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COURT: CITIZENSHIPPROOF LAW ILLEGAL

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PUTIN SAYS U.S.AND RUSSIA POSITIONS ON SYRIA DIFFER

By Michelle DurandDAILY JOURNAL STAFF

Switching the countys solid waste boardfrom senior city staff members to electedofficials has no demonstrable advantage,according to the civil grand jury which alsoconcluded in the same report that customersarent that informed about the agency over-seeing their garbage and recycling services.

The report issued publicly Monday comesas the South Bayside Waste ManagementAuthoritys 12 member agencies wrestlewith a task force proposal to do exactlywhat the jury calls unnecessary changeits board of directors from appointed citymanagers and department heads to one ofelected officials .

The SBWMA, also known as RethinkWaste, negotiates waste rates for its mem-

ber agencies and oversees the ShorewayEnvironmental Center in San Carlos whichprovides recycling. The proposed gover-nance change requires eight of the 12 mem-bers Atherton, Belmont, Burlingame,East Palo Alto, Foster City, Hillsborough,Menlo Park, Redwood City, San Carlos, SanMateo, San Mateo County and the West BaySanitary District to agree.

But the grand jury concluded the SBWMA

wouldnt benefit significantly by doing soand that elected officials already have suffi-cient influence on major decisions like con-tracts and rate increases. The current gover-nance structure was likely established fortwo reasons, the jury found: creating abuffer between elected officials and wastecontractors as well as city councilmembers

Grand jury says keep waste board as isReport suggests the public needs to be better aware of authoritys organization and actions

Candidatesearch hits

a standstillBy Heather MurtaghDAILY JOURNAL STAFF

A split vote kept leaders of the San Mateo CountyCommunity College District from filling a vacant seat onthe board Monday night, instead instructing staff to askapplicants previously excused to do an in-person interviewlater this week.

Longtime trustee Helen Hausman stepped down April 30due to health problems. Days after 12 applications werereceived to fill the seat, the board narrowed the field to sevenapplicants citing a desire to appoint someone who had along-term interest in the position. The remaining sevenwere interviewed over two public meetings before the four-member board agreed Monday that it had reached a stand-still.

A bit of a battle of the sexes, board President Karen

Obama:NSA secret datagathering transparent

College district to hold special meetingsthis week for previously excused applicants

By Kimberly DozierTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON President Barack Obama defended topsecret National Security Agency spying programs as legal ina lengthy interview Monday, and called them transparent even though they are authorized in secret.

It is transparent, Obama told PBSs Charlie Rose in aninterview to be broadcast Monday. Thats why we set up the

FISAcourt, he added, referring to the secret court set up bythe Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that authorizes

HEATHER MURTAGH/DAILY JOURNAL

Eleven-year-old Piper,a fifth grade student at McKinley Elementary School in Burlingame,reads a story to her classmates onone of the final days of school. Shes part of the 21-member class to be the first to complete the dual immersion programstarted at the school in 2007.

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See NSA, Page 8

By Heather MurtaghDAILY JOURNAL STAFF

Eleven-year-old Piper took a seat ina chair a bit taller than she in front ofclassmates Thursday morning andcracked open a book she had penned,Pingo and Jingo and Anna laAstronauta.

She dedicated the original story toSilvia, her longtime nanny whohelped Piper as she learned Spanishthrough the dual immersion program atMcKinley Elementary School inBurlingame. Piper is one of 21 fifthgraders who was part of the originaldual immersion class in 2007. Last

week, this class completed the six-year program. Now heading toBurlingame Intermediate School, thekids will have the chance to continuetheir Spanish studies.

At first, learning Spanish was diffi-cult, Piper recalled.

Nobody understood anything, shesaid, adding that everyone hated thehomework at the time and didnt under-stand how it would help.

McKinleys program starts withkindergartners learning 90 percent of

the time in Spanish and 10 percent ofthe time in English.

As the children progress, the per-centage of time spent in Spanish

decreases while time spent speakingEnglish increases until, in fifth grade,its equal. Now, Piper sees a difference.Spanish is much easier. Piperexplained shes almost as fluent inSpanish as she is in English.

Her mother, Diane Russell, said thatwatching her daughter learn two lan-guages has been an amazing gift. Pipereven helps translate for her parentswhen on trips or when talking to non-English-speaking parents.

Principal Paula Valerio ex plained

that the program is still young and thecurriculum is often being updated.

Adiosto McKinley Elementary SchoolOriginal Burlingame immersion students set for middle school

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Bear with headstuck in jar rescued

JAMISON CITY, Pa. Four centralPennsylvania residents said they usedonly a rope and a flashlight during awild chase to rescue a young bearwhose head had been stuck in a plastic

jar for at least 11 days .

The frightened but powerful bruinfell into a swimming pool at leasttwice during the ordeal, according to areport Saturday in the Press Enterpriseof Bloomsburg. But the group eventu-ally yanked off the jar and set the ani-mal free.

I thought, No one is going tobelieve us, said Morgan Laskowski,22, the bartender at the Jamison CityHotel and a member of the impromptubear-wrangling team.

Area residents first spotted the 100-pound bruin with its head in a red jaron June 3, but it eluded game wardens.The animal was attracted to the con-tainer because it appeared to have oncecontained cooking oil.

He put his head in, and had a prob-

lem, said Mike Jurbala, 68, anotherrescuer. Hed have died in a couplemore days.

Jurbala saw the bear Thursday nightas he was leaving the bar at theJamison City Hotel. He called Jeff

Hubler, a local employee of the stateGame Commission who had beenamong those trying to capture it fordays with a lasso.

The two teamed up with Laskowskiand her mother, bar owner Jody Boyle,to follow the bear through the dark-ness.

You knew where he was because youcould hear him banging into things,

Jurbala said.They cornered the bear in a resi-

dents backyard, where it ended upfalling into a pool a couple of times.Eventually, they wrangled the animalinto a position where Hubler couldpull off the jar.

Youd think the bear would beweak, because it hadnt eaten or drunkfor a week, but it was strong, Boylesaid.

Hubler said people should keep lidson food jars that they throw away.

Miss Utah latest beautyqueen to botch answer

LAS VEGAS Miss Utah MarissaPowell is the latest beauty queen to

trip on national television, not overher gown, but during the interviewsegment.

Asked about income inequality atthe Miss USA pageant in Las VegasSunday night, the 21-year-old Salt

Lake City resident gave a rambling,awkwardly-worded answer that includ-ed several long pauses and the phrasecreate education better.

The cringe-inducing response wasgetting lots of buzz Monday. As avideo of the episode racked up hun-dreds of thousands of views, pageantco-owner Donald Trump scolded thehaters on Twitter, saying anyone can

lose their train of thought.The question was a bit of a head

scratcher itself.A recent report shows that in 40

percent of American families withchildren, women are the primary earn-ers, yet they continue to earn less thanmen. What does this say about socie-ty? asked NeNe Leakes of the realityseries The Real Housewives ofAtlanta.

Undaunted by the three-in-oneprompt, Powell started off strong:

I think we can relate this back toeducation, and how we are continuingto try to strive ... to ..., she said,before appearing to lose her way.

She picked up after a long pause: ...figure out how to create jobs right

now. That is the biggest problem. AndI think, especially the men are ... seenas the leaders of this, and so we need tosee how to . create education better. Sothat we can solve this problem. Thankyou.

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This Day in History

Thought for the Day

1983

Astronaut Sally K. Ride, 32, becameAmericas first woman in space as sheand four colleagues (commander

Robert L. Crippen, pilot Frederick H.Hauck and Rides fellow mission spe-cialists John M. Fabian and NormanE. Thagard) blasted off aboard thespace shuttle Challenger on a six-daymission.

Every great dreambegins with a dreamer.

Harriet Tubman,American abolitionist (1820-1913)

Rock musician SirPaul McCartney is71.

Country singerBlake Shelton is37.

