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Motivational speaker TonyRobbins will help pay the rent foran 85-year-old woman recentlyevicted from her Burlingamehome, her lawyer told the Daily

Journal Friday.Georgia Roth rock was supposedto leave her home on California

Drive April 17after she and9 7 - y e a r - o l dr o o m m a t eMarie Hatchwere servedwith a notice tovacate by land-lord DavidKantz back inFebruary.

Hatch filed anelder abuseclaim againstKantz but thendied March 3.

Rothrock didnot k now whereshe would endup untilRobbins madethe offer, attor-

ney Paula Canny said.She will be moving to a

Belmont complex for seniors per-haps as soon as next week andRobbi ns has agreed to supplementher rent, Canny said.

It was Kantz’s att orney, MichaelLiberty, who brought Robbins

into the picture, Canny said.Robbins has dug into his ownpocket a couple of times this year

to help others who are struggling,including earlier this week whenhe donated $24,000 to a 100-year-old Riverside County woman whowas evicted from her home twoweeks ago. In February, Robbinsreportedly donated $25, 000 with apromise of another $25,000 tosave a Tenderloin s oup kit chen run

Tony Robbins to the rescueMotivational speaker swoops in to help 85-year-old Burlingame woman facing eviction

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By Samantha WeigelDAILY JOURNAL STAFF

The family of an 18-year-oldschizophrenic woman who wasshot and killed by a San MateoCounty sheriff’s deputy they sayacted recklessly when heapproached her outside her homenear Half Moon Bay last year hasfiled a second civil lawsuit again stthe county.

The parents and brother of Yanira Serrano, who was shot inthe chest June 3, 2014, after thefamily called 911 seekin g medicalassistance, filed the lawsuitThursday in San Mateo CountySuperior Court, about a monthafter a federal judge dismissed a

similar lawsuitas well as aclaim of civilrights viola-tion.

The state law-suit includesallegations of wrongful death,n e g l i g e n tinfliction of 

emotional stress, assault and bat-tery, and survivorship.

The case claims sheriff’s DeputyMenh Trieu was reckless andcaused the circumstances leadingup to Serrano’s death. After he was

the first to arrive at the Serrano

Familyfiles lawsuitagainst county fordaughter’s deathSecond claim filed against deputywho shot 18-year-old Yanira Serrano

By Jason Dearen

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Wearingblack headsets with tentacle-likesensors stretched over their fore-heads, the competitors stare atcubes floating on computer

screens as their s mall white dronesprepare for takeoff.

“Three, two, one ... GO!” theannouncer hollers, and as the rac-ers fix their thoughts on pushing

the cubes, the drones suddenlywhir, rise and buzz through the air.Some struggle to move even a fewfeet, while others zip confidentlyacross th e finish line.

The competition — billed as theworld’s first drone race involvinga brain-controlled interface —involved 16 pilots using willpow-

er to drive drones through a 10-yard dash over an indoor basket-ball court at the University of 

Mind. Blown. Brain-controlleddrone race pushes future tech

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El Granada resident Bob Pelikan sits in his newest creation, a 1933 Ford pickup that will be on display at Sunday’s26th annual Pacific Coast Dream Machines festival at the Half Moon Bay Airport.

By Samantha Weigel

DAILY JOURNAL STAFF

For 77-year-old Bob Pelikan,tinkering has been a lifelong pas-sion — it’s simply in his nature.This Sunday, the El Granada resi-dent will show off his latestmechanical creation during theannual Pacific Coast DreamMachines festival at the Half Moon Bay Airport.

Pelikan will ride in on his 1933Ford pickup truck, the newest in a

long line of vehicle concoctionsthe engineer has built over theyears. A sort of hodgepodge of an

An ode to tinkeringLocal shows off latest creation at Dream Machines

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This Day in History

Thought for the Day

1616English poet and dramatist WilliamShakespeare died in Stratford-upon-Avon on what has traditionally beenregarded as the 52nd anniversary of his birth in 1564.

“For in that sleep of death what dreamsmay come,/ When we have shuffled offthis mortal coil,/ Must give us pause.”

— From “Hamlet”

Filmmaker, authorMichael Moore is62.

Actor, writer,comedian JohnOliver is 39.

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Employees of Korea Railroad Corp examine the derailed Mugunghwa train in Yeosu, South Korea.

Saturday : Partly cloudy. Highs in thelower 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mphincreasing to 10 to 20 mph in the after-noon.Saturday night: Partly cloudy. Lows inthe lower 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 15mph.Sunday : Partly cloudy. Highs in th e lower60s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.Sunday night: Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows in the upper

40s. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph.Monday : Sunny. Highs in the l ower 60s.Monday night: Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows around 50.Tues day : Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s.Tuesday night : Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.Wednes day: Most ly clo udy. A chance of sh owers.

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In 1016 ,  Aethelred II “The Unready,” King of th e Englis h,died in London after 38 y ears on th e throne.In 1789 , President-elect George Washing ton and his wife,Martha, moved into the first executive mansion, theFranklin House, in New York.In 1791,   the 15th president of the United States, JamesBuchanan, was born in Franklin County, Pennsylvania.In 1910 , former President Theodore Roosevelt deliveredhis “Man in the Arena” speech at the Sorbonne in Paris.In 1935 , Poland adopted a constitution which gave newpowers to th e presidency.In 1940 , about 200 people died in the Rhythm Night ClubFire in Natchez, Mississi ppi.In 1954 , Hank Aaron o f the Milwaukee Braves hit the firstof his 755 major-league home runs in a game against the St.Louis Cardinals. (The Braves won, 7-5. )In 1969 , Sirhan Sirhan was senten ced to death for assassi-natin g New York Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. (The sent ence waslater reduced to life impris onment. )In 1976,   “Ramones,” the debut album of the punk rockgroup, was released by Sire Records.In 1986 , death claimed composer Harold Arlen at age 81and movie director Otto Preming er at age 80.In 1996, a civil court j ury i n The Bronx , New York, orderedBernhard Goetz to pay $43 millio n to Darrell Cabey, one of four young men he’d shot on a subway car in 1984.

Varieties of peaches are classi-fied in two categories deter-mined by how firmly the flesh

attaches to the stone or pit.Clings tone peaches are firmly attachedto the pit. Freestone peaches are easyto remove from the pit.

***The state of Georgia p roduces the mostpeanuts, pecans and peaches in thecountry.

***The official state song of Georgia is“Georgia On My Mind,” made famousby Ray Charles (1930-2004) in 1960.

***Professional boxer Sugar Ray Leonard(born 1956), born Ray CharlesLeonard, was named after his mother’sfavorite musician, Ray Charles.

***Sugar Ray Leonard gained worldwide

fame when he won the gold medal inboxing at the 1976 Olympics inMontreal, Canada. He won his firstprofessional fight the next year.

***Boxing legend Sugar Ray Robinson

(1921-1989) won the welterweightchampionship title in 1946 and held itfor five years. In the 1 950s h e won themiddleweight tit le five times.

***Do you know what boxer the movie“Raging Bull” (1980) is about? Canyou name the star that portrayed him?See answer at end.

***During th e annual runnin g of th e bullsin Pamplona, Spain, the bulls runalong a narrow street, with peopl e run-ning in front of them for half a mile.They run into a ring where they arekept for bullfights.

***In a professional bull riding competi-tion a bull rider has to st ay on the bull,holding on with one hand, for at leasteight seconds to earn a score.

***Concussions are the most commoninjury of professional bull riders. Themost common surgery that bull ridersundergo is for sho ulder injuries.

***Typical rodeo events are bull riding,bareback riding, team roping, barrelracing and steer wrestling .

***The word rodeo is Spanish. The wordmeans to surround or round-up and wasused by Spanish cowboys in reference

to gathering cattle together before acattle drive.

***The famous shopping area on RodeoDrive in Beverly Hills is only threeblocks long.

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In the action comedy movie “BeverlyHills Cop” (1984), Detroit detectiveAxel Foley, played by Eddie Murphy(born 1961), investigates his friend’smurder and discovers an art gallery inBeverly Hills is being used as a frontfor a drug kingpin.

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Eddie Murphy was t he vo ice of th e don-key in the animated movie “Shrek”(2001 ) and he did the voice of th e drag-on Mushu in the movie “Mulan”

(1998).***

A male donkey is called a jack. Afemale donkey is called a jennet or

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 An swe r : “Raging Bull” is based onthe life and career of boxer Jake

 LaMott a (b orn 1921). Rob ert DeNiro(born 1943 ) played the self-destructiv eboxer. The movie was based on the

middleweight champ’s autobiographi-cal book of the s ame name, published 

in 1970.

