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Lawmakerproposingtax on fuelBy Don ThompsonTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SACRAMENTO The state Senate leader on Thursdayproposed a tax on consumer fuel purchases of gasoline, oil,diesel, ethanol and natural gas, with the money raiseddiverted to mass transit projects and households makingless than $75,000 annually.

The plan by Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg ,D-Sacramento, would not create an additional tax, however.Instead, it would alter how money is raised and spent under aprovision of Californias landmark 2006 greenhouse gasemissions law, known as AB32.

Environmental and business groups immediately opposed

Transit Village funds

may go toward parkBy Michelle DurandDAILY JOURNAL STAFF

Construction of the hotly debated Transit Village in SanCarlos will mean hundreds of thousands of dollars for a near-by park under a recommendation coming before the CityCouncil Monday night.

The council will consider designating all the park devel-opment facility fees, also known as park in-lieu fees, paid

By Michelle DurandDAILY JOURNAL STAFF

A former Daly City teen who prose-cutors contend lured a 15-year-oldclassmate to his fatal stabbing deathin a storage unit before going on the

lam for 13 years was convicted of first-degree murder and the special allega-tion he waited for his victim.

The combinationmeans ErickMorales, 32, will besentenced to life inprison withoutparole for the May21, 2001, death of

Quetzalcoatl Alb a.The defense for

Morales, who did

not testify during the two-week trial,pointed the finger instead at his child-hood friend, Reynaldo Maldonado,who was separately convicted of mur-der in November. Attorney Tom Kelleysaid Maldonado sexually abused,threatened and urged Morales to kill

Alba to appease an alleged secretGuatemalan police organization.

Conviction concludes 13-year-oldmurder case;life sentence likelyJury decides on first-degree charges for killing classmate

Erick Morales

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State Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg speaks toreporters in Sacramento.

By Michael R. BloodTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LOS ANGELES California hasreached the breaking point, says TimDraper. The Silicon Valley venture cap-italist is pushing a proposal to crack

the nations most populous state intosmaller pieces six of them.

California has grown so big, so inef-

ficient, its essentially ungovernable,according to a ballot initiative thatcould reach voters as early asNovember.

It has to go, he says.Vast parts of our state are poorly

served by a representative govern-

ment, according to Drapers plan,which cleared a key government hurdlethis week, part of the process to quali-fy for the ballot. California residents

would be better served by six smallerstate governments.

In an interview Thursday, Draper said

he has seen a state once regarded as amodel slide into decline many pub-

Plan to divide California into six states advances

Tim Draper

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Fresh fighting broke out incentral Kiev on Thursday,shattering a truce declared byUkrainian President ViktorYanukovich, as the Russian-backed leader met Europeanministers demanding hecompromise with pro-EUopponents.Left:Protesters listento speeches by their leaders inIndependence Square.

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Foreclosures fuelsales; median price drops

Fueled by foreclosures, home salesin the Bay Area in January 2009 roseabove sales in January 2008 and themedian price of all new and resalehomes and condos fell to $300,000,the MDADataQuick realestate information serv-ices company reportedthe week of Feb. 21,2009.

In San Mateo County, 273 homeswere sold compared to 295 homes.The median price was $489,500,compared to the prior years$675,000 and just more than 43 per-cent of purchased homes in SanMateo County were previously fore-closed. Fifty-four percent of Bay Areahomes that resold that month wereforeclosed properties, DataQuick said.

Home buying remained slow inpricier coastal markets but was robustin many inland areas where steepprice declines boosted affordabilityand drove some sales of existinghouses to record levels, DataQuicksaid.

Burlingame Safewayplans take big step forward

Anew Burlingame Safeway withrooftop parking, second-floor offices

and pedestrian paths might be openby spring 2011, according to compa-ny officials who outlined the week ofFeb. 21, 2009, the vague but hopefulplans crafted by five years of commu-

nity input.The City Council

denied an applicationfor a 66,900-square-foot

store on the corner ofPrimrose Road and Howard

Avenue more than five years prior andthe city organized a series of commu-nity planning sessions to determinewhat might best fit in the prime citylocation.

Report:Countys helpfor the homeless insufficient

The countys shelter and safety netservices for those in need of housingand food had multiple gaps needingimmediate attention, particularly asthe shaky economy increases thenumbers of those needing help, offi-cials reported the week of Feb. 21,2009.

The board had helped keep the SafeHarbor homeless shelter open with anemergency infusion of $70,000 inSeptember 2008 but wanted a full

inventory of services before consider-ing further help.

Comparing fiscal year 2007 and2008 to fiscal year 2008 and 2009,individuals seeking food jumped 26percent to 4,946, individuals seekinghousing assistance jumped 49 percentto 3,630 and households seekingemergency assistance jumped 24 per-

cent to 2,697.Yet the countys shelter

capacity inventory showed

168 emergency beds, 531beds and an average of 17 rooms viamotel vouchers per night.

County braces for state budgetSan Mateo County residents, like

all Californians, could expect to findtheir wallets hit harder by more salesand personal income tax and anincreased vehicle license fee under thestate budget passed the week of Feb.21, 2009.

Officials said residents would seeconstruction projects continued, stateworkers without pink slips and acounty not having to use its preciousreserves to float state-mandated serv-ices because of payment deferrals.

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Actor KelseyGrammer is 59.

This Day in History

Thought for the Day

1965

Black Muslim leader and civil rightsactivist Malcolm X, 39, was shot todeath inside the Audubon Ballroom in

New York by assassins identified asmembers of the Nation of Islam.

In scandal,as in robbery,thereceiver is always as bad as the thief.

Lord Chesterfield,English author (1694-1773)

Actor AlanRickman is 68.

Actress JenniferLove Hewitt is 35.

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Edward Bineth gets a High Five from Mickey himself as cast members from Disney on Ice: Rockin Ever After visit HillsdaleShopping Center in San Mateo on Feb.18. Rockinplays at the SAP Center in San Jose through Feb.23 and at Oracle Arenain Oakland Feb.26 - March 2.

Friday: Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.North winds 5 to 10 mph.Friday night: Partly cloudy. Lows inthe upper 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10mph.Saturday: Partly cloudy. Highs in thelower 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.Saturday night: Mostly cloudy. Lowsin the upper 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.Sunday: Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming

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In 1513, Pope Julius II, who had commissionedMichelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel,died nearly four months after the project was completed.In 1613, Mikhail Romanov, 16, was unanimously chosenby Russias national assembly to be czar, beginning adynasty that would last three centuries.In 1862, Nathaniel Gordon became the first and onlyAmerican slave-trader to be executed under the U.S. PiracyLaw of 1820 as he was hanged in New York.In 1885 , the Washington Monument was dedicated.In 1916, the World War I Battle of Verdun began in Franceas German forces attacked; the French were able to prevailafter 10 months of fighting.In 1925, The New Yorker magazine made its debut.In 1945, during the World War II Battle of Iwo Jima, theescort carrier USS Bismarck Sea was sunk by kamikazes

with the loss of 318 men.In 1947, Edwin H. Land publicly demonstrated his PolaroidLand camera, which could produce a black-and-white photo-graph in 60 seconds.In 1964, the first shipment of U.S. wheat purchased by theSoviet Union arrived in the port of Odessa.In 1972, President Richard M. Nixon began his historicvisit to China as he and his wife, Pat, arrived in Beijing.In 1989, the future president of Czechoslovakia, play-wright Vaclav Havel, was convicted for his role in a bannedrally and sentenced to nine months in jail (he was releasedin May 1989).In 1994, Aldrich Ames, a former head of Soviet counterin-telligence for the CIA, and his wife, Maria del Rosario CasasAmes, were arrested on charges of spying for the formerSoviet Union and later Russia.

