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I DO CARE
NATION PAGE 7
REV. MOON
DIES AT 92
WORLD PAGE 28
G-MEN RALLY
TO BEAT CUBS
SPORTS PAGE 11
PRESIDENT SAYS ROMNEY DOESNT CARE
By Michelle Durand
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
The Redwood City driver whose
vehicular manslaughter conviction
for killing an 8-year-old girl in an
alleged drunken crash overturned
earlier this year was ordered by a
civil jury to pay her family more
than $7 million in damages.
However, defendant Richard Tom
is headed back to court in late
September to have subtracted from
those compensatory damages the
$147,888.32 his
i n s u r a n c e
already paid out
to cover the
girls funeral
and medical
e x p e n s e s
incurred by the
girls mother and sister in the same
crash.
In mid-August, a jury found Tom,
50, liable in the Feb. 19, 2007 death
of Sydney Ng and the injury of
mother Lorraine Wong and
Sydneys then-10-year-old sister.
Tom was ordered to pay
$7,355,760.63 in compensatory
damages. Court notes state the fam-
ily indicated prior to trial its intent
to give any favorable judgment to
charity.
The suit led in 2007 claimed
wrongful death, personal injury,
negligent infliction of emotional
distress and punitive damages. Tom,
according to the complaint, acted in
a manner that was despicable and
malicious with a conscious disre-
gard for the safety of others.
Wongs attorney Emily Wecht did
not reply to an inquiry for comment.
Neither did Toms attorney Paul
Scheley.
The civil jurys decision Aug. 16
will have no bearing on Toms crim-
inal case which is currently await-
ing a decision on whether he will be
retried. Tom was sentenced to seven
years in prison for gross vehicular
manslaughter and causing great
bodily injury but an appellate court
this year overturned the 2009 con-
Jury awards family $7.4M in fatal crash
Richard Tom
Driver in 2007 auto death still awaiting criminal retrial
See CRASH, Page 20
By Judy Lina
and Juliet Williams
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SACRAMENTO Union lead-
ers grumbled this week when Gov.
Jerry Brown released a compromise
deal with Democrats to scale back
pension benets for the states pub-
lic employees, but it was far less
than a resounding victory for the
Democratic governor.
While Brown and Democratic
leaders hailed the deal as sweeping
and substantial, the governor failed
to get critical elements that he previ-
ously said were needed to better
protect taxpayers
for years to
come.
The deal will
increase the
retirement age
for new employ-
ees, eliminate
numerous abuses
of the system
and require
workers who are not contributing
half of their retirement costs to pay
more. Missing were three pillars of
the 12-point proposal Brown
Union leaders:
Pension fix an
overreaction
By Bill Silverfarb
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Gov. Jerry Brown has a piece of
legislation on his desk now that is
the product of Assemblyman Jerry
Hills Ought to Be a Law contest
that would create a pilot program to
link the states community colleges
with local chambers of commerce to
promote business development and
job creation.
Assembly Bill 2309 would boost
business development by helping
early stage busi-
ness ventures
with new ideas
to either find
funding or to
reach the point
of operating sta-
bility, according
to Hills ofce. It
would leverage
under ut i l i zed
infrastructure and new entrepreneur-
ship programs of the states commu-
Brown has Ought
to Be bill on desk
Jerry Brown
See PENSION, Page 19
Jerry Hill
Legislation would link community colleges,
chambers of commerce for job development
See CONTEST, Page 20
By April May
DAILY JOURNAL CORRESPONDENT
Most children do not consider sci-
ence their favorite subject. But all
children love having fun. Luckily,
CuriOdyssey, formerly Coyote
Point Museum, combines the two by
educating children as they play with
their exhibits.
Coyote Point Museum renamed
itself CuriOdyssey in January 2011
to better reect its audience chil-
dren and families. Even with the
name change, the mission is still the
same to teach children about sci-
ence and the world with an interest-
ing and hands-on approach.
The exhibits are divided into dif-
ferent categories of learning and
give children the opportunity to
view science as it occurs. Science is
constantly taking place and the
exhibits reect science seen daily.
The exhibits teach children about
water, wind, fog, air, light, gears and
mechanics in a hands-on and fun
way.
Eric Maschwitz creates and
designs the exhibits using inspira-
tion from classroom science experi-
ments and childrens toys. Exhibits
are tested and observed by children
to see their response. Each exhibit
takes approximately two months to
build.
CuriOdyssey has recently begun
to take its museum to children with
its Mobile Museum. Since
November 2011, the Mobile
Museum has traveled to elementary
schools and libraries. The museum
has also been to local business such
as Powells Sweet Shoppe and
Books Inc. in Burlingame. In June,
the Mobile Museum visited the San
Mateo County Fair bringing with
them birds and a boa constrictor
the museums heaviest animal at 35
pounds.
I get frustrated because I see sci-
ence being taught in the most boring
way, Executive Director Rachel
Meyer said.
The Mobile Museum has become
Adventures await at CuriOdyssey
APRIL MAY/DAILY JOURNAL
Left, Alex Roberts inserts pieces of foam into a wind tube in the most popular exhibit,Take Flight.Right, Ethan
Hwang learns about mechanics with an Tinkeringexhibit.
See MUSEUM, Page 19
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This Day in History
Thought for the Day
1783
Representatives of the United States
and Britain signed the Treaty of Paris,
which officially ended the
Revolutionary War.
It takes courage to grow up and
become who you really are.
E.E. Cummings (1894-1962).
Rock guitarist
Steve Jones is 57.
Actress Ashley
Jones is 36.
In other news ...
Birthdays
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Members of law enforcement line up before the Coalition to March on Wall Street South protest in Charlotte, N.C. Sunday.
The Democratic National Convention opens in Charlotte this week.
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In 1189, Englands King Richard I (the Lion-Hearted) was
crowned in Westminster Abbey.
In 1658, Oliver Cromwell, the Lord Protector of England, died
in London; he was succeeded by his son, Richard.
In 1861, during the Civil War, Confederate forces invaded the
border state of Kentucky, which had declared its neutrality in
the conict.
In 1868, the Japanese city of Edo was renamed Tokyo.
In 1923, the United States and Mexico resumed diplomatic
relations.
In 1939, Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand declared
war on Germany, two days after the Nazi invasion of Poland.
In 1943, the British Eighth Army invaded Italy during World
War II, the same day Italy signed a secret armistice with the
Allies.
In 1951, the television soap opera Search for Tomorrow
made its debut on CBS.
In 1962, poet E.E. Cummings died in North Conway, N.H., at
age 67.
In 1972, American swimmer Mark Spitz won the sixth of his
seven gold medals at the Munich Olympics as he placed rst in
the 100-meter freestyle.
In 1976, Americas Viking 2 lander touched down on Mars to
take the rst close-up, color photographs of the planets sur-
face.
In 1999, a French judge closed a two-year inquiry into the car
crash that killed Princess Diana, dismissing all charges against
nine photographers and a press motorcyclist, and concluding
the accident was caused by an inebriated driver.
Ten years ago: Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said
the Bush administration had secret information supporting its
claims that Saddam Hussein was close to developing nuclear
weapons. The Senate opened debate on legislation creating a
new Homeland Security Department.
Beetle Bailey cartoonist Mort Walker is 89. Actress Anne
Jackson is 86. Actress Eileen Brennan is 80. Country singer
Tompall Glaser is 79. Actress Pauline Collins is 72. Rock
singer-musician Al Jardine is 70. Actress Valerie Perrine is 69.
Rock musician Donald Brewer (Grand Funk Railroad) is 64.
Actor Steve Schirripa is 55. Actor Holt McCallany is 48. Rock
singer-musician Todd Lewis is 47. Singer Jennifer Paige is 39.
Dance-rock musician Redfoo (LMFAO) is 37. Actress
Nichole Hiltz is 34. Actor Nick Wechsler is 34. Actor Garrett
Hedlund is 28. Olympic gold medal snowboarder Shaun
White is 26.
Matthews contentious
week with Republicans
NEW YORK In the cable televi-
sion news world where provocation is
prized, MSNBCs Chris Matthews took
home the trophy from Tampas
Republican National Convention as
most over-the-top pundit.
Whos the early favorite to do the
same when the Democrats meet this
week in Charlotte, N.C.?
Matthews engaged in a bitter verbal
brawl on Morning Joe with
Republican National Committee
Chairman Reince Priebus, upsetting
the shows hosts, accusing the GOP of
conducting a campaign of race-baiting
and suggesting Republican presidential
candidate Mitt Romney is not proud of
his record in public life.
Now that opinion is a key component
of cable news and commentators are
asked to cover events run by a political
party they disagree with on a daily
basis, such contentious weeks arent
that surprising. Fox News Channel per-
sonalities are next to face the challenge
at the Democratic National
Convention.
Matthews and Priebus were both
guests on Morning Joe, one of the
dwindling number of cable talk shows
consistently welcoming to people with
differing views. The confrontation
began when Matthews suggested the
Republican leader should be embar-
rassed at how his
party was playing
the race card dur-
ing the campaign
with advertisements
about welfare. The
MSNBC host also
berated Priebus
about Romneys
comment during a
campaign stop in
Michigan that no one has ever asked
to see my birth certificate.
Annoyed after some back-and-forth,
Priebus declared: Im not going to get
into a shouting match with Chris. You
guys can move on.
Because youre losing, thats why,
Matthews retorted.
Garbage, Priebus said.
Youre garbage, Matthews con-
cluded.
Priebus, talking to the media later,
said Matthews was the biggest jerk in
the room. Joe Scarborough and Mika
Brzezinski of Morning Joe were
clearly perturbed. While Scarborough
later said we love Chris, he said
Matthews outburst wasted five min-
utes of the show.
If people come on our show and do
that, theyre not going to come back on
our show until were certain that
theyre not going to do that, he said at
a luncheon sponsored by the Poynter
journalism think tank. The problem
is, the people who do that, whether its
on cable TV or online ... they are
rewarded by the extremists on either
the far right or the far left.
Indeed, when Matthews waded into a
group of spectators watching his own
Hardball show a few hours later, a
handful of them made a point of telling
him they admired what he did on
Morning Joe.
Matthews Hardball airs at 5 p.m.
ET and is repeated at 7. He was also
one of the hosts of MSNBCs prime-
time coverage of the GOP convention.
His spokeswoman said he was too busy
to be interviewed for this story.
Shortly before the convention
opened on Tuesday, Matthews told
viewers to be on the alert for the trib-
al messages, the war drums of racial
division. He said references to welfare,
and to some people getting a free
ride from President Obama at the
expense of hard working people,
were examples.
Matthews, during his convention
anchoring, asserted that Mitt Romney
cant run on his record in government.
Hes not proud of it.
Tim Graham of the conservative
media watchdog Media Research
Center, said Matthews, a former
Democratic legislative aide, has been
going overboard.
He just comes across as an angry
crank and he says things that are not
thought out at all, Graham said. He
just blurts. In recent months, he has
become the biggest target in a target-
rich environment.
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T
he concept of electricity began thou-
sands of years ago. Static electricity
intrigued ancient philosophers but it
took many thousands of years before the con-
cept was expanded and scientists began exper-
imenting to gain better use of this knowledge.
It took many different experimenters working
from many different angles to nally put
together coherent and useful inventions that
led up to the world in which we now live.
Electricity flowing through copper wire
wrapped around a iron bar led a British inven-
tor, William Sturgeon (1783-1850), to demon-
strate the electromagnet, a component essen-
tial for motors and sending signals. However,
it was Samuel Morse that improved on some
experiments that Joseph Henry did and Morse
end up inventing a successful telegraph sys-
tem that became a commercial success in
America.
Thomas Edison, while working on perfect-
ing the efciency of the telegraph, made a dis-
covery that produced the phonograph
sound coming from electricity and a piece of
foil. It was in 1877 that Edison announced the
production of a phonograph and the creation
of the Edison Phonograph Speaking
Company. In 1879, the invention of a light
bulb happened.
Lee de Forest , due to his inventions related
to the vacuum tube and other electronics tech-
nology, is many times referred to as the
Father of Radio. Due to his personality and
aggressive business methods, he led a contro-
versial life and many contested this label.
Nevertheless, his inventions opened up and
perfected the radio. Later in life, he lived in
California and developed the Phonofilm
process which made the movies talk. For that,
he received the Oscar.
It was after the Titanic catastrophe in 1912
that radios were perfected for mass communi-
cation. The public couldnt get enough of
them. Now you didnt have to go to a concert
hall to hear ne music. Film at this time was
the most popular entertainment source but
now you could be entertained in your own
front room.
In 1920, there were 106,521,537 people in
the United States and life expectancy of males
was 53.6 years, for female it was 54.6 years.
The invention of small, inexpensive radios
shattered and shaped the world like no other
invention before it. It was astonishing. The
entertainment formats were unlimited: adven-
ture, comedy, drama, horror, mystery, musical
variety, romance thrillers. By 1930, radios
were in cars.
Classical musical programs included The
Voice of Firestone and the Bell Telephone
Hour. Country music programs like the
National Barn Dance (1924) and the Grand
Ole Opry (1927) catered to many people.
Stars who had only been seen in vaudeville
became better known due to their radio pro-
grams. Stars like: Fred Allen, Jack Benny,
Victor Borge, Fanny Brice, Bob Burns, Jimmy
Durante, Bob Hope, etc.
Serials became extremely popular in the
1930s. At rst, they were in the form of chil-
drens adventure shows and lasted for 15 min-
utes. Then Proctor and Gamble and Colgate-
Palmolive, companies which sold soap, start-
ed producing programs that appealed to
women. They became called soaps and
included programs like The Guiding Light
(1937). Between 1937 and 2009, when it
ceased airing, it produced 15,762 episodes.
Other soaps such as As the World Turns,
General Hospital, Days of Our Lives, All
My Children, etc. lled in the day for the
housewives. I can remember the traditional
organ music sound while walking by houses
and knew the person had a soap on.
As the nation left the Roaring Twenties, the
early 1930s found that 12 million American
households had radios.
By 1939, more than 28 million households
had radios.
One of the most memorable radio programs
was put on the air in 1933 when writer Wyllis
Cooper introduced Lights Out for the listen-
ers of the witching hour. Late night program
The golden age of radio
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LOCAL
Police reports
Strike a pose
A man reported his neighbor continues to
photograph him without permission on
the 700 block of El Camino Real in
Burlingame before 7:05 p.m. on Sunday,
Aug. 26.
BURLINGAME
Suspicious circumstances. Someone report-
ed the doorknob inside of their apartment was
broken and someone was trapped inside on
the 1200 block of Broadway before 10:06
a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 25.
DUI. A man passed out behind the wheel of
his car and was charged with a DUI at El
Camino Real and Murchison Drive before
1:03 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 25.
Theft. Equipment was stolen from a business
on the 300 block of Lang Road before 4:38
p.m. on Friday, Aug. 24.
BELMONT
Vehicle theft. Items were taken from a gold
Honda Oddysey on Old County Road before
9:59 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 22.
Vehicle theft. Items were taken from a vehi-
cle on Old County Road before 9:34 a.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 22.
Vehicle burglary. A vehicle was broken into
on Crestview Avenue before 4:06 a.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 22.
Driving with suspended license. Someone
was driving with a suspended license at
Alameda de las Pulgas and Forest Avenue
before 4:33 p.m. Tuesday, Aug, 21.
