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For those who aren't familiar with the Bay Area: East Palo Alto is a high-crime city. It is not the eastern part of the city of Palo Alto -- it is not even in t
by twblalock 10y ago
For those who aren't familiar with the Bay Area: East Palo Alto is a high-crime city. It is not the eastern part of the city of Palo Alto -- it is not even in the same county. It has such a high rate of crime that there were no grocery stores there for many years, because the shoplifting put them out of business. There are frequent gang-related shootings. And yet, it still costs more to live there than it does in most of the United States. That's pretty good evidence that we need more housing.
- diamondtrim 10y agoFun fact: Antarctica got its first ATM before East Palo Alto did. (Both in 1998)
- twblalock 10y agoI've been told that the huge Ikea-Home Depot shopping center in East Palo Alto was built on top of the most dangerous neighborhood in the city. Apparently it was contested gang territory, and the city used eminent domain to solve the problem by demolishing it and converting it to retail.
- ojbyrne 10y agoEast Palo Alto's crime rate has dropped significantly in recent years and is rapidly gentrifying. http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2015/10/12/report-violent-crime-rate-in-east-palo-alto-plunges http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2015/10/12/report-violent...