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Anthony Daniels is 68. Tricia Nixon Cox is 68. Former Sen.Olympia J. Snowe, R-Maine, is 67. Rock musician JerryHarrison (The Heads) is 65. Actress Christine Ebersole is 61.Actor William Petersen is 61. Country singer Mary ChapinCarpenter is 56. Actor Jack Coleman is 56. Actor ChristopherAtkins is 53. Rock singer Ranking Roger is 53.

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Ruth Adler ONeillRuth Frances Adler ONeill was born on September 28, 1917

in South Bend, Indiana to Max and Lillian Strauss Adler.

She died in her sleep after a short illness on February 16,

2014 at age 96. Ruth graduated from South Bend Central

High School and the University of Wisconsin. She married

Kay Cohn and is survived their children, Gene Cohn (Jill)

of San Francisco and Carol Baye (Val Newman) of Salt Lake

City, her step-daughter, Maureen Hoyer (Tom), Rehoboth

Beach, grandchildren Ben Cohn, Jennifer Abbsy (Mike)

and Alexis Carroll-Gilgen (Chad), her special great-

grandchild, Gracie. and nephews, Marvin, Bob, Bill,

Dave, and Brad Frank, Allan and Scott Cohn and their

families, other relatives and countless friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Kay, husband

Arthur ONeill, and her beloved sister, Mildred AdlerFrank. Everyone enjoyed hearing her play the piano and

she loved to play. She also enjoyed reading and keeping

up with current affairs. She was sharp until the end. A

memorial service will be held at Lesley Towers in San

Mateo on Monday, February 24 at 3 PM.

She will return to South Bend in the spring. Contributions

may be made to Catholic Charities of South Bend. Woody

Allen said, Im not afraid of death; I just dont want to

be there when it happens. Ruth ONeill said, Tell Woody

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Obituary

CITY GOVERNMENT Pil lar Point Harbor and

Oyster Point Marina visitors,residents and businesses will soonhave wireless Internet access afterthe San Mateo County HarborDis tr ic t Commiss ionapproved installing Wi-Fi at a

meeting Wednesday.

FOSTER CITYCit i z e n a s s i s t. A woman was told by police that shewas part of a scam when she went to verify an unsolicited

call from someone that told her to purchase a $1,000green dot card in order to avoid being arrested at theFoster City Police station before 12:27 p.m. Wednesday,Feb. 19.Animal ca l l . A person who was working in his backyardwas bit by his tenants dog on Thatcher Lane before 4:27p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19.Grand theft. A woman had a carpet cleaning companycome to service her home and now claims that her weddingring band is missing at Dominica Lane before 4:51 p.m.Wednesday, Feb. 19.

BELMONTReckless driver. Aperson was texting while driving onRalston Avenue and Old County Road before 10:52 a.m.Tuesday, Feb. 18.Public works. Water was gushing out of a a manholecover and running down the street on Monte Cresta Drive

before 7:16 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18.

Marjorie Howay SwalwellMarjorie Howay Swalwell died Dec. 13, 2013. She was

born in Seattle, Wash., in 1926. She worked many years asa fashion associate at I. Magnin in SanMateo. Marjorie was a member of theKappa Kappa Gamma Sorority as analumna for more than 65 years. She was afounding member of the PeninsulaHearing League. It is a charity group thathelped deaf and hearing-impaired chil-dren. She also belonged to AAUW formany years.

During their retirement, she and herhusband Bill who were married for 62 years, fulfilled a life-

long dream by traveling all over the world.Marjorie is survived by her brother Jack Howay, her sis-

ter Dorothy Congleton, her two children Lori Hendersonand Marty Swalwell and by her grandchildren Kenneth andJulie Henderson. There will be a private service.

Police reports

Thats not your friendA person lent their skateboard to a friend who ended upselling it on Old County Road in Belmont before 10:52a.m. Tuesday, Fe b. 18.

BAY CITY NEWS SERVICE

An 18-year-old man was arrested onsuspicion of robbing two Redwood Citybusinesses and attempted to hold up athird throughout Wednesday morning,according to police.

The first robbery occurred at the 7-Eleven at 1700 Broadway around 3 a.m.,police said. The suspect, later identified

as Redwood City resident FebronioMendoza, allegedly entered the storeand demanded the sole employee handover the cash in the register.

Mendoza allegedly told the clerk hehad a gun and simulated holding theweapon in his front pants pocket,police said.

The clerk gave the suspect an undis-closed amount of money from the regis-ter and Mendoza ran away.

Later, around 10:30 a.m., Mendozaallegedly entered a Subway sandwichshop at 1926 El Camino Real anddemanded money from an employee.

According to police, Mendoza waswearing a black hooded sweatshirt and amask covering his face.

The employee did not comply withthe demands and Mendoza ran out of thestore, police said.

At another Subway location at 768Woodside Road around 10:40 a.m.,Mendoza entered in the same clothingand mask and demanded money from the

cash register.He allegedly lifted his sweatshirt and

showed the employee a handgun tuckedin his waistband, police said.

The employee opened the register andgave him an undisclosed amount ofmoney from the drawer.

Mendoza then left the store and a wit-ness saw him get into a dark BMWparked in the parking lot. Mendoza thenallegedly drove away on westboundWoodside Road.

Police arrived to the area and recov-ered video surveillance images of the carleaving the lot. An officer recognized

the vehicle from a traffic stop from a fewweeks earlier and passed along possiblesuspect information to investigators,police said.

Around 3:30 p.m. Mendoza allegedlycame to the Police Department to reportthat his vehicle, a black 2006 BMW, hadbeen involved in a hit-and-run incident.Detectives were able to connect thevehicle to the robberies from earlier that

day. Asearch of the vehicle turned up evi-dence from the robberies including ahandgun and two rifles, police said.

The firearms had been reported stolenfrom a residential burglary that hadoccurred previously in Mountain View,police said.

Mendoza was booked into San MateoCounty Jail on robbery and attemptedrobbery charges.

Police said there were no injuries atany of the robbery sites.

Anyone with information is asked tocall Redwood City police DetectiveDave Stahler at (650) 780-7620.

Armed man arrested for Redwood City robberies

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Pedestrians hitwhile in crosswalk

A teen suffered facial and headinjuries Wednesday evening afterbeing hit by a driver in San Bruno,according to San Bruno police Lt. TimMahon.

Awoman was driving on HuntingtonAvenue around 4:58 p.m. and wasattempting to make a right-hand turnnear Sneath Lane when she hit twoteenagers walking in the crosswalk,Mahon said.

One of the teens suffered significantinjuries but was conscious and breath-ing while taken to the hospital and thesecond victim suffered minor injuries,Mahon said.

The woman was cooperative andremained at the scene, however, aninvestigation is ongoing about thecircumstances leading up to the acci-dent, Mahon said.

Hillsborough police investigatedaytime residential burglary

Police in Hillsborough are investi-gating a residential burglary fromTuesday.

The burglary occurred in the 100

block of Denise Road sometimebetween 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., accordingto police.

Police said the suspects entered afterbreaking a sliding glass door in theback of the house and stole an undis-closed amount of items while inside.

A witness saw a suspicious carparked near the residence around 12:30p.m. The witness saw the car speed offabout 20 minutes later at 12:50 p.m.,police said.

Two people were seen in the car,

according to police.Anyone with information about the

incident is asked to call police at (650)375-7470.

Two seriously injuredafter falling from scaffolding

San Francisco fire officials say twoworkers are suffering from potentiallylife threatening injuries after fallingfrom scaffolding at a skyscraper underconstruction.

Fire spokeswoman Mindy Talmadgesays the workers were installing scaf-folding when it collapsed, sending oneworker falling 40 feet and another 30feet shortly after 2 p.m. Thursday atthe 27 -story office building under con-struction in the citys South of Marketneighborhood.

Talmadge says parts of the scaffold-ing fell on the workers as firefightersworked to remove the workers fromsome rubble. The workers were takento San Francisco General Hospitalwith life threatening injuries.

