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Tuesday June 25, 2013 Vol XII,Edition 267

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CHICAGO ISCUP CHAMP

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BUSINESS PAGE 10

U.S. SENATE PASSES LEGISLATION

By Michelle DurandDAILY JOURNAL STAFF

The chance of a public marinaremaining at Petes Harbor afterits conversion into 411 waterfronthigh-rises a demand by oppo-nents and a concession by thedeveloper is now lost becausethe state forced owner PaulaUccelli to terminate leases of theouter waterway, according to herspokesman.

As of June21, Uccelligave notice toend her 28-yearlease with theState LandsC o m m i s s i o nfor the outerharbor, an areadeveloper PaulPowers hadagreed to keep as public slips if

Redwood City officials approve

the application. Uccelli said shehad little choice because the com-mission issued a breach of con-tract, ordered her to make millionsof dollars in capital improvementswithin 60 days and claimed shehad not provided timely notice ofher husbands 2005 death.

At this junction, the StateLands Commission has made it lit-erally impossible to maintain theouter harbor and has in all likeli-

hood needlessly ruined any

prospect of a future public marinaat Petes Harbor, Uccelli said in aprepared statement.

Pete Uccelli opened the 21-acreharbor in 1958 and the quirkyboat-dwelling community becamea Peninsula landmark. Uccelliplanned to sell her land and trans-fer the outer harbor lease toPowers for his planned develop-ment. However, as news of thepending sale broke and Uccelli

evicted tenants, opponents fought

back against the proposal andquestioned the State LandsCommission about her right to doso under the existing lease termswhich called for a commercialmarina. Powers attempted to splitthe difference by agreeing to pub-lic slips and even financial com-pensation to move remaining ten-ants in return for the opposinggroups to drop their efforts. No

Public marina jeopardized at Petes HarborLongtime owner terminates leases after State Lands Commission orders quick and costly improvements

By Bill SilverfarbDAILY JOURNAL STAFF

Beekeeping is forbidden inFoster City.

Most who work for the city,however, could not tell you whyand some on the City Council wereunaware of the fact until the DailyJournal asked them about it.

Beekeeping was banned in resi-dential areas pretty much from theFoster Citys inception in 1971,Assistant City Manager SteveToler said. City code was then

amended in 1975 to ban beekeep-ing outright in every part of thecity, he said.

I cant tell you why and it has

never beenrevisited, Tolersaid.

That couldchange, howev-er, since ViceMayor CharlieBronitsky andC o u n c i l m a nHerb Perez saidthey were both

willing to consider beekeeping inthe city if it gets on a councilagenda.

Many of our rules are antiquat-

ed, Perez wrote in an email. Healso said he is committed to updat-ing all ordinances that may haveoutlived their usefulness.

Bronitsky was not aware thatbeekeeping was banned in thecity.

If a resident wants to raise thisissue, they can always appear atany City Council meeting and askus to put it on the agenda or theycan email any of us to do the same.We would then have the benefit ofa staff report and the applicantsposition from which to make adecision, Bronitsky wrote theDaily Journal in an email.

In March, members of theBeekeepers Guild of San Mateo

County attended a San Mateo CityCouncil study session on sustain-

Beekeepers abuzz over rules

By Heather MurtaghDAILY JOURNAL STAFF

Summer in Millbrae starts witha contract agreement betweenschool officials and teachers forthe year that just ended.

The one-year agreement doesntsolve all the contract issues. Bothsides will resume talks inSeptember to tackle an agreementfor the two upcoming schoolyears.

Under the agreement, whichmembers of the MillbraeEducation Association approvedearlier this month, teachers willhave a 2 percent salary increase

effective July1, 2012 and aone-time, 1percent pay-ment from thebase salaryprior to the 2p e r c e n tincrease. Inaddition to thesalary increase,

the agreement calls for a $75boost for health benefits, accord-ing to a staff report.

Linda Luna, superintendent ofthe Millbrae Elementary School

Teachers ink

contract deal

with district

Paula Uccelli

Millbrae reaches one-year agreement;additional talks to pick up again in fall

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Beekeeping in the county faces restrictions depending on where you live.Some cities ban beekeeping outrightas others restrict how many hives can be kept or where the hives may be located.

Foster City forbids it, other citiesordinances vary

Nickie Irvine

San Mateo Union tostudy bond financingDAILY JOURNAL STAFF REPORT

Financing options for executingwhats left of two voter-approvedbond measures M and O willbe part of a special study session

held by the San Mateo Union HighSchool District Board of Trusteestonight.

How the money is financed could

change the districts cash flow andthe potential projects to be tackledby the bond funds.

This isnt the first time the use ofbond funds, as well as financingoptions, has been revisited. The

plans for using money fromMeasure M a 2006 $298 million

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Linda Luna

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House investigators:Disability judges are too lax

WASHINGTON Social Security isapproving disability benefits at strik-ingly high rates for people whoseclaims were rejected by field offices orstate agencies, according to Houseinvestigators. Compounding the situ-ation, the agency often fails to dorequired follow-up reviews months oryears later to make sure people are stilldisabled.

Claims for benefits have increasedby 25 percent since 2007, pushing thefund that supports the disability pro-gram to the brink of insolvency,which could mean reduced benefits.Social Security officials say the pri-mary driver of the increase is demo-graphic, mainly a surge in babyboomers who are more prone to dis-ability as they age but are not quite oldenough to qualify for retirement bene-fits.

The disability program has beenswamped by benefit claims since therecession hit a few years ago. Lastyear, 3.2 million people applied forSocial Security Disability or

Supplemental Security Income.In addition, however, management

problems lead to misspending andadd to the financial ills of the program,investigators from the House

Oversight and Government ReformCommittee say.

Federal disability claims are oftenpaid to individuals who are not legallyentitled to receive them, three seniorRepublicans on the House committeedeclared in a March 11 letter to theagency. Among the signers was thecommittees chairman, Rep. DarrellIssa of California.

Tightrope walk over Arizonagorge draws 13M viewers

LITTLE COLORADO RIVERGORGE, Ariz. Aerialist NikWallendas tightrope walk over agorge near the Grand Canyon drew

nearly 13 millionviewers to the livetelevision broad-cast.

The DiscoveryChannel saidMonday that thequarter-mile stunt atthe Little ColoradoRiver Gorge wasamong the most

highly viewed shows in the stationshistory.

It also prompted 1.3 million tweetsSunday, making it one of the toptrending topics.

Wallenda took 22 minutes to crossthe 2-inch-thick steel cable, 1,500

feet above the dry river bed. He did itwithout a harness or safety net.

The well-known daredevil contendedwith the wind and repeatedly called onGod to calm the swaying cable.

He wore a microphone and two cam-eras, one that looked down on the riverbed and one that faced straight ahead.

11-year-old California boysells gun art in New York City

NEW YORK A Los Angeles b oy

who hopes to get people talking aboutgun violence made $2,500 in NewYork City selling his art made fromtoy guns and tape.

According to the Daily News(http://nydn.us/17wYcoA ), CharlesGitnick sold 17 pieces on PrinceStreet and West Broadway this week-end, where many artists sell theirwares to wandering pedestrians.

The 11-year-old says he wraps toyguns in multicolored tape and thensplatters the canvases with paint.

His parents tell the newspaper theycame to the city in March and Charlessold 20 pieces and made $2,000.

Charles says he feels that guns are

scary and dangerous. He hopes his artgets people talking about gun vio-lence.

He also says he wishes guns wereonly in art galleries.

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In 1788, Virginia ratified the U.S. Constitution.

In 1876, Lt. Col. Colonel George A. Custer and his 7thCavalry were wiped out by Sioux and Cheyenne Indians inthe Battle of the Little Bighorn in Montana.

In 1888, the Republican National Convention, meeting inChicago, nominated Benjamin Harrison for the presidency.(Harrison went on to win the election, defeating PresidentGrover Cleveland.)

In 1910, President William Howard Taft signed the White-Slave Traffic Act, more popularly known as the Mann Act,which made it illegal to transport women across state linesfor immoral purposes.

In 1938, the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 was enacted.

In 1943, Congress passed, over President Franklin D.Roosevelts veto, the Smith-Connally Anti-Strike Act,which allowed the federal government to seize and operateprivately owned war plants facing labor strikes.