Driving without a license. Someone was
driving without a license on the 100 block of
Davey Glen Road before 1:23 p.m. Tuesday,
Aug. 21.
AUTHORS COLLECTION
See HISTORY, Page 19
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LOCAL
By Heather Murtagh
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Ruth Wisnom didnt know anything about
Peninsula Family Service when a friend asked
her to join the Hillsborough Auxiliary when it
was formed in 1964.
None of the founding members had
attempted any fundraising but worked togeth-
er to support the local nonprot. Forty-eight
years later, Wisnom is still passionate about
the organization and willing to help however
it needs. That dedication is why she is one of
two women being honored at the 17th annual
Winners Celebration Families Moving
Forward Sept. 12.
Ruths legacy will always be an integral
part of who we are and what we do. Ruth and
her family epitomize the helping hand at the
heart of our mission, said Peninsula Family
Service Chair Judy Swanson.
Wisnom is touched by the honor but isnt
keen on the limelight. She accepted with the
understanding that it could possibly lead oth-
ers to learn more about an organization she
holds dear.
For the Hillsborough Auxiliary, the work
started with a show at the Hyatt Music
Theater. The Broadway cast of Flower Drum
Song was performing and the opening night
was held as a fundraiser. The group raised
$15,000, which Wisnom explained with a
twinge of excitement still in her voice.
Eventually, the group decided to hold a travel
expo at the fairgrounds. People paid to get in
and the opening night included an auction.
The auction, Wisnom explained, raised more
than the entrance fees. It was the beginning of
the gala tradition that remains today.
Throughout the years, Wisnom has actively
served on the board of directors and now
holds the title of honorary life board member.
It was the ability to help meet the immediate
needs in the community that keeps Wisnom
active, she said. In addition, she appreciates
the organizations ability to change to meet
the needs of a certain time.
For example, there was an increase in run-
away youths in the 1960s. The organization
started the program A Place to Stay, which
provided teens a safe place to stay, access to
counseling and help getting reconnected with
their families. When that problem wasnt as
prevalent, the organization shifted its focus,
she said. Similarly, opportunities for child
care grew within the organization when the
divorce rate rose and moms returned the
workplace. Today, Peninsula Family Service
connects nearly 20,000 people annually to a
variety of services including child care and
preschool opportunities. There is also training
for seniors, said Wisnom.
Were helping people help themselves. I
like that attitude, said Wisnom.
Sharing the work of the group is something
she enjoys doing with friends and family.
Within the last couple of years, even her
granddaughters have started to become
involved with the group.
Professionally, Wisnom was a speech thera-
pist for many years. After having children, the
workload became difcult. Instead, she ended
up in advertising a eld she was introduced
to through her volunteer work with Peninsula
Family Service.
Ill always remain involved, as long as
they let me, she said.
Olivia Munoz of San Bruno will also be
recognized at the Winners dinner gala. Munoz
will receive the Families Moving Forward
Award. At one time, she enrolled her children
in Peninsula Family Services Leo J. Ryan
Child Development Center and now serves as
a teachers assistant there alongside three of
her children who are teachers at the center and
ve grandchildren who are now enrolled.
The Winners dinner gala will be held 6 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 12 at the Menlo Circus Club
in Atherton. Former 49ers player Brent Jones
will speak and television personality Jan
Yanehiro will emcee. Tickets to the event are
$175 per person, or $275 per person includ-
ing a VIP private reception with Brent Jones.
To purchase tickets call 403-4300 ext. 4410 or
visit www.peninsulafamilyservice.org.
Heather Murtagh can be reached by email:
heather@smdailyjournal.com or by phone: (650)
344-5200 ext. 105.
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San Jose man allegedly tries to
crash party, res shots at house
A San Jose man was arrested Saturday
morning on six counts of attempted murder
after he allegedly red shots at a house in the
North Fair Oaks area where he had been
kicked out of a party, according to the San
Mateo County Sheriffs Ofce.
A man later identied as Ismael Garcia
Luna, 20, allegedly tried to crash a party at a
home on the 500 block of Hurlingame Avenue
around 1 a.m., according to Lt. Larry
Schumaker.
When he was told to leave, Luna allegedly
punched the partys host in the face, and had
to be physically removed from the home by
several party guests. He left the area yelling
out gang remarks and making threats toward
the residents of the home, Schumaker said.
Shortly after 1:30 a.m., at least one shot was
red through the houses window, shattering
the glass and sending shards ying at several
women standing inside.
The victims were treated by paramedics at
the scene, and no one appears to have been
struck by any projectiles, Schumaker said.
Around an hour later, after obtaining a
description of the party crasher, deputies
located Luna hiding in the area of Halsey and
MacArthur avenues a short distance away.
Witnesses identified Luna as the party
crasher who had assaulted the host,
Schumaker said. A shotgun and other evi-
dence were found near him.
He was arrested on suspicion of attempted
murder and shooting into an inhabited
dwelling. Luna, who is thought to be a current
or former gang member, has an arrest record
for theft, drug and assault offenses.
The victims are not associated with a gang.
Anyone with information on this incident or
this suspect is asked to contact investigators at
(650) 363-4064 or by email at hacosta@smc-
gov.org. Anonymous tips can be left at (800)
547-2700.
Fireghters put out commercial
warehouse blaze in Menlo Park
Fireghters put out a 2-alarm re in a com-
mercial warehouse in Menlo Park late
Saturday night, a re chief said.
Fire crews responded just after 11:45 p.m.
to the re at the 5,000-square-foot warehouse
of wooden and plastic pallet business Duran
Pallets at 3620 Haven Avenue, Menlo Park
Fire District Chief Harold Schapelhouman
said.
Fire personnel had to break into the smoke-
lled, warehouse by cutting holes in the build-
ings rolling metal doors, the re chief said.
The good news was that they had a sprin-
kler system, so that kept the re in check until
we could get the building opened up, he said.
Once inside, reghters saw a roughly 10-
foot stack of wooden pallets on re.
It took about 20 minutes to get the re
under control, Schapelhouman said.
The chief said exposed electrical cords may
have sparked the re, but an investigation into
exactly what caused the blaze is ongoing.
He said the fire caused an estimated
$25,000 in damage to the building.
No workers were inside the warehouse at
the time of the re, and no reghters were
injured.
Local briefs
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
FRESNO The school district
in Turlock, surrounded by elds and
orchards in one of the nations rich-
est agricultural regions, used to get
much of the produce it served to
students from national distributors
who shipped fruits and vegetables
from outside California.
But, starting in August, student
meals have featured apples, peach-
es, nectarines, plums and oranges
from farms only a few miles away
with the help of a new online
company that connects local farm-
ers with school districts.
California-based Ag Link allows
school districts to communicate
with nearby
farmers and
buy their pro-
duce with the
click of a
mouse. Its
helping the
Turlock dis-
trict and others meet new federal
rules requiring more fruits and veg-
etables in school cafeterias to help
prevent childhood obesity.
The quality and selection were
seeing coming right from the farms
is incredible, said Scott Soiseth,
director of child nutrition for the
Turlock Unified School District.
Children get to eat the product
thats picked that same morning.
The new rules require among
other things that school provide stu-
dents at least a half cup of either a
fruit or vegetable during lunch and
at least a half cup of fruit during
breakfast. And they must be served
a wider variety of fresh produce
every week, including leafy greens
and red-orange vegetables.
Online companies, cooperatives
and organizations helping connect
local farmers and buyers have
cropped up in recent years. Now
these so-called food hubs are facili-
tating relationships between farmers
and school districts.
The Agriculture and Land-Based
Training Association, a non-prot
cooperative that trains new organic
farmers in Salinas, Calif., is work-
ing with the Santa Cruz City
Schools to coordinate orders and
deliver produce. The district, with
13,000 students, purchases more
than half of its produce from local
farms.
In Vermont, a company called
Green Mountain Farm Direct dis-
tributes a list of products, coordi-
nates orders and delivers produce to
half a dozen schools and other insti-
tutions.
And Oregon-based FoodHub, an
online networking and marketing
platform that connects food pro-
ducers, buyers, and suppliers in
Oregon, California, Washington,
Alaska, Montana and Idaho, has
been increasingly working with
school districts looking to buy
local, said director Amanda
Oborne.
School food directors are under
water in guring out what they have
to do to keep up with the new feder-
al guidelines, she said.
FoodHub currently works with
181 schools and districts, including
some districts with as many as 80
schools.
A lot of schools dont have con-
tacts with farmers. Theyre a few
miles away from each other and
would never know they are so close.
So having a directory and a net-
working tool at their ngertips is a
huge help, Oborne said.
Food hubs connect schools with farmers
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
OAKLAND Oakland police have issued
a warning to city residents following two more
robberies over the weekend after responding
to cars advertised for sale on Craigslist.
One person was robbed Friday night at gun-
point, while another person was robbed
Saturday, police said. Investigators did not say
how much money was taken from the victims,
or release any additional details.
The latest robberies come after a series of
holdups in Oakland last month of people
responding to Craigslist ads.
Last week a married couple was robbed of
several thousand dollars when they were held
up during what they thought was a test drive
of a Mercedes-Benz.
The couple, who were not named, were
forced out of the car on Interstate 580. They
were also robbed of electronic items and other
property.
Oakland police also issued a warning earli-
er in August after several people were robbed
after agreeing to meet a person advertising a
car or an electronic item for sale on Craigslist.
In one of those robberies one man was held
up at gunpoint of $6,500 when he responded
to a posting for a car for sale.
There have also been several other recent
holdups in Berkeley, Castro Valley and
Fremont.
Police recommend that anyone intending to
buy from someone off of a Craigslist posting
should meet the seller in a public meeting
place, such as a cafe.
They also warn against meeting in a seclud-
ed place, or inviting strangers into your
home.
Police also recommend that buyers use a
cashiers check or money order instead of cash
when making a purchase.
Craigslist, Inc., which is headquartered in
San Francisco, did not immediately respond to
a request for comment from the Associated
Press on Sunday.
Local police warn of
Craigslist robberies
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CHARLOTTE, N.C.
Campaigning his way toward the
Democratic National Convention,
President Barack Obama slapped a
Romney doesnt care label on his
rivals health-care views Sunday and
said Republicans want to repeal new
protections for millions without
offering a plan of their own.
Vice President Joe Biden swiftly
broadened the attack, accusing
Republicans of seeking to undermine
the decades-old federal program mil-
lions of seniors rely on for health
care. We are for Medicare. They are
for voucher care, he said.
The president and vice president
campaigned separately across three
battleground states as delegates
descended on the Democrats con-
vention city for two days of partying
before their rst ofcial meeting
Tuesday in the Time Warner Cable
Arena.
An enormous sand sculpture made
in Obamas like-
ness served as a
reminder, as if
any were need-
ed, that the
Democrats were
in town.
Some 800
demonstrators
m a r c h e d
through the
streets around the convention hall,
protesting what they call corporate
greed as well as U.S. drone strikes
overseas, said to kill children as well
as terrorists. Dozens of police ofcers
walked along with the protesters
parade, carrying gas masks, wooden
batons and plastic hand ties. One
arrest was reported, for public intoxi-
cation.
The economy is the dominant issue
of the campaign, and Bidens itiner-
ary, in particular, underscored the
threat that a sluggish recovery and
high, 8.3 percent unemployment pose
to Democrats seeking another term in
power. He was in
Penns yl vani a
and Wisconsin,
states that have
received little
attention previ-
ously as the can-
didates, their
parties and out-
side allies con-
centrate on the
areas of the country deemed most
competitive. His presence suggested
the race in both states was tightening.
There was additional evidence of
the same concern, as the presidents
senior surrogates refused to give a
direct answer when asked on Sunday
morning television programs if
Americans are better off than they
were four years ago.
Weve clearly improved ... from
the depths of the recession, said
David Plouffe, one of Obamas top
White House aides.
He sought to swiftly turn the ques-
tion into criticism of the Republicans.
The Romney path would be the
wrong path for the middle class, the
wrong path for this country, he
insisted.
Asked the same better-or-not ques-
tion that has become a staple of pres-
idential campaigns, another top
adviser, David Axelrod answered, I
think the average American recog-
nizes that it took years to create the
crisis that erupted in 2008 and
peaked in January of 2009. And its
going to take some time to work
through it.
Obama spoke on the University of
Colorado campus in Boulder, and
made his by-now familiar plea for
students to register and vote. He
beneted enormously from the sup-
port of younger voters four years
ago and can ill-afford a fall-off in
their support or enthusiasm in
2012.
Democrats regard passage of a
sweeping health care law as a high
point of achievement for Obama
during his term. Yet the law has also
unied Republicans who argue it
amounts to a government takeover
of the health care system and a
budget-buster to boot.
Obama has lately been eager to
answer his critics, and he did more
than that in his speech.
Gov. Romney promised that on
his rst day in ofce hes gonna sit
right down, grab a pen and repeal
Obamacare, the president said,
referring to the law by the name
Republicans rst attached to it as an
insult.
What that means is that right
away hed kick 7 million young peo-
ple off their parents plan. Hed take
hope away from tens of millions of
American with pre-exiting conditions
by repealing reform, the president
said.
You know, he calls it Obamacare.
I like the name. I do care. .... I dont
know exactly what the other side is
proposing; I guess you could call it
Romney doesnt care. But this law
is here to stay.
Obama to Romney: I do care
Barack Obama Mitt Romney
By Ken Thomas
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHARLOTTE, N.C.
Republicans have a new rhetorical
punching bag: Vice President Joe
Biden.
With relentless attacks aimed at
portraying President Barack
Obamas running mate as a govern-
ing liability, Republicans hope to
raise the stature of GOP vice presi-
dential candidate Paul Ryan, who
will debate Biden next month, and
score points in closely contested
states such as Ohio, Florida and
New Hampshire.
Pauls a close friend, a great fam-
ily man, and hes got a reformers
heart, Ohio Sen. Rob Portman said
at last weeks Republican conven-
tion in Tampa, Fla. Contrast this to
Joe Biden. Vice President Biden has
told people out of work to `just hang
in there - so much for `hope and
change.
As Democrats prepare for their
convention in Charlotte, N.C., the
GOP is casting the 69-year-old for-
mer Delaware senator as a gaffe-
prone crazy uncle whos hung
around the political scene too long.
The strategy tries to undermine the
Obama campaigns chief surrogate
and liaison to white, working-class
voters and seniors, influential
groups courted aggressively by both
parties. At the same time,
Republicans hopes that sullying
Bidens image will help conrm
Ryan, the 42-year-old Wisconsin
congressman, as a deep thinker des-
tined to take on many of the nations
most pressing challenges.
In an opinion piece published this
past week by the Milwaukee Journal
Sentinel, Wisconsin Sen. Ron
Johnson noted that Biden had said
the economy felt like a depression
and he accused the vice president of
straying from the Obama campaign
talking points.
At the GOP convention, Ohio
Gov. John Kasich, who joined
Obama, Biden and House Speaker
John Boehner for a round of golf
last year, recalled Biden telling him
he was a good golfer. And I played
golf with Joe Biden, and I can tell
you that is not true, as well as all of
other things that he says.
Even unscripted moments have
included knocks at Biden.
Actor Clint Eastwoods conven-
tion monologue, beside an empty
chair, included a swipe at Biden.
GOP: Biden is governing liability
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHARLOTTE, N.C.
