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Wednesday July 24, 2013 Vol XII,Edition 292
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Seton gets $11.5million in countysales tax revenueSupervisors tentatively give SanMateo County Transit District $10MBy Michelle DurandDAILY JOURNAL STAFF
County supervisors outright approved $11.5 million inMeasure Asales tax revenue for seismic upgrades at privateSeton Medical Center and tentatively agreed to give the SanMateo County Transit District $10 million over the nexttwo years.
Although several of the requests for a piece of the taxsannual $64 million are multi-million proposals, the bidsby Seton and SamTrans are the largest. The Board ofSupervisors has been hearing presentations on all the pro-posals and will formally vote this fall on those alreadyallocated tentatively. However, Seton took a different pathwith supervisors at Tuesdays meeting unanimously agree-ing to the $11.5 million arrangement between the Daly
Shopping centersrenewal continuesBig changes in the works at SanMateos Hillsdale Shopping CenterBy Bill SilverfarbDAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Hillsdale Shopping Centers transformation in recentyears into a regional destination for savvy consumers hasincluded the addition of the Cheesecake Factory and power-house fashion retailer H&M and an expanded Forever 21.
And just a few weeks ago, Paul Martins American Grill
opened its fifth location in California at the San Mateocomplex.Now Sears, Hillsdale Shopping Centers anchor tenant
By Angela SwartzDAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Legal action will be pursued by the SanMateo Union High School District againstthe College Board for invalidating AP examresults for 286 Mills High School students,the Board of Trustees decided yesterday in an
emergency closed session.We want the release of the test scores,its just that simple, said Trustee Marc
Friedman. The students did nothingwrong.
The board is negotiating withBurlingames Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthylaw firm to work collaboratively with dis-trict counsel Lozano Smith Attorneys.
Nancy Fineman, a partner at Cotchett,Pitre & McCarthy, will be the attorney rep-resenting the school district. The districtwill take on the law firm on a partly probono basis, meaning the district will
receive reduced fees since the firm will berepresenting a public school.
Im honored to be hired by the highschool district, Fineman said in a state-ment. We find it an outrage to hold up theseyoung, wonderful and outstanding studentsscores. They are being deprived of testscores that will enable them to avoid certainclasses during their first year of college.
Last week, the district reported test dis-tributor College Board invalidated tests in
11 Advanced Placement subjects taken thisMay because of seating irregularities. Thedecision by Educational Testing Service,the College Boards security provider thatadministers the AP Exams, not o nly affected286 students but resulted in more than 600exams being canceled because students testin multiple subjects.
Officials with ETS and the College Board
District to sue over AP examsTrustees enlist legal help to battle College Boards Mills High decision
SeeMONEY, Page 20
See CHANGES, Page 19
By Angela SwartzDAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Broadway Tennis Center is set to bethe latest addition to a Burlingame areathat used to be known for its industrialwarehouse spaces but has seen a recentslew of fitness centers in the last fewyears.
Monday night, the PlanningCommission voted 4-0 to approve thecommercial recreational use permit foran indoor tennis center at the 60Edward Court site, bringing the area astep closer to another recreationalfacility. The site is currently an open
paved parking lot and is bordered byexisting buildings and Highway 101.
Nothing But Hoops, Bay BadmintonCenter, Prime Time Athletic FitnessClub, Gokart Racer, Crossfit,Burlingamer and other recreation facil-ities now occupy spaces in the RollinsRoad area.
Burlingame Crossfit opened inJanuary 2012 and is located across theway from where the new tennis courtfacility would be. Its owner JamesWeiss said he was looking for a garagewith a roll-up door, so the spaces inthe area fit the bill.
Rollins Road is kind of like fitness
row, Weiss said . Were off the beatenpath. We have space to do our thing,parking and nice weather.
Former Minor League baseball play-er Ed Ricks is a manager and pitchingcoach at Future Pro Baseball onRollins Road, which has batting cagesand offers batting and pitchinginstructions. The business has been attwo locations on the road for morethan 20 years. He said the main reasonwhy Rollins Road works for their busi-ness is that theres easy access to thefacility and a lot of foot and car traffic
Burlingames fitness rowgets new additionPlanning Commission approves Broadway Tennis Centers use permit
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Burlingame resident Kim Tramel works out at Crossfit Burlingame across the street from where the new Broadway Tennis Centeris set to open.
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Actor MichaelRichards is 64.
This Day in History
Thought for the Day
1959
During a visit to Moscow, Vice
President Richard Nixon engaged in
his famous Kitchen Debate with
Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev.
I think all great innovationsare built on rejections.
Louise Nevelson,Russian-American artist (1900-1988)
ComedianGallagher is 67.
Actress JenniferLopez is 44.
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Dan McManus and his service dog Shadow hang glide together outside Salt Lake City,Utah.
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy. Patchy fogin the morning. Highs in the 60s. Westwinds 5 to 10 mph.Wednesday night: Partly cloudy in theevening then becoming mostly cloudy.Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in themid 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.Thursday: Cloudy in the morning thenbecoming partly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Highsin the lower to mid 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday night: Partly cloudy in the evening thenbecoming mostly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lowsin the lower 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.Friday: Mostly cloudy in the morning then b ecoming part-ly cloudy. Patchy fog. Highs in the lower to mid 60s.Friday night through Monday: Mostly cloudy.
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In 1783, Latin American revolutionary Simon Bolivarwas born in Caracas, Venezuela.In 1862 , Martin Van Buren, the eighth president of theUnited States, and the first to have been born a U.S. citizen,died at age 79 in Kinderhook, N.Y., the town where he wasborn in 1782.In 1866 , Tennessee became the first state to be readmittedto the Union after the Civil War.In 1911 , Yale University history professor HiramBingham III found the Lost City of the Incas, MachuPicchu, in Peru.In 1923, the Treaty of Lausanne, which settled the bound-aries of modern Turkey, was concluded in Switzerland.In 1937 , the state of Alabama dropped charges againstfour of the nine young black men accused of raping twowhite women in the Scottsboro Case.In 1952 , President Harry S. Truman announced a settle-
ment in a 53-day steel strike.In 1969, the Apollo 11 astronauts two of whom hadbeen the first men to set foot on the moon splashed downsafely in the Pacific.I n 1 9 7 4 , the Supreme Court unanimously ruled thatPresident Richard Nixon had to turn over subpoenaed WhiteHouse tape recordings to the Watergate special prosecutor.In 1983 , a two-run homer by George Brett of the KansasCity Royals was disallowed and Brett called out after NewYork Yankees manager Billy Martin pointed out there wastoo much pine tar on Bretts ba t. American League presidentLee MacPhail later reinstated the home run. The game wasre-completed Aug. 18, 1983, with the Royals beating theYankees, 5-4.In 1998 , a gunman burst into the U.S. Capitol, killingtwo police officers before being shot and captured.
The intensity of tornadoes is measuredby the Fujita scale. Tornadoes are ratedfrom category F1, light damage, to F5,which lifts houses off their founda-tions. Storm researcher Ted Fujita(1920-1998) developed the scale in1971.
** *The largest blue whale on record was110 feet long; equal to the height of an11-story building.
** *The comic strip Hi and Lois was aspin-off of Beetle Bailey. Lois isBeetles sister. Mort Walker (born1923) created both cartoons.