In 1950, war broke out in Korea as forces from the commu-nist North invaded the South.

In 1962, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Engel v. Vitale, ruled 6-1 that recitation of a state-sponsored prayer in New YorkState public schools was unconstitutional.

In 1988, American-born Mildred Gillars, known as AxisSally for her Nazi propaganda broadcasts during World WarII, died in Columbus, Ohio, at age 87. (Gillars had served 12years in prison for treason.)

In 1993, Kim Campbell was sworn in as Canadas 19thprime minister, the first woman to hold the post.

Actress June Lockhart is 88. Civil rights activist JamesMeredith is 80. Rhythm-and-blues singer Eddie Floyd is 76.Actress Barbara Montgomery is 74. Actress Mary Beth Peil(peel) (TV: The Good Wife) is 73. Basketball Hall-of-FamerWillis Reed is 71. Writer-producer-director Gary David

Goldberg is 69. Rock musician Allen Lanier (Blue Oyster Cult)is 67. Rock musician Ian McDonald (Foreigner; KingCrimson) is 67. Actor-director Michael Lembeck is 65. TVpersonality Phyllis George is 64. Rock singer Tim Finn is 61.Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor is 59. Rock musicianDavid Paich (Toto) is 59. Actor Michael Sabatino is 58.

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The story Fire service sharing expands: Hybrid RedwoodCity-San Carlos department moving toward full service inthe June 22, 2013 edition of the Daily Journal had incorrectinformation. The possible new consolidated fire stationwould service the Fire Station 19 area on Edmonds Road.

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Vandalism. Avehicle window was smashedon the 1000 block of El Camino Real before2:37 p.m. Saturday, June 1.

REDWOOD CITYSuspicious solicitors. Two residents report-ed two men tried to sell them cleaning productson Windsor Way and Birch Street before 9:28p.m. Monday, June 3.Suspicious person.Awoman wearing a skirtwas flashing her private parts on El CaminoReal before 7:12 p.m. Friday, May 31.

SAN MATEOVandalism. Somone reported finding a sec-ond hole in their wall on the 300 block of ElmStreet before 1:37 p.m. Monday, June 3.

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Wasnt feeling wellA vehicle pulled over and a passengerleaned out the door and vomited on the1400 block of Hillside Circle inMillbrae before 4:19 p.m. Saturday,June 1.

DAILY JOURNAL STAFF REPORT

The Service League of San Mateo Countynamed longtime employee and interim directorKaren Francone to permanently take up thereins of the nonprofit which administers pro-grams preparing and transitioning jail inmatesback into society.

Francone has been involved with the Service

League since 1990 when she helped launch theorganizations first Hope House which givesrecently released female inmates an intensiveresidential substance abuse treatment programbefore reuniting with their families and thecommunity. She has been director of the HopeHouse program since 1997, working to expandto six houses and offer transitional housing

opportunities.Karen is already such an

essential component ofthis organization and weare very excited that shellbe working in this role,said Mike Scanlon, presi-dent of the board of direc-tors, in a prepared state-

ment.The decision came after anationwide search to replace former executivedirector and county supervisor Mike Nevin whoserved six years before his December 2012death from esophageal cancer. Scanlon citedFrancones instrumental work with Nevin tomake the Service League successful in the

announcement of her naming.In 2010, the Service League honored

Francones work by dedicating the Karen MarieWellness Center which provides Hope Housesclients with a fully-equipped health and fitnessfacility.

Francone said she is incredibly honored bythe new opportunity and chance to continue theorganizations work.

Twenty years ago, I joined the ServiceLeague because I wanted to work hands-on toimprove the lives of some of our communitymost vulnerable people. Today, Im celebratingthe success that weve had and embracing thechance to promote the Service Leagues contin-ued growth so that more and more people canbenefit from our programs, Francone said.

Service League names new executive director

KarenFrancone

Oktoberfest movingback to San Carlos

Peninsula Oktoberfest, the annual one-daycommunity excuse for music, food and goodbeer, is heading north this fall to San Carlos.

After a four-year run in Redwood City,Peninsula Oktoberfest organizers want a small,more intimate event and believe the HillerAviation Museum in San Carlos provides theperfect mix of large outdoor space, centralizedlocation and on the off chance of rain as inthe celebrations first year indoor space.

Organizers are touting the free parking,indoor rest rooms and limited ticket sales to

help keep lines short. Oh, and the addition ofcool airplanes to check out is a bonus for visi-tors, too.

The smaller location also frees volunteersfrom the extra burden that comes with biggerevents and popularity, according to anannouncement of the move.

More details will be released closer to theactual event at www.hil ler.org .

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Missing woman found deadA San Mateo woman who went missing

from Montara State Beach in unincorporatedSan Mateo County June 13 was found dead,

according to the SanMateo County SheriffsOffice.

The body of AraGhorgyi Ward, 48, of San

Mateo, was foundWednesday, June 19 atapproximately 7:16 p.m.washed up along thebeach in the area ofPomponio State Beach.

Cause of death is unknown, according tothe Sheriffs Office.

She went to the beach with her boyfriendon the evening of Wednesday, June 12. Theyfell asleep and, the next morning when theboyfriend awoke, she was gone, accordingto the Sheriffs Office.

It was reported that she may have beendepressed and suicidal, according to theSheriffs Office.

The San Mateo County Sheriffs Officeinvestigation is ongoing at this time inconjunction with the San Mateo CountyCoroners Office.

Man carrying gun detainedA man walking down the street on the

3200 block of Middlefield Road in NorthFair Oaks was arrested early Sunday morn-ing for holding a fully visible handgun inhis hand and possession of a controlled sub-stance, according to the San Mateo CountySheriffs Office.

Arrested was Redwood City residentDaniel Conception, 25.

He was booked into county jail withoutincident, according to the Sheriffs Office.

San Mateo County Board ofEducation seeks members for

advisory committeeThe San Mateo County Board of Education

recently formed an advisory committee toreview real property information and helpdetermine the status of surplus property.

Now it needs members for the group.California law requires such a committeehave no fewer than seven. The proceedingsof the County Board Advisory Committeewill be open to the public and is subject tothe Brown Act. The estimated time commit-ment for committee members is approxi-mately eight hours per month for the nextthree months. The membership of the com-mittee is to be representative of each of thefollowing:

The ethnic, age group, and socioeco-nomic composition of the district;

The business community, such as storeowners, managers, or supervisors;

Land owners and renters; Teachers; Administrators; Parents of students; and Anyone with expertise in environmen-

tal impact, legal contracts, buildings codes,and land use planning.

Applications are available online atwww.smcoe.k12.ca.us. Completed formscan be submitted to Nancy Magee [email protected] or mailed to SanMateo County Board of Education: ATTN:Nancy Magee, 101 Twin Dolphin Drive,Redwood City, CA 940 65. The deadline toapply is 5 p.m. June 26.

Checkpoints plannedfor holiday weekend

The San Mateo County Avoid the 23 willbe conducting a DUI/drivers license check-point from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday, July 5 atEl Camino Real and St. Francis in SanCarlos.

Officers will be contacting drivers pass-ing through the checkpoint for signs ofalcohol and/or drug impairment. Officerswill also check drivers for proper licensingand will strive to delay motorists onlymomentarily, according to a press releasesent out by the Daly City PoliceDepartment. Drivers caught drivingimpaired can expect jail time, license sus-pension and insurance increases, as well asfines, fees DUI classes and other expensesthat can exceed $10,000.

Prelim set for womanaccused of stabbing boyfriend

An East Palo Alto woman accused of fatal-ly stabbing her boyfriend at their home lastyear is set appeared in court Monday for apreliminary hearing.

Natisha Anderson, 34, was arrested onFeb. 7, 2012, when officers went to 1240Camelia Drive after Anderson called 911 tosay she cut her boyfriend, police said.

The boyfriend, 34-year-old Charles Perry,was found suffering from a stab wound to hisfemoral artery and a steak knife was found inthe sink, prosecutors and police said.

Perry was taken to Stanford Hospital,where he succumbed to his injuries, policesaid.

Anderson told officers that she acciden-tally stabbed" Perry, the father of her 4-year-old son, during an argument, prosecu-tors said.

