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Teens Fight Hate Messages at School Page 3 Palo Vol. XXIX, Number 55 • Wednesday, April 16, 2008 ■ 50¢ Alto Teens fight hate messages at school Page 3 www.PaloAltoOnline.comw ww.Pa l o Alt o O nline . c o m Photo illustration by Scott Peterson Talk about the news at Town Square, www.PaloAltoOnline.com ■ Upfront Emily Harrison takes executive county job Page 3 ■ Diana Diamond More ways to get taxes from us Page 13 ■ Sports Stanford women’s water polo team grows up fast Page 20 apr.com It's just one click to a complete list of virtually all homes for sale in the Bay Area. PALO ALTO Spectacular 6bd/5ba home near Walter Hays Elementary on large lot with pool. Spacious 4689+/-sf fl oor plan offers high ceilings, family room and media room. $4,200,000 LOS ALTOS HILLS This wonderful 4bd/4.5ba home situated on 1.8+/-acres features a beautiful chef’s kitchen, infi nity pool, bonus room and much more. 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Benest said. sponsibility for events and will des- by Becky Trout “I think this makes a great deal The city’s contribution will only ignate a single city employee to serve ithout a one-stop visitors’ if they knew just how great Palo Alto of sense,” Councilman John Barton kick start and institutionalize Desti- as the primary representative to help said. It is a prime example of a case nation Palo Alto, Benest said. Addi- outsiders navigate through the city’s bureau, Palo Alto misses out is, they told the City Council Mon- in which the city, as a local developer tional resources will be needed. W on revenue from the thou- day night. permitting and regulation processes, says, needs to “polish its nuggets,” Chamber of Commerce President sands of people in town for business The council agreed, unanimously Benest said. Barton said. Sandra Lonnquist said the chamber Launched in spring 2006, Desti- or for Stanford University, organizers approving plans to spend $240,000 The money, although it comes from intends to apply for the new job, per- nation Palo Alto is a partnership be- of the Destination Palo Alto project a year for two years to hire an out- the city’s general fund, is expected to haps partnering with a nearby visi- tween local business groups, Stan- have concluded. side group to assist visitors, market be raised by the increased hotel-tax tors’ bureau in San Mateo County. And even more people might come the city nationally and internation- revenue (also known as the “transient The council will select the contrac- (continued on page 5) CITY HALL Harrison to leave city for county job Her 21-year career packed with accomplishments, challenges by Becky Trout and Jay Thorwaldson fter managing the day-to-day operations of the City of Palo AAlto for more than a decade, Assistant City Manager Emily Har- rison will leave May 2 to become a high-ranking administrator for Santa Clara County. “It’s going to be a whole new learn- ing experience. I’m so looking for- ward to it,” Harrison said Friday. “It’s a great opportunity for her to help the county as it goes through some horrific challenges,” City Man- ager Frank Benest said. Susan Bradley Beginning May 12, Harrison, 52, will become a deputy county ex- ecutive, one of three, serving under County Executive Pete Kutras and Assistant County Executive Gary Graves. Margo Wixsom talks to her freshman students about their "Not in Our School" project. “She was the best candidate that came through our process. She came highly recommended to me by our SCHOOLS assemblies, movie screenings, mu- come part of a cinematic cycle screening panels,” Kutras said. sic lessons and more. — O’Neill is filming Wixsom’s Harrison said she does not yet Not in Our School week is class this week for a documentary know what her responsibilities will Poster children named after filmmaker Patrice about how schools responded to be but is excited to learn about county O’Neill’s “Not in Our Town” the fight-prejudice message of her functions the city does not have, such Teens use images to spread anti-hate message documentaries about how towns movie, she said. as the hospitals, jails and social ser- for Not in Our School week respond to hate crimes. Activities in Palo Alto will be vices. Wixsom screened O’Neill’s models for other districts, she She will earn $199,000, up from her by Arden Pennell 2005 Northern California version said. current salary of about $192,000. for students. Wixsom’s photography assign- reshman Michelle Chung is ing outfits will help peers realize Harrison’s move is the latest in a “It’s opened my eyes to a whole ment encourages teens to spread series of high-level departures an- sick of hearing how Asian how many snap judgments are other world that’s actually pretty the anti-hate message, junior F students are good at math, made based on appearance, she nounced by key city leaders. Ben- scary. It’s hard to imagine people McKinley Siegfried said. play the violin and want to be said. est will retire at the end of June hating others so much to a point School events about prejudice and Community Services Director doctors. So for a class assignment Chung and students in teacher where they actually want to hurt can be self-righteous, but the about fighting stereotypes, the Margo Wixsom’s photography Richard James is also retiring. City them,” freshman Liz Berg said. poster assignment allows students Auditor Sharon Erickson and Admin- Palo Alto High School student is classes are making anti-stereo- Inspired by those impressions, to take ownership of the anti-hate taking pictures of the same person type posters as part of Not in Our istrative Services Director Carl Yeats she and classmates Erin Kiekhaefer message, she said. recently left. dressed up as different personas, School week, a district-wide anti- and Trina Ohms worked on a post- “Students express themselves. she said last week. hate initiative taking place this With Benest leaving, it made sense er with the theme, “It’s isn’t what It’s not just adults talking at you,” for Harrison to examine her own ca- She hopes seeing the same teen week. Elementary, middle and you look like, it’s what’s inside.” she said. in hip-hop, “Asian” and cheerlead- high schools are having anti-hate reer goals, Councilman John Barton Their poster, in turn, will be- (continued on page 9) (continued on page 9) Palo Alto Weekly • Wednesday, April 16, 2008 • Page 3 THE BEST QUALITY & SELECTION OF BEAUTY PRODUCTS 703 HIGH STREET, PALO ALTO, CA 94302 (650) 326-8210 PUBLISHER Our William S. 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