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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
epa government elections
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
Ben Ahmad Campaigning for EPA City Council
Photograph of Ben Ahmad campaigning for EPA City Council. Ahmad is wearing a button promoting his campaign.
document
William C. Woodard Campaign Mailer
Mailer from the campaign for William C. Woodard for EPA City Council. Includes a short letter from Woodard, a list of his endorsements and qualifications,...
document
Invitation to Campaign Kick Off and Fundraiser for Stephenie Smith & Myesha Mouton
Invitation to a campaign kickoff and fundraiser event for Stephenie Smith & Myesha Mouton running for EPA Sanitary District Board. Event was held at the...
document
Brochure for Marilu Serrano for EPA City Council
Brochure encouraging EPA residents to vote for youth advocate Marilu Serrano for the EPA City Council. Includes a statement from Serrano on her background,...
newspaper
Ballot Measures Winners - Peninsula Times Tribune
Article about the strong voter turnout in the EPA April 10, 1984 election.
document
Poster: "Measure A Victimizes All the People of East Palo Alto"
Poster against Barbara Mouton and Measure A.
document
"SAVE OUR CITY" Leaflet
This leaflet urges against voting for three candidates to the East Palo Alto City Council because said candidates are landlords.
document
Letter from Duane Bay Following Election
Letter from Duane Bay to his constituents following his successful election to EPA City Council. Includes sections on strategy, volunteers, programs, money...
document
Special City Council Meeting Agenda - December 4, 2002
Agenda for a Special City Council Meeting on December 4, 2002 to approve and certify the results of the municipal election in EPA On November 5, 2002. This...
document
Hot Card' from Duane Bay's Campaign
Bright red 'Hot Card' distributed to EPA constituents by Duane Bay during his campaign kickoff event for City Council. Constituents were invited to bring...
document
Mouton 1986 Election Promises
List of priorities for political action for Barbara Mouton during her 1986 election for EPA City Council. Mentions rent control and housing, senior citizen...
document
Re-Election Letter from Barbara Mouton and the Committee to Re-Elect Barbara Mouton
Letter from Barbara Mouton and the Committee to Re-Elect Barbara Mouton that discusses her past 7 years on the EPA City Council and her decision to run for...
document
"10 reasons to recall Coats and Johnson" Pamphlet
Pamphlet from the EPA City Council, Operation Community Shield with a list of ten reasons to recall Coats and Johnson.
newspaper
EPA Voters OK Taxes - Peninsula Times Tribune
EPA voters voted to pay off city deficit and rent control was favored by a considerable margin.
document
EPA Special Municipal Election Results 1989
EPA Special Municipal Election Results from 1989
newspaper
In E. Palo Alto, Courage - Peninsula Times Tribune
Editorial about the people of EPA approving Measure A, a local tax to help fund the new city government.
newspaper
Council Counting on Voters - Peninsula Times Tribune
Article about EPA City Council hoping to approve a supplemental tax with the passage of measure A, which would bring in about 900k of additional revenue for...
document
Arguments For & Against 1988 Election Measure C
Arguments for and against Measure C prepared by EPA City Councilmembers Barbara Mouton, Ruben Abrica, and John Bostic. Measure C was on the 1988 election...
document
Cops awaiting a big raise - Daily News
Article about the City Council raising police officers' salaries 13%, putting them in line with other Bay Area police officers. If Measure H passes, adding a...
newspaper
Election Shows Landlord Group's Weakness - Peninsula Times Tribune
Article about the EPA election and passage of rent control Measure A. Discusses the campaigning work of the EPA Private Property Rights Committee and...
newspaper
Utility Tax Wins in East Palo Alto Squeaker - Palo Alto Weekly
Brief write up on Measure H, the ratification of a utility users tax worth about $1 million/year, passing by a margin of 26 votes. Discusses the city's tight...
newspaper
East Palo Alto Voters OK Rent Control in Small Turnout - San Jose Mercury News
Article about Measure A, a measure dealing with EPA rent control, passing during a special election. Includes quotes from EPA City Councilman Ruben Abrica.
newspaper
Anti-Rent Control Fights Expected to Survive East Palo Alto Vote - San Jose Mercury News
Article about the 1984 election results that upheld EPA's rent control law. Mentions the bill's sponsor, Jack Orr, and his efforts at similar measures in...
newspaper
Money Measures Win in Atherton, E. Palo Alto - SF Examiner
Article about the EPA rent control measures that passed during the 1984 election. This measure, which passed by 57.3% of votes, kept controls on large rental...
document
Poster: Collapse of Communism, Vote Yes for Measure B
This is a scan of posters that say "Collapse of Communism in China, Poland, and the Soviet Union" and then "Vote YES for Measure B for our homes and for our...
newspaper
Unofficial Final Election Results - The Peninsula Times Tribune
Unofficial election results for EPA Measure A on rent control and register of violent crimes and residential burglaries.
clothing
Rent Stabilization & Eviction for Good Cause T-Shirt
T-shirt supporting Rent Stabilization & Eviction for Good Cause with an urge to vote against Measure E.
newspaper
East P.A. to Decide Fate of Utility Tax - San Jose Mercury News
Article about EPA voters deciding whether or not to continue paying a utility users tax that added about $1 million to the city's annual budget. Discusses...