She did not know the extent of theirinjuries. Their names have not been

released.Talmadge says the CaliforniaDivision of Occupational Safety andHealth will investigate the incident.

The workers are from WebcorBuilders in San Francisco, said LenVeprone, a senior vice president. Heconfirmed that the workers were at thehospital, but he did not disclose theirconditions. He said the builders are theKilroy Realty Corp. and that the sitehas been under construction sinceApril.

Mom:Hopeful signsseen in teen called brain dead

The mother of a 13-year-oldCalifornia girl who was declared brain

dead after sufferingcomplications fromsleep apnea surgerysaid she has seenchanges in her daugh-ters condition thatgive her hope.

Doctors have

declared JahiMcMath brain dead,and medical experts

say she cannot be revived.However, the girls mother, Nailah

Winkfield, said in a letter postedWednesday on Facebook and Twitterthat she believes her daughter is doingbetter since she was removed fromChildrens Hospital Oakland last monthand taken to an undisclosed facility.

Despite what people say about mydaughter being dead and how I must beignorant not to get that, I can tell youthat she is much better physically sinceshe has left Childrens Hospital and I seechanges that give me hope, Winkfieldsaid in the letter.

She didnt give details of Jahis condi-

tion or disclose her location. Jahisfamily has said the girl has been fittedwith feeding and breathing tubes whileremaining on a ventilator.

Family attorney Christopher Dolansaid the letter is meant for those sup-porting Jahi and her family. He declinedThursday to discuss the girls conditionin detail.

(Winkfeld) is a good woman who hasretreated to do what she wanted to dofrom the beginning: care for herdaughter, Dolan said.

Local briefs

Jahi McMath

Store that sold $425Mlotto ticket gets $1MTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

MILPITAS A Northern California convenience storethat sold the sole winning ticket to the $425 millionPowerball jackpot received a $1 million check on Thursday,as state lottery officials waited for the winner of the one of

the largest jackpots in U.S. history to come forward.The California Lottery presented the check to ParmeetSingh, whose family owns Dixon Landing Chevron inMilpitas, a city about 10 miles north of San Jose that billsitself as The Gateway to The Silicon Valley. In California,retailers who sell winning jackpot tickets receive a share ofthe prize money up to $1 million, according to lottery offi-cials.

The family-run gas station is just off Highway 880, withan attached carwash and Subway sandwich shop. The park-ing lot was crowded Thursday morning with television newsvans while inside the store, dozens of reporters and photog-raphers crowded the aisles of snack foods as Singh talkedabout his surprise at hearing the news. The stores regularcustomers bantered about the prospect that one of themcould have been the winner.

I didnt believe it, Singh said. I ran outside and yelled,Oh, my God!

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By Angela SwartzDAILY JOURNAL STAFF

For youth looking for a program thatgives them an inside look into the experi-ences of those in the police department,the San Mateo Police Cadet Program is aperfect start.

The program, which has been around fordecades and is under the umbrella of BoysScouts of America, allows high school andcollege students to see firsthand howpolice departments function in the commu-nit y. Cadets are community service volun-teers between 14 and 21 interested inlearning, training and participating in awide variety of law enforcement functionsand activities.

San Mateo police Officer Laura Sharp hasbeen a volunteer with the program for fiveor six years.

Its a program that allows them todevelop leadership skills, communityservice, discipline, responsibility, char-acter development, confidence and educa-tion, said Sharp, who has been the cadetcoordinator for two years. I want mycadets to continue through and get a col-lege education before they become a policeofficer. It wouldnt be successful if (SanMateo Police Chief) Susan Manheimer didnot support it fully; she allows us to useall the facilities, equipment and providessupport.

Cadets attend regularly scheduled meet-ings each month and graduate from thePeninsula Law Enforcement ExplorersAcademy within one year of joining theprogram. Each new cadet must go througha 100-hour training at the ExplorerAcademy, which is held at the PublicSafety Academy at College of San Mateo.This training, as well as further training,includes a variety of topics including acci-dent investigation; arrest and controltechniques; communications (dispatch);CPR and first aid; ethics; crime sceneinvestigation; the criminal justice sys-tem; patrol procedures; physical training;human relations; history of law enforce-ment; firearms safety and familiarity; andnarcotics.

Many of cadets move on to becomepolice officers in San Mateo and otheragencies and have also been hired as park-ing enforcement representatives, dis-patchers, administrative assistance, com-munity service officers and records spe-cialists at the San Mateo PoliceDepartment.

San Mateo police Officer Andrew Truji llois one such example. He participated in thecadet program from 2002-2008.

It was always something I wanted todo, said Trujillo, who began in the cadetprogram when he was 15. I took it and ranwith it from there. The main benefit wasgiving you the whole scope of lawenforcement and what it entails. Quite afew use it as a stepping stone.

The cadets also participate in a yearlyExplorer Challenge when they competeagainst other agencies in a variety ofpolice investigative scenarios. San Mateopolice Officer Nicole Von Glahn, anothergraduate of the cadet program, helps outwith these challenges and does presenta-tions on gang awareness and prevention.She joined the program at age 16.

At that point, I was at a fork in the roadand trying to figure out what to do, shesaid. I didnt know what it entailed otherthan what I saw in movies and thats notrealistic. I honed skills to try to get intolaw enforcement. I put myself throughthe police academy and I honestly think

the relationships (fostered during the cadetprogram) and hard work really paid offbecause they ended up hiring me.

Cadets assist at National Night Outevents, do traffic control for events in SanMateo, help with child fingerprintings atevents and help the San Mateo PoliceActivities League with activities. Theirlatest work will be at 11 a.m.-5 p.m.Saturday, Feb. 22 at the Family ResourcesFair at Hillsdale Shopping Center, 60 E.31st Ave. in San Mateo in Macys CenterCourt. Cadets will fingerprint kids for freethere.

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California senator wantsto dump English-only law

SACRAMENTO A state sen ator onThursday proposed repealing Proposition227, the 16-year-old law that banned mostbilingual education in public schools.

Sen. Ricardo Lara introduced SB1174. Ifpassed by the Legislature, it would place ameasure on the November 2016 state ballotto repeal Proposition 227.

The ability to speak more than one lan-guage is an invaluable skill in the globaleconomy but in California, most studentsdont receive foreign language instruction

until high school, the Long BeachDemocrat said in a statement.

English will always remain the officiallanguage of California, but we cannotignore the growing need to have a multilin-gual workforce, said Lara, whose districtincludes many Spanish-speaking immi-grants.

Passed in 1998, Proposition 227 requiredschools to teach only in English even tostudents who spoke little or no English unless their parents signed a waiver.

Cadets get taste of police lifeProgram gives hands-on experience with San Mateo police

The San Mateo Police Cadet Program participates in a variety of events throughout the year.

By Fenit NirappilTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SACRAMENTO Lawmakers approved apair of bills Thursday to strengthen theauthority of Californias campaign watch-dog agency and require political nonprofitsto reveal their donors, changes that will bein effect for this years elections if signedinto law by the governor.

Democratic lawmakers in the Assemblyand Senate passed the legislation overRepublican opposition. Both measuresrespond to $15 million in anonymous dona-tions funneled into two 2012 initiativecampaigns that prompted the largest cam-paign reporting fine in California history.

The Assembly approved SB27 by Sen.Lou Correa, D-Santa Ana, on a 54-17 vote.The bill requires tax-exempt nonprofits thatare actively involved in elections to com-ply with campaign finance reportingrequirements. This includes disclosingdonors who understood their money wasintended for California campaigns. A simi-lar proposed ballot measure served as abackup in case the Legislature didnt act,attorney Lance Olson said.

Supporters say the bill closes an exploit-ed loophole, while Republicans say thiscould lead to donor harassment.

