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Cal Water rules taking shape Workshops to discuss water budgets, penalties to ensure conservation By Samantha Weigel DAILY JOURNAL STAFF

As groundbreaking conservation mandates continue trickling down to consumers, one of California’s largest water suppliers is ironing out the details of its regulations and officials are hoping some of the San Mateo County’s most notorious guzzlers

will start to fall in line. The California Water Service Company released its proposed water shortage contingency plan — or schedule 14.1 — that outlines restrictions, water budgets and potential penalties that will apply to thousands of local customers. To help educate San Mateo County consumers on the new

rules and conservation resources available, Cal Water is hosting educational meetings next week. “We’re setting up this meeting so we can help inform our customers what’s to be expected and what they can do to help. And answer questions, we know there’s going to be a lot of questions,” said Bear Gulch District Manager Dawn Smithson. “Things keep

changing rapidly and rules are all having to be developed so quickly.” As an investor-owned utility, Cal Water is regulated by the California Public Utilities Commission and is awaiting the state’s approval before its new rules, which mimic the State Water Resources Control Board’s, go into effect June 1.

“We really want to help our customers because they’re being required by the state to do this. We have to make these reductions,” said Cal Water spokeswoman Yvonne Kingman. “We have waste of water penalties and we do have budget surcharges. So there’s two areas — wasting water and exceed-

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Mental health center to land in San Mateo Facility an alternative to jail, hospital By Bill Silverfarb DAILY JOURNAL STAFF

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Every tenant, including 31 children, of an 18-unit apartment complex in Redwood City must find a new home after new owners announced they planned a major renovation of the aging building.

The county will convert a house it owns adjacent to the San Mateo Medical Center into a respite center for individuals with mental health issues, said Steve Kaplan, director of behavioral health and recovery services. The facility and programs provided within will hopefully provide stability for individuals in crisis but some neighbors of the house have already voiced some early opposition to the proposal. The property at 37th Avenue and Hacienda Street is currently being

used by some off-duty Sheriff’s Office deputies for sleep, Kaplan said. A major renovation will help the county-owned building that has fallen into disrepair better blend in with the neighborhood, he said. Kaplan will meet next week with the Beresford/Hillsdale Neighborhood Association to discuss the plan and hear concerns from nearby residents. Some residents of the neighborhood have started a petition based on their opposition to the facility, said Lisa Taner, president of the

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Every tenant must go Brown’s budget revision New owners plan to renovate RWC apartments By Bill Silverfarb DAILY JOURNAL STAFF

Every resident of an 18-unit apartment complex in Redwood City, including 31 children, had their tenancies terminated by new ownership that plans a complete interior and exterior renovation of the aging building. Residents were notified by the previous owner April 24 that the building had been sold. They were then provided information detailing where to forward their May rent checks.

A second notification from FPI Management a few days later indicated a leasing office would be set up nearby where residents could leasing agents. A final notification sent May 1, however, told residents that they had 60 days to vacate their apartments. The plan “is to completely renovate both the interior and exterior of the building ... in a manner that is safe without disruption to our valued residents,” read the notification from FPI’s Kai Dismuke, a portfolio manager.

The next line in the letter though sent shockwaves through the building, which is comprised of mostly working-class Latino residents. “With that in mind, we have determined that it is necessary to vacate the entire building prior to renovation,” Dismuke wrote. The mass eviction is a growing trend pushing the working poor out of the area so property owners can maximize their profits, affordable housing advocates such as

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offers boon for educators $68.4 billion available to state schools but some say more can still be done By Austin Walsh DAILY JOURNAL STAFF

of the education community and elected officials lauded Gov. Jerry Brown’s most recent state budget proposal, which is slated to pump billions more dollars into state schools that had been initially anticipated. The $115.3 billion budget revision was released Thursday, May

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14, and proposes to set aside $68. 4 billion next year for state schools, $2. 7 billion more than was included in the original document released in

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Thought for the Day “A conference is a gathering of people who singly can do nothing, but together can decide that nothing can be done.” — Fred Allen, comedian (1894-1956).

This Day in History

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The Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington state exploded, leaving

57 people dead or missing. On thi s date: In 1 8 9 6 , the Supreme Court, in Plessy v. Ferguson, endorsed “separate but equal” racial segregation, a concept renounced 58 years later in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. In 1 9 1 0 , Halley’s Comet ed by earth, brushing it with its tail. In 1 9 2 6 , evangelist Aimee Semple Mherson vanished while visiting a beach in Venice, California. (Mherson reappeared more than a month later, saying she’d escaped after being kidnapped and held for ransom.) In 1 9 3 3 , President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a measure creating the Tennessee Valley Authority. In 1 9 4 4 , during World War II, Allied forces finally occupied Monte Cassino in Italy after a four-month struggle with Axis troops. In 1 9 5 3 , Jacqueline Cochran became the first woman to break the sound barrier as she piloted a Canadair F-86 Sabre jet over Rogers Dry Lake, California. In 1969, astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, Thomas P. Stafford and John W. Young blasted off aboard Apollo 10 on a mission to orbit the moon. Ten y ears ag o : President George W. Bush offered his unqualified for Egypt’s political reform process as he received Prime Minister Ahmed Nazief (AHKH’-med ahZEEF’) at the White House.

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Actress Tina Fey is 45.

Actor Spencer Breslin is 23.

Actor Bill Macy is 93. Actress Priscilla Pointer is 91. Hallof-Fame sportscaster Jack Whitaker is 91. Actor Robert Morse is 84. Actor Dwayne Hickman is 81. Baseball Hall-ofFamer Brooks Robinson is 78. Actress Candice Azzara is 74. Bluegrass singer-musician Rodney Dillard (The Dillards) is 73. Country singer Joe Bonsall (The Oak Ridge Boys) is 67. Rock musician Rick Wakeman (Yes) is 66. Rock singer Mark Mothersbaugh (Devo) is 65. Actor James Stephens is 64. Country singer George Strait is 63. Rhythm-and-blues singer Butch Tavares (Tavares) is 62. Actor Chow Yun-Fat is 60. Rock singer-musician Page Hamilton is 55. Contemporary Christian musician Barry Graul (MercyMe) is 54. Contemporary Christian singer Michael Tait is 49. Singeractress Martika is 46. Rapper Special Ed is 41. Rock singer Jack Johnson is 40. Country singer David Nail is 36. Rhythm-and-blues singer Darryl Allen (Mista) is 35. Actor Matt Long is 35. Actor Allen Leech is 34. Christian-rock musician Kevin Huguley (Rush of Fools) is 33. Christian singer sca Battistelli is 30.

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In other news ... Records offer murky view into Affleck’s ancestor and slavery SAVANNAH, Ga. — A family death in 1858 left Ben Affleck’s great-greatgreat grandfather with legal custody of his mother-in-law’s most valuable property — her slaves. There was Cuffey, whose value was estimated at $500 in handwritten estate records still on file with the Chatham County Probate Court. There were Henry and James, valued at $1,000 apiece. And Robert and Becky, worth $600 as a couple. They were among 24 slaves willed to Benjamin L. Cole with instructions to turn them over to his three sons once they reached adulthood. Nineteenth century documents offer a window into the life of the Hollywood star’s ancestor and put Benjamin Cole right at the center of the South’s reckoning with slavery. He had the personal ties — his family’s at least two dozen slaves. But as sheriff of Chatham County, which includes Savannah, he had deep public ties as well. His nearly a decade as the top law enforcement official in one of the South’s most important cities started before the Civil War, when slavery was a way of life, continued throughout the war, when its citizens were fighting to maintain slavery, and ended years after the Confederates surrendered, when tensions between newly freed slaves and whites desper-

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When Cole became sheriff in 1860, after briefly holding the job in 1856, slaves made up roughly a third of Savannah’s 22, 000 people. Many labored on vast rice plantations south of the city. Others worked as house servants, wagon drivers, hotel waiters and messengers. Cole himself had a modest farm with about 100 acres of cleared land. Census records from 1850 identify Cole as the owner of 25 slaves. City and county tax digests paint a different picture. They show Cole paid taxes on his land, a dog, a horse and a carriage. But he never paid for any slaves, which were also taxed as personal property.The 1860 census offers a possible explanation. It shows Cole held 31 slaves as an estate executor and trustee for Ann S. Norton and S.L. Speissegger, Cole’s in-laws from two marriages. It was Norton who left her slaves to Cole’s sons from a previous marriage. In 1857 he married Georgia A. Cole, Speissegger’s daughter. She was Affleck’s great-great-great grandmother. Benjamin and Georgia Cole had at least one slave of their own. It’s not clear if the slaves Cole held in trust worked for him. “You can pretty much count on him not letting them sit around, ” said Jacqueline Jones, history department chair at the University of Texas at Austin and author of the book “Saving Savannah: The City and the Civil War.”

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ate to maintain control coursed through the city. “Slavery touched everything. Everybody had some kind of a connection to it in some way,” said W. Todd Groce, presiBen Affleck dent of the Georgia Historical Society. Evidence that Cole owned slaves drove Affleck to ask PBS and Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates to remove his relative from a TV program exploring Affleck’s family tree. After Affleck’s actions became public in April, the “Argo” actor and director identified the relative as Benjamin Cole on Twitter. A publicist for Affleck reached by The Associated Press offered no further comment. The AP used historical public records to independently confirm that Cole was Affleck’s ancestor. “I didn’t want any television show about my family to include a guy who owned slaves, ” Affleck said in a Facebook post April 21. “I was embarrassed. The very thought left a bad taste in my mouth.” Nearly 144 years before he was dismissed by his great-great-great grandson as an embarrassment, Cole was praised as a “universally respected” citizen by the Savannah Morning News after he died on Nov. 16, 1871.

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San Mateo and the 1915 San Francisco Expo

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uch hoopla is made over the 100th anniversary of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, or PPIE, a giant extravaganza of a fair held in San Francisco in 1915. It’s always good to glance in life’s rear view mirror to see where we came from and how we got here. The San Francisco Chronicle devoted an entire insert to recalling the event. Surprisingly, there are a lot of San Mateo County connections to the exposition that drew more than 18 million visitors during a year’s run held to celebrate the opening of the Panama Canal as well as showing the world that San Francisco was on its way back from the devastating 1906 earthquake and fire. For openers, there’s Van’s Restaurant in Belmont (Full disclosure: I like eating there). The restaurant, located on a hill that offers a view of the Bay that should be on the menu, was once part of the exposition’s Japanese exhibit that covered 6 acres and was the largest contingent of all the 42 foreign nations that took part in the PPIE, which extended almost three miles along the Bay in what is today’s Marina district. The expo had a strong Asian flavor. China also contributed, which is marked by a current display in the San Francisco Airport Museum located in the International Terminal. Giant models of pagodas take up an entire side of the museum, which is a replica of the airport’s enger terminal

The Van’s Restaurant is one of the only remaining structures from the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition.

The fair’s still existing organ is still looking for a permanent home. that was built in 1937 when engers got the royal treatment. The pagoda models were part of the Chinese offering to the PPIE. Most public reports claim Van’s is one of two structures to survive the fair. The other is the Palace of Fine Arts, the famous domed rotunda adjacent to a lagoon that provided the backdrop of numerous wedding photos. Often overlooked is the fact that the Bill Graham Auditorium, formerly the Civic Center Auditorium near San Francisco City Hall was the expo convention center, even though it was located miles away from the main event. Also neglected is the fair’s still existing giant organ once housed in the

convention center. It was installed by the family of Vince Shoenstein of Redwood City who wrote a long piece in the current Journal of Local History called “The Story behind the 1915 Expo Organ.” The organ was devastated by the Loma Prieta earthquake but has been reassembled. Efforts are being made to find it a new home, sort of an organ transplant so to speak. Old-timers will be familiar with the story of the 1915 event’s Ohio Building, which was barged down to the Peninsula where it sat on the Bay until 1956 when it was deliberately burned down by the San Mateo Fire Department to make way for an industrial plant. Backers had envisioned the day when the building would become a country club and a yacht club. By 1921, the Redwood City Standard reported the Ohio Building stood in “lonely, dilapidated grandeur on an edge of mudflats.” There was a brief period of resuscitation during Prohibition. The building became “The Babylon Club” and, according to Redwood City Tribune columnist Otto Tallent, “enjoyed a rollicking spree as a nightclub or whoopee place.” The building that now houses The Van’s also had a new lease on life during Prohibition. It was bought from the original owner by Elsie Smuck, who turned the structure from a private home to a place that featured a speakeasy and, rumor had it, slot machines and other games of chance as well as catering to what today would be called “Johns.” You’d think that with a name like Smuck, Elsie would have had to be good. The Rear View Mirror by history columnist Jim Clifford appears in the Daily Journal every other Monday.

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Police reports You win again! A man was approached for a third time with paperwork from a Publishers Clearing House scam, which he had brought to police attention before on Old County Road in Burlingame before 5:17 p.m. Friday, May 8.

MILLBRAE Burg l ary. A person pried open the garage door and stole various tools from a home on the 1400 block of Gavilan Way before 8:30 a.m. Thursday, May 7. Burg l ary. A person pried open the garage door and stole various tools from a home on the 300 block of Castenada Drive before 9 a.m. Thursday, May 7.

BURLINGAME Fo und pro perty. Jewelry was found in the city parking lot on Carolan Avenue and Broadway before 8:55 a.m. Monday, May 11. Vehi cl e burg l ary. Several items were stolen from a vehicle on Airport Boulevard before 9:21 p.m. Wednesday, April 22. Ci v i l pro bl em. A person was refused service at a restaurant because they brought a dog into the business on El Camino Real before 12:36 p.m. Wednesday, April 22.

BELMONT Burg l ary. Items were stolen from a storage locker on Crestview Avenue before 5:22 p.m. Monday, May 11. DUI. A person was arrested for driving drunk on Ralston and Sixth Avenue before 5:37 p.m. Monday, May 11.

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Sanchez ‘sorry’ for Indian whooping-cry caricature By Michael R. Blood THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ANAHEIM — U.S. Senate candidate Loretta Sanchez has apologized after a videotape surfaced showing her making a whooping cry in reference to Native Americans during an apparent joke. Speaking to delegates at a state Democratic convention Sunday, the 10-term congresswoman said she said something offensive “and for that I sincerely apologize.” The video, which was shared on social media, shows Sanchez tapping her hand over her open mouth and making a whooping sound while speaking to a group of delegates Saturday. Her chief rival in the Senate race, Attorney General Kamala Harris, called the gesture shock-

ing. Sanchez said ev ery o n e makes mistakes and defended her record on civil rights, human rights and N a t i v e Loretta Ameri can Sanchez rights. Sanchez said American Indians have “a great presence in our country and many of them are ing our election.” Harris, whose mother was an immigrant from India, said, “There is no place for that in our public discourse.” The incident came during a convention in which the 2016 Senate race played out among speeches and partying. The two Democrats

are the leading candidates for the seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Barbara Boxer. On Saturday, Harris defended her qualifications on foreign affairs and national defense after Sanchez had suggested she doesn’t have the skills for the job in Washington. Harris told reporters that voters next year will determine who is qualified for the Senate seat, and her experience as a two-term attorney general and a former local prosecutor gave her the background she would need on Capitol Hill. “I feel certainly equipped to have a sense of what California needs and wants as it relates to many issues,” Harris said. As a career prosecutor, “I know the stuff they do in Washington actually impacts California.” Sanchez, who entered the race

Thursday, spent Saturday dashing to and from convention meetings, shaking dozens of hands and posing for snapshots. When she entered the race last week, said that her long experience in defense and foreign affairs on Capitol Hill was essential in “perilous times,” drawing a contrast with Harris. Harris, in her speech to delegates on Saturday, twice referred to dysfunction on Capitol Hill. She never mentioned Sanchez, but the statements appeared to suggest that the congresswoman was part of the problem. Harris said that everywhere she travels as a candidate she is asked how she can “possibly expect to get anything done” in paralyzed Beltway politics. Speaking later with reporters, Harris pointed to her work along the U.S.-Mexico border on drug

trafficking as state attorney general. The contest between the two high-profile Democrats has geographic, racial and political dimensions. Sanchez, 55, is Hispanic with a background in national defense issues and roots in Southern California. Over the years, she has belonged to a faction of moderate Democrats known as the Blue Dog Coalition. Harris, 50, a favorite of the party’s left wing, is a career prosecutor from the San Francisco Bay Area whose father is black and mother is Indian. Sanchez, speaking to of the party’s Chicano Latino Caucus, said she wanted to appeal across the state’s diverse population. “We will win, and we will win with a fabric of everybody,” she said.

Audit questions Medicaid billing Hundreds attend ‘picnic’ by up to 335 dentists in California for Archbishop Cordileone THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

By Alicia Chang THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LOS ANGELES — A California dentist who treats children under Medicaid billed for more than 1,000 services a day for almost 100 days in 2012. Another provided 33 procedures — including multiple stainless steel crowns and baby root canals — to a 4-yearold during a visit. Another received an extremely high payment per child — $699 compared with a statewide average payment of $166 per child. About 8 percent of dentists in California treating children enrolled in Medicaid may be overcharging, raising questions about the quality of care, according to a federal report released to be Monday.

$118 million Auditors for the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services identified 329 dentists and six orthodontists with questionable billing. Together, they were paid $118 million for pediatric dental work in 2012. Because investigators only analyzed claims data and did not review medical charts, the report did not determine whether the dentists engaged in fraudulent billing or provided services that were not medically necessary. But the billing patterns merit a closer look, auditors said. “What we found in California’s Medicaid program is very concerning. There were a number of dentists with extremely unusual behavior, which points to some real vulnerabilities in the care being provided to children,” deputy regional inspector general Meridith Seife said in a statement. It’s the latest scrutiny of dental care provided to children covered under Medicaid,

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the federal-state program for the poor and disabled. Federal health auditors in recent years found questionable billing among dental providers in North Carolina, Indiana, Louisiana, Texas and New York. The California report focused on dentists and orthodontists serving at least 50 children who billed Medicaid in 2012 for work such as fillings, extractions, stainless steel crowns and baby root canals. While extreme outliers made up a small percentage of dentists studied, they provided care to about a third of the children served.

