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Weekend • Jan. 16-17, 2016 • XVI, Edition 131

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for a whileExperts suggesting days of tranquiland strong market returns are over

By Austin WalshDAILY JOURNAL STAFF

The construction of workforcehousing will be further exploredby the San Mateo Union HighSchool District after a recent sur-vey showed a majority of localteachers are concerned aboutmaintaining their ability to afford

living lo cally.As officials

pursue a shuffleof facilitieswhich theyhope will giveway to the hig h-est and best useof district prop-e r t i e s ,

Superintendent Kevin Skelly hasproposed the Board of Trusteesconsider building an affordablehousing development reserved fordistrict st aff on th e former campusof Crestmoor High School in SanBruno.

The district Board of Trusteesagreed during a meeting Thursday,Jan. 14, to gather more informa-

tion about the potential to build ahousing development which couldbe cons tructed at the current sit e of Peninsula Alternative HighSchool, the district’s continuationcampus.

The board also unanimouslyapproved policies regulating theuse of permanent lights which areexpected to be installed at athletic

fields throughout the district thisfall. The issue had created someconcern as some residents livingnear district campuses hadopposed the initiative, due in partto fears their quality of life maysuffer from a flood of light wash-ing over their homes during night

High school district pursues workforce housingSan Mateo Union High School District Board also approves athletic field light use policy

Kevin Skelly

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Clockwise from top left: Parnika Valluri, a kindergartener; Jaylene Mendoza, a second-grader; Noor Sabri, athird-grader; and Sou Matsumoto, a third-grader, read from their essays for the 33rd Annual Dr. Martin LutherKing Jr. Essay and Poetry Contest at the Martin Luther King Community Center in San Mateo.

By Samantha WeigelDAILY JOURNAL STAFF

Although state water officialsannounced possible reductions inthe amount of water some

Californians are mandated to cutback, it’s unlikely that conserva-tion standards in the dense BayArea or San Mateo County will beaffected.

In extending the governor’slandmark conservatio n orders slat-ed to expire next month, the StateWater Resources Control Boardreleased draft regulations Fridaythat provide credits for suppliers

who meet extenuating criteria.Now open for public comment,the adjustments i nclude credits for

By Stan ChoeTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK — Yes, thi s i s s cary.Stock prices plunged again

Friday and are down more than 8percent in just two weeks, anunprecedented slide for a start of ayear.

The vicious drops feel even mo reunsettling because they’re such adeparture from the placid and

strong returns that investors hadbeen enjoying for years. Likevacationers returning from a warmbeach to a slushy commute towork, the shock of change is mak-

ing somethingalready painfuleven more so.

Now investors just need to getused to it, ana-lysts say.

“It was easy formany years,” says Bill Barker,portfolio manager at Motley FoolAsset Management, whose threemutual funds control about $600

millio n. “That was not an accuratedisplay of what happens in themarket all the time.”

New drought regulationsunlikely to affect localsWater board proposes reducing some conservation mandates

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Stock marketslides again;worst two-week start to a year

By Samantha WeigelDAILY JOURNAL STAFF

In the spirit of freedom, expres-sion and equality, thousands are

expected to gather and celebratethe legacy of Dr. Martin LutherKing Jr.

Monday marks the 30thanniversary of the holiday com-

memorating the civil rights leaderand has prompted various faith-based organizations, children andnonprofits to join in celebrationand to give back.

This year, Caltrain has partn eredwith a new nonprofit to continueits annual tradition of the CorettaScott King-in spired freedom trainsthat operate throughout the coun-

try.Formerly kno wn as the Freedom

Train, this year’s renamed MLKCelebration Train is expected toattract more than 1,000 people to

ride into San Francisco for the2016 MLK Day March.The Northern California Dr.

Students, faith leaders gather for MLKCaltrain Celebration Train stops in San Mateo, poetry contest, volunteers

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This Day in History

Thought for the Day

1991The White House announced the startof Operation Desert Storm to driveIraqi forces out of Kuwait. (Alliedforces prevailed on Feb. 28, 1991. )

“I have noticed that the peoplewho are late are often so much jollier

than the people who have to wait for them.”— E.V. Lucas, English writer and publisher

Talk show host Dr.Laura Schlessingeris 69.

NFL quaterback Joe Flacco is 31.

Birthdays

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A Palestinian youth demonstrates his parkour skills on a street in Gaza City.

Saturday night: Rain after midnight.Lows in the lower 50s. South winds 10 to20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.Sunday : Breezy. A chance of rain in themorning...Then rain in the afternoon.Highs in the upper 50s. South winds 20 to30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph.Sunday ni ght: Breezy...Rain. Rain maybe heavy at times in the evening. Lows in the lower 50s.South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph

decreasing to 10 to 20 mph after midnight.Martin Luthe r King Jr. Day : Rain likely. Highs i n theupper 50s.Monday night: Cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in thelower 50s.Tuesday and Tuesday night: Mostly cloudy.

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In 1547 , Ivan IV of Russia (popularly known as “Ivan theTerrible”) was crowned Czar.

In 186 5 , Union Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman decreed that400, 000 acres of land in t he South would be divided into 40 -acre lots and given to former slaves. (The order, laterrevoked by President Andrew Johnson, is believed to haveinspired the expression, “Forty acres and a mule.”)

In 1883, the U.S. Civil Service Commission was estab-lished.

In 1920, Prohibition began in the United States as the18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution took effect, oneyear to th e day after its ratification . (It was later repealed bythe 21st Amendment. )

In 1935, fugitive gangster Fred Barker and his mother,Kate “Ma” Barker, were kill ed in a sh ooto ut with the FBI at

Lake Weir, Flori da.In 1942 , actress Carole Lombard, 33, her mother,Elizabeth, and 20 o ther peopl e were killed when their planecrashed near Las Vegas, Nevada, while en route to Californiafrom a war-bond promotio n t our.

In 1957 , t hree B-52’s took off from Castle Air Force Basein California on the first non-stop, round-the-world flightby jet planes, which lasted 45 hours and 19 minutes.Class ical music conductor Arturo Toscan ini died in New Yorkat age 89.

President Woodrow Wilson (1856 -1924) had a flock of sheep thatgrazed on the White House lawn.

The wool from the sheep was sold toraise money for the Red Cross duringWorld War I.

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INTERPOL, the world’s largest inter-national police organization, uses aglobal police communications s ystemcalled I-24/7. Through I-24/7, lawenforcement officials in all 186 mem-ber countries can access and share cru-cial information on criminals andcriminal activities.

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The Pietà (1499) is a marble sculptureby Michelangelo (1475-1564) depict-ing the bo dy of Jesus on the lap of hismother Mary. It was Michelangelo’sonly piece of art that he signed.

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The National Toy Hall of Fame inRochester, New York, recognizes t oysthat have been popular over a sus-tained period. Some of the toys thathave made Hall of Fame status areMonopoly, checkers, Silly Putty,

roller skates and marbles.***

The coldest capital city in the world isUlaan-Baatar, Mongolia, where thetemperature gets down to 29. 7 degreesFahrenheit.

***As an elephant gets older, its feet getbigger. When a lion ages, it g ets morefreckles on its nose. Feathers on a baldeagle’s head turn white as they age.

***Dollar bills are not made from paper.They are compos ed of 25 p ercent li nenand 75 percent cotton. That’s why thebills do not get destroyed in the wash.

***The first dustless school chalk wasdeveloped in 1902 by the companyBinney and Smith in Pennsylvania.The following year, the company cre-ated the first box of eight Crayolacrayons, which cost a nickel.

***In a box of crayons, can you guesswhich two crayon colors are usuallyused the most? See answer at end.***The word orangutan means “people of the forest” in the Malay language.

***Kermit the Frog eats Dragonfly Rippleice cream when he goes to the countyfair in the “The Muppet Movie”(1979).

***The original jeans by Levi Strauss(1829 -1902), created in 185 0, had sus-pender buttons. It wasn’t until 1922that belt loo ps were added to th e jeans.

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Oliver Hardy (1892-1957), the largerhalf of the comedy team Laurel andHardy, became interested in movieswhen he worked at the first mov ie the-ater in his hometown. Hardy was theprojection ist and janitor at the ElectricTheater in Milledgeville, Georgia, in1910.

***Atlanta, Georgia, is the worst U.S.city to live in for people who sufferfrom asthma, according to the Asthmaand Allergy Foundation of America.

***Wiping mini -blinds with a damp fabricsoftener sheet will keep them from

collecting dust.***

The fortune-telling machine in themovie “Big” (1988) that makes 13-year-old Josh Baski n suddenly becomean adult is called Zoltar Speaks. TomHanks (born 1956) stars as the teenag-er in a man’s body.

