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       HEADLINE LOCAL NEWS: East Palo Alto's City Manager, ML Gordon, announced that he will retire at the end of February 2012.
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Nurturing Children from the Cradle to the Grave

photo of guests on Nurturing Children discussionSeated from left, Renée Glover Chantler, show host Henrietta J. Bur-roughs and Paitra Sharp. Click image or here to see more.

How do you set up a network of services within a community to nurture children from the cradle to the grave? Find out on this edition of Talking with Henrietta. Click here for more information about this show.

The Dream Act and the Dreamers
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The Dreamer Movement consists of those who support The Dream Act. But what precisely is The Dream Act and why should we care? Click here for more information about this edition of Talking with Henrietta.

The rights of crime victims and their families
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Seated from left, Rosa Gomez, Henrietta J. Burroughs and Margaret Petros. Standing from left Marcelline and Steven Combs.

Do the victims of crime have rights? If so, what are they? To get more information on this issue, which is the focus of this edition of Talking with Henrietta, click here.

A new mayor presides
New mayor selected on EPA City Council

Seated from left, East Palo Alto City Council member David Woods, Vice Mayor Ruben Abrica, Mayor Laura Martinez, and City Council members Carlos Romero and Peter Evans.

It was the twentieth item on the East Palo Alto City Council. When the council acted on the item, their decisions resulted in major changes on the council. Read about what happened here.





 

 



 


 




 

 















 






Headline Local News in EPA Today

East Palo Alto's top manager announces his retirement
After serving nineteen months as East Palo Alto's City Manager, ML Gordon told the council members, who had hired him, that he had made a decision that was “challenging for [him]... to announce to the council and to the community...." Read more here.

Neighborhood organizers attend the State of the Union address
All across the country, supporters of President Barack Obama held group meetings in their local communities to show their support for the president as he delivered his State of the Union address...." Read more here.

Is the State of California on the mend?
In his State of the State address, California's Governor, Edmund Brown, said, "California is still the land of dreams -- as well as the Dream Act...." Read his complete address here.

Gov. Edmund Brown issues proclamation honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
"I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant."..... Read more here.

Annual "Freedom Train" to run this year
The annual "Freedom Train" will run on Monday, January 16, the observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr's birthday..... Read more here.

Grants given to increase math skills
Two organizations working in East Palo Alto are the recipients of a community grant award focused on closing the achievement gap in math.... Read more here.

Toy donations are urgently needed
The East Palo Alto Police Department is planning to distribute toys to needy families and their children on Saturday, December 24. But police officials say that the department's toy chest is critically deficient..... Read more here.

Nineteen-year-old dies from gunshot wounds
A nineteen-year-old man became East Palo Alto's eighth homicide victim of the year. The young man, who has not yet been publicly identified, sustained multiple gunshot wounds and died at the scene..... Read more here.

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