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GGYC spokesman Tom Eliman, San Francisco had the Amer- helped swing the momentum. America's Cup organizers Barclay said it, will cosf As part of the deal with San said. Arah , ica's Cup all but securel No- back to the Califol city' I had expressed concern about $55 million to refurbish thle' Francisco, a: local America's "Should there be any proi vember. But Barclay, the lead "Twor people that need to be taking on too much risk in de- northern piers. Cup Organizing Committee has lem with San Francisco fulfill- s ng a,portion of the San "The ei still plenty of H sk in pledged to help raise $270 mil- ingtheirend of the deal,we'llbe Delt.. to offer tram fornewprison regotiator for the Golden Gate thanked for this tprocess are velopi r J p I . brate spons' ort to jump in," I YAsht Club, said the Port Col the,mayor and Russell,",Barclay Francisco,viaterfrofit for,the this for the event-,authority,but lion in 'corp orship looking to Newp mission changed. the compli- said. "Both personally got in-Ccoinplefition. signed a contract with Delta feared a kind, of "brain drain" helps treat,those with menial psych tech program.in one year, moneyrunsout. �, I . . I ,I ��%� , , they are to a large degree man- money to help,defray the esti- Eliman told the AP' Psychiatric techs to n - ageable risks" Barclay " -He said Newport likely will 4-1 q4ed financial deal that had volved to help the process along U der the origina arrange I , said. 'mated$300 million cost of the help expand Delta's exist- toward the new hospital,which illnesses or developmental dis- Hill said. It is,however,a"very That's important, Wilhoit n't have intent,, neg,ol by',Golden "One of the big points we made. rel get one of the preliminary re- psychiatric technician pro- is expected to employ 2,400 abilities., intense"program,she said. said.He said he hopes the state been negotiated and sentto the Iforonethinkwewouldi , 'I, I i p aking a se- Barclay said there would be gattas during the an earn close to ing Board of Supervisors to begin gotten there without their in� Gate Yacht Club-and San Fill was that were not in buildup to the gram so that it serves hundreds doctors,nurses,medical techni- The contract calls for training At,the end of-the tunnel'are will consider further assistance officials,'th I e Ame les 2013 Am6ricas Cup. A over the I next three cians.and correctional officers. 270 students over three. years. Jobs with an annual salary ap- down the road. ike approval process. volvement! cisco rica�s, lection where we put the event s risk staging the regatta in '$60,000 a year of"' -After San Franciscowas put � Col said in a statement: I Cup EventAuthority pledged to� itself at risk.We were,given the Newport, but-officials. there Mike Trainor a spokesman- years. The solution:trabi more pro- That's a significant expansion; proaching$60,000,Hill said. "Hopefully, the state will cii notice on Dec.11 that its bid "Mysupporl San Francisco spend$156 million to refurbish opportunity to balance our couldift commit, by Friday's for Rhode Island Gov.-elect Lin- Technicians-who succeed'in, fessionals. The agreement be� lastyear Delta took about 15 Comparable accredited pro- see the value of our great col ll�y Alex ri was..,unaccept B ` er the rigorous program may'ci tween Delta and the California psych tech students,said Hazel grams are few and far between, munity college here, and as fi- able, America's hosting the America!s, 'Cup, certain Lers outh of the:Pay books, an&to a large degree deadline. They said eilirlier, coln Chafee, said'the state still p s 0 Department of Corrections arid Hill, Delta's dean�of work force The only others in the San nances of the state become bei Np officials beganxiegotiating goes, beyond the opportunity Bridge in exchangefor future we've done that. Both parties this week that they needed will put together a proposal for therwork at the newprisonh S7, with Newport. to sei team competing on development rights to help re- are happywith the deal more time to figure out how the 2013 America's Cup in case pital,which is scheduled to'open Rehabilitation will do just that, . and economic development.She Joaquin Valley are at West Hills ter they'll really invest in the arclay,said San Francisco offic 'much it would cost to hold the the San Francisco deal falls