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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...
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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...
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...
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...
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
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
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
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...
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
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...
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...
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
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...
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,...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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
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...
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
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...
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
Isaiah Phillips Interview
Interview of Isaiah Phillips by Meda Okelo. Topics include: moving to EPA when young; local businesses; grammar school experiences at James Flood Elementary...
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...
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
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...
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,...
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
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,...
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