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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
economic development
document
A supermarket would nourish East P.A.'s revival - San Jose Mercury News
Article about why it is time for East Palo Alto to have a supermarket.
document
EPA Redevelopment Agency Initial Meeting Agenda
East Palo Alto Redevelopment Agency staff report on action items. Includes notes from Barbara Mouton and reference documents.
document
Memo from Lynda Hamilton-Rahi to the Redevelopment Agency Members about Deal Points
Memo from Deputy Executive Directory Lynda Hamilton-Rahi to the EPA Redevelopment Agency Members concerning the establishment of a pool of funds for selected...
document
EPA Economic Development Council Annual Report - December 1980
Full annual report from the East Palo Alto Economic Development Council. Includes a review of the organization, report on the year's activities, changes in...
newspaper
East Palo Alto Gets Big Gift - Palo Alto Weekly
Article about the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation granting three EPA organizations $460,000 to help EPA residents develop a community plan for improving...
newspaper
County Gets Jobs for Youth - Peninsula Times Tribune
Article about the Summer Jobs for Youth program, run by Alonzo Emery, helping 136 EPA residents ages 14-21 apply to jobs.
newspaper
Letters to the Editor: E. Palo Alto Can 'Develop' Without Huge Projects - Peninsula Times Tribune
Letter to the Editor submitted by Trevor Burrowes about ways that EPA can 'develop; without massive projects. Mentions EPA's agricultural and rural heritage...
newspaper
Power Through Zoning - SF Examiner
Article from the SF Examiner that discussing the zoning potential for the land occupied by EPA. Discussed the possible rezoning of the Ravenswood High School...
document
San Mateo County Master Plan
Large printed pamphlet with report of the San Mateo County Master Plan, including the general policy statement, land use element, and circulation element....
document
E. Palo Alto group to rally for housing - San Mateo County Times
Article about Peninsula Interfaith Action organizing a rally to ask the City to prioritize getting a full-service supermarket and allocate money for...
newspaper
Help Wanted - or not? - Palo Alto Weekly
Article about EPA residents being frustrated by IKEA not hiring more local people to work at their new site. At the time of publication, 39.5% of IKEA...
newspaper
The Chamber Echo, Vol 2, No 5
Edition of the EPA Chamber of Commerce Quarterly Newsletter. Includes information and membership updates, work plan progress, business highlights, activities...
newspaper
Misleading Picture - Palo Alto Daily News
Letter to the editor from EPA City Council member Sharifa Wilson about misleading information and photos being presented in the debate over an IKEA being...
clothing
IKEA = Jobs T-Shirt
T-shirt supporting the approval of IKEA in EPA. No content on the back.
document
IKEA/Measure C Brochures and Election Mailers
Various Yes on Measure C and pro-IKEA election mailers and brochures in English and Spanish. Materials feature endorsements by EPA City Council member and...
newspaper
Wave of Development Engulfs East Palo Alto - Palo Alto Weekly
Article about how development in EPA has forced lower income residents to relocate, and the impact this has had on community diversity. Includes inserts on...
document
East Palo Alto Parks, Recreation and Open Space Recommendations
A report, prepared for the Trust for Public Land, containing recommendations for parks, recreation and open space in light of various development proposals...
document
Various Papers and Letters related to the First City of East Palo Alto Small Business Conference
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
Letter to Frank Satterwhite about SBA in EPA
Letter from Richard F. America of the Office of Private Sector Initiatives to Frank Satterwhite about the economic development of EPA and the possibility for...
document
City of East Palo Alto Business Needs & Capacity Assessment - Executive Summary
Executive summary of EPA's business needs and capacity assessment in the mission to establish a Small Business Assistance Program (SBAP). Includes assessment...
document
Letter to Bank of American Customers About the Closure of the University at Bay Branch
Letter from Bank of America Branch Manager G.J. Whyte about the closure of the University at Bay Branch location.
