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Wednesday Dec. 25, 2013 Vol XIII, Edition 111
WIRE AND STAFF REPORTS
Gov. Jerry Brown issued 127
pardons on Tuesday, the vast
majority of them to people who
had been convicted of drug deal-
ing, cultivation or possession,
and two men with San Mateo
County ties were among the recip-
ients.
T h e
Christmas Eve
p a r d o n s
i n c l u d e s
N i c h o l a s
Giardina who
was sentenced
in June 1973 by
a San Mateo
C o u n t y
Superior Court judge to three years
of probation for the sale and trans-
portation of marijuana. By com-
pleting his sentence and main-
taining good conduct, Giardina
has paid his debt to society and
earned a full and unconditional
pardon, a copy of Browns grant
states.
Edward Oberstaller, of Oregon,
submitted an order from San Mateo
County Superior Court attesting
that since his release from custody
in August 1990 he lived an hon-
est and upright life, exhibited
good moral character and conduct-
ed himself as a law-abiding citi-
zen.
Oberstaller served one year and
four months followed by two years
parole for transporting narcotics
for sale.
Typical of the handful of crimes
that were not direct drug offenses
is that committed by a Humboldt
County woman, who was convict-
ed in 1995 after she broke into a
home to steal food so she could
Two with local ties pardoned by governor
Gov. Jerry Brown grants clemency to 127; mostly targets drug offenders
Grace period for
health insurance
to close on Friday
By Tom Verdin
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SACRAMENTO Friday will be
the end of the grace period to get
health insurance starting Jan. 1 for
consumers who were frustrated in
their attempts to sign up by
Mondays deadline, the agency
running Californias health
exchange said Tuesday.
The grace period was announced
Monday after it became clear that
thousands of people were unable to
get coverage because the website
and call centers were overwhelmed.
It applies to anyone who attempt-
ed to start an application before
the deadline, although many peo-
ple were not even able to get that
far.
Santiago Lucero, spokesman for
Covered California, said insurers
need time to review policy appli-
cations so coverage can start in
the new year. He encouraged peo-
ple to keep trying to reach a call
center, even if they have no record
of their attempts to get coverage
before the deadline.
We will take their word, on an
honor code, he said. If they made
a good-faith effort and cannot
prove they went on online, we will
help them case by case.
He said there is a chance the
grace period for considering those
applications could be extended
beyond Friday, especially if it
becomes clear that people are con-
tinuing to have trouble getting
through the system. But that deci-
sion would be made only after
Covered California ofcials con-
sulted with insurance companies,
brokers and others who are trying
to help people sign up.
His advice to consumers: Be
patient; keep calling.
Statistics posted Tuesday to the
Jerry Brown
SAMANTHA WEIGEL/DAILY JOURNAL
Fourteen-year-old cancer survivor Briseda Madrigal picks out toys for her and her siblings with Redwood City
reghter Kevin McCaughey.
Making spirits bright
Redwood City Fire Departments annual toy drive helps hundreds of local children
By Samantha Weigel
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Santas helpers have been work-
ing overtime to help bring joy to
more than 600 families in
Redwood City over the past few
weeks.
The Redwood City Fire
Department, Police Department
and San Mateo County Sheriffs
Office have joined forces with
community volunteers to amass
thousands of toys theyve been
distributing to children who may
otherwise have had little to unwrap
today.
People go through tough times
in life that are out of their control
and thats in no way the fault of the
kids, said Redwood City Fire
Department Capt. Justin
Velasquez.
This year, nine teams composed
of reghters, police ofcers and
sheriffs deputies ditched the
sleigh and escorted their very own
Santa in police and re vehicles to
drop off bags full of new toys to
individual families throughout the
city, Velasquez said.
Its a true collaborative effort
between city staff, community
BAY CITY NEWS SERVICE
Its ofcial; Bay Area residents
will not be allowed to light res in
their replaces on Christmas Day.
The Bay Area Air Quality
Management District announced
that Wednesday, Dec. 25 is a
Winter Spare the Air day, mean-
ing it is illegal to burn wood,
manufactured fire logs or any
other solid fuel indoors or out-
doors.
There has been no recent rain,
winds are light and the mid-week
forecast calls for dry, mild weath-
er, which means pollutants that
have built up close to the ground
will remain stagnant and the air
will be unhealthy to breathe, dis-
trict ofcials said.
Children, the elderly and those
with respiratory conditions are
particularly vulnerable to health
problems on such days, and Spare
the Air days are meant to help
them breathe easier by keeping
the air as clean as possible.
First-time violations of the ban
will be met with a ne of $100,
with the option of taking a wood-
smoke awareness class instead of
paying the penalty. Subsequent
violations mean a ne of $500 or
more.
Residents can check the daily
burn status by visiting the air dis-
tricts website at
www.sparetheair. org or calling
(877) 4-NO-BURN.
No wood burning on Christmas Day
See GIVING, Page 20
See HEALTH, Page 20
Leading local news coverage on the Peninsula
See PARDONS, Page 20
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Actress Sissy
Spacek is 64.
This Day in History
Thought for the Day
1818
Silent Night (Stille Nacht), written
by Franz Gruber and Father Joseph
Mohr, was publicly performed for the
first time during the Christmas
Midnight Mass at the Church of St.
Nikolaus in Oberndorf, Austria.
It is Christmas every time
you let God love others through you
... yes, it is Christmas every time you smile
at your brother and offer him your hand.
Mother Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997)
Singer Jimmy
Buffett is 67.
Former White
House adviser Karl
Rove is 63.
Birthdays
REUTERS
Children dressed in Santa Claus costumes pose in front of a sand sculpture featuring Jesus Christ and Santa Claus created
by Indian artist Sudarshan Pattnaik as part of Christmas celebrations on a beach in Puri, located in the eastern Indian state
of Odisha.
Christmas Day: Sunny. Highs in the
mid 60s. East winds 10 to 20
mph...Becoming 5 to 10 mph in the after-
noon.
Wednesday night: Clear. Lows in the
mid 40s. East winds 5 to 15 mph.
Thursday: Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
East winds 10 to 20 mph...Becoming 5 to
10 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday night: Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
Friday: Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
Friday night: Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
Saturday: Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s.
Saturday night through Sunday night: Mostly clear.
Lows in the 40s. Highs in the mid 60s.
Local Weather Forecast
In A. D. 336, the rst recorded celebration of Christmas on
Dec. 25 took place in Rome.
I n 1066, William the Conqueror was crowned king of
England.
I n 1776, Gen. George Washington and his troops crossed
the Delaware River for a surprise attack against Hessian
forces at Trenton, N.J.
I n 1868, President Andrew Johnson granted an uncondi-
tional pardon to all persons involved in the Southern rebel-
lion that resulted in the Civil War.
I n 1926, Hirohito became emperor of Japan, succeeding
his father, Emperor Yoshihito.
I n 1931, New Yorks Metropolitan Opera broadcast an
entire live opera over radio for the rst time: Hansel and
Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck.
I n 1937, the NBC Symphony Orchestra, led for the rst
time by conductor Arturo Toscanini, performed a Christmas
concert featuring works by Vivaldi, Mozart and Brahms.
I n 1941, during World War II, Japan announced the surren-
der of the British-Canadian garrison at Hong Kong.
I n 1973, The Sting, starring Paul Newman and Robert
Redford as a pair of 1930s grifters, was released.
I n 1989, ousted Romanian President Nicolae Ceausescu
and his wife, Elena, were executed following a popular upris-
i ng.
I n 1991, Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev went on
television to announce his resignation as the eighth and
nal leader of a communist superpower that had already gone
out of existence.
December is National Fruit Cake Month
and National Eggnog Month.
***
National Fruitcake Day is Dec. 27.
National Candy Cane Day is Dec. 26.
***
There are many cities that have fun with
their Fun Runs in the month of
December. The Candy Cane Fun Run is
held in Cypress, Texas. New York has
the Reindeer Run in the town of Oswego
and the Ugly Christmas Sweater 5K Run
in Cortland. The Jingle Bell Run is held
every December in Seattle, Wash., and
The 12 Ks of Christmas is held annual-
ly in Gilbert, Ariz.
***
The zip code in North Pole, Alaska, is
99705.
***
The theme of the city North Pole,
Alaska, is Where the spirit of
Christmas lives year round. The town
has the ofcial home of Santa Claus,
where he is available for visits and pho-
tos all year.
***
In Canada the address for Santa Claus is
North Pole HOH OHO. Thousands of
volunteers in the North Pole personally
answer more than 1 million letters writ-
ten to Santa from all over the world.
***
A Christmas Carol by Charles
Dickens (1812-1870) was rst pub-
lished in 1843. The initial printing of
6,000 books sold out within one week.
***
Do you know how many ghosts visit
Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas
Carol? See answer at end.
More than 70,000 will take the public
tour of the White House during the holi-
day season. The White House has 24
Christmas trees for the public to view.
***
The ofcial White House Christmas tree
is in the oval-shaped Blue Room. It is a
Douglas r that is 18 1/2 feet high and
11 feet wide.
***
Since 1961, the Christmas tree in the
Blue Room of the White House has been
decorated with a theme. In 1961, during
the Kennedy administration, the trees
theme was Nutcracker Suite. This year
the tree honors the military. Among its
ornaments are pictures of soldiers happy
homecomings.
***
Toys for Tots was established in 1948 in
Los Angeles by Bill Hendricks (1904-
1992), a major in the U.S Marine Corps.
The Toys for Tots logo was designed by
Walt Disney (1901-1966).
***
Since its founding, the Marine Toys for
Tots Program has distributed more than
465 million toys to more than 216 mil-
lion less fortunate children.
***
Candy canes were originally white. Red
stripes were added around the year 1900.
***
According to The National Christmas
Tree Association, there are 15,000 farms
that grow Christmas trees in the U.S.
The Christmas tree industry employs
100,000 people full- or part-time.
***
The berries on a mistletoe plant are
white.
***
Tivoli Gardens, an amusement park in
Copenhagen, Denmark, becomes a hol-
iday wonderland with a holiday village
and more than 500,000 lights through-
out the 20-acre park. The renowned artis-
tic light display was created by John
Loring (born 1939), Tiffany & Co.
design director from 1979 to 2009.
***
Skeleton Jack Skellington, the pump-
kin king of Halloween Town, becomes
bored with Halloween and fascinated by
Christmas. Jack kidnaps Santa Claus
from Christmas Town and attempts to
replace him, unwittingly scaring the
children. It is the plot of the movie
Nightmare Before Christmas (1993).
***
Answer: Four. Scrooge is visited by the
ghost of Christmas past, the ghost of
Christmas present and the ghost of
Christmas future. But rst, the ghost of
his dead business partner Jacob Marley
visits Scrooge. In the story Marley had
been dead for seven years.
(Answers tomorrow)
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Yesterdays
Jumbles:
Answer: The Christmas costume brought out their
cat's SANTA CLAWS
Now arrange the circled letters
to form the surprise answer, as
suggested by the above cartoon.
THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME
by David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek
Unscramble these four Jumbles,
one letter to each square,
to form four ordinary words.
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The Dec.23 Daily Derby race winners are Eureka,
No. 7, in rst palce; Whirl Win, No. 6, in second
place; and , Hot Shot, No. 3, in third place. The
race time was clocked at 1:43.42.
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Mega number
Dec. 20 Mega Millions
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Powerball
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Actor Dick Miller is 85. Author Anne Roiphe is 78. Actress
Hanna Schygulla is 70. Rhythm-and-blues singer John
Edwards (The Spinners) is 69. Actor Gary Sandy is 68. Pro and
College Football Hall-of-Famer Larry Csonka is 67. Country
singer Barbara Mandrell is 65. Actress CCH Pounder is 61.
Singer Annie Lennox is 59. Reggae singer-musician Robin
Campbell (UB40) is 59. Country singer Steve Wariner is 59.
Singer Shane MacGowan (The Pogues, The Popes) is 56.
Baseball Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson is 55. The former
Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, Christina Romer,
is 55. Actress Klea Scott is 45.
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REDWOOD CITY
Vandalism. An ofce window was broken
on Duante Street before 7:41 a.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 18.
Reckless driver. A report was made of a
car weaving through trafc and running a
stop light on Hudson Street and Woodside
Road before 6:44 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 18.
Petty theft. A cellphone was stolen on
Duane Street before 2:06 p.m. Monday, Dec.
16.
Petty theft. Tools, plumbing equipment
and other items were stolen on East
Bayshore Road before 1:32 p.m. Monday,
Dec. 16.
Reckless driver. A vehicle was speeding
and swerving on Woodside Road before 1:03
p.m. Monday, Dec. 16.
St ol en vehi cl e. Avehicle was stolen on
Hess Road before 12:26 p.m. Monday, Dec.
16.
Vandalism. A vehicles tires were slashed
on B Street before 9:57 a.m. Monday, Dec.
16.
Petty theft. Money and other items were
taken from a vehicle on Jackson Avenue
before 9:53 a.m. Monday, Dec. 16.
St ol en vehi cl e. A vehicle was reported
stolen on Clinton Street before 8:10 a.m.
Monday, Dec. 16.
St ol en vehi cl e. A vehicle was reported
stolen on Madison Avenue before 7:12 a.m.
Monday, Dec. 16.
SAN BRUNO
Reckless driver. Aperson was reportedly
speeding on the 900 block of Glenview
Drive before 9:06 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 14.
Burglary. Avehicles window was smashed
and items were reported missing on the 700
block of Shelter Creek Lane before 2:23
a.m. Saturday, Dec. 14.
Suspi ci ous person. A man was reported
standing in trafc on El Camino Real before
1:59 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 14.
Assault with a deadly weapon. Aperson
possibly on drugs blandished a knife on the
rst block of Bayshore Circle north before
4:56 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7.
Petty theft. Acellphone was stolen from a
store on the the 1100 block of El Camino
Real before 8:40 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6.
Burglary. Avehicle was burglarized on the
700 block of Camino Plaza before 5:49 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 6.
Police reports
In the mood to be bad
Amarried couple was behaving badly at
the Womens Club on Grand Avenue in
South San Francisco before 10:34 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 7.
By Paul Elias
OAKLAND A judge on Tuesday ruled
that a 13-year-old Northern California girl
declared brain dead after suffering complica-
tions following a tonsillectomy can be
taken off life support.
But Alameda County Superior Court Judge
Evelio Grillo gave Jahi McMaths family
until 5 p.m. Dec. 30 to le an appeal. She
will stay on life support until then.
Relatives said the family has not decided
if they would keep ghting.
Its Christmas Eve, there is still time for
a miracle, said Omari Sealey, the girls
uncle. He said the family would discuss and
decide later whether to appeal or to allow the
hospital to remove the girl from the venti-
lator.
Inside court, two doctors testied that
Jahi couldnt breathe on her own when the
ventilator was briey removed during tests.
A court-appointed doctor, Paul Fisher of
Stanford University, examined her for sev-
eral hours on Monday and Tuesday and told
Grillo she was brain dead. The judge based
his decision on Fishers conclusions as well
as those of Dr. Robin Shanahan, a doctor at
Childrens Hospital.
Speaking directly to the family, Grillo
said they have his sympathy but that he was
powerless to order the hospital to keep Jahi
on life support.
I wish I could x it, but I cant, he said.
Childrens Hospital of Oakland, where
Jahi is hospitalized, has asked that the girl
be taken off life support after doctors there
concluded she was brain dead.
Our sincere hope is that the family nds
peace and can come to grips with the judges
decision, hospital attorney Doug Strauss
said outside court after Grillos ruling.
The girls family has said it believes she
is still alive and that the hospital should not
remove her from the ventilator without its
permission.
Hospital lawyers disagreed.
Because Ms. McMath is dead, practically
and legally, there is no course of medical
treatment to continue or discontinue; there
is nothing to which the familys consent is
applicable, the hospital said in a court l-
ing on Tuesday.
Fisher rst provided his opinion to Grillo
behind closed doors Tuesday morning. The
doctor briey provided his conclusions in
open court that Jahi has no brain activity.
He then left court without taking questions.
Shanahan, the Childrens Hospital doctor,
was next called to testify in the judges
chambers.
Grillo had previously ordered Jahi remain
on life support until Dec. 30, or until further
order from the court.
Jahi was declared brain dead after experi-
encing complications following a tonsil-
lectomy at Childrens Hospital.
The judge on Monday had called for Jahi
to be independently examined by Fisher,
the chief of child neurology at Stanford
University School of Medicine.
The familys attorney, Christopher
Dolan, has said he wants a third evaluation
done by Dr. Paul Byrne, a pediatric profes-
sor at the University of Toledo. The hospi-
tals attorney objected to Byrne, saying he
is not a pediatric neurologist.
Byrne is the co-editor of the 2001 book
Beyond Brain Death, which presents a
variety of arguments against using brain-
based criteria for declaring a person dead.
In a phone interview, Byrne said he could
not comment in detail because he had not
seen any of Jahis medical records. But the
fact that her ventilator is still functioning
properly is a sign that she is alive, he said.
The ventilator wont work on a corpse,
he said. In a corpse, the ventilator pushes
the air in, but it wont come out. Just the
living person pushes the air out.
Jahis family says the girl bled profusely
after a tonsillectomy and then went into car-
diac arrest before being declared brain dead.
Outside the courtroom on Monday, Dr.
David Durand, chief of pediatrics at
Childrens, said staff have the deepest sym-
pathy for the family, but that Jahi is brain
dead.
The ventilator cannot reverse the brain
death that has occurred and it would be
wrong to give false hope that Jahi will ever
come back to life, he said.
Durand said Jahis surgery was very com-
plex, not simply a tonsillectomy.
Judge says teen can be
taken off life support
Pair charged with
armed robbery of $1
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF REPORT
Two San Mateo men charged with using a fake handgun to
rob a 64-year-old audio store clerk of $1 in October are fac-
ing trial for armed robbery.
On Tuesday, Cameron Keyoun
Nickravesh, 22, pleaded not guilty in
Superior Court and set an April 7 jury trial
date. Meanwhile, co-defendant Tyler
Aaron Ehrman, 21, has a preliminary
hearing Jan. 2 to determine if hell stand
trial for the alleged Oct. 15 incident.
According to prosecutors, the two men
entered Tri Audio Sound on North San
Mateo Drive a little after 5 p.m. that day
and pulled out a replica handgun. They
allegedly robbed the worker of the single
dollar in his wallet and ed in a Toyota
Camry onto Highway 101. Other ofcers
stopped the southbound traveling car and
reported nding the replica gun in the
vehicle during the arrest.
Nickravesh is free from custody on a
$30,000 bail bond and returns to court
March 11 for a pretrial conference.
Ehrman remains in custody on $100,000
bail and also a no-bail hold because at the time of arrest he
was on felony probation for a 2011 residential burglary
conviction.
Tyler Ehrman
Cameron
Nickravesh
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF REPORT
A 29-year-old San Francisco woman
reportedly discovered with fake identica-
tion and drugs after trying to rent a car at
San Francisco International Airport using a
false drivers license pleaded not guilty to
several felonies.
Denise Rohrbach is charged with one
count of commercial burglary, one count of
unauthorized use of anothers identifica-
tion, forgery, possession of credit card
information, possession of stolen property
and possession of a controlled substance.
Earlier this month she was held to answer
on all charges and yester-
day reiterated a not guilty
plea in Superior Court.
She did not waive her
right to a speedy prosecu-
tion and jury trial was set
for Feb. 10 following a
Jan. 21 pretrial confer-
ence.
Rohrbach was arrested
Nov. 20 after officers
from the San Francisco
Police Departments airport bureau were
called to the rental car facility at the airport
because a woman was trying to rent a vehi-
cle with fraudulent identication. Rohrbach
gave the ofcers the license, which turned
out to be fake, and was also in possession
of several other fraudulent pieces of identi-
fication, altered personal checks, credit
cards, methamphetamine and drug parapher-
nalia.
After her arrest, sheriffs detectives g-
ured out Rohrbachs real identity and con-
rmed at least six more identity theft vic-
tims, according to the Sheriffs Ofce.
She remains in custody in lieu of
$100,000 bail.
February trial for car rental fraud defendant
Denise
Rohrbach
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Its beginning to look a lot like ... the
day after Christmas?
On the day before Christmas, retailers
turned shoppers attention to the day after
the holiday.
Amazon.com already is offering after
Christmas deals of up to 70 percent off
clothes and 60 percent off some electron-
ics. Old Navy is running TV ads that its
after-holiday sale starts early with dis-
counts of up to 75 percent off. And CVS was
selling a wine cabinet for $10 off at $39.99
and three fleece throws for $9.99 on
Christmas Eve.
Heather Nadler, 38, stopped by the CVS
in Decatur, Ga., on Tuesday, searching for
stuffed animals for her children. But she
still plans to hit up sales after Christmas.
Ill probably start shopping for me at
that point, she said.
Stores usually wait until after Christmas
to offer discounts of up to 70 percent or
more on holiday merchandise that didnt
sell. But Americans who are still worried
about the economy have held tightly to
their purse strings this year, and store sales
have fallen for the past three consecutive
weeks.
The pre-Christmas deals come as retailers
are feeling pressure to attract Americans
into stores during the nal week of whats
typically the busiest shopping period of
the year. The two-month stretch that begins
on Nov. 1 is important because retailers can
make up to 40 percent of their annual sales
during that time.
Sales at U.S. stores dropped 3.1 percent
to $42.7 billion for the week that ended on
Sunday compared with the same week last
year, according to ShopperTrak, which
tracks data at 40,000 locations. That fol-
lows a decline of 2.9 percent and 0.8 per-
cent during the rst and second weeks of the
month, respectively.