Know It All is by Kerry McArdle. It runs inthe weekend edition of the Daily Journal.Questions? Comments? Emailknowitall(at)smdailyjournal.com or call 344-5200 ext. 1128.

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Actor Alan Oppenheimer is 86. Actor David Birney is 77.Actor Lee Majors is 77. Hockey Hall of Famer Tony Espositois 73. Irish nationalist Bernadette Devlin McAliskey is 69.Actress Blair Brown is 69. Writer-director Paul Brickman is67. Actress Joyce DeWitt is 67. Actor James Russo is 63.Actress Judy Davis is 61. Actress Valerie Bertinelli is 56.Actor Craig Sheffer is 56. Rock musician Gen is 52. U.S.Olympic gold medal skier Donna Weinbrecht is 51. ActressMelina Kanakaredes is 49. Rock musician Stan Frazier (SugarRay) is 48. Country musician Tim Womack (Sons of theDesert) is 48. Actor Scott Bairstow is 46.

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BELMONTRobbery . A man was bleeding after being

 jumped b y four men who fled o n foot nearRalston Avenue and El Camino Real before3:16 p.m. Tuesday, April 19.Citizen assist. A woman tried to take alarge amount of money out of the b ank afterbeing coaxed by strangers on Carlmont Drivebefore 12:12 p.m. Tuesday, April 19.Lost property . A small purse containing anID and credit card was lost on ContinentalsWay before 8:37 p.m. Sunday, April 17.Harassment . A woman said her formeremployer made an i nappropriate comment toher on Ralston Avenue before 7:33 p.m.Sunday, April 17 .

FOSTER CITYAnimal . Ducklings were seen stuck in a poolon Cortez Lane before 6:42 p.m. Wednesday,

April 20 .Suspicious person . A man was heardyelling near Beach Park Boulevard and GullAvenue before 12:23 a.m. Wednesday, April20.Posess ion. A 20-year-old woman was citedand released for possession of marijuana onEast Third Avenue before 10:3 0 p .m. Tuesday,April 19 .Suspi cio us circumstances. A vehicle wasseen circling a parking lot on Metro CenterBoulevard before 9:43 p.m. Tuesday, April19.

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Not so smooth jazzSomeone was heard playing a saxo-phone in the park on Victoria Road inBurlingame before 3:30 a.m. Sunday,April 17.

By Samantha WeigelDAILY JOURNAL STAFF

Half Moon Bay vot ers will again co nsideranother citizen-initiated Measure F in theJune election and, as in years past, it’s

proving to be just as controversial.A group of residents proposed the

Taxpayer Protection Act, which wouldrequire a supermajority of the council toapprove certain types of financing, andspecifically lease revenue bonds, to fundcity projects.

Proponent s argue it raises th e bar by plac-ing additional checks on officials, whileopponents contend it would allow a minori-ty to control the council. Already, the divi-sive proposal has split the council, bothgroups are at odds over what the measurewould do exactly, and it’s landed the spon-sor and opponents in court.

As written, a supermajority of the entirecouncil would require a minimum of fourcouncilmembers if all five are present, orthe entire council if one is absent, to

approve certain types of loans, saidAssistant City Attorney Reed Gallogly.

Proponents contend elected officials arereckless with city funds, a similar assertionduring the Main Street bridge debacle thatled to another citizens initiative passed inJune 2014, coincidentally also titledMeasure F. Now, supporters are focused onlease revenue bonds, which can incur highinterest costs.

Opponents, including several current andpast councilmembers, argue the measureobscures democracy by over-empowering avocal minority. They fear community proj-ects such as infrastructure repairs, streetimprovements and many other bond-fundedenhancements could be stalled.

Mayor Rick Kowalczyk noted legal co un-sel advised Measure F is so broad it could

require nearly all forms of non-voterapproved financing to p ass the burdensome-ly steep threshold of a supermajority.

“Measure F is simply the means to pro-vide another to ol t o th e few raucous individ-uals who contin ually try to block improve-ments in Half Moon Bay,” Kowalczyk saidin an email. “There is no doubt that the bal-lot measure is an attempt to invoke anaggressive restriction that will only harmthe people in the community that wantparks, the new library, and other projects tocontin ue to move forward.”

The controversial measure landed theadvocates and opponents in court last weekas David Eblov i, who unsuccessfully ran fora council seat in 2014, sought to dismisshis foe’s ballot arguments. Eblovi is themain backer of Measure F.

Eblovi contends the measure is “about amethod of financing that tries to avoidvoter approval, that can issue unlimitedamounts of debt, and that has the potentialto bring down the city,” he wrote in anemail. “I think the measure is a reasonable

and common-sense check on power thatmost people will favor.”Suppo rters contend it would only appl y to

lease-revenue bonds and pointed to thecouncil agreeing 4-1 to tak e out this form of financing to fund Half Moon Bay’s newlibrary — a $22 million collaboration forwhich the county agreed to pay for half.

But the city no longer plans to use leaserevenue bonds as the Board of Supervisorsagreed to loan it the money instead.

Yet th at hasn ’t satis fied Measure F prop o-nents’ concerns and they argue Half MoonBay needs a higher threshold for certainfinancing decisions.

Vice Mayor Deborah Ruddock, whoreturned to the council alo ng with newcom-er Deborah Penrose during the November2014 election — both cited the Main Street

Bridge as a reason to run — signed a ballotargument favoring the proposal.Last year, Ruddock voted against apply-

ing to use lease revenue bonds for thelibrary.

“I believe the city needs to be cautiouswhen it comes to borrowing and spendingin excess of revenue generated from taxesand fees. I believe the act simply raises thebar a bit for council approval of significantdebt with out voter con sent, ” Ruddock wrotein an email, adding she believes it onlyapplies to riskier lease revenue bonds.“Now as Election Day approaches, oppo-nents fearing for their pet projects andhigh-priced bond lawyers are claiming theact is overly broad. Let’s calm down and letthe vo ters decide, and if the act is lat er chal-lenged successfully on these grounds, the

council will address th e issue.”But Gallogly noted expert consultantswho focus on municipal bonds said the bal-lot language is so broad it could be appliedto nearly any type of financing ot her thangeneral obligation bonds or what’sapproved by the voters. In a stringent read-ing of the measure, Gallogly noted eventhings like leasing a city vehicle, seekingto participate in low-interest state revolv-ing loan funds, or essentially any time itborrows money without voter approval,could qualify.

“With a four-fifths supermajority voterequired, it can get difficult to get thingsdone,” Gallogly said, adding if one coun-cilmember is absent then all must approveto satisfy the supermajority threshold aswritten. “I’m not aware of any other Bay

Area cities that have put s uch a requirementin place.”

Eblovi disagreed that it was broad enoughto cover other types of funding calling theargument “utter hogwash. ”

About 765 valid signatures put the meas-

ure on the ballot and Eblovi contends itwould protect against the potential finan-cial disaster lease revenue bonds pose and,in his ballot statements, stated the city hasa history of poorly managing its financesor major projects.

Their arguments are reminiscent of theMain Street Bridge debate when a citizens’2014 initiative, also titled Measure F, wonagainst a competing city initiative. Nowthe council is prevented from demolishingthe 100-y ear-old structure without returningto the voters.

New Measure F supporters include previ-ous bridge advocates such as HarveyRarback, who dropped out of th e 2014 coun-cil race and sits on the Coastside FireProtection District board.

Eblovi appeared in court last week to aska county judge to dismiss opponents’ ballotarguments. He named Measure F opp onent sKowalczyk as well as former councilmem-bers Naomi Patridge and Allan Alifano, wholost re-election in 2014, as respondents forsigning the ballot arguments. Ultimately,

the j udge ruled against Eblovi as he couldn’tprove any inaccuracies and such argumentsare traditionally protected as free speech,said Jim Sutton, a lawyer hired by Alifano.

Kowalczyk said the measure is sponsoredby known critics of the city who’ve longquestio ned community proj ects lik e the newskate p ark, Mac Dutra Plaza and the library.

“The proponents of Measure F workedhard to stop all these projects,” Kowalczyksaid, “and with the added weapon of MeasureF will be able to wreak havoc on the futureneeds of the city.”

Controversy returns to coast with Measure FSupermajority sought for Half Moon Bay council to issue bonds

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San Mateo man interrupts burglarSan Mateo pol ice are searching for a man

who burglarized an occupied residencebefore the homeowner interrupted him andgave chase.

The homeowner called police around 10p.m. Thursday, April 21, to report he washearing strange noises from inside hishome on the 200 block of Eaton Road,according to police.

