01-25-18 Edition
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01-25-18 Edition
Toll hike
to 12 years.”
Trump’s pronouncements came as the
White House announced it would be unveil-
ing a legislative framework on immigration
measure
next week that it hopes can pass both the
House and the Senate. The president’s
remarks amounted to a preview of that
framework. He said he’ll propose $25 bil-
on ballot
lion for building a wall on the U.S.-Mexico
border and $5 billion for other security
measures.
But immediately after Trump spoke, a sen-
By Jeff Shuttleworth ior White House official stressed the idea of
BAY CITY NEWS SERVICE a pathway to citizenship so-called Dreamers
REUTERS
The Bay Area Toll Authority voted unani- Donald Trump speaks at a working session with mayors at the White House. See TRUMP, Page 27
mously Thursday to place a measure on the
June ballot asking voters to approve $3 in
toll hikes on all Bay Area bridges except the
Golden Gate Bridge over the next several
years.
The measure asks for $1 toll increases in
San Bruno loses dedicated civil servant
2019, 2022 and 2025 to raise an estimated
$4.45 billion in funding for transportation
Carol Bonner dies shortly after departing from San Bruno city clerk post
improvements throughout the region. By Austin Walsh her work, deep communi- ing to city officials. Flags are flying above
The increases would move the peak hour DAILY JOURNAL STAFF ty roots and generally City Hall at half staff in her memory.
toll on the Bay Bridge to $9 by 2025 and to cheerful demeanor shared “She was always a dear friend. She was the
$8 at all times on other state-owned toll Former San Bruno City Clerk Carol from her post at the front face of City Hall and that was a great com-
bridges in the region. Bonner, remembered as “the face of City desk of the city’s head- pliment to her and it is exactly what she
The Golden Gate Bridge — owned and Hall” by colleagues and friends who admired quarters. wanted to be,” said former vice mayor Ken
operated by the Golden Gate Bridge, her dedication to civil service, has died. Bonner, who was for- Ibarra.
Highway and Transportation District — is She was 71. mally transitioning away Bonner recently completed her third con-
First elected to the position in 2005, from her position, died
See TOLLS, Page 27 Bonner was known for her commitment to Carol Bonner Monday, Jan. 24, accord- See CAROL, Page 19
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Local brief
Drunk driver sentenced Pick for interim San Francisco
to county jail, probation
A San Jose man who pleaded no contest to
driving with over .08 percent blood alcohol
and injuring his girlfriend after he crashed
mayor upsets black activists
By Janie Har white liberals have ed Farrell for interim
his car on an East Palo Alto stretch of THE ASSOCIATED PRESS played the black commu- mayor because he wanted
Highway 101 in July was sentenced to 49 nity and have never been candidates to compete
days in county jail and three years of super- SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco honest, straightforward on an even playing
vised probation Wednesday, according to supervisors chose a white man to serve as participants in the wel- field.
the San Mateo County District Attorney’s mayor until a June election, replacing the fare of black people, ” “It is unfortunate, but
Office. African-American woman temporarily serv- the Rev. Amos C. understandable, that
David Mendez, 23, was driving south ing in the position and infuriating activists Brown, president of the some saw last night’s
when he passed the University Avenue on- in a city that is celebrated for its progres- San Francisco branch of vote as being racially
ramp and collided with the center guardrail motivated, ” Yee said
just before 3 a.m. July 28. When California
sive politics but also has a dwindling black London Breed the NAACP, said Mark Farrell
population. Wednesday. Wednesday. “This is not
Highway Patrol officers arrived at the The racially diverse Board of Supervisors Breed became acting mayor by law when the case.”
scene, they found Mendez’s car blocking booted acting Mayor London Breed by Mayor Ed Lee died suddenly of a heart attack The race could make San Francisco histo-
two lanes of traffic while he and his girl- selecting another supervisor, Mark Farrell, in December. Her supporters said the city ry.
friend, a passenger in the car, stood next to as interim mayor in an emotional Tuesday should not change rules midstream. Besides Breed, the candidates include for-
the median, according to prosecutors. night vote. Those who supported the move Some people hankering for a “caretaker” mer state Sen. Mark Leno, who would
Officers noticed Mendez was displaying said Breed, who’s running for a full term as mayor were still smarting from the last become the city’s first openly gay mayor;
signs of intoxication and administered a the city’s top leader, should not have a leg time the mayor’s office was vacated in the Supervisor Jane Kim, a Korean-American
field sobriety test, which he failed. A sobri- up on the seven other candidates in the June middle of a term. Ed Lee was appointed who would become the city’s first female
ety test administered more than an hour later 5 contest. interim mayor in 2011 and was supposed to Asian-American mayor; and former
showed his blood alcohol content at .13. But the vote angered Breed supporters be a short-term leader, but he changed his Supervisor Angela Alioto, whose father was
Though Mendez told officers he was not who packed the board meeting. Some booed mind and later ran for office. mayor from 1968 to 1976.
driving and that the driver had been picked and yelled “shame” when supervisors chose This time, supervisors waited until the Complicating the identity politics in the
up by another car before they arrived, his a white man who represents an affluent part election filing deadline had passed before race is that Breed is considered the candi-
girlfriend, who suffered fractured ribs and of San Francisco over a black woman who picking an interim mayor. The 11-member date favored by the technology sector.
kidney lacerations, said Mendez was driv- grew up in public housing near City Hall. board includes Asian-Americans, African- Critics who say the business-friendly Lee
ing while she slept on the way home, “I’ve been pastor for 42 years now, and Americans and a gay man. turned the city into a haven for the wealthy
according to prosecutors. I’ve witnessed how so-called progressive Supervisor Norman Yee said he nominat- fear Breed will do the same.