She was arrested and charged with murderwith an enhancement for use of a deadlyweapon, according to the San Mateo CountyDistrict Attorneys Office.

Ara Ward

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SAN FRANCISCO A federal judge hasgiven preliminary approval to a $1 millionsettlement in a lawsuit filed against the city ofOakland and Alameda County on behalf of150 people who were arrested during a 2010protest related to the fatal shooting of OscarGrant III.

U.S. District Judge Thelton Henderson ofSan Francisco tentatively approved the set-tlement in a June 13 order and will hold a finalapproval hearing on Sept. 9.

The people were arrested during a marchprotesting the sentencing of former BARTofficer Johannes Mehserle, who fatally shotGrant, 22, of Hayward, at the FruitvaleBART station in Oakland early on NewYears Day in 2009.

Mehserle was convicted of involuntarymanslaughter and was sentenced inNovember 2010 to two years in prison. Hewas given credit for time served and was

released in June 2011.The civil rights lawsuit was filed in 2011 by

four protesters as a class action on behalf ofthe approximately 150 marchers arrested dur-ing a demonstration on Nov. 5, 2010.

Under the agreement, the four named plain-tiffs will each receive $9,000; other classmembers who file approved claims will begiven an estimated $4,500 to $5,000 each;and attorneys working with the NationalLawyers Guild will be awarded $350,000 forfees and costs.

In a court filing, both sides told the judge,It is undisputed that the 150 class memberswere not given an order or opportunity to dis-perse before being penned in by police linesin the residential Oakland East Lake neigh-borhood, and arrested.

The protesters were placed in sheriffsoffice custody for 14 to 24 hours, and wereheld on buses and then in a county jail hold-ing area before being released, according tothe filing.

Tentative settlement reachedin Oscar Grant protest case

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Thomas Michael GillThomas Michael Gill, 87, died

June 18, 2013 at Moore RegionalHospital in Pinehurst, N.C.

He was the husband of Joan AnnGill, brother of Corita Ann Gill,father of Susan Gill Casey,Catherine Holton Gill, Nancy GillTattersall and Thomas Michael

Gill Jr. and grandfather of ThomasMicah Gill and Ally Chu Gill.

Mr. Gill was born in New YorkCity Feb. 15, 1926 to Howard andMargaret Gill. He was a graduatefrom the U.S. Naval Academy.After retiring from the Navy as alieutenant, Tom had a 33-yearcareer with IBM. He held manage-ment and executive sales posi-tions with IBM all over the world:New York, Palo Alto, Brusselsand Paris. Tom was a lifelongmember of the New York AthleticClub, an avid chess player, and achampion squash player.

Tom loved his family, friendsand country.

A funeral mass will be held 10a.m. Saturday, June 29 at TheChurch of the Nativity, Menlo

Park, CA. In lieu of flowers, thefamily requests that donations bemade to: Richard J CaseyFoundation, 3077 Britt, ChapelHill, NC 27517, for the benefit ofthe Thomas M Gill Fund.

John Johnston

John Johnston, born Dec. 21,1936, died June 21 2013.

Born in Glasgow, Scotland toJohn and Grace Johnston, John issurvived by his wife of nine years,Patricia Johnston; John wasblessed with three daughters;Heather Pierce DeLong, Linda H.S.Johnston, Laurie Dunne and theirspouses; his stepchildren MattBarnes, Clara Abalos, and LillySimmons; his 12 grandchildren;his sister Anne of England andbrother David of Australia.

Memorial Services will be 1p.m. June 29 at Chapel of theHighlands, 194 Millwood Drivein Millbrae.

Memorials may be made to TheNational Kidney Foundation, 131Steuart St., San Francisco, CA94105.

Obituaries

Lindamood-Bell Learning

Processes will be providinginstruction this summer at aSeasonal Learning Clinic inSan Mateo. Summer instruction forchildren and adults will be availablein both morning and afternoon ses-sions beginning July 1 throughAug. 23.

Lindamood-Bel l ins t ruc t iondevelops the cognitive processesthat underlie reading, comprehen-sion and math skills and can alsoprovide solutions for individuals

with learning difficulties such asdyslexia, hyperlexia, ADHD andautism spectrum disorders. The one-

to-one instruction develops an indi-viduals sensory connection to lan-guage, focusing on process-based,intensive instruction, rather thancontent-based (subject-specific)tutoring. The methods used changethe way that one learns to read wordsand process information and canmake a significant difference in arelatively short time period.

To reserve instruction space forsummer, parents are encouraged toschedule their students for a learningability evaluation. Appointmentsfor testing will be available weeklynow through July.

Individuals interested in summerinstruction can call SrutiRaghavan at (800) 670-6056 orby emailing [email protected]

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Menlo School junior KatePark placed first at the CaliforniaState Championship for the 76thAnnual Oratorical Contest

sponsored by The American Legion.Her prepared oration at state finalsrevolved around the FirstAmendment and the obligation tospeak up. Park will representCalifornia at the National Finals in

Indianapolis in April, where the topthree winners will receive over$14,000 in scholarships.

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In keeping with the Mercy mis-sion, American Sign Languageinstructor, Alison Bell wanted thestudents to be involved in a servicelearning project. The girls have cre-ated sign books for the 3-year-oldprograms at the Honolulu School

for the Deaf and Blind and St. MarysSchool for the Deaf in Buffalo, N.Y.

Unfortunately, about 45 percentof children who are deaf, never reachabove a fourth grade reading level;and there are not many books outthere that provide basic signing sto-ries for kids.

The ASL 3 classes have createdABC books from scratch. Thesebooks include kid friendly wordsand pictures along with the girlspictures of the correct sign to use.Mercys ASL 4 class created theirown story books.

Class notes is a column dedicated to

school news. It is compiled by educationreporter Heather Murtagh. You can con-tact her at (650) 344-5200, ext. 105 or [email protected].

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By Michelle LockeTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BERKELEY Posing for a pho-tograph in front of the refurbishedfront porch of her Chez Panisserestaurant, chef Alice Waters

smiles as a passer-by calls out,Looking good!Its true. They do look good

both the chef with the sparklingblue eyes who helped igniteAmericas interest in fresh, localfood and the restaurant, all sprucedup after damage from a fire thisMarch.

This was the second fire to hitChez Panisse in its 42-year histo-

ry, coming almost exactly 31years after a serious fire in 1982.Luckily, the toll this time wasmuch less severe with sprinklerskeeping the flames from spreadingand damage mainly confined to thetwo-story front porch seating

areas.And if youre looking for self-pity over this latest setback, youwont find it at Alices restaurant.

Whenever there is fire, newthings happen. New things sproutup like in the forest. Its just amoment to really reflect on whatto do, says Waters. Everythingseems to happen for a reason, it

just sort of woke us all up.

That was true literally as well asfiguratively. Waters got a call inthe predawn hours of March 8 totell her that her business was onfire, and not in the good way. Atthe time she hoped to reopen with-in weeks since the damage was

limited.Instead, the job turned out totake a little longer. Anew, gabled,porch was built, interiors werecleaned and repainted and wiringand plumbing was replaced. Theprocess gave the mostly youngstaff a chance to really get to knowthe restaurant from the inside out,Waters says. When youre work-ing to rebuild it you learn a lot.

Its kind of helping people takeownership.

The first event at the restaurantwas a private dinner Friday nightto raise funds for the EdibleSchoolyard Project, a kitchen andgarden program integrated into the

academic curriculum of an urbanmiddle school.Opening night for the public

was to be Monday with mostlylong-time customers expected,according to restaurant generalmanager Jennifer Sherman. Themenu was to be the usual offeringof local, seasonal food, thoughSherman notes its a bonus thatthe reopening comes at probably

the most glorious food moment ofthe year.

At 69, though she doesnt lookit, you might wonder if Waters isready to slow down. She says shewill if she ever loses interest inthe restaurant. But after nearly 42

years of countless meals andunforgettable guests such as BillClinton and the Dalai Lama as wellas a coterie of neighborhood faith-ful, that hasnt happened yet.

Its always been a challengeand always been a pleasure forme, she says. Ive never felt likeit was work. I mean work work.Ive tried to make it feel creativefor everybody who works here.

