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For context on why this park restriction comes across as racist, East Palo Alto is a different city from Palo Alto, and these are the demographics: Palo Alto[1
by antoncohen 6y ago
For context on why this park restriction comes across as racist, East Palo Alto is a different city from Palo Alto, and these are the demographics:
Palo Alto[1]: 60.6% White, 27.0% Asian, 6.2% Latino, 1.8% Black, 0.2% Pacific Islander
East Palo Alto[2]: 64.5% Latino, 15.8% Black, 7.4% Pacific Islander, 6.2% White, 3.6% Asian
It comes across as a law that prevents Latino, Black, Pacific Islander people living in the area from visiting their local park.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palo_Alto,_California#Demographics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palo_Alto,_California#Demograp...
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Palo_Alto,_California#Demographics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Palo_Alto,_California#Dem...
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- duskwuff 6y agoThat's as of the 2010 census. The demographics of EPA have shifted pretty dramatically since then -- Facebook moved into the old Sun campus around 2011, making the area highly desirable for their employees. Combined with the growth of Google (a few exits south on 101) and other tech companies in the area, EPA has seen some significant gentrification. (This is a relatively recent effect, of course; the "residents only" limitations on the Foothills Park are much older.)