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James Elton Blakey Jr. at the first Council swearing-in ceremony
Photo of James Elton Blakey Jr. taken at the first Council swearing-in ceremony held at Bell Street Park on July 1, 1983.
photograph
Ruben Abrica before a Council Meeting
Photo of Ruben Abrica taken before a council meeting at East Palo Alto City Hall in 1985 or 1986.
photograph
Omowale Satterwhite at the first City Council swearing-in ceremony
Photo of Dr. Omowale Satterwhite taken at the first City Council swearing-in ceremony held at Bell Street Park on July 1, 1983.
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EPA City Council Swearing in Ceremony - December 2008
Photographs of Peter Evan, Laura Martinez, and Carlos Romero being sworn into the EPA City Council on December 2, 2008.
photo-gallery
Newbridge Street Tree Planting - 2002
Photographs of Mayor Duane Bay with Khalil Ahmad and Al Teo during a tree planting effort on Newbridge Street.
photograph
Duane Bay Leaving EPA City Council
Photograph of Duane Bay being honored by Mayor David Woods as Bay is leaving the EPA City Council.
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City Council Swearing In Ceremony - December 1996
Duane Bay, Rose Jacobs Gibson, RB Jones, and City Manager Jerry Groomes at the EPA City Council swearing in ceremony in December 1996.
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EPA City Council After Swearing in - December 2008
Ruben Abrica, David Woods, Laura Martinez, Carlos Romero, and Peter Evans in the EPA City Council chambers after their swearing in ceremony.
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"State of the City" Addreess and Reception
A postcard invitation from the City of East Palo Alto to the annual "State of the City" address for 2002.
document
Acclaimed manager to take city's reins - San Jose Mercury News
Article about the East Palo Alto City Council hiring Ted Gaebler as interim city manger for 120 days. Includes why Gaebler took the job and some background...
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A New Beginning - Palo Alto Weekly
An article about a new beginning for East Palo Alto with the stepping down of long-time council members Sharifa Wilson and Myrtle Walker, the election of...
document
Judge sets trial date in mayor bribe case - Daily News
Article about a trial date being set in a case where Councilmember R.B. Jones is being accused of holding up plans to build a restaurant unless he is paid a...
document
City saving for taxpayer refund - Daily News
Article about Dennis Scherzer filing a lawsuit claiming that the utility tax stop being collected because needed to have voter approval. Includes the City's...
document
Our Town: An official's silence - Palo Alto Weekly
An article about Councilmember Myrtle Walker refusing to speak to the Palo Alto Weekly over several months and why that might be the case..
document
Sheriff-East P.A. contract mixed up - San Jose Mercury News
Article about why an East Palo Alto contract with the San Mateo County Sheriff is expiring a year early and about negotiations for a new contract.
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Councilworman: City needs name change - Daily News
Article about Councilwoman Pat Foster suggesting that the City of East Palo Alto should have a unique name unrelated to Palo Alto. Includes a recap of the...
document
EPA City Council - 2002
Panoramic photograph of the EPA City Council in the Council chambers during a meeting. Members included (in order, left to right) Sharifa Wilson, Pat Foster,...
document
Invitation to a Community Meeting on Air Quality and Community Outreach Program
Invitation from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District and the City of EPA to the EPA community to attend a meeting and discuss air quality issues,...
newspaper
E. Palo Alto Council Member Could Face Censure - The Daily News
Article about the EPA City Council considering censuring councilmember Peter Evans for alleged verbal attacked on a city employee during a public meeting.
newspaper
East Palo Alto Turns 12 - Palo Alto Weekly
Brief article and photograph documenting EPA's 12 birthday as an incorporated city. Photograph features EPA Mayor Rose Jacobs Gibson with Kim Fowler and...
document
Invitation to Participate in Local Government and Serve Your Community
Invitation from the City of EPA to residents to participate in local government and serve the community through positions on city boards, commissions, and...
