the need for two additional hours of light for prac-
tice or games.
Not allowing the use of the lights, Fox argued, affects more
than the M-A players. It would also affect schools scheduled
to participate in those night games, he said.
Heather Murtagh can be reached by e-mail: heather@smdailyjour-
nal.com or by phone: (650) 344-5200 ext. 105.
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Jailed American’s family
asking Iran to drop bail
By Nasser Karimi
and Brian Murphy
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
TEHRAN, Iran — A day after Iran
offered a detained American woman
a chance for release on $500,000
bail, her family countered with a
request Monday to drop or lower the
sum because they are struggling to
raise the cash.
The appeal — delivered by Swiss
diplomats, who handle U.S. affairs
in Iran — was another potential snag
in a process already complicated by
political feuds among Iran’s leader-
ship and questions over how a pay-
ment could be made for Sarah
Shourd’s freedom without violating
international sanctions.
There’s been no immediate word
from Iranian authorities on the bid
by Shourd’s family to drop or reduce
her bail, said her attorney, Masoud
Shafiei. But it comes as powerful
voices within Iran challenge the
decision to grant bail to the reported-
ly ailing Shourd, who was detained
along the Iraq border in July 2009
with two American friends who are
also jailed and face spy charges.
The Revolutionary Guard — the
country’s military and economic
powerhouse — used its allies in the
Fars news agency to issue a sharply
worded commentary decrying the
move as a slap against Iran’s securi-
ty and intelligence services. A law-
maker, Ahmad Tavakkoli, called the
possible release a “bonus for Quran
burners” in a clear reference to anti-
Muslim factions in the United
States.
There was a time when no one in
Iran dared question the country’s
judiciary, which is directly under the
wing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah
Ali Khamenei.
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Clinton says time is
ripe for Mideast deal
SHANNON, Ireland — Secretary
of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said
Monday that the
“time is ripe” for
Mideast peace,
but that without
face-to-face talks
Israel can’t
expect lasting
security and the
Palestinians
can’t create an
Hillary Clinton i n d e p e n d e n t
state.
Clinton spoke with reporters
Monday during a flight from
Washington to Egypt for the latest
round of the current Mideast peace
talks, which began earlier this
month.
Cuba to cut 500,000 gov’t
workers, reform salaries
HAVANA — Cuba announced
Monday it will cast off at least half
a million state workers by early next
year and reduce restrictions on pri-
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vate enterprise to help them find
new jobs — the most dramatic step
yet in President Raul Castro’s push
to radically remake employment on
the communist-run island.
Castro suggested during a nation-
ally televised address on Easter
Sunday that as many as 1 million
Cuban workers — about one in five
— may be redundant. But the gov-
ernment had not previously laid out
specific plans to slash its work
force, and the speed and scope of
the coming cutbacks were astound-
ing.
Plane crashes with
51 aboard in Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela — A
plane carrying 51 people crashed
Monday in eastern Venezuela, and
officials said 33 survived while at
least 14 were killed.
The French-built ATR 42 from the
state airline Conviasa slammed into
a lot used by the state-run Sidor
steel foundry, leaving its smashed
and partly scorched fuselage among
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barrels and shipping containers.
At least 14 people were killed and
four others were missing after the
crash about six miles (10 kilome-
ters) from the eastern city of Puerto
Ordaz, Bolivar state Gov. Francisco
Rangel Gomez told reporters.
Steel plant worker Oscar Crespo
said he heard the thunderous noise
of the impact and found the plane in
flames.
Fifteen killed in disputed
Kashmir in deadly protests
SRINAGAR, India — Indian
forces fought Kashmiri demonstra-
tors in street battles Monday that
killed 15 people — including one
police officer — in the deadliest day
in a summer of violence challenging
Indian rule in the disputed territory.
Reports of a Quran desecration in
the United States intensified the
anger, with activists chanting
“Down with America” and burning
an effigy of President Barack
Obama in a rare anti-U.S. protest
here.
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Disasters don’t happen here
D
isasters happen in other
states, other countries, the
other end of the television
news channel. Disasters are wild-
fires in Southern California and
annual hurricanes in the Caribbean
and earthquakes in seismically
questionable Third World coun-
tries. There are floods in North
Korea, tsunamis in Thailand,
school campus shootings in
Virginia, terrorist attacks in New
York City.
Disasters happen there, not here.
When they happen there, those
here respond with aid. Regional
emergency responders and fire-
fighters speed off to bolster local
ranks with manpower and equip-
ment while those in the serene Bay
Area suburbs spring to action giv-
ing blood, donating money and
organizing fundraisers.
That’s not to say residents of San
Bruno and the Peninsula don’t
know tragedy. Every day there is at
least one person whose world is
shaken by death or foreclosure or
any number of personal calamities.
Less often, there are the more pub-
lic heartaches, the car accidents
and plane crashes and Caltrain
fatalities. Yet even these don’t cut a
swath through the entire communi-
ty, leaving some fallen and others
barely standing both figuratively
and literally.
‘A disaster is that delicate balance
of feeling lucky that you were untouched
while recognizing others were not so fortunate.’
Certainly those here plan for
grand-scale, life-altering events.
They attend disaster preparedness
days and assemble kits with food
and water supplies. They make the
children practice getting out of the
house when the smoke alarm goes
off and submit emergency contact
information to schools and employ-
ers.
But they also joke about when
The Big One hits, still feeling safe
and secure. They forget to change
the batteries in the emergency kit
every year and might not know
even if they still have power. They
roll their eyes when officials at the
scene of other misfortunes speak of
how survivors are grateful and
immediately thanking higher pow-
ers that they belong to that particu-
lar community.
After all, their world was just
turned upside down. In the middle
of twisted metal and hastily aban-
doned teddy bears, loved ones in
the hospital and roll calls of the
missing, is the first thought really
gratitude for where they call home?
When the ground buckles and the
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skies roar, cursing one’s location
seems a more likely reaction.
Disasters happen in places where
the adjectives awful and catastro-
phe mean things quite different
than the weather, the state of base-
ball or commuter traffic. When you
say an area is hellish there, a city is
leveled, a neighborhood has floated
away, scores are missing or dead.
Those are what disasters are. Those
are what happen to other people in
other towns.
Disasters don’t happen here.
Until they do.
When they do, a disaster is sud-
denly not something ignored by a
switch of a channel, or sympa-
thized with from afar. A disaster
isn’t the stuff of headlines and tax-
deductible donation checks. At that
moment, a disaster is what is out-
side the front door — if there is a
front door left to peek through. A
disaster is telling the same story a
million times for curious reporters
and letting acronyms like FEMA
and NTSB roll off the tongue in
every-day conversation. A disaster
is that delicate balance of feeling
lucky that you were untouched
while recognizing others were not
so fortunate. A disaster is also
learning what mettle people are
made of, what they’ll do to help
and — sadly — sometimes how
they’ll take advantage.
A disaster becomes part of a per-
son’s and a community’s history
and therefore part of its future.
Sept. 9 is burnt into San Bruno’s
narrative, proving that disasters do
happen here.
Thankfully, so does recovery.
Michelle Durand’s column “Off the
Beat” runs every Tuesday and
Thursday. She can be reached by e-
mail: michelle@smdailyjournal.com
or by phone: (650) 344-5200 ext.
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Editorials represent the viewpoint

Thank you to first responders
Editor,
I am a longtime San Bruno resi-
dent and having arrived within two
minutes after the blast on San
Bruno Avenue, two things became
immediately clear.
First, a massive tragedy had
occurred and I needed to assist all I
could within the community I
lived.
Second, the amount of response
from the entire Bay Area was a
humbling and awesome sight to
behold. Within 15 minutes of the
blast, I spotted two San Carlos
squad cars pull onto San Bruno
Avenue and the officers ran from
their units without even a thought
as what to expect upon their
arrival. A few minutes later, units
from Redwood City, Daly City,
Colma, Pacifica and San Mateo
County Sheriff’s Office arrived.
Shortly, we had Alameda, San
Francisco, Menlo Park and other
outside agencies all parked on San
Bruno Avenue taking both direc-
tions — not to mention the myriad
of unmarked squad cars and vehi-
cles.
I say it is humbling because we
were thought of in our time of need
— we were embraced by the first
response community with wide-
reaching open arms. Our city is
now known worldwide due to this
event and while the human tragedy
is huge and unforgiving, our feel-
ing of helplessness and despair was
answered by the men and women
who make up our first responders.
Ordinary citizens shopping at the
Lunardi’s market who left filled
shopping carts next to their carts to
run across the street to see what
assistance they could provide. All
those who assisted in even the
smallest ways as to provide a jack-
et to those waiting to see if their
loved ones on Glenview or
Claremont were OK, these are all
heroes to me.
From the bottom of my heart and
with every fiber my being — I
Letters to the editor
thank all those present during the
first few hours of this tragedy.
Thank you from me, my family,
friends and unknown neighbors
within San Bruno. We are forever
in your debt and cannot express
from our heart of hearts what it
means to us, all you provided.
Allessandra Clark
San Bruno
A mending heart
Editor,
“The City With A Heart,” San
Bruno, is in the midst of a cardiac
infarction. As a result of
Thursday’s Pacific Gas and Electric
gas line explosion, our collective
heart is bruised, singed and, for
many, torn.
This is a good opportunity for
those who seek smaller government
and a reversal of social programs to
make a serious review of what is
happening even as the ashes of our
heart cool.
Thursday, San Bruno had 10 fire-
fighters and a battalion chief on
duty with three pieces of equip-
ment in two fire houses. They were
probably preparing dinner when
shaken and deafened by the blast
of a 30-inch-diameter pipe pres-
sured with natural gas.
These are the same brave folks
who were criticized a while back
for wasting time working out in a
local gym. You see, San Bruno can-
not afford exercise equipment for
its own first responders. It is not an
uncommon story repeated by many
cash-strapped communities around
the state. Some must close fire sta-
tions.
We may complain about high
taxes and wasteful spending but
last week there were many San
Bruno hearts thankful that, in lots
of similar communities, brave, fit
professionals and their equip-
ment, sponsored by other taxpay-
ers, were ready to join our fight
for survival. Thank you.
Some politicians wish to elimi-
nate the social programs that right
now are coming to aid San Bruno
hearts. Too bad they did not own
homes on Glenview Drive. Too bad
they do not have only the clothes
on their backs. Ironically, they too
could lose their homes and all their
possessions next because they live
near hidden explosions waiting to
ignite.
Like many broken hearts, ours is
now mending thanks to the unbe-
lievable outpouring of love and
kindness from countless individu-
als, businesses and governmental
entities at all levels across the
nation. Thank you.
Alice Bisson-Barnes
San Bruno
Rate increases
Editor,
When I open my PG&E bill in
the next few months or years, I do
not want to see any request to the
PUC for a PG&E rate increase to
pay for the repairs and payments to
residents who were killed, wound-
ed or displaced due to the natural
gas explosion and fires in San
Bruno.
PG&E regularly applies for rate
increases, some of which are pro-
posed for expenses that should be
considered a part of the cost of
doing business and as routine over-
head required to fulfill their obliga-
tions to their customers.
Tom Elliott
San Mateo
China invests in HSR
Editor,
In her letter “Looking deeper
into trade trip” in the Sept. 8 edi-
tion of the Daily Journal, Mary L.
Hunt complains that Gov. Arnold
of the Daily Journal editorial board
and not any one individual.
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Dow 10,544.13 +81.36

Nasdaq 2,285.71 +43.23
10-Yr Bond 2.7410% -0.5400
Oil (per barrel) 77.19
S&P 500 1,121.90 +12.35 Gold
Stock rally continues
Wall Street climbs on bank reform,China growth,deals
1,245.10
By Stephen Bernard
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — Investors looking for
reassurance about the health of the glob-
al economy received just that Monday.
Stocks extended their rally into a third
week after global regulators agreed to
new rules for how much money banks
must hold in reserves, China reported its
economy remains robust and companies
announced a flurry of takeovers.
“The package of catalysts is a perfect
backdrop for a market trying to confirm
global economic growth,” said Quincy
Krosby, a market strategist at Prudential
Financial. Dealmaking and the expan-
sion in China further reduced worries
about the economy falling back into
recession, Krosby said.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose
81 points for its eighth gain in the past
nine days. The Dow did close off its high
after some traders pulled money out of
retail stocks ahead of the government’s
monthly retail sales report due out
Tuesday.
Wall Street
But overall sentiment remained posi-
tive, pushing major indexes to their
highest closes in more than a month and
the Standard & Poor’s 500 and Nasdaq
composite indexes back into positive ter-
ritory for the year.
Hewlett-Packard Co. agreed to pur-
chase security software provider
ArcSight Inc. and Dollar Thrifty
Automotive Group Inc. said it accepted
Hertz Global Holdings Inc.’s acquisition
offer. Acquisitions are often a sign that
companies are confident the economy is
going to expand soon.
Global regulators agreed to reforms
that could help avoid another credit cri-
sis like the one that plagued financial
markets worldwide in 2008 and early
2009. Banks will gradually have to
increase their reserves to protect against
potential losses.
“The agreement itself was a little
lighter than expected,” said Mitch
Schlesinger, managing director at FBB
Capital. Because reserve requirements
will be rolled out slowly and not be quite
as strong as expected, it reduces short-
term worries that banks would have to
further cut back on lending and raise
cash quickly to meet new standards,
Schlesinger said.
The new regulations have added to
confidence in Europe’s banks, which
have been slower than their U.S. coun-
terparts to bolster reserves. European
markets rose sharply Monday.
Investors entered trading in the U.S.
Monday already heartened by the latest
signs of growth out of China. The coun-
try reported industrial production accel-
erated again in August when many had
predicted slower growth. Strong expan-
sion in China is considered vital to a
global recovery because if demand
remains high there, it will offset sluggish
growth in the U.S. where economic
expansion is not as strong.
The Dow rose 81.36, or 0.8 percent, to
10,544.13. The S&P 500 index rose
12.35, or 1.1 percent, to 1,121.90, while
the Nasdaq composite rose 43.23, or 1.9
percent, to 2,285.71.