** *Advertisements for Timex watches inthe 1950s put the watches through tor-ture tests to prove that they could takea licking and keep on ticking. Watcheswere frozen in an ice cube tray, strappedto Mickey Mantles (1931-1995) base-ball bat and taped to a lobsters claw.
** *It was a pleasure to burn. Can youname the novel that starts with thatline? See answer at end.
** *San Franciscos first skyscraper was
built in 1889, at the corner of Marketand Kearny streets. The 10-story highbuilding was the headquarters for theSan Francisco Chronicle.
** *Kathie Lee Gifford (born 1953) had adog named Regis, named after RegisPhilbin (born 1931), her former morn-ing show co-host.
** *Followers of feng shui believe thatchrysanthemums bring laughter andhappiness into the home.** *To convert miles into kilometers, mul-tiply the miles by 1.609347.
** *The ozone layer in the stratosphereaverages about 3 millimeters thickaround the world. The ozone layerabsorbs harmful ultraviolet radiationfrom the sun.
** *The word aeronautics comes from theGreek words for air and to sail.
** *Arnold Schwarzenegger (born 1947)plays a pregnant man in the 1994 com-edy movie Junior.
** *The FBI motto is Fidelity, Bravery andIntegrity.
** *One of Scrooge McDucks oldest ene-mies is a crooked saloon operator andprofiteer named Soapy Slick.
** *In a 2002 commercial for Metamucil, anactor dressed like a park ranger poursthe laxative into Old Faithful geyser tohelp it stay regular. The real park offi-cials were not amused; it is not allowed
to put anything into the geyser.** *
In the Disney movie George of theJungle (1997), apes send urgent mes-sages using bongo drums via bongo-gram.
** *Lynda Bird Johnson Robb (born 1944),the daughter of President Lyndon B.Johnson (1908-1973) was told to getoff of a San Francisco cable car in 1968because she was eating an ice cream.
** *Vladimir Zworykin (1889-1982) wasnicknamed the father of television.He invented the iconoscope, a transmit-
ting and receiving system to be used fora picture tube.
** *The Kung Fu hand grip feature wasadded to the G.I. Joe Action Figure in1974.
** *In Greek mythology Chloris, the god-dess of flowers, created the first rosefrom the beauty of Aphrodite and theblood of Adonis.
** *An sw er: Fahrenheit 451 (1953) byRay Bradbury (1920-2012) . The booktakes place in the future society where itis forbidden to possess books and allbooks are burned by firemen. The titlerefers to the temperature at which paperburns.
Know It All is by Kerry McArdle. It runs inthe weekend and Wednesday editions of theDaily Journal. Questions? Comments?Email [email protected] orcall 344-5200 ext. 114.
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Actor John Aniston (Days of Our Lives) is 80. Politicalcartoonist Pat Oliphant is 78. Comedian Ruth Buzzi is 77.Actor Mark Goddard is 77. Actor Dan Hedaya is 73. ActorChris Sarandon is 71. Actor Robert Hays is 66. FormerRepublican national chairman Marc Racicot is 65. ActressLynda Carter is 62. Movie director Gus Van Sant is 61.Country singer Pam Tillis is 56. Actor Paul Ben-Victor is 51.Actor Kadeem Hardison is 48. Actress-singer KristinChenoweth is 45. Actress Laura Leighton is 45. Actor John P.Navin Jr. is 45. Basketball player-turned-actor Rick Fox is44. Actor Eric Szmanda is 38. Actress Rose Byrne is 34.
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BURLINGAMEArrest. Awoman was arrested for being drunk and disorder-
ly on the 1400 block of Howard Avenue before 11:45 p.m.Saturday, July 20.Burglary . Luggage was stolen from a vehicle on the 200block of Primrose Road before 7:17 p.m. Saturday, July 20.Suspicious activity. Aman was seen driving with a largedog on his lap on Howard Avenue before 4:11 p.m. Saturday,July 20.Theft. Several cellphones were stolen on the 1300 block ofBayshore Highway before 4:02 a.m. Saturday, July 20.Disturbance. Aperson reported their intoxicated neighborwas knocking on their door on the 1400 block of BellevueAvenue before 1:45 a.m. Saturday, July 20.Public intoxication. Police gave an intoxicated man aride home on the 1200 block of Carmelita Avenue before1:02 p.m. Wednesday, July 17.Suspicious activity. Aman was seen looking into vehi-cles with a flashlight on the 1200 block of Donnelly Avenuebefore 8:27 p.m. Tuesday, Ju ly 16.Suspicious activity. Awoman was found taking a nap in
bushes on the 100 block of Park Road before 2:20 p.m.Tuesday, July 16.
BELMONTTheft. Items were stolen from a storage locker on E Streetbefore 7:42 p.m. Sunday, July 21.Vandalism. A vehicles tires were slashed before 12:30p.m. Sunday, July 21.Theft. A license plate was stolen from a vehicle onCarlmont Drive before 10:09 a.m. Thursday, July 18.Theft. Afire extinguisher was stolen from a carport on LakeRoad before 2:06 p.m. Thursday, July 18.Arrest. A man was arrested on a felony warrant before10:37 p.m. Thursday, July 18.Arrest. A man was arrested for a hit-and-run accident onRalston Avenue and Alameda de las Pulgas before 6:09 p.m.Wednesday, July 17.Theft. Lottery tickets were stolen on Ralston Avenuebefore 10:15 a.m. Wednesday, July 17.
Vandalism. Ahouse was egged on Waltermire Street before12:42 a.m. Wednesday, July 17.
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A small problemSomeone was flying a remote control airplane in theflight path for planes landing at the San FranciscoInternational Airport on Beach Park Boulevard inFoster City before 9:16 p.m. Thursday, July 18.
By Michelle DurandDAILY JOURNAL STAFF
A masseur at the Peninsula JewishCommunity Center sexually abused afemale client in February and commit-ted similar offenses on others outsidethe statute of limitations, according toSan Mateo County prosecutors.
Prosecutors charged Victor James
Petush, 27, with both felony and misde-meanor sexual battery, false imprison-ment and forcible digital penetrationwith a foreign object. He has pleadednot guilty and returns to court Aug. 5 fora pretrial conference and Sept. 9 for jurytrial.
The woman accusing Petush hadreceived many massages at the Foster
City-based center butnever from Petushuntil Feb. 10,according to theDistrict AttorneysOffice.
The woman report-ed Petush began thesession with severalremarks about her
great body and dur-ing the massage
touched her inappropriately, assaultedher with his hand and made her mastur-bate him, prosecutors contend.
The frightened woman told him tostop but he persisted and she froze upand couldnt leave, said Chief DeputyDistrict Attorney Karen Guidotti.
The woman contacted police whoarrested Petush.
Petush reportedly claims all contactwith the woman was consensual.
Laura Toller Gardner, chief marketingand membership officer for the PJCC,said Petush was employed by its servicepartner, Club One, and not directly bythe center. He is no longer employed byClub One and Gardner emphasized that
both organizations have impeccablesafety records and perform backgroundchecks prior to hiring.
Petush is free from custody on a$100,000 bail bond. If convicted, hefaces up to eight years in prison on thepenetration charge alone.