State regulators investigated a murky trailof dark money that was spent to opposeGov. Jerry Browns successful tax increaseinitiative in 2012 and to support a separate,failed initiative that would have limited theability of unions to raise money for politi-cal purposes. Donors concealed their identi-ties by giving money to an Arizona-based

nonprofit that funneled the cash to

California political action committeesthrough intermediary groups, investigators

said.Californias watchdog Fair Political

Practices Commission issued a $1 milliondollar fine against two of groups involved,saying they were in a network of conserva-tive political nonprofit corporations fundedby billionaires Charles and David H. Koch.The committees agreed to repay $15 millionin contributions, but its unlikely most ofthat money will be recovered.

This bill is about addressing a rising tideof schemes and dark money organizationswho dont have any accountability to thepublic, said Assemblyman Luis Alejo, D-Watsonville.

But Republican lawmakers say the billinfringes on peoples right to participate ina democracy without facing retaliation.

Theres a reason for anonymity, saidRepublican lawmaker Scott Wilk, R-SantaClarita. Lets not take that one incident andthrow out years, decades and centuries of tra-dition.

As an example, he pointed to reportedharassment and boycotts of those whodonated in support of Proposition 8 outlaw-ing same-sex marriage in California.

The bill would also require campaign com-mittees that raise more than $1 million tomaintain an accurate list of top 10 contribu-tors of $10,000 or more. Those lists wouldbe placed online on the watchdog FairPolitical Practices Commission websitebefore elections.

On a party-line vote with no debate,meanwhile, the state Senate approved a billthat is intended to strengthen Californiascampaign finance safeguards.

Pair of bills would helpstrengthen campaignfinance reporting laws

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WASHINGTON The number of U.S.farms is declining even as the value of theircrops and livestock has increased over thepast five years, a government census ofAmerican agriculture released Thursday says.

The survey, taken every five years,shows there were a total of 2.1 millionfarms in the United States in 2012, down alittle more than 4 percent from 2007. Thatfollows a long-term trend of decliningnumbers of farms.

Also, farmers are getting older theaverage age was 58.3 years. ButAgriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack pointsto a bright spot: a small rise in the num-ber of farmers between 25 and 34 yearsold.

Vilsack says the boost in the number ofyounger farmers is partly due to increased

interest and government support forlocally grown foods and a thriving exportmarket. Many younger farmers work atsmaller operations, where the boom inthe farm economy and a rising consumerinterest in where food is grown havehelped them.

That boom has been good to all of farmcountry: According to the survey, the mar-ket values of crops, livestock and totalagricultural products were all at recordhighs. Farms in the United States soldalmost $395 billion in products in 2012,33 percent higher than in 2007.

Still, farmers are aging. According tothe census, a third of farmers were olderthan 65 in 2012.

The reality is, over time those folkswont be able to continue farming, and thequestion for all of us is, if they dont, whowill? Vilsack said after the report wasreleased.

Vilsack has made the revitalization ofrural America a priority at USDA. As peoplehave moved to suburbs and cities, manycommunities have increasing poverty andfewer young people to take over familyfarms. He has also argued that the dwindling

population has led to less political clout made evident by a recent three-year congres-sional struggle to enact a new farm bill.President Barack Obama signed the bill,which provides farm subsidies and foodstamps, this month.

My question is not just who is going tofarm, but who is going to defend them?Vilsack said.

The amount of farmland in the UnitedStates also shrank over the time period,from 922 million to 915 million acres. Atthe same time, farms grew larger the aver-age farm grew from 418 to 434 acres.

Vilsack said he is most concerned aboutthe survival of middle-sized farms, whichdeclined in the last five years. The number oflarger and smaller farms held mostly steady.

He said he believes that decline partlycame from a lapse in disaster assistancewhile Congress haggled over the farm bill,drought in many states and rising feed costs.

Number of U.S.farms declines, farmers getting olderThe reality is,over time those

folks wont be able to continue farming,andthe question for all of us is,if they dont,who will?

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack

DAILY JOURNAL STAFF REPORT

Encouraging higher voter turnout duringspecial elections and saving money is thegoal of legislation introduced this week byAssemblyman Kevin Mullin, D-South SanFrancisco.

As turnout rates in special electionsreach all-time lows, I think we are overduefor a fresh look at our states election pro-cedures, Mullin wrote in a press release.

Assembly Bill 2028 would allow specialelections to be conducted primarily by mail

if ballot postage is pre-paid and Election Daypolling locations muststill remain open toaccount for those whomay have misplaced ornever received their bal-lots, according toMullins office.

More than half ofCalifornians vote my

mail during statewide general elections and,in some cases last year, more than 80 per-

cent of special election voters cast theirballots by mail, according to Mullinsoffice.

Fully staffing and stocking polling loca-tions during special elections costs taxpay-ers millions of dollars and seem inefficientif people are primarily voting by mail. Asan alternative, AB 2028 would grant elec-tions officials the flexibility to conductspecial elections primarily by mail, accord-ing to Mullins office.

Special elections tend to have drasticallypoor participation levels, sometimes with

fewer than 10 percent of those who are eli-gible voting, according to Mullins office.Turnout increases dramatically when

every voter receives a ballot in the mail andin one case turnout increased by 8 percentduring an all vote-by-mail election. Thiscould nearly doubt the turnout rate in some

jurisd ictions , according to Mullins office.Research indicates that the vote-by-mail

system boosts turnout in special electionswhile saving taxpayer money, Mullin said.At a minimum, this system should be anoption for county elections officials.

Legislative proposal could change voter options

Kevin Mullin

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By Jim KuhnhennTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON President BarackObama will propose an election-year budg-et that would drop reductions he had previ-ously embraced in federal benefits, officialsdisclosed Thursday. He also will ask

Congress to approve about $56 billion innew or expanded programs, stepping backfrom aggressive efforts to tackle long-termgovernment deficits and debt.

Obama is scrapping his previous offer totrim cost-of-living increases in SocialSecurity and other benefit programs. Thatidea had been a central component of hislong-term debt-reduction strategy, eventhough it was considered odious by manyDemocrats.

The decision amounts to a White Houseacknowledgement that Obama has beenunable to conclude a grand budget bar-gain with GOP leaders, even by propos inga benefit reduction embraced byRepublicans and opposed by many in hisown party. But it is also a testament to therecently diminished importance of govern-

ment red ink as a driving political issueamid falling deficits and public exhaustionover threats of federal shutdowns anddefaults.

Officials said that some potential spend-

ing reductions included in last yearsObama budget had been designed to initiatenegotiations with Republicans over how toreduce future deficits and the nations debt.

But Republicans never accepted Obamascalls for higher tax revenue to go alongwith the cuts. The new budget for fiscal2015 is to be released March 4.

The president was willing to step for-ward and put on the table a concrete pro-posal, White House spokesman JoshEarnest said. Unfortunately, Republicansrefused to even consider the possibility ofraising some revenue by closing someloopholes that benefit only the wealthyand the well-connected.

Republicans promptly portrayed theWhite House move as abandoning any com-mitment to fiscal discipline.

The one and only idea the president hasto offer is even more job-destroying taxhikes, and that non-starter wont do any-thing to save the entitlement programsthat are critical to so many Americans,said Brendan Buck, a spokesman for HouseSpeaker John Boehner. With three yearsleft in office, it seems the president isalready throwing in the towel.

Obamas proposal embraces the new,more modest approach to fiscal policyreflected in a recent bipartisan congres-sional budget agreement. It retains thespending levels agreed to in that budget,but it shifts some specifics. It also propos-es closing so-far-unspecified tax loopholes

to pay for $56 billion in what the WhiteHouse calls an Opportunity, Growth, andSecurity Initiative. That additional spend-ing would be split evenly between militaryand domestic programs.

Obama budget to drop benefit cost-of-living trims

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Barack Obama waves as he departs the White House.

By Josh BoakTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON The gap between thewealthy and the poor is most extreme in sev-eral of the United States most prosperousand largest cities.

