Mark Dinan

Mark Dinan

LAFCO Hearing on The East Palo Alto Sanitary District on November 15th, 2023

The City of East Palo Alto and LAFCO will have a meeting this week to discuss dissolving the East Palo Alto Sanitary District (EPASD) and having the city run sewage services moving forward. First, the meeting details: Wednesday, November 15, 2023 06:00pm to 08:00pm 2415 University Ave East

NO on OPA!

East Palo Alto City Council will vote on OPA, the “Opportunity to Purchase Act” on Tuesday November 7th, 2023. OPA is a terrible policy, and I strongly oppose it. East Palo Alto does have a housing and displacement crisis, but the proposed solutions to these issues are atrocious, akin to

Reject OPA!

The Opportunity to Purchase Act, “OPA”, comes before East Palo Alto City Council yet again on Tuesday October 3rd, 2023.  OPA has been in front of council multiple times, and it is good to remind EPA residents why this is a terrible idea that must be rejected. · OPA is designed

Lessons on Mobility From Paris

My family and I recently visited Paris on our summer vacation. Paris has changed remarkably since I last visited, transforming from a typical car-centric city to a place focused on making bikes, scooters, pedestrians, and public transportation priorities in mobility. It is remarkable to be in a city where you

OPA Update July 21, 2023

July 21, 2023 This has been a busy week in East Palo Alto for the broad coalition opposing OPA, the "Opportunity to Purchase Act"  On Sunday, we had a lively rally opposing OPA. OPA was on the Agenda at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. Council chambers were packed were packed,

East Palo Alto Public Works and Transportation Update - April, 2023

East Palo Alto Public Works and Transportation Commission had its monthly meeting on April 19th, 2023.  In case you missed it, here are some of the updates: * Staff hired a traffic signal consultant to synchronize traffic signals on University and streets around the city. It appears to be working and

Regina Carter's "Gone in a Phrase of Air" Visits East Palo Alto and Stanford

Jazz violinist Regina Carter performed her new multimedia project “Gone in a Phrase of Air” at the Bing Auditorium at Stanford University on Friday, April 21st 2023. This new work has great relevance to East Palo Alto, and focuses on the damage government policies of red lining, freeway construction, and

Shaky, Shaky, Shaky! Are We Ready For an Earthquake in EPA?

Labor Day 2028 - A 7.2 Earthquake hits the Hayward Fault, and East Palo Alto - located in a liquefaction zone - is devastated. Multiple aging apartment buildings collapse, and hundreds of people suddenly lose their homes.  Many residents have been injured in the earthquake and are desperately looking

Let's Build More Housing in East Palo Alto!

Housing is the single biggest concern of East Palo Alto residents.  Our current housing stock is expensive, old, overcrowded. People simply cannot afford to live here anymore, and are moving out of the city at a rapid pace.  We need to build more housing in East Palo Alto, and need