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Congestion cash crunch Transportationprojects facingprogram cutsBy Samantha WeigelDAILY JOURNAL STAFF

As the state struggles to com-pensate for its transportationpocketbook falling nearly three-quarters of a billion dollars short,those who drive along San MateoCounty’s increasingly congestedhighways may also feel the stingfor years to come.

In making up for a statewideshortfall due to a crisis-level dropin gas tax revenue, San MateoCounty may not receive any assis-tance from the CaliforniaTransportation Commission, orCTC, in the coming fiscal year.That means delayed improvementsincluding the revamp of the StateRoute 92 and El Camino Real

interchange, planning for the pos-sible installation of HOV or car-pool lanes along Highway 101,and interchange reconstruction atWillow Road.

This week, CTC staff willannounce they’re recommending

Action urged tomake up for lowgas tax revenueBy Samantha WeigelDAILY JOURNAL STAFF

Many believe the move towardmore fuel-efficient vehicles orelectric cars is a goo d thing — par-ticularly with Californians highlyconscientious about the environ-ment.

However, there is a downsidethat many failed to see coming.

A significant decrease in gassales as well as price, and thereforethe state’s gas tax revenue, isexpected to cause delays for hun-dreds of infrastructure projectsacross the s tate. In response, someare advocating for new fundingmechanisms, like charging driversper mile traveled, instead of at thepump, and increasing licensingfees.

But with the Legislature stillslowly chugging along to reach adeal on a comprehensive trans-portation package, some questionwhether a reprieve will come anytime soon.

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wait to exit westboundState Route 92 ontonorthbound El CaminoReal.

By Austin WalshDAILY JOURNAL STAFF

In hopes of broadening access towardhome ownership and encouraging afford-ability in South San Francisco, officials areinterested in loosening restrictions ondevelopment of condominiums.

The South San Francisco PlanningCommission, during a meeting Thursday,

April 21, st ands to support a proposal drop-ping the existing five minimum unitsrequired for approval of building a condo-minium project down to two.

Officials expect reducing the thresholdwill lead to more condominiums being con-structed, according to a city report, which inturn will combat the exis ting lack of afford-able homes available for purchase in SouthSan Francisco, and throughout the region.

Alex Greenwood, the city’s Communityand Economic Development director, saidthe initiative is part of the city’s effort toremove barriers obscuring affordable hous-ing production.

“We are trying to provide more housingunits at an affordable rate for o ur residents, ”he said. “This is one of t he ideas we felt hadsome merit.”

The commissi on i s set during the upcom-

ing meeting to make a recommendation tothe City Council regarding whether to ulti-mately approve a change to the city’s devel-opment regulations.

The existing policy was written in 19 85,according to a city report, and is due for anupdate to accurately reflect the changingdemographics and size of South San

City officials consider loosening condo rulesSouth San Francisco hopes new policy will encourage affordable home development

By Matthew Daly

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON — The Senate overwhelm-ingly approved a far-reaching energy billWednesday that reflects s igni ficant changesin U.S. oil and natural gas production over

the past decade and boosts alternative ener-gy s ources such as wind and solar power.

The bill also would speed federal approvalof projects t o expo rt liquefied natural gas toEurope and Asia, where prices are higherthan in the U.S. following a yearlong boom

Senate approves bill to promotewide variety of energy sources

By Austin WalshDAILY JOURNAL STAFF

Members of the San Mateo Union HighSchool District Board of Trustees co uld soonsee their election years bumped, in an effortto become compliant with a new state law

designed to enhance voter turnout.The board, which currently hosts elec-

tions during odd years, will discuss a pro-posed shift to host elections o n even yearsduring a meeting Thursday, April 21.

School district examineschanging election yearsShift could be required under new law made to improve voter turnout

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FOR THE RECORD2 Thursday • April 21, 2016 THE DAILY JOURNAL

Oldest known state condorin North America turns 50

LOS ANGELES — The Los AngelesZoo says one of its most famous resi-dents is turning 50 th is month.

Topatopa is the oldest knownCalifornia condor i n North America.

He was hatched sometime in April of 1966 and a year later became the firstwild-born condor captured for a breed-ing program to save a species on theverge of extinction.

Topa is now the proud father of 34chicks, including one that hatched onApril 4. Some chicks have beenreleased back in to the wild.

There are now around 415 Californiacondors in North America

The zoo’s bird curator, Mike Maxcy,says nob ody knows the life expectancyof a California con dor but he says Topais goi ng stron g — and he’s still father-ing eggs.

U.K. official: New ship unlikelyto be named Boaty McBoatface

LONDON — Boaty McBoatface maybe sunk.

Britain’s science minister has indi-cated that the country’s newest polar

research vessel is unlikely to be chris-tened with the name, which topped anonline poll.

The Natural Environment ResearchCouncil had asked for help finding aname reflecting the 200 million-pound

($284 million) ship’s mission and cel-ebrating British naval history.

The jokey suggestion BoatyMcBoatface got 124,109 votes, morethan three times its nearest rival.

The vote was advisory. ScienceMinister Jo Johnson said Monday that“imaginative” suggestions would allbe reviewed. But he said the vessel’sname should capture “the spirit of sci-entific endeavor.”

Former BBC radio host James Hand,who proposed Boaty McBoatface, has

apologi zed for th e furor. Hand says heactually voted to name the ship afternaturalist and broadcaster DavidAttenborough.

Cameras around Lake Tahoechange fight against wildfires

RENO, Nev. — A growing net work of cameras trained on the mountainsaround Lake Tahoe is changing the waycrews fight Western wildfires by allow-ing early detection th at triggers quick-er, cheaper, more tactical suppressionthan traditional war-like operations,experts said Wednesday.

The high-definition cameras can beoperated remotely to pan, tilt and zoomin the search for the first wisps of

smoke in remote areas, said GrahamKent, director of the NevadaSeismological Laboratory.

Equipped with real-time and time-lapse imagery, the cameras piggybackon an existing network that detects

earthquakes, Kent told the annual meet-ing of the Seismological Society of America in Reno.

Last summer, a half-dozen of the haz-ard cameras at Tahoe were credited withthe discovery of si x fires and providedearly intelligence on more than 25,Kent said.

“The old style of firefighting is likestorming the beach at Normandy, but if you can get on a fire early, with sp ecialtools, then it becomes more like a spe-cial forces situation,” Kent said.“Firefight ing is g oing t o become muchmore tactical.”

He said he’s currently working withfirefighters in Idaho and Montana todevelop s imilar networks.

Frank Vernon, a research geop hysi -cist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, began develop-ing t he “virtual fire look out towers” in2002 when he and others built a large-scale, wireless network in SouthernCalifornia.

It now includes more than 64 fixedmountaintop cameras in 16 remotelocations across San Diego, Riversideand Imperial counties.

“Working with partners to providethis technology to the community is

vitally important as extreme droughtconditions, warmer weather and morefrequent Santa Ana wind event s have allcontributed to increased wildfire activi-ty and long er fire seasons each year inSouthern California,” Vernon said.

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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II was bornin Mayfair, London; she was the firstchild of The Duke and Duchess of

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Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, the princess became monarchupon the death of her father in 1952, beginning a 64-year-old reign s urpassin g th at of Queen Victoria.

“I try to avoid looking forward orbackward, and try to keep looking upward.”

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Britain’s QueenElizabeth II is 90.

NFL quarterback Tony Romo is 36.

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In 1649 , t he Maryland Toleration Act, providing for free-dom of worship for all Christians, was passed by theMaryland assembly.In 1789, John Adams was sworn in as th e first vice presi-dent of the Unit ed States.In 1816, Charlotte Bronte, author of “Jane Eyre,” wasborn in Thornton, England.In 1836 , an army of Texans led by Sam Houston defeatedthe Mexicans at San J acinto, assuring Texas independence.In 1910 , author Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better kno wnas Mark Twain, died in Redding, Connecticut, at age 74 .In 1930 , fire broke out inside the overcrowded OhioPenitentiary in Columbus, killing 332 in mates.

In 1940, the quiz show that asked the “$64 question,”‘’Take It or Leave It,” premiered on CBS Radio.In 1955 , t he Jerome Lawrence-Robert Lee play “Inherit theWind,” inspired by the Scopes trial of 1925, opened at theNational Theatre in New York.In 1960, Brazil inaugurated its new capital, Brasilia,transferring the seat of national government from Rio deJaneiro.In 1976, clinical trials of the swine flu vaccine began inWashington, D.C.

