Mark Dinan
@markdinan.bsky.social
East Palo Alto City Councilman & Vice Mayor
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East Palo Alto settled a lawsuit challenging its “inclusionary zoning” policy, ruling out — for now — the possibility that a federal court might find it, and similar programs across the country, unconstitutional. bit.ly/4pgJj2k
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📸 Mike Blake, Reuters
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📸 Mike Blake, Reuters
November 20, 2025 at 8:34 PM
East Palo Alto settled a lawsuit challenging its “inclusionary zoning” policy, ruling out — for now — the possibility that a federal court might find it, and similar programs across the country, unconstitutional. bit.ly/4pgJj2k
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📸 Mike Blake, Reuters
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📸 Mike Blake, Reuters
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🎸✨ This Saturday at EPACENTER ARTS!
Join me in East Palo Alto for a free afternoon of family music and fun with James Henry!
📅 This Saturday, Nov 22
🕐 1–4 PM
📍 East Palo Alto
Bring the family, and sing along!
#AndyZ #EPACENTER #FamilyMusic #KidsMusic #FreeEvent
Join me in East Palo Alto for a free afternoon of family music and fun with James Henry!
📅 This Saturday, Nov 22
🕐 1–4 PM
📍 East Palo Alto
Bring the family, and sing along!
#AndyZ #EPACENTER #FamilyMusic #KidsMusic #FreeEvent
November 21, 2025 at 3:17 AM
🎸✨ This Saturday at EPACENTER ARTS!
Join me in East Palo Alto for a free afternoon of family music and fun with James Henry!
📅 This Saturday, Nov 22
🕐 1–4 PM
📍 East Palo Alto
Bring the family, and sing along!
#AndyZ #EPACENTER #FamilyMusic #KidsMusic #FreeEvent
Join me in East Palo Alto for a free afternoon of family music and fun with James Henry!
📅 This Saturday, Nov 22
🕐 1–4 PM
📍 East Palo Alto
Bring the family, and sing along!
#AndyZ #EPACENTER #FamilyMusic #KidsMusic #FreeEvent
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Avec de nouveaux arbres, de la nature et plus de place pour les piétons, Paris change !
La rue Charles-Baudelaire dans le 12ᵉ et la rue du Docteur-Magnan dans le 13ᵉ en sont de beaux exemples !
La rue Charles-Baudelaire dans le 12ᵉ et la rue du Docteur-Magnan dans le 13ᵉ en sont de beaux exemples !
October 12, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Avec de nouveaux arbres, de la nature et plus de place pour les piétons, Paris change !
La rue Charles-Baudelaire dans le 12ᵉ et la rue du Docteur-Magnan dans le 13ᵉ en sont de beaux exemples !
La rue Charles-Baudelaire dans le 12ᵉ et la rue du Docteur-Magnan dans le 13ᵉ en sont de beaux exemples !
Nuestra Casa from East Palo Alto presenting at Thrive’s Climate Summit on water quality in EPA.
October 9, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Nuestra Casa from East Palo Alto presenting at Thrive’s Climate Summit on water quality in EPA.
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Community for Climate: East Palo Alto Resilience Fair Promotes Sustainability
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Community for Climate: East Palo Alto Resilience Fair Promotes Sustainability
Community members gathered for the second annual East Palo Alto Resilience Fair for a day of food, music, workshops, and family-friendly fun while learning about resources to create a stronger and healthier future at local community center Bloomhouse on Saturday...
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October 7, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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Introducing our 2nd speaker joining us Sat Oct 11th: Poet and Former East Palo Alto Mayor, Antonio López!
Antonio brings incredible knowledge about how to build up our communities and inspire a new generation of leaders!
For more info, click the 🔗 below!
aclibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/68c8c...
Antonio brings incredible knowledge about how to build up our communities and inspire a new generation of leaders!
For more info, click the 🔗 below!
aclibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/68c8c...
October 7, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Introducing our 2nd speaker joining us Sat Oct 11th: Poet and Former East Palo Alto Mayor, Antonio López!
Antonio brings incredible knowledge about how to build up our communities and inspire a new generation of leaders!
For more info, click the 🔗 below!
aclibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/68c8c...
Antonio brings incredible knowledge about how to build up our communities and inspire a new generation of leaders!
For more info, click the 🔗 below!
aclibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/68c8c...
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We have a lot of work to do in East Palo Alto to meet the housing shortage caused by a generation of underinvestment in new housing supply. We must pivot away from a failed housing strategy and move towards one that meets the housing needs of today.
We have a lot of work to do in East Palo Alto to meet the housing shortage caused by a generation of underinvestment in new housing supply. We must pivot away from a failed housing strategy and move towards one that meets the housing needs of today.
On the Front Lines of East Palo Alto's Housing Crisis
When I was running for office last year, I knocked on doors in every neighborhood of East Palo Alto. One of the most memorable conversations I had was with a Guatemalan woman in the Gardens. Her famil...
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September 23, 2025 at 10:57 PM
epasun.org/on-the-front...
We have a lot of work to do in East Palo Alto to meet the housing shortage caused by a generation of underinvestment in new housing supply. We must pivot away from a failed housing strategy and move towards one that meets the housing needs of today.