Budget deficit on pace to hit $1.3T
By Martin Crutsinger
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — The federal gov-
ernment is on track to record the second-
highest deficit of all time with one month
left in the budget year.
The deficit totaled $1.26 trillion through
August, the Treasury Department said
Monday. That puts it on pace to total $1.3
trillion when the budget year ends on
September 30, slightly below last year’s
record $1.4 trillion deficit.
Soaring deficits have become a major
issue with voters heading into the
midterm elections. Republicans say the
deficits illustrate the growth of spending
under Democrats and show their poor
handling of the economy.
The Obama administration contends the
record deficits were necessary to combat
the most serious economic crisis since the
Great Depression.
About one-third of the higher deficits
are a result of a drop in government tax
revenues. The other two-thirds of the
deficit increases reflect higher government
spending to stabilize the financial system
and boost the economy.
Deficits of $1 trillion in a single year
had never happened until two years ago.
The $1.4 trillion deficit in 2009 was more
than three times the size of the previous
record-holder, a $454.8 billion deficit
recorded in 2008.
Last year’s deficit was equal to 9.9 per-
cent of the total economy — the highest
percentage in 65 years. The deficit
equaled 21.5 percent of the economy in
1945, at the height of the U.S. involve-
ment in World War II.
The 2010 deficit is expected to show
only a slight improvement, dipping to 9.1
percent of the economy as measured by
the gross domestic product. That would be
the second-highest level in the past 65
years.
For August, the deficit totaled $90.5 bil-
lion. The government has run deficits in
August every year over the past 57 years.
The Congressional Budget Office is
forecasting that the deficit for this budget
year will total $1.3 trillion, about $70 bil-
lion lower than last year.

Hewlett-Packard buying
ArcSight for $1.5 billion
By Andrew Vanacore
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK — Hewlett-Packard Co. wants to have the answer

to all of its customers’ technology problems. So it is buying net-
work-security provider ArcSight Inc. to help them respond to the
growing threat posed by hackers, computer viruses and digital
fraud.
The $1.5 billion deal announced Monday extends HP’s recent
spate of acquisitions and could help signal that even after ousting
CEO Mark Hurd, it hasn’t lost its footing in the effort to win fat-
ter profit margins beyond the personal-computer business.
HP continued to brush off concerns that it is paying too much
to grow in new areas. The new deal came just weeks after HP won
a bidding contest with Dell Inc. over the data-storage company
3Par Inc., agreeing to pay $2.07 billion, or $33 per share.
ArcSight’s products pull in data from across an organization’s
computer networks and translate the information into a format
that can be combed for evidence of a security breach, either in real
time or after the fact. Nearly a third of its revenue comes from fed-
eral agencies looking to protect sensitive data.
The deal gives HP a major presence in an industry in which
some of its main tech rivals, including IBM Corp. and EMC
Corp., have already planted themselves through acquisitions.
The company wouldn’t say whether Hurd had signed off on
recent acquisitions before he stepped down Aug. 6 in a dispute
over his relationship with a former HP contractor. Hurd has since
moved to a job with rival Oracle Corp.
But the moves don’t appear to take HP in a markedly different
direction. Writing about the ArcSight deal in a note to investors
Monday, Barclays Capital analyst Ben Reitzes said, “A software
acquisition was highly expected for HP and the deal makes sense,
providing a good fit with HP’s existing security offerings.”
Last month, HP said it was buying privately held Fortify
Software for an undisclosed amount. It also spent $2.7 billion for
3Com, which came with a security-software subsidiary called
TippingPoint; that purchase closed in April.
BASEBALL STILL WRONG: APPEALS COURT, AGAIN, RULES MLB ILLEGALLY SEIZED DRUG LIST >>> PAGE 12
<< 49ers need to right the ship, page 13
• Same problems plague Raiders, page 13
It’s Naufahu’s time
By Nathan Mollat
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
San Mateo running back George Naufahu
has come a long way since cracking the varsi-
ty squad as a sophomore.
His first two years, he played more of a sup-
porting role to David Rango, although he
showed glimpses of what could be late last
season and in the playoffs. This is the year
Naufahu gets to be “The Man” and he started
his senior year with a bang. The 6-foot-1,
220-pound Naufahu gashed Aragon for 159
yards and two touchdowns on 21 carries as
San Mateo snapped an 11-game losing streak
to Aragon.
For his efforts, Naufahu is this week’s Daily
Journal Athlete of the Week.
“We made history. I was like 3 years old
when [San Mateo] last beat them,” Naufahu
said. “It’s nice to be part of history.”
Naufahu was an uncertain runner his soph-
omore year. He would take a handoff, get the
line of scrimmage — and then stop, looking
for a hole to run through. While the San
Mateo offensive line opened plenty of holes
against the Dons Friday night, Naufahu now
runs with confidence and makes things hap-
pen instead of waiting for the play to develop.
“The game slows down with experience,”
Naufahu said. “You have more knowledge of
where to go.”
San Mateo coach Jeff Scheller believes
Naufahu’s improved game is the result of
maturing on and off the field. Naufahu was
like a wild stallion his sophomore year —
tons of talent, but he didn’t really know what
to do with it. As he’s gotten older and more
familiar with the Bearcats offense, Naufahu
has blossomed.
“Sometime this summer, he grew up; took
on more of a leadership role,” Scheller said.
“There are a lot of positive things that turned
over the summer. I think he always wanted to
be [the man]. He just didn’t know how to get
there.”
On the field, one thing that changed is
See AOTW, Page 14
Nadal completes career Grand Slam with U.S.Open win
By Howard Fendrich
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — The list was long. Everyone,
even Rafael Nadal himself, tried to explain why
he kept leaving the U.S. Open without a trophy,
why it was the only Grand Slam tournament he
hadn’t conquered.
His grinding style exhausts him. The wind
plays havoc with his spin-lathered strokes. The
Athlete of the Week
San Mateo running back George Naufahu rushed for 159 yards and two touchdowns as the
Bearcats snapped an 11-game losing streak to Aragon.
courts are too hard and too
fast. The balls are too soft.
And so on.
Two marvelous, nearly
perfect weeks — and one
thrilling victory in a tight
final — make that all sound
rather silly.
Nadal won his first U.S.
Rafael Nadal Open title to complete a
NATHAN MOLLAT / DAILY JOURNAL
career Grand Slam, beating
Novak Djokovic 6-4, 5-7, 6-
4, 6-2 Monday in a match
filled with fantastic shot-
making by both men and
interrupted by a thunder-
storm a day after it was post-
poned by rain.
It’s Nadal’s third consecu-
Novak Djokovic tive major championship
Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010
A dubious
beginning
T
hank God for the San Francisco
Giants winning Sunday and mov-
ing into a first-place tie with the
Padres, because there was not a lot of good
news otherwise for local professional
sports teams.
Sunday was the season opener for the
San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders
and let’s just say the only Super Bowl
either of these two teams will play in this
year will be the one for Bay Area bragging
rights when the two teams meet in San
Francisco Oct. 17.
Both teams were
absolutely atrocious
Sunday. I can’t really
blame the Raiders.
Their offensive line is
an absolute sieve,
Darrius Heyward-Bey
is a bust and their
defense can’t stop any
opponent’s running
game.
But the Niners?
Wow. I’ve followed
the team for over 30
years and can remember only a handful of
games that were worse than the perform-
ance they gave against the Seattle
Seahawks. If the 49ers somehow come
back to win the NFC West and make the
playoffs, there is something tragically
wrong with the NFL.
I know a lot of people are taking the,
“It’s only the first game of the season” tact,
but the problem is, the 49ers’ mistakes
made Sunday were the same ones made
last season — and the season before that.
First and foremost, I’ve given Alex Smith
the benefit of the doubt for five, six sea-
sons: No continuity among offensive coor-
dinators; bought into the Urban Meyer’s
assertion Smith would be “non-functional”
(Meyer’s word) until Smith knew every-
thing about the offense.
And for the first quarter, Smith looked
See LOUNGE, Page 14
and ninth overall.
He is the seventh man in tennis history with at
least one title from each Grand Slam tournament.
Rain pushed the men’s final from Sunday to
Monday for the third consecutive year, and play
was interrupted for nearly two hours during the
second set. When they resumed, Djokovic took
that set, the only one Nadal lost in the tourna-
ment.
See TENNIS, Page 14
12 Tuesday • Sept. 14, 2010
Cramer wins first game as A’s top Royals
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Bobby Cramer
kept believing in himself all those years, even
if few others did.
Cramer’s long and winding trek culminated
with a win in his major league debut Monday
when he pitched the Oakland Athletics past the
Kansas City Royals 3-1.
“Just getting here was amazing in itself, but
now that I’m here I want to pitch well and
want to show everybody who I think I can be
up here,” he said.
Cramer (1-0), a left-hander who turns 31
next month, started his pro career in 2003 in
the Tampa Bay system. Cut by the Rays, he
was a substitute high school math teacher and
worked in pipeline maintenance while out of
baseball in 2005-06.
Cramer played in an independent league in
2008, then began this year in the Mexican
League.
“There were times I felt this was an uphill
battle, that I may never get over that hump,” he
Court again says feds wrongly seized MLB drug list
By Paul Elias
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals
court on Monday reaffirmed its ruling that
investigators illegally seized a list of baseball
players who allegedly tested positive for
steroids during a 2004 drug lab raid.
It’s the fourth time the 9th U.S. Circuit
Court of Appeals has ruled on the issue during
six years of litigation. Three trial courts also
have issued separate rulings in the case.
On Monday, the 11-judge panel again
ordered investigators to return the list of 104
players to the labs, effectively barring them
from using the players to expand their sports
SPORTS
A’s 3, Royals 1
said. “I never doubted my
own ability. I had a lot of
internal confidence. I felt
like I was good enough.
That’s what made me per-
sist. I wanted to challenge
myself to get to the next
level.”
Cramer held the Royals
Bobby Cramer to one run and four hits in
5 1-3 innings. He struck
out four and walked one.
Cramer went 13-3 with a 2.95 ERA in 22
games with Quintana in Mexico this season.
At that point, he wasn’t about to give up.
“When I got released in ’05, I tried to con-
vince myself I was done,” he said. “I was with
Tampa and at the time they were a struggling
organization, that would give young guys a
chance and promote you if you played well. I
couldn’t even get out of A ball with them. I
thought that was God’s way of trying to tell me
doping investigation.
The appeals court was revisiting its August
2009 ruling at the request of the Obama
administration. Supreme Court Justice Elena
Kagan, who was solicitor general at the time,
and 22 other high-ranking federal lawyers told
the court last year that “computer searches
have ground to a complete halt” in many
regions of the country because of strict guide-
lines the court told judges to follow when
authorizing searches of computers.
Those guidelines were removed from
Monday’s ruling, which was far narrower in
scope than the August ruling.
The convoluted case began in April 2004
when agents seized urine samples and records
that this just isn’t it. The problem is I quit
physically, but I never quit mentally.”
Cramer became the oldest pitcher in
Athletics franchise history to make a start in
his big league debut since Steve Gerkin for the
Philadelphia A’s on May 13, 1945.
“When you travel a road as tough as the one
he has, I think he’s more appreciative of this
opportunity, a little older, more mature,
tougher mentally sometimes than a young
kid,” A’s manager Bob Geren said. “I’m very
happy with him going that deep into the game
and keeping a lead. You’ll definitely see him
again.”
Andrew Bailey worked the ninth for his 24th
save in 27 opportunities.
Jack Cust hit his 100th home run, connect-
ing in the Oakland sixth off Bryan Bullington.
Mike Aviles homered in the fourth for the
only run off Cramer. Aviles hit his first home
run since May 9, a span of 316 at-bats, and fin-
ished with three of the Royals’ seven hits.
Luke Hochevar (5-5) lost in his first start
since missing nearly three months with a
from Comprehensive Drug Testing Inc. and
Quest Diagnostics Inc. They were armed with
a search warrant authorizing them to seize the
results of 10 players. But the agents seized an
entire hard drive and retrieved a spreadsheet
with the names of 104 players who allegedly
tested positive during the 2003 Major League
Baseball season. Those test results were sup-
posed to remain anonymous and were to be
used only to determine if baseball should
institute mandatory drug testing.
The players’ union went to court almost
immediately after the raids, complaining that
the raids were illegal and asking that the
records and samples be returned.
Three different trial judges ruled in favor of
the union, but a divided three judge panel of
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sprained right elbow. He gave up two unearned
runs and two hits in five innings. He walked
three and threw just 39 strikes in 78 pitches.
“I didn’t feel like my command was sharp,”
Hochevar said. “I had too many three-ball
counts. I put myself in that situation. If I’m on
top of my game the defense is going to be
there. But when I’m lulling my defenders to
sleep, that’s when errors happen. I’m past the
elbow issue. Now it’s about executing pitches
and getting batters out.”
The A’s took advantage of sloppy Royals
fielding to take an early lead.
“I wouldn’t even classify it as an eyesore,”
Royals manager Ned Yost said of his defense.
“It was worse. It wasn’t good baseball. We’d
still be out there playing if we hadn’t given
them a couple.”
In the first inning, Aviles and Hochevar
made errors and rookie catcher Lucas May
was charged with a passed ball. Aviles’ wild
throw from second base on what could have
been a double-play grounder by Kurt Suzuki
allowed Coco Crisp to score.
the 9th circuit in 2006 ruled in favor of the
government. But a larger, 11-judge panel
voted 9-2 in August 2009 and again Monday
that the government was wrong to seize the
entire list.
The 9th Circuit on Monday also closed its
doors to any further appeals.
The government still could appeal to the
U.S. Supreme Court. U.S. Attorney
spokesman Jack Gillund declined comment.
Although the names of the players in dis-
pute have remained under seal during all the
legal wrangling and were to remain confiden-
tial, the identities of four have been leaked to
the media: Alex Rodriguez, Manny Ramirez,
David Ortiz and Sammy Sosa.
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49ers know they have to get on track in a hurry

By Janie McCauley
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SANTA CLARA — The San
Francisco 49ers who were so confident
only days ago about their playoff
chances and the realistic opportunity to
win the NFC West have been brought
down a notch.
No touchdowns in an embarrassing
31-6 season-opening loss at division
rival Seattle. Zero points after halftime.
