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VOLATILE, ANGRY MAN ‘WAITING TO GO BOOM’

By Austin WalshDAILY JOURNAL STAFF

Millions of dollars spent by localschool districts could hang in thebalance, under a ruling Wednesdayby the California Supreme Court,which influences a controversial butcommon method of constructingschool buildings.

California Supreme Court justiceselected not to review a decision byan appellate court which found theFresno Unified School District vio-lated competitive bidding and con-flict of interest laws when it enteredinto a lease-leaseback agreementwith a contractor to build schoolfacilities.

Lease-leaseback agreements,

which do not require districts toemploy the traditional public bid-ding process before awarding con-struction contracts, have been usedfrequently by school districtsthroughout San Mateo County.

Under such agreements, after abuilder is chosen, districts will typi-cally rent their property to a con-tractor for a small amount of money

and then lease it back again later foran amount equivalent to the previ-ously agreed upon constructioncost.

Critics have said the agreementsopen the door for backroom deal-ings between representatives fromschool districts and constructioncompanies, while some school offi-cials consider the agreements effi-

cient fashions of selecting qualifiedcontractors to build projects, whichare often specialized or complex.

Attorney Kevin Carlin, who rep-resented the plaintiff in the Fresnocase, said in an email Wednesdaythe state Supreme Court’s decisionis a victory for taxpayers concerned

Court ruling jeopardizes school building dealsLease-leaseback decision throws school construction contracts into flux

Parking lot’sfate in handsof the public By Bill SilverfarbDAILY JOURNAL STAFF

A city-owned piece of land indowntown Redwood City once eyedfor a hotel is now being consideredfor other uses.

What those uses are, however,will be determined by residents inan extensive community-engage-ment process starting in January.

The Winslow lot, tucked betweenthe Sequoia Caltrain station andshopping center and the downtowncore, is currently an at-grade park-ing lot with 46 spaces.

The city had grouped the parkinglot with an adjacent lot for thepotential use as a four-star hotel and

courted developers back in 2011 and2012 to build what was then called“Depot Circle.”

The lot is oddly shaped and maybe difficult to build on as is, howev-er.

Even constructing a parkinggarage on the land would be diffi-cult as it has no square corners,Mayor Jeff Gee said Thursday.

The council put the pause buttonon the hotel plan due to the highdegree of development already tak-ing place in the area since theDowntown Precise Plan was adopt-ed, Gee said.

“We tried to make it work but get-

Land in Redwood City once eyed for hotel

By Samantha WeigelDAILY JOURNAL STAFF

The San Mateo County HarborDistrict is working to reel in a newleader as its Board of Directors nar-rowed down a general manager can-

didate who will hopefully continueto steer it away from its recent con-troversy.

Having been led by two interim

general managers since its formerlongtime leader Peter Grenellretired last year, the board hired aheadhunter and underwent an exten-sive selection process.

Overseen by a subcommitteecomprised of board President Tom

Mattusch and board Vice PresidentNicole David, narrowing down the

Harbor District narrowingin on picking new leaderBoard votes to select general manager candidate

By Samantha WeigelDAILY JOURNAL STAFF

In an effort to bolster opportuni-ties to reduce, reuse, resell andupcycle, an astonishing 230 yardsales will pop up throughout SanMateo this Saturday.

A broad range of items — from aHarley-Davidson motorcycle and adoll collection to a Fitbit wristbandand garden equipment — will be upfor grabs and easily found through

the city’s interactive website.The citywide yard sale gained

unexpected traction with hundredsof residents opting to try and turn

their underused goods into a bargainhunter’s treasure. Plus, what betterway to promote sustainability anddivert waste from landfills by buy-ing used instead of new?

“Part of sustainability is reusingwhat we have and help others in ourcommunity be able to take advan-tage of products and materials thatothers may no longer need, but thatstill have a useful life. This is a greatway to help reuse those materialsand, by offering so many different

options for the community, there’sover 200 yard sale locations, pro-vides a bounty of opportunities forthose looking for their own yard

sale treasures,” said Assistant CityManager Matt Bronson.

While San Mateo residents pro-duce an average of 4.2 pounds of waste per day, which is 28 percentless than the national average, cityofficials are hoping to promotereusing and upcycling in its contin-ued efforts to divert trash from land-fills, according to the city’s website.

Plus, while recycling is still aworthy environmentally-conscien-tious goal, upcycling or reusing

products is even more effective toreducing one’s carbon footprint.

Upcycling and treasure huntingSan Mateo hosts citywide yard sale Saturday, 230 locales

LANCE HUNTLEY

Peninsula Ballet Theater costumes and props will be sold as part of this weekend’s San Mateo citywide yard saleboasting more than 230 locales. From left to right, theater volunteers Connie DeSautles, Maria Nichols, VirginiaLeslie and Louise Leslie select items to sell at Saturday’s 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. event.

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See HARBOR, Page 18See YARD SALE, Page 20

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Hillary Clinton speaks during a news conference as former Iowa governor Tom Vilsack, left, lookson during a campaign stop.

By Ken NilanianTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON — The transmission of now-classified information across HillaryRodham Clinton’s private email is consistentwith a State Department culture in which diplo-mats routinely sent secret material on unse-cured email during the past two administra-

tions, according to documents reviewed by theAssociated Press.

Clinton’s use of a home server makes hercase unique and has become an issue in herfront-running campaign for the Democraticpresidential nomination. But it’s not clearwhether the security breach would have beenany less had she used department email. Thedepartment only systematically checks emailfor sensitive or classified material in responseto a public records request.

In emails about the 2012 attack on a U.S.diplomatic facility in Benghazi, Libya, depart-ment officials discuss sensitive matters in realtime, including the movement of Libyan mili-tias and the locations of key Americans. Themessages were released last year under theFreedom of Information Act and are posted onthe State Department’s website.

An email from diplomat Alyce Abdalla, sentthe night of the attack, appears to report that theCIA annex in Benghazi was under fire. Theemail has been largely whited out, with thegovernment citing the legal exemption for clas-sified intelligence information. The existenceof that facility is now known; it was a secret atthe time.

In an email sent at 8:51 p.m. on Sept. 11,

2012, Eric J. Pelofsky, a senior adviser to then-U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice, gives an updateon efforts to locate U.S. Ambassador ChrisStevens, who died in the attack.

The email was marked unclassified whensent. Later, part of it was deemed classified andcensored before its release.

In five emails that date to CondoleezzaRice’s tenure as secretary of state during theGeorge W. Bush administration, large chunksare censored on the grounds that they containclassified national security or foreign govern-ment information.

These emails also are posted on the StateDepartment website’s reading room.

In a December 2006 email, diplomat John J.Hillmeyer appears to have pasted the text of aconfidential cable from Beijing about China’sdealings with Iran and other sensitive matters.

No improvement: ACT sayscollege exam scores are stagnant

WASHINGTON — U.S. high schoolshaven’t shown much improvement in the pastfour years when it comes to preparing college-ready graduates, according to the Iowa-basednonprofit group that administers the ACT col-lege entrance exam.

The group says only about 40 percent of graduating high school students who took theACT exam this year show a “strong readiness”

for college in most subject areas. Meanwhile,31 percent of these students aren’t meetingreadiness levels in any core subject areas.

These levels are about the same as four

years ago.

The data also shows negligible changes

among ethnic groups since 2011, with white

and Asian American students still dramatical-

ly outperforming other ethnicities.

State Department officials routinely sent secrets over email

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Former reporterkills co-workers

on live broadcastBy Steve Helber, PamRamsey and Jonathan Drew THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

MONETA, Va. — He planned itall so carefully — a choreographedexecution of two former colleagues,broadcast live to a horrified televi-sion audience. Hours later, heshared his own recording of thekilling worldwide on social media.

Vester Lee Flanagan’s videoshows him approaching WDBJreporter Alison Parker and camera-man Adam Ward, gun in hand, asthey conduct an interview. Hepoints the gun at Parker and then atWard, but he waits patiently toshoot until he knows that Parker ison camera, so she will be gunneddown on air.

TV viewers heard about the firsteight of 15 shots. They saw Parkerscream and run, and heard her cry-ing “Oh my God!” as she fell. Wardfell, too, and the camera he hadbeen holding on his shoulder cap-tured a fleeting image of the suspectholding a handgun.

That man, authorities said, wasFlanagan — a former staffer whoused the on-air name of BryceWilliams and was fired by WDBJ, aman who always was looking forreasons to take offense, colleagues

recalled. He fled the scene but then

posted his own 56-second video of the murders on Twitter andFacebook. He later ran off a high-way while being pursued hundredsof miles away and was captured; hedied of a self-inflicted gunshotwound.

Wednesday’s on-air murdersreverberated far from centralVirginia because that’s just what thekiller wanted — not just to avengeperceived wrongs, but to gain max-imum, viral exposure. He used hisinsider’s knowledge of TV journal-ism against his victims — a 24-year-old reporter who was a risingstar and a 27-year-old cameraman

engaged to a producer who watchedthe slaughter live from the controlroom.

Flanagan’s planning may havestarted weeks ago when, ABC Newssaid, a man claiming to be BryceWilliams called repeatedly, sayinghe wanted to pitch a story and need-ed fax information. He sent ABC’snewsroom a 23-page fax two hoursafter the 6:45 a.m. shooting that waspart-manifesto, part-suicide note —calling himself a gay black manwho had been mistreated by peopleof all races, and saying he boughtthe gun two days after nine blackpeople were killed in a June 17shooting at a Charleston church.The fax also included admiration

for the gunmen in mass killings at

places like Virginia Tech andColumbine High School inColorado.