***Neapolitan Mastiff dogs are common-ly used as guard dogs, mainly becausethey weigh an average of 150 pounds.

***On July 4, 1976, the Sara Lee bakingcompany presented the United Stateswith a bicentennial birthday cake thatwas four stories tall.

*** An swe r : Black and red.

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Author William Kennedy is 88. Author-editor Norman

Podhoretz is 86. Opera singer Marilyn Horne is 82. Hall of

Fame auto racer A.J. Foyt is 81. Singer Barbara Lynn is 74.

Country singer Ronnie Milsap is 73. Singer Katherine

Anderson Schaffner (The Marvelettes) is 72. Movie director

John Carpenter is 68. Country singer Jim Stafford is 72.

Actress-dancer-choreographer Debbie Allen is 66. Singer Sade

(shah-DAY’) is 57. Rock musician Paul Webb (Talk Talk) is

54. Rhythm-and-blues singer Maxine Jones (En Vogue) is 50.

Actor David Chokachi is 48.

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BELMONTDisturbance . A man was seen si ttin g outsideof a business and harassing employees on El

Camino Real before 11:12 a.m. Wednesday,Jan. 13.Burglary . A construction site was brokeninto and items were stolen on Pine KnollDrive before 8:55 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 13.Accident . A black Lexus and a black SUVcollided near Carlmont Drive and Alameda delas Pulgas before 8:04 a.m. Wednesday, Jan.13.Parking complaint. A gold Toyota Camryparked in front o f an entrance on Fifth Avenuebefore 6:59 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12.Disturbance . A man in a charcoal NissanLeaf dropped off his daughter and was thenblocked in by a white BMW whose driverrefused to move on El Camino Real before4:37 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12.

FOSTER CITYTraffic h azard. A stalled vehicle was seennear Foster City and East Hillsdale boulevardsbefore 6:53 p. m. Thursday, Jan. 14.Traffic hazard. A large bag of debris wasseen blocking traffic near East HillsdaleBoulevard before 7:59 p.m. Wednesday, Jan.13.Found property . A baseball mitt was foundon Sea Cloud Drive before 2:20 p.m.Wednesday, Jan. 13.Fire. A structure fire broke out on Flyi ng Fis hStreet before 7:21 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12.

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Moooove out of the wayTwo cows were seen on El Camino Realin San Mateo before 11:40 p.m.Tuesday, Jan. 12.

By Austin Walsh

DAILY JOURNAL STAFF

John Baker will join the South SanFrancisco Unified School District Board of

Trustees, as he was selected from a group of eight candidates interested in filling twovacant seats on the board.

The board’s th ree current members unani-mously agreed during a meeting Thursday,Jan. 14, to appoint Baker to fill the voidleft by former trustee Maurice Goodman,who was elected to the San Mateo CountyCommunity College District i n November.

Baker was selected ahead of KristinaAnderson, April Black, Ray Camacho,Daina Lujan, Patricia Murray, Reem Nasrahand Martin Romero who also applied forappointment, and he is expected to offi-cially join the board next month.

“I’m very honored, but I recognize therewill be a lot of hard work ahead,” saidBaker. “I’m not taking time to celebrate.I’m preparing for a hard, hopefully reward-

ing, job serving the kids in our district.”Another seat on the board remains

vacant, in the wake of the death of trusteeRick Ochsenhirt last month. BoardPresident Patrick Lucy said he expects thesecond appointment to t ake place later thismonth.

Lucy said he believed Baker was the bestsuited candidate to advocate for dist rict st u-dents.

“I think John will bring a vast knowl-edge of his experience. He is genuine,which will be an amazing attribute to theboard,” he said. “He is determined, in a

good sense. Not deter-mined to run his agenda,but determined to makeour district a better dis-trict.”

Baker, 44, unsuccess-

fully ran for election tothe board in fall 2014,but said the experiencehelped spark his passio nto aid in development of

district policy.Despite h is defeat in a previous election,

he said he maintained an int erest in the dis-trict, and once Goodman was elected to thecommunity college district board, friendsencouraged him to pursue a seat again.

Initially, Baker said he was reluctant to jo in a bo ard which at the time had twowhite males on it, due to fears the boardmakeup may not be an accurate reflectionof South San Francisco’s diverse communi-ty.

But in the wake of Ochsenhirt’s death, hefelt he could no longer ignore his call toduty.

He said one of his primary goals in join-ing the board is improving public percep-tion of a district which has suffered a vari-ety of setbacks ov er the past year.

The trust o f some residents in the districthas been sh aken recently through the s ud-den resignation of former superintendentAlejandro Hogan, turnover of a variety o f top district officials, the overallocation of a bon d measure and a variety o f oth er disci -plinary issues involving racial tensionamong district students, he said.

Baker admitted the period was difficult

for those who care deeply about the dis-trict, but also granted an opportunity forimprovement.

“It wasn’t just a rough stretch, it was apretty horrible st retch,” he said.

But as the district moves ahead under the

guidance of Superintendent ShawnterraMoore, Baker said he is hopeful a new pagehas been turned for public education inSouth San Francisco.

“We can’t be complacent,” he said. “Wehave to take an active interest in promot-ing s tability, after we get our new board.”

He said he is certain he can help fosterthat st eady g uidance as part of t he board, inpart because he has a working relationshi pwith many of the existi ng trustees.

Baker, Lucy and fellow Trustee RosaAcosta ran unofficially as a slate of candi-dates together in the previous election,which Baker said will help build trust onthe board.

“I think for me, because I kno w everyonegoing in, it will be an easy transition to

working as a team,” he said.Baker has one child enrolled in the dis-trict, and another who will soon join. Heworks as a grant analyst for the state of California, and has lived in South SanFrancisco since 2000.

Lucy, who nominated Baker for appoint-ment, said he believes the newest boardmember will be a valuable asset to the dis-trict.

“I think we will be very good,” he said.“I’m excited and I think all the board isvery excited.”

New trustee for South City school boardJohn Baker set to fill one of the two vacancies

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Keele Joy Blair

Joy was born in Woodstock, Ontario, Canada on July 12, 1918,

the fth child of seven of Laura Lee MacLaren and BertrandBlair. She graduated from McAllen High School in Texasand attended Woodstock Collegiate Institute in Canada. Sheaccepted her nursing credentials from Baylor University Schoolof Nursing and had a varied career in that eld. She did publichealth for the state of Texas in the early stages of their polioepidemic. Joy worked as head nurse at Methodist Hospital inHouston with Doctors Michael DeBakey and Denton Cooley

and participated in the rst carotid surgery ever done. After

Houston, Joy worked in private practice in California and then started the medical departmentat Hughes Air West. She was the treasurer of the San Mateo County Nurses’Association for yearsand organized their luncheon fashion shows. She was an active 35-year member of the PeninsulaSymphony Auxiliary holding many ofces on their behalf. After retiring from Hughes Air West(now a part of Delta Airlines), she enjoyed a second career as a porcelain painter and was an activemember of CAPA, the California Association of Porcelain Artists. A long-time member of St.

Paul’s Episcopal Church in Burlingame, Joy’s service to the church was uniquely recognized whenshe was recently named the rst honorary life member of their Altar Guild. Among her manyservices to the church, Joy organized and spearheaded the creation of the cushions in the sanctuaryand chancel and the altar kneelers, designing the needlepoint as a narrative of the history of theregion. Much of the actual needlepoint of the nineteen pieces is from her own hands. Her expertneedlepoint appears in three other churches in the region. Other ecclesiastical work has includedher sewing and embroidering vestments for the chapel at Stanford University and other churchesand clergy. She was also an avid bridge player and an accomplished knitter. She enjoyed being with

her large extended family and many friends.

Joy is predeceased by her beloved husband Ralph Keele, precious daughter Marcia Pimenteland husband Steven, parents, and siblings Dorothy Parker, William Blair, Bertram Blair, Helen

Morris, Bertrand Blair, and Donald Blair and nephews and niece Bill Blair, Alan Parker, andLaura Blair. She is survived by Ralph Keele Jr., granddaughters Taryn Kane (Donald—deceased)

and Amber Bonderant (Eric Horst), great grandchildren Indira, Kasch, and Adler, and manynieces, nephews, grand-nieces and nephews, great-grand nieces and nephews. She is survived byspecial extended family members Lynn and Nancy Higbee, Francine Farrell, and Georgia Barron.

Memorial services will be held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 415 El Camino Real, Burlingame,on Wednesday, January 20 at 1:00 p.m. with a reception to follow in the Parish Hall. Family and

close friends are welcome at the interment at Skylawn Memorial Park held at 10:30 a.m. the sameday. In lieu of owers, contributions to St. Paul’s Episcopal Church or Mission Hospice would beappreciated.