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3Thursday • April 21, 2016 THE DAILY JOURNAL LOCAL

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCODisturbance . A BART attendant wasinvol ved in a fight at the BART station onMission Road before 3:43 p.m. Saturday,April 9.Disturbance. A woman reported that foodwas being thrown at her vehicle on ElCamino Real before 1:12 p.m. Saturday,April 9.Suspicious circumstances. A womanbelieved that her landlord was performingblack magic on her and poiso ning her foodon Arlington Drive before 11:41 a.m.Saturday, April 9 .Traffic hazard. A blue Honda Civic wasseen blocking a lane of traffic on EastGrand Avenue before 9:48 a.m. Saturday,April 9.

SAN MATEODisturbance. A person wanted a refund fora pizza that fell on the ground at 7-Elevenon East Third Avenue before 12:53 a.m.Saturday, April 1 6.Disturbance. Two people were fighting atHilton Garden Inn on Bridgepointe Circlebefore 11:01 p.m. Wednesday, April 13 .Hit-and-run. A vehicle ran a stop sig n andthen hit another car on North DelawareStreet before 5:25 p.m. Wednesday, April13 .

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That’s dirty poolA woman was seen wearing a G-string ata pool and was reported to have beentopless on previous occasions atScotchollow Apartments on LaurieMeadows Drive before 5:11 a.m. Friday,April 15.

By Bill Silverfarb

DAILY JOURNAL STAFF

A fish buyer at Pillar Point has beenordered to remove a hoist at Johnson Pierinstalled in 2014 that critics said skirted

coastal laws.Steve McGrath, the general manager at

the San Mateo County Harbor District,sent a letter to Three Captains Sea Productslast week ordering the company to removethe hoist by May 12.

The hoist has been the center of consid-erable controversy as the company’s ownerLarry Fortado filed a civil complaintagainst the district alleging CommissionerSabrina Brennan worked on behalf of hiscompetitors to keep him from using thehoist.

But the California Coastal Commissionrequires that any work done over coastalwaters must secure a Coastal DevelopmentPermit.

The hoist still sits where it was installedbut has not been used. Fortado was givenpermission to install the hoist by a formerharbormaster but it was done without com-

mission approval and without securing t heproper permits from the CoastalCommission.

Three Captains Sea Products is one of three buyers that lease space from theHarbor District at Pillar Point to offloadfish.

Fortado, however, dropped the civil law-suit in February. He told the Daily Journalhe did so because of new leadership at thedistrict. McGrath has been on the job forsix months now.

Some alleged Fortado was allowed toinstall the hoist on a “handshake deal”when Peter Grenell was still the district’sgeneral manager.

As Fortado was about to drop the lawsuit,his lawyer sent a letter to the district’slawyer requesting that t he hoi st remain atits current location .

But in McGrath’s letter, he said “he can-not approve your operation of a hoist at

the current location. ”“Consistent with the district’s repeated

statements in the past, we repeat ourpledge that you are entitled to all the right sgranted you under your lease. Uponremoval of the ho ist from its present lo ca-tion, district staff will be pleased to con-tinue meeting with you at your request todiscuss an alt ernative location for a secondhoist ,” McGrath wrote to Fortado.

Some alleged the second hoist that wasinstalled gave Fortado’s company an unfairadvantage over his competito rs.

For Fortado to install the second hoist,he will have to get the approval o f the five-member Board of Commissioners andsecure the proper Coastal Commission per-mits, according to the letter.

The board took action in March of 201 5to require the hoist ’s removal.

That directive is now in force since thelawsuit h as been dropped, according to theletter.

The Harbor District owns and operatesPillar Point Harbor where it overseesnumerous leases and commercial fishingactivity, as well as manages Oyster PointMarina/Park in South San Francisco.

Fish buyer must move hoistHarbor District orders company to negotiate for alternative location; secure proper permits

Girl, 11, followedhome by suspicious man

Police are looking for a man who got outof a car and followed an 11-year-old girl toher home in San Mateo on Tuesday after-noon.

The girl was walking home in the 1700block of South Norfolk Street at about 3p.m. when a car with two men in i t pulled upbehind her, police said.

One of the men got out of the car and start-ed walking behind her. The girl kept walk-ing to the driveway of her home with the

man still following her.A family member called out to her from

the home and the man turned away. The fam-ily has not seen the man or the car again,police said.

Police described the suspect as an Asianman who is about 60 years old, standing 5feet 5 inches tall and weighing 130 pounds.He was wearing a black beanie and a black

jacket .The man who stayed in the car was

described as also Asian but about 30 yearsold and wearing a b lack jacket. The car wasdescribed as a white two-door compact carwith a bl ue stripe down the side.

Anyone with information about the inci-dent has b een asked to call San Mateo pol iceat (650) 522-7650 or the tip line at (650)522-7676.

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4 Thursday • April 21, 2016 THE DAILY JOURNALLOCALGangmemberreaches plea deal forstabbing outside high school

A gangmember pleaded no con-test Tuesday to attempted murder forattacking and stabbing a 17-year-old victim multiple times outside of his Daly City high school in 2 013,prosecutors said Wednesday.

Erik Montes, 21, reached a pleadeal with prosecutors in that caseand three other felony cases andagreed to a sentence of 28 years inprison, according to t he San MateoCounty District Attorney’s Office.

According to prosecutors,Montes and two other Norteñogangmembers — identified asMichael House and ChristopherMerlo — sat in a car outsideThornton High School at 115 FirstAve. on the afternoon of April 15,2013, waiting for the victim toleave the school.

When he came out at about 1:30p.m., Montes, House and Merlo

jumped out of a car abo ut a blockaway and grabbed the victim.Montes stabbed him multiple timesin the neck, head, hand, torso andarm as Merlo and House punched

and kicked him repeatedly, prosecu-tors said.

The assailants got back into thecar and fled the area. The victimstumbled back into the school. Hewas taken to a hospi tal and survivedthe attack.

Montes and Merlo were arrestedthe next day in connection with thestabbing but it took much longerfor House to be taken into custody.

Merlo and House reached theirown plea deals for assault chargeslast year. House was sentenced tofive years in prison and Merlo wassentenced to three years.

Montes’s case cont inued to a jurytrial this year, but on the seventhday of the trial, he changed his pleato no contest, reaching plea dealsin t hree other pending cases againsthim as well, according to prosecu-tors. In total, he pleaded no contestto attempted murder, two counts of threatening officers, having aweapon while in custody and pos-session of marijuana, prosecutorssaid.

He is expected to be sentenced to28 years in prison on June 17.

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San Mateo police and firefighters investigated reports of a hazardous material at a bank Wednesday eveningand reported that the substance was not toxic, police said. Police reported at 5:15 p.m. that the fire departmentinvoked its hazmat protocol in the 100 block of Bovet Road. Police Sgt. Rick Decker said police had closed a bank there. Police reported at about 6:50 p.m. that the substance was contained and that it was not toxic.

HAZMAT INCIDENT REPORTED AT BANK

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5Thursday • April 21, 2016 THE DAILY JOURNAL LOCAL/STATE

Populations of salmon,flounder added to overfishing list

PORTLAND, Maine — The federal government has addedseveral populations o f economically important food fish,including stocks of salmon and flounder, to its list of fishstocks th at are being subjected to overfishing.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrationsaid Wednesday that th ree region al pop ulations o f Chinoo ksalmon and one regional population each of Coho salmon,

summer flounder, yellowtail flounder and winter flounder aresuffering from overfishing.NOAA produces an ann ual update of its list of fish that are

either subject to overfishing or have been overfished to thepoint where populations are too low. The report informsconservation and management efforts.

Overall, the number of fish on the “overfishing” listclimbed from 26 to 28, and the number on the “overfished”list rose from 37 to 38 .

California pension boardbacks off tobacco divestment study

SACRAMENTO — The nation’s largest public pensionsyst em may be backing off its decisio n to study reinvest ingin tob acco stocks it sold off 15 years ago.

The California Public Employees’ Retirement Systeminvest ment commit tee thi s week requested a two-year studyto help decide whether its obligation to maximize returnsrequires repurchasing tobacco stocks.

CalPERS spokeswoman Rosanna Westmoreland says thechairman of th e inv estment commit tee agreed Wednesday toreconsider the tobacco divestment study appro ved two daysearlier.

She says the study will be reconsidered at next month’smeeting.

Around the state

DAILY JOURNAL STAFF REPORT

A teenager from San Leandro had hisbail increased to $1 millionWednesday and is being charged as anadult for allegedly robbing severalwomen at gunpoint including at a

Millbrae car wash last week.Jose Daniel Alcantar-Ortega, 17, has

been charged by t he San Mateo CountyDistrict Attorney’s Office with severalrobberies including at a Foster CityStarbucks and near San Francisco StateUniversity.

