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After reaching the playoffs, Oakland is looking forward to continue improving in the 2017 season. Some observers are even predicting a Super Bowl appearance. B1
Business Report 1 State regulation: Oil field near Altamont Pass becomes flash point in politics of oil and water. C1
Bay Area 1 Law enforcement: Suzy Loftus re-
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Datebook 1 Theater: Bill Irwin’s solo show is built around Irish playwright Samuel Beckett’s words. E1
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L.A. gets Lucas museum Filmmaker decides against S.F. site at Treasure Island, chooses Exposition Park
By John King Despite strong lobbying by San Francisco, billionaire filmmaker George Lucas has decided to build a museum to house his huge art collection in Los Angeles.
Senator girding for high court battle
The board of directors of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art on Tuesday afternoon announced it chose a site in Los Angeles’ Exposition Park, where it is to join several other cultural facilities and the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
1 Matier & Ross: Mayor Ed Lee put up a heck of a fight to land George Lucas’ museum. D1
The San Francisco proposal was for a site on Treasure Island facing the city’s water-
front. The museum is conceived as a celebration of storytelling, with examples ranging from vintage works by Norman Rockwell to film props and sketches from such movies as “Raiders of the Lost Ark.”
Museum officials estimate the price tag at $1.1 billion, including a $400 million endowment — all of which would be paid by Lucas. “I am disappointed, of course, but must respect the
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“It’s something you’ve got to take as it comes and just battle through it.” Mike Collins, Guerneville
By Carolyn Lochhead WASHINGTON — California Sen. Dianne Feinstein led her party’s resistance Tuesday to the nomination of Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions as attorney general in the Trump administration, a fight that appears futile, but could serve as a test for the looming battle over a pivotal Supreme Court nomination that could arrive within weeks. Debuting in her new role as the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Feinstein deployed the earnest fact-marshaling that is her trademark, while ensuring public testimony from the furious opposition to Sessions from a broad collection of civil rights leaders, including Amos C. Brown, pastor of San Francisco’s Third Baptist Church. As the nation’s top law enforcement officer, the attorney general is among the most sensitive jobs in any administration, in charge of enforcing the nation’s laws, including their application to the president and the rest of the executive branch. “This job requires service to the people and the law — not to the president,” Feinstein told Sessions. She expressed her “deep concern” that, “there is so much fear in this country. I see it. I hear it. Particularly in the African American community, from preachers, from politicians, from everyday Americans.” Civil rights groups are deeply worried that Sessions’ hard-core conservatism, especially his narrow interpreta-
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Drenching rain belts area anew, for better or worse ‘Drought is over’: At least
in far northern part of state By Kurtis Alexander The storms barreling into California aren’t only flooding towns, ripping trees from the earth and igniting roadway chaos. They’ve had the extraordinary effect of filling reservoirs that haven’t breached their brims in years and, for much of the north state, intensifying a rainy season that is finally, mercifully, driving an end to the historic drought. “In the very northern part of California, yes, the drought is over,” said Marty Ralph, director of the Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes
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Workers remove a tree that fell onto two cars and a housing project on Blythdale Avenue in a southern neighborhood of San Francisco.
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Flooding: In Guerneville,
troubles grow as river rises By Peter Fimrite, Evan Sernoffsky and Steve Rubenstein
There was no letup for the water-saturated Bay Area as the heavens opened again Tuesday, unloading heavy rains, powerful winds and thunderstorms that turned some streets into streams and made other roadways impassable. Among the hardest hit was the Sonoma County town of Guerneville, where the Russian River gushed over its banks and covered neighborhoods in waist-high water, causing residents to abandon cars and get around by canoe. Parts of Marin
Brown says state risks 1st deficit since 2012 By Melody Gutierrez SACRAMENTO — Lagging revenues have put the state’s financial outlook on shaky ground, and Gov. Jerry Brown warned Tuesday that California could face a $1.6 billion deficit — the first shortfall since 2012 — if spending is not tempered. The governor issued the warning at the State Capitol as
he unveiled his $122.5 billion general fund spending plan for the fiscal year that begins July 1. The plan is slightly less than the current budget of $122.8 billion. He also proposed solutions to eliminate the projected deficit that made some members of the Democrat-controlled Legislature cringe. “We are in very uncertain times,” Brown said. “We are
subject to a lot of unpredictability. ... I think it is time for precaution.” The state’s general fund pays for basic state services such as education, prisons and social service programs. Among Brown’s budget-cutting proposals: 1 Eliminating last year’s one-
time allocation of $400 million
for affordable housing that was never spent after lawmakers could not reach a deal with Brown. The governor said he wanted to remove red tape for developers to build affordable housing, not just increase state subsidies. 1 Eliminating last year’s onetime allocation of $300 million
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3 Norway mass mur_ derer: Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik made a Nazi salute as he walked into a courtroom at a high-security prison where judges on Tuesday began reviewing a ruling that his solitary confinement is inhumane. The 37-yearold right-wing extremist, who killed 77 people in a bomb and shooting rampage in 2011, sued the government last year. He argued that his solitary confinement, frequent strip searches and the fact that he was often handcuffed during the early part of his incarceration violated his human rights. The government has rejected his complaints, saying that he is treated humanely despite the severity of his crimes and that he must be separated from other inmates for safety reasons.
_ Sinai attack: The Islamic State’s 1 Egyptian affiliate on Tuesday claimed an attack on a security checkpoint in the Sinai Peninsula the day before that killed at least eight people. The group, which has carried out scores of attacks mainly targeting Egyptian security forces since the 2013 military overthrow of an elected Islamist president, posted the claim on a militant website. The government says there are around 25,000 Egyptian troops operating in Sinai, which has seen more than a decade of militant violence. _ Impeachment trial: Disgraced 2 South Korean President Park Geunhye’s longtime friend at the center of a massive corruption scandal refused to testify at Park’s impeachment trial on Tuesday, with lawmakers alleging that it was a stalling tactic. The Constitutional Court had expected to hear from Choi Soon-sil, a confidante of Park who’s jailed and on trial herself for allegedly using her connections with the president to extort money and favors from companies and unlawfully interfere with government affairs. But Choi submitted documents to the court saying she was unable to testify.
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4 Mexico won’t pay: Mexico’s new foreign _ relations secretary says the country isn’t just willing to negotiate changes to the North American Free Trade Agreement, it wants negotiations as soon as possible. Luis Videgaray says there’s “enormous uncertainty” following the U.S. election of Donald Trump as president. Trump has pressured companies not to move jobs to Mexico, warned he would tax those who do and vows to renegotiate NAFTA. Videgaray said Tuesday that Trump’s actions have caused concern, adding “that is why this (negotiation) process is so important, to dispel this uncertainty.” He said talks should start “as soon as possible.” He said Mexico is willing to negotiate over Trump’s plan to build a border wall. But Videgaray said Mexico won’t pay for the wall, calling that “unacceptable.”
5 Presidential plagiarism: Ghana’s new pres_ ident is facing criticism after passages in his inauguration speech appeared to be lifted from speeches given by American leaders, an embarrassment for a country that long has been praised as one of Africa’s strongest democracies. President Nana Akufo-Addo took the oath of office Saturday after he won election on his third bid for the presidency. One line in his speech is nearly identical to a phrase used by former President Bill Clinton in his 1993 inaugural address. Another phrase in Akufo-Addo’s speech is almost the same as one in the inaugural speech given by former President George W. Bush in 2001. The Ghanaian presidency refused to comment Tuesday on the similarities that went viral on social media after the inauguration.
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Former leader’s funeral draws massive crowds oughfares of the capital, with many chanting, beating their chests and wailing in the style of mourning common among Shiite Muslims. The funeral for Rafsanjani, who died Sunday at age 82 after a heart attack, drew both the elite and ordinary people. Shops and schools were closed in national mourning. Top government and clerical officials first held a funeral service at Tehran University. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei prayed by Rafsanjani’s casket, as other dignitaries knelt before the coffin on which his white cleric’s turban was placed. Mourners reached out their hands toward the coffin. Just behind Khamenei was President Hassan Rouhani, whose moderate administration reached the recent nuclear deal with world powers. Rouhani, who is all but certain to run for re-election in May, is viewed as embodying Rafsanjani’s realist vision.
By Nasser Karimi and Jon Gambrell TEHRAN — Hundreds of thousands mourned former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on Tuesday, wailing in grief as his body was interred at a Tehran shrine alongside the leader of the country’s 1979 Islamic Revolution. Rafsanjani’s final resting place near the late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, reflected his legacy as one of the pillars of Iran’s clerical-dominated political system, as he served in later years as a go-between for hard-liners and reformists. But even his hours-long funeral highlighted the divisions still at play. Parts of the crowd along his funeral procession at one point chanted in support of opposition leaders under house arrest. Other politicians did not attend the memorial. Throngs filled main thor-
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eastern province of Kerman and worked together during the war with Iraq in the 1980s. “In my opinion, Mr. Hashemi remained the same person from the beginning until the end and held his line in all stages of his life,” Soleimani told state television in a rare public interview. “Nevertheless, Mr. Hashemi sometimes used different tactics.” Apparently banned from the funeral was former Iranian President Mohammad Kha-
tami, a reformist who remains popular among the young but is deeply disliked by hardliners. State media have banned the broadcasting of any images of Khatami. There was also no word of hard-line former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad attending the ceremony, though he offered condolences Monday. Nasser Karimi and Jon Gambrell are Associated Press writers.
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Twin bombings in Kabul kill 38, wound dozens By Rahim Faiez KABUL — Two large bombs — one triggered by a suicide attacker — exploded near government offices Tuesday, killing at least 38 people and wounding dozens of others in the deadliest Taliban violence in Kabul in months. In southern Afghanistan, another attack at a guesthouse belonging to the governor of Kandahar province killed five people and wounded 12. An ambassador from the United Arab Emirates and other UAE diplomats were among the wounded, authorities said. The Kabul suicide bomber struck about 4 p.m. as workers were leaving a compound of government and legislative offices, said Interior Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi. The second bomb, which was planted in a car, exploded minutes later after security forces had rushed in to help the victims, he said. The Taliban, who have been waging a 15-year
war against the U.S.backed government, claimed the attack in the capital. The 38 dead included civilians and military personnel, and another 72 people were wounded, said Public Health Ministry official Mohibullah Zeer. Among the wounded was Rahima Jami, a member of parliament from Herat province in western Afghanistan, said another lawmaker from the province, Ghulam Faroq Naziri. It appeared to be the deadliest attack in Kabul since July, when two suicide bombers struck during a demonstration held by Hazaras, a Shiite Muslim ethnic group, killing 80 people. That attack was claimed by a local affiliate of the Islamic State. Fighting in Afghanistan tends to taper off during the winter, when mountain supply routes used by the insurgents are impassable. President Ashraf Ghani strongly condemned the Kabul bombings in a
statement from the presidential palace. Amnesty International said the bombings indicate that “the Taliban are pressing ahead with a gruesome campaign of violence that makes no effort to spare civilian lives.” “Targeting first responders in a car bomb that killed many people that were on the street shows a chilling contempt for human life,” said Champa Patel, Amnesty International’s South Asia director. In the Kandahar attack, two explosions inside the governor’s compound killed five people and wounded 12, including several officials and the United Arab Emirates diplomats, authorities said. Among the wounded was Gov. Homayun Azizi, his spokesman said. The spokesman, Samim Khpolwak, who also was slightly wounded, said it was not yet clear what caused the blasts. Rahim Faiez is an Associated Press writer.
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WORLD NORWAY
Nation tunes out analog radio in favor of digital By Mark Lewis STAVANGER, Norway — For some radio listeners in Norway, there will be dead air starting Wednesday. The mountainous nation of 5 million will become the first in the world to phase out analog signals in favor of Digital Audio Broadcasting, or DAB. The move has provoked concern for the elderly and motorists, while others will be nostalgic for the crackling sound of old radio. Judith Haaland, 98, remembers the radio broadcasts from London during World War II and Norway’s king stiffening the resolve of his countrymen under German occupation. Now
blind and living alone, her radio has been her tether to the outside world. “I remember April 9, 1940, planes flying overhead and Quisling coming on the radio saying he had taken control of the government with the help of the Germans,” said Haaland, recalling the rule of Norwegian Nazi collaborator Vidkun Quisling. In a move likely to be watched closely by other nations, the Norwegian government will begin shutting off the FM signal on Wednesday. By the end of the year, national networks will be available only on DAB. Norway claims the move will free up cash for broadcasters to invest in programing, while
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Judith Haaland, 98, sits next to her decades-old radio set in Stavanger, Norway. Now blind and living alone, her radio has been her tether to the outside world.
providing a clearer and more reliable network, But critics say that Norwegians are being forced to expensively upgrade their technology and warn that emergency messages could be missed, especially in cars, as up to 20 million analog receivers are rendered obsolete.
Between 2.2 million and 2.3 million cars have no DAB. Motorists will either have to buy a new radio costing $468 or an adapter for $175. A DAB radio for the home costs $117, though consumers can pick up the signal through TV or the Internet. ”Norway is not prepared for
this. There are millions of radios in homes, cottages and boats that won’t work anymore, and only 25 percent of cars have digital radios or adapters,” said Svein Larsen of the Norwegian Local Radio Association. Mark Lewis is an Associated Press writer.
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Cold snap halts river traffic — death toll surpasses 60 By Alison Mutler BUCHAREST, Romania — Officials suspended shipping along Europe’s second-longest waterway on Tuesday as a polar spell gripped a large swathe of the continent, causing hardship especially among migrants, the homeless and the elderly. The deep freeze has caused at least 61 deaths since it began last week, a third of those in Poland. Romanian police halted shipping at midday for an undetermined period along a 565-mile stretch of the Danube River, which crosses Romania. Croatian and Serbian authorities also stopped river traffic on the Danube. In Serbia, shipping was banned on the River Sava because of icy conditions,
which claimed another two lives in southern Serbia. Authorities said an 88-year-old man and his son, 64, died from freezing temperatures in the village of Duga Poljana, in the south, which has been hardest-hit by the recent cold spell. Serbian state TV reported the two victims, discovered by a man delivering bread from a neighboring village, were extremely poor. Three people have been found dead in the past three days in Macedonia as temperatures plunged to -4 Fahrenheit. One 68-year old homeless man was found frozen to death in the capital, Skopje, while a 60-year-old man died in front of his home in the southern town in Strumica. An 80-yearold woman was discovered in her home in eastern Mace-
donia. Authorities urged homeless people to go to shelters and local schools, which are taking them in during the cold spell. In Albania, it snowed in the southern city of Saranda for the first time in 32 years. A homeless Albanian man was found dead in the southeastern city of Korca, the fifth person to die in the frigid weather. In the central town of Bulqize, temperatures plummeted to -7.6 F, with most rural areas cut off by snow. There were temporary power and water outages. Army helicopters were distributing aid in remote mountain areas. After strong criticism from aid agencies and others, authorities on the Greek island of Lesbos said they would move
250 refugees from tents at camps into vacant hotel rooms as the heavy snow continued unabated around the country. “We denounce the inhuman living conditions refugees on Lesbos are facing,” the island’s public hospital doctors association said “They are living in mud and snow, cramped together in unsuitable tents ... and lighting fires inside them to stay warm.” Elsewhere, a state of emergency was declared in several parts of Greece. Snow dusted the ancient Acropolis in Athens and closed most schools in the capital, while more than 10 heated shelters were opened for the homeless. Alison Mutler is an Associated Press writer.
GENEVA — China’s President Xi Jinping will attend the World Economic Forum next week, becoming the first Chinese head of state to do so at the annual gathering of business leaders, politicians and cultural icons in the Swiss Alpine town of Davos. As part of an official visit to Switzerland, Xi will attend and open the annual economic meeting in the ski resort of Davos on Jan. 17, accompanied by the largest delegation of officials from China since the world’s most populous country first participated at the forum nearly four decades ago. Xi’s attendance comes as China has sought to be more influential globally and present itself as a force for stability and champion of globalization and opponent of protectionism. The Davos forum takes place during a week when the United States, home to the world’s largest economy, will be focused on Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration as president. “We are all aware that we are now in the transition in the world to a multilateral, to a multipolar, geopolitical and geoeconomic structure,” World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab told reporters in Geneva on Tuesday. “China will equal the United States soon as far as economic power is concerned,” Schwab added, noting a “strong” Chinese business delegation would accompany Xi. “In the spirit of Davos, we want to engage them as much as possible,” he said. Foreign Minister Wang Yi said last month that China would “lead the way amid a shakeup in global governance, we will take hold of the situation amid international chaos, we will protect our interests amid intense and complex games.”
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Muslim girls must swim with boys, court rules By Dan Bilefsky In 2008, school officials in Basel, Switzerland, ordered a Muslim couple to enroll their daughters in a mandatory swimming class, despite the parents’ objections to having their girls learn alongside boys. The officials offered the couple some accommodations: The girls, who were around the ages of 9 and 11, could wear
body-covering swimsuits, known as burkinis, during the swimming lessons, and they could undress for the class without any boys present. But the parents refused to send their daughters to the lessons, and in 2010 the officials imposed a fine of about $1,380. The parents, Aziz Osmanoglu and Sehabat Kocabas, who have both Swiss and Turkish nationality, decided to sue.
On Tuesday, the European Court of Human Rights upheld the Swiss officials’ decision, rejecting the parents’ argument that Swiss authorities had violated the “freedom of thought, conscience and religion” guaranteed by the European Convention on Human Rights, which the court enforces. “The public interest in following the full school curricu-
lum should prevail over the applicants’ private interest in obtaining an exemption from mixed swimming lessons for their daughters,” the court found. The case was the latest to pit freedom of religion against the imperative of social integration, and to raise the question of whether — and how much — the government should accommodate the religious views of
Muslim citizens and residents, many of them immigrants. The ruling could set an important precedent in other cases in which religious and secular values or norms come into conflict. The parents have three months to appeal the court’s decision. Dan Bilefsky is a New York Times writer.
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Palestinians await outpost evacuation By Tia Goldenberg and Mohammed Daraghmeh
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A Chinese woman wears a mask as she walks down a street on a polluted day in Beijing last month.
Beijing’s policies stifle bid to lead climate movement By Edward Wong BEIJING — Presidentelect Donald Trump has called climate change a hoax created by China and said he would cancel an international accord to curb greenhouse gas emissions. But leaders of other nations, including China, are rolling up their sleeves for the hard work of putting that deal into practice. The accord, an ambitious global effort signed in 2015 and known as the Paris agreement, rests on a foundation of transparency and good faith: Countries are supposed to report and submit for verification their carbon emissions data. Without accurate and timely reporting, there is no way to monitor progress and adjust policies. China, the world’s biggest polluter, has refused to accept international monitoring of its emissions and says it will provide data to outside observers. In the past, conflicting data
about the country’s energy use has raised questions about accuracy. To take on a leadership role to promote the Paris agreement, as China has indicated it wants to do, Beijing will have to be more transparent on emissions. What exactly would it have to do? The work of creating an international “transparency regime” has already begun. At a summit meeting in Marrakesh, Morocco, in November, officials discussed a plan to establish standards and mechanisms for reporting. Over the next two years, negotiators will engage in “the most technically complex and politically contentious issues,” said Li Shuo, a Beijing-based climate policy analyst at Greenpeace East Asia. But China, he said, “still has a long way to improve its transparency system.” International negotiators are expected to draw up standards that will apply to both developed and developing coun-
tries, unlike the bifurcated reporting requirements of older climate deals. This means that China and India will be compelled to provide the same kinds of information that, say, France and Japan do. A country’s greenhouse-gas output is determined by extrapolating data about energy use rather than directly measuring it. Accurate annual coal consumption statistics are critical for these calculations because industrial coal burning is the biggest source of greenhouse-gas pollution. But China’s coal statistics are subject to official corrections and changes, and updates are released just once every five years, when the country conducts an economic census. The last census revealed that China’s coalderived energy use was 12 to 14 percent higher than previous estimates for every year since 2005. Furthermore, there are persistent differences
between coal consumption statistics reported on the provincial and national levels. “Over time, it would be desirable if the reporting systems are improved,” said Glen Peters, a scientist at the Center for International Climate and Environmental Research-Oslo. “The fact that the census leads to 10 percent revisions in such an important commodity is a little worrying.” “The U.S., for example, also has revisions, but generally less than 1 percent in the first year and maybe 0.1 percent in following years,” he said. Another problem is that China has been reluctant to release its own calculations of emissions, so other nations rely on calculations made by foreign scientists. There is “no good reason” China is dragging its feet, said Li, the Greenpeace analyst. Edward Wong is a New York Times writer.
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Journalist broke news of WW II
By Kelvin Chan HONG KONG — Clare Hollingworth, a British war correspondent who was the first to report the Nazi invasion of Poland that marked the beginning of World War II, died in Hong Kong on Tuesday. She was 105. The Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Hong Kong announced her death, calling her a beloved member with a remarkable career including “the scoop of the century.” A determined journalist who defied gender barriers and narrowly escaped death several times, Ms. Hollingworth spent much of her career on the front lines of major conflicts, including in the Middle East, North Africa and Vietnam, working for British newspapers. She lived her final four decades in Hong Kong after being one of the few Western journalists stationed in China in the 1970s. She won major British journalism awards including a “What The Papers Say” lifetime achievement award and was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Eliza-
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Clare Hollingworth celebrated her 105th birthday at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club in October.
beth II. Former British Prime Minister Edward Heath and former Hong Kong Gov. Chris Patten were fans of Ms. Hollingworth. The scoop that launched her career came in late August 1939, when she was a 27-year-old rookie reporter in southern Poland, barely a week into her job with Britain’s Daily Telegraph. The border was closed to all but diplomatic vehicles, so she borrowed a British consulate official’s car to drive into Germanoccupied territory. She saw tanks, armored cars and artillery massing. She recounted in her autobiography that bur-
lap screens beside the road, “constructed to hide the military vehicles, blew in the wind, thus I saw the battle deployment.” “I guessed that the German Command was preparing to strike to the north of Katowice and its fortified lines and this, in fact, was exactly how they launched their invasion in the south.” Returning to Poland, she filed her story, but her name was not on the byline — a common practice for newspapers in those days. She scored another scoop when the Nazis launched their invasion three days later on Sept. 1. Her first call was to the
British Embassy in Warsaw, but the official she talked to didn’t believe her. “ ‘Listen!’ I held the telephone out my bedroom window. The growing roar of tanks encircling Katowice was clearly audible,” she recounted in her autobiography. “ ‘Can’t you hear it?’ ” She then called the Telegraph’s Warsaw correspondent, who dictated her story to London. As the Nazis advanced, Ms. Hollingworth scrambled to get out of Poland, eventually making her way to Romania. After the Polish invasion, Ms. Hollingworth covered hostilities in North Africa. When Allied forces captured Tripoli, Libya, in 1943, British Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery ordered her back to Cairo because he didn’t want women around. So she instead got herself accredited with U.S. forces in Algeria. Ms. Hollingworth wrote articles for the International Herald Tribune and Asian Wall Street Journal well into her old age. Kelvin Chan is an Associated Press writer.
SILWAD, West Bank — Maryam Abdel-Kareem gazed longingly onto the plot of West Bank land she inherited from her father. Once planted with tomatoes, cucumbers and okra, the wind-swept hilltop now hosts the white trailer homes of an Israeli settlement outpost that took root more than 20 years ago. Now, Abdel-Kareem and other Palestinian landowners are set to reclaim the property they watched stripped from them, hoping to finally put to rest a bitter, yearslong legal saga on Feb. 8 — the latest court-ordered deadline for the evacuation of the Amona outpost. “I’ve never lost hope,” said Abdel-Kareem, 82, peering out across a rocky valley toward Amona. “It’s as if you have this child and you hug him and love him, and you don’t want to let him go. The land is like this to me, more precious than a child.” Amona is one of about 100 outposts across the West Bank that Israel considers illegal but tolerates and often allows to flourish. It was established in the mid-1990s, when a small group of settlers, quietly beckoned by government-funded infrastructure, erected caravans on the rugged knoll. Amona now houses a synagogue, a basketball court and about 300 residents. It became a symbol of settler defiance when Israel demolished nine of its structures in 2006, sparking violent clashes
between settlers and Israeli security forces. In 2008, the Palestinian landowners, represented by lawyers from the Israeli legal rights group Yesh Din, petitioned the Supreme Court to have the outpost removed. The state agreed to peacefully demolish the outpost by the end of 2012 but the move was repeatedly delayed. What seemed like a final ruling in 2014, declaring the land private Palestinian property, gave Israel until Dec. 25, 2016, to carry out the evacuation. But under fierce pressure from settlers and their supporters in parliament, the government secured a 45-day extension until early February. There is still no alternate housing solution for the 40 families living in Amona. The landowners watched with frustration as their lands were taken. Yesh Din says reports about land theft filed with Israeli police in the late 1990s went unaddressed, and Palestinian attempts to draw awareness to the issue were thwarted. The outpost has dominated headlines in Israel, and the settlers’ fate has posed a serious risk to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition, after the pro-settler Jewish Home party threatened to walk out over it. In addition to the unauthorized outposts, there are about 120 Jewish settlements Israel considers legal. Both settlements and outposts are opposed by the international community as well as the Palestinians. Tia Goldenberg and Mohammed Daraghmeh are Associated Press writers.
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NEWS OF THE DAY From Across the Nation 1 Trump lawsuit: When Donald _ Trump on Wednesday says how he’ll separate himself from his vast family business empire, lawyer Mitchell Wine will greet it with a shrug. He’s leading a lawsuit against Trump in Canada on behalf of investors that threatens to follow the presidentelect into office. A Canadian court has allowed the lawsuit to proceed against Trump and his business partners in the failed Trump International Hotel & Tower in Toronto. Trump leased his name to Russian emigres in Canada, who built a luxury hotel and condo tower in Toronto. But the Russians’ company, Talon International Development Inc., which built the luxury tower, defaulted on its loans in mid-2015 and went into bankruptcy receivership last year. That made it hard for buyers to win compensation from Talon, and that turned buyers’ attention on the owners and partners.
_ Pipeline police 2 cost: The cost of policing the Dakota Access pipeline protests in North Dakota is at least $22 million — more than $5 million more than the state set aside last year. The four-state, $3.8 billion pipeline is to carry North Dakota oil to Illinois. Opponents believe the project threatens drinking water and American Indian cultural sites, which Texas developer Energy Transfer Partners denies. There have been nearly 600 arrests since August.
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3 Catholic records: Two of Boston’s most venerable institutions are _ teaming up to create an online database of hundreds of thousands of Roman Catholic Church documents to help people trace their family histories. The New England Historic Genealogical Society and the Archdiocese of Boston on Tuesday announced the project that was first talked about two years ago. It’s the first time a significant number of sacramental records from any U.S. diocese have been digitized on this scale, the organizations said. 4 Fisher’s death: Carrie Fisher’s death certificate confirms that the _ actress died of a heart attack, but it says more investigation is needed to determine the underlying cause. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health issued the death certificate in the name of Carrie Frances Fisher. Fisher had the heart attack on a flight from London to Los Angeles on Dec. 23. She died at age 60 on Dec. 27 at UCLA Medical Center.
_ Bank hostages freed: 5 A group of hostages was freed, unharmed, and a man with a gun was arrested Tuesday at a credit union branch near the University of Alabama, police said. Lt. Teena Richardson, a Tuscaloosa police spokeswoman, said the incident ended peacefully when about eight hostages believed to be credit union workers were released after officers entered the building. Responding to a robbery report, officers arrived so quickly the man couldn’t get out of the building, prompting the standoff, officials said. Anderson said members of a SWAT team entered the building and arrested the suspect after determining the man was located in an area away from the hostages.
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Court puts new elections on hold By Gary D. Robertson
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President-elect Donald Trump was briefed last week on unsubstantiated salacious reports, officials said.
Russia may have gathered damaging info on Trump By Scott Shane, Matthew Rosenberg and Adam Goldman WASHINGTON — The chiefs of U.S. intelligence agencies last week presented President Obama and Presidentelect Donald Trump with a summary of unsubstantiated reports that Russia had collected compromising and salacious personal information about Trump, two officials with knowledge of the briefing said. The summary is based on memos generated by political operatives seeking to derail Trump’s candidacy. Details of the reports began circulating in the fall and were widely known among journalists and politicians in Washington. The two-page summary, first reported by CNN, was presented as an appendix to the intelligence agencies’ report on the Russian hacking of the election, the officials said. The material was not corroborated, and the New York Times has not been able to confirm the claims. But intelligence agencies considered it so potentially
explosive that they decided Obama, Trump and congressional leaders needed to be told about it and that the agencies were actively investigating it. Intelligence officials were concerned that the information would leak before they informed Trump of its existence, said the officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the summary is classified and talking about it would be a felony. On Tuesday night, Trump responded on Twitter: “FAKE NEWS - A TOTAL POLITICAL WITCH HUNT!” In an appearance recorded for NBC’s “Late Night With Seth Meyers,” Trump’s spokeswoman, Kellyanne Conway, said of the claims in the opposition research memos, “He has said he is not aware of that.” The decision of top intelligence officials to give the president, the president-elect and what is called the Gang of Eight — Republican and Democratic leaders of Congress and the intelligence committees — what they know to be unverified, defamatory material was ex-
tremely unusual. The appendix summarized opposition research memos prepared mainly by a retired British intelligence operative for a Washington political and corporate research firm. The firm was paid for its work first by Trump’s Republican rivals and later by supporters of his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton. The Times has checked on a number of the details included in the memos but has been unable to substantiate them. The memos suggest that for many years, the government of Russian President Vladimir Putin has looked for ways to influence Trump, who has traveled repeatedly to Moscow to investigate real estate deals or to oversee the Miss Universe competition, which he owned for several years. Trump never completed any major deals in Russia, though he discussed them for years. The former British intelligence officer who gathered the material about Trump is considered a competent and reliable operative with extensive experi-
ence in Russia, U.S. officials said. But he passed on what he heard from Russian informants and others, and what they told him has not yet been vetted by U.S. intelligence. The memos describe sex videos involving prostitutes with Trump in a 2013 visit to a Moscow hotel. The videos were supposedly prepared as kompromat, or compromising material, with the possible goal of blackmailing Trump in the future. The memos also suggest that Russian officials proposed various lucrative deals, essentially as disguised bribes, in order to win influence over the real estate magnate. The memos describe several purported meetings during the 2016 presidential campaign between Trump representatives and Russian officials to discuss matters of mutual interest, including the Russian hacking of the Democratic National Committee and Clinton’s campaign chairman, John Podesta. Scott Shane, Matthew Rosenberg and Adam Goldman are New York Times writers.
RALEIGH, N.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday temporarily blocked a lower court ruling ordering North Carolina legislators to redraw state legislative districts by March 15 and hold special elections within the altered districts this fall. Tuesday’s court order granted the request of North Carolina Republican legislative leaders and state officials to delay November’s ruling by a threejudge panel. The same lower court last summer threw out 28 state House and Senate districts as illegal racial gerrymanders. The Supreme Court says its order will stay in place at least until the court decides whether to hear the appeal. If the justices take up the case, the stay will remain in effect pending a decision. If no special elections are required, the next round of General Assembly elections would be held in late 2018. The GOP holds majorities large enough to override any vetoes by newly installed Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper. Special elections would give Democrats a chance to narrow those margins and give leverage to Cooper. The voters who sued alleged that Republican lawmakers drew the boundaries to create more predominantly white and Republican districts by effectively cramming black voters into adjacent Democratic districts. GOP lawmakers said the boundaries were drawn to protect them against lawsuits alleging they violated the U.S. Voting Rights Act. The state’s attorneys filed the request for a delay of the lower court’s ruling with the U.S. Supreme Court late last month. They noted that the Supreme Court already had heard oral arguments in lawsuits involving congressional districts in North Carolina and state legislative districts in Virginia, and that its decisions in those cases are pending. Gary D. Robertson is an Associated Press writer.
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
Health law posts solid signups despite repeal vow By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar WASHINGTON — Congress may be moving to repeal the Affordable Care Act but millions of people are still signing up. The administration said Tuesday that 11.5 million enrolled nationwide through Dec. 24, ahead of last year’s pace. Administration officials said about 290,000 more people have signed up than at the same time
last year, evidence that the Affordable Care Act is on sound footing despite rising premiums, dwindling choice and healthy people holding back from getting coverage. Administration officials said the latest numbers refute claims by GOP leaders that the law is in a “death spiral” and about to collapse because of its own problems. Among the Republicans making such claims are
President-elect Donald Trump, House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky. “This market is not merely stable; it is on track for growth,” said Aviva Aron-Dine, a senior adviser at the Department of Health and Human Services. The administration has set a goal of 13.8 million people signed up for coverage in 2017
by the time open enrollment ends on Jan. 31. Officials believe a strong finish will bolster the case for preserving President Obama’s signature domestic policy achievement, largely responsible for reducing the nation’s uninsured rate to a historic low of about 9 percent. With the final deadline less than three weeks away, the administration is planning advertising and grassroots
outreach to millions of people who qualify for subsidized coverage under the law, but remain uninsured. The health law expanded coverage through a combination of taxpayersubsidized private insurance and a state option to expand Medicaid for low-income people. Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar is an Associated Press writer.
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Death penalty for killing 9 church members By Meg Kinnard and Jeffrey Collins CHARLESTON, S.C. — Dylann Roof was sentenced to death Tuesday for killing nine black church members during Bible study in a racially motivated attack, the first person to face execution for federal hatecrime convictions. A jury deliberated his sentence for about three hours, capping a trial in which Roof did not fight for his life or show any remorse. At the beginning of the trial, he addressed jurors directly, insisting that he wasn’t mentally ill, but he never asked them for forgiveness or mercy, or explained the crime. He threw away one last chance to plead for his life on Tuesday, telling jurors: “I still feel like I had to do it.” Every juror looked directly
at Roof as he spoke for about five minutes. A few nodded as he reminded them that they said during jury selection they could fairly weigh the factors of his case. Only one of them, he noted, had to disagree to spare his life. “I have the right to ask you to give me a life sentence, but I’m not sure what good it would do anyway,” he said. When the verdict was read, he stood stoic and showed no emotion. He will be formally sentenced Wednesday. Roof told FBI agents when they arrested him a day after the June 17, 2015, slayings that he wanted the shootings to bring back segregation or perhaps start a race war. Instead, the slayings had a unifying effect, as South Carolina removed the Confederate flag from its Statehouse for the first time in more than 50 years and
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A police officer directs traffic outside a Charleston court, where a jury sentenced Dylann Roof to death. Roof is the first person to face execution for federal hate crime convictions.
other states followed suit, taking down Confederate banners and monuments. Roof had posed with the flag in photos. The attacker specifically picked out Emanuel AME Church, the South’s oldest black church, to carry out the cold, calculated slaughter, Assistant U.S. Attorney Jay Richardson said. The 12 people Roof targeted
opened the door for a stranger with a smile, he said. Three people survived the attack. “They welcomed a 13th person that night ... with a kind word, a Bible, a handout and a chair,” Richardson said during his closing argument. “He had come with a hateful heart and a Glock .45.” The gunman sat with the Bible study group for about 45 minutes. During the final
prayer — when everyone’s eyes were closed — he started firing. He stood over some of the fallen victims, shooting them again as they lay on the floor, Richardson said. The jury convicted him last month of all 33 federal charges he faced, including hate crimes. Meg Kinnard and Jeffrey Collins are Associated Press writers.
SEXUAL HARASSMENT
Fox settles allegations against top host Bill O’Reilly By Emily Steel and Michael S. Schmidt
In the weeks after Roger Ailes was ousted as the chairman of Fox News in July amid a sexual harassment scandal, company executives secretly struck an agreement with a longtime on-air personality who had come forward with similar accusations about the network’s top host, Bill O’Reilly. The employee, Juliet Huddy, had said that O’Reilly pursued a sexual relationship with her
in 2011, at a time he exerted significant influence over her career. When she rebuffed his advances, he tried to derail her career, according to a draft of a letter from her lawyers to Fox News that was obtained by the New York Times. The letter includes allegations that O’Reilly had called Huddy repeatedly and that it sometimes sounded like he was masturbating. He invited her to his house on Long Island, tried to kiss her, took her to dinner and the theater, and after asking her to return a key to his
hotel room, appeared at the door in his boxer shorts, according to the letter. In exchange for her silence and agreement not to sue, she was paid a sum in the high six figures, according to people briefed on the agreement. The agreement was between Huddy and 21st Century Fox, the parent company of Fox News. The company and O’Reilly’s lawyer said her allegations were false. In the aftermath of Ailes’ departure, executives declared that such behavior would never again be tolerated. O’Reilly has
continued to host his show on weekday nights at 8 p.m., and he published two more books. Details about the allegations and the agreement between Huddy and 21st Century Fox are based on interviews with current and former Fox News employees, the letter written by her lawyers to the company, and three pages of a draft of the settlement agreement. The letter was mailed anonymously in December to reporters for the Times; its authenticity was verified by several people who have been briefed
on it. A person close to Huddy told the Times that she relayed accounts of O’Reilly’s unwanted advances at the time they occurred. In the letter, lawyers for Huddy also said that a longtime Fox executive, Jack Abernethy, had retaliated against her professionally after she made clear that she was not interested in a personal relationship. Emily Steel and Michael S. Schmidt are New York Times writers.
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Nathan Quarles of Sonoma County’s resource management agency inspects a mudslide on Santa Rosa Avenue that forced the red-tagging of two homes.
Fresh storm smacks region “High winds will likely bring a lot more trees down.”
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County also were inundated, with flood alarms and evacuations ordered briefly in San Anselmo. Forecasters said the Russian River at Guerneville was expected to hit 38.4 feet Wednesday night, more than 6 feet above flood stage. That would send the river to its highest level since the New Year’s Day flood of 2006, when the water level hit 44.2 feet and flooded roads, resorts and rental cabins. The record height for the river was 49.7 feet on Dec. 23, 1955. By Tuesday night, voluntary evacuation orders were put into place for people living along the river’s swollen banks. Earlier Tuesday, the river gushed into residential areas. Neighbors were helping neighbors by fetching medicine, using makeshift safety lines to pull stuck cars out of harm’s way and providing rides in rowboats and canoes. “It’s gonna get worse,” declared Mike Collins, 34, who managed to get his truck across a lake that had formed on Neely Road and was helping others whose homes were isolated by the floodwaters. Collins, who has missed two days of work trying to avert disaster, helped several people cross the high water Tuesday. By nightfall, he said, it would be impossible to ford
Steve Anderson, meteorologist with the Weather Service
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Samuel Sanchez gets his dog to safety after loading supplies into a canoe on the flooded streets of Guerneville. Residents of the Russian River area had to change modes of transportation.
the muddy waters, and anyone on the other side would be marooned. “I’ve dealt with this before, so I’m helping my neighbors,” Collins said after crossing the floodwaters in his pickup truck one last time to get medication left behind by a couple whose son suffered from seizures. “It’s something you’ve got to take as it comes
house is starting to flood, so it’s going to affect me tonight. All you can do is make sure you have provisions and ride the storm out.” The low-lying areas weren’t the only places in Guerneville harmed by the storm. A mudslide cascaded through redwoods and between two houses on a steep hillside on Santa Rosa Avenue on Mon-
and just battle through it.” Frank Walter was using a 200-foot line to pull cars across the water covering Neely and Drake Road, just across Highway 116. “There are a lot of people stuck back there,” he said, pointing across to homes on Neely. “People get desperate and try to drive through the water and get stuck. My
day, forcing county officials to red-tag the homes. The entire street, off Duncan Road and Old Monte Rio Road, was a watery quagmire, with mud, branches and debris covering the road. As is standard when the Russian River floods, the Play Land Pee Wee Golf & Arcade was in the middle of a large brown lake of water. The miniature golf course features a purple dinosaur, red mushroom, green alligator and a happy whale jutting out as if on a jaunty swim. A sign stood in the middle of the water, needlessly informing visitors that the place was closed. For the next two days, the National Weather Service has issued no fewer than five kinds of cautions for the Russian River area — a flood warning, a coastal flood advisory, a wind advisory, a flash flood watch and a hazardous-weather outlook. Things are expected to dry out Thursday and Friday and into the weekend, with the sun expected to poke through the clouds. But before that
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‘Drought is over,’ at least in state’s far northern part A wet start to the year Precipitation totals measured at the state’s eight recording stations in the northern Sierra are on track to match or beat some of the wettest years on record.
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at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography. “In the south, not so much.” This weekend, so much water fell from the sky that at one point nearly 63 million gallons of water per minute poured into the Folsom Reservoir near Sacramento, leaving dam operators at the long-dry basin opening the floodgates in an exercise that has occurred just a few times in the past five years. The story was similar across the state. California’s 154 major reservoirs on Tuesday held what they typically do after January, normally the wettest month. At Don Pedro Reservoir outside Yosemite, which San Francisco shares with irrigation districts in Modesto and Turlock and serves as the largest storage site for the city and its southern suburbs, the
Bay Area holdings reached capacity. “This is a big deal,” said Charles Sheehan, a spokesman for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, noting that the agency now has at least five years’ worth of supplies for its 2.6 million customers. “We were very nervous. It was three or four dry years in a row, and our water bank was getting lower and lower.” The greatly improved reserves are the result of an atmospheric river — essentially massive channels of storm clouds that provide up to 50 percent of the state’s water — that struck California in the New Year after a wet fall. In just a week, the Big Sur coast got nearly 15 inches of rain, about a third of what it normally sees in a year, while parts of the Sierra got close to a foot, according to the National Weather Service.
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can happen, a lot of water will flow under the bridge in Guerneville. About 45,000 cubic feet of it per second, the U.S. Geological Survey said. Elsewhere in the North Bay, flooding forced the closure of Highway 128 in Napa County, possibly until the weekend. Heavy wind and rain prompted park rangers to close Muir Woods National Monument, Stinson Beach, Tennessee Valley and Point Bonita. Small crowds in Ross and San Anselmo watched the roiling waters of Corte Madera Creek as it came within 6 inches of jumping into the street during the day Tuesday. “It’s as close as it can get without flooding,” said Rich Gutierrez, 53, the owner of a bike shop in Ross, who was watching the water dance around the bottom of the Lagunitas Avenue Bridge, which had been raised in recent years to prevent flooding. By evening, the creek rose more than a foot above its usual flood stage of 13 feet and threatened the businesses that had lined up their sandbags in preparation. Flood alarms were sounded at 6:45 p.m. and though evacuation orders were issued for downtown San Anselmo, crowds still gathered to watch the waters rise. While they pooled in the streets and lapped at lines of sandbags set up to keep them out, they appeared to leave most homes and businesses untouched. As the rains stopped, the floodwaters receded and the evacuation orders were lifted about 9 p.m. Authorities planned to keep watch, but said they believed the danger had passed. In San Francisco, morning
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Residents prepare to take a loaded pickup across a flooded road in Guerneville, where a 38.4-foot crest is expected Wednesday.
king tides rose to 7 feet around 9 a.m., spilling water onto the Embarcadero and other low-lying areas and prompting the Weather Service to issue a coastal-flood advisory. In the afternoon, the rain loosened rocks that tumbled onto busy O’Shaugnessy Boulevard in the Glen Park neighborhood, shutting the thoroughfare. BART service between the Balboa Park and Colma stations was halted for about four hours after two trains struck a storm-tossed tree on the tracks. Late Tuesday, a mudslide
closed State Route 84 between Fremont and Sunol in southern Alameda County. The entire region stretching south into Monterey County was under a high-wind warning, a particularly troubling concern for emergency crews rushing from call to call across the already waterlogged region. “High winds will likely bring a lot more trees down,” said Steve Anderson, a meteorologist with the Weather Service. In the Sierra, a blizzard warning was in effect until noon Wednesday, followed by
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“Atmospheric rivers occur every winter, it’s just a matter of where they occur,” said Ralph. “The last two years they’ve been missing in California. In the past three months we’ve had a large number.” On Tuesday, the muchwatched Northern Sierra Eight-Station Precipitation Index, which measures rainfall between the Oregon border and Lake Tahoe, approached 42 inches, the most ever recorded at this point in the Octoberthrough-September water year. Meanwhile, snowpack, a barometer of the runoff that will fill reservoirs in spring and summer, was at 135 percent of normal for the date. While the state’s Southland has not fared as well, northerly precipitation remains the most vital in the drought picture because it feeds the big reservoirs that supply water across the state. California has been struggling with dry conditions since
Brian L. Frank / Special to The Chronicle
The Russian River at flood stage in Guerneville on Monday. The river was expected to crest slightly higher on Wednesday.
