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Thursday • June 4, 2015 • Vol XV, Edition 250

AFFORDABLE CARENATION PAGE 8

SWINGIN’ INTO JOE D. SEASON

SPORTS PAGE 11

HELPING THEPOLLINATORS

SUBURBAN PAGE 19

HOW DO THE JUSTICES WEIGH LOSS OF HEALTHINSURANCE FOR MILLIONS?

By Austin WalshDAILY JOURNAL STAFF

Another large housing projectmay rise along the growing sky-line of downtown South SanFrancisco, as officials are set toconsider another new develop-ment that would bring 83 moreresidential units to the city.

Members of the city’s PlanningCommission will hear the propos-al for constructing a seven-storyapartment building at 211 Airport

Blvd., located between Baden andGrand avenues, at their meetingThursday, June 4.

The project is the next in lineamong a slew of large-scale resi-dential developments that havecome before the City Council orPlanning Commission for consid-eration this year, as South SanFrancisco ramps up its effort tooffer more local housing options.

The 211 Airport Blvd. projectproposes to offer 83 apartments,spread across five floors of hous-

ing that sits on top of two levelsof parking spaces.

A majority of the units in theproject are two-bedroom apart-ments, as there are only four one-bedroom units an d three three-bed-room units in the development.

The project will offer 134 park-ing spots, 10 more than arerequired by city regulations,which will supply one spot perapartment and more for multi-

New apartments offered in South San Francisco

County seesbudget hike

up to $2.4BBy Bill SilverfarbDAILY JOURNAL STAFF

San Mateo County ’s budget willincrease by 7.5 percent to $2.4billion next year and add 93 newpositions, according to CountyManager John Maltbie.

Maltbie unveiled the recom-mended budget for the next twofiscal years Wednesday that callsfor spending $278 million oncapital improvement projectsincluding completing construc-tion of a new jail as well as con-structing both a dispatch center

and animal control center.The budget also includes a $12

million contribution toward com-pleting a library in Half MoonBay.

Despite the county’s unemploy-ment rate being only 3.2 percentand improving retail sales,Maltbie notes in his budget mes-sage that more people residing in

the county are living in povertyand that more st udents are enroll edin free or reduced lunch programsthan they were in 20 07.

Maltbie notes that incomes for

Rebounding economy lifts bottom line7.5 percent, 93 positions to be added

By Samantha WeigelDAILY JOURNAL STAFF

A long-standing fishmonger issuing the San Mateo CountyHarbor District after being orderedto take down a controversial hoisthe says is the envy of his competi-tors.

Larry Fortado, owner of ThreeCaptains Sea Products, filed the

lawsuit in San Mateo CountySuperior Court Tuesday alleginghe’s lost income since he wasdenied use of the hoist he used tooffload fish from boats at PillarPoint Harbor in Half Moon Bay.

The Harbor District owns and

operates Pillar Poi nt Harbor whereit oversees numerous leases and

Harbor District sued over hoistFishmonger: Commission order for removal wrong

Proposals for downtown would offer 83 residential units

Artist renderings for a seven-story residential development at AirportBoulevard proposed to be built in downtown South San Francisco.

 AUSTIN WALSH/DAILY JOURNAL

Burlingame workers quickly fix a broken water main on Acacia Drive Wednesday morning. City officials haveidentified improvements to Burlingame’s 100-year-old pipes and are engaged in an ongoing effort to address them.

By Austin WalshDAILY JOURNAL STAFF

An underground water mainbreak temporarily halted servicefor Burlingame residents livin g onAcacia Drive, which city officialssay is the type of issue that comeswith an agin g in frastructure that is

being systematically fixed.Residents living on the 700

block of Acacia Drive were withoutwater for about 4 0 min utes around

10 a.m. Wednesday, June 3, whilecrews worked to fix the i ssue, saidMike Heathcote, the city’s wateroperations supervisor.

Officials said the broken pipe isa product of an infrastructure sys-tem that is roughly 100 years old,and is being fixed through anongoing effort to address capital

improvement projects.City Manager Lisa Goldman, in

an email, said officials have iden-tified the need to improve under-

ground water pipes and allocatedsignificant resources to fix andmaintain the old system.

“The City Council approved acapital improvements program toreplace and upgrade the city’saging and deteriorated drinkingwater supply and distribution sys-tem,” she said. “We’ve completed

approximately $38 million inimprovements and still h ave about$88 millio n worth of work left to

Quick fix to old pipeBurlingame water mains showing their age, city committed to repair

See PIPE, Page 18 See HOIST, Page 20

See BUDGET, Page 18

See PROJECT, Page 20

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Man’s red underwearleads to burglary arrest

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — The bluesneakers were the subject of the crime,but pol ice say it was a man’s red under-wear that led to his arrest on LongIsland.

Police say 18-year-old Taykim Rossstole $200, electronics and Air Jordansneakers from an apartment Mondayand stopped in the backyard to try onthe new kicks. That’s when a neighborsnapped a photo of the suspect with redboxers visible above his jeans.

Hempstead Village Officer RussellHarris says he was returning after a can-vass of the neighborhood when henoticed someone taking garbage out.He saw someone bending over with“bright red underwear.”

Turns out, it was an exact match.“I just happened to sit in the car for a

moment and in my rear view mirrorabout 500 hundred yards away I see aguy bending over putting garbage bagsdown and what do I see, low and behold,I see red underwear standing out,” Harrissaid.

The officer acknowledged that youngmen in Hempstead are often seen notwearing belts with pants hanging low.

“If he would have gone home and puta belt on, I probably wouldn’t havenoticed him.”

Harris was arraigned on a burglarycharge Tuesday in district court and wasconditionally released to probation. He

was represented by a lawyer from LegalAid, which does not comment on pend-ing cases.

Chinese restaurant’sname: I Don’t Know

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — There’s a newChinese restaurant in Rochester. Thename? I Don’t Know.

Seriously, the I Don’t Know ChineseRestaurant recently opened in the west-ern New York city. Owner Jessie Dongtells the Democrat and Chronicle of 

Rochester that s aid she came up with th eunusual name because whenever shewould ask her three children what theywanted to eat, their response would be:“I don’t know.”

Dong said when it came time to namethe new restaurant, her family didn’tknow that either, hence the name IDon’t Know.

Dong is a native of Guangdongprovince in China and now lives withher family in the town of Greece, aRochester suburb.

Officials look to identify pilotkilled in small plane crash

SAN FRANCISCO — Authorities areon the scene of a deadly small plane

crash investigating the incident andcould have the identity of the pilot laterTuesday.

Representatives from the AlamedaCounty Coroner’s office and theNational Transportation Safety Board

are at the crash site, about three milesnortheast of the Livermore MunicipalAirport. Livermore is an eastern suburbof San Francisco.

Alameda County sheriff’s Sgt. J.D.Nelson says the Piper PA-22 crashedabout 9 p.m. Monday.

Federal Aviation Administrationspokesman Ian Gregor said that thecrash occurred shortly after the pilotreported control problems upon depart-ing the airport.

There was no further word on a cause,and the pilot’s name was not yet avail-

able Tuesday.The crash sparked a small brush fire

that crews quickly brought under con-trol.

Sea lions hurt by chlorine atcenter waddle back into waves

LAGUNA BEACH — A crowd inSouthern California cheered as 14 sealions injured by chlorine contamina-tion at a rehab center waddled back in tothe waves.

Mary Beth Steen of the PacificMarine Mammal Center says most of the 17 animals who got h urt have recov-ered and were released into the oceanTuesday at Laguna Beach.

Police believe someone put chlorine

in th e water filtration system April 27 atthe center, which works to rescue, reha-bilitate and release sea lions.Authorities are searching for suspects,and a $2,500 reward has been offered inthe case.

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Actor-comedianRussell Brand is 39.

This Day in History

Thought for the Day

1892

The Sierra Club was incorporated inSan Francisco.

“Form ever

follows function.”

— Louis Sullivan, American architect

Sex therapist Dr.Ruth Westheimeris 86.

Comedian HoratioSanz is 45.

