EAST PALO ALTO, Calif.–The city of East Palo Alto is in the final stages of forming its own youth governing body–a group of students between ages 12 to 18 who would provide guidance to the city about local issues. Members of the East Palo Alto City Council have been pushing for a youth governing body
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Incumbent Carlos Romero leads the race, with 16.8% of the vote. Webster Lincoln trails next with 16.36% of the vote and Mark Dinan is in third place with 15.75%.
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The last Sunday before the election brings East Palo Alto Mayor Antonio Lopez to Redwood City as he battles to connect with remaining voters in the race for a seat on the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors.
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The delay was primarily caused by construction and design issues as well as expected rain in the coming months, project managers said.
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Zakiya Carr Johnson, the chief diversity and inclusion officer for the U.S. Department of State, returned to her hometown of East Palo Alto in late September to speak at a community event held in her honor. Around 50 people attended the event hosted by the East Palo Alto Community Archive, a nonprofit that aims to
Palo Alto, a city with a median annual income of $158,000, has tree canopy coverage as high as 25% in some neighborhoods, according to the Healthy Places Index. Trees occupy a fourth of the land within the city. Adjacent East Palo Alto, where three in four residents are either Black or Latino, has a median income of $67,000. HPI shows one neighborhood with canopy coverage of 12%. The rest have 6%.
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In East Palo Alto, a sports club helps to preserve community and culture.
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EAST PALO ALTO — East Palo Alto on Wednesday launched the first round of a free mobile health screening clinic provided by Life Saving Images Inc. in an effort to save lives through early detection of major diseases.
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EAST PALO ALTO — A year after fatal shootings in East Palo Alto, families and friends marched in the streets, demanding justice.
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The Trump administration may soon expand the criteria used to determine whether immigrants seeking permanent residency status are at risk of becoming a “burden to American taxpayers.” News of the proposed changes to the “public charge” test have spread through immigrant communities around the country, including in East Palo Alto.
Teachers in the Ravenswood City School District are pushing for the resignation of the superintendent, Gloria Hernandez-Goff, saying they’ve lost confidence in her ability to lead.
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Reducing long-standing funding disparities between wealthy and impoverished school districts was one goal of a 2013 shift in how California funds public schools. But is it working?