2011. Last winter wasn’t as bad, bringing above-average snow and rain to the north amid an El Niño weather pattern, but water supplies have remained short. While this year’s wet weather has been a boon for reservoirs, five years of drought forced many communities to rely heavily on aquifers, and underground supplies in many
places are now depleted. “We have not busted our groundwater drought,” said Jeffrey Mount, a senior fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California’s Water Policy Center. Since 30 percent of the state’s water supply comes from the ground, and as much as 60 percent when surface supplies dry up, Mount said California’s
a winter storm warning through 10 a.m. Thursday. Driving will be fraught with delays and dangers, and road closures are likely, authorities said. Squaw, Alpine and Boreal ski resorts were closed Tuesday, and Northstar was operating only five of its 20 lifts. At the south end of Lake Tahoe, Heavenly ski resort managed to operate four of its 29 lifts in ski conditions that were not for the faint of heart. At Yosemite National Park, rangers reopened Yosemite Valley to day-use visitors Tuesday morning, although
Highway 140, the El Portal Road, remained closed at the park boundary because of a rock slide blocking lanes in both directions.
aquifers need more time — years, if not decades — to recover. Other problems wrought by the drought show little sign of immediate improvement. A massive die-off of dry, beetle-infested trees continues to plague the Sierra. Fish that suffered from years of overdrawn rivers, some on the brink of extinction, remain without assurances of winning back habitat. Dried-up soils and farmland could also go a long time without recovery. There’s fear, too, that the rainy season, which generally runs from late October through March, could still take a turn for the worse. The water year has started with a blockbuster December before, only to stall out the rest of winter. The state’s official drought declaration, issued by Gov. Jerry Brown in January 2014, has yet to be lifted. The unprecedented rationing that was mandated for cities and towns, and deep water cuts for farmers, have been eased. But many of the
regulations governing water deliveries remain. “There are just some communities that are still struggling,” said Mike Anderson, the state climatologist with the Department of Water Resources. Santa Barbara, for example, watched one of its main reservoirs, Lake Cuchuma, miss out on most of the recent storms, and the lake remains less than a quarter full. Other reservoirs, mostly in Southern California, are also yet to near capacity after years of withdrawals outpacing inflows. “Everybody has their own portfolio of supply options and their own portfolio of demands, and it’s really a matter of figuring out how to balance them in each of these areas,” Anderson said. “We’re certainly in a better place than we’ve been.”
Chronicle staff writers Sarah Ravani and Michael Bodley contributed to this story.
Evan Sernoffsky, Peter Fimrite and Steve Rubenstein are San Francisco Chronicle staff writers. Email: esernoffsky@ sfchronicle.com, pfimrite@ sfchronicle.com and srubenstein@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @EvanSernoffsky, @pfimrite, @SteveRubeSF
Kurtis Alexander is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: kalexander@sfchronicle. com Twitter: @kurtisalexander
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tion of federal civil rights laws, makes him a dangerous choice for attorney general. The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued a 32-page report concluding that Sessions had amassed “a deeply and consistently troubling record on issues of civil rights, racial justice, and equality,” adding, “This is not a close call.” Protesters punctuated Tuesday’s hearing by periodically shouting, “No Trump, no fascist, no KKK” and other slogans as they were forcibly removed from the packed Beaux Arts room. But Sessions, an Alabama senator for two decades, has won unreserved support from his fellow Republicans and appears headed for confirmation. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, one of the last GOP moderates on Capitol Hill and among the most likely to switch sides on any issue, personally introduced Sessions as “a trusted colleague and a good friend,” and “a person of integrity and principle.” Feinstein and other Democrats, however, raised many areas of concern during the daylong hearing, drawing on Sessions’ long voting record that positioned him as a voice of the far right. As polite and modest in his personal bearing as his policy positions are doctrinaire, Sessions “is someone who many of us on this committee have worked with for 20 years,” Feinstein said. “That makes this very difficult for me.” Drawing a distinction between his role as senator and that as attorney general, Sessions pledged to abide by laws with which he personally disagrees. He said unequivocally that waterboarding is “illegal,” despite President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to use such torture against suspected terrorists, and also promised to recuse himself from any potential investigation of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server when she was secretary of state. During
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Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., is sworn in at the start of his confirmation hearing to be the U.S. attorney general.
the campaign, Trump vowed to direct his attorney general to open such an investigation. Sessions had previously said he would appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Clinton. The FBI investigation into her email server is closed and a preliminary investigation into the Clinton Foundation is open, but officials have said there is little basis to go forward. Defending himself against charges that he is racist, Sessions told the panel that as someone raised in Alabama he had witnessed discrimination firsthand. “I deeply understand the history of civil rights and the horrendous impact that relentless and systemic discrimination and the denial of voting rights has had on our African American brothers and sisters,” he said. Brown, the San Francisco pastor, said outside the hearing room that he mistrusted such avowals, based on
Trump’s “divisive and racist politics, all the misogyny, and all the dishonesty.” Sessions was the first, and for months, the only GOP senator to endorse Trump last year, finding common ground with the president-elect’s hard-line views on immigration. As senator, he fought relentlessly against efforts to overhaul immigration law, arguing that the record influx of low-wage workers was undermining the wages and economic prospects of U.S. workers. Clear and unwavering in his beliefs, Sessions stuck by that position Tuesday, declaring that President Obama’s executive order to protect immigrants brought by their parents into the country as children without authorization from deportation is an amnesty that abrogates legislative authority. While acknowledging the need to address so-called Dreamers on
humanitarian grounds, Sessions said that responsibility lies with Congress. Sessions disavowed a Trump proposal to ban Muslim immigration, saying there could be no religious test for any immigrant. He added, however, that religious beliefs cannot be eliminated entirely as a reason to deny admission if a person claims them as a motive for murder. He also defended his belief that the landmark Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court decision holding that women have a right to abortion was wrongheaded, but said he would abide by the law. Democrats have no power to filibuster the Sessions nomination or any other Trump nominees. Frustrated by GOP intransigence over Obama’s appointees, Democrats eliminated that tool in 2013 for all nominations except the Supreme Court. Upon taking office on Jan.
20, Trump will be able to nominate his pick to fill the Supreme Court vacancy left open since February by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, anchor of the court’s right wing. Senate Republicans took the unprecedented step of refusing to hold a hearing on Obama nominee Merrick Garland. Democrats will soon have to decide whether to filibuster a Trump Supreme Court nominee. But if Democrats deploy the filibuster, they run the risk that Republicans will remove that weapon by changing the rules, the so-called “nuclear option,” leaving Democrats helpless to block any future Trump Supreme Court nominee. Carolyn Lochhead is The San Francisco Chronicle’s Washington correspondent. Email: clochhead@ sfchronicle.com Twitter: @carolynlochhead
Brown’s cost-cutting proposals trouble Democrats State budget from page A1
for state building modernization that was not spent. 1 Spending $2.1 billion more on public schools and community colleges in 2017-18, instead of $3.8 billion more, by adjusting the Proposition 98 formula that guarantees funding. K-14 would receive $73.5 billion in the next fiscal year under the proposed budget. 1 Pausing rate increases for child care and freezing state spending, including money that implements new legislation. 1 Phasing out the Middle Class Scholarship program so that no new University of California or California State University students receive them. The 37,000 students who already receive the grants would remain eligible, but by 2020-21 the program would be eliminated to save the state $115.8 million a year. Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, D-Paramount (Los Angeles County), said he will not support the Middle Class Scholarship cut, which would come as the University of California and California State University systems propose raising tuition. “Ending the Middle Class Scholarship would increase the cost of a student’s four year education by up to $9,000 at CSU and up to $20,000 at UC,” Rendon said in a statement. Budget negotiations in recent years have been characterized by Brown’s insistence that the state be cautious in its spending, with his January proposal providing a starting point for six months of negotiations. The last time the gov-
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Gov. Jerry Brown presents the summary of his 2017-18 California budget, which anticipates the first deficit since 2012. Brown’s solutions made some Democratic legislators uneasy.
ernor’s proposal projected a deficit was in 2012. “I was surprised by how pessimistic the budget is,” said Assemblyman Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, chairman of the Assembly budget committee. “He’s asking everyone to tighten their budgets without much belt-tightening from the executive branch.” The governor cited lower than expected revenue, which fell short of estimates in five of the past seven months. Despite that, revenues are up 3 percent overall. He proposes expanding the rainy-day fund by an additional $1 billion, bringing the total to $7.9 billion in reserves.
Republican lawmakers praised Brown’s commitment to setting aside money, but several said the governor is not doing enough to address the state’s huge unfunded pension liabilities. “These need to be addressed,” said Senate Republican Leader Jean Fuller, RBakersfield. State lawmakers have emphasized the need to address the state’s woefully dated roads and bridges. In his budget, the governor pushed the same transportation package he introduced in 2015, which would create a new $65 highway user fee paid by California drivers, plus higher
taxes at the gas pump. His proposal, a 10-year funding plan of nearly $43 billion, would need two-thirds approval in both houses of the Legislature to pass. Republicans said they do not support the new fee and tax increase, while some Democrats said the plan doesn’t go far enough to address the state’s long-term transportation needs. In addition to the gas tax hike and driver fee, Brown’s budget proposal calls for spending $4.2 billion each year to fix the state’s aging highway system, much of which was built from the 1950s to the early 1970s.
Brown said Tuesday that it’s critical that the state look ahead at the likelihood a recession is on its way. The state’s economy has been on an eight-year upswing, three years longer than an average recovery. He said the best way to protect against future cuts is to continue to build the state’s rainy day fund and limit new spending. One of the biggest questions heading into Brown’s release of his budget proposal was how the governor would address the potential loss of the Affordable Care Act and the federal funding that comes with it. President-elect Donald Trump and congressional Republicans have vowed to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, but little is known about what they will have replace the law. The Affordable Care Act dramatically increased the number of residents enrolled in Medi-Cal, the state program that provides free health care to low-income people, seniors, people with disabilities and children in foster care. The federal government covers the bulk of the state’s cost for the $19 billion expansion to the Medi-Cal program, which now serves a third of the state’s population, or about 14 million people. “It’s sufficient to say if they go down that road (of repealing the Affordable Care Act) it will be extremely painful for California and we will respond the best way we can at that point,” Brown said. Melody Gutierrez is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: mgutierrez@sfchronicle.com. Twitter: @MelodyGutierrez
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Lucas Museum of Narrative Art
This concept design shows what the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art will look like at Exposition Park in Los Angeles. Lucas hopes to open the museum in 2021.
S.F. loses — L.A. gets Lucas museum Lucas from page A1
decision” by Lucas and his museum’s board of directors, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee said in a statement Tuesday afternoon. “I am pleased that the museum will be built in California for our state’s residents to some day enjoy.” Lucas first sought to build his personal museum at Crissy Field, but was rebuffed by the Presidio Trust in 2014. He then was courted by Chicago, but abandoned that quest in June 2016 because of legal challenges. Since then, Lee and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti have cultivated Lucas at meetings and via the press — each saying his city was the ideal spot for a museum that could start construction quickly and attract hundreds of thousands of visitors a year. Choosing Los Angles over San Francisco was “an extremely difficult decision precisely because of the desirability of both sites and cities,” the museum board of directors said in its statement. But putting down roots in South Los Angeles near the University of Southern California, it said, “best positions the museum to have the greatest impact on the broader community.”
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George Lucas initially wanted to build his museum in S.F., but the design was rejected. He’s going to Los Angeles.
Garcetti responded to the news with a jubilant tweet: “Welcome to LA, @lucasmuseum! We’re thrilled to have this amazing museum …” The board also praised “Mayor Ed Lee and the San Francisco Board of Supervisors for their tremendous efforts and engagement,” saying, “We have been humbled by the overwhelmingly positive support we received from both San Francisco and Los Angeles during our selection process.” Indeed, there was no sign of opposition to the idea that
Lucas museum’s long road from S.F. to L.A. The saga of George Lucas’ quest to build his museum of cinematic and illustrative art, from San Francisco to Chicago and now — Los Angeles.
Early 2010: George Lucas tells the
Presidio Trust, which manages the former Army post at the foot of the Golden Gate Bridge, that he’d like to build a museum on the site of a former commissary at Crissy Field. The legendary filmmaker would pay for the museum himself.
October 2012: The Disney Co. buys Lucasfilm for $4 billion. November 2012: The Presidio Trust announces a “request for concept proposals” for the site, now occupied by Sports Basement.
April 2013: Lucas and
two other finalists are asked to submit proposals.
September 2013:
The Lucas Cultural Arts Museum, with a design modeled on the Palace of Fine Arts, is unveiled. It comes with letters of support from Gov. Jerry Brown, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee and filmmaker Martin Scorsese.
Art Zendarski / Lucas Cultural Arts Museum 2013
2013: The proposed Lucas Cultural Arts Museum at Crissy Field was an homage to the Palace of Fine Arts.
February 2014: The trust calls
off the competition. Lucas is offered a nearby site, but shows no interest.
April 2014: Mayor Rahm Eman-
uel of Chicago appoints a task force to find a site for the Lucas Museum, the latest step in a courtship that began months before.
June 24, 2014: Lucas and his
wife, Chicago native Mellody Hobson, accept Chicago’s offer of a 17-acre site on Lake Michigan. One month later, Chinese architect Ma Yansong is named the museum’s architect.
ful pleas to a judge that he was a disillusioned and immature high school student at the time he plotted to join al Qaeda. “I am not the monster that the government says I am,” Justin Kaliebe told U.S. District Court Judge Denis Hurley before
being sentenced. “I never intended to hurt anyone. That’s not who I am.” Kaliebe, now 22 years old, also faces 20 years of post-release supervision. The judge said Kaliebe’s offense “is very serious.” “He was radicalized to the nth degree,” the judge said. “He was a very dangerous individual. People who engage in this type of activity ... must recognize that serious consequences will follow.” Kaliebe was a 16-year-old
from the Ferry Building might begin later than hoped. The idea was to build a terminal in tandem with the museum. Now, though water transportation remains integral to Treasure Island’s future, “the ferry can only come at a point in time where it makes economic sense,” said Kofi Bonner, the Northern California president for FivePoint, part of a development team that includes Lennar, Stockbridge and Wilson Meany. Still, Bonner said the competition had been a plus. “We’ve gone from having a good working relationship with the city to having an excellent one,” Bonner said. “This allowed us to take another look at the plan and think through some infrastructure issues” to make the redeveloped areas of the island as enticing as possible when construction begins. The goal of Lucas and his board is to open the museum by 2021. Chronicle Art Critic Charles Desmarais contributed to this report.
John King is The San Francisco Chronicle’s urban design critic. Email: jking@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @johnkingsfchron
November 2014: The design is released for what now is the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art — a mountain-like stone blob quickly likened by critics to Jabba the Hutt. Chicago advocacy group Friends of the Park files suit, saying the proposal violates the city’s Lakefront Plan of 1973 and its ban on private construction. September 2015: Chicago’s
City Council approves the Lucas proposal.
October 2016: The Lucas Museum offers a glimpse of its conceptual designs by Yansong for Treasure Island and Exposition Park. Each has a futuristic sheen — the one for Treasure Island looks like a silvery cloud from some angles, a sleek platypus skull from others. January 2017: “After
February 2016: U.S. District
Judge John Darrah says the lawsuit may proceed.
June 2016: With litigation likely to extend for years, Lucas gives up on his Chicago plans and turns his attention back west — to Treasure Island in San Francisco and Exposition Park in Los Angeles.
2014: Rendering of the visitor experience on the public plaza of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Chicago.
Man who tried to join al Qaeda gets 13 years CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — A man who as a teenager was seen on surveillance video proclaiming his commitment to jihad was sentenced on Tuesday to 13 years in prison despite his tear-
November 2013: The Presidio Trust sends all three teams back to the drawing board. In a statement it praises the Lucas concept but says, “We have significant issues with the proposed building.”
tion and its connection to their lives,” it stated. Instead, Lucas selected the location in Southern California — a region where he went to college at USC but pointedly chose not to pursue his filmmaking career. In its statement, the museum board emphasized the positive. The Exposition Park location “best positions the museum to have the greatest impact on the broader community, fulfilling our goal of inspiring, engaging and educating a broad and diverse visitorship,” the statement said. “We look forward to becoming part of a dynamic museum community, surrounded by more than 100 elementary and high schools ...” A similar tone was struck by Don Bacigalupi, the museum’s president. “Over the past several months, I’ve enjoyed so many lively and collegial conversations with cultural leaders” in each city, Bacigalupi told The Chronicle. “This bodes well for the opportunities we will have — as a new museum — to collaborate and partner with institutions throughout the state and beyond.” One ripple effect of the Lucas board’s decision: Direct ferry service to Treasure Island
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By Frank Eltman
Lucas might build a futuristic metal structure near the entrance to Treasure Island across from the Ferry Building. Supervisors Aaron Peskin and Jane Kim, often foes of Lee, were high-profile supporters. The island’s developers, who hope to begin construction next year on what eventually could total 8,000 housing units, tweaked their plans to make room for the museum alongside a waterfront park. Lee alluded to the unified effort in his statement, emphasizing, “I am proud that our city came together like never before to deliver a bold vision and thoroughly viable plan for the museum.” San Francisco’s courtship of Lucas included a 30-page brochure delivered last month to each member of the museum board. The city played the local card, telling Lucas, “It all started here and it is only fitting that this is where your legacy lives on.” A letter signed by six Bay Area mayors stressed the audience would extend beyond tourists and “Star Wars” geeks. “The Museum will be particularly transformative for our young people, especially those who have never experienced or had access to a museum but would be drawn by the collec-
extensive due diligence and deliberation,” the museum’s board of directors says that it has selected the Exposition Park site to build “a global destination that all Angelenos and Californians will be proud to call their own.” — John King
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2016: The futuristic design for the Treasure Island version of Lucas’ museum can resemble a silvery cloud.
high school student who had recently converted to Islam from Roman Catholicism when he landed on the radar of undercover agents on the hunt for would-be radicals on suburban Long Island. FBI agents and New York City police officers watched him for 18 months before arresting him four years ago after he went to John F. Kennedy International Airport intending to fly to Yemen, where he would join the militant group al Qaeda. Kaliebe pleaded guilty within a
month of his arrest. His sentencing was delayed for four years while the court held hearings into whether he understood the gravity of his crime. He said Tuesday that he has renounced Islam, received his high school diploma while in prison and teaches fellow inmates to read. Kaliebe’s attorney said he has Asperger’s syndrome and had developmental and psychological issues and a troubled home life. Frank Eltman is an Associated Press writer.
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OPEN FORUM On Politics
Welcome to Republican California By Chris Bateman
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ou don’t need a passport to get here, but our neck of the California woods may be as strange to Bay Area residents as many a foreign land or fantasy kingdom. First off, most of the Mother Lode voted for Trump: Seven of our eight counties joined rural voters nationwide in going for the Donald, most by landslide margins of nearly 60 percent. (Hillary Clinton did eke out a win in Nevada County, perhaps due to Grass Valley backto-the-land enclaves left over from the ’60s.) As surprising as Trump’s success here in the hills may have been to some, it shocked no one in the Gold Country. We’ve been part of Republican California (in all, 25 of the state’s 58 counties went for Trump) for decades. Which is kind of like Democratic Utah — apparently populated by Salt Lake City voters who have elected four straight Dem mayors, the most recent of whom is a lesbian. In the interests of letting The Chronicle’s readers know and understand a little more about their neighbors in the Mother Lode, I’ll be filing the occasional dispatch from my Tuolumne County home. But first, some context may be in order. Without it, taking in my stories might be like reading tales of orcs, ents, trolls and hobbits without knowing anything of Middle Earth. Sure, Middle Earth is makebelieve. But to some, life in the Central Sierra foothills might come close. The California known to the rest of the nation outlaws plastic bags, funds sex-change operations for inmates, taxes root beer, mandates earth-tone houses in upscale neighborhoods, drools over electric cars and sends Governor Moonbeam to Sacramento. We in the Mother Lode drink ditch water, drive pickup trucks, hang laundry on lines, buy guns and let our dogs run free. Our lawns go unmowed, and rusting cars clutter our yards. You can buy ammo, while it lasts, at a few of our bars. We poison-oakers have elected congressmen who would rather jump from the fiscal cliff than cooperate with the dreaded Dems. We love
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Nevada City is 45 miles northeast of Sacramento. Nevada County was the only one in Gold Country to go for Hillary Clinton.
the cash that tourists from Los Angeles and San Francisco bring us, but we don’t trust the politicians they send to Sacramento or Washington. Many of us feel forgotten by big-city lawmakers who don’t know how to tie a fly, fire a hunting rifle or listen to anyone from a county with only enough voters to elect about a 10th of a state senator. Some of us are ornery, rude and just to the right of Attila the Hun. Others believe in Bigfoot, UFOs and the Democratic Party. We have a lot of bars, a lot of churches, many true believers at each and some at both. But this isn’t “Deliverance” country. Folks are friendly, and if a neighbor stubs his toe, we’ll organize a benefit dinner. We throw so many fund-raising feeds that a diner with a tolerance for spaghetti could survive for months eating for charity. We have theaters, poetry readings and writers’ workshops. The local junior college’s debate team has posted better records than its hoops squad. Visitors are welcome to share our historic towns and spectacular mountain scenery, and often do. Thousands vaca-
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Gary Cooper is seen as the stern sheriff in the Western “High Noon.” The 1952 movie was filmed in the Gold Country.
tion here annually, spending millions of dollars while getting lost on our dirt roads and wondering where their Internet and cell service went. Ranching, farming, logging and mining were once cornerstones of our economy. Fortune-seekers still dip gold pans into our creeks when the economy takes a particularly bad turn, logging rasps back to life when it takes a good one, and our only remaining cash crop may be marijuana. The retail and service industries (read Walmart and
McDonald’s) now power foothill communities founded by prospectors in the Days of ’49. Speaking of ’49, most of us in the foothills are that age or older. At 70, I’m firmly within our retirement demographic. For visitors from afar, we graying hill folk can be a fountain of perceived youth: Come up to Geezerville and you’ll at least feel much younger. The Mother Lode periodically makes the national news, usually for forest fires or sensational murders. Occasionally, however, it’s for
something barely believable — like when a sheriff’s lieutenant shot himself in the foot while showing a reporter his new sidearm. Or when two seniors — he 62 and she 72 — were busted for getting it on in the back seat of a lurching Ford Taurus outside a Sonora barbecue joint. In broad daylight. We’ve also made the movies, scores of them. “High Noon” was filmed here, as was “Back to the Future 3.” We were also Hooterville (or at least its train station) for TV’s “Petticoat Junction.” A few locals take exception to any comparison to the 1960s show, reckoning that we’re now far more sophisticated than Billie Jo, Betty Jo, Bobbie Jo, Uncle Joe and the rest of Hooterville’s goodnatured yokels. But I’ll let you readers decide that one. Raised in the Chicago area, former Bay Area resident Chris Bateman worked as a reporter, editor and columnist for Sonora’s Union Democrat for nearly 40 years. Now semi-retired, he is associate editor of Friends and Neighbors Magazine. His writing can be found online at www.seniorfan. com.
JONAH GOLDBERG
Will Trump’s Twitter fixation repel allies? The political class is still coming to grips with what appears to be Donald Trump’s novel management philosophy: government by Twitter. Put aside the by-now-familiar weirdness of our presidentelect’s gloating over Arnold Schwarzenegger’s poor “Celebrity Apprentice” ratings or swipes at Meryl Streep. Trump’s Twitter addiction poses heretofore unnoticed challenges for his administration. The president-elect often emphasizes the value of being “unpredictable.” And he has a point — in certain contexts. Keeping our enemies guessing has advantages. Defenders of Trump’s habit of jabbing corporations about their offshoring decisions will tell you that Trump is “setting the tone from the top.” Because such decisions are often made with a narrow and subjective costbenefit calculus, the argument goes, using tweets to encourage executives to err on the side of “America first” is a valuable way to change the business culture. Whether or not you like Trump’s economic reasoning, you can see why he likes keeping CEOs afraid of the crack of his Twitter whip. But what about his own appointees and allies in Con-
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Donald Trump’s celebrated unpredictability, often manifested 140 characters at a time, keeps allies and enemies guessing.
gress? When I’ve talked to veterans of the Ronald Reagan administration, particularly from the speech-writing or policy shops, I’ve often heard a common observation. Knowing what the boss believed was both empowering and efficient. If you know a policy or a line in a speech will never fly with the president, you won’t bother pursuing it. Peter Robinson, the acclaimed speechwriter, has written at length about how knowing Reagan’s vision made his job easier. Robinson could write “Mr. Gorbachev, tear
down this wall!” because he knew it was what Reagan wanted to have happen. The vast literature on leadership and management hammers away on this point: Provide a vision and then let the troops do the hard work. Jack Welch, the legendary former CEO of General Electric, put it this way: “In order to lead a country or a company, you’ve got to get everybody on the same page and you’ve got to be able to have a vision of where you’re going.” British Field Marshal Bernard “Monty” Montgomery said that his definition of leadership is:
“the capacity and the will to rally men and women to a common purpose, and the character which inspires confidence.” Except for trade policy, there are few areas where Trump’s troops have a clear idea of exactly what the boss wants, and his compulsive tweeting adds a layer of unpredictability. I’ve talked to a half-dozen committed and principled conservatives considering jobs in the administration, and I heard one recurring concern: “Will Trump have my back?” The point isn’t about personal loyalty, but resolve in the face of the inevitable political and media backlashes that will come with any serious reform effort. Consider two recent incidents: 1 The House GOP caucus vote to sharply curb the power of the Office of Congressional Ethics. There’s bipartisan consensus that the office is a hot mess. When the predictable firestorm hit, Trump hied to Twitter to mock the effort as a distraction, earning a nanosecond of favorable coverage by killing the initiative. 1 The effort to repeal Obamacare. Trump issued a series of Twitter fatwas last week, say-
ing that Congress shouldn’t do anything that lets Democrats off the hook for the problems of the Affordable Care Act. Politically, I think Trump is right to be concerned about the perils of repealing Obamacare without having a replacement ready. But his glib response elicits fear among some conservatives that he won’t stand fast on repealing Obamacare, or much else. There are countless areas — entitlements, civil rights, immigration, etc. — where serious conservative reforms will spark controversy, horrible headlines and negative coverage on “the shows” the president-elect watches obsessively. Will Trump impetuously use Twitter to triangulate against his own troops? Right now, Trump’s defenders wave off such concerns, saying he’s using Twitter to communicate a clear vision to his team and the whole country. To me, that seems like a generous reading between the lines — or between tweets about Meryl Streep.
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EDITORIAL On California’s Spending Plan
Brown’s budget quandary H
ow does California draw up a state budget when Washington Republicans may yank away billions in revenue? That’s the biggest what-if question for Gov. Jerry Brown as he sketches an early season spending plan. The pledge by Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers to repeal the 6-year-old Affordable Care Act puts California at the financial brink. No state has embraced the federal plan as avidly, with some $16 billion in federal money going to enroll nearly 4 million residents. Take this money away — as killing the Affordable Care Act would do — and the state budget caves in. Small wonder that state leaders are digging in so publicly to defend Obama-era initiatives that may come undone. The uncertainty over Washington’s direction is leaving Brown in never-never land. He’s proposing a $122 billion general fund budget — one that keeps state spending at nearly the present level — while he and budget architects in the Legislature await the outcome of Washington’s political brawl. When and if the federal health plan vanishes, it will mean a brand-new budget and major consequences that will spill red ink across the spending picture. By law, Brown is offering a pre-
liminary budget plan that is finetuned in May before taking effect in July after the Legislature approves it. In normal years, it’s a chance to frame the picture before bargaining begins between the governor and Legislature over a spending plan. But the Washington storm cloud fostered by Republican control of the White House and Congress will be the largest factor in coming months. In his budget, Brown is playing up his now-customary stinginess. California’s roulette wheel tax system that leans heavily on the wealthy is proving a problem once more, he said. It was churning out money last year with more expected, but tax payments are dipping, possibly because talk of Trump tax
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Gov. Jerry Brown discusses his proposed 2017-18 state budget.
A budget quandary California’s budget doesn’t exist in a vacuum. Here are the unknowns shaping a spending plan that starts on July1:
1 Affordable Care Act: If Republicans
repeal it and halt the money flowing to California, the budget stands to lose upward of $16 billion.
1 Tax revenue: The state’s booming economy is yielding billions in extra taxes. Or is it? Gov. Jerry Brown suggests the income stream may be tailing off. An $8 billion rainy day fund could patch things. 1 New programs: More housing? Road repairs? These plans stalled last year and could go forward — or die again — if the budget picture sours and lawmakers feud.
cuts is leading asset-rich taxpayers to postpone selling. If this trend continues, the state could run a nearly $2 billion deficit, the governor said. To avoid that, he’s trimming back an increase in school funds, tabling $400 million in affordable housing aid and postponing repairs to state buildings. But these cuts would be tiny if the Affordable Care Act disappears. There is some cushioning. The state has $8 billion in a rainy day account. Brown has promoted this savings kitty to blunt wide swings in tax collections, though a thorough rewrite of revenue rules would be better. Also, in November voters approved a tobacco tax and an extension of an extra tax on the wealthy. The timing and impact of federal health care cuts is far from certain with Republicans feuding and no clarity about what might replace the plan. But for now, California is living in limbo, “riding the tiger” of an unpredictable tax system, as Brown said, and wondering how big a hit federal health care funds will take.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Sessions not fit to be attorney general Congress is holding confirmation hearings on Sen. Jeff Sessions, Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general. His confirmation would be a disaster for reproductive freedom. He voted to ban abortion after 20 weeks, defund Planned Parenthood and was against reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act. He is another “good ol’ boy” worth $11 billion. He cannot fairly represent all Americans, and he is not qualified to serve as attorney general.
is that the president-elect has consistently downplayed the clear and present danger to our democracy that such meddling entails. Donald Trump’s supporters are asking, “What’s the big deal?” The big deal is that Trump and his supporters don’t think it’s a big deal. We’re talking about a hostile foreign government attacking our sacred and precious democracy in an effort to weaken us. And Trump is OK with this? Whose side is he on?
Lorraine Lerman, Berkeley
Gareth Loy, Corte Madera
Solar sense
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Regarding “Solar bill modeled on S.F. law” (Jan. 9): State Sen. Scott Wiener’s bill comes none too soon as NASA has just verified that 2016 was Earth’s hottest year on record. California taking San Francisco’s lead in this commonsense approach would be a model for the rest of the country. The general consensus is that the burning of fossil fuels is the primary reason for the temperature rise. This is why, in addition to solar panels being installed on every new home and commercial building, fireplaces and chimneys should be omitted. It makes no sense incorporating emissionsaving technology while including a device designed to pollute.
At the end of her speech, Meryl Streep disparaged those who watch football and mixed martial arts. I guess those folks don’t make the cut in her inclusive culture.
Michael Haworth, Vallejo
Trump’s focus With regard to Donald Trump’s tweet response to Meryl Streep’s acceptance speech at the Golden Globe Awards, I really wish he would focus on his job instead of his ego. I would think as the president-elect of the United States, his focus would be on the issues we have before us and he would take criticism as every president before him as part of the job. He and his fellow Republicans are in the process of creating a billionaire boys club. It is concerning to me that each of the Cabinet members he has selected is in some way or another controversial. You would think his focus would be to select individuals with vision and insight. He is asking to be second-guessed, and 140 char-
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acters just won’t justify a reasonable response to his detractors. Trump’s agenda is nothing more than a four-year business plan. If he wants to run the country as a business, then Congress must be the board of directors and must make sure that the stakeholders (us) are protected, or we will see the financial debacle of 2008 all over again. The day Trump tweets something constructive will be the day I reactivate my Twitter account. Until then, I will take my cues from the media — at least they do not pretend to do their real job 140 characters at a time. Joel Mark, Carmichael, Sacramento County
Stop Tillerson No, Donald Trump, President Vladimir Putin is not your friend, but he is very likely your business partner. How could we know, since we haven’t yet seen your tax returns and you haven’t yet addressed how you will handle your finances when you take office? One way to punish Putin for his interference in our election is to deny his friend and business partner, Rex Tillerson, the powerful position of secretary of state. We should have bipartisan opposition to this nominee so that Putin doesn’t get everything he wants. Susan Torres, San Francisco
All-time low
Pick Romney
Regarding “State first to finance inmate’s sex change” (Jan. 9): We have reached an all-time low in societal norms when a murderer is allowed to have what amounts to plastic surgery at taxpayer’s expense. Instead of rotting away on Death Row, Shiloh Heavenly Quine will be moved to a women’s prison and provided with anything her little heart desires, including nightgowns, necklaces and scarves. Might I suggest a personal hairdresser and manicurist just to make sure she is happy?
I’d like to help Presidentelect Donald Trump be the exceptional leader he’s convinced himself he actually is, and in that spirit, I suggest that he tap former Gov. Mitt Romney as his national health care czar. Romney, let’s not forget, is the only Republican who has successfully implemented statewide health care, and assuming the GOP is serious about upgrading the Affordable Care Act, it would be wise to put Romney in charge of drafting a national version of “Romneycare.” Enacting such
Raymond Moreno, San Francisco
milestone legislation would also prove to Meryl Streep and the Trump-bashing Hollywood elite that beneath our new president’s crass, burnt-orange exterior beats a sensitive, selectively caring, anatomically correct heart. Just to be clear, once Republicans pass “Robamneycare,” Trump will deserve nothing less than an Oscar-worthy apology from Streep. Such an apology should be more than enough to convince Trump that Streep can indeed act. David Kelso, Oakland
Not even news The problem isn’t what an entertainer said about a president-elect or what a presidentelect said about an entertainer. The problem is that this sort of infantile nonsense is presented as a meaningful form of political dialogue by our advertisingcentric, infotainment-driven “news” media. Riley VanDyke, San Francisco
Hostile power The intelligence agencies of the U.S. government have uncovered a plot ordered by the Kremlin to alter the outcome of the 2016 presidential race. In and of itself this is not startling, considering that they are our historical enemy. What is shocking, however,
Mark Allendorf, San Mateo
Decency first “Disrespect invites disrespect,” Meryl Streep said brilliantly in her moving Golden Globe Awards acceptance speech. We cannot ignore the challenge Donald Trump presents to civil society, as we are reminded every day by his childish tweets. Conservatives’ strange obsession with “political correctness” is a dog whistle for this invitation of disrespect. Our society has marched down this path before. At what point will conservatives have their shame moment? How far will they go before they step back from the cliff (or march over it with people like Milo Yiannopoulos)? I must have faith in American constitutional democracy, which has survived other dark moments (Civil War, McCarthyism, lynchings). Decency, I must believe, will once again prevail. James Heron, San Francisco
Reasonable speech My Internet tells me a “rant” is to “talk loudly and in a way that shows anger. To complain in a way that is unreasonable.” There was nothing unreasonable about what Meryl Streep said. Janet Mills, Oakland
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President Obama is joined onstage by first lady Michelle, daughter Malia and Vice President Joe Biden after his farewell address to 18,000 in Chicago.
FAREWELL ADDRESS
Obama a cheerleader for democratic values By John Wildermuth In his final speech to the nation as president, Barack Obama Tuesday delivered a heartfelt and stinging slap not to President-elect Donald Trump, but to the policies and plans that carried the GOP developer to his surprise victory in November. In a speech from his hometown of Chicago, Obama warned that many of the programs Trump has proposed — and endorsed by newly emboldened Republican leaders in the House and Senate — pose a threat to the ties that have bound this country together for more than two centuries. “Democracy does not require uniformity,” Obama told the crowd of more than 18,000 cheering supporters. But the founders “knew that democracy does require a basic sense of solidarity — the idea that for all our outward differences, we are all in this together; that we rise or fall as one.” The assault on Trump was an oblique one, purposely steering away from anything resembling a personal attack, but quietly slamming the dramatic changes the businessman says are needed “to make America great again.” But “we remain the wealthiest, most powerful and most respected nation on the Earth,” Obama said, but only “if our politics reflect the decency of our people.” The president had a narrow line to walk. Since George Washington, the nation’s first president, gave his farewell address in 1796, there’s been an almost pro forma aspect to the speeches, said Barbara O’Connor, former professor of political communications at Sacramento State University. “You thank the people for all their efforts, mention what you might have done differently and then claim credit for what went right when you were in office,” she said. “And you have to be an optimist.” That doesn’t have to take long. In 2001, Bill Clinton touched those bases in a snappy eight minutes. Eight years ago, George W. Bush was done in 13 minutes. But Trump raced to victory with a promise to immediately undo just about everything Obama accomplished during his years as president, unraveling the legacy that’s a source of pride to both Obama and the voters who twice elected him. Turning that around took Obama 51 minutes. The man who will
become president Jan. 20 was off-limits to Obama, though the crowd would have been delighted to see the president take the same harsh, no-holdsbarred attitude toward Trump that the businessman did to Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton — and Obama — in raucous rallies throughout the fall campaign. The one time Obama mentioned Trump, the president had to silence the jeering crowd with a “No, no, no,” arguing that the peaceful transfer of power to a new president is a “hallmark of our democracy.” But if Trump got a free pass, his policies didn’t. Countries like Russia or China “can’t match our influence around the world,” Obama said, “unless we give up what we stand for and turn ourselves into just another big country that bullies smaller neighbors,” a muted reference to Trump’s promise to build a wall on the southern border “and have Mexico pay for it.” Then there’s Trump’s call for a ban on much Muslim immigration or even a registry of Muslims in the country. While the country “must remain vigilant against external aggression, we must guard against a weakening of the values that make us what we are,” the president warned. “That’s why I reject discrimination against Muslim Americans, who are just as patriotic as we are.” Obama also took on social media and television for their role in what he called the growing tendency “to retreat into our own bubbles ... surrounded by people who look like us and share the same political outlook and never challenge our assumptions.” That’s a threat to democracy, he added, because if people aren’t willing to accept new information “and concede that your opponent is making a fair point,” politics doesn’t work. But Obama had to do more than just defend his legacy. He also had to look to the future and give Democrats, wallowing in a self-indulgent sea of despair at the prospect of four years or more of President Trump, a reason to look to the future, said David McCuan, a political science professor at Sonoma State University. “Democrats since the election have been in one long therapy session, talking about what’s wrong with the Demo-
cratic Party,” he said. “Now he has to give them hope to move forward.” Much of the night featured Obama as cheerleader, talking about the things that went right with him as president and pointing toward the prospect of a better future, even if it might not come in the next four years. It’s the young people who are that future, he said, looking well beyond the next election and quietly contrasting the typically more-liberal youth with many of those not-so-young voters who cast ballot in November. “This generation coming up — unselfish, altruistic, creative, patriotic — I’ve seen you in every corner of the country,” Obama said. “You believe in a fair, just, inclusive America; you know that constant change has been America’s hallmark, something not to fear, but to embrace.” The president also mentioned the obvious: “You’ll soon outnumber any of us.” Obama built his speech on contrasts with Trump’s proposed policies, whether climate change, gay rights, the Iran nuclear agreement or Obamacare. But ideas, more than particular plans, mark the real difference the president tried to show. In his acceptance speech at the GOP convention in July, Trump painted a dark, despairing picture of an America in decline, facing chaos in the streets and economic disaster. “Nobody knows the system better than me,” he said, “which is why I alone can fix it.” Obama had a different take, one he hopes Democrats and others will carry with them after he leaves office. “I am asking you to believe,” he said. “Not about my ability to bring about change — but in yours.” Before he wrapped up his speech with a call for Americans to “hold fast to that faith written into our founding documents,” he took a few moments to express his gratitude and pride in first lady Michelle Obama and daughters Malia, who was with him in Chicago, and Sasha, who stayed behind in Washington because she had a test in the morning. As the crowd applauded them, the president wiped a tear from his eye. John Wildermuth is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: jwildermuth @sfchronicle.com Twitter:@jfwildermuth
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RAIDERS
‘Super excited’ for the future Downing in, Musgrave out as coordinator
Team aims even higher in 2017 after breakthrough 12-4 season By Vic Tafur
By Vic Tafur The Raiders are not renewing offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave’s contract and will promote quarterbacks coach Todd Downing to fill that job, sources said Tuesday. Oakland finished sixth in the NFL in total yards and seventh in points scored, but lost quarterback Derek Carr to a broken fibula Dec. 24 and then lost its AFC wild-card playoff game in
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Raiders wide receiver Michael Crabtree (15) is part of the returning offensive nucleus led by quarterback Derek Carr.
It started with a bang and ended with a whimper, but the Raiders’ just-concluded season will go down as a special one. They made the playoffs for the first time in 14 years, and head coach Jack Del Rio hopes their 12-4 record was just the next turn on the road that leads to a Super Bowl championship. Yeah, that’s out there now. With Derek Carr, Khalil Mack, the league’s biggest offensive line and receivers Michael Crabtree and Amari Cooper, the foundation is set for repeated trips to the playoffs.
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WARRIORS 107, HEAT 95
CAL FOOTBALL
As guard rests, depleted Miami can keep it close
By Rusty Simmons
Working a bit harder without Thompson
The search for Cal’s next head coach started in earnest Tuesday, when offensive coordinator Jake Spavital was interviewed for the vacancy by athletic director Mike Williams. Spavital is considered an up-and-coming offensive innovator who helped Texas A&M put up huge numbers before coming to Berkeley last season. He’s serving as the interim head coach in the wake of Sonny Dykes’ firing Sunday. Those nearest to the Cal program believe a head coach will be hired quickly, with the staff returning to the recruiting road Thursday and players scheduled to report for offseason conditioning Monday. “We’d like to have a head coach as soon as possible, but we will be thoughtful and thorough in our search,” Williams said at Sunday’s news conference. “I think that what we need to do as a community, is to commit to championship football. I think that might be (what) we’re lacking, because we have the resources, we get the right student-athletes, and Cal is a place that produces champions in virtually every other sport. “I think, if we have that same commitment in football, we’ll have championship football
By Connor Letourneau Late in the first quarter Tuesday night, after missing five shots, Kevin Durant reminded himself that he alone didn’t need to make up for Klay Thompson’s absence. It was only moments later that Durant knifed through the key for a huge slam. Back in his signature groove, the seventime NBA All-Star powered the Warriors to a 107-95 win over Miami that was much closer than the final score implied. “It was definitely a different game not having Klay out there,” said Durant, who fin-
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BRUCE JENKINS
Golden State isn’t quite a lock to reach Finals It’s always amusing to watch the NBA try to legislate against success. Commissioner Adam Silver has inherited the obsession of his predecessor, David Stern, in cracking down on “super teams” for the sake of parity, and the new collective bargaining agreement reflects disdain for what the Warriors have so carefully built. Never mind that the league’s popularity was built by dominant teams, or that the national audience would detest a
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Ian Clark shoots against the Heat’s Wayne Ellington. Without Klay Thompson (rest), Warriors guards not named Stephen Curry combined for 21 points in more than 58 minutes.
Michael Short / Special to The Chronicle
Interim head coach Jake Spavital was interviewed for the vacancy Tuesday.
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ST. IGNATIUS 64, SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL 48
Guard dominates 3rd period “We just encouraged him to keep shooting.”
By Mitch Stephens St. Ignatius junior Darrion Trammell had no choice but to laugh. In front of a raucous packed crowd at USF, the 5-foot-9, lightning-quick guard missed four firsthalf layups, including one particularly embarrassing airball after his legs seemed to give way. “I just had to let it go and remember all the work I’ve put in over the years,” Trammell said. Trammell couldn’t recall a quarter like the one with which he responded in the third, when he made 7 of 8 shots and all four free-throw tries to score 19 of his game-high 22 points in a 64-48 wire-to-wire win over Sacred Heart Cathedral. After Trammell drilled his only three-pointer of
Brandon Beckman, on St. Ignatius teammate Darrion Trammell, who scored 19 points in the third quarter
the period, he gave a Michael Jordan shrug to the bench. Trammell had completely turned around what started as a nightmarish evening. Instead, he had his teammates flailing their fists and fans of the eighthranked Wildcats in a frenzy as St. Ignatius (11-1, 3-0 West Catholic Athletic League) also secured the Bruce-Mahoney trophy for the fourth straight year. Sacred Heart Cathedral, which got 18 points from Romello Dunbar, dropped to 6-6 and 0-3.