While officers were en route, the home-owner exited his bedroom to confront thesuspect. The unknown man fled from the res-idence, running out the front door then easttoward Third Avenue while the homeownerchased him. The homeowner lost sight of the suspect just west of El Camino Real,according to police.

Police canvased the surrounding area butwere unable to locate the suspect who wasdetermined to have stolen jewelry from thehome. The subject is described as a Hispani cmale, about 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighingaround 180 pounds. He was last seen wear-ing a baseball cap, light colored jacket and

 jeans . After reviewing home surveil lance

footage, it’s believed the suspect may havebeen a passenger in a minivan that passedby the home minutes before the crime tookplace, according to police.

Anyone with information is asked to callSan Mateo police at (650) 522-7650 or thesecret tip line at (650) 522-7676 .

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Three arrested after replicahandgun pointed out window

Three teens were arrested after onereportedly pointed a replica handgun out of a window of a vehicle at t he intersection of San Bruno and Easton avenues in SanBruno Thursday afternoon, according topolice.

At approximately 1:28 p.m., policeresponded to a report o f a subject firing ahandgun from a moving vehicle and found

the three teens in the car with the replica

handgun along with property th at had beentaken during a b urglary in another city.

The three arrested were JacobWasserman, 18, of Redwood City for pos-session of stolen property; Ryan Sala, 19,of Modesto, for providing false informa-tion to a po lice officer and an outstandingwarrant; and Andy Masina, 18, of SanBruno, for providing false information toa poli ce officer and an outst anding warrant.

Anyone with information related to th is

crime is encouraged to call the San BrunoPolice Department at (650) 616-7100.Information can also be provided anony-mously by email to: sbpdtipline@san-bruno.ca.gov.

Man who tried to luregirls into car gets year in jail

A man arrested in August for trying tolure several girls at El Camino HighSchool to “chill” with him in his car wassentenced to a year in county jail and five

years probation Friday, according to the

San Mateo County District Attorney’sOffice.

San Francisco resident FrederickCayabyab, 26, will also have to register asa sex offender for life.

He allegedly also came onto the campusand asked several girls t o sh ow him wherethe bathroom was.

He was spott ed by an assis tant principalwho confronted him. He fled the schooland the assistant principal got his licenseplate number, according to police.

The number led police to his San

Francisco h ome where he was arrested.

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Michael Peterson

It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that we announce

the passing of Michael Peterson on November 27, 2015

at the age of 50. Michael was born November 2, 1965 in

Longview, WA to proud parents Marvin and Judith Pete rson.

At age 14 he began working for the family business, Cala

Foods, in San Francisco. While he helped in the family

stores, he attended Aragon High School in San Mateo, CA.

When he wasn’t busy at school or work, he was involved in

life training programs such as the San Diego Boating Academy and the San Mateo Harbor

Patrol. He became very interested in acting and modeling, he eagerly attended workshops

and sought out apprenticeships wherever possible. He was active in the entertainment

industry. Some of his achievements were being an active SAG member, an actor for Calvin

Klein, worked for Twentieth Century Fox, co-staring in a number of television productions

such as the television series Teen Wolf, Project Phoenix, as well as a lead, supporting lead

or stunts man in various lms. He was even featured in a Luther Vandross video. He will be

dearly missed by his mother Judith Cala-Rhodes; stepfather Caley Rhodes Sr.; father Marvin

Peterson; stepmother Marian Peterson, sister Debbie Peterson; brother Timothy (Virginia)

Peterson; uncles, James Whipple and Allen Whipple; his beloved grandmother, Bernice

Peterson, who is 97 years old and many wonderful friends. Michael also leaves behind his

nieces and nephews who he adored and loved spending time with. Michael was a very talented

and fun loving man who loved his family dearly. His mom, Judy, would like to respectfully

thank all of Michael’s friends who passed through his life and made an impact on him, they

gave Michael a tremendous amount of love and support. Services have been entrusted to the

care of Wiefels Funeral Directors, Palm Springs, CA.

Obituary

Bills restricting tobaccouse move to California governor

SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers are sending sixbills to restrict tobacco use to the governor after a delay of more than six weeks.

The bills sent Friday include a proposal to raiseCalifornia’s legal age for smoking, dipping, chewing andvaping tobacco from 18 to 21.

Democratic legislative leaders wielded rarely used house

rules to hold onto the bills after lawmakers passed them inMarch.Big Tobacco has threatened to target the changes at the

ballot box if they are signed into law.Gov. Jerry Brown has declined to comment on the pro-

posals. He has until May 4 to sign, veto or send them backto th e Legisl ature.

Giant sinkhole opens in San FranciscoAn enormous sinkhole has opened up in a San Francisco

residential neighborhood after a large sewer line brokebeneath the street.

A spokesman for the city’s Public Utilities Commissionsaid that crews were checking out a depression in the roadThursday evening when the pavement gave way and thehole app eared.

The hole, about 10 feet deep, 22 feet long and 17 feetwide, swallowed a large sectio n of t he street.

Around the state

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SAN FRANCISCO — A late-seasonstorm moving through Californiapounded the San Francisco Bay regionwith rain Friday and brought snow tothe southern Cascade range and thenorthern Sierra Nevada, a welcomeaddition t o water supplies after years of drought.

A record-setting 2.77 inches of rainfell in Redding in Northern California.Meanwhile, San Francisco recorded ahalf inch of rain while Big Sur receivednearly an inch of rain, according to theNational Weather Service.

Chain controls were mandatory forvehicles traveling through Interstate80 at Donner Pass b ecause of wind, rain

and snow, causing a traffic backup.

Up to 4 inches o f snow could accumu-late along Interstate 80 and Highway50, while higher peaks could get 7inches to 11 inches and Lassen couldexpect up to 16 inches, forecasterssaid. Snow was predicted to taper off bylate evening.

A short dose of heavy rainfall hitFresno for several minutes Friday after-noon , accompanied by thunderstorms.

Elsewhere, gusty winds were forecastfor the Sacramento and San Joaquinvalleys and across SouthernCalifornia’s mountains and deserts,including Indio, where thousands of people were expected to attend the sec-ond weekend of the annual CoachellaValley Music and Arts Festival.

The onshore flow brought acooldown to the southwestern portionof the state after days of unseasonablehigh temperatures, some ranging intothe 90s.

Any chance of showers in the southFriday was expected to be limited toSan Luis Obispo Co unty. But forecast-ers said there would be more of a chanceat midweek.

While the north has benefited fromspring storms, the south largelymissed the significant rainfall that itwas hoped the El Niño ocean-warmingphenomenon would deliver. This sea-son, downtown Los Angeles hasrecorded only 6.8 3 inches of rain sin ceOct. 1, less than half the normal 14. 09inches to date.

Late-season storm dumps rain

and snow in parts of California

By Kantele FrankoTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

PIKETON, Ohio — Eight membersof a family, including a mother sleep-ing in a bed with her 4-day-old babynext to her, were fatally shot in thehead on Friday, leaving their ruraltown reeling while a manhunt waslaunched for whoever’s responsi ble.

Three children, including the new-

born, survived the grisly killings,which left seven adults and a teenageboy dead in four homes in PikeCounty, Attorney General MikeDeWine and Pike County Sheriff Charles Reader said. The economicallydistressed county in the AppalachianMountain region has 28, 000 residentsand is 80 miles east of Cincinnati.

DeWine said there were no indica-tions that any of the dead killed them-

selves, and Reader said if the shooteror shoo ters are at large, th ey should beconsidered armed and “extremely dan-gerous.” DeWine said, “There may bemore than on e, th ere may be t hree. We

 just don’t know at th is p oin t. ”

Some of the victims were in bed,indicating they were shot while theywere sleeping, authorities said. Thevictims were identified as members of the Rhoden family.

Eight relatives shot dead, some while sleeping; three kids survive

A record-setting 2.77 inches of rain fell in Redding in Northern California. Meanwhile, San Francisco recorded a half inch of rain while Big Sur received nearly an inch of rain.

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 Jose ‘Armando’ BurciagaJose “Armando” Burciaga, 69, of Redwood City, died at

home on March 24, 2016.He was born on Nov. 6, 1946, in Mexico and moved to

Redwood City at age 7 with his mom Irene Burciaga, hisbrother Jo e and sisters Beatrice, Gloria and Rosa.

He graduated from Sequoia High School and married hishigh school sweetheart, Marie Viveiros. Armando servedhonorably in the U.S. Army in the 199 th Infantry as a com-bat veteran of the Vietnam War. Armando and Marie raisedfour children tog ether, Eileen, Terry, Jos eph and Susan.