Obituary

Lawrence E. Carlson

Lawrence E, Carlson, 83, of Roseville, formerly of Belmont.,CA. passed away peacefully on

Tuesday, Jan. 12 with his family at his bedside. He was born in Fresno, CA., on December 22,

1932 to Edwin T. and Tora D. Carlson, the oldest of their two sons. He grew up in Kingsburg,

attended Kingsburg schools graduating from Kingsburg High School in 1950. After completing

2 years at Reedley College, he entered Fresno State College completing the AB Degree in 1957.

While there he was a member of Theta Chi Fraternity. He taught for 2 years at Parlier High

School before moving to the bay area where he took a teaching position at Westmoor High

School in Daly City, CA. There he met his future wife, Elizabeth Smale. They were married in

August of 1960, settled on the Peninsula and became parents to 3 children. Mr. Carlson taught

woodworking and Drafting for a total of 35 years and introduced Computer Aided Drafting to

his students. He completed his Masters Degree from San Jose State College in 1966.

His interests included woodworking and his home was furnished with many of the products of his

handiwork; shing, hiking and coaching. He was active with his children in Scouting, ice hockey,

softball and shing. The family spent many happy times at their summer cabin in Calaveras

County which led to their decision to retire to that foothill area. There they built their dream

home on a 13 ½ acre parcel with 2 giant oak trees. They also travelled frequently in their small

trailer and covered most of the western US and Canada. He loved his garden and planted many

things which he shared with his friends. He became active in the community being a member of

Calaveras Lodge, #78, F & AM, Ben Ali Shrine of Sacramento and Calaveras County Historical

Society. He had many friends who gathered in the early mornings for coffee and chatter. He was

proud of his Swedish heritage, speaking the language uently. They travelled to Sweden and

the other Scandinavian countries where they met many of the relatives who did not emigrate to

America. This resulted in many enjoyable family correspondences and the gift of a book authored

by a distant cousin about great immigration during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

After their relocation to Roseville, CA., He started using his wood lathe and crafted many items

useful in the home such as bowls, clocks and coin banks made from Post Ofce box doors. He

acquired the doors from antique shops and personal friends His favorite wood with which to workwas myrtle wood which he obtained from southern Oregon.

He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, of 55 years; 3 children, Cynthia, John, Patricia and 6

grandchildren.

A graveside service will be held at the Kingsburg Cemetery on Jan. 22, 2016 at 1:00PM with a

memorial service at the Ben Ali Shrine Center in Sacramento at a later date. In lieu of owers,

memorials may be sent to Concordia Lutheran Church, 1800 Sierra Street, Kingsburg, CA 93631,

Shriners Hospital for Children, 2425 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento , CA 95817 or Fresno State

College Foundation, Fresno, CA, 93740; attn.. College Bowling Team in memory of Lawrence

and Glenn Carlson

Obituary

Man cleared as1983 Pacificamurder suspectBy Daniel MontesBAY CITY NEWS SERVICE

A 68-year-old man who was arrested and charged last yearwith the 1983 sexual assault and murder of a 19-year-old

woman whose body was found in Pacificahas b een cleared of all charges.

John Scott, 6 8, of Arizona was releasedfrom custody Thursday after his case wasdismissed due to insufficient evidence,according to p rosecutors.

“He submitted to extensive DNA analy-sis and was cleared,” defense attorneyBrian Getz said.

On Oct. 30, 1 983, two sightseers foundthe body of San Francisco Sharon Ray on

a beach north of Pescadero Creek Road. She had been sexu-ally assaulted and strangled, according to prosecutors.

Ray was last seen the day before sh e was found dead in San

Francisco’s Tenderloin neig hborho od, getting in to a stationwagon.Investigators determined Scott, who was 35 years old at

the time, matched the description of the statio n wagon driv-er. He was arrested as a suspect in her murder but laterreleased because there was insufficient evidence to prosecutehim at the ti me, prosecutors said.

Back in February investigators reopened the decades oldmurder case after the sheriff’s office’s forensic lab was ableto analyze DNA found on Ray.

When the DNA evidence did not match any in a nationaldatabase, investi gators obtain ed Scott’s DNA evidence froma Gatorade bottle. The evidence garnered a tentative po sitiv ematch to the fluid found on Ray, according to prosecutors.

Scott was arrested on Nov. 16 in Topock, Arizona, wherehe was living at the time. Scott was then extradited fromArizona to face charges in San Mateo County for murder.

Although Scott is no longer a suspect in Ray’s murder,Getz said the o utcome was no victory.

“It’s never a victory, when an inn ocent person l ike SharonRay dies and they don’t know who did it,” Getz said.

John Scott

Teacher chargedwith sexual abuse

A Palo Alto elementary schoolteacher accused of sexually abusing agirl more than 10 years ago was arrest-ed earlier this week and placed onunpaid leave, police and school dis-trict officials said.

Michael Christopher Airo, 34, of San Mateo, turned himself inWednesday evenin g to the Santa ClaraCounty Main Jail, where he wasbooked and quickly posted $500,000bail, police said.

The Santa Clara County DistrictAttorney’s Office has charged him withone count of continuous sexual abuseof a chi ld and three counts of l ewd andlascivio us acts on a child under the ageof 14, which are all felonies, policesaid.

Airo taught fourth- and fifth-gradestudents at Ohlone Elementary School,Palo Alto Unified School District

spokesman Jorge Quintana said.A judge issued an arrest warrant on

Jan. 6 against Airo for the alleged sex-ual abuse of the daughter of a formerlive-in girlfriend from 2002 to 20 05,while the girl was 11 to 13 years old,according to police.

Police were first notified of thealleged abuse in May 2014, when apsychologist sent a report of childabuse involving the victim, who isnow in her 20s, police said.

Airo was an aide for an after-schoolprogram at El Carmelo ElementarySchool, where he met the victim’s

mother in 1999 when the girl was 8years old, according to police.

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• TheBelmont Ci tyCouncil votedTuesday nightto include elec-tronic ciga-

rettes in its smoking ban, whichprohibits tobacco products frombeing used in multi-family

dwellings and on city prop erty.The council als o approv ed adjustin g

user fees within a variety of depart-ments such as police, fire, buildingand more. It postponed voting o n newdevelop ment fees, such as thos e relat-ed to home remodels, until it couldhost a study session at a later date.

• On Tuesday, Jan. 19, theBelmont Planning Commissionis scheduled to review controversialamendments to the city’s Zoning

and Tree ordinances.It will also review a proposal to

redevelop 490 El Camino Real into afour-story condominium buildingwith 73 units, an underground parkinggarage with 138 spaces, and a stand-alone 4,909-square-foot single-storycommercial building with 29 at-gradeparking spaces.

The commission meets 7 p.m. atCity Hall, One Twin Pines Lane,Belmont.

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Alexander J. KoliopoulosAlexander J. Koliopoulos died peacefully Jan. 13, 2016,

at Palo Alto VA Hospital, family beside him, at age 92.Born Sept. 24, 1923, Hanford,

California, he relocated to SanFrancisco.

While attending Commerce High, heplayed soccer and was proud of his AllCity Championship. He was a passion-ate sportsman, loved the Giants, 49ersand Warriors calling the plays from hischair and correcting officials with greatenthusiasm. He bowled, golfed, enjoyed

vacations with Mom to favorite Palm Springs spots withtheir Greek Golf group and visit ing friends. He was deeplytouched through hi s World War II military experience as topturret gunner, B-24 aircraft, Liberandos, 376t h squadron aircrew. On Feb. 21, 1945, his aircraft was struck by Germananti-aircraft fire over Vienna, crash landed in San Pancrazio,Italy. For t his, he was awarded the hono r of Purple Heart.

“Our family wish es to t hank the incredible VA care teamfor their support and expertise in making this honorableand lovin g man comfortable as h e quietly passed into God’shands.”

He leaves behind his beloved wife Penny of 65 years,daughter MaryAnn, son John, granddaughter, and niecesand nephews.

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AUSTIN, Texas — Ted Cruz has saidthat after working on George W.Bush’s 2000 campaign, being passed

over for a senior position with the newadministration was “a crushing blow.”Turns o ut, it was his own choice.

Cruz was offered a job as WhiteHouse associate counsel shortly afterAl Gore conceded the race in December,but he rejected it, members of the Bushtransition team told the AssociatedPress. Cruz thought he was in line forthe more senior role of deputy WhiteHouse counsel.

The transition team members spokeon condition of anonymity becausethey weren’t authorized to speak pub-licly for the former Bush administra-tion. They said that even before theassociate counsel job was offered toCruz, the deputy counsel position had

been set aside forTimothy Flanigan,a veteran of theGeorge H.W. Bushadministration.

Though the titles

are similar, thedeputy counselreported directly tothen-White Housecounsel and futureU.S. Attorney

General Alberto Gonzales, while theassociate’s role was one of nine work-ing under Flanigan.