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The Far West Wheelchair Athletic Association played host to the inaugural 2013 Valor Games Far West at Leo J.Ryan MemorialPark in Foster City with a June 11 opening ceremony that included a luncheon and an archery competition. Here, ArcheryCompetition Winner John Grimm,who shot from his wheelchair, accepts a medal from Competition Manager Ron Curcio.Other Valor Games events included power lifting,shot put and discus at the College of San Mateo,and bicycling at CandlestickPark in San Francisco.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog anddrizzle in the morning. Highs near 60.West winds 10 to 20 mph.Tuesday night: Mostly cloudy. Patchyfog after midnight. Lows in the upper40s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.Wednesday: Mostly cloudy in the morn-ing then becoming sunny. Patchy fog inthe morning. Highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s. Northwestwinds 5 to 15 mph.

Wednesday night: Clear in the evening then becomingmostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest winds 10to 20 mph.Thursday: Mostly cloudy in the morning then becomingsunny. Highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s.Thursday night through Saturday: Mostly clear.

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In 1778 , American forces entered Philadelphia as theBritish withdrew during the Revolutionary War.In 1812 , the War of 1812 began as the United StatesCongress approved, and President James Madison signed, adeclaration of war against Britain.In 1815 , Napoleon Bonaparte met his Waterloo as Britishand Prussian troops defeated the French in Belgium.In 1873 , suffragist Susan B. Anthony was found guilty bya judge in Canandaigua, N.Y., of breaking the law by castinga vote in the 1872 presidential election. (The judge finedAnthony $100, but she never paid the penalty.)In 1908, William Howard Taft was nominated for president

by the Republican National Convention in Chicago.In 1912 , the Republican National Convention, whichwould nominate President William Howard Taft for anotherterm of office, opened in Chicago.In 1940 , during World War II, British Prime MinisterWinston Churchill urged his countrymen to conduct them-selves in a manner that would prompt future generations tosay, This was their finest hour.In 1945, William Joyce, known as Lord Haw-Haw, wascharged in London with high treason for his English-lan-guage wartime broadcasts on German radio. (He was hangedin January 1946.)In 1953, a U.S. Air Force Douglas C-124 Globemaster IIcrashed near Tokyo, killing all 129 people on board.Egypts 148-year-old Muhammad Ali Dynasty came to anend with the overthrow of the monarchy and the proclama-tion of a republic.

Actress Constance McCashin is 66. Actress Linda Thorsonis 66. Rock musician John Evans (The Box Tops) is 65.Actress Isabella Rossellini is 61. Actress Carol Kane is 61.Actor Brian Benben is 57. Actress Andrea Evans is 56. Rocksinger Alison Moyet is 52. Rock musician Dizzy Reed (GunsN Roses) is 50. Country singer-musician Tim Hunt is 46.Rock singer-musician Sice (The Boo Radleys) is 44. ActressMara Hobel is 42. Rapper Silkk the Shocker is 38. ActressAlana de la Garza is 37. Rock musician Steven Chen (AirborneToxic Event) is 35. Actor David Giuntoli is 33.

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Suspicious person. Someone reported aComcast employee was soliciting residentson the 800 block of Rand Street before 6:51p.m. Monday, June 10.Suspicious person. Aman in a PG&E vestwas soliciting residents on the 800 block ofSunnybrae Boulevard before 4:55 p.m.Monday, June 10.Suspicious person. A man dressed in allblack was aggressively panhandling on EastFourth Street before 10:36 a.m. Monday,June 10.Suspic ious c ircumstances . A manclaiming to work for PG&E was solicitingresidents on the 4100 block of GeorgeAvenue before 7:17 p.m. Saturday, June 8.

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SAN MATEO COUNTYVandalism. A commercial building wasvandalized on the 700 block of Main Streetbefore 3 p.m. Wednesday, June 12.Suspended license. A man was arrestedand transported to San Mateo County Jail forbeing intoxicated on the 2100 block ofSouth Cabrillo Highway before 5:57 a.m.Wednesday, June 12.Vandalism. A vehicle was vandalized on the600 block of Highland Avenue before 8:30a.m. Wednesday, June 5.

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Picture thisAcouple was warned to stay off the traintracks while they took wedding engage-ment photos on the 1100 block ofCalifornia Drive in Burlingame before8:11 p.m. Sunday, June 9.

By Heather MurtaghDAILY JOURNAL STAFF

Summer means enjoying sunlight afterwork and indulging in fun thats not nor-mally available in the evening hours.

This year, visiting Filoli is added to the listof after-work fun available locally. The expan-sive gardens will be available for evening

exploration a few times this summer an ideafrom new Director Cynthia DAgosta.Starting this Wednesday, when a sunset hikeand evening orchard walk will be offered at 6p.m., the horticultural gem in Woodside hopesto welcome new visitors. There are three dif-ferent evenings of activities.

With the exception of special events,Filoli traditionally closes in the afternoon,even in the summer, said DAgosta.Extending hours this summer for a fewevenings is, DAgosta hopes, a chance tointroduce the property to new people andalso explore a new aspect of the propertyshistory the story of its staff.

In addition to hikes exploring the proper-ty, Filoli is hosting a new event called StepBack in Time Music and Costume of the1920s from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.Wednesday, July 17. Tickets, which are $35for members and $40 for non-members, will

bring visitors into a jazzy world with drinksand hors doeuvres. But its not just a party.Volunteers will be donning dress of the time

and explaining the role of the staff within alarge working house to visitors.

Its a part of the homes history that s notnormally highlighted.

The historic home with 16 acres of formalgardens was originally built for prominentSan Franciscans William Bowers Bourn IIand his wife. Bourn named Filoli by com-bining the first two letters from the keywords of his personal creed: Fight for a justcause; Love your fellow man; Live a goodlife.

The Bourns remained in the house untilboth died in 1936. In 1937, the propertywas sold to Mr. and Mrs. William P. Roth,who maintained the property. Eventually,the formal gardens gained worldwide recog-nition. In 1975, Mrs. Roth donated 125acres of Filoli to the National Trust for

Historic Preservation. The remainingacreage was given to Filoli Center, which

operates the estate today.Volunteers will not be portraying the fam-

ily but instead those who lived on the prop-erty supporting the property owners. In the1920s, a service job was a way of life thatoften included moving ones family,DAgosta said.

Staff and volunteers will come togetherfor this completely new event. DAgosta is

curious to get feedback from those who par-take in the new activities. If welcomed, itcould mean more similar events will beplanned.

Sunset Hikes, led by Filoli nature educa-tion docents, will be held 6 p.m. June 19and Aug. 14. An Evening Orchard Walk willbe held 6 p.m. June 19. Admission is free tomembers. For non-members admission is$15, $12 for students and seniors. There isno charge for children under 4 years old.Advance reservations are required. Ticke tsfor the Step Back in Time Music andCostume of the 1920s event go on saleTuesday, June 18. For more informationabout Filoli and to buy tickets visitwww.filoli.org or call 364-8300 ext. 508.

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Bank robbernabbed by teller takes deal

A Redwood City bank robbery suspectnabbed after the teller followed him outsideand gave police updates from his cellphonepleaded no contest to one felony in returnfor no more than two years in prisonalthough a judge could consider less.

Marco Antonio Rubio-Baez, 27, took thedeal on one count of felony robbery ratherthan face trial on additional counts includ-ing drug possession charges.

Rubio-Baez reportedly stole $4,000 fromthe First Republic Bank on the 700 block of

El Camino Real and prosecutors say he later

confessed to taking themoney for rent, cell-phone bills and to sendback to his mother inMexico.

After the man later iden-tified as Rubio-Baezwalked into the bankApril 1 and walked outwith the bag of cash hedemanded, the teller trig-gered the alarm and fol-

lowed the suspect outside the building.

Using his cellphone, the teller gave policeupdates on the suspects location andRubio-Baez was apprehended near SequoiaStation. Redwood City police reported find-ing the money and a small bag of metham-phetamine.

Rubio-Baez remains in custody on$100,000 bail pending his Aug. 23 sen-tencing hearing.

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Masked man robsgrocer at gunpoint

Police in Menlo Park are searching fora masked gunman who robbed a Mexicangrocery store over the weekend.

At about 5:45 p.m. Saturday, the sus-pect, armed with a black handgun,entered La Michoacana Market onWillow Road and demanded money fromthe cashier, police said.

When the clerk opened the registerdrawer, the suspect grabbed cash and

fled, according to police. He was lastseen running north on Ivy Drive.