Procedures per day Among the findings: Two-thirds claimed an extremely large number of procedures per day, including one dentist who billed for more than 1,000 services per day on 97 different days. Nineteen dentists received unusually high payments per child. One dentist routinely gave patients multiple steel crowns and performed other procedures. Half worked for dental chains. A dozen were investigated by the state dental board. Their identities were not released, but federal investigators planned to forward names to the state to follow up. In an accompanying response to the report, the California Department of Health Care Services said it will step up monitoring to better identify providers with questionable billing and take action if needed.

‘Billing errors’ The California Dental Association s the federal effort and works with the state to “ensure that the billing process is clear to dentists in an effort to prevent billing errors, ” spokeswoman Alicia Malaby said in a statement.

Obituary

Gerald “Jerry” William Burger ed away in his sleep on May 7, 2015 in Belmont, CA. Born in Cheyenne, Wyoming on September 18, 1923, Jerry is survived by his daughter, Debra Burger of Santa Clara, CA. He was 91 years young. Jerry served in the US Navy from 1941 to 1950. He participated in a special mission to Asia to deliver planes to the French during WWII. He came back to the states and married his wife, Hattie E. Burger in 1950 and they relocated to Belmont, California in 1952. They were married for 37 years until her death in November 1987. His early career was as a watchmaker in Denver, CO and then worked for United Airlines at SFO for 37 years as a machinist. He loved to travel the backroads of the United States in his camper and pursue his skindiving and fishing interests. Later on, he picked up an interest in hunting and skeet shooting, reminiscent of his younger years in Wyoming. He pursued a woodworking hobby and made boats, furniture and duck decoys during his retirement years. He was always one to start up a conversion with people. Friends, young and old, would often stop by the garage while he was working on something to visit awhile. He was a beloved husband and father and will be ed with love and affection. A memorial service will be scheduled at a later date.

SAN FRANCISCO — Hundreds turned out for a “family picnic” held for a Northern California religious leader, who is the subject of heated debate over policy changes for Catholic high school teachers. The San Francisco Chronicle reported Sunday that that San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone posed for photographs, blessed the faithful and accepted the gratitude of the picnickers gathered in a city park. The archbishop has been the target of

demonstrations organized by teachers, students, parents and others who disagree with the proposed morality clauses in teacher handbooks against homosexuality, birth control and premarital sex. Critics of the archSalvatore bishop and the Cordileone picnic said Cordileone’s proposed policies are “far from family friendly.”

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Spending tops $7 million in nasty Senate contest By Juliet Williams THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SACRAMENTO — A special election Tuesday for state Senate is being pitched as a decision about who represents real Democratic values: the state lawmaker and former teacher endorsed by the California Democratic Party, or the Orinda mayor and longtime adviser to Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown. The answer has ripples beyond the east San Francisco Bay Area Senate district Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla and political consultant Steve Glazer are vying to represent. The contest has become a high-stakes game between wealthy organized labor and big business groups that have funneled most of the more than $7 million spent so far into nasty, name-calling campaigns. At the heart of the fight is labor’s ongoing fury against Glazer after he worked for a

Chamber of Commercefunded committee in 2012 to unseat incumbent Democrats in the Legislature and replace them with Democrats Susan Bonilla co n s i dered friendly to business interests. Now, union-backed interests including the powerful California Teachers Association, the State Council of Service Employees and a billionaire environmentalist have put a total of $2.6 million into a committee opposing Glazer, with mailers and attack ads asking “Is he for sale?” The question refers to the nearly $1. 5 million in independent spending made on Glazer’s behalf by wealthy Los Angeles developer Bill Bloomfield. “Glazer’s agenda: Cutting public schools to pay for tax cuts for

State brief District moves toward buying desalinated water FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Faced with the ongoing drought, Orange County water officials have moved toward buying water from a proposed desalination plant. The Orange County Water District, which covers most of northern Orange County, approved a term sheet to negotiate a 50-year contract to buy water from a plant proposed by Poseidon Water.

mi l l i o n ai res l i k e B l o o m fi e l d, ” says one ad. There are 15 separate committees set up to defeat him. The attacks Steve Glazer a g a i n s t Bonilla are equally brutal, accusing her of being fiscally irresponsible, allowing predatory teachers to stay in the classroom and taking lavish junkets paid for by special interests. “Think about it. Is this the behavior you want from your state senator?” asks one ad. The candidates have no say in virtually all of the attacks being launched. The ads are funded by outside groups that cannot coordinate with the candidate campaigns — an example of the growing influence of wealthy special interests in California politics.

“This is actually a perfect example of how campaigns have been taken away from the candidates and they are now in the hands of special interests, the interests that are running the independent expenditures. That’s a sea change in California politics,” said Katie Merrill, a Bay Area Democratic political consultant who has previously done work for Bonilla. Both candidates have urged voters to throw out the fliers cramming their mailboxes. “It’s deeply frustrating, ” Bonilla said. “I believe most voters prefer making their decision based on the reality and the real facts of what the candidates have already accomplished.” She has authored legislation to help beginner teachers, allow local governments to shut down illegal massage businesses and brokered a deal last year requiring ride-sharing companies to carry more insurance. Ironically, both candidates have

pitched themselves as moderates in the mold of Brown, who has pushed fiscal restraint since he returned to Sacramento after Glazer ran his campaign in 2010. Bonilla, of Concord, notes that she is a member of the ruling party’s moderate caucus and bills herself as business friendly, though labor unions are her biggest backers in the general election race. Glazer angered those groups further when he called for a ban on transit strikes as Bay Area Rapid Transit workers threatened a walkout. Unions spent heavily to defeat Glazer when he ran for Assembly last year, leading to a Republican win in a district where Democrats held a registration edge. This time, Glazer is appealing to the nearly 29 percent of voters in the district who are Republican and the 22 percent who are independents. Democrats have nearly 44 percent registration.

Nine dead from biker gang shootout THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WACO, Texas — Nine people were killed Sunday and some others injured after a shootout erupted among rival biker gangs at a Central Texas restaurant, sending patrons and bystanders fleeing for safety, a police spokesman said. The violence erupted shortly after noon at a busy Waco marketplace along Interstate 35 that draws a large lunchtime crowd. Waco police Sgt. W. Patrick Swanton said eight people died at the scene of the shooting at Twin Peaks restaurant and another person at a hospital. It’s not immediately clear if bystanders are among the dead. Others were injured, Swanton said, but just how many and the severity of those injuries was not known. “There are still bodies on the scene of the parking lot at Twin Peaks,” he

said. “There are bodies that are scattered throughout the parking lot of the next ading business.” A photo from the scene showed dozens of motorcycles parked in a lot. Among the bikes, at least three people wearing what looked like biker jackets were on the ground, two on their backs and one face down. Police were standing a few feet away in a group. Several other people also wearing biker jackets were standing or sitting nearby.

Rival gangs Swanton said police were aware in advance that at least three rival gangs would be gathering at the restaurant and at least 12 Waco officers in addition to state troopers were at the restaurant when the fight began. When the shooting began in the restaurant and then continued outside, armed bikers were shot by officers,

Swanton said, explaining that the actions of law enforcement prevented further deaths.

Tensions simmered It’s not known what triggered the violence but Swanton and McLennan County District Attorney Abel Reyna said tensions had simmered among rival gangs for months. “Apparently the management (of Twin Peaks) wanted them here and so we didn’t have any say-so on whether they could be here or not,” Swanton said. Attempts to Twin Peaks for comment were not immediately successful. The fight inside the restaurant began when punches were thrown and it quickly escalated to include chains and knives before firearms were drawn, Swanton said.

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States saying ‘no’ to city laws By David A. Lieb THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Alarmed about cities trying to outlaw plastic bags, the director of the Missouri Grocers Association decided to do something about it. So Dan Shaul turned to his state legislator— himself — and guided a bill to age barring local governments from banning the bags. Shaul’s dual role in state government and business may be a bit out of the norm. Yet his actions are not. In capitols across the country, businesses are increasingly using their clout to back laws prohibiting cities and counties from doing things that might affect their ability to make money. In the past five years, roughly a dozen states have enacted laws barring local governments from

requiring businesses to provide paid sick leave to employees. The number of states banning local minimum wages has grown to 15. And while oilrich states such as Texas and Oklahoma are pursuing bills banning local restrictions on drilling, other states where agriculture is big business have been banning local limitations on the types of seeds sown for crops. It seems no issue is too small for businesses to take to capitol halls. Wisconsin has banned local bans on sugary drinks. Arizona and Florida have barred local governments from forbidding toys in fast-food meals. And Utah has

barred cities from requiring bicyclists to be served in drive-thru lanes. In each case, states have stepped in after city officials somewhere in the nation proposed local policies that business leaders didn’t like. Businesses have warned lawmakers that a potential patchwork of local regulations could be bad for the economy. “We need to give companies and businesses some predictability and some consistency in their operations so that they can grow,” said Shaul, a freshman Republican representative from the St. Louis suburb of Imperial, whose antibag ban measure is pending before Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon. Environmental activists in Columbia, who pushed for the ban on single-use plastic bags at grocery stores, were jolted by the state intervention. “I was horrified, just really

demoralized,” when the legislation ed, said Sierra Club member Jan Dye. “They just want to remove local control.” The Missouri bill goes beyond plastic bags. It also would also prohibit local governments from requiring businesses to provide employees paid sick leave, vacation or health, disability and retirement benefits. And it would block cities and counties from adopting their own “living wage” requirements. States have pre-empted some local policies for decades. A movement to restrict local gun ordinances began in 1971, for example, and has been enacted as law in 45 states, according to the National Rifle Association. State lawmakers in Oklahoma and Michigan this year are pushing similar measures for knives. Some experts trace a rise in states pre-empting local ordi-

nances to the 2010 elections, when Republicans won control of 25 legislatures and 29 governors’ offices. Republicans have expanded their power since then and now hold complete control of three times as many legislatures and governors’ offices as Democrats. In some cases, those new Republican officeholders have received generous financial from business interests. Shaul, for example, got about onequarter of his contributions for his 2014 campaign from people and organizations d with the food industry. In other instances, business lobbyists have simply found a more sympathetic ear in GOP legislatures. “The fights over economic policy have overwhelmingly shifted to the states” away from the federal government, said Gordon Lafer, a political scientist at the University of Oregon.

Will death make Tsarnaev a martyr? Experts: It depends THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BOSTON — Does putting Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death make him a martyr for the cause? Some analysts worry that Tsarnaev’s eventual execution could inspire more attacks. But others, including Islamic leaders, say no: Tsarnaev was more of a lone wolf with a low profile among radical jihadists and no known links to the Islamic State group, al-Qaida or other influential terror organizations. It will take years, possibly decades, of appeals before Tsarnaev — sentenced Friday by a federal jury in Boston to death by lethal injection — is executed. The martyrdom question surfaced during his trial for his role in the 2013 attack that killed three spectators and wounded more than 260 others near the marathon finish line. Tsarnaev’s defense had argued for life imprisonment as a better option because it offered “no martyrdom”; prosecutors insisted he had a chance to die as a martyr during a firefight with police trying to capture him but instead hid in a boat.

Yet the notes Tsarnaev scrawled inside that boat condemned U. S. actions in Muslim countries and asked Allah to make him a “shaheed,” or martyr. Matthew Levitt, a former FBI counterterrorism intelligence analyst and now a terrorism expert at The Washington Institute, said the death sentence will resonate differently around the world. “Are jihadists going to look to him as some kind of martyr figure? The answer is likely yes. To a certain extent they already do,” said Levitt, who testified for the prosecution at Tsarnaev’s trial. Nicholas Burns, a professor of diplomacy and international relations at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, cautions against underestimating Tsarnaev’s influence among hard-liners bent on using violence — and a life sentence would have tamped that down. “Tsarnaev is a criminal and a terrorist responsible for one of the most reprehensible attacks in Boston’s history,” he said. “I do fear that the death penalty could cause some Islamic terrorist groups to paint him as a martyr.”

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Ramadi falls to Islamic State group By Sameer N. Yacoub

onto their sides. “Ramadi has fallen,” said Muhannad Haimour, a spokesman for the governor of Anbar province. “The city was completely taken. ... The military is fleeing.”

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BAGHDAD — The contested city of Ramadi fell to the Islamic State group on Sunday, as Iraqi forces abandoned their weapons and armored vehicles to flee the provincial capital in a major loss despite intensified U. S. -led airstrikes.

Defeat looming

Bodies litter streets Bodies, some burned, littered the streets as local officials reported the militants carried out mass killings of Iraqi security forces and civilians. Online video showed Humvees, trucks and other equipment speeding out of Ramadi, with soldiers gripping

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Displaced Sunni people fleeing the violence in the city of Ramadi arrive at the outskirts of Baghdad Saturday.

With defeat looming, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi ordered security forces not to abandon their posts across Anbar province, apparently fearing the extremists could capture the entire desert region that saw intense fighting after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion to topple dictator Saddam Hussein. Sunday’s retreat recalled the collapse of Iraqi security forces last summer in the face of the Islamic

State group’s blitz into Iraq that saw it capture a third of the country, where it has declared a caliphate, or Islamic State. It also calls into question the Obama istration’s hopes of relying solely on airstrikes to the Iraqi forces in expelling the extremists. Earlier Sunday, al-Abadi ordered Shiite militias to prepare to go into the Sunni-dominated province, ignoring U.S. concerns their presence could spark sectarian bloodshed. By late Sunday, a large number of Shiite militiamen had arrived at a military base near Ramadi, apparently to participate in a possible counter-offensive, said the head of the Anbar provincial council, Sabah Karhout.

Kerry talks cyber issues in S.Korea Officials: Saudi-led coalition By Matthew Lee THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SEOUL, South Korea — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in South Korea where he will be discussing security issues amid fresh fears of North Korean belligerence and delivering a speech on cyber policy. Kerry arrived in Seoul on Sunday from Beijing and will see top South Korean officials on Monday, less than a week after South Korea’s spy agency said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered his defense chief executed with an anti-aircraft gun for complaining about the young ruler, talking back to him and sleeping

during a meeting Kim presided over. That allegation, if true, adds to concerns about the erratic nature of Kim’s rule, particularly after Pyongyang claimed last weekend it had successfully test-fired a newly developed ballistic missile from a submarine. Those actions come despite a recent U.S. diplomatic overture to North Korea to discuss resuming denuclearization talks that have been stalled for the past three years. The U.S. quietly proposed a meeting with North Korea in January, before the U.S. and South Korea began annual military exercises that North Korea regards as a provocation. The two sides, how-

ever, failed to agree on who could meet and where. In light of the new developments, Kerry plans to reiterate America’s ironclad commitment to the security of South Korea, U.S. officials said. On Saturday in Beijing, Kerry expressed hope that the successful conclusion of a nuclear deal with Iran will send a positive message to North Korea to restart negotiations on its own atomic program. Kerry said he believed an Iran agreement could have “a positive influence” on North Korea, because it would show that giving up nuclear weapons improves domestic economies and ends isolation.

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airstrikes resume in Yemen THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SANAA, Yemen — Saudi-led coalition airstrikes targeting Shiite rebels resumed early Monday in the southern port city of Aden after a five-day truce came to a close following talks on the war-torn country’s future that were boycotted by the rebels. Coalition airstrikes hit rebel positions and tanks in several neighborhoods of Aden after the cease-fire expired at 11 p.m. on Sunday, Yemeni security officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not

authorized to speak to the media. The cease-fire hadn’t halted all fighting in Yemen between the Shiite rebels, known as Houthis, and government forces loyal to exiled President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi. Earlier Sunday, hundreds of Yemeni politicians and tribal leaders gathered in Saudi Arabia for three days of talks on Yemen’s future, but the Houthis refused to participate. The Shiite rebels reject the main aim of the talks — the restoration of Hadi, who fled the country in March in the face of rebel advances.

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Smoking ban exemption is discriminatory By Bill Schwarz

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oster City reviews its ordinances six months after age. Our council unanimously (5-0) ed an amendment to the smoking ban that exempted single family residences from the smoking ban ordinance in November 2014 and is expected to and should review this exemption this month or next. In an effort to demonstrate how well this exemption was thought through, consider the following: Assume you desire to walk down a sidewalk in Foster City near housing units and would like to comply with the ordinance. You are allowed to smoke on the sidewalks when you singlefamily residences, but not when ing multi-family housing. It would seem to comply with this ordinance, you would either need to be an architect or research San Mateo property ownership records. Otherwise how could you be certain whether you were ing an apartment, condominium, townhome or other type of residence? Not to mention how often you would need to extinguish and relight your cigarette, electronic cigarette or cigar.

Since there are few receptacles, the butts would be left in the street or perhaps your pocket. Another discriminatory aspect of this exemption is that patios, balconies and yards of single-family residences are exempt from the smoking ban, while being banned in identical areas of multifamily dwellings. The reasoning offered was that secondhand smoke can through the wall, floors and ceilings of multi-family residences more easily than secondhand smoke can waft across the lawns or artificial turf that typically separate single-family residences. This in spite of Councilman Herb Perez’s observation that he could smell secondhand smoke at his place of business from a cigarette 500 feet across a parking lot. This exemption of single-family residences is further discriminatory in that it requires multiple-family residences to post signs not required of single-family residences. Additional costs may be incurred if specifically designated smoking areas are estab-

lished within multi-family complexes. United Homeowners’ Associations of Foster City was asked to contribute to and comment on the ordinance. Our single request was that all residents and residences be treated equally and we would the proposed ordinance. Obviously, our request was ignored or denied. I respectfully request that the Foster City Council reconsider and eliminate this exemption from the smoking ban by simply having the smoking ban ordinance cover all residences within our fair city. Note that I may be pushing a stone uphill as I understand that each of our five councilmen live in single-family residences as defined by this ordinance. I use the term multi-family dwellings for the ordinance’s “condominiums and townhomes with shared common walls, ventilation, floors or ceilings.” Bill Schwarz is the president of the United Homeowners’ Associations of Foster City.

Letters to the editor Central Park development Editor, With all of the housing development currently going on around San Mateo and Foster City, it’s frustrating to hear about new developments that are only going to have a negligible number of below market or affordable units. Trans World’s proposal for its Central Park development (“Central Park development gets approval” in the May 14 edition of the Daily Journal) cites only five units out of a total of 60 that will be available as “affordable.” This type of development does not serve the best interests of the existing community, especially when places like the Park Royal are evicting tenants who would clearly benefit from new, affordable housing solutions. Jason Weesner San Mateo

With the new construction and addition of jobs and, naturally, additional housing seekers and/or commuters, the answer stares back at us. Yet we all cheer on the new jobs and construction from every city council chamber and the Board of Supervisors. Can’t have it both ways, folks. The economy has rebounded to something close to normal since the banker/gamblers ran us into a ditch in 2008. The problem is we’ve overshot it now. Perhaps enticing the developers and entrepreneurs to seek out other places for their new jobs and plants would be advisable. New or added housing construction would take years. This is definitely heresy to most of us who always felt that more is always better. It’s similar to what you see posted on every hot tub, bar room and restaurant, that little sign that lets you know what the maximum occupancy deemed optimal for that particular space really is.