Armando and Marie celebrated 50 years together earlier

this year and retired together from Pisano French BreadBakery, Parisian and Columbo. In retirement, they enjoyedvisiting the California missions, state parks, Pacific coast,local events and friends and neighbors. They enjoyed ’50sstyle dancing, bowling tournaments, road trips and espe-cially s pending quality time with th eir grandchildren Erika,Edward, Ellen and Sean. Armando was an oil painter,acoustic guitar player, avid reader, songwriter and rescuedthree dogs Sadie, Dodi and Shorty.

A public int ernment and celebration o f life service willbe 2 p.m. Friday, May 6, at Alta Mesa Cemetery, 695Arastradero Road, Palo Alto, CA 94306.

Richard R. BonaRichard R. Bon a died peacefully April 15 , 2 016 , at h ome

with his family after a short battle with leukemia.A San Francisco native, Rich was born

on June 19, 1938, to Charles H. Bonaand Mildred “Pat” Prose. Ri ch had a wide-

ranging professional life beginning as apolice officer in San Francisco and SanMateo, reaching the rank of lieutenant.He went o n to become a successful busi-ness owner and after retiring worked as aspirit ual director. He will be rememberedfor his g enerosity and caring ministry toothers through his participation in

Cursillo, marriage preparation, RCIA and post-abortionrecovery. Rich is survived by his high school sweetheartand loving wife Mary (Danielski), daughters Catherine(Dan) Sampson, Ellen Bona, Susan (Dave) Arms, Michele(Kirk) Caya, brothers Dr. Charles Bona and Philip Bona,and 12 grandchildren. He was p redeceased by on e grandba-by.

Vigil will be 5 p.m. April 24 at Sneider & Sullivan, 977El Camino Real, San Mateo. Funeral Mass will be 10 a.m.April 25 at St. Bartholomew Church, 300 Alameda de lasPulgas, San Mateo. In lieu of flowers, donations may be

made to St. Bartholomew Church o r Mercy Beyond Borders.

 James Colburn ClarkeJames Colburn Clarke, born May 21, 1924 , died April 21,

2016, peacefully one month short of his 92nd birthday sur-rounded by family and friends.

Known by his family, friends and profession al colleaguesby his nickname “Bim,” he is survived by his wife of 67years, Marilynn , chi ldren Richard (Janet), Steph en (Kelly),Cindy (Richard), nine grandchildren and one great-grand-child.

He was born in Sedro Wooley, Washington in 1924. Heserved his country in World War II, landing with th e secondwave of troops at Normandy. He relished his work as an

agent for State Farm Insurance for 41years. During his retirement years, heenjoyed traveling with Marilynn, shar-ing stories, getting together with pro-fessional colleagues, belonging to theKiwanis, volunteering for Traveler’s Aidand the USO.

He will be missed by family andfriends and his fellow residents at theStratford in San Mateo, California.

Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, April 30, at SaintMatthew’s Episcop al Church, 1 6 Baldwin Ave., San Mateo,CA 94401. Donations preferred to USO and Traveler’s Aid atthe San Francisco Airport.

Terence CookeTerence Cooke, born Sept. 26, 1932, died April 10, 2016.He was a former lon gtime resident o f San Mateo.

He was preceded in death by NormaCooke, his wife of 45 years. Togetherthey were blessed with six children:Cathy (and Tom Meyer), Michael (andElysia Bamrud), Terry (and WayneSanders), Chris (and Jan Edwards), J ohn(and Zhuge Cen) and Kevin. They werealso blessed with seven grandchildren;TJ Meyer, Lee Meyer, Jenny Meyer,Chris Meyer, Carley Cooke, Graham

Cooke and Madeline Cooke. His profession as a psycholo-gist illustrated his deep love of people. Terry lived his lifeto the fullest with his passion for God, tennis, people and

camping.Services will be 10 a.m. April 30 at Saint BartholomewChurch, 6 00 Col umbus Drive, San Mateo.

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RICHMOND, Va. — More than 200,000 convicted felonswill be able to cast ballots in the swing state of Virginia in

November under a sweeping executiveorder Gov. Terry McAuliffe announcedFriday.

The Democrat said restoring the rightsof felons to vote and run for office will

help undo the state’s long history of try-ing to prevent African-Americans fromfully participating in our democracy.

“This is the essence of our democracyand any effort to dilute that fundamentalprinciple diminishes it, folks, for all of us,” McAuliffe said on the steps of 

Virginia’s Capitol, before a crowd of more than 10 0 peop lethat included many felons. Left-leaning advocacy groupswere there as well, handing o ut voter registration forms.

U.S. buys Iranian heavy water as part of nuke dealWASHINGTON — The United States is buying 32 metric

tons of Iranian heavy water, a key compon ent for one kind of nuclear reactor, to help Iran meet the terms of last year’s land-mark nuclear deal under which it agreed to curb it s atomic pro-gram in exchange for billions of dollars in sanctions relief.

The State and Energy departments said a sales agreementwould be signed Friday in Vienna by officials from the six

countries that negotiated the nuclear deal. The agreementcalls for the Energy Department’s Isotope Program to pur-chase the heavy water from a subsi diary of the Atomic EnergyOrganization of Iran, for about $8.6 million, officials said.They said the heavy water will be stored at the Oak RidgeNational Laboratory in Tennessee and then resold on thecommercial market for research purposes.

U.S. says airstrikes caused20 civilian deaths in Syria, Iraq

WASHINGTON — The U.S. milit ary is acknowledging thatits airstrikes k illed 20 civilians in Iraq and Syria over a five-month p eriod that began last September.

Central Command announced the results of multiple inves-tigation s of claims of civilian deaths from airstrikes aimed atIslamic State targets between Sept. 10, 2015, and Feb. 2,2016. Six of the strikes were in Iraq and three were in Syria.

In a statement, Central Command says it deeply regrets theunintentional lo ss of l ife and injuries. It s aid it takes all “fea-

sible” precautions to avoid civilian casualties duringairstrikes.

Around the nation

By Jill Colvin and Julie PaceTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Standing in aconference room at a swanky SouthFlorida hotel, Donald Trump’s chief adviser as sured Republican insi ders hi sboss was ready to tone down his over-the-top persona.

He’s been “projecting an image,”Paul Manafort told the GOP officials.“The part that he’s been playing isnow evolving.”

But two hours later, Trump wastelling the crowd at a rambunctiousrally in Pennsylvania that he wasn’tready to change.

“I just don’t know if I want to do ityet,” Trump said Thursday as support-ers roared with approval. Ever theentertainer, he said that acting morepresidential would leave hi s audiences“bored,” and that instead of drawingthousands, “I’ll h ave 150 p eople.”

The comments by Trump and newaide Manafort underscore a central ten-sion surging through the Republican

front-runner’s campaign. Even as hebuilds a more professional operation,the billionaire businessman appears— at least for n ow — unable o r unwill-ing to dial back the free-wheelingbrashness that has both energized his

millions of supporters and turned off millions of other Americans.

There have been previous promisesthat a more “presidential” Trump was

about to emerge, as well as descrip-tions from supporters who insistthere’s a charming, down-to-earth sideof the real estate mogul th at surfaces inprivate. Trump has shown flashes of what the “other Trump” might look

like, but quickly reverted to his famil-iar campaign self.

The latest talk from Manafort comesat a crucial moment in Trump’s cam-

paign, as he seeks to unite theRepublican Party behi nd his candidacyand hold off efforts to potentiallysnatch the nomination away if the racegoes to a contested national conven-tion.

A ‘presidential’ Trump 2.0? Not so fast

By Julie Pace and Scott BauerTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON — After spending ayear campaigning as a hardened, uncom-promisi ng conservativ e, Ted Cruz wantsvoters to see him in a different ligh t.

Cruz’s presidential campaign isembarking on a concerted effort to high-light a more affable version of the fiery

Texas Republican. He’s s tarted workingthe late night talk show circuit, a newforum for the senator, and his wife,Heidi, has also been appearing moreoften on nation al TV to present him as alikable figure.

Cruz’s two young daughters, whohave already provided occasional comicrelief to their dad’s campaign, will be

 join ing the senatoron the road frequent-ly. And his team islooking for moreopportunities to putCruz in fun, laid-back settings, likewhen he joined kidsfor a matzo-makinglesson in New York.

“It’s important forus to show him in

more of a lighth earted venue,” said AliceStewart, Cruz’s communications direc-tor. She conceded that voters want morethan just a candidate they agree with onpolicy, adding, “It’s not a secret thatvoters will vote for someone they like.”

