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Remnant of Utopian Colony: E. Palo Alto farm faces threat - San Mateo County Times
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Remnant of Utopian Colony: E. Palo Alto farm faces threat - San Mateo County Times
Article about the rural feel of the Weeks Neighborhood in East Palo Alto and the economic pressure to build housing in the area. Includes possible...
Organic Gardens Yield Harvest of Well-Being - San Jose Mercury News
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Organic Gardens Yield Harvest of Well-Being - San Jose Mercury News
Article about the EPA Community Garden on Weeks Street.
Bay Area Action Newsletter - Vol. 6, No. 4
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Bay Area Action Newsletter - Vol. 6, No. 4
Excerpts from Action Newsletter with content about the new East Palo Alto Community Garden and the Weeks Street Garden. Also includes an update about the EPA...
How Our Gardens Grow! - Bay Area Action Newsletter
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How Our Gardens Grow! - Bay Area Action Newsletter
Article with updates on the EPA Weeks Street Community Garden and the Midtown Garden.
Urban Garden Blossoms: Green Space Brings Neighbors Together in East P.A - San Francisco Chronicle
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Urban Garden Blossoms: Green Space Brings Neighbors Together in East P.A - San Francisco Chronicle
Article about the creation and blossoming of EPA's Weeks Street Community Garden.
East Palo Alto Parks, Recreation and Open Space Recommendations
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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...
The Story of Ravenswood, Our First Peninsula Town - Peninsula Living
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The Story of Ravenswood, Our First Peninsula Town - Peninsula Living
Article documenting the establishment of the Ravenswood Wharf and the Ravenswood township. Includes photos of Clarence Kavanaugh in the Baylands area that...
Happy Bird Presentation
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Happy Bird Presentation
Photographs from a performance by Happy Bird, organized by the EPA Library in the late 1990s. The performance took place in the EPA community room.
Bay Area Action Newsletter - Vol. 7, No. 1
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Bay Area Action Newsletter - Vol. 7, No. 1
Excerpt from the Bay Area Action Newsletter that covers the East Palo Alto Community Garden and the Midtown Garden, and conflict between EPA residents and...
History of Business Development in East Palo Alto, California
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History of Business Development in East Palo Alto, California
A brief written history of business development in EPA, including sections on the land inhabitants prior to incorporation into the USA, the Spanish land...
Young Girl in Garden
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Young Girl in Garden
Photograph of young Kesaia Kaufusi in a tomato garden on the corder of Fordham and Notre Dame.
The Groom Gets Groomed - Peninsula Times Tribune
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The Groom Gets Groomed - Peninsula Times Tribune
Photograph of Jettie Walker, advisor of the EPA 4-H Club helping a student fix their uniform during a livestock show and auction at the San Mateo County...
History of East Palo Alto and Palo Alto Park
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History of East Palo Alto and Palo Alto Park
History of EPA and Palo Alto Park from 1853 to 1944 with a heavy focus on the agricultural and industrial nature of the land now occupied by EPA.
A Sunday with Wangari Maathai Ceremonial Tree Planting Program
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A Sunday with Wangari Maathai Ceremonial Tree Planting Program
Program from the ceremonial tree planting with Nobel Laureate Wangari Maathai. The ceremonial tree planting was organized by Canopy as a part of their 10th...
A Sunday with Wangari Maathai Photo Book
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A Sunday with Wangari Maathai Photo Book
Photographs from a compiled photo book of Noble Laureate Wangari Maathai's visit to East Palo Alto and ceremonial tree planting. The tree planting ceremony...
Stan Otani Interview
oral-history
Stan Otani Interview
Interview of Stan Otani by Dianne Otterby. Topics include family arriving in East Palo Alto after being interned during World War II, family buying property...
Verna Winston Interview
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...
Flyer for EPA Public Works Spring Compost Giveaway
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Flyer for EPA Public Works Spring Compost Giveaway
Flyer advertising a Spring Compost Giveaway for EPA residents at the YMCA pool parking lot. Event was organized by the EPA Public Works Department.
He's Finally Manufacturing Garden Cart - Palo Alto Times
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He's Finally Manufacturing Garden Cart - Palo Alto Times
Article about EPA resident Calvin Gibson inventing a "gravity balanced" wheelbarrow and finally finding a manufacturer for the product. Gibson created the...