Cruz spokeswoman CatherineFrazier said late Friday th at the s enatorremembers the events differently. Shesaid Cruz wrote extensively in hisautobiography, published last sum-mer, about “his experience followingthe 2000 Bush campaign, and the les-sons he learned from it.”

“He did have a meeting expressing

interest in the deputy counsel job,”Frazier said, “but does not recall any

job offer bein g made.”Still, the way the transition team

officials describe the incident, itunderscores a recurring theme of Cruz’s

career, how his overt personal ambi-tion rubbed colleagues the wrong way— sometimes to h is professional andpolitical detriment. By setting hiseyes on a bigger prize and bypassingthe chance to work as an administra-tion lawyer in the White House, Cruzmissed potentially invaluable experi-ence and insight i nto the job he is n owseeking.

“It’s knowing how governmentworks. It’s knowing ho w decisions getmade,” Rear Adm. Bobby Ray Inman,director of the National SecurityAgency from 1977 to 1981, said of thebenefits of working in the WhiteHouse. “You just learn from seeingwhat gets their attention.”

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NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. —With t wo weeks to g o until Iowans headto the polls in the first vote of the2016 primary season, Republicanfront-runner Donald Trump ramped uphis attacks against rival Ted Cruz on

Friday, while Jeb Bush scored a keyendorsement for his White House bi d.

South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Grahamannounced he is backing Jeb Bush forthe Republican presidential nomina-tion, praising the former Florida gov-ernor’s approach to natio nal security.

“I have concluded without any hesita-tion, any doubt, that Jeb Bush is wor-thy to be commander-in-chief on dayone,” Graham said Friday at a jointpress conference with Bush.

As South Carolina’s senior senator,

Graham has been acoveted endorse-ment for some can-didates running forthe Republicannomination becausehe holds cloutamong establish-ment Republicansin South Carolina,one of the critical

early voting primary states. Bush wasiniti ally cons idered a top contender forthe Republican nomination for presi-dent, but his campaign eventuallylagged behind candidates like Trumpand Cruz, who have each positionedthemselves as anti-establishmentalternatives.

Graham launched his own presiden-tial campaign last summer, b ut dropped

out of the race last mont h havin g mus-tered little support in the polls.

Graham noted that Bush was the lon ecandidate in Thursday’s debate toexplicitly reject Trump’s continued callto indefinitely ban non-citizenMuslims from entering the UnitedStates.

“Donald Trump will damage the abil-ity to grow this party. He will getcreamed with Hispanics and youngwomen,” Graham said. “Ted Cruz is anideologue that has no ability, in myview, to b ring the country togeth er. Sothe top two guys, I thin k, would lose anelection we can’t afford to los e.”

Graham, 60, sing led out anoth er for-mer rival, Sen. Marco Rubio, as “greaton national security” and predictedFlorida’s junior senator “will be presi-dent one day.”

Trump strikes back at Cruz as Bush lands key endorsement

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Warehouse worker takesthird of $1.6 billion Powerball pot

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A small-town warehouse supervi-sor turned in one of three tickets splitting the world-record$1.6 billion Powerball jackpot on Friday, and swiftlyannounced that he would take his money now, giving uphundreds of mill ions of dollars in t he future.

But John Robinson and his wife, Lisa, said they won’tstop working and won’t make any wild purchases. They’llpay off their mortgage and their daughter’s student loans,but have no desire to move from their small, gray, one-story house int o a luxurious compound somewhere.

“I’ve never wanted that in the past. I don’t really wantthat now,” said Lisa Robinson, who works in a dermatolo-gist’s office.

Gov. Snyder asks Obamafor federal aid in Flint water crisis

DETROIT — The state of Michigan can’t meet all theneeds of Flint residents whose water system has been con-taminated by l ead, Gov. Rick Sny der said in a request fo r afederal disaster declaration and millions of dollars thatcould pay for clean water, fil ters and other essenti als.

Snyder’s lett er to President Barack Obama paints a bleakpicture of the troubled city, describing Flint as an “impov-erished area” that has been overwhelmed by the release of lead from old pipes — the result of using the Flint River asthe city’s drinking water for 18 months.

Marine helicopters crashoff Oahu, search under way

HALEIWA, Hawaii — Rescuers search ed chopp y waters o nFriday where debris was sigh ted after two Marine Co rps h el-icopters carrying six crew members each crashed off theHawaiian island of Oahu during a nighttime training mis-sion, military officials said.

There was no immediate word on the fate of tho se aboardor what caused the accident.

The transport heli copters kn own as CH-53Es crashed lateThursday, officials said.

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climate, growth, creating new localdrought-resilient supplies and more.Suppliers that qualify could have their con-servation mandates reduced by up to 8 per-cent — a slight increase officials notedshould continue to support a statewide sav-ings of 1 mill ion acre feet of water.

Regardless of easing up on some who arestruggling, water board officials empha-sized everyone must continue to contributein meeting a cumulative 25 percent reduc-tion, particularly as the welcomed El Niñoand increased Sierra snowpack is unlikely topull the st ate out of the multi-year drought.

Still, officials gave a slight nod thatthey’d reconsider regulations later in theyear once more hydrological information isavailable.

“The bottom line is that the recent rainand snow are an extremely welcomed start tothe rainy season. However, we’ve got tokeep conservin g, El Niño or not. We’re stil lnot even close to where we need to be andconserving is the most cost-effective wayto stretch our supply,” said Water BoardChair Felicia Marcus. “We’re not going to

kno w until April what this rainy season willtruly bring us. That will be the appropriatetime to make significant adjustments.”

As the first time the state has issued man-dated cutbacks, it’s been a learning process

and continuing to revise regulations is partof responding to stakeholder input — oneof the most notable complaints hails fromCarlsbad where its water supplier investedan estimated $1 billion in building thestate’s largest desalination plant, but hasyet to be given credit for creating a newdrought-tol erant s ource.

Friday’s proposal was a response to “rec-ogni ze the diverse geography an d economicchallenges facing water purveyorsstatewide,” said Eric Oppenheimer, waterboard chief deputy director, who later addedit’s “to be more equitable, make sure ouractions at a minimum weren’t creating a dis-incentive to suppliers diversifying sup-plies. … But they’re modest and we’re stillmoving full steam ahead with conserva-tion.”

With the stellar performance of residentsin San Mateo and San Francisco countieswho have met or exceeded their conserva-tion go als that range from 8 percent to 36percent, some doubt the proposed changeswill have much of an impact locall y.

Instead, local water experts noted theirinitial apprehension with th e proposal waswhether easing up on other users across thestate would trickle down and prompt thestate to seek increased cutbacks from thosewho’ve successfully conserved more than

required.“Our concern was that b y th e state prov id-ing reduction s elsewhere, they would essen-tially shift the impact to areas with lowerreduction requirements and essentially tryto make up the total that was needed,” said

Nicole Sandkulla, CEO of the Bay AreaWater Supply and Con servation Agency.

Steve Ritchie, assistant general managerof water for the San Francisco PublicUtilities Commission, agreed, addingalthough his agency may be eligible toapply for the b oard’s propos ed growth cred-

it, they’re already at the lo w 8 percent reduc-tion target.

“I’m glad we won’t have to make up forany credits given to anybody else. We arelooking at the growth credit, which has acomplicated formula … but it’s not like wereally need it at this point,” Ritchie saidnoti ng t he agency’s customers have exceed-ed mandates.

The credit could lower urban water suppli-ers’ conservation standard to account forresidential growth since 2013. However, tocalculate eligibility, the water board pro-poses referencing the number of new con-nections, not actual population growth.High-density developments account formuch of the growth alo ng th e Peninsula andsometimes multi-family apartments, hous-ing dozens of individuals, only involved

the installation of a single new water con-nection, Sandkulla said.

“What we know in th is area is th e increasein our growth is typically higher density,multi-family houses and infill develop-

ment. And that increase in population, maynot necessarily relate to an increase in thenumber of meters,” Sandkulla said.

Another credit unlikely to impact localutilities are reductions given to agenciesthat create new drought-tolerant supplies,which may n ot include basic recycled wateror beginning to use groundwater — whichhas been considered by various localproviders.

The proposed credits and amended regula-tions won’t be finalized until the boardvotes Feb. 2 and the public, utilities andstakeholders have until Jan. 28 to com-ment.

Current prohibitions remain in effect;such as irrigating outdoors within 48 hoursof rain, using potable water to wash side-walks, washing cars without a shut-off noz-zle and restaurants serving water to cus-tomers who don’t request it.

Moving forward, Marcus emphasized it’simpossible to tell when the dry spell willend and even if some regions receive sub-stantial precipitation, parts of th e state mayremain in a drought.

“We’re not going to bet on the weather.The weather probably has better odds thanthe lottery, but that’s about all,” Marcussaid. “We’re still i n th e worst drought we’veseen sin ce records started being kept and the

worst drought in modern history.”