Three other juveniles are also beingcharged but Alcantar-Ortega is beingcharged as an adult for allegedly usin ga handgun during the crimes. Hisdefense sought a bail reduction but a

judge in creas ed it Wednes day afte rprosecutors amended the complaintagainst him to include gang affilia-tion.

Last Thursday, April 14, the fourallegedly robbed a woman, 31, at theMillbrae Car Wash on Adrian Road atabout 2 p. m.

Alcantar-Ortega allegedly pushed herto the ground, pointed a gun at her andstole her purse and electronic devices,according to prosecutors.

Police say the four also are suspectsin a robb ery at a Foster City Starbucksearlier in the week. They targetedwomen, six victims in total, in fourdifferent heists. They stole their purs-es at gunpoint, according to prosecu-tors.

The four were arrested in AlamedaCounty last Thursday after fleeingMillbrae and crashing during aFremont poli ce pursuit.

The alleged gangmembers fled fromthe crash scene and a search of the areashut down bot h direction s of Interstate880 for about an hour.

All four suspects are residents of either San Leandro or Hayward.

The vehicle the four were driving, awhite Honda Civic, was also reportedstolen.

The suspect did not enter a pleaWednesday and is due back in courtThursday, April 21, according to p ros-ecutors.

The other three suspects were takento county juvenile hall.

Bail increased for teen in crime spree targeting women

By Scott SmithTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

FRESNO — Water providers through-out Californ ia said Wednesday they wantto decide how much water their cus-tomers need to conserve during theongoing drought rather than take ordersfrom the state.

Californians remain under strict stateconservation orders that have causedmany residents to take shorter showersand let their lawns turn brown even asdrought conditions ease.

The State Water Resources ControlBoard held an informational workshopin Sacramento to chart the future of urban water conservation measures.

Regulators are considering if theyshould toss out the restrictions or dra-matically change them.

“It’s our responsibility to be sure wehave available supplies to meetdemands,” Fiona Sanchez of the IrvineRanch Water District in SouthernCalifornia told water regulators at theworkshop.

Felicia Marcus,chair of the StateWater Board, saidshe would like toallow local controlbut fears not alllocal water officialswould provide real-istic assessments of their water suppli es,leading to the pos-

sibility of serious shortages.Nearly a year ago, Gov. Jerry Brown

ordered California’s residents and busi-nesses to conserve water during thestate’s driest four-year period on record.

Residents st atewide used 23. 9 percentless water over the nine months ending

in February while under orders to use 25percent less water compared to the samemonths in 2013.

Residents are now under orders to cutback through October by at least 20 per-cent.

Several other districts — particularlyin Northern California — propose thatthe state should toss out or significant-

ly relax emergency conservation o rders.Strict orders remain in place, despite

significantly more rain and snow thiswinter flowing into California reser-voirs, water officials say.

Continuing to ask Californians tosustain “heroic water conservationefforts” that don’t reflect healthi er watersupplies today could erode the officials’credibility with residents when they’recalled upon next time to make sacri-fices, David Bolland, special projectsmanager for the Association of California Water Agencies says i n a let-ter to water regulators.

“It is time to end the State WaterBoard’s mandatory water use restric-tions statewide,” says Bolland, who

represents hundreds of urban, commer-cial and agricultural water districts.

Two Sierra Nevada reservoirs that sup-ply about 31,000 residents in TuolumneCounty are expected to overflow, mak-ing the emergency regulations thereunnecessary, Thomas Haglund, generalmanager of the Tuolumne UtilitiesDistrict, wrote to the board.

State rethinks approach toconserving water in drought

Residents statewide used 23.9 percent less water over the nine months ending in February while under orders to use 25 percentless water compared to the same months in 2013.

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By Ken Thomas and Julie PaceTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton, thenearly unstoppable Democrat, andRepublican front-runner Donald Trumpaccelerated Wednesday toward Northeastprimaries on an increasingly direct path topresidential nominations after trouncingparty chal lengers i n New York.

Clinton, now 81 percent of the waytoward clinching the Democratic nomina-tion that eluded her eight years ago, canlose every remaining contest and still pre-vail. Her sweeping victory in the New Yorkprimary called into question the durabilityof Bernie Sanders’ rival campaign and lefthim with severely limited options for over-taking her.

While Trump st rength ened his hand, h e isstill far from in the clear.

Trump is focused heavily on clinching

the Republican nomination through voters’balloting in state primaries, thus avoidinga contested national convention inCleveland in July. The businessman’s winin his home state keeps him on a path tosecuring the 1,237 delegates he needs,though he’ll have to perform well in theround of primaries in Pennsylvania,Maryland, Connecticut, Rhode Island andDelaware on Tuesday and in California’shuge contest o n June 7.

His chief rival, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, hasno mathematical path to g etting the no mi-nation th rough primary voting . But he seesa window to snatch the nomination fromTrump at the convention, and his campaignis working feverishly to line up delegateswho would support him if Trump fails toprevail on a first ballot.

The side-by-side GOP efforts at this latestage — with Trump amassing primary vic-tories whil e Cruz digs for the s upport of del-egates who could settle the no mination —are unprecedented in recent presidentialcampaigns and add to the deeply uncertainnature of the race.

Trump basked in the glow of his victoryat a rally in Indianapolis, where he drewseveral thousand people to a packed build-ing at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. Herailed against the Republican nominatingsystem, pointing to Louisiana, where hewas outmaneuvered by Cruz in the fight fordelegates, and Pennsylvania, where thestatewide winner gets 17 delegates outrightand the rest “are up for grabs.”

“They can take th e del-egates, they can put ‘emin airplanes and fly ‘emto resorts, they can havedinners with them, theycan put them in hotels.Essentially what they’resaying is they can buythe election,” Trumpsaid.

Indiana votes on May3.

Cruz campaigned inHershey, Pennsylvania,trying to brush off hisTuesday shellacking inNew York, where hefailed to pi ck up a singledelegate. With trademarksarcasm, he played downTrump’s win, saying themogul hoped to con-vince people that“Pennsylvania is a sub-urb of Manhattan.”

“Donald, with a char-acteristic display of humility, declared thisrace is over,” Cruz said.“Manhattan has spoken.And if the rest of th e vot-ers would quietly gohome now and allow him

to give the general election to Hillary, allwould be bet ter.”

Later, Cruz conceded to reporters cover-ing the Republican National Committee’sspring meeting in Florida that he cannotwin the GOP nomination before the con-vention but insisted Trump couldn’t either.He said it was clear “that we are headed to a

contested convention.”While the messy nomination fight willbe a focus of the RNC meeting, party lead-ers are painfully aware that an y rule changescould fuel Trump’s charges o f an unfair s ys-tem. Party chairman Rein ce Priebus has dis-couraged such action this week.

Clinton’s win in New York, a state sherepresented in the Senate for eight years,halted Sanders’ recent string of victoriesand put her in a stronger positi on headinginto t he next contests. She could lose themall and still win the nomination — if shedoes well enough to win some delegates.

Sanders’ advis ers offered no s ign s of gi v-ing up before the Democrats’ Philadelphiaconvention.

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WASHINGTON — Harriet Tubman,an African-American abolitionist whowas born a slave, will stand withGeorge Washing ton, Abraham Lincolnand Benjamin Franklin among theiconic faces o f U.S. currency.

The $20 bi ll will b e redesigned withTubman’s portrait on the front, mark-ing two historic milestones, TreasurySecretary Jacob Lew announcedWednesday. Tubman will become thefirst African-American on U.S. papermoney and the first woman to be

depicted on currency in 1 00 y ears.

The leader of the UndergroundRailroad will replace the portrait of Andrew Jackson, the nation’s seventhpresident and a slave owner, who willbe pushed to the back of the bill.

Lew also settled a backlash that haderupted after he h ad announced an ini-tial plan to remove AlexanderHamilton, the nation’s first Treasurysecretary, from the $10 bill in order tohonor a woman on t he bill.

Hamilton will remain on the $10note, Lew said. Instead, the Treasurybuilding on the back of the bill will bechanged to commemorate a 1913

march that ended on the steps of theTreasury building. It will also featuresuffragette leaders Lucretia Mott,Sojourner Truth, Susan B. Anthony,Elizabeth Cady Stanto n and Alice Paul.

The back of the $20, which nowshows the White House, will beredesigned to include the White Houseand Jackson, whose statue standsacross the st reet in Lafayette Park.

The $5 bill will also undergochange: The illustratio n of the Lincol nMemorial on the back will beredesigned to honor “events at theLincoln Memorial that helped to shapeour hist ory an d our democracy.”