STOCKTON—*With a prol in 2013,or backfill vacancies at said Doug Willicit, head of the harnmered out the contract on College,in Fresno County and future through the community -Russell Coutts, a four-time� home, waters. We are,excited coup-those costs. BI ials.esti ise of more than,$1.3 million other hospitals whose worl Greater Stockton,Chamber of the college's behalf., Porterville College in Tulare colleges,"he said. "The prison's Ainerica�s Cup winner and CEO to sail, for our sport's greatest thefiort changed the agreement mated hosting the America�s event. apart; I from the state, San Joaquin might leave for a more lucrative Commerce. "I feel really good about it," County, according to the Cali- goingtobeheretfor alongtime." "This is exactly, what we Hill said. "We're going to use forms Association of Psychiat- P&Ita,College this month will job at the state facility. Contact reporter Alex Breitler begin bolstering the region"s , That latter scenario fought for" in a recent settle- this money to build a strong ric Technicians. at (209) 546-8295 or NEW Y I.E.A R1 S e.4 n MORTGAGE: State work force to prepare for a new central, concern hold by op)- meirit agreement,Wilhoit said. program.It'll be really good for Hill said the college hopes to abreltler@recordnet.com. Visit prison hospital to be built here. ponents of the plan to locate A psychiatric technician is San Joaquin County." continue an expanded program his blog at recordnetconi -State officials last mouth. the prisonhospital here. They a specialized professional who, Studentsc an get through the even after the one-time shot of breftlerblog. S all' for,&a ' AG. invicistigation ongoing, pain, c pes, , CONTINUED FROM PACE Al ' grapes, your wishes will come CONTINUED FROM PAGE Al "There wasn't a lot of outright- CAL"ERAS ut� 4Cit battled back from a se, saiLL' was certainly a lot of stuff vere srLowstorm and. security As the 12th grape was swal- ,,"Some of the same people where they would exaggerate concerns eight months after a lowed, the skies above most who were involved in' luring the income,"said the salesman " ON, QUES" _New York was in the spotlight. true," beautician.AnitA Vargas prove that theybilked their cus- fraud going on (at PacWest)b 'COUNTY FALC tomers. I there Rural land Pakistani immigrant tried to Spanish cities lit up,with fire- people into, loan origination who spoket on condition of ancl-, detonate a car bomb in Times works that slowly filled the air schemes years� ago are now .nymity because he feared his back," said Benjamin B. Wag- involvement with the'compa-, ouldb Square. Police said the city with smoke and the smell of le - Birds of prey put to work at landfill dkiviny wasn't the target of a New Year's. gunpowder, nei� a Fresnci-based U.S. attor- nies would hurt his future job Eve terror threat,but they had ' 2010 was a ney who co-chairs mv s a strict security plan in place, European Union, with Greece multi-agency mortgage fraud have a jo I b.You could still get fi-' -rezoned grim year for the a natio ide prospect . "You didn't have to I 1 -11 gullsaway to avert dangerous plane strikes with sealed manhole covers, and, Ireland needing bailouts taskforce, nancing.Youjust had to pretel counter-snipers on rooftops and countries such as Spain and For example, Bernardette tohaveajoi and checkpoints forpartygoers.' Portugal finding themselves in Perry was banned by a judge Among the mortgages for golf, By Alex Breitler Mayor Michael Bloomberg, financial trouble as well from working in the loan- PacWest �, peddled , were RecordStaffWriter has endured days of wither- "Before, we used to 90 outj modification industry after she adjustable-rate loans with low- ing criticism for the city's slow celebrate in a,restaurant, but helped transform Fol teaser rates that could have recreation Five sergulls, specks against response to the.storm Sunday, the last two years we have had Valley-bused lender Synergy Fi- left. borrowers,in dire finan-- the sky,winged east across For- which dumped 20 inches of to stay at home," said Madrid nancial Management Corp.into cial straits when they later bal-'" By Dana M.Nichols ward Landfill one recent sunny snow. But the president of the florist Ernestina Blasco,whose. a foreclosure relief firm called looned to much hi her levels,he Record,'i Writer morning. 