Visit waterboards.ca.gov for more infor-mation about the proposed regulations.Visit s aveourwater.com for tips o n how t oconserve.

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Martin Luther King Jr. CommunityFoundation has long hosted the large gath-ering in San Francisco and chose to partnerwith Caltrain for this year’s event, saidCaltrain sp okeswoman Tasha Barthol omew.

“The life and legacy of Martin LutherKing Jr. is important to a lot o f people andcertainly it’s important to Caltrain. So inhonor of him, the agency thought it wasimportant to keep up the tradition for thecommunity,” Bartholomew said. “Eventhough it’s not called the Freedom Trainanymore, it still embodies the same spiritof trying to bring people together to cele-brate the l ife of Dr. Martin Luther King. ”

The elongated 10-car Celebration Trainwill make three stops along the way to SanFrancisco, including at the downtown SanMateo Caltrain Station. Free tickets must bereserved online and Bartholomew said it’simportant to act fast as they’re close to sell-ing out.

The train is scheduled to make a 10:22a.m. pi ckup in San Mateo, just after the San

Mateo County’s 17th annual celebration atthe station. An arts program begins at 8:3 0a.m., followed by a 9 a.m. breakfast andother activities.

Leading up to the national holiday, SanMateo’s North Central NeighborhoodAssociation will host its ann ual MLK Essayand Poetry contest for children ages pre-school to 12th-grade.

Students prepared King-in spired works as

an exercise in learning about the principlesof equality. After reading their essays andpoetry to judges th is week, the winners willagain read their writings and gather for acelebration Saturday, Jan. 16, at the MartinLuther King Jr. Center in North Central SanMateo.

In the contest’s 33-year history, this wasone of the most participated events withnearly 350 entries from children in SanMateo and Foster City schools as well asfrom local congregations, said event organ-izer Anita Webb.

In encouraging youth to follow in thefootsteps of the great orator, Webb said,participants gain self-esteem by recitingtheir works. Furthermore, the contest pro-vides an opportunity to learn about peaceand conflict resolution, Webb said.

“A lot of kids are shy and they learn how

to relate and express themselves and how todeliver what they’re saying,” Webb said.“When t hey write abo ut Martin Luther Kingand what he st ands for, a lo t of ki ds may no tbe taught this at home, some may and somemay not. But by the schools participatingin this and making the kids more aware,when they come up against a situation inschool they think twice about resolving itin a peaceful way.”

Following the readings, the UnitarianUniversalists of San Mateo will host a cele-bration with music, food and activities forall ages, said Jamie Dedes, a congregationmember.

“It’s about honoring MLK’s legacy, thatthey be aware of his ideals and that theycontinue to stand strong with him and thoseideals,” Dedes said. “The theme this year islooking at people who have picked up onhis ideals and cont inued to work toward thekind of equity and justice that he stood for.And [the contest] helps to continue the newgeneration moving forward on that.”

In living up to King’s legacy, a diversegroup of nearly 500 volunteers will partici-pate in the fourth annual Multifaith Day of Service. The Peninsula MultifaithCoalition, comprised of nearly 20 congre-

gations of various beliefs, has organized 25

volunteer projects Monday morning.From singing to the elderly and knitting

caps for newborns to serving lunch to shel-ter residents and beautifying schoolgrounds, peopl e of different faiths and back-grounds will unite to give back.

“The Martin Luther King Day of Service isexciting evidence of the shared values andsupport that h as developed on the Peninsulaamong our many faith communities,” the

Rev. Kristi Denham of the CongregationalChurch of Belmont said in a press release.“We come together as Christians and Jews,Muslims, Hindus and Buddhists to do serv-ice for those in need and have so much fundoing it.”

Visit caltrain.com/mlk to reserve tickets for the Caltrain Celebration Train, which pick s up at the downtown San Mateo st ation10:22 a.m. Visit mlksmc.com for moreinformation about the San Mateo County

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration . The MLK Poet ry and Essay co ntes t awards cere-mony and celebration is 1 p. m. to 5 p. m. at the King Center, 72 5 Mon te Diablo Av e.,San Mateo. Space is filled up for the multi-

faith day of s ervice, howev er, v isi t penins u-lamultifaith.o rg fo r more info rmation about

the organization.

Biden sees politics ofcancer world as obstacle to a cure

WASHINGTON — Four weeks afterannouncing he wouldn’t run for president, JoeBiden returned to the world-renowned cancercenter in Texas where doctors had tried to savehis so n’s life.

Officially, the vice president was inHouston to speak about infrastructure spend-ing and raise money for Democrats. Left off of his public schedule was a meeting with Dr.

Ronald DePinho, president of MD AndersonCancer Center, whose Moon Shots Programhas s et out t o end the dreaded disease.

Since declaring his own “moonshot” tocure cancer three months ago, Bidenresearched what’s holding back a cure, search-ing for answers with all the meticulousness of

a physician diagnosingdisease. His conclusion:The hold-up, in l arge part,lies in the cancer worlditself.

“My grandpop used tosay, ‘Joey, there’s threekinds of politics’” —church politics, labor po l-itics and regular politics,Biden recalled recently,

before adding one of his own. “Well, there’sfour kinds. There’s cancer politics.”

He deemed that particular brand even morevexing than th e rest.

As one of his final acts in office, Biden hasresolved to “break down silos” he says arepervasive throughout the sprawling and frag-mented world of oncologists, scientists andbenefactors.

Obama administration haltsnew coal leases on federal land

WASHINGTON — The Obama administra-tion is halting new coal leases on federallands until it completes a comprehensivereview of fees charged to mining companiesand coal mining’s impact on the environ-ment.

Interior Secretary Sally Jewell said Friday

that companies can continue to mine coalreserves already under lease. The coal leasingprogram has not been sig nificantly changedin more than 30 years and needs to be mod-ernized to ens ure a fair return to American tax-payers and to account for climate change,Jewell said.

“It is abundantly clear that ti mes are differ-ent than they were 30 years ago, and the timefor review (of the coal leasing program) isnow,” Jewell told reporters in a conferencecall.

Officials also need to take into account newscientific data available on the impact of fos-sil fuels on the environment and on climatechange, Jewell said.

Roughly 40 percent of the coal produced inthe United States comes from federal lands.The vast majority comes from Wyoming,Montana, Colorado, Utah and New Mexico.

It’s unclear what impact the moratoriumwill have on U.S. coal production, given thedeclining domestic demand for coal and theclosure of numerous coal-fired power plantsaround the country. Coal companies havealready stockpi led billions of to ns of coal onexisting leases.


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Nasdaq 4,488.42 -126.59 Oil (per barrel) 29.71

S&P 500 1,880.33 -41.51 Gold 1,088.60

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq stock market:NYSEBlackRock Inc., down $13.42 to $296.58 The investment firm’s fourth-quarter profit fell short of Wall Streetforecasts.Chevron Corp., down $1.80 to $83.67 The energy giant’s stock tumbled as the price of oil fell sharply.Hyatt Hotels Corp., down $1.68 to $36.99 The hotel operator said it found malicious software in about 250 locationsthat may have exposed customer’s credit and debit card numbers tohackers.Newmont Mining Corp., up 43 cents to $17.70 The mining company’s stock rose as the price of gold climbed.Owens-Illinois Inc., down 71 cents to $13.09 The glass-products maker fell as investors worried about the Chineseeconomy and a slowdown in U.S. manufacturing last month.NasdaqSarepta Therapeutics Inc., down $17.35 to $14.28Federal regulators posted a negative review of the company’sexperimental muscular dystrophy treatment ahead of a high-stakesmeeting next week.Intel Corp., down $2.98 to $29.76 The chipmaker posted its fourth-quarter results and said its personalcomputer business continues to slump.Wynn Resorts Ltd., up $6.87 to $58.37 The casino operator said it expects to report a larger operating profitfrom its Las Vegas business.

Big movers

By Alex Veiga THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Never before has Wall Street gottenoff to a worse st art to a y ear.

The stock market capped the firsttwo weeks of 2016 with a steep slide

Friday that sent the Dow Jones indus-trial average down nearly 400 points.All three major stock indexes — the

Dow, the Nasdaq composite and theStandard & Poor’s 500 — are now inwhat’s kn own as a correction, or a dropof 10 p ercent o r more from their recentpeaks.

The market has been on a stomach-churning ride since the start of theyear, wrenched up — but mostly down— because of alarm over a sl owdown inChina and the plunging price of oil toits lowest level in 12 years. Investorsare already seeing damage to U.S. cor-porate profits, particularly at energycompanies.

