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Police arrest
student for
online threat
Burlingame High senior tells
police posting was a ‘prank’
By Heather Murtagh for a felony violation of terrorist
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF threats.
“These types of threats pose a sig-
A 17-year-old Burlingame High nificant potential for danger to the
senior from San Mateo was arrested school community and the public,
Monday morning after posting and will be met with zero tolerance
threats online against his school, a to ensure the safety of our youth and
BILL SILVERFARB/DAILY JOURNAL move the teen said was a prank. our schools,” Police Chief Susan
Gwen Layritz shops for greeting cards at the Carlmont Pharmacy in Belmont yesterday.After more than 50 years, San Mateo police were contacted Manheimer said in a prepared state-
the pharmacy will close April 1. by the FBI at 7 a.m. Monday, Feb. 7 ment. “There have been too many
regarding an online threat made to a real threats at school campuses and
K
About 30 pressure culture that has invaded our
Obituaries ennedy Middle School will
host the 25th annual Grand children schools and our children’s lives, creating
Ball Bowl from 6 p.m. to 8 will have unhealthy, disengaged, unprepared and
Joe D. Archibeque p.m. tonight in the gym, located at 2521 the chance stressed-out youth. Featuring the heart-
Joe D. Archibeque, born Oct. 18, 1916 in Durango, Colo., Goodwin Ave. in Redwood City. to attend breaking stories of young people in all
died in Belmont March 3, 2011. The school’s annual ballroom dancing Cinderella’s types of communities who have been
Joe was a World War II Navy veteran and a graduate of San competition is the culmination for sixth-, Tea Party
pushed to the brink, educators who are
Diego State University. He received his master’s degree in seventh- and eighth-grade students fin- from 2 p.m.
social sciences and a counseling credential to 3:30 p.m. burned out and worried that students
ishing a ballroom dancing unit in physi- aren’t developing the skills they need,
from the same institution. In his many cal education class. Judges watch pairs S a t u r d a y,
years as an educator in the San Diego March 12 and parents who are trying to do what’s
looking for the best dancers and best best for their kids, “Race to Nowhere”
Unified School District and the Mountain featuring
View School District, Joe taught Grades 5 dressed. Awards were given out to the points to the silent epidemic in our
refreshments, music and a chance to
through 12. He was a middle school coun- top couple in each dance for each grade. meet and take pictures with Cinderella. schools: cheating has become common-
selor for 16 years and, during his eight Alumni are encouraged to stop by and Space is limited. Tickets are $7.50 per place; students are disengaged; stress-
years as a high school educator, he taught join the festivities. child and accompanying parent is free. related illness and depression are ram-
the following subjects: public speaking, *** For more information visit www.carl- pant; and many young people arrive at
drama, history and Spanish. As a counselor Carlmont High School presents montperformingarts.com.
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s college and the workplace unprepared
and teacher, his successes were working *** and uninspired.
with at-risk youth. He also coached baseball and volleyball. “Cinderella” March 10 through March Education documentary “Race to
Summers were devoted to public relations at Idyllwild School 13 at the Performing Arts Center, 1400 Nowhere” will be shown 7 p.m.
of music and the arts. Alameda de las Pulgas in Belmont. Wednesday, March 16 at the Bayside
He was a resident of Belmont since 1973 and served on the Show times are 7 p.m. Thursday through Class notes is a twice weekly column dedi-
Performing Arts Center, 2025 Kehoe cated to school news. It is compiled by edu-
school board for three years. He performed in the annual pro- Saturday with a 2 p.m. show Sunday. Ave. in San Mateo. cation reporter Heather Murtagh. You can
duction of Scrooge at NDNU for several years. In his free Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for A concerned mother turned filmmaker contact her at (650) 344-5200, ext. 105 or at
time, Joe loved to read, paint and write. seniors, students and children. aims her camera at the high-stakes, high- heather@smdailyjournal.com.
He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Modrite; and his two
daughters, Melissa and Nicole. A memorial will be held 11
a.m. Saturday, March 12 at the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Church in Belmont. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made
City has two offers to provide police services
to schoolforce.org or mvef.org. Arrangements by Crippen & DAILY JOURNAL STAFF REPORT thoughtfully approached the process and The proposals will be available for
Flynn Carlmont Chapel. both provided a variety of options for public review as soon as they have been
Half Moon Bay has received two pro- service levels,” Snideman said in a pre- accepted as complete or no later than 10
Danielle Kathleen Hurchanik posals for police services from the city pared statement. “There is the potential days in accordance with the require-
of Pacifica and the San Mateo County for significant budget savings compared ments of the California Public Records
Danielle Kathleen Hurchanik, born June 24, 1972, died
Sheriff’s Office. to the current cost of police services.” Act. The city requested proposals to run
March 2, 2011.