Birthdays

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Proudly displaying his new American Flag, Alejandro Perera, along with 11 others, prepares to take the Oath of Allegianceduring a naturalization ceremony held at the San Bruno Public Library Friday, May 29.

Thursday : Cloudy. Patchy drizzle in themorning. Highs around 60. West winds10 to 20 mph.Thursday night: Mostly cloudy. Lowsin th e lower 50s . West winds 5 to 10 mph .Friday : Cloudy in the morning thenbecoming partly cloudy. Highs in thelower 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.Friday night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph.

Saturday : Mostly cloudy in the morning then becomingpartly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s.Saturday ni gh t: Partly cloudy in th e evening then b ecom-ing mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.Sunday and Sunday night: Mostly cloudy. Highs in thelower to mid 60s. Lows in the mid 50s.

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In 1783,   the Montgolfier brothers first publicly demon-strated their hot-air balloon, which did not carry any pas-sengers, over Annonay, France.In 1784,   opera singer Elisabeth Thible became the firstwoman to make a nontethered flight aboard a Montgolfierhot-air balloon, over Lyon, France.In 1919,  Congress approved the 19th Amendment to theU.S. Constitution, guaranteeing citizens the right to voteregardless of their gender and sent it to the states for ratifi-cation.In 1939, the German ocean liner MS St. Louis, carryingmore than 900 Jewish refugees from Germany, was turnedaway from the Florida coast by U.S. officials.In 1940,  during World War II, the Allied military evacua-tion of more than 338,000 troops from Dunkirk, France,ended.In 1942,  the World War II Battle of Midway began, result-

ing in a decisive American victory again st Jap an and mark-ing the turning point of the war in the Pacific.In 1954 , French Premier Joseph Laniel and VietnamesePremier Buu Loc signed treaties in Paris according “com-plete i ndependence” to Vietnam.In 1972,   a jury in San Jose, California, acquitted radicalactivist Angela Davis of murder and kidnapping for heralleged connection to a deadly courthouse shoo tout in MarinCounty in 1970.In 1986 ,  Jonathan Jay Pollard, a former Navy intelligenceanalyst, pleaded guilty in Washington to conspiring todeliver information related to the national defense to a for-eign government, specifically Israel. (He is serving a lifeprison term.)In 1989 , a gas explos ion in t he Soviet Union engulfed twopassing trains, killing 575.

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3Thursday • June 4, 2015 THE DAILY JOURNAL LOCAL

REDWOOD CITYDisturbance . A group of men were seenthrowing furniture and glass from a balconyon Renato Court before 10:26 p.m.Wednesday, May 20.Grand theft. Two bags were stolen fromthe trunk of a white Chrysler on RedwoodShores Parkway before 7:38 p.m.Wednesday, May 20.Sto len vehic le . A vehicle was stolen onWoodside Road before 7:4 4 a.m. Wednesday,May 20.Grand theft. Money was stolen and theresident suspected the caretaker of stealingit on Scott Avenue before 12:42 a.m.Saturday, May 16.

HALF MOON BAYMarijuana po sses sio n. A man was citedfor being in possession of over 28.5 gramsof marijuana on the 10 0 blo ck of Highway 1before 2:55 p. m. Tuesday, May 26 .Informational report . Two bags of sus-pected marijuana were collected for destruc-tion on the 100 blo ck of Highway 1 before3:07 p.m. Tuesday, May 26.Grand theft. A man hired to help preparean estate sale was suspected of stealingitems from the home and signing over thetitle of a vehicle to himself on the 300block of Second Street before Saturday, May23.

Police reports

 Just a little problemA mother called po lice when h er 9-year-old son was out of control and hittingthings in her vehicle on East BayshoreRoad in Redwood City before 7:4 5 a.m.Wednesday, May 20.

By Kerry ChanDAILY JOURNAL CORRESPONDENT

A concert stage is being constructed on agrassy hill at College of San Mateo inpreparation for the Annual Jazz on the Hillevent Saturday, J une 6.

Hosted in collaboration with KCSM Jazz91, volunteers, students and faculty of the

CSM music department have been p lannin gactivities around a lineup of jazz perform-ances to entertain and thank the communityfor their ongoing support.

“I wish I could join as a regular attendeebut I am happy to be putting this togetherbecause it’s rewarding,” said Dante Betteo,statio n manager at KCSM Jazz 91.

The free event is a day for p eople to relaxand enjoy the campus with music, wine andbeer, food truck offerings and art and craftstables, said Betteo.

“We want to s how our appreciation t o ourlist eners and the community, ” he said.

The event features two stages; one with aprofessional lineup of musicians and anoth-er to showcase new talent from four BayArea youth jazz groups.

The professional stage will feature vocal-ist Jamie Davis at noon, Dirty Cello at 1:15p.m., singer Maria Muldaur at 2:15 p.m.,saxoph onis t Anton Schwartz and his quintetat 3:15 p.m. and percussionist PonchoSanchez at 4:30 p. m.

Fresh from a music tour of New York City,the award-winning Carlmont High SchoolJazz Ensemble will share the spotlight atCSM’s Little Theater building with s tudentmusicians from the Stan ford Jazz Worksho pGiant Steps Big Band, SFJAZZ High School

All-Stars Combo and The Jazzschool StudioBand.The youth stage was added last year and

was well received by audiences who got achance to preview up and coming talent,

said Liz Rosinki, a representative for theevent.

“We are very excited about the l ineup thi syear and the event has a lot to offer,” saidBetteo.

Besides the great music and entertain-

ment, audiences can enter a raffle to win abrand new BMW electri c car.Jazz on the Hill is on Saturday, June 6

from noon to 6 p.m. For more informationvisit jazzonthehill.org.

Disappointed San Franciscohousing activists consider future

SAN FRANCISCO — Proponents of atemporary moratorium on luxury housing i nSan Francisco may turn to voters inNovember after city supervisors rejected theidea this week.

Backers are expected to decide whether toadvance a ballot proposal that would freezeconstruction of market-rate housing in SanFrancisco’s Mission District for 18months.

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors

declined to app rove a sho rter, 45-day, mora-tori um Tuesday after a raucous maratho n ses -sion that ended just before midnight.

“The community’s asked to gather nowand to discuss how to move forward,” saidErick Arguello, president of Calle 2 4, a mer-chant and neighborhood association.

Jazz on the Hill coming this weekend

CURTIS ANDERSON

Concert-goers enjoy last year’s Jazz on the Hill at College of San Mateo.

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Man charged with attemptingto kill neighbor during feud

A San Mateo man appeared in courtWednesday to answer charges he bashed hisneighbor’s head with a gardening tool dur-ing an ongoing feud last month, prosecu-tors said.

Reyes Contreras Villa, 77, has beencharged with attempted murder and assaultwith a deadly weapon for t he May 22 attack,according t o the San Mateo County Dist rict

Attorney’s Office.The two neighbors in the 800 block of Fallon Avenue had a history o f conflict andVilla has threatened to kill his neighborbefore, pros ecutors sai d.

At about 1:30 p.m. that day, the victimwas using a leaf blower in h is driveway andVilla alleg edly app roached him from behindand swung a large gardening tool like abaseball bat, hitting his neighbor in thehead, according t o pros ecutors.

Villa t hen walked away back t o hi s ho use.The victim suffered a brain injury in theattack and was rushed to a hosp ital, accord-ing to prosecutors.

Police arrested Villa, who claimed he hithis neighbor in self-defense, but prosecu-tors said surveillance footage shows Villaattacking the other man from behind.

Villa appeared Tuesday with a court-appointed attorney but did not enter a plea.He is scheduled to return to court on June

10, according to prosecutors.

San Mateo woman pleads no contestto targeting police aircraft with laser

A San Mateo woman pleaded no contestTuesday to a charge of poi ntin g a laser at anaircraft after she targeted a law enforcementplane flying over the city last year, accord-ing to p rosecutors.

Doris Tao, 29, was arrested on July 18after a narcotics task force plane flying at3,000 feet over San Mateo was flashedrepeatedly by a green laser over the courseof seven to eight minutes, according to theSan Mateo County District Attorney’sOffice.

The laser struck the plane’s co-pilot inthe eye, causing him to see spots for a peri-od of time, p rosecutors said.