Stores had a problem even getting
Americans into stores, let alone getting
them to spend. The number of shoppers fell
21.2 percent during the week that ended on
Sunday, according to ShopperTrak.
Karen McDonald, a spokeswoman at
Taubman Centers, which owns or operates
28 malls, estimated that business for the
week that ended Sunday was unchanged to
mid-single digit percentage growth com-
pared with a year ago. McDonald said busi-
ness was just OK.
Overall, ShopperTrak estimates that holi-
day sales at stores so far are up 2 percent to
$218.4 billion compared with the same
period last year. Thats below the 2.4 per-
cent forecast for the two-month period, but
the company is standing by that estimate
with a little over a week left before the sea-
son ends.
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By Martin Crutsinger
WASHINGTON New-home sales
dipped in November, but the government
released more positive figures for the pre-
vious three months, a sign that housing
may be regaining strength after a summer
lull.
Sales slipped 2.1 percent last month to
a seasonally adjusted annual rate of
464,000, the Commerce Department said
Tuesday. The slight drop occurred after
sales had surged to a rate of 474,000 in
October. That was the fastest pace since
2008 and was 17.6 percent above the
September level the biggest one-month
jump in 21 years.
The annual pace of new-home sales
remains well below the 700,000 generally
consistent with a healthy market. But
economists are encouraged by a pickup in
sales after a slowdown likely caused by
higher mortgage rates.
Mortgage rates had spiked amid investor
concerns about how fast the Federal
Reserve would remove its support for the
economy.
The governments report Tuesday
revised up new-home sales for the three
months preceding November. Augusts
total was revised up by 9,000,
Septembers by 49,000 and Octobers by
30, 000.
The rebound in sales following the
sharp slowdown in July was much stronger
than originally reported, said Michael
Gapen, an economist at Barclays.
Mark Vitner, senior economist at Well
Fargo, said, The housing recovery
remains well in place.
He noted that mortgage rates are still
low by historic standards and should sup-
port sales next year. Vitner predicted that
new-home sales would rise next year to an
annual pace of around 530,000.
In a separate report, the Mortgage
Bankers Association said the number of
Americans applying for mortgages fell
6.3 percent last week from the previous
week. Applications have reached a 13-year
low, down 63 percent from their May
peak.
Much of the decline reflects a drop-off in
refinancings as rates have risen. The aver-
age for the 30-year mortgage was 4.47
percent last week, up nearly a full percent-
age point from last spring.
In November, sales of new homes
dropped 26.6 percent in the Midwest and
9.1 percent in the South. Sales rose 31.1
percent in the West and 15.2 percent in the
Northeast.
The median price of a new home sold in
November rose to $270,900, up 10.6 per-
cent from a year ago.
There were 167,000 new homes on the
market at the end of November, a drop of
6.7 percent from the October inventory.
That would translate into a tight supply of
4.3 months at the November sales pace.
Mortgage rates began rising in May
after the Fed first signaled that it might
slow its $85 billion in monthly bond pur-
chases. But rates have declined a bit after
peaking at 4.6 percent in August.
The National Association of Realtors
said last week that the number of people
who bought existing homes in November
fell for a third straight month. The linger-
ing effects of the partial government shut-
down in October might have deterred some
sales.
Still, the government said builders
broke ground on homes at a seasonally
adjusted annual rate of 1.09 million homes
and apartments in November. That was the
fastest pace since February 2008 and was
23 percent higher than in October.
The Fed announced last week that it will
begin in January its long-anticipated
move to trim its monthly bond purchases.
The Fed said it would cut the $85 billion in
purchases it has been making by a modest
$10 billion. It indicated that further cuts
would take place in coming months if the
economy keeps improving.
Long-term rates could head up after the
Fed pulls back on its bond buying.
Sales of new homes slipped 2.1 percent in November
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and dry with high temperatures rising into the low 80s in
some southern areas.
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conditions and above-normal temperatures are being
brought by high pressure that will persist through the end of
the week.
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BIG SUR All the roughly 100 residents forced to evac-
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have now been allowed back into their homes, ofcials said
Tuesday.
The evacuations and road closures were lifted Monday
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than originally estimated.
Around the state
By Jesse Washington
For two thousand years, he has been
worshipped and adored. Multitudes look
to him each day. And yet nobody really
knows the face of Jesus.
That has not stopped humanitys
imagination, or its yearning to draw
Jesus as close as possible. So when this
Christmas season brought a torrent of
debate over whether Jesus was a white
man, it struck a sacred nerve.
That statement carries a whole lot of
baggage, said Rockwell Dillaman,
pastor of the Allegheny Center
Alliance Church in Pittsburgh.
Political baggage, spiritual baggage,
emotional baggage. Especially in a
culture like ours where the relations of
white people to other ethnicities has
often been marked by injustice and dis-
trust.
Why should we even care what Jesus
looked like? If his message is God and
love, isnt his race irrelevant? Some
say God wanted it that way, since there
are no references to Jesus earthly
appearance in the Bible.
But the debate was a reminder of just
how difcult it is for anyone to tran-
scend race even a historical gure
widely considered to be beyond human.
I nd it fascinating that thats what
people really want to know what race
was Jesus. That says a lot about us,
about Americans today, said Edward
Blum, co-author of The Color of
Christ: The Son of God and the Saga of
Race in America.
Jesus said lots of things about him-
self I am divine, I am the son of man,
I am the light of the world, Blum said.
What race is light? How do you racial-
ly categorize that?
Jesus can be safely categorized as a
Jew, born about 2,000 years ago in the
Middle East in what is now Palestinian
territory. Therefore, many scholars
believe that Jesus must have looked
Arab, with brownish skin.
Today, in our categories, we would
probably think of him as a person of
color, said Doug Jacobsen, a professor
of church history and theology at
Messiah College.
That view was contested by Fox News
host Megyn Kelly while critiquing a
Slate.com column titled Santa Claus
Should Not Be a White Man Anymore.
Jesus was a white man, too, Kelly
said, launching a national discussion
about history, tradition and just how
white Christmas should be.
Her statement drew responses from
impassioned rebukes to scholarly
rebuttals.
Its just an incorrect statement,
Jacobsen said. Its an ignorant state-
ment, not an intentionally false state-
ment.
Wrote Jonathan Merritt in The
Atlantic: If he were taking the red-eye
ight from San Francisco to New York
today, Jesus might be proled for addi-
tional security screening.
The race of Jesus: Unknown, yet powerful
By Bree Fowler
NEWYORK Tablet computers are
so easy to use that even a 3-year-old
can master them.
And that has some pediatricians and
other health experts worried.
Since navigating a tablet generally
doesnt require the ability to type or
read, children as young as toddlers can
quickly learn how to stream movies,
scroll through family photos or play
simple games.
That ease-of-use makes tablets and
smartphones popular with busy par-
ents who use them to pacify their kids
during car rides, restaurant outings or
while theyre at home trying to get
dinner on the table. And many feel a
little less guilty about it if they think
theres educational value to the apps
and games their children use.
Tablets a hit with kids, but experts worry
If he were taking the red-eye ight
from San Francisco to New York today, Jesus
might be proled for additional security screening.
Jonathan Merritt
NATION 7
Federal court: No halt
to gay marriages in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY A federal appeals
court ruled on Tuesday that gay marriages
can continue in Utah, denying a request
from the state to halt same-sex weddings
until the appeals process plays out.
The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
rejected the states request for an emergency
stay on a federal judges ruling that found
Utahs same-sex marriage ban violates gay
and lesbian couples rights.
The judge who made that ruling, U.S.
District Judge Richard Shelby, refused the
states rst request to put a halt to the mar-
riages Monday.
Utahs last chance to temporarily stop the
marriages would be the U.S. Supreme Court.
NSA leaker: Missions
already accomplished
WASHINGTON After six months when
he was rarely heard from except through the
documents he leaked, fugitive former
National Security Agency contractor Edward
Snowden says his missions already
accomplished after leaking NSA secrets
that have caused a reassessment of U.S. sur-
veillance policies.
Snowden told The Washington Post in an
interview published online Monday night
that he was satised because journalists
have been able to tell the story of the gov-
ernments collection of bulk Internet and
phone records, an activity that has grown
dramatically in the decade since the Sept.
11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
By Carla K. Johnson
CHICAGO The governments retooled
health care website was put to its biggest
test yet as record numbers of Americans
rushed to beat Tuesdays extended deadline
for signing up for insurance.
After a disastrous, glitch-lled rollout in
October, HealthCare.gov, where people in
36 states can shop for coverage, received 2
million visits Monday, its highest one-day
total, the government said.
Trafc was not as heavy on Tuesday but
still high, White House spokeswoman Tara
McGuinness said. She had no immediate
estimate of visitors or how many succeeded
in obtaining insurance before the midnight
deadline.
The site is performing well under intense
consumer trafc, said Kurt DelBene, a for-
mer Microsoft executive appointed last
week to take over management of the online
marketplace. With the highest volumes we
have seen to date, response time is fast and
the error rating is low.
Error rates were lower than 1 in 200, and
pages loaded quickly, in less than a half-sec-
ond, ofcials said.
For a multitude of reasons, including tech-
nical difculties with the site or trouble
understanding the instructions, thousands
of people sought telephone help and wound
up waiting on hold on Christmas Eve at the
governments call center.
Ian Stewart of Salt Lake City said he and
his wife, both students, had been trying for
weeks to complete their application on the
federal site, thwarted by computer error mes-
sages each time.
On Tuesday morning, while visiting rela-
tives in Colorado for Christmas, they
reached a call center counselor who succeed-
ed in enrolling them. The silver plan they
chose will cost them $241 a month after a
cost-lowering tax credit.
Were relieved that we got it working,
elated that we got insurance again and very
frustrated that it took this long, Stewart
said.
More than 110,000 people had called the
governments help line by Tuesday after-
noon, with wait times averaging 27 min-
utes, ofcials said. On Monday, the call cen-
ter received more than 250,000 calls, a one-
day record.
Health site put to the test as deadline nears
Around the nation
REUTERS
A man looks over the Affordable Care Act
signup page on the HealthCare.gov website
in New York.
By Tom Raum
WASHINGTON Although multiple
problems have snarled the rollout of
President Barack Obamas signature health
care law, its hardly the rst time a new,
sprawling government program has been
beset by early technical glitches, political
hostility and gloom-and-doom denounce-
ments.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt faced
heavy skepticism with his launch of Social
Security in 1935-37. Turbulence also rocked
subsequent key presidential initiatives,
including Lyndon Johnsons rollout of
Medicare and Medicaid in 1965, Richard
Nixons Supplemental Security Income pro-
gram in 1974 and George W. Bushs
Medicare prescription drugs program in
2006.
Yet these programs today are enormously
popular with recipients.
Obama and allies hope history will repeat
itself on the health insurance overhaul.
Every day I check to make sure that its
working better, Obama said playfully the
other day.
With more and more Americans success-
fully signing up for the program, some
Republicans have dialed back their harshest
criticism. Still, the overall negative politi-
cal fallout could damage Democratic chances
in the 2014 midterm elections and possibly
beyond.
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VATICAN CITY Pope Francis lauded
Jesus humble beginning as a poor and vul-
nerable baby as he celebrated his first
Christmas Eve Mass as pontiff Tuesday in
St. Peters Basilica.
You are immense, and you made yourself
small; you are rich, and you made yourself
poor; you are all-powerful and you made
yourself vulnerable, Francis said of Jesus
as he delivered his homily in the basilica,
packed with faithful.
Francis has dedicated much of his nine-
month-old papacy to drawing attention to
the plight of the poor, of children, and other
vulnerable members of society.
He noted that the rst to receive news of
Jesus birth were shepherds, who in society
were considered among the last, the out-
cast.
The bells of St. Peters rang as Francis,
who turned 77 a week ago, walked briskly up
the main aisle of the basilica for the cere-
mony, which began Tuesday 2 1/2 hours
before midnight. Keeping with the theme of
humility he has set for his new papacy,
Francis carried the statue instead of an aide,
and kissed a knee of the gure of the newly
born Jesus.
The occasional wail of babies in the basil-
ica contrasted at times with the sweet voices
of the choir.
The Argentine-born pope has also encour-
aged his ock to be a joyful church, and he
called Jesus the light who brightens the
darkness.
In the worlds history and our own person-
al history, Francis said, there are both
bright and dark moments, lights and shad-
ows. He added if our heart is closed, if we
are dominated by pride, deceit, self-seeking,
then darkness falls within us and around us.
Francis has applied this same vision to
the heart of the Vaticans own working, say-
ing in past remarks there is no place for per-
son ambition in the clerical hierarchy.
Rather, he has insisted, the Catholic church
must be one of service to those in need.
Pope on Christmas Eve
lauds Jesus humble start
NAIROBI, Kenya U.N. investigators
discovered a mass grave in a rebel-held city
in South Sudan, the United Nations said
Tuesday, as a possible opening occurred for
negotiations to avert civil war in the
worlds newest country where ethnic vio-
lence has erupted.
In New York, the U.N. Security Council
voted unanimously to beef up its peacekeep-
ing force in South Sudan. It condemned tar-
geted violence against civilians and ethnic
communities and called for an immediate
cessation of hostilities and the immediate
opening of a dialogue.
The government, meanwhile, announced
that its military forces had taken back
another key city, Bor, from the rebels who
held it over the last week.
The bodies were found in the town of
Bentiu in oil-rich Unity state: one grave
with 14 bodies and a site nearby with 20
bodies, said U.N. human rights office
spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani.
U.N.: Mass grave of 34 found in South Sudan
By Mohammed Wagdy
and Maggie Michael
MANSOURA, Egypt A powerful blast
ripped through a police headquarters in an
Egyptian Nile Delta city Tuesday while top
security ofcials met to work out arrange-
ments for an upcoming constitutional refer-
endum, killing 15 people and wounding
more than 100 in the deadliest bombing yet
in a campaign of violence blamed on
Islamic militants.
The attack underlined the vulnerability of
Egypts police and their weakness in keep-
ing security amid fears of increased militant
violence in the lead-up to the Jan. 14-15 ref-
erendum.
The vote is a key step in the coun-
t rys pol i t i cal t ransi t i on aft er t he mi l i-
t ar ys oust er of Isl ami st Presi dent
Mohammed Morsi in July, but it has
furt her st oked pol i t i cal t ensi ons, wi t h
Morsi s Muslim Brotherhood protest-
ing against the new charter.
Authorities quickly sought to pin blame
for the blast on the Brotherhood, the mili-
tary-backed interim governments top
political nemesis. With the group continu-
ing protests, the government has increas-
ingly depicted it as directly behind the wave
of violence, without providing evidence in
public.
The attack hikes pressure on the govern-
ment by anti-Islamists to take tougher
action against the group, including enforc-
ing a court-ordered ban on it, possibly
declaring it a terrorist organization and
passing a controversial harsh new anti-ter-
rorism law. The Brotherhood condemned the
attack and accused the government of scape-
goating it.
At the funeral for the victims of the blast,
including 14 policemen and a civilian, hun-
dreds massed in a main square of the city of
Mansoura where the bombing took place,
chanting, The people want to execute the
Brotherhood.
Bombing in Egypt kills 15
REUTERS
Pope Francis holds a baby Jesus statue at the end of the Christmas Eve Mass in the Saint
Peters Basilica at the Vatican.
OPINION 9
The Impossible Dream
Editor,
The Palestinian Authority leaders
have rejected the proposals by U.S.
Secretary of State John Kerry and
restated their refusal to recognize Israel
as the Jewish state, which it is. This is
after Kerry made nine trips to the
Middle East. It is good that he tried,
but it is too bad that he wasted so much
time and expense for naught. The
Palestinian leaders have rejected all
offers for the past 65 years. They do
not want a peaceful Palestinian state
next to a secure Israel. What they want
is the ridiculous goal that Israel cease
to exist. Kerry must be singing the
song The Impossible Dream from
Man of La Macha.
Norman G. Licht
San Carlos
Letter to the editor
E
ight-year-old Virginia
OHanlon wrote a letter to the
editor of New Yorks Sun, and
the quick response was printed as an
unsigned editorial Sept. 21, 1897. The
work of veteran newsman Francis
Pharcellus Church has since become
historys most reprinted newspaper edi-
torial, appearing in part or whole in
dozens of languages in books, movies,
and other editorials, and on posters and
stamps.
DEAR EDITOR: I am 8 years old.
Some of my little friends say there
is no Santa Claus.
Papa says, If you see it in THE SUN
its so.
Please tell me the truth; is there a
Santa Claus?
VIRGINIAOHANLON.
115 WEST NINETY-FIFTH
STREET.
VIRGINIA, your little friends are
wrong. They have been affected by the
skepticism of a skeptical age. They do
not believe except they see. They
think that nothing can be which is not
comprehensible by their little minds.
All minds, Virginia, whether they be
mens or childrens, are little. In this
great universe of ours man is a mere
insect, an ant, in his intellect, as com-
pared with the boundless world about
him, as measured by the intelligence
capable of grasping the whole of truth
and knowledge.
Yes, VIRGINIA, there is a Santa
Claus. He exists as certainly as love
and generosity and devotion exist, and
you know that they abound and give to
your life its highest beauty and joy.
Alas! how dreary would be the world if
there were no Santa Claus. It would be
as dreary as if there were no VIR-
GINIAS. There would be no childlike
faith then, no poetry, no romance to
make tolerable this existence. We
should have no enjoyment, except in
sense and sight. The eternal light with
which childhood lls the world would
be extinguished.
Not believe in Santa Claus! You
might as well not believe in fairies!
You might get your papa to hire men to
watch in all the chimneys on
Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus,
but even if they did not see Santa Claus
coming down, what would that prove?
Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no
sign that there is no Santa Claus. The
most real things in the world are those
that neither children nor men can see.
Did you ever see fairies dancing on the
lawn? Of course not, but thats no
proof that they are not there. Nobody
can conceive or imagine all the won-
ders there are unseen and unseeable in
the world.
You may tear apart the babys rattle
and see what makes the noise inside,
but there is a veil covering the unseen
world which not the strongest man, nor
even the united strength of all the
strongest men that ever lived, could
tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry,
love, romance, can push aside that cur-
tain and view and picture the supernal
beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real?
Ah, VIRGINIA, in all this world there
is nothing else real and abiding.
No Santa Claus! Thank God! he lives,
and he lives forever. Athousand years
from now, Virginia, nay, ten times ten
thousand years from now, he will con-
tinue to make glad the heart of child-
hood.
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus
Happy holidays!
S
ociety must be organized in such a way that
mans social, loving nature is not separated
from his social existence, but becomes one
with it. Erich Fromm, The Art of Loving.
If there ever were one gift that I could give to every-
one, it would be the little book just over 100 pages
long that is referred to above. This little book was writ-
ten in 1956 more than 57 years ago! If youve been
reading my columns, you have come across the wisdom
of Erich Fromm many times. Its one of several similar
books that, if read with a desire to absorb the wisdom
therein, can make a posi-
tive difference in our rela-
tionships.
This book is not, as
some might think, a man-
ual of step-by-step
instructions about loving
physically, emotional-
ly or any other way. It
describes what a truly lov-
ing person is like and not
like, and reviews the pro-
ductive orientation neces-
sary to achieve such a
state.
The following quotes
from The Art of Loving are a small gift from me to you
this holiday season. I hope they will motivate you to
read the entire book, which, by the way, is still avail-
able.
The most fundamental kind of love, which underlies
all kinds of love, is brotherly love. By this I mean the
sense of responsibility, care, respect, knowledge of any
other human being, the wish to further his life.
Love is not primarily a relationship to a specific per-
son; it is an attitude, an orientation of character which
determines the relatedness of a person to the world as a
whole, not toward one object of love. If a person loves
only one other person and is indifferent to the rest of
his fellow man, his love is not love, but a symbiotic
attachment, or an enlarged egotism. If I truly love one
person, I love all persons. I love the world. I love life.
Mature love is union under the condition of preserv-
ing ones integrity, ones individuality. Love is an
active power in man; a power which breaks through the
walls which separate man from his fellow men, which
unites him with others; love makes him overcome his
sense of isolation and separateness, yet it permits him
to be himself, to retain his integrity. In love, the para-
dox occurs that two beings become one and yet remain
two.
If you love without calling forth love, that is, if your
love does not produce love, if my means of an expres-
sion of life as a loving person, you do not make your-
self a loved person, then your love is impotent, a mis-
fortune.
If I am attached to a person because I cant stand on
my own two feet, he or she may be a lifesaver, but the
relationship is not one of love. Paradoxically, the abili-
ty to be alone is the condition for the ability to love.
Motherly love is the unconditional affirmation of
the childs life and his needs. Affirmation of the childs
life has two aspects; one is the care and responsibility
absolutely necessary for the preservation of the childs
life and his growth. The other aspect goes farther than
merely preserving. It is the attitude which instills in the
child a love for living which gives him the feeling; it is
good to be alive; it is good to be a little boy or girl; it
is good to be on this earth.
The love for my own self is inseparably connected
with the love for any other human being. My own self
must be as much an object of love as another person.
The affirmation of ones own life, happiness, growth,
freedom is rooted in ones capacity to love; i.e. in care,
respect, responsibility and knowledge. If an individual
is able to love productively, he loves himself, too; if he
can love only others, he cannot love at all.
While we teach knowledge, we are losing that teach-
ing which is the most important one for human develop-
ment; the teaching which can only be given by the sim-
ple presence of a mature, loving person.