Flinching in the face of economic
weakness, President Barack
Obamas top aides refused to say
Sunday in the run-up to the
Democratic National Convention if
Americans are better off than they
were four years ago.
Obama campaigned in Colorado
and Vice President Joe Biden in
Pennsylvania as their senior surro-
gates sought to deect discomfort-
ing questions and turn them into
criticism of Republican challenger
Mitt Romney.
The Romney path would be the
wrong path for the middle class, the
wrong path for this country, said
David Plouffe, one of Obamas top
White House aides.
But responding to the question
that has become a staple of presi-
dential campaigns, he sidestepped
when asked if Americans are better
off than when Obama took ofce.
Weve clearly improved ... from
the depths of the recession, he said.
Another aide, David Axelrod, said,
I think the average American recog-
nizes that it took years to create the
crisis that erupted in 2008 and peaked
in January of 2009. And its going to
take some time to work through it.
Not only the economy, but the
weather was also a concern for the
Democrats with Obama planning to
deliver his prime-time acceptance
speech on Thursday night before a
crowd of tens of thousands at a foot-
ball stadium.
Are Americans better off?
Obama aides will not say
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BEIRUT Activist groups said
Sunday that about 5,000 people
were killed in Syrias civil war in
August, the highest figure ever
reported in more than 17 months of
ghting as President Bashar Assads
regime unleashed crushing air
power against the revolt for the rst
time.
The U.N. childrens fund
UNICEF put the death toll for last
week alone at 1,600, the largest
weekly gure for the entire upris-
ing.
The past month witnessed large
massacres and the regime was con-
ducting wide operations to try to
crush the uprising, said Omar
Idilbi, a Cairo-based activist with
the Local Coordination Committees
group. Last months acts of vio-
lence were unprecedented.
He said the increased use of the
air force and artillery bombard-
ments was behind the spike in casu-
alties.
The civil war
witnessed a
major turning
point in August
when Assads
forces began
widely using air
power for the
rst time to try
to put down the
revolt. The
ghting also reached Syrias largest
city, Aleppo, which had been rela-
tively quiet for most of the uprising.
The Britain-based activist group
Syrian Observatory for Human
Rights said that 5,440 people,
including 4,114 civilians were
killed in August. The LCC put the
toll at 4,933 civilians.
On Sunday, the Observatory and
the LCC said more than 100 people
were killed throughout Syria and
the groups have been reporting 100-
250 deaths per day over the past
week.
Syrias uprising has been the
bloodiest in the Arab Spring that has
already removed long-serving
authoritarian leaders in Egypt,
Tunisia, Yemen and Libya.
The two main activists groups
also released new death tolls for the
entire uprising since March 2011.
The Observatory said more than
26,000 have been killed, including
more than 18,500 civilians. The
LCC put the death toll at more than
23,000 civilians. The LCC does not
count members of the military who
are killed, but the Observatory does.
That averages out to about 1,300-
1,500 deaths per month, making the
August gure more than three times
higher than average.
The groups had previously report-
ed a toll of around 20,000 more than
a month ago.
On Thursday, Human Rights
Watch said government forces have
killed scores of civilians over the
past three weeks by bombarding at
least 10 areas where they were lin-
ing up to buy bread at bakeries near
and around Aleppo.
Last week, activists reported that
between 300 and 600 people were
killed in the Damascus suburb of
Daraya during days of shelling and
a killing spree by troops who
stormed the town after heavy ght-
ing.
The reason behind the high
death toll is military operations,
shelling, clashes and air raids, said
Rami Abdul-Rahman who heads the
Observatory.
I would say most people are
being killed during clashes and exe-
cutions, he said referring to scores
of bodies that are found in streets
around Syria who are shot execu-
tion style with a bullet in the back of
their heads.
UNICEF spokesman Patrick
McCormick said 1,600 were killed
last week alone, including some
children. He did not immediately
explain how he arrived at the gure,
but said the number was document-
ed.
As the death toll mounted, inter-
national efforts to end the crisis fal-
tered badly. The U.N. and Arab
League have both led prolonged but
ultimately failed efforts to negotiate
an end to the violence.
Turkey this week called for the
U.N. to authorize creation of a safe
zone in Syria for tens of thousands
fleeing their homes. Britain and
France have left open the possibility
of more aggressive action, including
a military-enforced no-y zone to
protect a safe area - though that still
seems a remote possibility.
Lakhdar Brahimi, the U.N.s new
envoy to Syria, told Assads regime
on Saturday that change is both
urgent and necessary and that it
must meet the legitimate
demands of the Syrian people,
words that will not win the sea-
soned Algerian diplomat and inter-
national trouble shooter any friends
in Damascus.
On his first day on the job,
Brahimi also called on both sides to
end violence in Syria, but said
Assads government bears more
responsibility than anyone else to
halt the bloodshed.
Activists say 5,000 killed in Syria in August
Bashar Assad
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ISLAMABAD A Muslim cleric is
accused of stashing pages of a Quran in
a Christian girls bag to make it seem
like she burned the Islamic holy book, a
surprising twist in a case that caused an
international outcry over the countrys
strict blasphemy laws.
Pakistani police arrested Khalid
Chishti late Saturday after a member of
the clerics mosque accused the imam of
planting evidence as a way to push the
Christians out of the neighborhood.
Chishti denied the charges Sunday while
being led to court in shackles, wearing a
white blindfold.
I have not done anything wrong. This
is all fabrication, he defiantly told
reporters.
The imams arrest could release the
girl, who supporters say is mentally
handicapped, out of prison, where she
faces a life sentence if convicted of
charges she desecrated the Quran. A bail
hearing is scheduled for Monday.
But Christians who ed the neighbor-
hood when the girl was arrested worry
about the use of laws that critics say are
often abused to settle scores or target
minorities.
We all are suffering, said Somera
Ashraf, a Christian woman from the
girls neighborhood.
Ashraf and her family ed the neigh-
borhood with many other Christians
when the blasphemy allegations came to
light, fearing retribution. She only
recently returned but still doesnt feel
safe.
Police said Chishti planted pages of a
Quran in a shopping bag containing
burned papers and ash that had been car-
ried by the Christian girl.
The bag was then submitted as evi-
dence to the police.
A member of his mosque came for-
ward Saturday more than two weeks
after the girls arrest and accused the
imam of planting the evidence, said the
investigating ofcer, Munir Jaffery.
Imam arrested in Pakistan Quran burning case
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
TEHRAN, Iran Irans sole opera-
tional nuclear power reactor has reached
full capacity, a senior official said
Saturday.
Irans deputy nuclear chief,
Mohammad Ahmadian, said the reactor
at the Bushehr power plant was brought
to its full capacity of 1,000 megawatts
Friday evening. The reactor went into
operation for the rst time last year at
minimum capacity.
The Islamic Republic built the nuclear
power plant in the southern Iranian port
city with Russian help. The facility is a
cornerstone of Irans drive to become a
technological leader among Muslim
nations, with efforts such as an ambi-
tious space program and long-range mis-
sile development. Iran also runs smaller
research reactors and is building another
power reactor.
The United States and some of its
allies believe the Bushehr plant is part of
an Iranian attempt to develop nuclear
weapons.
Iran: Bushehr reactor reaches full capacity
A rst: Veiled woman reads news on Egypt state TV
CAIRO A female Egyptian news presenter appeared on
state television wearing a veil for the rst time on Sunday after
the Islamist-dominated government lifted an effective ban that
had been in place for decades under secular-leaning regimes of
the past.
The ban on female news readers wearing the Islamic veil
had long been criticized even by liberals and human rights
activists as an infringement on personal freedoms - particular-
ly in a country where more than half of all adult women cover
their heads.
However, it was the latest move by authorities under new
Islamist President Mohammed Morsi to make sweeping
changes in state-controlled media.
Somali Pirates kill hostage over delayed ransom
MOGADISHU, Somalia Somali pirates who have been
holding a hijacked ship for nearly two years killed a Syrian
hostage crew member and wounded another to protest delayed
ransom payment, a pirate leader said.
This is believed to be the rst time Somali pirates have killed
a hostage because of a delay in ransom.
World briefs
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True public servants
sharply contrast RNC
Editor,
Your photo, published in the Aug. 30
edition of the Daily Journal, showing
San Mateo County Supervisor
Adrienne Tissier and U.S. Rep Jackie
Speier, D-San Mateo, helping paint pic-
nic tables at Coyote Point stands in
stark contrast to the rallying cries at the
Republican National Convention about
helping our country by politicians
who, once elected, forget about the
public good.
The citizens of San Mateo County
are blessed to have women like these
two and others on our city councils and
boards who are true public servants.
This is in stark contrast to those at the
Convention, who want to make women
second-class citizens by dictating what
we can do with our own bodies.
Nanci E. Nishimura
San Mateo
Proposition 37
Editor,
Concerning your article on
Proposition 37, the GMO labeling ini-
tiative, Ag giants spend big to defeat
labeling initiative, in the Aug. 16 edi-
tion of the Daily Journal, your mention
of the FDAs assurance of GMO safety
is a very appalling joke on the
American public.
Monsanto, with other industry execu-
tives, are standing so close to the FDA
that it is impossible to distinguish one
from the other. Such executives at all
levels have cycled in and out of respon-
sible FDA positions for decades now,
actively circumventing scientic con-
cerns about GMOs at the FDA itself to
approve harmful GMO food products.
Just one of many egregious examples
of this is Calgenes FlavrSavr tomato,
during approval testing even rodents
refused to eat the tomatoes compelling
the rats to be force fed the tomato
through gastric tubes. Several devel-
oped stomach lesions; seven of the 40
died within two weeks. But not to fear,
the FDA approved the tomato for pub-
lic consumption with no further analy-
sis. The FDA client is not the public
but industry, the bottom line and all
those wonderful campaign contribu-
tions to politicians on both sides of the
aisle.
Tony Favero
Half Moon Bay
Who are the real patriots?
Editor,
Here we are again: election time.
Time to once again watch the
Republicans and now the Tea Partiers
rush to Grover Norquist and sign his
pledge of no new taxes. Such patriotic
Americans. Signing that pledge prior to
taking the Oath of Ofce to protect and
defend the Constitution of the United
States and defend the United States of
America. They sign this regardless of
need. Theres war, for instance, two to
be exact, most denitely unfunded.
Rush Limbaugh said that the day
after the election he hoped Obama
would fail. That man is a true patriot!
Boehner, Ryan, Mc Connell, Cantor,
etc. all stated that their main objective
was to make sure that President Obama
was a one-term president. To that
end, these patriots have done their best
to libuster, vote down or just ignore
any attempt to help the American peo-
ple. How can any of you look at your
children and grandchildren and know-
ingly vote for someone who has such
blatant disregard for the welfare of the
American people? But not all
Americans, they have their favorites:
the job creators, the billionaires who
deserve those large tax cuts. Theyve
had those tax cuts for quite a few years
now. How many jobs were actually cre-
ated by them?
President Obama isnt perfect, no one
is, but watching the Republican
National Convention and hearing the
blatant lies that were told was eye
opening. The people cheered and
applauded for lies. President Obama is
responsible for this huge decit? (see
unfunded wars, contractors etc.)
President Obama is the sole reason that
the credit of the United States was
downgraded? The fact that the House
held the debt ceiling hostage didnt
have anything to do with it. Those are
only two lies but there were several
more. The brainwashing must be
almost complete for they dont even try
to disguise the lies anymore. Heaven
help us.
JD Rhoads
San Mateo
Michelle Durand Fan Club
Editor,
Scott Wardles letter published in the
Aug. 23 edition of the Daily Journal, an
ad hominem attack on Michelle
Durands Feeling Pumped column
(Aug. 16, Daily Journal), has trans-
formed me into a Michelle Durand fan.
Mr. Wardle shows an absolute genius
for effective communication. In just a
few words, he managed to achieve the
exact opposite result of what he really
wanted: the totalitarian suppression of
free speech.
Please Mr. Walker, take your water-
melon (green on the outside, but red
on the inside), socialista, nanny-state,
speech-controlling Orwellian
newspeak, Stalin-loving, freedom-hat-
ing, totalitarianism somewhere else ...
perhaps Santa Cruz or Berkeley?
I dare you to meet me and Michelle
next to the bleachers after sixth period.
In fact, I double-dog dare you !
Vince Boston
San Mateo
Letters to the editor
The Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle
T
heres not only another reces-
sion on the horizon, but your
U.S. Congress is helping put it
there.
The nonpartisan Congressional
Budget Ofce predicted recently that
continued inaction on tax and spending
policy by Congress would lead to eco-
nomic conditions in 2013 that will
probably be considered a recession.
Bush-era tax rates are set to expire
next year, raising taxes on millions of
Americans. Meanwhile, Congress, in
the hopes that a deadline would inspire
it to actually cut federal spending
thoughtfully, set up a system of blunt
and potentially very damaging automat-
ic across-the-board spending cuts that
take effect in January.
The combination of tax increases and
spending cuts, writes The Associated
Press, would mean in effect sucking
roughly $400 billion out of a U.S.
economy that is already struggling.
All this happens unless Congress
takes action.
Economic experts say the uncertainty
of it all is helping tamp down economic
activity now.
Dont bank on anything getting done
before the election, either. While both
parties are to blame for the mess were
in... The truth is, neither party has cov-
ered itself in glory in this disgraceful
episode.
What we are seeing today must be
particularly galling to the remaining
veterans of World War II, who gave us
the best years of their lives to defeat
tyranny on two ends of the globe. That
our leaders in Washington cant
muster the mere mettle to balance our
budget, or even talk with each other in
a rational way to avoid what some are
calling Taxmageddon next year, is an
insult to the men and women who once
made this the greatest nation on Earth.
Shame on all of those responsible.
Congress shamefully dragging its feet
Keep labors
voice alive
By Shelley Kessler
I
ts Labor Day and, at least for the day, labors concerns,
issues and views are news. And at the moment, labor in
California is facing a vicious attack on our ability to
participate in the political process. Labors voice the voice
of the people, belongs in the political area and in the public
debate.
Proposition 32, a measure appearing on the November
statewide ballot, is not what it seems. While it claims to be
about stopping special interests, Proposition 32 is a sinister
attempt to keep the voice of working people and our unions
out of the public debate on crucial community issues includ-
ing health care, affordable housing, a clean environment, pub-
lic transportation and workplace safety laws. Proposition 32
was specically written to limit the voice of union workers
and while unions would not be able to use dues money for
political purposes, corporate billionaires and their independ-
ent political action committees would have no restrictions at
all.
The deluge of money into our election system has made
many politicians more interested in helping the wealthy
CEOs who fund their campaigns than in helping the rest of us
who contribute less. Proposition 32 is not campaign or
nance reform. We are already outspent by corporate special
interests by 15 to 1. Proposition 32 is a redistribution of even
more power to the wealthy and well-connected to inuence
elections, control government and weaken the voice of work-
ers.
On Labor Day, support the teachers, nurses, reghters,
police and other everyday heroes who speak out on issues
that matter to us all, like cuts to our schools and colleges,
police and re response times, patient safety and workplace
protections. We must keep these voices in the mix, so lets get
out into our neighborhoods and mobilize friends and family
to defeat these attacks. Vote no on Proposition 32.
On Labor Day, we recognize the women and men who do
the work that keeps America strong. Whether were employed
or looking for work, we are the heartbeat of this great coun-
try, so we are reclaiming Labor Day as a day to honor people
who work. No matter what we do, our work makes the work
of others possible. Work connects us all. And together, we are
better.