19 Times Square Alliance said husband,a construction worker, Loss,Mitigation Services Inc.. said. Dave Rivera spotted them. holiday tourists helped clear is out of work. I I Regulators say it did little to When the demand for the SANANDREAS—More than He lowered his head and spoke streets. ' In Greece,thousands of peo- help the 1,40,0 clients it took on mortgage derivatives came to a third of Calaveras County to a speckled peregrine fal I con "We have the best snow ple spent the last day of 201,0 after they'd paid up to $5,500 an abrupt halt in 2007, Green that is now farm and ranchland perched on his arm. plow ever invented — 500,000 standing in line at tax offices to apiece. Credit advertised aggressively could be potential terrain for "Bill,dont let me dervirm'"Ri- pairs of feet walking through pay their road tax or sign up for But that's ,dwarfed by Green for brokers who could deliver golf under a zoning amendment vera said. And with that, Bill Times Square," Tim Tompkins tax amnesty, Credit, which had some 6,400 struggling customers. county leaders will consider was gone. I said. "That's been inelting our "We can see that the quality separate loan modification files Per many mortgage brokers this year. He shot through the air,first snow." ' i of life is being degraded every in its Foothill Ranch offices who were seeing their own busi-' I That proposal is virtually soaring upward and then diving As rain clouds,cleared over in day," Athens resident Giorgos ALASTAIR GRANTIAP when they were raided by state ness dry up as credit and home guaranteed to provoke debate back. Rivera kept him close by Madrid's central Puerto del Sol Karantzos said. "What can I Fireworks explode today over the Housel Parliament, officials in late 2009. sales became scarce, Green between those who seek to pre- swinging, lasso-style, a leather square, ar ound 50,000 people, say? I don't see the light at the including St.Stephen's Tower and Big Ben,in London. The company had placed it- Credit was a lifeline:Instead of serve-the county's'rural char- lure baited with, pulpy quail many sporting large, brightly end of the tunnel." self at the apex of a national charging to write mortgages for acter arid those who see golf,or meat. colored wigs, gathered to take New Zealanders and South people gathered along Hong ese culture among teens, who network of brokers who fed it lendel they could get paid to other businesses that have not Bill never went near those part in Las Uvas,or The Grapes, Pacific island , nations were Kong's Victoria Harbor to hav,euomemoryofwaroipol clients and made it perhaps the arrange modifications, traditionally been allowed in lofty gulls, but they saw him a tradition in which people eat a among the first to celebrateat watch fireworks explode from erty and are eager to find a rievir largest loan modification com- In return for brokers' files,�, agricultural zones, as a way to well enough. They abruptly 1,ilft, and; rather than grape for each of the 12 chimes midnight. In �Ncw Ze'aland!s theroofs of 10 of the city's most reasontoparty. pany tolatfriJiet legal scrutiny, they kept a cut of the $3,450 subsidize struggling farm on-. of midnight.Chewing and si Auckland,explosions of red,gold fam III buildings. At,Japarfs ZcIjcji tel in �,'investigators said., Green Cr'edit charged for mcI erations. the garbage patch,van- lowing the grapes to each toll- and white burst over the Sky In Vietnam!s capital,Hanoi, Tokyo, monks chanted and "The volume an& the way modifications, court recorl County leaders have already ishedtoldienorth. ing of a bell is supposed to bring Tower,while tens of thousands an estimated 55,000 p I cople revelers marked the arrival of they branched ol they:vvere show. endured years of contentious "Those_seagulls never get good luck, while cheating is of people danced and sang inthe packed'a square in front of,the, the new year by releasing silver kind of at the center of it,"said The resulting volume even public hearings and lawsuits, a break," boasted Rivel 44, frowned upon and revelers be- streets below. In Christchuril city's elegant French colonial- balloons with notes inside.The Californiabar investigator John prompted the company to open over the Trinitas :golf course from Idaho. "I push them. I'll lieve it brings misfortune. partyers shrugged off a minor style opera house for their first ternple's giant 