Both submitted the proposals before Given the variety of the two options, its police department because of a budg-
Danielle is survived by her daughter
Marien Faye, her mother Valerie O’Grady, the noon deadline yesterday, said City staff needs to carefully review the pro- et shortfall and hope to save approxi-
her Brother George and her longtime com- Manager Laura Snideman. posals to determine if they are complete mately $1 million a year by contracting
panion Michael Galston, and countless of “It is clear that both organizations before evaluating them, Snideman said. out for services.
other family and friends.
level,” said Scott Laurence, superintend- Around 8 a.m., Manheimer called
Though Danielle had a shorter life, she
certainly did a lot within those years. She
was one of the kindest, most loving and
giving individuals you could ever meet,
THREAT
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ent of the San Mateo Union High School
District. “We do take them very serious-
ly.”
Laurence, who was in a meeting. Police
had already touched base with principals
at the district’s various schools.
according to her family. “Sassy,” Laurence described the police as Burlingame High did not have a rally
“Charming,” “Intelligent” and “Witty” were just a few of her doing such a good job identifying the Monday, but other activities were
characteristics, according to her family. said the teen remains in custody. The teen and moving quickly so the event did planned, said Laurence.
Arrangements handled by Crippen & Flynn Carlmont case should be reviewed Tuesday at not disrupt the school day. The suspect was contacted at
Chapel. which point Wagstaffe will decide if the A person living out of California Burlingame High School, according to
As a public service, the Daily Journal prints obituaries of senior will be charged. If charged as an reported a disturbing online post making the press release. It was determined that
approximately 250 words or less with a photo one time on the adult and found guilty, the felony could threats to a school rally on a high school the senior was responsible for the post
date of the family’s choosing. To submit obituaries e-mail mean up to three years in jail, said campus in Northern California to the which he described as a prank. A search
information along with a jpeg photo to news@smdailyjour- Wagstaffe. FBI. The FBI determined the person warrant was issued and served at the sus-
nal.com. Free obituaries are edited for style, clarity, length While schools can get a variety of lived in San Mateo, according to pect’s home in San Mateo. Evidence was
and grammar. threats, “we rarely get them at this Gonzales. seized, however no weapons were found.
THE DAILY JOURNAL LOCAL/NATION Tuesday • March 8, 2011 7
Local briefs
Downtown parking to be extended
Those wanting to enjoy dinner or watch
their little one in a music or swimming class
in San Bruno don’t necessarily want to be
Redevelopment wish list expanded Obama restarts Gitmo trials
By Lolita C. Baldor and Erica Werner
A new library and remodeling a 50-year-old “Going forward,all
rushed. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
fire station — estimated to cost $10 million
Likewise, business owners want customers and $1.6 million respectively — will be added branches of government have a
to linger in the coffee shop, look at products WASHINGTON — President Barack
other than the ones on the to-do list and con-
to San Bruno’s wish list of projects to be fund-
Obama reversed course Monday and ordered a responsibility to come together
ed using Redevelopment Agency money.
sider spending the extra $5 or more during a In February, the San Bruno City Council resumption of military trials for terror sus- to forge a strong and durable
downtown visit. That’s difficult to do when approved contacts pledging over $100 million pects at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, making his approach to defend our nation
there’s a countdown to getting a parking tick- once ironclad promise to close the isolated
et. Downtown San Bruno, along San Mateo
in Redevelopment Agency money to fund
prison look even more distant. and the values that define who
low-income housing and capital improvement
Avenue, currently has a one-hour parking projects. Tonight’s conversation would simply Guantanamo has been a major political and we are as a nation.”
limit. Business owners would like to see that national security headache for the president
add two more possible projects to the capital — Barack Obama
doubled. On Tuesday, the City Council will since he took office promising to close the
improvement list — a new library and replac-
consider allowing the change. prison within a year, a deadline that came and system — including (federal) courts — to
ing Fire Station 51. Gov. Jerry Brown has pro-
Laura Baughman, San Bruno Chamber of went without him ever setting a new one. ensure that our security and our values are
posed elimination of the tax-based funding
Commerce executive director, said the idea Obama made the change with clear reluc- strengthened,” Obama said in a statement.
formula forcing San Bruno, and many other
came up a while back from the businesses. tance, bowing to the reality that Congress’ “Going forward, all branches of government
Going to a restaurant, for example, can take cities throughout the state, to pass such reso-
lutions in hopes of maintaining access to the vehement opposition to trying detainees on have a responsibility to come together to forge
longer than an hour especially if there is a wait U.S. soil leaves them nowhere else to go. The a strong and durable approach to defend our
involved. Ladies getting their hair done can funds.
Previously, the council approved repayment president emphasized his preference for trials nation and the values that define who we are
take longer than an hour, especially when in federal civilian courts, and his administra- as a nation.”
there is coloring involved. And parents with contracts between the city and the
Redevelopment Agency. Under the agree- tion blamed congressional meddling for clos- The first Guantanamo trial likely to proceed
children enrolled in karate or music classes ing off that avenue. under Obama’s new order would involve Abd
could need just a little more than an hour ments, the city could continue working on
projects binding the agency to cover the costs. “I strongly believe that the American system al-Rahim al-Nashiri, the alleged mastermind
when time to gather one’s things is taken into of justice is a key part of our arsenal in the war of the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole. Al-
consideration, said Baughman. Approval, however, doesn’t bind the city to
the projects. against al-Qaida and its affiliates, and we will Nashiri, a Saudi of Yemeni descent, has been
The chamber drafted a letter to the city continue to draw on all aspects of our justice imprisoned at Guantanamo since 2006.
requesting the change from one-hour to two- This year, San Bruno has $8.7 million in its
hour parking. Changing won’t cost much. It Redevelopment Agency budget, said Finance
will cost $6,000 to change 30 to 35 signs in Director Edmund Suen. Next year, the city Autopsies released for Around the nation
the downtown area, according to a staff report estimates $9.1 million in tax increment rev- victims in Giffords attack
enue, not all of which San Bruno would be
written by Public Services Director Klara
able to access even if Brown’s proposal fails. PHOENIX — A medical examiner released Lava spews 100 feet
Fabry.