For most of us, every day is Labor Day. Every day is a day
to work, to earn enough to pay our bills and to contribute to
the economic vitality of our community. In return we hope to
enjoy basic rights the right to full employment, the right to
organize or join a union to have a voice at work, the right to
full participation in the electoral process, a quality education
and a secure and healthy future.
The road to shared prosperity is building a high-wage econ-
omy with full employment, economic security and a restored
democracy. Investments here at home create a virtuous cycle
of good jobs, decent wages, consumer-driven growth, thriving
businesses and communities, a promising future for our chil-
dren and better lives for people around the world.
Our vision is of an America that honors and respects work
and the people who do it. Not for some of us but for all of us.
We all have a lot at stake this November. We can save criti-
cal programs such as health care for seniors, jobs for working
families, tax cuts for those who need them most and cleaner
water for our children. Or we can be outspent by billionaires
who will transform America from the land of opportunity for
all into a land of entitlement for the rich. Theyre going to
spend millions of dollars but each of us has the power to
inuence the people who matter most: your friends and fami-
ly, the folks you talk to all the time. We dont need media
pundits to share our message when we have the power of real
people behind us.
The presidential election is an opportunity to bring more
fairness to our lives. Pursuing policies that enhance access to
better jobs, health care, and education is within our reach if
we are clear. We know what can be accomplished when we
have common goals for a better future. Labor ended child
labor and set the basis for public education. Labor created
minimum wage standards and still supports a living wage. It
is our efforts that created the criteria for health and safety on
the job. Our collective action created the pensions that sup-
port us in our old age. The Family Medical Leave act came
from our ranks. And the idea that laws that should protect us,
if enforced properly, came from our hard work with allies in
our community and elected ofces.
No doubt, these are scary times. Yet we have the opportuni-
ty to do something about them. So this Labor Day, take a
stand! Be dedicated to making our ideals continue to come
alive in our lifetime. We will prevail if we come together in a
unied effort, not just for this election, this Labor Day, but
every day we rise to fulll our dreams. We can do it! Si se
puede!
In this years all-important elections, we must organize and
come together to guarantee that our voices will always be
heard.
Shelley Kessler is the executive secretary-treasurer of the San
Mateo County Central Labor Council.
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By Michael Gormley
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ALBANY, N.Y. New Yorks attor-
ney general is investigating tax strategies
of some of the nations largest private
equity rms, including Bain Capital,
founded by Republican presidential
nominee Mitt Romney, an ofcial famil-
iar with the probe said Sunday.
Attorney General Eric Schneiderman
is examining whether the rms have
abused a tax strategy to avoid paying
hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes,
said the ofcial, who spoke on the con-
dition of anonymity because of the sen-
sitivity of the probe. The practice
involves converting some fees collected
for managing accounts into fund invest-
ments, resulting in a lower tax rate.
Some tax experts who spoke to The
New York Times, which rst reported
the investigation Sunday, believed the
strategy was potentially illegal, though
other experts said it was commonplace
and proper.
The Democratic attorney general sent
subpoenas to more than a dozen rms,
including Kohlberg Kravis Roberts &
Company, TPG Capital, Sun Capital
Partners, Apollo Global Management,
Silver Lake Partners and Bain Capital,
according to the ofcial.
A spokeswoman for Schneiderman
declined to comment Sunday.
Bain has been a high-prole target of
Democrats as they seek to portray
Romney as someone willing to shutter
businesses and lay off workers in pursuit
of prot. Romney has said lessons he
learned at Bain would help him as presi-
dent to x the economy and create jobs.
Though Romney collects benets as a
Bain retired partner, the inquiry isnt
focused on the time he ran Bain.
The tax strategy of converting man-
agement fees into investments producing
capital gains can be attractive because
capital gains are subject to a federal tax
rate of 15 percent, far less than the top
rate of 35 percent for ordinary income.
The management fee waiver strategy
is widely used within the industry, the
Times reported.
At least $1 billion in accumulated fees
that otherwise would have been taxed as
ordinary income for Bain executives had
been converted into investments produc-
ing capital gains, according to Bain
nancial documents leaked online. Bain
partners were able to save more than
$200 million in federal income taxes and
more than $20 million in Medicare
taxes, according to the newspaper.
The attorney generals probe predates
the leak of Bain documents.
The Internal Revenue Service has not
ruled on whether the waiver strategy
complies with tax law, and expert opin-
ion varies.
Victor Fleischer, a University of
Colorado law professor, told the news-
paper he believed Bain had waived man-
agement fees into investments with so
little risk that they would not qualify for
the capital gains rate if challenged by the
IRS. Some tax lawyers argued that the
risk involved warrants the lower capital
gains rate.
Theyre risking their management
fee, theyre giving up the right to that
management fee in any and all events,
said Jack S. Levin, a nance lawyer
whose rm has represented Bain.
Bain being investigated
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK Joelle Daddino is
making it difcult for stores to make
money.
Like many Americans whove grown
accustomed to deep discounts, Daddino
has become so obsessed with sales that
she refuses to shop any place that isnt
having one.
If I dont have a coupon or its not on
sale, I just wont buy it, says the
Yaphank, N.Y., resident.
During the recession, retailers had
more sales to lure cash-strapped
Americans into stores. Now, that strate-
gy has backred. It has bred a group of
deal junkies that wont shop unless they
see 70 percent signs or yellow clear-
ance stickers. Theyre a thorn in the side
of most retailers because the discounts it
takes to get them into stores eats away at
prots. In fact, retailers annual prot
growth was cut in half between 2006 and
last year, according to a survey of 122
merchants by Retail Metrics, a research
rm.
So, big chains like J.C. Penney and
Lowes are trying to wean sale-addicted
customers off of sales in favor of every-
day low pricing. Its the biggest shift in
pricing in decades, but retailers have a
long way to go to convince shoppers that
predictable pricing is better than the
temporary promotions that theyve
grown to love. In fact, early this year,
nearly three-quarters of 1,000 shoppers
surveyed by consumer research firm
Americas Research Group said it would
take discounts of at least 50 percent to
get them to buy a given item. Thats up
from 52 percent in 2005.
Paco Underhill, whose company
Envirosell studies consumer behavior,
says retailers are to blame for the
increase. He says their discounting dur-
ing the downturn created shoppers who
think everyday pricing takes some fun
out of shopping. To help break the
vicious cycle of discounting, Underhill
says merchants have to think of ways to
attract shoppers that can be just as intox-
icating as two-hour sales or coupons.
That could mean top-notch service or
exclusive merchandise, for instance.
Sales are just like heroin, he says.
Now, retailers are trying to replicate
the success of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the
worlds largest retailer that was founded
50 years ago on everyday low prices.
Deal junkies hurt stores profits
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON Some of President Barack Obamas for-
mer advisers are proposing major changes aimed at controlling
health care costs as political uncertainty hovers over his health
law.
Call it Health Care Overhaul, Version 2.0. Their biggest idea
is a rst-ever budget for the nations $2.8-trillion health care
system, through negotiated limits on public and private spend-
ing in each state.
The approach broadly resembles a Massachusetts law signed
this summer by Democratic Gov. Deval Patrick that puts pres-
sure on hospitals, insurers, and other major players to keep ris-
ing costs within manageable limits. It could become the
Democratic counterpoint to private market strategies favored by
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and running
mate Paul Ryan.
Health costs lie at the heart of budget problems confronting
the next president. Health care accounts for 18 percent of the
economy and about one-fourth of the federal budget, and many
experts believe it cant grow unchecked without harming other
priorities. Because the United States spends much more than
other advanced countries, theres a consensus that savings from
cutting waste and duplication wont harm quality.
We think of these as the next generation of ideas, said
Neera Tanden, who was a senior member of the White House
team that helped pass the health law. Tanden is now president of
the Center for American Progress, a Washington think tank
close to the administration.
Under the proposal, the major public and private players in
each state would negotiate payment rates with service providers
such as hospitals. The idea is to get away from paying for each
individual test and procedure. Negotiated rates could be based
on an entire course of treatment. Payments would have to t
within an overall budget that could grow no faster than the aver-
age rise in wages.
Ex-Obama advisers seek
health care cost control
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By Julio Lara
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
Apparently, no two football victo-
ries taste alike. In fact, if the
postgame faces of CSM players and
coaches are any indication, some
wins taste downright bitter.
The College of San Mateo foot-
ball team began their 2012 cam-
paign by defeating Laney College
22-13. But the Bulldogs werent
disguising their displeasure over the
way things transpired on the foot-
ball eld.
Ugly. Unacceptable They
know they got away with one, said
CSM head coach Bret Pollack.
Theyre lucky they won. They
know theyre not as good as they
think they are. It is a lot better feel-
ing than last year when we got
killed (43-6 at Fresno) and had to
make a three-hour bus ride. So I told
them, congratulations on the win, a
win is a win, but it was completely
unacceptable.
Youll never nd a team that will
turn down a win, but to a man, there
was an unsatised feeling to the
Bulldog locker room after the game.
Honestly, today, we came out
ready but we didnt play how we
prepared to play, said CSM quar-
terback John Willis. We had a few
good things, but as you can tell by
the score and the things that hap-
pened in the game, we have a lot to
work on. Overall, we know what we
have to do, so were going to make
it happen.
We definitely feel like we
couldve done better and put more
emphasis on what coach tells us,
said CSM running back Jerrel
Brown, who led the team with 96
rushing on 17 carries. It was a little
shaky because it was our rst game,
but when we get to practice and
watch the lm were going to wrap
it all up.
The Bulldogs have a lot of sharp-
ening to do in a relatively short peri-
od of time. Laney was the lone
unranked team on their 2012 sched-
ule, thus on paper a win against the
Eagles should have gone much
smoother. From here on out, the bat-
tles for CSM get tougher and the
margin for error is almost zero
at least on paper.
It was the most important thing,
Brown said of the win. We had to
set the tone, not only for ourselves
but the Nor Cal conference. Last
year, we were denitely disappoint-
ed and this year we put more
emphasis at practice on coming out,
Despite win, CSM left with bitter taste
See CSM, Page 14
By Rick Gano
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHICAGO The feeling in the
Giants clubhouse these days is that
theyll always nd a way to win.
And San Francisco has been espe-
cially good at doing just that on the
road.
Angel Pagan had a tiebreaking
single in the ninth Sunday as the
Giants rallied to a 7-5 win over the
Cubs, completing a 5-1 road trip to
Houston and Chicago. Since the All-
Star break, the NL West leaders are
19-6 away from home.
Weve been playing very well on
the road, Giants manager Bruce
Bochy said. These were hard-
fought games that could have gone
either way. Its all about trying to get
a series. If you do that, youll have a
decent year.
The Giants are more than decent
right now. Theyre 76-58, a season-
best 18 games over .500 after win-
ning 12 of their last 16. And they
have a favorable schedule in the
nal month. San Francisco plays the
second-place Dodgers six more
times, but L.A. is the only team left
on the Giants slate that currently
has a winning record.
Theres a feeling in the dugout,
that even when things arent going
right, we still feel like were in the
game, said Giants starter Matt
Cain, who lasted only ve innings
Sunday, matching his shortest out-
ing of the season.
Ive been on teams before where
youre down runs and you dont feel
like youre in it anymore. This team
Giants rally
in ninth to
beat Cubs
By Janie McCauley
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
OAKLAND Seth Smith hit a
two-run homer, Stephen Drew hit a
solo shot for his rst clout since
joining Oakland and the Athletics
beat the Boston Red Sox 6-2 on
Sunday for their season-best ninth
straight win.
Brett Anderson (3-0) won his
third straight start since returning
from a 14-month absence to recover
from Tommy John elbow ligament
replacement surgery, a big boost for
the AL wild-card leading As down
the stretch after losing Bartolo
Colon to a 50-game suspension
Aug. 22.
Josh Reddick added a sacrice y
and Yoenis Cespedes drove in a run
with a groundout as Oakland (76-
57) moved into a tie with the New
York Yankees for the second-best
record in the American League
behind the two-time reigning AL
champion Texas Rangers (79-54).
This is the clubs longest winning
run since 10 in a row from June 8-
18, 2006, the last year the As
reached the playoffs.
Oakland has 29 games left,
including seven against Texas and
all but six contests with Seattle com-
ing against opponents with winning
records.
The As won their eighth in a row
against the Red Sox to match their
As thump Red Sox again,
win ninth straight game
See GIANTS, Page 14
See AS, Page 15
By Dave Campbell
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
After a replay review last week,
the announcement came that a call
had been upheld so Tampa Bay and
Washington prepared to play on.
Wait. The ofcials werent quite
ready.
Well look at it one more time,
replacement referee Jim Core told
the crowd, the teams and the televi-
sion audience.
Delays could be a common theme
for NFL games once the regular sea-
son begins this week, and there are
bigger concerns than that.
With no agreement with its
locked-out referee union in sight,
the league is planning to use
replacements for at least the rst
week of the season. The new crews
have seemed to work hard, but a
seamless adjustment is impossible
in such a short time. Many of the
replacements are going from super-
vising small college games to polic-
ing the sports best athletes in front
of deafening 75,000-strong crowds.
This all but promises more of the
ofciating mistakes that have punc-
tuated otherwise-unimportant exhi-
bition games. The questions Can
they keep the game safe? Can they
keep up with the speed? Will they
avoid game-changing errors?
will keep coming until the NFL and
the regular refs reach a new collec-
tive bargaining agreement.
These crews have ofciated our
games many, many times. So I think
you know and respect and trust their
level of expertise and the type of
game they are going to call, New
Orleans quarterback Drew Brees
said of the familiar crews and the
looming change. Its just like on a
team if we say were going to put
ve rookies in front of you and a
bunch of rst-year players catching
the ball and running the football
around you: You just dont have that
same level of trust and condence.
The NFL insists it does.
Ofciating is an imperfect sci-
ence, Commissioner Roger
Goodell said. Theyre not going to
be correct all the time, but we have
systems in place to try to help.
The replacements the league is
using arent used to those systems.
With major college refs staying
loyal to their current responsibili-
ties, the NFL had to recruit ll-ins
Fill-in refs raising concerns
T H E R E P L A C E M E N T S
REUTERS
A referee takes his position on the sideline during an NFL preseason football game between the Indianapolis
Colts and the Washington Redskins Aug. 25. The NFL is employing replacement referees due to a labor stand-
off between the league and the NFL Referees Association.
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So when he pounded a forehand
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Cha nne l i ng
his inner Jimmy
C o n n o r s ,
Roddick is hav-
ing a grand ol
time at his retire-
ment party
and hes not
done yet.
Winning a
second consecu-
tive match since announcing the
U.S. Open will be the last tourna-
ment of his career, 2003 champion
Roddick stuck around at least a little
longer by getting past 59th-ranked
Fabio Fognini of Italy 7-5, 7-6 (1),
4-6, 6-4 in the third round Sunday.
Id be an idiot not to use the
crowd right now. Its a huge advan-
tage, Roddick said. Each match is
almost like its another memory.
What comes next could really be
memorable. In the fourth round
Tuesday, the last American man to
win a Grand Slam title will face
2009 U.S. Open champion Juan
Martin del Potro, who defeated
Leonardo Mayer 6-3, 7-5, 7-6 (9) in
an all-Argentine match that featured
one particularly noteworthy point.