document
'First source' hiring policy an apparent success - Palo Alto Weekly
Article about the success of hiring locals in the Ravenswood 101 Retail Center. The article goes on to talk about the other development projects in East Palo...
document
East P.A. clamoring for a supermarket - San Jose Mercury News
Article about an alliance of church pastors, community activists and residents working together to bring a supermarket to East Palo Alto. In addition, the...
document
IKEA Unböring Newsletter - Vol 1, Fall 2002
Newsletter from IKEA covering IKEA's commitments to the EPA community by providing jobs, investing in local non-profits and youth programs. Includes articles...
newspaper
IKEA in EPA - The Debate Continues - The Eastside Panther
Opinion section of the Eastside College Prep student newspaper where freshmen debate the pros and cons of a new IKEA store coming to the Ravenswood 101...
document
Reading Whiskey Gulch: The Meanings of Space and Urban Redevelopment in East Palo Alto, California
A study of the redevelopment of Whiskey Gulch area of East Palo Alto.
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
Open space group seeks assurance from East P.A. - San Jose Mercury News
Article about how to preserve Cooley Landing, which is owned by Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST), will be sold to the Packard Foundation who will eventually...
newspaper
The End of the Road for Whiskey Gulch - Palo Alto Weekly
Front page article from the Palo Alto Weekly about the development of EPA's Whiskey Gulch into University Circle. Includes photos of Whiskey Gulch businesses...
document
University Circle Newsletter Issue #1
The first issue of the University Circle Newsletter. Gives an update on the progress of the University Circle development project, next steps, an answers to...
document
Draft Disposition and Development Agreement between the Redevelopment Agency of the City of East Palo Alto and University Circle, Ltd.
Full draft Disposition and Development Agreement between the Redevelopment Agency of the City of East Palo Alto and University Circle, Ltd.
document
Action Minutes for the City of East Palo Alto Redevelopment Agency Board Special Meeting on the University Circle Redevelopment Project
Full action minutes for the City of East Palo Alto Redevelopment Agency Board special meeting on July 11, 1990 about the University Circle Project. Includes...
document
Reporter's Transcript of Proceedings at the City of East Palo Alto Redevelopment Agency and City Council Joint Special Meeting
Reporter's transcript of Proceedings at the City of East Palo Alto Redevelopment Agency and City Council Joint Special Meeting in review of the University...
document
University Circle Option Agreement
Intro letter from Julia Baigent to EPA Redevelopment Agency Executive Director Lynda Hamilton-Rahi about who is included in University Circle, Ltd., and the...
newspaper
Reason for Compromise - Peninsula Times Tribune
Editorial about the legal battle over the Whiskey Gulch development and De Monet Industries.
newspaper
Time to Slow Down - Peninsula Times Tribune
Editorial about EPA's plans to develop Whiskey Gulch and the importance of the project for the city's economic development. Discusses the impact of De...
document
Draft Agreement for Extension of Term of Agreement to Negotiate Exclusively for the Redevelopment of University Circle
Intro letter from Julia Baigent to EPA Redevelopment Director Virgus Streets with attached draft of the agreement for extension of term of agreement to...
newspaper
City Says It Won't Revise Report on Whiskey Gulch - Peninsula Times Tribune
Article about the EPA City Council deciding not to revise a report on the impact of potential developments in the Whiskey Gulch area despite requests from...
document
University Circle Project Area Redevelopment Plan Adoption Schedule
Redevelopment plan adoption schedule for the University Circle project. Includes plan actions and requirement, completion dates, and planning date for future...
document
Agreement to Negotiate Exclusively
Signed agreement for exclusive negotiation between the Redevelopment Agency of the City of East Palo Alto, the City of East Palo Alto, and De Monet...
newspaper
Dramatic Plan for Gulch Area - Menlo Park Times Tribune
Article about a redevelopment proposal from De Monet Industries to turn Whiskey Gulch into an office, hotel, and retail building space.