Parker and Ward were a regularteam, providing stories for the sta-tion’s “Mornin”’ show on every-thing from breaking news to featurestories on subjects like child abuse.Their live spot Wednesday wasnothing out of the ordinary: Theywere interviewing a local official atan outdoor shopping mall for atourism story before the shots rangout.

As Parker screamed and Wardcollapsed, Ward’s camera keptrolling, capturing the image of thesuspect pointing the gun. WDBJquickly switched to the anchor back

at the station, clearly shocked, who

told viewers, “OK, not sure whathappened there.”

Parker and Ward died at thescene. Their interview subject,Vicki Gardner, also was shot, butemerged from surgery laterWednesday in stable condition.

Flanagan, 41, who was fired fromWDBJ in 2013, was described bythe station’s president and generalmanager, Jeffrey Marks, as an “anunhappy man” and “difficult towork with,” always “looking out forpeople to say things he could takeoffense to.”

“Eventually after many incidentsof his anger coming to the fore, wedismissed him. He did not take thatwell,” Marks said. He recalled that

police had to escort Flanagan out of

the building because he refused toleave when he was fired.

Tweets posted Wednesday on thegunman’s Twitter account — sincesuspended — described workplaceconflicts with both victims. He saidhe filed a complaint with the EqualEmployment OpportunityCommission against Parker, andthat Ward had reported him tohuman resources.

Marks said Flanagan alleged thatother employees made raciallytinged comments to him, but thathis EEOC claim was dismissed andnone of his allegations could be cor-roborated.

“We think they were fabricated,”the station manager said.

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NATION/WORLD 9Thursday • Aug. 27, 2015 THE DAILY JOURNAL

By Rahim Faiez

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

KABUL, Afghanistan — A man wearing an

Afghan security force uniform opened fireWednesday inside a base in southernAfghanistan, killing two U.S. soldiers in whatappeared to be the latest so-called “insiderattack” to target foreign troops or contractorsin the country.

NATO said two men in Afghan uniformswere shot in return fire and wounded, correct-ing an earlier NATO statement that had saidtwo gunmen attacked the soldiers before beingshot dead.

NATO said the gunman opened fire on avehicle carrying international troops inside thebase in Helmand province. Afghan authoritiesbelieve the shooting took place during analtercation.

A Pentagon spokesman, Navy Capt. Jeff Davis, said the two coalition memberskilled in the attack were Americans. Hewould not identify their service branch.NATO did not identify the nationalities of those killed, nor the base on which the

attack took place.Karim Atal, the head of Helmand’s provin-

cial council, said the shooting happened on theShorabak military base, which was formerlythe British military’s Camp Bastion, and the

U.S. Marines’ Camp Leatherneck.“First, there was an argument between an

army officer and the foreign soldiers, and itended in shooting,” Atal said.

No group claimed responsibility for theassault.

Taliban insurgents have been known to wearAfghan police or military uniforms to stageattacks on international troops. Others haveopened fire apparently on their own accord,like an Afghan soldier who last year killedMaj. Gen. Harold J. Greene, the highest-ranked U.S. officer to be slain in combat since1970 in the Vietnam War.

The shooting is the third “insider attack” onforeign forces this year. In January, threeAmerican civilian contractors were shot deadat Kabul airport by an Afghan soldier who wasalso killed. In April, an American soldier waskilled by an Afghan soldier inside the gover-nor’s compound in eastern Nangarharprovince.

Saudi arrested in 1996bombing that killed 19 Americans

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A mandescribed as the mastermind of the 1996Khobar Towers bombing that killed 19American servicemen in Saudi Arabia hasbeen captured, a U.S. and a Saudi official saidWednesday, ending a nearly two-decade man-hunt for one of the FBI’s most-wanted terror-ists.

Ahmed al-Mughassil was arrested in Beirutand transferred to Riyadh, the Saudi capital,according to the Saudi newspaper AsharqAlawsat. The Saudi Interior Ministry and

Lebanese authorities had no immediate com-ment on the capture.

The 48-year-old suspect was described bythe FBI in 2001 as the head of the armed wingof the once-active but shadowy SaudiHezbollah group. The FBI had offered a $5million reward for information leading to hisarrest.

The June 25, 1996, truck bombing at theKhobar Towers, an eight-story dormitory ineastern Saudi Arabia for U.S. Air Force per-sonnel assigned to the Gulf, killed 19

Americans and wounded 372 more.

Gunman in Afghan uniformkills two U.S. troops at base

By Adam GellerTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Long before he filmed himself gunning downa TV reporter and cameraman during a livebroadcast Wednesday, the man identified as thekiller traced a twisted and volatile career paththat saw him fired from at least two stations forconflicts with co-workers, leaving behindmemories of an “off-kilter” loner easilyangered by office humor.

When the shooter, identified by authorities asVester Lee Flanagan II, was fired fromRoanoke, Virginia, station WDBJ in 2013, hehad to be escorted out of the building by localpolice “because he was not going to leave will-ingly or under his own free will,” the station’sformer news director, Dan Dennison, said in aninterview with a Hawaii station, Hawaii NewsNow.

Flanagan, 41, had “a long series of com-plaints against co-workers nearly from the

beginning of employment at the TV station,”said Dennison, now an official with the HawaiiDepartment of Land and Natural Resources.“All of these allegations were deemed to beunfounded.” Though the claims were alongracial lines, he said, “we did a thorough inves-tigation and could find no evidence that anyonehad racially discriminated against this man.”The victims of Wednesday’s shooting —reporter Alison Parker, 24, and cameramanAdam Ward, 27 — were white; Flanagan wasblack.

Hours after he allegedly shot his former co-workers then posted video of the attack to hisFacebook page, Flanagan crashed a vehicle andshot himself. He died at a hospital later

Wednesday, authoritiessaid. The conflict describedby Dennison in many ways

echoed another, in 2000,when Flanagan was firedfrom a Tallahassee, Florida,television station afterthreatening fellow employ-ees, a former supervisorsaid.

Flanagan grew up inOakland and graduated

from San Francisco State University.Virgil Barker, who grew up on the same tree-

lined street in the Oakland hills, recalled hischildhood friend Wednesday with fondness.

“I know you want to hear that he was a mon-ster, but he was the complete opposite,” Barkersaid. “He was very, very loving.”

Barker said he had lost touch with Flanaganover the years but remained close to Flanagan’ssister, who still lives in the family’s home

across the street.No one answered the door Wednesday morn-ing at the white stucco house, with fruit trees inthe front yard overlooking San Francisco Bay.

Before and after his work in Florida,Flanagan, who also appeared on-air using thename Bryce Williams, worked at a series of sta-tions around the country.

They included a stint in 1996 at KPIX, a SanFrancisco station, where a spokeswoman con-firmed he worked as a freelance productionassistant. From 1997 to 1999, he worked as ageneral assignment reporter at WTOC-TV inSavannah, Georgia. From 2002 to 2004, heworked as a reporter and anchor at WNCT-TVin Greenville, North Carolina, general managerand vice president John Lewis said.

TV shooting: Volatile, angryman ‘waiting to go BOOM’

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The car of suspected gunman Vester L. Flanagan, also known as Bryce Williams, is seen off Highway I-66 in Fauquier County, Va.

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Dow 16,285.51 +619.07 10-Yr Bond 2.17 +0.04

Nasdaq 4,697.54 +191.05 Oil (per barrel) 38.89

S&P 500 1,940.51 +72.90 Gold 1,124.40

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on theNew York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:NYSECameron International Corp., up $17.46 to $59.93Rival Schlumberger Ltd. is buying the oilfield service company in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $12.71 billion.Abercrombie & Fitch Co., up $1.64 to $18.91 The teen retailer, which has been tinkering with its image, posted second-quarter results that topped Wall Street estimates.Chico’s FAS Inc., up 92 cents to $14.75 The women’s clothing chain reported fiscal second-quarter results thatsurpassed Wall Street expectations.Express Inc., up $3.35 to $20.25 The clothing seller raised its 2015 forecast and also reported net incomethat nearly tripled in its fiscal second quarter.Syngenta AG, down $10.58 to $67.51Monsanto ended its $47 billion takeover bid for Syngenta after the Swisschemical producer rejected its latest offer.Oshkosh Corp., up $2.59 to $41.11 The specialty vehicle maker won a $6.7 billion contract to build a newcombat vehicle for the U.S. military. Transocean Ltd., down 60 cents to $11.60 The oil rig drilling company said it wants to cancel two quarterly dividendpayments because of plunging oil prices.NasdaqDish Network Corp., up 74 cents to $58.57Some channels went dark for more than 5 million of its pay TV customersbecause of a dispute with the channels’owner, Sinclair Broadcasting.

Big movers

By Alex Veiga


The Dow Jones industrial averagerocketed more than 600 pointsWednesday, its biggest gain in sevenyears, snapping a six-day losing streak

that had Americans nervously checkingtheir investment balances.

While the surge came as a relief tomany, Wall Street professionals warnedthat more rough days lie ahead, in partbecause of weakness in China, wheresigns of an economic slowdown trig-gered the sell-off that has shaken globalmarkets over the past week.

Heading into Wednesday, the threemajor U.S. stock indexes had droppedsix days in a row, the longest slide inmore than three years. The Dow lostabout 1,900 points over that period, andmore than $2 trillion in corporate valuewas wiped out.

On Tuesday, a daylong rally collapsedin the final minutes of trading. OnWednesday, the market opened strongagain, and the question all day waswhether the rally would hold. It did, andpicked up speed just before the closingbell.

The Dow vaulted 619.07 points, or 4percent, to 16,285.51. It was the Dow’sthird-biggest point gain of all time andits largest since Oct. 28, 2008, when itsoared 889 points.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 index, amuch broader measure of the stock mar-ket, gained 72.90 points, or 3.9 percent,to 1,940.51. In percentage terms, it wasthe best day for the S&P 500 in nearlyfour years.