Maximum occupancy Editor, Can we “grow” our way out of our housing and congestion problems? It seems pretty counterintuitive to me.

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I cannot agree more with Chuck Simmons and his letter to the editor (in the May 12 edition of the Daily Journal). I know so many people feel the same exact way because I hear it all the time in conversations. People are tired of being told to let their gardens die because the city wants more development. Is it that hard for the cities to see what they are doing wrong? Why do they just keep adding to the population when we do not have the water to them? I know we need the housing and the jobs, but this needs to stop. We are in a serious drought that does not need to get worse because the city keeps adding people to the water trough. When the drought is over, or when it is solved, then and only then we can think about adding to our cities. I’ve said it once, and I will say it again: I live in Redwood City by choice, and I don’t want to live in Los Angeles. If you read this letter and you agree or disagree, write your city or your local paper and let them know how you feel because that is the only way things change.     Robert Nice Redwood City

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Forget those almonds and hamburgers W

e have an emergency in California when our water supplies are dwindling and the combination of a long drought and warmer weather (climate change) means less or no snow for skiers, brown lawns and shorter showers for all of us. Now add two more to the list — almonds and hamburgers. Life without hamburgers is possible, but not without almonds. They are an addiction and good for you. But now it may be time to forgo the nuts. Almonds are on the top of the list of water guzzlers in our state. California agriculture uses 80 percent of our water supply and almond farms are dominate at 10 percent. A gallon of water is needed to grow one almond. Just one little almond. The amount of water the state’s almond growers use annually for exports could supply Los Angeles homeowners and business for three years. And they are not alone. Alfalfa hay, a key ingredient for grazing cows, is also a super guzzler. Alfalfa plus other forages such as irrigated pasture and corn that’s chopped into cattle feed and called silage uses between 10 percent to 15 percent of the state’s water. And like almonds, much of the alfalfa is sent overseas, primarily to China which has a growing herd of dairy cows to feed. *** While Northern California may become slightly wetter in the decades to come, at the same time temperatures are expected to rise across the state. Hotter days cause more evaporation and reduce snowpack. That will continue and increase the risk of a severe long-term drought that could rival or even exceed some of the ancient mega droughts, according to a science story in The New York Times. *** Just last week, we received a letter from Cal Water that we have to reduce our use of water by 16 percent from what we used in 2013. The company will be holding a meeting 5:30 p.m. May 20 at its office in San Mateo to discuss these new regulations. Just one hour later on the very same day, the city of San Mateo is organizing a “Water Wise Home” workshop for homeowners at the San Mateo Main Library. This event will teach homeowners about simple plumbing alterations and smart landscape changes to create a sustainable water supply with an ecologically productive landscape. The event will focus on home improvement tools such as reusing gray water, collecting rainwater and installing waterless composting toilets that can transform home water systems. *** The good news is that it is possible to reduce your water usage. But it takes a cooperative spirit, a willingness to make changes and often an increase in costs. Fifteen years ago, drought-stricken Santa Fe, New Mexico was running out of water to fight fires. It raised the price of water and made the heaviest s pay three to four times more per gallon than the more efficient. And it worked. The city’s water consumption has dropped by a fifth even though its population has increased more than 10 percent. Santa Fe residents who really want to maintain a lush green lawn or a deep swimming pool have the option of paying $21.72 for each additional 1,000 gallons above the base threshold. They also may see their names listed in the local paper as the city’s top water s. But the city is willing to help, too. Residents who buy low water washing machines get a $200 credit on their water bill. As part of the permit process on new construction, builders received credits which were then used by plumbers to install free low-flow toilets in existing homes across the city. More than 8,000 new toilets have been installed. And the town is installing smart water meters that can alert consumers via text message when their water use spirals. Our local water supplier, Cal Water, also features a list of rebates, but none quite so generous as Santa Fe. *** Muddying the waters is a recent ruling of a California state appellate court that a tired pricing system (such as the one in Santa Fe) used in Orange County may violate state laws that prohibit local government from charging more for services than they cost to provide. This will be appealed. In the meantime, easy on the nuts and burgers. Sue Lempert is the former may or of San Mateo. Her column runs ev ery Monday. She can be reached at sue@smdaily journal.com.

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Stem cell ‘Wild West’ takes root By Matthew Perrone THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BEVERLY HILLS — The liquid is dark red, a mixture of fat and blood, and Dr. Mark Berman pumps it out of the patient’s backside. He treats it with a chemical, runs it through a processor — and injects it into the woman’s aching knees and elbows. The “soup,” he says, is rich in shapeshifting stem cells — magic bullets that, according to some doctors, can be used to treat everything from Parkinson’s disease to asthma to this patient’s chronic osteoarthritis. “I don’t even know what’s in the soup,” says Berman. “Most of the time, if stem cells are in the soup, then the patient’s got a good chance of getting better.” It’s quackery, critics say. But it’s also a mushrooming business — and almost wholly unregulated. The number of stem-cell clinics across the United States has surged from a handful in 2010 to more than 170 today, according to figures compiled by The Associated Press. Many of the clinics are linked in large, for-profit chains. New businesses continue to open; doctors looking to get into the field need only take a weekend seminar offered by a training company. Berman, a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon, is co-founder of the largest chain, the Cell Surgical Network. Like most doctors in the field, he has no formal background in stem cell research. His company offers stem cell procedures for more than 30 diseases and conditions, including Lou Gehrig’s disease, multiple sclerosis, lupus and erectile dysfunction. There are clinics that market “anti-aging” treatments; others specialize in “stem-cell facelifts” and other cosmetic procedures. The cost is high, ranging from $5,000 to $20,000. Berman and others point to anecdotal s of seemingly miraculous recoveries. But while stem cells from bone marrow have become an established therapy for a handful of blood cancers — and while there are high hopes that the cells will someday lead to other major medical advances — critics say entrepreneurs are treating patients with little or no evidence that what they do

is effective. Or even safe. They point to one stem-cell doctor who has had two patients die under his care. “It’s sort of this 21st century cutting-edge technology,” says Dr. Paul Knoepfler, a stem cell researcher at the University of California at Davis. “But the way it’s being implemented at these clinics and how it’s regulated is more like the 19th century. It’s a Wild West.”

‘Liquid gold’ Doctors in South Korea and Japan pioneered the fat-based stem cell technique, using it to supposedly enhance face lifts and breast augmentation. For years, U. S. patients would travel to hospitals in Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe — places where regulation is more lax than in the United States — to have these procedures as part of the international “stem cell tourism” trade. Plastic surgeons in the U.S. quickly realized the financial potential of the fat they were already taking out of patients’ bellies and backsides through liposuction — something that had been disposed of previously. Berman calls it “liquid gold.” Some early adopters have expanded into chains, offering doctors across the country a chance to the franchise after buying some equipment and attending a seminar. These doctors sometimes appear on local TV news broadcasts, drumming up new business from patients and stoking interest from other doctors. One national chain markets itself online with s of celebrity athletes who have been treated with its stem cell procedures. Prospective patients are then directed

States get heroin antidote into hands of regular folks THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BUFFALO, N.Y. — At the front of a classroom, health worker Cheryll Moore demonstrates “the nod” — a jerk of the head forward and then quickly back — a telltale sign of heroin use, though not necessarily of an overdose. “In that scenario, they can go either way,” she said. “I would not leave them alone.” After an hour or so of instruction that includes spotting signs of a life-threatening overdose, the class of ordinary people — couples, co-workers, parents, retirees and others — leaves with two vials of the prescription heroin antidote naloxone, better known by its brand name, Narcan. It’s part of an effort to make naloxone available to more people than just police, paramedics and the addicts themselves.

Because of naloxone’s effectiveness in nearly instantaneously bringing overdose victims back from near-death, New York and a handful of other states are making the lifesaving drug available to virtually anyone willing to be trained to use it, hoping to better the odds it will be there when needed. “Just in case,” said casino worker Diane Colby, as she left the class with her Narcan. “You never know when there could be an incident. You never can tell.” Like some others in the class, she said she doesn’t know any addicts, but wouldn’t necessarily be surprised to come across drug use where she works. New York, California, Illinois, New Mexico and Washington are among the states that have ed laws to provide legal protections for prescribers who work with programs providing naloxone to laypeople.

to a call center, where sales representatives try to match them with stem cell doctors over the phone. Berman spent over 30 years as a Beverly Hills cosmetic surgeon before co-founding the Cell Surgical Network in 2012. He and his business partner, a urologist, adapted equipment and techniques from Asia into a liposuction-based procedure. Today, the Cell Surgical Network is the largest stem cell chain in the nation, with 67 locations and a roster of more than 100 doctors in 22 states. Doctors who the network generally charge about $9,000 per procedure; they pay Berman and his partner $25,000 to $30,000 for a South Korean cell-separating machine and other equipment. Stem cells have long been recognized for their ability to reproduce and transform into other cell types. Because of their ability to repair and replace tissue, they are thought to hold potential for treating many diseases and injuries. Embryonic stem cells are the most versatile because they have the ability to form all the various cell types in the body, but their use in medicine is considered controversial by some because it involves the destruction of human embryos. Adult stem cells are less versatile, but can be easily harvested from various tissues in the body, including bone marrow and fat. For decades, they have been routinely transplanted, first in bone marrow transplants and then in procedures that transfer the cells alone. They have been useful in combatting leukemia, lymphoma and other blood diseases, saving the lives of tens of thousands of people each year. The stem cell clinics, though, promise results far beyond those currently considered prudent by mainstream medicine. “I think responsible professionals have a broad consensus that marketing of these unproven interventions is premature and unprofessional, if not unethical,” says Dr. George Daley, a founding executive of the Harvard Stem Cell Institute and professor at Harvard Medical School Julia Matsumoto, of Fountain Valley, Calif., claims stem cell injections have helped maintain her eyesight four years

after being diagnosed with chronic relapsing neuropathy, which causes inflammation of the optic nerves and can lead to blindness. Berman has treated her on a monthly basis since 2012, free of charge, because Matsumoto cannot afford repeat procedures. Berman liposuctions fat from her abdomen then processes it with a spinning centrifuge machine and a drug, before filtering it and infusing the mixture into an injection site in Matsumoto’s chest. “Things were so vivid and bright literally 30 minutes after the stem cells were given to me,” Matsumoto says, recalling her first treatment. “I started crying on the way home.” Such patient anecdotes are not considered reliable medical evidence. And because stem cell clinics have not published large, rigorous studies of their techniques, it’s virtually impossible to evaluate their record of success.

Safety Berman calls his business model “patient-funded research,” and says he plans to soon publish the results of a 1,000patient study demonstrating its safety. Cell Surgical has hired consultants to follow up with patients over the phone and survey how they are feeling. But Leigh Turner, a professor of bioethics at the University of Minnesota, says charging patients to participate in medical research is bizarre and unethical. He calls the approach “unauthorized, for-profit human experimentation,” and has asked the Food and Drug istration to investigate Berman, arguing that his business amounts to selling unapproved, experimental drugs. Some practitioners point to early-stage laboratory and animal studies which have been published in scientific journals. But academics say such findings cannot be applied to humans and don’t provide criti cal i n fo rmat i o n ab o ut p o t en t i al s i de effects like infections, tumors and blood clots. “This field, sadly, is contaminated by lots of poor-quality data that people are using to move forward and actually treat patients,” says Daley, of Harvard Medical School.

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WASHINGTON — For the first time, Amtrak could face a $200 million payout to train crash victims — the limit set by Congress. But that may be too low to cover the costs of the eight lives lost and more than 200 people injured in last week’s derailment in Philadelphia. That payout cap for a single enger rail incident was part of a late effort in 1997 to a law that would rescue Amtrak from financial ruin and help it one day become independent. Adjusted for inflation, which the law does not consider, that amount would be just under $300 million now. And Amtrak is still far from independent. An Associated Press review of past cases found that Amtrak never before has been liable for a $200 million payout for a single enger rail incident. The Philadelphia

crash could be the first time the liability ceiling — designed specifically for Amtrak — would actually apply to the railroad. It’s not known how high the costs of victims’ deaths and injuries from Tuesday’s crash will run. The train, which left Washington headed to New York, was moving at more than twice the speed allowed on a curve when it derailed not long after it stopped at Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station. Investigators haven’t determined why the train was traveling so fast. On Friday, an Amtrak employee filed the first lawsuit, asking for more than $150,000 in damages. Amtrak employees are not limited by the $200 million cap because it only applies to engers. “I don’t think Amtrak has ever faced a situation like this, and since they own the Northeast Corridor, they’re 100 percent on the hook,” said Frank Wilner, author of the book, “Amtrak: Past, Present, Future.”

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Lady Bulldogs fall in state title game By Terry Bernal DAILY JOURNAL STAFF

For all the history made by the Lady Bulldogs this season, the final chapter was not the conclusion they had hoped to write. Palomar College was the last team standing in the California Community College Athletic Association State Softball Championships, as the Comets won their fifth all-time state title. College of San Mateo took Palomar to the limit, advancing through the losers’

bracket to reach championship Sunday. Needing to defeat the Comets twice in the championship round, the Bulldogs won Sunday’s opener 2-1 to force a winner-takeall finale. But Palomar rode the right arm of freshman Summer Evans to a 5-1 victory in the nightcap to capture the title. CSM faced Palomar three times in the double-elimination tourney and it was Evans who pitched all three. The right-hander held CSM’s state-leading offense in check, holding the Bulldogs to just four runs (two earned) through 20 innings.

In Sunday’s first game, Evans held CSM scoreless through five innings. But the Bulldogs rallied for two runs in the bottom of the sixth to take a 2-1 lead. Lelani Akai produced the big swing of the bat with a two-run single to give her starting pitcher Lauren Berriatua all the lead she’d need. Berriatua yielded just one unearned run on one hit in recording her 29th victory of the season. And the sophomore right-hander opened the second game just as tough. After the two teams traded first-inning runs, each via wild pitches, Berriatua set

down 11 straight Comets batters. In the fifth, however, Palomar sophomore Stephanie Koishor opened the frame with a single to open the door for a two-run rally. Palomar added single runs in the sixth and seventh. After entering the tourney with an undefeated 40-0 record, the Bulldogs finishes the season at 43-2. They twice downed Cypress, first in Friday’s opener 4-3, and again in Saturday’s elimination game 4-2. The two wins are CSM’s first ever in the state-championship tournament.

Belt powers Giants to 3rd straight win By Mark Schmetzer THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

with 69 points. It was Gayer’s strong finish that cinched the victory. Not only did the senior produce a remarkable win in the 3,200, overtaking Sequoia junior Sophie Walton down the final straightaway for a top time of 11:38.39. Gayer returned minutes later to run the anchor leg of the 4x400 relay. Prior to the relay finale, Mills led M-A by three points in the team standings. And while the Vikings grinded out a third-place finish with a time of 4:18.14, MenloAtherton could have claimed the three-peat with a first-place finish, but Burlingame

CINCINNATI — Getting back to basics is working for Brandon Belt and the San Francisco Giants. Belt homered for the third time in three games, Nori Aoki drove in three runs and the San Francisco Giants beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-8 Sunday after nearly wasting a five-run lead. “I’m seeing the ball well, ” said Belt, who drove in seven runs as the Giants won three straight after losing the series Brandon Belt opener. “I had a couple of games where I had some hiccups, but I’m getting back to what I do best — seeing the ball.” Hunter Pence homered in his second game back from a broken forearm. The World Series champions won three straight games in Cincinnati for the first time since 2005 and at 20-18 moved two games over .500 for the first time since they were 3-1. The Giants had 16 hits, matching their season high, and outscored opponents 44-21 on a six-game trip. “That’s what happens when you’ve got four or five guys swinging the bat well,” Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. “This is a little bit more like who we are. We’re going to be more consistent than we were early in the season.” San Francisco built a 6-1 lead but the Reds closed within a run in the third after their first six batters reached against Chris Heston. Marlon Byrd’s RBI single, Brandon Phillips’ bases-loaded hit-by-pitch and Jay Bruce’s

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See GIANTS, Page 13

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Mills swept the the Peninsula Athletic League Track and Field Championships Saturday at Westmoor. Left: Marquis Adkins soared to a second-place finish in the boys triple jump. He also claimed gold in the long jump. Above: Two teammates from the Lady Vikings relay team celebrated with a hug after clinching the girls team championship with a third-place finish in the 4x400 relay.

Mills sweeps PAL finals By Terry Bernal DAILY JOURNAL STAFF

Mills magic was in the air at the Peninsula Athletic League Track and Field Championships. Not only did the Mills boys repeat as champs of the PAL finals with a convincing 108 points, the Lady Vikings rode a strong finish from distance runner Sarah Gayer to claim the girls’ title with 110 points for the varsity sweep Saturday at Westmoor’s Powell Stadium. It marks the first time the Mills girls have won the PAL finals title since the meet’s modern incarnation of 1996. It also marks

the first time a school has swept both varsity titles since Burlingame did so in 2009. The Mills girls set the tone in the field events with a big day from Caroline Trevithick. The senior won first place in both the triple jump with a distance of 35 feet, 6 inches and the long jump with a distance of 16-8 inches. She also took second place in the girls 100-meter hurdles and fourth in the 300 hurdles to total 32 points for the Vikings. But the Mills girls eeked out the slightest of victories, overcoming two-time defending champion Menlo-Atherton as the Lady Bears finished just one back with 109 points. Burlingame finished in third place

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SAN FRANCISCO RUNS 104TH BAY TO BREAKERS

By Terry Bernal DAILY JOURNAL STAFF

Top-seed San Joaquin Delta rattled off two straight wins to eliminate College of San Mateo in the best-of-three Northern California sectional baseball playoffs. The No. 5-seed Bulldogs won Friday’s opener 8-2 — their 30th win of the year — before falling Saturday 8-5 and Sunday 7-2 at Delta College. Woodside alum Brad Degnan went 6 for 12 for CSM through the series. “That was a quality team we went up against,” Delta catcher Collin Brad Degnan Theroux said. “They definitely made us earn it all.” Sunday’s finale was deadlocked 1-1 after five innings, but with Sequoia alum Cameron Greenough on in relief for CSM, Delta rallied for five runs to take the lead for good. Greenough worked 5 1/3 innings, yielding seven runs (three earned) on eight hits to take the loss. His record falls to 1-3. Delta starting pitcher Rick Delgado worked 6 2/3 innings, allowing two runs on eight hits while striking out seven to earn the win. His record improves to 9-0. With the win, Delta advances to the state championship beginning Saturday in Fresno City. Fresno City also advanced out of Nor Cal with a sweep of Feather River. Orange Coast and Palomar will represent So Cal.