document
Flyer for Rededication of Martin Luther King Jr. Park
Flyer advertising the City of EPA rededication ceremony for Martin Luther King Jr. Park.
newspaper
The Post-Howell Era - Peninsula Times Tribune
Article about Fred Howell being forced out of his position as City Manager. Includes a review of Howell's accomplishments during his 2.5 years as EPA City...
newspaper
E. Palo Alto Names First Manager - Peninsula Times Tribune
Article about the appointment of Fred Howell as EPA's first City Manager. Includes interview with Howell and her perspective on working with the City Council...
newspaper
East Palo Alto's New Man - Peninsula Times Tribune
Photo of the new EPA City Manager, Fred Howell, following his first days in the position. Part of the Biographies binder compiled by the EPA Library.
document
List of Former Councilmembers, Commissioners & Top City Staff
List of former councilmembers, commissioners & top city staff in 1983, 1986, and 1987
document
Flyer and Program for Farewell Pary for City Manager Carlos Martinez
Flyer and program for a farewell party honoring City Manager Carlos Martinez. Carlos Martinez served as the EPA City Manager for over 15 years. Program...
3d-object
City of East Palo Alto - I Make the Difference! Pin
Pin worn by City of East Palo Alto volunteers stating "I Make the Difference!"
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Certificate of Appreciation from the City of East Palo Alto
Certificate of Appreciation from the City of East Palo Alto acknowledging Henry Organ's "unselfish service to the people of East Palo Alto." Includes city...
clothing
East Palo Alto Cleans Up, Recycle Used Oil T-Shirt
T-shirt from a City of EPA campaign to clean up and recycle used oil. Reverse features artwork and "1-800-Clean-Up." The campaign was made possible through...
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First Annual EPA Community Environmental Safety Fair T-Shirt
T-shirt from the First Annual EPA Community Environmental Safety Fair, hosted by the City of EPA at Cesar Chavez Elementary School. The reverse lists the...
3d-object
EPA Fit Zone Community T-Shirt
T-shirt for the EPA Fit Zone from the EPA City Council. Front features graphic with "community" in English, Spanish, and other languages. Reverse says "Are...
newspaper
Ex-East Palo Alto Mayor is Charged - Peninsula Times Tribune
Article about the San Mateo County District Attorney's Office charging former EPA Mayor James Blakey with sexually molesting a teenager.
newspaper
East P.A. Joins Reparations Effort - San Jose Mercury News
Article about the the EPA City Council voting to join cities across the nation urging US Congress to adopt HR 40, a bill that calls for the establishment of...
newspaper
Council Absentees Concern Officials in East Palo Alto - Peninsula Times Tribune
Article about EPA City Council members Gertrude Wilks and Omowale Satterwhite missing several meetings and hampering progress. Satterwhite suffered from a...
newspaper
E. Palo Alto Council Picks Vines as Mayor - Times Tribune
Article about the EPA City Council selecting Bill Vines to become Mayor following the ousting of John Bostic several weeks earlier.
newspaper
City Council Reports on Town Hall Meetings - San Jose-Peninsula Metro Reporter
Article about EPA's three Town Hall Meetings that took place following incorporation as a space for community members to have input on designing the new city...
newspaper
East P.A. Mayor Loses Job - San Jose Mercury News
Article about Mayor John Bostic being ousted by the EPA City Council following a misdemeanor charge of illegal election filing.
newspaper
East Palo Alto City Manager Quits in Dispute - S.F. Chronicle
Article about Frederic Howell quitting his role as EPA City Manager. He and the City Council were at odds over the slowness of implementing community...
newspaper
East Palo Alto's New Man - Peninsula Times Tribune
Photo and short blurb about EPA's new city manager, Frederic Howell.
document
East Palo Alto set to name city manager - Peninsula Times Tribune
Article about the the EPA City Council deciding on and announcing the new city manager. The selection process was supervised by consultant Richard Hughes and...
