Keep Community Media Alive!
Go here to donate to
East Palo Alto Today's internship program.
HEADLINE NEWS: U.S. weekly jobless claims fall. Read more here.
Keep Community Media Alive!!!
(Read why and donate today.)
Click here for current edition
Links to all
EPA Today issues
Treasured Memories - Obituaries
An online memory book - click image or click here to see
See special announcements below.
Take the EPA Today Financial Services Survey
Click here to take survey
Advertising
Click above photo to enlarge. Call (650) 363-7850 for more information
Call above number for more information
Headline News in EPA Today
November election period opens for write-in candidates
Is there anyone, whom you’d like to see on the November 6, 2018 ballot, who hasn't filed to run? If there is someone you’d like to see as a candidate, who now isn’t, let them know that, as of September 10, 2018, they can file as a write-in candidate....Read more here.
East Palo Alto will soon seek a new city manager
Carlos Martinez, East Palo Alto’s current city manager is slated to leave his position with the city to become the city manager of Richmond, CA, starting on November 1, 2018....Read more here.
Ethnic media leaders to secretary of commerce- withdraw citizenship question from 2020 census
The U.S. Census Bureau is seeking public comments on its 2020 Census plan, which includes a citizenship question on the census form all households must answer....Read more here.
Candidates can now file to run in the November 2018 statewide general election
If you and/or someone you know are interested in running for office in the election this November, now is the best time and the only time to file as a candidate....Read more here.
Experience diversity and entertainment at the Presidio of San Francisco
Do you know of any agencies that get federal recognition for their environmental programs and, at the same time, offer programs that celebrate cultural diversity?....Read more here.
Lack of diversity? Add role models
It might feel more comfortable to work with people who are – more or less – just like you, but study after study has shown that’s not the best way to do business....Read more here.
Big voting changes in 2018 for East Palo Alto residents
East Palo Alto voters will face some big changes in the upcoming June 5 election....Read more here.
Two East Palo Alto leaders honored at Breakfast of Champions
For the past 33 years, JobTrain has held an annual breakfast to recognize one individual and one organization from the East Palo Alto community for making a positive impact in the community....Read more here.
East Palo Alto school district responds to its critics
The Ravenswood City School District is again mired in controversy, with planned boycotts and other forms of protests. On Wednesday, April 25, the district superintendent broke her silence....To see what she had to say, click here
Save 2020 census -"Stand up and be counted" advocates urge
The best response to White House efforts to disenfranchise ethnic communities is for them to stand up and be counted in the upcoming 2020 census, a wide spectrum of experts and civil rights advocates agrees...Read more here.
Suspect arrested in Palo Alto for East Palo Alto shootings
A 65-year-old woman and a 35-year-old man were shot at in different parts of East Palo Alto this week. The shootings, which occurred on Monday, March 26, appear to have been unprovoked ....Read more here.
Sizing up immigrant rights - best hope in ballot box
Less than two weeks after the Trump administration’s arbitrary deadline for Congress to take action on DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) came and went with no solution, four veterans of the immigrant rights movement agreed that the outlook is bleak and the challenges are significant....Click here to read more.
Immigrant rights activists see turning point for all Americans
Warning that the country is heading down a white nationalist, nativist path, four immigrant rights advocates issued a call to action just hours before the U.S. Senate rejected all four proposals to change U.S. immigration policy, and a second federal court found the president’s “Muslim ban” unconstitutional.... Read more by clicking here.
Local dentist gives the homeless something to smile about
Would you vote for a president without teeth? Can you imagine Barack Obama becoming the president of the United States without teeth? What comes to your mind when you meet somebody without a front tooth?.... Read more by clicking here.
California homeowners are eligible for $178 million in free mortgage assistance
In 2010, when Californians were reeling from the collapse of the housing market, President Obama created the Hardest Hit Fund to prevent foreclosures in the eighteen states most impacted by the housing market downturn....Read more by clicking here.
Deadline looms for scam victims to get money back from Western Union
If you, a friend or a relative were scammed by a con artist into sending hard-earned money by a Western Union wire transfer, there is a real chance of getting that money back -- but only if you act quickly....Read more by clicking here.
See more news briefs here
Top National and International News Stories
Greenhouse gas concentrations surge
Five ways the Trumps have gotten richer since the election
Featured Articles and Videos |
|
|---|
Subscribe in a reader to EPA Today Online 