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SAN FRANCISCO — A runner from Kenya won this morning's Bay to Breaker's race in San Francisco. Isaac Mukundi Mwangi won the Men's Elite division with a time of just 35:25. Jane Kibii, also from Kenya, won the Female's Elite division with a time of 40:04. This morning's race started at 8 a.m. near the Embarcadero and finished at Ocean Beach. It is the oldest consecutively run annual footrace in the world, dating back to 1912. Above: Over 50,000 racers with the elite of them in the front of the pack turned up for the 104th annual Bay to Breakers in San Francisco on a overcast cold Sunday. Right: Mwangi crosses the finish line Sunday morning.

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White Sox 7, A’s 3

Samardzija’s Sox sweep Oakland

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GIANTS Continued from page 11 run-scoring single made it 6-4. Yusmiero Petit (1-0) relieved and gave up Billy Hamilton’s sacrifice fly, then retired pinch-hitter Devin Mesoraco and Zack Cozart on consecutive popouts. Petit allowed one run and three hits in three innings, Sergio Romo struck out Todd Frazier with the potential tying run on third to end the eighth and Santiago Casilla struck out the side in the ninth on nine pitches for his ninth save in 11 chances. San Francisco and Cincinnati matched each other with single runs in the fifth, sev-

By Rick Eymer THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

OAKLAND — Jeff Samardzija spent the first two days of the series catching up with old friends. He spent the last day making trouble for them. Avisal Garcia hit a two-run homer, Alexei Ramirez had two hits and two RBIs, and Samardzija pitched eight strong innings to help the White Sox beat the A’s 7-3 Sunday for their first series sweep in Oakland in 18 years. Jose Abreu and Gordon Beckham also drove in runs for the White Sox, who won their sixth straight and reached .500 for the first time this season. Max Muncy hit his first major league home run, a two-run shot in the fourth, as the A’s lost their fourth straight. Samardzija (3-2) allowed three runs and eight hits. He walked three and struck out enth and eighth innings. Anthony DeSclafani (2-4) gave up six runs, six hits and three walks in three innings. He needed 41 pitches to get through the Giants’ fourrun second inning, which was interrupted by a 24Hunter Pence minute rain delay. Belt finished had three hits, including an eighth-inning homer off Jumbo Diaz . Aoki hit a two-run single that capped a four-run single and drove in Brandon Crawford with a squeeze bun in the seventh. Cincinnati starters allowed 21 runs in 11 innings during the last three games of the series, a 17.18 ERA that left manager Bryan Price searching for answers. “There are a lot of balls in the air right

five in his return to Oakland, where he made 16 starts for the A’s last year. Scott Kazmir (2-2) left with one out in the fifth after giving up five runs — three earned — and seven hits. He walked three and Jeff Samardzija struck out six. Kazmir’s fielding error in the first led to Chicago’s first run. Ramirez’s two-run single in the fifth ticked off Kazmir’s glove and deflected into left field. The A’s committed four errors, increasing their major league lead to 42. They have made at least one error in each of their last 14 games, 21 overall, the club’s longest streak since a 17-game span in May 1982. Garcia hit his fourth home run of the year off A’s closer Tyler Clippard in the ninth. now with the pitching staff,” he said. “If we’re going to be competitive, we have to get a lot our of our pitching staff. Who the 12 are going to be is up in the air.”

Reds killer Pence went 2 for 5 to improve to .426 (23 for 54) with six extra-base hits in his last 13 games against Cincinnati.

Trainer’s room Bochy said Angel Pagan could have started, but Bochy chose to give him the day off. Pagan left Saturday’s game with back spasms.

Up next San Francisco opens a three-day homestand Tuesday against the Dodgers, then has a seven-game trip.

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Braves’ Miller losses no-no in 9th MIAMI — Shelby Miller’s no-hit bid ended with two out in the ninth inning Sunday when Justin Bour singled sharply up the middle. The Braves right-hander pitched a two-hitter in a 6-0 win over the Marlins. Miller walked one and benefited from an early replay reversal to flirt with what would have been the Braves’ first no-hitter in 21 years.

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Left: Mills sophomore Sarah Gayer overtakes Sequoia’s Sophie Walton on the final straightaway of the girls 3,200-meter to win gold. Above: Burlingame’s Jack Phillips soars to victory in the boys high jump.The senior topped out at 6 feet, 7 inches, one inch shy of his personal record. Top right: Sequoia’s Eduardo Barrera holds off the field for gold in the boys 400-meter dash. The senior also took first place in the boys 200. Bottom right: Jefferson senior Devyn Morris legs out the final jump en route to gold in the boys 100-meter hurdles.

TRACK Continued from page 11 surged late to overtake the Bears on the third leg just moments after Mills senior Ty Harames moved into third place. Then Burlingame senior Alex Seniff put the victory away for the Panthers with a 4:05.59. The Burlingame win knocked M-A into second place in the 4x400 relay to give the meet championship to Mills. “I was ecstatic,” Mills head coach Tim Tuff said. “As a Mills coach, I have a hard time cheering for Burlingame because they are local rivals. I had a hard time believing it could actually come down to the [4x400], that we could actually have a shot at it. So, when [Harames] got the baton into third place and [Gayer] ran so well to hold on, it was a great feeling.” Mills had a number of contributions in the field events. In addition to Trevithick’s 32 points, Julia Gibbs totaled 14 points. The junior took first place in the girls discus with a top throw of 122 feet, 8 inches. Westmoor’s Tiara Cobbins took second with a 101-10 while Mills junior Tulouna Langi took third with a 99-7 and Mills senior Nabeela Rizvi took fourth with a 97-10. Gibbs also placed fourth in the girls shot put with a throw of 34 feet, one-half inch. Westmoor junior Saka Tagoai took first place with a 37-08 1/2, Langi of Mills took second with a 37-2 and Cobbins took third with a 34-03. Mills senior Erica Chew produced a surprise second-place finish behind Trevithick in the girls long jump with a distance of 15 feet, 5 1/4 inches. And in the girls triple jump, Naomi Yung placed third for Mills with a 3110 3/4.

Adkins paced Mills boys For the Mills boys, the championship was not nearly as dramatic. The Vikings scored a commanding 108 points, topping secondplace Carlmont’s 66-point performance. Woodside claimed third place with 62 points. The Vikings were nails in the field events as well. Paced by three-sport senior standout Marquis Adkins, Mills placed in every field event with the exception of the pole vault. Adkins took first place in the long jump with a distance of 21 feet, 8 inches. He topped Aragon senior Ty Stokman in second with a 21-6 3/4, Woodside junior Semanu Attiogbe with a 21-05 1/2 and M-A sophomore Marquise Reid with a 20-10 3/4. Mills juniors Nathan Chau and Kaito Miyake took fifth and sixth place, respectively, to score points as well. Adkins also took second place in the boys

triple jump with a distance of 42 feet, 8 1/2 inches. Woodside’s Attiogbe took first place with a 44-09 1/4. In the high jump, Adkins tied for fourth with teammate Marquez Bura with a height of 5 feet, 7 inches. Half Moon Bay junior Ryan Staal took third place with a 5-9.

Phillips sores for Burlingame It was Burlingame who stole the show in the high jump though. The Panthers have been a force in the event all season with star senior Jack Phillips proving the best jumper, by far, in the PAL this season. The reigning PAL champion in the high jump, Phillips gave a commanding performance to repeat with a best height of 6 feet, 7 inches. Burlingame senior Zack Baesler took second place with a 5-9. “His start is better than my [personal record],” Baesler said. Phillips was cruising along, refusing to even take warm-up runs up until topping out at 6-7. As the senior left his feet while executing his final made jump of the meet, however, he hit a snag when he heard his shoe tear. Despite trying to repair the malfunction by wrapping his shoe with medical tape, it cost traction on his attempt at 6-8, a height he has nailed three times this season, including three weeks ago at Woodside. “I was feeling pretty good,” Phillips said. “I feel like I could have got it until my shoe ripped. But, excuses, excuses.” The 6-5 senior now has his sights set on the Central Coast Section finals May 23 and 29. He finished fourth place at last season’s CCS finals to cap his first year competing in the event. Previously, Phillips had been a basketball player, but decided to convert to track and field after a sophomore varsity hoops season in which he got little playing time. Baesler teases his friend and teammate about his nickname. They call Phillips “Mad Hop,” a sardonic moniker stemming from his lack of shooting ability to compliment his serious vertical leap on the basketball court. But the nickname has found a more sincere meaning in the track and field ranks.

Barrera claims two golds Sequoia senior Eduardo Barrera is another sports convert, only his other experience is on the gridiron. Barrera took first place in two events, notching the top time in the 200 of 22.72 seconds. He previously took first in the 400 with a 50.05. Barrera played football at Sequoia since his freshman season, but suffered a leg injury that cost him his junior year. He merely ed the track team last year as a means to rehab the injury, but was such a splash he decided to stick with it. “We were shocked at his talent,” Sequoia assistant coach Linda Shinshiro said. “We were like, ‘where have you been?’” Barrera set the tone Saturday in the 400 and got out to a big lead. Going around the final turn, however, his calf muscle tightened up

allowing San Mateo’s Aria Haghnia to close the gap. But Barrera was able to exploit the straightaway for the win. “Down the back stretch, I felt my right calf starting to cramp,” Barrera said. “So, that’s what gave me a push at the end. But that was just exhaustion.” Haghnia took second place with a 51.79 and Capuchino senior Tim Gee took third place with a 52.15, edging Mills junior Alexander Habash in fourth with a 52.18.

Morris motors through 100 hurdles Jefferson’s lone gold medal of the day was produced by hurdler Devyn Morris. The senior dueled with Aragon junior Kevin Arevalo and Calmont senior Max Ware. But Morris’ fluid mechanics down the stretch won the day. “I tried to stay low over the hurdles and over the last one I just went all out,” Morris said. As a junior last season, Morris took fourth place in the event, a finish he said he was excited about. This one was even more exciting all the way around, as Arevalo took second with a 16.35 and Ware took third with a 16.40.

Schoustra sweeps girls hurdles Burlingame junior Mackenzie Schoustra claimed gold in each the 100 and 300 hurdles, both by healthy distances. A former lacrosse midfielder at Burlingame, Schoustra decided to tackle the hurdles when her friends talked her into converting to track last season. Saturday she was at the top of her game. Schoustra started the day in the 100 hurdles with a time of 15.94 seconds, topping Trevithick’s second-place finish of 16.50. Then in the 300 she closed strong with a 46.13, topping Aragon junior Magali de Sauvage at 47.97. “Just run your race,” Schoustra said of the secret of her success. “So, I just tried to keep my pace as steady as possible.”

Ounadjela and Crowe go the distance After taking third place in the boys 1,600 last year at the PAL Championships, Carlmont senior Johain Ounadjela grabbed two gold medals Saturday. In the 1,600, Ounadjela led for the first two laps until he was overtaken by M-A senior Adam Scandlyn on the third. But Ounadjela retook the lead on the final lap to cruise to a first-place win with a time of 4 minutes, 21.06 seconds. Scandlyn took second with a 4:22.24 and Carlmont senior Owen Lee took third with a 4:28.30. “It was supposed to be a workout with a speed thing, but in the third lap, when he past me, it scared me,” Ounadjela said. Ounadjela also took first place in the 3,200 with a time of 9:32.54, topping teammate Michael Bereket’s second-place finish of 9:46.69. Westmoor senior Anwar Alghaithy took third with a 9:53.41. Scandlyn got his revenge in the 800 though, claiming gold with a time of 1:58.

Ounadjela took second place with a 1:58.17 and Burlingame junior Ben Williams took third with a 1:59.07. M-A junior Annalisa Crowe repeated as champion in each the girls 800 and 1,600. Her win in the 1,600 was a big one, finishing with a 2:21.31. Mills’ Harames took second with a 2:25.9 and Aragon sophomore Margot Bellon took third with a 2:28.52. Crowe preceded it by dueling with Gayer down the final stretch of the 800, but was still able to claim first a good margin of victory. Crowe took gold with a 5:13.07. Gayer was second with a 5:15.28, M-A junior Cat DePuy took third with a 5:19.4 and M-A junior Maddy Baier took fourth with a 5:21.88. Crowe emerged from the traffic coming out of the final turn, even though she got a little tangled up. “I just wanted to win,” Crowe said. “[Someone’s] foot hit me, so I knew I better go. … I usually have a kick on the last lap. I think it was one of my better runs.”

Menlo girls claim WBAL title Lizzie Lacy claimed two golds and two silvers to pace the Menlo girls to the team title Saturday at the West Bay Athletic League Finals at Sacred Heart Prep. Lacy took first place in the girls 1,600meter with a time of 4:58.63. She also anchored the win in the 4x100 relay as the Knights cruised to first with a 50.12. The senior also took silver in the 800 with a 2:23.77 as well as the 3,200 with a 11:06.49. The Knights also saw Elisa Merten turn in a big day. The senior took gold in the 100 hurdles with a 16.72. She also won silver in the 300 hurdles with a 48.47. Notre Dame-San Jose took second place with 100 points, Mercy-SF took third with 45, Sacred Heart Prep took fourth with 40, Crystal Springs Uplands took fifth with 39 and Mercy-Burlingame took sixth with 36. In the boys final, The King’s Academy took first place with 153 points, edging Sacred Heart Prep with 150. Crystal Springs took third with 60, Woodside Priory fourth with 32 and Menlo fifth with 29. In West Cahtolic Athletic League Championships, Serra took second place in the boys finals with 114 points, finishing back of powerhouse Bellarmine with 206. Padres junior Armon Plummer won gold in the 300 hurdles with a time of 40.05. In the triple jump, junior Jordan Kenison won gold with a distance of 45 feet, 2 1/4 inches, topping teammate Marcus Alvarez, who took silver with a 44-2.

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Serra’s Kmak Surging Rockets down Clippers, advance to Western finals wins CCS title in 100 breast By Kristie Rieken

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Serra senior swimmer Joe Kmak has been on a collision course with destiny for four varsity seasons. When he touched the wall at Saturday’s Central Coast Section Swimming and Diving Championships to cap his signature event in the 100-yard breaststroke, he met said destiny. Last year, Kmak set the all-time Serra record in the 100 breast with a time of 55 minutes, 9 seconds at Joe Kmak the CCS finals; yet he failed to win the event, placing second to then St. Francis senior Curtis Ogren. This year, Kmak took first place with a time of 55.05. His prelim time of 54.92 was even better. With his time in the finals, Kmak automatically qualifies for a fourth consecutive AllAmerican nod. His younger brother Michael Kmak took fourth in the event with a 57.98. The Padres finished eighth overall as a team out of 41 schools. Bellarmine took first place with 292 points. Gunn took second and Paly third. Serra totaled 86 points. “They’re pretty happy about what they did,” Serra senior diver Erik Clark said. “They’re happy about finishing top 10.” Serra freshmen Riley Scanlan and Kyler Jerome were the youngest varsity swimmers to contribute points for the Padres. Scanlan swam the anchor leg of the 200 medley relay that finished ninth with a 1:37.85. Jerome took 15th in the 1-meter diving competition to earn two points.

HOUSTON — The Houston Rockets are heading to the Western Conference finals for the first time in 18 years after overcoming a 3-1 series deficit to eliminate the Los Angeles Clippers. “It’s the ultimate confidence-booster,” James Harden said. “There’s only a handful of teams that’s done that. We fought back. We fought three really hard games and came away with it.” Harden scored 31 points, Dwight Howard had 16 points and 15 rebounds and the Rockets never trailed in a 113-100 victory over the Clippers on Sunday, sending them to the conference finals for the first time since 1997. It’s the ninth time in NBA history that a team has overcome a 3-1 series deficit to win a playoff series. The Rockets overcame a 19-point thirdquarter deficit in Game 6 on Thursday night

to stay alive. No such heroics were needed Sunday when they were up by 17 after three and Howard opened the fourth quarter with a 3-point play to push it to 88-68. “When you’re down 19 on the road, it’s easy to James Harden give in and just say, ‘Maybe next year, ”’ Harden said. “But I think the injuries throughout the entire year kind of made us fight through adversity no matter what. We always find a way to fight, and another case was being down 3-1.” Blake Griffin scored five points in a 9-0 run to cut the lead to eight points with less than 2 1/2 minutes remaining. Harden made a pair of free throws after that, but a dunk by DeAndre Jordan got the Clippers within eight again. This time, Trevor Ariza hit a 3 from the corner to secure the victory. Howard was nervous until Ariza hit the

Dixon claims Indy 500 pole, breaks up Penske monopoly By Michael Marot THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

INDIANAPOLIS — Scott Dixon had a fourlap average of 226.760 mph in qualifying Sunday to claim his second Indianapolis 500 pole. Dixon, of Target Chip Ganassi Racing, ended Team Penske’s streak of eight straight pole wins. The New Zealander took the lead in the first 25 minutes of action on the 2.5-mile oval. He waited for 29 other drivers to take their shot. None were faster. Defending series champion, Will Power, will start second in the May 24 race after going 226.350. Simon Pagenaud will start

on the outside of Row 1 after going 226. 145. Both drive for Penske. It was a strange day at Indy. After Ed Carpenter’s car went airborne in practice, series officials took away the extra power boost and instructed drivers to run Scott Dixon in race trim. The decision dropped qualifying speeds significantly. Most expected it to take an average between 233 and 234 to win the pole. Instead, the pole was down more than 4 mph from Carpenter’s top seed in 2014.

final 3 and worried the Clippers might be the ones to orchestrate an unlikely comeback this time. “Please, we can’t let them pull an us on us,” Howard said he was thinking during their late run. Griffin had 27 points and Chris Paul had 26 points and 10 assists. The Western Conference finals begin Tuesday night at Golden State. Ariza finished with 22 points and made six 3-pointers. After taking a two-game lead after four games the Clippers looked destined to be heading to the conference finals for the first time in franchise history. But they failed in all three chances to put Houston away and are now left to ponder their collapse as they head home early yet again. “It’s disappointing,” Griffin said. “We were close, but close doesn’t really count. Almost doesn’t count. We were up 3-1 and didn’t put them away. We can’t look at anybody but ourselves.”