Miscues and poor execution — down
to problems getting the offensive plays
to quarterback Alex Smith in time. A
late Sunday night meeting back at team
headquarters led by coach Mike
Singletary, who had some brutally
honest criticisms of his players after
the game.
All this after such high hopes on the
heels of a perfect preseason, the fran-
chise’s first unbeaten exhibition cam-
paign since 1992.
“I just felt that after the game some
of the comments that I made were very
hard comments, very honest com-
ments,” Singletary said Monday. “And
I just wanted to make sure that every-
body was on the same page and didn’t
leave here having conversations in the
parking lot and having conversations in
the bathroom, not fully understanding
what I was saying.
“Because there was only so much
time after the game to talk about those
things. And while we were on the
plane, while we were on the bus, I
heard guys say- and doesn’t settle for anything less than San Francisco’s players said all
ing, ’Well, coach, playing to your potential. training camp that the team had
that may have Perhaps this team needed a wakeup learned from its mistakes on the road
been a little too call of sorts, even if it was only Week last season, when the 49ers lost six
harsh.’ Or, ’I did- 1? straight away from home and five in a
n’t understand “Coach Sing is coach Sing,” Willis row by a combined 19 points. It large-
what you meant said. “He speaks from his heart, so ly cost them a playoff berth and a win-
by that.’ I said, when he says things sometimes he just ning season. They went 8-8.
’You know what, says what he feels. Especially at a time Some of the same things that hurt
Mike Singletary we’re going to get like this when there’s a lot of emotion them last season during that stretch
together and get from players, from coach, sometimes showed up again: penalties, miscom-
this all ironed out so that when we things can be misinterpreted. You never munication, mental errors.
come in today, we can look at the game know. He just wanted to clear the air.” “I think he was just disappointed in
for what it is as a team and learn from The Niners (0-1) know they had bet- us,” tight end Delanie Walker said of
it, put it behind us, and get on to New ter get things straightened out in a Singletary’s postgame remarks. “We
Orleans.”’
hurry with the defending Super Bowl had that game and we didn’t finish. All
Star linebacker Patrick Willis didn’t
champion New Orleans Saints coming year and all training camp we talked
mind Singletary telling it like it is.
They all know he’s no-nonsense, fiery to town for a Monday night game next about finishing and we came out in our
week. opener and didn’t finish.”

Same old Raiders

By Josh Dubow the first half and failed to convert a single third
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS down as the Titans defenders seemed to be
quicker off the ball than the Raiders offensive
ALAMEDA — All that offseason optimism line.
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blowout that brought up the same problems that games as coach that the Raiders lost by at least
have plagued the Raiders the past seven sea- 20 points.
sons. “We had a bad day,” coach Tom Cable said.
There was an offensive line that gave quarter- “We’re not going to sit around and overanalyze
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LOUNGE
Continued from page 11
like a legit NFL quarterback. His only
incompletion was on an overturned instant
replay call. The final three quarters he revert-
ed to his old form: Indecisive, scared and off
the mark.
On top of that, the team is stuck with him
as their starter, unless he gets injured. After
making him a captain, they can’t bench him.
I’m done with him. I’m also done with
coach Mike Singletary’s and Jimmy Raye’s
three-yards-and-a-punt offense. Singletary is
trying to mold the 49ers into the 1985
Chicago Bears. That was 25 years ago and
that team had Walter Payton, one of the
greatest running backs of all time. Frank
Gore is good, but is no Hall of Famer. No
matter what anyone says, the NFL is a pass-
ing league now. If you can’t throw the ball
effectively, you can’t win.
What happened to the spread offense
the 49ers put in midway through last
year? What’s wrong with setting up the
AOTW
Continued from page 11
Naufahu now knows he can be a game chang-
er. Early against Aragon, the Bearcats concen-
trated on probing the edges of the Dons
defense, using pitches and sweeps to get into
open space. In the fourth quarter, with Aragon
trying to rally and having cut the San Mateo
lead to 21-15, Naufahu and the offensive line
went right at the Dons defense. The Bearcats
embarked on a seven-play, 62-yard scoring
drive during which Naufahu accounted for 37
TENNIS
Continued from page 11
But the No. 1-ranked Spaniard quickly took a
lead in the third set and never let it go. Viewed for
quite some time as Roger Federer’s nemesis,
Nadal now has made his own greatness quite
clear.
He stretched his Grand Slam winning streak to
21 matches by adding the U.S. Open to his titles
at the French Open in June, then Wimbledon in
July. No man had won those three tournaments in
the same year since Rod Laver won a true Grand
Slam in 1969. Now Nadal heads to the Australian
SPORTS
run with the pass?
Another maddening development was
clock management. Once again — just as
we’ve seen the last several years — the 49ers
burned all their timeouts early. Once again,
the coaching staff blamed the headset tech-
nology. Smith, to his credit, didn’t buy it.
What is Raye doing in the coaches’ box?
How do you not plan for the next play before
the current one is run? What happened to
scripting the first 15 plays? Hell, putting the
play sheet on the wall and throwing a dart at
it would be faster than the time it takes the
get plays in now. Can Raye not find his read-
ing glasses? Time and again, the 49ers were
breaking the huddle and lining up with 10
seconds or less on the play clock. Smith has
to worry about getting the play off before he
can even think about getting the play run
correctly.
And from now on, NO ONE sits out the
preseason. Michael Crabtree looked lost out
there Sunday after basically missing the
entire training camp and preseason with a
neck injury — apparently from looking
down, counting his money. He was just as
responsible for Smith’s two interceptions as
Smith was. Frank Gore had one carry in the
yards — including a 9-yard touchdown run.
“He just has sheer will and want,” Scheller
said. “He almost runs angry.”
While the offensive line of David Aranda,
Kevin Gruber, Ophir Gam, Tim Niupalau and
Eddie Trujillo, along with tight end Alex
Strathearn, did a fine job of giving all the San
Mateo running backs plenty of room to roam
— the Bearcats finished with 286 yards rush-
ing — Naufahu showed he can make some-
thing out of nothing. In the third quarter,
Naufahu started sweeping left, but was stacked
up by the Aragon defense. Naufahu reversed
direction, cut upfield, weaved through the
Aragon defense and high-stepped into the end
zone along the right sideline for a 29-yard
Open in January with a chance to claim a Rafa
Slam of four consecutive major championships
— something that also hasn’t been done since
Laver.
No. 3 Djokovic, the 2008 Australian Open
champion, made Nadal earn it. The Serb played
superbly for long stretches, showing off the ter-
rific returning, retrieving and big forehand he
used to knock off 16-time Grand Slam champion
Federer in Saturday’s semifinals.
Coming out of the rain delay with Djokovic
serving at 4-all, 30-all in the second set, both
players clearly benefited from a bit of rest. Fresh
of body and clear of mind, and with conditions
perfect for tennis — calm and cool, the tempera-
ture in the 70s — they were superb, engaging in
10-, 15-, 20-stroke points that drew standing ova-
preseason and was deemed ready to go, then
goes out and rushes for 38 yards. Sure, the
offensive line had something to do with that,
but it seems to me Gore just wasn’t ready for
the speed and physicalness of a regular sea-
son game.
Once again, the defensive secondary was a
mess, there was no pressure on the opposing
quarterback. The list goes on and on and on.
Does this sound familiar?
Maybe the 49ers recover and find a way to
make the playoffs. But with New Orleans,
Kansas City, Atlanta (which whipped the
49ers last season) and Philadelphia all com-
ing up, there is a real possibility they could
be 0-5 going into the showdown with the
Raiders.
After all the hype about how this is the
year the 49ers break their playoff drought,
the good will built on an undefeated presea-
son was just that — hype.
***
There were a lot of similarities between
the San Mateo-Aragon and Palo Alto-
Burlingame football games Friday night. So
much so that if you read the game stories in
the Daily Journal Saturday, you could swap
the two teams in the articles.
scoring run.
“He has a bunch of agility moves and quick-
ness,” Scheller said. “It’s just his will. Toward
the end of the game, I asked him if he wanted
to be left or right. He said. ‘I don’t care.’”
Naufahu is not a one-man show, however.
Lemoto Filikitonga and Michael Latu would
be featured backs on most any other team in
the Peninsula Athletic League, and Naufahu is
happy to share the load.
“They feed off each other,” Scheller said.
“But [the other backs] know he has that extra
gear.”
As strong as Naufahu was offensively, he
was an equally disruptive force from his line-
backer position. He was in on a number of
tions and camera flashes from the stands, no mat-
ter who hit the winner.
And there were winners aplenty at both ends,
as well as point-extending defense, sneakers
squeaking as they scurried around the court.
Djokovic claimed the second set by breaking
Nadal in the final game, getting back a deep
return off a 122 mph serve. Nadal was on his
heels — a rare sight, indeed — and slapped a
forehand into the net. That gave Djokovic three
breaks in a span of 10 service games, against a
player who was broken twice the first 92 times he
served.
It would be the only set lost of 22 played by
Nadal in New York this year, as he came oh-so-
close to being the first man in a half-century to
win this tournament without dropping a set.
THE DAILY JOURNAL
Both Aragon and Burlingame trailed 7-2 at
halftime. Both committed five turnovers.
Burlingame turned the ball over twice inside
the Palo Alto 10-yard line, Aragon coughed
it up three times in the same area of the field.
Aragon’s defense gave up a number of big
plays, as did the Panthers.
***
Just a bit of an English lesson for my read-
ers. I chastised a Facebook friend over the
weekend and then I saw it again in another
post. While I’m generally kidding, this really
is starting to drive me crazy.
It’s the use word “lose.” Or, as I’ve seen
dozens of times recently, “loose.” “Lose”
means not winning, while “loose” means not
tight. So if you’re favorite team is “loosing,”
well, that’s not actually a word. “Losing,”
which in the case of sports means behind in
the score, would be the appropriate terminol-
ogy.
Just a pet peeve of mine.
Nathan Mollat can be reached by e-mail:
nathan@smdailyjournal.com or by phone: (650)
344-5200 ext. 117.
tackles, including one play in which he was in
the Aragon backfield so quickly he nearly took
the handoff from the Aragon quarterback.
“He did a lot better than we expected (defen-
sively),” Scheller said.
Although it was only one game, the Bearcats
have lofty ambitions this season. One was to
finally knock off Aragon, but Naufahu is hop-
ing it is only the beginning of a magical sea-
son. He wants to be mentioned in the same
sentence with great San Mateo running backs
Toke Kefu and Albert Tiupulotu — the top two
rushers in school history.
“I want to be remembered as one of the
greats,” Naufahu said.
He’s off to a good start.
Nadal was back to his relentless best in the
third and fourth, hitting shots so well that
Djokovic was moved to applaud on occasion.
Nadal broke for 2-1 leads in each of those last
two sets, and got to match point by sprinting to
reach a drop shot and whipping a forehand that
landed right on the baseline.
Djokovic hit a forehand wide to end it, and
Nadal fell backward onto the court with a shout.
He rolled onto his stomach, his chest heaving —
finally the champion in New York after losing in
the semifinals the last two years.
Now he’s the first left-hander to win the U.S.
Open since John McEnroe in 1984, and the first
Spaniard since Manuel Orantes in 1975.
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14 15 16 17 18 19 20 AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE NFL STANDINGS

vs. Dodgers vs.Dodgers vs.Dodgers vs.Brewers vs.Brewers vs.Brewers OFF
East Division East Division
7:15 p.m.
CSN-BA HD
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CSN-BA HD
7:15 p.m.
NBC-11
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CSN-BA HD
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AMERICAN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB W L Pct GB
East
Tampa Bay 87 56 .608 — Philadelphia 84 61 .579 —
W L T Pct PF PA
@Royals @Royals @ Twins @ Twins @ Twins vs. White Sox Atlanta 83 62 .572 1
OFF New York 87 57 .604 1/2 Miami 1 0 0 1.000 15 10
5:10 p.m. 5:10 p.m. 5:10 p.m. 10:10 a.m. 11:10 a.m. 7:05 p.m.
