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🌱 Patch AM: How a $125 million bond could reshape East Palo Alto’s civic center

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Hey there, East Palo Alto! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a $125 million bond could reshape East Palo Alto's civic center

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Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Monday: Very warm, with a high of 89 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• East Palo Alto will vote on tax to build new city hall and term limits (padailypost.com) — East Palo Alto voters are about to decide on a $125 million bond that would fund a new civic center with city hall, library, community space and a separate police facility, plus water and storm drain upgrades. Residents will also weigh a term-limits measure capping council service at 12 consecutive years, a proposal seen as reshaping the city's long-standing political leadership.
   

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