For the productive character, giving is the highest
expression of potency. In the very act of giving, I expe-
rience my strength, my wealth, my power. The experi-
ence of heightened vitality and potency fills me with
j oy. Giving is more joyous than receiving, not because
it is a deprivation, but because in the act of giving lies
the expression of my aliveness.
I hope your holidays have been happy, rewarding, and
loving and 2014 will be the same.
Since 1984, Dorothy Dimitre has written more than 700
columns for various local newspapers. Her email address
is gramsd@aceweb.com.
Other voices
Los Angeles Times
T
he Stanislaus National Forest
was a thickly forested wonder-
land of streams, wildlife and
campgrounds until last summers Rim
re started by a hunters illegal
campre scorched more than
250,000 acres of it and the adjacent
Yosemite National Park. To many
people, its a tragic sight now. What
was once dense greenery is now
scarred, gray and empty looking.
But nature takes the long view.
From its perspective, re is about
rejuvenation. It reinvigorates the soil
and stimulates the growth of a greater
variety of healthy new plants. Fire,
even intense and far-reaching re, is a
part of the natural process dating back
thousands of years.
From the point of view of loggers,
the re was good for another reason:
It opened an opportunity to pull out
lots of lumber. And at rst glance, the
public might agree. Why not make
use of a bunch of dead trees? But that
would be a serious mistake.
Loggers have an ally in Rep. Tom
McClintock, R-Elk Grove, whose
irresponsible bill would allow almost
unfettered timber operations through-
out the burn area, heedlessly crushing
the forests recovery and undermining
a history of science-based environ-
mental review that is supposed to
govern logging in national forests.
Forest science? What forest science?
Heavy machinery would roam the
hills, chewing up fragile new growth
and pulling out re-damaged trees
before foresters can determine
whether theyre alive. And even dead
trees have immense value to the
recovering forest, stabilizing the bare
ground and providing habitat for vast
populations of bugs, birds and other
creatures.
Logging operations would destabi-
lize the soil and remove plant life that
is essential to prevent mud ows and
erosion. Thats not just bad for forest
recovery but potentially devastating
to the watershed of the Merced and
Tuolumne rivers. McClintocks bill
calls for replanting the forest, an
unnecessary and environmentally
dicey proposal.
There is one grain of sense to
McClintocks absurd giveaway to the
logging industry. There might be
good, damaged but salvageable lum-
ber that can be taken with little if any
environmental damage mainly rel-
atively young trees along existing
roads.
But theres a solution that makes
more sense. Congress should appro-
priate funds for a timely and independ-
ent study of Stanislaus recovery,
resulting in a plan that allows for lim-
ited logging, where appropriate.
Replanting might be called for in
areas adjacent to inhabited towns to
avoid mudslides. But according to for-
est scientists, most burn areas are
best left to regenerate themselves,
even those as unimaginably large as
the Stanislaus.
Making the Rim fire damage worse
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S&P 500 1,833.32 +5.33 Gold 1,203.30
Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday
on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock
Market:
NYSE
Navistar International Corp., up $1.21 to $37.55
The Pentagon awarded the truck and engine maker a
contract modication worth nearly $7 million in a eld
service support role.
Puma Biotechnology Inc., up $7.43 to $110.10
The biotech company released an update on its
experimental breast cancer drug, which Cowen & Co.
analysts called encouraging.
Herbalife Ltd., down $2.26 to $78.55
Investor Bill Ackman red off a seven-page letter reiterating
claims that the nutritional supplement company is a
pyramid scheme.
Nasdaq
Westmoreland Coal Co., up $1.75 at $17.37
The Colorado company is buying Canadian coal mining
operations for $435 million,which could help it double its
current coal production.
Supernus Pharmaceuticals Inc., up 98 cents to $8.38
Regulators approved the pulmonary arterial hypertension
treatment that the drug maker helped develop with
United Therapeutics.
CalAmp Corp., down $1.93 to $25.63
The wireless communications company issued a nancial
outlook that fell well short of what Wall Street had
expected.
Tesla Motors Inc., up $7.86 to $151.41
The electric car company said that federal regulators
reafrmed the ve-star safety rating of its 2014 Model S
sedan.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc., up $1.99 to $112.38
The restaurant chains largest shareholder is pushing the
company to consider selling itself and may make a bid.
Big movers
By Ken Sweet
NEWYORK Stocks rose in a hol-
iday-shortened trading day Tuesday,
helped by a report that showed
American companies were investing in
their businesses at the fastest pace
since January.
Markets were open for just half a day
ahead of the Christmas holiday, and
trading volume was extremely light.
Roughly 1.3 billion shares changed
hands on the New York Stock
Exchange, a third of what is traded on a
regular day. It was the slowest day of
the year.
Materials and industrial stocks rose
more than the rest of the market after
the government reported that orders
for long-lasting manufactured products
rose 3.5 percent in November, more
than economists expected. Core capi-
tal goods, a category that tracks busi-
ness investment, jumped 4.5 percent,
the biggest gain since January.
DuPont rose $1.09, or 2 percent, to
$63.83 and construction equipment
maker Caterpillar gained 95 cents, or 1
percent, to $90.91.
The Dow Jones industrial average
rose 62.94 points, or 0.4 percent, to
16,357.55. The Standard & Poors 500
index rose 5.33 points, or 0.3 percent,
to 1,833.32 and the Nasdaq composite
rose 6.51 points, or 0.2 percent, to
4,155.42.
Stocks have been rising steadily
since last Wednesday, when the Federal
Reserve surprised investors by
announcing it was cutting back its
bond-buying program, citing an
improving economy. The Fed said it
will reduce its bond purchases to $75
billion a month beginning in January,
down from $85 billion.
The last ve days of gains have added
to what has been a historic year for
stock market investors. The S&P 500
index is up 28.6 percent for 2013, or
30.9 when dividends are included, its
best year since 1997.
With four trading days left in the
year, many traders expect stocks to
continue higher until New Years Eve.
Nothing has derailed this market
this year, even with all the bad head-
lines of 2013, said Jonathan
Corpina, a New York Stock Exchange
floor trader with Meridian Equity
Partners. We still have end-of-the-
year cash coming in.
Few investors expect stocks to con-
tinue to rise at this pace through 2014.
On average, market strategists with
the major investment banks expect the
S&P 500 to rise to 1,900 by the end of
2014, barely above where the index is
trading at now.
Its basically been a straight line up
for the last couple years and, as the
saying goes, the bigger they are the
harder they fall, said Uri Landesman,
president of the hedge fund Platinum
Partners. Landesman said he also
expects 2014 to more volatile for the
stock market.
Homebuilder stocks rose after the
government reported that new home
sales dipped in November, but revised
up figures for the previous three
months, a sign that housing may be
regaining strength after a summer lull.
Beazer Homes rose 62 cents, or 3 per-
cent, to $24.03 and D.R. Horton rose
16 cents, or 0.8 percent, to $21.29.
Bond prices fell on the latest posi-
tive news on the U.S. economy. The
yield on the 10-year Treasury note, a
benchmark for many kinds of loans
including home mortgages, rose to
2.99 percent from 2.93 percent the day
before.
In other corporate news, Tesla
Motors jumped $7.70, or 5 percent, to
$151.25.
Stocks end on a high note before Christmas
REUTERS
A ballerina from the New York City Ballets production of The Nutcrackersmiles as
she tours the oor of the New York Stock Exchange on Christmas Eve in New York.
By Anne DInnocenzio
NEW YORK Stores are hoping
Americans whove been tight-sted with
their money will get the last-minute itch to
buy in the nal week of the holiday shop-
ping season.
After a strong start to the season, sales at
stores have fallen for three consecutive
weeks. That puts a lot of pressure on retail-
ers to get shoppers into stores in the nal
days of whats typically the busiest shop-
ping period of the year.
Sales at U.S. stores dropped 3.1 percent
to $42.7 billion for the week that ended on
Sunday compared with the same week last
year, according to ShopperTrak, which
tracks data at 40,000 locations. That fol-
lows a decline of 2.9 percent and 0.8 per-
cent during the rst and second weeks of the
month, respectively.
The numbers, which dont include online
sales, are another challenge in what has
largely turned out to be a disappointing
holiday shopping season for stores. The
two-month period that begins on Nov. 1 is
important for retailers because they can
make up to 40 percent of their annual sales
during that time.
Retailers started the season cautiously
optimistic after a strong start in November
ShopperTrak said sales were up 3.4 per-
cent for the month. But in the nal days,
retailers have found it increasingly hard to
attract shoppers into stores even though
some like Toys R Us have rolled out big dis-
counts, while others like Kohls have
stayed open for dozens of hours straight
since the weekend.
None of that seemed to lure shoppers. At
the Garden State Plaza Mall in Paramus,
N.J. on Saturday, Abercrombie & Fitch,
AnnTaylor and Express had 50 percent
sales, while Aeropostale was discounting
its entire assortment up to 70 percent.
Still, Barbara Jackson, 45, was spending
cautiously. She said shes capping her hol-
iday budget at $1,500 half of what she
spent last year. Thats because Jackson, an
aide to the elderly, is earning less than last
year.
I am more budget conscious, Jackson
said.
Karen McDonald, a spokeswoman at
Taubman Centers, which owns or operates
28 malls, estimated that business for the
week that ended Sunday was unchanged to
mid-single digit percentage growth com-
pared with a year ago.
I felt for sure it was going to be gang-
busters. But it was just OK, McDonald
said.
Shoppertrak estimates that holiday sales
at stores so far are up 2 percent to $218.4
billion compared with the same period last
year. Thats below the 2.4 percent forecast
for the two-month period, but the company
is standing by that estimate with a few days
left before Christmas and a little over a
week before the season ends.
The National Retail Federation, the
nations largest retail group, also said its
sticking with its forecast that sales in
stores and online will be up 3.9 percent to
$602.1 billion.
But even online sales, which had been a
bright spot for much of the season, arent
growing at the expected pace. Online
spending from home and work desktop
computers in the U.S. from Nov. 1 through
Dec. 15 was up 9 percent from the same
period last year to $37.8 billion, according
to the most available data from comScore.
Thats below the 14 percent growth that
the Internet research rm is forecasting for
the season. The company still expects
online sales to grow at that pace for the sea-
son, but the category only accounts for
about 11 percent of spending in the three
months that include the holiday shopping
season.
Final sales gures for the holiday shop-
ping season are expected in January.
Holiday sales down for third week
By Dee-Ann Durbin and Tom Krisher
DETROIT When Mary Barra was born
in 1961, General Motors was selling half
the cars on U.S. roads.
In her booming middle-class suburb
north of Detroit, the woman who will
soon become GMs CEO remembers pin-
ing as a 10-year-old for her cousins red
Camaro convertible and tinkering in the
garage with her father, a die maker who
spent four decades at GM.
In 33 years at GM, Barra has worked in
engineering, communications and human
resources. Shes gained
in-depth knowledge of a
company whose com-
plexity contributed to
its losing ground to
rivals and, four years
ago, a trip through
bankruptcy court. In
each stop, Barra ana-
lyzed the situation and
simplified things. For
instance, she streamlined designs by
using the same parts in many different
models.
One of her professors at General
Motors Institute, now Kettering
University, saw evidence of her manage-
rial abilities early on.
She was great in getting jobs done,
putting a team together and making sure
that its being done right, Mo Torfeh
says. She was always the person who
took charge.
Now its up to Barra the first woman
to lead a global automaker to ensure
GM prospers for a new generation of
212,000 employees spread over 23 time
zones. GMs board unanimously
approved her for the post two weeks ago
after CEO Dan Akerson announced he
would step down to help his wife battle
cancer.
Barra, 52, inherits a company thats
putting out strong new products and mak-
ing money. Since leaving bankruptcy in
2009, GM has racked up almost $20 bil-
lion in profits. But it also faces intense
competition in its home market and chal-
lenges in Europe and other regions.
Friends and colleagues say Barra has an
unusual mix of skills. Shes fiercely
intelligent yet humble and approachable.
Shes collaborative but is often the per-
son who takes charge. And shes not
afraid to make changes.
Mary Barra, a child of General Motors, prepares to lead it
Mary Barra
SAN FRANCISCO Police made 30
arrests during the 49ers nal regular season
game at Candlestick Park on Monday,
police said.
Most of the arrests were for public drunk-
enness, though one person was taken into
custody on suspicion of trying to steal a
seat from the stadium, Sgt. Eric ONeal said.
Police had to transport suspects to smaller
lockups at district police stations because
San Franciscos jail became so full at one
point, the San Francisco Chronicle report-
ed.
An additional 81 people were ejected and
seven people cited, police said. One person
suffered a minor head injury, the Chronicle
reported.
Still, ONeal said the event went well
overall. Police Chief Greg Suhr had said ear-
lier that fans could expect 50 percent more
ofcers at Mondays game than a regular
night game.
For such a large number of people, there
were a very small number of arrests, ONeal
said. Were very pleased with that.
The sell-out crowd of about 70,000 people
was supplemented by tailgaters and of-
cials. The 49ers beat the Atlanta Falcons 34-
24 to clinch a playoff spot in a wild nish
that included an interception.
There were reworks and a musical per-
formance after the game.
The Niners began playing at The Stick in
1971. The team is moving to a new, $1.2
billion stadium next season.
By Brian Mahoney
NEWYORK If the NBAhad a Christmas
wish, it might be for a different holiday
schedule.
The one that was drawn up seemed strong
enough when it was released, a potentially
dynamite ve-game treat from noon through
night, packed with superstar scorers and
championship contenders.
But like an old Christmas sweater, it does-
nt look nearly as good now that time has
passed.
Back luck and bad play have wrecked a
number of teams the league picked to show-
case. Derrick Rose, Kobe Bryant and Brook
Lopez are all sitting out, as are Indiana and
Portland, who share the NBAs best record.
But hey, theres two 9-18 teams and one
thats 10-16.
The Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers
got the late afternoon marquee time slot, but
its certainly no marquee attraction now that
it wont feature a LeBron James-Bryant duel.
Thats probably not the matchup they
wanted, Clippers coach Doc Rivers said.
The schedule is such a letdown that not
until the fourth game will two winning
teams meet, when Houston visits San
Antonio. Rivers team travels to Golden
State in the nightcap.
Before that, Chicago, Brooklyn and New
York all get TV time, all chosen for the
honor long before anyone could have
known they would sometimes look unwatch-
able.
<<< Page 13, Patrick Willis and
the 49ers are peeking at right time
Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2013
THE YEAR OF WINSTON: FLORIDA STATE QB PICKS UP ANOTHER AWARD >> PAGE 12
Alftin simply dominant
By Terry Bernal
DAILY JOURNAL CORRESPONDENT
It was two years ago that Christine Alftin transferred to Woodside.
During Christmas break of her sophomore year, the girls volleyball standout left
St. Francis to join a Wildcats team that had recently nished in last place in the
Peninsula Athletic Leagues lower Ocean Division.
In two years time, Alftin has led Woodside on as good of a worst-to-rst trajecto-
ry as possible. After a winless season in 2011, the Wildcats have won back-to-back
division titles claiming the Ocean Division title in 2012 then moving up to pre-
vail as Bay Division champions this season while posting a 45-22 overall record.
Alftin was by far the PALs best player on the leagues best team, and its for this
reason the senior has been selected as The San Mateo Daily Journal Girls
Volleyball Player of the Year.
My name has come up in quite a few newspapers, but really volleyball is such a
See ALFTIN, Page 13
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after last game
at Candlestick
Bad luck, bad play
leave NBA weak
Christmas slate
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. The
Winter of Winston continues for
Florida States redshirt freshman
quarterback.
Jameis Winston is The
Associated Press national player
of the year, adding to his cadre of
postseason accolades. Hes this
years Heisman Trophy winner,
the Walter Camp national player
of the year, the Davey OBrien
quarterback of the year and the
Atlantic Coast Conference player
of the year.
Seminole football fans should
send a thank you note to Florida
States baseball program.
If not for coach Mike Martin Sr.
and one of his assistants, Mike
Martin Jr., Winston a two-sport
athlete might not be preparing
to lead the No.1-ranked Seminoles
against No. 2 Auburn in the BCS
championship game Jan. 6 with
the opportunity to bring a third
national title back to the Florida
State campus.
When Winston won the Heisman
he thanked the usual cast of fami-
l y, coaches and teammates. Then
there was the thanks to Eleven
and Meat. Most of the country
ignored the peculiar names, but
Winston wouldnt have attended
Florida State without the warm
relationship between football
coach Jimbo Fisher and the
Florida State baseball coaching
staff. Eleven otherwise
known as baseball coach Martin
Sr., who has led the program for
34 years, and Meat Martin Jr.
Martin Jr. was on a recruiting
trip to watch Winston during his
junior year of high school when
he called to let Fisher know.
Fisher actually had tape of
Winston on his desk at the time
and decided to put it in. About 30
minutes later, Fisher called Martin
Jr. back and said, Dont let him
get away.
Winston hit a game-winning
home run that day.
Jimbo Fisher deserves the cred-
it for giving the young man the
opportunity to display his talents
in another sport, Martin Sr. said.
Fisher covets players that come
from diverse backgrounds where
football wasnt their only sport.
He actively looks for athletes that
play numerous positions on the
football eld and play different
sports.
It makes you a different kind of
competitor, Fisher said. You
learn to learn the different situa-
tions. Handle different pressures.
Handle noise. Handle quiet.
Different games are played in dif-
ferent ways and in different envi-
ronments. ... Youre constantly
competing and you dont get in
that rut of you only get it once a
year. I think when youre getting
it two and three different times of
year, the more youre in competi-
tive situations, the more you nd
out about yourself. ...
Every time you compete you
learn something about yourself. I
think its very good for athletes to
do. I wish more athletes were
multi-sport guys than they are
now.
Just like the Heisman voting,
Winston was a landslide winner in
AP player of the year voting. He
received 49 out of 56 votes cast by
AP Top 25 college football poll
voters.
Northern Illinois quarterback
Jordan Lynch received three votes.
Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron
got two votes. Boston College
running back Andre Williams and
Michigan State cornerback
Darqueze Dennard each received
one vote.
Winston is the first Florida
State player to win the award,
which has been handed out since
1998, and the first from the
Atlantic Coast Conference.
Florida State and Winston contin-
ued to excel despite a sexual
assault investigation that became
public last month.
The State Attorneys Office
announced that it would not press
charges before the ACC champi-
onship game.
Bo Jackson, the 1985 Heisman
winner, was also a two-sport star
from Winstons hometown of
Bessemer, Ala. The 19-year-old
Winston said after the Heisman
ceremony that he wants to better
than Jackson.
Seminoles QB Winston named AP player of the year
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FSU QB Jameis WInston continues his out of this world season with the
Associated Press Player of the Year award.
team sport that without anyone else one the
court without anyone else we wouldnt
have been where we were, Alftin said.
Indeed, a major factor in Woodsides suc-
cess has been the transfer element. Alftin
joined the Wildcats midway through her jun-
ior season along with fellow current senior
Dani Walsh, who transferred from Bishop
ODowd. This year, another tandem of
starters in Heilani and Haili Hoeft trans-
ferred from Franklin.
Based off of the last few years Woodside
volleyball has had, the expectations
werent very high for our team, Alftin said.
But I think that the addition of the two sis-
ters Heilani and Haili we most denitely
wouldnt have gone to CCS without them.
So, thank goodness for them transferring
here and also Dani Walsh.
As Alftin prepares to graduate to the col-
legiate level at Cal next season, the 6-foot-
1 outside hitter leaves a legacy as one of the
greatest girls volleyball player in
Woodside history. Even after having to sit
out the rst half of her junior year as per
transfer rules, she totaled 1,734 kills over
two varsity seasons. This year, she racked
up 1,226 kills, while pacing the PAL with
5.7 kills per set en route to earning PAL
MVP honors.
Alftin brings much more to the court than
attacking prowess though. She also domi-
nates both sides of the service game, hav-
ing racked up 50 aces this year, while tab-
bing 3.6 serve receives per set. As an out-
right defender, she was also a team leader
this season, ranking second on the squad
with 4.2 digs per set, and third with 30 total
blocks.
I think the best players are the most
diverse, Alftin said. And I think the run-
ner-up to that would be the best leader,
because volleyball is such a mental sport
theres so much emotion into it rather than
any other sport. Its so important to stay
positive and be a leader for your team.
Currently, Alftin is gearing up for her sec-
ond season with the prestigious Vision 18
Gold squad. With the club circuit getting
started in January, Vision touts a star-stud-
ded lineup this season along with Pauli
King (Menlo-Atherton) and Maddie Dilfer
(Valley Christian).
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ALFTIN
By Janie McCauley
SAN FRANCISCO For everyone who
gured the San Francisco 49ers might stum-
ble after reaching the Super Bowl consider-
ing their tougher schedule, added pressure
and a much-improved division nemesis, the
reigning NFC champions are headed back to
the playoffs.
With plenty of momentum.
Despite a pair of earlier two-game skids,
they still have a chance at another NFC
West crown, if all goes right in Week 17.
Not too far off from the way they hoped it
would go down the December stretch.
San Francisco (11-4) is riding a ve-game
winning streak after a thrilling 34-24 win
against Atlanta on Monday night. If the
Niners win at Arizona on Sunday and Seattle
loses at home to St. Louis, they would cap-
ture a third straight division crown in
improbable fashion.
It means a lot, linebacker Patrick Willis
said. One of the things we talked about all
year is that we knew what it was going to be
like. Everybody expected us to just coast
right through the season and be easy. But as
you know we went through a little bit of
adversity, and people were like, Wel l ,
maybe theyre not the team that we thought
they were. But we just stayed together and
we have another chance
now to go make some-
thing happen.