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By Paul Larson

MILLBRAE Ourcountrys economicroller-coaster ridehas been interestingand historic forsure, but also verytroubling for many

families whove notbeen as financially stable as others.Recently though Ive been observing aphenomenon with those we serve at theCHAPEL OF THE HIGHLANDS. It maybe too early to confirm, but it appears thatthere is a general state of confidence withmany families, along with the decisions andchoices they make during funeralarrangements. Yes, I know you are thinkingthat confidence is not a term you woulduse to coincide with funeral arrangements,but it appears to me that people I see aretending to be more financially assured thanduring the deepest years of The GreatRecession.

They say that the two things you cantavoid are death and taxes. With that inmind, during the economic downturn I saw avery noticeable sense of thrift andprudence with a lot of families whoexperienced a death during that period.Still, those who tended to cost shop atvarious funeral homes selected CHAPELOF THE HIGHLANDS to handle funeral orcremation arrangements. These familiesfound comfort with our service, and notablywith our more economic cost structure.

Now, lately the trend with families andtheir funeral choices reminds me of the daysway before the recession hit. Its not thatpeople are utilizing their funds differently,spending more or spending less, but thatthey are more assertive and confident when

using their wallet. Seeing this over and overgives me a good indication that something inthe economic climate is changing comparedto not that long ago.

Even though many of our honorableelected officials in Sacramento andWashington D.C. appear to be as inflexiblewith economic issues as always, the air ofconfidence with the families Ive beendealing with means to me that these people

are feeling less pressured financially.It is well known that when businesses do

well they hire more employees, and whenthose employees are confident they willspend their money on goods and services.In turn, the companies that provide goodsand services will need competent employeesto create more goods, give more services,and so onmaking a positive circle for ahealthy economy. In relation to that, after along period of U.S. manufacturing jobsbeing sent over-seas there is news of agrowing number of companies bringing thiswork back to the United States. Real Estatevalues on the Peninsula remained in a goodstate during the recession, but houses hereare now in demand more than ever.

Encouraging Hopeful and Positiveare words to describe the optimistic

vibrations that people are giving off. If thecommunity is becoming more comfortablewith spending, that indicates good health forbusiness and the enrichment of oureconomic atmosphere. I hope Im right, solets all keep our fingers crossed.

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 youin a fair and helpful manner. For more infoyou may also visit us on the internet at:

www.chapelofthehighlands.com.

Funeral Trends IndicateUpswing in the Economy

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WASHINGTON Historic immigrationlegislation cleared a key Senate hurdle withvotes to spare on Monday, pointing the way tonear-certain passage within days for $30 bil-lion worth of new security measures along the

border with Mexico and an unprecedentedchance at citizenship for millions living in thecountry illegally.

The vote was 67-27, seven more than the 60needed, with 15 Republicans agreeing toadvance legislation at the top of PresidentBarack Obamas second-term domestic agenda.

The vote came as Obama campaigned fromthe White House for the bill, saying, now isthe time to overhaul an immigration systemthat even critics of the legislation agree needsreform.

Last-minute frustration was evident among

opponents. In an unusual slap at members ofhis own party as well as Democrats,Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas said itappeared that lawmakers on both sides of thepolitical aisle very much want a fig leaf onborder security to justify a vote for immigra-tion.

Senate passage on Thursday or Friday wouldsend the issue to the House, where conserva-tive Republicans in the majority oppose citi-zenship for anyone living in the country ille-gally.

Some GOP lawmakers have appealed toSpeaker John Boehner not to permit anyimmigration legislation to come to a vote forfear that whatever its contents, it would openthe door to an unpalatable compromise withthe Senate. At the same time, the HouseJudiciary Committee is in the midst of approv-ing a handful of measures related to immigra-

tion, action that ordinarily is a prelude tovotes in the full House.

Now is the time to do it, Obama said at theWhite House before meeting with nine busi-ness executives who support a change inimmigration laws. He added, I hope that wecan get the strongest possible vote out of theSenate so that we can then move to the Houseand get this done before the summer breakbeginning in early August.

He said the measure would be good for theeconomy, for business and for workers who areoftentimes exploited at low wages.

As for the overall economy, he said, I thinkevery business leader here feels confident thattheyll be in a stronger position to continue toinnovate, to continue to invest, to continue tocreate jobs and ensure that this continues to bethe land of opportunity for generations tocome.

Opponents saw it otherwise. It will encour-age more illegal immigration and must bestopped, Cruz exhorted supporters via email,urging them to contact their own senators witha plea to defeat the measure.

Leaving little to chance, the U.S. Chamberof Commerce announced it was launching anew seven-figure ad buy Monday in support ofthe bill. Call Congress. End de facto amnesty.Create jobs and economic growth by support-ing conservative immigration reforms, the adsaid.

Senate officials said some changes were stillpossible to the bill before it leaves the Senate- alterations that would swell the vote total.

At the same time, Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., who voted to advance the measure dur-ing the day, said he may yet end up opposing itunless he wins a pair of changes he is seeking.

Senate Democrats were unified on the vote.

Immigration bill clears Senate test


WASHINGTON Affirmative action in col-lege admissions survived Supreme Courtreview Monday in a consensus decision thatavoided the difficult constitutional issues sur-rounding a challenge to the University ofTexas admission plan.

Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote the courts7-1 ruling that said a court should approve theuse of race as a factor in admissions only afterit concludes that no workable race-neutralalternatives would produce the educationalbenefits of diversity.

But the decision did not question the under-pinnings of affirmative action, which the

high court last reaffirmed in 2003.

The justices said the federal appeals court inNew Orleans did not apply the highest level of

judicial scrutiny when it upheld the Texasplan, which uses race as one among many fac-tors in admitting about a quarter of the univer-sitys incoming freshmen. The school givesthe bulk of the slots to Texans who are admit-ted based on their high school class rank,without regard to race.

The high court ordered the appeals court totake another look at the case of AbigailFisher, a white Texan who was not offered aspot at the universitys flagship Austin cam-pus in 2008. Fisher has since received herundergraduate degree from Louisiana StateUniversity.

High court sends back

Texas race-based planBy Cristina SilvaTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

PHOENIX The Supreme Court onMonday waded into a complicated disputeover a law aimed at keeping immigrant fam-ilies together in a case that underscores theoccasionally tense relationship betweenimmigration proponents and the Obamaadministration as Congress debates immi-gration reform.

The justices said Monday they will hearan appeal from the Obama administration

arguing that children who have becomeadults during their parents years-long waitto become legal permanent residents of theUnited States should go to the back of theline in their own wait for visas. Under U.S.immigration law, children 21 and older can-not immigrate under their parents applica-tions for green cards, even if the parentsapplication took decades to process.

An immigration spokesman declined tocomment on the case Monday. The Obamaadministration has argued in the past thatthe thousands of green card applicants wholost their place in line for U.S. residencywhen they turned 21 do not merit prioritystatus when they file their own visa applica-tions.

Immigration advocates said it is hypocrit-ical of the Obama administration to tellCongress that the nations immigrationlaws are too tough and need to be rewritten,while at the same time insisting on conser-vative interpretations of those laws whenprocessing family visa applications.President Barack Obama has vowed to helpimmigrants obtain legal status while alsodeporting record numbers of immigrants.

Our lawsuit is only people who are doingit the legal way, so why do they have to be

tough on separating families? said CarlShusterman, one of the lawyers represent-ing the immigrants in the case. These peo-ple have stood in line with their parents.These are people who followed all the legalprotocols.

In 2002, Congress attempted to helpthese families by passing the Child StatusProtection Act, which directed immigrationofficials to preserve the original date ofapplication of a minor who turned 21 whilethe parents application was pending. Butimmigration officials argue the law is

ambiguous and giving these families prior-ity status will likely delay other visa appli-cations.

Immigration proponents hope Congresswill once again step in to help these fami-lies. A provision in the immigration billcrafted by a bipartisan group of lawmakersand being mulled by the Senate would favorchildren who turn 21 during their parentswait to win approval to live in the UnitedStates.

The Obama administration is appealing a2012 ruling from the 9th U .S. Circuit Courtof Appeals, which determined the UnitedStates Citizen and Immigration Serviceswas wrongly forcing many adult children tofile new applications for residency, puttingtheir application at the bottom of the pile.The court said immigration must insteadconsider the original application date whileprocessing the application for residency.