Police tracked the laser to the 700 blockof Delaware Street in San Mateo, where theycontacted Tao.

Prosecutors s aid Tao admitted to using thelaser, which was recovered by police, butsaid she thought she was pointing it at astar.

Tao pleaded no contest to felony dis-charge of a laser at an aircraft and the chargewas immediately reduced to a misdemeanorunder the terms of a plea agreement, prose-cutors said. She is exp ected to serve a max-

imum of 90 days in jail and her case hasbeen referred for possible admission to thePathways mental health program.

Tao, who is out of jail on a $1 0,000 bailbon d, was ordered to return to court on June12 for cons ideration for Pathways and to seta sentencing date.

Man imprisoned againfor stalking same woman

A 70-year-old man convicted in April of stalking a woman and making threats to a

police officer was sen-tenced Wednesday to fouryears and eight monthsin state prison, accord-ing to the San MateoCounty DistrictAttorney’s Office.

George Anagnostou, aSan Bruno resident, wasimprisoned seven yearsago for stalking a femaleneighbor and her 14-

year-old daughter.In 2008, Anagnostou was convicted of 

stalking and was sentenced to two years inpriso n. The daught er has since moved out of state.

After his release, he started stalking thewoman again an d also th reatened the detec-

tive who helped convict him between 2009and 2013, according to prosecutors.

He was allegedly seen looking in the

detective’s windows and started leavingexplicit messages on his work phonethreatening to get him fired and to kill himfor “interfering with his fantasy relation-ship” with the teen girl, according to pros-ecutors.

Anagnostou was given credit for timeserved of 1,100 days in county jail.

He was ordered to have no contact withthe victims.

Injured windsurfer

rescued by Coast GuardAn injured windsurfer was rescued off the

coast of Foster City Tuesday evening,according to the Unit ed States Coast Guard.

Coast Guard Sector San Francisco wasnotified of person who appeared to be indistress floating roughly a mile north of theThird Avenue boat ramp at 5:09 p.m. andimmediately dispatched a 45-foot responseboat to that location.

The victim was located with assistancefrom a good Samaritan over the radio. Hewas found to have suffered minor injuries,and was presenting signs of mild hypother-mia, according to the Coast Guard.

The victim was transported to CoyotePoint Marina where emergency medical per-sonnel were waiting to transport him to alocal hospital.

Boat crews from Foster City, South SanFrancisco and the Alameda Fire Departmentalso rendered assis tance in the rescue.

George

Anagnostou

Local briefs

Betsy Sara (Cohen) Strazzarino

Betsy Sara (Cohen) Strazzarino, daughterof Iris and Eugene Cohen, born in SanFrancisco, died May 1, 2015, three weeksshort of her 60th birthday.

She is survived by husband John, daugh-ter Amy (Adam) Sanchez, sons Brad(Samantha) Strazzarino and HarleyStrazzarino, grandchildren Zoe St razzarino,age 3, Ryan Strazzarino, almost 2, RebeccaSanchez, 12 weeks, and sister Marcia (Paul)Kerns as well as many other family mem-bers and friends.

A celebration of Betsy’s life was held andshe has been interred atSalem Memorial Park,1171 El Camino Real,Colma, CA 94014

If you wish, you maymake a donation to theSan FranciscoZoological Society, 1

Zoo Road, San Francisco, CA 94132, or acharity of your choice in Betsy’s name.

Obituary San Francisco Bay Bridgesteel to become public art

SAN FRANCISCO — The Bay Bridge hasconnected Oakland and San Francisco andbeen part of the Bay Area skyline for almost80 years.

Now, n early two years after a new span h asopened, t he old one is coming down.

The parts, however, aren’t headed for thelandfill. Instead, artists will have a chance touse some of the 480 tons of gray steel girders,rods and rivets to make public projects forparks, trails, parking lo ts and bus shelters.

San Francisco Bay Area artist Michele Predplans on submitting a proposal.

“It’s a great opportunity for local artists tomake use of something so symbolic and rep-resentative of the Bay Area,” said Pred, who in2002 tried unsuccessfully to obtain access tosome of the steel from the World Trade Center.

Applications are being accepted nowthrough the start of October under a programrun by the Oakland Museum of California. Inaddition to the museum, the Toll BridgeProgram Oversight Committee, Caltrans andthe Metropolitan TransportationCommission/Bay Area Toll Authority are

involved in the $2.2 million distributionproject.

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Gordon Alex Moore March 22, 1927 – May 18, 2015 

Gordon Alex Moore of Woodside, CA passed away on May 18, 2015after a long illness.

Gordon was the long-time owner of Talbot’s Toyland in San Mateo.Talbot’s Toyland is known and loved throughout the Peninsula bygenerations of families.

He was born in Chico, CA on March 22, 1927, graduated from Grant Union High Schoolin North Sacramento, CA in 1944. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1945 and was discharged in1946. Gordon graduated from UC Berkeley where he was a member of Sigma Phi. Aftergraduating, he married Joan Talbot on May 22, 1948 in Carmel, CA.

In 1953 Talbot’s Toyland opened in San Mateo. Joan’s parents, Wilburn “Lank” andBetty Talbot, founded the store, later assisted by Gordon and Joan. Over the yearsTalbot’s grew from a small corner shop to a premier destination toy, hobby and bicycleshop for the San Francisco Bay Area. It remains one of the largest independent toy storesin the country.

Enjoying the outdoors, fishing and travel were important to Gordon and Joan and werelater reflected in their home in the woods where they enjoyed forests, wildlife and viewsof the Bay as well as “forest gardening” which required use of their tractor, wood chippersand multiple chainsaws.

 As avid skiers, golfers and fishers Gordon and Joan traveled the West, Canada and Alaska. They also toured much of Europe by foot with their European Walking Toursgroup, a collection of friends from UC Berkeley who spent many summers together.

Gordon was preceded in death by his parents and older brother, Gail Moore Junior. Heis survived by his wife, Joan; sons Stephen T. (Shirley) Moore and Gary E. (Terri) Moore; younger brother Gilbert L. (Susan) Moore, four grandchildren, nine great-grandchildrenand their sweet dog Tizzy.

 At his request no services were held. The family suggests contributions to Warriors andQuiet Waters. http://warriorsandquietwaters.org/ 

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By Christopher WeberTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LOS ANGELES — The Cit y Co uncil voted13-1 on Wednesday to raise the minimumwage in Los Angeles to $15 an hour by2020 , b ut a second vote is required for finalapproval because the tally was not unani-mous.

Nonetheless, Council President HerbWesson stressed to the cheering crowd thatthe outcome was all but certain. He told hiscouncil colleagues before the vote that itmay be the most important one of theirpolitical careers.

“The winds in this country do blow fromthe west to the east, and cities throughoutthe United States will watch what we do andthey will do the same,” he said. “So theaction that we’re taking today will affectmillions.”

The ordinance also has th e endorsement o f Mayor Eric Garcetti.

The increases would begin with a wage of $10.50 in July 2016, followed by annualincreases to $12, $13.25, $14.25 and then$15. Small businesses and nonprofits wouldbe a year behind.

Before the vote, representatives of thebusiness community warned of harmfuleffects from an increase while workers urgedpassage of the ordinance.

Calls for raising the minimum wage havegrown as the nation struggles with falloutfrom the recession, worsening incomeinequality, persistent poverty and the chal-lenges of immigration and the global econ-omy.

Los Angeles would join Seattle and SanFrancisco as some of the largest cities in th enation with phased-in minimum wage lawsthat eventually require annual pay of about$31,2 00 for a full-time job.

Last year, Chicago passed a phased-inminimum wage increase to $13 an hour.

Earlier this week, the California Senateapproved a plan to rais e the statewide mini-mum wage again, l ifting i t to $1 3 an hour in2017 and tying it to the rate of inflationafter that.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio hassaid he also wants t o boo st hi s city’s lowesthourly pay to $15 .

In Los Angeles, some business leaders hadexpressed concern about potential amend-ments to the wage increase proposal thathave been suggested over the past severalweeks. The changes include an exemptionfor companies with unionized workforcesand a mandate that companies g ive workersas many as 12 p aid days off a year.

