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Post-Depression Period Timeline Collection (1936-1959)
Selections from the collection related to agriculture and farming traditions in East Palo Alto, t...
Ruben Avelar Collection
Artifacts donated by Ruben Avelar, an East Palo Alto resident and founder of the Raices de Mexico...
The East Palo Alto Progress Collection
Published issues of the local East Palo Alto Progress newspaper.
Wear Your Pride Clothing Collection
T-shirts, sweatshirts, and other apparel items created by the City of East Palo Alto and local no...
East Palo Alto General Plans
A collection of EPA City General Plans. A general plan includes the following elements: land use,...
Early Townships Timeline Collection (1850-1935)
Selections from the collection related to the early townships of Ravenswood, Runnymede, and the C...
Nairobi Movement Timeline Collection (1960-1979)
Selections from the collection related to the social, cultural, and political activism of the Nai...
Barbara Noparstak Collection
Artifacts donated by devoted East Palo Alto community member Barbara Noparstak.
The Ohlone Nation Timeline Collection (1000BC-present)
Selections from the collection related to the Ohlone Nation; the city of East Palo Alto exists on...
Duane Bay Collection
Artifacts donated by former East Palo Alto mayor and city councilmember Duane Bay. Mr. Bay has be...
Incorporation of East Palo Alto Timeline Collection (1980 - 1994)
Selections from the Archive related to the efforts to incorporate East Palo Alto, including the E...
Community Revitalization Timeline Collection (1995-2010)
Selections from the collection related to community economic development such as the Ravenswood 1...
Sharifa Wilson Collection
Artifacts contributed by East Palo Alto resident, former Mayor, and East Palo Alto Community Arch...
Meda O Okelo Collection
Artifacts contributed by longtime East Palo Alto resident, Meda Okelo, that focus on community ce...
Community Preservation & Transformation Timeline Collection (2011-present)
Selections from the collection related to the effects of gentrification and influx of the tech in...
People of EPA Video Collection
Videos from the #PeopleofEPA documentary video series produced for the EPA Community Archive.
Raices de Mexico Collection
Photographs, programs, and organizational artifacts donated by and related to Raices de Mexico, a...
Barbara Mouton Collection
Artifacts compiled by Barbara Mouton throughout her time as East Palo Alto's Mayor and City Counc...
East Palo Alto City Budget Collection
A collection of East Palo Alto City budget documents and articles about the City's budget.
Dr Syrtiller Kabat Collection
A collection of artifacts donated by educator, activist, and former East Palo Alto resident Dr. S...
Estela Guerrero Collection
A collection of artifacts contributed by East Palo Alto resident and Ravenswood High School Alumn...
Dr Omowale Satterwhite Collection
Artifacts donated by and documenting the long career of Dr. Omowale Satterwhite. Dr. Satterwhite ...
Nairobi College Collection
Artifacts documenting the history, events, and legacy of Nairobi College and the Nairobi Alumni A...
East Palo Alto Library Collection
Photographs and artifacts produced or donated by the East Palo Alto Library, documenting its hist...
William Byron Webster Collection
Artifacts donated by East Palo Alto resident and long-term activist. His collection is eclectic b...
Ravenswood City School District Collection
Artifacts produced by or contributed by the Ravenswood City School District.
Ravenswood High School Collection
Artifacts documenting the history of Ravenswood High School before its closure in 1976. These pho...
EPACA Oral History Collection
Oral history interviews conducted by volunteers of the East Palo Alto Community Archive to captur...
Artifacts related to
crime
newspaper
Man Shot While Driving in E. Palo Alto - Palo Alto Daily News
Article about a shooting at the intersection of Farrington Way and Kavanaugh Drive. Victim was shot in the leg and was in stable condition at the time of...
document
Police Widow Allegedly Used in Fund-Raising Con - Daily News
Article with details of the fraud case against EPA police officer Lesa Stone and her husband. Discusses the possible sentence outcomes and the money that was...
newspaper
Crime Rate Drops in EPA - Peninsula Times Tribune
Article about the number of crimes in EPA decreasing from the previous year's statistics. Includes statistics on specific types of crimes such as weapons...
