🌱 Patch AM: Could your East Palo Alto home qualify for a $30,000 repair grant?

Cheers East Palo Alto! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Could your East Palo Alto home qualify for a $30,000 repair grant?
• What would new federal water funding mean for East Palo Alto?

Also on today's calendar: Peninsula and South Bay Green@Home Tour 2026 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Who's in favor of bringing back Roman Numerals? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Sunshine; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 76 and low of 55 degrees.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 76, low: 54.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and cool, with a high of 72 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• East Palo Alto launches major home-repair program (paloaltoonline.com) — East Palo Alto is rolling out $30,000 home-repair grants for up to 22 low-income homes, prioritizing below-market-rate properties and residents facing code issues they can't afford to fix. The city is using hotel tax revenue and partnering with local nonprofit Climate Resilient Communities to help residents weatherproof, repair roofs, upgrade HVAC, and tap into additional rebate and electrification programs.
   

• Kevin Mullin requests $75M in San Mateo County water infrastructure funding (house.gov) — East Palo Alto could see major investment in its water system as Rep. Kevin Mullin's $75 million San Mateo County infrastructure package advances in Congress, including money for a new storage facility and pump upgrades in town. The broader proposal also funds flood, stormwater, and recycling projects from East Palo Alto to Redwood City to boost shoreline resilience.
   

📸 Around East Palo Alto

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🗓 Upcoming Events in East Palo Alto

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 26
• Garden Workday at the East Palo Alto Community Garden →
  230 Demeter St, East Palo Alto
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday September 26
• Meditation with Sara
  Palo Alto City Library, 1213 Newell Road, Palo Alto
  10:15 am
• Mental Health First Aid Training
  Downtown Branch Library, 270 Forest Avenue, Palo Alto
  10:30 am
• Family Storytime
  Mitchell Park Library, 3700 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto
  10:30 am
• U.S. Citizenship Test Class
  East Palo Alto Library, 2415 University Avenue, East Palo Alto
  11:00 am
• Digital Help Hub |Centro de Ayuda Digital
  East Palo Alto Library, 2415 University Avenue, East Palo Alto
  11:00 am
Wednesday September 30
• East Palo Alto Community Farmers' Market →
  2555 Pulgas Ave, East Palo Alto
  8:30 am
• Compost Hub Collections: East Palo Alto Community Garden →
  230 Demeter St, East Palo Alto
  9:00 am
• Compost Hub Integrations: East Palo Alto Community Garden →
  230 Demeter St, East Palo Alto
  1:45 pm
Thursday October 1
• Garden Workday at the East Palo Alto Community Garden →
  230 Demeter St, East Palo Alto
  4:00 pm
• EPA High School Futsal League →
  EPA Clubhouse, 2031 Pulgas Avenue, East Palo Alto
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Peninsula and South Bay Green@Home Tour 2026 →
  San Mateo & Santa Clara Counties
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• VEG in Palo Alto- a few months ago my bull mastiff (PAPA) started coughing and breathing very heavy we ended up taking him to VEG when we saw he couldn't make it outside without breathing very hard.
  We didn't have much money actually we didn't have even enough for a regular check up, but VEG didn't hesitate to help us. With barely enough for a… (Nextdoor Palo Mobile Estates)

🗞 Nearby News

Menlo Park

• Harpist Alexander Boldachev performs in Menlo Park on September 27 (inmenlo.com)
• Storyteller Clara Kamunde tells Afri-Crafty Tales on September 27 at Menlo Park Library (inmenlo.com)
• Congressman calls for feds to investigate, sanction Russian owner of Menlo Park development site (house.gov)

Stanford

• Stanford Protest Case Ends Without Verdict (theconservativebrief.com)

Fremont

• Lake Elizabeth In Panorama: Fremont Photo Of The Day (patch.com)
• Motorcyclist Dies In Fremont Crash: Police (patch.com)

Ok East Palo Alto! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I for 1. (Thank you Bill L. for sending it in!)
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