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Cubans fleeing in highnumbers despite new diplomatic ties

WASHINGTON — While more than 50 years of enmitybetween the United States and Cuba is slowly vanishing, therenewed relationship is raising concerns among some on t hecommunist island nation that the U.S. could also erase aunique immigration policy that favors Cubans.

Those fears are largely unfounded, yet tens of thousands of Cubans have fled since President Barack Obama announcedthe normalization of relations between the countries in late2014. The rush to leave has led to the high est number of peo-ple trying to make the dangerous sea crossing in the pasteight years, according to internal Homeland SecurityDepartment documents obt ained by the Associated Press.

“The perception is that the time is now. Given all that isgoing on, I could see how that perception would exist,” saidCoast Guard Capt. Mark Gordon.

The rapprochement between the Cold War foes could havebenefits for people in each country.

Gunmen kill seven Pakistanipolicemen during polio campaign

KARACHI, Pakistan — Gunmen on motorcycles shot andkilled seven Pakistani police officers involv ed in a polio vac-cination campaign in two separate attacks Wednesday in theport city of Karachi, police said.

A breakaway faction of the Pakistani Taliban that callsitself Jamat-ul-Ahrar claimed responsibility for the attack

later Wednesday.The slain officers had been deploy ed to prot ect health work-ers administering polio vaccinations. No health workers wereharmed in the attacks in Karachi, the capital of southern Sindhprovince, local police official Mohammad Ijaz said.

Another senior police officer, Feroze Shah, said authoritieshad no plans to suspend the polio campaign despite theattacks.

Up to 500 feared dead inMediterranean shipwreck last week

GENEVA — As many as 5 00 people are feared dead after ashipwreck last week in the Mediterranean Sea, two interna-tion al groups said Wednesday, describing survivors’ accountsof panicked passengers who desperately tried to stay afloat by

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MANTA, Ecuador — A magnitude-6.1aftershock Wednesday set babies cry-ing and sent nervous residents pouringinto the streets, fearful of yet moredamage following the deadly earth-quake over the weekend.

The pre-dawn jolt was the strongestaftershock yet since Saturday’s magni-tude-7.8 quake that killed more than500 people. Some people inPortoviejo abandoned their homes,even those with no apparent damage,and headed to a former airport where

temporary shelters have been set up.

The government said the number of known dead stoo d at 55 3, but officialsexpected more bodies to be found.About 7,000 were injured. At least 11foreigners were among the dead,including two Canadians and threeCuban doctors who had been o n a med-ical missi on t o Ecuador.

The final toll could surpass casual-ties from earthquakes i n Chi le and Peruin th e past decade.

Among the survivors, the situationwas growing increasingly tense.While humanitarian aid has been po ur-ing in from around the world, distrib u-tion is slow. In Manta on Wednesday,peopl e waited for ho urs under the trop-

ical sun for water and food supplies.

Soldiers kept control with fenced bar-ricades.

“They looted the store. I’m takingout what little remains, ” Jose Encaladasaid as he cleaned up his paint store inPedernales, one of the hardest-hittowns.

Reflecting some of the desperation,residents in Manta could be seen scav-enging through the rubble, no longerlooking for loved ones but trying tosalvage metallic objects and otheritems of value.

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President pushesSaudis, Gulf alliesto step up Iraq aidTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — With fresh fricti on wearing on anold alliance, President Barack Obama pressed Saudi Arabia

and Persian Gulf nati ons on Wednesday tostep up efforts to defeat the Islamic Stategroup and help rebuild war-torn Iraq.

Obama huddled privately with SaudiKing Salman at Erga Palace as DefenseSecretary Ash Carter appealed to otherGulf nation s for more economic and polit-ical support for Iraq, echoing themesObama planned to emphasize personallyin talks with Gulf leaders at a regionalsummit. In addition to Saudi Arabia,Kuwait, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates,

Oman and Qatar are participating.The president’s visit came at a difficult time for such

requests. U.S. relations with Gulf allies, particularly SaudiArabia, are under new strains due to differences over Iran, the

confli cts in Sy ria and Yemen, and Obama’s public complaint sthat allies no t carrying their weight.

Carter asked the Gulf countries to help with the reconstruc-tion of the cities of Ramadi and Hit as well as Anbarprovince, areas that have been won back from IS militantsbut were left in near-shambles. He said helping the Iraqi peo-ple go home and rebuild their lives would lead to a more last-ing victory and promote a more inclusive go vernment.

“What we would like, and what we discussed today, i s to domore,” Carter said at Diriyah Palace.

A senior defense official said the defense chiefs h ad a robustdiscussion , but came to no solid agreements o n th e increasedaid. Still, the Gulf nations appear to be willing to considerdoing more, said the official, who briefed reporters but wasnot authorized to be quoted by name.

Before ramping up assistance, Sunni leaders have beenwaiting to see more political improvements in Baghdad,where a pol itical crisis has complicated efforts to focus o nIS, and for greater participation and aid for the Sunni popula-

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By Alex Veiga THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Financial and energy compa-nies led a modest increase in U.S.stocks Wednesday, giving thestock market its third gain in a

row.The market got a boost from apickup in the price of oil, whichclimbed about 4 percent after anearly slide. When oil prices risethey tend to favor battered energystocks and financial companiessuch as banks, which have beenin the doldrums due to investorconcerns that lo ans to st rugglingoil companies could go bad.

After several weeks of movingin different directions, the stockmarket appears to be getting moreclosely tied to the fluctuations inoil prices.

“Oil is what’s been driving themarket lately,” said ChrisGaffney, president of EverBank

World Markets.Utilities and consumer staples

stocks were among the biggestdecliners.

The Dow Jones industrial aver-age rose 42.67 p oints, or 0.2 per-

cent, to 18,096.27. The Standard& Poor’s 500 index added 1.60points, or 0.1 percent, to2,102.40. The Nasdaq compositeindex gained 7.80 points, or 0.2percent, to 4,948.13.

The Dow is now up almost 4

percent for the year, while theS&P 500 is up about 3 percent.The Nasdaq narrowed its loss to1.2 p ercent.

Trading got off to a flat start,with the major stock indexes

movin g si deways. They perked upby midmorning, as oil pricesturned higher, but the rally lostsome steam by the end of the day.

U.S. crude rose $1.55, or 3.8percent, t o close at $42. 63 a bar-rel in New York. Brent crude, the

international benchmark,climbed $1.77, or 4 percent, at$45.80 a barrel in London.Heating oil jumped 5.5 percentafter adding 7 cents to close at$1.33 a gallon.

That helped lift shares in sever-al energy companies. ChesapeakeEnergy gained 30 cents, or 4.9percent, to $6.4 2, while WilliamsCos. rose 82 cents, or 4.6 per-cent, at $18. 83.

The market got some encourag-

ing data on housing, with theNational Association of Realtorsreporting that sales o f previouslyoccupied U.S. homes bouncedback in March after a Februaryslump as the spring home-selling

season kicked off.

Investors also h ad their eye onthe latest batch o f company earn-ings.

Corporate profits for compa-nies in the S&P 500 are expectedto be down 8.1 percent, according

to S&P Global MarketIntelligence. Even excludingenergy companies, which havebeen hammered by falling oilprices, earnings growth for theS&P 500 companies is projectedto be down 3.3 percent.

Even so, while only about 15percent of companies havingreported results at this point,many have turned in better-than-expected results .

“So far, we’re actually seeingcompanies surprising to theupside,” said Jason Pride, directorof investment strategy atGlenmede.

Discover Financial Services ledall the gainers in the S&P 500

after the credit card issuer andlender reported better-than-antici-pated quarterly profit and sales asloan volume improved. The stockclimbed $4.29, or 8.2 percent, to$56.84.

Stocks end modestly higher as oil recoversDOW JONES INDUSTRIALS

High: 18,167.63

Low

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10-Yr Bond: 1.85 +3.98%

Oil (per barrel): 43.81

Gold : 1,245.80

By Raf Casert


BRUSSELS — The European Unionis broadening its battle with Google,alleging that the technology giantrigs the g lobal market for mobile appsby making its Android operating sys -tem give preferential treatment to its

own p roducts.

“Google’s behavior denies con-sumers a wider choice of mobile appsand services and stands in the way of innovation,” EU AntitrustCommissioner Margrethe Vestagersaid Wednesday.

The Android operating system isdesigned to feature Google’s search

engine, maps, Gmail, YouTube videoservice and other products that givethe company more opportunities tosell digital ads. Device makers don’thave to use Android as Google sets itup, but European regulators are look-ing into complaints that the companypenalizes those that deviate fromGoogle’s favored design .