Officers responded to a hold-up alarmat the market, but were unable to locatethe suspect.

He was described as wearing a blackhoodie, blue jeans, a white T-shirt,black shoes and a mask over his face.

Anyone with more information aboutthe crime is asked to contact Menlo Parkpolice at (650) 330-6300.

Redwood City mandies diving for abalone

A Redwood City man drownedSaturday while diving for abalone off theSonoma County coast, a coroners

deputy said Monday.Gerard Accristo, 61, was pulled from

the water near Salt Point State Park atabout 11:45 a.m., according to theSonoma County coroners office.

Efforts to resuscitate him were unsuc-cessful and he was pronounced dead atthe scene.

The Sonoma County Sheriff's Officeand Cal Fire assisted in the response.

Hillsborough police investigateweekend home burglary

Hillsborough police are investigatinga home burglary that took place in thecity over the weekend.

The burglary occurred in the 2400block of Butternut Drive sometime lateFriday night or early Saturday morning,according to Hillsborough police.

Investigators believe the burglar orburglars entered through a sliding glassdoor and stole several items.

Police are asking anyone who sawsuspicious people or vehicles in the areato contact the department.

Officials reminded Hillsborough resi-dents to arm residential alarm systems

even when at home, and to installmotion activated exterior lights.

Free home security inspections areconducted by police through OfficerDana Tandy at (650) 375-7591.

Caltrain tracks reopenafter police talk man off ledge

Caltrain service was shut downMonday evening as police talked a manwith a knife down from a ledge nearCaltrains 22nd Street station in SanFrancisco, police and Caltrain officialssaid.

Police responded to a call reporting aman with a knife near the intersection of22nd and Iowa streets, police OfficerGordon Shyy said.

The man in his 20s was not compliantwith officers and climbed onto a ledge,prompting police to shut down the area,including Caltrain service.

Shortly before 6 p.m. police saidhostage negotiators had talked the manoff of the ledge.

Caltrain spokeswoman ChristineDunn said Caltrain tracks through SanFrancisco reopened shortly after 6 p.m.

Some northbound trains carried ridersto the Millbrae station, where theycould take BART.

Local briefsSTATE GOVERNMENT The Assem bly Transportat ion

Committee voted unanimously toextend the Green Sticker program,allowing the latest generation of low-emission vehicles to access the HighOccupancy Vehicle (HOV) highway

lanes. The bill, SB 286, is authored by state Sen. LelandYee, D-San Francisco/San Mateo, who created theGreen Sticker program three years ago to encourageCalifornians to switch to more environmentally consciousvehicles. SB 286 extends the program an additional threeyears, which would allow plug-in hybrids and hydrogen fuelcell cars to access the HOVlanes until 2018. Yees bill wouldalso extend the White Sticker program that allowsaccess for fully electric and natural gas vehicles, accordingto Yees office. The bill will next move on to the AssemblyAppropriations Committee for consideration.

EDUCATION The San Mateo Union High School District

Board of Trustees decided to name San Mateo HighSchools new biotechnology facilities in honor of retiredteacher Ellyn Daughert y. The action was taken at theboards June 13 meeting. Daugherty is responsible for thecreation of San Mateos innovative and widely praisedbiotechnology program. At one point during her districttenure, she was named national Teacher of the Year forher efforts.

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By P. Solomon BandaTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. Rainhelped firefighters douse Colorados mostdestructive wildfire in state histo ry, while anew wind-whipped blaze in Californiaforced evacuations and threatened homes

Monday near Yosemite National Park.Investigators believed Colorados Black

Forest Fire was human-caused, and weregoing through the charred remains of luxuryhomes destroyed and damaged in it lastweek. Even though the fire was mostly con-tained and more evacuation orders werebeing lifted Monday night, officials werenot letting victims back into the mostdeveloped area where there was concentrateddevastation from the fire because the areawas being treated as a possible crime scene.

Residents have been anxious to return butinvestigators want to preserve evidence,and firefighters also are working to makesure the interior of the burn area is safe, byputting out hot spots and removing trees indanger of falling.

Were not ignoring you and were with

you, El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketasaid.

In some cases, residents who were escort-ed back for emergency situations haverefused to leave again.

Sheriffs officials said Monday that 502homes have been lost in the 22-square-milefire near Colorado Springs, which is 75 per-cent contained. Two unidentified peoplewho were trying to flee were found dead inthe rubble.

Wildfires were also burning in other partsof Colorado as well as California, where

more than 700 firefighters battled theCarstens Fire. That fire near the main routeinto Yosemite National Park in the CentralSierra foothills began Sunday afternoon andhas burned about 1 1/2 square miles or 900acres, California Department of Forestryand Fire Protection spokesman DanielBerlant said.

With more than 140 engines and two hel-icopters on the scene, the crews have con-tained about 15 percent of the blaze so far.

The strong winds and dry conditionshave been major factors. The fire movedquickly, said Berlant, adding that

Mondays weather forecasts estimate gustsof up to 20 miles per hour.No structures have been burned as the

exact cause of the fire has yet to be deter-mined, Berlant said.

In New Mexico, crews have contained themajority of the 94 square miles of wildfiresraging throughout the state. The largest fire,the 37-square-mile Thompson Ridge Fire,was 80 percent contained.

Near Colorado Springs, there were nolightning strikes when the fire broke outlast Tuesday amid record-breaking heat soits believed the fire must have been caused

by a person or a machine. Maketa saidMonday that local, state and federal investi-gators are zeroing in on the point of ori-gin of the fire and that should help allowresidents of the areas hit hardest to tem-porarily return home. He said crews wereworking to bring in some heavy equipmentto help that work.

He said residents could be temporarilyallowed back Tuesday or Wednesday, prom-ising authorities would work with whatevertheir needs were. He said he understood thatsome people might want to go back for justa short time as part of their grievingprocess while others might want to stay forseveral hours and start cleaning up.

Mike Turner surveyed the rubble of hismothers home Monday but had nothing butpraise for firefighters who battled the erraticblaze in tinder box conditions.

What Ive seen from firefighters so far isan organized assault on insanity, he said,echoing the gratitude shared by many resi-dents in rural, heavily wooded Black Forest.

The fire is only a few miles away from thestates second-most destructive wildfire, theWaldo Canyon Fire, which started nearly a

year ago. The cause of that fire still hasntbeen determined.

The memory of that fire might have maderesidents especially appreciative of fire-fighters. Large crowds have been turningout to line the road and cheer crews as theyreturn from the lines. Incident commanderRich Harvey said that support has helpedfirefighters get through methodical but notvery exciting mop up work needed to getresidents back to their homes.

When it gets down to the grind, its hardto stay motivated, he said.

Investigators zero inon Colorado wildfire start

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A house sits undamaged in the aftermath of the Black Forest Fire in Black Forest, Colo.

By Bill SilverfarbDAILY JOURNAL STAFF

The San Mateo City Council approved a$158.9 million budget for next year withabout $40 million of it set aside for capitalimprovement projects such as street andsewer system upgrades.

In the second year of the citys two-yearbusiness plan, the council approved a $119million operating budget that includes$82.5 million in its general fund expendi-tures which pays for most critical cityservices such as police, fire, parks andrecreation and public works. The city alsohas about $36 million in special revenueand enterprise funds, part of which is used

to pay down debt.Fiscal year 2013-14 starts July 1.As the council adopted the two-year busi-

ness plan last year, city officials anticipat-ed a $4.3 million deficit for FY 2012-1 3that was closed with the citys reserve andabout a $4.6 million deficit for FY 2013-14 .

The citys capital improvement programbudget is set at $39.9 million next year, upby about $11 million compared to the FY2012-13 budget, primarily from fundingfor sewer capital improvements.

The city also added $4.5 million to itsreserve, bringing its total to $19.3 mil-lion, equal to 2.8 months of budgeted oper-ating expenditures, close to the policy

goal of three months of operating expendi-tures, according to a staff report.

In 2010, the city projected the FY 2012-13 deficit to be at $7.1 million and $6 mil-lion for FY2 013-14.

The deficit was trimmed with departmentreductions, some layoffs and employeeconcessions in previous years includingfurloughs.