The mayor has declined to say whether hesupported either amendment.

The final vote is set for June 10.

Los Angeles council votes toraise minimum wage to $15

By Judy LinTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SACRAMENTO — California lawmakerson Wednesday pushed through an ambitio usclimate change package to further reduce the

state’s carbon footprint and boost the use of renewable energy to 50 percent in 15 years.

The state Senate passed propo sals to enactGov. Jerry Brown’s call to curb greenhousegas emissions by setting what the adminis-tration calls the most aggressive bench-mark in North America over the objectio n of Republicans who characterized such regula-tion as coastal elitism that would kill work-ing-class jobs.

California aims to boost statewide renew-able electricity use to 50 percent, have driv-ers use half as much gasoline and makebuildings twice as efficient under the pro-posal by Senate President Pro Tem Kevin deLeon, D-Los Angeles. His bill, SB350,advanced to the Assembly on a 24-14 vote.

“California has demonstrated our global

climate leadership overthe last decade,” de Leonsaid, adding, “These poli-cies will further cementour leadership, furtherstrengthen our economy

while protect the healthof our communiti es.”

Senate Democrats alsoapproved an overarchingpropo sal t o further reduce

California’s greenhouse gas emissions to40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030.

The goal is a mile marker on the way tocutting emissions by 80 percent from 1990levels by 2050 that was set by Brown’spredecessor, former Gov. ArnoldSchwarzenegger.

SB32 by Sen. Fran Pavley, D-AgouraHills, passed the Senate on a 22-15 vote.

“It is a b ig n umber — science-based num-ber, however,” Pavley said, “what we haveto do without reaching the tipping pointregarding global climate change.”

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SACRAMENTO — California lawmakerson Wednesday narrowly approved anti-racial profiling legislation orderingunprecedented data collection on policestops, as they grapple with reducing ten-

sion s between law enforcement and minori-ty communities.

It was one of dozens of bills consideredahead of a Friday deadline to pass legisla-tion out of one chamber of the Legislature.The Senate also approved an ambitious cli-mate change package that would boost theuse of renewable energy to 50 p ercent in 15years and slash greenhouse gas emissions.

In the Assembly, AB953 b arely advanced

to require law enforcement agencies s tartingin 2018 to report a racial breakdown of whom they pull over or question. It is oneof few surviving police reform bills intro-duced in the wake of nationwide protestsover police killings of minority men.

AB953’s author, AssemblywomanShirley Weber, said she believed policepulled her over because they thought shewas out of place in her own neighborhood.

Weber is black.“When do we sto p t he cycle? When do we

say enough is enough in this country?” theSan Diego Democrat said.

Her bill calls for police departments,sheriff’s offices and other agencies t o writeannual reports breaking out the number of stops, the outcomes (such as citations orarrests) and the age and race of thosestopped. Law enforcement groups say such

data trackin g i s unnecessary and would dis-tract from keeping communities safe.

Supporters of the bill countered that datacollection could end up showing that racialdiscrimination by police isn’t as wide-spread as believed.

“It will help law enforcement, especiallynow when the public believes th ere is some-

thin g dramatically wrong with their int erac-tions with people of color,” saidAssemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer, a LosAngeles Democrat who leads theLegisl ative Black Caucus.

Assemblyman Rocky Chavez, R-Oceanside, was the on ly l awmaker to s peakagainst the bill, saying “labeling policeofficers as part of the problem isn’t help-ful.”

California farmers sue overcontaminated water aquifers

BAKERSFIELD — A group of farmers andothers in Central California’s Kern Countyis suing state officials and oil executivesover contaminated underground wateraquifers.

A citizens group called the Committee toProtect Our Agricultural Water filed the law-suit Wednesday in federal court. The lawsuitconcerns hundreds of permits that state offi-cials gave oil companies to operate inunderground water reservoirs that were sup-posed to be off-limits under federal safe-drink ing water laws.

Lawmakers advance Californiaearned income tax credit bills

SACRAMENTO — California lawmakersare taking the first steps to implement anearned income tax credit for the workingpoor, part of Gov. Jerry Brown’s budgetproposal.

Brown’s adminis tration h as said the $380million tax credit could help as many as 2

million working Californians.The state Senate approved SB38 by

Democratic Sen. Carol Liu of La CanadaFlintridge on a 35-1 v ote Wednesday.

California Assembly approvesregulating virtual currency

SACRAMENTO — Cali forni a would regu-late businesses that hold bitcoin and othervirtual currency in a way similar to banks,under pending legislation.

The Assembly on Wednesday approvedAB1326 on a 50-16 vote. It would requirebusinesses that store and exchange virtualcurrency to seek licenses from theCalifornia Department of BusinessOversight.

California bill protects digitalcommunications from search

SACRAMENTO — Law enforcementagencies would have to get warrantsapproved by a judge before they could

search private electronic communicationsunder a bill moving through the CaliforniaLegislature.

SB178 would require the warrants foremails, text messages and geographic loca-tion information stored on the Internet andon smartphones, tablets, laptops and otherdigital devices.

The measure passed on a 39-0 voteWednesday and goes to the Assembly.

California bills would increasecampus sex assault penalties

SACRAMENTO — California college stu-dents who are disciplin ed for sexual ass aultface tougher penalties under legislationapproved by the state Assembly.

The Assembly on Wednesday approv ed apair of bills to set consistent standards fordealing with campus sexual assault.

AB967 would set a minimum of t wo yearssuspension for students found responsiblefor rape and forcible s ex acts. It would alsorequire schools to report the outcomes of their sexual assault investigations. Itpassed 62-4.

California midwives couldwork without doctor supervision

SACRAMENTO — More California mid-wives could help care for pregnant womenwithout doctor’s supervision under a billmoving through the Legislature.

The Assembly on Wednesday unanimous-

ly approved AB1306 to allow midwives toindependently treat and provide medicationfor patient s. The California Nurse MidwivesAssociation is spon soring the bill.

The bill passed 61-0 with no debate.

California bill sets new rulesfor disability act compliance

SACRAMENTO — California businesseswould have time to fix violations of theAmericans with Disabilities Act withoutfacing penalties under a bill advancing inthe Legislature. SB251 is th e latest effort torein in what one senator called predatoryattorneys who threaten lawsuits againstnon-complying businesses.

The Senate passed it unanimouslyWednesday, sending i t to the Assembly.

California anti-profiling bill requires data on police stops“When do we stop

the cycle? When do we sayenough is enough in this country?” 

— Assemblywoman Shirley Weber

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science and religiondon’t mix. Some

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has their own personal assessment of thecorrelation between science and religion.

  The aspiration of religion along with theaspiration of science is to explain theuniverse and answer questions about life, in

addition to satisfying human psychologicalneeds when dealing with the realities ofdeath. Religion is based on faith, science is

based on observation, and both are based onhuman curiosity and the need to find

answers. Whether a person is repetitivelyreading religious scripture, or fascinated byrepeatable scientific experimentations, both

are searching for methods that answerquestions about the universe around us.

  It can be debated that early humans

turned to religion as a way to alleviate theirfears and gain reassurance with the concept

of life after death. This helped to give thema sense of order in a confusing world that

often seemed mysterious. Eventuallyscientific realization evolved along sidereligion and the process of “trial and error”

established itself as a way to solve some ofthese mysteries. Fire the wheel farming.

The more humans observed the world theylived in, the more they leaned how thenatural world worked and how they could

manipulate it to their advantage. Over thecenturies religious power came at odds with

scientific discovery, which led to a period of

scientific stagnation: “The Dark Ages”.Later at the dawn of “The Renaissance”science was again embraced leading to great

advances in art, architecture, medicine,astronomy and other natural sciences. Over

the ages science and religion have beenevolving together on a roller coaster ride ofacceptance, denial and equilibrium.

We now appear to be at a crossroadswhere religion is not only viewing science

with an evaluative broadmindedness, but isexploring hand in hand with scientificprocesses. One prime example is the

Vatican’s “Pontifical Academy ofSciences”. Quoting John Paul II: “...today

eminent scientists are members a visiblesign of the profound harmony that canexist between the truths of science and the

truths of faith...”. Gregor Mendel, the fatherof Genetics, was an Augustinian Friar.