Immigration advocates said it will be dev-astating for their cause if the Supreme Courtdoes not uphold the lower courts ruling. Insome cases, children living illegally in theUnited States can wait decades for a parentsvisa application to be processed and thenare thrust into deportation proceedings ifthey turn 21 during that time.

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By Alan FramTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON The InternalRevenue Services screening ofgroups seeking tax-exempt statuswas broader and lasted longer thanhas been previously disclosed, thenew head of the agency acknowl-edged Monday. Terms includingIsrael, Progressive andOccupy were used by agencyworkers to help pick groups forcloser examination, according toan internal IRS document obtainedby The Associated Press.

The IRS has been under fire sincelast month after admitting it tar-geted tea party and other conserva-tive groups that wanted the tax-exempt designation for tough

examinations. While investiga-tors have said that agency screen-ing for those groups had stopped

in May 2012, Mondays revela-tions made it clear that screening

for other kinds of organizationscontinued until earlier this month,when the agencys new chief,Danny Werfel, says he discoveredit and ordered it halted.

The IRS document said an inves-tigation into why specific termswere included was still underway. Itblamed the continued use of inap-propriate criteria by screeners ona lapse in judgment by theagencys former top officials. Thedocument did not name the offi-cials, but many top leaders havebeen replaced.

Neither the IRS documentobtained by the AP or a separateIRS list of terms that workerssearched for, released by House

Democrats, addressed how manyprogressive groups received closescrutiny or how the agency treated

their requests. Dozens of conser-vative groups saw their applica-

tions experience lengthy delays,and they received unusually intru-sive questions about their donorsand other details that agency offi-cials have conceded were inappro-priate.

In a conference call withreporters, Werfel said that afterbecoming acting IRS chief lastmonth, he discovered varied andimproper terms on the lists andsaid screeners were still usingthem. He did not specify whatterms were on the lists, but said hesuspended the use of all such listsimmediately.

There was a wide-ranging set ofcategories and cases that spanned abroad spectrum on the lists,

Werfel said. He added that his aidesfound those lists contained inap-propriate criteria that was in use.

Documents show IRS alsoscreened liberal groups

Smithfield dropsPaula Deen as spokeswoman

NEW YORK Paula Deen lostanother part of her empire onMonday: Smithfield Foods said it is

dropping her asa spokeswoman.

The announce-ment came days

after the FoodNetwork said itwould not renewthe celebritycooks contractin the wake ofrevelations thatshe used racial

slurs in the past.QVC also said it was reviewing its

deal with Paula Deen Enterprises tosell the stars cookbooks and cook-ware.

Zimmerman portrayed asvigilante in Florida shooting

SANFORD, Fla. GeorgeZimmerman was fed up with punks

getting away with crime and shot17-year-old Trayvon Martinbecause he wanted to, not becausehe had to, prosecutors arguedMonday, while the neighborhoodwatch volunteers attorney said thekilling was self-defense against ayoung man who was slammingZimmermans head against thepavement.

The prosecution began openingstatements in the long-awaited mur-der trial with shocking language,repeating obscenities Zimmermanuttered while talking to a police dis-patcher moments before the deadlyconfrontation.

Zimmerman, 29, could get life inprison if convicted of second-degree

murder for gunning down Martin onFeb. 26, 2012, as the unarmed blackteenager, wearing a hoodie on adark, rainy night, walked from aconvenience store through the gatedtownhouse community where he wasstaying.

Send him back:US urgesnations to return Snowden

WASHINGTON The U.S.grasped for help Monday from both

adversaries and uneasy allies in aneffort to catch fugitive NationalSecurity Agency leaker EdwardSnowden. The White House demand-ed that he be denied asylum, blastedChina for letting him go and urgedRussia to do the right thing andsend him back to America to faceespionage charges.

Snowden had flown from HongKong to Russia, and was expected tofly early Monday to Havana, fromwhere he would continue on toEcuador, where he has applied forasylum. But he didnt get on thatplane and his exact whereaboutswere unclear.

Missing red panda fromNational Zoo found in DC

WASHINGTON A Twitterphoto and phone tip from a resi-dent helped animal keepers trackdown a red panda in a Washingtonneighborhood Monday after itwent missing from theSmithsonians National Zoo.

The male named Rusty was cap-tured in a tree near a home in theAdams Morgan neighborhoodMonday afternoon, said NationalZoo spokeswoman Pamela Baker-Masson. It had traveled across theleafy Rock Creek Park, perhapscrossing a road or under a creekbridge to reach a residential areanearly 3/4 of a mile from the zoo.


WASHINGTON PresidentBarack Obama is preparing toannounce new steps to combat cli-mate change, including increasedproduction of renewable energy o npublic lands and federally assistedhousing.

Environmental groups briefedon Obamas plan Monday say helldirect his administration to allowenough renewables on public

lands to power 6million homesby 2020.

The groupssay Obamaplans to signifi-cantly expandproduction fromsources likesolar and windat low-income

housing p rojects. They say Obamawill also announce more aggres-

sive steps to increase efficiencyfor appliances.

Environmental groups sayObamas most important step willbe to launch a process to regulatecarbon emissions from existingpower plants.

The groups were not authorizedto discuss Obamas plan publiclyand demanded anonymity.

Obama will unveil his nationalclimate plan Tuesday atGeorgetown University.

Obama to expand renewable energy

Paula Deen

Barack Obama

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New college pool is costlyto users and taxpayers

Editor,

I was delighted when my swim coach

told me that the College of San Mateo

has a new Olympic-sized swimming

pool until he said it costs $20 per drop

in visit!

The college website says to call the

private, for-profit company that man-

ages the pool to learn the drop-in cost.

I did, however, find that the College

staff get free use of the pool, which

may explain why it was built at the dis-

trict headquarters instead of the other

colleges (Skyline, Caada) which dont

have swimming pools.

When the voters approved the prior

college bond, the money was supposed

to go for constructing and moderniz-

ing classrooms ... and the replacement

of aging ventilation systems, removal

of hazardous materials such as as-

bestos, and installation of

alternative-energy programs.

The voters werent told the colle ge

district was going to build a multi-mil-

lion dollar swimming pool and chargetaxpayers the highest per visit charge

in the state for any community college

swimming pool.

The next time our San Mateo County

Community College District asks us to

raise taxes for academics, its argument

will be undermined by how it mishan-

dled the new swimming pool, paid for

by taxpayers with borrowed money

over the years, but run by and like a

private club for the moneyed and dis-

trict staff.

Bill Collins

Pacifica

Housing solution

Editor,

The state-mandated requirement to

pack an additional 2,000 housing

units in my already saturated city

with similar additional housing around

the Bay Area is simply unrealistic.

But heres a solution: We can make

room for additional housing by using

the property that churches occupy (em-

inent domain). I counted 41 churches

recently. That seemed to be a high num-

ber for a population of only 62,000

souls. Taking over church (synagogue,

mosque, etc.) property and using it for

more state-mandated housing would be

an ideal way to meet our requirement

(An Internet search reveals that lessthan 20 percent of our population at-

tend religious services, so no big deal).

Further, by adopting time-share

arrangements, eliminating 36 religious

houses would not cause any significant

disruptions of the activities of those

amongst us who wish to continue their

other-world practices. This is because

in the remaining houses of worship,

services could be stacked. That is, firs t

service of the day could be reserved for

Baptists, followed by Methodists,

Catholics, etc. Every six months, the

congregations could move up a notch,

and last of the day during the first half

year would become first during the fol-

lowing period. The beauty of this

arrangement would be that soon, the

various groups will realize that were

all the same, and well naturally choose

to become friends, and even intermarry.

Talk about a happy, diversified BayArea. And Palo Alto can be the start of

something big. Surely this same plan

will be used throughout the Bay Area.

Ruben Contreras

Palo Alto

Letters to the editor

By Adrienne Tissier

As the U.S. Drug EnforcementAdministration steps upefforts to provide options for

safe disposal ofunused pharmaceu-

ticals, I ampleased to see arenewed commit-ment to dealingwith the danger ofidle unused med-ications.