The economic divides in Atlanta, SanFrancisco, Washington, New York, Chicago

and Los Angeles are significantly greaterthan the national average, according to astudy released Thursday by the BrookingsInstitution, the Washington-based thinktank. It suggests that many sources of botheconomic growth and income inequalityhave co-existed near each other for the past35 years.

These cities may struggle in the future to

provide adequate public schooling, basicmunicipal services because of a narrow taxbase and may fail to produce housing andneighborhoods accessible to middle-classworkers and families, the study said.

Theres something of a relationshipbetween economic success and inequality,said Alan Berube, a senior fellow atBrookings. These cities are home to some

of the highest paying industries and jobs inthe country.

At the same time, Berube noted, many ofthese cities may inadvertently widen the gapbetween rich and poor because they havepublic housing and basic services that makethem attractive to low-wage workers.

The findings come at a delicate moment forthe country, still slogging through a weak

recovery from the Great Recession. Much ofthe nations job growth has been concen-trated in lower-wage careers. Few Americanshave enjoyed pay raises. President BarackObama is pushing for a higher minimumwage. Protesters in San Francisco have triedto block a private bus that shuttles Googleemployees from gentrifying neighborhoodsto their offices in S ilicon Valle y.

Many wealthy Americans, from venture

capitalist Tom Perkins to real estate billion-aire Sam Zell, argue that the nation hastipped toward class warfare.

Incomes for the top 5 percent of earners inAtlanta averaged $279,827 in 2012. Thatsalmost 19 times more than what the bottom20 percent of that citys population earned.This ratio is more than double the nation-wide average for this measure of income

inequality.

Wealth gap is widest in some affluent U.S. cities

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Peninsula is seeking volunteerphotographers for its 25th annualNational Rebuilding DaySaturday April 26. If interested,you can contact Annel Aguayoat (650) 366-6597, ext. 230 orby email atannel@RebuildingTogetherPeninsula.org.

** *On Tuesday, three members of

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** *SamTrans will open its doors

to the public at its San Carlosheadquarters, 1250 San CarlosAve., 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday,

Feb. 22. Attendees can check outemployment opportunities, gettransit information and meetTransit Police Officers andthe K-9 Unit.

From there, SamTrans newhybrid buses will carry passen-gers on a trip to the agencyssouth base facility. At the facili-ty, attendees will receive a guidedtour, featuring details on bus dis-patching and a demonstration ofvehicle cleaning and maintenanceactivities. There will be free pop-corn and lemonade.

Free parking is available at theSamTrans district headquarters.Every 20 minutes, a hybrid buswill carry passengers from the

headquarters to the south basefacility.** *

The tall ships LadyWashington and HawaiianChieftain are continuing theirwinter tour with an 18-day stay atthe Port of Redwood City.The public can enjoy tours of thevessels and three-hour battlesrecreating typical 18th-centurystyle naval skirmishes. For a fullschedule of events between March13 and March 30 visit www.red-woodcityport.com.

** *On Thursday, CuriOdyssey

honored Merlin, who will breakthe record as one of the oldest liv-

ing North American raccoons in

captivity. Merlin is 13 years, 10months old. Based on recordskept by the ISIS(International SpeciesInformation System), he willbe the oldest living raccoon incaptivity in March.

Merlin just got new digs and

now he will welcome two newteenage roommates. The new rac-coon habitat is more than threetimes the size of the previousexhibit and features a runningstream, soft grass and plantingsthat raccoons love. But, nogarbage cans will be found.

Pebbles and Til ly, theyoungsters, are the latest addi-tions to CuriOdyssey and will behis new companions in theirshared home. The three will beintroduced to one another througha careful process of increased andmonitored exposure byCuriOdysseys animal keepers,and like new roommates, theywill get to know one anothers

quirks and personalities.** *Dignity Health Sequoia

Hospitals Heart andVascular Institute and thephysicians at Sil icon ValleyCardiology have been selectedby St. Jude Medical to partici-pate in a clinical trial that willbring the first leadless pacemakerto the West Coast. The Food andDrug Administration has yetto approve the new device for usein the United States. The institutewill participate in helping St.Jude Medical enroll more than600 patients at 60 internationalsites.

For more information visit

www.SequoiaHospital.org .

** *There will be a teen dance for

7th- and 8th-graders at the Sa nBruno Recreation Center,251 City Park Way in San Bruno7 p.m.-9:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21.

The live D.J. will be there withthe latest and greatest songs ofthe year. Tickets are available forsale at the recreation center.

** *Burlingame resident and

Auschwitz survivor HelenFarkas, author of Rememberthe Holocaust, is the subjectof the Sunday afternoonsLiving History film, a project

joint ly sponso red by theBurlingame Library . After thefilm, Farkas will be available toanswer questions.

It will take place in theBurlingame Library LaneCommunity Room, 490Primrose Road in Burlingame, at2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23 and isfree.

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chase books every day at themain branch of the BurlingamePublic Library? Sponsored bythe Burlingame LibraryFoundation, the sales benefitthe Burlingame libraries. Fiction,childrens picture books, biogra-phies, history, finance, sports,young adult, health, families, thearts and cookbooks are some ofthe subject areas available. Allbooks are less than $2. In April,the foundation will be holding itsbig, semi-annual sale of books inthe Lane Room at the mainbranch.

The Reporters Notebook is a weeklycollection of facts culled from the note-books of the Daily Journal staff. It

appears in the Friday edition.

Reporters notebookVenezuela oppositiondenounces brutal repression

CARACAS, Venezuela TheVenezuelan military planned tosend additional troops to a borderregion where unrest has been par-ticularly fierce, officials saidThursday, as the government facedgrowing criticism for its heavy-

handed attempt to subdue a protestmovement with nighttime sweepsthat have turned many parts of thecountry into dangerous free-firezones.

Interior Minister MiguelRodriguez Torres said a battalionof paratroopers would be dis-patched to the state of Tachira, onthe western border with Colombia,where protesters have clashed withpolice and National Guard units,bringing the capital city, SanCristobal, to a halt.

These units will enable the cityto function, so food can get in, sopeople can go about their normallives, Rodriguez said. Its sim-ply meant to restore order.

Nigerian leader oustsreformist Central Bank chief

LAGOS, Nigeria Nigeriaspresident on Thursday ousted theCentral Bank governor whoexposed billions of missingpetrodollars, a move critics say isa warning to whistleblowers in therun-up to a hotly contested presi-dential election in Africas bigge stoil producer.

President Goodluck Jonathanaccused internationally respectedcareer banker Lamido Sanusi offinancial recklessness and mis-conduct, and officially suspendedhim just days before the governorreportedly planned on stepping

aside.

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Ponytail police

It sounds easy, sure. Yourdaughters hair is long, itgets in her face, you have to

put it in a ponytail.Little did I know there are pony-

tail police. Members of this organ-ization are surreptitious. Theylook like normal people, act likenormal people and talk like normalpeople. But

you knowthey are amember ofthe ponytailpolice whenphrases like,Did Daddydo yourponytailstoday? popup directed toyour daugh-ter. Or What a cute way to do herhair. My favorite: Are thosedreadlocks?

Yes, I know doing a ponytail iseasy for most, but anyone who hastaken a look at the top of my headlately should know there hasntbeen anything there with which to

practice for quite some time. Andpracticing on a squirmy 2-year-oldis not the easiest. The dreadlockslook is a punt when all else fails.Its a quick grasp and a rubber bandthat does the trick but makes herlook like she should have a hackysack. Yes, I know I should brush orcomb the hair, but sometimes (OK,most times) she would rather nothave that happen. Maybe its mytechnique although Ive learnedabout brushing from the bottom or maybe shed rather spend hertime with more worthwhile proj-ects like dumping things on theground or dancing.

I figure the basics are coveredwhen Im in charge in the morn-

ing. She typically wears cleanishclothes that may or may not matchor may or may not be appropriatefor the weather conditions (some-times there is the sincere question,Does she dress herself? I wish).She eats breakfast that I cook (forthe most part). I get her to brushher teeth (although sometimes itsmore of a placing the toothbrushinto her mouth in a random way). Ichange her diaper when needed. Iplay with her. I read to her. Sheseems happy. We get along.