In the tiebreaker, Mayer smacked a
backhand that somehow ricocheted
off the top of a net post and landed
in the court but del Potro was
unfazed, got the ball back and
wound up winning the point.
Im going to have to serve well,
kind of try to rush him a little bit,
Roddick said about del Potro.
When he gets into a groove and has
time, hell put a hurt on the ball.
Looking ahead himself, del Potro
wasnt about to get too sentimental
about Roddicks impending depar-
ture from tennis.
I know this is special, this day,
for him, but Im doing my job, said
the seventh-seeded del Potro, whose
major trophy is the only of the past
30 that wasnt won by Roger
Federer, Rafael Nadal or Novak
Djokovic.
The crowd loves Andy here, del
Potro said, and they have respect
(for) me.
Djokovic, the defending champi-
on, beat No. 31 Julien Benneteau in
straight sets and will meet No. 18
Stanislas Wawrinka for a quarter-
nal berth. Also advancing: No. 4
David Ferrer, who got past two-time
major champion Lleyton Hewitt 7-6
(9), 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 and now meets No.
13 Richard Gasquet, who eliminat-
ed two-time NCAA champion Steve
Johnson 7-6 (4), 6-2, 6-3; and No. 8
Janko Tipsarevic, who will face the
winner of Sunday nights match
between No. 9 John Isner of the
United States and No. 19 Philipp
Kohlschreiber of Germany.
Roddick beats Fognini to postpone retirement
By Doug Ferguson
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NORTON, Mass. Louis
Oosthuizen knows what its like to
hit every shot right where hes aim-
ing and to stand over every putt
believing it will go in. He once shot
a 57 on his home course at Mossel
Bay in South Africa, a number he
wears on the left sleeve of his shirt.
For about two hours Sunday in
the Deutsche Bank Championship,
thats how it felt.
Oosthuizen ran off seven straight
birdies, a streak that began after he
nearly three-putted from 5 feet. He
shot 29 on the front nine of the TPC
Boston. He didnt miss a green until
the 17th hole. Thats all it took to
race by PGA champion Rory
McIlroy, leave Tiger Woods behind
and seize control going into the
Labor Day nish.
Oosthuizen had an 8-under 63,
establishing tournament records for
consecutive birdies, low front nine
and a 54-hole score of 19-under
194.
Probably the start anyone would
dream of on that front nine,
Oosthuizen said. I made every-
thing, so you get those days where
you just look at a putt and you hole
it. That was my rst nine holes.
The back nine wasnt bad, and it
included one brief scare when he
felt a twinge in his back when he
went after a 9-iron on the 16th. The
ache was gone on the 18th, and he
rolled in one last birdie to keep
McIlroy from getting even closer.
McIlroy, trying to match Woods
with his third PGA Tour win this
year, did well just to stay in range.
You think going out with a one-
shot lead and shooting 67 that you
... might still be in the lead going
into the last day, McIlroy said.
But Louis put on a display out
there for a few holes, reeling off
seven birdies in a row. It was great
to watch. Louis is the sort of player
that can do that. Hes very explosive
and he didnt really put a foot
wrong today. Very happy that Im
still in touching distance going into
tomorrow.
Combine one of the sweetest
swings in golf with a putting stroke
that was just as pure, and thats what
Oosthuizen is capable of doing.
Remember, he won the British
Open at St. Andrews in 2010 by
seven shots.
Woods again didnt make as
many putts as he thought he could,
and even a short birdie on the 16th
left him nervous until it curled in.
He still managed a 68 and was six
shots behind, along with Dustin
Johnson, who kept alive his hopes
of being picked for the Ryder Cup
with a 65.
Oosthuizens birdie streak featured
four putts of at least 20 feet, includ-
ing a 40-footer at No. 8. It reached a
point that on a 20-foot birdie on the
11th for his eighth in a row, he was
shocked when it didnt fall.
Oosthuizen races out to big lead in Boston
Andy Roddick
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feels like no matter what the score
is, theyre gonna keep going out and
nd ways to score runs. Its a good
feeling to have because you never
feel like youre out of the game.
Santiago Casilla (6-5) pitched an
inning to get the victory Sunday and
Javier Lopez got the nal two outs
for his sixth save in eight chances.
San Francisco carried a 3-1 lead
into the fth but Darwin Barney
scored on right fielder Hunter
Pences error and Alfonso Soriano
hit a three-run drive off Cain for his
25th homer, putting the Cubs ahead
5-3.
Brandon Belt tripled in Xavier
Nady in the sixth and scored the
tying run on Manuel Corpas wild
pitch. Then the Giants took advan-
tage of a bout of wildness by Carlos
Marmol to grab the lead in the
ninth.
Nady led off with a four-pitch
walk and pinch-runner Gregor
Blanco stole second with one out.
Brandon Crawford then walked and
Pagan followed with a single to cen-
ter. Marco Scutaro added another
RBI single to give the Giants a two-
run cushion.
I got up in the right situation to
put the team on top, and I got it
done, said Pagan, who once played
for the Cubs, as did Nady.
For us, were trying to grind at-
bats the best we can and make the
at-bat as tough as possible, Pagan
added.
Marmol (2-3) was 1-0 with a 1.08
ERA in his previous 17 appear-
ances.
Just a bad day. Youre not going
to be perfect all year long, said
Marmol, who lost the closers job
earlier this season and then got it
back.
The Cubs could be on their way to
100 losses as they try to mix in
young players and build for a future
that looks a long way off. Manager
Dale Sveum said he hopes his play-
ers take notice of how the Giants
play the game.
Thats a championship-type
baseball team that we have to some-
how put together, too, he said.
Cain was charged with ve runs
and six hits. The ace right-hander
was 3-0 with a 1.82 ERA in his last
four starts.
Chicago starter Travis Wood sur-
rendered seven hits and four runs
two earned in 5 2-3 innings. The
left-hander is 0-8 with a 6.33 ERA
in his last 10 starts.
San Francisco got three in the
third, aided by an error on rst base-
man Anthony Rizzo, who threw
wide to first on Cains sacrifice
bunt, putting runners at rst and
second. Pagan, Pablo Sandoval and
Buster Posey followed with RBI
singles.
Continued from page 11
GIANTS
being sharp and doing what coach
tells us.
Laney struck first on Saturday,
thanks to a huge penalty at the
goal line for unsportsmanlike con-
duct that gave the Eagles a fresh
set of downs on the 1-yard line.
The CSM defense stuffed Laney
two more times before a fade pat-
tern turned into the games initial
score. Overall, Laneys opening
drive lasted 16 plays six of
which came from inside the CSM
2-yard line.
The Eagles would not get on the
scoreboard again until the fourth
quarter. But, in the meantime,
turnovers and penalties by CSM
let Laney run 82 total offensive
plays to the Bulldogs 64. And it
wasnt just the physical errors that
allowed Laney to stay in the game
on Saturday perhaps most
frustrating to Pollack and the
Bulldogs were the mental errors.
It took CSM until their first
drive of the second quarter to
strike on the scoreboard. Willis
hooked up with Maurice Williams
on a 63-yard pitch and catch that
looked much too easy to make it
7-6.
But while the touchdown was a
moment of brilliance, Pollack was
quick to point out a pair of painful
drops by Williams on sure-fire
impact plays that should have
gone for touchdowns. There was
also the six CSM fumbles, four of
which were recovered by Laney.
The Eagles were unable to do any-
thing with those gifts, but Pollack
and his team werent happy about
those turnovers.
We need to be more consistent
and protect the football, Pollack
said. And that goes back to deci-
sion-making. When youre not
sharp at practice, when youre not
sharp in executing its not going to
change during the game for the
better. For every one good
thing, there were two bad ones.
I think it was a lack of focus by
us, Willis said of the miscues, a
couple of which came on the
option pitch. We were well pre-
pared for what [Laney] was going
to bring. We just didnt do what
we practiced and what we pre-
pared to do. I believe we came out
a little lackadaisical. I believe we
came in knowing we could win,
but we didnt just stick it to them
like we should have.
The good news on Saturday for
CSM is their superior athleticism
and talent outlasted the Eagles.
In the third quarter, a super play
on defense by Shai Koboyashi
resulted in a 50-yard pick-6. The
snap on the extra point was poor,
but kicker Austin Pacheco made
the best of the miscue and sent a
Hail Mary pass into the end zone
that was caught for two points to
make it 15-6.
Laney made CSM sweat though.
With the Bulldogs coughing up the
football, the Eagles stayed within
striking distance and with 11:32
left in the game, they found them-
selves two points behind after Kent
Austins pass found Xavier Milton
on a 12-yard touchdown pass.
The Bulldogs kept grinding
behind Brown and the offensive
line. The game was never really
secure for CSM, but Browns 13-
yard touchdown run with 46 sec-
onds left made it a two possession
game and pretty much sealed the
deal for the Bulldogs.
I felt good, Brown said. They
played a good game. You have to
give credit to Laney, they played a
good game. There werent a lot of
holes, but I just kept pumping,
pumping, pumping. My O-line did
fantastic. I definitely owe this
game to the O-line, they made a
lot of holes for me. It was a tough
game, we just have to grind it out.
I just kept telling myself, stay in
the game and finally things
opened up at the end.
The Eagles outgained CSM 374
to 368 and while the W wasnt the
most glamorous, CSM defensive
coordinator and assistant head
coach Tim Tulloch said after the
game that the Bulldogs will hit the
classroom hard this week and
clean up certain things. He point-
ed out that last season, after their
43-7 loss to Fresno, the Bulldogs
did just that, patching up the holes
and pitching five straight shutouts
after that defeat.
We always think about the past
and how we played and how we
dont want to repeat that, Willis
said. And this year, we came out
and we remembered that Fresno
game and we were like, this is not
going to happen this year. Lets
start off at home, lets start off on
a good foot which is what we
did.
Continued from page 11
CSM
from lower levels of the game
where the rules are different, the
crowds are small and the action
unfolds at a slower pace.
The replacement ofcials con-
tinue to improve every week as we
continue to work intensively on
their training. Overall, they are
doing a good job, league
spokesman Greg Aiello said.
Maybe so, but the gaffes have
been glaring.
Penalties called on the wrong
players.
Spots of the ball several yards
off.
Incomplete or inaccurate expla-
nations of on-eld rulings.
In the very rst exhibition game
of 2012, referee Craig Ochoa
announced that New Orleans won
the coin toss. Except Arizona did.
He immediately made the correc-
tion.
Buffalo fans booed when a punt
by the Bills was downed at the 4-
yard line and the back judge never-
theless ruled the play a touchback.
Coach Chan Gailey challenged, and
the spot was changed.
In Denver, ofcials misinterpret-
ed Broncos coach John Foxs
attempt to challenge the spot of the
ball after the 49ers recovered their
own fumble. Fox was actually
assessed a 15-yard unsportsmanlike
conduct penalty for challenging the
recovery before an NFL rep talked
with the crew for several minutes
on the sideline. The ag was picked
up without explanation. San
Francisco coach Jim Harbaugh was
hollering for the penalty. The refs,
at least temporarily, bought his
argument.
Playing at Minnesota, San Diego
coach Norv Turner had to throw
two challenge ags after turnovers
forced by his team were disallowed
on the eld but contradicted by
video replays.
Aiello said the league cast a
wide net and invited applications
from experienced college football
ofcials at all levels. Ochoas crew
at the Hall of Fame game on Aug. 6
included those with experience in
the Arena League, the major col-
lege conferences and the NCAA
Division II and Division III levels.
Ochoa previously worked in the
Big Ten and, yes, the womens
Lingerie Football League.
So they know the sport, and they
care enough about the profession to
put themselves through the gauntlet
that is a typical NFL game.
My concern is that the replace-
ment referees get too cautious. In
other words, the easiest way for
them to disappear is to keep the ag
in their pocket, said NBC televi-
sion analyst Cris Collinsworth, a
former receiver with the Bengals. I
think that even the players are start-
ing to get a little sense of that right
now, that maybe they can push the
envelope just a little bit more than
what theyve done in the past. And
if thats the case, then maybe we get
players who get a little more
aggressive than we wouldve seen
otherwise.
In 2011 with the regular ofcials,
an average of 13 penalties for 109
yards was issued per preseason
game. That number entering the
nales last Thursday was up only
slightly for 2012, an average of
13.4 penalties for 117.7 yards per
exhibition game, according to
research by STATS LLC.
Teams are under orders not to
criticize the ofciating. Thus, much
of the August analysis has been
couched in diplomacy.
Theyre trying their hearts out,
Philadelphia coach Andy Reid said.
Said St. Louis coach Jeff Fisher:
Even in games where you have
your regular officials there are
going to be penalties that are
missed, OK?
Quipped Chicago coach Lovie
Smith: We complain. It doesnt
matter whos over there.
Players have been more outspo-
ken. Bears kicker Robbie Gould
called the replacement refs clue-
less on Twitter and rhetorically
asked the NFL when it stopped
caring about the integrity of the
game.
Minnesota quarterback Sage
Rosenfels tweeted about watching
lowlights from the overmatched
ofcials in preseason games and
predicted a PR mess for the
league if the regulars arent
returned.
Were fortunate because we can
look at the big screen and see the
replays, but its tough for them,
Indianapolis safety Antoine Bethea
said.
Vikings punter Chris Kluwe
pointed to the ne line between
success and failure in this ultra-
competitive league.
Look at last year: The Giants,
the eventual Super Bowl champi-
ons, they were one game out from
not making the playoffs, Kluwe
said. So if you get one bad call that
takes a game the complete other
way, the entire seasons different.
The NFL and the NFL Referees
Association, which covers more
than 120 on-eld ofcials, are at
odds over salary, retirement bene-
fits and operational issues. The
NFL has said its offer includes
annual pay increases that could
earn an experienced ofcial more
than $200,000 annually by 2018.
The NFLRA has disputed the value
of the proposal, insisting it would
ultimately reduce their compensa-
tion.
Part of the leagues plan is also to
begin hiring some full-time of-
cials. Currently, theyre all part-
timers who have other jobs during
the week.
The two sides met Saturday but
came away with no agreement and
no announced date to meet again.
On Sunday, the league sent teams
a memo saying it upped its offer to
the union and thought it was close
to a deal, but the union said there
was no agreement ... to do anything
other than to meet on Saturday. Any
claim that numbers were agreed to
before Saturday is absolutely false.
In a memo obtained by The
Associated Press, the NFL said that
on Saturday the ofcials immedi-
ately did an about-face and made
clear that they had no intention of
settling within the agreed-upon
parameters.
So Week 1 in 2012 probably will
be like Week 1 in 2001. That year,
the NFL used replacements for the
rst week of the regular season
before a contract was nalized.
NFL policy generally prohibits
officials from speaking to the
media, and the replacements are no
exception. Little is known about
what theyve seen, heard and felt
over the past month. But those who
have lived it before have a good
idea.
Tom Perrault, the supervisor of
officials for the Minnesota
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference,
an NCAA Division III league, spent
40 years on the eld refereeing
games at all college levels includ-
ing the Big Ten. As he worked his
way up, he found the differences
from division to division difcult to
adjust to.
Every transition for me was a big
challenge. It took me three to ve
years before I really felt comfort-
able working with the speed and the
size of those players, Perrault said.
Plus, theres the scrutiny that
comes with the NFL game.