“We knew he’d turn it around,” said Trammell’s 6-1 junior teammate Brandon Beckman, who had 14 points. “We just encouraged him to keep shooting.” Trammell has a history of scoring in bunches in big moments. He scored 12 of his 14 points at USF last season in the fourth quarter in a 61-60 win over Sacred Heart Cathedral. On Saturday, he scored 13 of his game-high 25 points in the fourth quarter in a 77-72 win at then-No. 7 St. Francis. A fastbreak basket by Dunbar closed St. Ignatius’ lead to 16-14 early in the second quarter before the Wildcats went on a 9-0 run to take command. Beckman had a driving layup and made two free throws, and Matthew Redmond
had two fastbreak hoops in the run. With his team up 29-18 at the start of the third, Trammell started his onslaught with a flying tip-in. After sinking a mid-range jumper, he made back-to-back threepoint plays after strong drives to the basket. He scored all but four of the team’s 23 points in the quarter as the Wildcats took a 52-30 lead. “I think I’ve scored 16 in a quarter before,” Trammell said. “I just didn’t want to let my teammates or fans down. I was sort of moping around the first half while everyone else was doing great. Once I got going, I just felt it. I’m just glad we got another win.” Mitch Stephens covers high school sports for The San Francisco Chronicle.
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Darrion Trammell (center) scored 19 of his 22 points in a do-no-wrong third quarter.
SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL 80, ST. IGNATIUS 54
Irish finally put it all together
By Mitch Stephens
Gabrielle Lurie / The Chronicle
Sacred Heart Cathedral’s Rainah Smith drives on the Wildcats in the Irish’s win at USF.
At long last, Sacred Heart Cathedral’s girls basketball team played at full strength Tuesday at USF, and it showed. One might say the No. 8 Irish played lights out during an 80-54 West Coast Athletic League-opening win over ninth-ranked St. Ignatius (12-2). The Irish got a big boost from transfers Jayden Benitez, a 5foot-4 junior point guard from Washington High, and Taloauau Li-Uperesa, a 5-11 sophomore post from Gateway, to support another big game from Cincinnati-signee IImari’I Thomas, who had 25 points, 13 rebounds and
seven blocks. Benitez (17 points, four assists) and LiUperesa (10 points, nine rebounds) played their first game for the Irish (7-5), who snapped a three-game losing streak and scored a season high in the process. The two players missed SHC’s first 11 games because of the Central Coast Section transfer sit-out rule. The Irish are the defending state Division III champions. They used a 21-4 spurt in the first quarter to run away from St. Ignatius, which got 15 points from Ayzhiana Basallo and 10 by Maggie Burke. “It’s nice to see everyone out there to-
SOCCER
16 teams added to World Cup for 2026 A S S O C I AT E D P R E S S
ZURICH — FIFA will expand the World Cup to 48 teams, adding 16 nations to the 2026 tournament that is likely to be held in North America. President Gianni Infantino’s favored plan — for 16 threeteam groups with the top two advancing to a round of 32 — was unanimously approved Tuesday by the FIFA Council.
It meets Infantino’s election pledge of a bigger and more inclusive World Cup going beyond European and South American teams, which have won all 20 titles. “We have to shape the football World Cup of the 21st century,” said Infantino, who also promised funding increases for FIFA’s 211 member federations at his election in February. With 80 matches instead of
64, FIFA forecasts the equivalent of $1 billion extra income at current rates from broadcasting and sponsor deals, plus ticket sales, compared with $5.5 billion revenue forecast for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. FIFA projects an increased profit of $640 million despite some extra operating costs and prize money for teams. FIFA’s six continents should find out by May how many
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extra places they each will get. “No guarantees have been made,” Infantino said. “The only sure thing is that obviously with 48 teams, everyone will have a bit more than they have today.” UEFA wants 16 European teams at the tournament, which is strongly favored to be played in North America. The CONCACAF region has not hosted the World Cup since 1994 in the United States. American, Canadian and Mexican soccer leaders have had informal talks about a co-hosting bid. FIFA members are to pick the host in May 2020. Africa and Asia could be winners in a bigger World Cup with up to nine places each. They had only five and four teams, respectively, at the 2014
everyone, but we can play even better,” Thomas said. “We’re going to need to to beat Mitty.” The game was delayed 25 minutes with 5:12 left in the fourth quarter when the lights went out because of the stormy conditions. “I’ve never been in a situation like that before,” Russell said. “I thought of the 49ers’ Super Bowl in New Orleans. It didn’t seem to bother the girls, though.” The Irish outscored St. Ignatius 23-12 in the fourth quarter. Mitch Stephens covers high school sports for The San Francisco Chronicle.
World Cup in Brazil. Still, FIFA expects the standard of soccer to drop compared with the 32-team format set for the next two World Cups in Russia and Qatar. FIFA must break with soccer tradition to make its new format work after an original 48-team plan — with an opening playoff round sending 16 “one-and-done” teams home early — was unpopular. Instead, three-team groups will replace the usual groups of four to create simple progress to a knockout bracket. However, it leaves one team idle for final group games and could risk collusion between the other two teams. FIFA said it could guard against result-rigging by introducing shootouts after group games that end in draws.
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gether and show a little of their potential,” SHC coach LyRyan Russell said. “Especially playing (top-ranked) Mitty on Friday.” The Irish played a rugged preseason schedule using primarily a seven-person rotation. “No excuses, but the teams we were playing went much deeper into the bench,” Russell said. “It was great to shuffle girls in and out. Plus they really opened up the floor for” Thomas. Yaniah Fleming made four three-pointers and finished with 12 points. Thomas took just 10 shots (she made six), but drilled 13 of 15 free-throw tries. “It was great having
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The five-time Grand Slam winner will return from her 15month doping ban at a tournament in Germany in April. Car manufacturer Porsche, which sponsors both Sharapova and the event in Stuttgart, said Tuesday that Sharapova has been given a wild-card entry into the tournament. It will be her first official competition since she tested positive for meldonium at last year’s Australian Open. “I could not be happier to have my first match back on tour at one of my favorite tournaments,” said Sharapova, 29, who won the Stuttgart tournament from 2012 through ’14. “I can’t wait.”
Apparently vandals in Argentina thought enough of the country’s best player to leave his legs alone. A statue in Buenos Aires was reduced to the national team star’s lower half — and a soccer ball — after the head, torso and arms were removed. The statue was installed in late June, shortly after Argentina and Messi lost the final of the Copa America against Chile. The city says it will reconstruct the statue. The vandalism took place just hours after Cristiano Ronaldo was named FIFA’s best player of the season for the fourth time. Associated Press
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NHL SHARKS 5, OILERS 3
Boedker’s breakout does the trick A S S O C I AT E D P R E S S
EDMONTON, Alberta — Halfway through the season, Mikkel Boedker managed to double his goal-scoring total in one game. Boedker scored three goals for his fourth career hat trick to lead the Sharks to a 5-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night. “A game like that, when you score on your first shift, you’re going to feel good the whole game. They came my way today. Three good goals,” Boedker said. “After struggling and not producing, you always feel pressure. Now you have to expect to go out and do the things I’m relied on to do.” Sharks head coach Peter DeBoer said getting the 27-yearold going again will be key to his team’s second-half success. “That’s what we need from him,” DeBoer said. “He was playing well before Christmas, and we knew these types of games were coming. He’s in for a big second half, and we need him.” Brent Burns and Logan Couture also scored for the Sharks, who won back-to-back games after losing three in a row. Martin Jones stopped 33 shots. Drake Caggiula, Matthew Benning and Oscar Klefbom scored for the Oilers, losers of two straight. Cam Talbot finished with 23 saves. Burns’ point shot through traffic gave the Sharks a 2-1 lead with 18 seconds remaining in the opening period. It was Burns’ 16th goal of the season. Boedker then scored twice 6½ minutes apart in the second to give San Jose a three-goal lead. Boedker completed the hat trick at 8:55 with a tip-in
Jason Franson / Associated Press
Sharks wing Mikkel Boedker (89) scored on his first shift and then twice in the second period for his fourth career hat trick.
from in front to make it 4-1. It was his second hat trick against the Oilers. His first three hat tricks came while he was playing for Arizona. Benning, with his second career goal, got the Oilers back in it 22 seconds into the third, and Klefbom’s slap shot off a face-off 2:23 later pulled the Oilers to 4-3. Couture put the Sharks back up by two at 5:06, as the rebound of his shot went off his
ALL-STAR GAME
Pavelski, Burns, Jones get honor STA F F A N D N EWS S E RV I C E S
Three members of the defending Western Conferencechampion Sharks were named NHL All-Stars on Tuesday. Forward Joe Pavelski, defenseman Brent Burns and goalie Martin Jones will play in the Jan. 29 game in Los Angeles. Sharks head coach Peter DeBoer will coach the Pacific Division team.
This is Burns’ fourth AllStar selection, the second for Pavelski, and the first for Jones. Chicago led the league with four players chosen. The format again will be a 3-on-3 tournament featuring a team from each of the NHL’s four divisions. The players also will compete in a skills competition Jan. 28. The rosters for the game are brimming with top-shelf talent,
Wednesday’s game
leg and in while he was crashing the net. The Sharks took a 1-0 lead 1:39 into the opening period as Boedker got to a rebound and lifted the puck over the sprawl-
ing Talbot, who was making his NHL-leading 38th start of the season. Caggiula tied it for Edmonton with four minutes left in the first. He fought off two Sharks defenders at the side of the net before hooking a backhand shot past Jones. San Jose defenseman MarcEdouard Vlasic returned to the lineup after missing four games following being hit in the face with a puck.
FIRST PERIOD — 1, San Jose, Boedker 4 (Haley, Burns), 1:39. 2, Edmonton, Caggiula 3 (Kassian, Pouliot), 15:53. 3, San Jose, Burns 16 (Vlasic, Pavelski), 19:42. Penalties—Mcdavid, EDM, (hooking), 3:47; Braun, SJ, (tripping), 6:57; Maroon, EDM, (holding stick), 17:38. SECOND PERIOD — 4, San Jose, Boedker 5 (Burns, Karlsson), 2:24. 5, San Jose, Boedker 6 (Haley, Vlasic), 8:55. Penalties—Marleau, SJ, (high sticking), 4:27. THIRD PERIOD — 6, Edmonton, Benning 2 (Lucic), 0:22. 7, Edmonton, Klefbom 7 (Nugent-hopkins), 3:45. 8, San Jose, Couture 13, 5:06. Penalties—None. Shots on goal — San Jose 13-8-7—28. Edmonton 8-1612—36. Power-play opportunities — San Jose 0 of 2; Edmonton 0 of 2. Goalies — San Jose, Jones 21-13-2 (36 shots-33 saves). Edmonton, Talbot 20-12-6 (28-23). Att.: 18,347 (18,641). Time: 2:24.
though they lack an unusual fan-picked favorite like John Scott. The Pacific Division won the tournament last year, but the weekend was dominated by the unlikely story of Scott. The journeyman enforcer scored two goals and was voted the MVP after an equally improbable grassroots online campaign by fans to vote him into the game as a captain — even after he was traded from Arizona to Montreal and sent to the minors. The NHL changed its fanvoting rules this season to reduce the chances of a similar situation, adding stipulations that players had to be on their team’s roster Nov. 1 and hadn’t
been sent to the minors before Jan. 26. The fans’ eminently logical choices for captains this time around were Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby, Edmonton’s Connor McDavid, Nashville’s P.K. Subban — who has been out with an injury since Dec. 15 — and Montreal goalie Carey Price. Although some fans were angered by the rule change, major sports leagues are searching for balance between encouraging fan participation in All-Star events and trivializing those showcases with vote manipulation and organized silliness. The rosters include many recognizable names, including Alex Ovechkin, Evgeni Malkin,
John Tavares, Erik Karlsson and Chicago teammates Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews, Duncan Keith and Corey Crawford. McDavid, the NHL’s 19-yearold leading scorer with 48 points, is headed to his first All-Star Game after missing last season’s with a broken collarbone. Crosby, right behind McDavid with 44 points, surprisingly hasn’t played in an All-Star Game since his second NHL season in 2007, missing four subsequent selections because of injuries. The coaches will be Columbus’ John Tortorella, Minnesota’s Bruce Boudreau, Montreal’s Michel Therrien and DeBoer.
Who: Sharks (25-14-2) at Calgary (22-19-2) When: 6:30 p.m. TV/Radio: CSNCA/98.5
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Gibson helps Ducks keep pace with San Jose Keith, who also had an assist, beat Petr Mrazek with a rising screened shot from the top of the slot. The man advantage was set up when Justin Adbelkader was called for boarding Chicago’s Niklas Hjalmarsson with 15.2 seconds left in the third period.
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John Gibson made 34 saves in his third shutout of the season, and Jakob Silfverberg had a goal and an assist in the Ducks’ 2-0 victory over Dallas in Anaheim on Tuesday night. Silfverberg scored a powerplay goal in the second period, and the Swedish forward set up Andrew Cogliano’s topshelf shot with 5:18 to play. Their line with center Ryan Kesler combined for 17 shots and largely dominated play for the Ducks, who stayed even with the Sharks atop the Pacific Division with their fifth win in seven games. Antti Niemi stopped 36 shots for the Stars, who wrapped up their three-game road trip with their fourth loss in five games. Both teams played without their injured captains. Dallas’ Jamie Benn missed his fourth straight game with a foot injury, and Anaheim’s Ryan Getzlaf also missed his fourth straight game with a lowerbody injury. Gibson played in his ninth consecutive game for the Ducks and earned his ninth career shutout — his second in four starts. After sharing the Jennings Trophy with Frederik Andersen last year, Gibson has been increasingly solid follow-
Predators 2, Canucks 1: Calle Jarnkrok scored a shorthanded goal for host Nashville with 1.5 seconds remaining in overtime. With time ticking down in the extra period, the Predators’ Roman Josi blocked a shot from Troy Stecher and started a 2-on-1 break with Jarnkok. In the low slot, Josi slid a pass to his right, where Jarnkrok was there to onetime the puck past Vancouver goalie Ryan Miller. Hurricanes 5, Blue Jackets 3: Jordan Staal scored the go-ahead goal for host Carolina on a deflection with 16:10 to play. Victor Rask had two assists and an empty-net goal, Jeff Skinner had a goal and two assists, and Derek Ryan had a goal and an assist for the Hurricanes. Columbus has lost three of four since winning 16 straight.
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Anaheim goalie John Gibson denies a shot by Dallas defenseman John Klingberg on his doorstep in the third period. Gibson earned his shutout by making 34 saves.
ing a slow start to his first season as Anaheim’s unquestioned No. 1 netminder. After a scoreless first period, the teams exchanged fruitless power plays in the second before Anaheim finally snapped its 0-for-16 drought
with the man advantage, its longest of the season. Silfverberg pounced on a fat rebound of Corey Perry’s shot in the slot for his 12th goal. Late in the third period, Silfverberg surged ahead on a rush and threaded a cross-ice
pass to Cogliano for an exceptional top-shelf shot. Cogliano ended an eight-game goal drought. Blackhawks 4, Red Wings 3: Duncan Keith scored a power-play goal 38 seconds into overtime, lifting host Chicago to its fourth straight victory.
Bruins 5, Blues 3: Brad Marchand scored twice for Boston, including an empty netter, and David Backes got into a fight in his return to St. Louis. Frank Vatrano, Brandon Carlo and Torey Krug also scored for the Bruins. Backes, who spent his first 10 seasons with St. Louis before signing with Boston as a free agent, fought with former teammate Joel Edmundson late in the second to the delight of the Scottrade Center crowd. Sabres 4, Flyers 1: Evander Kane scored to cap host Buffalo’s threegoal, second-period surge. Sam Reinhart had a goal and two assists for the Sabres. Buffalo goalie Anders Nilsson stopped 39 shots but lost his shutout bid on Brayden Schenn’s power-play goal with 2:07 left.
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Stars are departing, but ‘best is yet to come’ By Mark Long TAMPA, Fla. — Standing on college football’s biggest stage and hoisting its top prize, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney and dynamic quarterback Deshaun Watson shared the ultimate hug and a few private words. A formidable pairing. An improbable championship. An ideal ending. Swinney and Watson’s finale together, a 35-31 upset victory against Alabama in the national title game Monday night, might be just a launching point for the Tigers (14-1). “You think this is the best of Clemson? Just wait (for) the next five years,” Watson said Tuesday. “It’s going to be even more exciting, more awesome.” The Tigers claimed their first national championship since 1981, ending a 34-year drought, thanks to huge plays from Watson, his receiving corps and a defense determined to reverse last year’s oh-so-close loss to the Crimson Tide in the title game. Although most expect Clemson to need a year or two to reload — the Tigers are losing a handful of offensive and defensive stars — Swinney believes his team will get another title shot in the not-too-distant future, certainly not another three-decade wait. “There’s no doubt in my mind that the best is yet to come for us,” Swinney said. “I mean, we’re going to continue to improve, continue to get better. Winning national championships are hard. It’s very, very difficult to do. It’s been 35 years at Clemson. ... It won’t be 35 years before Clemson will do this again.” Swinney has five-star quarterback Hunter Johnson, from Brownsburg, Ind., on the way to replace Watson, who graduated in three years and is leaving early for the NFL draft. And Clemson annually has one of the top three recruiting classes in the ACC, right on the heels of Florida State as well as perennial powers Alabama, Ohio State, Oklahoma and Michigan. Swinney clearly has Clemson rolling after consecutive trips to the title game. “We think that we have a great pro-
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Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson and head coach Dabo Swinney celebrate with the national championship trophy.
gram to sell, and we’re very proud of that,” he said. “The best is yet to come for us. This is not the end-all. It’s a great moment, and it’s something that we needed to get done. But you know, Thursday I’m going to have a team meeting with the 2017 team, and there will be a new group of seniors sitting in the front row, new challenges, new journey, kind of lay out the vision a little bit for next year.” He’ll do so without Watson, the team’s do-whatever-it-takes leader, and several other key starters. Watson completed 36 of 56 passes for 420 yards and three touchdowns in the title
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Versatile Peppers leaving Michigan A S S O C I AT E D P R E S S
Jabrill Peppers is taking his do-it-all talent to the NFL. The Heisman Trophy finalist announced his plans Tuesday to enter the draft and skip his senior season at Michigan. “It’s one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do,” Peppers said in an interview with Sports Illustrated. “I’m choosing between cementing my legacy as a college player and starting my pro legacy.” Peppers said he told head coach Jim Harbaugh of his decision Monday. “He thanked me and told me it was a pleasure to coach me,” Peppers said. “I told him it was a pleasure to play for him. He molded me for the next level, that’s how he operates.” The 6-foot-1, 205-pound linebacker/defensive back is projected to be a first-round pick in April. Peppers led the Wolverines with 16 tackles for losses, including four sacks, and ranked third with 72 tackles as a junior.
He had 27 carries for 181 yards and three touchdowns on offense. 1 Florida State offensive tackle Rod Johnson will forgo his final season to enter the NFL draft. 1 Junior All-America left tackle
Ryan Ramczyk is entering the draft after one season at Wisconsin.
Final poll: Clemson finished atop the Associated Press Top 25 after defeating Alabama for the national championship Monday night. The Tigers were No. 1 in the final poll for the first time since 1981. The Crimson Tide finished second, and USC was third, jumping from ninth and becoming the first team to finish that high with three losses. Washington was fourth, Oklahoma fifth and Ohio State sixth, followed by Penn State, Florida State, Wisconsin and Michigan. Stanford jumped from 18th to 12th after winning the Sun Bowl. Scarbrough broke leg: Ala-
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A’s, infielder Plouffe agree to 1-year deal STA F F A N D N EWS S E RV I C E S
The A’s and free-agent infielder Trevor Plouffe agreed Tuesday to a one-year deal, The Chronicle has learned. Plouffe, 30, batted .260 with a .303 on-base percentage and a .420 slugging percentage in 84 games last season for the Minnesota Twins, with whom he has played all of his sevenyear career. Plouffe hit 12 home runs and drove in 47 runs in 2016; he has power, with 86 homers the past five seasons, and had a career-high 86 RBIs in 2015.
Plouffe is expected to play mostly at third base, with Ryon Healy moving to designated hitter and a semi-platoon at first base with Yonder Alonso.
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Group seeks ban of Russian teams A global group of antidoping leaders is calling for Russian teams to be excluded from international competitions while establishing a process to allow individuals
game. “He’s the best player that’s ever come through there,” Swinney said, adding that Watson went 32-3 as a starter. “He set the standard. I mean, high standard. Graduated in three years, honorroll student, represented the program in an incredible way, unbelievable leadership, so easy to coach.” “He’s an incredible winner, and we’re not sitting here without Deshaun Watson.” Running back Wayne Gallman and receivers Mike Williams and Artavis Scott will join Watson in the NFL. Throw in tight end Jordan Leggett and
bama tailback Bo Scarbrough fractured a bone in his lower right leg in the national championship game. Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban said that Scarbrough’s injury won’t require surgery and that he’s expected to fully recover. Scarbrough was injured late in the third quarter of Monday night’s 35-31 loss to Clemson and didn’t return. He had run for 93 yards with first-half touchdowns of 25 and 37 yards. Buckeyes’ hire: Ohio State has hired former Indiana head coach Kevin Wilson to help direct the offense. The university said Wilson will be co-offensive coordinator with newly hired Ryan Day and also coach tight ends. Wilson went 26-47 in six seasons at Indiana.
center Jay Guillermo, and the Tigers will have to replace a big chunk of their high-scoring offense. They will have nearly as many losses on defense, with cornerback Cordrea Tankersley, safety Jadar Johnson, linebacker Ben Boulware and defensive end Carlos Watkins all gone. “What’s next?” Swinney said. “For us, it’ll be, like I said, enjoying this moment, but getting excited about coming back and seeing if we can charge back up the mountain next year.” Mark Long is an Associated Press writer. Cal athletic director Mike Williams says he intends to make a hire ASAP, “but we will be thoughtful and thorough in our search.”
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Coaching search is both quick and thoughtful Cal football from page B1
Title-game viewership dips: The rematch between Clemson and Alabama drew 680,000 fewer viewers on TV and online than last year’s game, ESPN said. The game got a 14.7 overnight rating for ESPN and a 15.3 rating for ESPN’s MegaCast, which combines viewers for ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU. Last year’s title game, won 45-40 by Alabama, drew a 15.8 overnight rating for ESPN and a 16.0 for the MegaCast.
teams.” Still, not many other viable candidate names have surfaced as Williams said he’ll keep his short list private until a coach is hired. The most interesting names among the scuttlebutt are former 49ers/Eagles/Oregon head coach Chip Kelly and current Carolina Panthers head coach Ron Rivera, but sources close to the situation believe both to be pipe dreams. More logical candidates are Washington Huskies defensive and offensive coordinators, respectively, Jimmy Lake and Jonathan Smith, and Wisconsin defensive coordinator Justin
from the country to compete if they can prove they have taken part in effective antidoping programs elsewhere. Leaders from 19 national antidoping organizations, including those in the United States, Britain and Sweden, held a summit this week and released their recommendations Tuesday. They also call for removal of major international competitions from Russia, a process that already has begun in the wake of Part 2 of the McLaren doping report, which was released last month. The McLaren report detailed state involvement in a widespread doping conspiracy that touched almost every corner of international sports. The details included a cover-up involving 12 medalists from the 2014 Sochi Olympics.
Skiing: Defending World Cup slalom champion Frida Hansdotter of Sweden was at her best in Flachau, Austria, convincingly winning the last race in the discipline before next month’s world championships. After failing to reach the podium this season, Hansdotter placed third in Maribor, Slovenia, on Sunday, then won the night race two days later. Hansdotter finished 0.58 of a second ahead of Nina Loeseth of Norway. Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin shared third place with Wendy Holdener of Switzerland, 0.78 off the lead. Shiffrin extended her lead in both the slalom and the overall standings. In the discipline, she leads Veronika Velez Zuzulova of Slovakia by 125 points. For the overall title, the American leads defending champion Lara Gut by 365 points.
Wilcox. Wilcox is a former Cal assistant coach, and there’s belief that he would bring in top recruiter and former Cal defensive lineman and assistant coach Tosh Lupoi as defensive coordinator. As Cal looks for its next head coach, some of the Bears’ assistants are looking for jobs. Inside receivers coach Jacob Peeler agreed to terms with Mississippi. One of Cal’s best recruiters, Peeler is an alum of Mississippi State. Rusty Simmons is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: rsimmons@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @Rusty_SFChron Soccer: Manchester United closed in on the final of the English League Cup by beating injury-hit Hull 2-0 in the first leg of their semifinal. The second leg is Jan. 26. Liverpool plays Southampton in the other semifinal, starting Wednesday. Horse racing: Trainer Ron Ellis has been banned from entering any horses in the Breeders’ Cup in the fall after being sanctioned by the event for a positive drug test involving Masochistic, who finished second in last year’s BC Sprint. Tennis: Defending champion Robert Bautista-Agut of Spain has withdrawn from the ASB Tennis Classic in Auckland, New Zealand, without playing a match, citing a stomach virus. Top-seed Bautista-Agut, 28, was due to play 2015 champion Jiri Vesely on Wednesday. He is ranked 13th.
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‘Super excited’ for the future Raiders from page B1
This first one didn’t go so great after Carr broke his leg and coaches essentially threw rookie Connor Cook to the wolves, hoping the Raiders’ defense could force three or more turnovers. There was no upset in Houston on Saturday, and Del Rio tipped his cap to his players before getting on to the business of next season — like changing offensive coordinators. “Each year, the turnover throughout the league is close to 25 percent or so,” Del Rio said. “It’s never going to be the same group of men. We had a good group. We had a good year. We went from seven wins to 12 wins. Had a lot of great moments throughout the year, a lot to be proud of.” Proud, yes. Happy? No. “We should expect more, and I’m going to demand more,” Del Rio said. The Raiders did expect more after their season-opening win in New Orleans. It set the stage for everything when Del Rio went for a two-point conversion and the win with 47 seconds left. Carr changed the call at the line of scrimmage — which he would do again and again as the year progressed — and threw a high arcing pass to the corner of the end zone for Crabtree. He grabbed it, the Raiders won and Del Rio was lauded for his guts by the national media. The players’ confidence started to match their coach’s, and Oakland would win its first five road games. “Guys always think they believe, but it takes something like that for things to really click,” Crabtree said. “And you feel like you’re going to win, even if you’re down in the fourth quarter. You trust in your coaches and teammates to do what it takes to get the W.” The victory in New Orleans was the first of seven fourth-quarter comeback wins for the Raiders. “Jack was like, ‘Hey, it’s about the process. Don’t forget how you won in Week 1,’ ” long snapper Jon Condo said. “We wouldn’t look ahead at the games three or four weeks away. It was a great season. It was fun.” Though Del Rio was praised for his courage and faith in his offense to make the play, the decision showed what little faith he had in his defense. And though the defense got better after allowing a combined 69 points in the first two games to the Saints and Falcons, it didn’t really turn the corner.
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Oakland running back Latavius Murray finds a hole against the Texans in the wild-card game in Houston on Saturday.
Raiders’ unrestricted free agents RB Latavius Murray — Ran for 13 TDs, including playoffs, but lost carries to rookies Jalen Richard and DeAndre Washington. Unlikely to be back, considering he’ll get some good offers and didn’t quite click with coaching staff. LB Malcolm Smith — Complementary player has been asked to do too much his first two years. Comes back only if price and role are right. RT Menelik Watson — Injured a lot, but team likes his aggressiveness, tools. Flip a coin.
Teams with Mack, a Defensive Player of the Year candidate, should not finish last in the league in sacks, but Oakland did with 25. The Raiders gave up 375 yards per game (26th in the league) and 24.1 points (20th), and things could have been a lot worse if they didn’t lead the league with a plus-16 turnover margin. Though effort is no doubt a part of the latter stat — and the Raiders played hard for Del Rio and defensive coordinator Ken Norton. Jr — there is also some luck involved there. The Raider must address their defensive line. Especially the big guys in the middle, whom linebacker Bruce Irvin called out on more than one occasion for not getting enough push and pressure. Del Rio called the
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Raiders’, Chargers’ fates to be discussed STA F F A N D N EWS S E RV I C E S
The NFL’s owner-guided stadium and finance committees are scheduled to meet in New York City on Wednesday with the possible relocations of the Raiders and Chargers expected to dominate the conversation. Talk of a possible move by
the Raiders comes on the heels of the team’s most successful season in 14 years. Head coach Jack Del Rio’s team went 12-4 and reached the playoffs, in which it lost to Houston on Saturday in the wild-card round. But the onfield success has done little to quell discussion of a possible move to Las Vegas or Los
Downing takes over offense Coordinator from page B1
Houston on Saturday. According to sources, Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio simply made a choice, as Downing had become a “hot” coaching candidate and was contacted by “4-5 teams” about jobs recently. Musgrave’s two-year contract expires in two weeks. Carr made the Pro Bowl each
Bill Musgrave
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of the past two years under Musgrave and Downing. Downing, 36, was the quarterbacks coach for the Lions and Bills before joining the Raiders. He will be the fourthyoungest offensive coordinator in the NFL.
LB Perry Riley Jr. — Stabilizing player; not a priority, but very possible he returns. DT Stacy McGee — Thrived for first time in years. How will that affect price? CB DJ Hayden — Not a good first-round pick but now a trusted role player. Don’t rule it out. WR Andre Holmes — Tall WR and specialteams standout. Loves it here and they love him, S Nate Allen — Accepted backup role. Will he accept much smaller salary? LS Jon Condo — We’ll see how sentimental head coach Jack Del Rio is.
TE Mychal Rivera — Could use change of scenery as there is a low ceiling for his use here. S Brynden Trawick — Special-teams player showed past two games that he should have been on D more. LB Daren Bates — Special teams didn’t improve as much as was hoped with addition of Bates, Trawick. QB Matt McGloin — Missed wide-open Amari Cooper deep in Denver, and was dead to Del Rio. — Vic Tafur
interior pass rush a “critical” need Monday, and went through four of the linemen. He didn’t mention starter Dan Williams or former starter Justin Ellis, and for good reason: That’s a combined 700 pounds of invisible right there. “That’s going to be an area for sure that we’re going to have to be better and do better,” Del Rio said. The Raiders also need help at linebacker and defensive back, and hope that the members of the 2016 draft class — safety Karl Joseph, defensive lineman Jihad Ward, and linebackers Shilique Calhoun and Cory James — are reliable contributors next season. Because they weren’t this season. The offense was reliable until Carr went down. He and the receivers developed a
special rapport and sense of where and when they wanted the football delivered. The Raiders were good enough to overcome a lot of drops when Carr was in there, but not when backups Matt McGloin and Cook took their turns the last two games. The Raiders led the NFL with 46 dropped passes, per SportsRadarUS. No. 3 receiver Seth Roberts led the league with 13, Crabtree had 12 and Cooper and tight end Clive Walford had six each. “More than I’m comfortable with, more than we should have,” Del Rio said of the dropped passes. “You can add that to the list of things we’re talking about here, areas that are obvious areas that must improve.” The Raiders are young, though, and should improve. They have a franchise quar-
terback and a franchise defensive player, and those aren’t easy to get, not to mention a high-priced offensive line that dominated before wearing down the last month. This offseason will be about adding to that nucleus. “I’m super excited,” Carr said. “We should have a good majority of our guys back. I’m going to work my tail off to be better next year. That’s the mind-set our whole team has. “When you’ve got a group of guys that have won 12 games and don’t care about that, they just want to be better, then we’re going to be all right.”
Angeles. Last month, Oakland offered up to $350 million toward the construction of a stadium — a figure that falls far short of the $750 million Las Vegas is said to be willing to spend. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said of negotiations to keep the Raiders in place: “We have not made great progress in Oakland. We need to continue to work at it.” The latest plan would have the city and Alameda County turn over $150 million worth of land at the Coliseum site to a group led by Ronnie Lott, and the public contributing
$200 million to upgrade infrastructure for a $1.3 billion stadium. The NFL and Raiders would put up $500 million, with Lott’s group having to come up with the remaining $600 million in private financing. If a new stadium deal can’t be arranged in Oakland, the Raiders have Las Vegas and Los Angeles — where the team played from 1982 through 1994 — as likely relocation options. A year ago, the Rams’ return to Los Angeles (from St. Louis) was OKd by the NFL and at the same time the Chargers were given a one-
year deadline to decide whether they, too, wanted to move to Los Angeles — and share a new stadium with the Rams — or build a stadium in San Diego. Voters in San Diego rejected a new stadium there and Chargers owner Dean Spanos faces a Sunday deadline to decide what he wants to do: try again in San Diego or move north. If the Chargers opt to join the Rams in Los Angeles, that would eliminate L.A. as an option for the Raiders and perhaps increase the likelihood that owner Mark Davis will move the Silver and Black to Las Vegas.
Downing played football at Eden Prairie High in Minnesota for Mike Grant, the son of Bud Grant, the Vikings’ Hall of Fame head coach. Downing became a public-relations intern for the Vikings at 19 and later earned a coaching internship under Mike Tice, the Raiders’ current offensive line coach. This is the second time that Musgrave, 49, has been let go by Del Rio. The two were together in 2003-04 when the Jaguars’ head coach fired his offensive coordinator. Del Rio questioned Musgrave’s play-calling at several points this season, especially the lack of running plays,
and has been heavy in his praise of Downing the past few weeks. On Sunday, Del Rio brought up the scheme when asked about the second straight slow finish of receiver Amari Cooper’s two year-career. Cooper had 31 catches for 366 yards in the last eight games after he had 52 for 787 yards in the first eight games. “Last year, I think it was clearly involved with his foot,” said Del Rio, who added the team will “go back and look at it, whether it was what they were doing to us or what we weren’t doing to provide those opportunities for him.
“Was the guy he was going against good enough to get him slowed down? Was it scheme? Was it design on our part? Those are all things we have to look at in detail.” Defensive coordinator Ken Norton Jr., meanwhile, survived despite the Raiders’ defense finishing 26th in the league. Defensive backs coach Marcus Robinson’s contract was not renewed, though, a couple of days after Del Rio put the brunt of the burden on the big plays allowed — passing and running — on the defensive backs.
Vic Tafur is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: vtafur@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @VicTafur
Vic Tafur is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer.
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No Thompson means having to work harder Warriors from page B1
ished with 28 points and eight rebounds. “But we adjusted.” After watching Thompson play through illness in two straight games, head coach Steve Kerr rested his catch-andshoot maestro Tuesday. It was a calculated risk: By sitting against the NBA’s second-worst team, Thompson would be better prepared for Cleveland, Oklahoma City and Houston next week. The Heat exposed just how important he is to Golden State’s free-flowing system. Without Thompson to stretch the floor, Durant faced more double-teams and slogged through a rough start. Not having Thompson to guard Miami’s shooters also left the Warriors less versatile defensively and contributed to open driving lanes. Miami attacked the rim at Warriors 107, Heat 95 Miami . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 25 14 27 — 95 Warriors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 26 26 28 — 107 MIAMI
FG FT Reb Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts Babbitt 18 1-6 0-0 0-1 0 0 2 Whiteside 37 13-17 2-3 3-20 2 3 28 Dragic 38 7-16 1-1 0-2 4 2 17 McGruder 32 0-4 1-2 1-6 2 3 1 Waiters 38 4-17 0-0 0-3 8 4 8 T.Johnson 30 6-11 3-4 1-7 3 3 18 J.Johnson 30 6-14 1-2 0-2 6 4 14 Reed 11 1-3 2-2 0-4 0 2 4 Ellington 7 0-1 3-3 0-0 0 1 3 240 38-89 13-17 5-45 25 22 95 Totals Percentages: FG .427, FT .765. 3-Point Goals: 6-30, .200 (T.Johnson 3-8, Dragic 2-5, J.Johnson 1-7, Ellington 0-1, McGruder 0-1, Babbitt 0-3, Waiters 0-5). Team Rebounds: 4. Team Turnovers: 11 (0 PTS). Blocked shots: 4 (Whiteside 2, McGruder, Reed). Turnovers: 11 (Whiteside 4, Dragic 3, J.Johnson 2, Reed, Waiters). Steals: 6 (J.Johnson 2, Waiters 2, Dragic, Whiteside). Technical fouls: Defensive three second, 7:22 first; team, 7:22 first. WARRIORS
FG FT Reb Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts Durant 37 10-21 5-5 1-8 0 2 28 Green 36 4-11 5-6 0-9 5 0 13 Pachulia 24 3-5 2-2 1-6 3 3 8 Curry 36 8-21 4-5 1-8 9 0 24 McCaw 19 1-3 0-0 0-3 0 4 3 Iguodala 29 4-6 0-0 1-5 4 0 9 Clark 22 4-9 0-0 0-1 3 3 10 Livingston 18 3-5 2-4 0-0 1 3 8 West 12 1-4 0-0 1-5 3 0 2 McGee 9 1-1 0-0 0-3 0 1 2 McAdoo 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 240 39-86 18-22 5-48 28 16 107 Totals Percentages: FG .453, FT .818. 3-Point Goals: 11-27, .407 (Curry 4-11, Durant 3-6, Clark 2-3, Iguodala 1-2, McCaw 1-2, Green 0-3). Team Rebounds: 9. Team Turnovers: 11 (0 PTS). Blocked shots: 7 (Durant 2, Green 2, McGee 2, Curry). Turnovers: 11 (Curry 4, Pachulia 2, Clark, Durant, Green, McCaw, McGee). Steals: 6 (Green 2, Curry, Durant, Pachulia, West). Technical fouls: None. Officials: Courtney Kirkland, Mitchell Ervin, Karl Lane
will for stretches and finished 32-for-59 (54.2 percent) on twopoint attempts. With about a minute on the game clock, Stephen Curry poked the ball away from Miami’s Hassan Whiteside. Zaza Pachulia dived for the loose ball and hit Curry, who found Andre Iguodala in stride for a tomahawk dunk. The Heat called for time, but the scoreboard above — Golden State 102, Miami 89 — suggested their upset bid had been thwarted. Durant (28 points, eight rebounds), Curry (24 points, eight rebounds, nine assists) and Draymond Green (13 points, nine rebounds) helped the Warriors withstand a 28-point, 20-rebound clinic by Whiteside. A 34-12 advantage in fastbreak points allowed Golden State to overcome the fact that 61 percent of the Heat’s points came in the paint. “They can put up points in a hurry,” Miami head coach Erik Spoelstra said. “They can get you backpedaling, scrambling all the way to the three-point line.” Though the Warriors entered Tuesday with an NBA-best per-game point margin of plus-11.8, they had won only two of their previous eight games by double digits. Friday’s overtime loss to Memphis, in which Golden State squandered a 24-point, second-half lead, reinforced an important truth: For the Warriors to reach their long-term goals, they’ll need their effort to match their talent. Two nights after overcoming a first-half malaise to win in Sacramento, Golden State again opened lackadaisically Tuesday. The Heat feasted on open looks. In the waning seconds of the first quarter, Miami’s James Johnson sliced past two defenders, took one giant stride into the key and posterized Curry on a two-handed dunk. Curry, flat on his back, raised his arms to signal his desire for a charging call. None came.
WARRIORS BEAT
Kerr ‘won’t hesitate’ to rest more players By Connor Letourneau Three years ago, entering his first season as the Warriors’ head coach, Steve Kerr tried to map out which days to rest his core players. “I thought I was being really smart,” Kerr recalled before Tuesday night’s game against Miami.
As that maiden season unfolded, Kerr recognized his own naivete: It is impossible to predict when someone will need a night off. Developments like Tuesday’s, when Kerr rested Klay Thompson after watching Thompson play through illness the previous two games, are just part of the randomness that comes with the NBA grind.
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Forward Kevin Durant, shooting against Miami’s James Johnson in the first quarter, led the Warriors with 28 points. He’s averaging 26 points this season in about 35 minutes per game.
After digging a double-digit hole, Miami used a 17-6 run to retake the lead late in the second quarter. Thirty-six of its 54 points had come in the paint by the time the Heat entered halftime up one point. In the third quarter, the Warriors tightened defensively and held the Heat to 5-for-20 shooting. Durant followed up a forgettable first half with 10 thirdquarter points. Thanks to a 10-2 spurt, Golden State created some distance. “We did a decent job defen-
sively, especially in the third quarter,” Iguodala said. “For us, I feel like defensively we need to lock in, continue to improve on that end and that’ll lead to a better-flowing offense.” Miami, surely inspired by the chance of a statement win, cut its deficit to three points midway through the fourth. Ian Clark hit a three-pointer, and the Warriors strung together stops. Iguodala’s dunk with 57.9 seconds left capped a 17-7 Golden State rally, effectively securing its 13th win in 15 games.
Still, one thing was clear Tuesday: The Warriors will be a much better team, on offense and defense, when they welcome Thompson back Thursday against Detroit. “We definitely missed him,” Durant said. “Hopefully, he’s rested up and ready for the next game.”
It marked the first time this season Kerr had given one of his four core players — Thompson, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and Draymond Green — a night off. Previously, rest had been reserved for elder statesmen David West, Andre Iguodala and Shaun Livingston. In the six weeks until the All-Star break, a stretch commonly deemed the “dog days” of the 82-game regular season, Kerr said he “won’t hesitate” to rest players who need it. Just don’t expect him to start circling potential rest days on his calendar. “I can’t predict it, but I can say there are certain times when you’re worn down,” Kerr said.
“If I see that with someone else, I’ll sit that guy, too.”
sitting out, yeah, we’re vulnerable. That is something that we talk about and think about.”
Thin backcourt: Kerr leaves questions about personnel moves to general manager Bob Myers. But with the NBA’s Feb. 23 trade deadline nearing, Kerr is willing to admit one thing: The backcourt could use more depth. With Patrick McCaw replacing Thompson in the starting lineup Tuesday, the Warriors had only two backup guards: Livingston and Ian Clark. “We are a little vulnerable,” Kerr said before the game. “If we happen to get another injury tonight while Klay’s already
Connor Letourneau is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: cletourneau@ sfchronicle.com Twitter: @Con_Chron
White House: The polarizing nature of President-elect Donald Trump raises a couple of intriguing questions: If Golden State wins another NBA title this season, would the team make its customary visit to the White House? How would coaches react if players didn’t want to attend? “I certainly hope that we have to have that decision to make,” Kerr said with a smile. Connor Letourneau is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer.
ROUNDUP
Bucks rally past San Antonio A S S O C I AT E D P R E S S
Kin Man Hui / San Antonio Express-News
The Bucks’ Michael Beasley, who scored a season-high 28 points, shoots against the Spurs’ Jonathan Simmons.
The Milwaukee Bucks had little to show for their attempts to improve in late-game situations this season. Until they took on San Antonio. Michael Beasley scored a season-high 28 points in place of an ill Giannis Antetokounmpo, and the Bucks rallied to beat the Spurs 109-107 on Tuesday night. Milwaukee erased a sixpoint deficit in the final five minutes to snap San Antonio’s nine-game home win streak. “We were owed this game,” said Jabari Parker, who had 22 points and seven rebounds. “We’ve had so many opportunities when we let (them slip) out of our hands, but this game really got us over that hurdle that we’ve been asking for the past two months.” Coming off a third-quarter swoon in a 107-101 loss Sunday to Washington, Milwaukee made it through another tough
fourth quarter. “I think this game showed a lot of character and resilience,” Beasley said. “It showed that we are working.” Despite getting little from Antetokounmpo, the Bucks overcame Kawhi Leonard’s 30 points and a 13-point deficit in the first half. Antetokounmpo, who missed Milwaukee’s previous game, started despite having a fever at morning shootaround. He was scoreless for the first time this season, missing his only three attempts. Jazz 100, Cavaliers 92: Gordon Hayward went toe-to-toe with LeBron James in the second half to help host Utah beat Cleveland. Hayward had 22 points and went back and forth with James in a decisive third quarter. James brought the Cavaliers back from a 15-point halftime deficit before Hayward drove the lead back to 14. James finished with 29 points. Kings 100, Pistons 94: DeMarcus Cousins had 24 points, 13 rebounds and six assists to help host Sacramento rally from a nine-point deficit to start the fourth quarter. Trail Blazers 108, Lakers 87: C.J.