And every day I try to get her toallow me to fix her hair.Sometimes she wants two pigtailsbut changes her mind halfwaythrough so they are so far fromeven its a little sad. For me. She

doesnt seem to care. Sometimesshe changes her mind about thecolor of the rubber bands sherequires halfway through whichthrows everything off. Other daysits successful and I can get onesmooth ponytail in the back withno bumps in the front. Hooray!And I have even been known tohave two even pigtails that lookreally cute. Those are the dayswhen I hear, Youre getting bet-ter! Thats nice to hear, but still,it would be nice if that was thenorm and there was no need forcommentary from the ponytailpolice.

What is also challenging is thatthe kind people at her day carehave a natural knack for hair and

sometimes redo it so nice my wifejust knows it wasnt me. I supposeI could ask for their tricks, butmaybe thats cheating?

But maybe, just maybe, it willget the ponytail police off myback until her hair grows longenough for a headband.

Jon Mays is the editor in chief of

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Letters to the editor

Orange County Register

One of the pillars ofCalifornias Nanny Statestyle of governance

seems to be the assumption thatthe subjects of Sacramentos ruleare incapable of making rational

decisions.That assumption appears to bethe sole reasoning behind a newpush coming out of the stateLegislature to place warninglabels on sugary drinks, in a fash-ion similar to the U.S. SurgeonGenerals warning on packs ofcigarettes.

Senate Bill 1000, proposed bystate Sen. William Monning, D-Carmel, would require warningson the front of all beverages withadded sweeteners amounting to atleast 75 calories per 12 ounces.Soda machines at restaurantswould similarly be required tocarry the warning, which reads:STATE OF CALIFORNIA SAFETY

WARNING: Drinking beverageswith added sugar(s) contributes to

obesity, diabetes and toothdecay.

The bill is being backed by theCalifornia Medical Associationand the California Center forPublic Health Advocacy, which

cited research showing a linkagebetween those health problemsand sugary drinks in their sup-port.

As with tobacco and alcoholwarnings, this legislation willgive Californians vital informa-tion they need to make healthierchoices, Mr. Monning said anews conference at the Capitol.

The California arm of theAmerican Beverage Association,CalBev, whose members includePepsi-Cola Co., Coca-Cola Co.and the Dr. Pepper SnappleGroup, were understandably lessreceptive to the proposal, whichthey described in a statement asmisleading. In particular, t hey

noted that the industry has alreadyself-regulated in regards to the

nutrition information it provides,starting in 2010 with a Clear onCalories campaign. And CalBevis clearly right in that regard, as atrip to any grocery store canprove.

For example, just looking atthe front of a 12-ounce can ofPepsi will tell you that each cancontains 150 calories. On thereverse, that calorie count is bro-ken down further, showing 41grams of sugar in every can. Thatlabeling already providesCalifornians much more vitaldecision-making informationthan the shock value of the sig-nage in Mr. Monnings bill.

Further, according to CalBev,studies show only 6 percent ofcalories in the average Americansdiet come from soda. The greatmajority of calories come insteadfrom foods containing fats,starches and oils, the beverage

makers said.Perhaps the foods containing

those items should also comelabeled. Or any product, for thatmatter, as almost anything con-sumed in excess can have deleteri-ous effects on the human body,even something as vital to life aswater.

Or even better yet, Californianscould be allowed to make deci-

sions for themselves withoutprodding, however gentle andwell-meaning, from Sacramento.Because while many of us could,and probably should, make betterchoices about what we put intoour bodies, it is still fundamental-ly our choice and the risks associ-ated with ingesting too muchsugar are well-known withoutpolitical prodding.

While, perhaps in someinstances, where the self-destruc-tive behavior of an individualcauses undue harm to another,there is a rationale for govern-ment intervention. In the currentcrusade against soda, however,

government has trouble makingsuch a case.

Correcting therecord on high-speed rail

Editor,Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom,

whose ability and apparentdesire to get under the skin ofGov. Jerry Brown are limitless,

now proclaims his oppositionto the revised California High-Speed Rail project.

Such opposition is understand-able, not because of the meaningof high-speed rail in California,but because the presentCalifornia High-Speed RailAuthority has violated theNovember 2008 ballot measureapproving general obligationstate bonds for high-speed railin California. In doing so,Newsom makes the unwarrantedclaim that he was the firstCalifornia mayor to supportsuch bond measure and cam-paigned for it with then-gover-

nor Arnold Schwarzenegger.Lets correct the record: Newsomwas not the first Californiamayor to support the measure;the mayors of Los Angeles(Antonio Villaraigos a),Sacramento (Kevin Johnson) andVisalia, among others, preceded

him. As chairman of the bondmeasure campaign and as then-chairman of the California High-Speed Rail Authority, I recall nocampaigning by Newsom orSchwarzenegger, who finally inthe summer of 2008 expressedpublically his support of the

bond measure.Your weekend story Newsom

says to stop high-speed railplans also reports that the gov-ernors office referred to theauthority questions aboutNewsoms new opposition, thusinviting Dan Richard, the cur-rent authority chairman, to give

away the strategy by stating thatvoters [in 2008] backed astatewide rail modernizationprogram that is creating jobsthat will provide clean trans-portation for generations tocome. Voters in November2008 did not back a statewiderail program; voters backed

high-speed rail, which differsfrom the conventional rail sys-tems in the Central Valle y, LosAngeles Basin and Peninsula towhich Richard seeks to divertbond money without voterapproval. Voters backed high-speed rail in 2008, not a

statewide rail modernizationprogram.

Quentin L. Kopp

San FranciscoThe letter writer is a retired

judge of the Superior Court and a

former sta te senator.

Water can be desalinatedEditor,I have said this for decades,

and Im saying it now: Why didwe never think of buildingdesalination/water-purifyingplan ts? We are surrounded bytons of water, from which wecould tap if the need arises. Iknow that project would behuge, expensive and very com-plex, but it can be done, with allthe technology we have, andalso knowing there wouldalways be a need for water, withthis dry climate and the ever-increasing population.Countries in the Middle Easthave had them for years. Weretalking about enlarging reser-voirs and improving distributingsystems, but first we need water,which can only come from the

skies or from the Bay or ocean.

Madelon Deys

Belmont

A plea for civilityEditor,Ted Nugent, a self-proclaimed

singer/activist who would belargely unknown except for hisviolent outbursts againstPresident Barack Obama, is backin the news with another irra-tional rant against the president.

In 2012, in an alarming yetmuch less controversial state-ment than his most recent dia-tribes, Nugent told a meeting ofthe National Rifle Associationthat he would be either dead orin jail by this time next year ifObama is still in office. In reali-ty, Nugents future is unclear; butas time goes on it is a given that

he and his ilk will becomeincreasing irrelevant to any andall of the citizenry who rejectvicious and hostile rhetoric fromwherever it comes.

Michael Traynor

Burlingame

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Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday on the NewYork Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:NYSESafeway Inc.,up 71 cents to $35.32The supermarket chain said it is in talks to sell itself but that its not certaina deal will be made.Pepsico Inc.,up 91 cents to $78.01Activist investor Nelson Peltz is again pushing the snack and beveragecompany to separate those two divisions to unlock value.Wal-Mart Stores Inc.,down $1.33 to $73.52The worlds largest retailer offered a weak profit outlook as economicpressures hit low-income shoppers.Imax Corp.,up 43 cents to $27.02The motion picture technology company topped Wall Streets quarterlyexpectations and set a record for box office proceeds.Nasdaq

Tesla Motors Inc.,up $16.33 to $209.97The electric car company had a very strong quarter and said it wouldhit the pedal on production of its Model S sedans.Facebook Inc.,up $1.57 to $69.63The social network is paying a stunning $19 billion for the WhatsAppmessaging service,a popular messaging service that lets people sendtexts,photos and videos on their smartphones.BlackBerry Ltd.,up 34 cents to $9.35Facebooks move to buy WhatsApp turned some heads toward thesmartphone maker,which has its own messaging platform.Crocs Inc.,up 76 cents to $15.81The footwear makers fourth-quarter results topped Wall Streetsexpectations and it announced a $350 million share buyback program.

