Members from the Pacific Islander community in East Palo Alto, CA expressed their outrage over the drug raids that took place at several family homes in the city. The raids were carried out in the wee hours of November 3, 2009 with a warrant that was executed by the U.S. Justice Department. Community residents spoke on the day of the raids before the East Palo Alto City Council to lodge their protests and concerns about what they considered an unjustifiable event. This video excerpt shows what...
The Fair Rent Coalition, an East Palo Alto tenants organization, made an informative and comprehensive presentation to the East Palo Alto City Council at the council's regular meeting on Tuesday, September 15. The coalition was represented by Matthew Fremont and Chris Lund who brought the council up-to-date on the critical housing issues affecting the city's rental tenants. Their presentation focused primarily on the tenants who live in Page Mill Properties' 1,700 units on the west side of Eas...
At the September 15, 2009 East Palo Alto City Council meeting, the City manager Alvin James dropped a bombshell in stating that he would retire. His statement came after East Palo Alto's Mayor Ruben Abrica stated that James and the East Plo Alto City Council failed to reach an agreement during contract negotiations over his continued employment. This video excerpt is presented courtesy of the Media Center in Palo Alto. To get more information about the city of East Palo Alto, go to the website...
Community organizers and several young people made a request to the East Palo Alto City Council on May 19, asking that it allocate funding to support the city's Summer Employment Program. This video shows the presentation that the group made. This selection is excerpted from the complete video that was made of the East Palo Alto City Council's May 19 meeting. This excerpt was made with the permission of the City of East Palo Alto and the Midpeninsula Community Media Center in Palo Alto. It is ...
The Mayor of East Palo Alto, CA delivered his State of the City Address on Monday, May 4, 2009 and shared the city's mission statement along with its goals and objectives. This video presents the mayor's address. For more information about this video, go to the East Palo Alto Today newspaper's website, www.epatoday.orgMany thanks to the City of East Palo Alto and the Midpeninsula Community Media Center for making this video available.