In a ceremonious and
nostalgic send off for
Candlestick Parks reg-
ular-season finale
with the football and
baseball dignitaries of
past decades in the
house fans departed
from Candlestick Point
late Monday with a glimmer of hope there
still might be one more game in the iconic
venue. It would happen if the 49ers win,
Seahawks lose and Carolina falls at Atlanta.
Such a scenario seemed an afterthought
only a few weeks back, when San Francisco
was 8-4, the Seahawks (12-3) sat at 11-1 and
were poised to be the runaway NFC West
winner.
There was a time the 49ers were in jeop-
ardy of missing the playoffs altogether.
Its great, especially to get the win that
gets us back in the tournament, to get back
where we left off last year, and hopefully we
can get the job done, running back Frank
Gore said. That was a great win, and it took
all of us to get the job done, and I think
thats what its going to take for us to move
forward to get it in this tournament. Its
going to take all of us to make plays to get
back to where we left off last year.
Things can change fast in this league.
Just when the Falcons were driving with a
chance to win after Matt Ryan led two late
touchdown drives, Tramaine Brock broke up
a pass to Harry Douglas. Linebacker
NaVorro Bowman grabbed the ball for an
interception and ran 89 yards for a touch-
down with 2:09 remaining.
I was, and still am, happier than a pig in
slop, coach Jim Harbaugh said on two
occasions Monday, revealing a new catch-
phrase one day after celebrating his 50th
birthday with a wild, crucial win.
Nobody wanted to lose in a festive
farewell for The Stick.
Afterward, 49ers CEO Jed York scurried up
on stage in the north end zone to stand
alongside his successful uncle, former
owner Eddie DeBartolo Jr.
In that moment, with a sellout crowd
cheering, the past and future of a storied
franchise stood together with the same mis-
sion of winning Super Bowls for years to
come.
DeBartolo, the honorary captain for
Candlestick Parks likely last hurrah, hand-
ed the game ball to York.
49ers surging during December stretch
Patrick Willis
By Josh Dubow
ALAMEDA Terrelle Pryor backed off
comments his agent made accusing the
Oakland Raiders of putting him in a posi-
tion to fail by putting him back in the start-
ing lineup for Sundays season finale
against Denver.
Agent Jerome Stanley told CSN Bay Area
on Monday night he believed coach Dennis
Allen hopes Pryor struggles as starter on
Sunday to justify the decision to play Matt
McGloin the past ve weeks even after
Pryor recovered from a sprained knee.
The Raiders (4-11) lost all ve games after
McGloin won his debut start in place on an
injured Pryor, extending their streak of non-
winning seasons to 11.
Pryor apologized on Twitter and in a con-
versation with Allen for the comments
shortly after they came out.
Pryor backs
off agents
critique of
the Raiders
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Those things are done way ahead of time.
You just hope for the best matchups.
Unfortunately, the Derrick Rose injury puts
Chicago in a tough spot. Brooklyn and New
York have not played particularly well,
said Jeff Van Gundy, who will work the Heat-
Lakers game on ABC.
But I still think people will watch. Its
Christmas Day, and people still care deeply
about the Bulls and about the Knicks, even
though they havent played particularly
well of late.
Christmas is something of a second open-
ing day for the NBA, often the rst time a
national audience begins paying attention
as football nears its conclusion. The league
decided to capitalize a few years back by
increasing to a five-game schedule that
begins at noon EST.
The Christmas games have averaged more
than 33 million U.S. viewers over the last
three years, so Van Gundy is probably right
about the fans still tuning in, even for a
matchup that looks as ugly as those sleeved
jerseys the players will be wearing.
On the NFL, Ive seen plenty of weak
Thanksgiving games, but we still watch,
Rivers said. Now its becoming basketball
on Christmas. Thats the good part, that the
NBAhas found that niche.
After Chicago (10-16) and Brooklyn (9-
18) meet in the opener, Oklahoma City vis-
its New York, matching the NBAs top two
scorers in Kevin Durant and Carmelo
Anthony provided Anthonys left ankle
is OK after he sprained it Monday at
Orlando. The Knicks are a Christmas tradi-
tion, making their league-high 49th
appearance, and the league hopes theyll
provide a big audience despite their 9-18
record.
Injuries have hit hard around the NBAand
the Christmas lineup is no exception. With
Rose and the Lakers Steve Nash out, two of
the six players in the leagues holiday jin-
gle ad touting the games and the special uni-
forms wont be playing.
With Bryant also injured and unable to
extend his NBA record for Christmas Day
appearances to 16, its a chance for the less-
er-known Lakers to enjoy the spotlight dur-
ing whats shaping up as a rare season of
irrelevance for one of the leagues storied
franchises.
Any time a team plays on the Christmas
schedule, teams have an opportunity to dis-
play their talent whoever is suiting up
for you, ESPN analyst Hubie Brown said.
It just seems that teams play, even though
they might not be playing to a high won-
loss record, they will play to their maxi-
mum potential because of the audience that
is expected to watch the games on
Christmas.
So maybe Wednesday one of those lowly
East teams nally plays to its reputation
even if only to spare themselves embarrass-
ment in front of viewership they may not
earn again this season.
Christmas is a special day, Brooklyns
Jason Terry said. This is a great opportuni-
ty to come up in here against a team like
Chicago who is going to make you play
hard each and every possession.
NBA
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By Dave Campbell
In the seventh season of Dashon Goldsons
NFL career, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have
been trying to teach an old safety a new trick:
how to tackle effectively without breaking a
rule or, worse, damaging a body part.
Goldson recently served a one-game sus-
pension for a helmet-to-helmet hit. He was
ned a total of $130,000 earlier this year for
two other illegal head shots the league has
been trying to shut down for the sake of bet-
ter preserving the health of the players.
Were trying to re-program his strike zone
so we dont keep getting those penalties,
Buccaneers coach Greg Schiano said earlier
this month. And I know he is trying very
hard to do it as well. Hes getting better at it,
which is encouraging.
Goldson has long been known as a hard hit-
ter. Now, fair or not, the perception of his
style has taken a darker turn: a player prone to
making cheap shots.
I remember being on the good side of it,
hearing commentators, analysts talking
about how perfect, how good, how I do it the
right way, and all of a sudden with the new rule
Im a dirty player, a nasty player, targeted,
and Im not playing the game how its sup-
posed to be played, Goldson said. I think
thats ridiculous.
His case is a snap shot of the conundrum
defensive players already trying to keep up
with record-setting passing attacks have dis-
covered in the current NFL. Concussions are a
serious problem, but are torn knee ligaments
really an acceptable alternative? Hitting high
and going low can both prompt their own
sets of penalties.
What will happen, like everything else in
life, is everyone will adapt or they wont sur-
vive, Schiano said. So, thats what were in
the process of doing.
Thus, theres an entire generation of
safeties, cornerbacks and linebackers accus-
tomed to using whatever method necessary to
take down a eet-footed ball carrier, trying to
retrain their brains to focus on the midsec-
tion.
Its all about teaching proper technique,
Jets defensive coordinator Dennis Thurman
said. When guys tackle properly, they dont
get ned. If youre looking to just get the
blowup hit ... youll probably get that enve-
lope from the commissioner.
NFL defenses trying to redo tackling technique
Sounders and Fulham
complete loan for Dempsey
TUKWILA, Wash. U.S. national team
captain Clint Dempsey will be returning to
Fulham on a two-month loan from the
Seattle Sounders.
Dempsey passed a medical test with the
Cottagers last week, and the loan was com-
pleted Tuesday. No dates were announced for
when Dempsey would join Fulham or return
to Seattle. But the expectation is he would
come back before the Sounders opener in
March against defending MLS champion
Sporting Kansas City.
Dempsey scored 60 goals in 225 games
for Fulham from 2007-12, including 50
goals in 184 Premier League matches. He
spent a season at Tottenham before moving
to Major League Soccer in August and join-
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games for Seattle and nished with a disap-
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season back in MLS.
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Sports Brief
EASTERNCONFERENCE
ATLANTICDIVISION
W L Pct GB
Toronto 11 15 .423
Boston 12 17 .414 1/2
New York 9 18 .333 2 1/2
Brooklyn 9 18 .333 2 1/2
Philadelphia 8 20 .286 4
SOUTHEASTDIVISION
W L Pct GB
Miami 21 6 .778
Atlanta 15 13 .536 6 1/2
Charlotte 14 15 .483 8
Washington 12 13 .480 8
Orlando 8 20 .286 13 1/2
CENTRALDIVISION
W L Pct GB
Indiana 23 5 .821
Detroit 14 16 .467 10
Chicago 10 16 .385 12
Cleveland 10 17 .370 12 1/2
Milwaukee 6 22 .214 17
WESTERNCONFERENCE
SOUTWESTDIVISION
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 22 6 .786
Houston 18 11 .621 4 1/2
Dallas 16 12 .571 6
New Orleans 12 14 .462 9
Memphis 12 15 .444 9 1/2
NORTHWEST DIVISION
W L Pct GB
Portland 23 5 .821
Oklahoma City 22 5 .815 1/2
Denver 14 13 .519 8 1/2
Minnesota 13 15 .464 10
Utah 8 23 .258 16 1/2
PACIFICDIVISION
W L Pct GB
L.A. Clippers 20 9 .690
Phoenix 17 10 .630 2
Golden State 16 13 .552 4
L.A. Lakers 13 15 .464 6 1/2
Sacramento 8 19 .296 11
MondaysGames
New York 103, Orlando 98
Detroit 115, Cleveland 92
Charlotte 111, Milwaukee 110, OT
Miami 121, Atlanta 119, OT
Indiana 103, Brooklyn 86
Dallas 111, Houston 104
Memphis 104, Utah 94
San Antonio 112,Toronto 99
Phoenix 117, L.A. Lakers 90
Golden State 89, Denver 81
New Orleans 113, Sacramento 100
TuesdaysGames
No games scheduled
WednesdaysGames
Chicago at Brooklyn, 9 a.m.
Oklahoma City at New York, 11:30 a.m.
Miami at L.A. Lakers, 2 p.m.
Houston at San Antonio, 5 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.
ThursdaysGames
Atlanta at Cleveland, 4 p.m.
Memphis at Houston, 5 p.m.
San Antonio at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Portland, 7:30 p.m.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
HOUSTONTEXANSPlacedCBJohnathanJoseph
andRBDeji Karimoninjuredreserve.SignedFBToben
Opurum from Kansas Citys practice squad and RB
Ray Graham.
INDIANAPOLISCOLTSPlacedDTMontori Hughes
on injured reserve.Released LB Darin Drakeford from
thepracticesquad.SignedLBAlanBaxter totheprac-
tice squad.
KANSASCITYCHIEFS Signed WR Jerrell Jackson,
RBEricKettani andLB/DERidgeWilsontothepractice
squad. Released WR Fred Williams.
MIAMI DOLPHINS Released WR Nathan Palmer
from the practice squad. Signed WR Reggie Dunn to
the practice squad.
MINNESOTAVIKINGSSignedCBRobert Steeples
to the practice squad.
SANDIEGOCHARGERS Placed TE John Phillips
on injured reserve.Signed TE Jake Byrne from Kansas
Citys practice squad.
WASHINGTONREDSKINSPlacedLBNickBarnett
oninjuredreserve.SignedLBAdrianRobinson;LBWill
Comptonfromthepracticesquad;andTEGabeMiller
to the practice squad.
BASEBALL
AmericanLeague
BALTIMORE ORIOLES Claimed RHP Liam Hen-
driks off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.
CLEVELANDINDIANS Assigned RHP Trey Haley
outright to Columbus (IL).
HOUSTON ASTROS Assigned RHP Rhiner Cruz
outright to Oklahoma City (PCL).
SEATTLEMARINERSAssignedRHPChanceRufn
outright to Tacoma (PCL).
TAMPA BAY RAYS Claimed OF Jerry Sands off
waivers from Pittsburgh.
TORONTOBLUE JAYS Agreed to terms with INF
Munenori Kawasaki on a minor league contract.
NBA GLANCE TRANSACTIONS
NATIONALCONFERENCE
EAST
W L T Pct PF PA
Philadelphia 9 6 0 .600 418 360
Dallas 8 7 0 .533 417 408
N.Y. Giants 6 9 0 .400 274 377
Washington 3 12 0 .200 328 458
SOUTH
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Carolina 11 4 0 .733 345 221
New Orleans 10 5 0 .667 372 287
Atlanta 4 11 0 .267 333 422
Tampa Bay 4 11 0 .267 271 347
NORTH
W L T Pct PF PA
Chicago 8 7 0 .533 417 445
Green Bay 7 7 1 .500 384 400
Detroit 7 8 0 .467 382 362
Minnesota 4 10 1 .300 377 467
WEST
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Seattle 12 3 0 .800 390 222
x-San Francisco 11 4 0 .733 383 252
Arizona 10 5 0 .667 359 301
St. Louis 7 8 0 .467 339 337
AMERICANCONFERENCE
EAST
W L T Pct PF PA
y-New England 11 4 0 .733 410 318
Miami 8 7 0 .533 310 315
N.Y. Jets 7 8 0 .467 270 380
Buffalo 6 9 0 .400 319 354
SOUTH
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Indianapolis 10 5 0 .667 361 326
Tennessee 6 9 0 .400 346 371
Jacksonville 4 11 0 .267 237 419
Houston 2 13 0 .133 266 412
NORTH
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Cincinnati 10 5 0 .667 396 288
Baltimore 8 7 0 .533 303 318
Pittsburgh 7 8 0 .467 359 363
Cleveland 4 11 0 .267 301 386
WEST
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Denver 12 3 0 .800 572 385
x-Kansas City 11 4 0 .733 406 278
San Diego 8 7 0 .533 369 324
Oakland 4 11 0 .267 308 419
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
Sunday, Dec. 29
Houston at Tennessee, 10 a.m.
Detroit at Minnesota, 10 a.m.
Carolina at Atlanta, 10 a.m.
Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m.
Washington at N.Y. Giants, 10 a.m.
Baltimore at Cincinnati, 10 a.m.
Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 10 a.m.
N.Y. Jets at Miami, 10 a.m.
Denver at Oakland, 1:25 p.m.
Kansas City at San Diego, 1:25 p.m.
St. Louis at Seattle, 1:25 p.m.
San Francisco at Arizona, 1:25 p.m.
Green Bay at Chicago, 1:25 p.m.
Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 1:25 p.m.
Buffalo at New England, 1:25 p.m.
Philadelphia at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.
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BETHLEHEM, West Bank
Thousands of Christian pilgrims
from around the world packed the
West Bank town of Bethlehem for
Christmas Eve celebrations on
Tuesday, bringing warm holiday
cheer to the biblical birthplace of
Jesus on a cool, clear night.
The heavy turnout, its highest
in years, helped lift spirits in
Bethlehem as leaders expressed
hope that the coming year would
finally bring the Palestinians an
independent state of their own.
The message of Christmas is a
message of peace, love and broth-
erhood. We have to be brothers
with each other, said Latin
Patriarch Fouad Twal, the top
Roman Catholic cleric in the
Holy Land, as he arrived in town.
Excited tourists milled about
the towns Manger Square, stop-
ping in restaurants and souvenir
shops and admiring a large, illu-
minated Christmas Tree.
Marching bands and scout troops
performed for the visitors in the
streets, and on a stage next to the
tree.
Will Green of New York City,
along with his wife, Debbie, and
their 2-year-old daughter Daphne
were among the crowds of people
who greeted Twals motorcade as
he entered town from nearby
Jerusalem.
Green said that being in
Bethlehem for Christmas was a
dream come true. All the stories
that we grew up with. Its here.
Its part of our life. We heard them
in the family, school and church.
This is the birthplace, he said.
Green slowly pushed a stroller
and his wife held their daughter as
they followed a crowd toward the
Church of the Nativity, built on
the site where Christians believe
Jesus was born.
Palestinian dignitaries greeted
Twal at the entrance of
Bethlehem. His motorcade
crawled through the towns nar-
row streets as he stopped to shake
hands and greet the throngs of
visitors. It took him nearly 90
minutes to make the short trip to
celebrate Midnight Mass at the
Church of the Nativity com-
pound.
Hundreds of people packed the
compound for the service.
Palestinian President Mahmoud
Abbas, the European Unions for-
eign policy chief, Catherine
Ashton, and Jordanian Foreign
Minister Nasser Judeh were
among the dignitaries in atten-
dance.
In his homily, Twal addressed
Abbas, telling the president he
prays for a just and equitable
solution for the Palestinians.
Twal, himself a Palestinian, also
expressed sympathy for the
plight of the Palestinians, partic-
ularly families with relatives
imprisoned by Israel or those
who have suffered as a result of
the conflict with Israel.
The world is living through a
long night of wars, destruction,
fear, hate, racism and, at the pres-
ent time, cold and snow, he said.
Lamenting strife in Africa, Asia
and the Middle East, he also urged
worshippers not to forget our
own problems here: the prisoners
and their families who hope for
their release, the poor who have
lost their land and their homes
demolished, families waiting to
be reunited, those out of work and
all who suffer from the economic
crisis.
Yet Twal called on people not to
despair. We are invited to be
optimistic and to renew our faith
that this land, home of the three
monotheistic religions, will one
day become a haven of peace for
all people, he said.
Oh Holy Child, God of good-
ness and mercy, look with kind-
ness on the Holy Land and on our
people who live in Palestine, in
Israel, in Jordan and all the
Middle East. Grant them the gift
of reconciliation so that they
may all be brothers - sons of one
God, he said.
The number of visitors to
Bethlehem remained below the
record levels of the late 1990s,
when Israeli-Palestinian peace
efforts were at their height.
Thousand crowd Bethlehem for Christmas
BANGUI, Central African
Republic Dozens of Muslims
marched down the streets of
Bangui on Tuesday to demand the
departure of French troops, who
were deployed to Central African
Republic this month to try to
pacify ghting, and have instead
been accused of taking sides in the
nations sectarian conict.
The marchers, almost all of
them young and male, began their
demonstration in the Kilometer 5
neighborhood, a mostly Muslim
section of the capital which has
been the scene of clashes with
French forces.
It marks a dangerous turning
point for the more than 1,600
French soldiers sent here, who
were initially cheered by the pop-
ulation, who ran out to greet the
arriving troops, waving tree
branches, and holding up pieces of
cardboard emblazoned with wel-
coming messages. That was
before French President Francois
Hollande bluntly said that the
countrys Muslim president needed
to go, and before French forces
were accused of only disarming
Muslim ghters and ignoring the
Christian militias who have inl-
trated the city, organizing attacks
on mosques, and on neighbor-
hoods like Kilometer 5, where a
majority of Muslims live.
On Tuesday the crowds making
their way down the deserted city
streets were holding signs that
said: We say No to France! and
Hollande (equals) Liar. Other
signs had a hand drawn map of this
nation located at the heart of
Africa, but showed it split into
two, with a Muslim homeland pen-
ciled in in the countrys north.
Central African Republic
slipped into chaos following a
coup in March, which was led by a
Muslim rebel group. They overran
the capital and installed a Muslim
president, while the nations
Christian leader was forced to ee
with his family. The country is 85
percent Christian, and when the
Muslim rebels began attacking
Christian villages, rst to steal
their belongings and cattle, a sec-
tarian divide emerged. Pillaging
turned to killing, and by the time
French forces arrived earlier this
month, at least 500 people had
been killed in communal vio-
lence, including mob lynchings,
their bodies so numerous commu-
nity leaders had to dig enormous
holes for their mass graves.
Muslims march in Central African Republic
REUTERS
A general view shows Manger Square,near the Church of Nativity,the site revered as the birthplace of Jesus,during
Christmas celebrations in the West Bank town of Bethlehem .
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Not up to putting on a formal dinner
party for New Years Eve? Cant blame
you. And who cares? Most people
would prefer the more casual atmos-
phere of lots of appetizer-sized nib-
bles, anyway.
To help you pull it all together, we
assembled an easy menu that recasts
some classic appetizers in fresh ways.
Start off with a roasted take on the tra-
ditional shrimp cocktail. Make it
funky by serving the shrimp and roast-
ed grape tomatoes in individual
spoons. We also have a quick and east
pineapple chicken salad thats served
in lettuce wraps.
And for fun, we offer up Elvis cups
mini phyllo pastry cups lled with
bacon, peanut butter and banana
slices.
ROASTED SHRIMP COCKTAIL
Start to nish: 30 minutes
Servings: 8
1 quart grape tomatoes, halved
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar glaze
1 tablespoon horseradish
1 pound large raw shrimp, peeled and
deveined
Salt and ground black pepper
Heat the oven to 400 F.
Set the halved grape tomatoes in a
colander and sprinkle with the salt.
Toss together and let sit over a bowl or
in the sink to drain for 20 minutes.
After the tomatoes have drained,
spread them on a rimmed baking sheet
and drizzle with the balsamic glaze.
Roast for 15 minutes. Stir the horse-
radish and the shrimp into the toma-
toes on the baking sheet, then return
to the oven and roast for another 5 to 7
minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
Can be served on individual spoons or
in a wide, shallow bowl with tooth-
picks.
Nutrition information per serving:
70 calories; 10 calories from fat (14
percent of total calories); 1 g fat (0 g
saturated; 0 g trans fats); 85 mg cho-
lesterol; 3 g carbohydrate; 1 g ber; 2
g sugar; 12 g protein; 210 mg sodium.
PINEAPPLE
CHICKEN LETTUCE WRAPS
Servings: 8
2 cups shredded cooked chicken
2/3 cup pineapple salsa, strained
2 tablespoons chopped cherry pep-
pers
Soft lettuce leaves, such as Boston
or bibb
In a medium bowl, gently mix
together the chicken, salsa and cherry
peppers. Arrange the lettuce leaves in a
single layer on a serving platter.