The lengths Cruz has to go in boost-

ing his s tanding with voters were stark-ly evident in a focus group of Republican women this week inPittsburgh. When the women were askedwhat they knew about Cruz, severaldescribed him as “untrustworthy” or a“liar.” GOP front-runner Donald Trumphas spent weeks assailing Cruz as“Lyin’ Ted.”

And when focus group participants

were asked what animal best describedCruz, some said a “mosquito” or a “hor-net.”

“You just want to bat it away,” onewoman said. The session was organizedby Public Opinion Strategies and PurpleStrategies as part of the “WalmartMoms” series that focuses on femalevoters.

Ted Cruz, likable guy? He’s working on that

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estimated 10 different cars, Pelikan suitedthe car specifically for h im — a feat consid-ering he stands nearly 6 feet 5 inches talland the pickup was designed last century forsomeone in the 5-foot tall range.

So he removed the engine to make roomfor his feet, scrapped together parts from at

least five oth er 1930s -era Ford trucks, threwin a Corvette suspension and relocated aChevrolet Cobalt engine to the truck’s bed.

“I like the challenge of finding a betterway to do something and creating some-thing that someone’s never done before. Somost of the things I build are kind of one-off, things people have never done,”Pelikan said.

What qualifies as one-off on this handy-man’s mind? Well to Pelik an, th e thought o f placing a sports car engine into a pickuptruck is simply “run of the mill.”

His newest creation, appropriately named“The 33,” may have been inspired during achance encounter at an auto sh ow in Britis hColumbia several years back when he firstsaw an old Ford truck and thought it was“cute.” But Pelikan’s turnaround is another

marvel. He began collecting pieces inSeptember and now, just eight mon ths l ater,

is ready to showcase it on the coast.This will be the 26t h year since a group of 

local mechanical enthusiasts got togetherand decided to start Dream Machines as afundraiser for local charities, specificallythe Coastside Adult Day Health Center.Having grown tremendously th roughout thelast few decades, the annual show attractsthousands to the Half Moon Bay Airport.

Sort of a classic-car show on steroids,Dream Machines features a range of mechan-ical marvels from classic military air-planes, souped-up motorcycles, vintagesteam engines, world-record settinghydroplanes and more. And when it comesto cars, vis itors can find examples of nearlyeverything from cutting-edge sports cars totricked-out classic muscle cars. And of course, monster trucks — one of which islovingly referred to as the “Skull Krusher,”a mini-monster truck that will be driven byan 8-year-old.

But outside of those who come to drooland talk shop with the owners who arepleased to show off their prized posses-sions, there are tons of spectator opportuni-ties and kid-friendly activities as well asfood, music and drinks.

Pelikan, co-chairman of the event, is wellversed in car shows and said the coastsidefundraiser is so much mo re.

“Instead of just a car guy thing where abunch of guys get together and kick tiresand tell lies, it’s more of a family thing.

There’s so much to see there, we’ve got themoving attractions with the motorcycle

 jumps and mon ster truck rides and for lit tlekids, there’s a bunch of activities,” Pelikansaid. “It’s much more of a general publicsort of thing than most car shows are. It’s agreat family activity for a Sunday becausethere’s something for everybody, evenmom.”

A new attraction th is y ear will kick o ff at11 a.m. with skydivers jumping from highabove the crowds, join in formations thenparachute down at the airport near PillarPoint Harbor. Fo r the second year, daredev-ils will put on a motocross show revvingtheir engines to perform astonishing back-flips and quirky tricks. Vintage warplaneswill fly throughout the day and those seek-ing a bird’s-eye view can take a ride on hel-icopters and biplanes.

Pelikan has watched and helped steerDream Machines t o where it is today havin gspent nearly 20 years assisting, including10 y ears as former chairman. Having earnedthe t itle “dream builder,” Pelikan noted he’sslowing down a bit — he’s averaging a newproject about on ce every 18 months t o twoyears, instead of annually.

But restoring and creating is a lifelongpassion. His regular commuter car is some-thing like a Frankenstein tale. On the out-side it looks like a bright blue 1968Jeepster Commando, the body of which aRealtor friend found abandoned behind a

building. But, it’s been totally reformednow sitting on a 2004 Corvette chassis,which he salvaged when someone crashedthe sports car.

“It’s got all the comforts of a newCorvette but on the outside looks like anold jeep!” Pelikan said.

It’s one of the few he’s kept over theyears, along with a motorcycle sidecar hebuilt in the ’90s, with many of his pet proj-ects having been sold to people across thecountry.

Primarily created out of his garage andunder an overhang at the El Granada homewhere he lives with his wife, Pelikan saidhe’s glad to have had a career in technicalsales th at allowed him the freedom to “messwith cars” on the weekends.

“I like building s tuff that i s really unique,out of the box thinking and kind of movethe hobby of car building a step forward inthe righ t direction,” Pelik an said. And whenasked if there’s another project already inthe pipeline, he calmly said, “I don’t reallyhave any idea what I’ll do n ext. But I’m suresomething will come along.”

The Pacific Coast Dream Machines runs10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 24, at the Half M oon Bay Ai rport. Ticket s are $25 foradults, $15 for seniors and kids aged 11 to17, and free for children 10 and under. Visit dreammachines.miramarevents.com formore information.

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Florida this past weekend.

The Associated Press was there to recordthe event, which organizers hope to makean annual inter-collegiate spectacle,involving ever-more dynamic moves andchallenges and a trophy that puts the brainon a pedestal.

“With events like this, we’re populariz-

ing the use of BCI instead of it being stuckin the research lab,” said Chris Crawford, a

PhD student in human-centered computing.“BCI was a technology that was gearedspecifically for medical purposes, and inorder to expand this to the general public,we actually have to embrace these con sumerbrand devices and push them to the limit.”

Scientists have been able to detect brain-waves for more than a century, and mind-controlled technology already is helpingparalyzed people move limbs or roboticprosthetics. But now the technology isbecoming widely accessible. Emotiv andNeuroSky are among s tartups offering elec-troencephalogram headsets for purchase

onli ne for s everal hundred dollars. The mod-els Flo rida racers used cost abo ut $500 each.

Here’s how the technology delivers anabstract thought through the digital realmand into the real world: Each EEG headset iscalibrated to identify the electrical activityassociated with particular thoughts in eachwearer’s brain — recording, for example,where neurons fire when the wearer imag-ines pushing a chair across the floor.Programmers write code to translate these“imaginary motion” signals into com-mands that computers send to the drones.

Professor Juan Gilbert, whose computerscience students o rganized the race, is in vit-ing other universities to assemble brain-

drone racing teams for 2017, pushing inter-est in a technology with a potential that

seems limited only by the human imagina-tion.

As our lives become increasingly relianton Internet-enabled devices, a conceptknown as the Internet of things, Gilbert andhis team want to know how mind-contro lleddevices can expand and change the way weplay, work and live.

You might use your mind to unlock yourcar, o r explo re a virtual world, hands-free. Itcould be appli ed for real-time monit oring o f our moods and states of consciousness.Researchers are studying whether they canuse a big-rig driver’s mind to trigger a

device that will tell him when he’s too tiredto drive.

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By Eedith M. Lederer and Cara Anna THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

UNITED NATIONS — The historic agree-ment on climate change marked a majormileston e on Friday with a record 175 coun-tries signing on to it on opening day. Butworld leaders made clear more action is n eed-ed, and quickly, to fight a relentless rise inglo bal temperatures.

With the planet heating up to record lev-els, sea levels rising and glaciers melting,the pressure to have the Paris Agreement

enter into force and to have every countryturn its words into deeds was palpabl e at theU.N. signing ceremony.

“The world is i n a race against time,” U.N.Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in hisopening speech. “The era of consumptionwithout consequences is o ver.”

“Today you are signing a new covenantwith th e future. This cov enant must amountto more than promises,” he said.

The agreement will enter into force once55 countries representing at least 55 per-cent of global emissions have formally

 jo ined it, a proces s ini tial ly expected totake until 20 20.

But following a host of announcements atthe signing event, observers now think itcould happen l ater this y ear.

China, the world’s top carbon emitter,announced it would “finalize domestic pro-cedures” to ratify the agreement before theG-20 summit in China in September. TheUnited States, the world’s second-largestemitter, reiterated its intention to ratify thisyear, as did Canadian Prime Minis ter JustinTrudeau and the leaders of Mexico andAustralia.

Maros Sefcovic, the energy chief foranoth er top emitter, the 28-natio n EuropeanUnion, has also said the EU wants to be inthe “first wave” of ratifying countries.