The Dow slid 390.97 points, or 2.4percent, to 15,988.08. The averagehad been down more than 500 pointsearly in the afternoon. The S&P 500ended down 41.51 points, or 2.2 per-cent, at 1,880.33. The Nasdaq dropped126.59 points, or 2.7 percent, to4,488.42.

The Dow and S&P 500 h ave now fall-en about 8 percent this year, while theNasdaq is off about 10 percent.

“Oil is th e root cause of today,” said

Dan Farley, regional investmentstrategist at the Private Client Reserveat U.S. Bank. “People are uncertain,and when they’re uncertain they’rescared.”

Crude oil has dropped below $30 abarrel from a high of ov er $100 duringthe summer of 2014, evisceratingenergy company profits. On Friday,Williams Cos. led a slide among oil,gas and mining companies, falling$2.19, or 12 percent, to $16.10.

Investors also got some discourag-ing economic news on Friday: TheFederal Reserve said U.S. industrialproduction, which includes manufac-turing, mining and utilities, droppedin December for the third month in arow. And another government reportindicated U.S. retail sales dipped lastmonth.

Many investors had welcomed thenew year with fairly high hopes. Theyexpected oil prices would stabilize.After a market correction in August,few forecast it would happen again sosoon . And the Federal Reserve’s mov ein December to raise interest rates forthe first time in nearly 10 years sig-naled to many that the U.S. economywas healthy.

“The hope was global growth wouldstabilize, and early in 2 016 h ere, t hathas been a disappointment, t oo,” saidDavid Chalupnik, head of equities atNuveen Asset Management.

Despite the rough start to the year,Wall Street watchers are not ready tosay the bull market is over.

“We don’t believe we’re going i nto abear market,” Chalupnik said. “Thereason for that is th e U.S. economy issound.”

Intel dropped 9.1 percent after thechipmaker posted its fourth-quarterresults, noting its personal computerbusiness continues to slump. Thestock was the biggest decliner in theDow. It fell $2.98 t o $29. 76.

Benchmark U.S. crude fell $1.78, or5.7 percent, to $29.4 2 a barrel in NewYork. Brent crude, a benchmark forinternational oils, fell $1.94, or 6.3percent, to $28.9 4 a barrel in London.

Stocks opened higher in Europe butquickly fell. Germany’s DAX lost 2.5percent, while France’s CAC 40dropped 2.4 percent. Britain’s FTSE100 fell 1.9 p ercent.

In China, the Shanghai CompositeIndex slid 3.6 percent to its lowestclose in 13 months. China’s officialXinhua News Agency reported that newbank loans during the last month fellfrom a year earlier, another sign thatthe country’s economic growth isslowing from the torrid pace of thepast few years.

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng dropped1.5 percent. Japan’s Nikkei 225 lost0.5 percent and South Korea’s Kospi1.1 p ercent.

Stocks have worst two-week start to a year

Wal-Mart to shutter 269stores, 154 of them in the U.S.

NEW YORK — Wal-Mart is doing some rare prunin g.The world’s largest retailer is closin g 2 69 stores, includ-

ing 15 4 in th e U.S. th at includes all of its locations under

its smallest-format concept store called Wal-MartExpress. The other big chunk is in its challengingBrazilian market.

The stores being shuttered account for a fraction o f thecompany’s 11,000 stores worldwide and less than 1 per-cent of it s g lobal revenue. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said thestore closures will affect 16, 000 workers, 10, 000 o f themin the U.S. Its global workforce is 2.2 million, 1.4 mil-lion in the U.S. alone.

The store closures will s tart at the end of the month.The announcement comes three months after Wal-Mart

Stores Inc. CEO Doug McMillon told investors that theworld’s largest retailer would review its fl eet of sto res withthe goal o f becoming more nimble in th e face of increasedcompetition from all fronts, including from online rivalAmazon.com.

The financial impact of the clos ures is expected to b e 20cents to 22 cents per share from continuing operations,with about 19 cents to 20 cents expected to affect the cur-

rent fourth quarter. The company is scheduled to releasefourth-quarter and full-year results on Feb. 18.

In a separate move, Wal-Mart said that it’s merging itsArkansas-based team that creates technolo gy for its storeswith its Silicon Valley team that does the

Wells Fargo beats 4Q profit forecastsRetail banking giant Wells Fargo & Co. said its earn-

ings were flat in the fourth quarter, as loan growth andexpense reductions were not enough to offset strugglingoil and gas loans.

Wells Fargo earned $5.71 billion in the last threemonths of 2015, unchanged from the same period a yearearlier. On a per-share basis, Wells earned $1.03 per shareversus $1.02 per share a year earlier. Like many compa-nies, Wells has been buying back its own shares, whichmakes its per-share results go up even if overall profits areflat.

The company’s results were in line with analysts’ fore-casts, with the average estimate of 14 analysts surveyedby Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1. 02per share.

Like other banks, Wells has been feeling stress fromloans made to energy companies, which have been strug-gling because of a plunge in th e price of oil. That has madeextracting oil from the ground significantly less prof-itable. It has also made it harder for energy companies topay their debts.

Wells Fargo reported losses o f $118 millio n on l oans tooil and gas companies, and now has $114 million in com-mercial loans that are 90 days or more past due, comparedwith $47 million a year earlier.

Wells Fargo shares fell $1.82 , or 3.6 percent, t o $48. 82amid a broad market downturn.

Business briefs

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NEW YORK — Holiday shoppersflocked online during the critical holi-

day shopping season, but overall salesin Nov ember and December were disap-pointing.

Sales rose 3 percent to about$626.14 billion, according to TheNational Retail Federation. That’sbelow the forecast for a 3.7 percentgain t he group had expected.

The group blamed the shortfall on

unusually warm weather that led to big-ger-than-planned discounts on cloth-ing and other cold-weather items. Italso pointed out that stores don’t havethe ability to raise prices in a still

tough spending environment, leadingto worse-than-expected deflation inelectronics like TVs and other cate-gories.

A bright spot was online, though itrepresents just about 15 percent of total holiday sales. Online sales,which are included in the figure, rose 9percent to $105 billion. That’s high er

than the group’s original forecast of 6percent to 8 percent growth.

“Make no mistake about it, this wasa tough holiday season for the indus-try,” said Matthew Shay, National

Retail Federation’s CEO.The holiday season i s a crucial periodof retailers because it accounts for asmuch as 40 percent of retailer’s annualsales. But the season has exposed thebalance retailers have to st rike betweensatisfying customers’ shopping needsonline, while also trying to get theminto th eir physical stores.

Holiday sales report shows challenge for 2016

The painful return of big price swingsserves as a reminder that investing instocks can be harrowing, especially if

investors focus on the day-to-daymoves.That’s not to say investors can’t still

win over the long term. Over the past 12months, an investor in an S&P 500index fund has lost nearly 5 percent,including dividends. But over fiveyears, they are up a total of 60 percent,and over 10 years, they are up 79 per-cent.

It’s just that analysts expect thevolatility to continue. The remarkablycalm stretch from late 2011 through last

summer was an anomaly.From 2012 until last summer,

investors basked in a market where theStandard & Poor’s 500 rarely had a badday. The widely foll owed index fell morethan 1 percent less often than LosAngeles has rainy days, about 8 percentof the time. During that span, the S&P500 also completely avoided a “correc-

tion,” which is what traders call a sus-tained drop of 10 percent.

It wasn’t until this past August whenthe S&P 500 snapped into its first cor-rection in nearly four years, felled byconcerns about China’s slowdown andthe fragility of the g lobal economy. Theworries have resumed this y ear. The S&P500 fell back into a correction, and ithas already had six days where it’s lostmore than 1 p ercent.

That means the S&P 500 has had thatbig a drop in 22 percent of the trading

days since Aug. 20, more than the his-torical average.

But when looking at the last fiveyears as a whole, the recent spurt of volatility has merely pulled the marketback to “normal.” The S&P 500 has hada 1 percent drop in 11 percent of tradingdays in the last five years, the same asits average over the last 50 years.

The latest b ig drop came Friday, whenthe S&P 500 fell as much as 3.5 percentand at one point erased 15 months of gains.

Besides China’s sharp economicslowdown, analysts see other reasonsfor volatility to continue. Tensions inthe Middle East are high, and the plungein prices of oil and other commoditiesare raising concerns about global eco-nomic growth and decimating the prof-its — and share prices — of materialsproducers.


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The Menlo gi rls’ basketball team hasn’t beenin a lot of close games this season as the three-time defending Central Coast Section DivisionIV champion has not been tested a lot.

The Knights were coming off a 43-point winover Notre Dame-San Jose when they hostedrival Sacred Heart Prep Friday evening.

There was nothing easy about Menlo’s 54-46win. But in the end, it was the Knights’ all-around team effort that enabled them to pull outthe victory.

“It was a tough game,” said Menlo coach

John Paye. “The first round of league (play) isusually tough. … SHP never backed down.”

