"We Have Become the Change We Wanted to See"		Born to Lead
2004 City of East Palo Alto State of the City Address By Mayor Donna Rutherford In preparing for tonight’s speech, I reflected on my thirty-five years of residency and involvement in East Palo Alto and how much the City has changed; I reflected on how different of a community it is now compared to how it was ten, twenty and for sure, thirty years ago – before we were even a City. The City of East Palo Alto, like many of us, has grown older and is now, I realize, the City that we wanted it to become back then. Click to read more...		Local Entrepreneur Tells His Story By Halim Mustafa My intention in sharing this story is to serve as an inspiration to my community, especially to many of the youth whom I worked with over the years for life awareness and career motivation. It is important for them to see some closure in my life as it relates to the multitude of activities I have represented in my work for humanity that have unfolded in my life's "Cycle of Success" journey, which has taken a major span of time, energy and sacrifice. Click to read more...

"This Time We're Not Only at the Table, We're Helping to Set the Table Up"		West Side Stories
Present your ideas on traffic alternatives at a regional hearing Wednesday, March 31, 7 - 9 pm at City Hall, 2415 University Ave. By Council Member Duane Bay, City of East Palo Alto When the City was negotiating with IKEA, Council Member Sharifa Wilson and Vice Mayor Pat Foster were able to have IKEA put up some mo ney to deal with the pre- existing commuter traffic. I asked the current council to fund the "Dumbarton Dialogue Project" (aka "Traffic Academy") so East Palo A lto residents can be as e ffective as possible in the current two-county project to figure out how to deal with Dumbarton Bridge traffic. Everybody hates the bridge traffic. It's the worst for us, but Menlo Park and Palo Alto hate it too. Most people in all three cities w ould like to see a soluti on, but because money for big transportation projects is so tight, unless all three cities work together to come up with a creative so lution, we will be stuck with the traffic for decades. Click to read more...		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~Rs 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...
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