McCollum scored 25 points and visiting Portland used a dominant third quarter to defeat Los Angeles for the 10th consecutive time. Raptors 114, Celtics 106: DeMar DeRozan scored a season-high 41 points, Kyle Lowry had 24 and host Toronto rallied to end Boston’s fourgame winning streak. Rockets 121, Hornets 114: James Harden had 40 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists for his second consecutive triple-double, and host Houston outlasted Charlotte for its ninth straight win. Wizards 101, Bulls 99: John Wall scored 26 points, including a gamewinning baseline jumper with 5.9 seconds left, and added 14 assists as host Washington moved above .500 by defeating Chicago. Hawks 117, Nets 97: Dennis Schroder had 19 points and 10 assists, Dwight Howard added 14 points and 16 rebounds, and visiting Atlanta beat skidding Brooklyn to win its seasonhigh seventh straight. Rose returns: Derrick Rose returned to practice with the Knicks after missing their game Monday night for what he described as family reasons. The team later announced he had been fined for missing the 110-96 loss to New Orleans and said he was expected to be in uniform Wednesday night in Philadelphia.
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SPORTS
Spurs, Rockets are worthy West foes Jenkins from page B1
landscape of widespread mediocrity. Imagine a history written without tales of Bill Russell’s Celtics, the Magic Johnson-Larry Bird rivalry, the Kobe Bryant-Shaquille O’Neal dynamic, or the intensely riveting presence of Michael Jordan and LeBron James when championships are decided. At the onset of the season, the Warriors seemed destined to join that lofty company, bound for a second title in three years with the acquisition of Kevin Durant (and by the way, someone inform Silver and the league’s irritable owners that the Warriors were honestly constructed, through the draft, trades and free agency). Only LeBron’s Cavaliers seemed a worthy match, and so it was written: WarriorsCleveland in the Finals, with the regular season merely a lengthy prelude. Things have changed, dramatically, in recent days. Weekly “power rankings” have
become a staple among the league’s insiders. This week, not one of them listed the Warriors No. 1. In fact, nobody had them higher than third. These aren’t down-the-line forecasts or big-picture assessments, rather how the teams stand right now — and among five outlets, there were two first-place votes for Cleveland, two for the Houston Rockets and one for the San Antonio Spurs. It’s really nothing more than sports-bar talk, but as we near the season’s halfway point, the Western Conference standings are very real — and somewhat ominous, from the Warriors’ standpoint. This team hasn’t run away from anyone. San Antonio and Houston are just 2½ games back. And here’s why it matters: If the Warriors top the West, they’ll draw the No. 8 seed and an automatic firstround breeze against Portland, Sacramento, New Orleans, Denver or whoever else emerges from that paltry mess. Should the Warriors finish
No. 2 or 3, thus drawing the seventh or sixth seed, that could be Oklahoma City, Utah, Memphis or the Clippers. You’d have to pick the Warriors against any of those teams, but who needs the aggravation of a tense, energysapping series right off the bat? Facing the Grizzlies of Marc Gasol, Zach Randolph and Mike Conley is about the last matchup the Warriors want at the moment. The Rockets really bear watching in the second half. Very quickly, they’ve gone from James Harden’s ballhogging tedium to a legitimate powerhouse that illuminates all the current trends: speed, ball movement, three-point shooting and pick-and-roll mastery. Harden is the centerpiece, now the most dangerous point guard in the league, and his teammates’ long-range shooting (notably from Ryan Anderson and Eric Gordon) creates a brand of spacing that allows Harden to thrive. (Russell Westbrook might be superior to Harden as an
individual, and people underestimate Stephen Curry’s ongoing brilliance as he becomes more of a true point guard, but Harden is the No. 1 MVP candidate right now, from a teamwork standpoint. He can shoot from anywhere, he’s a brilliant passer and he lives at the free-throw line.) San Antonio, meanwhile, looks sweetly familiar for anyone who appreciates the game’s finer points. While the Warriors struggle to find a halfcourt set that functions properly under pressure, the Spurs haven’t missed a beat in Tim Duncan’s absence — and they have risen to No. 1 in defensive efficiency. It seems a mirage that Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili remain so influential, but the two of them carry an ageless look at the moment — and coach Gregg Popovich, always good for an under-the-radar discovery, might have found another one in Latvian rookie Davis Bertans, the backup power forward who scored 21 points (including four three-pointers)
against Charlotte on Saturday night. This is a relatively quiet stretch for the Warriors, with Miami and Detroit spaced over a six-day period, but Monday brings Cleveland to Oracle Arena. People will offer up the usual “meaningless” nonsense, but that doesn’t apply to the big regular-season matchups. The Warriors need to see the Cleveland offense with new acquisition Kyle Korver involved. They need to give LeBron and his buddies a few fresh concerns. An unhappy ending — especially if it means confusion during a tight finish — will bring only more scrutiny. And the big picture? Bright as could be. Superiority, star power and widespread fan appeal at the NBA summit. Fortunately, there are things that the commissioner and his ownership cronies cannot control. Bruce Jenkins is a San Francisco Chronicle columnist. Email: bjenkins@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @Bruce_Jenkins1
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Just voted No. 1, Baylor crushed by West Virginia A S S O C I AT E D P R E S S
Baylor’s euphoria over its ascent to the No. 1 ranking lasted one day. Nathan Adrian broke out of a shooting slump with a careerhigh 22 points, and No. 10 West Virginia overwhelmed the visiting Bears 89-68 on Tuesday night in the Baylor program’s first game with the top ranking. Baylor (15-1, 3-1 Big 12) committed a season-high 29 turnovers; the school record is 31. The loss means No. 5 Gonzaga is the only remaining unbeaten team in Division I. “They just took us out of everything,” Baylor head coach Scott Drew said. “We weren’t overconfident. They just kicked our butt.” West Virginia (14-2, 3-1) started the second half with an 11-3 run and kept pouring it on, leading by as many as 26 points. At the end, fans rushed the court at the end and sang John Denver’s “Country Roads.” “From the players to the managers, there was nobody in our locker room that didn’t think we should win,” West Virginia head coach Bob Huggins said. “My hope is we get to the point where it’s expected rather than celebrating.”
Ray Thompson / Associated Press
West Virginia’s Sagaba Konate (50) and Lamont West join the crowd in celebrating the Mountaineers’ victory over top-ranked Baylor, inspiring a flurry of smartphone photos.
San Diego St. 76, San Jose St. 61: Brandon Clarke had 25 points, seven rebounds and four assists for the visiting Spartans (8-7, 1-3 Mountain West), but it wasn’t nearly enough against the Aztecs (9-7, 1-3), who opened a 42-23 lead in the first half. #2 Kansas 81, Oklahoma 70: Frank Mason scored 19 of his 28 points in the second half for the visiting Jayhawks
AUTO RACING Carl Edwards
Driver’s future: retire or return? By Jenna Fryer CHARLOTTE, N.C. — In a stunning decision, NASCAR driver Carl Edwards is walking away from the final year of his contract with Joe Gibbs Racing less than two months after nearly winning his first Cup championship, two people with knowledge of the situation said Tuesday. Joe Gibbs Racing scheduled two news conferences Wednesday in which Edwards is expected to announce he will not drive the No. 19 Toyota next season. The second announcement is that reigning Xfinity Series champion Daniel Suarez will replace Edwards in the Cup Series. The two people spoke on condition of ano-
nymity because the team and Edwards had not announced the move. Edwards, 37, informed team owner Joe Gibbs right before Christmas that he no longer wanted to compete, the people told AP, confirming a decision first reported by Fox Sports. “This is comparable to Barry Sanders’ retirement back in 1999, shocking and with loads of ability and time left in a very successful career,” said Texas Motor Speedway President Eddie Gossage. Edwards was a four-time winner at Texas in the Cup Series. “I talked to Carl about a month ago and he didn’t give any indication that he was considering this,” Gossage said. “It is a shock that just
Steve Helber / Associated Press 2016
It’s not clear whether Carl Edwards’ final race came in November when he nearly won a Cup championship.
doesn’t seem real.” Edwards might not be done for good: He simply could be sitting out one year of competition for a myriad of reasons, and there could be jobs waiting for him in 2018. Tony Stewart has retired and has a four-car lineup that is moving this year to Ford, where Edwards was closely aligned before he spent
the past two seasons driving for Gibbs. Also, concerns about Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s concussion history, plus underperformance by Kasey Kahne, could open seats in the future at Hendrick Motorsports. Edwards, who is married to a doctor who specializes in neurological rehabilitation, also could be
(15-1, 4-0 Big 12), who have won 15 straight. The Sooners (6-9, 0-4) lost their seventh in a row. #3 Villanova 79, #15 Xavier 54: Kris Jenkins and Josh Hart each scored 20 points for the host Wildcats (16-1, 4-1 Big East) against the Musketeers (13-3, 3-1). #6 Kentucky 87, Vanderbilt 81: Malik Monk scored six points in the final 32 seconds for the Wildcats (14-2, 4-0 SEC), who overcame the host Commodores (8-8, 2-2). #9 Florida State 88, #7 Duke 72: Xavier Rathan-Mayes scored 18 of his 21 points in the second half for the host Seminoles (16-1, 4-0 ACC), who broke a 46-year-old school record with their 12th straight win. Luke Kennard led the Blue Devils (14-3, 2-2) with 23 points. #23 Florida 80, Alabama 67: The visiting Gators (13-3, 4-0 SEC) overcame 24 points from Braxton Key for the host Crimson Tide (9-6, 2-1), who led by six points early in the second half after trailing by 18 in the first. Texas Tech 66, #25 Kansas St. 65: Keenan Evans made a go-ahead layup with 15 seconds left to help the Red Raiders (13-3, 2-2 Big 12) knock off the Wildcats (13-3, 2-2) and improve to 11-0 at home. Off the team: Tennessee dismissed guard Detrick Mostella, its secondleading scorer, saying he had not lived up to the program’s standards. WOMEN
UConn’s 90th in row ties record Top-ranked Connecticut (15-0, 2-0 American) tied its own NCAA record with its 90th consecutive win, a 102-37 rout of No. 20 South Florida (13-2, 2-1). Saniya Chong scored 20 points to lead the host Huskies. Player’s death: The Cook County (Ill.) medical examiner said the death Monday of Northwestern player Jordan Hankins was a suicide.
scared by Earnhardt’s concussion problems. Edwards has given no indication what he’s thinking or what the future might hold. In a text message, he wrote: “I’m kinda hungry. Going to Subway!” in reference to his longtime sponsor. He also stated simply: “All good.” Neither Fox Sports or NBC Sports has a role planned for Edwards in 2017, although he has done analyst work on a semi-regular basis the past several years. Edwards came oh-so-close to winning his first Cup championship in November’s season finale. He was leading all championship contenders with 10 laps remaining at Homestead-Miami Speedway until a caution set up a restart that bunched the field. Edwards tried to block Joey Logano’s attempt to take the lead, and it caused a crash that ended Edwards’ title bid. Jenna Fryer is a writer for the Associated Press.
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SCOREBOARD ODDS
NBA
NBA
NHL
Standings WEDNESDAY
FAVORITE
SPREAD UNDERDOG
New York. . . . . 2 (210) . . . . . . . PHILA. BOSTON . . . . . OFF (OFF) . . Washington OKLA. CITY. . .4½ (204½). . . . . Memphis MINNESOTA . . OFF (OFF) . . . . . Houston PORTLAND . . . OFF (OFF) . . . . Cleveland LA CLIPS . . . . . 9½ (209) . . . . . . Orlando COLLEGE BASKETBALL WEDNESDAY FAVORITE
SPREAD UNDERDOG
VA C’WEALTH . Houston . . . . . . South Carolina MISSISSIPPI. . . S.FLORIDA . . . . WICHITA ST . . . DUQUESNE . . . MICH. ST . . . . . Dayton . . . . . . . RICHMOND . . . DAVIDSON . . . . LOUISVILLE . . . MARQUETTE . . North Carolina. Memphis . . . . . TEXAS . . . . . . . Illinois St . . . . . MISSOURI ST. . Indiana St . . . . TEXAS A&M . . BRADLEY . . . . . Michigan. . . . . . WYOMING . . . . CREIGHTON . . . NC State. . . . . . UCONN . . . . . . . OKLA. ST . . . . . AIR FORCE . . . . L.BEACH ST. . .
10½ 9 1 2 6½ 16 10½ 2½ 6 OFF 14 12½ 4 7½ 2½ PK 6 5½ 2½ 9 OFF 1½ 4 3½ 6 2½ PK PK 5½
. . . . . . G.Wash. . E. CAROLINA . . TENNESSEE . . . . . . Georgia . . . . . . . Tulane . . . . . . . Loyola . . . Saint Louis . . . . Minnesota . . . . . . . UMASS . . . . St. Bonav. . . . . . Fordham . . . . Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . Seton . . . W. FOREST . . . . . . . TULSA . . . . . . . . . . TCU . . . S. ILLINOIS . . . . Evansville . . . . . . . DRAKE . . . . . . . . . . Lsu . . . . . . N. Iowa . . . . . . ILLINOIS . . . . . . . . . Utah . . . . . . . . Butler . . . BOST. COL. . . . . . . . Temple . . . . . . . . . Iowa . . . . Fresno St. . . . . . CS North.
NFL PLAYOFFS SATURDAY FAVORITE
SPREAD UNDERDOG
ATLANTA . . . . . 4½ (51) . . . . . . . Seattle N.ENGLAND. . . 15½ (44) . . . . . . Houston PLAYOFFS SUNDAY FAVORITE
SPREAD UNDERDOG
KAN. CITY . . . . 1½ (44) . . . . Pittsburgh DALLAS . . . . . . 4½ (52) . . . . Green Bay Updated odds available at Pregame.com
TENNIS ATP/WTA APIA INTERNATIONAL
Tuesday at Sydney, Australia Men’s First Round Singles Alex de Minaur, Australia, def. Benoit Paire, France, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (1). Mischa Zverev, Germany, def. Nicolas Almagro, Spain, 6-4, 6-2. Andrey Kuznetsov, Russia, def. Martin Klizan (7), Slovakia, 2-6, 6-1, 3-0, retired. Gilles Muller (6), Luxembourg, def. Alexandr Dolgopolov, Ukraine, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5. Marcel Granollers (8), Spain, def. Santiago Giraldo, Colombia, 6-7 (5), 7-5, 6-3. Jordan Thompson, Australia, def. Nikoloz Basilashvili, Georgia, 7-5, 6-2. Women’s Second Round Singles Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, def. Svetlana Kuznetsova (5), Russia, 7-5, 6-3. Barbora Strycova, Czech Republic, def. Roberta Vinci (9), Italy, 6-2, 6-3. Eugenie Bouchard, Canada, def. Dominika Cibulkova (3), Slovakia, 6-4, 6-3. Daria Kasatkina, Russia, def. Angelique Kerber (1), Germany, 7-6 (5), 6-2. Caroline Wozniacki (10), Denmark, def. Yulia Putintseva, Kazakhstan, 6-0, 7-5. Johanna Konta (6), Britain, def. Daria Gavrilova, Australia, 6-1, 6-3. Duan Ying-Ying, China, def. CoCo Vandeweghe, United States, 6-3, 6-2. Agnieszka Radwanska (2), Poland, def. Christina McHale, United States, 7-6 (1), 6-1
WTA HOBART INTERNATIONAL
Tuesday at Hobart, Australia Second Round Singles Veronica Cepede Royg, Paraguay, def. Andrea Petkovic, Germany, 6-3, 0-6, 6-4. Elise Mertens, Belgium, def. Sachia Vickery, United States, 0-1, retired. Monica Niculescu (3), Romania, def. Kirsten Flipkens, Belgium, 6-3, 6-2. Jana Fett, Croatia, def. Lizette Cabrera, Australia, 6-1, 6-3.
ATP ASB CLASSIC
Tuesday At Auckland, New Zealand First Round Singles Joao Sousa, Portugal, def. Albert Ramos-Vinolas (5), Spain, 6-1, 7-5. Ryan Harrison, United States, def. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, 6-1, 6-2. Brydan Klein, Australia, def. Facundo Bagnis, Argentina, 6-1, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (3). Yen-hsun Lu, Taiwan, def. Karen Khachanov, Russia, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (9). Marcos Baghdatis (8), Cyprus, def. Adrian Mannarino, France, 6-4, 6-4. Jeremy Chardy, France, def. Artem Sitak, New Zealand, 6-4, 6-2.
TRANSACTIONS BASEBALL
American League A’S — Assigned INF/OF Max Muncy outright to Nashville (PCL). BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Agreed to terms with RHP Cody Satterwhite on a minor league contract. CLEVELAND INDIANS — Released LHP Edwin Escobar. DETROIT TIGERS — Agreed to terms with RHPs A.J. Achter, Collin Balester, Jake Brigham, Waldis Joaquin, Jorge Marban, Edward Mujica and Thad Weber KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Named Phil Falco strength and conditioning coach of Omaha (PCL) National League CINCINNATI REDS — Agreed to terms with RHP Louis Coleman on a minor league contract. LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Designated INF Micah Johnson for assignment. Agreed to terms with RHP Kenley Jansen on a five-year contract. WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Named Mike Warren strength and conditioning coach of Syracuse (IL) American Association GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS — Signed OFs Reggie Wilson and Anthony Cheky. LINCOLN SALTDOGS — Traded RHP Matt Larkins to Southern Maryland for a player to be named. Signed INF Cody Lenahan and RHP Zeb Sneed. BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association PHILADELPHIA 76ERS — Signed G Chasson Randle to a 10-day contract. Women’s National Basketball Association NEW YORK LIBERTY — Named Swin Cash director of franchise development. FOOTBALL
National Football League CHICAGO BEARS — Signed WR Rueben Randle to a reserve/future contract. CLEVELAND BROWNS — Fired defensive backs coach Louie Cioffi, inside linebackers coach Johnny Holland, offensive line coach Hal Hunter, assistant defensive backs coach Cannon Matthews and outside linebackers coach Ryan Slowik. HOCKEY
National Hockey League NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Recalled F Pontus Aberg from Milwaukee (AHL). NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Placed D Andy Green and D Yohann Auvitu on injured reserve TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Reassigned G Adam Wilcox to Syracuse (AHL). Recalled F Gabriel Dumont and G Kristers Gudlevskis from Syracuse. TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS — Claimed G Curtis McElhinney off waivers from Columbus. SOCCER
Major League Soccer SPORTING KANSAS CITY — Signed F Cameron Iwasa and G Andrew Dykstra to one-year contracts. COLLEGE
FLORIDA STATE — OT Rod Johnson will enter the NFL draft. WISCONSIN — OT Ryan Ramczyk will enter the NFL draft.
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Pacific Division W L Pct Warriors 33 6 .846 L.A. Clippers 26 14 .650 Sacramento 16 22 .421 L.A. Lakers 15 27 .357 Phoenix 12 26 .316 Southwest Division W L Pct San Antonio 30 8 .789 Houston 31 9 .775 Memphis 24 16 .600 New Orleans 15 24 .385 Dallas 11 27 .289 Northwest Division W L Pct Utah 24 16 .600 Okla. City 23 16 .590 Portland 17 23 .425 Denver 14 23 .378 Minnesota 12 26 .316
GB — 7½ 16½ 19½ 20½ GB — — 7 15½ 19 GB —
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EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 25 13 .658 — Boston 23 15 .605 2 New York 17 21 .447 8 Philadelphia 10 25 .286 13½ Brooklyn 8 29 .216 16½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 22 16 .579 — Washington 19 18 .514 2½ Charlotte 20 19 .513 2½ Orlando 16 23 .410 6½ Miami 11 29 .275 12 Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 28 9 .757 — Indiana 20 18 .526 8½ Milwaukee 19 18 .514 9 Chicago 19 20 .487 10 Detroit 18 22 .450 11½ Tuesday’s Games Warriors 107, Miami 95 Washington 101, Chicago 99 Atlanta 117, Brooklyn 97 Toronto 114, Boston 106 Houston 121, Charlotte 114 Milwaukee 109, San Antonio 107 Utah 100, Cleveland 92 Portland 108, L.A. Lakers 87 Sacramento 100, Detroit 94 Monday’s Games New Orleans 110, New York 96 Minnesota 101, Dallas 92 Oklahoma City 109, Chicago 94 Wednesday’s Games New York at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Houston at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Memphis at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m. Washington at Boston, 5 p.m. Cleveland at Portland, 7:30 p.m. Orlando at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m. Thursday’s Games Detroit at Warriors, 7:30 p.m. Indiana at Denver, Noon New Orleans at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m. Chicago at New York, 5 p.m. L.A. Lakers at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m. Dallas at Phoenix, 7 p.m.
Wizards 101, Bulls 99 Chicago . . . . . .36 25 16 22 — 99 Washington . .26 23 32 20 — 101 CHICAGO
FG FT Reb Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts Gibson 29 3-11 3-3 4-12 1 1 10 McDermtt 24 2-11 0-0 0-1 1 3 4 Lopez 34 5-10 4-5 5-6 1 2 14 Ctr-Wllms 29 4-12 6-7 0-7 2 1 14 Grant 25 2-5 4-4 0-2 6 1 9 Valentine 30 7-15 0-0 0-2 2 1 19 Rondo 27 6-13 0-0 0-4 6 4 12 Portis 18 5-8 0-0 2-7 0 2 13 Felicio 14 1-3 2-2 1-2 0 3 4 Canaan 10 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 240 35-88 19-21 12-44 19 18 99 Totals Percentages: FG .398, FT .905. 3Point Goals: 10-27, .370 (Valentine 511, Portis 3-4, Gibson 1-1, Grant 1-1, Carter-Williams 0-2, Rondo 0-3, McDermott 0-5). Team Rebounds: 8. Team Turnovers: 17 (24 PTS). Blocked shots: 2 (Gibson, Lopez). Turnovers: 17 (Grant 5, Carter-Williams 3, Lopez 2, Rondo 2, Canaan, Felicio, McDermott, Portis, Valentine). Steals: 10 (Rondo 3, Carter-Williams 2, Valentine 2, Grant, Lopez, Portis). Technical fouls: Gibson, 9:25 third. WASHINGTON
FG FT Reb Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts Morris 22 8-12 0-0 1-4 2 6 19 Porter 34 5-10 0-0 0-2 2 1 11 Gortat 42 5-8 0-0 3-12 0 4 10 Beal 37 7-15 2-3 0-4 3 2 19 Wall 40 11-21 3-4 0-6 14 2 26 Oubre 23 1-6 1-2 0-5 1 4 3 Smith 23 3-7 0-0 3-6 0 2 7 Burke 13 2-4 0-0 0-2 1 2 6 McClelln 7 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 240 42-83 6-9 7-42 24 24 101 Totals Percentages: FG .506, FT .667. 3Point Goals: 11-22, .500 (Morris 3-3, Beal 3-6, Burke 2-2, Smith 1-2, Wall 1-2, Porter 1-4, Oubre 0-3). Team Rebounds: 5. Team Turnovers: 21 (28 PTS). Blocked shots: 6 (Smith 3, Gortat, Porter, Wall). Turnovers: 21 (Wall 5, Beal 4, Gortat 3, Morris 3, Smith 3, Burke 2, Oubre). Steals: 8 (Morris 3, Porter 2, Gortat, Oubre, Wall). Technical fouls: None. Att.: 14,361 (20,356). Time: 2:13. Officials: Mark Ayotte, Kane Fitzgerald, Courtney Kirkland
Raptors 114, Celtics 106 Boston . . . . . .18 37 29 22 — 106 Toronto . . . . . .23 23 34 34 — 114 BOSTON
FG FT Reb Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts Crowder 38 4-10 0-0 0-2 1 1 9 Johnson 16 2-5 0-0 2-5 1 4 4 Horford 35 5-11 2-2 2-9 4 1 14 Smart 38 6-11 3-3 1-4 5 4 16 Thomas 37 8-19 8-9 0-1 7 0 27 Olynyk 25 6-10 0-2 1-4 1 4 13 Green 24 6-12 2-2 0-5 0 2 14 Jerebko 17 2-3 2-2 0-2 1 3 7 Brown 8 1-3 0-0 0-1 0 1 2 Rozier 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 240 40-85 17-20 6-33 21 20 106 Totals Percentages: FG .471, FT .850. 3Point Goals: 9-27, .333 (Thomas 3-8, Horford 2-4, Jerebko 1-1, Olynyk 1-2, Smart 1-2, Crowder 1-5, Johnson 0-1, Rozier 0-1, Green 0-3). Team Rebounds: 9. Team Turnovers: 14 (21 PTS). Blocked shots: 3 (Johnson, Olynyk, Smart). Turnovers: 14 (Horford 3, Smart 3, Crowder 2, Green 2, Olynyk 2, Brown, Thomas). Steals: 7 (Smart 4, Crowder, Horford, Jerebko). Technical fouls: Thomas, 4:41 second. TORONTO
FG FT Reb Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts Carroll 35 4-10 0-0 1-4 2 3 11 Patterson 21 0-3 0-0 0-2 1 4 0 Valancns 28 6-18 6-6 11-23 0 4 18 DeRozan 38 16-29 8-9 2-13 0 1 41 Lowry 42 7-12 5-8 1-4 9 3 24 Joseph 24 2-5 2-2 0-1 2 3 7 Nogueira 21 3-4 1-2 2-3 2 2 7 Ross 21 1-4 0-0 0-0 1 0 2 Poeltl 6 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 Powell 4 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 240 41-87 22-27 17-50 17 21 114 Totals Percentages: FG .471, FT .815. 3Point Goals: 10-22, .455 (Lowry 5-6, Carroll 3-6, DeRozan 1-2, Joseph 1-2, Nogueira 0-1, Patterson 0-2, Ross 0-3). Team Rebounds: 7. Team Turnovers: 17 (25 PTS). Blocked shots: 7 (Nogueira 2, Valanciunas 2, Carroll, Lowry, Patterson). Turnovers: 17 (Lowry 4, Carroll 3, Valanciunas 3, Nogueira 2, DeRozan, Patterson, Poeltl, Powell, Ross). Steals: 9 (Ross 3, DeRozan 2, Lowry 2, Carroll, Nogueira). Technical fouls: DeRozan, 2:17 third. Att.: 19,800 (19,800). Time: 2:20. Officials: Josh Tiven, Kevin Cutler, Sean Wright
Percentages: FG .478, FT .778. 3Point Goals: 19-43, .442 (Walker 5-11, Kaminsky 4-9, Williams 3-5, Belinelli 3-9, Hawes 2-4, Sessions 1-1, Lamb 1-4). Team Rebounds: 6. Team Turnovers: 11 (13 PTS). Blocked shots: 4 (Hibbert 2, Kidd-Gilchrist, Walker). Turnovers: 11 (Walker 5, Belinelli 3, Hawes, Kaminsky, Sessions). Steals: 3 (Lamb, Walker, Williams). Technical fouls: None. HOUSTON
FG FT Reb Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts Anderson 36 5-12 0-0 2-3 1 1 13 Ariza 40 5-10 3-5 0-4 3 1 16 Harrell 29 5-5 4-6 1-3 2 1 14 Beverley 32 2-10 2-2 1-8 5 4 8 Harden 38 11-24 11-14 1-15 10 3 40 Brewer 26 7-10 0-0 0-5 0 3 15 Dekker 21 2-5 0-0 0-1 3 1 5 Hilario 19 3-6 4-6 1-5 1 3 10 240 40-82 24-33 6-44 25 17 121 Totals Percentages: FG .488, FT .727. 3Point Goals: 17-39, .436 (Harden 7-14, Ariza 3-6, Anderson 3-7, Beverley 2-8, Brewer 1-2, Dekker 1-2). Team Rebounds: 8. Team Turnovers: 10 (19 PTS). Blocked shots: 5 (Harrell 3, Hilario 2). Turnovers: 10 (Harden 4, Beverley 2, Hilario 2, Brewer, Dekker). Steals: 8 (Anderson 2, Harrell 2, Ariza, Brewer, Dekker, Hilario). Technical fouls: None. Att.: 16,196 (18,055). Time: 2:08.
Hawks 117, Nets 97 Atlanta . . . . . .35 26 25 31 — 117 Brooklyn . . . . .29 14 27 27 — 97 ATLANTA
FG FT Reb Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts Bazemore 22 1-7 4-6 1-3 0 2 6 Millsap 29 6-14 2-4 3-8 4 3 14 Sefolsha 27 5-10 0-0 0-4 2 1 10 Howard 28 6-9 2-8 7-16 0 1 14 Schroder 30 7-14 3-3 0-1 10 1 19 Muscala 23 3-6 2-2 0-4 0 3 9 Hrdwy Jr. 22 3-9 2-4 0-2 4 1 9 Prince 20 2-6 2-2 2-6 1 0 8 Humphrs 16 5-8 3-4 2-8 2 3 13 Delaney 16 5-6 1-3 0-1 1 0 12 Scott 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 Bembry 3 1-3 1-2 0-0 1 0 3 240 44-92 22-38 15-53 25 17 117 Totals Percentages: FG .478, FT .579. 3Point Goals: 7-23, .304 (Prince 2-4, Schroder 2-4, Delaney 1-2, Muscala 1-2, Hardaway Jr. 1-3, Bembry 0-1, Humphries 0-1, Millsap 0-1, Sefolosha 0-2, Bazemore 0-3). Team Rebounds: 15. Team Turnovers: 12 (20 PTS). Blocked shots: 12 (Millsap 3, Hardaway Jr. 2, Muscala 2, Prince 2, Howard, Humphries, Sefolosha). Turnovers: 12 (Delaney 4, Howard 2, Prince 2, Sefolosha 2, Bazemore, Millsap). Steals: 11 (Bazemore 2, Schroder 2, Sefolosha 2, Hardaway Jr., Humphries, Millsap, Muscala, Prince). Technical fouls: None. BROOKLYN
FG FT Reb Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts Lopez 32 8-14 2-4 0-2 2 3 20 Bogdnvic 26 5-10 3-3 0-6 4 2 16 Harris 14 1-2 0-0 0-1 0 2 2 Hlls-Jffrsn 20 2-9 6-6 1-7 1 4 10 Whitehead 26 3-8 0-0 1-2 3 3 7 Hamilton 26 2-8 0-0 2-6 3 1 4 Kilpatrick 25 6-14 1-2 2-5 0 1 14 LeVert 23 4-9 2-3 1-3 2 1 11 Dinwiddie 22 1-5 2-2 2-7 5 3 4 Scola 16 2-6 0-0 4-7 1 1 5 Foye 8 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 3 0 Acy 1 1-1 1-3 1-1 0 0 4 240 35-87 17-23 14-48 22 24 97 Totals Percentages: FG .402, FT .739. 3Point Goals: 10-29, .345 (Bogdanovic 3-5, Lopez 2-6, Acy 1-1, Whitehead 1-1, Scola 1-2, Kilpatrick 1-3, LeVert 1-4, Foye 0-1, Harris 0-1, Hamilton 0-5). Team Rebounds: 6. Team Turnovers: 17 (28 PTS). Blocked shots: 4 (Lopez 2, Whitehead 2). Turnovers: 17 (Bogdanovic 4, Hollis-Jefferson 3, Dinwiddie 2, Hamilton 2, Kilpatrick 2, LeVert 2, Lopez, Whitehead). Steals: 5 (Bogdanovic, Dinwiddie, Kilpatrick, Lopez, Scola). Technical fouls: coach Kenny Atkinson, 1:24 third; team, 5:41 fourth. Att.: 13,279 (17,732). Time: 2:12. Officials: Derrick Collins, Ed Malloy, Jacyn Goble
Jazz 100, Cavaliers 92 Cleveland . . . .29 12 25 26 — 92 Utah . . . . . . . .29 27 19 25 — 100 CLEVELAND
FG FT Reb Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts James 37 10-20 6-7 1-6 5 0 29 Love 37 4-14 2-2 0-9 3 4 12 Thompson 35 5-8 2-5 6-12 1 3 12 Irving 39 5-18 8-8 2-4 4 3 20 Liggins 19 2-4 0-0 1-2 1 2 6 Shumpert 21 1-5 0-0 1-2 0 3 2 Frye 19 1-6 3-3 1-3 0 2 5 Korver 18 1-5 0-0 0-3 0 1 2 Jefferson 10 0-2 0-0 1-1 0 1 0 Felder 5 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 4 Jones 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 McRae 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 240 31-85 21-25 13-42 15 19 92 Totals Percentages: FG .365, FT .840. 3Point Goals: 9-31, .290 (James 3-6, Liggins 2-3, Love 2-6, Irving 2-8, Jefferson 0-1, Korver 0-2, Shumpert 0-2, Frye 0-3). Team Rebounds: 10. Team Turnovers: 16 (23 PTS). Blocked shots: 2 (Frye, Liggins). Turnovers: 16 (James 4, Irving 3, Jefferson 2, Liggins 2, Love 2, Frye, Korver, Thompson). Steals: 6 (James 4, Irving, Liggins). Technical fouls: James, 2:09 first; team, 5:11 second; Jefferson, 00:27 third. UTAH
FG FT Reb Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts Favors 25 5-10 2-4 1-5 2 4 12 Hayward 37 10-12 4-5 0-9 2 1 28 Gobert 36 5-7 1-1 4-14 1 3 11 Hill 37 5-11 1-4 1-3 7 3 13 Hood 35 7-15 0-0 1-5 3 4 18 Ingles 27 2-5 0-0 0-2 5 1 5 Lyles 17 4-11 2-3 3-5 1 1 12 Johnson 13 0-5 1-2 1-2 1 1 1 Mack 9 0-2 0-0 0-1 0 2 0 Diaw 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 240 38-79 11-19 11-46 22 21 100 Totals Percentages: FG .481, FT .579. 3Point Goals: 13-34, .382 (Hayward 4-5, Hood 4-10, Hill 2-3, Lyles 2-7, Ingles 1-4, Mack 0-1, Johnson 0-4). Team Rebounds: 8. Team Turnovers: 18 (17 PTS). Blocked shots: 4 (Favors, Gobert, Hayward, Lyles). Turnovers: 18 (Gobert 5, Hood 3, Diaw 2, Hill 2, Ingles 2, Favors, Hayward, Johnson, Mack). Steals: 8 (Gobert 3, Hood 2, Favors, Hayward, Ingles). Technical fouls: team, 2:40 second. Att.: 19,911 (19,911). Time: 2:13.
Bucks 109, Spurs 107 Milwaukee . . .23 30 30 26 — 109 San Antonio. .23 36 30 18 — 107 MILWAUKEE
Charlotte . . . .26 21 32 35 — 114 Houston . . . . .32 35 29 25 — 121
FG FT Reb Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts Antknmpo 9 0-3 0-0 0-2 2 1 0 Henson 17 3-6 0-0 2-6 3 0 6 J.Parker 34 9-16 2-2 1-7 3 5 22 Snell 31 3-6 0-0 0-1 3 0 8 Brogdon 25 5-11 4-5 2-6 6 3 17 Beasley 34 11-18 5-6 1-5 4 2 28 Monroe 28 7-13 0-0 4-9 4 4 14 Dellvdova 23 2-5 0-0 1-2 5 0 4 Terry 17 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 3 Maker 13 2-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 5 Teletovic 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 Plumlee 3 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 240 44-84 11-13 11-38 32 18 109 Totals Percentages: FG .524, FT .846. 3Point Goals: 10-19, .526 (Brogdon 3-5, J.Parker 2-3, Snell 2-5, Beasley 1-1, Maker 1-1, Terry 1-2, Antetokounmpo 0-1, Dellavedova 0-1). Team Rebounds: 4. Team Turnovers: 12 (17 PTS). Blocked shots: 6 (Beasley 3, Antetokounmpo, Brogdon, Terry). Turnovers: 12 (Beasley 4, Monroe 3, Dellavedova 2, Antetokounmpo, Brogdon, Henson). Steals: 8 (Beasley 2, Dellavedova 2, Terry 2, J.Parker, Snell). Technical fouls: Defensive three second, 3:59 second; team, 3:59 second.
CHARLOTTE
SAN ANTONIO
Rockets 121, Hornets 114
Kd-Glchrst Williams Hibbert Lamb Walker Belinelli Kaminsky Hawes Sessions Graham Totals
Min 34 25 19 28 36 28 27 25 14 4 240
FG FT Reb M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts 0-6 0-0 1-6 4 3 0 6-10 1-2 1-8 0 3 16 2-2 0-0 2-5 0 3 4 4-12 2-2 0-5 4 3 11 9-20 2-3 1-6 10 1 25 6-13 0-0 0-3 6 1 15 8-14 2-2 0-3 1 1 22 7-10 0-0 0-5 4 6 16 2-5 0-0 0-1 1 0 5 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 44-92 7-9 5-43 30 21 114
Min Lee 26 Leonard 36 Gasol 28 Green 26 T.Parker 33 Simmons 23 Dedmon 20 Bertans 19 Mills 15 Ginobili 15 240 Totals
FG FT Reb M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts 5-6 0-0 4-7 1 0 10 10-16 8-10 2-7 2 1 30 3-9 0-0 3-11 4 0 6 5-12 0-0 0-3 0 3 14 7-15 0-0 0-3 7 1 14 5-8 2-2 0-0 0 2 14 2-6 1-2 4-7 0 0 5 4-7 0-0 0-0 2 2 11 0-3 0-0 0-2 5 0 0 1-6 0-0 0-1 1 1 3 42-88 11-14 13-41 22 10 107
Percentages: FG .477, FT .786. 3Point Goals: 12-30, .400 (Green 4-9, Bertans 3-6, Leonard 2-3, Simmons 2-4, Ginobili 1-5, Gasol 0-1, Mills 0-1, T.Parker 0-1). Team Rebounds: 8. Team Turnovers: 14 (11 PTS). Blocked shots: 7 (Leonard 3, Bertans, Dedmon, Green, Lee). Turnovers: 14 (Mills 3, Bertans 2, Gasol 2, Lee 2, T.Parker 2, Ginobili, Green, Leonard). Steals: 5 (Leonard 3, Dedmon, T.Parker). Technical fouls: None. Att.: 18,418 (18,418). Time: 2:09. Officials: Bill Spooner, Brian Forte, Scott Twardoski
Trail Blazers 108, Lakers 87 Portland . . . . .25 30 23 30 — 108 L.A. Lakers . . .26 31 12 18 — 87
COLLEGE
Standings
Basketball
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Pacific Division W L OT Pts Sharks 25 14 2 52 Anaheim 22 13 8 52 Edmonton 21 15 7 49 Calgary 22 19 2 46 Los Angeles 20 17 4 44 Vancouver 20 19 4 44 Arizona 12 22 6 30 Central Division W L OT Pts Chicago 27 12 5 59 Minnesota 25 9 5 55 St. Louis 21 15 5 47 Nashville 18 16 7 43 Winnipeg 20 20 3 43 Dallas 17 17 8 42 Colorado 13 25 1 27
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GF 110 115 123 114 102 106 86
GA 93 113 118 119 105 123 128
GF 124 123 117 114 118 109 79
GA 107 85 123 111 126 127 130
PORTLAND
EASTERN CONFERENCE
FG FT Reb Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts Aminu 29 3-6 1-2 2-15 4 1 8 Harkless 32 5-6 3-4 0-5 1 3 14 Plumlee 24 5-7 1-2 1-7 1 5 11 Lillard 31 7-21 5-6 3-8 6 3 20 McCollm 34 10-18 3-4 0-1 4 2 25 Turner 26 3-9 0-0 0-3 7 1 6 Crabbe 26 4-8 0-0 0-1 0 2 9 Davis 21 3-6 2-2 3-8 0 3 8 Vonleh 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 Napier 3 1-1 0-0 0-1 1 0 2 Layman 3 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 5 Leonard 3 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 Cnghton 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 240 43-85 15-20 9-50 25 21 108 Totals Percentages: FG .506, FT .750. 3Point Goals: 7-21, .333 (McCollum 2-5, Layman 1-1, Aminu 1-2, Harkless 1-2, Crabbe 1-3, Lillard 1-6, Turner 0-2). Team Rebounds: 9. Team Turnovers: 11 (11 PTS). Blocked shots: 9 (Aminu 3, Harkless 3, Plumlee 2, Lillard). Turnovers: 11 (Plumlee 3, Aminu 2, Harkless 2, Lillard 2, Crabbe, McCollum). Steals: 6 (McCollum 2, Crabbe, Davis, Harkless, Plumlee). Technical fouls: Defensive three second, 2:57 first; team, 2:57 first; Lillard, 6:05 third.
Atlantic Division W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 25 10 6 56 125 97 Boston 22 17 5 49 110 108 Ottawa 21 14 4 46 99 102 Toronto 18 13 8 44 120 116 Florida 18 16 8 44 98 113 Tampa Bay 19 19 4 42 118 127 Buffalo 16 15 9 41 93 110 Detroit 17 18 6 40 103 119 Metropolitan Division W L OT Pts GF GA Columbus 28 8 4 60 135 90 Pittsburgh 26 8 5 57 139 109 Washington 26 9 5 57 115 84 N.Y. Rangers 28 13 1 57 146 107 Philadelphia 21 16 6 48 124 133 Carolina 19 15 7 45 109 111 New Jersey 16 18 8 40 95 124 N.Y. Islanders 15 15 8 38 106 117 Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Tuesday’s Games Sharks 5, Edmonton 3 Carolina 5, Columbus 3 Buffalo 4, Philadelphia 1 Boston 5, St. Louis 3 Nashville 2, Vancouver 1, OT Chicago 4, Detroit 3, OT Anaheim 2, Dallas 0 Monday’s Games Florida 3, New Jersey 0 Washington 4, Montreal 1 Winnipeg 2, Calgary 0 Dallas 6, Los Angeles 4 Wednesday’s Games Sharks at Calgary, 6:30 p.m. Florida at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m. Montreal at Winnipeg, 4:30 p.m. Pittsburgh at Washington, 5 p.m. Thursday’s Games Vancouver at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Pittsburgh at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m. Buffalo at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m. Boston at Nashville, 5 p.m. Montreal at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Detroit at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. New Jersey at Edmonton, 6 p.m. Anaheim at Colorado, 6 p.m. St. Louis at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.