15-ton bell rang Nool who led the raid. an office in Guatemala City� south of Wallace, which.was drive them all of the way off the Police had 'painstakingly earthquake that struckjust be- New Year's countdown blow- inthebackground. California's attorney gel Guatemala, where lower-wage built in an agricultural pre- MICHAEL McCOLLUM/Th�ill Property." screened all those arriving to fore 10 p.m. out, complete with dizzying In Seoul,South Korea,more erad began-investigating Green employees handled customer serve. County supervisors in Plans to expand Forward,the make sure drinks and bottles Multicolored startrusts and. ,strobe lights and thumping than 80,000 people celebrated Credit after customers com- service'ealls from the growing May 2009 denied a request by Dave Rivera, above, working with one of his raptors last month to drive scavenging birds largest landfill in San Joaquin were left behind to avoid,injury gigantic sparklers lit,the mid- techno music spun by intel by watching a traditional bell' plained they each paid thou- number of Spanish-speaking Trinitas owners Mike and Mi- that can strike planes away from,Forward Landfill:"'Those s6agulls never get a break. I County, were opposed earlier in the crowded square,so many night sky over Sydney Harbor in tional DJs. riagin,g ceremony and. fire- sands of dollars for loan work- customers,the bar association's chelle Neirce to changerthe this year by some pilots who use quickly downed their sparkling a pyrotechnics show witnessed Vietnamese typically save works, while,North Korea to- outs that never happened. The Noonen said. property's zoning to recreation, push them. I'll drive them all of the way off the property." SEE BIRDS OF PREY, PACE A4 eava wine before joining the byl.5 million spectators. their biggest celebrations for day welcomed the new:year state Department of Real Es-, At first, the salesman said, which would have legalized the animated party. "This has got to be the best Tell,the lum�,,haw year,which with apush for better ties with �'tate also filed allegations that Green Credit's staffers were' golf course.The board also later "It'san annual tradition,and place to be inthe world tol begins on FebA.But in recent its neighbor,warning that war prompted Melol and other having reasonable success 'with denied an appeal by the Nem- I'm here to make my wishes MareWilsons laid. years, Western influence has "will bring nothing but a nu- company officials to ,surrel modifications. But about six ees seeking to havethe county nq�,� for the new year. If you eat the Hundreds, 6f'thousands of started seeping into Vietnam- clear holocaust." der their real estate licenses in months into the company's op- government recognize golf as a April. eration, the volume of applica-- legal form of agritourism., Attorney general spokes- tions it took in had outpaced its It was duringa meeting on woman Bel MacLaren said capacity to handle them, and' Oct. 6, 2009, that a reluctant, RING: Bronze bell infront,of temple only used,once a:ylear no criminal charges have been hundreds of files were goingun- majority of the board said it 11-C filed but her office's investiga- touched for months at a time,lie' would consider amending the CONTINUED FROM PAGE Al hammer the bell. People often the loudest rings. to take tums still was more than tionisongoing. said. zoning code to allow golf on bronze bell.Children rushed to rang it twice,which kept the bel- "lVis supposed tobe,the louder 100 deep behindthe bonsho. Melone,36,declinedto be in- Noonen likened the opera- land zoned At, also referred to the front of the quickly forming lowing sounds droning fer'long youcan bang it,the better luckor Contact reporter Daniel terviewed,though a former col tion to a Ponzi scheme."They're as general agriculture line. moments. fortuneyou're supposeto have in Thigpen at (209) 546-9254 pany loan salesman gave some taking,in new money and new Calaveras County has about This bell,out front of the tern- Some hit the bell with more the riewyear,"helexplained after or dthigpen@recordnetcom. insight into PaicWest,which wa' g- is fees-to pay for the processing 110,000 acres zoned Al, ple,is only used once a year. On force than others.Sam Liang,57, histurn. Visit his blog at recordnet. established in 2003,andlits evel of the old files because they got Another 130,000 acres or so New Year's Eve, the bell here, steadied himself before some of After several minutes,the line hition into Green Credit. bogged down he said. is zoned AP, for agricultural com/thigpenblog. Om MW ...... and others at Buddhist temples preserve. The AP land could everywhere,is traditionally rung potentially also host future golf A raptor glides over the landscape at Forward Landfill,where the birds of preywillbe on patrol through spring,whon the gulls disappear for the season. 