Hockey briefs Ducks down Blackhawks in WCF opener ANAHEIM — Hampus Lindholm, Nate Thompson and Jakob Silfverberg each had a goal and an assist, and the Ducks opened the Western Conference finals with a 4-1 victory over the Blackhawks on Sunday. Frederik Andersen made 32 saves and Kyle Palmieri also scored for the Ducks. They opened their first conference finals in eight years while improving to 9-1 in the playoffs.

Canada routs Russia to win worlds PRAGUE — Sidney Crosby led Canada to its first hockey world championship title since 2007 Sunday with a goal and an assist in a dominant 6-1 victory over defending champion Russia in the final. The United States blanked the host Czech Republic 3-0 Sunday to claim a second bronze medal in three years.

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‘Pitch Perfect 2’ leaves ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ in the dust By Lindsey Bahr THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LOS ANGELES — The ladies of “Pitch Perfect 2” hit all the right notes opening weekend, amassing a $70.3 million debut, according to Rentrak estimates Sunday. The Elizabeth Banks-directed sequel to the 2012 sleeper hit and video-on-demand phenomenon cost Universal Pictures only $29 million to produce and was expected to open in the $50 million range. The first film, for comparison, grossed only $65 million domestically across its entire run. “It’s aca-awesome, ” said Universal Pictures’ President of Domestic Distribution Nick Carpou, using one of the catchphrases of the film about a cappella singing. “We knew that the film would be a success, but there’s something that happens when movies grow in their success beyond a range that’s easily predictable. When that happens, the sky’s the limit.” Audiences for the musical comedy starring Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson were 75 percent female and 62 percent under the age of 25, according to Universal. Carpou attributed some of the massive success to savvy posi-

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tioning and the widespread appeal of the popular music and the charismatic, diverse cast. He noted that ads during the NBA playoffs and a Super Bowl spot helped to grow the film’s audience base. George Miller’s critically acclaimed “Mad Max: Fury Road” landed a distant second in its debut weekend with a solid and expected $44.4 million from 3,702 locations. The high-octane, postapocalyptic film cost a reported $150 million to make and stars Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy. Although it cost significantly more than “Pitch Perfect 2” to produce and didn’t come close to matching its opening, “Mad Max: Fury Road” still had a promising and successful first weekend in theaters — especially considering the fact that it is R-rated. “We’re very excited about the opening,” Warner Bros. President of Domestic Distribution Dan Fellman said. “We’re going to have some long legs and some great success on this movie.” The film, which also played in IMAX and 3D, is one of the best reviewed in the studio’s history. Fellman said that many of the showings ended with applause, only adding to the hope that word

round this time, ever year, visitors begin asking “Are your kittens in yet?” Our adoptions staff joke that they feel like sales associates at Macy’s who get questions about the new

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“Pitch Perfect 2” was the weekend’s top movie. of mouth will contribute to a lengthy and successful run. Audiences for the film were 70 percent male and 46 percent under the age of 35, according to Warner Bros. For Rentrak’s Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian, the weekend is an undisputed success for both studios. “Mad Max: Fury Road” also made $65 million internationally,

season’s line of swimwear. We don’t special order kittens, we don’t have pre-sales or layaway plans. While we occasionally take transfer animals from outside our area and make them available for adoption (dogs more than cats), we don’t have control of the number, timing or variety of animals we receive. We get what we get. Now, there is some seasonality with kitten intakes, which is what prompts the questions from our visitors. The way Mother Nature works, more kittens are born in spring than other seasons. Shelters have traditionally called it “kitten season.” But, we’ve been seeing much less of this in recent years; we no longer see a highly concentrated few months of

bringing its worldwide total to $109.4 million. “Each film absolutely found its target audience, ” Dergarabedian said. “They were running on parallel tracks, and both exceeded expectations by not cannibalizing each other. It was the perfect release strategy for two very different, high-profile films ... it really paid off handsomely.” Holdovers “Avengers: Age of

kitten intakes. They are spread out more between spring and late summer, even into fall. All that said, if kittens are your thing and you need a fix now, we have it: a week from Saturday, on May 30, we’re hosting our second annual Kitten Nursery Shower. During this free public event, guests can watch our nursery volunteers syringe-feed tiny kittens, ask our nursery “mom” about our life-saving work and learn about volunteer and foster care opportunities. And, what’s a shower without gifts and sweet treats? We’re encouraging guests to bring shower gifts for the kittens; their favorites are KMR formula (liquid only), baby wipes, paper towels and cotton balls. The treats are on us, courtesy of

1.“Pitch Perfect 2,” $70.3 million ($26.9 million international). 2.“Mad Max: Fury Road,” $44.4 million ($65 million international). 3.“Avengers: Age of Ultron,”$38.8 million ($185 million international). 4.“Hot Pursuit,” $5.8 million. 5.“Furious 7,” $3.6 million ($6.6 million international). 6.“Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2,” $3.6 million ($1.7 million international). 7.“The Age of Adaline,” $3.2 million ($1.5 million international). 8.“Home,” $2.7 million ($4.5 million international). 9.“Ex Machina,” $2.1 million ($300,000 international). 10.“Far from the Madding Crowd,” $1.3 million ($828,000 international). Ultron, ” “Hot Pursuit” and “Furious 7” claimed the rest of the spots in the top five. After opening in China six days ago, the “Avengers” sequel brought in $185 million internationally in its fourth weekend. The film has now grossed $1.1 billion globally.

Baked Beauties. We’re also hoping quests will shower love on our mature cats, and we’re making it difficult to say no. From Friday, May 29 through Sunday, May 31, we’re waiving the adoption fee for our mature cats and bonded pairs. Look for the cute umbrella symbol on their kennel card. More than 40 are awaiting adoption!

Scott ov ersees PHS/SPCA’s Customer Serv ice, Behav ior and Training, Education, Outreach, Field Serv ices, Humane Inv estigation, Volunteer, and Media/PR program areas and staff.

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100TH NED Capt. Ned L. Broyles, U.S. Navy (retired) of San Mateo, celebrates his 100th birthday with family and friends May 20. Ned is a World War II and Korean War veteran who lives an active lifestyle and enjoys keeping up on the latest technological advances.

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Comedian and actor Hasan Minhaj (far left) was the keynote speaker at the annual HIP Housing Luncheon held at the Marriott Waterfront Hotel in Burlingame on May 8. Born in Davis, California, Mr. Minhaj is the newest correspondent on ‘The Daily Show with Jon Stewart’. Speaking with Mr. Minhaj are, from left to right, HIP Executive Director Kate Comfort Harr, Housing Industry Foundation Executive Director Meta Townsley, and HIP Board of Directors Member Paul Taylor. HIP Housing’s Mission is to invest in human potential by enabling people with special needs, either from income or circumstance, to live independent, self-sufficient lives in decent, safe, low-cost homes.

GIVING Jersey Mike’s Subs San Mateo owner Ed Phillips, Leah Ladaras for Make-A-Wish Greater Bay Area, and Jersey Mike’s San Mateo Team (David Donis, Israel Bautista, Bianca Lemuz, Irania Donis-Miguel, manager Christian Gudiel, Ashley Dorsey and Miguel Urtiz) with the ceremonial check and plaque for Make-A-Wish Greater Bay Area, the nonprofit that helps children with lifethreatening medical conditions.

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The Japanese Garden Party, a Parca fundraiser featuring a live auction, raffle, and fashion show, was held at the home of Cathy and Blake Krikorian in Hillsborough on May 13. Shown, left to right, are Co-Chair Elizabeth Black, Cathy Krikorian, Parca Auxiliary President Alli Fitzgerald, and Event Co-Chair Kelly Markson. Proceeds from the event help Parca provide needed programs and services to adults and children with developmental disabilities and to their families.

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On May 9, Foster City/San Mateo’s Peninsula Thunder soccer team took time between games to visit elders at Sunrise of Belmont. Synergy Health Care of San Mateo sponsored the event by providing the flowers and gift mugs for the ladies.

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WATER Continued from page 1 ing their water budget.” Some of those who must work the hardest to adhere to Gov. Jerry Brown’s mandates are Cal Water’s Bear Gulch customers — residents with large landscaped properties in Atherton, Portola Valley, Woodside as well as unincorporated parts of Menlo Park, the county and a few rural communities along Highway 35. Bear Gulch customers must reduce their 2013 water levels by the state’s highest tier of 36 percent and have only conserved 11 percent over the last few years. Second to Hillsborough residents, Bear Gulch customers landed in the top tier by using an average 252.5 gallons per day during summer 2014. Other San Mateo County Cal Water customers include those in the Mid-Peninsula district, which covers residents in San Mateo and San Carlos who must reduce their 2013 consumption by 16 percent and have already cut back 11 percent.

Don’t be a waster Residents in Cal Water’s South San Francisco District, which serves South San Francisco, Colma and some Daly City homes, have met their 8 percent target but are still subject to penalties and must keep it up.

Cal Water’s rules are similar to those released by the State Water Resources Control Board such as prohibiting cars being washed without a shut-off nozzle, using potable water to clean driveways, irrigating landscape more than three days per week and in a manner that causes runoff as well as irrigating outside newly constructed homes or buildings. Schedule 14. 1 also outlines penalties for wasting water or going above one’s water budget, which is based on 2013 consumption. For water waste, penalties increase based on the number of violations. A customer who breaks the rules for the first time will be issued a written notice and may have a real-time water meter installed. Second violations could result in fees based on what drought stage Cal Water is in, currently it’s implementing stage two and could issue $50 fines. Violating the rules for a third time could result in a $100 ticket and subsequent offenders could be slapped with flow-restricting devices. Preferring education over penalization, Cal Water hopes to work with customers by offering numerous rebate programs and even devising individually tailored conservation plans for those struggling to make the cut. “We would be elated if we didn’t give one penalty. We really want education to be the way we get through this,” Smithson said. Through its water use efficiency

program, residents can also request a free consultation with a conservation expert who will go to one’s home and identify water saving opportunities, Kingman said. Cal Water officials are hopeful those in its Bear Gulch district, who’ve made headlines as some of the state’s highest water using residential consumers who’ve failed to significantly cut back over the last year, will take advantage of the summer months by greatly reducing their outdoor irrigation. “In 2013, I believe about 70 percent of our water usage was outdoors and that’s low-hanging fruit, that’s stuff we can do, ” Smithson said. “People can probably reach their goals by just investing in water efficiency landscaping and drip irrigation. And their lawns won’t necessarily need to suffer. I think that’s the first step and it’s a great first step. … I think we can create a sustainable lifestyle that works for everyone.”

Budgeting use Customers will be given a water budget based on their 2013 use and going over could result in immediate penalties. Bear Gulch and MidPeninsula consumers will be charged an extra $10 for each unit — which equates to 748 gallons — they go above their budget. South San Francisco district customers could receive an approximate $5. 65 drought surcharge,

Monday • May 18, 2015 according to schedule 14.1. In aiming to educate customers, Cal Water plans to change billing practices by not only measuring use by units or ccf, one of which equals 100 cubic feet or 748 gallons. “People don’t realize how much water they use and we’re going to make this more available by representing their usage in gallons. They may think ‘I only used 10 units this month, ’ but that’s 748,000 gallons,” Smithson said. For health and safety purposes, Cal Water will not require households to reduce below 6 ccfs, which equals 448,800 gallons or on average, about 55 gallons per person per day, Smithson said. Cal Water staff is currently working to provide customers with the ability to check what their allotted water budgets online and can expect it outlined on their bills in the coming months, Smithson said. Like the state water board’s rules, Cal Water customers can also roll over their savings from month to month as they aim to achieve their allotted conservation target.

The rules could tighten As a utility with districts that often cover multiple cities, Cal Water is working with local jurisdictions that may opt to implement further fines, Smithson said. Cities could adopt ordinances and issue criminal penalties for vio-

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lating water restrictions, Smithson said. While some service providers, like the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, have stepped up enforcement by hiring “water cops,” Cal Water has taken on about 20 new employees who are focusing on education, outreach and conservation plans, Smithson said. Besides, neighbors have already begun to call in and report waste, Smithson said. Hopefully, residents will do the neighborly thing and reduce as much as they can for the common good, Smithson said. “This is definitely the time to step up and make those commitments to conserve. Because we are all in this together,” Smithson said. “We all need to look at our own lives and see what we can do to conserve. If everybody’s doing that, we’ll meet this goal.” An information meeting for Cal Water Bear Gulch customers begins 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 19 at Las Lomitas Elementary School, 299 Alameda de las Pulgas, Atherton. An information meeting for Mid-Peninsula and South San Francisco customers begins 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 20 at Cal Water Customer Care Center, 341 N. Delaware St., San Mateo. Visit www.calwater.com for more information.

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BUDGET Continued from page 1 January. Increased tax revenue to the state has driven the state budget up $6.7 billion since January, which Brown used to pour additional funding into state schools, to reflect the wishes and priorities of state voters. State Sen. Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo, said the influx of money works toward restoring funding levels that schools enjoyed prior to the markets crashing in 2008. “We’ve short-changed education since the recession,” he said. “But education will do extremely well in this budget year.” State Superintendent Tom Torlakson, in a prepared statement, echoed those sentiments.

“While the increase in education funding is impressive, we are still making up for devastating cuts,” he said. “When 30,000 teachers were laid off, class sizes swelled and school years shrunk.” The additional funding in the governor’s recent budget proposal amounts to roughly $3,000 more for each K-12 student than what was available in 2011-12. The May update often closely reflects the document that legislators must vote to approve by midnight June 15. Nancy Magee, spokeswoman for the San Mateo County Office of Education, said she was hesitant to heap too much praise onto the budget, until a more detailed analysis of it is available. She did note though that the funding is essential in assisting school districts across the county to establish Common Core standards in classrooms, and rolling

TENANTS Continued from page 1 San Francisco Organizing Project/Peninsula Interfaith Action contend. SFOP/PIA is providing counseling to many of the families living there as they scramble to find housing in an increasingly out-ofreach rental market. One of the residents at the complex at 910 Clinton St. has lived there for 32 years and endured at least five ownership changes. Linda Howell, 71, thought at first the renovations were to be done with the residents allowed to continue to rent the units. But now she, too, is looking to move and hasn’t had much luck in finding a new home, especially considering she is on a fixed income. “The bottom line ... is that we all have to

HEALTH Continued from page 1 neighborhood association. “They don’t want it there,” she said. Residents could stand up and oppose the facility such as they have done against plans to install lights at the football field at Hillsdale High School, Taner said. “We are looking for the medical center to be a good neighbor to residents,” she said. The plan is to provide a safe place for up to 10 days for 10 individuals with mental health issues who do not pose an immediate danger to themselves or others. Dubbed Serenity House, the facility is meant to give police and family a better option than having those suffering with a mental health crisis to be

out a new testing system which relies heavily on technology to asses students’ understanding of the new curriculum. “It’s really helpful and logical that, when you have such a shift as huge as implementation of Common Core, that we get the additional resources to make it happen,” she said. In light of the state requiring schools to put Common Core curriculum into effect, it is refreshing to have an influx of government funding to make that possible, because the money may have not have been available in previous, more lean budget years, said Magee. “We might have had the mandates, but no funding to implement them,” she said. Magee also praised the state funding set aside for county offices of education to enhance their collaborative efforts with

move out. I just couldn’t believe it. At my age, I don’t have the funds or help to move or anywhere to go,” Howell said. She is mainly concerned with the fate of all the children who live in the building, however. “They will be uprooted from home, neighborhood and school. I know they are resilient but it is still difficult. They can’t afford locally and neither can I,” she said about the other tenants in the building. Many of the parents told the Daily Journal they are trying to stay positive for the sake of their children. Only one of the tenants in the building receives housing assistance from the county, the rest have paid their roughly $1,700 monthly rents on their own. “It’s very difficult. None of us have found a new place. Even with good credit, it is hard to find a place,” said Lupita Gonzalez, the mother of three who has lived at the complex for five years.

jailed or put on psychiatric hold, Kaplan said. “The goal is to get them stabilized and back into the community. We currently do not have that option, ” Kaplan said. The county has been searching for an appropriate site for the center for more than a year and it is being paid for out of voter-approved Measure A funds. The center will be self-contained and individuals who leave the facility will be escorted either by staff or family, Kaplan said. “It minimizes interaction with the local community,” he said. Access to the facility will be from the parking lot of the hospital, he said. It is not, however, a new population that will be coming to the facility but rather many of the same individuals who already seek services at the county hospital, he said. ission to the facility will be

THE DAILY JOURNAL local districts to develop fiscally solvent multi-year budgets. “The additional funds for our staff to do all that work is quite necessary,” she said. But despite the boon for education, there is still more work to be done, according to some officials. Hill noted that the budget only guarantees more money for the coming year, and that educators need to be guaranteed that their financial footing will continue to improve. “It’s a substantial amount of money that will help schools in the short term,” he said. “But we need to look for a long-term solution, and that is not in the budget.” Doing away with a cap on reserves, which prevents districts from storing unlimited amount of rainy day funds, would be a step toward allowing districts the ability to maintain an independent strategy ensuring long-term fiscal

The building was sold to OAMC 910 Clinton Investments, LLC for a reported $6 million from a private trust. The building also changed hands in 2010 after which the new owner raised the rents modestly, said Miriam Pena, a mother of three who has lived in the building for 11 years. Pena has looked for low-income housing but said the units are filled up. Even shelters and transitional housing are full, she said. “Everything is full. There are no units available,” she said. For many of the children at the complex, it is the only home they have known, said Claudia Vasquez. She feels discriminated against for being poor. Two Fridays ago, many of the Clinton Street residents showed up to a prayer vigil and rally at the Park Royal Apartments in San Mateo, where tenants in 73 units were told

voluntary which will be open 24 hours a day and not locked, he said. The county had set aside about $2.4 million in Measure A funds to purchase a property and renovate it for the facility. The savings from not having to purchase a building will be applied to services provided there. Without a respite center alternative, Kaplan said families often have their hands tied getting their loved one into treatment until he or she deteriorates to the point that law enforcement or an ambulance is called. That response can end with the person being placed on a psychiatric hold, arrested or in extreme situations even injured or dead. The center will be a place of safety and care for the client and simultaneously educate family who may need guidance navigating the oftentimes daunting arena of mental illness.

solvency, said Hill. Depending on financial fluctuations on a year-to-year basis can be extremely challenging for any institution, said Hill. “Schools will do fine, but that’s just this year. Next year may be completely different, and you can’t run a state, or a school district, or anything in that unpredictable financial environment,” he said. Ultimately though, education officials praised the budget for allowing school coffers to grow back toward the level they were previous to being stripped in the not-too-distant past. “Education was cut down to the skin and bones, ” said Magee. “When the public sees these bumps in education funding, it’s adding one little layer of skin at a time, but getting back to where we were will be a long journey,” she said.

they had to leave as a renovation project got underway. FPI did indicate it would help residents to offset their moving expenses. It offered tenants $50 a day for every day they vacated their unit before June 30. But Howell said she needs more time, not less time, to find a new place to live. Without tenant protections, property owners in San Mateo County can routinely terminate leases or evict tenants without cause. SFOP/PIA is advocating for rent control in the county, which only exists in parts of East Palo Alto and mobile home parks in unincorporated county lands. “I understand it is all about money. But what happened to humanity and the heart of the community?” said Howell, who said FPI is a company headquartered out of the Bay Area. “They don’t know us. They are not part of the community,” Howell said. FPI Management, Inc. did not respond to repeated calls and emails for comment.

