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David Lewis' alleged killer is deemed competent to stand trial
Doctors declared in court today that Gregory Leon Elarms, Sr, the accused murderer of East Palo Alto activist David Lewis, was mentally competent to stand trial for Lewis' murder.....Read more here.

Enacting a law to end all racial profiling
Should racial profiling in the United States be illegal? Speakers, representing both sides of the issue testified at a United States Senate subcommittee hearing that was convened to examine this question....Read more here.

No charges to be filed in death of six-year-old
The San Mateo County District Attorney, Stephen Wagstaffe, decided not to file criminal charges against Fern White-Parker who struck and killed 6-year old Sioreli Torres as she walked to school with her mother and her two younger sisters on September 28, 2011.....Read more here.

Take Back event nets boxes of unwanted medications
Each year, millions of pounds of prescription medicines and over-the-counter drugs go into our nation's rivers and streams. Millions of pounds more end up in the hands of small children, teens and older adults who divert, misuse and abuse drugs....Read more here.

One East Palo Alto City Council member is out of the race
For several months, two East Palo Alto City Council members have been competing with six other candidates for one vacant seat on the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors. Now, one of those council members, David Woods, has been disqualified from the race....Read more here.

Opinion: It's time for "The Discussion"
As we watch the Trayvon Martin tragedy unfold, now is the time to have “the discussion” with our young male children, teens and young adults. You may be a mother, father, sister, brother, grandparent or even the friend of a young black male....Read more here.

Residents demand community benefits from Facebook
Sixty community residents held an evening meeting with representatives from Facebook to discuss the company's plans for interacting positively within the East Palo Alto and Belle Haven communities....Read more here.

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Top National and International News Stories

Romney rues bullying as a teen

Obama, GOP battle over 'to do lists'

Supreme Court appears to back Arizona on immigration

The ABC's of the Health Care Law and Its Future

New CDC statistics show a national rise in the rate of autism

Pres. Obama speaks out about Trayvon Martin murder. See video of his remarks here.


Featured Articles and Videos

 

Obtaining Community Benefits from Facebook
Guests of Obtaining Community Benefits from Facebook TV showSee seated from left, Dorsey Nunn, Justin Murphy, Henrietta J. Burroughs, David Tuiputolu and East Palo Alto City Council member David Woods on the Talking with Henrietta show. For more information about the show, click here.

Why did Facebook negotiate agreements with the cities of East Palo Alto and Menlo Park? Find out on the latest edition of Talking with Henrietta. For more information, go here.

 

EPA Police Collect Guns
  

Another way to prevent drug abuse

Click image or here to see the above video, which was
edited for East Palo Alto Today by Alba Sanchez.

The East Palo Alto Police Department participated in a Take Back Event to get unwanted medications off the streets. Click here to see a video excerpt about the event or here to read an article about it.

Local residents meet with Facebook representatives

See a video excerpt of a meeting that was held between
community residents and representatives from Facebook.
Click above image or here to see video.

Two local cities are working with Facebook to gain benefits for their residents. A benefit agreement with one city, Menlo Park, has already been signed. The agreement with East Palo Alto is still in the works. To get more information about the agreements and to learn what the residents of both cities are demanding, see the accompanying article about community benefits from Facebook.

 

 

 

                                  Local Media Coverage, Opinions and Other Local News

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Other Community Videos

Willow Oaks Sings

Click image or here to see what happens when students who have never had musical training get 8 weeks of singing lessons.

What are you saying
about East Palo Alto
Show host Michael Uhila is shown seated
with East Palo Alto resident Robert Hoover.
Click image or here to see more.

In the above video, Michael Uhila
interviews East Palo Alto resident
Robert Hoover about East Palo
Alto's past, present and future.
Click here to see the schedule for the show.



City residents marched from Gloria
Way along Bay Road to the East Palo
Alto Police Department to demand justice.
Click image above or here to see video
excerpt. Click article to read about the
march.


 

 Opinions


It's time for "The Discussion"

The consequences of racism

Reinvent East Palo Alto

When are we going to deal realistically with riotous conditions?

A call for more police protection

When will this reflection   change?

 

 

 

Other Community Videos - continued

 

On Payday Lending

 
Payday loans are among the riskiest
loans for consumers to obtain. This
video shows why. Click image or here
to see the video in English.  For more
information, also see this Talking with
Henrietta video excerpt.

 




 

Other Local & National News and Sports

East Palo Alto Police Chief and Interim City Manager, Ron Davis, testified before a U.S. Senate Judiciary hearing that heard speakers discuss the issue of racial profiling in America. See articles about the hearing here and here.

Best Buy, Inc. announced that it will be closing its East Palo Alto store in May 2012. The store is among 50 Best Buy stores throughout the country that will be closed in what the chain retailer said will be part of its shift to open smaller stores.

Razorbacks are crushed in Hayward

The East Palo Alto Razorbacks winning streak ends

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The Ravenswood Family Health Center received a $5 million grant under the Obama administration's Affordable Care Act. The center is located in East Palo Alto and it has an annex in Menlo Park.

The East Palo Alto City Council voted 4 to 1 to approve the agreement with Facebook that will net the city more than $1 million. The vote to approve the agreement was cast in the council's meeting Tuesday night.

McCain: GOP presidential race is 'nastiest' he's ever seen

Health-care reform is still standing

Low health literacy linked to premature death.

 


 

 
 


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