East Palo Alto Today

East Palo Alto and Belle Haven residents have an opportunity to get a free COVID vaccine dose tomorrow - Thursday, April 1 and no, this is not an April Fools' Day joke! Vaccines will be given tomorrow from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Ravenswood Family Health Clinic at 1885 Bay Road. Pick up your wrist bands at 2415 Universityat the East Palo Alto City Hall/ Library through Thursday while supplies last! Just show an ID that verifies you live in EPA or District 1 (Belle Haven) in Menlo Park. The vaccines are given through a partnership between the City of East Palo Alto and the Ravenswood Family Health Center.

State officials announced this week that CA is expanding the number of groups and individuals, who are eligible to receive the COVID vaccine. A press release issued on March 25, 2021 stated, "Starting April 1, individuals aged 50+ will be eligible to make an appointment, and individuals 16+ will be eligible to make an appointment to be vaccinated starting on April 15." You can read the entire press release at https://www.gov.ca.gov//state-expands-vaccine-eligibility/

Have you received a COVID-19 vaccination yet? Are you eligible? Do you think they're easily accessible for those who are eligible?

San Mateo County is moving forward in opening. In fact, it's the first county in the Bay Area to begin to open churches, dine-in restaurants and other areas to the public. But, as the county allows more public access, East Palo Alto City Council member Antonio Lopez makes a huge request. Read what he has to say in this newly posted article on the EPA Today website at http://epatoday.org//as-we-march-into-orange-remembe-black

Did you notice anything different about today? It's not quite something that you can see or is it? Today is the March Equinox. It's also called the Vernal Equinox. Put simply, it's the first day of spring. So, as the days pass, we'll all be seeing more sunlight in the morning and in the evening. Here's a sunrise and sunset calculator that you might like: https://www.almanac.com/astronomy/sun-rise-and-set

It's Daylight Saving Time (DST)! Did you remember to set your clock ahead today? The time changed this morning at 2 a.m. If you failed to do it, you might be running one hour late to everything. So, if you haven't reset the time on your computer, watches, clocks or anything thing else you use to get the time, do it now! For more, go to https://www.timeanddate.com//usa-canada-start-dst-2021.html

Did you miss the opportunity to get a COVID-19 vaccination yesterday in East Palo Alto? Are you eligible to get one yet? Would you like to get more information about how to get one and get on a sign up list? Then see this newly posted article on the East Palo Alto Today website, which gives important information. It answers these questions and more! See it at http://epatoday.org//key-covid-19-messages-for-the-east-pa

Do you need any legal assistance or legal information at this time? If so, then the County of San Mateo is providing an important Facebook Live session from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. this evening that will provide critical information that might be helpful to you. You'll get information about public benefits, new housing and eviction laws and more.

The County of San Mateo's Office of Community Affairs is hosting a Media Briefing this week regarding the county’s COVID-19 testing. The event will be this Thursday, November 19 at 1pm. We’d like to extend an invitation for you to join Speakers will include: Justin Mates, Deputy County Manager, County of San Mateo Curtis Chan, M.D., Deputy Health Officer, San Mateo County Health Kenneth Tai, M.D., Chief Health Officer, North East Medical Services... COVID-19 Testing Testimonials from Community Members Registration Link Here: Register in advance for this meeting: Click at https://smcgov.zoom.us//webinar//WN_G3EmyNcTTYOo933K1JYV1Q

The nonprofit organization Mothers Against Murder is offering a $5,000 reward to anyone who has information that will help solve the murder of Santiago Gonzalez-Gonzalez, a 51-yerar old homeless man, who was found in Martin Luther King Park on Saturday, November 7, 2020. If you have information: Call Detective Robert Weigand at 650-853-7250 Send an anonymous email to [email protected] Send an anonymous text from your cell phone to 650-409-6792 Leave an anonymous voice mail by calling 650-409-6792

Tomorrow is Election Day! Have you voted yet? If not, have you decided on how you're voting on the propositions on the ballot? Here is a cheat sheet on the EPA Today website that might be helpful to you. You can see it at http://epatoday.org//election-2020-our-cheat-sheet-for-12-

Did you remember to set your clocks back this morning? The change in time occurred throughout most of the U.S. except for Hawaii and parts of Arizona. Getting the extra hour sleep is good for our health. You can read what medical experts say at https://www.timeanddate.com//d/daylight-saving-health.html

Have you seen any of the East Palo Alto candidate forums? I’ll bet that you probably haven’t seen one like the discussion that was held on Talking with Henrietta. It’s so stimulating that you will not want to be interrupted while you watch it. See more about it on the East Palo Alto Today website at epatoday.org/tv.html#councilcandidates, See the whole show now at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Omy_rxHDf1w&feature=youtu.be

Today is the day and what a day! It's the deadline for submitting your 2020 Census form and the deadline for filing state and federal taxes, without incurring penalties. Have you made the necessary filings? You still have time! See more in the EPA Today Update and in the latest issue of EPA Today, which has valuable local, election news! https://mailchi.mp/epatoday.org/epa-today-update