Georges Lemaitre, who developed much ofthe Big Bang Theory, was a Belgian priest.Recently, Pope Francis, who has a Master’s

Degree in Chemistry, insisted that there isno reason to believe that science and God

are incompatible.With all this in mind, every human being

is unique as a fingerprint, and every humanbrain has its own unique consciousness.

Whether you analyze with your religious capor your science cap, matrimony between the

two could be found by looking inward. So,close your eyes, examine your deepthoughts, and you may detect a rational

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WASHINGTON — The SupremeCourt could wipe away healthinsurance for millions of Americans when it resolves thelatest fight over President BarackObama’s health overhaul. Butwould the court take away a benefitfrom so many people? Should the

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WASHINGTON — Federal agencies arestruggling to keep up with the growingnumber of requests for public information,raising questions in Congress about theObama adminis tration ’s dedication to t rans-parency.

The backlog of unfulfilled requests fordocuments has doubled since PresidentBarack Obama took office in 2009, accord-ing to a recent report by the JusticeDepartment. The number of requests also hasspiked.

“The president has committed to creatingan unprecedented level of openness in gov-ernment,” said Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-

Utah, chairman of the House Oversight andGovernment Reform Committee. “But that’snot the case” in filling requests under theFreedom of In formation Act.

Chaffetz cited examples of peopl e waitin gyears for documents only to have theirrequests denied. In other cases, federal agen-cies blacked out information that was publicelsewhere. One document produced by theFederal Communications Commissionblacked out a news release already publiclyreleased, Chaffetz said.

Chaffetz’ committee wrapped up two daysof hearings on the FOIA Wednesday, withsome Republican members chastisi ng feder-al officials responsible for disclosing pub-lic information.

“You’re part of the problem,” said Rep.Jody Hice, R-Ga.

Officials from the Departments of State,Justice, Homeland Security and Treasury tes-tified, along with an official from the IRS.

Several Democrats came to their defense,noti ng t hat budget cuts h ave left fewer work-ers to process information requests.

“Logic tells you that when you have lesspeople and you’ve got more demand, you’regoing to have problems,” said Rep. ElijahCummings of Maryland, the committee’stop Democrat.

Governmentwide, t he backlo g of requestswent from 77,000 in 2009 to nearly160,000 in 2014, according to the JusticeDepartment repo rt.

The increase coincided with a jump inrequests. In 2009, the federal government

received almost 558,000 requests for infor-mation. In 2014, the number increased tomore than 714, 000.

At the same time, the number of staff working full time on information requestsdropped from a high of 4,400 in 2011 toabout 3,800 in 2014.

Melanie Ann Pustay, the director of thedepartment’s office of information policy,said the administration has improved train-ing and made some prog ress.

“First, the majority of agencies — 72 outof 100 — were able to maintain low back-logs of fewer than 100 requests,” Pustaysaid. “Notably, 59 of these agencies had abacklog of less than 20 requests, including29 that reported having no backlog at all.”

FOIA backlog soaring despiteObama pledge of transparency

By Jim Kuhnhennand Charles Babington

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON — President BarackObama said China h as made inquiries ab outpotentially joining a Trans-Pacific tradeagreement in the future, introducing a newvariable to an unfolding debate in Congressover granting him the power to negotiatesuch international deals.

In an interview Wednesday with AmericanPublic Media’s “Marketplace” radio show,Obama offered assurances that the Trans-Pacific negotiations among the U.S. and 11other Pacific rim countries would set inter-national trade rules affecting even China,which is n ot now a party to the talks.

“They’ve already started putting out feel-ers about the po ssibilities of them partici-pating at some point,” Obama told“Marketpl ace” host Kai Ryssdal.

Obama often has promoted the Trans-Pacific deal as a way for the U.S. to gaininfluence in Asian markets and to keepChina “from writing t he rules of the road.” If China were to join at some point, it wouldhave to agree with the agreement’s stan-

dards.Even without Chin a, Obama argued that if other leading econo mies in th e Asia-Pacificregion agree to enforceable labor and envi-ronmental standards, intellectual propertyprotectio ns and reduced tariffs, “then Chinais goin g to have to at least take those inter-national norms into account.”

Obama wants negotiating authority thatwould set rules for future trade deals, withlawmakers retaining the right only toapprove or reject the final agreements, butnot change them. Republican leaders and amajority of GOP lawmakers supportObama’s push. Most House Democrats arestiffening their oppositi on, contending thedeals would be toothless and cost jobs.

President says China ‘putting outfeelers’ about joining trade pact

By Matthew PenningtonTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON — Taiwan’s oppositionpresidential candidate said that i f she comesto power in January elections, her govern-ment would have a responsibility to con-tribute to peace and stability in relationswith mainland China.

Tsai Ing -wen als o h ad a few complimenta-ry words on Wednesday for China’s leader,Xi Jinping, but she deflected knotty ques-tions on whether she accepts the principleof there being onl y one China. Beijing hasclaimed sovereignty over Taiwan since the

Chinese civil war of the 1940 s.

Tsai reassured U.S. o fficials during a vis itto Washington that victory for herDemocratic Progressive Party won’t revivetensions across the Taiwan Strait. Chinaregards Tsai’s party with suspicion becauseof its traditional pro-independence lean-ings.

The United States, which has legal com-mitments to h elp Taiwan maintain t he abili-ty to defend itself, has welcomed improvedrelations in the democratic island’s rela-tions with the communist-governedChinese mainland. The current Taiwanesegovernment has promoted economic coop-eration with Beijing, reducing the potential

for conflict in a regional hotspot .

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Dow 18,076.27 +64.33 10-Yr Bond 2.37 +0.10

Nasdaq 5,099.23 +22.71 Oil (per barrel) 59.62

S&P 500 2,114.07 +4.47 Gold 1,184.90

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on theNew York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:NYSEQuanex Building Products Corp., up $1.78 to $19.15 The housing materials maker reported better-than-expected fiscalsecond-quarter profit and reaffirmed a positive outlook. Travelport Worldwide Ltd., down 51 cents to $15.25 The travel commerce company reported better-than-expected first-quarter profit, but its revenue fell short of forecasts.Violin Memory Inc., down 39 cents to $2.77 The data storage company reported worse than-expected first-quarterprofit and revenue and gave a disappointing outlook.Nasdaq The Wendy’s Co., up 37 cents to $11.47 The fast-food chain operator said its board approved a $1.4 billion stock buyback program and it updated its 2015 profit outlook.Groupon Inc., up 12 cents to $6.15 The online coupon and deals company announced a pair of executive

changes and boosted its stock buyback plan.Stock Building Supply Holdings Inc., up $2.40 to $20.50 The construction industry supplies company will merge with privatelyheld Building Materials Holding Corp. in a stock deal.BioLife Solutions Inc., up 81 cents to $2.79 The cryopreservation technology company reported increased adoptionof its products for cold cell and tissue preservation.Ambarella Inc., up $3.45 to $95.66 The video-compression chipmaker reported better-than-expected fiscalfirst-quarter profit and revenue and an upbeat outlook.

Big movers

By Bernard CondonTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK — Encouraging eco-nomic news pushed stocks higherWednesday, although a slump in ener-gy companies and utilities kept broad-er gains in check.

Stocks cli mbed from the start o f trad-ing on news that U.S. exports rose inApril and that hiring picked up in May.The buying follo wed a rise in ov erseasmarkets on hopes of a breakthrough inGreece’s talk s with i ts creditors.

By the end of the day, seven of 10industry groups in the Standard andPoor’s 500 index rose. Utility stocksdropped 1.4 percent and energy com-panies fell 0.7 percent, along with theprice of oil.

The S&P 500 edged up 4.47 points,or 0.2 percent, to 2,114.07. The DowJones industrial average rose 64.33points, or 0.4 percent, to end at18,076.27. The Nasdaq compositeclimbed 22.71 points, or 0.5 percent,to 5,099.23.

