http://www.paloaltoonline.com If it is local and useful, it is on PaloAltoOnline.com. en-us ]]> "I wouldn't expect anyone to have any kind of problems and not end up getting full support from the community," said Jon Baum, a resident of Palo Alto's Triple El neighborhood since 1971.]]> Of local note

Stanford senior Eddie Penev was named the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Gymnast of the Week, the conference announced Tuesday.]]> Alina Garciamendez became the 16th Stanford player named to Soccer America MVP's first team, the All-America team for the nation's preeminent soccer publication.]]> Two suspects in the attempted armed robbery of a jewelry store in North Fair Oaks are in custody and two more are being sought following a car chase and crash in Menlo Park on Wednesday afternoon.]]> The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued its fifth Winter Spare the Air alert for Thursday, Jan. 17, prohibiting the use of wood-burning devices.]]> Cardinal corner

The No. 10-ranked Stanford men's tennis team opened its dual-match season by blanking visiting Sacramento State, 7-0, on Tuesday afternoon at Taube Family Tennis Stadium.
]]> Palo Alto school board members indicated they support a proposed school boundary change that will move about 20 blocks of households out of the Addison Elementary School attendance area into the Walter Hays Elementary School area.]]> Tuesday's prep roundup
SHP girls knock Menlo from top spot

The Pinewood girls' basketball team took over sole possession of first place in the West Bay Athletic League (Foothill Division) with a 57-47 victory over host Castilleja on Tuesday night.]]> It's far from a done deal, but Palo Alto school leaders agreed Tuesday that expanding Terman Middle School through purchase of an adjacent parcel is an idea worth pursuing.]]> A seasoned corporate and nonprofit leader will serve as interim chief executive officer at the Oshman Family Jewish Community Center in Palo Alto, center officials announced Tuesday.]]> The Ethics of Wealth: 'Why I Left Goldman Sachs'
In the spring of 2012, The New York Times published an Op-ed piece by Greg Smith, who had recently resigned as the head of Goldman Sachs' United States equity derivatives business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Smith will discuss his career and the Op-Ed, titled "Why I Left Goldman Sachs," tomorrow, Jan. 17, from noon to 1 p.m. at CEMEX Auditorium, Knight Management Center, 641 Knight Way, Stanford.
Community: Knit-In to Benefit War-Related Charities
The Los Altos Library will be hosting a knit/crochet-in to make needed items for active-duty soldiers, wounded vets and Afghan families. The items will be sent to Warmth for Warriors, Soldier's Angels and Afghans for Afghans. The event is tomorrow, Jan. 17, 3-5 p.m. at Los Altos Library Program Room, 13 S. San Antonio Road, Los Altos.]]> Art: 'Cuban at Heart: A Photographic Exhibition'
Foothill College presents "Cuban at Heart: A Photographic Exhibition," which captures the magnetic pull of the Cuban people as photographed by 16 Foothill College photography students and their instructor. Today, Jan. 16, is the last day the exhibition will show. It is open from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Krause Center for Innovation Gallery at Foothill College, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills.
Kids: Jr. Naturalist After-school Camp
The Environmental Volunteers invite 3rd-5th graders to their hands-on, interactive nature-based lessons and activities in the Palo Alto Baylands. The free after-school program starts today, Jan. 16, at the Environmental Volunteers EcoCenter, 2560 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto. The program will continue to be held every other Wednesday through Feb. 27.]]> Rankings that show U.S. students lagging their international peers in academic achievement are misleading because they inadequately account for social inequality, a Stanford University scholar has asserted.]]> The Menlo College women's basketball team will be looking to keep its Cal Pac Conference winning streak intact while the Menlo men hope to start one when both play host to Cal Maritime on Thursday in Haynes-Prim Pavilion.]]> While chilly temperatures are expected to continue Wednesday, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District is issuing the season's fourth Winter Spare the Air Alert, prohibiting the use of wood-burning devices to keep warm.]]> Sacred Heart Prep seniors Will Runkel and Zach Churukian have taken steps to continue their water polo careers in college after both committed to universities this week.]]> A pilot residential compost-collection program that would collect kitchen waste received a green light from the Palo Alto City Council Monday night.]]> Monday's prep soccer

A goal by senior Kendall Jager in the 72nd minute pulled the Sacred Heart Prep girls' soccer team into a 1-1 deadlock with host Priory in a key West Bay Athletic League (Foothill Division) match on Monday in Portola Valley.]]> Hearing a knock at the Motel 6 door, a prostitute wearing a black catsuit answered, $20 bills stashed in her cleavage. In the bathroom, Sunnyvale police officers found a veteran Menlo Park police detective wearing nothing.]]> Fifty-one acres of now-defunct Palo Alto landfill will not become parkland in the coming year, the Palo Alto City Council decided Monday night, Jan. 14.]]> A 24-year-old man was killed and a second victim was injured in a shooting in East Palo Alto Monday afternoon, police said.]]> The quest for an NCAA title begins anew for the Stanford men's tennis team on Tuesday when the Cardinal opens its dual-match season against visiting Sacramento State at 1:30 p.m.]]> The online survey company Survey Monkey has signed on to be the anchor tenant for one of Palo Alto's newest and most ambitious developments.]]> Stanford football may lose two top tight ends to the NFL this year, but those losses could be offset by the commitment of De La Salle High's Austin Hooper, a 6-5, 240-pound defensive end/tight end who was recruited for offense.
]]> With junior Cadence Lee leading the way, the Gunn wrestling team came up with arguably its best performance of the season while producing five individual champions and a second-place team finish at the San Ramon Invitational on Saturday at San Ramon Valley High. Read more at PASportsOnline.com.]]> More than a dozen local teens, including three from Gunn High School, are among 300 students from across the country named as semifinalists in the 2013 Intel Science Talent Search.]]> Menlo-Atherton High grad Bob Melvin agreed to terms with the Oakland Athletics Monday to a two-year contract extension through the 2016 season.
]]> Weekend prep roundup