While Menlo leading scorer Sam Erisman didwhat she does — she scored a game-high 23points, which came on the heels of a 27-pointeffort earlier in the week — it was the contribu-tions of her teammates that enabled the Knightsto escape with the win.

Whether it was De’Jeane Stine hounding SHPinto turnovers, or Mackenzie Duffner scoring12 points , it seemed everyone who played madea contribution.

“We played really well as a team,” Erismansaid. “Everyone was scoring. The biggest thing

was, everyone stepped up.”

Duffner was the only other Knight to score indouble figures.

SHP was led Ma’ata Mahoni, who scored 15points — nine coming in the first half. RileyHemm added 12 for the Gators, nine of whichcame in the second half.

Menlo (3-0 WBAL Foothill, 12-3 overall)could never quite find a rhythm offensively, butthe Knights’ defense was on point. It was thedefense that gave Menlo some first-half breath-ing room when the Knights pressured SHP (0-2,11-2) into a flurry of turnovers late in the secondhalf, which allowed Menlo to turn a 20-17 leadinto a 29-17 advantage at halftime.

In the fourth quarter, Menlo stretched its lead

to 17, 47-30 with 5:51 to playBut in each instance, the Gators mounted a

comeback. The Gators used an 8-0 run in thethird quarter to close to eight points, 35-27. Inthe fourth, they scored six unanswered andoutscored the Knights 15-3 to cut the deficit to50-44 with just over a minute to play.

The Knights, however, hit 4 of 6 free throwsdown the stretch to keep the Gators at bay.

Both teams got off to slow starts, as theycombined for just 16 points in the openingquarter. A pair of Erisman free throws opened the

Menlo School holds off rival Sacred Heart Prep

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Jefferson sophomore Daniel Benjamin pulls up for a baseline jumper to drop two of his17 points Friday night as the Grizzlies stunned South City with an 84-80 comeback win.

By Terry BernalDAILY JOURNAL STAFF

As one of the only two underclassmen onthe floor Friday night, Jefferson sophomoreDaniel Benjamin certainly to ok h is licks.

Of the many phy sical fouls endured downthe stretch by the stocky 5-10 guard at thehands of vi siting South City, the most jar-ring came with three minutes remaining inregulation amid a 74-74 tie when he gothammered by Warriors junior guard AmirBoddie while drivin g to t he hoo p for a layupattempt.

After laying at the baseline for a momentto collect himself, Benjamin got to his feet

and took a deep breath to quell his nervesbefore making his way to the free throwline, where the sop homore dropped a pair of free throws to give Jefferson (2-1 in PALNorth, 9-5 overall) the lead for good enroute to a thrilling 84-80 comeback win.

“He rang my head a little bit,” Benjaminsaid. “… Then I was just a little nervous togo to the free throw line and make thos e justto p ut us up.”

It was just one minute previous Jeffersonhad taken its first lead of the game. Prior tothat, the Warriors — fueled by a nine-pointrun to open t he game — led by as much as 13during th e first half, and too k a commanding44-33 lead into halftime.

Boddie was the catalyst for South City (3-2, 9-8), posting a career night, scoring agame-high 45 points. The junior knocked

down si x 3-po inters t hroughout, and fueled adialed Warriors offense that sho t 62 percentfrom the field in the first half, including 8for 9 from beyon d the arc.

But as South City went cold in the thirdquarter, the Grizzlies came roaring back.Jefferson outscored the Warriors 23-16 inthe thi rd, before finally taking the lead mid-way through the fourth on a put-back bysophomore center Rodney Lawrence — theonly other underclassman to play in thegame — to give Jefferson a 72-71 advan-tage.

Then, despite Boddie answering rightback with a 3-pointer to give the Warriors a74-72 edge, the wildly physical game

Grizzlies roar back to win

By Stephen Wade


RIO DE JANEIRO — Cuts, cuts and morecuts.

That’s the situation facing internationalsports federations, with just over sixmonths to go b efore the Olympics in Rio deJaneiro.

Brazilian o rganizers will b e meeting nextmonth with federation leaders, and World

Rowing executive director Matt Smithalready knows what to expect: He’s bracingfor news that 4,000 temporary grandstandseats at the rowing Olympic v enue won’t bebuilt.

At the swimming venue, several th ousandseats have already been slashed. And theworld governing body for sailing learnedmore than a year ago th at bleachers it want-ed had been ruled out.

Television viewers won’t notice when

South America’s first Olympics open onAug. 5, but Rio organizers are scaling downeverywhere to eliminate about $500 mil lionto balance the operating budget of 7.4 bil-lion reals ($1.85 billion).

“I’ve been around since Los Angeles in1984 and we haven’t been in such a situationwhere a country th at is st aging t he games isin such a vulnerable situation,” Smith saidin an interview with the Associated Press.

Rio Olympics facing deep cuts

By Terry BernalDAILY JOURNAL STAFF

Westmoor boys ’ soccer showed some seri-ous finish ing power Friday at San Mateo.

Despite being on top of the world after agame-tying goal in the 80th minute, theRams left feeling they let a viable chance ata win elude them.

Ultimately, Westmoor s ettled for a 1-1 tiein the k ey Penins ula Athleti c League OceanDivision matchup. But, after scoring thedramatic game-tying goal off the head of

junio r Joseph Ramirez, the Rams got twomore great chances in extra time, with bothshot attempts striking the upright to denythe unlikely comeback.

“We lik e playi ng a fast-pace, quick-touch(soccer),” Westmoor head coach OmarRashid said. “We didn’t do that so much inthe first half. But in the second half, webrought it back. And, wow, I’m still insho ck of how the g ame ended.”

The tie still proves critical for the Rams(2-1-1 in PAL Ocean, 5-3-1 overall), whoremain in the upper half of the PAL OceanDivision standings, staying within strikingdistance of first-place Woodside and second-place San Mateo (2-0-2, 3-2-3). The Ramslost Wednesday to Woodside, with a secondmeeting s cheduled for Feb. 5.

“It’s still a big, big tie for us, because we

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Boys’ basketballSacred Heart Prep 64 Menlo School 60

The Gators won their fourth WBAL game ina row, knocking off the rival Knights.

Menlo (2-2 WBAL, 4 -10 ov erall) led 26-11after one quarter, but SHP (4-0, 5-7) turned thetables in th e third, outscoring Menlo 28-10.

Mason Randall scored a game-high 21points to lead SHP. Tevin Panchal finishedwith 1 6 and Andrew Daschbach addded 13.

Menlo was led by Jared Lucian, who scored18. John Henry Tevis added 12 and CharlieRoth finished with 11.

Boys’ soccerEl Camino 4 Terra Nova 0

The Colts (2-2 in PAL Ocean, 4-1-3 overall)were powered by four goals from MartinHernandez to rout the winless Tigers (0-4, 0-10). Hernandez received assists from four dif-ferent teammates — Edson Diaz, GabeGonzalez, Salah Oweis and Ivan Vargas.

South City 5 Menlo-Atherton 3

The first-place Warriors (3-0-1 in PAL Bay,8-0-1 overall) took a 3-2 lead into halftimeand added on in the second half to top theBears (3-1, 7-2). M-A got one goal and one

assists from Kyle Smith. Alex Galo andNicolas Jandeleit also coverted goals for theBears.

Girls’ basketballMenlo-Atherton 63 Carlmont 43

The Bears took a 39-25 lead at halftime andnever looked back as they stayed undefeated inPAL South Division play.

M-A (4-0 PAL South, 14-2 overall) got agame-high 17 points from Carly McLanahan,hitting five 3-pointers in the process. GreerHoyem added 16 for the Bears.

Lys Hayes led Carlmont (1-3, 8-8) with 11points.

San Mateo 56 Aragon 51

The Bearcats had three players score in dou-ble figures as they picked up th eir first league

win of the year by topping t he crosstown rivalDons.

Mimi Shen scored a team-high 16 pointsand handed out four assists. Alyssa Cho added14 and Seini Fakava added 13 for San Mateo(1-2 PAL South).

South City 56 Jefferson 29

The Warriors jumped out to a 32-8 lead andnever looked back as they cruised to theirfourth PAL North Division win.

Brittney Cedeno led South City (4-1 PALNorth) with 16 points and eight assists.Jerlene Miller recorded a double-double with12 points and 15 rebounds.

Women’s college basketballCollege of San Mateo 74

Las Positas-Livermore 59

Gabby Jajeh scored 22 points, including six3-pointers, to lead the Bulldogs to their firstCoast Conference win of the season.

Mariah Elzy added 12 points and 11rebounds for CSM (1-2 Coast Conference, 1 2-5 ov erall). Corryne Mill et pulled down a team-high 13 rebounds while point guard TaylorCormier had another stat-stuffing perform-ance, finishing with nine points, eight

assists and three steals.