At the same meeting, the council will con- About $3.5 million goes to other sources; autopsy reports Monday for the six people slain from Hawaii volcano’s new vent
sider allowing for the closure of San Mateo $3.86 million would go to redevelopment in the January shooting rampage that injured HONOLULU — Glowing, red-orange lava
Avenue, between Jenevein and Sylvan projects and $1.8 million is earmarked for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, detailing how a gunman is shooting into the sky, creating fiery rivers
avenues, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sundays affordable housing, according to a staff report killed three of them with gunshots to the head as from the newest vent at Kilauea volcano on
May 1 through Oct. 30 for the farmers’ mar- from the Feb. 16 budget study session. A large he opened fire on a crowd at a political event. Hawaii’s Big Island.
ket. While the market will be open from 9 a.m. debt payment, $2.34 million, comes from the The autopsy reports show that the six vic- A new fissure cracked opened Saturday and
to 1 p.m., the additional hours allow for setup funds. tims were hit with a total of nine bullets from continued erupting Monday, creating a power-
and cleanup. In addition, the Chamber of If Brown’s proposal were to be successful, the assailant’s semiautomatic handgun. ful, spectacular and destructive show by
Commerce is proposing additional Sunday San Bruno estimates a loss of $350 million Federal judge John Roll and Christina- Mother Nature at one of the world’s most
events throughout the year like a sidewalk over 30 years without its Redevelopment Taylor Green, a 9-year-old girl born on Sept. active volcanoes. Propelled by jets of gas, lava
sale, moving the city’s flea market and a car Agency, according to a Feb. 8 staff report by 11, 2001, were shot once each, both in the was seen reaching as high as 100 feet high
show in October. City Manager Connie Jackson. torso. The shot that killed the girl struck her Sunday.
The council meets 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 8 The council meets 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 8 aorta and kidney.
at the Senior Center, 1555 Crystal Springs at the Senior Center, 1555 Crystal Springs
Road in San Bruno. Road in San Bruno.
8 Tuesday • March 8, 2011 NATION/WORLD THE DAILY JOURNAL
S
o many people are missing what is spent enough time together to say you’re close,
n’t appear to be happening
wrong with the governor’s budget,
but it’s quite simple: The state has
operated in a deficit for many years now, but
at the state level.
One of the core issues
perspective to know what to order from Chinese takeout
without asking, to accept that they must have
matching-brand shampoo and conditioner, to
refuses to look within to solve its budget for the state, and cities and have a sense of how they stand on matters of
imbalance. Cities, counties and schools have counties, is the rising cost governor’s budget is that it is all about divide global peace and cli-
been looking to their own operations for of pensions and health and conquer. Schools want to see an end to mate change.
years, which has caused us to evaluate pro- care. Cities and counties redevelopment because that helps ensure But then it happens
grams and costs and forced us to be more have recognized this problem and their their funding. Cities want to preserve rede- — the day you realize
efficient. employees have responded by making many velopment for a variety of good reasons. you never knew really
It’s also caused us to set priorities and spe- concessions to help balance budgets. The Cities and schools have had strong partner- them at all.
cific goals. Does anyone know what the governor is ignoring this problem and wants ships in the past, but these kinds of antics by The epiphany never
state’s priorities are? To the state, everything to tackle the deficit first. He doesn’t seem to the governor will destroy those partnerships. happens during those
is a priority which means nothing can be cut realize that you can’t tackle the deficit with- I understand that it will be difficult to truly “big” conversations,
— but even then there are no goals. For out addressing the root cause of the problem balance the state budget without the smoke the ones that require
example, if education is a priority, what are — pension and benefit costs. and mirror tactics of the last six years, but taking a controversial
the state’s goals for education? You can only The governor wants to eliminate/consoli- why not bring all the stakeholders together to positions and drawing
date special districts throughout the state. A see how the burden could be shared? In the lines in the sand.
set a course toward fiscal stability if you have
goals in place. A simple goal statement good idea, but has he ever seen the list of all meantime, I have no desire to share any bur- Instead, “ah ha!” hap-
would be to have the California school sys- the state agencies? Why doesn’t the governor den when the state excludes itself from these pens covertly. Maybe when they aren’t even
lead by example and get his own house in tough decisions. around.
tem rank in the top 25 in five years, in the It happens when you decide to channel your
top 10 in 10 years and the top three in 15 order? A major trimming of state agencies
first would be a great start. inner Iron Chef and cook in their kitchen.
years. What will it take structurally and Jeff Ira is the mayor of Redwood City. They’re not even home and your iPod is god
financially to accomplish this goal? That kind Finally, one of the worst things about the
only knows where but needing some theme
music for this culinary adventure, you grab
their device and put it into the stereo system.
