Themes:
Incorporation - 1980 & After
Housing
Tech & Silicon Valley Influence
People of EPA
Infrastructure
Gentrification
Arts & Culture
Subjects:
Stanford University, Summer of Love, EPA Rent Stabilization Board, Edrick Haggans, East Palo Alto Sanitary District, East Palo Alto Municipal Council
Date of Creation or Publication:
7/17/2021
Creator
Ruben Avelar
Donor
Edrick Haggans
Language
English
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Interview of Edrick Haggans by Ruben Avelar. Topics discussed include joining the Air Force and coming to the Bay Area during the Summer of Love, moving to EPA in 1975, running for Municipal Council, incorporation, his work on the EPA Rent Stabilization Board, election to the East Palo Alto Sanitary District Board, training seniors and others.
He read a poem that he wrote towards the end of the interview.
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