newspaper
East P.A. Voters Approve Tax - San Jose Mercury News
Article about EPA voters voting yes on Measure A, a tax, and rejecting Measure B, which limited rent control.
document
Flyer to Vote No on Measure A, a Rent Control Ordinance
A flyer containing reasons to vote no on Measure A, a rent control ordinance related to low income housing and senior accommodations. Paid for by the Tenants...
document
EPA Councilwoman Wilks Will Not Run for Re-Election - Peninsula Times Tribune
Article about EPA City Councilwoman and former EPA Municipal Councilwoman Gertrude Wilks not seeking re-election following the formation of the foundational...
photo-gallery
Election Day - 1996
Photographs from election night 1996 featuring Mary Bay, Duane L. Bay, Duane G. Bay, Barbara Noparstak, Michael Haas, William Webster, and Dee Uhila.
document
Council hopeful gets support from local officials - Palo Alto Daily News
Article about the candidates for the two open East Palo Alto City Council seats in the November, 5, 2002 election. Includes whether the candidates are likely...
document
Court Skinner for EPA City Council Flyer
Flyer in English and Spanish encouraging people to vote for Court Skinner for EPA City Council. Lists Skinner's involvement in the EPA community and causes...
newspaper
7 Seek to Lead a City in Transition - Palo Alto Weekly
Profile of the seven EPA City Council candidates - Lisa Gauthier, Steward Hyland, Webster Lincoln, Antonio Lopez, Juan Mendez, Larry Moody, and Carlos...
document
Vote No on I and J and Yes on H in East Palo Alto - San Jose Mercury News
Editorial opinion from the San Jose Mercury News staff about measures in EPA during the upcoming election. Measure I would allocate 10% of the Four Seasons...
newspaper
East P.A. Ballot is Battleground for Utility, Hotel Taxes - San Mateo County Times
Article about Measures H, I, and J on the upcoming EPA ballot. Measure I would allocate 10% of the Four Seasons hotel tax (about $200,00/year) to children...
document
Why You Should Vote For Our Slate
Document likely written by Barbara Mouton containing political accomplishments of the EPA City Council since incorporation. Mentions work done to combat drug...
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
Flyers from the Tenants and Homeowners for Fair Housing about Measure A
Flyers from the Tenants and Homeowners for Fair Housing urging people to vote yes on Measure A, a rent stabilization ordinance that protected renters rights.
document
Letter from ROMIC to residents about EPA City Council's Vote on ROMIC
Letter from ROMIC's H.M. Schnenider to EPA residents ahead of the 1991 election to recall Warnell Coats and Pat Johnson. Letter claims to share "the true...
document
Sample Ballot for the November 2002 General Election
Sample Ballot for the November 2002 General Election in EPA. Includes candidates' statements for members of the Ravenswood City School District, the...
document
Executive seeks 4-year term - Palo Alto Times
Article about Ralph Cahn running for a four-year term on the Ravenswood City School District (elementary) Board of Trustees. Cahn was seeking one of the...
document
Seeks parents' school views - Palo Alto Times
Article about Gerald Marer running for a position on the Board of Trustees of the Ravenswood City School District (elementary).
document
Bloc seeks east-of-Bayshore shift - Palo Alto Times
Article about a move to shift the power balance in the Ravenswood City School District (elementary) Board of Trustees to east of Bayshore in the April 20...
document
3 candidates form slate - Palo Alto Times
Article about Syrtiller Kabat, Walter Randall, and Robert (Bob) Hoover forming a slate for the Ravenswood City School District (elementary) Board of Trustees.
document
Housewife lists Ravenswood goals - Palo Alto Times
Article about the campaign of Betty Johnson of Menlo Park running for the board of the Ravenswood City School District (elementary).
document
Residents to press for transfer from Ravenswood to Menlo schools - Palo Alto Times
Article about Suburban Park residents trying to transfer school districts from Ravenswood City School District (elementary) to Menlo Park City School...
document
Flyer to Re-Elect Myrtle Walker to the Ravenswood School Board
Flyer to re-elect Myrtle Walker to the Ravenswood School Board. Lists Myrtle Walker's political achievements and campaign promises as. Includes a call for...
oral-history
Court Skinner Interview
Interview of Loren "Court" Skinner by Meda Okelo. Topics include: how he came to EPA in 1988; property values then, perception of EPA in the 1980s, his...
document
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
'No' on H, 'Yes' on I and J - unknown publication
Editorial opinion for upcoming measures H, I, and J on the EPA ballot in 2002. Measure I would allocate 10% of the Four Seasons hotel tax (about...
newspaper
Options East Palo Alto Faces - Times Tribune
Article about the possible bankruptcy of EPA.
oral-history
Dr. Omowale Satterwhite Interview
Interview of Omowale Satterwhite by Jesse Norfleet about the Nairobi movement. Topics include: his migration to EPA, attending Stanford, involvement with...
newspaper
Selections from The Peninsula Bulletin Vol 6, No 42
Articles from the East of Bayshore Section covering the success of the Ravenswood swim program at Ravenswood Pool, an upcoming party for Ravenswood City...
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...
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,...
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...
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,...
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