Congo’s President Joseph Kabila, speak-ing on behalf of the world’s 48 least-devel-oped countries, said all were committed to“to move in one irreversible direction tosecure a safer climate.” Even though smallemitters, he said they would take the stepsrequired to ratify the agreement “as so on aspossible,” a reflection of the wide reach of the agreement.

The Washington-based World ResourcesInstitute said that at least 25 countries rep-resenting 45 percent of global emissionshad either joined the agreement Friday or

committed to joini ng it early.French President Francois Hollande, the

first to sign in recognition of his key rolein achieving the December agreement, saidhe would ask parliament to ratify it by thissummer.

“There is no turning back n ow,” Hollandetold the gathering, adding that a key to suc-cess in combating climate change will be toget governments, companies, and peopleall over the world to work together to movefrom fossil fuels to renewable energy.

U.S. Secretary of State Kerry said thesigning of the agreement had to be followedby a recommitment by world leaders to actu-ally win the “war” agains t carbon emission sthat are making t he world hotter every year.

Putting the deal into economic terms, hesaid, “the power of this agreement is what itis go ing to do to unleash the p rivate sector”to define th e new energy of th e future and setthe global economy on a new path togrowth and development that preserves theenvironment.

Academy Award-winning actor LeonardoDicaprio, a U.N. messeng er of peace and cli-mate activist, captured the feeling s of manywhen he said: “We can congratulate eachother today, but it will mean absolutelynoth ing if the world’s leaders gathered herego home and do nothi ng.”

Record 175 states signclimate change deal

By Kathleen Hennessey THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LONDON — Lending political backup to astruggling friend, President Barack Obamamade a forceful plea Friday for Britons to

heed Prime Minister David Cameron’s callto st ay in th e European Union and dismissedcritics who accused the U.S. president of meddling in British affairs.

Standing aside Cameron at a news confer-ence at 10 Downing Street, Obama saidBritain’s power is amplified by i ts member-ship in the 28-nation union, not dimin-ished. He delivered an almost sentimentalappeal to the “special relationship”between the two countries and cast a grimpicture of the economic stakes—sayingflatly t he U.S. would not rush to write a freetrade deal with Great Britain if it voted toexit.

“Let me be clear, ultimately, t his i s some-thing the British voters have to decide forthemselves. But as part of our special rela-tionship , part of being friends, is to be hon-

est and to let you knowwhat I think,” Obamasaid. “And speaking hon-estly, the outcome of thatdecision is a matter of deep interest to the

United States, because itaffects our prospects aswell. The United Stateswants a strong UnitedKingdom as a partner, andthe United Kingdom is atits best when it’s helpingto lead a strong Europe.”

Obama spoke on thefirst full day of a three-day visit to London, like-ly the last of this presi-dency. Coming twomonths before a June ref-erendum on leaving theunion, Obama plunged

himself into heated debate about Britain’snational identity, immigration policy, eco-nomic fairness and the trust in institutions.

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LONDON — President Barack Obamaplunged into a whirlwind of royal socializingFriday that began over a birthday lunch withQueen Elizabeth II and ended at a dinner host-ed by the trio of young royals who representthe future of the Briti sh mon archy.

Obama, accompanied by his wife,Michelle, arrived by helicop ter on the verdantgrounds of Windsor Castle, the sprawling,centuries-old royal residence and tourist lurelocated just west of London where the queencelebrated her 90th birthday a day earlier.

With a patterned scarf tied around her headin a light drizzle, the queen climbed from the

dark blue Range Roverthat her husband, PrincePhilip, drove to the land-ing area for Britain’s old-est and longest-servingmonarch to welcome herthird U.S. president to thecastle.

The couples shookhands before climbinginto the vehicle — ladiesin th e back seat — for the

short ride to the castle. Inside, the queen ledthe group into a sitt ing roo m warmed by a fireand asked the president where he wanted to

sit.

Face time with queen completes Obama’s royal visit

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David Cameron

Queen

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By Alex Veiga THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A rebound in the price of oi l andnatural gas helped drive sharpgains for energy and financialcompanies, nudging U.S. stocksmostly higher Friday.

That offset a slide in the tech-nology sector following disap-pointing earnings fromMicrosoft, Google parentAlphabet and other big names.

The Dow Jones industrial aver-age eked out a tiny gain, while theStandard & Poor’s 500 indexclosed essentially flat. Bothended the week higher. But thetech-heavy Nasdaq composite fellshort on both counts.

“The Nasdaq took a hit today,”said Erik Davidson, chief invest-ment officer at Wells FargoPrivate Bank.

The Dow rose 21.23 points, or0.1 percent, to 18,003.75. TheS&P 500 index added 0.10 points

to 2,091. The Nasdaq compositeindex lost 39.66 points, or 0.8percent, to 4,9 06.23.

Trading was listl ess for much of the day, with the Dow and S&P500 wavering between small

gains and losses as the Nasdaqstayed in the red.

As was the case much of theweek, investors were mostlyfocused on company earnings andenergy prices.

The latter helped lift several oiland gas companies.

Southwestern Energy notchedthe biggest gain in the S&P 500.The stock vaulted $1.60, or 15percent, to $12.27. RangeResources jumped $2.58, or about7 percent, to $39.75, while

Chesapeake Energy climbed 36cents, or 5.8 percent, to $6.55.

Benchmark U.S. crude rose 55cents, or 1.3 percent, to close at$43.73 a barrel in New York.Brent crude, used to pri ce interna-tional oils, gained 58 cents, or1.3 percent, to close at $45.11 a

barrel in London. Natural gasgained 7 cents, o r 3.5 percent, toclose at $2.14 per 1,000 cubicfeet.

Investors cheered earnings fromNorfolk Southern, which jumped

10.5 percent after the railroadoperator slashed costs during itslatest quarter. The stock rose$8.70 to $91.33.

Quarterly results from severalbig-name companies failed toimpress traders, however.

American Airlines Group fell

4.5 percent after the companysaid weaker fares and labor costscut into its revenue in the firstquarter. The stock shed $1.80 to$38.21.

Investors sold shares in

Starbucks after the coffee chainreported disappointing salesgrowth for the first three monthsof the year. The stock lost $2 .96,or about 5 percent, to $57. 68.

Microsoft fell 7.2 percent,making it the biggest decliner inthe S&P 500. The stock lost $4 to$51.78, while Alphabet slid$42.23, or 5.4 percent, to$737. 77. Overall, the technolog ysector was off about 2 percent.

Despite t he declines, investorsseemed to conclude that the i ssuesdriving lackluster results atAlphabet and Microsoft werelargely confined to those compa-nies, Davidson said.

“The broader market doing bet-ter,” he said. “Energy has to bepart of that.”

Major stock indexes in Europeended lo wer.

Germany’s DAX fell 0.6 per-cent, while France’s CAC 40slipped 0.3 percent. Britain’sFTSE 100 declined 1.1 p ercent. In

Asia, Hong Kong’s Hang Sengindex fell 0.7 percent. Tokyo’sNikkei 225 rose 1.2 percent.Seoul’s Kospi slid 0.3 percent andSydney’s S&P ASX 200 lost 0.7percent.

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By David McHughand Tom KrisherTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WOLFSBURG, Germany — It’sbeen a bad week for Germanautomakers.

Volks wagen said Friday that adiesel emissions-cheating scandal

would cost it an astounding $18.2billion just for 2015, whileDaimler revealed that U.S. author-ities are sniffing around itstailpipes.

Both companies saw a nichewith U.S. buyers who wanted per-formance, gas mileage and cleanair. So th ey marketed their dieselsas alternatives to boring hyb rids.

But there is growing evidencethat neither was able to back upthe claims without violating pol-lution standards. Some manage-ment experts put the blame partlyon ambitious, top-down corporatestructures.

VW already has admitted to pro-gramming diesel cars so they passU.S. emissions tests in labs butspew illegal amounts of pollutionon real roads. On Thursday,Daimler said the U.S. JusticeDepartment asked the company toinvestigate irregularities in dieselemissions in its Mercedes brandvehicles.

Steve Berman, a Seattle attorneywho has sued Daimler overMercedes diesel pollution, saidboth German automakers saw aniche in the U.S. for high-per-forming green cars.

“They saw the opportunity,” hesaid. “They weren’t able t o li ve upto th eir words but they went aheadanyway.”

Bad week for German automakers Enough withthe earnings: SEC mayreduce company reports

NEW YORK — Four times a yearthere’s a kind of parade on WallStreet: companies announce theirquarterly earnings, all in a row, withthe banks first, then the tech com-panies, and the retailers bringingup the rear. Stocks can rise or

plunge based on the results. Andthree months later it all happensagain.