Nursery Owners Upset Over Utility Users' Tax - Palo Alto Times
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Nursery Owners Upset Over Utility Users' Tax - Palo Alto Times
Article about the fallout from the EPA City Council approving a 5% surcharge tax on utilities. Includes comments from Frank and Mike Siri of Siri Brothers...
Horsin' Around at O.D.S Ranch - The Buffalo Soldier
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Horsin' Around at O.D.S Ranch - The Buffalo Soldier
Article from The Buffalo Soldier about O.D. Sims' horse ranch in rural East Palo Alto. Includes a brief history of Sim's 15-horse ranch and an overview of...
E. Palo Alto Coming of Age - Painfully - San Jose Mercury News
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E. Palo Alto Coming of Age - Painfully - San Jose Mercury News
This article in the San Jose Mercury News delineates the history of East Palo Alto; starting with the founding of Ravenswood in 1949 and ending with the...
Flood Students to Get Tours of East P.A.'s Natural Beauty - Times
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Flood Students to Get Tours of East P.A.'s Natural Beauty - Times
Article about Environmental Volunteers (EV) being more active in EPA and bringing programs into local elementary schools.
East Palo Alto: History and Incorporation - a paper by David Almond
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East Palo Alto: History and Incorporation - a paper by David Almond
A paper on EPA's history and incorporation written by David Almond for a history class. Includes quotes from various news publications and an interview with...
Ravenswood Grammar School Reunion: Alumni Celebrate a Rural Past - Peninsula Times Tribune
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Ravenswood Grammar School Reunion: Alumni Celebrate a Rural Past - Peninsula Times Tribune
Article about the history of the Ravenswood Grammar School, Charles Weeks and the history of Runnymede. Upcoming Ravenswood Grammar School reunion will...
Ida Chan Interview
oral-history
Ida Chan Interview
Interview of Ida Chan by Dianne Otterby. Ida Chan, born Ida Mock in East Palo Alto in 1933, discussed the following topics: her parents arriving in East Palo...
Diana Bloch Interview
oral-history
Diana Bloch Interview
Interview of Diana Bloch by Dianne Otterby. Topics discussed include housing and the creation of the Greenwave intentional community, Bloch's journey to EPA,...
Color Me Proud: A History of East Palo Alto Coloring Book
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Color Me Proud: A History of East Palo Alto Coloring Book
A printed coloring book depicting scenes from East Palo Alto's far and recent past. Covers the Ohlone Indians, Rancho de las Pulgas, Ravenswood Port, Lester...
David & Nancy Tangitau Interview
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...
Stressing the Positive in Drug War - San Jose Mercury News
newspaper
Stressing the Positive in Drug War - San Jose Mercury News
Article about EPA's effort to combat the local drug business through recreation programs, community gardens, and counseling programs
Emily L. Hamamoto Interview
oral-history
Emily L. Hamamoto Interview
Interview of Emily Hamamoto by Meda Okelo. Topics include: arrival in Palo Alto at age five; raised in Palo Alto; became first Asian-American teacher in RCSD...
Vicki Denise Smothers Interview
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...
Celebrating Us – East Palo Alto
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Celebrating Us – East Palo Alto
A printed coloring book produced by a collaboration between the East Palo Alto Community Archive and the East Palo Alto Library. It depicts scenes from East...
Joyce King Interview
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...
East Palo Altans Struggling to Unify, Improve Community - San Jose Mercury News
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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...
Trevor Burrowes Interview
oral-history
Trevor Burrowes Interview
Interview of Trevor Burrowes by Meda Okelo. Topics discussed include the Black Power Movement, Ed Becks, Ida Berk, Nairobi College, Incorporation, the Weeks...
A History of East Palo Alto
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A History of East Palo Alto
History of EPA written and published by the ROMIC Chemical Corporation to honor EPA's 10th anniversary in July 1993. Includes sections on the changing...
Christopher Gordon Ellis Interview
oral-history
Christopher Gordon Ellis Interview
Interview of Christopher Gordon Ellis by Meda Okelo. Topics include: migration to EPA in 1977 via Detroit, the military and San Francisco; EPA community life...
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