CSN-CAL CSN-CAL CSN-CAL CSN-CAL CSN-CAL CSN-CAL
Florida 73 70 .510 10 New England 1 0 0 1.000 38 24
Boston 80 64 .556 7 1/2
New York 71 73 .493 12 1/2 Buffalo 0 1 0 .000 10 15
Toronto 73 71 .507 14 1/2 N.Y.Jets 0 1 0 .000 9 10
Sept. 15 Sept. 25 Sept. 29 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 16 Washington 60 84 .417 23 1/2
@DC United vs.Houston Baltimore 56 88 .389 31 1/2
vs.Philly @Toronto FC vs.Chicago @Columbus vs.Houston
7 p.m. 1 p.m. 8 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 7 p.m. South
CSN-CAL 7 p.m. Central Division
CSN-CAL ESPN 2 CSN-CAL W L T Pct PF PA
Central Division W L Pct GB Houston 1 0 0 1.000 34 24
Sept. 26 W L Pct GB Cincinnati 82 62 .569 — Jacksonville 1 0 0 1.000 24 17
vs.TBD
Minnesota 85 58 .594 — St.Louis 74 68 .521 7 Tennessee 1 0 0 1.000 38 13
@ CSUEB Indianapolis 0 1 0 .000 24 34
2:30 p.m. Chicago 79 64 .552 6 Houston 69 75 .479 13
Milwaukee 66 77 .462 15 1/2
Detroit 72 72 .500 13 1/2 North
Sept. 12 Sept. 20 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Chicago 63 81 .438 19
vs. Eagles Cleveland 58 85 .406 27 W L T Pct PF PA
@ Seattle vs.Saints @ Chiefs @ Falcons vs. Raiders @ Panthers Pittsburgh 48 95 .336 33 1/2
L 31-6 5:30 p.m. 10 a.m. 5:20 p.m. 1:05 p.m. 10 a.m. Baltimore 1 0 0 1.000 10 9
10 a.m. Kansas City 58 85 .406 27
ESPN FOX FOX NBC CBS FOX Pittsburgh 1 0 0 1.000 15 9
West Division Cincinnati 0 1 0 .000 24 38
Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 West Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 0 1 0 .000 14 17
@ Titans vs. Rams @ Cardinals vs. Texans vs. Chargers @ 49ers @ Broncos W L Pct GB San Diego 81 62 .566 —
L 38-13 1:05 p.m. 1:15 p.m. 1:05 p.m. 1:15 p.m. 1:05 p.m. 1:15 p.m. West
FOX CBS CBS CBS CBS CBS Texas 80 63 .559 — San Francisco 81 63 .563 1/2 W L T Pct PF PA
Oakland 72 71 .503 8 Colorado 79 65 .549 2 1/2 Kansas City 0 0 0 .000 0 0
LOCAL SCOREBOARD TRANSACTIONS Los Angeles 70 73 .490 10 Los Angeles
Arizona
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Denver
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Seattle 55 89 .382 25 1/2 Oakland 0 1 0 .000 13 38
GIRLS’ TENNIS TRACK & FIELD
Menlo-Atherton 5,Woodside 2 USA Track and Field Sunday’s Games
SINGLES — Martinez-Cobian (W) d.Keating
6-1, 6-2; Sommer (MA) d. Veridiano 6-1, 6-4; USATF—Fired chief executive officer Doug Sunday’s Games
Philadelphia 3,N.Y.Mets 0 NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Taylor-Keeling (W) d.Diller 6-3, 6-4; Fantazzi Logan. Detroit 6,Baltimore 2 Pittsburgh 3,Cincinnati 1 East
(MA) d. Wong 6-2, 6-4. DOUBLES — Scan- BASEBALL Minnesota 6,Cleveland 2 Florida 6,Washington 5 W L T Pct PF PA
danous-Rehlander (MA) d. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS AS- Toronto 5,Tampa Bay 4 Houston 7,L.A.Dodgers 4 Washington 1 0 0 1.000 13 7
Houghton-Hennafarth 6-4, 6-0; Roat- SOCIATION—Named Ian Penny senior labor N.Y.Giants 1 0 0 1.000 31 18
attorney. Chicago White Sox 12,Kansas City 6 Milwaukee 2,Chicago Cubs 0
Shumway-Laplant (MA) d.Nicolet-Reed 6-0, Dallas 0 1 0 .000 7 13
6-1;Queloi-Jones (MA) d.Myers-Schott 6-0,6- American League Texas 4,N.Y.Yankees 1 Colorado 4,Arizona 2 Philadelphia 0 1 0 .000 20 27
0. BOSTON RED SOX—Selected the contract L.A.Angels 3,Seattle 0 San Francisco 6,San Diego 1
of LHP Rich Hill from Pawtucket (IL). Trans- Boston 5,Oakland 3
St.Louis 7,Atlanta 3 South
GIRLS’ WATER POLO ferred 1B Kevin Youkilis to the 60-day DL. Monday’s Games W L T Pct PF PA
Saturday OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Transferred OF-1B Monday’s Games New Orleans 1 0 0 1.000 14 9
St.Francis Invitational Cincinnati 7,Arizona 2
Conor Jackson to the 60-day DL. Oakland 3,Kansas City 1 Philadelphia 11,Florida 4
Tampa Bay 1 0 0 1.000 17 14
3rd-place match Atlanta 0 1 0 .000 9 15
Sacred Heart Prep 5,Menlo-Atherton 1 TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Named Jay Sartori Baltimore 4,Toronto 3,11 innings N.Y.Mets 1,Pittsburgh 0,10 innings
SHP 0 1 2 2 — 5 assistant general manager. Activated 3B Carolina 0 1 0 .000 18 31
Edwin Encarnacion from 15-day DL. Tampa Bay 1,N.Y.Yankees 0,11 innings Atlanta 4,Washington 0
MA 0 0 0 1 — 1
National League Boston 5,Seattle 1 Houston 4,Milwaukee 2 North
SHP goal scorers — Flessel,Temple 2;Sheri-
dan. SHP goalie saves — Donahoe 15. ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Purchased Tuesday’s Games Chicago Cubs 5,St.Louis 1 W L T Pct PF PA
Records — Sacred Heart Prep 3-1. the contract of C Konrad Schmidt from Mo- San Diego 6,Colorado 4 Chicago 1 0 0 1.000 19 14
L.A. Angels (Kazmir 8-13) at Cleveland (Tomlin 3-
bile (SL). Designated RHP Cesar Valdez for Green Bay 1 0 0 1.000 27 20
Tuesday’s Games
Semifinals assignment. 3),4:05 p.m. Detroit 0 1 0 .000 14 19
Arizona (D.Hudson 5-1) at Cincinnati (Tr.Wood 5- Minnesota 0 1 0 .000 9 14
Davis 11,Sacred Heart Prep 3 CINCINNATI REDS—Acquired INF-OF Willie Toronto (Sh.Hill 0-1) at Baltimore (Arrieta 5-6),4:05 2),7:10 p.m.
SHP 1 0 1 1 — 3 Bloomquist from Kansas City for either a p.m.
Davis 2 2 4 3 — 11 Philadelphia (Hamels 10-10) at Florida (Mendez 1- West
player to be named or cash. Recalled RHP 0),7:10 p.m.
SHP goals — Bocci, Flessel, Westcott. SHP Jared Burton from Louisville (IL). N.Y.Yankees (Nova 1-0) at Tampa Bay (Garza 14-8), W L T Pct PF PA
goalie saves — Donahoe 8; Ferrando. Pittsburgh (Duke 7-13) at N.Y. Mets (Dickey 10-6), Arizona 1 0 0 1.000 17 13
PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Claimed RHP Chris 4:10 p.m. 7:10 p.m.
Leroux off waivers from Florida.Designated Detroit (Bonderman 8-9) at Texas (D.Holland 3-3), Seattle 1 0 0 1.000 31 6
GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL Washington (Li.Hernandez 9-11) at Atlanta (Jur-
RHP Brian Bass for assignment. rjens 7-5),7:10 p.m.
San Francisco 0 1 0 .000 6 31
Friday SAN DIEGO PADRES—Activated OF Tony
5:05 p.m. St.Louis 0 1 0 .000 13 17
Sacred Heart Prep def. Pinewood 25-14, Gwynn Jr.from the 15-day DL. Minnesota (Liriano 13-7) at Chicago White Sox Milwaukee (Capuano 3-3) at Houston (Norris 7-8),
25-6, 25-5 (Highlights: SHP — Abuel-Saud 8:05 p.m.
BASKETBALL (Danks 13-10),5:10 p.m. Sunday’s Games
10 kills, 7 digs; Ebner 9 kills, 6 aces). Records Chicago Cubs (R.Wells 6-13) at St.Louis (Wainwright Chicago 19,Detroit 14
— Sacred Heart Prep 6-3 overall. National Basketball Association Oakland (G.Gonzalez 14-8) at Kansas City (Greinke 18-10),8:15 p.m.
Tennessee 38,Oakland 13
CHICAGO BULLS—Named Michael Reins- 8-12),5:10 p.m. San Diego (Garland 13-11) at Colorado (Hammel Miami 15,Buffalo 10
WHAT’S ON TAP dorf president and chief operating officer.
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS—Signed F Boston (Matsuzaka 9-5) at Seattle (French 4-5),7:10
10-7),8:40 p.m.
L.A.Dodgers (Kershaw 11-10) at San Francisco (Zito
Pittsburgh 15,Atlanta 9,OT
Jacksonville 24,Denver 17
TODAY Louis Amundson to a two-year contract. p.m. 8-12),10:15 p.m.
Houston 34,Indianapolis 24
GIRLS’ TENNIS FOOTBALL Wednesday’s Games Wednesday’s Games N.Y.Giants 31,Carolina 18
Notre Dame-Belmont at St. Ignatius,3:30 p.m.;Half National Football League Boston at Seattle,3:40 p.m. Washington at Atlanta,9:10 a.m. New England 38,Cincinnati 24
Moon Bay at Burlingame, Menlo-Atherton at NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Released LB Milwaukee at Houston,11:05 a.m. Tampa Bay 17,Cleveland 14
Aragon,Mills at San Mateo,El Camino at Woodside, Marques Murrell. L.A.Angels at Cleveland,4:05 p.m.
Hillsdale vs. Westmoor at Skyline College,Oceana at San Diego at Colorado,12:10 p.m. Arizona 17,St.Louis 13
GOLF Toronto at Baltimore,4:05 p.m. Seattle 31,San Francisco 6
Terra Nova, Sequoia at South City,4 p.m. Arizona at Cincinnati,4:10 p.m.
BOYS’ WATER POLO Ladies Professional Golf Association N.Y.Yankees at Tampa Bay,4:10 p.m. Green Bay 27,Philadelphia 20
Philadelphia at Florida,4:10 p.m.
San Mateo at Half Moon Bay, 3 p.m.; Aragon at LPGA—Announced Peter Carfagna and Detroit at Texas,5:05 p.m. Washington 13,Dallas 7
Woodside Priory,4 p.m. Michael Trager have been elected as inde- Pittsburgh at N.Y.Mets,4:10 p.m. Monday’s Game
GIRLS’ WATER POLO pendent directors on the LPGA Board of Minnesota at Chicago White Sox,5:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs at St.Louis,5:15 p.m. Baltimore 10,N.Y.Jets 9
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16 Tuesday • Sept. 14, 2010
New drug-resistant superbugs found in three states
By Marilynn Marcione
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BOSTON — An infectious-disease night-
mare is unfolding: Bacteria that have been
made resistant to nearly all antibiotics by an
alarming new gene have sickened people in
three states and are popping up all over the
world, health officials reported Monday.
The U.S. cases and two others in Canada
all involve people who had recently received
medical care in India, where the problem is
widespread. A British medical journal
revealed the risk last month in an article
describing dozens of cases in Britain in peo-
ple who had gone to India for medical proce-
dures.
How many deaths the gene may have
caused is unknown; there is no central track-
ing of such cases. So far, the gene has mostly
been found in bacteria that cause gut or uri-
nary infections.
Scientists have long feared this — a very
adaptable gene that hitches onto many types
HEALTH THE DAILY JOURNAL
from, said Dr. Patrice Nordmann, a microbi-
“It’s a great concern,”because drug resistance ology professor at South-Paris Medical
has been rising and few new antibiotics are in development. School. India is an overpopulated country
that overuses antibiotics and has widespread
...It’s just a matter of time....We want physicians to look for it.” diarrheal disease and many people without
— Dr.M.Lindsay Grayson,director of infectious diseases at the University of Melbourne clean water.
“The ingredients are there” for widespread
of common germs and confers broad drug Three types of bacteria were involved, and transmission, he said. “It’s going to spread by
resistance, creating dangerous “superbugs.” three different mechanisms let the gene plane all over the world.”
“It’s a great concern,” because drug resist- become part of them. The U.S. patients were not related. The
ance has been rising and few new antibiotics “We want physicians to look for it,” espe- California woman needed hospital care after
are in development, said Dr. M. Lindsay cially in patients who have traveled recently being in a car accident in India. The Illinois
Grayson, director of infectious diseases at the to India or Pakistan, she said. man had pre-existing medical problems and a
University of Melbourne in Australia. “It’s What can people do? urinary catheter, and is thought to have con-
just a matter of time” until the gene spreads Don’t add to the drug resistance problem, tracted an infection with the gene while trav-
more widely person-to-person, he said. experts say. Don’t pressure your doctors for eling in India. The case from Massachusetts
Grayson heads an American Society for antibiotics if they say they aren’t needed, use involved a woman from India who had sur-
Microbiology conference in Boston, which the ones you are given properly, and try to gery and chemotherapy for cancer there and
was buzzing with reports of the gene, called avoid infections by washing your hands. then traveled to the U.S.
NDM-1 and named for New Delhi. The gene is carried by bacteria that can Lab tests showed their germs were not
The U.S. cases occurred this year in people spread hand-to-mouth, which makes good killed by the types of drugs normally used to
from California, Massachusetts and Illinois, hygiene very important. treat drug-resistant infections, including “the
said Brandi Limbago, a lab chief at the It’s also why health officials are so con- last-resort class of antibiotics that physicians
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. cerned about where the threat is coming
go to,” Limbago said.
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Practice really does make perfect
By Eric Heiden
TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES
Improving performance and
reducing the risk of injury during
exercise is not just a matter of
building your strength or
endurance. Efficient movement
also plays a role, and that comes
only with repetition.
In that sense, practice does make
perfect.
When exercise performance
physician Massimo Testa, M.D.,
began working with champion
cyclists, he found that they could
not leg-press as much weight as
many weight lifters or body-
builders. Instead, they applied less
leg strength with greater efficient-
ly. In lab efficiency tests, Testa also
observed that the most efficient
cyclists were not the professionals
who rode 25,000 miles a year, but
the cyclists over age 60 who had
pedaled the most total lifetime
miles. Testa realized that as people
lose strength through age, their
brain unconsciously compensates
by streamlining the movement of
muscles more wisely and economi-
cally.
Since then, Testa has tracked the
phenomenon in athletes of all lev-
els and many sports. The more
complicated the sport’s techniques,
he finds, the more efficiency you
can gain. “Someone who doesn’t
swim, for example, will be very
inefficient if he falls in the water,”
says Testa. “He will very likely use
every muscle in his body just to
stay afloat. After a few swim les-
sons, however, he’ll be much more
controlled and efficient, using only
the muscles that serve his purpose,
without even thinking about it.”
Cycling is less complicated than
swimming, but more complicated
than, say, walking. When you bicy-
cle, muscles in your legs, abdomen
and chest contract and relax in a
synchronized way. Your quads con-
tract to push the pedal down while
your hamstrings relax. Your brain
orchestrates this by sending a sig-
nal along a nerve to your muscles,
causing them to fire in the right
sequence. Relax, contract, relax,
contract. On, off, on, off. It sounds
simple, but this simultaneous con-
tract-relax sequence is neurologi-
cally quite complicated. Without
practice (and below the level of
consciousness), your muscles can
be out of sync. Your quads may
contract and push down the pedal
before your hamstrings relax,
resulting in what Testa calls “inter-
nal biomechanical resistance.”
