Students and teachers at East Palo Alto Phoenix Academy are grappling with uncertainty surrounding President-elect Trump’s statements about immigration and minority communities.
A new charter high school focused on individualized learning through small groups and out-of-classroom projects will open in East Palo Alto in fall 2017.
East Palo Alto to get new charter school focused on out-of-classroom learning next year Read More »
The casual gatherings give EPA residents a chance to ask questions, raise concerns and build relationships with officers who patrol their neighborhood.
East Palo Alto police connect with residents at beat meetings Read More »
Faced with a severe shortage, the city is beginning construction on two wells that it hopes will together provide about half of East Palo Alto’s projected water needs.
East Palo Alto looks to wells for economic growth Read More »
Waniya Bryant grew up going to Bayshore Christian Ministries in East Palo Alto — and now as a college student she is contributing back.
East Palo Alto native returns to teach at nonprofit that once inspired her Read More »
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has added approximately 550 more properties to the East Palo Alto floodplain, forcing some homeowners to buy flood insurance.
New FEMA maps show more of East Palo Alto at risk of flooding Read More »
Area shelters are increasingly allowing pets indoors with their owners to get people inside and connected to the shelter system.
With El Niño looming, more homeless and their pets will find shelter Read More »
East Palo Alto parents plan to petition the county to open a new charter school after recent testing showed many students in the city’s Ravenswood School District are not meeting achievement standards.
East Palo Alto parents seek school alternatives after poor test results Read More »
For East Palo Alto students, high school graduation rates have historically hovered around 50 percent. But a small program launched in June is making a difference — and the results are noticeable.
In East Palo Alto, students’ goals take wing Read More »
Crime in nearly every category decreased in East Palo Alto in 2014, largely due to recent police crackdowns on gang activity.
In East Palo Alto, crime drops in nearly every category Read More »
Born in East Palo Alto, Ambition Spotlight is a networking website that helps young people with different passions highlight their work.
East Palo Alto resident creates ‘LinkedIn for the hood’ Read More »
The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula is providing local, low-income youth with tools they need to succeed in and out of the classroom.
Boys and Girls Clubs of the Peninsula gearing local youth with tools to succeed Read More »