There is noquestion that government drug dis-posal programs have been an over-whelming success. Since San MateoCounty established the nations first-ever Pharmaceutical DisposalProgram in 2006, more than 50 tonsof materials have been diverted fromour sewers and waterways.

It was not long ago when residentswere encouraged to flush unused med-

ications down the toilet. Recent newsreports underscored what many envi-ronmental watchdogs have long sus-pected, that myriad pills flushed downmyriad drains were slowly contami-nating rivers and streams, and linkedto mutations in certain species of fishand amphibians.

In addition to the environmentalstewardship created by this program,50 tons of pills are no longer sittingidle in medicine cabinets and onshelves creating the opportunityfor misuse or abuse by the drugsowner or others in the household.

I am proud to say that San Mateo

County has received numerous awardsfor its program including the

Governors Environmental andEconomic Leadership award,

Californias highest environmentalhonor. My office still receives calls

from municipalities across the coun-try looking to use the San Mateo

County drug disposal model to startnew programs.San Mateo County has been work-

ing hard to Make Green Easy forresidents and properly disposing of

old medication is just one way to dothis. For a listing of the 14 confiden-

tial drop-off container locations inSan Mateo County, please visit

www.smchealth.org/RxDisposal orcall my office at (650) 363-4572.

Adrienne Tissier is a member of the

San Mateo County Board of Supervisors.

Drug disposal program making green easy Twitter @? #!T

he other Michelle Durands of the world are a lotmore interesting to follow. If my new foray intothe Twitter-verse has taught me anything, it is

that following in near-real time the trials and tribula-tions of a young woman maybe a teen even as shequits her job McDonalds, enjoys her day drinking,muses poetic about the perfection of country music

hunks and contemplates the world beats the heck out ofmy occasional drivel about politics and pets.Actually, I dont even have drivel on my Twitter

account @michellemdurand. I have my columns. So Imlate to the Twitter party sueme. Besides while the otherMichelle Durand has mid-dayWednesday cocktails, I havethis coveted space twice a weekto rant and rave and contem-plate the minutiae of life.Theres a reason she has morefollowers.

Used to be one inevitablyGoogled his or her name out ofsome perverse curiosity to seewhat like-named if not any-where near like-minded peo-ple out there in the big, wide

world are all about. There is also the hope others arentinadvertently confused by the similar monikers. Forinstance, a quick search of my name turns up Frenchphysicians and a Michigan woman who documents herBeanie Baby collection online when not bloggingabout reality television shows. So not me.

But now there are so many other places to find adoppleganger or bizzaro version of oneself. Eight peo-ple bear my name on Facebook although only the onewhose page image is a donkey might come anywhereclose. Anyone perusing LinkedIn might mistakenly takeme for a massage therapist, an optometrist, an aesthet-ics and laser specialist, a Peruvian teacher or withone drop of an l a womens basketball coach. Pileon Tumblr, Instagram, Pinterest and the chance to standout or at least be recognized as yourself is even more ofa challenge.

All of which brings me back to me and the otherMichelle Durands of Twitter.

I tried to find you on Twitter, a colleague told merecently, adding that instead he stumbled upon the afore-mentioned fast food career girl who freely documentsevery up and down in life. I think Ill follow herinstead.

Heck, Id probably follow her, to o.At the moment I have fewer followers than the apple-

sauce-loving Heavens Gate leader of cultists awaitingthe Hale-Bopp comet. Yep, its that dismal. So the ques-tion is what does a lowly Twitter newbie have to do togain a little cyber momentum without resorting to actu-ally thinking, being funny, retweeting actual news orposting images that were once only accompanied by afold-out biography touting a love of long walks on thebeach and puppies?

The answer is obviously Amanda Bynes. Nobody isanybody anymore until the troubled actress starts aTwitter fight and calls you ugly. Then youve made it.Cmon Amanda, bring it!

Another possibility is jumping on the bandwagon forRusty, the missing red p anda that went AWOL from theNational Zoo in Washington , D .C. Accounts both track-ing and joking about the missing critter lit up cyber-space yesterday, with only daredevil tightrope walkerNik Wallendas Sunday night travels across an Arizonagorge creating any popularity contest.

In 2009, the year when I caved into the desire tomaintain squatters rights and actually established anaccount (albeit untouched), there was less competitionin the Michelle Durand world. Most handle combina-tions from michelledurand to Mdurand had little tosay, few to follow and even fewer vying for theirattention.

Now, there are handfuls more of Michelles offeringgems like Im really regretting piercing my thirdholes, I seriously question why Im not a 500 poundwhale and Big butts do notttt work with high waistedshorts. Those extra ts really give that tweet a little

extra something.So alas, I think its time to resign myself to being

just one of the mill ions of voic es out ther e instead ofone in a million voices that stand out. Im actually per-fectly fine with that. Besides, I dont have time to doany real tweeting. Im too busy following what happenswhen the other Michelle sobers up, passes her examsand finds a life after French fries.

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Big movers

By Joshua FreedTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

More signs of distress in Chinaseconomy and rising bond yields led to abroad sell-off in stocks Monday, leavingkey market indexes down more than 5percent from their record highs lastmonth.

It was the first 5 percent decline -referred to on Wall Street as a pullback- since November.

Pullbacks that occur during bull mar-kets tend to be nasty and brutish butshort, said John Manley, chief equitystrategist at Wells Fargo FundsManagement. He said its common to getdeclines of 3 percent to 7 percent as themarket restores a reverence to risk to theinvesting public.

U.S. trading started with a slumpMonday. The market recovered much ofits loss, then fell back again. By theclose of trading the big stock indexeswere clinging to modest gains for thesecond quarter, which ends Friday.

Before Wall Street opened for tradingon Monday, Asian markets were alreadysharply lower, led by a 5 percent plungein Chinas Shanghai Composite Index.

That was the indexs biggest loss in fouryears. The decline was prompted by agovernment crackdown on off-balancesheet lending, which made investorsworry about Chinas economic growth.The selling spread to Europe, whereFrances benchmark stock index fell 1.7percent, Germanys 1.2 percent.

U.S. traders took one look at that andstarted dumping stocks. The Dow Jonesindustrial average fell as much as 248points in the first hour of trading. Theyield on the 10-year Treasury note spikedto its highest in almost two years as thesell-off brought down prices of U.S. gov-ernment debt. Gold and other metals alsofell.

Stocks got closer to break-even aroundmidday before falling again in the lasthour. The Dow finished down 139.84points, or 0.9 percent, at 14,659.56.The S&P500 index fell 19.34 poin ts, or1.2 percent, to 1,573.09. The Nasdaqdropped 36.49 points, or 1.1 percent, to3,320.76.

All 10 industry groups in the S&P 500fell. The biggest drop was 1.8 percent forbank and financial stocks. Bank ofAmerica fell the most among major bank

stocks, giving up 39 cents, or 3.1 per-cent, to $12.30.

The S&P500 is down 5.7 percent fromits all-time of 1,669 on May 21. TheNasdaq has fallen 5.2 from its own recenthigh on that day.

Markets remain vulnerable to anycomments from the Federal Reserveabout its $85 billion in monthly bondpurchases, which have kept interest ratesat historic lows and helped drive thestock markets rally the last four years.On Wednesday and Thursday, the S&Pplunged 3.9 percent after the centralbank said its bond-buying program couldwrap up by the middle of next year aslong as economic conditions continue toimprove. Stocks edged up Friday, butstill had their worst week in two months.

I think investors are overreacting tothe prospects of a change in Fed policy,said Gary Thayer, chief macro strategistfor Wells Fargo Advisors. He noted thatunemployment is down, inflation is low.These are good economic conditions.

Gold fell $14.90, or 1.2 percent, to$1,277.10. Other metals were down,too. Crude oil rose $1.49, or 1.6 percent,to $95.18 per barrel.

Broad sell-off on Wall Street

By Peter SvenssonTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK Samsung isexpanding its lineup of tablet com-puters and making them look morelike its Galaxy smartphones, as ithopes to translate its success in

phones to the tablet market, whereApple is dominant.

Samsung Electronics Co., the sec-ond-largest maker of tablets afterApple, on Monday said it is puttingthree new tablets in the Galaxy Tab3 series on sale in the U.S. on July7. The cheapest, a $199 device, willhave a screen that measures 7 inchesdiagonally. An 8-inch model will gofor $299 and a 10-inch one for$399.