As you add to your lifetime totals
of riding, walking, running, swim-
HEALTH Tuesday • Sept. 14, 2010 17
ming, dancing and so on, a stronger
and more streamlined connection
develops between your brain and
your muscles. The muscle and the
nerve that serves that muscle work
as a team called a motor unit. With
repetition, your brain learns to
recruit (or call on) the right motor
unit, depending on the muscular
contraction you need. The brain
also recruits more motor units.
More circuits and more connec-
tions smooth and strengthen the
delivery of information. Your mus-
cles contract and relax more pre-
cisely and work against one anoth-
er less often, thus every mile, stride
and lap you do reduces those inter-
nal biomechanical resistances. At a
certain point, your body will top
out on its ability to improve its uti-
lization of oxygen, but improve-
ment will continue because exer-
cise economy will allow you to
perform the motion using less ener-
gy.
The payoff of repetition is cumu-
lative, adding up over the course of
your entire lifetime. To increase
your biomechanical efficiency
more rapidly, you can try sport-
specific drills designed for that
purpose. But better efficiency will
happen on its own, just by per- When you bicycle,muscles in your legs,abdomen and chest contract and
forming your favorite activities relax in a synchronized way.Your quads contract to push the pedal down
repeatedly. while your hamstrings relax.
18 Tuesday • Sept. 14, 2010
Antibiotics can FDA mulls pulling diet pill
alter beneficial
stomach germs
By Lauran Neergaard
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — Antibiotics can temporarily upset your
stomach, but now it turns out that repeatedly taking them can
trigger long-lasting changes in all those good germs that live
in your gut, raising questions about lingering ill effects.
Nobody yet knows if that leads to later health problems. But
the finding is the latest in a flurry of research raising questions
about how the customized bacterial zoo that thrives in our
intestines forms — and whether the wrong type or amount
plays a role in ailments from obesity to inflammatory bowel
disease to asthma.
Don’t be grossed out: This is a story in part about, well,
poop. Three healthy adults collected weeks of stool samples
so that scientists could count exactly how two separate rounds
of a fairly mild antibiotic caused a surprising population shift
in their microbial netherworld — as some original families of
germs plummeted and other types moved in to fill the gap.
It’s also a story of how we coexist with trillions of bacteria,
fungi and other microbes in the skin, the nose, the digestive
tract, what scientists call the human microbiome. Many are
beneficial, even indispensable, especially the gut bacteria that
play an underappreciated role in overall health.
“Gut communities are fundamentally important in the
development of our immune system,” explains Dr. David
Relman of Stanford University, who led the antibiotic study
published Monday in Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences. “Let’s not take them for granted.”
Next, Relman plans to track if antibiotics during the first or
two year of life, when youngsters form what will become their
See ALTER, Page 19
HEALTH
By Matthew Perrone
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — Almost a year
after studies showed the diet pill Meridia
increases heart attack and stroke risk,
U.S. health regulators announced they
will consider pulling the Abbott
Laboratories’ drug off the market.
Meridia has been sold since 1997, but
data released in November showed
patients with heart disease taking the
drug had a more than 11 percent risk of
cardiovascular risks compared with 10
percent of those taking a placebo.
European regulators pulled the product
off the market in January.
However, the FDA said Monday that it
is considering a range of options for the
drug, including simply adding more
warning labels.
A 170-page FDA review posted online
contains analyses by half a dozen agency
scientists, at least two of whom seem to
favor withdrawing the drug. One review-
er points out that the weight reduction
benefits of Meridia, known generically
as sibutramine, have not been significant
— with patients losing an average of 4
percent of their original weight.
“Given the modest decrease in body
weight associated with sibutramine and
the potentially substantial weight regain
with discontinuation of therapy, even a
Health regulators announced they will
consider pulling Meridia off the market.
small increase in cardiovascular risk
seems unwarranted,” states Dr. Simone
Pinheiro, of the agency’s epidemiology
division.
In a public hearing Wednesday, an
outside panel of experts will weigh in
on the course of action FDA should
take. The agency is not required to fol-
low the group’s advice, although it often
does.
Meridia has drawn criticism from pub-
lic safety advocates for years, and earli-
er this month the editors of the New
England Journal of Medicine called on
the FDA to withdraw the pill.
“It is difficult to discern a credible
rationale for keeping this medication on
THE DAILY JOURNAL
the market,” the journal’s editorial con-
cluded. Meridia was approved against
the majority opinion of FDA’s outside
advisers, who highlighted the potential
for heart problems.
The drug later won approval in
Europe, though regulators there called
on Abbott to study the drug’s effect on
pre-existing heart conditions.
The research involved about 10,700
overweight or obese people 55 or older
who had heart disease, diabetes or both
and were treated for about 3 1/2 years.
According to results issued late last year,
patients taking Meridia had a slightly
higher risk of heart attack, stroke or
other fatal heart problems than those tak-
ing placebo.
European regulators withdrew the
drug from the market on the results,
while the FDA bolstered the drug’s
warning label, underscoring the risks to
patients with heart problems. In the U.S.
the drug is contraindicated for patients
with a history of heart disease, though
prescribers do not always follow such
guidelines.
A large portion of the FDA’s analysis
issued Monday analyzes data from the
10,000-patient study. Since trial
enrollees already had a history of heart
disease, several scientists said it was dif-
ficult to parse out which heart problems
were caused by the drug.
THE DAILY JOURNAL
SCORES
Continued from page 1
“For the eighth year in a row, California
schools have made gains in academic achieve-
ment and narrowing the achievement gap,”
State Superintendent Jack O’Connell said in a
prepared statement. “While we cannot be sat-
isfied until the achievement gap is eliminated
and all students are well-prepared for college
and careers, this significant progress should
be celebrated.”
API scores range from 200 to 1,000, with
200 being far below basic, 500 being below
basic, 700 being basic, 875 being proficient
and 1,000 being advanced. The statewide API
performance target for all schools is 800.
Gains and losses were widespread across
San Mateo County district schools.
For the first time in a number of years,
North Star Academy in Redwood City was
knocked off its reign of holding the highest
score in the county. Two Hillsborough schools
— West Elementary with 987 and North
Elementary with 986 — squeaked past North
Star which earned 985, a 4-point drop.
Thirty-two schools in San Mateo County
NORTON
Continued from page 1
jurors to believe she is the one culpable and
that Quincy Norton simply fled the scene after
discovering the body because he knew he
would be blamed.
Prosecutor Al Giannini never said Johnson
was innocent — she is “in this up to her eyes,”
he said — but told jurors their job is to weigh
the evidence against Norton rather than con-
template her role.
Norton’s role, according to Giannini, was
that of a jealous, philandering husband who
previously beat his wife and couldn’t accept
that the 31-year-old mother of his three chil-
dren was filing for divorce. The couple had a
tumultuous relationship, according to both
sides, punctuated by Norton’s drinking and
infidelities, including the affair with Johnson
which produced a daughter. Tamika Norton
reached her breaking point when her husband
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Continued from page 18
unique set of gut bacteria, seem to predispose
children to later immune-related diseases.
Antibiotics already should be used cau-
tiously because they can spur infection-caus-
ing bacteria to become drug-resistant. The
LOCAL/HEALTH
APR scores
To view the full 2009-10 Accountability
Progress Report visit smdailyjournal.com
scored over 900 points, none of which were
high schools. All schools within the
Hillsborough City, Las Lomitas Elementary,
Menlo Park City Elementary and Portola
Valley Elementary school districts scored over
900. When it comes to high schools, Mills
took the top spot scoring 852 followed by
Carlmont in Belmont with 835.
On the other end of the spectrum, Garfield
Elementary took the bottom spot county-wide
scoring 606, which came with a 77-point loss
from last year. Last year was a transition year
for the school which previously was a charter
school. In February 2009, the board voted to
disband the charter unit of it due to forecasted
financial strain. As a result, the school become
a traditional school rejoining the Redwood
City Elementary School District.
Not meeting the standards can mean a loss
of funding or control for schools and school
districts. These thresholds of understanding
will begin to increase next year to meet the
requirements of the federal No Child Left
came home once “stinking drunk” and decid-
ed to take the couple’s 1-year-old daughter
outside.
“Now he was a danger to the children and
that was intolerable,” Giannini said.
Tamika Norton’s close friend also died sud-
denly of leukemia, making her realize she
needed Norton out of her life, Giannini said.
Rather than accept that, Giannini told jurors
that Norton stabbed his wife several times
with a kitchen knife on the day she was
expected to attend her friend’s funeral before
scooping up the three children and driving
them in her car to the home of his brother’s
common-law wife. He remained at large for
five weeks.
The timing of Tamika Norton’s death, and
the events of the night before, are critical
points of contention in the trial. The two older
Norton children, 7 and 9 at the time, will tes-
tify about hearing her scream their names and
Quincy Norton Jr. will tell jurors he saw his
father standing and holding her down in the
couple’s bedroom.
new research raises different questions about
effects on beneficial bacteria — and if abnor-
malities in the microbiome really are linked to
health problems, how those changes might
begin.
“We should start paying attention to this,”
says Dr. Martin Blaser, a microbiome special-
ist at New York University Langone Medical
Center, who wasn’t involved with Relman’s
work but also is planning to study the issue in
Behind Act. At that point, it may become
harder for districts and schools to meet the tar-
get growth. These objectives increase over
time so that, by the 2013-14 school year, 100
percent of students at all schools must score at
the proficient level or above.
Countywide, five schools were added to
program improvement: John F. Kennedy
Elementary and Margaret Pauline Brown
Elementary in Daly City; Ingrid B. Lacy
Middle and Sunset Ridge Elementary in
Pacifica; and Albion H. Horrall Elementary in
San Mateo.
A number of schools — Alvin S. Hatch
Elementary, Manuel F. Cunha Intermediate,
Thomas R. Pollicita Middle, Pescadero
Elementary and Middle, Belle Haven
Elementary, Costano Elementary, Green Oaks
Academy, Cesar Chavez Elementary, Willow
Oaks Elementary, Fair Oaks Elementary,
Garfield Elementary, Hoover Elementary,
Roosevelt Elementary, THE Bayside S.T.E.M.
ACADEMY, College Park Elementary,
Parkway Heights Middle — are in the fifth
year of program improvement, which requires
reorganization — a step most of the schools
already began.
A district can also enter program
improvement when one or more sub-
groups fail to make the annual growth goal
Maguire told jurors the young boys are con-
fused about dates and times, mixing up an ear-
lier argument between their parents with the
morning their mother died. On July 21, 2006,
Norton went to Johnson’s Milpitas home and
infuriated her because he couldn’t stay long,
she said.
Johnson, according to Maguire, left with
Norton’s keys. He allegedly fell asleep, wak-
ing in the early hours to Johnson washing up,
and drove home to Daly City where he found
his wife on the ground in a pool of blood.
Johnson has thought the couple’s marriage
was nearing its ends but when he began put-
ting his wife first after her friend died, the girl-
friend realized “he was starting to slip away
again,” Maguire said.
Maguire plans to cement her case with
DNA evidence, placing Johnson in the home
on Mira Vista Court and — possibly more
damning — in blood splatter in the kitchen
and on a knife handle.
Giannini told jurors there is more evidence
fingering Norton than the words of his two
sons but that the testimony, particularly the
children. “The main point is that antibiotic use
is not free in a biological sense.”
Everyone is born with an essentially sterile
digestive tract, but within days the gut is over-
run with bacteria from mom and dad, the envi-
ronment, first foods. Ultimately, a healthy per-
son’s intestinal tract teems with hundreds of
species of microbes, the body’s biggest con-
centration, with many involved in such things
as digestion and immune reaction.
Tuesday • Sept. 14, 2010 19
for two consecutive years.
The San Mateo Union High School District
entered into his second year of program
improvement.
Two schools in the Redwood City
Elementary School District — Henry Ford
and Hawes — are no longer in program
improvement.
“This tremendous accomplishment is the
result of a lot of hard work on the part of
teachers, principals and district staff, who
have worked together to thoroughly analyze
student data, identify areas of need and target
classroom teaching to address areas where
students need additional work or additional
challenge,” Superintendent Jan Christensen
said in a press release.
The San Mateo-Foster City Elementary
School District believes over 1,900 test scores
were omitted from the calculations released
Monday. As a result, district officials request-
ed a meeting with Educational Testing Service
and the California Department of Education to
correct the numbers. Individual scores were
correct but not all were included in the com-
piled formula used to create district and
school scores, according to the district.
For more information visit
www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/ar/.
recollection of hearing their dying mother
scream, is what will bring the case together.
“When you hear those boys, you’re going to
believe them and when you believe them
you’re going to know who the killer is,”
Giannini said. “The killer is in this courtroom
and his name is Quincy Norton.”
Just after opening statements, one male
juror was dismissed for having conducted
online research about parties involved in the
case.
Norton’s trial is actually his second time
before a jury in this case. In May 15, 2008,
jurors found Norton guilty of first-degree
murder and the use of a knife. The conviction
was overturned in May 2009 when Judge
Craig Parsons found that the defendant’s
attorney had provided inadequate representa-
tion by not re-testing the potential murder
weapon for DNA.
If Norton is convicted again of the same
charges, he faces 26 years to life in prison.
Norton remains in custody on no-bail status.
The prosecution continues its case today.
In the not-so-healthy, scientists have discov-
ered that overweight people harbor different
types and amounts of gut bacteria than lean
people, and that losing weight can change that
bacterial makeup. They’ve also found links to
other digestive diseases, precancerous colon
polyps — and even are pursuing a theory that
early use of antibiotics disrupts the develop-
ing microbiome in ways that spur autoim-
mune disorders like asthma or allergies.
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Calendar
TUESDAY, SEPT. 14
Registration deadline for
Newcomers Club Luncheon.
Meeting date is Tuesday, Sept. 21.
New and longtime residents — San
Mateo County: noon, CreoLa Bistro,
344 El Camino Real, San Carlos
$25. Program: speaker from
S.P.A.R.K.S. For more information
call Sharon at 578-9208.
Stay Fit at Little House. 7:30 a.m.
to 8:40 a.m. Little House Fitness
Center, 800 Middle Ave., Menlo
Park. Stay in shape by Taiji/Qi Gong
exercises. $12 members, $14 non-
members. For more information call
326-2025.
