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East Palo Alto Today
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Big Brother is watching
Ravneel Chaudhary - As a resident and community organizer, I have experienced firsthand how public trust in East Palo Alto is being...

Ravneel Chaudhary
Sep 63 min read
Mass deportations are not the answer
In 2024, the U.S. deported approximately 142,00 people, an increase over previous years. This year so far, according to the Transaction...
Henrietta J Burroughs
Jun 193 min read
California can’t afford to cut care
As Obesity Crushes Our Communities, California Can’t Afford to Cut Care Obesity is a structural and systemic health crisis that demands a...

Rhonda M. Smith
Jun 173 min read
The fight for fairness, representation and opportunity in East Palo Alto
East Palo Alto is a culturally rich city, home to residents who speak over 50 languages. From Pacific Islander dialects and Middle...

Gail Wilkerson Dixon
Jun 133 min read


East Palo Alto residents deserve a fair residential parking program
East Palo Alto has long distinguished itself as a city that prioritizes community engagement and collective well-being. Our residents...

Ravneel Chaudhary
May 273 min read


Five quick tips to solve gentrification
After nearly a decade of writing about the gentrification of East Palo Alto (EPA), my hope is that the next generation of youth and...

Kyra Brown
Dec 15, 20243 min read


Can We Please Leave “Plastic Pacific Islander” In 2023?
Graphic by Tonga Victoria Fakalata Each new year unfolds with a promise of surpassing the preceding one, enveloping individuals in a...
Tonga Victoria Fakalata
Jan 16, 20243 min read


6 things to know about reparations
The reparations movement is not new. Since American Freedmen (Black Americans) were emancipated from enslavement, we have demanded repair...

Yahsmeen Abdusami Oakley
Apr 12, 20234 min read


Were the activists right?
By Kyra Brown In November 2022, Meta (formerly known as Facebook) laid off 11,000 workers and Twitter laid off 3,700. In January 2023,...

Kyra Brown
Feb 24, 20234 min read
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