Defense attorney Josh Bentley couldnot be reached for comment.
San Francisco supeseeks to close parks at night
SAN FRANCISCO ASan Franciscolawmakers proposal to close city parksovernight is drawing criticism fromhomeless advocates.
Supervisor Scott Wiener is set to
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dozen other U.S. cities.Wiener said the closure could help
curb rampant vandalism, metal theftand illegal dumping at the citys rough-ly 200 parks.
Wiener said sleeping in parks isalready illegal, and his proposal is notdirected at homeless people.
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REGIONAL GOVERNMENT The Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved a resolution amending the South
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Redwood City Councilman John Seybert has qual-ified for the November ballot. He joins Councilman JeffGee and former councilwoman Diane Howard who havealso qualified. P l an n in g Co m mi s si o ne r E rn ieSchmidt and business owner Corrin Rankin have pullednomination papers.
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SAN FRANCISCO Californias highestcourt refused Tuesday to block the state fromsanctioning same-sex marriages while itconsiders a petition arguing that a voter-
approved gay marriage ban remains valid inall but two counties.
Without comment, the CaliforniaSupreme Court rejected a request from theelected government official in charge ofissuing marriage licenses in San DiegoCounty for an order halting gay marriages,which resumed in the state last month forthe first time since the ban passed inNovember 2008.
County clerk Ernest Dronenburg Jr.sought the stay on Friday. He also asked theseven-member court to consider his legalargument that same-sex marriages still areillegal in most of California, despite a U.S.Supreme Court decision widely regarded ashaving authorized them and the state attor-ney generals assertion that clerks through-out the state must issue licenses to gay cou-ples.
Man fatally shot Saturday identifiedEast Palo Alto police have identified a man
killed in a shooting on Saturday as 30-year-old Lucas Paul Rodriguez, a spokeswomansaid Tuesday.
Police responded to an activation of theShot Spotter system in the 400 block ofLarkspur Avenue at about 3:20 p.m., accord-ing to Detective Angel Sanchez.
They found Rodriguez sitting in the dri-vers seat of a vehicle with multiple gunshotwounds.
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A witness reported seeing a suspiciousmale running through Martin Luther KingPark after the shooting, wearing a red hat anda white sh irt. A dark green or gray car was
also seen in the area at the time, police said.No arrests have been made.Anyone with information is asked to call
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California Supreme Court rejectsbid to stop same-sex marriages
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Faye Fuller EbnerFaye Fuller Ebner, 91, died Tuesday, July 16th at her home at
Stoneybrook Lodge in Corvallis, Oregon. Faye was born in Happy
Hollow Ranch outside of Emmett, Idaho to Ward and Ina Ferne
Fuller. The family later moved to Boise, Idaho. During WWII she
moved to Spokane, Washington to be with her Mom and sisters
and worked at Ft. George Wright in government service. She
married Lee Godshall in 1944 and after the war they moved to
Collegeville, Pennsylvania to settle down and raise a family.
In 1952 they moved to San Mateo, California, with their two
daughters, Krista and Ferne to start a new life in the west.
Faye lived in the San Francisco Bay Area for sixty years. She
was a working professional most of her adult life. She worked as an administrative assistant at Hillsdale
High School, Aragon High School, San Mateo School District Office, and for the City of Burlingame. At
the end of her career and after retirement she went back to school to study for her credential to teach
adult school and taught word processing/typing through ROP for several years (and loved it). One of
Fayes strengths was her ability to set goals and achieve them. She liked to learn new things and to challenge
herself. Her lifes ambition was to see the world. She achieved her goal to travel, and traveled extensively
both domestically and internationally thorough a group called Friendship Force.
Later in life, she married Dick Ebner and they traveled domestically and internationally together and
they thoroughly enjoyed learning about people and places everywhere. She made lasting friendships wherever
she went. The photos and stories of her adventures from these travels were always captivating. She lived each
moment to the fullest and took advantage of every opportunity to learn something new or meet a new person.
Faye was an active member of St. Matthews Episcopal Church in San Mateo, California. She participated
in St. Catherines Section, arranged flowers with the altar guild, and worked in the churchs thrift shop. She
treasured her church family. She contributed to numerous cultural and educational groups, among them
Turnstile Thrift Shop benefiting children and the Burlingame Music Club. Her hobbies included golfing,
swimming, listening to opera and classical music, and socializing and staying in touch with family and friends.
Faye loved attending events centered around the arts and international life and attended many
operas, symphonies, ballets, and plays in the San Francisco Bay Area over the years. She frequented art
museums locally and when traveling and collected and appreciated framed art. She loved fine dining,
was an excellent cook and entertained often in her home. She loved to dance and dress up and go out
on the town or to a social event.
Faye was especially fond of the ocean, resort vacationing, and cruises. She swam with the dolphins
in Mexico, snorkeled in the Great Barrier Reef, the Caribbean, Hawaii and Mexico. She appreciated the
beauty of nature, loved to garden and especially loved flowersplanting and raising them, arranging and
just looking at them in her home.
She had a good memory for people and places and kept current on what was happening in peoples
lives. She always had a word of kindly advice or encouragement for people she knew and met because she
thought people should live up to their potential (work hard and dont give up).
Faye dedicated her life to being in touch with friends and family. In October 2012, Faye left her
beautiful Bay Area and moved to Corvallis, Oregon to be closer to family. She was included in many
family events during the brief time she lived in Corvallis and enjoyed being with her daughters and their
husbands, all her grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Faye was preceded in death by her parents Ward and Ferne Fuller; her brother Phil and sistersMarilyn and Patty; first husband Lee Godshall and second husband Dick Ebner. Faye was survived by and
will be sorely missed by her daughters and their husbands, Krista and Bruce LaSorella of Tacoma, Ferne
and Mark Simendinger of Corvallis, her step-daughter Bette Steacy and husband Vince of Somers Point,
New Jersey, her four granddaughters and seven great grandchildren.
Faye will be laid to rest in a private internment at Parkview Cemetery in New Plymouth, Idaho. A
private family service is being planned during September in Corvallis.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations are suggested to Burlingame Music Club Scholarship Fund or
other charity of your choice.
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Burlingame police namesuspect in Monday Wells Fargo robbery
Burlingame police Tuesday released the name of a 61-year-old homeless man suspected of robbing a Wells FargoBank on Monday.
Officers responded to a report of a robbery in progress atthe Wells Fargo branch at 1145 Broadway at about 11:45a.m., according to Burlingame police.
Police said a man later identified by investigators asMichael Wayne Brady entered the bank and told the tellerthat he had a gun.
He demanded large bills and left the building on foot. Noone was injured.
The robbers description was broadcast to San MateoCounty law enforcement agencies, and Brady was stoppedabout 30 minutes later by a Daly City police officer inSouth San Francisco.
The bank teller identified Brady as the robber and he was
arrested on suspicion of robbery and commercial burglary,police said.
In a search of Bradys vehicle, police found $5,000 incash, which was consistent with the amount tak en from thebank, police said.
Police nab man who was on the runThe Menlo Park Police Departments Special Operations
Division, along with the FBI, located and arrested 48-year-old John Sellers Monday, who was on the run from lawenforcement for approximately the past nine months stem-ming from a drug trafficking and weapons violation inves-tigation, according to police.