Shouldn’t be a problem, right? After all, you’ve
attended numerous concerts together, even
Rising oil prices bought CDs as gifts in those prehistoric days
before iTunes took over the musical realm. In
fact, there are probably overlapping playlists
mizing the rise in energy costs. between the two collections.
— The Post and Courier of Charleston, S.C.
Other voices Libyans’ righteous rebellion against Col. The point is you know them which means
Moammar Gadhafi’s four-decade-plus rule of assuming their musical taste is a no-brainer.
L
ibyan unrest is fueling a sharp boost tyranny is currently boosting oil prices. The first selections are fine, just the thing to
in U.S. pump prices. But beyond that supply below ground. keep focus while trying to remember if the
However, that short-term upward force is
immediate cause for concern lies a Some Americans believe we can “drill, recipe called for a tablespoon or teaspoon and
far more extended — and ominous — trend: baby, drill” our way out of this dilemma. negligible on the long-term scale compared
to encourage a few solo dance numbers in
Oil costs appear likely to keep rising over the Yes, expanded domestic oil production is to the fundamental economic forces — for between fluffing the rice and measuring the
coming decades as demand outpaces supply warranted — within prudent environmental instance, the rapidly growing energy broth. Then it hits.
across the planet. bounds. Yet it offers no panacea. And over- appetites of China and India — that will keep Country.
Consider this recent alarming statistic due efforts for energy conservation and elevating it. Not Taylor Swift or any other of the assorted
from Exxon’s annual report: For every development of alternative energy sources So don’t imagine that soaring oil prices are crossover artists hogging the airways and
100 barrels of oil it pumps above ground, also must play major roles in reducing our a temporary phenomenon — or that the cost bringing new fans to the genre. That I’d actual-
it can now only find 95 to replenish the dependence on foreign oil — and in mini- of wasting energy won’t keep climbing. ly expect to find on said iPod. We’re talking
twang and lyrics about country fairs and booze
and pretty much 180 degrees from the music
— even counting the aforementioned Swift —
that I’d expect to find.
Letters to the editor It’s as if I never knew them at all.
We all have our secret vices and strange
truths. The closet country aficionado, for exam-
ple, knows — and only occasionally mocks —
ed. Before we start cutting police and fire I doubt that he would treat the handling of that I’m not above shaking off a bad day with a
California’s budget pain explosives by his cartoon characters so glass of wine and a Lifetime movie about
protection, emergency medical services and
Editor, teenage pregnancy pacts. Or, the weird tidbit
classroom funding we should be cutting lightly. In the strip for Tuesday, March 1,
A recent article in the Daily Journal that I’ve never actually used a lawn mower
this and other waste in state government. I he depicted two of his characters using after failing a childhood lesson by my older
described waste in the federal government, for one am not going to vote for extending hand grenades held against their tummies brother. I’ve since opted to tackle pretty much
specifically redundant functions of many the expiring taxes until those in Sacramento as threats while asking for free food. In the all other facets of yard work. But the mower?
agencies. It seems to me that California has “Share The Pain,” that we the taxpayers are next strip, one of them arms the bomb by I’ve sworn it off.
the same situation with agencies/depart- supposed to bear. pulling its pin while the other one happily But those are nuggets of personal trivia out
ments with overlapping and duplicate remarks how nice and shiny it looks. You for a long time, having already been shared
responsibilities. and many of your readers probably know during those early days of establishing a rela-
Richard Lenz
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger commis- that pulling the pin on a grenade will allow tionship of any sort. They should pose no sur-
sioned a performance review early in his San Mateo it to explode. I’m sure Pastis knows this prise for those who know me best.
administration and nothing came of it. The too. I can hardly wait for the next strip. This country indulgence, though — now that
commission identified 11 agencies and 79 Artist Pastis had better get that pin back in is completely different. That is the type of
departments that could be consolidated into Pearls before Swine fast. This is for the comics section? shock that stops one in their tracks, like discov-
11 major departments. There were also 117 Editor, ering somebody doesn’t like tomatoes although
of 339 boards and commissions that could If Pearls Before Swine cartoonist, Cliff Pierce you’ve served them gallons of marinara over
the years or finding a stash of Fabio-covered
have eliminated. All of these either have Stephan Pastis, had ever seen the mangled Redwood City romance novels on the bottom shelf of a sci-
overlapping responsibilities or are unneed- bodies of a suicide bomber and his victims, ence nerd’s book case. Maybe they have a soft
spot for squash — the sport, not the gourd —
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who live, work or play on the MidPeninsula.
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Jerry Lee, Publisher and insight with the latest business, lifestyle, state, visit Luxembourg or use show tunes as ring
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10 Tuesday • March 8, 2011 BUSINESS THE DAILY JOURNAL
Business brief
Chrysler, Toyota and United scraps expansion
Honda issue recalls connected to the problem. Dealers will
plans because of oil
CHICAGO — United Continental
Holdings Inc. is scrapping plans to add
By Ken Thomas
replace the voltage converter at no charge. flights this year, and says it will drop
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Toyota Motor Corp.’s recall includes unprofitable routes because of rising fuel
some versions of the 2008-2011 Toyota FJ prices.
