East Palo Alto-Belle Haven Information

One thing you expect people running for polical office to know is the law. Even without knowing the law, you expect them to have a pretty good sense of what is right or wrong. Some candidates on the November ballot obviously do not know the law or even have a sense of what is right or wrong. These candidates, assuming they know the law have taken advantage of the city's and the state's meagre personnel resources to put their political signs on public rights of way or public f...ences. In 2016 El Ravenswood reminded candidates, both for local, state and national offices that their signs were illegally placed on public property. Most instructed their volunteers to remove the signs. Candidates running for office need to understand the local codes and make every effort to abide by them. This do-whatever-you-please predisposition does not augur well for a community that expects to resolve a lot of its problems by abiding by existing laws and codes.

COVID-19 Testing is moving to the neighborhoods in East Palo Alto. The city launched its first neighborhood testing site on September 1 at the Oakwood Market at the corner of Oakwood and East Bayshore. Testing was limited to the neighborhood bordered by East Bayshore to the South, Bay Road to the north and Willow to the West and lasted between 4:30-7:00 p.m.... According to city officials this specific neighborhood has recorded the hightest incidence of positive COVID 19 tests raising concerns as to why. City officials reported that a total of 38 tests were completed. Those tested will get their results in 48 hours. The City is encouraging every one to condtinue to wear masks, keep their social distance, wash their hands regularly and generally be aware that we are in a pandemic and that we should not let our guard down.