Wrestling — ThursdayEl Camino 39 Terra Nova 36

Down 30-3 after the first seven matches, theColts came roaring back to win six of the lastseven — including three by pin — to stun theTigers in a PAL Bay Division meet.

Paolo Maralit at 126 was the only wrestlerfrom El Camino (1-1 PAL Bay) to win in thefirst seven matches.

Terra Nova (1-1) won the first three match-es: Gino Burton (106) by pin, Edward Ruiz(113) won by forfeit and Adam Louie (120)won by decision.

After Marlit’s victory, Terra Nova got winsfrom Brian Alvarez (132), Jared Abellera (138)and Michael Pitts (145).

El Camino closed the match with a run of itsown. Armin Webb (160 ), Justin Ilao (195) andGion Seisa (285) all won by forfeit, whileRoman Reich (152), Omar Valdez (170) andJerrell Pelesauma (220) all won by p in.

San Mateo 37 Woodside 36

Dylan Proctor, William Bradford and JoshFakava all won for the Bearcats to help leadthem to their first dual-meet victory of the sea-son.

The Bearcats lost 54-24 to Burlingame intheir o ther Ocean Division match Thursday.

Half Moon Bay 63 Capuchino 18

The Cougars won 11 of the 14 matches— including four by forfeit — as they con tin-ue their chase for a third straight PAL Bay

Division dual-meet championship.Half Moon Bay (3-0 PAL Bay) won six of its

matches by p in: EdRey Casamina (120), EvanMarschall (138), Will Fullerton (145), KhalilDroubi (152), Jimmy Claitor (182) and SamBower (195).

Marlon Linares’ (113) match was the onlyone to reach three, full rounds, with Linarespulling out an 11-6 victory.

Girls’ soccer — ThursdaySacred Heart Prep 3 King’s Academy 0

The Gators scored in the final minute beforehalftime and then scored twice in the secondhalf to shut out the Knights in a West BayAthletic League Foothill Division meeting.

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The NewEngland Patriots would have loved to spendthe week with nothing else to worry aboutexcept Saturday’s playoff game against theKansas City Chiefs.

Then Pro Bowl defensive li neman ChandlerJones wandered over to the local police sta-

tion, shirtless and disoriented, leaving hishouse reeking of burnt marijuana. Suddenly,the defending Super Bowl champions wereback on defense.

Fortunately, they’re pretty good at it.“I mean, are there any more questions about

the Chiefs here?” coach Bill Belichick saidThursday after nine s traight unanswered ques-tions about Jones’ unusual weekend. “The restof it, I’m done talking about. We issued astatement, that’s it.”

Jones apologized to his teammates and theNew England fans on Thursday, saying hemade a “pretty stupid mistake,” but hedeclined to elaborate on what happened.Belichick refused to say whether Jones wouldbe benched for fear of revealing valuable

strategic information to the Chiefs.In the Patriots’ locker room, the players

said they would have no trouble putting theincident aside on Saturday. And it’s hard todoubt them, after what they have gonethrough over the last 12 months and beyond.

Hours after New England’s 45-7 victoryover the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC cham-pionship game last January, the team was

accused of illegally deflating the footballs.Even before the league investigation thatwould find them guilty, the Patriots pluggedup their ears and dug in their heels.

And went on to win t he Super Bowl.A season earlier, New England recorded its

now-customary 12 -win season, AFC East tit leand trip to the conference championshipgame despite releasing tight end AaronHernandez over the summer, shortly before hewas charged with first-degree murder. (He wasconvicted in April 2015, a few months afterhis former teammates’ Super Bowl v ictory.)

If Jones is b enched for part of the game, thePatriots will be giv ing up a pass-rusher whose12 1/2 sacks were the fifth most in the NFLthis season.

Status of Pats’ Jones unknown


GLENDALE, Ariz. — Three weeks ago, theArizona Cardinals beat the Green BayPackers by 30 points. No one should expectthat kind of blowout when the teams meetagain Saturday night, this time in the NFCdivisional pl ayoffs.

“I think these guys definitely come backhere with a bad taste in their mouth,”Arizona cornerback Patrick Peterson said,“so I thin k it will definitely be a much bettergame.”

Oddsmakers are picking the Cardinals, the

NFC’s No. 2 seed, by seven points,although Packers coach Mike McCarthywouldn’t call h is team the underdog.

“We’re no underdog going to Arizona,”McCarthy said after his team’s 35-18 wild-card victory over Washing ton. “I don’t carewhat people think or how we’re picked orthings like that. We’re going out there towin, and expect to win.”

Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers, onthe other hand, acknowledged his team’sunderdog status, but said “the pressure’s allgoing to be on ” Arizona.

“They’re coming off a tough los s at ho meagainst Seattle. Before that, they blew usout,” Rodgers s aid. “They’re the Super Bowlfavorites, and obviously the favorite team

on Saturday night, so we’ve just got to goout, be loose, let it all h ang out, because thepressure’s all on that side.”

Arizona safety Rashad Johnson saidthere’s pressure on bo th s ides.

“We’ve all got to p lay th e game,” he said.“I think there’s a little bit of pressure oneveryone to go out and want to play well. If you don’t feel any butterflies and have sometype of pressure, you’re in the wrong busi-ness.”

Cardinals coach Bruce Arians discountedthe whole concept of pressure.

“There is n o p ressure,” h e said. “Pressureis something when you’re not prepared forsomething. We have high expectations. ”

The Dec. 27 victory over the Packerscapped a nine-game winning streak forArizona (13-3). A week later, th e Cardinalsended their regular season with a 3 6-6 drub-bing at the hands of Seattle, a los s they dis-miss as an aberration.

The Packers (11-6) still had a chance atthe NFC North title, despite the loss in th edesert, but they finished the regular seasonby los ing at ho me to Minnesota, so GreenBay settled for a wild-card berth.

And last Sunday in Washington, Rodgersand the rest of the Packers played betterthan they h ad most of the season.

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SAN FRANCISCO — First basemanBrandon Belt has asked for a $7.5 millionsalary for the 2016 season from the SanFrancisco Giants, who are offering $5.3 mil-lion.

The salary arbitration numbers wereexchanged Friday. While Giants general man-

ager Bobby Evans has regularly brought upthe idea this offseason of a possible multiyeardeal for Belt, nothing has been done yet.

Belt traveled to Florida in February 2014 foran arbitration hearing that was avoided whenthe sides settled just beforehand to avoid theteam’s first hearing since catcher A.J.Pierzynski in 20 04.

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$6.575M, one-year deal from A’sOAKLAND — Right fielder Josh Reddickhas reached agreement on a $6.575 million,one-year contract with the Oakland Athleticsto avoid salary arbitration.

Oakland also settled with right-handerFernando Rodriguez on a $1.05 million, one-year deal Friday. He asked for $1.05 millionand paperwork necessitated the club offer thesame salary.

Reddick batted .27 2 with 20 homers and 77RBIs in 14 9 games last season for the A’s. AnAL Gold Glover in right field in 20 12, Reddickwas limited to 114 and 109 g ames in the 2013and ’14 seasons before bouncing back healthylast year.

Rodriguez went 4-2 with a 3.84 ERA in 56appearances and 58 2-3 innings with Oaklandin 2015.

Seattle lists Marshawn Lynchas probable against Panthers

RENTON, Wash. — The SeattleSeahawks have listed running backMarshawn Lynch as probable on their finalinjury report for Sunday’s NFC divisional

playoff game at Carolina.

Seattle announced the designation forLynch on Friday afternoon. Lynch has notplayed since Week 10 against Arizona afterundergoing abdominal s urgery. Seattle washopeful Lynch would return last week for theNFC wild-card game agains t Min nesota, buthe did not accompany the team toMinneapolis after determining he was notready to play.

Lynch has been a full participant in prac-tice each day th e past two weeks.

Seattle also listed starting tight end LukeWills on as probab le after he missed the pasttwo games due to a concussion suffered inWeek 16 against St. Louis. The only playerlist ed as doubtful for Seattle is fullback WillTukuafu due to a hamstring injury sufferedlast week.

Playoff brief

By Will Graves


PITTSBURGH — Antonio Brown leanedback in his locker recently and allowed himself a brief moment of introspection.

Fresh off the most productive three seasonstretch by a wide receiver in NFL history, a runthat has garnered the Pittsburgh Steelers star apair of first-team All-Pro selections while feed-ing social media a steady stream of GIF-worthyopen field moves and touchdown celebrations,Brown listened as someone rattled off the list of Hall of Famers whose numbers he has somehowtopped.

“I am the best though, right?” Brown said ina way best described as a humblebrag. “Guyshaven’t done what I’ve done. But we don’t wantto talk about that. We always want to grow.Growing is never-ending.”

Even when

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