WASHINGTON — Honda recalled
more than 35,000 Civic hybrids in the Cruiser, Land Cruiser, Sequoia, Tacoma The announcement from the world’s
United States on Monday to fix a problem and Tundra. largest airline company on Monday is
with the electrical system that could cause The systems that monitor the vehicles’ the latest example of airlines shifting
the headlights to turn off or the engine to tire pressure did not comply with federal plans because of the run-up in oil prices.
stall. safety standards. Toyota said the systems Southwest Airlines matched an industry-
Separately, Toyota recalled about 22,000 didn’t illuminate on the dashboard at the wide fare hike, and the smaller Frontier
SUVs and trucks to address faulty tire minimum activation pressure and needed Airlines said it would reduce growth
pressure monitoring systems and Chrysler to be recalibrated. plans.
recalled about 20,000 Jeep Wranglers over Owners will be notified of the recall at a United Continental now plans to do
steering issues. future date and dealers will fix the tire about the same amount of flying this
Honda Motor Co. told the government pressure monitoring system. Owners can year as it did last year. Domestic flying
its recall would cover 2006-2007 model call Toyota at (800) 331-4331. is expected to fall as much as 2.5 per-
year Civic hybrids. The company said the Chrysler Group LLC said its Jeep recall cent, with international flying up as
voltage converter that relays power from covers Wranglers from the 2010-2011 much as 3.5 percent.
the motor assist system to the vehicle’s model years over potential loose fasteners United said it will remove less fuel-
electrical components could fail. to the front and rear axles. The issue could efficient planes from its fleet. It didn’t
Honda has received seven reports of cause poor steering and handling or cause say which ones. It also said it plans other
stalling engines and 82 warranty claims the driver to lose control of the vehicle. cost cuts
THE HEAT ARE FINE: JUST ASK D-WADE, WHO INSISTS MIAMI WILL BE A TOUGH OUT IN PLAYOFFS >>> PAGE 12
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
ATHLETICS
“We solidified a fan base and the core is the unveiled three waterfront sites as potential History on Giants’ side
city of San Francisco and straight directly south spots to build a new ballpark for the A’s and
those 50 miles,” Baer said. “This is our focus.” ultimately keep the team from leaving town. The territorial rights have been defined sever-
Selig has asked the two clubs not to publicly Yet Wolff and the ownership group, com- al different times, beginning when former Giants
Continued from page 11 managing partner Peter Magowan bought the
debate the issue. Many San Jose city officials are mitted to keeping the team in the Bay Area,
on board, with Mayor Chuck Reed a big propo- feel they have exhausted their options in team before the 1993 season.
the franchise’s first World Series title since mov- nent of professional baseball in the South Bay Oakland after years of effort. Magowan and his group, which included
ing West in 1958 and first overall since ‘54 in — and he is on record saying he would welcome In the past they haven’t been able to find a Baer, quickly made the decision to bring in slug-
New York. the A’s. But if this process takes too long, the A’s suitable spot to build and were set to leave ger Barry Bonds — who broke Hank Aaron’s
“The South Bay is the single-most compelling risk that he might no longer be in office. blue-collar Oakland and move to nearby home run record in August 2007 and played a
part of our fan base,” Giants President Larry Fremont until that plan fell through. Wolff huge role in revitalizing baseball in San
“I’m patiently waiting for the commissioner to
Baer said. “It’s densely populated with the said it cost his group $30 million. Francisco. Bonds’ presence helped the club
rule,” Wolff said. “The committee hopefully has
strongest representation of our sponsors, the “It takes me an hour and 45 minutes exact- build a privately funded downtown ballpark.
finished its work and Bud is contemplating his
strongest representation of our ticket buyers and ly to go through (the paperwork) of what we The Giants are paying for that privately built
decision. That’s all I know. I think it will be
the strongest representation of our television did in Oakland,” Wolff said of his efforts in waterfront ballpark, which opened in 2000 in
sooner rather than later. I don’t think it’s another
viewership and radio listeners.” the diverse East Bay city. what has become a bustling area at China Basin.
year off.”
Selig — who has repeatedly said the A’s can’t This isn’t the first time baseball has dealt San Francisco drew 3 million fans every year
survive financially playing in the run-down A’s majority owner John Fisher doesn’t speak
out about the situation, though Wolff has with territorial rights. The Baltimore Orioles until reaching only 2.8 million in the 2008 and
Oakland Coliseum they share with the NFL’s were compensated in a complicated transac- ‘09 seasons, then got back to 3 million in its
Raiders — has indicated in the past he considers expressed his frustrations at times.
tion when Major League Baseball bought the championship 2010 year.
territorial rights to be sacred. The A’s and Giants Wolff, the savvy Los Angeles real estate
developer and a fraternity pal with Selig back in Montreal Expos and moved them to “We felt it (those two years at 2.8 million),”
play about 17 miles apart, separated by pictur- Washington, D.C. Baer said. “We’ve got to be at 3 million to break
esque San Francisco Bay. their days at Wisconsin, is ready to break ground
on a ballpark projected to cost between $400 Baseball’s other 29 teams purchased the even.”