L.A. LAKERS
FG FT Reb Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts Deng 30 5-10 3-4 4-6 0 0 14 Randle 26 2-9 2-4 2-10 3 5 6 Young 28 2-9 2-3 0-0 1 1 8 Mozgov 20 4-8 0-0 1-2 0 3 8 Russell 30 4-14 1-4 0-8 6 3 9 Ingram 26 3-6 3-6 0-4 2 0 11 Clarkson 23 3-9 1-1 0-1 1 2 9 Black 17 0-0 2-4 1-4 1 1 2 Williams 16 4-10 0-0 0-0 1 1 10 Robinson 16 4-6 0-0 1-2 2 2 8 Huertas 3 1-1 0-0 0-1 1 0 2 Calderon 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Wrld Pce 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 240 32-83 14-26 9-38 18 18 87 Totals Percentages: FG .386, FT .538. 3Point Goals: 9-24, .375 (Ingram 2-2, Williams 2-3, Clarkson 2-5, Young 2-5, Deng 1-2, Russell 0-7). Team Rebounds: 13. Team Turnovers: 10 (9 PTS). Blocked shots: 5 (Ingram, Mozgov, Robinson, Russell, Young). Turnovers: 10 (Mozgov 2, Randle 2, Russell 2, Black, Ingram, Robinson, Williams). Steals: 7 (Russell 3, Clarkson 2, Deng, Young). Technical fouls: Russell, 6:05 third. Att.: 18,483 (19,060). Time: 2:07. Officials: Leroy Richardson, James Capers, Aaron Smith
Kings 100, Pistons 94 Detroit . . . . . .29 27 21 17 — 94 Sacramento . .21 22 25 32 — 100 DETROIT
FG FT Reb Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts Harris 40 7-15 2-2 0-3 2 2 18 Morris 31 4-12 0-0 1-3 1 5 9 Drummnd 35 4-5 1-6 3-12 1 5 9 Cldwl-Ppe 40 6-12 3-3 1-5 2 2 21 Jackson 31 8-15 0-1 0-2 3 3 19 Johnson 23 1-6 0-0 0-1 3 3 2 Smith 17 2-5 2-2 0-1 0 0 6 Mrjnovic 10 3-7 2-2 1-4 0 0 8 Ellenson 7 1-3 0-0 1-2 2 1 2 Baynes 6 0-2 0-0 1-2 0 3 0 Hilliard 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 240 36-82 10-16 8-35 14 24 94 Totals Percentages: FG .439, FT .625. 3Point Goals: 12-27, .444 (Caldwell-Pope 6-8, Jackson 3-5, Harris 2-5, Morris 1-5, Johnson 0-1, Smith 0-1, Ellenson 0-2). Team Rebounds: 9. Team Turnovers: 12 (0 PTS). Blocked shots: 9 (Drummond 7, Harris 2). Turnovers: 12 (Jackson 4, Caldwell-Pope 2, Drummond 2, Morris 2, Harris, Smith). Steals: 12 (Drummond 3, Johnson 3, Morris 2, Smith 2, Caldwell-Pope, Harris). Technical fouls: None. SACRAMENTO
FG FT Reb Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts Gay 38 3-11 4-4 2-7 4 5 11 Tolliver 36 4-11 6-6 3-4 3 1 17 Cousins 30 8-14 4-7 4-13 6 4 24 Collison 28 4-10 0-0 0-0 4 0 9 Temple 30 4-8 0-0 0-1 0 4 11 Lawson 24 2-9 3-4 0-2 2 1 8 Koufos 22 5-7 2-2 1-8 0 0 12 Casspi 18 1-3 2-4 2-10 0 2 4 Afflalo 11 1-1 2-2 0-1 1 0 4 McLmore 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 240 32-74 23-29 12-46 21 17 100 Totals Percentages: FG .432, FT .793. 3Point Goals: 13-24, .542 (Cousins 4-5, Temple 3-4, Tolliver 3-7, Gay 1-2, Lawson 1-2, Collison 1-4). Team Rebounds: 11. Team Turnovers: 16 (0 PTS). Blocked shots: 3 (Cousins, Gay, Koufos). Turnovers: 16 (Gay 7, Lawson 4, Cousins 3, Collison, Koufos). Steals: 6 (Gay 3, Casspi, Cousins, Temple). Technical fouls: None. Att.: 17,608 (17,500). Time: 2:15. Officials: Michael Smith, Ken Mauer, Tre Maddox
NBA Calendar Feb. 17-19 — All-Star weekend, New Orleans. Feb. 23 — Trade deadline. March 1 — Playoff eligibility waiver deadline.
NBA Leaders Through Monday SCORING AVERAGE G FG FT PTS AVG Westbrook, OKC 39 401 333 1216 31.2 Davis, NOR 37 388 281 1078 29.1 Harden, HOU 39 321 341 1101 28.2 Cousins, SAC 36 340 269 1013 28.1 Thomas, BOS 33 284 265 923 28.0 DeRozan, TOR 37 369 279 1030 27.8 Lillard, POR 34 294 229 906 26.6 James, CLE 33 322 161 864 26.2 Durant, GOL 38 345 224 985 25.9 Butler, CHI 38 292 320 950 25.0 Curry, GOL 38 310 177 941 24.8 Irving, CLE 31 280 118 753 24.3 Antknmpo, MIL 35 302 209 839 24.0 Leonard, SAN 35 274 217 836 23.9 McCollum, POR 39 344 134 921 23.6 Wall, WAS 34 288 173 786 23.1 Walker, CHA 37 304 144 853 23.1 George, IND 31 242 140 696 22.5 Lowry, TOR 37 261 185 828 22.4 Beal, WAS 32 245 130 711 22.2 Hayward, UTA 32 225 194 704 22.0 Anthony, NYK 37 286 168 812 21.9 Wiggins, MIN 38 302 180 831 21.9 Love, CLE 32 222 165 697 21.8 Towns, MIN 38 315 150 825 21.7 Thompson, GOL 38 309 77 808 21.3 Barnes, DAL 38 317 115 791 20.8 Parker, MIL 36 290 112 743 20.6 LaVine, MIN 37 276 96 754 20.4 Bledsoe, PHX 38 269 181 774 20.4 Lopez, Bro 33 230 141 664 20.1 Porzingis, NYK 35 251 116 693 19.8 Gasol, MEM 38 275 148 749 19.7 Embiid, PHL 25 159 138 484 19.4 Booker, PHX 37 262 126 712 19.2 Dragic, MIA 31 215 113 590 19.0 Wade, CHI 35 239 142 654 18.7 Bradley, BOS 35 254 48 631 18.0 Williams, LAL 41 226 207 735 17.9 Gordon, HOU 39 238 75 696 17.8 Aldridge, SAN 34 238 115 604 17.8 Millsap, ATL 34 217 131 603 17.7 Schroder, ATL 37 252 103 656 17.7 Paul, LAC 33 193 132 583 17.7 Fournier, ORL 34 212 111 596 17.5 Rose, NYK 33 228 103 571 17.3 Whiteside, MIA 35 254 95 603 17.2 Gallinari, DEN 34 166 186 580 17.1 Harris, DET 39 250 92 645 16.5 Chandler, DEN 34 217 64 552 16.2 FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE FG FGA PCT Jordan, LAC 184 273 .674 Gobert, UTA 165 252 .655 Capela, HOU 151 236 .640 Howard, ATL 181 287 .631 Adams, OKC 197 325 .606 Jokic, DEN 173 295 .586 Gortat, WAS 182 314 .580 Kanter, OKC 211 372 .567 Plumlee, POR 177 318 .557 Valanciunas, TOR 168 306 .549
Hurricanes 5, Blue Jackets 3 Columbus . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 0 — 3 Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 3 2 — 5 FIRST PERIOD — 1, Columbus, Atkinson 20 (Johnson, Jenner), 1:08. SECOND PERIOD — 2, Carolina, Skinner 15 (Ryan, Rask), 2:01. 3, Carolina, Ryan 8 (Skinner, Rask), 4:57. 4, Columbus, Anderson 9, 8:01. 5, Carolina, Mcginn 2 (Tennyson, Hanifin), 13:58. 6, Columbus, Saad 15 (Wennberg), 19:05. THIRD PERIOD — 7, Carolina, Staal 8 (Lindholm), 3:50. 8, Carolina, Rask 12 (Faulk, Skinner), 19:39. Shots on goal — Columbus 6-813—27. Carolina 4-14-10—28. Power-play opportunities — Columbus 0 of 4; Carolina 0 of 2. Goalies — Columbus, Forsberg 0-1-0 (27 shots-23 saves). Carolina, Ward 1612-6 (27-24). Att.: 9,351 (18,680). Time: 2:33.
Sabres 4, Flyers 1 Philadelphia. . . . . . . . . . 0 0 1 — 1 Buffalo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 3 1 — 4 FIRST PERIOD — None. SECOND PERIOD — 1, Buffalo, Reinhart 9 (O’reilly, Ristolainen), 5:15 (pp). 2, Buffalo, Carrier 2 (Fedun, O’reilly), 8:39. 3, Buffalo, Kane 10 (Reinhart, Bogosian), 19:51. THIRD PERIOD — 4, Philadelphia, Schenn 13 (Provorov, Giroux), 17:53 (pp). 5, Buffalo, Foligno 8 (Reinhart, Mccabe), 19:56. Shots on goal — Philadelphia 13-1314—40. Buffalo 8-13-6—27. Power-play opportunities — Philadelphia 1 of 2; Buffalo 1 of 2. Goalies — Philadelphia, Mason 14-14-6 (26 shots-23 saves). Buffalo, Nilsson 73-4 (40-39). Att.: 18,920 (18,690). Time: 2:44.
Bruins 5, Blues 3 Boston. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1 1 — 5 St. Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 1 2 — 3 FIRST PERIOD — 1, Boston, Vatrano 3 (Krug, Pastrnak), 8:19 (pp). 2, Boston, Carlo 3 (Krejci, Vatrano), 15:20. 3, Boston, Marchand 14 (Bergeron, Pastrnak), 17:52. SECOND PERIOD — 4, Boston, Krug 2 (Spooner, Marchand), 1:31 (pp). 5, St. Louis, Parayko 1 (Schwartz, Perron), 3:57 (pp). THIRD PERIOD — 6, St. Louis, Berglund 8 (Perron, Pietrangelo), 10:14 (pp). 7, Boston, Marchand 15 (Bergeron, Pastrnak), 18:43. 8, St. Louis, Brodziak 6 (Upshall), 19:35. Shots on goal — Boston 11-16-12—39. St. Louis 2-9-6—17. Power-play opportunities — Boston 2 of 4; St. Louis 2 of 5. Goalies — Boston, Rask 21-9-3 (17 shots-14 saves). St. Louis, Hutton 4-5-2 (27-26), Allen 17-10-3 (11-8). Att.: 19,342 (19,150). Time: 2:31.
Predators 2, Canucks 1, OT Vancouver . . . . . . . . . 0 0 1 0 — 1 Nashville . . . . . . . . . . 0 1 0 1 — 2 FIRST PERIOD — None. SECOND PERIOD — 1, Nashville, Watson 3 (Fisher, Josi), 0:35. THIRD PERIOD — 2, Vancouver, Sutter 11 (Edler, Baertschi), 19:11. OVERTIME — 3, Nashville, Jarnkrok 6 (Josi), 4:58 (sh). Shots on goal — Vancouver 4-11-132—30. Nashville 8-10-7-1—26. Power-play opportunities — Vancouver 0 of 3; Nashville 0 of 2. Goalies — Vancouver, Miller 12-10-2 (26 shots-24 saves). Nashville, Rinne 1511-6 (30-29). Att.: 17,113 (17,113). Time: 2:38.
Blackhawks 4, Red Wings 3, OT Detroit . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 3 0 0 — 3 Chicago. . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1 0 1 — 4 FIRST PERIOD — 1, Chicago, Campbell 4 (Toews, Hossa), 10:04 (pp). 2, Chicago, Panik 10 (Keith, Hartman), 10:30. SECOND PERIOD — 3, Detroit, Athanasiou 8 (Vanek), 1:37. 4, Detroit, Tatar 9 (Larkin), 9:09. 5, Chicago, Kero 1 (Hartman, Panik), 18:18. 6, Detroit, Glendening 2 (Miller, Nielsen), 19:41. THIRD PERIOD — None. OVERTIME — 7, Chicago, Keith 2 (Panarin, Kane), 0:38 (pp). Shots on goal — Detroit 7-20-9—36. Chicago 16-11-15-1—43. Power-play opportunities — Detroit 0 of 1; Chicago 2 of 6. Goalies — Detroit, Mrazek 9-10-4 (43 shots-39 saves). Chicago, Crawford 168-3 (36-33). Att.: 22,019 (19,717). Time: 2:38.
Ducks 2, Stars 0 Dallas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0 0 — 0 Anaheim . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 1 1 — 2 FIRST PERIOD — None. SECOND PERIOD — 1, Anaheim, Silfverberg 12 (Vatanen, Perry), 14:33 (pp). THIRD PERIOD — 2, Anaheim, Cogliano 10 (Manson, Silfverberg), 14:42. Shots on goal — Dallas 12-6-16—34. Anaheim 13-16-9—38. Power-play opportunities — Dallas 0 of 3; Anaheim 1 of 4. Goalies — Dallas, Niemi 8-7-4 (38 shots-36 saves). Anaheim, Gibson 1610-7 (34-34). Att.: 15,073 (17,174). Time: 2:29.
Tuesday’s Games No. 10 West Virginia 89, No. 1 Baylor 68 No. 2 Kansas 81, Oklahoma 70 No. 3 Villanova 79, No. 15 Xavier 54 No. 6 Kentucky 87, Vanderbilt 81 No. 9 Florida State 88, No. 7 Duke 72 No. 23 Florida 80, Alabama 67 Texas Tech 66, No. 25 Kansas State 65 Wednesday’s Games No. 8 Creighton vs. No. 12 Butler, 9 p.m. No. 11 North Carolina at Wake Forest, 8 p.m. No. 14 Louisville vs. Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. No. 24 Minnesota at Michigan State, 7 p.m. Thursday’s Games No. 4 UCLA at Colorado, 11 p.m. No. 5 Gonzaga vs. Loy. Mrymnt, 9 p.m. No. 16 Arizona vs. Arizona State, 9 p.m. No. 17 Purdue at Iowa, 9 p.m. No. 18 Wisconsin vs. Ohio State, 7 p.m. No. 20 Notre Dame at Miami, 7 p.m. No. 21 St. Mary’s at Portland, 11 p.m. No. 22 Cincinnati vs. SMU, 9 p.m. No. 25 Southern Cal at Utah, 9 p.m. Friday’s Games No games scheduled
No. 10 West Virginia 89, No. 1 Baylor 68 BAYLOR (15-1) — Motley 3-10 2-4 8, Lual-Acuil 4-5 2-5 10, Freeman 3-9 3-3 10, Lecomte 2-6 2-2 7, Wainright 3-5 0-1 6, Davis 1-1 0-0 2, Maston 3-4 4-6 10, Omot 1-3 0-0 3, Lindsey 2-5 0-0 4, Mitchell 3-7 0-0 7, McClure 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 2556 14-23 68. WEST VIRGINIA (14-2) — Ahmad 410 0-0 8, Watkins 5-6 1-2 11, Adrian 7-10 6-9 22, Carter 6-13 2-4 17, Miles 2-7 0-0 5, Konate 0-2 0-0 0, Macon 3-5 0-1 6, West 0-2 0-0 0, Bender 0-1 0-0 0, Routt 0-0 0-0 0, Myers 2-4 1-3 6, Harler 0-0 0-0 0, Phillip 3-8 4-4 11, Long 0-0 0-0 0, Bolden 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 33-69 14-23 89. Halftime — West Virginia 39-32. 3Point Goals — Baylor 4-14 (Omot 1-1, Mitchell 1-3, Freeman 1-4, Lecomte 1-4, Wainright 0-2), West Virginia 9-20 (Carter 3-7, Adrian 2-4, Bolden 1-1, Myers 1-2, Phillip 1-2, Miles 1-3, Ahmad 0-1). Fouled Out — None. Rebounds — Baylor 33 (Lual-Acuil 12), West Virginia 25 (Adrian 6). Assists — Baylor 12 (Lindsey, Wainright 3), West Virginia 20 (Carter 7). Total Fouls — Baylor 21, West Virginia 20. Technicals—Miles, Konate. Att: 14,632 (14,000).
No. 2 Kansas 81, Oklahoma 70 KANSAS (15-1) — Lucas 3-6 4-4 10, Mykhailiuk 3-11 0-0 9, Mason 11-20 1-2 28, Graham 4-11 2-2 13, Jackson 5-11 6-8 16, Bragg 0-1 0-0 0, Lightfoot 0-1 0-0 0, Coleby 0-0 0-0 0, Vick 1-6 2-2 5, Self 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-67 15-18 81. OKLAHOMA (6-9) — Doolittle 1-10 5-5 7, Lattin 3-7 2-2 8, Strong-Moore 0-3 0-0 0, McGusty 5-13 1-2 13, Odomes 6-10 1-1 13, Freeman 0-1 0-0 0, Buford 2-3 0-0 5, McNeace 4-6 0-1 8, Shepherd 0-3 0-0 0, Woodard 2-8 2-2 7, James 3-5 2-3 9. Totals 26-69 13-16 70. Halftime — Oklahoma 36-27. 3-Point Goals — Kansas 12-27 (Mason 5-6, Mykhailiuk 3-8, Graham 3-8, Vick 1-2, Jackson 0-3), Oklahoma 5-19 (McGusty 2-5, Buford 1-1, James 1-3, Woodard 1-4, Strong-Moore 0-1, Shepherd 0-1, Freeman 0-1, Doolittle 0-3). Fouled Out — McNeace. Rebounds — Kansas 37 (Lucas 13), Oklahoma 43 (Lattin 11). Assists — Kansas 17 (Mason, Graham 5), Oklahoma 10 (Woodard 5). Total Fouls — Kansas 16, Oklahoma 20. Att: 9,788 (11,562).
No. 3 Villanova 79, No. 15 Xavier 54 XAVIER (13-3) — Gaston 2-4 0-0 4, Bluiett 2-10 4-4 10, Sumner 3-15 4-6 11, Bernard 1-3 4-4 6, Macura 4-10 0-1 10, Gates 2-7 2-2 7, Jones 0-0 0-0 0, O’Mara 3-3 0-0 6, Goodin 0-1 0-0 0, Davis 0-5 0-0 0. Totals 17-58 14-17 54. VILLANOVA (16-1) — Reynolds 5-6 0-0 10, Jenkins 5-10 6-6 20, Hart 7-16 4-6 20, Brunson 4-7 3-3 11, Bridges 2-4 0-0 5, Paschall 1-2 1-2 3, Painter 0-1 0-0 0, Delaney 0-0 0-0 0, DiVincenzo 4-6 1-1 10. Totals 28-52 15-18 79. Halftime — Villanova 34-28. 3-Point Goals — Xavier 6-32 (Macura 2-6, Bluiett 2-9, Sumner 1-5, Gates 1-6, Goodin 0-1, Bernard 0-1, Davis 0-4), Villanova 8-24 (Jenkins 4-8, Hart 2-7, DiVincenzo 1-3, Bridges 1-3, Brunson 0-1, Paschall 0-1, Painter 0-1). Fouled Out — None. Rebounds — Xavier 27 (O’Mara, Gaston 6), Villanova 27 (Hart, Jenkins 6). Assists — Xavier 8 (Bluiett 4), Villanova 19 (Brunson 6). Total Fouls — Xavier 18, Villanova 17. Att: 6,500 (6,500).
No. 6 Kentucky 87, Vanderbilt 81 KENTUCKY (14-2) — Gabriel 1-3 2-4 4, Adebayo 3-4 8-10 14, Monk 6-15 5-6 18, Briscoe 10-18 3-4 23, Fox 11-17 0-0 22, D.Willis 1-3 0-0 2, Humphries 1-4 0-0 2, Hawkins 0-0 0-0 0, Mulder 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 34-67 18-24 87. VANDERBILT (8-8) — Roberson 7-12 4-4 19, Kornet 5-11 3-3 16, LaChance 611 5-8 19, P.Willis 1-2 2-2 4, Fisher-Davis 4-15 9-11 19, Brown 0-0 0-0 0, Baptiste 0-0 0-2 0, Cressler 1-6 0-0 2, Toye 1-1 0-2 2. Totals 25-58 23-32 81. Halftime — Kentucky 45-41. 3-Point Goals — Kentucky 1-9 (Monk 1-4, Gabriel 0-1, Briscoe 0-1, Fox 0-1, Mulder 0-2), Vanderbilt 8-29 (Kornet 3-7, LaChance 2-6, Fisher-Davis 2-10, Roberson 1-3, P.Willis 0-1, Cressler 0-2). Fouled Out — None. Rebounds — Kentucky 37 (Briscoe, Adebayo, Humphries 7), Vanderbilt 34 (Roberson 9). Assists — Kentucky 8 (Briscoe 5), Vanderbilt 10 (LaChance 4). Total Fouls — Kentucky 23, Vanderbilt 20. Att: 12,707 (14,316).
No. 9 Florida St. 88, No. 7 Duke 72 DUKE (14-3) — Tatum 7-17 4-5 21, Giles 2-3 1-2 5, Jones 4-8 0-0 10, G.Allen 2-6 5-7 9, Kennard 8-15 5-6 23, Jeter 0-2 1-2 1, Bolden 0-0 0-0 0, Jackson 0-5 3-4 3. Totals 23-56 19-26 72. FLORIDA ST. (16-1) — Isaac 4-7 3-4 11, Ojo 4-5 1-1 9, Mann 6-7 1-2 13, Bacon 6-15 0-0 13, Rathan-Mayes 7-13 5-7 21, Cofer 1-4 0-0 2, Smith 4-7 0-0 8, Koumadje 0-1 0-0 0, Walker 0-0 2-4 2, Forrest 1-1 1-2 3, Angola-Rodas 0-2 0-0 0, Savoy 2-4 0-0 6. Totals 35-66 13-20 88. Halftime — Florida St. 41-37. 3-Point Goals — Duke 7-24 (Tatum 3-6, Jones 2-5, Kennard 2-6, G.Allen 0-3, Jackson 0-4), Florida St. 5-14 (Savoy 2-4, Rathan-Mayes 2-4, Bacon 1-2, Angola-Rodas 0-1, Isaac 0-1, Smith 0-2). Fouled Out — None. Rebounds — Duke 27 (Jeter, Jackson 6), Florida St. 32 (Mann 7). Assists — Duke 10 (G.Allen 5), Florida St. 15 (Bacon 5). Total Fouls — Duke 21, Florida St. 21. Att: 11,675 (12,508).
No. 23 Florida 80, Alabama 67 FLORIDA (13-3) — Leon 1-5 2-2 4, Robinson 3-8 2-3 8, Hayes 2-3 4-7 8, Hill 4-10 5-6 13, Allen 2-7 2-2 6, Stone 4-6 3-5 14, Egbunu 3-3 0-0 6, Chiozza 2-5 3-4 8, Barry 4-6 3-3 13. Totals 25-53 24-32 80. ALABAMA (9-6) — Hall 6-6 0-0 12, Key 8-17 5-8 24, Ingram 1-1 6-10 8, Johnson 1-7 1-2 3, Norris 1-4 1-4 3, Taylor 1-1 0-0 2, Hale 0-1 0-0 0, Olaniyan 1-2 0-0 2, Davis 3-5 3-5 10, Collins 1-6 0-3 3. Totals 2350 16-32 67. Halftime — Florida 38-31. 3-Point Goals — Florida 6-17 (Stone 3-3, Barry 2-3, Chiozza 1-3, Hill 0-1, Leon 0-2, Robinson 0-2, Allen 0-3), Alabama 5-13 (Key 3-4, Davis 1-2, Collins 1-3, Johnson 0-2, Norris 0-2). Fouled Out — Hall. Rebounds — Florida 25 (Robinson 6), Alabama 33 (Hall 8). Assists — Florida 11 (Hill 4), Alabama 8 (Johnson 3). Total Fouls — Florida 22, Alabama 24. Att: 12,923 (15,383).
Texas Tech 66, No. 25 Kansas St. 65 KANSAS ST. (13-3) — Johnson 3-6 5-7 11, Wade 5-6 0-0 12, Iwundu 2-7 5-6 9, Stokes 6-9 0-1 17, B.Brown 3-11 1-2 9, Maurice 0-0 0-0 0, Sneed 2-3 0-0 5, Budke 0-0 0-0 0, Ervin 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 21-42 13-18 65. TEXAS TECH (13-3) — Smith 4-10 711 16, Gray 2-2 0-0 4, Livingston 1-5 1-2 4, Evans 7-11 2-2 18, Thomas 3-5 0-0 6, Brandsma 0-0 0-0 0, Temple 1-2 2-2 5, Ross 2-6 5-5 10, Stevenson 0-3 3-4 3, Francis 0-0 0-0 0, Millinghaus 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 20-46 20-26 66.
Halftime — Kansas St. 31-28. 3-Point Goals — Kansas St. 10-20 (Stokes 5-6, Wade 2-3, B.Brown 2-7, Sneed 1-2, Iwundu 0-2), Texas Tech 6-15 (Evans 2-4, Temple 1-1, Livingston 1-2, Ross 1-2, Smith 1-3, Stevenson 0-1, Thomas 0-1, Millinghaus 0-1). Fouled Out — Johnson, Wade. Rebounds — Kansas St. 20 (B.Brown 6), Texas Tech 22 (Smith 6). Assists — Kansas St. 12 (Stokes 5), Texas Tech 8 (Thomas 4). Total Fouls — Kansas St. 24, Texas Tech 17. Technicals—Kansas St. coach Bruce Weber. Att: 8,217 (15,098). MEN’S SCHEDULE
Tuesday’s Games WEST UNLV 71, New Mexico 66 San Diego St. 76, San Jose St. 61 EAST Canisius 86, Fairfield 72 George Mason 75, Saint Joseph’s 67 Harvard 70, McGill University 45 Manhattan 78, Niagara 69 Ohio 74, Buffalo 72 Villanova 79, Xavier 54 West Virginia 89, Baylor 68 SOUTH Delaware St. 69, NC Central 68 Florida 80, Alabama 67 Florida St. 88, Duke 72 Jacksonville St. 81, Fort Valley State 69 Kentucky 87, Vanderbilt 81 Maryland 75, Indiana 72 Morgan St. 62, Florida A&M 59 Virginia Tech 83, Syracuse 73 MIDWEST Akron 89, Cent. Michigan 85 Auburn 77, Missouri 72 Ball St. 85, Miami (Ohio) 74 DePaul 64, Providence 63 E. Michigan 81, Bowling Green 53 Green Bay 80, N. Kentucky 71 N. Illinois 74, Kent St. 70 SE Missouri 83, Tennessee Tech 78 W. Michigan 90, Toledo 74 SOUTHWEST Kansas 81, Oklahoma 70 Mississippi St. 84, Arkansas 78 Texas Tech 66, Kansas St. 65 Wednesday’s Games WEST W. Illinois at Denver, 6 p.m. Utah St. at Wyoming, 6 p.m. Fresno St. at Air Force, 6 p.m. CS Northridge at Long Beach St., 7:30 p.m. EAST Dayton at UMass, 4 p.m. Vermont at Binghamton, 4 p.m. Colgate at Army, 4 p.m. Lehigh at Bucknell, 4 p.m. American U. at Boston U., 4 p.m. Saint Louis at Duquesne, 4 p.m. UMBC at Hartford, 4 p.m. Mass.-Lowell at Maine, 4 p.m. New Hamp. at Albany (NY), 4 p.m. Lafayette at Holy Cross, 4:05 p.m. Navy at Loyola (Md.), 4:30 p.m. Temple at UConn, 6 p.m. NC State at Boston Col., 6 p.m. SOUTH Houston at East Carolina, 3 p.m. Md.-East. Shore at NC Cent., 3 p.m. George Washington at VCU, 3 p.m. Presbyterian at Winthrop, 3:30 p.m. South Carolina at Tennessee, 3:30 p.m. St. Bonaven. at Richmond, 4 p.m. Campbell at Gardner-Webb, 4 p.m. Tulane at South Florida, 4 p.m. Liberty at High Point, 4 p.m. Fordham at Davidson, 4 p.m. Georgia at Mississippi, 4 p.m. The Citadel at Chattanooga, 4 p.m. Pittsburgh at Louisville, 4 p.m. Longwood at UNC-Asheville, 4 p.m. Radford at Charl. South., 4:30 p.m. North Carolina at Wake Forest, 5 p.m. Mercer at Samford, 5 p.m. Savannah St. at Norfolk St., 5 p.m. Alcorn St. at Jackson St., 5:30 p.m. MIDWEST Minnesota at Michigan St., 4 p.m. Nebraska-Omaha at IUPUI, 4 p.m. Seton Hall at Marquette, 4 p.m. Loyola of Chicago at Wichita St., 4 p.m. N. Dakota St. at South Dakota, 5 p.m. Illinois St. at S. Illinois, 5 p.m. Indiana St. at Drake, 5 p.m. Evansville at Missouri St., 5 p.m. N. Iowa at Bradley, 6 p.m. Michigan at Illinois, 6 p.m. Butler at Creighton, 6 p.m. SOUTHWEST TCU at Texas, 5 p.m. Memphis at Tulsa, 5 p.m. Incarnate Word at Lamar, 5 p.m. Texas A&M-CC at Stephen F. Austin, 5 p.m. LSU at Texas A&M, 5:30 p.m. Iowa St. at Oklahoma St., 6 p.m. WOMEN’S TOP 25 SCHEDULE
Tuesday’s Games No. 1 UConn 102, No. 20 South Florida 37 Michigan State 94, No. 11 Ohio State 75 No. 16 Texas 66, Oklahoma State 35 No. 21 DePaul 78, St. John’s 66 Wednesday’s Games No. 2 Baylor vs. TCU, 5 p.m. No. 3 Maryland vs. Penn State, 3:30 p.m. No. 14 Miami vs. No. 15 Virginia Tech, 4 p.m. No. 18 West Virginia at Texas Tech, 4:30 p.m. No. 22 Oklahoma at Iowa State, 5 p.m. No. 25 Kansas State vs. Kansas, 5 p.m. WOMEN’S SCORES
Tuesday’s Games EAST Dayton 75, Duquesne 64 DePaul 78, St. John’s 66 Georgetown 71, Providence 39 Marquette 83, Seton Hall 77 Quinnipiac 81, Manhattan 38 Siena 58, Iona 46 UConn 102, South Florida 37 SOUTH Charleston Southern 74, High Point 68 Gardner-Webb 77, Longwood 43 Liberty 68, Presbyterian 60 NC Central 68, Delaware St. 63 Radford 61, Campbell 42 UNC-Asheville 68, Winthrop 53 MIDWEST Creighton 60, Villanova 46 Michigan 78, Indiana 74 Michigan St. 94, Ohio St. 75 Nebraska 62, Rutgers 58 SOUTHWEST Texas 66, Oklahoma St. 35
Football THE AP TOP 25
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with firstplace votes in parentheses, final records, total points based on 25 points for a firstplace vote through one point for a 25thplace vote, and previous ranking: Rec. Pts Pv 1. Clemson (60) 14-1 1500 3 2. Alabama 14-1 1440 1 3. Southern Cal 10-3 1292 9 4. Washington 12-2 1277 4 5. Oklahoma 11-2 1252 7 6. Ohio St. 11-2 1240 2 7. Penn St. 11-3 1130 5 8. Florida St. 10-3 1105 10 9. Wisconsin 11-3 1032 8 10. Michigan 10-3 1001 6 11. Oklahoma St. 10-3 920 13 12. Stanford 10-3 730 16 13. LSU 8-4 651 19 14. Florida 9-4 640 20 15. W. Michigan 13-1 619 12 16. Virginia Tech 10-4 610 18 17. Colorado 10-4 585 11 18. West Virginia 10-3 368 14 19. South Florida 11-2 358 25 20. Miami 9-4 338 NR 21. Louisville 9-4 277 15 22. Tennessee 9-4 253 NR 23. Utah 9-4 222 NR 24. Auburn 8-5 206 17 25. San Diego St. 11-3 113 NR Others receiving votes: Kansas St. 83, Georgia Tech 47, Nebraska 38, W. Kentucky 32, Air Force 30, Pittsburgh 21, Boise St. 19, Iowa 14, Minnesota 12, Tulsa 10, BYU 9, Temple 8, Houston 8, North Carolina 8, Navy 1, Washington St. 1.
NFL Playoffs DIVISIONAL ROUND
Saturday, Jan. 14 Seattle at Atlanta, 1:35 p.m. (FOX) Houston at New England, 5:15 p.m. (CBS) Sunday, Jan. 15 Pittsburgh at Kansas City, 10:05 a.m. (NBC) Green Bay at Dallas, 1:40 p.m. (FOX) CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Sunday, Jan. 22 AFC TBD, 12:05 p.m. NFC TBD, 3:40 p.m.
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The world’s biggest banks have taken the first steps toward moving a significant piece of financial infrastructure onto a blockchain — the technology introduced to the world by virtual currency bitcoin. The Depository Trust and Clearing Corp. will replace one of its central databases, used by the largest banks in the world, with new software inspired by bitcoin. The New York organization plays a role in recording and reporting nearly every stock and bond trade in the United States, as well as most valuable derivatives trades. IBM, which has been making a big push into blockchain technology, will lead the project, scheduled to be fully functioning by early 2018.
Hasbro, maker of the board game Monopoly, is asking players to vote for their favorite pieces to be part of a future eight-token lineup. In addition to perennial selections Scottie Dog, Top Hat, Thimble and others, candidates include more than 50 new options — there are four emoji options, along with a TV, a T. rex and a Penguin. The winners will be announced on World Monopoly Day, March 19. Voting continues through Jan. 31 at www.votemonopoly.com.
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Pao back in VC, still focused on diversity By Marissa Lang
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Nuna co-founder Jini Kim sits in the office that has a Sesame Street theme because her autistic brother likes the show. The company has built an online database of the nation’s 74 million Medicaid patients and their treatment.
S.F. startup builds Medicaid database By Steve Lohr Jini Kim’s relationship with Medicaid is business and personal. Her San Francisco startup, Nuna, while working with the federal government, has built an online database of the nation’s 74 million
Medicaid patients and their treatment. Medicaid, which provides health care to low-income people, is administered state by state. In California, it is known as Medi-Cal. Extracting, cleaning and collating the information from so many disparate and dated
computer systems was an extraordinary achievement, health and technology specialists say. This new collection of data could inform the coming debate on Medicaid spending. Andrew Slavitt, acting director of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services, described the cloud database as “near historic.” Largely because Medicaid information resides in so many state-level computing systems, he explained, “We’ve never had a systemwide view across the program.”
Nuna continues on C2
Ellen Pao, who gained notoriety after she sued her former employer for gender discrimination and turned national attention on the disparities in Silicon Valley, will continue her fight for diversity and inclusion in tech by returning to her roots as a startup investor and overseeing diversity efforts at the Kapor Center for Social Impact in Oakland. Pao may be best known for her 2012 lawsuit against venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers — which she ultimately lost after a threeyear battle — but she has since served as interim Ellen Pao CEO of Reddit and was one of the founders of Project Include, which pushes tech startups to make meaningful commitments to diversity. That effort, announced late last year, also tried to enlist venture capitalists to nudge the startups they fund toward being more inclusive and equitable. Joining the Kapor Center for Social Impact and its investment arm, Kapor Capital, Pao said, feels like a natural progression. “It’s been this interesting journey,” Pao said in an interview Tuesday. “When I started in tech, I faced some obstacles and then I started sharing my story about the obstacles I faced, Pao continues on C5
Not even Trump’s Twitter habit can help company In just 140 characters or less on Twitter, President-elect Donald Trump has demonstrated that he can wipe out billions of dollars in market value of a company that crosses him. But what seems beyond his power is boosting the bottom line of the service he’s so fond of using. The San Francisco company has so far failed to exploit the enormous impact of serving as the almost-exclusive mouthpiece for the soon-to-be leader of the free world. If anything,
Trump’s Twitter addiction shines an even harsher spotlight on the company’s impotence in generating profit or significantly expanding its user base. If the most powerful man on Earth conducts market-moving policy on Twitter — the grandest sort of celebrity endorsement there is — and if that can’t help the company make money, then who can? Since Trump launched his once-quixotic campaign for president in July 2015, Twit-
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ter’s stock price has actually fallen 52 percent; it closed Tuesday at $17.37. But surely, all of the media talk about Trump tweets means people are flocking to
Twitter, right? Not really. At the end of September, the company reported 317 million actively monthly users, just a 3.2 percent gain from the previous September. By contrast, in the same time period, Facebook increased its number of users by 15.7 percent to 1.78 billion. The lack of a Trump jump among users demonstrates the inherent flaws in Twitter’s business model — mainly the lack of exclusivity, said Neil Doshi, senior Internet analyst with Mizuho Securities USA.
Anyone can see Trump’s tweets, especially when every single media outlet reports on them. And 140 characters doesn’t take up much space in print, online or on television. “You can get his tweets anywhere,” Doshi said. “Media outlets will show it in real time. It just goes to show you that Twitter had long ago given away its most valuable asset. It’s not a meaningful vehicle for monetization.” Exclusivity is important. Lee continues on C3
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Biotech IPOs hit drought as investors await Trump By Caroline Chen, Alex Barinka and Katherine Greifeld Last quarter was the slowest three-month period for drug company initial public offering in four years, according to Bloomberg data. And in 2016, only 36 biotech and pharmaceutical companies went public in the U.S., compared with 68 in 2015 and a record 85 in 2014. The long drought comes ahead of the health care industry’s biggest gathering of companies and investors, the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, which began Monday. The week before the massive conference typically serves as a launchpad for fresh offerings. This year? Nothing. “Biotech had a difficult year generally from a performance perspective, and so a bunch of the generalists have exited the market and money’s become much tighter,” said Bryan Roberts, a partner at Venrock, a technology and health care venture capital firm with about $3.1 billion under management. “When people’s comfort with risk goes down, IPOs are one of the first things to fall off the edge of the cliff.” There are several reasons at play. The
market has been in a slump: The Nasdaq Biotechnology Index of 164 companies was down 22 percent in 2016, the first yearlong losing streak since 2008 and the worst year since 2002. And with a new president taking office and promising to cut taxes and overhaul the health care system, bankers and investors may be choosing to wait and see. “I think in the 2014 to 2015 period we were a bit spoiled as an industry,” said David Sabow, a managing director at Silicon Valley Bank. “After two consecutive years of a very liquid market, we thought that may be the new normal, but 2016 showed us that was not the case.” Only $444.1 million was raised in U.S.-listed biotechnology and pharmaceutical IPOs during the fourth quarter of 2016 and seven companies went public, according to Bloomberg data. In 2016, seven U.S. biotechnology and drug companies announced their intent to go public in the first eight days of the year. Not a single one has raised their hand so far this January. Bruce Booth, a partner at investment firm Atlas Venture, said he’s not worried about that holdup.
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“If the ‘new normal’ is a steady flow of 25plus biotech IPOs each year, that would be a sign of a very healthy, maturing sector,” Booth said. “We should start to see a few IPOs by the end of January or early February. I’d anticipate four to five of them by the end of February.” Booth’s fund, which manages around $700 million, has investments in gene-editing firm Intellia Therapeutics Inc. and cancer drugmaker Unum Therapeutics Inc. There could also be a pickup thanks to the broader stock market surge that has followed President-elect Donald Trump’s election victory. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index is up 6.4 percent since the Nov. 8 election day.
“CEO confidence is a critical factor in driving M&A,” said Richard Landgarten, Barclays PLC’s head of health care and real estate banking. “Right now they feel good about the stock market broadly and, for example, the potential for pro-business tax reform from the new administration.” Several biotech names have been floated for 2017 IPOs, including Jounce Therapeutics and Braeburn Pharmaceuticals, which have announced their intention to go public in the coming year without giving an exact date. IPOs could also be prodded if takeovers increase in the industry. Big drugmakers have been sitting on cash left overseas, waiting on potential tax reform
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from Trump and Republicans in Congress. They’ve promised to lower rates, which could help repatriate $98 billion of overseas cash among large pharmaceutical companies, according to Jefferies analyst Jeffrey Holford. Johnson & Johnson has about $40 billion overseas, followed by Merck & Co. with about $20 billion, then Pfizer with nearly $15 billion, according Holford’s Nov. 9 note to clients. Some of that money will stay invested abroad, and the rest could be brought back for potential acquisitions. “The smartest money in this space is watching the first 100 days” of the Trump administration, said Sabow. Andy Weisenfeld, a partner at health care
investment banking firm MTS Health Partners LP, said he expects 2017 to be similar to 2016, with drugmakers letting smaller biotechs take the risks of research and development, then stepping in to snap up experimental products once they’ve proved themselves. “Prices for the better targets might go up, but if something hasn’t been de-risked, I think for the most part these companies would rather pay more and have it de-risked than pay real money and have it fail,” Weisenfeld said. Caroline Chen, Alex Barinka and Katherine Greifeld are Bloomberg writers. Email: cchen509@ bloomberg.net, abarinka2@bloomberg.net, kgreifeld@bloomberg.net
S.F. startup gathers Medicaid data in cloud Nuna from page C1
This week, for the first time, Nuna’s executives are talking about the company’s funders, business strategy and work for Medicaid at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco. Health data on its own — billing, diagnostic and treatment information, typically recorded in arcane, shorthand codes — is not very useful. But if it can be aggregated and analyzed economically and quickly, that data is seen as a vital ingredient in transforming health care. The health care marketplace in the traditional fee-for-service model values volume. More doctor visits, hospital stays, operations and pills mean more revenue and profit for health care providers. But the push in recent years has been toward what is known as value-based health care. In the value model, medical groups are paid for outcomes: patients treated more efficiently and people who are healthier.
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But that transition becomes possible only with accurate, reliable data as the raw material for measuring outcomes and discovering what works and what does not. That is the reason for the excitement about and investment in health information technology, and the goal of the Medicaid work with Nuna. The data will be stripped of identifying information before it is released to researchers. Kim, 35, a former Google product manager, has firsthand experience with Medicaid. Her brother, Kimong, who is a year younger, is severely autistic. When he was 8, Kimong started having monthly grand mal seizures, which are characterized by loss of consciousness and violent muscle contractions. The ambulance, hospital, doctor and therapy bills piled up. As a 9-year-old, Kim helped her Korean immigrant parents complete the Medicaid application forms. “Our family would have gone bankrupt without Medicaid,” she said. “It saved us.” The Medicaid system
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Jini Kim helps her autistic brother Kimong with his lunch at the Nuna headquarters in San Francisco. His care is shared among family members.
covers millions of working families, older people, children and people with disabilities. In fact, 40 percent of Medicaid spending goes to the people with disabilities. Half of long-term care in the United States, mainly for older people, is through Medicaid. And nearly half the children born in the U.S. are in the Medicaid system. The trouble with traditional health data warehouses, specialists say, is that they resemble digital vaults. It is difficult and
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time-consuming to get information in or out, and only people with specialized skills can use them. But the new cloudbased technology, using Internet-era software, is flexible and interactive. It opens the door to the monitoring of emerging disease clusters, billing patterns and program effects. For example, did the percentage of low birth-weight babies decline after a Medicaid program was put in place? If so, how much? “This kind of data can
help move health care policy from a partisan ideological debate to one informed by knowing who the people affected are and what will likely happen to Medicaid recipients,” said Drew Altman, president of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonprofit health policy research organization in Menlo Park. Though young, Kim has spent years learning hard-earned lessons about health care. At Google, she was a product
manager on Google Health, a failed effort to attract millions of people to use its free, online personal health records. “Health care is hard, and humility is important,” Kim said. “You can’t just put technology on something and assume it’s going to work. You really have to understand the ecosystem in health care.” In late 2013, Kim got a call from Washington and became one of the small cadre of Silicon Valley technology specialists called on to fix HealthCare.gov, the application website for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. That was six months of 18-hour days, seven days a week through Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s and beyond, until the end of the spring 2014 enrollment period. Nuna, founded in 2010, had only one full-time employee, Kim, until 2014, when it got an early round of venture financing. And no one was paid until then. David Chen, the company’s co-founder and chief data officer, holds a doctorate in bioinformatics from Stanford University, but he also was a data scientist at Netflix for three years while Nuna was getting off the ground. Today, Nuna has 110 employees. It has raised $90 million in venture capital led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and prominent individual investors, including John Doerr, Kleiner’s chairman, and Joi Ito, director of the MIT Media Lab. Steve Lohr is a New York Times writer.