The four largest general tax sources areproperty tax, sales tax, property transfertax and hotel tax, comprising about 70 per-cent of the citys total revenue.

Property tax is expected to decreaseslightly next fiscal year from $31.5 mil-lion to just more than $31 million.

Property transfer tax, however, will

climb from about $4.4 million last fiscalyear to more than $5.1 million next fiscalyear.

The figure is far below the high periods ofmore than $10 million annually in proper-ty transfer taxes more than seven years agowhen home sales were brisk.

Sales tax revenue will be slightly downnext fiscal year from last from $22.5 mil-lion to about $22.2 million.

The city now has 521.3 merit positionsand a total of more than 600 full-timeequivalent positions, which includes part-timers and overtime cost.

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6 Tuesday June 18, 2013 THEDAILYJOURNALLOCALMatthew R.Quinn

Matthew R. Quinn, born in SanFrancisco April 28, 1957, diedunexpectedly June 12, 2013 sur-rounded by his immediate family.

He was preceded in death by hismother Rose Giannini Quinn; hisaunt Genevieve Giannini; his auntBarbara Giannini; his fatherRobert Quinn; and his first cousinRobbie Giannini. He is survived byhis children: David Quinn, StevenQuinn and Katherine Quinn; theirmother Ellen Larsen Leonard; andhis only sibling, sister RoseanneGiannini Quinn. He is also sur-vived by his first cousins GregGiannini, Gayle Attia and ArmondAttia, P.J. Giannini, and TerryGiannini as well as numerous sup-portive Giannini second and thirdcousins.

Matt grew up in Millbrae andworked as an automotive mechanicfor 40 years. He specialized inheavy-duty truck maintenance andrepair at locations throughout theBay Area, doing work most recent-ly at Giannini Garden Monuments.

Family and friends may visitafter 6 p.m. Thursday, June 20 andare invited to attend the 7 p.m.vigil service at Chapel of theHighlands, 194 Millwood Drive atEl Camino Real in Millbrae. ALiturgy service in the Chapel atHoly Cross Cemetery followed byinterment 2 p.m. Friday, June 21 atHoly Cross Cemetery in Colma.

William J.AhlbachThe Rev. William J. Ahlbach died

suddenly Friday, June 14, 2013, inSan Mateo.

Son of the late William J.Ahlbach and Margaret OConnor

Ahlbach. Brother of Donald,Gerald, Margaret, Mary and John;brother-in-law of Marlene, Susanand Peggy; Uncle of Justin, Adam,Matthew, Martin, Suzanne, Beth,Gregory, Connor, Christopher andMairead and cousin to many in theOConnor, Arata and Carson fami-lies. Father Bill graduated from St.Cecilias Grammar School in 1950,St. Josephs Seminary/College in

1956 and St. Patricks Seminary in1962. He was the last priest to beordained in St. Marys Cathedral onVan Ness Avenue in San FranciscoJune 9, 1962. Father Bills ministryto the elderly, homebound, infirmedand poor consumed his entire life.The food pantry at St. Matthewswas just one example of his dedica-tion to God and Gods people.

If so inclined, donations may besent to the St. Vincent de PaulSociety, c/o St. Matthews Church,1 Notre Dame Ave., San Mateo, CA94402. Arrangements by Sneider &Sullivan & OConnells FuneralHome.

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Friday, March 1 was a bigday at many schools. Theannual Read Acro s s

America Day, which coincideswith Dr. Seuss birthday, was cel-ebrated with many people from thecommunity visiting local schoolsto read a book. At HorrallElementary Sch ool , the day was

also a celebration of its LibraryLiteracy Garden with guest read-ers who shared their favorite pic-ture books with students. Studentsin kindergarten through thirdgrades has a chance to visit thelibrary as a class to hear a storyread by one of a number of guestspeakers. The schools PTA madethe day special by serving greeneggs and ham before school, class-room celebrated by holding a doordecorating competition and stu-dents were invited to wear their

pajamas to school.** *

San Mateo Union HighSchool Distr ict teachers andadministrators have taken thefirst step toward joiningLearning Forward, an interna-tional program designed toencourage and improve staff

development and to share instruc-tional practices. At a Feb. 27meeting in San Mateo, the boarddecided to pursue preliminarymoves to become a Californiaaffiliate of Learning Forward.

In his remarks advocating aprocess to begin investigating anofficial relationship with

Learning Forward, San MateoSuperintendent ScottLaurence said he envisions asix-to-12-month initial period.

For more information aboutLearning Forward and its objec-tives visit www.learningfor-ward.org.

Class notes is a column dedicated toschool news. It is compiled by educa-tion reporter Heather Murtagh. You cancontact her at (650) 344-5200, ext. 105or at heather@smdailyjournal.com.

DAILY JOURNAL STAFF REPORT

A teen carjacking suspectaccused of kidnapping a car sellerwith a fake gun and driving thebound man around Daly City whiledemanding his pink slip is men-tally fit for trial.

Two of three court-appointeddoctors found Jeremy Jenkins, 21,competent which reinstates crimi-nal charges of carjacking, kidnap-ping during a carjacking and sec-ond-degree robbery, according toChief Deputy District AttorneyKaren Guidotti.

He now returns to court Aug. 12for a pretrial conference and, if the

case does not settle, Sept. 16 forjury trial . Jenkins has previouslypleaded not guilty to all charges.

Jenkins is accused of carjackingthe seller of a Mustang afterresponding to the mansCraigslist ad April 23, 2012. Afterreturning to the Daly City BARTstation from the test drive,

Jenkins allegedly pulled a replicahandgun and ordered the 26-year-old man to handcuff himself.Jenkins pulled a pillowcase overthe mans head and placed him inthe back seat and demanded thepink slip, according to theDistrict Attorneys Office.

When the man said the pink slipwas at home, Jenkins allegedlydrove around for 20 minutes beforepulling into a garage and havingthe man call his mother. Thewoman, sensing something wasamiss when asked to bring thepink slip to the BART station,called 911. The police waited at

the BART parking lot and, whenJenkins arrived, detained him atgunpoint. After his arrest, Jenkinstold authorities he made a stupidmistake, according to prosecu-tors.

Jenkins remains in custodywithout bail.

Carjacker competent for kidnapping trial

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By Jesse J. HollandTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON States cant demandproof of citizenship from people registeringto vote in federal elections unless they getfederal or court approval to do so, theSupreme Court ruled Monday in a decisioncomplicating efforts in Arizona and otherstates to bar voting by people who are in thecountry illegally.

The justices 7-2 ruling closes the door onstates independently changing the require-ments for those using the voter-registrationform produced under the federal motor voterregistration law. They would need permissionfrom a federally created panel, the ElectionAssistance Commission, or a federal courtruling overturning the commissions deci-

sion, to make tougher requirements stick.Justice Antonin Scalia, who wrote the

courts majority opinion, said federal lawprecludes Arizona from requiring a federalform applicant to submit informationbeyond that required by the form itself.

Voting rights advocates welcomed the rul-ing.

Todays decision sends a strong messagethat states cannot block their citizens fromregistering to vote by superimposing bur-densome paperwork requirements on top offederal law, said Nina Perales, vice presidentof litigation for the Mexican American LegalDefense and Educational Fund. The SupremeCourt has affirmed that all U.S. citizens havethe right to register to vote using the nation-al postcard, regardless of the state in whichthey live.

Supreme Court rules Arizonacitizenship proof law illegal

REUTERS

Arizona House Representative and Minority Whip Steve M. Gallardo speaks about votingrights during a news conference in Phoenix,Ariz.

By Laura OlsonTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SACRAMENTO Cities and countiescould dramatically restrict the informationthey release to the public without explana-

tion under a bill approved by the stateLegislature and sent to Gov. Jerry Brown aspart of the state budget package.

The change makes it optional for localgovernments to comply with deadlines andother rules when they receive requests forpublic records. Current law requires them torespond within 10 days and cite reasons forneeding more time or rejecting a request.

Open government advocates said if Brownsigns the legislation into law, it wouldremove significant tools for the public toensure that local governments are operatingtransparently.