Stay Fit at Little House. 9 a.m. to
10 a.m. Little House Fitness Center,
800 Middle Ave., Menlo Park. Stay
in shape by Qi Gong exercises. $12
members, $14 non-members. For
more information call 326-2025.
Emergency Preparedness
Workshop. 10 a.m. Twin Pines
Senior and Community Center, 20
Twin Pines Lane, Belmont. Learn
how to prepare for a disaster and set
up a support network. Free. For more
information call 595-7444.
Beautiful, Vital, Fragile Exhibit at
Filoli Fine Art Photography
Exhibit. 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Filoli
Gardens, 86 Cañada Road,
Woodside. An exhibit of 22 Fine Art
Photographs which highlight the
variety and beauty of wildlife in the
Bay Area. Free for members, adult
$15, seniors $12, students $5, free
for children under four. For more
information call 364-8300.
Animals in Action. 10:30 a.m.
Coyote Point Museum, 1651 Coyote
Point Drive, San Mateo. Witness
Coyote Point museum’s animals
engaging in all kinds of activities.
Free with admission which starts at
$4. For more information visit coy-
oteptmuseum.org.
Story Time at Coyote Point
Museum. 11 a.m. Coyote Point
Museum, 1651 Coyote Point Drive,
San Mateo. Enjoy an enriching story
with an animal presentation and
exploration activity. Great for chil-
dren 2 to 8 years old. Free with
admission which starts at $4. For
more information visit coyoteptmu-
seum.org.
Soroptimist of Burlingame-San
Mateo Lunch. 12:15 p.m. to 1:30
p.m. Luceti’s, 109 W. 25th Ave., San
Mateo. Join us for lunch to hear
Marilyn Lawrence, general manager
of KCSM TV and FM speak. $20.
For more information call 293-1147.
Tuesday Tea at Little House. 2 p.m.
to 3 p.m. 800 Middle Ave., Menlo
Park. Dr. Thomas Rossing will dis-
cuss ‘The Science of Musical
Instruments,’ concentrating on the
sound of production of string, wood-
wind, brass and percussion. $1 mem-
bers, $2 non-members. For more
information call 326-2025.
California Women Lead — San
Mateo County Chapter
Appointments Training. 5:30 p.m.
to 7:30 p.m. Millbrae Library, 1
Library Ave., Millbrae. Learn how to
get involved in the community by
applying for and getting appoint-
ments to local boards or commis-
sions. Free. For more information or
to register visit cawomenlead.org.
Dancing on the Square:
Charleston/Swing. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Courthouse Square, 2200 Broadway,
Redwood City. Free. For more infor-
mation visit
redwoodcity.org/events/dancin-
gonthesquare.
Graduate Information Forum.
6:30 p.m. Ralston Hall Mansion,
1500 Ralston Ave., Belmont. Meet
with program directors and learn
about opportunities at Notre Dame
de Namur University. For more
information or to reserve a spot call
508-3600.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 15
‘900 Lives of Vision’ Drawings by
Leigh Toldi. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Avenue
25 Gallery, 32 W. 25th Ave. Second
Floor, San Mateo. Nine-hundred tiny
drawings celebrating the overwhelm-
ing courage humans have to live suc-
cessful and creative lives during
times of stress. Free. For more infor-
mation visit toldileigh.blogspot.com.
Beautiful, Vital, Fragile Exhibit at
Filoi Fine Art Photography
Exhibit. 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Filoli
Gardens, 86 Cañada Road,
Woodside. An exhibit of 22 Fine Art
Photographs which highlight the
variety and beauty of wildlife in the
Bay Area. Free for members, adult
$15, seniors $12, students $5, free
for children under four. For more
information call 364-8300.
Mom and baby yoga. 10:30 a.m.
Yoga at Change, 400 Ben Franklin
Court, San Mateo. Come and do lit-
tle infant massages, baby yoga, deep
relaxation and breathing to calm
Mom and baby. For more informa-
tion call 340-9642.
Community Forums at Little
House; ‘Gizmos & Gadgets for
Grandparents and
Grandchildren.’ 11 a.m. Garden
Room, Community Forum at Little
House. 800 Middle Ave., Menlo
Park. Benjamin Lewis will talk about
ways of maintaining intergenera-
tional relationships in a fun manner.
Free. For more information contact
326 2025.
Third Annual Housing Hero
Awards. 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. San
Mateo Main Library, 55 W. Third
Ave., San Mateo. Celebrate individu-
als who help secure stable housing
for people with complicated behav-
ioral, medical, financial and social
issues. Free. For more information
call 573-2306 or e-mail mfuller-
ton@co.sanmateo.ca.us.
Computer Coach. 10:30 a.m.
Belmont Library, 1110 Alameda de
las Pulgas, Belmont. Drop into this
relaxed and welcoming tutoring ses-
sion with all your technical questions
for one one one help. For more infor-
mation call 591-8286.
Movies at Little House. 1:30 p.m.
The Roslyn G. Morris Activity
Center, 800 Middle Ave., Menlo
Park. Come out to enjoy the movie
‘Andre Rieu: Live In Tuscan’ at the
Little House auditorium. $2 mem-
bers, $3 non-members. For more
information contact 326-2025.
Paws and Claws Wildlife Show.
1:30 p.m. Coyote Point Museum
1651 Coyote Point Drive, San
Mateo. Come to the Wildlife Theatre
and learn about Coyote Point
Museum’s non-releasable animals.
Free with admission which starts at
$4. For more information visit coy-
oteptmuseum.org.
‘Change is Calling: The
Environmental Surrealist Art of
Michelle Waters.’ 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Norte Dame de Namur University,
Carl Gilbert and Cecilia Gellert
Library, 1500 Ralston Ave.,
Belmont. Local artist Michelle
Waters presents paintings concern-
ing the environment crisis.
Coffee with Cops. 6 p.m. Belmont
Library, 1110 Alameda de las Pulgas,
Belmont. In this session of Coffe
with Cops, we’ll be addressing back-
to-school drug awareness. For more
information call 591-8286.
New Residential Recycle
Collection Services. 7 p.m. to 8:30
p.m. City Hall, 1017 Middlefield
Road, Redwood City. The communi-
ty is invited to learn more about the
new collection services. Free. For
more information call 780-7305.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 16
Stay Fit at Little House. 8:30 a.m.
to 9:40 a.m. Little House Fitness
Center, 800 Middle Ave., Menlo
Park. Stay in shape by Taiji/Qi Gong
exercises. $12 members, $14 non-
members. For more information call
326-2025.
‘900 Lives of Vision’ Drawings by
Leigh Toldi. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Avenue
25 Gallery, 32 W. 25th Ave. Second
Floor, San Mateo. 900 tiny drawings
celebrating the overwhelming
courage humans have to live success-
ful and creative lives during times of
stress. Free. For more information
visit toldileigh.blogspot.com.
Third Annual Quils, Craft and
Sewing Festival. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
San Mateo Event Center, Fiesta Hall,
1346 Saratoga Drive, San Mateo.
Festival runs through Saturday. $8
for parking, $10 for a three-day pass.
For more information visit quiltcraft-
sew.com.
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with his family and got his first good
night’s sleep Sunday.
“My house was jumping like crazy. I
thought it was an earthquake or bomb or
airplane. I want to make sure my home is
safe to go back into,” Locon said.
Even if it is safe to occupy, Locon and
his family might move out of the neigh-
borhood. Locon, who resides at 2791
Concord Way, suffered second-degree
burns on his hands from the heat of the
fire.
While Locon was grateful the city
held yesterday’s meeting, some victims
were becoming increasingly discour-
aged by not being able to access their
homes and others were wary of the
politicizing of the event and aftermath.
“I’m feeling this surge of frustration,”
Magoolaghan said. “I’m not paying my
mortgage so I can live in a hotel.”
Magoolaghan, his expectant wife Betti
and three children, have been holed up in
a Residence Inn since a gas line burst
causing a fire that covered more than 10
acres and raged for hours.
His home was red-tagged, meaning it
was either totally destroyed or will no
longer be habitable.
“We just want access to our home,” he
said.
He and his wife have had to spend
time at the Department of Motor
Vehicles and Social Security
Administration offices replacing docu-
ments lost in the blaze.
“A surprise baby shower for my wife
was set for Saturday that had to be can-
celed. My daughter misses her favorite
pillow. They don’t have any toys,” said
Magoolaghan, who lived at 1611
Claremont Drive.
A meeting for “devastated home own-
ers” was hosted by San Bruno Mayor
Jim Ruane and City Manager Connie
PG&E
Continued from page 1
heal scars or restore values,” said Chris
Johns, Pacific Gas and Electric
Company president. “Some of the things
lost have no monetary value. There is a
time for healing and rebuilding. We are
committed to making that happen.”
Over the weekend, the PG&E board
voted to make up to $100 million avail-
able to rebuild the city and cover costs of
those affected now, said PG&E
President and CEO Peter Darbee. The
money, Johns explained, can be used in a
number of ways.
First, citizens whose homes were
destroyed or damaged will receive
$15,000, $25,000 or $50,000 to cover
immediate day-to-day expenses, he said.
That money will not require a waiver be
signed. Second, it will help cover insur-
ance premiums or a lack of insurance.
Lastly, the money is for the city to
rebuild, said Johns. On that note, a $3
PROCESS
Continued from page 1
officials from the National
Transportation Safety Board, the
California Public Utilities Commission,
the Federal Emergency Management
Agency, the Pipeline Hazardous
Material Safety Administration and the
Small Business Administration to
explain their parts in the investigation
and to answer any questions.
Most questions the audience had could
not be answered last night, however.
Glenview Drive resident Gus Gomez
wanted to know the future plan for the
pipe that burst Thursday night, leaving a
126-foot long crater in the middle of the
street.
A CPUC official, Richard Clark, said
Jackson with U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier in
attendance.
The press was kept out of the event to
protect the privacy of victims.
Ruane assured residents affected by
the blaze that the city would stand
behind them.
“These people have lost everything.
Rebuilding is not just physical, it is men-
tal too. It will take them quite a while to
recover,” Ruane said.
The mayor said victims of the fire
would be provided housing “one way or
another,” free of charge.
It was the first time that all affected
residents had been assembled in one
room, the city manager said.
“The city is prepared to take victims
by the hand individually to walk them
through the process of getting back into
their homes or claiming their belong-
ings,” Jackson said.
Up to 10 families whose homes were
yellow-tagged were allowed access to
their homes yesterday to retrieve their
belongings. The yellow tag indicates the
home is not destroyed but still not safe to
occupy.
In total, 49 homes were red-tagged
with 38 of them being completely
destroyed. Red tags indicate the home is
not safe to enter.
A number of homes not directly
million check was given to Mayor Jim
Ruane this morning.
Ruane was thankful for the support
from multiple sources that has occurred
since Thursday’s incident.
“This has been an overwhelming
experience with the blast and the fire ...
[and] overwhelming after with the
response received from hundreds of
organizations and thousands of individu-
als,” said Ruane.
Funds will be administered with the
help of government officials, community
leaders and organizations such as the
American Red Cross and the United
Way of the Bay Area.
On Thursday evening, a 30-inch diam-
eter natural gas pipeline exploded in a
hilly residential area in San Bruno
resulting in a deadly fire.
During the press conference, Geisha J.
Williams, senior vice president of ener-
gy delivery, explained the section of pipe
was routinely inspected in November for
corrosion, the results of which could not
be made available due to the ongoing
investigation. In addition, the company
inspects the area annually, which
its job is to ensure that Pacific Gas and
Electric does a sufficient risk assessment
of any new pipe being installed in the
area.
He also suggested the utility company
install remote-control valves to easily
shut off a gas main rather than by doing
it manually.
Another Glenview Drive resident, Dr.
Henry Sanchez, wanted to know what
steps are being taken to make sure the
incident does not happen again some-
where else.
“Remember, this was a highly unusual
event,” CPUC’s Clark answered.
State Assemblyman Jerry Hill, D-San
Mateo, said it would be his mission in
the coming year to make sure all pipes in
the state that transport natural gas are
safe.
“I want to make sure there are no more
ticking time bombs in the state and that
high-risk gas lines are being inspected
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affected by the fire are still green tagged,
meaning they are safe to occupy but res-
idents of those homes might be kept
away due to the massive size of the
cleanup effort.
The city will waive any building per-
mit fees or construction-related fees for
residents who will rebuild their homes,
Jackson said, and will set up a one-stop
permit center to review plans and for
approvals to rebuild.
Fred Gillen, who resides at 2790
Concord Way, was not impressed by the
city’s assurance it would stand behind
him.
“Politically, it stinks,” said Gillen,
whose home is green-tagged. “We
should have been back in our home
Sunday.”
Gillen had unkind words for Pacific
Gas and Electric, also.
“They tell us to check our smoke
detectors for safety,” Gillen said. “What
are they checking?”
Gillen wanted to know why streets in
his neighborhood were marked with
arrows and the phrase “USA” in chalk
leading up to the explosion.
He was told all kinds of companies
need “underground service access” to
perform a variety of job duties at any
given time.
The city allows companies such as
AT&T and PG&E to gain access below
the streets with a permit but does not
oversee the work they do, Jackson said.
“Underground activity is fairly rou-
tine,” Jackson said.
Speier, D-San Mateo, called San
Bruno’s response to the disaster a “text-
book” example of how to do it right.
She and state Sen. Leland Yee, D-San
Francisco/San Mateo also hosted an
event late last night at the Church of the
Highlands, off Sneath Lane in the
Portola Highlands just above where the
disaster struck.
Bill Silverfarb can be reached by e-mail: sil-
verfarb@smdailyjournal.com or by phone:
(650) 344-5200 ext. 106.
occurred in March, she said. This partic-
ular type of pipe did not allow for an
internal check.
Since Thursday evening, some resi-
dents reported having a gas smell in the
area. Johns said a review of call records
this month showed no such calls.
Records going back through July 1 are
currently being reviewed. In the mean-
time, PG&E is trying to reach out to res-
idents reporting the odor to learn which
number they called to be sure records are
accurate.
In July, neighbors a couple blocks
from the site had reported a gas smell. In
one instance there was a small leak at the
meter which was replaced, said Johns.
The other call did not result in finding a
leak, he added.