Selig formed the task force to analyze the sit- poor-drawing Expos for $120 million in 2002, It’s not that the Giants don’t feel for their
uation and report back to him, and Wolff million and $450 million — if and when he gets
the OK to relocate. There are working drawings and the commissioner’s office initially operat- cross-bay rivals. They had their share of lean
believes that process is done. ed the team before it sold. The franchise was years, losing $115 million from 1993-99 at
“The committee is working and I do not know of the venue and an architect has been chosen.
Wolff expects getting building permits to take moved to Washington for the 2005 season and Candlestick Park after Magowan’s group bought
when their work will be complete,” said Pat renamed the Nationals. the team for $100 million and took over before
Courtney, Selig’s spokesman. about nine months, then the actual ballpark
would require another two years to complete. In the Bay Area, former A’s owner and well- moving into AT&T Park — and drawing
In the A’s view, how could the Giants be upset known businessman Walter Haas — a third- Oakland-like crowds of about 9,000 fans a night
about them moving 40 miles farther away? Wolff would like to hear from Selig either
generation San Franciscan who ran the when things were especially dire.
way, though the A’s “don’t have a Plan B,” Wolff
Oakland franchise from 1979-95 — gave the “We were there before, in this situation,” Baer
A complex issue said.
Giants the OK to assume rights to San Jose in said. “We know the need to have a modern and
“I’m in baseball because of Bud, and I believe fan-friendly ballpark. We were there. It reminds
The Giants don’t consider it that simple when a favor of sorts to former San Francisco owner
he’s the best commissioner in baseball by far, us when we came into the Giants in 1993. The
their South Bay fan base is taken into account. Bob Lurie when his team was considering
even though he’s my friend,” Wolff said. reality is that we have many case studies, includ-
They declined to provide exact numbers of their moving to Florida. The deal basically hap-
“Baseball wouldn’t be where it is without Bud. I ing the San Francisco Giants, where a new ball-
ticket sales in the South Bay, but acknowledge pened with a handshake and then was
respect his reasoning.” park was built very close to an old ballpark and
having contributed financially to the group approved by baseball’s owners.
“Stand for San Jose” — which is supported by Haas’ son, Wally, sold the A’s to the group became a success story — San Francisco and
San Francisco’s Class-A San Jose club and
City of Oakland: Too late that preceded Fisher and Wolff: Steve Schott Seattle to name two in the last decade.”
opposes the A’s moving to town. The city of Oakland in December 2009 and Ken Hofmann. Now, it’s up to Selig to make his call.
14 Tuesday • March 8, 2011 SPORTS THE DAILY JOURNAL
AOTW
Win they did when McConnell took control McConnell’s time as a Gator involved an “He started rebounding for us, he was
of the game. evolution of his game. And Martinelli believes blocking shots — he made up for what I
“With Will, he’s the captain of our team and it had to do with another Sacred Heart great. thought would be lacking when we loss Ty
Continued from page 11 he’s a guy who people look to lead us when “Playing against (center) Ty Cobb last year Cobb from last year’s team,” Matinelli said.
things get a little tough,” Martinelli said. “And really pushed Will to change the way he “Will picked up that slack. Will can score, he
with Reed out, a lot of it fell on his shoulders played a little bit, because he had to,” can shoot that short corner jumper and then
season. They didn’t lose a game during league — especially in the beginning of the game.
play and actually haven’t loss since December Martinelli said. “The practices are competitive when he gets inside, he’s really tough for
Will showed why he’s such a good leader and and if you want to win you have to do that. So, defend. In that second half he just started
of 2010 — and with a big piece of their team why he’s been an important player in the pro-
out and the Gators playing the No. 2 seed in playing against a guy like Ty last year really doing it all. He didn’t have a great first half,
gram in the time that he’s been here.
the tournament, the game was competitive helped in his development. I think knowing but in the second half he really showed why
“The style of the game was so fast right
throughout. what we were missing with Ty and knowing he’s the MVP of our league.”
away, we were stealing the ball and turning it
“It changed things up for them completely,” over and they were stealing it and turning it that between him and Tomas O’Donnell on McConnell will graduate this season and
Martinelli said about Santa Cruz playing his over,” Martinelli said. “I think everyone just the inside that they’d have to make up for that head off to Dartmouth. And while the com-
team tough. “I think they take it personally got caught up in that. In the second half, Will player being gone, it really changed how he parisons to his brother might follow him
that people criticize the league they play in, or seemed to slow himself down a little bit. He played.” wherever he goes, with his performance this
the teams we’ve played in the preseason. They was the player that he’s been the whole year. That evolution helped McConnell’s game week, McConnell’s moment as a key individ-
wanted to play a good team and they wanted The turnovers went away and everything he out tremendously — now McConnell was a ual component of the Sacred Heart team will
to win.” was doing out there was positive.” threat from anywhere on the court. be his alone.
That hard work paid off of science in business management and is home game Thursday. Surprisingly,
LOUNGE
Continued from page 11
immediately as he began
playing as a 17-year-old
freshman, eventually
thinking of becoming a police officer.