Spoon 1/3 cup of the chicken mixture
into the center of each lettuce leaf,
leaving enough room on each leaf for
guests to grab the leaves and wrap
around the lling.
60 calories; 10 calories from fat (17
percent of total calories); 1.5 g fat (0 g
saturated; 0 g trans fats); 30 mg cho-
lesterol; 1 g carbohydrate; 0 g ber; 0
g sugar; 11 g protein; 30 mg sodium.
ELVIS PHYLLO CUPS
The mini phyllo cups can be found in
the grocers freezer case near the other
pastry and dessert items.
Makes 15 cups
1/3 cup natural peanut butter
2 tablespoons powdered sugar
Ditch a formal diner and do apps this New Years
Try a roasted take on the traditional shrimp cocktailfor your holiday party.
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his simple, one-skillet dinner
needs neither much time nor skill
to deliver rich, deep avors. And it
all starts with that most ubiquitous of
American meats the
boneless, skinless
chicken breast.
Traditional saltim-
bocca often is made
with veal cutlets, which
are pounded thin, then
topped with fresh sage
and prosciutto before
being wrapped into
bundles and seared. My
version is equally deli-
cious, but swaps chick-
en for the veal. And
while my version starts on the stovetop, it
nishes in the oven.
This two-step cooking method not only
makes it easy to ensure the meat is cooked
through, it also allows you to ll the sides
of the pan with cherry tomatoes, which
roast nicely as the chicken nishes. The
tomatoes get juicy and delicious in the
oven, and produce a delicious sauce than
can be spooned over the chicken.
This recipe also can be prepped ahead.
Just assemble and roll the bundles, then
cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate
until ready to cook the next day. Either
way, if you have trouble keeping your bun-
dles rolled tight, just push a toothpick
through them to hold them together until
served.
CHICKEN SALTIMBOCCA WITH
ROASTED CHERRY TOMATOES
Servings: 4
2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
Salt and ground black pepper
4 cloves garlic, minced
16 fresh sage leaves
A one-skillet chicken dinner packed with flavor
J.M. HIRSCH
Traditional saltimbocca often is made with veal cutlets,which are pounded thin,then topped
with fresh sage and prosciutto before being wrapped into bundles and seared.
See CHICKEN, Page 19
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 large banana, cut into 15 slices
1.9-ounce package phyllo cups (each package contains
15 cups)
3 slices crisp-cooked bacon, each cut into 5 chunks
In a small bowl, stir together the peanut butter, powdered
sugar and vanilla. Place 1 slice of banana in the bottom of
each phyllo cup. Top the banana slices with 2 teaspoons of
the peanut butter mixture, then garnish each cup with a
chunk of bacon.
Nutrition information per serving: 70 calories; 40 calo-
ries from fat (57 percent of total calories); 4 g fat (1 g satu-
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g ber; 3 g sugar; 2 g protein; 80 mg sodium.
APPS
8 slices prosciutto
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
1/4 cup pitted Kalamata olives,
chopped
Heat the oven to 400 F.
Carefully slice each chicken breast
in half horizontally to create 2 thin
halves, then use paper towels to pat
them dry. One at a time, place each
piece of chicken between sheets of
plastic wrap (spritz the top of each
piece with cooking spray before
adding the top piece of wrap), then
use a meat mallet or rolling pin to
gently pound to an even thickness,
about 1/4 inch. Season each piece of
chicken on both sides with salt and
pepper, then scatter some of the
minced garlic over one side of each
piece of chicken.
Arrange 4 sage leaves over each
piece of chicken, then top with 2
slices of prosciutto. With the pro-
sciutto and sage on the inside, roll
each piece of chicken into a tight
bundle.
In a large oven-safe skillet over
medium-high, heat the oil. Use
tongs to carefully place each bundle,
seam side down, in the skillet.
Brown for 3 to 5 minutes, then turn
and brown for another 3 to 5 min-
utes. Add the tomatoes and olives to
the skillet, then place in the oven
and roast until the bundles reach 165
F at the center, about 10 to 12 min-
utes.
Serve the chicken with the roasted
tomatoes and olives.
300 calories; 130 calories from fat
(43 percent of total calories); 14 g
fat (2.5 g saturated; 0 g trans fats);
90 mg cholesterol; 6 g carbohydrate;
1 g fiber; 2 g sugar; 35 g protein;
1130 mg sodium.
CHICKEN
By Mary Clare Jalonick
WASHINGTON The Food and Drug
Administration says it will revise sweeping
new food safety rules proposed earlier this
year after farmers complained the rules
could hurt business.
Michael Taylor, FDAs commissioner for
foods, said the agency wants to make sure
the rules are practical for farmers who have
to abide by them. The rules proposed in
January would require farmers to take new
precautions against contamination, mak-
ing sure workers hands are washed, irriga-
tion water is clean and that animals stay out
of elds, among other precautions. Food
manufacturers would also have to submit
food safety plans to the government to
show they are keeping their operations
clean.
Those changes would in many cases
require new equipment, paperwork and
record keeping.
Taylor said the agencys thinking has
evolved after talking to farmers.
Because of the input we received from
farmers and the concerns they expressed
about the impact of these rules on their
lives and livelihood, we realized that sig-
nicant changes must be made, while ensur-
ing that the proposed rules remain consis-
tent with our food safety goals, Taylor said
in a blog post on the FDAwebsite.
The rules would mark the rst time the
FDA would have real authority to regulate
food on farms, and the FDAsaid when it pro-
posed the rules that they could cost large
farms $30,000 a year.
The food safety law was passed by
Congress at the end of 2010, weeks before
Republicans assumed control of the House.
Since then, many GOP lawmakers have said
the rules are too burdensome for farmers,
and the House version of a ve-year farm
bill would delay some of the law. Some
Democrats advocating for organic farmers
have also been critical, saying small farms
cant afford the new standards.
Many of the concerns the FDAheard from
farmers were about new regulations for test-
ing irrigation water, Taylor said. Organic
farmers have also been wary of standards for
using raw manure and compost.
Supporters have said the new laws are
needed after several high-prole, foodborne
illness outbreaks in peanuts, spinach,
eggs, cantaloupe and other foods. While
many farmers and food manufacturers
already follow good food safety practices,
the law would aim to ensure that all of them
do. There are an estimated 3,000 deaths a
year from foodborne illness.
The rules are already somewhat tailored to
make the changes easier on farmers. They
would apply only to certain fruits and veg-
etables that pose the greatest risk, like
berries, melons, leafy greens and other foods
that are usually eaten raw. A farm that pro-
duces green beans that will be canned and
cooked, for example, would not be regulated.
In addition to regulating farms and food
manufacturing facilities, the food safety law
authorized more inspections by the FDAand
gave the agency additional powers to shut
down food facilities. The law also required
stricter standards on imported foods.
Revising the rule will cause more delays
in what has already been a lengthy process.
Taylor said the new proposed rules are
expected by next summer, with a deadline
for nal rules in June 2015. The FDA i s
legally required to nalize the rules by that
date after they were sued by an advocacy
group last year for missing deadlines
included in the original 2010 law.
Taylor said the agency was not trying to
scale back the rules, but make them more
workable.
Were not rolling back on our food safe-
ty purpose. Were trying to nd the right
way to get there, he said.
Caroline Smith DeWaal, a longtime food
safety advocate with the Center for Science
in the Public Interest, said the law will force
the FDAto ensure that food is safer.
While FDA can make the proposed rules
more practical for farmers, under the law the
agency cant sacrice consumers safety,
she said.
FDA to make food safety rules more farmer-friendly
Because of the input we received from
farmers and the concerns they expressed about the
impact of these rules on their lives and livelihood, we realized
that signicant changes must be made, while ensuring that
the proposed rules remain consistent with our food safety goals.
Michael Taylor, FDAs commissioner for foods
DATEBOOK 20
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 25
Christmas Day Worship. 7:30 a.m.,
9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Saint Roberts
Church, 1380 Crystal Springs Road,
San Bruno. Free. For more information
call 589-2800.
Holy Communion. 9 a.m., Good
Shepherd Episcopal Church, 1300
Fifth Ave. Belmont. Free. For more
information visit www.goodshep-
herdbelmont.org.
Christmas Day Worship. 10 a.m.
Hope Lutheran Church, 600 W. 42nd
Ave., San Mateo. Worship with a carols
setting for Holy Communion. Free. For
more information call 349-0100.
Christmas Day Worship. 10:30 a.m.
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 2600
Ralston Ave., Belmont. Celebrate the
miracle of Christmas with our family
this year. Free. For more information
go to www.gdluth.org.
Christmas Day Service. 10 a.m.
Peninsula Metropolitan Community
Church, 1150 W. Hillsdale Blvd., San
Mateo. We are an LGBT and friends
community. Free. For more informa-
tion call 515-0900 or go to
www.peninsulamcc.org.
Christmas Day Worship Service. 10
a.m., 10:40 p.m. Redeemer Lutheran
Ministries, 468 Grand St., Redwood
City. Free. For more information call
366-5892.
Christmas Day Worship. 10:30 a.m.
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 2600
Ralston Ave., Belmont. Celebrate the
miracle of Christmas with our family
this year. Free. For more information
go to www.gdluth.org.
THURSDAY, DEC. 26
CuriOdyssey Winter Camp. 1651
Coyote Point Drive, San Mateo.
Running on Dec. 26, 27 and 30. Each
day features an engaging science
theme. To register go to
www.CuriOdyssey.org/activities/win-
ter-camps. rst-, second- and third-
graders only. For more information
call 342-7755.
Broadway by the Bay Presents: Its
aWonderful Life: A LiveRadio Play.
Fox Theatre, 2215 Broadway,
Redwood City. Through Dec. 29. For
Off the Grid: Burlingame. 5 p.m. to 9
p.m. Broadway Caltrain Station on
California Drive and Carmelita Ave.,
Burlingame. There will be a 10-vendor
lineup. For more information call (415)
274-2510.
FRIDAY, DEC. 27
call 342-7755.
Annual Lego Holiday
Extravaganza. 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Museum of American Heritage, 351
Homer Ave., Palo Alto. The Museum of
American Heritage (MOAH), The Bay
Area Lego User Group (BayLUG) and
Bay Area LegoTrain Club (BayLTC) are
co-hosting the 2013/14 Lego Holiday
display at MOAH. Enjoy a variety of
Lego creations made by members of
the club, featuring train layouts, Bay
Area landmarks, castles, miniature
cities, sculptures and more. Admission
is $2. Exhibit runs through Jan. 19 on
Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Reel Comic Relief:When Harry Met
Sally. 7 p.m. Belmont Library, 1110
Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont. Free.
Part of the Reel Comic Relief Belmont
Adult Film Festival. For more informa-
tion contact conrad@smcl.org.
Tommy Castro and the Painkillers
plus The Mighty Mike Schermer
Band. 8 p.m. Club Fox, 2209
Broadway, Redwood City. $20 per per-
son. For more information call (877)
435-9849 or go to
www.clubfoxrwc.com.
SATURDAY, DEC. 28
Annual Lego Holiday
Finding Love in 2014 Keynotes
Singles Convention. 7:30 p.m.
Marriott Hotel, 1770 S. Amphlett Blvd.,
San Mateo. Susan Bradley is the
author of How to Be Irresistible to the
Opposite Sex, Irresistible
Prescriptions for Love and the forth-
coming I Know Why You Are Still
Single. $20 at the door. For more infor-
mation call (415) 507-9962.
SUNDAY, DEC. 29
Annual Lego Holiday
Last Sunday Ballroom Tea Dance
with Bob Gutierrez Band. 1 p.m. to
3:30 p.m. San Bruno Senior Center,
1555 Crystal Springs Road. $5. For
MONDAY, DEC. 30
call 342-7755.
TUESDAY, DEC. 31
New Years Party. 10:30 a.m. to 1:30
p.m. San Bruno Senior Center, 1555
Crystal Springs Road. Salmon or prime
rib lunch, Champagne toast at noon,
and dancing to The Knights of
Nostalgia Band. $10. For more infor-
mation call 616-7150.
Countdown to Happy Noon Year!
11:30 a.m. San Mateo Public Library,
55 W. Third Ave., San Mateo. Hear sto-
ries, make a craft and enjoy refresh-
ments as we count down to the
Noon year! Free. For more informa-
tion call 522 -7838.
AlternativeNewYearsEve.6:30 p.m.
to 9:30 p.m. Mercy Center in
Burlingame. There will be a quiet, can-
dle-lit chapel, Taiz chants, a walk on
the labyrinth and art activities. Visitors
can stay the night. Free. For more
information call 340-7474.
NewYears Eve Vigil Mass. 7:30 p.m.
Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church,
1721 Hillsdale Drive, Burlingame. Free.
For more information call 347-7768.
Rock in the New Year with
RockSkool The Ultimate Party
Rock Tribute. 8 p.m. Club Fox, 2209
Broadway, Redwood City. $20 per per-
son. For more information call (877)
435-9849 or go to
www.clubfoxrwc.com.
New Years Eve Dance Party. 9:15
p.m. to 12:15 a.m. Cubberley Pavilion,
4000 Middleeld Road, Palo Alto. $15.
For more information email
cheryl@boogiewoogieballroom.com.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 1
New Years Day Worship. 8 a.m., 11
a.m., 7:30 p.m. Our Lady of Angels
Catholic Church, 1721 Hillsdale Drive,
Burlingame. Free. For more informa-
tion call 347-7768.
RacetoEndWorld Hunger. 9:30 a.m.
Mountain View Kite Flying Park, 3070
Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View. 5k run
and walk/race proceeds go locally to
Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa
Clara and San Mateo counties, the
Health Trust and internationally to
fund women and micro nance pro-
grams. $40 the day of the race, $35 by
Dec. 30. Fee includes technical T-shirt
and chip. For more information call
574-2994.
New Years Day Worship. 9:30 a.m.
Roberts Church, 1380 Crystal Springs
Road, San Bruno. Free. For more infor-
mation call 589-2800.
THURSDAY, JAN. 2
Winter Break Explorer Day. 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. 1651 Coyote Point Drive, San
Mateo. Explore the science of the
world. Free. For more information go
to www.CuriOdyssey.org.
FRIDAY, JAN. 3
Winter Break Explorer Day. 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. 1651 Coyote Point Drive, San
Mateo. Explore the science of the
world. Free. For more information go
to www.CuriOdyssey.org.
Free Friday at the San Mateo
County History Museum. 10 a.m. to
4 p.m. 2200 Broadway, Redwood City.
In addition to free admission, there
will be two programs throughout the
day. For more information call 299-
0104 or go to www.historysmc.org.
Annual Lego Holiday
Calendar
For more events visit
smdailyjournal.com, click Calendar.
members, local school programs and
charitable organizations. Even a local
property owner donates warehouse
space for them to store the stock pile
of toys year round, Velasquez said.
When Velasquez started 10 years
ago, it used to take three days to wrap
the thousands of gifts handed out. This
year, with the incredible support of
community members, it took only an
hour and a half to wrap nearly 10,000
toys, Velasquez said.
The program has been a success for
many years; however, the recent
destruction of the two Redwood City
apartment res have spotlighted peo-
ple who have become disadvantaged in
the community, Velasquez said.
With these two tragic res, the need
out there is greater than ever to help
support the people in our community,
said Deputy Fire Chief Stan Maupin.
Many of the men and women who
work in public safety desire to give
back outside of emergency calls and go
above and beyond their professional
obligations in volunteering for the
toy drive, Maupin said.
Although holidays highlight volun-
teering and the urge to support those
who are less fortunate, as a first
responder, he has the opportunity to
make meaningful connections with
those who are in need year-round,
Velasquez said.
Every day we respond to a number
of emergencies and in a lot of these
emergencies theres a kid around. If
you take a look around at the scene of a
call, you realize theres other things
you can help with, Velasquez said.
Several years ago while conducting a
fire inspection, he knocked on an
apartment door and was greeted by a
young girl wearing a winter hat in the
middle of summer, Velasquez said.
It was on this ordinary workday that
he met Briseda Madrigal, a 9-year-old
suffering from leukemia.
Several times a year, firefighters
make bed visits to children at the
Lucile Packard Childrens Hospitals,
Velasquez said.
Prior to meeting Briseda, one of the
children he visited passed away from a
rare form of brain cancer. He introduced
the family to Madrigal and they ended
up forming an insurmountable bond.
She grew to love the family who
understood what she was going
through and took her in as their own,
Madrigal said.
She spoke at a Redwood City
Council meeting to share her apprecia-
tion for the altruistic reghters.
I said thank you to the re depart-
ment for giving out toys at Christmas,
because theres a lot of families who
[arent able] to enjoy Christmas,
Madrigal said.
Now 14 years old, she still visits
Velasquez every year and said she
thrills in talking with the reghters
who give her and her siblings toys.
This program helps reghters and
police ofcers just as much as the kids
it helps put your life in perspec-
tive, Velasquez said.
Along with donations from several
other Bay Area fire departments,
Redwood City firefighters travel to
Central America to help train reght-
ers and donate emergency equipment
ranging from jackets to engines,
Velasquez said.
Similar to previous years, in April
theyll visit Redwood Citys sister
city Colima in Mexico and bring toys
to distribute at a local orphanage,
Velasquez said.
So many of those families down
there are reective of the families we
have here, Velasquez said.
The toy drive serves as an opportuni-
ty for the reghters to connect on a
non-emergency level with the people
of Redwood City, said reghter Kevin
McCaughey.
Its a great way to get involved with
the community and meet some of our
citizens, McCaughey said.
Collaborating with the various serv-
ice departments and dedicated public
volunteers to put together Redwood
Citys holidays toy drive highlights
what Christmas is all about, Maupin
said.
Theres the spirit of the holiday
season. Those that are in need feel that
need even greater around the holi-
days, Maupin said. And for the peo-
ple involved in providing and giving,
their spirits are just raised even higher
to want to help people during this
time.
GIVING
agencys website said the average wait
time for the call centers was 43 min-
utes.
Mondays deadline was only for
insurance to start with the new year.
Consumers have until March 31 to get
health care coverage and avoid a federal
tax penalty in 2014.
Though the inability to enroll
through the website or reach a coun-
selor in one of the states three call cen-
ters on Monday was frustrating, it also
illustrated how interest in getting cov-
erage under the federal health law has
exploded as the deadline approached.
Covered California this week said the
number of people signing up for poli-
cies through the health insurance
exchange had soared past 400,000.
Hundreds of thousands of others will be
eligible for Medicaid coverage.
While the website and call centers
appeared to be working better on
Tuesday, postings on Covered
Californias Facebook page suggested
that problems persisted. Numerous peo-
ple wrote in, frustrated that they still
could not set up an account.
Gene Nelson, an unemployed former
adjunct professor at Cal Poly San Luis
Obispo, nally got through to a call
center on Tuesday after trying unsuc-
cessfully online and by phone Monday.
After speaking with a counselor, he
believes he and his wife are eligible for
Medicaid and is awaiting information
the counselor said would be mailed to
him.
Nelson, who will be 62 in January
and has a doctorate degree in natural sci-
ences, has not had health insurance
since 2009.
HEALTH
feed her children.
A statement from the governors
ofce said all those granted pardons
had completed their sentences and had
been released from custody for more
than a decade without committing addi-
tional crimes. The Democratic gover-
nor said he issues pardons to those
who earn them by demonstrating
exemplary behavior and living pro-
ductive lives.
A gubernatorial pardon does not
erase a conviction but rather restores
certain rights, such as allowing the
person to serve on a jury. It also gives
them the ability to own a gun, unless
they had been convicted of a crime
involving a dangerous weapon, and
allows them to work as a county pro-
bation ofcer or state parole agent.
Brown has granted 341 pardons
since taking ofce in 2011.
The practice was relatively common-
place until the 1990s. Ronald Reagan,
a Republican, granted 574 during his
two terms as governor while George
Deukmejian, a Republican and former
state attorney general, granted 325
during his two terms.
The practice declined after that.
Former Republican Gov. Pete Wilson,
who was elected to the rst of his two
terms in 1990, granted just 13 par-
dons, while former Republican Gov.
Arnold Schwarzenegger issued 15.
Gray Davis, a Democrat, issued no par-
dons before he was recalled from ofce
in 2003, partway through his second
term.
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12 Teahouse hostess
13 Like best
14 Did somersaults
15 Cozy dwelling
16 Glass of NPR
18 Always, to Byron
19 Elk
22 Ski lifts (hyph.)
25 Thicker, as fog
29 Earthen pots
30 Seers deck
32 City near Phoenix
33 Washer cycle
34 Squandered
37 Ryan or Tatum
38 Most rational
40 Freshly painted
43 Mr. Mineo
44 Declare invalid
48 Diminish
50 Evening gala
52 Got paid
53 Quiz show hosts
54 Lop off branches
55 The the limit!
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7 Speck on a globe
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9 Just a little
10 RN helper
11 Handlebar feature
12 Fireplace
17 Disencumber
20 Investments
21 Opening remarks
22 Youngster
23 Spouted, as a whale
24 Mme. Gluck of opera
26 Holiday drop-in (2 wds.)
27 Marine bird
28 Santa , Calif.
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35 Facilitated
36 Genetic stuff
39 Failing that
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41 Pantyhose shade
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) What is
happening around you may not be to your
satisfaction. Dont let it bother you if someone isnt
playing by the rules. If you have been fulfilling your
obligations, there is no need for guilt.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) Enjoy your partner,
friend or loved one, regardless of what someone else
may think. Be true to yourself. Others may disagree
with your choices, but as long as youre happy,
everything will be ne.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) Avoid brooding
over the past. Keep things simple and dont spend
impulsively. Financial security and a rosy future are
the gifts you should be giving yourself this year.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) An adjustment to
the way you present yourself will garner interest.