The Nasdaq composite rose 191.05points, or 4.2 percent, to 4,697.54.

Analysts said investors apparentlysaw the big sell-off as an opportunityto go bargain-hunting and buy low.“That always leads to a bounce orspike in the market,” said QuincyKrosby, market strategist forPrudential Financial.

Another factor was believed to be acomment on Wednesday from the headof the New York Federal Reserve Bank,William Dudley, who said that becauseof the slowdown in China and other rea-sons, the case for the Fed to raise rock-bottom interest rates next month for thefirst time in nearly a decade is “lesscompelling” than it was a few weeksago.

“That certainly helped the market,”Krosby said.

The U.S. stock market has been on arun-up that has lasted more than sixyears and pushed the major indexes toall-time highs. Investors worry that theeconomy could falter if the Fed raisesrates too soon.

Over the past few days, ordinaryAmericans with 401(k)s and other invest-ments have been calling their financial

advisers in search of reassurance.“I wouldn’t say it is full-blown panic,”

said Brennan Miller, a branch managerfor Charles Schwab in Chicago.“Markets have been steadily advancingfor several years, and that breeds somecomplacency. This caught people off guard.”

Any sign that the market has bottomedout could encourage investors to getback in.

“There’s a lot of cash on the sidelineswaiting to get in, so to the extent thatthere’s any sort of bottom seen, that willincrease people’s confidence and bold-ness,” said Erik Davidson, chief invest-ment officer for Wells Fargo PrivateBank.

Still, the market has a ways to gobefore it recovers its run of recent loss-es. The Dow remains down 8.6 percentthis year, while the S&P 500 is off 5.8percent. The Nasdaq is down just 0.8percent.

And despite Wednesday’s strongrebound, analysts said there are probablymore roller-coaster days ahead, goodand bad, because of China as well asworries about a Fed rate increase.

In international markets, major index-es in Germany, France and Britain fellanywhere from 1.3 to 1.7 percent.Markets in Asia were mixed. Japan’sNikkei 225 stock index rose 3.2 percent.Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index fell 0.5percent.

Stocks surge, snapping six-day losing streak

By Scott Mayerowitz


ABOARD AMERICAN AIRLINESFLIGHT 1223 — Airline fare wars are makinga comeback.

Don’t expect widespread sales or cheapflights home for Thanksgiving. But a numberof cities are seeing ridiculously low prices atoff-peak hours — prices the industry has spentthe years trying to eliminate.

Fliers have been able to fly Chicago toBoston for $80 roundtrip, San Francisco toLas Vegas for $67 roundtrip and New York toLos Angeles, with a connection, for $150roundtrip.

“This is the big break consumers have beenwaiting for in response to lower fuel prices,”says Seth Kaplan, managing partner of indus-try newsletter Airline Weekly.

The price of oil is at the lowest level in sixand a half years and the industry is saving bil-lions of dollars on fuel, giving airlines leewayto cut fares but still post healthy profits.Airlines have also added larger, more efficient

planes to their fleets while packing more seatsinto existing jets. So, while the number of

domestic flights is down slightly over the past12 months, there are now 3.4 percent moreseats for sale — too many to meet the demandin all cities. To fill those extra seats, airlineshave had to offer discounts.

Still, airlines are being very selective.Forget finding a deal for busy holidays or onMondays, Thursdays and Fridays when busi-ness travelers fly. The best prices are forflights on traditionally slow days like Tuesday,Wednesday and Saturday. And it helps if Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines or FrontierAirlines flies the route.

For instance, Frontier recently had a sale formembers of its club who pay an annual $50fee. Tickets were being offered for $15 one-way including taxes.

American Airlines and — to a lesser extent— Delta Air Lines and United Airlines arematching some of the discount fares. By doingso, they actually undercut the ultra-low-costcarries because Spirit and Frontier charge cus-tomers extra to use overhead baggage bins orto have a drink of water.

Facebook testing its ownvirtual assistant in messaging app

NEW YORK — Facebook is the latest tech-nology company to offer users a virtual assis-tant service. Facebook is testing the artificialintelligence-powered service, called simply“M,” inside its messaging app, Messenger,

with some users.David Marcus, the head of messaging prod-ucts at the Menlo Park, California company,says in a Facebook post that M can do thingslike buy items for you, get gifts delivered andbook restaurant reservations or appointments.

U.S. durable goodsorders up 2 percent in July

WASHINGTON — Orders to U.S. factoriesfor long-lasting manufactured goods rose for asecond month in July, and demand in a key cat-egory that tracks business investment plans

jumped by the largest amount in 13 months.The Commerce Department said Wednesday

orders for durable goods — items expected tolast at least three years like refrigerators and

cars — increased 2 percent in July after a 4.1percent gain in June. The result adds to a stringof recent economic data that indicate the U.S.economy is on solid ground even in the face of various global headwinds.

Microsoft says Windows10 now on 75 million devices

SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft saidWednesday that its new Windows 10 softwareis running on more than 75 million computers,tablets and other devices — in just under amonth since the operating system wasreleased. Analysts say that’s a good start,although the company is hoping to get the soft-ware installed on a billion devices over thenext three years. Microsoft Corp., which isbest known for making software for personalcomputers, is hoping Windows 10 will help itrebuild loyalty among users who are increas-ingly relying on tablets, smartphones and otherdevices.

Deals pop up as airlineswage limited fare wars

By Candice ChoiTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK — This probably isn’t whatthe United Nations had in mind when it estab-lished the International Day of Peace: BurgerKing is asking McDonald’s to join forces to

create a “McWhopper.”In full-page newspaper ads Wednesday,Burger King said it’s calling for a truce withMcDonald’s so that they can create amashup of their most famous burgers — theBig Mac and the Whopper. Burger King saysit wants to serve the concoction for a singleday at a popup location in Atlanta, a midwaypoint between the headquarters of the twochains.

Burger King is tying the publicity stunt to anonprofit called Peace One Day, which says itpromotes Peace Day. The United Nations cre-ated the International Day of Peace in 1981 tocoincide with its annual opening session inSeptember. It then designated Sept. 21 as the

annual “day of non-violence and cease-fire” in2001.

In a response posted on its Facebook page,McDonald’s CEO Steve Easterbrook said theproposal was inspiration for a good cause, andthat he thinks the two companies could do“something bigger to make a difference.”Then he took a dig at the ploy by Burger King.

“Let’s acknowledge that between us there issimply a friendly business competition andcertainly not the unequaled circumstances of the real pain and suffering of war,”Easterbrook said.

He added “P.S. A simple phone call will donext time.”

The proposed mashup of the Big Mac andWhopper would include elements of each,such as flame-broiled beef patty and a middlebun, according to a website Burger King setup. Burger King notes on the site that it’s opento discussing the proposal, but that detailswould have to be worked out in time for PeaceDay.

Burger King to McDonald’s: Let’smake peace with a McWhopper

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Chalk it up tothe odd-year

jin x, but theSan Francisco Giantsare being held togeth-er by duct tape andbubble gum at thispoint of the season— along with a num-ber of rookies andcallups.

The team is essen-tially a walking

MASH unit right now, what with relieverJeremy Affeldt goi ng on the disabled listTuesday and shortstop Brandon Crawfordbeing lifted early in the game because of atigh t obl ique muscle. They are just the lat-est in long list of players who havemissed significant time, which includesHunter Pence (obli que), Jo e Panik (back)and Angel Pagan (knee) who are all on theDL, although Pagan appears h eaded backto the b ig club soon following a rehabstint he is currently on in Sacramento.

The Giants won’t get any sympathy

from non-fans but let’s not just assumethey will easily work through theseinjuries. At this poin t, it will be a miracleif the Giants make the p layoffs. A teamcan’t lose its entire starting outfield, aswell as its starting shortstop and secondbaseman, and expect to make the playoffs.

Add in shaky starting pitching afterMadison Bumgarner and Mike Leake and itsimply doesn’t look like the Giants willhave the horses to make a run at anotherWorld Series title.

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El Camino junior quarterback Hei Nay Keler took only five snaps from center as freshmanbefore taking over the frosh-soph QB duties last season.

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Senior tailback Matt Spigelman rushed for a combined 263 yards over the final two gamesof the season in 2014.

Colts counting onpromising new QB

Injuries killing Giants’ playoff hopes

See LOUNGE, Page 14

By Terry Bernal

DAILY JOURNAL STAFF

The El Camino Colts are determined toleave their disastrous 2014 season behind.

From the new-look uniforms to the addi-tion of lig hts for home games, the Colts areputting a stamp on head coach EricJacobson’s first full year back at the helm.Jacobson’s second tenure with the teambegan in midstream last season, just daysprior to El Camino' s final nonleague warm-up, after the sudden dismiss al of former headcoach Mark Turner.

At that point, the Colts were 2-1. Butafter a 55-0 rout at the hands of powerhouseWilcox, El Camino would win just one gamefor the rest of the season, including a disap-pointing 1-4 finish in the PeninsulaAthletic League Lake Division .

“That was a disaster,” J acobson said. “Wedid the best we could … and I think we didwell to hold everything together.”

This year’s overhaul is far more than sym-bolic though. Junior quarterback Hei NayKeler stands as an exciting new face of the

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By Terry BernalDAILY JOURNAL STAFF

Revving up for Friday’s first scrimmagegame of the year, the Half Moon BayCougars had just enough players to run 11-on-11 drills at Tuesday’s practice.

With three players o f the Cougars’ 25-manroster sidelined with mino r injuries, the thi nnumbers are going to be a hauntingly recur-ring theme this season. So, fourth-year headcoach Keith Holden is pacing his team forthe long-term, at the cost of cranking up theintensity through preseason workouts, eventhough h e’d prefer to do so.