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Trump tweets don’t translate to profit Lee from page C1
Television networks make money by charging advertisers rates based on viewership. It certainly helps when you are the only channel showcasing an event. During the first Republican debate in Cleveland in August, Fox News attracted a whopping 24 million viewers — in 2012, the largest audience for such a debate was 7.1 million. Knowing this, Trump consistently bragged about how he made networks a lot of money by boosting ratings. He was not wrong. Of course, people could follow quips and commentary about the debate on Twitter, and plenty did. But important events like presidential debates are best played out on television, not 140 characters at a time. Which brings us to to another flaw in Twitter. The reasons Trump likes to use it — its brevity and forum for unfettered speech — are the very reasons that the company can’t exploit his popularity. “Whether Trump says something good or bad, reasonable or outrageous, and whether users like Trump or not, they may find a reason to engage with him through replies or retweets as
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Donald Trump likes to be provocative in 140 characters. He tweets and lets others talk about what he says.
long as he is actively using the platform, all of which means more engagement,” said Pinar Yildirim, an assistant professor of marketing with the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. But Trump does not really engage with his audience. His modus operandi is to tweet something and then let everyone else talk about it. Trump also has a gift — if you can call it that —
for bringing out the worst in people. Whether we’re speaking about his critics, who bash everything he says or does, or his supporters, who bash everything his critics say or do. The downside, Yildirim said, is when Trump supporters or opponents become so dominant that those with opposing views feel alienated and they become less engaged. Critics have already chastised Twitter for not
doing enough to battle hate speech and protect people from online abuse. Throw in some of Trump’s more vocal and vicious followers, and you create an environment where racism, misogyny and plain cruelty can thrive. That’s not the kind of business most companies like to brag about, especially when they want to woo advertisers. Twitter seems to have recognized this, making deals with the likes of the National
Football League to broadcast football games and other, more advertiser-friendly fare, on mobile apps and Internetconnected TVs. But those deals can’t change the short, text-focused nature of Twitter’s core service. It doesn’t seem likely that Trump would arrange to stream White House press briefings on Twitter, as fond as he is of tweeting. Twitter is not alone in facing this problem. Plenty of people use the
online discussion service Reddit to chat about news. But Reddit can’t find a way to make money, because it, too, suffers from severe trolling. There are certainly trolls on Facebook. But users can better control their experience. And the social network is better known as a place where friends and family swap news, videos and photos than one where you exchange taunts and insults with complete strangers. “It doesn’t take a genius to connect the dots of a rise in abuse on Twitter — both its quantity and savagery,” Umair Haque, director of Havas Media Labs, recently wrote in the Harvard Business Review. “Twitter’s central problem is low-quality interaction. Today, we live in a world of strikingly dismally low-quality interactions. Can you remember the last time you really enjoyed going to a big-box store, bank, hospital?” Trump may enjoy broadcasting his views on Twitter. He doesn’t care whether it makes anyone else want to use the service. There’s Twitter’s problem — in less than 140 characters. Thomas Lee is a San Francisco Chronicle columnist. Email: tlee@ sfchronicle.com Twitter: @ByTomLee
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative gets political By Mike Isaac Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan, have vowed to put their enormous wealth toward philanthropic causes. Now the couple are putting infrastructure in place to make sure their money and efforts will make an impact on policy as well. Zuckerberg and Chan have hired a top political operative to lead the next phase of their philanthropic work at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, the limited liability company they set up in 2015 to conduct charitable efforts. David Plouffe, who managed Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign and is chief adviser and a board member at Uber, is leaving the ridehailing company to join the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative as president of policy and advocacy. In addition, Zuckerberg and Chan are forming a public policy board of former government officials and other experts in the fields of education and science. The new board will be led by Kenneth Mehlman, who managed President George W. Bush’s 2004 re-election
campaign and is now head of global public affairs at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, the private equity firm. Mehlman will volunteer part of his time to the new board, which is recruiting other members who will also serve part time. The additions underline how Zuckerberg and Chan are pushing to give their philanthropic work — which has focused on education, science and curing disease — a greater voice in Washington and among movements and advocacy groups across the country. The couple’s clout stems primarily from their substantial fortune; when they announced they would give 99 percent of their Facebook shares to charitable causes, their holdings were worth more than $45 billion at the time. “You can make change, but in order for it to be sustainable, you need to build a movement to support it,” Zuckerberg said in an interview. “No amount of private research or philanthropy is going to shift that. At the end of the day, the government has far more resources than any individual organization does.” Zuckerberg and Chan,
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David Plouffe will leave his role as chief adviser at Uber to become president of policy and advocacy at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.
who live only a few miles from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s office in Palo Alto, are regularly involved in its direction and major decisions. The couple have identified several main causes, including curing all disease, to which they have pledged $3 billion, and changing the way children are educated through personalized learning, under which teaching is more tailored to each child. In his new role, Plouffe
will run the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s team of a few dozen people on a day-to-day basis. Plouffe described the job in terms similar to a campaign effort. “Curing disease, improving education through personalized learning and building technology and tools to help organizations reach their full potential are areas with widespread support and massive potential for mobilization, great storytelling and
smart policy engagement,” he wrote in a Facebook post. Travis Kalanick, Uber’s chief executive, described Plouffe’s departure as amicable. Plouffe will remain on Uber’s board and continue advising Kalanick. Zuckerberg and Chan unveiled the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative not long after the 2015 birth of their daughter, Maxima Chan Zuckerberg, known as Max. In a letter written to her that was posted on
Facebook at the time, Zuckerberg and Chan outlined several reasons for directing their philanthropy toward “advancing human potential and promoting equality” for those in Max’s generation. Almost immediately, however, Zuckerberg and Chan came under fire for the organizational structure of the initiative. Under a limited liability company, they are bound by fewer rules when it comes to directing their assets than they would be in other philanthropic vehicles. The structure also provides certain tax benefits. The couple have used some of the money to invest in startups related to their educational and scientific interests. Plouffe and Mehlman join Jim Shelton, a former deputy secretary of the Department of Education brought on in May to oversee efforts in education, and Cori Bargmann, a neuroscientist formerly of Rockefeller University, tapped in September as president of science. Brian Pinkerton, a former Amazon executive, was named chief technology officer in October. Mike Isaac is a New York Times writer.
Driller seeks permit to inject oil well wastewater Wells from page C1
inject water. Those injections would also help squeeze more petroleum from the Livermore Oil Field, which has been in production for more than 50 years. E&B, based in Bakersfield, sees the proposal as essentially extending a practice that it already performs on the site, a company spokeswoman said. Environmentalists, however, consider the step a potential threat to groundwater. Last year, they successfully pushed for a ban on hydraulic fracturing in Alameda
County, even though the Livermore Oil Field is the only active field in the county and does not use fracking. “There’s this overall concern that we are sacrificing usable groundwater to the oil industry to let them expand oil and gas operations when we should be heading in the other direction,” said Hollin Kretzmann, staff attorney with the Center for Biological Diversity. His group plans a demonstration before the 5 p.m. start of the state hearing, which will be held in the Livermore City Council chambers. The division will not
make a decision on the proposal at the hearing, instead using it to collect public comments. The proposal needs the approval of both the division and the federal Environmental Protection Agency to take effect. All California oil fields contain large amounts of briny water mixed with the petroleum. Once brought to the surface, the water is separated from the oil and can sometimes be treated for use in irrigation. More often, oil companies put it back underground, often using it to maintain pressure within their oil fields.
“There’s this overall concern that we are sacrificing usable groundwater to the oil industry.” Hollin Kretzmann, staff attorney with the Center for Biological Diversity
That practice, however, has come under increased scrutiny in recent years after revelations that the state had, for decades, allowed companies to inject their wastewater into underground aquifers that
were supposed to be protected by federal law. The Livermore Oil Field already has a small zone where the federal government allows underground injections. The current proposal would expand that zone to cover more of the field. E&B maintains that water currently sitting in the underground formation contains oil and high levels of boron and could not realistically be used for drinking or irrigation. According to the company’s application, the zone where wastewater injections would occur lies 1,500 feet below the deepest nearby
wells used for drinking water, making contamination unlikely. Kretzmann argues that contaminants could migrate from one underground zone to another along the wells themselves. The water, he said, could also move along the Greenville Fault — which runs along the oil field’s eastern border — should the fault rupture in an earthquake. A 5.8 magnitude quake occurred on the fault in 1980. David R. Baker is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: dbaker@ sfchronicle.com
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house has improved plumbing, electrical and ventilation systems. The master suite’s spa bathroom includes a frameless glass shower and marbletopped vanities. Don’t miss: The main level. The home opens to a formal living room with a decorative fireplace and segues to a sunny great room that opens to a wraparound deck. Stainless steel appliances, marble backsplashes and glass tiles outfit a kitchen circling around a bar island with waterfall edges.
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BUSINESS
Pao back in VC, still focused on diversity Pao from page C1
and learned so many others had faced the same issues. I started calling out specific solutions, and now I can work on implementing those solutions at scale. ... It’s exciting to feel like I can try to have as big an impact as possible.” The Kapor Center was founded by Freada Kapor Klein and Mitch Kapor, both renowned entrepreneurs, philanthropists and activists who have led the push for greater diversity and a more socially conscious way of doing business by tech companies. They touted Pao’s appointment Tuesday. “We are thrilled to have Ellen on our team,” Freada Kapor Klein said in a statement. “Her values, her courage and her leadership skills ... will prove enormously valuable.” As the center’s chief
diversity officer, Pao will oversee the organization’s efforts to help tech companies create more diverse workforces. The tech industry, which has been criticized by everyone from its own employees to the federal government for being overwhelmingly white and male, remains significantly less diverse than the private sector at large. Few companies have been able to increase the number of technical workers they employ from underrepresented groups, including women, blacks, Latinos and American Indians. Pao will also join the center’s venture-capital arm, Kapor Capital, as a senior partner charged with investing in earlystage startups with a social mission. Though her main role will be overseeing diversity and inclusion at the Kapor Center, Pao will work as
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Freada Kapor Klein (left), Mitch Kapor and Ellen Pao participate in a Kapor Center meeting. Pao will oversee the center’s diversity efforts.
a venture capitalist part time. On Tuesday, Pao became the second female partner at the small investment firm. Women comprise just 11 percent of investment partners in the industry,
BUSINESS NEWS ROUNDUP BANKRUPTCY
American Apparel sale American Apparel’s brand and some other assets were acquired in bankruptcy proceedings by Canadian T-shirt and underwear maker Gildan Activewear for about $88 million in cash. Gildan will separately purchase inventory from American Apparel to ensure that customers receive a steady supply, the Montreal company said Tuesday. It won’t acquire any stores. American Apparel filed for a second bankruptcy in October after struggling to recover from a tumultuous period that included slumping sales, financial losses and the ouster of founder and CEO Dov Charney in the wake of allegations of misconduct. EUROPE
Snap goes to Britain The company behind messaging app Snapchat will place its European base in Britain in a vote of confidence in the economy after the vote to leave the European Union. Snap’s decision runs
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counter to that of tech giants like Apple and Google, who have chosen lower tax bases like Ireland. It also comes amid public frustration over alleged tax avoidance schemes of multinational corporations. Snap, which has 75 staff members in Britain, will pay that nation’s corporation tax on its international profits. The Los Angeles company has 150 million users a day worldwide and is planning an initial public offering with a reported valuation nearing $25 billion. ECONOMY
Global status looking up The World Bank is forecasting that the global economy will accelerate slightly in 2017 after turning in the worst performance last year since the 2008 financial crisis. The 189-nation lending agency said Tuesday that global growth should see a 2.7 percent annual rate this year. That is down from the bank’s June forecast for 2.8 percent growth this year, but it’s better than last year’s 2.3 percent growth. The global economy
faced a number of headwinds last year, from economic troubles in China to bouts of financial market turmoil. The World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects report projects 2.2 percent growth in the United States, up from an estimated 1.6 percent in 2016. In the years since the 2008 financial crisis, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund have both repeatedly proved too optimistic in their forecasts. AUTOMAKERS
VW to pay $4.3 billion fine Volkswagen has reached a deal with the federal government to pay $4.3 billion to resolve a criminal investigation into its cheating on emissions tests, the company said Tuesday. As part of the settlement, the company will plead guilty to criminal charges. The company’s management board must still approve the payment, which includes both criminal and civil fines. The civil part of the fines include environmental and customs-related penalties.
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while venture capital firms say that about 3 percent of partners are black and 4 percent are Latino, according to a report by the National Venture Capital Association and Deloitte University’s Leadership Center for Inclusion. Of the 217 firms that employ more than 2,500 people, not a single one has a black investment partner. “So many of the solutions out there right now address just gender. Or just race. They’re very limited,” Pao said. “Our goal is to make it in-
clusive for everyone and end this in-group, outgroup structure that has permeated tech for so long.” This is not the first time Pao has worked with the Kapors. Freada Kapor Klein worked with Pao on Project Include and was one of six women who founded the project. Pao said she will continue her work with Project Include, which has achieved nonprofit status and will be hiring a full-time director this year. Pao was a partner at
Kleiner Perkins for seven years. In 2012, she filed suit against the company, alleging discrimination and bias. Pao lost the case after three years of litigation, but succeeded in shining a spotlight on the lack of diversity among venture capitalists, and issues of gender bias and sexual harassment in tech. In 2015, Pao briefly ran controversial social media company Reddit as its interim CEO. She reemerged during the 2016 presidential campaign as a vocal opponent of then-candidate Donald Trump and criticized his supporters for making people of color, immigrants and other minority groups feel ostracized. Despite Trump’s victory, Pao said, the election has re-energized her. “I think we’d lost our willingness to actively fight for our values a little bit, and then this election called that into sharp focus,” she said. “I think the people who are aware of the problem are doubling down in solving it.” Marissa Lang is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: mlang@ sfchronicle.com Twitter: @Marissa_Jae
VISIT SFGATE.COM/LEGALNOTICES , , g / (503) 410-5238mark@mlanglaw.com IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF CLATSOP In the Matter of the Adoption of: SUMMONS ADOPTION No. 16AP01405 MACKENZIE PATRICK STILL Petitioner, A Minor Child, TO: Abbie Elizabeth Still IN THE NAME OF THE STATE OF OREGON: You are hereby required to appear and defend the Petition and Order to Show Cause in the Adoption of your minor child named above, filed against you in the aboveentitled cause within 30 days from the date of last publication or posting. NOTICE TO ABBIE ELIZABETH STILL: READ THESE PAPERS CAREFULLY!You must “appear” in this case or the other side will win automatically. To “appear” you must file with the court a legal paper called a “motion” or “answer”. The “motion” or “answer” must be given to the court clerk or administrator within 30 days from the date of last publication or posting along with the required filing fee. It must be in proper form and have proof of service on the Petitioner’s attorney or, if the Petitioner does not have an attorney, proof of service upon the Petitioner.If you have any questions, you should see an attorney immediately. If you need help in finding an attorney, you may call the Oregon State Bar’s Lawyer Referral Service at (503) 684-3763 or toll-free in Oregon at (800) 452-7636. If you meet the state’s financial guidelines, you are entitled to have an attorney appointed for you at state expense. To request appointment of an attorney to represent you at state expense, you must contact the circuit court immediately. Phone 503-325-8555 for further information.Date 12/17/2016 Dates of Publicaiton12/21/2016, 12/28/2016, 1/4/2017, 1/11/2017 /s/Mark J. Lang Mark J. Lang, OSB # 973116 Mark J Lang, Attorney at Law, PC PO Box 1611, Saint Helens, Oregon 97051 /( ) k l l
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SON INVESTMENT COMPANY, A LIMITEDPARTNERSHIP, AND (2) PROCEDURE FOR SUBMITTING CREDITOR’S CLAIM NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Peterson Investment Company, a limited partnership (the”Partnership”), has been dissolved and is engaging in the process of winding up its affairs.NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to California Corporations Code section 15908.07,the Partnership requests that any claim against the Partnership or its assets be made as follows:(1) any claim should be submitted in writing, state the basis of the claim, the amount of theclaim, and attach any supporting documents; and (2) the submission of the claim and anysupporting documents should be delivered as follows: Peterson Investment Company, c/o Cohenand Jacobson, LLP, 900 Veterans Blvd., Suite 600, Redwood City, CA 94063. Any claimagainst the Partnership will be barred unless an action to enforce the claim is commenced withinfour years of the date of this publication.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. A-0373853-00 The following person is doing business as Townsend Modern/Contemporary 49 Geary Street, Suite 511 San Francisco CA 94108. #1 Townsend Fine Art, Inc. CA 200 Townsend St. #27 San Francisco CA 94107. This business is conducted by a Corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the above-listed fictitious business name on 12/14/16 This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Francisco on: Dec 14, 2016 Published on: December 21, 28, 2016 Jan 4, 11 2017
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. A-0373898-00 The following person is doing business as: Rebellion Dogs Bakery, 233 2nd Ave, San Francisco, CA 94118. Full name of registrant #1: Alicia Lynch, 233 2nd Ave, San Francisco, CA 94118. This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name on 12/05/2016 This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Francisco on: December 16, 2016 Dec. 21, 28, 2016 & Jan. 4, 11, 2017
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. A-0373793-00 The following person is doing business as: San Francisco Psychiatry, 4 Embarcadero Center, Suite 1400, San Francisco, CA 94111. Full name of registrant #1: Robert Scott Johnson, 440 Davis Court, #1205, San Francisco, CA 94111. This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the above listed fictitious business name on 11/14/2016 This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Francisco on: December 8, 2016 Dec. 28, 2016, Jan. 4, 11, 18, 2017
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BAY AREA
Today
Normal Hi/Lo for today Record high Record low Record rainfall for today’s date Rainfall this month Average monthly rainfall by 1/10 Pressure/humidity Tuesday 3 p.m.
Petaluma 52°/36° 59/52 1.53"
SW
Wind 23-35 mph Waves 7-9 ft Swell 8-10 ft
San Francisco report
Point Reyes Station 56°/38° 56/53 1.01"
57/46 66 in 1996 33 in 1949 1.56" 5.83" 1.46" 29.95"/83%
Forecast
History
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74°/59° 73/56 0.00
Tides at Golden Gate 6 ft 4 ft
Good (0–50)
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Moderate (51–100) 6
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EBB FLOOD EBB 10 12 2 4 6 8 10 12 2 4 6 Wednesday p.m. Thursday a.m.
Today Thursday
High
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9:55 a.m./7.1' 11:53 p.m./5.3'
3:41 a.m./2.4' 4:43 p.m./-1.3'
10:44 a.m./7' --
4:33 a.m./2.4' 5:28 p.m./-1.3'
Reservoirs
Percent of capacity This week
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Hetch Hetchy ¹ EBMUD ² Marin Municipal Santa Clara Valley Bureau of Reclamation
3
Last year
85 82 100 67 79
Normal
72 45 76 30 46
51 ---77 43 84
Unhealthy (151+)
Half Moon Bay 56°/43° 56/54 0.84"
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Marine Coastal waters: West winds 15 to 25 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 feet. West swell 11 to 13 feet at 12 seconds. Chance of showers.
Wind 23-35 mph Waves 6-8 ft Swell 10-13 ft
Bay Area and delta: West winds 15 to 25 knots. Chance of showers.
Recorded water temperature, wind and ocean conditions forecast for today
1 San Francisco, San Mateo, parts of Alameda and Santa Clara counties. 2 Alameda and Contra Costa counties. 3 Central Valley.
Monterey Bay: Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Wind waves 3 to 5 feet.
CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL
Showers will continue to be possible Wednesday and Wednesday night as a couple of storm systems work their way through the region. Drier weather is expected over the weekend as high pressure builds.
Most of the West will continue to see locally heavy rain and snow. Snow will be likely over the northern high plains. A low pressure system will produce rain and snow over the upper Midwest, with rain over the Ohio Valley.
SAN MATEO COUNTY
Eureka 49/36 Ukiah 50/32
73°
El Centro Lake Tahoe 34/17
Sacramento 54/40 Yosemite Monterey 40/27 Fresno 56/43 58/44 TUESDAY
30°
* Today’s highs/lows
Santa Barbara 59/52
Needles 67/50
Los Angeles 62/52 San Diego 63/55
Bridgeport
Alturas Anaheim Auburn Bakersfield Barstow Bishop Chico Cloverdale Crescent City Death Valley Eureka Fort Bragg Fresno Gilroy Hearst Castle Lake Tahoe Lakeport Los Angeles Mammoth Lakes Merced Modesto Monterey Mt. Shasta Needles Palm Springs Paso Robles Quincy Red Bluff Redding Sacramento Salinas San Bernardino San Diego San Luis Obispo Santa Barbara Santa Monica Stockton Truckee Ukiah Yosemite Valley
Tuesday Hi/Lo/Prcp.
Tuesday Hi/Lo/Prcp.
37/34 .16 60/50 .11 48/46 2.07 62/52 — 64/43 — 57/37 — 51/50 — 54/49 1.64 54/50 1.01 70/51 — 56/41 .23 55/51 2.05 57/53 .02 58/51 .89 56/53 .21 34/32 .17 54/47 1.46 59/51 .03 39/31 .18 55/52 .25 55/54 .29 60/55 .03 41/35 1.02 69/50 — 66/46 — 57/51 .03 36/33 1.21 53/50 .19 52/46 .67 53/52 1.19 60/53 .03 57/48 .02 64/55 — 61/55 .15 61/50 .15 57/48 .06 54/52 .61 33/32 .02 55/48 1.88 41/39 2.19
Today Hi/Lo/Sky
36/14 65/52 47/38 62/46 61/42 49/27 53/38 52/38 50/40 63/43 49/36 52/38 58/44 56/40 56/50 34/17 47/31 62/52 36/14 57/41 56/43 56/43 36/21 67/50 66/49 57/43 36/25 54/36 52/35 54/40 56/44 61/49 63/55 61/46 59/52 62/53 54/42 34/16 50/32 40/27
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Thursday Hi/Lo/Sky
31/4 59/45 46/34 56/43 54/37 47/24 53/34 52/36 49/38 59/40 47/34 52/36 54/38 52/34 54/47 27/14 49/29 59/48 27/6 54/35 54/37 53/39 37/16 61/48 61/44 52/36 38/22 53/33 53/32 50/34 54/38 56/43 60/50 58/42 56/49 58/49 52/37 28/9 52/32 38/24
PC RN DZ DZ DZ SN DZ PC PC RN PC PC DZ DZ DZ SN PC DZ SN DZ DZ DZ SN PC RN RN SN DZ DZ DZ DZ RN RN RN DZ DZ DZ SN PC SN
California and national locations show Tuesday’s high and low temperatures and precipitation for 24 hours ending 5 p.m. PT.
Albany N.Y. 32/17 Albuquerque 60/35 Amarillo 63/50 Anchorage 10/0 Atlanta 58/30 Atlantic City 39/4 Baltimore 34/16 Birmingham 59/43 Bismarck 6/1 Boise 34/32 Boston 35/16 Buffalo 36/18 Burlington Vt. 29/18 Charleston S.C. 61/28 Charleston W.Va. 53/27 Charlotte N.C. 51/21 Cheyenne 42/27 Chicago 51/33 Cincinnati 51/35 Cleveland 42/28 Colorado Sprgs 51/35 Columbia S.C. 60/23 Columbus Ohio 48/33 Concord N.H. 31/-2 Corpus Christi 82/55 Dallas-Ft Worth 78/62 Denver 52/32 Des Moines 44/27 Detroit 39/27 Duluth 24/9 El Paso 71/48 Fairbanks -15/-20 Fargo 12/4 Flagstaff 43/32 Great Falls -3/-14 Hartford 32/1 Helena 25/3 Honolulu 81/64 Houston 78/63 Indianapolis 50/36 Jackson 70/51 Juneau 30/12 Kansas City 55/39 Las Vegas 63/48 Lincoln Neb. 37/26 Little Rock 71/50 Louisville 56/41 Medford Ore. 39/33 Memphis 65/49 Miami Beach 77/64 Milwaukee 50/30 Mobile 71/47 Montgomery 64/34 Mpls-St Paul 28/13 Nashville 58/45 New Orleans 72/53 New York City 36/21 Newark N.J. 37/15 Oklahoma City 69/53 Omaha 36/25
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Today Hi/Lo/Sky
48/37 57/33 73/37 15/-1 66/50 50/45 44/40 69/58 -2/-26 37/19 52/37 43/38 45/38 69/52 60/52 54/46 40/18 43/22 60/45 48/36 60/25 66/47 56/43 49/31 82/67 79/63 52/20 39/11 44/34 7/-3 70/43 1/-13 0/-17 41/28 8/-8 54/38 8/-8 81/70 79/65 53/36 75/61 28/24 57/20 61/46 33/8 71/61 60/49 41/26 69/58 77/68 36/20 75/57 73/53 11/-3 66/60 76/62 49/41 49/40 74/39 32/9
PC PC PC PC CY RN FG DZ PC SN RN CY PC FG DZ RN SN RN DZ RN PC PC DZ RN FG PC PC CY RN SN PC PC PC SN PC PC SN PC PC RN PC PC PC PC CY DZ TS SN DZ PC IC PC CY SN DZ PC RN RN PC CY
RN PC PC CL PC PC PC CY PC PC DZ RN RN PC DZ PC PC IC TS DZ PC PC TS RN PC PC PC PC SN PC PC SN PC SN PC DZ PC DZ PC RN PC SN PC DZ PC DZ TS PC TS PC IC FG PC PC TS PC RN RN PC PC
CL = clear CY = cloudy PC = partly cloudy RN = rain SN = snow TS = t-storms IC = ice FG = fog DZ = drizzle WN = wind M = missing
Fremont 56°/41° 58/54 0.69"
Newark 56°/43° 57/54 1.15"
Wells Fargo announced a complete restructuring Tuesday of how it pays tellers and other bank branch employees, with incentives now tied to how often customers use their accounts, as the company tries to right itself after a scandal over its aggressive sales practices. The long-anticipated plan has been considered a high priority for CEO Tim Sloan and Mary Mack, the head of Wells Fargo’s community bank division — both of whom took those jobs after the scandal. The San Francisco bank announced in September that it would get rid of the sales goals that led employees to
open up to 2 million unauthorized accounts. Wells Fargo’s 70,000-plus front-line bank employees will no longer be given incentives for how many accounts they open or for meeting sales goals. They will instead receive part of their overall salary based on how the products they sell are used, with one component also based on independently measured customer service scores for their branch locations. Accounts that are used frequently, such as those where customers set up direct deposits or use debit cards often, will help boost pay. Idle accounts will not. “Our goal here was to create a pay plan that would restore trust
680
Livermore 54°/40° 57/53 0.65"
Pleasanton 56°/40° 57/53 1.55"
ALAMEDA COUNTY
Milpitas 54°/43° 57/53 0.54"
237
Santa Cruz 56°/43° 57/55 1.48"
H 10s
Pacific view: 50s 60s For the Pacific Shared temperatures Northwest, -10s expect mostly Cold Warm cloudy skies Stationary Jet stream with a chance -0s of rain or snow. 0s Snow Drier in the Rain north.
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Winnipeg
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Ottawa
Minneapolis
10s
L
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Las Vegas
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Phoenix
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Chicago
Denver
Los Angeles
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Washington
St. Louis
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Atlanta
Dallas
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88° McAllen,
Houston
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New Orleans
Miami
Texas
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-17° Lewistown,
Guadalajara
Mont.
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* High and low in U.S. excluding Alaska, Hawaii and California
Orlando Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh Portland Maine Portland Ore. Providence Raleigh Rapid City Reno Richmond Salt Lake City San Antonio Santa Fe Seattle Shreveport Sioux Falls Spokane St Louis Tampa-St Pete Tucson Tulsa Washington Wichita
Havana
Tuesday Hi/Lo/Prcp.
73/47 38/14 70/49 43/23 27/6 37/35 36/6 48/24 23/6 45/39 37/12 46/35 79/54 53/33 39/35 78/59 27/13 26/24 68/46 73/50 71/46 70/52 37/22 60/50
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Today Hi/Lo/Sky
76/58 50/41 67/50 52/49 48/36 31/24 54/38 49/46 6/-2 44/25 49/45 43/26 79/63 51/27 32/22 78/63 8/-4 18/0 61/31 76/59 68/43 72/38 46/44 65/23
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FG PC PC RN RN SN RN DZ SN SN RN SN FG PC PC PC SN PC PC PC PC PC RN PC
Thursday Hi/Lo/Sky
80/61 62/45 64/52 59/30 49/37 32/21 58/42 66/51 15/3 34/21 65/51 36/19 77/64 47/27 33/26 76/62 13/-8 12/3 45/24 79/61 68/45 49/31 63/48 37/21
PC PC PC DZ RN PC DZ FG PC SN FG PC CY PC PC DZ PC PC RN PC PC PC PC PC
Today’s highs and forecast
Rainfall Precipitation for selected cities through 4 p.m. Tuesday (Season: July 1-June 30) *Season Last year Normal Season 24 hours to date to date to date normal
Bakersfield Eureka Fresno Los Angeles Oakland Redding Sacramento San Diego San Francisco S.F. Airport San Jose Santa Rosa
0.00 0.23 0.02 0.03 1.61 0.67 1.19 0.00 0.52 1.13 0.31 1.86
3.72 28.69 5.41 6.81 15.72 23.38 14.60 6.08 14.24 13.06 5.29 29.24
2.06 23.40 7.03 6.52 8.57 15.16 5.76 8.79 9.65 7.02 6.40 13.88
2.45 19.48 4.48 5.55 10.77 14.94 8.79 4.09 10.71 9.15 6.44 14.56
6.39 40.68 11.61 15.00 24.29 34.42 20.09 10.31 23.80 20.85 15.86 32.56
* Season-to-date data are subject to National Weather Service corrections. Forecasts, graphics, and data provided by ©2017, The Weather Company, LLC
Wells Fargo overhauls its pay plan By Ken Sweet
Tracy 54°/40° 54/52 0.30"
San Jose 56°/41° 59/54 0.31"
SANTA CLARA COUNTY
85
Thursday Hi/Lo/Sky
50/33 51/33 61/25 9/-5 69/53 63/46 62/46 73/56 -3/-27 28/12 58/41 50/26 47/30 73/53 66/42 64/49 29/14 30/13 62/31 53/26 45/16 71/50 61/29 50/36 79/67 75/56 37/14 23/6 43/20 6/-11 69/44 -5/-24 1/-23 38/26 17/9 54/37 16/1 81/70 78/65 57/25 76/59 33/32 30/16 55/40 23/9 71/48 65/36 38/24 71/49 80/70 25/20 76/55 76/53 12/-13 69/56 77/61 60/45 61/44 52/31 21/9
580
Brentwood 54°/41° 54/52 0.80"
San Ramon 56°/40° 56/52 0.13"
Mountain View 56°/44° 57/53 0.37" Sunnyvale 56°/40° 58/53 0.40" Santa Clara 56°/40° 59/54 0.31"
84
-0s TUESDAY
Palo Alto 56°/40° 59/54 0.53"
S
55°
880
Redwood City 58°/43° 84 59/54 1.17"
San Mateo 56°/43° 59/55 1.22"
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Unhealthy for sensitive groups (101–150)
92
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Antioch 54°/43° 54/52 0.71"
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with our customers, team members and the public,” Mack said. Wells Fargo employees will also receive more of their overall compensation as a base salary, rather than in one-time incentives and bonuses. Annual performance raises will be based more on how customers regard and use the branch. Customer surveys done by Gallup and mystery shoppers will also provide information. The minimum wage will be raised to a range of $13.50 to $17 an hour, the bank said. Wells Fargo provided a summary of the plan to the Associated Press. But compensation plans, particularly at large companies like Wells, can run hun-
dreds of pages long. Without all the details, it is tough to see whether the changes will make a significant impact, said Lisa Barrington, a consultant in organizational psychology and compensation issues who has worked with companies like UnitedHealthcare and American Express. “By itself, this plan is not going to solve the problems at Wells,” said Barrington. “It can only be one piece of an overhaul of Wells’ corporate culture.” Mack acknowledged that the bank still has work to do to restore its image, saying the new compensation plan is “an answer, not the answer.” “This is just one step to restore
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In the night sky: Tonight’s full moon rises at sunset against the stars of Gemini the Twins, a Zodiacal constellation whose two brightest stars help form the famous Winter Hexagon, which includes some of the brightest stars in the winter sky. Venus sets at 9:03 p.m. Mars sets at 9:45 p.m. Jupiter rises at 12:29 a.m. Saturn rises at 5:22 a.m. Source: Morrison Planetarium, Calif. Academy of Sciences
trust,” she said. The bank was fined $185 million in September in an agreement with regulators who said bank employees opened the millions of customer accounts fraudulently to meet targets. Federal and local authorities alleged that employees moved money between those accounts and even created fake email addresses to sign customers up for online banking. When the allegations became public, Wells Fargo employees said the bank’s pay plan was partly to blame. Employees described a constant and compulsive pressure to sell, with managers checking on a daily basis about whether they were meeting quotas. Ken Sweet is an Associated Press writer.
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Dykes firing? Bears are bad box office Cal football coach Sonny Dykes wasn’t fired simply because of concerns over his loyalty to the school — the big concern was that the team’s mediocre performance has led to a dramatic slump in season ticket sales at a time when the university’s entire athletic de-
partment is facing cuts. Season ticket renewals for Cal’s 2017 season have dropped more than 30 percent from the same time last year, threatening a $2 million financial punch unless something changes. “We believe that a coaching
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New tower with a twist Glass high-rise at 350 Mission St. just 30 stories — but it’s ambitious
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By John King Considering that it clocks in at just 30 stories, the office tower at Mission and Fremont streets may be San Francisco’s most ambitious new high-rise. In the air, the flat shaft with its hint of a checkerboard pattern wants to show us that not all glass towers are alike. On the ground, the tall lobby is designed to blur the line between public and private space in fresh ways. It’s too soon to say if the latter goal will be reached. But as a well-tailored addition to our increasingly cluttered skyline, 350 Mission St. makes a convincing case that good buildings don’t need size to stand out. This is important to remember now, when too many marquee buildings rely on extreme height or contorted shapes to catch the eye. San Francisco planning rules help thwart the worst examples of self-indulgence, but
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Top: The views from inside the “urban room” inside 350 Mission St. when the corner panels are open. Right: The tower’s angled glass changes throughout the day depending on the light.
San Francisco Police Commission President Suzy Loftus resigned Tuesday, leaving the oversight board without a powerful voice amid a sustained push for reforms in the police force. Loftus is joining the San Francisco Sheriff’s Department as assistant chief legal counsel for the law and policy team, and Sheriff Vicki Hennessy determined the role could create conflicts of interest with the duties of a police commissioner. Wednesday will be Loftus’ final meeting after almost five years on the seven-member commission, which sets police policy and oversees the discipline of officers. The mayor nominates four members and the Board of Supervisors’ Rules Committee nominates three, with all of the picks subject to board confirmation. Loftus leaves as the Police Department is under pressure to enact a slate of changes recommended by the U.S.
By Jill Tucker
The new Salesforce building at 350 Mission Street in San Francisco, CA, on Thursday, January 5, 2017.
Oakland schools need to cut about $10 million in spending this year and another $21.6 million next year to cover bills and proposed programs, starting with an immediate hiring freeze for nonteaching positions, according to outgoing Superintendent Antwan Wilson. Wilson is expected to lay out his budget recommendations Wednesday night and ask the school board to approve a resolution that would immediately limit spending and hiring this year. It’s an effort to address an expected $30 million shortfall in the 2017-18 school year, district officials said. They stressed that the district is not facing a deficit, but rather a spending wish list that exceeds expected revenue. “There is no large looming deficit, but we still have some hard decisions to make,” said district spokeswoman Valerie Goode. “We anticipate saving money Oakland continues on D4
With female top cop, Oakland in vanguard of change Anne Kirkpatrick, I’m rooting for you. I hope that you, as Oakland’s first female police chief, can do something about the department, which has operated with chaos for too long. For starters, it would be nice to see the city rise from a how-notto-police punchline into a trendsetter. And because there’s now a
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woman in charge, I feel we’re closer to seeing the incredible happen. Some people who track police staffing statistics are convinced that more women on police forces would improve not only policing but community relations. And in Oakland, community relations need some fixing, given that after a decade of federal mon-
itoring, Oakland police still show signs of racial disparities in enforcement. Some 15,407 vehicles were stopped between mid-November 2015 and midMay 2016, and blacks were behind the wheel in 57 percent of those stops, Latinos in 21 percent and whites in 11 percent. Kathy Spillar, executive director for the Feminist Ma-
jority Foundation, which runs the National Center for Women and Policing, a program that promotes increasing the number of women in law enforcement, said communities are ill served by a dearth of female officers. Spillar pointed to research that suggests women improve police response to violence
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49ers sue Santa Clara in documents dispute By Bob Egelko The San Francisco 49ers, embroiled in an angry dispute with the city of Santa Clara over the team’s financial management records at Levi’s Stadium, have gone to court seeking a ruling confirming their claim that they’ve turned over all the documents they’re legally required to disclose. City officials have accused the 49ers of withholding documents on their maintenance, operation and long-term spending plans for the $1.2 billion stadium, information that could reveal whether the city is improperly spending taxpayer money on the project. In October, Mayor Lisa Gillmor said Santa Clara would take over management of the stadium — depriving the team of revenue from all events except its own football games — unless it received all the documents. In a suit filed Friday in Santa Clara County Superior Court, the 49ers’ Stadium Management Co. said it had provided all the records required by its contract with Santa Clara, and accused the city of acting in bad faith. The city-run Stadium Authority “has embarked on a scheme to concoct and fabricate false accusations of breach or nonperformance by Management Company in order to create a pretext for terminating the stadium man-
agement agreement,” the 49ers’ lawyers wrote. They asked for a ruling declaring that the management company “has performed all of the obligations” in the contract, and requiring the city to pay attorneys’ fees and court costs. In a letter to City Manager Rajeev Batra, also dated Friday, a lawyer for the 49ers said the KPMG accounting firm has given the Stadium Authority’s financial statements a “clean audit opinion” for each year of operations. Gillmor was not immediately available for comment. But a city audit report Monday indicated the differences between the two sides may be narrowing because the 49ers had agreed to provide access to some previously withheld documents. This is not the only legal dispute between the 49ers and Santa Clara. An arbitrator is reviewing the team’s claim of a one-time $4.25 million reduction of its $24.5 million rental payment to the city, based on revenue from the first year of operations. The 49ers moved south from Candlestick Point in 2014 and signed a 40-year lease for the stadium with Santa Clara, with an option to renew it for an additional 20 years. Financing arrangements, including a tax on nearby hotel rooms and a loan taken out by the Stadium Authority, were designed to
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Fans enter Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara for a 49ers game in October. The city says the team hasn’t provided all required documents on stadium operations; the team contends it has.
protect the city’s general fund from stadium costs. Gillmor told the City Council in November that the 49ers had refused to provide the Stadium Authority with detailed budget reports, an operation and maintenance plan, and a five-year capital expenditure plan. The audit report Monday, however, said budget documents provided by the 49ers’ Management Co. for 2016-17 included a five-year capital
plan. But the audit said the 49ers have provided only an overall cost figure for stadium operations in 2016 — $7.56 million — without detailing the costs or the amount spent on football and non-football events. The team has declined to disclose the revenues it took in from concerts and other nonfootball events unless the city agrees to keep the information confidential, the audit said. It said the team has also refused
to turn over its detailed maintenance plan for the stadium because “it contains sensitive security information.” The auditors said the City Council could consider the confidential matters in a closed session and delete any sensitive information from documents made public. Bob Egelko is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: begelko@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @egelko
Alameda supes accept grant for disaster training By Rachel Swan The Alameda County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved $5.5 million in federal emergency preparedness funding for the Sheriff’s Office, most of which will go toward a controversial program that trains law enforcement for largescale disasters, mass shootings and terrorist attacks. The supervisors also created a civilian task force to monitor the Urban Shield program for one year, ensuring that it does not bring a “military” mentality to local police departments
or use counterterrorism rhetoric that targets Muslims, immigrants or African Americans. Started in 2007 by Alameda County Sheriff Gregory Ahern, Urban Shield has been criticized for years, prompting raucous debate at public meetings and inspiring dramatic protests from opponents who believe it promotes a military-style culture and use of violence against civilians. In September, protesters chained themselves to the gates of the Alameda County Fairgrounds, where a weekend-long Urban Shield training took place.
More than 100 people packed the board chambers on Tuesday as the five supervisors weighed the U.S. Department of Homeland Security grant — $4.9 million of which would fund Urban Shield trainings this year, with the rest paying for new equipment. Representatives from various Bay Area law enforcement and rescue agencies arrived in their uniforms, voicing support for trainings that they say helped gird for such catastrophes as the 2012 mass shooting at Oikos University and the Ghost Ship fire in December. “We live in an area
with a lot of daunting disaster risks,” said a speaker named Doug Sandy, who has worked in emergency management for 30 years. “We’re a prime target for terrorism because of the international visibility of the Bay Area and Silicon Valley. We cannot afford to have our local agencies meet each other on the street for the first time when we have a major disaster.” Opponents of Urban Shield said it’s an overzealous approach to law enforcement and brings weaponry to local police departments. Past trainings have combined an intense focus on disaster relief with trade expos that showcase high-tech armor, drones and other gear. “No one in this room would object to the need for emergency training, but we need to separate that from ‘militarization’ training,” said Susan Harmon of the antiwar group CodePink. She and others fear that counterterrorism efforts taught by Urban Shield could be twisted for use during a Donald Trump administration to target immigrants, Muslims and Black Lives Matter activists as terrorist threats. Ahern and the supervisors stoutly defended the program during the public hearing, saying they are capable of balancing the need for public safety with the importance of protecting civil liberties. “The notion of 21st century policing is to have police work as guardians, not as warriors, and I know I support that,” said Supervisor Nate Miley, who backed the Urban Shield program. “But sometimes, when lives are endangered, you need people who are brave enough to address those lifethreatening situations. Sometimes, like with the Ghost Ship, you need to have adequate training so everyone is on the same page.” Rachel Swan is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email rswan@ sfchronicle.com
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Department of Justice, and shortly before former Los Angeles Deputy Police Chief William Scott takes over as San Francisco chief. In the past year, the commission helped lead the charge for reform, reopening the department’s use-of-force policy following the December 2015 shooting of Mario Woods, rolling out body cameras to officers, and helping to select Scott after the May 19 shooting of an unarmed black woman prompted the resignation of Greg Suhr. “I think through the last two years of an incredibly divisive national conversation, we in San Francisco have leaned into the difficult conversations and made decisions to bring us closer together,” Loftus said. “I feel like I’m leaving the commission in a great position to continue the progress we made.” Appointed by Mayor Ed Lee in 2012, Loftus was formerly a city prosecutor who went on to work for Sen. Kamala Harris in the state attorney general’s office. As president of the commission since 2014, she
earned a reputation for hard work and a belief in collaboration. In drafting policies for the body cameras and the department general order on use of force, she formed task forces of stakeholders that included the police union, officer interest groups, the public defender’s office, the American Civil Liberties Union and community advocates. “It’s to her credit, to her leadership, that she has been able to corral all of these diverse voices,” said Julie Traun, an attorney with the San Francisco Bar Association who helped develop the use-of-force policy. “She has an ability to read people and see where everyone is coming from. She knows the path the city needs to be on, and we really got a better policy as a result of sitting at the table.” Lee released a statement thanking Loftus for her “dedication and leadership.” Loftus frequently took heat from all sides, with law enforcement watchdogs criticizing her ties to the establishment and officers seeing her push for reform as an attack on their safety. An activist speaking during pub-
“She was fair, and she was truly dedicated to doing what she felt was best and right for the community, and not just for a few.” Sheryl Davis, San Francisco Human Rights Commission, on outgoing Police Commission President Suzy Loftus
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San Francisco Police Commission President Suzy Loftus (right), who spent almost five years on the oversight panel, will join the Sheriff’s Department.
public to call her about allowing officers to shoot at moving vehicles. After a city officer shot and wounded a man in the Ocean View neighborhood last week, the union said in a news release that Loftus must “share responsibility” for the shooting because police have been denied Taser stun guns. Loftus responded with a version of a quote from first lady Michelle Obama: “When they go low, I go high.” Union officials did not respond Tuesday to a request for comment. “Contrary to what people may say or believe, she was not on any one side,” said Sheryl Davis, executive director of the city’s Human Rights Commission. “A lot of people do a lot of
talking, but she actually did the work. She was fair, and she was truly dedicated to doing what she felt was best and right for the community, and not just for a few.” Loftus was skilled at building relationships, including with rankand-file officers, said Tenderloin Station Capt. Teresa Ewins. “I really appreciate anyone who comes to the stations and speak to the cops,” Ewins said. “They work really, really hard, and the fact that they can ask questions of someone on the commission was really big.” Despite a landmark year of policy changes, Loftus said her proudest moment on the commission was when it passed a department general order in 2014 that sought
Arrest in Tenderloin bus-stop beating death
to resuscitate him, but he died after being transported to San Francisco General Hospital. The attackers were not seen holding weapons, police said. Officials have yet to identify a motive in the slaying. Investigators urge
By Kimberly Veklerov San Francisco police investigators arrested a city resident on suspicion of murder in the death of a 61-year-old
man who was assaulted last week at a Tenderloin bus stop, officials said. The suspect, Abdul Cole, 41, was arrested Monday in the beating
lic comment once told her he wanted to burn off her eyebrows, while the police union singled her out over her stance on the use-of-force policy. The policy passed in June with the union objecting to two points, a section prohibiting officers from firing at moving vehicles and another prohibiting the carotid restraint neck hold. After reaching an impasse in negotiations with the union, the commission unanimously passed a version of the policy in December that allowed for officer discretion in extraordinary circumstances. Before the vote, the union plastered a photo of Loftus’ face at the end of a video ad telling the
death of Gabriel Ramirez. Police initially said they were looking for four or five men who assaulted Ramirez on Thursday in broad daylight and left him to die.