With junior Cadence Lee leading the way, the Gunn wrestling team came up with arguably its best performance of the season while producing five individual champions and a second-place team finish at the San Ramon Invitational on Saturday at San Ramon Valley High.]]> A two-alarm fire damaged a residence in a Mountain View mobile home park Sunday morning.]]> The lack of depth from Stanford's bench was the sore spot Sunday, as the fifth-ranked Cardinal dropped its first Pac-12 Conference contest in over four years, losing to visiting California, 67-55, and dropping in the conference standings.
]]> A 34-year-old man in East Palo Alto was injured in a stabbing at an apartment complex early Sunday morning, Jan. 13, police said.]]> Stanford roundup

The Stanford wrestling team completed its East Coast swing Sunday, losing 24-14 to host American at Bender Arena in Washington, D.C. The Cardinal falls to 4-10 overall this season, while the Eagles improve to 3-2.
]]> In its second quad meet and first Pac-12 match up of the season, the Stanford women's gymnastics team provided plenty of highlights to capture its second first-place finish of the season.
]]> The Stanford men's basketball team had plenty of opportunities to hold home court advantage but cold shooting in the second half and the inability to take advantage of Washington mistakes led to another frustrating loss.
]]> Saturday's Cardinal corner
Cardinal men rally for volleyball win

Stanford freshman Amy Weissenbach won her much-anticipated collegiate debut, capturing the women's mile in the final steps at the UW Indoor Preview track and field meet on Saturday in Seattle, Wash.]]> It has taken more than a decade, but finally work is set to begin that ultimately will protect Palo Alto, Menlo Park and East Palo Alto from floods similar to the one that inundated hundreds of homes in 1998.]]> Freshman setter Joe Ctvrtlik had 17 assists in his first collegiate appearance, leading No. 3 Stanford to a 25-18, 25-20, 25-12 victory over UC Santa Cruz in a nonconference men's volleyball match Friday night at Burnham Pavilion.]]> Five former Stanford stars were among players assigned to teams in the new National Women's Soccer League, during a special national-team allocation process. A college draft follows on Jan. 18, at the NSCAA Convention in Indianapolis.
]]> At approximately 11:55 a.m. on Saturday, the Stanford track and field season begins. The gun will signal the start of the third and final heat of the women's mile at the UW Indoor Preview at the University of Washington's Dempsey Indoor track, the first race or event for Stanford athletes this season.]]> After numerous suicides and train-pedestrian accidents, Caltrain is kicking off a year-long campaign to enlist passengers in keeping an eye on the tracks.]]> A compilation of video content from the Palo Alto Weekly and Palo Alto Online staff.]]> A preview of Palo Alto government meetings next week.]]> I'd say "Gangster Squad" was so hard-boiled it's overcooked, but that wouldn't quite capture the problem with this 1940s-set would-be gangster-flick throwback. -- PC]]> "Amour," the recipient of the Palme d'Or at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, may be director Michael Haneke's most masterful -- and most difficult yet rewarding -- film to watch. -- ST]]> Thursday's prep roundup

Menlo School opened defense of its West Bay Athletic League (Foothill Division) girls' soccer title with a 3-0 victory over host Crystal Springs on Thursday.]]> For the second time in two days, a man has exposed himself to a woman in Palo Alto. Police believe it is likely the same person in both incidents. Related story:
• Indecent exposure reported near California Avenue]]> There will be 15 new players who will suit up for the Menlo baseball team, adding to an already stacked roster that enjoyed the program's best season of all time last year, as the Oaks earned their first ever trip to the NAIA National Tournament.
]]> The fun has returned to the Palo Alto boys' soccer team. Goals can be enjoyed, victories can be celebrated and expectations can be achieved. There is talk of winning titles again, albeit in the lower SCVAL El Camino Division, and reaching the Central Coast Section playoffs is more reality than dream. Moreover, there is hope just one year after there was none.]]> With six conference titles in the past decade, the Stanford women could accurately pronounce themselves as the West Coast power for indoor track and field. The Stanford men, coming off a runner-up finish in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, command a certain respect on the boards, as well.]]> Stanford and the Pac-12 Conference today released the 2013 Cardinal football schedule, featuring seven home games at Stanford Stadium for the defending Pac-12 champions and Rose Bowl Game champions.
]]> Wednesday's prep roundup

The Pinewood girls' basketball team suffered through a rare losing season in the West Bay Athletic League last year, winning only four of 10 Foothill Division games.]]> Aaron Bright scored a season-best 21 points, Dwight Powell recorded a double-double and Chasson Randle also had a hot hand as the Stanford men's basketball team opened its home conference schedule with a 78-67 win over Washington State on Wednesday night.
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Stanford football and basketball fans can enjoy both on Saturday night as a championship celebration of the Cardinal's Rose Bowl victory will be sandwiched around the men's Pac-12 hoop game with visiting Washington.]]> Palo Alto High grad Jeremy Lin continued his solid all-around play, but it wasn't enough to prevent the Houston Rockets from dropping an 88-79 decision to host New Orleans in NBA action Wednesday night.]]> Palo Alto gardeners should feel lucky that we can grow winter crops. In a typical winter there are usually only a handful of really cold days below 40 degrees Fahrenheit (friends anywhere else in the country other than Florida would scoff at that).]]>