“We’re being as preventative as possiblein practice,” Holden said. “We hardly evertackle to the ground. Almost everything wedo is stay up. When we’re blocking people,we’re holding back. ”

How this may benefit the legs of seniortailback Matt Spigelman remains to be seen.Remaining i n th e Peninsula Athletic LeagueOcean Division after finishing in a three-way tie for second place with Hillsdale andSouth City last season, the Cougars retaintwo-thirds of their three-headed monster inthe backfield in Spig elman and running b ack

Thin Cougars squadtrying to stay afloat

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SAN FRANCISCO — Buster Posey followedBrandon Belt’s leadoff triple in the sixth with ago-ahead double, Jake Peavy won for the secondtime in six starts, and the San Francisco Giantsbeat the Cubs 4-2 on Wednesday night to stop

Chicago’s six-game winning streak.Kelby Tomlinson added an RBI double of his

own in the sixth against Kyle Hendricks as theGiants ended a three-game slide with their sec-ond victory in seven games. Nori Aoki homeredfor San Francisco.

With their first win in six meetings thismonth against the Cubs, San Francisco avoidedits first six-game skid in the series since 1993-94.

Peavy (4-6) allowed five hits and two runs,struck out three and walked three in 6 1-3innings to beat the Cubs for the second time inhis last six outings against them. He took a 2-0loss at Wrigley Field on Aug. 9.

Peavy’s bullpen backed him, too, with leftyJavier Lopez contributing his 19th straightscoreless appearance. Sergio Romo pitched theeighth and Santiago Casilla finished with a per-

fect ninth and two strikeouts for his 31st save.After Chicago grabbed a two-run lead in the

first, Aoki homered to start the bottom half forhis fourth career leadoff homer and second thisyear. He also hit one May 3 against the Angels.

Kyle Schwarber began the game with a unique,20-foot double on an infield popup. Peavy andcatcher Posey both went for it and Posey got outof the way at the last second, knocking thepitcher over in the process.

Addison Russell popped up in the third andfirst baseman Belt and thi rd baseman Matt Duffymet on the mound chasing it down, with Beltmaking the catch.

Hendricks (6-6) saw his winless stretch reachthree starts for the Cubs, who lost for only thesixth time in their last 21 road games dating toJune 30.

Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford sat out

after experiencing tightness in his l eft side fol-lowing a 12-pitch, sixth-inning strikeoutTuesday night. He hopes it will only be a coupleof days.

“It’s pretty mild,” Crawford said.

Up nextCubs: RHP Dan Haren (8-8) makes his fifth

start for the Cubs since joining them at the tradedeadline from Miami.Giants: LHP Madison Bumgarner (15-6)

looks to improve on his four-start winningstreak featuring a 1.42 ERA, 41 strikeouts andtwo walks. He is 2-0 with a 0.75 ERA in his lastfour starts vs. the Cubs.

Giants finally beat Cubs

By Tim BoothTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SEATTLE — Bill y Burns accompli shedwhat only two others had done, greetingSeattle ace Felix Hernandez with a home runleading off the game. On the first pitch, noless.

That was about all the Oakland Athleticscould do against Hernandez on Wednesday.

Hernandez threw eight strong innings,allowing just three hits, Nelson Cruz hit isAL-leading 39th homer and the Marinersclosed out their homestand with an 8-2 winover the A’s.

Burns and Brett Lawrie each hit solohomers off Hernandez, both leading off innings. Burns joined Jose Reyes and IanKinsler as the only batters to hit leadoff homers agains t Hernandez in his career. Butthose were the highlights of an otherwiselackluster day for Oakland.

“He was really effective. He mixed a lot of off-speed. He didn’t really throw me any-thing else I could hit,” Burns said. “Afterthat first pitch, he settled in and kind of worked us pretty well. ”

Hernandez (15-8) allowed the twohomers, but Oakland’s only other hit off Hernandez was a soft single from BillyButler in the fifth. Hernandez struck outseven, walked one and became the secondAL pitcher to reach 15 wins, matching histotal from last season.

It was an important turnaround forHernandez after losing his previous twodecisions while giving up 14 earned runsand 21 hits in losing to the Red Sox andWhite Sox. Between Burns’ homer andButler’s single in the fifth, the onlyOakland batter to reach base was Eric

Sogard, who was hit by a pitch in the third.“I found some things with my mechanics

and I felt way better today. Fastball wasthere and I could locate it both sides of theplate,” Hernandez said.

Cruz’s homer came in the eighth off reliever Fernando Abad, but it was an earlyoffensive outburst that backed Hernandez.Seattle sent 10 batters to the plate in thefirst and scored four times that inning off Chris Bassitt (1-6).

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Giants 4, Cubs 2Chicago ab r h bi Giants ab r h bi

Schwrr lf 4 1 2 0 Aoki lf 4 1 1 1StCastr 2b 4 0 0 0 Romo p 0 0 0 0Coghln rf 2 1 0 0 Casilla p 0 0 0 0Rizzo 1b 4 0 0 0 MDuffy 3b 3 1 0 0Brynt 3b-cf 4 0 2 2 Belt 1b 4 1 2 0MMntr c 4 0 0 0 Posey c 4 1 1 1Denorfi cf 2 0 1 0 Byrd rf 3 0 1 0

T.Wood p 0 0 0 0 Tmlnsn 2b 3 0 1 1

TmHnt p 0 0 0 0 J.Perez cf 3 0 0 1Fowler ph 1 0 0 0 Adrianz ss 3 0 0 0Hndrck p 2 0 0 0 Peavy p 2 0 0 0LaStll ph-3b1 0 0 0 Strckln p 0 0 0 0ARussll ss 3 0 0 0 Lopez p 0 0 0 0

Maxwll ph-lf 1 0 0 0Totals 31 2 5 2 Totals 3 4 6 4

Chicago 2 — 2 5

San Francisco 2 2 x — 4 6 1

E—Aoki (1).DP—Chicago 1,San Francisco 1.LOB—Chicago 5,San Francisco 5.2B—Schwarber (5),Bryant(22), Posey (21), Tomlinson (2). 3B—Belt (4). HR—Aoki (5). SB—Schwarber (3),M.Duffy (7).

Chicago IP H R ER BB SO

Hendricks L,6-6 6 5 4 4 3 6 T.Wood 1 1-30 0 0 0 2 Tom.Hunter 2-3 1 0 0 0 1San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO

Peavy W,4-6 6 1-35 2 2 3 3Strickland H,14 1-3 0 0 0 0 1Lopez H,13 1-3 0 0 0 0 1Romo H,28 1 0 0 0 0 0Casilla S,31-36 1 0 0 0 0 2

Umpires—Home,Ryan Blakney; First,Gary Cederstrom;Second,Jim Wolf; Third,Lance Barksdale.T—2:39.A—41,640 (41,915).

Mariners 8, A’s 2Oakland ab r h bi Seattle ab r h bi

Burns cf 4 1 1 1 KMarte ss 5 2 2 0Canha 1b 4 0 0 0 Seager 3b 5 1 1 1Reddck rf 2 0 0 0 N.Cruz rf 4 2 3 3Smlnsk ph 1 0 0 0 Cano 2b 5 1 1 0Vogt c 3 0 0 0 S.Smith lf 4 1 1 1Phegly ph 1 0 0 0 Trumo dh 4 0 1 1Lawrie 3b 4 1 2 1 Morrsn 1b 3 1 2 1BButler dh 3 0 1 0 BMiller cf 1 0 0 0Crisp lf 4 0 0 0 Jcksn ph-cf 1 0 1 0Semien ss 3 0 0 0 Sucre c 4 0 0 1Sogard 2b 2 0 0 0

Totals 31 2 4 2 Totals 36 8 12 8

Oakland 1 1 — 2 4 2

Seattle 4 1 12x — 8 12

E—Semien (32),Bassitt (1). DP—Oakland 2. LOB—Oakland 5,Seattle 10.2B—K.Marte (8),S.Smith (25).HR—Burns (3),Lawrie (12),Seager (18),N.Cruz (39).SB—Morrison (7).

Oakland IP H R ER BB SO

Bassitt L,1-6 4 1-37 4 4 5 1Mujica 2-3 0 0 0 0 1Venditte 1 2 1 1 0 1Doolittle 1 1 1 1 1 0Abad 1-3 2 2 2 0 0Scribner 2-3 0 0 0 0 0Seattle IP H R ER BB SO

F.Hernandez W,15-8 8 3 2 2 1 7Nuno 1 1 0 0 1 1

HBP—by F.Hernandez (Sogard).

Umpires—Home,Paul Schrieber; First,Fieldin Culbreth;Second,Manny Gonzalez; Third,Jim Reynolds.

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By Janie McCauley THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SAN FRANCISCO — A Sant a Clara Co untygrand jury indicted former San Francisco49ers defensive lineman Ray McDonald onone count of rape of an intoxi cated person.

The announcement came Wednesday, with

the indictment stemming from an incidentDec. 15 at McDonald’s home.Current 49ers linebacker Ahmad Brooks

also has been charged by the Santa ClaraCounty District Attorney’s Office with mis-demeanor sexual battery for an allegedassault the same day invo lving the same vic-tim. The case against Brooks also wasannounced Wednesday.

The 49ers sent Brooks home fromColorado, where they are holding joi nt prac-tices with the Broncos b efore playing a pre-season game against Denver on Saturdaynight.

“The organization is aware that a misde-meanor charge has been filed against AhmadBrooks stemming from a December 2014matter. We take any charge against a member

of this organization seri-ously and are in communi-cation with the NFL,”49ers general managerTrent Baalke said in astatement released by theteam.

McDonald is scheduled

to be arraigned Sept. 25.He faces a maximum of eight years in prison.