Offer your services now, and you will be considered
for a future venture. Take initiative and trust your
instincts. Love is highlighted.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Look after family
members who need assistance. Show initiative, and
you will come up with a lucrative service you can offer
down the line. Keep your ideas to yourself for now.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Maintain a brave
front and an open heart in the face of buffeting
winds. Youll please your loved ones with unique,
homemade offerings. Take a trip or enjoy a party.
Love is in the stars.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) You are in for a surprise.
You may get into trouble if you behave excessively.
Stick to the rules and be honest. Dont tempt fate or
participate in gossip or secret encounters.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) This festive season should
be spent with someone special. Focus on love.
Participating in volunteer or charity work will result in a
new connection. Love is on the rise.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Now is not the time
to feud with family. Instead of being critical or
preaching about morality, concentrate on being
compassionate and understanding.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) Its an excellent day to
visit friends and relatives. Share your opinion and help
someone make a positive change. Planning to shift
your location will be the beginning of a fresh start.
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being a Scrooge. A new approach to an old idea will
renew faith in romance and future plans. Organize
a spectacular evening, and enjoy the company of
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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) Enjoy the party,
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Wednesday Dec. 25, 2013 21
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22
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a locally owned, award-winning daily newspaper on the
Peninsula has an opening for a Account Executive.
The position is responsible for developing new business
opportunities and maintaining those customers within the
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Job Requirements:
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required
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Excellent communication, pre-
sentation, organizational skills are
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PENINSULA
ROUTES
Wanted: Independent Contractor to provide
delivery of the Daily Journal six days per week,
Monday thru Saturday, early morning.
Experience with newspaper delivery required.
Must have valid license and appropriate insurance
coverage to provide this service in order to be
eligible. Papers are available for pickup in down-
town San Mateo at 3:30 a.m.
Please apply in person Monday-Friday, 9am to
4pm at The Daily Journal, 800 S. Claremont St
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than one incorrect insertion, and its lia-
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with bonuses
Full training and expenses
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TAXI & Limo Driver, Wanted, full time,
paid weekly, between $500 and $700
cash, (650)921-2071
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The Daily Journal is looking for in-
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We expect a commitment of four to
eight hours a week for at least four
months. The internship is unpaid, but
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203 Public Notices
CASE# CIV 525359
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
Holly Sprague Pietrofesa
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:
Petitioner, Holly Sprague Pietrofesa filed
a petition with this court for a decree
changing name as follows:
Present name: Holly Sprague Pietrofesa
Propsed Name: Holly Sprague
THE COURT ORDERS that all persons
interested in this matter shall appear be-
fore this court at the hearing indicated
below to show cause, if any, why the pe-
tition 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 rea-
sons 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 peti-
tion without a hearing. A HEARING on
the petition shall be held on January 9,
2014 at 9 a.m., Dept. PJ, Room , 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 pri-
or to the date set for hearing on the peti-
tion in the following newspaper of gener-
al circulation: Daily Journal
Filed: 12/02/ 2013
/s/ Robert D. Foiles /
Judge of the Superior Court
Dated: 11/26/2013
(Published, 12/11/13, 12/18/2013,
12/25/2013, 01/01/2013)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT #258370
The following person is doing business
as: Sunny Side Up, 1636 Claremont
Drive, SAN BRUNO, CA 94066 is here-
by registered by the following owner: Bit-
na Hu, same address. The business is
conducted by an Individual The regis-
trants commenced to transact business
under the FBN .
/s/ Bitna Hu /
This statement was filed with the Asses-
sor-County Clerk on 11/05/2013. (Pub-
lished in the San Mateo Daily Journal,
12/04/13, 12/11/13, 12/18/13, 12/25/13).
CAREGIVERS, HHA, CNAS
NEEDED IMMEDIATELY
15 N. Ellsworth Avenue, Ste. 201
San Mateo, CA 94401
PLEASE CALL
650-206-5200
Please apply in person from Monday to Friday
(Between 10:00am to 4:00pm)
You can also call for an appointment or
apply online at
www.assistainhomecare.com
ASSISTA
IN-HOME CARE
23 Wednesday Dec. 25, 2013 THEDAILYJOURNAL
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LEGAL NOTICES
Fictitious Business Name Statements, Trustee
Sale Notice, Alcohol Beverage License, Name
Change, Probate, Notice of Adoption, Divorce
Summons, Notice of Public Sales, and More.
Published in the Daily Journal for San Mateo County.
Fax your request to: 650-344-5290
Email them to: ads@smdailyjournal.com
203 Public Notices
STATEMENT #258635
as: Due Italian Style, 1287 Fernside St,
REDWOOD CITY, CA 94061 is hereby
registered by the following owner: Mirit
Callioni, same address. The business is
conducted by a Corporation/LLC The
registrants commenced to transact busi-
ness under the FBN 01/01/2012.
/s/ Mirit Callioni /
12/04/13, 12/11/13, 12/18/13, 12/25/13).
STATEMENT #258363
as: Remi Jewel Decor, 401 Cherry Ave,
SAN BRUNO, CA 94066 is hereby regis-
tered by thw following owner: Reema
Narayan-Prasad, same address. The
business is conducted by an Individual
The registrants commenced to transact
business under the FBN 10/15/2013.
/s/ Reema Narayan-Prasad /
12/04/13, 12/11/13, 12/18/13, 12/25/13).
STATEMENT #258688
as: S & A Mobility Transporation, 410
Eucalyptus, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO,
CA 94080 is hereby registered by the
following owner: Scott Santos, same ad-
dress. The business is conducted by an
Individual. The registrants commenced
to transact business under the FBN.
/s/ Scott Santos /
12/04/13, 12/11/13, 12/18/13, 12/25/13).
STATEMENT #258806
as: Jims Candy Express, 603 South Fre-
mont Street, SAN MATEO, CA 94402 is
hereby registered by the following owner:
James Daniel Ketley, same address. The
business is conducted by an Individual.
business under the FBN.
/s/ James D. Ketley /
12/11/13, 12/18/13, 12/25/13, 01/01/13).
STATEMENT #258748
as: SGL Partners, 2) Smart Grid Library,
80 Loyola Avenue, MENLO PARK, CA
94025. SGL Partners and Smart Grid Li-
brary are hereby registered by the follow-
ing owner:Greenspring Marketing, same
address. The business is conducted by a
Limited Liability Company. The regis-
under the FBN 01/16/2009.
/s/ Christine Hertzog /
12/11/13, 12/18/13, 12/25/13, 01/01/13).
STATEMENT #258704
as: D & M Cleaning Services, 40 Reiner
Street, DALY CITY, CA 94014 is hereby
registered by the following owner: Nere-
que Guinn, same address. The business
is conducted by an Individual. The regis-
under the FBN.
/s/ Nereque Guinn /
12/11/13, 12/18/13, 12/25/13, 01/01/13).
203 Public Notices
STATEMENT #258571
as: Niksa Energy Associates IT, 1745
Terrace Drive, BELMONT, CA 94002 is
Niska Energy Associates IT, same ad-
dress. The business is conducted by a
Corporation. The registrants commenced
to transact business under the FBN
09/06/2013.
/s/ Ellen C, Niksa /
12/18/13, 12/25/13, 01/01/13, 01/08/14).
STATEMENT #258779
as: Pizzeria Delfina, 1444 Burlingame
Ave,BURLINGAME, CA 94010 is hereby
registered by the following owner: Panna
LLC, 3621 18th Street, San Francisco,
CA 94110 The business is conducted by
a Limited Libility Company. The regis-
under the FBN.
/s/ Anne Soul /
12/18/13, 12/25/13, 01/01/13, 01/08/14).
STATEMENT #258697
as: Institute for the Advancement of Cou-
ples Therapy (IACT) ,617 Veterans Blvd.,
Suite 206,REDWOOD CITY, CA 94063
is hereby registered by the following
owner: Lori J. Collins, same address,
and Robert Solley, 320 Fair Oaks St.,
San Francisco, CA 94110. The business
is conducted by a General Partnership.
business under the FBN.
/s/ Lori J. Collins /
/s/ Robert F. Solley /
12/18/13, 12/25/13, 01/01/13, 01/08/14).
STATEMENT #258899
as:Relia Diagnostics Limited, 863 Mitten
Road, Suite 101, BURLINGAME, CA
94010 is hereby registered by the follow-
ing owner: Relia Diagnostics Systems
Inc., 2711 Centerville Rd, Suite 400, Wil-
mington, DE 19808. The business is
conducted by a Corporation. The regis-
under the FBN 12/22/2005
/s/ Rajen K. Dalall /
12/18/13, 12/25/13, 01/01/13, 01/08/14).
STATEMENT #258900
as: WebDAM, 1730 S Amplett Blvd.,
Suite 320, SAN MATEO, CA 94402 is
Virtual Moment LLC, same address. The
business is conducted by a Limited Libili-
ty Company. The registrants com-
menced to transact business under the
FBN 12/16/2013
/s/ Michele Humeston /
12/18/13, 12/25/13, 01/01/13, 01/08/14).
203 Public Notices
STATEMENT #258898
as: Global Sun Landscape GSL, 114
Greenwood Drive, SOUTH SAN FRAN-
CISCO, CA 94080 is hereby registered
by the following owner: Miguel Aspeitia,
same address. The business is conduct-
ed by an Individual. The registrants
commenced to transact business under
the FBN 02/08/2006.
/s/ Miguel Aspeitia /
12/18/13, 12/25/13, 01/01/13, 01/08/14).
STATEMENT #258985
as: All Bio, 1583 El Camino Real, Mill-
brae, CA 94030-1213 is hereby regis-
tered by the following owner: Harvey
Fong, 1228 Taylor St., Apt 5, San Fran-
cisco, CA 94108-1429 and Shun Mang
Chu, 498 4th Ave., San Francisco, CA
94118-3217. The business is conducted
by a General Partnership. The regis-
under the FBN.
/s/ Harvey Fong /
12/25/13, 01/01/13, 01/08/13, 01/15/14).
STATEMENT #258983
as: Atech Auto Repair, 5975 Mission
Street,DALY CITY, CA 94014 is hereby
registered by the following owner: Shek
Wah Lee, 252 Parque Drive, San Fran-
cisco, CA 94134. The business is con-
ducted by an Individual. The registrants
commenced to transact business under
the FBN.
/s/ Shek Wah Lee /
12/25/13, 01/01/13, 01/08/13, 01/15/14).
NOTICE OF PETITION TO
ADMINISTER ESTATE OF
William Morrison
Case Number: 123945
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, con-
tingent creditors, and persons who may
otherwise be interested in the will or es-
tate, or both, of: William Morrison, Wil-
liam R. Morrison, A Petition for Probate
has been filed by Bruce Morrison in the
Superior Court of California, County of
San Mateo. The Petition for Probate re-
quests that Bruce Morrison be appointed
as personal representative to administer
the estate of the decedent.
The petition requests the decedents will
and codicils, if any, be admitted to pro-
bate. The will and any codicils are avail-
bale for examination in the file kept by
the court.
A hearing on the petition will be held in
this court as follows: December 30, 2013
at 9:00 a.m., Dept. Probate, Superior
Court of California, County of San Mateo,
400 County Center, Redwood City, CA
94063.
If you object to the granting of the peti-
tion, you should appear at the hearing
and state your objections or file written
objections with the court before the hear-
ing. Your appearance may be in person
or by your attorney.
If you are a creditor or a contingent cred-
itor of the decedent, you must file your
claim with the court and mail a copy to
the personal representative appointed by
the court within the later of either (1) four
months from the date of first issuance of
letters to a general personal representa-
tive, as defined in section 58(b) of the
California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days
from the date of mailing or personal de-
livery to you of a notice under section
9052 of the California Probate Code.
Other California statutes and legal qutho-
ity may affect your rights as a creditor.
You may want to consult with an attorney
knowledgeable in California law.
You may examine the file kept by the
court. If you are a person interested in
the estate, you may file with the court a
Request for Special Notice (form DE-
203 Public Notices
154) of the filing of an inventory and ap-
praisal of estate assets or of any petition
or account as provided in Probate Code
section 1250. A Request for Special No-
tice form is available from the court clerk.
Attorney for Petitioner:
Patrick T. Galligan, (State Bar# 70915)
555 Laurel Avenue #306
SAN MATEO, CA 94401
(650)922-0896
Dated: November 27, 2013
Published in the San Mateo Daily Journal
on December 11, 18, 25, 2013.
210 Lost & Found
LOST AFRICAN GRAY PARROT -
(415)377-0859 REWARD!
LOST DOG-SMALL TERRIER-$5000
REWARD Norfolk Terrier missing from
Woodside Rd near High Rd on Dec 13.
Violet is 11mths, 7lbs, tan, female, no
collar, microchipped. Please help bring
her home! (650)568-9642
LOST GOLD Cross at Carlmont Shop-
ping Cente, by Lunardis market
(Reward) (415)559-7291
LOST GOLD WATCH - with brown lizard
strap. Unique design. REWARD! Call
(650)326-2772.
LOST ON Sunday 03/10/13, a Bin of
Documents on Catalpa Ave., in
San Mateo. REWARD, (650)450-3107
LOST SET OF CAR KEYS near Millbrae
Post Office on June 18, 2013, at 3:00
p.m. Reward! Call (650)692-4100
LOST: SMALL diamond cross, silver
necklace with VERY sentimental
meaning. Lost in San Mateo 2/6/12
(650)578-0323.
REWARD!! LOST DOG - 15LB All White
Dog, needs meds, in the area of Oaknoll
RWC on 3/23/13, (650)400-1175
295 Art
ART: 5 prints, nude figures, 14 x 18,
signed Andrea Medina, 1980s. $40/all.
650-345-3277
296 Appliances
AMANA HTM outdoor furnace heat ex-
changer,new motor, pump, electronics.
Model ERGW0012. 80,000 BTU $50.
(650)342-7933
COIN-OP GAS DRYER - $100.,
(650)948-4895
ELECTRIC DRYER (Kenmore) asking
$95, good condition! (650)579-7924
FRIGIDAIRE ELECTRIC stove, $285. as
new! (650)430-6556
GAS STOVE (Magic Chef) asking $95,
good condition! (650)579-7924
LEAN MEAN Fat Grilling Machine by
George Foreman. $15 (650)832-1392
LG WASHER/ DRYER in one. Excellent
condition, new hoses, ultracapacity,
7 cycle, fron load, $600, (650)290-0954
296 Appliances
MAYTAG WALL oven, 24x24x24, ex-
cellent condition, $50 obo, (650)345-
5502
PREMIER GAS stove. $285. As new!
(650)430-6556
RADIATOR HEATER, oil filled, electric,
1500 watts $25. (650)504-3621
ROTISSERIE GE, IN-door or out door,
Holds large turkey 24 wide, Like new,
$80, OBO (650)344-8549
SANYO MINI REFRIGERATOR- $40.,
(415)346-6038
SHOP VACUUM rigid brand 3.5 horse
power 9 gal wet/dry $40. (650)591-2393
SMALL REFRIGERATOR great for of-
fice or studio apartment . Good condition
$40.00 (650)504-6058
SUNBEAM TOASTER -Automatic, ex-
cellent condition, $30., (415)346-6038
VACUUM CLEANER excellent condition
$45. (650)878-9542
297 Bicycles
GIRLS BIKE 18 Pink, Looks New, Hard-
ly Used $80 (650)293-7313
GIRLS SCHWINN Bike 24 5 speed in
very good condition $75 (650)591-3313
SCHWINN 20 Boys Bike, Good Condi-
tion $40 (650)756-9516
298 Collectibles
101 MINT Postage Stamps from Eu-
rope, Africa, Latin America. Pre 1941,
All different . $6.00, (650)787-8600
120 Foreign (70), U.S. (50) USED Post-
age Stamps. Most pre-World War II. All
different, all detached from envelopes.
$5.00 all, 650-787-8600
1920'S AQUA Glass Beaded Flapper
Purse (drawstring bag) & Faux Pearl
Flapper Collar. $50. 650-762-6048
1940 VINTAGE telephone bench maple
antiques collectibles $75 (650)755-9833
1982 PRINT 'A Tune Off The Top Of My
Head' 82/125 $80 (650) 204-0587
2 VINTAGE Light Bulbs circa 1905. Edi-
son Mazda Lamps. Both still working -
$50 (650)-762-6048
4 NOLAN RYAN - Uncut Sheets, Rare
Gold Cards $90 (650)365-3987
400 YEARBOOKS - Sports Illustrated
Sports Book 70-90s $90 all (650)365-
3987
ARMY SHIRT, long sleeves, with pock-
ets. XL $15 each (408)249-3858
BAY MEADOWS bag - $30.each,
(650)345-1111
BEAUTIFUL RUSTIE doll Winter Bliss w/
stole & muffs, 23, $50. OBO,
(650)754-3597
BOX OF 2000 Sports Cards, 1997-2004
years, $20 (650)592-2648
BOX OF 2000 Sports Cards, 1997-2004
years, $20 (650)592-2648
CASINO CHIP Collection Original Chips
from various casinos $99 obo
(650)315-3240
COLORIZED TERRITORIAL Quarters
uncirculated with Holder $15/all,
(408)249-3858
FRANKLIN MINT Thimble collection with
display rack. $55. 650-291-4779
JAPANESE MOTIF end table, $99
(650)520-9366
298 Collectibles
JOE MONTANA signed authentic retire-
ment book, $39., (650)692-3260
MEMORABILIA CARD COLLECTION,
large collection, Marilyn Monroe, James
Dean, John Wayne and hundreds more.
$3,300/obo.. Over 50% off
(650)319-5334.
SCHILLER HIPPIE poster, linen, Sparta
graphics 1968. Mint condition. $600.00.
(650)701-0276
TATTOO ARTIST - Norman Rockwell
figurine, limited addition, $90.,
(650)766-3024
TEA POTS - (6) collectables, good con-
dition, $10. each, (650)571-5899
TRIPOD - Professional Quality used in
1930s Hollywood, $99, obo
(650)363-0360
UNIQUE, FRAMED to display, original
Nevada slot machine glass plate. One of
a kind. $50. 650-762-6048
300 Toys
14 HOTWHEELS - Redline, 32
Ford/Mustang/Corv. $90 all (650)365-
3987
66 CHEVELLE TOY CAR, Blue collecti-
ble. $12. (415)337-1690
LEGO - unopened, Monster truck trans-
porter, figures, 299 pieces, ages 5-12.
$27.00 (650)578-9208
MAHJONG SET 166 tiles in case good
condition $35.00 call 650-570-602
PINK BARBIE 57 Chevy Convertible
28" long (sells on E-Bay for $250) in box
$99 (650)591-9769
RADIO CONTROL car; Jeep with off
road with equipment $99 OBO
(650)851-0878
TONKA EXCAVATOR, two arms move,
articulated,only $22 (650)595-3933
TONKA EXCAVATOR, two arms move,
articulated,only $22 (650)595-3933
TOY - Barney interactive activity, musical
learning, talking, great for the car, $16.
obo, (650)349-6059
302 Antiques
1912 COFFEE Percolator Urn. perfect
condition includes electric cord $85.
(415)565-6719
ANTIQUE BEVEL MIRROR - framed,
14 x 21, carved top, $45.,
(650)341-7890
ANTIQUE CRYSTAL/ARCADE Coffee
Grinder. $80. 650-596-0513
ANTIQUE ITALIAN lamp 18 high, $70
(650)387-4002
ANTIQUE OLD Copper Wash Tub, 30 x
12 x 13 with handles, $65 (650)591-3313
ANTIQUE WASHING MACHINE - some
rust on legs, rust free drum and ringer.
$45/obo, (650)574-4439
BOX FULL TOYS Original Pkg., 40s -
50s, $90 for all (650)365-3987
MAHOGANY ANTIQUE Secretary desk,
72 x 40 , 3 drawers, Display case, bev-
elled glass, $500. (650)766-3024
OLD VINTAGE Wooden Sea Captains
Tool Chest 35 x 16 x 16, $65 (650)591-
3313
STERLING SILVER loving cup 10" circa
with walnut base 1912 $65
(650)520-3425
24
303 Electronics
27 SONY TRINITRON TV - great condi-
tion, rarely used, includes remote, not flat
screen, $65., (650)357-7484
32 FLAT SCREEN TV - Slightly Used.
HDMI 1080, $100 (650)283-0396
46 MITSUBISHI Projector TV, great
condition. $400. (650)261-1541.
AUTO TOP hoist still in box
$99.00 or best offer (650)493-9993
BIG SONY TV 37" - Excellent Condition
Worth $2300 will Sacrifice for only $95.,
(650)878-9542
BLACKBERRY PHONE good condition
$99.00 or best offer (650)493-9993
DVD PLAYER, $25. Call (650)558-0206
FLIP CAMCORDER $50. (650)583-2767
HOME THEATRE SYSTEM - 3 speak-
ers, woofer, DVD player, USB connec-
tion, $80., (714)818-8782
IPHONE GOOD condition $99.00 or best
offer (650)493-9993
LEFT-HAND ERGONOMIC keyboard
with 'A-shape' key layout Num pad, $20
(650)204-0587
NIKON FG SLR body w 3 Vivitar zoom
lenses 28-70mm. 28-219 & 85-205, Ex-
cell Xond $ 99 SOLD!