document
Letter of Resignation for Redevelopment Administrator Virgus Streets
Letter of resignation from EPA Redevelopment Administrator Virgus Streets to members of the EPA Redevelopment Agency. Streets mentions that his resignation...
document
Memo about Meeting Restrictions and Work Activities Outside University Circle Redevelopment Plan
Memo from City Manager Stanley Hall to Virgus Sreets about not scheduling meetings related to University Circle redevelopment or Cooley Landing.
document
East Palo Alto three-year plan aimed at improving economic base - Palo Alto Times
Article about the EPA Municipal Council developing a three-year plan to use federal funds to redevelop the Nairobi Shopping Center, improve streets, and...
newspaper
Job Fair Sought, Received - Times Tribune
Article about several local tech companies hosting a job fair for EPA, Redwood City, and East Menlo Park residents at the EPA Municipal Services building....
newspaper
Menlo Park and Palo Alto: Neighboring Cities Discuss East Palo Alto - Peninsula News
Article about the city councils of Palo Alto and Menlo park meeting to discuss EPA's proposed redevelopment of University Center and other topics 'of mutual...
document
Our Campaign Promises are our Commitments
Flyer for Mouton, Blakey, Abrica, Bashir, and Mirembe for EPA City Council. Lists campaign promises, including access to city officials, financial...
document
Letter from Barbara Mouton of the EPA Municipal Council about EPA's Economic Depression
Letter from Barbara Mouton of the EPA Municipal Council covering the economic depression facing EPA and the benefits of Incorporation.
document
Letters Between Mayor Mouton and James Blakey about the Installation Banquet for the EPA Chamber of Commerce
Letters between Mayor Barbara Mouton and EPA Chamber of Commerce President James Blakey about the installation banquet and significance of the Commerce's...
newspaper
No Strings Attached: Aid to East Palo Alto by the Packard and Hewlett Foundations is No Ploy - Unknown Publication
Editorial about a possible development opportunity with Sun Microsystems in the Ravenswood Industrial Park. The Packard Foundation and Hewlett Foundations...
newspaper
What's the Real Deal - East Palo Alto Post
Article written by EPA Mayor William Vines about the development agreement with DeMonet Industries. Discusses how the development could dispossess and...
photograph
Building for Sale in Whiskey Gulch
Photograph of a store front for sale in Whiskey Gulch.
document
East Palo Alto's University Circle Project - Revised December 3, 1991
Revision of the EPA University Circle Project. Includes an introduction, background on EPA, opportunities for current owners, the legality of redevelopment...
photograph
Photograph from the Opening of the Bell Street Pool
Photograph from the opening of the Bell Street Pool. Photograph depicts Monika Hudson, Eric Stevenson, and RB Jones.
photo-gallery
Photographs of Demolished Buildings in Whiskey Gulch
Photographs of demolished buildings and businesses in Whiskey Gulch area.
document
University Centre Informational Pamphlet
Informational pamphlet about the University Centre mixed-use project for the University Circle redevelopment project area. Includes information about how the...
document
Draft Comments and Questions of the East Palo Alto Overall Economic Development Committee Regarding the University Center Development Project
Draft of the comments and questions of the East Palo Alto Overall Economic Development Committee regarding the University Center Development Project....
document
Final Supplement to the University Circle Redevelopment Plan Environmental Impact Report
Full Final Supplement to the University Circle Redevelopment Plan Environmental Impact Report, prepared for the City of East Palo Alto. Includes an...
document
Draft of the Replacement Housing Plan
Full draft of the Replacement Housing Plan, created by the redevelopment agency of EPA for the University Circle project. Includes an introduction, general...
document
Draft of the University Circle Specific Plan
Full draft of the University Circle Specific Plan. Includes an introduction, land use regulations, development standards and criteria, the implementation...
newspaper
Whiskey Gulch Project: East P.A. Has the Right - Peninsula Times Tribune
Letter to the editor from Ray and Peggy Kramer about payola being offered to EPA as an inducement to treat Whiskey Gulch with special interest group wishes....
