Mark Dinan

Proposed OPA In East Palo Alto Raises Many Questions, But Provides Few Answers

Ferbruary 23rd 2022 East Palo Alto City Council will again discuss and try to pass OPA, the “Opportunity to Purchase Act” on Tuesday, March 1rst at 6:30pm. The city has not done any substantive economic analysis, but many experts believe that OPA will lead to lower home values due

January 23, 2022 - 7 min read

Is East Palo Alto the Best Place in the Bay Area to Walk a Dog? Go Jogging? Go Biking?

My wife and I bought a house in 2009 on Runnymede Street. When we moved here, I was unfamiliar with East Palo Alto. As our dumb luck would have it, we were less than a block off the Bay Trail. I have walked, biked, or run on the trail nearly

December 23, 2021 - 1 min read