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Squeezed by the foreclosure crisis and booming Silicon Valley real estate, East Palo Alto confronts gentrification

Features, Frontpage Featured, Multimedia, Real Estate / By Alexei Koseff

Many longtime residents and housing advocates worry that East Palo Alto will become inaccessible to the people it has traditionally served since its incorporation 30 years ago.

Youth asks San Mateo County to stop cooperating with federal immigration authorities

Frontpage Featured, Politics & Gov / By Alexei Koseff

While most girls her age are practicing with school sports teams or studying for the SATs, Kenia Miranda is lobbying government agencies in San Mateo County for improved immigrant rights.

East Palo Alto youth organizer helps shut toxic waste plant; gives input on city’s plans for land

2 Comments / Features, Frontpage Featured, Politics & Gov / By Julia James

Annie Loya, 26, organized East Palo Alto youth to protest a dangerous waste handling plant in 2007. Now, she’s working with city officials to create a land-use map, ensuring homes won’t go on the toxic site.