document
City attorney explains refusal of petition - Peninsula Times Tribune
Article about EPA City Attorney Robert Johnson turning away a "property owners' civil-rights initiative" for being unconstitutional and unacceptable. The...
newspaper
East Palo Alto Set to Select Coats Mayor - Times Tribune
Article about the EPA City Council selecting Councilman Warnell Coats as the city's next mayor.
document
East Palo Alto's Mayor Job at Stake Tonight: Three of Five Reportedly Ready to Oust Bostic - Times Tribune
Article about a possible ousting as EPA mayor of John Bostic by the EPA City Council. Bostic pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of illegal election...
newspaper
Struggling City Still Searching for Loans - Peninsula Times Tribune
Brief article about San Mateo County turning down EPA's request for a $600,000 loan for legal reasons and the city's search for funds elsewhere.
newspaper
Letters to the Editor: Good Riddance - Times Tribune
Letter to the editor written by A. Peter Evans of EPA about the exit of Fred Howell as EPA City Manager.
newspaper
Canceled: East Palo Alto Loses its Insurance - Times Tribune
Article about EPA being expelled from the California Municipal Insurance Authority and having to enroll in a different policy with lower liability coverage.
document
Resolutions and other information regarding the establishment of the City of East Palo Alto 2000 Committee
Resolution No. 00152 establishing the EPA 2000 Committee and Resolution .No. 00205 amending the resolution. Includes establishing documentation regarding the...
document
Funds May Be on Hold - Times Tribune
Article about a revised budget for the city of EPA by City Manager Stanley Hall and the halting of a much needed $800,000 loan from Palo Alto..
document
To Hurry Solution to E. Palo Alto Fiscal Crisis: Homeowners May Support Landlords - Times Tribune
Article about members of the United Homeowners' Association suggesting a short-term solution to the city of EPA's need for a $600,000 loan. The proposal,...
document
E. Palo Alto Studies Trouble - Times Tribune
Article about the research of City Manager Stanley Hall into the financial debts of EPA. Includes a plan to investigate the city's financial practices,...
document
Request for Loan Official - Times Tribune
Article about the City of EPA asking the EPA Sanitary District for a loan of $400,000.
document
Grand Jury is Investigating the City of East Palo Alto - Palo Alto Times
Article about the San Mateo County grand jury investigating EPA's managers and City Council. These investigations had begun prior to a request by the United...
document
East Palo Alto Budget: No Time Wasted on Cuts - Times Tribune
Article about the EPA City Council addressing their budget issues through salary cuts, the hiring of an accounting firm to audit and suggest improvements,...
document
SM County May Not Help East Palo Alto - Peninsula Times Tribune
Article about the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors being unable to help EPA out of their financial struggles for legal reasons.
document
In East Palo Alto: New City Manager at Work - Times Tribune
Article about the hiring of new EPA City Manager Stanley Hall
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For East Palo Alto, Bailout Request is Denied - Times Tribune
Article about the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors' refusal to give EPA an emergency loan of $600,000 for legal reasons.
newspaper
East Palo Alto Continues its Drive - Palo Alto Times
Article about EPA City Manager Stanley Hall asking the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors for a $600,000 property tax advance.
newspaper
Hall Says East P.A. 'Not Broke' - Times Tribune
Article about EPA finances and budget management by City Manager Stanley Hall.
newspaper
East P.A. Investigates City Manager's Raises - San Jose Mercury News
Article about an investigation into City Manager James White raising his own salary without the approval of Mayor Barbara Mouton or the EPA City Council.
newspaper
Letters to the Editor: Press Failed to Understand Howell's Departure - Peninsula Times Tribune
Letter to the editor submitted by EPA Mayor Barbara Mouton in response to an earlier article about Howell's resignation. Mouton supports the EPA City Council...
document
Memo from Stanley Hall to Robert Booth about Recall Election Procedures
Memo from EPA City Manager Stanley Hall to City Attorney Robert Booth about recall election procedures for EPA City Council Members.
document
City of East Palo Alto Proposed Program Budget, 1991-1992
Excerpts from the City of EPA Proposed Program Budget for the 1991-1992 fiscal year, prepared by Interim City Manager Robert Beyer. Includes the table of...