Big movers

By Steve RothwellTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK The pendulum swungagain for stocks on Thursday.

The stock market got a boost onThursday from a couple of encouraging

signs that the economy could pick upafter a winter slump. That wiped out adrop from the day before triggering bysome unnerving news from the FederalReserve.

Manufacturing in the U.S. expandedat the fastest pace in almost four yearsin February, according to a private sur-vey by Markit. In a separate report, theConference Board said that its index ofleading indicators posted a moderategain in January, suggesting that theeconomy will continue to expand in thefirst half of the year.

Todays market is reflecting the factthat the economy has gone through thedoldrums due to the weather and weshould now see a substantial pickup,said Peter Cardillo, chief market econo-

mist at Rockwell Global Capital.The Standard & Poors 500 index rose

11.03 points, or 0.6 percent, to1,839.78. The Dow Jones industrialaverage gained 92.67 points, or 0.6percent, to 16, 133.23. The Dow fell 89points Wednesday after minutes fromthe Feds latest meeting showed that afew policymakers raised the possibilitythat an increase in interest rates should

come relatively soon.The Nasdaq composite climbed 29.59

points, or 0.7 percent, to 4,267.55.The stock market is now close to

erasing all of its losses after a volatilestart to the year. Concerns about slow-ing growth in China and other emerg-

ing markets, as well as worries aboutthe health of the U.S. economy, hadpushed the S&P 500 down almost sixpercent for the year by the start ofFebruary.

Among individual stocks, Safewayrose after the grocer said it was in talksto put itself up for sale. The grocersstock climbed 71 cents, or 2.1 percent,to $35.32 after the company said lateWednesday that discussions are ongo-ing but that it hasnt yet reached anagreement on a transaction.

Tesla Motors was also another winnerafter posting strong earnings and fore-casting a sharp rise in sales this year.Teslas stock jumped $16.33, or 8.4percent, to $209.97.

Stocks moved between small gains

and losses in the first hour of trading asinvestors weighed the data from theU.S. against a survey that showed man-ufacturing in China contracted for a sec-ond straight month in February.

Data showing weakness in Chinasmanufacturing sector had pushed stockslower in January, but on Thursdayinvestors decided to focus on the posi-tive news out of the U.S., and by late

morning stocks moved decisivelyhigh er. The S&P500 ended the day ninepoints short of its record high of1,848.38 set Jan. 15.

After a surge of almost 30 percent inthe S&P 500 in 2013, the market hasbecome more volatile this year. Given

those strong gains, the market willstruggle to climb much further thisyear, said Tom Karsten, an investmentadviser at Karsten Advisors.

While we may see continued eco-nomic growth, I dont think that itspowerful enough to justify that therewould really be much upward possi-bility for equity prices, saidKarsten.

Among the days losers were Wal-Mart and oil and gas company Denbury.

Wal Marts stock fell $1.33, or 1.8percent, to $73.52 after it offered aweak profit outlook, signaling that itexpects economic pressures to keepweighing on its low-income shoppersaround the world. The worlds largestretailer also said Thursday that its

fourth-quarter profit, which covers thecrucial holiday season, dropped 21 per-cent.

Energy company Denbury Resourcesfell 24 cents, or 1.5 percent, to $15.95after it posted earnings that fell short ofthe expectations of Wall Street ana-lysts. The company also said that its2014 production would likely be at thelower end of its expectations.

Stocks rise as manufacturing expands

Hewlett-Packard 1Q earnings,revenue top viewsPALO ALTO Hewlett-Packard Co. on Thursday report-

ed first-quarter earnings and revenue that topped WallStreets forecasts, mainly on the surprising strength ofpersonal computer sales to businesses.

The company benefited from a one-time bump fromcompanies upgrading to Windows 7 and buying newmachines for employees before Microsoft stops support-ing Windows XPin April.

CEO Meg Whitman said that the Windows upgrade cyclewas important, but not overwhelming. She said compa-nies were also getting around to replacing oldermachines.

What I think PC commercial customers understandfrom their employees is that while they may want a tablet,they also need more traditional computer devices to do thereal work, she told analysts on a conference call.

However, Whitman said it is too early to call a turn-around in the overall trend of declining PC sales.

The Palo Alto companys outlook for the second quarterwas slightly below forecasts, while its full-year outlookwas mostly in line.

My concern is that they perhaps pulled forward somedemand, said Bill Kreher, an analyst with financial advi-

sory firm Edward Jones. That is why their earnings out-look for the second quarter is not as high as perhaps somewere hoping for.

Net income in the quarter through Jan. 31 rose 16 per-cent to $1.43 billion, or 74 cents per share, from $1.23billion, or 63 cents per share, a year earlier.

DirecTV 4Q results top analystsestimatesEL SEGUNDO DirecTVs fourth-quarter net income

declined 14 percent, hurt in part by increased expenses.The performance still topped analysts expec tation s.

The No. 1 provider of satellite TV services in the U.S.also announced Wednesday that its board approved a new$3.5 billion stock repurchase program.

DirecTV earned $810 million, or $1.53 per share, forthe three months ended Dec. 31. That compares with $942million, or $1.55 per share, a year ago.

Analysts predicted earnings of $1.30 per share, accord-ing to a FactSet survey.

The prior-year period had a lower tax rate and alsoincluded a $111 million gain related to the sale of a stakein the Game Show Network.

Total operating costs and expenses rose to $7.26 bil-lion from $6.76 billion. Income tax expense increased to$411 million from $276 million.

Revenue climbed 7 percent to $8.59 billion from $8.05billion mostly on subscriber growth in the U.S. and LatinAmerica.

Wall Street expected $8.48 billion in revenue.For the year, DirecTV earned $2.8 6 billion, or $5. 17

per share. In the previous year the El Segundo companyearned $2.95 billion, or $4.58 per share. Adjusted earn-ings were $5.42 per share. Annual revenue increasedalmost 7 percent to $31.75 billion from $29.74 billion.

Business briefs

By Michael LiedtkeTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SAN FRANCISCO If Facebookhopes to remain the social networkingleader, CEO Mark Zuckerberg knowsthe company must follow the people.That realization compelled Zuckerbergto pay $19 billion for WhatsApp, amobile messaging application that isredefining the concept of texting whileits audience of 450 million usersexpands at an even faster clip thanFacebook itself.

The deal sent shock waves throughthe technology industry because of thestaggering price being paid for a four-year-old service that isnt as wellknown in the U.S. as it is overseaswhere WhatsApp has become a hipway to communicate instantaneously.

Although the amount of moneyinvolved is difficult to comprehend,the reason Facebook prizes WhatsAppis easier to grasp.

This is a go big or go homemoment for Facebook, said BenedictEvans, a former cellphone analyst whois now a partner with the venture capi-

tal firm Andreessen Horowitz.Just as he did nearly two years ago

when Facebook bought photo-sharingservice Instagram for $715 million,Zuckerberg is trying to ensure that hiscompany doesnt get left behind aspeople move to the next trend.

And WhatsApp is whats hot now.The Mountain View startup alreadyhas nearly twice as many users as thebetter known short messaging serv-ice, Twitter Inc. Whats more,WhatsApp is adding about 1 millionusers each day more than evenFacebook.

Does WhatsApp deal showFacebook knows whats up?

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LOS ANGELES The Secretary ofthe Homeland Security Departmentsaid Thursday that a warning to air-lines that terrorists could try to hideexplosives in shoes was a routineadvisory issued in response to the lat-est intelligence.