The Federal Reserve said that a sur-vey of business conditions showedthat manufacturing held steady orincreased in most parts of the coun-try. A separate report from theInstitute for Supply Managementshowed U.S. service firms grew inMay at the s lowest pace in a year. Butany reading over 50 indicates that

services firms are expanding.Investors are anxious for signs that

U.S. growth is picking up, but not somuch that the Fed will feel compelledto raise interest rates too fast and sendstocks down sharply.

Colleen S. Supran, principal atinvestment firm Bingham, Osborn &

Scarborough, said Wednesday’s reportsseemed to strike a sort of Goldilocks’balance of hot, but not too hot.

“It’s not so robust, t hat anyone cancome out and say, ‘The Fed has got toraise rates,”’ she said. “Everything is

 just good enough. ”Utility companies were driven down

by a sharp rise in bond yields.Investors like utility stocks for theirfat dividends, but bonds are becomingmore attractive as a source of income.The yield on t he 10 -year Treasury not erose on Wednesday to 2.37 percent,the highest since November.

Energy stocks fell as the price of benchmark U.S. oil slid nearly 3 per-cent. The two biggest decliners in theS&P 500, Chesapeake Energy and

Diamond Offshore Drilling, each fellby more than 3 percent.Among big gainers for the day was

clothing maker G-III Apparel Group,which reported earnings and revenuethat came in well ahead of what WallStreet analysts were looking for. Itsstock surged $7.06, or 12 p ercent, to$67.15.

Investors were also keeping an eyeon Greece. The country’s prime minis -ter is trying to persuade creditors toaccept a proposal that could unlockmuch-delayed bailout loans, but he’srunning out of time.

Greece has to make a payment of over 300 million euros ($333 million)

to the International Monetary Fundthis Friday, then make a series of ot herpayments in the coming months. If itfails to repay past loans and get newones, Greece may have to exit from th eeuro, a development t hat could roil the19-country eurozone.

“The consensus is that they’ll meetthe June 5th payment ... but the con-cern is they’ll struggle mightily tomeet their July payment,” said JJKinahan, chief strategist at TDAmeritrade. “The market is takin g on epayment at a time, but this continuesto loo m as a major point o f concern.”

In the U.S. hiring report, payrollprocessor ADP said that companiesadded 201,000 jobs last month, upfrom just 1 65,00 0 in April. That raised

hopes for more good news on Friday,when the government releases itsbroader survey of the jo b market.

Benchmark U.S. crude fell $1.62 toclose at $59.64 a barrel in New York.Brent crude, a benchmark for interna-tional oil used by many U.S. refiner-ies, fell $1.69 to close at $63.80 inLondon.

Encouraging economic news gives stocks bump

By Elena Becatoros and Raf CasertTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BRUSSELS — Greece’s prime ministerAlexis Tsipras s aid early Thursday he found aconstructive approach during a showdown

with creditors i n Brussels and all sides insi st-ed talks to unlock crucial bailout loans andsave the country from financial disasterwould continue within days.

Even though Greece is running out of cashand faces more debt repayments as soon asFriday, Tsipras still found a lifeline to keepthe momentum for more negotiations going .

“I believe that, in any case, agreement is

in sight but we need to conclude the discus-sions with a realistic p oint of view,” Tsiprassaid.

French President Francois Hollande saidahead of the Brussels talks that end aroundmidnight Wednesday that the negotiations

were at least heading in the right direction:“We are some days, not to say some hoursaway from a poss ible agreement.”

Greece has been negotiating for fourmonths with its creditors over what budgetreforms it should make to get the 7. 2 bill ioneuros ($8.1 billion) in loans that are leftover in its bailout fund. Wednesday’s meet-ings are part of a string of hig h-level diplo-

matic efforts to bring the negotiations to asuccessful end.

Asked whether he would be able to makethe next repayment to the InternationalMonetary Fund next Friday, Tsipras said:“Don’t worry about it.”

After his dinner with EU Commissionchief Jean-Claude Juncker, Tsipras stressedthe positive.

The Commission showed a constructiveintentio n to reach common ground,” he said.“Discussions will contin ue in coming days.”

At the same time, Tsipras maintained hewould cont inue to defend the po or and needyin the face of calls for more austerity reforms

to unlock bailout funds.Tsipras said “proposals such as cutting

supplementary payments to people withvery low pens ion s, o r increasing VAT onpower bills by ten p ercentage points are pro-posals that, naturally, lack any basis for us

to discuss th em.”Tsipras also spoke by teleconference with

Hollande and German Chancellor AngelaMerkel ahead of his meeting with Juncker, aGreek government official said.

The three agreed on the need for Greece tohave lower primary surpluses — the budgetbalance without taking into account debtservicing.

Greek leader defends bailout plan in talks with creditors

Google founder defends accidentrecords of self-driving cars

MOUNTAIN VIEW — Google co-founder Sergey Brin says the Internetcompany isn’t releasing the accidentreports involving its s elf-driving carsto protect the privacy of the other

motorists in the crashes.Brin’s explanation came in responseto a question posed Wednesday by acompany critic during Goog le’s annualshareholders meeting.

Even if names were censored fromthe records, Brin says the documentsfiled with California regulatorswouldn’t reveal anything differentfrom what Google previously dis-closed about the self-driving cars’collisions in a summary posted

online three weeks ago.Brin says the total number of acci-

dents climbed to 12 within the pastweek when another of Google’s self-driving cars was rear-ended at a trafficsignal. Google says its self-driving

cars were at fault i n just one o f the acci-dents.

Wal-Mart to let workers adddenim pants to work wardrobe

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Wal-Mart ishoping denim pants will raise the spi r-its of its more than 1.2 million U.S.store workers.

Starting July 1, workers at thenation’s largest private employer will

now be able to wear khaki or blackdenim, in addition to the slacks of thesame color allowed before. Workers inmore rigorous jobs like unloadingmerchandise o r the g arden area will beable to wear T-shirts and blue jeans.

It’s among several changes Wal-Mart’s U.S. division is making in

response to complaints from workersabout their jobs, from big issues likethe lack of flexibility in schedulingand pay to smaller gripes like theredundant music piped into its stores.

The relaxation follows a dress codemandated last September that includedwhite or navy collared shirts withkhakis or black pants and a navy bluevest. Wal-Mart is paying only for thevest, igniting a flurry of complaintsfrom workers.

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By Terry BernalDAILY JOURNAL STAFF

After a pair of blowout victories to start theJoe DiMaggio baseball season, South Citywas in need of some dramatics.

South City got precisely that with a 7-6extra-inning victory over BurlingameWednesday night at Washington Park.

As the evening wore on, the wind startedpicking up, as did the South City bats. And inthe top of the eighth inning, South City’sMarvin Vargas delivered a two-run s ingle thatproved the eventual game-winner.

“[The wind] came from South City,” SouthCity manager Brian Ghilarducci said. “It camedown the Peninsula and helped us out a littlebit. We’re kind of used to th is weather.”

South City (3-0) has now scored 37 runsthrough three straight wins to start the sea-son. Previously, South City defeated DalyCity 15-2 in l ast Wednesday’s season opener,then downed Millbrae 15-1 on Sunday.

Burlingame (3-1) had been on a roll aswell, entering p lay having won th ree straightgames to start the season . But South City p re-vailed in the battle of unbeatens while nevertrailing in the game.

“They’re scrappy,” Ghilarducci said of hisclub. “They keep fighting and don’t give up.”

South City led two times through the regu-lation seven innings. After a three-run rallyin the top of the first, Burlingame came backto tie it in the third. Then in the fifth, bothteams put up two-run innings. The gameeventually went to extra innings deadlockedat 5-5.

With South City right-hander DanteOrdonez and Burlingame right-hander GrayGoodman dueling through the late inningsthough, Burlingame’s infield made a criticalerror in the top o f the eighth. And South Citypounced on the opportunity.

South City cleanup hitter Ramiro Gonzalezled off the eighth with a four-pitch walk. Butafter Goodman notched a three-pitch strike-out for the first out of the inning, the right-hander was on the verge of escaping the jamwhen he induced a tailor-made, double-playgrounder off the bat of Daniel Perez that went

Swinging into Joe D. season

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South City cleanup hitter Ramiro Gonzalez was 2 for 3 with three RBIs and two runs scoredon his 18th birthday as his team topped Burlingame 7-6 in extra innings Wednesday.