Just the atmosphere and the
intensity and the electricity of those
stadiums, theyve never experi-
enced that before on that eld while
trying to concentrate and having the
best athletes in the world playing
football, Perrault said.
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longest winning streak in the rivalry
since the Philadelphia As did so
May 2-28, 1932. The 8-1 record
against Boston also set an Oakland
single-season mark, topping the 9-3
by the 1971 and 88 teams.
Daisuke Matsuzaka (1-4) had
another rough day in the right-han-
ders second straight short start at
the Oakland Coliseum. On July 2,
Dice-K allowed ve runs in one-
plus inning while dealing with a
stiff neck. This time, he was tagged
for six runs and seven hits in 3 2-3
innings. He struck out four and
walked four in his second-shortest
outing after that previous start here.
Drew, acquired from the Arizona
Diamondbacks on Aug. 20, also hit
an RBI single in the third and an
eighth-inning double for his rst
three-hit game for Oakland.
The As outscored the Red Sox 33-5
in the series and hit nine home runs
ve of those in Friday nights 20-2
rout, two Saturday and two more
Sunday. That after hitting four in the
series nale at Cleveland on Thursday.
Anderson allowed one run on ve
hits in six innings, struck out four
and walked one in another impres-
sive day since returning from his
injury even if he raised his ERA
from 0.64 to 0.90.
Anderson, who improved to 5-2
in eight career starts against the Red
Sox, was given an extra day because
the schedule worked out to do so
and manager Bob Melvin wants to
be especially cautious with the left-
hander after all the time he missed.
He faced two over the minimum
through ve innings and was done
after running into trouble in the
sixth, when he got a big save from
his defense.
After Dustin Pedroia reached on
an ineld single in the sixth inning
that was stopped from going for
extra bases by diving third baseman
Josh Donaldson, Cody Ross hit an
RBI single. Scott Podsednik tried to
score from second but left elder
Cespedes grabbed Ross one-hopper
and red home to catcher Derek
Norris to save a second run.
Mauro Gomez hit a sacrice y in
the ninth for the Red Sox. Boston
dropped its fifth straight and
remained winless on this West
Coast swing, which nishes with a
three-game series at Seattle begin-
ning Monday.
Continued from page 11
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Continued from page 11
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LOS ANGELES Adrian
Gonzalez doubled in the tying and
winning runs in the bottom of the
ninth inning, lifting the Los Angeles
Dodgers to a 5-4 victory over the
Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday
to gain a series split.
Gonzalez lined an 0-2 pitch into
the right eld corner off J.J. Putz (1-
5) after Mark Ellis singled with one
out and Shane Victorino walked.
Ronald Belisario (4-1) pitched a
scoreless ninth and struck out three
while allowing a double to Chris
Johnson.
Matt Kemp ran up to Gonzalez
and tossed a container of water on
him during an on-eld postgame
interview. Gonzalez had struggled
since being traded to the Dodgers
from Boston on Aug. 25.
Despite blowing an early lead, the
Dodgers gained the split after win-
ning 2-1 behind Josh Beckett on
Saturday night.
John McDonald and Miguel
Montero each scored a run and
drove in two others for the
Diamondbacks. Each of the four
games in the series was decided by
two runs or fewer.
Kemp hit his 18th homer leading off
the second to put the Dodgers up 1-0.
Monteros two-run homer with
two outs in the fourth inning gave
Arizona a 3-1 lead after
McDonalds homer leading off the
third had tied the score.
Dodgers beat Dbacks
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East Division
W L Pct GB
Washington 81 52 .609
Atlanta 74 59 .556 7
Philadelphia 64 69 .481 17
New York 64 70 .478 17 1/2
Miami 59 75 .440 22 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Cincinnati 82 53 .607
St. Louis 72 62 .537 9 1/2
Pittsburgh 70 63 .526 11
Milwaukee 65 68 .489 16
Chicago 51 82 .383 30
Houston 41 93 .306 40 1/2
West Division
W L Pct GB
San Francisco 76 58 .567
Los Angeles 72 63 .533 4 1/2
Arizona 66 69 .489 10 1/2
San Diego 62 73 .459 14 1/2
Colorado 55 77 .417 20
SaturdaysGames
San Francisco 5, Chicago Cubs 2
Philadelphia 5, Atlanta 1
St. Louis 10,Washington 9
Houston 2, Cincinnati 1
N.Y. Mets 5, Miami 3
Milwaukee 3, Pittsburgh 2
Colorado 9, San Diego 1
L.A. Dodgers 2, Arizona 1
SundaysGames
N.Y. Mets 5, Miami 1
Washington 4, St. Louis 3
Cincinnati 5, Houston 3
Milwaukee 12, Pittsburgh 8
San Francisco 7, Chicago Cubs 5
Colorado 11, San Diego 10
L.A. Dodgers 5, Arizona 4
Philadelphia at Atlanta, late
East Division
W L Pct GB
New York 76 57 .571
Baltimore 74 59 .556 2
Tampa Bay 73 61 .545 3 1/2
Boston 62 73 .459 15
Toronto 60 73 .451 16
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 72 60 .545
Detroit 71 61 .538 1
Kansas City 60 73 .451 12 1/2
Cleveland 56 78 .418 17
Minnesota 55 79 .410 18
West Division
W L Pct GB
Texas 79 54 .594
Oakland 76 57 .571 3
Los Angeles 71 63 .530 8 1/2
Seattle 65 70 .481 15
SaturdaysGames
N.Y.Yankees 4, Baltimore 3
Tampa Bay 5,Toronto 4
L.A. Angels 5, Seattle 2
Minnesota 3, Kansas City 1, 1st game
Detroit 5, Chicago White Sox 1
Cleveland 4,Texas 3
Minnesota 8, Kansas City 7, 2nd game
Oakland 7, Boston 1
SundaysGames
Baltimore 8, N.Y.Yankees 3
Texas 8, Cleveland 3
Tampa Bay 9,Toronto 4
Kansas City 6, Minnesota 4
Oakland 6, Boston 2
Seattle 2, L.A. Angels 1
Chicago White Sox at Detroit, late
NL STANDINGS AL STANDINGS
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
New England 1 3 0 .250 55 69
Buffalo 0 4 0 .000 59 119
Miami 0 4 0 .000 43 96
N.Y. Jets 0 4 0 .000 31 88
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Houston 3 1 0 .750 101 80
Jacksonville 3 1 0 .750 100 117
Tennessee 3 1 0 .750 89 67
Indianapolis 2 2 0 .500 99 75
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Pittsburgh 3 1 0 .750 104 71
Baltimore 2 2 0 .500 108 92
Cincinnati 2 2 0 .500 70 72
Cleveland 2 2 0 .500 84 82
West
W L T Pct PF PA
San Diego 3 1 0 .750 64 78
Denver 2 2 0 .500 81 75
Kansas City 1 3 0 .250 61 116
Oakland 1 3 0 .250 61 75
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Philadelphia 4 0 0 1.000 106 60
Dallas 3 1 0 .750 73 60
Washington 3 1 0 .750 98 59
N.Y. Giants 2 2 0 .500 80 58
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Carolina 2 2 0 .500 69 72
Tampa Bay 2 2 0 .500 60 95
New Orleans 2 3 0 .400 87 81
Atlanta 1 3 0 .250 73 85
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Chicago 3 1 0 .750 84 99
Detroit 2 2 0 .500 102 94
Green Bay 2 2 0 .500 74 72
Minnesota 1 3 0 .250 76 71
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Seattle 4 0 0 1.000 122 44
San Francisco 3 1 0 .750 90 53
St. Louis 2 2 0 .500 84 92
Arizona 1 4 0 .200 98 119
NFL PRESEASON
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Kansas City 14 7 5 47 32 23
New York 13 7 7 46 46 39
Houston 11 6 9 42 38 30
D.C. 12 9 5 41 43 37
Chicago 12 8 5 41 32 30
Columbus 11 8 6 39 31 29
Montreal 12 13 3 39 42 44
Philadelphia 7 13 4 25 25 30
New England 6 14 6 24 33 38
Toronto FC 5 15 6 21 29 46
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
San Jose 15 6 5 50 52 33
Real Salt Lake 13 10 4 43 37 32
Seattle 12 6 7 43 40 26
Los Angeles 12 11 4 40 46 40
Vancouver 10 10 7 37 29 35
FC Dallas 8 12 8 32 33 37
Chivas USA 7 10 7 28 20 35
Portland 7 13 6 27 27 43
Colorado 8 17 2 26 33 41
MLS STANDINGS
Sundays Sports Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOXRecalled INF Ivan De Jesus
Jr., Pawtucket (IL).
DETROIT TIGERSRecalled RHP Al Albur-
querque from Toledo (IL).
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ATLANTAFALCONSSigned TE Chase Coffman,
S Mark LeGree, LB Pat Schiller to the practice
squad.
BALTIMORERAVENSSigned S James Ihedigbo.
BUFFALO BILLSSigned WR Kamar Aiken, WR
Marcus Easley, DT Jarron Gilbert, DB Isaiah Green
and C David Snow to the practice squad.
CAROLINAPANTHERSReleased DT Terrell Mc-
Clain. Signed DT Dwan Edwards.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTSSigned RB James
Develin to the practice squad.
NEW YORK GIANTSRe-signed G Mitch Petrus.
ST.LOUISRAMSClaimed RB Terrance Ganaway
off waivers from the N.Y. Jets and DT Kellen Heard
off waivers from Buffalo. Released CB Jerome Mur-
phy.
TRANSACTIONS
Dodgers
1:05p.m.
FOX
9/8
@Colorado
6p.m.
CSN-CAL
10/6
Galaxy
7:30p.m.
CSN-CAL
10/21 9/2
@Chivas
7:30p.m.
CSN+
9/15
vs.Timbers
7:30p.m.
CSN-CAL
9/19
@Seattle
7p.m.
CSN-CAL
9/23
Dbacks
7:15p.m.
CSN-BAY
9/5
vs.FCDallas
7:30p.m.
CSN-CAL
9/29
Angels
1:05p.m.
CSN-CAL
9/4
@Mariners
6:10p.m.
CSN-CAL
9/8
Angels
12:35p.m.
CSN-CAL
9/5
9/1
9/1
@Mariners
7:10p.m.
CSN-CAL
9/7
Dodger
7:15p.m.
CSN-BAY
9/7 9/2
Dbacks
1:05p.m.
CSN-BAY
9/3
9/2
Dbacks
7:05p.m.
CSN-BAY
9/4
Angels
1:05p.m.
CSN-CAL
9/3
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LOS ANGELES Studio execu-
tives expected their biggest summer
ever this year as they loaded their
lineup with huge action movies and
superhero franchises.
What they got were two colossal
blockbusters, a handful of backup
hits and plenty of duds that just did-
nt deliver, resulting in what may
prove the lowest summer movie
attendance in 20 years.
While domestic revenues are pro-
jected to come in as the second-best
ever, the number of tickets sold
shrank to about 532 million from
the rst weekend in May through
Labor Day, down 4 percent from
summer 2011, according to box-
ofce tracker Hollywood.com. If
that holds by the time nal ticket
sales are counted through Monday,
that would be the smallest audi-
ences Hollywood has packed in for
its busiest season dating back to
1993, the earliest summer revenue
data maintained by
Hollywood.com.
Revenues should nish at $4.27
billion from the rst weekend in
May through Labor Day, down 3
percent from the record of $4.4 bil-
lion set last summer, said
Hollywood.com analyst Paul
Dergarabedian.
On paper, the summer of 2012
looked like a clear record-breaker. I
think a lot of us were expecting we
could beat last summer just based
on the titles, the sheer number of
blockbuster titles that were in the
mix, Dergarabedian said. But the
audience is what makes and breaks
the summer, and they didnt come
out in the numbers we expected for
a lot of these lms.
Summer was ending quietly over
Labor Day weekend, with overall
revenues through Sunday down
slightly compared to the same peri-
od a year ago. Domestic sales
totaled $102 million, off 4.6 percent
from last years Labor Day week-
end, according to Hollywood.com.
The horror tale The Possession
debuted as the No. 1 movie with
$17.7 million from Friday to
Sunday, compared to $14.6 million
for the top draw a year ago, The
Help, which joined Rise of the
Planet of the Apes to give
Hollywood a strong seasonal nish
that made summer 2011 a record-
breaker.
Before this summer arrived,
Hollywood was on a box-ofce tear,
with revenues up as much as 20 per-
cent over 2011s. Studio executives
hoped that would continue into
summer, when they had what
looked like the best lineup theyve
ever offered.
Instead of beating last summers
record, though, revenues for the
season fell for the rst time in seven
years.
The picture gets worse factoring
in higher admission prices. While
revenues this time were well above
the $3.6 billion haul in 2005, the
last time summer dollars dipped,
this seasons estimated 532 million
admissions is well below the 563
million tickets sold in summer
2005.
In the 20-year span since 1993,
Dergarabedian said the only year
that comes close to this seasons
attendance was summer 2010, when
534 million tickets were sold. A
strong Labor Day weekend could
put this summer on par with 2010
attendance, but its still a soft season
considering expectations at the
start, when the superhero sensation
The Avengers launched with a
record $207.4 million debut over
the rst weekend in May.
The beginning of summer is like
the rst day of spring training or the
opening of football camp. You have
to hope your summers going to be
great, said Dave Hollis, head of dis-
tribution at Disney, which released
The Avengers. But its hard to say
whats going to connect or click.
The Avengers took in $618 mil-
lion domestically and the Batman
nale The Dark Knight Rises so
far has added about $430 million,
their $1.05 billion total amounting
to nearly one-fourth of Hollywoods
overall summer haul.
Hollywoods summer heads south as films fizzle
H
eres one for Labor Day. Bring
your dog to work. If your company
doesnt allow this, you might have
more than a whiskers chance of changing
that. Those of us at PHS/SPCA with secure
workspaces can bring our dogs to work.
Murray generally celebrates by curling up in
a dog bed next to my desk for hours on end;
its what many dogs like doing. During the
dot-com boom, many companies dangled
this perk among others to attract employees
during this era when human resources
departments rarely had time to check refer-
ences. Pets at work, not a problem we
love pets, theyd say. Free Odwalla juices
and Clif bars in the lounge, foosball tables
in the conference room and scooter-riding in
the halls. When the dot-com dot bombed,
the perks when poof. Dogs and scooters
stayed home. Potential employees went
through month-long interviews and call-
backs. When lucky enough to get hired, they
packed their own lunch or paid $4.50 for the
Odwalla drink and energy bar. Were not
back to the boom days, but pets at work is
gaining momentum. Your company might
consider a trial period with a small number
of dogs per day under strict guidelines such
as: pets must be spayed/neutered; owners
must show proof that they have completed
an obedience class; and pets can only come
to work if their owner can safely conne
them and keep them from altering others
workday and quality of life. A two strike
rule may be part of the agreement. The dog
gets off-leash once and he gets a second
chance. He jumps up on the boss desk and
eats her lunch, maybe not (unless she has a
sense of humor). Companies have softball
teams to improve morale, yet this activity
can lead to injuries which keep people out
of work. A pets at work policy can offer as
much morale-building, with less risk.
Scott oversees PHS/SPCAs Adoption,
Behavior and Training, Education,
Outreach, Field Services, Cruelty
Investigation, Volunteer and Media/PR pro-
gram areas and staff from the new Tom and
Annette Lantos Center for Compassion.