Sellers was indicted in federal court in San Francisco inNovember of 2012 and a no bail warrant was issued forhis arrest. Sellers was on the run since, according topolice.
Monday, police said they were conducting surveillancein the 6200 block of Wilma Street in Newark when theyspotted a subject believed to be Sellers traveling as a pas-senger in a vehicle. Police followed Sellers until the vehi-cle he was traveling in pulled into a gas station in SanJose.
Once stopped at the station, Sellers identity was visual-ly confirmed and he was taken into custody without inci-dent. At the time of his arrest, Sellers was also found to bein possession of methamphetamine, according to police.
Sellers was booked into the San Mateo County Jail forhis outstanding warrant and was then transported to the SanFrancisco Federal Building where he was booked into thecustody of the U.S. Marshals Service.
Local briefs
By Bill SilverfarbDAILY JOURNAL STAFF
With the Tom Lantos Tunnels atDevils Slide up and running now, thecounty is ready to take over the coastalstretch of land that wraps aroundMontara Mountain to convert it into apark with trails.
The new leg of the CaliforniaCoastal Trail will now take up the 1.2miles of the old Highway 1 that used toconnect Pacifica to coastal communi-ties and provide unprecedented viewsof the California coast.
Caltrans is now constructing twoparking areas on both ends of the tun-nels and will add crossing signals forpedestrians and bicyclists.
A 4-foot-tall fence on the cliff sideof the trail will be constructed, entrygates will be installed, trash cans andwater hookups will added by Caltransand bathrooms will also be installed
with a pledge of $500,000 from theCalifornia State Coastal Conservancy.
Once Caltrans completes the work,the San Mateo County ParksDepartment will take over ownershipof the land and has plans to spend $2million to finish work on the park andstaff it with rangers.
The new Devils Slide trail will con-
nect to the Green Valley Trail to createan extensive network for bicyclistsand hikers to access the coast fromPacifica all the way to Pescadero.
Its going to be like Sawyer CampTrail except you will see sweepingviews of the Pacific Ocean, said DonHorsley, president of the San MateoCounty Board of Supervisors.
The tunnels have already broughtmore tourists to the coast and the newpark and trails should attract themtoo, Horsley said.
The on-demand traffic lights to stoptraffic for pedestrians could be of some
concern, however, Horsley said.The former roller-coaster road will
now be a great amenity for recreation-ists, he said.
The project includes road surfacing,signs, accessibility improvements,habitat protection and overlooks.
Plans are also underway for a seriesof new trails to allow people to bicy-
cle and hike from Montaras McNeeRanch State Park to Gray Whale CoveState Beach to the south and the PedroPoint Headlands and Pacifica to thenorth.
The public hearing on the DevilsSlide Coastal Trail concept plan willbe 7 p.m., Thursday, July 25, Cypress
Meadows Conference Center, 34 3Cypress Ave., Moss Beach.
(650) 344-5200 ext. 106
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By Michelle DurandDAILY JOURNAL STAFF
County supervisors will likely requireexisting and future fuel providers at theSan Carlos Airport to sell an unleadedoption, a suggestion that follows on theheels of the Environmental Protection
Agencys finding that it exceeds air quali-ty standards for lead emissions.
The plan to reduce lead emissions at theairport and give pilots a different fueloption comes as the county considers alease for a fuel facility and office spaces atthe fac ility. The airport brought the Boardof Supervisors an agreement withMountain West Aviation but, aft er the pu b-lic raised concerns and opposition, offi-cials suggested starting over.
In a nutshell, staff is recommending wehit the reset button, said Public WorksDirector Jim Porter.
The airport could have one provider forboth fuel and office space or two although Porter said a preference is for onethat can do both fueling and services likea flight crew lounge, refreshment center
and aircraft detailing.Porter said the county believed it could
not ask for unleaded fuel until the FederalAviation Administration certifies such anoption by 2018 but has since learned itdoes not need to wait. However, if thecounty adds the caveat to future providersit must do the same for the existing agree-
ments or jeopardize FAA grants that fundairport improvements, Porter said.
The grants require all vendors to betreated equally.
Although some supervisors saidoffering unleaded fuel is a smart envi-ronment move, Porter said there isntmuch of an existing market. Asurvey of400 pilots only netted 75 responses ofwhich 11 indicated they could use
unleaded fuel, Porter said.Using that figure, he estimated the air-
port could sell 1,500 gallons annually.But pilot Phil Sih, of Friends of San
Carlos Airport, said he has three aircraft ofwhich one can use unleaded fuel immediate-ly.
Other pilots also said the demand forunleaded is greater than what the surveyshowed.
The impression such fuel is unavailableis mistaken and it is sold at more than 100airports currently, he said.
Supervisor Carole Groom, who hasserved six years on the Bay Area AirQuality Management District board, com-pared the switch away from leaded to thecounty deciding to stop using herbicides.
Although the FAA has not certified anunleaded option, she said, we need to beprepared for the future.
Marcie Keever, legal director of envi-ronmental group Friends of the Earth, alsopushed the county to be a leader in thestate because lead is extremely toxic evenat low doses.
In June, the group demanded the EPAphase out lead in aviation gas and publi-cized the agencys monitoring of 17 gen-eral aviation airports in the nation. Ofthose, the three-month average of SanCarlos and McClellan-Palomar Airport inSan Diego County had lead levels beyondEPA standards. Palo Alto Airport is onlyslightly below the threshold.
The EPA chose the county-owned SanCarlos Airport for the one-year study
because its 2008 lead emissions were esti-mated at .53 tons per year, according tothe agencys fact sheet on the monitoringprogram.
Groom said yesterday that the monitorswere installed in awkward locations at theairport which played a role in the highresults.
Leaded gas concerns fuel airport contract change
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Following an Environmental Protection Agency study that reported that San Carlos Airportexceeds air quality standards for lead emissions, future airport fuel providers will likely soonoffer an unleaded option.
By Erica WernerTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON House Republicanstook a tentative step toward offering citi-zenship to some unauthorized immi-
grants Tuesday, but hit an immediate w all
of resistance from the White House ondown as Democrats said it wasnt enough .
The dismissive reaction to the GOPproposal to offer eventual citizenship tosome immigrants brought illegally to theU.S. as children underscored the difficul-
ties of finding any compromise in the
Republican-led House on the politicallyexplosive issue of immigration.
That left prospects cloudy for one ofPresident Barack Obamas top second-term priorities. Congress is preparing tobreak for a monthlong summer recess at
the end of next week without action in thefull House on any immigration legisla-tion, even after the Senate passed asweeping bipartisan bill last month tosecure the borders and create a path to cit-izenship for the 11 million immigrantsalready in the country illegally.
At a hearing of the House Judiciaryimmigration subcommittee Tuesday onhow to deal with immigrants broughthere illegally as children, JudiciaryChairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., su ggest-
ed that we as a nation should allow thisgroup of young people to stay in the U.S.legally. House Republican leaders haveembraced offering citizenship to suchimmigrants, and Goodlatte is working ona bill with Majority Leader Eric Cantor
toward the goal.It is something of a turnaround for
Republicans, many of whom in the pasthave opposed legalizing immigrantsbrought here as kids. And someDemocrats and immigration advocatessaid it was a welcome development show-ing the GOP has moved forward sincenominating a presidential candidate lastyear, Mitt Romney, who suggested thatpeople here illegally should self-deport.