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City of East Palo Alto Preliminary Program Budget, 1989-1990
Excerpts from the City of EPA Preliminary Program Budget for the 1989-1990 fiscal year, prepared by City manager Stanley Hall. Includes the table of...
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City of East Palo Alto Financial Report on City Operations, July 1, 198--March 31, 1989
Financial Report on City of EPA Operations for the period of July 1, 1988 - March 31, 1989, prepared by Russell Bouligny and Stanley Hall. Includes a summary...
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City of East Palo Alto Financial Report on City Operations, July 1989-Oct 1989
Financial Report on City of EPA Operations for the period of July 1, 1989 - October 31, 1989, prepared by Russell Bouligny and Stanley Hall. Includes a...
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City of East Palo Alto Audit Report, 1988
1988 Audit Report for the City of EPA, prepared by Morris, Davis & Company. Includes an auditors' report, combined balance sheet and statement of revenue,...
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City of East Palo Alto Revised Preliminary Program Budget, 1987-1988
Excerpts from the City of EPA Revised Preliminary Program Budget for the 1987-1988 fiscal year, prepared by City Manager Stanley Hall. Includes the table of...
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City of East Palo Alto Report to Management, 1986-1987
City of EPA Report to Management for the 1986-87 fiscal year, prepared by Morris, Davis & Company. Includes the auditors' report on internal control system...
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City of East Palo Alto Audit Report on Federal Financial Assistance Programs,1986-1987
City of EPA Audit Report on Federal Financial Assistance Programs for the 198601987 fiscal year, prepared by Morris, Davis & Company. Includes a supplemental...
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City of East Palo Alto Program Budget, 1987-1988
City of EPA Program Budget for the 1987-1988 fiscal year. Includes the city goal statement, budget letter and highlights, organization chart, employees by...
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City of East Palo Alto Preliminary Program Budget Summary, 1987-1988
Summary of the EPA Preliminary Program Budget. Includes the city goal statement, budget letter and highlights, organization chart, employees by department,...
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City of East Palo Alto Audit Report, 1986-1987
Audit report for the city of EPA, compiled by Morris, Davis & Company, covering June 30 1986-1987. Includes an auditors' report on general purpose financial...
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City of East Palo Alto Adopted Program Budget, 1986-1987
Excerpts from the 1986-1987 City of EPA Adopted Program Budget. Includes the table of contents, city goal statement, organizational chart for the EPA City...
document
City of East Palo Alto Audit Report, June 30, 1985
June 1985 Audit report for the city of EPA, compiled by Morris, Davis & Company. Includes an auditors' report on general purpose financial statement,...
newspaper
City Takes Aim at Top Problems - Peninsula Times Tribune
Article about a series of three community meetings (EPA seminar series on governance) to prioritize the needs of the recently incorporated EPA.
document
Blank City of EPA Letterhead
City of East Palo Alto letterhead featuring Mayor Barbara Mouton, Vice-Mayor James Blakey, and Council members Ruben Abrica, Omowale Satterwhite, and...
document
Letter Regarding Insufficient Signatures on the Coats and Johnson Recall Petition
Letter from EPA Deputy City Clerk Russell Averhart about signature issues on the recall petitions for EPA Council members Warnell Coats and Pat Johnson....
document
Admin Report about the EPA Debt Liquidation Plan
Administrative report from Acting Finance Director Russell Bouligny to EPA City Manager Stanley Hall with a proposed schedule for liquidating the city's debt.
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Admin Report for the Schedule of Budgeted Revenue Increase for 1989-1990 FY
Administrative report from EPA City Manager Stanley Hall to EPA Mayor and City Council regarding an increase in revenue anticipated for the 1989-1990 fiscal...