Brooks faces a maximum of six month s in jail . His arraignment hadn’t been scheduled.

Messages left for McDonald’s attorneyand Brooks’ agent Wednesday weren’t imme-diately returned Wednesday.

In a civil lawsuit filed in May against bothmen, a woman accused Brooks of gropingher while she was unconscious atMcDonald’s home.

The woman said she slipped and fell on apool deck at McDonald’s house in December2014 and continued to fall after that due toher initi al head injury and alcohol con sump-tion. McDonald initially thought she wasdead, but did not call 911, telling others he

didn’t want a dead femalefound on his property,according t o th e suit.

At some point, Brooksgroped her beforeMcDonald carried herupstairs to his bedroomand sexually assaulted

her, the lawsuit claimed.Also Wednesday, thegrand jury indicted

McDonald for a May 27 violation of arestraining o rder stemming from an incidenttwo days earlier involving a differentwoman. In that incident, he was arrestedafter allegedly breaking down a bedroomdoor to get to his former fiance and theirinfant.

The district attorney’s office plans to dis-miss that criminal complaint, it said, butcould re-evaluate if more informationbecomes available. McDonald was releasedby th e Chicago Bears following t he May 25arrest after they h ad signed him in March toa one-year contract.

McDonald, an eight-year NFL veteran whoturns 31 on Sept. 2, was indicted Wednesdayabout a year after another incident while cel-ebrating his 30th birthday.

Then, he and his then-pregnant fiancee gotinto a fight after a woman attending theparty tol d her some women were getting toofriendly with McDonald. McDonald’s former

fiancee, who was sleeping upstairs, camedown and confronted him, according to aprosecutors’ office memo.

Following the arrest, 49ers CEO Jed York,Baalke and then-coach Jim Harbaugh repeat-edly said they have zero tolerance for domes-tic violence, but rather than benchMcDonald they agreed to let “due process”play out before making a decision abo ut hisfuture with the team.

In December, the Niners parted ways withMcDonald, who had been a key member of one of t he NFL’s fiercest front s even units.

Brooks, 31, had his own problems lastyear and his s tatus was uncertain g oing intothe offseason, but had begun training campwith a new outlook and was back in shapethanks to a rigorous offseason routine.

Former 49er McDonald, current LB Brooks indicted

Ahmad Brooks Ray McDonald

By Josh Dubow


ALAMEDA — The Oakland Raiders final-ly have a state-of-the-art training facilityeven if they are still searching for a perma-nent home.

The Raiders showed off their new perform-ance center on Wednesday during their firstfull practice since breaking training campin Napa.

The team has b rand new practice fields togo along with an 18,500-square-foot build-ing that features four times as much equip-

ment as the old weight room, along with aturf field for walkthroughs and other exer-cises and a fuel bar designed by Gatorade tohelp players with their performance andrecovery.

“When you see it for the first time, espe-cially coming from the old weight room,it’s jaw-dropping,” said long snapper JonCondo, entering his ninth season with theRaiders. “It’s definitely top of the art andone of the better weight rooms, I’d have tosay, in the NFL.”

The Raiders committed to the projectcosting an estimated $8 million this o ffsea-son despite the uncertainty about their

future. The team is playing on a one-yearlease at the Oakland Coliseum and is seek-ing a more permanent home.

While owner Mark Davis has exp ressed apreference to build a new stadium inOakland, the team is also working with theSan Diego Chargers on b uilding a new stadi-um in Carson near Los Angeles.

Strength and conditioning coach JoeGomes, brought in from EXOS trainingfacility in Arizona this offseason by coachJack Del Rio, helped oversee the projectwith director of football administrationTom Delaney and senior vice president of facilities Cheryl Nichols.

Gomes said he took what he had seen workin oth er sports to design a facility tailoredto football.

“It was even more than I ex pected. I can’tfind more things goo d to say about it, ” quar-terback Derek Carr said. “I’m thankful toMr. Davis and his family to want to do thisfor us. It just shows the commitment toexcellence. This place has to be the bestaround.”

Del Rio said it was important to have aworld-class facility to help the playersreach the high level expected of them.

Raiders excited about upgraded facilities

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filled with stats, high lights andinterviews with coaches and play-ers. “Inside the PAL” broadcastsfrom 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesdays.

Sports director John Mylod hasdeveloped a syst em of using localhigh school students to h elp pro-

duce and broadcast games over theradio and stream them over theInternet at www.kcea.org.

This year, there are 10 footballgames on the schedule, includingthe station’s first-ever out-of-stateroad trip when it will travel toSeattle to broadcast the Sequoia-Vancouver Prep game Sept. 25.

That game is th e fourth broadcastof the season. KCEA will open theseason with the Sequoia-Palo Altomatchup Sept. 4 in Palo Alto.

The rest of the schedule is as fol-lows:

Sept. 11 — Carlmont atWoodside

Sept. 18 — Woodside at SequoiaSept. 25 — Sequoia versus

Vancouver Prep at Eastlake High-Seattle

Oct. 9 — Menlo-Atherton atSequoia

Oct. 1 6 — Aragon at Menlo-Atherton

Oct. 23 — Sacred Heart Prep atMenlo-Atherton

Oct. 3 0 — Carlmont at SanMateo

Nov. 6 — TBDNov. 13 — Menlo-Atherton at

Woodside

Pregame shows begin at 6:30p.m. with kickoff at 7 p.m. mostgames.

***

Joe Johnson , a 20 13 Burlingamegraduate, begins his second seasonplaying football Luther College inDecorah, Iowa. He earned his firstvarsity letter last season with theNorse, recording 1 2 tackles and onesack.

Johnson was a highly decorated

defensive end at Burlingame, mak-ing the all-league list and a numberof postseason accolades. He spentthe 2013 season at College of SanMateo before transferring to Lutherbefore last season.

Johnson appeared in seven of 10games last season as the Norsecompiled a 6-4 record. He recordedhis lon e sack during a 22 -20 loss toLoras College Nov. 8.

***

San Francisco State Universitysoftball player Jenni fer Lewis wasnamed to the 2014-15 CaliforniaCollegiate Athletic Association All-Academic team, the schoolannounced late last week.

Lewis is a 2012 Capuchino gradu-ate. To be eligi ble for the award,student-athletes need to have a GPAof 3.40 or higher. Lewis, an out-fielder for the Gators, batted .270,scoring 23 runs and driving in 19.She started 46 of 48 games last sea-son.

Nathan Mollat can be reached by email:[email protected] or byphone: 344-5200, ext. 117. You can fol-low him on Twitter @CheckkThissOutt

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LOUNGEEast Division

W L Pct GBNew York 70 56 .556 —Washington 63 62 .504 6 1/2Atlanta 54 73 .425 16 1/2Miami 51 76 .402 19 1/2Philadelphia 50 77 .394 20 1/2Central Division

W L Pct GBSt.Louis 81 45 .643 —Pittsburgh 76 49 .608 4 1/2Chicago 73 52 .584 7 1/2Milwaukee 53 74 .417 28 1/2

Cincinnati 52 73 .416 28 1/2West Division

W L Pct GBLos Angeles 69 56 .552 —Giants 67 59 532 2 1/2

Arizona 62 64 .492 7 1/2San Diego 62 64 .492 7 1/2Colorado 51 74 .408 18

Wednesday’s Games

N.Y.Mets 9,Philadelphia 4San Diego 6,Washington 5Colorado 6,Atlanta 3L.A.Dodgers 7,Cincinnati 4Cleveland 6,Milwaukee 2Pittsburgh 7, Miami 2St.Louis 3,Arizona 1San Francisco 4,Chicago Cubs 2Thursday’s Games

L.A.Dodgers (Greinke 13-3) at Cincinnati (DeSclafani7-9),9:35 a.m.Chicago Cubs (Haren 8-8) at San Francisco (Bum-garner 15-6),12:45 p.m.N.Y. Mets (Niese 8-9) at Philadelphia (Harang 5-14),

4:05 p.m.San Diego (Cashner 5-12) at Washington (J.Ross 4-5),4:05 p.m.Pittsburgh (G.Cole 14-7) at Miami (Nicolino 2-1),4:10p.m.St.Louis (C.Martinez 12-6) at Arizona (R.De La Rosa11-5),6:40 p.m.Friday’s Games

Colorado at Pittsburgh,4:05 p.m.Miami at Washington,4:05 p.m.San Diego at Philadelphia,4:05 p.m.Boston at N.Y.Mets,4:10 p.m.N.Y.Yankees at Atlanta,4:35 p.m.Cincinnati at Milwaukee,5:10 p.m.Oakland at Arizona,6:40 p.m.Chicago Cubs at L.A.Dodgers,7:10 p.m.St.Louis at San Francisco,7:15 p.m.

East Division

W L Pct GB Toronto 71 55 .563 —New York 69 57 .548 2Baltimore 63 63 .500 8

Tampa Bay 62 64 .492 9Boston 58 69 .457 13 1/2Central Division

W L Pct GBKansas City 77 49 .611 —Minnesota 65 61 .516 12Cleveland 60 66 .476 17Detroit 60 66 .476 17

Chicago 59 66 .472 17 1/2West Division

W L Pct GBHouston 71 57 .555 —

Texas 64 61 .512 5 1/2Los Angeles 64 62 .508 6Seattle 59 68 .465 11 1/2A’s 55 73 430 16

Wednesday’s Games

Houston 6,N.Y.Yankees 2

Seattle 8,Oakland 2

Detroit 5,L.A.Angels 0

Cleveland 6,Milwaukee 2

Minnesota 5,Tampa Bay 3

Toronto 12,Texas 4

Baltimore 8,Kansas City 5

Boston 3,Chicago White Sox 0

Thursday’s Games

L.A.Angels (Shoemaker 5-9) at Detroit ( Wolf 0-1),10:08 a.m.