As of now, about 1.5 miles of the nat-
ural gas pipeline has been capped. In
addition, the amount of gas pumping
through local pipelines has been
decreased by 10 percent, said Williams.
Heather Murtagh can be reached by e-mail:
heather@smdailyjournal.com or by phone:
(650) 344-5200 ext. 105.
and replaced,” Hill said.
A NTSB spokesman, Christopher
Hart, said a 28-foot section of pipe will
be sent to Washington, D.C. for further
investigation.
“The investigation will take a long
time but improvements can be made
before the investigation concludes,” Hart
said.
There are approximately 1,020 miles
of gas pipe in the state similar to the run
that burst Thursday night, Clark said.
State Sen. Leland Yee, D-San
Francisco/San Mateo said it would take
more than just money and donations to
bring healing to the community.
“It will take time to heal. Pay attention
to yourself and don’t be afraid to ask for
help,” Yee said.
Bill Silverfarb can be reached by e-mail: sil-
verfarb@smdailyjournal.com or by phone:
(650) 344-5200 ext. 106.
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STATEMENT #240510
The following person is doing business
as: Pawsitive Change, 552 Grand St.,
REDWOOD CITY, CA 94062 is hereby
registered by the following owner: Clare
Sugarman, same address. The business
is conducted by an Individual. The regis-
trants commenced to transact business
under the FBN on
/s/ Clare Sugarman /
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County on 08/19/2010. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 08/24/10,
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #240524
The following person is doing business
as: Mancave Memorabilia, 2205 El Cami-
no Real, SAN MATEO, CA 94404 is
hereby registered by the following owner:
FTEX Fremont, LLC., 1225 Jackling Dr.,
HILLSBOROUGH, CA 94010. The busi-
ness is conducted by a Limited Liability
Company. The registrants commenced
to transact business under the FBN on
/s/ Anthony Rohatch /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
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County on 08/19/2010. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 08/24/10,
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #240467
The following person is doing business
as: The Revolutionary Optimists Produc-
tions, 95 Palmer Lane, PORTOLA VAL-
LEY, CA 94028 is hereby registered by
the following owner: Helianthus Media,
same address. The business is conduct-
ed by a Corporationl. The registrants
commenced to transact business under
the FBN on
/s/ Maren Grainger-Monsen /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 08/17/2010. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 08/24/10,
08/31/10, 09/07/10, 09/14/10).
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STATEMENT #240240
The following person is doing business
as: San Mateo Towing Services, 31 Pra-
gue Street, SAN MATEO, CA 94401 is
hereby registered by the following owner:

Putnam Auto Group

Shalend Kumar, same address. The
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The registrants commenced to transact
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transportation and medicine reminders 127 Elderly Care dress. The business is conducted by an
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STATEMENT #240357
The following person is doing business
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MILLBRAE, CA 94030-2352 is hereby
registered by the following owner: Barry
Shaver, same address. The business is
conducted by an Individual. The regis-
trants commenced to transact business
under the FBN on 07/01/2010.
/s/ Barry Shaver /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
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County on 08/10/2010. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 08/31/10,
09/07/10, 09/14/10, 09/21/10).
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STATEMENT #240409
The following person is doing business
as: Dena Designs, 1259 El Camino Real
#88, MENLO PARK, CA 94025 is hereby
registered by the following owner: Noos-
heen Hashemi, same address. The busi-
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registrants commenced to transact busi-
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/s/ Noosheen Hashemi /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
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County on 08/12/2010. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 08/31/10,
09/07/10, 09/14/10, 09/21/10).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #240570
The following person is doing business
as: Invasion Training, 871 Reid Ave.,
SAN BRUNO, CA 94066 is hereby regis-
tered by the following ownes: William G.
Vatcher, SAN BRUNP and Joseph An-
dreini, SAN BRUNO. The business is
conducted by Co-Partnersl. The regis-
trants commenced to transact business
under the FBN on
/s/ William Vatcher /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 08/24/2010. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 08/31/10,
09/07/10, 09/14/10, 09/21/10).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #240560
The following person is doing business
as: Chamber Advertizing Solutions, 1038
Hull Ln., FOSTER CITY, CA 94404 is
hereby registered by the following owner:
C.J. Media Inc. The business is conduct-
ed by a Corporation. The registrants
commenced to transact business under
the FBN on 07/29/2010.
/s/ Charles E. Jones /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 08/28/2010. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 08/31/10,
09/07/10, 09/14/10, 09/21/10).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #240888
The following person is doing business
as: Teralogic Forensics, 1160 Laurel St.
#5, SAN CARLOS, CA 94070 is hereby
registered by the following owner: Jona-
than Mark Hoff, same address. The busi-
ness is conducted by an Individual. The
registrants commenced to transact busi-
ness under the FBN on
/s/ Jonathan Mark Hoff /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 09/10/10. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 09/14/10,
09/21/10, 09/28/10, 10/05/10).
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #240882
The following person is doing business
as: Woodmont Facility Services, 2001
Winward Way, Ste. 100, San Mateo, CA
94404 is hereby registered by the follow-
ing owner: Woodmont Real Estate Serv-
ices, L.P., CA. The business is conduct-
ed by a Limited Partnership. The regis-
trants commenced to transact business
under the FBN on 08/30/1020.
/s/ Robert M. Rouse /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on 09/10/10. (Published in the
San Mateo Daily Journal, 09/14/10,
09/21/10, 09/28/10, 10/05/10).
LIEN SALE - On 09/21/2010 at 856
SWEENEY AVE., REDWOOD CITY, CA
a Lien Sale will be held on a 2000
DODGE, VIN: 1B7GL2AZ1YS680327,
STATE: CA, LIC: CROSMY at 9 a.m.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
TO SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Date of Filing Application: 08/05/2010
To Whom It May Concern:
The Name(s) of the applicant(s) is/are:
ONE HUNDRED PERCENT HEALTHY
DESSERT CAFE INC
The applicant(s) listed above are apply-
ing to Department of Alcoholic Beverage
Control to sell alcoholic beverages at:
328 BROADWAY
MILLBRAE, CA 94030
Type of license applied for:
41 - On-Sale Beer and Wine
- Eating Place
San Mateo Daily Journal
Sept. 14, 21, 28, 2010.
210 Lost & Found
FOUND IPHONE in Shoreview area, San
Mateo last week of July. Please provide
proof of ownership. Call (650)868-7321
203 Public Notices
210 Lost & Found
FOUND SONY Power Shot digital cam-
era, July 14th at Fox School in Belmont.
(650)593-9294
LOST: CAMERA in case. Burlingame
Avenue / Washington Park area. Lost
Saturday, July 31 around 1pm. Bummed
about losing camera; mostly bummed
about losing family photos in camera. If
found, please call Joe, (650) 867-6652
295 Art
PAINTING "jack vettriano" Portland gal-
lery 26 x 33. $65. (650)345-1111.
PICTURE WITH Frame Jack Vettriano
with light attached $100. (650)867-2720
296 Appliances
AIR CONDITIONER - slider model for
narrow windows, 10k BTU, excellent
condition, $100., (650)212-7020
KENMORE DISHWASHER, almond,
works great. $50. 650-961-9652
MINI FRIDGE - 34 inches high, runs well,
$85., (650)355-2996
MINI-FRIDGE - 32" tall; White Kenmore
$70. Call (650)229-4735
PORTABLE GE Dishwasher, excellent
condition $75 OBO, (650)583-0245
RADIATOR HEATER, oil filled, electric,
1500 watts $25. (650)504-3621
REFRIDGERATOR SIDE-BY-SIDE, ice
& water originally $1500, selling $100.,
(650)756-6778
SHOP VACUUM 5 gallons with extra fil-
ters $15. (650)949-2134
SHOP VACUUM rigid brand 3.5 horse
power 9 gallon wet/dry $40. (650)591-
2393
STOVE TOP 4 burners with electric grill
commercial grade $50., (650)756-6778
TOASTER "PROCTOR Silex" one slice,
works fine SOLD!
UPRIGHT FREEZER - like new, $100 .,
(650)257-7562
VACUUM CLEANER heavy duty like
new $45. (650)878-9542
WEBER GRILL - Never used! Porcelain
enamel bowl and lid, 22-1/2” with ash
catcher. SOLD!
297 Bicycles
BICYCLE WICKER BASKET -quality
thick weave, never used, $25. obo,
(650)260-2664
MENS MOUNTAIN bike 26 inch new 18
speed $99. 919-740-4336 San Mateo
298 Collectibles
49ER REPORT issues '85-'87 $35/all,
(650)592-2648
5 COLORIZED territorial quarters uncir-
culated $7/all. (408)249-3858
BAY MEADOW coffee mug in box $15.
(650)345-1111
CARNIVAL GLASS WATER PITCHER -
beautiful design, $25., leave message
(650)365-1797
CLASSICAL, OPERA dvds (200), al-
most new, and (100) CD’s, $3,000 all,
(650)233-0111
COLORIZED TERRITORIAL quarters (5
pieces) uncirculated $18/all. (408)249-
3858
DANCING FIGURINE by Bradley Dolls -
Musical, plays “If You Love Me”, 8 1/2 “
tall, $20., (650)518-0813
GLASSES 6 sets redskins, good condi-
tion never used $45/all. (650)345-1111
HISTORY BOOK of "Superbowls by the
bay" game 1-18, $35., (650)592-2648
JACK TASHNER signed ball $25. Ri-
chard (650)834-4926
JOE MONTANA cover photo, '85 "in
flight" magazine, $30, (650)341-8342
OAKLAND A'S bobble head dolls 80's
(2) $15/each or $25/all in box. (408)249-
3858
POSTER - framed photo of President
Wilson and Chinese Junk $25 cash,
(650)755-8238
SALEM CHINA - 119 pieces from 50’s.
Good condition, $225., appraised at
$800., (650)345-3450.
SWATCH WATCH '86 Worlds Fair.
Like New w/receipt $85, (650)591-6596
VASE - with tray, grey with red flowers,
perfect condition, $30., (650)345-1111
298 Collectibles
VICTORIAN VICTON talking machine-
1910, works and looks fine, $650.,
(650)579-7020
300 Toys
SCOOTER "STREET SURFER" $30
obo never used, (650)349-6059
302 Antiques
ANTIQUE SOLID mahogany knick-knack
or bookshelf with 4 small drawers, good
condition, $95. 650-726-5200
ANTIQUE STROMBERG – Carlson ra-
dio Floor modelm $75., needs new tubs,
RWC, Photo by email: kennjc@aol.com,
(650)592-5591
CHINA CABINET - Vintage, 6 foot,
solid mahogany. $300/obo.
(650)867-0379
EDISON MODEL B STANDARD + 20
Cylinders oak case - Serviced yearly,
beautiful, $550/obo, (650)344-6565
ENGLISH ARMOIRE with stand. Bought
for $415. Sacrifice for $330.
(650)771-1888
303 Electronics
32 INCH Sony TV FREE at Pick up.
(650)871-5078
46” MITSUBISHI Projector TV, great
condition. $400. (650)261-1541.
INTELLIVISION CONTROLLER with 13
game cartridges $50., (650)592-5591
JVC DVD cd player $25. (650)834-4926
JVC VHS recorder - Like new, $15.,
(650)367-8949
MAGNOVOX 32” TV - excellent cond.,
refurbished, $100.obo., (650)260-2664
MICRO TEK scanner/copier - excellent
condition, $15., (650)368-0748
PANASONIC COLOR tv with Vhs combo
20 inches like new $70. 650-347-9920
PHILLIPS VCR plus vhs-hu 4 head Hi-Fi
like new, $35. (650)341-5347
SAMSUNG COLOR tv 27 inches good
condition $90. 650-347-9920
SANIO CASETTE/RECORDER 2 way
Radio - $95.obo, call for more details,
(650)290-1960
SONY RADIO cassette recorder $20
black good condition. (650)345-1111
TV - Big Screen, $70., ok
condition,(650)367-1350
304 Furniture
3 PIECE COFFEE TABLE SET: $100.
(650)787-8219
3 TIERED stainless rolling cart gently
used $100 firm, (650)341-0418
46" ROUND dining table $90. Call
(650)430-4884
ANTIQUE SOLID oak end table
marble top, carved door $50. (650)342-
7568
BLACK LEATHER office chair with 5
rollers $25. (650)871-5078
CABINET - Real wood, $70.,
(650)367-1350
CHAIR, IKEA. Very Good cond. Recliner
shaped, flexible. Lt brown wood on can-
vas 26-1/2"x38”x29" $15. 650-704-2497.
CHANDELIER WITH 5 lights/ candela-
bre base with glass shades $20.
(650)504-3621
COFFEE TABLE - $60., (650)367-1350
COFFEE TABLE - Square, oak Coffee
Table w/leather top, $30. (650)771-1888
COFFEE TABLE light brown lots of stor-
age good condition $75. (650)867-2720
COFFEE TABLE SQUARE shaped.
Lightweight, 28”x28x19" includes large
storage space, $11 650-704-2497
COMPUTER DESK - $70., (650)367-
1350
CURIO CABINET, Hand tooled lighted
Curio cabinet Blonde. 5.5" X 23" X 1.5"
$98. San Mateo. 650-619-9932
DESK 60”w 28”h 30” d, two shelf exten-
sion 4 drawers $60 (650)364-7777.
DESK, EXTRA LONG. LIKE new. Brown
wood .5 drawers; 2 sliding doors.
18"x28"x72"$18. 650-704-2497
DINING TABLE with 4 chairs with leaf
light wood 42 x 34 $99. (650)341-1645
DIRECTORS TYPE CHAIR with leather
seat, $35., (650)355-2996
DRAFTING TABLE 30 x 42' with side
tray. excellent condition $75. (650)949-
2134
ENTERTAINMENT CENTER - Oak
wood, great condition, glass doors, fits
large TV, 2 drawers, shelves , $100/obo.
(650)261-9681
EUDUXIANA BED with headboard and
remote control. Hardly used, paid $6k
selling $1,500 OBO. (650)740-1743
FANCY COCKTAIL SIDE TABLE - 2
door, 1 drawer, excellent condition, anti-
que, $95. obo, (650)349-6059.