What I think it means is for the indefinitefuture, any local agency that for whateverreason chooses to ignore a Public RecordsAct request will not suffer any particularlegal pressure to comply, said Terry

Francke, general counsel of CaliforniansAware, a group that advocates for govern-

ment transparency.The California Newspaper Publishers

Association said the legislation will have achill on open records access and could leadto expensive lawsuits from those seekingrecords.

The only way that a requester is going tobe able to find out why, or even if, theirrequest is denied is to litigate it, Ewert said.

Brown sought to suspend that mandate inhis budget proposal to save millions of dol-lars in reimbursements the state owes tocities and counties for following the law.

H.D. Palmer, a spokesman for the stateDepartment of Finance, said the departmentdoes not have an estimate on the annual sav-ings . The independent Legislative AnalystsOffice estimated the cost in the tens of mil-lions annually.

The change, which was not discussed dur-ing Fridays floor votes, describes certainpublic records rules as optional best prac-tices. The Legislative Analysts Office rec-ommended the change instead of Brownsproposal to suspend the mandate for local

governments to follow the CaliforniaPublic Records Act.

Military plans would putwomen in most combat jobs

WASHINGTON Women may be able tostart training as Army Rangers by mid-2015and as Navy SEALs a year later under plansset to be announced by the Pentagon thatwould slowly bring women into thousandsof combat jobs, including those in elite spe-cial operations forces.

Details of the plans were obtained by theAssociated Press. They call for requiringwomen and men to meet the same physicaland mental standards to qualify for certaininfantr y, armor, commando and other front-line positions across the Army, Navy, Air

Force and Marines. Defense Secretary ChuckHagel reviewed the plans and has ordered theservices to move ahead.

The move, expected to be announcedTuesday, follows revelations of a startlingnumber of sexual assaults in the armedforces. Earlier this year, Joint Chiefs ofStaff Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey saidthe sexual assaults might be linked to thelongstanding ban on women serving incombat because the disparity between theroles of men and women creates separateclasses of personnel male warriors ver-sus the rest of the force.

Bill would let cities decideon open records in state

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By Paul Larson

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Encouraging Hopeful and Positiveare words to describe the optimistic

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

If you ever wish to discuss cremation,funeral matters or want to make pre-planning arrangements please feel free tocall me and my staff at the CHAPEL OFTHE HIGHLANDS in Millbrae at (650)588-5116 and we will be happy to guide youin a fair and helpful manner. For more infoyou may also visit us on the internet at:

www.chapelofthehighlands.com.

Funeral Trends IndicateUpswing in the Economy

vert sement

By Ali Akbar Dareini and Brian MurphyTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

TEHRAN, Iran Irans newly electedpresident showcased his reform-leaningimage Monday by promising a path ofmoderation that includes greater opennesson Tehrans nuclear program and overturesto Washington. He also made clear where hedraws the line: No halt to uranium enrich-ment and no direct U.S. dialogue without apledge to stay out of Iranian affairs.

Hasan Rowhanis first post-victory newsconference was a study in what may makehis presidency tick.

Rowhani may be hailed as a force forchange, but he also appears to carry a deep

and self-protective streak of pragmatism.He knows he can only push his views onoutreach and detente as far as allowed by thecountrys real powers, the ruling clerics andtheir military protectors, the RevolutionaryGuard.

Many of Rowhanis statements reflectedthese boundaries, which could later expandor contract depending on how much thetheocracy wants to endorse his agenda.

When he appealed to treat old woundswith the U.S., he also echoed the ruling cler-ics position that no breakthroughs canoccur as long as Washington is seen as try-ing to undermine their hold on power.Rowhanis urging for greater nuclear trans-parency as a path to roll back sanctions

was also punctuated by a hard-liner stance:No chance to stop the uranium enrichmentlabs at the heart of the stalemate with theWest and its allies.

Rowhani spoke eloquently about a newera on the international stage but avoideddirect mention of the sweeping crackdownsat home since the disputed re-election ofPresident Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in 2009.

At the end of the news conference, a spec-tator whose identity was not immediatelyknown yelled out for the release of oppo-sition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi, who hasbeen under house arrest for more than twoyears. Rowhani smiled but made no com-ment.

You can make any kind of promises you

want, said Merhzad Boroujerdi, director ofthe Middle East Studies program at SyracuseUniversity. At the end of the day, its theruling clerics that decide whether they goanywhere.

There is no doubt, however, that the ov er-all tone of Rowhanis remarks resonateswell in the West. The White House and oth-ers have already signaled cautious hope thatRowhanis presence could open new possi-bilities on diplomacy and efforts to breakthe impasse over Tehrans disputed nuclearprogram after four failed negotiating roundssince last year.

Even so, the Obama administration wontwelcome Rowhanis election with any newnuclear offer.

Newly elected Rowhanis path

of moderation also shows limits

REUTERS

Iranian President-elect Hasan Rowhani speaks with the media in Tehran, Iran.

two recently disclosed programs: one thatgathers U.S. phone records and another that isdesigned to track the use of U.S.-basedInternet servers by foreigners with possiblelinks to terrorism.

The location of FISA courts is secret. Thesessions are closed. The orders that result

from hearings in which only governmentlawyers are present are classified.Were going to have to find ways where the

public has an assurance that there are checksand balances in place ... that their phone callsarent being listened into; their text messagesarent being monitored, their emails are notbeing read by some big brother somewhere,Obama said.

Obama is in Northern Ireland for a meetingof leaders of allied countries. As Obamaarrived, the latest series of Guardian articlesdrawing on the leaks claims that Britisheavesdropping agency GCHQ repeatedlyhacked into foreign diplomats phones andemails with U.S. help, in an effort to get anedge in such high-stakes negotiations.

Obamas announcement follows an onlinechat Monday by Edward Snowden, the manwho leaked documents revealing the scope of

the two programs to The Guardian and TheWashington Post newspapers. He accusedmembers of Congress and administration offi-cials of exaggerating their claims about thesuccess of the data gathering programs,including pointing to the arrest of would-beNew York subway bomber Najibullah Zazi in2009.

Snowden said Zazi could have been caughtwith narrower, targeted surveillance programs a point Obama conceded in his Mondayinterview without mentioning Snowden.

We might have caught him some otherway, Obama said. We might have disruptedit because a New York cop saw he was suspi-cious. Maybe he turned out to be incompetentand the bomb didnt go off. But at the mar-gins we are increasing our chances of pre-venting a catastrophe like that through theseprograms, he said.

Obama also told Rose he wanted to encour-age a national debate on the balance betweenprivacy and national security a topicrenewed by Snowdens disclosures.

Obama, who repeated earlier assertions thatthe programs were a legitimate counterterrortool and that they were completely noninva-sive to people with no terror ties, said he hascreated a privacy and civil liberties oversightboard.

Ill be meeting with them. And what I wantto do is to set up and structure a national con-versation, not only about these two pro-

grams, but also the general problem of data,big data sets, because this is not going to berestricted to government entities, he said.

Congressional leaders have said Snowdensdisclosures have led terrorists to change theirbehavior, which may make them harder tostop a charge Snowden discounted as aneffort to silence him.

The U.S. government is not going to beable to cover this up by jailing or murderingme, he said. He added the governmentimmediately and predictably destroyed anypossibility of a fair trial at home, by label-ing him a traitor, and indicated he would notreturn to the U.S. voluntarily.

Congressional leaders have accusedSnowden of treason for revealing once-secretsurveillance programs two weeks ago in theGuardian and The Washington Post. TheNational Security Agency programs collect

records of millions of Americans telephonecalls and Internet usage as a counterterrortool . The disclosures revealed the scope of thecollections, which surprised many Americansand have sparked debate about how much pri-vacy the government can take away in thename of national security.

It would be foolish to volunteer yourselfto possible arrest and criminal charges ifyou can do more good outside of prison thanin it, he said.

Snowden dismissed being called a traitor byformer Vice President Dick Cheney, who madethe allegations in an interview this week onFox News Sunday. Cheney was echoing thecomments of both Democrats and Republicanleadership on Capitol Hill, including SenateIntelligence committee Chairwoman DianneFeinstein.