EU expands battle with Google with Android antitrust probe

By Tom KrisherTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

DETROIT — Volkswagen , the U.S.government and private lawyers havereached a deal for the automaker tospend just over $1 billion to compen-sate owners of about 600,000 diesel-powered cars that cheat on emissions

tests, according to a person briefed onthe matt er.

The “deal in principle” includes amaximum amount of spending, but the

final details, like how much eachowner would get, are still beingworked out, according to the person,who asked not to b e identified becausethe deal hasn’t b een made public.

Some owners would get a choice o f having VW repair their cars or buythem back, but that would vary bymodel year and engine type, the per-

son said. The deal does not yetinclude plans on how to repair thecars, which can spew our harmfulnitrogen oxide at 40 times the allow-

able limit, t he person said.

The agreement is likely to beannounced Thursday morn ing during afederal court h earing in San Francisco.The person says it will not includeplans to fix the cars. Those plans, andthe cost of the fixes, apparently arestill under negotiation.

“They’ve agreed on a maximum

amount of money, o ver $1 bill ion” forcompensation, said the person. “Howit’s allocated and distributed, thatremains to be seen.”

Source: VW, gov’t ink deal to pay owners of cheating dieselsBreakthrough cholesteroldrugs fizzle amid price pushback

WASHINGTON — When a powerful pair of cholestero l-lo w-ering drugs first h it the market last s ummer, initi al excitementin the medical community quickly turned to panic.

The new drugs promised to reduce artery-clogging choles-terol by nearly twice as much as older ones. But they came atan eye-popping p rice: more than $14 ,000 per year, comparedwith roughly $150 for the standard drugs.

Some experts predicted a doomsday scenario in which thetwo in jectable drugs, Repath a and Praluent, would add a stag-gering $100 billion to th e U.S. drug bill as doctors signed upmillions of patients with elevated cholesterol. But thensomething unexpected happened: not much.

Caught between skept ical doctors and cost-conscious insur-ers, the drugs have barely sold. Sanofi reported a meager $10million from Praluent in the last quarter, which it co-marketswith Regeneron Pharmaceuticals. Amgen Inc. declined tobreak out Repatha sales.

Spending on pricey specialty drugs has doubled over thelast five years to $150 bi llion, contributing 70 percent of thegrowth in U.S. medication spending si nce 2010, according t oIMS Health. But the startlingly slow launch of Praluent andRepatha suggests insurers may have found their own formulafor fighting back: proof-of-effectiveness requirements andrigorous p aperwork t hat limits how many patients ultimatelyreceive high-cost drugs. Experts see an escalating feudbetween drugmakers and insurers with little relief in sight.

McDonald’s quashes all-you-can-eat fries reportsST. J OSEPH, Mo. — McDonald’s Corp. is quashing reports

that a coming Missouri restaurant will test all-you-can-eatfries, saying the endless spuds will be available for a limitedtime only to promote the site’s scheduled July grand opening.

The buzz is around a reported “test” of unlimited fries forcustomers at the pending location in St. Joseph, north of Kansas. But McDonald’s spokeswoman Lisa McComb saysno such test is i n the works.

McComb says the 6,500-square-foot Missouri restaurantwill be unique because it will al low its customers to place theirorders at digital kiosks and customize their burgers anddesserts. McComb said more details will be available closerto th e restaurant opening.

Messages left Wednesday with th e Missouri lo cation’s fran-chise o wner, Chris Habiger, were not immediately returned.

Apple delays earnings

report for business advisor’s memorialSAN FRANCISCO — Apple will announce quarterly finan-

cial results one day later than planned next week, to avoidreporting on the day of a memorial service for Silicon Valleybusiness l eader Bill Campbell, a mentor to former Apple chief Steve Jobs and other tech leaders.

The world’s most valuable publicly traded company wasscheduled to report Monday on its performance for the firstthree months of the year. Instead, Apple said it will report onTuesday “out o f respect” for Campbell’s friends and family.

Though little-known outside Silicon Valley, the 75-year-old Campbell was a respected industry figure who advisedleaders at Apple, Google and other firms. The former CEO andchairman of Intuit died Monday of cancer.

Apple said a number of its executives and employees wouldattend the service.

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Brandon Robinson, San Mateo’s first-yearsoftball coach, has a certain philosophy whenit comes to teaching the game — and none of has to do with winning.

“I have clear-cut expectations,” Robinsonsaid. “That they always display proper funda-mentals, that they’re always displaying effortin what they are doing and they’re alwaysshowing genuine passion for the sport.”

But he and the Bearcats are finding out thatadhering to his philosophy can result in suc-cess. The first-place Bearcats hosted last-place Menlo-Atherton Tuesday in San Mateoand despite using a lineup replete with backupand platoon players, the Bearcats still over-whelmed the Bears, posting a 17-0 victory ina game that was halted in the bottom of thefourth inning because of the 15-runs-after-three-innings mercy rule.

“[Using the second-string players] wassomething I felt comfortable doing, to try and

get everyone in this game,” Robinson said.“No one player has to do it all.”

The Bearcats are also employing a tried-and-true formula that has worked at every level o f softball or baseball: San Mateo is gettingstrong pitching, strong defense and big pro-duction at the plate and it has translated into aseason that has seen the Bearcats lose onlytwice.

Against M-A, all three were on display. SanMateo pitcher Jodie Lewis was nearlyuntouchable, pitching a complete game, one-

hitt er. M-A leadoff hitt er Jess Burgos was oneof only two players to reach base for theBears. She led off the game by reaching firstbase on an error and she broke up Lewis’ no-hit bid with a solid single in the third.

Other than that, the only other M-A batterto reach base was by virtue of Lewis’ onlywalk of the game in the fourth. Lewis also hadfive strikeouts.

And other than the error to lead off thegame, the Bearcats’ defense was solid.

Bearcats in control of Ocean Division

By Josh Dubow THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SAN JOSE — Brent Burns and JoePavelski scored power-play goals in the sec-ond period and the San Jose Sharks againmoved to the brink of eliminating the LosAngeles Kings from the playoffs with a 3-2victory Wednesday night i n Game 4 o f theirfirst-round series.

Patrick Marleau added a power-play goal inthe third period and Martin Jones made 26saves against his former team to put SanJose up 3-1 in the series heading into Game5 on Friday night in Los Angeles.

But knocking t he Kings out is never easy.The Sharks blew a 3-0 series lead to LosAngeles in the first round two years ago,

becoming the fourth NHL team ever to lose abest-of-seven series after winning the firstthree games.

Trevor Lewis and Luke Schenn scored andJonathan Quick made 26 saves for theKings. But Los Angeles was done in by SanJose’s potent power play after shutting thatunit down in a Game 3 overtime win.

Kings coach Darryl Sutter described thefirst three games as a “power-play series” andwas proved prophetic with the way Game 4went. The Sharks converted on their first twochances with the man advantage and stoppedLos Angeles to take control of the game.

The bearded Burns got it started after Jeff Carter got sent to the box for roughingMarc-Edouard Vlasic after the whistle in ascrum near San Jose’s net. Joel Ward frozequick before sending a cross-ice pass to

Burns, who launched a one-timer that beatQuick before he could slide across the creasefor his second goal of the series.

Then, after the Sharks killed two penal-ties, they struck again when Rob Scuderi wascalled for tripping Tomas Hertl. JoeThornton go t the puck behind the net and puta centering pass right on Pavelski’s tape forthe goal. Pavelski has four goals in theseries.

Marleau added his first goal of the series just seconds into another power-play chancewhen he gathered in Logan Couture’sblocked shot and beat Quick with a backhan-der to make it 3 -0.

Sharks need one more win

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San Jose’s Brent Burns, center, is mobbed by teammates following his second-period goalduring the Sharks 3-2 win over the L.A. Kings, giving the Sharks a 3-1 series lead.

Woodside triple jumper SemanuAttiogbe just leaped into CCS— and state — title con-

tention with an eye-popping perform-ance at th e San Mateo BearcatInvitational last weekend.

After missin g several weeks with a leginjury, Attio gbe to ld his coach he wasfeeling good Saturday in San Mateo.When asked if he felt go od enough to t ryfor a new personal record of 45 feet,

Attiogbe reportedly told his coach, “I’mfeeling 46. ”His career long was

44-1.But no one could

have predicted how farhe would go. His first

jump was 45 feet, 6inches — a new PRand far enough t o winthe event. His coach,David Hartford, toldAttiogbe to shut itdown.