House GOP, Democrats clash over immigration
By Paul Larson
MILLBRAE Have you ever
attended a funeralor memorial serviceand felt ill-at-ease,uncomfortable orawkward when
talking to the familyof the deceased? Have you ever stumbledthrough your words and condolences
because you just didnt know what to say orhow to say it? Have you even decided to notapproach the family for fear of saying thewrong thing or making a fool of yourself? Ifso you are not alone. Many people in thissituation want to provide some kind ofcomfort to the immediate family, but just
dont have the verbal tools to do so in anassuring manner.
Learning Funeral Etiquette can beuseful. Using the right words at the righttime is an appropriate way to show that youcare, and in situations like this can be ofgreat help when provided correctly.
Standard condolences such as I am sorryfor your loss have become routine andgeneric. A personalized phrase can bewelcomed such as John touched manylives or I will miss John. DO NOT askthe cause of death, offer advice or make
comments that would diminish theimportance of the loss such as Oh, youreyoung and can marry again.
Other ways to demonstrate your supportinclude: 1. Listening. The family may feelthe need to express their anxiety, and givingthem that opportunity can be therapeutic; 2.
An embrace. This can show that you carewithout the need for words; 3. Offering yourservices. This shows the family that you arewilling to give extra time for them: Please
let me know if there is anything I can do tohelp (be prepared to act if needed).
Even if you dont feel confident inapproaching the family there are other waysto show that you care: 1. Attending thefuneral and signing the Memorial Book will
show the family that you took the time to bethere in support; 2. Dressing appropriatelyfor the funeral will demonstrate your effortsto prepare for this special occasion (dark
colors are no longer a requisite for funerals,but dressing in a coat, tie, dress or otherattire that youd wear to any special event
are considered a way of showing you care);3. In certain cases friends are invited tostand up and offer BRIEF personal feelings.Prior to the funeral write a few key notesand reflections which will help you organizeyour thoughts. Even if there is no
opportunity to speak before a group youmay have a chance to offer your thoughts tothe family following the ceremony; 4. Apersonalized card or note will help youarrange your words better and can be keptby the family. If you dont have theirmailing address you can send your envelopeto the funeral home and they will forward itto the next of kin; 5. Providing flowers is a
long time tradition, or making a charitable
donation in the deceaseds memory will givethe family a strong sense of your regards; 6.If appropriate a brief phone call can showyour immediate concern, but generally thisshould be avoided to give the family the
privacy they may need.If you ever wish to discuss cremation,
funeral matters or want to make pre-planning arrangements please feel free tocall me and my staff at the CHAPEL OFTHE HIGHLANDS in Millbrae at (650)588-5116 and we will be happy to guide you
in a fair and helpful manner. For more infoyou may also visit us on the internet at:
www.chapelofthehighlands.com.
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White House backsstudent loan compromise
WASHINGTON The WhiteHouse is urging Congr ess to pas s abipartisan compromise on studentloans that would offer lower inter-est rates for the next few years.
The White House on Tuesdayreleased a statement urging swift
passage of the deal, negotiatedover the last few weeks byDemocratic Sen. Joe Manchin ofWest Virginia and Republican Sen.Richard Burr of North Carolina.Under the deal, interest rates wouldbe linked to the financial markets.
Interest rates on subsidizedStafford loans doubled to 6.8 per-cent on July 1 because Congressdid not act. Lawmakers say the rateis unacceptably high but they dif-fer on how best to restore them.
Lawmakers are set to considerthe bipartisan fix on Wednesday. Itwould overhaul the entire federalstudent lending program.
FDA:Menthol cigaretteslikely pose health riskRICHMOND, Va. A Food and
Drug Administration review con-cludes that menthol cigaretteslikely pose a greater public healthrisk than regular cigarettes butdoes not make a recommendationon whether to limit or ban theminty smokes one of the fewgrowth sectors of the shrinkingcigarette business.
The federal agency released theindependent review on Tuesday andis seeking input from the healthcommunity, the tobacco industryand others on possible restrictionson the mint-flavored cigarettes.
By Jonathan LemireTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK Anthony Weinerfound himself caught in anothersexting scandal Tuesday like theone that destroyed his congres-sional career, but stood side-by-
side with his wife to say he wontdrop out of the race for mayor ofNew Yor k.
This is entirely behind me,Weiner said at an evening newsconference, hours after the gossipwebsite The Dirty posted X-ratedtext messages and a crotch shotthat it said the former congressmanexchanged with a woman after heleft office.
Weiner admitted sending awoman sexually explicit photosand messages and acknowledgedthe activity took place as recentlyas last summer, more than a yearafter he resigned from the House indisgrace for the same sort of behav-ior with at least a half-dozen
women.But with his wife, Huma Abedin,
smiling shyly an arms lengthaway from him, he said: I want tobring my vision to the people ofthe city of New York. I hope theyare willing to still continue to giveme a second chance.
Weiner then turned the micro-phone over to his wife, who did notappear with him at the June 2011news conference when he steppeddown from Congress over a scandalthat began with a Twitter photo ofhis bulging underpants.
This time, Abedin reaffirmed hersupport for her husband and saidthe sexting matter is betweenus.
I love him, I have forgiven him,I believe in him, and as we havesaid from the beginning, we aremoving forward, said Abedin, alongtime adviser to formerSecretary of State Hillary RodhamClinton.
Abedin said her husband hadmade some horrible mistakesboth before he resigned fromCongress and after but insisted thetwo of them discussed all of thisbefore he jumped into the mayorsrace in May.
The latest disclosures could
severely test voterswillingn ess toforgive Weiner, who has said hespent his two years in politicalexile since the scandal trying tomake things right with his wife andearn redemption.
Three of his rivals for mayorimmediately called on him to dropout of the race.
The 48-year-old Democrat hasbeen near the top of most pollssince his late entry into the cam-paign.
I said that other texts and pho-tos were likely to come out and
today they have, said Weiner, whoadded that he was surprised thatmore had not previously surfaced.
After the news conference,Weiner went directly to a mayoralforum on gay mens issues and waswarmly received.
The woman with whom heexchanged the messages was notidentified by The Dirty. She told thewebsite that she was 22 when shebegan chatting with Weiner on asocial networking site. She saidtheir online relationship began inJuly 2012 and lasted six months.
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By Sylvia HuiTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LONDON A beaming Pr ince Willi amand his wife, Kate, emerged from a Londonhospital on Tuesday with their newbornbaby boy, presenting the world with a firstglimpse of the prince who is third in line to
the British throne.The royal couple, both 31, looked happy
and relaxed as they waved at the crowds ofjournali sts and onlookers gathered outsideLondons St. Marys Hospital, posing forphotographs and joking with reporters.
Kate, wearing a baby blue polka dotJenny Packham dress, smiled and waved asshe stepped out from the hospital doorswith the future monarch in her arms.
Its very emotional. Its such a specialtime. I think any parent will know what thisfeeling feels like, she told journalists.
Kate then gave the baby to her husband,who, cradling their child, said: Hes gother looks, thankfully. Hes got a good pairof lungs on him, thats for sure.
