Have you voted yet? You still can up to 8 p.m. today. Make your vote count. You can find out how and why you should in this latest issue of the East Palo Alto Today newspaper!You can see it at indd.adobe.com/view/69433b83-… and at epatoday.org/current.html

The East Palo Alto Police Department announced two arrests this morning in the shooting death of a 15-year-old on Monday, June 13, 2022. One suspect lived in East Palo Alto and the other lived in Palo Alto. Both suspects are juveniles.

Nonprofits in San Mateo County can apply for funding from the 2023 CZI Community Fund. Go to apply.chanzuckerberg.com for more info. Apply for a two year grant up to $200,000. The application deadline is June 30, 2022. So, don't delay if interested.

San Mateo County has been celebrating Juneteenth for the whole month of June. Today -Tuesday, June 28, 2022 - the county will hold the final webinar in its four-part series observing Juneteenth. You’re invited to join the online conversation from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. this evening

The new BA5 COVID variant is even more transmissible than previous variants. The latest data as of July 19, shows that there are currently 1,230 new cases of COVID-19 in San Mateo County with 355 new cases over the last 7 days. Health officials urge everyone to get vaccinated.

It’s certainly an honor to be one of five people selected by the Silicon Valley Community Foundation to be featured in its Portraits of Community Action video essay. Thank you, SVCF!

The East Palo Alto Blues Festival will be held for two days from August 20-21, 2022 in Bell Street Park (located at the corner of University Avenue and Bell Street) in East Palo Alto. The festival is a tribute to Patrick Brock, its founder, who died in 2020. Admission is free.

It's back-to-school time. So, let's make sure we protect our children by seeing that they have the required vaccines and they wear masks. When we protect them, we can also protect ourselves.

Who would say, “No.” to receiving water today? Would you? As you will see in the linked video below, the smiles on the children's faces said it all! School District Superintendent Gina Sudaria and school board member Ana Pulido were both on hand for the water distribution

East Palo Alto City Council Candidates - 2022 : Talking with Henrietta youtu.be/vQNEjyfS7t4 via YouTube Watch a one of a kind and very unique interview with the East Palo Alto City Council

Today is a trifecta of amazing events. Yes, it's Election Day, but today is also important for two other reasons. You can see why if you go to mailchi.mp/epatoday.org/e…

More families are now eligible to receive tax credits to pay for the care of their children and dependents. Your family might be one of them! Get up to $4,000 for one qualifying person and up to $8,000 for two or more. Go to childtaxcredit.gov/cdctc/ Deadline is midnight tonight.

East Palo Alto has a new city manager! Melvin E. Gaines was just appointed as the city's top manager tonight at the East Palo Alto City Council's regular meeting at the East Palo Alto City Hall. Gaines will officially start in his new position on Jan. 30, 2023.

A new housing complex is opening in Menlo Park, CA and applications will be accepted beginning January 30, 2023 starting at 8:30 a.m. Share with someone who might be interested. For more info, go to midpen-housing.org/Gatewayrising

Today is August 1, 2023 - National Night Out! Are you going to any neighborhood activities this evening to meet your neighbors and help keep your community safer? This is what National Night Out is designed to help you do.

The deadline has been extended! Have you taken San Mateo County's online survey about community needs? If you haven't, you still have time. The county's survey closes on Monday, August 28, 2023. Don't delay any longer or you'll miss out! The community might miss out, too.

San Mateo County Health kicks off the Development of its Community Health Improvement Plan today and seeks resident input. Attend the first online meeting today from 5 to 7 p.m. via Zoom. Go to smcgov.org/ceo/news/count… for more information.

The East Palo Alto EPACENTER is providing select nonprofits a Creative Corps of 25 local youth artists and five project mentors who will work as their advertising agency completely free of charge. Find out more at epatoday.org/news/2023/nove…

The holidays are times to enjoy. But, they are also a time to do what you can to stay safe. Here are tips that you can use to do just that - stay safe.

2023 was a memorable year for East Palo Alto. It was a year when there was not one murder in the city. Read about this major city statistic in this newly posted article on the East Palo Alto Today website at epatoday.org/news/news-2024…