Toronto (Estrada 11-7) at Texas (Gallardo 10-9),11:05a.m.

Baltimore (Tillman 9-8) at Kansas City (Ventura 8-7),11:10 a.m.

Minnesota (Milone 6-3) at Tampa Bay (Smyly 1-2),4:10 p.m.

Seattle (Elias 4-6) at Chicago White Sox (Rodon 5-5),5:10 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Detroit at Toronto,4:07 p.m.

Boston at N.Y.Mets, 4:10 p.m.

Kansas City at Tampa Bay,4:10 p.m.

L.A.Angels at Cleveland,4:10 p.m.

N.Y.Yankees at Atlanta,4:35 p.m.

Baltimore at Texas,5:05 p.m.

Houston at Minnesota,5:10 p.m.

Seattle at Chicago White Sox,5:10 p.m.

Oakland at Arizona,6:40 p.m.

AL GLANCE NL GLANCE

NFL

ATLANTA FALCONS — Signed QB Rex Grossman.Waived/injured RB Evan Royster.DENVER BRONCOS — Released PK Connor Barth.DETOIT LIONS — Signed OL Joe Madsen.PlacedLB Kevin Snyder on injured reserve.NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Acquired OTMichael Williams from Detroit for an undisclosedfuture draft pick.Released DB Jimmy Jean.NEW YORK JETS — Signed LB Bryan Johnson.Waived TE Steve Maneri. Announced DL DavonWalls cleared waivers and was placed on injuredreserve.NEW YORK GIANTS — Signed DE Osi Umenyiora

to a one-day contract and announced the retire-ment of Umenyiora.OAKLAND RAIDERS — Signed S Taylor Mays.SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Released QB Jake Waters.Signed WR Deontay Greenberry,TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Signed P JacobSchum.Waived S Derrick Wells.BASEBALL

American League

BOSTON RED SOX —

Activated RHP Rick Porcellofrom the 15-day DL.Optioned RHP Jonathan Aro toPawtucket (IL).MINNESOTA TWINS —

Placed RHP J.R. Grahamon the 15-day DL.Reinstated RHP Blaine Boyer fromthe 15-day DL.NEW YORK YANKEES — Activated RHP MichaelPineda from the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Nick Goody from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL).DesignatedLHP Chris Capuano for assignment.Optioned RHPNick Rumbelow to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.TAMPA BAY RAYS — Placed C Curt Casali on the15-day DL.Purchased the contract of C-1B J.P.Aren-cibia from Durham (IL).TEXAS RANGERS — Claimed LHP Chris Rearick off waivers from San Diego and optioned him toRound Rock (PCL).

NHL

NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Named Andy Schneideramateur scout and Patrick Rissmiller developmentcoach.VANCOUVER CANUCKS — Signed F Adam Crack-nell.American Hockey LeagueMOTORSPORTS

INDYCAR —

Fined driver Tristan Vautier $10,000and deducted three points in the drivers pointstandings for violating Rule 9.3.3 (avoidable con-tact) during the Aug. 23 ABC Supply 500. Fineddriver Juan Pablo Montoya $3,000 for a pit safety vi-olation.Fined driver Jack Hawksworth $2,500 for ahazardous condition and causing a yellow flag.Fined driver Carlos Munoz $500 for a pit safety vi-olation.Deducted 20 manufacturer championshippoints from Honda for an engine (No. 98 BryanHerta Autosport entry) that did not attain its lifecycle during the ABC Supply 500 race weekend.

TRANSACTIONS

Work on the new practice fields began inMay, with the fields raised 14 inches toimprove drainage and new grass beingbrought in from Palm Desert. It also pro-vides a more forgiving surface than the oldone affectionately called “The Rock” byplayers.

“I think replacing ‘The Rock’ was huge,”Del Rio said. “We have a co uple of excellentmulti-directional fields and the drainage isphenomenal.”

The performance center took 100 days tobuild — about half of what would usually beexpected — and included new worko ut equip-ment, multiple television screens that can

be used for teaching, playing hig hlights ordelivering motivational messages and thefuel bar.

With the dramatic increase in equipment,the streng th s taff can be more efficient withthe entire team able to work out at one timerather than in shifts.

“It honestly exceeded what we wanted,”Gomes said. “Time is probably our mostprecious commodity here with the guys sowe wanted to make sure we had the space andthe equipment to efficiently manage theguys’ time.”

By moving the weight room to anotherbuilding, the Raiders were able to double th esize of their training room and also add asteam room to help players in their recover-ies.


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Shane Acton is the only one of the trio not to

return.

The way Spigelman’s junior season wound

down gives Half Moon Bay plenty of reason for

optimism though. Even with his two counter-

parts accounting for a majority of the rushingcarries, Spigelman consistently tabbed triple-

digit gains. His breakout performance came dur-

ing Week 9 in a 36-27 win at Hillsdale, as the

darting back tallied 165 yards on the ground, all

in the first half.

Spigelman followed that by reaching the

100-yard plateau in the final week of the regular

season in a 49-48 upset of archrival Terra Nova.

Only a negative gain on his final carry knocked

him below the triple-digit total, as he officially

finished the night with 98 rushing yards. But

DeMartini emerged with the game of his life,

running for a career-high 136 yards and three

touchdowns.

With the return of fullback Cody James and

the addition of sophomore running backs Chase

Hofmann and Anthony Klingele, the Cougars

are still looking to distribute the ball utilizing

the triple-option offense; much of that strategy,

once again, stems from the thin numbers.

“This is a true team,” Holden said. “Everyone

is dependent on everyone. If one guy is miss-

ing, it’s kind of big deal.”

With the graduation of Acton, the Cougars are

turning over a three-year staple at quarterback.

This season, they intend to start another such

era by installing sophomore Gavin Tomberlin

at the position.

“It’s a big transition for us, but we’ve been

here before,” Holden said.

At 5-10, 150 pounds, the baby-faced

Tomberlin is still growing into a varsity frame.

He started all the games for a frosh-soph team

that posted a 5-4 overall record last season.

Holden categorized the then-freshman quarter-back’s season as “decent.”

“I actually feel like he’s going to have a better

year this year because we’ve got some depth at

the wide receiver position … and he’s really,

really accurate,” Holden said. “He’s going to do

a good job. The question is if we’re going to

keep him healthy.”

On the other side of the ball, Half Moon Bay

returns second-year defensive coordinator Brian

von Almon. While the Cougars’ rugged style of

smashmouth football saw them outscore oppo-

nents 385-329 on the season, the fact of the

matter is the defense still surrendered upwards of

33 points per game.

“I think we’ll do a better job defensively,”

Holden said. “I don’t know if we’ll be able to

score the points like we did last year. … I think

we’ll score out points differently this year.”

With most personnel expected to anchor two-

way duties, Spigelman will look to maintain his

edge on defense as centerpiece of the secondary

at free safety. He is one of six returning DBs cur-

rently on roster.

“That’s one of our strong points, is we have

six DBs coming back,” Holden said.

But Holden is looking to his linebacker

corps, with returning seniors Justin Terra and

Sean Baird on the ins ide, to drop the much-need-

ed hammer on opposing offenses.

“[Terra] has been in the program three years,”

Holden said. “He’s a big, strong kid. He’s actu-

ally one of our only players that looks like a

football p layer.”

Otherwise, much is up in the air at linebacker,

a quandary the Cougars will have to solve to

improve the depth of their red-zone defense. It

was an Achilles’ heel for the team last year,

Holden said.

“I feel we didn’t stop the run at all and we did-

n’t stop teams in the red zone,” Holden said.

“Teams put up a lot of point against us.”

On the line, the Cougars are in the hands of

one of the best in the business. Line coach Don

Dias enters his 40th season coaching local high

school football, mostly at Half Moon Bay,

though he did coach at Riordan from 1998-

2003.

Head coach: Keith Holden,4th year2 14 record: 7-4 overall,3-2 in PAL OceanKey returners: Matt

Spigelman (sr., RB/FS); Sean Baird (jr., OT/ILB);Miguel Camacho (sr., OT/DT); Pablo Gutier-rez (sr., WR/CB); Anthony DeMartini (sr.,WR/DB); Phillip Anderson (sr., WR/S); Justin

Terra (sr., OL/ILB); Cody James, (sr., RB/CB);

Kurt Katzenberger (sr., C/DL)Key newcomers: Gavin Tomberlin (so., QB);Chase Hofmann (so., RB/DB); Anthony Klin-gele (so., RB); Jimmy Aldes (sr., OL/LB)2 15 Schedule:

9/4, MONTEREY, 7 p.m.9/11, @Prosepct, 7 p.m.9/18, LOS ALTOS, 7 p.m.9/25, @El Camino, 7 p.m.10/9, @South City, 7 p.m.10/16, MENLO SCHOOL, 7 p.m.10/23, @ Woodside, 7 p.m.10/30, HILLSDALE, 7 p.m.11/6, KING'S ACADEMY, 7 p.m.11/13, @ Terra Nova, 7 p.m.HOME GAMES IN CAPS

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program. At 5-8, 180-po unds, Keler fits thepart of the play-action style offense theColts have run in years past. However, theleft-handed cannon has the potential to beone of the best passers in recent El Caminohistory.

Prior to last season, t he Colts contemplat-

ed promoting Keler to the varsit y squad as asophomore. Although he had varsity tools,he had never served as a starting quarterbackin his life. His freshman season of 20 13 washis first ever playing tackle football, and hetook just five snaps from center all year.

So in 2014, El Camino kept the inexperi-enced Keler at the frosh-so ph l evel to cut histeeth as a starting quarterback. He onlyaccounted for five touchdowns all year, threepassing and two rushing, highlighted by a65-yard scoring run against Lincoln.