William added: Hes a b ig boy. Hes quite
heavy, and laughed when a reporter askedhim about the babys hair.
Hes got way more than me, thank God,he said.
The couple also revealed that William hashad a go at changing the infants first dia-per. Hes very good at it, Kate said.
The new parents drew whoops and excited
applause from well-wishers as they revealedthe newest member of Britains royal fami-ly. William said theyre still trying todecide what to name the little prince.
The couple re-entered the hospital toplace the child in a car seat before re-emerg-ing to get into an SUV. William drove themaway palace officials said they will headto an apartment in Kensington Palace andspend the night there.
The young familys first public appear-ance together has been the moment that theworlds media and crowds of onlookerscamped outside the hospital had long beenwaiting for, and the photographs snappedTuesday are likely to be reprinted fordecades as the baby grows into adulthoodand his role as a future king.
William, Kate, show off newborn royal baby boy
GOP,Dems divided alikeon foreign policy issues
WASHINGTON President BarackObamas limited attempt to end morethan two years of bloodshed in Syriaand his insistence on U.S. assistanceto a strife-riven Egypt have exposeddeep divisions in Congress, with pock-ets of grudging support countered byfierce opposition toward greaterAmerican military and financialinvolvement among Democrats and
Republicans alike.The uneven reaction is partly a reflec-
tion of the Obama administrationsown uncertain foreign policy path as itsorts out Americas role in an increas-ing sectarian conflict in Syria thatthreatens the entire Middle East. Theouster of Mohammed Morsi, Egyptsfirst freely elected president, also creat-ed a web of considerations related toadvocating democracy or U.S. nationalsecurity goals. Lawmakers too aregrappling with these questions.
Obama,lawmakerssquare off over NSA authority
WASHINGTON The Obama admin-istration squared off with skeptical law-makers Tuesday over efforts to terminatethe governments authority to collectphone records of millions of Americans,a proposition that exposed sharp divi-sions among members of Congress.
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Prince William and his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge appear with their baby son,outside the Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital in London.
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Grand jury workshould be public
Editor,In his guest perspective, Pull back
curtain on grand jury secrecy in theJuly 23 edition of the Daily Journal,County Manager John Maltbie makestwo excellent points. San MateoCounty has nationally-praised budgetand financial reporting systems andthe San Mateo County Civil GrandJury was flat-out wrong in their criti-cism. I have been invited to many
secret sessions of the civil grand juryand agree that their deliberations andall their work should be public. Ibelieve they provide a valuable checkon local government but transparencyis essential if their function is not tobe abused. Id like to see our state rep-resentatives mount an effort to shinethe light on their functions.
Tom Huening
San MateoThe letter writer is the former San
Mateo County controller and a formermember of the Board of Superviso rs.
Grand jury is correctEditor,In response to Michelle Durands
article, Grand jury questions coun-tys budget deficit in the July 23 edi-tion of the Daily Journal, how are thevoters in San Mateo County supposedto make informed decisions about thefiscal health of the county if elected
officials are cooking the books?Plaudits to the civil grand jury forexposing the practice of hiding 5 per-cent of the annual county budget inERAF. As Justice Brandeis said, sun-light is the best antiseptic. Itreminds me of the recent incidentwhere the state parks were pleading abudget crises. Then it was discoveredthat millions were squirreled awayfrom view of the taxpayers and nocrises existed.
As for Don Horsleys comment thatit is casting aspersions that are
unfair and unfounded please! Talkabout shooting the messenger!
Robert Baker
San Mateo
What does thecivil grand jury want?
Editor,In response to Michelle Durands
article, Grand jury questions coun-tys budget deficit in the July 23 edi-tion of the Daily Journal, I am won-dering about the civil grand jurysmotivations. They seem to be on avendetta about San Mateo County
finances. I find their reports oddlyconflicting. On the one hand, they arecomplaining about the countysunfunded pension liability and on theother hand they are scolding thecounty for not including every lastpotential revenue source in budgetprojections.
What does the civil grand jury
want, prudent fiscal managementincluding fully funding pensions orsunny day projections that paint themost optimistic picture of the coun-tys finances? I personally think theBoard of Supervisors is doing a good
job at balancing the various demandsof the countys finances.
Robert Harker
San Mateo
Draper UniversityEditor,Recently I had the pleasure of walk-
ing through Benjamin Franklin Courtjust behind what used to be TheBenjamin Franklin Hotel and is nowDraper University what a delight-ful surprise. I have been using thisshort cut between Third and Fourthavenues in downtown San Mateo for anumber of years and was unhappywith the appearance of the alley priorto it being blocked off for some con-struction.
Not sure what to expect when I sawit was open for pedestrians again, Iturned in and saw the ornate wrought-iron gate with Draper University atthe top, saw the new walking paths,saw the lovely plantings and saw thenew street lights a lovely additionto our city.
Thank you, San Mateo and thankyou, Draper University.
Marvin Charney
San Mateo
Letters to the editor
The decision of the CollegeBoard to invalidate AdvancedPlacement exam scores for
286 students and approximately 600exams is regrettable and unfortunate.
Students and their parents have aright to be upset. Livid even. Monthsof studying and hard work went intothose exams that not only help get
students into good colleges, but alsotake the place of certain college-levelclasses.
And the timing of the announce-ment is also terribly unfortunate inthat many students who need to retestare already prepping to go away tocollege and making last-minuteadjustments for a major life event.Just about the last thing anyone whoalready went through the process ofstudying and taking AP exams is tosqueeze in a retest of those examsbefore heading off to college.
But here they are facing that exactscenario. Our advice is to just grin andbear it. The San Mateo Union HighSchool District Board of Trustees
voted in closed session yesterday topursue legal remedies against theCollege Board and EducationalTesting Service, the College Boardssecurity provider that administers theAPexams. The board is hiring the
heavy-hitting Cotchett, Pitre &McCarthy law firm of Burlingame toassist it with the aim of expediting areversal of the College Boards deci-sion.
While this is a major undertaking,there is a strong possibility the con-clusion of such an effort would take awhile. In the meantime, studentsawaiting the result could be in limbowith their classes and maybe evenunable to take higher level classeswhile seeing if their AP exams couldpreclude the need for them. The pullfor legal action is understandablesince so many seem so wronged.From all accounts, it seems as if therewere seating irregularities rather than
rampant cheating and that thereshould have been some flexibility inthe decision to invalidate a largeswath of exams. However, it alsoseems as if the College Board is amonopoly that is beyond reproach.There may be some larger l egislativecure that would limit its monopoly orat least provide for a better complaint
and appeal process when it comes toperceived irregularities. The legal pur-suit may also provide some futureremedy to this process. Both areefforts worth pursuing but whetherthey might assist students in theircurrent situation is unknown.
Students who had their tests invali-dated should sign up for the retesttoday so they can take it in August.Another lesson here is that MillsHigh School administrators should besure they are in compliance with theCollege Board requirements for test-ing in the future regardless of whatalternative procedures were followedin the past. We all know now the per-ils of not doing so.
Students with invalidated AP exams should retest Hope for the future?I
f it takes a village to raise a child, it also takes avillage to protect a child. We must regain oursense of community, our understanding that what
affects one of us can affect us all. Phillip and AliceShabecoff, Poisoned Profits.