Calendar MONDAY, MAY 18 Senior Health Talk. Noon. Belmont Library. This presentation is in partnership with Dignity Health Sequoia Hospital. Light snacks will be served. For more information [email protected]. The Leftovers: A craft afternoon for tweens. 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. San Mateo Public Library, 55 W. Third Ave., San Mateo. Light refreshments will be provided. For more information call 522-7838. Bees in your Garden. 6:30 p.m. 1455 Madison, Redwood City. Two local beekeepers will discuss what to plant to attract bees and describe healthy garden practices. Coffee at 6:30 p.m., program at 7 p.m. For more information call 574-1220. Dance Connection with Live Music by George Campi Trio. Free dance lessons 6:30 p.m.-7 p.m. with open dance from 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m., Burlingame Woman’s Club, 241 Park Road, Burlingame. , bring a “new first-time” male friend and earn free entry for yourself (only one free entry per new dancer). ission $9 , $11 guests. Light refreshments. For more information call 342-2221.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 20 Meet author Laird Hunt. Noon. Belmont Library, 1110 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont. Light refreshments will be served. Book selling and g will follow the event. San Mateo Professional Alliance Weekly Networking Lunch. Noon to 1 p.m. Spiedo Ristorante, 223 E. Fourth Ave., San Mateo. Free ission, but lunch is $17. For more information call 430-6500 or visit sanmateoprofessionalalliance.com. Cooking in the Library: Processed vs. unprocessed foods. 6 p.m. South San Francisco Main Public Library, South San Francisco. In Spanish. Needles & Hooks Knitting and Crocheting Club. 6:30 p.m. Belmont Library, 1110 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont. Home: purchase or rent? 7 p.m. Millbrae Library Meeting Room B, 1 Library Ave., Millbrae. A realistic, countylevel assessment of the value of purchasing a home versus renting with data scientist Rik Ganju. For more information call 697-7607.

Learn about the new SAT. 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Millbrae Library, 1 Library Ave., Millbrae. Free parent information seminar about the changes of the verbal section of the new SAT, occurring in the spring of 2016. For more information call Darren Helberrn at 697-7607 x 231.

Zero Waste Challenge. 7 p.m. Lane Community Room, Burlingame Public Library, 480 Primrose Road, Burlingame. This friendly competition will determine who recycles the most items correctly. Free. For more information go to www.cecburlingame.org.

TUESDAY, MAY 19 Red Cross Blood Donation. 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Peninsula Family YMCA, 1877 S. Grant St, San Mateo. To donate, the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) to make an appointment or for more information.

Workshop on Speaking with Confidence. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. San Carlos Library, 610 Elm Street, San Carlos. Increase your confidence by working on vocal variety and body language. Free. Reservations required with Rhea Bradley at 591-0341 ext 237 or [email protected]

Norton Pearl Photography Exhibit Opens. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. San Mateo County History Museum, 2200 Broadway, Redwood City. Features 20 black and white photos from Pearl’s collection. Museum open every day except Monday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closes on August 22. For more information go to www.historysmc.org or call 299-0104. Water-wise edible organic gardening. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. 1 Library Ave., Millbrae. Learn how to reduce water needs for seasonal vegetable gardening by learning how to grow warm-season vegetables to harvest all summer long. For more information call 697-7607. RSVP at 349-3000. Open Mic Comedy. 9 p.m. Swingin Door, 106 E. 25th Ave., San Mateo. Sign ups start at 8:45 p.m. Free.

THURSDAY, MAY 21 The Peninsula Art Institute presents “ Transformations” by photographer John Csongradi. Peninsula Art Institute, 1777 California Drive, Burlingame. Runs through June 28, 2015. Free. For more information call 692-2101. Well Drive Smart Seminar. 9 a.m. to noon. Pacifica Senior Center, 540 Crespi Drive, Pacifica. Includes a presentation by the California Highway Patrol on safe driving tips including a self-evaluation, Q&A with California Department of Motor Vehicles Senior Driver Ombudsman and a discussion with SamTrans about transportation alternatives. Free. Space is limited and refreshments will be served. RSVP required. For more information and to RSVP call Supervisor Adrienne Tissier at 363-4572.

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203 Public Notices CASE# CIV 533639 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, 400 COUNTY CENTER RD, REDWOOD CITY CA 94063 PETITION OF Jacqueline Crespin, Dylan Keane TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: Jacqueline Crespin, Dylan Keane filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: Present name: Adam Crespin Proposed Name: Dylan Thomas Keane II THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. A HEARING on the petition shall be held on June 16, 2015 at 9 a.m., Dept. PJ, Room 2D, at 400 County Center, Redwood City, CA 94063. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation: San Mateo Daily Journal Filed: 05/01/15 /s/ Robert D. Foiles / Judge of the Superior Court Dated: 05/01/15 (Published 05/04/2015, 05/11/2015, 05/18/2015, 05/25/2015)

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110 Employment SR. BACKEND Engineers in Mtn View, CA: Dvlp fnctnl dsn specs for server cmpnts of lg scale storg sys mgmt solution. Req. incl MS+3 yrs exp or alt BS+5 yrs exp, incl 2 yrs dvlpmt exp, exp in db techs, & backend cmpnts. Post’n reqs background ck. Mail res: Tintri, Inc., 303 Ravendale Dr., Mountain View, CA 94043 Attn: HR

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SW DVLPR in Platform Test in Mtn View, CA: Eval & deploy new complx tech; Implmnt maintn test envrnmnt. Req. incl MS+2 yrs exp or alt BS+5 yrs exp incl exp in test desgn & Ntwrkng protcls & conts. Pos’n reqs bckgrnd ck. Will act apps w/any suitable combo of educ, traing, or exp. Mail res: Tintri, Inc., 303 Ravendale Dr., Mountain View, CA 94043, Attn: HR SR SW Developers in File Sys Test in Mtn View, CA: Dvlp tests & libraries. Implmnt & maintain a test envrmnt. Req. incl MS+3 yrs exp or alt BS+5 yrs exp incl exp w/test desgn, dvlpng on Linux, storg fndmntls, OOP. Pos’n reqs background ck. Mail res: Tintri, Inc., 303 Ravendale Dr., Mountain View, CA 94043, Attn: HR

PRINCIPAL SYSTEMS in Foster City, CA sought by EchoStar Technologies LLC. Dsgn, configure, test, maintain, & various comp networks to provide global connectivity among various offices & intra office connectivity for up to 250 individuals. Reqmts incl BS in Info Systms Mgmt, Comp Tech, Comp Sci, or Comp Engg, + 5 yrs exp as a Principal Systms , Systm , Network , or Network Engr; Must have CCNA & MCSE certifications; & functional expertise in T, IP & UPD network protocols; Cisco firewalls; & Cisco routers. Employer will accept 3 yr foreign bachelor's deg in same fields in lieu of 4 yr bachelor's deg. Up to 10% domestic travel, 24/7 on call for emergencies, drug screen & background check reqd. Resume to: [email protected]. Ref job MG0512PV. RESTAURANT Now hiring Bussers, Servers, Cooks. FT, PT, Apply within Neal’s Coffee Shop , 1845 El Camino Real, Burlingame Plaza. (650)692-4281. VAN/SHOP CLEANER Smiling Dogs, San Carlos PT PM, $ 12 hr Drivers license req 650.592.3997

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203 Public Notices FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #265040 The following person is doing business as: Taylor’s Bay Cafe, 840 Stanton Road, BURLINGAME, CA 94010. ed Owner: Pamela Keith Inc., CA. The business is conducted by a Corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the FBN on N/A /s/ Pamela Keith/ This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 04/22/2015. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal, 04/27/15, 05/04/15, 05/11/15, 05/18/15) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #265068 The following person is doing business as: 755/775 9th Ave Apartments, 755/775 9th Ave, REDWOOD CITY, CA 94063. ed Owner: 1) Sharone Zehavi, 21827 Terrace Dr, Cupertino, CA 95014. 2) Deganti Zehavi, Same address. The business is conducted by a Trust. The registrant commenced to transact business under the FBN on /s/ Sharone Zehavi/ This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 04/24/2015. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal, 04/27/15, 05/04/15, 05/11/15, 05/18/15)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT M-265078 The following person is doing business as: brunfun, 411 Del Mar Ave, PACIFICA, CA 94044. ed Owner: Robin A. Brun, same address. The business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the FBN on /s/ Robin A. Brun/ This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 04/24/2015. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal, 04/27/15, 05/04/15, 05/11/15, 05/18/15) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #265169 The following person is doing business as: Golden State Legal Pros, 1171 Orange Ave., MENLO PARK, CA 94025. ed Owner: Mejiro Capital, Inc., CA. The business is conducted by a Corporation The registrant commenced to transact business under the FBN on N/A /s/ Aaron Timm/ This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 04/30/2015. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal, 5/04/15, 5/11/15, 5/18/15, 5/25/15)

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT M-265193 The following person is doing business as: Genessis Janitorial Services, 1874 Nash Dr, SAN MATEO, CA 94401. ed Owners: 1) Jose Quinteros, 2) Leonor Rivera, same address. The business is conducted by a Married Couple. The registrants commenced to transact business under the FBN on /s/ Jose Quinteros/ This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 05/01/2015. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal, 5/04/15, 5/11/15, 5/18/15, 5/25/15)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ALLAN D. SHOCKER AND THE SHOCKER LIVING TRUST SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN MATEO Notice is hereby given to the creditors and contingent creditors of the abovenamed decedent that all persons having claims against the decedent are required to file them with the Superior Court, at San Mateo County, and mail a copy to VENKATARAMAN SRINIVASAN, a trustee of the trust dated February 12, 1997, wherein the decendent was the settlor, at c/o David S. Lee, Esq., PO Box 4310, MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94040-0310, within the latter of four months after (the date of the first publication of notice to creditors) or, if notice is mailed or personally delivered to you, 60 days after the date this notice is mailed or personally delivered to you. A claim form may be obtained from the court clerk. For your protection, you are encouraged to file your claim by certified mail, with return receipt requested. David S. Lee, Esq. Law Offices PO Box 4310 MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94040-0310

LOST - Apple Ipad, Sunday 5.3 on Caltrain #426, between Burlingame and Redwood City, south bound. REWARD. (415)830-0012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #M-265304 The following person is doing business as: Dominique’s Vanity Salon, 409 S. B Street, SAN MATEO, CA 94403. ed Owner: Dominique Wainwright, 2961 S. El Camino Real #309, San Mateo CA 94403. The business is conducted by an Individual. The registrants commenced to transact business under the FBN on /s/ Dominique Wainwright / This statement was filed with the Assessor-County Clerk on 5/8/15. (Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal, 5/11/15, 5/18/15, 5/25/15, 6/1/15)

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210 Lost & Found FOUND: LADIES watch outside Safeway Millbrae 11/10/14 call Matt, (415)378-3634 FOUND: RING Silver color ring found on 1/7/2014 in Burlingame. Parking Lot M (next to Dethrone). Brand inscribed. Gary @ (650)347-2301

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LOST - MY COLLAPSIBLE music stand, clip lights, and music in black bags were taken from my car in Foster City and may have been thrown out by disappointed thieves. Please call (650)704-3595 LOST - Woman’s diamond ring. Lost 12/18. Broadway, Redwood City. REWARD! (650)339-2410 LOST CAT Our Felicity, weighs 7 lbs, she has a white nose, mouth, chin, all four legs, chest stomach, around her neck. Black mask/ears, back, tail. Nice REWARD. Please email us at [email protected] or call 650-5768745. She drinks water out of her paws. LOST GOLD Cross at Carlmont Shopping Center, by Lunardi’s market (Reward) (415)559-7291 LOST PRESCRIPTION glasses (2 pairs). REWARD! 1 pair dark tinted bifocals, green flames in black case with red zero & red arrow. 2nd pair clear lenses bifocals. Green frames. Lost at Lucky Chances Casino in Colma or Chili’s in San Bruno. (650)245-9061 LOST: SMALL diamond cross, silver necklace with VERY sentimental meaning. Lost in San Mateo 2/6/12 (650)578-0323.

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JONATHAN KELLERMAN - Hardback books, (5) $3. each, (650)341-1861

AB CIRCLE machine. $55. 310-8894850. Text Only. Will send pictures upon request.

STAR TREK, 1990's Entertainment Weekly Magazines; autographed team picture; fan club patch:$30-650-591-9769 San Carlos

4 CAR speaker Pioneer 5/1/4" unused in box 130wtts.$30.00 all. (650)992-4544

LOVE SEAT, Upholstered pale yellow floral $99. (650)574-4021

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46” MITSUBISHI Projector TV, great condition. $400. (650)261-1541.

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MIRROR, NOT framed41" x 34" $ 15. (650)366-8168

CRACO 395 SP-PRO, electronic paint sprayer. Commercial grade. Used only once. $600/obo. (650)784-3427

BLUE NINTENDO DS Lite. Hardly used. $70 OBO. (760) 996-0767

MIRROR, SOLID OAK. 30" x 19 1/2", curved edges; beautiful. $85.00 OBO. Linda 650 366-2135.

NASCAR BOOKS - 1998 - 2007 Annuals, 50th anniversary, and more. $75. (650)345-9595 TAMI HOAG H.B. books. 6 @ $3 each. 650-341-1861

295 Art BOB TALBOT Marine Lithograph (Signed Framed 24x31 Like New. $99. (650)572-8895

296 Appliances CHEFMATE TOASTER oven, brand new, bakes, broils, toasts, adjustable temperature. $25 OBO. (650)580-4763 CHICKEN ROASTERS (4) vertical, One pulsing chopper, both unopened, in original packaging, $27.(650) 578 9208 FRIDGE, MINI, unopened, plugs, cord, can use for warmer also $40, (650) 5789208 JACK LALANE juicer $25 or best offer. 650-593-0893.

BRIDGESTONE MOUNTAIN Bike. $95. 27" tires. 310-889-4850. Text Only. Will send pictures upon request.

299 Computers

GIRLS 24" 10-speed purple-blue bike, manual, carrier, bell, like new. used <15 mi. $80. 650-328-6709.

DELL LAPTOP Computer Bag Fabric/Nylon great condition $20 (650) 692-3260

298 Collectibles

300 Toys

1920'S AQUA Glass Beaded Flapper Purse (drawstring bag) & Faux Pearl Flapper Collar. $50. 650-762-6048

3-STORY BARBIE Dollhouse with spiral staircase and elevator. $60. (650)5588142

1940 VINTAGE telephone bench maple antiques collectibles $75 (650)755-9833

5 RARE purple card Star Wars figures mint unopened. $75. Steve, 650-5186614.

FREE 36" COLOR TV (not a flat screen). Great condition. Ph. 650 6302329.

COMPLETE 1999 UD1&2 set of 525 baseball cards - mint. $50. Steve, 650518-6614.