108 times — though no one ap- SEE RURAL LAND. PAGE A4 peared to be keeping count—to symbolize letting go of the icu; worldly human failings of the f SA aCqulreS W, past year and start a new year Torture murdulL clean Folks reached up and grabbed 100 acres for a mi tied to a log that is used to char(lies in tot's death Commilliullity Leadership droup south county Daniel Thigpen (00W, regional-park .. ......d THIAT'S RIGHT!, o Ree ---- ----- g-i STOCKTON—A 19-yearl-old E, A F?�Y,Ear U I n R i 3 Q By Jennie Rodriguez i-Nit, RecordiStaffIVriter Stockton woman was in custody ME Friday on suspicion of murder 4 IINES-4 DAYS TRACY—After a seven-year JENNIE RODRIGUEZ/11,cill.cl htP Future park after her ll-month-old dauggliter pursuit and two years of negol The Holly Sugar Plant overlooks a 1006acre site that San died )nChristrras�police said. PUBLISNESTHIRSDAY SUNDAYONHY San Joaquin County has Joaquin County has purchased for a south county regional San Joaquin County purchased 100 Polic-e said the baby, Raziah at last acquired a piece of land park,shnilarjo Stockton's Oak Grove Regional Park.But acres of land northeast of Tracy for a Bates,was brought to a hospital suspicion of torture, according g future regional park. I intended for a regional parkjust completion of the park is likely years away. on Christmas Eve, said Officer to online jail records. She was north of Tracy. Pete Smith, a Stockton police being held Fridaywithout bail. But with capital funds de- sevenyearsago. Because of the economic Land, purchased spokesman. Two other children from "I". . Medical workers called po- Armstead's horne.were taken lefttorl Andrew Sephos,Jerry Emery,Bud Travaille,Jennifer Sangulnetti, ty* 'al pleted, the,project is at least He envisions a regional at- times we're in, we had to roll el 0L IN JES1 another few more years — and traction similar to Oak Grove that money b -ii- irtiQ' �C�& ack in to the lice when they suspected child into protective custody, Smith OG Cris SM Dana Solomon,Mark Oliver,Lea Zuber,Vickie Mello,Dave Phippen,Charlie Halfard, abuse, Smith said, and Raziah said,but he was not sure of their Me. x potentially longer—away from Regional Park, "where people county coffers to balance the �,Pt4, picnic baskets and lustrous can just spend a nice after- budget." Norm Knodt notpictul Sal Sandoval,Toni Raymusand HenryVan De Pol died within 24 hours. relationship to the woman. co, FAX(209)043-8565 OR GO ONLINE 2417 AT Her mol Bianca Arm- Bates' death was Stockton's 67-& VLOVIOS 0 lakes. noon." Part of what's known as the WWW.RECORONET.CDM/VALLEYMARKETPLACE County supervisors approved But his vision is taking Ion-: Holly Sugar property; the 100 stead, was first arrested and 49th homicide of 2010, Smith Learn stilltorealize. CALL OUR CLAS acres east of T "I booked into San Joaquin said. SIRED REPS MON-FRI(HOLIDAYS EXCLUDER 8:30Am more buying too acres from the city of ge racy Boulevard about our plan atSaveWithSODGLOM Tracy on Dec.14,and the Tracy "During good economic and north of Larch Road were Countyjail on suspicion of child Contact reporter Daniel , 5811 ' ,,4f,r% City Council last week accepted times,we were able to put up sold for$662,479 abuse,Smith said,but the mur- Thigpen at (209) 546-8254 L ILI F.SIA oted County offici 1111ti "Ust 0 the deal. to $5 million in that south als were able der charge was added after an or dthigpen@remrdnet.com. Will— *EXCLUDES:COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS,GARAGE SALES, coo lit t p: 01SERI SOUTH SAN JOAQUIN IRRIGATION DISTRICTE County Supervisor Leroy Or- county park fund," Ornel- to acquire it with a state grant autopsy. Visit his blog at recordnetcol PETS,AUTOS OVER$3500,REAL ESTATE,RENTALS OR FIREWOOD. nellas pushed the project about las said. "That money is gone. SEE PARK, PAGE All Si city Of Tracy RICK HUDOCKITh.Hall Armistead also was booked on thigpenblog. A.