In early May, we enjoyed a large family gathering 28relatives on Teds side at his sisters home. Since theboomer generation was busy preparing dinner in thekitchen, we from the greatest generation had an opportuni-
ty to enjoy watching the young children playing indoorsand out. There were 8 of them three 10-year-olds, oneeach of ages 7, 6, 5, 3 and 1.Such precious treasures each in their own way grow-ing and learning as they aremaking a place for them-selves in this crazy world.
The next day, I was stillbasking in the warmth of thisfamily gathering when Ibegan thinking about whatmay be in store for thesechildren (and all others) inthe future. It registered moreprofoundly after I read anewspaper article about thechemicals used in and onupholstered furniture to makeit soil and flame resistant. And then when it was reported on
the news that evening that flame-retardants used in mat-tresses and upholstery, etc. can cause hyperactivity andlower IQ, disrupt hormones, change DNA and decrease fer-tility, the anger, dismay and sadness prevailed.
Our children are being stealthily poisoned by the chemi-cals in their food and environment most of which havenever been studied adequately (if at all) by appropriate gov-ernment agencies. As Sandra Steinbraber, author ofRaising Elijah informs us: Only 200 of the more than80,000 synthetic chemicals used in the United States havebeen tested under the Toxic Substance Control Act of 1976and exactly none of them are regulated on the basis of theirpotential to affect infant or child development. TheShabecoffs concur: Our economic system and our corporateculture rarely reflect values that would protect our children.
Not long after our family dinner, it was reported by theCenter for Disease Control that up to 20 percent ofAmerican children suffer from disorders such as ADHD, anx-iety, depression and behavioral conduct problems. We were
told that mental disorders in children are linked to chronichealth problems and other mental issues later in life. Itmakes you wonder about those young men who becomeparanoid schizophrenic and wreak havoc by casually spray-ing people with bullets or setting off pressure cookerbombs. You cant help but wonder what all of those chemi-cals that surround so many children may have had to dowith it.
If we were to make a list of some of the chemicals thatthreaten our childrens health, we might begin with BPAand phthalates that are absorbed by their food from can lin-ers, and many plastic containers, etc. BPAis a well-knownendocrine disrupter affecting development, memory, intelli-gence and learning. Randell Fitzgerald, The Hundred-Year Lie. The food itself is often plied with additives thathave not been tested by the FDA. Add fumes from house-hold cleaners and air fresheners, lawn chemicals, insectspray, auto exhaust, formaldehyde, ad nauseam. Lead isreported to be causing many problems, especially behavior
and learning problems in children who live in places builtbefore the 70s. And it is even implicated in baby foods.That barely scratches the surface.
In the name of profit, industry continues to produce, dis-play and dispense enormous quantities of chemicals andother hazardous substances that permeate our environmentand often cause illness and sometimes death. Companiesthat do so are perpetrators of the crime against our chil-dren. Poisoned Profits.
It can start in the womb. Chemicals in the products thatthe mother uses, such as cosmetics, hair dye, fingernailpolish, perfume, etc., what drugs (legal or illegal) she mayuse and what she eats and drinks, and chemicals in her envi-ronment can have an effect on the fetus and contaminatebreast milk. While we pretend that everything is normal,our toxic chemical legacy is producing ever-greater num-bers of genetic defects in our species and in the animal lifethat surrounds us. Fitzgerald.
Thinking about all of these things can be depressing,but, for the sake of our children, we must raise our con-sciousness by reading books like those mentioned here andsupporting organizations that are trying to bring somesense into the regulation of chemicals in our midst. Wemust not give up hope for the future.
As Sandra Steingraber pleads: Will we, as parents andgrandparents, as a society, finally acknowledge the peril inthe world around us and how it is affecting our children,born and unborn? Will we at last overcome our indifferenceand inertia and demand the profound change that will berequired?
Since 1984, Dorothy Dimitre has written more than 700
columns for various local newspapers. Her email address is
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Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the NewYork Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:NYSERadioShack Corp.,down 15 cents at $2.78The struggling electronics retailer said that its second-quarter losswidened.It is bringing in consultants to help improve results.Lexmark International Inc., up $1.86 at $36.43The printer maker said that its second-quarter earnings more thandoubled on higher demand for its print management software.NasdaqNetflix Inc.,down $11.70 at $250.26The Internet video services second-quarter profit more than quadrupled,but its new subscriber numbers fell short of expectations.The Wendys Co.,up 55 cents at $7.23The fast-food chains quarterly net income beat Wall Street expectationsand the company said its selling 425 of its restaurants to franchisees.
Texas Instruments Inc.,up $1.51 at $38.93The semiconductor company said that second-quarter profit rose 48percent on cost-cutting and demand for computer chips.Sourcefire Inc.,up $16.41 at $75.49Cisco Systems Inc.,the networking equipment company,is buying thecomputer network security company for about $2.37 billion.Array BioPharma Inc.,up 58 cents at $6.14The drug developer said that its potential allergic asthma treatmentfared much better than a placebo in mid-stage testing.Capella Education Co.,up $3.96 at $47.93The online education companys stock hit a two-year high after a 12.7percent jump in new enrollments in the second quarter.
Big movers
By Matthew CraftTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK Uneven corporateearnings news left the stock marketmixed on Tuesday.
Most major indexes closed slightlylower, except for the Dow Jones indus-trial average. Yet even there the gainwas due to the increase in one stock,United Technologies.
Better earnings from big banks,health insurers and other companieshave helped drive the stock markethigher this month. On Tuesday, howev-er, the encouraging and the discourag-ing seemed evenly matched. Wendysand United Technologies surged afterposting stronger results than financialanalysts expected. Netflix and the AltriaGroup, maker of Marlboro cigarettes,sank after their results fell short.
In the absence of major economicnews, the focus is on earnings thisweek, said David Joy, chief market
strategist at Ameriprise Financial.And theres nothing today to drive themarket dramatically one way or anoth-er.
The Dow rose 22.19 points, or 0.1percent, to 15,567.74. If not for a 3percent gain in United Technologies,the Dow would have closed down apoint.
United Technologies rose $3.01 to
$105.12 after the conglomerate saidstrong orders for commercial airlineparts and elevators helped lift its profit.
The Standard & Poors 500 index fell3.14 points, or 0.2 percent, to1,692.39. The Nasdaq composite fell21.11 points, or 0.6 percent, to3,579.27.
It was a busy day for earnings as 35companies in the S&P 500 were sched-uled to turn in results. The second-quar-ter scorecard looks good so far. Morethan six out of every 10 companies
have posted earnings that surpassedWall Streets expectations, accordingto S&P Capital IQ.
Analysts forecast that second-quarterearnings for companies in the S&P 50 0increased 3.8 percent over the sameperiod last year.
The bar has been set pretty low,said Joel Huffman, senior portfoliomanager at U.S. Bank WealthManagement. So, its hardly a surprisethat many companies are able to jumpover it, he said.
Stock market ends mixed
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By Peter SvenssonTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The surge in tablet usage, a trade-inpromotion and a fee tacked onto bills
helped boost AT&Ts wireless revenuefor the latest quarter, but profitsdeclined as costs surged, the companysaid Tuesday.