document
Proposal for the University Centre from De Monet Industries
Contents of the De Monet Industries proposal. Includes large format photographs of various models, renderings, and perspectives of the project, the EPA...
newspaper
To Developer De Monet: Whiskey Gulch – A Perfect 10 - Peninsula Times Tribune
Article about Joaquin De Monet and De Monet Industries' vision for the Whiskey Gulch redevelopment project. Includes details of the development proposal and...
newspaper
New Look for Whiskey Gulch? - San Jose Mercury News
Article about the De Monet Industries' proposal to replace Whiskey Gulch with a new retail and office development. Discusses Joaquin De Monet as a person,...
newspaper
Merchants Worry They Won't Survive - San Jose Mercury News
Article about the De Monet proposal to demolish Whiskey Gulch shops and develop a new office and retail center. Gives the perspective of Whiskey Gulch shop...
document
East Palo Alto Redevelopment Agency Proposed Program Budget, Fiscal Year 1990-1991
Full proposed program budget for the EPA Redevelopment Agency for the 1990-1991 fiscal year. Includes a summary of revenue and expenditures, the program...
newspaper
Development Knocks on East P.A.'s Door - San Jose Mercury News
Article about the city of EPA being open to redevelopment of land to the east of highway 101 and north of the Ravenswood High School site. This site is in...
newspaper
East P.A. Takes Aim at Blight - San Jose Mercury News
Article about the EPA City Council forming a redevelopment agency and adopting a plan to overhaul the city. Mentions hesitancy to develop the Whiskey Gulch...
newspaper
Car Dealers Looking at East Palo Alto as Site for 'Auto Mall' - Times Tribune
Article about EPA being a possible location for south San Mateo County's first auto mall, proposed by auto dealer John Anderson. The proposal was to be...
document
Common Ground Newsletter - December 2001
December 2001 issue of the Common Ground Newsletter on EPA's housing and community issues. Includes updates on the University Circle project area, the...
oral-history
Verna Winston Interview
Interview of Verna Winston by Dianne Otterby. Topics discussed include: coming to EPA in 1954, gardening, Japanese residents, housing in the Gardens...
document
Community Visioning Demonstration Week Schedule
Documentation on the Community Visioning Demonstration Week. Includes a form letter to send to community leaders about design facilitator Ron Morgan and his...
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
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...
document
Summons for the City of East Palo Alto, City Council, and the Redevelopment Agency being sued by the Industrial Development and Employment Association of East Palo Alto
Judicial summons for the City of East Palo Alto, City Council, and the Redevelopment Agency of the City of East Palo Alto being sued by the Industrial...
document
General Plan Amendment Related to the Industrial Section and the Four Corners Section
General Plan Amendment Related to the Industrial Section and the Four Corners Section. Includes a purpose and scope of the amendment, land use element...
document
Proposal for State of California Department of Commerce Office of Business Development Grant for Redevelopment Plan Preparation for the City of East Palo Alto Ravenswood Industrial Park Study Area
Proposal for State of California Department of Commerce Office of Business Development Grant for Redevelopment Plan Preparation for the City of East Palo...
document
Memo on Activities of the Special Blue Ribbon Committee to Review Sun Microsystems' Proposal for the Ravenswood Industrial Park
Memo to EPA City Manager Stanley Hall from Foster Curry about activities of the Special Blue Ribbon Committee to review Sun Microsystems' proposal for...
document
Memo from City Manager Stanley Hall to EPA City Council about Communications Regarding the Future Development of the Ravenswood Industrial Park
Memo from EPA City Manager Stanley Hall to EPA City Council about communications regarding the future development of the Ravenswood Industrial Park. Includes...
document
Order Denying Plaintiff's Motion for Temporary Restraining Order in Mikel Manual v. City of East Palo Alto
Full order denying plaintiff's motion for temporary restraining order in Mikel Manual v. City of East Palo Alto by the US District Court Northern District of...
