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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
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Redevelopment head leaves post - Daily News
Article about Redevelopment manager Ricardo Noguera resigning to move to Florida to be with his family
newspaper
Here are Alto Park's Articles of Incorporation - Ravenswood Post
Article publishing Alto Park Community Council organizing group's articles of incorporation.
newspaper
Alto Park Unit Sets Aug. Date for Meeting - unknown publication
Article about a general meeting of the Alto Park Community Council being scheduled. This Community Council was created to serve the people of East Palo Alto,...
newspaper
Measure A Would Give East Palo Alto a Needed Boost in Funding - Peninsula Times Tribune
This article in the Peninsula Times Tribune argues that Measure A, which would instate a city tax, "provides badly needed funds to provide more services to...
document
Form to Request Refund of General Excise Tax Established by Ordinance 104
Letter to tax payers proposing they participate in legal proceedings against a possibly unconstitutional general excise tax established by ordinance 104....
document
City of East Palo Alto Comprehensive Economic Strategy Program
A comprehensive economic strategy and Municipal Business Plan to "guide City municipal operations from its current status to a more functional city, insuring...
newspaper
24 of East Palo Alto's 110 Employees Get Layoff Notices - Times Tribune
Article about 24 EPA employees being laid off due to emergency budget cuts to help bail out the city from financial problems. Includes comments from City...
newspaper
Options East Palo Alto Faces - Times Tribune
Article about the possible bankruptcy of EPA.
newspaper
Here are Alto Park Council's Proposed By-Laws - Ravenswood Post
Ten proposed bylaws articles for the Alto Park Community Council organizing group. Articles cover corporate powers, office, executive council, officers,...
newspaper
Luncheon to Honor EPA Councilman Jackson
Article about EPA Municipal Council member and OICW Board of Directors Chairman Clarence Jackson Jr. being honored by the directors of OICW at a luncheon....
newspaper
Goode Named to University Post - Peninsula Times Tribune
Article about former EPA Municipal Council administrative officer Kenneth Goode being appointed to the assistant vice-president of the State University of...
newspaper
Minding the Future - Palo Alto Times
Photograph of EPA Municipal Council chairman Henry Anthony looking out over the Baylands. Article is part of the Biographies binder compiled by the EPA...
document
Agenda for the East Palo Alto Community Plan Workshop
Agenda for the EPA Community Plan Workshop, moderated by Chairperson Barbara Mouton. Agenda included: welcome and introduction, summary of preliminary draft...
newspaper
U.S. Census Overlooks E. Palo Alto - Peninsula Times Tribune
Article about the 19,000 residents of East Palo Alto being overlooked by the 1980 census. Continuation not included.
document
Letter from Berkeley Driessel to Mr Sorenson about Henry Anthony
Letter from Berkeley Driessel to a Mr. Sorenson about councilman Henry Anthony violating the Brown Act during a recent EPA Municipal Council closed session...
newspaper
Summary of Municipal Council Activities April 23 - May 1
Memo from Administrative Officer Victor James to Mayor Barbara Mouton with a summary of Municipal Council meetings during the week of April 23 to May 1, 1981.
newspaper
Council Gets Pay Warning - Peninsula Times Tribune
Article about San Mateo County Supervisor John Ward issuing a warning of suspension of pay and powers to the EPA Municipal Council.
newspaper
A Truce on Vacancies? - Peninsula Times Tribune
Comment section about the relocation of Municipal Council members A. Berkeley Driessel and Bradford Stamper and their relinquishing of their council...
document
Resignation Letter of A. Berkley Driessel from the East Palo Alto Municipal Council
Resignation letter of A. Berkley Driessel from the East Palo Alto Municipal Council
document
East Palo Alto Municipal Council Policy Issues
Memo from San Mateo County Manager David Nichols to the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors with a report on policy issues within the East Palo Alto...
document
Campaign Literature for Barbara Mouton for EPA Municipal Council
Campaign literature and political promises for EPA Municipal Council candidate Barbara Mouton
document
Campaign Letter for the EPA Municipal Council from Barbara Mouton
Political appeal letter from Barbara Mouton campaigning for the district four seat on the EPA Municipal Council. Mentions her interest in single parent...
document
Issue Abstract for the East Palo Alto Planning Effort
Issue Abstract for the East Palo Alto Planning effort, including major issues, criteria applied, present situations, major options, and summary of findings.
document
Blank East Palo Alto Municipal Council Letterhead
East Palo Alto Municipal Council letterhead featuring the seal of the County of San Mateo and the following municipal council members: Henry Anthony, A....
newspaper
East Palo Alto Dream: Key Week for Cooley Landing Harbor Plan - Palo Altan
Article about a new Bay Harbor proposal in the Cooley Landing area of EPA called "Cooley Harbor." The proposal, championed by Jay Thorwaldson of Palo Alto,...
newspaper
There's a Surprise for Ken Goode - Peninsula Times Tribune
Article about the EPA Municipal Council accepting the resignation of Ken Goode 10 month prior to his anticipated departure date.
document
East Palo Alto Expenditures and Operating Expenses for Fiscal Year 1983-1984
Approved vs. unaudited actual expenditures for the 1982-1983 fiscal year compared to the department requests for the 1983-1984 fiscal year budget. Includes...
document
What's What in East Palo Alto - Governance, Education, Housing, Utilities
Information guide and community resource directory for East Palo Alto compiled and published by Jatelo Productions. Includes background information and...
document
Brochure for Ruben Abrica for East Palo Alto Municipal Council
Brochure urging people to vote Ruben Abrica into the East Palo Alto Municipal Council during the November 1982 election. Lists Abrica's professional...
photograph
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.
photo-gallery
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.
photo-gallery
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.
photograph
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.
document
"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...
document
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.
document
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!"
document
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...
3d-object
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.
document
Discussion questions related to Public Works and street lighting in East Palo Alto.
Discussion questions related to County Public Works and street lighting in East Palo Alto. These questions were used by Barbara Mouton for the discussion at...
document
Analysis of Report on Funding and Operation of Street Lighting
Analysis of EPA Municipal Council meetings and reports related to the funding and operation of street lighting from August 1980 to April 1981.
document
Letters and petitions related to sidewalk construction on Dumbarton Avenue
Letter from Syrtiller Kabat to the EPA Municipal Council with a petition (address redacted for safety) attached related to the construction of sidewalks...
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
Palo Alto Officials Urge Assistance for East Palo Alto - Palo Alto Times
Article about EPA being under resourced and how neighboring communities could do a better job of supporting EPA's development efforts. Discusses impact 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
document
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...
document
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...
document
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...
document
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...
document
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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