Mendez’s girlfriend allegedly attended
Wednesday’s hearing and said she did not
Congress members urge Trump In the letter, the members say lifting the
want her boyfriend to go to jail. She added Around the nation policy puts businesses, consumers and
that she is doing fine and that he knew he to ease off legalized pot states
made a mistake, according to prosecutors. that have legalized the drug. patients at risk.
Mendez’s defense attorney Sean BOSTON — Massachusetts Sen. The Democrats and 52 other members of Alaska, California, Colorado, Maine,
Richardson could not be immediately Elizabeth Warren and Colorado Rep. Jared Congress have written a letter dated Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon, Vermont,
reached for comment. Polis are leading a bipartisan push urging Thursday to Trump, after Attorney General and Washington and the District of
Mendez, who pleaded no contest to the President Donald Trump to reinstate an Jeff Sessions lifted the policy earlier this Columbia have legalized the recreational
charges in November, will receive nine days Obama-era policy discouraging federal month. Sessions said he would leave it up to use of marijuana by adults.
credit for time served, according to prosecu- prosecutors from targeting individuals prosecutors whether to crack down. Others have decriminalized marijuana or
tors. involved in the marijuana trade in states legalized its medicinal use.
Captive kids slowly providing absence. Critics of the current system say it’s designed to
shield lawmakers rather than protect victims.
The committee took testimony from experts on corporate
information to investigators
By Amy Taxin and Michael Balsamo ing from 2 to 29 — before they were talized and were relieved to be out of
culture and human resources as well as the University of
California’s Title IX coordinator. Democratic
Assemblywoman Laura Friedman of Glendale said she wants
the committee to take a “deep dive” and be careful about
rescued on Jan. 14 from their home in the home, Hestrin said. rewriting legislative policies with the hope of making last-
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Perris. They have pleaded not guilty to Deputies arrested the husband and ing change.
torture and other charges. wife after their 17-year-old daughter One committee member said he’s hoping for more rapid
RIVERSIDE — The California chil- A judge signed a protective order climbed out a window and called 911. change.
dren who authorities say were tortured Wednesday prohibiting the couple Authorities found the siblings in the “It’s like the Capitol has a big black eye right now and I’d
by their parents and so malnourished from contacting their children, except family’s filthy home, with three of like to see things move maybe a little quicker,” Republican
that their growth was stunted are slow- through attorneys or investigators. them shackled to beds when deputies Sen. John Moorlach of Costa Mesa.
ly providing valuable information to Before the brief hearing, Louise Turpin knocked on the door. Indeed, the Legislature is grappling with more immediate
investigators, a prosecutor told the looked at her husband and smiled. Investigators have learned that the decisions as the committee evaluates a cultural shift.
Associated Press on Wednesday. “It protects everyone involved, children were isolated from each other Mendoza was interviewed Tuesday by outside lawyers look-
“Victims in these kinds of cases, including my client,” David Turpin’s and locked in different rooms in small ing into claims he behaved inappropriately toward young
they tell their story, but they tell it attorney, David Macher, said about the groups, Hestrin said. women who worked for him, including by offering one
slowly. They tell it at their own pace,” order. “I don’t want my client exposed The children did not have access to alcohol when she was underage.
Riverside County District Attorney to accusations that he attempted to televisions or radios but were able to He agreed to a leave of absence in early January, promis-
Mike Hestrin said. “It will come out harass or threaten a witness.” read and write and expressed them- ing to return at the end of the month, which would be next
when it comes out.” Louise Turpin’s attorney declined to selves in hundreds of journals that week. But Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de Leon is now
David and Louise Turpin are accused comment after the hearing. were seized from the home, the district threatening to suspend him if he comes back before the
of abusing their 13 children — rang- All of the children remained hospi- attorney said. investigation is done.
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Fixit Clinic
Saturday, February 24, 2018 11 am - 2 pm
San Bruno Library, 701 Angus Ave W., San Bruno
Fixit Clinics are community workshops where neighbors, friends, and families work collectively to
learn how to repair their broken items: electronics, appliances, toys, bicycles, fabric items, etc. for
assessment, and possible repair. Bring your broken items and we'll provide a workspace, specialty
tools and volunteer Fixit Coaches to help you disassemble and troubleshoot your items.