AT&Ts coffers were drained bysmartphone sales, which it subsidizesin the hope of making money backover the life of two-year contracts. Itset a second-quarter smartphone sales
record, helped by a promotion thatgave customers $100 off a new phonewhen trading in an old one.
Costs also rose due to investmentsAT&T is making to boost home broad-
band speeds.AT&T Inc., the countrys largest
telecommunications company, said itearned $3.8 billion, or 71 cents pershare, in the April-to-June period,compared with $3.9 billion, or 66cents share, a year ago. The per-sharefigure rose despite the overall profitdrop because AT&T has been buying
back shares in addition to paying outits dividend.
Adjusted for a one-time gain of 4cents for the sale of shares in MexicosAmerica Movil, the latest earnings
were 67 cents per share, 1 cent belowthe analysts forecast, according toFactSet.AT&Ts revenue was $32.1 bi l-lion, up 1.6 percent from a year ago andwell above Wall Streets estimate of$31.8 billion.
AT&T shares fell 31 cents to $35.50in extended trading, after the release ofthe results.
AT&T revenue up,profit down as costs rise in 2Q Apples 3Q earningssag, beat estimatesBy Michael LiedtkeTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAN FRANCISCO Apples sales of older, less expen-sive iPhones climbed in its latest quarter, highlighting thechallenges facing the worlds most valuable technologycompany as it tries to reverse a recent decline in its earn-ings and prove that it can still innovate.
The results announced Tuesday topped the projections ofanalysts who steer the way investors tend to react to finan-cial reports. That helped lift Apples stock by $14.61, ormore than 3 percent, to $433.60 in extended trading afterthe numbers came out. The shares still remain down morethan 35 percent since the latest model of the iPhone cameout 10 months ago.
The downturn largely reflects the intensifying competi-tion in the smartphone and tablet computer markets. Appledefined and then dominated for several years to propel thecompany into a hyper-growth phase that enthralled WallStreet. But there are now signs that Apples once seeming-ly irrepressible growth is stalling as rivals such as Google
Inc., Samsung Electronics and Amazon.com Inc. makeinroads largely by undercutting Apples prices.The competitive pressure has prompted Apple to sell
older models of its iPhones at prices below the newestmodel and introduce a smaller, less expensive version of itsiPad.
The impact of that shift can be seen in Apples fiscal thirdquarter, a three-month period ending in June.
Federal court upholdsBush-era smog standardBy Dina CappielloTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON A federal court on Tuesday upheld a2008 air pollution standard the Obama administrationvowed to strengthen, but later reversed itself and kept inplace.
The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington rejected argu-ments that the ozone standard for public health set by for-mer President George W. Bush was either too weak or toostrong. The Environmental Protection Agencys scientificadvisory panel at the time said the standard should havebeen more stringent to adequately protect health.
But referencing Goldilocks and the Three Bears, the courton Tuesday said it cannot demand EPA get thi ngs jus tright when it comes to health.
However, the court ruled that the agency would have torevisit a secondary standard aimed at protection forests andother vegetation from ozone pollution.
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In the 1970s and 1980s, the Millbrae JoeDiMaggio Summer League entry was a pow-erhouse, winning five Joe DiMaggio WorldSeries titles.
Twenty-six years after its last WorldSeries crown, the 2013 edition would like toadd their names to the list as Millbraeclaimed one of the spots in the Joe
DiMaggio World Series championship atthe Veterans Home in Yountville.It will play a yet-to-be-determined oppo-nent today at 10 a.m., but having gone 3-0through the winners bracket, Millbrae willneed to be beaten twice to be denied the pro-grams s ixth World Series title.
Weve swung the bat every single game(of the tournament), said Millbrae co-man-ager Robby Garrison.
If necessary, a second game will be played
approximately a half hour after the comple-tion of Game 1.
Millbrae opened the tournament with a10-2 win over Trinity-San Francisco. It fol-lowed that with a 6-3 win over the SierraSundevils of Reno to move into the win-ners bracket championship game.
Garrison said the key for Millbrae was towin its second-round game.
There were definitely some teams thatcould (have gotten) in our way, Garrison
said. The biggest game we had to win wasGame 2, when we would get either Pacificaor Reno.
The Sundevils had beaten Pacifica 13-7 inthe first round to set up the showdown withMillbrae in the second round.
In the winners bracket final, Millbraeblasted River City 14-6 to advance to thechampionship series.
Millbrae on brink of title
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Colin Kaepernick made the 10th start of his career in the Super Bowl. Can he lead the 49ersback to the promise land now as the unquestioned leader of this team?
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Oaklands Darren McFadden is one of the Raiders few legitimate stars. Cana new offensive blocking scheme pave the way for McFadden and putthe Raiders in playoff contention?
By Janie McCauleyTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SANTA CLARA Much like when theycame together for training camp last summer,the San Francisco 49ers return yet again deter-mined to take another important step this sea-son from Super Bowl runner-up to champi-on .
Last July, the goal was to get to the SuperBowl after falling short in the NFC champi-
onship game. Now, the Niners have been backto footballs biggest stage only to fall threepoints shy of the franchises sixth LombardiTrophy in February against the BaltimoreRavens and John Harbaugh, big brother of SanFrancisco coach Jim Harbaugh.
The 49ers had three chances from the 5 withless than 2 minutes left in the 34-31 loss in theNew Orleans Superdome, and Colin Kaepernickthrew three straight incomplete passes intend-ed for Michael Crabtree.
Kaepernick had directed four second-halfscoring drives already, but San Francisco failedto deliver in the waning moments.
We have our team back for the most part,added some other pieces, All-Pro defensivelineman Justin Smith said. The goal is still
the same as last year. Got close. Didnt get itdone. Hopefully we get it done this year.The Niners will have to do it without top
2012 wide receiver Crabtree, who tore his rightAchilles tendon in May and underwent surgery.
49ers determined toreturn to Super Bowl
See 49ERS, Page 16
By Josh DubowTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ALAMEDA The first season of
the new regime in Oakland got off toa rough start with the Raiders win-ning just four games and oftenbeing uncompetitive one year afterbeing on the brink of the playoffs.
Year two could be even more diffi-cult after second-year general man-ager Reggie McKenzie spent muchof the offseason shedding bignames and big salaries as part of anecessary rebuilding process as theRaiders try to end a stretch of 10
straight non-winning seasons.Im getting used to it. But its for
a good reason, said kickerSebastian Janikowski, the longest
tenured Raider in his 13th seasonwith the team. We need to changeand we need to change now.
There will be at least eight newstarters on defense, no quarterbackwho has made more than two startsin the NFL and a collection of low-priced free agents looking to provethemselves to the rest of the NFL.
Its all part of a near-completeoverhaul of the team McKenzie andcoach Dennis Allen inherited fol-
lowing the 2011 season with fewerthan 20 players remaining from thatsquad.
We got a lot of change, a lot of
turnover on this football team andthe thing Ive been the most pleasedwith is the mindset of this team,Allen said. I know theres a lot ofexperts out there that might thingdifferently, but I like this footballteam.
Five things to watch as theRaiders try to finish above .500 forthe first time since 2002.
Raiders face tough secondyear in rebuilding project
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