PHILLIPS ENERGY STAR 20 color TV
with remote. Good condition, $20
(650)888-0129
SAMSUNG 27" TV Less than 6 months
old, with remote. Moving must sell
$100.00 (650) 995-0012
SAMSUNG, FLAT screenTV, 32 like
new! With Memorex DVD player, $185
(650)274-4337
SET OF 3 wireless phones all for $50
(650)342-8436
SLIDE PROJECTOR Air Equipped Su-
per 66 A and screen $30 for all
(SOLD
SONY PROJECTION TV 48" with re-
mote good condition $99 (650)345-1111
304 Furniture
2 END Tables solid maple '60's era
$40/both. (650)670-7545
2 TWIN Mattresses - Like New - $35
each , OBO (650)515-2605
ALASKAN SCENE painting 40" high 53"
wide includes matching frame $99 firm
(650)592-2648
AMOIRE ENTERTAINMENT cabinet $50
(650)622-6695
ANODYZED BRONZE ETEGERE Tall
bankers rack. Beautiful style; for plants
flowers sculptures $70 (415)585-3622
BBQ GRILL, Ducane, propane $90
(650)591-4927
BRASS DAYBED - Beautiful, $99.,
(650)365-0202
CHAIRS 2 Blue Good Condition $50
OBO (650)345-5644
CHANDELIER, ELEGANT, $75.
(650)348-6955
CHINA CABINET, 53 x 78 wooden
with glass. Good shape. $120 obo.
(650)438-0517
CHINESE LACQUERED cabinet, 2
shelves and doors. Beautiful. 23 width 30
height 11 depth $75 (650)591-4927
DINING ROOM SET - table, four chairs,
lighted hutch, $500. all, (650)296-3189
DINNING ROOM table with chairs excel-
lent condition like new. $99.00 (650)504-
6058
DISPLAY CABINET 72x 21 x39 1/2
High Top Display, 2 shelves in rear $99
(650)591-3313
PEDESTAL SINK $25 (650)766-4858
304 Furniture
DRESSER - 6 drawer 61" wide, 31" high,
& 18" deep $50 SOLD
DRESSERlarge, $55. Call
(650)558-0206
DRUM TABLE - brown, perfect condi-
tion, nice design, with storage, $45.,
(650)345-1111
DURALINER ROCKING CHAIR, Maple
Finish, Cream Cushion w matching otto-
man $70 (650)583-4943.
END TABLE, medium large, with marble
top. and drawer. $60 or best offer,
(650)681-7061
EZ CHAIR, large, $15. Call (650)558-
0206
FLAT TOP DESK, $35.. Call (650)558-
0206
I-JOY MASSAGE chair, exc condition
$95 (650)591-4927
KING SIZE Brass bed frame. $200 OBO
(650)368-6674
KITCHEN CABINETS - 3 metal base
kitchen cabinets with drawers and wood
doors, $99., (650)347-8061
LOUNGE CHAIRS - 2 new, with cover &
plastic carring case & headrest, $35.
each, (650)592-7483
MATCHING RECLINER, SOFA & LOVE
SEAT - Light multi-colored fabric, $95.
for all, (650)286-1357
MIRRORS, large, $25. Call
(650)558-0206
MODULAR DESK/BOOKCASE/STOR-
AGE unit - Cherry veneer, white lami-
nate, $75., (650)888-0039
NATURAL WOOD table 8' by 4' $99
(650)515-2605
OUTDOOR WOOD SCREEN - NEW $85
RETAIL $130 (650)873-8167
PAPASAN CHAIRS (2) -with cushions
$45. each set, (650)347-8061
PATIO TABLE with 4 chairs, glass top,
good condition 41 in diameter $95
(650)591-4927
PORTABLE JEWELRY display case
wood, see through lid $45. 25 x 20 x 4 in-
ches. (650)592-2648.
QUEEN SIZE Hide a Bed, Like new
$275, SOLD
RECLINER CHAIR very comfortable
coast $600.00 sacrifice $80.00
(650)504-6058
RECLINING CHAIR, almost new, Beige
$100 SOLD
ROCKING CHAIR - Traditional, full size
Rocking chair. Excellent condition $100.,
(650)504-3621
ROCKING CHAIR Great condition,
1970s style, dark brown, wooden,
suede cushion, photo availble, $99.,
(650)716-3337
ROCKING CHAIR w/wood carving, arm-
rest, rollers, swivels $99, (650)592-2648
SEWING TABLE, folding, $20. Call
(650)558-0206
SHELVING UNIT from IKEA interior
metal, glass nice condition $50/obo.
(650)589-8348
SOFA 7-1/2' $25 (650)322-2814
SOFA EXCELLENT CONDITION. 8FT
NEUTRAL COLOR $99 OBO (650)345-
5644
SOFA PASTEL color excellent
condition $99 (650)701-1892
SOLID WOOD oak desk $50 (650)622-
6695
STEREO CABINET walnut w/3 black
shelves 16x 22x42. $30, 650-341-5347
304 Furniture
TEA / UTILITY CART, $15. (650)573-
7035, (650)504-6057
TEACART - Wooden, $60. obo,
(650)766-9998
TOWER BOOK Shelf, white 72 tall x 13
wide, $20 (650)591-3313
TRUNDLE BED - Single with wheels,
$40., (650)347-8061
TV STAND brown. $40.00 OBO
(650) 995-0012
TV STAND, with shelves, holds large TV,
very good condition. $90. (650)573-7035,
(650)504-6057.
TWINE BED including frame good con-
dition $45.00 (650)504-6058
WALL CLOCK - 31 day windup, 26
long, $99 (650)592-2648
WALL CLOCK - 31 day windup, 26
long, $99 (650)592-2648
WHITE 5 Drawer dresser.Excellent con-
dition. Moving. Must sell $90.00 OBO
(650) 995-0012
WICKER DRESSER, white, 3 drawers,
exc condition 31 width 32 height 21.5
depth $35 (650)591-4927
WOOD BOOKCASE unit - good condi-
tion $65.00 (650)504-6058
306 Housewares
"PRINCESS HOUSE decorator urn
"Vase" cream with blue flower 13 inch H
$25., (650)868-0436
28" by 15" by 1/4" thick glass shelves,
cost $35 each sell at $15 ea. Three avail-
able, Call (650)345-5502
BRADFORD COLLECTOR Plates THAI
(Asian) - $35 (650)348-6955
CANNING POTS, two 21 quart with lids,
$5 each. (650)322-2814
COFFEE MAKER, Makes 4 cups $12,
(650)368-3037
DRIVE MEDICAL design locking elevat-
ed toilet seat. New. $45. (650)343-4461
GAS STOVE - Roper, Oven w 4 Burners,
good condition $95 (650)515-2605
HOUSE HEATER Excellent condition.
Works great. Must sell. $30.00 OBO
(650) 995-0012
KIRBY VACUUM cleaner good condition
with extras $90 OBO SOLD!01976533
MANGLE-SIMPLEX FLOOR model,
Working, $20 (650)344-6565
MONOPOLY GAME - rules, plastic real
estate, metal counters, all cards and pa-
per money $10 (650)574-3229
PERSIAN TEA set for 8. Including
spoon, candy dish, and tray. Gold Plated.
$100. (650) 867-2720
PUSH LAWN MOWER - very good
condition $25., (650)580-3316
SOLID TEAK floor model 16 wine rack
with turntable $60. (650)592-7483
VACUMN EXCELLENT condition. Works
great.Moving. Must sell. $35.00 OBO
(650) 995-0012
VINTAGE VICTORIAN cotton lawn
dress, - $65. (650)348-6955
307 Jewelry & Clothing
BRACELET - Ladies authentic Murano
glass from Italy, vibrant colors, like new,
$100., (650)991-2353 Daly City
LADIES GLOVES - gold lame' elbow
length gloves, size 7.5, $15. new,
(650)868-0436
PRO DIVER Invicta Watch. Brand new in
box, $60. (650)290-0689
308 Tools
BOSTITCH 16 gage Finish nailer Model
SB 664FN $99 (650)359-9269
CEMENT/ CONCRETE hand mixing box
Like New, metal $25 (650)368-0748
CRACO 395 SP-PRO, electronic paint
sprayer.Commercial grade. Used only
once. $600/obo. (650)784-3427
CRAFTMAN JIG Saw 3.9 amp. with vari-
able speeds $65 (650)359-9269
CRAFTMAN RADIAL SAW, with cabinet
stand, $200 Cash Only, (650)851-1045
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
DAYTON ELECTRIC 1 1/2 horse power
1,725 RPM $60 (650)347-5373
LAWN MOWER reel type push with
height adjustments. Just sharpened $45
650-591-2144 San Carlos
LOG CHAIN (HEAVY DUTY) 14' $75
(650)948-0912
NEW 18VOLT Drill/Driver w/ light,
warranty, only $29.99 (650)595-3933
NEW 18VOLT Drill/Driver w/ light,
warranty, only $29.99 (650)595-3933
PUSH LAWN mower $25 (650)851-0878
ROLLING STEEL Ladder10 steps, Like
New. $475 obo, (650)333-4400
TOOL BOX full of tools. Moving must
sell. $100.00 (650) 995-0012
309 Office Equipment
CANON COPIER, $55. Call
(650)558-0206
DESK - 7 drawer wood desk, 5X2X2.5'
$25., (650)726-9658
310 Misc. For Sale
1 PAIR of matching outdoor planting pots
$20., (650)871-7200
16 BOOKS on Histoy if WWII Excllent
condition $95 all obo, (650)345-5502
2 FLOWER pots with Gardenia's both for
$20 (650)369-9762
4 IN 1 STERO UNIT. CD player broken.
$20., (650)834-4926
70 BAMBOO POLES - 6 to 12ft. long
$40. for all can deliver, (415)346-6038
Alkaline GRAVITY WATER SYSTEM - ,
PH Balance water, anti-oxident proper-
ties, new, $100., (650)619-9203.
ALUMINUM WINDOWS - (10)double
pane, different sizes, $10. each,
(415)819-3835
ANTIQUE CAMEL BACK TRUNK -wood
lining. (great toy box) $99.,
(650)580-3316
ANTIQUE KILIM RUNNER woven zig
zag design 7' by 6" by 4' $99.,
(650)580-3316
ANTIQUE LANTERN Olde Brooklyn lan-
terns, battery operated, safe, new in box,
$100, (650)726-1037
ARTIFICIAL FICUS TREE 6 ft. life like,
full branches. in basket $55. (650)269-
3712
ARTS & CRAFTS variety, $50
(650)368-3037
BALANCING SANTA, Mint condition,
Santa rocks back/forth, 20 in high, sturdy
metal, snowman, chimney, $12.00
(650)578-9208
BLACK LEATHER Organizer, Unop-
ened, Any Year, Cell Holder, Wallet, Cal-
ender., In Box $12 (650)578-9208
BLUETOOTH WITH CHARGER - like
new, $20., (415)410-5937
BOOK "LIFETIME" WW1 $12.,
(408)249-3858
310 Misc. For Sale
BODY BY JAKE AB Scissor Exercise
Machine w/instructions. $50.00
(650)637-0930
BUFFET CENTERPIECE: Lalique style
crystal bowl. For entre, fruit, or dessert
$20 (415)585-3622
CHEESESET 6 small and 1 large plate
Italian design never used Ceramica Cas-
tellania $25. (650)644-9027
COPPERLIKE CENTERPIECE, unused
oval, 18 inches high, x 22 x 17,$10.00
(650)578-9208
DOWN PILLOW; Fully Stuffed, sterilized,
allergy-free ticking. Mint Condition $25
(650)375-8044
DRAIN CLEANER Snake 6' long,
new/unused only $5 (650)595-3933
DVD'S TV programs 24 4 seasons $20
ea. (650)952-3466
ELECTRIC IMPACT wrench sockets
case warranty $39.95 (650)595-3933
ELECTRONIC TYPEWRITER good
condition $50., (650)878-9542
EXOTIC EROTIC Ball SF & Mardi gras 2
dvd's $25 ea. (415)971-7555
EXTENDED BATH BENCH - never
used, $45. obo, (650)832-1392
FRONT LOADER, bucket & arm move,
articulated $12.50 (650)595-3933
FULL SIZE quilted Flowerly print green &
print $25 (650)871-7200
GAME "BEAT THE EXPERTS" never
used $8., (408)249-3858
GOURMET SET for cooking on your ta-
ble. European style. $15 (650)644-9027
GRANDFATHER CLOCK with bevel
glass in front and sides (650)355-2996
HARDCOVER MYSTERY BOOKS -
Current authors, $2. each (10),
(650)364-7777
HARLEY DAVIDSON black phone, per-
fect condition, $65., (650) 867-2720
HONEYWELL HEPA Filter $99
(650)622-6695
HUMAN HAIR Wigs, (4) Black hair, $90
all (650)624-9880
ICE CHEST $15 (650)347-8061
IGLOO COOLER - 3 gallon beverage
cooler, new, still in box, $15.,
(650)345-3840
JAPANESE SAKE Set, unused, boxes,
Geisha design on carafe and 2 sake
cups, $7.00 (650)578-9208
JONATHAN KELLERMAN - Hardback
books, (5) $3. each, (650)341-1861
K9 ADVANTIX - for dogs 21-55 lbs.,
repels and kills fleas and ticks, $60.,
(650)343-4461
KENNESAW ORIGINAL salute cannon
$30. (650)726-1037
LAMPSHADE - Shantung, bell shaped,
off white, 9 tall, 11 diameter, great con-
dition, $7., (650)347-5104
LANDSCAPE PICTURES (3) hand
painted 25" long 21" wide, wooden
frame, $60 for all 3, (650)201-9166
LAWN CHAIRS (4) White, plastic, $8.
each, (415)346-6038
LITTLE PLAYMATE by IGLOO-10"x10",
cooler includes 2 icepaks, 1 cooler pack
$20 (650)574-3229
MANUAL LAWN mower ( by Scott Turf )
never used $65 (650)756-7878
MARTEX BATH TOWELS(3) 26"x49",
watermelon color $15 (650)574-3229
MARTEX HAND TOWEL(5) 15"x28", wa-
termelon color $10 (650)574-3229
OVAL MIRROR $10 (650)766-4858
310 Misc. For Sale
MEDICINE CABINET - 18 X 24, almost
new, mirror, $20., (650)515-2605
MENS LEATHER travel bags (2), used
$25 each.(650)322-2814
MERITAGE PICNIC Time Wine and
Cheese Tote - new black $45
(650)644-9027
MIRROR 41" by 29" Hardrock maple
frame $90 OBO (650)593-8880
NATIVITY SET, new, beautiful, ceramic,
gold-trimmed, 11-pc.,.asking: $50.
Call: 650-345-3277 /message
NEW LIVING Yoga Tape for Beginners
$8. 650-578-8306
OBLONG SECURITY mirror 24" by 15"
$75 (650)341-7079
OUTDOOR GREENHOUSE. Handmade.
33" wide x 20 inches deep. 64.5 " high.
$70.00 (650)871-7200
PET CARRIER Excellent Condition Very
Clean Size small "Petaire" Brand
$50.00 (650)871-7200
PILGRIM DOLLS, 15 boy & girl, new,
from Harvest Festival, adorable $25 650-
345-3277
PRINCESS PLANT 6' tall in bloom pot-
ted $15 (415)346-6038
QUEENSIZE BEDSPREAD w/2 Pillow
Shams (print) $30.00 (650)341-1861
RED DEVIL VACUUM CLEANER - $25.,
(650)593-0893
REVERSIBLE KING BEDSPREAD bur-
gundy; for the new extra deep beds. New
$60 (415)585-3622
RICHARD NORTH Patterson 5 Hard-
back Books @$3.00 each (650)341-1861
ROGERS' BRAND stainless steel steak
knife: $15 (415)585-3622
SCREWDRIVERS, SET of 6 sealed
pack, warranty only $5 (650)595-3933
SET OF 11 Thomas registers 1976 mint
condition $25 (415)346-6038
SF GREETING CARDS -(300 with enve-
lopes) factory sealed, $10 (650)365-3987
SHOWER DOOR custom made 48 x 69
$70 (650)692-3260
SINGER SEWING machine 1952 cabinet
style with black/gold motor. $35.
(650)574-4439
STEP 2 sandbox Large with cover $25
(650)343-4329
TRAVIS MCGEE (Wikipedia) best mys-
teries 18 classic paperbacks for $25.
Steve (650) 518-6614
TWIN BEDDING: 2 White Spreads,
Dust-Ruffles, Shams. Pink Blanket,
Fit/flat sheets, pillows ALL $60 (650)375-
8044
TWIN SIZE quilt Nautica, New. Yellow,
White, Black Trim San Marino" pattern
$40 Firm (650)871-7200.
VASE WITH flowers 2 piece good for the
Holidays, $25., (650) 867-2720
VIDEO CENTER 38 inches H 21 inches
W still in box $45., (408)249-3858
VINTAGE WHITE Punch Bowl/Serving
Bowl Set with 10 cups plus one extra
$40. (650)873-8167
VINYL SHOWER CURTAIN
black/gold/white floral on aqua $10
(650)574-3229
WALKER - brand new, $20., SSF,
(415)410-5937
WEST AFRICAN hand carved tribal
masks - $25 (650)348-6955
WHEEL CHAIR asking $75 OBO
(650)834-2583
WOMEN'S LADY Cougar gold iron set
set - $25. (650)348-6955
ACROSS
1 Dying-out sound
5 Arafats
successor
10 __ job
14 Aftershave
additive
15 Tales of Trail
and Town
author
16 Super
17 Breeders Cup
track
19 Paid attendance
20 Soft drink options
21 Hangout
featuring doo-
wop music
23 Doo-wop __
24 Ugandas Amin
27 Toll booth waiter
28 Horticulturist with
a berry named
for him
35 Part of an act
37 Sucking-up type
38 Anklebones
39 Watertight
frames
42 Oscar-
nominated Peter
Fonda role
43 Home that may
include a tunnel
45 Ostensible
47 2000 Ben Affleck
thriller
50 Bill: Abbr.
51 Parisian pal
52 Peter, Paul and
Mary: Abbr.
55 Periodically
60 Bowlers concern
62 Former student
63 Classic Leroy
Anderson
holiday tune
66 Popular bar
game
67 Old piano
craftsmans raw
material
68 Word in many
golf tournament
names
69 Fifth Avenue
store
70 Midmorning hr.
71 Beckoning
sound
DOWN
1 Old hat
2 Natural ability
3 Sitcom Arthur
better known by
his nickname
4 Ide source
5 Exclamation
when a light
goes on?
6 Prohibit
7 Edge
8 Staple or glue
9 Aquanauts
workplace
10 Drops over time
11 Biblical captain
12 Not taken in by
13 Blubber
18 In reserve
22 Easy pace
25 The bell __ toll
for him: Donne
26 Stevedores gp.
29 Confederacy
foe
30 Frigid
31 __ kidding!
32 Christmas
shoppers
accumulation
33 Paradise
34 Duma negative
35 Ado
36 Ticket sellers
enclosure
40 Solheim Cup
co-sponsoring
org.
41 Junk email
44 Chief Valhalla
god
46 Witness sect
48 Throws him out,
say
49 Develop slowly
53 Nautical table
listing
54 Arterial implant
55 Flooring trees
56 Dog bugger
57 Dejected spell
58 Big name in
cookies
59 Flashy sign
61 West Side
Story knife, e.g.
64 Playwright Levin
65 Training site
By Marcia Mathis
(c)2013 Tribune Content Agency, LLC
12/25/13
12/25/13
ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE:
Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle
Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis
xwordeditor@aol.com
311 Musical Instruments
ACOUSTIC GUITAR no brand $65
(650)348-6428
FENDER BASSMAN 25 watt Bass am-
plifier. $50. 650-367-8146
GULBRANSEN BABY GRAND PIANO -
Appraised @$5450., want $3500 obo,
(650)343-4461
HAMMOND B-3 Organ and 122 Leslie
Speaker. Excellent condition. $8,500. pri-
vate owner, (650)349-1172
K MANDOLIN - A Style, 19402 with
Case, $50 firm SOLD!
NEAPOLITAN MANDOLIN With case
sounds good $75 SOLD!
OLD USED Tube Amplifer, working con-
dition $25 SOLD!
SHERMAN CLAY Player Piano, with 104
player rolls, $1000, (650)579-1259
UKULELE STILL in box unused, no
brand $35 SOLD!
312 Pets & Animals
BAMBOO BIRD Cage - very intricate de-
sign - 21"x15"x16". $50 (650)341-6402
315 Wanted to Buy
GO GREEN!
We Buy GOLD
You Get The
$ Green $
Millbrae Jewelers
Est. 1957
400 Broadway - Millbrae
650-697-2685
316 Clothes
AUTHENTIC PERUVIAN VICUNA PON-
CHO: 56 square. Red, black trim, knot-
ted fringe hem. $99 (650)375-8044
BLACK Leather pants Mrs. made in
France size 40 $99. (650)558-1975
BLACK LEATHER tap shoes 9M great
condition $99. (650)558-1975
HOODED ALL-WEATHER JACKET:
reversible. Outer: weatherproof tan color.
Iner: Navy plush, elastic cuffs. $10
(650)375-8044
LADIES COAT Medium, dark lavender
$25 (650)368-3037
316 Clothes
LADIES DONEGAL design 100% wool
cap from Wicklow, Ireland, $20. Call
(650)341-8342
LADIES FAUX FUR COAT - Satin lining,
size M/L, $100. obo, (650)525-1990
LADIES FUR Jacket (fake) size 12 good
condition $30 (650)692-3260
LADIES WINTER coat 3/4 length, rust
color, with fur collar, $30 obo
(650)515-2605
LADIES WOOL BLAZER: Classic, size
12, brass buttons. Sag Harbor. Excellent
condition. $15.00 (650)375-8044
LARRY LEVINE Women's Hooded down
jacket. Medium. Scarlet. Good as new.
