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     East Palo alto is a ctiy in San Mateo and borders the Bay, with a population of around 30 thousand. East Palo Alto is often described as one of Silicon Valley’s safe havens from skyrocketing living expenses.

     Although East Palo Alto may have a not-so-nice reputation at the moment, the city of East Palo Alto is working on going through lots of rebranding and refurnishing: creating new and luxurous developments close to the waterfronts.

     The City of East Palo Alto was originally home to Ohlone and Costanoan Native Americans.

     In the 1800s, Spanish Ranchers took over, followed by an influx of speculators and settlers. During the mid-to-late 1800s, entrepreneur Isaiah Woods attempted to turn the area into a shipping town.

     Later, Lester Cooley built a brick factory in the area now known as Cooley's Landing that turned the town into a manufacturing region for some time. However, the area later became a farming community.

     East Palo Alto was first established as an unincorporated region in 1856 by a bill introduced in the State Senate outlining the boundary of the County of San Francisco. It was in 1857 when San Mateo county was established and East Palo Alto was included within it.

     Although East Palo Alto has had a difficult history, with it being one of the capitals for crimes in the 90s, East Palo Alto has begun to go through a transformation, having plans to create new and improved developments.