document
Preliminary Report of the East Palo Alto Hearing Proceedings and Testimony on Drug Sale, Use, Trafficking, and Criminal Activity
An action report for the EPA City Council by the Special Hearing Commission. Presented to Mayor James E. Blakey Jr. and the EPA City Council. Includes five...
document
Letter to the EPA Safety Commission
Letter from neighbors on the 2300 block of Oakwood Drive to the EPA Safety Commission following up on complaints made to the city about illegal activities at...
document
East Palo Alto to name park after slain officer - San Francisco Chronicle
Article about the dedication of the park named after police officer Joel Michael Davis killed in the line of duty at Jack Farrell Park 14 years before....
document
Issues of Substance - The Stanford Daily
Last in a series of editorials with a focus on East Palo Alto. This one is about the connection between drug use at Stanford and drug dealing in East Palo...
newspaper
Drop in Crime, Rise in Slayings in E. Palo Alto - San Mateo County Times
Article about a drop in overall crime and shootings in EPA but a rise in homicides and domestic violence.
document
Indicted Officer Returns - Daily News
Article about EPA police officer Lesa Stone being on duty while awaiting a fraud trial. Includes interview with EPA City Attorney Michael Lawson about...
document
Cop at Work Despite Fraud Charges - San Mateo County Times
Article about an EPA police officer, Lesa Stone, being on duty despite facing felony fraud charges associated with a telemarketing scam.
document
Fired Officer Suing for Police Records - Daily News
Article about dismissed EPA police officer Kenneth Cassettari suing the EPA Police Department and Police Chief Wesley Bowling for improper dismissal and...
document
East Palo Alto Ex-Cop Says He was Fired Unfairly - San Mateo County Times
Article about a probationary officer Kenneth Cassettari seeking damages after being unfairly fired after reporting the misconduct of other officers.
document
Flyer for KQED Documentary "The Other Side of the Freeway"
Flyer for the KQED documentary "The Other Side of the Freeway" about East Palo Alto's efforts to force drug dealers off the streets. Produced by Scott...
newspaper
East Palo Alto's Crime Rate Drops - Peninsula Times Tribune
Article about the rate of reported crime in East Palo Alto dropping in the first three months of 1980. Highlights the liquor store at the Nairobi Shopping...
newspaper
No One Takes Responsibility for Fighting Crime - Peninsula Times Tribune
Letter to the editor submitted by Julia Harvey and James Patton about an increase in criminal activity around EPA. Mentions the work and community investment...
newspaper
Riding Along - Quietly - Times Tribune
Article about a reporter ride along with EPA reserve police officer Tom Burns during a quiet night. Includes reflections about the dangers of being a police...
newspaper
Funeral for Officer Davis is Monday at Frost Amphitheater - Times Tribune
Article about an upcoming funeral to honor the deal of EPA Police rookie Joel Davis.
newspaper
Cadillac' of Crime Guns Killed Officer - Times Tribune
Article about the type of gun, a Charter Arms .38-caliber "undercover" revolver, used to kill rookie EPA Police Officer Joel Davis.
document
Drug Sting Snares 21 in East P.A. - San Jose Mercury News
Article about the work of undercover EPA Police Department officers posing as local drug dealers and arresting 21 customers in the process with the theory...
document
Progress Report - AB 90 Program, EPA's Crime Prevention Program
Progress report from Deputy Alvin Green, the EPA Crime Prevention Supervisor. Includes the personnel, objectives, unit responsibilities, property...
newspaper
2 California Cities Share Grief Over Slain Officer - New York Times
This article in the New York Times talks about the death of an officer from the East Palo Alto Police Department who was the first local officer killed in...
newspaper
Tensions Mount After East P.A. Killing - San Jose Mercury News
Article about EPA police calling in reinforcements from Palo Alto and Menlo Park following escalating gunfire, threats, and racial tension between local...
newspaper
All the Wrong Moves: Life Among the Dope Fiends in East Palo Alto - West Magazine
Article about the residents of EPA that use drugs. Compares EPA to the much whiter and wealthier surrounding Peninsula neighborhoods.
newspaper
East P.A. to Hire Police for War on Crime - San Jose Mercury News
Article about the city of EPA hiring three or four additional police officers to focus on crime using funds from an increase in utilities tax. These new...