Asking $40 OBO (650)888-0129
LEATHER JACKET Classic Biker Style.
Zippered Pockets. Sturdy. Excellent Con-
dition. Mens, XL Black Leather $50.00
(650)357-7484
LEATHER JACKET, brown bomber, with
pockets.Sz XL, $88. (415)337-1690
LEATHER JACKETS (5) - used but not
abused. Like New, $100 each.
(650)670-2888
MENS JEANS (11) Brand names various
sizes 32,33,34 waist 30,32 length $100.
for all (650)347-5104
MENS WRANGLER jeans waist 31
length 36 five pairs $20 each plus bonus
Leonard (650)504-3621
MINK CAPE, beautiful with satin lining,
light color $75 obo (650)591-4927
NIKE PULLOVER mens heavy jacket
Navy Blue & Red, Reg. price $200 sell-
ing for $59 (650)692-3260
PROM PARTY Dress, Long sleeveless
size 6, magenta, with shawl like new $40
obo (650)349-6059
VELVET DRAPE, 100% cotton, new
beautiful burgundy 82"X52" W/6"hems:
$45 (415)585-3622
VINTAGE 1970S GRECIAN MADE
DRESS SIZE 6-8, $35 (650)873-8167
WHITE LACE 1880s reproduction dress
- size 6, $100., (650)873-8167
WINTER COAT, ladies european style
nubek leather, tan colored, green lapel &
hoodie, $100., (650)888-0129
WOMEN'S JEANS size 10 labeled Du-
plex and is priced at $15 (650)574-4439
317 Building Materials
(1) 2" FAUX WOOD WINDOW BLIND,
with 50" and 71" height, still in box, $50
obo (650)345-5502
30 FLUORESCENT Lamps 48" (brand
new in box) $75 for all (650)369-9762
BATHROOM VANITY, antique, with top
and sink: - $65. (650)348-6955
BRAND NEW Millgard window + frame -
$85. (650)348-6955
PVC - 1, 100 feet, 20 ft. lengths, $25.,
(650)851-0878
318 Sports Equipment
2 BASKETBALLS Spalding NBA, Hardly
used, $30 all (650)341-5347
2 SOCCER balls hardly used, $30 all
San Mateo, (650)341-5347
AB LOUNGE exercise machine cost
$100. sell for $25. Call 650-570-6023
BOWLING BALLS. Selling 2 - 16 lb.
balls for $25.00 each. (650)341-1861
BUCKET OF 260 golf balls, $25.
(650)339-3195
DARTBOARD - New, regulation 18 di-
meter, Halex brand w/mounting hard-
ware, 6 brass darts, $16., (650)681-7358
DL1000 BOAT Winch Rope & More,
$50., (650)726-9658
EXERCISE MAT used once, lavender
$12, (650)368-3037
FISHERS MENS skis $35 (650)322-2814
GOTT 10-GAL beverage cooler$20.
(650)345-3840
KIDS 20" mongoose mountain bike 6
speeds front wheel shock good condition
asking $65 (650)574-7743
LADIES BOWLING SET- 8 lb. ball, 7 1/2
sized shoes, case, $45., (650)766-3024
LADIES STEP thruRoadmaster 10
speed bike w. shop-basket Good
Condition. $55 OBO call: (650) 342-8510
LOOKING TO PURCHASE A TOTAL
GYM Price Negotible. SOLD
MENS ROLLER Blades size 101/2 never
used $25 (650)520-3425
POWER PLUS Exercise Machine $99
(650)368-3037
REI 2 man tent $40 (650)552-9436
SALMON FISHING weights 21/2 pound
canon balls $25 (650)756-7878
318 Sports Equipment
Say Goodbye To The 'Stick In
Style & Gear Up For a Super
Season!
49er Swag at Lowest Prices
Niner Empire
957C Industrial Rd. San Carlos
T-F 10-6; Sa 10 -4
ninerempire.com
(415)370-7725
SCHWINN 26" man's bike with balloon
tires $75 like new (650)355-2996
SMALL TRAMPOLINE $5.00 call 650-
570-6023
STATIONARY BIKE, Volt, Clean, $15
SOLD!
THULE BIKE RACK - Fits rectangular
load bars. Holds bike upright. $100.
(650)594-1494
VINTAGE ENGLISH ladies ice skates -
up to size 7-8, $45., (650)873-8167
WET SUIT - medium size, $95., call for
info (650)851-0878
WO 16 lb. Bowling Balls @ $25.00 each.
(650)341-1861
322 Garage Sales
GARAGE SALES
ESTATE SALES
Make money, make room!
List your upcoming garage
sale, moving sale, estate
sale, yard sale, rummage
sale, clearance sale, or
whatever sale you have...
in the Daily Journal.
Reach over 76,500 readers
from South San Francisco
to Palo Alto.
in your local newspaper.
Call (650)344-5200
335 Garden Equipment
CRAFTSMAN 5.5 HP gas lawn mower
with rear bag $55., (650)355-2996
GAS ENGINE String Trimmer - Homelite
- 25cc engine. Excellent Cond.$70
(650)654-9252
LAWNMOWER - American made, man-
ual/push, excellent condition, $50.,
(650)342-8436
REMINGTON ELECTRIC lawn mower,
$40. (650)355-2996
340 Camera & Photo Equip.
CLASSICAL YASHICA camera
in leather case $25. (650)644-9027
SONY CYBERSHOT DSC-T-50 - 7.2 MP
digital camera (black) with case, $175.,
(650)208-5598
VIVITAR ZOOM lens-28mm70mm. Filter
and lens cap. Original owner. $50. Cash
SOLD
YASAHICA 108 model 35mm SLR Cam-
era with flash and 2 zoom lenses $99
(415)971-7555
345 Medical Equipment
INVERSION TABLE relieves pressure
on back. Cost $100.00 sell for $25.
(650)570-6023
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT - Brand new
port-a-potty, never used, $40., Walker,
$30., (650)832-1392
379 Open Houses
OPEN HOUSE
LISTINGS
List your Open House
in the Daily Journal.
Reach over 76,500
potential home buyers &
renters a day,
from South San Francisco
to Palo Alto.
in your local newspaper.
Call (650)344-5200
380 Real Estate Services
HOMES & PROPERTIES
The San Mateo Daily Journals
weekly Real Estate Section.
Look for it
every Friday and Weekend
to find information on fine homes
and properties throughout
the local area.
440 Apartments
BELMONT - prime, quiet location, view,
studios and 1 bedrooms, New carpets,
new granite counters, dishwasher, balco-
ny, covered carports, storage, pool, no
pets. (650)592-1271
REDWOOD CITY 1 bedroom apartment
$1350. month, $1000 deposit, close to
Downtown RWC, Absolutely no animals.
Call (650)361-1200
SAN MATEO Complete remodeled 2
bdrm 1 bath. Includes parking spot.. Wa-
ter and garbage paid. . $2500/month +
dep. RENTED!
470 Rooms
HIP HOUSING
Non-Profit Home Sharing Program
San Mateo County
(650)348-6660
Rooms For Rent
Travel Inn, San Carlos
$49.-59.daily + tax
$294.-$322. weekly + tax
Clean Quiet Convenient
Cable TV, WiFi & Private Bathroom
Microwave and Refrigerator & A/C
950 El Camino Real San Carlos
(650) 593-3136
Mention Daily Journal
620 Automobiles
Dont lose money
on a trade-in or
consignment!
Sell your vehicle in the
Daily Journals
Auto Classifieds.
Just $40
Well run it
til you sell it!
Reach 76,500 drivers
from South SF to
Palo Alto
Call (650)344-5200
ads@smdailyjournal.com
CHEVY HHR 08 - Grey, spunky car
loaded, even seat warmers, $9,500.
(408)807-6529.
FLEETWOOD 93 $ 3,500/offer. Good
Condition (650)481-5296
GMV 03 .CRV, 160K miles, $6,800.
Good condition. (650)342-6342
MERCEDES 06 C230 - 6 cylinder, navy
blue, 60K miles, 2 year warranty,
$18,000, (650)455-7461
625 Classic Cars
FORD 63 THUNDERBIRD Hardtop, 390
engine, Leather Interior. Will consider
$6,900 OBO (650)364-1374
630 Trucks & SUVs
FORD 98 EXPLORER 6 cylinder, 167K
miles, excellent condition, good tires,
good brakes, very dependable! $2,400 or
best offer. Moving, must sell! Call
(650)274-4337
635 Vans
67 INTERNATIONAL Step Van 1500,
Typical UPS type size. $2500, OBO,
(650)364-1374
640 Motorcycles/Scooters
BMW 03 F650 GS, $3899 OBO. Call
650-995-0003
MOTORCYCLE GLOVES - Excellent
condition, black leather, $35. obo,
(650)223-7187
MOTORCYCLE SADDLEBAGS with
brackets and other parts, $35.,
(650)670-2888
670 Auto Service
GRAND OPENING!
Sincere Affordable Motors
All makes and models
Over 20 years experience
1940 Leslie St, San Mateo
(650)722-8007
samautoservices@gmail.com
SAN CARLOS AUTO
SERVICE & TUNE UP
A Full Service Auto Repair
Facility
760 El Camino Real
San Carlos
(650)593-8085
670 Auto Parts
5 HUBCAPS for 1966 Alfa Romeo $50.,
(650)580-3316
CAR TOWchain 9' $35 (650)948-0912
HONDA SPARE tire 13" $25
(415)999-4947
HONDA WHEELS with tires. Good
tread/ 14 in. 3 for $99 (415)999-4947
MECHANIC'S CREEPER vintage, Com-
et model SP, all wood, pillow, four swivel
wheels, great shape. $40.00
(650)591-0063
NEW BATTERY and alternator for a 96
Buick Century never used Both for $80
(650)576-6600
NEW, IN box, Ford Mustang aluminum
water pump & gasket, $60.00. Call
(415)370-3950
SHOP MANUALS 2 1955 Pontiac
manual, 4 1984 Ford/Lincoln manuals, 1
gray marine diesel manual $40
(650)583-5208
SHOP MANUALS for GM Suv's
Year 2002 all for $40 (650)948-0912
TIRE CHAIN cables $23. (650)766-4858
TRUCK RADIATOR - fits older Ford,
never used, $100., (650)504-3621
672 Auto Stereos
MONNEY
CAR AUDIO
We Sell, Install and
Repair All Brands of
Car Stereos
iPod & iPhone Wired
to Any Car for Music
Quieter Car Ride
Sound Proof Your Car
35 Years Experience
1823 El Camino
Redwood City
(650)299-9991
680 Autos Wanted
Dont lose money
on a trade-in or
consignment!
Sell your vehicle in the
Daily Journals
Auto Classifieds.
Just $40
We will run it
til you sell it!
Reach 76,500 drivers
from South SF to
Palo Alto
Call (650)344-5200
DONATE YOUR CAR
Tax Deduction, We do the Paperwork,
Free Pickup, Running or Not - in most
cases. Help yourself and the Polly Klaas
Foundation. Call (800)380-5257.
Wanted 62-75 Chevrolets
Novas, running or not
Parts collection etc.
So clean out that garage
Give me a call
Joe 650 342-2483
26
ADVERTISE
YOUR SERVICE
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
Carpentry
D n J REMODELING
Finish Carpentry
Windows Doors
Cabinets Casing
Crown Moulding
Baseboards
Mantels Chair Rails
(650)291-2121
Cabinetry
Cleaning
ANGELICAS HOUSE
CLEANING & ERRAND
SERVICES
House Cleaning Move In/Out
Cleaning Janitorial Services
Handyman Services General
Errands Event Help
$65 Holiday Special,
call or email for details
(650)918-0354
myerrandservicesca@gmail.com
Concrete
Construction
DEVOE
CONSTRUCTION
Kitchen & Bath
Remodeling
Belmont, CA
(650) 318-3993
OSULLIVAN
CONSTRUCTION
(650)589-0372
New Construction, Remodeling,
Kitchen/Bathrooms,
Decks/ Fences
Licensed and Insured
Lic. #589596
WARREN BUILDER
Contractor & Electrician
Kitchen, Bathroom, Additions
Design & Drafting Lowest Rate
Lic#964001, Ins. & BBB member
Warren Young
(650)465-8787
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
Doors
Electricians
ALL ELECTRICAL
SERVICE
650-322-9288
for all your electrical needs
ELECTRIC SERVICE GROUP
ELECTRICIAN
For all your
electrical needs
Residential, Commercial,
Troubleshooting,
Wiring & Repairing
Call Ben (650)685-6617
Lic # 427952
Gardening
GENERAL
LANDSCAPE
MAINTENANCE
Commercial & Residential
Gardening
New lawn &
sprinkler installation,
Trouble shooting and repair
Work done by the hour
or contract
Free estimates
Licensed
(650)444-5887, Call/Text
glmco@aol.com
Flooring
SHOP
AT HOME
WE WILL
BRING THE
SAMPLES
TO YOU.
Call for a
FREE in-home
estimate
FLAMINGOS FLOORING
CARPET
VINYL
LAMINATE
TILE
HARDWOOD
650-655-6600
SLATER FLOORS
. Restore old floors to new
. Dustless Sanding
. Install new custom & refinished
hardwood floors
Licensed. Bonded. Insured
www.slaterfloors.com
(650) 593-3700
Showroom by appointment
Gutters
GUTTERS AND ROOF
REPAIR
New Installation seamless,
Cleaning and Screening,
Commercial and Residential
Power Washing
Free Estimates
(650)669-6771
Lic.# 910421
Gutters
GUTTER
CLEANING
O.K.S RAINGUTTER
New Rain Gutters
Down Spouts
Gutter Cleaning & Screening,
Roof & Gutter Repairs
Friendly Service
10% Senior Discount
CA Lic# 794353/Bonded
(650)556-9780
Handy Help
AAA HANDYMAN
& MORE
Repairs Maintenance Painting
Carpentry Plumbing Electrical
Contractor Lic. 468963 Since 1976
Bonded and Insured
All Work Guaranteed
(650) 995-4385
DISCOUNT HANDYMAN
& PLUMBING
Kitchen/Bathroom Remodeling,
Tile Installation,
Door & Window Installation
Priced for You! Call John
(650)296-0568
Free Estimates
Lic.#834170
FLORES HANDYMAN
Serving you is a privilege.
Painting-Interior & Exterior Roof
Repair Base Boards New Fence
Hardwood Floors Plumbing Tile
Mirrors Chain Link Fence Windows
Bus Lic# 41942
Call today for free estimate.
(650)274-6133
SENIOR HANDYMAN
Specializing in Any Size Projects
Painting Electrical
Carpentry Dry Rot
40 Yrs. Experience
Retired Licensed Contractor
(650)201-6854
Hardwood Floors
KO-AM
HARDWOOD FLOORING
Hardwood & Laminate
Installation & Repair
Refinish
High Quality @ Low Prices
Call 24/7 for Free Estimate
800-300-3218
408-979-9665
Lic. #794899
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
Hauling
Landscaping
Moving
Bay Area
Relocation Services
Specializing in:
Homes, Apts., Storages
Professional, friendly, careful.
Peninsulas Personal Mover
Commercial/Residential
Fully Lic. & Bonded CAL -T190632
Call (650) 630-0424
Painting
JON LA MOTTE
PAINTING
Interior & Exterior
Quality Work, Reasonable
Rates, Free Estimates
(650)368-8861
Lic #514269
MK PAINTING
Interior and Exterior,
Residental and commercial
Insured and bonded,
Free Estimates
Peter McKenna
(650)630-1835
Lic# 974682
MTP
Painting/Waterproofing
Drywall Repair/Tape/Texture
Power Washing-Decks, Fences
No Job Too Big or Small
Lic.# 896174
Call Mike the Painter
(650)271-1320
Painting
NICK MEJIA PAINTING
A+ Member BBB Since 1975
Large & Small Jobs
Residential & Commercial
Classic Brushwork, Matching, Stain-
ing, Varnishing, Cabinet Finishing
Wall Effects, Murals, More!
(415)971-8763
Lic. #479564
Plumbing
Remodeling
HARVEST KITCHEN
& MOSAIC
Cabinets * Vanities * Tile
Flooring * Mosaics
Sinks * Faucets
Fast turnaround * Expert service
920 Center St., San Carlos
(650)620-9639
www.harvestkm.com
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
Window Washing
EXTERIOR
CLEANING
SERVICES
- window washing
- gutter cleaning
- pressure washing
- wood restoration
- solar panel cleaning
(650)216-9922
services@careful-clean.com
Bonded - Insured
Notices
NOTICE TO READERS:
California law requires that contractors
taking jobs that total $500 or more (labor
or materials) be licensed by the Contrac-
tors State License Board. State law also
requires that contractors include their li-
cense number in their advertising. You
can check the status of your licensed
contractor at www.cslb.ca.gov or 800-
321-CSLB. Unlicensed contractors taking
jobs that total less than $500 must state
in their advertisements that they are not
licensed by the Contractors State Li-
cense Board.
851 Cherry Ave. #29, San Bruno
in Bayhill Shopping Center
Open 7 Days 10:30am- 10:30pm
650. 737. 0788
Foot Massage $19.99/hr
Free Sauna (with this Ad)
Body Massage $39.99/hr
Hot StoneMassage $49.99/hr
GRAND OPENING
Attorneys
BANKRUPTCY
Huge credit card debit?
Job loss? Foreclosure?
Medical bills?
YOU HAVE OPTIONS
Call for a free consultation
(650-363-2600
This law firm is a debt relife agency
Law Office of Jason Honaker
BANKRUPTCY
Chapter 7 &13
Call us for a consultation
650-259-9200
www.honakerlegal.com
Clothing
$5 CHARLEY'S
Sporting apparel from your
favorite teams,low prices,
large selection.
450 San Bruno Ave.
San Bruno
650 771 -5614
Food
GET HAPPY!
Happy Hour 4-6 M-F
Steelhead Brewing Co.
333 California Dr.
Burlingame
(650)344-6050
www.steelheadbrewery.com
JACKS
RESTAURANT
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
1050 Admiral Ct., #A
San Bruno
(650)589-2222
JacksRestaurants.com
NEW ENGLAND
LOBSTER CO.
Market & Eatery
Now Open in Burlingame
824 Cowan Road
newenglandlobster.net
LIve Lobster ,Lobster Tail,
Lobster meat & Dungeness Crab
PANCHO VILLA
TAQUERIA
Because Flavor Still Matters
365 B Street
San Mateo
www.sfpanchovillia.com
PRIME STEAKS
SUPERB VALUE
BASHAMICHI
Steak & Seafood
1390 El Camino Real
Millbrae
www.bashamichirestaurant.com
VEGETARIAN
BAMBOO GARDEN
Lunch & Dinner
Only Vegetarian Chinese
Restaurant in Millbrae!
309 Broadway, Millbrae
(650)697-6768
Financial
RELATIONSHIP BANKING
Partnership. Service. Trust.
UNITED AMERICAN BANK
Half Moon Bay, Redwood City,
unitedamericanbank.com
San Mateo
(650)579-1500
Furniture
WESTERN FURNITURE
Grand Opening Sale
Everything Marked Down !
601 El Camino Real
San Bruno, CA
Mon. - Sat. 10AM -7PM
Sunday Noon -6PM
We don't meet our competition,
we beat it !
Guns
PENINSULA GUNS
(650) 588-8886
Handguns.Shotguns.Rifles
Tactical and
Hunting Accessories
Buy.Sell.Trade
360 El Camino Real, San Bruno
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
DENTAL
IMPLANTS
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
NCP COLLEGE OF NURSING
& CAREER COLLEGE
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
ncpcollegeofnursing.edu and
ncpcareercollege.com
SLEEP APNEA
We can treat it
without CPAP!
Call for a free
sleep apnea screening
650-583-5880
Millbrae Dental
STUBBORN FAT has met its match.
FREEZE Your Fat Away with
COOLSCULPTING
Bruce Maltz, M.D.
Carie Chui, M.D.
Allura Skin & Laser Center, Inc.
280 Baldwin Ave., San Mateo
(650) 344-1121
AlluraSkin.com
Insurance
AANTHEM BLUE
CROSS
www.ericbarrettinsurance.com
Eric L. Barrett,
CLU, RHU, REBC, CLTC, LUTCF
President
Barrett Insurance Services
(650)513-5690
CA. Insurance License #0737226
AFFORDABLE
HEALTH INSURANCE
Personal & Professional Service
JOHN LANGRIDGE
(650) 854-8963
Bay Area Health Insurance Marketing
CA License 0C60215
a Diamond Certified Company
Insurance
HEALTH INSURANCE
All major carriers
Collins Insurance
Serving the Peninsula
since 1981
Ron Collins
650-701-9700
Lic. #0611437
www.collinscoversyou.com
PARENTI & ASSOCIATES
Competitive prices and best service to
meet your insurance needs
* All personal insurance policies
* All commercial insurance policies
* Employee benefit packages
650.596.5900
www.parentiinsurance.com
1091 Industrial Rd #270, San Carlos
Lic: #OG 17832
Jewelers
KUPFER JEWELRY
est. 1979
We Buy
Coins, Jewelry,
Watches, Platinum,
& Diamonds.
Expert fine watch
& jewelry repair.
Deal with experts.
1211 Burlingame Ave.
Burlingame
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