West Side Stories		The New Americans
Why I Reside On The West Side A new EPA.net column by Maureen Pattarelli I have been an East Palo Alto resident for nearly nine years. Before that, I spent several years doing community work here. I never planned to live here this long, but well, the allure of small town living while still being in the Bay Area was too appealing for me, even given East Palo Alto’s many problems! In this column, West Side Stories, I will be exploring the many facets of living on the West Side, from the history of Whiskey Gulch with its card clubs, barbecue joints and barbershops to the construction of The Four Seasons hotel, and everything in between. I welcome all ideas, feedback, historical (and hysterical) tidbits and leads pertinent to life here on the West Side Click to read more...		Public television series tells immigrants' stories La serie pública de televisión cuenta las historias del inmigrante national broadcast seeks to build dialog between established residents and more recent arrivals Everywhere in the world the same story is taking place. Immigrants from developing countries of Latin America, Africa, Asia and the Pacific are seeking better lives in the United States, Europe, Canada and elsewhere. Currently in the US the number of foreign-born residents and their children is around 56 million. Click to read more...

Ecumenical Hunger Program Opens Technology Access Point		Reversing History: The Dumbarton Dialogue Project
Come to March 25th "Threads 650" Neighborhood Celebration and EHP TAP Grand Opening! The ninth and last Technology Access Point (TAP) has just opened at Ecumenical Hunger Program(EHP), recently moved into its new permanent location at 2411 Pulgas Avenue between Weeks and Bay. EHP had been interested in becoming a TAP earlier, but was in the midst of moving at that point. Now they have a spacious new facility for their 10 desktop computer lab. Maleah Choi, EHP Assistant Director and TAP Resource Navigator, spoke about the significance of the TAP for the organization. "We're very excited. We have a lot of single Mom's who have nowhere to do their resumes and look for jobs. We have students with no computers at home to do homework, and it's required now that you do your homework on it. So it provides a lot of opportunities for our clients." Click to read more...		Residents Needed to Participate in University / 101 Traffic Academy Project to ensure East Palo Alto has a "seat at the table" in regional traffic planning By Surlene Grant For East Palo Alto, geography has been destiny. Set midway between San Jose and San Francisco at the narrowest part of the Bay, East Palo Alto is bisected both north-south by the 101 Freeway and east-west by the University Avenue corridor linking to the Dumbarton Bridge. Since the earlier Bayshore Highway split East Palo Alto in the 1920s, the community has had little say about how its 2.5 square mile territory has been utilized to meet regional traffic needs. But now all this is about to change. Click to read more...
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