document
Final Report: Analysis of Option for Ravenswood Industrial Park Area
Final Report of the Analysis of Option for Ravenswood Industrial Park Area, prepared by the Citizens Task Force to Study a Master Plan Development for the...
document
Agenda for the East Palo Alto Citizen's Task Force to Study a Master Plan Development for the Ravenswood Industrial Park Area
Agenda for the East Palo Alto Citizen's Task Force to study a Master Plan Development for the Ravenswood Industrial Park Area, Includes the selection of a...
newspaper
Premature Potshots - Peninsula Times Tribune
Editorial critics and proponents to build a new Giants stadium in East Palo Alto on Bay Road. Mentions potential conflicts and protests from the Palo Alto...
newspaper
New Plan to Entice the Giants - South China Morning Post
Excerpt from the South China Morning Post about the EPA City Council formalizing an agreement with the county and Giants stadium task force to study the...
document
Various papers related to the designation of a survey area at University and Bay Road site
Packet of various papers related to the designation of a survey area at University and Bay Road site. Includes the meeting agenda for the East Palo Alto...
document
East Palo Alto Developer Questionnaire
Series of 43 questions for potential developers interested in projects in East Palo Alto.
document
Draft of Community Development Program Proposed Priorities
Draft of the proposed priorities for the EPA Community Development Program. Includes priorities for the first, second, and third years, including shopping...
document
Draft Letter for CityConnection - 1987
Excerpt of drafted Mayor Mouton letter likely for a 1987 CityConnection newsletter. Discusses the De Monet proposal for the 1900 block of University and the...
document
Materials related to an upcoming visit from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development and an Application for Technical Assistance funds
Letter from EPA City Manager Stanley Hall and US Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Jack Kemp regarding an upcoming visit. Includes an...
document
Accountants' Report and Combined Financial Statements for the City of East Palo Alto - June 1984
Accountants' report and combined financial statements for the City of East Palo Alto, compiled by Morris, Davis & Company. Includes the Auditor's report,...
document
How Peninsula cities invest their money - The Peninsula Times Tribune
Article about how various Peninsula cities, including EPA, invest their idle funds.
newspaper
Proponents Campaign for New Stadium - The San Mateo Times
An article from the San Mateo Times about the formation of a citizen task force to address opposition to the San Mateo County Stadium Task Force exploring...
newspaper
Mayor Coats Accuses Councilman Bill Vines of 'Misinformation' - East Palo Alto Post
Article by Mayor Warnell Coats responding to previously published article containing 'misinformation' that was written by Bill Vines. Discusses "expensive...
newspaper
Federal Officials Visit East Palo Alto - Palo Alto Weekly
Article about representatives of almost a dozen federal agencies meeting with EPA city officials during a federal summit meeting to help find ways for the...
document
Flyer for Cooley Landing City Council Study Session
Flyer for three Cooley Landing study sessions organized by the EPA City Council. Features map of the area and information in English and Spanish.
document
Letter and Preliminary Agreement from Sun Microsystems, Inc. about Developing the East Palo Alto Business Park
Letter from Sun Microsystems Vice President Crawford Beveridge to EPA Mayor William Vines and the City Council about the company's interest in redeveloping...
document
Responses to Written Objections/Comments Received on the Ravenswood Redevelopment Plan
Responses to written objections and comments received on the Ravenswood Redevelopment Plan. Includes letters from San Francisco Bay Conservation and...
document
Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Ravenswood Industrial Area Redevelopment Plan and General Plan Amendment
Full draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Ravenswood Industrial Area Redevelopment Plan and General Plan Amendment. Prepared by the City of EPA...
newspaper
East Palo Alto: 5 Years Old & Coming of Age - Times Tribune
Article about the growth of EPA throughout its first 5 years as an incorporated city. Focuses on the optimism and plans of EPA's City Planning Department.
document
East Palo Alto 2000 Committee Final Report
Final report and introductory memo to the City Council from the East Palo Alto 2000 Committee, a group of people from city boards and commissions, local...
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