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The beating happened at a bus stop outside a pizzeria at Larkin and O’Farrell streets. Police officers found Ramirez suffering from severe head injuries and tried
to minimize the trauma inflicted on children whose parents are arrested. “I remember looking over at Chief Suhr after it was done,” she said. “Afterwards, he said, ‘This is why we’re here. We’re using our time to make things better.’ ” She said San Francisco has an opportunity to “really invest in the idea that this is about longterm relationships of trust” between police and the community. “I think San Francisco and the San Francisco Police Department is really poised to be the example across the country in investing in this approach in the long term,” she said, “so we can change the way this story goes.” Vivian Ho is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: vho@ sfchronicle.com Twitter: @VivianHo
anyone with information to contact them. Anonymous tips can be left at (415) 575-4444. Kimberly Veklerov is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: kveklerov@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @kveklerov
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now will reduce impact on school budgets next year. It was a tough decision to make, but we feel this will better prepare us in the event we are faced with reduced resources.” Making cuts now will enable the district to pay for ongoing costs as well as programs adopted to improve student achievement, school officials said. “We understand that making tough choices related to budget is not always popular or easy,” Goode said. “We are intentionally not maintaining the status quo in order to accelerate out-
comes for students, while also ensuring we are good stewards of public funds.” But the district is also facing “foreseeable externalities” — or circumstances beyond its control — that could have a significant effect on expenses, according to the proposed resolution to authorize a hiring freeze. Such possibilities include declining enrollment, skyrocketing special-education spending, and replenishing the district’s reserve fund — adding up to several million dollars. The proposed hiring freeze would not apply to teachers or essential
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against women, reduce police brutality and lower the use of excessive force. Women, Spillar said, also strengthen community-policing reforms. At her last job, in Chicago, Kirkpatrick led the Police Department’s reform efforts in the wake of a Justice Department probe resulting from the release of a police video in 2015 that showed a police officer shooting 17-year-old
Laquan McDonald 16 times in 2014. “I think it’s such a refreshing opportunity for Oakland to get past some of the problems that have occurred with police,” Spillar said. “It inspires more women to think about going into policing as a profession. That sends a very important signal.” Police agencies rarely reflect the racial composition of communities, and they certainly don’t reflect gender. According to a May 2015 report by
staffers. Wilson, who is leaving Oakland at the end of the month to head up the Washington, D.C., school system, said the midyear spending cuts and hiring freeze could save up to $11
million this year, leaving about $20 million in cuts to make next year. “Implementing spending guidelines related to hiring and expenditures reflects a fiscal prudence that is very important
right now as we prepare the ’17-18 budget,” school board Vice President Nina Senn said in an email Tuesday. Board President James Harris, however, said he had questions about the proposed resolution. “In terms of the freeze, I still need to look at what the impact is there,” Harris said. He said the board could delay a vote for at least a week. The superintendent’s recommendations for next year’s budget would spread the pain between classrooms and the district administration. There would be $10 million in school site reductions, including $5.5 million from decreases in staffing and services related to declining enrollment. Wilson also wants to cut the number of assis-
the Bureau of Justice Statistics, in 2013, 1 in 8 police officers nationally was female. Women made up about 12 percent of police departments, but only 3 percent of local police chiefs were female. An analysis of the Oakland Police Department’s labormarket data posted in June revealed about 12 percent of patrol officers were female. And according to the Police Chiefs Desk Reference, a 322-page guide for newly appointed police leaders published by the International Association of Chiefs of Police, female officers have better oral communication skills and are
more empathetic than men. “As traditional gender roles continue to evolve, increasing the focus on female candidates will offer an abundant source of highly qualified and capable employees,” the desk reference stated. “Failure to do so will adversely impact agencies to reach their recruiting goals and serve their communities in the future.” Mayor Libby Schaaf has promised to bring the force to 800 officers by the end of 2018, an increase from 2010’s low of 695 after layoffs. For community relations to improve, which police observers believe would
lead to a reduction in crime, more women must be recruited to police forces. And they must have more leadership roles. A week ago at her introductory news conference, Kirkpatrick acknowledged her gender. “So I am a leader who is cloaked as a woman, and I am grateful for being a woman, but I will be your leader as well,” she said. Last summer, after scandals involving racist texts and emails and sexual misconduct, and after three police chiefs were fired or resigned in nine days, Schaaf criticized the Police Depart-
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Oakland school board President James Harris (left) says he has questions about the proposed cuts.
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tant principals and other school-based support staff. The superintendent would aim for $11.6 million in savings from the central office and districtwide budgets, including $5.1 million out of the business and operations division. Harris noted that the superintendent’s budget proposal is just a recommendation and that the board will be making its decisions long after Wilson is gone. “The specific request made of Antwan was to give us a strong proposal,” Harris said. “And he’s trying to do that before he leaves.”
ment’s “frat house” culture. “It is more than symbolic,” Spillar, who mentioned that the frat house comment rippled nationally, said about Kirkpatrick’s hiring. “It is representing real change. It is sending a strong message to the rank and file. They have an opportunity to really set a new course.” Now it’s up to Kirkpatrick to lead the way.
Jill Tucker is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: jtucker@ sfchronicle.com Twitter: @jilltucker
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change will reinvigorate Cal football, stimulate lagging ticket sales and renewals and energize our alumni, donor and fan base,” UC Berkeley Athletic Director Mike Williams said in an email to donors Sunday night. Cal football is the main funding source for the school’s entire sports program. Counting tickets and TV revenue, the $43 million that football raises every year accounts for nearly half the $90 million in total revenue generated by all of Cal sports. Football’s $9.1 million profit underwrites Cal’s 29 other sports programs. To be fair, football’s financial woes go back to before Dykes was hired four years ago. The seismic retrofit of Memorial Stadium, for example, has saddled the program with an $18 million annual debt. But there are also bigger politics at play here. Overall, UC Berkeley is facing a $110 million deficit, which means cuts in areas far beyond sports. Chancellor Nicholas Dirks has formed a task force to help provide cover for decisions that are sure to prove unpopular. Battle lines are already being drawn
between alumni fans hoping to avoid deep cuts in sports and faculty members looking to protect academic programs. The 12-member Committee on Interscholastic Sports — which is being co-chaired by Academic Senate leader Robert Powell, a political science professor, and UC Berkeley Foundation Trustee Robert O’Donnell — was initially expected to deliver its recommended sports cuts to the chancellor this month. Now, that’s been put off until spring. In 2010, UC Berkeley announced plans to eliminate the baseball, men’s and women’s gymnastics, rugby and lacrosse teams, but backed off after supporters raised enough money to save them. With an annual sports deficit now about $21 million, some school officials question whether that will be possible this time. Cal is trying to operate with 30 sports, more than twice the NCAA minimum of 14, while meeting Title IX regulations requiring parity for women’s athletics. UC Berkeley officials caution that the potential hit list is a “moving target.” But one source following the process says among the programs
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A banner hangs at City Hall in 2014 asking George Lucas to build his museum here. Ed Lee lobbied the “Star Wars” creator anew, but Lucas chose L.A.
most in jeopardy are men’s soccer, rugby, gymnastics, baseball and crew. “At this point, not a single decision has been made,” Cal spokesman Dan Mogulof told us. With the cuts looming, it’s a bit ironic that Cal extended Dykes’ contract by two years after the 2015 season — ensuring that he will be paid 70 percent of his nearly $3 million-ayear salary through 2019. That is, unless he’s hired as a coach at another school, in which case Cal will be on the hook only for the difference in pay. When officials extended Dykes’ deal, the football program appeared to be on an upward swing, with improving academic scores for players and the team having just landed in a money-making bowl game.
SEASON OF SHARING DONOR LIST Fund total as of Jan. 5: $7,758,661 Jeffry Angermann, $500; Reevyn Aronson; Lu & Dagmar Bedard, $100; Amy & Steve Bess, $300; Kathleen Brown, $500; Lisa Burkett, $500; Thomas & Deborah Burns, $100; Beverly Byl; Canavese-Naffziger Family, $500; A Center for Natural Healing, $405; Cathy Cha & Dara O'Rourke, $500; Chris Chaffin; Varma Chanderraju; Vicky Choy, $100; The Chu Family; Roehl M. Cinco, $100; Claire Colvin, $100; Pat & Pete Confer; Ned Congdon, $450; The Creager-Egerter Family; Jon & Mary Dale, $250; Debashis Dhar & Devyani Biswas, $500; Jill Ducey; Carol Ebert & Jim Ferrell; Ingrid Falk, $900, in memory of Arne, Marion & Nina Falk; Lisa Freeman, $750, in memory of Vivian Stroup; Vicki Friedberg & William Pollock; Kyle Glenn & Bo Wiley, $200, in memory of Elizabeth Stromme; Michael Graham & Michelle Patterson; Jeffrey Greve & Janis Kahn; Yvonne Guertin, $100; Linda
Harris; Holly Huston, $300, in memory of Jean A. Huston; Carl Jacobsen, $100; John & Becky; Bret Jonas, $200; Jerry R. Joseph, in memory of Lynn Wissler and Josh Millard; John Keefe, $100; Nicole Kidd, in memory of Sam DeFranco; The Kolish Bergin Family, $500; Hilary L. Lamar, $200; Andrew & Nancy Leahy, $500; Jeffrey A. Lovold, $300; Marc Manason, $1,000; Eric Mart, $500, in memory of Bob & Marilynn Mart; Sheila McClear; Avery McGinn, $250, in honor of Hillary Clinton; Steven Meloan, $25; Julie Mills & Larry McSpadden, $200, in memory of Fred & Bernice Mills; Stephen Moehle, $100; Lisa Ochs & Lea Salem; Rebecca & Don Petersen, $100, in memory of Juan Marquez; Platt & Associates, $1,000; Dave & Tracy Reichmuth; Laurel P. Rest & Bill K. Kedem, $100; Hope Rugo & Martin Scott, in memory of Faith & Henry Rugo; Steve & Ana Smulian, in memory of Ruth Boyd; C. Songstad, $250, in honor of Evelina Elwood; Bruce & Lisa
Steinback, $500; Romer & John Stevenson, $700; Thomas Studley, $100, in memory of Jordan Studley; Paula, Eli and Sarita Brinkley Svoboda, in memory of Doris Brin-
Nice try: No one would cast San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee as Luke Skywalker, but he did put up one heck of a fight to try to get George Lucas to build his museum on Treasure Island. In the months following the Presidio Trust’s rejection of Lucas’ pro-
posal for Crissy Field in 2014, Lee stayed in regular contact with the “Star Wars” creator about finding a place for his museum of narrative arts. “I felt as bad as he did,” Lee recalled Monday as he posed with boosters on Treasure Island to give one last PR push before Tuesday’s vote by the Lucas museum board of directors — which, in the end, opted for Los Angeles. Earlier, Lee was on the phone with Lucas — telling him he was pushing for ferries that would take museumgoers to the island to run on biofuel, which would be good for the environment and speed up the approval process for the service. Lee also brought in the mayors of Oakland and Berkeley to help sell the Treasure Island plan as a
kley; Alice & Malcolm Talcott; Tamara Teichgraeber, $250, in memory of Eunice Teichgraeber; Jeanette Tom; LJ & Taissa Tsang, in honor of Sears & NJ; Richard & Mary Beth Warman, $1,000, in memory of
Dale & Mary Alice Warman; Elizabeth Watkins, $1,000; Eric, Marni and Clara Welch, $150; Kitty Whiteside, $500; Dave, Emily and Taylor Wong, $250; Rich, Matt, & Melissa Wood and Elizabeth Cain, $500, in mem-
But the Golden Bears’ 5-7 record this past season, coupled with reports that Dykes was recently in the hunt for the Baylor coaching job, suggested he wasn’t really the answer for Cal football. As one athletic department insider who wasn’t authorized to speak for the record told us: “When there are rumors every year that your football coach is looking for a different job, at some point you decide that’s not what you want.”
boon for kids throughout the Bay Area. And as an added touch, Lee also enlisted the help of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Gov. Jerry Brown. Lucas promised to call the mayor once the decision was made, but by Tuesday morning, the mayor started feeling that the force was not going to be with him. “You could feel it in the silence,” said one staffer close to the museum effort. And indeed, the call came around 1 p.m., with Lucas telling Lee that although San Francisco put forth a solid proposal, he was going to build his museum in Los Angeles’ Exposition Park — where it will join several other museums in the heart of a low-income community in need of a lift. What’s more, the area is easy to get to by car. So instead of an iconic landmark on the bay, Lucas has opted for a parking lot in L.A. San Francisco Chronicle columnists Phillip Matier and Andrew Ross appear Sundays, Mondays and Wednesdays. Matier can be seen on the KPIX TV morning and evening news. He can also be heard on KCBS radio Monday through Friday at 7:50 a.m. and 5:50 p.m. Got a tip? Call (415) 777-8815, or email matierandross@ sfchronicle.com. Twitter: @matierandross
ory of John B. Sias; Dan Young, $200. Anonymous donations in honor of: Alexandra Biggar. Anonymous donations in memory of: Michael E. Casey (19742013), $1,000.
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LifeTributes IN THIS SECTION CARDARELLI, Vincent COMPARINI, Elda COOK, James
DOVE, Frances HAGMAN, Margaret LEONOFF, George
Frances Dove
May 24, 1929 - December 24, 2016 Frances Dove died peacefully on December 24, 2016 surrounded by her loving family. Fran is survived by her daughters Diane and Connie, son in law Gary, and precious grandchildren Ally and Adam. She was preceded in death by her 3 wonderful sisters Helen, Connie, and Claire Slater. They are finally reunited. The “Slater girls” attended St.Peter’s school in the Mission and spent happy summers at Oddfellow’s Park in Guerneville. Fran loved to read, travel, play bridge, bingo and especially poker on Sundays with her best friends. She was a long time resident of Woodlake in San Mateo and member of the North Burlingame Woman’s Club. She particularly enjoyed yearly trips to Reno with her daughters and an evening vodka martini. Fran was
beautiful, strong willed, with a contagious smile and a great sense of humor, as reflected in her obituary wishes. “Place it any day but Sunday because it’s just too crowded”. Memorial services are private. She will be buried at Holy Cross cemetery with her parents. In lieu of flowers please make a donation to Mission Hospice in San Mateo or St. Anthony’s Dining Room in San Francisco.
Dvorah Miller August 21, 1952 December 20, 2016
Dvorah Miller, aka the Graham Cracker Fairy, left us late in the evening of 12-20-16. Her wish, often stated over the previous weeks of declining health, was granted: Dvorah arrived in heaven in time to celebrate Christmas! Dvorah dedicated her life to alleviating suffering. An ardent knitter, Deb created thousands of fine caps for those suffering from cancer and warm scarves for the homeless. When not knitting or working in the presbytery she nurtured feral kittens for the SFSPCA, bottle feeding them around the clock, until they were ready to find their forever homes. When word of Dvorah’s transition to heaven spread, via her Wednesday Whimsey e-mail list, her friends began to share memories. Slowly, we are discovering some of the true extent of her extraordinary array of good deeds! One writer shared that Deb had “Sponsored the children at my school with daily graham crackers and provided uniforms, supplies, notes of encouragement, Safeway and Target cards, prizes, and whatever might have been needed by becoming the very incognito ‘Graham Cracker Fairy’. Somehow on her very limited budget she was able to provide thousands of dollars of help to hundreds of students for over 10 years, until she became too ill to continue, by finding and writing grants, soliciting friends, the deacons at her (our) church, and businesses, and a lot of out-of-pocket of her own. Our school put a little engraved tile by the front door commemorating her service which she was never able to see because of ill health.” Another note stated: “I met her 14 years ago when
she joined Knitting Pals and volunteered; not like she wasn’t giving and doing for so many organizations. But Deb found the time, enjoyed the knitting and made thousands of caps for cancer patients; she received many thank you notes from the patients who appreciated having one of her caps. In addition at Xmas time she knitted hundreds of scarves for the homeless at St. Anthony’s S.F.” Dvorah adopted children through out the world, beginning with many young members of the Navajo Nation, whom she both visited and brought to San Francisco for fun vacations. We will never know the full extent of Deb’s ‘kindness in action’! Those of us who are privileged to have known Dvorah as our friend, and those whose lives were enriched by her profound kindness, will truly and deeply miss her! Deb is survived by her mother, Lucia Anne Miller, sister Lucia Ellen, and brother Donald, as well as family and friends throughout the east coast. Dvorah also leaves her greatly loved feline companion, Buddy, and a wide web of friends in her adopted home city of San Francisco and the Bay Area. Dvorah’s wish is that each of us who knew her will celebrate her life on her birthday, the summer solstice of 2017, savoring her favorite Ben and Jerry’s “Cherry Garcia” ice cream! A celebration of Dvorah’s life will be held Saturday, January 14 at 1:30 at Lakeside Presbyterian Church, 201 Eucalyptus, SF. A reception follows in the church hall with an ice cream social featuring Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream.
Joan Marie Lucas 5/16/1930 - 12/31/2016
Joan Marie Lucas passed away peacefully December 31, 2016 at her home in Tiburon, surrounded by her family at the age of 86. A devoted and caring wife of Ken Lucas for 64 years. She was beloved mother of Susan, Gary and Scott. Grandmother of 8 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. Joan is also survived one brother and 2 sisters. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated Monday January 16, 2017 at 11:00 am, at St. Hilary’s Catholic Church, Tiburon. Inurnment will be private at Valley Memorial Park Cemetery, Novato, Ca. Donations may be made to
Hospice by The Bay, or your favorite charity Arrangements by Valley Memorial Park Funeral Home, Novato, California, 415-897-9609.
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MILLER, Dvorah MILLER, Joann MIRKOVICH, Marian
Elda Comparini April 11, 1933 - January 6, 2017
Passed away peacefully in the loving arms of her daughter with family and friends by her side. She was born in Pola, Istria, Italy. She leaves behind her loving and devoted daughter Marcella. Beloved wife of the late Mario, whose son Dennis, Grandson Julian and Ann were a cherished part of her life. Elda is survived by many loving relatives and friends in New York and Pola. She enjoyed living in North Beach and having caffe with her daughter, family and friends and shar-
ing many good times. She will be remembered as a joyful happy person and will be greatly missed. Friends are invited to attend a Rosary and celebration of Funeral Mass on Friday, January 13, 2017 at 10:30am all at SS Peter and Paul Church, 666 Filbert St., SF, CA ; Committal Services to follow at Italian Cemetery, Colma, CA ; Donations in her name to a charity of your choice preferred.
belonged to the Breakfast Club and The California Club of California. In January of 2003, Marge moved to St Anne’s on Lake St. She loved living there. Playing bridge, Bingo, Jig Saw Puzzles, Scrabble and doing the daily cross word puzzle kept her mind fully engaged. Crocheting hats, scarves, and baby blankets became another favorite activity. Marge is survived by her daughter Rosemary Hagman and her partner, Connie of Oakland, Ca and her son Roy Hagman and his wife Karen of Middletown, NJ, their daughters and son-inlaw, Victoria of Brooklyn, NY, Emily and Scott Sanford of Belford, NJ and Phyliss’ daughter Nicole and Joe Eggleton of Ridgefield, CT and their daughters Harper and Sage. In Marge’s memory and honor, the family requests donations to be made to the Little Sisters of the Poor. Http://www.littlesistersofthepoorsanfrancisco.org/ donations/ A Memorial Mass will be held Saturday, January 14, 2017 at 10:30a.m. at St. Anne’s Home, 300 Lake St, San Francisco, Ca 94118.
George Leonoff July 4, 1936 - January 6, 2017
George Alexander Leonoff passed away unexpectedly on Friday, January 6th. George was born in San Francisco and spent his life in the Bay Area except for brief periods working in Arizona and Poland. He graduated from Balboa High School with honors and received multiple scholarships to UC Berkeley, where he graduated from the School of Architecture. He served 2 years in the Navy stationed in Kittery Point, Maine, before returning back to and settling in Berkeley. As an architect for the Hugh O’Neill Company he designed office building complexes. Outside of work, he was the architect on many local residential real estate projects. His appreciation for form, function and aesthetics had him picturing the view from each and every window as he created contemporary living spaces. George went onto spend almost 30 years as Project Manager and Vice President for the SJ Amoroso Construction Company. George loved to travel. He and his wife Arlene saw most of the world over their 60 years together. He amassed an extensive collection of masks from
Vincent Cardarelli Aug.3, 1929 - Jan. 9, 2017
Vincent Cardarelli 8-329 to 1-9-17 Survived by his wife of 59 years Josephine(Ambrisio), his brother Ben (Patricia), daughter Maria Wilson (Dave), son John. Predeseased by his son Berardino “Dino”, and his sisters Berta and Marietta. He had 6 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren and nieces/ nephews throughout US, Canada and Italy. Friends and Family are
invited to visit between 5PM-8PM, Thurs. Jan. 12th at Garden Chapel, 885 El Camino Real, SSF, where a vigil service will begin at 7PM. Mass of resurrection will be Fri. Jan. 13th at 10AM at St. Veronica Church, 434 Alida Way, SSF. Condolences may also be made at www.gardenchapel885.com
David James Mattingly
Margaret “Marge” Hagman Margaret “Marge” Hagman, was born on November 28, 1920 in Jersey City, NJ. Her parents Vincenzo Masciale came from Bari Italy to the USA and met his wife, Marie Antoinette Florio, also from Bari, here in the USA. Margaret is the last surviving member of the Masciale clan having been predeceased by her parents and siblings, Josephine, Rosemary, Emmanuel, Bartholomew, August, and by her husband, LeRoy Hagman, Sr. in 1979 and beloved daughter Phyllis Schiavello in 2008. Margaret met her husband LeRoy Hagman, Sr after graduating high school and they raised a family in Jersey City, N.J. Including two daughters and a son. Marge and Roy had a newsstand, two small restaurants and their final location was a terrific, full service restaurant in Jersey City called Roys. Marge was the front of the house and Roy the back, supervising the kitchen. Marge welcomed all the guests with her warm and welcoming personality. After moving to San Francisco in 1980, she quickly adapted to the Bay Area. Marge loved Ball Room dancing and traveled around the Bay as many days of the week as she could. Volunteering at Project Open Hand, Marge utilized her food back ground and quickly organized the food line. Gardening was another passion of hers and she maintained a small garden at Fort Mason. From 1997-99 she was Auxiliary President of the Italian-American Community Services Agency. Marge also
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all corners of the globe. George appreciated art of all kinds, jazz music, good food and even had his own wine label. He was known for his local touring abilities and loved to show family and friends from out of town the beauty and hidden treasures of the area. He was fortunate to be doing what he loved until his very last moments. His family – wife Arlene, daughters Stacey Morrone and Janna Yamron, grandchildren Sydney Morrone, Alex and Ben Yamron and godson Duncan Tang will miss his welcoming heart and adventurous spirit and even his endless story telling. Family and friends will gather privately in commemoration and remembrance of his life.
February 3, 1952-November 18, 2016
David James Mattingly, 64, following a life of courage, pluck and conviction, died of melanoma in Palm Springs, California on November 18, 2016. Born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1952, David was preceded in death by his loving parents Mary Laura “Sis” and George Mattingly, a World War II vet, and younger brother Mark. During childhood, David’s parents imposed a mandatory dinner hour —— his Dad’s unmistakable whistle commanding the start of the meal, phones and t.v. unplugged — — a nightly theatre of excited talk, intense opinions, raucous fun, and always imbued with love. This family setting had a searing impact on David’s worldview, forming tastes that were decidedly catholic throughout his life. He is survived by his sister Susan Mattingly of Louisville, sister Marilyn Mattingly of Virginia Beach, Virginia and brother Mike of Louisville. Marilyn was a tower of strength during his last days and -- gratefully -- her caregiving did little to interfere with her much loved 17 daily shopping trips. Her familial love in a time of need was exemplary. David had a life-long soft spot in his heart for Susan, while Mike filled the role of big brother with aplomb. At the time of his death, David had eight nephews, the terrific wives and a husband of three of those nephews, 11 great nieces and nephews, goddaughter Lily, two godsons and his beloved shih tzu, Ollie. David had two long term partners, one an exuberant cowboy raised on the central coast of California, the other a cerebral Cornell educated architect. With a gift for friendship — and of gab — David is also survived by treasured friends Ted, Kendrick, Carol, Steve, Joe, Cindy, Scott/ Rich, Greg, Robin, Rachel, Oliver and so many others. He also leaves behind many loving cousins, especially Tommy and Jan Burnett, whose strong and steady presence brought David great comfort during his illness. David attended St. Pius X Grade School and St. Xavier High School, both in Louisville. In 1974, he received his B.A. in Political Science from the University of Kentucky in Lexington. Fresh out of college, David’s first job was as a legislative analyst on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. to Congressman Ron Mazzoli. There, he was a witness to history, including Watergate, Nixon’s resignation from the Presidency and the end of the Vietnam War. David settled in San Francisco in the late ‘70s, doing paralegal work for the international firms of McCutchen and MoFo, the San Francisco City Attorney and clerked for Judge Orrick of the U.S. District Court. In those early days, David stood with Harvey Milk and his merry band of men who gave voice to gay liberation. David was a more than three decade resident of foggy, magical San Francisco before he retired to the warm desert air of Palm Springs.
In 1984, David was awarded his law degree from the University of San Francisco School of Law. Following several years doing corporate health care law, David found in San Francisco his true calling as a civil litigator. He won substantial jury awards and settlements, and as a trial lawyer was able to obtain relief for clients without the means to access the courts. (He had some hair-raising losses, too!) He tried cases against large corporate interests for discrimination, harassment, clergy abuse, concealment of toxic hazards, and business and contract fraud. At times he received kudos for work on oral argument and cross-examination, and for mastery of artfully crafted and persuasive briefs. David had an abundance of passions: the world of politics, avid reading with an especial penchant for American and English novels, history, and biographies of the famous and infamous. David was a decades long collector of art, particularly paintings and sculpture by emerging young artists. A colorist by nature, his provocative yet savvy collection never failed to evoke strong opinions. He was an enthusiastic swimmer over countless years, and a keeneyed stock market maven. Finally, David was an intrepid traveler who stepped foot on six of the seven continents (hey Rich!), 56 countries, 48 of the 50 states (sorry North Dakota and Vermont). Always eager for new things, David traveled through the vast stretches of the Patagonia (hey Joe ! ), out of the way spots in Africa including the ever transcendent Serengeti plains, and was one of the first Westerners permitted into Beijing’s Tiananmen Square after the 1989 Massacre. He climbed into the Giza Pyramids and on the Parthenon before such access was eventually denied the public. David walked miles — his favorite mode of transport — through Tokyo, Sydney, Buenos Aires, Delhi, Moscow, Cairo, Nairobi, Capetown, Paris, Jerusalem, Istanbul, and the other great metropolises spanning the globe. Yearning for more, David lived for several years near Kensington Palace in London. A celebration of David’s zest for life will be held in San Francisco on Saturday, February 4th 2017 from 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. at the Greg Lind Gallery, 49 Geary Street, Fifth Floor [Directions only: GregoryLindGallery.com]. Space and attendance are limited; confirmation is required by January 25. Call Joseph J. Bell [530-272-7477 or 800-576-7477] or email to: attorney@bellslaw.com. Suggested parking at Union Square or Sutter-Stockton garages.
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LifeTributes James Reinfeld Cook Jan 11, 1938 - Dec 29, 2016
Jimmy passed away in his sleep at his home in SF. Brother of Jerry Cook & Janet Fauss. Uncle to many nieces & nephews. He was the 49ers #1 faithful fan! 61
yr member of So.S.F. Parlor #157 and retired after 50yrs with the city of S.F. Main Library on 10-13-06. No services as requested.
Marty Martinez
December 12, 1928 - January 2, 2017 Marty Martinez, an Oakland native, passed away at home on Monday January 2, 2017 in Lafayette at the age of 88. Marty was a graduate of Oakland Tech High and the California College of Arts and Crafts. He was a veteran of the Army National Guard and a Piedmont Avenue resident for 45 years. Marty is survived by his loving wife Dorothy; sons, Michael, Steven, and Edward; and granddaughter Elena.
A Memorial Service is pending at a later date.
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tenants upstairs. It’s also the lobby — a lobby with only one tenant upstairs, which means there’s a big Salesforce logo above the long security desk and books about the firm on each of the lobby’s leathertopped benches. As corporate citizens go, the company founded in 1999 by Marc Benioff can’t be beat. Not only does it write large checks, employees are encouraged to volunteer time to worthy causes while on the clock. But Salesforce sees the new tower as part of its emerging corporate campus, even placing “Salesforce East” in metal letters above 350 Mission’s main entrance. The intended message at 350 Mission — that all of us are welcome — doesn’t come through nearly as well. This could change if the corner panels stay open as often as weather allows. It’s also important that the “urban room” include a vendor
Joann Alma Miller March 14, 1951 - December 26, 2016
Joann Alma Miller passed away December 26, 2016 at the age of 65 after a prolonged illness. Born in San Francisco at St. Joseph’s Hospital on March 14, 1951 she spent most of her life in the bay area living with her loving husband Louis Miller. She was the second of four children born to now deceased Richard Holmberg and June Keith. A loving and caring individual, she could make anyone smile. Joann spent over 20 years working at Costco where she showed true work ethic and smiles. She loved to go camping, refurbish old furniture, arts and crafts, and loved to go to the Russian River. Joann’s family and friends were the greatest joy in her life. She
preceded her death by her sister Kathy Herbstritt and husband Louis Miller. She survived by her two brothers Kenneth Holmberg and Jon Holmberg. She was a loving aunt to Kimberly Furia, Christy Herbstritt, Stacie Hogue, Carrie Holmberg, Jennifer Holmberg and Jon Holmberg Jr. She was also a loving great aunt to Hailey Sutton, Sierra and Mikaela Furia, Arianna, Dante and Mateo Delucca, Tori and Tera Hogue, Josslin Holmberg and Hunter Holmberg. Family and friends are invited to attend a Celebration of Life for Joann, Saturday January 14th at 12pm. The Celebration of Life will be held at Joann’s house; 101 First Street Healdsburg, CA.
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ering spot for everyone from art students to executives. At 350 Mission, the ground floor corner has folding panels that pull back 30 feet in each direction, so that when open there’s no separation between inside and out. Alongside the gray marble stairs leading to the mezzanine is amphitheater-scaled seating using planks of reclaimed oak. Even the public art aims to pull in passersby — a 40-foot by 70foot video screen that cloaks the lobby wall above the central elevators. The initial installation is by Refik Anadol, a fluid swirl of patterned images that is especially arresting from outside at dusk. But the aspirations here won’t necessarily succeed. Unlike at 101 Second, or last year’s LinkedIn tower at 222 Howard St., the public space isn’t a room detached from the comings and goings of
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lines of diamonds slide down the tower in diagonal rows. Other small touches are exquisite. On a late winter afternoon on Mission Street, for instance, the glass is a rich monochromatic blue — but laced by silver stitches. And if you catch the top two levels of the “basket” in direct sunlight, they’re revealed to be a translucent, seemingly delicate mechanical screen. The question is whether 350 Mission will be as successful down low as up high. Hartman’s aim here was nothing less than to create an “urban room” where the publicly accessible space required by San Francisco’s downtown plan becomes a civic asset. The model is 101 Second St., another tower by Hartman and Skidmore where the base doubles as a glassy oasis that, long after the tower’s 1999 debut, serves as a casual gath-
Marian Mirkovich passed away on Saturday January 7, 2017 in San Ramon at the age of 93. She was a native of Galveston, TX and moved to Walnut Creek 42 years ago after living in San Francisco for 50 years. Marian was an executive secretary for A. M. Castle & Co. for 43 years. She is survived by her son Randy; grandsons, Jared (Jill) and Nick (Ashley); and great grandson Ryder. There will be a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Isidore Church, 440 La Gonda Way, Danville, CA 94526, on Tuesday January 17, 2017
at 3:30 PM with a graveside committal the following day, Wednesday January 18, 2017 at Holy Cross Cemetery, 1500 Mission Road, Colma, CA 94014 at 11:30 AM. Those wishing may send Memorial Gifts to the American Cancer Society, or to Hope Hospice of Dublin CA.
of coffee and other casual offerings. With touches like these, people in the fast-growing district might come to see the “urban room” as part of their personal terrain, rather than the passageway to expensive food and corporate meetings. Even though Salesforce employees began moving upstairs last March, the ground floor was cloaked by scaffolding until the holidays while work on the facade was completed. In the months ahead, we’ll see if Salesforce and Kilroy are serious about living up to 350 Mission’s potential. I’m hoping that the end result is a pleasant surprise — and that tower employees aren’t the only people lounging on those comfortable oak planks. John King is The San Francisco Chronicle’s urban design critic. Email: jking@ sfchronicle.com Twitter: @johnkingsfchron
Albert J. Salera Albert J. Salera, passed away peacefully on January 4, 2017. Albert was born in San Francisco on August 1, 1928. He grew up in the Marina district, an only child to the parents of Vincent and Assunta Salera. Al attended the University of California where he studied law and was admitted to the State Bar of California on December 19, 1956. He retired from his profession in 1994, the same year he met the love of his life, Gloria Rovegno. He and Gloria spent the next 18 years of their lives enjoying life more than ever, whether it was travelling to new places together, cruising the high seas or a night out on the town, perhaps frequenting one of their favorite SF
spots, such as the Silver Cloud or the Balboa. Though most only knew Al as a shy, quiet and very reserved man, those of us who had the privilege of knowing the other side of Al, got to enjoy his quick wit, funny personality, gentle demeanor, great smile and his generous heart. We were blessed to have known him, and though Al, we will miss you, we know you are now at peace and with Gloria once again. Family and friends are invited to attend the Committal Service on Friday, January 13th, 11:30am at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma.
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Lurid scenes from a marriage By Lily Janiak Amy Herzog’s “Belleville” is the kind of play that can go from a startlingly, painfully honest portrait of a contemporary affluent young couple to a bloodbath (and puke-bath) in a matter of seconds. She captures with keen eye the way spouses, precisely because they’re spouses, can savage one another and then apologize sincerely, cast aspersions then lust violently for one another, all in the same instant. She gives such full breath to the banalities of married life of Abby (Alisha Ehrlich) and Zack (Justin Gillman), American expats to Paris’ Belleville neighborhood, that in moments it’s “Belleville” continues on E2
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Bill Irwin, shown at the ACT rehearsal studio, has been a noted clown since the Pickle Family Circus days.
Renowned clown is serious about Beckett
Bill Irwin’s solo show built around Irish playwright’s words By Lily Janiak
Bill Irwin doesn’t want to appear “too antic.” Irwin, one of the nation’s most respected clowns, reveals his worry as he arrives for a photo shoot for “On Beckett,” his solo show that mixes excerpts from Samuel Beckett’s plays and prose with his own commentary and anecdotes. He’s right to be concerned. Irwin, 66, has Bay Area On Beckett: By Bill Irwin. Through Jan. 22. $30-$70. clowning roots that date to ACT’s Strand Theater, 1127 the 1970s, when he perMarket St., S.F. (415) 749formed with the influential 2228. www.act-sf.org Pickle Family Circus. v To see a video of Charlie Though he’s been based in Rose interviewing Bill Irwin about Beckett’s “Texts for New York for years now — Nothing”: www.youtube.com winning a 2005 Tony Award /watch?v=7BfErYAJ8a8 for his performance in “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” — Irwin returns frequently to perform at ACT, most recently with a shorter run of “On Beckett” in 2015, “Old Hats” in 2014 and “Endgame” in 2012. To represent “On Beckett,” which runs through Jan. 22 at ACT’s Strand Theater, he says he wants to make sure the focus is on the Nobel Prize-winning Irish playwright’s language. Irwin continues on E6
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Alisha Ehrlich and Justin Gillman in “Belleville.”
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Belleville: By Amy Herzog. Directed by M. Graham Smith. Through Jan. 28. 90 minutes. $20-$42. Custom Made Theatre, 533 Sutter St., S.F. (415) 798-2682. www. custommade.org
Scientist evolved to career as comic By Peter Hartlaub
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Irwin as Hamm (left) and Nick Gabriel as Clov in ACT’s 2012 production of Beckett’s “Endgame.”
Tim Lee’s earliest stand-up wasn’t attempted at a comedy club or open mike night, but in the halls of academia, where the comedian remembers sneaking a slide of actor Tony Randall into a PowerPoint presentation about migrating fish. “Salmon are semelparous, which means they breed once and they die,” Lee recalls. “At this point, Tony Randall had just had kids in his 80s. So I explained by saying, ‘Like Tony Randall; he’s breeding and now he will die.’ Some people thought it was funny and others were like, ‘No …’ ” The mixed reviews didn’t deter Lee. The comedian no Lee continues on E2
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Count Olaf (Neil Patrick Harris) schemes to get the inheritance of the Baudelaire orphans (including Malina Weissman and Louis Hynes) in “A Series of Unfortunate Events.”
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Domestic drama, looming disaster “Belleville� from page E1
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Tim Lee, who got his stand-up start in San Francisco, creates science-infused comedy.
Comic got feet wet studying marine life Lee from page E1
longer uses his doctorate from UC Davis for research, but his science and PowerPoints have become a cornerstone of his full-time comedy career. The comic, who got his start in San Francisco, returns to the Punch Line comedy club on Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan. 10-11, and then heads to the Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz on Friday, Jan. 13. Lee graduated with honors from UC San Diego in biology in the 1990s and did field research counting whales and dolphins with the Scripps Institute of Science and Technology. He planned to become a college professor, doing graduate work in Davis, but while researching the salmon population in California rivers, he quickly fell out of love with higher learning. “I don’t think I saw a salmon in the five, six years I was working on my project,â€? Lee says. “I was just getting data and analyzing it. ‌ It got to the point where I didn’t enjoy it.â€? After working different post-graduation jobs, including a stint at Charles Schwab working on software, he decided to try comedy. Lee crammed for his first stand-up appearance like it was finals week. Comedy “looked very hard, and I tend to gravitate toward things that are hard,â€? Lee says. “I wrote down some jokes, and I worked on them for a while. I read quite a few books about stand-up comedy, which helped.â€? Lee’s first try during comedy night at BrainWash cafe and laundromat in San Francisco got a mixed reaction, but he was hooked. By 2009, Lee decided to pursue comedy full time. But the comedian didn’t exactly leave his degrees behind. A Tim Lee performance includes a PowerPoint presentation, often with fairly complex scientific principles that are simplified into jokes everyone in the audience can relate to. In one of several popular YouTube videos that have received more than 500,000 views, he gives a lecture on the covalent bonds found in
Tim Lee: 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11. $20. Punch Lineb, 444 Battery St., S.F. www.punchlinecome dyclub.com; 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13. $23-33, $9 for students. Kuumbwa Jazz Center, 320 Cedar St. #2, Santa Cruz. www. kuumbwajazz.org
diamonds, before segueing into the absurd. (“I have a new discovery called a supercovalent bond, the strongest bond in the known universe, that forms between my roommate’s body hair and a bar of soap.�) Aside from traveling to clubs around the country, Lee is also currently featured on the Science Channel’s “How Do They Do It?� But he says nothing about comedy has seemed easy — even after the hard work that went into getting an advanced degree. Lee, who lives near Carlsbad in San Diego County now, still produces his own shows. He co-wrote a sitcom about a pharmaceutical company, which the comic says has been hard to get produced because of the potential to alienate advertisers. Perhaps worst of all, he had to leave San Francisco several years ago. Lee loved living in the city, but has a family now and can’t afford it. “I always talk about it with my wife. I’d love to live there, but it’s just too damn expensive,� Lee says. “We can’t afford a three-bedroom place in San Francisco. I could win the lottery and not be able to afford a threebedroom place in San Francisco.� There’s no element of self-pity in his voice. Lee chose comedy when he was at a crossroads in his life, unsure if he wanted to be a scientist, or take a bigger risk for something that would make him happy. Turns out he could do both. “I knew what I didn’t want to do any more, but I didn’t know what I did want to do, and that’s a hard place to be,� Lee says. “I thought I’d try comedy just to see if I liked it. It turned out to be something I love.� Peter Hartlaub is The San Francisco Chronicle’s pop culture critic. Email: phartlaub@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @PeterHartlaub
DATE LINES Today’s pick Midge Ure: Best known as a founding member of seminal synth-pop acts Ultravox and Visage and co-writer of Band Aid’s all-star 1984 charity single “Do They Know It’s Christmas?,� Ure is on a U.S. tour in support of his most recent solo album, “Fragile.� 8 p.m. Social Hall, S.F. www.axs.com
hard to believe that Custom Made Theatre Co.’s Bay Area Premiere production will be, as advertised, a thriller. Yet just as you start to think that, dread creeps back in — the same dread that’s been apparent from the play’s first few lines, when Abby asks, a little too insistently, a little too anxiously, why Zack is home from work watching porn in the middle of the afternoon, and he in turn brushes off or shuts down every query with astonishing alacrity. In Gillman’s astute rendering, Zack is a liar of unparalleled skill — which is to say a performer, charmer and improviser who’s able to compartmentalize and repress all niggling compunctions or anxieties. As an audience member, you might find yourself so drawn in to his consciousness that you, too, forget the disasters that threaten to upend his and Abby’s life — a life that includes a prestigious, noble job at Doctors Without Borders for him and an ornamental gig teaching yoga for her; charming Christmas gifts in boutique shopping bags; a Valium- and marijuana-fueled midday nap followed by a drunken night of debauchery, both decided spur of the moment, sans consequences. Herzog supplies foils to Zack and Abby in their Senegalese Muslim landlords, Alioune (Nick Sweeney) and Amina (Nkechi Emeruwa). They live downstairs, and
Alioune and Zack often smoke a bowl together, complaining about their wives. But any connection that creates is flimsy at best, as Herzog cannily illustrates in the way her white characters constantly cut off or don’t listen to the black ones. (If there’s any flaw in the writing of these early scenes, it’s that it’d be nice to hear more from Amina and Alioune.) Yet Herzog’s writing and M. Graham Smith’s thoughtful direction never allow Abby and Zack to devolve into caricature. “No, yeah, it’s good, I’ll just set out to confirm every stereotype you may have about Americans,� Abby jokes wryly to Alioune in a halting exchange early in the play. As Abby careens between insensitivity and oversensitivity, Ehrlich adroitly makes clear that those two moods are two sides of the same coin. In one moment you might loathe the childlike Abby and Zack for their privileges, their lack of responsibilities and their inability to cultivate mental health and marital bliss in spite of all that. But in the next, Herzog might allow Zack to be the perfect husband in the way he cares for a stubbed toe or a hangover, or Smith might create a moment of such striking naturalism that you’d swear you were overhearing neighbors intone sweet nothings rather than watching a staged scene. Toward the end of the play, improbabilities
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Justin Gillman (left) and Nick Sweeney, as the landlord, share a light moment in “Belleville.�
mount so quickly, and the characters get so little time to absorb each bit of earth-shattering news, that the heretofore steadily building tension dissipates rather than climaxes. Abby’s reactions, in particular, seem out of character. For a woman who early in the play zeroes in on each observed inconsistency with laser-sharp focus, peppering Zack with questions with the logic and relentlessness of a litigator, half-thoughtthrough, restrained re-
plies don’t feel justified. Still, “Belleville� makes a harrowing point about just how deeply statusconsciousness ingrains itself, how much privilege warps perception — and that those insidious forces don’t just influence cartoons, stereotypical elites, but people who might look and talk just like you. Lily Janiak is The San Francisco Chronicle’s theater critic. E-mail: ljaniak@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @LilyJaniak
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(Presley Smith). Handler wrote the screenplay and appears a few times in the cameo role of “fish head salesperson”— clearly a status leap for a mere author. OK, it’s true: Warburton is just pretend pretending to be Lemony Snicket: Handler is the real pretend Snicket and has done belated adaptive justice to his own creation after the bloated 2004 feature film with Jim Carrey as Count Olaf. Handler’s screenplay is among the stars of the Netflix version, replicating what has made the 13 “Unfortunate Events” books resonate with both children and adults: a story and characters created with an understanding that kids are more sophisticated than kiddy lit often gives them credit for being, and that adults never completely leave a love for silly humor in their past. The basic plot is simple enough: The Baudelaire orphans will have access to an enormous fortune once Violet reaches the age of maturity, and the wily, evil Count Olaf (Neil Patrick Harris) is ready to stop at nothing to get his bony hands on the loot. Although he is an irredeemably bad actor, Olaf is able to fool adults into believing he is several other people as one scheme after another is foiled by the chil-
dren’s clear-eyed intelligence. His impersonations include Stephano, an assistant herpetologist to Montgomery Montgomery (Aasif Mondvi), sailor Captain Sham and zaftig receptionist Shirley St. Ives, among others. The only way the children can get the adults to believe all of these people are really Olaf is to reveal the tattoo of an eye on his ankle. But even that is more difficult than it appears. The hilariously painful puns and literary references, both obscure and obvious, comprise the devilish details that bring the new adaptation to life. Handler has tossed in a few more recent references, like Uber, just to keep the fan page scribes busy for a while. Harris is insufferably great as Olaf in all his guises. In fact, he doesn’t just offer one great performance: He offers one after another, each one graced by exquisite detail, voicing Captain Sham like Sean Connery with ill-fitting dentures (keep an ear out for the pronunciation of the word “sit”), switching seamlessly from his Olaf voice to the differently accented speech of, say, Stephano, making his own features more rubbery than the prosthetics applied to his face. The young actors playing the children are equally good. Of course, their characters are more adult than any actual
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Count Olaf (Neil Patrick Harris) is surrounded by sycophants aiding him on his quest to capture the orphans’ fortune.
adults, but Hynes, Presley and Weissman provide the heart of the story without ever becoming cloying. Presley gets the best “lines,” although she’s too young to speak: Sunny’s “commentary” is translated in subtitles that are among the funniest lines of the show. Also contributing excellent work in supporting roles are Alfre Woodard, as the children’s terminally terrified Aunt Josephine (she’s most afraid of real estate brokers — clearly a nod to Handler’s Bay Area roots), Catherine O’Hara as mad optometrist Dr. Georgina Orwell (literary pun alert), Joan Cusack as Justice Strauss, and K. Todd Freeman as the banker Mr. Poe. Warburton make an effectively droll narrator, stepping into the scenes like a latter-day Rod Serling. Barry Sonnenfeld’s direction is just a tad
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qTHE METROPOLITAN OPERA: NABUCCO -ENCORE (NR) 6:30 p.m. 800-246-3627-2 exp 931 qA MONSTER CALLS (PG-13) 11:00, 1:45, 4:35, 7:20,
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qUNDERWORLD: BLOOD WARS 3D (R) RealD 3D 10:00, 12:40, 3:20, 6:10, 9:10
qTHE METROPOLITAN OPERA: NABUCCO -ENCORE (NR) 6:30 p.m. qA MONSTER CALLS (PG-13) 10:00, 1:20, 4:40, 7:50, 10:50
qFANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM (PG-13) 10:25, 10:35 qMOANA (PG) 10:20, 11:50, 1:30, 3:10, 4:50, 6:50, 10:20 qFENCES (PG-13) 11:10, 2:50, 6:30, 10:05 qASSASSIN'S CREED (PG-13) 10:25, 1:15, 4:05, 7:20, 10:40
qPASSENGERS (PG-13) 10:15, 1:05, 4:00, 7:10, 10:35 qSING (PG) 10:00, 10:50, 1:10, 2:00, 4:20, 5:10, 7:40, 8:30, 10:40
qSING 3D (PG) RealD 3D 11:30 a.m. qWHY HIM? (R) 10:30, 1:25, 4:10, 7:30, 10:45 qROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY (PG-13) 12:00, 3:30, 7:20, 11:00
qROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY (PG-13) 10:00, 11:00, 1:40, 2:30, 5:20, 6:20, 9:20, 10:20
qROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY 3D (PG-13) RealD 3D 8:20 p.m. qHIDDEN FIGURES (PG) 10:10, 11:30, 1:40, 3:00, 5:10, 7:00, 8:50, 10:30
qDANGAL (NR) 9:50 p.m. qCAROUSEL 60TH ANNIVERSARY (NR) 2:00, 7:00 qMASTER (NR) 10:30, 1:45, 10:45 qPATRIOTS DAY (R) 6:00 p.m.
qMANCHESTER BY THE SEA (R) 12:45, 3:55, 7:05,
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q5ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY (PG-13) 3:25 p.m.
qROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY (PG-13) 6:50 p.m.