Before that, however, he will exhaust all
avenues to continue playing basketball at a
Burlingame, which lost in the CCS Division
III final Saturday, was awarded a first-round
game. Serra, which was upset by Santa
averaging about 10 min- high level. Much like college, if he really Teresa in the CCS Division I finals Saturday,
utes a game. The last two wants to play, there could be an opportunity will be on the road Tuesday.
2000s, there might not have been any interest seasons, he has served as
in his game from four-year schools. But overseas or with a number of smaller leagues The Gators, the third seed, will play either
a team co-captain and around the country. He knows the chances of No. 6 Amador-Sutter Creek or No. 11 St.
O’Rourke believes the success of the likes of started all 58 games.
Decensae White, Dan Mavraides and Tommy playing competitively after college are slim, Patrick/St. Vincent-Vallejo at 7 p.m.
Phoenix A press release from but don’t discount his will, talent and drive. Thursday at home. Serra, the No. 8 seed in
McMahon — former Serra teammates who
O’Rourke the San Francisco State After all, those characteristics led him to San Division I, will travel to Franklin-Elk Grove,
all moved on to Division I programs —
sports information depart- Francisco State in the first place. just outside Sacramento. A win there will put
opened the door for him to play at San
ment is littered with O’Rourke’s numbers “Not a lot of people thought I’d be able to the Padres into the quarterfinals against top-
Francisco State.
and achievements. Three times he was named play DII in college,” O’Rourke said. “If an seeded Castro Valley.
“I was lucky enough to have some good to an all-tournament team and he was the Dr.
basketball players that went to big places opportunity arises to play somewhere else, Burlingame, seeded No. 5 in Division III,
Hal Charnofsky Award recipient following I’d love to play. I would definitely be willing hosts No. 12 Weston Ranch-Stockton, also at
right before me,” O’Rourke said. “All those the 2009-10 season — an award given to the
guys going places helped me out.” to work hard throughout the summer. 7 p.m. The winner of that game with face
university’s most outstanding male student- either No. 4 El Cerrito or No. 13 Mission-
As did simply playing in the Serra pro- athlete. His freshman year, he was named to “I’m not throwing the whole idea (of play-
ing professionally) out the window.” San Francisco.
gram that puts a premium on hard work and the California Collegiate Athletic Association
hustle over sheer physical talent. (CCAA) all-academic team and made the ***
“I felt I had the talent (to play in college),” honor roll in every semester during his The Northern California basketball tourna-
career. ment brackets were announced Sunday, with Nathan Mollat can be reached by e-mail:
O’Rourke said. “More than talent, I just nathan@smdailyjournal.com or by phone: (650)
worked harder than a lot of people. I just had O’Rourke will graduate with a bachelor’s Central Coast Section Division IV champ 344-5200 ext. 117. You can also follow him on
a greater will than other people do.” Sacred Heart Prep earning a quarterfinal Twitter@CheckkThissOutt.
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will support Easton-Bell’s product and push for its widespread
use. One day, Keener hopes, pitchers will pull on their protec-
tive helmets the way players grab for their bats or gloves.
“This type of product needs to be introduced at the youngest
levels of youth baseball,” Keener said. “That’s not going to hap-
around our local area for everyone to wear this. Wouldn’t you pen overnight. It’s going to take some time. ... What we’re talk-
rather wear this than be in the hospital for two months?” ing about is saving kids’ lives. These injuries are rare. When
The helmet weighs about 5 ounces, combining components they do happen, they are very traumatic, catastrophic.”
of other products: the stretchy strap of ski goggles, an absorbent Sandberg’s frightening accident sparked the Marin County
mesh liner like those inside a football helmet and the hard, ener- Athletic League to ban metal bats and require its 10 teams to
gy-absorbent plastic similar to that used for bike helmets. use wooden bats. The league is using wood bats again this sea-
While Easton-Bell CEO Paul Harrington can’t yet provide a son.
price for the pitcher helmet, he insists that revenue from his In addition, college baseball and California high schools are
project was never the priority or motivation — but rather filling using new, safer metal bats this season.
a need. While the bats play closer to their wooden counterparts minus
“One injury’s too many,” said Harrington, who believes the weight and mass, they also are designed to decrease the exit
Major League Baseball could be interested in the product down speeds of the ball off the bat. The average speed had been con-
the road. “For Gunnar to be here today, standing here trying this sidered 93 mph, but many hits were coming off at rates of 100-
on, is truly an inspirational story.” 103 mph and making for dangerous situations in which players
Stephen D. Keener, the president and CEO of Little League had little or no time to react or protect themselves.
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS “When people are smoking less
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By Lindsey Tanner said.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTA — Ear infections, a
around their kids,when homes are smoke-free, Also, some studies have credited
scourge that has left countless tots the rate of ear infections can and has decreased.” antibody-rich breast milk with low-
CHICAGO — More than half a screaming through the night, have ering infants’ risk for respiratory and
million U.S. teens have had an eat- fallen dramatically, and some — Hillel Alpert,lead author of a study middle ear infections. About 77 per-
ing disorder but few have sought researchers suggest a decline in published recently by the journal Tobacco Control cent of new mothers breast-feed, at
treatment for the problem, govern- smoking by parents might be part of least briefly, up from fewer than
ment research shows. the reason. More families put their kids in day Press, the CDC checked its recent two-thirds in the early 1990s.