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Letters to the editor

The Anniston Star

Imagine for a moment a gaggle ofhigh-powered Washingt on elitesgathered at a White House podium.

This bipartisan assembly includes the cur-rent president of the United States and topmembers of his administration as well as

former President George W. Bush and keypersonnel from his administration. Also,included are the top senators and repre-sentatives on our intelligence commit-tees.

The subject is the recent revelationsthat vast amounts of electronic databelonging to U.S. citizens are being col-lected by the feds in the name of nationalsecurity. As articles in The Guardian news-paper and The Washington Post p oint out,the National Security Agency has secretlycollected U.S. phone records and otheronline activity for several years spanning

two presidential administrations.All of this and probably much more

is done in the name of thwarting theplans of jihadists who have alreadyproven themselves capable of commit-ting deadly acts of terrorism in the United

States and across the globe.Yet, Edward Snowden, a former private

contractor working for the NSA, toldreporters from The Guardian and TheWashington Post that the programs arewell over the line.

So, back to our podium assembly.President Barack Obama along withPresident Bush and Republican andDemocratic members of Congress lookdirectly into the TV cameras and walkback their defenses of the collection ofso-called phone records metadata.

The programs are a step too far, they

sa y. While legal under the USA PATRIOT

Act, this massive invasion of the privacy

of U.S. citizens must come to an end.

Never again in this manner will we trade

liberty for security, they promise.

Thwarting terrorist plots may become

more difficult, they sigh, but the trust of

the American people is more important.

So from this day forward, they sum up, wewill no longer gather up the electronic

dust left by Americans as they use com-

puters and mobile phones.

Yeah, right.

No American can reasonably expect

such an announcement. Even if our leaders

were sincere in their declarations, a back-

slide into electronic snooping would hap-

pen within hours of a terrorist attack in

the United States. The stakes are too high

and the tools too attractive to do any-

thing else.

WhistleblowersEditor,Whistleblowers or weasels. That is the

question. Are Bradley Manning, JulianAssange, John Kiriakou, Edward Snowdenand many others doing us all a great serviceor putting us in harms way? Finding outthat our government and most all others lieand dissemble to their own public and inmany cases to their own leaders is not agreat shock to many of us. To have ournoses rubbed in this reality does make usuncomfortable. Are we the better for know-

ing the realities of the behavior of thosewith power? By not knowing are we com-plicit in the great phrase that allowingabsolute power invites absolute corruption?

Most of us have little time to parsethrough all the various news sources andthose that pretend to be news sources andcome up with a reasoned conclusion. Weneed a few good places to go to get atleast some of the unvarnished and inmany cases the otherwise untold truth.Are there bad folks out there? Im surethere are, but by not monitoring those inpower definitely runs other risks. Notgiving up too much liberty for an imag-ined security is more in line with the real-ity of the moment. Right now, I think thewhistleblower is on the better side.

Mike Caggiano

San Mateo

The unasked questionsEditor,Edward Snowden is a 29-year-old high

school dropout and Bradley Manning is atroubled young man. How is this amountof sensitive information available tothese questionable people? Possessingtop secret (level 3) clearance does notentitle a person access to unlimited infor-mation; it allows some qualification to bebriefed on a given program. The amountof information available to BradleyManning is unbeliev able. Where were thesafeguards? Where was the built-in systemprotection? Whether one considers thesemen villains or heroes, there are morepeople at fault in this case.

Keith C. De Filippis

San Jose

Bay Bridgesafety compromise

Editor,Bridge expert Frieder Seibles quote on

the new Bay Bridges safety regardingthe 36 broken bolts is revealing for whatis left unsaid. In a moderate earthquake,we would see a little bit more damagethan we would otherwise see but thebridge will not come down. The keyword here is moderate. After 11 years

and $6.3 billion this bridge replacementemerges as incapable of sustaining thebig one, which seismologists agree isin our near future. The saying is you getwhat you pay for has been turned on itshead to be replaced by Gov Browns dubi-ous judgment of Dont know if its asetback. I mean, look, s happens.Such an observation is contemptible as

it is inappropriate and the taxpayers

must demand the bridge we paid for.

Anything less is unacceptable.

Tony Favero

Half Moon Bay

Twist of wordsEditor,

After reviewing a response to my lettervoiced by Robert W. Heagy Jr. (Off-the-

wall rhetoric continues letter to the edi-

tor in the June 11 edition of the Daily

Journal), I would suggest that he reread

my original letter.

I did not state that Republicans shouldcompromise with Democrats.

It was Bob Dole who said, It seems to

be almost unreal that we cant get

together on a budget or legislation; we

werent perfect but at least we got work

done.

Bob Dole didnt say compromiseeither.

(Incidentally, Sen. John McCains dis-

gust with members of his own party was

ignored in this response).

This erroneous twist of words was the

sole creation of letter writer Robert W.Heagy Jr.However, I do agree with him that

hypocrites can also espouse rhetoric.

Jerry Emanuel

San Carlos

Snooping on the peopleOther voices

Pause forconsiderationT

he pause is what did it. The pauseoften is the giveaway, the awkwardsign of a potentially awkward situa-

tion.An interviewee had mentioned early in the

conversation about being openly gay,slightly more than a passing detail in thegrand scheme of things but not the primaryreason why we were speaking. Got it. Moveon. Fifteen minuteslater, maybe 20 short enough to wherethat earlier relation-ship mention shouldstill be fresh in mymind but long enoughto where it wasnt animmediate follow the chat ended withsome perfunctoryquestions. Namespelling . Age. Length of residence. Thenthe kicker are you married?

When collecting biographical informa-tion, I often default to simply asking Do

you have family youd like to mention? asa good catch-all but a significant other hav-ing been mentioned, being more specificfelt the better path in this instance. Wasntit appropriate accurate, even for me toask specifically about a spouse? I didnt hes-itate before inquiring.

However, there was certainly a pausebefore the answer and in it I heard the silentthoughts likely crawling through the sub-

jects mind. Um, didnt I mention I was gay?Did she forget so quickly? How dumb is thisreporter?

Um, no. Legally, we cant right now, hereplied (in my best recollection of his actualwords) and I quickly went into overdrive try-ing to show that in the effort to be relevantI had inadvertently come across as an insen-sitive or at least an uneducated hack.

They could have been legally married in

that brief window in California. They couldhave been married in another state, anothercountry even. Because of the constantlychanging political landscape of same-sexmarriage laws in the United States and glob-ally, I cant assume the couple is not married nor would I want to.

The issue, though, is not whether myimplied idiocy sparked the pause. The issueis that there need be a pause at all.

Apause may seem insignificant; frankly, Imay be reading way too much into a few sec-onds of silence. But oftentimes, it is thesesmall pinches that sting more than theoverall hit. The options only of single,married or other. The inability to share cus-toms paperwork. The implied questionmarks by those unsure of a preferred label Is it girlfriend? Wife? Partner? Husband?

Boyfriend? Significant other? And, ofcourse, those pesky pauses from those whofor all purposes feel married but cant quiteclaim the privilege.

Fingers crossed fingers waiting to wearwedding rings, mind you the U.S.Supreme Court will act by the end of thismonth to do away entirely with the need forfuture halts in conversation when the sub-

ject of marital status arises. The fate ofCalifornias Proposition 8 lies in the courtshands and a ruling is anticipated any timethrough June 27.

An affirmation of the marriage law wontquell the fight for equality which will leavein place that unique division between same-sex couples who did legally marry and thosewho cannot. Likewise, striking down thelaw wont make everybody who isnt mar-ried start mailing save the date cards. But

such a ruling opening up the possibilitymeans, when asked, a person should nolonger have to hesitate between yes andno.

It is certainly time. In California, wevebeen on pause long enough.

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Big movers

By Christina RexrodeTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK Investors on WallStreet are playing a guessing gamewith the Federal Reserve.

On Monday, they guessed that thecentral bank will continue trying toprop up the economy and sent stockshigher.

The major stock indexes all roseabout 1 percent in early trading andstayed there for most of the day, beforedipping slightly in the afternoon. TheStandard & Poors 500 index rose12.31 points, or 0.8 percent, to1,639.04. It had been up as much as 20points.