But Attiog be wantedmore. With his t eam-

mates lining the runway in a show of sup-port, Attiogbe started a slow clap to gethimself pumped up for h is fin al jump,

took off down the ramp and exploded off the board.47 feet, 6 inches. An incredible 2-foot

increase from his first attempt.The 47-6 was a new meet and schoo l

record for Attiogbe. It is als o the fourth-longest in the state this year and the 31stlongest jump in the country, according toHartford.

Oh, Attiogbe also won the long jumpwith a distance of 20-7 1/2 — which isnot too shabby either. Any 20-foot long

jump at th e high sch ool level is p rettyimpressive.

But to PR by more th an 3 feet? That’ssimply incredible.

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HOUSTON — Stephen Curry’s sprainedright ankle is feeling bett er but he isn’t sure if he will be able to play on Thursday night inGame 3 of Golden State’s first-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets.

Curry talked about his health after practic-ing on Wednesday when the team arrived inHouston.

“Based on how I feel right now I probablycouldn’t play,” he said. “But tomorrow it couldbe different.”

Curry missed Game 2after he was hurt in theopener of the series. TheWarriors overcame hisabsence to get a 115-106victory and take a 2-0 leadin the best-of-sevenseries.

Last season’s MVP saidhe doesn’t feel like hecould play right now

because he isn’t able to “go full speed, orgame speed, I should say and have con fidence

in the moves I need to do.”Golden State coach Steve Kerr was encour-

aged by how Curry looked on Wednesday.“You couldn’t see anything today as far as a

limp,” he said. “So he’s doing a lot better.”Curry, who led the NBA with 402 3-pointers

in the regular season, made 3 after 3 onWednesday in the portion of practice thatreporters were able to view, but ins isted he did-n’t look as good early in the workout.

“Y’all got here late,” he said. “I missed(some) ... obviously I want to be healthy andnot put myself in danger of having th is linger

or having problems down the stretch, but youwant to keep the rhythm and momentum thatwe’ve built and not get rusty. So hopefully wecan accomplish both. ”

Kerr is also concerned with that balance.“It’s funny because people say: ‘Just give

him like two weeks off his ankle will befine,”’ Kerr said with a laugh. “Yeah, but whatabout his shooting arm? What about his han-dle? Players want to play. So there’s always arest versus rhythm equation in there some-

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By Mike Fitzpatrick THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK — Kendall Graveman tossedthree-hit ball into the seventh inning andstruck out eight, pitching the OaklandAthletics past the slumping New YorkYankees 5 -2 o n Wednesday n ight .

Billy Burns had three hits, Khris Davisdelivered a two-run sing le and the A’s stayedperfect in five road games this season. Theonly major league team that is unbeatenaway from home, they have won fourstraight overall following a four-gameslide.

Burns and Chris Coghlan hit consecutivedoubles off Nathan Eovaldi (0-2) to start athree-run fourth inning. Josh Reddick hadan RBI sin gle and Stephen Vogt added a sac-rifice fly, b ut Oakland thi rd baseman DannyValencia strained his l eft hamstring when he

was cut down at the p lateon Aaron Hicks’ rocketthrow from medium-deepleft field.

The throw from Hicks,a top-notch pitching and

outfield prospect in highschool, was clocked at105.5 mph by Statcast,the fastest the systemhas recorded by an out-fielder, according to

Major League Baseball.Without a backup infielder on his four-

man bench, Oakland manager Bob Melvinmoved Coghlan from second base to thirdand put designated hitt er Jed Lowrie at s ec-ond. That left the A’s without a DH and

forced Graveman into Valencia’s cleanupspot.

So with a runner on second and two outs inthe fifth, the Yankees intentionally walkedReddick to bring up Graveman for his firstbig league plate appearance. He managedone foul ball but struck out on th ree pitches,making him the first starting pit cher to batat t he current Yankee Stadium, which o penedin 2009.

On the mound, Graveman (1-1) worked hisway out of a first-inning jam and gave uponly Didi Gregorius’ solo homer in his firststart at Yankee Stadium. The right-handerwas obtained from Toronto in t he November201 4 trade that sent reign ing AL MVP JoshDonaldson to the Blue Jays.

Carlos Beltran also homered for theYankees, the first hit off A’s reliever RyanDull in eight innings this season. NewYork, struggling mightily with runners in

scoring position , has dropped six of sevenand mustered only 15 runs during thatstretch.

Sean Doolittle pitched a scoreless ninthfor his second save, and the A’s improved to15-6 again st th e Yankees sin ce the start of 2013 — the best record by an AL team vs.New York during that period.

Up nextAthletics: Hill (1-2, 4.15 ERA) makes

his fourth start for Oakland in the seriesfinale Thursday night. He has 19 strikeoutsin 1 3 inn ings . New York had trouble againstleft-handed pitching last season and is 0-3in games started by southpaws this year.

Yankees : RHP Luis Severino (0-2, 5.91ERA) looks to get on track in his third startof the year after going 5-3 with a 2.89 ERAas a 21-year-old rookie last season.

Graveman pitches A’s to win over slumping Yankees


SAN FRANCISCO — Zack Greinke andMadison Bumgarner both pitched well in ashowdown of NL West aces, but WelingtonCastillo hit a two-run homer in the seventhinning to help the Arizona Diamondbacksbeat the San Francisco Giants 2-1 onWednesday nig ht.

Greinke (1-2) got his first win withArizona and remained undefeated against theGiants — he’s 8-0 in 11 starts against SanFrancisco and 3-0 against Bumgarner. Hegave up a run on six hits over 6 2/3 i nnings,walking one and striking out seven.

Brandon Drury added two hits for theDiamondbacks, who won their fourthstraight and have taken 11 of their last 13 in

San Francisco.Bumgarner (1-2) went seven inni ngs, giv-

ing up the two runs on five hits. He walkedone and struck out eight as the Giants losttheir fourth straight and seventh of eight.

Castillo hit his second home run of theseries and his third of the season, takingBumgarner deep on an 0-2 pitch. He’s driv-en in four runs during t he series and hit . 325(14 for 44) at AT&T Park in his career.

Gregor Blanco hit a one-out triple andAngel Pagan followed with an RBI sin gle inthe seventh to end an 18-inning scorelessstreak for the Giants against Arizona.Blanco had two hits.

Tyler Clippard worked the eighth for his

career-best seventh scoreless outin g to st arta season.

Brad Ziegler earned his fourth save,extending his team record to 32 consecu-tive. He has also recorded 22 consecutivescoreless outings against the Giants, themost ever against them.

Trainer’s roomDiamondbacks: IF Paul Goldschmidt

has reached base in 21 of his last 22 gamesagainst the Giants. ... IF Jake Lamb, whowas out of the starting lineup against a left-hander, has reached base safely in 18 o f hispast 21 games on the road. He delivered apinch-hit double in the eighth. ... OFYasmany Tomas singled and scored onCastillo ’s homer and has reached base safe-

ly in eight straight.Giants: OF Hunter Pence was given a

routine day off. Blanco started in his place.Pence popped up with a runner on third as apinch-hitter in the seventh for Bumgarner,who owns an ERA of 1. 58 in 11 home gamesagainst the Diamondbacks.

Up nextDiamondbacks: RHP Shelby Miller (0-

1, 8.5 3) starts Thursday’s series finale. He’s2-1 with a 1.71 ERA in four starts againstthe Giants.Giants: RHP Johnny Cueto (3-0, 3.38)

will start in Thursday’s matinee. He’s 6-1with a 2.54 ERA in eight games against theDiamondbacks. His next win will be No.100.

Giants, still struggling offensively, lose again

A’s 5, Yankees 2

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SANTA CLARA — Trent Baalke is not rul-ing out the possibility of still striking a

trade for Colin Kaepernick, though SanFrancisco’s general manager is adamant hestil l hop es to see the quarterback workin g innew 49ers coach Chip Kelly’s system.

While Baalke has been in touch withKaepernick, he s aid Wednesday th ey h aven’t

spoken in person despiteboth being at team head-quarters. Kaepernick isaround rehabilitatingfrom three surgeries andattending team meetingsduring the voluntary por-tion o f the offseason p ro-gram.

Kaepernick was grant-ed permission to meetwith the Denver Broncosafter his agents requesteda trade during the offsea-son.

“I think you have toknow all the circum-stances that go into it,and I’m not going to getinto all the hypoth eticalsor the circumstances sur-rounding it,” Baalke saidat Levi’s Stadium. “I’ve

maintained from Day 1, as has the headcoach, would love to get him out there andwork within this system with this coachingstaff. That’s not changed. I said that inFebruary and here we are today still sayingthe same things. ”

Kaepernick met with Broncos GM JohnElway late last month at his Denver home,and it seems like the Super Bowl champion s

could be a potenti al fit for Kaepernick. Stil l,he is due $11.9 million guaranteed this sea-son and might not want to restructure hisdeal for any l ess.

