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7 unusual facts about East Palo Alto


Clayborne Carson

His daughter Temera, who is employed by the County of Santa Clara, graduated from San Jose State University with a masters degree in social work, and lives with her three children in East Palo Alto, California.

Devin Wyman

Devin Edward Wyman (born August 29, 1973 in East Palo Alto, California) is an American football player with the Utah Blaze of the Arena Football League.

East Palo Alto, California

Significant gentrification occurred in East Palo Alto from around 2000, with the construction of a large shopping center named Ravenswood 101 (including a Home Depot, a Best Buy, and an IKEA store) and several upscale housing communities (intended for high-earning Silicon Valley workers).

Between 1958 and 1976 East Palo Alto had its own high school (Ravenswood High School).

The city was almost renamed Nairobi in 1968 to reflect its population's African roots.

A few notable Bay Area Hip-Hop artists are of East Palo Alto origin, including Sean T, Hefna Gwap, Da Banga, S.I.C, Mac & AK, The Youngen, Chunk, Buff & Law (Block Boys), Bigg Rigg, Dem Hoodstarz, AD Kapone, and Mac-10.

IBM 1500

Seeded by a research grant in 1964 from the U.S. Department of Education to the Institute for Mathematical Studies in the Social Sciences at Stanford University, the IBM 1500 CAI system was initially prototyped at the Brentwood Elementary School (Ravenswood City School District) in East Palo Alto, California by Dr. Patrick Suppes of Stanford University.


Sequoia Union High School District

The Sequoia Union High School District is a public school district in the San Francisco Bay Area, primarily serving the communities of Atherton, Belmont, East Palo Alto, Ladera, San Carlos, Menlo Park, Portola Valley, Redwood City, and Woodside.


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Carlmont High School

With the closure of Ravenswood High School in East Palo Alto in the early 1970s, much of its predominantly African-American and Hispanic student body was bused to other high schools in the Sequoia High School District, including Carlmont, which had an equally predominantly Caucasian population at the time.