But after dedicating himself to an offsea-son conditioning program to strengthen histhrowing arm, Keler shows all the promiseof being able to helm the precise short-range passing game. He has also flashedsome impressive accuracy downfield.

“He’s a to ugh kid,” Jacobso n said. “Really

smart, just a hard worker. If you tell himwe’re going to lift at 7 (a.m.) he’s the firstone th ere and the last one to leave. And he’searned the respect of the p layers.”

Offensive coordinator Archie Junio willrun a variety of offensive looks akin to theWest Coast offense.

“We’ll vary our looks a lot,” Jacobsonsaid.

The Colts have some backfield depth torun the power-I formation with a tandem of returners in senior tailback J.P. Nacion andsenior fullback Jordan Ebalo. But they arealso relying of an array of passing targetsfor Keler, high light ed by senior wide receiv-er Armin Webb.

Jacobson describes Webb as a Wes Welker-type slot receiver. Much of that has to dowith his stature, which Jacobson describes

as “5-nothing, 100-and-nothing.” ButWebb’s instincts to the ball may make himKeler’s favorite target.

“If I throw the ball anywhere, h e still willget to it,” Keler said. “He’s one of thoseexplosive receivers.”

If a true West Coast offense relies on plen-ty of short-range passing targets, though, ElCamino can mix it up with two stron g seniortight ends in Pablo Padilla and JetBuensalido. At 6-4, Padilla — also a varsitybasketball player — may win his share of

jump ball s for the football team by goi ngover the middle.

“He’s g oing to create some g ood matchupsfor us,” Jacobson said. “They’re going to

have to deal with him downfield because he’sgot some height.”

El Camino has s ome imposing size acrossthe offensive line, with the exception of 5-10 right guard Nathan Julian. Yet the first-

year junior is billed as the most promisingof the bunch. Julian was given the Frosh-Soph Colt Award last season, El Camino’sversion of a team MVP. And he has quicklyestablished himself as one of Jacobson’sfavorites this year.

“He’s not much to look at, but he’ll getafter you,” Jacobs on said.

Jacobson, also El Camino’s defensivecoordinator, will ask pl enty of the offensivecast to p ull two-way detail. Julian will frontthe base 4-4 scheme as a defensive tackle.But improving the speed of the back sevenis going to be essential if the Colts want toimprove after allowing 272 points through10 games last season.

“It was a lack of team speed, which wehave now,” Jacobson said. “We’re definitelya lot quicker this year.”

Ebalo will anchor a middle linebacker spotwith Buensalido on the outside, whilePadilla flexes between both positions. Inthe secondary, Nacion’s breakaway offen-sive speed will be put to use as a safety.Webb will start th e year at cornerback.

As for the new uniforms, if the speed burn-ers deliver this season, look for the Colts’patented “Big Red” nickname to be replacedby t he “Silver Streak,” as El Camino returnsto the silver helmets the team used to wearupon the football team’s inception in the1960s. The Colts have worn red helmetssince Jacobson starting his coaching careerat EC as the frosh-soph head coach in 199 0.

“We’re doing throwback,” Jacobs on said.

Head coach: EricJacobson, 1st year2 14 record: 1-4 PAL Lake,3-7 overallKey returners: Jet Buen-salido (sr., TE/LB); JordanEbalo (sr., FB/LB); J.P. Nacion

(sr., RB/S); Pablo Padilla (sr. TE/LB); ArminWebb (sr. WR/CB)Key newcomers: Nathan Julian (jr., G/DT);

Hei Nay Keler (jr., QB)2 15 schedule:

9/5, WASHINGTON, 2 p.m.9/11, @Aragon, 7 p.m.9/19, @Lincoln, 2 p.m.9/25, HALF MOON BAY, 7 p.m.10/9, CARLMONT, 7 p.m.10/16, CAPUCHINO, 7 p.m.10/23, JEFFERSON, 7 p.m.10/30, Mills @ Burlingame, 7 p.m.11/6, @San Mateo, 7 p.m.11/14, SOUTH CITY, 2 p.m.HOME GAMES IN CAPS

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Pollinator pockets:Small plots with

nectar-rich plantsBy Dean Fosdick THE ASSOCIATED PRESSIt doesn’t take massive

flowerbeds to make beneficialinsects happy — just a few pollen-and nectar-rich plants in a smallarea, a “pollinator pocket.”

Common areas such as roadsides,schoolyards and parks make goodcandidates for pollinator pockets.So do idled corners of farm fields.

“A lot of people think that whenyou plant things for insects that theywon’t be pretty. They’ll look wild,”said Sandra Mason, an extensionhorticulturist with the University of Illinois in Champaign. “But by

selecting certain plants, you canhave beauty and help out pollinatorsas well.”

Lack of space need not be a prob-lem.

“Four- to 6-foot ovals or 24square feet are large enough anddoable,” Mason said. “They don’tcost a lot of money and they’re easyto maintain.”

And although pollinator pocketsmay be small, they make a bigimpact when linked.

“In the scheme of things, one 4-by-6-foot pocket doesn’t matter,”Mason said. “But it does if theentire neighborhood works together.Communities become acres.”

Bees, whose numbers havedeclined dramatically in recentyears, need pollen and nectar to sur-vive. Cover and nesting sites alsoare important, so think four-seasonand succession gardening whileplanting.

“Select plants that are early, mid-summer and late-season flowering,”Mason said. “Leave the stems upwhen they quit blooming. Masonbees will use the old stems for lay-ing their eggs and for overwinter-

ing. They also provide cover for thebirds and the bees.”

Leave the plants standing for acouple of months after your springcleanup, she said. Any insects stillin there will have a chance toemerge.

Hundreds of flowers, shrubs,trees and vines can be used to sus-tain pollinators. Check with yourcounty extension office or searchthe Internet for native varieties.Better yet, wander around and study

some blooms, Mason said.“See which ones are popular with

bees and butterflies,” she said.The agricultural sector also plays

a big role in the pollinator-pocketmovement, as do organizations likePheasants Forever that make wild-flower seeds available to farmers.

“It’s tough though,” said RonBabcock, owner of Babcock Farms,a 160-acre spread near Glenvil,Nebraska, that includes three dozenhoneybee hives. “Trying to con-

vince people they don’t have toplant fencerow to fencerow and thatthey should take some profitableground out of production (for polli-nator pockets) is not an easy sell.”

Babcock has about half his farmplanted with crops and the rest setaside for pollinators. He also holdsdown a day job to keep the opera-tion going.

“I’ve got to make enough off of production to help pay the bills,” hesaid. “At the same time, I try to

encourage people farming likemyself to leave a little alfalfa grow-ing along the edges when they har-vest. It’s a huge resource for bees.”

Restoring a pollinator populationthat’s been in steep decline over thepast decade or so won’t happenovernight, Babcock said.

“But I think people are becomingmore aware. They aren’t arbitrarilyspraying herbicides and insecticidesanymore. Many are checking withnearby beekeepers first,” he said.

Bees, whose numbers have declined dramatically in recent years, need pollen and nectar to survive.

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38 candidates involved multiple interviews,including by two panels — one comprised of citizens and the other of other public sectorprofessionals, Mattusch and David said.

While not revealing a name, the board metin closed session Monday to select the finalcandidate and directed staff to begin negotiat-

ing the terms of a contract. Ideally, the boardwill vote on approving the contract at either aspecial meeting next week or its regularlyscheduled meeting Sept. 16.

The position is a vital role within the specialdistrict that oversees Pillar Point Harbor nearHalf Moon Bay and Oyster Point Marina/Parkin South San Francisco. The focus of tworecent reports by the San Mateo County CivilGrand Jury and the Local Agency FormationCommission, which suggested the district bedissolved and its duties absorbed elsewhere.

With the last election bringing two newcommissioners and now a chance for a newgeneral manager, the board has insisted itwould right the ways of the district if giventime.

“In terms of management and supervision,

that’s the director of the district and that’s theonly one that’s hired by the board. So I thinkfor the board, it’s really the most importantdecision that we’re probably making duringour term,” David said. “In regard to all thechallenges — the grand jury report, theLAFCo report, the scrutiny the district isunder — it would be very beneficial to see thecandidate be able to provide some stability. Ithink we’re on the right track, but we need tokeep that going and restore the public’s trustin the district.”

Due to the controversy the district hasstirred over the last few years — from law-suits to the recent discovery that it overpaidnearly $35,000 for information technologyequipment it never received — Mattusch saidit was important to get broad input on who thechosen candidate should be.

“Because of the contentious nature of theHarbor District, we had the community panel,which interviewed about eight candidates,then there was the professional panel, withsomebody from [various ports or other dis-tricts],” Mattusch said. “This wasn’t just us;we wanted to make sure that there was com-munity buy-in on a large scale.”

Because the Harbor District deals with avariety of issues, including frequently navi-gating an extensive permitting network span-ning both state and federal agencies, it was

critical to find someone with related experi-ence, David and Mattusch said.

It was a close call as many of the final fourcandidates met the board’s criteria that includ-ed grant writing experience, an ability to workcollaboratively and knowledge of what ittakes to run a harbor district.

“We’re also looking for good communica-tion skills and an inclusive approach to solv-ing issues. We looked for their knowledge of the San Mateo County Harbor District and the

existing challenges and again, we wanted tosee solution-oriented approaches. Also, expe-rience with basic elements like capitalimprovement plans, strategic business plans,budgets,” David said. “And someone who feltstrongly about investing in the community aswell.”

Having received applications from as faraway as France and Zimbabwe, although theselected candidate is apparently fromCalifornia, Mattusch said he’s confident theyfound someone who possesses the right skillset; particularly as there’s lots to do.