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LANDMARK'S EMBARCADERO
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A MONSTER CALLS (PG-13) CC DVS 5
6 (12:10, 2:35, 5:00) 7:30, 10:00
q7 MOONLIGHT (R) CC 5 6 (1:15, 4:15) 10:15 q7 SILENCE (R) CC DVS 5 6 7:00, 9:20 qSILENCE (R) CC DVS 5 6 (12:00, 12:25, 3:15, 3:40) 9:35
qROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY (PG-13)
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CENTURY BLACKHAWK PLAZA
qELLE (R) DVS 5 Subtitled 6 (1:20, 4:25) qFENCES (PG-13) CC DVS 5 6 (1:10, 1:50, 4:05, 5:00) 7:05, 8:00, 9:30, 10:00
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qROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY 3D (PG-13) RealD 3D 12:30, 7:00
CENTURY NORTHGATE
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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
CENTURY 14 WALNUT CREEK
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qTHE METROPOLITAN OPERA: NABUCCO -ENCORE (NR) 6:30 p.m. qMANCHESTER BY THE SEA (R) 8:30 p.m. qARRIVAL (PG-13) 12:45, 10:20 qMOANA (PG) 10:20, 1:15, 4:05, 7:05, 9:55 qLION (PG-13) 12:55, 4:10, 7:15, 10:25 qASSASSIN'S CREED (PG-13) 10:35 p.m. qPASSENGERS (PG-13) 10:45, 1:40, 4:35, 7:35, 10:35 qSING (PG) 10:00, 12:50, 2:40, 3:45, 5:30, 6:45, 10:30 qWHY HIM? (R) 11:00, 1:50, 4:45, 7:45, 10:35 qROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY (PG-13) XD 12:00, 3:30, 7:00, 10:25
qROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY (PG-13) 10:30, 1:50, 5:10, 8:30
7:25
qUNDERWORLD: BLOOD WARS 3D (R) RealD 3D 5:05, 9:45
qA MONSTER CALLS (PG-13) 11:05, 1:50, 4:30, 7:20, 9:55
qFANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM (PG-13) 11:20, 2:25 qMOANA (PG) 11:00, 12:30, 1:40, 3:10, 4:20, 5:50, 7:00, 8:40, 9:40
qASSASSIN'S CREED (PG-13) 11:25, 2:10, 4:50, 7:35, 10:25
qPASSENGERS (PG-13) 11:00, 1:45, 7:30 qPASSENGERS 3D (PG-13) RealD 3D 4:40, 10:15 qSING (PG) 11:15, 12:35, 2:00, 4:35, 5:55, 7:15, 9:50 qSING 3D (PG) RealD 3D 3:15 p.m. qWHY HIM? (R) 11:35, 2:20, 5:00, 7:40, 10:20 qROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY (PG-13)
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qTHE METROPOLITAN OPERA: NABUCCO -ENCORE (NR) 6:30 p.m. qMANCHESTER BY THE SEA (R) 12:15, 3:15 qLION (PG-13) 10:20, 1:20, 4:20, 7:20 qFENCES (PG-13) 12:25, 3:40, 7:10 qJACKIE (R) 11:20 a.m. qCAROUSEL 60TH ANNIVERSARY (NR) 2:00, 7:00
CENTURY ROWLAND PLAZA
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44 Rowland Way, Novato 800-246-3627-2 exp 912 Advance Tix - www.cinemark.com All Digital $7.50 Early Bird E $7.25 Senior Mondays Call for Bargain & Pass Policy E www.cinemark.com qLA LA LAND (PG-13) 10:00, 1:15, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10 qUNDERWORLD: BLOOD WARS (R) 10:20, 3:00, 7:40
qUNDERWORLD: BLOOD WARS 3D (R) RealD 3D 12:40, 5:20, 10:00
qFENCES (PG-13) 12:50, 4:00, 7:20, 10:25 qPASSENGERS (PG-13) 11:00, 2:00, 10:35 qSING (PG) 10:45, 1:35, 4:15, 6:50, 9:40 qROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY (PG-13) 12:30, 1:45, 3:45, 7:00, 8:00, 10:15
qROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY 3D (PG-13) RealD 3D 10:10, 4:45 qHIDDEN FIGURES (PG) 10:30, 1:25, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30 qPATRIOTS DAY (R) 6:00 p.m.
CINÉARTS @ SEQUOIA
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qHIDDEN FIGURES (PG) 10:15, 11:35, 1:20, 2:45, 4:25, 5:55, 7:30, 9:05
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SAN MATEO COUNTY CENTURY 12 SAN MATEO
5 I6 320 East 2nd Ave., San Mateo 800-246-3627-2 exp 968 Advance Tix - www.cinemark.com All Stadium/Digital $8.00 Early Bird E $7.25 Senior Mondays Call for Bargain & Pass Policy E www.cinemark.com qLA LA LAND (PG-13) 10:35, 1:40, 4:45, 7:50, 10:55 qUNDERWORLD: BLOOD WARS (R) 11:50, 2:20, 7:20
qUNDERWORLD: BLOOD WARS 3D (R) RealD 3D 4:50, 9:50
qTHE METROPOLITAN OPERA: NABUCCO -ENCORE (NR) 6:30 p.m. qMOANA (PG) 10:30, 1:20, 4:10, 7:00, 9:50 qFENCES (PG-13) 12:55, 4:10, 7:25, 10:40 qPASSENGERS (PG-13) 10:50, 1:45, 4:40, 7:35, 10:30 qSING (PG) 10:45, 12:10, 1:35, 3:00, 4:25, 7:15, 10:05, 10:30
qWHY HIM? (R) 11:10, 2:00, 4:50, 7:40, 10:30 qROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY (PG-13) 11:05, 12:40, 2:15, 3:50, 5:25, 7:00, 8:35, 10:10
qHIDDEN FIGURES (PG) 10:30, 1:35, 4:40, 7:45, 10:50 qDANGAL (NR) 11:00, 2:30, 9:30 qPATRIOTS DAY (R) 6:00 p.m.
The third season of the terrific MMA drama “Kingdom” will premiere on the Audience Network on May 31. Frank Grillo, Kiele Sanchez, Matt Lauria, Jonathan Tucker, Nick Jonas and Joanna Going will be back. Kirk Acevedo joins the cast in a recurring role as a former fighter and new coach at the MMA gym.
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qPASSENGERS (PG-13) 10:45, 1:45, 4:45, 7:45, 10:35 qSING (PG) 10:10, 11:05, 12:55, 2:00, 3:50, 5:00, 7:00, 7:55, 9:45, 10:45
qSING 3D (PG) RealD 3D 12:00, 3:15 qWHY HIM? (R) 11:35, 2:30, 5:15, 8:05, 10:45 qROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY (PG-13) XD 12:25, 3:45, 7:15, 10:30
qROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY (PG-13) 10:00, 10:50, 1:25, 3:00, 4:40, 8:05, 9:55
qROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY (PG-13) D-BOX 10:00, 1:25, 3:00, 4:40, 8:05, 9:55
qROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY 3D (PG-13) RealD 3D 11:40, 6:25 qROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY 3D (PG-13) 11:40, 6:25
qJACKIE (R) 9:55, 10:10 qHIDDEN FIGURES (PG) 10:05, 11:25, 1:15, 2:40, 4:15, 5:45, 7:20, 8:45, 10:20
qCAROUSEL 60TH ANNIVERSARY (NR) 2:00, 7:00 qPATRIOTS DAY (R) 6:00 p.m.
CENTURY AT TANFORAN
5I6 1188 El Camino Real, San Bruno 800-246-3627-2 exp 998 Advance Tix - www.cinemark.com All Stadium/Digital $8.00 Early Bird E $7.25 Senior Mondays qOFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY (R) 11:05, 10:40 qCOLLATERAL BEAUTY (PG-13) 10:25 p.m. qLA LA LAND (PG-13) 9:40, 12:40, 3:50, 7:05, 10:05 qUNDERWORLD: BLOOD WARS (R) 11:15, 1:40, 4:10, 6:35, 9:10
qUNDERWORLD: BLOOD WARS (R) D-BOX 11:15, 1:40, 4:10, 6:35, 9:10
qUNDERWORLD: BLOOD WARS 3D (R) RealD 3D 9:50, 12:25, 2:55, 5:25, 7:55, 10:25
qTHE METROPOLITAN OPERA: NABUCCO -ENCORE (NR) 6:30 p.m. qA MONSTER CALLS (PG-13) 11:00, 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 10:20
qMANCHESTER BY THE SEA (R) 9:30, 12:35 qMOANA (PG) 10:00, 11:10, 12:55, 2:00, 3:45, 4:55, 7:45, 10:40
qFENCES (PG-13) 9:35, 12:50, 4:00, 7:20, 10:35 qASSASSIN'S CREED (PG-13) 10:50, 1:55, 4:50, 7:50, 10:50
qPASSENGERS (PG-13) 10:35, 1:35, 4:35, 7:35, 10:35 qSING (PG) 10:45, 11:45, 1:30, 2:30, 4:15, 5:15, 7:00, 8:00, 9:45, 10:45
qSING 3D (PG) RealD 3D 9:45, 12:30, 3:15, 9:30 qWHY HIM? (R) 10:25, 1:25, 4:25, 7:25, 10:10 qROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY (PG-13) XD 9:30, 12:45, 3:55, 7:15, 10:30
qROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY (PG-13) 10:30, 11:30, 1:45, 2:45, 5:00, 5:55, 8:15, 9:15
qROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY (PG-13) D-BOX 10:30, 1:45, 5:00, 8:15
qROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY 3D (PG-13) RealD 3D 6:40, 9:50 qHIDDEN FIGURES (PG) 9:55, 11:25, 1:00, 2:25, 4:05, 5:30, 7:10, 8:35, 10:15
qCAROUSEL 60TH ANNIVERSARY (NR) 2:00, 7:00 qPATRIOTS DAY (R) 6:00 p.m.
LANDMARK'S GUILD
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949 El Camino Real, Menlo Park 650-566-8367 Buy Tix www.landmarktheatres.com qMANCHESTER BY THE SEA (R) CC DVS 5 6 (2:00, 5:00) 8:00
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7:05, 8:30, 10:00
qDANGAL (NR) 2:05, 7:45 qKHAIDI NO. 150 (NR) 8:35 p.m.
qUNDERWORLD: BLOOD WARS (R) 12:30, 5:25,
CENTURY LARKSPUR LANDING
qUNDERWORLD: BLOOD WARS 3D (R) RealD 3D
qROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY 3D (PG-13) RealD 3D 5:15 p.m. qHIDDEN FIGURES (PG) 11:30, 1:10, 2:30, 4:05, 5:30,
CENTURY 20 REDWOOD CITY
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5 I6 825 Middlefield Rd., Redwood City 800-246-3627-2 exp 990 Advance Tix - www.cinemark.com All Stadium/Digital CINÉARTS @ SANTANA ROW 5I6 $8.00 Early Bird E $7.25 Senior Mondays 3088 Olsen Drive, San Jose 800-246-3627-2 exp 3088 Call for Bargain & Pass Policy E www.cinemark.com Advance Tix - www.cinemark.com All Stadium/Digital qLA LA LAND (PG-13) 10:15, 11:45, 1:20, 2:50, 4:20, $7.25 Early Bird E $6.50 Discount Tuesdays
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5I6 500 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur 800-246-3627-2 exp 908 Advance Tix - www.cinemark.com All Digital qDANGAL (NR) 10:30, 10:00 LANDMARK'S OPERA PLAZA 56 qCAROUSEL 60TH ANNIVERSARY (NR) 2:00, 7:00 $7.50 Early Bird E $7.25 Senior Mondays Call for Bargain & Pass Policy E www.cinemark.com 601 Van Ness Ave. 415-771-0183 CENTURY 16 HILLTOP 5I6 qFENCES (PG-13) 6:30, 9:40 Buy Tix www.landmarktheatres.com 3200 Klose Way, Richmond 800-246-3627-2 exp 919 qPASSENGERS (PG-13) 6:45, 9:30 qELLE (R) DVS 5 Subtitled 6 (4:45) 7:10 All Stadium/Digital qSING (PG) 7:15, 9:50 qTHINGS TO COME (PG-13) 5 Subtitled 6 (2:25, Advance Tix - www.cinemark.com $7.75 Early Bird E $5.75 Discount Tuesdays qHIDDEN FIGURES (PG) 7:00, 9:55 4:50) qPATERSON (R) CC 5 6 (1:45, 4:30) 7:05, 9:55 qJACKIE (R) CC DVS 5 6 10:05 p.m.
CENTURY REGENCY 6
1118 Fourth St., San Rafael 415-454-1222 Tickets Online: cafilm.org 9:30, 12:40, 4:00, 7:10, 10:25 LANDMARK'S SHATTUCK 5I6 qROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY 3D (PG-13) qTHE EAGLE HUNTRESS (G) 6:00 qLOVING (PG-13) 5:00 2230 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley 510-644-2992 11:00, 2:20, 5:40, 9:00 qTAMPOPO (NR) 8:00 Buy Tix www.landmarktheatres.com qHIDDEN FIGURES (PG) 10:05, 1:15, 4:25, 7:35, 10:35 qTHINGS TO COME (PG-13) 7:30 7 = Screening Lounge qA FLICKERING TRUTH (NR) 6:00 MARIN COUNTY qUNDERWORLD: BLOOD WARS 3D (R) CC DVS New Zealand 5 6 9:55 p.m. CENTURY CINEMA 5I6 qAFTERIMAGE (NR) 8:30 qTHE EAGLE HUNTRESS (G) CC DVS 5 6 (1:10, 41 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera 800-246-3627-2 exp 904 Poland 3:10, 5:15) 7:25, 9:25 Advance Tix - www.cinemark.com All Digital qMOONLIGHT (R) CC 5 6 (1:40, 4:35) 7:15, 9:40 NAPA COUNTY qNOCTURNAL ANIMALS (R) CC DVS 5 6 (1:30) $7.50 Early Bird E $7.25 Senior Mondays Call for Bargain & Pass Policy E www.cinemark.com CENTURY NAPA VALLEY AND XD 5I6 7:35, 10:10 qROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY (PG-13) 195 Gasser Dr., Napa 800-246-3627-2 exp 252 qMOANA (PG) CC DVS 5 6 6:45 p.m.
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qARRIVAL (PG-13) CC DVS 5 6 (1:35, 4:05, 4:30) I6 7:20, 9:50 415-661-2539-2 exp 963 qUNDERWORLD: BLOOD WARS (R) CC DVS 5
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qLA LA LAND (PG-13) 11:50, 3:10, 6:40, 10:15 qUNDERWORLD: BLOOD WARS (R) 11:20, 2:10,
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David Wiegand is an assistant managing editor and the TV critic of The San Francisco Chronicle and co-host of “The Do List” every Friday morning at 6:22 and 8:22 on KQED FM, 88.5 FM in San Francisco, 89.3 FM in Sacramento. Follow him on Facebook. Email: dwiegand@ sfchronicle.com Twitter: @Wait What_TV
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CENTURY 20 DALY CITY
listless in the early episodes, but picks up appropriately midway through. “Unfortunate Events” is not only binge-worthy, it’s bingedemanding. Whether you’re a kid or just a child at heart, you’ll be giggling so much at the mock-melodramatic high jinks of each episode, you’ll go right on to the next. That last thing you’ll want to do is to “look away” from “A Series of Unfortunate Events.”
“Ice” returns with new episodes in its first season on the Audience Network at 8 p.m. The third season of “Schitt’s Creek” paddles onto the Pop channel at 8 p.m., followed by the first-season finale of “Night Cap” at 8:30. The season five premiere of “Are You the One,” MTV’s reality dating series, airs at 9 p.m. Season seven of “Wahlburgers” calls it a day at 9:30 p.m. on A&E. Wednesday’s catch of the day is the return of “Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce” at 10 p.m. on Bravo. Call this “Almost Out of Work”: The seventh and final season of Comedy Central’s “Workaholics” kicks off at 10 p.m. It will be followed by the premiere of the promising animated series “Jeff and Some Aliens” at 10:30, about the world’s most average guy, who shares a lousy apartment with three aliens. It’s a spin-off of the segment with the same name on “TripTank.” Brett Gelman voices Jeff. “Full Frontal With Samantha Bee” moves to a new time slot on TBS, 10:30 p.m.
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COMICS & PUZZLES
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The Fusco Brothers J.C. Duffy
Bizarro Dan Piraro
Doonesbury Garry Trudeau
Dennis the Menace Hank Ketcham
The Knight Life Keith Knight
Rhymes With Orange Hilary B. Price
HOROSCOPE
By Christopher Renstrom
ARIES (March 20-April 18): Weeks ago you felt overlooked. Nowadays people couldn’t be more expressive of their appreciation. This should put to rest any doubts you had.
LIBRA (Sept. 22-Oct. 21): You’ve outgrown a certain situation, but it isn’t time to move on yet. While you wait, start sketching out what you’d like to see happen.
TAURUS (April 19-May 19): You don’t see why you have to jump through so many hoops. Jump. It won’t do much, but makes a favorable impression with a major player.
SCORPIO (Oct. 22-Nov. 20): You don’t always take criticism well. Your response is to clam up or trash what you’re doing. Hear this person out and you’ll discover that criticism has its constructive side.
GEMINI (May 20-June 19): You have to decide between being true to yourself or someone else. The fact that you even have to choose says something in and of itself.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 21-Dec. 20): Is an old stick-in-the-mud going soft or are you finally heeding advice? Maybe it’s a mix of the two.
CANCER (June 20-July 21): Put the interests of the group ahead of your own. It’s the classy thing to do. You’ll also build alliances that come in handy later. LEO (July 22-Aug. 21): Someone you always turned to for advice now turns to you. It’s awkward experiencing a role reversal like this, but experience has made you wiser than you know. VIRGO (Aug. 22-Sept. 21): You’ll have to repeat yourself a few times, but you can count on the facts to back you up. Math is still math.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 21-Jan. 18): You get a boost from an important client. It’s a heady moment and might make you nervous. Don’t worry. You’re ready for the next step.
Sally Forth Francesco Marciuliano and Jim Keefe
Luann Greg Evans
AQUARIUS (Jan. 19-Feb. 17): You tapped someone for a favor and are reluctant to ask again. You’re on the verge of a goal and need help. Success benefits you both. PISCES (Feb. 18-March 19): Hopefully you’re thinking more of the future and less about the past. The Stars are giving you a unique opportunity to reinvent yourself.
Zits Jerry Scott & Jim Borgman
CRYPTOQUIP The Cryptoquip is a substitution cipher in which one letter stands for another. If you think X equals O it will equal O throughout the puzzle. Single letters, short words and words using an apostrophe give you clues to locating vowels. Solution is by trial and error.
Today’s clue:
Garfield Jim Davis
S EQUALS M
YESTERDAY’S CRYPTOQUIP: WHEN A KID NAMED CHARLES IS ACTING LIKE A TOTAL IMP, WHAT MIGHT HIS PARENTS DO? GROUND CHUCK.
© 2017 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
CROSSWORD PUZZLE By Robert E. Lee Morris ACROSS 1 Bowling alley button 6 European cheese town 10 Puddle jumper trip 13 Wedding figure 14 ChapStick container 15 Fix up 16 Newspaper reporter’s compensation? 18 Big star 19 “I’m with ya” 20 Threatening words 21 Farming prefix 22 “Wheel of Fortune” buy 23 Smooth, as transitions 25 Wise 29 DOJ bureau 30 Dry as dust 31 Speaker’s spot 34 Get out of bed 37 “__ who?” 38 Chiropractor’s compensation? 40 N.L. player whose home games include a Presidents Race 41 Brownish-green 43 Greenish-blue 44 Some prosecutors: Abbr. 45 “Selma” director DuVernay 46 Drops in 48 Medical emergency alert 53 Baby fox 54 Soon, to a bard 55 Kibbutz setting 57 Actress Thurman 60 Cooling meas. 61 Comedian’s compensation? 63 Bass’ red triangle, e.g.
Sherman’s Lagoon J.P. Toomey
Blondie Dean Young
64 Moran of “Happy Days” 65 Flared dress 66 New Testament bk. 67 German battleship Graf __ 68 Connection point DOWN 1 Former NYC mayor Giuliani 2 Seesaw sitter of tongue twisters 3 Send in a box 4 Sushi selection 5 “Taste this” 6 French I verb 7 Stereotypical dawn challenges 8 Take down a peg 9 Scorned lover of Jason
10 Landscaper’s compensation? 11 Aromas 12 Shirts named for a sport 15 Theater district 17 Lee who was the top-charting female soloist of the ’60s 22 Helping hand 24 Painter Cassatt 25 Over-theshoulder band 26 Square statistic 27 Domino’s delivery driver’s compensation? 28 Diplomatic skill 32 ’50s prez 33 Health resorts 35 Swedish automaker
36 Internet crafts marketplace 38 Spill the beans 39 PC feature only used in combinations 42 “All the same ...” 44 Fitting 47 TV’s J.R. Ewing, e.g. 48 Part of CNN 49 Winning 50 “__ Been Good”: Joe Walsh hit 51 Take over 52 Bath-loving Muppet 56 Novelist Rice 57 Windows alternative 58 Drop-down list 59 Yes votes 62 Chihuahua cheer
Classic Peanuts Charles Schulz
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COMICS & PUZZLES Candorville Darrin Bell
Tundra Chad Carpenter
Lio Mark Tatulli
Carpe Diem Niklas Eriksson
PUZZLE SOLUTIONS ARE ON PAGE E2
BRIDgE
CHESS
By Goren
East won the opening spade lead with the ace and returned the nine of spades. South won with his king and took a moment to plan the play. He had nine top tricks, but both hearts and clubs were blocked. He could lead a club to the ace, come back to his hand with a heart, and cash the king and queen of clubs. He would succeed if the jack and 10 of clubs both fell, or if the hearts split 3-3. Both of those chances were against the odds. South finally came on a plan that was foolproof. He cashed the three high hearts in his hand, crossed to dummy with the ace of clubs, and cashed the ace of hearts. He exited dummy with a low diamond. The defense could take three diamond tricks, but they would have to put South back in his hand eventually to take his remaining black suit winners. East’s spade return at trick two was normal, but note how a club shift, instead, would have helped the defense. South would have no sure-trick line of play. Declarer might well cross to his hand with a heart and lead a low club from his hand, hoping for a 4-3 split in clubs and a blockage in diamonds. This would give the defense a chance to prevail, but they would have to cash their three diamond tricks immediately. That’s not so easy on this deal, so kudos to them if they figure out how to do it. NORTH s J5 h A763 d 10 7 6 5 4 2 cA WEST EAST s 10 8 6 4 2 s A93 h 10 5 h 9842 d AQ8 d K3 c 10 5 3 c J864 SOUTH s KQ7 h KQJ d J9 c KQ972 East-West vulnerable, South deals The bidding: SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST 1NT Pass 2c Pass 2d Pass 3NT All pass Opening lead: Four of s
SUDOKU PUZZLE
Complete the grid so that every row, column and 3-by-3 box has every digit, 1 to 9.
By Lyman
rdb$sdsd] 0sdsdsds] sdwHsdkd] dsdsds0p] sdsdwdsd] dsds)s)s] sdsdsdsd] dsdsdwdK] BLACK TO PLAY Hint: Save the bishop.
chess.com SF Blitz 1m+1spm 2016, chess.com INT White: Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime Black: Nakamura, Hikaru
1. e4
e5
2. Nc3
Nc6
3. f4
exf4
4. Nf3
g5
5. Bc4
g4
6. O-O
gxf3
7. Bxf7+
Kxf7
8. Qxf3
Bh6
9. d4
Nxd4
10. Qh5+
Kg7
11. Bxf4
d6
Get Fuzzy Darby Conley 12. Be5+
1-0 CHESS QUOTES Sammy Reshevsky: “My style is somewhere between that of Tal and Petrosian.”
CHaLLEngER 8 Try to beat today’s challenge By David Hoyt & Jeff Knurek
Mutts Patrick McDonnell
time. Enter a number in each square, one through nine.
8 Rows must add to totals on right.
8 Columns must add to totals on bottom.
8 Diagonal squares through center should add to totals in upper and lower right.
CHALLENGE TIME
5 Minutes 0 Seconds YOUR TIME
Minutes Seconds
Non Sequitur Wiley Miller
Baby Blues Jerry Scott & Rick Kirkman
Pearls Before Swine Stephan Pastis
Wumo Wulff & Morganthaler
TODaY’S CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Soda fountain treat 5 Piece of bread 10 Spy — Hari 14 End of a CSA signature (2 wds.) 15 Mystiques 16 Welsh form of “John” 17 Frankfurt’s river 18 Burro alternative 19 Calcium source 20 Sci-fi tunnels 22 Prepare eggs 23 “— — Woman” (Helen Reddy) 24 102, to a centurion 25 Varmint 29 Go faster 33 Flood barrier 34 Buffalo’s lake 36 Auction shout 37 — — nutshell 38 Mountain — (perennial herb) 39 Sleazy newspaper 40 Cafe handout 42 Zwieback 43 Couric of “Today” 45 Burns’ mouse 47 First American in space 49 “2001” computer 50 Half of deux 51 Peeved 54 Creamy-petaled flowers 60 Treasured 61 Drop by 62 While away 63 La femme 64 Hunger for 65 Shaq’s teammate 66 Gave the onceover
67 Snagged a dogie 68 Zest for life DOWN 1 Kitty’s greeting 2 Tough-guy actor — Ray 3 Knowing look 4 Home wrecker? 5 Seven-veil dancer 6 Quiet spell 7 Latin hymn word 8 Engine parts 9 That senora 10 Ghosts often work on them
11 Reebok rival 12 Chalky mineral 13 Nile symbol of enduring life 21 Detest 22 Indy 500 area 24 Poolroom supply 25 Shinny 26 Ms. Zellweger 27 Onetime Trump 28 Stage show 29 Porkers’ plaints 30 Major artery 31 “— de Lune” 32 Crept 35 Home, in the phone book
38 Seed covering 41 Led down the aisle 43 Casino game 44 Hulking 46 Smidgen 48 Stalked prey 51 — fixe 52 Feel sure of 53 Leafy vegetable 54 Dali colleague 55 Cousin of PDQ 56 Collapse 57 Artifact 58 “Sin City” actress 59 Observed 61 Old TV hookup
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DATEBOOK KEVIN FISHER-PAULSON
LEAH GARCHIK
Cold facts about colds and local history
Drowning in docs from dog dilemma
Watchers, I can blame it on my mother. For five years, we’ve pilgrimaged to My head cold became a metaphor for Truckee with the SASBs (Stephanie politics. Head colds are unfair. Not one of Boone and family). Stephanie didn’t get my friends voted for a head cold. I don’t deterred that on our first mountain trip, have to like it; I only need to survive for we totaled her SUV, nor that on the next four years. I will resist with all my might, four trips, it refused to snow, and so we but when I finally give up, I will still find took long walks instead of slaloming, what joys I can in the new world order. which worked out well for me since I And my resistance will get stronger. have never been on skis. Oh, yes, other joys: the Fisher-Paulson But this year there were honest-togoodness flakes on the ground. Actually, a After Christmas Puzzle. Turns out that every one of my readers knew the original little too much — several feet, and so we name for San Francisco and that most of found ourselves indoors 90 percent of the the natives admitted that Irish coffee was time. not born here, but rather immigrated in SASB dished out the Clue, Monopoly, its infancy. Heads Up and Mystery Caramel games Greg Peck explained that the slope of while I cooked Avengers waffles, bacon Filbert Street was 31.5 percent, not 31.5 and hot cocoa. It was almost perfect exdegrees (the fact that I managed to graducept that Aidan had been incubating a ate from college without taking one single death cold for three days before the trip, math course may have factored in here). and he coughed every germ he could find Marc Duste clarified that Freddie Mercuinto the teeny cabin. ry played not the Winterland Ballroom I had been avoiding this. I made Aidan but the Winterland Arena, as charming sit on Brian’s side of the car on the drive. as “a bomb shelter.” At first, I denied that I was There was debate about getting sick, walking outwhere you could get buried side, reciting poetry in the My head cold in San Francisco. Judy blizzard. On the six-hour became a Scully Boyle pointed out chain-controls drive home, that her father, who had with the first of the snifmetaphor for served in the same war as fles, I got angry about politics. Pop, was buried in the stuffy noses. I hate taking Presidio. Joseph F. MelanNyquil. son claimed that you can get your ashes With the first backache I popped Airdispositioned at St. Dominic’s. I haven’t borne and garlic and hydrogen peroxide, been able to verify this but if true, my bargaining with my immune system to mortal remains will spend eternity in the back me rather than the virus. city’s only shrine to St. Jude. But with the sureness of a zombie The most fiercely argued question: apocalypse, the cold first took Aidan, “What foreign nation lies south of San then Zane, then Brian. Alas, yesterday, back at work, the sneezing and the cough- Francisco?” Robert Cherney suggested Australia. Chris Hebert and Irene Takaing began. hashi’s husband insisted on Oman. ShelI went home, measured the low-grade don Bacchus and Eric Naftaly averred fever and took the hated cold medicine. I that it was Mauritius, and John Underhill slept for nine hours. When I woke up, I surrendered. No chicken soup could deter said Iran. Mark Hett picked Russia, and even though Putin will seize a lot of terriit, and I acquiesced to the next 10 days. I tories in the next four years, I denied would survive, and in a fortnight my life that. would seem much better. The best answer came from Bob NyIn the meantime, I grabbed what joy I den, who stated that there is no country could and as soon as we walked into the south of San Francisco. After you reach blue bungalow in the outer, outer, outer the South Pole, you’re no longer going Excelsior, I insisted on the “Talling of the Boys.” For a decade, Aidan and Zane have south. Everywhere else is North. But Canada, I still love you. Please annex us stood with their back to the wall of the as soon as possible. bathroom door, and Papa has marked Tim Curley didn’t argue that Al Capone their height with a blue laundry marker. played the banjo, but asked if that was For the record, Aidan came in at 4-foot-8 why he was imprisoned in Alcatraz. He and Zane came in at 5-foot-4, a mere 2¾ was right! Research showed that Mama inches shorter than his dear old dad. and Papa Capone had actually wanted Zane’s comment: “I think we’ll need a young Alphonse Gabriel to play a woodbigger door.” A little ambition is good for wind, but he skipped out on his tenor the soul. saxophone lessons. During my acceptance phase, I rememClearly a case of Sax Evasion. ber Nurse Vivian saying, “Feed a cold and starve a fever!” and so to please her eternal soul I baked pork chops and mashed Kevin Fisher-Paulson’s column appears potatoes and sneaked in scoops of Oreo Wednesdays in Datebook. Email: ice cream. When I go back to Weight datebook@sfchronicle.com
rainbow crosswalks on Castro Street when a movie was shot there last year, Andrew Marshall observed that the remaining rainbow ones are “used by gays, the tarry ones used by straights, and people who are wishy-washy jaywalk.” 1 The best part of the Golden Globes ceremony on Sunday, Jan. 8, came unexpectedly, during Meryl Streep’s lifetime achievement award acceptance speech. But right from the start, the failure of showbiz machinery (the teleprompter) caused the show to begin on a lackluster note. Isn’t Jimmy Fallon *** supposed to be an entertainer? A talkOh, there are a lot of disappointed show host speechless without pre-writfootball fans out there. Among them, ten remarks? Couldn’t he have faked George Miller, one of the partners in some entertaining stand-up, and isn’t Sam’s Grill, who — like generations of that what showbiz tradition mandates? verse-writers before him — drowned his Mariah Carey’s NYE mishap was unsorrows in poetry. derstandable, considerTwo of the verses: “Jed ing the electronic necesPUBLIC EAVESDROPPING York here/ Sorry about sities of performing outthe Super Bowl curse/ I’ve “I don’t know the side. Fallon, supposedly been studying Darwin/ a pro, fell short. answer, but I’ll He has evolution in reverse.” And “Jed York still give you my here/ Here are the facts/ I opinion.” *** am the poster child/ For One of the San FranBusinessman to businessthe inheritance tax.” man, overheard at the ciscans who went to P.S.: In the pre-Bill Walsh/Joe Montana era, Phoenix airport by Bob Epstein Washington, D.C., for the senatorial swearing-in of Steve Rozzi remembers, Kamala Harris was her friend Seth “We usually had a couple of extra tickMatarasso, who reports — in a tone that ets,” so one day, after tailgating, “we left two tickets on our car windshield. When can only be described as “kvelling,” that is, taking pleasure in the accomplishwe got back, there were four tickets.” ments of others — “she never faltered.” There were two swearings-in, one on the *** Senate floor, and the other a private 1 The J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conferevent, the oath administered by Vice ence, presenting an array of medical President Joe Biden. investment opportunities, continues in The San Francisco pals there to witSan Francisco until Thursday, Jan. 12. ness it included Mark Leno, Cissie Tom Sweeney, doorman at the Sir FranSwig, Mimi Silbert, Laurene Powell cis Drake, says downtown hotel rooms Jobs, Sharon Owsley, and Charles and started at $850 a night, with suites going Cheryl Ward. After the Senate ceremofor as much as $5,000 a night. Meannies, said Matarasso, guests watched while, in Washington, the debate over from the gallery as Sen. Dianne Feinwho’ll pay for your emergency appenstein led Harris around the chamber dectomy rages on. floor, introducing her to New York Sen. 1 Mark Abramson entertained some Chuck Schumer and others. out-of-towners over the holidays, friends After the day’s official duties, there who spend most of the time at Mark’s was a cocktail party at the home of Deapartment, sharing meals and conversabra Lee of Black Entertainment Televition, but bunked at the Stanford Court sion, followed by a private dinner at Fiola this year. Abramson invited them to stay Mare in Georgetown, at which Harris’ with him and save money on a hotel husband spoke about her resolve to room, but one friend declined. “That’s all work for her country. Of course, said right. I always sleep better knowing Matarasso, the outcome of the national there’s someone down in the lobby playelection cast a certain bittersweet shading a harp.” (Abramson joked about this ow over the joy of Harris’ having as being typical of a true queen, but achieved the office. around here, we don’t like fake news. The music in the Stanford Court lobby, it Leah Garchik is open for business in San turns out, comes from a CD player. Just Francisco, (415) 777-8426. Email: consider that harpist figurative.) lgarchik@sfchronicle.com Twitter: 1 As to the tar that covered some of the @leahgarchik
Your government at work, or here’s reading material that should keep you occupied for the rest of 2017: Craig Dalby of the National Park Service wrote to The Chronicle’s Carl Nolte: “Golden Gate National Recreation Area has released more than 260,000 pages of records, and is continuing to process additional records, related to the development of a dog management plan for the park. ... To encourage public review of these documents, the park is in the process of posting them to its online Reading Room.”
Irwin is back with yet more Beckett
DEAR ABBY By Jeanne Phillips
Abusive husband wants wife to come back home
Irwin from page E1
And that’s when he takes a giant stack of hats out of a plastic grocery bag, places one at a jaunty angle on his head and leans at an even jauntier angle against the wall to pose for photos. That same contradiction is manifest in the Beckett passages Irwin selected to perform in his solo show, drawing from “Texts for Nothing,” “Watt” (a novel, one of Beckett’s most cryptic works), “Endgame” and “Waiting for Godot” (in which Irwin performed in 1988 with Robin Williams and Steve Martin, at Lincoln Center OffBroadway). The passages are at once morose and laugh-out-loud funny, linguistically simple and philosophically lofty. Sample line: “Personally of course I regret everything.” “He’s darkly funny,” Irwin says after the photo shoot, “and he’s funny about — the word ‘existential’ is so fraught. You can see students’ eyes glaze over, anybody’s eyes — my eyes glaze over when people use the phrase. But it is so exciting to see somebody take on the really basic questions of what is human existence, and take them on fearlessly, but with mordant humor. A lot of us try it, and we’re not successful.” One of the recurring features of the selections is direct contradiction. “On Beckett” begins
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Actor and clown Bill Irwin visits the ACT rehearsal studio before the run of his solo show, “On Beckett.”
with the first “Text for Nothing” (Beckett wrote 13 of these short, genre-defying prose pieces): “Suddenly, no, at last, long last, I couldn’t any more, I couldn’t go on.” Irwin says those contradictions are “wonderful” for him as an actor because “they’re active; it’s like an argument with yourself.” “One of the ways (Beckett) holds the mirror up to nature is he talks about the different parts of the self almost like the old ‘me, myself and I’ riddles. ... That’s how consciousness holds itself up, almost like nattering, arguing back and forth.” That notion guides how Irwin finds intention, physical and mental, in lines that can seem opaque. “Texts for Nothing,” he points out, can seem especially impenetrable, because there’s almost no indentation; it can seem like a “wall of words,” and as an actor, he really has to “play
with stopping” to help give those pieces shape. “You’re looking for the way that you’re actively working out something, and you’re saying these words for the first time,” he says. That idea also helped him select which texts to perform in the first place; he looked for “an active process of investigation that the speaker is going through.” “The way we organize language literally and conversationally, and the way he plays with that — it’s like nobody else. It drives me crazy, and it makes me — like I say in the evening, I have to get away from it sometimes, it’s claustrophobic and oppressive sometimes. But I’m always drawn back within minutes or sometimes hours. Lily Janiak is The San Francisco Chronicle’s theater critic. Email: ljaniak@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @LilyJaniak
Dear Abby: In the beginning of our marriage there was physical abuse and marital rape. I stayed anyway. Over the years we had two children. My husband, “Seth,” has refused to talk about any issues we have. During the last few years, my youngest son has also become physically abusive to me. I tried to leave many times but failed until a year ago when, because I had a heart attack, I moved in with family. Seth now wants to talk about our issues. He suggested that I come back home. He has medical problems, so I was taking care of all the household chores and working two jobs. I no longer love my husband. He wants to romance me and try to make me love him again. He feels I “owe” him a chance to prove that he loves me and can change. Am I wrong for leaving and letting go? I’m confused.
Letting Go in Florida
Dear Letting Go: You owe this man nothing! If you allow Seth to romance you into coming back to take care of him, you will wind up where you started. Your son abuses you because that is what he saw his father doing — and you allowed it. If you stand your ground now, it will show that abuse is not to be tolerated. I hope you will teach him that lesson. Dear Abby: Four months ago my wife started wearing more makeup, perfume and trying new things with her hair. Recently, I found out that someone has been flirting with her. Our sex life has decreased over the last few
months. She barely speaks to me and spends most of her time on Facebook. She refuses to discuss our relationship, and I suspect she may be looking for someone new or has already found him. I just don’t get it. I love her. We have been married for nine years. Please help me to understand. Feeling Lonely
Dear Feeling Lonely: Your wife may not want to discuss your relationship, but sometimes it’s the things people least want to talk about that most need to be. Tell your wife you have noticed the changes in her behavior and in your level of intimacy. Tell her you love her and feel your marriage is threatened. If she still doesn’t want to discuss your relationship, tell her it’s time you go see a therapist together. If she doesn’t agree, then get some counseling without her. Dear Abby: Do you field more questions from unmarried couples living together than from married couples? I can only judge from what is printed. Inquisitive in Virginia
Dear Inquisitive: That’s an interesting question. Frankly, I have never broken down the letters into categories like “married” or “cohabiting.” Married or not, their relationship questions interest me, or I wouldn’t print them. Write to Dear Abby at P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069 or www.dearabby.com.