Full Representation in East Palo Alto: an Overview		Be Inspired!
By Goro Mitchell Executive Director, Community Development Institute Recently attention has been drawn to the fact that Latinos in East Palo Alto have not been represented on the City Council in proportion to their number in the City. But the issue of representation that fairly reflects demographics goes far beyond East Palo Alto. Click to read more...		Start Up Fall 2004 Entrepreneurship Training By Loretta Liu Have you ever thought about working for yourself and don't know how to get started? Make that idea work for you! Start Up is the local small business development organization that can help you turn your business ideas into reality. Click to read more...

City Of EPA Holds Garage Conversion Study Session		Patrisha Scott: Strength, Loss and Continuation
Ciudad de EPA tiene Sessión de Estudio sobre Conversiones d e Garajes By / Por Dennis J. Parker On July 28, 2004, the East Palo Alto City Council held a study session to discuss illegal garage conversions. Although this has been a continuously emotional issue, there was a great deal of consensus by the end of the meeting: Nobody wants to see people evicted from their homes. Residents need more information on how to bring their units into compliance. Residents should not be afraid to seek information from the City. Click to read more...		Fuerza, Pérdida y Continuación By / Por Mikaya Strickling Ivi, Mole, Hokoatu Ko e Tohi 'eni 'a Mikaya Strickling When I lost my mother at age 10, I couldn't help but wonder about all the things I might have said to her but never had the chance to say, such as how much I loved her. The single comfort I have had for this persistent feeling was that I was only 10-years-old at the time and how could I have known she would be leaving so soon? I saw that I was not alone in that feeling after meeting with Patrisha Scott, long-time East Palo Alto resident and director of Reclaiming Fatherhood, a program of the San Mateo County Health Services Agency for men who are parents. Click to read more...
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