Our goal is to attract Galaxysmartphone users, and to make it theultimate smartphone accessory,said Shoneel Kolhatkar, director of

product planning at SamsungMobile.

The Tab line is Samsungs valuebrand, undercutting the price of sim-ilar Apple models. Samsungs pre-mium tablets are in the Note line,which include styluses. The 7-inchand 10-inch tablets had Tab 2

equivalents, but the 8-inch model isnew, and coincides closely in sizewith Apples iPad Mini, which cameout late last year.

The new tablets have the samethree buttons on the front as theGalaxy smartphones. Last yearsTab 2 had no physical buttons onthe front, as encouraged by Google,which supplies the Android soft-ware.

The 7-inch Galaxy Tab 3 has 8gigabytes of storage memory, whilethe larger models have 16 giga-bytes. All of them have card slotsfor memory expansion.

New Samsung tabletsmimic Galaxy phones By Jesse J. Holland


WASHINGTON A sharplydivided Supreme Court on Mondaydecided to make it harder forAmericans to sue businesses forretaliation and discrimination,leading a justice to call forCongress to overturn the courts

actions.The courts conservatives, in two

5-4 decisions, ruled that a personmust be able to hire and fire some-one to be considered a supervisorin discrimination lawsuits, makingit harder to blame a business for aco-workers racism or sexism. Thecourt then decided to limit how

juries can decide retaliation law-suits, saying victims must proveemployers would not have takenaction against them but for theirintention to retaliate.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburgwrote both dissents for the courts

liberal wing, and in a rare move,read them aloud in the courtroom.She said the high court had cor-ralled Title VII, a law designed tostop discrimination in the nationsworkplaces.

Both decisions dilute thestrength of Title VII in waysCongress could not have intend-ed, said Ginsburg, who then called

on Congress to change the law tooverturn the court.

In the first case, the Universityof Texas Southwestern MedicalCenter wanted a discriminationlawsuit won by Dr. Naiel Nassarthrown out. Nassar, after complain-ing of harassment, left in 2006 foranother job at Parkland Hospital,but the hospital withdrew its joboffer after one of his former med-ical center supervisors opposed it.Nassar sued, saying the medicalcenter retaliated against him for hisdiscrimination complaints byencouraging Parkland to take away

his jo b offer. A jury awarded himmore than $3 million in damages.

The medical center appealed,saying the judge told the jury itonly had to find that retaliation wasa motivating factor in the supervi-sors actions, called mixed-motive. Instead, it said, the judgeshould have told the jury it had tofind that discriminatory action

wouldnt have happened but-forthe supervisors desire to retaliatefor liability to attach.

Justice Anthony Kennedy, whowrote the opinion, agreed with thelower court and the university, say-ing people must establish that hisor her protected activity was a but-for cause of the alleged adverseaction by the employer. But hedidnt rule completely for the med-ical center, sending the case backto the lower courts after saying adecision on the resolution of thecase is better suited by courtscloser to the facts of this case.

Court makes it harder to sue businesses

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Giants start L.A. series with a lossBy Joe ResnickTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LOS ANGELES Rookie sensationYasiel Puig hit his seventh home run in 20major league games and added a tiebreakingsingle in the eighth inning againstMadison Bumgarner, leading the LosAngeles Dodgers to a 3-1 victory over theSan Francisco Giants on Monday night.

Nick Punto, whoreplaced third basemanJuan Uribe in a doubleswitch, led off the eighthwith an opposite-fielddouble down the right-field line. Mark Ellis sac-rificed Punto to third andreached safely whenBumgarner threw high to

first for an error.

Puig greeted George Kontos with a line-drive single to left that scored Punto.Hanley Ramirez drove in the final run on aliner toward the middle that shortstopBrandon Crawford knocked down with alunging attempt before getting the out atfirst.

Kontos was recalled from Triple-A Fresnobefore the game, while Jean Machi was sent

back to the Giants Pacific Coast Leagueclub. Kontos was optioned to the minors o nJune 11, the day he received a three-gamesuspension for throwing at PittsburghsAndrew McCutchen. But since he is appeal-ing the penalty, Kontos is eligible to playuntil his case is heard by Major LeagueBaseball.

All San Mateo final setBoth National and American win in complete little league slugfests

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Joey Sinclair, top, complete a force play atsecond while Ryan Ivers singles home thego-ahead run in San Mateo Nationals win overHillsborough.

Upset alert:Nadal oustedat Wimbledon

Healthy Currylooks to take

the next step

See NADAL, Page 13

See CURRY, Page 14

By Howard FendrichTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LONDON Just like that, in a span of 15days, Rafael Nadal went from French Openchampion for a record eighth time to first-round Grand Slam loser for the only time inhis career.

Limping occasionally and slower thanusual, but unwilling afterward to blame anold left knee injury, the two-timeWimbledon winner exited 7-6 (4), 7-6 (8), 6-4 Monday against 135th-ranked SteveDarcis of Belgium one of the most stun-ning results ever at the All England Club.

Nobody remembers the losses. Peopleremember the victories, Nadal said, shak-ing his head as he leaned back in a blackleather chair. And I dont want to rememberthat loss.

Everyone else definitely will.It certainly belongs in the same category

as his loss a year ago at Wimbledon, in the

By Julio LaraDAILY JOURNAL STAFF

Right smack in between the two baseballfields at Trinta Park in San Mateo there is aflag pole. And if you happen to be a fan ofSan Mateo Litttle League, that is exactlywhere you wanted to be Monday afternoon.

On the South end, San Mateo Nationalwas battling Hillsborough.

On the North end, San Mateo Americanwas doing the same against Belmont-Redwood Shores.

And from the flag pole position,you could catch every bit of theaction.

But, if the flag pole at Trinta wasyour spot of choice, there is a goodchance you ended up with majorvertigo trying to follow the twosemifinal games of the District 52Minors Superbowl tournament. Inall, the four teams combined for 54 runs andeven more clutch hits. And at the end ofalmost two and half hours of baseball, thecity of San Mateo gets what it wanted beforethe first pitch of the semifinal games wasthrown: an all local final.

By virtue of 16-14 and 16-8 wins, SanMateo American (who actually won in extrainnings) and San Mateo National will lockheads for the 2013 Minors championshipTuesday afternoon at Trinta Park with thefirst pitch scheduled for 5:30 p.m.

As evident by the two scores, Mondayafternoon provided baseball fans with plen-ty of offensive highlights. But the gameswere won in very distinct fashions.

It was complete determination, saidNational head coach Angelo Formosa. Itold the boys, as your coach, I have faith inyou the assistant coaches have faith inyou, your parents have faith in you. If youhave faith in yourself and you really wantthis game, go out and win it.

Nationals win against Hillsborough wastight for the majority of the game.San Mateo actually lead 2-1 beforeHillsborough tied the game with agroundout and seized the lead withKyle Siebens triple to centerfieldserving as the big hit in what endedup being a 5-2 advantage.

But National roared right back.They cut the lead 5-3 and thenloaded the bases for Jackson Wood

who delivered a double that cleared the bagsand made it 6-5.

It was our third game in three days, butwe never gave us, Formosa said. Everysingle game, we played lights out, hard aswe could. We were down in two of thosethree games, we came right back. I alwaystold them, we will not give up. San MateoNational does not give up.

Hillsborough came back and tied things

By Steve ReedTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

CHARLOTTE Ahealthy Stephen Curryis looking forward to spending this offsea-son improving his game instead of thanrehabbing from another ankle surgery.

The Golden StateWarriors point guard saidMonday that he feelsgreat, unlike the last twoseasons when he spentmonths recovering fromsurgery on his trouble-some right ankle.

Curry was bothered by

a sore left ankle duringthe NBA postseason but

said he started working out this week andhas no limits.

Its huge, Curry said Monday during abreak from hosting a youth basketball campat Charlotte Christian, his high schoolalma mater. Mentally, thats the biggestpart. You dont have to worry about therehab. It wears on you every day knowingyou have to wake up and do these mundaneexercises to get your range of motionback.

Curry is coming off a breakout season in

Stephen Curry

SeeMINORS, Page 14

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Trinta Park,5:30 p.m.