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Monday Sept. 3, 2012 THEDAILYJOURNAL
Longtime Burlingame residents Angel and
Margaret Garcia recently celebrated their
70th wedding anniversary at a party given by
their children Richard, Robert and Linda.
The couple met in 1937 when Margaret
joined the Rollickers, a neighborhood club,
and Angel noticed her and said to himself,
Someday I will marry that girl. They were
married on Aug. 2, 1942 in Los Angeles and
moved to their home in Burlingame in 1959,
where they still reside.
Birth announcements:
Scott and Jennifer Atwood, of Redwood
City, gave birth to a baby boy at Sequoia
Hospital in Redwood City Aug. 22, 2012.
Cristian Avanzino and Sonja Bravo-
Avanzino, of Santa Clara, gave birth to a
baby boy at Sequoia Hospital in Redwood
City Aug. 22, 2012.
Brandon and Mary Salmon, of Menlo
Park, gave birth to a baby girl at Sequoia
Hospital in Redwood City Aug. 22, 2012.
Tejas and Ranita Saraiya, of Dublin,
gave birth to a baby girl at Sequoia Hospital
in Redwood City Aug. 22, 2012.
Jaewoo Jung and Su Eun Choi, of Palo
Alto, gave birth to a baby boy at Sequoia
Hospital in Redwood City Aug. 23, 2012.
Xu Liu and Qian Guo, of San Jose, gave
birth to a baby boy at Sequoia Hospital in
Redwood City Aug. 23, 2012.
Michael Molina and Katherine Coxon,
of Redwood City, gave birth to a baby boy at
Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City Aug. 23,
2012.
Daniel Berkenstock and Maureen Feeny,
of Menlo Park, gave birth to a baby boy at
Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City Aug. 24,
2012.
Octavio Lopez and Angelica Torres, of
Redwood City, gave birth to a baby boy at
Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City Aug. 24,
2012.
Nicholas Grudin and Cristina Huezo, of
San Carlos, gave birth to a baby girl at
Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City Aug. 24,
2012.
Jorel Hammond Abalos and Maria
Luisa Charry, of Daly City, gave birth to a
baby boy at Sequoia Hospital in Redwood
City Aug. 25, 2012.
Cody and Rebecca Goforth, of Lemoore,
gave birth to a baby girl at Sequoia Hospital
in Redwood City Aug. 25, 2012.
Joshua and Megan Miller, of San Carlos,
gave birth to a baby girl at Sequoia Hospital
in Redwood City Aug. 25, 2012.
Michael and Michelle Houle, of
Redwood City, gave birth to a baby girl at
Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City Aug. 27,
2012.
Elliott and Jessep Myers, of Cupertino,
gave birth to a baby girl at Sequoia Hospital
in Redwood City Aug. 27, 2012.
Margaret and Angel Garcia.
SVdPs Catherines Center staff and residents
participated in a Breast Cancer Walk last
weekend in support of their fellow resident
who is a breast cancer survivor. Staff and
residents walked together wearing pink
caps donated by the SVdP Thrift Store in
Redwood City, in support of this womans
struggle, courage and transformation. She
hopes everyone makes the call for early
mammograms, and supports each other in
this ght for life. She also thanked every
woman of SVdPs Catherines Center for
their love. SVdPs Catherines Center, is a
Restorative Justice Program of the Society
of St.Vincent de Paul of San Mateo County,
designed to help women leaving incarcera-
tion to change their lives by developing
new behaviors, reconnecting with children
and family, and preparing for a productive
life in society through education and train-
ing. Pictured left to right: Suzi Desmond
SVdPs Catherines Center Program Director,
Barbara Rodgers retired CBS-5 newscaster,
Kristina Lopez SVdPs Catherines Center
alumna and Case Manager, Mary McTiernan
SVdPs Catherines Center Program Assis-
tant.
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CANCER WALK
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HISTORY
announced last October.
There is no hybrid system that
includes a 401(k)-style plan so public
employees would bear some of the
investment risk, as private-sector
workers do. Nothing was done to
reduce skyrocketing health care costs
promised to current workers when
they retire. And there will be no inde-
pendent members or guarantee of
independent financial expertise on
the union-dominated board of the
states main pension fund.
The changes also will not be
embedded in the state constitution,
meaning they can be altered by
majority vote of a future legislature.
In negotiating a deal that falls
short, Brown faced political con-
straints endemic to California poli-
tics, particularly for Democrats.
The governor and the Democratic
legislative leaders with whom he
negotiated are beholden to the nan-
cial and organizational support of the
public employee unions that stand to
lose the most if benets are scaled
back.
This year, Brown faced added pres-
sure of his own making: He needs the
unions support for Proposition 30,
his November ballot proposal to tem-
porarily raise the state sales taxes and
income taxes on higher-income earn-
ers to help ease Californias budget
crisis.
While Brown and Democratic law-
makers removed some provisions that
were most onerous to public employ-
ee unions, labor groups still com-
plained about the changes, calling
them an overreaction to an economic
crisis caused by risky actions on Wall
Street.
Many pension-reform advocates
credit Brown for getting far more
than any other governor in recent
memory, although they cautioned that
the legislative package approved
Friday is just the rst step to what
they believe must be a major overhaul
of the entire system.
It would have been moving a
mountain, said Marcia Fritz, presi-
dent of the California Foundation for
Fiscal Responsibility, a lobbyist for
pension reform. A leader can only
do so much with what he has at the
moment. My feeling is that (retiree)
health care just wouldve been too
much.
She said voters may find the
changes insufcient.
The chief actuary of the California
Public Employees Retirement
System preliminarily pegged the sav-
ings for that pension system as high
as $60 billion, but others remained
skeptical that the deal will do much to
reduce the long-term liabilities.
Rob Lapsley, president of the
California Business Roundtable, cau-
tioned that the latest reforms may
address as little as 5 percent of the
states overall pension problem. The
states two main pension funds
CalPERS and the California State
Teachers Retirement System are
at least $165 billion underfunded.
California currently spends about
$1.5 billion in medical care for state
government retirees, almost 2 percent
of general fund spending. Thats up
from $560 million a year a decade
ago.
I think that the governor worked
hard to try and get some reforms that
matter, but for the reforms that will
have the greatest long-term impact,
the unions are not going to let it hap-
pen, Lapsley said. The unions, this
is their fundamental mission, to pro-
tect pension benets and to get as
many gains as possible for their
members, but to get it at the publics
expense.
Reform advocates say additional
concessions are needed from current
workers, but those must be negotiated
through collective bargaining
because the courts have consistently
protected existing retirement benets
for government workers.
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PENSION
a popular resource for several teachers who want to incorporate hands-
on experiments to their science class. Teachers can choose a certain
exhibit that will complement what students are learning in the class-
room.
The animal habitats, which opened in 1991, is home to more than
100 animals including bobcats, otters, reptiles, birds and a porcupine.
All the animals are native to California. Visitors can watch the animal
keepers feed the otters at noon and bobcats at 1 p.m. every day. There
is also the Wildlife Show every Saturday and Sunday at 1:30 p.m. and
2:30 p.m. Wildlife Shows are free with admission and visitors will
have the opportunity to get a closer look at the animals and ask ques-
tions.
Through CuriOdyssey, you can adopt an animal of your choice.
Adopting an animal helps provide food, toys and medical care.
Adoption last one year and cost a minimum of $25.
Parents can also register their child for a weekly class, weekend
workshop or after-school program. Each class is designed for different
age groups, from 3 years old to eighth grade, and has a theme. Themes
include earthquakes, chemistry, animals, sound and light.
Older fans of the museum probably remember the large exhibit in
Redwood Hall, Walk Across San Mateo County. This exhibit was
closed in April 2010 after being open for 30 years. The staff felt that
the information was outdated and the exhibit was not ideal for chil-
dren. Redwood Hall is currently being used for events and the summer
and winter camps.
CuriOdyssey is open Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and
Sundays noon to 5 p.m., at 1651 Coyote Point Drive, San Mateo. $8 for
adults, $6 for seniors and students, $4 children. Members and teach-
ers are free. Parking is $6. For more information call 342-7775 or visit
www.curiodyssey.org.
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MUSEUM
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Monday Sept. 3, 2012 THEDAILYJOURNAL
MONDAY, SEPT. 3
Spirit Run. 8 a.m. Burlingame
Intermediate School (BIS), 1715
Quesada Way, Burlingame. 10K
participants begin rst and either run
or walk the 5K loop twice. 5K
participants follow the same route, but
travel half the distance. A Wellness Expo
featuring Spirit Run lead sponsor Palo
Alto Medical Foundation, Mills-
Peninsula Division along with other
health, nutrition and tness vendors will
be on hand immediately following the
race performing exercise
demonstrations and offering healthy
lifestyle advice. Free. For more
information email wardo90@gmail.com
49thAnnual KingsMountainArtFair.
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Kings Mountain
Firehouse, 13889 Skyline Blvd.,
Woodside. Festival in the redwoods
featuring 138 juried artists, 30 local
artists, local beer and wine, childrens
activities, pancake breakfast with the
artists and lunch prepared by volunteer
reghters. Breakfast until 10:30 a.m.
Artist booths open from 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. Street parking. Proceeds benet
the Kings Mountain Volunteer Fire
Brigade and the local, three-room
elementary school. Free admission. For
more information visit
www.kingsmountainartfair.org.
DanceConnectionwithmusicbyBob
Gutierrez. Free dance lessons 6:30 p.m.-
7 p.m.with open dance from 7 p.m.-9:30
p.m.Burlingame Womans Club,241 Park
Road, Burlingame. Admission is $6
members, $8 guests. Dance Connection
is now dancing the rst and third
Mondays of the month. Light
refreshments, mixers and rafes. Join
the club for half price, $10 for the rest
of the year. For more information call
342-2221 or email
dances4u241@yahoo.com.
Bringit KaraokewithAnthony.8 p.m.
Club Fox, 2209 Broadway, Redwood City.
Free. For more information call 369-
7770.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 4
Dancing on the Square: Country
Western with Arthur Murray. 6 p.m.
to 8 p.m. Downtown Redwood City,
2200 Broadway, Redwood City. Free. For
more information visit
redwoodcity.org/events/dancing.htm.
East Coast Swing, Argentine Tango
andWest Coast Swing Classes. 7 p.m.
to 10 p.m. Boogie Woogie Ballroom, 551
Foster City Blvd., Suite G, Foster City. For
more information call 627-4854.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 5
WeightLossChallenge.Noon to 1 p.m.
1730 S. Amphlett Blvd., conference
room 145, San Mateo. Learn how to
safely lose weight with personal coach,
group support, free tness evaluation,
etc. $35. For more information call 579-
2995.
Naruto Jeopardy. 3:30 p.m. Belmont
Library, 1110 Alameda de las Pulgas,
Belmont. Team up with up to four of
your friends and answer Jeopardy-style
questions to win a prize. For ages 13-
19. For more information contact
conrad@smcl.org.
FreeChocolateTaster.6:30 p.m. Hilton
Garden Inn, 2000 Bridgepointe Circle,
San Mateo. Taste delicious, high-
antioxidant chocolate. For more
information call 255-5476.
Man Ray and Lee Miller: Partners in
Surrealism. 7 p.m. Millbrae Library, 1
Library Ave., Millbrae. Free. For more
information call 697-7607.
RaymeWaters discusses TheAngels
Share.7 p.m. Books Inc., 855 El Camino
Real, Palo Alto.For more information call
321-0600.
Bluestate(ClubFoxBluesJam). 7 p.m.
Club Fox, 2209 Broadway, Redwood City.
$5. For more information call 369-7770.
Argentine Tango and Bachata
Classes. 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Boogie
Woogie Ballroom, 551 Foster City Blvd.,
Suite G, Foster City.Beginning Argentine
Tango class, Intermediate Argentine
Tango class, and Argentine Tango
Practica. For more information call 627-
4854.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 6
Health screening for seniors. 9 a.m.
to 11:30 a.m. Lincoln Park Community
Center, 901 Brunswick Ave., Daly City.
For ages 60 and older. Those who plan
to participate should only consume
water and medicine 12 hours before
blood tests (if prescribed, diabetes
medicines should be delayed but blood
pressure medicines should be taken).
Exercise should not be participated in
the morning of the screening.
Appointments should be made with
the community center. Free. For more
information go to mills-peninsula.org.
Fun with Paper: Origami and Paper
Airplanes. Noon to 2 p.m. Dove and
Olive Works Building, 178 South Blvd.,
San Mateo. Esmeralda Cabrera and
Derrick Kikuchi will teach the craft to
children of all ages. The event will
combine art, math, science and whimsy.
Free. For more information go to
readandteach.com/s/origami.
GallerieCiti opensitsdoors.5:30 p.m.
to 7 p.m. Gallerie Citi, 1115 Howard,
Burlingame. New contemporary art
gallery featuring Bay Area artists such
as Elizabeth Barlow, Kim Frohsin, David
Holmes, Jane Kim and Sahba.. For more
information call (415) 722-2119.
MyLibertySanMateoMeeting.6 p.m.
to 8 p.m. American Legion Hall, 130
South Blvd., San Mateo. Free. For more
information go to
mylibertysanmateo.com.
Fashions Night Out. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Hillsdale Shopping Center, Sixty 31st
Ave., San Mateo. A global initiative
created to celebrate fashion, culture,
lifestyle, restore consumer condence,
and boost the retail industrys economy.
Many stores offering shopping
incentives. For more information call
345-8222.
FoodExhibition OpeningReception.
6 p.m.to 8 p.m.Fibre Arts Design Gallery,
935 Industrial Ave., Palo Alto. Free. For
more information call 485-2121.
Four DayYoga, Sudarshan Kryla and
Meditation Course. 6:30 p.m. to 9:30
p.m. on weekdays and 2:30 p.m. to 7:30
p.m. on weekends. Highlands
Recreation Course, 1852 Lexington Ave.,
San Mateo. For more information
contact jtang73@gmail.com.
VictoryTalesof aTuskegeeAirman. 7
p.m. Lane Room, Burlingame Public
Library, 480 Primrose Lane, Burlingame.
Captain Les Williams will talk about his
experiences as one of the rst African
American combat pilots in WWII as an
original member of the famed Tuskegee
Airmen. Free. For more information call
558-7444.
San Bruno Fire Film Preview. 7 p.m.
San Mateo County History Museum,
2200 Broadway, Redwood City.The lm
features footage from the re and
interviews with reghters, victims, and
city leaders. Film will be introduced my
the director, Jon Rubin. San Bruno
Mayor Jim Ruane and City Manager
Connie Jackson will eld questions from
the audience after the lm is shown.
Free with cost of admission to museum,
$5 adults and $3 students and seniors.
For more information call 299-0104.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 7
FreeFirst Fridays. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. San
Mateo County History Museum, 2200
Broadway, Redwood City. Program at 11
a.m. for preschool children to learn
about growing plants for food.Museum
docents will lead tours of the museum
for adults at 2 p.m. Free. For more
information call 299-0104.
Music on the Square. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Courthouse Square, 2200 Broadway,
Redwood City. Super HueyReggae.
Free. For more information call 780-
7340.
Movie in the Park. 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Baseball eld in Washington Park, 850
Burlingame Ave., Burlingame. Screening
Puss in Boots. Access to concession
stand. Free. For more information call
558-7300.