newspaper
Officer's Murder: Brothers Arrested in Killing - Times Tribune
Article about the arrest of Raymond and Ronald Price in connection to the killing of rookie EPA police officer Joel Davis.
newspaper
Police Use Color as Drug Bust Key - San Mateo Times
Article about the EPA Police Department using racial profiling to identify out-of-town white people coming to EPA to purchase drugs. Discusses the racial...
newspaper
A Park that's Full of Drugs - Times Tribune
Article about the history of Jack Farrell Park and how it became a "haven for crack deals and violence." The park was the scene of the shooting and killing...
document
Fire Destroys Nairobi School - The Times
The Times (San Mateo) article on the fire that destroyed the Nairobi School in 1975. It was an act of arson.
photo-gallery
Governor Pete Wilson at Bell Street Park
Photographs of CA Governor Pete Wilson visiting EPA during a re-election campaign in 1994. Governor Wilson discussed the High Crime Response Team that he...
newspaper
Police Brutality Probed in East P.A., Girl Files Complaint - Palo Alto Times
Article about Deputy James Burns remaining on the job despite an ongoing brutality investigation alleging he pulled out the braids of EPA youth Neomi...
newspaper
Girl Claims Deputy Pulled Out Her Hair - Palo Alto Times
Article about EPA youth Neomi Williams claiming that a fist full of her braids were pulled out by a San Mateo County Sheriff's deputy. Williams was...
document
Free at Last 2016-17 Annual Report
Annual report for Free at Last's Community Recovery and Rehabilitation Services. Includes a message from Board Chair Vicki Smothers, metrics of individuals...
newspaper
Innovative Parolee Program Faces Uncertain Future - Palo Alto Weekly
Article about the East Palo Alto Parole Reentry Program closing due to funding problems. Mentions impact and history of program including foundation by David...
document
East P.A. reacts to surge in violence - San Mateo County Times
Article about the surge in crime in late 2001 and early 2002 and how the Police Department is responding to it.
document
Tongan cop seeks help - San Jose Mercury News
Article about the Chief Inspector of the Kingdom of Tonga visiting East Palo Alto. He came to ask community leaders to help prevent Tongan young people from...
newspaper
Tough Street - Metropolis
Article about EPA resident Dennis Scherzer's experience living in EPA. Discusses the drug dealers in the area, local violence, and how Scherzer escapes into...
newspaper
A Cop's Balancing Act in E. Palo Alto - San Jose Mercury News
Article about Sheriff's Lt. Ken Frank and his relationship with the EPA community, especially as the incorporation election (and EPA possibly having their...
document
E. Palo Alto - a model for Oakland: Ex-murder capital found some answers - San Francisco Chronicle
Article comparing Oakland's issues today with those of East Palo Alto 10 years ago when East Palo Alto was the 'murder capital' of the nation and what East...
document
Flyer Calling for Justice Against the EPA Police "Wolf Pack"
Flyer calling for justice against the EPA Police "Wolf Pack." The EPA Police "Wolf Pack" was made up of officers Tom Alipio, Robert Ludden, David Munoz, and...
newspaper
Prayer Warriors Plan Gathering to Seek Peace - San Jose Mercury News
Article about a communitywide prayer meeting at Gertrude Wilks Academy for continued peace the EPA area being planned. The article also mentions upcoming...
newspaper
Councilman to Sheriff: Quit Your Job - Peninsula Times Tribune
Article about EPA councilman A. Berkley Driessel demanding the resignation of San Mateo County Sheriff John R. McDonald based on his officers not receiving...
newspaper
Out of Service: Businesses Avoid Going into EPA Because of Stigma - San Jose Mercury News
A front-page article about the crime reputation of EPA, how residents feel it's unwarranted, and how the stigma has affected businesses serving the EPA...
document
Devin Wyman has gone from drugs in East Palo Alto to tackling opponents in the NFL - SF Examiner
Article about EPA's Devin Wyman and his journey from drug dealing in EPA to being a professional football player. Includes numerous photos of Wyman and his...
document
East P.A.'s Struggle Worries Homeowners - Peninsula Times Tribune
Article about the United Homeowners of East Palo Alto's concerns over crime, safety, and development in EPA. Includes photo of a picnic put on by the group...