Secretary Jeh Johnson made limitedcomments on the threat during a newsconference at Los Angeles

International Airport. Johnson hadtoured the airports security operationsand planned to meet later with lawenforcement at a regional intelligencecenter.

As you know, concerns about shoebombs have been out there for years,Johnson said. Every once in a whilewe update our advisories, we modifyour procedures, so we remain vigilantin dealing with the various potentialthreats that exist.

A U.S. intelligence official told theAP that DHS released a notice to air-lines reiterating that liquids, shoes andcertain cosmetics were of concern. Thewarning was focused on internationalflights into the United States.

Johnson also commented on hisdecision Wednesday to withdraw a con-tract proposal asking a private compa-ny to give the government access to anationwide database of license platetracking information.

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Team USAs Anne Schleper,right,hangs her head as TeamCanada celebrates its overtime win in claiming the gold medal at the SochiOlympics.

By Greg Beacham

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SOCHI, Russia Atwo-goal lead blownin the final four minutes. A long sho t thatclanged off the post of an empty net. Twoperplexing penalties in overtime, settingup a golden goal for Canada.

The U.S. womens hockey team has lostlate in the last four Olympics, but never insuch preposterously heartbreaking fashionas this 3-2 defeat on Thursday night.

While the Canadians received their fourthstraight gold medals, the Americans wereleft blank-faced or crying at Bolshoy IceDome. Sixteen years after the first genera-tion of U.S. players won the inaugural

Olympic tournament, these Americans

thought Canadas Olympic mastery overthem had finally waned.Instead, theyve got four more years to

think about how the Canadians manage toseize their sports biggest moment whilethe U.S. gets left holding silver.

To let them come back in the gold-medalgame at the Olympics is the worst feeling inthe world, said Kelli Stack, who nearlybecame an improbable hero with a longclearing attempt that hit the right post of anempty net late in regulation.

Stack actually knew she hadnt scoredwhen she flipped the puck down the ice inthe waning seconds. From her vantagepoint, she could tell it was going to hit the

post even before that clunk of rubber

against metal.If it would have been an inch to the right,it would have went in, and we would havewon the gold medal, said Stack, shakingher head. When pucks dont bounce yourway, youve just got to know that it wasntmeant to be.

Everything seemed dramatically differentin the first 56 minutes. With a 2-0 lead, U.S.goalie Jessie Vetter appeared to be eminent-ly capable of shutting out Canada for thefirst time in Olympic history, and the smallcontingent of U.S. fans was bouncing in itsseats.

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By Nathan MollatDAILY JOURNAL STAFF

Arguably playing its worst half of the sea-son, Woodside girls soccer coach JoseNavarrete gave one of the most impassionedhalftime speeches of the year.He told his team that they were going toattack, attack, attack Menlo-Atherton inthe second half playing Woodsidesbrand of soccer results be damned. If theWildcats lost, Navarrete said it was on him.

They have not responded to me tapping

into their emotion (this season), Navarretesaid. We needed to come out (in the secondhalf) with our most emotional half of theseason.

The Wildcats responded. Woodside domi-nated the final 40 minutes, scoring twice topost a 3-0 win and clinch the PeninsulaAthletic Leagues Bay Division champi-onship for the second year in a row.

This (title) is worth a lot because we weretested (in PAL play this season), Navarretesaid. We were in doubt (at points this sea-son). After three games, we were five p oints

behind M-A.Navarrete specifically challenged sopho-

more striker Jillienne Aguilera at halftime,telling her she would get at least fourchances to score and she needed to scoretwice.

She didnt quite reach that goal, but shedid have the Wildcats first three shots o ngoal in the second half, including one earlythat went just wide.

But six minutes into the second half,Aguilera did strike. Woodside was awarded afree kick near the right corner-kick flag.

Lauren Holland stepped up and sent a crossinto the middle of the box where Aguilerarose above the defense and headed it hometo put the Wildcats up 2-0 and give themsome breathing room.

After 2-nothing, we couldnt respond,said M-Acoach Paul Snow.

Twenty minutes later, Woodside all buticed the game. Freshman wing Alex Augulisheld off a pair of M-A defenders deep in theBears end. She finally created some space

Woodside clinches Bay title

By Linda DeutschTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LOS ANGELES One of the greatesttragedies played out at Dodger Stadium inrecent years was recalled in a courtroom justmiles away as two men pleaded guilty

Thursday to a 2011 beating that left SanFrancisco Giants fan Bryan Stow brain dam-aged and disabled.

They were immediately sentenced by anangry judge who calledthem cowards and the sortof people that sports fansfear when they go togames.

You are the biggestnightmare for peoplewho attend publicevents, said SuperiorCourt Judge GeorgeLomeli as he faced LouisSanchez and Marvin

Norwood across a courtroom crowded withmedia and members of Stows family whowept and denounced the two men.

He noted that Sanchez was smirking dur-ing his remarks.This is not funny, he snapped at

Sanchez who said he knew that.Sanchez, 31, acknowledging he kicked

and punched Stow, pleaded guilty to onecount of mayhem that disabled and disfiguredthe victim. He was sentenced to eight yearsin prison with credit for 1,086 days.

The complaint specified that he cut anddisabled Stows tongue, put out an eye andslit his nose, ear and lip in addition to otherinjuries that left him brain damaged.

Norwood pleaded guilty to one count of

Pair admit

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Marvin Norwood, left, and Louis Sanchezadmitted to the 2011 beatingof San FranciscoGiants fan Brian Stow outside DodgersStadium that left him with brain damage.

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By Janie McCauleyTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BERKELEY While in the midst of tak-ing classes at California and simultaneouslypondering his collegiate baseball future afterhis sport got cut, pitcher Kyle Porter consid-ered leaving Berkeley for Oregon in early

2011 to play for the Ducks that season.He even made a visit to rival Stanford anddined with Cardinal coach Mark Marquess.Porter checked out UC Irvine and Long BeachState, too.

It was supposed to be the final season ofCals storied program in spring 2011. Someplayers did bolt.

I had to go shopping a little bit, Portersaid. Then we were back and it was all good.It was stressful because they dragged it on forso long. I didnt even know how I felt. I wasalmost mad at the administration. I was like,

If youre going to cut it, you might as wellleave it.But they did bring it back and it wasa great thing. My commitment to Cal, I wasgoing to honor.

Its been nearly three years since Cal base-ball established in 1892 was savedwhen supporters came through with $9 mil-lion from tireless fundraising to keep alive a

program set for elimination by the adminis-tration in a cost-cutting move.Cal 15th-year coach David Esquer finally

feels as if the operation is running smoothlyagain after a tumultuous couple of years forthe Golden Bears with recruiting and otherchallenges to catch back up with the compe-tition in the dominant Pac-12 Conference.

Porter is so happy he stayed put. Not onlydid Cal reach the College World Series in2011 in one of college baseballs feel-goodstories, he earned his teams first win theresince 1980 to highlight a 6-0 year in which

he had a 1.89 ERA, two saves and 57 strike-outs to just 15 walks in 57 innings.

So, Porter told Oregon coach GeorgeHorton he needed to stick it out. As the sen-ior left-handers season gets underway thingsfeel normal again.

Im glad I didnt make that decision,Porter said. I dont think it would have been

a bad decision but I told Coach Horton I madea commitment to Cal and I was going tohonor that. With the way my year ended up, itended up working out for the best. It was a lit-tle bit of a scapegoat for some guys. We hadthree guys transfer. It was an easy way out forsome, and others looked at it as more of a fac-tor that solidified our team.

Last spring, Cal played its first night gameat Evans Diamond on campus under newlights and with a sparkling new scoreboard.That moment meant so much.

I think a college game is just meant to be

played under the lights, Porter said. Its aphenomenal atmosphere and I love it. Itsawesome. That sells these days. Were able toget more in atte