Friday Ballroom Dance Party. 8 p.m.
to midnight. Boogie Woogie Ballroom,
551 Foster City Blvd., Suite G, Foster City.
There will be a drop-in Foxtrot lesson
until 9 p.m. followed by the dance party.
$10 for lesson and dance. $5 for dance
only. For more information call 627-
4854.
Salsa, Bachata, Merengue and Cha
Cha Cha. 9 p.m. Club Fox, 2209
Broadway, Redwood City. $10. For more
information call 369-7770.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 8
Free compost giveaway. 8 a.m. to
noon. Belmont City Hall Parking Lot, 1
Twin Pines Lane, Belmont. Residents of
Belmont can pick up up to six garbage
bags of compost for organic farming,
gardening and landscaping. Free. For
more information call 595-7460.
Sea Cloud Park and Port Royal Park
Ribbon Cutting and Park Opening
Celebration. 8 a.m. Sea Cloud Park,
Foster City then Port Royal Park, Foster
City.For more information call 286-3388.
Annual Foreclosure Resource Fair.
8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Redwood Shores
Sobrato Center for Nonprots, 350 Twin
Dolphin Drive, Redwood City. Free help
for homeowners currently in foreclosure
or underwater on their mortgage. For
more information call 363-4570.
Princeton Review SAT/ACT Combo
Practice Test. 9 a.m. Belmont Library,
1110 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont.
Free. Register in person or by phone. For
more information contact
conrad@smcl.org.
Friends of the South San Francisco
LibraryAnnual Fall BookSale.10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. Main Library, 840 W. Orange
Ave., South San Francisco. Childrens
books, adult ction and an array of non-
ction titles will be featured. A section
of the sale will have chairs and ofce
supplies. Admission is free. Prices vary.
For more information call 829-3876.
First Baptist Church of San Carlos
Kids Carnival. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. First
Baptist Church, 787 Walnut Street, San
Carlos. Free games and prizes. Hot dogs
and drinks $1. Nachos $2. Bake sale and
silent auction will take place. Free
admission. For more information call
593-8001.
Hillsborough-SanMateoFall garden
Tour and Plant Sale. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Kohl Pumphouse, Central Park, 101
Ninth Avenue, San Mateo. Tour six
beautiful gardens in Hillsborough, San
Mateo Park and Burlingame. $35. For
more information call 579-7855.
Mountain ViewArt & Wine Festival.
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Castro Street between
El Camino Real and Evelyn Ave,
Mountain View. Food, drinks, music and
art. Free admission. For more
information call 968-8378.
Start Your Fall Organic Vegetable
Garden. 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Common Ground Garden Supply and
Education Center, 559 College Ave., Palo
Alto. Have year-round vegetables using
organic and sustainable techniques.Will
cover sowing seeds,caring for seedlings,
when to compost, mulch, bed prep,
cover crops, rotation and hedge roaws.
$31. To register call 493-6072.
Farewell to Falls Program. 11 a.m.
Menlo Park Council Chambers, 701
Laurel St., Menlo Park. Become aware of
ways to prevent a tragic fall. Free. For
more information call 330-2512.
Affordable Books at the Book Nook.
12 p.m. to 4 p.m. 1 Cottage Lane, Twin
Pines Park, Belmont. Paperbacks are
three for $1.Proceeds go to the Belmont
Public Library. For more information call
593-5650.
The Joys of Painting Outdoors
Exhibit and Public Reception. 5 p.m.
to 7 p.m. The Coastal Arts League
Gallery and Museum, 300 Main St., #6,
Half Moon Bay. Meet the artists and
learn their approach to painting
outdoors. For more information go to
www.coastalartsleague.com.
Petty Theft: The Ultimate Tribute to
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers with
TheToneStonies.9 p.m. Club Fox, 2209
Broadway, Redwood City. $15. For more
information call 369-7770
SUNDAY, SEPT. 9
EPIC: The Astonishing Story of God
and the World. 9 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
Peninsula Bible Church, 3505
Middleeld Road, Palo Alto. Peninsula
Bible Church will tell the entire story of
the Bible by following the chronological
narrative as it unfolds. Ten distinct eras
will mark our journey throughout the
nine months. Continues until June 6,
2013. For more information call 494-
3840.
Paint the Town Redwood City Art
Festival. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Courthouse
Square, Broadway, Redwood City. For
more information contact
alisanandrews@yahoo.com.
Mountain ViewArt & Wine Festival.
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Castro Street between
El Camino Real and Evelyn Ave,
Mountain View. Food, drinks, music and
art. Free admission. For more
information call 968-8378.
Wounded Warriors Polo Benet. 11
a.m. to 4 p.m. Menlo Polo Club, 190 Park
Lane, Atherton.The third annual benet
will raise funds to support severely
wounded combat soldiersphysical and
emotional rehabilitation. There will be
an opening ceremony, matches by top
USPA players, free tastings by local
wineries and a brewery, a silent auction
and more. $35 in advance and $40 at
the gate for adults. $15 for advance and
$20 at the gate for children ages 12 and
under. For more information and for
tickets go to
woundedwarriorspolobenet.org.
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viction because it said the prosecutor violated
his rights when she told jurors he proved him-
self guilty by not asking about the welfare of
the other cars occupants. The Attorney
Generals Ofce challenged the reversal and
the California Supreme Court agreed to
review whether Toms right against self-
incrimination was violated with her argument
that his silence was substantive evidence of
guilt.
Written arguments are due in mid-
September.
Toms appellate attorney Marc Zilversmit
said he is condent of prevailing before the
court because the attorney generals position
puts any motorist in a car accident in the
absurd position of looking guilty either
because they ask about the welfare or because
they dont. Zilversmit said his clients case
also has a number of other issues such as pros-
ecutorial misconduct and ineffective counsel
that should be addressed.
Prosecutors and civil attorneys said Tom
broadsided the Ng familys Nissan Maxima
with his 2006 Mercedes Benz just after 8 p.m.
as it made its way across Woodside Road on
Santa Clara Avenue, killing Ng and hospital-
izing the two others. Wong suffered a frac-
tured rib, hip injuries and facial burns and
bruises. Her daughter broke and arm and had
cuts on her face.
Hours after the crash, Toms alcohol level
measured .04 percent. Using scientic rates of
alcohol processing, the prosecution contended
Tom was over the legal limit at the time of the
accident. However, the jury acquitted Tom of
gross vehicular manslaughter due to intoxica-
tion and driving while under the inuence.
During his trial, Tom was originally free
from custody but taken back in when the alco-
hol-monitoring bracelet required by his bail
indicated the presence of alcohol and it
appeared Tom wrapped the monitor in saran
wrap. After his conviction was overturned,
Tom was granted $300,000 bail while waiting
to learn if hell be retried and is free from cus-
tody.
Tom also filed a civil cross complaint
against Wong, claiming she negligently col-
lided into his vehicle while he lawfully drove.
Michelle Durand can be reached by email:
michelle@smdailyjournal.com or by phone: (650)
344-5200 ext. 102.
Continued from page 1
CRASH
nity college system to sponsor programs that
encourage and reward creativity, collaboration
and innovation.
The competitive grant program is designed
to also recruit and coordinate businesses and
investors from local communities to provide
funding, sponsorship and internships.
Hill, D-San Mateo, submitted the bill after
two members of the Economic Development
and Growth Enterprise won Hills Ought to
Be a Law contest.
The EDGE is a program of the San Mateo
Area Chamber of Commerce.
The legislation creates a pilot program
through the California Community College
Board of Governors for a competitive grant
program.
Current law establishes the Economic and
Workforce Development Program, adminis-
tered through the Community College
Chancellors Office, with the mission to
advance the states economic growth and
global competitiveness through high-quality
education and services focusing on continu-
ous workforce improvement, technology
deployment and business development.
Although the EWDP exists, some local
chambers of commerce, including the one in
San Mateo, have felt the need for a strong,
clear message from the state that these types
of programs are needed and a priority, accord-
ing to Hills Ofce.
They believe a pilot program demonstrat-
ing businesses willingness to partner with
local community colleges will highlight busi-
ness development and job creation, accord-
ing to a statement from Hills ofce.
The bill passed the Assembly on a 75-2 vote
and the Senate on a 37-0 vote, according to
Hills ofce.
The bill was the brainchild of EDGE
President Corey Geiger and local developer
Alan Talansky.
The goal, Geiger said, is to offer opportuni-
ties to college students who do not have
access to Stanford University or University of
California, Berkeley programs.
Many do not have the opportunity to top-
tier university assets. This pilot could help
them bring their ideas to market, Geiger said.
The pilot could become a model for small
innovation centers across the country, he said.
The state Department of Finance has not
determined the scal impact to the state.
The bill would only be operative as a pilot
program if the Legislature appropriates the
funds or if sufficient private funding is
received, whichever comes rst. The pilot
program would end on Jan. 1, 2016, according
to Hills ofce.
Bill Silverfarb can be reached by email: silver-
farb@smdailyjournal.com or by phone: (650) 344-
5200 ext. 106.
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CONTEST
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2012
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Involvement with some
bold and daring friends will do your cautious nature
a lot of good. Keep an open mind and fgure out what
you can learn from these chums.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- On-the-spot decision-
making wont work out too well for you at present.
Take plenty of time to weigh and balance all critical
issues.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- In order for the day to
be meaningful, its important that you spend some
time on things on important matters. If you waste
your time fooling around and doing nothing, youll
regret it.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- As long as you
dont involve yourself with persons who take games
too seriously, activities that have elements of friendly
competition could be very gratifying for you.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Even though you
might have some disturbing factors to deal with,
once you start a task or an assignment, chances are
you will follow it through to its conclusion.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- There are a number
of friends youve been too busy to see lately who
are anxious to get together with you. If you know
who they are, surprise them by contacting them for
a chat.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Things will work out
well for you in areas where you focus your attention.
Youll be able to generate some great ideas to make
or save money, if you put your mind to it.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Assume the initiative
instead of waiting to be taken care of by others,
especially if you want certain things to be done now.
Others can wait -- you cant.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Even if you should fnd
yourself in a quiet, reclusive mood, you can use it
productively. Clean up all those jobs that you need to
do alone.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Dont allow your social
interests to dominate you to a point that it causes
you to set aside or reschedule several urgent mat-
ters. Important things you neglect now will jump up
and bite you later on.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- In order to be success-
ful, you need to know what you want, how you want
it done and when youre going to do it. What you put
off doing until later will never get done.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- If youve already made a
decision about something, stop rehashing it and get
on with it. Overanalyzing it will merely confuse you
further and completely jam up your fow.
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18 Works as an usher
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21 Jeans go-withs
23 Cambodia neighbor
24 Lets loose
27 Motor parts
29 Brain scan, for short
30 Treadmill users
34 Paper source (2 wds.)
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38 Nostalgic time
39 Taxi driver
41 Good buddy
43 Regard as
45 Medieval adventures
47 Garden shovel
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55 Holy cow!
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58 Soap ingredient
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3 Carpet thickness
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9 Cattle breed
10 Disease causer
13 Church readings
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20 Pole on a ship
22 Reached the summit
24 Hardly any
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26 Freud topic
28 Roadie gear
30 Half of a Heston role
31 Recede
32 Steal
33 Starry vista
35 Changes color
36 Stout
39 Gourmet mushrooms
40 Fine violins
41 Amorous archer
42 Jewelry box item
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By Hyung-Jin Kim
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
GAPYEONG, South Korea The Rev.
Sun Myung Moon, the self-proclaimed messi-
ah who turned his Unication Church into a
worldwide religious movement and befriend-
ed North Korean leaders as well as U.S. pres-
idents, has died, church ofcials said Monday.
He was 92.
Moon died Monday at a church-owned hos-
pital near his home in Gapyeong, northeast of
Seoul, two weeks after being hospitalized
with pneumonia, Unification Church
spokesman Ahn Ho-yeul told The Associated
Press. Moons wife and children were at his
side, Ahn said. Church ofcials planned to
meet later Monday to discuss mourning and
funeral arrangements.
Moon, born in a town that is now in North
Korea, founded his religious movement in
Seoul in 1954 after surviving the Korean War.
He preached new interpretations of lessons
from the Bible.
The church gained fame and notoriety
in the 1970s and 1980s for holding mass
weddings of thousands of followers, often
from different countries, whom Moon
matched up in a bid to build a multicultural
religious world.
The church was accused of using devious
recruitment tactics and duping followers out
of money; parents of followers in the United
States and elsewhere expressed worries that
their children were brainwashed into joining.
The church responded by saying that many
other new religious movements faced similar
accusations in their early stages.
In later years, the church adopted a lower
prole and focused on building a business
empire that included the Washington Times
newspaper, the New Yorker Hotel in
Manhattan, Bridgeport University in
Connecticut, as well as a hotel and a edgling
automaker in North Korea. It acquired a ski
resort, a professional soccer team and other
businesses in South Korea, and a seafood dis-
tribution rm that supplies sushi to Japanese
restaurants across the U.S.
The Unication Church claims millions of
members worldwide, though church defectors
and other critics say the gure is no more than
100,000.
In 2009, the Unication Church said Moon
married 45,000 people in simultaneous cere-
monies worldwide in his rst large-scale mass
wedding in years. Some were newlyweds and
others reafrmed past vows. He married an
additional 7,000 couples in South Korea in
February 2010. The ceremonies attracted
media coverage but little of the controversy
that dogged the church in earlier decades.
Born in 1920 in what is today North Korea,
Moon said he was 16 when Jesus Christ called
upon him to complete his unnished work.
While preaching the gospel in North Korea in
the years after the country was divided into
the communist-backed North and U.S.-allied
South, Moon was imprisoned there in the late
1940s for allegedly spying for South Korea
a charge Moon disputed.
He quickly drew young followers with his
conservative, family-oriented value system
and unusual interpretation of the Bible. He
conducted his rst mass wedding in Seoul in
the early 1960s.
The blessing ceremonies grew in scale
over the next two decades, with a 1982 wed-
ding at Madison Square
Garden in New York the
rst outside South Korea
drawing thousands of
participants.
International and inter-
cultural marriages are the
quickest way to bring about
an ideal world of peace,
Moon said in a 2009 auto-
biography. People
should marry across
national and cultural
boundaries with peo-
ple from countries
they consider to be their enemies so that the
world of peace can come that much more
quickly.
Moon began rebuilding his relationship
with North Korea in 1991, when he met the
countrys founder Kim Il Sung in the eastern
industrial city of Hamhung.
Moon said in his autobiography that he
asked Kim to give up his nuclear ambitions,
and that Kim responded that his atomic pro-
gram was for peaceful purposes and he had no
intention to use it to kill my own people.
The two of us were able to communicate
well about our shared hobbies of hunting and
shing. At one point, we each felt we had so
much to say to the other that we just started
talking like old friends meeting after a long
separation, Moon wrote.
He added that he heard Kim tell his son:
After I die, if there are things to discuss per-
taining to North-South relations, you must
always seek the advice of President Moon.
When Kim Il Sung died in 1994, Moon sent
a condolence delegation to North Korea,
drawing criticism from conservatives at
home. Kims son and successor, Kim Jong Il,
sent roses, prized wild ginseng, Rolex watch-
es and other gifts to
Moon on his
b i r t h d a y
each year.
Kim Jong
Il died late
last year
and was
succeeded
by his son
Kim Jong
Un. Moon
sent a dele-
gation to pay
its respects
during the
mourning peri-
od for Kim
Jong Il.
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