By John HorganDAILY JOURNAL CORRESPONDENT

It’s been 40 long years since the GoldenState Warriors played for, and won, the NBAtitle. They shockingly swept past theWashington Bullets in four games in May of 1975.

The accomplishment, the team’s only WestCoast crown, is regarded as one of the league’smost stunning championship upsets. Now,after a four-decade wait, they are back in theFinals; they will face Cleveland in a best-of-seven series, beginning June 4 in Oakland.

The 2014-15 Golden State team is a gen-uine NBA power, sporting the best regular sea-son record in the league at 67-15. Combinedwith a post-season mark of 12-3, t he Warriorshave an overall 79 -18 record.

Having roared past New Orleans, Memphisand Houston, they are favorites to capture theNBA crown, in spite of LeBron James’ great-

ness and a Cavaliers’ roster that also featuresKyrie Irving, a gifted (but recently hobbled)point guard who has been one of the league’sbest at that position.

Although there are some similarities withthis team and the Warriors of 40 seasons ago,the differences are striking . For example:

• With 18 teams in four divisions, splitbetween Eastern and Western conferences, the1974-75 version o f the NBA included playoffsthat had one best-of-three preliminary roundand three traditional best -of-seven rounds. Somost playoff teams automatically played inconference semifinals. The Warriors, who didnot make it into the playoffs the previous sea-son with 44 wins, got past Seattle in thesemis, 4-2, then dispatched Chicago in amemorable, hard-fought Western Conferencetitle matchup, 4-3. The deciding Game 7,played in Oakland, was a dramatic, pulse-pounding come-from-behind 83-79 Warrior

1974-75: A differentWarriors’ team, adifferent NBA era F

ive or six weeks ago, I was at the dogpark to give Rolo his daily workout.While there, one of the other dog-

park regulars noticed I was wearing myGolden State Warriors hat and proceeded totell me all the reasons he was worried aboutthe playoffs.

I told him then i t was not the time to worryabout anything— other than injury. Itold him to simplyenjoy the rest of theregular season as theWarriors were puttingthe finishing toucheson an epic, 67-wincampaign and aPacific Divis ionchampionship.

Now, however, isthe time to worry asthe Warriors prepare

to take on the Cleveland Cavaliers andLeBron James in the NBA Finals.

As the regular-season wound down and the

playoffs loomed, I was worried about threepossible opponents: the San Antonio Spurs,because they simply own the Warriors; theMemphis Grizzlies and their twin towers andCleveland because of LeBron, knowing thatthe only way Golden State would face theCavaliers was in the finals.

Now that scenario is upon us. GoldenState’s Steph Curry may be the reign ing NBAMVP, but I don’t think you would get muchargument saying James is still the best play-er on the planet. James has already shown hecan carry a team to the finals, having done soin 2007 when he and the Cavs lost to theSpurs in the championship series.

Unlike 2007, the Cavaliers have a fewmore pieces with whom to work — specifi-cally po int guard Kyrie Irving, who would bethe star of the team if not for “King James.”

The James-Irving combination is certainlygood enough to win the NBA championsh ip.But not this season. The 2014-15 season inthe “Year of the Warriors” and they will notbe derailed now.

The better teamwill win NBA title

See JOE D., Page 14

See WARRIORS, Page 16 See LOUNGE, Page 16

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By Dennis Passa 

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The chairman of Football FederationAustralia says bidding for the 2022 WorldCup awarded to Qatar was no t clean, explain -

ing in an extraordinary open letterWednesday how he felt Australia never had achance to be given hostin g rights.

The day after FIFA President Sepp Blatterannounced he was resigning his post andwould call a new election within ninemonths, FFA chairman Frank Lowy said“world football might just be at the dawn of a new era.”

Australia went against t he agreed posi tionof the Asian Football Confederation to sup-port Blatter in last Friday’s presidentialelection and instead voted for Prince Ali BinAl-Hussein. The 79-year-old Blatter wasreturned to a fifth term as president despite aweek dominated by arrests of top FIFA offi-cials over corruption allegations.

And while the Asian FootballConfederation was offering little commenton Wednesday to Blatter’s surprise resigna-tion, billionaire businessman Lowy, one of Australia’s richest persons, was scathing inhis criticism of both FIFA and the bidprocess for 2022 .

“Sepp Blatter’s resignation should openthe door to major reform. I say shouldbecause FIFA’s prob lems are deep-rooted andtangled in a culture that has developed overdecades,” Lowy said. “It will take a united,concerted effort by its football associationsto fix the mess.”

Lowy said that since December, 2010when Qatar was awarded the 2 022 World Cupand Australia received just one vot e, “I havenursed a bitt er grievance.”

Aussiesoccer chief says 2022 Qatarprocess not clean

See FIFA, Page 14

“It will take a united,concerted effort by its football associations to fix the mess.” 

— Frank Lowy, chairman of FootballFederation AustraliaSouth City bats overcome Burlingame for third straight win

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By Janie McCauley THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SAN FRANCISCO — Jordy Mercer brokea fifth-inning tie when he homered for thesecond day in a row, Francisco Lirianostruck out six to win his second straightdecision and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat theSan Francisco Giants 5-2 o n Wednesday for

a three-game sweep.Liriano (3-4) allo wed four hits whil e out-dueling Tim Hudson (3-5), who also struckout six over seven innings but lost hisfourth straight outing against the Pirates.

The two pitchers had the first hits of thegame after each retired the in itial eig ht b at-ters in order, Liriano with a singl e in the topof the third and Hudson on a double in thebottom half.

Pirates left fielder Jose Tabata fell back-ward after crashing h ard into the wall tryin gto catch Hudson’s ball but stayed in thegame.

Four of Mercer’s 23 big league home runshave co me in 10 games at AT&T Park.

Jared Hughes pitched the eighth, thenpinch-hitter Jung Ho Kang hit a two-rundouble in Pittsb urgh’s three-run nin th.

Closer Mark Melancon finished for his16th save after allowing BrandonCrawford’s RBI groundout.

Tabata hit a tying single in the fourth.Mercer followed his h ome run with a ni nth-inning double, and Francisco Cervelli sin-gled in a run.

Hudson, who has received 17 runs o f sup-port in 11 starts, took a ball off his right legon Mercer’s comebacker for the s econd outof the third but stayed in the game.

The Giants lost their fifth straight game,their longest skid since dropping eightstraight April 10-17. The Pirates earned

their first s weep in San Francisco since Aug.

10-12, 2007.San Francisco led in each of its last fourlosses.

Nori Aoki was thrown out stealing third inthe third, and manager Bruce Bochy chal-lenged the call. It was upheld after 3 min-utes, 31 seconds.

White House visitReigning World Series champion San

Francisco will vis it th e White House for thethird time in five years Thursday, t hen t rav-el by train to Philadelphia.

“It’s a fun time for all of us, a s pecial ti me.

You’re getting honored,” Bochy said. “The

ring ceremony, the parade, this is the lastpart of th e success yo u had the previo us sea-son.”

Former player Michael Morse will jointhe Giants in Washington. He is on theMarlins’ disabled lis t.

Trainer’s roomHunter Pence had the day off to rest his

bruised wrist from making a diving catch torob Andrew McCutchen on Monday night,while SS Crawford rested a tight calf beforeentering the game late. ... RHP Jake Peavytested his strained lower back with a 40-

pitch bullpen and will start Saturday forTriple-A Sacramento in the first of a fewrehab outings. ... RHP Matt Cain (elbow)was slated to throw in an extended springtraining game in Arizona.

Up nextFriday starter Tim Lincecum (5-3) will

skip the White House and fly separatelyThursday morning — after the team’sovernight flight — to get rested inPhiladelphia. It was the two-time NL CyYoung Award winn er’s ch oice.

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T—2:59. A—41,495 (41,915).

Liriano deals as Pirates sweep Giants

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Nori Aoki grimaces in pain after fouling a ball off his leg in the Giants’ 5-2 loss to the PiratesWednesday at AT&T Park. Aoki went 5 for 13 on the three-game series, which the Pirates swept.