“We’ve got to work on our leases, our con-tracts, all the items mentioned in the grand

jury and the LAFCo reports have to be imple-mented with the new general manager and theboard. There’s a number of projects we’vebeen working on for years, such as the WestTrail, Surfer’s Beach … Romeo Pier,”Mattusch said. “The Harbor District’s been inthe center of a lot of controversy for almostthe past two decades. How do we hire the bestand brightest person out there to take us intothe next generation of being a far superiorproduct for the community than exists now,and has existed over the past 20 years?”

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ting a hotel with the needed parking was pret-ty tough,” Gee said.

Whatever the community dreams up for thelot will be better than its current use, he said.

“An on-grade parking lot is not the bestuse,” he said.

Adjoining property owners could also bepart of the solution, he said. The lots in thearea are tiny and narrow but could be com-

bined with the Winslow lot for development,Gee said.

Councilman Ian Bain said Wednesday that ahotel also did not offer enough “communitybenefits.”

Bain hopes the public will step up such as itdid during the creation of Courthouse Square.

“There is tremendous community engage-ment and interest around what happens down-town and this is a chance to open up theprocess to greater community involvement,”Bain wrote in an email.

One opportunity for the land could beunderground parking that could connect to the815 Hamilton St. site and the JeffersonAvenue garage, Bain wrote.

The project at 815 Hamilton St. that thecouncil approved last month consists of 7,141

square feet of retail use on the ground floor,60,322 square feet of office use on the upperfour floors and two levels of undergroundparking consisting of 88 parking stalls.

Whatever the fate of the Winslow lot is, itwon’t be more offices, said Vice Mayor

Rosanne Foust, since the cap has beenreached under the rules of the precise plan.

The residential cap is at about 65 percent,she said, but retail and hotel uses are not neartheir caps.

“I’m very curious as to what the communi-ty thinks could, would and should fit there,”Foust said.

The adjacent Box headquarters, now thecity’s tallest building, on Middlefield Road isexpected to open for business in Octoberbringing a flood of new office workers todowntown.

Residents, business owners and propertyowners will be invited to provide feedbackand thoughts through scheduled communityworkshops, City Council meetings, onlinesurveys and other avenues to engage the pub-lic starting in early 2016.

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NEW YORK — Today, homedecorating can be a game of curato-rial discovery. It’s fun to find anartisan-forged wall hook, a uniquelycarved stool, a cool contemporaryart piece or a hand-painted table-cloth, each from some far-flung cor-ner of the world.

The N.Y. Now show is one placewhere retailers can find goods likethose all in one place, and chancesare you’ll see man.y. of them instores in a few months.

The wholesale-only market,which recently concluded its bian-nual fair at the Javits Center inManhattan, offers international buy-ers — large retail chains, museumgift shops, gift catalogs, independ-ent shopkeepers — an opportunityto one-stop shop for everythingfrom gourmet housewares to bed-

ding to furniture. Designers andmanufacturers from around theworld set up booths.

A new and growing component isArtisan Resource, an area at the fairwhere buyers can source and dis-cuss opportunities with fledglingcraftspeople and importers.

The N.Y. Now show makes itclear that globalized design is aliveand thriving.

Decades ago you might havedone a whole room with a Japaneseflair, or a Moroccan vibe. Not now.

“The new look of global isn’t onesingle country,” says Tom Mirabileof Lifetime Brands, a Garden City,

New York, compan.y. that makesand markets household products.“It’s a cultural mashup. You couldcall it neo-global, or geo-hybrid.We’re embracing this style becauseit makes us feel worldly and well-traveled.”

Some show highlights:• Made Goods had a sophisticated

collection of faux shagreen (shark-

skin) items including a stoolwrapped with a band of brass, and aslim side table. The Corina pendantshade was a cylinder wound of fibers from the Philippine Nitovine. Burnt wood encased in resincreated a striking base for theVietnamese Eskor lamp. And alsofrom Viet Nam, an oversize tor-toise-shell motif graced a ceramicstool glazed in either a crackled

gold or black pearl finish. The Lexiside table featured an elaborateIndian mosaic print using camelbone inlaid in gray or white resin,for a piece that was feminine with-out being fussy. (www.made-goods.com)

• At Pigeon & Poodle, there weretabletop and bath accessories madefrom honed on.y.x; water hyacinth;wave-patterned resin; and a graph-

ic, black-and-white-veined Nerom a r b l e .(www.pigeonandpoodle.com)

• Ayadeena, a women’s craft col-lective in Jordan, was founded byHanan Jaber Sahawneh. Her child-hood cross-stitching hobby eventu-

ally led her to fund this initiative tohelp improve the lives of under-privileged, uneducated yet talentedwomen who are restricted from theworkplace by family obligations orcultural mores. The group was ashow award finalist for its Indiansilk and French cotton Deema pil-low, intricately hand-sewn in aMiddle Eastern print.(www.ayadeena.com)

• Modern art met ancient craft inBridge for Africa’s display of col-orful Lavumisa baskets fromSwaziland, woven out of indige-nous grasses into pop art swirls.(www.bridgeforafrica.org)

• London designer Donna Wilsonshowed her new collection of win-

some, animal-print dinnerware andsoft toys. Her bone china andmelamine plates and cups featuredillustrations of friendly bears,wolves and foxes gambolingamong tropical fruits. (www.don-nawilson.com)

• Yamazaki, a Japanese house-wares compan.y., had well-designed home-storage solutions,including a white, woven-steel bas-ket with wood handles; sleek,wood-veneer jewelry and gadgetholders; and an umbrella standmade of laser-cut metal evoking abird’s nest.(www.theyamazaki.com)

Decor goes global at the N.Y. Now show

The N.Y. Now show is a wholesale-only market, which recently concluded its biannual fair in Manhattan.

About 4,400 lawn mowersrecalled due to gas tank leakNEW YORK — About 4,400 ride-on lawn

mowers are being recalled because the gastank can leak and cause a fire.

The U.S. Consumer Product SafetyCommission said Tuesday that Scag PowerEquipment, the maker of the lawn mowers,received five reports from customers of a gastank leak. No injuries were reported, theCPSC said.

The recall is for two Scag Liberty-Zzero-turn lawn mowers. One model, theSZL48-22KT, has serial numbersK7100001 through K7102353. The othermodel, the SZL52-24KT, has serial num-

bers K7200001 through K7202020.

The most-exclusive ways to travelNEW YORK — For those with unlimited

bank accounts, travel has never been so glam-orous.

Hotels, airlines and cruise ships are cateringto a new group of super-rich travelers whoseek privacy and one-of-a-kind amenitiesmost can only dream of — and don’t thinktwice about spending $20,000 a day or moreto get them.

We’re talking private elevators, personalshopping assistants, helipads and even theirown postal codes.

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THURSDAY, AUG. 27

San Mateo Asian Seniors Club

Age 50+). 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.Martin Luther King Center, 725Monte Diablo Ave., San Mateo.Activities include lectures. Exerciseclasses, bingo, mahjong, craft classes,casino trips, special event lunches,etc. $20 annual membership. Formore information call 349-8534.

Rotary Club of Half Moon Bay

Thursday Lunch Program. 12:15

p.m. to 1:15 p.m. PortugueseCommunity Center, 724 Kelly St., Half Moon Bay. For more information goto www.rotaryofhalfmoonbay.com.

Project Read Free Tutor Training

for New Volunteers.

6 p.m. to 7:15p.m. South San Francisco MainLibrary Auditorium, 840 W. OrangeAve., South San Francisco. An orienta-tion for the adult literacy programand a preview of the upcoming train-ing on Aug. 29 and Sept. 5. Free. Formore information and to pre-registercall 829-3871.

‘The Heart of Grieving’

6:30 p.m.Mission Hospice and Home Care,1670 S. Amphlett Blvd., San Mateo.Soft drinks, wine, cheese and pop-corn provided. Free.

Family Game Night. 6:30 p.m. Reachand Teach, 1444 W. 25th Ave., SanMateo. Family-friendly gathering.Free. Donations accepted for lightdinner. For more information email

[email protected].

Club Fox presents Lara Price. 7 p.m.2209 Broadway, Redwood City. Buytickets at www.ClubFoxRWC.com.

‘The Country House.’

8 p.m.Mountain View Center for thePerforming Arts, 500 Castro St.,Mountain View. Tickets range from$19 to $74. A $6 convenience fee willbe assessed for online and telephoneorders. Pricing subject to change. Forinformation or to order tickets visittheatreworks.org or call 463-1960.

‘The Voice of the Prairie’ by John

Olive.

8 p.m. Dragon Theatre, 2120Broadway, Redwood City. For moreinformation and to buy tickets call493-2006 ext. 2.

Movies on the Square: ‘Hunger

Games Mockingjay Part 1.’

8 p.m.Courthouse Square, 2200 Broadway,Redwood City. For moreinformation go to www.redwoodci-ty.org/events/musicinthepark.html.

FRIDAY, AUG. 28

Art on the Square with Music in

the Square — Foreverland:

Michael Jackson Tribute. 5 p.m. to8:30 p.m. Courthouse Square, 2200Broadway, Redwood City. Free. Formore information call 780-7311 orv i s i twww.redwoodcity.org/events/Art_on_the_Square.html.

Reel Great Films: ‘The Snapper.’

7p.m. Belmont Library. The Snapper isa 1993 Irish film which was directedby Stephen Frears and starred TinaKellegher, Colm Meaney andBrendan Gleeson. The film is basedon the novel by Irish writer RoddyDoyle, about the Rabbitte family andtheir domestic adventures. Popcornand refreshments will be served. Formore information [email protected].

Carolyn Sills Combo.

7 p.m. EmeraldLake, 500 Lake Blvd., Redwood City.

Bring friends to a lively, outdoorCoun

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