But regulators are wondering if it’s time for a change.

For about 40 years, companieshave had to make four yearlyreports of basic financial informa-tion, including how much moneythey earned or lost, how much rev-enue they took in and what theirexpenses were. It’s supposed tohelp investors make informed deci-sions. But the Securities andExchange Commission saidWednesday that i t may change th oserules. It n oted there are drawbacks to

the requirements, like the time andmoney companies have to sp end toprepare the reports, and the possi-bility that important informationgets lost in the flood of stuff com-panies have to disclose.

The SEC didn’t propose any spe-cific new rules or commit to makin gchanges. It’s really asking some

philosophical questions: what doinvestors need to know? What’s thebalance between transparency,which investors need, and burden-ing companies with regulations?

Some observers think quarterlyreports are bad for companies.BlackRock CEO Laurence Fink saidin February that the constantreports encourage short-term think-ing, and push companies to spendgobs o f money on st ock repurchas-es or big dividends, or repeatedlyslashing costs instead of makinglonger-term investments that wouldhelp their business or the economyin the years to come.

REUTERS

New cars of several brands of German carmaker Volkswagen are covered withprotective covers before they are loaded for export on a transport ship.

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By Nathan Mollat

DAILY JOURNAL STAFF

Neither Terra Nova’s Brett Karalius norSacred Heart Prep’s Brendan Semien came intoenviable situations in the bottom o f the sev-enth in ning of their Peninsula Athletic LeagueBay Division showdown Friday afternoon.

Karalius entered the game with the basesloaded and no outs in the bottom of the sev-enth inn ing of a scoreless game. After gettinga strikeout, up came Semien as a pinch hitt er.

Semien won the battle and the Gators won

the war. Semien single off glove of Karaliusdrove in pinch runner Yanni Gardner with thegame’s only run in a 1-0 SHP victory.

“In those situations, it’s tougher on the(defense),” said SHP manager AnthonyGranato. “They have to make a play.”

It was an exciting end to a taught game thatwas dominated by starting pitching. TerraNova’s Matt Lavorini and SHP’s AngeloTonas hooked up in a classic pitching duel,with neither guy allowing the opponent toget any kind of momentum. Tonas ended uppitching a complete game, three hitter.

“Angelo did a great job for us. He gotahead,” Granato said. “On Wednesday (an 8-2SHP loss), we fell behin d a lot.”

Lavorini nearly matched him, who allowedonly two hits. But unlike Tonas, who escapeda bases-loaded jam in the top of the seventh,Lavorini could not duplicate the feat, loadingthe bases before Terra Nova manager JohnVallero summoned Karalius from the bullpen,who could not close the door.

“It was a game we should have won, ” Vallero

SHP slips past Terra Nova

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San Jose center Chris Tierney celebrates his first-period goal during the Sharks’ 6-3 win overthe L.A. Kings in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series. Sharks clinched the series 4-1.

By Greg BeachamTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LOS ANGELES — Joonas Donskoi brokea tie with his second goal early in the thirdperiod, and the San Jose Sharks blew athree-goal lead before rallying to wrap uptheir first-round playoff series with a 6-3victory over the Los Angeles Kings inGame 5 on Friday nig ht.

Chris Tierney and Matt Nieto scored earlygoals and Joe Pavelski got another latescore for the Sharks, who stared down thedemons of their past playoff failuresagainst Los Angeles and advanced to thesecond round for just th e second time sin ce

2011.San Jose led 3-0 early in the second peri-

od before the Kings scored three goals innine electric minutes. But after Donskoibroke the tie with the second playoff goalof his rookie season, Pavelski added hisfifth goal of the series.

Martin Jones made 19 saves and MelkerKarlsson added an empty-net goal for theSharks, who will next face the winner of theAnaheim Ducks’ series with the NashvillePredators. The clubs are even heading toGame 5 in Anaheim on Saturday.

Anze Kopitar, Jeff Carter and KrisVersteeg scored for the Kings, and JonathanQuick stopped 22 shots while losing to h isformer backup again .

After eliminating the Sharks in 2013 and2014, the Kings won only Game 3 in over-

time in this series. Their run at a thirdStanley Cup titl e in five years ended abrupt-ly, with losses in all three of their homeplayoff games.

The Sharks had to overcome more thanthe current Kings. They have an unpleasanthistory against their downstate rivals, whorallied from an 0-3 series deficit to elimi-nate San Jose in humiliating fashion in2014.

Donskoi is a rookie who wasn’t aroundfor that flop, and he calmly came throughon a rebound with 16:02 to play, turningback the Kings’ momentum in the sold-outStaples Cent er.

Logan Couture and Brent Burns had three

Sharks put 2014 behind

By Stephen WhynoTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON — Josh Norman p osed forphoto s with a pen and his new contract andsmiled ear-to-ear alongside WashingtonRedskins general manager ScotMcCloughan and family members deckedout in fresh team gear.

Two days after being cast off by theCarolina Panthers, Norman found a placehe was wanted, s ignin g with t he Redskins

on Friday.One of the NFL’s top

cornerbacks, Norman heldout for a long-term deal butnever got it from thePanthers, who rescindedthe franchise tag thatwould have paid him$13.9 million next sea-son.

The 28-year-old had acareer-high four interceptions, 16 passes

defensed and 56 tackles last season for NFCchampion Carolina.

Norman posted the hashtag “Hail” with sev-eral emojis on his verified Twitter account toannounce he’d picked the Redskins over othersuitors, and several new teammates congratu-lated him and welcomed him to Washington.

“Let me be the first to say Welcome to theFamily,” defensive back DeAngelo Hall tweet-ed.

Earlier in the afternoon and Thursday,Washing ton players used Twitter to try t o con-

vince Norman to sign. It only took one visi tto make that happen.

“Hell of a job by (at)Redskins front office,”defensive lineman Ricky Jean-Francois tweet-ed.

Norman visited the Redskins’ facility inAshburn, Virginia, on Friday and left with anew deal. Joining the Redskins was a muchhappier occasion for Norman than gettingshown the door by the Panthers, who wishedhim well in a terse statement earlier in theweek.

Free agent CB Norman signs with Washington

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

HOUSTON — Stephen Curry said Friday thathe’ll be very surprised if his sprained right anklekeeps him out in Game 4 of the Golden StateWarriors’ first-round playoff series against theHouston Rockets on Sunday.

Curry was injured in the series opener andmissed the last two games. Golden State won thefirst one without him, but Houston took Game 3on Thursday night to cut the series deficit to 2-1.

Last year’s MVP was onthe bench for Game 2, butwatched from the lockerroom Thursday nightbecause he didn’t bring asuit to Houston. Thoughhe’s still listed as question-able for the next game,Curry sounded pretty confi-dent that he wouldn’t be onthe bench again.

“I will not be going to any suit store,” Currysaid asked if he’d buy a suit in case he doesn’tplay Sunday.

Curry played a couple of games of 3-on-3 dur-ing practice Friday to test his ankle. Physicallyhe felt good, but all wasn’t well with the star andhe answered this way when asked how his explo-sion and change of direction was in practice.

“Awful,” he said. “It was just rusty. Got to get

the flow and the mechanics and stuff. When youmiss that time literally not doing anything it’stough.”

He was happy to be back with his teammatesand feels like his work on Friday was a positivestep toward playing on Sunday. Curry will par-ticipate in a 5-on-5 scrimmage on Saturday andhow he feels after that will be important indeciding if he can return in Game 4.

Curry said he respects and trusts the opinionsof the team doctor and the Golden State trainingstaff, but that it ’s difficult to listen to them whenhe wants to play so badly.

“I think I can play through a li ttle bit of dis-comfort and whatnot, especially in a playoff sit-uation ,” he said. “They kind of have the thoughtif there is any ounce of instability or doubt, tobe on the more cautious side.”

Ankle watch ’16:

Curry expects toplay in Game 4

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Pinch runner Yanni Gardner slides safely acrossthe plate in the bottom of the seventh inningto give the Gators a 1-0 win over Terra Nova.

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TORONTO — The Oakland Athletics haverelied on s olid pitching through the first twoweeks of the season. Now, they’re starting toswing the bats a little better, too .

Chris Coghlan hit a three-run home run,Stephen Vogt had three hits and the Athlet icswon their sixth st raight, beating th e TorontoBlue Jays 8-5 Friday night.

“When you’re clicking on all cylinders,good thing s happen, ” Vogt said.