The markets gains were broad.Telecommunications was the only oneof the 10 industry sectors in the S&P500 to post a loss. Netflix did betterthan any other stock in the S&P 500after announcing that it will run origi-nal TV series from DreamworksAnimation.

Overall, though, there were few bigcompany announcements or economicreports. Trading was light, the daymore a holding pattern than a referen-dum. Investors will have to keepguessing about the Feds future actionsuntil Wednesday, when it will release apolicy statement shortly after midday.

Investors sent stocks up Monday

because they think Fed policymakerswill determine that the economy isntrecovering fast enough. That mightseem like a contradiction, but a still-weak economy would influence the Fedto continue its programs designed tostimulate the economy: keeping inter-est rates low to encourage borrowing,

and buying bonds to push investorsinto stocks.

Not everyone thinks thats a logicalpattern.

Doug Lockwood, branch president ofHefty Wealth Partners, a financial advi-sory firm in Auburn, Ind., said its no trational for the stock market to regardbad news as good, and to be yankedback and forth more by the actions of acentral bank than the underlying fun-damentals of the economy.

I think the markets a little hookedon a drug here, Lockwood said. Youtake drugs, you feel better, but itsshort-lived. Printing of money shouldnever be considered a great thing forthe economy.

The market has been in flux sinceMay 22, when Fed Chairman BenBernanke said the Fed would considerpulling back on its bond-buying pro-gram if measures of the economy,especially hiring, improve. The com-ment, made not in prepared testimonybut in response to a question from theJoint Economic Committee in

Congress, was not expected. In the 17trading days since then, the Dow Jonesindustrial average has swung by tripledigits 11 times. Overall, the Dow isdown about 1 percent since beforeBernankes testimony.

Jim McDonald, chief investmentstrategist at Northern Trust in

Chicago, said Bernanke will seek towalk back on some of his previouscomments, and reassure investors thatthe Fed wont pull back on stimulusuntil its sure the economy is ready.The surprise factor, more than the sub-stance of Bernankes comments,might have been what unnervedinvestors, McDonald said.

The market hates surprises,McDonald said. And he surprised us.

The fact that Bernanke is nowexpected to regard the economy asweak enough to still need stimulusstems from two main data pointsissued since his testimony, analystssaid: a jobs report and low inflation.

Earlier this month, the governmentreported that the U.S. added 175,000

jobs in May a solid addition, butnot enough to cut into the unemploy-ment rate. And on Friday, the govern-ment said that a key measure of infla-tion the producer price index, whichmeasures wholesale prices rose just0.1 percent after stripping out thevolatile costs of food and gas.

Investors guess Feds actions,push stocks up

By Martin CrutsingerTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON Is the era of ultra-lowinterest rates nearing an end?

When he takes questions this week after aFederal Reserve meeting, Chairman BenBernanke will confront investors fearsthat rates are headed higher.

Financial markets have been gyrating inthe 3 1/2 weeks since Bernanke toldCongress the Fed might scale back itseffort to keep long-term rates at record lowswithin the next few meetings earlierthan many had assumed.

Bernanke cautioned that the Fed wouldslow its support only if it felt confident the

job market would show sustained improve-ment. And earlier in the day, he said the Fed

must take care not to pre-maturely reduce its stimu-lus for the still-subpareconomy.

Yet investors were left

puzzled and spooked by amixed message. Fearspread that the Fed wouldsoon slow its $85 bil-lion-a-month in bondpurchases. Those pur-

chases have been intended to hold downlong-term borrowing rates to spur spend-ing. Low rates are credited with helping fuela housing rebound, sustain economicgrowth, drive stock prices to record highsand restore the wealth America had lost tothe Great Recession.

Many fear that a pullback in the Feds

bond purchases could boost long-termrates, trigger a stock selloff and perhapsweaken the economy.

On Wednesday, when the Fed ends a two-day policy meeting with a Bernanke news

conference, the financial world will belooking to the chairman to settle the con-fusion. What, Bernanke will likely beasked, would show sustained improvementin the job market? And when will the Fedmost likely slow the pace of its bond pur-chases?

Some analysts think Bernanke will sig-nal to investors that the Fed has no imme-diate plans to curtail its stimulus.

The Fed has worked very hard to getstock prices and home prices rising to helpthe econ omy, and I dont think t hey want toback away from that in any way, said Mark

Zandi, chief economist at MoodysAnalytics. I think Bernanke will deliver astrong message that the Fed is not going totaper until the job market is improving in aconsistent way.

Last month, the U.S. economy added asolid 175,000 jobs. But the unemploymentrate was 7.6 percent. Economists tend toregard the job market as healthy whenunemployment is between 5 percent and 6percent.

Since Bernankes vague public commentsMay 22, the Dow Jones industrial averagehas fluctuated sharply and shed about 3 per-cent of its value. But the bigger shock hasbeen in the bond market. The rate on thebenchmark 10-year Treasury has jumpedfrom a low of 1.63 percent in early May to2.13 percent.

World looks to Bernanke to clarify stimulus plans

Ben Bernanke

By Jamie StengleTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

DALLAS Susan G. Komen for the Cureannounced Monday that a physician with along career in health policy and researchwill become the breast cancer charitys newpresident and CEO.

Judith A. Salerno will replace NancyBrinker as CEO of the Dallas-based organi-zation. Brinker, whose promise to herdying sister begat a fundraising powerhousethat has invested hundreds of millions ofdollars in cancer research, announced lastsummer she would step down following anonslaught of criticism over Komens deci-sion quickly reversed to stop givinggrants to Planned Parenthood for breast can-

cer screenings.Salerno, 61, is execu-

tive director and chiefoperating officer of theInstitute of Medicine ofthe National Academy ofSciences, a prestigiousindependent group thatadvises the governmentand private sector abouthealth and science.

Komens commitment has helped count-less numbers of low-income and medicallyunderserved women and men get care theymight otherwise have gone without, andKomens research program is one of themost highly respected in the nation,Salerno said in a statement.

The appointment of Salerno, with her

deep medical background, comes after theembattled Komen foundation saw severalexecutives leave and numbers fall at theirfundraising Races for the Cure across thecountry in the months after the PlannedParenthood controversy. Earlier thismonth, Komen announced it was cancelinghalf of its three-day charity walks due to adrop in participation levels.

When asked about Salernos views onPlanned Parenthood or the funding contro-versy, Komen spokeswoman Andrea Radersaid the charity was focusing on movingforward.

Thats an issue that was settled a longtime ago, Rader said, also describingSalerno as a good fit due to her experience ina range of areas, from public policy to com-munity health.

Komen breast cancer charity names new CEO

By Ryan NakashimaTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LOS ANGELES Netflix said Mondaythat it would offer new TV shows fromDreamWorks Animation starting in 2014 inwhat the company described as its biggesttransaction ever for original first-run con-tent.

Though financial details were not dis-closed, Netflix Inc. said the agreementincludes more than 300 hours of new TV

episodes in a multi-year deal. Analysts e sti-mated the contract could be worth severalhundred million dollars over time.

The transaction is a major coup for bothcompanies. It helps Netflix compete withpay TV channels such as HBO andShowtime, and it gives DreamWorks apotentially lucrative outlet for its shows asit tries to shed its reliance on two or threebig-budget movies each year.

This is arguably a groundbreaking deal,said Tuna Amobi, a Standard & Poors equity

analyst who covers both Netflix andDreamWorks Animation SKG Inc.

While concerns remain about how muchthe deal will cost Netflix in the end, thecompany said it can debut the originalseries in the 40 countries where Netflixoperates. That could help spread the costsover more territories and more subscribers ifNetflix continues to grow overseas.

The big question is if this is going to bean international catalyst in terms of sub-scriber growth, Amobi said.

Netflix cuts original TV deal with DreamWorks

Google settles suit,

clears way for stock splitSAN FRANCISCO Google has resolved

a shareholder lawsuit blocking a long-delayed stock split, clearing the way for theInternet search leader to issue a new class ofnon-voting shares later this year.

The settlement announced Monday cameon the eve of a scheduled Delaware chancerycourt trial that threatened to cast an unflat-tering light on Google co-founders LarryPage and Sergey Brin.

