..Crime and drugs
East Palo Alto has been characterized as having an excessive crime rate since the 1950s. In the 1960s, according to a report by Phyllis Barusch and Harriet Nathan, "burglaries were so common that business insurance was being canceled and exorbitantly high premiums were demanded, while new businesses were discouraged from entering the area."
Residents have complained of inadequate police protection since Whiskey Gulch earned an unsavory reputation in the 1930s. The concerns were combined with later charges that the sheriff's department unfairly harassed people of color. In 1969 the county approved an East Palo Alto substation. It was headed by Lieutenant Leonard Cordoza, who later became sheriff. He served at the pleasure of the Municipal Council and reported to both it and the county. Each of the 12 deputies could be replaced if he was not acceptable to the council or the community.
But the town's alarm over an active drug trade and accompanying crime continued to grow. By 1979 East Palo Alto's crime rate was four times that of San Mateo County. The problem escalated, and in 1992 East Palo Alto suffered the highest murder rate (based on population) of any city in the nation. While some questioned the validity of the claim, all agreed the situation was intolerable
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Hey just wanted to show your page some love. Also wanted to let you know Urban Women night is now on Weds. too! So its Wed and Thursday nights at the Palomino. Hope you can make it. Tell your friends so we can keep it cracking. The shows are off the hook, Atlanta style. Hope to see there.