The Athletics snapped a six-game skid atRogers Centre and set season-highs in runsand hits (14).

“We’re getting contributions throughout,”manager Bob Melvin said. “That’s what weenvisioned to be t he strength of our offense,the length of it.”

Sonny Gray (3-1) allowed three runs and sixhits i n seven inni ngs as Oakland improved to7-0 on th e road, th eir best start since opening8-0 away from home in 1990.

“It was no secret that (the offense) struggledthe first seven to 10 games,” Gray said. “We

were fighting and trying to s tay afloat. Nowwe’re kind of turning around and starting tohit th e ball really well.”

Darwin Barney’s RBI singl e off Gray in the

seventh marked the firsttime in six games thatOakland had allowed threeearned runs.

Kevin Pillar’s two-run

single off Sean Doolittlepulled Toronto to 6-5 inthe eighth. Khris Davisreplied with an RBI singlein the ninth and a secondrun scored as the ball

skipped past left fielder Ezequiel Carrera foran error and rolled to the wall.

“The hit that Davis got was huge for us,”Melvin said

Ryan Madson finished for his AL-leadingseventh save.

Aaron Sanchez (1-1) allowed a career-worstsix runs in 4 1/3 i nnings as the Blue Jays losttheir third straight.

“It was a tough night for him,” managerJohn Gibbons said. “They came out swing-ing, they’re a good fastball-hitting team.”

Vogt h it an RBI double in the first, singled

in the third, then singled and scored in thefifth. He has 11 hits i n his p ast 26 at bats.

Gray struck out five of the first six batters

he faced and retired the first eight in a rowbefore Barney’s so lo ho me run in the botto mof the third.

Sanchez came in having allowed just threeearned runs in his previous three starts thisseason but allowed that many on a singleswing against the surging Athletics.

Sanchez, who gave up 10 hits, saw his ERArise from 1.35 to 3.33.Blue Jays catcher Russell Martin left after

five innings with neck spasms. Josh Tholecame on defensively i n the sixth.

“As I kept playing, it just kept gettingtighter and tighter,” said Martin, adding thathe expects to p lay Saturday.

Toronto loaded the bases twice againstGray in the sixth but managed just a sacrificefly by Bautista. Thole grounded out on a 3-2pitch to end the inning, stranding th ree run-ners.

“That sixth inning was the game,” Vogtsaid. “Bases loaded, nobody out and he getsout of it with one run. That was a pivotalpoint in the game and he did a great job forus.”

Inheritance runs outPillar’s two-run sin gle off Doolitt le marked

the first time this season that an Oakland

reliever had allowed an inherited runner toscore. Athletics relievers had stranded a majorleague-best 28 inherited runners to begin theseason.

Keeping it cleanFor the first time in six games, the

Athletics did not make an error.

Five aliveOakland has scored five or more runs in

three straight games for the first time sinceAug. 23-25, 2015.

Colabello suspendedBlue Jays 1B Chris Colabello was suspend-

ed for 80 games without pay after testing po s-itive for an anabolic steroid. Toronto selectedLHP Chad Girodo from Triple-A Buffalo totake Colabello’s roster sp ot.

Up nextAthletics: RHP Chris Bassitt (0-0, 2. 79)

has received two runs of support or fewer inhis three previous st arts.

Blue Jays: LHP J.A. Happ (2-0, 1.89)seeks to win his third straight start. He hasallowed two earned runs over his past 13innings.

A’s win sixth straight game, top Toronto

By Janie McCauley THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SAN FRANCISCO — Jeff Samardzijastruck out five over 7 2-3 inni ngs and drovein a career-high three runs with a double towin in a memorable h ome debut, and the SanFrancisco Giants snapped a five-game los-ing streak by beating Miami hitting coachBarry Bonds and the Marlins 8-1 on Fridaynigh t in the s lugger’s return to AT&T Park.

Samardzija (2-1), who signed a $90 mil-lion, five-year contract, left to a standingovation when he walked off in the eighth.He allowed one run and six hits and didn’twalk a batter in the 117-pitch gem.

Brandon Belt, Angel Pagan and Denard

Span had RBI singles,while Matt Duffy had asacrifice fly and BrandonCrawford drove in a runon a groundout for theGiants, who had gone 3for 35 with runners in

scoring position duringtheir skid.

The timely hits sureturned up this time after a

discouraging four-game sweep by the divi-sion rival Arizona Diamondbacks.

Even from Samardzija, who hi t a two-run

double in the sixth and RBI single in thefifth.

The big right-hander had three RBIs in aseason twice — 2012 and ‘14 — and haddriven in 10 total runs before Friday per-formance at the plate.

Bonds returned to the ballpark he helpedget built wearing a Marlins uniform. Hebrought th e lineup card out before first pitchto chants of “Barry! Barry!” — clearly stillappreciated even after allegations he usedperformance-enhancing drugs.

His hitters didn’t make him look verygood against his former team.

Marlins s tarter Jarred Cosart (0-1) walkedsix batters over 4 1-3 innings for his sec-ond straight start allowing six free passes.

He has 15 walks over 14 2-3 innings in hisinitial three starts. Cosart allowed six runsand eight hits.

Miami manager Don Matti ngly was eject-ed in the top of the fourth, then came out tofume at plate umpire Brian Gorman for acouple of minutes apparently upset overballs and strikes.

Up nextMarlins: RHP Jose Fernandez (1-1) won

last July 2 in his only other start againstSan Francisco.

Giants: RHP Jake Peavy (0-1) tries againfor his first victory of the season. He is 5-4with a 2.83 ERA in nine starts against theMarlins.

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So, you have a quarterback who played inthe spread and never took a snap at the lineof scrimmage. And receivers who don’tunderstand route trees.

Not to mention linebackers who rarely

played in tight quarters. And blockers whohave not gotten into a three-point stancesince high school. Or junior high.

Now turn them loose in the NFL? Goodluck.

The way the spread offense has t aken overcollege football has made the NFL draft evenmore of a crapshoot. In the past, pro scoutshad seen college prospects p erform in so me-thing similar to the NFL. Nowadays, otherthan rarities such as Stanford’s offense orAlabama’s defense, few schools are usingformations or styles similar to what theplayers will face in the NFL.

“At the core, you want an athletic guy, asmart guy, a tough guy, and a guy that canpick up what you’re teaching him, which iswhere the value of a personal workout is,”says Buccaneers general manager Jason

Licht. “You can learn a lot . .. an hour on thefield, three hours in the classroom with aguy. Some guys just can’t pick it up, someguys can. Some guys are playing without aplaybo ok in college. Some guys don’t knowprotections. It makes it a little more chal-lenging, but it makes it a little more fun,too.”

Fun for whom? Surely not quarterbacks

who have worked mostly from the pistol orshotgun, such as Memphis’ Paxton Lynch,expected to be o ne of the to p passers p icked.Or for offensive linemen who haven’t donemuch traditional run blocking, and have tolearn it against NFL defenders much strongerthan th ey faced in college.

Vikings general manager Rick Spielmannotes how difficult it is “to teach them howto get into a three-point stance, how to runblock’ because of the restrictions on prac-tice time under the labor agreement.

Giants OL coach Mike Solari adds there is“a tremendous learning curve as far as tech-nique and fundamentals for young offensivelinemen coming into the NFL. There isalways a sens e of urgency to get them up tospeed.”

One way of doing so , even before they getto the combine or the draft — which startsThursday — is at all-star games. The SeniorBowl in Mobile, Alabama, features two NFLcoaching staffs working with invited play-ers and using pro-style s chemes. Players geta week’s worth of practices in front of dozens of scouts.

For some collegians, it’s the first oppor-

tunity to perform in a pro-style system. Itcan get them on the draft radar, or improvetheir stock.

“Being at the Senior Bowl can show notonly if players have the ability to translatefrom A to B, but also g ives th em a head startonce they get to a minicamp,” says PhilSavage, a former NFL general manager andnow executive director of the Senior Bowl.“... I always feel the 110 guys who come toMobile not only get the transition opportu-nity on the field, but get some of those per-sonal interviews under their belt. And they atleast have an idea what it is going to be likeworking with a pro coaching staff.”

As more college coaches have gone withthe spread, certain positions have morphed.Tight ends either are blockers or quasi-wide-

outs; rarely handling both duties as theymay have to in the NFL. Fullbacks arealmost non existent. Linemen just backpedaland pass block.

Arkansas tight end Hunter Henry is seen asa high pick because he blocked and ranroutes in a pro syst em. Michigan State tack-le Jack Conklin also showed he can runblock and pass bl