LEFT-HAND ERGONOMIC keyboard with 'A-shape' key layout Num pad, $20 (650)204-0587

2 VINTAGE Light Bulbs circa 1905. Edison Mazda Lamps. Both still working $50 (650)-762-6048 ARMY SHIRT, long sleeves, with pockets. XL $15 each (408)249-3858 COLORIZED TERRITORIAL Quarters uncirculated with Holder $15/all, (408)249-3858

MAYTAG STOVE, 4 burner, gas, 30” wide, $300. (650)344-9783

LONE RANGER 1938 hard cover book by Fran Stryker; $10; 650-591-9769 San Carlos

PONDEROSA WOOD STOVE, like new, used one load for only 14 hours. $1,200. Call (650)333-4400

MICKEY MINI Mouse Vintage 1997 Lenox Christmas plate Gold Trim, Still in Box $65. (650)438-7345

REFRIGERATOR, SMALL good for office or student. Good condition. $35.00 (650)504-6057

NUTCRACKERS 1 large 2 small $10 for all 3 (650) 692-3260

WHIRLPOOL REAR tub assembly for a front loading washing machine, $200/obo. (650)591-2227 WHIRLPOOL shock absorber for front loading washing machine, $30/obo. (650)591-2227

297 Bicycles 2 KIDS Bikes for $60. 310-889-4850. Text Only. Will send pictures upon request.

OLD BLACK Mountain 5 Gallon Glass Water Jar $39 (650) 692-3260 RENO SILVER LEGACY Casino four rare memorabilia items, casino key, two coins, small charm. $95. (650)676-0974 SAN MATEO County Phone Book, 1952, good shape, $30, 650-591-9769 San Carlos SCHILLER HIPPIE poster, linen, Sparta graphics 1968. Mint condition. $600.00. (650)701-0276 TRANSFORMERS SDCC Shockwave Lab Beast Hunters, $75 OBO Dan 650303-3568 lv msg

STAR WARS Battle Droid figures mint unopened. 4 for $40. Steve, 650-5186614. STAR WARS SDCC Stormtrooper Commander $29 OBO Dan, 650-303-3568 lv msg

302 Antiques 1912 COFFEE Percolator Urn. perfect condition includes electric cord $85. (415)565-6719 ANTIQUE ITALIAN lamp 18” high, $70 (650)387-4002 BEAUTIFUL AND UNIQUE Victorian Side Sewing Table, All original. Rosewood. Carved. EXCELLENT CONDITION! $350. (650)815-8999. MAHOGANY ANTIQUE Secretary desk, 72” x 40” , 3 drawers, Display case, bevelled glass, $700. (650)766-3024 OLD VINTAGE Wooden “Sea Captains Tool Chest” 35 x 16 x 16, $65 (650)591-3313 VINTAGE ATWATER Kent Radio. Circa 1929 $100. (650)245-7517

Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis ACROSS 1 Prepare, as water for tea 5 Koi or goldfish 9 Toaster waffles 14 Taj Mahal city 15 Great Salt Lake site 16 Start of a tennis point 17 Whole-grain food ... or two universities 19 Fuss in front of a mirror 20 Native land of many recent marathon winners 21 Look after 23 Show flexibility 24 Agreement 26 Dispatches, as a dragon 28 Bubble and churn 30 Retail security employee 33 Corn discards 36 GPS display 38 Aquafina rival 39 Gmail alternative 40 Soviet military force ... or two ants 42 GPS suggestion 43 Careful with money 45 Stocking part 46 Altar promises 47 Lasting forever 49 Toasty 51 Expenditures plan 53 Capulet killed by Romeo 57 Six-time Emmy winner Tyne 59 Close tightly 61 Jazz singer Jones 62 Double-reed instruments 64 Bridal bouquet flower ... or two waters 66 Regional plant life 67 Simple choice 68 Part of EMT: Abbr. 69 Delivery co. with a white arrow outlined within its logo 70 Pro votes 71 Have the nerve

COMPLETE COLOR photo developer – Besler Enlarger, Color Head, trays, photo tools $50/ 650-921-1996

DOWN 1 Spongy sweet cake 2 Grim Grimm guys 3 Waffle cookers 4 Courtroom team 5 Nasty mutt 6 Going __: fighting 7 Went fast 8 Wunderkind 9 Sixth sense letters 10 Small pet rodents 11 Immigrant’s document ... or two rooms 12 Broiling spot 13 Texter’s button 18 Prefix with second 22 Doomed one, in slang 25 Intervals between causes and effects 27 Delight at the comedy club 29 Young boy 31 Suspicious of 32 Desserts with crusts 33 Sidewalk eatery 34 __ cloud: remote solar system region

35 Aristocrat ... or two moons 37 “__ the Bunny”: touch-and-feel baby book 40 “The Fountainhead” writer Ayn 41 Line of seats 44 Swiss cheese 46 Cabin fever complaint 48 Wiggle room

50 Baseball Hall of Famer Sandberg 52 Western resort lake 54 Coffee lure 55 Surgical beam 56 “Voilà!” 57 Tip, as one’s hat 58 Skilled 60 Old Italian coin 63 Doo-wop horn 65 “Superstation” letters

ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE:

DVD/CD. REMOTE digita player compact never used in box $45. (650)9924544

PHILIPS 20-INCH color tube TV with remote. Great picture. $20. Pacifica (650) 355-0266

ONKYO AV Receiver HT-R570 .Digital Surround, HDMI, Dolby, Sirius Ready, Cinema Filter.$95/ Offer 650-591-2393 OUTDOOR WOOD SCREEN - new $80 obo Retail $130 (650)873-8167

CRAFTSMAN 3/4 horse power 3,450 RPM $60 (650)347-5373 CRAFTSMAN 3/4 horse power 3,450 RPM $60 (650)347-5373 CRAFTSMAN 9" Radial Arm Saw with 6" dado set. No stand. $55 (650)341-6402 CRAFTSMAN BELT & disc sander $99. (650)573-5269 CRAFTSMAN HEAVY duty 10 inch saw 1 hp, blades/accessories, $90 (650)3455224 before 8:00 p.m. CRAFTSMAN RADIAL Arm Saw Stand. In box. $30. (650)245-7517

PAPASAN CHAIRS (2) -with cushions $45. each set, (650)347-8061

HEAVY DUTY, (650)368-0748

PIONEER HOUSE Speakers, pair. 15 inch 3-way, black with screens. Work great. $99.(650)243-8198

PORTABLE JEWELRY display case wood, see through lid $45. 25 x 20 x 4 inches. (650)592-2648.

HEDGE TRIMMER, battery operated with charger. $90. (650)344-9783

PRINTER DELL946, perfect, new black ink inst, new color ink never installed, $75. 650-591-0063

ROCKING CHAIR fine light, oak condition with pads, $85/OBO. 650 369 9762

RECORD PLAYER - BIC Model #940. Excellent Condition. $30. Call (650) 368-7537.

SINGLE BED with 3 drawer wood frame,exc condition $99. 650-756-9516 Daly City.

SONY PROJECTION TV 48" with remote good condition $99 (650)345-1111

SOLID WOOD BOOKCASE 33” x 78” with flip bar ask $75 obo (650)743-4274

304 Furniture

STEREO CABINET with 3 black shelves 42" x 21" x 17" exc cond $30. (650)7569516

PHILLIP DIGITAL remote DVD/CD. Home system player 5 speaker $70. (650)992-4544

BATHTUB SEAT, electric. Bathmaster 2000. Enables in and out of bath safely.$99 650-375-1414 CABINET, ENTERTAINMENT, Wood. 49W x 40H x 21D.Good Condition. $75/Offer. (650)591-2393

TABLE, HD. 2'x4'. pair of folding legs at each end. Laminate top. Perfect. $60.(650)591-4141 TABLE, WHITE, sturdy wood, tile top, 35" square. $35. (650)861-0088

CHAIRS 2 Blue Good Condition $50 OBO (650)345-5644

TEAK CABINET 28"x32", used for stereo equipment $25. (650)726-6429

CHAIRS, WITH Chrome Frame, Brown Vinyl seats $15.00 each. (650)726-5549

TV STAND in great condition. 3'x 20"x 18", light grey. $20. (650)366-8168

CHANDELIER 3 Tier, $95 (650)375-8021

made in Spain

HAND EDGER $5. (650)368-0748 Mattock/Pick

$10.

POWER INVERTER - STATPOWER PROWATT 2500. modified, Sine wave phase corrected. $245. 650-591-8062 RETIRING! FLOOR COVERING TOOLS FOR SALE! multiple power stretchers, irons, kickers, trimmers, hard surface tools. Too much to list. $750. Call for details: (650)579-0933 SHOPSMITH MARK V 50th Anniversary most attachments. $1,500/OBO. (650)504-0585 TOYOTA, SMALL hidraulic Jack like new $20.00 (650)992-4544 VINTAGE CRAFTSMAN Jig Saw. Circa 1947. $60. (650)245-7517 WILLIAMS #1191 CHROME 2 1/16" Combination "SuperRrench". Mint. $89. 650-218-7059. WILLIAMS #40251, 4 PC. Tool Set (Hose Remover, Cotter Puller, Awl, Scraper). Mint. $29. 650-218-7059.

VIDEO CENTER 38 inches H 21 inches W still in box $45., (408)249-3858

309 Office Equipment

COMPUTER DESK $25 , drawer for keyboard, 40" x 19.5" (619)417-0465

WALNUT CHEST, small (4 drawer with upper bookcase $50. (650)726-6429

DINETTE TABLE with Chrome Legs: 36" x58" (with one leaf 11 1/2") - $50. (650)341-5347

STAND WITH shelves, 29" high. Can be used for TV, computer, printer. $10. Pacifica (650)355-0266

WHITE WICKER Shelf unit, adjustable. Excellent condition. 5 ft by 2 ft. $50. (650)315-6184

DRESSER, OLD four drawer, painted wod cottage pine chest of drawers. 40” x 35.5” x 17.5” . $65. (207)329-2853. DRUM TABLE - brown, perfect condition, nice design, with storage, $45., (650)345-1111 ENTERTAINMENT CENTER with shelves for books, pure oak. Purchased for $750. Sell for $99. (650)348-5169 ESPRESSO TABLE 30” square, 40” tall, $95 (650)375-8021 EXECUTIVE DESK 60”, cherry wood, excellent condition. $275 (650)212-7151 EXECUTIVE DESK Chair, upholstered, adjustable height, excellent condition, $150 (650)212-7151

GRACO 40" x28" x 28" kid pack 'n play exc $40 (650) 756-9516 Daly City HIGH END childrens bedroom set, white, solid, well built, in great/near perfect condition. Comes with mattress (twin size) in great condition. Includes bed frame, two dressers, night stands, book case, desk with additional 3 drawers for storage. Perfect for one child. Sheets available if wanted. $550. (415)730-1453. HOME MADE Banquet/Picnic Table 3' X 8' $10. (650)368-0748 INTAGE ART-DECO style wood chair, carved back & legs, tapestry seat, $50. 650-861-0088.

05/18/15

OAK WINE CABINET, beautiful, glass front, 18” x 25” x 48” 5 shelves, grooved for bottles. 25-bottle capacity. $299. (360)624-1898

CRAFTMAN RADIAL SAW, with cabinet stand, $200 Cash Only, (650)851-1045

OVAL LIVING room cocktail table. Wood with glass 48x28x18. Retail $250. $75 OBO (650)343-4461

FADED GOLD antique framed mirror, 25in x 33in— $15 Cell number: (650)580-6324

[email protected]

OAK BOOKCASE, 30"x30" x12". $25. (650)726-6429

CRAFTMAN JIG Saw 3.9 amp. with variable speeds $65 (650)359-9269

ITALIAN TABLE 34 X 34 X 29Hm Beautiful Oak inlaid $90 OBO In RC (650)3630360 LAWN CHAIRS (4) White, plastic, $8. each, (415)346-6038 LOUNGE CHAIRS - 2 new, with cover & plastic carring case & headrest, $35. each, (650)592-7483 TORCHIERE $35. (650) 631-6505

WOOD - wall Unit - 30" long x 6' tall x 17.5" deep. $90. (650)631-9311 WOOD BOOKCASE unit - good condition $65.00 (650)504-6058 WOOD FURNITURE- one end table and coffee table. In good condition. $30 OBO. (760)996-0767. WOOD ROCKING chair with foam and foot rest; swivels; very comfortable and relaxing. $45 (650)580-6324

306 Housewares BOXED RED & gold lg serving bowl 18inches - $65 (650) 741-9060 SB COFFEE MAKER, Makes 4 cups $12, (650)368-3037 FLATWARE - Stanley Roberts stainless flatware service for 8, plus assorted pieces. $65 obo (650)591-6842

310 Misc. For Sale 10 VIDEOTAPES (3 unused) - $3 each/$20 all. Call 574-3229 after 10 am. AIR COMPRESSOR - All trade. 125psi. 25 gallon. $99. (650)591-8062 BASE BOARD 110v heaters (2). 6' white, 1500 watts. New. $25 each. (650)342-7933 ELECTRONIC TYPEWRITER good condition $50., (650)878-9542 GAME "BEAT THE EXPERTS" never used $8., (408)249-3858 HARLEY DAVIDSON black phone, perfect condition, $65., (650) 867-2720 KENNESAW ORIGINAL salute cannon $30. (650)726-1037 LITTLE PLAYMATE by IGLOO 10 "x 10", cooler includes icepak. $20 (650)574-3229 OVAL MIRROR $10 (650)766-4858

NEW PORTABLE electric fan wind machine, round, adjustable— $15 Cell phone: (650)580-6324

PATTERN- MAKING KIT with 5 curved plastic rulers. $60. Call 574-3229 after 10 am.

SHEER DRAPES (White) for two glass sliding doors great condition $50 (650) 692-3260

PROCRASTINATION CURE - 6 audiocassette course by Nightingale- Conant. $30. Call 574-3229 after 10 am

SOLID TEAK floor model 16 wine rack with turntable $60. (650)592-7483

SAMSONITE 26" tan hard-sided suit case, wheels, manual, once used/like new. $75. 650-328-6709.

307 Jewelry & Clothing VAN GOGH “Vase of White Roses” wood and glass frame. 24” x 30”. $70. (650)298-8546. p.m. only please

308 Tools 10 POUND Sledge Hammer (650)368-0748

$3.00.

12 FOOT Heavy Duty Jumper Cables $ 35.00. (650)368-0748 14 FT Extension Ladder. Extends to 26 FT. $125. Good Condition. (650)3687537 4 WHEEL movers dolly cost $40 asking $25 obo 650 591 6842

STAR TREK VCR tape Colombia House, Complete set 79 episodes $50 (650)355-2167 TASCO LUMINOVA Telescope.with tripod stand, And extra Lenses. Good condition.$90. call 650-591-2393 TRIPOD : Oak and brass construction. Used in 1930"s Hollywood In RC $90 OBO (650)363-0360 ULTRASONIC JEWELRY Cleaning Machine Cleans jewelry, eyeglasses, dentures, keys. Concentrate included. $30 OBO. (650)580-4763 VASE WITH flowers 2 piece good for the Holidays, $25., (650) 867-2720 VINTAGE WHITE Punch Bowl/Serving Bowl Set with 10 cups plus one extra $30. (650)873-8167 WICKER PICNIC basket, mint condition, handles, light weight, pale tan color. $10. (650)578-9208 WICKER PICNIC basket, mint condition, handles, light weight, pale tan color. $10. (650)578-9208 WROUGHT IRON Plant/Curio stand, 5 platforms, 5’ high x 1.5’ wide. Beautiful designer style, good condition. $25. (650)588-1946. San Bruno

311 Musical Instruments BALDWIN GRAND PIANO, 6 foot, excellent condition, $8,500/obo. Call (510)784-2598 GULBRANSEN BABY GRAND PIANO Appraised @$5450., want $3500 obo, (650)343-4461 HAILUN PIANO for sale, brand new, excellent condition. $6,000. (650)308-5296 HAMMOND B-3 Organ and 122 Leslie Speaker. Excellent condition. $8,500. private owner, (650)349-1172

By Tom Uttormark and C.C. Burnikel ©2015 Tribune Content Agency, LLC

05/18/15

YAMAHA PIANO, Upright, Model M-305, $750. Call (650)572-2337

THE DAILY JOURNAL 311 Musical Instruments KIMBALL PIANO with bench. Artists console. Walnut finish. Good condition. $600 obo (650)712-9731 WURLITZER PIANO, console, 40” high, light brown, good condition. $490. (650)593-7001

312 Pets & Animals BAMBOO BIRD Cage - very intricate design - 21"x15"x16". $50 (650)341-6402 DELUX GLASS lizer or sm. pet cage 21"x8x12 D.never used $20 (650)9924544 PARROT CAGE, Steel, Large - approx 4 ft by 4 ft, Excellent condition $300 best offer. (650)245-4084 PET FURNITURE covers. 1 standard couch 2 lounge chairs. Like new $70 OBO (650)343-4461

Monday • May 18, 2015 322 Garage Sales

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Millbrae Jewelers Est. 1957 650-697-2685

BRAND NEW K-Swiss hiking boots European 42 (U.S. size 10), $29, 650-5953933 DAINESE BOOTS Zipper & Velcro Closure, Cushioned Ankle, Excellent Condition Unisex EU40 $65 (650)357-7484 REAL LIZARD skin mens shoes, size 9.5 D in superb condition, $39, 650-5953933 VELVET DRAPE, 100% cotton, new beautiful burgundy 82"X52" W/6"hems: $45 (415)585-3622

CARPET RUNNER, new, 30 inches, bound on both sides, burgundy color, 30 lineal feet, $290. Call (650)579-0933.

AUDLT DIAPERS, disposable, 10 bags, 20 diapers per bag, $10 each. (650)3420935 BATH CHAIR LIFT. Peterman battery operated bath chair lift. Stainless steel frame. Accepts up to 350lbs. Easily inserted I/O tub.$250 OBO. (650) 739-6489.

MEDICINE CABINET - 18” X 24”, almost new, mirror, $20., (650)515-2605 SCREEN DOOR, (650)678-5133 WHITE DOUBLE pane window for $49 or Best offer. Call Halim @ (650) 6785133.

318 Sports Equipment

FORD ‘63 THUNDERBIRD Hardtop, 390 engine, Leather Interior. Will consider $5,400. /OBO (650)364-1374

G.I. ammo can, medium, good cond. $15.00. Call (650) 591-4553, days only. GOLF SET for $95. 310-889-4850. Text Only. Will send pictures upon request. GOLF SET, women's starter set with bag, excellent shape,$20,650-591-9769 San Carlos HJC MOTORCYCLE helmet, black, DOT certified, size L/XL, $29, 650-595-3933 IN-GROUND BASKETBALL hoop, fiberglass backboard, adjustable height, $80 obo 650-364-1270 MEN’S BIKE 24“. 10-speed Schwinn CrossFit. Blue. Good Condition. $50. (650) 871-1778. NEW AB Lounger $39 (650) 692-3260 POWER PLUS Exercise Machine (650)368-3037

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BMW ‘03 F650 GS, $3899 OBO. Call 650-995-0003

$99

TREILL BY PRO-FORM. (Hardly Used). 10% incline, 2.5 HP motor, 300lb weight capacity. $329 (650)598-9804 VINTAGE ENGLISH ladies ice skates up to size 7-8, $40., (650)873-8167 WET SUIT - medium size, $95., call for info (650)851-0878 WOMEN'S LADY Cougar gold iron set set - $25. (650)348-6955

321 Hunting/Fishing HUNTING CLUB hip $2,600.Camanche Hills Hunting Preserve, Ione CA. Pheasants, Ducks, Chukar and sporting clay range. Excludes annual dues and bird card. Call 209-3041975.