The study is billed as the largest care, and day care is a breeding trend data on ear infections, based Of course, these are just theories.
Health officials report nearly a 30
and most comprehensive analysis of ground for the germs that lead to ear on annual surveys of a representa- None seems to explain the Willis
percent drop over 15 years in young
infections. tive sample of doctors. household in Charlotte, N.C.
eating disorders. It involved nation- children’s doctor visits for ear infec- But the study by Harvard For children ages 6 and under, the Neither parent smokes, both chil-
ally representative data on more tions. That’s half a million fewer University suggests another contrib- number of medical visits in which dren have had all recommended vac-
than 10,000 teens aged 13 to 18. trips to the doctor on average. utor: cigarette smoke. the main diagnosis was ear infection
Binge-eating disorder was the Why the numbers are declining is cines, and Vanessa breast-fed each
Most ear infections occur after a dropped by nearly 30 percent from child for about three months.
most common, affecting more than a bit of a mystery, but Harvard cold. In children, the ear is more 1993 to 2008 - from an estimated
1.5 percent of kids studied. Just researchers think it’s partly because Yet their 6 1/2-year-old son
directly connected to the back of the 17.5 million visits to about 12.5 mil- Hatcher got 10 ear infections in only
under 1 percent had experienced fewer people smoke, meaning less nose, so infections in a child’s nose lion.
bulimia, and 0.3 percent had had a year when he was younger. Their
irritation of children’s airways. and throat can easily trigger ear The rate of such visits dropped by
anorexia. Overall, 3 percent had a 21-month-old daughter Libby
Many doctors credit growing use of inflammation. Such swelling is a about 32 percent, from 636 ear
lifetime prevalence of one of the Jeanne has had three or four ear
a vaccine against bacteria that cause fertile setting for the bacteria that infection-related visits per 1,000 infections, too, including one just
disorders. Another 3 percent of kids ear infections. And some think cause ear infections. children to 431 per 1,000. last month.
questioned had troubling symptoms increased breast-feeding is protect- Cigarette smoke, inhaled through The trend downward for young Hatcher’s first bouts with ear
but not full-fledged eating disor- ing more children. a child’s nose, can trigger the same children seems to have leveled off in infections were particularly rough.
ders. “We’re sort of guessing here,” said kind of irritation and swelling, said the last few years. “He would shriek and cry and we
The study was released online Dr. Richard Rosenfeld, a New York- Dr. Gordon Hughes of the National A CDC analysis of data from couldn’t figure out what was causing
Monday in Archives of General based ear, nose and throat specialist Institute on Deafness and Other 2004 through 2008 found the differ- him so much pain,” said Vanessa, 35.
Psychiatry. who speaks about the issue for the Communication Disorders. ences year-to-year were not mean- “I remember spending many
The rates are slightly higher than American Academy of Pediatrics. CDC figures show that 88 percent ingful, said Susan Schappert of the nights on the couch sitting straight
in other studies. And the study is To be sure, middle ear infections of U.S. nonsmokers were exposed to CDC’s National Center for Health up, holding him against my chest,”
based on kids and parents inter- still plague many U.S. children. secondhand smoke around 1990, but Statistics. the only way the boy would sleep.
viewed over two years ending in For decades, they were the most that fell to about 40 percent in 2007 Some doctors have noticed fewer “That’s a miserable thing for work-
2004. But co-author and researcher common reason parents brought and 2008. ear infections in their waiting rooms ing parents.”
Kathleen Merikangas of the young children to a doctor, accord- Harvard research indicates the compared to what they saw years Jessica Hyatt, a 21-year-old mom
National Institute of Mental Health ing to health officials. The Centers decline coincides with a drop in ago. “We don’t see them that much in Spokane, Wash. whose home is
says similar rates likely exist today. for Disease Control and Prevention childhood ear infections. anymore,” said Dr. Michael Baron, a also smoke-free, said her 2-year-old
More than half the affected teens hadn’t bothered to issue a report on “When people are smoking less family practice doctor in Stone daughter Chesnie has had four ear
had depression, anxiety or some them in nearly 20 years. around their kids, when homes are Mountain, a suburb of Atlanta. infections, including a recent one
other mental disorder. Sizeable Cases skyrocketed from 1975- smoke-free, the rate of ear infections Another factor in that decline may that lasted close to two months.
numbers also reported suicide 1990. The visit rate for children 5 can and has decreased,” said Hillel be growing use of a vaccine that pro- Various treatments, including
thoughts or attempts. and under more than doubled in that Alpert, lead author of a study pub- tects against strep bacteria that can antibiotics, have not worked.
Merikangas said the results time. lished recently by the journal cause ear infections. The vaccine, Jessica, a college student, has
underscore the seriousness of eating A big reason, Rosenfeld said, was Tobacco Control. first licensed in 2000, would not repeatedly missed classes to be
disorders. a steady rise in dual-career families. At the request of the Associated account for the drop in cases in the home with Chesnie.
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