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Budget Study Session - June 1987
Document from the Budget Study Session with the budget process, descriptions, and a glossary of financial terms.
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EPA City Council Meeting Agenda Addressing the 1987-1988 Budget
EPA City Council meeting agenda and appendices for June 8, 1987 related to the 1987-1988 budget. Includes letter from public management consultant George...
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Invitation from the EPA City Council to a Reception for City Manager Fred Howell
Invitation to a welcoming event for EPA's first city manager, Frederic Howell.
document
Letter from the East Palo Alto Recall Committee
Letter from the East Palo Alto Recall Committee about the progress of the recall campaign against Warnell Coats and Pat Johnson. Asks for financial...
document
EPA City Council Letterhead - Mayor James Blakey
"Packet of various documents related to the First City of East Palo Alto Small Business Conference. Includes: Letter from Joe Brooks to the Economic...
document
Flyer to Elect Barbara Mouton to EPA City Council
Flyer urging people to elect Barbara Mouton to the EPA City Council during the upcoming election. Lists her political achievements and an address for...
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Administrative Report for the Term of Office of the Mayor and Vice-Mayor
Full administrative report to the EPA Mayor and City Council from EPA City Attorney Tesfaye W. Tsadik with recommendations for the offices of mayor and...
newspaper
Bay Area Cites' Operating Budgets - San Francisco Chronicle
Table with comparative budgets by city in various Bay Area counties. Shows the EPA operating budget compared to other cities in San Mateo County and the...
document
Letter to Re-Elect Councilperson Barbara Mouton
Letter from Councilperson Barbara Mouton about her decision to run for re-election and her political priorities including responsible development, University...
document
Program for the Installation of Anna Eshoo to the San Mateo Country Board of Supervisiors
Program pamphlet for the Installation ceremony for Anna G. Eshoo, James B. Fox, Brendan P. Maguire, and John M. Ward, hosted at the Foster City Community...
newspaper
East Palo Alto Residents Begin Recall Drive - Peninsula Times Tribune
Article about the efforts of Edrick L. Haggans and John Bostic to oust Mayor Barbara Mouton, James Blakey, Omowale Satterwhite, and Ruben Abrica.
document
Notice of Intention to File Recall Petition
Memo from EPA Interim City Clerk Russell V. Averhart to Mayor Barbara Mouton and Councilmembers Abrica, Blakey and Satterwhite about the intention to file a...
document
Letter to Interim City Manager Robert Allen about Closed Session Meetings
Letter from Tesfaye W. Tsadik to Interim City Manager Robert Allen with legal council on the conditions and circumstances in which City Council members can...
newspaper
Loan Prospect is Looking Very Bleak - Palo Alto Times Tribune
Article about the likelihood of EPA receiving a $600,000 loan from San Mateo County to help pay for investments in local EPA government jobs and...
document
The Chronology of East Palo Alto's Fiscal Crisis
Fact sheet by the Coalition for Effective Government (CEG) with important events that led to EPA's fiscal crisis.
newspaper
City, Crime First Concerns of Council - Peninsula Times Tribune
Article about EPA Mayor James E. Blakey and Vice Mayor Ruben Abrica stepping down in favor of elected City Council members including Bill Vines becoming the...
document
Preliminary Program Budget for the City of East Palo Alto - 1984-1985
A proposed city budget for the transition year as EPA became an independent entity. Excerpted pages include table of contents, introductory letter from City...
document
Municipal Code of the City of East Palo Alto - 1987
A binder containing the compiled municipal codes for the city of EPA from 1987. Covers general provisions, administration, finance, revenue, and taxation,...
newspaper
Council Favors New Tax - Peninsula Times Tribune
Article about taxing decisions made by the EPA City Council as they navigate the city deficit.
newspaper
New Leader Gathering His Forces - Peninsula Times Tribune
Article about how Fred Howell, EPA's first city manager, is working to economically develop the city.
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