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www.smdailyjournal.com Wednesday • July 18, 2012 • Vol XII,Edition 288 BUDGET B URDENS NATION PAGE 7 KRAMER GETS STATE HONOR SPORTS PAGE 11 LEARN TO USE FRESH GINGER FOOD PAGE 19 REPORT:STATES’FINANCIAL WOES ERODING SERVICES CONSULTATION (800) 308-0870 Fighting for victims and their families FREE By Bill Silverfarb DAILY JOURNAL STAFF Small cities in San Mateo County that oper- ate their own police dispatch services should consider consolidating with larger cities or the county to save taxpayer money , according to a report released by the San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury yesterday. The report calls on local elected officials to drive the movement toward consolidation but some officials in the smaller cities the grand jury points to say police dispatch servi ces are fine just the way they are. The San Mateo Police Department’s dis- patc h center, mean while , is a stat e-of -the -art facility and police officials there are seeking to expand its role as a regional dispatch services provide r, according to a st atement from the department. Although San Mateo Deputy Mayor David Lim called the grand jury report “a good idea to support, ” he said consoli dation should not be done just for cost savings. “For me, it is not as si mple as mone y, ” Lim said. His concern is making sure that first respon- ders get to their calls in a timely manner. San Mateo’s dispatch center can take on more capacit y, Lim said. Cities that have already consolidated the service spend on average $11.59 less per 911 call, according to the gra nd jury report. Since 2000, the number of police dispatch centers has been reduced from 22 to 13 and the grand jury report said elected officials “should not be distracted by perceived prob- lems and pressures to resist change. ” Grand jury:Unify police dispatch Cities that have already consolidated services spend on average $11.59 less per 911 call Woman in San Brun o fire die s from injuries DAILY JOURNAL WIRE REPORT A San Bruno woman has died from injuries she suffered in a house fire that killed her 2-year-old grandson on Friday morning, accor ding t o the San Mat eo County coroner’s office. Lil a Pra sad, 62, die d Sun day a t Set on Medical Center in Daly City. Prasad and her grandson were found unconscious when firefighters responded to their burning home in the 100 block of Lake Drive at 8:45 a.m. Friday , Deputy Chief Dave Downi ng said. The woman was revived and taken to the hospital, Downing said. The bo y, Aakash Pr asad, was decl are d dead at the scene. The cause of the two-alarm fire, which was extinguished in about 15 minutes, remains under invest igation, though authori- ties believe it likely started in a shrine that had been set up in a hallway closet, Man charged with killing teen’s poodle By Michelle Durand DAILY JOURNAL STAFF An unincorporated Redwood City man is charged with beating his teenage neighbor’s poodle in the h ead with a bric k, leaving th e animal so badly injured it was later eutha- nized, but his defense atto rney said he was simply protecting his own pet. Prosecutors say Marcos Montano-Topete, 32, approached hi s 16-year -old neighb or on March 26 and told the girl he was sick of the dog coming onto his property . “He told her he hit the dog and it was lying in the yard. He ba sically said, come get your By Erin Hurley DAILY JOURNAL CORRESPONDENT A glute n-fr ee diet, whether as a health requirement or by ch oice, can have an af fect on the experience of dining out. Certain dishes or restaurants may have to be avoided if no accommodation s are available for gluten-free customers. San Mateo County has a number of restaurants and eateries with options readily available for these custome rs, including Ristoran te Mataro, Lily’s Crepe rie and Zest Bakery . Italian’ s not off the table Pizza and pasta are staples of Italian cuisine but both often contain gluten which can be a challenge for customers who have eliminated it from their diets. Ristorante Mataro in Menlo Park offers a solution to that problem. For the last year and a half, they’ ve used gluten-fre e crust in their pizzas and offered gluten-free corn fusilli pasta as a substitution in nearly all of their pasta dishes. Mana ger Ibrahim Ulas, 33, first propo sed this idea six months after arriving at the restaurant. He’d previously worked at BJ’s Dining out gluten-free? No problem JD CRAYNE (TOP RIGHT), ROSIE LINARES/DAILY JOURNAL Lily Dawe,co-owner of Lily’s Creperie in San Mateo,prepares a roast beef crepe with mozzarella cheese,spinach,olives,mushrooms,marinara sauce and gluten-free buckwheat.San Mateo County has a number of restaurants and eateries with options readily available for gluten-free customers,including Lily’s,Ristorante Mataro and Zest Bakery. See GLUTEN, Page 18 See PRASAD, Pa ge 18 See POODLE, Pa ge 20 See UNIFY, Pa ge 20

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