Whether Kaepernick wants out of San

Francisco, Baalke said he wasn’t sure.Kaepernick hasn’t been available to themedia despite multiple requests.

“I can’t get int o what his feeling s are. I’venot addressed them directly with Colin,”Baalke said. “That’s just not something thatwe’ve done at this point.”

Kaepernick is recovering from surgerieson his right thumb, his left knee, and on hisnon-throwing left shoulder to repair a tornlabrum, which landed him on season-endinginjured reserve after he lost his job last fallto 2011 first-round draft pick BlaineGabbert.

Gabbert took over in November for thebenched Kaepernick, who completed just 59percent of his passes with six touchdowns,five interceptions and a 78.5 rating beforelosi ng his job. Gabbert said when the team’s

5-11 season ended that he expects to be thestarter in 2016 .

Kaepernick went 2-6 in eight starts lastseason, raising questions about whether thequarterback who guided the 49ers to a run-ner-up Super Bowl finish following the2012 s eason was still the b est option undercenter.

Baalke and Kelly are eager to see — if Kaepernick does in deed stick around, that is.

“He’s still here,” Baalke said. “Righ t no w,he’s out there, he’s practicing, he’s doinggood in his rehab, that seems to be pro-gressing well. He’s going to all the meet-ings, he’s very into it, he’s very attentive,he’s working hard. The coaches are excitedabout it, just as they are about getting achance to work with all these guys. Andthere’s really noth ing else to report.”

Baalke hopes Kaepernickstays, hasn’t ruled out trade

Trent Baalke

ColinKaepernick


PHILADELPHIA — Desperate for a fran-chise quarterback, the Philadelphia Eaglescan get their man. Soon.

The Cleveland Browns will wait for their

guy.The Eagles acquired the No. 2 o verall pi ck

in next week’s draft from Cleveland inexchange for fiv e picks on Wednesday. TheBrowns are getting Philadelphia’s first-round pick this year (No. 8), a third-roundpick (No. 77) and fourth-rounder (No. 100 ),plus a first-rounder in 2017 and a second-rounder in 2018.

Cleveland also sends a fourth-round pickin 2017 to the Eagles.

“It’s a tough price to pay,” said HowieRoseman, Philadelphia’s executive vicepresident of football operations. “We’revery sure we’re going to get the player wewant. We’ve spent a ton of time investigat-ing these guys an d looked at the quarterbackmarket going forward, and this is a rare

opportunity we’re in.”

The trade allows Philadelphia to selectone of the top quarterback prospects,Carson Wentz of North Dakota State orJared Goff of California at No. 2. The LosAngeles Rams already acquired the to p o ver-

all pick from Tennessee for a slew of picksand have i ndicated they will take a quarter-back.

It is the fourth time the top two selectionsin t he draft hav e been dealt.

The Eagles signed Sam Bradford to a $35million, two-year contract in March.Roseman said he’ll be th e starter. They alsosigned backup Chase Daniel to a $21 mil-lion , three-year deal. But Roseman couldn’tresist an opportunity to move up afteracquiring the No. 8 pick from Miami forcornerback Byron Maxwell, linebackerKiko Alonso and the 13th overall p ick.

“We’re going to invest in quarterbacks,”Roseman said. “The key to being champi-onship caliber over a long period of time isquarterbacks.”

Eagles trade farm forBrowns’ No. 2 draft pick

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***After several seasons of being the team to

beat in the Peninsula Athletic League’s OceanDivision, the Sequoia softball team fell on realhard times last season.

The new coach resigned only a couple weeksinto the season and it left the Cherokees floun-

dering as they won only two games and wentwinless in Ocean Division play.

What a difference a year makes. With a thi rdcoach in year, the Cherokees have turnedthings around and are once again in the huntfor the Ocean Division ti tle, having lost onlyonce in league play and a showdown againstfirst-place San Mateo looming next week.

Sequoia went 4-0 last week, handing SouthCity its first league loss of the season, 8-3,before beating Menlo-Atherton 15-0. TheCherokees then went 2-0 at the Half Moon Baytournament over the weekend, beating Lowell11-1 and Notre Dame-SJ 11-6.

The common denominator in al l four wins?The play of Allison Amaya, who is battingover .700 for the season, according to assis-tant coach Mitch Amaya. In four games last

week, Allison Amaya went 9 for 11, good for a.818 batting average, with four singles, threedoubles, a triple and a home run. She drove in10 runs and scored eight times for theCherokees.

The Cherokees have already faced — and lost— to San Mateo, as they were stunned by theBearcats who scored four runs in the bot tom of the seventh inning to pull out a 6-5 victoryback on March 22. The two hook up in arematch next Wednesday. A San Mateo winwould all but lock up the division title for theBearcats, while a Sequoia v ictory would pull

the Cherokees into a first-place tie with SanMateo with just a handful of games left in theregular season.

A year ago, the Cherokees could not wait forthe season to end. This season, they can’t waitfor their next game.

***

Hillsdale High School is hosting its Hall of Fame induction ceremony Saturday in theschool’s gym.

Four former Hillsdale greats will be inducted,including longtime boys’ basketball coachBill Wilkin, who helped guide the Knights totwo Central Coast Section titles, the 1997Northern California championship and a spotin the 1997 state finals.

Basketball player Nick Vanos, who graduat-

ed in 1981, went on to st ar at Santa ClaraUniversity in the early to mid 1980s andplayed two years with the Phoenix Suns beforebeing tragically killed in a plane crash.

Karen Kraft Rigsbee and Valerie Fleming areformer Olympians. Kraft Rigsbee won a silvermedal in rowing at the 1996 Atlanta Gamesand a bronze at the 2000 Sydney Games.Fleming won a silver in the two-man bobsledat the 2006 Turin Games.

A reception with hors d’oeuvres and drinkswill begin at 5 p.m. with the induction ceremo-

ny starting at 6 p. m. There is no cost forattending the reception and ceremony, butattendees are encouraged to make a donation of $5 to $10 to cover expenses.

A banquet is also scheduled afterward at Van’sfrom 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., with dinner being $47a person. Register early, because space is lim-ited.

For more information, contact athletic direc-tor Brett Stevenson at 558-2606 or email himat [email protected].

Nathan Mollat can be reached by email:[email protected], or by phone: 344-5200ext. 117. You can follow him on Twitter@CheckkThissOut.

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LOUNGEESPN fires analyst and formerRed Sox pitcher Curt Schilling

BRISTOL, Conn. — ESPN fired networkanalyst and former Boston Red Sox starpitcher Curt Schilling following his com-ments on Facebook about transgender peo-ple.

The network released a statementWednesday saying, “ESPN is an inclusive

company. Curt Schilling has been advisedthat his conduct was unacceptable and hisemployment with ESPN has been terminat-ed.”

On Monday, Schilling, 49, reposted animage of an ov erweight man wearing a lo ngblond wig and revealing women’s clothing.It included the phrase: “Let him in! To therestroom with your daughter or else you’re anarrow minded, judgmental, unloving,racist big ot who n eeds to die!!!”

Schilling added his own comments, say-ing, “A man is a man no matter what theycall themselves” and “Now you need lawstelling us differently? Pathetic.”

Schillin g was apparently referring to lawsin several states that restrict bathroomaccess to transgender people.

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W L Pct GBBaltimore 9 4 .692 —

Toronto 8 8 .500 2 1/2Boston 7 7 .500 2 1/2

Tampa Bay 6 8 .429 3 1/2New York 5 8 .385 4

CENTRAL DIVISION

Chicago 10 5 .667 —Kansas City 9 5 .643 1/2Detroit 8 5 .615 1Cleveland 6 6 .500 2 1/2Minnesota 4 11 .267 6

WEST DIVISION

Texas 9 6 .600 —A’s 8 7 .533 1

Seattle 6 8 .429 2 1/2Los Angeles 6 9 .400 3Houston 5 10 .333 4

Wednesday’s Games

Chicago White Sox 2,L.A.Angels 1Seattle 2,Cleveland 1Oakland 5,N.Y.Yankees 2Baltimore 4,Toronto 3,10 inningsBoston 7,Tampa Bay 3Detroit 3,Kansas City 2

Texas 2,Houston 1Milwaukee 10,Minnesota 5Thursday’s Games

Seattle (Karns 1-1) at Cleveland (Co.Anderson 0-1),9:10 a.m.

Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 0-1) at Boston (Price 2-0),10:35a.m.Minnesota (Nolasco 0-0) at Milwaukee (Jungmann0-2),10:40 a.m.L.A. Angels (Weaver 1-0) at Chicago White Sox

(Danks 0-2),11:10 a.m.Oakland (R.Hill 1-2) at N.Y.Yankees (Severino 0-2),4:05 p.m.

Toronto (Estrada 1-1) at Baltimore (Tillman 1-1),4:05p.m.Detroit (Pelfrey 0-2) at Kansas City (Volquez 2-0),4:15 p.m.Houston (Keuchel 2-1) at Texas (Griffin 1-0), 5:05p.m.Friday’s Games

Minnesota at Washington,4:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at N.Y.Yankees,4:05 p.m.Oakland at Toronto,4:07 p.m.Cleveland at Detroit,4:10 p.m.Boston at Houston,5:10 p.m.

Texas at Chicago White Sox,5:10 p.m.Baltimore at Kansas City,5:15 p.m.Seattle at L.A.Angels,7:05 p.m.

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EAST DIVISION

W L Pct GBWashington 11 3 .786 —New York 7 7 .500 4Philadelphia 7 9 .438 5Miami 4 9 .308 6 1/2Atlanta 4 10 .286 7

CENTRAL DIVISION

Chicago 11 4 .733 —Cincinnati 8 7 .533 3St.Louis 8 7 .533 3Milwaukee 7 8 .467 4Pittsburgh 7 8 .467 4

WEST DIVISION

Los Angeles 9 6 .600 —Colorado 8 7 .533 1Arizona 8 8 .500 1 1/2Giants 7 9 .438 2 1/2

San Diego 6 9 .400 3

Wednesday’s Games

Cincinnati 6,Colorado 5St.Louis 5,Chicago Cubs 3Philadelphia 5,N.Y.Mets 4,11 innings

L.A.Dodgers 5,Atlanta 3, 10 inningsWashington 3,Miami 1Milwaukee 10,Minnesota 5San Diego 8,Pittsburgh 2Arizona 2,San Francisco 1Thursday’s Games

L.A.Dodgers (Kershaw 2-0) at Atlanta (Wisler 0-1),9:10 a.m.Washington (Scherzer 2-0) at Miami (Koehler 0-2),10:10 a.m.Minnesota (Nolasco 0-0) at Milwaukee (Jungmann0-2),10:40 a.m.Arizona (S.Miller 0-1) at San Francisco (Cueto 3-0),12:45 p.m.Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 3-0) a t Cincinnati (Finnegan1-0),4:10 p.m.Pittsburgh (Cole 0-2) at San Diego (Shields 0-2),6:10p.m.Friday’s Games

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

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THURSDAY

Softball

Presentation at Notre Dame-Belmont,Carlmont atAragon, Half Moon Bay at Woodside, Hillsdale atBurlingame,El Camino at Menlo-Atherton,4 p.m.Baseball

Half Moon Bay at Aragon, El Camino at MenloSchool,Woodside at Mills,King’s Academy at SouthCity, Pinewood at Westmoor, Harker at Jefferson,Crystal Springs at San Mateo,4 p.m.Swimming

Serra/Notre Dame-Belmont at Valley Christian, 3p.m.; Burlingame at Sequoia, Menlo-Atherton atAragon,Woodside at Hillsdale,San Mateo at Carl-mont, Half Moon Bay at El Camino, South City at

Capuchino, Jefferson at Westmoor, Terra Nova atMills,4 p.m.Boys’ lacrosse

Menlo School at Sequoia,Carlmont at Woodside,7p.m.Badminton

Jefferson at Crystal Springs,Capuchino at Menlo-Atherton,Woodside at Hillsdale,El Camino at TerraNova,San Mateo at Mills,Aragon at Sequoia,West-moor at Carlmont,Burlingame at South City,4 p.m.Boys’ tennis

PAL team tournament

Championship

Woodside/Carlmont winner at Aragon,4 p.m.Serra vs.St.Francis at Cuesta Park,2:45 p.m.; CrystalSprings at Priory,King’s Academy at Menlo School,; Harker at Sacred Heart Prep,6:30 p.m.Track and field

Mills at Menlo-Atherton, Sequoia at Terra Nova,Woodside at Hillsdale, San Mateo at Capuchino,Burlingame at Carlmont,3 p.m.Boys’ golf

Serra vs.St. Francis at Palo Alto Hills G.C.,3 p.m.Boys’ volleyball

Serra at Willow Glen,6:30 p.m.

FRIDAY

Baseball

Valley Christian at Serra,Capuchino at Burlingame,Carlmont at Hillsdale, Terra Nova at Sacred HeartPrep,Menlo-Atherton at Sequoia,4 p.m.Softball

San Mateo at Jefferson, Terra Nova at Sequoia, 4p.m.Boys’ lacrosse

Aragon at Menlo-Atherton,4 p.m.Girls’ lacrosse

Mercy-Burlingame at Aragon, Notre Dame-SJ atWoodside,5:30 p.m.Boys’ volleyball

Aragon at Capuchino,Mills at Hillsdale,6 p.m.

SATURDAY

Softball

Mills at Capuchino,“Relay for Life”game,2 p.m.Boys’ lacrosse

Oak Ridge at Serra,1:15 pm.

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Boys’ tennisAragon 7 Mills 0

The Dons kicked off thePeninsula Athletic League teamtournament with a shutout of theVikings.

Aragon, which finished in a tiefor second in the PAL BayDivision standings and earned theNo. 1 seed in the tournament to

determine which team will joinleague champ Menlo-Atherton asan automatic entrant to th e CentralCoast Section tournament, tookon Ocean Division champ Mills,the No. 4 seed.

The Dons did not drop a set inadvancing the tournament finaltoday at 4 p.m. on their homecourt. Landers Ngirchemat, whohas struggled to find wins inrecent matches, returned to win-ning form against Mills, winninghis No. 1 singles match 6-4, 6-2.Mills’ Vicent Yung pushedAragon’s Daniel Li at No. 2 sin-gles, forcing a first-set tiebreaker— which Li won 7 -1. Li completedthe sweep with a 6-3 win in thesecond set.

Jonathan Liu blitzed his oppo-nent at No. 3 singles, winning 6-0, 6-0, while David Wu rounded outthe singles sweep, winning at No.4 6-2, 6-3.

The doubles teams were just asdominant. Tony Wang andLangston Swiecki, at No. 1 dou-bles, and the No. 2 doubles team of Kelvin Yang and Rich ard Tang wontheir matches by identical 6-0, 6-0scores. The No. 3 t andem of Jason

Zhoa and Patrick Tsewere nearly as effec-tive, winning theirmatch 6-1, 6-1.The Dons will now

host either No. 2Carlmont or No. 3Woodside.

Baseball— TuesdayMenlo School 16

El Camino 4

The Knights explod-ed for 11 runs in the

first inning as they easily beat theColts in a PAL Ocean Divisionmatchup.

Menlo (6-3 PAL Ocean, 13-5overall) tacked on four more runsin th e second and one in the fourthas the Knights banged out 15 hits.

David Farnham and Davis Richwent crazy at the plate, combinin gfor 11 RBIs. Farnham was 2 for 3

two a pair of home runs and sixruns driven in, while Davis was 4for 4 with two doubles and fiveRBIs. They also scored three runsapiece.

Chandler Yu was th e beneficiaryof all that offense as he improvedto 6-1 on the mound with fourinnings of shutout ball.

Boys’ golf — TuesdayMenlo School 184 Pinewood 254

The Knight shot a season low atShoreline Golf Links in MountainView.

Senior Will Hsieh and brotherCharlie Hsieh, a freshman, sharedlow-medalist honors as each fin-ished with even par 36s.

The entire Menlo team shotround of 40 or lower, with RobinChandra birdieing three holes tofinish with a 2-over 38. Jeff Herrand Seth Pope finished with 37s,with Pope coming away with apair of birdies and Herr one.

Badminton — TuesdayCarlmont 9 Aragon 6

The Scots improved to 10-1 inPAL play as they did just enough toget past the Dons.

Carlmont’s sweep of the threegirls’ doubles matches was offsetby Aragon winni ng all t hree mixeddoubles matches.

The marquee match of the daycame at No. 1 girls’ singles whereAragon’s Michelle Zhang, a soph-omore, knocked off Carlmont’sTracy Chu 21-14, 21-14.

Suzanne Nie, Carlmont’s No. 2sing les player, pulled off a big winherself, topping Aragon’sBryanna Mendoza in three sets,20-22, 22-20, 21-17. Mendozafinished eighth at CCS last sea-son.

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