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420 Acreage & Lots 500 ACRES of timber land, Northern Calfiornia, $2.5 million, exit strategy of $36.0 million. (408)410-4788

SCOOTER - 2009 Yamaha Zuma. 50 cc’s, 100 mpg, 1076 original miles (used it to commute but now retired). $1,100. Call (650)834-6055

670 Auto Parts 1961-63 OLDS F-85 Engine plus many heads, cranks, Int., Manifold & Carbs. All $500 (650)348-1449 AUTO REFRIGERATION gauges. R12 and R132 new, professional quality $50. (650)591-6283 BORLA CAT-BACK exhaust system, ‘92 to ‘96 Corvette LT-1, $600/obo. [email protected], (650)333-4949 CAR TOW chain 9' $35 (650)948-0912 HONDA SPARE tire 13" $25 (415)999-4947 SHOP MANUALS for GM Suv's Year 2002 all for $40 (650)948-0912

680 Autos Wanted Wanted 62-75 Chevrolets Novas, running or not Parts collection etc. So clean out that garage Give me a call Joe 650 342-2483

ROOMS FOR RENT

METROPOLITAN

HOTEL

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO *Best Location on Peninsula *Newly renovated rooms *Shared Bathroom *$893 per month + $500 deposit *incl. WIFI, fridge, utilities

220 Linden Ave, South San Francisco Tony (650) 218-1995

Cleaning

RAMIREZ CONSTRUCTION

Stamp Concrete, Color Concrete, Driveways, Sidewalks, Retaining Walls, Block Walls, Masonry, Landscaping, & More!

Free Estimates (408) 502-4569 Lic #780854, Insured

MOTORCYCLE SADDLEBAGS, with mounting hardware and other parts $35. Call (650)670-2888

440 Apartments

HIP HOUSING Non-Profit Home Sharing Program San Mateo County (650)348-6660

Cabinetry

640 Motorcycles/Scooters

BELMONT 1121 Village Dr. Studio, only one person, no pets, rent $1,300/mo. (650)508-0946. Shown by appointment.

470 Rooms

Free Estimates (650) 271-1442 Mike

630 Trucks & SUV’s

DODGE ‘01 DURANGO, V-8 SUV, 1 owner, dark blue, CLEAN! $5,000/obo. Call (650)492-1298

HOMES & PROPERTIES

Lic #935122

Lic. #706952

Driveways - Walkways - Pool Decks Patios - Stairs - Exposed Aggregate Masonry - Retaining Walls - Drainage Foundaton/ Slabs

CADILLAC ‘07 ESCALADE, black on black, excellent condition. 1 owner, always garaged, have all service records. 122K miles. 4 new tires, and all the amenities. Runs and drives great, clean interior, good leather & carpets, amazing sound system. $19,995. (650)619-0370

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380 Real Estate Services

BB GUN. $39 (650)678-5133

Driveways, Parking Lots Asphalt/Concrete Repair • Installation Free Estimates (650)213-2648

DODGE ‘99 Van, Good Condition, $3,500 OBO (650)481-5296

PATIENT LIFT - People Lift $400.00 (650)364-8960

Call (650)344-5200

CHETNER CONCRETE

CHEVY HHR ‘08 - Grey, spunky car loaded, even seat warmers, $9,500. (408)807-6529.

625 Classic Cars

OPEN HOUSE LISTINGS

NORTHWEST ASPHALT PAVING

Construction

Call (650)344-5200 [email protected]

INVACARE ADJUSTABLE hospital bed, good condition. $500. (415)516-4964

317 Building Materials

Concrete

Reach 76,500 drivers from South SF to Palo Alto

MERCEDES ‘06 C230 - 6 cylinder, navy blue, 60K miles, 2 year warranty, $18,000, (650)455-7461

379 Open Houses

Asphalt/Paving

Just $42! We’ll run it ‘til you sell it!

HOMEDICS SHIATSU Massaging Cushion, still in box. $25. Pacifica (650) 3550266

XXL HARLEY Davidson Racing Team Shirt. $90. 310-889-4850. Text Only. Will send pictures upon request.

CULTURED MARBLE 2 tone BR vanity counter top. New toe skin/ scribe. 29” x 19” $300 (408)744-1041

‘95 LEXUS LS400 136K, gold, excellent condition. $4,800. (650)342-6342

BRAND NEW portable oxygen Tank $1000.00 (650)364-8960

WHEEL CHAIR $60. Plastic Restroom Shower Chair $50. (650)364-8960

BATHROOM VANITY, antique, with top and sink, $65. (650)348-6955

1978 CLASSIC Mercedes Benz, 240D, 136k miles, 2nd owner, all scheduled maintenance & records available. Good condition. All original. Always garaged. New tires. 4 speed manual. Runs & drives great. Sunroof. Clean interior. Good leather and carpets. AM/FM radio. $4500. Call (650)375-1929

HONDA ‘93 LX SD, 244K miles, all power, complete, runs. $1,500 OBO, (650)481-5296

VINTAGE 1970’S Grecian made dress, size 6-8, $35 (650)873-8167

32 PAVING/EDGING bricks, 12” x 5”x1” Brown, smooth surface, good clean condition. $32. (650)588-1946 San Bruno

‘04 AUDI A4 Ultra Sport package, black on black, 107K miles, $8,200. Call (650)342-6342

335 Rugs AREA RUG 2X3 $15. (650) 631-6505

345 Medical Equipment

ALPINESTAR JEANS Tags Attached Twin Stitched Knee Protection Never used Blue/Grey Sz34 $65 (650)357-7484

$6,500.

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LAWNMOWER, GAS powered with rear bag. Almost new. $100 (650)766-4858

316 Clothes

160K,

Call (650)344-5200

335 Garden Equipment

400 Broadway - Millbrae

620 Automobiles ‘03 LEXUS ES300 (650)342-6342

Don’t lose money on a trade-in or consignment!

315 Wanted to Buy

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Construction Concrete

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JOHN PETERSON *Paving *Grading *Slurry Sealing *Paving Stovnes *Concrete *Patching WE AIM TO PLEASE!

Dryrot & Termite Repair Decks, Doors/Windows, Siding Bath Remodels, Painting General Home Improvements

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(408) 422-7695

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Monday • May 18, 2015

Construction

Flooring

Handy Help

O’SULLIVAN CONSTRUCTION

Flamingo’s Flooring

DOMINGO & SONS

CLEAN DRAINS PLUMBING $89 TO CLEAN ANY CLOGGED DRAINS! with proper access Installation of: Water Heaters • Faucets •Toilets • Sinks • Gas • Water & Sewer Lines. Trenchless Replacement.

20 plus years experience.

(650)461-0326 or (650)226-3762

CARPET LUXURY VINYL TILE SHEET VINYL LAMINATE TILE HARDWOOD

• New Construction • Remodeling • Kitchen/Bathrooms • Decks/Fences (650)589-0372 Licensed and Insured Lic. #589596a

WRIGHT BROTHERS We do it all!

Kitchens, Baths, Remodel, Plumbing, Electrical, Decks, Bricks, Pavers, Roofs, Painting, Stucco, Drywall, Windows, Patios, Tile, and more! FREE ESTIMATES! 10% OFF Labor 1st time customers

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us for a FREE In-Home Estimate

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Housecleaning Decks & Fences

MARSH FENCE & DECK CO.

State License #377047 Licensed • Insured • Bonded Fences - Gates - Decks Stairs - Retaining Walls 10-year guarantee Quality work w/reasonable prices Call for free estimate (650)571-1500

VICTOR FENCES AND HOUSE PAINTING

*interior *exterior *power washing *driveways *sidewalks *gutters Free Estimates 650-296-8089 LIC#106767.

Electricians

CONSUELOS HOUSE CLEANING Bi-Weekly/Once a Month, Moving In & Out 28 yrs. in Business

Free Estimates, 15% off First Visit

Lic#1211534 HOUSE CLEANING SERVICES Vacancy, Janitorial, Post Construction Cleaning. Commercial & Residential Cleaning

650.918.0354

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for all your electrical needs

PENINSULA CLEANING

ELECTRIC SERVICE GROUP

Gardening CALL NOW FOR SPRING LAWN MAINTENANCE Sprinklers and irrigation Lawn Aeration Pressure washing, rock gardens, and lots more! Call Robert STERLING GARDENS 650-703-3831 Lic #751832

Maintenance • New Lawns Clean Ups • Sprinklers Fences • Tree Trim Concrete & Brick Work Driveway Pavers Retaining Walls

RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERICAL

Handy Help AFFORDABLE HANDYMAN No job too large or small

650-560-8119

CONTRERAS HANDYMAN SERVICES • Fences • Tree Trimming • Decks • Concrete Work • Kitchen and Bathroom remodeling Free Estimates

(650)288-9225 (650)350-9968

www.cubiastile.com CA Lic #955492

MEYER PLUMBING SUPPLY Toilets, Sinks, Vanities, Faucets, Water heaters, Whirlpools and more! Wholesale Pricing & Closeout Specials. 2030 S Delaware St San Mateo 650-350-1960

Window Washing

Lic.# 891766

Notices

(650)740-8602

NOTICE TO READERS: California law requires that contractors taking jobs that total $500 or more (labor or materials) be licensed by the Contractor’s State License Board. State law also requires that contractors include their license number in their advertising. You can check the status of your licensed contractor at www.cslb.ca.gov or 800321-CSLB. Unlicensed contractors taking jobs that total less than $500 must state in their ments that they are not licensed by the Contractors State License Board.

PAYLESS

HANDYMAN SERVICE Kitchen & bath remodeling Tile work, roofing and more!

FREE ESTIMATES (650)771-2432

SENIOR HANDYMAN

Roofing

• Painting • Electrical • Carpentry • Dry Rot 40 Yrs. Experience

Retrired Licensed Contractor

in the HOME & GARDEN SECTION Offer your services to 76,500 readers a day, from Palo Alto to South San Francisco and all points between!

Call (650)344-5200 [email protected]

Landscaping

REED ROOFERS

Serving the entire Bay Area Residential & Commercial License #931457

Call for Free Estimate

(650) 591-8291

Call Joe

(650)701-6072 Lic# 979435

Hauling AAA RATED!

INDEPENDENT HAULERS

$40 & UP HAUL

Since 1988/Licensed & Insured Monthly Specials Fast, Dependable Service

Free Estimates A+ BBB Rating

(650)341-7482

[email protected]

YOUR SERVICE

650.784.3079

Lic.# 983312

Remodeling, Plumbing. Electrical, Carpentry, General Home Repair, Maintenance, New Construction No Job Too Small

• Remodels • Carpentry • Drywall • Tile • Painting

CA Lic# 794353/Bonded CALL TODAY

CUBIAS TILE AND GRANITE DESIGN Kitchen • Natural Stone • Floors Marble • Bathrooms • Porcelain Fire Places • Granite Custom Work• Resealers Fabrication & Installations FREE ESTIMATES

HONEST HANDYMAN

O.K.’S RAINGUTTER

New Rain Gutter, Down Spouts, Gutter Cleaning & Screening, Gutter & Roof Inspections Friendly Service

Tile

Lic.#834170

Gutters

Call Anthony (650)575-1599

See website for more info.

(650)296-0568

Free Estimates

The Village Handyman

1-800-344-7771

Flooring

kaprizhardwoodfloors.com

Kitchen/Bathroom Remodeling, Tile Installation, Door & Window Installation Priced for You! Free Estimates

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Serving the entire Peninsula 10+ years experience

Mention this ad for Free Delivery

DISCOUNT HANDYMAN & PLUMBING

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SPECIALS AS LOW AS $2.50/sf.

650-799-8394 [email protected]

“Specializing in any size project”

(650)556-9780 J.B GARDENING

Handyman and Remodeling, Any interior and exterior repair or build,

Plumbing

650.278.0157

ALL ELECTRICAL SERVICE

650-322-9288

Hauling

CHAINEY HAULING Junk & Debris Clean Up

Furniture / Appliance / Disposal Tree / Bush / Dirt / Concrete Demo

Starting at $40 & Up www.chaineyhauling.com Free Estimates (650)207-6592

CHEAP HAULING! Light moving! Haul Debris! 650-583-6700

Painting

JON LA MOTTE

PAINTING

Interior & Exterior Quality Work, Reasonable Rates, Free Estimates

(650)368-8861 Lic #514269

LEMUS PAINTING (650)271-3955

Interior & Exterior Residential & Commercial Carpentry & Sheetrock Repairs Lead safe certified Free Estimates Reasonable Rates Lic. #913461

SUNNY BAY PAINTING CO.

Residential Commercial Interior Exterior Water Damage, Fences, Decks, Stain Work Free Estimates CA Lic 982576 (415)828-9484

Tree Service

Hillside Tree

Service

LOCALLY OWNED Family Owned Since 2000 • Trimming Pruning • Shaping • Large Removal • Stump Grinding

Free Estimates Mention

The Daily Journal to get 10% off for new customers Call Luis (650) 704-9635

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Attorneys

Food

Furniture

Law Office of Jason Honaker

CROWNE PLAZA Foster City-San Mateo

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BANKRUPTCY Chapter 7 &13 Call us for a consultation

650-259-9200 www.honakerlegal.com Cemetery

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The Clubhouse Bistro Wedding, Event & Meeting Facilities

(650) 295-6123

1221 Chess Drive Foster City

FATTORIA E MARE Locally Sourced Fresh Italian Food. us for Happy Hour 4-6:30 M-F 1095 Rollins Road Burlingame (650) 342-4922

GET HAPPY! Happy Hour 4-6• M-F Steelhead Brewing Co. 333 California Dr. Burlingame (650)344-6050

Clothing

$5 CHARLEY'S

(650)771-6564

Dental Services

I - SMILE

Implant & Orthodontict Center 1702 Miramonte Ave. Suite B Mountain View

Exceptional. Reliable. Inovative 650-282-5555

MILLBRAE SMILE CENTER

Valerie de Leon, DDS Implant, Cosmetic and Family Dentistry Spanish and Tagalog Spoken

(650)697-9000

15 El Camino Real, MILLBRAE, CA

RUSSO DENTAL CARE Dental Implants Free Consultation& Panoramic Digital Survey 1101 El Camino RL ,San Bruno

(650)583-2273

www.russodentalcare.com

John C. Schrup President and CEO United American Bank Member FDIC

(650)591-3900

Tons of Furniture to match your lifestyle

Peninsula Showroom: 930 El Camino Real, San Carlos Ask us about our FREE DELIVERY

Hwy 92 at Foster City Blvd. Exit

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Sporting apparel from your 49ers, Giants & Warriors, low prices, large selection. 450 W. San Bruno Ave. San Bruno

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Because Flavor Still Matters 365 B Street San Mateo www.sfpanchovillia.com SCANDIA RESTAURANT & BAR

Health & Medical

BACK, LEG PAIN OR NUMBNESS?

Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression Dr. Thomas Ferrigno D.C. 650-231-4754 177 Bovet Rd. #150 San Mateo BayAreaBackPain.com

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Save $500 on Implant Abutment & Crown Package. Call Millbrae Dental for details 650-583-5880

EYE EXAMINATIONS

579-7774 1159 Broadway Burlingame Dr. Andrew Soss OD, FAAO www.Dr-AndrewSoss.net

Lunch• Dinner• Wknd Breakfast OPEN EVERYDAY Scandinavian & American Classics 742 Polhemus Rd. San Mateo HI 92 De Anza Blvd. Exit

KAY'S HEALTH & BEAUTY

Financial

381 El Camino Real Millbrae

(650)372-0888

UNITED AMERICAN BANK San Mateo , Redwood City, Half Moon Bay

Call (650)579-1500 for simply better banking unitedamericanbank.com Furniture

Bedroom Express Where Dreams Begin

2833 El Camino Real San Mateo - (650)458-8881 184 El Camino Real So. S. Francisco -(650)583-2221 www.bedroomexpress.com

Facials • Waxing • Fitness Body Fat Reduction

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Housing

CALIFORNIA MENTOR We are looking for quality caregivers for adults with developmental disabilities. If you have a spare bedroom and a desire to open your home and make a difference, attend an information session: Thursdays 11:00 AM 1710 S. Amphlett Blvd. Suite 230 San Mateo (near Marriott Hotel)

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NEW YORK LIFE

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Eric L. Barrett,

CLU, RHU, REBC, CLTC, LUTCF President Barrett Insurance Services (650)513-5690 CA. Insurance License #0737226 Legal Services

LEGAL

DOCUMENTS PLUS Non-Attorney document preparation: Divorce, Pre-Nup, Adoption, Living Trust, Conservatorship, Probate, Notary Public. Response to Lawsuits: Credit Card Issues, Breach of Contract Jeri Blatt, LDA #11

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Train to become a Licensed Vocational Nurse in 12 months or a Certified Nursing Assistant in as little as 8 weeks. Call (800) 339-5145 for more information or visit ncollegeofnursing.edu and ncareercollege.com

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SAN MATEO, California — As the Peninsula sees signs of continued economic recovery, now is a great time to consider purchasing or refinancing a home. Purchasing a new home is thrilling, but it can be stressful at times. There are a lot of considerations. The mortgage professionals at United American Bank work hard to make the process easy with attentive, personal service at every step. They listen to all your concerns. Most importantly, they take the time

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AFFORDABLE 24-hour Assisted Living Care located in Burlingame Mills Estate Villa Burlingame Villa Short Term Stays Dementia & Alzheimers Care Hospice Care (650)692-0600 Lic.#4105088251/ 415600633

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10 am to 9 pm New Masseuses every two weeks

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Music

San Mateo Office 1(844)687-3782

Music Lessons Sales • Repairs • Rentals

Complete Estate Plans Starting at $399

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Real Estate Loans

"I am not an attorney. I can only provide self help services at your specific direction."

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Equity based direct lender Homes • Multi-family Mixed-use • Commercial All Credit Accepted

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to educate you on every aspect of the process. “As a community bank, we’re more than just your lender, we’re your neighbor,” said UAB President and CEO John Schrup. “We give you the care and attention you deserve in this, the most significant purchase of your life. Our mortgage loan officers can answer your questions, help you select the best financing for your needs, prepare closing cost estimates, calculate payment schedules, and help determine your price range

Purchase / Refinance/ Cash Out Investors welcome Loan servicing since 1979

650-348-7191

Wachter Investments, Inc. Real Estate Broker CA Bureau of Real Estate#746683 Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System ID #348268

for a home,” Schrup added Trust is important. Purchasing or refinancing a home is the biggest financial decision most people will ever make. Place your trust in hometown hands that are with you at every step. U A B offers a wide variety of and features and will take the time to explain and tailor the best way forward for you. “As a local, community bank with local bank directors and community leaders, we provide financing for homes and busi-

nesses. We help bring jobs to the community. We work with our clients to turn their dreams into reality. More than anything, we pride ourselves on the relationships we build with our clients,” said Schrup. United American Bank serves the community with offices in San Mateo, Redwood City, and Half Moon Bay. Visit unitedamericanbank.com for more information.

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