By 1992, the city had gained a reputation of being the U.S. "murder capital" and was the nation's leader in per capita murders that year with 42 for a population of just 24,000.
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1983About the City For most of its history, East Palo Alto was part of unincorporated San Mateo County. As such, it did not have an official boundary until it incorporated in 1983. However, the area historically regarded as East Palo Alto was much larger than the city's current 2.5 square miles.
2.64 mi²East Palo Alto / Area
Lisa Gauthier, Vice President of Partner Success at the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, is an elected Council Member and former two-time Mayor of the City of East Palo Alto in the 24th Assembly District.
Eighteen percent of East Palo Alto residents live below the poverty line and the average yearly income per person is $18,385, according to the US Census.
Cities in the Bay Area like East Palo Alto, are suffering due to these tech companies because of a sudden burst of economic development. This has led to heavy gentrification and displacement as long-time residents cannot keep up in what is a historically low-income community that no one would invest in.
Situated in San Mateo County and adjacent to much more affluent neighborhoods, East Palo Alto is often described as one of Silicon Valley's safe havens from skyrocketing living expenses.
Living in East Palo Alto offers residents an urban suburban mix feel and most residents rent their homes. In East Palo Alto there are a lot of coffee shops and parks. Many families live in East Palo Alto and residents tend to be liberal. The public schools in East Palo Alto are highly rated.
11.65%East Palo Alto Demographics White: 35.42% Black or African American: 11.65% Asian: 5.05%
El Palo Alto simply means “the tall tree” in Spanish. The name is believed to originate with the 1769 expedition of Gaspar de Portola (1716-1786), later governor of the Spanish territories in California.
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To manage, enforce and resolve vehicle parking regulations and issues in an effort to facilitate the timely movement of vehicles and provide for public safety within the City of Palo Alto.
Officer Gene Clifton died as a result of a gunshot wound received on October 1, 1971. Officer Clifton was fatally wounded during a joint operation with the Federal Bureau of Narcotics and the Palo Alto Police Department. A team of officers were attempting to execute a search warrant at a residence. The officers were already inside the residence when a suspect fired shots at the officers and ran into a bedroom. Officer Clifton was standing outside the bedroom when the suspect continued shooting, and a bullet went through the wall and struck him in the abdomen.#N#Officer Clifton had served with the Palo Alto Police Department for four years. He was survived by his wife, parents, and two sisters.#N#Read more about Officer Gene Clifton.
Reserve Officer Theodore Brassinga was accidentally shot and killed during a multi-agency training exercise aboard an Amtrak train for the 1994 World Cup Soccer tournament. The officers in the exercise were supposed to have unloaded weapons. Officer Brassinga had served with the agency for one year.
Pardini also worked the streets, knocking on doors in neighborhoods with his commanders and other officers to introduce himself and to listen to residents' concerns. Over time, residents came to trust the department. The tip line, which had been silent for so long, began to light up.
Alanna Stevenson, 15, and East Palo Alto police Chief Albert Pardini share a moment of silence for eight minutes and 46 seconds with hundreds of protesters at Bell Street Park in East Palo Alto on June 3.
After the city was labeled the country's per-capita murder capital in the 1990s, Bains and other faith leaders began working together with nonprofit groups, including One East Palo Alto, to change policing in the city. Bains established a chaplain cy to bridge the gap between law enforcement and the community.
One notorious group, who called themselves the "Wolf Pack," beat people and shook down drug dealers. In a story in the Palo Alto Weekly at the time, resident Elaine Crooks said she implored police officers "Please don't kill my son, let him go," after they beat her son in front of her.
Photo by Magali Gauthier. Pardini also worked the streets, knocking on doors in neighborhoods with his commanders and other officers to introduce himself and to listen to residents' concerns. Over time, residents came to trust the department. The tip line, which had been silent for so long, began to light up.
JT Faraji, founder of Tha Hood Squad Art Collective and The Real Community Coalition, a grassroots social justice organization, said East Palo Alto is probably better than most cities as far as community policing goes.
East Palo Alto police Sgt. Matafanua Lualemaga talks to James Harris, the senior operations director at the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula, outside of the club's East Palo Alto location on June 10. Photo by Magali Gauthier.