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DETROIT — No matter how badly thingsare going for the Oakland Athletics, theyhave a goo d feeling every fifth day.

That’s when Son ny Gray takes the mound,and they usually have their best shot at awin. After beating t he Detroit Tigers 6-1 o n

Wednesday night, the A’s are 7-5 when Graystarts. While that’s not fantastic, they are15-28 when he doesn’t.

“We thin k we’ve got a g ood chance to winwhen he’s on the mound, and that’s beentrue since he got here,” Oakland managerBob Melvin said. “It says a lot to see thekind of confidence he gives you when he’sout there.”

Gray (7-2) had the Tigers beatin g th e ballinto the ground all game, with Oakland’soutfielders only making one putout whilehe was on the mound. He struck out sevenand allowed two sin gles an d a walk.

“I had a really good fastball tonight —both two-seam and four-seam — and thatwas getting a lot of weak contact,” he said.“That was the goal against so many right-handed hitters — get the sinker working

and get as many ground balls as I could.”Anibal Sanchez (3-7) allowed four runs,five hits and four walks in seven innings.After striking o ut 20 batters in his p revioustwo starts, he only had one against Oakland.

“What can I say? Ithought it was a reallygood game,” he said.“I’m going to give creditto the other pitcher.Sonny threw a reallygoo d ball game and I justmissed a couple pitches. ”

In the second inning,Oakland loaded the baseson a double and two

walks, and Billy Burns took an inside pitchthe oth er way just insi de the lin e for a three-run triple. Sanchez, though, wasn’t goingto play “what if” about the ball’s landingpoint.

“I say that’s baseb all,” h e said. “If I don’tgive up two walks and a hit, i t is a differentstory.”

The A’s made it 4-0 in the third on JoshReddick’s eighth homer. Sanchez — thetoughest starter to homer against in 20 13-14 — is on pace to allow 42 home runs thisseason. That would tie Denny McLain’sfranchise record, set in 1966.

In the meantime, the Tigers couldn’t getanything going against Gray and showed

signs of frustration. After Anthony Gosestruck out to end the thi rd, he th rew a warm-up ball i nto th e ivy above the fence in cen-ter field. The ball fell back on to th e field, soGose fired it out of the stadium and into an

adjoining parking lot.“The effort is there and the talent isthere,” Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said.“You have to believe th at over 162 g ames insix months, it is g oing to come out.”

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HBP—by Nesbitt (Canha,Burns).Umpires—Home,Marvin Hudson; First,Jim Joyce; Sec-ond,Greg Gibson; Third,Chad Fairchild.T—2:39.A—30,718 (41,574).

By Fred GoodallTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

TAMPA, Fla. — Victor Hedman whackedthe sideboard with his stick in frustrationbefore retreating to a disappointed lockerroom.

The Tampa Bay Lightning let Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final slip away — 2-1 tothe Chicago Blackhawks — with a b ad thirdperiod Wednesday night.

After playing solid defense in front of goalie Ben Bishop and keeping Chicagostars J onath an Toews and Patrick Kane fromgetting open looks on the net most of thenight, the Eastern Conference championssaw a 1-0 lead disappear in less than twominutes.

“Maybe we took the foot off the gas a lit-tle bit, s at back a little bit, gave them timeand space with t he puck,” Hedman said.

“It’s a really good team on the other sideand they ti ed it up. Then we iced the puck andgot stuck in our own end a little bit (beforegiv ing up the second go al),’ the Tampa Bay

defenseman added. “It’s a tough one. Butwe’ve been in this situation before losingthe first game. We just have t o rebound.”

The quick turnaround was particularly star-tling because Chicago’s top offensive play-ers were not involved in either goal. Toewsdidn’t get off a shot in the first two periodsand finished with one. Kane took threeshots, none in the third period as the high-scoring Lightning stuck with the defensive-minded game plan they used to shut out theNew York Rangers twice to close out theEastern Conference finals.

“I think for 45 of the 60 minutes we werepretty great, actually,” Lightning captainSteven Stamkos said. “We just let a teamstick around that’s experienced in these s itu-ations and that probably knew that if they

Tampa Bay comesundone in Game 1

By Tim BoothTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SEATTLE — The slumping Mariners haveacquired Mark Trumbo from the Diamondbacksas part of a six-player trade in the hopes of boosting their struggling offense.

The teams an nounced the trade Wednesdayafter each had finished off a day game. TheMariners lost 3-1 to the Yankees, while the

Diamondbacks beatAtlanta 9-8.

Seattle landed

Trumbo and left-handedpitcher Vidal Nuno inexchange for catcherWelington Cast i l lo,

right-hander DominicLeone and minor leagueprospects Gabby

Guerrero and Jack Reinheimer.Trumbo is hitting .259 with nine home

runs and 23 RBIs for the Diamondbacks,playing 40 of his 46 games in right field.He gives th e Mariners a right -handed powerbat to complement Nelson Cruz and help

balance their lefty-heavy lineup.Trumbo’s additio n should also provide an

oppo rtunity for Seattle to use Cruz at desig-nated hitter more often.

Mariners get Trumbo from D-Backs in 6-player trade

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“We ran a clean bid,” Lowy said. “I know thatothers did not, and I have shared what I knowwith the authorities, including Michael Garciawho undertook a 2-year investigation into the2022 World Cup bid.”

Lowy acknowledged Australia made mistakesin its bid, including the hiring of European-

based consultants “who ultimately proved lessthan effective to say the least.”

He also defended a $500,000 payment madeby Australia to the CONCACAF confederationduring the bidding process, ostensibly for fund-ing of a feasibility study into a Centre of Excellence in Trinidad and Tobago.

Lowy said subsequent inquiries “found (CON-CACAF president) Jack Warner had committedfraud and misappropriated the funds” and saidAustralia only agreed to a smaller paymentrather than the $4 million that was requested.

“We asked CONCACAF to give our moneyback because it wasn’t used for the purpose weintended, and were advised by FIFA to wait untilthe inquiries were complete,” Lowy said. “Thoseinquiries are still ongoing.”

“We ran a clean b id and we are proud of that butit wasn’t a level playing field and therefore we

didn’t win it. I will always be bitterly disap-pointed about the outcome.”

Australia’s sports minister, Sussan Ley, saidin Canberra that Australia would not bid to hostthe World Cup until the sport’s governing bodycan be trusted with taxpayer funds.

“Sport is ultimately about the participants,fans and the love of the game, not individualinterests, and corruption of any form has noplace,” Ley said. She would not comment onwhether Australia had any chance of recoveringthe $40 million spent on its World Cup bid.

The AFC released a brief statement onWednesday about Blatter’s decision to standdown, saying: “The AFC is closely monitoringthe situation, and will discuss with its memberassociations and sister confederations in orderto find the best way forward for both FIFA andworld football.”

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right through the wickets of Burlingame’ssecond baseman.

The error put runners at second and third.And after a walk to Everardo Valdez to load thebases, Vargas stepped to the plate. Hitt ing atthe bottom of the order, Vargas was 0 for 3 inthe game. But he was coming off a big per-formance in Sunday’s win over Millbrae inwhich he went 2 for 2 with four RBIs, includ-ing a bases-loaded triple in the late innin gs.

Vargas delivered again Wednesday, shoo tinga two-run single to center, scoring Gonzalezand Perez to give South City the lead for good.

“We’ve got a great team here,” Gonzalezsaid. “I think we can go really far if we keepplaying ball like this, keep perseveringthrough adversity. That team is a good teamand we beat them. We got s ome clutch hits …and everybody played well.”

Gonzalez — who celebrated his 18th birth-day Wednesday — came up b ig at th e plate aswell, going 2 for 3 with three RBIs and tworuns scored.

The recent Sacred Heart Cathdral graduategave South City the lead in the first inningwith an RBI single to score Harley Torres.Gonzalez later came around to score on thesecond of two Burlingame errors in theinning. Maligi Maluia then s cored on a wildpitch to make it 3-0.

Burlingame ran its way back into the gamethough. Kaleb Keelean stole home plate not

once, but twice in the game. His first swipecame in the first inning o n a straight