newspaper
East Palo Altans Complain of Inadequate Police Work - Palo Alto Times
Article about EPA residents complaining to San Mateo County law enforcement officials about slow response times and ineffective policing of the community....
newspaper
Nairobi Newsletter - June 1970
Newsletter about Nairobi, CA. Includes articles about Black GIs from Vietnam who've entered the drug rehabilitation program at the Menlo Park V.A. hospital,...
document
CityConnection - Vol. 2, No. 5
October 1985 issue of the EPA CityConnection. Includes a letter from Mayor Mouton, news of a personnel commission being formed, an appeal for citizens to...
newspaper
The Impact of a Singular Man - Palo Alto Weekly
Article about the life, service, and impact of EPA Community Leader David Lewis. Lewis was a leading figure in drug rehabilitation and the re-integration of...
oral-history
Matias & Maria Varela Interview
Interview of Matias & Maria Elena Varela by Ruben Avelar. Topics include EPA crime reputation in the 1950s and over the years; move to EPA; incorporation;...
newspaper
She's Still Fighting for the Children - San Mateo Times
Article about Gertrude Wilks and her contributions to EPA's children through her Nairobi Schools. Discusses the effects of drug dealing on her schools and...
newspaper
Neighbors Get Rid of Crack House - San Jose Mercury News
Article about four East Palo Alto neighbors working together to take a stand against a crack house on Palo Verde Avenue. Describes the ongoing crime the...
newspaper
The EPA Progress, Vol. 1 No. 6
This issue of The EPA Progress covers crime, rent control, Ravenswood school district elections, and part five of the History of EPA: Racial, Economic...
newspaper
East Palo Alto Residents Get Rid of Crack House - Palo Alto Weekly
Article about five East Palo Alto neighbors working together to take a stand against a crack house in their neighborhood. They did not receive any response...
newspaper
Victory for Neighborhood Against Drug Dealers - San Mateo County Times
Article about EPA neighbors Doug and Deneise Harrington, Estela Guerrero, Ken Hahn, and Claudy Thomas taking the landlord of a local crack house to small...
oral-history
Kathleen Lynne Mercer Interview
Interview of Kathleen Lynne Mercer by Meda Okelo. Topics include: migration with her husband, David Mercer, a Stanford grad student, from Toronto, Canada to...
oral-history
Eugene "Gene" Tate Interview
Interview of Eugene “Gene” Tate by Sharifa Wilson in Las Vegas, Nevada. Topics include: moved to EPA from Kinlock Missouri in February 1957 with two brothers...
document
Offensive against crime is 'success' - San Francisco Chronicle
Article about Attorney General Jerry Brown coming to East Palo Alto to celebrate the success of a nine-month crackdown on crime since the state, the city and...
document
Letter to the East Palo Alto Community from Mayor Barbara Mouton
Letter from Mayor Barbara Mouton to East Palo Altans with updates on the city's third birthday celebrations and Wilks' suit of the incorporation election,...
oral-history
Cora Holmes Interview
Interview of Cora Holmes by Meda Okelo. Topics include: moving from San Francisco to Grace Court in EPA in 1971 with her husband and children, difference...
newspaper
Nairobi Mayor Finally Resigns in Protest Over White's Death - Ravenswood Post
Article about EPA Municipal Councilwoman Willia Gray resigning from the Council and any San Mateo County governing bodies she served on. The resignation was...
newspaper
A Difficult Childhood for Peninsula's Youngest City - Times Tribune
Article about the fifth anniversary of EPA's incorporation and all the city's accomplishments throughout its early years. Mentions Officer Joel Davis' death...
newspaper
Stanford, East P.A. Uneasy Partners - San Jose Mercury News
Article about the complex relationship between Stanford University and EPA and the sentiments of EPA residents. Discusses the various Stanford programs that...
newspaper
Living in a Hot Spot - Palo Alto Weekly
Front page article about EPA residents living in the Dumbarton Avenue area. Discusses ongoing problems with drug dealing, gang activity, and reckless driving...
oral-history
Rod Norris Interview
Interview of Rod Norris by Sharifa Wilson. Topics include: joining EPA Police Department in 1989; crime in EPA in 1990-1992; homicide capital; assistance...