The class-action by the BrocktonRetirement Board in Massachusetts andanother Google shareholder, PhilipSkidmore, alleged that Page and Brin engi-neered the stock split in a way that unfairlybenefits them while shortchanging the restof the companys shareholders.

Google denied the allegations and main-

tained that the proposed stock splitannounced 14 months ago would benefitshareholders by ensuring that Page and Brinwould preserve the power that has enabledthem to make the same kinds of bold bets ontechnology that has helped increase thecompanys market value by more than $260billion during the past nine years.

The split calls for a new class of C stockwith no voting power to be issued for eachshare of an existing category of A votingstock. The structure is designed to ensurethat Page and Brin retain control over thecompany, even though they only currentlyown about 15 percent of Googles outstand-ing stock, combined.

Business brief

Judith Salerno

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Spurs on the verge of another

NBA title; Miami fights for its lifeBy Tim ReynoldsTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

MIAMI LeBron James has been herebefore, with dire results.

It was two years ago, the end of the firstseason of Big Three basketball inMiami. The situation: Heat down 3-2,hosting Game 6 of the NBA Final s, onl ytwo home wins separating them fromwhat would have been James first t itle.

Then, thud.James had six

turnovers in Game 6,the Heat were outscoredby 24 with him on the

floor, and the DallasMavericks becameNBA champions. Andnow, here comes a

chance to face the same situation. Down3-2 again, and back at home for Game 6 ofthe finals against the San Antonio Spurson Tuesday night, Miami needs two winsin three days or else it will be watchingsomeone else end this season with a partyon its own floor.

Were going to see if were a betterteam than we were our first year together,James said.

Were also about to see is how much

James has grown since that 2011 season.He has more at stake than any other

Heat player in this series, especially nowthat the Spurs are one game away fromgrabbing the championship. If the Heatlose, itll be widely perceived as James

failure. If the Heat win, his status as thegames best player not only becomeseven more cemented, but he might evenwin over a few more doubters.

Aragon boy tennis coach DaveOwdom will get a kick out of this:Saturday afternoon, my family

went to watch wait for it roller derbyin Richmond.

After watching a half a match, I had onlyone observation: this is not the rollerderby with which I grew up. Other thanwatching cartoons, there were two, cant-miss events Saturday mornings growing up professionalwrestling and rollerderby, which wereessentially the samething, except one wason roller skates.

The tracks were madeof wood, with bankedturns and padded rail-ing surrounding thetrack: the better toprotect midsectionswhen competitors wereinevitably flipped overthem.

Not to take anythingaway from the women battling it out on the

track Saturday afternoon, they really lovethe sport and plying their trade in front of asold-out crowd proves the sport is stillviable heck people shelled out 20 bucksfor tickets. But it just wasnt what I remem-ber growing up.

The best part of the roller derby in the1970s and early 1980s was that there stillwas the camp factor. Much like prowrestling, roller derby was filled with char-acters larger than life and, while somewhatviolent, it was violent in the pro wrestling

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Chris Bosh,top,and the Heat must win Games 6 and 7 of the NBA finals or live with majordisappointment.In order to do so,they have to spot Manu Ginobili,bottom,and the restof the veteran Spurs.

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No OT, but

Boston nowleads 2-1By Jimmy Golen

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BOSTON Tuukka Rask shut out theChicago Blackhawks in Game 3 of theStanley Cup finals on Monday night and gotenough help from the Bruins offense to doit without another exhausting overtime.

After playing four extra periods in the firsttwo games, the Bruins made an early nightof it with second-period goals by DanielPaille and Patrice Bergeron to win 2-0 and

take a 2-1 lead in the Stanley Cup finals.Rask stopped 28 shots for his thirdshutout of the 2013 playoffs.

Corey Crawford made 33 saves for theBlackhawks.

Game 4 is Wednesday night in Bostonbefore the matchup of Original Six teamsreturns to Chicago for a fifth game. Theteams split the first two games there, withthe Blackhawks winning Game 1 in triple-overtime and the Bruins stealing home-iceadvantage on Pailles goal in the first OT ofthe second game.

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Anger in Brazil: residentsprotest Confederations Cup

Nigeria topples Tahiti 6-1

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Protests erupted in Brazil as 100,000 Brazilans took to the street in severalpolitical protests across the county.The protests come as Brazil hosts theConfederations Cup,a warm-up to the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Meanwhile,on the actual pitch, Nigeria beat Tahiti 6-1 in Cup group action.

By Bradley Brooks

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SAO PAULO More than100,000 people took to thestreets in overwhelmingly peace-ful protests in at least eight citiesMonday, demonstrations thatvoiced the deep frustrationsBrazilians feel about carryingheavy tax burdens but receivingwoeful returns in public education,health, security and transporta-tion.

In Sao Paulo, Brazils economichub, at least 65,000 protestersgathered at a small, treeless plazathen broke into three directions ina Carnival atmosphere, with drum-mers beating out samba rhythmsas the crowds chanted anti-corrup-tion jingles. They also focused on

the cause that initially sparked theprotests last week a 10-centhike in bus and subway fares.

Violence was seen in Rio deJaneiro, Belo Horizonte and thesouthern city of Porto Alegre.Police clashed with clusters ofprotesters in those cities, at timesusing tear gas to disperse them. InRio, about 50 protesters tried tobreak into the state assemblybuilding before being driven off.In Porto Alegre, some protestersset a bus on fire and threw rocks atempty commuter trains.

Thousands of protesters in thecapital, Brasilia, peacefullymarched on congress, where

dozens scrambled up a ramp to alow-lying roof, clasping handsand raising their arms, the lightfrom below sending their elongat-ed shadows onto the structureslarge, hallmark upward-turnedbowl designed by famed architectOscar Niemeyer. Some congres-sional windows were broken, butpolice did not use force to containthe damage.

Rarely since the end of the1964-1985 dictatorship hasBrazil seen protests of such size.

This is a communal cry saying:Were not satisfied, MariaClaudia Cardoso said on a SaoPaulo avenue, taking turns wavinga sign reading (hash)revolutionwith her 16-year-old son,Fernando, as protesters streamedby.

Were massacred by the gov-ernments taxes yet when weleave home in the morning to goto work, we dont know if wellmake it home alive because of theviolence, she added. We donthave good schools for our kids.Our hospitals are in awful shape.Corruption is rife. These protestswill make history and wake ourpoliticians up to the fact thatwere not taking it anymore!

The protests come after theopening matches of soccersConfederations Cup over theweekend, just one month before apapal visit, a year before theWorld Cup and three years ahead of

the 2016 Olympics in Rio deJaneiro. The unrest is raisingsome security concerns, especial-ly after protests last week in SaoPaulo and over the weekend in Rioproduced injury-causing clasheswith police.

Protest leaders went to pains totell marchers that damaging pub-lic or private property would onlyhurt their cause. In Sao Paulo, sen-timents were at first against theprotests last week after windowswere broken and buildings spraypainted during the demonstra-tions.

Police, too, changed tactics. InSao Paulo, commanders said pub-licly before the protest they wouldtry to avoid violence, but warnedthey could resort to force if pro-testers destroyed property. During

the first hours of the march thatcontinued into the night there wasbarely any perceptible policepresence.

The Sao Paulo march itself was afamily oriented affair: A group ofmothers received a rousing cheerwhen they arrived at the plazawhere the march began, brandish-ing signs that said Mothers WhoCare Show Support.

Im here to make sure policedont hurt these kids, said SandraAmalfe, whose 16-year-old daugh-ter chatted with friends nearby.We need better education, hospi-tals and security not billionsspent on the World Cup.

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BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil Nigeria rolled to a 6-1 victory atConfederations Cup on Mondayover Tahaiti, which was making itsdebut at a major FIFAtournament.

Nnamdi Oduamadi scored a hattrick for the African champions,while Elderson Echiejile added twomore goals.

Still, the team from the SouthPacific may have had the games

best moment.

Jonathan Tehau headed the ballinto the net early in the secondhalf, cutting the deficit to 3-1. TheTahitians then celebrated by pre-tending to row a boat together.

The goal generated the biggestcheers of the match at the MineiraoStadium, where the localBrazilians adopted Tahiti a