We have a lot of work to do in East Palo Alto to meet the housing shortage caused by a generation of underinvestment in new housing supply. We must pivot away from a failed housing strategy and move towards one that meets the housing needs of today.
Proper framing. Now do cars.
September 9, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Proper framing. Now do cars.
Fun with Friends at the Silicon Valley Bike Coalition Summit.
August 29, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Fun with Friends at the Silicon Valley Bike Coalition Summit.
Nice walk out the door in East Palo Alto with Miguel and Benny doggo tonight.
August 26, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Nice walk out the door in East Palo Alto with Miguel and Benny doggo tonight.
ICE raid in East Palo Alto today.
August 25, 2025 at 9:41 PM
ICE raid in East Palo Alto today.
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It would be a huge step forward for Democrats and for general clarity in political writing if these terms went away. These came mostly from academic hothouses.
August 23, 2025 at 6:48 PM
It would be a huge step forward for Democrats and for general clarity in political writing if these terms went away. These came mostly from academic hothouses.
I serve on East Palo Alto City Council, and here are some of the things we have done this year:
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August 6, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I serve on East Palo Alto City Council, and here are some of the things we have done this year:
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Fun housing event last night in East Palo Alto with Jerusalem Demsas and Ben Metcalf of the Turner Center at Berkeley.
May 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Fun housing event last night in East Palo Alto with Jerusalem Demsas and Ben Metcalf of the Turner Center at Berkeley.
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“Inclusionary zoning” is one of those policies that sounds great at first but then when you look at the actual impact it ends up just being a massive tax on new apartments that exempts single family homes, accomplishing the exact opposite of the intended effect
May 18, 2025 at 7:59 PM
“Inclusionary zoning” is one of those policies that sounds great at first but then when you look at the actual impact it ends up just being a massive tax on new apartments that exempts single family homes, accomplishing the exact opposite of the intended effect
Googlers take Bike to Work Day seriously, as they should. East Palo Alto.
May 16, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Googlers take Bike to Work Day seriously, as they should. East Palo Alto.
epasun.org/lets-open-up...
East Palo Alto City Council has long prioritized community health as a goal of the city. As a Member of City Council, I will be proposing a pilot program where we spend ~$1M per year supporting East Palo Alto families by working with the YMCA to expand memberships.
East Palo Alto City Council has long prioritized community health as a goal of the city. As a Member of City Council, I will be proposing a pilot program where we spend ~$1M per year supporting East Palo Alto families by working with the YMCA to expand memberships.
Let's Open Up the YMCA to EPA Residents
East Palo Alto City Council has long prioritized community health as a goal of the city. We are heading into budgeting season for the city, and I think we should put our money where our mouth is. As a...
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April 21, 2025 at 7:16 PM
epasun.org/lets-open-up...
East Palo Alto City Council has long prioritized community health as a goal of the city. As a Member of City Council, I will be proposing a pilot program where we spend ~$1M per year supporting East Palo Alto families by working with the YMCA to expand memberships.
East Palo Alto City Council has long prioritized community health as a goal of the city. As a Member of City Council, I will be proposing a pilot program where we spend ~$1M per year supporting East Palo Alto families by working with the YMCA to expand memberships.
April 11, 2025 at 1:30 AM
FYI, East Palo Alto has a life expectancy between 75.8 - 81.3 years. I have recently seen people claiming that EPA has a life expectancy of 62 year, 20 years less than other cities in EPA. This data - which is on the city website - is not accurate.
April 5, 2025 at 5:47 PM
FYI, East Palo Alto has a life expectancy between 75.8 - 81.3 years. I have recently seen people claiming that EPA has a life expectancy of 62 year, 20 years less than other cities in EPA. This data - which is on the city website - is not accurate.
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Today, the House votes on whether to begin the process of gutting Medicaid, throwing millions off their health care & making it worse for those who remain.
Trump says he doesn’t want to cut Medicaid, but he’s letting the GOP push this. As usual, he’s lying.
All to pay for tax cuts for the rich.
Trump says he doesn’t want to cut Medicaid, but he’s letting the GOP push this. As usual, he’s lying.
All to pay for tax cuts for the rich.
February 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Today, the House votes on whether to begin the process of gutting Medicaid, throwing millions off their health care & making it worse for those who remain.
Trump says he doesn’t want to cut Medicaid, but he’s letting the GOP push this. As usual, he’s lying.
All to pay for tax cuts for the rich.
Trump says he doesn’t want to cut Medicaid, but he’s letting the GOP push this. As usual, he’s lying.
All to pay for tax cuts for the rich.
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Who cares if there is a project that can be built with 25% affordable if there are twenty others you've prevented by that preposterous requirement?
February 24, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Who cares if there is a project that can be built with 25% affordable if there are twenty others you've prevented by that preposterous requirement?
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Unfunded inclusionary zoning is a tax on new housing that worsens the housing affordability crisis it purports to ameliorate and only "works" when market prices for housing are high above the actual cost of development. It's bad policy and we should stop doing it entirely.
February 24, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Unfunded inclusionary zoning is a tax on new housing that worsens the housing affordability crisis it purports to ameliorate and only "works" when market prices for housing are high above the actual cost of development. It's bad policy and we should stop doing it entirely.