newspaper
The EPA Progress, Vol. 4 No. 6
This issue of the EPA Progress focuses on Kwanzaa and its cultural roots in EPA, city council efforts to replace City manager Greg Howell, and the continued...
oral-history
Sharon Williams Interview
Interview of Sharon Williams by Ruben Avelar. Topics include coming to EPA, her education, teaching in the Ravenswood City School District, the founding and...
oral-history
Randall Brothers Interview
Interview of the five Randall brothers (Walter T. Randall Jr, Andre M. Randall, Stephen E. Randall, Lawrence G. Randall, Derek A. Randall) by Meda Okelo....
oral-history
David & Nancy Tangitau Interview
Interview of David and Nancy Tangitau by Sisilia Afungia. Topics discussed include the Tongan community in EPA, the Weeks Poultry Colony, housing, crime and...
document
City's revival takes shape - Palo Alto Daily News
Arrticle about Mayor Duane Bay giving the state of the city address in two days and the good news in East Palo Alto that he is likely to report.
newspaper
East Side Story - Palo Alto Weekly
Front page article about EPA and Stanford actors performing two one-act plays - "Circle in the Dirt" and "Dancing on the Brink" - at the Cesar Chavez Academy...
oral-history
Rufus Puckett, Jr. Interview
Interview of Rufus Puckett, Jr. by Meda Okelo. Topics include: migration from San Francisco to Fordham Street in EPA in 1967; EPA in the 60s; RCSD schooling...
oral-history
Vicki Denise Smothers Interview
Interview of Vicki Denise Smothers by Meda Okelo. Topics include: moving to EPA from San Francisco in 1955; parents Clyde and Doris and seven siblings; RCSD...
oral-history
William "Will Roc" Grifffin
Interview of William "Will Roc" Griffin by Kalamu Chache. Topics include: arriving in EPA in 1962, growing up in the Gardens neighborhood, schooling in EPA,...
oral-history
Martha Hanks Interview
Interview of Martha Hanks by Meda Okelo. Topics include how she arrived in East Palo Alto; her education at Kavanaugh, Green Oaks and Ravenswood High School;...
document
Race, Ethnicity and Inter-minority Suburban Politics: East Palo Alto, 1950-2002 - Collective Roots
This is a Masters thesis by Mike Berman in History at Stanford University. Berman taught at the East Palo Alto Phoenix Academy.
newspaper
A Call to Action to Fight Gang Activity - Palo Alto Weekly
Article about parents, schools, and members of an inter-faith council meeting to discuss children in East Palo Alto schools being involved in gang...
oral-history
Joyce King Interview
Interview of Joyce King by Sharifa Wilson and Sydney Jackson. Topics discussed include King's journey to EPA, Black students at Stanford University and the...
oral-history
Lerisa Sherina Puckett Interview
Interview of Lerisa Sherina Puckett by Meda Okelo. Topics include: moving in with grandparents on Fordham around 1977 when she was three years old;...
oral-history
Luis Guzman Interview
Interview of Luis Guzman by Ruben Avelar. Topics discussed include Guzman coming to EPA as a child but growing up with time split between EPA and Zacatecas,...
newspaper
East Palo Altans Struggling to Unify, Improve Community - San Jose Mercury News
Long article about the various struggles facing the unincorporated community of East Palo Alto. Includes a history of the community going back to Charles...
oral-history
Melvin & Helen Harvey Harris Interview
Interview of Melvin Harris and Helen Harvey Harris about the Nairobi Legacy. Topics include: Melvin coming to EPA in 1954, his activism in the community,...
oral-history
Donna & Joe Rutherford Interview
Interview of Donna and Joe Rutherford by Jesse Norfleet. Topics discussed in the Donna Rutherford portion of the video include her journey to EPA, political...
oral-history
Bomani Siwatu Interview
Interview of Bomani Siwatu by Meda Okelo. Topics include: Migration to EPA in 1981 after college, election to the Ravenswood City School District Board,...
oral-history
Jennifer Jackson Interview
Interview of Jennifer Jackson by Meda Okelo. Topics discussed include crime in EPA, anti-drug activism and United Mothers Against Drugs (UMAD), Nairobi...
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