This article has been updated to include clarifications and additional details provided by the City of East Palo Alto.
This month, the East Palo Alto Police Department announced that there were exactly zero homicides committed in the city in 2023. It’s an extraordinary feat, given the situation three decades ago.
A new city manager has taken the helm in East Palo Alto.
The City Council has extended a conditional offer of employment to interim city manager Carlos Martinez and is expected to formally appoint him to the position next month.
East Palo Alto City Manager Magda Gonzalez will soon be replaced, according to city officials.