FRAMED MIRRORS - Pair of dark wal-
nut, framed mirrors, 29” X 22”, perfect,
each $25., pair $44., (650)344-6565
FRENCH END TABLE - exquisite inlaid
rich mahogany wood, custom glass tray,
20” x 27” X 19”H, $100., (650)347-5104
HUTCH - maple finish, 4 shelves, 52
inch W, $75., (650)341-1645
RECLINER - Beige, $40., (650)771-1888
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304 Furniture
LARGE PICNIC table - 3’ x 8’, $25.,
(650)368-0748
MAHOGANY BEDROOM DRESSER -
37 L x 19 W 9 drawers and attached mir-
ror 37 H x 36 W , $75., (650)341-1645
MATTRESS TWIN size perfect condition
SOLD!
OTTOMAN/ FOOTREST Clean. Like
new. Circular. Light brown 'felt like' mate-
rial. $6.Call cell: 650-704-2497
PATIO TABLE with 4 chairs includes
umbrella with stand all metal $80/all
OBO, (650)367-8949
ROCKING CHAIR white with gold trim
excel cond $100. 650-755-9833
ROLL-A-WAY SUPERB, wood book-
case/entertainment center $70.
(415)585-3622
SHELVING - 2000 square foot of shelv-
ing, $500. obo, (650)212-6666
TABLE & CHAIR SET - new, perfect
condition, $475., (650)638-1285
TWO END tables: $35 or $20 each.
(650)787-8219
WICKER FURNITURE, 5 pieces, SOLD!
WOODEN BOOKCASE with doors, $20.,
(650)771-1888
WOODEN KITCHEN China Cabinet: $99
(great condition!), (650)367-1350
306 Housewares
"PRINCESS HOUSE" decorator urn
"Vase" cream with blue flower 13 inch H
$25., (650)868-0436
BISSEL STEAM CLEANER - easy to
use, used 3 times, cleans great,
$35.obo, (650)260-2664
BOWL - light green heavy glass swirl de-
sign bowl, great centerpiece, $25.,
(650)834-2804
CANDLEHOLDER - Gold, angel on it,
tall, purchased from Brueners, originally
$100., selling for $20.,(650)867-2720
COUNTERTOP WATER DISPENSER :
Oasis water cooler Hot N Cold, Durable
& excellent condition,$86, (650)278-2702
ELECTRIC BBQ - nonstick, $40.,
(650)592-2648
OVEN ROASTING PAN WITH RACK.
New, non stick, large, never used $55.,
(650)341-0418
REVEREWARE, 1,3.4 qt. pots, 5",7"
pans, stainless steel w/copper bottoms,
excellent cond., $60/all. (650)577-0604
VASE - beautiful butterfly design, gold
color, perfect cond, $25., (650)867-2720
307 Jewelry & Clothing
MURANO GLASS bracelet from Italy
various shades of red and blue artfully
designed $100. (650)991-2353
SMALL JEWELRY cabinet - 17” H, 12”
W, 2 glass doors, plus 2 drawers, very
pretty, $35., (650)592-2648
WOMAN’S PEARL NECKLACE - ivory
& blue cultured, blue pearl collar, 10
strands, 18”, $40., (650)834-2804
308 Tools
CLICKER TORQUE wrench 1/2 inch
drive 20-150 LBS reversible all chrome
$40. 650-595-3933
CRAFTSMAN 16” SCROLL SAW -
good condition, $85., (650)591-4710
HAND SAWS - $5/each 3 total. Daly
City, call for details, (415)333-8540
PRESSURE WASHER 2500 PSI, good
condition, $350., (650)926-9841
SPEEDAIR AIR COMPRESSOR - 4 gal-
lon stack tank air compressor $100.,
(650)591-4710
TABLE SAW 10", very good condition
$85. (650) 787-8219
309 Office Equipment
CALCULATOR - Casio, still in box, new,
$25., (650)867-2720
OFFICE LAMP - new in box, $35/obo,
(650)303-3568
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309 Office Equipment
DELL ALL IN ONE COLOR PRINTER
SCANNER with 4 extra ink cartridges,
$40. obo., (650)290-1960
LADIES SWIVEL ADJUSTABLE office
desk chair, burgundy upholstery with
black frame, never used, $35/obo, exc.
cond. ,(650)260-2664
OFFICE LAMP brand new $8. (650)345-
1111
310 Misc. For Sale
2 "HUFFY Tundra" Bicycles Male & Fe-
male $100/each. Denise (650)589-2893
2 LIGHT fixture shades - vintage, 1960’s,
square ceiling glass shades, 11”X11”x1”,
original beauty, $15. (650)347-5104
BALANCING DISC for back by "Body
Sport" $15. (408)249-3858
BARBIE DOLL - 36" my size Barbie doll,
fully dressed, $35., (650)583-5233
BETTY BOOP Women's perfume in box
$10. (408)249-3858
BLUE BACK disc never used in box
$15. (408)249-3858
CAROL HIGGINS CLARK HARDBACK
BOOKS - 10 @ $3. ea., or all for $25.,
(650)341-1861
CHARCOAL BBQ like new with cover
and extended holder $55. (650)347-9920
COOKBOOK "HOW to cook everything"
$10. (408)249-3858
DOG CAGE/GORILLA - folding
large dog cage good condition, 2 door
with tray, $75.,(650)355-8949
ETAGER over the toilet water tank - wal-
nut, $25., San Mateo, (650)341-5347
HENRY THE BOTTLE HOLDER -perfect
condition from Bombay store discontin-
ued, $100., (650)867-2720
JANET EVANOVICH BOOKS - 4 hard-
backs @ $3.ea., 4 paperbacks @ $1.
ea., (650)341-1861
KARASTAN AREA RUG - 5’ X 3’, 100%
all wool, thick pile with fringe, solid color
beige, very clean, $60., (650)347-5104
KITTY LITTER container plastic with
swinging door and handle $13. (650)592-
2648
LOUNGE CHAIRS - 2 new, with cover &
plastic carring case & headrest, $35.
each, (650)592-7483
MASSAGE KIT $18 in original box ,
(650)368-3037
MERCHANT MARINE, framed forecastle
card, signed by Captain Angrick '70. 13 x
17 inches $35 cash. (650)755-8238
MIRROR OCTAGON GOLD FRAME
beveled edge new never hung 30 inches
x 22 inches SOLD!
PICNIC COOLER with utensils and small
plates and wine cups. still in wrapper
$20/all. (408)249-3858
PICTURE FRAME - Large, $25.,
(650)367-1350
SALON CHAIR - hydrolic, works per-
fectly, black base, black leather,
$90.obo, (650)290-1960
SOPRANOS COOKBOOK and calen-
dar $10/all. (408)249-3858
STAIRS 6 ft and 4 ft $90/both. 650-368-
3037
SUIT/COAT HANGERS (14) sturdy good
quality hardwood unused $1/each or all
$10
San Bruno 650-588-1946
VACUUM CLEANER - $50.,
(650)367-1350
VICTORIAN BUILDINGS collection of
Liberty Falls 11 for $30/all 3.5 to 4 inches
tall. (650)592-2648
VIETNAM VHS (5) documentary. good
condition $15/all. (408)249-3858.
WALKER - fold up, like new, has two
wheels, $20. (650)342-7568
WETSUIT - Barefoot, like new, $40.,
(650)367-8949
WHEELBARROW LARGE, needs tire
repair $10. SOLD!
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310 Misc. For Sale
WORLD CUP memorabilia '94 USA Bear
mascot, 2 sport cups unused and collec-
tors pins $55/all. (650)591-6596
311 Musical Instruments
2 ORGANS, antique tramp, $500 for
both. (650)342-4537
GLOCKENSPIEL- very beautiful, $100.,
(650)755-9833
KEYBOARD CASIO 3 ft long $50.
(650)583-2767
316 Clothes
BLACK LEATHER MOTORCYCLE
JACKET - Large, water proof, new,
$35., (650)342-7568
MENS "BASS" black loafers like new
size 12D $35. (650)868-0436
MENS SLACKS - 8 pairs, $50., Size
36/32, (408)420-5646
PINK LADIES hospital volunteer jacket
like new washed once Medium $10
RWC. (650)868-0436
SCRUBS - Medical, woman’s, Size L,
pretty prints, excellent condition, $9. ea,
5 pairs of pants $6. ea.(650)290-1960
SOCCER CLEATS - 3 pair, size 6,7 & 8,
$10. each, (650)679-9359
317 Building Materials
DOUBLE PANED GLASS WINDOWS -
various sizes, half moon, like new, $10.
and up, (650)756-6778
318 Sports Equipment
2 GOLF CLUBS - Ladies, right handed,
putter & driver $5/each (650)755-8238
BROWN LEATHER GOLF BAG with 11
golf clubs, $65/all, (650)592-2648
GOLD'S GYM - GT2000Power Tower +
Instructions as new, asking $100/obo,
(650)344-6565
KAYAK - Necky Looksha 4 model, 17 ft.,
53 lbs, $1,000. (650)394-4243
MITZU JR. tour kids set 7 clubs & bag
$15/all obo. (650)952-0620
TITLIST GOLF club 983k driver 9.5 de-
gree grafaloy stiff/ $75 obo. (650)952-
0620
TRIATHLON WETSUIT - Quintanaroo,
ladies, medium, good condition, $45.,
(650)728-5978
WOODEN TENNIS RACKET '50's or
older "C"Hemold $25., (650)868-0436
322 Garage Sales
THE THRIFT SHOP
REOPENING SATURDAY SEPT. 11
Lots of new merchandise!
Thursday & Friday 10:00-2:00
Saturdays 10:00-3:00
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San Mateo 94401
(650)344-0921
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41 Heads-up Gated entry. BMW ‘06 325i - low miles, very clean,
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SCION ‘07 tC, Spec, gray, #9915P,
$14,998. Toyota 101. Please mention
42 Item for doodling (650)368-6674 the Daily Journal. (650)365-5000
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45 “Mighty” tree
Move in BMW ‘94 325I CONVERTIBLE - 74,300
miles, 5 speed, new top, battery; excel- TOYOTA ‘06 Matrix, STD, silver,
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46 Power failure
49 Really bad
Special. lent condition, car facts. BMW AM/FM ra-
dio, tape, 5 CD changer, leather, A/C,
$5K, SOLD!
mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-
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52 “No way, José” 830 Main Street, RWC CHEVROLET ‘09, Malibu, LS with ILS, TOYOTA ‘07 Camry Hybrid, basci, grey,
#9758P, $21,588 Toyota 101. Please
55 Dispensers of the (650)367-0177 white, #9892P $14,588. Toyota 101.
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58 Emerald Isle 442 Studios Good condition. SOLD! mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-
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59 Supplanter of the SAN MATEO Downtown 55+, Gated CHRYSLER ‘05 ‘PT Cruiser GT, beige,
community $850/mo. RENTED! $9,488. #9837T, Toyota 101. Please TOYOTA ‘07 Corolla CE, green, 9794T
silent movie mention the Daily Journal. (650)365- $13,588. Toyota 101. Please mention
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61 Attracted a BELMONT - 2 bedroom home for rent DODGE ‘88 Dynasty - excellent condi- TOYOTA ‘07 Prius, basic, silver,
now. $1800 per month. Prime location, tion, low miles, $1900. (650)400-4642. #9801P, $17,588. Toyota 101. Please
trooper, maybe downtown, large enclosed yard, no pets, mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-
FORD ‘06 Fusion - Red color, 4 cylin-
62 Mary Hartman no smoking, 1 private parking, new re-
der, 4 door, low miles, $9,000, OBO.
5000
frigerator, dishwasher & oven. Call
portrayer Louise (650)591-9604 (650)685-7827
TOYOTA ‘08 Highlander, base, gray,
63 Your, in Tours FORD ‘09 Focus, SE, Blue, #9942P, #9679P, $21,885 Toyota 101. Please
470 Rooms $12,988. Toyota 101. Please mention mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-
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DOWN BELMONT LARGE view room ca-
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1 Live in fear of 43K miles, automatic, all powered. Very $17995. Toyota 101. Please mention
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2 Garlicky sauce $700/mo. (650)592-6000 good condition. $4K, (650)515-5023.
3 Education FORD ‘95 Mustang Convertible - V6, TOYOTA ‘08 Yaris, Base, gray,
pioneer Maria By Dan Naddor HIP HOUSING automatic. Make offer. (650)697-0596 #9720P. $14,588. Toyota 101. Please
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315 Wanted to Buy 315 Wanted to Buy 379 Open Houses MILLBRAE ROOM clean, cozy. #9763T, $12,988, Toyota 101. Please
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List your Open House (650)366-9501 TOYOTA ‘09 Prius, STD, green,
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Travel Inn, San Carlos mention the Daily Journal. (650)365-
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PINTO ‘73 V8 AUTOMATIC, CUSTOM.
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630 Trucks & SUV’s
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5000
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630 Trucks & SUV’s
TOYOTA ‘08 Tundra 2WD truck, white,
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Tundra 2WD truck, blue, #9727T,
$27,588. Toyota 101. Please mention
the Daily Journal. (650)365-5000
TOYOTA ‘09 Venza V6, white, $26,988,
#9536P. Toyota 101. Please mention
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#9743P. Toyota 101. Please mention
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Please mention the Daily Journal.
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TOYOTA ‘09 Tacoma basic, white,
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635 Vans 650 RVs 670 Auto Parts 680 Autos Wanted
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U.S. Silver Coins

We buy all coins for their collector value.
Dimes ..................... $1.20 & up .................................... $$
Quarter .................... $3.00 & up .................................... $$
Halves..................... $6.00 & up .................................... $$
To Our Customers:
Dollars .................. $13.00 & up ..................................... $$ Numis International Inc.

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Paying more for proof coins! Millbrae since 1963.
Note: We also buy foreign gold coins. Our top priority has
All prices are subject to market fluctuation been the complete
We especially need large quantities of old silver dollars paying satisfaction of our
more for rare dates! Do not clean coins. Note: We also buy customers.
foreign silver coins. All prices are subject to market fluctuation.
Millbrae Business of the Year
301 Broadway, Millbrae (650) 697-6570
Monday - Friday 9am-6pm • Saturday 9am-2pm
www.NumisInternational.com