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MALIBU Former Chicago Bullsstar Scottie Pippen was questionedMonday about a fight that occurredover the weekend between him and anautograph seeker outside a Maliburestaurant, authorities said.

Pippen came in voluntarily to a sub-

station after he was named as a suspectin an investigation of an assault withintent to commit great bodily injury,Los Angeles County sheriffs officialssaid.

Pippen, 47, was cooperating withthe investigation, sheriffsspokesman Steve Whitmore said.

The victim was taking picturesinside Nobu restaurant late Sundaywhile Pippen dined with his family,said sheriffs Capt. Patrick Davoren.

When Pippen went outside to theparking lot, the man continued to takepictures and sought the Hall-of-Famers autograph, Davoren said.

An argument ensued that led to thealtercation, investigators said.

The man was taken to a hospitalwith a head injury and was treated andreleased.

Investigators were interviewingseveral witnesses who apparently sawwhat transpired.

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SAN FRANCISCO With an emphasis on destinationdiversity and expanding West Coast markets, the Big Tenand Pac-12 are strengthening their traditional ties with apair of matchups in California bowl games.

The Holiday Bowl in San Diego and the Kraft FightHunger Bowl in the San Francisco Bay Area announced six-year agreements Monday for teams from each conference toplay each other starting in 2014.

Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott and Big TenCommissioner Jim Delany said the new configuration willalso help avoid repeat matchups and teams returning to thesame region frequently.

While the Pac-12 has a slotted selection order, Scott saidthe conference has mechanisms in place to allow for fle x-ibility. Delany said the Big Ten is not locking in a selec-tion order with its bowl partners but will have three tiers ofbowl games where teams can be placed depending on theirregular-season records.

Were working with the bowls to create what I woulddescribe as a process for selection and approval by eachbowl subject to a series of parameters, Delany said. Weregoing to really want different teams in different bowls.

The agreements shuffle the postseason landscape for bothconferences.

The Big Ten replaces the Big 12 in the Holiday Bowl,where the Pac-12 already had an affiliation. The FightHunger Bowl will have the Pac-12s fourth selection afterthe College Football Playoff, which the Rose Bowl is a partof, the Alamo Bowl in San Anto nio, Texas, and the HolidayBowl.

The Fight Hunger Bowl, which is moving from the SanFrancisco Giants home at AT&T Park to the 49ers futurestadium in Santa Clara in 2014, had been sixth in the Pac-12s rotation. The Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas, was previ-ously fourth and will be moving down.

Delany and other Big Ten officials had talked openlyabout playing more postseason games in California, amajor recruiting ground and television market. The Big 12also plans to give its bowl lineup a more southern flavor byadding games in Florida and Tennessee in the comingweeks.

Scott said his focus in negotiations with bowls was aboutbuilding markets that appeal to Pac-12 fans, many of whomlive in San Diego and the San Francisco Bay Area. He alsowanted to build upon established relationships with bowlsand conferences.

We felt that we had great bowl arrangements, great part-nerships in the right markets for our teams, for our fans,Scott said. So we looked at this process as one of optimiz-ing our bowl arrangements going forward. In each theHoliday Bowl and Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, we feel likeweve done that.

The Fight Hunger Bowl has had tie-ins with the AtlanticCoast Conference, the service academies and BYU over theyears. If BYU is eligible this season, the Cougars will play

a Pac-12 team in the final Fight Hunger Bowl played atAT&T Park, one of baseballs best venues but also one thathas odd sightlines and atmospheres for football. If BYU isnot eligible, an ACC team is next in line.

The conference commissioners said the bowls pendingrelocation some 40 miles south to Levis Stadium, the68,500-seat future home of the 49ers that already has beenawarded the 2016 Super Bowl, was a major factor in elevat-ing the games status something bowl officials had inmind when they decided to make the move.

Moving up was critical to us, Fight Hunger Bowl exec-utive director Gary Cavalli said.

Big Ten, Pac-12announce newbowl agreements

By Jimmy GolenTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BOSTON An NHL-record unbeatenstreak to start the lockout-shortenedseason.

Three straight victories to clinch the

title.From beginning to end, the Chicago

Blackhawks skated away from the restof the league.

Bryan Bickell and Dave Bollandscored 17 seconds apart in the finalminutes and the Blackhawks rallied towin Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final 3-2 on Monday night to clinch their sec-ond NHL championship in four sea-sons.

Jonathan Toews returned from injuryto add a goal, and Corey Crawford made23 saves for Chicago. But Crawfordwas off for an extra skater for the mostimportant goal of the season, whenJonathan Toews fed it in front andBickell scored from the edge of thecrease to tie it 2-2.

Perhaps the Bruins expected it to goto overtime, as three of the first fourgames in the series did, because theyseemed to be caught off-guard on theensuing faceoff.

A shot deflected by Michael Frolikwent off the post right to Bolland, whoput it in the net and started the Chicagocelebration with 59 seconds left in thegame.

Its huge, Bolland said. Just see-ing that puck bounce around there, Iknew I just had to tap it in. So it was ahuge goal.

The Blackhawks on the ice gatheredin the corner, while the Blackhawksbench began jumping up and down. Itwas only a minute later, when BostonsTuukka Rask was off for an extra man,that the Hawks withstood Bostonsfinal push and surged over the boards,

throwing their sticks and gloves acrossthe ice.

I still cant believe that finish,

Crawford said. Oh my God, we neverquit.

The Bruins got 28 saves from Rask,who was hoping to contribute to anNHL title after serv ing as Tim Thomasbackup when Boston won it all twoyears ago.

The sold-out TD Garden began chant-ing We want the Cup! after MilanLucics goal put the Bruins up 2-1 witheight minutes left, but it fell silent aftertheir team coughed up the lead.

The arena was almost empty except for a few hundred fans in redBlackhawks sweaters who filtered downto the front rows when the Chicagoplayers passed the 35-pound Cuparound the ice.

Patrick Kane, whose overtime goal

in Game 6 beat Philadelphia to winthe 2010 championship, was votedthe Conn Smythe Trophy winner as

playoffs MVP.It was the best year of my life, just

playing with these guys, Kane said.

Toews scored his third goal of theplayoffs to tie it for the Blackawks at4:24 of the second of Game 6 exact-ly two minutes after teammate AndrewShaw was penalized for roughing.

In 2010, we didnt really know whatwe were doing, Toews said. We just,we played great hockey and we werekind of oblivious to how good we wereplaying.

This time around, we know definite-ly how much work it takes and howmuch sacrifice it takes to get back hereand this is an unbelievable group.Weve been through a lot together thisyear and this is a sweet way to finish itoff.

Boston, needing a win to extend theseries to a deciding Game 7, came out

aggressively and led 1-0 after one peri-od on Chris Kellys second goal of theplayoffs.

Chicago wins Stanley Cup

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second round to Lukas Rosol, aplayer ranked 100th at the time.After that setback, Nadal missedabout seven months because of hisbad left knee. Since returning, hehad gone 43-2 and reached thefinals at all nine tournaments heentered, winning seven.

Most recently, in Paris, he col-lected his 12th Grand Slam tro-ph y, tied for third-most in history,while extending his winningstreak to 22 matches.

Two weeks ago, I was in a fan-tastic situation, winning a fantas-tic tournament, Nadal said. Twoweeks later, I lost here in the firstround. Thats the positive and thenegative thing about this sport.

His early defeat rendered mootall the debate in the precedingdays about whether Nadals No. 5seeding was appropriate orwhether Wimbledon officialsshould have bumped him higherbecause of past success at thegrass-court tournament.

In five appearances atWimbledon from 2006-11 (he

missed the 2009 edition becauseof knee trouble), Nadal reached thefinal five times. He won the 2008and 2010 championships, and wasthe runner-up to Roger Federer in2006-07, then to Novak Djokovicin 2011.

Because of Nadals low-for-himseeding this time his rankingslid during his time off hewound up in the same half of thedraw as seven-time championFederer and second-seeded AndyMurray. A possible Nadal-Federerquarterfinal loomed, as did a poten-tial Nadal-Murray semifinal.

So much for that.Pretty irrelevant right now,

said Murray, who won in three setsMonday, as did Federer. Its obvi-ously surprising. But, you know,the consistency that Rafa, Roger,